The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-08-04
German General Staff Admits
Loss of Trenches In Minor
..& Fighting On Two BattIefelds
In War Torn Northern France
BRITISH ALSO REPULSED
TEUT0N C0UNTER-ATTAcKS
Russians Continue Offensive
Against Main Turkish Army In
Caucasus and Report Fresh
Victory Over Their Enemy
tAssOciated Pres, by Federal wirslsss)

tAssOciatsd Press by Federal wirsless)
n ARIS, August 4.-Auother day of
preparation, is the way the re.
- ports from the hattleiields of the
western and eastern fronts described
the events of the last twenty-four
hours. There were, il is true, a mum.
Der of minor assaults and counter
attacks, and, according to the Berlin
dispatches, the French had the best Of
II, both on the Somme, where the Gal
lie troops drove the Germans out of
their trenches north and east of tho
long struggledfor Monaeu farm, and
on the Meuse, where there was some
hot fighting northeast of Verdun. +,
In the east the Russians also appear
to be awaiting the word to resume
their assault, meantime rel gathering
greater quantities Of men and, shells
for the resumption of the offensive
Irrcryouee here expects will be launched
NJ some point soon, There III ,taik,
tlsaf fhes siflpd I, tIlfue,sa "A "a -
French trout have another % bjective
than the German line on the aomme,
and when the assault comes 1t win be
made at another carefully selected
pot, believed to have been weakened
o meet the stress around Longueval,
| POZieres and Peronne. ~
Pressure Kept Up y ."n%@
In the mean time the French are con.
tinuing their steady pressure along the
whole of the western line. There have
been minor eOmbats reported from the
Somme to the Vosges mountains, and
the artillery is busy everywhere.
Military experts are pointing to the
similarity between the present situa-
tion and that which prevailed just
prior to- the big allied offensive that
started the first day of July. French,
British and Belgian lines are pushing,
all the time, while consolidating every
inch Of ground taken, and eontenting
themselves for the most part with re-
pulsing the German attacks.
French gain at Verdun .5"$
North of Verdun the French con.
tinued their attacks against the Ger.
man lines, and reported that they had
gained trenches on the right bank Of
the Meuse, south of Fleury. Since the
| first Of th,s month or in three days
| lighting, the French have taken. 100
| prisoners in the Verdun fghtiRg.
Berlin officially admitted that the
Germans had lost ground at Monacu
farm and east of the hamlet Of Moaacu.
Attempts made by the German com
manders to retake these positions
were repulsed by the French, who are
| said to have inflicted heavy losses upon
the enemy. Berlin also admitted losses
at the Nerdun front. #W r.an
German Counters Fail t,.a.
The German counter. attacks aimed at
the British gains east of Bois Delville,
which is just outside, and slightly north
of east of Longueval, are reported to
have broken down under the FIRE of
he British guns. p. fgagfars-,
| The Russians report some desperate
| fghting the Caur asus, where they drove
the Turks out of their carefully pre-
pared positions at the point Of the
1ayonet. The lighting along the Ser.
| ath and Dneister rivers continued in.
ermittently, at times growing hot, but
leighter side reports any gains.
Gas Attacks Baked -,
An official despatch from Petrograd
'ays that on the night of the second
# August the Germans launched q
series Of six gas attacks against the
$lav lines in the region of SmOrcen.
The gas came down both sides of the
"ailrUad, but was discovered in time,
md the German infantry following to
he assault, were met with concen,
rated fire from the Russian infantry
md machine guns that drove them back
" their own lines, after suffering Sc.
we're losses. ..
Most of their commands II is said
id not even succeed in getting outside
| # their own eRtanglements,