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  2. LATENESS.

    General Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief of the British forces in France, reports that the British have captured Contalmaison, also the greater part of ...

    Article : 319 words
  3. The Great War

    Details of General Sir Douglas Haig's new offensive are eagerly awaited. The opinion of military experts is that the first stage of the battle has ended. ...

    Article : 253 words
  4. STEADY FRENCH ADVANCE.

    A communique issued last night states: By a brilliant attack north-east of Blanches we captured height 97, commanding the River Somme. ...

    Article : 443 words
  5. THE ADVANCING RUSSIANS.

    General Brussiloff's right wing is progressing towards Kevel. The Germans are employing 30,000 prisoners and civilians in strengthening the defences. The Austrians are powerless to save ...

    Article : 319 words
  6. THE EASTERN FRONT.

    A formidable Russian force is within 35 miles of Lemberg, and already the whole of the Galician railways have been cut off from Southern Hungary. ...

    Article : 160 words
  7. "PEOPLE MUST BE KEPT QUIET."

    German Socialists have smuggled into Switzerland a confidential circular from the general commanding the Brunswick troops to the German Food Committee. ...

    Article : 123 words
  8. MAKING MUNITIONS.

    The "Evening Sun" says it expects that there will be a great slump in munition making in America, as the Allies are now self-sufficient. American ...

    Article : 123 words
  9. A MONSTER MINE.

    A wounded sergeant gives a graphic description of a monster mine explosion at Beaumont Hamel. It took crack Lancashire miners seven months to ...

    Article : 111 words
  10. BRITISH MOVE FORWARD.

    General Sir Douglas Haig's report last night stated:--The fighting to-day has been principally on our extreme right flank, with further important successes. ...

    Article : 166 words
  11. FRENCH PUSHING FORWARD.

    An official communique issued to-day states: The Somme sector is calm. The number of prisoners taken in the last two days exceeds 1300. The great ...

    Article : 382 words
  12. THE FRENCH FRONT.

    An official communique issued to-day states: Bad weather on the Somme impeded operations. By a coup de main at Belloy en Santerre we captured 350 ...

    Article : 276 words
  13. BRITISH GALLANTRY.

    French newspapers declare that the British yesterday fought with unsurpassed gallantry and tenacity. The object was to straighten the front, to ...

    Article : 208 words
  14. "BALL PASSED TO US."

    Lord Esher, writing from France to a Scottish correspondent, urges the people to throw every ounce of weight into the scale. The game, he says, ...

    Article : 111 words
  15. THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS.

    The King has sent a message to General Sir Douglas Haig, requesting him to convey his Majesty's sincere congratulations upon results ...

    Article : 75 words
  16. GERMANY'S FATE.

    Captain A. J. Dawson, the novelist, in an article dealing with the wounded men in the battle of the Somme, says: "Only those commanding units can ...

    Article : 361 words
  17. BRITISH OFFENSIVE.

    General Sir Douglas Haig, British Commander-in-Chief in France, reports this afternoon: Severe fighting for the past 48 hours centred at Trones wood, ...

    Article : 305 words
  18. ENORMOUS ORDER FOR BOOTS.

    The British boot trade is engaged in the manufacture of 9,000,000 pairs of boots for the Russian troops. ...

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  19. THE ASSAULT OF FRICOURT.

    Mr. Philip. Gibbs, the well-known war correspondent, writes to the "London Daily Chronicle":--"I watched the Britishers going to the assault of ...

    Article : 805 words
  20. THE FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

    The following communique was issued last night:--Despite continuous rain and fog, our troops northward of the Somme attacked the village of ...

    Article : 134 words
  21. BRITISH PROGRESS.

    General Sir Douglas Haig, British Commander-in-Chief in France, reports: Very heavy rain occurred in the afternoon and evening, and impeded ...

    Article : 312 words
  22. CHANGE IN GERMANY.

    The Rotterdam correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph'' states: A great change has come over the outlook of the German people. Instead of ...

    Article : 267 words
  23. GERMAN PEACE COMMITTEE FORMED.

    Prince Wedel, under the auspices of Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, has formed a national committee to advocate an honourable ...

    Article : 152 words
  24. THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

    An official Italian communique states: Owing to our pressure in the Trentino and on the Isonzo the enemy is recalling troops formerly withdrawn from the ...

    Article : 67 words
  25. AIR RAID ON ENGLAND.

    An aeroplane attempted to raid Kent this morning, but gunfire and aeroplanes drove it off, no bombs being dropped. ...

    Article : 114 words
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