... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME This Afternoon’s British and French Reports CONSOLIDATING THE GAINS Further Capture of Prisoners and War Material reports the British afternoon it that Allies are consolidating the they gained a further counter-attacks the British ...

... Map showing the principal points of attack of the French and British in the Battle of the ?Somme, including La Boiselle, which was captured by the British yesterday afte*noon. The thick line shows the position before the grand attack on Saturday morning ...

... Nati4f the Ancre,. FRENCH THREAT TO PERONM. The news . of , the Battle of the Somme down to midnight showed that the progress of the British troops in the third day's fighting in the Somme ; Valley;; was slow but steady. They maintained all. their ground ...

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. Fighting Proceeding in Allies' Favour. Progress Mide & New Positions Captured. Germans Retire in the Night. were captured by us in the course of these latest actions. According to information which has reached us, a have identified ...

... prisoners. DEJECTED GERMAN PRISONERS. Paris, Tuesday. Interviewed by the ‘“Petit Parisien,” one of the wounded in the battle of the Somme says: —Orders were well given. Never were the losses so slight. There were very few dead, and the wounded fewer than ...

... NOTES OF THE DAY. Opinion as to the probable outcome of the battle of the Somme must still halt indecisive. Much has been achieved, and all the correspondents bear testimony to the magnificent courage and persistence with which our men are fighting. But ...

... SCUM OF:_THE BATTLE OF_THE SOMME We are'obileed to bold over the large map at the tract which we had prOposed to print today; but the abbe' will map shovel the loc.:alit, of the Battle of the gamma: The ' Pceneh are advancing north and eolith the SomiSisi ...

... FIFTEEN FOE BALLOONS SET ON FIRE. (FRENCH OFFICIAL) With reference to the battle of the Somme, yesterday's French official also says : During the artillery actions preparatory to the offensive our aviators set on fire thirteen German captive balloons ...

... WOUNDED IN PARI9L PARIS, TVetdajr. A small convoy wounded from the battle of the Somme, numbering about 800 men, arrived in Paris last night, and the patients were distributed among five hospitals, including the magnificent American hospital at Neuilly ...

... LEAVING ONE HELL TO FIND ANOTHER. Paris. Tues d ay. Inteniewed by the Petit l'arisien, one of the wounded in the battle of the Somme sacs the hea% artillery pulverised the German trench shelters, and it seemed at times that the German guns were not ...

... alive.' IR D. HAIG'S REPORTS. 888 AND FLOW OF BATTLE. FIFTEEN AIRCRAFT LOST. The reports from Sir Douglas Haig show that yesterday use troupe not only held their owe, but made sove progress in the great battle which now bring fought between the ADO . * end ...

... e.—P.A. War Special. TOLD BY MOUNDED. Paris, Tuesday Interviewed by the ““Petit Parisien,’’ on? the wounded in the battle of the Somme says; The heavy artillery pulverised German trench shelters, and it seemed at limes that the German guns were not of ...