The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-28
TeutoniC Powers Practically
Abandon Balkan Front To Re-
inforce CrumbIing Positions At
East and West BattIefronts
FRANCO BRITISH ARMIES
CONTINUE THEIR DRIVES
Russians Press Onward In All
Directions and SIavs Under
Grand Duke Nicholas Reduce
Whole of Turkish Armenia
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wtr,l..s,

(Associated Press by Federal wireless)
ARIS, July 2s-The Entente at.
taeks Mt almost uil fronts have
forced the Teutonic Powers 10
take their reserves away from, such
theaters Of the great war as are not
Immediately threatened with an allied
offensive, aud rush them to the en-.
dangered fronts. Such, at least, is the
opinion Of the military observers here,
and it is based upon the statements
from the Somme River sector and from
Salonika that Germans reserves are be-
ing moved with all speed 70 the mem
aced fronts. !.
The Associated Press correspondent
at Salonika telegraphed last niRht TINT
he has learned. that there is now little
likelihood that the Teutons and EBul.
gars sentrenehed north Of the Gteek
Gtty will attack the allied ar,aj4s there.
The strain on the Central Powers has
been too great, he ndds, TO permit thom
to leave any surplus troops in the Bal.
kans, and every available man has been
rushed to the East or the West front
for duty against the Russians or the
French and British. .FtE 10. -
Big Guns Again Busy s~' Z
North and south of the Sornme the
big guns are again busy, feeling out
the enemy with their high explosive
shells. 1t is not the bombardment pre-
liminary to big infantry offensive,
say the dispatches, but a series Of test.
ing encounters made to give each aide
some idea of the artillery strength of
the other. -. Z =
The British are reported TO be at
work consolidating their positions north
and east of the village of Pozierse.
which they took from the Geru,nt
Wednesday afternoon, after seri1. ID
fierce attacks. ftl
They report that the GefI.n1s afal
that locality and it is behdIo ||1| |Io,
TeutOnic commanders Safo Il. 81. nd
to retake PoZieres, if it NenI |. ||.y he
done. 1t is pointed out d. ID. |bsses-
sion of the town gives IA ,litish a
command of the entire thin and last
line Of the Germans defensive works
in that vicinity, and furthermore that
It is the last effective point from which
the Germans can defend the straight
road to Bapaume. Incidentally it com.
mnnds the Perronek railroad line, ON
which the Germans have been relying
for supplying their fighting men with
munitions. ~ tn'.
Heavy Fighting Continues .at s,g
Heavy fighting was the order of the
day Yesterday. During the night the
British continued to hammer at the
Teutonic positions in the neighborhood
Of Pozicres, forcing them back In vafi.
Gus sectors, and occupying both sides
Of the Bapaume road, for some distance
from the town. Gains were made al
other points near here, in spite Of the
use of "tear shells" by the Germans.
These "tear shells" are made from a
preparation which causes copioua
dow of tears and temporarily blinds
the victims. A
Berlin reports that in the fighting
near PoZieres the British made use Of
hand grrnades, but were repulsed at
every point. The German general staff
also declares that the French attacks
south Of the Somme were repulsed by
the fire rf the Teutonic machine-puns.
Prtrograd issued a statement out.
lining some of the additional details
of the capture of the Turkish fort ress
.of Erlingau by the Russians, as report-
ed yesterday morning, 1t is declared
TINT this victory of the troops under
the command of the Grand Duke Nicho.
lps, "quitr breaks the strength of the
Turkish defensive" and means the
ritual completion Of the occupation of
Turkish Armenia by the Slavs. ..
Great Stretch Is Commanded \
II does more than that, it is asserted
by '"tr"grad authorities, for it throws
wide open to the Russians a splendid
lin" Of communication from Trebizon
south to the upper Euphrates, aud
plucrs II large and powerful Russian
army on the fanks of the Turks operat-
Ing in M"sopotamia against the Rus
slams and British, besides cutting the
proposed line of the Constantinople.
Bagdud railroad. 81" N.n ~ =
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