The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-10-01
Allies Al Il. { s Capture
Men, Guns and
Supplies
Among Prisoners Are
Some Fresh From
Russian Line
tA,.scla.sd Pres. By Federal wireless,

d.
LONDON, September 29.-The great
offensive Of the Allies along the wost-
ern front goes thunderously on, with.
both the French and tho British max
ing large gains, capturing men, guns
and great quantities Of supplies. At.
Verdun, on the Allies right, the army
Of the Crown Prince is badly shattered
and driven back upon the forts Of
Metz. At Lens, on the west front, tho
Germans are being placed in serious
position, with the British cutting their
communications on the north and the
French sweeping eastward on the
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Again and again the Germans are
hurting counter attacks against the adj.
vancing Allies, and as often they are
! being thrown back, with the dead and
wounded falling by thousands. y.
| EVEN STRUGGLE IN ARGONNE
Only in the Argonne are the Ger
mans making successful stand and In
that section some of the most desperate
Of the days fighting has been done.
The German artillery has gained an
ascendancy over that of the French at
this point and the French trenches ara
being violently bombarded. Charges
and counter charges are taking place
during the lulls in the big gun fir
and trenches have a,ternated in pos
session Of the French and German five
and SIX times during the day, until the
ground is blood-soalked and the dead
form additional ramparts on both sides
Of the disputed strips. ~ e. .
CAPTURE PRUSSIAN GUARDS
The French had made considerable
gains in the Artois district, advancing
from the trenches gained on Saturday
at Souchez against the Germans sec.
ond line, taking prisoners and guns
AmOag the prisoners whom the
French have taken at this point are
many members Of tho PrusEtan Guard
corps. who have been prominent in the
fighting on the eastern front. The cap
ture of these prisoners Is believed To
indicate that the Germans have been
compelled to weaken their eastern
fore es for the sake Of Strengthening
their lines in France. The main French
gains are north Of Massiges.
SOME PRISONERS IN ENGLAND
Among the prisoners taken by the
British arc also some fresh from the
east, while others are boys, evidently
amongst the latest levies. Some Of the
prisoners taken Last Saturday are al
ready In England, having been landed
at Southampton yesterday. There are
three hundred in the first detachment
transported across the channel. These
are all young, well clothed and wei
nourished, but showing the effects OF
the strain to which they have been sub
jected.
BRITISH PUSHING ON
Sir John French, in his oficial report
last night, announces that his forces
have captured the powerful German de-
lenses south and east OF Loos, near
Lens, taking three thousand prisoners
and forty machine guns. The losses
are reported as very heavy on botf
sides, while the task placed upon the
British hospital corps men is multiplied
by the fact that the Germans are aban
doning their wounded as they fall back
leaving them to be cared for by the
British.
There is no indication that the battle
has even yet gained its maximum. The
French and British are pouring fresh
| TROOPS lnUO Jno ITUuJ ana Tolay1nB JnoLI
men so that tho attack is continued
with unfagging vtgor day and night
giving the Germans no rest and nc
chance for any readjustment Of de
lenses. ....
CHEERING WORD FOR LIEGE
Early reports from Paris state that
the railroad lines running from Metz
to the German front along the Argonnt
and Champagne sectors are cnocked
with the wounded. The German losses
in this section are estimated at ont
hundred thousand.
Yesterday an aviator From the Allied
lines crossed Belgium today and hover
ed over Liege, Cropping French Hagi
into the city and documents and papers
announcing the advance Of the Alliei
since their new offensive movement wal
started. 1t was the first aviator, OK
cept German, the city has seen since
its fall shortly after the war began
The Belgians were much cheered by thu
occurrence.