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Show GERMANS DELIVER DEADLY STROKE London, May 7. Tho Germans have seized tho offensive from tho hands of tho French and today delivered de-livered furious attacks on tho fifteen mllo front north of Verdun, winning successes on both Rides of the, Meiiae. On tho entire fifty mile fan shaped shap-ed front around tho great fortress tho crown prince has opened tho must terrific battle of the campaign. Tho bombardment has attained a climax of vloletice from tho. Argon-no Argon-no to far In tho Woevro. At tho St. Mlhlcl snllent tho flermans are showing show-ing signs of great activity. Great Gains Are Made Tho gains registered today are the groatcst won by tho Germans In the lanl month and the lrgcst registered In twenty-four hours since tho first fow days of tlic battle. East of tho bill No. 304, the dominating dom-inating height west of tho Meuse, agalust which the crown prlnco Is concentrating his entire energy In this region, tho Germans today took by storm sections of the French communication trenches. Germans Sweep Forward Tho attack was launched after "i artillery bombardment continuing two days with such violence that It changed the contour of wholo sections sec-tions of land. Tho German troops Hwcpt forward on a wide front stretching from hill No. 304 us far ns Dead Man hill. Tho French brought to bear n tremendous artillery and macl:o cun firo agalst tho advancing ranks Inflicting heavy losses and stemming the attack on a great section of the front. Only In the sector east of hill No. 304 wero tho Germans able to gnlu a footing. |