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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1916
Page
10
The advance begins a second phase as German and French forces clash in a broad sector. Russian and Austrian actions punctuate a wider battlefield with heavy artillery, trenches, and numerous reports of assaults and counterattacks across Meuse, Champagne, and other fronts.
The report details German assaults around Verdun repulsed by French and Allied forces, with hand to hand fighting near Fort Douaumont and in the Meuse sector. Nuri Bey, brother of a Turkish war minister, is killed in Western Egypt as tribesmen suffer heavy casualties. Multiple bombardments and counter attacks are noted along the Champagne Navarin farm area and Belgian fronts with ongoing artillery activity and limited gains for German attackers.
War dispatches describe ongoing fighting on the Woevre front near aux and Eix with attacks and counterattacks over stations held by both sides. German offensives report advances near Verdun Douaumont and Meuse peninsula while Austrian gains at Durazzo and British actions in Egypt and Mesopotamia are noted.
Reports detail General Aylmer's bombardment on the Tigrig left bank and a punitive column from Nasi riyeh moving to disrupt enemy dispositions. The enemy retreated with heavy casualties while British forces pressed for forward position on the right bank and ongoing bombardments near Hannah. Floods expected as river rises.
Reports from February reveal the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Maloja sunk after hitting a mine off Dover. Of 119 passengers, 64 names saved. 47 bodies recovered, including three more lascars. Rescue efforts continue as families arrive in Dover to identify remains. The incident follows a broader pattern of fresh mine attacks blamed on German forces.
In Athens February 28 barefoot and ragged women with babies marched to parliament to plead relief from mobilization payments and allowances delays. Deputies promised help, but action by the session was limited amid political infighting and Verizelos related shifts. Soldiers' leaves and troop withdrawals from Macedonia and Thessaly may ease civilian hardship before spring planting. An Italian process claims edible oil from grape seeds as a soap component.
Paris reports a brutal six day clash around Fort Douaumont with German troops under heavy French artillery and counterattacks. Briand and London editors note strong French defense, immense casualties, and a shifting balance as Verdun remains the focal point of Western Front action.
Washington February. The Ducktown Sulphur Company asks the Supreme Court to dismiss the original bill filed eight years ago accusing it of maintaining a nuisance. It contends fumes from its plants in Tennessee were blown into Georgia, causing poisoning. The state of Georgia opposes the request.
Tom Smithson of 15 Vanable Street told police he lost $125 on Saturday night at the Kimballhouse. The money is believed stolen by an unknown man. detectives are pursuing the suspect.
London reports growing public pressure for Italy to declare war on Germany as parliament prepares to convene on March 1. Italian newspapers say cabinet advisers only favor a declaration if the government is pressured to act.
Washington February 24 The Supreme Court today ordered the federal circuit of appeals at New York to return Lamar renown for review on a matter involving the so called wolf of Wall Street. He was convicted and his defense argued that a congressional representative is not an officer of the United States. The court did not issue a ruling and postponed execution of a two year penitentiary sentence.
Special Representative Edwards will leave Washington Wednesday for home due to illness of his 11 year old son Charlee Reach Edwards. The boy has been ill eight weeks with throat gland infections not fully diagnosed until an X ray revealed multiple infections. The Edwards family plans to seek treatment at home in Savannah rather than a hotel in Washington.
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