The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
VERDUNBATTLEzONE
VER|TADLE SHAMBLE
French Trenchmen Wipe Out
Thousands Of Germans VINO Z
Rush Into Death-Trap
Reports Say Terrific Drive of
reutons Has Failed In Ap- ,
paIIing Disaster
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to take and retake the position.
The redoubt as captured by the
first wild rush of the Teutons and
held by ttem for some time de-
spite the furious counter-at-
tacks of the French. The French
charged with hand grenades and
bayonet, time after time, and at
last evicted the Germans.
Premier BRAND yesterday adj
v1sed representatives of the Sprcss
that the tide has turned and the
Allies are now taking the upper
hand. Fresh divisions of rein
torcements are arriving on the
scene. .s..
The Germans, by surprise at
tack, have succeeded in entering adj
vance trenches of the French at
Navarin farm, Champagne. North
of Verdun their bombardn1ent is
urlceaSing ..r.
Titanic Struggle In Woevre :.
In the Woevre district the rail-
road station at Elk has changed
hands repeatedly and finally is held
|Nby the French. German attacks at
Hill 255 near Elk have failed. At
tackS on the Manheulles positions
have also failed.
Artillery duelS are taking place
along the entire front in this dis
trict. -.
Maintaining their attack, the
Germans have captured positions
on both sides of Navarin farm.
Champagne, of 1000 and 1900
yards respectively" say the Berlin
dispatches. Mine machine guns
have been captured.
THE French reserves are ex-
hauSted by fruitless efforts to re-
take Fort Douaumont. The Ger
mans have advanced their lines
further toward Bras Vacherauville.
Fresh gains have also been made
in the Woevre district. 1t is re-
ported today that all the French
soldiers have been driven from the
Meuse peninsula"
That the French military au-
thoritles have taken to heart some
OF the lessons already taught by
this war was learned last night
when the war Office announced that
the famous old Fortress of Yer
dun has been cleared out of all its
Notifications and most of its gar
rlson. 1t is now no more than any
OF the other cities along the battle
line. The official statement as
serts that it has been realized that
fortress is not invuInerable to
the attacks of the modern tremend-
Gus rifle guns, and that trenche,
are tar better defense for a position
than any amount of concrete. Act
ing upon this belief there, the COM
handing officer of the French army
last September ordered the dis
mantling of Verdun as a military
fortress and has since that time
been concentrating his attentions
upon providing other methods for
defending the salient formed bv
the wedge of the Crown Princes
army, which, since the outbreak Of
the war, has menaced Nerdun and
the country surrounding the city,.
last declined to have further dealings
with him.
In his story, of the affair, Randen
says that Jefferson first proposed
getting back to the front" and ask.
Ell him to find some way for doing so.
AFTER talking the matter over saws
handell, II was decided that they were
to 90 in the Niagara for Vancouver.
Later Jefferson asked him TO assist n
couple of friends in the Cavalry TO
get to the front as well, and on the
following day, Randell declares. he
and Jefferson went to SrhoReld RA
racks, where they met and talked with
Irvine and Greehsh
offered to Supply Money
These fellows said that they were
willing to go, but needed $I4O each
to buy their discharges. had some
money in bank in New Zealand ani
rabled for it, intending to assist these
fellows as soon as it came" said Ram
dell
Randall AnniaI hnt