The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-14
.NEAR|EDHUNS
AGAIN
IN
ALL EFFORTS

Followed BY Lull In Offensive
and Allies Become More Az
gressNe At Once u ~. IT,.
AMERICANS AND FRENCH
W !" MAKE RAID UNDER FIRE
.. hta (, 49, $3.50
PoiIus Capture Griyesnes, Take
Prisoners and Consolidate
Positions and Organize In Face
! of Resistance s ,'~%&'
YORK, May lf-(As-
~ ISOLATED Press =; Smashed
and weakened by their nnsuccess-
full efforts of Thursday to drive
back the defense of Ypres; the
Huns were again compelled to
pause for rest and recuperation
and there was distinct lull in
their offensive yesterday. TAX,
ing advantage of this the French
and American forces conducted
some raids against the enemy
while the British made prepare
lions to meet any further assaults
upon their front. ~,
ALLIES AGGRESSIVE { 6
The engagements were, general
ly local and scattering along the
French front but in those engage
ments some bloody fighting &C.
CURED. Elsewhere there, were
no general engagements, although
there was some fighting of minor
magnitude on the British front
and the enemy artillery fire con-
Htinued heavy. ~. 49, *
There was local fighting AT
Aveluy, General Haig reported
and the enemy artillery was heav-
lest at Vimy, Robeeq and Dicke-
busch. To the northwest IF A.
bert the British forces reeaptured
Ia part Of trenches which they lost
Thursday and, Of which. they had
previously recovered only a part
AMERICANS, ASSIST, =.
American artillery and infantry
participated with the French in
successful raid at @Aprenout
Forest which was conducted un-
der heavy bombardment for two
hours, according to messages re-
ceived from the American front
last night. In the Luueyille sec
tor where also are the Americans,
THE day was quiet. y
PRISONERS TAKEN
Grivesnes Park, northwest OF
Montdidier, was captured by the
French after some heavy fighting
and 258 prisoners were taken, In
spite of some desperate resistance
the new positions were organized
and successfully held, said the
French official communique of
last night, At Grisenes and be-
tween Lassigny and Noyon the
enemy bombarded heavily
| RERI1N's CLAIMS 2
Following increased artillery
FIRE, the Allies advanced upon our
positions at KENNEL, Luce Brook
and on the west bank, of.the Avre,
but we repulsed their attack. tax
ing prisoners, said the Berlin Of
fetal report of the day.
ITALIAN FORCES
Official advices received through
1.-THE Italian embassy at Washing
ton say that the Italian forces in
France now number nearly a
quarter of a million men and that
this force IS, being rapidly
strengthened.
The war office made a statement
that the Ibnlk of the German reserves
are now in the rear Of the SommG
front and It is assumed that the main
effort in the next smash will he In
that direction. though itfis eqpally eer
tain the Germans will not quit their
FLANDERS attacks. sSis(y - f..n...
In a statement today, Earl CurEoD,
member Of the war council, ssays that
grave times are ahead sfor the IBfitish
and that they might be forced 10
yield ground. He declared, h68svsf,
that ground for encouragement Is found
in the unity Of communal, giving eifsc-
Ftive military operattolss,a ,gtuAi Me
American effort toibfing aalatFs army
to bear, as wen as In Me w soptiAl,le