New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-10
Germans Resume Dl-
rectDrive onVerdun
from Northeast.
DEFENDERS GAIN
WEST OF MEUSE
Invaders Reach Vaux VII
Iage - Driven Out by
Bayonet Charge.

1,ndon March 9.--The main fury
=. hattie on the west front, after
..,+-;nv for some days west Of the
w,uss has again shifted to the
non.umont region east of the Meuse'
The fierce frontal attack on Verdun
has been resumed.
Berlin claims the capture OF the
village and armored fort OF Naux'
four miles northeast Of Verdun' but
-, French official statement issued
tonight says
TO the east Of the Meuse the
Germans directed several attacks
,r.i,s. our front from Douaumont
,s far as Vaux. At the outsklrt OF
tho village Of Douamount an at
tool was broken by our infantrY
and artillery fire. Furious assaults
AGAINST the village Of NauX likewise
wore repulsed with heavy losses for
the enemy.
Men in Solid Formation
FINALLY. the Germans launched
,r,inst our trenches bordering the
foo, Of the slopes Of the ridge dom
mating Fort Vaux violent attacks
:, solid formations. which were
driven back. the Germans suffering
enormous losses from our curtain oil
fire.
TO tic vcs, OF the Mou'e our
.roops continued to make progress
s,r,r INC course or the day N '"e
Nj, de-, Corbcsux, almost the whO'e
q which we hold.
The artillery activity 20 me vs. W
nd cas-, Of the Mcusc has beer very
,.olant on both sides.
The bombardmcnt in the "oe're
IA, been Intermittent
Night Attack on NauN.
Ar, telling Of the consolidation OF
large stretch Of territory IN troh' u
"a, Bois des Corbesux the Frencn oSy
statement describes night hght'ng o.
", ,,...,e,s on the line from
DOu,umcnt TO Vsux. "Some de'ac",
merit, Of German infantry VINO "@o
p,,,,r,.od ,he village OF Nsux wer.
lr,,n ont Immediately at the point o
"a, baycnet By countcr-sttsc" says
,he Fre.ch statement
hi, !. spoken OF in the German o.
f,i,l statement as "a glorious mig"
.,.cs" 40 shorten the connections
uvs N. German communication, pc
;ve.n our positions TO the soutn o.
pcu.umont and our lines in the
voevr. district the village and ar
ucr.d .ort Or Vsux with numerous
adjoining fortified positions we're capt
ur.d IN a glorious night attack, after
thorough artillery preparation, by the
Po,.n reserve regiments Nos. 6 and ~
under the leadership OF the comm an uer
u the 9th Reserve Division 81" IN
fsntry, General Won Guretzsy-Ooihi.@ ~
IN a series Of aerial engagement
"a the neighborhood Of Nerdun ou'
syiators were vctors. II IS certain
,hs. three enemy aeroplsnes were sho'
down. All our eeroplanes returhel
nfsly Several of their brave pilots
we're wounded. Enemy troops IN VII
ages west and south Of Nerdun were
heavily bombarded.
Aero Attack on Metz.
b. the attack Of French aeroplane
squadron within the radius OF the
fortress OF Metz two civilians were
sllled and several houses damaged. in
az aerial battle the machine OF tho
commander Of the squadron was sho'
ooVn and the commander captured. Inc
oossr7er was dead"
Military Observers express the belize
nat the Germans originally intended
frontal attack on Nerdun, which was
. be accompanied by two flank at
aess. one in the Woevre, not meant 70
oe pushed home. and the other on the
1''l bank Of the Meuse, which nigh
.t'elop into the main attack. Desir
~ however, 20 justify a premature
.-hooneenent OF the capture Of DOuau
..onI the Crown Prince kept 100000
~ on The night bank % the river
sAhst the advice Of bN generals. whc
,isro that they could be better en-
L.'yeo on The other bank. Now tina
'ermsns have begun the flank a.
'ne French critics say, ~ is fo'
y ten days.
M'iileryment on both sides are liy
up 20 th, reputation already estab
anso ior The Battle Of Verdun as thu
~Ftt artillery duel the world hai
zen. Many sectors of the Frenci
nl on sunday and Monday last re
80 an average o. 10000 shells II
S''N' hoprs Whole yoo.s we're re-
' 70 kinoling material The it'll
49, a. forges disappeared altogether
sl,.s been damned in half q dozci
VIII "a >n0 thirty feet Of the crest o
30 near fofges. was blown away
'shiing Around Bethincouri.
70 ifst 4t'sek on Bethincouri. mad
- ,.sseSal' yss preceded by sia hour
t,,'Nf DonbardmeIt Then the in
~ ~ came On from three sidca. aloni
vac from CsreouT' 20 Bethincouri
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