HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1916-08-11, Page 3FRENCH TROOPS AG AIN
IN POSSESSION OF THIAIJNIONT
Latest German Effort to Smash Verdun Is Taking the Form of
Terrific Counter -Attacks.
A despatch from London says :-
Thousands of men fought desperately
on Friday on the one -mile front from
Thiamont to Fleury, with the, result
that the French again are in complete
possession of the Thiaumont work
and the greater part of Fleury. The
French and Germans are attacking al-
most incessantly, while' the big guns
can be heard more than 100 miles
away.
The French resistance to this, the
.latest and one of the greatest of the
German efforts to smash into Verdun,
is taking the form of terrific counter-
attacks. Not only have the Germans
been held completely in check by the
herotc defence, but the French have
made imposing gains of ground on the
most powerfully -fortified section of
the entire Meuse battlefield.
Following the capture of Fleury on
Thursday afternoon and the Thiau-
mont work, the French were forced to
evacuate both positions. They were
driven from Thiaumont by the terrific
German bombardment and stronger
counter-attacks forced them to cede
practically all of Fleury.
Friday, however, they renewed their
attack, Ie. the afternoon, charging
with the bayonet, French infantry won
back the ruined battlements of Thiau-
mont, while by a furious massed at-
tack across the debris of Fleury they
recaptured all but the outskirts of the
village.
The French report having captured
more than 400 unwounded Germans in
the course of the day's fighting. The
losses on both sides are said to be
tremendous. The„ fighting has taken
on a character outstripping in fury
any before seen in the war. Dense
masses of men are attacking posi-
tions defended by machine gun bat-
teries and fortified with field guns,
and it is not believed such fighting can
continue long without a respite.
Heavy reinforcements are reported
being brought up by both sides.
Military critics. in Paris, comment-
ing on the new Verdun battle, pointed
out that the French resistance if any-
thing had softened, and predict • that
the last hope of the Germans to cap-
ture the fortress has vanished,
CROP PROSPECT
FOR DOMINION
Official Review Issued at Ottawa
of End of July
' Conditions.
A despatch from Ottawa says: A
special press bulletin issued by the
Census and Statistics Office reports
on the condition of field crops in Can-
ada at the end of July in part as fol-
lows:
Ontario -In the peninsula (Essex
county) a large.crop of hay has been
harvested in splendid shape. Wheat
and barley are harvested, but are not
quite a standard yet. Oats will be
below average. Corn and hoed crops
are fair, though later than usual. In
eastern Ontario crops are suffering
from lack of moisture. Wheat is
little grown, its condition is fair and
it is beginning to ripen. Barley is
poor, rather late and very uneven.
Oats, the' most important crop of the
district, shows some great divergence,
some crops being far advanced, oth-
ers only a few inches high. About
three-quarters of the liay is harvested
and the crop is a very good one. Corn
is poor ;• potatoes are healthy.
Northwest Provinces -The weather
conditions of July have been general-
ly favorable, although local hail-
storms have done some damage.
Grain crops continue to show fine
promise, especially on bearing and
summer fallow,. Grain on the stub-
ble is not so good. In southern Alberta
crops are all good, and harvesting will
commence sooner than was expected
a month ago. Wheat cutting is ex-
pected to begin about August -20; hay,
roots and potatoes are good.
Nova -Scotia, New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island report all crops
as making good growth, In Quebec
the hay crop is abundant, but grains
have suffered from drought. British
Columbia reports cereal crops grow-
ing well.
ITALY AIMS
BLOW AGAINST GER-
MANY.
A despatch from Rome says :-The
Italian government, according to the
Messaggero, is about to publish a de-
cree forbidding all Italians, including
those living abroad, from doing busi-
ness with nationals in alliance with
enemies of Italy. Agreements made,
in spite of the f rohibition, it is stated;
will be considered void and the mak-
ers will be punished.
600,000 PERMANENTLY LOST BY
TEUTONS IN 60 DAYS.
A despatch from London says
It is stated by a reliable authority
that Austria and Germany, since June
4, have lost on the eastern and west-
ern fronts, not including the Italian
front, 380,000 officers and men in
prisoners, and 370,000 in killed and
wounded, representing a permanent
loss of 600,000. In addition they are
said to have lost 600 guns and 1,500
machine guns. The German estimate
of the British and French losses of the
Somme is declared to be a gross ex-
aggeration,
CONSTANTINOPLE BOMBARDED
BY AN ALLIED SUBMARINE.
A despatch from London says :-
Constantinople and the suburbs of
Kartal and Penbik were recently bom-
barded by a submarine •fromthe Sea
of Marmora, according to Constantin-
ople advices transmitted by the Athens
correspondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph Company.
GERMANS TRY TO ROB BANK
OF BELGIUM.
A despatch from London says :-
The director of the Belgian National
Bank at Antwerp bas been deported by
the German authorities, says a des-
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from The Hague, "because of
his refusal to pay them 400,00.0,000
francs in exchange for a mere paper
receipt."
NEW ZEALAND DECIDES
FOR COMPULSORY SERVICE.
A despatch from London says: New
Zealand has decided in favor of the
compulsory military service bill, which
is applicable "to men of any age not
less than twenty and more than forty-
six." The only important amend-
went to the measure by the Legisla-
tive Council was the stringent reli-
gious objectors exemption clause. The
Governor has given assent to the bill.
LIEUTENANT -GOVERNOR
OF MANITOBA APPOINTED.
Sir James Aikins Succeeds Sir Doug-
las Cameron
A despatch from Ottawa says: Sir
James Aikins, ex-M,P. of Winnipeg,
has been appointed Lieutenant -Gov-
ernor of the Province of Manitoba,
succeeding Sir Douglas Cameron,
whose term of office expired last
week.
RING GEORGE RENEWS PLEDGE
TO FULLY RESTORE BELGIUM
War Will be Prosecuted Until Objects Have Been Attained for
Which Arens Were Taken Up.
A despatch from London says :-
King George sent the following mes-
sage to the sovereigns and heads of
the allied States, on Friday.
"On this day, the second anniver-
sary of the commencement of the
great conflict in which my country
and her gallant allies are engaged, I
desire to convey to you my steadfast
resolution to prosecute the war until
our united efforts have attained the
objects for which we in common have
taken up arms.
"1 feel asured that you are in accord
with me in the determination that the
sacrifices which our valiant troops
have so nobly made shall not have
been offered in vain, and that the
liberties for which they are fighting
shall be fully guaranteed .and secured,
"GEORGE R,I."
RETREAT ONLY
NAY OF ESCAPE
Russian Nut -Cracker Is Slowly,
but Irresistibly,
Closing In.
A despatch froze • Petrograd says:
The ultimate Russian occupation of
Kovel and Lemberg and the retire-
ment of the Austro -German line of
defence beyond the Bug River are
now regarded here as a foregone con-
clusion. The armies of Generals von
Boehm-Rrmolli and von Linsingen,
whichhave been badly crippled in
their efforts to hold back the advanc-
ing right wing of General Brussiloff's
forces, have been forced to retreat to
a point which leaves open the ap'
proaches to these two important cen-
tres, and the Russians in both regions
have begun an encircling movement,
which is slowly, but apparently irre-
sistibly closing in upon the two cities.
The German loss of the Stokhod
crossings and the recently -announced
Russian crossing of the river leaves
no important line of defence before
Kovel except a natural barrier Son-.
sisting of a wide swamp, which un-
doubtedly will retard the Russian
progress, But this movement from
the west along the route midway be-
tween the Sarny-Kovel and Rovno-
Kovel railways, in conjunction with
the "Russian pressure brought from
the south in the region of Vladimir-
Volynski, both of which are success-
fully
uccessfully developing, despite all German
counter-attacks, is considered as
making the outcome assured.
The operations against the Ger-
mans are also having an important
effect in facilitating the advance
against the Austrians defending Lem-
berg, since they enable the Russians
to exert pressure against the Austrian
left flank and increase that brought
up on Lemberg from Brody and from
the south, where Gen. Letchitxsky's
troops are successfully traversing the
flooded Dneister region and are
threatening the Galician capital along
the route leading through Stanislau
and Halich,
It is unofficially reported that the
Germans have already begun their re-
tirement from Kovel and are prepar-
ing to fall back on Brest -Litovsk,
Cholm, and the general line of de-
fence following the Bug River.
SOLDIERS' PENSIONS
CALL FOR BIG VOTE.
British Parliament to be Asked to
Provide $30,000,000.
A despatch from London says:
Parliament will be asked to vote £6,-
000,000, including £1,000,000 already
voted, to provide the full estimated
cost of supplementary pensions of
widows and dependents of non-com-
missioned officers and men, of par-
tially disabled non-commissioned of-
ficers and men. This sum, William
Hayes Fisher, Parliamentary Secre-
tary to the Local Government Board,
explained in the House of Commons
on Thursday, is estimated on a num-
ber of deaths not' exceeding 220,000,
but if this number is exceeded, the
amount would be increased propor-
tionately. An additional grant would
be made for officers and men whose
general circumstances warranted as-
sistance.
GOVERNMENT TO AID
FIRE SUFFERERS.
A despatch from Ottawa says: The
Dominion Government will contribute
some substantial form of assistance
to the sufferers from the Northern On-
tario bush fires of last week. In con-
nection with the exact form of that as-
sistance, however, the Government is
still awaiting a report from Hon, G.
H. Ferguson, Minister of Lands, For-
ests and Mines in the Ontario Gov-
ernment, who has gone up to the
north country to investigate the situ-
ation and ascertain its needs.
FORCED TO REMOVE
BUST OF EMPEROR.
A despatch from London says: The
German administration of Belgium
has imposed fines amounting to 10,000
marks on the Belgian committee in
charge of the recent municipal art
exhibition, according to a Rotterdam
despatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company. At the request of the Ger-
man administration, says the de-
spatch, the bust of the 'Emperor was
exhibited among other sculptures. It
caused such a hostile demonstration
on the part of the visitors to the ex-
hibition that it had to be removed.
THE SERBS PREPARE
, FOR A BIG DRIVE.
A despatch from Saloniki says:
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia,
accompanied by the Minister of War,
had a long conversation this morning
with the French Commander-in-chief,
Gen, Sarrail. They discussed the mill.
tary situation and operations. In the
evening he talked with Admiral Sir
Berkeley Milne, Commander-in-chief
of the British fleet in eastern waters.
FRESH DIVISIONS LEAVE TRAINS
ONLY . TO BE MOWED DOWN
German Losses in Men and Guns in Desperate Fighting on Rus-
sian Front Are Colossal.
A despatch from Russian Army
Headquarters on the Stokhod says:
Fighting of the most desperate char-
acter is in progress on all positions
of our front, The Germans, driven
'to 'desperation by their losses an guns
and men, have been launching counter-
attacks almost without cessation.
1Vlonday and Tuesday they were
pouring in fresh divisions which pro-
ceeded from the trains to the battle-
fields, where they were mowed down
by the Russian fire. With huge
losses in all attacks which so far have
been delivered, they have been beat-
en back. Cannonading continues
right and day, at times reaching such
violence that it is impossible to dis-
tinguish individual events. It is sim-
ply a continuous roar like thunder.
At night the whole sky is illumin-
ated by bursting shells, searchlights
and star bombs. The towns are fill -
ed with German and Austrian wound-
ed, The Stolchod position is extreme-
ly strong.
Allied victories both in the east and
west have not sufficiently reduced the
morale of the Germans to give ground
for supposition of a sudden collapse
of their :military strength. The bit-
terness here is extremely great on
account of the persistence with which
enemy flyers are bombing hospitals
and dressing stations, which occurs
on an average of twice daily.
All of the German and Austrian
armies on the eastern front have been
placed under the supreme command of
Field Marshal von Hindenburg, ac-
cording to a despatch quoting a Ber-
lin official announcement. This de-
cision was reached during the Em-
peror's recent visit to the eastern
front. A similar announcement, the
despatch says, has been made In
Vienna.
CURE DISCOVERED ,
FOR ERUPTIVE TYPHUS.
A despatch from Paris says: A cure
for eruptive typhus, the disease which
made such terrible ravages in Serbia,
has been discovered by Doctors Nicolle
and Blaisot. The ,physicians describ-
ed their discovery to the Academy of
Medicine. It is a serum which they
found after exhaustive experiments.
So far thirty-eight serious cases have
been treated by injections, which were
followed by rapid recovery in a num-
ber of patients. In addition, the in-
jections of the serum prevented com-
plications so frequent in this disease
and reduced the death rate from
twenty-five to three per cent.
CANADIAN SOLDIERS TO
SLEEP 'NEATH MAPLES.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Canadian maples are to be planted
around the graves of Canadian sol-
diers in France. Seed of the red and
silver maple, ripened at Ottawa, has
been sent to London by Dominion
Horticulturist W. T. Macoun and
4),
nted' in Kew Gardens. After the
war the little trees from these seeds
are to be transplanted in France.
Seeds of the large -leaved maple of
British Columbia are to be sent to
London for the same purpose as soon
as ripe.
SECOND MILITARY CROSS
WON IN ONE FAMILY.
A despatch from Vancouver says:
To the second member of the Bell -
Irving family has come the honor of
being decorated with the Military
Cross, ace ding to private advices re-
ceived in Vancouver. This time it is
Roderick Bell -Irving, acting Major in
the 16th Canadian Scottish, and is in
recognition of his gallantry in leading
his company to the attack and the
eventual capture of an entrenchment
which had been taken from the Brit-
ish by the Germans.
The prize list for the Canadian Na-
tional Exhibition amounts this year to
approximately $63,000. It practically
all goes to the agricultural classes.
No horse is allowed in the judging
ring at the Canadian National Exhibi-
tion until it has been examined and
pronounced_sfrund by the. Association's
veterinary surgeons. _
FRENCH T
IUMPFI AT VERDUN
RETAKE VII . CE F FLEURY
0
General Nivelle's Troops Remove All Danger of the Enemy Get-
ting the Fortress.
A despatch from London says: The Pensive. In other words, they "beat
French counter -offensive north-east of them to the punch."
Verdun on Thursday reached its cli- The French have regained a footing
Max in a powerful blow which has re- on two of the most important heights
suited in the„ complete recapture of which look down on Verdun -Pepper
Fleury and t.whole system of high- Hill and the Froid Terre. The crest of
ly-organized defences from south-
east of Thiaumont to the Froid Terre
ridge.
After a series of almost uninter-
rupted attacks during the night and in
the forenoon on the four -mile front
from the Meuse to the woods west of
Damloup, the French concentrated all
their power in a tremendous thrust , way up to the crest again. The coco-
on the one -mile Thiaumont-Fleury; munique from the War Office at Paris
line. They smashed forward on -'this reports that French troops are fight-
point-fordistance f b tuer ing at the edge of Hill No 320 one
the former is a No Man's Land, con-
stantly swept by shell -fire. But from
the Iatter the Germans held artillery
control of the heart of Verdun. They
made much of the capture of Froid
Terre, declaring it the most important
position on the north-eastern front.
Now the French are working their
Markets Of. the World
sre4detn%f ,
Toronto, f4.ug. 8,Manitoba Wheat --
No, 1 Northern,,61,41$ i Ne. Nox'tlpeg ,
$1,398 ; No. 8 Northern, $ ,3,, On traeit,
BManitoba oats ----No, 2 CM., 68o ; o,'
3 C W., 62 0 ' extraNo. 1 feed, 51 0 ;r.
No, l feed, arc ; l o. 2 feed, 51o, aY
ports.
American corn -No. 8 yellow, 9820, on
track, Toronto.
Ontario wheat -No. 1 commercial,
31,05 to $1.07 ; No, 2, 51.02 to $1,04 t
No. 8, 96 to 0$c ; feed wheat, 91 to 02, ..
according' to Breights outside,
Ontario oats- o, 5 white, 48 to 490,
outside.
Peas -No. 2 nominal, $11.76 to 31.85 ;
according to sample, $1.26 to $1,90. ac-
cording to freights outside.
Be.riey- tilting barley, nominal, 86 to
68o ; feed barley, nominal, 62 to 64c, ac-
cording to freights outs16 ,
Buckwheat -Nominal, 70 .to 71c, ac-
cording to freights outside.
Rye -No. 1 eommerclal, 96' to 97c, ac-
cordingto freights outside.
Mantoba flour -First patents, in jute
bags, 26.90 ; second patents in jute
bags, 56.40 ; strong bakers', in lute bags,
56.30, Toronto.
Ontario flour -New Winter, according
to sample, $4.50 to 54.60, in bags- track
Toronto, prompt shipment ; 3F1.60 to
$4.70, hulk seaboard, prompt shtpnlent,
Millfeed-Car lots, delivered, Montreal"
freights, bags included -Bran, Per ten,
322 ; shorts, per ton, 524 to $25 ; mid-
dlings, per ton, $25 to 326 ; good feed
flour, per bag, $1.75
Country Produce.
Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 26 to 27c
inferior, 24 to 26o ; creamery prints.
81 to 82c ; solids, 30 to 81c.
Eggs -New -laid, 29 to 300 ; do., in
carton, 83 to 850.
Beans -$4.50 to $5, the later for hand-
picked.
Cheese -New, large, 178c ; twins,
173o ; triplets, 18c,
Maple syrup -$1.50 per Imperial gal-
lon.
Dressed poultry -Chickens, 25 to 270:
fowl. 23 to 25o.
Potatoes -New Brunswiaks quoted at
52 per bag ; Western, 31.85.
Provisions.
Bacon, long clear, 18 to 188o per 1h.
liams-Medium, 24 to 25e ; do., hes 3'.,
208o to 21a ; rolls, 19 to 1921 ; breakfdflt
bacon, 25 to 57c •, backs, plain, 26 to 27c;
boneless backs, 29 to 800.
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 162 to 170,
and pails, 172 to 178e ; compound, 14 to
148c.
Montreal Markets
Montreal, Aug. 8. -Corn -American
No. 2 yellow, 92i to 649o. Oats -Cana-
dian western, No. 2, 5480 do., No. 8,
54e ; extra No. 1 feed, 639c. Flour -
Man. spring wheat patents, firsts,7.20 ;
seconds, 56,70 ; strong bakers', 56.00 •
Winter patents, choice, 36.25 ; straight
rollers $5.70 to $6.76 ; do., bags, 32.60
to $2.6'0. Rolled oats, barrels, 55.05 to
35.45 ; do., 90 lbs., $2.40 to $2.60. Bran,
$22. Shorts, $24. Middlings, $28.
Mouillie, $30 to $32. Hay No. 2, per
ton, car lots, 517,20~ to 19. Cheese, finest
westerns, 161 to to 1710 ; do., easterns,
168 to 168c. Butter, choicest creamery,
218 to 32c ; seconds, 302 to 308e. Eggs
-Fresh, 850 : selected, 83c ; No. 1
stock, 80c ; No. 2 stock, 26 to 27c.
Winnipeg Grain
Winnipeg, Aug. 8, -Cash quotations-
Wheat-No.
u tations-
Wheat No. 1 Northern, 31.888 ; No. 2
Northern, 51.312 ; No. 8 Northern,
x�$771.261 ;gg' No, 4, $-.2•V� No, 6, 51.178 .
C.W., 46o YO No. 3e C.W,1 442c ; extraeNo
1 feed, 44c ; No, 1 teed, 44o No. 2
Seed 432c, Barley -No. 3 738c ; No,
4, 60c ; rejected, 62c ; -feed, 62c. Flex,
No. 1 N.W.C., 51.908 ; No. 2 C.W., $1.858.
2lulted States Markets.
Minneapolis, Aug. 8. -Wheat -Septem-
ber, $1.348 ; December, 31,848 ; No. 1
hard, 31.39$ ; No. Northern, $1.34 t6
31.368 ; No, 2, do, 1,818 to 31.248, Corn
-No. 8 yellow, 81 to 8280. Oats -No,
8 white, 898 to 400, Flour -Fancy pa,-
tents,
ar
tents, 57 ; first clears, 35.70 ; second
clears, $3.20. Bran -$19.50,
Duluth, Aug. 8, -Wheat -No. 1 hard,
$1.38 ; No. 1 Northern, $1.36 to $1.87 ;
No. 2, do., $1.31 to $1.38 ; September,
31.86 asked ; December, $1.342 asked.
Linseed -On track, $215 to 32.184 ; to
arrive, 52.15 ; September, 32,15 asked ;
October, 32.15 ; November, 32.15 ; Deo -
ember, 52.18 bid.
Live Stook Markets.
Toronto, Aug. 8, -Chore heavy steers,
35.15 to 58,40 ; Good heavy steers, 27.75
to 58,00 ; Butohers' cattle, good, $7.90 to
38.15; do„ medium, 97,85 to 57.60; dc.,
common, 36.40 to $6.75 ; Butchers' bulls,
choice, 37.25 to 37.50 ; do.. good bulls,
56.65 to 56.75 ; do., rough bulls, 34.60 to
25.00 ; Butchers' cons choice, 37.10 to
37.40 ; do., good,' 6.75 to 57.00 ; do.,
medium. 36.00 to 56.25 ; Stockers. 700
to 800 lbs., 56.25 to $6.76 : choice feed -
and cutitei'8, , $6500 to 344,526; Canners ilkers,
choice, each, $70.0 to 380,00,; do., corn.
and med., each, $40.00 to 560.00 ;
Springers, 550,00 to $90.00 ; Light Ewes,
,$ 7.65 to 58.65 ; Sheep, heavy, 34.50 to
$5.35 ; Spring lambs, per lb.. 119c to
120 ; Calves, gond to choice, 510 50 to
$11,75 ; do., medium, $9.00 to $10.00 ;
a o about a quer- " '
ter Hogs, fed and watered, $12.26 do,
of a mile through the most power- of the heights of the Froid Terre weighed qff cars, 512.50 ; do. f.o.b.,
fel field works on the western front. ridge. 311.60 to 511.75•-1utcaera' Freers.
Thursday night they had counted Fighting on the Somme. choicetl58 z's to 3.2
50 ; goal. 67.74 to $8;
to
more than 650 prisoners. Stubborn fighting on many parts of as
c ii� n,t50 40 i$B,50 bus<iher rows
The village of Fleury was attacked the eighteen mile front both north good, $5 to 37.50 ; fair, 35.50 to 35.75
from two sides, the north-west and and south of the Somme is reported %esti' 99.85$ tot57.18.26gooa u5Glr40 1;u11115
south-east. In previous attacks the in the official communications. faisr, 5 .50 to $6 ; canners, 51.00 to $2.26
French had advanced as far as the The British have made further enes, iniac flea ;8o oto blee :09go�rass lfcod
ruined railway station against furs- gains across the plateau north of 6c to 6e ; hogs, select. 512.50) ; rough
ous resistance. Then after the big Bazentin le Petit, but the greater part to �io16o fall's oigto 51 .75 ows, $10
guns had been given time to clear a of their energy was directed towards - +'
path the infantry again went forward,! consolidating the ground already won. GERMANS BOMBARD
RUSSIAN HOSPITAL.
A despatch from Petrograd says:
The Russian official statement is as
follows: "An enemy aeroplane bom-
barded a transport containing wound-
ed near Dusitcbi, on the Vladi:nir-
Volynski-Lutsk route, killing one and
injuring twenty already wounded men,
The same aeroplane also bombarded
the divisional hospital in Dusitehi,
killing ono and injuiing eight hospital
orderlies. Caucasian front: Our ad-
vance continues.":
Bersaglieri Speediest Soldiers.
"Prometheus, Vienna military pub-
lication, presents some interesting fig-
ures about the marching of the var-
ious armies now at war. According
to these statistics, the Italian Bersag-
lieri are by far the speediest soldiers
in the world, the Russians the slowest,
The former tape 140 strides to the
minute, the latter 112.
this time to complete victory. 1 During the night the Germans sent
411 the gains made by the Germans four strong detachments toward Del -
in their attacks of Tuesday have been , ville wood. These were allowed to
swept away. In an attack simultane- I approach to close range before fire
ous with that on Fleury the French in ; was epoxied. All were repulsed with
tho Chenois sector drove the Teutons , heavy losses, and at one place fifty
from the trenches they had seized in
this wooded region, capturing more
prisoners. Berlin previously had ad-
mitted the loss of ground recently
taken in Laufee forest. Thiepval was bombarded by heavy
Captured 1;750 Prisoners. artillery and the garrison, fleeing
across the open, came under the field i
1'rr the last three clays the French gen fire of the British guns, Through -
have captured more than 1,750 un- out the day the German artillery
wounded prisoners. They have also maintained a barrage west and south-
west of Longueval and Maneetz and
Caltlplllar wood intermittently.
There was some activity elsewhere
the descent of the lull on the Somme along the lino, Germans shelled vil-
the Germans seriously resumed their lages near Arras and Armentieres and
operations against Verdun. They • dropped bombs on the outskirts of
had large forces at their disposal and some of the villages without doing any
all of their powerful artillery. But damage. In the Loos salient there
before they could get well under way vas trench mortar activity on both
the French launched their counter -o- ; sides.
Germans were caught in massed for-
mation by the British machine gun ,
fire and annihilated. A German
strong point between Pozleres and
taken a large quantity of military sup-
plies, but from all indications they
have done far more than that. With