Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-29
Germans Claim Advances but
French Declare That Prog
resS Of Teutonic Offensive
Has Been Checked,
D0UAUM0NT CAPTURED
BUT IS IN RUINS
Artillery DueIS Of Vast Propor-
tons Constitute Large Part
in Gigantic Battle Now Be-
inc Fought to Finish,


The tide OF battle around Nerdun
apparently has not turned In favor of
either side. While the Germans claim
further advances. the French are
equally emphatic In their assertion
that they checked the attacks of the
masses of German infantry sent
against them.
Fort Douaumont has fallen to the
Germans but 1t is reported to be IN
ruins. Around this position the most
desperate fighting of the battle has
been going on since Friday. Here
French countcr-attaoks were dcliv-
cred with such crushing force that
some of the German detachments
were driven back, and one regiment
is almost encircled TO the west of
this fort, IN hand to hand cncoun-
ter, the French have elected the Ger
mans from small redouht which
they had. captured.
Surprised In Champagne.
Throughout the entire sector &C
Verdun. except on the western bank
cf the Meuse river. where the Ger
man bombardment has sackened
somewhat. the artillery duels afe
slIll of vast proportions To the
poutheast the French at FreSens, In
the WoeNre regions. have put down
two German attacks against thnt
town, but the Germans have inauGu-
rated an important movement In the
Champagne district where by u sur
prise attack they succeeded In on
tcring French advanced positions OF
II supporting trench over a front i0f
ncnriy It mile, capturing pore thrn
"A thousand men.
Notwithstanding the fresh reserves
tho French have thrown into the
affray at Fort Douaiimont. the Ger.
man war officers declare that their
efforts have been fruitless and that
the Germans have advanced their
lines toward Bras and Vacherauvilie.
II is also claimed that the Germans
have entirely expelled the French
from the Meuse peninsular, south.
ward from Samogneux and west 'of
Vacherauvlle.
ON the Russian front around Fried-
tiehstadt and Illoukst there have
been heavy artillery. machine gun
aud rifle firing. In Galicia the Rus
SLAMS repulscd an attempt by the
Austrians to capture trenches on tho
middle Stripa river.
Italians Are Kcpulsed.
TIE Austrians. according to Vienna.
have put down with snnguinary
losses an Italian attack against POSI-
tons on both sides of Monte San
Michele and east of AgScn and also
destroyed al Italian trench on tho
Gersia bridge head.
The Russians are still operating
successfully against the Turks who
fled from Erzerlm. and the Ottoman
forces In the Persian battle zone.
Farther south, in Mesopotamla, y
BON bardmcnt by the British of u
Turkish camp on the left bank of
the Tgfis river resulted in neaNy
casualties to the Turks,
Further details of the fighting be-
tween the British and Tribesmen Of
ficefed by Turks IN western Egypt
show that the leader Of the Tribes
men. Nurl Bey. II brother of tho
Turkish war minister, was killed and
his principal subordinate wounded
and that the Tribesmon left laree
of dead and wounded on
the field az their main force fled.
The Italian hospital ship Mare
chiaro has been sunk In the Adrlate
Off the coast OF Albania. II Is be-
lieVcd the vessel struck an Austrian
mine While the extent of the css-
uates has not become known, il Is
reported they were numerous,