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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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I.voESSAXT Pressure o.v Gerhart

... British advance, have engaged German regiments which might otherwise have been shifted to the flanks of out Ally. The battle of the Somme has emphatically demonstrated British organisation markedly superior, in one very important inspect, to that the German ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 977 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

“ Down, steadily down, I crept. To the right, to the left, far and wide—with the shriek of a damned spirit in ..

... AVIATORS PREVENT ENEMY Brittsh HeapQuaRTERS IN THE FIELD, France, 8 July (received to-day). When the history of the battle of the Somme comes to be written in its true perspective, I think it will be found that one of the most brilliant facts in this whole ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 250 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MORNING EXPRESS EDITION

... bomb-proofs and ruined trenches. Von Wiegand comments the lack of details in the Berlin official statements regarding the battle of the Somme. He says the ** German General Staff has shown disposition lift the veil, and is evidently indifferent to opinion ont-; ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1503 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Wonderful Spirit

... after the attack had been launched. South of the Somme, there was no action of importance. Nevertheless, last night made some progress in the neighbourhood of Belloy and Estrees. The battle of the Somme is following regular rhythm successive methodical ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 269 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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

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

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

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

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