The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-27
ALONG WHOLE .'...
FRONT HUNS ARE
FALLING BACK

Z ONDoN Aupust 25(Assocaed Press)-Wthout pause
along the front while to the south of this sector the
the fortified positions atprlliepta by sorb:
Early morning Sunday) the New Zeaanders struck in the
direction captured Henn the Coeu four miles
northeast of the city Elsewhere along the 'front.' in many local
actions British report uninterrupted success
Thepva was captured after desperate fighting, the British
swarmg the lines the teeth OF heavy machine gun and
rife garrison captured after the British had
from trench in hand fighting
The prisoners here number than two thousand
BRAY TAKEN LAST NIGHT
Miraumon of Thpva, captured yesterday after
early evening the British into and through
Bray, advancing their lines both north and south OF the Some
towards Peonne gaining wide stretch of territory large num-
Der of prisoners and guns were taken at Bray
During the afternoon the Tommes added Avesnes les aauc
villages taken and the fall of this point the
REINFORCED LINES BROKEN
General Haig reporting night says that despite the heavy
renorcements the crucial the British advanced
steadily yesterday having hard lighting at times Bray lhepVa
Mraumont Gandcou and OrVlers are among the important
points the advance At Miraumon the Germans cung
until the when the British gains both north and south
dangerous and
hastily evacuated. Large abandoned.
The British safely asde the Thiepval ridge which
gives them observation over the surrounding country lot eH
wide stretch the Germans to be falling
back with their apparently badly confused Along tho
advancing steadily eastward
The Bray gives the British dominating point over
territory the British guns being hurried
this height to cover the continued British drive and to add to the
confusion Of the already demoraliscd enemy.
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND PRISONERS
Of Somme Wednesday, the British have taken
more than thousand prisoners and guns to-
geher with quantities of supplies SO rapid has been the m
advance places that complete batteries have been captured
guns being against the Germans and the supplies of
shells nearby ammunition dumps being expended to aid the
whose destruction they brought the 'front.' Owz
trench numbers the OF the
battle
of the Somme in the early fighting yesterday, twelve
number reported taken lhe des
patches last night do further progress between Bray
land Rove.
DESPERATE BATTLE FOR BAPAUME
The fighting before Bapaume reported have been
heavy the Germans making desperate effort hold this
mt" junction point from which four railroad lines and several
highways radae The British ormcd forward through
driving hard all and south of
night The Tonmics the outskirts
town. behind the ruins Of which the Germans holding
| " j:h machine guns.
apparent that this stand being made enable the Crown
Prince Rupprccht Of the great military i'll the
road back OF the German lines here ammcd with
Transports attempting make their eastward The British
shclng roads heavily and British
ouy flying back and forth bombing the destroying the
roads and sweeping the marching columns OF the enemy with bursts
r machine gun fire.
The greatest confusion prevails, the roads being janncd with
the Of Orrcs and and covered with German
Idcad
EVEN IN LYS SALIENT
In the ys salient there heavy fighting yesterday along
In hpaVV the