The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, May 31, 1917, Image 7
STORM KILLS MANY
NADO LASTS TWO DAYS
ND HITS SEVEN STATES
f
OVER A HUNDERED DEAR
Whirling Winds Bounce Over Cen
tral States Uke Big Ball, Destroy
ing Everything It Landed Upon—
Towns Wiped Away and Thous
ands of People are Homeless.
Tornadoes during the last three
days in seven states of, the Middle
West and the South has killed nearly
two hundred and fifty persons, in
jured more than twelve- hundred;
wrecked thousands of houses, killed
hundreds of head of livestock and
devastated many thousands of acres
of growing crops, according to sum
maries early Monday.
The latest in the series of torna-
dies, started Sunday afternoon, ap
parently in the vicinity of Willisville,
in southwestern Illinois, swept south
ward across the Ohio River into Ken
tucky down the Mississippi into Ar
kansas and Tennessee and finally
veering eastward toward Alabama,
where the storm apparently spent
Itself. The dead in the four 8 uth-
ern states was roughly estimated at
one hundred and the Injured at sev
erer hundred.
Wire communication into the dis
tricts swept by the storm Sunday is
demoralised and only meager reporta
of the loss of I if# and tho property
damage have been received
Ettoa began last Friday in A
Kaa . where tweaty-ait peopl
frilled aad slsty injured
!• Saturday a twister, probably
•ever# of the series, street
* sera belt of central llliweia,
bill leg fifty four perweas stl tajar
tafi perhaps five ha ad red la Matteoa
‘
ance that
ha# streets of
safety, a
head red aad fitly la*
iared The praparty damage la the
twm cttlee la estimated hi tee mil
tilers
heather dseiruriles alarm late
iardey erwaaad a temtery aggeaat*
let? **e b«ad»ed a lies aerta mt
the eeater ed luiaeAs rsaraed isle
aarihera ladtaaa aad re weed the hum
ad a desea a tee, the ia|«ry mi
•has tea haadrad aad heaey
arty damage
Rfiwee «has I fid psruams were bill*
ad a iheesaad er maee laJwiud ead
msmmme mi dsAaea werth *d pewgerty
dsafirwyed ip hsramfiasa afifish
thewega hemswe ea Fwgay Hmaufis
eed tadmwa ah haiarday aad parts
ed Alahama Thaaesses Arheheaa
heat are t aad sewtaera Itmaem gee
dar
Mgassa mdMhAa that large
a ember dt farm imgismeath I
be peedare the hamper reap
thm year a ere rwihed aMhaagh tha
•paamadm atad stra«b eat? hasa
ead there m ha fnghtdal ptet
thraegb the rare! rapbaae t rag
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la ke aet
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hi Maitaaa. III. IbP b lor ha mi
hamss arcuplad by worbiagmsa la
the aorth part of the city were de*
stroyed The wlad rased ltd houses
aad partly destroyed I4d more, rea*
der^ 2.000 persons homelesa
^^plng through Modesto, south
af fe«»ftoon. where much damage was
done, the storm rushed northeast,
dropping down on the north part of
the city. Ijearlng unscratched the
business sertlon and barely touching
the Industrial plants, the wind lifted
Its tenacles until It reached Charles
ton.
There the tornado again gripped
Ihe earth and tore away substantial
buildings, crushing out the lives of
two more persons amid the falling
houses and hurtling of timbers and
the snapping of trees.
The storm fitfully wore itself out
In the northwestern corner of In
diana, causing more havoc here and
there as it hopped along an erratic
course to its disappearing point.
Fire broke out in Mattoon but
was put out without any seroius
damage. But the darkness of the
cloudy whirlwind was succeeded by
the blackness of night and for hours
there was a confused rushing about
of survivors in the stricken area,
seeking relatives and friends. Ef
forts to send for help were thwart
ed by the collapse of wires but fin
ally a messenger was dispatched to
Champagne by automobile so that
the relief train arrived before mid
night. Later an uncertain wire to
Springfield was made workable and
militia was sent to ai(\ in guarding
property and helping the homeless.
Before dawn order had been es
tablished. A temporary operating
room was set up in a hotel. Beds
for the injured were placed in the
public library, the Odd Fellows home
and In various churches and achool
bouswa
8ti persons were killed and 32 In
jured. two probably fatally In Dyers-
burg. Term . and South DyerSburg. a
sut- i*^ by (ho tornado which ntrwck
the ^^mhlrts of the city Into fiuh*
tiny swept thr
port of Dyer rowwty, 2J huildmgs
twr!«4in* three chwerhotb wees fie
ififilhftfi4 mhf a mmkm
tmwesei
Tlfin* putwM* were hfHofi nmfi I ? I er has peewama! appeals fine
hwet Ip a tweuMsfie v %«■# ftbrwsfi Dwo; asms <*• »•* fc.* ‘tm •,i ho m
Mfik fifi ^Wfififi fiWWfifi- Mfio —Mfifi ^MP mhiWfig hi
view la befity crippled and K la host
to Impossible to gst In commnnlm
tlon with nny point.
The loss nt Charleston. III., In
Rnturday*a tornafio. as checked up
Sunday nlghi. show SR known dead,
more than 100 Injured, aome of
whom will die, four mlaalng and a
large area of the city, including part
of the business quarter, laid waste, I
with a property loss of $1,000,000.
Having swooped to earth at spots
between Mattoon and Charleston to
kill live stock and level buildings
here and there, it struck the north
west section of Charleston and level
ed all the houses, factories and stores
in an area two miles long and three-
quarters of a mile wide.
Shortly after midnight Monday
morning word came by long distance
telephone from Hickman, Ky., that
a storm struck that section at 4.30
Sunday afternoon, killing many peo
ple in Hickman, Bondurant, Led
ford, Clinton and Bardweil and in
jured scores of others. It is report
ed that Clinton and Bardweil have
been virtually destroyed.
It is said that it will be morning
before the dead will be brought to
Hickman. Several injured from Bon
durant and Ledford have been
brought into the city. In these two
places the number of dead is esti
mated at 35 or more. The number
of dead in Clinton and Bardweil can
not be estimated. Thirteen persons,
mostly negroes, were killed on the
Dodd farm near Bondurant.^
The power house at Hickman was
severely damaged, and the city la In
darkneas. The Informant aaid that
in one place In Ronducant 18 dead
bodies had been collected. Wire ser
vice to the stricken towns Is so dam
aged that It ia impossible to get de
fied accounts of the storm, but U
srtalo that widespread disaster
resulted.
funnel shaped cloud of the
as eo sudden In He appenr-
bat before persons on the
of Mettooo. III., could seek
safety, a district on the northern
mfie of the city two wsllee long and
awfiut foer blocks wide hafi
in rain*
Many ewrtone incidents of the
rm a progress were described by
survivors fill cers of a a
freight tmJa wore picked ep by the
' Moeee. eoslfe of C|
carried Nr n gearter ef e mile
then fieabefi in aplieters egnieel the
fro end The remainder mi the train
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THE WAR LAST WEEK
bat fi
win need e r
to get rid ef ene mi the
teres ef the storm Med ptched «p
by the Wind in n field aeetb ef the
v*r wee pleeted hhemlty eewr many
bwHdMfia
Fivtag planks from n I ember yard
cwrwrn a anmber ef nedeeiriene who
bed been enable be find shelter and
etber pteeea ef timber wore I at led
tor ntfhns areend (be eewntrysAde
Hus •# %#oeva and »«
aftws flew tbrwegb Ibe air
tofAfiaage entieedy eet mi ibe patch af
ibe eiorm A enamag fwnry earn
trvbeted (a the leas kn ible enp
Mubfin ae bane eeery rbeerb
bet id i ag etand leg eee fit
TRUNS BY SI RPRISE
GAIN TOWARDS TRIESTE
• t% mrev
nneMe in ebtnm
serviuo
m t-MAT m CP AST
ft*
to %4
The t ssarieted
ed m beetle finterdny by efflriaie ef
tbe Oermnn foreign effiee tbal ae
ilirmia envoi fereae recently bad
been dlspelrbod arreae Ibe AHnetK
A mmnr that a Oerman eebmarine
• ae ai pceeent In American eaters
eee dlsnHmii by Ibe gevemmeat
offwtofts ae a "probable Invenllen af
•Arty enmmer visitors in ibe Mala#
conet rseerte who are eadeavorlag to
defirlvs ibe familiar sea serpent ef
Its prerogatives **
There bare boon frequent reports
of German submarine activity on tke
Atlaatir seaboard According to
skippers arriving nt American porta
last week from Newfound land, these
reports were Inspired by the antics
of n achool of whales which were
disporting themselves in the waters
between Montauk Poloe and New
foundland.
FEAR FOOD RIOTS
New York’s Governor Tells Hoover
of Gotham’s Danger.
Riots and public disorders will oc
cur in New York unless the admin
istration hastens the early creation
of a national food control, such as is
planned by President Wilson With
Herbert Hoover at the head, accord
ing to a telegram received by Mr.
Hoover from Gov. Whitman of New
York.
Gov. Whitman declared it is neces
sary for New York State to have ade
quate protection to its food supply
during the coming fall and winter if
public order is to be preserved.
Mr. Hoover’s appointment as food
administrator has awakened univer
sal approval among the governors
throughout the nation. More than
half the governors have telegraphed
to Mr.^ Hoover offering the services
of themselves and their state organ
izations. * .
CHARLES FOR* DEMOCRACY
Austria's Emperor Would Rule With
'fonseol of Governed
The Austrian parliament's meet
ing this week signifies a «bift from
tbe dictatorship whereby the country
has been ruled during tbe war to a
form of constitution*) government.
The ynnng emperor In this, as In tbe
electoml reform crisis In Hungary,
eremv determined to make an at-
(k Ibe central | tempt at rule wtvb Ibe consent of tbe
governed in piare-nf tbe Avtorralic
•rviem tymBettaed In Ibe nanaee ef
ii—ft
them attack.
Tbe movement against tbn Came
was brilliantly successful. Tbe ad
vance In acme places was for tbe
ITAI i a ki Accrkicivc TAL’CC AITC a mile over the plateau, and
11 ALIA.1 Urrt>SI> t I AKtb Ally »0 unusually large number of prison
ers were taken. This Rnovement Is a
direct threat at Trieste, the way be*
Ing over the limeatone plateau, with
its occasional promontories, which Is
the chief characteristic of the physi
cal g«qn*aphy of Western 1 stria. The
distance to be traversed is still about
twelve miles and the way is most
difficult, but the most promising
move has been made which has yet
marked the Italian campaign.
• It will be remembered that the
Carso Plateau is a hairpin-shaped
tableland which generally parallels
the seacoast. The distance from the
southern edge and the seacoast va
ries; in some cases it is several miles,
in others the edge almost reaches the
coast itself. The latter condition
prevails at Duino, the port which it
was rumored last week the Italians
had taken, but which since has been
found to be still in Austrian hands.
The Italians have been working their
way southward on the narrow neck
of lowland between the Carso and
the coast, and, in the last attack, on
Thursday, took the village of Bagni,
about two kilometers northwest of
Duino. A
The capture of Duino should be a
matter of considerable difficulty.
From the west It is guarded by this
promontory of the C&rso which juts
down to the coast, while on the north
Mount Querceto rises several hun
dred feet above the general level of
the surrounding country, giving the
Austrians an excellent obnervatlon
post against which It It hard to move
without every detail of the movement
being observed.
The only apparent way to get by
thin obstacle la to flank tho position
by nn attack from tbe northeast of
tho vtllngo of Aelo. If thto ran be
carried through - aad U Is apparent*
If what tbe Hal leas are trying to ef
fe<t as their Immediate object
Meant Querceto will have to be aban
doned That would almost clear (be
way for aa advance aloe* ike south
border of the pi steps, wkiek
Id havo two results It would
ttralty clear tke lewftaade kn*
H was tberefufs. evideat from thm plaleau aa# tas see aad
tellar* aa allart itraaffe Ik. l * 1 ** 1 ** '** Haa*
Traauaa ka4 Ml Mila tftaara W aaa. J** •Mraua.
~ Maa. « la ITJl?L. T-l a-
< tear (j^i l a* T •«(., ,1 _ , ^
tari of tke pmc use* eee made eaty
Austria wan alarm ad a# the
freai aad feared tkai ikm euswean
mftgkt be fullowed up
Tke whale oMualiso la tkm area
■fiews ike futMMf ef pcwpAuui m tkm
war Mel a •Mart time age tka Kerm
pruas uae filled uita rum ecu af
e am Germany prog ■ — I to da
waa aaflMMkft fanuua far a gvuaa Maa
I that a an aimaut ear*
tam ftanMa saw ike attempt kesag
made la take Fetragvad Italy e%»
wseaiiy euro tkai tkece see aa ever
eaatmiag attack la prwgvuae eftatant
her, while tke pceue mi tke eeateca
rapt tale saw tka ktaw fulftag ia
Fvaaea put ae • mat tar ef fimf. II
has put la toll Wham sue ilsrmsn i
had laisndei hoc pmae wace eaucm
If frustrated ky tke eatlrety east
fried astivttf af tke FVuark aad the
Mm »ea OMelauPif tka great Mto
deakarg kaa heap uatiruty
aegaty a
OUnSfOADMItS
k\>ar Groups of Kivu
Bomb English Town.
New York Times Expert Says Result
Is of Relative Unimportance Al
though Keeping 1,000,000 A us-
? T - -
trians Engaged—Threat Upon
Vienna Would Be Real Beneficial.
The Italian attack, which was the
feature of last week’s operations, has
continued all through the past week
with unabating .intensity. In spite
of the Austrian claim early in the
week that the Italian effort was a
failure, the matter evidently assum
ed such an Important character as to
cause Austria considerable alarm.
This is evidenced by the attempt of
the Austrian commander to divert
the attention of the Italians from the
eastern front by a heavy attack in
the Trentlno. •
Austria knows well that nothing
material can be gained in the Tren-
tino without an overwhelming super
iority In both men and guns. The
Italians have blocked with great
thoroughness all the passes leading
through the mountain walls Into
Northern Italy. They have all the
advantage of position for defensive
work. and. In addition, thu advan
tages of many different Hues of sup
ply which connect at short distances
with tbstr bases
Tbs Anstrlaas hsvs but a single
lias, tbs railroad which follows tbs
Adige River through Bo Isaac Only
a year ago a tremendous effort was
mads la ciaar tka Italians oat of Ik#
Tvuatlko and Invade Northern Italy,
aeiy la ha mat. after aa initial sec
case, with a complete reversal and a
Was af all tka important
Blii FOOD CAMPAIGN
IM* ■apply of Mfcedl «tft UsA
The fkkrtiea sf Maly to Iks war m
eatRvety diffeceet from tkai af eey mt
tka etaoc ketftaenaie Ip kae case
• hwv m ke pactkrutoc sMlsstlee tke
taking mi a kirk util affect tke pen*
seal pesttsea of tka Uantypl INrweee
There are eat? tma mata ft ■an pad
iMasa am preMakty not be mate
Mai Dtnly • I
' The most ambitious airplane raid
yst undertaken by tbe Germans on
Great Britain occurred late Friday
afternoon while the streets were
crowded with shoppers, promenaders
and workers returning to their
homes. The raiders dropped a large
number of bombs apparently In hap
hazard fashion from a mile or two
above the town, killing 76 persons,
mostly women or children, arid in
juring nearly 175 more.
The first raider to arrive was the
leader of a squadron of five. It was
flying at such height that it could
not be seen against the brilliant sun
light which flooded the cloud-fleck
ed sky, except by trained observers
with good glasses. The raider was
followed by the .other four at a
slightly lower elevation. They sail
ed in a bee-line across the town,
dropping bombs continuously.
Many persons in the streets first
learned of the air raid when they
heard bomb explosions around them.
The zone in which the bombs were
dropped cut a wide swath across the
city, with the chief damage in the
shipping and residential districts.
The bombs, which, were of large
size, demolished completely houses
and small shops which they struck.
The first squadron of five airplanes
was followed after short intervals by
a second squadron and then a third
and fourth, each of which repeated
tbe tactics of the first group
Tbe worst damage done was from
a group of bombs which struck the
busy business thoroughfare throng
ed with people. At one spot, *18 wo
men. eight men aad alas ehtldrva
were kilted aad 42 persoai werw la
Jared " , •»
As eooa as ike raiders had drop
ped their bombs they t a reed home
ward, prehabty aware that they
weulfi have to face aa at tar A from
Fa teats Allied airplane* which would
be seat aaaiaet them from tke other
Mde of tkfijtoftltek channel Tka.
Hnteih aad French alepteaee met
tke Germane eo tke eey aad spirit
ed air fighting eerwrvod wuk Ike re
eeM that three of tke raldsra were
ekes dew a
fteperte from the anrreending dm
trvt indicated t
tog af ketgkkectog stv
some diet a era
meetly were dropped aa I
eirptopoe were making n wide rtev
to approach thin lamp from I
ENTIRE NATIONS OttANIZED'
TO INCREASE SUPPLY
MUST FEED THE W0RL1
tka worn af m aaavto
I _ lima it kae kaea triad, and tke
teiset asperisare m ae eacopqea
Ta return far a mem eat (a tke
•eppeead plan af Germany la attack
Italy aad romste her from tko oar,
M Is certain that. If tkte attempt kad
kaea made, tke blew ooaid have
fallen first la tke east, where Italy
noeid have found her army, la He
retreat, penned agalaet Ike laoaso.
where a rapid croeetag would have
been almoet impossible la such a
defeat Italy would bare lost a tre
mendous .quantity of war material
and would have had her army deci
mated It Is almost.Ironical that tbe
Italian attack has come bo this same
float.
Italy’s operations bear all the In
dications of having been planned by
the Allied general staff, aa the strat
egy is exactly the same as that which
has been followed on the western
front for more than a year. It Is the
old game of oscillating attacks. Last
week closed with an attack In great
force between Tolmino and Gorlzia.
The present week was closed with
an equally heavy attack In the south
from the northern edge of the Carso
to the sea. In this way * the Aus
trians are prevented from reinforc
ing either front at the expense of th6
other.
Immediately after the Italians
made their first rush and obtained a
foothold on the eastern bank of the
Isonzo south of Tolmino, the Aus
trians counter attacked heavily in
an effort to throw them back across
the river. This attempt failed, and
was followed by the abortiyq effort
to divert attention in the Trentino.
After a day of very minor gains the
Italians secured their positions, and
the Austrians were again compelled
to acknowledge defeat.
In the meantime the attacks on the
Isonzo line were continued, and the
Italians were successful in seizing
important^ local positions between
Monte Vodice and Monte Santo, the
latter just two kilometers south of
the village of Gargaro. After strug
gling hen* for a few days longer an
attack was launched In great force
on Thursday morning, with, a rela
tively brief artillery preparation,
from Caatagnavlzxa to the aea. com
prising practically the full width of
the Carso Plateau.
Tlite evldrwily was a surpri*^ tn
Gt* Aaelriaa*. who wrvw p>nwibly d*.
»H*er1 b) the* atfcpAkm ky thr Ital-
tea# mi the %rcy •ImpAr rxpssiamt
I atterhiag fir*4 to the math
I’s A (hiMigfti deliver
* • eaa leak to Italy to keep tke
Awes rises beet ead to eeettoee Ike
eitntftwe TP tkm eet eet eMe fits te
wMk tke g sestet pteee el Ike A Idee
to ether fields del II M ep (Me
Flee i i eed the ftesmee free la tkai
•el? reset that eeeid elfiset tke tM*
uettoe to ita telaitee to Italy weald
be rapt ere mi Ytoeee er a Ibraei
Vienna aed tkm to seek a re
ktftty tke! M
CANfAMN BEAT
Derive
W»«<mle»ter Gear tie ef Lae
dee pebitebee a msaiage f
respondeat who an ye tke
■••ace la bring mastered by a elm
Pte method, which tbs correspondent
indicates te tke Invention of aa
American
*Tt la giving away ao secret." tho
correspondent write#. *‘to say that
the method, which Is reputed Infal
lible. require# only a little time to
come Into full effect and wear tbe
German submarines out. It 1st a
model of simplicity. The press has
been liberal In Ita tnnouncement of
Marconi’s device, but while extend
ing encouragement to Marconi It
must not by overlooked that the
genius who perfected one of the
most monumental advances In mari
time navigation has devoted his un
remitting consideration to the men
ace and this resourceful American
too has worked toward the device
along independent lines.
* Asserting that the British have
better submarines than the 'Ger
mans, the message continues:
"Only a little time is needed for
our pre-eminent inventive brains to
outstrip the pirate professors and by
a method which is simplicity itself
we have already the life of,the u-
boat campaign measured."
HIT BY A BRICK
Guardsman Painfully Hurt by Mis
creant at Abbeville.
While on guard duty at Abbeville
Saturday night Private L. C. Hall of
Company B, Anderson, was struck on
the hip by a brick and painfully in
jured. The soldier and his compan
ion fired many shots in the darkness
in the dlrgcUOD from which the mis
sile came but no one Is known to
have been struck. This Is tbe sec
ond demonstration made against Na
tional Guardsmen doing guard drily.’
be IUI- Lj,
daw i «| I
Till# At * I
SWEDES BADLY TREATED
NlQpe bank aad There llritislwn
keljed k« li^rmtmr
Tke tol*r»e >• mi ewtopaswitee ppiei
afiee tke kepan wee mi epaM epwad
vwa at rpSPeee were eaty keeMea by
tka eaaad mi fiaappi Mriag ef natal
gene ppl at am and aate seen toasw
kariwwtop Ip tka pepatoew tke* wens
tke brief period* wkea tke ketoka
artaaJtf mmmm kafettop to tke te#p%
SIAM^UYTIUNS
■ — a
How Expert# are Battling to Secure
Every Possible Product Out of the
Soli—West, East, North and South
are Working Hard Together To
Eliminate Waste.
> Feeding the United ft tabes aad
her allies, the greatest problem
ever confronting this country, te
up to the people for solution. It
Is a problem that reels no longer
with one Individual class—the
farmer—but with all the Inhabi
tants of the nation.
Food connervation as well as
food production has become a
duty, ftrrrrtary of Agriculture
Houston pointing the way by de
claring that the annual food wasps
In thlM country alone approxi
mated $700,000,000. Ike task ef
the nation can be summed ap la
the one fascinating word, ^mii
btltse.” •
Tbe United fttates Is trylog te
kfifiw its food resources ky li
production sad conservation, aad tke
task wktrh the Department of Agri
culture aad (he Coeecil of National
!»ef*ae* aad Its silted agencies have
undertaken may be eald without os*
aggrrat oa to be groator than tl
of ruiaag aa army Hy coi
mmm can be tarn atoned aad I
at will aad event naily they ran be
train*# But food aad tl
band ling mi feed M a
as well as a mere vital
■meektag tke Aeesrtaa Haas ep
tke < ere* ptoSeee aad to Mto topeto
tatoeea veeetry easfk ef Oeristo Ike
MeMaaa kae* aiade eddMtoPel aad
tasperiaat paiaa Gee Cafieeee's
t rea pa kite raptured mere tkee t
tfifi pries as re and II gene
eed ike eeast tke Italtoe a
rreesed tke rail reed between Datot
and Moafateeae aaftkeast ef Mai
Olovaaai aad rarrted a etreegly fee
lifted kill a»etkwest ef
tern tkaa twe mi tea eestk ef
ee tke roast Tke rapt ere ef
deatas eeeM ke ae imperial! atop
toward tke la vest meal ef Pates, a
strong natural position A field hat
lery of tee gaee aad ftlfi A
were eeptnred ky tke ItaH
Near I*lava e here tke Itatlaaa be
gan their sacceeeful drive, ('adoraa’s
m*a carried ky atona tke heights at
the head of the Pallova Valley By
this suer eee they coaaected their
Hare on Monte C'ucco with thoee on
hill 343, both of which were taken
early In the recent fighting Four
handred prisoners were captured la
this sector. Around Gorltla there
was heavy artillery firing. At Caa
tagnavlzxa. south of Gorilla, the
Italians were checked In an attempt
to take the town.
SEES NO STARVATION
AmbaNNador Uenfield Hays Austrian*
Think They are Winning.
Former Ambassador Penfleid, who
has just returned from Austria-Hun
gary, said at the White House that
conditions In that country are not so
bad as might be expected. There is
no starvation, he said, but a great
deal of deprivation. He said he had
but little to report to President Wil
son that is not already known. The
people in Austria-Hungary still be
lieve that Germany and Austria are
winning the war, because their only
information is given in newspapers
censored by the government.
ITALIANS REPULSED
Austrians Claim Capture of 18,000
in Eighteen Days.
The complete repuls of all Ital
ian attacks after most furious fight
ing is claimed in an official afate-
ment issued by the Austrian war of
fice on Sunday The statement also
asserts that more than thirteen
thousand unwounded Italians have
been captured la the last eighteen
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