... recent telegrams, is a Mery important one, and its capture by the British is one of th© outstanding incident} of the Battle of the Somme. The village stunds on the summit of small plateau, and is a vantage point for artillery fire on neighbou ring positions ...

... TO-DAY'S INDEX. ARTICLES— A Major'/* Boy ——. 4 •London .Letter 5 WAR- Desperate Night Battle German the Somme .y S Abortive U Boat Piracy 5 Enemy'a Counter Elowg -Russian Advance Hungary *»> East African Campaign GENERAL— House ot Commons—Franchise ...

... recent' telegrams , ns a very important one . and its capture by the British is one of the outstanding incidents of the Battle of the Somme .. The village stands on the summit of a small plateau , arid is a . vantage point for *• artillery firo on neighbouring ...

... GREAT RESULTS IN FIVE DAYS. Park, Friday. The semi-official statement issued last night says;— The nrst stage of the battle of the Somme has come to an end, after continuing uninterruptedly for five days. To-day brought change in the situation of the Allies ...

... THIAUMONT WORK RETAKEN BY GERMANS. Paris, Wednesday —A semi•ofiicial message save : —The battle of the Somme is proceeding with brilliant success. Our advance continues, whilst the British forces are making progress, but more slowly, because the enemy ...

... PTE. ALEX. LOWDON. Pte. Alex. Lowdon, Bth Battalion Gordon Highlanders, was killed in action at the battle of the Somme on 2nd July. He had been at the front for a year and a half, •was cyanided at Neuve Chapelle, and his last furlough in December. Pte ...

... MARBLE STANDS. WIRE GUARDS, &C. Designs and Priem on Application. Latest News. [PI/1198 ASSOCIATION WAR THE WAR. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. CALM FOLLOWS SUNDAY'S SEVERE FIGHTING. IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES GAINED B 1 BRITISH. TWO GUNS AND 60 MORE PRISONERS CAPTURED ...

... SHARP INFANTRY, FIGHTING ON THE BRITISH FRONT. INTENSE ARTILLERY FIRE AT VERDUN. STUBBORN CONFLICTS IN EASTERN GALICIA. Battle of the Somme. During Wednesday night fighting continued at various parts of the British front, but there was no change in the situation ...

... MORE PRISONERS TAKEN. Satisfactory reports of tho battle of the Somme, which was stated to be raging violently, were again published from the British and French Headquarters Thursday. Th© British during Tuesday night, when heavy fighting continued in ...

... 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 ...

... THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF BATTLE. GERMAN FUTILITY. PARIS, Saturday The thirty-first day of the battle in the Somme district brought no material modification on the whole of the front. North and south of the Somme the French organised the positions captured ...

... MONDAY. After the comparative lull on Friday and Saturday the Battle of the Somme was resumed yesterday with great fierceness along the front from Pozieres to Ouiliemont. Attacking from the south-west and south-east respectively, our Territorial and ...