... 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 ...

... Stage of Oreat Battle Completed. STRUGGLE WHICH WILL LAc,T MONTHS IF NECESSARY. Paris, Friday. The semi-official statement issued last night says:— To-day brought no change in the situation. The first stage of the Battle of the Somme has come to an ...

... CASH OR CREDIT. KILLED IN ACTION. OTHER—Killed the battle of the Somme, i-eoffrey S Cather, aged 25 years, Lieut, and Roxal Irish Fusiliers (Ulster Divi- son die late R. G. Cather, of Limpsfield, Cather, 26, Priory Road. Wiast \U.tipstead, NAV. action ...

... ~i munitions adequate for unprecedented bombard ment. British organisation is inferior to that of no other army. The battle of the Somme proved our volunteer soldiers worthy of splendid traditions.” Asked whether this was the big push the war. Lord Derby ...

... Inevitable End; Chased by the Furies. The leading article “Reconstruction, and there is an illustrated page on the Battle of the Somme. Mr. Hilaire Belloc, who is on the Italian front, writes on “The Final Phase. and gives general review the situation ...

... 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 ...

... organimlion no army organisation in Enrage. Ye* mid that Near. (*spoil* sad woos the faltiamin of the new Bet Maim; battle of the Somme hos i ,,,,,, sr!~ wataataet widows to hei . mirtliTh . tr:lsi i i . testi 1 t 0:4, , 11y ran battalion 1 taw tadool ...

... men, money, and ammunitions, so that their sacrifice should not be vain. The heroes of the Somme were inspired by their traditions, and the battle of the Somme would render it impossible to traduce the pluck and loyalty of Ulster for all time to come ...

... KILLED IN ACTION. GATHER—KiIIed the Battle of the Somme, Geoffrey S. Gather, Lieutenant and Adjutant 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers (Ulster Division), son of the late G. Gather, of Limpsheld, Surrey, and Mrs. Gather, 26, Priory Road, Hampstead, W., aged 25 ...

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME. LULL AFTER THE STORM TIE PRELIMINARY RESULTS. CONALIDATING NEW (From J. D Imae. Our Spew Correepusdeat.) PRESS CAMP. July B.—The first plows the great battle which base slobs • frostage' al ft) lam Satarday has noir ratted. Tim doe ...

... persistent inclemency the weather, further notable progress on the Somme yesterday. After the calm of the day before the French troops again went into action the extreme left wing north the Somme, in the sector where occurs our junction with the British forces ...

... British advance, have engaged German regiments which migh* otherwise have been shifted to the flankb our Ally. “-The battle of the Somme has emphatically demonstrated the British organisation be markedly superior in one very importac respect to that of ...