... from the correspondent of the Liberte” the Somme front to-day states that the struggle for Sailly will remain one of the finest, and at the same time one of the most tragic, episodes of the battle of the Somme. The small number of prisoners captured emphasises ...

... never seen a small one. I em not seeking to dispraise oar own men by oomparison ; far from it. In the pictures of the Battle of the Somme (which have been missed by the people who are too good or too superior to go to the !mien* nothing is more striking ...

... Sezino Sou Banu File. •A pathetic incident occurred at Droyladen Electric Theatre whilst the official war film, The Battle of the Somme,” was being ahown. One ef the scenes depicted ithe racorery of ■ha wounded in No Maa’s Land, and soddanlyia woman in ...

... points. Some eight thousand nrisoners have been made so far in the battle. The concensus of opinion of station commanders is taht the losses WEXFORDMEN IN THE GREAT BATTLE OF THE SOMME. Since the great advance in France the casualties in the Irish Regiments ...

... her husband, Private John Neil, has been killed in action. A Portadown baby has been christened Somme. bie father having been killed at the battle of the Somme, io the Britisb offensive. PORTADOWN TOWN COUNCIL. ...

... Joseph Scully. Lublin Fu•ilien. who was wounded at the battle of the Somme. spent a days is Birr last week with his mother. A brother, Pte. Michael. of the Irish finards, was wounded at the battle of Mons. and in now stationed in England. Ne. Joseph Magee ...

... 11115 ; was attached to the Leinsters at the Ypres Salient May, 11 1 15; took part in the battle of Hisige Aug. 12, 1915, and in the ramp battles en the Somme from duly to Sept. I. For this work the 21.1 rmeived special plume from bir I Douglas Uaig ...