The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
GERMANS TAKE TOWN |
FRENCH ARE OUSTEO FROM VII
LACE OF DouAUmoNT BY
TEUTONS.
SECOND FRENCH FORT RAzED?
Amsterdam Dispatch Says That Vaus
Has Been Destroyed by Teutons-
Kaiser's Forces Renew Attacks
North of verdun.

London, March 4.-The new German |
drive upon Verdun in the region OF !
Douaumont and Vaux, northeast OF the
city, has again been checked by the
French after the loss of the village OF
Douaumont and 1000 men to the Ger
mans.
The new offensive is still continuing,
though the advance is temporarily
halted, an. is assuming the nature OF
double drive in the Douaumont Sec
tor and against the heights facing the
woevre plain, where the great German
guns are battering the French de-
lenses with terrific violence.
French Forces Rally.
The night communique from Paris
declares that the French have re-
gained part of the territory lost al
| Douaumont. This advance was ofn-
cially announced by Berlin and admit
ted by Paris. but the midnight com
munique declares the French now hoid
part of the high knoll on which the
| village of Douaumont is located.
British Make Gains.
London, March 3.-The British ON
cial statement issued here on the hgnt-
ing in the western zone says:
1--WE recaptured the trenches at the
bluff of the Ypres-Comines canal
which we lost February Ia, and also
ca ptured a small salient in the German
line"
The capture of 500 yards of British
positions southeast OF Ypres. after
heavy artillery bombardments. was
claimed in the German official state
ment of February Is. which added that
a majority of the defenders OF the
British trenches were killed.
The French war office reported the
repulse of a German attack against
Fresnes in the afternoon, casting dls
credit on an official report from Berlin
that Fresnes has been captured by the
Teutons.
Reports Fort Vaux Raced.
} An Amsterdam dispatch to the Cen
trail News says that Fort Vaux, hv'
miles northeast of Verdun, has beer
destroyed by heavy mortars. accord
ing to unconfirmed German reports
but that the Germans cannot approach
the fort, as the French have brough
heavy artillery to bear on the al
proaches.
! IL is added that German batter
3 has been destroyed by French she'll
and that the Germans have concer
trated 10000 men near Buzy. who ar
o TO resume the offensive with re-er
h forcements from the Argonne. Buz
3 is about sixteen miles east OF Verdur
RepuIse New German Blows.
Paris. March German attacks c
. great violence. both artillery and II
d fantry. have been resumed north {
r. Verdun. The OFF, statement issue
by the French war office at night say
furious infantry assaults have bee
q repulsed by the French troop
- whose fire decimated the ranks
n. the enemy.
a The exact figures OF the Frenc
losses at verdun have been given
the committee of military affairs
the chamber of deputies by Colon
= :, Boucabeille. chief secretary to Gle
=, eral Gallieni. minister OF war. IL
- stated that they were not high
30 Square Miles Captured.
Berlin (via wireless). March J.
>. That Germany In her Verdun drive hi
- taken ITO square kilometers (appro'
"a mately forty square miles) OF po
= tions held by the French or more thu
four times as much as the Fren'
gained In the entire Champagne
=, fensive last fall. was stated In n corr
y. spondent's summary from the we
20 front. ofiicially made public here
nj Thursday.
The official statement adds Tn
these gains were made with tacti
=, (which evaded the possibility OF gre
~ human losses" and that by "collal
:, ration OF all arms and IN advance CT
=, sigting Of series OF human tic
waves" all the gains were obtain
with losses which were comparati
Al