Italians Repel Austrian Attacks In Mountain War
Voluminous fighting continues as Italian counter offensives halt Austrian advances in the Montello area and Treviso San Cosa corridor. Italian air power disrupts enemy columns while infantry and artillery regain ground, with hundreds of prisoners reported and heavy casualties on both sides.
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London
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Zegiger
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War Office
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Rheims
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Shattered Austrian Divisions Cut Off By New Piave Flood
TALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN NORTHERN ITALY June 21 Fresh rains turn the Piave into a yellow flood that isolates Austrian divisions on the western front. Communications are severed, guns pound the Italians advance, and Austrian commander notes growing pressure along the Montello Plateau and Mestre San Dono area. Italians report heavy riverine and river crossing action with Italian small arms and artillery in support.
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Italy
Piave
Tuk
Strugtline
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Montello
Mestre
San Doni Ul Brave-Mestre
Austrians Expected To Renew Attack In Italy
The Italian front reports note Austrian forces may renew a major offensive soon. Observers say they will likely concentrate effort rather than spread along a long front, a strategy Ludendorff doubted as too weak without artillery and senior officers. Emperor Charles presence is cited as a sign prompting renewed action.
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Austro-Hungarians Make Slight Gains At Exorbitant Cost
London reports June 21 that Austrian forces resumed attacks on Montello and along the Fosetta Canal after bridge repairs, with limited gains and heavy losses. Italian counterattacks, reserves, and bridge rebuilding shaped the fight as Austrians still field at least twenty five divisions. Communications were restored and Graz remained a focal point amid continuing pressure.
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Italian and Austrian Front Updates From Montello to Piave Action
Reports from Rome and Vienna describe heavy fighting on the Montello and Piave fronts with Italian counteroffensives regaining ground. Italian units including Pisa Brigade and regiments 29th 0th captured prisoners and equipment, while Austrians report growing losses and prisoner totals with renewed efforts on the Montello and Caracca Plateau.
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Haratta
Italian War Office
Military Situation on the Piave Threatens Austro-Hungarian Lines
William L. McPherson reports the Austro-Hungarian forces on the west bank of the Piave growing precarious as bridges are hit and connections severed. Italian gains recapture much ground on the Montello plateau with Nervesa potentially retaken. Allied air superiority harasses retreating troops while Boroevic faces difficult choices to renewed offensives and possible withdrawal, amid Germany’s limited support and Austria-Hungary’s long-standing leadership weaknesses.
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Hungary
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Francis Joseph
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Strikes Roil Ai City Amid Food Shortage Crisis
Hundreds of workers join protests in ai city over bread and food shortages. Flags mark celebrations on the Mave as unrest grows, and Germany warns that a swift victory over Italy is needed to avert Austria becoming a renewed troublesome arena.
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Italy
Germany
Austria
Belloc on Piave Battle Favoring Allies in 1918 Report
Hilaire Belloc reports from London on June 21 1918 that during Thursday the Piave line remained largely unchanged with Allies gaining advantage. Italian troops reached several river banks and pushed back Austrians to the far shore while Montello hill offers observation and a pistol turning the line, though the enemy holds a strong south left position including five bridges and a main railway toward Mestre.
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the Tribune
TrLume Association
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San Dona
Udine
Mestre
Early German Cannonade Signals New Attack on British Forces
Paris reports heavy German cannonading near the British front as experts foresee an imminent assault. The fourth army group under Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, after weeks of reorganizing since battle, is said ready for a renewed effort. Units previously part of the Rheims offensive Tuesday night are cited as worn and exhausted evidence.
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Ttia
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Tana
Rheims
American Airmen Wreck Bridge in First Italian Flight
American aviators joined the Italian front on a bombing mission over the Piave River blowing up a bridge. Signor Buracca, Italy’s premier aviator, was shot down after five combat flights. the Italians praise the bold American fliers and their contribution to the war effort.
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Italian Troops Win Big Victory Nervesa Captured
London reports a major Italian victory at Nervesa on the Piave west bank. Italian forces have driven Austrians back, reentered Nervesa, and begun flanking toward the river to split enemy units northward. Nervesa is a key railway crossing guarding the Montello approach.
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London
Piave
Montello
Montello Creet
General strike threat looms as Austrian hunger grows
An official Zurich telegram reports Austria faces a general strike due to food shortages. Vienna and suburbs witness protests with 50 000 mob violence, police intervention, and calls from socialist publications for action to avert famine.
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Arbeiter Zeitung
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Bread Rations and Strikes Reported in Vienna and Italy
The text notes bread rations shrinking to 125 grams of other flour 40 grams of grease and 190 grams of aager with a full ration for an adult. A strike erupts in several districts while the Vienna Neustadt reports many strikers and a likely general strike. Fighting continues with lull periods as bombing by rival aviators persists. Venice sees no panic though Austrians are feared not to reach the city. American Red Cross stocks aid Italian wounded and British Red Cross involvement follows Lord Monson’s request.
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Lord Monson
Italians Regain Capo Sile Control On Piave River
Italians retook Capo Sile on Wednesday restoring control of Piave river locks that flood 125 square miles. The statement by the Italian Bureau details the ancient river course, the floods now hindering Austrian moves toward Venice, and notes delayed floods due to a prolonged Alpine winter.
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Austrian Attack Along the Brenta Is Expected Soon
Army dispatch notes a second phase of the Brenta front offensive may begin imminently with attacks near Valstagna and along the Brenta River. Preparations are in place after a failed effort on the Piave front, while night fighting and bushwhacking deter large scale actions. The piece highlights uniform similarities and cautious Italian advances under difficult conditions.
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Brenta
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Ould
Kaiser's Speech Attacked by German Newspapers
German papers in Munich and other cities condemn Emperor William II's address at the Great Headquarters marking his anniversary. The Post argues a gesture of clemency would have sufficed rather than a warlike anti England speech, though it notes Anglo Saxon powers may accept the challenge.
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Prussian Deputy Calls for Overthrow Over Peace Claim
Amsterdam dispatch reports Herr Hofer Independent Socialist in the Prussian lower house claiming ten thousand Red Guards were mowed down at Taganrog by German troops. He warns Russia may strike when ready and says the people must overthrow a government unable to secure swift peace. Deputy Lohmann reprimands Hofer for the remarks.
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Austrian Losses in Italy Estimated at 120000
Paris reports on June 21 that Austrian losses in the Italian front offensive exceed 120000 men. The figure comes from La Liberta in Rome citing Corriere d Italia correspondent.
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Corriere d'Italia
Semenoff Beaten and Retreating Into China
Washington dispatch reports General Semenoff’s Cossack force in Siberia defeated by Bolshevik troops and retreating into Chinese territory. Initial notes say he had been pursuing gains to rally anti-Bolshevik groups and block Soviet control of eastern Siberia and the Siberian Railroad. Previous word placed his army along the Onan river near 200 miles from Chita with about 2,000 men.
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German Ex-Chancellor Hollweg Healthy Despite Rumor
London dispatch from the Copan Wolff Bureau states former Imperial German Chancellor Theodor von Bethmann-Hollweg is in good health. The report that he suffered a stroke is unfounded and dismissed as rumor.
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Austrian Cabing Forced to Resign Over Food Crisis
A dispatch from Geneva and Paris reports Austria-Hungary faces severe bread shortages as food ration cuts provoke unrest. Vienna and Galicia see shrinking supplies while Hungary contemplates revolutionary tensions. Reports cite worker hardship, rising discontent, and strained prices as the country braces for a difficult harvest. Anxieties spread to Munich and Amsterdam with fears of broader Entente impact.
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