Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-13
Campaign Details
|. Of Last Two Days
In German Messages
Official Cablegrams Tell of
Teuton Advances and Re-
pulses of Enemy Attacks
Saturdays Fighting

GERMAN ARMY HEADQCAR-
TIERS, Nov. II. Western front:
Bright weather today favored both
sides and there was much activity Of
flyers on the Somme sector. Prince
Ruppreeht's front. north of Ancre, a
German patrol took from a hostile po-
sition two machine guns. During a
night attack the English succeeded in
entering, northeast of Coureelette. our
most advanced trench, but only to a
small extent The French gained no
advantage in an engagement near the
Sally church. Otherwise attacks
launched there failed.
Yesterday nine inhabitants of dis
tricts occupied by us fell victim TO
the bomb attacks of hostile flyers be-
mind our front, though the military
damage was insignificant. In air en-
gagements and by defensive fire yes
terday we shot down ten hostile aero
planes
Eastern arena: On Prince Leopold s
front the Russians tried in vain TO re-
capture with strong new forces their
positions near Skrebova. Their at
tack broke down with heavy losses.
On the Marayovka German troops en-
tered a Russian main position south
west OF Folk Krasnoleie and repulsed
five violent counter-attacks during the
night
On Archduke Carts front, at Smo-
tree In the Carosthian mountains, an
advance of German rifles had full sue
cess. They brought so captured Rus
slams from destroyed positions At
tacks of German and Austrian troops
on the Transylvanian northeast front
were successful Several entrenched
Rumanian lines were taken at the
point of the bayohet and 100 taken
prisoners here.
We captured some heights on the
Pass roads and took 200 prisoners
| here.
In the Balkans. the situation Is I'M
changed on Won Mackensen's front
On the Macedonian front south of Ko-
re- engagements of our side detaeh-
ments against French troops develop
ed. The east part Of Monastir plain
and the heights north of the Czerna
saw failing attacks by French and
Serbian troops. Only south of Uoko-
gene the enemy entered our most adj
vanced position. On the Struma river
front artillery activity was revived on
both sides of Butkova lake.
Sundays Fighting
German Army Headquarters Nov.
12.-On Crown Prince Rupprecht's
front. in France, artillery activity was
temporarily strong on the north bank
of the Somme river New fighting be-
gan on the Sally Sailissel line yester-
day and is still going on Sunday.
North of the river fire on the Free
haulnes sector increased. On both
sides of Anelaincour our artillery
hampered the development of the at
tack in preparation.
Eastern arena, Prince Leopold
front: 0hthe east bank of the Maray-
0yka river, a renewed Russian attack
against positions taken by us failed.
On Archduke Carl's froAt in the Car
pathians artillery fire was revived. En-
gagements here are FAVORABLE to us.
On the eastern front ins Pennsylvania
German troops north Of Otioz pass
lrepulsed an eight-time repeated hos
tile advance. During recent fighting
inthis section we captured altogether
Is officers and more than 1000 men
and seven cannon.
Near Orsova We have. advanced our
vanguards.
Balkan war arena, Won Mackensen's
front: On the Brudsha and Danube
fronts nothing new today. On the
Macedonian front, west of Czerna
river hnnd STRONG Carhis,n ond ESre,ob
attacks were repulsed by German and
Hungarian troops. Near PoIog hos
tile advance gained ground.