Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-07
ANOTHER LINK
IN IRON / RING
ABOUT VERDUN
Germans, After Violent Attack,
Occupy the Village Of
Haucourt. ..
FRENCH SAY THEY
DOMINATE POSITION

with the French around Verdun, but
they have launched a new attack
against the British possessions near
st. Eloix, which lies few miles south
of Ypres, in an endeavor to regain
500 yards of trenches which the Brit
ish won from them ten days ago.
There have been gains on both the
German and French sides. The Ger
mans captured The village OF Haul
court.
or this operation, the French Off.
ciaf statement says series of e:
tacks in which large numbers of men
took part, followea u bombardment OF
extreme violence: These attacks
were checked by the French fire. but
one more furious than the others,
launched at the center against the
village of Haucourt, resulted in the
Germans gaining foothold. "ln
spite of repeated checks and bloody
sacrifices The French claim that
this village is dominated by the
French guns.
Prevent Assault.
On their side, the French forces
carried a large section of the posi-
tons north Of Avoucourt and in sc.
we're hand to hand fighting south OF
TT. Douaumont, drove the Germans
back through their underground pas
passages for a distance of 200 meters,
along front of 500 meters. They
succeeded also by their curtain of
fire in preventing an assault on the
Cote du Poivre to the east of the
Meuse, which the Germans had sub
jected to long and intense lombard.
ment.
Aerial Loses.
The French war Office officially an
nounces that during the month OF
March at total Of 35 German aero
planes were DESTROYED, and that the
French aerial losse amounted to only
l3 AerOplanes. " r. = Il --'''s''' "s'''
Another town in Mesopotamia, Eel.
ahie, has been captured by the Brit
ish, which brings the relieving forces
so much nearer to Kut.El.Amara,
where Gen. Townsend and his COM
mand have been besieged for many
months.
A Spanish cabinet has been called
to consider the question OF the tor
pedoing of Spanish vessels.
The British steamers, Zent and
Yesuvio, also have been sent to the
bottom.
Satisfactory Peace.
An official report on the submarine
discussion in the ways and means OF
the Reichstagg today gives the views
as voiced by Nationalist Major Ernst
Bassermann, one of the leaders OF the
faction urging an extended use OF sub.
marine, who drafted the report.
The earlier reports of the commit
tees deliberation were from govern
ment sources. Major Bassermann, in
his report, declares that the resolu-
ton of the committee intended TO eX-
press neither confidence nor lack of
confidence in the government nor
criticised the earlier conduct of the
submarine campaign, but only to
bring out the belief in the Riechstas
that the submarine weapon would be
used as an effective means of meeting
Great Britain's methods and winning
a satisfactory peace.
Transport Lost.
An Athens dispatch to the Daily
Mail says that telegram has been
received from PreveZa to the effect
that large transport belonging to
the Entente allies has been sunk off
the coast of Greece. The telegram
added that it was believed many were
lost.
French troops in hand to hand fight
ing southwest of Fort Douaumont to-
day carried underground passages and
works along front Of fifty meters to
a depth of about 200 meters.
A violent bombardment was direct
ed by the Germans to the east of the
Meuse against Cote du Poivre, but the
French curtain of fire prevented an
infantry attack, according to the off:
cial statement issued by the war office
tonight.