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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
GERMANY TOLD WHY
i. NATION D|StIkED
Dutch Editor Gives Some Salient
Truth In Answering Cues
ton OF Germans

AMSTERDAM, February S-(Asso-
ciated Press Why is the German
not loved more warmly by his Dutch
cOusinsf' asked writer in a German
newspaper few days ago. The edi
tor of the Handelsblad takes the part
of candid friend in a reply printed
as an editorial.
First Of ALL" he says, "the dislike
of all foreigners prevails everywhere
among the mass of the Dutch people
because they feel foreigners to be diff
ferent. Therefore the Dutch masses
dislike Germans, Belgians and English
men. But Germany before the war
was always holding a loaded revolvt
to our breast-her contempt for Hol
lands military power, her thirst foI
expansion, her wish to try her gigah
tie and remarkable war machine, wer,
very real dangers. The fear Of Ger
man militarism was very great, while
England and France gave us no suel
fear.
Invasion of Belgium
"Then came the invasion of Bel
GUM. This reused not merely pity 70,
a small! neutral nation like Holland
whose women and children came weep
ing and hungry, whose towns and VII
lagos were seen burning across tn,
frontier. Few people will admit tina
the invasion of Belgium was necessary
for the defense of the German from
tier, and if the inv aston had not taker
place the war would have been owe
long ngo Even suppOsing that the
excuse of necessity was Legitimate, i
would justify II devastation Of Holland
tomorrow. for Germany's love of jus
tire and her respect for Dutch freedom
and Independence, are very poor Sc
curitPs
"Thc Germans blame the English
and American governments for putting
pressure on Holland. hut about the as
snssinatiOn by torpedo of Dutch ships.
about III" destruction Of harmless neu
trial fishing craft, they have nothing
to say.
Pear Diminishing
The writer concludes with state
meDt that, in spite Of this. there had
been recently certain change of Opin
ion in Holland toward Germany, not
an inrre"sed lUN" for Germany but q
lesSrned fear Of her This, he saws is
due to the fact thnt Germany is being
purified by suffering. 30 that "the
growing democracy of Germany will
soon sweep away the military caste and
promote international brotherhood. "
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
WA|LUKUCROP NAY
Be CUT ON. THIRD
Estimate Thirty Percent Smaller
Than Last Years 0utturn
and Way Under Average

Z Unless the preliminary estimate OF
the manager Of the Wailuku Sugar
Company is considerably exceeded by
he final outturn the 1918 crop pro.
duction will be thirty percent less than
he crop of last year and a third be
ow the average crop Of the past ten
wears. This was told to the stockhold,
RS in the report of Manager PenhallOw
which was presented to the stockholders
n annual meeting at the office Of {
Brewer & Company, agent, yesterday
morning. II comedies very closely with
the estimates published in The Adver
isPr yesterday morning.
Unfavorhble conditions almost
throughout the growing period of the
'917 crop caused falling Off in !ast
ears outturn to 1870 tons, about
zoo tons below the average for ter
years Late start, lack Of growth. the
Tao Valley floods and finally the 1917
brought readily explains this falling
m. It Is the drought Of last snmme'
md autumn that hurt the 1918 crop.
It must be taken into consideration
hat the estimate Of Manager Penhnl
ow was mode before the drought hal
'roken and is therefore inclined to"nr'
Ultra cor servatism. In this REGARD h.
avs: "Should the quality Of tho mice
materially improve you may expect Z?
arger TONNAGE Of sugar than given il
he above estimate IT the crop"
Relative TO the 1919 crop he s0vs'
In spite Of the unusually dry summPr
we were able TO pet this crop started
carly. Recently the young cane IA
made good progress and is in norm"
condition.
Dividcndswere paiS at the rate of |"
nerPeent. $500 900 from a net profit o.
>650.6n5 OF hut fron the balance thcrr
'Pmains to be paid the fonr p"rrcN'
federal income tax and the war cxccs,
profits tax.
Conditions on the Wailuku n1"nth
ton we're similar TO those on nei"hhor
ing Mani plantations and similar re
ports Of small crops for 1918 NAV he
expected from these when the reports
are made public.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
TO OBSERVE ECLIPSE
FROM Pixies. PEAK

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado,
February 2l--(AsSociatrd Prcss)-In
order to afford the nations scientists
IN opportunity to witness the total
eclipse Of the sun on June 3, Spencer
Hrnrosr of Colorado Springs, Colorado,
Hresidpnt of the Pixies Peak Aut0mo
bile Highway Company, has invited
cveral hundred astronomers of the
'nited States, Canada and Mexico to
view the phenomenon from the sum
nit of Pixies Peak, II, l09 feet above
he sea level. Pixies Peak is in the
irialS Of the Naval A manac office Of
Grrct line Of the total eclipse and of
he United States Naval Observatory
Washington, say that il is one Of thu
orntrN's most favorable locations for
eclipse expeditions.
No such extensive shadow path has
onssrd over the country since the
eclipse Of 1873 when u view Of the
'OrOnN was obtained by Professor
langley and his party Of United States
Naval observers on Fixes Peak
The automobile highway up the fam
nus peak will be used for Transports
ion of the various scientific inst u-
ncnts necessary for observing and rec
riding the eclipse.
The eclipse will last about 100 sec
nds at Pixies Peak. While crossing
he United States in forty seven min
ties it will pass through Colorado
springs ut l:23 p. m, Mountain time.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
CONTROVERSIAL OVER
wars Conduct is.
NEAR settlement
Compromise Between Chamber
lain and 0verman Bills Now
Appears Probable
WOULD MEET WISHES OF
WILSON AND COMMITTEE
Leaders Of Both Factions Recog-
nize Need Of Legislation
To Coordinate

WASHINGTON, February 2l-- CAS-
'ocinted Prcss)--It seems probable
row that o Compromise will be arrived
IT between the backcrs Of the Cham,
Ncrlain Bill for the creation of war
'ahiret ind munitions department
nd The Overman Bill, presented in "p
'os;'nn, which largely increases the
'nw"rs lct tho President in the matter
" rCarranging the war making DE-
'artm"Ets as they nov stand. Tho
hamberlaih1 Bill Is backrd by IN
enRte military committee majority an
= = openly opposed by the President. Tho
9vrrman Bin is believed to be drawn
With especial reference to the wishes
" the President.
Negotiations Progress
NEGOTIATIONS have hNCn under way
between the hackers Of the Chamber
=. 7'"''St-e~ md Ser"tnr OvcrmRn. wh'
is in oseNtoueh with the President
md an early. Sat tlehent Of the NAH
differences between the bills is OK
'cctcd. If the hopes of the s"nat@
eaders are replied, the ChamhrraiE
gill will be Withdraw and the Over
'
what promised to become bitter fight
between the administration and the
anti administration forces in the senate
will be averted.
Agree on fundamentals
1t has been agreed nv the Leaders
n both factions that legislation to co
lrdinate and reorganize the war max.
ing departments has been found neces.
sary. The essential difference between
the bills has been that the senate com
mittCe's measure created central
board, to be nominated by the Presi.
dent, which should itself have the
power to coordinate the departments
and have general supervision of the
direction Of the war, while the Over
man Bill repealed certain statutes
which today hinder the executive in
proceeding on his own initiative TO
eliminate the red tape from the de
partments. Under the Overman Bill
the President is empowered to redis-
tribute the powers Of the various gov
departments.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
TAR0 ON MAUI Is GOING
UP SKY HIGH IN PRICE

WAILUKT, Maui, February 10
Especial to The Advertiser) -COnserya
tion on wheat flour has had the effect
of so greatly increasing the use of p"
that the price for that Hawaiian staplr
has gone up to record height. Tato
which has sOLl around Is cents a bag
for wears. is now 1928 a bag, and re
ports ar" that it may go higher, accord
ing to the Maui News.
1t is claimed that many laborcr
who formerly used poi in small guam
titles only Ihave lately, on account of
the high price Of and the campaign
to save flour. turned to the NATIVE
speciality, with the result that tarc
growers have been swampcd by tn
demand.
In the past few days, in Waikiki
concern has started to the question Of
increasing the acreage in taro in orden
TO meet the situation.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
0NOMEk WILL FEEL
EFFECT Of DROUGHT
Preliminary Estimate twenty
Percent Below Last Years
Big Production

Making splendid financial showing
for the year 1917 but forPcasting a
smaller Outturn this year, reports OF
the Onomea Sugar Company were pre-
iented to the stockholders of the com
+oany at its annual meeting yesterday
in the offices Of C. Brewer & Company,
agent
Last years crop for Onomra was
anger than the preliminary estimate
1,04576 against 1898 and narrowly
approaching the bumper crop Of 1896
1915. 1t wns the second largest croI
n the history Of the company.
Estimates for the prcs' Mt crop wct
made in November and since that time
conditions have materially improved
}v reason Of tn" drought conditions the
'stimntc was cut materially from las,
years crop. The estimate is II 6Sl
nut the cane is still growing and is
;reen and immature The 1919 crOI
in highly satisfactory condition.
Net profits the financial report
'hOws. were $l.l90.S407O from whicI
he federal income extra four prrccn'
FAX and the war excess profits tax have
ct to be paid. DividrndS at the rate
# thirty six percent, 500 .OO0 wer'
'aid and the balance carried frrwarr'
81 4So.S1". ." rnm"or"d v 18th $9OS,
'62.50 on December 81. 1916.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
CRISIS IN SHIPS
FOR ALLIES
IS BELIEVED PAST


WASHINGTON, February 2l-(As-
sociated Press announce
ment Of the shipping situation was
made by government officials late yes
terday afternoon and assurance given
that the crisis appears to have been
passed. 1t is said that the low point
OF available Allied shipping was pass
ed several weeks ago and was much
lower than had been expected. Con
f"enee is expressed that from now on
the volume Of available shipping for
the Allies will increase rapidly.
1t is now for the shipwOrkers and
the builders. TO do their part, the
emergency ship corporation announce
es. IL. they viii do this the officials
are confident that the ships which are
required to bring victory to the Al.
lies will be completed on time.
Orders were issued Yesterday by the
shipping board which directed that ef,
ter TODAY no vessels Of under $500
tons dead weight shall be permitted
to sail from any American port on
trims Atlantic VOYAGES.
Reports received from London last
night cave the weekly cOmmunique Of
+he British admiralty and showed q
decrease in losses of British merchant
men aS compared with the week end
ing February Q. There we're twelve
vessels Of more thRn 1000 tons lost,
n decrease of one three smaller mer
"hnnt VasselS decrease Of three and
one fisherman as compared with three.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
BAKER LOOKS FOR
a.. BIC DRIVE SOON
Secretary Of War Forecast;
Great Activities On West
Front In Weekly Report

WASHINGTON, February "o-(As
ociatcd Ptess)-Signs point TO AZ
Early beginning of the imPcndin'
gigantic western battle, according t.
he prophe'ies in Secretary Baker.
weekly review of the war, published
'Oday.
He snvs that it is evident the Ger
mans, after extensive preparations are
eady for their heralued offensive OF
he western front.
The bulk of the German forces nt
row in the west, but large number
If the new drafts have come from tn
EASTERN front. and are wholly untrain
ID in the fierce fighting of the west
arn line.
The review today goes into som'
letail concerning the activities of thu
americans on the Lorraine front.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
STRIKES IN PROTEST OF 1' Z'TT
+ En- r RENEWAL OF WAR UPON
w. ~ RUSSIA ARE THREATENED
UKRAINE WILL FURNISH SUPPLIES
TE"' "T$s 49, y
Signs Agreement With Central Powers

WASHINGTON,
products furnishing
vailed
Gently between those
In
Arge Poland which
lines
he news oenme
In addition to th the Amsterdam
al Of
Powers quantities
BRITAIN
British Government
make declaration to the Ukra
in
w ''"'"""H
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
ATTEEy1P PIED RAIDS
ON AMERICAN LINE
MEET WITH REPJJLSE
ALLENBY ADVANCES
WHOLE FRONT
BEYOND JERUSALEM
Gain Is Fifteen Miles. In Width
and Two Miles In Depth During
Week and Strong Turkish Re-
slstance Is Overcome

NEW YORK, February 21-(Asso,
ciated T'ress)-The British are clearing
wide zone north and east of Jerusa
lem, sweeping the Turks back by re-
poated blows that appear to be meet
ing with less and less resistance.
This week, according to the official
reports from General Allenby, the main
operations have been against the va
rious Turkish dctachments holding
village posts east of the Holy City.
without fighting any engagements Of
Importance the British lines in this di.
lection have been advanced along n
fifteen mile front to depth of two
miles, the Turks falling back rs rapid
y as the British advanced. A few hun
lrcd were cut off and capturel.
Movements Resisted
There has been a gradual advance
also on the north and nOrtf east, where
the Turkish opposition is sitter.
There are orsns that another blow is
20 he struck at Turkey in MPsbpotamia.
whore the British from Baglad are al
vancing north towards Erzrrum, now
HNIl w lut llu~SlduN. AS inc huSSlHU
army on this front has not been badly
affected by the dsOrganization which
has swept through the other Russian
armies, it is believed the British will
effect a junction and combined at,
tack can be made against the Turks.
Expected From Bagdad
1t is thought that the British arc
coming up from the Bagdad region,
where they recently made Junction
with part of the Russian forces that
have been operating in Persia. One
of the possibilities is that General Al
lenby's army in Palestine will force
it's way northward and strike the enemy
simultaneously with the blow the Brit
ish and Russians are expected to strike
in the north.
1t was reported only the other day
that Falkenhayn had given IN in dis
gust his attempt to reorgahize the TURK
ish army for the campaign in Palestine
after 100000 troops had deserted be
tween COnstantinople and Syria.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
UNDERG0ES OPERATION

WASHINGTON, February 2l-(As-
sociated PresS)-Senator George E.
Chamberlain of Oregon, who has been
50 much in the legislative hmelight re.
Gently by reason of the controversy bO-
tween the senate = committee on mill
tary affairs and the administ ration over
the proposed war cabinet bill, was oper.
ated upon for appendicitis on Tuesday,
and yesterday his physicians reported
the operation n success and the senator
doing we'll
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
AMENDMENTS SEEK TO
STOP BO0TtEGC|NG

WASHINGTON, February 21-(As
sociated Press)-Revision of the rules
which prohibit the sale of alcoholic
liquor to officers and men in the ser
vice of the United States army and
navy were announced late yesterday
afternoon.
The changes are, it is announced, de
igned to stamp out bOot!egging out
,idc Of the established zones which sur
round army training camps.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
SHEEP MAY CRAZE UPON
-. LAWNS OF STATE HOUSE

OLYMPIA, Wash ngton, February 81
x Associated Press Wool and NUT
ton may be raised for the Red Cross
on the Washington State House lawns
and in the capital park here. f. +.
Benson, state commissioner of agri,
culture has offered to donate two ewes,
each with two lambs if the state board
of control will place them in movable
pens on the lawns Of the capital or
in the park. When the lambs grow up
and the wool is "ripe" for the cut
ting the flock will be properly shear,
ed and the wool used by the Olympia
Red Cross.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
DIES OF EXHAUSTION

GENDRINGEN, Netherlands, FPbru
pry 2l-(Associuted Press)-A Du e.
youth of seventeen, who was released
rom German Jail after undergoing a
"eHr s imprisonment for smuggling, re
urn"d to his relatives here the other
lay a complete physical wreck. He dirh
It exhaustion two days later. lie de
Jared that during the whole term Of
Ms Imprisonment he had been given no
n'her food but cabbage and root tur
niDs.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
WHEAT PRICES WILL BE
. KEPT FROM GOING HIGHER

WASHINGTON. February 2l-(As-
sociated Press)-The full influence Of
the food administration viii be used
to prevent any increase in the price Of
wheat, it announced yesterday.
This announcement is intended to
duell a feeling of alarm that is mani
tested following reports that wheat and
-four will be higher and which have
created a tendency to increase -four
purchases before such advance can
occur.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
BANK BUSINESS GROWS

LONDON, February II AssOcia' Ell
Press) The bills, checks, ETC.,
paid at the Bankers Clearing House
during the past year totals 1921. 1876
900 pounds against 1925, O46 900
pounds in 1916 or an increase of over
3,S4G. 00O0 900 pounds. These figures amt
increases are due largely to the con
st"n' flow of government borrowing
especially on short term issues
They ar" over 300 600 pounds larger
than the figures Of 1913 which were
then q record
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
HUNDRED AND TEN ARE
LOST WITH STEAMSHIP

PARIS, February 2l-(Associated
PreSs) ON" hundred and ten persons
lost their lives when the steamer Dew
onr was hnbmrrined in the Mediter
rnrr"n en- FrLrunry |, last. This was
officially nrnrur"cd by the department
Of marine Yesterday. The loss of IN =
steamer hnI been previously ANNOUNCED
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
EAST CHINA SHAKEN
BY Further QuAKES

Annoy, February Ell Associated
prcss) Most severe of any Of the
uakes which have occurred in the
resent series of seismic disturba noes
vas the temblor which shook Eastern
China yesterday, pronounced the most
violent in n quarter Of a century.
In Swatow, south of here, it is re-
ported that more than 200 are dead.
In Chong Chowfu and other coast
towns the damage has been severe.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
TUSCANIA LOSSES

WASUINGTQN, February 21-(Asso-
of known dead FROM the disaster to the
'Tusrania were received by the war Il
partment Yesterday. The / Is st II
Incomplete but furtn'r ide tifcations
are slow
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
FRENCH RAIDS

The French attack in this sec
ton was made on a large scale,
the poilus entering and destroy
ing a long trench system, bomb
ing dugouts and destroying gun
'mplacements. The French re-
turned with four hundred prison.
ers, after leaving some hundreds
Of dead in the destroyed positions.
British Air Raids
British airmcn Tuesday night and
early yesterday carried out successful.
" air raids on German military es-
tablishments IN Belgium. They drop
ped bombs on docks and aerOdomes.
= Several times the raiders were at
tackled but they remained at their
work until success was observed. Dur
ing the 'bnttln, in the air today the
British shot down four German air
planes.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
NO ECONOMY IN USE or SUGAR SEEN
Per Capita Consumption Shows Increase

WASHINGTON, February 2i-(As,
sociated Press) instead of
the desired decrease in the per capita
consumption of sugar during i9l7 is an =
uOune"d by the food administration
In 1917 the average amount Of sugar
used by each person in the United
States was 88.3 pounds. This is
an increase Of nearly four pounds over
the per cspita average, for the FIVE year
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
German Business In
Philippines Taken !
BY United States

MANILA, February 21-(Associ-
ated PressJ-Goyernor General Har
rison yesterday ordered the seizure
Of mine German and Austrian bust
ness firms. It, 10 believed that he
Is acting under the request Of the
custodian Of alien enemy property. :
Some Of the seized businesses are
largo and long established.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22

period which ended December 81. 1916
The department Of agriculture at the
same time announced its survey which
showed stock ON hand last August of
800 100000 pounds. At that time
the stocks in hand Of the rehners and
manufacturers showed heavy decrease
while the stocks in the hands Of the
Wholesale and retail grocers showed in.
rAaRea \
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
NEW Y. N. BUILDINGS
IN HAWAII PLANNED

SAN FRANCISCO. February 81 "a
iOciatrd Prrssl The war work rOunci
IF the Young Men = Christian Associa
ion here Yesterday announced plans
or the erection of three Y. NJ. G. A
buildings in Hawaii, at the Oahu arm,
POSTS.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
AN IMPROVED OUININE
DOES NOT kFFFCfTHE HEAD

because OF Its tonic and laxative effect.
LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE will be found
better than ordinary ouinIne. Does not cause
nervousness. nor ringing In the head.
member. there Is ouly one promo OUTLINE
The signature Of 4. ". Gro. y OIL ear
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
DON'T RISK PNEUMONIA.

Get rid of every cold AZ quickly as
possible. 1t is the forerunner of all
pulmonary trouble, and pneumonia may
develop in . few honrs. Take Chamber
lbin,s Congh Remedy. 1t is a simple
thing 10 do, but the effect il marvellous.
For sale by Ell dealers, De"-"n, Smith
q Co., Ltl., agents for = ~ Ndvt.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-22
Sentry Discovers Approaching
+ Party and Gives Alarm ~ Time
To Prevent Any Repetition of
Earlier Affairs
ARTILLERY FIRE AND
e.. MACHINE GUNS PLAY
Bloody Trail Marks Return Of At
tackers - French Make Suo-
cesstuI Raid = Cut Deep and
Take Hundreds of Prisoners
MEXICAN FRONT IN
n FRANCE. February q -

a M T. KlC "A N FRONT ! "
"A FRANCE, February II -
ASSOCIATED Press)-An attempt
ed German raid on the American
lines was turned into a costly re-
pulse of the raidiug party on
Tuesday night, while at another
nearby sector of the Lorraine
front the French made a smash
ing raid in force, inflicting heavy
casualties upon the Huns and re-
turning with a large number Of
prisoners.
The Germans opposite the
Americans, taking advantage of
storm, endeavored to repeat
their first successful raid, in
which they entered a short sec
ton Of the American trenches.
This time, however, a sentry dis
covered the approach Of the raid
ing party and gave the alarm. Sig
nails to the artillery were respond
ed to almost Immediately and a
strong barrage was laid down be-
hind the raiders, while the Amet-
lean rifles and machine guns
cracked from the trenches.
BLOODY TRAIL
Yesterday morning it was seen
that the path over which the Ger
mans had retreated with their
dead and wounded was red with
blood.
The Americans suffered only
one casualty, a machine gun bull
let killing one private.
Yesterday German airplanes
swept over the American section
repeatedly, despite the anti-air-
craft guns. An American ma
chine returned the Germans
visits, sweeping along a section
of the German line and spraying
their trenches with machine gun
fire.