The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-08-29
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German General Staff Announces
Switzerland Forwarded Rays
Long Deferred Declaration Of
Hostilities Against Germany
BULGARlANS CONTINUE TO
MAKE GAINS IN BALKANS
"a t e.
Reported To Be Pushing Entente
Troops Back In Desperate
Fighting On Both Flanks, While
Serbs Hold Center Firmly

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~ ARTS, August 2S.-Italy has at
last formally declared war on Ger.
many. The news of the declaru.
ton came from Berlin last night, in a
despatch which said that the Rome
government had acted through Switzer
land. The German authorities were
notified that after August 28, Italy
would formally Hcunsider herself at
war with Germany"
rPhis, while expected for long time,
became inevitable when the Italians
sent reinforcements to the Balkan
lines, where they are certain to meet
and clash with the Germans who are
assisting the Bulgars.
Bugars Continue Advance
While the fighting at the western
fronts languisfed under the perfect de.
LUCE OF rain that fell over almost the
whole. of the French battlefelds, the
struggle in the Balkans continued to
grow in Importance, with the Bulgars
continuing their huge sweeping move
ment against both tanks of the Allies.
Athens reports that the Bulgar cavalry
has passed through the city Of Kastoria,
and is advancing toward the positions
held by the Serbians in the vicinity
of Cozaniz.
This is on the left wing of the AL.
lies and the right wing of the Bull
gars, tand has been,tthe scene of some
desperate fighting in which the Serbians
have been unable to withstand the
dreadful thrusts of their one time Allies
and ancient foes.
Left Advances Also
i, On the other wing where the Bull.
gars left flank is resting on the AEGEAN
Sea, the lighting has been heavy, also,
and here, too, the allies of Germany
have continued their successful attacks
on the Entente positions, driving back
the British and the French troops who
have been holding that line and cap
turing all but one of the forts that
were constructed to defend the city of
IIavala. q
The entire Macedonian front is blaz!
ing hotly. There has been violent
fighting in the region of Lake Ostrovo,
where the SerbiaHs are making a he.
role resistance to the Onslaughts of
their foes and are being assisted by the
arrival of numbers of Russian and
Italian reinforcements.,
Bulgarians Take MenIik
The most signal success of the Bull
Earians yesterday, according to the re-
poTts of the Balkan situation, issued
by the German general staff at Berlin,
was the capture of Menlik, an impOr-
? tRHt town, which the Allies have been
using as u distributing point.
In 1.-THE west the fighting was halted
yesterday in many Of the most import
ant sectors by the vile weather, which
make it practically impossible for the
artillery to keep up its work, and
elogged the movements of the infantry
to such an. extent that attacks and
eounteT-attaeks were almost impossible.
British Make Gains g..
In spite of the weather, however, the
warning armies did cOntrive to carry
out some minor operations north of the
Somme. In the vicinity of Bazentin lie
Petit and northwest of Givenehy, the
British launched a number of attacks,
besides exploding large number Of
mines under the German trenches.
In the neigbhorhood Of Bazentin lie
Retit the attacks were successful, ac-
< cording to the official statements issued
by the French and British war Offices
last night, and the attackers gained
200 yards of German trenches. Less
important gains were made by the
British in the vicinity of Giyenehy.
Berlin however, officially asserts that
all attacks failed to make gains for the
British in this sector.
On the battlefelds of Verdun the,
Germans again attempted TO stem, by
counter attacks, the steady progress the
French have been making Of late, and
during the night they launched a series
81 heavy assaults against the French
lines in the neighborhoOd of bloOdstain-
cd Vaur, and what is left of the famous
Rois Ohapitre but were repulsed with
heavy losses.
Teuton Attacks Repulsed
The same tale is told in the official
accounts of the fighting that is reported
20 have taken place in the vicinity of
Apremont forest, where the TeutOns
are said to have been beaten back by.
the concentrated fire Of the French ma,
chine guns and infantry
Rome reports that the Italian Often
siye east Of the Isnnzo river has halted,
. where the infantry is standing still,
waiting for the word to- resume the at,
tack. In the Carnic Alps however the
situation 10 different and there the
Italians have taken fresh ground from
the Austrians, several Teutonic posi-
tons falling into the hands Of the
Latins during Sundays Sighting