The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
BOTH S|DESARE ON OFFENSIVE ALONG
 THE ENTIRE FRONT
Decided Changes Not Claim ed by Either Side-Pro- nounced Activity by the
 Germans in the East

Desperate fighting is proceeding all most continuously before Verdun, both the Germans and the French launch ing thrusts at various points against the opposing lines Claims to any pro- nounced advantage in this fighting are put forth by neither Paris nor Ser lin, each side declaring that attacks by the other have been repulsed.
 The principal efforts of the Germans appear to have been exerted near Fort were directed at the French defenses. All were repulsed, Paris declares. On their own account the French claim to have made some progress in the vicinity of Hill 237 northwest of Verdun, while Berlin asserts that a French attack southwest of Dead Man hill in this region was repulsed and that assaults of the German lines in the Avocourt and Malancourt woods. to the southwest. were fruitless. The Germans continue their efforts to break through the French lines in the verdun region. Attacks against French positions west of Hill 3o4 and on the slope northeast of Le Mort Homme were re- pulsed. according to the latest French official statement. Paris reports intense artillery activity on both sides in Cham pagne.
 Farther to the north the Germans made three ataeks against British trenches be- tween the river Somme and Maricourt Tn, af cta ha Ca, mans succeeded in entering a British trench but were driven out Petrograd reports further progress for the Russian arms in Armenia. A power full Turkish attack. delivered at night against Russian positions on high noun tain range in the direction of Erzingan, resulted in the capture of 30 officers and 365 Turkish soldiers by the Russians The successful conclusion of a two- day engagement between the Russian left wing and the Turks is reported by Petro- offensive in the region of Mamakhatun has been checked.
 GERMANS ACTIVE
 In the east the Germans are dis playing pronounced activity along the Riga -Dvinsk front and Petrograd in dicates an expectation of a determined drive by Field Marshal Won Hinden- burg in this region in the near fu~ ture. It is not believed in the Rus sian capital. however, that any gen. eral offensive by the Germans on the Russian front is in immediate pros- pect.
 An offensive by the Germans against the British expeditionary force in Ger man East Africa has been barren of result, according to an official state ment from London
 Vienna reports continually increas- ing activity in the vicinity of the Vol hynian fortress triangle, on the Rus sian front The moves of the oppos- ing commanders. however, have not yet resulted in decisive results for either side. nor have there been important shifts in the line along the Austro- Italian front.
 The resignation of Dr. Clemens Del brueck. German vice chancellor and minister of the interior. is announced from Berlin. III health is given as the reason for his Withdrawal from off cial life.
 Dissatisfaction has been widely eX pressed in Germany recently with the ministerial handling of the food situ ation as an outgrowth of which riots have been reported, and there have been hints recently that the resigna- tisn of pr. Delbrueck was immiennt.