Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-07
FIGHTING EAST OF
MEUSE HAS GIVEN,
KAISER ADVANTAGE
Intense Artillery Action in the
Woevre Section Is Reported
by PariS-NO Infantry Move
at Verdun
fRr Associated Prsss.N

WASHINGTON. March 6.-With the
z,-.,,,.s. center in the Douaument sector
apparently still holding hrm against
81 desperate assaults Of the crown
priuce's armies, the Germans are again
turning their attention TO the RANKS
OF the French positions. around the
stronghold ,o,
additional prisoners on sunday as 4
result OF the fighting on the east BANK
Of the Meuse-
Intense artillery activity in the
woevrs region was reported IN the
Paris night bulletin, the nre centeflhs
mon the regions Of HaudOmOnt anu
F'resnes. about ten miles southeast OF
vsr5un Military commentators re-
Gently have laid stress upon the opera
lions in this sector, holding tnat the
next important drive by the Ter Mans ans
might be exerJed there. with the OoJee'
Of rolling up the French right flank
Otber indications. however. have
pointed TO the possibility that the eyes
OF the German headquarters stan were
,sDon the extreme French left. across
the MeuSe river where the towering
height Of lie Mort HO.nme commands
the lesser eminence nearby and the sur
rounding plains The heavy artillery
Of the Tsutons is also pounding the de-
lenses in this sector. and according 20
Berlin gains have been made by the IN
fantry.
Tn testing of the French strength by
furious assaults on the main deIenses i
continuing Illustrative OF TINS was
Yesterdays attack on the left of the
DousuuOnt sector. near the Coto du
P0ivre There the French lines also
held firm. according TO Paris, while IN
the immediate front of DOusumont the
German assaults were temporarily sus-
pended. the heavy French artillery con-
tinuing its answer TO the rain OF giant
-,eus which the Teuton i2's and SINH
lar big pieces were pouring upon the
defensive trenches
Correspondents quote French military
men As declaring that the German
achievements SO far in the great battle
for Verdun have resulted merely in re-
storing the lines TO the positions they
occupied at the end OF 1914, be-
lore the French, in a series Of local at
tacks. began expanding the defensive
area about the fortress.
Verdun itself is now under German
artillery IRE but according TO CORES
Dondents little damage has been done.
Indications that the Germans may be
planning another offensive movement On
the western front are contained in re-
ports from Dutch sources that import
ant troop movements are going on be-
hind the front in Belgium
Forty thousand German cavlrymen
are said to be on their way TO the bat
tie line near Ypres. in which sector the
famous German attempt TO break
through and reach Calais occurred IN
April. 1915
From the Frecnh front TO Asia-Minor
thtre have been no events OF import
zuce OF n military way 50 tar as the Of
fetal bulletins show. In Armenia the
Russians report continuing their puT-
suit of the defeated Turks and the drive
southwark toward the Tigris has been
no evident Of importance Of military
way 50 far as the official bulletins
show In Armenia the Russians re-
port continuing their pursuit of the
defeated Turks and the drive southwark
toward the Tigris and far-Off Bagdad.
Unofficial advices bring word in this
connection that the British on the way
IN the Tigris toward Bagdad have been
heavily reinforced and that there has
been lighting between the Turks and
The army OF General Aylmer which is
irving TO reach KEtel --Amara to relieve
General TOwnshends beleaguered forces.
The British official report on the last
nights air raid over England says that
&. persons were killed and SO injured.
Three ZeppeIins are believed to have
taken part in the attack, which was
ever an area including eight counties.