Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-10

perale infantry nghtlng around
Verdun is reported today from
Paris. The Germans have not
again attacked on either bank Of
the Meuse, it Is announced. but
violent bombardment of the de-
fenses continues.
The French contradict the Ger
man claim of the capture Of the
fort and village of Vaux. Similar
ly Paris claims the greater part of
Corbeaux wood remains in French
hands, despite the German init
nation to the contrary.
There are signs of renewed
activity on the eastern front. The
Russians and Germans have been
feeling out each others lines at
various points.
" Reports from Saloniki say 1t Is
believed the allied forces there are
prepared to launch a great often
sive movement about May 1.
The British admiralty admits the
loss Of the torpedo boat destroyer
Coquette and the torpedo boat, No.
II, with forty Ave casualties.
Paris, March 10.--An official note has
been. issued ,categorically denying the
statement made In the German official
communication of March 8, that the
village and armored forts of Vaux were
captured in a glorious night attack by
Posen reserve regiments under the
leadership of General Won Cornitz.' %
This assertion, the note says. is In ev-
cry way false.
The note denied other statements
contained in recent German communi-
cations. 4
= The, French official note says:
German official dispatches of March
9 affirm that in q glorious night at
tack the Posen reserve regiments, un-
der command of infantry General Won
Cornitz, stormed the fort of Vaux
with number of adjacent fortitica-
tions. This assertion is false in every
way. At the very hour when the Ger
man communication arrived the
Vaux had not been attacked and that
the soldiers guarding it were calmly at
their posts.
1T has been remarked that since the
failure to storm Nerdun. German Off
cial communications are full of false
Statements"
i&, Successfully Defend Positions.
The new situation at Verdun Is re-
garded as much better from the
French viewpoint as a result Of yes
terday's lighting. The public is great
ly cheered by news Of a successful de-
fense.
Notwithstanding an enormous ex-
penditure Of ammunition and unstinted
sacrifice Of life, the Germans have
failed to bend, much less break, the
blue line.
Exhausted by three days Of violent
efforts the assailants called half
days rest to replenish the depleted
ranks of infantry. The French took
of the respite to sweep out
the Germans still remaining in Cor
beauX wood and iE this effort was al
most successful.
Center Of Interest Shifts.
The renewal of fighting east OF tho
Meuse attended by serious assaults on
Douaumont has centered interest once
more on this portion of the front. A
good road runs thru the gently slopins
ravine up to the plateau before Douau-
mont, possession Of which would en-
abie the attacking forces to take the
defenses in the flank. Masses of in
fantry. well supported by artillery,
struggled hard to win command of this
easiest approach to the famous posi-
tion, but the French were able to hold
off the assailants and at the same time
to deal with attacks from the village of
30. D..
Offensive Spirit Not Lost.
Not often in the long battle have tho
French infantrymen had the order to
advance. When they did receive 1t they
showed that their offensive spirit hal
lost nothing by being held In. They
had such opportunities on Wednesday =
and Thursday in Corbeaux wood.
On Tuesday night the Germans held
virtually the whole wood. -
e., TO prevent cutting G.e ct SooTis::;:nH::
cation of the French force on Goose
Hill, French. infantrymen were brought
out from the trenches shortly before
midday OF Wednesday. They crossed
the Bethincourt road, climbed the slope
on the opposite side and entered the
wood. In the wood desperate fight
took place. =
Prooiaims Holy War. .s
Berlin, via wireless to Sayville,
March 1o.-"Bagdad papers state that
.,ine Eiu,,ir Tsifss sr-ash:c es Resht Pers!e,
mas proclaimed q holy war In all cities
.,,a v,,I,, pes Of his territory, the Overs