Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
GERMANS GIVE Up
Fl. V'AUXAT VERDUN
Under HEAVY FIRE
Crown Prince Evacuates I'M
portant Position After Blow
ing Up Sections.
FRENCH SCORE GAINS
IN S0MME- REGIONS
Capture Strong Trenches Near Les
boeufs and to Southeast
of Saillisel.
By the Associated Press.

of the most important fortifications cap
prolonged drive at verdun. has been
evacuated by the Germans. The evacua-
tion is announced by Berlin today.
Shortly before Fort Douaumont had
been retaken and a wide stretch of the
front in this region regained by the
French in their sudden offensive move
ment on October 25. it was pointed out
that Fort vaux likewise had been put
in a perilous position. The French ad-
vanced close to the edge of the fortifica-
tion on its immediate front in their
great drive and pushed well beyond 1t
on each side. making it's fall. in the
opinion of observers at the front, only a
question of short time.
Blow Up Part of Fort.
The Germans evacuated Fort vaux
during the night says their official re-
port, without hindrance by the French
and after portions of the fort had been
blown un. The French continued to pour
heavy fire from their big guns on the
fortifcation-
Virtually all the ground Of pronounced
value taken by the Germans on the
easterly bank OF the Meuse in their
winter and spring offensive at verdun
has now. with the fall of Fort Vaux
been lost to them.
According to the latest information
from Paris the total of unwounded Ger
man prisoners taken on the Verdun
front since October "a has reached
SSH. of whom 13S were officers. The
material taken on the Gath alone in
ciudes is cannon. IA machine guns.
wireless outfits and q great quantity OF
rtnes. grepades. shells and other ma
terials-
French Gain on somme.
grsqsh tresps epssatins in the Les
Boeufs and Rancourt sectors on the
Somme front also gained ground yes-
terday IN attacks on the German lines
The Paris report OF last night announc-
by the Berlin ofhcial statement today
which comedies French gains north.
east Of MorvaI and on the edge of the
st. Pierre. vaast wood, but declare,
that the main effort of the French ts
move forward was sanguinarily re.
pulsed
Northeast of Les Boeufs the French
claim to have taken two more enem,
trenches, capturing t25 prisoners.
Another French attack southeast o.
Saiilisel made them masters of sys
tenn of strongly organized trenches IL
the western outskirts of st. Pierre
vaast wood. Fifty prisoners remained
in French hands after this action, ac
cording to Paris.
The British. says Berlin. failed in ar
attack north of Courcelette on the
Somme front London last night re-
ported gains in the Les Boeufs sector IL
operations in conjunction with thu
French. but announced today tina
heavy rain was falling. and that tner'
were no noteworthy happenings dur
ing the night.
North Of the Somme, notwithstanding
the persistent bad weather. the French
followed up during the plight the ad
and Sailly-SailliseL They consolidate,
the ground won. carried several point
of support and cleared out several ma
chine gun emplacements. according 4
Paris.
During these operations the Frencl
took 1876 prisoners. including eight of
hcers. This brings up TO 33S the mum
ber of prisoners taken yesterday in thi
sector.
Germans Have More Guns.
BERLIN. November 2-The stiffen
ing of the German defensive on th
Somme, which is credited here witt
stopping the allied- push on Bapaum
and Peronne. and limiting the advane
of the French and British to insig
nifcant gains, is due to the restoration
of the equilibrium in the. matter OF ar
tillery between the two armies
Now that this has been achieved. /
may be stated that Germany in Angus
was confronted with difficulties in tn
supply of munitions and the replace
ment of worn-out or damaged guns
which 1t is declared, was largely re
sponsible for the successes then score
by the allies. For the second tim
during the war-the FIRST being durin,
the concluding phases of the 1914 cam
psign--the German experts found tina
their calculations were outrun b.
facts and were faced by consumptio
of guns and shells far beyond wha
was expected.
The formation of department c
munitions. announced yesterday. is a
outward sign of their determinatio
not again to be caught mapping. but t
increase the production of munitions I
tke utmost possibilities
Discusses Somme Situation.
The military critic of the Oversee
News Agency. discussing the recent Ell
tente offensive on the Somme from
says:
The Somme battle has been resume
with intensity during the last few day
but the Anglo-French forces obtaine
nothing but the smallest local advar
tages near Les Boeufs. Meanwhile th
Germans could record a great succes
in the taking of La Maisonette and cor
Meeting trenches at Biaches. The viz
torious German infantry regiment. N
35S. took prisoner +l2 men and Is off
GERS.
After sanguinary losses and sufYeI
ing during the last attacks near LIZ
Boeufs. the French on October 2S trie
their lot by big thrust again.
S,haulnes. which is the extreme soutf
.}n point of the Somme front. The
f*tended to crush this position, which
Enaped like a wedge. in the same styl
as the attacks on the road near Fler
east Of Gueudeccn-t east of Ii
Boeufs. northeast - MoryaI and nea
Sally. This attack on the 2sth, whic
had been prepared ey copies Smelling
was held DOWN By ths German cul
tain Of IRE"