The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-07

The Week In the War

llAN the Western front the SITUATION, as IL APP
~ peared yesterday can be viewed with far
greater eouanmity than could the aspect week
aeolos Then il was erIinentiy serious and imTni-
nentiy threatening The London Times had Just
admitted its seriousness, had considered the pos
Sibility OF withdrawal from the Ypres sector and
spoke of abandonment Of the channel ports as an
sveSft that would bear consideration by the public
n pfcpafatioh for not impossible further reverses.
AZ the end of week we have seen no sign OF
an intent on the part OF the Allies to withdraw
iF0m the Ypres sector nor are the Teutons any
nearer to their Channel coast detectives; On the
contrary the Allied lines were, up itob Saturday
night. every where intact and the positions occu-
pied had been consolidated and strengthened In
seven days the enemy had accomplished practical
iy nothing This does not mean there had been
no lighting and the enemy had attempted moth
| ing All OF the advantage for the week has been
with the Allied arms. fa,s-ta 4
81 One week ago yesterday the Huns were attack
ing ferceiS and the Allied lines were holding well
I Before Locre they had gained a footiiold which
They afterward lost and they still before Locre
on Monday the enemy strove desperately and
General Haig characterized the fighting on that
lday as the heaviest he had at any time since
| the drive began But the stone wall defense OF
| the Allies held splendidly at every point The
Belgians lost ground on the morning OF that day
but regained it in the afternoon. The days fight
1 ing was a defeat which approached disaster for
the German arms. 49,
Taking advantage OF this condition on Tuesday
the Allies were on the offensive and hurled back
\ and rolled up the enemy regaining and holding
several pieces of territory. -@r,'..s
| On Wednesday the enemy withdrew slightly
at some points and the lull came in infantry fight
! ing although the pounding of the artillery has
tcontinred with undated violence. The weather
became unproptious, also, and it was apparent the
Teutons could do no more without fresh and
4 more guns which were being brought up.
i On Thursday the lull continued but on Friday
1.-The enemy directed its attention against a south
crly salient, only to be thrown back On Saturday
1.-THE lighting was mostly with big guns and OBJ
servers believed they could see indications of new
efforts to be undertaken within day or two at
most.
4 -,-1When the enemy took Mount KENNEL it was
expected their next objective would be the hills
ITO the westward. Those hills they have Sought
Ito secure but they lost the only foothold upon
them. at Locre that they secured Once more this
las salieat against which attacks are expected.
Il tG2ner n Radcliffe on Friday summarized the
jsituationsby saying that the enemy in a week had
lpfotected It's flank at Mount KENNEL and had &C
Icoinpiished practically nothing else. Operations
should, be considered from the expenditure of man
lpower, he said, and in this the enemy had been
lprodigal while the Allies had economical.
j One of the important developments of the week
was the extending Of the power OF General Foch
Flo make him Supreme in command on the Italian
as well as the Western front. 1t taken to in
Edicate developing offensive by the tro-Ger-
man forces on the Italian front and the following
day heavy fighting developed.
| In both Mesopotamia and in Palestine successes
were achieved by the Allies
4 To patriotic Americans one of the pleasing re-
L. Il .I,o t,at bod
relieved the British and had participated for the
first time in one sector of that great battle front.
They had shown the proper metal and had re-
pulsed the enemy in strong attack. The one
unpleasant feature OF the news was that our loss
es were reported to have been rather
Aside from the direct news the situation in
Austria enters strongly into calculations. 1t is
becoming more complicated and dispatches of
Saturday night said were becoming serious even
il not critical Unrest in the Dual Empire is evil
IDENTIFY becoming daily more acute and it appears
to have extended even into the army for it is said
Bohemians have gone over bodily from the Aus
e ,rian to the Italian army. The Teutons dis
iappointed at not securing more food from Ruma-
mia and the Ukraine. The supplies have not come
up to expectations and hungry people difficult
D to reason Witht.s p '|H
Z Greater preparations than ever for our own par
q ticipation are in progress outlined by the
secretary OF war and Chief OF STAFF Three million
more men may be required and II they are needed
e they are to be raised fast they can be
Il equipped and taken overseas Fifteen billions Of
e dollars for the expenses Of the department is
e the estimate made by Baker. As much money and
t as many men are needed to be furnished to win
: the war Is to be the participation OF the United
h States.
e W. S. S.
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