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... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME Renewed with Fresh Ardour, Notes by a French Commentators PRESS ASSOCIATION WAR SPECIAL. Paris, Monday. An expert French commentator writes:— After the poweriul German effort of July 19th aganst the salient of Im?uval-belwlle Rood ...

... GERMANY ASTOUNDED At Britain’s Strength. The Fierce Battle on the Somme. Fighting Still in Progress. ANOTHER RUSSIAN ADVANCE. ...

... OFFICIAL STORY BRITISH HOLDING POZIERES. GERMAN ADMISSION. The official story, told in the fob lowing messages, of the battle of the Somme, includes the statement from Berlin that “the British succeeded in holding Pozieres.” ...

... Meanwood General ai, Leeds, who died in the 8rd South pital, Oxford. from several wounds to the thigh in th #0 Was a sir e battle of the Somme. Rifleman Axby, eds R igle man, 41 years of age, enlisted in the ifles shortly after the outbreak of the war, an wita ...

... THE BUSY BRITISH. PARIS, Sunday. The 2 tst day of the battle in the Somme district brought no material modification on the whole of the front. The French organised the positions captured on Thursday. The enemy only made two attempts at reaction —the first ...

... I | The battle of the Somme is being developed with increasing viclence, and with a steadily progressive force on the part of the Allies. Their advanoce is contmued from day to day, somewhat slowly just now, but with a methodical gain, and an exercise ...

... Thorpe all Farm, nostrop. te. A. Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul, 181, Dews- bury Ro. » Who was severel woun in the battle of the Somme, died at St. mas’s Hospital, ondon, on Pte. David Bowman, killed on July 1et, was 21_years ames Hare (Ltd.), Leeds. ...

... to rest in the same cemetery t Pte. 1 ied fn the Rushforth, who was 31 years of age, en ifles a year ago. During the battle of the Somme he was injured about the head and died in the Fazakerley He leaves a widow and five Hospital on Wednesaay. children ...

... STRAGGLERS THE SOMME. During the past week there has been a- good deal of steady progress in the British movement on the Somme, says “The Spectator.” The enemy have been driven back, not of course on wide a front as that with which we began the battle, but on ...

... bride's uncle, General Bramwell Booth. For over eighteen months the Cavalry Corps, who have just bad • chance in the battle of the Somme, have been serving as unmounted men, and so little has been beard of this section of the British Fatpeditionary Force ...

... already been produrftv• of important results, and the future full ot promise. At the end us the second week of the great battle of the Somme, the Brush forces had completed the conquest of the enemy's mound line over a wide trent. and at the Bois is Forneaux ...