... letter received by his parents in Chestnut-street, from Rifleman D. N Wain, of 'he King's Royal Rifles, refers to the battle of the Somme, in which he took part. He says that he does not remember much of the rush across the half-mile of. open ground but ...

... serving his country, while two weer members are in hospital suffering from wounds. Private Mercer was engaged in the battle of the Somme when be was struck by a piece of 'a bursting shell on July 4th. His funeral et Aston was attended by about 50 wounded ...

... Dsit! News at Rotterdam wired under Sunday's. date ae follows: From the point of view of German re• sistance the battle of the Somme has reached a most critical phase, for there ta ground for the belief that unless within a very short period they d ...

... Austrians. WESTERN FRONT. The capture of Pozieres by the British, in -the middle of last week, in oonncxion with the Battle of the Somme, was followed by scarcely any pause. Artillery and infantry work duirdng Wednesday night and tbe whole Thursday. We ...

... FRIDAY, 4 AUGUST, 1916. BATTLE OF THE SOMME. ALLIES' NEW TACTICS. The following' dispatch dated Monday has been received from Mr. H. Warnel Allen; the representative of the British Press with the French Army It is highly impcniant that the meaning of ...

... WOUNDED IN SOMME BATTLE. Mrs. Taylor, 18, Stewart Street. Nuneaton. has received news that her son. Pte. H. liniOtt, has heen mounded with shrapnel. Pte. KniOit e nlisted in the Scottish Riflea soon after the onthreak of the war, and has hen in Franee ...

... re Regiment, is at home on furlough, having been nominated for a commission ;n a Yorkshire Regiment. He was in the battle of the Somme, and came through without a scratch. His description the fight corresponds with accounts hair printed, and his friends ...

... nts which had been made review v.- ; c cancelled. Tho capture logically regarded as concluding second phase of the Battle of the Somme. are now well established on the line which our &eeond main push—that which began July —was directed. ground now won ...

... the flesh cooking, so to speak, and acquired the taste for war. On the other hand, the Russian advance and the great battle on the Somme are producing their effect. A letter from the front has gone the round of the German papers, in which an excited appeal ...

... RUSSIAN SLEDGE-HAMMER BLOWS. Monday. A new phaale has opened in the battle of the Somme. Last night’s British and French officials re parted a fresh combined advance the Allies north ofl Somme which has opened with great success. Following his great double ...

... the War (published Nelson and Sons) i» a cloaefy analytical account of the first battle of Verdun. Concentrated as the public mind now is the momentous Battle of the Somme, it is apt to forget the significance of the French defence Verdun last February ...

... stood second to none for several years in the hockey world. Lt. R. Gerard Garvin, who was killed a fortnight ago in the battle of the Somme, was the son of Mrs. J. L. Garvin and of the editor of The Observer. The young officer had acquired his father's taste ...