Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-04
Five Assaults Made to Recapture
D0uaum0nt.
OTHER GAINS ARE REPORTED
Berlin Says $1,000 Unwounded Prison
ers Have Been Taken-Teutons
Claim ChampneuViile and
Cote de Talou.

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Verdun Notifications, were repulsed
with sanguinary losses, according TO
the official statement issued by the
German headquarters staff. German
troops, 1t was asserted, had stormed
the fortified works of Hardamont, as
well as the town of Champeneuville
and the Cote de Talou. The number
of unwounded Frenchmen taken pris-
oners, it was added, totaled $1,000.
The text of the German official
statement follows:
Western theater: On various por-
lions of the front there were intense
artillery and mine battles.
South Of Ypres a British attack
was repulsed.
French Attacks RepuIsed.
ION tho heights to the right OF the
Mouse the French attempted by at
tacks. repeated five times with fresh
troops. 10 reconquer the armored
fortress Of Douaumont They were re-
pulsed with sanguinary losses.
"To the west OF the fort our troops
have taken Campneuville, the Cote de
Talou and have advanced as far as
Nave on the southern border OF the
wood northeast of Bras
ITO the east of the fort we took by
storm tho extended fortified works of
Hardamont
In the WOevre plain vigorous fight
ing is taking place on the German
frontier. the battles extending as far
as the Cotes Lorraine
Capture $4,000 French.
According to information at pres
ent In hand, the number of unwounded
prisoners amounts to nearly $4,000.
In Flanders our aeroplane squad.
rons repeated their attacks on the
camp of the enemy troops.
In the neighborhood of the fortress
a French aeroplane was brought down
in an aerial battle aud by the bonn
bardment OF antiaircraft guns. The
occupants Of the machine included two
captains. who were captured
French Press Germans.
Paris Feb 2S.--Except around Fort
Douaumont the French war Office re.
ports some abatement of the Ger.
man attacks 10 the north OF Verdun.
To the east and west OF the Douau,
mont position the French troops arc
closely pressing the German detach-
ments which were able TO gain a foot
Ing in those sections. and which. the
war Office further reports. are main
tanning themselves with difficulty.
The French deny that the Germans
have occupied the Cote de Talon
Battle stnI Pages.
The official report OF the war office
follows
Between scissors and Reims de.
structive fires have been carried out
on the enemy works in front of
Venizel and to the east of Troyon
In the region TO the north of Yer
dun. following the violent actions OF
the preceding days, there has been
some abatement ia the efforts OF the
enemy In the course OF the day. ex-
cept between the height of Douau-
mont and the plateau to the north Of
the village of Naux. where a strong at
tack carried out against our positions
was repulsed
Bodies Cover Slopes.
ITO the east and west OF the posi-.
tons of Douaumont. the slopes OF
which are covered with German
bodies, our troops are pressing close.
ly the enemy detachments which
ubla In
and who are maintaining themselves
with difficulty.
According to the latest reports
the Cote de Talou. rendered untena
BILE as we'll for us as for the enemy
BY the bombardment of the two ar
ulleries. is not occupied by any OF
the adversary forces
In the Woeyre the enemy has
come in contact with our advance
posts in the direction Of Blanzee and
Moranyille, where their efforts to de
heuch toward hill 255 failed
In the Nosges there was an ar
tillery duel ut Hartmauswcler Kopf
We too& under our fire AND dispersed
an enemy detachment in ,he region of
OGuOuFE.
No Change During Niaht.
Notwithstanding violent German at.
tacks In "a binding saowstorm. the
battle front in the region of the
norA % the Wrench fortress ia Yer
dun underwent no change .uripe the
night, according 20 the o,Hsal ar.
nouncement made by the French war
department 1t was admitted that the
French advanced posts in The Woes~e
district were withdrawn. hat IL was
declared that this was effected in an
orderly manner and without iatcrler-
ence on the part Of the Germans
French OHiciai Report.
The text OF the statement follows.
In the regioS to the north OF Yer