... BATTLE OF THE SOMME. FSRST STAGE E^SDS. FIVE DAY'S RESULTS. {PRESS A SS-OC I A T I WAR SPECIAL 1 PARIS, Fl ick v. A semi-ofFLal statement issued last night says the first stage of the battle of the Sonime hae come an end after continuing uninterrupted ...

... regard it as an isclated operation. It is only a_ part, though a very important part, of a big concerted plan, The Battle of the Somme has necessarily diverted public attention from Verdun, but the position there grows interesting, and may easily become ...

... have had to be forcibly fed, as well as carried about, strapped to ambulances, tills ono with disgust, whilst tho battle of Che Somme is still raging. What; a contrast! Suffragettes in France, nursing, and their sisters doing war work home. Conscientious ...