Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-03-01
Germans Advance on Welt Fol
Russians Drive Germans Back in Dvinsk
Region and Claim Blow was Dealt Turks.

russians UfVe Germans BACK IN pv|nSk
Region and Claim Blow was Dealt Turks.
Feb. 20.-With the lessenipg Of
she sctlg witty Of the contending
forces to the north of Verdun, the
French IN the Woeyre region east
of Verdun are using their artillery
to break up German preparations
for further advances toward the
fortress. At various points the
fire of the French guns has pre-
vented the Germans from launch
ing effensives.
In the Vosges M Vi ains there
also has been great artillery &C.
tivity by the French hear Senones
and Ban.de. Sspt; while near Sep.
pois the Germans have beau driven
out of trenches they had previous.
ly taken. In the Champagne re.
gion, the German fortified works
in the region of Hill 1913 have been
battered by the French guns and
the crater of a mine exploded by
tho Germans was occupied by the
French.
The Germans have added sever
oil additional points to their ter
rain in the fighting about Verdun,
having been enabled to construct
trenches Oh the slopes north of
the Cote-6u'Poivre ana TO capture
an srmored work uorttw est of
Douaumont, AID have taken the
towns of Ma4hue .ss and Champ
ton, Ii miles southeast Of Verdun.
In this drive east ef Verdnn,
the advance of the Germans has
extended over a front virtually IL
miles fsom Dleppe to Champion.
Berlin reports that thus far
they have taken prisoner 228 off,
GERS, 1856 men and a large NUM-
Der of guns, machine guns and
much war material.
There has been considerable ar.
tillsry activity, and fights in the
air between bastalions Of German
and British aviators along abe
British front in Francs and Bel,
GUM.
In the Dvinsk region of Russia,
the Russians have driven the Ger.
mans back and advanced their
line, and put down under heavy
fire az attempt at a counter at
tack.
In a lengthy statement in reply
to sn official communication is-
sued from Oonstansinop;e, the
Russian General Staff describss
the powerful defenses which
guarded EEssrum, and declares
shat the force of the blow d oals
by the. Russians can be estimated
by the fact that some Of the Turk
ieh army corps of three divisions
each now number only a few
thousand men, all the remainder
either having perished OF been
taken prisoner.
Details are lacking concerning
the disaster TO she French auxll-
larry cruiser Province, which has
been lost in the Mediterranean.
While the French Ministry of
Marine estimates the oumber of
SURVIVORS at $40, no estimate is
made of the casualties.
On the W. of the opening of
Germany's submarine campaign
against armed merchantmen.
President Wilson has thrown
dowo the gauntlet TO congress
over the resolutions that have
beet introduced having as their
purpose the warning of Americans
from travelling on armed mez-
ohantmen. In a letter to Repre-
sentative Pou, acting chairman of
Ahs House of Rules Committee,
the President has asked that the
matteg % brought to a vote in the
House. 1t 10 his intention to ak
for similar action in the Senate.
Tns Presidents step is taken in
{ rder that sail doubts and con-
lectures may be swept away and
our foreign relati ms once more
cleared of damaging misunder-
alta dings."