Show LE T FIGHT NG NORTH OF HAND TO H AND encounters RE PORTED WITH ADVA ADVANTAGE ON SIDE OF THE GERMANS 1 russian russians claim th that t attempted of of was reprised while berlin says russian at tack tacks broke down london the violent bombardment northwest of 0 verdun in the region of continues while to tho the Al Ma lancourt alancourt north of the to fortress artress and in the region in the east intermit tent cannonading 1 h still in progress no infantry attacks have been launched by 5 y the germans except t to 0 the edu southeast t beast of fort Dou amont where berlin reports a hand to hand encounter with the advantage on the elde side of 0 the germans the french in the tho argonne forest are keeping up their bombardment oi of ge german aman positions considerable artillery activity on the part of the fir french ench also has been shown in the the explosion ot of a french mine in thia this region inflicted heavy losses on the french frelich according to berlin the german position ras not impaired by the explosion on the russian front the germane germans attempted offensives lrea in the region re glon ot of Jacob stadt but were repulsed while the russians captured a german trench in the region heavy fighting Is still going on in the lake region southeast ot at evinsk here berlin says the russian attacks broke broko down stoics in the austro idallan lines have impeded operations but bombardments bard ments are continuing on the isonzo isonio in tie coastal region of the russo turkish war theatre the russians are making good progress against the turks and also farther south in the lake van region have thrown their lines still further forward A conference of 0 the entente allies nt tar far reaching importance will begin at paris monday the premiers various other high government officials including rie tae british foreign secretary and secretary for war and the commanding generals of 0 france frazee great britain and italy will take part in this conference which will give the closest consideration to the military and political situation brought shout by the war the dutch ministry of marine says tant examination of a piece of bronze metal found in a lifeboat of the dutch teama Tib antia recently sunk cunk la ine 4 acs ca the belief that it belonged to the air chamber of a torpedo |