... Day addressed by General Joffre to the Somme troops, and published yesterday, the expert French commentator says:—It sets result of the French forth the object and offensive. On the one h and, the battle of the Somme has freed Verdun; on the other hand, ...

... AUSTRALIAN AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. Writing from British Headquarters under date September 19th, Capt C. E W. Bean says I am allo wed to tell, for the interest of the whole Empire and of Australians and Cana- dians in ular, how it was the Canadians ...

... Saturdays German ofbcial report aayer The greatest artillery battle of the Somme still continues. It has spread to the front north of the Ancre and has increased south of the Somme, especially on both sides of Ver- mandovillers, A French attack directed ...

... statement is:— Our advance in Eastern Transylvania con- tinuea. In the battle of Kronstadt the Roa- manians have been defeated. Their reinforoe- ments coming from the north intervened in the battle north of Kronstadt, but without success. been captured by Toerczvar ...

... NO GERMAN DETAILS. German report says of the Yesterday’ battle of the Somme :—-Again yesterday the enemy made strong attacks on the hattle front between the Ancre an Somme, especially in the evenin and night. ‘All the attacks were unsuccessful. French ...

... through. ‘To do this he would have to attack for another that he had thirty yeare, rovided then sufficient men. he battle of the Somme 1s cost- ing our enemies many hundred thousands of men, and therefore more than it is costwg whether the French could ...