Arizona republican., 1916-05-30
VERDUN AND TYROL
 CONTINUE SCENES
 OF GREAT BATTLES
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which the British have taken part.

During that period,' he says, "the | only offensive effort made by the en- i emy on great scale was directed | against our French allies near Yer | dun. The fighting in that area had | been prolonged and severe. The re- suits have been worthy of the tradi- tions of the French army and of great service to the cause of the allies.
 "The efforts made by the enemy have caused him heavy losses both in men and in prestige and he has made these sacrifices without gaining any advantage to counterbalance them.
 During this struggle my troops have been in readiness to cooperate as they might be needed but the only assist ance asked for by our allies is of an indirect nature, namely, the relief of the French troops on a portion of their defensive front. This relief 1 was glad to be able to afford. It's execu- ton on a considerable front, every where in close touch with the enemy was a somewhat delicate operation, but it was carried out with complete sue cess, thanks to the cordial co-opera- tion and good will of all ranks con cerned and to the lack of enterprise shown by the enemy during relief"
 While no action comparable with i that at Verdun has been fought on the British front, General Haig says the British struggle has been continuous and that there have been many sharp | local actions. The maintenance ana repair of the trenches alone entailed | constant and heavy work. He speaks of the continual activity of the ar 1 tillery. infantry, airmen and sappers | and miners.
 There were sixty local actions dur | ing the period under review some of which, says General Haig, although ! individually insignificant in a war on such an immense scale, would have been considered worthy of a separate , dispatch under different conditions"
 The British commander makes spe- cial mention of raids or cutting out parties' which have been made at least two or three times a week against the enemy lines.
 They consist" he says, "of brief attack with some special object on a section of the opposing trenches. and are usually carried out at night by a small body of men. The character of these operations is the preparation of the road through our own and the enemy's wires, the crossing of open ground the unseen penetration of the enemy's trenches hand to hand fight in nd hsa tainty as to the strength of the op- posing force give peculiar cases oi gallantry, dash and quickness of de cision of the troops engaged and mucf
 skill and daring or frequently dis played in these operations.
 The initiative in these minol operations has been taken and on tn,
 whole, has been held by us, but tn, . Germans recently have attempted f some well conceived raids against ou [ lines many of which have been driver = back although some succeeded in pen l. etrating."
 . General Haig mentions the arrival O the Anzacs and South Africans am o additional Canadian forces in Franc
 
 taking over of a greater extent c ' front. He then tells of the improve . ment in the different branches of tn
 army.
 d The dispatch closes with a tribut
 to Field Marshal Viscount French wh
 says General Haig, starting the wa
 with our small expeditionary fore
 faced an enemy far superior in mum
 bers and fully prepared for this grea ! campaign.
 During the long and anxious tim
 needed for the improvising of tt - comparatively large force now servin
 in this country" continues Gener; I Haige, he overcomes all difficultit re and before laying down his respons
 bilities he had the satisfaction of set 10 ing the balance adding steadily in ol
 favor. Those who served under hi le appreciate the greatness of h d achievements"
 is The foreign office issued statemel m today countering the allegations of u es German Chancellor Dr. Won Betl
 n-Hollweg at the Bosnia cris n- which Sir Edward Grey, the foreit % secretary, in the house of common Is, characterized as "a first class lie' nd The statement is chiefly of histor
 interest, but shows that Sir Edwa re Grey writing to the British ambass be dor at St. Petersburg, on Februa
 27, 1909, declared that no territori he concession could be obtained for Sc as bia without a successful war and tn tn to risk for Serbian territorial clair IT. a war which might eventually evol lis the greater part of the continent ifs Europe, must be out of all proportio
 to the interests at stake"
 ba w ' he Austrians Are Checked
 ROME, May 29.-The official stat aw ment issued by the war office