The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-09
GERMANS GAMING
FRENtAGROUNDTO
NORTH OF VERDUN
Paris 0fficiaIIy Announces Ad-
vances Made BY Crown Prince
Near Douaumont
BERLIN REPORTS SINKING
or AN ALLIED TRANSPORT

tA..eela..a Pres. BY r.asr.l wir.l...,

(Associated Press by Federal wirsless5
"a LONDON, May s.-7Fresh gains on
the Verdun front have been made by
the last German attack. according to
the official communique from Paris last
night. In all the Teutous have pushed
back the French defenders along line
of third Of a mile, driving them ont
of their advanced trenches and win
ming q foothoId for themselves in some
Of the first line trenches. .S' III
The French report states officially
that the infantry attacks on Hill 403
have not been resumed, Rlthough the
artillery bombardment by the Teutonic
heavy guns continued all day and well
into the night. On both sides of the
Meuse, however, in other sectors of the
long verdun front, the Teutons pushed
forward again, adds the statement,
They forced their way into the ad-
vanced trenches east of Hill 304, DIES.
pite the heavy fire from the French
seventy 6ves and hand grenade attacks
by the Frepeh grenadiers.
Gain Near Douanmont ..,
Between Haudremont wood and the
Fort de Douaumot, the Germans, after
successive wave attacks, which failed
at first, finally won a footing in the
first line trenches held by the French.
No mention is made of counter attacks.
The Germans attempted q strong re-
cOnnaisance south of st. Mihiel, but
the French troops which encountered
ii, drove them back without trouble.
A patrolling force near Lanfroicourt,
which encountered French command,
also was routed, with the loss of many
men, r.>;vss' -
Allied Transport Sunk So
Berlin reports that the Overseas
news agency has received word of the
sinking of q large allied transport in
the Mediterranean Sea late last month.
Tho vessel which is said to have struck
mine, was carrying Russian troops,
and six hundred of them are said to
have drowned when she foundered. o.
The German official statement an
nouneed that o Teutonic warship, sue
eeeded in sinking an English subma-
rine,- the E-3l, west of the Danish coast
| on May 5. This statement is fatty
contradicted by the British Admiralty.
Guns Busy Near verdun ., sg4ll7t
| Continuing German reports t'heavy
bombardment in various sections OF
the line in France and Flanders, and
says that the artillery was especially
active in the Verdun region, west of
the river Mouse. On the eastern bank,
a French artillery attack failed to ac'
complish any noticeable results. y, aar,
On the eastern front the Russians are
again active, pressing the Austrian and
| German lines over wide 'front.', "A
Russian torpedo beat destroyer fdjlla
made dashing attack on German posi-
lions in Courland, but failed TO accom-
! phsh much, the bombardment of the
small guns carried by the destrOyers
proving ineffective against the forti
| ficatiOns.
Russians Advancing
In other sections of the Russian line
the Slav attack was more successful
On the lower ,Stnpa river front the
Russians have apparently begun a new
advance and the late reports last night
announced that they have been pressi NC
forward over a wide theater.
| In the Black sea Httoral the Turks
have been making vain attempts to
stem the tide of the Slav invaEion, but
the Grand Dukes men are declared tC
be forcing their way steadily westward
breaking down all opposition as they
advance and infiieting severe losses up
on the Turkish armies.
Farther south also, the Ottoman col
umns have been forced to fall back be
fore the Russians advancing towart
Bagdad. Russia has two distinct
movements under way aimed at thiI
ancient city. One is moving westward
out of Persia, and the othd Is thrust
ing south from the Lake Van region
with bases at Bitlis and Diarbekr.