The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-02
FURIOUS ENGAGEMENTS !,
RESULT in GAINS FOR
ALLIES IN ALL SECTORS
Great Calamity Is Shown By British and
French Troops 10 Close Fighting and
Huns Are Moved Down

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NJ EW YORK April 1-(Asoeiated Pres every Of,
the Western front the held yesterday and at some
points pushed back the Somme south the fighting
with the Germans generally still on the aggressive but to
the north the somme the offensive was less strong than
several days Where the refused
10 carry offensive the Allies became the aggsssors and
those sectors the driven back at several points
Into the ensely massed Hun forces which swept upon
against Allied the South OF the Somme the British
French mac and emen poured yoey after voey
the sed ranks Of the advancing enemy
until they finally driven the leaden storm leaving the
ground heaped high and deep with blood stained g sag bodies
Great losses thus inflicted fhndenburgs armies
BRITISH TAKE OFFENSIVE
Along Scarpe British took the offensive and hurled the
enemy back In this Feuchy captured
General ags London last night said that North OF
the somme the Germans were generally less active On Sunday and
hat to the south Of some there was considerable lighting
Of intense character In that sector the British took the offensive
reganed of Demun southery from Amens
This has recently been storm center OF hghg and was
there the British had previously taken 5000 prisoners
miles Arras the British conducted another
full offensive considerable ground and
suffered very heavy casualties the heavy fighting which the Brit
Brilliant operations Saturday by Canadian
cavalry and British infantry conjunction with French forces to
southeast Anthems In dasng charges they drove
the woods the north OF the town and held their
gain. G@i ~ -E
great infantry flowed almost necessarily
against French lines Moeuil and Lassigny
ported French front Here the battle purely of
foot Soldiers against bayon bonet and
many from early morning until into the dark
-
ward again back by the furious
charges gallant Pous In such close bayonets
and hand grenades played great part.
villages of Piedmont and Pessier completely destroy
Z. ed in the course of the engagements Of the day.
taE GERMAN PROGRESS HAMPERED
much hanpered in the bringing Of guns
supplies by of fact that when the Allies fell back
they destroyed bridges and roads along the line OF their
irement C&G9
The opinion generally prevails among French military autho
great battle go steadily for months series OF
interrupted by only short intervals between the va
phases of the great general engagement $50
a. GAINS MADE BY FRENCH T7T
in said French forces
apued and Monche and had gained considerable
ground the vicinity of Ove Morui taken for second
the Germans the point of the bayonet charge OF
especial showed incompatible bravery
part the French and British which participated in the
local successful battles between Avre
reported the official commuque of the Berlin Office
French attacks the west and south of Monter
failed heavy inflicted upon them"
BRITISH RESTORE LINE '.'H
Early reports from London said Easter morning finds the Allies
striking Hun lines the front protecting Amens, the
The British have restored their line south Of the Somme in the
valley OF the little result
vigorous by the British which threw the Germans
positions they had occupied and them back while the
of the restoration of this
ton Of the front is made by the war Office "-=@E
strong from Marcel Cave the Somme
repulsed with heavy losses to the Germans 0ffa
The attacks north of the Somme made today with
of infantry but spite of these massd assaults tho
Germans beaten back at all points. &.w
In the neghborhood Serre Albert British hav,
their line and today they took 2o prisoners and 40
y" FIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT
Paris earlier dispatches said fighting continued all Saturday
night with undmnshed violence according official announce
men today p.
Battaions Germans renewing
were by the French fire.
The Moreu captured by the Germans last week
eged by the French today furious fighting between Moreui
and Lassigny.
( X The Germans have checked completely
it. was officially the presence Bulgarian
Austrian the Franco British front has been established
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