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Show FRENCH STOP THE GERMAN ATTACKS Trenches Are Invaded Only to Be Retaken by the Troops Defending Verdun. London, April 11. The armies of the German crown prince around Verdun Ver-dun are still vigorously on the offensive offen-sive against the French. Having delivered an attack along the lino from Lo Mort Homme to Cumiercs which netted them a few small portions of French troncheB on the east of Le Mort Homme, tho Gorman Gor-man commanders roBted their infantry infan-try here; but in tho region tit Douau-mont-Vaux, northeast of Verdun, threw their men In large numbers against the French trenches. Here again they met with success, but only for a short period of time for the French In a counter-attack drove the invaders from advanced sections of trenches they had captured and In the operations took about 100 German prisoners. While the Douaumont-Vaux attack was in progress tho Germans had not overlooked the lino between Lo Mort Homme and Cumioros and covered the entire region with an intense artillery flro, probably preparing for another attack of Infantry'. Along the remainder of the front In France and Belgium there were only artillery bombardments 'in one of these north of the Aisne tho French guns caused seriouB losses to a strong Gorman column on the march. In the Russian theater an attempt by the Germans to take tho offensive in the region of the Ikskull bridgehead bridge-head was stopped by the Russians. The big guns of both sides have been busy at varlouB points elsewhere along the front. Petrograd reports that the Russians are continuing to gain ground against the Turks In tho region of Erzerum. Unofficial advices are to the effect that the Turks, have re-grouped their forces and now are resisting stubbornly stub-bornly the three Russian main lines of advanco into their territory. Tho Austrlans between tho Adigo in Sugana valley, have brought into the campaign artillery which is described de-scribed by Rome as new and very powerful. The Italian guns, however, have replied re-plied effectively to their fire. No infantry in-fantry attacks are reported in this theater of the war. Germany and Rumania have entered en-tered Into a compact for the free exportation ex-portation from one country to the other of home products for their own needs. War material Is excepted from the agreement. Greece, according to a semi-official dispatch from Berlin, has refused a request of the entente allies to be permitted per-mitted to bring troops from Corfu to Salonlki through Greek territory', explaining ex-plaining that cholera prevails at Corfu |