The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-10-23
ARTILLERY DUELS
TOLD IN REPORTS
Few Infantry Engagements DC.
cur On Friday - Petrograd
Is Growing Alarmed r.

NEW YORK, October 20-fAs
ciated Press) with the exception Of
in the, Aisne sector artillery engage,
ments are the only ones reported from
the Western front and from the Aus.
trian Italian front. Such engagements.
while of vital Importance in the final
results achieved, are such that few de
tails can be given and are basent of the
incidents which fill infantry encoun
tiers. There were several air raids
made or undertaken, however, by both
the Allies and the Huns.
In the Aisne sector the French
launched an infantry attack for which
the way had been paved by several
lays OF artillery fire. The drum fire
grew into u barrage behind which the
foilus rushed into the advanced Ger,
man lines and took more than a hun
fred prisoners and some machine guns
These positions they held but they dio
not cut deeply into the Teuton trenches
About the same time the Teutons
countered on the right bank of the
Meuse but their effort failed and they
were forced back into their old posi-
lions. ,.ttf m E b. s. -. ~.
s1uus Raid England .a,.:,g MsEss".
Resumption of air raids on England
by the Hun air heets was reported
rom London at an early hour this
morning. Six OF, seven planes succeed
ed in penetrating the defenses ana
lew over the eastern and northeastern
;Ounties, dropping bombs as they went,
and shOwering some on London which
vas reached shortly after midnight. No
details of damage or casualties were
given ~. a.,s @.,s ..-.t,. o.,
Twenty bombs were. dropped on Dun
kirk by German 'airmen. but no casual
ties were reported. Armored motto
cars bearing anti aircraft guns replier
TO the attack and succeeded in damag
ing several planes, eventually driving
he raiders off. ~
Hun air raiders also attempted an
attack on VeTmelles, but quick work by
Allied aviators drove the airmen OF
Iefore their purpose could be accom-
plished. -. ....-lt .-.
The Germans on Wednesday succeed
ed IN landing troops on, Dago Island,
to the northeast of OPsel. &"T' s.s-
In "Wednesday 3 naval battle in the
Gulf Of Riga two German trawlers we're
sunk aud one German dreadnought
was hit. Ten of the newest Kaiser
and Koenig types of battleships and
battle cruisers participated.
May Move Capital
With the success of the Germans in
the Gulf of Riga aud the forcing Of
the uefenses of Moon sound, the Rus;
sian governments began taking alarm
and il was announced that as q pre-
cautionaTy measure the seat of gov
ernment will in the near future be re-
moved to Moscow. -L, .-.a.ars.a4 ,,.-.,s-.,
Close to Petrograd ~.
Preparations for the evacuation of
Revel, a fortified seaport and important
town of Esthonia bordering on the
Gulf of Finland, are under way. The
schools have been closed and the in
habitants are being sent 10 the inter.
Tor in anticipation of bombardment
by the German naval forces. ..-.s.
II Revel should be captured by the
Germans it would place the capital city
in danger, as Petrograd is less than
100 miles distant, with Q direct line of
railway between the two cities. t..
The government reports that two
German torpedo boats have been sunk
in the mine fields protecting Moon
Sound .4ll KIT ~. 'FI .tf
1t was announced that the former
Gear and his family have been placed
on rations and are, now using food
cards at his prison castle in Tobolsk.