BATTLE OF THE SOMME

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 28 July 1916, Page 5

BATTLE OF THE SOMME

THE ALLIED GAINS.

OVEB 26,000 PRISONERS. 140 GUNS CAPTURED. LONDON, July 26. Reuter’s Paris correspondent reviewing the Pozieres 'fighting, says that up to the present the Anglo-French have taken 26,223 prisoners, enormous booty, including 140 guns, and more than eighty square kilometres of ground. MONTHS TO PREPARE THE SOMME BATTLE. LONDON, July 26. One of the Australian Parliamentary visitors who recently visited the front, said that the great push on the Somme took many months to prepare. Forty-six miles of wagons were gathered. in one quarter for munitions. This gives a ,sense of the proportion of the preparation. , ... , HAkRYING BELGIUM CITTLLANS. sent t 5 GERMANY . AMSTERDAM, July 26. The.“ Berliner Tageblatf ’ states that 'the passport rules are being'tightened to prevent espionage and Oert mans leaving the' country to .avoid taxation. . : ...... -;v ’ ,- TW Amsterdam ‘ ‘ Telegraaf■ states that six. civilians jit. Ghent : were executed -.for wan .-The Germans sent ninethousand civilians, of Ro.ufcaix, including.Mwo, thousand women, to Germany to do agriculture work. THE GERMAN STORY LOSS OF POZIERES ADMITTED. AMSTERDAM, July 26. A Berlin communique states that the British after a stubborn fight established themselves at Pozieres. Minor enemy attacks near Longueval and Foureaux Wood were repulsed. Lively hand grenade fighting is proceeding southwards of Estrees. Westward of Riga reconnoitring detachments destroyed Russian advanced positions. Three Russian divisions attacked eastward of Gorodisehe, in the with severe losses. Our squadrons Pripet region, but were driven back bombed Pogorielzy and Sorodizieja stations, where troop trains were standing. THE FEEDING OF POLAND r AN AMERICAN APPEAL. • FINAL REPLY. Received July 28, 8.50 a.m. LONDON, July 27. Viscount Grey, replying to the American appeal to all belligerent Governments to arrive at an agreement for the, relief of Poland, said the British Government desires to settle once for all the whole question of importations of foodstuffs to territory in th e occupation of the enemy, therefore they make the following final proposal; Germanic Governments must reserve wholly for the civil populations in these territories the entire produce of < the soil —all live stock and foodstuffs of neutral nominees of President Wilson. The British Gpvernment will then and lace its distribution in the control admit imported food and supplies into such territories to supplement native stocks; This proposal, if accepted, must, be carried out before the forthcoming harvest is gathered. - LARGE JeffiRMAN STEAMER SUNK. Vi; ’ CARTING IRON TO GERMANY. ..-I/' Received July 28, 9.25 a.m, r LONDON, July 27., The Norddentschir-Lloyd steamer Nordeny, from Sweden, with iron ore, has been sunk in the Baltic. The captain three of the crew were drawneo.