The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-10
SaIonika Reports Austrian and
German Regiments Have Been
Summoned From Greek Front
Ter To Aid Fighting N West
vERDuH BATTLE GROWING
=. RAPIDLY IN INTENSITY
Teutons Admitted To Be Making,
Slight Gains In Desperate
Charges Between River Meuse,
and Bethincourt BY Statement
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is claimed, by German and Austrian
regiments that for time stationed
In front of the allied lines at ga.
lonika, the Teutonic armies under the
Grown Prince yesterday continued bat.
tering hercely at the French holding
Nerdun, utterly Indifferent, apparently,
to the huge loss Of life inflicted upon
them BY the machine guns and rifles Of
the defenders. - y Il., I. z. n
The report that the commanding Of
Rcers Of the German ana Austrian
masses, are concentrating every effort
to smash through the western line by
sending even the troops which have
been threatening the Greek city Of
Salonika, comes in Havas news des.}
patch from Salonika, which says that
all the Teuton soldiers in Greece have;
been withdrawn from the Balkan front,
and have departed for the western.
lines. The despatch also states that
several regiments Of Turks have beer
sent to the Caucasus fighting lines from
the Balkans, leaving the war there al
most entirely in the hands Of the Bull,
garians.
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In the Verdun battle, which, instead
of diminishing In intensity, shows signs
OF becoming even more violent, the Ger.
mans reported yesterday other slight
advances. Their infantry Is said toI
have gained-a foothold at the little vii.
lase Of Corbeaux, three miles from
Forges, taken by the Teutons ON Mon.
day. IT. ~. q ..7.1 81 ~, u yzlF-F
The invaders have attacked along
the whole, of the front between the
Mouse and Bothfncourt, and according
to the Paris official statement, have
made slight gains, but suffered losses
out Of proportion to the advance. Other
attacking columns, adds the French re-
port, have been repulsed despite the
almost ferocious valour displayed by
the assailAnts.
Hill 1856 Captured ..,.
Earlier in the day the French admit.
ted that, aided by heavy artillery prep
aration, the enemy, had succeeded In
reaching and capturing Hill 265, in rht
neighborhoOd of Regneville, and the
Berlin dispatches say that the village
of Freshes has also fallen into the
hands of the Kaiser g troops
One Of the interesting developments Of
the day at Verdun was the leaking out
of the news that British troops are now
fighting shoulder to shoulder with the
French at the battered and soreiy.press
ed point. The information came by way
of Melbourne, Australia. A despatch
from that city says that the Australian
minister for defense has announced that
the Australian siege brigade is fight
ing at Verdun. Many British guns are
said to have been sent to the Verlun
front, and to have been doing great ex-
CcutiOn.
Turkish Armies Fleeing
In Armenia the Russians continue tol
hammer vigorously at the fleeing Turk
ish armies under their German generals.
Aided by the bOmbardment of the Slay
feet the troops under Grand Duke Mich
olas are pressing forward, menacipgl
Trebizond, key to the whole Of that ter,
rain. Yesterday they reported the cap.
ture of Colati, In Persia, where the third
column is advancing in the direction Of
Mesopotamia; Bagdad and the British
Mt Kut,el-Amara.
Capture Turk Ship II
The Russian squadron bombarded sue
cessfully feet Of sailing vessels which
took refuge In the mouth of the Terma
river, 2l0 miles west of Trebizond. In
the last few days the Russians have de;
stroyed more than thirty sailing vesseIs
carrying munitions for the Turks. The
population at Trebizond is reported to
be leaving the city because Of the bonn
bardment from the sea and the ap.
proach of the Slav forces, and the Turk
is soldiary Is said 70 be looting the city.