Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-11
FRENCH HURLED
TROOPS IN Vain,
SAY THE GERMANS
Official cabIegram Tells Of
Champagne Winter Battle
Lasting Many Days
TEUTONS DECLARE IT
DIDN'T RELIEVE EAST
Report That Strategy Of Allies
to Aid Russians Failed to
Accomplish A Object

In i TONG and important cablegran,
feceiyed early this morning from off,
clai German sources, via Washington,
news 10 brought Of the progress for
many days past of the winter battle
In champaane.s The German oener-
aIs report that since February u great
bodies o. French troops have been
hurled against the Teuton lines and
that his protracted battle has been
vain struggle FOR the Allies. The
eabiecram ssys:
ANAsHlNGToN. 3. c., March H.
German headquarters report March
10:
~, the western theater Of war fight.
ING activity has been restrained BY
snow and severe cold, which even
nearly prevented the fighting In the
Nceces section,
1in Champagne fighting continued
near Souain. Here the 6avarian troops
after long fighting remain victorious
Northeast of Lesmesnil the enemy
temporarily in some places invaded
the German lines. The Germans, how
ever, in violent hand-to-hand fighting
definitely dtsIodqed the enemy from
their positions, after French reserves
hurryino 70 the rescue were prevented
from interference BY heavy counter
attacks.
s.in the eastern war theater, 1 new
Russian attempt to break through on
Augustowo failed. Fighting northwest
Of ostrolenka continues. Fights north
west and west Of Praszpysx give fur
ther favorable results. The German
attacks nprthwest 81 NoWomasto are
-ssoifl scs6kS NJ cHAMt 81
''With the. hghting repofted to-day
and during the last few tage llie win.
ter battie in Champagne has tefie col
far toward conelusion that Ne ~
vivai Is capable Of changing the final
result.
sThe battle originated. as already
reported, on February n from The
French supreme commands Intention
TO relieve the Russians hard pressed
In Maxuria BY an attempt TO force the
German lines, regardless Of sacrihees,
with Vouziers as the nearest object.
The result Of the battle IN Maxurir
shows that this aim was not attained.
and also the attempt to force the Ger.
man lines on the west may today be
characterized a. complete and pits.
ous failure.
Contrary to III the allegations Ia
the French official bulletins, the enemy
did not succeed anywhere In having
the least advantage worth speaking |
Of. This result was obtained BY the |
heroic conduct Of the German troops |
and tv the circumspeetiou and tenae. |
Ity Of their officers, before cols-oen. |
Won Einem as we'll as comn1andlng |
General Lieman Fleck, IN uuinterrUpf
ed day and night fights.
ATTACK Is TERRIFIC.
Hsince FEBRUARY IS the enemy hss |
gradually thrown more than six corn
plete army corps and stupendous guam.
titles Of heavy artillery annnunitior |
Of its own and American production /
-often more than 10000 shots within |
"a hours-again5t . German front en.
lending over eight kiIorpeters and "a /
Tended By. two weak Rhenish divi.
.lons. The RhineIanders and bsttsl
ions Of guards held them By strong I
Y It8 SNNtNtIt.I stItI .It'
1ation that aIthouoh the Germans
Iouoht on the pure defensive, moro
han 2450 unMou11ed prisoners, among
hem IS officers, remain prisonersstn
he German hands. M
Aof course the German losses
against the valiant enemy were f,csvy /
--they even exceed those suffered 81 +
he whole German forces that took
,art N the MazuFian battIe-but these
,acrffiees are not lost. The enemys
osses amount to at least tlreefoEd
he German losses, viz, more than
5000 men.
SAY GERMAN FRONT SOLID.
The German front in Champagne
8 now more solid than ever. The
French efforts had not the least II.
luence on the course of events On
he east front German gaIisntry and 4
enacity has gained new glory, equiv.
lent to that gained az the same time