, 1916-03-04

lZ5, O(U and l0U,UUU, ana constitute ABOUT ONO
third of tue German effectIvos actively en-
ployed.
Paris, March 2ud.-German attacks of
great violence both artillery and infantry
have been resumed to the north of Verdun.
The official statement issued by the War
Office tonight says that furious infantry
assaults hive been repulsed by the French
troops whose fire decimated the ranks Of the
enemy. The text Of the statement follows
In Belgium destructive fires have been dl-
rected by our artillery against The German
organizations TO the eust Of Steenstraete. Be-
tween The Somne aud the Disc a German work
wns destroyed by our batteries in the region
of BeauvraIgnee. In Champagne o German
oeroplane, sbelIed by our batteries in the
vicinity of SCippes, fell III flames within the
enemy lines. In the Argouue We execute
concentrated fires to The north of Harazee
aud on the Cheppy wood. In the region to
The north of Verdun md il The Woevre the
activity of the enemy artillery, which had
ubated somewhat during the preceding days,
was considerably increased during the course
of the day along the entire front, and pr!n-
cipalIy on L'Homme Mort, the Cote du
Poivre, and in the region Of DounumOnt.
At the last named poinl The hOmbardment
WINS followed by several attacks of infantry
of extreme violence. This series of attacks
was repulsed by our troops whose fife decl-
mated the enemy ranks. Our butterIes re-
Piled energetically everywhere to the bonn
bardment and shelled the enemy's road OF
communication TO he northeast of ST.
Mihiel our long range guns battered the
railway station at VlSneulles. According to
our observers two fires were started, several
trains were hit, and Il locomotive was blown
up. In Upper Alsace there has been great
activity on the part OF both a.tll!erles IN the
sector of Seppois. Last night one Of our
bombing sqnadrons dropped 'folty-fonr shells
of all calibres on the station ut Chanbley
which appeared to lave suffered serious
damage. Notwithstanding a lively cannon
AIDE the serOplanes returned III safety to our
lines. To-day our aeroplaues likewise dropped
40 shells on the railway station at Bensdruff,
and nine prujectiles Oh the enemy es-
Establishments ut AvIicourt. The Belgian Off
cial communication reads: Artillery duels
have occurred in the northern part of the
trout. There was fighting with bombs III
the direction of Steenstraete
London, March 2nd-The official state
ment issued tonight on the fighting III the
Western zone snys: We recaptured the
trenches at the bluff Of the Confines canal
which were lost on Feby. l4th, and also cap
tured IA small salient in the German line. a
cOuuteT-attnck launched by the enemy some
hours later wns repuIsed. German mine
galleries in the captured trenches were de-
stroyed. We have taken $50 prisoners in
Guiding four officers. There has been much
artillery activity on both sides to. day from
Steenstraete to BoesInght. The capture Of
500 yards of British positions south OF Ypres,
after heavy artillery bombardment was claim
ed in the German official statement of Feby.
10Th, which added that q majority Of the de-
Tenders Of The British trenches were killed.
Bulletin, London. March 2ud-A Bucha-
rest despatch received by Reuters by way of
Amsterdam says that the Queen Mother
Elizabeth Of Roumania Carmen SYLVIA died
this morning.
London, March 2pd.-lh he Daily Graphics
Parliamentary correspondent says that Sir
Alfred Mond NJ. P, who was III Paris last
Weekend, heard that the German losses III
Verdun last week were estimated by a mill
tary authority on Sunday at much larger
figures than had been quoted hitherto, name
" between 800, 900 and 100000 Of whom the
dead numbered 100000.
Berlin, March 2nd.-Summarizing the pre-
sent situation Oh the Western front around
Verdun correspondents at the front declared
that between Feby. Dist and March 1st a
total of ITO square kilometres OF territory