... that the two battles petered ont.” The troth is, coarse, that the battles of the present line, or near to th* present line, held by the French and the Britah wefe the fiercest which were fought between March and the end of that,the battles died because ...

... months’ training h© for the Tank Oorpa its formation, and went out with the original Tanks to Prance. took part in the battle of the Somme, 1916, when the Tanks so greatly surprised'the German*, and be has since seen service in all the engagements in which ...

... runs near Bapa/ume to Thlepval. laterally comtasadin! the whole of the Bapeame-Alhert road; so it* certain that the Old Somme battle positions cass-o-be held by the enemy. is just as certain that have regained in few days ground which 1916 was recovered ...

... the sir. Our aeroplanes, none the leak, reported the progress of the battle south the Somme toed into the enemy’s troops. Of the German machines which appeared on thee pari the battle front six were brought down by out aeroplanes and one wee shot down ...

... Rothermere. In this war we have taken the initiative little enough, in fact only At in the air have we led all the way. the battle of the Somme our great air offensive—Trerchard’s offensive—beat the Hun, and kept him on the other side while we harassed his troops ...

... joined th@ Sunderland club in 1896-7, and played for 10 seasons. He joined the Army in 1914, and was wounded in the battle of the Somme. Afterwards he served in Italy, and later returned to France. Mr. H. W. Disney, who has been appointed Police Magis- ...

... d and after- to the Army Cyclist Corps. and wards to*the Lancashire J usiliers, promoted to ser; nt. He was.in the battle on the Somme in 1916, and was shortly afterwards recommended for a commission and’ was sent to England for training. After two months ...

... received his commission in the South Staffordshire Regiment in December, 1914, was the Machine Gun Corpe. He wounded tie battle of the Somme 1816, and wne later invalided horn with trench fever, returning the front at the end of last year. Sec. Lieut. WILFRID ...

... Birmingham men—Sergt. Will Kings, Lance-corporal Buckley, Private Harold Davis, and Private Harold Turley. After first battle of the Somme, which Dam and Turley were wounded, the troupe was broken up. Turley, who waa the* pianast to the concert party, feared ...

... abroad on thei preparation ’’ and, if possible, new troops various fronts. In August, 1918, eight and i edch stag©. Battle of the Somme a half million men had been recruited was tho result, where the major part was from the armed forces of the Crown played ...

... suffered the on the whole of the naale zone exceed those the preceding New Battles Begun. Saturday, B.id p.m. North of the River Somme, after a short lull yesterday, the battle broke out afresh tlre morning. The enemy repeated hit i and unsuccessful a-saolts ...

... cerving chair. Bali-price, es. Aug. 28 : Battle or Hel:goland. quantity Chesterfield lovely _moquette. Sept “End ot the Moas retreat cheap. Wo, Sept © ri r + t battle of the Marne good second-band Sept 16 2 ...