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AMUSEMENTS. EMPIRE Monday, Dec. 23th, and Twice Nightly at 6.50 and 9.0 during the week. FRED KARNO'S FIRST REVUE, Parlez Vous Francais? Powerful Company of 50 Artistes, includ- ing Syd Walker as Jimmy Mustard." Latest News 2nd War Films.—Conway! George, Humorous Entertainer.—Haig and Novel, Comedy Duo.—Sammy Shields, the! "Football Mariiac.-Corralla and Eddie, the Famous Jugglers, Toss 'Em and Hits 'Em," GRAND THEATRE SWANSEA. Great Attraction for the Holidays! ¡ SATURDAY, DEC. 26th, for Seven Nights 'I Onh-. ajid MATINEE on SATURDAY at 2.38 p.m. First Time in Swansea. Walter Howard presents Full London Company in the Enormously Successful New Romantic Pluy- THE STORY OF THE ROSARY. Monday. Jan. 4th. Charles Macdona's Compy. in Bernard Shaw's Lateft Success, "PYGMALION." THE PICTURE HOUSE, I HIGH STREET, SWANSEA. NON-STOP RUN from 2,38 till 10.30. — ————————————————————— TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME— I Monsieur Lecoq, Detective. the Great-1 est Fictional Detective of all times in | THE MYSTERY OF I D'ORC IV AL, Conceived by the master mind of the Great French Genius, Emiie Gaboriau. I JONES' WEDDING DAY (Kaleu-i). OUR COUNTRY COUSINS lieyctore) | PET OF THE REGIMENT | (Hepworth) • g FATE'S INTERCEPTION I Featuring Mary Pickford. I I Pathe's Animated War Gazette. 1 J_ Orchestra) Music Every Evening. I CASTLE CINEMA Adjoining Loader Office. £ WORCESTER PLACE, SWANSEA. ,+ Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Continuous Performance, 2.30 to 10.30. ? Whe?e the Heart CaHs. ? A A Strong Two-Eeel Drama, Full of i Interest. ————-——————————————————? ? Fatty's Finish A Keystone Gomedy, Full of Lively <> Humour. V The Borrowed Book. I ? A PowcrfuJ Bic?raph Drama.  ? uat, mas. p. 9 A Diverting Farcical Comedy. A Christmas Story. 0 A Beautiful V itigraph Christmas V Portrayal. And Other Interesting Pictures. J POPULAR PRICES:— 4 CIRCLE, 1s.; STALLS, 6d. and 3d. CARLTONl Cinema De Luxe, Oxford St., Swansea. I Extra Special Holiday Programme. TO-DAY, 2.30 CONTINUOUSLY 10.39. Gzeat Two Act Love Romance by the Bamous Balboa Co., featuring Miss Jackie Sanders. GYPSY LOVE. I Can only be seen at The Carlton. | COLONEL HEIZA LIAR, EXPLORER. LATEST ANIMATED WAR MAP. I A WARRIOR MAID (Th?AdvembtresofEatbl?n.) | SeH?a Sensational Wild Aeimal Pic- | tsrre in Two Parts, featuring Miss Kathleen Williams, the giri without fear. And Other Interesting Items. PRICES :-3rf.. 6d., 9d., and Is. CARLTOM CAFE Concerts. R. E. JONES, Ltd., Oxford-street. OPEN DAILY, 11 a.m. to 11 f>.m. — This Week's Special Engagement: Miss M. DAVI ES and Mr. HENRY D'ALBERT. Musical Director Signor F. Peiella. ELYSIUM HIGH STREET, SWANSEA. MONDAY, TUESOAY & WEDNESDAY, December 28th, 20th and 30th. ORGAN RECITALS BY MR. C. WILLIAMS. feature film- THE SMUGGLERS' CAVE A Romance of Cornwall, in Two Acts. Monday, Dep. 28th, and during the week, Special Engagement of Miss ALICE ADYE, The Cardiff Soprano. In all her Latest Successes. NOTICE. II The Management beg to announce that they intend to run, until further notice, a SPECIAL FAMILY MATI-NEE EVERY THURSDAY at 2.3i. PUBLIC NOTICES. ) Headquarters, I Swansea Deduces, Swansea. I DOCK PASSES. Ail Passes now in force will CEASE TO BE VALID AT MIDNIGHT, 3ist DECEMBER, 1914. Fresh Paepes available for the month of January can be obtained by Officials, per- manent employes of the Harbour Trust, and of reti ilar traders, provided they are* British Subjects. These Fa.ssee will be issued at tho Dock Master's Hut. King's Dock Entrance, by the Mjii>:a.ry Officer in charge, IKt-woen thetlciii-s cf 10 a.m. said 1 p.m., and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., on December 50th and clAt. -,o individuals must be disced a.t. the time of issue by the holder; Passes applied for by firms or other bodies for their em- ployes are only issued on the distinct; under- standing- that they will be signed by the in- dividual holder and are strictly non-trans- ferable. Any breach of thiti Besrulation may lead to fprfeittu\s. A fresh issue of Passes will be made month! on the last two wcrkm? days of the mc?th. and o,t the jlaca and hours abo?e mentioned. A?:p?.<mt? must return tha?r expiring pas&es before a. new one :?4m bfc issued. The i?-ua of Daily Parses ?'iU Te?t in the hand of the .Military OScer in charge of the j Dock Guard >as hereto-fore. J. EDWARDS YAUGIAN, Lt.-Ccl. .A,G. Commanding Swansea Defences. I FRIESDLY SOCIETIES ACT. 1896. ADVERTISEMENT OF DISSOLUTION BY INSTRUMENT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIYF- that the EHAN AP LLYR •INDEPENDENT LODGE OF IVOR.rrES, Register No. 670, held at the Plough and Harrow Inn, Pentre Estyli, Swansea, in the County of Glamorgan, is DISSOLVED BY INSTRUMENT, registered at this OffiVe, the 22nd day of December, 1514, unless within three months from the date of the "Gazette" in which ithis advertiee- menVappears proceedings be commenced by a member or other person interted in, or having any claim on. the funds of the I Society, to set. aside euoh die solution, and the same be get a-si-ds accordingly. T. HALL HALL. Ao'.ing a?. Chief Registrar. Dm-n Stanley Street, Westminster, the 22nd day of December, 1914. SALES BY AUCTION. JORDANSTON, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. (Three miles from Fishguard, Goodwick, and Letter ston Stations). Highly Important Sale of Valuable Antique and Modern Household Appointments, Pedigree Scalyham Terriers, and Other Effects. Mr. T. Perkins HAS been favoured with instructions from H. Wathen Thomjis, Esq.. who is leaving tho oounty, to SELL by PUBlLC AUCTION at the above Mansion on WEJJ- NESDAY and THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30th and olst, 1914. the whole of the con- tents of a well-equipped County Residence, including well-preserved Antique Furniture, Rare Oil Paintings, and Water Colour Drawings. SCALYHAM TERRIERS. One three-year-old pure Scalyham Breed- ing Bitch. "Jordanston Piper,by the well- known prize-winning sire "'Jordan s ton Pat." A LLtter of Eight Dog and Bitch Puppies, two months old. All these Dogs are eligible for registration. Further com- ment is not necessary aA Mr. Thomas is TOO well-known as a Breeder and Exhibitor of Scalyham Terriers. Sale to commence eaoh day at 12 o'clock prompt. Three months Credit, subject to Condi- tioll". for those whose purchases amount in II the whole to ten shiUings. Gwynfryn, and 19, High-street, Fishguard, Decemoor 24th, 1914.
WAR'S MAGNITUDE. 1 -
WAR'S MAGNITUDE. 1 BISHOP OF ST. DAVIDS AND CALL TO I PRAYER. The Bishop of St. David's in the course of a sermon at St. Peter's Church, Carmarthen, said he doubted whether people yet fully realised tho unparalleled magnitude of the present war. The numbers of men engaged, the suffering and the loss involved, and still more, the far-reaching gravity of the issues at stake made this war the greatest in human history. Whether this country v/as to remain a free country or not. whether right or might was to govern the relations of nations to each other were the two far-reaching issues that would be settled in this war. The country had a right in such an emergency to call upon all its sone and daughters to do their utmost for t.?eirl country. Patriotism was a duty plainly taught in the Bible. They at home owû<l! a debt of deep respect and practical gratitude to the brave soldiers ard "ailoTS who were fighting for them, and to th<? large and growing number of men who I had responded to their country's nail, I And who were now in training to take, their place in the battle line. Gallant Fusiliers. I Wales ouc-lit to be prond of the gallant I record of the three Welsh Regiments at-I the front, and all mut have been pro- foundly moved by what they read l week of the dauntless devotion of tho. ffoval Welsh Fusiliers rocontiv in Belr-aim. The call to prayer for our soldiers and sailors next Sunday was a call that mmt appeal with special fore^ t-> all Christian p??3ple at the beginning cf the Nov Year, and in that national intercession they could commit in I' humibty and therefore in faith, their, righteous cause to divine hands,
OFF ST. ANN'S HEAD. I e
OFF ST. ANN'S HEAD. I e DISABLED MOTOR BOAT TOWED INTO I MILFORD HAVEN. The motor boai Anholfc, bound from ¡ Glasgow to the West Indies with a cargo, of coal and oil, was towed into Milford Harbour last evening in a disabled con- dition by the steam trawler Magnolia, I owded by Messrs. Selleck, Morley, and Price, of Milforc It appears that the Anholfc left Glasgow on December 4th last, and had got as far as Cape Tiaisterre when her motors broke down, and she was unable to con-, tinue her voyage. Her emergency sails were put into nse, and she was sailed back to home waters. but being caught in the severe gale last week end, she was picked up off St. Ann's Head early on Sunday morning, having driven perilously near the r6ckF. The crew ptated that their vessel be- came practically unmanageable owing ro- the heavy seas numing at the time, and. when they observed tha danger of their; position, they burnt flares and tar barrels! in order to attract assistance, but none arrived until early Sunday morning, when the Magnolia, steaming from the fishing grounds, arrived on the scene. I This is the second case of recent date of the signals of mariners in distress off | St. Ann's Head being either unobserved 'I or unheeded.
I GOOD GENERAL SITUATION
I GOOD GENERAL SITUATION Ta ken on the whol e, the general situation in the various battlefields is good. There is still mi-icii neod of patience, as the developments for a great a.nd decisive engagement on either side of Europe are not complete yet. It ma.y be that several weeks will elapse before that stage is reached on the West, but in the East the progress made is satisfactory. I We must always remember that this war is on an unprecedented scale. The days of a battle in which' one general on each side was responsible for the whole, business are over. Instead we have huge masses of men worked from different centres, with their actions co-ordinated only so far as is possible—and that possibility is limited. Latest advices from Russia will relieve a good deal of anxiety that was felt after previous messages. The Ruian line has not only been successfully reconstituted, but is again moving forward in the im- portant area. That area is in Galicia. The Austrians who came through the DukJu. Pass are said to have been routed with a heavy loss of men and guns in the neigh- bourhood of Dukla itseLi. With the suc- cass of that movement disappears at once the chance of raising the siege of Przemysl and of getting astride the railway which is the necessary line of Russian supply in this part of the* field. Elsewhere in Galicia the Russians report minor suc- cesses. Apparently, however, the Ger- j mane have again concentrated an army to the extreme north, and are pressing to- wards Mlawa, as well as directly east- wards on the way to Warsaw. These are the results of the extraordinary mobility given by the strategic railways behind the German frontier. The sudden appearance of fresh masses of troops in district* where other armies have been decisively beaten must be wearing to the Russian I strategists, but fortunately they dispose of sufficient masse, of men to discount the greater mobility of their opponents. I With regard to Przemysl, there i-a not I very much definito news, and for vory good reasons. That the condition of the j place is bad may be taken for granted. The sorties are weakening, and the evi- dences available are distinctly in the direction of showing the probability of comparatively early breakdown. A method of celebrating the Wa.r Christmas that might be followed in other places wa.s adopted in Sketty. There, through the Ske:ty Brotherhood a,nd a movement in which Dr. Perkins took an active interest, a large umber of children of men serving with the Colours were entertained as other children were in other places. But there was this addition —that each child (no matter the number in a family5) received, a medal upon the reverse of which was inscribed the word«, H In memory oif my father's bravery." The mothers present were advised to pre- serve the medals until the children were I old enough to understand their full value. To this ad^ ice was added the all too true suggestion that some of the fathers would not return, and that in such cases the medals would be all the; more valuable to the child in years to come. One family took s-way as many as six medals—a pathetic touch! There seems to be some jibbing on the Stock Exchange against the regulations under which the Government will allow! the Exchange to be re-opened next Mon- day. Brokers and jobbers alike are in i arms, except those who regard the unique circumstances of the time as sufficient excuse for the Government to stel) in I with a scheme that hits Stock Exchange I business so severely. Execution of orders on behalf of clients outside the 'Umted Kingdom has become practillyl impossible. Firms with little cai)itall with which to finance their business will find it harder than ever to carry on, seeing that they have to be in a position to pay immediate cash for what they purchase. The difficulties that will at- tend the obtaining of infomation in re- spect of sales must give rise to irrita- tion and annoyance between the client and his brcker. Nevertheless, it cannot! be. contended that the scheme kills busi-I ness entirely. But the chief thing to bear in. mind is that the regulations are' designed to prevent panic as much as possible-and panics on the market are caused as much by internal breakdowns I as by external disturbances. I
NEW HEATH SERGEANT. 1
NEW HEATH SERGEANT. 1 At a special mting Qf the Neath i  of the Neat.h Watch Committee on Monday, P.C. David Evans, of the borough constahuJar)", v, Ms promoted to the "rank of sergeant, a vacancy which was created, by tae: lamented death of P.S. Ben Davies. P.S. David Evans has been in the force for 15 yearp. He has proved himself a most conscientious and capable officer. and on his well-merited promotion he bas: the best wishes and confidence of all la1 w- abiding citizens.
| GERMAN COMMENT,
| GERMAN COMMENT, PEN PICTURE OF RUSSIANS IN BATTLE. I j Later details of the raid on German | warships off Cuxhaven show that the at- tack was admirably executed. It is (generally believed considerable damage I was done to the German ships, al- J though its extent cannot be fully stated. British destroyers executed swift circling movements around the light cruiser squadron and successfully frustrated the I submarine attacks. All the torpedoes j directed at the British cruisers passed harmlessly through the water. The Arethusa and Undaunted beat off the Zeppelin attacks with ease, and the I, bombs dropped by the German airmen fell wide, the nearest being twenty yards distant from the vessel aimed at. GERMAN PRESS QUIET. The German Press has remarkably little to say upon this, the greatest air I feat of the war. The H Vorwaûrts n pub- lishes the official statement without one word of comment. The" Berliner. Tagc- blatt describes the raid as a miscarried attempt. In a comment occupying but a few lines, this journal states that it is not clear what was meant by the raid, and suggests that perhaps Great Britain desired to establish the position of the German ships, or to know whether a new I artack was in preparation. T/he Neue Hamburger Zeitung" says: Cuxhaven was not a sleepy Scarborough. Every- body was on duty. The enemy having sent aircraft in advance, we prepared for them a worthy reception. The differ- ence was that our airmen and Zeppelins iropped bombs which hit, and tho Eng- lish dropped missiles which fell beside the object aimed at. The gasometer of I Cuxhaven is still undamaged, but it is a question whether the British gunboats are still navigable, the German bombs I being much better aimed. After the fulst attack a heavy Elbe cloud fell over [ the scene, so we did not even advance to- ) wards the proper action of the piece." "Balancing the Account." I The raid appeals powerfully to Ameri- I can imagination, and many delighted com- I ments are published. The New York World," under the title of Balancing I the Account," says: While the com- bined naval air raid by the British on the German coast may Eave resulted in little material loss to the enemy, it demon- strated that such spectacular attempts may not be limited to the one 6ide or the other. It was poor compensation for the j eholling of Scarborough and Hartlepool by the German cruisers, but it provet3 that Cuxhaven and Kiel are not outside the sphere of danger. The moral effect of this sudden dash by British ships into German waters, and the dropping of bombs from waterplanes on to fortified ports, may be considerable, though the military effect is negligible. Neither side for a moment can any longer feel secure airninst raids by sea or these sensational dashes impress the irnarrinuticn, but, so far, nothing worth while has been gained by them. The real purpose o; warfar" is to cripple and de- stroy the enemy's forces on land and sea. Scouting expeditions Ferve a practical end, but unless the German or British aero- planes. with the Navy's aid, manage to disable or sink a warship or accomplish something more than passing alarm, they will rank a disappointment at the end of the war." STOICISM OF THE RUSSIANS. The wonderful bearing of the Russian soldiers in war time is described by a Russian correspondent of the Daily xSoTvs and Leader." Their coolness under fire, he says. is extraordinary. It has been said that they are reckless of death and wounds because they do not realise what it means to be killed or wounded— because they lack imagination. I have seen Russian soldiers so horribly injured that it made one shudder to look at them, and yet the poor fellows themselves bore their sufferings with a stoicism which passed belief. I have seen men so wounded that the softest bed would have been a torture-rack for their wretched bodies pitching and jolting in an overcrowded field ambulance wagon along such a road as we in England have no conception of. and they were smoking cigarettes and even chatting among themselves. I believe the Cossack genuinely enjoy war. and only those who have seen war as it really is can- appreciate what that means. Ordinary soldiers on active ser- vice have to keep up their spirits as well as thsy can. but the Cossack's jollity is unfeigned j because danger, discomfort, and hardship are really fun to him. The Russian Airmen. If what we hear is true, the greater part of the forces opposing the Russians are men who completed their period ofl service seven or ten years ago, and since that time have baen enjoying all the pleasant luxuries of civil life. The Ger- man prisoners whom I saw in Poland were certainly, with a few exceptions, very sorry specimens indeed. I was in Warsaw in October, when the Germans. by tremendous efforts and fearful sacrifice, of life, advanced to wtthin ten or twelve miles of the city. Those in whose hands the safety of the Polish capital lay did; not, I believe, for a iiioment doubt their ability to hurl back the invading force, i but for the inhabitants it was an anxious; time. All day And sometimes half through the night the thunder, of the cannonade, now frOQa one direction and then from another, continued practically j without interruption. Raids by German i aeroplanes became a tJúng of daily occur- rcnce. The Russian air craft, which, as far as I could jud, were handled with rrreat skill, kept a Gbnstant look-out for these unwelcome visifrrs. MASTERY OF THE CARPATHIANS. It is pointed out 4n military circles that the important passes of the Car-1 pathians are again in Russian hands, i and that the residue held by the enemy do not afford him any advantage (says, the Times" correspondent at Petro- grad). Public opinion in Russia has' been frequently misled during the later stages of the military operations by the irresponsible statements of some news- • papers regarding the numbers of the Ger-, man troops engaged on this front. Writers who are doubtless guided by the best motives, hoping to relieve the dis- appointment caused by the inability of j th,e Russian Armies to advance as rapidlyl as may have been expected, have esh-, aiated the enemy's strength far in excess of the numbers really in the field. The result of this juggling with figures has. been entirely different from what the; writers themselves expected. Many! people have been misled into believing1 that the major portion of the German Army was operating on the Russian I front, and naturally concluded that the i Allies were slow in copipg with the! enemy. Instead of palliating the cir- cumstances of delay surrounding the Russian operations, this misguided and; mischievous campaign had threatened to create regrettable miriunderftandiug.! Serious newspapers have never lent the elightst colour to these misstatements, and the estimates of the respective! groupings of the enemy's forces published' by them have been eminently fair. DISTRIBUTION OF TROOPS. According to these estimates, the dis- tribution of the Germans gives approxi- | mately 21) Corps to this side and 50 to j tho West. The Russian Armies, how- ever, are also confronted by the strong Austrian Army, which, after the re- filling of the ranks and reorganisation, is 'estimated at approximately IS Corps. I Thus the Russians have before tiifm alto- t get her about. 40 Corps, as compared with I 50 on the other side. Tho quality of the German Armies in the W est is recog- • nised to be infinitely superior, but the deficiency of railway communications on the Polish front is a great handicap to the Russians. The crippling of the Austro-Hungarian Armies v, ill greatly help matters. The latest official dis- patches tend to show that the invaders of Western Galicia have suffered further losses. The steady increase in the num- bers of Russian troops in the field will also do much to equally the advantages on the Russian aud German sides. On the other hand, the slow progress of our Allies in EQt Prussia, where the rival forces are equal, affords an object lesson from which Russians may rigiitlr esti- mate the difficulties of the position on j the western front. GERMANY'S ECONOMIC PINCH. The tone of the German Press indicates t-h:it-the economic situation is becoming more and more the cause of serious ialarm. Commencing its annual articles on finance and industry, the "Frank- furter Zeitung" cfates:- "We shall win. After five months of war we know very much better than. we did on July 31 what this terrible word "war" means to us. We know the sacri- Sees in most precious life which the war has already demanded, and we have an idea what sacrifices it will still require. While in the period of excessive nervous tension, in the days immediately before the outbreak of war, there was here and there the outburst of unthinking noise, we know to-day that the German people as a whole is bearing its fate only with deep seriousness. But we also know an- other thing. To-day there is nobody in German lands who has not felt with per- feet clearness that in this war every- thing is at stake—our existence as a State and a nation and our economic ex- istence. After Five Months. "There is, moreover, nobody who would not be ready to stake everything on our victory, and nobody who does not feel in his innermost heart calm confi- dence in the final success. After five months we know also that we have al- ready won a good part of the victory. In the East we have overthrown the gigan- j tic Russian supeiority. In the Wa&t we hold the French, the British, and the Belgians in check by a wall stretching from the North Sea to the Vosges. We have secured the invaluable advantage that the war with all its wastage is being fought almost entirely OP. the enemy's soil. We hold great parts of this soil in our hands as sure security. That is the military gain of these five months. Similarly great is the economic victory. We can say now coldly and calmly thab we have succeeded in the conversion of our economic system from the peace to a war basis, and that our enemies, if we continue to do what this test demands of us, can bury their hope of compelling us through economic weakness to conclude a premature peace." The Weak Points. While thus tho daily press is claiming victory as certain, and that the economic adaptability of Germany is meeting all needs, it is interesting to recall some of their own predictions of economic ruin. The "Journal Commercial" of Marseilles has obtained and published a lecture given in May, 1912, at the first meeting of the German Defence League, by Herr Possehl, of Lubeck. It was specially pre- pared at the request1 of the President, General Keim, under a promise that it should be withheld from the Press be- cause the weak points of Germany's posi- tion would be made all to clear." The argument of the lecturer was that every man and every penny must be spent on the army and navy, in order to frighten Germany's neighbours. Herr Possehl declared roundly that the economic war which England would wage by sea, much more than the war with France on land, would bring Germany to her knees. Dealing in detail with the iron and steel industries, he said that Germany required more than 12,000,000 tons of imported minerals, and that a blockade would strangle the ■frliole in- dustry. The toxtile industries could not live without their enormous importation and exportation. In a word "none of the I great German industries could continue to eXIst if cut from the sea. A great war would cause at least 1,000,000 indus- trial workmen and 2,000,000 workers in trades and professions to be called to the colours. Famine Predicted. If there were a long war, with a block- ade of the German coast, at least one- third of the workers in German* industries would be without bread, even if the scarcity of agricultural labour could be made good from the towns, and notwith- standing the increase of employment caused by the furnishing of the Army. As to shipping, Herr Possehl said:— It is as clear as that two and two make four that our sea trade, the position being so unfavourable from the strategical point of view, without sufficient cables, and without coaling stations and bases, will be among the first to succumb. The sea trade and navigation of Germany are dea.d in the event of war. Naval force has never been of such great importance for the economic life of peoples, and the importance of this power only increases from year to year." As regards corn supplies, Herr Possehl remarked that Germany depended upon importation for 16 per cent, of her needs, and that in the event of war with Eng- land. France, and Russia, this would mean that Germany would lack the corn required by 10 millions of her subjects. Germany's position, even if Russia did not take part in the war, would be critical. As for meat, Germany could supply sufficient cattle, but only if she were ablê to import the necessary fodder. The supply of potatoes was a strong point, but either a drought or a wet season could deprive Germany of this security. With regard to finance, Herr Possehl said that people did not seem to Tinder- stand what enormous sums of-money Germany would need for the maintenance of the Army and Xavy and the support of the starving. He calculated that. in the event of a blockade, there would be not less than six million to eight million people in Germany in a state of want. THE AMERICAN PARALLEL. Opinion in America favours the theory that the question of foodstuffs is destined to decide the war. A significant compari- son between Germany's food resources and those Southern States in the Ameri- can Civil War is madg by the New York World," which says: "Germany is little dependent upon the outside world for the essentials in waging war except foodstuffs. The South was dependent .ti,po-n the North and Europe for nearly everything in foridstuffs. I If the Con- federacy's situation had b what Ger- many's is now could it possibly have re- sisted as long as it did? Not until its granaries were destroypd. was the back- bone of its resistance broken. But Ger- many is already anticipating an early food scarcity. Unless she can break her way into the open food markets of tie world she cannot wage war in- definitely.
MET HALF-WAY.
MET HALF-WAY. j FOES BECOME FRIENDS. I ¡ BRITISH AND GERMAN SOLDIERS EXCHANGE I GIFTS. I ¡ A CURIOUS INCIDENT. I One of the oddities of the war in the western battlefield, at all events, is the close proximity of the opposing forces in i the trenches. thus giving opportunities for conversation. But the record must surely be made by an incident jMciibed i in a letter from Private II. Scrutxoi), j E?s€X Regiment, to relatives at Wood- !green, N. Ho writes:— As I have told you before, our trenchts are only SO or 40 yards away from the German?. This led to an exciting incident the other day. Our fellows have been in the habit of shouting across to the enemy, and we used to get answers froia them. We were told to get, into conversation I with them, and this is what happened:— From our Trenches: "Good morning, Fritz." (oansweT.) Good morning, Fritz." (Still no answer.) Good morn- ¡ ing, Fritz." Fro-ai the German Trenches: Good morning." From our Trench: How are you- All right." Come over here, Fritz." No, if I come, 1 get shot." It No, you won't. Come on." No fear." It Come and get some fags, Fritz No, you come half-way, and I mee.t y o-a. All right. H I Friendly Enemies, One of our fellows thereupon filled hifi pocket with fags and got over the trench. The German got.over his trench; and. right, enough, they met half-way and shook hands, Fritz taking the fags and giving chocolate in exchange. If was good to see the Germans standing on top of heir trenches, and the English, also with caps waving in the air, all cheering. About 18 of our men went half- way, And met about the same number of German-?. This lasted abont half an hour, when each side returned to theh- trenches to shoot at each other again. What I have written is the truth, but don't think we got chunif, a« two of our fellows were killed the same night, and I don't know how many of them.
FORMER SWANSEA OFFICIAL
FORMER SWANSEA OFFICIAL i The death has occurred at 7, Malvem- terrace, Swansea, of Mr. R. J. Murphy, a chief accountant for many years in the office of the borough treasurer and over- seer of Swansea. Mr. Murphy was one of the oldest and most respected of Swan- sea's municipal officials. He was 72 years of age.
LLANELL Y OFflCtAlS -AND THE…
LLANELL Y OFflCtAlS AND THE CALL. The promotion is gazetted of Mr. A. T. Thomas, who is serving with tho 4th Welsh Regiment at Scdveston, to be Quarter-Master with the honorary rank of lieutenant. Mr. Thomas, who is the accountant to the Llanelly Borough Conn- cil, was Col.-Scrgt. with the Territorials for many years before the outbreak of the war, and ho has in his possession many trophies which he has won by shooting. By the way, it is interesting to note that the Llanelly Corporation is well represented in the Army as far as both members and officials are concerned. Alderman W. Bramwell Jones is in com- mand of the 4th Welsh, while Councillor D. R. Jones is with the Royal Engineers as Quarter-Master, and Lieut. D. R. Jones. the rate collector, is just now assisting at the Llanelly Drill Hall. Councillor'W. T. Davies, G.M., and Lieut. J. II. Ran- dell, of the surveyor's department, are with the 4th Welsh Reserves, and now the Admiralty have accepted the eer?cee I of Dr. T. E. Francis, the medical officer of health, as naval surgeon. .=-
PEMBROKE COUNCIL CONTRACT.I
PEMBROKE COUNCIL CONTRACT. I At the monthly meeting of the Pem- broke Rural District Council, it was re- ported that the contractor for the supply of stones for the parish of PwIIcrochan fas not supplying the stones required, de- f spite repeated reque?- from the surveyor. This g?ntlanmn -?a4 Mr. Edward? and the surety bore the signature of Mr. Eyn?n. The clerk, however, stated that Mr. Ey- non had denied that he ever signed his name on the document. The clerk remarked thai Mr. Edwards was the responsible person. Mr. T. A. Davies: He tells me he did not put in, for the contract, and that it was Mr. Eynon. Thlerk: Mr. Edwards i6 the contrac- j tor as far as the Council is ooncorned. The Surveyor (Mr. Jabez Roberts) said that they were hound to have some stones for their roads in this parish. He had been at Mr. Edwards about it all the sum- mer, and he then used to promise to sup- ply the stones. Now he said that he could not get the stones. Mr. G. O. Thomas: Has he any other contracts down there? Is he doing any- thing for the Government now? The Surveyor: They are all driving for the Government now. Mr. W. C. Jones remarked that their course was quite clear. If Mr. Edwards refused to carry out the contract they must fall back on Mr. Eynon, and 1Ir Eynon and that gentleman could settle it between them.' The Chairman: He is liable to a penalty of 229. I think we should enforce it. The surveyor must get some stones. Mr. J. Thomas proposed that the Coun- cil take the necessary steps to force Mr. Edwards to carry out his contract. Thrs was seconded and agreed to. it he- ing understood that if Mr. Edwards did not fit lfil his contract within seven days the matter should, he placed in a solici- tor's hands, and that the surveyor obtain stones from another source. There still remains a street in Berlin French-street." I
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i | OFFICIAL HEWS. I i .11 tl11 I. r Uti  I REPORTS FROM ALL I i HOMERS. I FRENCH. FARIS, Dec. 28. 3 p.m. In .Belgium we have continued our a vanco to the west of Lomhaertzyde, an< are now at the foot of the dunes on whicl the enemy has established his line of re si-tance. To the fouth of Ypres we have lost < Section of trenches near Hollebeke. In the Lens region, near Carency, th< enemy, ill face of our attacks. has givei up half a mile of his first line of trenches In the valley of the Aisne and in Champagne <h?rp has bn an i?tennit' tent cannonade which has bean espscialljl intense in the Rhcims district, and iij the region of P?rthcs, wher<? the enemjj had made a special mark of tle position? we have captured to the west of tha lorahty. On the heights of the Meuse there haf been slight progress on the part of oufl troops along the whole front. j In the Vo&ges the enemy has bonj? bardc?d tho railway station of St. Dia The railway service has not been intf? rupted. I In Upper Alsace a German counter-at tack to the north-east of Steinbach wat ropulsid.-Reuter. GERMAN. MAIN HEADQUARTERS. Dec. 28. In the western theatre of the war th enemy unsuccessfully renewed his attack at Nieuport. He was supported by th firing from ships at 6ea, which did n damage to us, however, but killed an< wounded a few of the inhabitants o Westende. An attack on the Hamlet Saint Geors?* (to which reference has been made in th French official reports) also failed. South of Ypres we captured one of th enemy's trenches. Some dozens of pri soners fell into our hands on this ion. Several violent attacks by the eneni" in the region north-west of Arras wer' repelled. South-east of Verdun the enemy T peated his attacks, but also without an success. ,The same happened when he to recapture the height west of Sennh,-il (Alsace), for which we fought yesterd.r No news is to hand from East Prnssi:11 or from Poland north of the Vistula. On the left bank of the Vistula our at tacks are developing, notwithstancdli -n the very unfavourable weathr.Ee¡-1í, Wireless, through Marconi and Est, change.
) -"BEFORE WE RETU.RH-.It…
) "BEFORE WE RETU.RH-. It I KILLED CARMARTHEN CORPORAL'S I UNFINISHED LETTER TO VICAR. Intimation has been received at Cfat ■ marthen that Corporal David Jones, l) the 1st Rifle Brigade, sen of Mr. JoW Jones, blacksmith at the Towy Work- Carmarthen, has been killed in action i France. There is something pathetic i the manner the sad news was oonveve to Carmarthen. No official notificatio1 has yet been received from the Wql Office, and the news of Corporal .T on--s'. death was conveyed to the Rev. Griffith Thomas, Vicar of St. David's, Caraaa- then. in a communication from Quarts master-Sergeant A. Clifford, of the t- Rifle Brigade, who enclosed an uncoJ1 pleted letter addressed to the Vicar, whic] he found in one of Corporal Jonf- pockets. "This was found," writes tb Quartermaster-sergeant, in the pock. of Corporal Jones, who was killed on t 19th inst. He died bravely fighting tb enemy. The unfinished missive, dated Decc^ ber 17th, which was found on Corpora Jones, reads as follows:. Reverend Sir; J list a few words to let you know that am getting along all right, and in go health. I often wish I was back in tb old place again, but before we caa re-tur we have some work to do." Here the letter abruptly ends. n: tt, stage, no doubt. Corporal Jones vtf. ordered to the fighting line, and hftfo J another opportunity presented itself J eomplsftng the letter, he was killed whil "bravely fighting the enemy."
DIED OH ROADSIDE.-I
DIED OH ROADSIDE. I An inqnest was held at Alltwen Colhwar Vestry, Pontardawe, on Monday afief j noon touching the death of Mr. Gibbs (47). of Dyffrvn-road. Alltwen, wb 11 ] was found dead on the side of the I ) near Alltwen Chapel on Saturday mo < ing. Mr. Cuthbertson was the coroner. i .Evidenco of identification was given W Gomer Thomas, who said deceased Ie home about 6.45 a.m. on Saturday. John Evans said dceased called at ] Butcher's Arms, and had one or t* < drinks between 7 and 7.30 W. J. Beebe, stationmaster, said that came across deceased lying on the side. the road about five, past eight in tfc| morning. Deceased had his head abo11'. six inches under a. slanting stone, and h d had his face downwards.. Dr. Dahne attributed death bo sniftc. tion during an attack of heart trouble j Verdict accordingly.
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A, ceorditt- to the Berliner Tageblatt., an unusually large number of 1n < T houses and offices in Berlm and the A virons have given notice to quit to S ft pire iii April. The indefatigable oxertion? of the M?  hp?rt?d womn who are speeding all the' "1 k-isur? moments in making wooU?n glo^ and mittens and ;o(?ks for our brave v? £ riors at tho front bave brought into t En?isil language a new word- k-ri k4 sters"-aiid already a Knitstem' Quid t is being talked about.
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The deputy coroner for North-East Lon- don, Dr. B. L. Guthrie, has obtained leave of absence till the end of the war, and has joined the Territorial Field Ar- tillery f 11 1.
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The Salvation Army has up to now been' completely controlled by "English leaders, i According to the "Yossische Zeitiziig,11 the English chief of the company holding tho; German Salvation Army's property has been replaced by a German, and H for the, time being tho Army beoomes German. A correspondent of the Berliner Tage- 1 blatt," whose letter eeems to have es- caped the German censor, draws a heart- rending picture of the misery in Brussels, where, he says, there are 11'0,000 persons i utterly destitute, while in the bitter win- try weather little children walk the streets with bape feet. f' The Dowager Empress Marie Feodo- rovna and the Grand Duchees Xenie Alex- androvna, tho Czar's sister, visited the English hospital for Russian wounded at Petrograd on Sunday, and were received by the British Ambassador and Lady ¡ Buchanan. They chatted freely with many of the wounded, and epont nearly an hour in the hospital.
. WELL-BEHAVED LLANELLY.I
WELL-BEHAVED LLANELLY. The business at the LI an oily Police Court on Monday was <Ï.ipo,ed of in five minutes' time, the list only containing one case of drunkenness and off of assaailt, the latter being practically settled c.,ut of court. T.he Presiding Magistrate (ILIFR. Thoe, Jones): It is unusual to have suoh a. small agenda at tiiiff time of tal" year. Supt. J. Jones: I may say that things have been very quiElt in the town—not, a. single case of drunkenness having been nep&rted on Christmas Day. The Presiding Magistrate: We are very pleased to hear it. As there is only one case cf drunkenness, it gpoaks very well for the behaviour of the town; we hope this goood. conduct will continue. It should be explained it-bat the case of drunkenness before the court, did not oceiir during the Christmas holidays, but on December 18th.
A TUMBLE ASSAULT. '1 :
A TUMBLE ASSAULT. '1 jJ Griffith Evans, Brynynydd, Treble, he jUa.n?iy PoUce Court on M<?n??.???. ?T ?  'ooned D?-vM Samuel, Dy nami, t Ti'ibie, for aaennit cu December 210t. 5 Mr. Wm. D?-viee. who appeared for t. c pla?nttS. asked t;Mt the (e &hould ilt etrnck out. The -wsault. ho e?plaJB? '? aroee out of a maintenance case which w* recently heaxd in tha.t court,. and defeDda hid. expressed has regret for hia omdac d Tlie parties*, who were relatives, toad --a t ready shaken haoae." ( The Magistrates' Clerk: It is usual to 3* the Superiutendenr, whether he has any 0 1 jeotion to a case being struck out. t Supt. T4mes: I am R'rry to say that- t.? Ii defendant is a very dangerous man when p drink. I understood that his wife is t ing in this house, a.nd that he kicked rJI 11 plaintiff, causing two wonnda on the for a head, which mjght havo resulted "V. seriously • The Ha^ristrates" Clerk: Have the eu r healed ? t Mr. Daviea: Yes. practically. j The Magistrates' Olerk: It is uma4 to :a journ cases of this kind until the wcrti ( lizi,ve healed. Mr. Davies: I may sa.y that the piaint* consulted s doctor, and has been able follow his employment during the whC time. The Bench adjourned the case for 4 month. J