Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-20
AUSTRIAN ATTACKS
ALONG P|AVE LINE
NOT YET STOPPED
Enemy Unable to Gain Fur
ther Bridgeheads on
West Bank of River.
OVER 5000 PRISONERS
CAPTURED BY ITALIANS
Little Activity Along Rest of
Battle Front in
France.
ZEEBRUGGE RAID SUCCESSFUL
Many German Warships Blocked in
Canal by Vessels Sunk
Across Entrance.
OVER 5000 PRISONERS
CAPTURED BY ITALIANS
zEEBRUGGE RAID SUCCESSFUL

The Teutonic allies apparently have
lost their spirit of door die. Their at
tacks everywhere lately have lacked
Instead of ploughing through allied
lines with stubborn indifference TO cas-
ualttes SO long an objective was
gained. they now waver and then halt
Ill the face of the artillery and rifle
hre of the men barring their way, and
with the points they were trying to
gain still far beyond their reach
Ambitious attempts by the troops of
the central powers in the past few
weeks have proven this The opening
OF gateway to Paris through the
western front running from Montdidier
to the Marine failed completely; the
offensive on the Italian battle line,
launched by the Austrians, seemingly
has failed miserably in the mountain
regions. and, apparently. has almost
been stopped along the Piave. while a
stroke started by the Germans against
Rheims broke down In it's Inception
without the enemy taking a yard of
territory.
And in these various attempted en-
tcrprises the high commands of the
German and Austria Hungarian armies
have seen their men literally mown
down. until battle fields have been
ciogEed with dead or wounded, as re-
compense to the allied troops for the
small bits of terrain they yielded.
The Austrian offensive in the Italian
theater is still in progress along the
Pave River. but in the mountain re-
gion. after the sharp reaction by the
Italian. British and French troops, who
IN counterattacks pushed back the in
rader from the points he had attained
IN his initial rush. the enemy evidently
is fearful of again trying out the met
tie Of the defenders.
ON the Piave numerous a,ter,n+. Inv.
been made by the Austrians to gain
further hridgeheads on the western
bank of the stream, but the Italians
everywhere are holding them with their
guntre, and also doing sanguinsry ey.
ecution within the ranks of the enemy
WIN bombs and machinc-gun fire.
AUSTRIAN WAR
OFFICE REPORTS PROGRESS
The Austrian War Office asserts thar
the Austro- Hungarian troops bave
crossed the Fossetta Canal at some
points where Tuesday it was claimed
they had made advances, and also that
several Italian lines at the southern
1907 OF the Montello plateau. the key
20 the venetian plains, have been
pierced.
rome. on the other hand declared
mat all the weak attempts made in
the Montcllo region were complete,v
repulsed.
More than 1900 men have been taken
o' the Italians since the offensive be.
gan ana many guns and several hum
urea machine guns have been captured.
ihat intensive air fighting has also
taken place is shown by the fact that
hfty enemy planes have been shot
down. Only two OF the allied MA
chimes have failed to return to their
base.
Inc attacks OF the Germans near
Nheims resulted disastrousIy 10 thcr
Hardly had they left their trcnchesyr
after one of the most terrific bombards
ments with shells OF all calibers. In
GUIDING gas projectiles. ever expert.
enced on the western front. nearlv
$4,000 men were faced by the re-cn.
forced French armies and literally cur
10 pieces and forced to fall back pre-
cipitately. Only at one point--to the
cast oil liheims-did the enemy sue
ceed In penetrating the French line.
-'N'S wv were eJeCtSu almost
mediately. The German official com.
describes the attack as a
demonstration OF artillery and mine
throwers.
Little activity has prevailed on the
remainder OF tho west front. except
the usual reciprocal bomba rdments and
operations in the nature of patrol en-
gaScments
The success OF the recent naval at.
tack by the British on the German
submarine base at Zeebrugge seeming
ly was more successful than antici-
pated.
Twenty-one destroyers. large num-
Der of submarines and numerous aux
iliary craft are blocked In the canal
By the SHIPS sunk across the water
way.
UNABLE TO
ADVANCE AGAINST BRITISH