Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
Paris Statement Announces
That Enemy Gets Foot
ing at Malancourt.
LIQUID FIRE is USED
French Claim Teutons Re-
sort to Throwing Flam-
ing Fluid in Attack

London, March 21.-A Reuter-
dispatch from Teheran says that
Russian forces entered Ispahan,
the old capital of Persia, on March
10.
Ispahan is one of the important
cities of Persia, with population
of some $4,000.
The dispatch indicates a Rus
sian movement further to the south
than has been reported hitherto.
Russian forces after the capture Of
Hamadan advanced southwest to.
wards Kermanshah in the dfrec.
ton of the Turkish frontier.
Berlin, March 81, (via London, 3:35
pm.)-French positions northeast of
Avoncourt were captured by the Ger
mans who took $500 prisoners, the
war office announced today. The text
of the statement follows:
Western theatre: West of the Mouse
Bavarian regiments and battalions OF
Wurttemburg landwehr after careful
preparations stormed the entire
strongly fortified French positions in
and near the forest northeast of Avon
court. In addition to considerable
sanguinary losses, the enemy has so
far incurred losses amounting to 90
officers, including two in command of
the regiments and more than $500 men
in unwounded prisoners, and much war
material
Counter attacks attempted by the
enemy did not bring him any advan-
tage. but on the contrary inflicted fur
Their serious losses upon him.
Eastern theatre: The Russians are
extending their attacks on the utter
most northern wing, south of Riga and
on the Dvina front and west of Jacob
stadt. They were repealed with san
culinary losses"
Paris, March 81, (noon.)-German
forces again made violent attacks in
the Verdun sector west of the Mouse
last night. The war Office announced
today that the Germans had gained
no success except that they obtained
slight footing southeast of Malan.
court wood.
East of the Mouse the night was
calm.
French Report
The statement follows:
"In the Argonne district our ar
tillery has been very active along the
southern boundary of the Cheppy
wood.
West of the River Mouse the Ger
mans several times last night re-
newed their attacks against our
front extending from Avocourt to NAL
ancourt where the bombardment con,
tinued without interruption. The at
tacks of the enemy were accompan-
led by throwing Of flaming liquid.
I'm spite of the heavy losses in
flicted by our fire, the enemy was able
to take possession after hand to hand
fighting, of the southeastern part of
Malancourt wood known as the Avo-
court wood which we occupied ALI
the efforts of the Germans to march
out from the Avocourt wood resulted
in failure"
London, March q, (11:20 a. M
Austrian forces, operating northwest
of uscieczko, on the Dniester river
near the Bukowina border, were forced
by the pressure of the Russians to
evacuate the bridgehead Notifications
and to abandon their transorts. I'm
der cover of night they succeeded in
reaching the Austrian advance posts
northwest of Yale Szczykc. north of
Czernowitz. according to the Austrian
official statement issued today.
The official statement pays tribute
Of admiration TO the bravery OF the
Austrian troops who gave way only on
account OF the superior strength OF
the Russian attacking forces. 1t adds
that the only means left to the Aus
TRANS to avoid capture was to break
through the Russian positions at
Uscieczko and this they did with COM
plete success.