Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-10
VERDUN AGAIN :"
CENTER OF STAGE
Enemy Unable to Take From
General Petain's Men the
Ground Lost to Them.
BRITISH PUSHED ON BY HAlG
Teutons Have Slackened Their
Northward Operations Due
to Resistance.

Again the French and tho Germans
are engaged In extremely heavy fight
ing in tho Verdun sector with the
Germans trying to recOup their losses
OF the end OF last week on the right
bank OF the Meusc, but with General
Potain's forces holding them back al
most everywhere and covering the
ground with their dead
over front of nearly two miles the
Germans Sunday morning. following
unsuccessful attacks Saturday night
IN the sectors of the Euls de l'osses
and the Bois des Cauricrcs, returned
10 tho fray with renewed Ngor. cs-
pcclally around Hin 2i4. At some
points French trenches were captured
by the Germans. but from these they
later were driven out and tho French
line was entirely re-established. In
the fighting around the Bcis des Fos-
Ycs Saturday night the Germans left
nearly enc thousand dead on tho
ground before the French positions.
IIaig is Busy.
Al various points on the front held
by Field Marshal Hag. the British
troops have delivered successful at
tacks, especially northwest OF St.
Quentin, where German positions on
n front Of several hundred yards were
cal sured and 4 'bsoners taken. In
Flanders the British guns are still
roaring in The mighty bombardment
that has been in progress more than
n fortnight. but as yet the infantry
has not been loosod for the impending
dash into the enemy territory The
Berlin war office reports that north
east Of st. Julien the British delivered
an attack Saturday night. but met
with repulse. Like wise. says Berlin.
strong British reconnaissance south
OF Ia Bassee canal and along the
Scarpe river were without success.
The British official communication
makes no mention OF the forays.
There has been considerable slack
/ ing IN the German advance in north
ern Russia due in a large measure 10
the Russians making stands at sew
eral points particularly on the front
of the Pakoff railroad line leading
eastward from Riga. Here the van
guards of the German and Russian
cavalry are engaged in the fighting
J the result being that the invaders are
held back while the Russians nre pre-
pairing defenses in which to make q
| stand.
Enemy Bridges Al.
on the upper reaches of the Aa
river the Germans have thrown pom
toon bridges across the waterway and
are gathering their forces for another
onslaught. Concentrations of Ger
mans also nave bcen discovered in the
regions of Jacokstadt and Dvinsk
probably indicating that Prince Leo.
pold Of Bavaria purposes an extensive
operation against tho Russians in this
region.
ON the lower end Cf the line II
Rumania the Russians and Rumaniani
continue to hold the Austrians and
Germans for no gains. notwithstand
ing violent attacks which have beer
preceded Ivy heavy artillery fire.
Altho terrible storms have broker
over the Austro-Italian front causing
the rivers TO overflow their banks ant
turning the plains into quagnires, th'
heavy battle for Monte San Gabrielle
continues unahated with the Italiani
violently attacking but with the Aus
trians still maintaining the position
on the Carso plateau the battle ha'
again lessened in violence. only artll
lery duels and patrol actions takinl
place.
Unofficial reports are to the effec
that the new imperial German chan
cellor has Informed the reichstag maii
committee that Germany may soon b'
able to make known her peace terms
Tho committee of fourteen member
Of the reichstag and bundesrath, ap
pointed recently to confer with thu
gov ernment In matters OF state. is ex
pected TO meet Monday to draft Ger
many's reply to the pope's peace pro
posal