The Cambria Daily Leader

THE SPOILERS I I ANOTHER BELGIAN REPORT. IWESTiflATIOH OF THE SASKIiG OF AEtSSOHOT. OFFICERS' DEBAUCHERY. I The Presfi Bureau on Sonday issued a translation communicated by the Belgian Legation ot the fourth report of the Bslfjiaa Commission of Inquiry on the violation of the rights ú nations ?nd of iv,.o lztt4(.?n of the nut 'Loli ?3 ? d Cli the la,,t& and (i f ,var. it IS as? ANTWERP, September 17th, 1914. To M. I'oallet, Minister of Science and Art, temporarily Minister of Justice. | Sir,—As soon as the German troops evacuated the town of Aerschot the Com- mission of Inquiry delegated one of its! i member's, M. Oris, Councillor of Lega- 1 hon, to examine personally the cordition in which the town was left. M. Orts sends us the following rppo-t. j According to the vriri.oes of the Com- | mission of Inquiry I went to Aersrhot on September 1 i lo. During the general j offensive movement which brought them towards Louvain our troops had only crossed the town, without stopping in it.  The public R?rvic-es h?d not vet b<?n re ?o?ani?ed, and the inhabitants bad not yet returned to their homes, so that when T arrived I found Aerschot exactly in the j state in which it had been loft by thej Gerznaa army when it retired 30 hours bet ore. A-s far as I have been able to Judge from personal observation, the' testimonies collected by the Commission, I notably that of M describe very I accurately the state of the town. W Wholesale Destruction. I Coming from Lierre one approaches i? br' thD briùge over the Demer, where tho road is lined on both sides with houses' be.onj,nrig to small farmers and market: gatdenets. All these buildings, witlao-uti exception, have been burnt down. The! otitbousc,s smithies, I lowlnouses-nothing has been spared, I and ic is clear that the work of destrnc- thn has been acelerated by-the use ofin-I fitinmable matter, as the fire has spread I close to the ground, df'stroyi.ng Icnltiva- i I iion, gaidons, hed^TiS, and fruit trees Tvxunn a radius of twenty to thirty yards I around the buildings. The houses be- yond the bridge are likewise destroyed. Bosiùes. their fronts bear innumerable traces ot bulled. On August 19th, when! the Belgian army retreated ?o Antwerp. this spot was the scene of a varv violent! ?e.u?rd ?ht. The road of Lierre then 1-urL to the i-.?it. and one enters th<? 1 town by a winding street which leads to I town by a wi,?ding w!iieh leads to! t.fiarkat-phice. For thn whole length! o ? this /i rei'l' i.e., for a distal of! .Mut loOnU yards, all the houses have been burnt. The fire spraad into the side which lead to it right and left. so that on that side of the town a whole quarter has been destroyed. All that re- mins of the houses caught by the flames are the for vralk, between which the fallen roots rtuI lfoors form a heap of burn,, wreoiiux; from which emersred a ■ uw objects in iron or other metal biSicEenea by the fire. As vro went in this street iu the ranks of an infantry walls and gables were crumbling at every moment under the action of the strong wind which was blowing yesterday eacu time a dull sound and rais- ing a cloud of dust. A Lamentable Picture. The confused tangle of loose tele- phone wares, H,e rubbish scattered on the I ground, the broken glass ?rat:? under the boots completed the impre?ior of de- "ustatiov. The Gracd Place bai sun-er?t less. I ne Gilden Iluis and the threo houses close to that of Burgomaster Tiele- mans have been burnt. The latter ig still staxiumg, and its front. like that of most other buildings in the square, bean the irtices of the firing whieb. broke out on the evenjD of August 19, on account, as reported at A?rsehot, of a panic raised bv drunken 6olcners. The church presents a lamentable aspect. Its three doors, as we.l as that of the Mrristy, have been more or less ccn?med. ?p door of th'? nave and side door on the right, both of massive oak, seeiii to have been forced ir by a battering ram after the flames had weakened them. In the interior the altars, confessionals, harmoniums, and candelabra are broken, the collection boxes are forced open, the wooden Gothic statues which decorated the column: cf the nave have been torn down, and others have been partially destroyed by fire. The Dcwr xvai littered with hay, on which a great number of inhabitants, wlio were, as we know, shut up in the church, have depl for i))r;ny day. In the rest of the 'town through which we passed quickly n few burnt bouses could be seen here and there. They are more numerous along the Lou v.tin road, where we saw from time to time the charred remains of groups o two, ihree, and 80metimes as much as five dwellings. Victims of German Fury. t "Following this road for a distance of several milds towards Gelrode, I noticed isolated ruina of cottages and villas at the foot of the hill. It is there, on the out- skirts of the town, in a field a hundred yards to the left of the road, that the Germans shot Burgomaster Tielemans, his srn, his brother, and a whole group of tli;lr fellow-citizeus. After gome searching 1 fouTtcl at the foot of a bank the spot wlwre fell thpso innocent victims of Ger- man fury. Black clots of blood still marked on the stubble the placo occupied by each of then under the fire of the executioners. These bloodstains are two yards distance from each ether, which confirms the test- mony of the witnessas according to which ac the last moment the executioners took from the ranks two out of every three men by chance, it-, default of any sorf of inquiry, pointing out tlJOse who had to die A few steps from there newly-turned etarth and a humble wooden cross, raised secretly by friendly hands, marked the spot where the bodies of 27 victims rest. The pit partially filled, seemed to wait for morp dead. I saw near the church other tombs of civilians killed during German occu- pation. But in this town, deserted by its inhabitants, it "M difficult to find wit- nesses of tho events, po th, t T was unable to determine exactly the number of people i in Aerschot who perished by German bullets. The town was, indeed, almost empty. The principal street was alone animated by the continual passage of marching troops. j Women and Girls Abused. In the by-streets one could see from time to time a few families grouped on the threshold of their wrecked homes. In Aerschot, as everywhere, many assaults on women and girls have taken place, but on this particular point any inquiries met with great diiffculties, as the victims pointed out by public rumour ;:nd their relatives generally offer complete siJenee to any question put to them. The descrip- tion of the burnt quarters can only give a faint impression of the devastation wrought in this unhappy town, for, if Aerschot has specially suffered from fire, I was ab^e to verify that it. has been com- pletely sacked. I entered several houses chosen haphazard, and w?rt through ibfi vario?.3 landings. Through the windows L?ad the btc?on do= I zkwepd =to a J number of other dwellings. Everywhere j the furniture is overturned, torn ant: soiled in the vilest manner. The wall- paper hangs iu rags from the walls, the doors of cellars are broken open, all locks have been forced open, all cupboards and drawers emptied, linen and incongruous objects scattered on the floors, together with an incredible number of empty bottles. In the houses of the well-to-do the pictures have been slashed and the works of art broken. On the door of one ot them, a large, fine building belonging to a doctor, one could still read, though partly eftaced, the following inscription tra.eed in chal!c-< BitLe desses Hans zu schonen da wirklieh friendJiehe gute heate (s) baunach waehtmei?er/ I enten'd ,be hou?e. which was said to have bNm oc-'?pied by o?K-crs, which the solicitude at OWJ of them seemed to have saved from the general ruin. H Vile Debauchery. Un reaching the threshold a ymell cf ypilt wine drew our attention to hundreds of empty and broken bottles, which filled the hall, the staircase,, and even the yard opening on the garden. The rooms were in indescribable disorder. I walked on a bed of torn clothes, of pieces of wool torn iiom mattresses. Everywhere open chests, and in every room, on the bed, still more empty bottler. The drawing-room was, full of them. Dozens of wine glasses, covered the table and sideboards, by which stood tattered armcbairs and solas, whilst in a corner a piano with stained keyboard seemed to have been smashed by boots. All showed that the place had been during nuiny days and nights the scene of that vilest debaiiehes and drinking bouts. In the market-place the house of the notary offered a similar spectacle, and! aecording to what a sergeant of gendarmes; who attempted with his men to reitorei some ordor to this chaos to'd me the 6ama description applies to most of th-3 houses; belonging to good families in which the German officers made their abode. A full inquiry will establish when the time cofnes the importance of the damage done to the town and to the people of Aerschot. I believe that I may affirm even T-jow tliit, the total ruin which has overtaken thisi laborious and peaceful population is much more due to an organised pillage than to fire, which spared certain quarters of the I town, -11 Houses Plundered. I I inuring tnree weeks the soiaiers gradually- plundered almost all the houses, destroying everywhere the ob- jects which failed to satisfy their greed, while the officers kept for themselves the houses of the wealthy. All the valuables which the owner had not the time to put in safety—plate, farnilv jewels, and money —have disappeared, and tho people de- clare that tbo fires had often no otlfer object than to hide the traces of some particularly important, theft. Full. wagonloads of booty left Aer .chot in tbej direction of the Meuse. As for the cause of the ealainity which befell this defence- less town, it originated, according to German military authorities, in the murder of an officer by a civilian, whom they nam<\ and who was immødiatdy shot. This fact remains, however, to 'be p?oved, as it ha? not been possible to find anyone in Aerschot who admits the culpability of Tielemans' son. It is enough to benr in mind at present that, by the invaders' own admission, Aer- schot's destruction has been the result of a deliberate decision. In the eyes of the German commander the massacre of an ittdeterminate number of innocent people, tflie transportation of several hundred others, the savage treatment inflicted on oid men, women, and children, the ruin of so many families, the burning and faking of a town of 8,000 souls con- stitute justifiable reprisals for the act of a aingle individual." The Commission will shortly send fresh reports to vou.—The President. (Signed) Cooreman. I

WORRY AND WEAKNESS I Overwork and worry have an evil effect on tho fcystem, and often give rise to cervonsuoss and sleeplessness. Other signs include a weak back, headaches, and severe indigestion: in time, if matters arc neglected, a complete breakdown of the nervous system follows. On overji hand one can observe victims I of this ctato of nervous exhaustion who are at a loss to know what to do ?.01 themselves, their nervous, debilitated state having bafiied all ordinary treat- ment. If yon arc a victim of exhausted nerves, if your symptoms are as described above, you iiecd Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, he- cause they are a powerful nerve tonic. Their strengthening action on weal: nerves is due to the fact that they en- rich and build up tho blood through which the nerves are fed. Under the tonic innuence of Dr. Williams? Pink i Tills all traces of nervous weakness dis- appear, together with the headaches, the insomnia, the feeling of intense weakness and depression of spirits that mark the victim of nefvous ailments. Begin them to-day: most dealers sell Dr. Williams' Pink rills, or they can be obtained direct from Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., 46 Holborn Viaduct, London, 2k. 9d. a box, or 13a. Sd. for «ix,' post free. Business as usual. If you require further information, write for a free eopy of the helpful book, "The Nerves and their Needs, address- ing your postcard to Post Dept., W IIol- bord Viaduct, London. A "GAZETTE" SuPPlEHEHT. A supplement to the "London Gazette" on Saturday night contains the follow- ir,g War Office, October 3. Regular Forces. Royal Flying Corps. Military Wing. Captain Andrew G. Board, The South Wales Borderers (an instructor at the Central Flying School) is advanced from Flight Commander' to Squadron Com- :unuder, and is granted the temporary rank of major whilst so employed. D?ed 9th September. Army Ordnance Department. Lieutenant-Colonel W. Moore Lane, Ordnance .Officer, 2nd class, to be a tem- porary 6f £ eer, 1st class. with the tem- porary rank: of colonel whilst so em- ployed. Dated llth September. Special Reserve of Officers Reserve Units, Eoyal Engineers, Royal Monmouthshire. The undermentioned Second-Lieutenants are confirmed in their rank:— Leslie Parker Hodgkinson, Gavin Low, Harold M. Chancjler, Walter H. Craw- ford Clarke, and Percy L. Beck.

I rflTROSt HOT ûOMIKC. I Contrary to expectation, the transport Montrose—the veseel which conveyed the mur-derer Crippen borne—is not ooming to the- Prince cf Walee Dry Dock for ropswirs. Anoulier transport, the Monbtort, ia, how- ever. likely to be brcnarht here.

I KEAIH fitter wuutoa. Mrs. Hutchinaon, of Eaetland-road. Neath, was iitforuued olSoially on Saturday morn. ing that her hlcwband, I5 to. Lowde Hutchin- son, of the Essex Begt., had liftn wounded, ami W ii.6 in a /French base hospital. Prior to the war, Ptc. Hutchinson wu employed ozo a fifctw in the lock and frear depaaiUrwu3ta of the G.W.R.

11'D allay "7v ?l 7? otiee has been issued in th? Southend and Shsernp?s dis- tricts that the NoM Defence Flotilla will to-day begin heavy gun practice off the Long Send. Orders have further peen issued U-.a.t aD lights a.lon¡;: the Pouthend front immt be put cut every night by 10 p.m. Already all the licen&qjl hpue<s ara ^aei Ht j

< ? TELEPHONE, CENTRAL 31*. ESTD. 1859. R 1 I GODFREY'S 1; IGs*G £ tt SALE,! j iii 'i' & J -OF- BRITISH MADE 'Æ\ PIANOS & ORGANS, f ? ? 'Z J ? Many Instruments Reduced If 25 per cent. || ? All Instruments Guaranteed 11 I ? in Perfect Condition. 1 |j C???og?? and F?// Particulars Post Fr?. ? || GODFREY & ?Oa? Ltd., | | ? 22, St. Helen's Road, S?ya?sea. P

COUNCILLOR CLANCY'S FUNERAL I SWANSEA POLICE HEAD At IXPKSSiVt I PROCESSION. Headed by Deputy Chief Constable I Roberts, Chief Inspector Hill, Sergeants Balsden and Thompson, and 20 Swansea I constables, a sombre procession pas;cd on baturday afternoon down High-street and- Wind-stroet—the final token of respect to l a popular .Swansea Councillor and Justice, Mr. Wm. Joseph Clancy, of Brynmelyn. Sympathetic crowds gathered in the streets and in Upper High-street and almost every window was obscured. Following the police officers came a great throng of Councillors, representatives of the United Irish League, and members of St. Joseph's congregation. The shell was enclosed in an unpolished oak coffin with silver mountings, bearing the inscription: "William Joseph Clancy, died September :30, Wit, aged 49." Mourners. Immediate mourners were:—Mrs. W. J. Clant v (widow), Mr. J. Clancy (brother), j Mr. Thomas Clancy (.brother), Mrs. Mor- j risey, Mrs. Finn, Mrs. Rooke, Mrs. Jenner, j Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Kift (listers). Mrs. T. Clanny (sister-in-law), :\11". J. jiurphy (brother-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. Rocks (brother and sister-in-law), Mrs. O'Connor (sister-in-law). Messrs. Mor risey and Kift brothers-in-law), Messrs. J. Clancy and .1 Morrisey (nephews), Mrs. Casey (aunt), Mr. W. Casey (eousin). Miss Casey (cou- sin), Mr. Tom Bowen (cousin), Mrs. Moul- ton (cousin). Friends and Sympathisers. I Others present were the Rev. T. R. I Willou^hby, Councillor W. H. Morris, Alderman Drl. Williams. Councillors Molj- neaux, Ilowells and W. Owen, Detectives Eynon, Barry, and Hayes, Dr. CYSI111il-,In, Messrs..T. Hinwood (representing the. Koyal Exchange Assurance Society), Aloe Davies, Thomas Jones, T. Marselton James, G. E. Codd, IT. Aplin, K. Ifnm* (sciioobnaster), G. Gear (Harbaur Trust electric lighting dept.), T. Crowley (re- presenting the Ancient Ordir of Hiber- nians), Michael Keating (President of the United Irish League), T. Shcehan (Ex- Pmsidert Uuited Irish League), P. Cxvllon. Mfe^ael Dewit, D. Dalton, It.. Tur-ner, D. Hoskins (warrant oiRcrrs), Michael Hal. Ipv. Dd. Fitzcrerald, Thomas McTnei W I Fitzgerald, W. and D. Gnifin. W Jor.es (Landore). D. Kean«\ .7. S h-ehan D. Ald- ron, P. Sullivan, and Thomas Sheehan. Mr. W. J. Crocker (representing the Big-ht Hon. Sir A. Mond, Bart, M.P.). Mr. C. T. Ruthen (repre.entiir,' the Swansea L'iberal Association), and Mr. G. W. Dor-I roll (rei)rosentiiig the League of Young i Liberals), Wreaths. I A number of beautiful wreaths wore ati-ewn. on the coffin, including one from fhc Right non. Sir Alfred Mond, Hart., !\LP..and Lady Mond,Mr. Aeneas O'Neill, the United Irish L?p?c. SwanRca Liberal Club a lovely POTul h?rp from the chU?- ren of St. JOFepil,s ?chocL the Second Sv.'an?a Thrift Co., and "Neighbours."  The service at the graveside ?-M con- ducted by the Revs. T. B. no?ington, DD and Crowl,?y. The funeral ar- j rangements were in die bands of Mr. ?1.. GPhnnrs.D'nwyn-sh-ept..  The Drvnm? Ward Re!?f Committee at its mp?ln? in Carmarthen-road Church  Schoolroom on Friday evening, passed a vote of condolence with the relatives of l Mr. Clancy. I SWANSEA MAN S ESCAPE I GERMAN BUllETS HT HIS CAP AND WATER I PRUCf SttT. I I I Private Fl. Evans, one of the family of soldiers living i'? Argyle?tr_f.< SwaJifcca, fm'erred to some time ago m the "LE-ader/' !?s written to Ms ?ster, Mrs. 1,. J. Sapb, 59, Argyle-street, Swans^ Privite Evans, who is with the Welch R?im?t. in the ?t p?rt of hi letter'I' hey b-id bf.,en d-? Septf?? ?h. s?ys they had been working very hard doing heavy marching under trying circumstances. They had had some ticklish jobs. btii. had got through without losing a min. Bv the 16th, when the second part of; the letter was written, things had changed, and he WritC8:- We have now been under a heavy fire for three days, and we have lost several men. both in killed and wounded. I myself have been very lucky. The wire of my cap was hit by a bullet, and the waterproof sheet which is fastened to my waistbelt, is riddled with bullet holes from an enfiladed fire from a Maxim gun. I have seen several of our men fall, arid I have also seen the Germans mown down in droves."

I PITS IBSTfAD Of BLANKETS? I Blankets (writes Sympathiser") are expensive items. Could not some quilts be made insteacL They need not be heavy, like the usual home-made quilt. In most households there are cast-off clothing which contain good woollen material. If it could be collected said utihsed thns. I daresay it would gre-atly help the supply ol warm printer coverings j Wi our soldiers, aad ia any no uwtoojtda would bo giacl to be v^heved of theu' cast- Lpff eio thina: to sudi aow kurpofa.

TRADE NOTICES. !MPOSS!BLE j VETAEZO ??.? ..tLL\. ONIEDICINE. Never before was ttero aayifcinj iSne k, nor can its marvelous pixipertiea evoeor be eqaalied in all ca6,,ti cf po<jiiieaci. imparity, or oti* nup€if€<j £ JoKjj oi the blood from whaixsvor cause arisiiij. Q eooaer is it imbiUed. into the than it and p^netraies to the minutest capillaries, overcoming and expeiling disease. soever and iu Whatoo-^V'W fcrm met with; ram'-Jvjn.' all blotches punpl-ea, scnuf, scurvy, scofalons and gi&ndular dieeoiouratione, roufhu&ac;. ttud unsightly pivtchess. Its eCfects aie aimoet mafricat in the treatment of gout, rheuaiatism, ac-i&iicu, lumbago, pain and swelling of the joints. blood poisou, ecafcuia, lepra, psoriasis, bad kga. bad breasts, chfioetst.ee, ulcers, wounds. Bores, goitre or Derbyshire nK; it mproves- tho general iiealtih, a.) d quickly removes long-standing bronchitis, asthma, and hack- ing. straining, spasmodic ojugii. too often the precursor of con<cr.Kption. LIFE WiTHOUT HEALTH IS LIVING DEATH. 1 YETARZO^ I VJLJ±????''? NERVE FOOD. The lataat discovery of modern uuksj fof premature decay or deficiency cf vital forces. Brating ap the system gtifeeaJiy. it gives tone to tho exhausted nerved, re- store* the, failing energies, and imperta I new liic and vigour to tùc"Se who beemed < played cut. used tip. and yaJueltss. < Send stamped addreeeed envelope for Free < Booklet or P.O. i*. 9d. for Trial Bottle of either i-emedy to J i.' h VETARZO REMB- ,j' DIES CO.. Gospel Oek. London. Unprin, cipied vendors may try to sell you oo me. thing else for extra profit: do not accept it, but insist on bavmg VETARZO ? avoid disa-ppointnient. ?Q8 gonntno has WOMB Vet»r»o Itemed ie<j on Government Rtazmx I WE HAVE A FLEET OF 2- T on Commercial Motor Lorries r' for Hiring Purposesf By the Day. liour or Mileage. 101 par Mile, or 5^ per hour od. pop op 5/- pep hour r ? !TS!M. ?as,  NIAGARA GARAGE, Alexandra Road, Swansea. ¡ LADIES! LADIES Mm. sTAJCyOBD-BROOKES, the Eminent Lady Specialist of all Female Complaint*, has much pleasure in a-nnouncing that her BJEMRDX for retitoring regularity WITH- j OUT liEDIOINE ia the only poaitive. safe. certain, and epeody one known. It act* v almost immediately, and does not interfere with household duties. i guarantee every case. Bend at once etamped-addreased envelop* for full particulars aad most convincing testimonials (Guaranteed Genuine under penalty of .£).,000). to MRS. S'-fAdTFOIiD- BKiXJKES, 22 Dept.. Ardgowan-road. Hither Green, London. < HORTO:,tS DEEÐCT PILLS FBE" TO LA JIE& In B fw dara correct all irregularities andl retneve ail ob^tractio&s; also core aotomiak By potJt 1' Hot or 211. 9d., froia HOHTOJf AND CO., Chemiirtii (Cbiri Dispenser froraj ) the lata Birmingham Lying-in JJpspltali, I M9 DectJ. Astos Manor, Birmingham. Boii* over 40 years. Seldom ever faiL AU Ladiea l tend penny ttunp for a free sample of Pills; also improved Sauitat-y Towala and tctert^tiua Booklot. Fre&.

A BcKATiKABlE PEGFSSS^ 'v> Starching among the archives of CMt- terets, a well-kawn French historian found "Reynolds's), the follow: ng proohecy in a book dated 170flF.— I vVUeii will there be hoi»eie^ carriages? N-ihe,i- will h be pcc&inle to speak from ¡ or.-e end of the world to the other? In tho yalue 1914. In y war will be talked oL In June tiwcided upon. In Juiy declared. lu Augutt women will wee; In September fighting will he eitHI going on. • In October in three Prustfian towns the streets will be flowing with blood up to ('• the knees. In November a. wbit? man w%M dedde fi. for pM'.ce. ?? In Dewmb& France will emmw vict^44-4 rious and tha future will be peaceful andf-* rious a.nd thz futxlm will be paaea!iu, lan4 14 I GOLF. | I ULAKDEXNDOD MOSTKLy ICXDAB I COiLPETITlOX. Tbe monthly medal competition in am-n-,o. tion with the Lhilldrind Wele Golf CSnh waa played on Saturday. The leading c-arde we:- Groøs. H'('a. Net. E. Eadie 91 111 15 J. g, Morris ——-— M 4 74 D. W. itiliar 98 31 7.8 n. Morris 85 6 79 R. DarTJee -<— 99 D A