The Cambria Daily Leader

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) BETWEEN FIRE ANDj WATER I WHEN THE SLUIC-ESr [I E OPENED. flSMR DETAILS OF THE GERTVIAH I DISASTER THOUSANDS LOST. I (Press Association War Special). Paris, Wednesday.—'Die following de- tails oi' the opening of the sluices and the Belgian cannonading a few days ago, "which caused the discomfiture of the German Army, are given in "La Presse": i Baulked by the British Fleet in their attempts to cross the Yser at Loiubaert- i.yder, the Germans prepared to make a night attempt at Manueskensvers, further inland, In face of the superiority of the enemy's artillery, the Belgians were obliged to retire on Wulpen, a.nd the German columns advanced. TIIP quick- er ing sections of a Scots Regiment wc, I.(- eblp, owing to their mobility to pseape the action of the German artillery, and de- fended the passage for half-an-hour. Whole lines of the enemy were mown down. but always more c-ame on, and it seemed as if the whole of the Duke or \Vurtpmhill'gh's army were concentrated at this spot. The British were at- length forced to retire before this human ava- lanche. At noon the Germans ,with the aid rf planks supported on. sunken baches, tree trunks, and the bodies of h-orses and men which had blocked the stream for a week past, began to cr.oss the N-sfr. The mam Franco-Belgian forces retired in the direc- tion of Ram«;apille.\ Two Indian Vcgiments remained in tne trenches at a distance of a kilometre trcm the river, and protected the retreat. When the Indians received orders to quit the trenches a few field caps were left behind, on which the enemy wasted many cartridges. Soon the Germans rushed forward and occupied the empty trenches. It was 3 o'clock when a low rumble was heard from the west, and, like the rush of a huge tidal wave, a devastating stream bushed up the canal, carrying all before it-houses. trees and corpses. A cry of alarm rose from the Germans, but it was too late. The water rose to their waists,, and the panic-stricken Ger- hlans began a mad rush for the high ground, which, however, was swept by a Inurderousiire from the Belgians. 'I'll('; enemy wore caught between fire and the few who w*re fortu- nate fenougli loeficape being drowned or shot were made prisoners. The gi-i)und,-wh"eh had lately been oe- S «iipied by the Wurtemburg Brigade, be- •v*ajTi'» a vast sheet of water, from which demerged only a few telegraph poles.' BROTHERS !N A?MS! CEBMAH CRQWt PRINCE WELCOMES THE OTHER HEATHtKS The following telegram is to hand to- day Constantinopltf. Thursday.—The man Crown Prince has KPIK. a telegram to Knver Pasha, the Turkish War Minister, conveying fraternal greetings to II)e Ottoman Army. [Note: This is interesting in view of the eri enk- that. the Crown ■Prim e is wounded and in hospital. It may he that, the message was sent in his fcanje. J — "THE LITTLE FATHER." t TSAR'S TBIOMPHAL PROGRESS TO THE FRONT (Press Association War Telegram.) Rome, Thursday.— Telegrams received from Russia say the Tsar is again on. the Way to the front, and is greeted every- where with the utmost. enthusiasm. Hi" journey has transformed into triumphal progress. The troops and People implore His Majesty to send them to die for the victory ot Tb-ly L'r^sia. — <rf4j, DEFENDER Of KIMBERLEY- I DEATH OF KAJOB-CEHEEAl KEKEWICH (Press Association War Telegram.) M^yor-Geueral Kekewieh, who was re- cently appointed to a divisional ffill- mand, was found dead In bed at his resi- dence at Whim pie (Kxeter) this morn- ing- GoneraL had recently been in -a mimrng home, suffering from a nervous breakdown, but returned to his home at Whim pin » few dan; agn. Ik- (a was promoted to lw a general during the South Atrican war, where he <le tended Ivimberley. Major-General Robert Geo. ^•B., was former\y colonel (rf the Buffs, 130m on the ¡iUt July, he was 1 lie W,ond so-a of the late Mr. Samuel r- Qawke Ivekewich, M.P. Entering the army in 187i, be was Lieut.-colonel of the Loyal North Lanes. Regiment from ISitS- 1^25" served ill the Malay Peninsula 187,i6 ( medal with clasp); Nile Kxpedi- ti(ni as D.A.A.G. and Q.M.G. 1884-135 (d- ÇPlttche, brevet of major, medal with and Khedive's star): Slial-,im as D-A.A.G. of British troops, 1888 (de- spatches, 4th class Medjoidie, clasp); fcouth Africa, 1899-1902 (despatches and promoted to major-general). )He defended Kimberley from October 189P--16th February, 1900 (12fi days). brother its Sir Gedrge William •ivekewich, M.P., o<f sc holastic fame. GSUiG HOME SOON I tpress ASSeeiation War Tetegram.) Paris. I hursday.—The Belgian Minis- terial (xttincil met iu Havre y-esterdav under the, presidency of the Premier. Phe hope wasrfxpressed that sbortlv the v hambeis would meet on .Belgian soil, wb h the Allied Armies wero now re- c°i^iuerirtg so valiantly. J'refd.dent Poincare and M. Muilerand ar Minister)' have returned from a Vi s',t to the front, where the former con- ned decorations on oiffcers and men.

-u_- THE REBELLION CRUSHED I AN ARMISTICE. I SEVERE MEASURES DEMANDED IN SOUTH AFRICA j (Press Association War Telegram.) Cape Town, Wednesday.—The Beyers rt,nellion ill and; Miat of Maritz in the North-Wes'r of Cape Province, now apptar to be comjyHely! crushed. I'nofticiai reports from the Free StRte indicate that something resembling all armistice is being observed there. -The! rebels are still collected at certain points j m the Northern Free State, but all these. points are masked by adequate loyal com- mandoes, while similar loyal forces lioitt the remainder of the province. Hitherto there has been neither eonllid nor bloodshed betw??? the rebels Hod I?yAlist.s then>, and unoihci?l infornw- tion suggests that pourparleurs are pro- ceeding between the rebels and the lead- iiig Free Staters,, who are prepared to use their good office with the Government to avert bloodshed. Meanwhile, it is becoming abundantly clear that the rebels a; ill-equipped, and have practically no organisation, and also that a large per- centage are Dutch of the poorer class, who have been practically forced to join. de Wet, Conrov, and the others. There is a strong feeling amongst the LO.ralists-Dutch and British alike-that I the Government should insist on uncon-i ditionnl surrender, and that the leaders' should be sternly dealt with. The r inL- and file are mostly ignorant of the truel situation, and have been grossly misled The ?Biocmt'ontcm Friend" says it is! almost lmthinkabl that a Government] thiit a Covt-,rnDienti too-to be heavily fined or imprisoned for; merely speaking their ill-timed views,1 can condone the crimes of others Nvll(), have gone into active rebellion and flouted the authority of the Government j and of the law. A policy of compromise with the rebels before their uncondi-i tional surrender would be suicidal. Aj policy of generosity after such surrender; would, of course, be wholly different. TRUTH LEAKING OUT. APPAlLING LOSSES SUFFERED BY AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. SIGNIFICANT ORDERS. Vfmcf. Wednesday.The whn}p <mtt? concerning A ustria-II unjrarv's .tp?atiiD?j -it, the  I losses in the war ia nt?y prudua?y becom- ing known. Writing from the Army, a wit- of the; Nsue Freie Preese says: — "Our losses are now very much lessened. Pitched battles and storming attacks,; which took place, between August 10th; and 12th, demanded much greater sacri-, fices than the fighting since, which has! been carried on from well protected posi-j Lions. Seeing that vast numbers of whundedj fire now arriving dajly from the front. jt termer losses were so much greater! they must indeed have been tremendous. Casualty Lists. The NitH^s Wiener Tagbbtt, in Mon-i day's and Tuesday's issues published i81 closely printed pages of small type, ConL-; prising the latter part. of the official list! of killed and wounded. They inclnde: No. 25 (letters II to end), the whole list1 of Xo, 26, and the first part of list No. 27 (letters A to P). I t should be not* that the "Tagebtatij is considerably behind with the publica-j tion, since the first part of official list o (-2, containing the names of officers; only, has alreaDy appeared. Reconciliation. The military organ, Keirhspost," trays considerable alarm over Jrlussia's attempts t9 bring about a reconciliation! Bulgaria and Servia. Its Sofia! correspondent telegraphs that recent1 y a; poli tjea l *•»V <»f Gie Tsnr wenl t () is-u. j and had long conferences with the Ci,Hvn; Priuce and the .Premier. A signifienni report has reached Vienna! from Cra-ov.- that the military authorities! tho-f has forbidden any further re I u rn of '1i refugees, and have H]so warHfd th? (.isH population to keep far a way frou the fortifier tiona. j PRINCE LOUIS OF 6AT'!E?ER? I Prinf !i I. -.r ;■ 'I, (i ed the I'In(: 1" ;:1, ',¡,c '11(,( lei privy Count a; |-)uckir«g;!a;,i j'alace to- day, and was sworn a member. VETCH FIELD RIFLE RANGE. It is interesting to note that there h is been installed on the Vetch Field a miniature rifle range which is being used daily by the footballers. In addition to this the players are heing drilled frequently under the direc- tion of Mr. J. Barclay Owen, and it is understood that tie1 Rifle Club is open to challenge a.ny rifle ciub in tjle lietigli- bourhood. —— tfih j SWANSEA BIOSCOPE OPERATOR IN i HOSPITAL. Mrs. Potts, of 25, Marlborough-road, Swansea, has received a letter from her husband, who ha* bee-n at the front serv- ing with the Somerset Ljght Infantry, stating he is now in the London Mo?pitat sufierbig from h"art trodhip, and ho?s to be in Swansea shortly. Mr. Potts, who was Cfilk? up on ?u?ust 5th. was Ui? chief bioscope op?Tator ? tLi? Carlton Cinema, Sw&Rsca?

TURKEY. I t | A STATE OF WAR I PRSMM. I r GREAT BRITAIN OTIRED OF TURKISH EVASIONS. I ,J FORMAL DECLARATION. I BRITISH AMBASSADOR ON HIS WAY HOMl. The "L.tndon Gazette" supplement to- day contains the following, dated Foreign OWING TO HOSTILE ACTS BY TURKISH FORCES UNDER GERMAN OFFICERS, A STATE OF WAR EX- ISTS BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND TURKEY AS FROM TO-DAY. CYPRUS ANNEXED. the "London Gazette" supplement also announces that Ureat Britain has annexed dw island of Cyprus. I lewfik Pasha, the 'J'nrkIlJ Ambasa.d()r. left London this morning for Constan- tinople, travelling via Folkestone and flushing. The Tuivkish Amliassador in Bordeaux has also left for his own capital. Sir Louis Mallet, our Ambassador at Constantinople, regarding whose safety some uneasiness bad been relt, has reached Athens on his way home. If is believed that the Porte will not attempt naval operations against Egypt for the present, at any rate, but will act on the defensive, save against Russia. There are grave internal dissensions in Turkey. Several Ministers have resigned their portfolios. THE DARDEN ELLES. ) (Prass Association War Service). ) ROHlP, Wednesday .—A telegram from Salooica says:— The bombardment of the Dardenelles by the Anghvl rench fleet continues most ctleetively, whilst the reply from the Turkish torts is> causing no damage, the! sliil)s c,,Lt of rati? ot tii-, guns. AMBASSADOR LEAVES LONDON. The Turkish Ambassador and the mem- bers of his staff left Charing Cross this morning to return to Constantinople. His Excellency appeared deeply moved at the severance of his connection with London, One of S'r ECIIA-;AI'Cl -ivas 1 pi-t-sn)<:?)?Te?'?J?ashaoH',and <o bid good-bye on behalf of the Foreign Office and Government. The party con- sisted of nineteen all told. OIl arriving at j Folkestone they boarded a Dutch steamer and at once left for Flushing. At present the Turkish Consul has not. gone. The Ambassador and his party expressed their thanks for the measures taken to ensure their comfort- THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE. I (Reuter's War Telegram.) 1 Pptro?md. November 4.— )t is officially announced tlizit t.ii(? of the Army in the C?ucAsn?- report a* fo Hows ()iii- frOOTAI (?ro&-icd the Turkish frontier and. having driven back the advance guards of the Turks, captured, after some fighting. Zivin. Kal-a Kili?>e, Passinska, Akhty Butakh, Khorum, Mvasuo. and A zap. 1?hf Turks retreated, 8uffpring h¡;.w and mbaTtdonm? their do?d- fZivin. a Turkish blockhouse dominat- ing a bridge, over the Zivin Su. a tributary on the left or northern bank of the Araxes, and the road from Kars to Lrzrum. it. is ahout 2). mjhf- from the frontier. [Khorum and Azap, villages on the Tvnr7.-Krzrr.nl road. A zap is 17 miles from the Bnsaian froot?T and i:; mi?'s from 1 ifr P-iiii GERMAN THREA; TO TURKS. I (Press Association War Telegram.) Alexandria. W^lnesday.—An Italian steamer arrived here to-day with J¡p British and French Cons Ills at Beyrout, and other ports on the Syrian coast. The Turkish authorities prevented vtfie departure of the Russian vice-Consul at BeyTOut, and foreign subjects generally. They also attempted to prevent the de- parture of the British officials, bnt the intervent'on of the American Consul on their behalf was successful. Appare-ntly the idea of the Turks in detaining foreigners is not so much to keep thmi as host-ages as to avoid the semblance of a final rupture, owing to their unwilling-' ness to admit that a state of war exists. Arrivals here state that Turks of all clases are terribly depressed at the rup- ture with the Allies. Bitter feeling is general against the Germans, who it is recognised are using Tu rkey as a eatb- paw. It is rumoured a.t neyrout that the Ger- mans threatened to use the guns of the Goeben upon Constantinople if the Turks refused to declare war on Russia. Official Turkish despatches published at Beyrout repreae?ted the outbreak of hos- tilities on the. BI?ck Sea as an insignifi- cant incident due to a Dusunderstandin? which it was ho?d would he amicably settled. This explains the attitude of the I' authorities in the matter of the departure of the foreigners. Three travellers who landed at Beyrout to visit the town wero not allowed to re-embark. There is no I danger at present, but when the Turks find themselves irrevocably committed to I war. they may change their attitude to- wards foreigners, which is now friendly. Military preparations in Syria include the acca-rri ulatiun of huge stores of bis- cuits and galettas (dried breu4). At Damascus every camel, horse and mule has been requisitioned, as well as watering skins. It is stated that with a view to 'sur- mounting the difficulty of the Suez Cnnal. the troops at Damaseu" have been trained to cross water with the he of I' sacks of sand. All sacks in Syria have been requisitioned. The Germans are much in evidence, (Continued at bottom of nex,t columii.)

VON KLUCK. REPORTED DEATH FROM WOUNDS. < FACE CONCEALED DURING HIS LAST JOURNEY. Renter's correspondent in Paris tele- graphs: The "Exccfsior" (forresporjdant at 14 av re leirois from a reliable source that Genera von Kluck died about..ten tiqys alo serious wounds in a hos- pital at Namur. The General's face was carefully con- cealed on his passage through Bel- gium and German y. A ZABERN HERO. Amsterdam, Thursday.—A Strassburg telegram states that General von Deim- j iing, of Zabern fame, though slightly j wounded by a 'splinter of a shell in the upper part of the thigh, still remains with j his Army Corps, ANOTHER HEART CASE. fFreos Association War Telegram.) Amsterdam, Thursday.—'It is announced in Berlin that Lie ut.-General Von CiLrn- owit?. Minister of War in Saxony, who has been on aecive service in France, is suffering from heart disease. The <b>etors lun-e order^i him to go to Bad Maulieini to take the cure. LOSS FOi? THE ETIEMY. GEOMAIJ CRUISER IHlJtO nnl r¡ nf.)"Jn tïL!1L (Press Association War Telegram.) Amsterdam, Thursday, 2,2i) a.m.—The followiIlg official telegram has boon 're- ceived from Berlin:— The German cruiser Torek yesterday forenoon struck the chain of mines block- ing the entrance to .Tabde Bay, and sank. Latest reports say that up to the present of the ('rew- have been saved. The work of rescue has been rendered more, difficult by a thick fog. (Signed) P. Behnicke, Captain and De- partmental Chief of Naval Headquarters. Press Associatioii adds that the great naval port of Wilhehmhaven is situated on Jahde Bay. The Yorck was an armoured cruiser of 9,350 tons. She was built at Hamburg in 1911. Her ar- niitmeni consisted of four 8, inch guns, ton 5.i) inch guns, fourteen 3.1 inch guns, and four.submarine tubes. YOUNG AVIATOR KillEO. I Another fatality has occurred at the Central Plying School, T'pavon. Sub. Lieut. Mnrray was flying over Rushall Down, and it is thought that in trying to I land he misjudged the distance owing to wilit, prevailed in the earlv morn- ing. The accident was w?n?s?d bv a shep- Iwrd. wbo. hnrTy?n?- to the spot, found the av?toi- dead, his body being terribly !U&n?)pd. The machine was wmC'kpd. The last fataUty at the ochooJ occurred in March.

SWANSEA BATTALION, I Enrolled: 754. To Enrol: t 346 When Are YOU Coming Along? I Give the Men at the Front a Rest!

-h- n_ ABOUT TO FALL BACK! DDAA?b?!/S i I 0 E R M A N SAWS PROCLAMATION. TROOPS TO LEAVE FRAiiCE AHO RETURN TO BELGIUM. THE CHOLERA LEGEND. (Press Ass'ociation War T?egra.ti.) Paris, Wednesday.—The Bulletins des A rmees de la Hpnhlique, which gives the soldiers at the front a daily report of the latest phases of the war, has for some weeks past been distributed in the dis- tricts of Alsace occupied by the. French. It there appears in a new form under the title Rregsberichte," being translated into German tor the benefit of Alsatians having a limited knowledge of French. M. Malvy, the Minister of Marine, has taken the initiative in asking the wine growers of the South of France to set aside part of the vintage to be sent to the sol- diers at the front as a sort of contribution j from the Southern districts, winch have not been visited by the horrors of in- vasion. A native of Ghent has copied the follow- ing proclamation, issued last week at Brussels by Field Marshal von der Goltz: I am informing the population of Brussels that; the arrival of troops from France is imminent, and that our army is coming back through motives of humanity in order to prevent the spread- ing in its ranks of the cholera which is now decimating the French Army. I am inviting the population to supply with a good grace ail the requirements asked for." The Germans having abandoned the idea of reaching Dunkirk, the Bc-lgiun Army has been enjoying a well-earned rest during the last few days. On November 1st Belgian soldiers who were sent in to .celebrate All Saints" Day were fresh and happy, and seemed to have forgotten their hardships in the joy of having repulsed the Bodies." The French and Belgians ¡ become great friends. CENERAL JOFFRE'S I MESSAGE. I CONCRA TUiA TimS TO THE RUSSIAN I COMMANDER. —— I ALLIES* COOD pssnJOH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WORLD. I I Paris, Wednesday.—It is officially an- nounced that. General J oft re has ssent foHowing telegram to his Imperial High- ness the Grand Duk? Nicholas:— I hmc received with great pleasarp all the news of the tnumphant. march of the Kussian Army in the f?nrsc of the last -t'ortn?ht and the In'sh 'IrI- 'I vance which has been ju?tf close to the German frontier. I wish to ad- dress to your Imperial Highness my most cordial felicitations. "On our side we have stopped the various attacks of the Germans, and. I' by energetic and insistent fiction, we are seeking to destroy the enemy s forces which are opposed to us. Our j situation is good. and our com bined efforts will lead soon, I hope, to final success." I ALLIES CONTINUE TO HAKE GOOn PROGRESS. In F ranee and Belgium the situation of the Allies is stronger than ever. The French official communique wired yesterday afternoon,says:- On our left wing to the north the situa- tion has not changed since yesterday. The enemy has fallen back on the right bank of the Yser. We have captured Lambardzyl. On the left bank of the Yser the Germans are now holding a bete-de-tcut midway between Dixrnude and Nieuport. They have, moreover, abandoned prison- ers and wounded, and a large quantity of material, including guns, which were engulfed in the inundation. Between Dixrr.ude and the Lys the action has continued with alternate advance and retreat, but on the whole the Allies have made appreciable progress. Betmen Lys and the region of Arras there has been cannonading and action in detail. Between the region of Arras and the 0'm we have advanced to the east of OU- noy-enSanterre as far as the heights of Parlliers. In the centre the German attack, wihch had developed on the right bank of the Aisne in the region of Vailly, and which had caused loss to the Allies on the lower slope to the north of Vailiy and the Chavonne, has not been continued. During yesterday the couater-attack by our forces gave us possession once more of a part of the lost ground. A violent catinonade and vigorous at- tacks by the Germans were repulsed on the heights of Chemin-des-Darres and around Rheiras. Nothing of importance has occurred be- tween Rheims and the Meuse or the Weev.m. On our right In Lorraine there is nothing fresh to report. A communique issued at 11 p.m. runs: There is no notable change in the situation. To the north we have xoade Lave m??t d k? slight progress towards Mestizos. At several points on the front there have been violent cannonades, without much result, particularly the west of liens, between the. Somme and the Anc-rc m the Argonue, and in the firül of .V;i»-eiaoii t. I

JTHELTH WELSH! THE 6TH WELSH) INTERESTING LETTER I I he M. t. I i BHIHGINC IN THE DEAD OF ALL THE NATIONS. I I KEEPING IN COOD SPIRITS. I I A most interesting letter was received in Swansea this morning from a member of the 6th Welsh, now on active service. In the course of his note, which was addressed to a well-known local trades- man, the writer says. "I have arrived at a place which I must not mention. If you were here voiL would see sights that jou would never for- get as long as you live. One chap had his tv.o ehee'vs pierced right through by a | sniper, and as he was getting bandaged j by one of his chums, his chum got blown to picere. Keeping Up Spirits. "It isn't all honey out here. AVoare all keeping up good spirits, and hoping j ior the best. Our Tommies are pla-ing havoc with their rinM, but what our chaps dread is a snilwr or a Jack John- son, which they call out here Coal boxes" I came over with a couple of hundred cigarettes, and haven't one left. Wood- bines are Jd. a packet out here. Dead of ali Nations." u On Monday our company had to bring in the dead oi all nations. The opinion j here is that the war will be over by the end of December. The Germans that are left now seem to lie only old and young men. One of the prisoners we had out here was a boy 1(j years old, who had left school three weeks before." "WE MUST SEE THAT THEY WANT NoTt MOYtMEMT Of SPECIAL CONSIDERATION, I When the Hth (Service) Battalion of the j "'p]h Re?im?-n? was t'?avin? Swansea a few days ago, a gentleman in the throng assembled HI High-street to see them oh remarked, They are our boys, and we ought to see that while they are fightin lor us they are in want of nothing: i The remacc f fitted in with what many people felt, and the idea soon found ex- pression amongst a ni-iriil)er of people, who felt that something ought to be done by people of Swansea and the district especially for the men of the battalion that by history and tradition helongs to the borough and its i.mmediate neighbour- hood in an especial sense. Accordingly a meeting was held at the Leader oftiue on Wednesday evening- for the purpose of considering if any steps should be taken, and, if so, what course should be followed. Major Han-is was in the ehai r. a.nd amongst those present were Major Bertie Perkins, Captain Thoma." fChief Con- j stable), Jlessrs. J. Powlesland, Richard Martin, Frank Ncwcomtfe, Percy Shuttle- wood, D. Rhys Phillipe. Spurrell Davies, Geo. W. Dorrell, David Roberts. Tvor L. Roberts, W..I. -Nech, Richardson, J. Vnughan Edwards. J. D. Williams, and others. Letters expressing regret at inability to attend, and tAso hearty approval of tbe object of the meeting, were received from Rev. J. Watkin Jones (chaplain of the 6th Welsh), Messrs. Frederick To- wards. Ivor Gwynne, Gerald Eden, W. James, T .Sheehan, J. W. Jones, and Alex. Sinclair, and Rev. H. C.Mander. At the outset it was exjiiained that a number of people felt that whilst there were in existEUce many ndmirahle agencies for the purpose of reiiieriiig assistance to troops at the front. all of which were doing excellent work, and none of which should be interfered with, there was a large amount that conld be done, especially for tbt: tith Welsh—and for the Swansea Battalion when the proper time came—and it was a work in which past members of the Swansea a.nd district Volunteer and Territorial con- tingents, as well as friends and relatives of the men with the lith Welsh, would like to bear a part:. There was noi: merely the question of raising funds and supplies in tie shape of eocks, sleeping helmets, belts, tobacco, and other re- quisites: there was also the question of providing a bureau to which the men's relatives could go for assistance in various way?, of which collecting and > despatching parcels in the most direct i and frinipfihed manner, would he an ad- vantage. It was uader'?o<?d ?at a liidfw 7c committee w, 1ng formed in the town (with which a general eom- mittae would work iri ooneeert) at the suggestion of Lady Ninian Crichton StutArt. (wife of Lieut.-Colonel lJOTÓ Ninian Stuart, officer commanding the 8th Welsh. The quoetion was dh?eu&sed in all :ts I bearings, and eventually it was decided, on the motion of Mr. Powlpsland, secon- ded by Mr. Dorrell, that a connnitt«e should be formed for the purpose of pro- viding such assistance and supplies as might, be required by members of the 6th (Service) Battalion of the Welsh Regi- menf while they are on active service abroad, and to other Swansea Battalions when they go to the front. Major Harris 'Yi'ê.S asked to act nB chair- man, and Mr. David Roberts as tre-a- surer, and Mr. Higham as secretary. Resolutions also pa'l inviting other | gentlemen to join the committee, aDd the meeting deckled to hold another meeting next week to consider details. Major Harris promised Bertie Perkins II Is., Capt. Thomas 11 Is., alld the directors of the Swajrtseit Press promised LIO and al;Fo to provide clerical assistance and ofice accommoda- tion. AMMANfORO SGHMK'ASTER MISStHG- II Lieut. Wm. Thoma. w)io had be-in appointed Science master at the Amman j Valley County School, and who joined the 32nd Cheshire Rogimeut at, the out- break of war, is reported mining. He fought through the W- ttle 01 the Aisne.

WAR NEWS. Officially announced bombardment of u is being rigorously continued. Press Bureau states there is no truth in rumour H.M.S. Minerva has hom- barded Jeduah. She has not been with- in rail?s of that place. Contraband. Sunoustown, Wednesday.—An auxi- liary cruiser has brought into Simons Bay a full-rigged Norweigian ship, bound to Luderitzbucht, with a cargo of coal, which is contraband of w_r. The LaLe Rev. W. Gibbon. The funeral of the Rey. W. Gibbon, pastor of Henrietta Church, Swanboa, took place this afternoon at Sketty Congregational Burial Ground. A ser- vice was conducted at Henrietta Chapel, the Her. Ellrof Walters presiding. riaiT-time Score W. iili" Sv. insea Mercantile Co., Ltd. 18, PARK STREET, SWANSEA, MAKE CASH ADVANCES DAILY fruec iio to 1,OOO. No Charge Unless Business Done. Bills Discounted. Strictly Private aud Conti- dential. For further particulars apply- H. tt. Jüt;, Aianagmg Director.

??.?_??_. —— ? both in Damascus and Beyrout. but it is reported that they are most unpopular, constantly giving umbrage to the popula- tion by tactless proclamations and ordi- nances. The American cruiser North Carolina Ls still at Beyrout. w here her presence is calculated to exercise a salutary influ- ence. IN THE CAUCASUS. I (Prem Association War Telegram.) Petrograd, Thursday.—A communique from the headquarters staff of the Army in the Caucasus savs:- One of our eoluitms attacked the enemy" unawares near Ardnst. The Turks fled, abandoning their wounded. Having dis- lodged the Turks from the village of Idejure, we captured a hlge quantity of provisions. Our troops, after a battle, occupied Kara Killisse, Khorassan, a.nd the ILaraderben Pass. Cap hundred Cossacks charged the enemy's trenches on horseback ;md sabred the Turkish infantry. One of otrr columns, having covered, by very difficult roads, a distance I of 80 versts ir 30 hours, crushed the Turks near Mysscnne and Diadine, dis- pe.r-ed large "Kurdish forces and occupied Diadine, capt uring arms and ammunition I beside? prisoners. OPPOSITION BITTERNESS. (Press Association War Telegram.) Bordeaux, Thursday.—General Kahexif I Pasha, leader of the Turkish Opposition, has telegraphe-d to the Pretich Premier saving: I learn with deep dismay of the Litest act of folly of the Co?mitte?-of the (*i(,'Il ?111(i V."flose ill- omened poliy I h?ve atw?yg fought enM- S?caHy. My t?atrio? h<?rt is torn to- day by the thought that a handful of ) banditti have signed by this odious act my i country'i death sentence."