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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
9
The Vienna War Office stated that more than 600 prisoners were captured by Italian forces during their advance northeast of Capo Silo on June 25.
Townes Washington June 27 In dispatches describing operations on the Austrian front during the night of June 25 26 Italian detachments carried out surprise attacks near the Chiese and Brenza rivers taking thirty two prisoners while enemy troops were killed or wounded. They crossed Piave Vecchia and Tiave Nuova to bag hundreds more captives on the opposite bank and seized prisoners further south. Bombing squadrons targeted enemy ammo depots left Piave bank and Val Lagarina railroad works while seven enemy planes were shot down.
Brigadier General George Scriven arriving from Italy praised Italian troops as magnificent fighters and cool, confident soldiers. He noted General Diaz’s leadership, Italian efforts in Albania and Macedonia, and relief work by over 1,000 British Red Cross women. Scriven will report to the War Department. Italian diplomat Bavione lauded La Guardia’s efforts to bolster US-Italy ties.
British troops on the Flanders front captured a German stronghold west of Vieux-Berquin in a night operation. Prisoners and machine guns were taken as artillery fire intensified in the Lys Valley and near Soissons amid renewed German bombing plans on Rheims. Seven German planes were shot down, two driven down, and Allied raids hit Saarbrucken Ludwigshafen Bolchen airdromes and nearby railway targets.
The War Office issued a daily statement detailing battles along the Italian front. Garrison troops surprised and destroyed a large enemy post north of Serraville while Italian patrols invested Col del Rosso, capturing prisoners and denying enemy advances. Heavy fighting at Col del Rosso continued with Austrian forces repelled and many prisoners taken. Further reporting covers riverbank clashes near Ponte di Piave and artillery activity along the Oise Aisne sectors and in the Vosges, with prisoner gains and air operations including raids on Paris and Lorraine targets.
Amsterdam dispatch dated June 21 from Herman Katsch of Koelnische Volkszeitung reports German forces on the Lorraine front saying American troops in Renneres Wood area refused surrender and fought to the last, yielding only two prisoners who claimed they were told Germans tortured prisoners, a claim the correspondent calls a base calumny.
Gen Pershing reports to the War Department that American forces in the Chateau Thierry region captured 240 prisoners including five officers and seized 19 machine guns and other material after advancing on the enemy south of Vorey. Allied air forces then bombed the Conflans railroad station and yards last night.
In Geneva on June 27 the German mark fell below the French franc for the first time in fifteen months. Allied exchanges rise while Central Powers decline despite Berlin and Vienna attempts to bolster values. The drop in central power exchanges followed news of the Austrian defeat on the Piave reaching Switzerland.
A dispatch from Amsterdam to the Exchange Telegraph reports snow accumulating one to three inches in several German regions. Frost harms fruit trees as a cold wave brings four days of continuous rain to Berlin and Hamburg, described as an economic catastrophe.
Rome crowds stormed the Caffarelli Palace on Capitoline Hill, the former German Embassy. They tore down portraits of the German Emperor, hoisted the Italian flag, and paraded with the Emperor’s fragments as trophies, angered that the property remains German-owned.
The State Department and the fuel administration report Colombia has granted an American firm an oil concession covering about 1.5 million acres in Santander. It is the first concession to an American concern since Panama separation, following thirty eight prior refusals.
William L. McPherson reports cautious Italian advances along the Piave and a strong defensive success against Austria Hungary. He notes Diaz pausing to rest and reorganize while predicting future moves. The piece also highlights Crecko Slovaks seizing rail corridors in Siberia and pausing to consider broader imperial dynamics amid WWI.
The Associated Press reports that American forces in Belleau Wood on the Marne drive increased prisoner count to 311. They also seized eleven large machine guns ten automatic rifles and other arms and ammunition. Germans offered no counterattack as the front remained quiet.
Ward C. Daisenberger, twenty eight, a reader here of the International Bible Students Association, was arrested April 2 for refusing to obey the call for army service. He was tried by court martial at Fort Slocum and sentenced to fifteen years in a Federal prison.
A 33 year old married job seeker with twelve years buying experience seeks an executive purchasing position. Highlights four years in motor concern buying office equipment and printing supplies. Claims strong sourcing, economy, and savings, and offers to justify title with ability and experience. AA Box 50 Tribune.
LONDON June 27 Canada has sent 400000 men to the war and has another 100000 in reserve. T C Norris Premier of Manitoba announced last night in Edinburgh where he spoke with Premiers Stuart of Alberta and Martin of Saskatchewan. He said Canada would produce about 315000000 bushels of wheat this year.
The undersigned Venezuelan consul general invites all Venezuelan residents to join the Durade Pageant on July Fourth marking Independence Day. The venue for the Venezuelan contingent will be listed in the festivities program to be provided later.
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