The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-12
Heaviest Attacks Are Launched Far To the
North End Of Line Of
Battle
TeutOn Leaders Show No Thought Of ThOus
ands Of Own Men They
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NEW YORK April r. ASSOCIATED Press)Swinging his nigh
egons and his heaviest far to the north Hin
hcnbug driving the British line between Arra and Ypres
great gray charging again and again the British
positions under tempest of high explosive and shells
This major operation the part OF the German general
The magnitude the forces hurled against the British lines
this well the fury with which the attacks
being delivered the disregard the OF the Ger
the of life suffered by the under
Thousands upon thousands Of the German fell
Yesterday their mased ranks providing targets which the British
Portuguese Canadian and American defenders OF the positions
And despite the loss of life the day ended
had begun with the British holding substantially posi-
No ADVANTAGES GAINED
From olebecke, FIVE miles southeast of Ypres south
point just sou Of Ypre the Germans gained ground but
point have their gains brought the least tactical advantage
ap9 bs9Es sssy Vsns q iapostanss back aea
rhe British still grip the wyschaee and the
ridges commanding countryside which the Ger
attackers must continue advance the battle is t
ogstee Woods position OF Importance between Wameton
and Amenere again wholly in British hands the hv
been driven out OF that section taken on Wednesday
POSITIONS NOT ENDANGERED
point thirty mile front the British position,
endangered So far the third battle Of Ypres British
with the and battered and counting his losses by the
many thousands.
despatch from British headquarters last night
the greatest German effort Of the afternoon directed
against the Belgian town of Hoebecke
launched the Germans coming forward
org force their forward by weight of vastly
uuers British guns tore pashes through the advancing
machine guns and rifles poured torrents of bullets the
charging ranks sweeping the front lines time and until
the Huns could longer face the blizzard Of steel and aere
stopped and withdrew only be sent forward again rePe
of the bloody inferno Nghtfal found the ATTACK completely
repused.
LaBassee and the YpesC Confines canal the fighting
general throughout the many points along the front
changed hands during the day with the gains the British
La Creche Neppe and olebecke where the Germans had
gained oohods Wednesday, British drove them back
yesterday and number of German prisoners taken
NsWHERE GERMANS GAINED
gains tip of the salient driven
the British and Portuguese lines south of Armeneres this drive
bringing them close Seenwerck This wedge threatens
hold Armenteres Steenwerck being almost directly
and five miles distant from the former place Should the Ger
able widen this wedge they may effect turning
towards the north envopng Armenteres On the other
hand British south from Amenteres north from Ncue
ChapeIe designed off the enemy this salient
UTMOST CONFIDENCE FELT
Reuters despatch which received in London last night
published this mornings editions Of the papers said The
Flanders hand hand engagements and
lighting the heaviest character will be certain The
outlook viewed by the Allies with the confidence
with alarm although the of the situation
the leSS Rig nizedN