Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-02

On every part of the iron ring circumference ex-
cept in the Balkans well-equipped armies Of the Al
hes are now taking the offensive against the Germans
This may not be the great drive OF the Allies in
concert toward which every war observer has looked
with expectation but it is unquestonably the most
powerful offensive move the Entente Powers have
made AT some points of the great ring which encIr
ces the Central Powers the offensive is no more than
the steady .nbblng which constituted Joffres cam
paipn for the FIRST year and half; at some points as
along the Sofrme, the strategy is that OF heavy
smash on comparatively restricted front, followed
by succession Of strong thrusts on much larger
front at 1cftponts along hundreds of miles of lines
the offensive plan Is mighty baterng-rain hurled
against the Teons hour after hour, day after day.
with apparently inexhaustble resources OF men That
IS the kind of offensive the Russians are pursuing on
the east 'front.'
Most Of the war critics whose opinions are avail
able to American readers Unite in the belief that the
British and Russian forces at aheight OF effective
ness never before reached 1t.is probably true that
for the first be in two years Of war they have ade-
ol,ate stores Of ammunition. When Russia, driven
from Poland. fell back to the Riga Dvinsk-R ovno-
Bulowins line the Slavs were pitiaby short both OF
weapons and aminunitions-so short that there are
credible records Of whole companies trying to hold
trenches with bayonets ptchforks, rude spears and
even knives But the traditional phlegn and logged
ness Of the Russian soldier saved these armies from
humiliation on that long backward trek with harry
INC enemy in front, and brought them into winter
quarters with comparatively small losses OF men, All
through the winter and well into April the Slav armies
were piIing up stores of munitions. Huge factories
ii Russia worked night and day more factories were
built and then too Japan began pouring guns, pow
der shell and other equipment into Russia at an enor-
nous rate. Al large amount was bought from the
United SfateS There is good reason to believe too,
that Great Britain and France contributed equipment,
and that some such bargain was responsible for the
landing Of tonsands Of Russian soldiers in France
few weeks ago to fight on the western front.
It's morale restored BY the successful holding of the
long line through the winter, and its original equip
ment tripied The Sav army directed by Brussiof was
ready to take the offensive just the British army
II Flanders and France was ready to strike Kitchen
cts FIVE millions Of men were beginning to get into
action, aer many months Of drilling at the English
camps British munitions were pilng up at an enor-
II IS doubtful ii France is as strong as at the begin
ming of tie VAR Her sacrifices have been terrible
The tremendous effort of holding the western line has
cost enormously Then. too, large part of the most
productive pan of the republic has been held by the
enemy But as the French line wore thin under the
;ncessant pounding Of the Germans the British began
Is take over parts Of the French burden. With the
British and Russian reinforcements much Of the
French the must nowb be as strong as If ever was
italy, <ttntby a brief Austrian advance, showed a
new offensive sprit practically as dashing and daring
as that 81 the 6rst months of its war The Austrians
re took some 81 then lost territory then the Itatlans
started 70 fight anew Accounts differ as to their re-
cent gains bot the important point is that just when
ihe British Eench and Russian armies were begin
ming to press hard upon the Teutons, Italy struck
PREVENTION OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS