Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
Kaiser's Son Renews Effort
to Penetrate French /
Stronghold. !
LIQUID FIRE is USED
Flaming Fluid and Great
Guns Play Important in
German Assault.

dlls, ApIli a. w .oV p m.J-Au In
tense bombardment Of the French
front before Verdun, between the
Mouse and Fort Vaux, was followed
last night by an attempt on the part
Of German troops to advance. The
war Office announcement of this after
noon says the advance was prevented
by the artillery fire of the French,
which inflicted heavy losses on the
Germans
The statement also says German
attack north of Caurettes wood, in
which liquid fire was used, was re-
pulsed.
French War Report.
The statement follows:
In Belgium our artillery energet-
ically cannonaded the sector east OF
the Ypres-Pilkelm road during an &C
ton at this point by British troops
West of the Mouse, the enemy dur
ing the night attacked our positions
on the slopes north of Dead Man hill.
The Germans, who had succeeded in
gaining a foothoid in our first line,
were elected soon after by counter
attack which won back for us all the
territory previously conquered by US.
-Htf6tner attack in which liquid fire
was used was delivered against our
trenches north of the Caurettes wood.
1t was completely repulsed.
East of the Meuse, at the close Of
the day yesterday, following an in
tense bombardment of our lines from
the Mouse as far as Fort Vaux, the
Germans brought up large bodies of
troops into their trenches on the front
between the pond and Fort Vaux in
preparation for an attack. Artillery
bombardments Immediately launched
prevented an advance and caused SER
ious losses to the enemy"
Gun Duel on Macedonian Front.
The artillery duel along the Mace
DOMAIN front continued yesterday, the
Havas correspondent at Saloniki tele-
graphs There was no activity on the
part of infantry except for the usual
clashes between patrols.
The aviation corps is very active.
The French aeroplane which flew over
Sofia returned unscathed from its 400
mile trip. 1t dropped four bombs of
large calibre on a Zeppelin shed at
Sofia. Two French aeroplane squad
rons bombarded the German camp at
Petritch yesterday and another squad
ron dropped bombs on German troops
concentrating in the region of Dorian.
German fiiers attacked Grassouli, but
did no damage.
German War Report.
Berlin, April % (via London, 4:10
D. m.)-The official statement issued
today at the German army headauar-
tiers said:
Western front: On the LSnge-
marck-Ypres high road the English
early in the morning attacked the
trenches which our patrols captured
April 10. The enemy reoccupied about
one-third of the positions.
In the Argonne We destroyed
French outpost positions on the hill
of La File Morte by mine explosions.
We occupied an extensive crater be-
fore our front.
West of the Mouse the French re-
peated their. efforts in the region of
Dead Man HILL They twice lombard
ed with combined artillery and ma
chine gun fire on both banks of the
river. The third attack broke down
with heavy losses before our positions.
Fierce hand grenade engagements
| for trench section in the neighbor-
hood of Caurettes wood resulted In
us recovering this section towards ev-
ening. During the night the French
| again succeeded in obtaining a foot
| hold in this wood.
East of the Mouse in the Stein
bruch (stone quarry, south OF Hau-
fremont and south of Fort Douau-
mont, there was lively artillery activ-
tiles, together with grenade and bomb
lighting.
Eastern theatre: Yesterday south
east OF Garbunovka there were Rus
sian attacks with sanguinary losses
| in frnnt nf our entanglementS.'