The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
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- ,,.L U,,u,,,b IN III. So.
g. =. I,rJ x,rthrhne
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in the W''tiV b,Npo''h commences "
new Vcrduu despatch this morning. TIC
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\"rdn' "'''p''N -" 49,. ,,,h,.
sition Nv th' r'"n' 'H'' ,"' ,.,,no,s
ing. OF winch l nave '''" -
has been ,akihs P'iVt ." ~.
tho French Hncs u"r"s =. ,n.
French "iti'ia' IL,
world are 80 modest ny comparison W.,
the bomhastc German ~"e,eH' U.s. -
Vcrdun 10 beyond question inc .n'e' suo
jcct oi speculation throughout '"e wo.'u
at the moment. ! have not see" .hc
Hgh,ing Of tho present week. put o"."s
to my recent visit to the hattleneld l
am able to understand what Is going on
rather better than those who have 10
s,udy the matter from maps and news
ran,r ,Ic%scrIp,iops.
>,.r. Iutcrc.ttuw Than Important.
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"Ncrdun Is a srea' uea' in'.s 80 =,
ing 'ha'i Emporium. " ~" .s.u..
personal VISIT 10 'he o'''l" 49, 49,
this. IL The HrrmanS re'.s 'n."n sn
attack on the unarlheu ava ",u.'.
forts OF Ncrdun opens 'hc 'oau - o..
they nave "A very i"int "ov,o" -
French preparations ana inc rre"'"
power of resistance.
"Ncutrals who saw inc tr~lunnpnan.
march OF the m~ignlncentIy orsa'''Neu
German troops in France IN Ausus''
1914, gathered the impression tnat inc
Teutoni" hord"s win their !eA'S Oh
preparedness behind them would De aoie
to march about Europe Napo'eoniike
Offering peace here and there AS they
chose and demanding anything they
wanted.
Turn back to the photographs OF that
time and look at the impressive scrried
ranks of manly well clothed soldiers.
"The first prisoners ] saw were those
taken by the English in the battle oil
the Marine. great big Frussians fine
smiling Saxons: we'll hammered Wuert
tembergers Of good physique-just such
men as YOU would see at any German
parade.
II saw last week German prisoner
Of the French seventy-fves at Nerdun
c,n,n,od a, ,ho ha,,i. ~ tbs Marine
MICH ~ th. r,pk .rd AL. nov lsf, :,
a.. cor,,,ns I. uri.rs,.d and h,dl,
dressed win faces ina, hear a look %
frich, tb,, seems AZ ~ 4, would last ,
Ufct,,,, Their ,nnearauce IL such a
10 moy, , hear, Of stone. IL is diffi
cu,, 10 b.Iieve cha, ,hese drers a
h,uani,v are Ia belled the .,orrs d'el,te.
"Exact,v how ,h,v wou,J FAR, in
hand 10 hand encounter with any of tn,
10 ooo Young Americans in the BIRTHS,
army need no, be speculated upon. A
II Is. the ether with which they wcr,
d1,rred before facing the French, All,
their giant guns. 1000 in number. un
der whose cover they advanced, alon,
enabled them 10 ~suryiy. the terror. un
der The influence Of which son,c OF then
vere ALMOST unable 10 speak.
..Wi,h two executions among fhos'
Nth whom 7 smoke all were utterl,
uearv If warfare and begged to be tolS
~,hen neacc could be expected.
..The chief fact abou, the whole wa
a. nm, germany H. In the ~rosi,ion OF ;
hox;.yed CITY md she Is striking OIL
hiindIv nv land AT Verdun. She vii
nra.en,,v am convinced STRIKE, out b,
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"Thc reasons why Germany - hasnini
astounding f~aisehoods round the worl'
are difficult to divine. They nave ~
greatly increased in intensity since ] wa
81 Nerdun last week that ] ask mys"l
whether there Is some greatly shake
confidence in Germany that needs sup
port. Yet why on the other hand shout
there BE- such profound activity 4
spreading them round the world. Ameri
can and other CORES pondcnts have bee
specially invited to lie with the Crow
Prince before V.rdun. ! notice, how
ever. that lheir heavily censored des
patches are not OF that confident, joy
Gus tone usually sent by Won Wiegan
4 Co. Not a word Is limited in xnythin
sent out from Of the horribl
slaughter 10 which the German troop
have been subjected thi, week.
THURSDAY was a black dav for Ger
many when the ,irugg.d. with o,he
men, came on in mass formation to h
mown down 10y the French scvsnty-fve
and machine gum as usual. The report
published in the English pspcrs fvo,
Paris are 10 M personal knowledge q
the Yhole most accurate, and the
show for one or many reasons that III
life to an extent unprecedented even i
TINS war. hes sno" that 'he mon''
oi pTcPa'ahon ol 'hc 'cr!'iahs WIRE TX
susreien|
Ihcy SNOW 'hat inc s'oVv "ohst'
t"is aSSeh.o'e" asal'st III, ren'h !"
n"t suc'er" !" uT,''ns 'he 'Iehch ITO
my position Oh IMPORTANCE or IN u"
suto'hs '"e'T cheer'u'hess or 'onI'denc
!ney SNOW ,hat even inc "'o'stro'
oe.uec oi shei'e ca''no' searci an" ~
OUT 'he pa''eries Oh 'os. l"os' i'oN' 81
oId even oVos cunhihsly hIode" l
the french euhherh~
rlehch success III moving oown ',