... influence of this battle of the Somme iitpon the general course the war. far that course is unchanged,, even at Verdun. There the Germans, defeated at the Thiaumont redoubt—the scene of one of the finest French achievements of the whole battle—made an attempt ...

... |{easdhs Why Our Progress is Not Rapid. PARIS, Wednesday. Tho semi-official statement issued last liight save : The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success for our arms. The advance of tne ...

... he German policy is the extreme one of creating a false impression and maintaining it- The enemy’s reports of the battle of the Somme have from the first been studiously vague, and are growing more and more directly misleading. Whereas we have disguised ...

... —Central News- Munitions Beyond Imagination. PARIS, Tuesday. Interviewed by the Petit Parisien one cf the wounded from the battle of the Somme said : The orders were well given. Never were the losses so slight. There were very few' dead, and the wounded were ...

... 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 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 ...

... of the combat, the only ones who can spare lime to relate their experiences whilst the battle is still being waged. One interesting feature of the battle of the Somme has been the return in some portions of the area—only a very temporary return it is true ...

... SPLENDID IvESULTS. PARIS, Wednesday- The semi-official statement issued last night says : The battle of tho Somme, although hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success for our arms. The advance of the French troops is continuing ...

... French armies, sends message w hich illustrates the dash of the French Colonial infantry. 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 ...

... soldiers atl three officers were made prisoners. ' of the Somme the communication r °nches between Estrees and Belloy havbeen occupied by the French, the ''hole of the German second position south die Somme is now in F'rench power on H front of about ten kilometres ...

... were annihilated. The German Admissions. The German official message an interesting document on the subject of the battle of the Somme. Slight progress by the British near Thiepval, it says, was neutralised by the German counter-attack. Then follows a ...

... were Sssued last night PARIS. Friday. The semi-official statement issued last flight says : The first stage of the battle of the Somme has come to an end after continuing uninterruptedly for five days. To-day brought no change in the situation of the ...