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
|TEUT0NS DECLARE IT
DIDN'T RELIEVE EAST
Report That Strategy Of Allies
. to Aid Russians Failed to
Accomplish Object

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In long and important cabiegrans
received early this morning from Off.
eial German sources, via Washington,
news Is brought Of the progress for
many days past OF the winter battle
In Champagne The German oener.
ais report that since February n great
bodies Of French troops have been
hurled against the Teuton lines and
that .his prctracted battle has been
vain struggle for the Allies. The
|cabienram ssys:
.NASH1NGToN, D. c., March it,
German headquarters report. March
1n:
''fn the western theater Of war fight.
lng activity has been restrained BY
snow and severe cold, which even
nearly prevented the fighting Ia the
Vosces section.
'.lp Champagne fighting; continued
near Souafn. Here the Bavarian 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 haudsto-hand fighting
definitely dislodned the enemy from
their positions, altar French reserves
hurryinu TO the rescue were prevented
from interference by heavy counter
attacks.
s.Iri the eastern war theater, 4 new
Russian attempt to break through on
Au0ustowo failed. Finhting northwest
of ostroIenl<a continues. Fights north.
west and west Of Prasznysz give fur.
ther favorable reeuits The German
attacks northwest of hoWpnlaetc arc
progression. I. 7s
SIGNAL VICTORY IN AAipAchE.
seith the fighting fepoeteds today
ard during the last few dayg tne WIN
ter battle III Chanhpaglie, has eome %
far toward conclusion that ne re-
yivai is capable Of changing the ilnal
result.
aThe battle originated. as already
reported, on February ~ from the
French supreme commands Intention
to relieve the Russians hard pr<|sed
In Maxuria BY an attempt to force the
German lines, regardiees Of sacrifices,
with Vouziers as the nearest object
The result Of the battle IN Maxnfia
shows that this aim was not STAINED,
and also the attempt to force the Ger.
man iines on the west may today be
characterized as conplete and pite.
Gus failure.
AContrary to al the allegations In
the French official bulletins, the enemy
did not succeed anywhere n having
the least advantage worth speaking
Of. This result Was obtained " the
heroic conduct Of the German troops
and BY the oircunspection and tEnac.
ity Of their officers, before coI-gen.
Won Eineni as well as comnandinn
General Lieman FIeck, III uninterrupf.
ed day and night fights.
ATTACK Us TERRIFIC.
Since February is TIE enemy hss
sradually thrown more than SIX com,
piete army corps and stuperdots guam
titles Of heavy artillery ammunition
Of its own and American produetfofl |
more than 100000 shots within |
e. hours-against German front ez
tending over eight kiiometers and de-
Tended by two weak Rhenisi, divi- |
sions. The RfinclandeFs and battai. |
ions of guards held them BY strong |
This explains the sit. |
uatIon that although the Germans |
fought on the pure defensive, more |
han 245o unwourlied prisoners, among
them IS officers, remain prisoners IN
The German hands.
Aof course the German losses
,seirst tse ,peli-of -.pzE al, Tof &c prrfl
equal to 5 per cent Of the amount in
yolyed. win be required Of each bid
der
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