New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-01
Five Villages Capt
ured in New Ad-
vance i'm WOevre.
HOLD TIGHTENED
ON DOUAUMONT
Paris Reports Champagne
Attacks Repulsed-Bom-
bardment Lessons.
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q. Douaumont and 20 the north Of
Verdua suii deadlooked. the Ger
mans claim to have made further
progress in the Woevre. Here Berlin
asserts the capture of the five vii
lagos Of Dieppe. Abaucourt. Blanzee.
Msnhuelles and Champion.
OF these Paris admits only the loss
Of Manhuelles. which lies about half
amile south Of Fresnes, taken by the
Germans yesterday. As the town lies
on one OF the direct roads 10 Verdun
its possession is important, and
Paris asserts that counter attacks
have already reached its outskirts.
"ln the Woevre,' says the official
Berlin statement, "our troops have
passed Dieppe, Abaucourt ard Blan-
zee. They have cleared the exten-
sive wooded region northeast Of
Watroaviile and Haudiomont. and
have taken in their heroic advance
Manheules and also Champion"
Counter Attacks Win Back Ground.
The French statement in reply
says:
AZ various points OF our front in
'ae Woevre our artillery fire pre-
elted attacks in the course Of
preparation from being carried out.
The Germans were successful.
after ar intense preparatory artii-
lery fire, IN gaining possession Of the
village OF Manhuelles. An immediate
counter ATTACK on our part brought
Us back 20 the western boundary of
this village. which we now hold
Under our FIRE"
Regarding the hand-to-hand con-
Hict raging about Douaumont, the
French statement says:
TO the north Of Verdun the bonn
bsrdment has continued with in
creased intensity. IN the sector TO
The cast Of the Meuse last nigh
there was O resumption Of the vio-
,eat local attacks. particularly in the
vicinity Of the village Of Douaumont,
where the fighting came 70 hand-and-
hand encounters, resulting in the
driving bat Of the enemy by our
troops" The night official said:
"ln ,he region OF Verdun the bonn
tsrdmeu. continued on the north front
with less intensity than on the pre-
ceaing days. No infantry action was
repor.ed IN ;he course OF the day. The
Germans intrenched themselves on the
slope north Of the Cote du Poivre,
-ae .r.. ridge of which is occupied b.
s-r advanced elements"
Claims Cain Near Douaumont.
Berlin. Oh ;hc other hand, claims the
capture Of q small srmored work near
Jogagmont:
East o. TIE Meuse nc stormed .
mall armorcd work directly northwest
" ,he r.i.ag, Of Douaumont. Repeated
etcmy attacks in this region were
topped a.. the very outset.
'rp t. last night We counted IN
founled prisoners 223 officers and 49,
10 men and further seventy-eight can
non. seven Of these heavy and Of the
nos, modern kind and eighty-six ma
cn.ne runs. while uncounted war ma
crial is reported a. booty.
a. tic forcster's house at Thiaville,
northeast of Babonv.ller, the projecting
portion Of French position was at
.cked and taken. 4 large number Of
-.eoncrs REGAIN ,n our hands
Further piogrces Of the Germans in
ampaguc .as been stopped, accord
.,- ~ tac French:
a.r Champagne our batteries shat
bfel German organizations in the re-
g. o. HIl l95 TO the vest q Mai
ao.. ae Cnimpagne the Germans cx-
D.odee n nine. the crater o. which we
ofcspicG.
win Back Lorraine Trenches.
"Besacen Scissors and Rheims our
artillery bombarded important points
behind the enemy front.
"Nc carried out vioient hre on
rsro0ycegz. where Al enemy DattaI ion
hsd azfemDled.
On Lorraine the enemy was succe,s-
GiI IN penefrAting seyersl small sec
tom of our advance trenches, mt
they were almost immediately driven
Dyt ~ there pDsitiOnr.
"In me vofges there has been great
zrfjilery activity ~ The region OF
Eenones and the Ban-de Sapi. 10 th'
esst - aeppois coynter-attack by US
or,ye The enemy from fDue sections Of
krenehes, vhicb he bad penetrated dur
Ok ,he morning"
ADespite tbo chccs sdministered al
Ydyn The french pay deep respeci 20
gfezf asili and daring vith when
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