EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 27, 1916

* Battle of the River Somme offensive - France
* World War I - WWI - German & British Empires
* One of the deadliest battles in human history

The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALLIES WIN GROUND" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.
Complete with 14 pages, minor irregularity along the spine, generally nice.

Background: The September 27, 1916 issue of San Diego’s Evening Tribune with its banner headline "ALLIES WIN GROUND" captures a pivotal moment during the Battle of the Somme, one of the deadliest battles in human history fought along the Western Front in France. Reporting from an era when the United States maintained neutrality prior to joining World War I (WWI), this front page news details crucial allied breakthroughs by the British Empire and French forces against the German Empire, specifically capturing major enemy strongholds during the intense Battle of Thiepval Ridge and the taking of Morval and Combles. While American domestic reporting framed these tactical advances as significant territorial triumphs, the 1916 offensive ultimately cost over 1 million casualties, making this authentic newspaper a striking historical display piece that encapsulates both the fierce propaganda and immense strategic struggle between the Allied Powers and Central Powers on the European front.