New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
French Expect New
Assault to Capture
lie Mort HOmme.
ROJS BOURRUS
NOW IN RANGE
But London Hears Drive
on Verdun Is Near
ing End.
gr cable TO The Tribune .

london. March b Gefmah attiIieiE
s,. was renewed with fresh intensity
.o.dsv west Of the Meuso. There we're
NJ infantry attacks, usually the sequel
., heavy bombardmcnts, although
Paris reports the breaking up by
r,,rcb guns of enemy forces assemb-
r,r between Forges and the CorbeauN
food.
North OF Vordun." says the Paris
..s.emen, tonight, the bombardment
hs, increased IN intensity west Of the
u,r,e on Lc Mort Homme and IN the
.esion Of the Bois Bourrus. Our bat
,sries TOOK under their fire enemy
.oress assembling between Forges and
he Bois des Corbeaux.
~or the right bank OF the Meuse
.,s in the Woevre there was less ac-
p,.y or the part Of the two artii-
.,.s. ~ ,nfz-;ry action occurred
arins the day
New Phase Of Battle Opens
Among military men here TINS IS
Lied upon as the opening OF the
.t;,d nbase Of the Vcrdun battle. In
cd NJ sustained offensive, such as
r., French tried in Champagne last
s,,.er,ber the German plan seems TO
\. advances by a series Of attacks or
iump-. The objective Is subjected "
devastating artillery fire. After 'he
5.,epees have been levelled and every
100, Of ground searched for con
e.,led batteries and machine guns the
infantry is sent forward.
Thus the first phase OF the oaV''e
.nded with the failure OF the Ger
mans to capture the Douaumont riose'
.bourb thew did succeed in taking the
so,t oo IT'S edge. The fighting theh
shifted and the favorite German 'ac.
ties Of seeking 10 envelop the TANKS oi
he fortress followed. But the re-
ri,tance Of the French At the Cote Gu
Poivre and Fresnes, in the "oeVIe'
defeated this object, although par'iS.
successes we're scored in the capture OF
Fo,re,. the Bois des Corbeaux anu
Bois de Curniercs, west Of the Meuse'
The third German objective 1or
which artillery FIRE has begun prepare
,ion. Is the capture Of lie Mort Homme'
he Cote role and the Bois Bourrus'
vest Of the Meuse. This latter WOOD
lies directly in front Of the fort ol
he same name. and to-nights sIA'e-
nent from Taris is the first lntimat'o"
'hs, il has been under hre'
Rois Bourrus Under Fire.
Fort Rois Bourrus, together WIN
FOR de Marie. arc the first permanent
fortiNeations the Germans have yet en-
eountered west Of the Meuse. Stano-
ing on a plateau overlooking the MeusS
VALLEY. tiev are the main defence OF
Verdun against such fanking move
ments a. that now in progress. iI,
their fall the advance 20 the cltdueI
across level plain difficult OF oelehoe
= comparatively easy.
The present attack was foreshado"ed
bv the capture Of the CorbeauH %o09
On Friday. The Germans, who also hoI1
Forges, are thus placed on TWO sldes %
J. Nort Hommc. which not only ren.
esrt their attack more tormidsDIe' poe
GABLES their batteries 20 isoia'e VI.
French defenders Of the hill and eut
'hem OF from all support. In sirnlisi
way the capture Of Bcthincourt. which
ne Germans have been attempting LOT
~ess, would isolate the Cote FOic ana
make u untenable.
report from Amsterdam thai inc
Dgnh-belgian frontier, which mas Deen
,'os.d since the beginning Of inc %Ner- %
oen offensive. has been reopened south
OF Nasstricht aroused con6ideraDle IN
isrest here Knowing German ineth-
oos. some Observer are inclined 70 IN
frprst this a. an indication that me
1,iscs on the fortress Is near al end.
IN. town in Northern Germany, thc
shr&rh adds, are filled with wounned
ron Serdun. Eighty-one more hospi-
a. trains are declared 70 have passeh
ssys.
Germans Repulsed In Alsace.
me reDulsc of German attacks 30
pp'r Altsce and the penetration OF
y'fnsn trench in IL Prctrc forest are
slD claimed by Paris. The statement
''ys:
In Upper Alsace, east Of Scppois'
E, spirited artillery preparation
' bsrmans attacked n trench when
h%1 retsken from them IN The last
~ car 10 the region Of Entrelargues.
~ we're stopped by our barrier and
..hry IRE. Sections of the enemy
.sfnf6 ~ their trcnchcs, having SUI
ls'c sensible loysef
- me Nood ~ Le pre'rc . dctach-
49, 81 our troops penetrated = trench
~ enemy - = point near Cfoi/ 0es
"Rst' along front ~ about 200