The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-05-11
TO BATTER VERDUN
DEFENSE WITH BIG
GUNS G[RNAN PLAN
Teutons Expect to Re-
peat Success of Ar
ti]lery at Liege.
MORE FRENCH ARE
MORE FRENCH ARE
Defending Fortress Than
Germans Attacking, Says
Berlin Expert.

| Berlin, Germany an en-
gagement off the Belgian coast
| Monday between German and
British torpedo craft, a Brit
ish destroyer was badly damag-
| ed by artillery fire. according to
| the official announcement by
the erman admiralty today.
Berlin, Germany. German
attack on Nerdun is based on the
crushing effect of German heavy ar
tillery" writes Major Moraht, mill
tary critic of the Tageblatt.
The capture of the smaller fort
resses in the west at the beginning
of the war by use of heavy artillery
was only prelude to the artillery
operations now in progress. The
French have not been equipped to
compete with German artillery and
ammunition The enormous losses OF
the French are due partly to the ef-
feet of the German artillery and part
ly to the tenacity of the French, who
will not leave their trenches
Although it is generally consid-
cred that attacking forces must be
four times superior to these of the
defense, in the Verdun campaign
the number of German troops engag-
ed is much less than half that of the
French. The number of French
troops may be calculated at not less
than 100000. This figure represents
half of the entire forces which
France still has at her disposal for
active fighting"
Russ Rout Turks.
London, England.-The Russians
in Armenia have put down with heavy
casualties Turki4h attack, and
southeastward in the region of Mush,
are driving the Ottoman forces from
their defenses in the mountain
passes.
In addition, the Russians operat-
ing westward from the Persian from
tier toward Bagdad have dislodged
the Turks from fortified positions
and driven them west
Aus4rians Explode Mine.
The Gorilla bridgehead and the
region around San Martino in the
AustroItalian theater have been
heavily bombarded. At San Martino,
Vienna asserts. the Italians suffered
heavy losses through the explosion
of an Austrian mine.
\ Dispatches received in Paris from
Salonilli are to the effect that there
has been vigorous artillery activity
on the Macedonia front.
Five barges of sick and wounded
British from kut-El-Amara. aggre-
eating 1.073 men, have reached the
British headquarters on the Tigris.
hospital ship is proceeding to kut-
l1l-Amara to take away the re-
mainder of the sick and wounded.
Home Rule is Crisis.
London, England Irish politics
are again in the foreground as re-
suit of the recent rising and the con-
sequent convergence of sentiment be-
tween John Redmond the nationalist
leader, and Sir Edward Carson, the
Ulster leader. The conference of
these leaders on the disarmament
question and yesterdays significant
debate in the House of Commons on
the possibility of bringing Ireland
within the purview OF the conscrip-
tion bill have given this matter still
greater Importance and it looks as
though lreland's unfortunate eXper-
icnce might become the indirect
means OF adjusting in manner sat
isfactory to all parties the difficulty
of the home rule problem, which
has been hung up during the war;
1t is understood that manifesto to
the Irish people has been agreed up
on, but the contents of the mani
festo have been withheld until
Thursday. so as to enable it's stimuli
taneous publication throughout Ire
land. Various rumors We're current
in the lobies of parliament last night
concerning negotiations between the
government and the Irish parties, but
nothing is likely to be decided upon
| by the latter until after Premier AS
lquith's pronouncement on the Irish
situation, which is expected tomor-
row.