The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-02
huns DESPERATE EFFORTS
SMASH vA|NLY AGAINST
STONE WALL Of d ENTENTE: Il:
North and South the Anglo-French
Hold Their Ground and Recover
Lost Position Rain flinders Ger
mans and Helps Allies, While Com
ing ofAmerican Army Cheers Men
of Petain and Haig 4

oNDoN April ASSOCIATED Pres)-Brough halt along
II their whole line yesterday serious
against British although desperately battling against the
the their Montddier salient and making series
of attacks aVan effort foohold south Of the Disc
Nothing significant Of gains the Germans
yesterday despite the continued prodga Of the higher command
lives Of their while several sectors the British and
French smashed back for substantial gains a#l
The French lire along Ose sody established and French
counters ground the
losing prisoners and machine guns.
s GERMANS EXPECT ATTACK
hastily entrenching along the
indicates that they Allied
counter offensive to fall.
official of the fighting north of the Somme issued
night Field Marshal Haig THE day has been
paFatyey quiet The enemy made local attack Albert
seassf tsu
Soab of the Some the british carried irouga
offensive egang ground lost the Gerthans %We
gained ground between Mou and Hangard Hag while
the office announced
BRILLIANT COUNTER STROKE
Moreuil Hangard cavalry
brilliant counter stroke and retook the previously lost woods
This probably the Arrahs wood the capture OF which Berlin
had announced in official statement The German statement
says: a&u
"Ihe Germans have captured Moreu height Arrachn
number he number
more than seventyfve thousands
BATTALION ANNIHILATED
aris reports all the eemy directed against
have thrown back ceased while Anglo
between the
Demuin.
The Germans yesterday made desperate attempt the
O Chauny hoping brdgehead for further adj
The effort costly for the Huns One battalion
managed make the of the but returned
being aihated by the whitening fire the French able
bring to bear A few survivors surrendered
The French haYe destroyed the number of bridges
the Disc and have the others well covered while their lines along
the south bank strong
GERMANS LOSE PRISONERS
Two German divisions directed against heights
yesterday afternoon being almost as disastrous
the the Disc
down. while hundred others remained prisoners the
the French when definitely repused
The French line stronger daily while the Germans
being greatly handicapped their efforts bring their
big and keep their fighting regiments supplied There has
been almost continuous rain during the few days This
helping the Allies who bringing up their enforcements and
supplies ground that has been broken while the
transports walowng in deep mud
PERSHINGS NAME CHEERED
Ihe that General Pershng leading hundred thousand
Americans into the battle has passed and down the French
being everywhere received with enthusiasm.
Yesterdays official in Paris, dealing with the early fight
of the day.
Battling last night with violence
Mun1idier, the French Office
Large bodies of German thrown the fray,
The French and British consistently assautng
Further south the fighting less violent the Germans
lacking necessarily in efforts the strategic Of Girl
The French retained of this point nctng
heavy losses the Germans.
"lhe British holding their inc outly, and they
smashed numerous heavy attacks various points.
AT several places the British have taken the
uy The outstanding feature of the northern
that the British have again killed great numbers of Germans