BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME Proceeds With Brilliant Success For the Allied Armies. Germans Massed Against British. Paris, Wednesday. A semi-official statement issued last night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 835 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MORE ALLIED GAINS. British Repulse Counter-Attacks. ARTILLERY BUSY AT LOOS. FRENCH NEARER PERONNE

... British Repulse Counter-Attacks. ARTILLERY BUSY AT LOOS. FRENCH NEARER PERONNE. GREAT RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE. BATTLE ON 700 MILE FRONT. fhe battle on the Somme, although hindered by storms, is pro(eeding with brilliant sSuccess. Fierce fighting is proceeding on ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Bradford Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1246 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

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... oppoeito the hetd BIBMINOHLM. glaffordoltin WILDNISDAY, JCL! 1916. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME The semi-official statement issued in Paris last night stated that the Battle of the Somme, although hindered by the violent storm yesterday, was proceeding with ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 325 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SURPRISE FORTHE ‘ GERMANS. ATTACK EXPECTED ONLY FROM THE BRITISH. THE NEXT STEP

... PROBABLE HALT FOR MORE WORK BY ARTILLERY. PARIS, Wednesday. A semi-official statement issued last night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered violeift storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success for our arms. The advance of the French ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Globe
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 558 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

PROGRESSING TOWARDS PERONNE. If VILLAGES NOW HELD

... PROGRESSING TOWARDS PERONNE. If VILLAGES NOW HELD. Tha ascii-oflbaal statement received from Paris to-day says.—The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm proceeding with brilliant success for oar *rma- The advance of the French troops ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Bolton Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 167 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. On the map a strong black line shows th© line occupied by the Allies, from G9mmecourt to Fay, before the Allied offensive be gan. lighter dotted line gives an indication of the progress that has heen made on the British front ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 66 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE DASH OF THE FRENCH ARMY. HOW POILUS PREPARED FOR THE ATTACK. The following telegram has been received from Mr

... Mr H. Warner Allen, special correspondent the British piiess with the French armies:— An officer who witnessed the battle of the Somme gives the following account of the first day's operations:— The result of the first day's fighting was that the' chosen ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 756 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FOUR DAYS' FRENCH GAINS

... SEILLIANT SUCTUESS: NINETEER ViLLAGES RETAKEN. PEENOH SEMEOFFICIAL. Prews V-sociation War Special.) Paris, Wednesday. The battle of the Somme, although violent storm to ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: East Anglian Daily Times
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

OBJECTIVES ; ' REACHED IN ; : '; - four ; hours-

... - four ; hours- ¦ 'AN EPISODE : OF THE BATTLE : OF THE SOMME . 1 __—— - ¦ - [ Fbosi thb Special Coreespondent of the British Pbess with the Fbench'Abmies . ] ' ¦ An officer who . witnessed the battlo of the Somme gives tho following account of tho first ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1940 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ATTACKS ALL iiOUND

... Association correspondent some interesting sidelights on the German point of view as gathered from prisoners taken in the Battle of the Somme. He said tho Germans, more particularly the officers, were not overtly disheartened at the success of the first advance ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 384 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE FRENCH ADVANCE

... SLOWER. (Press Association War Special.) A semi-official statement issued in Paris late on Tuesday night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm, is'proceediug with brilliant suocees for our lama. Tito advance of the trench ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 554 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE-BATTLE -OP THE SOMME

... THE-BATTLE -OP THE SOMME HOW THE FRENCH SURPRISEDoTHE GERMANS . [ To-div ' s Times Telegram , per ' the Press Association . ] ( Copyright . ) Paris , Wednesday . The heroic and tremendous fighting of the British around La Boisselle is to the French ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 654 | Page: 3 | Tags: none