Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-26 | Page 1 | Teutons Give Only Word of Condition at Beleagured Fort

Teut us Give On Only Word of Condition at at B Fort LONDON l Feb eb 26 The The only word 1 concerning the German claim to taking the arm armored rec fortress of i outside of Verdun comes through through ur O Ocr Ocr- r- r man sources Further Information is awaited anxiously owing to the recognized recognized recognized strategic value of this fort which is the base of solid soUd field works on a aline aline aline line of hills lOOt 1000 feet high about six miles northeast of Verdun The last detailed information showed the French Trench holding lines two and a half miles behind with this this powerful fortress and its field works giving steady support The Pall Mall MatI Gazette says the French are sustaining an assault equalling in Intensity the hottest en engagements en- en of ot the entire warThe war The Westminster Gazette expresses confidence that the main fortress Is impregnable It predicts that the principal result of ot the German attack will be tremendous losses which will cripple the effectiveness of ot the Germans Germans Ger Ocr mans in subsequent operations I