The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-24
ALLIES SMASH TEUTONS
AND WIN VICTORIES AT
THREE SEPARATE POINTS
Thousands Of Prisoners Are Taken and Those Who See
General Pershing Are Astouished For They Had Been
Told That No American Contingent Was Id France
ASSOCIATED Press By U Naval Communication Servce


III ONDON August 2Strng at three widely separated points
IL Allies yesterday added to their gains the
'front.' driving several miles of posi-
Flanders British Germans Langemarck
Ypes while the left bank the Meuse in the Nerdn
the French scored another victory the second in two bloody
days. Hs
The French attack was launched along wome 'front.' the
objective being Hill 344 which taken by following
severity Following the
Shells the pous advanced the double swept
large prisoners to their verdun taking guam
titles q supplies and machine guns The Germans flooded the at
tackled region with gas the French charged this did
mot c 'ct General Petain's warriors. E-# -
SOUTH AMERICAN GOODS FOUND -.1.--.-.
In the operations of Tuesday against lie Mort Homme the
Avocou Woods prisoners
than thousand while thirty guns and large supplies
among the spos Significant among the supplies cap
red was large quantity Of canned goods the labels showing that
these had been imported from South America. t. ~r
On the Ayocou front there heavy fighting yesterday the
Crown Prince launching counter which gained initial head
the line trenches being from the
rallied however and reganed the lost ground holding last night
Sharing in the honor Of the general French victory Of Tuesday
Gulauma well the troops under the direct Of
Ieral Petain ..aa.s $50: @a ..,sa. ~ ..ar".t
SURPRISED TO SEE AMERICANS
When the German prisoners captured Tuesday
the observation post Of General Pershng his officers
with the other American officers who had been
he fighting the Teuons protested the greatest
believed that any soldiers in France
much less general officer Reports of the landing American
ngents had been secuted by their higher officers they
Before returning his Headquarters Peshing
and qualification at their victory and at the fact that Amer
leans would sharing with the French
Allies of completing the defeat Of the invaders
~. .r. = CANADIANS MAY NOW PROCEED f.4Haa. 4.
he British victories yesterday gained points
Lens the German attempts regain their lost positions have been
for the time being the Germans being exhausted This
permits the Canadians proceed with the consolidating
front without hghg further and cnce the hold they have
the greater part of Lens.
On the YpresMemn road to the depth OF third of mile,
Bshpushed the Germans back conteng inch Of the
unable withstand pounding British guns
nd the steady advance the British front
further t." north, the British lines advanced half
long front OF than miles and half The
heavy killed but few unwoundd prisoners fell
of the vctors. ~ ''a ... * e.. '..'
| BRITISH ADVANCE STEADILY
On the Langemarc Freznbeg front still further to the north
there bitter fighting throughout the day. with the
lily gaining The total advance made than hall mile
along front Of nearly three miles, all heavily
by the Germans and defended desperately