New York, Sept. 1 attack on Nancy, which lasted for eight days, has ended in failure. General Durand says in his report that owing to the success of the French arms the French position at Nancy has been freed from all danger. Th> Germans attempted to drive away the French at Nancy by persistent attacks, but were compelled t= retire with heavy losses.
President Poincaré has sent oon-gratulatory telegrams to General Durand and the commander of the reinforcements complimenting them on their success.
The fact that the German Emperor himself was commanding the German operations in this direction has made the French success all the more brilliant.
The number of killed an4 wounded on both sides has so far reached 150,000. Great numbers of farmers are engaged in the removal of killed and wounded.
New York, Sept. 20.
The trenches made by the Germans at the north of Chalons are over three feet deep and partitions are made every 200 metres. Underground cellars are also built for the storage of ammunition and other supplies. At the back of the trend ches strong defence works are carried out and a large number of howitzers are concealed.
The trenches are covered with doors and other furniture, and earth is piled over them. Judging from the great care and attention with which the. Germans have fortified their position it seems to be their determination to decide the issue of the war by this battle.
Both sides are fighting with great desperation. The Allies repulsed German attacks ten times in. the course of a single night. No particulars are as yet obtainable of the losses on either side, but they are believed to be something appalling.
"The Times" correspondent _reports that in a German position taken by the Allies they found the trenches full of dead Germans, The bodies had been exposed to the elements for a week. When the Allies buried the dead they filled—150 yards of the trenches.
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