The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-26
Berlin Declares Entente Has Not
Advanced, While Allied Sources
Insist Won Mackensen Has
Continued His Recent Retreat
REPORTS ON BATTLE IN
DoBRUDJA CONTRADICTORY
Take Whole System Of German
Trenches Near CourceIIette 40
cording To Official Reports Is
sued BY Sir Douglas Haiu

(AsSociatsd Press by Federal wirsl..,)
r ONDON, September "a - With
IL Greece drawing daily nearer 10
the vortex Of war, under the pres
sure Of her own people brought TO bear
upon their government, the Allies are
ending themselves moving steadily for,
ward upon all fronts as the Teutonis
defense yields to the constant hammer.
ing they are receiving. II was re.
ported yesterday that Greece has SEM
an offer to the Entente which. If ae.
cepted, will bring her into the war Ia
! rev days. VS.. 81 "a.
The claims of the Berlin aud the En-
tente general STATS, however,, con.
iicted last night again as fatty as they
have done for the last three or four
days. Sir Douglas Haig's headquar.
-ers asserted that the British on the
'Omme had increased their, advances
oward Bapaume. while the Berlin re.
1orts Of the fighting insisted that the
British had been repulsed in all Of tho
attacks they made. -
Reports Contradictory p. .hSiv
In the eastern fighting the reports
are equally contradictory. Bucharest,
Petrograd and Paris united ia assert
ing that the German and Bulgariaa
armies under the command Of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen are falling
back, while the Berlin statement Of the
fighting in the Dobrudja district de-
clares that the conflict continues with
the results still in doubt. :" 't@%il 5tsa
~ With the issue OF battle intthe Cali.
clan and Volhynisn fields stiIl uneer.
tain, and the statements Of the
struggle in the region Of Greek Mace.
dOnia also contradictory, the attention
of military observers here coneen.
trated upon the Somme river district
once more, as. being nearer TO home,
and of more immediate Importance.
The French have now passed beyond
the German line of trenches and nc.
cording TO the reports from the French
front there yesterday are continuing
to forge ahead. For several days past
the advance has been slight owing
chiefly to the severity Of the weather
conditions, which made il almost Inn.
possible for the artillery observers to
direct the fire of the guns, or for the
infantry to advance across the she'll
hole Pitted ground which the rain had
turned to a sticky mud. " W..
Hammering Resumed
With the return of fair weather yes.
terday the French poilus began again
their hammering of the German hne.
The aim of General Foch here appears
to be to consolidate his positions 10
the north of Perbnne and Mount st.
Quentin, the great German fortress
that commands and defends that city.
At Bouchavesnes the French are In
position to flank both those places, and
a slight forward movement there NAV
make Mount st. Quentin impossible for
the Germans to hold.
Four miles To the north of Ro,ch.
tremendous force yesterday, In an effort
to project their lines still farther TO the
east of Conbles, and at the same time
forge slightly to the northward. In a
continuation of the surrounding nova
ment they are undertaking with the
Brtlsh from Gijchy and LeutS Woo,
''"mbles has been almost surrounded
for several days now, its garrison hang,
ing on to their trenches under the
greatest OF difficulties, ii being almost
impossible FOR their supports and sup.
nh'S !" reaeh them under the rain OF
E rench nre 10 the south and OF British
hre 10 the northeast 49,.
British Attacks Gain