The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-26
AIR. BATTLES
.FEATUREDAY
FLANDERS
Germans BON bard
Dunkifk and Dam,
age American Con-
sulate---Allies Hit
a German Submar-
inc AT Zeebruge
tA.,ocf.,sd Press BY Federal wireless,

Assoetated Press BY Federal Wireless.)
I ONDoN, January "a. - Re
IL newed aerial activities on the
part of both the Germans and the
Allies furnished the spectacular
features Of the fighting in Elan
ders yesterday. There were air
raids by the Germans upon the
Allies lines and upon some Of the
cities, in the rear Of the Allies
positions. There were raids by
British and French aeFoplanists
upon the German positions in
Flanders. The height of the spec
tacular came in number Of aerial
duels, within sight Of both armies,
The German airmen conducted
aconcerted raid against Dunkirk.
in the course of which the Amer
lean consulate was struck by
bomb and damaged considerably.
The airship howitzers of the Al
lies drove the Germans off, after
they had dropped twelve bombs.
One of the aircrafts was brought
down and the aviator .captured.
DAMAGE A SUBMARINE
The Allies aeroplanes visited
Zeebruge, Bruges and Ostend,
bombarding the German depots.
At Zeebruge the raid was signally
successful the aviators succeed
ing in damaging a submarine and
iiling and wounding the major
ity of the members of the gun
crew on the mole. In all twenty
seven bombs were dropped at this
place. ~ ,.,a ..E.
Ostend and Bruges were bonn
barded, but the result of the raids
has not been learned.
HARES AND HOUNDS p,
Commander Davis of the Royal
Aero Corps had sensational trip.
While accommodating his machine
was surrounded by seven German
taubcs, the aviators in which
strove to down the British flyer.
Davis Unanswered his machine
successfully, lodging his pursuers
and returning in safety, although
wounded. .. 81.
NO DECISIVE RESULTS
Nothing definite or n any way
decisive has come of the past few
days heavy fighting in Alssce or
Flanders, both sides claiming UNI
important advantages in their Of
fetal bulletins. The Berlin Off
cial communications say that the
French advance from Pont-au-
Mousson has twice been beaten
back, each time with severe losses
to the French, although the fight
ing along the road to Metz still
continues. ',.9: Etr
~ FRENCH REPULSED
In Alsace, says the Berlin des-
patch, the French are on the Of
fensive, without making Roadway.
Fierce attacks launched against
the German positions before the
villages of Hartmann and Weller
kopf have failed. a.Ea..
The French official dispatches
claim advantages for the Allies in
the Argonne, where there has
been all night fighting at Fontan-
inc and at Mont. St. Hubert. In
this fighting the Germans were
driven back. The battle at this
point was resumed this morning.
Along almost the entire front
the French infantry has been at
work repairing the rain damage to
the earthworks..
FRENCH CLAIM ADVANCE
An unofficial despatch, publish
ed in the Paris Matin, from Stom-
er, says that the French have ad-
vanced at La Basse and have &C.
cupied the town, which has here
tofore been in disputed territory
A report from Noordwick, Hol-
land, says that returning fisher
men report having seen the wreck
ofa Zeppelin ahoat in the North
Sea, which subsequently founder
ed. This is supposed to be the