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me west aud south Of the village, "a
vel a. OF the armored fort. to more
favorable positions. More than 1000
prisoners and some heavy guns we're
brought In.
our a'rmen dropped bombs IN the
vicinity OF Fort vcrduu. To the east
ci INouAi Lieut.. lmmelman shot down
nus ninth nerny seropiane. a British
r'p'anc. OF It's two occupants one
was dead and the other seriously
wounded.
GerWaas suffer FearfuI Losses.
Following Is the statement isyned this
by the French War Office
tn the regions to the north Of Yer.
duh the bombardment and the attacks
OF the enemy were continued all last
evening with redoubied violence. In
the sector Of the village Of Douaumont,
after several fru,tless efforts which
repulsed with cruel losses on
their part. the Germans were sue
Cesssful In penetrating h village of
Douaumont. where the fighting IL con-
tinuinx with ferocity.
A little further 10 the east the viii
laee Of Vaux was attacked at about
the same hour. Assaults coming from
n north and tho northeast were
broken by our curtain Of IRE and by
the activity Of our machine guns. The
enemy was compelled to retire. leaving
anon our barbed wire e~ntan9lements
. large number Of dead bodies.
In the Woevre district yesterday
evening n last night the lombard.
ment continued with great intensity.
checked. however, tn our curtains OF
fire. the enemy found n impossible To
cone out.
To the west Of the River Mouse.
in the regions Of M~aiancour and Of
~fiarcourt the artillery Of the enemy
has been active.
In Lorraine. IN the region u the
south Of the forest OF Parroy, a feeble
attack on the a OF the enemy was
dtapersed by infantry fire and The use
Of hand grenades.
British Gain on Ipres Front.
There Is = marked discrepancy be
tween to-day's British and German re
ports regarding the situation on tn
fpres-Cominer canal. where the Britisl
recovered yesterday the territory recent
~ lost to the Germans. and also pene
trated tho original German position,
The report received from British head
quarters In France tonight says tina
these gains. including 200 yards Of tn
original German trenches. have bee
consolidated to-day. and that ive OF
hcers and 2&s men were taken prisoner.
The German statement. after admit
ting that the British penetrated tn
original German trenches in this regor
says that they were Immediately drive
out of these, while admitting that IN
British still occupy 'some parts Of tn
bastion."
Southwest OF La Bassee. near III
Hohenzollefn redoubt. the British ~
ploded Ave mines and occupied the era
ters. one Of which contains the mai
shaft Of a German mine organization.
Scattered artillery, aerial and patrt
activity II reported from a number
other points on the front.
British Mine German Positions.
The following report from Births
headquarters In France was issued L
night by the official press bureau:
On Thursday evening We exploded
five mines near the Hohenzollern re.
doubt and occupied the craters. N OF
which contains al enemy main mining
shaft. A hostile bombing attack was
repulsed. There al considerable ar
tillery activity on both sides In thi,
neighborhood to-day.
On the Ypres-Comines canal We con
solidated the positions taken yester.
day. including 200 yards Of the en-.
cmy~s original trenches. The prison
ere amour, to five officers and "a:
men.