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The Washington times., 1916-08-18
Fiddler Hears !a1l!rs :! Voice
Of.Hs ..lnSttnm:ent
Has Neighbor Arrested for Alleg-
ed Theft, But Violin Is
Still Missing. ~

NEW YORK, Aug 1s.-George' Starr
sat at the window of his home, s Dover
street. last night. disconsolate and with
out means of driving away his depres-
sion. For the violin and accordion upon
which alternately George had been wont
to do things to the eardrums and heart
strings of his neighbors had been stolen.
Suddenly from the easement above
weird sounds issued. George ran down.
stairs. -.
tits my VIOLIN" he gasped to the hrst
policeman he ran into. "The guy that
stole my fiddle Is torturing It,"
At police headquarters he told the
same tale. and Detectives Kelly and
Lpsher were assigned to the case. Be-
meath the window from which the dolor-
Gus sounds still issued the two sieuths
paused.
Whatever 1t Is. 1t ought to be stop
ped" Kelly DECIDED at length. So they
climbed the stairs and knocked ON the
The sounds ceased. and Ernest schiller
appeared and was arrtehted.h But. de-
spite the fact that the room was stul
echeing with alleged harmony. neither
violin nor accordion could be found.
Schiller was locked UP notwithsta nd
ing. and will be arraigned this morning.
and all the tenants at Dover street
slept peacefully last night-all save
George Starr. who Is still disconsolate.
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
"House.0iv Drama" Being
Enacted az Result Of Ma
tionaI Suffrage Issue.
WOMEN FIGHTING WILSON


The House Divided-politicaliy speak
ing--is the drama being enacted in
scores of homes all over the country.
The Federal woman suffrage issue Is
responbile. f.@ Z sst"'
The good old cave. man days having
passed-the words are those OF Mrs. j..
A. II. Hopkins-a number Of prominent
men and their wives, though they con-
tinue to eat peacesbly from the same
domestic board. are on opposite sides Of
the political fence.
Mrs. Hopkins' husband was formerly
Progressive State chairman from New
Jersey. He Is doing all no can to re-
elect President Wilson. Mrs. Hopkins Is
doing all she can to defeat the Presi-
ueHt.- t-'.s 7,a..---
way out on the coast Mrs. william
Kent will do serne sturpp speaking, IN ,tne
interests of Republican Capdidate
Hughes. while her husband; Congress-
man Kent, Is working for Wilson as ma
tlonai chairman Of the Wilson Non-Par-
tisan League. .. M.
It's q gay life. '''''-
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
PAY CARL:.0OT HIDDEN
|. IN BOARDING HOUSES
Detroit Stepographer Tells How
Cash In Burroughs Robbery
Was Struggled Away. =

, DETROIT. Aug. 1s-Miss Jessie MOI
tic. o stenegrapher, declared today that
the robbers who looted the pay ear OF
the Burroughs Adding Machine Com
pany Of $4,000 or more; August 4. hid
the cash In rooming houses ana es-
capped with their loot last Saturday.
Miss Noltie said she knew one Of the
bandits. .,.
The names of the suspected men or
OF the rooming house keepers have not
been made public.
Sunday, August s--two days after the
Burroughs robbery-Miss Motto de-
clnres she met a young man acquaint-
ance near her ruoming house on Cnss
avenue He took her TO q restaurant
and there displayed q. large roll OF bills.
On subsequent occasions. according to
her story, he had much money with
him. a. -.
Last Saturday, she said. the man was
I'm her room when she returned from
work. lie had two trunks, one Of them
very heavy. He made me sweer that
j would Keep the trunks for hin, but
not to open them" the young woman
declared. He said he was involved in
a robbery"
The youth departed and shortly after
was her friends roommate. came and de
manded the trunks, Miss Noltie said
He had drayman with him, and they
took the trunks away" .'a
An investigation OF the story dis
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
FIREBUG SUSPECT
KILLS HIS PURSUER
Jersey Farm Hand Shot by Prowler
Near Richfield Hotel.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-While trying
to capture a man suspected Of arson
Cornelius Meyer aged sixty Ave, a
farm laborer was shot aud KILLED in q
cornfeld back Of the Richheld Hotel,
at Richfield. N. ]. Meyer lived In the
hotel. .....
Henry Minnermeyer, proprietor of
the place. was awakened by the smell
OF smoke, Looking out Of his window.
he saw that two small outbuildings
and the rear of the hotel proper weEs
sblaze. He notice q man running
away. Minnsrmeysr awakend the
guests, who formed q bucket brigade
and quickly subdued the blaze. =.
About a dozen men were in the bar
Of the hotel later when q friend. Of the
proprietor entered and said he had
seen a suspicious looking man dodg-
ing about cornheid. not far from the
burned outbuildings. "a
search. Meyer was first to catch
sight of the man. He called to the
others, There he. is!,' and pointed to
q DARK figure about nifty, feet away.
As he ran toward the man there was
q flash, the report, OF, a-sbot. and
Meyer fell. with a bullet In his aldo
men. He died before a physician
could be got. %.
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
ELIJAH h IS FOUND
N N !. HEART OF AFRICA
Nigerian Negro Prophet, With
Million Followers, Believes
He Can End War.

LONDON. Aug. ia man Who be-
lisves in his ability to stop the world
war has been found hidden away IN
the heart Of Africa. He IL q neGro
born ana bred in Nigeria. The mantle
Of Elijah. the prophet. ne says. hee
calls himself. like Alexander Dowie Of
ChicsGo did. Elijah III.
Hitherto he has not given proof OF his
pee &c promoting Qualities. On the con-
trary he has been making himself very
obnoxious to the British authorities IN
Nigeria by stirring up . great comma
ton among the natives through O re-
vivai Of the pseudo Christian character.
He has established himself as great
miracle worker and even the water In
which he has bathed is held bv tho
natives TO cure all bodily Ills when
taken internally.
The movement he has started Ia de-
scrtbed - . kind of negro Aahdism
and " the most important Of Its kind
that has ever happened on the west
It Is arousing little apprehension In
government circles. however. for the
proDbet has evidently neglected to nay
due attention TO the Importance Of the
press and the native PAPERS have 30
far given only very little space to
Al prssent bis activities are merely
local. He IL said to have acquired n
following of about q million natives
and Is causing grave apprehension
among the missionaries.
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
Leaves SIG, 500 Worth
Of Property to Friend

Personal property valued at ess,soo
was left by Kate A. White to her
friend. Rosalie Roberts Ireland, accord
letters Of administration f,led in the
Probate Court today. The testatrix died
In Berwyn, Md. July "a.
Emma Jane Michael today petitionsd
the Probate Court to admit the will Of
her husband. William ii Michael. and
ciudes the property - ss(z Thirteenth
street northwest. assessed at q. $50, Wiz
glnia land valued at n 800, and personal
effects estimated at e16;O00. - ~
The Washington times., 1916-08-18

closed that the trunks were brought to
g. roomins house on CsSs eyepue. near
Miss Notifies. on the night Of August 4.
The next day they were taken e z
roominG house on Seeogd ageens. Thsy
remained there until last Sunday. "S
svsnsey rooming house -haSY pfpde, ptsss-
'rfients to the Detroit POLICE kiittk are
said To- Indicate that 1--WE fnfn wers IN
volyed in the robbery 3s'6 tyS' ! }
Miss Noltie js the daughter of rest
dents Of Chatham, Ont. She holds . re-
sponsible position with a local Arm. Ac-
cording to her story. she had known
the youth involved In the investigation
for some time and had supposed that
his character was above reproach.
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
Thorough Investigation to Be
Made Of Rear-End Crash In
Anacostla.
SEVEN PERSONS INJURED
All But One Of Victims Able to
Leave Hospital After Re-
oeiving Treatment.

Investigation was begun by the Public
Utilities Commission today of the aoci-
dent on the Anacostia Branch Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company early this morning which re-
suited In the injury Of number of
passengers.
Directing attention to reports which
said that during the first half of 1916
there were twenty rear-end collisions
on it, various lines, the commission re-
Gently sent to the Washington Railway
and Electric Company letter asking
what was proposed to be done to re-
duce these accidents to an absolute
minimum"
In reply the company stated that 1t
has been doing Its utmost to prevent
accidents and has given the subject Of
rear-end collisions particular attention.
Two inspectors were recently assigned.
1t was stated, to observe the progress
Of new motormen while under instruc-
ton and for some time after they are
considered competent to take charge Of
. car -.
Not Due to Ignorance.
Rear-end collisions. II was said, are
evidently not due to the fact that the
'motormen are not properly instructed.
In the great majority Of cases. the re-
port states, the motormen concerned
have been summarily dismissed, while
in some instances. where the circum-
stances seemed to warrant II. they have
been disciplined by suspension.
The mechanical department. the COM
pany says. is seeing to 1t that cars are
In proper condition before being sent
out, and q general inspection with par
ticular attention to the braking device
Is made as soon as possible after any
accident.
the collision early today, had recovered
sufficiently to leave the hospitals this
morning.
BERTHE Davis. eighteen year-old coloyed
girl. of 81 d street southwest, IL still IN
Providence Hospital. Physicians say she
will recover.
The others. who were rushed to Cas-
ualty Hospital in ambulances and pa
trolls. but who later went home. were:
William Reed. twenty-six. of 12oS D
street southeast. muscles in left leg
Ivan c. Utterpack. thirty-five. of Gags
Eleventh street northwest. bruised
hands. iacerated elbow and strained
hip. .
William F. Beard. TWENTY-FIVE. of 1aa
Eleventh street southeast. bruised knee
James Eniis. colored. twenty-nine. Of
1727 Twelfth street northwest. left law
fractured. probable fracture Of the
ribs.
Refuses Treatment.
The police rsported that F.. A. Spence.
thirty eight. OF Az Sixteenth street
southeast. was injured about the
shoulder and hip. hut refused hospital
treatment.
A number of others were slightly in
iured by shock and from being struck
bv bits Of fiying glass.
The front car. operated bv Motorman
Patrick Glvnn and Conductor Samuel
trip down the hill from the Government
Hospital for the Insane. when the rear
car. operated by Motorman J. f.
Youngblood. crashed into 1t from the
rear.
The accident was due. the police be-
lieve. to the failure Of the brakes on
the rear car to work on the steep
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
FUNERAL RITES FOR
CAPITAL RESIDENTS
Places and Time Of Services Ar.
ranged by Bereaved Families
William w. Wallace.

!. Funeral services for William w. Wal,
lace, who died yesterday at his resi-
dence, SIS l. street northwest, aged
seventy-two years. will be held at Surg.
cons chapel tomorrow at 2 O'Clock. In.
Cemetery. He Is survived by three daugh.
tiers. Mrs. J. B. Plat. Mrs. Stanley B.
Castor, Mrs. T. v. Dawson. and two
sons. Roland and Wilbur Wallace, all OF
this city. He was member Of Column
bia Lodge, No. 8, F. A. A. NJ. and
Kalipolis Grotto. No. IL. M. o. ". p
Il. r.
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
Charles b. Shank.

FUNERAL services Tor Charles B. Shank.
who died on Saturday last at his resi-
dence. 1iis Park road northwest, were
held Tuesday, interment being made In
examiner In the Pension Office. He was
q member of Harmony Lodge of Ma
sons. and of knights Templar. of Column
bus. Ind; Indianapolis Consistory OF
Scottish Rite. and Of Kit Carson Post
G. A. r.. He is survived by his wife and
one daughter.
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
Samuel d. Drane.

Funeral services for Samuel Dade
Drane. son Of Baldwin D.. and the late
sophronia Ashford Drane. who died
Tuesday In New York city, will be held
at the 9awler chapel, 100 Pennsylvanta
avenue, today at o'clock. Intsrment
Will be private.
The Washington times., 1916-08-18

Houston, Tex. June rs last. left his en-
tire estate to. his wife, Alic eE. Archer,
The petition of Mrs, Archer for letters
testamentsry fled in the Probate Court
today, declares the. estate. consisted Of
800 safsrsr" from the commission, and
railroad stock valued at $500 -.
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
Lena M. Filz.

Funeral services for Lena NJ. Fills. who
died Wednesday, aged seventy-five
years, will be held at the residence. 6lO
Second street northwest. tomorrow at 2
o'clock. Interment will be made In Pros
pect Hill Cemetery,
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
loo Salmon. 7e

loo Salmon. 7e
Tall cans OF Salmon,
solid meat.
SIC White Wolfe, 18c
. S6-tn. White Volts, en-
ira ma -two-piy quality.
35c Poplin, 19c
21-in. Yarn Mercerised
Popltn, with new seed
effect: large range OF
street and evening sha des;
also white.
10c Mosquito. Netting,
29c Piece
t-yd. pieces OF Mos
quito Netting: Adams'
make: T-quarter width;
In green, blue or black.
Fourth Floor.
$ls Brussels Rugs,
$11.95
sxi2-ft. Seamless Brus-
sells Rugs. close-p1ie
fabric, in floral, media lion
and conventional pat
terms; best colors.
Fourth Floor.
$3.50 Comforts. 98c
Double-bed Size Com
forte, covered with good
grade silkoline, filled with
white cotton.
Fourth Floor.
loo Drapery, SIC
Mil lengths Of Drap perry
Madras. In light and dark
colors,
Fourth Floor.
Mems 75c Union
Suits, 35c
Mems Nainsook ana
Plaid Madras Union Suits.
made with closed crotch.
Size 20 TO 4s.
Mems 81 Bath Robes,
S2.29
Men's Bath Robes. of
fast-coior Terry cloth.
fuil cnt. made with pleat-
ed back.
President Suspenders.
18c
A make every man
knows. Striped and plain
colors.
Women's soc Gowns,
29c
Gowns of soft finish
nainsook. round neck
style; kimono sleeves,
trimmed with narrow
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bon beading; cut full and
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29c Babies Gowns, 22c
BabIes Nightsowns of
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years.
zoe Dresses, &c
Little Tots Hubbard
Dresses of good quality
nainsook and checked
gingham: tucked and en-
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Maids 92c Aprons, &c
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Of good quality lawn,
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Mems $3.50 and $500
Pants, $1.E
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Beach" Separate Pants,
In light and dark colors,
Sizes up to 20.
Csc Brooms, 16c
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Brooms None delivercd.)
$l.39 Longcloth, CSC
12-yd, pieces of Long
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soft chamois finish quail
ity for underwear,
25c Beach Suiting, I4c
8s-in. white Beach
suitlng. a popular white
fabric for seaside and
The Washington times., 1916-08-18

&c STAMPED Goods,
l9c
Stamped Pillowcases. i,
pretty designs. stamped
for scailoped ends.
Art DsUt. :
l5e .CossO& Covers, 7c
Stamped Corset Covers,
one-piece slip-over styie.
Art Dept.
10c Cambria, TIC
36-in. White Cambria.
a nne soft-finish quality,
for making undergar-
mehts.
soc Sheets, <4c
slxso Welded Biesched
Sheets, full = doub,e-bsd
size.
1Sc FlllOwcaSes, lac
45x36 Bleached Pillow
cases. regular size; linen
nnish quality.
SIPS Spreads, 89e
Sinsle-bed sise Crochet
Spreads. Marseilles pat
terms.
25T Plisse Crepe, BNc
27-in. Plisse Crepe, In
white Aud tinted grounds.
with neat Moral PRINTING!.
Domestic Dept. =
Csc White Madras,
size
27-in. white Mercerized
Madras. with white fioral
designs.
19c White Percales,
l2Hc =
S6-inch White Percales,
linen hnish quality, for
waists and dresses, =
SOC White Suitihgs,
19c
SS-in. White Basket
weave Suitings: heavy
hrm-woven grade.
Mems $500 Beach
Suits, $2.9S
Mems and Young Mems
Beach Suits, in plain and
''pinch back" models;
sises - to o. only.
Mennen's Talcum, loo
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Pompeian Cream, &c
Large Jars Of Pompeian
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&c To0thpicks, &c
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Csc Toothbrushes, l5c
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15c Borax, &c
Twenty Mule Team Bo-
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ish white lawn, with coll
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Toe Electro Silicon, &c
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Machine Needles. all
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-. ~ Motion Dept.
Hair Nets, &c
Cap-shape Hair Nets,
OF real hair close mesh
correct shspsp; all shades,
The Washington times., 1916-08-18
Wife Sole Beneficiary
Of James E. Archer

James e. Archer. Of the, Interstate
Commerce Commission. who died In
The Washington times., 1916-08-18

1e Hair Pins,
s papers, Sc
: uJppannsd Wire Hair
Pms, At AAA half dossn
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2 for SC
Fan Gus Ctuctanai
'Oieins Laundry Soap.
Bassane0f.
Barefoot Sandals,
Worth Up TO $l.25,
At 49c Pair
Children's Barefoot San
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sixss . to Z in the lot
60c Tennis Oxfords,
A5c
Boyf and Girls Ten
mis- Oxfords. in black or
white; sises IL TO . and
~ TO 81.
lSc Ribbons, 13e
All-silk MORE, Ta6eta
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complete range Of wanted
shades: s inches wide.
12Hc Laces, 7c
P6nt de Paris Lace. in
edges and insertions:
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&c Windsor Ties. 19c
Windsor Ties OF crepe
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In all wanted colors.
soc and Tie Boudoir
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Sc Wash Rags,
z for SC
Turkish Wash Rags. In
all white. Linen Dept.
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Hemmed Huck Towels,
all white and with red
bordera. 8ises 22xkS.
(Limit 6 to . buyer.)
4l.29 Boys Pants, 89c
Boys Navy Blue Twill
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Pants: taped seams. Sizes
. to II years.
Boys SOC Caps, 33c
Boys Navy Blue Serge
English Band Golf Caps,
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Boys Soc Union Suits,
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e to ~.
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The Washington times., 1916-08-18

lept and WOmen's Hosiery Dept, lat FIOOr.)
The Washington times., 1916-08-18

SIDES OF SEVENTH sTREETwM0W WI
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-11
SAYS ARSENIC TEST
PROVED HIS THEORY
DR., Bell to Submit Report to
Johns Hopkins and Other
Institutions

Having conducted a number of sue
cessful experiments in the yard of the
Fulton county Jail, DR.. W. Jay Bell, Of
Atlanta, is endeavoring to interest Johns
Hopkins institute at Baltimore and the
Rockefeller institute in mis- theory that
arsenic is not a deadly poison.
Dr. Bell made a statement Monday to
make clear the intentions and results of
his recent demonstrations on several
dogs. He said:
1.-The prison commission attended the
demonstrations at my request and had
no specific motive except to observe re-
suits. The demonstrations themselves
had no other motive except to show that
arsenic is not deadly poison.
''Dr. Edgar Evernart, at my request,
broke the seal on original packages of
Merk's arsenious acid and weighed out
doses for the dogs. These doses were
brought down to the Jail yard by Judge
It. Z. Patterson at my request. num-
Der Witnessed the administration of the
arsenic and noted the condition of the
dogs each day thereafter. Wednesday,
grains l, 8, ., and 16 were given, and
Thursday, the last day of the expert
ment, grains 2, 6. 10, 16 and 50. A large
number of people visited the Jail yard
ana saw the Jugs III SOou CoiiultAOH TIL
day morning. The demonstration was
completed and the dogs turned out Sat-
urday morning. They were given away
to small boys. All the dogs were in an
excellent shape
A further demonstration which was
suggested to DR.. Peter F. Bahnsen, state
veterinarian, will not be held on account
of DR.. Bahnsen's press of business, SO
DR.. Bell is now turning his attention
to Johns Hopkins and the Rockefeller
institute
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-11
Im2oes TRIAL Is
Set for MGy go
By Judge HILL

BY agreement of the attorneys anG By
order of Judge Ben II. Hill, of the su.
perior court, the trial of Victor Z. lines
and Mrs. lnnes was set Monday for
May 20.
1t has not yet been decided whether
Innes or Mrs. Innes will be tried frse
or whether they will be tried together
on the indictments charging them with
larceny after trust of $4,000 from the
missing helms sisters.
This agreement was reached by
Attorneys Reuben r. Arnold, and
Hugh Dorsey for the Nelms family and
the state, and Judge John S. Gambler
and Judge ]. K. Hines for the Illnesses,
at a conference in the court house Mon
day.
Judge Hills court took recess SAT-
urday until May /: at this time there
Will be a heavy Jail docket to dispose
Of. so the setting Of the trial for the
latter part of May was agreeable 10
Judge Hill. Also, Judge Gambler is now
suffering. from sciatica; Judge Candier
says that this ailment leaves him every
year by May 10, SO that, if it leaves on
scheduled time this year, he should be-
in good shape for the trial on the 10Th.
Judge Gambler, Judge Hines and Vfc-
tor lines sister and her little boy were
in consultation Monday morning in
Judge Hines office. Although the at5or-
neys would give out nothing, it was
learned that Innes will present much
evidence toward showing that he has
been regarded as a man of high characA
ter in many parts of the United States
Tor many years.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-11
Germans Are Successful
On a Front of 500 Yards

ASSOcldGSu
PARIS. April 10.-The Germans con-
tinued their attacks last night IN the
Verdun region east and west OF the
Mouse. over a front thirteen miles
long from Hill No. 304 to Fort Dou-4
aumont.
The war office announcement TO-DAY
saws that in the fighting west OF the
river for possession Of Dead Mans MI
the Germans were repulsed except Tor.
a front of 500 yards near Hill No. 5Se-
East of the river the German assaults
gained M appreciable results.
The statement follows:
.sWest of the river Mouse bombard-i
ments continued violently last night
1t was particularly directed agains-
Hill No. 304. The attack deliNert
by the enemy yesterday evening againsI
LIE Mort Homme CDead Mans HilI5,
and which was generally speaking, re-
pulsed, with important losses to our
adversaries, made it possible for the
Germans to penetrate our advanced
trench at Hill No. 295 along a front OF
about 500 yards. We took about 100
prisoners.
East of the Mouse there was very
spirited fighting last night in the lit-
tie wood of Fontaine st. Martin, east
of Bacherauville. We have made prog
ress in the communicating trenches OF
the enemy south of the village of Doti-
aumont.
I'm the Woevre district there has
been bombardment of the villages in the
foot hills of the Mouse heights.
cit has been confirmed that the day
of April 8 in the region Of Verdun was
marked by the first general offensive
movement in which the forces of the
enemy attacked over a front of more
than 20 Kilometres (13 miles). Our
adversaries, who have not achieved any
result commensurate to their effort
suffered losses, the extent of which ara
evidenced by the bodies piled up in
front of our lines.
There has been no occurrence of irlA
portance ON the remainder of the front"