The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-16
BRITISH RESPOND
MANFULLY TO CALL
ISSUED BY HAIG
While Situation Is Admitted Sci.
Gus Nothing Occurs To Ap-
proach Disaster For Allies

prodch Disaster For Allies
ONDON April ASSOCIATED Pess)rhe ghtiest battle
l. OF the continues rage undimnished violence along
line in Northern France and Southern Flanders with
egions making gains point that important
being held every crucial OF the blazing front Utterly
Of the the lives of their the German high
drive his massed armies forward and the augh
has reached proportions that make tame in comparison the red
"''' '''' GERMAN GAINS ENLARGED
the Germans have gained of the dominant posi-
tons despite their continuous assaults they have enlarged hc
GAINS the salient thrust northwest towards Baeu from the
forcing the British line at this
sharp T. with its loop running short distance southeast OF Bail
points resting upon Armenteres and Layente The
opening British position FIVE miles wide and
into this ndenbug pouring fresh troops and a" crca
DEFINITE CRISIS REACHED
Maurice the British Eye Witness describing this
uaton, that it is mot pleasant
definite crisis has again been reached and the situation
pleasant The enemy has drven the tip OF his Amenere>
wedge forward until is Baieu railroad center for
leading Wytschaee and the Mesnes fronts lie
advancing towards Haznbouck also important railroad
the Germans have yet gained any Of the
positions and the British strenuousy resisting
further advances
HA1G ISSUES STRONG APPEAL
day. general ORDERS Field Marshal Ilaig issued
stirring appeal to his men to hight to the last Every position
held man" he said There
further but with backs the wall and be
ieving of each the end The
homes and the freedom of mankind depends
the Germans along all but Of the front and these yield
ing ground only when would entail certain by
vastly superior numbers and fighting for inch OF the way
German losses reported by prisoners and by the British
commanders terrific while the British also lost heavily
Field Marshal EIag in his official report the office
described the day follows
THE enemy strong pressure day against the
Baeu British being pushed back
in continuous fighting position in the neghborhood OF the Bail
lcu railroad, where now heavily engaged
THE also made slight between the Lave and
Clarence Rivers.
at all other points maintained POSITIONS"
1t definitely asceaned that since March p when the Battle
{" the Smm launched the Germans have brought into their
divisions have been identified.
BERLIN ANNOUNCES SUCCESSES
The Of the fighting against the
northern end the British which guns
taken saws, "Thrce thousand British including fifty officers
the south We also this point foyve
nn MANY machine guns and other rich booty The total num-
captured the Battle of Amenticrcs twenty
thousand with hundred cannops'
Along the twenty five miles Of this great battle the British have
been pushed back average of miles north south OF
AmcntcrcS and along the entire front the Germans ccasees
attempting add to these gains General ag is making bril-
liant defense hN and the German advance slowing down
The attacks, however, undmnhed in violence and the forces
being thrown the conflict being constantly reinforced With
fresh 4 40
There has been nothing approaching disaster any Of the
British and the loss OF and the strip territory
can XII the most OF the other and supply the recruits t" fill the
gaps in their ranks
Wounded from British machine gun squads
brought back mere tor hospital treatment tell how they ana then
slaughtered the Germans they adv aned the foe falling in
heaps which Others tramped forward fall themselves and
be tramed upon and still the Germans cam such number
that they could be killed fast enough They gained ground but
paid a terrihc price tor every loot
Yesterday morning. following hurricane
British lines the McaSine ridge German infantry succeeded
securing temporary foohold portion this highly Valuable
British rcinfoemen arriving heavy attacks de
cIOped and the ridge cleared the
attacks which followed smashed and the dri, back
Against the village Of Vile Ghapcle determined attacks
made three the charging three
retiring their ranks shattered and broken by the hail OF shell and
Lulets which greeted them Here their losses
North of Ameneres heavy drives against Iueg
the pressing the British back negborhood
Of Neuve EHIe the Germans capturing Me'e At other sec
this Amentieres Warneton front the German assaults
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