Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-13
THE WAR AT A
GLANCE

The armies o. tHc b'Iih"H ''N""
prince around Verdun are still vigor-
ously on the offensive against the
French.
Having delivered an attack along
the line from lie Mort Homme 10
Cumieres which netted them lew
small portions of French trenches
ON the east OF lie Mort Homme, the
German commanders rested their IN.
fantry here, but in the region or
Douaumont- VauX, northeast OF YER
dun threw their men in large num-
bers against the French trenches.
Here again they met with success
but only for short period or tlfne'
for the French in counter attack
drove the invaders from advanced
sections OF trenches they had cap
tured and in the operations TOOK
about one hundred German pris-
onerS.
While the DouaumontVaux at
tack was In progress the Germans
had not overlooked the line between
lie Mort Homme and Cumieres. and
covered the entire region with an
intense artillery fire, probably pre-
pairing for another attack by in
fantry. Along the remainder OF the
front in France and Belgium there
were only artillery bombardments.
In one of these-nOrth OF the Alshe
the French guns caused serious
losses to strong German column
on the march
In the Russian theatre an attempt
by the Germans to take the offensive
in the region of the Ikskull bridge
head was stopped by the Russians
The big guns of both sides have
been busy at various points else
where along the front.
Petrograd reports that the Russians
are continuing to gain ground against
the Turks in the region or ErZeruhi.
Unofficial advices are to the erect
that the Turks have regrouped their
forces and now are resisting stub
bornly the three Russian main lines
Of advance into their territory.
The Austrians between the Adigc
and Sugana valley have brought INTO
the campaign artillery which is de-
scrbed by Rome as new and very
powerful. The Italian guns, now
ever, have replied effectively to their
fire. No infantry attacks are re-
ported in this theater of the war.
Germany and Rumania have en-
tered compact for the free eXporta-
ton from one country to the othei
of home products for their own need
War material IS expected from the
, agreement.
; Greece, according to semi -officia
dispatches from Berlin has refused
a request of the entente allies to bt
permitted to bring troops from Corft
, to Saloniki through Greek territory
asserting that cholera prevails a
. Corfu.
,, The German reply to the inquiry Of
the Aomrican government respectlni
T. the disaster to the channel steamer
Sussex now is in the hands of Tho
American ambassador at Berlin fol
, transmission to Washington. Ger
l many denies all responsibility.
PETROGRAD. via London, Apri
, 1.-THE official communication Is
, sued today says:
= ION the Dvina front there have
; been artillery duels. In the regioi
OF the Ikskull bridgehead the Ger
mans tried unsuccessfully to assume
the offensive.
. In the region OF Dvinsk and south
ward In the lake region the enem!
artillery in many sectors manifested
= great activity. on the remainder o
. the front there is nothing to. report
Caucasus front: Southwest or Er
zerum our troops continue to occu
py new ground"
PARIS, April 11.-There was ces
sation of the German infantry as
SauItS TO tnc west VI we M'uSc 'ohuS
although the hombardment OF TIT
! French lines between lie Mort HON
me and Cumieres continued, accord
ing to the official communication Is
sued by the war office tonight.
r powerful attack. however, was dellV
4 cred against the French trenches be
tween Douaumont and Naux. east o
the Meuse. The Germans at thi
n point succeeded in gaining a foothol'
. l,a u nn1
, were driven out by a counter attack