... correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, ' is said to be the u•ost violent that has taken place since the opening of the battle of the Somme. North of the Ancre the British gunners have gained a marked success over the German heavy pieces. The cannonade extends ...

... responsibility with the Government. The Minister of Mar expressed his high satisfaction at the preparedness of the forces. The Somme Battle. KAISER' CLAIMS THAT GERMANS ARE VICTORS. Amsterdam, Friday. It is officially announced in Berlin in a communique from ...

... HALF GERMAN ARMY BEATEN. General Sir Douglas Haig's despatch on the battle of the Somme was published in night's Gazette. An excellent ' stnman and analysis of it is given by the Military Correspondent of the Times,' aiiil the salient portions of ...