The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-22
THE ADVERTISERS SRM-WREKLY
The Week In the War

MILITARY operations on the Western Front
kNl last week were considerably below the nor
NAL in violence and in resutsNwhi on the Italian
front the fighting was less severe than that which
occurred prior to the setting in Of real winter
weather In Palestine activities have not been
hampered or delayed by meteorological conditions
as has been the in Europe.
Despite the desire of all Of the Allies for an early
and successful peace which can result only from
complete victory, or perhaps it should be said
because of those reasons absence Of reports of vo
ent hostilities on the Western Front does not
cause chatting at delay but is rather welcomed for
in it the Allies can see defeat of the Teuton plans
Every day Of delay every day of comparative in
activity on the part of the enemy is adding to the
preparedness of the Allies to meet any offensive
which may be launched and is putting just so
many more fighting men of the American contn-
gent into the trenches, .<>.&1 -,.
Delay on the Western Front weakens the hopes
Ct the Germans who had without doubt expected
to take advantage Of their own increased man
power to deliver heavy blows before the Allies
could be greatly strengthened by the arrival OF
trained American soldiersi I For several weeks
past those plans have been frustrated and when
ever, in an interval OF less severe and stormy
weather, the Germans have started offensves such
attacks have met with little success. Thus mean
time the Allies are growing stronger while the
Germans, if there is any change, are weakened
A month ago it was expected the Germans would
ere this have forced the fighting and the public
was warned that some reverses were to be ex-
pected, These have not occurred and each day of
delay makes their occurrence more remote pos
sibility. 49,
In Nothetn Italy the Italians and their Allies
have had the best of the recent fighting On the
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and the counters of the enemy were all success
fully. repulsed. The hardships which the Austro
Germans are encountering the Asiago front
and in the higher and more mountainous regions
are affecting them more seriously, it is evident,
than the similar hardships which beset the Allies.
Reports tell of the prisoners taken being lightly
clad and in rags and tatters:L T'1...- -.t y
So far as man power goes there IS little change
Of the Teutons gaining strength, on either the
Western the Italian front and the possibility OF
the truce the Russian fronts becoming an actual
peace is less menacing to the Allies than it was
week ago, when it had already somewhat dimin-
ished
In Palestine General Allenby is conducting his
campaign in busnesslike fashion which is most
disheartening to the Turks. He is proceeding to
cut them to pieces and disintegrate their forces
piece meal" reports say. There at least the
campaign has been progressing to the satisfaction
of the Allies and the Ottoman power is being
driven out for all time to come.
Indications of how the submarine campaign is
viewed by the cold eye of business is found in the
reports Of reductions in maripe insurance rates by
Lloyds, which considers the danger to merchant
craft diminished and has consequently reduced
rates. Last reports on merchant losses to the
Allied shipping showed considerable decrease over
the preceding week in the OF Great Britain
and some increase for France with Italian losses
running about to the average of recent weeks.