Thursday, July 20, 1916

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The Headlines

BRITISH IN HEAVY FIGHTING; Appear to Have Retaken Half of Delville Wood, All of Longueval. NEW TROOPS STOP GERMANS South Africans Thought They Could Hold Ground, but Were Driven Out. FRENCH IN SMALL RAIDS Capture Trenches South of the Somme ;- Paris Claims Further Progress on East Verdun Front.

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Poor Butterfly

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Tech Check

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