The British Advance On The Somme Has Also Been Very
substantial, as advances are reckoned in this battlemented, wire-bound, burrowed, and intensively engineered land. At the end of last week a way was gallantly burst through......
Since Turning The Tables On The Germans At Verdun The
French have held their superiority. In the middle of last week they recaptured the shell-bitten husk of the village of Fleury. A furious battle followed, in which the French......
There Has Been No Startling Change On The Somme Front,
but the news is all very good. The French have organized their new positions between the Monacu Farm and Hem Wood. In this sector several German units had to be withdrawn......
We Remember Reading That In The South African War The
Boers fired all one night at a red light in a field outside Mafeking. The strangeness of the light worried them and kept them restless. They did not know what it might mean. But......
The Extreme Importance Attached By The Germans To The...
captured from the north of Pozieres, and the fury of their counter- attacks, are sufficiently explained by the following Order of the Day, issued by General Below, copies of......
News Of The Week.
T HE military unity of the Allies is working to great purpose. Although it is not a new thing, its results are new. Within the past seven weeks the complexion of the war has......
We Must Mention Next, For Its Very Curious Significance, The
astonishing attempt of the German-led, or rather German-misled, Turks to reach the Suez Canal, and the brilliant fight in which they were heavily punished at only a slight loss......
The Way Opens To Part Of That Italy That Is
to be redeemed. Gorizia is a characteristically Italian city. The banner of Italy will go forward for liberty, unchecked let us hope, and " stream like the thunderstorm against......
