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... the battle of tho Somme, and thought that the offensive would be conducted by the British. The French were beteved to have been exhausted by the battle of Verdun, but the Germans changed their minds shen they saw 20 French army corps ou the Somme. The ...
... LOST OVER 400 DOCTORS. “Wa lost more than 400 doctors, killed and wounded_in the battle of the Somme alone, and at the present moment we are—l will not say critically, but lamentably—short of medical men, and 1 am afraid will continue to be so in the ...
... surprises of the Furopean War was the introduction of the * Tanks ' as an active element of the British Army in the Battle of the Somme. Theee heavily armed and artioured motor tractors, officially known as His Majesty's Land Ships, created something akin ...
... thought to be at the time, the largest casualt e 1n the air services of the bellizerents during any one month of the battle of the ‘Somme seem small when compared with those which are recorded for April. ...
... PRAISE. We saw our strings of prisoners who had escaped from the butchery. They told us they had taken part in the battle of the Somme and Arras, and had reached that day the sum of human misery. 'Germnn officers were prouder. Many paid a tribute to the ...
... THE RED CIRCLE. OONTINUOLS, 1 to 10.30. e R et FUrTE—Th, Fri, Sat. \“ FUTTERFLY ON THL WHEEL™ (CVENTRY ' HALE ol ML BATTLE OF THE SOMME.” B'RcH LANE CINEMA. RROSIA * (Starrng LLLA HALL) i E CHAPLIN (n “THE FIREMAN) Fi rESS PICTURE _WOUSE, - . Fri, Sat ...
... Fent He says if the battle had not been cut into two by bad weather it would shine forth in still more brilliant colours as a perfect type of modern battle, for it is indeed the battle of the Somme as conceived by General Joffre and Sir Douglas Haig, ...
... ' to-day: ““There have been thres great battles in the West which fully partook of the character of open warfare. They were the Battle of the Grand Couronne de Nancy, the Battle of the Marne, and the first Battle of Ypres, and they were fought respectively ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... ** Why We Attack,” the ** Matin” says:—Foresecing that the enemy’s plan coneisted in escaping our grip, of which the battle of the Somme made lim feel the severe effects, the French command widened its plan 10 agreement with our Allies, so that we are now ...
... clear in Its general outline, can ouly be fully cxplamed when it has come to a stop. ‘The enemy has learncd from the battle ¢f the Somme. On the Thiepval- Chaulnes front he brought Into the field n three months about 100 divizions, his total on ‘the whole ...