... BAPAUME. Bapa ume, which stands on a plateau north of the Somme, must be simply a of ruins. As a result of the battle of the Somme, the Germans retired from it in March lust year. They did not apparently expect to return to it, otherwise they would have ...

... fronts. It has nourished the battle. There have been four phases. We may call them for convenience: (1) The second Battle of the Marne (July 18-August 5). (2) 'fbe third Battle of the (Somme (August 8-17). (3) Mangin's Battle of the Lower ...

... rules governing the district. &node !lag emu* The Somme Victory. We have no mean. of knowing whet were the objectives provided for by the plans of Marshal Foch and Marshal Haig in this new Battle of the Somme. but this may be said at least that if they aimed ...

... - a the Somme region, where he may make the use of his talents in getting Prince Ruppreelit s forces out the mesa they are in. A very notable record of British prowess in the air is published this morning. Since the great battle on the Somme commenced ...

... battlefield. The position is that :Is MUell has been achieved in three slays in the present battle as in six months' hard fighting in the first battle of the Somme. That in to say achievement as iepresented by territorial ; t win upon the map. But the a ...

... new Battle of the Sonune began. If the enemy has hitherto been unable.° re-act, we meat nut too hastily assume that it is because' the moral of his soldiers has been shattered 1 , beyond hope of recovery, or that the German armies in this battle area ...

... beaten. It is not the result of a •erieel of accidents that there have been two battles of the Marne, three battles of Verdun, three battles of the Somme. and fear battles of Ypres. The enemy be beaten as decisively before Bapaume as at ...