... PALACE, SHEPTON MALLET, MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, December 11th, 12th & 13th, Direction of the War Office THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. MONDAY fi.45 ami o’clock. TUESDAY, Matinee at 3 o’clock. Night at 8. WEDNESDAY, Matinee (specially for Children) at 3 ...

... tho army shortly after the outbreak of tho war, and went France in tho spring of 1915. During the early stages of the battle of the Somme ho was recommended for a commission by tho Deputy Assistant Quarter- Master General, and was sent home in August last ...

... from Mrs. Lauder. Through the kindness Mr. W. Hodges a number of the inmates were admitted to see the war film, the Battle of the Somme, the 7th November, and the exhibition was thoroughly appreciated. A cheque for £5O/0/0 had been received for pigs sold ...

... never break through. To this he would have to attack for another 30 years, provided then that had sufficient men. The battle of the Somme costing our enemies many hundreds of thousands of men, and therefore more than it is costing us.” Asked whether the ...

... dropping any bombs. German attack L’Abbe Wood was repulsed. BRILLIANT BRITISH AND FRENCH ADVANCE. COMBLES SURROUNDED. The Battle of the Somme was resumed on Monday by the Franco-British forces, who, assuming the offensive, met with brilliant success. The British ...

... activity. The battle on the Somme was especially severe. On Friday a strong attack by about 20 British and French divisions, after exceedingly violent artillery bombardment, was directed against the front between the Ancre and the Somme. After hot struggle ...

... push” in the West, by massing thousands troops there, and sending out vast quantities of ammunition. On July 1 the battle of the Somme opened, and on the first day the German front was broken on distance of sixteen miles. Montauban and Mamet/, were taken ...

... the Hall has been crowded three; nights this week, with two afternoon houses also, sec tho official pictures of the battle of the Somme. The special show for the children in the afternoon of Wednesday, for which the schools were closed, was crowded that ...

... and successfully repulsed. Imperishable are the records that the Somersets have added to their colours in the Great Battle of the Somme. Brave follows, officers and men, went boldly to do or to die, and in accomplishing the one very many submitted the ...

... noteworthy that the German artillery fire during the two days appears to have been less in volume than in several previous battles in the .Somme Valley, moie particularly from the heavy weapons. The loss of high ground for observation and the complete domination ...