The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27

maj %aefopiancs to-day. This brings
h number OF enemy machines brought
Gown by this pilot ZIP TO i've. Tho
two machines fell within our lines.
Two OF the aviators were killed and
W were taken prisoners. One OF our
air squadrcns. composed OF nine bonn
harding ae~roplanes threw 14< bombs
on the Metz-1es Sablons railway sta
ton to-day. Another squadron bonn
bsfded the enemy establishments at
Chamblsy, northwest OF Pont.a-Mous-
o
To the east W Verdun the Gcrna,
attack which had been carried on In con-
junction with the attack on the fortress
itself. but on q small scale. continues
against the French advanced posts and
extends Of far east as Hennemont. "a
tine southeast " Fromezy aud Eain,
The French artillery is replying steadily
10 tho German gun In this region.
The French afternoon communiquc was
A. follows
The battle Is continuous In the re.
gion to the north OF Nerdun. where
the enemy continues TO direct his ef-
forts against the front to the east OF
tho Meuse. According to the latest
reports our troops are resisting in
their same positions the repeated a =
bA0Ito VI tht tIl'biNs "bV W. f''SNN
counts his sacrifices.
In the region of Beaumont Che COM
bat has assumed "A character par
ticularly sanguinarN.
On the woevre front the advanced
forces. which We had held AS the line
OF observation from Ornes TO Henne-
mont since the fighting OF last year.
have been withdrawn from the base
Of the Mouse heights, on the order "t
their commander and without any
attacks from the enemy.
Our artillery on the right bans
and the left bsnk OF the Meuse IS
responding without cessation 10 ths
enemy bombardment.
There IN nothing to report on Inc
rest Of the front.
The news Of tho successful counter AZ
tack By the French vas greeted iy farls
with relief and ais OF confidence "
the fortress ana the troops dcfcnuihs
H., The past week has been n oi
anxiety, and the welcome news that the
Ccrmank had been thrown back out oi
a strong position relieved the strain
II In recognized that the battle Tor the
fort Is still in progress II nat i!
Is too early to count on the successtu'
counter attack as n turning point OF the
battle. At the same time the fact ina
after five days Of uninterrupted sue
ceases on the narrow front the Germans
have been not only held hut thrown
back In taken as all augury OF ereatc'
French successes TO come.
With the Withdrawal yesterday beh!ne
a point north ct ~Chanpneuvil'e anc
Ornes, these ~ points representing tn'
wings Of the battle line. the front OF
which the Germans are concentraoh
their attack. narrovca to about thfe'
miles. Thc French occupy heights oner'
ing excellent opportunities for defncc. a
one point, the heights OF i.ouNement, I'M
Germans succeeded in pushing M
French back from the edge or I'M
heights in their attack OH
but even this los. point seems to-niSh
possible of recapturc, since II Is her'
that the French counter attack IL pus1
ing back tine Germans. who FOR a pfie
interval held Fort Douaurnont.
The row OF the battle line PER
mits heavily concentrated attacks. bu
also permits equally concentrated de-
fence.
Military exports IN France predict tina
a French counter offensive. II not al
ready begun. will be- begun In good tim
and will throw the Germans. Exhaust
by extraordinary losses. back over IN
ground that they have struggled To-
nearly a week TO gain. Already the eye
witnesses at tho frolt describe the Ger
man assault a. the most sanguinary INA
the war has yet developed.
The Paris Temps's military review
which il usually written h. Gen. Della
croiN, sums up the situation thus;
THE battle being fought is extreme'.
serious. Even should the heights o
Poivrc and the Nauche wood be taken
- .l a,l go, nArhu ~
stronger on the Froidetcrr"-bouaumon
line, from which begins the uciehce'
peoperly speaking OF IN" fortress, GOV
cred with trenches and batteries. Thi
is not II siege by the rma IL is
battle against on" OF our armies IN TN
garrison al Ncrdun and is forts 10 no
figure in these Ccmhais rs a support
The big guns OF the enemy might uestro!
the fort al Doudunoui without ucstro!
ing anything NOR. than inert DOCKS o
cement.
THE SNOW has no caused any d''n'nu
ton Of the attacks, because me! 'ahho
be suspended. They must be continues
TO the end. The troops engaged "ou''
be unable TO remain idle long in the Ter
ritory captured while awaiting net's
weather conditions. y thaw wonIn rem
der their situation worse ana IL must al
ready Ice painful.
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r ma, p,,;.;,, .ays ,ha, the Ger
an a,,,cL In ,h.nn..nc an F,bruar,
~ - ;n,a,toJ ~ n'fein, IN divert al
,%.rt,on frnr, IN. prepar,,lons being mad
..a;n., vnrdun Three successive wave
u,sr. CON, a.,ins, ,nc French lines. sup
ror,ed hv -asnhvxa,irp gas and ,iuui,
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