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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 July 1916, Page 3

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GERMAN ATTACKS ON THE BRITISH LINES. London, July ''J. Sir Douglas Haig reports a Germeu attack in the night directed against oui new positions east of lfazentin vilk'g". \ erv large G'--rman reintorceme Vs were collected for thiis attack. Alter <in intense artillery fire the first assault was delivered in dens.' masses at 5.30 in the afternoon. Fighting coiit'nued all night long and was paiticuVirly violent ill "Delville Wood. Alter suffering the heaviest losses the

eneinv succeeded in recapturing a poition ol the wood and obtained a tooting in the northern outskirts ol Lon-ffinwa-1. The struggle /continues. There were violent German attacks, elsewhere, including three separate attacks on TVaterlot Farm, but all completi ly broke down under our fire. There was no event of importance on the rest of the front. THE ADVANCK. The Daily News' Petrograd correspondent states that General Letch itsky's cavalry have penetrated a day's march into Hungary and threaten the real' of the Austrinns in the KimpoVrac and Kuty regiOM. IN EAST AFRICA. General Smuts, in an official report, state* that the enemy endeavoured to cut his communications north of Handeni. also on the TTsimbara railway between Korogmwe and Tanga. but he has been driven down the Pangani ii\er. The clearance of this area proceeds satisfactorily. A landing force under Brigadier Crewe captured Mua,nza on the southern shore of Lake Victoria. A majority of the European Germans fled by the lake southwards. Our vessels are pursuing. ITALIAN CGMMUN IQf K. Rome. July IS An Italian communique states that strong enemy detachments attacked our line at Pahubio and were repulsed with loss. V\ e renew-'d our attacks

on Cerno del Costa and captuied a new position on the rocky slopes of the mountain. DESTROYING BULGARIAN CROPS Salonika, July 19. Allied aeroplanes continue to fly over the IVTac-. donia cornfieVls igniting the crops. Thousands of acre* of corn have been burnod. THE GERMAN REPORT. Amsterdam. July 19. A Berlin communique says we recaptured the village of Longueval nnd TVIviTl" Wood in the night after a fierce attack by fhe Madgeburg OfifU Infantry Regiment. In addition to sanguinary loses the "FJncrlish had eight officers and 280 men taken prisoner and Tfft behind n considerable number of machine guns. Our curtain fire dispersed .fhe enemy attacks north of Ovillers. and on the southern border of Pozieres. The British had not the slightest success anywhere.

French local attacks north of Barleux. nenr Relloy. failed. The enemy continued his fruitless efforts against the lines at Terrefroide on the right hank of the Meuse. Von Hindenhurg's troops south arid south-west ef Rica broke repeated Russian attacks with extraordinary high ■.enemy losses. There was lively ai Tfllery activity on tin l Sfokhod. but ielsewhere it was quiet.

(Renter's Telegram). AFTER-"WAR SUBMARINE SER- \ VTCE. j London. Ju'jy 19. i The Germans are preparing lor a. j submarine after-war service with the I United States. Charges will be. high ' and parcels will not he accepted. I &tate correspondence will he given pre- | oedenee.