The Sentinel=record., 1918-06-18
Germans Have Sent Rein fOrCementS to Back Up AuStrians in Their Drive.
At All Points the Allies Are Holding the Enemy on the Hundred Mile Battle Front-.Both Sides Are Claim ing the Capture of Large Numbers of Prisoners.

New York, June 17-Not alone are the Italians and their British and /French comrades in arms holding in check the Austrian offensive along the greater part of the hundred mile battlefront from the region southeast of Trent to the Adriatic sea, but they themselves have turned aggressors on some of the important sectors and probably in the mountain regions Counter attacks in the hill country in the north at several points have re- suited in the occupation by the allies of ground won from them in the ini- tial onslaught and the recitfication of their lines, while a stiffening of the front along the Piave river has been made impossible, for the time being at least. further fording of the stream Gy the enemy.
 Hard fighting is still in progress, however, with the Austrians bringing the strongest kind of pressure to bear against the allied armies on both northern and eastern parts of the Lat, ,efield in an endeavOr to reach the lines and gain access in force to the plains.
 The strokes of the enemy are par ticularly violent on the Montello pla- teau, the highest bit of ground along the middle reaches of the Piave, the capture of which would give him ~ tnI nf in O through Treviso to Venice and a fair way westward through the province of Treviso.
 The Italians are inflicting heavy casualties on the troops of Emperor Charles which crossed the river at this point
 To the south from St Andrea to Foshalata respectively. the northern and southern Hanks of the famous Benson loop where last year the Austrians effected a crossing of the Piave, only later to be driven back with sanguinary losses and from Foshalata 10 San Don di Piave the fighting also is of a violent char acter, with the Italians heroicaly and successfully, according to the Rome war office, holding the line of the river
 Between Candelu and the Benson loop, where the Austrians crossed the Piave in Saturdays fighting, the Italians have driven them back to the river bank and are endeavoring to push them across the stream. The latest Austrian official communica- ton records the gain of additional ground west of the San Demo di Piave and the capture of Capo Sile, on the eastern edge of the Lagoon region in the province of Venetia and about 20 miles from the city of Venice itself.
 Thus far the Italians, British and French troops have made prisoner of more than 4,500 Austrians, while the Austrian war office asserts that l2,- 900 prisoners have been taken by the Austrians.
 Although the fighting has died down considerably in the moutnain region it is expected soon again to be resumed with increased violence
 Emperor Charles Is reported to be at the front and thousands of rein forcements for the armies are said to be moving southwark the allied commanders are expecting vicious fighting believing hat owing to the turmoil and political unrest in the dual monarchy the Austrians must make a good showing in order to temper the feeling against the war at home.
 There still has been no return 10 the heavy fighting of last week on the battle fronts in France although several eneaeements ot greater i'm portance than the usual raidng oper- atlons have taken place Counter at tacks apainst the French in their newly won position between the oiSe and the Aisne. delivered by the Ger mans were pepulsed The French cap- tured i70 prisoners and 20 machine gnns in the fishtias
 Northwest of Chateau lhierfY ea- peeialy ln the belieau Wood the uefmans are treating the Americans to large waves of sas aud shells