The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-22
Paris and Berlin Reports Indicate Offensive
Movement Of Anglo-French Armies Has
Resulted In Gains and Kaiser Deems Sit
uation Grave Enough To Go To Front
BATTLE Is GENERAL
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oNDoN DECEMBER 22.-REPoRTS FROM PARIS AND BER-
II lin received yesterday and last night indicate that the often
sve movement Of the Allies yesterday resulted in small gains
at several points and sustained Flanders earlier
in the day have been overcome
Dispatches to the Daily Mail from Dun last night reported
that the Allies made aerial raid upon the German Zeppelin
sheds at Brussels during the night and set fire to the sheds b
dropping bombs upon them.
AIRMEN RAID GERMAN POSITIONS
At the same time an aeoplane raid made upon the Ger
man positions the Belgian coast These bcmbaded BY
the awatos who report that considerable damage was inflicted
upon the enemy by twelve wel-paced missiles
The Berlin announcement yesterday sad
H0n the La Bassee canal we sormed trenches occupied BY
the forces and captured field piece five machine
guns, two mine hrowes and 280 prisoners, including ten
officers" "a
BRITISH REGAIN TRENCHES THEY LOST
Paris s.t RSs 1.as6.S as G os e 9Ss q @ v.
NED the ensTys position ss9a d Noyou and have gained a
also reports gains made all along the ne partcu
larry between Argenne and the MeuSe while aces from Amstef
dam say the Germans have evacnaied MlddIekercke
as well as e Coast beyond ostend This taken il Connection
with the aerial raid and the determined attacks in flanders shows
way and attempt being made to drive the Germans out Of
Belgium and France eafsg
KAISER GOES TO FRONT IN WESTERN ZONE
The situation is SO serious that the Kaiser accompanied BY
the imperial chancellor and the ministers Of war and marne
gone to the western 'front.' according TO aduces from Copenhagen
The carly oGSa dispatches from Paris yesterday announced
Except for progress Bombaertzyde, St. George
and southeast Of BKschoote nothing noteworthy has happened
in Belgium .8}
ABeeen the rivers Lys and Asne we have captured the for
est between Noes and Sochez and stormed the entire Fs
line Of German trenches.
HEAVY ARTILLERY DOES EFFECTIVE WORK
sour heavy pieces have repeatedly senoed the enenys a
ey east Of Albert We have demolished trenches and de-
stroyed two German guns near Home.
n Champagne and in the forest of Argonne appecabe ad-
yanceS have been made along the entire front.
ear Beasuseour have occupied 1900 yards Of trenches
In the forest Of Lagre we blew up four mines with saps and
established ourselves in the positions thus taken.
Between Agonne and the river Meuse have advanced
500 yards In aene progress has been made along the entire
ALLIES OFFENSIVE BRINGS ON FIERCE FIGHTING
The operations yesterday and last night accounted for
by the explanation that after long period spasodc fighting al
detached points the Allies operations have changed in character
and their widespread forward pressure constitutes general at
tempt to force back the entire western end OF the German line
The French and German official statements show that this ofe
ye move has brought out the erceS fighting since the Germans
attempted to capture the channel ports.
The French reports always conservative and Crcumsantla
show steady gains being made against determined resistance
The Allies have brought up their enormous weight Of artillery
to batter the enemys positions.
BERLIN REPORTS SEVERAL SUCCESSES
The Berlin official Yesterday reports sevea
successes in France and Belgium The dispatch says:
sThe French attacks made Yesterday at Neuporthave beer
repused. -fr
on December 8 Near Soa French attack penetrated
our outer trenches but broke under the German fire. and thu
French left $40 prisoners and many dead
"n ArQ0nne we have captured an important hill near Letou
de Paris, with three machine guns and 275 prisoners.
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