The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-26
Second Day of Titanic Struggle Ends With
'.' Little GAIN Apparent For Any
-. =. =. Of the Belligerents
Germans Gain One Town and British Re-
cover Another But Are Compelled
To Yield Slightly At Points

NEW YORK. April 20 Associated Press) Nigh, the
day Of the fresh German offensive with the struggling
holding practically the ground the hour the initial
So far the Germans have been held and thrown back with
tremendous losses
The struggle developed a however,
the Germans throwing more and more men into the fray and the
issue still hangs in theibalance,
the northern side Of the Armenteres salient where the Huns
thrown four and possibly six divisions against the British
sevenmie front the British have been compelled t" withdraw
their positions slightly. ~ zt|I.-
Further to the south the Amens sectors the British have
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throwing the Germans back to their original lines with the loss
Of many prisoners
front the Germans have been ceaseess attacking
morning have only gain Of the
town Hangard which gain has advanced their line less than
nie Al all other points they have been thrown back with the
British and French artillery smashing their attacks after
GAINS NOT COMMENSURATE
On the north the Germans have concentrated their attack along
the evene front from Meeren Baul Wytsehaete bring
ing force estimated high into the battle Be-
lore the series OF vicious attaeks Eed
Marshal Ia slightly back stronger The
continuing their drive but meeting with SITTER
and suffering heavily without securing adequate
gains.
On this particularly desperate being
capture Kennel prominent four miles directly
Of the Wytschaete hill Against the British positions here
the Germans have force of especially trained
mountain fighting The Tomme holding stubbonl TAX
ing ghu toll of the attackers and throwing back their
CHAIN OF HILLS IS OBJECTIVE
1t is obvious that the Germans this front directing
their principally gain possession the OF
which the positions held by the
which, they could dominate the British positions be
the and Yes The drives centerng against
Wytschaete KENNEL SCherpenbeg, Mont Rouge Vdagn and
Mont des Cats
From Albert to Case with the one excepon of Hangard the
Allies the German massed assaults with equal and hurled
them back repeatedly nhctng immense losses by the whitening
thrown the mased ranks that flowed forward
Although compelled to fall back from Hangard the Allies
did fire and be expected the conflict
possession today This in the
this changed hands repeatedly and suffering Similar
the Along this front the Allies have the
adv OF holding higher ground and from these positions they
holding the we'll in check They strongly posted and
II yesterday fighting clearly had the advantage
reported early yesterday afternoon that KENNEL had
captured but confirmation OF this received
Reuters dispatches reported that the British had reganed
tcay entire line Ners Brettoneux and that
mile front the Meteren Bleu Wytschaete line the Ger
from four to divisions tremendous attack
Yesterdays attacks by the Germans the British front opened
early O'Clock with terrific barrage which lasted
and before the break OF day the infantry attack launched
advancing the attack in 1t this early attack
which caused the British ground against the vastly
uperiOr numbers.
Last night ag reported that between Baieul and Wytschace
the Allies had been forced withdraw positions
points elsewhere the line had held steadily pused
all attacks.
Iangard believed American troops engaged with
French and compelled with them fall back little
the and this belief further weight by the
l8 American wounded had reached the from the battle
front IN Pcardy
disclosed
battle They the south sOmme
River where they participating with the French the
which is raging in that sector
Americans
been occupying the positions which they hold have not been
Lis"oset by the war department
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