| Show FR FRENCH CONFIDENT WC 4 SUCCESS A AT ATE r E K VERDUN Sit Situation er j n Well in in Hand Alit AI- AI All OF Al- Al it 01 11 I thou h Both Sides Are AreS l S. S Reinforcing Y L' L PAI S Feb 29 Delayed Delayed Delayed- That the situation around Verdun is now Y 10 well In in hand and con conn considered considered quite satisfactory from the the French French point of view is freely stated by the military experts To the northeastern part of the stronghold strong hold the the chief effort of ot the Germans seems to be directed to the rescue of the who remain cooped up in the ruined casements of ot Fort The development of the G German operations s southeast of Verdun Verdun Verdun-is is interpreted by the observers observers ry ers as preliminary to an attempt to assail the French positions on t the e Meuse heights through two principal gaps through the woods which are protected by Fort Tavannes east by st of Verdun and southeast of Fort and by Fort Rozeller Roze Roze- lie ller lez t tet tho the southeast of the fortress Fr Fresh sh Troops Brought Up Bat Both 4 sides are profiting by the perio period pe pee rio of comparative calm to bring up Ur fresh forces and supplies of ammunition tion While It is realized that the Germans have not yet reached the limit of their offensive resources it itis itis itis is stated that any fresh onslaught on their part is awaited t by y the French with supreme confidence in their abil abil- ity sty to lo hurl it back bacle The Havas agency says that the German attack on Verdun has made madeno no further progress and is now dwindling dwin dwin- dwindling according to latest information reaching Paris The Germans capture cap cap- capture captured ture 1 the village of but gained no strategic advantage thereby thereby there there- by hy silice the whole region is being flooded floed k The French fell back slightly to a oI strong line from which they hold olto the village vi lage under their fire Bombardment Slacken Slackens The bombardment to the north of ot Verdun which continued with great violence nce through the preceding night slackened yesterday b by the vigorous response of the Frech French artil artillery ery and the lie attacks which had been made maC under cover of darkness by the German infantry in the region re reo re- re gion glen were not renewed French troops still till surround the ruined fort of in which sever several l hundred Germans are cut off The line from to Cote de has been more solidly fortified and now Is in a condition to resist the most violent attacks The bend made by bythe tile the Meuse north of Verdun is swept b by bout both the German and the French Trench artillery and is untenable for cither either side loc Local Local l Operations I In Ira Champagne the Havas agency adds the attack which It was belIeved believed believed be be- would assume serious proportions never got beyond purely local operations and does not seem likely to extend In a a. word tue German offensive is suspended but not stopped It would bo be risk risky at present resent to say whether the pause pause is due due to the fact fact that the Germans realize that all Efforts to take Verdun are vain and are simply confining themselves to defending positions which they haY have so 50 dearly bought or whether the German troops are merely in Ip i need ofa of ot ofa ota a rest before hurled forward again agan to to the assault but the Ha Havas agency says the Germans Germans' intentions ns will b be revealed before the end of the pre present ent week |
