The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-23
.THWART[D, EXHAUSTED
HUNS REST, PREPARING
To CONTINUE OFFENSIVE
Next Attack May Be From
" North and Coulter
/. Expected Daily

IN disastrous defeats inflicted upon Thursday
their gons eeng back with thousands of dead and
wthng wounded wng the ground which they passed in
rout the attempt any yesterday
sumo need OF reorganization they
did the British the latter grm waiting for further at
tempts the part Of the foe.
1t is not expected by the
abandoned through the British lines
point the Arnrenees salient least to push back the R
fish point where the Germans stop safety The
present POSITIONS They either
fight defeat institute voluntary retirement from
great pocket in which they find themselves, retirement that
would be ground inch of which swept by British
shells.
@ despatch Ottawa last night from British Head
quarters says there indications that the Germans will
nue their effort to force through the British lines or to
push British lines still further north between Meteren and
Wytschaete, in the direction of Ypres
When morning yesterday the British able to look
across yesterdays battlefield thick with the German dead The
ground along Gvnchy front bore the evidence of the
piles of dead being everywhere Further evidence
Of the where divisions
along miles OF baelne and where the
expected British afforded carly
morning many appeared the La Bias
Canal throwing their rifles and holding their hands
in token of surrender These men swan the
gave up They refused so through
leaders had them
ON Thursday The greater number of such srrcnder were made
/. between Glenchy and Festubert, near Robecq.
tEfHtt4 H.. =. GERMANS PLIGHT
position of the Germans in their Armentieres salient
he nearly desperate yesterday when the weather suddenly
eaqse" turning eod WIN hea'y ram nat cnanseo It" " %
cr during the day The British the high ground ringing the
Rnt managed keep their trenches Drained while the Germans
holding what fast becoming Quagmrc which
'nfeu's made with the greatest difficulty.
. Marshal
of the British while for the the
battle opened last month"; the official from Berlin
fesses that nothing has been accomplished The Berlin report
concludes with the that the French have resumed
their attacks Moreu claim of naval activity is made by
the German admiralty which reports that German torpedo boats
Yesterday shcd the British and Belgian positions along the
between Neupor and Dunkirk.
IA Practically only exception the hull the North
the German bpmIalmen Of the
British positions KENNEL lI which heavily maintained
during the day and which marks the spot where the Of
. the German offensive ) expected
here has been infantry hRhnE at sec
tors French have materially
proved their positions such that they have been able
TO divert further French the threatened points
the British line The French have strengthened their hold
Hangard Santerrcm which firmly held by them and the
Germans elected with heavy losses. The changed hands
; repeatedly during the past few days.
There has also been general artillery fighting
OF the French 'front.' but infantry fighting except lanyard
COUNTER DAILY EXPECTED
Italian forces have been brought from the Italian and
have OF the French line the right
the Swiss border These have been
take the place the Allied front Of the British
and French regiments holding mportn part {" the iave
! line under General Diaz.
" Washington military critics believe that
shaping themselves that counter will be possible.
Many of them look for the launching Of such
day. The arrival the northern section Of the front Of French
renorcementS have made the German eff r>ach the
practically impossible, they believe
News that Italian regiments have reached the French front
came dispatches the Italian embassy 1t is be.
Eeved this force a small being for $en
mental than military