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BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME. The Battle of the Somme absorbs public and private attention, and while we are all proud of the inspiring success immediately achieved by our troops and by our French comrades, particulars of the Regiments engaged are anxiously awaited ...

Published: Monday 03 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 315 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

nms BIRMINGHAM DAILY MAIL. MONDAY. JULY 3, 1916

... were in the air the whole day. FRENCH ACCOUNT. STORY OF THE BATTLE. GROUND LOST AND WON BY BRITISH ARMY. SOUTH STAFFORDS’ DISTINCTION The bombardment which was the essential preliminary the battle proper began six o’clock on Saturday mornsng, but the Press ...

Published: Monday 03 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1068 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BLOOM’S The Latest

... evening Despatch. THeorams; Express,” Birmingham. Talephoness Central 3730 {five wires). MONDAY. 3 JULY, 1916 Th* battle of the Somme open? new chapter the a good great war. It brings BEGINNING. an , J long wearisome period waiting, and indicates that ...

Published: Monday 03 July 1916
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 855 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE

... now that the enemy has had time to see what is immediately before him. To-day's semiofficial report of the French the Battle of the Somme states this important fact, that Allied tactics are directed consolidating every gain before attacking the next objective ...

Published: Monday 03 July 1916
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 618 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... 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 ...

Published: Tuesday 04 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 913 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SCUM OF:_THE BATTLE OF_THE SOMME

... 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 ...

Published: Tuesday 04 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 111 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

VALUE OP MACHINE GUNS

... tha battle of the Somme, if it to be successful for the Allies, must a long and alow affair. Loos and Neuve the British did brilliantly the beginning, and then failed to hold much of the captured ground when the enemy counter-attacked. the Somme both ...

Published: Tuesday 04 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 278 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... further successes by THE ITALIANS. Progress the Battle of the Somme. Fighting in the battle that has developed north and south of the Somme continues be exceedingly keen, and the territorial progress made, particularly by the French, is quite satisfactory ...

Published: Tuesday 04 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 461 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HOW THE FRENCH HAVE PROGRESSED

... through Press Bureau yesterday afternoon : the north of the Somme the enemy made attempt in the course of the night the positions which we had conquered and are organising. she south the Somme the fighting continued, with compkae success fox our arms, ...

Published: Tuesday 04 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 431 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

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... oppoeito the hetd BIBMINOHLM. glaffordoltin WILDNISDAY, JCL! 1916. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME The semi-official statement issued in Paris last night stated that the Battle of the Somme, although hindered by the violent storm yesterday, was proceeding with ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 325 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME The map shows the Battle of the Somme. The French are advancing north and south of the Somme in the direction of Peronne, and the British are advancing on a north and south trent eastwards from Albert. The British ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 241 | Page: 2 | Tags: none