Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-03-10
GERMANS ROUT
FRENCH IN FIGHT
verdu in Greatest Peril Since
Battle Began.
TEuToNs TAKE HILL 265
Joffre's Troops Driven Back West of
the Meuse by Wall of Liquid
Fire-kaiser Wins Cor
beaux Woods.

London, March S.-Verdun is in
greater peril than at any time in the
16 days of fighting which have made
the battle the greatest in all history.
Crushing southwark on the west
bank of the Mouse in the drive which
captured FORCES and adding more
than mile to the desperate advance
made yesterday, the Germans last
night swept into the Corbeaux woods
on the line from Bethincourt, east to
the Meuse, routing the French from
strong positions and forging another
link in the chain which is threatening
to strange the defenders of the great
fortress and take by siege the posi-
tions which cannot be taken by force
of artillery and men,
Paris Admits Loss.
Capture of the positions in the Cor
beaux woods is admitted in the COM
munique from Paris, as is the loss of
the village of Fresnes, which was
claimed in the official statement from
German headquarters describing the
successful advance of the encircling
movement on both TANKS of the front
around Verdun.
The new German gain followed the
capture of Hill 265, an important
strategic height west of the Meuse
where 10000 of the crown princes
picked troops were hurled forward
against French batteries and massed
infantry formations, routing the
French before a wall of liquid flame
and taking the height on the third
charge.
Infantry Fighting RACES.
Infantry fighting is violent on the
western sector of the verdun front,
and the German advance, which inn
perils not only the western fortifica-
tons but the vital supply lines of the
fortress, is renewing such a fear in
France as was felt only in the first
sweeping seven days drive of the
Teutons.
Another indication of the determina-
ton of the Germans to capture Yer
dun at all costs is revealed in Gen
eva dispatch which announces that
Austrian troops are being moved into
France to REINFORCE the Germans.
This is the first time Austrians have
been used on this front.
Report From Paris
The communique from Paris says:
In the Argonne our special guns
have brought down a German aero
plane which fell within our lines in
the region of Avocourt. The two avi-
ators. who were wounded, were taken
prisoners.
West of the Meuse the lombard
ment with shells of large caliber con-
tinues with intensity. During the day
the Germans multiplied their infantry
actions between Bethincourt and the
Mouse. All these attacks were re-
pulsed except in the sector of the Cor
beaux woods, where the Germans were
able to get footing.
East of the Meuse, after a violent
artillery battle in the region of the
Hardumont woods, the Germans pene-
trated a redoubt, but were immediate
ly driven out by our counter-attack
LII VOCfiSs dIlSA d struggle WHICH
cost them heavy losses, the Germans
occupied the village of Fresnes.
I'm the Vosges we have bombarded
the environments of Diffenbach, east
OF Muhlbach, and opposing trenches
in the region of Wattweiler."
Berlin Announces Gain.
The statement from Berlin concern
ing the lighting around Verdun says:
In the Mouse district the artillery
fire on the west bank was more live
ly. East of the river it maintained
medium violence Apart from engage
ments between accommodating parties
no hand-to-hand fighting with the ene-
my took place.
In the Woevre district the village
of Fresnes was captured by storm
early Tuesday morning However.
the French are still holding their own
in few houses on the western out
skirts The Srench lost more than
800 men in prisoners.
During the night the railway sta
ton at Bar lie Due was heavily bonn
barded by one of our airships."