... be found th« district round Reims. I can speak the result of conversation with those wbo have visited th# line of battle from the Somme to the Argonne. would be incorrect say that the position bad, but it would be equally misleading to assort that it ...

... with War Prisoners. RANCID RATIONS. British Worse Treated than Any Others. Leopold Bianchet, who was wounded at the battle of the Somme September, and lay for twenty-four hours the field with, a storm, of shot; and shell raging over and around has just ...

... become German . A Year Ago. Some newspaper headlines of y*«r ago Germans Reinforced.—Huge Forces Hurled Allies’ Left,—Battle Between the Somme and the Oise Indian Troops Land at Marseilles.— Premier’s Announcement. How Hogue, Aboukir. and Cressy were Lost ...

... BERLIN CLAIMS ENGLISH PRISONERS IN FRISE BATTLE. THE BATTLE THE SOMME. BERLIN CLAIMS BIG GAINS. “FRENCH EASILY REPULSED.’’ THE PARIS RAID. Zeppelin Chased Off I'l'cach Airmen. I'akib, Sunday new officially (staled lltat ilif-; deaths result last Zcpi>el;a ...

... were in the air the whole day. FRENCH ACCOUNT. STORY OF THE BATTLE. GROUND LOST AND WON BY BRITISH ARMY. SOUTH STAFFORDS’ DISTINCTION The bombardment which was the essential preliminary the battle proper began six o’clock on Saturday mornsng, but the Press ...

... evening Despatch. THeorams; Express,” Birmingham. Talephoness Central 3730 {five wires). MONDAY. 3 JULY, 1916 Th* battle of the Somme open? new chapter the a good great war. It brings BEGINNING. an , J long wearisome period waiting, and indicates that ...

... tha battle of the Somme, if it to be successful for the Allies, must a long and alow affair. Loos and Neuve the British did brilliantly the beginning, and then failed to hold much of the captured ground when the enemy counter-attacked. the Somme both ...

... further successes by THE ITALIANS. Progress the Battle of the Somme. Fighting in the battle that has developed north and south of the Somme continues be exceedingly keen, and the territorial progress made, particularly by the French, is quite satisfactory ...

... through Press Bureau yesterday afternoon : the north of the Somme the enemy made attempt in the course of the night the positions which we had conquered and are organising. she south the Somme the fighting continued, with compkae success fox our arms, ...

... RUSSIANS BREAK GERMAN LINES. ENEMY’S RETREAT IN EAST AFRICA. Further French Captures. Yesterday’s operations in the battle of the Somme were limited by bad weather, but still the French have further gain report. They have captured the village Belloy-e ...

... GAINS. PROBABLE HALT FOR MORE ARTILLERY WORK. . A semi-official statement issued in Paris on Tuesday night says: Tlie battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success for oar arms. The advance of the ...

... prisoners. South of the Somme we completed the occupation of Estrees. We took 200 prisoners. The communication trenches connecting Eslrees and Belloy having been occupied by us, the whole German second position to the south of the Somme is now in our power ...