... was also a surprise to the British. Allies sprang one surprise weapon on the Germans—the British tanks. After the battle of the Somme had lasted two years, these tanks a surprise attack smashed the German lines and. broke through as lar as Cambria. Within ...

... from the police force in 1936. Quicksilver came into Sir Percy’s possession in the last war and was wounded at the Battle of the Somme. Afterwards he went with his master to Scotland Yard, and he is still alive. Gleanings from Town 'OIIL an( Country to ...

... the past three or four days 200 tanks have been destroyed. “This series of battles may be called the miracle of Summa, being comparable to the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Verdun,” says the statement. “But although the Russians are falling in ...

... . wrought sabretache for carrying despatches is greajly prized. Flap, including one carried by the Canadians at the Battle of the Somm , . were draped on the walls, giving effect to the well-arranged exhibits beimk The display of shakos and helmets the ...

... connection, be allowed to quote Tom Kettle, who was killed in 1916 when leading his company of Dublin Fusiliers the Battle of the Somme:— The Irish problem problem with a past. History is of its very essence and substance. The wave that brealts in suave ...

... Plymouth, and Mrs. w. M'Caughey. His eldest son. Lieutenant T. B. Elliott, was killed in action on July 1, 1916, at the Battle of the Somme, while serving with the Ulster Division. ...

... SAYS ULSTER FIELD-MARSHAL. Field-Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massinberd, who first met General Weygand during the Battle of the Somme. told me he is often asked whether Weygand or Foch was the master-mind, writes a London correspondent. My answer has ...

... MEMORIES Does he forget the glorious and immortal needs done by the sons of Ulster, many of whom were Orangemen, at the battle of the Somme, lie. (I9l4“1918)t Many Q yh m paid the ...

... recalled, commanded the 11th Royal Irish Rifles—the South Antrim battalion of the Ulster Division—at the opening of the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916. Major H. D. Pakenham’s grandfather. Lieut*-General H. Pakenham, C. 8., was a Crimean ...

... BATTLE FOR FRANCE HUNDREDS of German tanks have already been destroyed in the great battle of the Somme, M. Reynaud, the French Premier, declared in a broadcast to the French nation last night. General Weygand,” he added, has told me, ‘I am satisfied ...

... bases”—claim that they were numerous and effective. “Numerous hangars and docks went up in flames,” it is stated. When the battle of the Somme began yesterday, our attacking squadrons went Into action in the small hours and did not cease to harass enemy marching ...

... Northern Ireland and all others whom it may concern. MASSEREENE HOSPITAL, ANTRIM. CONTRACT FOR COAL. A Good Beginning The Battle of the Somme —Ge second desperate effort to break through the Allies’ defences and overrun Prance—is still its initial stage. How ...