, 1916-10-28

the German line north and north east Of
Verdun, over a front of four and one
third miles, penetrating it along it's entire
length in the centre gaining q distance of
nearly two miles. Preceded by a violent
bembardment the offensive was deli .ered
approximately from the eastern bank OF he
Meuse river near Bras eastward to the DAM
loup batteries. When night fell tho villages
and fort of Douaumont in the centre were in
the hands OF the French, while on their left
wing the Frenchmen had pushed beyond
Ihiaumont and captured the Haudremont
quarry and taken up positions along the Bras
Douaumont road. On their right wing con-
siderable progress has also been made from
Dououmont to DamIoup. More than $500
prisoners and quantities of war material
were captured. The French have regained
virtually all The ground lost in The second
battle of Verdun. They accomplished with
lightning suddenness in a single day what
took the Germans nearly two months.
Rome, Oct. 25th.-Squadrons of italian
and French aeroplaues bombarded Austrian
military works in three places on the west
coast of Istria and escaped unsoathed, says an
official announcement of the Italinn War Of
f1ce today. An aerial battle between the F. ench
hydro-aeroplanes aud Austrian senplanes
IN which one of the Austrian machines was
capsized and another fell into IL lagoon at
Baseleghe on The italian coast near Carole
also is reported. The Austrian squadron
bad been throwing bombs 90 Caeole.
Petrograd, Oct. 25th-Twenty battalions
OF ( Austrian infantry which took part in tho
attack against Russian forces at Kirlibaba
IN the Carpathians were cut to Eieoes in
the fighting Of October 21st., according to
the reports received here. The 81 regimeut
of infantry was almost completely annihi-
lated. Out Of one regiment Of $50 men
there were only 100 survivors.
Berlin, Oct. 25th-Vulcan Pass, on the
TransylvaDian front has been captured by
General Won Falkenhayn's army, the War
Office announced today. In Dobrudia pur-
suit of the Russians and Rumanians contiu-
ues. Chernavoda was captured this morn
ing, depriving the Russians and Rumanians of
their railway communications in Dobtudia.
Petrograd, Oct. Is h-The Rumaninns
and Russians have evacuated the Danube
town of Cherna voda.
Paris, October "a th-Verdun, long lost
sight of, spraDg suddenly today in the
fore front of the public mind, when the Ger
man front on the right bank of the Mouse
literally was swept away for a distance OF
four and o third miles like straw before the
wind. General Nivelle for weeks past has
been watching the German movements, care
AAhy NO'SOAoIAbS viz C4ACNb Vi ON6IN Win"
drawal of troops for transfer to the Somme
and eastern front. At the same time he
quietly made his preparations, aud when he
judged the Germans had thinned the defer-
ses 10 the danger point he struck like light
ming. The result was one of the most b1illI-
ant operations of the campaign. The Ger
mans who yesterday were pressing close
upon the inner line Of defences at forts Sou.
vile and Tavannes have now been driven
beyond the outer defences Of the fort Dou-
aumont-Vaux lines. Vaux fort remains in
The possession of the Germans, but the
French line extends beyond it on he north
at Vaux village and Fuminwood and also on
she south of it at Damloup and Chenoiswood,
from both OF which positions it can readily
be attacked. The French artillery prepara-
ton was brief, but intense, and was over
before the German commanders had time
to bring up reinforcements, even if they
were available. The sassaulting French
waves reached them before the Germans
recovered from their surprise and swept
trench after trench, sending prisoners in all
lines to the rear, the French losses were
very light
London, October 25th.-The French have
maintained the important ground they won
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