The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-08
AMERICANS SMASH
GERMANATTACKON
LORRAINE FRONT
Huns Mass Back Of Lines For
Raid In Force But Our Big
Guns Shatter Their Forces
FIGHTING SPIRIT OF ..na
...1 SAMMlES EXCELLENT
United States win Furnish More
Men and Money Than Expect
ed, Says Congressman Flood

WASHINGTON, February 6--(Asso.
eiated Press Reports from the French
front of an American victory, won
with the big guns, with encouraging
announcements in the house regarding
the progress of American preparations
and the success of the Allied fleets
against the German submarines, marked
cheerful tone in the war news yes.
terday. rs.
Representative Miller Of Minnesota,
who was q recent visitor AZ the French
and American fronts, brought back
word Of the lighting spirit Of the. over
seas troops and their confidence in
victory Regarding the submarine sit
nation, he said that the American and
British naval forces are now destroy
ing the submarine raiders faster than
Germany can build them. For Admiral
Sims he expressed the highest praise.
Men and Money
Chairman Flood of the house COM
mittee on foreign affairs, in presenting
the Diplomatic and Consular Appro.
uriation Bill to the house, declared that
the United States will furnish a. more
men and more money for the war than
the people of the United States or the
governpents of the associated nations
had expected and would supply these
in a shorter time than had been the
fondest hope of anyone.
The bill introduced carries total
of eight and a half million, some three
million greater than tho current ap-
Ipropriation.
| Announcement of activity on the
front was made yesterday by the wal
department, the action reported upon
having taken place on Monday. In
this action, what is believed to have
been mass attack planned by the
Germans was smashed, with probable
heavy Casualties to the Huns.
Hun Attack Smashed ..,
Air reconnaissance and patrols had
indicated to the American commander,
that the Germans were massing bach
of their own lines in preparation .fol
raid in force on the American trench
es. The American artillery opened NJ
heavy bombardment of the section
where the enemy was gathering await
ing the signal to advance. Indication
are that the German forces were bad
~ shattered, j. ~ 4 W. : ~ y. :
On Saturday, reports General Per
shing, Pvt. Ousley was killed in action
| An important announcement wa
made yesterday by the war department
to the effect that a plan is under con
sideration for the transporting Of Am
crican recruits to England, for preli
minarS training, with the finishing
touches to be given by Using the req
ments in Flanders with the British
troops. In this way, 1t Is believed
General PeSshing may be feihforce'
more rapidly with trained men tbaI
nv keeping them in the United State
for the preliminary drilling and inStrue
ton. y 49,
It is pointed out that there are avail
able large. training camps in England
"here the men may be quartered, Will
their TRANSPORTATION from England t
France could be done in safety as tn
men are needed.
The enormous outlay of money b.
no United States at war was emphasi-
ed in A statement by the treasury d.
narthent, giving the information tina
tlSr ten months Of the war to date ha
lost the American people about seve
billion one hundred million. Over fou
billion has been loaned to the Allie
the rest being the outlay by the Unite
| States.
Supreme War Council
A London dPsnatch announces tina
the members Of the supreme war cour
I'll are to bold another conference soOr
with the probabilities that the sessio
will become more or less permanent.
Sunderland House. the historic an
beautiful home of the Duchess Of Mar
borough. has been rommandeercd fo
the use of the council.