http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0387891
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issued: 2019-12-10
issued: 1916-12-15
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note: _— ■— <♦><<<»»>>.♦ ♦-♦♦♦4«-«-y »4 ****f Tha Dally Nawa haa (ha largaat olr-' oulation of any daily nawapapar in Canada in proportion to tho population of it* horn* town. \n6 The only paper in tha interior of British Columbia carrying tha full service of tha Western Aseociatee* Presa over ita own laaaad wire. VOL. 15 No. 209 NELSON, B. C, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15. 1916 50c. PER MONTH ATTACK BEATEN BY FRENCH Assaulting Ranks Wither Under Fire MING COD i ALHOST WIPED OUT Lassigny Scene of Furious Move to Break the Entente Line (Special to The Daily News.) PARIS, Dec. 14.—A German attack on Lnssigny, that part of the front nearest to Paris, was made Monday In great force, says La Llberte's report. It appears to have been concerted to coincide with Von Bethmann-Hollweg's note, probably with a view to Impressing the French hy a local success. "Tho Germans brought together about 40,000 from tho hest divisions," adds the correspondent, "nnd concentrated corresponding quantities of artillery. The attack was preceded hy nn Intense bombardment, lusting for hours. K "The French wero not taken iby surprise, and received the assaulting columns with a fire from their three-inch guns and machine guns, tearing the ranks terribly, A harrier fire thrown to the rear of tho Germans caught the supporting reserves. Few of Foe Survive. "Tho Germans reached the French trenches over a front of 800 yards, but an Immediate counter-attack enabled the French to regain the trenches. Only a few survivors of the attacking columns escaped. Most of them were killed, after stubborn resistance. "The Germans renewed the assault an hour later without success. Tho French heavy artillery dispersed the reserves as they came up." * No details have come through of the French operations along the Mouse except the cryptic statement in the Berlin official report that tho French hnve made advances on both banks of the river. Paris merely reports bombardments in these regions, Britith Cause Enemy Losses LONDON,…

The Daily News
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type: 450
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spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
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language: English
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publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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