NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WE have dealt at length elsewhere with the battle of the Somme, and will only say here that the latest official news to reach us is satisfactory. On Tuesday night the enemy, after a violent attack attended with great losses, recaptured a portion of the Delville Wood, but telegraphing at 9.30 on Wednesday evening Sir Douglas Haig was able to state that we had regained most of the ground lost on the previous night. The Thursday afternoon despatch mentioned a still further recapture of ground. We show elsewhere how in rapid advances counter- attacks on isolated front positions are almost always made by the enemy at a great advantage. It takes some time to seat yourself firmly in a new trench, especially if it has been battered to pieces before you get in, and naturally the enemy launch their counter- attack before you become settled.
