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VERY IMPORTANT1 ACTION. I…
VERY IMPORTANT1 ACTION. I I GREAT GERMAN ONSLAUGHT. Enemy Claims "THREE THOUSAND PRISONERS. Verdun the Objective. 1 Fierce Battle Raging. (Press Association War Service, i The following dispatch was received by telephone at 1.40 this morning — PARIS. Wednesday. 11 p.m. The official communique issued to-night states: — In Belgium destructive fire by our artil- lery made several breaches in tJie German trench es opposite Steenstraete. To the north of the Aisne our batteries wrecked the enemy's work on Veauclerc plateau. In the region north of Verdun the German attack was carried out in accordance with anticipations, viz., as a vei y important action prepared with the most effective means. The battle continued to-day with Crowing intensity, and was energetically sustained by our troops, who inflicted the enemy extremely heavy losses. An uninterrupted bombardment with large calibre shells, to which our artillery rplied with equal violence, extended along a front of nearly 40 kilometres irom Malancourt to the region opposite Etain. The German infantry action, with very large contingents, comprising troops of Seven different army corps, succeeded one another in the course of the day between Rrabant-srur-Meu.sc and Grnes. Just outside the village of Haumont, the enemy, in spiu- of all his efforts, was unable to dislodge us from our positions. In the Bois des Caures, of which we hold the major portion, our counter-attacks ren dered nugatory the enemy's offengi Ve. East of the Bois de. L'aures the Cermans were able to penetrate to the Bois de la Wavrille as the result ot a aeries of sanguinary attacks nOi th of Ornes. The enemy's assault against our line at Jlerbebois was checked by our counter- attack. There was no infantry lighting on the right bank of the Mouse, nor between Omes and Fromezey. In Alsace veste: lay, towards the close of the day, the attacked our position south-east, of ti-e i:, C'arsbach. south- west of Altki.rch. ,1.1: lediate counter- attack threw him OU, ■ I greater part of the advanced elements ut • H he had obtained a foothold. (-Note. -Ma lancoiirt is 8z miles "orth- west, Ornes 7J, miles north, and Etain 10 miles north-east of Verdun. Brahajit-iur- Meuse and Ornes are six miles apart.) ON THE BRITISH FRONT. I PRESS BUREAU, Wednesday, 10.15 p.m. The following telegraphic dispatch has been received: — General Headquarters, France, February 23, 9.35 p.m. There wad some artillery Jttivitv in the neighbourhood of La U SUB see canal and north and east of Ypres. Our guns did consider- able damage to the enemy's positions. On our extreme left we shelled working parties last night, and in some grenade fighting in a mine cr-ater dispersed a party of enemy grenadiers. ) i SCENE OF THE GREAT CERMAN ATTACK. I "3,000 PRISONERS." GERMAN CLAIMS OYER SIX-' MILES FRONT. (Press Association War Special.) AMSTERDAM, Wednesday. To-day's German communique -says i q ue -says:- By means of the explosion of a mine near trenches which we captured on February 2 east of Souchea. considerably damage was done to the enemy's positions. The num- | bet of prisoners here has increased to 11 officers and 358 men. We also captured three machine guns. ¡ On the heights of the Meuse artillery en- counters continue with undiminished vio- lence. Biwt of the Meuse we attacked enemy positions along the line of the vil- lages of Consenvoy* and Asannes which the enemy had consolidated during the last 18 months with all the devices of the science of fortification in orHer to enable him to in- terfere with out communication roads in the Western Woevre sector. In our attack w? Penetrated enemy positions along an estimated front of ten kilumetreg (over six miles), and yn extreme depth of three kilometres 1,1$miles). In addition to considerable losses the enemy left over 3.00Q prisoners and a con- siderable amount of war material, which has not yet been counted, in om' hands. fn Upper Alaaea yaJi flacked the enemy's position west or^rf &dwefler capturing a tranche? on a-length of 700 mettvs and a depth of 400 metres. We took 80 prisoners there.
TURKEY I I~ i -I
TURKEY FLYING SOUTHWARDS THE BETREATING TURKS. I I WILL TREBIZOND BE TAKEN? i Press Association War Special.) I PETROGRAD, Tuesday (rec. Wedneiday).I The official communique issued to-day says: On the Caucasian front we are continuing the pursuit of the remnant of the Turkish army. TREBIZOND MENACED. ROME, Tuesday, A dispatch from Petrogiad to the Cor- riere del'la Sera states that the Turkish army corps flying southwards is practically surrounded by the Russians, as a conse- quence of the occupation of Mush. The same fate, occurred to t. Turkish army corps retreating towards Erzerum. I The Turks have commenced the evacua- tion of Trebizond, since 100,000 men are without food or munitions and might fall into the hands of the Prussians. TURK RETREAT CUT I OFF. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CON- TINUES BRILLIANTLY. — —i — ROME, Tuesday (ô.1.3 p.m.) (delayed). According to information telegraphed from Petrograd, the Russian offensive in Armenia continues brilliantly. The fail of Erzerum and the destruc- tion of the Turkish centre has caused the retreat of the two Turkish wings for thirty miles; but the retirement has taken piaoe so slowly that the Russians have succeeded in cutting off a.U the enemj's lines of retreat, for a distance of sixty miles.—("Daily Telegraph.") TURK REPRISALS ON ARMENIANS.' ROME, Yebnnry 22. i The Agenxia jNaziopaie announces) that the Vatican has received the informa- tiosn that the Turks burned the entire region of Mamurat el Aziz ituxkish Ku/distan), I 1 massacring Liie Christian population, inclu-a- J ing the Armenian Bishop Israelon, The Ila-tter was tortured for a long time. I CONSTANTINOPLE SILENT. AMSTERDAM, Wednesday. The Constantinople communique states No chage ha3 occurred on any of the.1 fronts. CERMAN VMBU7E TO GRAND DUKE. AMSTERDAM, Feh. 22. Di.-cussin*? the fall of Erzerum in the Berliner Ta^eblatt. Major Moraht Aavs: It cannot be denied that t Grand Duko cond;i' ted his campaign very ably. The fait of Erzerum i,4 of course strategically and politically of importance. As the sole forti- fied camp in the gigantic region of Northern Asia Mire r, Erzerum has hem m important, b,a,A operation. It only lacked railway j comnuuiic itio'ri with the Hinterland of A\1C!. Minor. Major Moraht regrets that Turkisll offici_ al news about the aituation there is not yet available.
I - - - JAPAN'S PART. --
JAPAN'S PART. I WARNING TO GER- I MANY. WARSHIPS IN THE i MEDITERRANEAN. (Ileuter's War Special.) NEW YORK, Wednesday. According to mail advices from Tokio, Baron Ishii. Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced in the Japanese House of Pe.-rs on Jan. 24 that Japan had sent a strong protest to Germany and Austria, through the United States, against the sinking of the Yasaka Mart), the Japanese liner, which was sent to the bottom by an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean. Baron Ishii ridded that if the unlawful and inhumane destruction of Japan-JSS ships continued the Japanese Government could not pledge itself to continue its generous treatment of its German prisoners. (A Copenhagen message given in yester- day' "Daily Post" «t:ited, from German and Italian sources, thit a Japanese fleet had arrived in the Mediterranean.) "TO PROTECT JAPANESE SHIPPING." In view of this latter telegram it is inter- esting to recall a message which appear d in the New York "Herald" urt.January 4th, i dated Tokio, on the pCcdous day, which read Announcement is made by the "Jiji Shimpo" that a squadron of Japanese war- ships will leave Japan for the S;KZ Canal, presumably to protect Japanese shipping. It is stated three armed cruisers, the Kaisuya, the Tokiwa, and the Cbitose, have beeii as- signed for this service. The "N ew o Herald" added that the reported decision of the Japanese Govern- ment to send a squadron to the Suez Canal follows the SINKING OF TWO JAPANESE STEAM- SHIPS in the jledltenallEaJJ. and that the three vessels for the Mediterranean are but. small units of the fleet Japan can send forth. L
- - I CHEERS FOR THE ! CZAR.…
CHEERS FOR THE CZAR. TREMENDOUS OUTBURST OF LOYAL FERVOUR. PETR-OGBAD. Tvr-ada.y Night. After the Emperor's speech in the Duina. the Deputies broke out into prolonged awl enthusiastic cheering. J. Rodzianko then, in a few fervent phrases, thanked his Majesty for hs gracious visit to the Duma and for the words which hp had addressed to them. The President concluded by calling for fur- ther cheers. which gradually merged into the solemn melody of the Russian National Hymn, wing by the Deputies with &11 the strength of their lWlg." Before leaving the Tanride Palace the Em- peror made a brief inspection of the interior of the Itall or Sessions, whore he \va» greeted by another tremendous demonstra- tion of {mthu3ia.Ill fioni the public which thronged the galleries. His Majesty left t11,. building as he had entered it, passing slowiy (-own an pvenue of lustily chee-ing Deputies, and bowin«? and sinking to both sidrs. [11 the entrance hall he shook hands warmly with M. Tlodziariko in11 oo<'r- him (a cweil. I" Da-ily Telegraph. ')
NAVAL I,I -
NAVAL I, MOEWE AGAIN. I SIX MORE CAPTURES. PRIZE CREW AT TENERIFFE. (Reuter's War Service.) I MADRID, Wednesday. I An official telegram from Teneriffe l reports that the English steamship I Westburn has arrived there for repairs flying the German flag and having on board a prize crew from the Moewe. She abo has 206 prisoners from the British ships Flamenco (?), Horace, Clan MacTavish, Edinburgh (?). Cam- I bridge, Beige, Luxemburg, and also 11 1 Spanish sailors. PRIZE CREW OF EICHT. An amplified version of the above tele- gram sent by Reuter states:—" The W estburn lia4 on board a prize crew cousisting of an officer and seven men, one of the latter having on his cap H.M.S. Moeben ( PMoewe)." The Westburn belongs to the fleet of James Westoll, Sunderland a,nd Newcastle. Her gross tonnage is 3,500. bein? built in 1893 by Short Bros., Sunderland. The Flamenco, 4,629 gross tonnage, was built In 1906 by Sir .1. Laing and Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, for the Pacific Steam Naviga- tion Company, of Liverpool. The company owns 37 steamers. The Horace was a Lamport and Holt liner of 3,335 t0n: gross. Built in 1895 by D, and W. Henderson and Co., Glasgow. The com- pany owns 35 steamboats. The Clan M-actavish, of course, is the Clan liner which sank srallantlv fighting the Moewe to the last. Somn anxiety was felt as to the fate of her crew. The Edinburgh belonged to John Stewart and Co., of London, which nuia a fleet of ten tramp sailing ships. She was hitilt in 188-5 by C. ConneU and Co.. Glasgow, the gross tonnage belnt: 1,473. The Luxemburg was owned by the Leith, HulJ and Hamburg Hteam Packet Co., Ltd., Leith (managers, James Currie and Co.), Gross tonnage 1,417; built 1910 by Earle's S. B. and Iron Co., Ltd., Hull. The Cambridge was ? vessel of tona, built in 1S86 and owned by the Anglo-Otto- man 8.8. Co. The Beige, built in 1914, was of 1,168 tone gross, belonging to C. Doresa. London. WIRELESS WARNINGS. FRENCH LINER'S ESCAPE IN ATLANTIC. j PARIS, February 21. The captain of the French liner Chicgo I i,e,ceive,i two wireless message* when ncur- ing the Bay of Biscay warning hun oi the presence of enemy corsairs. The first message was from th* captain of the' Lafayette, ttid the other from the French land station. On the 01 February 17, about one o'clock, -t vessel suddenly appeared off the Chicago s .starboard side about three miles fl'VRv. Cwjiig to a heai-y mist, the outline was indistinguishable, but sh e carried all her lights, and immediately signalled the Chicago to heave to. The captain promptly ordered Full steam ahead. The stranger gave cha.se, but the Chicago was making seventeen knots, whereas the other was only doing about fourteen, and after a quarter of an hour she was outdis- tanced. The captain of the Chicago says he is sure the stranger was a German raider because of the wireless warnings. He said 'Ir TTe F?-- i d the raider was a vessel disguised as a neutral merchantman carrying lights at night.— Daily Express.") SCUTTLED! j PRIZE CREW DEFIES SEA LAW. Liloyds report that the British steamer Westburn, which lauded at Teneriffe the crews of the vessels Flamenco. Horace, Dromendio, Luxemburg, and Edinburgh, has been taken out by the German prize crow and scuttled.
LAST OF JABEZ j BALFOUR.j
LAST OF JABEZ j BALFOUR. j DEAD IN A TRAIN AT NEWPORT. FAMOUS SCANDAL RE-  CALLED. I The Preas Association tele^rs.phs that in- formation ha-s been rc pjved at Newport, Mon., establishing- the idenjjty of t.he body- taken from the train as that of Mr. Jabez Spencer Balfour. Deceased, who was at one time M.P. for Burnley, was tried for fraud in relation to the Liberator Building Society, the Lands Allotment Company, and other companies, in 1895, and sentenced to 1,1 years' penal servi- Jpide. He was released in April. 1906. Inquiries made on Thursday morning at L,tA))roke Grove, W., where Mr. Jabez Balfour resided with his wife, elicited the fact that they had lived at that address since Xmas. Interviewed by a Press Association repre- sentative, the landlady s^id she last saw Mr. Balfour on Wednesday morning, when she looked out of the window on hearing the front door close. Shp then thought he was going out to fetch in some breakfast, but on Mrs. Balfour coming asrecl her to communi- j cate the fact to his relatives. Mrs. Balfour, she said, who is ervrag-ed on munition work, left for her work in the morning and had not returned last evening, and she (the land- lady) supposed that she had gone to a. sister of hers, whose address she did not know. Mr. Balfour, ahe said, was hale and hearty, and insisted on having a cold bath very mornius right nn to Wednesday morning.
.=-,..-'-1 LOST ZEPPELIN'S…
.=- LOST ZEPPELIN'S LAST MESSACE. STOCKHOLM. Thursday. The yacht Stella has picked up a bottle near Gothenburg containing messages from the L 19, two letters being from Commander Uhle to his parents and wife. (L 19 is the naval airship whoso crew wa-s left to drown in the North Sea.)
THE CI.EANER'f OLEAX UP.I
THE CI.EANER'f OLEAX UP. At Aberavon on Tnursdaj. John Buckley, window cleaner, Port Talbot, was 1-harged with stealing 2s. from a till at the Globe Hotel, Aberavon, ;11 Wednesday. Prisoner, who denied the theft-, was fined 40s. or one month's imprisonment.
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BALKANS.  "COMING EVEIN TS RUMANIAN KING'S I AUDIENCES. I RUMOURS OF PETROGRAD j JOURNEY. I (Router's \V<»r ServineV BUKHAREST, Wednesday. )1. Fihpescu has been received by the King, and M. Ta.ke Jonesoti, Leader of the Conservative Democrats, has also had audience of .his Majesty. These receptions are much commented on here. Reut«er adds :—MM. Filipescu and Take Jonescu are well-known leaders of the Ru- manian Irredentist movemnt, and have always beeai well disposed to the Allies. AMSTERDAM, Wednesday. The Szemowitz correspondent of the "Berliner Tagebla.tt staLe., that for some days Russian diplomatists have been very active at Bukharest. COPENHAGEN, Wednesday. The general opinion all over Germany is that M. Filipescu, after having audience of King Ferdinand of Rumania, left by a pri- reft by a prl va.te special train for Petrograd, where it is said the Czar is waitlic, to receive him.
I.WORTH A MILLION.
I. WORTH A MILLION. SWANSEA TRUST PROPERTY AND AIR RAID INSURANCE. Swansea Haibour Trust Executue Com- mittee on Thursday morning fuather con- sidered the question of insuring dock pro- perty agiaiixst damage by ak-craft. It is understood tiia-t the VaAle of the pro- perty, such as lock gates, warehouses, etc., is estimated at £ 1.000,000. and the commit- tee decoded to ofbtain the most advantageous terma from insurance companies. It is expected that tlw nlatter wnll be finally settled in the course of a week.
THOSE WIICKED ENGLISH
THOSE WIICKED ENGLISH WHY THEY ARE NOT IN SWITZERLAND. There seems to be no end to the de- pravity of the English. A valued cor- respondent" of tho official "Cologne Gazette exposes ruthlessjy the devices of our idle rich to evade, at one stroke, both military service and war taxa- tion:- While before the war English glush; always outnumbered all tliose of other nationalities at St. Moritz, a winter resort which really owes its oriign to the former, at present there are only twenty- eight English visitors stayiug there, as against 421 of Swiss and 202 of German, nationality. In the Engadine Express there is to be found an explaliation of the curious phenomenon which is now observed in, p'.ery Swiss winter resoil. This paper .states that the British Government fur- nishes no passports for foreign travel, and particularly lor Switzerland, oeeause of the danger lest wealthy families should setth' in Switzcr!?nd a\ud take their capital with them. in other words, «im England they fear the departure of rieh people or of such as would evade cither military v service or the wa-r taxation, or both.
■ ■ i i ■»? , IOto NOT STAY…
■ ■ i i ■»? Oto NOT STAY AT HOME. Sergi. S. J. Wilkinsj East Lanes Regi-: ment, lying wounded at the G'^ioral Hos- pital, Le Trepoi-t, France, from a, gun- shot in the left fore-i arm. Home is at 42, Mariner-street i Swansea. Pte. Reginald Buckmaster, Swansea Battalion. v, or.nd^d un ruary S. He is onlv 19 years of age i and resides at the Oystermouth seines, West Cross.
"■! i I IBRYNHYFRYD RIFLEMAN.
■ BRYNHYFRYD RIFLEMAN. The late Rifleman O.C.Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Jones, i), bryn- terrace, Brynhyfryd, Swansea, who has been killed in action. The sad news wa-s re- ceived from his brother. who is- at present at the base hospital in Fntnt-p, suffering from trench fever. WHY PEOPLE CATCH COLD. « I ine epidemic oi oolds in London was sa.id by a well-known hospital physician to be due to the general lack of physical tone BO: many people suffer from at this time of year. At the end of February most people become more or less run down. The lack of srinshine, the inability to get proper exer- cise I N-P them more or less anemic and with less W?n normal powers of resistance again3t germ attacks. Tn a sudden cold spell vitality becotoee still more reduced, and the all-in- -va(ling cold-germ finds he can do what he Fkes."
-, - - ! WHEN THE ALLOWANCE…
WHEN THE ALLOWANCE IS MIS- USED. When a soldiers wile m receijrt of 50b. a week Army allowance was stunmoned at F,R-st Ham- on Wednesday for neglecting to send three of her children to school, it was stated that a circular had been received from the War Office asking tl,e Local Education Authority to bring to the Army Council's notice capes where Army allowances for the clothing and feeding of children were not properly used. There is a clause which pro- vides that children caii be taken otii of the hands of the ps rent and 1 he money used for the children's benefit.
B20STOCR WORTH £ 600. | ?,,…
B20STOCR WORTH £ 600. | ?,, ? -I-? i niii^uaiiug uic enonnou* pionts at the Ajnerican armament- and munition manufac- turing concerns since the beginning of the European war. Reuter's New York corre- spondent writes The financial statement of the V, juchr'qtw RepvVjtin.^ ('umr.-uiy reports grutus earning s at £ ;,aoi.SiV all d net earning* of £ 930.419, (*{uivaleni to 465 per cent, uti its of 1;600,000, for the yea!' ended F< bi-,wi v 5 la-t. Of its t,(Aal business for the year, £ 2,300,000 represented dome^t-i- nnd- £ 1.700,000 ^foreign, cliiefly -E'-tropfem d.ilivi-r\. Dividends of 25 per cent, were paid duvivig 1915, avid the pa; recently sold a? a sl>hre. ft i reported the <:ontf: ->nv an increase of capital to
PMTMAL8 GRAB. I < I........
 PMTMAL8 GRAB. I < SURPRISE LISBON COUP. I ENEMY STEAMER FLEET SEIZED: (Exchange Telegraph Co.'s Telegram.) LISBON, Wednesday (received Thursday). The Commander of the Naval Division this afternoon at four o'clock took possession of 36 German and Austrian ships which had been lying in the Tagus since the beginning of the war. When the Portuguese flag was hoisted warships saluted with 21 guns. The Ger- mans were taken completely by surprise. Great secrecy had been observed, and the event was utterly unexpected. The official Gazette publishes a docu- ment authorising the act. Many of the ships seized are vessels of over 8,000 tons. WHAT IS BEHIND ITr (Note The attitude ot Portugal has been a mystery throughout the war. There was some fighting over 12 months ago between the Germane and Portuguese in South-west Africa, but no actipn was taken by the Portuguese Govenunant at the time in de- fining the Portuguese attitude. It is not improbable the istiap was taken at the in- stigation of our Government. The Italian Government, though not at war with Ger. many, has requisitioned German vessels in. torned in Italian porta.) I
z=-----I I MILLION DEAD.'I
z = I I MILLION DEAD.' I MR. HILAIRE BELLOC'S I ESTIMATE. GERMAN LISTS DELIBER- ATELY FALSIFIED. I Mr: Hilaire Belloe, in thi" week' s* ;'l>;iini and Water, aAL importaJit- aitide, dis- ou-fives the mc-st important factor ill war to-day." The German official casual I. v lists, Mr. Bdloe writes, give a totaj of 651.768 dead up to January 31, 1916. The average deluy Ixjtween tln» death of a Gtarmain solciior and the appeara-nce of his name in the official ¡ li-It. 13 front tour to six week ii. The above iigu;>fi, i ticrefore, can hardly include any vvsuAibieis. iliun December 51, 1915. 1? nÜJ5 Egm? of approximately ,?}:) j [nu-.t Le addfd on th,- e?om/ s own showing a. certain proportion of the nri&siiig. Th-e number of prisoners of course, precisely kilowji to the Aliie?, and decfuctitng n I sn?H percentage for d?ctti'.?n the numbM' I of dea.IT, t,ht' tieimar. lists of mi?um is not !?? than 160.000. makdiw? a t?L?I ?i<-n\-fd FROM THE GERM AN 8' OWN ADMISSION ¡ of 610,000 dead up to December 31. 1915. This rot ail. Apart from uiie lists r published by the Gern^an Government the Freuoh aut horities have amassed a large boay of evidence landed on the a\ erage of deaths pel- 1,000 mobilised men at a giv-en date, which pov* coiyj.iu.si>"ely that the Crennain official lists are deliberately falsi- fw(i or mt?nt)o:i;i.U\' iu?da?!i;i(:?. fa the e?ilv montb" of ih e war th?se pnva?e and nioiiih very nearly tallied, .but ever #ince Ja.r)'?u y. 19)5. thero has been a mark- ibt)ro !?,ii beeii a, -air], average of 20 ;?Tr (ent. lefs than the pr?vato list?—this represent- a doHereuoe of over 200.000 dead. It is a matter of mathematical ccrtainty that the German i'mpire has over 1,000,000 men in dead alone up to the end I of last year.
" THE BLACK EMPEROR."
THE BLACK EMPEROR." DUMA AND THE KAISER'S I ULTIMATE FATE. I jRfeUitev'? War j>pecial.) I PETROGKAD, Wednesday. In tile Duma rc-day tine speakers unani- mously declared that the war would only be ended by tho enemy s deft at. Tho White Czar, they said, would triumph over the Black Emj^TO" and the most furtnidafbto judges of the latti r yvoiiid he his own sub- jects. During the Attin,, tfie President received a letter from the CV.ai- thanking the members lor congratu't-i«is on the occasion of the capture of Kr/ernm. "I believe this freah I exploit of the C'-Mica-pian Army will bring ua the final triumph. Th« reading 'of the telegram was received with fhee* s. The Cz.ar Jdt to-day lor the front. -———— «
LATE MR. W, E. MORGAN.-
LATE MR. W, E. MORGAN. LAST TRIBUTES TO MINERS' I AGENT. REPRESENTATIVE GATHER. ING AT FUNERAL. The funeral of tb? 'late Mr. W. E. Morgan, the Western miners' agent, took i place on Thursday, ajid was, notwithstand- ing the storm and the snow, attended by a large and representative gathering. Start- ) ing from the residence of the family in I King Edward's-road, Swansea, at 2 p.m., the oortege proceeded through the town on j its- way to Alltwen Chapel burial ground, I the bearers being the officials' and executive of the Western District of Miners, viz., Mr. David Griffith? (chairman), Miafi-s. Moses, W. Rogers, Fred l>wiii, W. Grif- fith. D. J. Williams, W. J. Jones, and David Lloyd (ex-chairman). Among i'lle rela.tives pres.mt were: Mrs. Mary vlorgan (widow), )1 r. and Mis. Skiinner (daughter and sou in-law), Neath; Mr. and Mrf.. Longhurst id^ughtei and son- in-law), F.bbw Yale Mrs. Gwenrrie Thomas I (m(lther-ilJ,rw\, Pontarde-we: r. and Mrs. John R Morgan, Portardawe; Mr. D. Hicks Morgan (brother), Swansea; Ür. and Mrs. Evan E. Morgan (broHiev and sister-in-law), CiJyheby 11; Mr. Richard Morgan (brother), Treorchy; Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan (sister and broriier-in-law), Rhot-, Mr. and Mis. William Evan? ?-i?tfr and b:other-in- !lar:), Pontarda?p: Mr. WiUiam '\f.urga.u ¡ ?unr}?; Rh'?s; Mr. Thom:? Morgan (uncle), Mt)?t.ep'; Mr. a"d Mr.?. <?r)!<<( Thurnaa Ibiother-in-law). Alitwen; .\J;. ??d Mra. .roon Thoma (bl'othll"inla"), })1'>'lIl"ch' 1¡ M)-. ??? Mrs. Xathaniel Thom?? (hroLher- in-law), Alltwen Mr. Evan Thomas (bro- ther-in-law), • .i/ontardawe; .1h Thoma' Tb'.Tn<? n'-ntht?-t"-?? P?nt'?rd?we: M)' and .Mrf. WiMiam Thomas (brother-in-lawJ. Neath L..Jol1-n Morgan (cousin). Ma-estep i: Tom \h((n iP:U<iI). T5arry Dock Mr. l.'avid Jobn Morgan Aberdare Mi. • • •• n n PtuiHp? icoii?ii-,), \f I,F. IQi"Y Jam"* (cousin), B^;namman. |
TINPLATER8 ANDII TRIBUNALI…
TINPLATER8 AND II TRIBUNAL I —. — I SW ANSEÂ AND DIB." j TRICT. I f IMPORTANT STATE- I MENTS MADE. i Some Curious Cases. Chief interest at the Swansea District. Military Tribunal, held at Swansea on Thursday, was the decision regarding tin- plate riser?! and shearers. After an interest- ing discussion it was et,a.t.ed (1) The tinplate output was going to be reduced considerably. (2) That more men could be spared from that trade, (3) Risers and shearers, and all men not starred, were exempted for a month, at, the end of which time the exemption will automatically cease. Mr. M. E. -David presided at. the conrt ajid others present were Major Lewis. Mr. J. Thomas (fjoughori. Rev. J. Harries (Llan- samlet), Mes«n. Matthew Griffiths, D. Wil- lii.ms. T. Jones (Gowerton), and W. Re. Colonel Pearson repi-epented the military | authorities. Total appeal"* mad a were 130; assented to j by-the recruiting officer and not i^sented to 37. A slaughterer WJU exempted, so long as he continued in his present employment, at Pontardulais. | The Clerk said be would send a letter so tliat the applicant could produce it, if called upon. In another ee one son hilA gone and an- j other ton—a gardening foreman for his father—the only one left. The Chairman: Your aou is the foreman of a market gravdernu-? Applicant's "father Yes. He is under the new lift of reserved oeclt- pations, said the chairman, and the claim was allowed, A tinplate packer from Mcrri^ton applied and also his firm. Support of Widowed Mother. The Chturm? f'hfy is a p<H'<M.n? appeal applicant hem? the sole support of a a-14ow ed motlier. C')ion^l Paaraon Doe.* he suppoft his J Y es. The claim was r sen ted to by Colonel Pear- son. It wan stated tht) old lady was fi) and the exemption was granted during the mother's life. Col. Pearson There is nothing to prevent the case coming on again it the old lady j riio> The court- has the power to nnstar any fi. I The ?a?c ?f a tin? olj cold aheans bundltw irom Morriston was bi-ought up. The Chairman said he thonght they must treat it like the risers and shearers. On bebalf of the firm it was stated appli- eirit was only 4ft, 6in. ÜQI. Pearson He ig uode-r the .gtendard. Where was he attested? Firm's representative At Morriston. Colonel Pearson aairl civilians had done the work and passed him. It was stated another employe attested j was 4ft. 6Jinchea. CoJ. Pearson They would be ?ent bach. H wa stated the men had rerei-red the; 1.4d. and a suggestion was r, that the ("lse could be adjourned so it the next tiibtiaiaJ could measure the men, Pol. Pearson suggested the claim should be refused so that the man would be officially refused at the recruiting station. List Going to be Reduced. 1 AlII regards the tinplate uiwtarred men. it was stated that Mr. H. Clement (Tinplate Association secretary) was in commuimif-stion with Mr. John Hodge and Mr. McCleod (Labour Statistics Committee) respecting the matter. Instead of increasing the list of re- served occupations CoL Pearson said they J were going to reduce them. The Clerk (Mr. E. Harris) suggested a conditional exemption so fchat boys could be trained as iiseri. The exemption might expire in, say two momths. Cold roll toys could be trained, but the employers could not get boys. A Member: Why not. get gir ;? Mr. Griffiths (Pontardulais) explained the risers and tinplate position and their ne- cessity. Col. Pearson The tinplate output is going to be reduced considerably on the ground thai the IIteel is required for other purposes. Mr. Griffiths Let the Government stop so I many mills, and then employers would know how to act. Mr. Rees Is there not pressure that the men are required in tJhe Army! Col. Pearson Yes. There are tinworks in the district who have thousands of tons of tin and can't get it away. Some works are only working six hours and two or three ¡ days a week. Mr. Griffith* said several works were working full time, and he thought the oourt should give fail, play. Risers could be trained in two months. I Colonel Pearson \yhy have employers not done it already T Mr. Griffiths said a snearer could not be trained in six month?. The Clerk sa-id it ww tp the national interest that they shouM let as many men go as bnt they still had to consider trade and prevent great distress arising. Colonel Pearson The men in the trenches are not starvin g. i Men Who Could be Spared. I The Clerk I am not referring to them, I but to the result of works h ,? 'T gto t4om, g t-o clo se. But he thought. all the same, some tinplate I makers were claiming a number of men who oould be spared. Colonel Peartton Yes, and I can prove it to the hilt. 0 Clerk: Several b are working short time. Mr. Thomas (Loughor) thought the fact should be taken into consideration where works had already con.tributed a larze num- ber. Men Can't be Stopped. I Colonel Pearson The owners oould I not. stop the men going. We had all. appli- cation to get a man back who had owly been out A short time, and the works in only working two or three da.ys a week. Mr. Jones (Gowerton) wnd it was. time they decided the tinplate cases, for they had been adjourned and adjourned. Mr. Griffiths was proceeding to npeak OIl the shearers, when Colonel Pearson said a committee was sit- ting in London, and their decisions did noi. enter into discufsiow at that court. Mv. Griffiths: fit would be a gxaii I.&rd- ship to take m"U others to take their places. Col. Pearson -And a greater hardship to ¡ tne int. m the trenohe- if oilier- tnen ;uc ¡Y" j coming aton^. Mr. fh'i?ths: ? could s-?- •'ometiin'ne (jf the men who oaght to ? in. the t'eu?hts, but who have not ^one. ¡ Major Lewi^ We liave not a single hoy ;-A, iold-roil.- w>" »'*• e -very .i. I Peji'V'M! Some let° a man go" tir'ii's '-riiU: il .id toev ""11Id tl"tÍJI i-i-frs in s: -.veek> Mr. Jones (Goveifon) Thought tjie .«h«M!ld be cWh with -n t iw:" merit" and .'? ,(! iv:- t" h'' 11:-? t "t'nr:. t?p?-t?!. '\í::¡ i:¡e;"(::j :)t'(:(r;:ï>¡¡' Mr. T?n)3? 'L.??ioi') nrofjos-Jd 'h?? t!? 1nn other th?n in the starred gra?et at the j tinplate works should be exempted for caw mon tli. Mr. H. Jones (Morriston) seconded. Must Co After a Month. The Clerk At the end of the month the; will have to tome in. Colonel Pearson Yes, unless the Minister of Munitions steps in all men not starred in the tinplate trade will be brought in. Mr. Thomas' amendment was carried, so that at the end of the month the men will have to go. -na,iager applied for a riser. Col. Pearson: I left forms with you fttt men to attest, but devil a one I have yet seen. (Laughter^. It is unfair where works are working six hours to want to keep every man. This case ia governed by the decision above. A mill foreman churned. He is a roB turner and absolutely i^espinsible for the mills, it was stated, and he Absolutely Indispensable. The Chairman: How mali)" hours a shift ? firm's representative: Four hours, bul we work the full week, and not like some. (Laughter). It wa-8 stated one group of works had offered to send all their men. Exemption for a mouth. The Chairman: Something may be received from Tiondon, bur if nothing is the man must go with the rest. One won WM< excused who had three brothers at the front. 0:-1. Pearcsoai said he wislied eveiyorte would follow t!he exampi* of ihe three. A roll turner was postponed for a month. He said be was the mam suinport of his mot-hei- in poor health. Col. Pearson: There a.te a lot of spars men about. A L-lansamlet idav tfleik said lil was the support of a mother (who had a business, but it, did not support her) and his young brother. Exempted for six months. A young tinplater who supported his mother was exempted for six months. A Morriston employer said thpre were many men in the steel trade working Eight, hours who co»uld work twelve. In tinplate mills the men worked hard and eight hours wae enough. Earning Too Much Money. A clerk at a Morrwton steel and tnip'aie work s was exempted far six months. The manager said evevy available man had gone froin the office. The only people working two or three days a week were t hose earn- ing too much money for their good. Colonel Pearson told on? tinplate manu- facturer from Pontardulais that the steel would bo limited in a. wfek ur two—tha arumsnt going into the works. Manufacturer We make onr ov.-n steel. ( oi. Pwvraom: That does not matter; the steel wiil go for other purposes. A tinplate maker suggested bargaining—. supplying some men for others. Col. Penrsoti I am not here for barttaitk. wg- The Cierk: Let 111.. put it t.b'i way. HaV'9 you anv men to o/ter we tmdd riot iet: Tinpl.+te aiivker; \o. Tlia C.terk: Then you liave notiiiog t4 bargain with. (ljau,^hiter. ) Col. Pearson W., shull get thein all iliglit., The Thrifty -Son. A votu? ma.n. a clerk :!t ? i-olung miU? said he had p?d D? n?tthar ?2. He ?d 4 brother-assortei*—■who earned 503. M week, aaa he lived at home and gave h lived at fi,)me' ani g,,?N-,3 The Cbairniaa Why, that does not port him why doesn't he pay more ? Applicant,; A bit of a fed, I suppose. Col. Pearson A funny fad that. • It was stated the aeeort-er (who is starred) i was -?ing to get marriei. i CoL Pearson He ca? stop th? buvirma tinUl after the war. Einployea* What about my positi^ on! » Col. Pea-rson; We will take yon as we% (La.uht6r.) A month's exemption was granted. It was .?tat?d &n appeal could be made f4 i the County Tribunal. ) In thoe course of otlier cases it was stater j by the chairman that a nonierenee, would bd 1 held in. Londou 0,1 Wednesday between Mfi, j Clement and Mr, McLeod regarding the tinM C l em,ent arid ?vlrl pia-terti position. Another tinplate maker asked what ht was to do regarding his shearers, TTte ChMnMm: Toe most ma.ke aurangOt mRnie in a month. You must find en" atitutes. The Tinplate Maker: But I cannot, 1 nhall hare to ckwe down one-third of thf works. A Member of the Tribunal. A grocer at Gorseanon who had had adl i foreman p?wtpowd for ten groups applis for his son?a exemption, who was <!quaU? )' Indispensable. The app?-cant is & comba i of the Tribunal. It was explained that both were foremedk The Clerk: You can't have two foremoo, Applicant: In difierent departments. The son was exempted.. A Troboeth business haulier applied, tli was stated the firm had a turnover of aboil 1 RAOO a week there were two men, two girJøi j and two boys in the bop. ?  Colonel Pearson: Customers ahoum fetdl i^ their groceries <? starve. My mothed j brou ht me up by oMrymg her grecelri aqd let other people do the same. A months exemption was granted. The II Stan" To Ce. Col. PeLrom stated ?ie "stara wmv oo?ob j to dmppear, and thei "exempt" wou? t?kethatJpLMM. a A eWm wa made for a me?tge? of 1 groœr's IbT&nch p at Gowerton, U? tawf 91r?,?lr-OT st&t?d to be about a. it wa§ atated the business had been in the ma& As tb?ma?w is the support of  widowed motih?r he was exempted. A ecienc? f-^acher at Gowerton cLMmed, fjt\ he was teaching a mumb?r of !Itl= would be pxammod in July, and, further, b# was the gupport, of his mother. v It was explained that the governottijf wanted the teachers to the end off J' and then thev could go. More Exemptiona. Six months' exemption was granted, sud 110 similar exemption was granted a son, tbcl sole support of his mother and father ■ Applicant ia a colliery carpenter. A young man was exempted for ) months. He supports his mother &nd aateffv A young man who wanted to undergo ait examination Nw exempted for six montiuh One of four brothers, a ooad dealer, wssi, put back for a month. He haa two brot < one unfit) and the third in wording at tt • Morriston works. •« A young hairdresser wae exempted for roontas- His father is in the 6th Wal&h. J — i
" KAISER INSANE."
KAISER INSANE." GERMAN-AMERIC.A.N"S FRAN. STATEMENT. One of tlie afcrongest suppovteis c.f th* Allies in tliis city, fcays a special dispatck to the New York Herald from Spring field, Illinois, is Mr. Henry Helm, architect, who was born in Germany. Mr. Helme, whif has otiicea with his father and brother, the designer of some of Springfield's largesi 1 business structures. Mr. 11 elme told me hJ hoped the Kaiser would be haliished.. Germany is in the ivrong jn tlxio.wari he said, and she W ill rue the day she ever thought she had the shghtasf chance to win. The Germans iil this eotin« try should do their best to discourage Kai-sei, and the whole brazeii bureausruvyw They are to blame for plunging a goo<y people into a war which will set ba- k tli4 German nation a hundred years. Hhe ha-" made her name a synonym foi hat x.iksii: and d*?t:f:t, Hml yet the shiinseiul ttc-rccities that have been perpetrated in th4 name of Gerrrta-ny are not the eons-f-ioii^ ;t4 pi thü (ierniai'i' pt-oplt1. but of th-ii .)n,; t?HiptiHe 140 r.4 ,,i Iiiptib-e "u ?nd the rnta-K -t' »<i L;itafii;t. victims (.?'r:' i- !!t men and i.iron, v.'hicli is tne Kaisej- s speciality. '?est thing 'hat can be -«aid about t? Kai-ej that be is i.is.-ni". Like a osg^d wild-cat. German;, is clan ing ai e\orvthim; i.i i !he •>]! onlv -j u^t atUdiK'd Oieir 'uKUit > j !rt;- h- i acises' fof th man peopie."