The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-03
THE HAWAIIAN GAZETTE
RODlRO mTNN EDITOR TUESDAY MORNING Tm ADVERTISERS amVnn1

TUESDAY MORNING,
SEPTEMBER 3, 1918.

Far different has been the conditions which the
Allies have been forced to meet in their advances
Between SCISSORS and Rheims they were called
upon to attack troops that were closely concen-
trated. Similar conditions have been met from
scissors north almost to Ypres. Yet the Allies
at cost which is smaller than they suffered while
on the defensive have defeated the enemy every
where along the lines and effected cumulative
gains of terrain that run high up into thousands
Of square miles
From the Marine north the Allied line has been
advanced since the middle of July a distance of
fully twenty miles at points. edKl6ng the S0mn1e
"ince advance that sector started the Allies
have pushed forward equal distance Along
the Lys the British have gone forward ten miles
at more than point And in the Arras sector
the old Hindenburg line has been crossed on a
front nearly ten miles in length.
Bapaume at the mercy of the Allies a week
ago. Now it has been captured and the line es-
tabshed three miles further east. Peronne was
then threatened and although still in the hands OF
the foe the advance extends more than a mile east
of the city Austro- Hungarian reinforcements have
been unable to stem the tide. Roye was still in
the hands Of the Teutons and now the advance is
eight miles beyond it. Noyon has been passed by
mile or more. The Drecourt-Q ueant line has
been hanked The Lys salient is wiped out and
the end Of the advance is not yet in sight.
1t is along the Ailette River where Americans
fighting shoulder to shoulder with the French
that some of the most important although not the
longest gains have been made. Here the foe has
been swept from the Juvigny plateau and their
line extends from Crouy to Crecy-auMont. From
the plateau the Americans and French have a
clear view of Chemin-d DANES Ridge for con-
siderable distance along it,
Indications Sunday morning were that the re-
nforced enemy may be able to hold the center
long enough to permit of a more orderly retire
ment than has been in progress and that for time
the northern and the southern tanks will see the
more intense fighting, the American forces being
engaged on the southerly flank.
Reports throughout the week have been that
the Allied losses are comparatively small for the
gains of terrain prisoners guns, munitions and
supplies that have been secured and comparison
of the British losses with those of the past few
months show this to be the case When the sum
total Of German losses, in prisoners and guns
alone, are announced it will afford material for
some interesting comparisons.
The present combat is rapidly growing into a
conflict to secure positions of strategic advantage
which can be used to best advantage in the Spring
of 1919. Until recently this advantage has been
with the Germans but this condition General Foch
has been rapidly changing and in the past week
he has UNNECESSARILY strengthened his armies in
this respect.
The German retirement does not appear to be at
an end. On the contrary it is indicated that it
will be wider, deeper and more sweeping than had
been hoped and that the end of the summer cam
pagn will find them still on the defensive against
an Allied force that is flushed with victories and
confidence and constantly gaining in man power
In Siberia there has been seen some fighting
with the advantage in favor of the Allied forces
The advance is in progress and thus far since the
campaign may be said to have really commenced
the BOlsheviki and their Austro- German allies
have at no time and at no place been able to make
a successful stand. However this campaign is but
Just in the launching and much larger forces will
be required to carry out the program.
OF more Importance than gains made of them
selves, on any of the fronts is the fact that Ger
many hopes of being able to present peace terms
which might be accepted, are completely eliminat-
cd With Germany in retreat, and on the defensive
the Russians are in position to present peace
demands to the Allies. They are now in the first
stages of being forced into the receptive mood
from which final peace may be brought
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