The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-06
LOng-Expected Entente Drive
Against Germans, In Division Of
Western Line, With Canadians
In Lead, Reported Under Way
SOLDIERS OF DOMINION
AT GRIPS WITH TEUTONS
Italians Check Austrian Drive In
TyroL While Fighting Is Re-
newed Between Armies Of
Gar and Turks In BeSSarabia

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wtrelesS)
r ONDON, June 5. - London las
night was flied with rumors tina
the big entente drive, SO long ex
pected, had begun, and that the Cana
dians are the troops making the first
attack on the German lines. And, il
the intervals OF asking for further de
tails of the great naval battle in the
North Sea, off the coast of Jutlan nd
Island on May 81, the peole are try
ing to learn what is going on in the
sector near YPres, where the men OF
the Dominion are struggling fiercely
with the Teuton invaders of France
Certain it is, that whatever the OBJ
ject, the Canadians are striking fun
ously at the Teutons in that sector of
the long western front. 1t is also
certain that they have succeeded in
driving the Teutons out of positions
they captured soma time ago from the
Canadians. lOIS
Canadians Hold Ground
Not only are they doing this but
the Canadians are recognizing every
trench and bloc khouse ia ken as fast
as they capture them, and are holding
firmly every inch of ground taken from
the enemy.
On other parts of the lines held by
the British troops there have been
minor attacks and cOunter-attacks
without producing results of any i'm
portance beyond the inevitable attri,
tion that follows such tactics.
Meanwhile the struggle at Verdun
continues desperate. 1t was, however
the old story retold for the most part
The reports tell Of fierce German as
saults on the t'Fneh lines between
Daml0up, south dast of Fort de Yaux,
and other attacks upon the French
troops holding a section of the shell.
riddled village of Naux.
Trenches Cleared of Germans
Paris also officially reports that
early yesterday morning the French
comma nder General Petain, ordered
the clearing out of the Germans who
had succeeded in entering some of the
French trenches between Damloup and
Fort de NauX, in "A night attack. These
orders were carried out Immediately
and successfully, the captured positions
being retaken with comparatiN ely
slight loss. =,
q On the rest Of the NerClun front there
was comparatively little activity, save
the never ending artillery FIRE from the
batteries of both sides.
The Berlin account of yeste rday =
lighting on the Nrrdun salient, differs
from that sent out by Paris in several
details. 1t claims success for the leu
tonic effort to drive back the French
between Damloup and Cailette wood,
which began last Saturday night, short
ly after dark The drive there, it is
said is progressing favorably, the
Germans having captured foUr machin
guns and 500 French unarmed prison
crs."
Italians Stop Austrian Drive
Berlin also reports that the Austrian
drive against the Italians has been
stopped. The official report says "no
further advances Of the Austrians in
Southern Tyrol are reported from
Vienna"
1t also mentioned considerable nc
tivity on the part of the British airmen,
declaring that one of the machines has
been "downedV near Hollebeeke
Rome confirms the report that the
AustTianS have been successfully held
Reports from that ritv saw that strong
attacks hv the Tputons in the Posina
sector have been repulsed with heavy
loss, and add that the Austrians are
Keeping NJ their heavy bOmba rdment IL