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NEW BRITISH ATTACK Haig Strikes This Morning. ( I SOUTH OF THE SENSEE RIVER. Satisfactory Progress Reported. e TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIA! British Headquarters, France, Friday, ST.50 a.m. At 5.20 a.m. this mcrning our troops attacked on a wide front south of the Sensee River, First reports indicate that satisfactory progress is being made. During the night successful local operations wvie carried cut by us in the neighbourhood of Arleux, norcli-west of La Ba.tSee, and boutu- we>;t of Fieurbaix. Our line has been advanced in these localities, and prisoners have been eaptnred by us. Note.The Sensee River rises in the uplands between Arras and Bapaullle. It runs t.hroti.?h Croisellos, Cherisy and Jlarnel, and is canalised thereafter, as it runs eorne six miles above Cambrai. AMERICANS SWEEPING ON. From the Exchange Tdeg.raph Company Correspondent with the American Army, Thursday night (?;eivHd ay) eccond offensive of rershing?e ?tirst Army has swept the Boche out of the liindenburg Line on a two mile front west of the Meuse, and embracing the A.rgcnnerorMt. ,Oveii iiisi d e tlla liic, The Americans continued their progress seven miles inside the line. The Bochc artillery on the right bank of llH )1u. was 80 completely gaEed that it hardly fired a shot all day. The American artillery support was superb. The Yanks took arennes, which was strongly defended, and subsequently captured Vanquois Hill, which had to be defended at all costs. LAST NIGHT'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, Thursday, 8.32 p.m. Except for encounters between raiding parties and patrols in different parte 01 the front, in the course of which we cap- tured a few prisoners, there is nothing of special interest to report. During the past few days the 1st and fith Divisions of the 9th Corps, under the command of Lieut.-General Sir vY. P. Jiraithwaite, have captured hy hard fight- ing, but at small cost, an intricate sys- tenl of trenches, strong points, woods, and villages north-west of St. Quentin, to- gether with over 1,5M prisoners. In tliese operations the enemy has de- livered many counter-attacks in strength, all of which have been repulsed by the I' concerned with great gallantry and determination. LAST. NIGHT'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. France, Ji p.m. I This morning theFreuch and American I Armies attacked in close conj unction on 'both aides of the Argonne. I The operations are proceeding satis- factorily. i .a advance of the French troops west of tho Argonne roaches six kilometres (tour miles) at certain points/ The battle is continuing. LAST NIGHT'S AMERICAN OFFICIAL. This morning, north-west of Verdun, the 1st Army attacked the enemy on a front of 20-miles, and penetrated his lines on an average depth of seven miles. Pensylvaman, Kansas, and Missouri troops, serving in Major-General JLiigettV, j Coq). stormed Yarermes, Mot BeainviLe, Vouquois, and Choppy uiil place- north- west of Verdun) after stubborn r"sista n*e. Troops of other corps crossing the Forges Brook (to the east of places pre- viously mentioned) captured the Bois de Forges and wrested from the enemy I ho towns of Malanoourt, Bcthincourt, M, fancon, Cinsy, Niintiilois, Scptsarges, Dannevux, Gereouit, and Drillaneourt. The prisoners so far reported number f over 5,000. i' I. i ■ ii

TO-MORROW'S FOOTBALL, Opening of Swansea Soccer I frL Competition. .l JI '?'?m? matches in connection ?" "? Swansea. Tuwn Association Foot- ball Club's Tournament takes place on Saturday n?t, the two matdw> to take place on the X etch Field will be between Hafod Rovers and Montana (!dck-o6' at 2.30 pni.), and the other between the Lancashire 1-usiliers and Clydach Tjnited (at like having a very properous 8ason. MATCHES FOR TO-MORROW. I SENIOR DJ\ ISION. Referee. Dunvant^v. Morriston TT.H. J. Ellaway Giant's Grave Naval Base D. Jones Graigoia U.v. Morfa C.W.S. L. Chisiett "ilUide V. ATannesniatin E. A. Harvey Lanes. lY.s v. Clydach U. T. Jones l Skewen {J. v. Ciorseinon U. W.Wishart I V.7 .Wisliart I I?TER?.??L\TE DIVtSK??. B?ri-y J. v. p'f Tennant Stars..W Dance Dany?-aig ???is v.O'if?i) V.T. J. Bay Iks "GorS{'iJ\<¡_ll ? ? v. Canaan .J. Chambers Kett'r r- r St. Steph?.s C. H. Ball r? "'?- P??? ViIIa.T. R. Plumps ?????<tboch W. David wfepKovors v. Montana A. Barrett Mann¡n.ann ?- ? ?rynta? G. I?wis- Morfa C.W. 11 v.??t?dV..B.H.Thomas JUMOtt DIVISION. -Hrr af* od R. II. v. Morj.;«|on J S..Tone. Kmg s Head v. Skett, j "? Fox :\{annmann J. v. Chrj^ g. Harri?m Mansel A. n. v. Stra??, A. Ar?<] Middle Rank v. S. JudfWrijjlit IidIand U. v. SL i Wriglit Mid!and ?7. v S?. John? G. Owen Nrid1117ld 'V 11. V. qk-(-en T. ..J. Morgan flel,ns -T. ? Thomoas

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50 MILES FORWARD ALLIED PROGRESS IN RUSSIA In Northern Ruia, General Poolc's Archangel force has advanced in a south- easterly direction another 50 miles up the River Dvina, making a total of 17t) miles, and has severely defeated the Bolsheviks. sinking four ot their vessels and taking several guns and considerable material. If the objective be to reach aud help tiie Caeeho-Slovaks in Eastern Russia, his forces, which a German Minister has placed at 50,0(10, have a long way to go yet—some 600 miles. COSSACKS HELPING. TIENTSIN. Thursday I (Received Friday). It reported from Tokio t hv t M. S;>hvi £ "i has 1-weu oemmanded to form a liCvr Cabinet, which will probably be in tlte ne-itire of a (oalition. Blagc-Aet Sciienk is now entirely occu- pied by the Allies. Armed Cossacks are acting in conjunction with the Allies. Prisoners have been taken.—Exchange. IMMEDIATE MOBILISATION. TIENTSIN, September 2nd (Received Friday). General Gaida has ordered the imme- diate mobilisaVlon of all CV.esho in the maritime Siberian provinces. General Gaida and General Sexninolf will enter Vladivostock for the purpose of conferring with the Allied representatives.—Ex- change.

MR R. M. LEWIS. I Burial at Brechfa. I The funeral of the late Mr. Richard Morris Lewis took place on Wednesday, leaving the residence, Richmond Villas, about 8.38 for Hif-h-street Station, en ] route for Brechfa, Carmarthenshire. The Miowing attended: Mr. and Mr. '.Uhe foi!l(iwil)g atteiid4ed-. -&r. aii?l Nlr,,t. Morris, Miss M .Morris, Mr. R. Davies tl'enygraig'), Mr. J. Morris (Gwydd Fagat- wr), Mr. Arthur James (solicitor), Mr. H. Howells, J.P. (Carmarthen). Mr. W. B. .Toiic,s, Mr. Thomas Jones, J.P., Mr. T. Lewis, J.P. (High Sheriff of Carmarthen), Dr. Timothy (Nantgaredig). Mr. Ha\ Arthur and Mr. William Evans (Aber- gwili), Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths (London Hougp. Gwernogle), Gunner Da\iœ (Aus- h'alian Fi,?ld For4?e), Mr .nd Mr&. Ben Enms (Gwaetod Abbot, PencadN), M?s?rs 0'FarrcH, Boulton and Mathson (repre- Mnting the Inland Revenue), Prof. J. O. Stevens (Carmarthen), Dr. Yanghan Thomas, Revs. Eurof Wali ;.r«. and lor- werth Davies* attended at the hcuvse. The Revs. Penar Griffiths, D. M. Davies, Waldo Lewis, Dyfnallt Owen and J. E. Davies also paid tributes at Brechfa. At the Methodist Chapel, Brechfa, which was well filled with a host of the deceased's old friends, a touching tribute was paid to the deceased by the Rev. T. Sinclair Evans (Swansea), and afterwards the interment took place, at the Parish Church, Brechfa, where the Vicar offi- ciated. Mr. Lleufer Thomas, D. Wil- liams, Dr. Glanville Morris and several others were unable to bo present owing to the railway dislocation. There were several floral tributes. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. S. C. Jones and Son. Castlo-square. I

[ARMISTICE WANTED. i i I I Bulgaria Sick of War. I END OF RESISTANCE IN SIGHT. I I i Serbians Advance 75 Miles. I i —————- COPENHAGEN, Friday. | | It is officially r|partod from Germany that the Bulgarian PrllU" Minister, Mali noil"; has proposed an armistice to the Entente Powers. Berlin learns thSt the offer ha" ln made by Malinofl' ♦ithout the support of Strong military jncasures have been taken in order to support I he .Bulgarian front. According to a sla'tement from Sofia, via ¡ Jassey, a counter-movement against the action of the Bulgarian Premier has al. ready been set on foot. I TO-DAY'S SERBIAN OFFICIAL. t On the 26<h inst. cur troops have taken Oyi t l i?, 2?')',Ili ourtroops ha-.io take;i the very important point of Beli-Xamen (1,170 metres north of Demar Kapur). On the same dy wc have entered Ishtip. ¡ We have taken the mountain Bego. sooiatz. On ih: moT.intj of the 26th our cavalry entered Kochame. Fighting is in progre^ss just in front of Yelc-s. j A grcst number BuJ.aar and German prisoners have fal:-r into our hands, to- gether with an enormous quantity of borrty. j All roads are absolutely crammed full of wagons nnd war. mstertsi abandoned by the Bulqars. i From the beginning of the offensive pur I cavalry have adv £ r>ced north 120 kilc- i metres (75 miles in a straight line). -19ED. BULGARIA'S BROKEN ARMY. E d f R S" t Erld cf Resiptancc in Sight. • SALONIKA. Thursday (Receivecd Fridav). By the cro-'sing of the \'ardar, the RuJg-ariuIJ main line communication from j the entire Monui-tir-Doiran front has I severed. It lias been completely cut by J our possession of the ridge between the Yardar iu;d Lakavk-a rivers. It is hoped that we shall be able to ■,compel a portion of the Bulgarians to fall back towards Strummica and the c'ther ]j towards Debar. M ith the hr?king up of the Bu?na'-r 178 i nrmy. it 'is likely to oKor ?rious fo. time. Ii our advance, Lskub can be pressed forward swittly, it will ,X' impos- j for the Bulgarians to use it as a j rallying point. GERMAR UNREST. J COPENHAGEN, Friday, j The V^ ossiche Zeitung says:— Beside the Prussian War Mnister. it is must likely that Von Wolrass. the Home Minister, will also resign. < The Rhenish Zeitung declares that the political crisis may lie ]TOwf]>oned for ?me day?, hut t1mt Hertling will be ron"d to rc?igu shortly.

 I | BURIED AT MARGAM. I I v I Funeral of the Late ?!ss ( Ta:bct. | As we reported overnight the remains of the latr. M-M Talbot, Martram. were laid to rest in the family vault in the precincts of the old Cistercian Abbey, withtn th3 grounds cf Margam Castle, on Thursday afternoon..A[any of the ten- antry were preeent. The body had been brought to the Castle from London on the preyiou." night. The- beq rc-rp were: Me??rs. TV ru. Mad dock. Biombil Farm, Margaai; I" W. B. Loveluck, Kenfig: S. Thomas. Eg- Iwvsmynydd: GMrse Thoma?, Storiny larm, I?pn6g Hill; John Eva?". Grai?- ?cItFatm.MargisimThomac Morgan, TynceUar.rar?m; John Davic?s, Kenfig Hou. Margam; John Thomas, Ct-o<??: Mrgam; E. Butler. Pyle; A. Jenkins, Penric^: John Tucker. Horton. Gowr; and John Brockie. Bovil, Gower. THE CHIEF MOURNERS. Th<e chref mourners were: Captaiu Andrew Fletcher (nephew) and Mrs. Flet- cher, Mrs. Herbert Johnson (niece), Mrs. Grahome (niece), Lady Blvthswood (niece), L:dy Leighton (niece*. Mrs. Speir (nriece), Miss Fletcher (Saltoun). &ir J. T. D. Llewelyn, Bart. (cousin). Mr. T. M. Franlc- len (cousin) nnd Mrs. Franklc-n, Colonel Speir, Mr. Rice Dillwyn, Colonel J. 1. D. Nifhoil (Merthyrmawr). Rev. H. Xicholl. M.A. (Cardiff), Rev. A. Nicholl (Port I Y" 1 11 1 • albote, .Mr. Typwis D. Nicholl (Laleston), Mr. E. Dillwyn Nicholl (Bridgend1, )ht5 Boyoe (who was 1{¡: Talbot's compnnion .privsta foo-et.'irvi Brig.-Gewrai ^Tiller, D.S.O. Others present included: Mr. G. L. I.ipsr'ombe (agent to the Mar- gam estate) and Mrs. Lipseombe, Mr. C. G. Mav, London (estate solicitor), Col. arid Miss Benson (Gower), Mr. H. L. Pri-chard (agent to the Penrice estates), Mr. K. L Knight (Tythegstoni. Captain W H. C. Llewelyn (Court Colin an), Aid. J. M. Smith (Mayor of Aberavon), r. Edmund Lowther (general, manager, Port Talbot Railway and Docks Co.), Mr. Ed. Knott (secretary, Port Talbot Railway and Docks Co.); Dr. J. H. Davies (Tai- bach), Mr. W. B..Tffillowes, Mr. George ¡ Knott (Pyle). Mr. I red Jacob (Gkinwen- tn), the K-ev. David I inllips (Bridgend), Dr. Hubert Phillips (Port Talbot), Mr. Lewis M. Thomas (Aberavon), Rev. J. Howell (C:i!vinistic Methodist, Pyle). Mr. G. Ernest Llewelyn (Bryngorwi, Mr. C. Roberts (district goods manngcis' office. Swansea, rep resent eng the (ireat Western Railway CompanvL THE SERVICE. I The robed clergy at the service in tht- church were: The Bishop of Llandaff, the Rev. Z. P. Williamson, R.D. (Margam), Can:m Johnson (Warden of St. Michael's Collage, Llandaff), Rev. Ð: J. J one* vi(lllr of Port Talbot). and the Rev. A. J. Ed- wr.rcls (vicar of St. Andrew's, Cardiff1. The service wae conducted by the Rev. 7. P. Williamson, R.D., Yicar of Margam, the Rev. -i). J. Jones, Port. Talbot, reavi- ing the Lesson, a.t? the BLbhcp of Llan- da3' pronouncing the cominitto, ",edf"n when the bodY had been ??-cr''d into t?e rault beiide the chancei. After the lest ■words of the Burial Service had be«n said, and the Bishop of Llandaff had pro- nounced the Benediction, the onganes-t (Mr. D. J. Tho m¡,j played and sang "The Ko?ary," v?r-h on thp occasion cf Miss Talbot's Inst visit to this church, thrM' years ago, he had c-ung at her ?ppci?l re- quc&t. Aftfrwards the or??t pl!\ed Chopiin's "Funeral March," concluding with "God Save the King." Lord Blythewood and Major Grahame sent messages regretting that military [duties prevented them from bedng pre- sent at the funeral. A number of the Glamorgan Constabu- lary were on duty in the Castle Grounds and at the church, under the command of Sunt. Bon Evans, Neath, and InsDector ilale, Port Talbot. On Thursday afternoon a memorial ser- vice was held at St. John's Church, Car- diff.

WAGE SLAVERY -0 ATTITUDE OF U8ERAUSi« EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK MANCHESTER, Friday. The General Committee oi the National Libera, l Federation resumed its delibera- tions at Manchester .his morning, 'l discussion was continued en constitu- tional reforms. A delegate proposed that the House oi Lords be altogether abolished and trans- ferred to Madame Tu^eaud'a A voice: That's full up; and laughter. The proposition was ruled out of order.- In the end a resolution was agreed to declaring that the tecond chamber should be on a representative basis, and that the existing House of Lords he abolished; that -the House 01 Commons should be re- lieved of its excessive work by the devo- lution of local business; and that there chould be con;-titutional reforms iu India tc secure the gradual development of self- government. THE WOMEN'S QUESTION. Lady Byles moved a resolution, which was carried, favouring the opening of many professional and other occupations tc women. Lady Byles made a vigorous attack on Regulation 40D, which she de- scribed as a blind, odious and barbarous law. Dora had many stains on her shield, but she had none darker than this. (Cheers) INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS. Sir George Toulmin was the mover of a resolution on the conditions of industry, declaring that the time had come when there should lie a fundamental" chnge in the relations betwen employers and em- ployed; that the workers must be given full share in determining conditions that affect their own lives; and that under the auspices of Industrial Councils, supple- mented where necessary by Trade Boards, there should be for men and women in every industry a mminium wage, afford- ing a projiee standard of comfort. Sir George said it was a healthy sign in national life that workers were demand- in a luM t- haie in determining conditions affecting their own lives. TO AVOID STRIKES. It was a peace policy they wishel to foreshadow. There was an agreement, that a method of solving industrial prob- lems must lie found which avoided the wastef ul expedient of strikes. They wanted to devise practical machinery, and some development wab imperative to secure an orderly transition from wage slavery to free contract. (Cheers-. It was io lie hoped that the Ministry cf Labour would llOt hasitllte to enforce Trade Boards where necessary, in the workers' interests. Equal pay for equal work had at least a good beginning in Lancashire where it had long been recog- nised that the quality ot the work of the loom dejjended on skill and not npon the eex of the weaver. (Cheers.) Trade Unions had vj>»fly improved the eonditioiu the workers, but had not covered the whole ground. BUREACRATIC GOVERNMENT, Mr. Tom Wing, M.P., seconded. He Mid every industry had decided that bureacratie government was not good. The Whitley Report really arose from Liberal legislation. It was Liberalism's reply to Socialistic Bolshevism. Several amendments dealing with the details of the question were agreed tu, and the resolution subject to these amendments was carried. I LAND AND AGRICULTURE. Mr. J. M. Robertson. M.I' moved a resolution in favour of reform in regard to land and agriculture. It was neces- "ry, he said, to make more use of the land, but if the nation became self-feed- ing it might involve the losc, of our maritime supremacy. After considerable discussion dealing with the way of securing, the resolution was carried. HOUSING AND HEALTH. The question of housing reform and health was put by Sir Tudor Walters, M.P., who moved that in order to meet the needs of housing a comprehensive national housing scheme was a primary necessity. There wa.s also needed a com- prehensive national health service, to en- able both housing and health problems to be solved satisfactorily, for which there should be adequate contributions from the National Exchequer. Sir Tudor remarked that unless there was some strong, determined and vigorous central policy in regard to hous- ing there was no prospect whatever of securing the 500,000. houses which were at once needed for England, Wales and Scotland. He contended that amongst other ways public utility focieties sliousf" be formed, and other methods of a like character adopted in order to carry out what was desired. Mr. WaIter Butterworth (Manchester) seconded. A number oi amendments were passed for the purpose of strengthening the re- fsolutt.on. They were mainly directed to Tjocal Authorities having a large part in furthering schemes for building purposes. The resolution was carried. LIQUOR CONTROL. Mr. J. A. Cora]:t:>!i move-tl a resolution, which was unanimously carried, favour- ing the full popular control of the liqair traffic. Mr. Wal(cr Funciman seconded- A resolution dealing with education and re quiring public control of schools, was passed: as also v. as one in favour of the recognition of women's r-giii to sit in Parliament. Unanimity was reached in regard to the oue?tion of the General Election. AGAINST A GENERAL ELECTION. The resolution adopted read: Thi. committee emphatically expresses th- opinion that a General Election b( avoided in order that national unity b preserved, and nationa lenergies may no be diverted from the effective prosecutioi of the war." The Conference concluded "with th singing of the National Anthem. 8d. PER QUART. Mumbles Milk Price Fixed. At a special meetjing of the Mumble Food Control Committee on Thursday the question of th-e price of milk was col aidered. The local milkvendors have set in particulars of the amount of milk piv duced and the amount of milk importer It was decided after considering thee figures to fix thp prfce of milk at 8d. pit quart from October 1st to April, 1919.

A number of police officers in eliar, A Supt. Ben Evans and Inspector H were on duty p.t Mi«s Talbot's end kept the large number oi eightsefl in crder. I t f

THE LIBERAL PARTY 1 MR. ASQUITH ON ITS FUTURE I MANCHESTER, Friday Afternoon. I During to-day's conference of the Xatioiial Liberal Federation, Mr. Asquith arri ved and was very cordially received. I Speaking in response, Mr. Asquith said he was anxious to look in at the Liberal factory actually at work. (Laughter.) The output apparently was not incon- siderable, and so far as he had been able to see the quality was quite as satisfac- tory as the quantity. lie desired to assure them that those who had been directly and personally resjxmsible for the leadership ot the party during the many long and arduous years had always found in the National Liberal Federation, ias council, and its committee, an organisa- tion of the rank and file of the non-com- missioned officers of the party whose dis- cipline, loyalty, impulse and enthusiasm had done mere tflr.n perhaps any other body in the country to make their work -effective and to secure a triumph for the I cause in which tlioy had been engaged. (Cheers.) ALIVE AND WIDE-AWAKE. I I am glad to see the Federation. Some people thought it was dead, others at any rate ibought it was asleep. A Voice: They wished it were. Mr. Asquith: Yes; perhaps so, but I am glad to see that it is wiele a wak. and fully lDd I trizk-t- thit in the delibei-.i- tions that you have been holding that we may be able to submit to the public opin- ion of the country and' of the world a polity worthy of the best traditions of the "Liberal Party, antI cal(lIlated to trans- form the whole social and industrial life of the country.

Dr. Henry Dyer, chairman of Glasgow School Board, has just elied in 70th year. Dr. Dyer, who founded the engi- neering college in Tokyo, was an authority on t4 industrial development of Japan. I -r 'c I. 1.11 «•

i ENEMYfAlUNG I I BACK. f I Fruits of Blow. GOtJRAUD'S STRATEGY, (From the Press Association's Special Correspondent at the Headquarters of the Fourth French Army). FRANCE, September ZG, 10.20 a.m. (Received Friday). This morning, three yeta-s and one day after the memorable Champagne offen- l.sj\'e 01 f' vtelllher, Hi];:), the French again attacked the U?rman front along the line at the old baUle'front. The atbelÜllg I French army is under the orders of Gen- eral Gouraud", whilst General Petain is in supremo command. The names of these two leaders are pledges of sueces-s to the soldiers, and the brief reports so far re- ceived at Headquarters already warrant full confidence in the result. It is note- worthy that the German High Command copied General Gouraud's tactics of July 15, and quietly withdrew their troops out of the exposed advanced zone as soon as it was realised that an attack was immi- nent, leaving only a few posts under the command of non<-ommis.sioned officers to k{!'p up a semblance of resistance. WIDE-AWAKE GOURAUD. General Gouraud, however, is not the man te fall into his own trap. From pri- soners and from other sources of infor- mation we had learned that the enemy was falling back on his principal line of j resistance, and changed orders were ac- cordingly issued to the artillery. Our ar- tillery preparation began at 11 o'clock last night, and instead of battering empty trenches until daylight as the Germans did on July 15, the krone!] batteries kept up their fire, which was of the usual ap- palling density, on the German main de. fences and the i-o:ids Ly which his re- ) serve's were moving ri). r NIGHT CANNONADING. I watehed the bombardment trom be- hind the irent for some hours last, night. In the north the sky was lit up by the constant flashes of our ilS. blazed for moments on the horizon, then an ammunition dump went up and the air thumbed with the continuous roil of the guns. One night cannonade, however, is very like 'another. The most interesting fenfu r of this one was that the enemy's reaction, was unexpectedly, feeble, and caused little h>-s among the troops niov- ing up to the attack. "Shortly before dawn the roar of the guns rose to the hurricane 1 violence, in preparation for the assault, which was launched at FIRST RESULTS OF BATTLE. As the enemy was not resisting strongly in his advituced zone, this assault quickly penetrated almost along the whole front. In the. first few hour* of battle some highly important buttresses of the fort- ress which the Germans have dug for themselves, had fallen. By 10. o'clock, Servon, situated Con the edge of the Ar- gonne, which the Germans have held for four years, was takpn, and our troops pushed on from the Main <Ie Massiges, capturing several points of importance, "nd occupied the formidable mass of the Butte du Mesnil, a hill 050 feet high, forming the south-western pillar of the Tah a re position around which waves of French infantry washed in vain in Sep- tember, 1915, and which until this morn- ing projected into our front like a cliff into th" sea. On the left the French are assaulting the immensely strong line known as the. Eigne des Butties," exten- ding from the Butte de Souain to the Butte de Tahure. PROGRESS OF THE AMERICANS. Tlie fighting here was necessarily very heavy, but M, 1 was leaving Headquarters news nrrivea of the capture of the Nar- urin Farm, which lies on the very flank of the height called tltelhitte de Souain, wliicli, therefore, is in danger of being turned. On the extreme rigid of the Ar- gonne the American divisions, attacking in Haison with General Gouraud's army, have advanced a mile beyond Vanquoi«, wuieh has resisted to many attacks, and into Manlancourt Wood, on the edge of the Verdun battlefield. Thus a!ong the whole battlcfront otto miles the enemy has already been dislodged from his ati- vanced strongholds, many of them being places in which he had lived in what fk^med to be unthreatened security fori years. ENEMY MISLED. The enemy sepms to have been misled as to the point where the weight of attack would fall. His artillery resistance was strongest on the extreme left in a region oc the Moronvilliers Mountains, which lie west of the Suippes Valley, on the ex- treme western limit of the battlefield. Here General Gouraud contented himself with a cautiouj advance towards tile ai. u:;<.»:n«, reserving his energy ?:- tho j main battlefield between th? Suip?s and ,-n,iiii t 1.)e s a? n the Argoiix3e. THE AMERICAN DRIVE. I (From the PreSc Association Special Cor- respondent. American Army. France, Sep- tember i>fith. 10 p.m.. received I'riday. La-st night the bombardment produced a magnificent spectacle in the cloudless night, thousands of guns all firing furiously and wreathing the hills in a ceaseless sparkle of flame like a myriad I of fireflies, while the roar of cannon, re- sembling the roll of drumfc was unbroken for six continuous hours. The enemy was reported to IX) suspicious of an attack somewhere in Champagne or towards Briey for the last ten days, and had been watching our front closely for the past 48 hours. He increased his reserve in this region latterly from four to 23 divisions. THE PRUSSIAN GUARDS. The Prussian Guards Division, defend- ing Vauquois—three regiments in the line, one in reserve—offered a strong resistance to our attack. It is reported fliat instruc- tions from Headquarters were to hold the town at all costs. A general review of the fight from an admirable position for many hours convinces me that the enemy is stubbornly retiring to a prepared lino, to which all his heavy artillery has been withdrawn, and he is consequently un- ablo to undertake any counter-battery j work. His artillery rejoinder in a figlit on such a scale is quite inadequate if any real support h intended. No definite conclusion, however, can yet. he drawn t'rom the d;>y's operations. The stfill work has been excellent, continuous touch ing kept between the divisions. The transport is working without a hitclx. < I

FRANKFORT RAID I P- FACTORIES AiTAGKEO WITH j GOOD RESULTS INDEPENDENT FORCE, R.A.F. France, Thursday.—At noon yesterday, our aeroplanes attacked the factories at Frankfort with gec-l results. Large num- hcrsolen?uiyajrcrnt'?prc encountered, and n:ry ht'avy h?iHing took place, a a result of-which five enemy aircraft were shot down out a-f ^ruL Fjur of cur 1lladlincs failHl to return. With reference to yesterday's com- munique it has now been established that during the raid on Kaiserslautern two en- emy aircraft were shot down out of con- trol. besides the tv.t' already reported de- stroyed. In addition to the machines re- t^.rtea missing one reco n ii i. ,i sca.,i machine has not returned. BRITISH AIR OFFICIAL. France, Thursday, 8.32 p.m. On Sept em Ik?!- 25th, in cloudy but im- proving weather, our observation ■ machines were aeth'cly at work. In air fighting ten machines were do- stroj-ed and three driven down out of coil trol. Another enemy luaehine was brought down in flames at night. During the 24 lik)ui -> we dropped :5 tons of bombs on hostile, aerodromes and rail- way connections. Three of our aeroplanes are missing. FRENCH AIR OFFICIAL. On Wednesday five enemy aeroplanes w.era brought down or put out of action. During the night our bombing machines droppeff more than 21 tons of projectiles on bivouacs in the legion of Laon and on f tat ions of ?.Ion<: Cornet. Merle, Laon. and on the railway lines leading thereto. Several direct hit, were observed, caus- ing fires and explo.siniiii

I SWANSEA CHAPLAIN. I How. Rev. C. A. Clark Won: M.C. The Rev. Charles Aubrey Clark, A.C.D., who has won the .Military Cross for con- spicuous bravery and resource shown dur- ing tVe Austrian oiYenMve on Jiiiie loth, i* the son of Mr. J. Clerk, 0. Dynevor-olace. Swansea. He was educated I'n the Higher Grade School at Swansea, then went to Cardiff Fill versify College, where he I graduated as H.A. After a period of trnin- ifig in St. Michael's Theological College. ''hindaff, he held cu-ifies at Bam- nrd "t Dinas Powis. He joined the army in •I une, t.17. ;*nd- j'.s ■ wounded ou 10 in TtAly. The London Gniette" states that he stayed with the firing line and collected three wounded men, whom with great difficulty (oiving to the close opnrop.eh of the enemyi he brought tafely to the dress- ing station. When our line wns restored, he immediately ,i-r.t forward again to assist in collecting the wounded and elf-ad. He showed splendid devotion to duty.

U-BOATS SUNK. I A British, submarine captain tells of I his engagement with a U-boat: I fired both bow torpedoes almost simultaneously. They broke surface a little and I saw their track, and about half a minute later there was a terrific explosion, a big flume. and a fountain of 4ater HiOtt. high. I saw a torpedo sinking by the stern, with the head stove in. 1 infer it v.-a. of mv bow torpedoes stove in by the shock of I the explosion of the first. There was a lot of oil about and a smell of paraffin. no sign of any part of the boat, but I heard shouting in the water and picked up one man. The captain of a destroyer reporting the destruction of a U-boat Eays: The time from the first sighting of I the submarine until s he was put our of action was five minutes, during which time she had dived, be^n brought, to the l surface again, and Koled by gunfire."

DROPS OF BRAN DY. I A fine of St was imposed at the Swan- j sea Munitions Court on Thursday on a workman from a controlled establishment for being under the influence oi drink uunng working hours recently. The man, who had previously borne a good charac- ter. admitted taking a few drops of b- randy, i

r I 7JJOO PRISONERS by the French, v.l,i; ,(1 I-JJ or ¡: er.c TO-DAY'S TRENCH OFFICIAL. | i mv ut'.ack of jho. Pronc-h tToops in I C;i!;i,-no wa* carried out ^esterdav j I'" "1- 1""1'1'1'4 ()'It' yt"'1"da- i w s; a "s I'rnr.: t '1 Suinvpr- in i he "2,1'' I a t:>r:uiuabio n<wo'-k oi trenclK'S and vvii" t're.F;n/, n.fits, more t'han five Vil .in:. tecs i.i depth, and -which th," cuetny had coniinually strerjgthene<l and defended hy the 1 eir:v..were tarried by assault on the j tii t .'lay cf the b-ittle. The number of p^is'iV" already cor.ntord cxrecd? I 7.ce. t ^^0 Tnicerv. In the (.Mir-f- ibr- night Hie enemy at- I t«-m».t>n- rca< fian. Tlf attack "was | re:o";n-v! r n and despite I n a I satisfactory condition, I GERMANY TO PROTEST. I Amsterdam, Friday.—According to reports from Berlin and Vienna, Ger- many intend;, to send a solemn protest against M. Malmofifs request for an armistice. Hi< action is etated to be the result of Germany's refusal to send sv.fhoionf reinforcements to Bul- garia .—Exchange. THE ONLY PEACE. Mr, Asquith and Enemy's Suggestion. Sr"L,I:ing at Manchester on Friday afternoon at the National Liberal Federation's meeting, Mr. Asquith re- ferred to Count Burian's suggestion j of peace, and said the only peace we could' accept -was one which guaran- teed all nations—-girat or small— pecuritv against militarism, and pre- datory ambitions. With regard to the II League of Nations, the time had come w-hcn the best heads of the Allies who could be spared—should be em- ployed in conference to- map out the practical side of the question on. the i solution of which the future of man- I kind so largely depended. I I 1 t

SWANSEA TRIBUNAL. At the Swansea Tribunal on Thursday -ix montlis* exemption was granted each to two brothers, who stated that tlic7 had five brothers now serving, and two others who had been killed in actio^i. Three months was •; tan ted a fish sales- man (31), Grade 1. and with six children. —Three months was also granted the manager of a gent's outfitter's shop (3H), married and Grade 2.

SWANSEA HOSPITAL. I At thb m?eUn? of the Swanop? Hospital j Board. Thurfda? <?r. Roger Bec? in the 1 ,heir). a voe of r?!grel. at the death of f T?ibot w" pasd. and it ws? hoped th? the benefactions would be continued of which she had besn the cause. All the members stood when the cte ?-M j-a,sscd. It was stat?! that the waiting !i?t had dropped from %4 to MB. Mr Roger Beck moved the minuter of the Finance Committee, and said the financial position of the Hospital was increasingly hopeful, and a very promising future was I before them.

SWANSEA TEACHERS. I Salary Resolutions Carried. I I a!ary Resolutions Carried. A large and enthusiastic meeting con- 15iting of nearly the whole of the teach- ing profession of Swansea was held on Thursday evening at Dynevor-plaee School. The indisposition of the general eecretary. who was expected to address the meetiug, was a source of keen disap- pointment. Fortunately, Mr. Celfyn Wil- liams (executive member) was present, and he was invited to speak. In the course of a vigorous addrees, Mr. Wil- lihins called attention to the general un- rest throughout, the country on account of the inadequacy of present salaries. He, however, cited instances in which bonuses of 2fte., 2., and 3<)s. weekly had recently I)t,t,n gran ed. in addition to revision of salaries, which served to deepen j he sense of justice cf the claims which Swansea teachers are compelled to urge on the L.E.A. Sub-eqyeni ly resolution* unanimously carried requesting: (1) a bonus for all teachers: improved j soaks; (3) £ 10 increments c, r i,. l teacUcrs. J