The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-25
Won bEULOW IS
COMING To THE
UNITED STATES
FORMER GERMAN CHANCEL-
lOR CHARGED WITH SPE-
CIAL MISSION ACCORDING
TO LONDON DISPATCH.


Telegraph company says it learns from
diplomatic circles that Prince Won
Buelow. former German Chancellor,
is proceeding to Washington, charged
by Emperor William with a special
mission.
The Exchange Telegraph company
also says it understands Prince Won
Buelow will become ambassador to
the United States. This information
is said to have been obtained from
diplomatic circles in London.
PARIS May PA powerful often
sive was undertaken by the Germans
last night to the east OF Dead Mans
hill on the Verdun front. The at
tempt in general was unsuccessful, the
war oflice report of this afternoon
says, but after a fierce hand to hand
struggle the attacking forces made
their way into a portion of the viii
lage of Cumieres. At this point the
French are faced by more than three
divisions.
German attacks on Fort Douaumont.
the cornerstone of the Verdun de-
lenses, are said virtually to have fail
ed. Notwithstanding the determine.
ton OF their attacks and what is char.
acterzed as a most reckless expendi-
tureso life the Germans succeeded
only in taking a small part of trench
west of the fort
PARIS, May 24.-The battle around
Verdun continues to rage with vic.
ience unexampled even in this region.
The Germans are striving with every
resource in thefrF power to capture
Hill No. 304 and Dead Mans hill on
the left bank of the Mense and to win
back the famous Fort Douaumont on
the right bank which was wrested
from them by General Nevilles bril-.
liantly planned and executed often.
sive.
Without full possession of the line
from Pepper Hill to Vaux fort the
dermans cannot hope to get any near.
er 10 the capture of Verdun. Even il
they succeeded in taking this line they
could not hold it unless they were also
In possession of Hill No. 3O4 and Dead
Mans hill which outflank the line.
Driven to desperation by seeing so
much of its work undone the Ger.
man command has hurled attack after
attack against Fort Douaumont. Al
the same time ii has kept IN its on.
slaught on the left bank of the river
10 prevent the French transferring
any forces to the main scene of at
tack.
All day yesterday the tide of war
ebbed and flowed, inches of ground
Deing won and lost at an appalling
cost OF men. AS one French officer
SAID: Pilots of land come high here. :
Again and again after reducing
trenches to crumbling heap of ruins
by deluge of shells the German in
iahtry dashed forward only to be
caught and swept away by hurri
cane OF curtain fire from the French
batteries and machine guns.
The conditions of the present war
nave transformed the traditional fu
ilous courage of the French soldiers
INTO an immovable stoicism. Men have
i $1,000 their ground manfully In a sit.
| uation which 1t seemed beyond hu.
man nature to support When night
| Ieil last night the positions on both
sides were unchanged. The French
! heid firmly all their gains while Ger
| mans incurred fearful losses without
| settlng near to any decisions. De
scribing the battle around Fort Douau
mont one combatant said:
For four miles behind us there was
not a trench or communication
nothing but shell holes one within an
other. Every inch of the ground was
plougned up by an expenditure OF am
munition which is inconceivabIe. Ir
holes made by 15-inch shells you
could stable fifteen horses easily. The
Few trees still standing have been
stripped OF their branches and look
ca IKE telegraph poles. It is the
abomlnation of desolation. Not for q
second do the guns cease roaring o,
men cease falling. AS soon as a trench
Is made the shells begin to drop and
the survivors have to begin. all over
again. Attacks have become almost
impossible because in the terrific tor
nado OF artillery fire the infantry on
either side are unable alike to advance
or retreat Verdun will certainly not
be taken from this point.
J cannot understand how our men
are able to keep it up. You are ex.
terminated In your boot without see.
ing the enemy. The terrific noise
leaves us half-stunned. Men look at
each other with bewildered eyes. II
requires a strong effort OF the will
to speak to q comrade."