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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-14
REcORTE.

,s,.d ' xu.rde es.a direction. para q1e -
In m,estre a sus amigos que surren d
caIios, mszqTtnos, zizotes ? granos de Ia
ptel, con sc. en- t1mbres postxles que mo
rsmirs, lie mnndo q vueit9 de correo, iran
90 Ie porte, una ceiits de ponaaa uonta-
lex l.. Inejor Gel mundo psrt estss e.
Cerrsdetes. Deyuelro Ell dtnero ) Il Far.
;oEs Que &c cure Y no sane.
reIHip;ON GGNZALEZ-
2. 8. Cox 5x7. LAREDO. INA
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-14
In catco y una apprehension.

RI agente dc ia pc!icia do mme-
diatamente par;c u la commandments.
: cI jcfc tie la guardia dispuSo que un
captain y dos gendarmes sc traSIada-
ran Embellishments = n casa ocupa-
da p2r el mayor Br;SeNo. sta en- la
czqu;ra de las Gales Arteuga y Lcrdo
de Tejaua.
Los agcntes &c pol.cia nc ]cncontra-
ION al mayor vn su casa. pues este. a
v:saGo de que habia siio descubicrto,
hugo, aproyechlniose DC las sombras
de Ia nochc. In hermano de dicho
senior. Ilamado Jcstis B-iseno. Tue Il
p~rchcndido immediatamcHtc por Ia po-
licia. Ia cual proccdio, ca segu!da. l
h&ccr IN cateo mirucioso Ell n casa,
no obstante dc 10 llevar n:nguuA Or
Gen de Ia a-toridad competenie. nj
pa-a cfectuar.o nj para proccder al
arresto del hermano de! mayor.
FL cateo dio por resultado ell ha-
Largo de veinticuatro cajas de NUM-
clones para cara1ina 5000" y Maui
ser y varias ~carabings y tusjles. as:
como espadas, a J bolsas para
provisicnes.
FL muchacho Ozuna declare q la po-
licia que q habia visto una cantidad
mayor de arma Y mun!ciones, perv
los agentes de segur!dad no pudieron
descubrir Ell sitio donde eStuviera csc
c2rgamento. por mas pesquiSas que hi
c:eron. Is my possible que Briseno
haya enviado fuera de Ia ciudad las
a-mas y las municlones que no pudo
hal!ar IA p"olicla.
s. ina i leya1tar en- arnas
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-14
MIEMRE0S DEL
VARIOS MIEMBE0S DEL
EJERCiT0 CARRANC!STA
TRATABAN DE !NICiAR
TN M0FIMiENT0 ARMA=
DO EN- DICfi0 ESTADO
I'm uuchacho atemtrIzado
por III gendarme descu-
brio Ia consplracion
nrre>ponacnsla Especial para La rRENst


MGNiERkhi' ~ L. '"i''
la sIdo descunlerto III co''P'0' F"'
estaba s!endo orgahiz"do 20. "i'0S
miembros del eJerci'o c~"rI""ctS'" pa
ia s~Uv!ebarse contra e4 gonlei"' Z
ia!ciar IN moV!m!ento arrH"" e' q
EStado.
Tn mayor ca~rrancista. que F~eEtene-
&c q uno de los cuerpos que Sc en-
cuentran lie guarnici"n en- eSta ca
pita!. baio las ordeneS del general
alfredo R;c2yt. era cl o~r&anl|ador
dc. moE!m!ento afHi"d" c'"''" -
so5ierno' y Tue d~c"U'''''' %"' ~.
~J'Te"c.to que l"e SOL '1''
IN o1!e'a! dc P'i.c"" (" ''7 -
toS en- que feEre'''" "S ~ '|''
mayor, en- n cu"I mania "''""' '''
caJa c~ohtenlehNo m"n'''''S
rs Co d.s,,br;o 81 comn.ot.
Anoche. el official &c pol'ri" OR
wares. que Sc dirigia hacia "I Noyte
de Ia ciudad, encontfo' por i" ID
lie dc Le-do de lej"ua " III, J0,e"
cito. Como re e%''"'"ia q que =
media noche a~Ht"FteFa PoI "'"'' 20"
rrio, 4 soIas' eli Jo'e" {" question
Y como, poE ptfa Pa'le' - "'0'eI"
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-14
Ell ALlfA CORDINL

Ia medicinal guc cura. cuanGo oiT"> ME
din> IracaSaa. PrcciJ Si.UU. IIGa tc>timo-
MOS c iafnrIrcS h0s rfISEn i
MILLER & co.
sta. / TCN - Dept. %.
- .-ay.G TENS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-14

(Essa 9 Is "a. plesa Cei. ss.i
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-14
Sc ;ba i levantar en- armas.

JESUS Briseno. Ell hermaHo mayor, y
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

A. T. Koehne OF HOO Webster ave.
nue.. is frequently mentioned for Alder.
man Of the Twenty.fourth ward. al.
though he Is not looking for any ONCE
himself.
jeremiah D. o'Connell, the able
lawyer. has thousands Of admirers
who want to see him on the judicial
bench.
w. l.. Bodine. the efYlcient chief Of
the bureau Of compulsory education.
has made nation wide name for his
department.
George W. Pauilin, the great fur.
rier. has made a business record for
honesty and integrity that wins for
him hosts OF friends.
~
Addison street. one OF the widest
and longest east and west streets on
the north and west sides. should be
made a boulevard.
~
Julius Oswald, the we'll known bar
Der at 154 West Randolph street, Is
very popular with the city hall boys
~
X. Mcdonald OF Clinton and Adams
streets is popular with printers. manu-
facturers and everybody else.
Maurice 4. Cullerton is much re.
spected as a leader in labor circles.
Arrah ]. Whistler, president of the
Akron Tire & Vulcsnizing Company
is highly respected in the business
world because Of his clean cut and up.
right methods.
Clarence s. barrow Is always the
friend Of the poor and the downtrod.
den and no one stands higher at the
bar.
Mckenzie CleIand. the able former
Judge, 10 . man who 10 never afraid
TO stand up for what he believes to
b right.
John c. Paul. the we'll known man.
ufacturer Of Burnishine. has made
his business household word In Chi.
cago for reliability.
Judge Scully made fne record on
the Municipal Court bench. He 10
making even a better one 40 County
Judge.
Home Brewery beer 10 appreciated
and extolled Oy all who have used It..
Humboldt Observation-Disclosures.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

there $50 week for the first month and 500 weekly thereafter He
Of giving him $50 week he said the producer offered him only So
Charles
here
and n ordered him
in l
cents Tuesday
for bread and bologna had eaten moth
o spoiled"
brOked
swfea
the babies Iandady had threaten o
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

last time. An interurban car run
over him few minutes later, inflict-
ing fatal injuries.
Harrington was ninety-two years
old. partly deaf and none too spry. But
with the reluctant spring sunshine
there came call to the old man from
outside the white walls of the cOun-
tvs home for the unfortunate-a call
too strong and insistent to be dlsre.
gnrdcd.
The voice must have been In the
old n,un's fancy. for there nre none
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

Onions occur only In Numbers II IS,
as one of the good things of Egypt Of
which the Israelites regretted the loss.
The onions of Egypt are much milder
and less pungent than those Of this
country.
Malaria is much less widely preva-
lent in the United States now than
formerly. The northern boundary has
gradually reccded, leaving here and
there more or less localized endemic
fOci. 1t has all but disappeared from
Wisconsin and Michigan, states once
badly infected,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

Of his kin left earth anybody able
business
and existence o
balance family
he ceased business
much The descent At
him.
door remained swing him. living lie taken the
he
reach "a
The reached hastily the handle the brakes went with
his
short second while he felt the slight thud
breathed
had fallen
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05
THINGS WORTH KNOWING

The young condor is year old be-
fore it flies.
A valuable list of illustrations that
have appeared in the annals and the
circulars of Harvard college Observ-
atory Is given in recently published
issue of their annals.
The worlds total production of gold
last year, though nearly equal to the
rScord output for any year, was less
than the amount imported into the
U,itph States in that period.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

VHIITC CINSS UUT1HE IHc IUUT-yVHT
course ut Yale will reach nearly ST.
100000. To be exact, the figure Is
$1,4G4,12S.
The figures show that in fresh
man year the class spent $464,6G7; In
sophomore year, $313,S00; In junior
year, $335,716, and In senior year the
figure Is set down ut $34S,S55. The
most eXtravagant man In the class nd
mitted an expenditure Of $500 this
year alone, while the figures show that
us a Freshman ono of the members of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

eating various forms OF restrictive leg
islatiOn. These range from mere IL
cense laws, designed to get rid of the
homeless feline population, to out and
out determination, which Is urged by
the extremists.
"The only reason the game com.
mission has ever tolerated law pro-
tecting raccOOns Is because in that
way we keep down the number of
cats" one state official explains. "Rac.
cOons themselves do untold damage to
game, poultry and useful birds. But
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

the class through the al $780, While the class of ~
including
'front.' that of an iCeman to a
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

weakness and ptOmaine poisoning He
told II pitiful tale of privatiOn and
worry; of how he lived for time on
grass and stolen oranges, while vainly
trying to obtain work. His chief con-
Germ is for his wife and two babies,
who are In New York and who were
In want when he last heard from them,
II couple of days ago.
The comedian said he was work.
ing and living happily In New York
when he met Los Angeles notion
picture producer who offered him
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05
EAGLETS.

A. T. Koehne OF HOO Webster ave.
nue.. is frequently mentioned for Alder.
man Of the Twenty-fourth ward, al.
though he is not looking for any office
himself.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05
l.. A. PETRIKIN

(Formerly President of the Savery- Petrikin
Securities Co, Denver, Colorado)
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

Judge Scully made fne record on
the Municipal Court bench. He 10
making even better one a. County
Judge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05
"Move" Actor Tells PitifuI Story Of Privaton

Os ANGELES CALavng bologna he knew poisonous when
comedan found unconscious from
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05
Yale Senior Class Has High Record for Spending

NEW
~
published show for the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05
Gales of GOTHAM
;i|;7(h! d 6t e
Much Money Wasted in Feeding Homeless Cats

NEW YORKConvinced that the house well
"
misunderstanding birds officials
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05

they would
ALL.
inside
Other which
the cats don't able
that destruction
Proper traps and other measures will do than cat"
State officials
Members
ton the
that the chief danger
half Of whom
a
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-05
Spring Sunshine Lured Aged Man to His Death

nETRO1T-It day.
y
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
FRENCH WOMEN IGNORED.
Quiet Heroism Not Confined to Men
 dn Trenches.

Paris. March 5.-French women particularly the poor, were represent ed by Ernest Lavisse in his report to the French Academy on the distribu- tion of virtue prizes as having during the war honored1 France by the vir- tues they have shown. Women nearly all poor-school mistresses, working women, domestics. have worked miracles of flial piety, devo- tion and charity" said he. Servants. faithful to their employers fallen into distress. serve them without wages and even in cases aid them by sacrifice ing slowly accumulated economies tc pay their debts. One of them Is rais. ing seven children of her dead em- ployer. Another S0-year old servant is raising five orphans. widow, mother of three children, has taken charge of six orphans. One mother of thirteen children has extended her maternal protection to fifteen orph- ans.
 "These people do good without ef- fort: naturally. just as they breathe: everything is simple to them because their hearts are simple. There are 37 of them in our report on the annual of prizes for individual 
 M. Lavisse paid tribute to the practical sympathy shown for France by citizens of the United States, men, tioning particularly Mir. and Mrs. Ed ward Tuck for various benefactions, hospital at Reuil and do- to other hospitals and diffcr- cnt relief funds.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
Financial
PRICES HARDEN ON
 NEWS FROM CAPITAL
Market Opens Weak But Sud-
 denly Shows Strength

Wall Street. Disappointment at con- gress not to pass the armed neutral tty bill was deterred in the heavy tone of today's early dealings. Leading stocks fell abruptly under last weeks final prices. Shippings were most af- fected marine preferred, losing four points with almost two for the com mon and as much for Atlantic. Gulf and West Indies. Recessions of 1 to- about points were recorded by Texas company. Utah Copper, Amer ican Woolen Alcohol and Continental Can. Rails also shaded perceptibly. A sudden change came over the market before the end of the first hour. initial losses being recovered in a general. rally of to points. with an active inquiry for FCoppers, Sug- ars, Central Leather and other spe- cialties. Marine preferred made up the greater part of its loss and other shippings showed actual gains. The strength of U. S. Steel was also g reassuring factor. Rails, however, failed to participate in more than slight measure. The rebound was concurred with advices from Wash ington that the administration hopes to carry out it's plans to arm Ameri- can merchantmen. Bonds were steady.
 Close-Steel and equipment issues were at highest, levels in the last hour, when rails also improved. The clos- ing was strong. Sales approximated S5O, ,000 shares.
 New York Stock Ex change quota tions furnished by Richter & Co.,. members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05


 Negotiations looking to China'ssl trance into the war against the e. trai powers now are in progress
 Peking and in all the entente capitaA It was learned in Washington. asi their success depends only upon tlJ5 harmonizing of the rewards to GS given to China with the amount Of co5 operation demanded of her. It is I'll garded as practically certain tha4 China will sever relations with Gesf many. and declaration of war pro6y ably will follow If the entente VIII guarantee satisfactory relaxation 0l the restriction imposed upon the easts tern country by the world powers ats ter the Boxer troubles. Li YuaN Hung, who succeeded the Yuan Sh4M Kai as president of China Is seen nl the picture. ssS
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05

lice. The cadets stood some distance away. Some one in the crowd be- gan singing America" The strains were taken up in mighty chorus and rcsounded over the assemblago.
 Tho president. with barred head. smiled at the demonstration and tho cheers swept over the crowd as he faced them. The president wore no overcoat and Chief Justice White asked him If he did not fear he might take cold. President Wilson smtltngly responded he did not.
 Although the sun again came through the clouds the whistling wind caused the president to change his
 ;ind about the overcoat, and he took one carried to the stand by his naval aide. pr. Cary T. Grayson. The crowd cheered as the president put on the coat. ~
 There was somewhat of a wait at this stage of the proceedings so that oil the oflicial party might arrive and be seatod before the oath was ad- mintstered. sgcss ysa Cheers for the prsaident came from the throng while wattins for him to take the oath..s K s5ss& $a@s
 .'Hurrah for Woodrow .Wilson." was repeatedly shouted. Tho president. also Mrs. Wiison. smilansly acknow- ledged the plaudits. of the multitude. | In the White Housg party were Mrs. Sayre,- Miss Margaret Wilson. Mrs, .BolNnG. Vance Mccormick and Francis B. sAyre. # N The president took the oath stand ing bareheaded, Mrs. Wilson standing just few feet away. He shook hands with the chief justice and with the vice-presidenf.
 He lifted his hat to the crowd and began at once to deliver his address while the crowd leaned forward. but the high wind made 1t impossible for those more than few feet away to hear. and many of them began to leave.
 Even the crowds on the nearby stands could hear nothing and many of them, chilled by the cold winds and uncomfortable wet benches. went away. <
 The crowd was more orderly than usual at inaugurations and made little effort to push forward to the stand as 1t often has done.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
City Items

women's $1.0O Gold Seal Rubbers, 75c, Damon's Shoe Sale. Mr. and Mrs. Dugald McMillan left today for Tampa, Florida. and St. Petersburg until April l. A. G. Kimball of 61 Lexington street has purchased four passenger Kissel car coupe from R. M. Healey, the local distributor. New Spring Hats $2.50 and $3.5o at Wilson's.--advt. Letters of administration have been issued by the probate court to Will liam Carmody, to settle the estate of the late Thomas Carmody. The ap- praisers of the estate are Peter Long and M. F. Leghorn.
 A case of diphtheria on Cleveland street was placed under quarantine by the board of health today.
 The school committee on. trade edu- cation held meeting at 4 o'clock this afternoon. At o'clock the commit tee to consider the revision of the school boards financial work held a meeting.
 St. Mary's Holy Family Circle will hold a whist in the school hall tomor- row afternoon.
 There will be business meeting ot the Working Girls club tonight to make plans for the theater party which is to be held in the Lyceun. next Monday evening. A. D. ,Carnel has been promoted to take charge of the wire depart ment at the Stanley Works in addi- ton to the wood box department. J. Dudley Humphrey has been promoted to take charge of the timekeepers in the wood box department taking the place of MT. Carnell.
 Miss Kittie Bresnahan of Waterbury was the weekend guest of the Misses Hennessey of Talcott street.
 Mir. and Mrs. M. D. Sake of flaw kins street entertained as their week end guest, Dr. Harris Masliansky of New York.
 New Spring Suits at Wilson's. -advt.
 The county commissioners have re- ceived notice from William Waitkevicz cf ,he withdrawal of his application for liquor license at 37 Hartford avenue.
 | X number of the local members of the Wesleyan alumni will attend the annual dinner of the Hartford -Wcs- leyan association at the City club in Hartford Friday. March 16.
 Mrs. James, M. Burdick of 125 Camp street is recovering from Q recent ill., ness.
 w. w. Penfield of Curtis street will move his family to Stamford April 1. He has accepted responsible position in one of the large manufacturing concerns in that city.
 Centennial lodge. A. F. & A. M., will hold the regular meeting wednes- day evening at which the second de- gree will be conferred on class of candidates.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
FROM PRIVATE TO GENERAIa3 Colonel F. Hilliam of Canadian FOrCeI
 Rises From Ranks.

London. March 5.LColonel E. Hiin liam, who has been promoted to IT. brigadier general of the Canadia forces. has risen from private. IT joined the British army in 1888. afs saw active service in the Boer waNf during which he was wounded thre times. He secured his captaincy. AnSx after serving in the Cape Mounte4 Police went to Canada, where he sset8 tied down to farming.
 At the outbread of the war hS joined the Canadian contingent, anu became captain. rising thence through the various grades
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
NEW ASSISTANT HERE.
Rev. V. Q. Ward Takes Up Duties al
 Methodist Church.

Rev. V. Q. Ward Takes Up Duties at
 Methodist Church.
 Rev. vesper Ottman Ward. the new assistant pastor at Trinity Methodist church. arrived in this city Saturday night and began his duties yesterday morning. MT. Ward comes from Cleveland. Ohio. and will assist Rev. Warren F. Cook in the church work and will also direct the religious edu- cation. His coming will fill va cancy which has existed several months and will also relieve MT. Cool, of several of his duties especially among the young people of the church.
 MT. Ward Is twenty-seven years of age and filled the position of re. ligious director at the Windermere Methodist church. in Cleveland, com ing to this city from that position. After graduating from the Ohio Wes- leyan university he went to the Bos- ton School of Theology and while there preached for two years in a Massachusetts church making very favorable impression.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
RAN ON MESSAGES TO "ENEs1Y."

Tokio. March 6-The Japanese gov- ernment has promulgated an ordi- nance designed to prevent communi- cation with the enemy" By the term ''enemy" is meant Germany. Austria, Hungary. Turkey and Bulga-, ria. By the new regulations tele-o grams and mail to and from the aforementioned countries will not be forwarded by the telegraph and post offices. A punishment is provided for violations. Prisoners of-war are ex- empted from the application of the ordinance.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
USED FLAG AS GREASE WIPER.

Boston, March 5.-Augustus Von Hagen was arranged in the. south Boston district court today on a charge of desecrating the American flag. He was held in $500 bail for a hearing Thursday. Born in this coun- try, he had been employed recently in a local machine shop and 1t was alleged that he used small flag to wipe grease spots from the work bench.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. Mary J. Parsons.

Mrs. Mary J. Parsons.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary J. Par sons, who died at New Britain Gen. eral hospital last night. will be held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon from Erwin Memorial chapel and burial VIII De in Fatrview cemetery. She was well known in New Britain and had made her home with son. Henry p. Parsons of 156 High street. She IS survived by the following children: Henry E. Parsons. Mortimer c. Par sons, Lester J. Parsons. Mrs. Elma H. Nash of South Norwalk and Mrs. J. F. Coughlin of Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
HAS BIG SURPLUS.

Peking, March 5.-The Chinese postal department shows a surplus of $500,00O gold for the year 1916. The postal administration was first in- augurated in China in 1896, and op- erated at a loss until 1913. when the net surplus amounted to $126,0O0 gold. Since that time the increase in surplus has grown each year.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
ARREST FOOD DEALERS.

New York. March 5.-The federa! grand jury which for months has been Investigating the high cost Of food will issue direct indictments today. United States Judge Van Fleet issued bench warrants for the arrests Oe large dealers whoee Identity was not .rsvealed. by the Indictments Wers
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
Afrs. Lawrcncc J. Mcchan.

4a33 NAISs ASWkCufCC We MCCn0m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Cora Meehan. wife of Lawrence J. Meehan of SPA Washington street, was at o'clock this morning from St. Mary's church with Rev. w. A. Krause as celebrant of . solemn high mass of requiem. Rev. William A. Downey was deacon and Rev. John F.. Fay. sub deacon. The bearers were Frederick Dobson of Meriden. John J. Spellane, Thomas Brennan, J. J. Watson, Patrick Ken ney and Michal McCabe. John Rob- inson and William F. Sullivan were flower bearers. Rev. Father Fay of- hciated at the committal service in St. Mary's new cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05

Furnished by Frisbie & Co.) The local market has been very quiet today with no change in prices except Scovill which was offered down as low as. $676.
 The quotations at s2:SO were:
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05

Petrokrad. March B. via London British admiralty per wireless press. The repulse of 8 small Turkish at. tack in Turkish Armenia, near Kal- kit, is announced, today by the war office.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
John Carroll.

John Carroll. aged about forty years, died of pneumonia last night at New Britain General hospital fol- lowing a brief illness. He lived at 1S4 Chestnut street and was employed by the United Electric Light and Wa ter company. His father, two sis ters, wife and three children survive.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
Ft,ca,cl, Communique.

French Communique.
 Paris, March 5.-A violent attack was made yesterday by the Germans on the Verdun front. Today's official announcement says several German ateacks failed under the French fire. although north of Carriers wood the attackers obtained foothold in ad- vanced positions.
 The German losses were heavy.
 The attack was made over front of one and three-quarters miles In the region of Caueriers wood and Besonville and was preceded by an intense bombardment. The French repulsed a raid at various, other points on the verdun front. taking prison- CTS.