... fresh from Lille, which they have been holding since September, 1914, and that is the last division to be put into this Battle of the Somme. A small English lad says some of them were giants. They looked enormously big to him, in those moments of excitemnt ...

... second Loos, and the third the Somme. In each one of these we acquired knowledge which has been invaluable. But of all the lessons which we have learned the greatest ha s been that which we have learned from the battle of the Somme. The Army in France has been ...

... FRANCE. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PAR!, Oci. /1). We speak about the battle of the Somme as we spoke for long months about the battle of Verdun, which still continues feebly lik e a dying fire. The great ...

... THE SOMME ADVANCE. VALUE OF OUR GAINS. A well-informed source has supplied the Home press with what follows , ::—To see how much we have gained in the way of tactical position by the first thre, months of the Battle of the Somme, one must look at ...

... BIG BATTLE ON THE SOMME. FURIOUS ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK. SMALL GAINS FOR HEAVY LOSSES. ENEMY'S POWERFUL •EFFORT. London, Nov. 76 —Paris: Last night's communique said :—A furious battle continued all day on the Somme front. The enemy attempted a powerful ...