The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-07-17
More Than one thousand Huns
I Made Prisoners and Bio Guns
and Smaller Artillery TakenBut
Strong Lines Delay Advances
IMPORTANT EVENTS IN
RUMANlA ARE INDICATED
Success on West Front Goes
Chiefly to French; Fighting on
chemin de DANES a Stand off;
Small Teuton Gain Near Cerny
Associated Press BY U. s. Naval Com.
munication Service)

(Associated Press BY U. s. Naval Com
munication Sefvice)
M EW YORK, July l6-Despite
~ heavy rains in GaIicia
(which hampered seriously the az
gressive Of the Russians. they
yesterday scored further success
south Of Kalusz capturing pris-
toner's and taking guns. On the
Eastern Front it is evident that
the Austro-Germans are binging
Iup further reinforcements and
Strengthening their lines. This is
shown by the attacks which have
been attempted at several points
| in efforts to check the triumph
ant Russ advance and regain
ground lost during the recent tre-
mendous drive.
Heavy rains raised rivers and
small streams and turned the roads into
muddy boys, but the Russian forces
south Of Kahisz continued their ag-
gressive and during the day took more
than a thousand prisoners and several
large guns besides a number Of small
er ealiber. II was evident that the
enemy has secured reinforcements as
there the Austro, German lines have
been considerably strengthened and the
| resistance to the Russian, advance is
more formidable than in the recent
past fEt.# NE ..,F.'
Petrograd reports that counter at.
taeks of the enemy were repulsed at
number Of points along the Dubroliany-
NOyica front. A strong offensive was
met and repulsed on. the Loninica River
near Perehinsko, and Russian attacks
on the Slavitschen sector met with sue
cessful resistance. 5.".... '--
| In Turkish Armenia, near Van, the
Russians were successful in dislodging
strong forces of the Turks. ~.
In Rumania events Of Importance are
expected soon, as Berlin reports in.
creases in the activity of the artillery,
evidently in preparation for work by
the infantry forces. - '.- '.,... r.
/ On the west front yesterday activi-
ties were confined chiefly to the French
Forces, reports from the British front
giving no events Of Importance. Along
the line of Chemin des Danes the fight
ing was continued bitterly, but with lit
tie result. In Champagne sector the
advantages were with the French, and
in the vicinity of CerHy the Germans,
after penetrating the French lines at
several points, lost all of the advan-
tages gained except for small section
of forward trench.
On the Western front fierce fighting
with attacks and counter attacks, now
by the French and again by the Ger
mans, continued along the line of Che
Iain des DANES with little change in
positions for the result of the day.
| In th> Champagne sector the advan-
tnges Of the battling between the
French and NGermans went 10 General
Petain. North of Mont Haul and
northeast of Teth, the French launch.
ed a series of violent attacks and by
intrepid infantry attacks captured
series Of powerfully organized trench
elements along front of 500 yards
and 10 depth of more than 800. These
they held and succeeded in consohdat-
ing their positions Notwithstanding re-
peated and heavy counter attacks by
the Germans in which the losses to the
TentOns were very severe and 800 prs-
oners were taken. ~ "R.
Teutons Win but Lose &G1
West of Cerny Saturday night the
Toutons made preparations for an at
tack with a heavy artillery fire follow
ing which they launched their expected
attack which the French met with un-
expected yigor. Throughout the night
1.-the fighting continued at close quar-.
tiers and the Huns broke through the
French line at several points. With
daylight counter attacks were made
and the enemy eyicted exGett from a
front trench for length OF about 300
yards. 4 /. ., '.. '....
On the British front no activities Of
i'm mn IN NEE Wara ranartaI