The evening world., 1917-01-27
10000 GERMANS
ATTACK HILL 3O4
ON vERDUN FRONT
Paris Reports Declare All The
Positions Lost on Thursday,
Have Been Regahed.
BERLIN MAKES DENIAL.
Official Statement Insists All
French Attacks Were Re-
pulsed With Heavy Loss.

PARIS. Jan. 27--Spirlted artillery
combats marked the continued strug-
gle for supremacy around -Iill 3Oi to-
day between German and French
forces, the official statement declared.
Tho French fire was directed with
destructive effect against German
works. The same sort OF fighting
was IN progress around Eparges.
Paris estimated to-day that six fun
divisions. or 10000 mon. were used
by the Germans In their assault.
Every inch OF the battle-ground
around Verdun was long ago accu-
rstely mapped and ranged for artil-
lery. Adviccs to-day indicated that
the enemy practically all OF the ad-
vanced positions which the costly
German assault OF Thursday night
had won.
A dciugs Of firc. n flood OF machine
gun bullets and the fiercest sort OF
hand-to. o.hand fighting has again torn
and soaked the soil OF Dead Mans
Hill and Hill 3ot. already furrowed
and blackened by dozens of previous
battles OF precisely the same sort.
Paris reported the belief TO day that
the concerted assault was an attempt
by the attack TO ascertain whether
the French were preparing an as
sault on the west bank of the Meusc
following their recent successful Of
fonsive on the east. whore Gen. Nj
velle celebrated his departure from
Vordun and assumption Of general
command by a bold stroke. The at
tack cost the Germans thousands OF
men. The slopes OF the two hills Of
fered no protection at all to the ad-
vancing Teutonic columns and tho
execution OF the French guns was ter
rifc.
BERLIN tvia Sayville wireless).
Jan. 27.-French attacks throughout
last night and this morning against
positions on Hin 50i. won yesterday
by the Germans. were fruitless. to-
days ofiicial statement declared. All
sucn ussants s~ske down with san
culinary losses to the attackers. Tho
Official statement says:
Unsuccessful night attack of
French against positions on Height
3oi captured by us was followed in
the morning hours by further attacks.
which likewise broke down sanguln-
arily.
"Southwcst OF Dixmudc n Belgian
outpost OF ten men was captured with
no losses to our own forces.
South OF the In Bcssec Canal sew
erai advances OF English detachments.
prepared by Are. failed.
Southeast OF Chilly French advanc-
ing against our trench we're repulsed.
Our own reconcile ring parties found
French lrst-line position empty
near Barleaux.
Near Msnhculles in the wouvre
and on Combres height and the Meuse
bend, west OF 81. Mihiel, reconnoiter-
ing parties entered French trenches.
Thrustlng detachments OF Hanover
Ian reserve infantry regiment No. 73
distinguished themselves on this oc-
caslon as In preceding days"
German success ut Height 800 was
achieved with exceedingly small
losses" the ofnolal press bureau de-
clared to-day In n statement assert
Ing the German morale was proved
still intact and It's offensive spirit un-
broken by recent successes on all
fronts.
Recitlng number OF local suc.
cesses on all fronts, the press bureau
observed: These are important be-
cause they cause concentration OF
strong hostile forces at these places"