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TWO VILLAGES AND A

... RUSSIANS BREAK GERMAN LINES. ENEMY’S RETREAT IN EAST AFRICA. Further French Captures. Yesterday’s operations in the battle of the Somme were limited by bad weather, but still the French have further gain report. They have captured the village Belloy-e ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 432 | 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

NEW GAINS ON OUR FRONT. ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED WITH VERY

... 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 ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1230 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE 0 THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE 0 THE SOMME. Last Nigit's Paris Review. BITTER. --.. . - fIGHTING: . .-1N BRITISH SECTOR:.'::::-.'1. Position improved, aad Heavy Enemy Losses. french Pushing Forward BOTH SIDES OF THE SOMME Nearer to Peroaie. Frintk:Get*an Efforts at Yerdva ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 64 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

RESUMED VIGOROUS BRITISH OFFENSIVE

... DESIRE FOR PREMATURE SUCCESSES. PARIS, Friday. A semi-official statement issued last night 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 ...

Published: Friday 07 July 1916
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3027 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FRENCH REVIEW OF THE BATTLE. Five Days' Successful Fighting. War Special.) PARIS; Fridq. ♦ issued last , night ..

... FRENCH REVIEW OF THE BATTLE. Five Days' Successful Fighting. War Special.) PARIS; Fridq. ♦ issued last , night The first stage et the battle of the Somme has some to an end. after continuing =interruptedly for five daS. To-day tor:eight no =anis In situation ...

Published: Friday 07 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 439 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE BRITISH FRONT. The Battle of the Somme. Early Saturday morning the Anglo-French, * r,t ues, after a week of intense artillery prepara-011 and trench raids, front of over twenty ule fi to lQ 6O oith of the River opened a vigorous ...

Published: Friday 07 July 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2198 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SPECIAL MARK FOR GERMAN BIG GUNS

... SPECIAL MARK FOR GERMAN BIG GUNS. RIVAL CLAIMS TO POSSESSION OF DAMLOUP BATTERY. After dealing with the battle of the Somme reported elsewhere, yesterday afternoon’s French official message mad© the following reference Verdun: On. both banks of the Meuse ...

Published: Friday 07 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 344 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Battle of the Somme

... Battle of the Somme A wonderfully vivid description of the Big Push ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 14 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WAR

... similar success is announced on the Carso, between Selz and Monfalcone. The Battle of the Somme. TUESDAY. Fighting in the battle that has developed north and south of the Somme continues to exceedingly keen, and the territorial progress made, particularly ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1916
Newspaper: Tamworth Herald
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2735 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CLAIM TO BIG BALANCE IN JUNE

... aerial battle. The results of the aerial battles in June are: German losses In aerial battles, 2 aeroplanes By being shot down from the earth, 1 aeroplane. Missing, 4 aeroplanes. Total, 7 aeroplanes. The French and British lost In aerial battles, 23 aeroplanes ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 600 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE ST AFF ORDS

... of the offensive by the British, from Thiepval to the point where they link up with. the French forms. Before the battle of the Somme out pursue its victorious course it is important that; our advance, which was slower in the British sector and speedier ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 439 | Page: 2 | Tags: none