The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13

N continuing to sweep back the Germans across the Pardy
plains capturing point after another taking many prisoners and
guns, and capturing huge quantities of supplies.
The advance along the entire wentyne front which
tends sweeping from Of Morlancou to the Ave
OF Montdder The heavy,
ground which the French British advancing being
with bodies while the rapid that all
kinds material has been abandoned having
in the number of cases to destroy the huge quantities
of supplies. -" . ~'. .#
BRITISH LOSSES SMALL
LOSSES hand continue relatively
One English battalion which has been III the thckest of
fighting for has only lost six killed and
wounded during its advance which has cret eleven miles int"
the German :""' ~
1t officially reported in London that up that
time than seventeen thousand had been caturc
with three hundred guns between the Sotnte and the Avc
GENERAL RETREAT UNDER WAY
north in the Lys salient, general German ap
pears way helng retiring enemy
and following closely its heels The Germans drawing
sides OF their salient and abandoning ground that them
thousands thousands of gain their April carly
May drives for the Channel Ports The principal retiemcn
day northwest of La Bassee and southwest of Yp where
north OF Mt KENNEL there retreat along mile 'front.'
LYS SALIENT THREATENED
This the north taken indicate that Ruprcc
have been depleted for the purpose of reinforcing the Crown
Prince the Asne and the lines north and south of the Somme
and that the danger of the the Ls salient being pocketed
recognized by the German general staff tis improbable
that Allied move to close the mouth OF the Lys salient by
advance north and south towards Amenteres will be made Any
retirement that would materially reduce the Of this salient
would make wholly unenab than the Mane salient
quite probable Also that the rapid advance of the Allies
from the Av the Amens front will the Germans
back from the Montdd salient and force readustment Of their
lines for at least far As NOyons.
The French Canadians along the southern the
vancng line working both and south every
advance made byhem adds the German peril the Montddcr
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IMPORTANT POINTS TAKEN
Advancing during day. sweeping
the German the French night captured
Perrepont due north Of Mondder and miles
On the French left the Canadians have captured Arve
the OF Montdder Beaucourt and lie Quene occupied
passed early the day and the line OF the
carried through Foies, Warviers and the of Roscres
At this point the Allied line has brought
miles of the important junction point Of Cha"ne from which
branches south the sole railroad line left
tnd French shel6re Montdidier
guns Chaunes
NEW LINE ESTABLISHED
From Rosccs north the line last night RaineCOurt
swinging back Mericourt and Chipi and from north
Cmp and rcganed that yesterday with heavy
Elsewhere the Allied cavalry and tanks ovcrrunning the
cutting through the dorgaized adding
the confusion which the enemy has been thrown
also sweeping back and forth the of retrcang
Germans bombing their spraying their columns
naAnc fire and destroying bridges the Smc and other
add to the confusion Of the delay
N"d infantry catches up. The aVaors report
streaming rapid rate exploding their
dumps.
In the adv yesterday the French
and much material Among the reported
commanding the
liz the fighting during the day the British
twenty-five German machines and drove others retaining
r"' of the air over the areas being evacuated