... The despatch, too, shows how military ecience is evolving under pressure of actual warfare. “ At the beginning cf the battle of the Somme Sir Henry Rawiinson was Sir Douglas Haig commanded et the beginning of the war.” After July ist part of his force was ...

... British have often, but not always, had marked superiority- nn their front, especially during the Battle of the Somme. In all air activities, during that battle, the British had a most useful advantage; but the cnemv was never suppressed, was able to cause ...

... Gavrelle. The progress is of the slow determined kind with which we became familiar during the Battle of the Somme. The enemy is in greater force than on the Somme, his resistance is even fiercer, and yet our advance has been more rapid and our losses less ...

... NATURE'S MAGIC So here, even now, many of the first-line trenches which stormed on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, are already crumbling in, parapet and parados conspiring together to fill up and obliterate the ugly gash of the trench itself ...

... Ile enlisted in the In 1814, and went to France in April, MS. fie has had a good Rhare of service, . (1 was in the battle on the Somme. Re . I( !ny'd his regiment on Thursday. and we for him a safe and FinecKly rettirm 'MANY ITAPPY RETURNS.--We offer ...

... Inventor, in an Interview. The Tanks have abundantly justified their introduction. They materially helped to win the battle of the Somme, and they were the great factor in the victory which we are now celebrating. the use that Sir Julian Byng has made of ...

... nwasitdoe, on the Somme, France .isied *Resided battle 1n another great Of warfare—the clf *elected and imposed try it Ike LOMB= that ia,k of inunst as rei.ctered at impossible for them 40 the victory of the Marne. , The battle of the Somme had already Wan ...

... Battle of Hell Wood. I hate not to mention them all. but must not because enemy would like know. There were Cheshire nu' n among them, and other country lads, who were blooded in battle* of the Somme, whereonce I watched them surging the high slopes, ...

... nrong;y fortified positions. These successes are a fitting sequel to the fine achievements of my army last year in the Battle of the Somme, and reflect great credit on those responsible for drawing up the&nm of this campaign. GEORGE R.L March 2, 1917, tween ...

... Somme drew to a close, the French troops who participated in the battle had taken 43,000 prisoners, 77 field guns, ,101 heavy guns, and hundreds of trench mortars and machine-guns. The winter arrested the battle at a most inopportune moment for us. Already ...

... interfered. In reply to Mr. Lang’s Question, defendant said he was wounded in the head just before last Christmas in the battle of the Somme, and was di-charged from the Y. and L. to work on munitions. Looking over his rgcord, Mr. Long said it was a very bad ...

... in keeping with his vast knowledge. At the Marne he covered himself with glorv. He planned with Sir Douglas Haig the Battle of the Somme. He is trusted by the British Army, which knows him as a true comrade and friend. i~ % ¢ General Count Cadorna is s ...