Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-04
GREAT RUSSIAN
OFFENSIVE NOW
ALMOST STOPPED
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ments on the Firth of Forth and
Newcastle, and important places of
shipbuilding works. as we'll as blast
furnaces and factories on the Tyne
river Explosive and incendiary
bombs were thrown with very good
success. ."..--.
Numerous fires and violent explO-
sioRS. with extensive demonstrations
resulted. One battery near Newcastle
was Silenced. In spite Of heavy she'll
ing from antiaircraft guns, all of the
airships returned to their base and
landed safely" ~.
German Headquarters Report, April
Near Fay, south OF the Somme,
the enemy started an attack after a
short artillery preparation, but its de-
velopment was hindered by German
fire. d.. >...:-
The French shelled BethinVille,
east of Rheims. causing heavy loss
among their own country people, kill
ing three women and one child and
wounding five men, four women and
one child badly. East of the Meuse
the Germans. took positions after care
fun artillery preparation. This morn
ing in the VauX section here the
French fire increased to the utmost
violence, after which the expected
counter attack was undertaken. but
broke down under the heavy fire of
German machine guns and artillery.
Besides large losses the enemy
lost II officers and 100 men taken
prisoner as we'll as five guns.
To-day the aviators were active on
both sides, causing numerous air en-.
gagements which were successful for
the Germans. Four aeroplanes of the
enemy were shot down beyond the
German front and near Hollekeke, an
English biplane was shot down and
the inmates imprisoned. Here 1st
Lieut.. Berthold disabled his fourth
aeroplane, while southwest of Lens. a
German anti-aircraft gun disabled an
enemy aeroplane and hurled it to the
ground, burning. The town of Dom
basle west of Verdun, where large
numbers of troops were assembled
and the site of an aeronautic field was
bombarded . r
ON the east front the situation is
generally. unchanged" ! -. ...
..:@.":.= Yesterday. 49,: -.
German Headquarters Report
April 4-West of the Meuse all the
enemy's positions north of FORCES riv-
ulet between Haucourt and Bethinr
court are firmly in German hands.
German troops are fighting about
the French trenches and points dap
puts southwest and south of the fort
ress of Douaumont. Il
"On the east. front there is nothing
important. a." .-..:
The German air squadrons have
thrown bombs Oh eastern railroad sta
tons on the road to Minsk, and also
on camps of the Russians. A Ger
man airship bombarded the railroad
station at Minsk. - p
During the night of April 2,3 army
and navy aeroplanes attacked London
docks and other military points on the
British east coast, and also lombard
ed Dunkirk. -
The Russian Offensive.
/ The following army order concern
ing the Russian offensive by the Rus
sian chief commander has been found:
! =" Troops of west front-Six months
ago with very weakened forces and
small number of rifles and cartridges,
you stopped the enemy's advance and
after having halted the enemy near
Molodeteho You occupied your actual
positions. His majesty and your coun-
try now expect from you new heroic
achievements, to drive the enemy out
side the limits of the empire. When
tomorrow you will start, l believe in
your courage, deep patriotism and
love for the Gar, and am convinced
that you will do your. sacred duty tor
wards the Gar and your country, and
liberate your brethren who suffer I'M
der the yoke of the enemy. God help
our sacred cause. 49,.
'Adjt-Gen. Exert
1T is astonishing tor anybody who
knows Russian conditions that such
an enterprise was begun at the time
of the year when serious difficulties
may arise any day from the snow
melting. 1t may be supposed that the
time has been chosen not by the tree
viii Of the Russian commander but by
the pressure of the suffering ally.
If, therefore a cessation of Russian
attacks is caused, according to the
Russian headquarters report, only by
a change of, weather, this, is only a
half, truth, since the losses are a. rea-
son as well as the swampy soil, 49,.
The Russian casualties. according
to cautious calculations, are not less
than I40, 900 men. The Russian head
quarters report ought therefore rather
to state that the great offensive was
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