... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... total strength of 3550 men a Bavarian regiment suffered casualties. This was in the fighting on Ist July. While the Battle of the Somme absorbs attention, the troops on the remainder of out 00 mile front are far from inactive. South of Armentieres on Wednesday ...

... ADVANCE. The Battle of the Somm© continued, according to Tuesday’s reports, to go in favour of the Allies, who had gained more ground and captured more prisoners. Dispatches from British Headquarters Monday aftemdon stated that the battle south of the ...