The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
TAKES THOUSANDS
OF PRISONERS
MANY GUNS
HUNS WHOLLY SURPRISED
Miles Of Trenches, Three Towns
and Dominating Ridge
South of Ypres

(Associated Press BY u S. Naval Communication servce)
oNDoN June s-Wit the sprnging of series Of mines
- heavily charged with high explosives that the donaons
plainly along the English hundred and thirty miles
away British Flanders yesterday struck the hardest blow
against of Belgium that the yet struck
with such that by last night the toll Of prisoners taken check
up thousand with others coming the British
forward and their captves to the "
along ninemle blasted into
complete destruction with those manned them either killed
captured Through the great formed by their mines the B
plunged miles, capturing position after
oson and beating back the German that the Teuton
able launch towards close Of the day
MANY GUNS CAPTURED
large number Of heavy and machine and trench
weapons BY have been captured with stores
munitions but attempt has been made yet to count these The
British have other work to do and with hand grenade machine
rifle and bayonet they doing it sr ia ss
The German reported be very heavy with the Br
ish suffering comparatively little so battle
rophc British blow the terrific bombardmen that fol-
lowed the disappearance of the first line trenches and the fury of
the infantry onslaught appeared completely
mans and the British had advanced three miles and
important points before the Germans could be rallied for the first
'-701.".3 SOUTH OF YPREs SALIENT
south Ypres Wyschaete bend
the of the ridge had
positions south of Ypes make that point known he bloody
salient This morning the whole of the German defensive line
securely British hands and five miles the of their advance
columns ~ =" "......@ ,I%.s
CO. which early days of the fought for by
British and German changing hands repeatedly is longer hill
British blast completely demolished it and the German redoub
that crowned it. .....#
IMPROBABLE LINE SMASHED
advance of British infantry through the smoke and
their carried them through the villages of Messines
Wychaete and them the entire line of defenes believed
have been mpegabe for front of nine mills from south of La
Douv brook to North of Mount Sorrel If ....
Pushing their advance the British the afternoon work
schedule carried the WALLACE Asttavene the entire
Tense system of that WALLACE for depth of five miles
effort regain these positions that the Germans
launched their delayed attack which off with
by the flushed triumphant Tommes the German sorming
party being almost wiped out. eEEaHas.
BRITISH STILL ADVANCING
An official issued by the Office early this
morning that the British continuing their ethodca ad
hourly adding taken and prisoners guns
tured .s5#a..G
All from the front that this has been the dar
ing and the successful Of all the blows struck by Hg the
Entens offensive launched has been
fruitful in the position and guns while the Brit
sh losses have been comparatively light >.%=
The preparations for the blow the elaborate
d through and probably the degree careful
planning in all the history of warfare.
GERMANS WAITED CONFIDENTLY
The British their victory in the face
weeks has been apparent the German
about be struck The daily increasing artillery
demonstrated the British preparation
confident in their defenses
prise by the nature of the attack .s@ HI. ..@>.'
For three weeks the British guns have hung high
posve shells against the German lines cutting
tangemen and apparently clearing the way
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