... close quarters with our battle squadrons, and that what was a great British victory would have been a decisive triumph but for the misty weather and the falling darkness, which permitted the enemy to escape to port. Battle of the Somme. During Wednesday night ...

... LATEST WAR NEWS. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. The Battle of the Somme is raging violently. Satisfactory reports again came from the British and French Headquarters on Wednesday. The British during Tuesday night, when heavy fighting continued in the neighbourhood ...

... DEFENCES. Furious Allied Fire. Paris, Friday. A semi-official statement issued last night says: The first stage of the battle of the Somme has come an end after continuing uninterruptedly for five days. To-day brought no change in the situation of the Allies ...

... succeeded in capturing it, but were ejected by a French counter-attack, • which was immediately launched. WEDNESDAY. Battle of the Somme. The earlier of the three British official communiques issued yesterday states that the Germans have been reinforced ...

... LO-DAY’S INDEX, — ARTICLES— The Battle of Jutland and its Meaning London Letter nese WAR— Sir John Jellicoe’s Dispatch Battle of the Somme Stories from the Buttlefield “a Tete Mine Sweeper Torpedoed . Further Rusian See | Samat in ee Appointments ...

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. The Battle of the Somme continues to go in favour of the Allies, who have gained more ground and captured more prisoners. Dispatches from British Headquarters on Monday afternoon atated that the battle south of the ...

... my men ?—Press Association War Special . GREAT BATTLE WHICH MAY LAST FOR MONTHS . Pabib , July 7 . The semi-official statement issued last night says : — . ¦ Tlio first stago of the battle of the Somme has come to an end after continuing uninterruptedly ...

... yesterday must have been very . severe . There is a lull on the French front on both sides of the Somme . ' y There is a laconic reference to the Battle of the Somme in yesterday ' s Berlin bulletin , which savs that tho fi ghting is : proceeding not unfavourably ...

... trom of the offensive by the British from Thiep- ral to a poimt where they link up with the French forces. Before the battle of the Somme man its victorious course, it is import ant that our advance, which was slower in the Britesh and speeder in the Prench ...

... a hangar at Douai, besides doing other material damage. \ccording to the French semi-official staicment, before the battle of the Somme an pursue its victorious course the British position must be brought into line with the new French position. Yesterday ...

... ADVANCE. The Battle of the Somm© continued, according to Tuesday’s reports, to go in favour of the Allies, who had gained more ground and captured more prisoners. Dispatches from British Headquarters Monday aftemdon stated that the battle south of the ...

... you felt those bandages must be all a mummery. Were these really wounded soldiers who had passed through the awful Battle of the Somme, or were they fellows dressed up to represent them ? There was an air of waggish unreality about the whole picture. ...