... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. OPENING STAGES MAGNIFICENT. PROGRESS NECESSARILY SLOW. ...

... 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 ...

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. On the map a strong black line shows th© line occupied by the Allies, from G9mmecourt to Fay, before the Allied offensive be gan. lighter dotted line gives an indication of the progress that has heen made on the British front ...

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME Proceeds With Brilliant Success For the Allied Armies. Germans Massed Against British. Paris, Wednesday. A semi-official statement issued last night says:— The battle of the Somme, although hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding ...

... 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 ...

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME SCOTTISH TROOPS ' IRRESISTIBLE ATTACKS HOW THEY CAPTURED MONTAUBAN . HUNDREDS OF THE ENEMY . BAYONETED GERMAN REGIMENTAL STAFF MADE PRISONERS . Pabis , Sunday . The nows , long awaited , that tho Allied offensive Has at last begun ...

... 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— ...

... 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 ...

... 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 .. - ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... PRISONERS. battle of the Somme is raging violently. Satisfactory reports again came from the British ami French Headquarters on Wednesday. Brit ish during Tuesday night, when heavy fighting comimied the neighbourhood of the Amro and the Somme, made further ...