... Battles in these latter times are affaire not of days but of weeks and months . The Battle of Arras still makes progress ; and there is good reason for hoping that the fi ghting of this week upon and to the south and east of the Vimy Ridge will prove ...

... much information about the war . The German people always believed they would -win until they got a shock over the battle of the Somme end the intervention of Rumania . The men of 47 were to be called up after the present harvest . Even in the small village ...

... complaisant bulletin sent fey the . Staff to Berlin . A few days later , on the , 14 th , the second , phase of the Battle of the Somme opened with a successful assault by the British on the German second system of rJofjanop nn p frnnf , nf fmrr Tniles ...

... the operations up to September -17 , which is published in . the Bulletin des Armies to-day , concluded : — The Battle of the Somme , in addition to the material gains ' and its-tactical resultswhich are already appreciable , has produced a moral effect ...

... Scotland , ( p . 8 . ) A Paisley soldier , a military medallist , who was wounded in the recent fighting ); ' says the Battle of the Somme -sras nothing like this present shou * for good management , and he does not think anybody need worry about bhe ...

... and our forces were called on to repeat on a more extensive sealo that which they so successfully achieved in the Battle of the Somme , the country would find that it had justly put its trust in their skill , courage , and determination . We had reason ...

... sign that this is a mistaken estimate . There is good authority for believing that Verdun iells the same story as the battle of the Somme . Though a sli ght advance has been made b y the Germans since the July oSensive b y the Allies began , there is no ...

... Gates . The Germxas had spared no pains in fortifying this position , -which , -was undoubtedly organised before t&s Battle of the Somme . Their trenches were well ...

... my men ?—Press Association War Special . GREAT BATTLE WHICH MAY LAST FOR MONTHS . Pabib , July 7 . The semi-official statement issued last night says : — . ¦ Tlio first stago of the battle of the Somme has come to an end after continuing uninterruptedly ...

... describing tho operations up to September 17 , which is published in the Bulletin ( ks Armces to-day , concluded : — The Battle of the Somme , in addition to the material gains and-its tactical results , which , arc already appreciable , lias produced a moral ...

... Battalion King ' s Liverpool Regiment , which he took out to France in the following November . He was wounded in the Battle of the Somme , and was afterwards employed at the War Office m connection with the employment of Asiatic labour , and subsequently ...

... cast which Mr Lloyd George has said is bat a half -of the casualties we suffered in the cdrr espanding-days of the battle of the Somme An ind 1 i • ex to the importance of the results thai have been achieved is io be found in the complete change of tone ...