... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME WTiat of the Western Front? There what may be described as the Battle of the Somme —most of the big battles on this side are named after riverscontinues, and bit by bit the Allies are wresting further ground from the ...

... STILL RAGING BATTLE OF THE SOMME FURTHER FRENCH GAINS. Over 1,000 Prisoners Taken. ...

... BRITISH HEAVILY ENGAGED. Enemy Fight Stubbornly but with Severe Losses. l The War: 2nd Year, 343rd lay.' 14 is atill the Battle of the Somme. The fight is described as one of the blovdiest that may be well imagined. It is-more vital to Germany than Verdun was ...

... BRILLIANT CHAPTER OF OUR MILITARY HISTORY. WAR CORRESPONDENT HEADQUARTERS, FRANCE. July Bth. When the history of the battle of the Somme comes to be written in its true perspective I think it will be found that one of the most brilliant facts in this lustrous ...

... official yesterday, much more than any suggested extreme activity along the hole French front. ,\ German Claims. Jn the battle of the Somme, the Germans the usual complete efficacy of counter-attacks. They had capg *d, they said, Trones Wood from the t/ttish ...