The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-26
Generals HGg and Foch Narro,o Gap
That Serues ToKeep Alive German
Garrison Defending Fortress, Cap
turing Prisoners, Munitions, Ran
court, Les Boeufs and lMorval Lines
SLAVS SUFFER LOSS

ID ARlS, September 20 doomed to surrender or e
nncon This the git Of the reports London and
French war Offices last night for the Allies have ghtened their
lines about the pace and the gap separates the French
and British operating south of the CITADEL is less
than one mile wide. "t..
Another days advance such in that region
yesterday will close that and leave the garrison hope
Ssy surrounded and facing starvation immediate surrender
The tactics OF General ag and General their concerted
ttack upon Come working spenddy They been carry
ing Out great scissors movement nppng the between
attacks which proved costly Teutons under the German
Crown Prince and the Allies Champagne
and Eeuve Ehappelle ~. -
Allies Avoid, Frontal Attacks IT, 81. ..,
The policy has been forward the south and north
OF the fortress into which the Germans the simple
little country town that Cbes the war In following
this line the French yesterday town of Rancort which
lies to the southeast COMPLIES about miles while the British
ofai and Les Boeufs beside taxing
are nncr Of nenches usnitisSss ftt eis
csmles and thss positions north Of the te tosnof
afpuic where they have been pushing toward Bapaune
snany days. .!} H e ~. 5t<1 ? ~
In addition Racourt French the command of Cen
era oc struck hard the Fep
court This blow delivered of still further clos
ing the that parts the British troops who are seek
ing to surround Combless In the attack successful
the French took number German trenches forcing the eutons
evacua Others and narrowing the neck the which
The French closing British for they are
not finding the SAME resistance and the terrain over
we they are operating to the south of the town. easier nego
nate than that through which their British allies have move
the north Nevertheless the British forging ahead tapdly
Ehe gained thana mile depth their attacks of
yesterday IN spite of the fact that the ground heavy from
the recent rains and storms t, =.
British Line Shows Marked Advance -'ly
The British line Thepva salient to the north
east OF Courceette where begins sharply to the
north along the Bapaume Here they OF the pa
ea winch commands that reaching ay
Baaume Leaving the Bapaume stretches
now to point north and Of Martnpuich there is fare
to the northeast in the direction of Faucour Abbaye and ueude
ourt Thence drops slightly positions and north
OF Les feu where swings almost due Morya Here
turns back forming the outline and curves
about that place until the French lines Poius hold
positions which starting where British leave off swings
between Combes and Prick Farm almost north to the posi-
ton taken yesterdays fighting the Fegcourt where
Bapame Behune road and Bouchavesnes where Gen
era foch is steadily nibblng his way eastward T .
Heavy Fighting Verdun
The Somme front did only heavy fighting ON the
rench fronts yesterday for the afternoon official counoue
stated that the Germans had force near yx and
lie Chatre northeast OF Vedun had driven back with
severe losses IA 155,EN.
The reports OF the lighting the continued yesterday be
most contradictory The Allied reported minor gains
in OF the fighting fronts particularly Dobruda district
while the Ieutonc told of successes BY Field
Marshal Mackensen we'll the British and Ser
ian troops in the Macedonian fighting. r%~%,~
Berlin also declared that the repused in the
hghng Nolhynian and Gaan fields been driven back
by Austro erman attacks the Capahans Petrograd issued no
statement regarding the the declares that the
Savs operating under General Macedonia successfully at
tackled the Bugar German Forina and
additional strategic positions.
The French Macedonia village of Petora and
the British reported additional north of Lake Taknos
In the lransyvanan region both sides claimed them
elves and defeat Tor their enemies The Rumanan
the offensive in that region however for Berlin
manan attacks have been repulsed"