The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-21

GERMAN MUNITIoN DEPOT
DESTROYED BY GUN FIRE
GonstantinopIe Lays Claim To
Victory Over British Columns
At Kut-el-Amara, Says Britons
Are Retiring Closely Pursued
CA,.Ocia.sd Press BY Federal wir,lsssJ

i. (AsSOciated Press BY Federal wirsless.)
4 ONDON, March 1s.--The last Of
IL. the three great assaults made by
the Germans under their Crown
Prince against Verdun, is .nickering
out vainIy,, leaving the Teutons mas
tiers of but little more ground than
they had when the first attack was
launched last month. Hundreds of
thousands Of the Kaiser's men have
been killed or wounded and taken
prisoners, and the attempt to captu
the fortress has BEN total taiin:.',
say the military mon who have bccu
following every move of the eLcnly 5
masses.
Battle Field Now Quiet
, The intensity of the fighting, which
after a brief 'lull Recommended IT,"
other day has now dwinuled away un-
M, save Tor lsoiated artillery nre,
the ground, ehurned by thousands OF
high explosive shells and hundreds of
mines, is quiet again for time.
Even the guns appear exhausted,
and the cannOnading is intermittent,
save at some Of the northern fortress
cs protecting the road to Verhun
There the bOmbardment is more vigO-
rous. each side answering the fire "
the other with a certain amount Of
vim. "" - Pc q"
French Have Upper Hand
Here the French appear to be having
slightly the best of It. Reports from
the front declare that the heavier guns
Of the Gallo troops have successfully
bombarded Championship, where they
have destroyed a munition ana supply
depot established by the Germans short
ly after the place was captured FROM
the French. This report is taken here,
TO indicate that in some of the sec.
tions about Verdun, the French have
succeeded in forcing the Teutons back
from some Of the land they took lin
their first desperate rushes Of the first
and second BATTLES.
Fighting On Aisne
Elsewhere long the French and Bel
gian line there is comparative quiet say
the official COMMUNICATES, save at points
north of the river Aisne. There thu
Germans LAUNCHED several infantry at
tacks after a heavy, preparatory artil,
lery bombardmcnt. But the attacks
proved vain, for the French held in ev.
cry instance, says Paris.
East of Verdun there were Eve sue.
cessive German attacks, according to
dispatches from Franco, but they were
repulseL with heavy losses. Berlin re
ports two French ATTACKS on the posi-
tiOns at lie Homme Mort, and says
that they too were repuised with loss,
es, by the guhs Of the Tcutons.
Few Minor Changes
On the other fields of war there have
Teen but slight changes according to
the reports reaching this city. The
italian front, where during the last
few days there has been renewal of
activity on the Isonzo front, reports
hut minor and unimpvrtant changes in
the line. On the eastern front where
the armies Of Russia arc facing the
combined armies Of Germany and AIS
tria, there has been some desultory
fighting, but nothing that stands out
as worth special mention.
Report British Defeat
Reports from Constantinople declare
that the British troops at Kut ell Amara
and in the Tigris valley, have been dis
astro1sly defeated and are in retreat
with the Turkish forces in pursuit.
Other reports which come to London,
via Salonika, assert thpt the Ottoman
empire is on the verge of surrcnderiug
TO the Entente allies. According to this
despatch the people of Turkey are
wearied Of the war anil the Tremendous
losses particularly OF the financial
strain, and are petitioning their govern
ment to abandon the Central Powers
and sue for peace with the Allies.