... men under your command their warmest congratulations on the great triumph achieved by the Allied arms this the third battle of the Somme. The British Empire sends its heartfelt thanks to you and your most gallant troops. ...

... ship that s bound for Blighty,” The eirl left behind me,” Just before th/battle. mothex,” and The wee amang the heather”; also the fol lowing recitations:-'’The Battle of the Somme” Paterson? rTy WOn and Johnnie Ranger, France, sends request for ...

... Has Been Dealt Them by Haig Amsterdam, Saturday. The German evening papers of Friday publish short comments on the battle of the Somme. Some admit General Haig has given the Germans a. serious check, but explain the withdrawal was due to the un favourable ...

... but by cutting down Prince Rupprecht's command. The new Commandant General O'Berst von who distinsniishpd himself in the Somme battles of 1916. Born in 1850, he got his commission in the 3d Foot Guards Regiment at the age of 17. In the Franco-German War ...