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v, "WE MUST HOLD ?/ H t/t! '?? a H s § 8 a B Vv j-? ivi. LJ 01 li?JLL? FIRM!" 1 1 VICTORY ASSURED. I British General's Inspiring I I Words. I W"W I THE ALLIES. I I Latest News From The Front. An almost impenetrable Veil hangs over the battle- fields of the west. It is known that a great conflict is proceeding, and until definite news is forth- coming we must bear m mind ccw.j-nc, we. rnust bear :In ml.nd the official statement made soon after the historic fight at Mons—that the British forces: rested and refitted, were ready to resume the conflict, undauntedly. It- is rumoured that a bril- liant victory has been won by the French, under General Pan, near Peronne, 50,000 Germans being put out of ac- tion. An official communique is.. sued in Paris last night states that the Germans have gained some ground on the left wing, but there is no sensible change in the centre. In Lorraine the French have gained fur- ther advantages. NOTES OF SECRET LECTURE. RETENTION OF AN IMPORTANT ARMY DOCUMENT. At Warrington. to-day. Harold Dutton, fcrmprlr nf the Army Service Corps, whs committed for trial charged with retain- ing an army docament lie had no right to. It was stated accused had as clerk to the general staff officer engaged on Portsmouth defence, and mad e a copy of the notes oi a secret lecture the officer gave. The prosecuting solicitor said he trembled to think what might have hap- pened if the document had fallen into wrong ha ads. it. umtained information «i the highest value. HARWICH ARREST. HAVAL AiiTriOiilTIES DROP CHARGES AGAINST HliTEl PHCPBlETOfi. There was a surprising development to- day in the charge brought by the naval authorities at Harwich against William Frederick Whitehead, proprietor of an hotel at Dovercaurt, of attempting to con- fey stab* secrets to the enemy by moans ■)i carrier pigeons. He was arrested last Wednesday night 4id remanded in custody on the following l,orn-jug, hlt to-day the naval authorities hUeu to attend to support the charge. A. no evidence was p,-offet-ed the Bench lie, no option but to discharge accused, Its solicitor announced that accused w"asperfcctly innocent, and desired hinil if) sy that he had no knowledge of tli/o P^K^is, and had, never flown one in his i lite. THE BELGIAN PROTEST. i The 'elglaii delegates, who are on 1 tbelr through London to America to place re the American Government a protest^. hohalf ot their come try against ile aca* 0f th Germans were received ol the Gei-mH?s wece rece i-e d by tbe \g at Buckingham Palace to- < da-T I They ,v\ accompanied by the Belgian Minister 'ijondon, and were most cor- dially rd b:, his Majesty- This afternoon nlt 1'ore'gn Office to see Sir ^.ar() Grey. [XTEH I The King a Privy Council at Th,- King'j a Pri.y Councjl at Buckingham w ?? at?rnoon Tor ?J p iK.ten ooa ox ??od of operation of th? moratorium aisplied to the bills of ex- change. j 1\ addition, \fajpSty signed .various orders in Couno 111XlD'- Hit' Defence of the Realm and fjca,iing with sun- dry matters an out of the war.

WHAT IS TURKEY DOING? I TROOPS MOBILISED AND SYMPATHY WITH GERMANY EXPRESSED. Beirut. August; i 5th (delayed).—The mobilisation of troops is being pressed forward here with great activity. Troops arc being concentrated at Damascus as being the rail head of the Mecca railway. Horses, mulM.. food stuffs. coal, etc.. are being requisitioned, and Treasury bonds ?gii-en in payment. No such feverish activity was displayed by Turkey even when she was actually at war against the Balkan States and Italy. The authorities manifest their Germanophile sympathies openly, and have given evidence of their partiality by allowing a German steamer, the Peter Prickmars, which took refug-e here. to discharge her cargo of dynamite inside I the harbour, and this in spite of the pro- tests on part of the Port Company. The dynamite ig being transported by railway- to Kayak, and there buried ip #the r. reunites. The Governor has given out that explorives have been bought by the Ottoman Government for military pur- poses. Beirut is practically deserted, and i business suspended. Lebaron is crowded with refugees from ali parts of Syria and Palestine. Great uneasiness prevails, as it is diffi- c"lt to explain Turkey's attitude and the object s he has in view. This message has been submitted 10 the Press Bureau, which has no objec- tion to its publication, but takes no re- sponse Mity for thf correctness of the statement. "DOWN WITH AUSTRIA." DYING GARIBALDIAH VOLUNTEERS LAST CRY. Nish. Tliesday.-Eight Garibaldian Volunteers fought in the Servian ranks a I the battle of Izer. Five fell on the field of battle1, one of them dying during the assault on Babinagora with the words, Down with Austria!" on his lips. When the Austriaus abandoned Sha- baty. they took away with them a Dumber of young ppople and peaceful citizens j whom they are now holding as prisoners i ol war. I BERLIN DELIRIOUS WITH JOY 811DE AWAKENING AWAITEiC THEM WHEN THi IfidTH UAKS OUT.   b a ??ieen cansed here bv the olficial has been caused here by the o(lieial communi- dation issued by Sir Fennel! Modd. the I British Ambassador, to the effect that the British contingent has not been defpated by the Germans, and is not in lull flight at Manbeuge and St. Quentin as an- nounced by the official German report. This satisfaction is increased by the fact that the Trench Embassy has received no j notification of a Brittish defeat. j This has cooled the excitement of Ger- I mans here which had been aroused by Berlin telegrams stating the population there was simply delirious with joy over the reported defeat of the English, whom I hate more than they do the French or the Russians. -P25,000 GIFT FOR Furia. The Press Association says Mr. William Waldorf Astor has, through the Lord Mayor of London, contributed £ 25,000 to National Relief Fund. The National Relief Fund this after- noon amounts to £ 1.979,000. THE GAS?EI. i i The Cabinet met at half-past eleven í this morning at 10, Downing-street. Sir Edward Grey joined the Prime Minister a quarter of an hour before that time i the morning. 11 is announced that three of Mr. As- jquith's own personal servants have enlisted. PRIVILEGES OF BELLIGERENTS. Washington, Tuesday.—A statement was made yesterday evening by Coun- sellor Lansing, of the State Department, to tb? fff?'t that ?'ar?htps of belligerents are privileged to b,,a.i-d .lll- chantmen and to remove subje?s of the enemy.

DEADLY SHELLS. I MORE STORIES FROM THE FRONT. WOUNDED SOLDIERS TAKEN TO BIRMINGHAM. j t L" HUNDRED TO ONE." I The men were removed to the new University Buildings at Bournbrook, where facilities have been provided for dealing with over 1,000 patients. This morning's contingent was the first tc" arrive. They were brought in a special hospital train from Southampton. They left at five o'clock, and were met by the members of the South Midland Army Medical Corps, and removed in motor ambulance wagons and cars to th9 RospitaL Cheerful Cripples. Though terribly maimed, and looking broken and tired, and as though they had gone through terrible experiences, they were all cheerful. About 20 were so badly injured, their legs having apparently been amputated, that they had to be carried, but the (majority were able to walk with assist ance. Some had lost their arms, wbile others had bandages round their heads. I Hundred to One. Hundred to One. The Press Association's Birmingham correspondent had a chat with a number of the .-nteji, who spoke of the terrible character of the fighting. The Germans," one man said, "outnumbered us by n I hundred to one. As we knocked them down, they simply filled up their gaps and came on as before." One of the Suffolk's stated that very few were injured from shot wounds, nearly all the mischief being done by shells. The Germans, he added, fired six at a time, and if you missed one you got the others. One poor fellow wlinfp head was so smothered in bandages that hix leatures could not be seen, remarked, We could beat them with bladder sticks if it were not for the shells, which were appalling. The effect could not be described." Firing on the Red Cross. The wounded men complained of the Germans firing on the Red Cross workers. Large crowds of people waited outside the station, aud.cntha3iasticyi,b- cheered the wyni. d men as they wpredriycn off. Another Vittch of wounded, numbering 120, proceeded from Southampton to Ports- mouth. and were removed to the Secondary School, which has been fitted up as an emergency hospital. Only about a dnzen were regarded as serious eases. Many are suffering from shot wounds in the legs, and others from rheumatic trouble due to exposure. Other wounded were taken to the Alexandra Hospital at Csham. and also to Brighton. Wounded Belgian Officers. Riarritz,f(mrl.Hy.Tlw fint batch of one hundred and thirty-three officers and soldiers, most of them from Belgium., arrived here this afternoon. They had an enthusiastic reception from the popu- late, flowers, cigars, cigarettes, and pre- sents ot all kinds being showered upon them. The Spaniards and Englishmen, who are very numerous in Biarritz, are vicing with each other in entertaining the French soldiers, who are being shown the greatest attpntion in comfortable ambulances. The soldiers were very gra- tified by the reception accorded them. BELGIAN PLUCK. BURGOMASTER OF BRUSSELS REFUTES A GERMAN STATEMENT. Ostend, Tuesday.—M. MaS. Burgo- master of Brussels., yesterday had the following proclamation posted up on the walls of the capital:— The German Governor of the town of Liege, Lieut.-General A-oil Kolew, has issued a proclamation to the in- habitants of the town of Liege to the effect that the Burgomaser of Brussels has informed the German Commandant that the Frcnch Government declares the Belgian Government is unable to assist it in any way by offensive oper- ations, and that it sees itself forced to adopt the defensive. I contradict this assertion in the most formal manner. (Signed) Max. ( The last sentence is printed in very j large characters. I LANCE-CORPORAL SHOT Lance-Corpoval Ward, 4th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancashire Territorial Kegiment, living at Grangeover Hands, was visiting a sentry on the railway between; Slough and Burnham Beeches last night, and apparently failing to hear the sentry's challenge, was shot and killed. I DAMAGED VESSELS. Lloyd's Gravesend message says the steamer Serrana, of London, from Car- diff, previously reported in collision with the British steamer Rion, passed this morning for South West India Dock with damage to stern and bows. The liion. which was beached about a mile east of Newhaven Harbour, has been refloated and towed into New haven last evening. I RUMOUR DISC.iEDITEO. I Vanconr-er, Monday.—The reported I capture of the German cruiser Leipzig is fDscreditcdhere. I

I FOR FURTHER I WAR NEWS SEE PAGES THREE AND SIX.

WAR NEWS. TELEGRAMS FROM ABROAD. KRMAiS KAKE AHOTHEB GREAT OHSLAUCiiT- ALLIES FIRM I REPORTED FRENCH VICTORY NEAR PERDIffiE Comparatively little information is available as to the position on the western battlefield. It is evident, however, that the in- vaders are making another desperate effort to break through the defence of the allies. One such effort has already been utterly defeated, the Germans sustain- ing terrible losses. Paris. Monday.—A communique issued at 4.45 this evening says: The general situation has only altered on the wings. 0.11 the left the Germans have gamed some ground. No sensible change is to be observed in the centre. In Lorraine we hate gained fresh ad- vantages. j HUGE GERMAN LOSS. Reported Victory for the French at Peronne. The following telegram was despatched from Antwerp by a Press Association correspondent last night:- A rumour is current here to the effect that in the neighbourhood of Peronne, to the east of Amiens, General Pau has been successful tn a brilliant engagement, in which 50.000 Germans were placed hors-de-combat. It is, however, impossible to obtain confirmation of this report. This message was submitted to the British Press Bureau, but the authori- ? tiM, while offering no objection to its publication, doc lined to take any re- sponsibility for it" acCUTacv. ) The Guise Victory. q4 Peronne. which is a town of .L::i25 resi- ¡ dents. is situated ?.r th?' Soamift. "about halfway between Amiens and I.e Cateau. It ? ill be remembered that the French Embassy iMU?d a statement on Sunday in ?hich it was re;w?f?l that the French had driven the Germans back in the direction of Guise. The German troops were the ten army corps and the Guartls, and they suffered heavy loss. It is pos- sible, therefore, that the rumour may apply to the engagement, in which five French army corps were engaged. The following message, sent from Paris last night, is of importance: After reviewing the general situation on the French frontier, to sum up:— On our right, after a partial check, we have taken the offensive and the enemy is retreating before us. In the centre we have had alternative successes and checks, but a general battle is again In progress. Latest information confirms the vic- tory of the Allies at Guise. I "STATIONARY." I Belgium Situation Summarised, 1 A Renter's Antwerp official message says the situation throughout Belgium is stationary. The Germans have evacuated Aerschot. Railway communication has been re- stored over a great part of the country. Malines was bombarded for an hour, although the town was not occupied by the Belgian troops. I "SITUATION PERILOUS." I I I I I German Newspaper's Grave Words. I A Reuter telegram from Paris says "Le Matin" publishes a telegram from Basle stating that the "Vorwaerts," the great German Socialist newspaper, de-, clares that the situation of Germany is perilous, since she is recalling her troops in quantities in the hope of hold- ¡ ing off the Russian advance. I BATTERY CAPTURED. Gunners Killed by Bombs from Above. The Echo de Pa rig ? relates that re- I cently a German battepy was captured in j its entirety by French cavalry, after the gunners had been killed by a hail of bombs dropped by aviators. THE NORTH SEA. I I Heavy Firing Reported. I The Exchange Telegraph Company states that heavy firing was heard at Dover yesterday morning. It appeared to come from vessels in the Channel well ou the French Coast. The Press Bureau permits the publica-j tion of the foregoing, but has no informa- tion concerning it. j The large Dutch steamer Grotius ar- rived at Cowes on Sunday evening and the captain reported having heard heavy firing in the North Sea soon after leaving Ymuiden on Saturday afternoon. The Press Bureau has no information regarding the above report [It may he added that several similar reports have been circulated from time to time, without foundation. They I should be received with caution.] I TOO SOON! A German Denial. J The Berlin authorities have issued a denial that the fortress of Koenigsberg has been taken by the Russians. (Continued at foot of next column).

CONVINCED OF OUR I TRIUMPH BRITISH CENERAUS II STIRRING WORDS. FtSM FAITH IH THE POWER OF THE ALLIED I ARMIES. WE MUST HOLD FIRM" I (PRESS ASSOCIATION WAR SPECIAL.) Paris. Tuesday.—A number of more wounded arrived here yesterday. All seemed in excellent spirits. A sergeant of Dragoons spoke of the bravery of the British troops. "They are splendid," he said. "1 can Assure you that with the English and us the! Germans have more than they bargain i tot." I Several people who arrived last night from northern villages have given ac-j counts of their experiences. Before leaving these places they had seen no Germans in the neighbourhood. All that! they saw during their journey to Paris filled them with confidence. They say that all precautions seem to have been taken for purpooes of defence. They mentioned particularly the admir- able appearance of the British troops. The provocatory attitude of twenty German otficers interned at AiiriTuu' j been the cause of disorderly demonstra- tions among the population. The Com-1 mandant has announced that the pri-1 soners have been accorded no specui! favours and threatens vigorous measures j in the event of a recurrence of the dis- turbances. When the bomb fell in the Porte Saint Martin quarter, people in the I vicinity, believing that it was an ex-! plosion of gas, ran from all sides and in all directions. The fire brigade speedily arrived and the Major and Commissary (t Police hastened to the scene. :\Jfl- sures have been taken to prevent 1 gatherings, and the aviation service is I taking precautions. Parisians are show- inc no disposition to be unduly dis- turbed by the incident. The French people are beginning to appreciate the true value of the German efforts to create panic, and decline to be impressed by them. A British general on hi? way through Par?s mad? the following statement to a! representative of the "Petit Parisien"; It is quite true that British wounded are passing through France on their way to England. 1 have seen our com- rades, officers and men. in a town in the west, returning to the north. Well, just as they are burning with a desire to return to the front as soon as they have recovered, we are full of enthusiasm to go and serve the sacred cause of civilisa- tion. It is a very great honour for is to fight side by side with your valiant army, which I am in a position to de- clare is performing prodigies of heroism. I On our staff we have a veneration for your commander-in-chief and his assistants, the great military abilities of whom we have learnt to appreciate both at your treat manceuvres and in the I recent fighting. I know the indomitable conrage and intelligence of the French Army. from Commander-in-Chief to rank and file. I know, too. what we can can do. The forces and resources of Great Britain and its Empire are inexhaustible. Never has my country put into the filed more absolutely the whole of its formidable power. We know very well the enemy which we have to fight-its forces, its restorers its felony. That is why e are unswervingly convinced of our tri- umph and final victory. Success will come with a final effort. We must hold firm, and we will endure as long as necessary DESTRUCTION"OF- LOUVAIN', KSimCDOt) OF LOUVAIN. GERMAN SOCIAliST NEWSPAPER'S FEARLESS COMMENT. The great Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts," piiblistied in Berlin, says: We could hardly have believed that there would be newspapers which would view with gay satisfaction the destruc- tion of Louvain." 'f It Wilt be renierribered tlia,t tiie mili- tarist party reeontly wrecked the offices of the newspaper on account of an out- spoken article on the war policy.

TO-DAY'S WA R NOTES. (Special to the Leader. ") I Tuesday Afternoon. THERE are numerous indications that A another big battle is in prepara- tion." It may result as the last did, in no decisive result for either side, except that the German army was able to make an advance. That advance seems to be, proceeding still, and a distance of less I titan 70 miles may exist between the in- i vaders' front and tiia outeri g of the defences of Paris. IT is true that France is er-fliing up more A reserves, and that many of the men are used to military service. The chief questions are numbers and equipment, and whether they can be brought into the fighting line in time to be of any real use. Probably we shall hear very little news before the end of this week, and a lot may happen between now and then to divert the attack upon the French front. But to have that effect. the counter-stroke, wherever it came from, would have to be of considerable strength. I BUT should the Germans win in this 1 im pending battle, it will not mean defeat for the French. Several courses will be open to them. One is to retire upon the capital and from there attempt a flanking movement on the German' j left wing. Another is to retire west- j w ards, in strong force. leaving a sunicient number to hold on with the garrison at Paris as long as possible. j npTLAT, however, is looking ahead to a I state of affairs that may not occur. but that has been prepared for. Just now, the chief question is as to the nature of the opposition that the French Army will be able to put up against the attack now expected. In the ordinary 'course of events the battle wou id not com- mence for several days to come. bui- the French army seems to have some troops ready for action, with which she has mad e #;e"ral ftttAcks--x)ot sufficiently 18trong to be effective. OF course, whilst looking facts in the — face calmly, it should be remem- bered that events of this sort have an 'awkward habit of turning around at the wrong moment for someone. The farther Germany advances, the longer her lines of communication becomes, and the more difficult lo maintain them. Therefore, whilst some facts are rather against. France and her Allies, there are others of a more cheering nature. A USTRIA seeras to be making om" A effort against the Russians ii, Galicia. The advance upon Leruberg is-1 not progressing so rapidly as one might II wish, and the hllg front that the Russians have thrown oiit-al)oiit. 90 miles—rather retards a concentrated attack upon the city. That long front is necessary. A glance at the m?p will be enough to I ?shov, that the Russian Army has a lot of dim cult ground to cover, in which a flank attack would be comparatively easy. That the Russian troops have had t'? fight their way along is certain,, and the ?ent,o,ii-aging feature of the business is that they are still advancing on Lemburg. But to the north of that army we have the advance ot Austria into Poland, which is i a counter-movement that must be driven back. ( I T\ East Prussia, the Russian Army is I slogging away, but there is now some opposition in the western parts of ;-lie province. There is no definite news about the course of events at Konigsberg, and we must not expect anything definite from there for a day or two There r two I cbif'f points in connectmn with this part ,lof the battle-ne)d. The first is that the Russian advance has not reached a point where it becomes necessary for Germany to transf er troops from France. Conse- quently. we must look for r, o me other reason if we accept the story that was published on Sunday. ¡ But against tiipt we have the important consideration that Prussia was to have been the base from which the Germans you Id operate if and when they at- tempted an invasion of Russia. Several of the towns have been store plar°s, and it is quite possible that the Russians have already been rewarded with a large quantity of stores. There is ample reason for believing that the Kaiser was under the impression that he would want to use this part of his territory first, and that the Russian advance came rather before he expected it. What we want to hear from the >orth-East, how- ever, is that the Tsar's troops are mak- ing a definite attack on. Posen. fpHERE are fresh signs of unrest in the TBal'-?ins. The action of Turkey is not very conclusive evidence of her protesta- tions of neutrality, whilst the pro-Ger- man tendencies of Roumania are an ad- ditional reason for unrest. If either or both of these two states breaks out. the other Balkan States will be obliged to mix in, and Bulgaria will lie acting once more with Servia, Greece, and Montine- gro. That will also mean that Italy will not be able to stand out. l^ROM the Far East we have really no news except a few intimations in. directly that the Japanese and British I Fleets are rounding up the German vessels out there. It is quite possible that the lack of news is due to the fact that Japan is making an attack on Kiao Chau, j to which point the German forces are directing their efforts for the purposes of defence. I CAROL OF ROUMANIA. I I KING'S REPORTED INTENTION TO ABDICATE. I Ac-cording to information from Buchar- est published in the French papers, King Carol of Roumania is very seriously ill. and his abdication is imminent. His Majesty is seventy-five years old. The heir to the Throne is Prince FIT- dinand of Hohenzollern, the present King'" nephew. II' The abdication of King Carol, should it come to pass, might, it is. added, he the signal for a great change in the attitude ) of Roumama.-Renter..

Fill MCE ALBERT. The iiU-pro i client' in the. conùihon of •I'rincc Albert is maintained'to-day. I.N TEixI^ill aG \\T ¡ ¡ .r'I)UI'l'I'- D ".L l.' n .Le.t.i..I.u, u: At AsTiiord to-day a labOiur named Alfred Ovendcn, who tried to prevent men from .enlisting at a recrr.iU: meeting, insulted the officer. to (io the fighting. Ihcni- selves, was regretting thai they could not him to gaol. WFLSTT MINERS' LEVY. On the- recommendation of the Executive Council of the South Wales Mirers at Cardiff to-day, it was decided to levy Su. per man and 3d. per boy per week towards the Prince of Wales Relief Fund. Relief Fund. KEATT: GROCERY PRICES. Following prices are fixed by Neath Corporation from Wednesday (Septem- ber 2) to Tuesday (September 8) :— Flour: best extras, 2s. 10d.; leather tie, 2s. 8d.; sugar, best lunp, 3id. large crystals 31d., granulated Sld.-Demerara 3d., castor 31.(1.; lard (best Aemricar.) 7d.j bacon (Wiltshire prime cuts), Is., same quality boiling cuts from 7d. finest Dani: h. prime lid., boiling 6kl. upwards; butter, centrfugal creamery, Is. 3d., creamery Is. 21d., separator or Welsh, Is. 2d.; cheese, choicest Cana- dian 8d., Canadian Sd., Margarine, finest, 10d., choice, 8d., overfreight Is. RECRUITING AT SWANSEA. Up to i.30 to-day over 90 men had been passed at St. llelen's-road Xiecruiiirij Station, and at Castle-street Recruiting > Office over 70 11<1.1 boon passed. At both places a large number of men were awaiting their turn. SUNK BY CRUISER. Swansea Steamer Sunk but Crew Saved. A telegram lias reached Mrg. Canicr- on. 2, Blc mfield-terrace, Swansea, to the effect thd the ste.inier Holmwood, in which her husband had been sailing to a South American port, was sunk last Sunday by a German cruiser. Mr. W. Cameron was chief engineer   fi-om of the boat, which sailed from New- port, Mon., on July 2StiW > ?' It is satisfactory to. know there is official intimation, aLo that the crew have all been safely lauded at Rio ¡ Janeiro. i < I Swansea Mercantile Co., Ltd. 18, PARK STREET, SWANSEA, MAKE CASH ADVANCES ÐAiL 1 from £10 to £ 1,000. No Charge Unless Business Done. Bills Discounted. Strictly Private, and Confi- dential. For further particulars apply- H. B. JONES, Managing Director, 1.

As a matter of fact, the Russians have never claimed to have done so; a St. Petersburg message announced its impend- ing investment. The report, therefore, was evidently only current in Berlin itself MISTAKEN FOR SPIES. German Aviators Shot by Their Own Men. A Copenhagen telegram to the u Times states that a well-known German" airman, Lieutenant Post, was killed (together with a passenger), when he started from Johan- nisthal to join the army. It is reported that they were shot by German soldiers, who believed them to be foreign spies. An Austrian general staff officer, Ross- man. was killed. on the Austrian frontier, together with a military passenget. whom he had with him in an aeroplane. LIVING ON HORSE-FLESH. German Supply Arrangements Break Down. A Times telegram (per Press Asso- ciation) from Paris states that the enemy's supply arrangements are re- ported to have broken down. and their men in some cases are said to be living on the flesh of dead horses. The British transport is working admir- ably- Only one traction engine has been lost, and there have been very few casual- ties.