The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-20
RUSSIANS ARE HOLDING
IMPORTANT CROSSING
tAssociated Press by U. 8. Naval Com.
munication Service

NJ EW YORK, July 18- Intense
fighting along practically
the whole Of the French front on
the west and in GaIicia and Ru-
mania on the eastwas maintain
ed throughout yesterday, with the
armies sWaying in death grips
without decisive results except
upon the verdun front, where the
French scored a notable advance
after a mighty effort.
Here, the forces Of General Pc
tain smashed into the lines of the
Germans along a front Of half a
mile, carrying everything before
them to depth of three-uuart-
ers Of a mile, but only after over
coming a most stubborn defense.
The Germans were massed be.
hind their defenses and practical
y every foot gained by the French
was N hand-to-hand fighting, in
which the slaughter was terrific.
The Germans lost a number OF
guns and all their trench defenses
as well as many prisoners, while
the French casualties were |
heavy. This fighting centeredl
around Hill 3O4.
On the Aisne front and the |
Champagne the Germans were on
the offensive, making counter at.
ter counter against the positions i
taken earlier in the week aIono
the Laon-Soisson road and north
Of Mont Teton. Both sides claim
to have achieved victory aIonuI
these fronts, the French because
they inflicted such tremendous
losses upon the Germans, the
Germans because they held the
contested trenches when niuhtl
fell.
On the LaonfSoisson road, follow;no
preliminary bombardment, the Ger.
man infantry penetrated the French
positions, destroying some Of tbe1
trenches and taking some prisoners
This operation was in the nature ~
raid in force, the Germans MAKING No
enort 70 consolidate their gains, butt
aDandonlng them after making the
trenches useless
German Losses Tremendous,
The aercest lighting on this front
.ook place In the Champagne, north Of
Mont Teton. Here the Germans
launched q series of heavy counter.at
lacks against the lines lost 10 them
on Saturday The official REPORTS from
Berlin say that all the lost positiops
We're feeained, although at heavy
cost, while Paris states that the Ger.
mans are holding only the first line Of
trenches and that the French artiI. I,
lery y making even these untenable.
me Germans died BY the hundreds and
made no advances Of Importance. de- +;
ciare the French reports.
Rnsaiaps Hold Strategic Crossing
The battling in tho east has been i
~ giving and taking Of mighty blows
On the Lomnica front, the eoncentra.
non of Teuton reinforeements forced 4
stratgetie retirement Of the Russians .
rom kalpsz for the protection Of the /
''irossing TIE Russians have seized for /
ne passage. Of that river in the opera. 4
ions of It's left bank. Failing tbis II
passage many Russians were in dancer +
y being cut oB whilel they are now
being Withdrawn TO the southern SIDE III
,f the river. f.
Near kalusz there has been serious 1
lighting for possession Of the village !
q Noviea, seized by the Russians on :
saturday. "A hearyiattack by the Ans. N
fians drove the Slays from tho posi. :
ions IN the morning, while thew I'M +
heir turn, were forced back by 4 Rus. 4
dan eountet " the nfterroon The I
Russians are holding the village. q
From Riga south there has been \
leavy artillery lighting, particularly az \
Dvinsk and at Smorgo1. Ttyy n. !,
a Russian offensive was launched
y Ruhania; the slass rushing the do 3,