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Advertising : 312 words"I cannot leave the great battlefield of the River Somme without making some reference to the fact that the Army which is fighting it is, to a great extent, a new army. ...
Article : 243 wordsThe Times correspondent at headquarters describing Friday's battle, writes:--"Many bombardments have been described, but this was more stupendous than any that has hitherto been seen. The British, as well as the German prisoners agree that they have known nothing like it. It was wonderful and appalling. A bolt of flame ...
Article : 620 wordsA Petrograd message says that the Russians have stormed Baiburt, a most important strategical point in Armenia. An official communique adds that the fighting is developing favorably southeast of Mush, despite a desperate resistance by the Turks. ...
Article : 115 wordsThe enemy yesterday violently bombarded the Russian lines east of Horodyshchy, 14 miles slightly northeast of Baranovitchi and made repeated attacks at various points in the region of the village of Skruboff. These were repulsed with very heavy losses, and the Russians counter attacked and gained fresh ground. ...
Article : 164 wordsMr. Beach Thomas, the Daily Mail's special representative on the western front, points out that this is the first time that the German second line works have been stormed. ...
Article : 160 wordsMr. Stamey Washburn, the [?]imes special representative with the Russians on the eastern front, telegraphed on the 11th:--"Halt of the recent captures of 42,000 men ...
Article : 270 wordsAn Italian official communique says:--There has been heavy fighting on the Posina, despite violent thunderstorms. We progressed south of the Borcola Pass and ...
Article : 64 wordsA later communique issued tonight says:--At the head of the Posina Valley the Italians carried the strongest position. The enemy made violent counter attacks, ...
Article : 51 wordsIn reply to the Germans' claim that on the 11th one of the U boats torpedoed a 7000 tons auxiliary cruiser in the North Sea and three patrol boats off the east coast of England, the ...
Article : 109 wordsFollowing the announcement by Sir Douglas Haig that the German third line had been pierced in the neighborhood of Pozieres, a second communique proceeds:--Except for a heavy reciprocal bombardment there is nothing further of importance. ...
Article : 142 wordsThe German merchant submarine Deutschland took 50 tons of rubber aboard on Saturday, Captain Koonig, with Admiral Eckerman ...
Article : 128 wordsThe splendid exploit of a Russian nun has been revealed through a clumsy protest by the Gorman Red Cross organisation against the granting of a posthumous decoration to ...
Article : 87 wordsA most significant announcement appears in the semi-official Cologne Gazette, which says:--"It is of little use now to publish maps ...
Article : 111 wordsThe German official message admits that the British gained ground piercing the fines between Pozieres and Longueval, and also the occupation of Throne Wood. It mentions attacks by minor British detachments on the Ancre and in the Neuville sector, and also near Armentieres and Arras. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe steamers Ecclesia, Alto, and Sylvie have been sunk. The crew of the Alto was saved. The Ecclesia is a 3714 tons steamer, sailing ...
Article : 71 wordsA Petrograd message states that it is notorious that Bulgarians have been widely employed as spies by the Germans, owing to their knowledge of the Russian tongue. ...
Article : 70 wordsSouth of the Somme last night the Germans, under cover of a fog, crept along the canal and violently attacked our fines, capturing by surprise is Maisonette Farm and Biachos. We vigorously counter attacked, however, and retook both places, as well as a copse to the northward, where a few Germans are still holding out. ...
Article : 145 wordsThe German Crown Prince has been foiled in his attempts to break through in the Argonne, and has been compelled by the fierce French artillery fire to reduce greatly ...
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Advertising : 53 wordsA later communique issued in Paris states:--Russian and French patrols were very active in the Champagne. We captured on the left bank of the Mouse part of an enemy trench near Hill 304. On the right of the river we continued our progress west of Floury, and ...
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The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Mon 17 Jul 1916, Page 1
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