The Cambria Daily Leader

OUR NEW WISE FIELD. BRITISH NET AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE New York, Tuesday.—The American Embassy in London has notified the State Department that a new area of the North Sea is dangerous to shipping. This area comprises:— All waters, except Netherlands and Danish territorial waters, lying south- westward and eastward of a line begin- ning four miles from the coast of Jut- land in latitude 5Gdegs. north, longitudo Sdegs. oast, and passing through the fol- lowing positione:- Latitude 56degs. north, longitude Cdegs east. Latitude 54degfl. north, longitude 4b mins. east. Thence the line passes to a position, in Iltitude 53degs. 37m." north, longifl,lo t'ddege. east; seven miles off the coast \)! I the Netherlands. I "OUR FINE NAVY COLD. I The Hague, Tuesday. The Berlin Tagliche Rundschau," commenting on the new British measures in the North ,Sea,,eays. Englaiid, perhaps, wants to frighten oar fleet eo that we may hesitate to apply all our weapons. If Engla-ad thinks she can do that she is very much mistaken. Those measures leave our fine navy perfectly cold." The KreUzseitung asks, What is America's opinion about the new decla- rations of war zol)es? We wonder very much, and await Washington's state- ment with curichgity. "-Exchange. MORE BERLIN BOMBAST; I Amsterdam, Wednesday. Commenting on the freah tightening of the British Blockade, Rear-Admiral Kalauvomliofe, writing in the Vossieche Zeitung," says: Mines did not prevent the German fleet from going to the English coast or the Skagerak when it liked, and German U boats not only overcame obstacles in the I Heligoland Bight, but even the gigantic minefield between the Thames and the Belgian coast. Should a gigantic mine 'I barrier really be laid, then the situation for the German oot will hardly be much changed, but the British Fleet will have a oonvincing reaieon to give to the man in 1 the street in London tor the detestation which it feels for Heligoland and its sur- roundings. I THE AREA INCLUDED. I The area defined in the o&citd notifica- tion. extends eouth-wc?t from a point four miles west of the west coast of Jutland, where 56 degrees N. latitude is intersected by 8 degrees £ longitude. The point lies somewhat south-west of the port of Ring- kobing. From this point off the Danish coast the tow minefield extends across the the North Sea, north of Horns Reef, thence slanting southward, but including the Dogger Bank in its area, to a point off the coast of Yorkshire, a little south of Flamborough Head. From the York- shire coast the area of,the minefield runs south-east to the neighbourhood of the Dutch Frisian Islands. At its greatest ext-ant-S.W. to N.E., the length of the minefield is about 320 miles. North and South its greatest length is about 170 miles. It blocks the approach to the I North Sea coast of Germany except through neutral territorial waters.

1217,000 FROM IS. At Shoreditch Tribunal on Tuesday an nnde-rskirt and blouse manufacturer, who had invested < £ 17,000 in his business, with a turnover of £ 40,000 a year, said he came to London with less than C5 in his pocket. His first berth was JS35 a year, live in. Ho now paid income tax on between J2800 and .£900 A Tribunal Member: A very creditable performance. The Military Representative: I wish, you could show me how to do it. Applicant! Hard work and sticking to it. I've had to work. I might tell you. I kaven't got it for nothing. ft months' conditional exemption.

VICTIM OF LAURENTIC. r One of thosv- who went down with the Laurentic was Mr. Alfred Stark, of L'ark- street, Mumbles. Mr. Stark, who was an old Coastguafdsman, was previous to being called up, employed at the Swansea Electricity Works. He leaves a wife and one grown-up daughter. We understand that Mr. Stark, who was 56 years of age, was only transferred to the Laurentic about three weeks ago.

SUMMER TIME DATES. I Germany amd Austria-Hungary have"1 already decided to reintroduce Summer Time on April 1. The Committee ap-l poirfted last September by the then Home Secretary to investigate the social and economic results of last year's ex- periment in this country has not yet pre-I sented its report. It is understood how- ever, that Summer Time will certainly be renewed, and that the only question is that of dates. Last year's date, May 21, was later than necessary. A date between April 1 and May 1 will probably be fixed.

LAY PREACHER'S DEATH. The death took place on Tuesday at Bro- cole, Blackpill, of Mr William Davies. The deceased gentleman, who was about 52 years of age, was a market gardener, and was well known and highly respected in Swansea and Mumbles. ,H,e was closely and actively associated with the Wesleyan Methodists, having been a very acceptable local preacher in that oonnexion for, many years. He leaves a wife and five grown-up children. The deceased had been ill for about 18 months.

I MORE RAIDS. I I French and British Busy. STiilKIHS SUCCESSES. Bstspmined Attack on OelgiaM. j I u -i I I TO-DAYS FRENCH OFFICIAL. | In the Woevre our batteries carried out a destructive fire on the enemy organisations in the region of Aix-Abaueourt. An enemy reconnaissance was dis- persed by our fire near Avoucourt. In Lorraine one of our detachments entered south of Leantrey into the first and second German trenches, whose defenders were placed hors de combat. We brought back some 15 prisoners. A surprise attack an enemy post in the region of Moncd was like- wise successful. In this region as well as in the Vcsges at La Chatelette and llechaekeskopf'}, numerous patrol encounters are reported. Paris, Tuesday, 11 p.m. Between Soissons and Reims we cut short by our fire two attempted enemy surprise attacks, one in the sector of Sou piT and the'other in the region of Beaulne. There were rather lively artillery actions in Lot-ra,ine and in some sections of the Vosges. On the rest of the front there was, inter- mittent shelling. Aviation.-In the night of the 29th-30th our aeroplanes bombarded some bivouacs in the vicinity of Etain, the military fac- tories of Ham. the station and factories of Polemdnay, the station of Achiesbomv- leux. and Cuichy. I TO-DAY'S I3ELGIAX OFFICIAL. I Determined Attack Fails. A Belgian communique issued on Wednesday says:— Last night, after violent artillery preparations, an attack was launched by German infantry south of Het Sas_The ^elgian curtain fire, effectively supported by the British batteries and the fire of our trench mortars and in fontry, held up the enemy, who was'unable to reach the Belgian trenches, and was iorcedl to re- tiire. leaving numerous dead on the ground. The German attack completely failed. I BRITISH OFFICIAL. General Headquarters, France, Tuesday, 8.25 p.i-a.-A successful raid was carried out by fas last night on the Sonime front in the neighbourhood of the Butte de Warlencourt. Many of the eiieniyt; di ig- outs were bombed and a machine-gun was destroyed. We took 17 prisoners. We also entered the enemy's lines early last night east of Souchez, and did much damage to the enemy's works. The enemy's artillery was very active this afternoon in the neighbourhood of Lesboeus. We bombarded the enemy's positions op- posite "Richebourg L'Avoue and east of Armentieres and Y pres. Successful bombing operations were car- ried out by our aeroplanes on the night of the 28th-29th instant, and again yesterday. I In the course of air fights three German machines were destroyed yesterday and three driven down damaged. <-

I CARDINAL VISITS FLEET. I Rome, Tuesday (received Wednesday). -At noon to-day, Cardinal Bourne and his secretary, Monsignor Jackman re- turned from a visit to the sailors of the British Fleet.—Renter.

I THE LATE LORD CROMER. I Paris, Wednesday.—The Figaro," in an article on the late Lord Cromer, eulo- gises the career of the organiser of Egypt, and adds:—" England did not show her- self ungraceful. She kept Sir Evelyn Baring at Cairo, but did not deny him ad- vantages. Lord Cromer was one of the most important personages in the British Empire."

HIS SPEECH REGAINED. I A wounded soldier at the Porthcawl Rest, who suffered from shell shock tnd lost his voice, has recovered his speech in an extraordinnry manner. When walking a.long one of the streets he fainted and fell on the pavement. When he recovered he had regained his speech.

OUR BIG LOAN IN U.S. I ("Times" Telegram, per Press Associa- tion. Copyright.) New York, Tuesday (received Wednes- da.v).-Momr,s. Morgan inform me that subscriptions to the new British Loan of 250 million dollars here are so heavy as to require a material reduction in allot- ments. Subscriptions of over 100,000 dollars will be cut from 40 to 50 per cent.. and others, presumably of private inves- tors. will probably be allotted in full.

I NEUTRALS ANXIOUS, I GERMANS ON SWISS AKD DUTCH BORDERS Rotterdam, Tuesday.—The Zurich cor- respondent of the "Nieuwe lvoiterdamscbe Courant," under date Jan. 26. write.s;- "It is with great tension that we in Switzerland are following the prepara- tions of the belligerent armies on our frontiers. Following the first rumours of new troop concentrations in the Jura and the Sungdau came reports that the French, as well as the Germans, were making preparations for attack and de- fence on the Swiss frontiers. With the naked eye the frontier guards could see the preparation of trenches and the placing of batteries. Now. during the last f.?-w days, the sound of guns has been thundering deep into our mountain country. than half the populahoc able to bear arms is mobilised. Switzer- land stands to arms now as in August, 1914."—" Daily News and Leader." I ON DUTCH FRONTIER. II Amst,p.r([-,i.ni, Ttie-c;(Iay.-T;ii- "Telegraaf" I quotes from the Twentsehe Courant" a letter received from Brcklenkamp, which says that the people in that region are beginning to feel some anxiety concerning the military preparations which are being made in Germany along the frontier. Originally trencher were dug, and this week Germa.n troops havo arrived at various places, such as at Uelsen, near Neuenhaus, where forty thousand men, be- sides much artillery, are stationed. It is even said that German farmers along the frontier have received orders to evacuate their houses and go further from the fron- tier —Renter.

APPEAL TRIBUNAL. I Interesting Cases at Swansea Rural District Court. Mr. Thomas Jones presided over the sitting of the Rural District Tribunal held in Swansea on Wednesday. Captain Harold Williams was present. An employer appealed for the exemption of a timber sawyer and feller, and also for a feller and haulier. The first man was granted three months and the other case was adjourned for inquiry. I WILLING TO JOIN UP. I I A doubler, who appealed on domestic I grounds. IIllid his wife was in delicato health, and his wife's mother, who was de- pendent on him. was a permanent invalid. He said he would cheerfully join up as eoon as his wife was recovered He was granted three months' exemp- tion. I WIDOW'S APPEAL REFUSED. I I A widowed mother supported the appeal of her son. She said she had two sons in the Army, and she realised by allowances, I etc., 30s- per week. I The ease was refused. QUARTET OF HEROES. I A dental surgeon appealed for the ,ik.dentul practitioner, who had had four brothers in tho Forces. One had been killed in action in France, a second had died since his discharge from the Navy, a third had been rejected and wag now seriously ill, and the fourth had been wounded and was now in hospital. On these facts the man was given three months* exemption. FARM HANDS' AND MEDICAL I EXAMINATION. A number of farm hand cases coming ^p for review, it was stated that they had all failed to be medically exaranied. All were adjourned for medical examination. I THE ONLY BAKER. A bread and public baker appealed for I exemption on business grounds. He was the only baker in the district, and was granted three months. MILITARY OPPOSITION WITH- I I- DRAWN. I An electrical engineer. who held an I exemption from the colliery court, on a review by the military, stuf.-d he was in I the same occupation now, and Capt. Wil-I liams asked leave to withdraw the case for the military. EXEMPTION CURTAILED. I The military asked for a review by the court of the case of a master tailor, of Swansea The man adduced facts in sup- port of domestic and financial grounds, and the tribunal decided to alter the cer- tificate from one of absolute exemption to three months' exempeion. A PATRIOTIC FAMILY. I tnare tour brothers—three of them at the front-and two sisters hospital nurses," said a local monumental mason, married, aged S2. In reply to Captain Williams, applicant said be had set up in business since the outbreak of war, having first been rejected from the Royal Engineers. Mr. Mathew Griffiths thought the man should be given exemption, if only on ac- count of the patriotism of the other mem- bers of his facily. Three months, with leave to appeal, wae given.

PREPARING FOR THE BLOW- I Pari., Tuesday. A telegram from Zurich says Major Moraht, examining the general military situation, writes: It is not the cold which. has this year brought about the almost complete stop- page of the military operations on the various fronts. It is more a question of, the regrouping of the forces and the piling up of material for the coming grand decision. Amongst all the belligerents concen- tration on the means of transport has assumed tremendous proportions, and rolling plant and available workmen do not always come up to the expectations of the various Headquarters Staffs. As far as we are concerned, we hope that in Germany difficulties of organisation will not impede at the critical moment the freedom of decision of the supreme com- mand.—Exchange.

DR. WILSON'S NEXT STEP. President Wilson's next step in urging peace. says the Washington correspon- dent of the New York World," will be one of the following: 1. Formally to invite official discussion by the belligerent Governments of the principles of the peace programme out- lined in his speech to the Senate, without reference to specific terms in the form of concessions, reparation, indemnify, or apology. 2. An invitation to the belligerent Gov- ernments to send representatives to the United States for a discussion of the general principles which may be agreed upon as a basis for an armistice pending actual treaties of peace. The State Department refuses to con- firm the foregoing, except to the extent that the Pre6idfnt is still keenly alive to the duty of discussing peacc. j

!T0-0AY8 WIR RESUME ¡Ta-DAY'S WAR RESUME Leader" Office, 4.50 p.m. Au alleged plot to murder the Premier and Mr. Arthur Heuiierson was referred to,i-n. a police case at Derby. Sweeping reforms in the franchise, in- cluding a majority vote in favour of woman's suffrage, are recommended by the Speakers* conference. Our new minefield in the North Sea stretches from Jutland to Yorkshire, and to the Dutch Frisian Islands. Successful raids by the British in the West continue. Striking pl-eas for peace are published in the Hungarian PreFs. The comb-out of the Welsh pits has been suspended.

NEW SHIPPING CHIEF. Appointment for a Bridgend G.W. R. Official. Mr. Charles Bowen, of Bridgend, the Great Westerfi Railway assistant divi- sional superintendent in South Wales, jltvq been appointed by the War Office as superintendent of shipping and railway transit of Colonial imports. A native of Newport, Mr. Bowen was formerly stationmaster at Blaina and Carmarthen, and superintendent at Fishguard.

COMBING THE PITS. Welsh' Federation and the Suspension. (By Our Mining Correspondent.) An important meeting of the Executive Council of the South Wales Miners* Federation was held at C?.rdi.i on Wed- nesday, Mr. Jr.mes Winstate presiding. The most important master dealt with was the question of the medical examina- tion of workmen at the collieries and the combing out. A report was given by the deputation that waited upon the Home Office to con- vey the protest of the Council respecting the form that the combing-out. invejtiga- titm had taken. It was stated that tor the time being until the Miners* federa- tion o fGreat Britain had an opportunity of conferring with the authorities the withdrawal of further certificates of exemption would bo suspended, Lence. al- though the Medical Board would continue their work of classifying workmen, no certificates would be withdrawn until after the moating of the M.F .G.B. The Council accepted the report of the deputation, and it was stated that the Federation Committor in London would meet to-morrow to deal with this matter, and it was resolved that the further con- sideration of the matter by the Council be deferred to the meeting to be hfld on Monday, by which time it is hoped ar- rangements will have been made with the authorities that will be satisfactory. The members of the deputation were Messrs. James Winston, Vernon Harts- horn. George Barker, and the Ht. Hon. Win. Abraham (M^lionl. M.P. THE WAGE RATE. A report was received from the Wages Committee, and it was resolved that no application be made on this occasion for any variation in the general wage rate.

MR. ROGER BECK. Hie many friends will be glad to hear that Mr. Roger Beck is now convalescent, and is about to take a recuperating holi- day at Tenby.

THE KING'S VENISON. A cheque for L430 6s. 7d. has been re- ceived by the Joint War Committee of the led Cross Society from Sir F. Ponsonby, Keeper of the Privy Purse, as the result of the sale of venison from the King's eeta tea.

I CARPENTIER'S MESSAGE. Georges Carpontier, the famous French boxer, in a message to British sportsmen, says: 1 have had battles in the ling against Bri tishers, tlnd I have never been prouder in my life than to fight alongside of them in the sterner game of war."

I AUSTRALIAN RALLY. Melbourne. Wednesday.—The Prime Minister has addressed a series of ell- thusiastic meetings at Ballarat, appealing for recruits. If Germany ""OJ\, lie said, nothing that Labourites or Liberals lied would remain. He urged everyone to join the National Federat-.ion.-R euter.

ODD FELLOWSHIP. I At the anneal district meeiing of the In- dependent Order of Oddfellows (Manches- ter Unity) Mr. Emmanuel Griffiths. 11, Norfolk-street, Swansea (Dd. Howell Thomas Lodge), was elected Provincial Grand Master of the Swansea district, and Mr.*S. J. Clement, M9, Balaclava-street, was elected Provincial Deputy Grand Master. Mr. Clement is an ardent Odd- fellow, a.nd is trustee of his lodge.

SCHOOLBOY'S BRAVE DEED. I Tom Lloyd, a Rhayader boy, attending Llandrindod Wells Intermediate School, on Wednesday rescued Gwen Smith, Llan- drindod, from drowning at the lake. The girl was sliding, and unable to stop her- jsclf in tinie was plunged into water broken for the swans. Lloyd, without waiting to divest himself of clothing or boots, dived and swam to the girl's assis- Itanoe, bringing her safely to land. She bad sunk twice, and there is no doubt the lad saved her life.

"T.P." ON THE PREMIER. I A wonderfully vivid character 6ketch of I Mr. Lloyd George by Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.P., is the outstanding feature of the February Strand Magazine." T.P." is famous for his word-portraits of men and women of the day, but has he done any- thing better than this analysis of the character of the Prime Minister. To quote the concluding sentences, Mr. Lloyd George is the most pliant and the most obstinate of men; he can be broad of vision, and under the strong and tenacious will he can put up his mind in blinkers; he has weird iasight as of a prophet; he never looks back; he is confident of the future. Such is the man in whose hands our lives and fortunes are now placed. If fife cannot win for as no man can." Sir A Conan Doyle's picturesque account of the Second Battle of Yprcs is concluded, and there are many stories to suit both loveri. of the humorous and the dramatic.

I HUGE GERMAM I ATTACKS. i Brilliant Gfcsrge the Snaw. TO-DAY'S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. (Admiralty, per Wireless P-ess), After a violent IvMnbardraact, tl enemyJ« formations launched an attar OIl the eastern outskirts of the Tir: Swamps and along the loft bank of tl Eiver Aa, but as a result of our on -tain fire this attack wat arretted. After an artillery preparation las iug icur hours, in os 1.i CLallo charge v-ith chemicals wore chiefly employee tlie Germans ■with considerable fores delivered an attack along the Ksloez ciilak, high road, and also four mil, I north-east of the village of Ealcos The attack was beaten back, but in on sector situated close to the above-riarae road, our detachments withdrew trve thirds of a mile. After this the Gen maris continued to direct persistent at tacks, and it was only after an obstin ate struggi0 the enemy eucceeded ii maintaining a fcotteM in a eiaall sec t: r>n of our trenches, east of the Kalcets high roail.. Rumanian Front.—Our trooiTs tmte: a severe enemy Are having penetrate: through the enemy's wide barlaed-wxri enttnglemonts, and advancing up tf tneir waists in the sruow, occupied, &4 tlie point of the bayonet, the, ^nemy4! fortifications one-third of » oj Jaoabeni. We made Fome prisonen. and captured some bco. i CHAPEL COLLECTIONS I I Hslel to be Liable to Regis* j t?at!OH. I Town C?? ? Swansea io-day y<?' letter from Cliarity. CvJtoistionflw: rlll iug that funds raked by subscription 05 eo-agregafcum (as distinct from mam hers) of churches or cla.Delc ozowit col » lections at sorviee, require to b< rv^iotered or exempted under Wa Charities Act, 1916. The Cominiseionen wore not able to hold that an appeal t< a congregation. not &11. appeal public, the ugh appeal 'to =mmberr, vat not appeal to public. < SWANSEA AND THE WAR LOAN. Pacific Potftt Fuol Gnmpwiy, emoct (new monty). < U BOATS WARNED OF*. Chtistiania, Tuesday (received ed: nsdy).-The King to-day signed a W* decree, according to which submarinee armed for pnarposesa of warfare, and loading to belligerents, are forbidden tc -i&vigato cr remain in Norwiagi&n terri- torial watem I • ■ V .¡ ."Q ,1 1 f ( 1

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TO MURDER THE PREMIER. SENSATIONAL CHARGE. Amazing Allegations at Derby. The senctational conspiracy case, in rhich four persons have been arrested, laDle before the magistrates at Derby t'olidfe Court on Wednesday. Defer <ni» are Alice Wheoldon (50), Harriet Wheel- don (27), of Pear Tree-road, Dérbý; Win nie Maoon (30), and Alfred George Mason (24), of Millbrook-road, Southampton, and the information laid by Inspector Parker, of Scotland Yard. was in the following terms:— The defendants, on divers dates be- tween December 26th, 1916, and the date of the laying of this information, did Amongst themselves unlawfully and wickedly conspire, confederate and agree together (1) The Right Hon. David Lloyd George, and I. (1) The Right Hon. Arthur Hender- eon, wilfully and of their malice aforethought wilfully and of their .Wtar, ary to the Offen- to kill and murder, contrary to the Offen- ces Against Persons Act, 1861, Section 4, and against the peace of our Lord the King. hie Crown and dignity. Mr. Pearce, as soon as the defendant" bad been publicly charged, informed the court that the proceedings were instituted by the Director of Public Prosecutions, on whose' behalf he appeared. The magis- trates had heard the charge read by Mr. Whiston, their clerk;, which was that the defendants conspired together to commit the crime of murder in regard to the Prime Minister and Mr. Henderson, an- other member of the Government. What i-i- proposed to do that day was a very smal1 matter. He proposed to offer evidence of arrest and then ask the Bench to remand the defendants until Saturday, when the case would be conducted by the Law Offi- ten of the Crown, who would open the case on that day and the following Mon- day and Tuesday if the case should take as long. EVIDENCE OF ARREST. Inspector High'am, B Division Derby Borough Police Force, was then called and examined by Mr. Pearce. He said that on Tuesday, in company with Detec- tive Stidey, of. Dei-by, and Detective In- spector Parker, and Detective-Superinten- dent Hallett, of Scotland Yard, he pro- ceeded to No.. 12, Pear Tree-road, the re- sidence of the defendants Wheeldon. Miss IVheeldon was out when they arrived, but they saw the prisoner Alfred Mason. Wit- ness said to him, "Are you Alfred Mason?" And he replied" Yes." Witness there- span took him to BloomSeld'*trcet police station, &nd there read the warrant to him, and cautioned him, but all he said was not guilty. Witness searched him and found nothing on him. On the-way to the police station he told witness that he cycled from Southampton to Derby on Sat- urday. WOMEN'S STATEMENTS. Witness returned to 12, Pear Tree-road, and saw the defendant Alice Wheeldon, to whom he read the warrant. She replied: I have nothing to day about it." Wit- ness took her to the station and then pro- j oeeded to Ilkeston, where he saw Hetty W heeldon. She was employed there as a echool teacher. She admitted she was the defendant referred to the Warrant, and eaid: I know the people you mean, but, I know nothing about the charge." She told witne68 also that hee name was Harriet Ann Wheeldon. but that her name was also known as HottY. The defendant Hetty Wheldon corrected Inspector Higham's evidence, and tie- dared that she said she was Hetty Wheol- 1 don, and answered Yes to his queciton. The other defendants did not ask the in- I spector any questions. .I WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? Detective Inspector McCorman, of Southampton Borough Police Force, said that on Tuesday he received the warrant from Inspector Everest, of the Metropolitan Police, with which he proceeded to Foundry-lane Council School, where the defendant Winnie Mason was employed as a teacher. She admitted that she was Mrs. Mason, and witness told her he was a police officer. He cautioned her after reading the warrant, and she re- plied: "What is it all about; I don't understand. My husband has left on his I bicycle for Derby. He is a chemist's, assistant seeking employment. I know how much I am in it." Witness brought her to Derby, where she arrived on Tues- day night. Witnessal60 visited her house in Southampton, and took possession of certain documents. Mr. Pearce: That is all the evidence I propose t6 offer to-day, and upon that evi- dence-I ask for a remand until Saturday. ACCUSED WOMAN AND If A I TRUMPED-UP CHARGE." Asked if she had anything to say why she should not be remanded, Alice Wheel- don, the eldest defendant, said: I think it is just a trumped-up charge to punish me for my lad being a conscientious ob- jector. You punished him through me while yoti had him in prison last time Yon brought up an unfounded charge that he went to prison for, and now he has gone out of the way you think you will punish him through me. and you can do it." Defendant Hetty Wheeldon said she had nothing to say against being remanded. Defendant Winnio Mason said: I think it is an infamous concoction against my family and my husband. Defendant Alfred Mason said: I have nothing further to cay." The Mayor then formally -remanded de- fendants in custody until Saturday. COMPLAINTS BY THE PRISONERS. I Alice Wheeldon then remarked: I hope we are not going ba.ck to that ley cold place where wq were last night. My feet have not been warm since I went there. The disgraceful state of the place and its coldness are a disgrace to civilisation." Mrs. Mason said: We had to sleep in a place not fit for animals to e-leep in." Mr. Pearce said he was told that every- thing possible was done for defendantS comfort at the lock-up. .The Mayor replied that defendants would be conveyed to Birmingham Gaol until Saturday.

I AUSTRIAN CLAIMS.' Rspcrtsd Successful Raids Near Gorizia. Tuesday's Austrian official stateg:- Enterprises by our troops near Gorizia wer again successful. Near Costunjevica our detachment* penetrated into the ,eneiny-ir positions, overpowered several Italian companies, destroyed the trenches. and returned with 6 officers and 140 men prisoners. I. East of Vertoiba in a similar undertak- I ing we took 27 prisoners. Our yill&ges bt-tw-een L-Plke Garda and the Adigo "Valley (Trcntino) were again subjected to enemy's tire yesterday.Lid- miralty, per Wireless Press.

THEREFORE—" A statement from Russia, from an authoritative source: The Vodka shops are ail closed, and there is therefore more money in the vil- lages than formerly.

HiS MIGHTY MIGHTINESS. An address presented to the Kainer on his birthday by representatives of Ger- manic municipalities bfgine: "Most Serene, most Mighty, most Potent Emperor and King, most Gracious Emperor, King. and Lord, your Imperial and Royal Maj esty."

RE-MARRYING WAR W!DOWS German women whose husbands have I beon killed in action and desire to re-marry are now officially notified that they may claim final pensions from the Stat to the following extent:— Widows of privates C50 »» non-com. officers 6ft eerg,-ant-majore 75 M lieutenants and captains 150 „ staff officers 200 general, 250 Proof must be furiiished in every caeo that these grants, are H, necessary."

THE WAR IN ITALY. An illustrated publication ig just being issued in the form of a soldiers* edi- tion," in order to popularise the feats of the Italian Army. This publication con- sists in booklets of 22 pages eaeh, illus- trated with about 50 interesting photo- graphe of the Italian front. Each book- lets bonnl in paper covers .and is oold at 6d. net. The publication is made un- der the auspices of the Italian Govern- ment. and will be on sale at all tr.e prin- cipal libraries and booksellers. All in- flnines should 1>p addressed to t'b. C,,n(,ral Depot, Coin de France. T i 17-18, Green- street, Leicester-square, W.C.

i HU?SARY AND PEACE I -0. I REMARKABLE PRESS PLEAS PUBLISHED I Milan, Monday.—The pacifist campaign is being actively maintained in Hungary by the Press and by members of the In- dependence Party. Count Karolyi's paper, the Vilag," a few days ago published "a long article endorsing President Wilson's ideas, and specifying their practical ap- plication as it conceived it. It is curious that the Hungarian censorship should have freely permitted the printing of these conditions whilst the Austrian Em- peror wAs on a visit to the German Head- quarters. Viie Vilag sums up Presi- dent Wilson's scheme, which it strongly approves, in eight clauses. These are:— (1? That there should be no important ¡ ch?? in territory; ????i??,i?'y?.)t of any war indemnity; < That Poland should become inde- pendent, not by German-Russian conces- sion, but by itself as a free nation; (4) The principal national aspirations of all belligerent Powers should be satisfied; (5) Russia should obtain free access to the Mediterranean; (6) Austro-Hungarian interests in the Adriatic should be assured; (7) The limitation of land and sea armaments; and (8) An International League to prevent the recurrence of a similar war. KAISER'S MANIFESTO. I Copenhagen, Tuesday.—Tho Afton Rladet" (Stockholm) reports from infor- mation received privately that the Com- mittee of Ministers and Sovereigns at the German Headquarters foreshadowed action in regard to President Wilson's Senate speech. It is believed that the Kaiaer is prepar- ing a manifesto as sensational as President Wilson's, to take the form of a peace mes- sage to the whole world.—Exchange Tele- gram. MORE CONFERENCES. I Ainsterdam, Tue-sday.-Accordiiig to th" I German newspapers. Herr Zimmerinanu, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, yesterday again proceeded to Main Head. quarters.. A Vienna telegram 6tates that after re- turning from the German Headquarters the Emperor Karl on Friday evening paid a two hours- visit to the Kiug of Bulgaria at Poestyen and handed him the baton of an Austrian lield-marshal. The Em- peror then continued his journey to Vienna.—Renter. T

THE LAURErTSC. I Why Lives Were Lost in I Disaster. Admiralty, Tuesday Night.-Tlic fact has now been established that H.M. aux- iliary cruiser Laarwitic was sunk [off the Irish coast on Friday last) by a mine, and not by a submarine. WHY LIVES WERE LOST. I The Secretary of the Admiralty makes f tho fallowing "s,n nou ricemea t.-— The statement in some of this morning's papers to the effect that there was not sufficient time to save all the others who hfcd escaped being killed by explosion on the ship Laurentic, that went down carry- ing with her over 200 men, is wholly incorrect. 8 There was ample time to save every- body, and the ship was carefully searched above and bolow, and all were got away into the boats. Those who were lost were lost owing to the cold and severity of the weather preventing their reaching the shore.

BERLIN BREAD PROTEST. 1 Amsterdam, Wediiescl,-I.-The proposed introduction of uniform bread in Berlin has caused a storm of protest amongst bakers, as have ail other plans of the municipal authorities of Berlin and suburbs. It is contended that the altera- tions mean an increase iu price.—Renter.

300 SOVEREIGNS LOST. I Three hundred sovereigns which he had secreted between rafters and the roof of his cottage at BaUymore. Co. Westmeath, were stolen from an aged labourer named Moran. At a special court on Tuesday a young man named McKnight, who had been seen near the house, was remanded in connection with the loss. There has been I no trace of the sovereigns.

ANOTHER LYING CLAIM. I With reference to the Berlin official re- I port of Jan. 30: Jan 18 one of our sulk- marines in English Channel destroyed English destroyer M cl&ss by torpedo," the Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement: No British destroyer of the M class, or any other of his Majesty's ships, was de- stroyed as claimed by the German Admir- alty.

SWANSEA RABBi'S FUNERAL. The funeral of the Rev. Israel Miron, 111, King Edward-road, Swansea, took place on Tuesday at the Jewish cemetery. The principal mourners were Messrs. W, W. Miron, L.D.S., S. Miron, and J. Miron (sons), H. Harrison, 1. R. Levi (president of the. Swansa Hebrew congregation), Hyam Goldberg, J.P., Abe Freedman, B. Goldberg, Michael Jacobs. H. Seline, S. Crawcour, Bremer, B. Goldstone, A. Saul, D. Crystol, S. Lyons, U. Deggotts, D. and L. Benjamin, and Rubensteiu. Mr. Gold- stone represented the Llanelly Hebrew congregation. "The Revs. Luboer and Goldstone officiated.