BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME. THE DASH OF THE FRENCH ARMY. RESULT Or FIRST DAY'S FIGHTING. (By H. Warner Allen.) An officer who witnessed the Battle the gives the following account of the first day's operations. The result of the first day's fighting was that ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 840 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Hounse and Home

... 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 ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2050 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

GERMAN SPY ABOARD. 4 STEAMER CAPTURE!- THROUGH TREACHERY. x Amsterdam, dnesday.—The Tclegraaf |v.;blid.es ..

... 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 ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1258 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

OBJECTIVES ; ' REACHED IN ; : '; - four ; hours-

... - four ; hours- ¦ 'AN EPISODE : OF THE BATTLE : OF THE SOMME . 1 __—— - ¦ - [ Fbosi thb Special Coreespondent of the British Pbess with the Fbench'Abmies . ] ' ¦ An officer who . witnessed the battlo of the Somme gives tho following account of tho first ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1940 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

COUNTING THE GAINS

... 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 ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1020 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ATTACKS ALL iiOUND

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

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 384 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE FRENCH ADVANCE

... SLOWER. (Press Association War Special.) A semi-official statement issued in Paris late on Tuesday night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm, is'proceediug with brilliant suocees for our lama. Tito advance of the trench ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 554 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AN EPISODE

... AN EPISODE. The Duh of tha Frmefa in the Battle of the Somme. (Tins ASSOCIATION WAR mOIAL.] (FfMi Mr AnM. raprMMlaAlf* * tk» CAMEOS OF THE GREAT FIGHT. flow Three Jocks Escorted 600 Captives. ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 34 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

London letter. Su CCESS GREATER THAN EXPECTED. 0F BOLD ASSAULT BY BRITISH. _ ol >tical crisis is now over. (By

... 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 ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 626 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

6, 1916

... THE BATTLE. FRENCH FORWARD SPRING. CRITICAL 1101IE11T DESCRIBER. The following telegram has been received Mlllll Sir Horner Allen. special cormgrolideut of the British Press with the French armies:— An officer who witasesed IM battle of the Somme given ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 681 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NINETEEN VILLAGES CAPTURED. ENEMY MASSES FACING BRITISH. SLIGHT FRENCH LOSSES. Paris, Wednesday.—A semi ..

... MASSES FACING BRITISH. SLIGHT FRENCH LOSSES. Paris, Wednesday.—A semi-official statement issued last night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered a violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success for our arms. The advance of the French ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 281 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE ALLIES' ADVANCE. Views and Opinions Official and Otherwise. PARIS, July inani-oSoial statement issued last ..

... ADVANCE. Views and Opinions Official and Otherwise. PARIS, July inani-oSoial statement issued last night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding wits brilliant tor our arms. in., of French troops is continuing ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Newcastle Daily Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 1089 | Page: 4 | Tags: none