The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-19
RAIDS BY ALLIES
KEEP ENEMY
ON ANXIOUS SEAT
French Retake Trenches Lost
Two Weeks Ago, Canadians
Raid Sector and German Raid
RepuIsed American Casual
ties Heavy

NEW YORK, March 49, Associated
rress)-Continuing the policy Of keep,
ny the Germans on the Western front
10 thoroughly occupied that they have
title opportunity to launch their
threatened drive, several successful
aids were undertaken by the British
tnI French forces yesterday while air
aids and air encounters went forward
vigorously. o.. 49,.
In the Champagne sector two attacks
" the French are reported. An official
ommunique from Paris last night said
French forces regaineG q sector of
rPnches near Monte Carnillet which
he Germans occupied on March J and
rad ever since held In this encounter
hey took forty-two prisoners and Sc
ured two machine guns as their booty.
The engagement closed with hand to
and fighting and several hundred Ger
mans are reported to have been killed.
rhe other French engagements was On
he road west of Norcy where the
'rencR succeeded in securing and re-
aiming a foot hold in small sector.
canadians Make Raid
In the Lens sector, London reported,
?anadian troops made successful raid
IN a Teuton position and took fourteen
prisoners.
Near PaschendaelP German forces at
tempted raid but met with complete
allure and suffered considerable losses
n their fruitless attack.
Air Fleets Busy
Tremendous air battles are taking
place on the western front, as the Teu.
,Ons and the Allies struggle for air
supremacy preliminary to the great
offensive which are expected. L..
Within the last twenty four hours
he British flyers have accounted for
wenty four German planes. Five OF
he British fiers are missing.
Seven hundred bombs have been
Topped by the British ON enemy bill.
cts, ammunition dumps, and railways.
The COurtrai Domain railway has been
me of the targets for the British
Iombers.
Battle In Turkestan
News comes from Turkestan of bloody
rattles fought there between the Soviet
Ldherents and the Turkestan natives,
he casualties reaching 10000.
IeaVy American Losses
The American casualty list received
rom General Pershing at the war de
,'artment was the longest yet. it viii
rot be available III full before tonight
Fourteen Americans are dead and AZ
wounded. Six commissioned officers are
among the casualties. They are; Lieut.
Richard Whitney, dead; Lieuts. Louis
W. Ross, John W. ApperSon, William p
8ledsOe, Granville VI. Burrow and Wilt
lam {. Dahney, wounded. .,
Preparations on the part of Germany
to speedily launch the much advertised
and long delayed drive on the westerI
front were told yesterday 10 despatchel
from Amsterdam. General Won Hin
denburg, in 81 interview given out By
him in Berl p ql' ed as saying;
1.-THE Enl nj powers have show
IN unresponsl\e attitude toward Ger
'nany's peace Intentions he said
'and the great offensive must 60 on.
Well informed officials in ueutra
quarters recentlyStold the Associated
Press that Germany is prepared to los
300 900 men to make the blow on thu
west effective
Chief of staff Won Ludeuburg is ais
quoted as saying tue epemy is wei
come to attack. They viii find Ger
| many is ready. Germany now claims
hese dispatches said, to be stroRSe
in man power, gun power aud amNpl
tons and supplies than are the Allies
W. s s.
The Pearl Harbor naval station i
very much in need of experienced fore
men for handling section gangs Din tn
construction and maintenance of rail
road tracks in this ward.