The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-03
Ministers Of Empire Inau10rats
Campaign To Induce Peopi, To
Conserve Resources For Great
Economic Cries Sue TO Come
SITUATION ALONG WEST .
FRONT CONTINUES IL !3E
While Both Germans and French
Are Gesti 9 Ready For Another
Titanic Struggle British Extend
tbies and Big Guns tBelch
tA"soeiated Prsrs by Federal w,r.re,.,

tAssociated Prsss by Federal wirsleAaO
I oNDoN, March 2.-wLne the guna
II Laround Verdun continue to roar aud
- ,bpth sides are desperately prevar.
ing for renewal of the attack and
defense of the war.i battered from q,
Great Britain turned its attention for
time yesterday to the other big phas,
Of dhe conflict the economic one.
Prom the first BStish and French
leaders have been tslling the people that
the war is largely one of economic
strength and endurance, struggle to
the point of industrial and financial ex.
haustion, and yesterday Lord Kiteh.
ener, Chancellor Of the Exchequer Me
Kenna and First Lord of the Admiralty
Balfour drove this home in addresses
made at monster meeting held in
Guild Han to begin national cam
paign of saving.
British People Must Save
The war minister was especially en-
hattie in his statement that the Brit.
ish people must conserve very ounce
Of their resources. He pleaded for econ
omy in food liquors, tea, coffee, tobac
60 and clothing. Indeed, there Is no
article of common consumption that h,
did not insist must be used 81 ar.ngly
and economically.
Meantime there was a huh in the
lighting around Verdun and in tn,
rwOeSre aud GbaserAgne Districts. Thu
Intentions of the TeutOnic commander
there are, of course, matters for specu-
lation only, but there are no ihdieation1
which military experts recognize tina,
they are planning to continue the Of
fensive begun seven days ago, beyond
the report that they are bringing the
heavy guns from the captured posi-
hons nearer to Verdun, as though plan
ming to lombard that point.
Heavy Cannon Work Steadily
The FIRE from the heavy cannon upon
the positions around .MalancOurt con.
times, according to the despatches
from the front, but there has been no
infantry attack reported. The French,
ON their part, have resumed the inter
mpted bOmbardment Of the lie Petru
wood, one of the old backgrounds o
the war. The Champagne sector il
reported quiet, although both sides ar"
believed to be bringing up reinforce
ments and Addi iOnal ammunition.
Reports from other sections of tho
long west front indicate intermittent
commandments and snipings but nothing
of any importance, save the extension
of the British lines south Of Amiens.
This move has been undertaken TO en-.
able the French commander to con.
eentrate more of his men oil the Verdnn
front where they are 80 badly needed.
In al the British line has been length
.ened more than forty miles.
Verdun Not Objective
Among military men there ;sy con.
siderable question as to the exact
meaning of the fierce German thrust at
YerduR The Times expert in his ac-
count Of the moves. Of the last few
days comes out fiat fOotedly in declar-
ing that Verdun is not the objective
Of the recent attack, in his opinion.
He also says that there is internal
evidence in the Dispatches from the
front that General Joffre has not cali
ed upon the main force of the French
army to say nothing Of the reserves
he has in hand, to rcpon the German
offensive.
In one thing all observers agree.
The German advance at Verdun has
been halted definitely. The chief Ger
man efforts are now directed toward
,effecting il possible a rescue OF the
remnant Of the randenhurger regi-
ment, which is cooped upiu the runs
of the fortress Doumm0ht the fortress
being surrounded by French soldiers,
who won their way there by hand to.
hand fighting.
Germans Shift Their Front
II is thought that the 6ermans arc
preparing to establish froHt west Of
Pont .MOusson, eighteen miles south
east Of Metz.
The German official aunounc m"nt
does-not mention the situation at Yer
dun. H,refers only to three aerial bat.
ties.
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