Show GERMANS CAPTURE STRONG FRENCH POSITIONS POSITIONS' Berlin Announces Occupation tion of Territory Near LULL IN THE FIGHTING Paris Reports That No Infantry Infantry Infantry In- In fantry Engage Engagements Occurred Occurred Occurred Oc Oc- Oc- Oc During Night Verdun S Situation ion at a Glance There is a slight lull In the battie bat bat- tie tle raging around Verdun follow- follow Ing the violent fighting of yesterday yester yeter day by which the French pushed their way back to the northern outskirts of Caillaux wood between between be be- tween and Vaux and regained a footing in the village of of Vaux Itself No Infantry engagement en en- occurred last night according ac according ac- ac cording to the afternoon Paris bulletin Northwest of the fortress the artillery on both sides has been actively employed along the Avo Avo- Malancourt court-Malancourt front where the salient in the line Ihie is gradually being straightened out by fay the southward push of th the Germans PARIS April 4 No No infantry attack wa va was made last night by J the Germans in the Verdun region the war office announced this aft aft- The French continued their h heavy avy bombardment alo along g the Vaux front front northeast of bf Verdun The response was feeble There were vere violent artillery exchanges near A Avocourt and Malancourt I The Flie t text of the statement follows In th tb the Argonne district we have II bombarded certain of the German Gennan organizations organizations organizations or or- particularly in the region of Montfalcon and Malancourt We West Wept t of th the Meuse there has lias been artillery fighting of con ld rable violence vio yb r J lence from along t from as tar far ar as s Malancourt East of or the thelI I l I Meuse use the night passed 5 quiet The Tile Germans have made no attack at nt tack tacit against the front between mont and Vaux est re-est established re-established bUshed by our counter atta attacks ks of yesterday French batteries have b been en particularly par par- active in firing upon enemy positions In In this region The enemy has responded but feebly East of the forest of Le a strong reconnaissance by the enemy enemy has lias been dispersed by our fire In Alsace French batteries were successful In shelling a German supply supply supply sup sup- ply train on the highway between Thann and BERLIN Vl Via London April 4 Strong French positions southwest of and in the wood northeast of or Verdun have been taken by the German troops the war office announced today Recapture by the British of ofa a a mine I crater at St. St Eloi south of Ypres which the Germans had been occupying I is also recorded In the official I statement The official statement follows After powerful artillery preparation the British l have ave taken possession of the crater south of St. St Eloi which we took from them on March Maich 28 In ln the region of the fortress of our troops after bitter fighting g. g captured on April AriI 2 some I strong French defense positions southwest southwest south south- west vest and south of ot the fortress and in wood They repulsed from the captured positions all aU the enemy's I counter attacks which continued Into the night Employing exceedingly strong forces and at the cost of ex extremely ex- ex heavy sacrifices the French FrenchI I repeatedly and fruitlessly stormed the e defense positions which they had lost lostIn lostIn In wood During our attacks on April 2 we captured In unwounded prisoners nineteen nineteen nineteen nine nine- teen officers and men and eight machine guns Eastern thea theatre re The situation Is unchanged The enemy artillery has shown increased activity only north of and between and new lakes |