... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. Fighting Proceeding in Allies' Favour. Progress Mide & New Positions Captured. Germans Retire in the Night. were captured by us in the course of these latest actions. According to information which has reached us, a have identified ...

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME. THE DASH OF THE FRENCH ARMY. RESULT Or FIRST DAY'S FIGHTING. (By H. Warner Allen.) An officer who witnessed the Battle the gives the following account of the first day's operations. The result of the first day's fighting was that ...

... Map showing the principal points of attack of the French and British in the Battle of the ?Somme, including La Boiselle, which was captured by the British yesterday afte*noon. The thick line shows the position before the grand attack on Saturday morning ...

... WORTHY OF MMTION. Up to the preeent the British and French in the Battle of the Somme have , Nsptnred some 10,000 or 11,000 prisoners. Up to Sunday afternoon, however, when the German official report was made up, the number was something lees than 9 ...

... Association War Special.) Paris, Friday. ‘A eemi-official statement issued last mght 6avSi— The first stage of the battle of the Somme has come to an end after continuing uninier- ruptedly for five daya To-day brought no change in the situation of the ...

... of the combat, the only ones who can spare time to relate their experiences whilst the battle is still being waged. One interesting feature of the battle of the Somme has been the return in some portions of the area —only a very temporary return, it true—to ...

... Bcre the Somme, and that had Progress in certain important points, • ermatl artillery fire had been intense in ' ec tors. the neighbourhood of two determined attacks on the Frenches were beaten off with loss to . e enemy. tlj so f°'i f h the Somme the French ...

... PTV. TO DATE. HIN: Al A HALT. (Press Association Wer Special.) ednesda The semi-offcial statement isued night The battle of the Somme, although hindered a violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success for our arms. The advance of the French ...

... te whe drop out of the combat, the only one their can spare time lo relate whilst the battle is still being wage One interesting feature of the battle of the Somme hag been the return th same returt of the area—o lw a very temporary it ig true—to the ...

... 5.-THE NEWCASTLE DAILY 1 BRITISH ARMY STRIKES. Great Offensive Movement in the West. Big Battle on the Somme, Thousands of German Prisoners Captured. Enemy's Admission of Retreat. *Adorable aerial activity has taken place to-day, but full details have ...

... of Monitions Beyond all Imagination. Paris, Tuesday. Interviewed by the Petit Parisien, one of the wounded in the battle of the Somme says:— Orders were well given. Never were the leaser slight. There were very few dead, and the wounded were fewer ...

... Prees s Paris correspondent some Inbereeting the German point of view as lights on gathered from prisoners taken in the battle of the Somme. He saul the Germans, more particulacly the officers, were not overtly dis- heartened at the succesa of the first advance ...