The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
OFFENSIVE NEAR VERDUN RE
sUMEO ~ TEUTcN5; FRENCH
STRONGLY OPPOSING.
BRITISH RETA,.E TRENCHES
Paris Claims Enemy Suffers Great
Loss-Cerm5rs Still Hold Pos tons
Gained by Hard Fighting.
On Other Fronts.
latest War Jews From All Fronts.

dun with the French everywhere
strongly opposing it, While over most
Of the front, from east Of the M9use
down in the Woeyre region, the Ger
man bis guns have been active, around
Douaum9nt the TeutOus launched sew
sral infantry attacks Of extreme VIC
lence These, the French war office
declares, were put down by the French
troops, whose fire decimated the
enemy ranks"
lie Morte Homme, the Cote du
Polyre and the UouaumOnt sector par
ucularly suffered heavy lombard.
ments
Northeast Of St. Mihiel the French
guns have been worked effectively
against the German positions. In Al
SAGE in the region Of Seppois a heavy
artillery duel has been in progress.
The British along the Ypres. Confines
canal have reversed the victory gained
over them by the Germans February
IA by retaking the 500 yards OF
trenches which the Germans captured
at that time
The German mine galleries in the
trenches were destroyed and four Of
Ulcers and 176 men were taken pris.
Oner. In addition French guns have
destroyed a German work in the re-
gion of Beuvraignes, which lies be-
tween the Somme and Disc rivers.
The British admiralty has made
public its instructions to armed mer.
ehantmen Armament is supplied to
such vessels, the instructions say,
SOLELY for the purpose of resisting at
tack by armed enemy vessels and must
not be used for any other purpose
whatsoever"
The Germans in the battle-scarred
region of Verdun continue their bonn
bardments west of the Meuse in the
region between MalanCourt and For
yes, across the river eastward about
Faux and Dam Loup, and against
French trenches In the WoeVre region,
southeast Of Verdun.
Their big offensive, however, so far
- Infantry attacks are concerned, has
ceased, at least for the moment.
whether it will begin again or whether
the Germans will rest content with
the points of vantage they have gained
Is not known.
East of Verdun around Pont-a.Mous-
son the French have bombarded Ger
man positions heavily in lie Pretre
wood and near ThiaCourt. Artillery
duels have been in progress in Alsace.
There has been no resumption of Ger
man attacks against the French in the
Champagne region.
On the Asian battlefields the Rus
SLAMS continue their pursuit of the
Turks In the Caucasus region and in
Persia.
The Germans have added several ad.
Aitlonal points to their terrain in the
lighting about Verdun, having been en-
Rbled to construct trenches on the
slopes north Of Cote du PoiVre aud TO
capture an armored work northwest
Of Douaumont and have taken the
Gowns of Manhuelles and Champion,
thirteen miles southeast of Verdun.
Berlin reports that thus far the Ger.
mans have taken prisoner 228 officers,
1876 men and a large number OF
guns, machine guns and much war ma
Ierial.
In the Yosges mountains there also
has been great artillery activity by
the French near Senones and Ban de
Sapt; while near Seppois the Germans
have been driven out OF trenches they
had previously taken. In the Cham
payne German fortified works in the
region Of Hill 1913 have been battered
By the French guns and the crater Of
mine exploded by the Germans was
occupied by the French.
Germany, according to a dispatch
from Madrid, has sent an ultimatum
to Portugal demanding the release
within forty.eight hours of the intern.
ed German steamers seized by Portu.
gal
A German seapIane has dropped
bombs on the southeast coast of En-.
gland. No military damage was done
There has been considerable artil.
lery activity and fights in the air be-
tween battaliOns Of German and Brit
fish aviatOrs along the British front in
France and Belgium.
In the Dvinsk region of Russia the
Russians have driven tho Germans
back and advanced their line and put
DOWN under heavy fire an attempt at
. counterattack.
The Austrians, according to Vienna,
have put down with sanguinary losses
On Italian attack against positions on
both sides OF Monte San Michele and
east of Azzo and also destroyed an
italian trench on the Glorizia bridge.
head.
On the Russian front around Fried
Fichstadt and Illoukst there have been
heavy artillery, machine gun and rifle
firing. In Gallcia the Russians re.