The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-20
Austrians Gain Nothino.


ERS. Tuesday, June Is, Night-In a
trip by the correspondent along the
entire front, completed this evening.
there was found ample evidence that
the Austrian offensive had failed.
Except for their crossings of the
Piave, the Austrians got nothing for
their alta cks upon the Italians or the
Anglo-French forces asidef rom front
line observation posts which already
have been retaken or seem in the way
Of being reclaimed.
(By Associated Press)
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS,
June 19-The Italians have won COM
plete control of the air along the
Piave line where the most determined
fighting of the present Austrian often
sive is in progress. This afternoon not
a single Austrian machine was aloft
on this front.
Pressure Grows Weaker.
Austrian pressure on the front from
Lake Garda to the Adriatic is grow
ing weaker, although the fighting is
still strenuous along the Piave front
from MonteIlo to the sea.
Since Sunday, the enemy has been
held almost completely in check on
the Piave line and has made no gains
on the mountain front, while his loss
In prisoners alone has risen to 5000.
Repeated efforts to debouch from the
west bank of the river between Mont
clio and San Dona Di Piave have been
repulsed sanguinarily by the Italians
and only around Capo Sile have the
Austrians made any progress.
From Capo Sile. the Austrians have
advanced to the Fossetta canal which
parallels the lowlands along the sea-
coast to Mestre, suburb of Venice.
Vienna claims that the canal has been
crossed at some points southeast OF
Meolo but Rome reports that the
enemy advances have been repulsed.
Heavy Fighting Continues.
Heavy fighting continues around
the Montella plateau. The Austrians
have not yet gained Control of this
dominating height nor have they ap-
parently had any success in attempt
ing to debouch on to the lower ground
at Sovilla, south of Nervesa.
The waters of the Piave have come
to the aid of the strongly resisting
Italians and the British official state
ment on the fighting says that the
river has risen suddenly. The rise has
been sufficient to carry away many
Of the bridges the Austrians had
thrown across the stream. Emperor
Charles, fearful the Austrians will not
be able to emulate the Austro-German
successes of last fall on the Isonzo.
personally is urging his troops for
ward. The emperor is said to desire
still greater efforts before calling on
Germany for help.
Attack not Repeated.
The Crown Prince has not repeated
his attacks against the defenses OF
Rheims before which 10000 of his
troops were repulsed with heavy loss
es in a night attack Tuesday. The
front there again is quiet and the
French maintain their positions. Ber-
lin says the effort was more an artil-
Iery and mine thrower bombardment
than an infantry attack. but all other
accounts agree that the effort was in
great force and that it was broken
up in desperate fighting in from. of
the French lines.
Elsewhere, on the western front
there has been only minor raiding ac-
tivity. East of Chateau-Thierry, Amer
lean patrols have crossed the Marne.
in boats, and bested enemy patrols in
attacks. The raiders brought back
prisoners American bombing air
planes against CONTAINS. a railroad
juncture midway between Verdun and
Metz, dropping SO bombs.
German aggression in the Ukraine
is beginning to reap the whirlwind
according to reports from Moscow.
A revolt on a large scale has broken
out in Kiev, the Ukranian capitol and
there has been much street fighting.
Forty thousand armed peasants have
risen and the revolt has spread to the
provinces of Tchernigov and Poltava.