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THIEPVAL SUCCESS

... headquarters this afternoon was follows: On the Somme front we have made some progress with grenades to the nortli Rancourt. There was intermittent artillery duel in different sectors the north and south of the Somme. Everywhere else the night was calm. The ...

Published: Monday 02 October 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1302 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ROLL OF HONOUR

... London Regiment, informing him that his younger son, Second-Lieut. C. W. Odam. waa killed on the 16th met., at the battle of the Somme. The letter states that he died whilst very gallantly leading hie men into action. 1 A letter received yesterday from ...

Published: Monday 02 October 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 341 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Tsar's Message

... Majesty and to your gal- lant armies my heartiest greet- ings upon their last magnificent achievements in the great battle of the Somme. NICHOLAS. Sept. 29. To the Imperial Head- quarters, Russia. In the name of my army and on my own behalf ! heartily ...

Published: Monday 02 October 1916
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 106 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LITERATURE

... Push- The Battle of thej Somme. i'he first part has just been issued, and there are to eight fortnightly parts. Judging from the initial number, it should prove a popular pictorial and authoritative work on the historic fighting the Somme, illustrated ...

Published: Monday 02 October 1916
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2734 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AIRSHIP

... OF LONDON. RAID LAST NIGHT ON THE METROPOLIS Zz AND EAST COAST SOMME BATTLE. IMPORTANT BRITISH ADVANCE EAUCOURT L’ABBAYE CAPTURED. : at least, t centre of Wage fram, the war has the Somme to the = it j is the centre of interest, of gravity, that has whatever ...

Published: Monday 02 October 1916
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2154 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Yesterday’s Markets

... and as an encore Vy home, sweet home.’’ The pi ures good, and the management ad book seats for October 12, 13, and 1 Battle of the Somme film TROOPS ARR'VE CHELTENHAN. hy THE CONTING! mornin On Tuesday 3, the martial musie in the y leinity of heralded the ...

Published: Tuesday 03 October 1916
Newspaper: Gloucestershire Echo
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1847 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HE TALKS OF CHIVALRY I

... no means Mood Mill during the lost fortnight. Assuming, in aitli one that there were 121 German divisione during the battle of the Somme, tin Preach and ourselves had defeated &amenities dk• a belt the total German forme, or about • is all, du,ing the last ...

Published: Tuesday 03 October 1916
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 710 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Mows of the West

... London Regiment, informing- him that his younger son, Second-Lieut. C. W. Odam wa« killed on the 16th met.. at the battle of the Somme. The letter states- that he died whilst very gallantly leading hie men into action A letter received yesterday from ...

Published: Tuesday 03 October 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 4692 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GERMANY'S WOES

... enemy. And that judicial observer,' Professor Pollard, tells that if one could assume the same rate of progress as tbe'battle, of the Somme has shown, it would almost necessitate logically a total collapse of the j German line in the West before Christmas ...

Published: Wednesday 04 October 1916
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 726 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

... week there is an exhibition of films descriptive of the independence of Belgium and ot the defence of Verdun. As the Battle of the Somme pictures are also being shown in tho city, '..here is plenty cf opportunity of viewing incidents of the war. Pachmann ...

Published: Wednesday 04 October 1916
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1227 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

OFFENSSVE NOT COMING TO

... Day addressed by General Joffre to the Somme troops and published yesterday, the “Expert Frenc! Commen- tator says: It sets forth the object and result of the French offensive. On the one hand the battle of the Somme has freed Verdun, and on the other hand ...

Published: Wednesday 04 October 1916
Newspaper: Gloucestershire Echo
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 358 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SWEEPING VICTORY

... Officer writes: Good news from the Somme and a fine top-dog feeling abroad. feel that we have got the Boches this tame once and for aIL It learned from authoritative souroe that the French in tihe battles of the Somme and Verdun have taken fewer than 65 ...