Arizona republican., 1916-03-16
German Crown Prince. Is
 Apparently Pausing Un- ii Additional Troops Ar
 rive Before Continuing
 Attack Against Nerdun GERMANS WIN AND
 THEN FRENCH RETAKE
Latest Assault of Germans Results In Winning Inn portant Positions But These Are Lost When French Counter Attack
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 The German crown princes army ap- parently has paused to bring up rein lorcementS for continuance of the ad- vance against the Nerdun fortress and it's outlying defenses. Meanwhile the big guns are exchanging shells at var ious points along the entire line from Belgium to the NoSgeS
 The latest assault by the German in fantry between Bethincourt and Cu- mieres resulted in the winning of inn portant positions, but by counter at iacks the French succeeded in retaking portion of the ground, and according to the official statement of the French war office, hold Bethincourt, the height of Le Mort Homme and the \lllaSe of CumiereS and the southern boundary of Cumieres wood, all posi- tons of great strategic importance.
 To the east of Verdun there has been considerable activity around Vaux and Damloup, and fighting at close range Stlll is in progress around the eastern slopes of Fort NauX, which for days past has been the object of some of the hardest fighting.
 The French have taken a German trench south of St. Souplet which in dlcates that in the Champagne region the contending forces are still endeay- olrng to take advantage of every op- portunity to strengthen their lines
 Advices from Petrograd describe re- markable progress in Persia of the Russian troops, who are moving swift ly over difficult roads and in the face of considerable opposition toward the Mesopotamian frontier, where shortly they expect to be in touch with the British forces at Kut- -El-Amara. and the relieving column under Generals Lake and Aylmer. The Russians are now said to be within fifty miles of the last difficult pass which will place them in the rear of the Turkish Bagdad d army, and their object is to cut the railway to the north, thereby prevent ing the Turkish army from receiving supplies. and cooperate with the Brit ish against Bagdad
 In their advance against the Turks along the Black Sea. toward TrebiZOnd the Russians have captured additional Turkish officers and men and two ma : chine guns. A British column has at tackled an advanced position of the Turks in mesOpotamia, bayonetted a considerable number of the Turks and captured others.
 In the AuStrO-Italian zone the ItaI- ians are vigorously smelling Austrian n positions and here and there throwing their infantry into the fray. No marked changes in the line have occurred. however.
 The British have captured the port of Sollum in West Egypt from the Senussi tribesmen led by Turkish of ficers with only slight resistance. Af- terWard they pursued the fleeing trbesmen and captured officers. mer and guns
 In East Africa the Boer general Smuts, IS actively pressing the Ger mans, who are reported to be retiring southwards along the Tangi railway
 An official dispatch from Berlin say. an investigation by the German ad miralty has disclosed the fact that nc German submarine sank the Norwegian bark Silius on which there were q number of Americans, in the Havre roads.
 During the illness of General Galli- cni, the French minister of war, his post will be filled by Rear Admiral Le- case, minister of marine.