The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-21
ITALY AND ALLIES.
HURL BACK ATTACK.
ANDCOUNTER HARD.
Foe Gains Foothold At One
Point On Pave But Cam
not Advance

wv N IIINGTON June Associated Press)Austras giant
w pncers unable close upon the Italians they
spite OF the desperate efforts Austrian
anders who yesterday hurled half many into
great Northern Italy hitherto employed
British and Italian troops have stalled upper jaw
the in the Venetian Alps and all of the of the Aus
TRANS is unable to move it, Along the upper Pave front the Aus
gained footing along
the river the Italians also holding them sPlenddy
In the Alps the foe has been unable make advance since
The aa advance and the terrain that fell before it's first mighty
ow has been reganed by the Allies Their losses reported
enormous and is reported they have thrown trtytwo new
divisions the onslaught thus bringing the total up ninety
army divisions numbering in all million
RESIST AND COUNTER
The Allies successfully resisting al
rattackng vigorously and with splendid results said the Italian
official report issued last night THE Ausrians resisting
desperately points been compelled
Ground Much the fighting close and battle field
than hundred miles length drenche with blood
has been eectuay blocked but realizes that the final
DRY has not yet been achieved and that the Ausans will renew
their efforts probably throwing the weight Of still
s OF egons against US Each day the conflict is beconG more
arduous".
FRENCH FIGHT CALAMITY
Enemy repuses and successful counters by the French forces
av in despatch which Paris
"e last night On the French front the Ausns opened the day
with bonbardment of intense violence and this followed by
attacks OF massed Here everywhere the Asago
the attacks repused With the repulse of the foe the
Niles counteed heavily them acceerang the retreat and
akng prisoners we'll as important Materials In this fight
the losses immense be judged from the fact
that before the position of French there lie the bodies
OF more than SIX hundred slain Ausans.
~ AUSTRIA USES RESERVES
Bringing hytwo army divisions using every avail
able and with flock of air craft assist using three
all against the long Italian front the Austans exerted
greatest get their pner underway
trry The fighting became intense than of the
days of the attempted offensive Generally the Austrian
ues they hurled back only
he coses their dead and be again repused After the
assaults the Aago and the mountain had been shattered
after the successful against the foe the fighting the
flank of the Italian sackened but the right flank
the Pavc River it gained greater intensity.
GAIN SMALL FOOTHOLD
Between the Conegano railroad and Zenon bend the ayc
River the Auans, heavy Italian fire have succeeded
throwing the within distance Of mile and half
bridges and have gained oOthod the Western bank
the But there their efforts force through the
Venetian Plains have been stopped and they held under the
the Italian batteries, suffering losses and
unable proceed Here point
the offensive entering its fifth day. has gained any
"ralle advantages
Vienna reports late yesterday afternoon claimed the
10000 prisoners and 120 guns
this eckoned definite knowledge that
me \uans have themselves lost thousands
and their casualty list of that Of the Allies
10 fighting from superior positions and the mountain
the higher ground.
Italian Ambassador Ceere called the department offices
Yesterday and Spent long with Secretary
aker When the talk concluded neither of would
understood their prolonged conference
aed chiefly the proposals that American forces shall