The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-28
SECOND tOAMDRH0NS HOLD
DETAILS TOLDaOWN AGAINST.
CAMPAIGN IS|ALL ASSAULTS
TO BE PUSHED|OM POSITIONS
Details Of Wednesdays Victory
Tell Of Prisoners Taken and
Great Losses inflicted Upon
Enemy Before Falling Back
SEVEN COUNTERS FAIL
TO DRIVE ALLIES OUT
French Withstand Attacks III
Aisne Country and Other Fronts
Show lulls While Wearied
Armies Get Spell Breathing

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.T ONDON, September % -
- (Associated Press) - Pris-
oners to the number Of more thar
sixteen hundred were taken by
the British in their drive towards
Roulers on Wednesday, states
the official report on that engage
ment received yesterday from
Sir Douglas Haig, which makes
only slight reference to the fight
ing yesterday but furnishes many
OF the details OF what took place
when the British sprang forward
for their mile gain on Wednes-
day. s. 4 s4 I'D. q
The British are holding their
own on all points and are consoli-
IN q {heir positions. besides re-
ducing, the German lines on those,
sections where it is necessary to
straighten the new front, -
Many Counters .".
On Wednesday the men of
Crown Prince Rupprecht made
seven distinct counters, during
which. their losses were terrific
and their gains nothing, Time
after time the gray ranks ad-
vanced against the Tommies and
time after time they were broken
by the steady rifle FIRE, the hail of
the machine guns and the shells
of the British batteries in the
rear, firing by aeroplane direction.
The prime objective OF the
British on this front is the ridge
which dominates the plains Of
Flanders, running north and
south between Paaschendaele and
ROulers, still some two miles east
of where the British are fighting.
This ridge is a mere elevation of
only a few meters above the
plains to the east, but it is the
last bit Of high ground in the pos
session of the Germans and who
ever commands it, commands the
Lille to Ostend railroad. one of
the main supply lines Of the in
| vaderS. ..a.
Position Important
Highly important in the eyes
of the German general staff is
ithis comparatively insignificant
swell in the topography and every
effort within the power OF Prince
Rupprecht will be made to hold
back the British. Regardless OF
cost, this ridge is to be held, and
it was without regard to losses
that the counters were driven re
peatedly against the TommieS in
an effort to drive them back. The
British losses have been heavy,
lbut not to be compared with those
suffered by the Teutons
| Heavy lighting is going on at Poly
| gon wood, where the Australians are
holding the line, and 10 the northwest
of Zonneheke the battling is also re-
ported of the most desperate character
with the British everywhere in the
ascendency. .@..., ~ ny All q.
General Maurice, British military
critic, speaking to the Associated Press
today declared that "the fighting IL
for possession Of a most vital area as
the ridge system Earght dominates the
plains Or fFlardsts The particular
ridge which is the scene of desperate
fighting is the key TO the whole sys
tenn
Attacks Fruitless
On the Aisne and north Of Nerdun
the Germans have made further fruit
less attacks, the Crown Prince losing
heavily in an effort to gain the French
lines. Following the retirement of the
Germans, defeated in two assaults, the
French artillery came into play along al
most their whole line, in sections the
shelling being severe, approaching IL
places almost the intensity Of drun
hTe! Military critics believe that thu
French viii make. anOther drive whil,
the British are bringing forward theii
/ guns in Flanders. Nelt..v,aa,