The Cambria Daily Leader

BIG SERBIAN DRIVE. The Bulgarians Falling Back. BRITISH CAPTURE MANY PRISONERS TO-DAY, Attacks on Both Sides of Ancre TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. This morning we attacked the Ger- n-i r, a positions ou..DØtth sides Jf'ttid- Ancre. The capture of a considerable num- ber of prisoners is already re- ported. Hostile artillery activity continued during the night on our positions in the neighbourhood of Les- boeuffs and Gueudecourt. Gas was successfully discharged by us against the enemy's trenches opposite Rans. The enemy's trenches were entered by us south-east of Armentieres. TO-DAY'S SERBIAN OFFICIAL. Salonika, Monday. After our success on November 10, the Bulgarians, with freshly brought up troops, undertook several counter-attacks against Duke. ^ring the night of the 11th our brave troops not only broke the counter-attacks, but continued their victorious ad vance towards the north, in pursuit of the beaten enemy. The village of Polog is entirely in our possession. Our captures during this day com- prise 1,000 prisoners, including several German light howitzers, several machine-guns, and a quantity of other war material. The number of guns taken' by us from the Bulgar-German forces since September 14th conse- quently amounts to 56 exclusive of trench ordnance. TO-DAY'S BRITISH EGYPTIAN OFFICIAL. The Secretary of War makes the following announcement:— The General Officer Commanding the Egyptian forces reports:— Two successful air attacks were made on Meghdaba and Birsaba. At Meghdaba tiie enemy camp and store sheds were bombed, and a number of directed bombs caused much damage. ?t the first harbour a 1001b. bomb hit the Aerodrome. An Aviatik, whilst being brought from the hangar, was violently hit. The hangar was also damaged. Bombs were dropped on the railway stations, sidings, and rolling stock, which suffered much damage. wo hostile Fokkers were brought down in a damaged condition. Bombs equivalent to one ton of high explosives were dropped during the raid. All our machines have returned safely in spite of a very heavy j fire from anti-aircraft guns and attacks from enemy aircraft. I TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. I On the front generally there was nothing to report in the course of the night beyond the habitual cannonading. Nine bombarding aeroplanes and seven accompiant machines of the British Naval Air Squadron bom- barded the blast furnaces and foundries of Sanitingbert (north* east of Farredruck). All the machines have returned. Two German aeroplanes last night dropped some bombs on Belfort. Five civilians were iniured. ARMY OF THE EAST. I In the region of Cerna the battle engaged in for the past two days continues with violence, and Is more and more being proved to be a brilliant success. Supported by the intense fire of the French artillery, the Serbian troops have gained in the bend of the Cerna a fresh victory over the Germano-Bulgarlan forces, who have been obliged to abandon after sanguinary combat, the vil- lage of Iren, and have fallen back two kilometres to the north be- fore the victorious drive of our Allies. Five counter-attacks launched by the enemy, who is defending himself desperately, have not succeeded in checking our ad- vance. Broken by our fire and counter-at- tacks with the bayonet by the Serbian infantry, the assailing waves were obliged to fall back :n disorder, having sustained con- siderable losses. J'he Serbian troops, to whom had been joined contingentsof French infantry, accentuated their pro- gress north! of .Velliseno* Tho number of prisoners counted up to now exceeds 1,000. •S&.ttcn cannon have been captured underground, abandoned by the enemy. Since Sept. 12th, the date of our offensive, the Germans and Bul- I garians have lost to the Allies 6,000 prisoners, 72 cannon, and 50 machine-guns. t SALONIKA OFFICIAL. I I The Secretary of the War Office an- nounces :— On the Doiran front our aircraft carried out reconaissances, during which three enemy aeroplanes were forced to descend behind their iliies. MESOPOTAMIA FRONT. I The Secretary of the War Office an- nounces that since the communique of tho 3rd inst., the military situation in Meso- potamia remains unchanged. On Novem- ber 7th, two British aeroplanes bombar ed with good results the headquarters of some Turkish irregulars, near Alain, on the Euphrates, 35 miles west of Nasirjah.

I BIG U.S. SHIP SUNK I SIX AMERICAN VICTIMS OF mm PIRACY Madrid, Nov. 11.—According to a tele- gram from Corunna four lifeboats have arrived there with 163 men, being the crews of the following vessels, which were torpedoed by a submarine last night:— I American steamer Columbian and Nor- wegian steamers Balto and Fordelet- Renter. Following the sinking of the Lanao last week the Columbian is the sixth American vessel to bo destroyed by German sub- marines. She belonged to the Hawaiian Company, and had a tonnage of 8,580.

DWARF WHO WROTE POEVRY. Godalming has lost by death, at the age I of 88, a well-known local personality, Mr. Charles Softley, who was just under 3ft. Din. in height. He was a prolific writer on topics relating to old Godajtming, and he also wrote his own memoirs and some amount of verse. In his memoirs he re- calls the festivities he took part in as a schoolboy at the Coronation of Queen Vic- toria, and he recall s the making of the excavations at Godalming for the town gasometer in 1836.

INNS OF COURT O.T.C. The Inns of Court O.T.C. is once again open to recruiting. Candidates who are anxious to join this well-known corps should apply to the local representative, the Rev. E. D. Perrott Bush, Llanmadoc Rectory.

WELSH EDITOR DISCHARGED At Liverpool on Monday tho charges under the Defence of the Realm Act brought against John Herbert Jones, editor of the Brython," and Hugh Evans, printer and publisher, were with- drawn by the police, and defendants were discharged.

PRIVATE WHO SPOKE GREEK 1 In times of difficulty the police fre- quently have recourse to the huts of the Y.M.C.A. in the Metropolis. A few days ago they brought into the Y.M.C.A. hut at Euston a man who was speaking & lan- guage that they could not understand. For the time being everyone was baffled, but presently an ordinary private was found in the hut who had a fluent knowledge of Greek, Arabic, and other languages. This interpreter discovered that the wanderer spoke Greek and desired to make an urgent request, and the difficulty was soon solved.

THE LAST OF THE ARABIA. I Much interest is being taken in accounts of the sinking of tho Arabia given by sur- vivors arrived here. The rapidity with which within 15 minutes five ships of the Allies appeared on the horizon and sped at full steam towards the Arabia is con- sidered remarkable. Praise is due to the commander of the Arabia who, together with Col. Henry Colgate, R.A.M.C., re- mained to the last on board, only leaving the sinking steamer after passengers and crew had been saved. Both then jumped into a lifeboat partly filled with water, which had to be baled. All passengers are leaving for England-@

CREST OF THIARE HILL CAPTURED I SERBIANS ESTABLISH BRIDGEHEAD ACROSS THE CERNA. DESPERATE CLIMB UP THE SLOPES The Press Association Special Corre- spondent with the Serbian forces, tele- graphing on Saturday, says: The bad weather, violent rains, and mud have somewhat impeded the operations of this front lately, but the Serbians yesterday carried out a local offensive inside the loop of Cerna, where the mountainous character of the ground lees affected the real cperation and met with complete success. Our Allies captured the crest of Tehiake Hill, a dominant height in the region, besides prisoners and guns, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. M6re im- portant, however, than the immediate martial gains is the fact that the posses- sion of the hill enables our Allies to establish a strong bridgehead across the Cerna, the advantages oi which are plain to any student of war. The attack began at dawn yesterday. The Buigars were established on our slopes of the crest of Thiare Hill, or rather the titraggling group of hills that bears that collective name. They are very rocky, and huge slabs of grey outcrop bar the ascent in places with an unclimbable surface already. A fortnight ago the Serbians gained a footing on the lower slopes, but I were unable to progress, as the enemy I was too strongly posted and too well supplied with guns and machine guns. I INTENSE ARTILLERY PREPARA. TION. The Serbs accordingly held on behind the parapets and shallow apologies for trenches until ready for a fresh attack. Tho Bulgarian line is not a continuous series of trenches, but consists of isolated groups of earth and stonework, scattered here and there, according to the nature of the ground. At 7 a.m. the Serbians' French Artillery opened a heavy and concenerated fire against this sector of the front. The artillery preparation continued to be intense for hours, causing great loss to the enemy, as, although the rocky parapets afford protection against shrap- i nel, the stone splinters multiply a hundredfold the effectiveness of high ex- plosives. The Bulgarian batteries replied vigorously, and owing to the misty state of the atmosphere the counter battery work was difficult. Punctually at 11 the ?Serbian infantry started the attack. HILL WARFARE. It is always a point in hill warfare whether the advantages are with the de- fender or assailant, for whereas the man above must expose himself on the skyline in order to take aim, the attacker can creep up, finding cover as he progresses. On the other hand, the man above has a much greater range for bomb throwing without requiring unduly to expose him- self, as grenades play a big part in this hand-to-hand fighting, the upper man on the whole hag the beet of it. Besides, it is no joke facing a climb like that of the Thiare Hill even in the most favour- able conditions, and burdened with rifles, J packs, and a supply of bombs, the task before the Serb soldier is a severe test of endurance. I SWEEPING THE SLOPES. The enemy also had the range of the slopes before the positions ticked off to a nicety, and they were dropping shells with unpleasant frequency and accuracy along the line of advance. Nevertheless, the long line pushed ever onwards and upwards, some pressing round the sides of the hill, others climbing directly up- ward. Two Allied guns continued to play on the enemy positions until the climbing line was near the top. The Bulgarians were unwilling lightly to relinquish posi- tions of such importance, and fought stubbornly. The Serbian infantry which attacked the sides of the hill succeeded in I getting a long way ahead, but for a long time it was impossible to dislodge the enemy from the ridges. Just as darkneea was falling, however, the Bulgarians on the top began to waver, and finally broke, nearly 600 falling into Serbian hands, in- cluding ninf ofifcers, and one lieutenant- colonel. ENEMY REINFORCEMENTS. The enemy also abandoned one gun, mitrailleuses, which the Serbians re- tained, and seven howitzers and six field guns. The Serbian infantry pushed beyond the village of Polog and emplacements of howitzers, and saw the field guns deserted by their detachments a couple of hundred yards ahead of them, but the enemy, on receiving reinforcements, counter-attacked during the night, and after a series of stubborn engagements forced the Serbian advanced line some distance backwards, the howitzers having to be left in their positions.

FAMOUS JOCKEY BURIED. I Amid many manifestations of regret, the funeral of Danny Maher, the jockey, took place on Satnurday afternoon, at Paddington Cemetery, Willesden-green. Prior to the interment Mass was sung at St. James's, Spanish-place, W., at which the Earl of Rosebery was present. Many wreaths were sent, that from Lord Rose- bery being inscribed, From a faithful friend." The Earl of Derby sent one as A token of regard and sincere regrets," while Prince Leopold of Battenberg for- warded one "In affectionate memory," while another was from his sorrowing ,mother and sisters, U.S.A." Amongst those present at the graveside, in addition to the chief mourners, were Lord Rose- bery, Mr. George Graves,* Mr. Chattis (re- presenting Sir John Miller), Major Beatty, Chief Inspector W. Gough, of Scotland Y^rdi and other tfiends.

TO-OAVS WAR RESUME <*» Leader Office, 4.50 p.m. A British official message, dispatched from France this morning says that enemy positions have been attacked on both sides of the Ancre. Numerous prisoners have been taken The Ger- man trenches have been entered south- east of Armentieres. ■the Serbians have been going from sue- cess to success. On the nigat uf Satur- day they not only broke a' Bulgarian cOiôiller-attack but continued their vic- torious advance towards the north, 111 pursuit of the beatea enemy. rue of Polog is entirely in our pos- session. Larlier aciviccs from the, special corres- pondent, with the Serbian Forces state that the So: ijians have, by virtue of their gains, been aijio to establish a strong bridgehead across the Cerna. They have-also captured a large num- ber ol prise :iers. re CcrAitun Press welcomes the C-irn-, celiOj. s paciuc consideration ol liuocr tions mLuoiicing a possible peace.

JOHN CUmvtN CENTENARY. The centenary celebrations of Join: Curwen—a nanio that will aiways be a- Siici&ced with the tomc-ooifa system—is celebrated 011 luesday. Wo uu<ierstar..i that a large number of West Wa^cs (}ciC' ie3 wiii im?e special celebrations. I11 Tuesday'? "Leader" we shall pub- lish a special article on Cur wen, by Mr John Rhys Daves.

A CLYDACH HEHO. I At the evening service held at Cnl- faria Baptist Church, Clydach, on Sun- day, the Hev T. Valentine Evans (pastor> referred to the death in France of Pte. Evan Owen Jones (Royal Welsh Fusi. liers), of Tyhir, Quarr-road, Clydach, who had for many years past olticiateri Ut; Sunday school superintendent, secre- tary of the Young People's Guild, and Sunday school teacher at Calfaria Church. The "March Funebre" IÎ UG played on the organ by Mr. D. Wiliia: L.R.A.M. (organist), and subsequer: the whole congregation stood up as a lUark of respect and sympathy.

THE SOLDIER'S WIFE. I At Roose Petty Sessions an application was made by Mr. F P. G.vyther, agent to Captain Ixslway, for an ejectment order against Minnie Nicholas, whose husband is on active lTicc. Mr. Gwyther admitted that the rent wa,s paid regularly, and that no one wes going into tho cottage, and also stated that the woman was highly respectable, and had three young children and an adopted one. The woman, who was in tears, said l.or husband had been in France 13 montH. She alleged that Capt. Ke!way was doing this out of epite, As she could not wash for him during the gardening season. If she could find a house she would be enly too glad to go out. The application was refused

FROM T-HE RANKS. I Joining up !1t; a private in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers when 17 years of age, Alfred W. Higgins, son of the Chief Con- stable of Neath, has now been gazetted second lieuteuant in the Machine-gun Corps.

MAYORAL PROCESSION INCIDENT. I As the Mayoral procession was passing through Castle-street, Swansea, on Sunday morning a boy. about eight years of age, was knocked down hy a tramcar at the top of Temple-street. The lad had a miraculous escape from death, and was knocked side- ways. He was uninjured, and, much to the surprise of those who witnessed the incident, walked away.

A SOLDIE-R'S WIDOW. f Elizabeth Floyd, of Davies-road, a sol- dier's widow, whose case for alleged neglect of home and children was ad- journed by the Neath magistrates for a month, came before the local court again on Monday. Inspector R. Best, N.S.P .C.C., said he had made six visits to the home 8inoeth last hearing. On four occasions the woman was absent, the children running about in a fireless house and without food. On two occasions he found thq woman at home, there was a slight im- provement. The evidence of the police was not in favour of the woman, who was stated to be drawing a pension of 22s. 6d. per week. This woman was given an opportunity of reforming," said Mr. W. B. Trick, the presiding magistrate, U but she has ig- nored it. She will now go to prison for four months' hard labour. The children are ordered by the court to be sent to the Cottasre Homes" f

MILITARY MEDAL. St. Thomas Man's Gallantry at Salonika. New* has been receivod by Mrs. Griffin, 11, Pinkney-ctreet, St. Thomas. Swansea, that her husband, S. B. Cyril Griffin, of a. Lancashire Regiment, h, been recommended for the Military Medal for bravery in the field at Salo- nika, <m September 15th. Ho is at pre- sent in hospital with dystonfery. He is the only eon of Mr. C. Griffin, Delhi- strwt, and was employed as a shunter by Meesrs. Powlosland and Mat-on. SWANSEA STOCK EXCHANGE. lionda-,r.-Tlit,re was a fair amount of business done on the Swansea Stock E:. change to-day, the activity still .bcins in. colliery and ehirping (s hare*. Sev- eral transactions have taken place in Cambrian Ordinary shares at W., 36s. 3d., the price closing rather better. Amona: shipping shares, Orders and Haadforde were done at 13 £ and Tem- p-ns S.S. shares at 4&s., 45s. 6d. 4 < I <t i f. 0 t

CASTLE CINEMA (Adjoining Leader Office.) Mon., Tuts, and Wed., 2.30 to 10.10. D. W. GRIFFITH (of The Birth of a Nation Fame), presents The- Lily and the Rose, i, featuring Miss LILIAN GISH. A Beautiful Work of Art ia Fire Farts.

GREEK SUBMARINES. II Under French Crews and I French Flag. Alliens, Monday.-The newspapers stato that French crews have been placed on I' board the submarines at Salamis, and that the submarines are flying the French flag. -PreGs Association.

REMARKABLE DEFENCE < Was It His Brother? I I At Aberavon on Monday, the Imperial r Navigation Coal Co., Ltd., charged Chas. Berry, Miners'-row, Cwmavon, a collier, with obtaining C,5 13s. 4d. by false pre- tences from the company. Mr. A. Jestyn Jeffreys \(Neath), who prosecuted, said that on March 13th de- fendant, whils working; at the Duffryn j Rhondda Colliery, was injured and was given compensation at the rate of .-21 per week. Be received compensation till July 22nd, but it was discovered that from June 15th till July 21st or 22nd. he was regularly employed at he Fiigle, Bryn and Cwmavon Brick Works, and presented, himself weekly at the colliery for his compensation. When spoken to by Mr. Iiarry Jones, tho compensation clerk, the defendant made a remarkable statement i that it was not he who was working at the brick works but his brother John. Defendant was later employed at the Cynon Colliery. Defendant denied that he had worked at the brick works. He had received pay there en one occasion for his brother, who wns now in the Army. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and elected to be tried by Quarter Sessions.! He was formally committed.

AUSTRIAN EMPEROR UNWELL I The Emperor Francis Joseph has been I suffering for some days from a slight catarrhal affection, but continues his I daily worl. says Reuter. I

HIGH PRICES. I Morriston is following the lead of other towns. Its Trades Council is or- ganising a protest meeting against high prices of milk and other foods. It is proposed that the meeting shall be k-ld in Tabernacle vestry.

FI L-M- CENsOR DEAD. I The death is announced of Mr. G. A. Redford, for many years Examiner of Plays to the Lord Chamberlain, and more recently the unofficial film censor appointed by the trade. Mr. Redford was at one time a bank manager, and his decisions as censor of plays caused so many protests that he used to say he would have been happier if he had stuck to the bank. When a Japanese prince visited this country a tew years ago, Mr. Redford pro- hibited the Mikado," but the prince hfti the music of the opera played on W&rd his Warship while he was in fiortv

PEACE" FEELERS." ATTITUDE OF CERMAN PRESS TOWARDS CHANCELLOR Amsterdam, Nov. 11.—As a whole the German Press welcomes the Chancellor's pacific consideration of questions influenc- ing a possible peace. The Con&ervative organs, of oourse, object to the droning of the annexation of Belgium from the war aims. The Kreuz-Zeitung thinks that the conquest of the country by Ger. many as a safeguard against its use by the Allied troops as a bridgehead against Germany gives her the right to its,reten- tion. The Berliner Tageblatt echoes what is undoubtedly the opinion held in many quarters in Germany when it says that the ideas of the future of which the Chan- cellor spoke are of more importance than a discussion of the causes of the war. PASSED BY GERMAN CENSOR. Quotations from German papers re- leased by the Censor for publication abroad may be taken to express in a largo measure the view which official Germany would wish to have propagated. In this view it is significant that the Vor- waerts" is permitted to make the prophecy that in the speech of the Chan- cellor can be heard beating the wings of the future, which will bring us an end of the horrors of the war." More violent expressions of opinion, such as that of the Rheinische West- falische Zeitung," which derides the idea of a world peace league, have not been distributed for world consumption.— i. Daily Chronicle." -■

THE AIR BATTLE. I Great Fight an Incident in r Englishmen's Day. Paris, Monday.—The Havas Agency's correspondent at Amiens, writing of the grea.t air battle which took place on Sat- urday last between British and German airmen, says that thirty machines ascended north of the Somme with a (lefinite objectivve situated beyond the enemy's lines. The weather was perfect, and the airmen had hardly crossed the lines when a sAvarm of enemy machines j rose in the air, thus affirming the hypo- thesis tha tthe Germans had concentrated a large number of aeroplanes at this part of the front. The British airmen, far from avoiding an engagement, although numerically inferior to the enemy, made straight for the German squadron. Each airman chose an opponent, and several engaged two of the enemy machines. The British soldiers in the trenches watched with rapt attention the vicissitudes of tho great fight. In a few minutes six of the German machines, attacked and pur- sued, hastened to regain their base. Thft British airmen, who regarded the fight as merely an incident of their journey, con- tinued their way to the invaded territory, and after having attained their objective returned to their lines.

A FLORAL "AT HOME." Major and Mrs. G. S. Harries will hold an at home at North Hill, St. James'- crescent, Swansea, to-morrow (Tuesday) and Thursday next, from 3 to 5 p.m., to view their collection of chrysanthemums. A small charge will be made towards the local Red Cross funds. The public are invited.

ITALY'S NEW FIELD GUNS. Rome, November 11.—The Austrian at- tempts to recover all or a portion of tbo ground lost along the Carso front have been frustrated, having found everywhere the closest watch and the most stubborn deter. mination on the part of the Italians. The enemy's losses have been proportionately heavy, his attack." having been met at each attempt by a storm of shot and shell.' The new Italian field guns especially tore gapo in the Austrian ranks.-Penter.

WHY WAS IT REFUSED? Under the auspices of the Britonferry branch of the I.L.P., a meeting was held at the Public Hall, on Sunday evening, 'under the chairmanship of Councillor Joseph Branch. The chief speaker was Mr. Chas. R. Buxton, who was given a fair hearing. At the close questions were put to the speaker, and answered, and when the chairman put a peace negotiation resolu- tion, an amendment embodying the resolu- tion contained in the Prime Minister's Guildhall speech was moved by Mr. Baz- zard. The chairman refused to put it to tho meeting. The resolution was declared carried.

"I AM A MILKMAN 1" I At St. Pancras Tribunal a man told the chairman hie weekly wages were 35s. and h* gave his wife 1;2. The Mayor: How do you manage that? Appellant: I am a milkman.

A LARGER U-BOAT? I Esbjerg, Nov. 12.-The "Esbjerg Avis" states that fishermen on Tuesday last were surprised by the emergence in their midst of a gigantic submarine, whose captain asked questions till his attention was diverted by the appearance of two Swedish steamers. One of these saved herself by entering Danish territorial waters; the other was detained, btit allowed to proceed after she had been searched. The fisher- men say the submarine was considerably larger than the steamers she pursued, and was the largest they have ever seen in these waters.-R-euter.

GAINS ALL ROUND i BRITISH USE GAS NORTH OF ANCRE. I SAILUSEL RETAKEN if THE I FRENCH 1,600 PRISONERS TAKEN ON M0NA3TIR fRONT. I BRITISH OFFICIAL. I General Headquarters, France, Sunday 9.3 p.m.—The enemy's artillery has shown considerable activity during the day, par- ( ticularly in the neighbourhood of Les- boeufs and Eaucourt l'Abbaye. Early this morning and again during the afternoon gas was successfully dis- charged by us against enemy trenches north of the Ancre. Otherwise there is nothing to report. General Headquarters, France, Sunday, 10.48 a.m.—Gas was successfully released by us last night against the enemy's salient south of Ypres. I Beyond the usual artillery activity there is nothing further to report on the I whole front. SAILLISEL RETAKEN. I Paris, Sunday, 11 p.m.—North of the olllme our troops completed the conquest of Saillisel, and reduced with grenades some isolated positions in the eastern part of the village, where German parties were still holding out. The whole village is now in our possession. The losses suffered by the Germans in I the course of this battle were very high, judging by the number of corpses which covered the ground taken. The number of unwounded prisoners taken by, us is now 222 men and seven officers. We captured eight machine-guns. On the rest of the front there is nothing to report except the usual artillery fight- ing. It is confirmed that Adjutant De Bon- nefoy brought down his fifth German machine on the day of November 4th. I MANY PRISONERS ON MONASTIR I FRONT. (Press Association War Service.) Serbian Official.) SALONIA, Saturday. Yesterday our troops on the Cerna Reka carried out a series of attacks against the I enemy which, despite the adversary's stubborn resistance, were crowned with complete success. In a brilliant attack our troops carried the powerfully organised position of Cuka, and occupied the southern half of the village of Palog (plain of Monastir). Apart from enormous casualties, the enemy left in our hands 600 prisoners and ten officers, including a lieutenant-colonel. The enemy was also forced to abandon all his artillery on the Cuka, as well as several howitzers and field-guns which lay between our own lines and those of the enemy. One mountain gun, about ten machine- guns, and an enormous quantity of war material have already been collected by our troops. Fighting is still in progress. I (French Official.) 1 I PARIS, Sunday, 3 p.m. Army of the East.—In the bend of the Cerna the Serbian troors, driving back the Bulgarian contingent, havo victori- ously continued their forward march. The whole of Cuka Hill is in their pos- session, as well as the village of Palog. which they captured in the course of a brilliant assault All the Bulgarian counter-attacks failed with heavy losses. Further to the west, the Serbians like- wise progressed to the north of Velisele. On the rest of the front there were in- termittent cannonades. (Press Association War Service.) SALONIKA, Sunday. In yesterday's operation Serbians took a thousand more prisoners and a umber of guns. BRITISH ACTIVITY. I Press Bureau, Sunday.—The Secretary of the War Office makes the following an- nouncement :— On the Struma front our patrols en- countered hostile detachments and took some prisoners. Enemy aerodromes at Drama and camps near Porna were successfully bombed by our naval airships. The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement-- On November 10th a squadron of naval aeroplanes operating against the Bul- garian coast successfully bombarded the aerodromes and stores at Drama, Porna, and Angistra. Excellent results were achieved. BIG ADVANCE ON THE CARSO. I ITALIAN OFFICIAL. I Rome, Saturday.—The Italian official communique states:— Along the whole front the artillery activity was hindered by large snowfalls in the mountains and torrential rains on the Middle and Lower Isonzo. On the Carso, between Mount Faiti and Castagnavizza, our infantry straightened out the front, advancing from Point 291 to Point 309, about 900 yards east of the former. In the ground occupied two more 150 millimetre guns, with abundant store of ammunition, were taken. In a large cave, used as a barracks, the enemy had abandoned numerous wounded, only 15 of whom were found living. FRUITLESS ATTACKS CONTINUE. Petrograd, Sunday.—South of the Dorna Vatra, in the neighbourhod of the villages of Hollo and Toldiech, the fruitless at tacks of the enemy continue. South of Almach Mezo we took two commanding heights, capturing a machine gun and making prisoners four officers and 205 men. Tran,sylvania.-The enemy delivered un- successful attacks in the valley of the Arghis river. Danube Front.—Our advance south- wards continues.

POSTPONED." Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., was ad- vertised to address a meeting at the Cory Hall on Sunday night, but during the day a printed slip bearing the word Post- poned was posted over the posters. Not- withstanding this fact Capt. Atherley Jones, Mr. E. W. Pocock, and Mr. Peter Wright kept their promise given at the Cathays Park demonstration on Saturday evening to give Mr. Macdonald a hearty reception. I

WELSH EX-LORD MAYOR. I At th-e Mansion House, London, on Monday morning, the Lord Mayor an- nounced the deatn bf bir Walter aughan I Morgan, first Baronet. Deceased, wlio was 85, was Lord Mayor of London in 1906. Deceased was one of the proprietors of the Chemist and Druggist ar.d "Iron- monger" journals. lie was of Welsh an- tecedents.

MILK FOR CHOCOLATE. I Mr. Jame3 Peter, a leading Gloucester- I shire agriculturist, at Gloucester on Sat- urday said thousands of gallons of mill: were going to chocolate worts. lie wrote asking the Board of Agriculture whether he should, as agricultural representati ve at tribunals, press for the retention oi men on farms supplying chocolate works. but received no answer. The manufacture of chocolate was, he thought, almost entirely responsible for the high price of milk and butter.

A LLÅNDI LO EISTEDDFOD. A successful competitive concert wrq, held at Capel Newydd, Llandilo, under the presidency of the Rev. W. Davies. The adjudicators were the Rev. Corris Davies and Mr. Joseph Williams. The conductor was Mr. H. W. Griffiths. Awards: Reci- tation: 1, Elwyn Griffiths; 2, Maggie May Harries; 3. Sal Lewis. Singing, under 10: 1, Eirlys Jones; 2, Maggie May Haines. Spelling under 12: Divided between Leslie Jones and Elwyn Griffiths. Solo under 10: Amelia Morgan. Pianoforte playing: Divided between Ceridwen Evans and A. Davies. Spelling, under 10: 1, J. Pere- grine. Singing, under 10, at first eight: Divided between Minnie Evans and May Thomas. Open recitation: Evelyn Wil- liams. The accompanists were Miss May Williams and Miss Gladys Philips; secre- tary, Miss Evelyn Morris; treasurer, Miss May Griffiths.