Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07
VERDUN FORTRESS
TAKEN BY GERMANS;
FRENCH REFUSED
Five Assaults Made to Recapture
Douaumont.
OTHER GAINS ARE REPORTED
Berlin Says 5000 Unwounded Prison
ers Have Been Taken-Teutons
Claim ChamPneuviIIe and
Cote de Talou.

Berlin (via London), Feb. 2S.-Five
determined attempts made by French
troops to recapture from the Germans
Fort de Douaumont, one of the outlying
Verdun Notifications, were repulsed
with sanguinary losses, according TO
the official statement issued by the
German headquarters staff. German
troops, it 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:
'sWestern theater: On various por-
lions of the front there were intense
artillery and mine battles.
South of Ypres a British attack
was repuIsed.
French Attacks RepuIsed.
ION the heights to the right of the
Mouse the French attempted by at
lacks, repeated five times with fresh
troops, 10 reconquer the armored
fortress of Douaumont. They were re-
pulsed with sanguinary losses.
ITO 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 the 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 $1,000 French.
According to information at pres
ent in hand, the number of unwounded
prisoners amounts to nearly 10000.
In Flanders our aeroplane squad
rons repeated their attacks on the
camp of the enemy troops.
I'm the neighbOrhood of the fortress
a French aeroplane was brought down
in an aerial battle and by the bonn
bardment of anti-aircraft 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 to the north of Verdun.
To the east and west of the Douau-
mont position the French troops are
closely pressing the German detach-
ments which were able to gain 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 Talou.
Battle Still RACES.
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.
I'm the region to the north of Yer
dun, following the violent actions OF
the preceding days, there has been
some abatement in 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 Vaux, 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 attachments which
were able to gain a foothold there
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
tilleries, is not occupied by any of
the adversary forces.
"In the Woevre the enemy has
come in contact with our advance
posts in the direction of Blanzee and
MoranVille, where their efforts to de-
bouch toward hill 255 failed.
I'm the Vosges there was an ar
tillery duel at Hartmansweiler Kopf.
We took under our fire and dispersed
an enemy detachment in the region of
Senones."
No Change During Night.
Notwithstanding violent German at
tacks in a binding snowstorm, the
battle front in the region of the
north of the French fortress of Yer
dun underwent no change during the
night, according to the official an
nouncement made by the French war
department. 1t was admitted that the
French advanced posts in the Woevre
district were withdrawn, but it was
declared that this was effected in an
orderly manner and without interfer-
ence on the part of the Germans.
French OfficiaI Report.
The text of the statement follows:
"In the region to the north Of Yer
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