The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-26
ENGLISH AlRMEN PLAYING BIG PART
NCUTIiNG DOWN vANCINCFOEMEN
Severe Fighting Will Continue, Reports Brit
ish Genera, But FIRST Phase Of Offensive
Is Cvef And Germans Have Lost q.

I ONDON,N March 23--( Associated Press) Twenty
IL four hours more of the fereest fighting found the
British lines along the Picary front intact last night
with only few retireents in certain sectors before the
mighty thrusts Of the Hindenburg war machine. :.
The British losses says official report issued late
last night have heavy but not excessive considering
the magnitude of the battle while the German losses in
dead alone have been tremendous Every foot of gain
made by the Huns has been over their own slaughtered
thousands. ..".."1 g., 81 -jl% !
report published here yesterday afternoon stated
that the British had sixteen thousand taken ri
oners and two hundred guns The official 5annOuRee
do contradict this but the is receiyedby
the public as an exaggeration reports from
the front indicating any such losses. q2a j " ~.
ALI. RETIREMENTSf ORDERLY
The correspondents agree in stating that every Brit
sh retirement has been orderly with large units cut
off, while the German dead hers every yard Of the va
Gated ground .i.u.~ 4 .sJ',, r.. E&rGg< ~ .
Yesterdays gains for the Germans netted them lit
tie ground for while they drove ahead in places by sheer
weight of their massed infantry the British as repeat
edy counter attacked and cleared their former positions.
In these counter charges the British took prison
ers probably many they lost while their baYonet
work covered the ground with German dead. r. =,
At nghtfa last night the Germans were continuing
their attack great force official dispatches announc
ing that the fighting expected to continue in the most
severe form. -. ! ,-.c@at&tsf' a. -
On one section of the line Bulgarian troops being
used with the Germans while there also Ansrians
and the reaa
leaders have concentrated their greatest possible strength
back of their offensive which they had hoped would have
driven the British back in confusion after the first day
It is estimated that at least forty divisions tax
ing part in the offensive and while It Is known that the
nemy divisions reduced in Strength recently It be-
III the heighborhood OF million and quar-
in the attacking line go. ~
Backing these is the greatest concentration artillery the
guns being supplemented BY great numbers OF Aus
brought from the Gacan front and by many OF the
guns captured by the Teuons in their drive AGAINST the Italian
rmes of General Cadorna OF the line according
the observers the big located at the rate of more
than a thousand to the mile. ,., ..Ag. Z. ..,, ,
The British armen rendering the assistance the
Infantry this being particularly tbs ass q % Then ! e
of the barage swept back and across the German ranks
wing guns the charging foe and haasSng the
eman infantry in way that the British from their trenches
FIRST PHASE ENDED .
The phase of the offensive now be said 70 have
nded Whatever surprise the German general staff
hoped bring and the general has been the
Of the genera, plan 4 Gs fs from Sebs GsI
program had mapped out the hur
lay positions still firmly held by the British while It
was the expectation practically the whole Of the British first
lines would be the possession OF the enemy ny
J. night ., ,...-.4.. ~
Jared in advance evidently and upon the situation has
developed official communicate sent out from Berlin ster
stated that the British line from Arras south to La f hau
een captured and occupied . :....
KAISER ON THE LINE =
AS spectators mighty conflict and order be
what hoped by them to be the greatest triumph OF Germany
the war; Kaiser with his chief Of staff Lidendor and
his field commander chief Hindenburg are
= ;ernan headquarters in France. ,,:. .,,
An early official statement from Office yesterday
says: /. . !.
Fighting whole between the River Disc
and Our troops continue hold the enemy III
p p "N" MAssED TROOPS SUFFER
yesterday the enemy made assault after assault using
infantry These offered remarkable targets fol
machine guns and artillery and full advantage taken
the opportunity Reports testify to the excessively heavy losses
f the enemy"
The enemy the correspondent reports trying repeat
larger operations by which the Germans last fall
ack some the ground gained in the great battle
for Cambria