Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-24
PREPARE FOR NEW
INF ANTRY ATTACKS
Germans Train Guns on French
Front of Bethincourt, LIE Mort
Honlme and Cumicres.
MAY TRY TO PIERCE LINES
Heavy Fighting Continues in
East From Region Of Riga
Southwark.
aAY TRY TO PIERCE LINES

Enccp, on the front near Gonune-
ourt and the Bcthune- La Hassec road.
here the British gained some adEan-
ages in fights against the Germans, no
Infantry attacks ha"c taken place
q long the line i'll France and Belgium.
ieavy fighting, however, continues be-
wcen the Germans and russians on
he eastern from, from ,hc region ot
Riga southHard.
The Germans northwest OF vcrdun
re continuing their violent sheliinE Of
Inc Malancourt sector, and again have
raincd their guns on the French front
IL Bethlncourt. lie Mort iiomme and
I'umiercs. probably preparatory 70
/ rcsh infantry attacks IN An cndeavor
o break through the line when the
Inomcnt seems propttious.
| The French have not slackCned their
bonn bnrdmrnt or the Malancourt wood
rom positions in tho ArGonnc forest.
md also arc shcllin= heavily German
|rositians and the roads aud railways
ield by tho Germans in the eastern part
'f tho .ArEonnn
Tho bomba rdment TO the northeast OF
lvcrdun. az we'll as In the Woovr. rc-
|sion, to Tho cas-; o. 'he f"rtrc"s has
nrrcayed in !rtensi'y
MASSES or RUSSIANS
ARE PRESSING GERMANS
Heavy masses OF Russians arc press
rg the Germans from the Riga dis
rict southwark for - distance % sew
,nty miles While they have gained
'omc advantages tho Russian War Of
ice admits tina, south OF Lake Drcs-
wiaty the Germans r@captured trenches
that tho Ituss!ans lad taken tho preVi.
ons nigh. Tho Russians have aHa;r
pierced the opposing lin. ia the Jacob
stadt gccior.
According to the neyman official
communication not even the smallest
advantage against the u1ahskcn Ger
man defense has bccn obtained any
where in this great offensive which the
Russians have unJcrt"kcn in North
west Russia While Berlin declares
that their vicious attacks in tho neigh
horhood OF rostavy. eastward or the
between Dvinsk and Wilma.
havc been r,pulsed. russia ohiCia ll!'
that Tho fighting there con-
tiuucs, and that southwest of Lake
Harccs. the Russian troops again have
advanced under Il violent bombardmcnt.
The Austriars combating tho RUS
slams IN Ga!icia and the Italians along
the Austro-I Italian frontier. appear to
be holding their lines without change.
\ fourth German war loan has been
closed. and Berlin dispatch says the
amount will exceed tho aggregate OF
the sccono loan, but will nc less thRn
that OF tho third. This would mean
that between 5000, ooo 600 and 1000
900. 900 marks have hcen obtained. the
second loan having realized S.9Ie.5oo 900
marks and the third loan 1850 coo 900
marks.
VIOLENT BOMnARDMENT
TO EAST OF MEUSE RIVER
PARIS. March 23.-The French OIL
ciol statement published this morning
says that during the night violent
commandment took place 10 tho east Of
the Meuse River To the west OF the
Meusc tho fire diminished IN intensity.
and the general situation Is unchanc ed.
The French War Office statement to-
day reads:
West Of the River Mcusc the bonn
hardmcrt diminished last night The
enemy did not renew his ATTACKS on the
LITTLE hill Of Waucourt 'about one kilo-
meter southwest OF ATalanrouru. part
Of which We hold
East OF the AIeuse the bombardment
has continued with violence at several
points on our front
In the Woevre ihcre has been no
Important development to report, with