The Cambria Daily Leader

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BROUGHT Dowti BY AIRMAN. How Zepp. Was I Grassed. VICTORIA CROSS FOR HEROIC OFFICER. I I The Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief Home Forces, issued the following at 1 p.m. on Tuesday :— An important part of one of the enemy airships which raided England on the 2nd- 3rd inst., has been picked up in the Eastern Counties. There is no doubt that the ship suffered severely from gun-fire. The airship which fell near London passed through heavy and accurate gun- fire, but it is established beyond doubt that the main factor in its destruction was an aeroplane of the Royal Flying Corps, which attacked it with the utmost gallantry and judgment, and brought it down. THE V.C. ANNOUNCEMENT. I The War Office makes the following u,nnoun,c,e-uieiit:- With reference to the statement issued in communiques of last Sunday to the effect that a hostile airship had been brought down at Ciiffley, near Eniield, the following announcement will appear in ■to-night's Gazette :— H.M. the King has been graciously Jileased to award the V.C. to the under- mentioned officer: Lieut. William Liefe Robinson, Worcester Regiment and Royal flying Corps, for most conspicuous brav- ery." He attacked an enemy airship under cir- cumstances of great difficulty and danger, and sent it crashing to the ground as a flaming wreck. He had been in the air for more than two hours, and had previously attacked another airship during his flight. THOSE ZEPPELINS. I rank and Part of Gondola Found in East Anglia. There is sound proof that another of Saturday night's Zeppelins was seriously damaged. Part of a gondola with a wire and other apparatus has been picked up in East AiLglia and taken to a police station. It took three men to carry it. It may have been this raider that was seen crippled off Schleswig. A Copen- hagen report suggests that it sank, but the German official report says all the nan-al airships returned safely. The ad- mission that one fell in flames is left to the German Army to make, the reason being that it was "army airsliip, An inquest was held at the Plough, Cuffley, by Dr. Lovel Drage on the bodies of the German aiimen who perished when .n wlio T).erishoCj when the Zeppelin -as destro,. -ed on Suiidav The funeral of the Germans will take place at Gii.estnut cemetery to-morrow. It will be of a military character, attended by parties ff.im the Royal Flying Corps. ZEPPELIN TANK FOUND. I The Press Association says: A Zeppelin petrol tank has been found in an East Anglian village. Ono of the returning airships w., obviously working hady, and there is reason to believe the tank tas thrown overboard.

SULLI'VAN TO DIE. I Letter Regarding Future of His Children. Daniel Sullivan, the condemned Dowlais man, was informed on Monday that the sentence of death passed upon him would be carried out. It is understood that he received the news with resignation and that during the last few days, although hoping for the best, lie has not been sanguine with regard to his prospects of a reprieve. He ha.s written the following letter to the Mprthyr Board of Guardians, who have charge of his children:- Gentlemen,—It is my wish that my children. Mary, Kathleen, and Daniel 1 Sullivan, should be taken to and left with my brother Denis. (Signed) DAN SULLIVAN." Denis Sullivan is a young man of about 27 years of age, living at Glengariff, in Ireland, where Sullivan's mother also lives. The Merthyr Guardians have ex- pressed a wish that the children should be sent.to a Catholic home.

TH EBELGIAN ARTILLERY, Le Havre. Tuesday.—A Belgian com- niunique states that there was some, artil- lery activity yesterday afternoon in the II Tt^non of Dixmude and Boesinshe.

ALLIED AIRMEN ACTIVE. Amsterdam. Tuesday.—According to the Echo Beige," allied airmen recently bombarded the railway station of Verviers and the railway junction, which was con- siderably damaged. They also did great damage to the railway line to Aix-la- Chapelle.

BRISTOL'S PLAGUE SPOT. I The Medical Officer of Bristol reported to the Health Committee on Tuesday that the whole contents of the rag factory in which bubonic plague broke out h-ad been destroyed by fire. All rats on the pre- mises, of. which eight were infected, were captured in nets and destroyed. No in- fected rats were found outside.

THE OXEL RELEASED. Lloyd's telegram from Yarmouth on' Monday says :-Too steamer Mascotte, of Leith, was sunk yesterday. All the crew have been safely landed. Copenhagen, Honday.—The steamer Oxel, previously reported seized by Ger- mans, has been released, and has proceeded I northwards i

RUMANIA'S PROGRESS I FURTHER ADVANCE itiTO TRANSYLVANIA The Rumanians continue with 6uccees their penetration of Transylvania, undis- turbed by the attempted German-Bul- garian diversion in the Dobrudja. Two appreciable gains are reported by our Allies, on the right wing of their ad- vance. In the Dobrudja the Germans claim that, in conjunction with the Bulgarians, they have reached a point eight miles north-west of Dobritch and 10 miles inside the new Rumanian frontier, as rectified three years ago. The corresponding Rumanian reports from this theatre are not yet to hand, and in particular further news of the progress of the Russian Danube Army must be awaited. RUMANIAN OFFICIAL. Bucharest, Sunday, 7 a.m.—The follow- jv.touu'r.ikA'B ie 1t:t514td )(H1 On the northern and north-western fronts after some lively fighting we occu- pied the locality of Borszek (12 miles within the frontier of Transylvania) and the heights west of that town. We captured four officers and 150 men, and entirely occupy the inhabited region of Seneli, in the Haromszek (the district north-east of Kronstadt). On the southern front the enemy at- tacked along the whole Dobrudja frontier south of Bazargitz (or Dobritz, 10 miles within the Rumanian frontier), but was repulsed. On the rest of the front fight- ing continues. The enemy bombarded Lslasz and Cala- fat (on the Danube, below the lilon Gate). Three hostije seaplanes dropped bombs on Constantza (on the Black Sea). Several children and civilians were wounded.— Reuter. A GERMAN CLAIM. I Berlin, Monday.—German official re- port German and Bulgarian forces are advancing by successful fighting between the Danube and the Black Sea. At Koo- mar (? Camurlij, 10 miles within the fronti-er), north-west of Bazarjitz (Do- britz) Bulgarian cavalry repulsed Ru- manian infantry in disorder and cap" tured 10 officers and over 700 men. [The I Wireless version says H 100 prisoners."]— Reuter. EDINBURGH'S GIFT. Bucharest, Sunday (received Tuesday). —The Independance Ronmaine" pub- lishes a communique stating that Queen Marie is profoundly touched by the act of the City of Edinburgh, which, remem- bering the title borne by her father, the Duke of Edinburgh, sent her Majesty several motor ambulances. The same journal states that the King has acceptecrJLrord Lonsdale's offer of five motor ambulances, completely equipped. The Bulgarian Minister and his staff are still here, but leave on Tuesday. It appears probable that here, as in Mace- donia, Germany has insisted on Bulgarian action in conformity with the principle that the offensive should always he taken, even in the most unfavourable circumstances. The Rumanian Government 1H1.6 an- nounced to the Allied and neutral States the sequestration of German capital, in- eluding bonds of Rumanian loans held in Berlin, which are no longer negotiable.— Times j, war telegrams, per Presg Asso- ciation (copyright).

WELSH BEATS WHITE. u Holder Retains World's Light-Weight Title. Colorado Springs, Monday (received Tuesday).—Freddie Welsh, holder of the j world's light-weight championship, to- i (lay defeated Charley White on points in a twenty-rounds match for the champion- ship. Ten thousand persons were pre- sent. The grandstand fell and scores of people were injured. The contest, which went the full distance, was marred by frequent clinches.—Rtuter.

MR. D. OWEN EVANS. Offered Important Post With I Mond Nickel Co. Mr. D. Owen Evans has Iteen offered and is reported to have accepted an im- portant position with the Mond Nicket Co. Mr. Evans, who is a member of an old Cardiganshire family, and a barrister, is chairman of the General Munitions Tribunal for Wales and Monmouthshire, a position which it is understood will be- come vacant should his acceptance of the position with the Mond Nickel Co. be confirmed. It is interesting to note that he acted as secretary to the Land and Housing Committee of the Welsh Liberal Parliampntarv Party (of which Sir Alfred Mond, M.P., was chairman), wh ose work was suspended at the outbreak of war. Prior to being called to the Bar Mr. Evans j was in the Inland Revenue service.

SUMATRA MURDERS. I The Hague, Monday.—According t,) a further telegram front the Governor- General of the Dutch Eacf Indies, therb is no doubt that the Dutch Controller, named Walter, his staff, and a party of armed police, were murdered at. Surulani- jc.,n (Duambi). A detachment cf troops has left for Palembang, followed this afternoon by two companies of irrfantry. Reuter.

SWANSEA DOCKER'S DEATH. A dock labourer, named Oscar Diamond, of Beaufort place, Strand, Swansea, died at the Swansea Hospital on Monday night. He was proceeding to his work earlier in the day, when he stumbled and fell over some staging near the docks. He alighted awkwardly on the ground, and when con- veyed to the hospital was found to have sustained a fractured skull. He was 33 years of age, was employed by Messrs. Thomas Evaus and John Dyer, and was a married man.

A GIRL STOWAWAY. Rose' Jacobsen, a Jewish teacher of painting, who was charged at Grays on Monday as a stowaway, said she boarded the Ke-nilworth Castle at Capetown while in a great dilemma. It was stated for the prosecutioh-n that she made a similar trip to England last May, but a passenger --a lady of title—paid her fare. The Jewish guardians defrayed the cost of her return passage, but now declined further assistance. When she was fined fJO or one month, she alleged that she waa a distant relative of Sir Lionel Phittlipe, and suggested that perhaps be wouSd pay.

GREECE'S HOUR I GERMAN EXPECTATION ¡ OF THE WORST. TROUBLE WITH RESERVISTS I German influences in Athens, despite the presence of the Allied Fleet, still threaten to cause serious trouble. The Greek Government readily conceded all the demands made in the most recent Note of the Allies, including tha.t for the expul- sion of all German propagandists. The Reservists League, a notoriously pro-Ger- man and anti-Venizelist organisation, is now making preparations for resistance. The lone of the Nationalist Press in Athens is also said to have become more aggressive. Wi RESIST ARRESTS? I Athens, Monday.—There are signs of preparations by the Reservist League to resist the arrest of persons whose expul- sion was demanded by the Allies in the, latest Note presented to the Greek Gov- ernment. The tone of the Nationalist Press is also more aggressive. Men of military age are ordered not to leave the eountry. Daily News and Leader." GERMANY'S FEARS. Declaration of War Expected Hourly. (" Times War Telegram, per Preaa Association. Copyright.) Copenhagen, Monday (received Tuesday). —As reported in the '? Berlingske Tidpude,? the Berlin ?Vosaiscbe Zeitung" writes that M. Veni:œlos appears quite confident as to the future, and that a Greek d,?ckmtion of war is exfipected hourly. SPIES ARRESTED. Athens, Sunday.—The arrests by Entente agents of people engaged in Ger- man pr&paganda continue. Baron von henk appears not to have escaped, but to be in a house in Athens, where he is taking measures to defend himself. Germans and their friends are highly uneasy and are keeping indoors. The news which was current in Athens to-day that the keeper of the archives of the Austro-IIungarian Legation had been wounded is untrue. This official, who had been sent to Eleusina, was arrested after an e-xchange of shots and brought to Athens with two (servants of the Austrian Legation. It was one of these servants who was wounded.-Heuter.

TRADES CONGRESS. The Minister of Munitions and the Works. I Bristol Meeting Incident. I I Birmingham, Tuesday. The Congress resumed to-day at the Town Hall, Mr. Harry Gosling (president) in the chair. At the hour of adjournment on the pre- vious evening, the delegates adopted a motion in favour of railway nationalisa- tion with one dissentient. Mr. J. Have- lock Wilson demanded a card vote, and it was now taken. The result was to con- firm the decision by 2,215,000 against 55,000. On the Parliamentary Committee report i being taken, Mr. J. T. Westcott (Carpen- ters and Joiners, London) took exception to the paragraph relating to the visit of Mr. Lloyd George to the Bristol Congress last year. He asked why the Parliament- ary Committee had not taken the matter in earnest as it promised. As a matter of fact the committee had done nothing. Mr. Bowerman (secretary) dissented from Mr. Westcott's remarks, and ex- plained the action of the sub-committee, who were appointed to go into the ques- tion of charges. So far as the Amalga- mated Society of Engineers were con- cerned in the Woolwich case, they were able to repudiate the charges. Mr. Westcott: My point is that the Par- liamentary Committee promised a special report. Where is it? They are shielding Mr. Lloyd George. Mr. Bowerman repudiated the sugges- tion, and said that in the particular case of a Midland factory, the document which was referred to in the Bristol speech was issued by a non-unionist who represented himself as the secretary of a certain com- mittee, but such a com-niitit-e was not known. Mr. W. R. Smith (Boot and Shoe Specialities, Norwich) supported Mr. Westcott, and declared that the charge of hindering production of munitions never (Hlght to have been made except on the strongest evidence. Mr. Westcott moved that the para- grrpl. in the report be referred ha,'k. Mr. E. Bevin (Dockers, Bristol), in se- conding, said the libel uttered by Mr. Lloyd George reached throughout the country and even in neutral countries as well. It was made great capital of on the other side of the water. Such charges, made without full investigation, made it impossible hereafter to accept the word of a Cabinet Minister. He suggested that behind Mr. Lloyd George there was a sinister crowd—the Civil Service and Labour Exchange. The invitation to Mr. Lloyd George to go to the Bristol Congress last year was staged. The telegram business was all-arranged from Seddon, the President of the Bristol Channel Congress, downwards. (Shame.) Every employer in the country had since thrown Mr. Jbioyd George's speech in the teeth of the workers. On a vote being taken, the motion to refer back the paragraph in the Parlia- mentary Committee's report was carried unanimously. MINISTRY OF LABOUR. I Mr. J. Havi>lock Wilson called atten- tion to a paragraph in the Parliamentary Committee's report in favour of the ap- pointment of a Ministry of Labour, and objected tha,t the head of such a depart- ment would have round his body as -would stretch from Birmingham to Lon- don. (Laughter.) He woiiltf be helpless as a child in the hands of permanent officials. Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., opposed Mr. Wilson's motion for a deletion of the paragraph. The motion negatived by 2,310,000 votes against 78,000. SOLDIERS AND CIVIL EMPLOYMENT On the paragraph of the Parliamentary Comm.i1:tee report dealing with soldiers and civil employment being reached, Mr. Callaghan (Blast Furnaoemen, Glas- gow) took strong exception to the way in which this important question had been treated. The present position was a re- sult of handing the riSaSter over to the Advisory Committee. He moved to refer the paragraph baok.

ITALIANS IN ALBANIA I SUCCESSFUL RAIDS IN THE VGJUTBA REGION I VICTORIOUS ACTIONS FOUGHT I Rome. Monday.—The following semi- official statement is issued to-day: For some days past our troops in Albania have been carrying out a series of raids on the right bank of the Vojutra River, which have not the occupation of terri- tory for tlieir object, but are intended to render tranquil the possession of a region which is strongly occupied by us west of the river. Raids are being made with the object of dislodging enemy detach- ments established between the villages and on the heights of the eastern bank, and which by artillery fire and other meang sometimes harass our troops, who are working to provide these regions with new roads. A communique on September 1st has already announced a brill ian-t action against Austrian position on Mount Gradist and Mount Trub.'st beyond the Vojeista, which ended in taking by as- sault the fortified villages of Klos and Hekal. and the capture of booty and prisoners. Another victorious action in the region immediately to the south of the scene or the previous one was announced in a bulletin to-day. It enables us to under- stand the methodical manner in which this clearing of tlie right bank is being proceeded with, and how territory still occupied by the enemy is dominant. After having descended from the slopes of the western bank to the Vojusta, a detach- ment of Territorial troops and Bersa- glieri at dawn on September 2nd, crossed on a bridge thrown across during the night. It was the first time Territorial companies in Albania had been under fire, but they won admiration for the gallantry with which they carried out the attack on the fortified village of Kuta, which was brilliantly taken with losses in killed and prisoners to the enemy. Meanwhile the Bersaglieri on the left and Territorial detachments, occupied the village of J)i izai;. which had also been organised for defence. The enemy did not resign himself to these losses, and from his positions at Ilader- berg north of Mount Grad;st, opened vio- lent artillery tie, and atempted an en- veloping counter-atack against our troops This manceuvre, however, was baffled by an attack delivered in the direction of Haderbeg by a company of Bersagheri, which arrested the threatened counter- attack of the enemy, and bravely pro- tected our troops on the left. In conse- quence of our victorous action, the whole basin of the left bank of the Vojutsa River, between Kuta and Crorusit, has been entirely cleared of enemy soldiers, and 34 Austrians have been taken pri- soners.

ITALY HOLDS GAINS. Two Violent Enemy Attacks Repulsed. Monday's Italian official states:— Yesterday in the Fiemme Valley (Avisio) the enemy, having received rein- forcements and after intense artillery preparation, launched two violent attacks against our new positions on Cauriol. They were stopped each time by our fire and eventually by a counter-attack by the bayonet and dispersed with heavy loss by our Alpine troops of the Valle Brenta Battalion. On the remainder of the front artillery was active. Our batteries shelled the usual targets in the Drave Valley effec- tivelv. Enemy artillery was epecially active in the Upper But and in the Plava area (Middle I&onzo).

SWANSEA OLD BREWERY. Appointment of New Director. i -1 L1- At a meeting 01 tne directors 01 me swansea Old Brewery Company on Tues- day morning, Mr. H. H. Watkins (solici- tor, Rutland-street), Under-Sheriff, was unanimously appointed to fill the vacancy on the board of directors caused by the death of Major George G. Isaacs, wh o was also a member of the well-known firm of ,solicitors, Messrs. Hartland, Isaac, and Watkins.

BULGARS LOSE 12.000 MEN. Athens. Monday.—According to reliable information, the Bulgarian losses since the beginning of the attack on the Bul- garian front are estimated at 12,000. The Serbian losses are 6,000, including seventy officers killed and 170 wounded.—Ex- change.

TO-DAY'S CABINET MEETING. A meet-ing of the Cabinet wa.s held at 10, Downing-street. on Tuesday, at which Mr. \squith. Mr. Bonar Law, the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Harcourt, Mr. Samuel, and other Ministers were present. Prior to the Cabinet there was a short meeting of the War Committee of the Cabinet.

WAGES THAT CAME BACK. When the will of Miss Lina Matherny, a domestic servant employed by Dr. Emanuel Baruch, of East Seventy- seventh-street, New York City, was filed in the Surrogate's Court, a few days ago, writes the Daily Express" New York correspondent, it was found that she had left the entire savings of thirty years, amounting to C2,000, to Dr. Baruch him- self.

SWANSEA WOMAN'S FATE. I Body Found in a Southampton I Dock. At the inquest at Southampton on Mon- day on the body of Katie Theresa Coburn, aged 32, married, living in Manselton- road, Swansea, whose body was recovered from off the Town Quay on Friday night, Norman Coburn, described as a motor attendant, identified deceased as his wife. He said she had been run down recently. On Friday she left her home unknown to him. She had previously expressed a desire to go to America, where she had a sister, and while not favouring the sugges- tion, witness did not forbid her doing so. He ooneidered that she would be the last woman in the world to do herself an injury. Ernest LovelL also of Swansea, said he had seen deceased on August 31st. when she seemed quite well. He had heard that she was subject to fainting fits. A police constable described finding the body floating in the water off the quay. Dr. W. P. Omeara attributed death to asphyxia from drowning. The jury was of opinion that deceased's death was due to drowning, and that there was insufficient evidenoe to show "how she got into the water.

THE GREAT ADVANCE. —————- ————— British Fight Fiercely in Deluge. RUSSIA'S VICTORIES. I TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. Received from General Headquarters, France, at 1.20 p.m. DURING THE NIGHT WE HAVE IN- CREASED OUR GAINS !N THE NEIGH BOURHOOD OF GUILLEMONT. In spite of the enemy 's stubborn resist- ance, in an unceasing deluge of rain, our tropos have pushed forward to 1,500 yards east of Guillemont village, and have obtained a footing in Lieze Wood. Further ISOllth, after severe fighting, ALL THE ENEMY'S STRONG SYSTEM OF DEFENCE ON A FRONT OF 1,000 YARDS IN AND AROUND FALSE- NOT HAVE FALLEN INTO OUR HANDS. Fighting since 3rd September has then RESULTED IN THE CAPTURE OF THE WHOLE OF THE REMAINING ENEMY SECOND LINE OF DEFENCE ON THE BATTLE FRONT FROM MOUQUET FARM TO OUR POINT OF JUNCTION WITH THE FRENCH. Prisoners continue to be brought in, and the total up to last night since the morn- ing of the 3rd o. September exceeds 1,000. Fighting at Ginchy continues. During 3rd September hostile aircraft showed great activity, and the fighting in the air was continuous. The enemy air- craft were forced to remain some miles in the rear of their own lines, and entirely failed to interrupt the work of our ma- chines. On two separate occasions our aeroplanes opened fire on the enemy's troops on the ground. Continuation in Stop Press. Earlier news and map on Page Four. TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. On the Somme front the bad weather which prevailed through- out the night hampered opera- tions. Our troops are organising themselves on the ground cap- tured. To the north of the river the Ger- mans made a strong counter- attack debouched from the Bois d'Andeilu against our position be- tween Combles and Le Forest. Caught under our artillery and machine-gun firing, the assailing troops were disorganised, and fell back towards their starting point, having sustained heavy loss. The enemy did no4 renew his at- tempt. To the south of the Somme the Ger- man did not make any attempt to do anything further, except at one point on the front of the east of Belloy-en-Santerre, where several attacks were repulsed by our fir. The enemy again left about 100 prisoners in our hands. On the banks of the Meuse the night was relatively calm. In the sector of Fleury and Chen- nois we took 50 additional pris- oners, including tvo officers. The enemy attack- on a small re doubt to the south of Thiaumont met with a complete set back. I SALONIKA On this front generally there was intermittent cannonading and patrol activity. On the left bank of the Strumna no infantry action is reported. I AIR OPERATIONS. Western Front.-One of our aero- planes, attacked by four enemy machines, succeeded in getting two of his adversaries, one of which wriggled at close quarters and crashed to the ground in the region of Chaulonos. I TO-DAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. I Western Front.-I n the region or the Upper Sereth in the battles of 31st August to 2nd Spetember, 115 officers and 4,514 rank and file were takon prisoners. In the wooded Carpathians aur troops continue to advance. We have taken several heights as the result of engagements. The first encounter between our caralry detachments and the Bul- garian cavalry in Dobrudja took place on 4th September. The Bul- garian outpost was sabred by our troops, and one officer was taken. prisoner. Caucasus Front.—Attempted night attacks on our positions in the region west of Erzingan were re- pelled by our fire and hand gren- ades. In the region west of Ovnot fierce battles are continuing. The hurriedly retreating Turkish troops burnt the ammunition stores which they had estab- lished on their positions in Persia, south-west of Sakkiz. We ar f pressing the enemy.— Wireless Press.

Melbourne, Tuesday.—Most of the State Premiers, including those of South Aus- tralia and New South Wales, mainly sup- port Mr. Hughes's conscription proposals. Naturalised enemy subjects will not be allowed to rote in the Referendum.— Reuter

TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF ——— To-day is the second anniversary of the battle of the Marne. M. Boscovitch, the retiring Serbian Minister in London, presented his letter of recall to the King on Monday. Every man joining the Colours is to get a revised edition of the leaflet, How a soldier should get his pay," says an Army Order. Soldiers serving at Colonial stations have now facilities for investing their savings in Exchequer bonds, states an Army Order. Lieut.-Colonel Godfrey Twise, late Borrvbay Artillery and former secretary of the Royal Albert Yacht Club, has died at Southsea, aged 84. Mr. Harry Reynolds, the opera singer, who has nine children under 1-6, has been granted three months' exemption by the Wycombe Tribunal. There ha<s been a marked decrease in the virulence of salmon disease, said the Duke of Roxburghe at Monday's meeting of the River Tweed Commissioners. Lieutenant C. T. Pongonby, King's Royal Kifle Corps, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Ponoonby and nephew of Lord Bessborough, is reported killed in to-day's roll of honour. Temporary Colonel C. H. Foulkes, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel H. O. Mance (both Royal Engineers), and Major Sir C. V. Gunning are gazetted temporary brigadier-generals. Mr. Alfred Samuel Tetley, headmaster of the Yorkshire County Secondary School at Scarboro, died on Monday night at Taunton, where he was spending his holi- days with relatives. "Is a stall a business?" asked the mili- tary representative at St. Pancriis when a stall-liolder taking £ 40 a week said he employed no one and kept nobook. Threa months' exemption. Charged with unlawfully selling 300 sporting cartridges to a Spaniard, Arthur Young, an ironmonger, was at Middles- brough, on Monday, ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution. A children's window, placed in St. An- selm's, Pinner, contains a piece of ruby glass from Ypres Cathedral, brought home by Lieutenant Michael Hill, formerly a chorister at the church. Through a motor-car swerving into a bank on the Maybole road, near Ayr, on Sunday night, Charles Rattray MoKooh- nie and David Smith Hamilton, of Polkik- shields, Glasgow, were killed. Two seamen from a Norwegian ship who pleaded that they had been having a Bice time" were fined X5 each at Thames Police Court for disobeying the Aliens Officer's order to return to their vessel by 8 p.m. Sir James Woodhowse has been ap- pointed chairman of the Defence of the Realm Losses Commission and of the Licensed Trades Commission in place of Mr. Duke, and Edward Shortt, R.c.. M.P., becomes a member. News has be&n received at Kilmariock of the death of Colonel Duncan F. Gamp- bell, Unionist M.P. for North Ayrshire, who gained his seat at a bye-election in 1911 by defeating the present Lord Ander- son. He was a Canadian by birth.

INCURRED SERIOUS RISKS. I Count Tisza's Remarkable I Admission. Berne, Monday (received Tuesday).— During Saturday's sitting of the House of Magnates at Budapest, Count Alanden Szecheney, severely blamed the military administration for neglecting to assure the safety of the Riunanian frontier ter- ritory and its inhabitants. Count Tisza, replying, admitted that Transylvania had been left without troops and practically unprotected, whereby the Government had incurred serious risks, but insisted that unless such risks had been taken the victory of Gorlice would not have been gained and the Russians would now be in the Carpathians. It was necessary to use all available forces to bring the Russian offensive to a stand- still, and the time was then too short for troops to reach Transylvania and offset the Rumanian attack. This explained why the Rumanians had succeeded in penetrating for a relatively short distance over the frontier. He hoped the arrival of troops now on the way would change the situation. The whole sitting was fttarked by the utmost depression All 'the members"were attired in the deepest mourning, and 1;h. scarlet and purple hirettas of the eccle- siastical dignitaries were the only touch of eltioar relieving the sombre appearance of the House—Press Association War Special.

MUCH ADO IN BERLIN. I Amsterdam, Tuesday.—According to a Berlin telegram to the Cologne Gazette," the Imperial ChanceUor has invited the party leaders in the Reichstag to a con- ference on Tuesday af-bi--rnoon.-Rentex.

BRITISH OFFIOIAL. (Continued). As the remit of many oombat6 three hostile machines -w-crf, brought down, and seemed to be wrecked, and many thers were driven down in a damaged condition. One of our aeroplanes d-e- stroyed a hostile kite baUMn. our machines a.re Dling, I ? I i ■ t i. I :ç" • • • ♦ (

TO-DAYS WAR RESUME Leader" Office 4.50 p.m A great new victory has been won by the French on the Somme, and to the south of that river. To the north* British and French troops are pr on Combles, to the south, operating a front of 20 kilometres, the Frenefc have taken Mye-eollrt, Chilly, a whole network of trenches to a depth of 2t miles, and in all 5,200 prisoners. It is now officially stated that the Zep- pelin that fell near London was brought down by an aeroplane, the commander of which, Lieut. W. L. Robinson, is to reecive the V.C Fresh progress into Traneylvania has been made by the Rumanians. Dar-es-Salaam. the capital of German East Africa, has capitulated. Huge ha-,ils have been made by the Russians in recent battles. The dorees under General Brussiioff alone ha.ve taken 19,415 officers and men in four I days. Italy has held her gains on Cauriol de- I spite fierce Austrian attacks. I

HIS WIFE'S ASHES. I The late Mr. Louis Heinemann directed in his will that his body ehoold be cre- mated at Golder 's Green and the ashes then added to those of my beloved wife, which are now under my bed, so that we may lie again united, and then thrown to the winds of heav" i