The Cambria Daily Leader

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BRITISH FARMERS' HOSPITAL FOR SERBIA I TThe second .Lettish farmers' hospital for Serbia now ready for dispaitidh, and i't i-s expected i-t will leave very alhca"Tly. The fu.nd is ttlOW committed tu a connection with tlheo farmers' enteric ihospiial kit Calais, anct towards tihis am-ount further siibtorip- 't.ions are earnestly appealed fbr; t659 was received laiSt week, making a grtond total to daite of X21,698 3. 4d. AH contributions should be sent to the British Farmers' Red Cross Fund, Room 5, Tower Bridge Flour Miilis, Ber- ememdsey. S.E.

THE MINSTRELS IN A CAFE. I The Black Snowdrop Christy Minstrels paid a further visit to the. Carlton .Cafe, Swansea, on Saturday night, when two concerts had to be given in order to ac- commodate the large crowds present on all the floors. Mr. and Mrs. Bamford were again the life and soul of the party, contributing many duets and stories. The tuneful choruses and the solos were particularly well rendered, and the bois- terous reception accorded the ministrels at the close testified to their popularity and to the success of the engagement. Selections were also given by the Carlton Cafe orchestra-now an all-British com- bination.

DICKEY BIRD: Ha! I've got it! This must be the 'wire entanglements' the papers talk about!"

CHEMICAL BOMBS FRENCH MISSILES WHICH TEMPORARILYRE OBSCURE THE VISION. Cbal,c-ps-Slii--I.larne.Il is one of the most pleasing features of the Frenchman at war that, although discipline is in many ways much stricter than in time of peace, although the man is made to feel more strongly that he is only part of a great machine, he nevertheless has not lost his individuality. A striking proof of this was a.fforded to me by a visit to one ot the many bomb factories which have been. organised to provide the Army with the new weapons required in war. Among the bombs turned out at a fac- tory 1 visited is a, chemical bomb. As the Germans in seeking to excuse the em- ployment of suffocating fumes and in- flammable liquids may feel tempted to accuse the French of using similar weapons, it may be well to describe the effects of the bomb employed along this section of the front. It is an ordinary hand grenade with a charge which rips open the grenade and frees a liquid chemical. There was a party of soldiers undergoing instruction in bomb-throwing, and, so as to show them that the bomb they would be called upon to use was not comparable with the poisonous missiles used by the enemy, one of these bombs was thrown down an experimental gal- lery and the men were marched into it. I wet up with them and returned with them at the run. They were all roaring with laughter, but their eyes were stream- ing with tears. The effect of the ftimes liberated was to bring water to the eyes in such quantities that the occupants of the trench in which the bomb was thrown would have been quite unable to defend themselves. Shooting would have been out of the question. The pricking sensa- tion in the eyes was not pleasant, but it was. not painful, and the effects had com- jdetely worn off in a few minutes. < It. is along this section of the fronj that the Germans have brought into action the greatest variety of chemical missiles. They have thrown glass tubes which on bursting released some form of etbqr, bombs which contained inflammable liquid, and gas. Against these the French have a variety of missiles, the contents of which aim. not at killing in ways unrecognised in any Hague Conven- tion. but solely at placing the e-nemyhors de combat for a limited space of time.

CAPTAIN R. J. FORD I To the memory of the late Capt. R. J. Ford, of Swansea, 2nd Worcestershire Regiment, killed in action at the battle of Ypre-s, May 9th. 1915. Honour the brave, who nobly fall On the battlefield, at Britain's call. A noble pon of Swansea town. Crowned with the laurels of renown, He fought at Mons 'gainst the German horde Who like a torrent onward poured. On Ypres plain, 'mid shot and shell He led the Saucy Woreesters well, And nobly fell. laid down his -word, The brave and gallant Captain Ford. Dunvant. Chris. S. James. I Dunvant. I

I A BUSINESS MOVEMENT I I SOUTH WALES FARMERS DISCUSS CU-0PE8AM I A meeting of representatives of agri I tultural co-operative societies in South Wals was held at the Hotel Cameron. Swansea, on Saturday afternoon, the ob-' ject being to lay before the farming com- munity the objects of the I'arniertr Cen- t tral Trading Board, with the object of forming a section for South Wales. Mr. W. J. I'la/rr, J.P. Clydach-on- Tawe, presided, and was supported by Mr. Walter Williams (organiser for South Wales, and secretary for the South. Wales branch of the Agricultural Organisation Society), Mr. Portsell (London, secretary of the Board), and Mr. B. John kclynder- wen, one of the directors). Representa- tives Ave re present from the. following societies:—Llandovery, Llangadock, Cly- dach-on-Tawe, Llanelly, West Glamorgan, Gower, Neath, l'ontardawe. The Chairman, at the outset, explained the difference between the Agricultural Organisation Society and the Central Trading Board. The A.O.S. assisted and informed tho district co-operative societies, but it had no power or authority to do any trading itself. The Central Trading Board was a combination formed with tho object of assisting the district societies to buy their requirements more cheaply, and on better terms than if they themselves made arrangements indivi- dually with the manufacturers. The Board was formed in September, 1912, and one of the chief things they had dealt in j at present was basic slag. Mr. Walter Williams said the various co-operative agricultural Societies in South Wales had a membership of 6,000. .Each of these societies had been fighting its own battles in the past. The Central Trading Board wa,s purely a business movement, out to serve the interests of the district societies by buying in bulk, and representing them in the markets of the world. The agricultural co-operative II movement had been a great blessing to farmers during the past few months, He ventured to submit that farmers would have had to pay 25 per cent. more for their feeding stuffs had it not been for their co-operation. The Only Solution. I A profitable discussion took place. 1 Mr. Bassett (secretary of the Wt Glamorgan Society), said ho considered the Central Trading Board the only solu- tion of the difficulties farmers experienced in buying to-day. The manufacturers of manures and other commodities had com- bines, but they were not willing for the i farmers to combine. He behoved the Cen- tral Trading Board was the proper or- ganisation to deal with the situation. A resolution was passed that a section of the Trading Board be formed for South Wale*, and that the secretary of each affiliated society, and one member of each society, be appointed on the section, which will be a consultative, body. Mr. John, of Clyuderwen, was appointed secretary pro tern, and it was decided to hold the next meeting at Swansea.

PHOTOGRAPHING CERMAN TRENCHES I The special correspondent of the Press Association with the French army in the Argonne, in the oourso of a message, says: We gained some idea of the labyrinth of trenches in this region from photo- graphs taken from aeroplanes at a height of 6,000fr, by means of telephotography. There is a special department in the army which, working with magnifying glasses, is able with the aid of these photographs to reproduce on large-scale maps the whole system of trenches exactly to scale. The German trenches, marked by blue, look like a maze of delicate veins, while the French trenches are marked in red. We were told that the Germans fre- quently employ professional jugglers for throwing bombs, which would explain the remarkable skill which they sometimes display."

LIANDOVEBY BOYS' THANKS I To the Editor. Sir,-Will you allow me, through ttI. columns of your valued journal, to tender mv sincerest thanks on behalf o? lUydf and comrades, to the (,hu('b I Working Party for the useful gifts they have directed us from time to time. Also to the committee of the Llandovery Read- ing Room and Institute. I may mention that last week we rocoived another parcel of socks, .scarves, etc., from the former, for which we are indebted to them. Certain deYelopmfnts are shortly to take place, which will place the old town boys jn. a position to render far greater service to their country. All am eager to enter the arena and are juhilant at the thought of getting their own bacls on the destructors of Belgium. Agai1\ thanking our many Llandovery friends.- Yours, etc., Gunner R. Fredie Thomas (Machine-gun section, Istlith Welsh), Bedford, May 19, 191.5. Printed and Published for the Swmrea Press, Ltd., by ABTHIJtt PARWafiij HIGHAM. at Leader Buildi.igra, Swansea.

HOME TO ROOST. ——'— WHERE BRITISH FLYIHCMEN GATHER I AT NIGHT A VISITOR'S IMPRESSIONS. °\ The United Press publishes the follow- ing article by its correspondent with the British Army Mr. William G. Shepherd: I stood out on the flying field set dusk with a score of Sir John French's young lflying-men, and "saw the chickens come home to roost." Of all the tense hours on the flying grounds, the hour of twilight and dusk before nightfall is the hour that tugs ( hard at the nerves of the British flying men. Wherever a flying man may be, taking tea or coffee in the cafe of some neighbouring village, reading in his quarters, or engaged in other pastimes that occupy him and his comrades when they are not in the air, you will see a certain nervousness and distraction come over him about sunset. Soon he will stir himself and. whether ho walks along the French roads to where his flying ground* are situated, or whether he is lucky enough to get a lift in a passing motor- car,. you will find him. some time before darkness begins to fall, on his own par- tic-ular flying field. He is waiting for the chickens to come home to roost." as he calls it. The Evening Roost. I I walked out of town early in the entI.! ing with two Hying men who had invited me to watch th? evening roosting. Wh?n we got to the field we found 30 or more of the young, lithe British airmen who make up Sir John French's flying squad at this particular place in the fighting ZÕfle. They Jrtood about in knots, chat- ting. cutting nervously with their canes, or sitting in the lee of the hangars to protect themselves from the cold 50-mile- an-hour wind. I noticed that,- with all their Memillgjdlenps and pre-occupation, their sharp, traiiaed glances were raking the evening skies. There'* I think," said one young fellow. I followed his gaze. and what I saw was a dot in the sky no larger than the head of a pin. No. I think that's said another youth. Right you are," said the first one. I was mistaken." How he knew he was mistaken I could not understand. Neither could the flying men explaiu to me. how they had de- veloped the ability to distinguish one aeroplane from another, for they are as like as two pins. They have simply de- veloped it. and that is all. The spot grew bigger; suddenly, the machine tilted and volplaned dizzily. Within a minute or two it had alighted. and two heavily-furred young Englishmen climbed from it. One after another the spots appeared in the sky, were recog- nised as —— or ——, the machines came to earth, or climbed out, and came over to join our group. Anxiety for a New Flyer. I « Who is not in yetF" was always the question they asked. Safe themselves from the battle-line, where the daily shrapnel had broken about them, they were as curious and anxious as we for the safety of the chaps who. as yet, were not lucky enough to be in," for the evening roosting. At last all wpre in but, one. Xight was almost, iipori us. A man in an aeroplane must see the grafts when he alights; there a clewr little throw of the lever, which he must Kivc at the last moment, that will bring him to earth lightly instead of in a emash. He is a young fellow and a new flier," explained an officer to me, and I am rather worriecf about him. Better get out the flares," he said to an attendant. The flares are while lights that are placed about the field when a flyer is be- nighted. By them he can trace his way through the night, sky to his own flying field and with difficulty, can measure his low height from tho ground at that last ticklish moment, befocre landing. There were soldiers setting out the flares and getting ready to light them. No one was speaking now. Safe! I That's him." said an officer. H Yes." answered three or four of the young men at once. "Where?" I asked. Cannot see him yet. but that is his propeller," explained one of my friends. I Their trained ears had caught the hum of the aeroplane engine long before I could hear it. Soon he came into view. It was almost dark and the aeroplane loomed large when I caught the first glimpse of it. It settled down on to the field two young fellows climbed out of it. clumsily on account of their many clothes, and walked over to us. "Who is not in?" asked one of them. Everybody is here," said the captain. "Good," said the young fellow for whom we. had been waiting. Then we ail dispersed. Every "chicken" had come home to roost." Have you ever waited out there for a fellow who did not conle?" I asked the captain. Several, times," he said simply. And t.he worst of it is," he added, in his quiet I English way, that you never know what' became of the man who doea not4 come home." _H _4 <

A BUSY WEEK. I Trade Very Brisk at Port of Swansea. Swansea. -Almday.-TLe re-turns of laist week's trade at the dooks are very satis- factory, the tcrttil being considerably in excess of last year's average. There wak,; teoane acfitiviity in the, coal and patent fuel (trades, and rthe import,1* reacihod nearily -30,000 ttOll. The general expoafls were allgo favourable compared with tihe pre- ceding week. Tho total trade shows an increase of 39.000 tons, and 11,000 tons, as against the corresponding week of last yejjr. Shipments of coal and patent fuel amount to 100,677 tons. Imports include—Norway, 1,200 tons pit praps; JMIand, 1,705 tons gen- eral: France, 985 (tons pTJtw'ood, 775 Italia erteel istrra-p, and 110 toiia sand; PortugaJ, .950 fdoms pfthvood and 150 (tons tfemerlaJ; 'SipfaAn, 2,400 It fens pig ran; Italy, 5,200 tons brimstone; Algeria,^8,100 itoUs iron ore,; !D.,ape of Good Hotpe, 4,077 tons cop- per regulus, H tonfi precipitate, and 19 tons eoppet. ImpcMs, 29,401 Iion,s; exporb,-i, 111,649 beIDs. and trade, 141,050 tons, OOlU- ,Ipaa-ed with 117,416 fons tihe preceding week, and 130,125 torn a the corresponding week 'last year. frhipmen&a of coal, 83,693 'toes; tp-al.e,ub filei!, 16,985 tons, and tin plates iand general goods, 10,972 tons. The latter for Norwfav, HiotMaiul, France, Porfugal, Greece, and home ports. ffmiipmeoits -of itinplatea, 77,483 boxes, and receipts frtona works, 88,337 boxes. Stocks in the <3ack wa.re/hoiuses amd vans, 331,335 boxes, coanpaTed with 320,481 "boxes tihe preceding week, and 274,996 fxrtes the oorieeiixwiddng week leqt yea-.r. 'iThe» following vessels are due "to 11()larl general cargo:—Gerfrude (QrvWienburg), gi--i (Clopenhagen), Argo (Aon'sterdam emd Robterrtem), Pevioavshire (Havre), IMia.rcmian I'nwV Italian ports), a.nd T%Ini,gM. Cofmpamioin ( JlaVan, pjtc.). Vessels in dock on Satiirday.-Steam, 49; sail, >30—ttottal, 99.

MEAT SUBSTITUTES. Useful Food Hints for Housewives. The call on the civilian population to cat less meat presents a big problem to the average housewife, puzzled already as to how she is to meet advancing Krices 111 every direction, for in spite of the teach- ing of many advanced food specialists J, the fact remains that most housewives catering for their families' needs regard meat as the great standby, the first essen- tial of a well-supplied table. To have this greatly reduced in quantity may sug- gest a relief, to the strain on her purse, but the going without is not so pleasant to contemplate. This doing with less meat should not offer much difficulty when we have so many splendid and less expensive substi- tutes tor meat," said Mr. Senn, the managing director of the National Food and Cookery Association to a press repre- sentative. What the housewife must now do is to use some or all of these sub- stitutes, and to use them in an interest- ing way. We eat meat and fish primarily for their proteid or flesh-forming quali- ties. Well, instead of meat, we must use cheese, ^)cas, beans, lentils, eggs, oat- meal, nuts and llutmeats, and o on, most of which coutain proteid in higher pro- portions than meats do. The point to remeuTfcpr is if you leave out meat to put in the right substitute, do not just leave it out." An Illusion. But are there not people who would feel that such substitutes are inadequate —that aftfr a dish of eggs, for instance, they would feel hungry, whereas after a beef steak they would not?" That generally is illusion. Habit, and a sort of confidence that a beefsteak is going to do the whole trick in the way of nourishing the body, leads to this belief, though a little study of food values tnd the needs of the body should quietly dispel it. People need not become vegetarians, cranks on the subject of food. or anything like that; but those who cater for them- selves and their families ought to know that every day we need water, starches and sugars, salts, fat, and proteid; they ought to know also what are the propor- tions required of each, and where we can get these from. Knowing this (and it is found in books and cookery guides, beside being taught in classes and lectures) it does not then matter what items fall out in any one class, the housewife can easily supply an adequate substitute." And as for meat substitutes being softer foods and not requiring the chew- ing, the something to get their teeth into '-people say that is one of the things they like about meat—well, with soft foods the housewife must supply this need of chewing in a different form. With any meat substitute dish that is rather soft let her serve toasted bread, or pulled bread, or sometimes hard biscuits. And, of course, many dishes of pulses and nut foods should be'roasted or baked. Cooked like this they are hard, and need to be chewed well to be enjoyed, and to get the full value of their nutriment. If all this makes the family eat more slowly so much the better. Doing with less meat will probably be a good thing for the majority."

The Re?. L. C. Davies, c?ui?t? of All Souls, I Manchester, has joined the Arro AeBOpT?a? Works at MU?a Pl"ting as a mee-hanic.I

The Council of (Militia at Ottawa has d«- cided to raise immediately a. new battalion a new &,ttwiou of infantry in addition to artillery brigades to reinforce the overseas con'tingent.

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"WE KEPT THEM BACK." Pembrokeshire Hero Who Was Gassed. I So far as is known, the first Pembroke- shire man to be gassed at the front is Pte. E. Thomas, of the 1st K.S.L.I., who left Pembroke Dock some time ago with his regiment. Pte. Thomas, who was one of six brothers serving in the Army, has written a letter to his sister, Mrs. John. s i ster. Mrs. JohD. Porthfeld, from the Devonshire Ward of a West London Hospital narrating his terrible experiences. He writes: "Thank yon for your kind letter. Glad to tell you I am much better. I am getting up to- day, and am going for a motor ride with a lady. They take wounded soldiers out round London. 1 hope to be oat of hos- pital next week. All the poison is gone from my inside now. The gas used by the Germans was very poisonous, and it overcame nHsf and a lot of others. I had a letter from a chap to-day who told me that my mate was killed in a charge on Hill 60. It was not war; it was murder. "Wc Kept Them Back." I We had an awful fight at Ypres; the I Germans came on 4--1 hundreds, hut we kept them back. It was very hot there, with shells bursting over our heads. I did not see my brother because we were being shifted day and night. It was awful to see men falling by our side without being able to do any- thing for them. Each one had as much as he could do to look after himself. I can tell you I had some narrow shaved I had a bullet through my coat, but it didn't touch me. I hofle to be home in about a week." Private Thomas arrived home last everting. Tie complains that his chest is still raw. and he has still to diet himself on milk food, I (Passed by Censor),

AT THE CATES OF PARIS. f The following verse appears in the I current number of the Gnoll-road (Neath) Congregational Church Messenger: — (An incident in the Franco-Prussian War. 1870). The soldiers of France wore all flocking in flight, Through Paris, defeated, how woeful their plight; A widow kept vigil all day at the gates. ller sou was a soldier the story relates; An officer turned to this mother of France, Hi read her one mission writ plain in her glance: I Tour son, if alive, must soon travel this way. The Prussians are making no prisoners to-day." Through lengthening thadows that mother remained. To think, France was vanquished. 0 how she was pained; The last man passed through, but her eon had not come, Alone, she must turn to her desolate home; List to her proud words at the close of that day, Thank God that my brave boy did not run -airay." T. Mardy Rees. j

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