... FLUCTUATING FIGHTING IN GREAT BATTLE. DETERMINED COUNTER-ATTACKS BY THE ENEMY. MORE GAINS OF TERRITORY AND PRISONERS BY BRITISH. BRILLIANT PROGRESS OF FRENCH Battle of the Somme. ° The British official communiques show that there was severe fighting yesterday ...

... The Germans are offering stubborn re- sistance in the Battle of the Somme, but the Allies continue to make further gress. Several villages and hostile works have been captured, and the number of prisoners in the Allies’ hands is now 12,500. On the Russian ...

... COUNTER-ATTACK FOILED BY BRITISH. FURTHER IMPORTANT SUCCESSES BY THE FRENCH. RUSSIAN VICTORY NORTH OF THE PINSK MARSHES. — Battle of the Somme. The earlier of the three British official communiques issued yesterday states that the Germans have been reinforced ...

... ADVANCE. BRITISH BEAR BRUNT OF THE FIGHTING. Paris, Wednesday. The semi-official statement issued last night says;— . The battle of the Somme, although hindered a violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success f6r our arms. The advance of the French ...

... ARTICLES— Glentanar : The New Name in the Peerage 4 London Letter ~ - Poetry, Novels, etc wen eee cee 2 WAR— Battle of the Somme 5 of the Battle — 5 ae - 5 Important Russian Success 5 Fighting at Verdun om ~ 5 and 6 Casualties — = - 3 Appointments .. - ...

... have been overcome. The bravery of our men in every field of battle has left an impres- sion that will endure for centuries, and it will be confirmed by the ee new 7 armies in the Somme battle. Yet to-day the British Army is in reality a citizen army, unversed ...

... OUR PRISONERS NOW EXCEED 6000. WHOLE GERMAN 2nd LINE SOUTH OF SOMME CAPTURED. NOTABLE SUCCESSES BY RUSSTANS. Battle of the Somme. During Tuesday night there was heavy fighting on the British front, and at certain points cur troops made pro- gress. In ...

... INDEX, ARTICLES— Afforestation Pioneer Work London Letter Weve W AR— Battle of the Somme Further British Progress ee Important French Successes German Reports of Battle sce Thrilling Battle Stories Further Russian Successes ewe Com — and Cas Sete GENERAL— ...

... 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 objectives were reached in four hours. The first and second German lines were carried on the whole front of the ...

... VIEW, EE CHAMPAGNE BATTLE FALSE ANALOGY. Paris, Wednesday. A French officer gave the Press Association correspondent some interesting sidelighte on the German point of view, as gathered from Prisoners taken ‘n the Battle of the Somme. He said the Germans ...

... 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 ...

... one German Dreadnought battleship, one German battle cruiser, and three destroyers were to be so severel damaged as to it extremely doubtful it they could reach port, (Page 3.) | In the Battle of the Somme further pro. has been made on both the British ...