Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-28
Germann claim Advant.r,.

BERLIN, Feb. 27.-(Via Lon
don. Five determined attempts
made by French troops to recapture
from the Germans Fort Duaumont.
one of the outlying verdun fortlf-
cations, were repulsed yesterday
with sanguinary losses. according
to the official statement issued to-
day by the German headquarters
staff. German rtoops, it was as
serted. had stormed the fortified
works Of Hardamount, as we'll as the
town OF Champneuville and the Cote
de Talou. The number of un-
wounded Frenchmen taken prison
ers, II was added, totalled $4,000.
German official statment.
Tho text Of the German official state
ment follows;
Western theater; On various portions
OF the front there were incense artillery
and mins battles.
"south Of Fpres British attack was
repulsed
"on the heights to the right OF tho !
Meuse. The French attempted by at
tacks. repeated five times with fre.h
troops TO reconquer the armored fort
ress OF Douaumont. They were repulsed
with sanguinary losses.
TO the west OF the fort our troops
have taken campneuville the chief octe
de Taiou and have advanced as Tar "a
Nave on the southern border OF the wood
northwest Of Bras
ITO the east Of the fort we took bv
storm the extended fortified works OF
Hardaumont.
I'm the Wovre plain vigorous fighting
II taxing place on the tserman frontier
the battles extending as far as the cotes
Lorraine.
Take. Many Prisoners.
According to information at present
at hand the number OF unwounded pris
onera amounts to nearly 1o,0oO.
. IN Flanders our aeroplan souadrons
repeated their attacks on the causp Of
the enemy troops.
"A bomb attack on Nets by enemv
aviators resulted in the injury or death
OF eight civilians and seven soldiers.
Several houses were damaged.
In the neighborhood OF the fortress a
french aeroplane was brought down IN
The aerial battle and by the lombard
ment by snti-aircraft gun. The oocu-
pants OF the machine included two can
ains, who were captured.
Eastern and Balkan theaters: There
Is nothing OF Importance TO report
French official Statement.
PARIS. Feb. H.-The official communal
cation issued late today reads as fol-
lows:
Between soissons and Rhiems, destruc-
tive fires have ben carried out ON the
enemy works in front OF Venizel ana 10
the east OF Troyon.
In the region to the north OF yerdun
following the violent actions of the pre.
eed ng days. there has been some abats-.
ment in the efforts OF the enemy in the
course OF the day, except between tha
heights of Douaumont and the plateau
TO tie north of the village OF vaux, where
a strong attack carried out against our
positions was repalsed.
Pressing Germans Closely.
TO the east and west OF the position
OF Douaumont the slopes OF which are
covered with German bodies, our troops
are pressing closely the enemy detach-
ments which were able to gain a foot
hold there and who are maintaining
themselves with difficulty.
According to the latest reports IN.
Cote de Talou. rendered untenSabls a.
wei for rs as for the enemy by the bonn
tardment OF the two artiueries Is oc-
eupied by any Of the advisory forces.
In the Woevre the enemy has come
In contact with our advance posts IN the
direction OF Blancee and Moranvilie.
where their efforts 10 deboueh toward
HIN 255 failed.
In the Vosges there was an artillery
duel at Hartmanswellerkopf We took
under our fire and dispersed an enemy
eetae hment in the region OF senones.s
The Belgian official communication re-
ports quietude along the Belgian front
The British Statement.
LONDON. Feb a-The British official
statement on the campaign in Flandsrs.
reads: 80
Last night we repulsed a smaii at
lack ON our trenches north OF the Ypres-
Confines canal
To-day the artillery on both sides has
been active about Hulltch ana Yr....A