Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-26 | Page 1 | Slaughter Marks Dogged Fury of Conflict

SLAUGHTER MARKS DOGGED FURY Paris Declares That Opp Opponents Opponents Op Op- Op- Op p ments Have Been Brought to Ha Halt t. t pA PARIS IS Feb 26 The 26 The Ger- Ger pians ir ar are continuing their violent n ah f Verdun i f reg regard rd to their sacrifices the Hie war office has announced The German German German Ger Ger- man attacks attack In the region of mont east of the Meus Meuse have fa failed ed the war office said notwithstanding re repeated repeated repeated re- re J attacks and tremendous slaughter 1 The text of the h statement follows The fighting is still being carried on bitterly l in the rih gion north orth of Verdun Verdu where the e enemy continues his efforts on the front east Seo of the Meuse Meusa After the last Jast engagement our troops troops' re retained re- re their positrons positions in spite of f the rep repeated assa assaults assaults' of the enemy which no longer counts his sacrifices In In the region of ot Beaumont the battie battle battle bat bat- tle tie which is still raging has taken on ona ona ona a most sanguinary character On the front of ot the the advance advance advance ad ad- vance post which which- we held as lines of observation from Ornes to Hennemont since the battles of ot last year have been attacked by infantry forces from both i sides of the Meuse Our artillery on both right and left banks of the river replied without ceasing to the bombardment bombardment bom born I of the enemy Nothing of Importance has occurred on the remainder of ot the front