... THE MILITARY SITUATION BUSSIA AND-TURKEY—THE BATTLE - OF THE SOMME . [ From Oon Military ConnEsi'ONDENt . ] The failure of tho Russians to continuo tl-eir advance on Baghdad by the rouLe through Khanikin , that is , from the northcast , seems to have ...

... SITUATlOJi ; BATTLE OF THE SOMME A TEST OF : STRENGTH—RUSSIAN ^ IN . . ARMENIA . [ FeOM OuE M . UXTIV . Y COUEESTOKTEN ? . ] ' Tiieeb are reports in France that troops from the German sector in front of 'Verdun havo been seen on the Somme , and _ particularly ...

... taken b y us at Pozieres include two battalion commanders , ( p . T . ) Ouh military correspondent 3 iscusses the '' Battle of tie Somme , a t « sfc of strength , and Russians in Armenia . ( p . 6 . ) Tee following losses were , recorded in the casualty ...

... With the capture or Pozieres the second phase of the battle of the Somme may be said to have finished on the British front . The gain is greater than that- of a single strong position . In losing it the enemy has lost solid advantages in artillery fire ...

... complaisant bulletin sent fey the . Staff to Berlin . A few days later , on the , 14 th , the second , phase of the Battle of the Somme opened with a successful assault by the British on the German second system of rJofjanop nn p frnnf , nf fmrr Tniles ...

... 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 ...