The Cambria Daily Leader

í The London Office of the "Cambria Daily Leader" is at 151, Fleet Street (first floor), where adver- tisements can be received up to 7 o'clock each evening for insertion in the next day's issue. Tel. 2276 Central.

The Cambria Daily | Leader gives later news than any paper j i published in this dis- 1 trict.

LATEST FRENCH I OFFICIAL. GREAT HAUL OF GUNS. I Paris. Thursday. U p.m-To-nisht the official report says:— InHpl?um nur hMTv?rtiUpry sup- po-ted th? adion of the British H?ect There was no important rution in Artois. Wo exploded in frnnt of Bee.uvraignes, renal miners, which wreeked the Gorman "Hh ='. In Champagne we gained ground to the north of \Iesnil and further to the east between Hill 1W (to the north of Maf- figc), and the road from A-'ille Sur Tourhe to Cernar. Wo made tome pri- soners at the latter point. The enemy, by a counter-attack, succeeded in retain- ing a footing in the Ouvrage de la Dei'aite (Works of the Defeat). A second very violent, ill this same sector \yas completely repuUed. Tho enemy suf- II fered ht'iiA'y losses. 121 Guns Captured. I Tho clearing of the old German posi- tions has enabled us to arrive at a more complete estimate of the number of giins taken. They are much more numerous than have hitherto been announced. The taking of field and heavy guns captured since September 25 on the Cham- pagne* ffont alone amount at present to A squadron of aeroplanes to-day I dropped 72 bombs on the railway station at Grugnicourt. The bombardment; ap- pears to have been very effective. The aeroplanes were violently cannonaded, hut returned in safety to their base. Reman Communique, ( Amsterdam, Thursday.—The following I German otficial communique was issued in Berlin to-day;- In Champagne only the enemy con- tinued his attempts to break through. I South of the road from Menin to Ypres we blew up a position occupied by two English companies. North of Loos our counter-attack is pro- ceeding slowly. South-east of Souehez the French suc- ceeded in penetrating our line at two small sections, where lighting is still going on. A FrndJ partial attack south of Arras was easilj- repulsed. Between R heims and the Argoune fight- ing was very severe. South of Sainte Marie-a-I'y an enemy brigade broko fhrough our advanced trench-line and encountered our reserves, who, counter- attacking. captured KOO prisoners and ex- terminated th« remainder. An the French attacks Iwhveen the Somme-Py- Souain road and the Chailerange-St Menehould railway yesterday were re- pulsed partially, after bitter hand-to- band fighting. Early this morning a strong enemy attack on our front north-west of Mas- siges collapsed. North of Massiges wo lost Height 191. which was very badly exposed to tho enemy's flanking fire. On the remainder of the front there were artillery and mining engagements of varying severity.

OVER AS EMBANKMENT Remarkable Motor 'Bus Accident. jU Charlton on Friday a motor 'bus pro- ceeding towards Woolwich and carrying 12 passengers inside and 10 outside, ran on to the pavement through some, cause! not yet explained, and crashed through! an iron railing. Here the ground slopes aw?y abruptly for 20 or :S0 feel, forming a grass plot dotted with numerous bit; 'Ihe "bus turned over and tumbled h{.?d- long down !')p?opf. H ?n)a..)jMl and tr?ps. j battered wrfc'k?ntil?s progress was barrMl by some of the trees. Tlic pas- ?pTi?r?<, who either jmnped from the top of the 'bus or were flung ofl' when it over- turned, were lying about in all directions. J Those who were not unconscious were ) moaning in their agony. Others, chiefly t hose who had been inside, were pinned down by the wreckage. Doctors and ambulances- were soon on the scene, anrl found that none of the passengers had escaped some injury. Several cases were of a serious nature. I 31otor cars were placed at the disposal of the police, and the injured were con- veyed to the Herbert Hospital, Woolwich.

CHOLERA RAVAGES IN GALICIA (Amsterdam, Friday.—According to the ^Telegraaf," cholera is still raing in Galieia. and a statement by the Austrian Home Office sill-s pases were re- ported on .September 2fith.

I M MERTHYR V AGAHCY _.—. At a meeting of tlic Council of the South Walec, Miners' Federation, at Cardiff, to- day, it was decided to invite, from miners only, nominations for filling the vacancy of; Mcrthyr, created by the death of Mr Kcir llardie. t

FELL DOWN HATCHWAY I Gerrit Ouwehand, aged 11), a ])ut<-h >oa- maii on the Holland Lino steamer Te.\el- stoom, now at Ihe Prince of Wales ]).» k, Swansea, was admitted to the Swansea Hospital at 10.to this morning, suffering frem injuries to the head. It appears that Onwchand was working on np ship when he fell down the hatchway. On his arrival at the Swansea Hospital he was detained.

DRUNKEN STEELWORKER FINED I Robert Irwin, a steel worker, wv" charge at .1anow yesterday, under 1 it" Employe-s and Workmen's Act, with absenting him- from his work at Messrs..I'almers" steelworks. A claim was made for £ 10 as damage. r. was proved that the defendant was drunk at work and spoiled Meel valued at over £ 70, representing 900 shells. There was also a loss of output on two nights The total JO$5 wat- over £ 100. The defendant was ordered to pay £ 10 and costs.

-1 A MOTHER'S SACRIFICE I n  ?"?- '"??' ?'- at Neath, Frilia37, CllaigP<1 "'?' "?Sl?hng his Úildri>n.. f 6;"r 'he children 'veV^tTiHv n°i inour'fche(l. but the mother fairlv "Oll noiirisit(-(i. ??? <'? mother had tn pawn her ringf; 10 kp t11+' ('hil- (licit ir,)ji' :Flp ,ld4,clt t. fendant a good workman, i?artiin,7 on an average £ lfe. WPekJy, '?"? drank -'? heavily.. Defendant, who was fined 4n6„ paid he would prefer to go to prison, as lie had no m'jnl,

COL BRAMWELL JONES I Col. Bramwell Jones, commanding the 4th Welsh, was visited on Thursday bv Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams, K.C., M.P., whn found the gallant, colonel getting better slowly. P is hoped he shortly will be, yubla to leave his bed for a while.

I A COAST ACTION CERMANS PREPARING FOii ATTACKS FROM NEW DIRECTIONS ) j ZEEBRUCCE ISOLATED I Amsterdam, Thursday.—From Bruges the Telegraaf" learns that all tho wounded at Ostend and Clankenberg'he have new been removed, apparently to Germany. Grout preparations have, it is added, been made for a possible action on the coast. Zeebrugge is strictly isolated, so that not c ren the soldiers in the neighbouring Yillagp; know anything oi the result ot the !;J..t ?■'jardment. 'The officers declare that fie projectiles fell short in the wat r ( r, went across Zeebrugge, but there is no disguising the fact that wounded arrived at Bruges from Zeebrugge. A telegram from Ckvp to the "Tle- graal says several tr; us conveying i great numbers of vvouncic have arrived there.

c: FREE TRADE DIVISION I The Eight YO/ha Voted Against the Government. A Lobby correspondent <a vs: That the great majority of Free Traders were wroth with the tail of the oarty for taking a division last night was e\ idonf from the) debau- am! i]| more t'rom their conversa- tion ai:erward->. Tho eight mem bers who voted agaimt the- ()ovf-rtm)ent were Messrs. ILincl^, Pruigle. John, SberweH, Outh- waite, R. C. Limber;. ''revelyan. and dough, (he tellers being Mr. bough and w od.

AN ALL ROUND ATHLETE Death of Mr. Arthur B. Arnold, Momston. The d?ath occurred on Thursday (',en-II ing, at hlS residence. ?.Crown-street. Morriston, of M r. Ar''iur ?.Arnold. brother of Mr. W R. vrnold, the well-! known Swansea and We s!i iutcmational\ three-()uarter. The deceased, who was only 2!> years of ugp. )md been ailing sin' the commence-1 ment of the year, and tor some months past had been confined to his bed. Of a most pleasant and genial disposi- tion. tho deceased made himself verv popular with all whom lie came in con- tact, and i iv whom lus early demise will he greatly regretted. Tie was a weil- known figure in tho to;- /ling profession,, and was. pr^vi'mP» as an mari Boys' School. He was tiest known.: however, in sporting circles, in which .his1 all-round ability had brought him into] much prominence. He was a member of! the Morriston P.F.C., with whom be figured at centre three-(,uarter, and latet- assisted Llanelly and Swansea, whilst, during his stay at Islington College be occasionally assisted the London WePli. I To was also a clever exponent of ho, dribbling code, and as goalkeej^er assisted the Morriston A.F.C. to win the Swansea Senior Cup. He was an outstanding figure in the Morriston Cricket Club for many.years, and for several seasons cap- tained the side, whilst at Islington Col- lege lip, Ila(] the double uonour of captain- ing both the football and cricket clubs.

CABLES HELD UP The Postmastcr-Getier il announcer- that. pending further notice, telegrams for all neutral countries ir. Europe, for Russia via Great Northern lines, and for Serbia, will be subject to forty-'ight hours delay.

FRENCH SOlDiERS' PAY INCREASED Paris, Thursday.—i'- IJibot, Minister of Finance, in'roducd fo-dav in the Chamber supplementary credits for the sum of „C!OK,ftOO for increasing by 2d. tho pay of privates, corpo -ah, and sergeants in ilio French Army. The chamber," declared th* Minister, is unanimous in its desire to give our soldiers this testi- mony of oiii, ijdiuiraf: )n." The Hjll was pass* by acclamation. Eeu-tcr. The pay of a French soldiej- hitherto has been id. per day.

LOCAL m\m STRIKES The Cwinaminan Coiiiery workmen, who have been idle sinec Wednesday on non-Unionist :f. e.^tioi., will not resume work this week. 'This was decided at a mass meeting on Thursday night. The number of non-Unionists has been re- duced from GO to 18. The strike of the pit boys at the Oak- wood Colliery, Avon Valley, was satisfac- torily settled' by Mr. Wm. Jenkins, the agent: for the Avoit Valley District of the Federation. The lach returned to work on Thursday, and their grievance will be dealt with by the Workmen's Committee.

BOOKS FOR THE TROOPS The men in the trenches sii 11 want books to read. Yesterday a French Minister said there were over a million British soldiers in France, and there are, of course, very many more elsewhere, so that more and still more books are needed. Up to tho present our total is less than 6,000. This is a very commendable result, of course, but it can be improved upon. Will you help!' If A on can spare no volumes from your selves, perhaps \ou might now and then buy a new onp. There, a.re many cheap but readable reprints ot good novels on the market. To-day we acknowledge the foDowing: Mr. Cledwyn Davies. Bank Villae, (;nnp. 36 AI(;11. 'i;i;rl;¡: ;j Total ?623

i KEEP WORKINC ANTHRACITE MINERS' DECISION, CLAIM FOR 91 t PER CENT ON THE STANDARD TO-DAYS CONFERENCE (By Our Mining Correspondent.) A meeting of tho Council of the S AVales F(,(iti:atioii wa, held k,t- Central Offices, Cardiff, this morning. Mr. James Winstone presiding. The Prpidpnt and Air. T. Richards. M.I' the secretary, reported upon their visit to Swansea to inieet the sub-com- mittee of the anthracite miners regarding the objection raised by the men to th-a alleged unfair way in which the wages had been calculated iirdei- the new agree- ment and respecting the threat to "down tools'' unless 50 per cent, upon the 1879 Standard be paid this week. Aftpr flll1 consideration, the Council passed the following resolution: That. pending the holding (If the in- quiry, an l without prejudice to the workmen's contention, that tInder the terms of the new agreement they are PH- titled to have 50 per cent, added to the standard rates in existence at rue date i of tho agreement for ascertaining the new standard, the workmen bo recom- mended to continue working on the basis that 011 per cent, shall be paid in addition to the several standard rates which were in force on the date of the agreement. The Council au thorised the anthracite district agents (Mr. J. D. Morgan and Mr .1. Iaiiies), accompanied by Mr. T. Lucas, another member of the Executive Council, to lay the views of the Council before the social delegate meeting of the anthracite miners district at Swansea this afternoon. Sub-Committee Meeting. r. Tile resolution passed by the Louncil IS, in effect, a recommendation to the men not to proceed with the drastic step of stopping the collieries next Monday, but to allow the matter to he dealt with by the recognised conciliatory methods. There will be a meeting of th" Sub- Conciliation Board in Cardiff on Monday, and the matter will then be under con- sidpra tion.

 MR. TREW S TEAM -_u- For Match With Neath at the GnoJL The following will comprise Mr. W. J. Trew's Swansea, team for Saturday's match with the All lilacks at Keatli:— Full-back. Jack Bancroft; three-quarter backs (from). Howel Lewis, Dai Williams, D. Thomas. A. B. Rees, and H. Kichard- eoii; half-back^, Ben Beynon and .1. Grif- fiths; forwards. Tom Morgan, If. Moul- ton, B. Ilollingdale, G. Evans. Tom Wil- liams. A. Evans, S. El wood, and G. Williams.

I ESTEEEDSNSEA I Death of Mr. Tom Aubrey Morgan. I A wide circle of friends will learn with regret of the death on Thursday of Mr. Tom Aubrey Morgan, analytical chemist, of 10. Northampton-place. Swans"a. Only it years of age. he was the eldest son of the late Dr. Wm. Morgan, for many years chief analytical chemist to the Corpora- tion, and was himself associated with this work. Tie was the eldest brother of Dr. David Morgan, Medical Officer of Health for Glamorgan County, and another brother, Mr. W. II. Morgan, is with the Koyal Engineers on the Western front. Mr. Morgan had been ill for about five months, and death followed an opera- tion performed a month ago from appen- dicitis. lie was a bachelor. Greatly esteemed for his social quali- ties, ho was a member of the Walter-road Congregational Church, and took a great interest in the welfare of it. He was also a ol member of the A'oluntecr Training Corps and of the Royal Institution. <> The funeral (gentlemen only) has been fixed for to-morrow at 2 p.m. for Dany- graig. The. arrangements are in ÙI) hnllth of Messrs. D. C. Jones and Son, I Castle-square.

_J RUSSIANS ElliDE AUSTRiAHS Milan, Thursday.—One hundred and filty Jiussians escaped from the Austrian to the Italian lines on Tuesday un der Austrian fire. They had been engaged in trench building.

AUSTRALIAN WORKERS AND CONSCRIPTION Sydney, Thursday.—The Sydney Labour Council, representing 100,000 Trade Union- ists, has decided to oppose any form of compulsory service that does not first bring wealth under cotiscriptiou.

FOR WELSH ARMY CORPS At a mass meeting of the workmen < o- j gaged at the Glamorgan Collieries, Llwynypia, last evening. Mr..7. Jlughes presiding, consideration was given to an appeal for financial support for the pro- vision of Ni iiitc-i- comforts for the members of the Welsh Army Corps. was to levy 3d. per member.

CANADA WILL CIVE MORE MEN Toronto. Thursday.Air. Powell, leader of the Liberal Opposition in the Ontario Legislative Assembly, addressed a large recruiting meeting here, fo-dav. and urged that. Canada should double her eontrihu-l tion of soldiers for overseas service. If j we wore doing our duty 10 Ihe Empire in proportion U> South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia," he said, we should now hnvp thatnltmlwr under arms. The sug- gestion was greeted with tremendous ] applause.

THEWAR I I Resume of To-day s  I Message& "Leader" Officc. 4 50 p.™. Petrograd sends cheerful news to-day. The position of the Russian armies is satisfactory, and evidence is accumulat- ing of the depressed condition of the German tlTûOpS on the Eastern front. According to a message to the Tele- grad," i he Germans are anticipating further attacks on Zechrugge, which has been isolated in order to conceal tiie damage already wrought there. 5I'll" latest. German official report admits I the loss of Hill 191. jjorth ct Massiges. '_H

JOFFRE'S LIFE-SAViNG STRATEGY j ——* I AUies' Recent Losses Below II Expectations. The Anglo-French offensive is developing ]Is it re Iveing steadily strengthened (savs the Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.") i Tho denials contained iu the German com- 'muniques are i ohiblc and circumstantial, but all are evasive, and o. i, ,6ignifi(-dnt that no particular point mentioned ii the" AUK-d o?oial news is n)ft"hy tb German reports. Thll, in the French advance th? great achievement has bten the capture of the heights of Vhm. This ?i?'? the French artillery command of th?(?;).n 6tl(-tC]Iiilg l,ille itil(I Tin- (".er- man communiques are siknl oil that point I On the other hand, fhey claim to have inflicted enormous L.-ses oh the Frenc h 'and EnsH"?, even when th)? latter gained adnmtagp. This is the contrary of <iuth. The lo, fuiferpd by the Allies in the recent .successes are most certainly less than those in Artois during last April. May, and June. livery soldier one meets back from the !battle agrees with enthusiasm that General i Joffre perfected his life-sparing strategy to the utmost, degree. As a matter of fact, in Champagne the French, compared with the succeofres. now suffered losses th. smallness of which exceeds all hopes. jTJiis is an extraordinary contrast <o the Gcrumu attacks. ——

I A LAHDLORDS DEFENCE The Accounts of a 9s. 6d.! | House. I House. To tic .Editor. Sir.— ] have been interested in (he dis- <rt-sion in your paper and your <wcc]lenr' article on the circular i&ob-r by an agent lin respect ot' the raising oi rents. A??n owner ?,f property. I deprecate jsuch an action, but the .?"?t has a jl!:jtitieatií.n for tJi0 n¡ ¡sing- It 11 > n'Jlt:3. Thcrp are a good many lwnpk wh? spe;ik ?very disparagingly (?f a house-owner whol trios to rnak a i>cvst',ihl'; 5 cent, his speculation in properties who howl I! indignantly if an emulover refuses to grant him, say lit per cent on his j aud Mill not hesitate to strike and throw1 j the whole machinery of a wor k !If d'wks out as a consequence. A lan??rd is ¡Iy,ritt{,ll dow11 a" a hJo(,d,)('k..r and ('1'\1('1 monster if a tpna?t is turned <?? lwaii#? he asks for a ]>ossibie t»d. or Is. per week to meet extra expenses. 1 will give you jut-t an example (a per- isonal one). 1 purchased a !I»I: at JI presume no one regard* 5 pee cent, an j exhorbitunt rate of interest-. 1 will show how it worked out lasf year. The housp nllt. it; 9, fid. per week—wiii -li equals 121 Its.—if you get it! The expenses were as follows:— Rate.s Cs (i 0 Ground rent :i l-2 (» I tt u Repairs 2 it 0 lnsura n ;e ft 5 ft til 17 0 Perhaps some of those who tuniK pro- sporty owners are doinsr »<> well out of I their properties will tell me if they would hay(\ the worry of rent collecting—also iu- jeidental inconveniences for less than 1 | JHH- cent!" The wiseacres at our Council who build, and agitate to build, on rate- i payers' monies, will give their version of Corporation properties iiossibly. At any I rate, the balance .licet presented occa- j sionally is an eye-opener. "What about a .solution of the difficulty lin this way? The landlord charge a ]w\ | sible 5 j)er cent, on his outlay; let the tenants pay rates. I don't think we should i hear much of exhorbitant rents after that. Yours, etc, A Landlord who has not Raised his Rents.

"SOME" SUBSCRIPTION New York. Friday.—Messrs. Morgans i announce a single subscription t41 th Anglo-French loan for over thirty million dolJars.

NORWEGIAN COLLSER ON FIRE I Havre. Thursday. — The Norwegian steamer Elizabeth, of P.ergen, with coal from Leith to Rouen, has sunk three miles south-west of Cape Heve. the result oi an explosion caused by tire which broke out last night. Tho crew of J3 wero rescued and brought into Tla-vr tn- day. Investigation by the port authori- ties shows tlvtf the fire and explosion were purely occidental. The vessel was of :i3S to.a register.

German Counter-Attack Stopped. Paris, Friday.—The following official communique "US issued this aiteruooa; In Artois "c have progrt-i.-ed by grenade fighting m the irenclios and cmmiinication passages to the cast ana south-east of Neurillt. Two German counter-aitae k c have been directed, one on a -mall tort, which we. captured yosfcrday m the Poise de Givcnchy, and the other on the trcr'-hes to -ut south of Hill un. They ere belli completely repulsed. To the north of the Aisne, near Soupir, enemy made a Tiolpn4 demonstration against the trenches. His cannonadc afti riflo fire, were not lollowcd by any in- fafitry attack. in Champagoc we stoppul dead -by our tire a counter-attack in tic TBgtcs- of Maisons de Champagne. The number of prisoners captured laat evening in the course of our progrtas to the north of ilassigcfe is 2S0, including- six otic-em. spitonferry Will. Mr. David Harry, or the Ship Ta>crn, Kegent>«treet Eaót. Briton ferry, left (.tato N-alue-d at £(r1. SWANSEA R.A.M.C. BOY. Mr. Wm. Williams, 7i, rcetreguniea- road, Swanwa, has recciied news that his son, rte. Gwilym Williams, of t-h,- 3rd Weleh B.A.M.C., is ill in hospital at Alexandria. I)to. Qwilym Williams was formerly employed b7 ths Swanasa Insu ranco Coiunxitteo. TIe i« a. nephe-r Councillor N. Local Scholastic Changes. Miss Hind^haw, teach or of met Swansea Training College, has accepted position of loetuner on odncation at Man- chester University. She will be cceded, by iIis-3 Eva NewLon, M.A., Man- chc./er, wh o appointed by the Swan- fj-i Committee on Friday. I i t.

SWEEPING THE FOE: BACK THE FLANDERS ADVANCE I i CERMAHS ADMIT LOSS OF IMPORTANT II Hill, I I AEROPLANES AGAIN BUSY I fRENCH REPORT CAPTURE OF 121 GUNS. he heartening messages of General Joffre and Sir John French indicate that the great offensive in the West is proceeding satisfactorily. This is fur- ther proved by the German admissions atid the frantic efforts of the enemy Press to minimise the advance of the Allies. The French report the capture of 121 German guns since September 25th. Allied aifmen have dropped bombs on the military station at Grugnicourt. ,??????. hursday.—The ?ar cor- r», >on i' ? ;'T ?? Cologne ?ze?" at J i'arirn! reports that. y?teiday iiorn n? and ?t?rnooc pxtraordtnahiy .sn.-Pr<, ? ?? ??5' a"ain too Kplace on tlic t,,?) Rpj,;Lee ()Ii the "PDtre of thl' front east of ÄuhcnH'. This enprny attaek." tbp ?rr?pondf-nt f-avs under the prot?tiun of the )„ ?f??ery fire even surp?cd I *battlt>- The positions t)? Gcr- .? .? r,, in the morning were. still ?.n?u?.d ,„ ?., en-'ni71g. and the 'IH'm'y W('r ICPulsed with severe losses. ''?j?'? ?uprally h?) c!¡/rjJg the ?'t<"T?! morning, is non c..llea„ ring up »-Re„ ?- A Terrible Bombardment.  ?■ -Prdam, -?'sday.-D?rihiDg- the ? ""nutdt.Hongn-c?th?AIUMaiidthc huh took place on T.?dav. Mi* "'p'eial of the Koel- the'-Eopl- ??? ?'?"CK" at (?rmau HeaJquar1ers \I IrN;: The fights on ihf' :!8th were extra- ?r?: ???, .ji?cult. Th? enemy tWlk the c -nt ? CJ ?? ?'ont under an incMsant A e  P"? P?'?n 'lie bombardment of 2-itli into ift,,le. The positions ?' '?"h wf op'?]pied in the morning ?rf. rnaintainc,,l cvfrywhere. The ?'?'?.v "'M thn¡wn back with beavy lof¡ (r":& I' A rI t'I" ¡tor; A'  Thnrda., The Klvwslmrg ,.ri.-? ??'?? most Gprmanopll1k   ?'? ??aoe-Lorraiup Prc?. admits fK il!'P,)T,ti' n(-p of <)K. ?11?-d sue- s inH ,.? ?' ?   ? ''? ?- manl,; mUFt haw. ?,lfrerri1 VPry heaVy ?'))p P?" ?'sonprs. The Post' ,xv,nhs out that in trench v "<'iUrfTi.ir™ P tnil,f a Ilfrv V • x IT Ws of men wb't nnm- .ncnt tln^ I nrif.sh of.-on? ?"?: ??'? «' ?.. a>er->' ° t??dvcr.aryi. iini^L. ,?i„ -1. .1.? I Appeal to People. ¡ Vt,?'?r?.?,t.? • Pfi, r <• \f, n- \rA message to ^'lat according Jo -egi. anu which i ia\e reached there from ?..),n. ?'.? ? ?(.?? j?. t).p T{ead. .ar?r S aH to d .co?nt <? ??t of UJ(' German defeat the jI:rllJ1'{'ion produced has been such that U has deHr_ a)? to n?-i??.Popu?tiont<. remain '.?n and ccoL ?ns „ t!.? ?,t time ?ce ??oathroak?th??tha?ucha?p ])?)?rth<Ti?'itn??saryh?tj?auH)?- utip?.—Ext)'??- French Confidence. I Paris. Tluirsday.-Major «!e Civrieux, 'Pa,rl.! 'tJj('" Mat.:}]," ?n-s.: ()ur 'Wnt InJ, 111" TV the German R?(,nfj line. dINS '1;111 it. b'>erated from all artificial "nd ¡wynn I'V will '?''P??aGprman !IITlPrs. o'helieve th.. PnPMy po?p-.? ?othiirdln?.??'?"?ll?notjm?. l!i) thinl 11ne;(' -Lxchange Paris. ?rh.u-sd?-M. nervp. ? <he 1>al'll" 1,. 1<' ?'y? ??Pn y?tprdav. oi-f,rp hf-cummg acqu?nte.! ?in, ?? for- ]orOrf' h('(:om\" 'it\' of onr artillery and 1 111)('1'101 Cl ??r u?pnifict?? '? ?" ???Pagnp, wp ():¡r magmfi('ell,¡,d ollrselves anxiouslv, Jni',ht 1111\'(' ;I'il,'r')lwh;' '?day w,,  shall with ('t'lint" We ?all.— 1'1': wit h c('f lleutcr. Forcing a Decision. \msterdiuu, Friday.—The situation in The western theaive of war a 1;'rge space i nthc German press. The f, LoT,a lanze.iBer writes:- Jf cannot he denied that the new enemy offensive is of 1 We greatest importance. Tlw pnPlHy is '■jviously making 1 efforts 1o in at lat a decisive succe>s. Ilow long to eontinu" hi; eff^orts is uncertain. We must expect (hat the heavy I 'Vill (-Olltillllt, The. Vossische Zeitung writes: —"The g,pV p I- ?Ig WI- i t(IS: f eve re fighting on the western front has already reached the sixth day without ¡ showing any signs of a slackening of the Aoglo-i''rench attacks. This confirms the. opinion which has already been expressed that this tinic, we have to do with extra- ordinary- efforts on the part of our adver- saries in, the west. In view of the bitter- ness and indefatigable severity of the daily repeated attacks, w must come to the conclusion that this surpaswvt all previous ones If metll(od.ieal and i ireful preparation, which can only be explained by a firn, determination to force a decision.

SWANSEA'S GREEK RECRUITS With regard to tlic order calling upon all local Greek reservists to r<"port thplU- solves, the" Loader" understands that the Vice-Consul, Mr. T. H. W. Maton, is arranging to send a number of the liteii home. Jxicallv there arc tow residents of eligible age, but thote who are prompt ly roported themselves.

TSAR'S TROOPS CONFIDENT. RECOVERY COMPLETE DISHEARTENED GERMANS MEET WITH MORE REPULSES. I DVINSK STILL SAFE 79» I Geneva, Thursday.—I learn from Inns- bruck (writes Mr. 11. Patrick Devifte to the Daily Express ") that in Eastern Galicia west ot Tarnopol the Russrjos have occupied all the heights dominating tho Stauisluy railway, and are bombard- ing it to prevent the Austrians re- victualling. At Dvinsk the Russians continue to dire back tortuidabie assaults by t.ile ex-emy, wiiose losses arc enormous. South-east of Dubno the i^ustsiauc? have; stopped an Austro-Gcrnian counter- offensive, and at Luck the Russians main- tain all the positions gained by them. Tsar Meets his Councillors. I IVtrograd, Thursday.—A meeting of the Council of Ministers took place yesterday in the Imperial tent, in the presence ui the Emperor. Besides M. Gnetchkoff and M. Ryabushinsky, a prominent, figure at the recent Moscow Congresses, the fe';li new Councillors of the Empire elected on be 11 a If of Commerce and Industry b- M. Weinstein. the 1irst .lew vo eit on \he Council, and M. Lapteff, member of *l.e Party of Democratic: Reform in the brst Duma.—Renter TO-DAY S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. Petrograd, Thursday (received Friday) — The official communique, issued this morning, says An enemy attack in the region of the village of Karpiiovka, near tjV' village of T'auraan, was rejuilsed. No greater suc- attft)(Icil lilp to ztt- tack near the village of T/.ebrova. north- west of Tarnopol, and south-west; of the town of Kozlow. Our cavalry engaged the enemy advance guards in several actions on the left bank of the Strypa. near the villages of Dob- ropol and Khmielevka, south-west of I Trembovlia. r e- Pcjtdmg the receipt of more precise rp- ports on the situation, the great general! staff, although in possession of many data j ot a character favourable to our arms, h?s: at ore sent abstained from publishing these or any comments on them. For the moment the general staff confines itself to announcing that, as the result; of a series of engagements which have been crowned with success, the position of our armies at the front, and the condition of our troops are favourable. The spirit of our troops, which ha. been deinonstrated in m<>;t striking fashion in innumerable rearguard actions, has rcech^d fresh Ün- pulse from the successes gained by us over the Germans. Depressed Germans. I Kecently, in ne??erare hand-'o-nanu en- counters and in I, 1, a6siiniptioti of the oft?n?i?c against the Germans, these encouraging features have been par- ticularly frequent on the front east of the line Svientsian<j-Oehmiana. The de- pression which has been observed in the I ranks of the Germans has not been with- out its influence on the moral of oar men. Thus depression manifests itself in more and more freqnent, instances of the aban- donment by the Germans on the battle- field of slightly wounded soldiers, of waggons on the line of their retreat, of the throwing away of arms and projec- tiloe, and of disorder and nervousness in their tiring. The whole regulated offen- sive, broadly conceived and methodically and harmoniously carried by our Allies on tho Western front, simultaneously with our successes mentioned above, has given fresh strength and inspiration to the mutual confidence of the Allies in their power and warlike qualifies. On the ft-otit in the region of Riga there were some insignificant attempts at an offensive by the Germans. North-west of Birsnaller the enemy- were driven back. Near Dvni.sk nothing important oc- curred. The enemy offensive south of Lake Drisviatv has been stopped. We retook the village of Kochichlche, past of Kolki. east of Lubzk. which we abandoned two days ago. A very stubborn light occurred. Our troops were obliged to retire in foome sect/'is. The Eastern Theatre of War. I Amsterdam. Thursday—The following German official communique was issued in Berlin to-llay: Army Group of Marshal Von Tiinden- hiirg.Soiitli of the Dunalmrg the enemy was pushed back to the lake narrows. East of Wcsselowo the cavalry fight, hp- tween Lake Dryseojaty and the district of Postaway was successful for our divi- sions. East of Smorgon we stormed and broko tliroiigl), ilic- Piieiiiv's position, capturing 1,000 prisoners, including seven officers, and also six guns and four machine guns. South of Smorgon fighting continues. Army (5roup ot Prince Leopold of Bavaria .—Partial attacks by the enemy against many points were bloodily re- pulsed Army Group of Marsha ] Von Macken- sen.—Situation unchanged Army Group of General Von T/insingen. —On the Lpper Jxormin tho Russians were repulsed in an easterly direction. We captured 800 prisoners. Two Russian aeroplanes were 61int down.

A TERRIBLE DROUGHT I Auckland, Thursday. —A message from Nukualofa reports one of the longest; droughts in the history of Tor.go. Fifty deaths have occurred through starvation and bad water. .„

SNOW IN NORTH WALES The man who felt unusually cold on Thursday, and called up reserves in the shape of last reason's overcoat, will be gratified to learn that there was a genuine reason for his chilly feelings. There was a fall of suow anll hail in North Wales on Thursday, and Cacler Idris and the peaks of Snowdonia. are capped with snow.

KURCPA?'S MEW POST | Petrograd. Friday.—General Kuropatkin I has been appointed commander of the Grenadier Corps.