In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 81, 11 March 1916, Page 5

In the West.

CONTRADICTORY REPORTS. GERMANS CLAIM VAUX. (United Pbkss Association.! Paris, March 10. A communique states: We continued our progress in Corbeaux Mood. After several fruitless attacks on the village of Vaux, with heavy losses, the Germans launched violent massed attacks below the fort of Vaux, but were repulsed with enormous losses, A German wireless claims that they captured both the village and the fort of Vaux. FRENCH RAID ON BELGIUM RAILWAYS. Amsterdam, March 10. The Telegraaf states that six French aviators bombed the railways and depots in central Belgium, doing considerable damage.

THE FIGHT FOR VERDUN.

CRITICS FORETELL FURTHER WITHDRAWAL. GERMANS) LOSE HEAVILY AT DOUAUMONT. (Received 9 a.m.) London, March 10. The Daily Chronicle’s Paris correspondent states that some military critics foretell the withdrawal _ from Bethincourt. where the position is now somewhat acute, and even from Goose Hill but General Castlenau is certain they will be able to bold the existing' line Up to the present the German force twice fruitlessly attempted to rush Bethincourt Village at encounters at Donaurnont continue, and long lines of Germans are broken before the French parapets. THE SITUATION UNCHANGED. BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES. Five ENEMY MACHINES BROUGHT DOWN. (Received 10.30 a.m.) Paris, March 10. \ oofhmnniane state.^^Thc^itm^on

unchanged. During Thursday night tho bombardment on both yanks continued violently. We wrecked the trenches on Hill 425, eastward of Timm.

Our aircraft had numerous encounters, mostly over the enemy lines, on Wednesday, and out oi fifteen machines in flight, ten lunged vertically into our own lines. Two were brought down in the Champagne and throe; near Verdun.