Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
Heavy Artillery Exchanges
Continue in the Vicin-
ity of Verdun.
FRENCH DENY REPORT
Capture of Vaux as Claimed
by Germans Is Termed
Utterly False.

Berlin, (via London, March 10, 400
p. m)-Capture of the Ablain wood
was announced today by German ar
my headquarters. 1t was stated that
the French had regained a foothold in
the fort Of Vaux.
The statement says that on the
eastern bank of the Mouse the Ger
mans took six officers, 6S1 men and
II cannon; that Ablain wood and the
ridge west of Douaumont were taken
from the enemy after stubborn fight
ing and that in the Woevre plain the
Germans pushed forward through the
wooded sector southeast of Damloup.
The statement says German avia-
tors shot down two British aero
planes. The pilot of the first aeroplane
was killed.
In the eastern and Balkan fronts
the statement says there is nothing to
report.
Paris, March 10 (2:35 D. m.l-The
text of the announcement given out by
| the French war office this afternoon
reads: -,'ssat - sss--''s---v-s
'In the Argonne district our artil-
lery bombarded certain conveys of
the enemy moving along the road from
Montfaucon to Avocourt.
There has been no change in the
situation west or east Of the river
Mouse. The night passed without the
enemy making any infantry attack
against our positions. The lombard
ment, however, has continued, both
| sides taking part along our front. It
has been violent on the left and right
banks Of the river Mouse and inter-
mittent in the Woevre district
"In Alsace our batteries have de-
molished the German trenches at hill
| No. AIS. which is east of Thanh.
"The night passed quietly on the
/ remainder of the front
I During the day Of March French
aviators showed themselves particu-
| larly active. French airmen delivered
number of attacks, most of them
over the lines of the enemy. During
one Of these engagements at Erienes
| Is German airmen were forced to fee
Later 10 Of them were seen to be de-
scending vertically in the direction of
| their own lines.
Information has been received that
machine, have been overcome in the
/ Champagne district and three others
vanquished in the region of Verdun
The machines of these five aviators
came to the ground within German
lines"
| Deny German Report.
An official note has been issued cat
egorically denying the statement made
in the German official communication
OF March 9 that 1.-The village and arm
ored fort of Vaux were captured in a
glorious night attack by Posen reserve
regiments under the leadership of
General Won Guretsky Cornitz." This
assertion, the note says, Is in every
way false
The note denies other statements
contained in recent German official
communications.
The French official note says:
1 German official dispatches of March
8 affirm that in glorious night attack
the Posen reserve regiments Nos. 6
and 10. under command Of the infantry
general, Won Guretsky Cornitz, storm
ed the fort of Vaux with a number of
adjacent Notifications. This asser-
ton is false in every way. At the very
hour when the German communication
arrived, the French staff found that
the fort of Vaux had not been attack
ed and that the soldiers guarding il
were calmly at their posts.
"The same communication asserts
further ID, that German troops are
still remaining out of Cerbeaux wood ;
t2), that the Germans stormed the viii
lage Of yaux These assertions are
both untrue. Al the present moment
the enemy only occupies the eastern
extremity of Corbeaux wood. the great
er part of which is held by us. All
German counter attacks failed TO drive
us from it, The village of Vaux, at.
tackled during the night by German
troops. was vigorously defended and
remains in our hands. The German
infantry which succeeded in getting
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