Show WUL FUL mm N VE r DUN N mi BATTLE I 1 N MOWED DOWN dy GUNS LIKE GRAIN BEFORE THE REAPER ana ans Ann announce capture of five rowne 0 no in one day walle allies report leening lessening activity of teutonic force forces with the lessening of the vity ot 0 the contending force forces to north of verdun the french in i region awit of verdun using their artillery to break up mull preparations for further ad aces ces toward tho the hi sari arigos oua points the fire of the anch eh guns has prevented the gerins a from launching offensives yhu e losse losses have been heavy att ck parties being mowed down by br tua ae e one correspondent de res that during a charpe by the mana ans the french ire whine 1 guns cod ed la in batteries every rive yards can an to ploy and ve ne sa saw the dead in pups ups upright where there ft a as not n rn na A for them to fall the he germans on tuesday reported capture of five flo towns southeast of idun they are dieppe anzee and Cham champion plon he advance was over a front elve ive miles long and represents a in of from one to four miles in he ee days in a the mountains there also e abeen great artillery activity by the bench near senones sc nones and bande ban de kt t while near the germans c been driven out ot of trenches trench eathey they previously taken in the charnie chamie charna chama a german fortified works in tho on a of hill no hae hwe been bat 05 S by the french sun gune and the er of r u mine exploded iby by the gerna a ra r as bocc idled by the french ba gernis have added addeal several dional points to thelt thel terrain fh h fighting about verdun having enabled to construct trenches on t ioas sloshes north of the cote du i to capture an armored work north t of and have taken i towns of and champ thirteen miles southeast of veri bin this drive to the east of verdun ib ulva scy of the aa jerwan has las ex over a front of virtually elve miles talles from dieppe to champ erlin reports that thus far ave ve taken prisoner officers 16 5 men and a large number of guns chine hine guns and much war material here her e has been considerable artil y activity and fights in the air be een battalions of german and brit ib aviators along the british front france fance and belgium ln in the dysnak region of russia the tans have driven the germans Germ jana ick k and adva advanced Aced their line and put wn under heavy fire an attempt at counterattack in a lengthy statement in reply to 1 official communication issued from froin the russian general aff ff describes the powerful defenses falch aich guarded Erzer urn and declares bat at the force of the blow dealt by lie e russians can be estimated iby the et that some of the turkish irmy army aps of three divisions each now lumber umber only a lev thousand men all ie e remainder ema inder having either perished r have been taken prisoners A central news dispatch from pet grad taya the turks are aro hastily evacuating and the neigh oring ring towns on the black eca sea cs ct ait t f the caucasus region |