... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. SIR DOUGLAS LUG'S DESPATCH. MAIN OBJECTIVE WON. A detailed despatch on the &mime and Ancee battles by Sir lkuglas Haig has Me , . It is clear from the itport that the (peak in the weather early in November gave the enemy a respite ...

... dysentery and enteric fever, and was in hospital five months. Afterwards he was sent to France, and was wounded in the battle of the Somme, and returned to England. He went out for the third tune in November, and was taken ill et the end of December. A memorial ...

... that they could no longer win and that they would do better to end the war. Finally Professor Meinecke says that the Battle of the Somme has convinced Germany that it is no longer possible to arrive at military decisions *in the full pn-m-«:omwlling sense ...

... offensive. 2. The battle of the Somme. the Franco- British offensive the German Staff has been compelled retain 128 d.visona—about two-thirds of its whole forces—on the West front, 90 of these div-sions being engaged and severely punished the Somme. Despite this ...

... Dominion and quarter of the Empire, whether Regulars, Iserritorials, or men of the New Armies, have borne a share in the Battle of the Somme. While some have been more fortunate than others in opportunities for distinction, all have done their duty nobly. Among ...

... plain unvarnished tale average young man who joined the army in 1914, fonght for many months, was wounded in the first battle of the Somme, and is now preparing to return to the desk he left. Incidentally the book gives an excellen; account of the work the ...

... Bavaria, Commander-in- Chief of the German forces the Somme. The battle of the Somme is over, but it may begin again,” said the Crown Prince, speaking at his headquarters the French front. the Somme battle does begin again the English will ...

... s for their workars. Messrs. Vickers have turned one of their largest shops into • picture theatre, where the The Battle of the Somme pictures ate being shown, and Maim Hadfield (Limited) have taken the Albert Hall, in which the =much allele war films ...

... successes on the Somme lies in the fact that they were made, to the amazement of the enemy, just after the French army had beaten the greatest assault which the enemy had ever been aide deliver. During the first fortnight the Battle of the Somme the French ...

... followed last night by the statement ‘'there was slight fighting activity only.” DEFEAT FACING GERMANY. THE ENEMY AND THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. Sir Philip Sassoon, M.P., private secretary to Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, speaking at Folkestone, last night, ...

... Corps Coinmanders, and is understood to have taken more ground and captured more prisoners than any other force the battle of the Somme was begun in July last. Both the R.M. Battalions attained their objective, but their casualties Akre very heavy, and ...

... would it They knew what they were fighting for, and they knew they could achieve it and they believed worb while The battle of the Somme had opened the eyes of Germany, and she saw defeat in front of her. We must not trapped any peace snare. bad got the ...