The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
FIGHTING Tess
Intense THOUGH.
ALLIES ACHIEVE.
FURTHER GAINS.
British Practically Wipe Out
Habuterne Salient and Keep In
Contact With Enemy When He
Falls Further Back
GERMANS READY TO GIVE
UP AS TANKS COME ON
French Secure Advantages and
At Some Points Are Awaiting
Arrival Of Artillery Before Con-
tinuing Attack

NEW YORK, August 10 -.
~ (Associated PreSs) - Al
though only minor engagements
were reported yesterday along the
greater part OF the Picardy front,
the day has not passed without
some important advantages won
by the Allies.
Between Chaulnes and Roye
two important points were won
by Canadian troops, who drove
the Germans out of Damery,
three miles northwest of Roye,
! and Parvillers, a mile still further
to the northwest. The Canadians
tbok number of prisoners.
Southeast of Proyart, to the north
Il Chaulnes, the British also ad-
yanced theiraline slightly. H. Il
SALIENT ELIMINATED
GsNorth ia fsslhe sasne. i,etwseri
Albert and Arras, the British are.
maintaining their contact with
he. Germans, who are here fall
ing back and attempting to read
iust their line. The Germans have
crossed to the east bank Of the
Ancre in a number of places, the
British following promptly and
harrying the enemy. The Iiabu-
:erne salient has been practically
eliminated by these German re-
tirements, which are believed to
be only the first Of number Of
such retrograde movements the
SGermans have in mind Appa
rently they will be compelled to
readjuSt their entire line from Ar
raS as far south as tn Somme.
# BRING UP ARTILLERY
n On the south the French are
waiting for their heavy artillery
to be brought up and in the mean
while are clearing the ground of
the enemy in the neighborhood of
4 ,aSsigny, where the Germans
continue to fall back slowly. Be
tween the Matz and the Oise Rivers,
near RibecOurt, the French continued
to make gains In minor engagements.
During Thursday might there were
humber of violent artillery 'duels on
this front.
" The French now occupy all the high
ground around lassigny Massif and are
working down the north and eastern
sides. Further German retirrmrntS
here are looked for.
Summing up the results of the often
sive in Picardy, which has now passed
Through it's first stage, and the results
of the Marnc offensive, which also has
ended for the time being, Foch has
regained nearly eighteen hundred
square miles of territory and has i'm
proved the situation along the entire
western front. The number Of prison
eTs taken during the month is unOf-
acially given at $4,000, aud the number
atlf guns At 100,
Surrender Readily
x, Unofficial figures of the captures in
Picardy were given out last night in
London, this report showing that the
Franco British armies have taken a.,
900 prisoners, while BY count the mum
Der of captured guns on the Picardy
y front s go. This report states that
the number of prisoners is being added
to almost hourly as the Germans sur
.rendcr almost as soon as the British
tanks get near them.
The British official rOmmunique Of
the fighting yesterday says that there
have been no striking dcN elopments
for the day. The main German force
Is apparently concentrated between
Chaulnes and Roye.
The official German cOmmuniquc,
sent ont by wireless from Berlin, ad
mits that the Germans have evacuated
their positions near Puisieux an Mont
and Beaumont HameI, north of Albert.
g. A German raid on the Champagne
front yesterday was Tepulsed