The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-22
Vienna Reports Capture Of Four
Thousand and More Prisoners
From SlavS In Severe Fighting
Southeast Of Lemberg Base
BERLIN CLAIMS VICTORY
on ST0KH0D BATTLEFIELD
Allies Driving BuIgarians From
Their Positions Along the
Southern Border Of Serbia, De-
clare Dispatches From Athens
tASSociAtsd Press by Federal wiroIosS.)

n ARTS, September 20--Widcly con.
Trajectory reports of the lighting
and its results come from almr st
every ono Of the theateTs in which the
great war il being waged-
In but one instance is there any def
mite evidence of positive gains ly
either side. This is at the Galician
front; where according to the reports
Issued last night by Vienna, tho Teu-
tons entered four miles of trenches held
by the Russians along the line of the
Narayuvka river, and captured $500
prisoners.
Even there the report from the Ger
man and Austrian sources is not sub.
stantiatel by reports from Petrograd,
the Russian official account reporting
merely that 'Tferocious fighting" is
going'on IN that section of the long
eastern line. 90
German Attacks Blocked
North and south Of the River Somme
the struggle yesterday dwindled again
to artillery fire, with minor infantry
attacks, for the most part launched by
the Germans under the Crown Prince
of Bavaria, In every case these at
tempts to regain some of the ground
lost of late, were repulsed by the
French and British, who are said to
have inflicted heavy losses upon the
foe.
The, Allies apparently have paused
e. in their work of blasting their way
forward. This was due as much to the
inclenent weather, ii was declared yes.
terday. as TO any other cause. Heavy
rains and cold fog over the entire
Somme front prevented any real at,
tack from either side.
There were heavy attacks by the
Germans in the Champagne district.
They were repulscd.
Bulgars Driven Back
In Macedonia the struggle between
the Allies and the Bulgarians is report
ed to have slackened slightly. The
Serbians are still forcing the Bulgars
back on the western wing of the Ma.
cedonian line, and yesterday advanced
considerably to the north of Flnina,
which they captured several days ago.
That the Allies are clearing subiu.
gated Serbia of the Bulgarian troops
which for months have held the lower
districts is told in despatch from
Athens yesterday.
The despatch says that reports indi,
cate that the Bulgarinns are beginn.
ing the evacuation of MOnastir, the
S0utherhm"st of important Serbian
towns and only few miles above the
Greek border.
The successes of the Allies on the
Struma Dorian line further east have
alarmed the Bulgarian commanders
VIII" are making preparations to with
draw their soldiers and thus avoid the
danger Of being thanked
IT is rum0rCd that the Bulgarian ar
chiVes have been hastily Transporter
from Monnstir to Nskub much easier t.
reach from the bulgarian border.
Bulgar Attacks Fail
The Bulgars are said to have made
an effort to c0unter,attack against tn,
Serbians, but the effort failed under the
fire of the allied artillery supports, and
the TeutOns were thrown back. Sofia
IN the official statement issued last
night claims that the attacks of the
Serblans north Of Florina yesterd "
broke down against the resistance OF
the Bulgarians.
One sensational report came out of
the Balkans yesterday. Dispatches
from Athens declared that the Austri
ans defending Trieste are preparing &c
eVacuate that city, leaving it to fall
into the hands of the Italians, who
have been steadily advancing along the
Garso plateau, driving the Austrians
back before them.
1t is said that the heavy guns de-
fonding the city have been moved and
that archives and public records have
been moved to save them from tnt
Italians. No confirmation of the re-
ports has been received from Re me OF
Vienna.
Reports were current here yesterday
to the effect that the German genera
staff, now under the supreme comma No
Of Field Marshal won Hindrnburg, ha.
decided to strike the next big blow
against tn" Russians and Rumnnans
and that the entire staff has beer
moved from the western to the eastern
front.
This report came from Bcrnp, Swift
EeriHnd, the announcement having beer
made by the Sud Deutsehes Zeitung.
Berlin official dispatches stated tina
jhe Germans have taken the offensiv
along III" Stokhod line. for which tn
Ssinns have been struggling TO
weeks. The Teutons are said to hav
,torm"T hridgphcad, driving tn
laws before them across the river.
- claimed that more than 9jOO Run
Sans were taken prisoners.