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EVENING 'LEDGEBPHILABELPHIA, WEBNESDAY, . MAT 31, 1916.
FORCED
TO GIVE GROUND
EAST OF MEUSE
"A&mdon 'Trench South 'of
Gatirettes Woods, East
Of Hill 304
FRENCH LINE IMPERILED AT VERDUN
2K
TOG HELPS GERMANS
Nivelfe's Troops Retire to Chat
tancourt Station, but
Regain 'Llito
PAIU8, May 31 French troons were
omtelif-d to evacuate n first line trench
outh of p.nurettes woods, east of I Till 304.
and to retlro south of Cumleres village, In
the direction, of Chattancourt station, under
most vldient German attacks, the War
Ofllcu announced today. By a counter
attack last night, General Nlvelle's troops
regained the lost ground nouth of Cumleres.
Throughout yesterday the most violent
battle yet fought on the northwestern front
of Verdun continued without cessation The
struggle grew more furious toward night
tall and war continuing early today
Between the MeUse and Dead Man's I III
the Germans launched attack after attack
on A two and one-half mile front Oerman
divisions charged forwhrd In powerful
strokes ngalnit French works cast of Dead
Mart's Hill and against the positions still
hold by tho French In the southern part of
Cumleres.
Tha attacks, for the most part, were
completely repulsed, the French tlmo and
again beating back Ocnnnn assaults, until
the front was literally covered with dead
and wounded.
Th4 Oerman, meanwhile treated tho
French positions to a terrific artillery lire.
A first line trench Bouth of Caurcttcs woods
was completely levelled hy the German fire
and was of necessity abandoned.
South of Curnlcres village, the German
attack became so violent that tho French
relinquished their hold on the works west
of the Mcuae and fell back along the rail
way leading to Chattancourt station, half
a mile east of Chattancourt village.
In tho nctloh around Chattancourt the
OermAri troops were able to advance with
out beMff seen by the French observers.
Under the cover of thick atmospht.ro the
Germans made their way along the Chat-toncohrt-AvocoUrt
highway from Its Junc
tion with tho road which parallels the left
bank of tho MeUse. French guns were kept
playing Upon the road and the Germans suf
fered heavily, but their numbers were re
inforced and they were sent forward despite
the toll token by French shells.
The GermatJ advance guard reached tho
Chattancourt station In tho fog before their
presence was knbwn. The French forces
Immediately made a counter-assault. The
fighting continued along the railway
throughout ttje uftirnoon. In the evening a
brlllinta counter-f.ttack drove tho Germans
back to their former positions near the
Milage. One German detachment which
had managed to reach'the Mouse was com
pletely annihilated by French fire.
The text of tho official comunlqua fol
lows: On he left bank of the Meuse a
bloody conflict was fouglit esterda
ana during tho night between Dead
Man's Hill and the Mouse The encm
following a. bohnbardment of unusual
vlolenco, which lasted two days, launch
ed concentrated and repeated attacks
with 'very large forces against our
trenches east of Dead Man's Hill and
on poth sides of the village of Cu
mleres. Our troops resisted bravely
everywhere and repulsed tho enemy,
who suffered very great losses.
However, In the region south of
Caurettes wood wo evacuated our first
line, trench, which had been destroyed
by the bombardment. South of Cu
mleres, German attacks directed on
both sld,es of tho village succeeded at
first In rolling Us back In tho direc
tion of Chattancourt station, but a
sharp counterattack enabled ms to
drive tho enemy back to the outskirts ,
of the village.
Some German forces, which, under
cover of a fog had crept along the
Meuso as far as the height of Chattan
court station, were completely annihi
lated by our Are.
On the right bank there was an
Intermittent artillery duel '
In upper Alsace the enemy, after an
Intense bombardment with artillery, at
tacked our positions for about 1300
metres caBt of Seppoys and gained a
foothold in some trench elements He
was thrown back Immediately by our
counter-attack.
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AUSTRIANS GAIN
HEIGHTS IN DRIVE
AGAINST ARS1ER0
Vienna .Claims Capture of
Armored Work and Hill
on Posina
violent Italian attacks against our po
sitions south bf Bettale wero repulsed.
DEFENDERS THREATENED
VIENNA, May 31.
Austro-Hungarlan troops are surrounding
the Italian city of Arslero, It Is Indicated
by an official statement Issued by the War
Office today. According to this report the
Austro-Hungarlans to the west of Arslero
forced a passage of Posina Illver, occupying
heights on the southern side of the stream.
Italian countcr-nttneks vvcro repulsed.
Following Is tho text of tho official report!
Southwest front An Italian work
In tho region of Punta Cordln was
conquered by Us on Tuesday. West of
Arslero our troops forced a passage
of tho Posina torrent and took tho
heights on the southern bank. Four
ROME ANNOUNCES AUSTRIAN
ATTACKS REPULSED ON POStNA
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HOME, May 31. The Auslrlans have
resumed the offensive In the Posina tone
and along the upper Astlco In the southern
Tyrol. They attacked tho Jlal'an position
south of the Posina arter violent nrtuiery
preparation, but according to last night's
oftlolat statement from the War Office were
unable to dislodge the defenders The text
of the official statement Is as follows)
The situation Is generally unchanged
along the wholo front with the excep
tion of the Posina zone nnd the upper
Astlco, where there has been n renewal
of the enemy offerislve.
In the Lagarlna Valley and In the
Prtsublo sector thero has been an In
tense artillery duel and great activity.
Knemy convoys were disturbed by our
fire.
South of Posina the enemy, follow
ing a violent artillery preparation, at
tacked In tho direction of floglla dl
Cnmplglla and Mount Prlafora. After
n desperate Btrugglo (our troops retain
these positions.
On the Aslago plateau and In the
Sugana Valley, reconnoitring detach
ments haVe been active. Knemy ar
tillery has begun the bombardment of
Ospcdaletto, In the Sugana Valley.
In the Tofana aono we repulsed a
nmall Infantry attack.
On tho northern slopes of Monte San
Mlchelo wo exploded a powerful mine,
breaching a considerable extent of
enemy trenches.
DEMANDS HUGHES TEfl
STANDONIUDEFENSE
George von L. Meyer Says pn
publtcaits Cannot Accept Qt
dldate on Faith
tfry of the Navy George voTl! ' X
chairman of tho Republican "?"
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candidate stood on tho preparedn,,! ""
and the rights of this country "on l. IT
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mlttee,, as the real leader of i,T itiS?' "S :
boom, and asserted that urn i,. , "un Ay
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candidacy without his consent has
espoused by some Itepublleans who doTn.
favor a strbng position either by the Vnl
or by the country on tho Issue of
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0C NDtt FRENCH LIN OF PEFENSE
Gains by the Germans, reported in today's dispatches, show that the Teuton line northwest of Verdun now ex
tends 'from Bethincourt to Cumicrcs, the Germans hnvinjr occupied tho rond between these two points. Should
the French be driven entirely from Lc Mort Homme (Dead Sinn's Hill) nnd Hill 304 to their Charnny Ridco
positions, the extent of their next line of defense on the west bnnk of the Meuso would be as indicated by
the dotted line. The retirement of the French would leave in tho possession of tho Germans the triangle
roughly marked by Bethincourt, Esncs and Chnttancourt, thus enabling the Kaiser to mount his heavy siege
guns on the high elevations and poUr a terrific shower of shells upon the forts below.
SITUATION AT VERDUN AS SEEN
FROM NEWS OF LAST 24 HOURS
Austria Raises $1,500,000,000
BERLIN, May 31. Subscriptions to the
new Austro-Hungarlan war loans total
nearly 8,000,000,000 crowns ($1,600,000.
000). THE WEATHER
Offh-m Forecaat
WASHINGTON. May 31.
For eastern Pennsylvania Fair tonight,
cooler In eat portion : Thursday fair ; mod
ernta north and inrtheast winds.
Showara "red the. Atlantic Statos yes
terdav, followed by- clearing and cooler last
night. :nd the disturbance is passing out
of the field of observation this morning.
Fair weathw and generally clear skies are
reported throughout the eastern half of the
country. Unsettled weather with llaht
showers and thunderstorms prevails In the.
XflaaMirl Tin aln ami ,l.a ...n....... ... .. .'
risen slightly at most places In the Plains
States. There is a slight temperature de
ficiency n the Lake region und the Ohio
basin and conditions are mostly season
able elsewhere,.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Observations Ukn at 8 a. pi , Eastern tlroa,
8 I-at Italn- V!oc-station-
a.m. n't. fall Wind. Itr.w.xh..
Atlanta. 04. 4 60 ,21 NW ,. Olftir
With the concentration of new Teuton foices at Verdun for what Paris
military critics believe is to be the supreme attack on the French positions
northwest of the stronghold, the situation is approaching a climax which may
decide the greatest battle in the history of the world. Dispatches received
from the Verdun front yesterday and today indicate the following:
The advance Of the Germans between Dead Man's Hill and Cumieres
nnd the admitted abandonment by the French of the Bcthincourt-Cumicrcs
road have greatly increased the prospects of the Ciown Prince to outflank
Dead Man's Hill nnd Hill 301 and push a drive down the Bcthincourt-Chattan-court
highway.
Despite the veil which the French censorship seems to have thrown for
the time being around tho operations on the west bank of the Mcu'se, it is
becoming rapidly clear that -the hold of the French on Dead Man's Hill and
Hill 301 is extremely precarious.
Should the Germans finally succeed in gaining possession of the two
heights, the French would be forced to retire to their Chnrnay RJdge positions,
supported by a. line of. powerful forts, chief of Which are Fort De Marre,
Fort Bourrus and Fort Choiscl. Here the French would find themselves on
their most favorable line of defense, while the Germans would be con
fronted by barriers more formidable than those they have vhad to face on
the Vaux-Douaumont line, three miles northeast of Verdun, where they have
made vjrtunlly no advance sihec the fall of Fort Douaumont, its recent re
capture by the French and subsequent regaining by tho Teutons. "
Military critics say that infantry nttacks against -the Charnay Ridge
line of forts and positions would be nothing short of insanity. The guns
which leveled Antwerp and Novo-Georgievsk may or may not disprove this
statement.
IRISH TRUCE ARRANGED
BY DAVID LLOYD-GEORGE
CARRANZA DEMANDS
ARMY WITHDRAWAL
Continued from I'ate One
border have notified their people thero will
be hostilities within the next few weekB
The report grows out of tho demand
that all Mexicans in the United States regis
ter at the consulates In VI Paso and other
border towns those who failed to comply
with the proclamation have been listed and
are being visited by representatives of tho
Carranza Government They are being told.
It Is declared, war Is unavoidable and it is
their duty io register
The American military authorities aro
grjatly exercised over the activities of tho
Carwnza Consuls, which they call political
Incendiarism.
U. S. NEGRO TROOPER TELLS
TALE OF CAPTURE IN MEXICO
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ni PASO, May 31 Hands and feet tied
while he was asleep about GOO j arils from
the camp of the 10th Cavalry, below the
base of the punitive expedition at Naml
qulpa, Corporal Joe Peters was taken to a
camp of Carranza troops a week ago, but
escaped, according to his own story to Gen
eral Bell today. Peters was found by
guards at Santa Fe bridge shortly after ho
had crossed irom .Mexico. e saiu no es
caped from n detachment of Carranza
troops at Villa AhUmada,. 76 miles below
Juarez, and made his way to Juarez.
The troper wasjittlred In a pair of blue
overalls and a huge Mexican sombrero
He had been allowed by the Mexicans to
keep hla Government shoes and through
these he was Identified,
Peters told General Hell that he was
captured;1 about,. a vveekago by the Mexi
cans nnd was held a prisoner during that
length of time. Ills' first Intimation of cap
ture was on antfklrig And finding that his
feel; and hands had. been tied and that he
was surrounded by Mexicans. lie was then
taken to the ?amp of Carranza troops,
he did JlPtknQW wjjexe. uptll he arrived at
Villa Ahumada. where, due to the laxity
of h(s guarda, he escaped
He arrived-Jn' Jiffires , Tuesday morning
nd managed to make his way to the Amer.
lean side u'(.th rlvr .
Tpb negrQ trooper said he hai been in
swjmmlng and had coma put to rest on the
bank and was asleep wfeii made a pris-
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oner He said he had $400 on his person
when taken prisoner He hod $200 when
ho gavo himself up on this side of the
rlVer
Until his story is thoroughly Investigated
United States officers do not know whether
to credit his story or to believe that he Is
deserting
0AVIRA OFF FOR CONFERENCE
WITH PERSHING IN MEXICO
EIj PASO, Tex, May 31. General Ga
briel Gavira, commander of the Mexican
troops In Chihuahua, left today for Casas
Grandes to hold n conference with Brigadier
General John J. Pershing, commander of
tho United States soldiers In Mexico, rela
tive to the disposition of patrols on the
border.
Members of General Gavlra's staff In
uarez said that the conference was solely
for tho purpose of working out a plan to
provqnt misunderstanding between the two
armies
More complete plans for the running
down of Francisco Villa nnd his bandits
may grow out of the conference. It was
said
Precautions were taken to safeguard the
Ives of the Gavira party and to prevent
their capture by bandits. A special train
was sent ahead of the train bearing Gavira
to test the railroad
General Pershing Is reported to be on his
way from Nnmaqulpu to Casas Grandes,
but It Is not positive whether the confer
ence will take place In Casaa Grandes or In
Colonla Dublan.
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OF1IOK, 731 M.VIIKKT ST,
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(nntlnueil from I'nte One
Hardlngc chairman of tho Pojnl Commis
sion Investigating the Irish revolution,
stnted that tho War Office abstained from
ponding tioops to Ireland on ndvlco of
Augustine Ulrroll, former Secretary for Ire
land In the English Cabinet.
This declaration Is a contradiction of tho
statement inado upon the witness stand by
Sir Blrroll The ex-Secretnry of Ireland
had stated that ho sought to have troopc
sent to Dublin, fearing trouble from the
Sinn Fclncrs. but that the War Ofnco disre
garded his plea
Viscount French's letter was read when
the Inquiry Into tho Sinn Fein revolt was
resumed today. Testimony was also given
by Lord Wlmborno, former lord Lieuten
ant of Ireland, who was called to the stand.
I After Lord Wlmborno had testified tho .In
quiry nujournci sine die.
Vlscolint French's letter, dated May 30,
stated that early In February tho writer
had discussed tho Irish situation with Gen
eral Friend, commander-in-chief of the
British troops In Ireland previous to the re
volt. At that time, said Viscount French,
Mr Blrroll said ho did not fear nn out
break on tho part of the Irish people, but
was npprehcnslve that thore might bo out
rages with dynamite or other means. After
tho Interview, the letter continued, Mr. Blr
rcll wrote to the, War Office stating that
thero was no Immediate necessity for send
ing troops to Ireland The War Ofllco
agreed with this view
On March 23, Viscount French said, Mr
Blrrell advised that. In order to stimulate
recruiting throughout Ireland, camps should
be established which would be visited by
Lord Wimborne and possibly by King
George At that tlmo Mr. Blrrell suggested
that It might help the recruiting situation
If more troops were sent to Ireland. Ho
thought that the signt or tho troops In tnc
streets would possibly arouse Irish enthusiasm
After tho reading of the Trench letter
Lord Wimborne was recalled Ho had
previously testified that he was a mere
figurehead, having no real authority. He
amplified this statement by saying that
this condition of affairs was largely the
result of precedent.
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the actual time for the trip of 3484 miles was
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