Arizona republican., 1916-12-16
FRENCH MAKE
 THRUST IN THE
 vERDUN REGION
[Republican A. p. Leased wlrel


 French troops again have made an effective thrust in the Ncrdun region.
 Striking It the German positions be- tween the Mouse and WoeVre rivers. north of Douaumont and north and northeast If the fortress. along a front ot ahout six miles the French forced back tho soldiers of tic Ger man crown prince for a distance of almost two miles More than 7.500 prisoners and numerous guns were taken frcm the Germans, Paris an- noInces.
 The German war office admits that advantages" has been on.aiEed in this region by the attac,trs.
 RuZeu, an important railroad center roytheas: of Bucharest, has been cap tured by the Austro- Germans. The retreating Russians and Rumanians are reported 10 he burning villages behind them. Four thousand addtioal prisoners have been taken by Field Marshal von Mackcnsen's army. Simultaneously with the taking of PuZeu. the Austro- German Danube al @ my and the Bulgarians have begun an offensive In DoaTudja. The Russians md Rrmanians. Berlin states. have evacuated their posiuoh and the press ure cVerted by the advance in Great W@uachia
 British troops have taken the offen- ] sivc near <ut-el- Amara in Mcsopo- ;emia and Turkish positions on the light hank of la. river. south of kut- cl-Anara have be n taken. London an nounccS
 At one place ,hc British are within ! 2ls rifle of Kut- -Anara Tho United States government will i not eXWe1s any feeling of it's own wher the rroffe- for peace negotia- , tions from thc ce1tial powers is trans miitc1 to tho entente allies. An an- nounccment from tn White House says it has not heen decided what steps will be taken in the future bring ing of the Dellirerent Uower tog"''se- Ar unofficial report from Perograd is to the effact that The husslai ua ma has unanimously passed a resolution against the acceptance of the peace offer.
 Tho Greek government has accepted ' the demands of the entente allies con- ] taincd IT an ultimaium presented .u | the Athens government Thursday it , is reported ulofficially- Greek troops are tc he withdrawn from Thessaly.
 French Take Prisoners PARIS, Dec. 15, tNia London, Dec 1s)-The French troops in an advance today north of Douaumont and between the MPlSe ana W OcNTf rivers. captured more than 7,500 prisoners and several heavy guns according to the French official communication issued this evening. The advance was over q front Of ten lSilometers and to a depth of three kilometers
 The statement says.
 After several days of artillery prep araion, we attacked the enemy to thu north Of Doualmont. between tht Mouse and the WoevTe on front oi more than ten klometers. The attacks started at 10 o'clock.
 The enemys front broke down ev- anywhere to depth of about three kri- ometers
 -t esides numerous trenches we cap tured the villages of Nacaherauviii' and LOuavement, inc farms of Cham brettes and the fortified works of liar daumont and Bezon Naux.
 We have taken q great many pris- oncTs. whose exact number has not vel been determined. Seven thousand. five hundred of them. including 2o0 officer, already have been passed through oul commandant's posts.
 "We have taken Or destroyed hum ernus pieces of heavy and field artil lery, and 3lso a considerable quantity of material. is&E
 Notwithstanding Unfavorablc weath- CT conditions. our aviators took bril-