The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-11-06
GERMANS ARE
DRIVEN BACK
Definitely Abandon Attempt TO
Force Coast Way To
Calais

LONDON, November 4.-(Associs.s-
ed Press by Federal wireless) An
reports agree that the Germans have
definitely abandoned their attempt to
force a way to Calais and tho Channel
by the back passage end have with.
drawn their forces from the coast.
TIE inundation Of the country is the
cause to which the withdrawal is most,
ly Attributable. u .r.sT.
The brunt Of the attack has been
shifted upon the British positions be.
fore Ypres and the Kaiser is reported
to be personally directing the fight
ing, His troops are str. sing desper.
ately 10 force the passage Of the
Ypres canal ~
The correspondent of the Daily Mail
IN northern France telegraphs that the
Germans made a supreme effort on Sun,
day to take Ypres. They hurled great
masses Of soldiers against the Allies
under cover Of terrific cannonade.
The Allies remained IN possession Of
their positions. re7ulsing the German
assaults and gained some ground.
GERMAN LOSS $4,000.
The Calais correspondent Of tho
Daily Mail telegraphs:
The British wedge which. the
Grown Prince, Rupprecht of Bavaria,
and the grand duke, Albrecht Of Wur-
temburg, tried to crack between them
remains a veritable bayonet, thrust at
Ypres, the heart of the German line.
I'm tho last three weeks the Ger.
mans have been pushed back five miles
toward ostend, losing between $4,000
and 10000 men.
Air scouts report much activity
among the German forces in Belgium.
The Kaiser's men are evidently prepar
ing for fresh drive toward Calais at
a point further SOUTH ,sD
CONCERTED OFFENSIVE
An official report issued last night at
HaVre by the Belgian minister of war
states that the Allies have begun
concerted offensive movement against
the Germans between Dixemude,
knocke and Noorschoote.
The Belgian general staff announces:
The enemy have fallen back to the
eastward everywhere, abandoning their
dead and wounded. Orr advance forces
find the signs of a preeipitate retreat. ~
Yesterdays Official announcement
from Paris says:
The Germans appear to have COM
pletely abandoned the left bank Of the
User below Dixemude.
The Allies have occupied former
German positions without serious oppo
sition South of Dixemude our advance
is particularly re-ceplible. North of
the River Lys, DESPITE determined at
tacks, our front has been everywhere
GERMANS ADMIT WITHDRAWAL
AMSTERDAM, November 4-(Asso.
ciated Press by Federal Wireless) An
official statement given out at Berlin
last night announced the abandonment
Of the German attempts to force o pass
age to France by way Of the coast Of
Belgium. The district south Of Nieu
port, says the Official announcement, has
been evacuated by the Germans, who
have found 1t imTiossible to operate
owing 70 the inundation of the eoun. !
Try, resulting from the cutting of the
dykes. ..,,. 900
The Germans are now directing their
main Belgian attack against the Brit. |
sh positions along the Ypres Canal, the |
report stating that good progress is be- |
hg made. British to the number CT |
hundred have been taken, I
With nome machine guns .#
There has been heavy fighting west
" Roye. in France, in which the slaugh,
or has boon heavy The situation there
unchanged despite q village fight, in !
'hteh the German troops were engaged
land to,hand with the French, losir & J.
eyeral hundred men and two cannons. +
In the districts of the Aisne Valley