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"GRAVE TROUBLE." ON AMERICANSENATOR'S WARNING. PERIL OF THE GERMAN I INTRIGUE. The agitation over the Ship Purchase Bill continues unabated (writes the "Times" Washington correspondent). The Senate finished late last night a 36 hours' con- tinuous debate, caused by a Republican in- ddsposition to, give way, whereas the Presi- dent's friends are tf-ying to rush the mea- sure through. The debate wis punctuated by references to the internationa l situation. Senator Lodge ag ain prophesipd grave trouble should the Government purchase the interned German liners, while the Demo- cratic spokesmen reiterated the view that the President might be counted upon to avoid trouble.

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LURED INTO WAR." NEW YORK JOURNAL'S SEYERE COMMENT. NEW YORK, Tuesday. The New York "Evening Sun" publishes the following severe comment on the "Neutrality Conference." called by Mr. Bartholdt, the German-American represen- tative ui Congress for St. lotva, and held at Waahington on Saturday. To be used by German agents and sym- pathisers lured by deceit, false pretemoes, and INSIDIOUS, CONCEALED METHODS into a war in which we have no business, separated from the reapeot, sympathy and friendship of nations, is what no self-respect. ing American citizen will permit. "Thoee who are striving to accomplish this axe doing a vicious, unpatriotic and in- deomt th*. "Worøe than all, they are oommitting a blunder which will react rousing Americans in mass not merely to defend, but to art- tack. "We have heard enough about German- Americans." (Central News).

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LOOKED FOR LEAK WITH LIGHT. ALARMING EXPLOSION IN SWANSEA STREET. An alarming incident occurred at Messrs. Woolworth's stores at the bottom of High- street,Swansea, just before noon on Toes- day. The outside public had their attention called to something untoward by the girls employed at the popular establishment sud- denly rushing out into the. street. It aoon became known that- an explosion had occurred ineide the premasw It seetIM that there was an escape of g;.1 at the far ocnier of the ground lfoor shop behind the desk, and that someoaie looked for it with a lighted match. Immediately there waa a loua ex- plosion. Mr. Bradley (assistant manager) received slight injury to the face, and was afterwards conveyed in a. taxi-aab to the hospital but not detained. In fact, he was suffering more from shock Ulan anything else. The explo&ion had also the effect of bring- jug down a portion of some weak plastering in the ceiling and blowing some of the goods about.

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ALSATIAN TREASURE HOUSE.' GREAT MINERAL DEPOSITS. I French Move's Object I i ) J (Press Association War Special.) 1 PA tUb .TuesUay. The Journal," discussing the French, situation in Upper Alsace, says — Our pressure is being exercised in a. I slanting line on the forest of Nouneni- bruecke. Cavalry patrols have already ex- plored the outskirts of this forest, knowo in French as Taiiles des ~Soiw.ee.' This is not because it is a direct road to Mulbouse. Its strategic importance is great, but there, are other interests that make it desirable, j It encloses in point of fact one cf the richest tracts in the world. In 1904: depositis of potassium salts wer», j discovered. Thirteen wells have already been sunk and these permit an estima.te to I),- made of the value of the salts 1D the district atj leaet sixty milliards of francs. This immense wealth does not l-elor,' i to Alsace-Lorraine, but is in the n c f! Oerrman capitalists, and notably the Reichs- j bk "By taking possession of Mulhouse, or: more exactly the saltmines, which extend beyond Illzach with La Perimeter of about sixty kilometres, France, without injuring the residents in Alsace-Lorraine, would ob-I tain possession of capital which would en-1 able it practically to cover all the expenses1 of the war, and would become the owner I of a guarantee far exceeding in value all the war levies, past or present." (Note.-Si-rty milliards in French money is equivalent to two hundred and forty thousand rnillioni3 of English money.) •

I ON THE "TIGER." 11 I SWANSEA BLUE- I JACKET'S VIVID STORY. Writing to his father, who resides at 26, Dyfatty-strect, Swansea, William Barnett, serving on board H.M.S. Tiger, gives an interesting account of the conflict with the German cruiser squadron in the North Sea, when the Blucher was sent to the bottom. I expect by this time you have heard all f about our little doings in the 'North Sea," he writes. Last Saturday evening we had a wire to say that the German cruiser squadron was out to make a raid on one of; our towns, to try to destroy the town, and kill numerous women and children. They did not know that we were out, too. After steaming all Saturday night we discovered them about 7 a.m. on Sunday, and as soon as they saw us they turned round and riipp-ed.' We 'nipped,' too, and the Lion, being the flagship, opened iire. They re- plied to the fire, and then it came to our turn. We opened with our 15.5 guns, and one of the shots knocked the foremost turret; of the Blucher clean into the water. Unfor- tunately for the Lion she got put out of action early in the engagement, so we took her place in the firing line, and didn't we let them have it. Tha Germans' fir&t ship1 caught fire, and then the second caught, and you could plainly see they were in a very bad condition. They ran off in the ) direction of Heligoland, but they left one  more to finish. The Blucher opened out on us, and she started banging away, but she did not do much damage. At 12,30 P.M. the bugle sounded to retire, and we g&ve a' cheer. We I KNEW IT WAS ALL OVER, and when we went on to the upper deck we were just in time to see the Blucher sinking. At that: moment a large Zeppelin airship oame out of the clouds and circled around the doomed fihip, and then made off. It's my first taste of action, and I hope it will not be the last., as long as we have victory. I notioe in the! newspapers that the Germans say that we retired. Well, we did retreat, certainly, after damaging their nice new ships and sinking the Blucher. It wae no use firing away and noth-ing to hit, so we all turned tail and went the same way home. On Monday we buried five of the victims at sea, and a very impressive sight it was, too. The band played Peace, Perfect Peace,' and the buglers having sounded the Last: Post,' we were dispersed. Admiral David1 Beatty attended at the funeral of the re- mainder of the victims. I don't think the Germans will trust j their ships out again in a hurry." = 1

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I BATTLE FOR THE PASSES. GERMAN CLAIM SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE. I (Press Association War Special.) AMSTERDAM, Monday. A Berlin telegram states the following official communisue was issued by the Ger- man Generail Staff yesterday:- The paeses through the wooded mountain* of the Carpathians range have repeatedly been the theatre of most violent lighting. Far from the operations tin Russian Poland and Western Galicia, they have formed a permanent attraction for the enemy, for their possession would keep the way open for the invasion of Hungary. After four days heroic fighting our troops hrtve succeeded in throwing back the Russians from Uszok Pass. Although on the In ult. our troope had again to give up holding the lane aJong the ridge and to retreat to a line along the next range of the heights before superior forces of the enemy, during the last few days they have again and again repulsed repeated attempte of the enemy to break through further by attacks on our posi- tions.

I JUDGE'S SURPRISE. 1 LLANELLY COMPENSATION AWARDS. An application waa made at the County Court at Llanelly on Monday for the ap- portionment of an award of JS260, BM-de in respect of William John Williams, collier. Mr. Saunders appeared for the applicant, and suggested 259. a week. His ffonour expressed surprise, and said lie had never heard of such an amount bt-ino1 asked for. He would make an award of £ L, with a reduction at the end of two vea i-s. Thomas Thomas v. the Ammanford Col- liery Co.—Mr. Ludford represented the re- spondents, and Mr. Trevor Hunter the ap- plicants. The father of the deceased said his son was suffocated by gas. He received £1 a I week from him. The money coming into the house was £ 10 4s. weekly. The amount I claimed was £ 140. and his Honour made an award of LI)2. Arthur H. Palmer v. HaneHy Steel C?.— In this c,u-e there was an a.?'?id of £ 55 by consent.1r. Ludford appeared for the re- is^joud^nts.

SEVERAL BADLY OVERDUE. —— SUBMARINE SEEN OFF LAND'S END. The akipper of a drifter brought a sensa- I tional story to MilfoJrd Haven on Monday j that he had sighted a submarine 28 miles off the Longships (Lajjd's End) on Sunday: afternoon, She disappeared before he could identify her. A submarine is also reported to have been seen off Southport on Monday morning. She is believed to be the U21. WHAT HAS THE KARLSRUHE DONE? The German official wireless a wek ago, claimed the Karlsruhe had sunk another half a dozen British steamers. It would seem as if the claim has some basis. ¡ Considerable uneasiness is felt for the safety of the Highland Brae, a Nelson liner. She left Vigo on January 5th bound from this country to Monte Video. Sixty per cent, was quoted for re-insurance on Satur- day. The Royal Mail steamer Potaro, from Liverpool to the Plate, and the steamer Hemisphere, from Hull to the Plate, are I aleo badly overdue. Additional rates iu? being paid on large?' ."téamers, most of which are in the trade ¡ between South America and thi country. CROSS CHANNEL I TRAFFIC. I TWO SERVICES SUSPENDED. I The L. and N.W. Railway Company have I decided not to run any of their steamers between Holyhead and Irish ports from either side of the channel. The Dublin I and Greenore express steamers with passen- gers have suspended running. The Royal Mail steamers contmue to make the journey between Kingstown and Holyhead and vice versa as formerly. The report that they are accompanied by destroyers is denied by the City of Dublin Company. The Oity of Dublin Steam Packet Com- j pany's sailings to and from Liverpool. Bei- fast, and Manchester, are also suspended, None of tho English and Sc-ottish passenger steamers which were detained overnight at Belfast left on Tuesday morning, ancl not since Saturday morn- jng has there been direct communication between Belfast and cross-channel ports. ————— j

FROM TRENCH INTO I RIVER. YOUNG BURRY PORT SOLDIER'S EXPERIENCES. MORE MEN NEEDED TO END THE WAR. Private Miles, oi the 2nd Welsh, a young Lurry Port sckrier, is homo from the front looking none of the worse for his experience. When interviewed by cur representative he was at home energetically playing a mouth organ. Although only 13 year;, of age Miles has seen a JOlt of lighting, and was in the trenches at La Bas.s. for three weeks a.lid was BLOWN OUT BY A JACK JOHNSON. I temporarily Lcwnig his .speech and being 1 wounded in the iags. He also deaf for I a fortnight. Prior to the explosion he was one of a patrty that charged the Germans, capturing three lines of the German trenches that had previously been held by the Indians prior to the enemy occupying them. He saw the King three times when he was in France, and the Prince of Wale6 a.nd Sir John Fre-,ich on one occasion. The soldiers ALL LOVE AND RESPECT I  H reneral R rendli and General Gongh. When ill the trendies they were much trouMed by snipers. The men were singing continually, "Tipperary" 8ti'}l being the favourite tune. Tlie men on either side of him in the trenches were killed on the occasion that he was blown out of the trench into the river. He was saved drowning by Private Dann, who jumped into the water and brought him ashore in an unconscious state. The 2nd W elsh saved the South Wales Borderers from being cut up on two occasions. With a logger number of British in the field the waa- would soon be brought to an end. When in the trendies he received a goat skin ooat which Was most acceptable. Many of tho m«pi suffered from frozen feet.

DUNKIRK AGAIN I RAIDED. I SIXTY BOMBS DROPPED: LITTLE DAMAGE. -■ 1 A "Daily correspondent in North- East France telegraphs :—Last W-edntsday, which was the first moonlight night for some time, one of the German air scouts reached Dunkirk, and dropped eight bomb* near the I railway station without, however, doing any damage. This visit was followed last night by one by six airmen. They approached the town from seawards, and nothing was known of their presence until a bomb was dropped in Dunkirk at about half-past eight. The searchlights at, onve begaii to plav, and the anti-aircraft guns opened fire. More than sixty bombs, either explosive or incendiary, were dropped. The damage done wa.s insignficant. The bombs feU all over the town, which is another proof that they are dropped haphazard. Notwithstanding the darkness and the' fast that the Frendi guns were firing at the intruders, several allied aeroplanes got under, way and went in pursuit of the raiders. One cf them chased In airman t.) the Belgian frontier.

PRACTICAL SWANSEA PATRIOTS. FINE RECORD OF LOCAL j UNIONISTS. I CHAIRMAN COMMANDING WARSHIP: OTHERS DOING THEIR BIT." The annual meeting of the Swansea Con- servative and Unionist Association wilil be held at the Salisbury Club on Friday even- ing. The annual report touching on the Avar re- iea to the splendid rally of recruits in SwaDseit, and allude* to the chairman,' Captain A. W. Heneage, R.N., M.V.O. being in command of H.M.S. Albion. "He has the b<st wish? ? the iuttab&t?ut? ?t 8wanœ& for a gptly retuni with glory add«i to hi? n?me. Many of OM Ward ?otlicera arf in the Nat v and Army, and we also w is h th«m the s. me happy termination of they- services." Many successful meetings have been Inv) in the early part 'if the year. The »Su!is- buty Club has done vel-v N%,elt, pati-ioti",i"IN hv subscribing £ 100 to the Prince di Waies Fund. through the Mayor of Swan- I sea. and contributing marly 100 members to the forces. It has also formed a troop of, Civic. Guard with over 100 members, and by; the kindness of Colonel J. Roper Wrght I acquired a magnificent rifle range. I The Junior Imperial League has only a small percentage f its members at home, as (|uifce naturally, many of them have joined the colours. The headquartcis has been lout fr^-p. of <Tiarie to the Mayoress's W a-r [Garment Fund.

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AS PIRATES, ——— 10 DRASTIC RUSSIAN STEP. RAIDING AIRMEN AS CRIMINALS. ("Times" Telegram, per Press Association). PETOOGRAD, Monday. Aofcing in conformity witih the general spirit of tiie international conventions in which the rules of warfare are lajd down, Russia has deoided to trea.t the bombard- ment of an unfortified town as an act of piracy, and persons talking part in such acts will be considered pirat" regardless of whatever claims they may make to be treated as belligerents. The dropping of bombs on Libau, which long ago ceased to be a fortified place, pre- sents a case in point. The crew of the diri- gible wluch raided this unfortified place wjOl he dsalt with as criminals without the benefit of the privileges extended to pri- soners of war. According to the Vremya," two mem- bers of the new of the Parsers! were em-, ployed before the wa.r as hairdressers in i Libau, and were therefore perfectly well aware that the city contained neither forti- fications ror garrison. One of the officers, Lieutenant Friedriah Von Schenk. was fur- thermore ascertained to be a large land- holder in Russia, where he was conducting a lucrative timber business. He supplied t'-miber to the German Government from his Rissian estates before the war. His crime, therefore, is doubly heinous. He stoutly declined to disclose the nature of the orders under which he was acting in dropping bombs on a defenceless citv. STERN BRITISH MEASURES SUGGESTED. The Globe. in a leading article on the sinking of the British merchantman, says "This is mere piracy, and the perons guilty of it have put themselves entirely outside the laws of war. They are not en- j titled to tho privileges of belligerents if captured, and we most sincerely hope they will not receive them. We have one pirate on our iliands now, the captain of the I Blucher. Let us make a beginning by try- ing him for the murder of helpless women and children in Scarborough, and if he is 1 unable to axe til pa to himself let him suffer i the penalty ordained for that class of crime.

BEGIN THE RIGHT WAY! TO CURE ANEMIA. Beginning the right way mean." the battle in c-urmg bloodlessness, anaemia—to employ the medical term Without a sufficient supply of good red! blood in their veins women (and men as well) become pale, sallow, languid; they! suffer from indigestion, headaches and! heart palpitations, and never enjoy life. Bloodlessnoss, if noglectedh opens the' way to decline and provides victims for a' number of diseases, for the reason that an enfeebled system cannot offer full re- sistance to disease. In treating bloodlessness it is noti necessary to take a different medicine; for each symptom, for the whole trouble i arises in your blood and when the blood; supply is improved and increased all the symptoms disappear. That is why Dr. I Williams' Pink Pills are so valuable to bloodless young women and. weak men— they assist in the formation of new blood. There is nothing mysterious in their action; they steadily increasc your blood supply. It'' steadily increase your blood supply. If you are -cak, "run-down," and lackine in vitality, -et a box of Dr.! Williams' Pink Pills tor Pale People atj onco from any dealer and take them. regularly. Notice how soon you begin to have a sharpened appetite and increased' energy. Never accept any useless sub- stitutes; if in doubt send 2s. 9d. for one box, or 13. 6d. for six tb Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 46, ITolboi-ii Viaduct, Lon- don. FREE.—Send a postcard to Book i Dept., 46 Holborn Viaduct. London, for the helpful little book on The Work of the Blood. I

I MORE ROOM WANTED. I I Accommodation at Tawe I Lodge." I The special half-yearly meeting of the "Ta.wc Lodge" (Swansea) House Committee took place on Monday evening at "Tawe Lodge," Mr. David Grey presiding. The institution doctor's (Dr. Edwards) re- port was first read for the half-year ending December 31st, and it showed that accommo- dation in some of the different wards Wéié aomewhat overcrowded, espeoiaJly in the maJe imbecile ward. The accommodation for sick patients, in view of future requirements, was also somewhat inadequate. Everything else, suqh as beds, clothing, lighting, healing, sanitation, etc., waa eaiitrfactory. The Master's (Mr. T. Morgan) report was than delivered, and corresponded in every way with Dr. Edwards', and included the fact that t.he classification of the inmates was satisfactory. Mr William Owen raised a point in re- ga.rd to the insufficient accmnniodati-on in the imbeciles' ward, and suggested that different quarters should be provided for the nurses and isolated patients, and the space utilised for the imbeciles' accommoda- tion. After A tour of the departments, the fol- lowing resolution was agreed to "The House Committee, having discussed the question of additional accommodation, are desirous of ,c.,cmforiiiig upon the matter with Mr. Hugh It. Williams before committing themselves to auyt'hiiig definite."

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6,000 DEAD. 4oft COST OF GERMAN ATTACK. FIERCE FIGHTING IN POLAND. Brilliant Counter- Attack. (Press Association War SpeciaL) fttftUbKAU, iVlCJltuay ixigui. The following official communique was is- sued here to-day:- Oh the right bank of the Vistula our cav- alry yesterday made a successful raid and succeeded in pen strati ng the German, lines on the front between Bejorin and Lake Orezelema., fifteen versts north of Serpetz. Thsy captured several officers and soldiers. I An attempt by the G-e-rmaUs on the 30th to take the offensive in the direction of Lipno and Dobraiu, supported by artillery fire on the left bank of the Vistula, was re- pulsed. Along ths front of the villages of Makow and Dyblin, the enemy was thrown back on the line Weleae-Nasignewo, north-west of Wlochamsk, and in his retreat aban- doned the village of Makow, leaving many dead behind. On the night of January 30th-31st, in the district of Borjimov, our units, beginning in the attack, dislodged the Germans from the head of our sap as well as from the ad- jacent communication trenches. All the Germans In them were bayonetted and two machine guns wers captured. Yesterday the enemy, after having con-,i centrated great pieces of artillery in the re- j gion of Sochaczew and Boliitiow, and bo the south of the latter place, developed active operations against our positions with very large forces. The German offensive was marked by very! great tenacity and was conducted in close formation, strongly supported from behind, j Details of ths fighting yesterday in the Dorjimov region show that after having concentrated from the morning a violent fire on this region the Germans, by an impetu- ous offensive, compelled our units to retire on ths second line of trenches. BRILLIANT COUNTER-ATTACK. However, a counter-aHacK from tile neigh- bouring positions .turned the enemy out. of all the trenches occupied by him and caused him colossal casualties. Simultaneously with the Borjimov attack the Germans carried out a series of repeated attacks on the front from the village of Gou- mine to the hamlet of Moigheli, which were supported by very heavy fire. Up to noon on Jauuarv 31st we Repulsed all these attacks, partly by lire and partly by bayonet. Between noon and 2 p.m. the Germans, thinks to the energetic activity of their ar- tillery against our trenches, succeeded in occupying part of them. but at two o'clock we began a general counter-attack, as a result of which, towards the evening of; January 31st, the enemy only retained a small part of our advanced trenches and a. castle. Thus the German success on January 31st in the Borginov district was insienifi- i cant in comparison with the losses sustained by them on that day by our fire and our bayonet attacks. Our artillery inflicted immense damage on the Gennans, dispersing dense gatherings of the enemy And reducing to silence a series of German batteries. After the fight on the Lipino-Dobrrm front the enemy's wounded were removed in sixty carriages. German prisoners captured in the Borjimov district say the German at- tacks on this front (one and a half kilometres long) cost them between the 50th over six thousand killed, M?ifies?n?ndff). In the Carpathians, from the 26th to th? ¡' 29th, on ths front confined to Nijonain- I Polianka and Wvslok, we captured Eight officers, 4,065 men, I four guns and ten mitrailleuses.

SORDID STORY. I LABOURER AND BRYNAMMAN MARRIED WOMAN. Thomas Morgan Davies, labourer, was summoned by Mrs. Anne Eglington, of Bryn Farm, Hrynamman, to show cause, at Ammanford on Monday. Mr. H. Noyes appeared for complain- ant, who stated she was a married woman, living apart from her husband, whom she had not seen for six years. During his examination defendant said he had instructed Mr. Gordon Ed- wards, solicitor, of Newport, to write for him to say that he was not going to appear, as he wa.s not the father and knew nothing about it. The letter written to the magistrates' clerk, purporting to be from Mr. T. S. Edwards, was put in. It stated he had been consulted by Thomas Morgan Davies, who could not afford to travel to Ammanford, neither was he in a position to instruct a solicitor for the defence. I He went to Brynamman in 1911, and stayed there until 1913. The plaintiff was a married woman with four children, and she was living in the sarno house with'him. There were other men there, whose names were given. Defendant ad- mitted misconduct on oue occasion. Questioned on this defendant said he could not say for certain that he told the solicitor that. Mr. Noyes submitted that was suffi- cient corroboration, and the magistrates made an order for 3s. per week for four- teen years, with f;2 2s. oosts.

——————— I BOYS OF BRYNMILL. I 200 with the Colours. I Mr. John Williams, fsrynmill, continued the series of Swansea Public Library wait lectures on Saturday evening with a ltore on Europe and the War. The lecture was illustrated by a number of excellent slides, loaned by the Victoria League, and a number of slides of maps showing Europe in various stages of development. Mr. H. A. Chapman, J.P., presided over a very large and representative audience. Mr. Williams, in his introductory re- marks, said The war of to-day had its roots in the war of forty years ago, the easy victory of 1870 inoculating Germany with the germs of the disease she was now suffer- ing from—' swelled head.' The legacy of previous wars was then shown to he a great source of future war, as also the racial dif- ferences to be found in Europe. Mr. Williams explained the spread of the White mau" races over Europe, saving the Celts were the first great race, -tol- lowed by the Teutonic or Germane, and the Latin races, and by the Slavs, "he Serbs, and the Oriental races. Many half-forgot- ten facts were at the rout of the trouble of to-day, and in showing a map giving the East to West migration of the races, ex- f plained that this one fact had mueh, to do with many things we were not quite able to understand. 1n speaking of Russia, the lecturer paid a high tribute to its wonderful recuperation, and of the sigus of lasting awakening and reformation now taking place -huge revenues received from the sale of Vodka hiid been sacrificed and many re- tm ni's made. Russia would be- a new and better nation at the close of the wai. e)- !I;it]Oll It, t?ilc C ]Ose Of t(It t-lie Uim 1.1i?; oM Bryoroil! school boys were now serving with the «.oiocus.

"IN APRIL" I I t ITALY'S REPORTED I DECISION I TO ENTER INTO HOSTILITIES. SYDNEY, N.S.W., Tuesday. The "Oceania," an Italian newspaper l published in Sydney, declares on autnority what it states to be beyond that Italy will certainly take the field against Austria in April, .striking for herself. Quite apai-? from any quarrel with her former AUy Germany ?hc will strike for I her lœt provinces m partkiilw, and for the maintenance of the political position in I general. "he will strike for the liberation of Europe, from German tyranny, since a. Germanised Europe would lie fatal to all the Liberal ideals which Italy glories in sharing with the Western Powers." J The "Oceania" claims the very highest sources for this information.-—(Centra! 1 News.) I l!/X-ITALIAN PREMIER'S STATEMENT. ROME, Tuesday. i The 'Mbu.na" publishes an important I?ttesr from Signor Giohtti (former Prime Minister) dealng with the question of ItaJy'?. participation in the war. Signor Giolittii states that though he had known Prinoe Von Bulow for a oonsiderabfie time, he had had with him only one inter- view in which the international situation, had been even vaguely discussed, and Stgnor had been oazvdud not to speak of the attitude which Italy might aoopt in her re- jj lations to any of the belligerents. The former Premier emphatically rebute J t'be charges made against him of bem.? in j, favour of neutrality at any cost. 1

_n_ NO BREAD TO BE I I BOUGHT. THE FOOD PINCH IN I BERLIN. COPENHAGEN, Monday night. A private message from BerUm isba&' that the magistracy of the city, in ac- cordanco with the Government's decision! regarding the food supply, have now issued strict orders as to the consump- tion of brtjad. In future buying or sell- hag b:<?<d for money will be prohibited. in The authorities will issue red stamps to each individual for a certain quantity of broad, and only in exchange for those stamps will bread be supplied. Benin is the first German city where such regulations have been made, but it' is expected that within a few days similar regulations will apply to all German com- munities.—(Central News.) ==

TO INCREASE COAL I SUPPLY. I EIGHT HOURS' ACT SUSPEN- SION. The Executive of the National Union of, Scottish Mine Workers considered in Glas- j gow on Monday a letter from the Scottish Coal Exporters' Association urging that miners should work six days per week, and also agree to the suspension of the Eight. Houn" Act in order to increase the supply 1 of coal. It was decided to reply statirig that in1 the opinion of the Executive there was no necessity for millers working six days or sus- pending the Eight Hours' Act.

VITAL TO ITS EXIST- ENCE. SWANSEA ORPHAN HOME I WANTS £350. BAZAIR TO BE REPLACED I BY OTHER EFFORT. At a meeting of the Governors of the Swansea Orphan Homo on Monday, Mr. Roger Beck in the chair, a discussion ensued as to the advisability, under the prevailing circumstances, of holding the annual bazaar. An appeal had been made to the patrons of the institution, and financial support amounting to 2160 had been promised. Miss Diliwyn proposed a resolution tha.t under the present canditions of strain, due to the war, that no bazaar be held, but that an appeal be made to the people of Swansea. to make up the S350 produced hitherto by the bazaar, which amount was vital to the existence of the institution- Mr. Joseph Hall seconded, And the resolu- tion was carried unanimously. Mrs. R. G. L. Morgan and Mrs. Fred Tuiubridge have kindly consented to arrange an entertainment at the institution on February 16th, at which many well-known artistes have gratuitously offered their ser- vices. Tickets may be obtained from mem- bers of the committee, or at the Home. The proceeds will be devoted towards rais- ing the amount above mentioned.

MORRISTON SHOOTING MISHAP. Eunice Hopkins (23), 922, Neath-road, Morriston, wife of Joseph Hopkins, collier, was admitted to the .Swansea Hospital at 11.45 p.m. on Saturday night, suffering from injuries caused by a bulilet. She was detained. It appears that t.he husband was examining a smail revolver, when it accidentally went off and struck Mrs. Hop- kins.

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WHAT SAYS KEIR HARDIE ? GERMAN ANTI-WAR LEADER CALLED UP. COPENHAGEN, Monday Night. A private message from Berlin reporte that the well-known Social Democratic lea- ders, Herr Liebknec-ht and Herr Goehre, have been called up for service in the army. Hen Liebknecht is regarded as the strongest opponent of the war in Germany. He has on reveral occasions spoken againat the war, voted agajust the credit in the Reichstag, and refused to join in cheers for the Kaiser. He is 43 and has been called to the Landsturm. Herr Goehre, who is aged 51, presented hiiuself voluntarily at the beginning of th. wax. He was then refused, but hat; nov been called out.-(Central News.)

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i LATE MR. R. ROBINSON. Funeral of Esteemed Swansea Gentleman. The tunerai took place on Monday of th4 iate Mr. Robert Robinson, Bronhaul, Cal- v,ext-terraA,e, Swansea. Prior to the in- terment in the family vault at Cocketft Cemetery, a short service was held in Wes. ley Chapel. The chief mourners were Mr. Albert Robinson (youngest son), Mr. Birde. Jones (son-in-law), Mr. T. C. Thomas (Mira- dor-crescent), Dr. Horatio Rawlings, Mr. W. W. HemeHer, Mr. Phillips, Mr. George Carr, Mr. Rowe, Mr. C. Davies.  W "t:; .1.(-. v. VOV j. Some beautiful wreaths were sent by tbe Widow, Jack (son), Central America; At bert (son) London; Daisy (daughter), I?&U? ?and Ernest (daughter and &OQ.in-t&w), Mr.. Acd Mrs. nes and George (sister ao4 brother-in iliaw), Mr. W. W. Hemeller, Mias James, Mr. Kinarde-Evane, Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Sfc. HelafoT Tweeney, Gapt. and Mrs. G. A. Gem, Mr. Allien a.nd Family, Members of Wesley Chapel. The officiating minister at Weaiey and Cockett was the Rev. W. War die, and tb4 arrangements were carried out by Mr. B. F. Williams Walter-road, Swansea.

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