The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
RUSSIANS CLOSE
A Big OFFENSIVE
Cease Attacks on the Teutons
Around Lake NarOcz, Says
a Berlin Report.
BATTLE m WEST CONTINUES
Only Small Gains are Claimed BY Or
Ponents-Hard Fighting Between
Austrians and Italians.

London. March 31--Berlin SAYS the
big offensive Of the Russians in the re-
gion Of POstavy has ceased and that
the Russians also have given up their
attacks around Lake Narocz- Artillery
duels, however, are going on around
Jacobstadt and TO the north OF Cidzy.
Fighting is still going on between
the British and Germans along the
British end Of the French line. partic-
ularly near St ElOi. where German
grenade throwers have succeeded in
reaching a part Of mine crater held
by the British Near BOesinghe the
British put down an attempted attack
by the Germans
On Italians Front
Strong forces of Austrians and Itsk
ians are aligned against each other IN
the Gorilla sector OF the Austro-Italian
front On the heights Of Se:tz spirited
fighting is taking place for the posses
sion OF trenches Elsewhere along the
front the artillery duels continue
Great aerial activity is reported in
the latest official communication is
sued by the French war Office Five
German aerOplanes were brought
down in the region Of Verdun. two in
the Champagne district and one west
OF Louvion. in the Somme district The
French machines were hit many times,
but all the French pilots, the war Office
says, returned safely
Verdun Attacks Continue
Heavy German attacks were deliT-
cred around Fort Douaumont- Liquid
flames were employed in these as
with considerable losses. West Of the
Meuse, where much fighting has taken
place recently, the infantry actions
ceased temporarily, but the lombard
ment Of the artillery continued in the
region OF Malancourt-
Won Hindenburg FoiIed2
,Petrograd, March SI-The Russian
offensive maneuYers along the DTinsk-
Riga front, although apparently local
in character and unimportant as com
pared with more sweeping spectacular
movements that have marked warfare
on the eastern front, have already rem
dered the carefully constructed posi-
lions of Field MARSHAL Won Hinde1,
burg less secure and viii. it is though
here. determine the course Of the coma
ing spring campaign
Germans Gain at Verdun.
London, March 3e.-The Germans
to the northwest OF Verdun, in an in
fantry attack launched with huge ef-
fectives, have gained additional
ground against the French north OF
Malancourt, and have even penetrated
the northwest corner Of the village
The attempts of the Teutons 10 car
" their advance farther, however,
were stopped by the French fire. as
also were three counter attacks
against the positions in the ATOcourt
wood, south of Malancourt, which had
previously been taken from them BY
a French infantry attack The German
| official communication says that the
/ advance Of the Germans north Of Ma
Ianeourt was over a front Of more than
a mile.
During the German offensive on
I Malancourt, the French heavy guns
from the Argonne were directing their
! fire on the Malancourt and AYocOurt
woods
In mining operations in the Argonne
! the French have blown up German
posts and between the Disc and the
]
with their guns. The Germans claim
/ that in a hand grenade encounter they
recaptured from the British a mine
| crater at St Eloi. The British declare
/ they have consolidated all the ground
/ gained on March 81
Russian Drive Still Gains.
Although a thaw has set In on the
Russian front and the river are flood
ed and the loxlands turned into mo-
rasses, hard fighting between the Ger
mans and Russians continoe froEn the
Dvinsk region southwark German
trenches have been taken BY the Rus<
slams in the Oginsh canal region. 2 -
Russians have been on the offensive
along the Stripa river region and the
/ Bessarabian front In the latter re-
gion the Russian artillery is very ac-
! tive
Austrisns RePUIse Italians.
The repulse Of vicious Italian at
tacks on the northern slope OF San
Michele and near San Martina on the
/ Austro-Italian line is chronicled By
Vienna. Austrian airmen have bombed
/