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Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 May 1916, Page 3

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(Received This Day 8.15 a.m.> HIGH OOM M ISfii ONER' 6REPORT. London, May 2*5. Left of the Meuse there was an artillery duel, rnther intense, in the seotor of Hill 304 and •on the front of Mortihomme in the course of thef, night. We progressed by grenade 1 fighting in spinneys east of the village of Cumieres, the enemy mak 'ig no attempt to attack. On tie right bank otl the Meuse a strong Germain attack enabled them to set foot in one of our trenches north ot the roadway j of Haudromont. A very violent bom- ' j bardment on both sides contain e« in j i the region 'of Douaumont, •but there j ifi no infantry action.

[ fßeceived This Day, a.50 a.nj,;

A GEiNiuRAL BATTLE Ai VJiRiDuN i'aris, May 25. A semi-officia* statement says thai the fighting at Verdun continues w tl the fiercest violence. 11a fighting or Wednesday assumed a desperation uol reached since the struggle began. Tin German command seems determined at all costs to obtain a result, and more than ever is prodigal in sacrificing his men. The ii a various" at Douaumont repeated their untiring and. desperate assaults. The French infantry made a veritable massacre, . showing marvellous "bite" in their resistance against the most furious assaults, whfab were successively broKen. Eventually the Germans at the end "of the day penetrated the fort. The present con flict surpasses aid its predecessors and really a- general battle was begun with, the French initiative with their attack on Fort Douaumont on We«tno* day and it may be decisive. Tlio slopes' east and north 01 the "fort *r«> covered with German corpses. (Received This Day a.15 a.m,» AMJfi&ICA'S PROTEST EENBWED.

Washington, May '2S

Identical Notes, renewing tlie protest .of the United States against trie British treatment of neutral mails on the high seas have .been bamded •to the .British and French Ambassadors, ±hey (the Notes) reiterate America's objeo tions to tihe seizure and detention <■' legitimate mails to andi from the United States, and demand a cessation of the seizure of vessels subject U> mail and local regulations.