The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-29
LITTLE CHANGE
IN BATTLE FRONT
French Claim Lines Around Yer
dun Are Holding Firm
GERMANS SAY THEY HAVE MADE
FURTHER GAINS.
Russians, With Heavy Artillery and
Machine Guns, Waging Active Cam
paign in East

PARIS.-So far as the French Off
cial report of this afternoon shows,
the French lines in the immediate vic
unity OF Verdun are holding firm. The
German attack is developing along
the front east and southeast
At Fort Douaumont, where the fight
ing has been heaviest, the situation is
unchanged. The fortress itself appar-
entity is still held by the Germans. In
the village of Douaumont, few hun
dred yards from the fort, there was
furious struggle last night The war
office announces that German at
tempts to capture the village resulted
in failure
Southeast of Verdun, over the line
bending south to ST. Michial, the Ger
mans are pressing the attack The
French statement reports futile Ger
man attack against Manheulles, 10
miles southeast of Verdun, which may
indicate an advance in that quarter.
although the precise location of the
front in this sector has not been
made known.
The text of the communication Civ
en- out by the French war office reads:
"ln Belgium our batteries have bonn
barred German organizations located
opposite Steenstraetz.
"In the Campagne in the region OF
the Navarin farm, north of Souain, the
enemy was successful by a surprise
attack in occupying certain trenches
of our advance in line They also
took a supporting trench
"In the region north of Verdun the
bombardment has continued with in
tensity particularly in the central sec
tors and on our right. There has
been no further attack on the Cote du
Poivre
Yesterday evening German forces
made several attempts TO occupy the
village of Douaumont. Their efforts
were broken by the resistance of our
troops, who withstood the most furi-
Gus assaults.
There is no change in the situa-
ton at the fort of Dauaumont, which
still remains closely encircled The
: fighting is less spirited on the plateau
, north of the village of Vaux. In the
Woevre district, the enemy yesterday
evening and last night assumed an at
titude of greater activity. The rail-
/ road station at Elk, captured and re-
captured several times by attacks and
, counterattacks, now remains in our
possession.
"All the attacks against hill No. 256.
southeast of Elk were futile, failing to
dislodge our troops.
Further south a German attack
against Manheulles resulted in com
plete failure
"Our artillery is combating with en-
. ergy the bombardment OF the enemy
along all this front.
"In the Voges we have bombarded
several German barracks in the region
of Ban de Sapt-"
The text of the German official
statement reads:
There have been exceedingly vio-
lent artillery engagements at several
. places
: "On the front north of Arras there
: has been intermittent mining activity.
. The Germans blew up about 40 meters
t of an enemy position.
= "fn the Champagne the Germans
after efficient artillery preparation
began an attack on both sides OF ths
road from Somme-Py to Sosain. Thec
captured the Navarin farm and French
positions on both sides about 1,6e>
e meters long and took prisoners rs Of
i ficers and 1908 men and captured
I nine machine guns and one mine
8 thrower
"In the verdun district new masses
s concentrated by the enemy were ex
e hausted In unsuccessful attempt to at
i tack the Germans In and near the for
s tresses of Douaumont and Hardau
n mont
"The Germans have cleared thu
: Meuse peninsula of enemy forces
:, THE Germans advanced their lines
= further in the direction of Vacherau-
y Vile and Bras
in the Woevre, the foot of Cst<
( Lorraine was reached from the ess,
: at several places"