The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-26
SLAUGHTER OFl GERMANS IN 10
GOES ON WHILE HUN \
: LEADERS PRESS ATTACK
British Fall Back Nine Miles AT One Point
But Preserve Superb Discipline 7
and Balk Hardest Blows


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T ONDON, March ID Associated Press) Sacrificing
- their in thousands after thousands the German
leaders continue to r their regiments against the Brit
ish line which has been in places but which
holds unbroken and nndisniayed retiremens have
been to positions prepared for this contingency and at
time during the tremendous battle has the discipline
nor steadiness Of the Tommies been broken down.
Reports from the various sectors indicate that the
Germans had hoped through the titanic effort put forth
to effect rupture In the Entente front south of St.
Quentin, where the French and British armies touch
with the idea of rolling back each segment. This ex
pectatiOn has been dashed The British and French
been forced back at the great elbow Of the western 'front.'
in one place to maximum depth Of nine miles, but there
has been breaking in the strain and every yard or
German gain has been at a staggering loss. ~
THROWING BACK THE ATTACK i1r"3
Next to the desperate fighting southwest of St. Quen
tin centering around the town of Ham, the fighting
been most between Bapaume and CrOisees, CEN
repeatedly. Along this section Of the front the British
have withdrawn in places to maximum depth of four
miles, the retirement ending Yesterday morning, since
when the British have been throwing back every effort
of the Huns to make a further gain.
Yesterdays battling was repetition even
larger scale the bloody work Of Friday with Won Hin
denburg throwing larger and larger forces into the fight
and the British saugering the advancing troops until
forced to give ground before overwhelming numbers
then falling back and repeating the slaughter The Brit
iSh losses very heavy, but at part of the line
they comparable with the punishment that is being in
hcted. The total German loss already will stagger hu
mainly when it becomes known.
a glimpse Of the carnage is afforded in brief
sentence of the official report received at the Office
last night from Genera aag British machine suns for hour
Somme Canal pontblank range. tHss r. - -. 81
days resisting tremendous
known the reports from British Headquarters Paris and from
the Office their confident that the final victory will
with the British German and blood cannot stand under
the terrific punishment that is being inflicted nor troops
driven for utess gains against the superb defense which the B
fish have shown themselves capable OF making
MAIN PLAN HAS FAILED
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effort in this Sector southwest OF ST. Quentin effect
the British line but the effort has failed How confden
the German leaders of evidenced report
brought by aviator who state that the Germans yesterday
brought cavalry behind this front evident
being throw this cavalry force into the breach for the first
great turning
Throughout yesterday afternoon
left Ham, while there also the desperate fighting
miles the north Mory Here the British charged
peated only be met by fresh German and driven back
again reform for counter charges along
the ground is hidden BY the mingled deado both armies
HAIG WIRES BRIEF SUMMARY
Reporting the general situation General Haig wired yes
'erlay afternoon: ~ H..
The battle continuing with the greatest intensity
of the Scarpe Southwest St Quentin
our troops have taken up their new positions" where we are heavily
engaged with the enemy"
The battle has Tapped past the British section in the Ham
and the French heavily engaged defending their left flank g
which large forces being thrown in the effort to break
from the British right Portuguese engaged the
BRITISH DEFENSE SUPERB
reports correspondents with the British
that the operations fast and the changes situation eb
and flow of the tide of battle backwards and forwards kale
docopc, that 1t is impossible visualize the a whole
Fortsix German divisions have been identified of the huge
attacking forces estimates the number of Germans
participating ninety divisions,
The strength of the enemy fire obiterated the British
and the defensive wire Gas shells
numbers without however, reaching all the British positions
point where the wire remained unbroen the Germans used
giant scissors carrying the implements in the forefront OF the
lacking parties reminiscent Of the methods of Frederick the Great
SLAUGHTER rs TERRIFIC
he slaughter of the apparently the of which,
there record. .' -
Every available gun the Allied the
solid bodies OF troops hurled forward following the
artillery fire. 4HE
The airmen reported to be their machine
the Teuton troops covering the terrain below, w..