The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-26
THE ADVERTISERS SEMLWEEELY
The Week In the War

N any time the long postponed drive OIL the
"A Teutons against the Western front may be
gin. Reports for the week indicate that the big
drive" NAV be directed not against the Westerr
front alone but that it will be drive in concert
on the Western and the Italian fronts. The closing
CT the Swiss border, just it closed before
.he last great Austro-G German drive against Italy
is significant OF this The objectves Of the leu
ton forces are still in the dark and will be so unit
the real drive is started
More and more significant becomes the asser
ton that the United States forces will have then
every ounce of energy called upon to stem the
rush of the reutonic tide when its pillows start tC
break upon the Allied defenses in an effort tc
sweep them back 1t is declared the American
soldiers have been thrown into those sectors o
the French front where Allies were weakest
and that there they will be called upon to breas
the Hun attackers. Their hour of trial would APP
pear to be close at hand.
People at home, who have yet hardly realized
what is before them and what this war really
means, will soon have their awakening. Thus ta
the American losses have been, compared will
those of the Allies, practically negligible but Thu
will not continue. The United States, when i
once takes up the weight of the burden that is it
share, must expect some hard jolts When thos'
Iots come the spirit of the people will be rouse(
as it has not vet been. We think now that W.
are doing something. When that time comes thu
aroused spirit of the people will recognize how
really little have at home been doing.
When the casualty lists begin to swell, as the!
have done for our Allies when those lists includ
The names OF neighbors, friends, relatives and sons
then the American people will really arise in thel
might Then there will be no whining on fooC
restrictions, on deprvatiOns, on economies and OF
hardships for then the people will know it is on
war and not the war of our Allies three Thousand
miles away.
Each day of the past week there have come il
reports of feeling out" of the positions by tn
belgerents. One day the reports have told o
trench raids by the British, again the reconnolter
ing expeditions were conducted by the French AM
then have come reports of attacks by the leu
tons. Such engagements are, in the view OF tn
experts who tell us of the progress Of the war; pre-
liminary to great and sanguinary events. At an.
day the announcement of the beginning Of thi
| fighting may be expected.
Reports from the Western front and from tn
| Italian front in the past seven days have given n
details of any important engagements. The mos
| significant items of Allied successes have com
| from Palestine where General Aenby's force
have proceeded to and beyond Jericho and hav
the fertile valley of the Jordan open before them
leading on into Damascus.
| The submarine campaign gave the Tcuton
nothing to boast Of There was shown a decreas
in the losses to Allied merchant shipping Wha
the losses to the Teutons in submarines destrOye
or captured has been the reports have not show
Tut the losses of merchant vessels do not augu
for prolonged continuance of the campaign c
unrestricted summarizing on even the Presen
terms of Teutonic claims Of success
AT home there are indications OF an agreemet
1 II,
tarv committee forces. Beyond doubt the il
veStigaton OF war conduct affairs will bring salt
tary results. That investigation has served t
awaken the administration we'll as the peopl
and it has not seriously shaken confidence in tn
administration. Compromise measures are hkel
20 cut much of the red tape which has been almo!
as effective as enemy entahglements in deayln
the desired progress of the United States in il
campaign for active participation.
In Great Britain there has been something OF a
upset in government plans and somewhat Of a VII
tory for those who have opposed war policies I
conducted and brought about the resignation
the chief of staff, General Robertson. This ais
may bring about a clarifying OF the situate
which will in the end be benefit to that countr
and its Allies.