... SECOND BATTLE OF THE SOMME PLACES IN THE WAR NEWS, Albert—9 m. S.E. Bapaume; 16 m. N.E: Amiens. Arras—2om. S.W. of Armantieres, and 25 N.E. of Amiens. * Amiens—lsm S.W. of Albert (held by Germans', and 50 N. of Paris. Ayette—6im. N.W. Bapaume. ‘ Beth ...

... on the victory of the Somme. He sayx:~lf the battle had not been cut into two by the bad weather it would shine forth in still more brilliaut colours as a gerfect type of modern battle, for it is ineed the battle of the Somme as conceived ...

... Association war Special.) . Paris, luesday. Reuter’s Expert Commesnwtiqn Writes:— * A fresh pause has intervened in the battle on the Somme front, which was only animated by reciprocal bombardments. There was, indeed, no Inrantry engagement, but a reewal of ...

... because the 'nature ‘of the ground. atferds. protection. The whole situation 1s typical of what occurred throughout the battle of the Somme, PR AL \ By a curious irony.of fate, it is not hills that have proved® strong positions, but places 1 the bottoms:of ...

... LIEUT. KETTLE. A Requiem Mass for the late Lieut. T. M. Iwettle, the second anniversary of whose death in the second battle of the Somme occurs on “Monday next, was celebrated in *St. Andrew’s, Westland row, this morning, by tiie Rev. Father Landers, C ...

... Rifles, son of Mr. Clarke Murgfly,_ of Main street, Ballymonee(:f, Co. Antrim, who, it is believed, was killed at the battle of the Somme, July 1 or 2, 1916. He was unmarried, and had been reported missins. There was 1o direct evidence of his death. A letter ...

... s of these gallant Irish soldiers—“the best missile troops iln the world,” as ““The Times,” in ilts account of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, described them. Thisofficial neglect to recognise the deeds of the Southern Irish regiments is one of the worst ...

... It is alse no violation of the censorship 'to announce that the American Government, fully realises that the second battle of the Somme may continue for some time }and that American forces may possibly be ‘the means of tipping the scale. { Every officer ...

... by Mrs. eenan. His Lordship—No liquid fire or gas was used ? 2 . ..r Hanna—No, my lord (laughter). His Lordship—The battle of the Somme was a safe place in comparison with this (laughter). ? 3 From the evidence it appeared that graips were freely used ...

... seconded the infantry with a eourage which won the admiration of a!l. The planes came back from the battle riddled with bullets. Since the battle of the Somme the action of aeroplanes engagin% the enemy in liaison with our own infanfry has been no new thing ...

... SLEIPNER. I, ATEST NEWS. SIXTH DAY OF BATTLE. AMIENS THE ENEMY’S FIRST . OBJECTIVE. (Exchange Telegram.) Paris, Tuesday M. Marcel Hutin, writing in the “Echo de Paris,”” says:—We have now reached the sixth day of the battle. The enemy so far 1s unable to rec»yod ...

... defence of Verdun by the French and the battle of the Somme. The armies of our gallant Ally inflicted a heavy blow upon the enemy before Verdun, and covered themselves with imperishable glory. As for the battle of the Somme, the great victory won there by the ...