The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-31
Representatives Of Entente Pow
ers In Conference In Paris,
Reaffirm Determination To
Garry Big War To Victory
CONFLICT STILL RACES <
ALONG ALL BATTLELINES
Germans Are Repulsed Repeat
eddy In France BY Both GalIics
and British, While In East Rus
SLAMS Lose Heavily In Men

ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal wirsisss.l
n ARTS, March 2o.-once more
the Entente Allies, through
'lFs their III'rt sentatives who as'
sembled here yesterday for another in.
ternatiOnal conference upon the mill
tafy and political conditions of tho
great struggle, have reahhrmed their
determination to continue the strug.
gle until we achieve victory for our
common cause" .s. .s...a
Practically all of the more prominent
political and military leaders were
present at the conference, and il is said
that nothing escaped discussion, Ger.
tain steps were decided on but the cen
sorship has closed down tight upon all
details Of the meeting, and nothing was
allowed to leak out save the Official
statement made when the conference
was over, that the Allies intend to go
on fighting to the end, as long as they
have man, ship or a dollar left.
Fighting still General. ~
On the battle fronts the lighting con.
tinues to fluctnate. At Verdun yesterday
the Official dispatches issued late in the
evening told Of fresh German assaults.
Earlier in the day they reported that
there il mo- change at yeriuRs
Evidently, however, the Teutons
launched another fierce attack against
the lines at the positions between Hau-
court and Malenconrt, sending success.
sive waves of gray,clad humanity
against the French. But the defnd-
srs were prepared and the waves broke
In red ripplcs against the breastworks
Of the Gallo troops. Whole regiments
were wiped out OF existence by the
French machine gun ere. backed as Il
was by the seventy fvesv Of the
French artillery. The Official report Of
the attack says "the German losses
suffered in their repulse from these as
saults were very heavy. .es
Another Drive Repulsed
Following a prolonged artillery
preparation the Germans drove
again at the lines between Avoco1rt
and Bethincourt, but they drove In
vain, for their loses in that sector o.
the Verdun front were hardly less than
between Haucourt and Malenc7urt.
The French press commenting on the
allure of the Teutons ider thu Crown
Prince to pierce the French lines at
Malencourt and Haueourt, declare that
the German power has been broken,
and they assert that the German com.
manders are having increasing Difficult.
ty in getting their men forward
tgainst the rain Of French shells. =
On other parts of the long lines be.
tween the Swiss border and the Chan.
mel, the fighting continues to wax and
wane. The official dispatches tell Of
vain attempt on Monday on the
part of the Germans to drive the Brit.
ish out of the trenches won BY them
south Of st. Eloi. Opening a terrific
artillery bombardment upon the cap.
tured positions the Teutons followed it
up with infantry attacks. But the
British reply was effective and the at
tackers were thrown back into their
own trenches without having made any
advance.
russians Losing Heavily EJ,
Meantime the Russians are still
pounding at the whole Of the Kaiser s
defensive line ON the eastern front.
Being the attackers, the Slavs are re,
ported to be losing heavily. Berlin say.
ing that the advances he has a'rnady
made in his last offensive has cost the
Car about 80,000 men on the seventy
ive-mile front defended by Field M u,
shall Won Hindenburg. NV
The Germans report that yesterday
the Slavs sent fresh masses If mon
against the Teuton lines Mt Postavy.
but the attacks were beaten on aud
severe losses inflicted upon the Rus,
slams" .=5hl s.r- m
In the Balkans, whore the Allies
have been massing men for weeks,
there were merely aeroplane attacks by
the aviators Of the Central Powers.
Berlin officially reports that petrole.
um depot in the new harbor at lSaIc.i.
ka was bombarded by the German Az,
ers, who are also said to have dropped
bombs upon the new allied camp TO the
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