New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
TITANIC CLASH WHILE
 FOES GRIP IN BATTLE
 WITH KAISER GAINING German Wedge Forced Sowly But Relent- less]y Toward Verdun, French Making
 Desperate Resistance Every Inch TEUTON ONSLAUGHT C CONTINUES; 75OOOO CHARGE ON DEFENDERS

Germans Sweep Past Dieppe, Abau
 court and BIanzee-Paris Admit
 Success of Enemy in Several En Force Has Taken 16,575 Unwound.
 cd Prisoners.
 Berlin, Feb 29, via London, 3:2' D. III. Progress for the Germans il their drive towards Verdun in tht Woevre district was announced by the war office today. The German troops have passed Dieppe, Aba,l- court and Blanzee, and also have taken Manhuelles and Champion.
 The war office also announced that R small armored work northwest of Doua umont had been stormed by the Germans
 The official announcement gives the total number of unwounded prison ers taken as 16,575. There have been captured also IS cannon and S6 ma- chine guns.
 German Official Statement. The text of today's official state- ment on military operations is as follows: . .....-..
 Western theater of war: Very strong artillery activity has continued at several points.
 East of the Mouse we stormed 8 small armored work directly north west of the village of Douaumont. Repeated enemy attacks in this re- zion was stopped at the very outset.
 Tn the Woevre our troops have passed Dieppe, Abaucourt and Blan- zee. They have cleared the exten- sive wooded region northeast of Watronville and Hakudiomont and have taken in their heroic advance ManheulIes and also Champion.
 Up till last night we counted un- wounded prisoners 2SS officers and 16,5T5 men and further 7S cannon, Seven of these heavy and of the most modern kind and S6 machine guns, while uncounted war material is reported as booty.
 At the Foresters' House at Thia- vile, northeast of Babonviller, the projection of a French position was attacked and taken. A large number of prisoners remained in our hands. Eastern and Balkan theaters of war: The situation is unchanged
 French Admit German Gains.
 Paris, Feb. 29, 2:35 p. m.-The bombardment to the north of Yer dun is continuing with greater inten- sity.
 East of the Mouse last night there was a resumption of violent local at lacks. Near the village of Douau- mont the fighting came to a hand to hand encounter and the Germans were repulsed by French troops.
 After intense artillery fire German forces captured the village of Man heulles, but counter attack brought the French to the western boundary of this location. They now hold Man hue1les under their fire.
 ~ In Lorraine the Germans succeeded in occupying a small section of French trenches, but they were very shortly driven out from these posi- tions.
 French Official Statement
 The text of the official communica- ton on the progress of hostilities, given out by the French war office IulS afternoon, IS as IOllOWS.
 To the north of Verdun the bonn bardment has continued with in- creased intensity.
 "In the sector to the east of the Mouse last night there was re- sumption of the previous violent local attacks particularly in the vicinity of the village of Douaumont where the lighting came to hand and hand en- counters resulting in the driving back or the enemy by our troops.
 = Tn the Woevre district the Germans were successful. after an intense pre- paratory artillery fire, In gaining pos session of the village of Manheulles An immediate counter attack on our part brought us back to the western boundary of this village which We now hold under our fire
 Tn Lorraine the enemy was Succ cess- ~nl in penetrating several small sec tons of our advance trenches, but they were almost immediately driven out of these positions
 There is nothing to report from the remainder of the front"
 750.000 Tn Attack.
 Paris, Feb. 29, 5:45 a. m.-Military critics here express the opinion that tfe German forces, which at the be- ginning of the battle around Verdun