The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-18
British and French Succeed In
Wrestling Additional Trenches
From Germans Defending the
Teuton Positions On Somme
ITALIAN ARMY PAUSES
TO STRAIGHTEN LINES
Russ Checked For Time In East
ern Theater Of War BY Heavy
Counter Attacks Launched
Against Them BY the Germans
CAssociated Pres. by Federal wiroloss)

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)
DAR1S, August lS-Fighting every.
where, at all the fronts, but with
minor results.
Such Is the gist of the news of the
great war as made public by the Of,
fcinl c"mmuniques from the capitals
last night.
There was violent fighting in the
West, where the British hurled back
attack after attack which the Germans
made northwest of Pozicres, in an eff
fort to bend back the British lines in
that sector. In all, six desperate at
tPmpts were made by the Germans, in
that locality, and they failed leaving
the field of the neutral ground scatter,
ed with heaps of Teuton dead and
wounded.
North and northwest of Bazentin le
Petit, the British followed up ter
rife artillery, bombardment with n sue.
cessful infantry attack, capturing 100
yards Of German trenches and holding
them fsriuly.T-i 11s'SaaSs,'f ~'1
Teuton Quiet Unusual
The official cOmmuniqnes report an
unusual state Of affairs at this front.
Wednesday the Allies launched com.
bined attack which resulted in the cap
ture Of three miles Of German trenches
to q depth of from 300 to 500 yards.
1t has been customary for the Germans
to make desperate efforts to regain
ground 80 lost, but yesterday passed
without any sign that the Teutonic
commanders intended TO launch cOun-
tcr.attack to take back this territory.
West and southeast of GuillemOnt
yesterday the British continued the
gains they had commenced the day be
fore. and report substantial progress in
fanking that town, and in their move.
mcnt upon COmbles, an important rail.
road juno tiOn, on the line between Bu
paume. and PerOnne.
Allies Scored Advances
In conjunction with the French troops
North of the Somme the British at.
tucked in the vicinity of Maurepas, and
scored some advances. West of High,
wood section Of trenches 300 yards
wide was captured after n hand to hand
and very bloody fight.
The artillery FIRE in the vicinity Of
Maurepus was particularly heavy yes
trrday according to the official French
Allied comma nders are planning an
other attack in that vicinity.
Berlin in reporting the fighting at the
Western front says that attacks by the
French and British were unsuccessful
and very costly in lives.
Hot Fighting Everywhere
At all the other fronts there has been
heavy fighting, but with minor results
only. IN the eastern thenter of the war
the Russian armies continue their ad
vances, but slowly, and the Italians Of
ficially announced that they are pausing
on the Cnrso plateau before continuing
their offensive against Trieste until
such time as they have been able to
straightrn out their line 80 as to avoid
dangerous SalientS and angles,
TO do this, according to the despat-
chcs from Rome yesterday, it will be
necessary to capture positions in the
foot hills of the Julian Alps between
G0riAia and Tolmino. There will be
no advance on Trieste until these places
are taken.
Balkan Struggle Fierce
The fighting north Of Snlonika con
tinnrd yesterday with undated fury.
Military experts ure pointing out that
there are Il number of possible reasons
for the resumption of /Ie offensive in
this theater of the war by the Allies
II may mean the launching of new
and great offensive, although this is
regarded AS hardly probable. 1t may
be bmt the feeling out process which
the Allies have put into operation on
the other fronts, with the intent of
pressing home if the line of the foe
proves weak, or it may be frint
intended to keep as many as possible
RulgaranS and TeutOns on that front
end away from the main theaters Of
the war, in the East and West.
The fighting there has been desperate
according 10 the Bulgarian official re-
port issued yesterday. Tho Allies have
taken the initiative, but suffered re.
pulses, according to the report. The
struggle in the vicinity of Lake Doiran,
however, was continuing when the drs.
patches were written.
Petrograd officially reports gains.
The Teutonic armies along the whole