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Show GERMANS STILL POUNDING FRENCH LINES AT DEAD MAN'S HILL Berlin Views Verdun Operations Confidently, Pointing to tll Gains Made in a Difficult Region and Heavy Losses In- .Vl flicted on the French Paris War Office Reports Pe- flpl tain's Command Holding Firmly and Germans IlLI Gaining Little Headway in Face of Heavy IHI Losses British Unsuccessful in Strong " It&lH Hand Grenade Fight Near St Eloi HvB London, April 11, 4:10 p. m. The Italian steamship 'll Unione is reported by Lloyd's to have been torpedoed. The crew of the British steamship Eastern City, the sinking of ffl which was announced yesterday, has been landed. The East- (Hl em City was sunk by a submarine. There are three Italian steamships Unione. The largest, i 'H of 3,239 tons, was engaged in trade between Italy and South jHj America. l Paris, April 11, 2'12 p. m. On the' west' bank of the Meuse, the Germans made an attack last night on Dead Man's Hill, advancing from Cordeaux wood. They obtained a footing In a few small elements of trenches, the war office announced this afternoon, but otherwise were repulsed. East of the Meuse the Germans attacked at-tacked trenches Bouth of Douaumont village but were beaten back with considerable losses. There was violent vio-lent bombardment near Douaumont and Vaux. The text of the communication follows: fol-lows: "On the left of the Meuse, the Germans Ger-mans yesterday evening delivered an attack against our positions at Le Mort Homme. This activity was accompanied ac-companied by the use of flaming liquids. liq-uids. The attack was made from the Corbeaux wood and was checked by our curtains of fire and tho fire of our infantry, except on the east where the enemy secured a footing" In a few small elements of trenches. Germans Use Flaming Liquids. "On the right bank of the Meuse, the Germans endeavored Inst night to expel us from the trenches taken during the past few days south of the village of Douaumont This endeavor saw the Germans making use of Jets of flaming liquids. It was met with a sanguinary check. "There has been a violent bombardment bombard-ment In the region of Douaumont and Vaux and in the Woevre district there have been some outbursts of artillery fire. The night passed quietly on the remainder of tho front "This morning a French air pilot vanquished a German aeroplane which fell within our lines near Badonvil-ler. Badonvil-ler. The two enemy aviators woro killed." British Hand Grenade Attack. Berlin, April 11, via London, 3:15 p m British troops mode a strong hand grenade attack last night after intensified artillery preparations ngainst the German positions south of St. Eloi, near Ypres, but the attack was repulsed and tho position Is firmly firm-ly held by the Germans, according to the official statement issued at army headquarters today. Fighting on both sides of the river Meuse (Verdun) was in progress with great vigor throughout the whole of yesterday, the statement says. The numer of unwounded prisoners taken in this sector was increased from 22 officers and 695 men to 36 officers and 1,231 men. The text of the official statement says: "The English, after Intensified artillery ar-tillery fire, made a strong hand grenade gren-ade attack last night on our positions north of St, Eloi. The attack broke down before the mine craters occupied by us. The position is firmly in our hands over its whole extent, "In tho Argonno near La Fille Morte and further to the east near Vauquois the French, who caused several mlno explosions, succeeded only in inflicting inflict-ing damage on themselves. Verdun Fighting Continues. "Fighting proceeded with great vigor vig-or throughout yesterday on both sides of the Meuse. Counter attacks aaginst the positions were made south of Forges For-ges rivulet, Avocourt and Chattan-court Chattan-court broke down with, severe loss to the enemy. "The number oT prisoners taken was Increased from 22 officers and 595 men to 36 officers and 1231 men and the booty to two cannon and 22 machine ma-chine guns. "One machine gun-and 22 prisoners were brought in as a result of further captures among tho blockhouses Bouth of Raven's forest. Counter Attacks Crecked. "Counter attacks from tho direction ot Chattancourt were checked by our offcctlvo flanking fire from tho eastern east-ern bank. "On the right bank of the Meuse tho enomy attempted in vain to recapture the ground lost on the southwestern edge of Poivro wood. "Southwest of Douaumont the enemy en-emy was compelled to relinquish further fur-ther defensive positions from which we trough baok sorao few dozen prisoners pris-oners and three machine suns. "Two aeroplanes wero brought down southeast of Ypres by anti-air-J craft guns." Review of War Situation. H The German assault on Verdun Is iH still centered on Dead Man's Hill west ,H of the Meuse. Advancing 'from Car- H beaux wood, the Germans last night H gained a few elements of French tren- i ches. Otherwise, the French war of- "H lice announces, they were beaten back HH with heavy losses. Between Douau- .flH mont and Vaux east of the Meuse i IH the Germans also renewed the at- i pB tack. There, the French report says, ?wl F they gained no success. ' lfjB Berlin Is Confident. ilHB Berlin views the Verdun operations IhH confidently, pointing to the ground SiH gained in a difficult region and the .' losses Inflicted upon the French. j (, All the passengers and crew of the ' ! Spanish steamer Santanderlno were ' apparently rescued with the exception - lll of Tour persons who aro believed to , 'H have been drowned. The owners of j j jH the vessel have been notified that she , -H was sunk by a submarine after f if- i ! 'H teen minutes which had been allowed ' , H for the departure of those on board. j 5H Vigorous Fighting Is On. I 'H The official German statement tolls j ' 11 of vigorous fighting on both sides of 'l'B tho Meuse and of the repulse of : ''tJ French counter attacks between Hau- 1 r , court and Bethlncourt, but makes no i r claim to a further advance in the reg- j ion of Dead Man's Hill. ' fl Germany's reply to the Inquiries HjH from Washington concerning the i j iH steamship Sussex and four other ves- ' M sels which was damaged by explosions (1 was delivered today to the American I j H embassy in Berlin. JM Submarines in Black Sea. I M Copenhagen, via London, April 10, I M 11:40 p. m. German submarines, I H larger and speedier than any previ- i H ously seen, have appeared in tho J I M Black sea, according to the Constan- M tinople correspondent for the Voos- t MH schc Zeitung (Berlin) who asserts j H that it was one of theso that torpe- 'I H doed the Russian hospital ship Portu- I jH gal. 1 H I The Portugal was sunk in the black H sea March 30. At the time she had iH a large number of wounded aboard. H An official statement issued by the i H Pctrograd declared that a German I H submarine had sank the ship. Nel- t H ther Germany nor Turkey has made j H any answer on this circular. , jH Italians Called to Colors. ' H Rome, April 10, 11:10 p. m. -By j 3M royai decree the following classes of . H reservists are called Immediately to . IH the colors: Men born in 1890 and IH who have served in the cavalry; men ' IjH born in 1882, 1883, 1S84, 18S5 and 1886 j ! H and who have served in the mounted . H artillery, and men born in 1882, 1883, , H 18S4 and 1885 and who have served M in the engineers, as well as all men j jM of the territorial militia who havo I . 1 served in the cavalry and also men j .H of the transport service for artillery ' M and engineers. I 'jH Allies to Land on Greek Soil. J J1 H London, April 11, 5 p. m. A Reu- I lj iH ter dispatch from Athens says that jH the British and French ministers in- ijJH formed Premier Skouloudls of tho Ifll Intention of thoir governments to , rH land forces from tho harbor of Argos- 'IMI toll and olsewherc on Cephalonlo, ono iLI of the Ionian islands a few miles west I M of the mainland. Assurances woro i H given that tho sovereign rights of ' M Greece would be respected. t :M Spy Put to Death. jH London, April 11, 4:05 p. m. A spy rJM was put to death In London today. Announcement of this occurrence was . made officially as follows: i V "A prisoner charged with esplon- M ago was tried by general court mar- H tial at Westminster Guild Hall on tho ; 20th of March and tho following days jM and was sentonced to death which M was carried out this morning." 9 oo ifl |
