The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-09-28
BAYONET
THE WAY TOLILLE
French Drive TeutOlS Along
Front Of Many Miles: =" >
$4,000 Prisoners
(Associated Press by Federal wireless.)

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tAssocated Press by Federal Wireless)
oNDoN September Attacking along 'front.'
~ Armeneres Argonne British yes
srday began offensive In many places
trenches losing heavily in
aterel lines being penetrated and bent seriously
Of that retirement both the right and left wings
probable. I ~. ". >.s##fs FA r. 80.
For days previous Friday artillery
British pounded the German lines smashing down babed wire
etanglements scattering trench ramparts loncng batteries
generally paving the for the infantry advance that
had been planned d.. S@t44 .a,.t9t.
SLAUGHTER is TERRIBLE
Early Saturday morning advances began and reg
nents were against shattered German positions
these drives carried home The slaughter
terrible being side of Germans
kept falling before onslaugh Of the Allies flushed
with victory and eaPng the charge with fury that could not be
wthstood ii
FRENCH GAINS GREATEST q
British driven their advance the gates
Of Lille and envelope section Of the German lines the
greatest gains French who in
section Of Champagne district and half miles along
6fteene taking thousand unwounded and
large quantities of guns supplies advance continuing
the Germans eectng hurried with heavy artillery
Further the the Argonne the French have gained
in many places effectively that further advances will make
positions of the Crown Prince before Verdun unenab and
general retirement upon Metz win be necessary. ,,,
BRITISH BAYONET THEIR WAY
On thewestern between Aras and the LaBassee canal
the British and French have captured twenty thousand prisoners
while the German killed and wounded estimated
hundred thousand 'f,t4RH
The fighting hand with bayonet and grenade
and machine close quarters until the Germans broke from
their advance trenches in precipitous retreat ~,
Some of the hercest fighting before Souchez Of
where French and Germans engaged bloody
fighting for the several months and where the death roll
been the longest Of section Of the The French
soed Souhez yesterday taking it the point the bayonet
TO THE GATES OF LILLE Z.sta.@
The British onslaught launched from
pele and south junction with the French line The
made south Of the La3assee Canal
miles long places four yards deep captured
British bayonetters taking after another
ed the village of just Of Lille This village occupied
and the positions consolidated. =.
Seventy and the outskirts Of the village Huluch also fell
Britshers. ~.
These gains all to the of the Vemeles
,.,. LENS GARRISON IN DANGER -
The greatest significance the British victory that gives
them control of the road which
by the Germans for the disposition Of their supplies either
north south threatened points With this
them the Strengthening their front through detachment
Of troops only be effected by detours the
The Germans still hold the City of Lens
Precar9u the German garrison there being threatened being
off and surrounded with the French advanced
the British to the north.
~; IN 4tl MONITORS SHELL GERMANS E-.a
simultaneously with the land operations yesterday British
monitors maintained vigorous bombardmen German coast
positions Belgium while the French and Belgian artillery
the Germans all points along the Flanders
usn covered every German position along the
port to Zeebrugge. 49,. EEt.s . .%Hsa ~