The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-05
Bloody Fighting In Old Battle
grounds Net Germans Some
Gains and Very Many Casual
ties, Declare Paris Reports
AUSTRlANS LOSE IN
BLOODY BATTLING
Russian Army Reported To Have
Seized Kronstadt and To Have
Completely Defied the ProM-
sional Government At Petrograd


NEW YORK, June 2-Vigor-
In Gus military activity was
renewed on the western front yes
terday when the German Grown
Prince launched series Of des-
perate attacks against the French
line north OF Moulin de Laffaux
and at Hill 304, on the Verdun
sector Although the Germans
succeeded in getting a foothold
along part Of the line, their act
lal gain was inconsiderable, while
they paid bloodily for it.
North OF Moulin de Laffaux the
forces Of the Crown Prince sue
lceeded in getting footing in
some of the French advanced
trenches, but vigorous counter at
tacks drove them out of most of
the trenches they had entered, though
they succeeded in hold a few.
The desperate charges of the Germans
against Hill 304 were checked however
and they were thrown back with heavy
losses 4 awe lNFHig 3 tfht f
Belgian Front Active
Z, In the Ypres section of the line artil
lery firing greatly increased during the
day, presumably presnging resumption
of infantry attacks, The guns of the
Allies roared continuously and it seems
probable that Belgium will soon again
be the scene of important action. IA (.
Tons Of heavy explosives were drop
ped on the German bases of Zeebrugge
and Ostend by British ayiators. There
was considerable raiding along the
parts of the line where the French are
opposing the Germans, and it resulted
favorably for the French. There was
no great change, however, along the
western front, except in the Verdun
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Austrians Lose Heavily .Ha
In the Vodice area of the Julian
front the Austrians made a determined
effort 20 retrieve the losses in the re-
cent heavy lighting. They charged
time and again, only TO be moved down
by Italian machine-gun fire and hurled
back in stunned and bewildered masses
by the big gun fire of their opponents,
The Austrian war office, however, ac.
cording to a report from Vienna, de.
clares that the Italians were repulsed
by the Austrians. tsH -
Russian Soldiers Take Hand a.. r. ..
From Petrograd comes reports that
the great Kronstadt forts, twenty miles
west of Petrograd, have been taken
over By the local council of soldiers
and workmen. This is interpreted as
that the republican provi-
sional government is meeting with in
creasing opposition. Delegates of the
soldiers and workmen, according to the
reports, are in charge of the town of
Kronstadt and declare that they do
not recognize the provisional govern,
ment. q ...-
Many Strikes Settled
A London despatch, however, says
that the strikes of munitions workmen
and other factory hands have been set
tied in one hundred and twenty of the
largest factories in Petrograd and the
workers have gone back TO work on a
basis Of six hours day and increased
wages.
Petrograd reports that the conflict be-
tween Admiral Koltehak, commander of
the Black Sea fleet, and the council Of
soldiers and workmen has been settled
and the admiral retains his post.
A report from Berlin says heavy
firing on the east front broke out yes,
terday on widely separated sections Of
the Russian line. No confirmation of
this report, however, has been received
from Russian sources.
In the fighting of last Thursday in
the Champagne, according 10 advises
FROM London, the French captured
3412 Germans, in addition to one field
gun, eighty machine guns and twenty
one trench mottars FrRH I.