Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-03
GET AWAY WITHOUT
HINDRANCE BY FRENCH
Allies. However. Continue to
Pour Heavy Fire From Big
Guns on Fertilization.
RoUM,NIANs FIGHTING HARD
.Austro-Gernan Forces Continue
Their Advance OF the Roth
cntilurm Pass

LONDON. Norcrhcr Fort vaux.
one OF the most ;mportan, for:.cca,!uns
captured by the German Crown pnnee
IL his drive 1t verdun. has been eva
'uated b! In" Germans The evacua-
lion = announced by Berlin TO-DAY
ShO"tly hctorc Fort Douuumont ma
been retaken and q wide stretch OF
territory III this region gained hy the
French tn their sudden offensive move
Inent on October 70. it was pointed
out that Fort Vaux likewise had bee..
put In perilous position. Tie French
advanced close TO the edge OF the for.
tincatton on its imme,iiatr front. aud
pushed well beyond II on each side.
making its fall in the opinion OF oh
servers. only Il question Of u short
time.
The Germans evacuated For, vaux
during the night, says their official
report. without hindrancc hy the
French, ana after portions OF the fort
had been blown UP. The French con-
'inucd to pour heavy fire from tneir
hiE guns on the fort!hcat!ou.
Virtually all the ground of pro-.
nounc.d value taken by In. Germans
on the eastcrly bank OF the Mcuec In
their winter and spring offensive at
Ntrdun has now, with the fall OF Fort
NauN, been lost to them
Although the Berlin War Office has
officially annonhccd that tho Germans s.
have evacuated Fort NauX, thus plnc-
| ing this important strutegntic point o,ive
more in the hands of the French the
Paris War Office az yet has made no
mention OF this fact, The evacuation
of the fortress was due. according TO
unofficial advices from Berlin. to a pre-
arranged plan. owing 10 the belief OF
tie military leaders that the sacrifice.
OF life in holding il was dispropo,-
! tionate TO the value OF its retention.
To the north OF the Somme, the
French have made an additional gain
between Les Boeufs and Sailly-S -Sailli-
sci. and also taken 100 German prison..
crs-makinS III. total OF men cap
turcd on Wednesday and Thursday in
IhiS region Ia6.
AuSrHO-GtltMAN FORCES
CONTINUE ADVANCE
The Tlansy!vania thcatcr is Wit
Messing a continuing OF the advance Of
the Aus:ro-Gcrnnn forces south Of the
Rothen;hurm Pass. while in the Jiul
valley the Eoumanians arc keeping up
tncF pursuit OF the TeutONS. There
is still II, news concerning the opera
tions in Dohfudja. except the state
ment that the Russo -Roumanian adj
vance guards arc reconMoitcring and
that ConstanZa has been shelled from
the sea, but without success.
In :Iaccdonia lighting continues in
the bend OF Tie Cerma River region.
with small successes for the Serbs
ON the remainder OF the front bonn
baraneHts are ia progress
East OF Gorilla and on the Carso
flatcan, near Nallone, the Italians
after violent artillery preparation. at
tackled the Austrian line. and despite
the resistance Of the .huStrians can
tured in the former sector the casters,
slopes OF Tivo!i and Sar Marco ANA
heights east OF Sober. On the CnrSo
lla,eau. several wooded hills wcr.
taken md advance of two-thirds of u
mile Was made 10 the east OF Segiti.
During the hgi'tinS 4.73l Austrians
were made prisoner and six guns. num-
crous machine guns and other war
material were captured