ile Italian air squadrons in a raid on objects
of military importance in the lower Astico Valley, dropped 100 bombs
on various enemy camps and munition depots.

The next day, June 3, 1916, the Austrian attack once more found fresh
impetus. In spite of desperate Italian resistance on the ridge south
of the Posina Valley and before Monte Cengio, on the Asiago front,
south of Monte Cengio, considerable ground was won and the town of
Cesuna was captured. Italian counterattacks were repulsed.

During this one day 5,600 prisoners, including seventy-eight officers,
were taken and three cannon, eleven machine guns and 126 horses were
captured.

In the region west of the Astico Valley fighting activity was
generally less pronounced on June 4, 1916, than it had been during the
preceding days. South of Posina Austrian troops took a strong point of
support and repulsed several Italian counterattacks.

East of the Astico Valley, Austrian groups situated on the heights
east of Arsiero stormed Monte Panoccio (east of Monte Barco) and
thereby gained command of the Canaglio Valley.

Considerable fighting occurred on June 5, 1916, without, however,
resulting in any important changes. Austro-Hungarian attacks,
preceded by intensive artillery fire, were launched all along the
Trentino front, but were met everywhere with determined Italian
resistance. Italian aeroplanes attacked the railway stations of San
Bona di Piava, Livenca and Lati Sana, while Austrian airmen bombed the
stations of Verona, Ala and Vicenza.

Since June 1, 1916, 9,700 Italians, including 184 officers, had been
captured, as well as thirteen machine guns and five cannons.

On June 6, 1916, activities were restricted to artillery duels,
although the Austrians southwest of Asiago continued the attack near
Cesuna and captured Monte del Busiballo, southwest of Cesuna.

More and more it became evident now that the force of the Austrian
offensive had been spent. The pressure on the Italian center in the
Trentino front gradually diminished as a result of the determined
Italian resistance, which had made impossible an equal progress of the
Austrian wings. Possibly, too, the great Russian offensive on the
southeastern front made itself felt even now. At any rate, there was a
decided slowing down of infantry attacks. At one point, however, on
the Sette Comuni Plateau, the battle raged along the whole front. On
the evening of June 6, 1916, after an intense artillery prepara