The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-22
BATTLES
GROWING HOTTER
British and French Cross Struma
River, While Serbs Eva
Cuate FIorina
Concluded from Page II

Elsewhere at the Balkan front the
fighting yesterday was indecisive, al
though the offensive Of the Entente
Allies is developing under the direction
Of the French commander, General Sar-
rail. The British and the French have
crossed the Strauma river, and the
Serbians have taken the first line of
trenches in their drive east of Florina,
toward Monastir. On their extreme
left only have the Serbians been de-
tfehted. There they have been com
PEELED to evacuate the town of Banieia,
as reported Sunday night, as well as
F1oriha.
Violent bombardments are going on
in the Vardar' Valley. The positions
held at the mouth of this valley are
the center Of hot fighting, for the pos.
session of the valley is vital TO the
fortunes of both sides. The Allies are
said 20, be rushing reinforcements to
support the troops there, and the ItaI
lsns may be sent to help out
Russian Menace Grows
Along the Stokhod, where the Rus
SLAMS under General Brussiloff are still
hammering at the German lines, the
lighting has again become terrific in
| character. The Slavs are cOncentrat-
| ing vast quantities of cannon, and huge
masses Of men preparatory to another
effort to smash through the Teuton
lines and capture KOvel, key point to
the whole German position to the north
| of the Pripet marshes.
Last night the dispatches from that
'ector of the wars fighting told Of the
continued successes of the Russian at
| tacks, and the whole of the Kovel.
| Pinsk salient held by the German
forces under Field Marshal Won Lin
singer is threatened by the forward
pressing Slavs. The Teutons have
cen broken at one point and the Rus
SLAMS are said to be pressing their ad.
vantage there. They have taken 1900
| additional prisoners.
Take Mountain Passes
South, in the Carpathian passes, the
Slavs are also continuing their cease
less hammering of the Austrians. They
have already reported the fall of Jab-
'onitza, commanding the Jahlona pass,
and yesterday the Petrograd reports
old of the fall of the Austrian fortress
If Foreskul, on the boundary line be.
tween Galieia and Hungary.
In the fighting west of the Caucasus
he Russians are also forging forward
The advance in the direction of the
important Turkish city of Diarbekr il
'Ontinuing despite the efforts of the
Turks to block the path.
Verdun Attacks Fail
The official communique issued BY
the French war office last night told
If the desperate. attempts on the part
pf the troops under the command OF
he Crown Prince to regain some OF
the land lost to the French near Fleury
III the blood soaked Verdun battle
fields. The Crown Prince is said t.
have launched attack after attack il
his effort to regain the town, but wa
repulsed with heavy losses each time
Every one of the new methods o
warfare which the Germans have in
troduced, was made use of by them a
that front yesterday. They used ga
and sheets of liquid fire to clear tn
French troops held firm under tn
pounding.
The British reports of the fghtin
Horth of the SOmme river told of tn
retirement of advance patrols of tn
British under the attacks of stron
German detachments, north of High
wood. The British curtain fire, how
'ver, stopped the Germans as soon a
they came within range.
Preparations for bringing Portugu
actively into the war are well undo
way. Yesterday it was announce
> hat a military commission had bee
P eDt from London and Paris to LisbOr
= t is taken that this means that Portr
: gal is going to take an active share i
D the war in Europe, as extensive mil
. nry preparations are being made.