The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history; . ume.—Theist September marks the close of the second stagein the British offensive. Having in the first stagefreed .^imiens by our brilliant success east of thattown, in the second stage the troops of the Thirdand Fourth .Armies, comprising 23 Britkh divi-sions, by skilful leading, hard fighting, and re-lentle
The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history; . ume.—Theist September marks the close of the second stagein the British offensive. Having in the first stagefreed .^imiens by our brilliant success east of thattown, in the second stage the troops of the Thirdand Fourth .Armies, comprising 23 Britkh divi-sions, by skilful leading, hard fighting, and re-lentless and unremitting pursuit, in ten days had so, from one intermediary position to another;until he could shelter his battered divisions be-hind the Hindenburg defences. ... On the otherhand, the disorganization which had been causedby our attacks on the 8th and 21st .\ugust hadincreased under the pressure of our advance, andhad been accompanied by a steady deteriorationin the moral of his troops. Garrisons left asrearguards to hold up our advance at importantpoints had surrendered as soon as they foundthemselves threatened with isolation.—/6i</. S- WiTiiDRAWAi, FROM Lvs —Mean-while, during the process of the great evenUbriefly recorded above and in immediate con-. PRINCIPAL GERMAN DEFENCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT driven 35 German divisions from one side of theold Somme battlefield to the other, thereby turn-ing the line of the river Somme. In so doingthey had inflicted upon the enemy the heaviestlosses in killed and wounded, and had taken fromhim over prisoners and 270 guns. Forthe remarkable success of the battle of Bapaume,the greatest credit is due to the excellence of thestaff arrangements of all formations, and to themost able conduct of the operations of the ThirdArmy by its Commander, General Byng. In theobstinate fighting of the past few days the en-emy had been pressed back to the line of theSomme River and the high ground about Roc-quigny and Beu
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