The Cambria Daily Leader

RUSSIA. I I THE GREAT GERMAN REVERSE. TSAR PLACES EIGHT MIIUONS OF MEn I IN THE FIELD. I » I COSSACK RAID. I r DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING ON THE I FRONTIER. I t J The following official commuifique, i issued in Paxis, sums up the position of the Russian armies. Details appear in the longer messages which follow, Paris.On the Kirssian front a Ger- man army, to the strength of four array corps, established between the frontier of Eastern Prussia and the Niemen. has had its left wing thrown back upon ] Miriampol and Suwaiki. In the centre the town of Augustow has been taken by the Bussia-ns. On the German right the struggle continues around Ossowetz (be- tween Lyck and Bielostok). In Galicia the Austrian rearguard are falling back in disorder beyond the Vis- tula. EIQHT MFLLIONS. I t Th,e Tsar's Forces with the Colours. I Petrograd, Sunda,y.-Shortly before leaving for the front, the Tear signed a ukase calling out the Reserves and order- ing the mobilisation of horses in the Eastern Provinces and of the Territorials. The total number with the colours will now exceed eight millions.- .Press Associa- tion. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. I Petrograd, Satllrday.A communique issued by the Chief of Staft states that the battle of Augustow continued to develop on Friday with exf:-me violence. The enemy is defending himself isi positions to I the north of Lake Wigr;, making furious attacks in the direction of Kaczky and Borzyramen, and endeavouring to take: the western otitiets of the wood ol Augustow. On the road from Lociz to Schihlischki the first division of the Gemian cavalry made an attempt to check th' o?pns?-e of the Russian cavalry. The combat b(?gazi in the dark. The enemy's squadron avoided our flack and took to flight, suffering great loss. which also <-ntau?[t the fron? of the infantry supporting them. I Russian troops have occupied Paigrod, Kalwarja, and Mariampol. Insignificant encounters have ta.k"n place in the neigh- bourhood of Kielcc, on the right bank of the Vistula. In the Carpathians the Russian troops have descended into the valley of -Nad- jagy. and repulsed near Milkulince an Austrian detachment, which lost its guns and ciivick-lircis.— Heutr. KAISER LEAVES. I A Trip to WEST Prussia. Petrograd, Saturclay-It is semi- officially stated tha.t the Kaiser has hft 'iirpf.l^i for Thorn, in the district of Brom- berg.—Exchange. Thorn is an old fortified town of some importance in West Prussia, on the Vis- hila. It was founded by the Knights of I :he Teutonic Order in 1231. and passed to I Poland in ltfrl and to Prussia m 1793. Culture! I Petrograd. Saturday.—The Russian papers announce this evening that the Emperor William has been at Bromberg a.nd Thorn, cn tut* Kussian frontier, and madp speeches on the inevitable victory of German culture. German forces which were repulsed at Osowiee are occupying • the Graievo-L-ek- Loetzeii line.-P,,euter. — ROADS COVERED WITH CORPSES. I No Survivor of Thoss who Crossed the I River, Petrograd. Saturday.—Renter's s\)e(jDl'1 correspondent on tho nor?h-ca?t front, referi'mg to the German attack on Suwa.lki-Olita Railway, says that the Germans were acting, with Vilna as the objective, djsrega-rding Kovno. The armies were in the closest contact. The j Germans fought most stubbornly, fnaking, desperate attacks and counter-attacks. They retreated before the Russian bayonets, but in order. The roads were j covered with corpses, which incl-neecl 1 those of soldiers grasping the scabbards of their swords, and one of a giintipr still 1 holding a shen in his arms. The number aS German heavy ganc. cap- tured by the Russians at Osourec has not i yet transpired. The German vanguard seems to have succeeded in constructing I pontoons over the Niemen, but the I Russians mowed down the advancing in- fantry with masked artillery, shrapnel, and rifle fire. Not a single German who crossed the river survived. After an ?rttlleTy duel across the river the Ger- ■ mans again strove to cross. The infantryi pressed forward in dense columns, and were again swept by the firing of qlick- tiring guns. The German batteries were 6o&liy silenced, and the enemy retired twelve versts (eight miles), pursued by l? CfMsacke. who made use of the German pontoons. A Cossack Raid. i In Poland a regiment of Cossacks made a brilliant raid on the town of Petrokoff, which was occupied by the Germans. The ] Cossacks swept through the town like a hurricane, sabring 600 Germans in the streets, and then disappeared. A Russian non-commissioned officer who was reported as missing in East Prussia has returned to the ranks, covered with dirt and bleeding. He related that he had been taken prisoner among some bushes which were raked by German fire. 'When he refused to answer any questions he was (he declared) stripped and bound tb the wheel of a cart, and afterwards slashed with a knife in the chast and back. He escaped next morning in a coat and helmet taken from a dead German. GREAT LOSSES. I 68,800 Germans incapacitated. I Paris, Saturday.—A telegram from Petrograd to the Matin says out of 200.000 Germans who have been fighting within the last few days against the Eus- aians, 60,000 have been incapitated.

After being in the water for fourteen hours in a wrecked waberplane, two Ger- man airmen have been picked up by the tywv?t? sh'ameT T.uua, hf?-ne??t-d ?.Mrd. Mr. F. E. Smith, M.P., ?tf ?' ,? Qf the P?ss Bureau. serond-Upa??'tnt in the Oxfordsbre Yeomanry, .-as ?I. ?antrd thB temporary rank o? the Ceoeral StsS, second ?ad?t

NEWS IN BRIEF MESSAGES FROM ALL POnTS, .-The Great-If. On the whole (says the Times ") the UNmans are putting up a very fine pr- formance, and if they only knew how to behave decently in warfare they would be I worthy foes. Wilhelm I.—Anardas^. Nowhere. I -114 <Tiory oe to Ananias. And io all the other liars, But of funniest high-fliers, Is the Kaiser with his wires. Daily Express" correspondent What Hamburg Hears. According to the Hamburger Frem- d.eribla a," which has bpecial sources of information in what it naively calls Whitehall-street," Britain, beaten on land and sea, has had enough of the war. and is making frantic efforts to "crawii out of it." I German Prisoners' Sad State. ) lie state of some German prisoners recently taken is beyond descrtptiou- They suffer not from their wounds, hut from all the ills that follow a comhina- tion of dirt, bad food, and an evil atmos- phere. The very perfection of some (I their trenches has increased the trou ble In Chancellor's House. I A party of 12 Belgian refugees arrived on Saturday night at Lly.s Own, a house belonging to M.r. Lloyd George, at Cric- cieth. They came from small villages called Muiielum and Dina. their houses and all their belongings bejng completely destroyed by the German army. Imprisoned at Verdun-Last Century. I The Gower Church Magazine recall that, when a hundred .years ago, we were at war with Trance, several English sol- diers were imprisoned at Verdun by order of the En-iperor Bonn aparte. Among those detained was Captain John Penrite of the loth Huzzars. He was the father of the late T. Ponrice, Esq., of Xi]. vrough, and grandfather therefore of Lady Lyons, the present owner. The Warning. I Jt was a Cockney's id(?a k.sa?-s a corres- pondent in France), which has been ex- tensively adopted to ti' any old tins or crockery to a Jong string, which is laid out at a eertuin di5taDe in front of the lin&?. Directly it is ?o?ch?d it Rings j u? up." as one of the men said. It is not I only the most elaborate precaution which is most effective. Cabbages and tin cans I play their part. Wellington's Way With Looters. I Pioeb it occur to- yonr readers (wjyte? a I correspondent to the Press trom Tisburv Vicarage. Salisbury), in contrast to the habits of the German Army, that Welling- ton'in the Peninsular campaign hanged without appeal all looters? That is the way to win the respect of the enemy in- stead of their deadly hatred. I have no doubt he would have hanged the Crown Prince, and serve him right. Matches for the Troops. The King and Queen have I)--eii pleased to present a largo supply of matches for the use of the troops now serving at the front. It has now been decided to allow gifts of matches to be sent to tho Expedi- tionary Force, says a War Office commu- nique. Safety matches only should be sent, and they should be p^ked in sealed tin boxes ant! forwarded, carriage paid, to the Military Forwarding Officer, South- ampton Docks, for transmission over-seas. The Frerch Forces. I Tt is common property that the distri- bntion of the French fortes at the begiu- ning of the war was family (says the Daily News and Leader.") Th? French left, upon which the brunt of the German asa nIt was to fa n, had been left too weak by the diversion of forces to quasi- nolitical ventures in Alsace-Lorraine. 't!li, 's error had been corrected by the time re- Hreui^nt bad brought the Alhes to 'he Mftvie. One may suspect another factor --that the French mobilisation took longer than was expccted. and that this had not been put right before the Allies reached the Marne. THE FIT OF A LADY'S DRESS. I .r.¡DGE llOYD MiRSAU'S DECEIOH IS PEMBROKE UÙJK CASt. His Honour Judge Lloyd Morgan, R.C.,¡I had to decide an unusual case concerning a lady's dr&ss at Pembroke Dock County Court on Saturday, when Miss Alice Tre- harne, dressmaker, of Pembroke, sued Thomas Furness, of Pembroke, for lis. 7d. for work done. r. E. D. Low less appeared for Furness, and said that the defence was that the dress that was ordered to be made did not fit, and could not be made to fit. He should ask his Honou'r to see the dress on. Miss Treharne said that she had been in business for twenty years and had never before had a complaint as to fit. She had altered the dress twice. I It won't Button Up." I Mrs. Furness said that she provided the material, and when the dress was re- turned it did not fit, as it was much too tight. She sent it back, and when it was returned it was worse still. When her husband wrote to Miss Treharne about it. she replied, A. Treharne will see it on before the judge." His Honour (Judge Lloyd Morgan, K.C.), looking at the dress, said that it seemed to have been torn, but Mrs. Fur- ness declared tliat that was how she re- ceived it. Miss Treharne denied that it was torn in her workshop. Mrs. Furness retired, and came back with the garment on. His Honour, after a critieat survey, re- marked, "It won't button up, won't it?" Miss Treharne: It will fasten up quite all right. His Honour: You had better take it back and alter it. Altered it Three Tfmes. I Miss Treharne: I have taken it back J thrpe times to alter it. I Alice Howells, a dressmaker, called by" defendant, said that the cause of tho trouble was that sufifcient stuff had not been allowed. It would take another two yards of stuff to make it fit. His Honour (to plaintiff) It is obvious -yon yourself see-it is not as it ought to be. Plaintiff: Yes, but it never left my place like that. Eventually his Honour said that be should allow 9s. for alteration to be made to make the dress fit, and give the plain- tiff judgment for the balance, without costs.

PENRICE SHOW AND THE FUNDS. I As a result of the takings at the gates of the show held at Penrice on the 17th ult., I the Gower Agricultural Society have for-; warded to the National Relief Fund a cheque for olir). being balf the receipts. The weather was agaiuut a large attend- ance, and under the circumstances the; takings mu&t be considered very satisfac-j tor £ »

LAST Days of the Great Stock SALE <r ? Tf? B T!  at Ed war ds Remaining portion of two fine stocks clearing to-day at sensational prices. I "LA SOMNA," t 1 ■■■ 1 1 ■' 1 ■ The greatest mind reader in the world, direct from the London Pilad iu m, will' entertain Customers Free with her unique performances daily, between the hours of 3 and 5 p.m. Ed d rt Oxford St. S Ff!w?rf)Q??st.Qw?nQp? Park St. m t

DUNVANT MJNING STUDENT. ( Mr. Glyn Jenkins, a mining student, I of Dunvant, has just been awarded by the Glamogan Education Committee a scholarship of £ 25 a year for three years, coupled -cith a free studentship, with a view of persuing a course of study for the joint diploma in mining of the "University College of Cardiff and the School of Mines. Mr. Jenkins has also been successful in passing the examinations of thQ Gla- morgan County Council technical classes in mining, and also all stages up to hemoars in surveying, lower and higher tages, mathematics to stage three, ap- plied electricity in lower and higIier f stages. Mr. Jenkins has also enjoyed various tours and summer s('holardliP'1 his last foux being in Westphalia, Ger- i many. he having returned just before war-1 tux»fc.eout.

SWANSEA EDUCATION COMMITTEE. EVENING SCHOOLS OPEN on MONDAY, 5th OCTOBER, 1914, at 7 p.m. CENTRES. I Brynhyfryd Council School. For Men and Women. .Dynevor Place Council School For Men. Danygraig Council School. For Men and Womeo. Dyfatty Council School. For Men. Hafod Council School. For Men. Pentrepoeth Council School. For Men. Trinity Place Council School. For Women. Further jiaiticuLars and explanatory handbooks DJfty be obtained at the above Schools and from the undersigned. YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE INVITED TO ENROL AT ONCE. Education 0ffices, .9, Grove-place, A. W. HALDEN, Clerk. Swaciea, 3rd October, 1914.

I SUFFOCATED BY A FALL -c>- PWARDUlAiS COLLIER, KILLED WHILST "RIPPwG ICP. Mr. C. J. 0. Wilson, deputy district coroner, held an inquiry at the Mechanics' Institute, Pontardulais, on Saturday evening, touching the death of William Lewis (37), Llettygariad, who met with his death on Thursday at the Graigola Merthyr Colliery under circuia-J stances already reported. i Mr. John Jones, traffic manager, said deceased was" ripping top at the time, and he was supervising the work. A pall" of timbers had ben removed, and after standing aside for about twenty minutes to see that all was safe, deceased went forward again, and, as he was doing so,' a second pair of timbers gave way, and, there was a fall of about 15 to 20 tons. Witness shouted, and, getting no reply, went forward and saw deceased buried by the debris, a small portion of his back only being in view. Replying to Mr. W, J. Owen, H.M.I. of Mines, witness said he was not a fii-eiiatn; nor an overman. He had been ordered I by the manager to supervise this work, at which he also assisted. There were I three of them on the job. The inspector read a section of the Act which stipulates that supports are to be put in when ex- tracting timber. Witness admitted that he did not know of this. John Stanton, a. youth working with deceased, corroborated, and said he just managed to jump clear. Dr. G. J. Williams, Pontardulais, said that except for a fractured leg deceased was free from exW-nal injury, and there were no igns of internal injuries. The actual cause of death was suffocation, consequent upon the fall of roof. IwTb.e jury brought in a verdict of accidental death. M". D. Joseph Davies. M.E., manager, and the jury expressed their sympathy with the family. The deceased. Mr. William Lewis, was a trainer of champion sheep dogs, and only last August he won the challenge cup at Cefn Drum trials.

PORT TALBOT GRAVING DOCK. I SHIPBUILDING COMPANY DECLARE A FIVE II PER GENT. DIVIDEND. The eleventh annual shareholders' meet- ing of the Port Talbot Graving Voek and Shipbuilding Company, Limited, was held at the registered offices of the company, Port Talhot, on Friday. Mr. Mark Lm, ordey presided. The Chairman briefly submitted the directors' report, which showed a net profit of £ :>,7.r)0, making £ 6,35tS for dig-Ii. posal. A dividend on the ordinary share's at 5 per cent., carrying forward was declared. The retiring directors, Mr. D. Stephens and Mr. T. E. Wittson, were re-elected, I and Messrs. C. L. Barfoot and Co., of Newport, reappointed auditors.

I' A DULL WEEK. GENERAL TSAOt OF THE PORT OF I SWANSEA INACTIYt Swansea, Monday.—The trade of the port last week experienced a very dull period. The entries of shipping were extremely limited, and the coal and patent- fuel trades very quiet. The imports were fairly good, but t'he general trade, due to the- non-arrival of tonnage, was inactive. Shipments of ooal and patent luel amounted to 43,888 tons. Imports ("foreign).—Sweden. 100 tons general; France, 1,400 (tons iron ore and 1,145 tong pitwood: Spain, 6,475 toilS iron ore. Goal 8hi!Jmentd.-Sw-eden, 6,080 tone; N:), wayf 1,454 t,oilis; Holland. 2,150 tons; Den- mark (bunkers), ISO tons; France, 17,250 tons; Spain, 3,105 tone; Italy, 4,000 tons; Algeria, 1,200 tone; Chile (bunkers), 2.504 tons; and bome ports, 6,455 tons. Patent fuel: France, 600 tons, and Algeria, 1,910 tons. Imports 15.348 tone, exports 48,532 tons, and total trade 63.880 tons, compared with 97,3ol tons the preceding week, and 154,495 tons the corresponding week la&t year. Shipments of coal 41,378 tone, patent fuel :? 510 tOM and tinplates and general goods 4644 tolls. The I-a.Lt.or for Sweden, Holland, France, Chile, and homo ports. The hip- ment-f; of tinpiate, and receipts '?'tock6 iii t  d.ck from works, 57,670 boxee. Stocks in the dock warehouses and v a n* 247,170 boxes, compared with 228,521 boxec the preceding week, and 348.740 boxes at this dale last year. Vessels in dock on Saturday—steam 31, sail 27; total, 58. I PORT TALBOT SHIPMENTS. The shipping at. the Port Talbot Docks. for the week ending October 3rd allowed an improvement, the chief tonnage dealt with being in Admiralty coal and patent fuel There were no details of shipment issued.

I I ABERAVON POLICE CHANCES. I On Saturday two important police changes were carried out in Glamorgan. Inspector W. b. Bees* of Neath, has taken up hie new .appointment a6 inspector-in- chief cf the Aberavon and l'oht Talbot Division; and Inspector John Jones, late of Port Talbot, metalled himself into his new appointment as inspector at Llintri~ant. previous to his appointment at Port Talbot, Inspector Ree-s held ( he office 6f chief clerk at Neath. His appointment is a,n extremely popuhr one. both with mem- berG of the County Police and with the general public, amonsst, whom his high qualities are well known and appreciated. I

I A KITCHENER STORY. A ebaracterietie story of Lord Kitchener is the followingDuring his campaign in the Soudan he became tired of having his messengers sniped at by the enemy, and ordered a telephone wire to be laid across a certain traec of the desert; As it was Kitchener's command it was done, although it was generally felt to be use- less, as the enemy would be sure to cut I' the wire. Ahd that is what happened time after time. Kitchener never com- plained; he simply ordered the wires to be repaired. Later on, to the surprise and admiration of his men. they dis- covered that he had ordered .the real wire to be laid underground.

"TALK ABOUT THE GERMANS —— I At Swansea on Monday, Catherine Flynn <43), married, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Llangy- felach-street on Sunday moruing, and also with assarting P.C. Baker whil in thj) execution of his duty. The police officer said that the woman was drunk, and said that her husband had thrown her out. She afterwards struck witness in the face. The defendant complained of the officer's treatment, and said, Talk about the Germans ill-using women—that is not in it." Filled 10ti. or seven days.

The Mayoress of JJanelty has purchased [ ,a ia-pre quantity of Welsh flannel at the market for tho purpose of making shirts, j They have been made up a by a. number of poor wqnien to whom the employment has I come as a. great boon. Already over 200 [ shirts have been forwarded for the use of I the Territorials and Engineere. I

( BUSINESS AS USUAL I Vaudeville, Speciality, Varieties, Comedies, and Pictures. I —— 1 j -I This Week's Programmes AT COUTTS' CIRCUIT. In times of great tension and strain, it is wise to give the overcharged nerves and this over-burdened heart some relaxation. J Otherwise breakdown is not far off, and our effective service comes to an end. j Mr. Coutts, our Universal En.tertainment Provider, offers us this week diversions tO suit every taste. g At the Cosy SHAFTESBURY "THE PRIDÊ OF JINNIES," an exclusive produced by the Famous Play- ] ers, is the Star Film, and the Latest War-1 Pictures will be screened. ] At the PALACE. LEONi CLARKE'S MENAGERIE 0* Cats, Monkeys, Kabbits, Guinea Pigs, and Pigeons hold nightly revels, while Military I Songs, rendered by Mr. FRANCIS, and a Beautiful Gallery of BIOSCOPE PIC. TURES also contribute to a Grand Galaxy Anniversary Celebration. | At the TIVOLI. Jury's Great Exclusive Film, 11 FOP THE KiNG," will be a feature of a well- balanced Picture Gallery. At the PICTUREDROME, Morriston. Walturdam's Patriotic Excl usive, "♦ENGLAND'S GLORY," will be pre- scnted. At the GLOBE, Clydach. i Terpsichorean Art will be greatly in evidence when LEONI HARDEARTH treads the iwards, while the Singing Newsboy SAMMY, is sure to 'win local fmie. BIOSCOPE FILMS and the famoui JUGGLING JUVALS will complete < programme of merit and variety. At the PAVILION, Pontardawe, West End Comedies are to be adequately j staged for the delight of Swansea Valley playgoers. To-night and To-morrow, Mr. Vernon Proctor will present WHAT i HAPPENED TO JONES," On Wednes* j day and Thursday, "THE WRONG MR. WRIGHT," will be played, and on Friday and Saturday PATTY will hold the boards. j In Ystalyfera. Pictures and Vaudeville j provide a feast of enjoyment that will j whet every appetite. Mr. Oscar Mills and his company. If THE NONENTI- TIES," including the Queen's Hill artiste, Miss Conmell, will appear at both Coli- sieum and Playhouse, and their excellent I potpouri of Song and Fun will receive a roval welcome.

AN EARLY WELSH SETTLER. DEATH OF PORT TALBOT MAN IN NEW ZEALAND. j In the death of Mr. Richard Thomas at South Canterbury, ew Zealand, which Look last. at the age of 72 years, theie has passed away one of the eiil." Welsh settlers in that counl ry. The late Mr. Thomas was widely con- nected in the Port Talbot and rgarn district, b^ing formerly of Cwm Yni" Fawr in that pnrish, and jp a brother of Mr Eees Thomas, of Keatherside, Aber- avon, who also spent many years in ex- tensive farming in .S ew Zealand. Deceased" left Wales in the early sixties for South Canterbury, where he i:u rch;i sed a farm at Upper Wailotip. but through failing health had retired from farming. j Ho was a '-?urdy, upright character, who jj commanded the highest rE::mt in the dia*,|| trict where he The funeral took place at Temakai8 Cemetery on ^Thursday, August 20th.

SLEPT IN SWANSEA. Walter Phillips Ul), collier, was, charged at Swansea on Monday with, being Oil licensed premisps, namely, Tredegar Arms, during illegal hoars, oial the 4th iitst. P-s. jodoq said that lie. visited the house on the day in question. Tho defendant was present, and said that he came from Treboeth, hut afterwards confessed that on Saturday night he slept in Swansea. H? was fined 20s., or 14 days.

TH E FORMER VICAR-ÖF- KI L VEY. THE FORMER VICAR OF KILVEY. The Rev. J. G. Mathias, late Vicar of I KilveV Church, Swansea, now of Blaen- j avon. together with Mrs. Mathias anril family, has been spending a brief holiday, in this district. The rev. gentleman, wbo is looking exceedingly well, has already.; established himself a warm favourite with the parishioners in the new sphere of i labour, and, judging from appearances, he is as popular and revered as he was in flw St. Thomas and Swansea districts.

NOBLESSE OBLIGE." In a military hospital the other day «! French doctor was telling a wounded officer of the Prussian Guard who was uuder his care how deeply the barbarV ties of the Germans had entered into tht) soul of the Allies. I The Prussian officer sighed, HAch. he said., it is unfortunate. We shall be made to suffer when our turn nicht wahr," (shan't we- The frenchman shook his head. Neini 'tVa.rum?" (You do not thinJS so Why?) Because," said the doctor. cause, saI e r, r, no_ oblige."

The rervicc6 in connection with calf" Baptist Ohapel, Llanelly, will for the uexf .,tli -ree months be held at the Scouts' Hzllio "Murr,ay--treet, owing to the workiagr erecting a, new organ and the decoxatiow of the ohapel. At Swansea to-day John Poligreen -soldier, was remanded on a cliarge of being an absentee from the South Waled Borderers, Pembroke Dock. -= » Printed and Published for the sw2LMeor Prose, Limited, by AH.TITUB PABNTLLH l IIIGHA31. at Lea<<ter f