Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
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Slaughter Goes On of the food
in Battle of Verdun. sa,e' o. NJ

"A tornado of fire reducing human
bodies to atoms"
These are but few of the descriptive
terms which have been used to portray
the terrible battle which has been rag
ing Tor the key points to Verdun dur
ing the past week. Not since the crown
prince launched his tremendous attacks
in an effort to capture the famous
French strategical point has there been
such lighting as in the past seven days.
The whole region about Verdun has
been plowed up by the thousands of
gigantic shells which the big guns of
both the Germans and French have
been hurting in the general direction
OF the enemy. The roaring din has
shaken the nerves of the strongest,
Soldiers have been fighting hand to
hand, using the bayonet freely in the
conflict which has been seething night
and day The slaughter Of thousands of
men on both sides in the furious at
tacks and counter attacks has made
officers hardened to terrible losses,
Vince and turn pale. Whole regiments
have been wiped out in fash Hun
dreds Of men have fallen PROSTATE un-
der the fumes of deadly gases Attack
ing forces have been forced vertically to
wade through waves of liquid fire. They
have fallen slike so many flies under
the pitiless and deadly rifle and ma
chine gun fire. Temporary shelters have
been blown high with their occupants
by the tremendously effective mines
fought like madmen whose battle cries
have turned to angry roars OF frenzy
And still the forces Of France and the
picked men of Germany are hurting
themselves at one anothers throats
The tide of battle has huctuated first
with one side and the other, but in
the main the Germans appear to be
in the ascendency. Early in the week.
while the Teutons, in massed forma-
ton. were launching attack after at
tack at the French to the west and
southwest of Dead Man hill, Gen.
Sivelle. commander of the French
forces at Verdun, after effective artil-
lery fire, sent his men at the Germans,
who for three months held Fort Douau-
mont. These forces succeeded after
hours of hand-to- hand bayonet fight
ing. The French also gained the
Haudremont quarries and some enemy
positions in the vicinity of Vaux.
Furious at the loss of the Douau-
Germ n 3
Germans Are Able succeed in
to Regain Douaumont. vsrdun' ,hs
crown prince. day after day, night
after night, launched attack after at
tack at the French positions The
Teutons advancing, they did, in
masses were moved down time and
time again. but finally the Brandenbur-
gers. who early in the week were ex-
PEELED from Douaumont under enemy
pressure. again were able to float their
colors over this important stategical
nositi"n. the French holding positions
Immediately outlying The French have
been successful in retaining these de-
spite continued infantry attacks of
the foe.
To the westward about Dead Man
hill and Hill 304 the Germans have
made some gains. capturing several
French trenches to the south and west
of Dead Man hill while their forces
finally have been successful in eXpell-
ing the French from Cumieres The
French. on the other hand, have taken
some trenches from the enemy in the
vicinity of Haucourt.
The battle about Nerdun is believed