In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 7, 2 December 1916, Page 5

In the West

RECIPROCAL BOMBARDMENT. Press Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, December 1. Official—South of the Somme there proceeds a vigorous reciprocal bombardment between Ohaulnes Wood and Berney, near Massige, in Champagne. We blow up an enemy ammunition depot north of Four de Paris, in the Aigonne.

PRISONERS AT RUHLEBEN.

Press Association —Copyright, Austra. ban and x'i.Z. Cable Association. Berne, December 1. Bishop Bury has arrived from lluhleben, where he spent a w eek, with Germany’s permission, in the freest intercourse with the men. There were no Germans near. He says ho let u the interneds feeling prouder than ever of being an Englishman. \He obtained permission to sing the National Anthem, which was done with the utmost enthusiasm, ihair Haje.-j-.es message of sympathy and cncouiagernent was received with gratituee. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. RESULTS REVIEWED. BRILLIANT ALLIED WORK. I ■* Press Association—Copyright. Published in “The Times." (Received 10.5 a.m.) London,, December 1. A correspondent at the British headquarters, writing of the Somme battle, measures the standard of previous wars. He says it was really, fifty battles and fifty victories in which we made prisoners of eighty, thousand, being more than the'fight-! ing strength of nine German divisions. Once in July and once towards the, end of September, the German military , machine was perilously near breaking down. We never expected to it here, but have learned that it can; be done. It is believed that the capture of Beaumont Hamel was the most brilliant event in the Somme offensive. Nothing has been finer than the record of the Overseas troops, including the extraordinarily successful fighting of the New Zealanders Flers. I