Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-19


Paris, May 10, G2:01 p. m.)-Vio-
lent fighting on large scale was re-
sumed on the Verdun front last night
Two fresh divisions of German troops
attacked French positions at Avocourt
wood and Hill 304 west of the Mouse.
The war Office announces the attacks
in the main were unsuccessful, al
though the Germans obtained footing
in a small post south of Hill 287,
which lies just to the cast of Avocourt
wood.
The Germans attempted to recap
ture the small fort on the northeast
slope of Hill 304 which the French
took on the preceding day but their
effort failed. %
Infantry fighting was confined for
the most part to the sector west of the
Meuse East of the river and in the
Woevre, the artillery was active. The
official statement says that the troops
employed by the Germans in their at
lacks had recently been sent to the
Verdun front.
Sub-Lieutenant Navarro, one of the
best known French aviators, who re-
Gently engaged in a fight with five Ger
man aeroplanes, brought down his
tenth machine in an aerial combat at
Dolante in the Argonne.
French War Report.
The text of the statement follows:
an the western part of the Argonne
region the enemy has endeavored to
prevent small salient of our line near
ST Hubert Our curtain of fire checked
the Germans and they were thrown
back into their trenches.
ION the left bank of the Mouse yes
terday German forces renewed violent
attacks near AvOcourt wood and Hill
304. The enemy found it impossible
to dislodge US, except at small work
south of Hill 2S7. Several endeavors
to continue their progress at this point
were definitely checked by the French
fire.
"On the right bank Of the Mouse and
crate artillery activity.
"A German aeroplane was brought
down yesterday by one of our pilots
near St. Menehould: the enemy avia-
tors were taken prisoner. Sub-Lieu-
tenant Navarro has brought down his
10th German aeroplane near Dolante,
in the Argonne."
AuStrO War Report
Berlin, May 10, (by wireless to Say
vile Austria troops are continu-
ing to advance at points on the Italian
front, the official statement of May Is
says, although the Italians are under
taking vigorous counter strokes. The
Austrians crossed the Luan valley and
captured Costabella.
The text of the official Austrian re-
port follows:
italian front: In the costal region
and on the Carpathian sector, artillery
operations were impeded by fog.
Southeast of Monfalcone the Italians
attempted to recapture positions near
Bagni which they lost recently but
they were repulsed.
in the Col Di Lana district repeated
hostile attacks were made without
success. In the southern Tyrol, Aus
ro-Hungarian troops attacked and
captured the frontier ride of Maggie
between the Astico and Leno Valley,
crossed Luan Valley southeast of Pr
azza and took Costabella They re-
pulsed several hostile attacks south
of Moschere on the Segnatorta.
I'VE captured yesterday more than
nine hundred Italians, among whom
were IL officers, and took Is cannon
and machine guns.
THE official Italian reports of May
16 and II state that the Austro-Hun-
garian losses in these engagements
were enormous. These reports we're
invented in order to diminish the i'm
preston made by the Italian retreat.
The losses of the enemy can be esti-
mated only by those who hold the bat
tie field. The Italians are not in that
position. The Austro-Hungarians
while approaching at its full value the
sacrifice of every brave soldier, are
able to declare that the Austro-Hun-
garian losses have been exceedingly
small thanks 10 the ability of the in
fantry, the powerful protection given
by the artillery and the experience In
war of the commanders"