25-MILE BATTLE.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2879, 25 February 1916, Page 2

25-MILE BATTLE.

MUST IMPORTANT SINGH LOOS. DESPERATE FIGHTING NORTH 01- VERDUN. SIiVLN GURMAN ARMY COUPS ENGAGED. A CEASLLESS BOMUAHUMENT. GERMAN INFANTRY ATTACK ALL DAY.' LNLMY LOSES HEAVILY. Pans, February 24. .A (MjiiiiiHiiiiifjiU! ,sa.y«:, The German attack jiwlJi of Verdun developed, as was foreseen, ml.«> a. rnnst iiin'jjorbaait action, for uiJrldi powcrf'ul preparaLmjji bad Ikm.'li ma/d.e. The Jwiiltlc continued with, growing ■iiiitcn»i.ly ) - wjiioli was vigorously ima/in Ladled by our troops, who inflicted extremely high losses. Cease.Joss bombardment, ondeci n.t .Mfikuu'ourl, and Kla.Ln. Our artillery replied wltili eqiiaJ, violence. Kiicc,t::wn'{; German 'infaiUitry attacks look place, all *La y between Brabant sur Me use a.ud Onics, the,enemy employing a. very largo number, comipri«'i.ng llns lij/uops of «»'vcn wmy oorjis. Wo leiiulscd a.)I. aliiac-ke «»n H«'utiKHil, village-aaul ci'Ufe'hal like enemy's oil'i'iLsivr in Games Wood by <X)iinit<MjtWiiicks. Tlic- oiioiuy |)Oiu:tra-t(xl Wi).vrilJ<> Wood, eatyl ol' (Jaui'ps, after n. eurioe •of .sauguiiiary atkK'ks. Our ooiiiLtoora.liliaoks sio])pi?<l t'lie wwaTilte norl'h oi" Oaure.s SOME FIGHT. YPHES OFI'VEiNSIVE LIKELY TO BE EQUALLED. ]joudoj),, a». A Fronoii tawmiiuiiique Kliows tOLtavt iho Verdun battle is the most importaiiit flgTiaing llna.i, lu\,h taken placo vi tilt« West since Lews and iheObaumpayn« bat.tlo. 1.-fc is likely to equal tho Goriiian offuntsivo. at Ypras in April. A GREAT FRONT. AND MASHES OF MliN. Fan's, Febrmiry 2ii. A win■iniiuique »ays: Sctcti German (irj)i.y corps aro cngagfxl in Mic Vo'rdiui. liat'Mc, which is tv, intensity, on .a. 25-taile front. There aro extremely feigh I<i;-.ji aniioiijg tlie GernKWis. "A BIG MOUTHFUL." (MatM..A-NS TUBTING VERDUN FOETJftESS. - Lti Temps tsayis Qcrmnhn ■β-tiaclts on advanced lin«s a-t ai - o being t-arrietl out on a fiverkilwnotree fdWit (a. kiloiiieti'c us two4thirds of a mile) in order to test the defences, but tilio fortnws >is a big raoutihiful. It has now beon .rciiiforccd by field forces under General. Humbert, one of the most energetJio leaders. ■"GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESS. AND 3000 PRISONERS CAPTURED London, February 23. A German, ooininiunique says: We a-ttacked noTtili of Verduu on ai front of «ix miles and penoibua/ted » mile and tibreo-quiirier.s. We ivapture*! .'3OOO prisoners amd .considerable war iiKi.tcrial.