Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-02
Long Line of Front in Yer
dun Sector Taken in At
tack on Teutons.
CAPTURE PRISON. RS
Crown Princes Soldiers Fall
Into Hands of Foe Near
Douaumont.

Paris, May 2, Q2:15 p. ma
strong attack was made by French
troops last night on German positions
southeast of Fort Douamont on the
Nerdun front. The French captured
first line German trench 500 metres
long, the war Office announced this
afternoon, and took 100 men prison.
ers.
West of the river Mouse activity
of the artillery continued through the
night from the Avocourt region to
Dead Man Hill.
The war Office also announced that
in their attacks on April 20 and 80
on the north slope of Dead Man Hill
the French gained German trenches
over front of about 1000 metres and
a depth of 800 to 600 metres.
French War Report
The text of the statement follows:
South of the river Somme a sur
prise attack upon one of our smaller
positions in the region of Dompierre
was successfully repulsed
In the Champagne district we have
bombarded supply trains of the enemy
north of the Navarin farm.
In the -Argonne. a strong German
reconnaissance has been dispersed at q
point north of Harazee.
West of the river Mouse artillery
activity continued last night from a
point in the region of Ayocourt as far
as Dead Man hill.
Further information brings to our
knowledge that the action conducted
by us on the 29th and the 30th of APP
ril on the northern slopes of Dead
Man hill resulted in our getting pos
session of about 1000 metres of first
depth of between 800 and 500 metres
East of the river Meuse yesterday af
ternoon French troops delivered d
spirited attack upon the positions of
Douaumont. AS result of this opera
ton we occupied first line German
trench extending for a distance of
about 500 metres and took 100 pris-
oners.
There have been some artillery ex-
changes in the Woevre district"
Fight at Close Quarters.
Berlin, May 2, (by wireless to Say
ville).-French attacks on the Verdun
front east of the Mouse yesterday were
repulsed in fierce struggle at close
quarters which lasted for several hours
the war Office announced today.
German War Report.
The text Of the announcement fol-
lows:
Western front: North of Loos a
strong German force entered a British
trench in a surprise attack at night
Those of the occupants of the trench
who were unable to escape were cut
down.
In the sector Of the Meuse the artil-
lery duels increased in intensity. West
of the Meuse infantry fighting was
confined to hand grenade combats
among advanced posts northeast of
AVocourt East Of the MeuSe to the
south of Douaumont and in the Call
lette wood French attack was re-
pulsed by our troops in hand to hand
struggle for several hours. The posi-
tons of the Germans were maintained
completely.
According to a delayed report on
April 3 French aeroplane was
brought down in an encounter above
fort De La Chaume, west of Eerdun,
and another French aeroplane was
brought down over the forest of Thier-
Vile, southwest of Verdun.
"On May l Lieutenant Boelke shot
down his 18th aeroplane over Pepper
ridge. North of the fortress of ST.
Michel First Lieutenant Won Althaus
shot down his fifth enemy aeroplane.
Eastern and Balkan fronts: There
we're no events of Importance"