Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-25
GROWN PRINCE DELIVERS GREAT.
EST SMASH SINCE ENGLISH
LINES WERE BROKEN At
YPREs LAST MAY.
TEuTONS NEAR FORTRESS;
- ALLIES ADMIT REvERSES
Berlin Reports French Hurled Back
on Wide Front-BattIe Raging
Less Than 10 Miles From Yer
dun-Drive Preceded by 80
a.,"
Hours Bombardment.

Hours Bombardment.
Lisbon, via Paris, Feb. 24-The
|teommander Of the naval division here
apparently Of his own initiative has
taken forcible possession Of thirty-six
German and Austrian vessels lying In
the Tagus river, hoisted the Portu<
puese coIors on them with. Fl gun
saIvo from the Portuguese fleet.
London, Feb. 24.-The great battle
Of Verdun RACES with growing inten-
pity and now extends over a 25-mile
front, according to the Paris official
statement. The attacking force con-
sists of seven army corps, total OF
$780, 900 men, led by the German Crown
Prince, Frederick William.
The Teutoa drive has the fortress
of Verdun as it's objective, it is be-
lieved, and according to Berlin the
Invaders are rapidly approaching that
town.
Capture 5000 Prisoners.
In mighty offensive against the
French outer positions defending the
great fortress of Verdun the Germans
have captured nearly six miles and
half of French trenches according
TO an official statement from Berlin.
The German war Office also reports
The capture of 5000 French prisoners
and great quantities of booty.
France Admits Attack.
The French war Office admits in
IN official statement that the Kaiser's
son is hurting a great army against
the French lines north of Verdun, ON
front Is miles WIDE No similar
attack has been made by either side
In the west in many months, excepting
The French offensive In Champagne
last September.
BY another forward drive, the Cor
mans have captured 700 yards OF
French trenches east of Heidwiler, in
Alsace, the German war office an
bounced: Eighty French =Aprisouers
were taken in this operation.
The battle is raging less than no
miles from the city ct Verdun itself
ON the east bank of the Mouse river.
Berlin reported the Germans have
hurled back the French ON a wide
front between the village OF Consen-
voye on the Meuse and the Village of
Azannes, eight miles east of the
river.
German Losses Enormous.
Paris reported the heaviest fighting
around the Haumont woods, just
south of the Consenvoye-Azannes
lines, indicating that the Crown
( Prince is attempting to blast a way
through to the outer forts of Werdun.
The German losses have been enorm-
GUS, according to the French official
statement, which quotes German
prisoners.
The German infantry attack was
preceded by 48 hours of continuous
bombardment which evidently wreck
ed the advanced French positions.
The crown prince is smashing south
Eward, hoping to conquer the outer de-
ffenses of Verdun and bring up Ger
Imam 42-centimeters to level the great
fortress.
! German Official Statement.
The text Of the German official
sstatement follows:
EAST of the (Meuse) river we
ATTACKED position which the enemy
thas been fortifying for one and 4
half years with all means of fortresses
reconstruction in the neighborhood Of
the village of Consenove in order to
maintain an embarrassing effect ON
DUR defense in the northern sector Of
the Woevre.
The attack was delivered on q
front extending we'll over ten XII
ometers (six miles) and we pene-
trated as far as three kilometers into
the enemy lines.
Apart from considerable san
culinary losses the enemy lost more
than 5000 men in prisoners and great
quantities of material, the extent Of
| which cannot yet be estimated