South Wales Weekly Post

r MYSTERY OF KIEL  ?r ?JSL, WAS IT THE RUSSIANS? HELIGOLAND THEORY IMPROBABLE. Writing in the Daily Telegraph," Mr. Archibald Hurd says :-The first suggestion regarding the Kiel report that one i& tempted by very caution to adopt is that these are craft injured by our cutting-out expedition in the bight of Heligoland. But that incident occurred on Friday last, and, moreover, it is understood that others sank in the vicinity of the canal and evi- dently at the Baltic end. inow, seeing that the v-cssels which were in last week's scrap would have repairing facilities at Wilhelmhaven and Cuxhaven, if some of them were so badly mauled that they finally sank, they would hardly, after a long delay and in a sinking condition, be sent, through the canal for repairs. Such an act would be very foolhardy, and we must be on our guard against attributing folly to the enemy. I do not doubt that few of the readers who were puzzled by the official messages gave a I Thought to the Russian Fleet in the Baltic. The Czar has quite a con- siderable strength in those waters. If the Rusian Navy were not masked and the Rus- sians bad temporary command of the sea tiny might use it for the transport of troops i for a sudden landing on the German coast I not so very far from Berlin The force might even be so large that the operation would be something more than a raid of in- I vasion. An unmasked naval force under the Rus- sian flag-and Russia, in addition to a dozen or so battleships and armoured I cruisers, has about 100 torpedo craft—might create a very awkward situation for Ger- many, Kiel, Datitzig, Stettin, Rostok, and other towns might bo given quite an uncom- fort-able time. The crman fleet, let us never forget to rememb er, is forced to main- tain guard on t >vo frontiers. Only a portion of the fleet is in the North Sea. This brings us back to the story of the lost and damaged torpedo-craft at Kiel. It is a reasonable supposition that there has been a scrap with the Russians. It is not be- yond the bounds of possibility that the Ger- mans, regarding the Russians at sea as they regarded the British on land-before the war opened. let it be a,-il.,Ied--rent destroyers out I into the Baltic inadequately supported, and in searching round f<r some mischief to do, it is not improbable that they came across more than they expected. I JAPAN READY TO ASSIST GREAT BRITAIN. IMPORTANT STATEMENT AT AMERICAN EMBASSY, WASHINGTON, Friday. According to a statement made at the Japanese Lmuassy, Japan is ie-idv to assist Gre,it Britain. A telegram from Tokio reports that I K.:ao-ChAl is short of provisions, and that Admiral Kato is convinced that an effective blockade by land and. sea will result in speedy Auriender. The statement -as to a violation of Chinese neutrality is denied, and :t«is de- clared that the Japanese are confining their operations to an area within the thirty m le limit as defined by the Peking Government. A special session of th,> Japan-se Diet will be convened on September 9Jh at which a special war appropriation wiCil be made of fifty-three million ye:1. The amount will be taken from the sur- plus funds, and there wilft be no increase I of taxation, and no loans. I "TRAP"? I SOME SUGGESTIVE HINTS. Atherton Fleming, of the Daily Graphic," writes :— I have foeard some details of certain pre- parations which I cannot under any cir- cumstances communicate. In the woids of one informant, The trap is set, and the oait theiein." We have now reached the battle ground we have chosen (writes Eugar h allace in; the "Birmingham Post") and ground in which will be fought the first decisive battle of the campaign in trance. A lung, un-j bioken line stretches from Paris thro gh j Laon to Mezieres. It runs diagonally across France, with Kii^irni and V PLQUII at its back on the one flank, and Paris as a pivotting point on the western side. And behind the invader, when he fornix line of battle, will be the see, and the army coips of 1Le sea- boaid, whilst northward an unconquered Belguan army, recuperated and growing in Ftren-gh, which is cortained by ro more than Landsturm divisions. I think it is very likely some of the Paris forts will fall, but unless all portents and ali the in- formation I have is hopelessly misleading, I do not expect the fall of Paris. More than this, I would say that for the first time since the fall 0 Namiir I take a cheerful view of the situation. FIVE TO ONE. PROPORTION OF THE GERMAN LOSSES. (BRITISH "RETREATS": NEW; STYLE. STYLE. A moderate estimate of the Kaiser's losses runs up to 5 to 1 (says Frederick iuoy, Lk.e Daily Mail" -oreoponuent near the English front). Bearing in mind tDat the combined Franco-British loss has not exceedea 40.0JJ, at least five German army corps, or 200,000, should be out of action. ¡' "Torrents of blood will flow," predicted Bernhardi, the sage, "we can aftord it." And so it has come to pass. Still, even German blood runs out of stock. In no re- spect, save possibly with their lignt pieces of artillery and transport, have the Ger- m*m« shown superior training or equip- ment. The advance on Palis has been maue largely oy mojor lorry, an up-to-datt method of invasion which has frequently necessitated our men marching as much as twentv-five miles a day at five and six miles an hour with hardly a halt. The British reheat is all the more regret- table seeing that our field arrangements i have been perfect. Here is tte firing line menu, every bit as substantial as, if less ¡ delicate than, the ( atenng for Liege's heroes lib. bread, cfceese and ja.m, ad lib., I lilb. bacon for breakfast, Ii-lb. beef for diin- rer, tea, ruir, 2cz. tobacco a week. I And the British private, the world's re- cord grouser," admits tiiat rever a day went bv without the f 11 menu being seived. Lest England has pictured an army in flight let it, be said that this British trek h been something "uite new in retreats, something very novel. Retreating units have not hitherto made a hobby of turning round at odd moments, smiting their pur- suers n;p and thigh, and then—continuing their retreat.

"LIIil:: A GREAT WAVE. WHAT WE ARE CON- i TENDING WITH. NUMBERLESS HOUSES OF INVADERS. Everybody is aware of the tremendous efforts the enemy has been making to strike at the capital c-f Fringe. T\;€y have (says Mr. Wm. iMaxivell, writing from Beauvois in the "Daily Telegraph") teen content with demonstrations on the east and w:th mask- ing the fortress positions along that border tney have descended in hordes from the north; they have pouped out from the Meuse to the Sa-nme, but they have reseived their greatest efforts and sacrifices for tüe north-west. It is this turning movement on the left flank oil the British which forces the Allied armies to retire. Never was attack made with such relentless feiocity and never was defence conducted with greater heroism. Kvery mile has been contested with stub- born gallantry, British and i rench retiring j with their faces to the foe. Their numbers were overwhelming. They gave us No rest night and day. They hammered Lway, coming on like great waves. The gaps we made were filled instantly. Their artillery, which is well handled, played upon us incessantly. Their cavalry swept down upon us with amazing recklessness. If we have heavy losses Uie enemy ha.ve even greater. Officers tell me that our men fought with cool gallantry. They never wavered an in- stant. But pressure was irresistible. Column after column, squadron after squadron, mass after mass, the enemy came on like a battering ram, Crushing everything In its way, shattering to fragments by snot and shell. Hordes of the enemy seemed instantly to, renew themselves. They swarmed on all 1-d", Notbi^or btit t1,e pluck, the j steadfast courage, and unflinching determin- j aticn of our soldiers saved the arn1" from annihilation. T. « losses iniiieted on the enemy must have been enormous. They at- tccked in solid formation and whole bn- gades of infantry were decimated by the fire of our rifles and guns. No army of civ- ilised men can endure such devastation as ?as wrought among the C?r?aus this long battle over scoies tf miles. The ret:re.I ment was <;S?et€d with admirable coolness I and 8kil1. The nositions of the Co\er:ng I were well rttosen, and our guns shelled the advancing columns until the dead la: in neaps along the roads a.nd in the fie'djs. I STIFIT." I DESPITE DESPERATE AND INCESSANT FIGHTING. I (Press Association War Speefal.) FERitlERES GOuJRNAi, Normandy, Friday, The flight of non-oombatants from jearie'j keeps paoe with the retreat of the Allied forces on the capital. Yesterday the ad-j vancing Germans were within a few miles of Chant illy, the famous racing centre, and a sauve qui pent of the population of the neighbouring villages-largely Englishmen connected with the racing stables and their families—fohowed, which did not stop until Paris was reached. Many regiments parsed through the vil- lage of where my informant had occa- sion to talk with odicers and men. They i-eported heavy losses, but had apparently inxiicied greater damage on the enemy. Every inch of the way is contested. My friend himself witnessed a rep-rguaid a-otyicn. The British retreating, left a de-! taohment lining both sides of the roads. rite (rermans appeared, and were aiowed to come wiuuu a iW nuuued yalds. 't hen, As if by magic, two British machine j guns, in command of an cuicer with a dozen men, swung into the road. A sharp order, and the machine guns and riiles blazed. at snort range into the uermans. The head of the, Geriuan column disappeared in the dust oi the road.' The mam body hailed., <Us- mayed. A few minutes later the British! were marching a"hlg the road whiao-ing to the nut" station," as they call it, wnere i they would have another exchange of coin- pxiuients with the Oerruans. Our men, though oheertul, are angry at the continuous retreat, tne need ei which they do not understand, and the unending numbers of the UaraiauiS. The more yuc: kill ot them the more there are of them," they complain, bLt if we ever get at them in 1he open:" Of tne Trench our men seem to have seen little or nothing. They are und^r fhe iinp-ol-sion t,hat the armies are acting separately, which, of course, is not the case. r] he fighting has been incessant. and des- perately ha.d. Nevertheless the army ie stiii tit in every sense of the word. Its I transport is intact ana fined the road from C-ouiimignQ raer, bunclay with a ouiumn of motor lomes nine K.li.j.o.fca'es long. LAST AUSTRIAN ARMY! DOING BETTER IN THE WEST.. PETROGRAD, Thursday (decayed.) Of the to-al Austrian fore s in Galicia —pro^a:>ly twelve Aimy Gop-a t least haT Army Corps, say 200,000 men, have been practically put out of action, at any rate for some time, and of taeir 500 guns 150 have been capcurcd. The main Austrian florces—seven 01 eight Army Coips—are concentrat-ed in the southern pad, of the Poiash Govern- ment of LubIn, wher heavy fighting has been going Sti for ten days. The Austrlans ha\e suffered several p-utii I defeats, but were still, in the main, holding their ground before the Russian victory in front of Lem- bcr. Th. vietcry will enafcie the Russians to detach considerable forces to Lubuin, and the bare prosp ct of this will probably army to farl? i ack force the Austrian ni;o n army to fall back on the strong fortresses of Przemysl, J?.Totli" and Cracow, v h r;by the Rus- éans will recover not only the parts of Poland occupied by the Au?trians but also .ae Aa,tr:?aiis but a ,) the ferW" eastern part of Ga.Eda up to the Carpathians.—(" Daily Mail.") i I

THE GREATER SWANSEA. Ffcrestfaoh Wants to Come In. At a meeting at Gendros Schools a public meeting was held to consider the proposed exttmsion of Cockett parish in the Swansea borough. Mr. John Davies (Bleak Houte) piesided, and Messrs. J. T. Martyn, W. H. vVeo'i/of, Coim. T. Hopkins, and Mr. T. D. Jenkins took part in the discussion, in which the advantages of incorporation-reduced jates, better education facilities, a tramway service, etc.—were dwelt upcn. Mr. T. D. •Jenkins moved, and Mr. James Matthews seconded, that "this meeting of parochial electors of Fforestfach Ward. in the parish of Cockett, duly convened and assembled, do hereby approve tne p-opesod inclr-jion of the parish of Cockett within the county bor- ough of Swansea, and authorises the com- mittee appointed by the anaual assembly of the parish to render such afsistarice as may be necessary to the Swansea County Coun- cil." This was carried unanimously.

THE COUNTRY'S CALL ?a ?i!?8. TO Dlc!S PREMIERS TRUMPET BLAST. I I KAISER'S CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY. I Graat Msstinj in I London. I The following portions of Mr. Asquith's speech at the Guildhall, London, on Friday, did not reach us in time for our ;ate edi- tions of that evening- I The Premier pointed out hhat the violA- j tion of Belgian neutrality was only the first step in a uehberate policy of whicn the ulii- mate and the not-far-aistant a2m was to crush the independence and the autonomy of th, small free Sti. js of Europe, first Bel- j giuro, then Holland, and Switzerland, coun- tnes, like our OW1 imbued and sustained by the spirit of liberty. One after the other they were to be bent to the yoke, and thos? ambitions were fed and fLs-ered by the new philosophy preached by professors and learned men. free and full sell-development, which to those small States, as to ourselves, to our Dominions, and to our kinsmen across the Atlantic, was the well-cprirg anci life- bieath of our national existence, was the one capital offence in the code of those who had made force their supreme divinity, and upDn its aJtars were prepared to sacrifice both the gathered fruits and the potential germs of tne unfettered human .3palt. I He used that language advisedly. This was not merely a material, it was also a spiritual conhict. (Loud cheers.) Upon 'ts issue everytning that contained promise and hope, that led to emancipation, aud a fuller lioerty for the millions, who made up the mass of mankind, wcuid be found sooner or later to depend. Mr. Asquith eulogised the exertions of Sir ivdwarc; Grey in trie cause ci ptECe, Had his proposals for a mediating conference be- I l?; aling coiie.-eiice b< tween Germany, France, Italy, and our- selves been acctpted, the actual controversy would have been settled with honour to everyfeoay, ana the whole of this terrible: welter would have been jth he a^ked, "does the re- sponsibihty rest for the refusal and tor all LIe iinmiuioie suiierings which now confront tha woilu? Vhth one tower, and one rower only. In at Fower is Germaxiy. (Hisses.) That is -1 The fountain and origin oi mis worxa-wiae eatasacpiie. cheers.) "In the hope of peace (ne continued) we had persevered to tne end, straining almost to the breaking point our most cnerished hiend.hip and obligations, but at last we leached tne dividing jine which made or marred a nation wor.h y of tne name. Then, and tien only, did we declaie for war. Did anyone in the whole Empire b:.a.m or r pent o-ir decision? (A.>.) j Inen," declared the P.ime Minister, we m-st steel oarsel. es to the task, P,.d in the spirit which an;n ated our foie- fathers in their st. uggie agailn",t the domination of Napoleon, we must, and we snail, persevere to tne end." (Cheers.) Wiiie it would be a criminal mistake to under-estimate be magii-tuae, the lighting quality, or the staying pawer of the enemy, it would be equaily fool sil ,.nd indefensible to beiiotle o.:r own forces. As le^ards the Navy, there was happily littile rnoe t3 be done. H did not flatte. it when he said that its superiority was equally marked in e\ery department and ¡ Fp-mie of -"7 activity. We relied on it with the most absolute conndei-oe. It had hunttd the Gernmi mercaniiie marine frrnn the h l.h seas, and when the few German cruisers winch still illf sted the dista: t ocean had be-n disposed of—as they would be very soon-tiie Navy woidd have achieved for British and nc-^tudl commerce a security as complete as it had ev r en- joyed in tha days of unbroken peace. In regard to the Army, tiicie ".Ls a call for a ev. Continuous, detsrminad, and united effJlL. We had not merely to lepla-ee the wastage caused by casualties; we had to enlarge the scale of the Army, incr ase its num- bers, and multiply many tures its effec- tiveness as a fighting instrument. Witn a spontatiecui and a unani_mity un- paralleled in h-st ry, the self-governing Dominions had aflLm d their biotierhojd with us and made our cause tneir own. Canada, ALstialia, New Zoaiand, South Africa and Newfound and had asserted tne'r rignt to coritilbute money, material, and tne lives of their best men. India, too, with no less alacr.ty nad cbime d her share in the common task. Immediately after the mobilisation on the 4th of August Lord Kitchener issued his cai for 10),J.0 scrubs. This had been followed by a stcond call for another lVJ,J;.»). The resp, n"' up to to day g .ve us Between 250,000 and 300,000 men. iL<)-Li c.-e-r:s.) ivo rew-cf tnan 4. ,UM Lon- doners had accented. We wanted more in-n, men of he be-t fighting quality, and prompt provs 01 wou.d be mlde for th'? incorporation oi all willing and abe men Ir-, tie hjjiit.rg .orces of the K in sLr. Vv h '>Vd' possible men d sirng to s-ixve tog, th r w. ull bj al o t d to th sa.iie reg.mtnt cr ccrjs, and the ras g of battalions by cornties and municipali- t:es wotAa be in every way encou aged. No less u gently they want d a larger s pply of €X-non-e?mmissicned cffictrs, men who were asked to gi--e uo regular empioyment and return for the work which they aio"e w re ^oompetent to do. E npio cr; might suoy an r' such men of re-nst tenant to thri. portions at the erd of tho war. (Ciee s.) He ppnralfd also to r tired commissioned offic-rs to come forwa"! and tnh th ir plaoes .n the tr,i,n;riz rf th" new Army. As tc the actual progress of the war he would say nothing except that in every di- rection there was abundant ground frr pride and confidence. We were watching the fluctuations of the early stages of a protract- ed struggle. We must learn to take long views, and to cultivate patience, endurance, anl steadfastness. "LET US REALISE." MR. ASQUITH PROCEEDED, "THAT WE ARE FIGHTIXG AS A T7NITED FVPIPE 1' A CAUSE WORTHY OF THE HIGH- EST TRADITIONS OF OUR RACE. LET US EEEP IN MIND THE P A- TIENT AND INDOMITABLE SEAMEN. WHO NEVER RELAX FOR A MOM- ENT THEIR STERN VIGIL ON THE LONELY SEAS; LET US KEEP IN MIND THAT OUR GALLANT TROOPS WHO TO-DAY, AFTER A FORT- NIGHT'S CONTINUOUS FIGHTING UNDER CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD TRY THE METT1 E OF THE BEST ARMY THAT EVER TOOK THE FIELD, MAINTAIN NOT ONLY AN I UNDEFEATED BUT AN UNBROKEN- FRONT. (LOUD CHEERS.) FIN ALLY, LET US RECALL THE MEM- ORIES OF THE GREAT MEN AT THE GREAT DEEDS OF THE PAST. LET US NOT FORGET THE DYING MESSAGE OF THE YOUNGER PITT. HIS LAST PUBLIC UTTERANCE MADE AT THE TABLE OF YOUR PREDECESSOR. MY LORD MAYOR, IN THIS VEVRY HALL: 'ENGLAND HAS SAVED HERSELF BY HER EX EUTLJNS, AND WILL. I TRUST. SAVE EUROPE BY HER EXAMPLE. England of th'ise days gave a noble answer to his appeal, and did not sheath the word until nearly twenty years of fighting. The Freedom of Europe was secured. I et us go and do likewi e. (Loud cheers.) MR. BONAR LAW'S INDICTMENT. I Mr. Bonar Law, who was also loudly j cheered, described the war as one of the greatest crimes in history. But it was a crime, he said, in wnich we as a nation had no share. The head of the Germ; Government had but to whisper the worn Peace," and there wouid have been no war. He did not speak that word. "He had drawn the sword," Mr. Bonar Law declared, and may the accursed system for which he stands perish by the sword." | (Loud cheers.) 1 do not attempt to J draw an indictment against a who.e people," Mr. Bonar Law continued, "but I this I do say, that the German nation has allowed itse-f to be organised as a military machine, which recognises no law except the law of force, which knows no right except the right of the strongest. It is ¡ against that we are fighting -to-day." (Loud cheers.) The destruction of Lou- vain had proclaimed to the world in trumpet tone- what the German methods were, It had fixed upon German hoi ur au indelible stain, and the explanations which it had attempted to give had only made that stain deeper. (Hear, hear.) The Germans had spoken of us as a deca- dent nation, but did they say that to- day? (Cries of "No.") Let the long drawn-out fight which began at Mons, give the answer. (Loud cheers.) Let us not as a Government merely, but as a nation, realise our obligations, and iet us make a vow and keep it, that I No dependent of any man, who is fighting our batt'es, shall go hungry while we have bread to eat-Coud cheers)—and let us realise also as we have not realised in the past that our soldiers are the children of the State, and that they have the first claim upon the resources of our nation. (Loud cheers.) MR. BAL 3UR. -1 In response to prolonged eras. Mr.1 Balfour rose and briefly addressed the gathering as the member for the City of London. If—what is incredible and unthirk- ab'e." added Mr. Balfour. we or our Allies were to shrink from the final issue before we had gained >vr end, then slowly but with absolute -taint,.v you muft look forward to the fact that 1 3 shall have fallen, and fallen for ever from our high state, and that we shall be little more than subservient vassa,s to a State which knows indeed how to create power but which appears to be utterly ignorant of how to use it. (Loud cheers.) MR. CHURCHILL ON THE NAVY. Mr. Churchill, who had been sitting by the side of the Archbishop of Canterbury, was loudly called upon from all parts of the hall, and on rising in response he was greeted with great enthusiasm. He assured the gathering that the country might rely with good confidence upon the strength and efficiency of our naval de- fence. That defence, he said, wouid en- able us to live and work and draw the means of life and power from the utter- most ends of the earth. It wou.d give the time and means to create the po''er-I ful military forces which this country must wield before the struggle was brought to a conclub!on. Sure I am of tnis, R3 aeeiarea. tnat, you nave oniy to endure to conquer. (Cheers.) You hnve only to persevere to save yourselves ii-id to save all these who rely on you. Vou have oniy to go right on and at the end of the road, be it short or long, vic- tory and honour will be found." (Loud cheers.) A resolution offering support to the Priine Minister's appeal was moved by the Lord Mayor and seconded by tha Governor of the Bank of England, and adopted amid enthusiastic cheering. Then, led by Mr. John Coaies, the well- known tenor, the vast audience sang the National Anthem, and rousing cheers for the King, the Army, and the Navy rose and fell until the great gathering dis- persed. OYER IGD. FURTHER LIST OF CASUALTIES. BRIGADIER-GENERAL WOUKDED: TWO COLONELS KILLED. A third official list of names of those killed, wounded and missing, is reported from the headquarters of the British Expe- ditionary Force. -?-- OEMCEKS KILLED. Boyle, Lieut. D. E., Lancashire Fusiliers. Brett, Lieut.-Cel. C. A. H., D.S.O., Suffolk Regiment. Clarke, Lieut. M. E. L.H., Worcester Rgt, Clutterbuck, Capt. H., Royal Lancaster Regiment. or H. F., Iri!zh Guar d s. Cric'ht?n, Major H. F., Irish Guards. Dawes, Capt. \V. R. A., Wiltshire Regt. Day, Lieut A. F., Royal Engineers. Dykes, Lieut. Col. A. M., Royal Lancaster Regiment. Hoare. Second Lieut. C. M., 15th Hussars. Lambton. Lieut. G., Cclistream Guards. Nisbett, Capt. F. S., Manchester Regt. Stapylton, .ajor G. J. C., R..F.A. Stfele-Perkins, Lieut. G. S., Royal Lanes. Regiment. Theoboid, Capt. F. G., Royal Lanes. Regt. Ward, Capt. A. C., Lanci. Fusiliers. Whittle, Lieut. G. H. S., 15th Hussars. Among 147 wounded ar.a missing officers r.ppears the name of Brigadier-General Scott-Kerr and the following Welsh names Capt. C. Morgan, Manchester Regiment; Second Lieut. A. F. Thomas. Minister Fusil- iers Capt. C. M. Davies, Rifie Brigade. AN AMBASSADOR'S "ACTIVITY." (Central News Correspondent). \\ASHlNG.LuN, Friday morning. Agents of th3 adminisration are stated to be quietly engaged in making enquIries into the meaning of Count Bernsdorff's remarkable activity. The German Am- bassador's actions are believed not to be in accordance with the strict neutrality of the American Government. It is pointed out here that the mere pro- clamation by the President does not pro- hibit American firms shipping arms to belligerent nations, and is only a warn- ing that such shipments run the risk of capture on the high sea". | By the settlement of the question of American wireless stations, Great Britain agrees to permit Germany to continue the use of the radio stations at Sayv"lle (Long island) under censorship. The question will not be opened again by Ger- many. DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT." Russians and their East Prussian Reverse. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Chronicie" writes:-Foll-owing my other pies-age concerning the Russian re- verse in East Prussia ard the Austrian de- eat in Galicia. I now add some details. With regard to the former, the death of commanders and staff officer- seems to have been due to a deplorable accident. The two Russian corps which suffered such heavy losses took up a position only seven miles to the rear of their former position. A counter-attack was made on the Germans, who were forced to retire wi'h heavy ht-s. Foi their turning movement at Osterade the Germans brought up all their force:- ircm the Eastern frontier, and with the help of artillery and armed trains and motors, with quick-firers, concentrated the whole energy 01 their attack on one point of the Russian army. Alter achieving this partial victory they again retired. BRUSSELS AND LIEGE WAR I CONTRIBUTIONS. AMSTERDAM, Thursday, 10.56 p.m. According to messages received from Ber- lin all statements concerning the war con- tributions demanded from Brussels and Liege are premature, and it is added that the amounts are not yet definitely fixed. It is also stated that services are still "vermit^ed to be held at the British C'UTC" in Dresden, b: t S,ixt)n policemen, wfio know English, are present, and no prayers for lie success of the Biitislx arms axe allowed. —(Central News.)

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ONE BY ONE GLORIOUS DEED OF BRAVERY. TWO LEFT OUT OF WHOLE BATTERY. -1 imperishable deed of bravery (&ays the "Daily Sketch" correspondent at Havre) has been-added to the gloi ions record of the British Army by the 124th Battery Royal Field Artillery, which worked ita I guns at Namur in the face of overpowering shell-fire until but two men were left. I'. The battery was part of a division defend- ing Namur, and awaitii-g French reinforce- mcnts that never arrived. On the British fell the brunt of resisting the German ad- vance. The 124lh Batte4 waited in the pits with their guns trained in the direction from which the Germans were expected when suddenly a terrible fire came from the other direction. In the faoe of the deadly shrapnel the order to aw:-ig round was given. The guns had to be bruught out and placed in an ex- posed positicn to be of service against th8 eiemy. The German onslaught was fierce. They had got the range to a nicety, and gunner after gunner went down. "It wae just hell," Mid one of the sur- vivors to me later. "Hundreds of shells were fallinr on us. If all the shells had burst it would have been over much quicker. "All the officers stood around us the whole time, including one young lieutenant who had only just joined the .battery from England and was under fire for the firofe time. "The captain was wounded. but he stood up and cried out: 'Go on, lads; I'm not killed yet.' "We went on. But another hail of shells came, and the captain fell. "We all knew we were in for it, but we cracked jokes as we loaded and fired. One by one the fellows went down. "Those left shook hands with one an- other and jut said: So long, old man. "My chum at my gun bent down to lOOlt through the. aperture of the gun shield. A shell came and caught him in the forehead. He tumbled up against me as he fell. "Then they got the shells on our limbers. I can't describe tne sight as our own sheila exploded on the spot. "There were only ten of ns now. We 'had never received the order to clear out, and we stuck it, dazed. "The major was with us. In times of peaoe it meant cells for you every time you went before him. But he talked and chatted with us now like a pal. 'This is a A fair wash-out, ladSi I ,I "11_ 1. ne saia, DUt we 11 Keep on a ui". "Every one of us was putting the curse of hell on every shell he sent out. But when they got on our limbers the major gave the order to 'Get out of it.' "No sooner had he done so than down he went. Every one of the officers were gone now except the young lieutenant, Duff. "The ten of us set off to run like mad. It was not many yards, but I've never run like it before. "Shells were dropping at every foot. It was just luck. I set my teeth and cried., 'Lard, have mercy,' and ran. r "The young lieutenant went down just as he was nearing safety. Sevea more had gone before him, and when we got out of the danger zone there were two of us left out of the whole battery." CLYDACH AND THE WAR. The meoors of the Ciycuwn Bugoy rvvv h?H Club have unanimously decided to can- ? ??ture? for the ?on. and it is PrO- btble that a number of them will rally to ?colours. Clydaohit? are loudly oon^ riainins? (writes our correspondent) about the lack of facilities for enlisting recruits provided in the Swansea Valley town. Quite a number of well-built young men have been anxious to enlist, but. unfortun- ately, they have not been afforded any op- portunity to do 150. Clydaohites want to wear the uniform, and not the petticoat, out it is unreasonable to exp-sct them to journey to Swansea in order tc enlist, a.nd then run the risk of not being alctepted. 4 What are the members of the Clydach Civ- ic Com-nittee dcing in the matter? It is their duty to arrange for better recruiting facilities, and to further arrange for the delivery of local addre ssee on the subject cf "Why Britain is at War." The young-men would then be able to thoroughly realise the meaning of the urgpnt call of "Your King and Country need you.^ 1 The Clydach Ambulance Brigade (in. structed by Dr. John Jones) have for wk. s ,?7c L?it busy at work practising and dril. ling, and Dr Jones is entitled to the warm- I est thanks for the time and care he devCtoes in his effort to make them an efficient body. BRITISH TROOPS LEAVE HAVRE. tiAViu;, Friday. A bombardier of the British artillery, who was wounded by a shell at Mons, and who if. now in hospital here, told me that the German prisoners were a pitiable spectacle. Many were without shirts or boots, and their only food for days has been bread and water. The British and French commissariat ar- rangements, ccording to my, information, vvere throughout excellent. Soon most oi the British troops will have left Havre. They have been ordered to proceed to a destination vaguely known as "the front." At Havre they have bee-?the objects of most flattering attention.—(Press Asso- ciation).