The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-03-10
GERMANS TAKE.
FRENCH TOWN
The Village of Forges Captured
Northwest of verdun
RUSSIANS LAND FORCES
Under Cover Of Fire OF Fleet, Cars
Forces Capture Towns of Atna
and Maprava, Routing and
Capturing 262 Turks.

London.-Further advances by the
Gemans-in the Verdum region and
in Champagne--are told of in a
French official communication, which.
however also records successes in
repelling "A German attempt to de-
bouch further from a captured posi-
tion, the driving OF the Teutons out
OF a trench they had taken and the
hammering with their big guns OF
German organizations.
After having vigorously shelled the
region between Bethincourt and the
Meuse, the Germans, in a strong in
fantry attack, captured the village of
FORCES, about nine miles northwest of
Verdun. Not satisfied with the
gain, they several times essayed to
debouch from the village against the
Col de POie, but the French, i'm coun
ter-attacks forced them back to the
village, and held them there.
In Champagne, the right and left
nanks of the French were attacked by
the Germans in the region between
Mont Tetu and Maisons de Cham
pagne.
In the Argonne the French blew up
near Courtes Chausses German post
with a mine and captured part Of the
crater. At Haute Chavauche the
Germans sprang two mines and later
entered the French trenches at sew
eral points. Counter attacks, how
ever, drove them out and the French
also occupied part of the mine crater.
Except for the infantry attacks at
FORCES, the guns on both sides in the
Verdun region have been doing all
the work Southwest of Metz, near
POnt a Mousson. the French artillery
has heavily damaged German posi-
tions.
The Russians under cover OF the
fire of their fleet at last have been
able to make landing on the Black
sea coast east of Trebizond, captur-
ing the towns of Atina and Maprava,
and driving off the Turks who opposed
them. Two officers and $50 men
were made prisoner, and two guns and
a quantity of munitions were cap
tured.
The Russian Black sea feet is al
SO extending the scope Of its opera
tions far to the westward OF TTebi-
zOnd and has bombarded the mouth
Of the Terma river, where fleet OF
sailing vessels had taken refuge. The
Terma is 210 miles west OF TrebiZond
Thirty miles east of the Tcrma the
ire of the warships destroyed barri-
cades and depots and many Turkish
craft Along the coast line included
between these two points the Rus
slams during the last few days have
sunk more than 80 sailing vessels
laden with war supplies.
The civil population of Trebzond
is reported to have virtually all left
the city, those remaining falling vic
Tins, according to advices received
in Petrograd, to the demorali2ed Tur-
kish soldery, who are said TO be
footing stores and houses and Great
ing reign OF terror.
The Russian front southwark Of
the Caucasian theatre extends for a
distance OF 270 miles. Military crit
les emphasize the caution and delib-
Grafton which are characterising the
advance along this whole front, the
difficulties of which multiply daily
with the increasing distance from
the Russian base In contrast with
the impetuosity of the earlier days
OF the campaign.
The Russian advance is still GO
miles from the nearest point of ap-
proach 10 the Bagdad railway south
of Bitlis. namely Ras El Aim.
Considerable fighting between the
Russians and the Germans has taken
place in the northwestern Russian
front, the Russian artillery smashing
trenches in the Riga region and dis
persing scouting parties in the vicin-
ity of Friedrichstadt.
Berlin reports that in the Zeppelin
raid in England Sunday night the
Hull naval depot was bombed with
effect. All the German aircraft re
turned safely. A British official re-
port says that Yorkshire, Lincoln
shire, Rutland, Huntingdon. Cam
bridgeshire, Norfolk, Essex and Kent
counties were visited. Three men,
four women and FIVE children were
killed by the bombs dropped and 80
other persons werc injured.