War
jrnrs :fICMY IS GREAT
TRI
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Swift Retreat Across River
With Italians in Pursuit.
TURNS TO UTTER ROUT
Hunger-Offensive of Austria
Has Been Forlorn Hope For
Past Several Days.
FORCES ARE SHATTERED
Effect of Monster Defeat on
the Internal Crisis in Aus-trial-Hungary
Can Only be
Conjectured at Present.
Washington, June 24. Capture
of 45,000 prisoners and enormous
stores of war materials by the
Italians in their counter offensive,
which has driven Austrfans across
the Piave, is announced in an of
ficial cablegram received today by
the Italian embassy from Rome.
"Offensive operations "J by our
troops began Sunday," says the
dispatch. "After vioTent artillery
preparations that destroyed all
bridges except one, the Infantry
drove S9!222!&f!&&
impetus. - The flooded Piave con
tains thousands of enemy corpses.
Divisions which had passed the
Piave were decimated by our ar
tillery and infantry
"American airmen , displayed
great bravery In the first encoun-
ters. Lieutenant Young, attacked
by two Austrian chasers,, was
obliged to land on the lower
Piave."
Italy's victory over the Austrians on
the Piave front appears likely to as
sume the proportions of a veritable
triumph for the Italians and a disaster
of great magnitude for the defeated
enemy. -
Already it is announced in official
dispatches from Rome the Austrians
have lost 45,000 men in prisoners and
great quantities of material, while the
extent of their other casualties may
he indicated by the thousands of bod
ies floating into the waters of the
swollen river.
Austria's ""defeat is being hailed
throughout Italy and allied countries
not so much because of the Italian vie
tory, but because of the awakening
of the Italian morale which was
shaken severely last fall by the Aus
tro-German offensive. Holding the
final harriers to the Venetian plain
and Lombardv the Italians by their
steadfast resistance during eight days
of heavy fighting turned the great en
emy onslaught into a disorderly re-
Pulse. '
Unable to force his way further
than the immediate vicinity of the
est bank of the river and with
bridges thrown across the stream
swept away by the swirling waters of
the flood Dourtng down from the
mountains, the enemy began a precipi
ce retreat Saturday night.
So hasty was his withdrawal that
he left a great many cannon on the
est bank of the Piave, while Ms re
peating infantry columns, according
to news dispatches, are already being
pressed by Italin detachments thrown
wer to the easterly side of the stream.
rom the Montello plateau south
ard to the Adriatic comes the same
story of the Austrian - retreat The
nave river formerly emptied into the
sea quite near Venice, but in recent
,ears its course was changed to , its
Resent location. In the first rush of
Austrian offensive the enemy sue
eaea in crossing. the old river-bed,
Jich is now a canal. From their -'portions
there the foe has been driven
ni the Italians re relentlessly piress-
"6 me pursuit. v
The latest news dispatches from the
iave river front, sent out on Sunday,
u of Italian bombing units being
p,.r own acr08s the main stream of the
Jfje, which seems to Indicatethat
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VBUmCKiN
HEARTENING
FOR
ALLIES
Papers Seize' Retreat, of Aus
trians With Much Enthusiasm
PUBLIC BEEN PREPARED
Vienna's Claims .Did Little or
Nothing to Lessen the
. Confidence. .
IMPORTANT INFLUENCES
Not Known If Resignation of
Cabinet Is Connected With
Defeat of Armies Along
the Piave.
London, Jwe 24. The laconic bul
letin from General Diaz announcing
that the defeated Austrians are -retreating
la" disorder with the ftaiians
in pursuit is the most- - heartening?
news recfiivedi.inallladl.
many montns.
Although nothing is yet todbwn as
to the exact extent of the Austrian de
feat or how far the Italians and al
lies may be' in a position to take full
advantage of it, the statement of the
Italian commander-in-chief is ' hailed
with enthusiasm by the morning news
papers. Public opinion here had been pre
pared by the progress of the opera
tions since the first days of the fight
ing to hope thatJItaly was destined to
redeem the 'grievous disaster suffered
last October and as each day of the
battle passed hope began Jto grow Into
confidence.
Austrian claims in the meantime did
little or nothing to lessen this confi
dence and when the Austrian com
munique of Sunday-was received with
its lament regarding floods in the
Piave observers saw in it an inten
tion to prepare the people forj painful
news.
Comment in some quarters -here as
sumes that the defeat on the Piave
will have an important influence on
operations on the western front, it be
ing supposed that the aim of the cen
tral powers in the offensive was to de
stroy the Italian power of resistance
so that the Austrian army might be
transferred to France as a counter
poise to the Americans. '
It is taken for granted generally
that the defeat must have an import
ant effect on the internal situation in
Austria-Hungary where some conspic
uous Austro-German triumph was
needed sorely to counter-balance' the
damaging influence of food scarcity
and other causes "of popular dissatis
faction. The suggestion Is made that
these causes may have had much lo
do with the failure of the Austrian
offensive wh!ch; started with military
resources much greater than those
continued by Italy.
Whether the decision of the Aus
trian-cabinet to resign is connected
witljwhat appears to be a conslder
abledisaster to the country's armies,
along the Piave is not yet known.
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Look For End Soon
Washington, June 24 Confidence
at Rome that the war may be
brought to a victorious close this
year; If the allies give the Italians
a full measure of support, on -the of
fensive which has been launched
against the Austrians, is ref lectea
In official wireless;, dispatches . re
ceived today from the Italian capi
tal. .: '.. ' ' ; ' - ,
These messages say the Austrian
retreat across the Piave, In which
the Italians already have taken
45,000 prisoners, has become a, ver
itable rout, but that Information
from secret sources shows that
..many divisions of German troops
have been detached from the front
in France, and are being rushed to
the aid of the Austrian army. - i
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STRIKES SPREAD.
"r"X.
Demand Austria Show. Itself
Ready For General Peace.
SMALLPOX IS AT ESSEN
Bread Ration Causes 20,000
to Walk Out at Cologne
and Muelheim.
MUST EAT-STOP WORK
Military Mobile Kitchens Will
Be Used to Supply 1 00,000
Persons For Four Weeks
With Warm Meals.
New York, June 24. Strikes in the
various factories at Vienna on Satur
day formulated a demand that the
Austrian government show itself ready
for . a .general peaces and invite the
rjeimmaiisrtiAem
enter into peace negotiations, says a
dispatch from The Hague to- The
Times: " Representatives of the work
ers, submitted tne plea to Baron Bu
rian, the Austro-Hungarian .foreign
minister,
20,000 on Strike.
London, June 24. Extensive strikes
broke out Thursday in Cologne and
Muelheim, on the Rhine, owing to a
reduction in the bread' ration, 20,000
persons quitting work in munitions
factories, according to a dispatch to
The Daily Mail from The Hague.
A Dutch workman returning to The
Hague reports that the military ant
police interf erred -but -failed to pre
vent a street procession of more than
9,000 strikers at Cologne. The strikers
.who included women,- marched in a
dense mass to an open place, where a
mass meeting was held. All the speak
ers, who included foremen and fore
women, made this .declaration:
"Unless we get more to eat, we shall
not work." '
The Dutchman said that smallpox
is increasing greatly among the Krupp
workmen at Essen.
Half Bsead Ration.
Amsterdam, June 24. Although he
has done what has been possible there
is only sufficient corn for half a bread
ration in Austria, declared Food Min
ister Paul, in an interview with the
Vienna correspondent of The Lokal
Anzeger. The food department is at
tempting to make up this deficiency
with other foodstuffs arid in addition
to 20 grammes of beef, two pounds of
horse flesh will be distributed week
ly. ' ' ;
Military mobile kitchens will be
used to supply 100,000 persons daily
for four weeks with a warm meal con
sisting of soup, 1.00 grammes of meat
arid vegetables.
Emperor Charles, a Vienna dispatch
to The Lokan Anzeiger of Berlin, says,
undoubtedly will refuse to accept the
resignation of the von Seydler cabinet,
wb.ich will remain as constituted ex
cept probably for the Polish, minister,
Herr von Twardowski, who will retire.
It is problematical, however, wheth
er Minister von Waiser,and Minister
of Agriculture TrOnca will be able to
reconcile their rifferences and work n
harmony until autumn.
Speak on Estimates.
' Amsterdam, June 24. Chancellor
von Hertllng, '"according to The Vos
sische Zeitungof Saturday, will speak
today at the opening of the debate on
the estimates for his office and the
foreign office. , -;.,':.'.
River Boat Burns.
Washington, June 24. Partial" de
struction by fire of a river boat used
as a fleet supply vessel at an Atlantic
port, was reported today to the navy
department, explosion preceded
the fire, but no loss of life was re-,
ported. -
- Will Ask for 15,000,000,000 Marks.
Amsterdam, Juner" 24 The reichstag
this week will be asked to pass anew
vote of credit of 15,000,000,000 marks,
according to The Berliner Tageblatt .
This will 'raise Germany's ms ctedit
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LICHNOWSKY
After framing up a beautiful
And getting the German people
r v3isi ' " Gott STRAFE
- yw: X - . warlords
Wouldn't you think a disillusioned people would now turn their
RETREAT iS
Many Thousands Surrender
When Overtaken by the
Pursuing Italians. ,
Italian Headquarters, Sunday, June
23. South of the Zensbn bend the
Austrians are fighting rear -guard
actions to cover the retreat of their
body over the two bridges' they ha e
left at San Dona, and Grisolera, thr.e
and a half miles from the Adriatic.
The Austrian -retreat, began in
an orderly manner; soon became wild
ly disorganized and conused. Maiy
thousands of Austro-Hungarians sur
rendered at the first opportunity whea
overtaken by their pursuers. Rain,
which had been falling for eight days,
broke forth more violently about dav
Ught ..today at a time when Italian ar
tillery and machine guns began to
open up on the retiring Austrians who
were struggling knee deep in mire.
The Italian cavalry took part in tha
pursuit, harrying the. fugitives. ,
As the Austrians were pressed, by
the Italians they threw away their
guns and equipment. They even left
on the Montello stacks of breai,
canned meat and preserves which Au -trian
aviators had succeeded in bring
ing to them. The Austrians crosse"!
the Piave on rafts and boats which
they had brought or had prepare'!
tiuring the darkness on Saturdy
night. They left well built trenches,
great quantities of ammunition and
blankets and every variety of army
equipment in their- retreat.
Militia To Get Resisters'
Raleigh, N. C., June 24. The
state reserve militia company at
Winston-Salem has been ordered to
hold itself in reserve for a week's
campaign against some 40 drafted
men who are defying the authori
ties In Ashe county, Adjutant Gen
eral Young announced today. He
' sard ' reports -to his Office from the
Ashe county draft board were that
one man, a civilian, had been killed
in attempting to arrest some of the
resisters," The men refuse to be in
ducted into service and legally are
deserters from the army.
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AMERICA AND PARIS
CHEERED BY ROUT OF
AUSTRIANS ON PIAVE
Washington, June 24. Though
cheered by the good news that the
Italians are pursuing, the defeated
Austrian army across the Piave, Ital
ian officials and military observes
here are preparing t-j hear at any ticae
of a stiffening of the enemy line and
of the launching of another offensive
movement supported by Germans
withdrawn from France.
Some officials suggested today that
the absence of any great enemy -activity
along the fronts in France and
Flanders during the past few da-'s
might be accounted for by the' move
Tiei t of German 'einforcfMr.ents to
ward Italy. With Austria facing fam
ine -and revolt at home, it is believed
that Germany will undertake to throw
powerful forces to the rescue to pre
vent the grave connequefcer to her
ally that would be certain to follow a
real defeat at the hands of the Ital
ians. Tht-ie is much s -edition among
Americans i nd allied officers "here a;
to what steps General Focbmay bo
taking to -'c.ealr with the situation;
Unity of command 13 cuntetfcnpon to
pre vert ancthor such catastrophe as
that which followed the first, great
Austrian offensive and as' the Ger
mans move southward-io aid their tot-4
tering allies, ; allied soldiers1, may be
on their way to further strengthen,
the rejuvenated Italians.
Ended In Rout.
June . .24. The Austrian
Paris,
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YOUNG HAS NAMED
MEMBERS OF STAFF.
Norfolk, Va., June 24. J. H. Young,
federal manager of the Virginia rail
way, today announced the appoint
ment of the following officials as
members of his staff:
M. S. Hawkins, assistant to federal
manager; J. D. Stack, general man
ager; S. M. Adsit, general freight and
passenger agent; H. Fernstrom, chief
engineer; F. W, Russell, local treas
urer; W. C. Everett, auditor; LoyaU,
Taylor & White, general solicitors A.
B. Lacy, pur-chasing agent!
May Succeed Wekerle.
Ariister dam, June 24. In discussing
the crisis in: the Hungarian govern
irieat, Budapest-newspapers, says the
Lokan Anzeiger of Berlin, mentions
Count Tisza, presumably as; successor
to Premier Wekerle. :
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hate output on their, deceivers?
fensive apears to have ended in a rout
according to the view taken by ahe
Paris press of the news from the Ital
ian front as summarized today by the
Havas Agency. Believing that under
such conditions as the news indicates,
the enemy will be compelled to give
up important booty, in material and
prisoners to the . victorious Italians,
the newspapers predict that the ques
tionable defaet will react seriously up
on the population of the dual monar
chy.
The comment Of Le Journal upon
the Austrian situation bears the cap
tion "Defeat and "Famine" while the
Matin noints out that Austria-Hun
gary has received one of the heaviest
blows since the beginning of the war,
at a moment when the -internal situa
tion renders the evenr particularly to
be dreaded-by the Vienna government
"The great Italian victory will bring a
loud echo from the whole world,' 'the
newspaper adds. ' ' ' s
' The Echo de? Paris thinks that in
conseauence of the outcome' on the
Italian front new offensive actions are
likely to be begun shortly by the Ger
mans on the Franco-British front.
The newspapers point-to the coinci
dence : of the success of the Italians
upon the French front on the -same
dav that the Austrians were yielding
to the victorious assaults of their
brothers in arms in Italy.
RIVER STEAMER SUNK
NEAR KEY WEST.
A-Gulf Port, June 24. The Missis
sippi steamer Eagle, wWch left this
port Saturday, bound for Cartagena,
Colombia,, where it expected to open
navigation on the Rio at Rato and the
Magdalena for the Butrel Marine com
pany, of New York, sunk near Key
West, yesterday, according to infor
mation reaching Jocal shipping agents
today. The Eagle was being towed by
a steamer and Its crew was taken off
by. the towing vessel and landed at
Key West There is no mrormation
as to how the boat sunk, but she was
merely a river steamer, with her lower
decks boarded up and was not consid
ered seaworthy, r
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AERIAL WAR
Third Phase of War NoW Be
V ing Discussed by Experts, i S
GERMANS DREAD MOVE
Allied Airmen Will
Fighting to Heart of Ber
lin Next Summer.
WILL CROSS ATLANTIC
Will Direct Efforts to TasE of
Constructing Bombing and r
Fighting Craft for Long !)
Distance Flights.
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By FfRANK P. MORSE. )
Washington, D. C, June - 24. Chi
third phase of the war, and one thai
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Germany has good reason to dread. 1 '
the subject of conferences now goin& , -on
between "the aerial experts of th:
United States and Great Britain,
Trench warfare gave, way to ope& ; v
fighting exactly three months ago to .
day. The next development will bs;
war in the air on a large scale which
Germany's heavily taxed resource! ;
cannot meet If American factories TiO
measure up to the requirements - do -.
fighting next summer to the heart o! , '
Berlin. - - : i. '': "
troler; of aeronlane eaulDxnent- thai ; -
American-built flying machines wonli
attemnt to cross the Atlantic tiATt. Raa -';
tember, is a hint of an agreement Jiisf :
entered into between Washington mni
London for a comnletA Tmnlinr nf thi
future air navies of this country an -, .w
united States aircraft board the benit
nt or isngiana s Knowieage ox aerial
wanare, gamea zrom nearly roar yean v
of actual experience. In reality. taJ
nnTOTTiminr niimoao rf rhn mfiinn -'" i'-.
aerial drive against Germany nex! -
summer. - ;
I no - Tiiron roraa win n i ifi rrr
special efforts to the task of construct
a i i t t j t-----
mg raacumes capauie oi long aiBumci-
flights. If the first of these machlnei
accomplish the difficult task of cross
ine the Atlantic, with a sinele ston mi -
the Azores, the factories in this C0UB " ?
try wllLpour forth a steady stream rf -powerful
planes for an aerial offensive
that will carry terror and destrnctloi
to every part of the German empire. . .
Up to the present time allied aerial
fighting and bombing craft have ce -fined
their activities to regions seat
the German borders. A complete mat
tery of the air and successful expert . , 5
ments with long-distance flying m
chines v will enable American . aa6
English aviators to move in wavet
over the battle line to Berlin or' enj
other - German objective selected, t$C
special attacks. ' --
It Is an open secret that Germanj
had an overwhelming advaritagftlii
aerial fighting during, the first thre '
years of the war. Great Britain losf '
valuable time through failure to.jtp"
predate the. full importance of th '
fighting, above the. clouds and did not - "
make sufficiently comprehensive r.
rangements for quantity production oi .
planes and training aviators. The sit
nation changed, however, during th4 -offensive
that Germany has been con:
ducting for the 'last three, months' -British
pilots have proved themselvef
incomparably superior to the Germans '
and English aeroplanes now far out
class those of Teuton manufacture: .
The delay In the American "aircraft
program was a bitter disappointment '
to the English! government It Is real
ized, however, that the United .Statei
is rapidly recovering from the cento ,
sion and preparation delays that havi .
put actual .airship construction ;manj
months behind th schedule. Greal
Britain is now turnlng out an air navj '
?t top speed. The English- govern
merit basing the opinion on the latest
reports, Js convinced, that .America v.'
will soon" beekeeping pace Consequent ,
ly, the experts of the two Anglo-Saxor 4
nations, are now actively engaged ox
practical plans for an air drive next -year
that is to prove the third and,
possibly, the final rpbase of the world
war. -' ' . ' ' ' ':. . . "
Troubles Are Extending.: V '.
Zurich, Swltzl, Jute 23. The AO it .-
trlan troubles are extending, according
to a dispatch from Munich quoting Thy
Neueste'Nachrichten tf that city. Thf '
Vienna -Zeit, according ; to these - ad.
vices, states that the strike-has be . .
come eneraL ,
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