... week, on the contrary, all the interest has centred in the Somme region, Put briefly, the week’s record is that the Franco-British forces have advanced all along the line from Ovilliers to the Somme. Measured in distance, the advance is not great—usually ...

... THE WORLD’'S GREATEST PICTURE. —Every evening this week, and matinees Thursday and Saturday, at the Old Vic., “ The Battle of the Somme.” See Advt., Page 6. ' (Advi. EVENING CLASSES.—The Leighton Buzzard evening schools commenced the winter session last ...

... LEIGHTON BUZZARD OBSERVER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th, 1916. BATTLE OF THE SOMME.—Every night this week, and av matinees on Thursday and Saturday, the famous official pictures of the *“ Battle of the Somme ’ are being exhibited at the Victoria Picture Palace ...

... Message. “The Battle of the Somme, furious and desperate as it has been, is a first and most important phase of what is an historical struggle, unigue in its scope and world-wide significance. ; “I am convinced that when you have seen this wonderful picture ...

... that their gon, Lee.-Cpl. E. Woodman, Canadian Contingent, has been wounded by shrapnel in the left hand, during the battle of the Somme. He is now in hospital at Whalley, near Blackburn, and is well on the way towards complete recovery. Joining the Vancouver ...

... Hospital, Eastbourne, with a shrapnel wound in the muecle of the right arm. He was wounded in action at High Wood in the battle of the Somme, on Sept. 15th. His wound is going on as well as can be expected. ...

... ALLIES STILL ADVANCING. Monday aiterncon. The great battle of the Somme has now lasted one hundred days, and the Allies are still going strong. The bad weather was one of the causes of the recent lull, but on Saturday the Anglo- French forces set to work ...

... TODDINGTON. PTE. BUCKINGHAM KILLED.—Pte. William Buckingham, who was 21 years of age when he was killed on Bept. 15th in the battle of the Somme, joined up on Oct. 15th, 1915, was drafted to France, April 15th, 1916, and was killed on Sept. 15th, 1916. He was in ...

... TODDINGTON. PTE. BUCKINGHAM KILLED.—Pte. William Buckingham, who was 21 years of age when he was killed on Sept. 15th in the battle of the Somme, joined up on Oct. 15th, 1915, was drafted to France, April 15th, 1916, and was killed on Sept. 15th, 916. He was in ...

... would not change into any other regiment. Whether in the battle on the Somme or out of it, they have nobly done whatever they have been told. Words fail, even faintly, to describe what a great battle is like. The noise is deafening; big guns, little guns ...

... which have tried to re-establish the old equalityfortunateily without result. German newspapers keep repeating that the battle of the Somme is petering out just as the Verdun struggle did. To us in this country, from time to time, the same impression has been ...

... SUCCESS ON THE SOMME. Monday afternoon German hopes that the battle of the Somme was over were rudely dispelled last week, when the British forces struck harder than they have done for months past. On July st the front on which we attacked was a wide ...