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Show GERMAN DEAD IN FRONT OF FRENCH Struggle For Advantage Continues Con-tinues to the East and North of Verdun. London, March 30. Interest In allied al-lied circles is divided betweon the fighting at Verdun and what appears to be an Italian offensive at Gorizia. Engagements are going on day and night both northwest and southwest of Gorizia. The Austrian and Italian reports do not seem to inutcate a general auacK by oither side, but show that the fighting has been fierco and continuous continu-ous for several days. The action began be-gan when the Italians rotook certain trenches northwest of Gorizia which they have besieged since the beginning begin-ning of the war. The Austrians have attempted to regain the lost ground, but have failed, although they have taken 350 prisoners and some war material. ma-terial. While the Italians were repulsing re-pulsing the enemy attacks northwest of the town they themselves attacked on the plateau southwest and south of the town and captured a trench, taking 200 prisoners, two machine guns and other prizes. No Letup at Verdun. Fighting north of Verdun today switched back to the east bank of the Mouse, where, despite artillery preparation and the use of flaming liquids, the Germans were twice repulsed re-pulsed In an effort to debouch from Foil Douaumont. During the day several German aeroplanes were shot down, five In the Verdun region, one in Champagne and one In the Somme district. .According to the Paris midnight statement, the crown prince during the day, made no effort to follow up his successes upon the Malancourt sector. Instead the Germans were kept busy meeting French attacks in the Avocourt woods. Berlin reports that all these attacks, made with the object of extending the gains of the previous night, were repulsed. Piles of German Dead. During the morning the Germans attempted counter-attackB against fho nneiUnnn wnn hv tho Fronoh tcSth v j.ww-. .. V - , .. . tho especial object of recapturing the strong redoubt near the southeastern edge of the forest. All these attacks faild, Paris states, especially heavy losses being Inflicted by French fire from the redoubt. "Piles of dead bodies," according to the Paris report, re-port, were left in front of the field fort. AIn Intense artillery fire is being directed against the French positions In the village of Malancourt and along contiguous lines, apparently in preparation for renewed infantry attacks. at-tacks. The attempts of the Germans to advance ad-vance south of Fort Douaumont were made in great strength, advices from Paris say. The first attack was launched during the morning hours, only to bo broken up by the infantry infan-try and barrier fire of the French. On the same front In the afternoon the Germans again tried to break forward, for-ward, only to meet a similar fate. oo |