The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01
GERMAN DRIVE
RENEWED WITH
TERRIFIC FORCE
TEUTONS PRESS FORWARD
AND CAPTURE VILLAGE OF
MANHEULLES.
ATTACK IS CONCENTRATED
Military Critics in Paris Ex-
press Opinion That German
Forces at Verdun Now Exceed
10000 MEN.

PARIS, Feb. 29.-The bombardment
with greater intensity
Cast of the Meuse last night there
was resumption of violent local at
tacks, Near the village of Douau-
mont the fighting came to hand.
to-hand encounter and the Germans
were repulsed by the French troops.
After intense artillery fire German
forces captured the village of Manhcul-
les, but after a counter attack brought
the French to the western boundary
OF this location. They now hold Man
heulles under their fire
In Lorraine the Germans succeed
ed I'm occupying small sections of
French trenches. but they were very
shortly driven out from these posi-.
tions.
What may mean a renewal Of the
German drive on Verdun in the ter
rifle force which marked the initial
attack is contained in the announce
ment from Paris today. that the bonn
bardment to the north OF the fortress
is assuming greater intensity
The heaviest infantry fighting OF
last night seems to have been in the
Woevre district, to the south of the
fortress, where the Germans attacked
and captured the village of Man
heulles. The French declare that in
a counter attack they attained the
western boundary of the village,
which they hold under their fire.
The comparative lull that prevailed
for some hours before the renewal of
the intense artillery fire reported to-
day indicated that new phase of the
bate might be developing As
whole the German attack, while con
tinuing. apparently has less driving
power. while the pressure is being
shifted from point to point.
The possibility is indicated by mill
tary observers that the crown princes
armies are gathering their forces for
a new and concentrated attack at
some selected point. and that the
thrusts now being made here and
there are for the purpose Of picking
out the weakest spot in the extended
line The Germans, 1t Is noted, need
time to emplace tehir service guns
and possibly even now may have
brought them UP behind their adj
yanced infantry lines closer to the
fotress for concentration on its per-
manent defensive works.
Meanwhile the French are delivering
q ms utnq pf ho
number OF Germans engaged in the
great battle are considerably larger
than the 100000 men belived to have
been engaged in the initial operations.
Some authorities declare that there
arc as many as 10000 troops on the
German side, strong reinforcements
having arrived. rs
The Russians are energetically con
tinuing their campaign against the
Turks in Armenia. Advices from
Petrograd today declare that the
Turkish forces are hastily evacuating
Trebezond on the Black sea. and
other nearby towns on the coat in
the Caucasus region Recent dis
patches have reported the Russians
closing In on Trebezond both from the
direction of Erzerum the captured
Turkish stronghold
Sinking Of the former French liner
La Province, q converted cruiser, in
the Mediterranean last Saturday. was
officially announced in Paris today
The vessel in peace times was en-
gagged in transatlantic trade between
New York and Havre.