The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-03
Titanic German Drives Against
Gallo Armies About Verdun
and In Woevre Region StilI
Further Broken BY Artillery
TROOPS OF CROWN PRINCE
LOSE CAPTURED TRENCHES
First Rush Of Forces Of Kaiser
Carried Twelve Miles Of Allied
Front With Capture Of 1900
Prisoners and Many Guns
tA..oeiated P-,ss by Redsra, Wireless.l


ters Of a million German troops
- under the Crown Prince, who
have been massed on the lines north
of Verdun, in an effort to smash
through the French lines and win n way
to Paris and victory, still stalled in the
mud and snow of the trenches by the
valor of the French defenders, the six.
day battle of Verdun, one Of the worst
of the whole war, has now entered
upon its second stage, and milf
tary experts here expect that within
day or 80, the tale that the Official
reports have to tell will be one Of
French , victory instead of Teuton
.riumphs.
Once again the guns have done the
work that made them the pets of Ma
poleon and the Great Frederick. The
Tix-inch rifod cannon and the three
irch field pieces have smashed once
more the hopes of the Teuton COM
manders, have blown into flinders the
advancing German hosts and have sent
them recling, sickened and dishearten
ed back to the lines they left six days
ago.
Gains Cost Dear
In fact, military men insist that
the attack against the French lines at
Nerdun has been one of the most
costly experiments the German com
manders have yet made. The vicious
thrusts of the TeutOns are reported to
he dying down fast, under the rain
of shells from the French guns. This,
It is said, is true not only Of the lines
north and east Of Verdun, but also of
the almost equally severe attacks in
the WOevre district, where for several
days supporting columns have been
hurled at the French trenches. IN an
effort to keep re-inforcemepts away
from the hard pressed Gallo troops de-
fcnding the Verdun positions.
The attempts on the part of the Ger
rans 10 press forward again, attempts
that have been repeated several times
during the last twelve hours, have
been utterly frustrated by the FIRE of
the French seventy fves, the re.
doubtahe little field piece that has
heCn the bane Of the Teuton advance
on many bloody field since this war
began.
Germans Driven Back
In many of the PORTIONS won by the
first fierce drive of the Teutons, dur
ing which they threw away thousands
Of men, as a man might sprinkle water
from his fingers, the only thing the
invaders gained was the temporary
right to claim an advance. Last
nights report declares that they have
lost many of the trenches they
carried and thrown back onto the lines
they occupied when the battle began
In the Champagne district this is rs
pccially true, and the official state
mpnt says that the trenches at Seppois
carried three days ago, have been re
gained by the French after desperate
fighting.
The German works in the ne ghbor
hood of Hin 1913 have been battered
out of all shape and usefulness, and the
Teutons have been forced to construct
other trenches north of Cote du Poivre
Much Still To Do
There; remains much for the French
to do before their lines can be straight
cnCd out however, and the official state
ment makes no attempt to conceal THU
fact. The advance Of the Teutons cas-
and southeast of Verdun extends alonl
front of more than twelve miles.
Berlin is still claiming successful
advances. "The German campaign II
~" Woevrr plain. says the TRntOn Of
fetal statement" is progressing sat
Isl actorilY." 1.-THE Germans" con
tinues the statement, "are past the
villages of DiepPe, AlbaucOurt anC
Planzee, and have captured Manheul
les and Champion. The total of un
wounded soldiers captured from thu
French now has reached 1900. W.
have also taken IS cannon and SO ma
chine guns,
Shattered Limbs In Air
GRAPHIC descriptions of the Verdul
lighting are given by soldiers sen
bono wounded from the front. On
Of chem declares:
"The Germans advanced in serrie
masses. Our shrapnel shells fell anon
them and cleared great gaps. in thei
raBlts The artillery tore and cut theI
like scythes would do! Limbs of me
rnd trees, and bodies, were hurled int
the cir and fragments of flesh fe
among us.
1.-THE mach ne guns moved down tn
CormRns, who were massed 80 ths
t"".~ dead at times could not fall.
Severe air pressure, the result {
'1utinudus firing, sent the blood rusl
'.,. ~ ~" cars a"d the lungs almO
ceased working under the strain"
NaNs from the front ia that n