The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-05
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Neither Allies Nor Germans Being
Able To Make Decided Prog.
They Strengthen Positions
and. Wat For Arrival q Troops.
BRITISH ARMY GROWS
AT TREMENDOUS RATE
Frontal Attacks Suspended, Artil.
lery DueIs Are Resorted To
Pending Time When One Or
Other Of BeIIigerents Are Ready
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u the western arena OF war the
:. situaticn appears ~ present 70
have reached staiemase. Neither
lido being able 70 make any decided
progress, the opposing armies are
busiiy engaged constructiEx strolg -
treneh=:en,s 1t Is now eorsidered UNI
likely that either the Allies or the Ger
mars VIII attempt . gen=-ai OFFENSIVE
agsan until one side or tho other shah
have received reinforcenen:s suficiens
ly strong to warrant the undertaung
ALnIEs MAY MOVE FIRST
That the Allies may DO rae nrst TO
reach this condition is a probability,
according TO military experts here. This
: belief Is based upon the evidences Of
the great growth Of the Brltisl army.
An army order has just been issued
which creates six field armies each to
consist of three corps. This Is the
result Of the Absorption Of Kitchoner's
newly-rsised army into the Es.d organ
ization. U y
FRONTAL ATTACK SUSPENDED
While strengthening their lines and
waiting for reinforce..snts, the fight
ing has not iulled on either side, al.
though frontal attacks appear to have
been suspended. The Anies have firmly.
sestabiishsd their newly won position
at St. Georges, and held it under q
heavy German b9mbardment. Artillery
due,s have reduced the village, accord.
ing TO the German report, which says
high water has cau5ed the abandonment
Of tho German Efforts to retake the
Place. e
HEAVY FIGHTING IN ARGoNNE
Heavy fighting Is again in progress
in the Argonne district, according to
tho Paris reports artillery lighting be-
Z ing almost continuous and infantry at.
taeks and coanter- attacks being ire
quent. French and German aviators
are active and aerial bombardments are
reported by both tie Allies and the
Germans The latter have again raid
cd Dunkirk, four German aerp.lsnss
DROPPING bombs iato the city on Thurs
day, according TO reports from Paris,
which, however, did not state whether
any damage had been suffered. :,
ONLY ARTILLERY IN ACTION
rs The official announcement issued yes
to-day from Paris says: E@.
Prom Rheims to the sea there
are only artillery engagements taking
Il place, t,.t{ .'} -,
The enemy has fruitlessly lombard,
ed st. Georges In an attempt to retake
IL. Between La Basse and oareDcy
and between Albert and Roye, spirited
cannonading las rcsaltsd advantageous.
ly 10 US and denaoiished certain Cor,
man earthworIzs.
I'm Argonne the ene=sy violently
atts.cked almost the entire front In the
forest of Lagrtlrie. advancing at so.as
points fifty yards, and we immediately
couater-attacked.
'.BCsween the rivers Meuse and Mo.
selle, northwest Of Flirey, we brilliant
iy repulsed six violent counter attacks
again { our captured trenches, IA
s.'our aviators bombarded railroad
stations at Metz and Arneyille. We
continue 70 make progress foot by foo,
at steinbach.' a. 552 s.t.
ST. GEORGES ABANDONED
Berlin reported oficially that;
THE attempt to retake st, Georges
has been abandoned by the eerinan'
on account OF high water. The enemy's
artillery has demolished the entire VII
lage'' AJ at.. 'a9'
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