Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-03

Intense Fire in the Woevre.
The bombardment continued with
Great intensity yesterday evening and
list night in the Woevre district. but
French forces held the Germans in
heck by their curtain of fire. accord
ing to Paris.
The artillery Of the Germans has been
,.tive in the vicinity Of Malancourt
aud near Haucourt..
The activity of the British along the
front in Belgium has begun to attract
increased attention with the delivery
Of the thrust which yesterday won
back for them the 500 yards OF trenches
they lost last month along the 1pres
Confines canal. From various sources
have come accounts of heavy artillery
play along the User front Whether
these reports arose merely from the
preparatory fire for the local attack
If Yesterday or if a still greater enort
,v the British is in course of develop
iuent is not yet apparent.
Trying to Roll Up Flanks.
i,c drives from two sides against
7-..un now renewed, are held TO IN
ME tel, familiar German plan OF
,ti,ng up the fanks of a position or
sing the clawhammer jaws Of the
Military machine to get at the kernel
If the nut. Significance may be attach'
ed in this connection to the develop
ment of heavy bombardment OF the
French positions on La Mort Homme
the Dead Mani. This hill lies mile
Meuse to the northwest of Verdun,
from which it is eight miles distant.
No infantry attack on this flank posi-
tion has yet been reported. however,
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place in the Douaumont region. on the
northeast front. where the French re-
most German repulses
Possible Argonne Development.
Possible development of some Ger
man movement in the Argonne. still
farther to the northwest of the for
rrees. is indicated by the Paris report
that the French have directed a con-
centratsd Gre on hostile positions
there. Observers eyes also are still
on the Champagne region, beyond the
Arsonne, where tine Germans recently
made gains toward the south. and
where a serious break in the French
lines would have a material influence
upon the situation at NArdun by in
referring with lines of communication
in the west. German military writer's
are laying stress on the large amount
OF territory wreSted from the French
In the first week of the advance on
Eerdun. pointing to the advantage
which the reduction of the defensive
3.ont OF the fortress gives the Ger
mans for their concentric artillery fire.
French Communication.
The text Of the French statement is
sued by the French war Office this aft
ernoon reads as follows:
In the region to the north tf Verdun
The bombardment and the attacks of
the enemy were continued all last even
ing with redoubled violence In the
sector of the village of Douaumont
after several fruitless efforts which
we're repulsed with cruel losses on their
part. the Germans were successful III
penetrating to the village of Douau-
mont. where the fighting is continuing
with ferocity. 4 little further to the
rasi the village of Eaux was attacked
ing from the north and the northeast
were broken by our curtain OF fire and
by the activity Of our machine guns
The enemy was compelled to retire
leaving among our barbed-wire entan-
clements a large number of dead
bodies.
I'm the woevre district yesterday
evening and last might the bomba rd :
ment continued with great intensity.
checked, however. by our curtains of
fire the enemy found 1t impossible to
come out.
TO the west of the River Meuse In
the regions Of Malancourt and of Hau-
court, the artillery of the enemy has
b"cu active.
In Lorraine, in the regoin to the
south of the forest OF Parrey, a feeble
attack on the part OF the enemy was
dispersed by infantry fire and the use
Of hand grenades.
Statement of Last Night
The text of last nights French state
ment follows:
In Belgium destructive fires have
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