The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-25
slightly Flattens Dangerous Sal
lent That Thrust Its Point Into
Flank Of German Armies At
taoking Fortress Of yerdun
PAYS HEAVY PRICE FOR
/. HIS GAINS IN ARGoNNE
Teutonic Dead Reported Piled In
\ Heaps Along Ten Mile Front
Between River Meuse and the
ornes After Desperate Battling
tAssociatsd Press By Fsdsral wireless,

tAssociated Press BY FEDERAL wirslsshD
II ONDON, February 25.-Battered
- By the pounding of quarter Of
a million Teutonic soldiers, backed
BY, the Are Of the great guns for which
the German army is famous, the French
have been compelled to retire their un-
broken line along front Of about ten
miles, for distance Of three kilome-
tern, after furious fighting south Of
Damyilliers and the river ornes, in
which thousands Of men have been
slain. + stf
Paris reports that the infantry at
tacks Of the Germans have ceased, and
that the Trench line holds firm III Ats
new positions, while the artillery "
both sides continues It's fierce bdmbar,k
nent iof, the enemy's trenchesf z
Losses, Very Heavy
The losses Of both the French and
thA afrmAna are eaias = ,bAye .bee4 ~
.eeps slonally' heavy. The depsely wood.
ed country between the Mense and the
ornfs In the Afgonne district, is re-
ported to be piled deep with German
dcad. Thousands upon thosands OF the
Kaiser 3 soldiers are said to have falie
on in this last offensive thrust, ana
the net gain has been small, less than
a third Of the ground won by the
French in their offensive at Butte Ia
hnre. st ,....
Other tentative attacks by the army
Of the Crown Prince, are reported 10
have been repulsed with heavy loss by
the French defenders. 1t is asserted
that the Kaiser himself, has left the
rest of the line in the hands of his
generals and has been keeping close
personal touch with the Developments
in this sector. 4 Il rs# ~
French Oficial Report A-.
The French official report announces
that 1--WE have been compelled TO with
draw our right and left TANKS, south of
the river 0rnes, behind Samogneux, -
This is taken here to mean a flatten-
ing of the point Of the salient that
thrust itself deep into the German lines
menacing Verdun. This flatteninR has
brought the invaders within ten miles
OF that fortress, one of the strongest
in France. w ..-TI'9r
Terrific battling with great forces
has been in progress for several days.
with, the Germans endeavorinp to
smash through the French lines ana
get within artillery distance of the for
midable fortress Of Verdun. 1.
The artillery exchanges which pre,
eeded the infantry attacks have beer
tremendous, huge masses Of metal be.
ing thrown at the opposing trenches.
Quarter OF Million Men -
The German army Of 25O,0oo ;s led
by the German crown prince, Freder-
lex William, who is in command on
this portion Of the west line. Twenty.
hye miles Of the French line, extending
on both sides of Verdun, but principal.
" to the northwest are involved in the
big battle, which is the first major
war Eove ON the west since the Allies
took the offensive in the Lens and
Loos sections
Berlin claims that further German.
gains were made in the region north
Of Verdun. The entire wooded dis
trict northwest and northeast Of Beau
mont, the forest of Herbe, the villages
Of Hamont, Brabant and Somagnsux
and other portions have been captured
French Admit Loss 80
The capture by the Germans of the,
village of Brabant, northeast az Yer.
dun and on the newly active line was
admitted in the official government an
nouncement yesterday. \. VT
The announcement declares that the
attack of the Germans at Souiagueux
and Beaumont was repulsed, and that
the French lines have not been broke en-
at any point. fH '.%.l. : F''
A French airship squadron yesterday
bombarded the German station M Mety
A great fire was observed there fo,.
lowing the attack. ttgls." ".v
An entirely unexpected war develop
nient came yesterday from Lisbon, that
thirty'six interned German and Aus.
trian vessels have been seized by or
der Of the Portuguese commander Of
the naval division. Hitherto Portugal
has adhered to formal neutrality and
the seizure of the vessels has Eot bevu
hinted at. 80