The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-19
British Fling Great Masses Of
Men Against German Lines
South OF River D'Ancre, Driy-
ing Teutons Back Still More
FRENCH ALSO REPORT NEW
ADVANCE IN HOT FIGHTING
w.. nv.
South Of Bouchayesnes Poilus
Under General Foch Make Pro-
gress; Rumanians Retreat
While Italians Are Victorious
tAssOcistsd prsss BY Federal wireless,

ID ARIS, September lI.--Ham-
i mering furiously at the leu
tonic lines north of the Somme, the
British yesterday drove the troops
under the Crown Prince of Bavaria
back from one to two miles over a
front more than six miles long, ex-
tending from a point south of the
River d Ancre to the vicinity of
CombleS. 5.-r tsa~c d., ca .s.
More than 100 German pris
oners were taken in the attack, as
we'll as many additional and i'm
portant positions on the high
ground overlooking the approaches
to the town of Bapaume. the chief
objective, of the present British as
sault.
The losses of the Germans in
men and munitions give some idea
of the tremendous nature of the at
tack LAUNCHED BY Sir Douglas Haig
and the fury with which the British
troops prosecuted it. Everywhere
they struck they advanced, and
Berlin admits officially the loss ofra
number Of POSITIONS; Including the
towns of Courcellette, Martinpuich
and Flers, for which there has
been such desperate fighting of late.
Allies Have 100000 Men
According to the official statement
issued last night from Berlin the
Allies had more than 100000 men
on the Somme front when the at
tack was delivered, and carried the
German trenches by sheer weight
of numbers in men and guns.
The bombardment is said to have
been extremely heavy, equal if not
more severe than that which pre-
ceded the first attacks on the Som
me front last July, The advance
of the British infantry has been
facilitated, by the gains made the
day before. when they rushed the
towns Of Courcelette, Martinpuich
and Flers. and the strategic posi-
tions lying beyond them.
The British line now extends al
most to lie Sars. just to the west
of the main road between Pozieres
and Baupaurne. and they are also
nearing the little town of Foucourt
rAbbe, which commands the
branch road that runs side by side
with the main highway between
those two towns.
Threatening combles
Farther to the east the British
are rapidly nearing Lesbseufs, and
Morval, lying to the northeast of
Combles, thereby sharpening and
frightening the German salient, at
the point of which, lies Combles.
The line here looks like chemical
retort, with Combles the bulb at the
end of the neck.
I.ondon last night issued an official
statem"nt regarding the fighting on the
Somm" from It asserted that the Bri.
tish "have made additional progress to |
the south Of the river d'Ancre of from
one to two miles in the fighting today. |
The advance. covered six mile front. !
We took 1900 additional prisoners.
This brings the total Of German pris- |
ouers taken by the British during the |
weeks fighting :5psA .iiaished, to more
than 5000 ImeIE
The FreTUh official communicate IL. |
sued last night announced that in the |
fighting to "the south of BOuchavesnes
the troops under General Foch continu.
ed their progress of the last few days. |
This Berlin hHtly contradicts, declaring
that the French attacked, but were re.
pulsed with heavy losses. Near Clery
sur SOmme the Germans attacked and
below Per0Unc they also made attempts
TO thrust back the advancing French,
but according to the French statement,
the attempts were abOrtive.
Allies Are Victorious
On other fronts the Allies were vic
tOriOus. In the Greek Macedonia fields