The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-17
Commander In Chief Of German
Navy ousted For Lack Of Ac-
tiIty BY FteetTSubOrdinate,
Won Capele, Takes His Place
RUSSIANS ARE NOW IN +
TOUCH WITH BRITISH
Petrograd Reports That Grand
Dukes Columns Operating
From Persia Have Crossed
Mountains and Near Bagdad
CAsSocistsd Press by Federal wireless


4 ONDON, March l6.-Once more
the Kaiser has exercised his an.
thority and struck off the offieia
head of one of his commanders because
of dissatisfaction with the officer q
conduct Of his share Of the military 81
naval operations. The last prominent
head TO fall is that of Admiral Won
Tirpitz. He has been removed from his
position as commander in chief of aud
minister of the German navy and has
been succeeded in office BY Admiral
Won Capefle, former director of the al.
milistratIon department Of the Ger
man admiralty.
News SENT oficiaI
This information reached this city
last night in dispatches from Constan.
tinople, where, it had been published
as coming from the Wolff bureau, the
semi official German press organization.
The despatch says that the cause for
the removal of the adm raj was partly
his own health, which has been show.
ing the effects Of the b avy strain I'M
der which he has been since the out
break of the war, and "partly because
of his disagreement with the KAISER,
who demanded more naval activity"
Dissatisfaction Acute
Frequent reports of the Kaiser 5 dis.
satisfaction with the conduct Of naval
affairs have been heard of hate, and
the apparent breakdown of the Teu.
tonic submarine campaign against
armed merchant ships is said TO have
brought about the retirement Of The
man held responsible, Admiral Won Tir.
pitz. Berlin yesterday officially de-
lied the reports that have gone abroad
that she means to abandon her subma-
rine campaign against armed merchant
craft. u N'" 90 #tH
In Touch With Britons .-.. ~. 4
Z The most significant development as
reported from any of the war front
last night is in the MesopOtamia n
theater. Here, Petrograd officially re-
ported last night, the Russians have
now forced their way far enough
through the hills to the east of the
Tigris river, to be practically copper
nting with the British at Kut-el
Amara.' go.
This is token here to mean that the
Slav forces, which have been operating
from Hamadan, Persia, and which are
part Of the armies of the Grand Duke
Nicholas, have broken through the Tur-
kis apd Kurdish lines, and are now
west of the mountains and wen within
striking distance Of Bagdad, the head
OF the Bagdad railroad, the main ar
terry down which supplies for the Tur.
kish armies have been coursing II 10
also taken to mean that all danger of
the British forces which for weeks has
been repulsing the attacks Of over
whelming Turkish and Kurdish columns
az Kut,e-Amara, beng crushed has
been removed, and that the .oftomeu
armies which have been menacing them
viii be compelled to retreat toward
Bagdad.
Take Turkish Cannon
PetrogrRd also reports that the cam
paign against Trebizond il progressing
satisfactorily. Turkish guns destined
Tor the defense of that city are re.
ported to have fallen int the hands
of Slav troops. rr.'.. .
On the western front the. fierce fight
ing around Ner,Iun continues, but with
this difference; the French. are now
the attackers at many points Berlin
says that the Germans have made i'm.
portant gains on this front, particular
~ to the west of the river Meuse, and
that they have pushed their lines west
OF the CorbPaux woods and the height
of MOrthOmme. They also claim to
have taken one thousand prisoners. -
The French statements officially
contradict the German. Paris last
night reported that the Gallo troops
have been able to hold the lines they
Fave retaken at Bethincourt aud Gu
mteres from the Germans. South of
the little hamlet of Saint Hoplet they
chin to have Tetaken ground lost sew.
pal days ago. and to have forced the
yentons out of mRny Of their trenches.
Third Battle Opens
This may be considered as the be-
ginning Of the third battle of Verdun,
and the fighting on both sides is ter
rife The French troops are confident
of ultimate victory, aud General Pc.
tain. commanding the defenders ON the
Nerdun front, said yesterday, We are
certain Of final success -.
In the ArtOis section Of the long
western line, there has been more or
less intensive fighting. The British
trenches have been assailed In many
rlacss, but have held firm despite DIES.
peTate attacks. The artillery. bonn
har lment is growing in volume, but the
Allied gun fire Is reported to be hold