... the Prime Minister and his words. Let me remind you of the facts. On March 2llst, 1918, there began the second great battle of the Somme. For us it was almost the beginning of the end. During the few days following March 21st Germany came nearer to winning ...

... pois'(mmn matter which alone is the tro o GERMAN REPORT OF SOMME FIGHTING. German evening papers* publish the first part of a long report from Headquarters concerning the battle of the Somme in July. It is stated that in the middle of May the German forces ...

... Queensland and came on o Wellington, New Zealand. One lad died some vears ago, and Harold, the voungest, was killed at the battle of the Somme, Robert worked in a timber vard, and took an active yart in the Tinber Workers' nion, being at one tine the General ...

... 15/6 0.8 LETTER FROM ULSTER. BELFAST, Monday Ulster Remembers. i The ninth anniversary of the Battle of the Somme was commemorated in Belfasy on Ist July. On that date in 1916 the Ulster Division ‘gained undying fame, and in the words of Marshal Foch ...

... for France m July, o, He was woundand gassed at the battle of Loos in Septem. r. He spent several months in hospital, and his recovers «-* “~ lanw to th y, 1916, and was kiiled e battle of the Somme ust say that 1 have lost a most valuable soldier nd ...

... Private Burgess was drafted to France in 1916, and took part in the battle of the Somme angd also the Ancre. He contracted trench fever, after his re. covery from which be took part in the battle around Vimy Ridge, where he was wounded in one of his hands, Deing ...

... gently. “Yes. A tear ran down the girl's cheek. She wiped it away composedly, and continued : “It was at the Second Battle of the Somme —a machine gun. He was mentioned in dispatches, though. I'm glad he was mentioned n dispatches, ST There was a long ...

... 99 per cent. of the officers and men of which were Ulstermen, € nobly distinguished itself on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme. Five thousand five hundred of all ranks were killed or wounded in that engagement, and there was scarcely an Ulster ...

... difficult we find there the Trish Guards. We s‘in some estimate of their losses when we realise during ten days in the battle of the Somme the Battalion practically lost a Battalion in casuvalties. The second volume is devoted to the history of the Second ...

... Forget.” The first of July is a day sacred to Ulster. It was on that date that the Ulster Division made history at the Battle of the Somme. There the sons of the Imperial Province gave the supreme proof of their patriotism and devotion to the cause. Ulster ...

... mentioned in despatches. In his final despatech Lord Haig said: “ From the commencement of the preparations for the first Battle of the Somme and throughout all subsequent operations, the General Staff work has been directed with great ability and suecess by ...

... itable w«\ T ind hardly matter We now z‘lpproach i o niidence the fair hopes built on the military position after the Battle of the Somme. Unrestricted submarine warfare, while biinging®®u an ulthmately powerful Allv, produced also an minediate situnation ...