... County Antrim Monday, referred to the great gallantry which had distinguished the troops from Ulster in tho fighting battles of the Somme, and hie observations, applicable to the County of Antrim as they were, were in a special manner applicable also to ...

... of battle so that each of us in our safe, secure hbire may do our duty, says the Star. There is a letter in the Time* which will help us all to live and work. It was written by a young officer to his parents on June 30, on the eve of the Battle of ...

... Antrim on Monday, referred to the great gallantry which has distinguished the troops from Ulster in the fighting at. the battles of the Somme, and his observations, applicable to the county of Antrim as they were, are in a special manner applicable also the ...

... men who arrived at the hospitals in Belfast on Saturday night and early Sunday morning were actually wounded in the battle of tho Somme the previous Tuesday. Such rapid transference of patients from the lighting line to the hospitals home has never occurred ...

... dreamland, and in blissful forgetfulness of the carnage and frightfulness of the war in general and in particular of the battle of the Somme, in which the majority received their wounds. The following men made up the Lisburn party:— Private Win. M'Gettigan ...

... newspapers an appeal to the German people which is evidently of official origin. In it the public is told that tho battle on the Somme now exceeds all imagining, and that now is the hour for the German people to show what they are worth. It declares ...

... RS DAY'S WAR NEWS. BATTLE OF PHE SOMME AT ese — T JSaan | fighting is in progress The “‘gccasi artillery duegs to which British Headquarters referred in report of Wednesday eveuinfi seemt > d into a general bome nan 12 begmhl“e . to till bring - heavy ...

... correspondent of the West* tainfiter Gaaette” writes: —The capture Pozieres one of the most significant events in the battle of the Somme, and may prove decisive. Both Pozieres and Longueval command main roads converging upon the Foureaux Wood, crossroad ...

... completion of the capture of Posietvis by the British troops may be regarded as concluding tly second phase of the Battle of the Somme. Along this part of the line and further north tile Germans occupy a long ridge of ground which affords them peculiar ...

... both flanks the Ulstermen were at the mercy of the enemy, and bad to retire to the third line of trenches. When the battle of the Somme takes its place io the story of this great war the deeds which the Ulster Division accomplished on Saturday last will ...

... COUNTY ARMAGH. POBTADOWN. In the battle of the Somme Portadown suffered heavily. the casualties amounting to well over 100. Up to the present 30 men are TO. Ported to been killed or died of wound , . .80 wounded. and 3 missing. making a total of The following ...

... corrtespondent of the Westmineter GazeWte” writes :—The capture of Pozieres is one the most significant events -the battle of the Somme, end may prove decSsive. Both and command >naih roads converging upon Bbpahme and the Fonreaux Wood, a crossroad betwteen ...