The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-02
Baffled For Time At lie Mort
Honme West of Meuse Crown
Prince Turns Attention To
Sectors East of the Stream
FIRST ASSAULTS CARRY
SOME FRENCH TRENCHES
Russ Block Offensive Launched
BY Turks Reinforced BY Num-
hers Of German and Aus
trian Columns In Asia Minor
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wireless. }

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)
Z ONDON, June 2.-Beaten for the
time being, at their efforts to break
through the French lines west of
the Meuse, the commanders under the
German Grown Prince yesterday after
noon switched their operations. to the
positions east of that river and launch
ed attack after attack against the
French who are holding to the she'll
battered trenches defending Vaux and
ThianmoBt und the country between
those points. ~
In one sector, between ,Douaumont
and VauX, where the high-explosive
shells have played such havoc with the
Gallie trenches, the Teutonic swarm
was successful, and drove the French
out of their advance positions, after
hours of terrific fighting in which the
attackers suffered heavy casualties.
Elsewhere Attacks Fail
Elsewhere in this section of the Yer
dun front the Germans were unable to
make their numbers count for as much
and the French machine guns and hand
grenades rolled up frightful score of
dead and wounded as the Bavarians
and Prussians charged repeatedly
against the steadfast lines
Earlier in the day the French, by a
successful counter attack, had ousted
the Trutons from the trenches they rec.
emily captured southeast of lie Mort
Homme. In all, 400 meters fell into
the hands of the Gallc troops who
held fast to their gains despite re.
peatcd and desperate efforts on the
part of the invaders to retake the
ground.
Germans Finally Retire
For hours the fighting ragged in this
vicinity and then the Germans gave up
for time and retired to their own
trenches, leaving to the big guns the
work of rounding the French breast
\ wGrks and smashing the barbwire en-,
tanglements. This bombardment was go,
ing on when the official report was pub
Iishcd in Paris last night.
But the Teutous were not still for
long. Hardly had their troops gone
back between Dead Mans Hill and
AvOcOurt, when their artillery redou
bled in volumn its attack on the DOu
oumont fort and the terrain immediate
lv surrounding that position.
Italians J alt Austrians
Again Rome reports that her legioni
have halted the advance of the Aus
trians in the Tyrol. Everywhere il
that section of the Italian front the at
tackers have been stopped or repulseC
with heay,' los. The struggle con
tinues ut 'Posina south of ATsiero, anC
there has, been heavy artillery actiOnI
at Iagarina. 81 "
The Russian advance in MesopotamiI
is reported TO hive been halted for the
time being at least, by a determined
Turkish offensive in Asia Minor. Rein
forced by Austrian and German troops
the Turks have attacked the Russians
who have been moving westward from
Diarbekr end, while they are said t.
have held them stationary, pending tn,
arrival of Slav SreinfOrcements, thu
Russians have maintained, their gain
and remained steady despite ferociou
attacks.
Turkish Allies Stopped
The same IL true of the situation
farther north at Baiburt. Here tn
Turks aud their Teutonic allies hav
been gathering strength for some tim
and have at last launched the Offensiv
which the Grand Duke Nicholas ha
reported they expected for some tim
Here also the attackers failed to ma k
any definite impression against the in
vadcrs of Turkey, and were themselve
compelled to fall back between tn
stubborn resistance of the MuscOvit
infantry aud artillery.
The offensive had its effect, however
in another theuter of the war, accord
ing to dispatches from Petrograd ye,
terday, and the Russians have foun
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