The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-15
Berlin Reports important Success
ses In Flanders And France,
While Fighting Again Is General
All Along the Western Front
BRITISH AND BELGIAN
AWAToRS CONTROL AIR
Austria Claims Practically Unop-
posed Advance Through A.
bania, BuIgars Again Active
And the Russians Are Winning
tAssOcts.sd Press by Federal wirsless.l

CAssociated Press by Federal wirsless)
r oNDON, February 15-Again the
L. reports from the western front de-
clare that the batting armies are
"active all along the hne," and de-
tails from the capitals of the warning
nations bear out the unofficial communi-
cations.
Berlin reports that in two engage
ments the Germans on the lines in
Flanders and France have made impor-
tant gains. North. west of Tahure,
where some months ago the French 50
nearly broke the lines of the Crown
Princes army, the Germans have 70.
game about seven hundred yards of
trenches, after desperate fighting, and
with what Paris declares was tremen-
}dously heavy loss. The German com
munication adds that seven French Of
fcers, andf three hundred men were
~talsen prisoners or war. i.s fs5
Germans Gain More Trenches =
AT Anersept four hundred yards of
French trenehes were lost to the at
tacks of The enemy. Paris also reports
ceeded in holding trenches between
,Neuville and Iafolie. Here, too, the
TeutOns suffered severely under the
fire Of the Gallo guns. @a w.,
In Flanders the British and Belgian
'aviators have been taking upon them,
elves more and more Of the work Of
keeping in touch with the movements
of the Teutons and despite the appear
anCe Of many of the newer type Of Ger
man aeroplnnes, have managed to main
tain their mastry of the heavens, and
have made it extremely difficult for any
bnt the fastest of the German air ma
chimes to keep at work. Sunday there
were %HVeuteen successful an flights
over the German lines by allied avia-
tors.
Austrtans Are Advancing
Rome reported last night that an
other Austrian air raid had resulted in
the killing of one and the wOunding
of five near Milan. The Austrians did
not, however, confne their activity to
aerial raids. The column, reported to
Hhe thirty thousand strong, which is
moving down the Albanian coast, is
said to have reached the Arzen river,
driving the slight resistance it has en-
countered before it without trouble.
The. Teutonic allies, the Bulgarians
are also reported active in Albania,
and Bulgar column is said to have
reached and captured the city of FL
Rassen, after more or less fighting.
'Ihe talk that Bulgaria has been con
sidering a separate peace has received
quictus for the time being, and last
night the reports from Vienna, an
nounred that Gar Ferdinand of Bull
Garia is now visitor at the palace Of
Emperor Franz Josef.
Bulgars In Albania
The Bulgars are also reported to
have captured the little Albanian city
of Fier, which they reached by striking
across position Of conquered Serbia.
In the Transeaucasus region the Rus
SLAMS are declared TO be more than
holding their own against the combin-
| ed Turkish and German forces con-
fronting them. Last night the Slavs
were said to have carried some of the
outer forts around Erzerum by assault.