The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-19
THEY SWEEP FORWARD
/. ALONG emile FRONT
AND SCORE BIG GAINS
Break Through German Third Line In Ono
Place and Sweeping Northward Capture
Three Important Towns, While French
Continue Their Vital Encircling Movement
(Associated Press By Federal Wireless)

" Il
oNDoN September 1o-Sweepng forward along front of six
IL miles the British infantry advanced yesterday
full thrust Of is present offensive breaking the German third line
place capturing tweytree hundred unwounded prisoners taking
three important and fortified posts capturing
number Of heavy field and numerous machine In addition
the advance swept the British lines the north of Combles
with the French who had advanced
of the city thus throwing circle around the German fortified position
and cutting its garrison off from the main German force
BREAK THROUGH THIRD LINE TRENCHES
The British whose artillery had chued the German trenches for
miles between pya and Combes advanced point for
their further north to and through the German third line trenches
To the the British hurled their regiments against the
defense of Courceee and Manpuh taking by
aud pushing well to the north Of each ~ bS..y
While the British thus scoring the most notable advance since
The resumption of their offensive July l. the French also advanced
north from their recently captured positions Prick farm and
from the DAnderlu woods towards Rancourts gS,tE ..
FRENCH CONTINUE ENcIRCLING MOVEMENT
Continuing the encrement of Cobe the French in cooperation
with British system trenches hundred yards deep
South of the Soe Bery Santerre heErenh captured
hree trenches and took two hundred prisoners. "
The British consolidating positions driven
off the feeble attacks far launched by
positions occupied place the British in Of the apoache to
Bapaume the main British objective threaten seriously
heretofore unhaae hold the Germans have upon Tepa which
has become the tip of salient swept
crossfre. .~... I''
BRITISH BETWEEN COMPLIES AND PozIERE.
All the high ground between Cobes Poziere Bapaume
highway in British possession and big being hurried
o the vantage points in this section ... ~. ~
The Berlin dispatches last night Germans have
been successful repulsg the British advance further
'ong the heights towards Bapaume. '..-
In their advance night British occupied greater
of the Boux woods the last defenders
from High woods. ,..-.' .,.-..-, y
Meuse French positions in the
Nerdun being twice heavily repulsed. -
ALLIES MAKE GAINS IN MACEDONIA
In Macedonia the Allies equally successful with their offensive
Yesterday the Serbians French and British each scoring notable ad
section the Bugarians being driven from their fortified
positions and being driven back for twelve miles losing heavily
The British and Serbians added appreciaby their gains
Macedonia penetrating the Bulgarian positions and taking
yer of This series of directed against
arn The pos captured during the day by the serban
lude twenty-five cannon
BULGAR DEFENSES CAPTURED BY FRENCH
The French advancing against the Bulgarian left oed and
ued the bulgarian deenses along mile 'front.' penetrating
a mile and forcing the Bulga abandon large section of
and withdraw to positions twelve miles their
The of the Serbs and British
3ugars to evacuate the Macedonian of Kastora
On the AustroIItaian front the Italians
outh from Gorilla the direction of Trieste Rome reporting
gains eatery of Valon These reported gains
Vienna official dispatches
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