Semi-weekly herald., 1916-02-28
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ed in a death struggle around the
city
Paris is confident that the heavy
Germans losses will insure victory for
the defenders.
The French have evacuated Bar
bant and also part of the Caures
wood but claim to have repulsed the
Germans at all other points.
The Germans lost heavily while
storming Beaumont and Samogneux.
The losses on both sides at Yer
dune are probably over 10000.
There has been no cessation of the
fighting along the entire 25-mile
front.
Conceding that the 42-centimeter
guns might pound Verdune to pieces
critics declare that the Germans must
pierce remarkable system of de
fensive field positions before they
can advance on Paris.
In the earlier assaults whole
corps were wiped out.
BERLIN, Feb. 24.-The Germans
have captured six villages within a
radius of seven miles of the Verdune
forts and also the wooded district
northwest of Beaumont.
The kaiser &c there and urging the
troops to conquer Verdune regard
less of the cost
ATHENS, FJb. 24.-Formidable
peace demonstrations have been held
IN Turkey following the fall of Err
erum. Many arrests have been made.
VIENNA, Feb. 24.-Austrian aero
plans sank an Italian transport in
Durazzo harbor. The ship was carry
ing troops from Albania.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-The reports
that the Japasese fleet is in the
Mediterranean sea are unfounded, ac-
cording to an authoritative statement
LONDON. Feb. PA German
prize crew scuttled the British steam.
er Westburn within the three mile
limit of the harbor of Santa Cruz,
in the Canaries.
The Germans feared the Spanish
authorities would return the ship to
its owners if they interned it. They
first landed two hundred and six cap
tives from six vessels that had been
taken by the German raider Moewe
which also captured the Westburn.
The prize crew returned in the life
boats of the Westbum. They will
probably intern at Santa Cruz.
LISBON, Feb 24.-Austria and
Germany are expected to declare war
on Portugal at once as result of
the seizure of 36 Austrian and Ger
man steamers, some of them large
vessels that are lying in the Tagus
rives.
The Portuguese government said Il
needed the ships for transports and
feared they might escape.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. "a. = Al
Swedish ship has picked up two bot
ties containing the last messages of
Captain Uhl of the lost Zeppelin
Lilo. The messages said:
81 expect to be drowned We are
now hundreds of meters aloft and
our engine is running badly. The
finder is requested to please tell my
wife and little boy goodby.
The second bottle contained the
following:
"The members of the crew are now
drowning"
Information here says that 81 Yep
pelins have ben destroyed since the
beginning of the war.
The Germans, however, are build
ing new ones rapidly and have so
on the different fronts.
BERLIN, Feb. 25.-The Germans
nave captured six more fortified
villages and farms north of Verdun
They are now only five miles away.
A total of 10000 French prisoners
have been taken and the French
losses are very heavy.
The Germans losses are only what
might be expected.
The amount of booty captured has
not, as yet, been estimated.
PARIS, Feb. 25.- The communi-
que has virtually admitted the claim
of Berlin, altho it said:
1.-THE French are checking the Of
fensive."
General Joffre is personally direct
ing the defense of Verdun. The
Germans are within two miles of the
forts in some places.
The French are organizing at new
positions and preparing TO meet an
expected renewal of the onslaughts'
The French artillery is reported to
be holding its own around Verdun.
The Germans are facing the artil-
lery from the forts besides the mud
derous fire from the field redoubts,