The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-28
AUSTR|ANS I'm
F ULL FLIGHT
ALONG pave
Italians Hampered
Now BY Flooded
Piave Which Is
Saving Foe From
Still More Losses

NEW YORK, June 26--(As-
y sociatcd Press)-Whilc the
Austrian rout along the Piave
front is complete and the enemy
Is completely wiped out on the
west bank OF that river, the Ital-
ianS are finding it difficult to car
~ through as rapid a pursuit of
the main Austrian army with
drawing on the east bank as the
nature OF their victory should
permit. The elements which
fought for the Italians during the
first days Of the Austrian defeat
have now turned in favor of the
beaten army and the fates are as
slsting the men Of Emperor Karl
in making good their escape.
The Piavc, which suddenly
flooded and trapped large part
of the invading force, fell before
the Italians were able to COM
plete their destruction of that
force and permitted the Aus
TRANS to rebuild some of their
pontoonS, across which thou
sands OF them fed. Now the
Pave has risen in flood again and
several Of the pontoon bridges
flung across by the Italians have
been swept away. This is pre-
venting the Italians from getting
their main army across for the mainte-
nance of the desired steady pressure
upon the Austrians in retreat. -ssN
CAVALRY HARNESSES FOE
The Italians have sufficient cavalry
force pressing upon the heels of the
Austrians to maintain steady har-
assing of the fleeing foe, but not suit
ctent to cut off any considerable por.
zion of Emperor Karls remaining
Earmy. u
The Italians have enlarged their of.
fensive, however, to the mountain sec.
tors to the north and here they are
meeting with great success, yesterday
a series of notable gains being re-
ported from italian headquarters &,
Along the Piave front the number
Of Austrian prisoners is being steadily
added to, while the casualties among
the Austrians are rapidly mounting, the
total being reported yesterday morn
ing at more than two hundred thousand.
LAST FORCE sURRENDERS
The sole remaining force of Aus
TRANS on the west bank of the Piave,
which had been cut off near Missule,
surrendered yesterday, after the great.
or number had been cut down by the
Italians surrounding them and holding
them pPnned against the river.
Official advices received Yesterday at
Washington confirm the earlier reports
Of the ltnlian victory but give no add
tlonal details as to the extent of the
Austrian disaster. 1t is believed in
Washington that Austria has had the
tables so completely turned upon her
IN her great offensive that she is now
out of the fighting for the remainder
f the summer at least
EXPECT GERMAN BLOW
Army men, however, are Of the belief
that Germany retains n confidence that
Austria will still be able to hold the
Italians until the forces of Won Luden-
dorf are able to deliver their final
hlow in France, n blow which all agree
is to be struck soon.
Vienna continues to send out Opt
nistic reports of the Italian operations.
The retreat Of the Austrian army, now
become a rout, is being carried out,
says the Austrian war Office "accord-
ing to prcarranged plans" The Ital.
ian losses, says an official Austrian
statement, have now reached q total
Of one hundred and fifty thousand men
since the beginning Of the Offensive,
while since June Is the Austrians have
captured total Of fifty thousand Itai.