The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
French Guns Now Down
Infantry Gathering Mt
Village Of vaux.
BERLIN AND PARIS
REPORTS DIVERGENT
Former Gives Impression
Tc Mort HOmme Is in
German Hands.
sr.e.a, Gable DesssseA TO Tns srs.

PAR's. March 1S.--In the Nertiun sec.
.hei- attempt TO gain possession Of tho
leigh, Of lie Mort Homme. to the vest
Of ,ne Meus-. where they were defeated
or Tuesday. To-day's effort achieved
even less success than that which pre-.
ceded il. and the Germans. falling to Sc
cure foo,hold anywhere IN the French
lines we're forced 10 fall back 20 the
BoIs des Corbeaux.
No sooner had they begun their re-
treat tian the French artillery opened
q concentrated fire upon them, causing
serious loeses in tneir ranks.
This was the only offensive movement
attempted by the Germans in this sector
to-day. although on the right bank Of
the river the artillery Of both sides
greatly increased their activity In the
regions OF Douaumont and Vaux. Ger
rlan troops in movement in this rerton
rer. brought under tho French fire on
sveral occasions. suggesting tina. these
troops may have been intended for an
te effectiveness Of the French guns
hc'h ariiller!es continued the carnon-
adng on the slopes between tho Woeyre
p.sin lnd tie heights of the Meuse.
French Hold lie Mort Homme.
I1t official conmuniqua issued by the
Frh;h War Of!ce tonight follows
North ~ the .Nsne there was ar,i,-
Il" 'r' on both sides in the region
& ~" Bois Buties, south Of Ville.aux.
bo-
" ~" Argonne wa executed a con-
c'''"'ei ilrr ON the German organ
E"l""' 20 III" no thwest of the Va
f'H"' road md on batteries in action
u -" outskirts ~ Montfauron.
w. - tn" Mouse, after Il very yio-
r. ''uhirdmrN' OF our front from
b''Jr'uGr- to CuTneres. the Germans
f. ~ 'oI,~e OF the afternoon launched
-N'Is attack on our positions on
l. Mot iiomme Tho attacking
str'- wore rot able to gain a foothold
any ron; and were forced to fall
r a :" IN" Hois dos CorbcauX. where
q" 'o1 '"n,rated fire. opened immedi.
t".' 'iuscd them to suffer important
l.,-.
- ~" right bank ot .hc Meuse tho
a'."r> activity was redoubled both
p = No Immediate no,ghborhood ~
g. alag" of Vaux. There was no
t'tn'-F attack. IIow.vc-, our hat
"r' took under their fire several
"- To'ps IN movement in this re-
sioa,
'7' Wo"vro there was n rather
f'N't" h"mbordmen' on both sides
-. "'tor of tho foothlll
'"~ night ~" French artillery CAV,
tir 'nl'- attention to Tho oistrlc, wos
" lo1Nunou'. Uhrr" tho Germans rers
hNldIu. d-tcNro works.
r" Hr-1ch b"rnbardncn, Of ,;c-,nur
''''.' % ~ t7o region Of Nieuport, Bel,
''', riav, resulted. aCcor,iinS tc
'"rN "l fr"nch rntrols. IN completed,
ssrr1'r rr th" ioriran communicating
N h'- ahon; La Pias" and number
" 'n"rly fatalities
Rom m""rdment Continues.
r7r afternoon rormunjnue said.
w h"'Eum French patrols have been
~ 'n ascertain that the Destructive
n" d'r"''"d by our artillery Yesterday
e''n against the German forces at
!" F|'s", IN the region Of Nieuport,
''"H IN Ia" complete destruction OF
'"rnhn communicating trenches.
AhI h'll"d Il number Of the enemy.
n N" region north OF Verdun n,
infantry engagements have been ro
rn'"H during IA" course of the night
l'' ''W'arinent mas continued, but
h'' 'CrN strongly. oD the left bank Of
''' Mouse. II has been more intense
- '1' right bank IN tho regions OF
,Ian'r'ni"n' and Darnloup. Our ar
'er' mas cannoraded violently tho
country 'o the west Of Douaumont
.'"'' IN" enemy was engaged In per-
r'' us defence works,
N N" Woeyrc We boinharded sew.
era provision trains of tho enemy.
'r'"' Of the Forest OF Apremont a
'N'prls" attack against German
N'n"7 resulted In our .nnicting some
."'"' on IN" enemy and nf bringing
VI -"me prisoners.
IN the Nosges, to the south OF the
river Thur. the Germans delivered an
attack against our positions near
hlrnhaupt Checked by our curtain
o' nr". the enemy found II impossible
u set foot In our trenches.