During Most Of The Week General Home, On The British
left, has stood firm on the west bank of the Canal du Nord, north of Mceuvres, while the Allied line to the south of him, as far as the Aisne, has moved forward rapidly. The......
In Flanders General Plumer Has Maintained A Steady...
the enemy from Wytschaete to Givenchy. Day by day our lines have been pushed closer to the Messines Ridge, to Armentieres, and to La Bassee, in front of which our troops are now......
While The Enemy Could Offer No Great Resistance In The
open country south-west of St. Quentin, though there was sharp fighting near St. Simon last Sunday, he has held stubbornly to the wooded hills between. the Oise and the Aisne,......
On Monday English And New Zealand Troops Assaulted The High
ground between Peiziere, close to Epehy, and Havrincourt Wood. They captured Gouzeaucourt Wood and our old trenches overlooking the village of that name, where the Germans......
The Belgian Army Made Two Successful Local Attacks, Last...
night and on Wednesday morning, to the south and west of Houthulst Forest. The Belgians penetrated the enemy's defences beyond Kippe, on the Dixmude road. Further south, between......
Lord Pirrie, The Controller-general Of Merchant...
week that a visit to the yards on the North-Eas1 Coast had given him encouragement. The yards were being enlarged rapidly and the men were working well. In the past six months......
News Of The Week.
S IR DOUGLAS HAIG'S Special Order of the Day, thanking the British armies under his command for their part in the Allied victories, is an historic document. In a month they......
The Admiralty On Friday Week Published The Names Of A
hundred and fifty commanders of German submarines which our Navy has disposed of. A hundred and sixteen of these men are dead, twenty- seven are prisoners, six are interned in......
The Paper Shortage.
TO OUR READERS.—It is now necessary for readers to place a definite order for the " Spectator " with their Newsagent or at one of the Railway Book- stalls. Should any reader......
On Our Right The French Armies Advanced In Swift Strides
between the Somme and the Oise. They took Ham, Chauny, and Tergnier on Friday week, when some divisions advanced over six miles. On Saturday last the French covered another five......
