Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-02
FRENCH CONTINUE
TO LOSE GROUND
PARIS ADMITS GERMAN VICTORY
ON THE MEUsE.
TEUTONS GAIN THREE MILES
10000 Killed In Fighting About Fort
Dauaumant--l<alsers Troops Ad-
vance Between Haudremont
Wood on Thiaumont Farm.

Paris. May 26.-Continued retreats
~ the French before German on
ElanEhts on the right bank of the
Meuse are officially admitted in tue
eommunique from Paris. A French
defeat between Haudremont wood
and Thiaunont farm, near Douau-
mont, is reported.
Germans Gain Three Miles.
Berlin. May 26-The giant German
"nutCracker" is closing in upon Yer
Sun in the bloodiest fighting in all his
tory.
The right jaw has advanced on .
ErOnt of three miles in the last 70 hours
Of the new struggle northwest of the
fortress. The French have evacuated
the entire Dead Mans hill position.
northwest OF Verdun. after sacrificing
more than a whole army corps in vain
oRoFIs to hold IL.
Hiil 304. cornerstone of the French
outer defense west of the Meuse, is
now held Jointly by Germans and
Wrench. Further slight advances for
the Germans in the ravines on either
side win force Its surrender to the
right wing of the German army that
occupied Cumieres village Tuesday
night
10000 Died At Douaumont!
The left Jaw of the crown princes
great lighting machine. bent back
slightly u'l1er the most terrific blows
struck By the French since the Verdun
struggle began. has reconquered en-
tirely positions temporarily surrender
cd to the French 1t is estimated there
that 10000 men died fighting in dark
underground caverns and about the
ruins OF Fort Douaumont without
changing the battle line in the slight
est.
The only French detachment that
penetrated the ruins Of the fort itself
was completely wiped out. not single
survivor escaping.
Countless Dead and Wounded.
Strewn about the southern and west
orn approaches to the ruined fort are
countless dead and wounded. Since
the French attack began Sunday night
the fury OF the battle has not waned
but has grown more intense, and there
has been no chance to reach the dy'
ing.
West Of the Meuse. the. French are
being steadily driven back upon the
Vordun forts. The capture Of Gu
mieres opens the way for a German
drive down the Meuse upon Chattan
court and Fort Bourrus.
The German center. which drove the
French from the Dead Mans Hill posi-
tons. has not yet occupied all the
abandoned works. because French ar
tinsry is playing upon the southern
ridges
Tide Turns Against French.
Paris. May 26.-The tide of battle
nf Verdun flowed against the Frencf
during the last "a hours. The Ger
mans. rallying from the smashing
blows which took from them the
greater part OF Fort Douaumont
the ruins which retain by courtesy th'
title Of fort and, by a lavish expendi
ture OF life. succeeded In partially re
triering the ground they had lost OF
the right bank OF the Meuse. They al
90 gained a small advantage on tb'
left side OF the river.
Dead chokes RaVlnes.
Between Avocourt wood and For
Douaumont. northwest and northeas
of Verdun. across front 20 mile
wide. there are a dozen ravines s.
choked with dead that CHASTITY barrier
are formed bz the corpses.
During the direct attacks and cour
ter-assaults of the last three days an
nights It is estimated that the Gel
mans lost a full corps. $4,000 men. 4
dead and wounded. Particularly $,
we're we're the German losses aroun
Fort Douaumont, but the ruins Of tn
stronghold are again in Germa
hands.
The German legions were sent TO
ward In mass formation. wave upo
wave. into the curtain fire Of tn
French artillery and the inferno
.~1,4ro c-r.r, A.