Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-16
Var Sunndry


 against the Italians has begun. On the Italian front, for ad istance of ! from 75 to 100 miles, Austrian troops and heavy artillery are endeavoring to break down the resistance of Italians, who are aided by French and Brit ish forces.
 The Italian premier, Vittorio Orlan- do, announced in the chamber of depu- ties that the Italian troops were every where resisting magnificently."
 The last great -Hungarion drive began in October. 1917. rolled 1 back General Cadornas line from the lsonozo front and along the Venetian plain. More than a million enemy troops took part in this operation and It was not for many weeks that the Italians were able to stay the aovance. About the middle of November, when the Piave battle began along a 90 mile front, in northern Italy, French and British troops were hurried to rein. force the shaken Italian army.
 Germany Urges Action
 There have been insistant cries from Germany for Austrian action along the Italian front, to coordinate with the German offensive in the west ern zone and for months past the Italians have been preparing for just such blow as apparently is now be- ing struck. The Italian army has been reequipped, and General Diaz has succeeded General AdOran as com mander-in-chief
 The present battle line extends from AsiagO to the sea.
 Grave events are reported to be im- pending in Austria, according to un- donfirmed advices lfrom Spain and Holland. It is said that rioting has been going on in Vienna and matters have come 10 a critical stage.
 How serious the situation has be- come is not as yet known.
 There have been outbreaks in vari- GUS parts of the country, notably in Bohemia and Moravia, andt he poli- tical tension between Austria and Hungary has been one of the features of the news emanating from the dual monarchy for some time
 German Plunge Checked
 Checked in their plunge against the French positions from Montdidier to the Disc, the Germans have net re sumed their offensive on the western front. Theer have been patrol encount- CTS at various points. with the allies improving their positions. notably in the Villers COtterets region, southwest of Soissons.
 The inactivity of the infantry, how ever, has given place to heavy bcm- bardments along the front In this work the American forces have had part. fingered by a gas attack against them byt he ermans. the American forces launched thousands of gas shells against the enemy. The Ameri, i,ans on the Marne and Picardy fronts have also given the ermans 10 rest from patrol incursions. i IL is believed in Paris and London that net many days will elapse before the Germans begin a new assault OpiniC1 is divided as to the point l against which the blow will be struck. 1 Paris believing that the eGrmans will continue their thrust toward the capi- tal, ithcr by continuation of the l fighting west of the Disc or a new 1 assault further south toward the Marne.
 Deceptive Hun Plan i London. however. believes that the German drives along the Aisne and east of Montdidier were TOT the pur- 1 pose Of drawing the allied reserves 10 these theaters Of the war and then hurling the decisive blow either at Amiens or against the Flanders salient in the hope of reaching the channel ports
 The official report from the Italian