Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-05-26
TEUTONS RETAnf
FORT DOUAUM0NT
Also Take Village of Cumieres in
Great Offensive.
TOWN is TAKEN BY STORM
Most Savage Fighting in Any Theater
Of War Being Waged From Dead
Mans Hill Eastward to Ruins
of Fortress.

Paris, May 25.-The Germans have
reoccupied Fort Douaumont, while
the French hold the immediate ap-
proach to that position. This an
nouncement is made in the official COM
munication issued by the French war
office, which says that two new divi.
sions of Bavarians effected the recap
ture after a series of furious attacks.
This success of the Germans fol-
lowed capture by the Teutonic troops
of portion of the village of Cumi-
eres, east of Dead Man Hill. The
fighting at this point developed into
hand-to-hand struggle. The French
were faced by more than three diyi
sions here.
10000 Killed at verdun.
London, May 25.-Ten thousand men
have gone down to slaughter in what
is rapidly becoming the bloodiest en-
gagement of the three months battle
of Verdun.
From Dead Mans Hill eastward to
the ruins of Fort Douaumont the
most savage struggle in any theater
of war in the past two months is
being waged The Germans last night
rolled 10000 men up against the
French works on Dead Mans Hill,
while two German brigades time and
again rushed the French defenders of
Douaumont
AS a result of the sweep Of the
kaiser's men the village of Cumieres,
east Of Dead Mans Hill was wrested
from French troops, More than 800
prisoners were taken
Battle With Knives.
The fighting in the ruins of Fort
Douaumont attained the greatest VIC
lence at noon yesterday The Ger
mans battled French positions from
Thiaumont to Douaumont in steady
drum-fre. From behind great clouds
of dust thrown up by shells the gray
columns of Germans emerged on
mad run for the French works.
While French machine guns sprayed
the advancing lines the charging Ger
mans reached the western and north
western edges of Douaumont fort
and came to grips with the French
defenders. Groups of men struggled
at such close quarters that bayonets
and grenades became useless and re-
sort was had to knives. The oppos-
ing artillery meanwhile sent shells
shrieking over the fort, searching out
enemy reserves.
Throughout the afternoon German
columns attacked repeatedly on both
sides of the fort from the northern
fringe of Caiflette Wood and from the
ravine north of Thiaumont farm
Germans Take Cumieres.
Berlin (via London). May 25.-The
capture by Thuringian troops of the
village of Cumieres, east of Dead
Man Hill, on the Verdun front, was
announced by the war office. The vii
lage was taken by storm So far more
than 800 prisoners, including officers,
have been taken by the Germans in
this operation.
The report follows:
Southwest of Givenchy strong Eng
lish forces repeatedly attacked our
new positions. Only scattered troops
were able to penetrate them. These
troops fell in hand-tohand combats. In
other respects all their attacks were
Tepulsed with very severe losses.
East of the Meuse we completely
repulsed by our infantry and machine
gun fire an enemy attack on the south
western slope Of lie Mort Homme.
"Thuringian troops took by storm
the village of Cumieres. Up to the
present more than 800 French, includ-
ing eight officers, have been taken
prisoner