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ENEMY RETIRE IN DISORDER

... week. This includes, besides much war material 20 guns, to which mast be added 76 taken the French. To sum up, the battle of the Somme is following a regular rhythm of successive methodical, prudent advances. —Press Association. DRAWING THE NET ROUND ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
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THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY POST, TUESDAY. JULY 11. 1916

... THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE SOMME BATTLE. British Hradquaetebb, France, July 8. One of the most brilliant facets in the whole lustrous chapter our military story is the share which our airmen bore in the fighting in the battle of the Somme, and the influence they ...

Published: Tuesday 11 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2258 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE OUTLOOK. THEI IRISH SETTLEMENT

... THE OUTLOOK. THEI IRISH SETTLEMENT. The casualty lists front the battle of the Somme enforce the Premier’s appeal for a truce of hearts in dealing: with the Irish settlement proposals given to the House of Commons yesterday. It would indeed be an unseemly ...

Published: Tuesday 11 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 439 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DRIBBLING TO DEATH

... . Where did we go in? Oh, near Albat. Our objective was Mary's Court, or some such place.” (It is evident that the Battle of the Somme is going to add some fresh household words our war vocabulary. Wipers,” Plugsheet,” Dooloo,” and ” Armintears*’ are ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 595 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FRENCH VILLAGES RE-NAMED

... . Where did we go in? Oh. near Alhat. Our objective was Marys Court, or some such plaee. ’ (it is evident that the Battle of the Somme is going to add some fresh house- hold words lo our war vocabulary. is a veteran this * Wipers ” by time; ** Plug-street ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1916
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 243 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ENEMY’S AWKWARD POSITION

... been caplured. On the way back from the battle of the Somme I visited certain of the most famous British troops. They made a glorious attempt to reach the German i trenches in the northern part of the line of battle I Behnz, July 11. but had 400 yards of ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 715 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

bull street

... TRONES. • GERMANS REGAIN SOME GROUND. RAIDS IN FLANDERS. HOW THE WORCESTERS MARCHED TO BATTLE. LOfficial Photograph ciiculaled by and GensralJ AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. THE bTSmINGHAM DAILY MAIL. WEDNESDAY. JULY 12. 1916 FIRST CLASS. HOW THE GERMAN PRISONERS ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 75 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BERLIN I POTATOES

... VERDUN. Great German Attack DIRECTION OF SOUVILLE: Only Slight Enemy Gain. FRENCH..i:.'..(coONTMENC/I' Influence of the Battle of the Somme. (Ps. A;ociaticril Vnir Thursday The statement issued but night says Theare not slaekerilutthiir effort. beforeferduh ...

Published: Thursday 13 July 1916
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 1593 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE BRITISH FRONT. The Battle of the Somme. lighting the Somme battlefield during the eek-end was mainly confined to the extreme , of the British and left the French Tines, *he north of- the river. East of Montauban troops pushed on ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1331 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Objective Still Far Oflj

... ’'—Prose Association War Special. SAVING THE WOUNDED. HAIG’S FINE TRIBUTE TO THE MEDICAL SERVICE On the fourth day of the battle of the Somme the Commander-in-Chief issued the following special order of the day, addressed from advanced General Headquarters, ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 621 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LIEUT. GERALD WILLIAM NIXON

... Gerald William Nixon. Hampshire Regiment, brother of Mrs. Manville, wife of Mr. Edward Manville, fell in action at the battle of the Somme on July Ist. x was 20 years of age, and educated the Bedford Grammar School. He was pupil at the Daimler Works, and ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1916
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 113 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE WAR. GERMAN RAIDERS REPULSED AT LA BASSEE

... of our acorplanes is missing. GENERAL HAIG REPORTS PROGRESS. We have reached a stage of definite achievement in the battle of the Somme. On Tuesday night Sir Douglas Haig sent the good news that our troops, after ten days and nights of continuous fighting ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1916
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 721 | Page: 5 | Tags: none