Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-08
Verdun Front Again Made
Target of Terrific Assault
by the TeutonS.
LOSSES APPALLING
Paris Admits Foe Makes
Gain in New Offensive
on Long Frontage.

Berlin. May 5 Cby wireless IN
SayyiIle, \. YIN the recent
fighting on the Yerdun front the
Germans captured an entire sys-
TEN Of trenches on the northern
slope Of Hill 394, the war office
announced today.
Paris, May s, G2:30 p. m.)-Ffght-
ing of great violence continued last
night on the Verdun front Furious
German attacks near Hill 304 were
broken by the French, the war Office
announced today.
The losses of the Germans are de-
scribed as extremely heavy.
The French attacked east of Hill 304
and drove the Germans from a COM
municauon trench which they pene-
trated yesterday.
East of the MeuSe there was a series
of night engagements. The Germans
were driven from a trench south OF
HaudremOnt, which they occupied to-
day and so men, including two Off
GERS, were CapJureQ-
Then offensive movement yesterday
covered a front of two kilometres be-
tween Haudremont wood and Fort
Douaumont, costing the Germans in
portant losses
French War Report.
Other developments Of yesterday
are described textually as follows
''The night passed quietly on the
remainder of the front except in the
region OF the wood Of Remieres and
the wood of Joury, west of Pont-A-
Mousson, where our artillery was very
active.
Two German aeroplanes have been
brought down as d result of aerial enc
counters in the region of VeTdun- One
of them fell not far from OrneS and
the other, seriously damaged, was
compelled to land south Of AZannes-"
Germans Open New Attack.
After seven days Of battle the Ger
mans are making new attack before
Verdun with another formidable army
Fighting, almost equal in violence to
that of the beginning of March, is IN
progress on both hanks OF the Meuse.
The principal effort of the Germans
is being directed against Dead Man S
Hill Following the Napoleonic policy
of attempting 10 turn what cannot be
carried by frontal attack the Germans
with whole army corps, made the as
Sault by way of the ravlne between
Hill 304 and Dead Mans Hill, seeking
TO crush in the French line along a
front Of one and one-half miles The
ground there is favorable for attack
and the French commander, aware OF
the weakness of the position, placed
one of his best trained army corps at
that placed. This corps disposed of
the initial attack without ceding any
important ground but the battle is still
raging and according to the latest ad
vices the result Will not be known till
some time today.
Deliver Four Charges.
East Of the Meuse the Germans de
liVered four attacks on front of 1000
yards, each advance being made by a
different Prussian regiment
The fighting there is as fierce as on
the other side CT the river and as in
conclusive
General NIveile, whose promotion to
the command at Verdun put him IN
charge at such critical time. IS man
Of so. He comes from Tulle in the
Correze department General NiVelle
Is one Of the discoveries Of the war.
Al the outbreak OF hOstilities he was
In command of the Fifth regiment Of
artillery. General Joffre soon singled
him ont for leading role He vas
promoted 70 be general Of brigade on
Oct "a. 1912 and shortly after that
was placed in command of the 61st in
tantry division On Dec. %, 1915, he
received his three stars and at the
same time was appointed commander