... under vour command. their warmest congratulations on the great triumph achieved by the Allied arms in this the third battle of the Somme. The British Empire sends its heartfelt thanks to yo and yvour most gallant troeps. ...

... Sir Douglas Haig conveys *“'their warmest vont:uhfiom or. the great triumph achfoved by the Alliéd arms ‘in the third battle of the Somme. ...

... success achieved ty the British in the present operations may to gained from the following stet voent,:—ln the First Battle of the Somme, which la-ttel from July 1 to , OctatQr 31, 1916, the British and French won 44 square miles of territory, whereas in ...

... British, and French Armies between them won in the whole the first battle of the Somme. According iiiformatioiii which received at 3.30 this afternoon, we have captured Cappy, south of the Somme, and Suzanne, north the river. There is unconfirmed report that ...

... that have captured 110 square miles of ground in the first four days of tlio battle, as against 44 square miles which took in the first four months of the battle of the Somme in 1916. ...

... WAR BREVIRUIL During the fighting on the Somme in the period August 21 to 25 we have cap tore 116 square miles of territory. In the old battle of the Somme. which lasted from July 1 to October 31, we took only 44 square miles. and our losses in that blade ...

... Prince Rupprecht now holds only the front from the sea to Albert. General Von Boehm—perhaps because did well in the battle of the Somme in 1916, when commended for the resistance he put against the British—has been given command the group armies between ...

... German Reserves are Disappearing. General Maurice, writing in the (Daily Chromcile,'' says that the effect of the third battle of the Som-me must to increase very materially the enemy's man-power embarrassment. The eight divisions of Von Marwitz's Army have ...

... get there. Lieutenant Bousfield was received bv the his arrival in London and awa.Td>ed M.C. for his bravery in the Battle of the Somme, 1916. ...

... clays of this month we have won more ground than tlio British and French Armies together capturcJ iu the whole of the Battle of the Somme . ...

... Etinehem . At some points the Allies' lino is now beyond the line held by tlio Germans at the opening of the first Battle of the Somme . Our London correspondent learned yesterday afternoon that the total prisoners , so far as ascertainedis 28 , 000 ...

... southwest of Chaulncs . ) Sonic particulars aro given of the work of British aviators in July , ancl in connection with the Somme Battle . Ill 11 letter to Sir Doug las Hai g , tho King says ho ' has returned from iha front with feelings of profound admiration ...