Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-04-01
GERMANS IN new
vERDUN ATTACK
Heavy Infantry Struggles Fol-
low Great Artillery Duel
Northwest of Fortress.
FRENCH LOSE TWO TRENCHES
Paris Claims, However, Teutons Were
Checked at All Other Points-
Italians Make Gain.

London. March 15.-ExtremeIy
heavy infantry fighting has taken
place northwest of Verdun and ON the
outskirts of the Bots des Buttes, to the
north of the Aisne. with the Germans
In both regions the aggressors Else
where along the line artillery duels of
great proportions are under way.
In the sector between Bethincourt
and Cumieres, northwest of Verdun,
the intense artillery bombardment of
the Germans was followed by an in
fantry attack, but over the entire front
OF three miles it was repulsed by the
french with serious losses, except be-
tween Bethincourt and LIE Morte
Homme. where the Germans gained
footing at two points in the French
trenches.
RepuIsed North of Aisne.
The Germans three times to the
north of the Aisne threw their troops
against the French positions north
west OF the Bots des Buttes, but none
of the attacks proved successful
In the Forest of Argonne the French
guns effectively shelled German posi-
tons North and east of Verdun the
artillery duels continue. To the north
of ST. Mihiel, in Lorraine and in the
VosgeS the guns of both sides have
been active. A large number of fights
in the air have taken place around
Verdun. In these four German air
craft have been brought down. French
aviators have again bombarded the
station of Brieulles, behind the Ger
man lines north of Verdun.
The Russians are still harrassing
the Turks on the Caucasus front and
have made further progress against
the Teutons in East Galicia. They en-
tered German trenches in the region
of Riga, killed the occupants and re-
turned to their own positions without
suffering any loss.
A Gain for the Italians.
The Italians are keeping up their
strong infantry offensive begun sew
eral days ago on the Isonzo front Es-
pecially fierce have been the attacks
around San MARITIME. Here Rome
says, the Italians captured Dante Del
Croviglio, the pivot in the Austrian
Defenses, and in the same region
stormed two other places and seized
Austrian trenches.
Germans Switch Attacks.
London, March 14.-Switching their
activity from the east to the northwest
of Verdun, the Germans again are
hammering at the salient of LIE Morte
Honlme and the region of the Bots
Bourrus in an endeavor to bring their
line farther south on the western flank
Oh the fortress.
To the east of the Mouse and in the
Woevre district there has been no.
tfceable let up in the bombardments on
both sides. The infantry everywhere
on the Verdun front has been inactive.
Assemble Men for Attack.
In line with the bombardment of LIE
Morte Homme and the Bots Bourrus,
the Germans are assent bling men in
the region between FORCES and the
Bots dos Corbeaux, PROBABLY with the
intention of throwing them into the
fray should the intense bombardment
meet with success. The French artil-
1erists. however, have had this assem-
bling point under the fire of their guns.
No advantage is claimed by either side
in the latest fighting around the for
tress.
Back of the German line to the north
of Verdun, a French air squadron
dropped $50 bombs on the station at
Br1eulleS and at numerous points
around verdun French and German
aviators have met in combats in the
air, with the advantage incontestably
in favor of the French, according to
Paris At least three German aero
planes are declared to have been
brought down, while others were seen
by the French observers to have been
in distress
RepuIsed a German Charge.
In the region of Seppois, Upper Al
SAGE, the Germans essayed an attack
on trenches the French had captured,
but were repulsed with considerable
casualties. The French guns have
done damage to German positions
north of the Aisne, in Champagne and
in the eastern portion of the forest
of the Argonne-
In Northwest Russia, around Riga,
In the Ikskun district and on the ia
cobstadt sector there have been vio-
lent artillery duels
Siiius Torpedoed, Paris Saws.