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THE WESTERN FRONT. LATEST OFFICIAL REPORT SWIM LOSS REAVILI SHELLED

... isiit no iustrinil damage uitlel IN FOUSEAUX WOOD. (Central News Te/egretio.) P.tRIS. Saturday—The twenty-first of the battle in the Somme district brought no , platens' modification in the tlorume front. I The French organised lb. positions captured ou Thurodal ...

Published: Saturday 22 July 1916
Newspaper: Ireland's Saturday Night
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 476 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HUGE LEAF TOWARDS KOWEL

... advanced, the Russians advanced, the Italians advanced, Verdun held well, and the Germans gave ground everywhere. The “battle of the Somme was continued on Saturday co-ordinated Anglo-French attack at the point which the Allied lines join. The objective ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1916
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 490 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SUPPORT HOME INDUSTRY

... dreamland, and in blissful forgetfulness of the carnage and frightfulness of the war in general and in particular of the battle of the Somme, in which the majority received their wounds. The following men made up the Lisburn party:— Private Win. M'Gettigan ...

Published: Friday 28 July 1916
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 553 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MORE RUSSIAN SUCCESSES

... the battle of the Somme continues to be satisfactory. Up to date the British have taken over 6,000 prisoners and the French more than 0,000. Heavy fighting continued throughout Tuesday night on the British front in the region of the Ancre and Somme. Two ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 584 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE GREAT PUSH

... into which shade of contention tan enter. VERDUN-LIKE STRUGGLE. Enemy Prepared for British. “Daily Chronicle’’ —The battle in the Somme region, though interrupted thmKlor»»torm>, pursues a favourable couxte. 'I he rapid progress of our gallant Allies on ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1916
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 626 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ANZAC TRENCH WORK

... have been captured. On the way back from the battle of the Somme 1 visited certain of the most famous British troops. They made glorious attempt reach the German trenches in the northern part of the line of battle, but had 400 yards of Man’s laind cross, ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1916
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 572 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

4 German Attack,

... in Longueval and Delville Wood. have this, however, to strengthen our confidence, that since the opening stages the battle of rhe Somme our .troops have never so far lost ground which they have captured and consolidated, and they have consolidated all ...

Published: Thursday 20 July 1916
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 685 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

German Plans Upset

... advance on the nocthern hank of She Somme when the time to erniadise the southern and northern trona.. There are vitrimts points nf interest which affect the who!. future of the operations about the joint adi-ance on the Somme. Ah the whole eani't of the Allies ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1916
Newspaper: Irish Weekly and Ulster Examiner
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 687 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

(Vest and East,

... way the balance of the battle. What it means is that in close hand-to-hand fighting our troops are maintaining, undiminished the steady, relentless pressure upon the enemy's position which has characterised the battle of the Somme from the outset, and that ...

Published: Monday 31 July 1916
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1548 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FOUR MONTHS’ TASK IN FIVE

... iPress Association War Special.) Paris, Friday. semi-official statement issued last night says:— The first stage the battle of the Somme has come an end after continuing uninterruptedly for five days. To-day brought change in the situation of the Allies ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1916
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 672 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

COUNTY ARMAGH,

... wounded and suffering from shellshock, is a son of Mrs. Robinson, Becchfield Terrace, Avenue Rood, Lurgan. In the battle of the Somme Portadown euffered heavily, the casualties amounting to well over 100. Dp to the present 30 men are reported to have ...

Published: Saturday 22 July 1916
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 561 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

“ BELFAST WEEKLY NEWS.”

... both flanks the Ulstermen were at the mercy of tne enemy, and had to retire to the third line of trenches. When the battle of the Somme takes its place in the story of this great war the deeds which the Ulster Division accomplished on Saturday last will ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1916
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 706 | Page: 8 | Tags: none