... avoided battle. German troops on the opposite side th© Haar rivulet, south of Henndorf (Hegen), successfully attacked one of the Roumanian columns and repulsed it. capturing eleven officers. 591 men, and three machine-guns. The encircling battle which began ...

... service was held the Parish Church, Kirbymisperton, on Friday night, for three soldiers who had fallen in the great Battle of the Somme —the late Earl of (patron the living). Sec.-Lieut. Wilfred Hailiwell (son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Twentyman, of ...

... SOMMEF FILM HERO ID N TIFIED In tho official film of the Battle of the Somme a British soldier is shown carrying a badly-wounded soldier to safety, and he is described as “an unknown hero who rescued twenty wounded men.” That soldier is Triver Tom Spencer ...

... THf. BATTLE or THE SOMME. the German official comjiuiiique, which issued some hours rt rlicr than tho British account of the fighting, lias been tremendous cortiunous .iftillen- fighting on the The enemy claim re-captaro from tho of isolated trench north ...

... brigade commander regarding your galiant conduct and devotion to duty in the field on the Tat July, mai, during the battle of the Somme. It is signed by the Major- General commanding the Division. ...

... bombarded until the majority of the ocupants were killed. He says:— “One of the most important lessons drawn from the battle of the Somme is that under heavy methodical artillery fire the front line should be only thinly held, but by reliable men and a few ...

... stopped the German army, which was sent in its thousands to wipe out the French. It was not until the battle of the Somme commenced on July Ist—that great battle was still going on. which was worked out fcn the well-thought plans of otir most capable Comman ...

... GERMANY, SPREAD OF THE BATTLE. Amsterdam, Saturday. The following official communication was issued Berlin to-day : Army Group of Prince Rupprccht of Bavaria.—The greatest artillery battle of the Somme still continues. has spread to the front north of ...

... the German army, which was sent in it.- thousand-; to wipe out the French. It was not until the battle of the Somme commenced .Inly Ist.—that great, battle whicn was still going on. which was worked out the well-thought plans most capable Commander in-CJnet ...

... thrust “Bapaume is now in pay- ard the © rmang know it, and are | rvice ing to break it to their people. of a this Battle of the Somme bas now * a hundr Gaye, aia there a 18 Neve ilice, i any real ehieck encountered ce th bd a4 we a GAA SON bos cca ets ...

... station on the Murmanian coast (Lapland), two of them being sunk by Russian warships. south of the river. The artillery battle on the Somme has been resumed, especially The French troopship Gallia has been sunk in the Mediterranean b an enemy submarine. The ...

... IT’S JIM, MY SBAND A pathetic incident occurred at Droylsden Electric Theatre whilst the official war film, * The Battle of the Somme.’ > was being shown. One of the ecenes di icted i reese of the wounded in ** No Man's nd,” nd suddenly a woman mv husband ...