Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-03-19 | Page 2 | Germans Grab French Trenches at Verdun

Germans Grab French Trenches at Verdun By International News Service BERLIN Via Sayville Wireless March 19 French French trenches on the Verdun front over a width of or 08 yards were captured by the ho Germans In storm attacks yesterday afternoon the tho war office office- announced today Eight French o officers Cicer and men were captured Counter attacks by the French during the night were ero repulsed There was violent fighting on both sides sides' of the tile Mouse Meuse river Near the tho North sea coast and in Artois there has been lively fighting activity The Tho war of office rice again ad all a general retirement between Arras and the Aisne Somme front saying that the British offered no I strong resistance and followed in a hesitating manner I By Associated Press I AMSTERDAM March 19 Via London Lon Lou II don The don Tho Berlin Via com corn paring t the e situation in Russia with that in Germany German asks Shall the world sa say that all an tho the nations on earth arc are free except Germany Ger man many The newspaper compares tho the declaration declaration decla decla- ration of or the Russian Hussian provisional go government gov with ith the tho declaration ot of Chancellor von yon Hollweg Bethmann-Hollweg in inthe inthe inthe the Prussian diet to tho the discredit ot of otUto the tho latter aller It comments I How much longer The Tho king should straightway give back to the Prussian people their franchise which was taken token away in III 1848