The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-04
TEUTONS MAY
Be PREPARING
FOR EXPECTED
ALLIED DRIVE
Decreased Violence of Offensive
On Italian Front Leads To Be-
lief That Enemy Force Is Get
ting On Defensive
MAY DIG IN AS THEY
DID ON WESTERN FRONT
British Continue To Shell Cam
brai Sector and Changes In
Position Are Few and of Lit
tie General importance

lic ucIlcI d. InpUl ldliOC
NEW YORK, December l.
IN ASSOCIATED Press - Less
violence in the attacks of the
Austro- German forces on the
Italian front was manifested yes
terday although heavy bonn
bardment Of the Italian positions
was continued. The impression
is gowing that the Teutons see
the impossibility of further adj
vances and are about to abandon
their efforts to reach Venice and
will dig in where they are, much
as they did in Flanders and in
France in the earlier stages of the
war when their advance on Paris
was checked. ..s.
On the other fronts there were
few changes during the days
fighting. Heavy artillery engage
ments and raids were reported
from various sectors. The Bri-
fish continued to press upon
Cambria which is under the fire
Of big guns. German counters
faded of result in this sector.
TEUToNS LESS ACTIVE
Lessening Of the intensity Of
the Austro-German attacks along
the Northern Italian front yester-
day are regarding as forecasting
eisher massed attacks on other
sectors of the line and against
possibly new salients or the aban-
donment Of the offensive in prep
aration for the defensive Of the
enemy. The latter contingency
surmises that the Teutons are
preparing line OF defense in az
ticipation of an offensive which
they look to have launched
against them by the combined
Italian, French and Births h
troops. 1t surmises that the
enemy sees the futility of seeking
TO break through a line that has
been reinforced heavily after re-
peated failures to break down the
resistance of smaller and less
strongly armed force.
OFFENSIVE UNDATED
On the Western front there has
been no abatement in the often.
sive of the Allies either Thursday
or yesterday. While there was
little change in the various fronts
on Thursday, according to mes,
sageS which were delayed il
transmission and were received
yesterday, the British continued
pounding hard against the Cam,
brai sector with the town direct,
ly under fire of the batteries that
had been brought up and PLACED
between Mouevres and Bourbon
about a mile west OF the Bourlor
woods at the further end and less
than half a mile at the nearer enc
and from four to FIVE miles from
Cambria. '>f. .
Confirmation of the capture Of
a small number of Belgians by
Bavarians near Merokem wa:
also received and with these pris,
oners two machine guns were
taken. @e.
french Are Successful
French victories reported at Carnil
let and in the Argonne sector were sub
stantihi, the German losses in their at
tempted raid in the former salient be
ing heavy and in Argonne large mum
Der Of Teuton prisoners and some large
guns besides several machine guns
were captured. If.'
Presaged by barrage earlier in the
day the British yesterday resumed theil
advance against Cambria. This fol
lowed the beating back with a heavy
loss OF a German counter on GOunelou
On the st. Quentin front the British
beat back German raids al Gayrellex.
* ~ Ana Eranob fronf tho heovy. N r.