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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 July 1915, Page 3

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(KLKU-liat TELKGUAI'U— COl'l'ttltiHX.J |.I'KU riIEBS ASSiKUiUON I (Received This Day D.o a.m.) qER.MANY OJWJilte , RETARA--IUON. _0 . Washington, July 15. "Germany has. replied to America relative to the torpedoing oi tho Nebraska by a German submarine, that it was a regrettable mistake, and offers reparation, if assures tlie United States that the attack was not meant for the American flag. (Received This Day ( J. 20 a.m.) A NEW RUSSIAN ATTACK. Paris, July 15. Advices from Czernowitz states that the Russians are making a now attack on the -liessarabian frontier and sanguinary fighting is progressing. . THE RiECENT FIGIJTIN'G IN ALSAOE.

A* conununiqne from the .French "Kyo.witness" states" that the operations in the valley of tlie Southern Fecht were boldly conceived and dashingly executed. The Alpine troops from the mountains of Savoy and Dauphine, and the battalions of the line made a daring onrush that wae irresistible, and the majority of the trenches at Braunkopt were captured. quickly, while on Hill 830. the infantry, after piercing the line slid down the declivities and took the trenches in the rear, taking prisoner two companies. After all Braunkopf had been carried the French were impeded for several days by unachine-gun fire against the slopes, until desperate, trench fighting made them masters of Aiilass. The Germans, fearing that they would lie outflanked, and unable to withstand our artillery, which fired on the houses, evacuated Metzeral . and were pursued to the hills eastward oi the town. They also were compelled ao abandon Somlernacht Rouge, attaining thrtir objective, held the whole line of the Kecht to Sondernacht, after taking prisoner 708, including 20 officers.