... with no longer marshy river as obstacle to our attacking Ally. The Battle of the Somme.— Comparing the Crown Prince’s Verdun offensive with that of the French and British on the Somme, we note that in each case five days sufficed to bring the first rush ...

... this number we publish a translation, by the well-known writer, Dr. T. F. A. Smith, of a German account of the July battles on the Somme, which will be found to be of unusual interest. We understand that in the early part of this year the Army Council ...

... SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1916. xcellent Majesty’s forces both by sea Contents. General Articles, &c The Victoria Cross The Battle of the Somme Royal Military Academy, Woolwich . . National RiHe Association Permanent Army Commissions 590 ...

... But we repeat that if Russia to do the work, her force should be a large one. The Western Front. —The progress of the Battle of the Somme must be causing a load of anxiety to the minds of the German General Staff. It is not only that we and the French gain ...

... concerned with the Battle of the Somme, is becoming apprehensive is clear from the very fact that our most recent advances, rapid and deep as they were, brought us the capture of hardly a gun. Compared with what happened earlier the battle, and in the case ...

... the IVth German Corps—which previous to and during the war he has continuously commande —during the early part of the Battle of the Somme ; this precious document by what, were we Germans we should, no doubt, regard as a special dispensation of Providence ...

... of the memorandum drawn up by the Commander of thelVth German Corps regarding the lessons of the July portion of the battle of the Somme, and we find in it a very gratifying tribute to our men and methods. In the second leading article we invite attention ...

... Knights, bridge, London, S.W flow back in disorder, leaving a number of dead on the ground. During the 100 days since the Battle of the Somme began the Allies have captured 70,000 prisoners, of which the British have taken 30,000. ...

... the German people that we can, whenever weather allows, make gains. It is worth noting how obliquely we have in this battle o£ the Somme, gone over the German lines of defence. When the struggle began, on July 1, the enemy first line covered Thiepval, Ovillers ...

... merits are well sustained. The last two weekly parts to reach deal respectively with the Navy’s work in 1910 and the Battle of the Somme (second part). The former is especially welcome, for it breaks somewhat new ground for a work of this character. Although ...

... grave inferiority of quality, even if allowance be made for the plain superiority of the French artiUery. When the Battle of the Somme was well under way, and the German offensive at Verdun petered out, and von Hindenburg began to collect his striking ...

... genius of the ra.ee.”—The Times. JANUARY CONTAINS: The Scene of War.—lV. By Odysseus. The British in France -Tanks the Battle of the Somme The Commander-In-Chief. Increased Agricultural Production. By Professor Somerville, Oxford University. Tales of Gaspipe ...