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 The Tilden block hotel, just taken by MT. Hollingswortll, is to be called hereafter the American Ectel Citizens band had its annual meeting last Monday evening. and chose the following officers: Leader, Herbert Parker; assistant leader, Thomas Booth; president, David Bis sett; secretary, Timothy Desmond treasreur, Geo. W. Eaton; property man, Wm. J. Butterfield; finance committee, H. Parker. W. Dimock |. F. Webber, T. Desmond. The Stafford Savings Bank at it's annual meeting on Wednesday chose for officers, Gardiner Hall of Willing ton, president;. vice presidents, w. M. Corbin, L. F. Rawitser; secretary and treasurer, R. s. Hicks; directors, L.. W. Crane, G. O. Parkess. E. O.. Dimock, Davis A. Baker, D. F. Fair man, G. H. Baker, James McLaugh- lin, James Risley; loan committee. L. W. Crane, G. c Parkess, E. O.. Dimock, James Riley. | The annual meeting of the Savings Bank of Stafford Springs was held last week Wednesday, the following officers being elected: President, Charles Warren; vice-presidents, Rob- bins Patten, Smith ". Page, Orrin Converse; directors, Lucian Holt, M. P. J. Walker M II Kinney, Luman Orcutt, Andrew Written, Luclus Blodgett, Freeman r. Palten; secrc tary and treasurer. Alvarado Howard finance committee, Charles Warren, Smith ". Page. Orrin Converse, An drew Whiton, A. Howard; auditors, J. V. Squier, J. M. Lord.
 Born. - Stafford Springs, 18th, [ daughter to 0. Dennis Newell. West Ashford. 7th, daughter to J. E. Phillips. Married. W estford, 1st, by Rev MT. Brown, o. D. Chapman and Ells Case.
 Died. Stafford, 9th, Lucy, 32 wife of A. D. Cady, 2d.
 North Somers, 8th, Catherine Rady, 50.
The Press., 1916-07-20
HaIIev's Achievements.

Edmund Haley was very gre: man. He was not only the first to prt dict correctly the return of comet that which is now known by his name but also-before Newton had announc ed his results to any one-arrived al the conclusion that the attraction ot gravitation probably varied inversely as the square of the distance. While these and other important achieve ments of his are well known, it seems to have been forgotten that Haley de vised a method of determining the age of the ocean from chemical denuda tiOn.
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81OO REWARD. $1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the med. ical fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces 0f the system thereby destroying the n0undati0n of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have Offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. 9s Address F. J. CHENEY c CO.,, Toledo, O.
 Sold by all Druggists, 7tC
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Cinnamon Bark.

It is q seeming paradox that the best favored cinnamon bark is produced on poor, white, sandy soil. It must, how ever. have an abundance of moisture the choicest growing in temperature of S5 degrees. where the rainfall is about one inch for every degree Of temperature.
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Indifference.

(Which do you prefer, summer ol winter?''
 "I've no preference" replied MT Growcher. Ut is just as depressing to me whether I put in a large portion of my time reading about the hottest day ever or the coldest day ever."- Wa c hin ptOn Star
The Press., 1916-07-20

Heavy, impure blood makes a muddy, pimply complexion, headaches, nausea, indigeston. Thin blood makes you weak, pale and sickly. For pure blood. sound digestion, use Burdock Blood Bitters. $1 .OO at all stores.
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Back to Her Tender Years,

Boarder- beef is very tough. Ii is evidently from an old COW. Mrs Hashleigh-Let me tell you, sir. that the tenderest Leef I ever ate was from a COW fifteen or twenty years old Boarder-That's easily explained. The COW was so old she was childish Boston Transcript.
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RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add 1 oz. Bay Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound and A OF. of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice a week until it becomes the desired shade. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix 1t at home at very little cost Full directions for making and use come in each box of Barbo Compound. It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and removes dandruff. It is excel lent for falling hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp. is not sticky or greasy. and does not rub o6.
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Encouragement.

Collector (warmly)-Pve been here a dozen times. sir, and positively won't call again.
 MT. Poorpay (cheerfully)-Oh come now, my man. Don't be so supersti- tious about making the thirteenth cal. Nothing will happen. I assure you.
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Postponed Wisdom,

Its never too late to learn"
 That's right Sometimes it's an ad- vantage to go slow and not get lot of information you'd have been better nff without t"-WaShington Star.
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The Family Jar.

Mrs. Adipose-A man always wants his way. Hubby-So would you if you weren't afraid to get on the scales.-- Richmond Times Dispatch.
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Out of Siaht.

Country Cousin-Of course pertaters grows underneath the ground. City Cousin-H'm! Ye-es, but what gifts me is how you tell when they're ripe or not-Farming Business.
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Heavy Hearts.

Mir. Bacon-There. what did tell you? This paper says the average mans heart weighs from ten to twelve ounces; the average woman's from eight to ten. Mrs. Bacon-Of course mems hearts weigh more. They are a good deal harder.-Yonkers States man.
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We'll, 1t Is Hard.

(Which of your school studies do you consider the hardest, JohnY'
 ''Oh. geology! It's all about rocks, you know" H#
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AFRicAN COCOA PoRTERs.
Head Leads and Barrel Rolling Feats
 of the Natives.

of the Natives.
 Unusual and interesting is the spec tacle in the African Gold Coast country of the transport of cocoa, the bulk or the inland produce being carried by porters to the railroad. Sometimes the roadways as far as the eye can see are one long line of cocoa bags on the heads of hundreds of carriers.
 This carrying trade has produced an extraordinary flow of free labor into the whole hinterland of the Gold Coast. At Adawso, buying station nearly fir teen miles from the rail head, one firm alone employs in the season 5000 car riers. who cover the distance to the rail station at Pakro once and frequent ly twice a day with a 15O pound bag of cocoa.
 Many of the native farmers within thirty miles of Acera prefer to sell their cocoa at a higher price at the port of authorization and so have created the interesting system of "barrel roll ing" In the cocoa season strongly bound and ponderous casks are filled with the beans and rolled to the sea- shore.
 Traveling along the somewhat primi- tive roads one meets at frequent inter- vals perspiring natives struggling with the barrel, which, filled with cocoa, weighs considerably over a quarter of a ton. As rule, three men roll two casks, one relieving the other. Occa- sionally the loss, due to accidents. is siderable.-Argonaut.
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Digestive
 Troubles

cause headache, biliousness, constipation, impure blood and other unpleasant symp- toms. If these troubles are neglected they weaken the body and open the way for seriousillness. Many chronic diseases may be traced back to indigestion that could have been immediately
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relieved by

Beecham's Pills. This we'll known home remedy has proven itself dependable, safe and speedy during sixty years use. The fame of having larger sale than any other med icine in the world proves the dependable, remedial value of
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Thorough Understanding.

"I presume you understand an auto thoroughly ?"
 '"Thoroughly-that is, know when 1t won't run there is something the matter with it."-Detroit Free Press.
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Good Suooest,on-

Good Suggestion.
 We should speak nothing but good of the dead" .. True. But why not extend the prac- tice to the living g?"-Detroit Free Press.
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AenIev's Sufferinus.


 In fifty-four years of his life-he was born in 1S49-W. B. Henley, the writ CT, never knew what a. days perfect health meant. When little moro than boy he was attacked by a disease which necessitated the amputation of one foot. He was told later by the doctors that the sacrifice of the other leg was necessary were he to live. The fame of Dr. Lister had reached Hen ley. and, penniless and almost friend less, he determined to try Edinburgh infirmary. Thither he travelled third class in physical suffering such as few have known, and when he reached the inf1rmary his whole possessions amounted to few shillings. His con fdence in Lister was justified, and his leg was saved. He was and remained a cripple, but neither hopeless nor help less His astounding nimbleness un der these conditions suggested to Rob ert Louis Stevenson the physical sketch of John Silver.
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THIRTY-oNE YEARS AGO.
July 16, 1885.

items of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty-on years ago.
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ELISHA LEE, chairnnan- P. R ALBRIGHT. Cs.I kanawsr,
 Atlantic Coaaf Line Rairoa& l. W. BALDWIN. csaT ks~axsr,
 Central sf Csorgi. Railway. C. l. BARDO, GsnT kanaxsr,
 New York. New Haven & Hartford RaIlroaA- K- N. COAPMAN. Ytc.- -PrssIasas
 Southern Railway. 6. E. COTTEn. Csaf haaaxsr,
 W.b.sh Railway. P. E- CROWLEY, AssG Ykes-Prssidsna
 New York Central RailrOad. c. H. EMERSON. C<nf hanaxsr.
 Great Northern Railway. C. H. EWING, csaT Aaaaxsr,
 Phil.deiPhia & Reading Railway. IT. W. GRICE. 4Alsf. s, Prssieisns,
 Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
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A. 8. CREIG. Assf. to Reesjesrs,
 s. Louis A San Francisco Railroad w. KOUNs, GsnI Manager,
 Afehison. Topeka A Santa Fe Railway. H. VI. MeMASTER. GssI Manager,
 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad. N ID. MAHER. Ties-Prssidsns,
 Norfolk and Western Railway. JAMES RUSSELL, CsaT Ma.agsr,
 Denver & Rio Grnnde Railroad. A. M. SCHOYER. Rrsidsns Yice-Prs&.,
 Pennsylvania Lines West W. L. SEDDON, Yie@Prssidsns,
 Seaboard Air Line Railway. A. J. STONE. Yies-PrssidsnL
 Erie Railroad C. 8. wAID. Yiee-Prss- & CsnT Managsrs Sanset Central Lines.
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know, but from that time he treated me more like a son than an employee.
 And from that time forward I could not possibly find anything to worry about, except that realized ''there is many slip 'twixt the cup and the lip'' and felt an uncertainty as to my pos sessing the girl loved. However, she did what she could to assure me that all would be well and to relieve my misgiyings. But she had hard time convincing me that I would be accepta- ble to her father as suitor for her.
 One day told him that loved his daughter; that l had never spoken to her of my feelings for her and had en- deayored to treat her as friend. But time had come when considered 1t both unjust to her and to myself that the matter should remain as it was be- tween us, and asked him if he would consent to my proposing to her for her hand. When l had finished I waited with throbbing pulse for his reply. It was not long delayed.
 'Young man," he said, s.you have acted honorably in everything ever since l have known you If Lucia is willing am.''
 That's the end of the story. My fa- ther-in-law now relies upon me as manager of his business. He says that the only thing against me as a good business man is that I take things too seriously. In other words, I am in- clined, to worry. and that wears on my physical capabilities. However, since got out of the false position in- duced by my love affair I have done much better than formerly. M
 I had become president of the com pany when Gregory returned He had managed to getsa clearance from his debts and begged me to give him a chance to make living. gave him aposition, and he has been faithful servant ever since.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-12-30
ST. PAUL AND SATURDAY. DECFMBER 30 1914

y q ~ y ~. - 49, y -
pionship by defeating William NJ.
Johnston OF San Francisco at Forest
Hills, N. Y. Score. 40, ca, 6-2, 6-4
Charles Evans, Jr. Chick'D, won the
national amateur golf championship
by defeating Champion Robert A.
Gardiner at Philadelphia. 4 up and
8 to play. @
New York Baseball club Giants COM
pleted string of q consecutive games
by defeating st. Louis (Cardinals) in
double header in New York.
OCTOBER.
Boston Red Sox clinched American
league pennant.
Brooklyn clinched the National league
pennant -
Red sox defeated Brooklyn in the
9TH and deciding game of the world
series, winning the championship.
Michigan defeated Syracuse at foot
ball at Ann Arbor: score. "A to Is.
NOVEMBER.
Ohio State defeated Indiana at foot.
ball at Columbus, 46 to I. Cornell de-
feated Michigan at Ithaca, % to 20.
Harvard beat Princeton. 8 to 0. at
Cambridge. Browns team beat Yale,
q to s. at New Haven. Pennsylvania
and Dartmouth tied. to I. at Phil
adelphia So, 80.
Yale defeated Princeton. 10 to o, q
football. Brown beat Harvard, q %
0. Pennsylvania beat Michigan, 10 to /
at Ann Arbor
Yale defeated Harvard at New Ha-
ven. 6 to 3. Army beat Navy. is to Z.
Wisconsin tied with Illinois, o to .
Chicago lost to Minnesota, ~ to o.
Colgate defeated Brown. at Prov
denco. Is to, o.
DECEMBER.
National College Athletic association
met in New York.
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CONVENTIONS

49, 80 at.e.i JANUARY.
II. National Civic federation met d
Washington.
IS. Biennial convention Of United Mine
Workers Of America met at Indian
apolis. r s..
FEBRUARY.
8. FIRST convention Of Chamber Of Com
merce Of the United States met IN
Washington.
National Congress OF Mothers met IA
Nashville, Tenn.
II. National Academy Of Scientists met
In Washington. Daughters Of the
American Revolution met in Wash
ington.
IL United Confederate Veterans met af
Birmingham. Ala.
JULY.
National Education association met IA
New York.
a AUaU0f. --sss
q. 10th national encampment OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic opened
at Kansas City. Mo. S. e,
sPTEABER.
II. National conference Of Catholic socie-
ties met In Washington.
NOVEMBER
a. ". CT. q. annual convention,met At
Indianapolis
x. American Association For the IA.
yaneement Of Science met IN New
q. Geological society Of America met q
Albany. American Historical society
met IN Cincinnati
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-12-30
OBITUARY
JANUARY.



Gen. Granville w. Dodge, noted Fed
eral commander In the civil war, at
Council Bluffs, Ia; aged 81
8 Ada Rehan. noted retired actress. in
IS New York: aged g.
ID Gen. Victoriano Huerta former pro-
visional president Of Mexico, at Ell
VS. Paso, Tex.
H. Jeanette L. Glider. writer. critic and
editor. In New York: aged 66.
FEBRUARY.
story writer. at Arlington. Mass. !:
aged 49,
e DR.. Allyn Gorton. Father Of Eugen-
les, In Brooklyn; aged So.
~ Henry James, noted author. at Chel-
sea. England; aged q.
MARCH.
Carmen Sylvia, poet and novelist, dow
ager queen Of Roumania. at Bukha-
rest; aged "a.
I Jean Mounet-sully. French actor. in
Paris; aged Is.
IL Former United States Senator Henry
Gassaway Davis at Washington:
aged 90.
g. Robert Burns Wilson, poet and artist,
IN New York city; aged a.
APRIL.
Geo. w. smalley. noted American
journalist. in London: aged SO.
NAY.
Il Clara Louisa Kellogg, once noted
prima donna, New Hartford, Conn.,:
aged 70.
q. Rev. DR.. Timothy Dwight, former
president Of Yale university, at Now
Haven, Conn; aged 81.
a. Gen. J. s. Gallieni, leader of tho
French flank attack at the Marine bat
tie. Sept. 7. 1914. in Paris.
q Harry Hawk, the actor. on the boards
at Ford's theater when President Lin
coin was assassinated, April IA, 1866.
died at Granville. England; aged e.
q. James J. HILL. railroad magnate, at
St. Paul; aged H. :,
y: Col John Singleton Mosby, noted
Confederate cavalry leader in the civil
war. at Washington; aged 81.
JUNE. -.
y John R. Mclean. publisher of the
Washington Post and Cincinnati En-
quirer: aged 81.
a. Edward 8. Ellis. American novelist
and historian, at Cliff Island. Me:
aged 76.
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Worlds War Summarized
Under Many Topical Heads
Great DriDes and Battles
Of the Armies In 1916.
Thirteen Nations
In the Field
WEST FRONT.

WEST FRONT.
JANUARY.
,. Germans sprang heavy attack on a
i've mile front near Tahure, in the
Champagne, on ground the French
captured In September. 1915.
FEBsvA..--
y. Germans began heavy attack on
the Verdun salient along q Is mile
front; gains at some points were 2
miles deep.
q. Giant armored French fort Douau-
mont. I miles from Verdun city and
ono OF It's permanent Notifications,
captured by Brandenburg Germans
Is. Germans captured fortified French
i villages in the Verdun salient, with
1000 prisoners.
q. Germans had intrenched ON q: IL mile
front of ground captured before Yer
dun.
IL. Germany's captures to date at Verdun
were 5000 prisoners. II cannon and
2s2 machine guns.
II. French repealed five German attacks
at Vaux. near Verdun.
80. Germans captured Malancourt, III the
: Verdun area, but were repulsed at
Dead Mans hill, according to French
report
-. April. - =.
g. In an offensive on l3 mile front. at
Verdun the Germans captured 500
yards Of trenches on hill 295, near
g.. Dead Mans hill, No. 3o4 Assailants
used liquid fire.
H. French line held firm and drove back
Germans around Vaux. Germans
claimed repu1se Of French attacks
near Dead Mans hill.
JUNE !
T. Germans captured Fort Vaux, called
the 'key to Verdun," with it's garri-
son Of 700; also captured Rooge. in
Belgium, making Verdun advance since
June nearly miles wide 49,
81 Germans resumed vigorous attacks at
Verdun on both sides of the Mouse.
30 French recaptured Thiaumont (held
by Germans since June 80, but were
driven out by nightfall.
JULY
l. French retook Thiaumont; lost it ut
p. m. and regained it at 4:3O p. m.
Concerted French and British drive be-
gun on the north and south banks Of
the somme river; villages and towns
and even miles Of trenches captured
on Is mile front -.
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CAPT. KoEN1G.

city totaled $500: 4s7 deaths @
AUGUST.
q German merchant submarine Deutsch-
land sailed from the Virginia capes
for Germany.
g. Sir Roger Easement, Irish revolution
list. hanged for treason in London
T. Lieut. Shackleton reached Falkland
islands and reported his failure to
reach Elephant island and rescue his
crew
! United States and Denmark signed
treaty for the cession Of the Danish
West Indian islands to the United
States; price $4,000, 600
e. Merchant submarine Deutschland
which sailed from Virginia on the Cd
arrived at Bremen. Germany.
SEPTEMBER.
s 8 hour railroad labor bill signed BY
the president.
Z Deaths from paralysis plague in New
York city reached 2,047. sss.ss
8. Lieut. Shackleton, antarctic explorer,
landed In Chile with q survivors OF
marooned Elephant island party.
8. U-5s sank ships off Nantucket.
OCTOBER. $50 81
I. German submarine U-53 dropped an
Choir in Newport harbor at the end Of
e days run from Wilhelm shaven.
NOVEMBER.
l. Merchant submarine Deutschland
reached New London, q days out of
Bremen
o boat s. reached home port
8 Victor Carlstrom broke the American
cross country aviation record by n.y.
.ang from Chicago to Erie Pa, 454
miles. In Z hours and is minutes; he
NnYJya V<SvsIr7
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MISCELLANEOUS
JANUARY.

8. Germany assured the United States
that submarine warfare In the Med
tterranean would be conducted accord
Ing to the rules of international law
10. Germany disavowed the sinking of
the Lusitania and promised repara-
ton for American lives lost
IL. Sweden protested against British in
fractions OF her commercial rights.
FEBRUARY.
I. Captive British steamer Appam arriv-
ed as German prize at Norfolk, Va.
IL German order to sink armed enemy
merchantmen arrived in Washington,
H. The United States senate ratified
treaty with Nicaragua for trans
oceanic canal route to cost the United
States 100000.
g. The United States ratified a treaty.
with Hayti. assuming protectorate
over that republic.
MARCH.
g. Germany stated her new u boat mol
Icy against merchant ships.
APRIL.
g. The European allies refused to stop
seizure Of neutral mails. 81
49, President Wilson before Joint session
OF congress announced that Germany
had been notified that submarine war
fare against merchant ships must be
abandoned.
g. British reply note defended Interior
ence with neutral trade as incident to
altered conditions Of warfare.
Irish Sim Fein patriots rebelled in Dub
lin, seized the postoff1ce and other
points In the city.
a. British troops recaptured points in
Dublin. Martial law declared for Ire
land. Sir Roger Easement captured
while attempting to land arms.
L Slim Feiners throughout Ireland sur
rendered
q Irish rebel leaders, including Pearse
provisional president, shot In London
Tower for treason.
g. -Four executions for treason in Ireland
The United States marines landed in
Santo Domingo to protect the Ameri-
can legation.
Germany agreed to visit and search"
rules for submarines.
g. Germany admitted sinking tho SUSSEX
and offered indemnity.
H. Connolly, Irish rebel commander. shot
In London Tower.
q United States notified Great Britain
that 1t could no longer tolerate law
less mail seizures by British patrol
ships on the high seas"
JUNE.
New United States army bill became
law, federalizing the militia and in
creasing the regular army.
s. Yuan Shin Kai. president Of the Chi
nese republic. died in Picking; sue
ceeded by Vice President Ii Yuan
Hung.
JULY,
l. New United States army reorganiza-
tim Ia n, afPoo&
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- m .
French continued attacks toward Pc
rome. Allies claimed 1900 prisoners
4. Germans retook Fort Thiaumont.
s. Germans made counterattacks on the
Somme. but were repulsed; also near
Luneville, Lorraine. French and Brit
ish were also repulsed at Hardecourt
and on the La Boisselle front.
II. British. attack on the Somme covered
mile front, including La Boisselle.
Contamination. Wood of Mametz and
Trones woods. ?
IA British captured Coptalmaison Ger
mans repulsed French south Of tho
Somme.
u, Germans launched heavy attack on
the British new positions east of Ba-
zentin and recaptured Delville wood
and Longueval. British attacked at
Ovillers end Pozieres.
70 Allies attacked along the front Of II
miles on the Somme with 100000 men
lGerman estimate). At one point the
German first limo was pressed back 800
yards and the salient at Vermandovil-
lers penetrated; elsewhere repulsed.
SEPTEMBER
q. Anglo French forces captured
Combles. on the Somme front
OCTOBER.
a. French attacked on 1-3 miles front
at Verdun. capturing fort Of Douau-
mont and $500 prisonera Germans
captured Douaumont May "A, 1866.
NOVEMBER
/ French reoccupied Fort Vaux, Verdun
IL British launched new drive on the
Ancre line miles wide
DECEMBER.
8. After prolonged bombardment and sue
cessive attacks at Verdun the Germans
captured the summit Of hill 3A