The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-23
Allied Offensive RedeemS Strip
Of Belgium and Brings
ROulerS Nearer
DEMORALIZED

~ will the British and French acting conformity redeemed
another sp'o Belgium yesterday overcoming discouraged
German defenders Of their prepared Ypres
taking prisoners driving Others before
heavy casualties. Ample obecves aken says
General Hag his official report midnight Other reports
from the front tell the apparent complete Generalization the
The infantry along from Paaschendaeic
the edge OF dHouthust forest distance
Following an intense bonbardment Of the German po
lions which the prepared lines hurricane shells wp
defenses driving everything alive into
the depths of the concrete dupouts and shelters the British and
FRENCH went the daybreak pougg steadily
across the marshy ground into which the soldiers every step
E. ONLY FEEBLE RESISTANCE
For almost mile British marched meeting only feeble
resistance the German garrisons Of the gun positions and
shelters surrendering amost demand One
engineers fell the Bhsh Westrooseeks an npoltant road
junction town. occupied and the outskirts Of
reached. ~ .,ts ,, .t1.#
The French greater resistance being along the
Fouhulst forest heavily fortified From the positions
and the poHus have secured numerous vantage points from which
their further attacks through this woodland
which is low and flooded The signal
Yesterday were along the line OF the Langenarc railroad
which skirts the southeast this
road was added ta the section previously taken and French
advance posts within shellng distance Saden
BRINGS RoULERS NEARER
Yesterdays drive tghtens the grip the Allies securing
K"uer the Key to wide portion OF Flanders and makes
certain the early cutting the railroad upon
he Germans rely for the supplying Sea submarine
bases Another days work yesterday the Germans
will be shaken loose OF almost third Of the Belgian territory they
have occupied for three years. :. 49, .m#
Ond submarine has rendered almost unte
able by the recent bombadmen from the air
days naval bombardment inflicted damage photographs
taken yesterday from observation airpanes demonstrate
ARTILLERY DUELS VIOLENT 5ra.F1
There violent artillery throughout Yesterday
sections of the Asne Verdun with the
French fire smotherng the German reply and clearing way
apparent French offensive There
the southern French front .E'. I'D '.<@F. N..@
Perograd the safe withdrawal from
Wormso Sound to the mouth of the Gulf of Finland protect
which the main purpose of the Sav warshps according
orders OF the Russian minister of Marine which the
drawa OF the feet 9m the Gulf OF Riga the adjoining
straits r. "s 4.32Fa7
RUSSIAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE
Russian submarines have covering the withdrawal
the feet and have sunk German
OF the enemys dreadnough The Russian fighters
have been attacking bravely. fJ VI
The German feet after bombardng the
the port on Wormso Island covered the landing troops
from transports the Eshonan mainland These troops were
taken ashore the Verder peninsula opposite Island
have occupied the western portion of that
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Yesterday the Germans brought Zeppens into
play on the west 'front.' and OF raids
the battlefront France and Belgium, No damage
loss {" life are given in Sir Douglas Haigs dispatches ~
GERMAN NAVAL LOSSES .#.i :s.....
That Germany suffered heavily in the engagements off
the official which issued marine department
OF the Russian government at Petrograd night ,.
Two German deadnoughts, cruiser torpco boats
and one transport OF action by the he
ultimate fate is unknown w.. &s..s. IT..
The Russian departments statement further saws that
has been established that least six torpedo sunk
Russian losses consisted of the complete Of the anti
quaed baeshp Sava and large torpedo which was beach
ed in a sinking condition - ,r .@&s@sI .E"l. VT