Arizona republican., 1916-04-11
Without Pause, German
Crown Prince Takes Ad-
vantage of Evacuation of
BethincOurt Salient and
Starts Strong Offensive


Without pause. the German crown
prince, taking advantage Of the evac-
uation Of the Bethincourt salient by
the French and the occupation of that
position by the Germans. has thrown
several divisions against the new
French line, but so far has been un-
able to break that line at any point.
The bombardment of the whole front
west of the Meuse is of increasing
intensity on both sides. Germans
moving down along the Haucourt-
Bethincourt line attacked the French
position south of the Forges brook.
Here they had to face the full fury of
the French guns. which cost them
heavy losses.
The French front along the strategy
sector extending from LIE Mort Homme
to Cumieres remained unmoved and
further attempts to take.it by assault
were arrested by the French curtain
of fire.
The French still hold their positions
in the Caillette wood. which has been
the scene of heavy fighting, and
against which German attacks have
been directed daily.
The last remaining mine crater tax
en- recently by the Germans from the
British at St. Elio has been recap
tured by King Georges men, who alsu
were able in their attack to establish
themselves in German trenches run
ming southwest from the crater
/ From the Dvina river to the lower
| Stripa there has been sporadic fight
ing between the Russians and the
| Germans
Considerable activity by the airmer
of both sides also has been shown
Near Komor, in the Pripet marsh re-
/ gion, a German attack. launched by
means of boats. broke down unde,
the Russian force, while on the lower
| Stripa the Russians captured a Ger
man trench and held it against
counter attacks. inflicting heavy cas-
/ ualties On the Germans.
In Asiatic Turkey the Russians have
| penetrated to the region of Diarbek
while in the district of Bitlis several
! Turkish attacks have been repulsed
South of Lake Urumiah region the in
vaders apparently are coming up with
i the Turkish main forces. the latest Of
I ficial report announcing that engage
ments fought with the large number,
I Of Kurds the Kurds were supported
i by regular Turkish infantry.
In Mesopotamia the British, in theil
attempts to relieve their compatrio
besieged at Kut Ell -Amara. attempei
TO break the Turkish lines but failed
according 20 a British official com
munication. The floods are still badl!
hampering the movements of tn.
| British.
The Italians have penetrated ad
vanced Austrian trenches in the Ton
ale road near Speron and have set OF
fire with their guns the town o
Coldonazzo in the Sugana valley. vi
| emma reports. Otherwise on the Aus
trian-Italian front there have beel
only bOmbardments
Six British and two neutral steam
ers, one of the latter a Norwegian an,
the other Spanish have met with dis
aster as the result of mines or tor
pedoes. Five of the vessels had beel
IN the American trade.
The British premier has eXplaine,
what he means by "the destruction O
the military domination of Prussia,
saying: I'VE intend to establish tn
principle that international problem
must be hanCled by free and equa
terms between free peoples and tha
this settlement shall no longer b
hampered or held back by the over
(CnpfiOne6 on Papa Thrpal