... seconded the infantry with a eourage which won the admiration of a!l. The planes came back from the battle riddled with bullets. Since the battle of the Somme the action of aeroplanes engagin% the enemy in liaison with our own infanfry has been no new thing ...

... defence of Verdun by the French and the battle of the Somme. The armies of our gallant Ally inflicted a heavy blow upon the enemy before Verdun, and covered themselves with imperishable glory. As for the battle of the Somme, the great victory won there by the ...

... operations in connection with the momentous battle in Flanders, which opened on Tuesday morning, have unfortunately been hampered by the weather, and the Germans, as was the case last year during the progress of the Somme offensive, have thus gained a respite ...

... disintegration. = Locally and temporarily they have declined in moral in consequence of defeats, motably after the battles on the Somme; but they have recovered, and show no apparent signs of failing to respond when called upon ta take the offensive, ...