... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. The battle of the Somme. to we • cosrealistic comprehensive tern for the great thrust which the and French Ire - raking. together with the operation. at oar Ruatian and Italian silica. kaa filled our sewirspers sad or ' d. th ...

... organisation in Lurope. “It has been said that Neuve Chapelle aud Loos were the initiation of the mew British Armies; the battle of the Somme has supremely proved our volunteer soldiers to be wortuy of the most splendid British traditions. My personal interest ...

... inclemency of the weather, made further notable progress on the Somme yesterday. After the calm of the day before, the French !imopl again went inlo action on the extreme ieft wing north of the Somme, in the sector where occurs our junction with the British ...

... DEALING WITH THE WOUNDED “The battle of the Somme has emphatically demonstrated British organisation to be markedly superior, in one very important respect, to that of the German forces. Our hospital arrangements have bheen superb. [ do not helieve the ...

... in BKurope. | It has been said that Neuve Chapelle and |Loos were the initiation of the mew British ! Armies; the battle of the Somme has supremely proved our volunteer soldiers to be worthy of | the most eplendid British traditions. My per(sonal interest ...

... THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR “The first stage of the battle of the Somme has come to an end,” says a semi-officiai :nessage ‘rom DParis yesterday, and it affords a justification ‘or examining the general situation. lln the first place we are able to regard ...

... BRITISH MAKE PROGRESS SECOND PHASE OF SOMME BATTLE. _IMPORTANT POSITIONS CAPTURED ! {Press.A ssociation War Special) Paris, Saturday. Y- semfoficial statement issued last might ayss— The.main feature to-day was the resumption of the offensive by the British ...

... proceeding steadily and surely from day day is more significant than any separate incursion through the German Front. “The battle of the Somme has emphatically demonstrated British organisation markedly superior, in one very important respect. to that of the ...

... steadily and surely from day to day, is more significant than any separate incursion through the German front. ‘“ The battle of the Somme has emphatically demonstrated British organisation to be markedly superior, in one very important respect, to that of ...

... INFANTRY. (Press Association War Special.) War Correspondents’ Headquarters, France, July Sth. When the history of the battle of the Somme comes to be written in its true perspective | think it will be found .that one of the most brilliant facets in this ...

... largely been done by us. Sir Douglas Haigs report on Tuesday night of the results of the first ten day- fighting in the Battle of the Somme, is the best possible summary of the operations and the best iniucntion of the object have in view. a front of eight ...

... the New Zealand Foree. War Correspondents’ Headquarters, , France, July 2nd. The great battle of the Somme along an extended front became really a series of battles, end some of the fiercest fighting has taken ‘ph.(e in the vicinity of the hattered rillfl( ...