The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-02
TeutOns Release Last Grip on
Famous Verdun Sector.
Crown Prince Retreats Before
Defenders of France.
MACKENSEN DRIVE HALTS
Sends ReinfOrcementS to Boil
ster Up Van Falkenhayn.
Berlin Reports Capture of 1880
Russians in Galicia.

Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, Nov.
2.-Fort vaux, on the northeast front
of Verdun, has been evacuated by Ger
man troops, it was officially an
nounced today.
1.-THE artillery engagement on the
east bank of the Meuse repeatedly in
creased to great intensity" said the
war office.
1.-The French directed an especially
heavy and destructive fire against
Fort Vaux, which had already
been evacuated during the night by
our troops, following a given order
and without being disturbed by the
enemy. Important parts of the fort
were blasted by us before withdraw
al"
(Fort Vaux was the last of the Yer
dun forts remaining in the hands of
the Germans, Fort Douaumont having
been recaptured by the French in
their recent offensive. Dispatches
from the Verdun front Saturday night
declared that Fort Vaux was surround
ed on three sides by the French whose
artillery was ringing the fortress with
fire, cutting off supplies of the Ger
mans.)
North of the Somme, artillery ac-
tivity was renewed in local actions.
An English advance north of Courcel-
lette was easily repulsed-
French attacks in the sector of
Les Bouefs and RancCurt brought
small advantages for the enemy.
Northeast of Morval and on the north
west edge of Pierre Vaast wood the
enemy attacks were generally repulsed
with sanguinary losses. Our troops,
in spite of tenacio.S French resistance,
made an advance in the north part of
Sally.
Credit Leopold With Victory.
Leopold's front, in the army group of
General Von- Linsingen, Westfalien
and East Frisian troops under Won
Ditfurth's command stormed Russian
advanced positions near the south of
Vitoniez. on the left bank of the
Stochod. Besides suffering heavy
losses, the enemy left % officers and
1903 men in our hands. We captured
ten machine guns and three mine
throwers. Our losses were small.
Further soueh, near Alexandrovka,
we brought back sixty prisoners from
successful accommodating raid.
ION the Archduke Carl's front, in
enterprises against Russian advanced
positions north of Dorna Vatra."
Held Vaux Since June 6.
Fort Vaux was captured by the
/ Germans on June 6, after a terrific
battle. It occupied a strong position
on the summit of a hill and the
French had repeatedly repulsed
storming attacks up its steep sides
The Germans systematically reduced
the French defenses by constant ar
tillery fire until the fort was no long
er tenab1e. Its evacuation by the Ger
mans came on the 252nd day of the
great struggle at Verdun.
Halt East Rumanian Chase.
Petrograd, Nov. Field Marshal
Mackensen has halted his advance il
Dobrudja, apparently because of e
shortage of men to protect. his long
| line along the River Danube.
Dispatches from Bucharest declare
that Mackensen has been forced tC
send several regiments to the Transyl-
vanian front to aid Falkenhayn. The
withdrawal of these troops is said tC
have checked his offensive operations
Practically everywhere along the
Transylvanian front except south OF
Red Tower Pass, the Rumanians are
| holding their own. The Austro-Ger-
mans have been checked in their ad-
vance on Campolung but are contin-
uing their heavy attacks in the All
valley, where the loss of two villages
by the Rumanians was officially con-
ceded yesterday.
New Russ General to Rumania.
London, Nov. 2.-The wireles.
press has received a dispatch from
| Bucharest saying that Lieut.. Gen
| Vladimir Sakharoff commander of the
Russian forces in Galicia, arrives il
Bucharest today and will take COM
mand of the army in Dohrudja.
Lieutenant General Sakharoff is
rated as one of the ablest Russian
commanders. He came into Specia
prominence last summer during the
Russian drive in Volhynia and Galicia
gaining a number of important sue.
cesses over the Austrians before the
Russian advance was halted.
Storm Russian Fort.
Berlin. Nov. BY wireless to Say,
ville-GeneTal Won Linsingen's troops
on the eastern front yesterday storm.
ed Russian positions on the left banl
of the Stockhod river. They inflicted
heavy losses on the Russians says to
days official statement and captured
more than !, 500 men.