The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
Berlin Says 10000 Prison.
prs Were Taken-Claims
Further Gains.
TEUTON LOSSES NOW
PUT AT 10000 MEN
Kaiser Himself Reported to
Have RehearSed Men for
Present Offensive.

t,ynox Feb a;-The battle for Yer
dun. which has been uninterrupted since
,,,nsa, continued to-day. with only a
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''ent decrease IN 'he ueSper"'' ''o'e'ee
OF the German attack. IN spite OF a
heavy fail of snow.
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tonH'tohs' '"c 'e' ''""H 'e"'''"
offensive on the ridge of hills to the east
Of CbampneNille. but although large
bSles OF troops were used and the as
,sul. WAS unprecedented in violence no
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roi me ''"'e oe'''s AT 'e'S' ''. e'e"'
German offensive aimed at Neruun
seems TO be checked. The advance OF
esterday won for them. IN addition 10
tae villages already announced AZ taken
thampneuV!lIc, 10 me southwest oi Sa
mogaeuA. Oh tne same SIDE ot tnt
Meuse and Beaumont Inc 'a''ei ne'u
oui Tor nours against ''rrl'ic a''"ohs
but hhally was eNa'ua'cu ias' '"s"'
rms Vi.iase was 'he po'''t VI VI.
when the rTehch HalN'al'eu III ''e ne ',
German lhes wneh the 'e'i''""s i''seN
ahead Oh poth HANKS
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The result ot the TAKING OF beaunoh
10 TO straightea the new pattie me
which begins on the Meuse al pom
west OF Chamrneu'ihe' runs JUS 10 wv
south or that village. toiio"s the he'sh''
10 ihe nor'h OF i-ouNenoht' whIch MAJ
tsck, and continues eastward TO tn
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In Champagne in the morning We
attacked and captured an enemy ss-
lcnt south OF ST. Marie-a-Py. In the
course of this action We took 800 pris-
orors Of whom sixteen were non-com-
spned officers and five were officers.
In the Argonne a destructive fir,
VA effectively directed against the
German organlzat tons north Of La
E,razce
I'm tba ra,in, north oC yerdun snow
Toll IN abundance In the cours. Of
f,, ,bo ac,Ivitv ,f tho artillery on
,,,h dos was of extr.me intensity on
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80. ,,,,b 49,. ,,,,a .v,r.n. violence
60, -. a,,,n,,s ,,,d. Win
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uJ,. iu the valley of the Fech,
loire IN PrrsOnH, Omm1nd.
g.. I,r-. ,. In nersoraI command ,
~. t..,,.,h ,,rces and heavy French r,
.,c,-.....,,,.. b,v. h.en brousht nm.
a.. of ,ha rr.,ch military criti,
S., ... v.rdur ha,,le an engageme,
oh.,r I,s, for ,wo weeks longer an
wtIc, IN sco,e may eyceed any bait
s"e tn. rran,h on the Marne turne
h,.. ,h. ,ar,,.n adv,nre on Paris.
Nc. r.,r,riry from ibis front civ
A.. rtr,ior, ~ ,.rrihle slaughter or
,ur.con bringing hack a trainload
aoun5.d said mat he watched one Ge,
man hrig,de sdy,nce against tf
French lives II, close formation. Whe
+, came within range OF the Frenc
ba,,.,ios the ont,re brigade was move
down
The forts of V.rdun have been e,
rely r.hul, since the fall of Lie;
demonstrated IN. weakness of the old,
,.,. 81 ror,inc.tions against mode,
teayy .,,illory saud forts have r.
p.a,.d ,bo alder conrre,e and the gu,
A.. mounted an tracks connecting a
par,s n, ,he for,rass
Cerr. Claim, E,.,h.r G.ins.
I1e apturc of Beaumont IL announce
In both French and German oh,ci
raicmeuts this afternoon. The lie
,4re ot ornes, already announced ny I