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TURKEY. POPULAR VIEW IN CONSTANTINOPLE. I tJTUA TiON CAUSING CSEA T ALARM. GRAND VIZIER COERCED. (Press Association War Telegram.) Tifhs, Friday.—A communique issued by the staff of the Army of the Caucasus says:- No action of importance vae fought yesterday. Certain Kurd regiments, gup- ported by N izarn infantry and bodies of armed civilians, began an oiiensive in the region north-east of Rara Kilissa and Alaschkerd. The Turks were repulsed wifb heavy loss. The Russians continue to pursue the trouted Turco-Kurdish troops, and the valley districts of Passid, Diadin, and Bajazet have heen occupied by our troops. The Turco-Knrdiah troops have been partly exterminated (sic) and partly dis- persed GRAND vrzr ER COERCED. (Reutar's War Telegram.) finfia, Friday.-I have ascertained that ,even the Grand Vizier was unable to free liimseif from the trammels of the military party, and tried thrice to resign, but was threatened with court-martial, and was thus forced to remain in office against his will. GERMAN SPY IN EGYPT. (Reuter's War Telegram.) Alexandria, Nov. 5.—Lieutenant Mors. a German ofifcer serving in the Egyptian police here, was arrested on a charge of being implicated in a spying plot and for ettempting to introduce explosives into the country. He was tried by eocrt-martial and Was sentenced to-day to public degradation And to peinal serritnde for life. ALARM IN TURKEY. (Press Asso-ciat-ion War Telegram.) Sofia, Thursday (delayed in transmis- sion).—The subjects of the Entente Powers continue to leave Constantinople, It 13a a number of them arrived here to-day. They report that the situation in Con- •iuur&aui>it; Ü, quiet. Geutral uTsc&sines8t however, prevails among the inhabitants, includLug the Turkish majority, who strongly condemn the fiction of the Government, although thny are unable to give expression publicly to their opinions from fear of the consequences under mili- tary law, which, in accordance with Ger- man advice, is being enforced with the utmost rigour. The best Turkish opinion views the situation with the utmost alarm, and is indignant tit the Government's behaviour allowing itself to be absorbed by German militarism. The Goeben, accompanied by four torpedo boats, proceeded to the Black Sea on Tuesday. KHAN OF KALAT VOLUNTEERS. The Indian Office announces that his Fighnftss the Khan of Kalat has intimated to the Viceroy that he has heard with utter disapproval of Turkish action, and he telegraphed renewede assurances of loyalty and the offer of services. TO PROTECT NEUTRAL SHIPPING. SWEDISH PRECAUTliNS AGAINST GERMAN MINES. (Press Association War Telegram.) (" Times" Telegram per Press Association.) Copenhagen, Friday.—The Swedish torpedo boat Plijad arrived at Stockholm to-day with several German floating mines, picked up between Gothland and the Russian coast. The Swedish Admiralty announce that all German mines dropped along the East Coast of Gothland will be picked up by special boats in order to protect neutral al-tippi ng. WOUNDED SOLDIERS AT SKETTY. PRIVATE IN THE BEOrORBS RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES. The eight British and three Belgian soldiers at Skctty Church Hall appeared very comfortable on Friday evening when visited by a representative of the ? CmbTi& DajJx. Leader/' Private W. HiU. of the 2nd Bedfords, said that he arrived at the front in October, when the Germans were making I for Ostewd, and got into some hot corners, in the vicinity of Ypres. His regiment ¡ suffered a great deal from the use of a windmill by a spy who signalled to the enemy their position, as a result of which one company especially -laa sub- jected to heavy shrapnel fire. Private Hill records one exciting inci- dent when a German aeroplane came over the Allied lines. A British aeroplane I was soon in pursuit, and after a good deal of monceuvring the enemy made off without apparently achieving his object, and with ours it]. pursuit. He spoke of the number of spies to be contended with, and instanced one occasion when an in- divi<Jnal offered his services as guide, but was found out and promptly dealt with. He received his wound in the leg from a fcbrapnel bullet, and his stay at the frost was short. but be hopes soon to be fit again, and is looking forward to bis retosn. ————— ———— Says a Welah officer at the front of the Germans, whom he considers a emart lot of well-trained and well set-up men, These beggars have a wt* of humour. One day we were firing on them in the trend, and DO Mtp being hit. up jmnped a Mlow and waved the flag signal 'Want «ut,' t&e rifte range term j for a 'bloomiB( miss.

A PANIC IN VIENNAj i ARMY OF SPIES. I I I HUNDRED3 OF ARRESTS IN THE I I AUSTRIAN CAPITAL. I (Press Association War Telegram.) Venice, Friday,-The news of the action of the military authorities at Cracow in forbidding any further return of refugees  has created a moat unfavourable im- pression in Vienna, where it is taken to indicate apprehension ot the Russian advance. Despite the threats of the police and the toovore sentences imposed lJy the courts upon persons disseminating pessi-l mis tic war news, the most alarming reports continue to circulate throughout the city. The police are now employing ail army of pnvate spies, and in congruence hundreds of persons are being arrested-.I i,-h-ictiy on account of unguarded talk in cafes aDd regt.?rants. wher? they are I accused of spread?g false news or of ex- pres?in? friendly feelings towards the enemy. The majority :re ?ntenced to iterin,s of imprisonment var??ing from a week to Fix months with hard labour. The military authorities are rushing i the work of erecting fortifications along itbe hhian coast. ?o single point of any! importance between Pola and Trieste is; left unprotected, and extensive entrench- ments are also being carried inland behind Trieste. CONCENTRATION AT POLA. (Reuter's War Telegram.) Pome. Friday.—According to the Messagero Austria has concentrated at Pola 200,000 infantry and 15,000 cavalry. Entrenched camps have also been established near Trieste. SIECE GUN CAPTURED. SIX TROCKS NEEDED FOR ITS CONVEYANCE A correspondent of the Daily Chronicle announces the capture by the French troops of one of the famous siege mortars, the firsrt the French troops had seen since the beginning of the war. Six trucks were needed to carry this pro- digious engine, while other trucks were laden with its projectiles, each of which weighed nearly a tftn. A crew of engineers from Krupp's fac- tories was captured at the same time, and 200 German wounded were picked up. i I. POUR NOS LECTEURS. BELGES LES iiOaVEELES SONT TOUJOURS BONNES IUS NOUVELLES SOHT TOUJOURS BONNES ¡ Communique Francais. 11 n'y a pa. u de ohangement appreei- able, hier, sur rout le front. Lo. ba faille a continue entre Dixmode et la Lys sans avazice, ni retraite marquee. line violenta canonnade a eu lieu au Nord d' Arras. contre cette ville, raais sans aa'curi resultat pour l'ennemí, L'eflort des Alleinands en Belgique et aatvs !e S ord de la France se prolonge. Lhs A lleinands s em blent changer la eoai- position de lenrs forces opérant dans cette region, et renforcpT les reserves de forma- tion récente en les completant de troupes actives afin de reprendre l'offen?<ive on an moins réagin contre les defaites sanghmtes ¡ qui leur ont ete infligees. ¡ Entre la Somme at rOise et entre J'0if18 et la Meuse des petits comba't? ont eu lieu. Nons avon? ?onaolide n&<r? avance dans le ?ilta?p d'\?d?cby, a J'0u? dB Rove. ?n convoi A1! rawnd a 6f6 deinnt a longiie distaDM pir nofre artiHeri? dans li regio.-> de Nampcel, an Nord Est de la Foret de l' AigIe. A pTC'ximitede Berry au Bac nous avons repris le village de Sapigneul que les Allemande avaient enleve On combat acharne a pu lieu d:ms l' A rgonne ou nos troupes ont repousse les attaques Aflemamies a la baionnette. Dans la, Woevre de nouveJles aitaqnes ,i at. taq u es de out ete repoussees au N-ord I Est du Grand Couror.ne de Nancy. Dans hi region de la Foret de Parov et entre Baccarat et Blamont nos postes avance- ont ete attaques' par quelques! detachements ennemis, dout nous avons1 arrete les raouvements. Cn" grande voictoire Eusse est annoncee eu Gallcip. I Communique Beige. L'active <te Tpn?tMui f?nr FY?r s'l-^jt re'duite ;i une faible oanor.nade de nos lignes. Quelques detachements ennemis nvec de I'arf-illerie cM?T?ent enu)r(? la rive ?a?chp de !'Y?r dans ?a direction dc St. Ci<?)r?M et Oudstyvenskerke. Les AUf?Tn?nd? ont pL?r-? (i" h?t-?rK"! <<T'tiUp'ri?df'?ut?sp'spfcp?snr 1?fot:f Beige eritre Middelkerke et Ve«»lnigge, ils out I'tnblj postes d'infanterii^ entre IMxmwiie pt Bix^^boote. L'offensive des Allies a progresse. AUetnapds ont livre de violentes attanues du cote de Bixschpote St. Eloi e-t W {tt h-i'e. Uinis tout es fnrent re- les ]■, rnnfo r,,n rejoint ces deux i»l-sfe" La Campagne Russe. I I En Gralicie la retrai4e des Antrichiens a pris la proportion d'une deroute. Contre Les Turcs. T/Ps troupes Rl>Me<08 araient deja pétré de 40 kilometres environ en territoire Tare dans la soiree de Jeudi dern j er. 6 -1 PRAISE FROM A HERD. I (From the Official Press Bureau.) I Lord Roberts has sent the following telegrams to Sir John French and Sir James Willcocks To Sir John FrenchPleaee accept yourself and convey to your splendid troops the expression of my heartiest ap- preciation of the magnificent gallantry dispiayed by all ranks, British and Indian. ROBERTS. Tn Sir Jame„s Willcocks,—Allow me to tv(-1 come you and the Ind-ian Expedi- tionary Forw which has come to fight shoulder to shoulder with our British soldiers in the cs&use cf liberty and truth, and in upholding our great Empire. I am nroud to be jour eolonel-iu-ehief. EOBEKTS. [

I UNEASINESS IN  i BERUM. r I MILITARY MYTHS. GERMAN EXCUSE FOR RETREAT BEFORE THE RUSSIANS. CIVILIANS SCEPTICAL The situation in Germany, Franco, Belgium, and elsewhere is described in the official communiques published else- where. I The following are unofficial telegrams since to hand. I (Press Association War Telegram.) "I A Copenhagen telegram says it is re- ported that, the spirit in Berlin is uneasy about the retirement of the Gerrnaji army towards the Silesian fiomtier. The mili- tary authorities declare that the move- ment i,s due to the bad conditions of 1 ho roads in Poland, but it is nevertheless impo^ible to prevent anxiety. Hitherto it has been asserted tha-t the*: capitulation of Warsaw was iaimia^Jti,1 and the? bad state of the mads seems oo | good reason for forsaking the occupatk-u of the capital of Poland, wltinh was tie German ohjecti V The militiiry explana-tion of the retire- ment to the Silesian frontier also states that it is necessary for the German army to have rail v.* ays directly behind it for | the main bafctle that is approaching. It is announced that the result of the com- ing battle is not dubions. aiict that the Russian army will be completely destroyed. For the purpose of hindering a good retreat for the Russian army after its defeat, it is necessary, it if; explained, to allow it to advance to the frontier. German and Austria-Bmigary have con- centrated about three million soldiers on the line from Thorn to Cracow, and this is considered sufficient to crush the Rus- sian forces. Nevertheless, in spite of the assaurances of the military, Berlin is uneasy, though there is of course no public expresmon of the feeling. It is regarded as an inevit- able necessity for Germany to defend ( B reel a u to the last. It the Germans are defeated they will be urgently forced to call a great part of their army in France and Belgium back to Silesia. REPORTED REINFORCEMENT. (" Times 11 Telegram per Press Association.) Amsterdam, Friday.—One hundred and •fifty, thousand, frqsfc. German troops h«ve. been concentrated at Mumper, West- phalia. to bo sent to Belgium next week. [Note. -This information evidently comes from a German source.] J CUSTOMARY CUSTOMS. (Press Association War Telegram). Amsterdam, Friday.—A Brussels tele- gram states that in accordance with Article 48 of the Hague Convention, the (ierraan. Govei-ument is collecting cus- toms, taxes and other duties in Belgian Territory occupied by the Germans. Those customs officers who have recog- nised the German occupation are con- tinuing their duties under the super- vision of a German official. The occupied Belgian territory forms a customs dis- trict by itself, and is completely separated from Germany. j BRUGES—GHENT LINE CUT. (Exchange Special Telegram). Amsterdam. Friday.-An aviator from the Allies' lines dropped two bombs on the German napha tanks at Bruges kill- ing eight marines. Apparently scouts have blown up the railway between Bruges and Ghent, and a train iull of wounded was obliged to re- turn to Bruges. I THE RETREAT TO BRUGES. I We announced last night that the Ger- mans were reported to have fallen back to Bruges from the Yser region. This ofpfai h to be comi ruled. Many inhabitants of Bruges are leaving the town and are fleeing to Holland. I GERMANS HOPELESS. I There are sigms (.says a West Flanders cor respondent of The Times") that the "moral" of the German troops, who for the last fortnight have been hurled against the British Army at V pros, is giving way. It could hardly be otherwise, An army cannot attack day after day an enemy who resists him successfully and only falls back foot kN, foot when over- whelmingly outnumbered without losing hearts A letter written by a German reserve oiEcer to his wife fell in? the hands of the British a few days ago. The writer described the sufferings and losses of his regiment. They had all lost, hope and he feared that they were doomed. On the! strength of the evidence given in this letter as to the moral of the Germans a counter-attack was ordered and the Germans were repulsed from the positions they had just occupied. BRITONS IN CERMANY. I OFFICIAL STATEMENT iSSUED IN BERLIN- Amsterdam, Friday.—The following official statement has been issued in, Berlin: ) The treatment in England of Germans between the ages of seventeen and fifty- five who are fit for military service, which is contrary to international law, made it incumbent upon the German Government to inform the British Government that British subjects in Ger- many of military age would be arrested if German nationals in England were not released by November 5. The British Government did not re- ply to this declaration, and consequently the arrest of English males in Germany between the ages of seventeen and fifty- j five lias now been ordered. This order provisionally includes only nationals of Great Britain and Ireland, j hut the order will be extended to Britis? Colonials if the Germans living in the British Colooiee are not set free.

TSSNCTAl) FALLS. l r  CERMAN FORTRESS SURREMERS. ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR THE ALLIED FORCES. Tokio, Saturday, 11.25 a.m.—It is officially announced that Tsingtau has surrendered. Reuter's Agency adds: The above de- spatch has been -passed by the Pres6i 13iireaii, which sanctions its publication, but takes no responsibility for its ac- curacy. [Tsingtau is the foreign settlement and port of the German protectorate province of Kiao-cbau, in the Chinese promontory ot' S hantung. The port has been blockaded by Japanese warships and the fortress attacked by British. Indian a.nd Japanese troops (including the 2nd Battalion Welsh Regiment). The Kaiser instructed the commander of rhe fortress to hold out to the last. Ixtt i It* attacks of the allied forces have, apparel \lJ" been too powerful.} CENTRAL FORT CAPTURED. fP.sutw's War Telegram.) T'HD.. Saturday (later).—Preceding the 'L' of 'ivingtau, two companies of "itir .rv. w.'b squad of sabers, cap- !•••* • vi'ra' Fort of the main de- jftn ■ li uii-inight, and took 200 pru»,/u;n\» « 11F. WHITE FLAG. (^r. Assnriatic.! War Telegram.) t Tokju'. c-Attji-uay. 11.10 a.m.—The Ger- mans hoi jted the white flag at 7.40 in the on ti-te weather bureau staff. I The quick capitulation of. the' fortress aroused much enthusiasm among the at- tacking force, and also in Tokio. The charge against the central fort was of a hrilliaut character it was led by General Yoshimi Camada at the head of some eompanies of engineers. The German and Japanese losses are large, but the numbers are not given. LOSSES OF ALLIES (Press Association War Special). Tokio. Friday.—An official casualty list issued here states that the British have far had two killed and eight wounded. i i-tel ti(li P. r, t.wo the Japanese ■Jtiw htfd 200 killed and 878 wduudefl. The bombardment of Tsingtau continues. Aeroplanes arc dropping bombs aad cir- c liars warning the inhabitants not t. participate in the military operations.

FOR 6TH. WELSH. APPEAL FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. Gratifying responses have been received with regard to the decision to make an effort, especially for members of the 6th ksetvice) Battalion- of the Welsh Regi- ment. The men are now on active ser- vice, doing very, arduous work, and in a place where it is difficult to get the little extra supplies that go to make up the sum of comfort for a man who is fighting his, j nation's battles. We have already given au appeal from a member of the 6th Welsh, who wrote that he had to pay 4d. for a packet of cigarettes that wOI.1 have cost only a [penny here at home. It was an eloquent ? appeal. Mrs. J. H. Eosser, Dypgwylia, Sketty, (j has sent five mtieers and seven body belts, Mr. D. G. Thomas has sent a large parcel of cigarettes as "the result of a collection by the Gorseinon boys," and we also have to acknowledge:— Shillings. Mr. David Roberts 50 Dr. William Morgan 21 Mis. Young, Neath 20 BUllET OR BAYONET ? I (Press Association War Telegram.) I Amsterdam, Friday.—A telegram from Dresden to the "Berliner Tageblatt" states that i ha C'own Prince George of Saxony has left the western theatre of the war to undergo treatment at Wiesbaden for rheumatism in the knee and wrist.

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[MURDER CHARGE I WITHDRAWN. I I SOLDIER SENTENCED. ii1 I i [JUDGE STRBHCty CONDEMNS PRACTICE OF II TB-"ATING.' I I I [SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR MANSLAUGHTER I There was an echo of the tragic s'noot- ing affray at Port Talbot Docks on October 10th, at the Glamorgan Assizes j on Saturday, when Henry Edward Crout! (35), described as a blacksmith, stood in the dock charged, before Mr. Justice j Lush, with the wilful murder of l'hihp i jW. Bussell. Both accused and Bussell (were at the time serving as privates in I the 6th Battalion of the Welsh (Tern- torial) Regiment. Crout belongs to! Swansea, while Burrell camo from Merthyr Tydfil. Mr. Jvor Bowen. K.C., and Mr. Clive Lawrence appeared for the Crown, and! Mr. Ernest Evans represented prisoner, j Reduced to Manslaughter. Before prisoner's plea was talen ? -Nfr I Ivor Bowen said his learned friend, Mr. Chve Lawrence and himself had given that case very anxious and careful eon- sideration, and they desired respectfully' to ask his Lordship's approval or other- wise, to a course which they thought in the interests of justice would be a proper thing to do. In view of the circum- evtances attending the commission of the! offence by prisoner, they thought thol proper view of the case was to regard it as one of manslaughter. Prisoner was drunk and there was very little evidence of any feeling or malice or any of the T-oquire- | monts for murder. If his Lordship ap- i proved of that course he would ask the! learned Clerk to alter the indictment, and 1 charge prisoner on the Coroner's inquisi- tion with manslaughter. Justice Lush: I do approve I have read I the depositions with great care, and I am: satisfied from the evidence before the magistrates it would be quite impossible) I to convict this man of murder. I think I you have taken the proper course, and it certainly meets with my sanction. The indictment for murder was then I formally disposed of, and prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter. I The Tragedy i Mr. Ivor Bowen, addressing his l.ord-J ship, said this was a very painful t?l I distressing case. Prisoner and deceased w?re members of the 6th Welsh, and t&y were put on duty to guard the lock-gates. Crout was a single man, and Burrell, who seemed to be on good terms wiZ him before Oct. 10th, was a friend of his. Burrell had a jvife and two children.! They had to take a twelve hoursr* turn at! the docks, and Sergt. MerryfieU postedi Crout and Burrell on duty at seven I o'clock on the night of October 10th. At nine o'clock Sergt. Merryfield had un- '4 erry fie l d li?ul iiii- fortunately to relieve the two men be- cause they were both drunk. They were put in the guardroom provided for the! purpose on the dock-side. I Heard a Rifle Shot. When Merryfield left, counsel pro- ceeded, some sounds of quarrelling were heard, and the sergeant heard a rifle shot. He went back with some other soldiers and civilians, and they found Burrell was in a dying condi- tion, lying on the bunk. where he had been put to sleep off the effects of drink. Crout was standing up, and evi- dently did not seem to appreciate his posi- tion. He admitted afterwards that he had shot his friend while he was lying on the bunk. The Judge: I gather that the men were the best of friends? Mr. Bowen: Yes, your lordsbip. The querrel was between two drunken men. When arrested, Mr. Bowen continued, prisoner said: "I am awfully sorry I shot him. He is my pal." "Treating" Soldiers. Proceeding, Mr. Bowen referred to the r practice of treating Territorials to drink, and made some observations which he hoped would, through publicity, effect a reform in that diffeetion. It was not to be expected that these Territorials, he said, could slip easily from their civilian oc- cupation into habits of discipline, and it was made all the harder for them by those false patriots who preferred to treat these men than enlist themselves. In this case these men had beer from some adjoining public-house, and they were given a quan- tity of liquor by people at the docks. He brought that to his lordship's attention, thinking it might lead to the stoppage of that practice, and that he might be doing a service to the country. If people re- frained from treating Territorials to drink they would prevent such painful crimes as that. Mr. Ernest Evans, speaking on behalf of prisoner, said the police had previously r nothing against him. He served his country in the South African War, and when the present war broke out he offered his service to his country again He respectfully awociated himself with Mr. Bowen's remarks in reference to the I treating of Territonaitt A Painful Duty. Mr. Justice Lueh said it was a painful duty to pas." sentence on a man who bad dot! so well in the service of his country, and whom he was satisfied had no inten- tion of doing any real harm to one who was one of hie best friends. He could not nrd l nguage too strong to condemn the practice of people who, thinking they were acting in a kindly way, treated any men who were being trained and discharging- their duty to their country to alcoholic drink. It was not only wioked, but he might almost call it criminal. Their conduct was so grossly. against the interests of the Stata and so wicked to the men they treat that he foand it difficult to use sufficiently strong language to condemn it. It was through such gross miscoiw duct of others that prisoner had been brought into this terriblo position, He t^as satislied that in the commission of the offence there was no malice or de-ire to injure, but that under the influence of drink, with a rifle in his hand, prisoner behaved in a reckless way, (Continued at Foot of Next Column).

I I RUSSIA. PUSSIA. I THE TSAR'S TROOPS TRIUMPHANT. COMPLETE BOUT OF THE AUSTRIAN FORCES. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. I —" I  iI (Press Association War Telegram.) j Petrograd, Friday—The General Staff I issues the following account of the sue- j cessful operations in Galcia: I The violent fighting which has been going on for more than three week s culmi- nated yesterday iu a general retreat of the Austrians. On the previous day the Au,- trians attempted a final effort to beat back our troops, who were engaged in crossing the River San. Down to a late hour at night the enemy pushed forward his; offensive in wide successive waves, but was everywhere repulsed with heavy loss. Yesterday the Austrians began a move- ment on the San in the direction of the Dukla Passes over the Carpathians, south of Przemvsl. The enemy is everywhere endeavouring to with raw from the firing line, and is being energetically pushed (?pursued) along the entire front. I 'J'Jw withdrawal 01 the r?B?ip.T.1 Austriar. forces ?'ri.u the San is the r?ul<' of the victorious bAttle which ?gan at the end ut September, the o?g-iaa? object of which was to repel the Antro-Geanan onensive {?ainat VV^rsaw and Iv?T??rod. Toward? the beginning of October our troops were engeged on a battle front fire hundred vcrsts wide, notably on the line running through Warsaw, Coseiuce, Pr^emysl and Czernource. On October 20th we obtained a decided success against the Germans on the left I bank of the "S istula. in the neighbourhood of Warsaw, that is to say, on the right I wing of our general strategic front. The object of our subsequent offensive wae to strike from the northward the' enemy's _front, which continued to be maintained on the Vistula and the San. In fighting from October 23rd to October 27th wo broke down the resistance of the Austro-German army, which was fighting stubbornly in the region of Kosenice and lvang orod threatened with having its flank I turned. IJeyond Pilitza this army fell back, pursued by our troops. Between October 2Mth and Nov?mb?r 2nd we over- came the enemy's resistance in tb? region of Alexandria and Sandamir, and on November 5th the principal Austrian forces in Galicia were forced to retreat. Developmg over ? per od of i?htt?n days our success a?ng a front of f;vo hundred versts, we broke 4own the ies't-t- ance of the enemy, who is now in general retreat. We owe this victory to the inexhaustible goodness of God, who has blessed I l,e superhuman heroism of our warriors, of whom Russia has a right to be proud. This victory will allow our troops to proceed to the realisation of fresh tapks which will inaugurate a new period of hostilities. j 'I' (Note.-Tlie above is the second portion I of a despatch of which the first part has I not yet come to hand.] MOST IMPORTANT SUCCESS. i '¡' The Grand Duke Nicholas, commander- in-chief of the Russian armies, in a tele- gram to General Joffre announcing the Galician victpry (already reported), de- scribes it as the most important victory won in the eastern theatre of the war since the commenc.ement of hostilities. ) AN AUSTRIAN ADMISSION. (Press Association War Telegram.) Amsterdam. Friday.—A Vienna official telegram via Berlin, says: If the Russians II are occupying places we had reconquered, this is compensated for by the general situation. ■ I CONGREGATION SHELLED. I BITTER PARAGRAPH IN THE FRENCH I NEWSPAPERS. (Press Association War Telegram.) I Paris, Friday.—The Paris newspapers publish the following paragraph On the morning of All Saints Day. at the "I 0 Iltll t when the church Mis were calling the congregation to High Mass at the principal church of Ypreti, shells be- gan to fall. The German artillery had thoughtfully selected this moment to slaughter old men, women and children who had come I to pray for their dead. WOUNDED BELGIAN SOLDIERSL I I r" Another batch of wounded Belgian soldiers—32 in all—arrived it. Hospital in Friday. J Their names are as follows:—A. Wijbo, G. lyhont, Jv Soekelkoneu, J. Derolder, ,T. Putman, J. Broelkx, A. Jansseus, R Leopold, F. Marteaw?, H. Hobbin, R I.enanet. E. MamsGn, A. Lobbeschal, R. Martans, J. de Maesi'mrr, F. Smets, S. de Neayer, J. Orins, J. Eroyn, J. Barveaux, E. Leinar, E. Beeners, M. Brufkms, A. Lai then, H. Evens, L. Gondig, G. Verbaegen, G. Van. Rynd- lerght, A. Oyen, J. Kinet, B. 11!n, G, Georges. T**is • v A

I i Firing in the North Sea. Many people at Herne Bay were awakened be- tween midnight one o'clock this morning by, very heavy firing in the North Sea in a north- easterly direction. (Passed for publication) jj.1 1, öO.u.Jh.d. 3.—Eight ran. Half-Time Score: SWANSEA TO\VX- guds, AEERTILLERY-Xil, POSSESSION OF A FARM. At Glamorgan As.izes to-uey in the of Joues v. Boberts for alleged t-ac' of covenant of a lease to repair, a > seiHeuient was arrived at., the terms not being disclosed, beyond that plaintiff was tc have possession of a farm on November 21st. i Final Score: LLANELLY—3 goals: BitEXTFORD- il. SWANSEA TOW-6 goals. PONTYPRIDD—Nil. • I I I THtikS "J- Swansea Mercantile Co., Ltd. t8, PARK STREET, SWANSEA, üKE CASH ADVANCES DAILY from ilo to j,1,uw, No Charge Unless Business Done. ilille Discounted. Strictly Private and Confr iential. For further particulars apply- H. b. Juitto, m Director. A? E, F- T-

I For Latest News see Page 5. causing the death of his companion and friend. lIe was going to impose a very light sentence that he thought would satisfy the case. You have left your employ- ment to serve your country," said his Lordship. "Ton had served our country before, and it was while serving your country, through the fault of others, that you lost your proper control, and this happened. 1. shall sentence you to six months' imprisonment." Prisoner sainted and said: Thank you, your Lordship."