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L- DEEDS of the WELSH til: REGIMENT. Being the Diary of a Soldier. b ] Remarkable Record of Experiences a at the Front. d By PRIVATE SAMUEL KNIGHT. ii ——————— U' (SPECIAL TO "THE LEADER. ") "I (SPECIAL TO THELEADER.") The "Cambria Daily Leader" has the good fortune to be able to publish what is really the first general narrative and analysis, on the human side, of the European Catas- trophe. This diary of a private soldier-a Swansea man— includes practically all the big events of the war, written on the spot by one who took an active part in each, and can felicitiously describe them in chaste, dramatic and elegant prose. For our diarist is an "intellectual" never un- mindful of the deeper significance of the scenes through which he passes, the home life of the peoples, the tragedy to civilians of war's havoc. The map to which Private Knight makes frequent re- ference will be published with a later instalment. 1 THE SINGING WELSH J MELODIES OF THE MOTHERLAND WHEN 01 MEETING THE FOE. n?  THE FIRST FIGHT tf The contents of a private diary, being the record of an individual's feelings and thoughts, are seldom submitted to the Press for publication. The writer's views are individual and particular in itf character, and are, therefore, not suited to the tastes of the public reader. id I had no intention of ever publishing my diary, lmt upon reflection, I consider y'' it mv bound en duty to proclaim to the ij world in my humble way the deeds of the Welsh Regiment, composed chiefly of the sons of Swansea. )\ Now and again a newspaper would stray V into the trenches. There we would read of the gallantry of some British Regiment. Tn vain we. who had borne the brunt of the war from the outset, sought for an account of our efforts. Our heroic deeds, t'hp accomplishment of which meant the sacriifce of so many of my comrades, were left unsung. «• It is therefore not so much to the honour of 118 few who have been spared, but to the everlasting and glorious memory of my comrades, who now lie ir beneath the Md soil of France and Bel- it pi run, that I publish my diary no. not my diary alone, but their's, for my trials el were their trials also. I CALLED UP. I was called up on August 5th. On the same day I proceeded to Cardiff, thence to Bordon Camp. Hampshire. After a few days of anxious waiting I* X* proceeded to Southampton. ) Wednesday, August 12th.—Embarked on ?) the "Bremar Castle." The Queen's RegimPtlt occupied the lower, the Welsh Regiment the upper decks. It was a beautiful night. The moon's reflection danced on the ripples. The anchor weighed, and as if at a given signal, a thousand Welsh throats, to the wonder of their silent English comrades below, burst forth into song. Delyn Aur," Beth Sydd i mi yn y Byd," and Hen SWlad fy Nhadau re-echoed again and again along the silent banks of the Southampton waters. Thus we said « good-bye" to the Motherland. To- wards midnight it became very cold. 1. with no covering, bad been lying down on the deck. I crawled about. and fW)()n found a warm nool-rc, of the ven- filf,tor.q leading from the engine-room. I sr-tled dom-n and was soon asleep. Thursday, August 13th.—Awoko at 4.30 a.m. Saw the French coast. 8 a.m. entered Le Havre, singjng Welsh and I t's a lon47 French National Anthems, a long wav to Tipperary." Crowds of "French people streaming along the quay, 6houtpi 5 "Vive les Anglaise" and "Vive II A ,glittr(, 10 a.m.. disembarked. Saw ? a comrade—who wan??l to buy ?mo brpad-in difficulty with come, French people. So armed with a French and English dictionary T went to his rescue. 2 p.m marched through I Havre to camp 6 miles away. En route we were showered with gifts from the French in exchange for our badges. We were given wine and decorated with flower?.. The rpgiment on the march looked lake an animated flower garden; great blooms striking out of the barrelf; of the rifles, in the caps and coats of the men. Friday, August 14th.—Under canvas at Le Havre. Colonel read a message from the King. Saturday, August 15th—Roused at 2 a.m. I Terrible stojpi raging. Never saw such a, display of lightning. Moved off in a terrible doimpour to station and en- trained for Eecroi. I FIRST JOURNEY. Sunday, August 18th,—My first train journey in France. Don't thinJr much of el it: 28 hours in a cattle truck. These trucks are labelled to carry eight horses. We were 46 men in each truck. De- t.rained. marched 12 miles in a downpour, and billeted in a village called Leecheiles. P Monday. August 17th.—Lesc belles: Rrrate march 8 miles. Tuesday, August 18th.—Loschellc-s: route march 10 miles. Changed some English for French money; four: a pear I Frd apple tree; splendid meal of stewed 10 irnit followed. Wednesday, August 19th.—Leschelles: Route march 10 miles—sweltering heat and pack painfully heavy. Thursday, August 20th.—Marched 12 miles towards Belgium. Billeted in village: fine large barn full of hay. Farmer takes us into his orchard to a line plum tree covered with the ripe luscious fruit. Soon made short work of it. Made myself snug in the hay, then sleep and dreams. Friday, August 21st.-Moved off at 4.30 a.m., still in the direction of Belgium. Pains in the shoulders: marching with such aweigh t (total 901bs.) is very try- ing. I agree with the remark current among my comrades, that we have another enemy to fight as well as the Germans, viz.: the pack on onr backs. Have marched 15 miles. Men fall helpless on the road. At the last halt I experimented, with the straps and buckles to fix my equipment so as to distribute the weight on my body. I have succeeded, and am now feeling very fit. Billet in a French I village: plenty of hay in the barn. I do a little shopping; pair of socks, bread, chocolate, and biscuits. I AT MAUBEUGE. Saturday, August 22nd.—Moved off at three a.m. still towards Bel- gium. Reached Maubeuge (see may) the fortified town on the frontier. Wo sirg as we pass through the town. much to the astonishment of the natives, who answer back vociferously, Vive I'Anglet,-re! and Alii-e les Anglais 1" Our regiment is complimented on its appearance by the General Staff. We halt outside the forts: French soldiers come into our lines. Here the general atmosphere goes to show that the Germans are not far off. I waik out and examine the barbed wire entangle-! ments, the finest I have seen. I con- jecture that it will take some stubborn fighting to break through this place. But like the rest of the world. I was unaware of that powerful German gun-that masterpiece of science and invention. It took the Germans about half an hour to raze this fort to the ground. Wo move off again in the afternoon, and at 6 p-m. billM; in a Belgium village. I ent?r an alloted barn, take off my equip- ment and fall wearily upon some hay, as we had just completed an 18 mile march. I had not been resting one minute when the order to fall in come? along again. We are off. Very cautiously we trudge along in the gutters on each side of the road until we come to the outskirts of a village. We lie in the gutter, then craw stealthily towards the village. We hear movements of cavalrv in the village square. With bated breatii and fingers on triggers one man chal- lenges them. We find they are French- men, with their swords dripping with the gore of many Germans. We barri- cade the roads leading into the village and mount our gentries. I am fortunate enough to obtain a few hours' rest. The name of this village is Peasant. (See Map). Only A Company of my regiment is in occupation. Sunday, August 23.-Dawn breaks, and I see a heartrending sight. H.efugee, consisting of feeble old women and voung children, sit in little family groups in the roadway. The expression on their poor faces I shall never forget. Driven from their homes, they have been walk- ing all night. If in the past few days we have been a little in the darkness as to the object of our presence in this country, we see it now. What man does not think of his home, mother, wife, or sister! We have a cause now. Everv man is infused with a new energy. A GAME OF CARDS. The villagers are being warned to leave their homes for a. place of safety, as the Germans are expected, soon. I go on out- post duty on one of the roads just out- side the village. We make a barricade of carts across the joad, and mount guard. We allow no one to pass out of th4 village towards the advancing Germans, and examine passports of all who come into the village. We move to a brick- yard. fortify this place with the un- baked brick? lying around, and make loopholes .for firing purposes. I take some photographs. Things are very slow. The officer suggests a game of cards. I deal, and we commence the rubber; but no sooner have we begun when the order comes along to move off. The" South Wales Borderers relieve us here, and we march off; a night march to a village on the right of Mons. (See map). We join (Continued on Page 4), ..r-
IALLIES' CAINS. I -
I ALLIES' CAINS. IMPORTANT PROGRESS ALONG LOWER REACHES OF AISNE. ADVANCE SLOW, BUT SURE ("Times" TolegraSn per Press Association.) Behind the Left Centre, Dec. 26. Those hopes of increased activity along the centre, the existence of which I indi-I cated in a recent message, are being realised with gratifying success. The prin^jfial gains, if measured amply by th3 amount of 5T<M?d won, have Jbeen obtained in Champagne be- tween Reims and Argonne, but th -rct- grew which our allies are now inakx in the valley of the Oise in Sautere and along the extreme lower reaches of the Aisne is probably of greater ultimate im- portance from a strategical standpoint. From Li lions and Chalaes, past Ques- noy en Santerre and Lassigny to the dis- trict "of Nampeel. which forms roughly the apex of a triangle baee on Compiegne and Soissons, the French are now making I sure, if slow, advanoe. I 6,000 Left on the Field. Fighting round Lihons has for some I time been particularly severe. The Ger- man attacks here began soon after the I bloody affair at guesnoy en Santeere, w here the enemy .left over six thousand dead and wounded on the field. The many attafiis they are still delivering upon the town show how important they regard the possession of this neighbour- hood, on which the railway line from Amiens to Rheims and Chalons and that from Paris to Cambrai cross one another. Another district in which important successes have been gamed is that of Nampeet Tergnier. The French are little by little acquiring a firm mastery, not only of the lower Aisne, but also on. the Oise towards Noyan and Terquier. They are already quite eioao to Noypn on the eastern side of the Oise, and may be said to be making an appreciable advance towards Tergnier. If we consider their successes round Nainpoel in conjunction with their achievements on the Somme, the capture of Tergnier, as has-been pointed out on more than one occasion, would be a decisive stroke.. Tergnier is not only an important railway centre in itself, but it is the junction at which the railway I line from Rheims and Laon meets the Great Trunk Line of the German com- munications down through Bologne, .Namur, Je Cateau, and St. Quentin.
IeBARBAROUS ACTS.
I e BARBAROUS ACTS. ANOTHER TERRIBLE INDICTMENT OF GERMANY. Paris, Wednesday.-T,he. Berue Des Deux Mordes" in its January number, publishes an article by M. Pierre Not- homb, in which are reproduced parte of trie reports laid before the Commission appointed by the Belgian Minister of Justice to investigate the violation by German troops of customs of war and in- ternational law. The reports constitute a most terriblel indictment of Germany. They give longi lists of acts of violence committed on prisoners, enich as the quartering of a j wounded French officer of high rank, th burning alive of wounded men, the ?miirder of priests and Red Cross male nurses, the burying of civilians alive, driving women in front of troops about to make an assault and the killing or I torturing of little children. Tlie article recounts the shocking de- struction of Louvain, Termonde, Dinant and the Ardennes generally, and tells of atrocities carried out by order of high German officers, including one of the Emperor's eon.
INOT RELEASED YET.
NOT RELEASED YET. Up to the present (says Renter) neither the British nor the Italian government has received any infonffation of" the release of the British Consul at Hodeidah, whose forcible seizure in the Italian Con- sulate by Turkish oiffcers gave occasion for diplomatic representations to the Porte a fortnight ago.
IA BATH FOR CHRISTMAS.
I A BATH FOR CHRISTMAS. I Private Richard Bevan, now serving with the Expeditionary Force, writes to his wife at 27, Fuller's-row, Swansea, as follows:—" I hope you enjoyed yourself at Christmas. We did not do so hadly. Wei were lucky. Our company were back hav- ing a bath, 60 we did not have Christmas in the trewches. We have heard that a lot of Kitchener's Army are coming out bare to relieve us. I hope it is true, and that they will let us come home for a short time."
IWITH SIXTH WELSH.
I WITH SIXTH WELSH. I Writing to his mother, residing at High street, Gorseinon, Pt. John James Phil- lips, 6th Welsh, says;—I was delighted I to receivo the Cambria Daily Leader," which I quite enjoyed. It is a treat to havo all English paper, for in my present capacity I have a lot of time on hand. I I go to different towns, and sometimes htne to wait 10 to 14 hours for ixains. As you know, we are not allowed to write what we like, so that those who hear from us have to like what we write. Our work is varied, but not hard. The weather is very changeable, and we are having plenty of rain, frost and snow, which leave the turf in an awfully mu&ly I state.
I TUPIEYS FULL SHARE.
I TUPIEYS FULL SHARE. Amsterdam, Tuesday, Dec. 29th.A telegram from Berlin states that the! Lokalanzeiger" publishes an inter-i view with Field-Marshal von der Goltz, who said: "A successful Turkish attack on Egypt would be a blow at the heart of England. With the army Turkey has put in the field for this purpose she has paid her full value as an ally, and may, be sure of her full share in case of vic- tory. The enterprise, of course, is not less easy than the advance in the Caucasus, where rough weather and the bad con- I d ihons of the roads present the greatest dilliculties.Reutcr. j
KAISER STALED i ——..
KAISER STALED i —— HASTY COUNfclAT I BERLIN. i PRINCE HENRY AND VIllI TIRPITORT 01111 CUXHAyEN RQD. FLEET COMMAND CICED. i Amsterdam.—A me-Ksit )m the I Hague states that a teltgrmw been received from Berlin staiiihat the Kaieer summoned Print* mry of Prussia to his headquarter confer with him and Admiral VOl \Jib. The Kaiser asked for report of the damage doaes-uiaven. The conference took phc in the Kaiser's private rooms, aud Id sever.il houra. Prince Henry returned tÆel by I special train with instruction It is supposed in Germany t Prince Henry has been given *iupren#umand of the battle fleet.-ExcliangcmPa"Y. Prince Henry of Prussia h2s.- filled the office, though the <dutie*Te been light, of Inspector-General of German Navy. Since the outbreak oe war he has been in command in the tic- Admiral von Ingenohl, officer reputed to be possessed ofth com- petence for his duties, Dlld, to be a strict disciplinarian, has fome time been iu command of the Ili" Fleet. If the above report be coh he has evidently been removed, unwe are to suppose that a superior ccand has been instituted irrespective tat of the High Sea Fleet.
IUNIQUE UNITED SVCE.
I UNIQUE UNITED SVCE. II THREE SWANSEA CHAPLAIN OCONDUCT MEETING FOR SOlRS 1 t I' The chaplains to the solffs n Swan- sea, of whose whole-heart snrice the men have every reason to pmd, have arranged for Sunday mem next a service that should be asteljul as it will be unique. The chaplains (the R-ev.. FWatkina Jones, Father Green and V Wardle) represent the Anglican, Rar-Catholic, and Nonconformist sectos of the I Church, and they will V sponsible for a united service at the Grand Theatre at 10 a.m. The service will be a brighe, lasting about an hour, a there wie hymns and brief addresses. There be some spare room, and to occupy t", those who have some love for thermy, or who might join, will be welci Admis- sion will be by tickets, whictn be ob- tained from the chaplains.
ITHEIR BAPTISM OF l I
I THEIR BAPTISM OF l I Paris. Tsrlay '-Å-aub'" over Westende at the moment wi the pre- sentation of the colours to thldiers of the 114 class, who have just'n called up. was being made. Coli Boblen gave the order to fire on tljproplane, but it was not hit. Three bombs were throwrom the Taube. The first burst behithe first battalion with a loud repc hut no- body was struck. The seoontruck the ground behind the third baion, and burst harmlessly, while the tl fell ten paces in front of the colone Neither officers nor men moved, and,ruits re- ceived their baptism of fire wthe cool- ness of veterans.
I CONCERT IN THE DAI I-
I CONCERT IN THE DAI I Cff Tímes" Telegram pep Press wiation.) BObGNE. Mr. Seymour Hicks and PC gave a concert to-night to 1,500 m?n c-ie garri- son in the Fruit Market. ing was available for a thousand men'he first rows were reserved for sta ofifcers, nurses, and men from the crescent camp. Every seat was occui hours before the time for commenc: Still men crowded in. They svned up piles of baskets anA crates, 1 occu- pied every point in the hall It was a wet, stormy night, ae elec- tric light went out duringtfgs St. Helier's song, and the hall wleft in darkness. While lights were ng pro- vided, Miss St. Helier sat at ? piano and played popular airs. icr-c.ar lamps, acetylene lamps, and dles were brought on tlie stage, ande con- cert concluded in a merry and )rmal manner. Before separating the men -.eo in singing Auld Lang Syne" a'??od Save the King." Miss Glady'oopor, who has been 8nffering from severe cold, was present, but did not e part. I
J | EMPEROR'S CHRISTMAS SICH
J | EMPEROR'S CHRISTMAS SICH Amsterdam, Monday-To-nips 'Koel- nische Zeitung' gives a ded-tion of the Christmas festivities at 1 German 'headquarters. Homo thousai soldiers and officers took part, all Inging to headquarters, and a large 10m .was elaborately decorated with'bmtiaas trees. The Emperor, on enteryjphe room, greeted the soldiers with a wd even- ing. comrades." After a ehojermon by a clergyman, his Majesty re the fol- lowing cpemh:- Com.rade- we are here embled in arms to celebrate thie y festival which otherwise in, peace ti we would be celebrating at home. ( thought go back to those we left atome and to whom we owe. God allowed that the "Jny should force us to celebrate Christs here. We have been attacked. Weefend our- selves. With Cod's help hope that for us and our country ach victory may spring from the harxl ht. We ar'e on hostile ground. The 7it of the sword is directed against fteuemy. To our God we say as once Hf fat Elector di- Down with all the m,ie6 of Ger- many.' Amen."
DAILY REVERSES. I ... I
DAILY REVERSES. I I WAR WEARY AUSTRIA'S FRANK ADMISSION OF DEFEAT.' CERMANTS CATSPAW. Austria has thrown off all pretence rf optimism, and is now freely admitting I her defeat by the Russians. With remarkable frankness she records 1 her reverses day by day, thus confirming the reports that she is tired of the war and weary of acting AS Germany's c&W- paw. The latest official communique records the failure of the attempt to relieve Cra- cow by a march over the Carpathians. It states euphemistically that this force "declined an attack by the Russians, and took up positions nearer to .the ridge of the Carpathians. In plain English, this means that the troops are falling back to the Hungarian plain, where they will doubtless be fol- lowed for a second time by the victorious Hnss?ns. R,ui!b 4 night's Russian official com- muniqu records suc-CMaes all along the front, and states that 50,000 Austrian prisoners were taken in the first half of December.
SOLDIERS INVITED TO DINE.
SOLDIERS INVITED TO DINE. The Right Hon. Sir Alfred Mond, Bart., M.P., is inviting all sailors and soldiers who may be in Swansea on Saturday evening next to dinner at the Drill Hall. The arrangements are in the capable hands of Mr. Geo. W. Dorrell, of the Soldiers' Club. The caterer is Mr. Fitt.
FUR LINED BOOTS.
FUR LINED BOOTS. The opinion in Vienna is that the Russians are wonderfully well equipped, especially for a winter campaign. The men all have boots lined with fur, their rifles have a wire-cutting device—some- thing of the nature of a tin-ovencr-- which is at the bottom of the bayonet and which is most effective for the pur- pose of cutting down wire entanglements.
SENT OUT BY WIRElESS.
SENT OUT BY WIRElESS. The French official communique was sent out by wireless yesterdav afternoon. It is thought that the cable by which it is usually forwarded was not available owing to the storm. The message was received at "Vlarconi House., Strand, from the Eiffel Tower, and the first part of tho message was on its way to the Press Bureau before the complete message was received in London.
GRIMSBY TRAWLER CAPTURED.
GRIMSBY TRAWLER CAPTURED. Several Grimsby trawlers are missing, and news of the Manx Queen has just been received by the owners from the skipper, who telegraphed from Germany that he and the crew were taken prisoners of war after the vessel had been captured in the North Sea a fort- night ago. It is not stated whether the trawler was sunk, but as she is a modern vesol it is probable she has been kept as a prize.
AN OFFER TO ITALY. IZ;
AN OFFER TO ITALY. IZ; Venice, Tuesday.—The Italian Expedi- tion to Valona appears to have produced considerable irritation in Vienna, aI- though not openly expressed. It is thought the probable suddenness of the Italian move may have disturbed some plane, attributed to Prince Von Buelow's mission, which are said to have included the offer of Southern Albania to-Italv en conditions. _n_
I INSURANCE OF PEACE.
I INSURANCE OF PEACE. New York, Bpcember 18.—Mr. Clarence W. Barron, head of the' "Wall-street Journal," who has paid a flying visit to Europe in order to study the war and financial conditions, is convinced that Germany must sue for peace very soon, and that he resources will not permit her I to prosecute the war through 1915. 11 England," he adds, has undertaken the largest financial expenditure of any nation in connection with the war. Her compensation will come mostly in the I insurance of peace for the next hundred years.
A DISORDERLY 1 FLIGHT. Ii…
A DISORDERLY 1 FLIGHT. I i I I GERMANS FAIL I RUSSIANS DRIVING TRE ENEMY BACK IN ALL DIRECTIONS. I AUSTRIANS HURRIED RETREAT I (ff Times" Telegram per Press Association.): PETROGRAD, Tuesday, j In his latest despatch the Grand Duke is able to record the complete failure of the enemy's operations in the Car- pathians, south-west of Przemysl, and! their flight in disorder by way of the Dukla and Lisko Passes. The Russians continue to drive back the army which advanced from the direction of Tymbarki and Cracow. At the same time the northern wing of .thr; Austrian advance has been compelled to assume the defensive on the right bank of the Nida. The Austro-German plans to entrap the Russian armies around Cracow and, for the relief of Przemysl miscarried. I The Grand Duke records no eeriow fighting on the front of the Bzura THr Rawka rivers, except south-east d Skierniewice, where the Germans lave reason to apprehend a Russian flanking! movement. It would lie a mistake to I suppose the enemy's troops have de-1 t-erioraterl in courage or efficiency. The Hungarian Honveds fought in the Car- [ pathians as valiantly as the Prussiao, guardsmen at BneÚny and Saezerercow. ] To-day's communique discloses the: interesting fact that the Russian forces; operating against the Tymbark group are! deployed, along the front between Oi>ato-j mice, on the Upper Vistula, and Bircz, j on the tributary of the Wisloka. The Tymbark group was routed on Christmas] Day, and driven across the Biala. a tributary of the Dunaje. Thp Russians have the complete mastery of the ap- I proaches of the Carpathians. I Paralysed Army. I The NovM Vremva" critic thinks  the hurried retreat of the southern Austrian arr.ny from the line Lirko-I Sanol-, -])Ilk! P.-Zm igro-,], while the! western group continues to confront the) Russian lines between Opatowice and: Bieze, demonstrates the entire paralysis I of half the Austrian troops operating inl Galicia. The critic anticipates that the Austrian columns, being pursued by the Russians, are -likely to be thrown into still greater confusion owing to the few; available roads through the mountains not permitting a simultaneous laovementl of large bodies. I UNPRECEDENTED ROUT. I I Austrians Abandoned Everything in I Eagerness to Cross Dukla Pass. I Rome, Tuesday.—An official rppdrt from PdrogrMi says the flight of the! Austrians across the Carpathians, on )' Sunday surpassed any former rout of 1 that army. In the region of the Dukla Pass the Austrians. in their precipitate retreat, left behind everything, including staff documents, maps, regimental colours, money, and an immense quan-j tity of arms. ammunition and stores. The Russian cavalry, pursuing (hem hotly, is making a large number of I' prisoners.
I OFF SYRIAN COAST. I
I OFF SYRIAN COAST. I I Petrograd, Tuesday.—On Sunday la8t! the cruiser Aschold. which has been cruising on the Syrian coast, bombared El Arish, to the east of Port Said. The cruiser rent a steam launch to recon- notre near Beirut. The Russians fired upon the Turks, who replied.
I AUSTRIANS REPULSED BY MONTENEGRINS…
I AUSTRIANS REPULSED BY MONTENEGRINS I I Ctinje. Tuesday.- Y C'stC'rday Austrians littar,ked the Montenegrins aion? the whole front in Herzegovina and en- deavoured to drive them out of their positions. The Austrians were everywhere repulsed, however, with heavy Io'?es. Three aeroplanes flew over the Monte- negrin cimip at Gratovo. They fired their machine guns and dropped bombs, but j achieved no result.
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