... BRITISH PROGRESS IS SLOW. Lillis, Wednesday. The French semi-official statement issued .sere last night states:— The battle of the Somme, although :hindered by a violent storm to-day, is proceeding with brilliant success for our arms. The advance of the ...

... short training on Salisbury Plain the battery proceeded to Egypt and thence to Praises, where at is part io the great battle on the Somme. On June 29th Captain Hermort-Hodge received terrible Injuries to the face, hack and head from shrapnel. and hey is ...

... it as an isplated Iperation. It is only .a part, though a very qmportaut part, of a big concerted plan. 'long{? The battle of the - Somme has necessarily.clivertedc attention from Verdun, but the ,I,sstioll there -grows interesting and may easily . come ...

... correspondent at British Headquarters in the Field. France, writee in a despetch dated Saturday When the history of the Battle of the Somme comes to he written in Am true peispeetive, I think it will be found that one of the most brilliant forte in this whole ...

... AN OFFICER'S STORY OF THE SOMME BATTLE. The following telegram has been. received from Mr. H. Warner Allen, special correspondent of the British Press with the French Armies :—Au officer who witnessed the battle of the Somme gives the following account ...

... breaks. From this point of view success which is attending the Somme offensiv, is doubly satisfactory. bombing parties made a substantial advance last night. Elsewhere in the main battle area there has been chiefly artillery fire since the last report ...

... resumption of the offensive the British from Thiepval to the point where they iink with the French forces. Before i'’o Battle of the Somme can pursue its victorious course it is important that our advance, which was slower in the British sector and speedier ...

... resumpticn of the offensive by the British from Thiepval to a point where they link up with the French forces. Before the Battle of the, Somme can pursue its victorious course it is important that our advance, which was slower in the British sector and speedier ...

... been captured. 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 trenches in the northern part of the line of the battle, but had 400 yards of No Man's land ...

... of the Daily News at Rotterdam wires under Sunday's date aw follows: From the point of view of German resistance the battle of the Somme haa reached a most critical phase, for there ground for the belief that unless within a very short period, they deliberately ...

... coast the Ancre artillery activity temporarily increased; otherwise there is change. Between the Ancre and the Somme and to the south of the Somme fighting is proceeding. Slight progress the British near Thiepval was neutralised our counter-attack. Further ...

... week. This includes, besides much war material, 2G guns, to which must be added 76 taken by the French. To sum up, the battle of the Somme is following a regular rhythm of successive, methodical, prudent advances.—Press Association's War Special. NATIONAL ...