... DEFENCES. Furious Allied Fire. Paris, Friday. A semi-official statement issued last night says: The first stage of the battle of the Somme has come an end after continuing uninterruptedly for five days. To-day brought no change in the situation of the Allies ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... O-DAY’S INDE ARTICLES— Progress of the War Ott eit London Letter wAR-— King’s Message to Army Battle of the Somme Resumed British Offensive Russian Campaign Bitter Enemy Attacks on Britain More Battlefield Incidents 5 and Communiques Casualties rr Ap ...

... British advance near Thiepval German attacks near Ham repulsed by French. Capture of 10,000 prisoners by the Russians. Battle of the Somme. The of the week has been the Allied offensive in France. It opens a new, and what may prove a decisive, stage of the ...

... END OF FIRST STAGE OF BATTLE. NEW BOMBARDMENT BEGUN Paris, Friday. pemi-official statement issued last night first stage of the battle of the Somme come to an end after continuing uninter- ruptedly for five days. To-da: iy brought no in the situation ...

... is proud ef his troops, adding that ‘‘none could have fought more bravely.” Battle of the Somme. There has been great activity on the British section of the Battle of the Somme. East of La Boiselle, as the re- sult of severe fighting, our troops cap- tured ...

... O-DAY’S INDEX. ARTICLES— Ireland’s Rebels: The Story of the Rising on | ee Books and Magazines — WAR— Battle of the Somme Leipzig Redoubt Captured Important British and French Successes Lord Derby on ‘the Allied Offensive .. Furious Fighting in the ...

... MM™MARY. In spite of bad weather, there was much fierce fighting in the Battle of the Somme during the week-end, At the junction of their lines the British and French, attack- ing simultaneously, achieved fresh suc cesses. In the Italian theatre no very ...

... ALLIES. AIR RAID ON SOUTH-EAST COAST, TERRIBLE CONFLICTS ON RUSSIAN FRONT. Battle of the Somme. week-end the British During the made considerable progress in the Battle of the Somme. Owing to very heavy rains, Friday night was ent chiéfly in improving | ...

... inferior to no army or- It has been said that Neuve Chapelle and wore the initiation of the new British armies. The battle of the Somme has supremely proved our’ volunteer soldiers to be worthy of the most splendid British traditians. My personal interest ...

... GHTING FOR TRONES DESPERATE FI W GERMAN SIXTH ATTACK SUCCEEDS. FURTHER SUCCESSES BY BRITISH AND FRENCH TROOPS. Battle of the Somme. There has been on the British front particularly severe fighting at the Trones Wood. Qn Saturday morning our troops succeeded ...