Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-12
GERMAN ARMY
FEROC|OSLY
ATTACKS FRENCH.
Make Small Gains, But Counter
Moves Net Allies 100
Prisoners.
TEUTONS DENY BLAME
IN THE SUSSEX CASE
President and Cabinet Go Over
Entire Submarine Question
at Meeting.

London, April 1.-THE armies or
the German crown prince around Yer
dun are still pounding on the Often
sive against the French. Having de-
livered an attack along the line from
LIE Mort Homme to Cumieres which
netted them few small portions OF
French trenches on the east OF lie
Mort Homme, the German command
ers rested their infantry here, but III
the region of Douaumont-Vaux, north
east Of Verdnn, made three attacks
in large numbers against the French
trenches. Here again they met with
success, but for only short period
of time, for the French, in a counter
attack, drove the invaders from ad-
vance sections OF trenches they had
captured and in the operation took
about 100 German prisoner ,s.t !. l, a
.iWilile the Douaumont-VauX attack
was in progress the Germans had
not overlooked the line between LIE
Mort Homme and Cumieres and COW
cred the entire region with an intense
artillery fire, probably preparing for
another attack by infantry. In one
of the districts on the Aisne, the
French guns caused serious German
losses.
Russians Block Attack. ..
In the Russian theatre, an attempt
by the Germans to take the offensive
in the region of 1kskull bridgehead
was stopped by the Russians. The
big guns on both sides have been
busy at various points elsewhere
along the front.
Petrograd reports that the Russians
are continuing to gain ground against
the Turks in the region OF Erzerum.
Austrians' New Guns.
The Austrians, between the Adige
and Sugana valley, have brought into
the campaign artillery which is de-
scribed by Rome as new and very
powerful.
The Italian guns, however, have re-
piled effectively to their fire. No in
fantry attacks are reported in this
theatre of war. a..
German Reply Here. .
The German reply to the inquiry OF
the American government, respecting
the disaster to the channel steamer,
Sussex, now is in the hands of the
American ambassador at Berlin for
to Washington. Ger
many denies all responsibility.
Cabinet Discusses Situation.
Washington, April 1.-THE sub
marine issue between Germany and
the United States was discussed in
all it's phases today at meeting OF
President Wilson and his cabinet.
A general outline of the future
course OF the American government
is understood to have been agreed
upon, although a final decision was
postponed, pending receipt of the Ger
man note on it's way regarding the
Sussex and other merchant ships
which have recently met disaster, and
additional evidence in the same cases
collected by American diplomats, and
due here Thursday.
Germany Denies All.
It is known through confidential
advices from Ambassador Gerard from
Berlin that the Germans will deny
any torpedo damaged the Sussex and
disclaim any other attacks about
which he has inquired. Consequently,
in spite of the convincing evidence in
the hands of the state department,
any reply probably will not deal with
any one case or group of cases.
Cut Out Arguments.
If such communication as now is
contemplated is sent to Germany, it
will be designed to preclude the pos
sibility of further drawn out diplo-
matte exchanges and to make it plain
that reiterated assurances and prom
ises that International law would be
respected cannot protect the friendly
relations between the two countries,
if illegal attacks on peaceful mer-
chantmen carrying Americans con-
tinue. 1t probably will include re-
sumo of all the many vessels attack
ed from the time of the Lusitania
down to the present.
Gathering Evidence.
The state department already had
begun the collection of evidence COW
ering the whole history of Germany's
submarine operations. One of the
questions discussed today by the cab
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