Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-08
TEUTONS KEEP
Up STEADY DRIVE
AGAINST VERDUN
Meet Temporary Setback Be-
tween Bethancourt and
Hill 265.
ENGAGEMENTS SOUTH
OF LAKE NARCOZ
Floods in Ngris Hamper Opera.
tion of the British 81
Forces.

London. April 7.--The region north.
west of Verdun around Haucourt and
between Bathancpurt and Hill No.
265, is still the Scene of sanguinary
encounter between the French and
the Germans. ...
Continuing their vigorous counter
attacks on the trenches taken from
them by the Germans between Beth
ancourt and Hill 5No. 2G5, the French
with the use of Eand grenades, have
revaptured additional portions of their
lost ground and in addition, made
progress in communicating trenches.
Around lHaucourt, the Germans
lost a violent attack against the
French previously having prepared
the way by heavy bombardment,
lasting several hours. The French,
however, through the use Of their
curtain of fine and rapid fire guns, put
down the attack nd forced the Ger
mans to retreat, leaving numerous
dead on the ground as they made
their way back to the trenches.
On the remainder of the fronts in
France and Belgium, artillery engage
ments alone have been in progress.
Along the eastern front, there has
been a continuation Of lively artillery
engagements in the region south of
Dvinsk, especially about Lake Narcoz
where the Russians succeeded in oc-
cupying portions OF German trenches.
The artillery on both sides has been
destroyed around Riga, and Friebrih
stadt, and in EastsGalicia.
a The -Austrias,s1 hayes4,, ,gceap ptured
from the Italians . ridge north OF
Monte Cristobal. NJ
Attacks by the Italians in large
force north of the tSugana Valley,
were repulsed. according to Vienna.
Flood conditions along the Tigris
river are again hamperng the British
force, which is endeavoring to make
it's way up the river, to the relief
Of the British besieged in Kut-El
Amara. .-
In the Caucasus region, near the
Black Sea coast, the Russians have
captured Turkish positions along the
Karadec river and in land along the
Upper Tchoruk river, continued their
progress against the Ottoman, not
withstanding the cold and heavy
snow.
French Gauge Losses
The German losses in Verdun up
to this time have reached the total
of 100000 men, one of the greatest
battle losses in the whole range OF
warfare, according to estimates made
public here tonight from semi Off
cial source, "the result of careful in
quiry made in the highest quarters
in which the figures have been check
ed and verified
REFUSES TO TRUST GERMANY
London, April Z. Lord Robert
Cecil, minister Of war made a sharp
reply tonight to the speech in the
Reechstag of Dr.. Won Betthmann Hol-
lwegg, the German Imperial Chancel'
lor.
Conversing with American cores
pondents on behalf Of the foreign Off
ce, Lord Robert said the suggestion
that Germany might abandon her sub
marine warfare if Great Britain re-.
laxed her food blockade was hardly
likely to be entertained by Great Bri.
tain, which had no faith that any
promise made by Germany regarding
submarine warfare would be kept.
Germany slackened her submarine
warfare for some time when the op-
erations of the British navy deprived
her of the necessary number of sub
marines" said Lord Roberts, "but has
now begun it again. l am convinced
Germany cannot be trusted to keep
any promise"