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"BOTTLED UP."
"BOTTLED UP." GERMANY'S USELESS NAVY. FATHERLAND TOLD THE 1, TRUTH. The German fleet is bottled ùp. W'e and all the rest of the world know that, and now even the Germans, if they will xrad between the Hnes of a lament by their most notorious naval critic, Count Eeventilow, can acquire the knowledge. It iB true that the count's contention is t'.6at geography, and not JelMcoe. has sealed tip the High Canal Fleet, but perhaps even the German public wiU b? able to interpret Reventlow's article in the Deutsche Tages- jtoEiuhg," entitled The Unfavourable North Sea," for what it is—the first, even if veiled, confession that the German Navy
FOREIGNERS IN VALLEY - PITS.…
FOREIGNERS IN VALLEY PITS. _8 MINERS' LEADERS TO MEET OWNERS. At tihe monthly meeting of the Anthracite S&sfiociation held at Swansea on Saturday it was stated that Mr. James Wins tone, the chairman, and Mr. Tom Richards, M.P., the general secretary of the South Wales Miners' Federation, were meeting the owners of the Abêrerave Collieries respecting the large percentage of foreigners, chiefly Spaniards and Portuguese, employed underground at those collieries. It was said that ten more came over last week, and that as they could not speak the English or Welsh language and could not, therefore, read tfie rules and regulations, that they constitute a danger to life and limb. as a prisoner in dts own harbours, and likely to remain such for the rest of the war. This is what Reventiow says: If at the outbreak of the war the Ger- man Fleet had been farther advanced in its constructional development--il during re- cent years especially it had not, thanks to the Haldane rapprochement negotiations, reduced instead of accelerated its building rat*, -and if it had been possible to main- tain 'an accelerated rate for a good series of years, the military position for war with England and Russia would have been correspondingly more favourable. Of that ♦here is no doubt. The Enorinsh owe Their rule of the oceans toot" only to their vast superiority in ships, but chiefly and above all else to geographical" conditions. To thia attention cannot be called often tenough. Through the British Isles the adjacent North Sea is created—waters which ■would otherwise be an open ocean bay, something like the Bay of Biscay. The British Isles Lie before the North Sea like a mole and command its exits directly and strategically especially as regards Germany this mole dominates the "routes which lead from the angle of the German North Sea.bay to the exits of the North Sea."
LOST HI'S TEMPER. I
LOST HI'S TEMPER. EXEMPLARY FINE FOR HORSE CRUELTY. t.' IV-Pontardawe on Fridayi Thomas Jones, haulier, Gwann-cae-gurwen, was charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse at Brook-termee., Gwaun-cae-gurwen, on the 6th inst. Sorgt. Jenkiias said he saw defendant with the horse attached to a. cart containing coal. He repeatedly beat the horse on the head with the whip-handle until the latter broke, and then he kicked the-animal several times under the belly until the amimal groaned. Witness called to the man, but before he could stop" him defendant had picked up the broken whip-handle and again commenced ill- treating the -animat Wlien witnefKi Spoke to him the man said he. lQSt his temper, and had nearly broken his own arm in striking thevanimal- r-•• >••• Befetidant told the Bench that the Ttorse .1 had been troublesø.Q;J."Hlt1.t, morning. He treated his horstes as well as other people in the district did. The Ohairman (Mr. G. H. Strick) How would you like being treated the same way? It is a disgraceful case of deliberate cruelty. I'feu- nmst pay £ 5.
1 COME, OR BE FETCHED.
COME, OR BE FETCHED. "i MR. HORATIO BOTTOMLEY'S HINT. j Mr. Horatio Bottomley (who visits Swansea shortly) spoke from the steps of the Royal Exchange on Friday at a re- cruiting rally of the 7th City of London Battalion.. ■ 1. want every young man," he said, make up his mind while there is time to be a volunteer soldier of the King. I don't profess to be able to give you, Cabinet secrets, but I do know that on October 2 there is going to be a great last rally throughout the country for the purpose of giving a final trial to voluntary jservioe. Any young man capable of join- ing; the colours who does not make up his inirid to come in as a volunteer will have to colne in as a conscript."
IAtTEMPT TO "DO" THEI J GOVERNMENT.I…
AtTEMPT TO "DO" THE J GOVERNMENT. G waim*cae-Gurwen Motorist Fined., I > -Joseph Evans, Gwaun-cae^gurvren, was sum- moned for not having a proper license for I) his motorcar. Mr. Morgan Davies defended, pleaded a technical offence. Sergt. Shilum said that on Saturday, July 24th. he saw defendant driving his car, and on request he produced a license for log., the fee-for weight under one ton. The car was afterwards weighed, and was found to bal- N ance one ton three cwts. Mr. Davies (for Evans) said the license was taken out under the impression that the car weighed under one ton. Several things had been added to the car since its purchase, and that must have accounted for the increased weight. Evidence Waz girerl; however, showing that defendant had previously held a license for the car for the correct weight, and Mr. Mor- gan Davies said he had had no information on that point. The Ohairman said it appeared to be a ISare attempt to "do", the Government.out M a guinea. A fine of £5 would be imposed. A similar obwge was preferred against Jenkin Evans, Brynamman, who, however, said he only got his car in March, and the agmt, told him that a 15s. license was- sum- cient. The Ohairman said that as the latter de- lendant was unaware of the -weight of the Vsr,, the fine would be R,3 3s.
FFORESTFACH DOCTOR FOR THE…
FFORESTFACH DOCTOR FOR THE I FRONT. "■- Dr. W. J. Greehy, of Fforeatfach, sails fwrtweek for service abroad. The best feisherf of all his friends go with him. Mr. J. H. Roesar, J.P., at the Swansea Board ^Guardians' meeting on Thursday, moved -it' peoolotion expressing the Board's best tfcishes for the doctor's future. The resolu- tion was carried with enthusiasm. A wefll^ttended meeting of the clients of tPr. Greehy took place at Calfaria Chapel Veetiry, KaveUihill, When arrangements were made for the medical work during "the dootor's absence- The doctor at- tended the meeting, and explained *he position. Mr. Dan Evans (Gendros) pre- »ded. and it was ultimately decided that the practice should be kept intact, and that the eonaittee for t.he district, should be kept in <*Mttenoe and carry out ita former duties &a ffwtotore. It is understood that durmg his the dootor'e clients will be attended Fk7tWAcRft,ohie and the neighbouring t3sdk*i?l practitioners. Dr. Greehy -yes on Saturday, and a com- mittee wae elected. with Mr. David Wil- 1%(Inoome-t&x odneoto.r? as 800n)ta, for the pnrpoee of arranging a presentation as k w?t of esteem.
.LLANDOVERY FOOD PRICES. -I
LLANDOVERY FOOD PRICES. I At the Tcwn Hall. Llandovery, Mr. A. J. Williams. organising searwtary, Cardiff. ad- -h-essed a meeting under the auspices of the Vntionp.l Union Of Ttaflwaymen on tbp hilth f<?< of !"m?. The Rev. Jowoh Harry, ?e?t?r ?f Sa?om tona.l Chanel, pr? ? ? Mr. H. T. 'B*n<Hey. Llandovery, p r? ??Uti(M of protest against the t.t?? ?'? pt?ce? of foodstuffs- oharged by ? ir* -n farmeHB wd certain Bhceteepem ..?? tv n?d ?ppctJiB? to  jr .¡" Wlt.h tibo. V 1'j)r, X
STRIKING RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.
STRIKING RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. RECAPTURE OF LUTZK CONFIRMED. I (Press Association Wax Special.) f To-night s otheial i-eport says :— Fierce fighting conunaes in the Dvinsk region. In many places the German artil- lery is employing gusts of fire and the enemy are making fierce attacks. A desperate and uninterrupted battle is in progress near Novo Alcxandrovsk on both sides of the Dvinsk road. Our troops, with a dashing bayonet charge, dislodged the enemy from Vileika. Our cap- tures includes eight guns, nine artillery wagons, and several, machine-guns. Fighting was especially severe south-east of the Moltehado, where the enemy was re- pulsed with great, loss and retreated. The following is an a ddition to the Rus- sian communique issued to-night:— South of the town of Baronovitchi the enemy advance guards reached the river Mychanki, a right bank affluent of the Chara. On the Oginsky Canal, in a fignt near Loguichine, the Germans were beaten atd fled and Loguichine was reoccupied by us. A part of an enemy's artillery park was captured by our cavalry who Sabred the gunners and destroyed the wagons. Near Doubrovy Mokroi, east of Loguich- ine, the Germans suffered heavy losses. South of the Priwt the enemy was Dislodged from the villages of Gorymtchi and Muayt on the lower Stok. hod and was driven back from the river Vesselukha. The operations of our troops in the Lutzk region were narticnlarlv successful. During the night of September 22nd- 23rd our troops attacked and carried the enemy position near the villages of Lipovetz and Neboshka, north of Lutzk, capturing, according to a preliminary calculation, eighty officers and 4,000 rank and file besides machine guns, field kitchens and telephones. Towaras tne morning 01 me 23ixi Lutzk was in our hands, and towards the evening of the same day our troops, with great dash, seized the Krasno brideghead close to the town of Lutzk and south-west of Lutzk. After a third valiant attack our troops occupied the villages of Podgaitzy and Krupy and In a bayonet action killed many Magyars. In the actions for possession of fords on the river Stry, a short distance above the village above-mentioned, we took about an- other thousand prisoners in the course of the last few days. From the direction of Potchaco the enemy delivered several counter-attacks, pressing our troops somewhat. Near the village of Khmiedevka, south- west of Trembovla, the enemy was driven back still further to west. "IN FACE OF THE RUSSIAN ATTACK." SIGNIFICANT GERMAN ADMISSIONS. The Army Group of Field Marshal von Ibndenbuir *),Outh-west of Lennevaden we re-occupied the villages of Rose and Strygge which we had temporarily abandoned. Before Dvinsk, north-east of Smelma., we stormed more Russian positions, capturing some thousand prisoners. NEAR WILEJKA OUR TROOPS OPERATING ON THE FLANK OF THE RETREATING RUSSIANS ARE NOW ENGAGED IN OBSTINATE FIGHT- ING. N STRONG RUSSIAN ATTACKS AT ONE PLAOE WE.RE TEMPORAR- ILY SUCCESSFUL, AND WE LOST SEVERAL GUNS AND THEIR CREWS, WHO HELD OUT TO THE LAST. Our front, in hot pursuit of; the retreating enemy, has crossed the line sioly-Oischanty- xraly-lwje-Nowogrodek. ? Army Group of Prince Leopold of Bavaria. —The enemy resistance pn the entire front is broken. Our troops have reached the Ser- jrentsche district above the Korditzki and Szozora districts, north-west of Kraschin. Further south fighting is proceeding with enemy rearguards. We captured a hundred prisonèrsand three machine guns. Army Groups of Fielld Marshal von Mack- engen. OUR ADVANCED DETACHMENTS NORTH-EAST AND EAST OF LOGIS- OHIN WERE WITHDRAWN BEHIND THE CANAL OF OGINSKI AND JASr. OLDA IN FACE OF THE RUSSIAN ATTACK. OUR TROOPS CAPTURED TWO OFFICERS AND 100 MEN. In the south-eastern theatre of war the situation is unchanged. RUSSIAN HEAVY GUNS HINDERING GERMAN ADVANCE ON DYINSK. (" Times War Telegratn, per Press Association). (Copyright.) The enemy ls bringing heavy artillery to bear on Dvinsk, where' the warfare has already assumed a positional character, and the hostile advance, with the aid of sapping, is nroceedinc slowly step by step, but Thanks to tho Russian heavy batteries, concentrated at Dvinsk, the enemy is unable to achieve rapid operations in forcing the river, although from the officeal reference to the fighting near Smefcna It is evident that the enemy have already occupied the south-westerly approach to Novo Alexan- drovo. The enemy is subjecting the entire line from Vilna to the terminal stations near Molodetchaa to incessant aerial bombard. ment. REMOVING LUNATIC ASYLUM INMATES. (" Times War Telegram, per Press Association.) (Copyright.) The removal OT insane pataents from a (large hospital in Dvinsk, which was destroyed, was attended by painful scenes, the lunitios singing, yelling and weeping. The patients were conveyed in three special trains, and in many cases owing -to their violence had to be manacled and then deposited in the cars.
GIRLS OF THE LINE. I
GIRLS OF THE LINE. FEMALE RAILWAY EMPLOYES' WORK. i assengers on a certain much-used subur- ban railway of London assert that never have the railway compartments been so weld cleaned as now, when blue-aproned, blue-capped women have in hand the duty of carriage cleaning. Admitting, very guardedly, that there might have been some improvement since women did the work, an official said: The women, I am bound to say, seem to take more interest in this ClaeB of cleaning than men do. One of them came to me with her broom the other day and asked, 'What is the use of my sweeping the floor, sir if I don't dust the racks afterwards?' Between jottrtieye, of course, there isn't time for that, but she wanted to do it. Another cleaner came one day and asked could shr have a little drop of ammonia every day to get the carriage win- dows better. If you d give me a drop every day,' she said, I'd soon have all my train windows shining like cut glass.' Another railway official testified to the Excellence of women porters. My only trouble with them," he said, cs to keep tliem from trying to do too much. You see that dark-haired girl there near the stairway. I've had to tell her I'll Back her the next time I see her shutting carriage doors when the train is moving. It M not her job. It is a dangerous job and one that women are mot dressed tor Their skirts might get oaugh* any time. But when I reprove her she's always got, some excuse. 'I saw a child in that coach,' she will say,- and just think what might have happened to the little thing if I'd not shut that door.' "They're -fery fond cff talkmp, too. But' they're not nearly so fond oj. reading the newspapers am men, so I suppow, it Kala-iv^p i| 1
FRESH WAVE OF OPTIMISM
FRESH WAVE OF OPTIMISM NOTICEABLE IN P'ETRO- uHAD. OFFICIAL REPORTS NOT WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE. In quarters that know, and indeed in a rather wider circle, a strongdy optimistic wave has during the past couple of days been rapidly spreading. The official bulie- tens of the progress of the war are (says the Petrograd correspondent of the "Morning Post ") not sufficient to aocount for this feeting. Certainly the successful withdrawal from Vilna has straightened the Russian front and in every way strengthened cts powers of resistance but there as no visible slackeninfi of the German efforts, -and the. advance of the enemy continues. The Vilna salient was so far advanced and so strongly threatened by the deep penetration of the enemy, both north and south, that its abandonment became a very nice operation of war. Various rumours were afloat of difficulties and even disaster to this or that unit. I believe the truth is that one regiment of Cossacks found itself in a tight place during the retirement, but extricated itself with that fertility of resource which is characteristic of these brilliant irregulars. A certain infantry regiment, it cs also believed, was compelled to fight its way back through the surrounding Germans. It broke through with some loss, but inflicted much more and brought back half a battalion prisoners.
FOR SWANSEA SMOKERS
FOR SWANSEA SMOKERS THE NEW SCHEDULE OF PRICES. Swansea and District Tobacconists' Associ- ation met on Friday and arrived at the fol- lowing schedule of new prices:— Tobaccos previously sold at 4id., or less, to be increased by lid. oz. Tobaccos pre- viously sold at 5d. oz. and upwards to be increased by 2d. oz. Imported manufactured tobaccos and tobaccos manufactured in bond, to be in- created 2 £ d. oz. Cigaiettes, penny packets to be, lid. :r two for 2jd. 2d. packets will be raised to 2id. 24d. pockets to 3 £ d.; Sd. pa.cke,s Íi() 4d. 4a. packets to 5d. 44d. packets to 6d. d. and. 6d. packets to 8d. 9d. packets to ls. Is. IjId. and Is. 2d. packets to la. 8d.; 2s. 3d. packets to 3s. 4d. Three Castles, 50 {now Is. 8d.), 2s. id.; Three Castles, 100 (r.ow 3s. 8d.), 4s. 9d.; all weight cigarettes (except Abdulla) to be increased 2d. per ca. Abdulla (weight cigarettes), to be raised 3d. per oz. Cigara. English made, proprietary brands, to be increased id. each; imported Havana, to be increased Id. each.
WITH THE FRENCH IN GALLIPOLI.I
WITH THE FRENCH IN GALLIPOLI. I EFFECTIVE WORK ON THE HEIGHTS. I DWINDLING TURKISH TRANS-i PORT FLEET. (Press Association War Special.) I PARIS, Friday. The following semi-ofSMal description of the recent operations in the Dardanelles is given by a French "Eye-Witness I The last days of August, which were on the whole fairly quiet, were marked by ar- tillery duels and a conflict of sapping and minings On August 24th one of our de- tachments captured a istening post in front of a Turkish trench. The latter was imme- diately filled with defenders* who offered a splendid mark for our machine guns, the fire of which was every effective. The edge of the plateau down to Kerenes Dere is a favourable theatre for the operations of our patrols. Every time the Turks have made the least attempt against us here, their purpose has been discovered and our curtain of fire has prevented a large number of assailants from returning to their starting point. Our in- fantry every day asserts its superiority over the Turkish infantry, vhich is brave but lethargic. On the night of August 30th our mountain guns compelled the defenders of a redoubt in the valley of Kerenes Dere to evacuate this work, and when night fell our soldiers had completed its destruction., Meanwhile our artillery continued its fire onj batteries which were Located by our aeroolanes :1 from Achi Baba hills and from the Asiatic side. The firing of the Turkish artillery is capricious. On some days one might think tha.t they had *no ammunition; at other times their bombardment of the zone is as abundant as anyone could wish, but all we suffer is material da-mage of slight im- portance. While during this "ortnight German- Turkish aviators have not appeared once I above French troops, our air squadron has made daily reconnaissances and some raids in force, which resulted in effective bom- bardments on August 90th of the landing stages and provision depots on the Bay of Akbacbi Sliman, on the European side op- posite Niagara shortlv sfter eunset. A land- ing stage wae hit by several bombs, and a I shell of In n m. Sank a large transport I anchored in the bay. On August 30 there was another sortie in force by our air souad- ron, and a bombardment of on,- of the Turk- ish headquarters ?nd of a workshop for the reoair of arms, established at a farm near Chanak. As a reward for this activity on the part of our aviators, the general commanding the TSrpediticnarv Force in the East has mentioned the .sauadron in his Army Orders, and has conferred on it the Croix de la Gnerre. The work of cur aviators at Akbachi Sli- man, the nrindnal landing point for pro- visions and Turkish reinforcemen t s in the southern zone, has been successfully com- pleted by the fire of the feet. Several ves- sels have been siirlc bv this by our Allies, and the Turks for eight hours a day have had to abandon the use of this land- ing stage.
.____ -—————— -" NOT THE FARMERS'…
—————— NOT THE FARMERS' FAULT. I Wages of ex-Industrial Schoolboys.) At Llandovery on Friday, David Davies. farmer. Uanerohtroch, Llanddausant, charged David Mulleir. former Industrial School boy in his employ, with stealing £21Zs. 6d. The boy wa.s bound over, Ald. Liewis re- marking, As I have said before, some of these boys don't get the wages they ousrht from the farmers. They are paid very low wages, and that is the reason no dimbt that some of them go wrong. Here is this boy 18 years of age next month, and on Mr. Davies (his employer s) own admission, a sharp lad who did his work well. Yet he only received £.7 a yeai" and had to find his own clothe" The Chairman I agree it is not ongla. Mr. Davies said they should carefully cao. sider before making statements. It was not the fault of the farmers. There were the regulations of the industrial schools.
- GLAMORGAN TOPS THE 60,000.
GLAMORGAN TOPS THE 60,000. Major Lucas, tine cnier staff recruiting officer for Gloma-gan, was able to convey I the gratifying uews to a pressman on Friday that the county's contribution to the new armies has now turned 60,000. This splendid aggregate represents three divisions, or a complete army corps as it ?ivrieedcoongsi,i. sed on the Continent, and the! result is all the more satisfactory when cognisance is taken of the fact that the county since the outbreak of hostilities has also supplied between 9,000 and 10,000 men to the County Territorial Force, which now numbers 15,000 of all ranks. Major Lucas naturally feels very proud of the county's response, and in the course of a conversation with a reporter ex- pressed the hope that the county, would! furnish another 10,000 men before it came 'I jQ a mjwbfawe a £ Mnennniuu1
I MORE TROUBLE. ,I
I MORE TROUBLE. I ANTHRACITE M'INERS' Uiv» £ M i s.»fAG nUfti. I DRASTIC ABSOLUTION I I CARHiED AT isytfAiMSJSA. I The mooi/hiy meeting of tne Antiixacite Association was held on Saturday at Swan- sea. Mr. Wm. Walters (Abw?era. pre- sided, supported by Mr. Wm. Hughes (vice- chairman), M?srg. D. J. Morgan and John Jaimes. ?euts), M? Mr. Wm. Dsvies (Fforestfach), who had been brought over I from the Enginemen's and Stokers' Associa- tion, and was now serving in the mechanical department of the Anthracite Association of I West \VaJes. There were 52 delegates pre- sam representing 15,000 men. Gre?t dissa6sfact-ion was expressed by the delegates at j THE NEW STANDARD, which bad been created by the owners be- cause they had ,<» led less than 50 per cent. to the old standards. The additions varied between 45 and 46, -per cent., and it was said that \ibis had been done by the owners without con- sulting the men, and it was strongly held toat they had not changed the an- thracite standards by giving equivalent to the 1879 standard pius 50 per cent. I It was U nanlmously dided to asij the owners to pay on the old' standards plus 911 per cent. until the per cent, enquiry would have taken place, and that unless the owners see their way to do this next pay day, that the whole of the men put down tools next j Monday-week. It was further resolved to ask the Chairman of the'South Wales Federation (Mr. Jas. Winstoue), and the General Secretary (Mr. Tom Richards. M.P.), to attend a special meeting of the Aasocia,.1 tion at Swansea on Tuesday next.
ECONOMISE YOUR -FOOD.
ECONOMISE YOUR FOOD. SOME OFFICIAL HINTS TO HOUSEHOLDS. The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries has issued the following appeal to people livi-iff in the country to exercise economy in food: PRODUCE FOOD FOR YOURSELVES. .Everyone who lives in the country or has a garden can produce something to ea.tr-the more the better: Vegetables, fruit, poultry, eggs, rabbits, milk, cheese. Plant at once what you can, and prepare in all possible ways Tor next year's cropping. EVERT PI,&NT IN YOUR GARDEN MAY SAVE YOU MONEY. Produce all you can; buy as little aa pos- sible. Cultivate thoroughly. Destroy insect Pests and weeds. Prepare manure. PRESERVE AND STORE YOUR CROPS WITH THE GREATEST CARE. The finest harvesting may be rendered use- less by bad storing. Protect from the weather. Destroy vermin. Store your own vegetables. I Bottle your fruit or make jam or pulp of it. Preserve your eggs when abundant. Cure your own bacn. EAT LITTLE MEAT. Replace meat by milk, cheese, peas, beans, and lentils, which are as rich in flesh-formers as meat, and much cheaper. Use more vege- tables. Eat more fruit. BAKE YOUR OWN BREAD: IT WILL BE CHEAPER AND BETTER. Use wbole-meal flour from home-grown wheat, barley, and oats. Good, wholesome bread can be made from:- (1) Household flour or whole-meal flour. (2) Ope-half household flour and one-hall oarley roeal. (3) Seven-eighths whole-meal flour and one- eighth flne oatmeal. '4) Four-fifths whole-meal flour and one-fifth maize meal. (5) Four-filths household flour and one-fifth boiled potatoes. # (6) Oatmeal. v (7) Barley meal. COOK VEGETABLES BY STEAMING. Boiling in water reduces their food valu-e. Cook potatoes in their skins. Use the hay-box cocker; it will qave coal. USE LESS COAL. < Bum wood. peat, kte., wherever possible. SAVE FODDER. Use acorns, chestu ii a f, arnd beech-mast., for stock; bra-cfeen for J$tt<er; all suitable rtram for fodder; fodder crops for pigs. Keep pigs, poultry, or rabbits to eat up house refuse, damaged vegetables. light corn. WASTE NOTHING. Buy nothing from abroad that can be Pro- I duced at home.
THE BULGARIAN ARMY.
THE BULGARIAN ARMY. A FORMIDABLE LITTLE j FORCE. Four years ago exactly Bulgaria's eleven cavalry regiments moved out from their peace statmne to cover and screen the mobilisation of eleven infantry divisions. Each division consisted of three brigades, except the 6th, 10th, and 11th, which had two only. But each brigade comprised 10,000 fightdaig men, so that the thirty briga-des yielded 500,000 effectives—a noble contribution to the Army out of a popula- tion of three and a half millions (says Major Redway in the Pall Mall Gazette.") The infantry was supported by 800 field guns of the Creusot 75 type (2.952in.), he-sides heavy artillery, corsistr-ng of howit- aers and siege pieces, the latter being Krupp's 12cm. and 15cm. (b.724 and 5.905 Laches). The infantry were armed with the Mannlicher magazine rifle (0.314in.), and had also 144 machine-guns organised in com- panies of four gung. The cavalry formed three brigades, of which two were grouped as a cavalry divi- sion, and carried Mannlicher carbines. Ox wagons and pony carts conveyed the bag- gage, supplies, and stores, (including tents and portable kitchens. Bulgarian Losses In 1912-13. The qavis&ion tQ-oay is how much of this organisation exists and in what state of effi- ciency. The wars of 1812-13 were devastat- ing, but they yielded fresh territory for recruiting, and the Turk fought well for Bulgaria. In fact, although the Bulgarians were exhorted to enter upon the struggle of the Cross against the Crescent," one- seventh of the population, were Moslems. King Ferdinand, in command of the forces, was assisted lay General Michael Savoff, whose Chief of Staff was Gencrail Fitcheff. Three armies were formed under Generals Kutincheff, Ivanoff, and Radko Dimitrieff. whose services are even now at the disposal of the Entente Powers. Very little information was ever vouch- safed to the world ae to the oost in 'life and treasure of the Bsffkan wars of 1912-13, but a note was made at the t'me by the present writer of an official docuent. relating to Bulgaria, from which it appears that she lost in her war with Turkey 86,684 officers and men, and over 76,000 in her war with Serbia and Greece. But as her male popu- lation cs over 2,200,000, and a large increase in the population occurred through the ex- tension of her territory, no doubt the losses have been more than made good.
STRENGZSMY°.F °URI - - -A?
STRENGZSMY°.F °UR I -A? HAS- GOVERNMENT DECIDED ON COMPULSION ? Sir Leo Chiozza Money, M.P., in a letter to the Kettering Trades Council, says: The Cabinet committee, appointed after deplorable delay, has, it is believed, reported in favour of compulsion, and the Govern- ment is understood to be now gravely con- sidering their report. There are differences of opinion among Ministers as among the pub- lic but the newspaper story of a plot, start- ed by the man wtho before the war did their h.t to ruin the Nayy, is I A mischievous falsehood. I Our Army, Luoiuiuijg i«ie tto^auiiauod Army as it stood at the ontbrèak of the war— Territorials, Reserves called up, etc.- amount at this time m round figures to 2,600,000 men. This figure covers prisoners in Germany, all those disabled and sick, and elderly Beseavisia doing guard duty at home. Recruiting is now admittedly poor, and a.t the present moment there is grave danger of the forces in the field diminishing instead of increasing. I ihope that yoor coancil will not be led to believe that I or my friends I advocating National Service desire to compel men to work in factories or to pay them lower wages or to reduce the pay for sol- diers. These etories are a wicked lake-
t "VERY IMPORTANT'I !POINTS"…
t "VERY IMPORTANT POINTS" WHERE RUSSIA'S SUGGhSoES GGGUHRED. COSSACKS CAPTURE THOU-1 SANDS OF PRISONERS. (Press Association War Special). PARIS, Saturday. M. Hutin writes in the "Echo de Paris" The Russians appear to me to have resumed on Thursday and Friday evening the offensive upon very important points of their front. An event of significanoe is the victory gained hy the troops of General Ruesky east of Vilna, in tLe region of Veleika, where the German cavalry had adTanced upon the Vilnar-Ninsk railway before the avacuation of Vilna, with the object of encircling our I Allies. courter offensive, heroically led, has uc.trminea the retirement of Germans I uuuei von hicliliorn, wilo have been thrown I back in the direction north of Vilna. I The Germans in their defeat suffered I serious losses. „ Several thousands of prisoners I I"T1 1. "<U mw Lne nancls of sotnias of the Cos- sacks, who captured a score of machine guns and over 13 (?) field guns. General Von Mackeneen's army, whom we had left yesterdav Stuck in the marshes I or i7,lnag, also suffered a heavy defeat yester- day. The Russians, under General Everts, at- t tacked the enemy, and after a lively battle I compelled them to evacuate Lozischin, north of Pinsk. I
I1I FINE ITALIAN SUCCESS.
I1 I FINE ITALIAN SUCCESS. SKILFUL ENVELOPING MOVEMENT. I (Press Association War Special.) i ROME, Friday. io-d, ay s official communique .ays;- On the plateau north-west of ,'tosiero the strong position of Monte Co-ston was stormed by our troops. WE HAD ALREADY BY A SKILFUL M?AMLLYRE ALMOST SUCCEEDED IN ISOLATING IT. ENEMY COLUMNS THEN MADE VIGOROUS EFFOtU8 TO ARHRESrT THE PROGRESS OF O'R t ENVMA?PING MOVEMENT BY VIO- LENT ATTACKS ON THE 17th, 18th,,1 AND 22nd INST., BUT lH8E EFFO_ RiS WERE ALWAYS FOILED B\ THE STOUT RESISTANCE OF W R TROCPS. YESTERDAY THE PCS1- T10N FELL INTO OUR &ANDS. The Austrians, splitting 'pp mtó several groups, attempted by several tt?ys to es(,an our enveloping movement. \e'el theieas. we captured five officers and 118 men, together with large quantni?s of I ammunition and grenades and other ina- terial. On the Carso on Thursday evening the enemy made an attack against the wood ot Ferrodi Caveilo, which we had recently I conquered, but after tierce fighting they had to retire. An enemy aeroplane dropped three; bombs on Tonezza, but no one was injured and no damage is reported.
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110.000 MORE TROOPS l 11 11 I. WIRELESS REPORT FROM ATHENS. < ? -?.g (BERMNWIRELESS.) -,e, j A telegram from Athens states that I fresh Entente troops, estimated at 110,000, have arrived on the lstand of Mudros. 1 (i\ove.—Aludros is on the Island of Lem- nos, in the Egean Sea,, about 47 milee south-west, of the entrance to the Dardanr elles. The name Mudro3" is frequently given to the whole island. I 1 TURKISH OFFICIAL. I I AiViia It^KuxLiU, Friday. An official telegram from Constantinople says :In the district. of Anafarta cur artil- lery caused a conflagration in the enemy trenches in front of our left wing and at Cape (?), which raged for two hours. Nea. Ari Burnu on Tuesday night the enemy ex- ploded a mine in front of our left wing. It caused but little damage and this was soon repaired. Near Seddul Bahr on Tuesday morning the enemy opened a vigorous fire accom- panied by bomb throwing against our left wing. Our artillery, replying, silenced the enemy guns. The same day our fleet drove away three Russian destroyers of the Bystryi type from coaling ports on the BI-'oV Sea.-(Reuter.) MANY RUMOURS." The Prime ivxinister is to be asked again in the House of Commons on Tuesday to make a full statement in view'of the many rumours in circulation as to the present position and prospects of the Dardanelles ex- pedition.
! SACRIFICED, WATER
SACRIFICED, WATER TO KEEP MACHINE-GUNS GOING. lieutenant O, R. Mosse, of the 120th Raj- putana Infantry, in a letter to a New Zea- land friend describing the successful operf tions in the Persian Gulf in April in tho neighbourhood of Shaibat, tells of the self- sacrifice and courage displayed by our men. After relating how he and his machine- gun section had ad vaiieed about two miles in open country and mostly under fire, Lieut. [Mosse continues:—"In the meantime my machine guns ran out of ammunition and water, and several of the gunners had been hit. One man displayed exceptional bravery throughout in bringing up relays of ammuni- tion. Other men, with great pluck, emptied their water-bottles into the bairel- casing so as to keep the guns firing. The conduct of all of them was so splen- did that it is difficult to particularise. It was an intensely hot day and we were almost dying of thirst, so the action of the men who gave up their water was no mean one. They were all as cool as cucumbers, and one man whom I tried to get to lie down and not to be continually doing jobs for other folks said, 'The bullets are afraid of me, sahib,' and went away to dig a pit in which to place-a wounded man. He was wounded himself a little later."
THE SIXTH WELSH. I
THE SIXTH WELSH. NOW IN BRITISH FIRS? LINE. Writing home to his father in Swansea one of the 6th Welsh, now abroad, states that the battalion has now been placed in the first line of the Army. Hitherto they have I been placed in the field split up among various other units, Hit now they have been removed as a separate and entire battalion to further down the line at a point which cannot be disclosed. This is a high honour, as it places the 6th Welsh Territorials on an equality with I the flower of the British Army—the Regulars.
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I MARRIASE OF BRITON FERRY CRICKETER. The mamage has taken pia-ce of Mr. Tom I John, the Briton Ferry cricketer, and of the firm of John and Ha. oton, eontra«tors, to Hiss Gladys Parker, youngest daughter of I Mr. John Parker, of Court Sart, Briton Ferry. The officiating ministers were, the Rev, R. Powell and Rev. John Davids, B. A. The b -ide was given away by her father, and had as bridesmaids Misses C. John, Lobb. Parker., Evans and Jones. Tlia best man was Mr. Jack John, brother of bridegroom, another "Ferry cricketer. The honeymoon is being spent aA
SWANSEA DOCKSMEN
SWANSEA DOCKSMEN I f DISCUSS TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE. THE COAL-TIPPING SETTLE- MENT. Swansea Chamber of Commerce monthly meetog was held on Friday, Air. T. P. Cook (president) presiding. Mr. W. Stone was elected a member. I Tha Trtmitung Inspector. I j.nc pre&iaeat, ropca'tmg re tne trimming mspu^tor, said the time wap not opportune for the matter. A sub-committee had been appointed; numerous applications had been received, and an agreement was drawn up by a solicitor, but the eouncil of the cham- ber thought the matter should be defexred until normal times. The inspector, it was proposed, should represent the employers' I interests. Lpon the proposition of Mr. S. Stephens, seconded by Mr. Coonaji, this recomnierdat-on 7¡as approved. Tipping Charges. As regards the topping cnarges war bonus, t h-- president reported a settlement of the matter, the council of the chamber thimbiEg it better to resist the charges no longer, and they had agreed to accept the G. W. R. pro- posals to pay 4 per oent. on tipping, weigh- ing, mixing, digging out, a.nd waiting time, iierchams were now asked to pay the rail- way companies for the extra enarges plus four pec cent. war .bonne. He understood I Lhe Midland Company were charging the exact items they paad out to the men, which meant rather moire calculation, but the items were relatively small. The Midland charges worked out at less than 4 per cent. It was stated the Midland charges worked out at 2-i per cent. Hqgaj-ding t^e settlement of the recent tip- ping stoppage "terms," Mr. Marshall (sec- retary of the chamber) wrote on Septem- ber 13 that it was reported that the settle- ment was to the effect that the first steamer ready was to take the first availaible tip, and he asked officially as to the terms of the settlement, and if it in any way affected the xlsting stemming regulations. "Was coal shipped now at any tip irrespective of the railway which has brought down the coal?" Mr. Trickey (G.W.R.) replied the airange- ment made between the railway companies and the Harbour Trustees was that the Swan- sea Harbour Trust berthing master would come into the daily comerenc-o held bv the railway berthing masters as to the all oca- tic-u of tips at the Prince of Wales Dock. The vessel which being entitled to a berth and was first ready would be given the first vacant berth, whether such berth belonged to a railway company or the Harbour Trust. "It would be seen," prooeeded Mr. Trickey, that this arrangement does not in any way affect the existing stemming regulations but simply puts the Harbour Trust tip on the same footing as the railway companies tips, and if nroperly observed should prevent any 3uspicion of undue favour being shown to the Harbour Trust tip. There is now a com- plete inter-change of coal shipping facilities between the whole of the railways and the Harbour Trustees, irrespective of the means by which the coaj has been conveyed to by which the coa ? hasbeen fonveye-d to The Prpqidpnt said that by the arrange- ment the Harbour Trust came into line with ihe R. and S.B., Midland and Great Wes- tern. He still thought, however, the pre- sent svstgm did not work fairly. The mat- ter would have to be faced by the Cham- ber's Council in the future. v Coal Prices Act. An interesting repoi t on tne Coal Prices Limitation Act working was given by Mr. C. Cleeves who stated that at the end of July there was a scarcity oi coal and the price .was very high. Some coal- owners foresaw difficulties that would arisen and that it would be much better if the collieries came together and would agree to maintain the supplies foT the home con- sumers rather- than the Board of Tradei should intervene and stop exports. A scheme was drawn up at Cardiff and the memorandum agreement sent cut to coal- owners in South 'Wales.* Under 'that sc heme J!' one of' the chief objects was" to ?&cure ade- quate supplies for hopte consumers and two sub-committees were formed to act, one for the Eastern part and the other for the Western part of the South Wales coalfield, the idea being to deal with any com- plaints from home, consumers being unable to get "upplies. The colliery owners were sending in their adherence to the memoran- dum and agreement; inthe. viestern district there had not been many complaints, and any difficulties had been satisfactorily met. This was due for one reason that thpre httt: been a hig-drop for coal for shipment. Any complaints the committee wanted to deal w'th rathe:- than the Board of Trade, and the scheme as outlined was laid before them and approved. It was expected that if the Board of Trade did receive any complaints, they would refer the same to the committee in South Wales rather than stop exports of coal. Franco, he mentioned, wanted larger supplies of coal than ever before; in fact, double the quantity. The Board of Trade wanted as much coal to go out of the country as pos- sible consistent with adequate home supplies. The scheme was going ahead, and he thought it would work perfectly satisfactory, and that the coalowners would be able to satisfy home trade. The president said the committee was for the definite purpose of meeting complaints of home consumers, and any complaints should be mp,,Ic to the South- Wales Committee. It would be disastrous if people with complaints, imaginary or otherwise, (hi not get them satisfactorily redressed by the South Wales Committee, for if they went to the Board of Trade it was likely the latter would stop the colliery concerned shipping coal. Shippers, merchants, coalowners and manufacturers wanted to work hand in -glove. Mr. -R. Stephens asked if notices had .been given to the consumers direct. The president thought every man interested knew the position. • Mr. Cleeves said the.Western Committee Md met the local manufacturers and acquainted them with the position, asking them to tell the committee of any grievance. The secre- tary of the Home Consumption Coal Sales Committee, Western District, is Mr. J. Ivor Evans, 3, Gloucester-place, Swansea. The Secretary outlined the new regulation regarding coal export licenses, which simpli- tied the modus operandi." By this means the export of coal would be facilitated. Ap- plications for licenses should be made M 6oon as possible before the shipment and loading could be commenced or receipt of intimation that the license was recommended. The President thought the authorities might bring one a step further, for he did not see any logical reason for refusing to clear the ship. He thought they might ask for any delay to be obviated in that respect. It was accordingly decided that application I should be made to extend the order, so that the telegram of recommendation should allow ¡ the ship to proceed to sea. Other Business. I A communication from the Chambers of Commerce relative to addreesing goods was oredered to be displayed on the notice board A letter from the Technical College enclos- ing a. calendar for the ensuing session em- phasift-d the language classes, particularly I Spanish. It was reported that Cardiff coalowners had decided from January 1st next to alter terms of credit. They had decided upon 14 days' credit less crsh quarter per cent. The Pre-, sident said it was a departure from the old custom of Cardiff and Swansea. The Cardiff Chamber had suggested the matter should be deferred. until peace times,, but Cardiff coal- owners adhered to their decision. Mr. W. T. Farr thought Swansea should do nothing. It was a case of arrangement be- tween buyer and seller, and he thought Swan- sea oould well look after their own affairs. He moved a resolution to that effect. Mr. W. J. Stephens thought they should not take action until they knew definitely what Cardiff were doing. and he suggested an amendment that Cardiff and Swansea should decide upon joint action, as both were so closely connected from a trade point of view. There was no seconder to the amendment, and Mr. W. T. Parr's resolution, was carried. Mr. Wynne oomplair.ed of 'phone te-,xrk calls being delayed by locals, the Exchange I telling the outside distance caller that the line was engaged. It was decided to refer the matter to tho Telephone Committee. —i I
VALLEY PIT NOTICES. )
VALLEY PIT NOTICES. ) Notieee to cease work have been given by the men employed at the Tirbacli Colliery, Ystalyfera. It is understood that a dispute lias arisen relative to th,) payment foi cut- ting through, .coal, but every effort is being made to settle the Question and so a,void a $p- antbxaoi*-
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I 'GREAT RECEPTIOISf
I GREAT RECEPTIOISf I FOR THE YE'TERAN OF DOLAUCOtHY. I UNIQUE EVENING AT BRYN- AMMAN. Sir James Hills-Johnes, V.C., G.C.B., of Dolaucothy, the famous veteran of the In- dian Mutiny, presided over a very successful benefit concert held at the Public Hall, Bryiiamman, on Thursday night. The cdn- cert was for the benefit of Private William Watkin Davies, who has returned home, seriously wounded. In introducing the president,' the Rev. E. Jenkins Davies, B.A., vicar, referred to the fact that the good results of the work done for the nation during the Mutiny by Sir James Hills-Johnes, has bosom friend the late Lord Roberts, and the other heroes of that period were plainly, in evidence to-day,, for we now had no more loyal fighters for. us than the Indian Army. In a. brief but pointed address Sir James, who bears his 82nd year marvellously well, and who was received with thunderous ap- plause, said he appreciated the honour of beitig asked to preside. The huge audience proved that the heart of the country was sound, and that it realised its duty towards a soldier who had suffered during the very severe fighting he had gone through on his country's behalf. An excellent programme was then gone through by the Ammanford Y.M.C.A. Male Voice Choir (conductor, Mr. Gwilytn R. Jones), assisted by Mists Ceinwen James (e^prano), E.A.M., and Mr. D. Clydach Thomas (elocutionist). Every individual artiste wab splendid, but the young lady merits special notice on account of the l'are beauty of her voice. That the concert was an event cf much importance was shown by the fact that the huge capacity of the hall was over-taxed, xaaay scoie* of people uuiing to seats. The popularity of Lieut. -Geuc.al Sir James I Hills-Johnes also was manifested by the size of the crowd which witnessed him as ho was being escorted from the vicarage to the Hall by the Gwauucaegurwen bllver Band. In moving a vote of thanks to the presi- dent, Mr. tied Hargreaves, gene-- ral manager of. the Gwauncacgurwen Col- lieries, made a brief reference to the inter- e?t?Ng fact that the life of the gallant presi- dent was a most interesting cuunec?ing. 1)?. between pa?t and present history. The vote was seconded by County Cöunclllor Gwijym: Vaughan, and was earned with great ap- plause. Ah unique entertiirimtnt-vraa brought to a close by "fieii wlad fy iNhadau and •'God Save the King," everyone spontane- ously rising to join. Tiie aoctiinpanist was Miss Annie Davies.
IGREECE- AND BULGARIA I-.
IGREECE- AND BULGARIA ANNOUNCE THE 13 MOBILISA- i TIONS. Reuter learns tne Greek Minister on Saturday formally communicated to Sir IE. Grey the mobilisation of the Hellenic naval and military forces in view of the mobilisation of Bulgaria Reuter is informed the Bulgarian Minis- ter on Thursday night officially communi- cated to the Foreign Office the news of the i>uigarian' mobilisation. Uncertainty exists in diplomatic quarters what the latest Balkan developments por- tend. SWANSEA CREEKS AND THE ORDER. No order has been reoeived by Mr T. Mason, the Greek Consul at Swansea, fu mobilisation. There are about 200 Greekf in Swansea and the immediate distilet. Orders are being awaited.
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8.000- CORPSES." I, GORY TALE OF RUSSIAN TRAP. GERMANS MOWN DOWN, BY CONCEALED GUNS. At one point the Germans, I hear (sayi the "Mornmg Post" Petrograd correspon- dent), came on with the calm assurance thai there was nothing to oppose them, inasmuch as the Russians had no ammunition, and the German guns were indulging in th< characteristic lavish expenditure, of shells. It turned out, however, that the German shells were missing the vital spots and that the Russians had just got up a full supply of all kinds of munitions. The Russians lay low until the German confident advance in the usual close array was nearly up to thi outer lines of the wire entanglements. Theri everything was let go at once, and a storm or artillery, Maxim, and rifle fire simply swept the German forces out of existence. Eight, thousand corpses strewed the ground before the Russian positions, and of those who got away scarce one was unwounded. This is a manceuve which the Russians have successfully employed many times dur- ing this war. It is a perfectly safe one for ,'I the Russians, as they have entirely estab- lished their Overwhelming superiority In bayonet work over the finest German torces. At the same time it is evidence of the steadiness and un- broken moral of the Russian troops that, after four months of retreat, they can calmly allow overwhelming torces of the enemy con- fidently to approach to within a few hun- dred yards of their positions before giving s1.g-U of life.
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A pretty, but quiet, wedding was solem- nised at New Bethel Welsh Congregational Churoh. Garnant. The contracting parties were Miss Mary Jlorgan. Neuadd Milpla, rties Mr. John Thomas, oommercial traveller, of Garnant. The bride was given away by her father: Coun. Tom Thomas, a ooasin cf the bridegroom, acted as bost man. The Rev J. Edrvd Jones performed the ceremony. The honeymoon is being spent at Llandrindod
--LIiANBOYEEY TRAITf CASE.
LIiANBOYEEY TRAITf CASE. At U&ndfvery on Friday. Edward C. Jones. Llandilo, was rammoned for entering a trair iT! motion and for interfering with the com. fort of passengers at Llandovery Bailway Station- There was a counter-charge by Jones against Alfred Darnel, a detective andej the L. and N.W. Bailway, for alleged assault. The hearing of the charges, which were taken together, lasted many hours. Mr. T C. Hurley, Llai'dilo, was for the prosecution, and Mr. Ithya. "N Price for the defence. The Bench on the charge cf entering the train in motion fined defendant £ 1 and.alipwed a. guinea-advocate's fee. The second charge was dismissed, as was also the counter-change by