The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-28

The number Of unwoundcd prisoners
Is $1,000.
In Flanders %acroplanc ~sduadrons at
tackled AN enemy camp.
A bomb attack on Metz by enemy
aviators resulted in the injury or death
of eight civilians and seven soldiers.
Houses were damaged. In the nciHh-
borhood of the fortress "A French aero
planc was brought down and its occu-
pants. including tw captains, were
taken prisoner.
The Rotterdam correspondent OF the
Ddtlv WUii les phinI under yeslcf-
days date says
"a German correspondent says that
.hc front of Fori Douaumont was en-
,rcly destroyed by the concentrated IRE
~ ~ inch AMI IL inch guns. which blew
,lic steel and concrete Cupolas to rag
,,,nts. One fort near by was blown up
iy a high explosive shell which penetrated
she magazine.
For, Douu umOnt lntenab1e.
"Beforc the attack hundreds OF Ger
man engineers had been making roads
Tor the conveyance Of the !. men guns
French prisoners, dazcd. said. according
10 the German correspondent. that the
terrific lire quickly made Douauinont
Nntcnablc.
"As tho great battle at Nerdun reaches
,,s CLIMAX sympathetic activity is spread.
ing over the entire front. The guns IN
FLANDERS are heard on the Dutcn IRON
tler. The British male local attacNs III
the region OF Armentieres. but the hgnt-
sus liz mainly confined to heavy arti'crE'
ENEMY living machines are out IN
great numbers. a very large battle piano
mounting two guns was seen leaving
Eecbrugge.
''Thc German newspapers receivcu
here to-day express confidence IN the
result a, Verdun and are enthusiastic
pyer the bravery Of tho German troops
.'The Kocinische Zcitun0 says;
"'Thc renowned B~rsndenburg req
n,ent has added n bloody laurel TO the
~rcaths on It's colors. Its sons ave
SHOWN themselves worthy OF 'he'r
fathers
..Tcmps. critic O~ptimistic.
The military critic of the Paris Temps
writes to-day that the situation nort'
NJ Vcrdun is most encouraging.
w have evacuated on our LETT WING
ne saws, "a height extending from n
po!nt south Of Chainpneuville to Beau-
mont Oh which IL would have peeh
dangerous to stay too long since the
Neusc ,thc river here makes a ioop'
within which Champneuville Is situated.
would have hampcred the falling back OF
our soldier. All our first line mas re.
tired TO heights between the hillside OF
a.owre and the Vauche wood and the
Germans are now throwing themselves
Forward TO assault this new POSITION.
In the afternoon communicate the
French War Office contradicts the Ger
man assertion that the kaiser's troops
took Ilirdaurnont heights. The com
munique says that "A strong German at'
tack IN the region Of the Hardaumon'
Farm, which is east OF the Cote de Poivre
md another IN the Hardaumont woods
east OF Douaumont. broke down unde
artillery and machine gun fire and coun'
Ger attacks.
The Germans have now begun to at
tack the Nerdun line from the east
throwing sufficient forces against the
French In the region Of Moranville ant
Blanzcc, on the Woevre plain. to force
the French advanced posts to fall back
The Germans followed up the attack II
an effort to reach Hill $50. These at
t.mpts were checked.
The Afternoon Report.
The afternoon communicate from Fari!
said
In the region 70 the north OF Ner-
dun our troops during the night on
tirued to reinforce their positions.
There was no change upon the front
OF attack.
To the east of the Meusc. where the
snow fell III abundance. no new attack
By the enemy was reported up to the
close of yesterday. nor upon the Cote
du Talou, nor upon the Cote du foivre.
A strong German attack launched In
the region of the Hardaumont Farm.
east OF the Cote du Poivre. was broken
down by our artillery and machine
sun fire and by our counter attacks.
Another attack. no less violent. in
the region Of the woods of Hardau-
mont, east Of Douaumont. met with
no more success.
In the Wocyre the orderly retire.
ment ~ our advanced posts was eff
fected without the least interference
from the enemy. To the west OF the
Mouse no infantry action took place.
In the Nosges. after artillery pvepa-
ration. the enemy at nightfall yestcr-
day attempted "A strong attack on "A
front OF two kiinmcters TO the south
east OF 'ellcs IN the valley Of the
PLANE. The attack was completely
checked.
This morning action 10y our bat
teries against the revictuailing depots
Of the enemy at Nosswhir. north of
Mucnstcr, gave good results.
A renewal Of activity is reported fror
the Nosges. In the district to the north ,
1t. Die. The Germans attacked strongl
aiong Il front OF a little over "A mil
southeast OF Cell.s. On the PLANE Rive
yesterday and We're repulsed. To-da
the French gum dispersed a German dt
tachment near Senones. just to the soutl
Artillery activity also is reported froi
Hartniannsweilerkopf.