... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. OPENING STAGES MAGNIFICENT. PROGRESS NECESSARILY SLOW. ...

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME Proceeds With Brilliant Success For the Allied Armies. Germans Massed Against British. Paris, Wednesday. A semi-official statement issued last night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding ...

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. On the map a strong black line shows th© line occupied by the Allies, from G9mmecourt to Fay, before the Allied offensive be gan. lighter dotted line gives an indication of the progress that has heen made on the British front ...

... Mr H. Warner Allen, special correspondent the British piiess 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 ...

... - 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 ...

... THE-BATTLE -OP THE SOMME HOW THE FRENCH SURPRISEDoTHE GERMANS . [ To-div ' s Times Telegram , per ' the Press Association . ] ( Copyright . ) Paris , Wednesday . The heroic and tremendous fighting of the British around La Boisselle is to the French ...

... POINT OF VIEW. CHAMPAGNE BATTLE FALSE ANALOGY. Paris, Wednesday. French officer gave the Press Association correspondent some interesting sidelights the German point view, gathered from prisoners taken ; the Battle of the Somme. He said the Germans, more ...

... SUCCESSES. SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES OF' BRITISH. Paris, Wednesday. The semi-official statement issued last uiffht says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered by violent storm to-day, is proceeding with, brilliant success for cur arras. The advano of French ...

... of the war. COWRADES’ A BATTLE PICTURE DASH OF THE FRENCH ARMY. From Mr. H. WARNER ALLEN (Special Representative of the British Press with the French Armies). French Headquarters An officer who witnessed the Battle of the Somme ...

... have been overcome. The bravery -of our men in every field of battle has left an impression that will endure for centuries, and it will be confirmed by the new armies in the Somme battle. Yet to-day the British Army is in reality citizen army, unversed ...

... combat —the only ones who can spare time to relate their experi cnces —whilst the battle is still being waged. Field Warfare. One interesting feature the battle of the Somme has been the return in some portions of the area —only a very temporary return, ...

... 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 ...