... wounded.~P.A. War Special. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME - JjIKELY TO CONTINUE FOR DAYS. British Headquarters, Saturday. At .half-past seven this morning great 1 battle began on a front of about 25 miles and on both banks of the Somme. Perhapf £ will be known in ...

... if you regard it as an isolated operation. It is only part, though very important part, of a big concerted plan. The battle of the Somme has necessarily diverted public attention from Verdun, but the position there grows interesting, and may easily become ...

... LOST POSITIONS. ENEMY FORCES HURLED AT BRITISH. STRONG ATTACKS AT THIEPVAL. HEAVY NIGHT FIGHTING ON THE ANGRE AND SOMME. battle of the Somme is proceeding with brilliant success for the Allied arms. advance the French troops is continuing, while the British ...

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME Proceeds With Brilliant Success For the Allied Armies. Germans Massed Against British. Paris, Wednesday. A semi-official statement issued last night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding ...

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. On the map a strong black line shows th© line occupied by the Allies, from G9mmecourt to Fay, before the Allied offensive be gan. lighter dotted line gives an indication of the progress that has heen made on the British front ...

... Mr H. Warner Allen, special correspondent the British piiess 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 ...

... combat —the only ones who can spare time to relate their experi cnces —whilst the battle is still being waged. Field Warfare. One interesting feature the battle of the Somme has been the return in some portions of the area —only a very temporary return, ...

... have cleared v 'ro n e P the Somme. and are now at the jH °*. Peronne. It is said that they s of v Hlage of Flaucourt without the Ist a man. If this be true, then we pine that the Germans had with- r °ops from south of the Somme t}j tr > withstand the British ...

... THIRD AND FOURTH LINES. BRITISH BIG GUNS AT WORK. desperate fighting the banks OF THE DNEISTER. first stage of the battle of the Somme has come to an end after continuing uninterruptedly for five days. halt the Allies' advance, which was foreseen, has ...

... you felt those bandages must be all a mummery. Were these really wounded soldiers who had passed through the awful Battle of the Somme, or were they fellows dressed up to represent them ? There was an air of waggish unreality about the whole picture. ...

... organisation in Europe. It haA been said that Neuve Chapelle and Loos were the initiation of the new British armies. The battle of the Somme has supremely proved our volunteer soldiers to be worthy of the most splendid British traditions. Spectacular Spurts ...

... In the Brilliant Advance on the Somme And Enemy Were Taken by Surprise. (From the Press Association's Special Correspondent.) British Headquarters in the Field, France, July 8. When the history of the battle of the Somme comes to be written in its true ...