... BRITISH TASK. (TRESS ASSOCIATION WAR SPECIAL! PARIS, Wednesday. The semi-official statement issued last night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant, success fcr our arms. The advance of the ...

... have had to be forcibly fed, as well as carried about, strapped to ambulances, tills ono with disgust, whilst tho battle of Che Somme is still raging. What; a contrast! Suffragettes in France, nursing, and their sisters doing war work home. Conscientious ...

... from Mr. H. ANarner Allen, special correspondent the British Press with the French armies An officer who witnessed the battle of the Somme gives the following account of the first day's operations. The result of the first day’s fighting was that the chosen ...

... Hand-to-hand fighting and bombing continues betweca the Ancre and the Somme. five hundred more prisoners have been taken by us since the number last reported BIGGEST WESTERN BATTLE. GERMAN DMASSER RUSHING UP FROM OTHER FRONTS (Press Association War Special ...

... been magnificent. It is suggested that the great struggle now begun should for historical purposes be described as the battle of the Somme ...

... 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 ...

... point, 'rut once that point is reached events may travel with dramatic swiftness. One interesting feature . of the battle of the Somme has beeaf the return in some portions of the dreg—only a very temporary return it - is true —to .the conditions of field ...

... te whe drop out of the combat, the only one their can spare time lo relate whilst the battle is still being wage One interesting feature of the battle of the Somme hag been the return th same returt of the area—o lw a very temporary it ig true—to the ...

... s Paris correspondent some interesting sidelights on the German point view as gathered from prisoners taken in the battle of the Somme. He said the Germans, more particularly the officers, were not overtly disheartened at the success of the first advance ...

... the village of cleared the com- between Estrees and Oow occupy the Ger- Positions a front of fc/ 1 in ta the British battle of the Somme > th British captures the French 9,500. VERDUN. around Verdun, the left to the right were concentrated north-west of ...

... the Allies to-day, and w-ill be reaped by them for many days to come. West and East. Ihe battle of the Somme continues stubbornly but profitably ; it will a battle, one anticipates, of slow progress, with many pauses ; for artillery plays a constant and ...

... BRITISH PROGRESS IS SLOW. Lillis, Wednesday. The French semi-official statement issued .sere last night states:— The battle of the Somme, although :hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success for our arms. The advance of the ...