Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-29
Germans Are Driven Back
in Attempted Assault
Suffer Heavy Losses.
LIQUID FIRE is USED
Crown Prince Pours Flaming
Fluid at the Enemy-Ar-
tillery Breaks Charge.

Paris, April 20, Q2:3o p. m.)-After
a violent bombardment of French posi-
lions near Avocourt and Hill 304, on
the Verdun front west of the Mouse,
German troops were massed for an as
sault. The war Office report of this
afternoon says this attack was pre-
vented by French artillery, which dis
persed the German troops
A vigorous attack was made on
French trenches east of Thiaumont
farm but the Germans were repulsed
with heavy losses.
French War Report
The text of the statement follows:
'In the Argonne district a surprise
attack executed last night at a point
on the north of Four de Paris made it
possible for us to clean up some of
the enemy trenches and bring back
some prisoners.
ION the left bank of the river Meuse
yesterday at o'clock in the afternoon
! German trops were massed in the
communicating trenches to the north
of Hill No. 504 with the idea Of attack
ing our lines. They were at once at
tackled with hand grenades and pre-
vented from coming out and then dis
persed. Our artillery caused the ex-
plosion of depot of munitions in the
same region.
During the night there was a gen.
eral bombardment in this sector the
fire being particularly spirited in the
regions of Avocourt, Esnes and Hill
No. 304.
"On the right bank of the river Mouse
yesterday afternoon after a violent
preparatory artillery fire directed
against GU first lines. together with a
curtain of fire of great intensity, the
Germans delivered an attack against
our trenches east of Thiaumont farm
in which they employed flaming
liquids. Cut down by the shells of our
artillery and the fire Of our machine
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heavy losses. At the same hour an at
tack upon our positions between Dou-
aumont and Vaux also was checked by
our fire. The remainder of the night
passed in relative quiet on this part
Of the front
"In Lorraine we have repulsed a
strong accommodating party of the
enemy in front of the wood of Banal
south of Domevre.
I'm the Vosges a small German at
tack with grenades against one of our
trenches at La Chapelotte was effect
lively checked by our curtain of fire. y
| German War Report.
Berlin, April 20 (by wireless to Say
ville.-The German army headquar-
tiers today issued the following state
ment.
Western theatre: Between La
Bassee canal and Arras there were
lively continuous mine engagements
which resulted successfully for us.
"In the sector of Givenchy-en-Go-
helle our advance is progressing. Two
British hand grenade counter attacks
were sanguinarily repulsed.
I'm the Mouse sector new French
counter attacks at Dead Mans Hill
and to the eastward failed.
German anti-aircraft guns south OF
Caronvillers brought down a French
biplane.
Eastern front: After and previous
to March 20 German troops conquered
the Russian positions between Stan
arooze and the farm of Stachowie
F'ifty-six officers and $500 men were
taken prisoners and one cannon, Is
machine guns and 10 mine throwers
we're captured.
THE Russians also suffered heavy
bloody losses which were considerably
increased during the night as the re-
suit of Russian counter attack which
was effected in thick masses"