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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. Cr» Dooolas Haio's despatch describing tb battle of the Somme hw, in respect of m.nj its details of the fighting in the sumwer-auti offensive, been anticipated the daily munique, forwarded at the time and more elaborate deeeriptions ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1917
Newspaper: Huddersfield Daily Examiner
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: | Words: 615 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SOMME RESULTS. I’OWEU THE EEW BRITISH ARMY. GERMAN FAILURES. semi official message trom Pans, dealing with the ..

... SOMME RESULTS. I’OWEU THE EEW BRITISH ARMY. GERMAN FAILURES. semi official message trom Pans, dealing with the successes in Prance, and particularly with the Battle the Somme, points out that the pow er of the new British Army, whose strength is daily ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1917
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ALLIES’ REPLY TO GERMANY

... gloomy. (mrm.mi has done little to Justify her claums during the past vear. She boasts of victories, but we reeall vhe battles of the Somme, of Verdun, and of Jutland. To represent these as German victornes may scem the height of wisdom and cunning to the ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1917
Newspaper: Bradford Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1162 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

The Commander-in-Chief

... upon the publication of the Somme dispatch—a report in which Sir Douglas played the modest part of a recorder of the deeds of others. But everyone knew in reading it, and knew before reading it, that the victor of the Somme is a born leader of men and ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1917
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1087 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CURRENT TOPIC

... work in connection with j City Council and the Sheffield Univers' Sheffield has come out very well ind( these great battles on the Somme. The Rest Room. We should like to call special attentio the letter* in our Correspondence Cob referring to the collection ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1917
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1211 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WHY SHE PROPOSES PEACE

... since we could not hope to overthrow naval suprems “This whole program me, begua, tay at the gates of Paris in the Battle of t Marne. This battle was not a victory, but it great strategieal success for the French. Perhaps. our pro- ramme would not have collapsed ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1917
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 846 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

IMPORTANT ADMISSIONS IN A REMARKABLE ARTICLE

... disarmed on the Continnent. The writer admit? that the whole programme collapsed in the Battle of the Marnc. Finally Prolessor Meinteke says that th Battle of the Somme hae oonvinced Germany that it no longer possible arrive at military decisions in the ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1917
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 115 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ENEMY RAIDS ON BRITISH TRENCHES

... that they could po longer win and that they would do better to end the war, Fonally Protessor Meinecke says that the Battle of the Somme has convinced Germany that it 15 no longer possible to arrive at military decsions ‘‘in the full peace-compelling sense ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1917
Newspaper: Bradford Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1435 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Compulsory Service

... organised for war work. Of course there were blunders and muddles and failures : but Field Marshal Haig’s report on the battle of the Somme is the best testimony to what has come out of the chaos, thanks to the grit and determination behind the Ministry. The ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1917
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1598 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MINE LIKE A VOLCANO

... breathing space, after the battles of the Somme, to recuperate his strength, and reserve himself for future defensive efforts. He has been shunting his batteries about now that he is relieved little from the deadly concentration of (In Somme, but meanwhile our ...

Published: Thursday 04 January 1917
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 457 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TON. EXTRA

... successes or the Somme lies in the fact that thev were made, to the amassment of the enemy, just after the French had beaten oti the greatest assault wlich the enemy had ever boon able to delsvei During the fii.?t fortnight of the battle of the Somme French Verdun ...

Published: Friday 05 January 1917
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2034 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S DISPATCH

... SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S DISPATCH. The story of the Battle of the Somme, which lasted from July 1 to November 18, is told in Sir Douglas Ihig'n dispatch, which fills sixteen pages of the “Lonann Gazette.” SirdDouglu; concludes his story in these words .— “The ...

Published: Friday 05 January 1917
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 240 | Page: 2 | Tags: none