The sun., 1916-11-10
Fl. YAUX GETS NEWS
OF u.s.. ELECTION
Verdun Defenders Interested
Even in Midst Of Heavy
BOmbardment.
TAKEN WITHOUT SHOT
Million Rifle Cartridges and
Quantity Of Supplies Left
In Fortress.
TAKEN WITHOUT SHOT

Four VArx. ON THE vERpuN FRONT.
'ria Par!s). Nov. s From a stat Cor
respondent Of the Associated pr-ss).-
News OF the Presidential election in the
United States was communicated by wire.
less telegraph to the correspondent OF the
Associated Press in Fort vaux to-day
and created intense interest even amid
the activities Of defence preparations
and under a very severe German BON.
bardment.
The fort Is the most advanced fortified
point OF the French lines at verdun.
Around Its walls shells were falling then
and throughout the day. Within the
garrison the French were engaged In
restoring the for, to It's original strength.
Lieut.. dot related to the correspondent
low he had entered the works while. Il
Wa! still supposed to be occupied by
the Germans. lie approached a machine
gun embrasure under cover OF darkness
ana inserted his head. He saw nobody
and proceeded to search further. He
;hsn found that the entire garrison had
departed, The French were able TO oc-
cupy the fort without a shot.
Planned Oneasive.
a programme drafted by the German
commander. Won Engelbrechten, was
found. dated October 81. for strengthen.
ing the position so as to permit the Ger.
mans TO prepare for a further attack
on Nerdun. The details comprised the
erection OF barbados In the interior. In
order to permit 81 It's defence In sec
tons. also the construction Of a new
exit and galleries. the erection OF barbed
wire arrangements and the excavation
OF a tunnel, forty feet OF which had been
completed.
the French found essential parts of
the fortress intact and that the other
parts could easily be restored. despi;e
a number OF mines hastily laid by the
Germans before their departure, most
OF which were ~ul.eAploded. The Ger
mans also left a million rife cartridges.
many shells and ~grenades. two machine
guns. one cannon, 1000 rations, much
canned preserves. quantities Of mineral
waters. medical %bandages and stores.
Ever since their departure the Ger
mans nave pombarded the fort night and
day. but have not been successful I'm
preventing supplies from arriving. Thu
correspondent was compelled to stay
fourteen hours In the fortress and ,hen
had to cover the first furlong from the
exit at a racing pace through a shower
OF high explosive projectiles. which fell
on ground already full OF holes as a
colander.
Last Teuton stronghold.
The French already have advanced
their lines well to the front of the fort
thus opposing any attempt at a counter
attack by the Germans. who would be
obliged to seek a position In marshy
ground where II would he impossible tc
dig trenches. Vaux was the sole strons
point occupied by the Germans from
which It would be possible to execute q
counter attack with any probability o.
success, and the Germans are constant.
ly showing their vexation over It's loss
by throwing thousands Of shells into
II. But these have not affected the sta.
b!lity of the position.
Dead Germans lie all around. Letter,
found OF the bodies contain strong com.
plants regarding the food supply OF
the civilian population at home.