... and the liatUe of the Somme drew to a close, the French troops participating in the battle bad taken 43,000 prisoner'', 77 field gnus, 101 beery guns, and hundred., of trench mortars and ineehine guns. The winter arrested the battle at a moat inopportune ...

... prodigious. No matter whet her the adVa or retreat, every battle they fight is a great victory for them. Tins th battle of Ypres, where they were la-Id up lay vastly inferior forces, and the battle of the Somme, where they were hammered hark by err new Armies ...

... and Miss Kathleen Margaret Mackay, younger daughter of Lovelock on Mr William Mackey, ucss. Captain la n d at the battle of the Somme, and was mentioned despatches for gallantry in att'on. As customary, under prevailing conditions, no invi'aliens were ...

... (450,000 men) were called up between the months of March and November, 1916. In November of the same year. after the battle of the Somme, the class of 1918 was called. By March. 1917. it was fully incorporated. Three hundred thousand additional men from ...

... Commander. He served in the South African Campaign, and in the lighting in France for the past two years. After the Battle of the Somme, Captain MeConachie was mentioned in dispatches. He is the eldest son of the late Mr Win. McConachie, manager, Glenalbyn ...

... first 18 days of the battle of the Somme and the first 18 days of this battle. I just have these figures. In the first 18 day. of the battle of the Somme we captured 11,000 prisoners and 54 guns ; in the first 18 days of the ...

... Private Sydney Fraser, late head keeper at llavercharrou. LECTURE ON THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. — On Wednes.lay evening last a lecture was t:iven in the Drill Hall, on the Battle of the Sointate. In the ab-ence, through indispoaition, of the Rev. D. M telec ...

... Boner Law took as a standard the corresponding period at the beginning of the battle of the Somme. The eoniparieon fur G 4 days can be put the following way:- 1. On the Somme we advanced 3'. tidies on front. Here we have advanced num 2to 5 miles on a 20 ...

... Station, is home on leave. He has been over two.years at the front, and was at the battles of Looe, Arras, Ypres, etc., and was wounded at the first battle of the Somme. After all he looks well and fit. LOG IF,EA.STER. PARISH Corucu..—At the annual meeting ...

... the Tyneside Scottish, and was appointed Adjutant of his battalion. He was severely wounded on the opening day of the battle of the Somme. .u.ajor Mackintosh has not yet fully recovered from the effects of his wounds, and is at prevent undergoing treatment ...

... M.C., G rd ans. has been severely wounded. Capt. Macdonald was awarded the M.C. for eon• spienons gallantry at the battle of the Somme. Mr and Mrs Fanning, Allangrange, Munloelry, have been officially informed that their son, Sergt. A. J. Fanning, has ...

... the people of this country that will be to blame for any further intensification of the !terrors of war. Sinai; the battle of the Somme we have had' *fear military superiority in the air, and, on a small stale, we could have followed that up bombing enemy ...