White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-17
BATTLE OF VERDUN
STILL BEING FOUGHT
cANNoNs ROAR ALONG VAST
FRONTS-OTHER FIGHTING
STOPS FOR MOMENT.
GERMANS MAKE BIG CLAIMS
Report Capture of 1889 Guns, 2a2 Ma
chine Guns, 232 Machine Guns, &c.
472 Observation-Disclosures Ex-
tens Their Gains.

London, March 12-EXcept for ar
tillery action the fighting in the Yer
dun region virtually has ceased for the
moment. To the north and east of the
fortress there has been no infantry en-
gagement since Saturday afternoon,
when the Germans succeeded in reach
ing small French trench to the north
of Elk.
On both sides of the Mouse from
the northwest of Verdun along the
entire front around to the southeast of
the fortress, the artillery on both sides
has continued the tremendous Smelling
that has been in progress for days.
Claim 26,472 French Prisoners.
The Germans claim to have captured
in the fighting around Verdun thus far
26,472 unwounded French officers and
men and 1879 guns and 232 machine
guns.
To the south of the Somme river in
the Argonne forest and in the Ban
de-Sapt sector of the Vosges the
French guns have heavily bombarded
German entertainments.
The Russians have captured trenches
from the Germans in the Dneister re-
gion of east Galicia and have made
further progress against the Turks in
Persia by taking the town of Kirind
The Russians admit the sinking of a
Russian torpedo boat destroyer by a
submarine of the central powers in the
Black sea off the Bulgarian port of
Varna Part of the crew of the de-
stroyer was rescued.
Rain of italian Shells.
Despite the unfavorable weather
conditions in the mountains the 1tal-
ians are continuing their operations
against the Acknowledgements They
also are intensely bombarding the Ison-
had to sustain another hail of Italian
shells.
A German aeroplane was sighted ap-
preaching north Foreland about noon
today. 1t was pursued by British
aeroplanes from Dover and flew sea-
ward
Rumania With Entente.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween Rumania and Russia which is
believed to indicate the definite de.
cision of Rumania to adhere to the
cause of the entente allies, according
to Bucharest dispatch to the Elk
change Telegram company. The agree
ment permits Rumania to purchase
war materials in Russia and to trans
purchased elsewhere.
1t is reported that Russia has agreed
further to give Rumania part of Bes
arabia.
Teutons Keep Hammering.
London, March Switching their
activity from the east to the northwest
of Verdun, the Germans again are
hammering at the salient Of LIE Morte
Homme and the region of the Bots
Bourius, in an endeavor to bring their
line farther south on the western flank
of the fortress.
To the east of the Meuse and in the
Woevre district there has been no.
ticeable letup in the bombardments on
both sides. The infantry everywhere
on the Verdun front has been inactive
In line with the bombardment of LIE
Morte Homme and the Bois Bourius
the Germans are assembling men in
the region between FORCES and the
Bots des Corbeaux, probably with the
intention of throwing them into the
fray should the intense bombardment
meet with success. The French artil
lerists, however, have had this as
'sembling point under the fire of their
guns