... west.” The ““ Times says of - the situation: “Though no one, and, least of all, Sir Douglas lh;gk, expects the great battle of the Somme to partake of the character of a supreme decision, yet it had already .reached dimensions and assumed a form [Norwich ...

... send her mad. THE GERMAN LIMIT. SHORTAGE OF MEN BUT PLENTY OP GUNS. From the point of view of German resistance the battle of the Somme haa reached a most critical phase, for there is ground far the belief, telegraphs the Daily yew* special correspondent ...

... The ------- Times say. of the situation: Though no one, and, least of all, Sir Douglas Haig, expects the great battle of the Somme to partake of the character of a supreme decision, yet it had already reached dimensions and assumed a form which may ...

... DELVILLB WOOD WAS CLEARED. Paris, July 28. After some of the grimmest fighting that has marked the whole course of the battle on the Somme front the British, comprising Scottish, South African, and Territorial troops, have driven the famous Brandenburgers ...

... grasp of the much-vaunted Brandenburghers. The capture of Pozieres logically concluded the second stage of the great Battle of the Somme; it definitely established the British on the line to which the second main *‘ push ’’ was directed. The ** Times ' ...

... Officer’s Experiences. The following is from the pen of an Irish officer in on© of the regiments taking part in the battle of the Somme: The business of this push—or any other important phase of the war, for that matter —is too big for letters. It is too ...

... The Struggle on Both Fronts. I The battle of the Somme has not slackened, but its character has undergone a temporary modification. Just now the conflicts are more localized, and tend to resolve themselves into desperate struggles for particular patches ...

... WERE DRIVEN OUT. I:rida (received to-dal. After some of the grimmest fighting that has marked the whole course of the battle on the Somme front. the British, comprising Scottish, South .%frican, and Territorial troops, have driven the fainou. Brandenburgerß ...

... of Antrim, had referred to the great gallantry which had distinguished the troops from Ulster in the fighting on the battle of the Somme. His observations, applicable to the County of Antrim as they were, were in special manner applicable also to the citizens ...

... every yard of this ‘had been fortified to the utmost extent which German ingenuity could devise. The battle of the Somme has been compared with the battle of Verdun, and the British in one month have made twice or thrice the progress which the Germans were ...

... Captain )-13ili Jane. This is th. 104th week of the war, while to-day (Saturday) is the 159th day of Verdun battle, and 29th day of the Battle of the Somme. ...

... the west. The 'Times says of the situation: Though no one, and, least of all. Sir Douglas Haig, expects the great battle of the Somme to pertake of the character of a supreme decision, yet it has already reached dimensions and nssumed a po form which ...