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DAILY MERCURY MONDAY JANUARY RUSSIAN PROGRESS IN THE CAUCASUS Operations GERMAN ASSAULTS IN THE WEST French ..

... of grenade in of Hill 110 and artillery bombardment in Champagne four different Mine in FIERCE STRUGGLE IN THE WEST Battle on the Somme ENEMY’S FLEETING SUCCESS Struggle For Frlse During have tasting line to the probably for junction positions also offensive ...

Published: Monday 31 January 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1582 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SEVERE TEST FOR THE

... Tula]. Ihe Petit Parisian says: The battle in Picard) continues to turn more and more to the advantage of the Allies, and the Germans have everywhere vad to yield ground. The results achieved mouth of the Somme iii the French aectaf• are extremely important ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Post
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 435 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

OVER 14,000 PRISONERS TAKEN

... between artillery and infantry.—Central News telegram. Wedaieeday. The semi-official statement issued last. naht the Battle of the Somme, although hindPted by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant enccces for our army. The advance of the ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 569 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

IWKRCI'RY WEDNESDAY JULY 5 1016 BRITISH PROGRESS CONTINUES ENEMY ASSAULTS Considerable French Gains ARMY CORPS ..

... of across country their th-m at who on battle cry the Bavarians from ‘initial fighting counter - resulted in recently cleverly by skilful there paucity British opposition A probable Central THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME Enemy Taken by Surprise FRENCH ADVANCE ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1548 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The Battle of the Somme

... The Battle of the Somme. It was none the lean generous, though perfectly true, for the French Government, in its review of the battle of the Somme, issued on Tuesday night, to point out that the enemy have better communication/ north of the river, end ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Post
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 467 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

HALT IN THE BATTLE. Front Remains Intact

... HALT IN THE BATTLE. Front Remains Intact. PARIS. Friday. A senti-cfficial statement issued last night the first stage of the battle of the Somme has come to an end, after continuing uninterruptedly for five days. To-day brought no change in the situation ...

Published: Friday 07 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 150 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HUNS GET THE JUMPS

... Airmen's Magnificent Work. BRITISH tfITERS IX TILF, FIELD (France), Saturday. [Received To-day.) When the history of the Battle of the Somme comps to be written in its true petspective I think it will he found that one of the most brilliant Lifts in this whole ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 490 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

1, 1916. THE BRITISH WAY. How The War Will End

... munitions is adequate for an . unprecedented bombardment. The British organs satire, is inferior to no other army, and the battle of the Somme proves onr volunteer soldiers worthy of the splendid traditions. Asked whether this was the big push of the war. Lord ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 341 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DAILY POST. MONDAY. JULY

... organisation in Enrope. It has been ea:d that Native Chapelle and Loos were the initiation of the new British Armies; the battle of the Somme Las aepremeiy proved our volunteer soldiers to be worthy of the most splendid British tradition+. My peraortal interest ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Post
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1108 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Fricourt and I La Boiselle. GALLANT FIGHTING BY BRITISH TROOPS. DEADLY WORK IN A DOUBLE SALIENT. The following ..

... Commissioner for New Zealand : War Correspondents' Headquarters, France, Jaly The great battle of the Somme gong an extended front became really a series of battles, and soma of the fiercest fighting has taken place in the vicinity of the battered villages ...

Published: Thursday 13 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Post
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 490 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

A , 4 4, N .. . / T \ ~ F 76. LEICESTER, THURSDAY JULY 9 ^ ..-__!_-----'—'--,----u'------------------------.... ..

... held by the enemy, was attacked and cap- Somme Battle. tured by our troops. Several officers and 150 men were captured by AMSTERDAM, Thursday. SUP us during this assault. Discussing the great battle on the Somme, the military correspondent of the Le s ...

Published: Thursday 20 July 1916
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 2175 | Page: 1 | Tags: none