Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-02
FURIOUS ATTACKS MADE
ON VERDUN BY GERMANS
Division After Division Sent Against
French Defcnscs Northeast
OF Fortress.
EFFORTS BEATEN, SAYS PARIS
Teuton Loss for First Two Weeks of
Franco-British Offensive on the
Somme Estimated to Have Been
100000 Men.

LONDON. August l.-Whilc the ar
mics in Picardy to-day enjoyed n
temporary respite after their ire
mondous efforts of the last month.
the Germans renewed their furious at
,acks against Verdun.
Throughout the day division after
division was sent forward In violent
assault against the French defenscs
northeast Of the fortress The Of
fcnsive was delivered OH front OF
three and IA half miles, extending from
west OF Thiaumont TO the district OF
NauS.
The French War Onice tonight
claims the uniform defeat OF every
German effort. and. I'm addition. de-
c!arcs that the French were able them
selves TO make progress to the south
OF the powerful Thiaumont work.
The Germans at midnight opened "A
strong bombardmcnt along almost the
entire front northeast OF NerduR AT
dawn the crown prince sent forward
his soldiers in the first attack This
was delivered west and south of the
Thiaumont work. and according 10 the
French War Office, collapsed before
the French shrapnel and machine-gun
fire. Throughout the forenoon the
Germans continued their attacks I'm
this sector. and. according 10 Paris
suffered severe losses without having
any gains 10 show.
In the afternoon they diverted their
attention 10 the other end of the front.
and felt out the French lines there
Then. Just before shutdown. after a
furious bnmbardment. the greatest at
tack OF the day was delivered on a
short front comprising the Chcnois and
rhapitre woods and extending into the
NduN sector.
EVERY INCH OF GROUND
RECLAIMED, IT IS SAID
The assault carried the Teutons for
ward into advanced sections OF the
Chenois defenses. but failed else
where. and before the CONQUERED
ground could be organized for defense
General Nivelle sent his troops out in
Il great counterattack. Every inch of
the ground wa1 regained. he notified
the War Office tonight.
on the Sommc front both sides were
content 10 rest to-day. after a month
OF The most terrible fighting the world
ever has seen. This afternoon, for the
itrst time, intimations began 20 leak
from the rival War Offices OF the tire
mendou- destruction Of the conflict
All previous estimates Of the loss OF
life shrank into insignificance before
these figures
An Official estimate mad in Paris
sets The German loss for the nrst two
weeks OF the Franco British offensive
'll N!c SciNNlc AT -u,vpu men & day.
total Of 2Sc,00o men ia a fortnight
The losses since also have been serious
The Berlin grand headquarters sets
$4,000 men as a cautious. estimate" OF
the allied casualties, against which
the French and British can show :,
gain OF only two and y half miles on
an cishteen-inile front, Berlin de-
clarcs that the German line has not
been shaken at any point. and that
even the British Will not claim that II
has after their experience Of losing
$4,000 men in less than month
FRENCH DECLARED TO
HAVE LOST I2O.OO0
The French had 10 do tho bigEes,
part Of the job" Gays the Berlin state
mcn'. and, even taking into consld-
eration their superior fighting skill.
their losses cannot he less than
10000"
AS the result Of the slow progress
made by the allied offensive" con-
Guides the statement" we have had
time to construct new fcrtincatious
behind our actual lines identical to
those lost
In order 10 illustrate the facts men
toned, II is stated that in the first
month Of the fighting at Nerdun we
gained double the amount of territory,
while the German casualties were no
larger than We could afford"
There was sharp lighting during "a
prit tel In,