The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-21
British and Teuton Are Locked In
Desperate Struggle On Bloody
Ground Between Longueydle
and Little City of CombIes
GERMANS NOW USING NEW
ASPHYxIATING PR0JECTlLE
Vienna Admits Some Fresh Gains
BY Russians While Berlin Tells
OF RepuISing Big SIay Often
sive To the South Of Riga
ASSOCIATED Pres. by Federal Wireless,

NASSOciAteu FresS oy federal WreiesD
7 ONDON, July l0.-Another tire.
mendOus battle is raging on the
line between the tip of the salient
which the British have driven into The
German defense east of Longucvi lille and
a point northwest of Combles, north &c
the Somme River. The official desJat.
ches in announcing the struggle call the
fighting "most sanguinary." Shat..r.
ing attacks have been launched by he
British, following the bQmbardment ~
their heavy artillery which has bean
moved forward in support Of the infan,
try. B, tt
In spite of this support the Germans
have apparently held firm, and have
retorted with counter attacks, equally
intense. Both sides have lost largely
and the British headquarters reports
that the Teutons are making use Of
new asphyxiating shell, which is prov
ing of particular strength and is Civ
ing much trouble. ~,
The Germans in this sector are StriS-
ing desperately to regain the offensive
but in spite of gallant efforts have been
unable to do so.
British Claim Gains ....
Earlier in the day the British war
office, in an official communication de-
clared that the British had made sub
stantial gains in the west front fighting.
northeast Of Ovillers, and slightly 10
the southeast of Thiepval, where the
fighting during the last few days has
been tremendous. ..s>t.s q
south of the Somme the struggle
wavered back and forth. first the Ger.
mans and then the French. making
gains in the neighborho0d of Biaehes,
which is less than a mile from the rot
skirts of Peronne. Early in the dny
the Teutons attacked furiously, sending
dense masses of their grey clad infan,
try against the positions the French
had taken a few days. So fierce was tho
preliminary bombardment and so heavy
the following infantry thrust. that they
yielded, Later they eounter-attacked
under the eye of General Foch, and re.
gained practically all of the ground
they had lost, driving the Germans mt
of the houses they held on the bank Of
the river. ~ If. '.. e. q.
Poincaire At Front
Violent German attacks on, la Mai
sonette broke down under the French
curtain fire. and machine guns, and the
Teutons retired, having lost heavily.
President Poincaire and Minister
ROques visited the Mouse yesterday and
also the Somme lines.
A part Of the class of 1888 men, from
II to 4S years Of age, excepting the
workers in munitions and farmers, have
been called to the colors. TT. ~.
In the German accounts OF the fight.
lin hnk Il
against Teutonic positions near Pc.
zieres, which lies northeast of Owl.
lers, were repulsed, as were attacks by
the French at Biaches and La Mason
cite, Barleux and Zoyeeourt. .>
In the French report of these last
mentioned attacks, Paris saws that after
having been driven of the Germans
failed to renew their attacks between
La MGisonette and Biaches.
Vienna issued statement concern
ing the fighting on the eastern from
tiers of Hungary and GalieIa, admitting
that the Slavs, have succeeded in push
ing back advanced posts in the Zabie
Tatarow region, but insisting that the
main Austrian line held firm despite the
terrific pounding it received from Dns.
siloir s guns. Southwest of Lutsk, adds
the communque, the Russians failed in
their attacks. ..-4
The Cars armies have launched an-
other offensive, south of Riga and both
Berlin and PetrOgrad told Of the des.
Perate fighting that is going on i'thht
sector IT the fifteen hundred mile Rus.
sian line. Berlin claimed the attacks
were repulsCd.
Pctr"@rad reports additional advances