On Wednesday Sir Julian Byng, Commanding Our Third Army,...
an attack on a ten-mile front from the Ancre at Beaucourt northward to Moyenneville. The Germans, holding some of their old positions in front of the strongly fortified......
The French South Of Roye Have, On The Contrary, Advanced
steadily by a series of resolute attacks along the whole line to the Oise, and, beyond it, to the Aisne. With their left flank resting on the Canadian lines, the French First......
The Battle Of The Somme Has Continued Throughout The Week.
The British Armies from the north of the Ancre down to the neighbourhood of Roye have exercised a heavy pressure on the enemy, who has vainly tried by violent counter-attacks to......
The Flanders Salient Has Been Greatly Reduced, To Our...
during the week. Persistent nibbling by our patrols, with an occa- sional bite by larger forces, has driven the enemy several miles back all along his western front—an irregular......
News Of The Week.
T HE Allied Armies in France continue their triumphant career. We might say, with Horace Walpole in 1759, that " we are forced to ask every morning what victory there is, for......
The French Tenth Army Under General Mangin, The Victor Of
Soissons, now took up the running between the Oise and the Aisne. The great counterstroke of July 18th was made south of the Aisne ; this month's offensive commenced north of......
General Mangin Followed Up His Advantage On Wednesday...
vigour that the enemy could not make a stand anywhere. By the afternoon the French were holding the main Noyon-Soissons road from Pontoise on the Oise to Pommiers on the Aisne,......
No Sooner Had General Byng Completed His Advance North Of
the Mere and beaten off heavy counter-attacks than General Rawlinson began a new offensive south of the Mere. On Thursday morning the Fourth Army attacked oa the five-mile front......
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