The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-09
The Week In the War.


ed by military experts and war observers and by
men so well informed as Chief Of Staff General
Pevton c. March in this country and Premier Da-
svid Lloyd George in Great Britain that when the
blow is struck it will be Of weight and powet to
excel any since the opening phases of the often
sve last March. They reach this view from the
ample time for preparations which Germany has
been taking a:'@.
Meantime the Allies have not been idle. 'fhey,
have strengthened their positions and have mass
ed forces for resistance at the points where state
gist believe the blow or blows are most likely 10,
fall. They have done even more than this for
they keep nibbling away" at the enemy and the,
fighting on the Western front since the last phase
OF the offensive ended has resulted from aggres-.
sve tactics on the part of the Allies, German
efforts consisting only Of counters to recover posi-
tions from which they have been driven. -
a Other explanations than the one that Germany
is waiting until extensive preparations can be COM
pleted are that the enemy has waited on the Aus
trian offensive or that the blows which were
Struck by the British in Flanders and the French
in scissors sector and the Americans on the
Marine. upset the calculations Of the enemy cons
n1anders and changed the bases from which no
attacks will be launched, having been struck at
points of strategic value to the foe aud having ser
cured all detectives. .'i%% IL
sive is at an end and that the enemy will dig in
and assume policy of watchful waiting, II. is
pointed out H. ~ enemy cannot afford 10 delay
very long hc, Of the growing man power Of
the Allies but must strike soon and must strike
hard $50 n, ~ = II
# On the other hand suggestion was voiced last
week that General Focf, through the strdngthent
ing OF the Allied forces and their growing control
OF the air, has been enabledt to adopt new policy
that it is no longer necessary for him to remain
Strictly on the defensive and that the thfuSts his
forces have made may grow into blows and these
blows into real and extensive offensive move
nlent The possibility Of this is another reason
for early action the part of the foe. Meantime
the situation is good deal Of deadlock : =.
On the Italian front the advantage is all with
the Allies In the mountain sectors they have
made some important gains and these they have
held and consolidated. Then they shifted their
attacks to the Pave River sector and on that front
they making continued gains upsto the last
reports received on Saturday night. e., r.
4. Summarized the results Of the attempted Aus
trian offensive show disaster that still grows
in magnitude Italian estimates Of the enemy loss
es are between 100000 and 250OOO with $4,000 Of
these casualties in killed Definite figures on ptis-
oners for the past three weeks show nearly 25000
Austrians taken by the Italians. General Diaz
appears to be using the utmost care in taking adj
vantage of his victories and to be running no
chances of a trap similar to the into WHICH the
Austrians fell He is not being led into any pre-
cipitate offensive, into advances upon positions
which he might not be able to maintain. >.5
N Having sustained reverse Of the magnitude of
this lost offensive there is little expectation that
Austria will attempt its resumption in another
direction. 1t will take time to recover time to re-
4 store the morale and time to reorganize
n Some surprise is occasioned by the fact that
. General March reports only Isl 900 men actually
4 engaged in fighting on July I. 1t must be taken
into consideration that of the million and more de
partures from this country 10000 men left in the
months of April, May and June and have there
fore had little time for acquiring the experiences
that it is thought advisable all fighters should have
before they actually go into the fray The million
men there and can be used in case there shall
be any great need of their services. They are
equipped and subject to call at the shortest notice
\ From Mesopotamia and from; Palestine there
have been no recent reports. 1t Is probable that
intense heat in those war theaters has accustomed
slowing down and the last reports from each oi
3 them were Of a satisfactory nature
Z. Indications are found that Finland may declare
war against the United States and the Entente al
the behest of Germany, using an excuse the
presence of forces at Kola. This can do little
!. harm to the Allies and can seriously injure Fin
land Famine is not far distant in that country
and she cannot we'll afford to cast away the pos
sibty of relief from the United States and the
Allies.
. OF deep interest to the people of these Islands
was the Associated Press report that the waiting
policy" of the United States as to the Far East
is at end and that course of action has been
determined. This may mean the movement Of
troops across the Pacific and it may mean that
units of the regular army here may service If
Siberia rather than in France. Up to yesterday