Verdun Front Bloodshed at Vaux and Douaumont
German assault on Vaux near Verdun, begun March 2, sees 4000 German corpses counted after a fierce battle. French artillery and infantry repulse multiple charges toward Douaumont, with heavy losses on both sides. Petain and Castelnau compared for strategic withdrawals amid the mêlée.
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Verdun and Front News Report From March Front Descriptions
A wartime bulletin details bombardments and repulsed attacks south of Lem baertzyde toward Boureullies and Haudremont wood toward Douaumont. It notes heavy artillery actions near Verdun and fixed positions at Doueumont, Vacherauville, and the Meuse front with aerial bombings and a rail line strike.
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Western Front updates show heavy artillery and trench actions
Official communique reports intense fighting on the Western front with German counterattacks repulsed. Allies claim several craters captured and trench lines held near Mikhaliche and Alisevich while Dniester actions target enemy barricades and trenches.
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Food and Peace Riots Concealed by Germany
Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam quotes Dr. Karl Liebknecht claiming Berlin hides food riot and peace protest figures. He accuses capitalists, armament makers, and Krupp links of profiteering while a new Berlin department handles anti war sentiment. Colonge reports food riots with violent street demonstrations and police clashes injuring several.
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Warden Waters Faces Prison Commission Trial Today
Warden J. A. Waters of Twiggs County is to be tried today before the Prison Commission on charges mainly about insubordination to the commission. Waters has previously been tried and acquitted in Twiggs County on similar charges. A Twiggs citizen delegation traveled to Atlanta to support him, with Dr Obediah Gibson of Macon leading the legal effort and affidavits from local supporters. The Prison Commission will be represented by Col. S. D. Shannon of Jeffersonville and Col. L. D. Moore of Macon.
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Best Soldiers in World Says British General of Fighting Frenchmen
British General Sir Bryan Melton praises French and British forces in 1916 context. He notes France supplied seasoned troops, Britain built its army from scratch. He describes the Entente as a "Marriage of inclination" and urges cooperation to defend the right.
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Pope Benedict Urges Global Peace Amid War Crisis
Rome March 5 Pope Benedict appeals once more for peace in a special Lent letter. He recalls efforts to urge belligerents to lay down arms and seeks a united prayer effort across Catholic families to end the war. He blesses a plan by pious ladies to form a spiritual union and calls for charitable offerings to aid the afflicted.
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Fire Extinguisher Men Gather for Convention
More than 150 salesmen from the southeastern division will meet at the Pyrene Fire Extinguisher Manufacturing district conference in Atlanta at the Ansley Hotel Wednesday. W. R. Hoteb Riss of Cheltenham Advertising in New York will address The Sales Possibilities of an Unknown Want. H C Patch, district manager, 259 Peachtree Street, heads the program. T. P. Flanagan, Pyrene advertising manager, will discuss Advertising of the Company.
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VERDUN BATTLE SEEN AS GERMAN SETBACKS AND DELAYS
Lord Northcliffe reports in The Times that Verdun will not yet decide the war, citing heavy German losses and miscalculations. German advances were accelerated by premature spring, with deserte rs and air reconnaissance warning French readiness. A Zeppelin raid failed and French defense is praised as persistent under terrible conditions.
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Times Today
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Verdun Battle Report From Wartime Correspondent
Verdun described as a great basin theatre of war where French defense holds despite massive German bombardment. The piece notes the calm of French citizens, Petain's leadership, and the uncertainty of Verdun’s fate while detailing troop dispositions, fortifications, and the near siege of Douaumont.
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