The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-03-25
FRENCH REPULSE
GERMAN ATTACKS
Attempts to Gain FoothoId on
lie MOrte HOmme Fails,
Says Paris Report.
ARTILLERY DUEL CONTINUES
Big Guns Roar Along Entire Front
from Belgium to Vosges-Aus-
TRANS Stop italians.

Paris, March 17.-Another very
strong German attack was delivered
this afternoon against the French pO-
sitions at LIE Morte Homme, in the
Verdun region, but the assaulting
forces were driven back in the direc-
ton of the Corbeaux Wood, where, &C
cording to the official statement is
sued by the war office tonight, the
concentrated heavy losses on them
No infantry attack took place today
on the right bank of the Mouse.
Germans Lost Heavily.
London, March 17.-Repulse at the
hands of the French again has been
the net result of German infantry
attack launched with huge electives
after a heavy bombardment against
French positions at LIE Morte Homme,
northwest of Verdun. The Germans,
who attacked in serried masses, were
driven eastward toward the Bots des
Corbeaux, where the French guns in
concentrated fire Of the French guns
inflicted heavy losses on them.
The attack at LIE Morte Homme con-
stituted the only infantry maneuver
along the entire French front, but
from Belgium to the Vosges, artillery
on both sides has been active at num-
erous points. Around Douaumont and
the village of Vaux, the big guns are
operating with redoubled violence,
while southwark, in the Woevre, the
artillery duels in the Mouse hills con-
tinue.
Answer a Berlin Claim.
In the Argonne forest, the French
guns are still Smelling the German pO-
sitions northwest of the road from
Varennes and German batteries near
Mont FaucOn.
The latest German official commun-
| ication making references to French
attempts "to dispute our possession
of the height of LIE Morte Homme, -
has brought forth a statement from
| the French embassy at Washington
| that the Germans never have gained a
footing on the hill, which the French
still hold.
Only engagements between patrols
have taken place on the Russian front.
Halt Italians at Podgora.
The Italians continue strongly on
the offensive against the Austrians on
the Isonzo front, especially on the Pod
CORA heights sector and southwest of
San MARITIME. On Podgora the Italians
entered the Austrian lines, but ac-
cording to Vienna, were repulsed in
vicious hand to hand fighting.
Activity East of Verdun.
London, March 16.-The German
crown princes army has apparently
paused to take breath or bring up re-
Inducements, for continuance of the
advance against the Verdun fortress
and it's outlying defenses. Meanwhile
the big guns are exchanging shells at
various points along the entire line,
from Belgium to the Vosges noun
tains.
To the east of Verdun there has been
considerable activity around Vaux and
Daumloup, and fighting at close range
is still in progress around the eastern
slopes of Fort Vaux, which for days
past has been the object Of some OF
the hardest fighting.
The French have taken a German
trench south of St Souplet, which in
dictates that in the Champagne region
the contending forces are still en-
deavoring to take advantage of every
opportunity to strengthen their lines
Advices from Petrograd describe re
markable progress in Persia of the
Russian troops, who are moving swift
ly over difficult roads and in the face
of considerable opposition towards tbs
Mesopotamian frontier, where shortly
they expect to be in touch with the
British forces at Kut-El-Amara, anC
the relieving column under General:
Lake and Aylmer
Near Last Difficult Pass.
The Russians are now said to bt
within fifty miles of the last Difficult
pass, which will place them in the rear
of the Turkish Bagdad army. Thei
object is to cut the railway to th'
north, thereby preventing the Turkisl
army from receiving supplies, and co
operate with the British against Bag
dad.
In their advance against the Turk
along the Black sea, toward the Trebi
zond, the Russians have captured NOR
Turkish officers and men, and two ma
chine guns. A British column has al
tackled an advanced position OF tn
Turks in Mesopotamia, bayonetted
considerable number of Turks and car
tured others.