The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
British Style Of Fighting Completely Dazed
Them LIN Pitiful Condition, VI
4 n y IA III. N, Starved and Ragged t \.
OFFICER PRISONER REPORTS HIS
/. COMPLETE DIVISION WIPED OUT
British Airmen Raid Ammunition Depots
and Destroy Accommodations
@'s of Shell and Cars

Associated Press By u S. Naval Servce)
oNDoN June from British headquarters
IL Friday night reported everything quiet along the Ypre front
during day being busy consolidating their positions
and collecting booty from the ruins of the Ger
man trenches r.. a..E n.y.. VI
prisoners added the total of Thurs
day. being found daze ragged and half starved hiding in
partly dugouts wandering amessy around the
and shell holes The gunre preceded the blasts
impossible for these food water in
necessary quantities their condition pitiful
,la|tGsre FROM THE RUSSIAN FRONT &A
Many prisoners arrivals the West
front from Russia and these the disconnected of all
experience Thursday should bring Germany realization Of the
that she the against those prepared to
such shattered the miles of assauproo trenches
believes help bring the speedy end
MY which days ago contained regiments
longer exists he said ut has been completely wiped out
, DESPERATE COUNTERS REPULSED ."E :gr.
Following of actions yesterday along the right
flank of the British position the Wyschaee line in which
British improved their positions and drove off haassing Ger
outposts greater Importance the neighborhood
Of Greenland Hill the seape River front in which the British
fighting the British front quoted down last night both sides
resting IA, x, 5- lada ,tr- 3re %8yf@e a. 81
counters which proved degree successful the Br
machine guns artillery beating them off with ghtful
ton These attacking troops sent forward by Crown
precht effort regain least Of the ground lost in
Thursdays drive Ypres made picked
of Prussans and Bavaans but even their gaanry
nothing against the of British shells they compelled
to face .... a,f ...s.. - IT,: .>....
!. u. ..-.. .. AWFUL EXECUTION ~ t..
through the barage and reached the British lines
overwhelmed in the hand to hand fighting.
The total number of prisoners taken the Ypes front
Thursday morning officially reported 1900 The number OF
guns known there great number buried to secure
which will require time From the reports made by prisoners it
Of field pieces and hundreds of machine
guns and mortars under the debris of the battlefield.
AIRMEN DESTROY MUNITIONS
Thursday night following the smashing Of the German posi-
Ypre the British raded far and wide bnc
the lines paying particular attention the railroad
large accumulation of rolling loaded with ammuni
previously been located The amen dropped bombs
amongst supplies the falling of the air missiles being
panied by great explosions the ammunition supplies
blew up
Following explosions, number of fires broke thu
rolling stock and depots being apparently completely destroyed
The fires until dawn, with occasional explosions.
Friday British amen brought down three enemy plane
of control the planes dropping behind tn
the operations of Thursday night and Friday tn
machines of them crashing the ground afte
a collision in the air. the midst of aerial battle
.s,. -. &r=Ae NO FOOT OF GAINS LOST
Official British issued Friday night regarding
front that
that had been beaten back
of many miles of captured having been lost again
despite effort of the recognized and reinforced Germans
until Friday the British had collected twenty undamage
guns while field and heavy abre had
destroyed by the mine explosions and the heavy Smelling
In Berlin officially admitted that the Crown Prince RuE
pecht had withdrawn his lines other positions in the
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