Arizona republican., 1916-02-27
TWO SUICIDE
 IN FAMILY ROW
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 DECATUR H., Feb. 26.-Wiliam H. Norman and wife, Bertha Norman, committed suicide after Mrs. Emma Harris was fatally shot by Norman in his home here today. Mrs. Harris in an ante-mortem statement said the shooting was a result of a plot between her and her friend, Mrs Norman, to prove unfaithfulness on the part of the husband.
 According to Mrs Harris, Norman drew a revolver when they accused him and shot Mrs. Harris. He then turned the gun on himself Mrs. Nor mans father accused her of doing the shooting a few minutes later, and in reply she picked up the same revolver and sent a bullet through her brain. south as DuraZZo. An official state ment issued in Rome admits the evac- nation of DuraZZo by the Italians who recently were reported to have been defeated on the outskirts of the city y the Austrians.
 Position Is Recap.ured.
 PARIS, Feb. 26.-The official state ment issued by the war office tonight mentions the sanguinary struggle which has been going on around Fort Douaumont, which it describes as "an advance element of the old defensive organization of the fortress of Verdun, and declares that the position captured this morning by the Germans was reached again by the French. troops, who advanced beyond that point and have resisted all attempts to drive them pack.
 The text of the statement follows: Tn Artois, mine fighting has been in progress. We exploded two mines, one to the west of the road to Lille and | the second to the east of Neuville St. Vaast under a tunnel occupied by the l enemy
 Tn Champagne we completely re pulsed an attack by the enemy against | a salient carried by us to the south of Ste Marie-A-Py The total number l of prisoners taken by us in this affair 1 has reached 3i0, of whom nine are off cers and thirty-six non commissioned I officers
 Destructive fires have been carried out against the German works to the north of Vile Sur-Tourbe and in the region of Mont Tetu. 1 Tn the region to the north of Yer l dun the bombardment continues with l out cessation to the east and to the l west of the Mouse. To these attacks 1 of the enemy our troops have replied l by counter attacks carried out with l yigor at the various points assailed on our front
 "All the new attempts of the Ger 1 mans in the region of Champneuville and on La Cote De Poive, where We l are soldly established have been re- pulsed.
 "A furious struggle has been ;n pro l gress around Fort Douaumont, which is an advance element of the old de
 fensive organization of Nerdun fort ress. The position captured this morn
 ing by the enemy, after several fruit less assaults which cost him extremely l heavy losses, was reached again an6 l ssollt beN OIlu ny our lIOOpSJ WHICH al the attempts of the enemy have not
 been afle to push back.
 "To the northeast of St Mihiel oul
 heavy artillery bombarded enemy han ears and depots near Nigneulles. The | Germans have fired several shells O. large caliber in the direction of Lune vile and Nancy.
 To-day in the region of Verdun, Ad jltant Nevarre in monoplane beat
 down with a machine gun two German l aeroplanes this achievement makinl
 five enemy aeroplanes brought to eartl by this pilot. The enemy machines fel l in our lines. Two aViators mannin. 1 them were killed while two others were
 made prisoners.
 "On the same day one of our squad | rOnS composed of nine bombing aero planes, dropped IA shells on the Sab lon railway station at Metz. Anothe
 of our aeroplane squadrons bombardet
 the enemy establishments at Chambley 1 northwest of Pont A Mousson."
 The Belgian official communication
 reads:
 The artillery actions were very l spirited today on our front, particular ly in the region to the north of Dix munde. Our batteries carried out de-
 structive fires on the enemy at Mere
 ken