The Cambria Daily Leader

AMERICA FEARS THE WORST CERMANY'S REPLY U.S.A., PRECAUTIONS AGAIHST SABOTAGE Washington, Friday.-Tbe unofficial version of the German Note published Ulis afternoon has m the worse potr nble iillplion. The first opinion of most people is that a break seems inevi- table. It is not ?n how the Pr?ideut, could, even if he 'lrk,heel, make mic a cynical and transparently false document tt. subject, of further discussion. Presumably the State I)ePa"tmle will do nothing until it receives the o&cw.U version from Mr. Gerard. The CongreD&. which had largely daunted the Tchance of a break, i6 in a 6tate of great ex6t* ment. The chief preoccupation is «> guard against German outbreaks s? houK? the Prcaident take a strong 1?- ??' potttible precautions have been arranged, though it is recognised that owing 00 the ubiquity of German-Americans thee .haios of sabotage cannot be avoided— Telegram. MR. LANSING'S HINT. Washington, Fi-i(lay.-Air. Loosing to- day said the so-called mistakes in sub- marine warfare were inadmissible. Ger- many might be asked for all aroers to submarine commanders. THE CHIEF CONTENTION. New York, Friday.-The New Yon: papers generally think a diplomatic rup- ture has been avoided for the present, The Evening Post 6ays that Germany has yielded to America's chief contention, but has done so most ungraciously. America will probably decline Germany's sugges- tion to ask that the British blockade be lut.ed. IMPUDENT DOCUMENT. of Germany's reply to tne American Note in regard to submarine warfare (which comes to hand on the eve of the anniversary of the sinking of tho Lusitania) are its great length, truculent tone, complaint against America ioi^ taking a fti-onger attitude towards Great Britain in i-eepect to her blockade p-oliey, and failure to comply witii the Ajnencan demand. The American demand is ?mm? ?i UP •„ the MI<?? parraph in Present Wi?i- uon's Note of April 10:- If the Imperial Government of yer- aany should not now, without delay, Lim and make eS<c?ve ren?cia. Soti Tte m?od. ? submarine JwLarfare against paaeenger and cargo i:ti~ps, th? United Sta.t? Government can Tno other choke than to bi"^k ? oompletely diplomabc r?ti? with t^ h German Government. German's so-called conceasions are:- Adapting the methods of suhmarine warfare to the interests of neutrals. Merchant vessels within and without the area declared as a naval war zone shall not be sunk without warning and without saving life, unless the ship at- tempts to escape or offer resistance. Then the Note makes the following de- mand upon America:— Tlie. German Government expects the United States Government will insist that the British Government shall forth- with observe the rules of International Law universally recognised before the wa r. Should the, e "tep* (by the Tinted States Government) be unsuccessful, the German Government would then be fac- ing a new Situation, in which it must reserve for itself a complete liberty of decision. -r FAR. REA CHI N G Rr S i nfli The Note proceeds:— The American statement that the s _n,? ? of the Sussex wa? but o?c ?nci?nt in & long series of doHboratf and ]n<Uscnmin- ate attacks on ships of all nationalities is denied. On the contrary, Germany has instituted a, far-reaching restraint on the use of her submarine weapon soleij in the interests of neutrals. Submarino commanders have orders to act m at,(,(>rti- ance with the general principles of national Law. except against enwnj ¡:;h.ips carrying enemy goods in the war ?)on-f,. Errors," however, have "actually oe- curred. America is blamed for the greater part o th <c t ? the accidents to AmM-ican c?t?n? ?c?uae ? refused to ?cept G?rm?ny ? P?opc?Is -ado ? ord^r to rMuCO to a nnmm\11n f 11 1 nnmm? ?r American frave Hers an< ?<is th? inhprMt dangers of naval war- f;i?. Germany still stands by her former (,e?Q6nv ?still s ? t ,-tn d s by her EFFECT ON STOCK EXCHANGE. J bo pubncatwn ? Germany's ropiv w? T?cpivMl with Mnazem?nt in AmenM. and its effect was immediately FWll on the jj stock exchange?, where price* fell gener- ally from one tD ,ix points. 0 action will he taken by the President until the official text has been received, but opinion in Qovernmeait circles is pessimistic.

OUR DEAL WITH RUMANIA. Bucharest. Tuesday (delayed).—News- papers of pro-German opinion violently attack the agreement between Rumanian millers and English buyers, especially the provision that no flour be supplied to foreign buyers.—Renter.

TO STOP RUM-OURS. Rome, Friday.—It is report from a Titiatr.,I source that one of the Kaiser's sons will probably be AoOOi to Constanti- nople and will be either attached to the GE'neral Staff or given nominal command of the Turkjsh Army. In tkis way the reports that the lives of German officers Vft Turkey are threatened will be stopped.

WELSH CASUALTIES. The following W^lsh casualties are r<v #Orf,ed from the Base: Missing, believed killed: Thomas, 82332, S.a.pper S. (Gm-Nth), R.E. h>. Wounded: Brown, 17566 J. H. (Briton- ferry), H.W.F. A Later liat gives the following casual- ■ey; Wonuded: Dumphy, 5262, vSa^er F- (S), R.E.; Godfrey, 161M, W. (Xil- (Aftin.), K.R.R.; Bancroft, 7«18, J., u eDabroke DactL Wiilisbiee reg;t.. J

ilLOYDMGH ————<———- ) I Conway Speech. REPLY TO CRITICISM. Air. Jjlovd George made his eagerl," awaited speech on the mili- tary situation this afternoon at Conwav. There was a large attendance. Points from his speech are given below. Mr Lloyd George, who was most vociferously received, stated that, the task we had in hand was the task of a nation as a whole. We must have national unity until we had a national triumph. In a month's time he would ren- der an account of his stewardship as Minister of Munitions. To-day he could say we had in- creased enormously not merely the output, but more important, the capacity of pouring out munitions of war. Whatever compulsion might do in the future it would never detract from our pride that we alone in the world had raised over three million j men by voluntary enterprise. There was no indignity in con" pulsion. Compulsion was simply the will of the majority organised. "You cannot run a war as you run a Sunday school picnic.. The liberty of France meant the right of every man to defend his land. We could not make the same contribution in men as France, for we had to supply her with steel, coal, material for explosives, and transport. Among the 1.900,000 munitioni workers in this country, Iwrdh- .10 per cent. were men of military age. I thought the necessity for compulsion arose last September. I still think so. 1 want to oe quite frank. A desire was felt to gi-t-c the voluntary system an- other trial, so we had the Derby scheme. The House of Commons have now declared by an overwhelming j majority in favour of rOTP pulsion. I am told I am no longer a Liberal because 1 have voted for it. It 's because I am still a Liberal, fight- ing for the freedom of Europe that I am unrepentant, and have been subject to a clouded discharge of I poisonous gas. These things have  been coniin,- on for i-noiit h s. been coming on for months. THE SPEECH. [By Our Special Staff of Reporters] The Town Hall Assembly Rooms. Con- way, was packed to-da van hour before the coiiiinenff-mejit of Mr. Lloyd George's meeting, the time being filled up with singing jja-triotic songs, a pastime indulged in with great fervour. Mr. Lloyd George entered the hall promptly at 2 o'clock and was received with repeated cheers and musical honours. Dr. Morgan. ex-Mayor of Conway, pre- sided and addressed a few words of intro- duction. A reference to Mr. George's mar- vellous work at the Ministry of Muni- tions evoked loud cheers. | r. Llovd George said he was glad to see many old political friends around him, and also many old opponents. Their task was not the work of one party, but a national work to bo pursued with national unit N- tin the work was done. One con- dition of victory was unity. (Applanse.) He would have accomplished a year's i work in the manufacture of munitions rhis month, and he hoped to be able at the end of the month to give an account of his stewardship to the House of Commons. He said: "We are the first nation in the history of the world to raise an army: of 3,000,000 men by pureh voluntary effort, and the nation might well be proud of it. But there came P. fall-irig off lately, and it became clear that, we should ha.ve to report to compulsion. Thpre is no. in- di° ^J'itv in compulsion. (Laujfh-ter.) rp' were compulsory. (Laughter.) Compulsion simply meant the will of the people, and was simply an organised effort. (Hear, hear.? ..Yon n'"? or?.m-e w?hen the. j;-« 1S in peril. You cannot carry .nJr as y? would a Sunday ?hoci ???'"loted the ex?mp? ??'? E?nrh r.?i? ?' man of which went wxlhngh t h f' ('{)lü ? wthat ?n!d<i ^h0 motto of France n?? pie-lit of every man to ?'    dofend tiK p?p?y man and equality ?.?'??ant brotherhood of  ?d?nce?rt and nctory for France. (Cheers.) BRITAIN'S f*n # L:_ I It wa? ??.?)v sUKS??a mat iu Li?Ll 1 It was gen recent speech ? ?u<-? of Commons j he inferred that this country could make h<< u'ferrpd that ^ith FraDtf in the meant ?y. matter ? m?. ?"?? ? ? euDtyiDg our r'^r ? he had alr?y N, in the <L»'"Ehti)r alldcij™ m,|ni. tion wo XoH.ilit.ry W. K« •«" vv,ll ollr know c^ntiide"raZ h tar d knoi,a it still better." tion work;; were of military age, but after (L:Ulghter and (.>i1eers.) -? ??  tia)n there W" '5t i,l I a 40 Per c,nt. o f th,,? in niiini- those were DIUL? .I c,,d, Army, and mmaairfgiL n was a growiflT one ,,?alii,tble. if tl'O Deed a' to iner(,all O'Or Army, and the margifl wM a growift'T one bv reason of th. fact that 'nearl v 31)0,000 women were engaged in nmnition ?rk. doing excenentiy-what D" one ever  th"t 'ou ld -?- dre? th? ??puLS!ON  tle r?ht 1?. ?t.Iem?   M? ? iN g J??e  L Voriwned on B.t? Q, N? C.1?.L.

TERRIFIC GUNNERY. I d o Crushing Losses on Enemy's I New Division. The following French communique was issued from the War Office on Saturday &fternoon 1 n the Lajseignv region we made a sur- prise attack on a German trench at t e Darvel \Vood. which attack enabled us to take some prisoners and inflict some losses on the enemy. In Champagne, in the j-egion of the Somme. fire by our artillery damaged a German battery. which was obliged to cease firing. In the Argonne last evening a surprise attaciv directed on a small salient on the enemy s line to the east of Binarville-road enabled us to penetrate the German trenches. \vel brought back some prisoners and took two machine guns. To the east of the Mrouse the enemy bombarded with shells of large calibre; and suffocating gas shells, which contmuen venter da v and during the night withun- pr-vodentwl violence in the sector of Hill 301 whore we evueuated a portion of our twnches on the northern ?opc complet?y wrecked and ?!ere<) untenable by the fire of the Gorman artillery. Our batt? ropl?d with not ]? en'?v, <-omp?!T ch?ing thc odvanoe of tli4? o enemv In the <-ou.-? of th? night a German aItt.a,,c,.k ,aiinrPerctrteo d on the wood to th0 w,t and the north-w^t of Hill 30 was repulsed with the hf.yonet. tt is L fconfirmed that the enemy attaek l,liiltcbed the day ve,t-,erday againfzt our p(),Ítion to the north of Hill 304 WILS conducted by a fr&«h didsion .-ur ?;I.t??.?.??.,h <ih-M.n i,, a nuir ri^s and continuous bombardment ]<. a iY?_ ? H?miM-CumK'rx-6 posi. St the ^rtof the Meuse. There wa^ interne adivity on the part of the artil- ?ry in the region of ?aux.

ANOTHER REBEL SHOT. ——— -—— Condemned Man Married in I Prison. The Press Association's special repre- sentative in Dublin says the following official statement was received from Head- quarters on Friday night: The surrender of arms in connection with the proclamation of the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief is proceed- ing satisfactorily. The trial by court-martial of fhe rebels proceeded yesterday, and -t> men werf tried. Confirmation has only taken place in three cases, vi z.. those of Thomas Hunter, John McBride, and Wm. Cos- grave. AH three of these men were sen- tenced to death, but the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief commuted the death sentences to penal servitude for life in the eases of Hunter and Cosgrave. The death sentence on John McBride was carried out this irtornin#. The following men were tried on May 2nd: Edward Duggan, Pierce Beasley, and Joseph M<?Guine«s. These mpn were each son fenced to three years' penaJ ser- vitude. The sentences were confirmed hv the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief. MARRIED BEFORE EXECUTION. I Joseph Piunkett, the rebel leader who was shot yesterday morning, was married a few hours before his execution to Miss Graoe Giffard, sister of Mrs. McDonagh, widow of the rebel McDonagh, who was the first to suffer the death penalty in connection with 1he insurrection.

DAYLIGHT SAVING. I It is understood that, if the House of Commons pa-sjjes the resolution in favour of daylight saving on Monday, the Government will bring the schemo into foroe in the early hours of the following Sunday morning. A Bill for tl»e purpose is Dot apparently in contemplation.

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EASTERN CAMPAIGN -0 NEW GERMAN OFFENSIVE EXPECTED Petrograd, Fr id ay .—Feeling here is gaining gro md that we shall not have long to wat before the Germans finally rouse themselves from the-ir winter lethargy and make a determined effort to turn the m ale in their favour on the northern front through the combined action of land and sea forces. It is reported that special attention is being paid to the artillery preparation for the new offensive. Hindenbuig was piofoundly dissatisfied with the latest performance of the heavy guns before Dvinsk, on account of which the (:hV--f artillery officer has already been dis- missed. and he has therefore resolved to remedy the defect in the hope of develop- ing an unprecedented hurricane. Since the middle of April guns have been itndirrg :it J lbuu. The armament comprises both tier man and Austrian artillery, a considerable proportion ot the former consisting of guns removed from Konigsberg and several other fortresses and is being trans- ported on special carriages from Libau by rail in the direction of Mtira- vievo in the region of the Riga-Dvinsk front. Huge quantities of shells are also] arriving at Lihau by sea, and being hur- riedly dispatched in the same direction. The evacuation of the superfluous estab- lishments in Mitau and Tuckum region also points to the enemy's preparation for a struggle which is likely to embrace the spacious 6eetor of the Riga theatre. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. Petrograd, Friday.-Oli the Dvina front there has been an exchange of fire. South of Krevo (north-west of Minsk) a violent artillery duel which died away in the evening. The enemy delivered a violent artillery fire on the Oghiuski Canal (north of Pinsk), especially near the village of ValLstchic. South-west of Olyka Station (Volbvnia) our troops made pxogress and established themselves in the ground occu- pied. An enemy ooanter-attack supported hy violent art ilIery fire was unsuccessful, as were also strong enemy attacks shielded by gus4. of fire on our trenches in the region of the Tarnopol-renzern.a Rail- way. Caucasus: In the direction of naihu (Armenia, 54 miles north-east of Erziud jan) we repulsed fresh attempts by the Turks to attack one of the sectors of ooi position. In the direction of Erziridiart our troops, having invaded the onemv trenches, bayoneted many Tiirks and took some prisoners. We repulsed all Turkish attacks by night in the direction of Bitlis —Router. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL. Amsterdam, Friday. The Austrian official comm uniq ue, received here to-day, says:— Russian Theatre of War.Thp, day fore yesterday our airmen dropped bombs on the railway junction of Zolobunow, sout h of liou.io. It is stated tJiat. the station, the working shops, rolling plant, and railway line*" were hit. Several build- ings caught fire. Yesterday there was again increased ar- tillery action everywhere, and. many skir- mishes with advanced posts took place.

FOR ENEMY FLEET. Sequel to Bristol Channel Loading. The sensational seizure at Falmouth of a neutral steamer, Alwina, carrying Welsh coal, was related before the Presi- i dent. Sir Samuel Evans, in the Prizo Court on Friday. His Lordship said the j ship had put into Falmouth for repairs, Sho took at Now port 1.500 tons of Welsh coal for Buenos A-vree and 4a toTus oJ bunker coal, in-addition to 100 tous in her bunkers—io^uthvient for her voyage. Shot cleared as bound for Buenos Ayres. She went, to Tenoriffe, and was there at the time of the Falkland Islands fight.. He found that the Alwina had Iw-en carrying contraband, namely, coal, intended to he delivered to enemy agents or enemy ships of war. He held that a vessel carrying falso papers, and with her goods do- li vered, remained affected and confiscable on her return voyage also, but here tho | original intention to carry to the enemy had been frusTrated and abandoned, and the fthip, therefore, lieeame freed from liability to capture. The order of the court wou ld be that she be restored to her owner on h us payment of the costs of the proceedings. Counsel for the Crown intimated that it was likely the Crown would wish to appeal. He asked for a stay in the resti- tution of the ship with a view to such appeal. The President said he would grant this application on condition that notice of; appeal was delivered within a fortnight.

GUNNERS' WORK. ,-—— ——— British Bluejackets Destroy Zeppelins. The Secretary of the Admiralty made the following announcement on Friday night: The Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet, has reported thaa the ships which destroyed the Zepi>elin on Friday were If.M.S. Galatea (Commodore E. S. Alex- Onder-Sinclair. M.V.O., A.D.C.) and II.M.S. Phaeton (Capt. J. E. Cameron, K.N.. M.V.O.? The Zeppelin WA? appar- ently employed on s<?outtn? duty when she was destroyed by the gunfire of these two cruisers. HOW L7 WAS DESTROYED. I The Secretary of the Admiralty maker, I the following announcement: A more de- tailed report has now been received of the destruction of Zeppelin L7. It now appears that, though severely damaged by H.M.S. Galatea and Phaeton, her destruc- tion was completed by a British sub- marine, commanded by Lieut.-Commander F. Feilman, R.N., who rescued seven of the Zeppelin's crew, and has retiirne(I with them. She wa.? shs?<b' damaged by a German cruiser on her return journey. SALONIKA SUCCESS Press Bureau. 7.15 p.m., rriday.— Ibe Secretory of the Admiralty ma kef; the fol- lowing announcement: Vieo-Admiral de Robeck reports that at about 2.30 this morning a Zeppelin approached Salonika. When prw»mg over the harbour she was heavily fired on and hit by our fleet, and came elown iu a blase neaT the month of the Yardar River. There were no run-lvora.

f 5 PER CENT. INQUIRY. Settlement of Question Possible. THE MILITARY BILL. (hsr Mining Correspondent writaw:- There were several influences at work on Friday at the Miners' Delegate Conference at Cardiff, in bringing about the fairly oonciliat.ory attitude adopted by the great majority of those present upon both the wage question procedure and the opposi- tion to military compulsion. The Rig-ht, lion. W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon\ had travelled down specially from London to tell the delegates some- thing they eonld not possibly otherwise know about the national I)o.sit.ion in re- gard to compulsory military service, and his words, as of old, carried wpiglit. They carried greater weight, probably, because he had voted agaiiust the new Bill for ex- tending military service. 110 had thus given expression to the views of the recent South Wales miners' conference in oppo- sition to conscript.ion." VC. he now pointed out. that extreme artign on their part as miners was unthinkable. He said more, of course, but that is enough. No doubt the view expressed by the old leiider of 74 (whose recovery from illness has been marvellous) materially conduced to the toning down of the activities of those who thought that something more than a pious resolution." or declaration of policy, would meet the needs of the case. The same modifying influences wiTl, in all probability, carry weight with the general conference of the Miners' Federa- tion of Great Britain, in London, iraxt wee k. THE 5 PER CENT. QUESTION. The monthly mooting of the Anthracite Miners' District was held on Saturday at the Dockers* Hall. Swansea. In the abseiKie of the chairman, Mr. W. T. Hughes, Cross Hands (who had met with an accident), the chair was occupied by Mr. Thos. DavieSs checkweighor, Ystrad- gynlais. There were also present Mr. J. D. Morgan (chief agent), Mr. J. James (agent), Mr. D. Morgan (secretary), Mr. J. D. Morgan (treasurer), and others. In addition to routine business, there were (writps our Mining Corespondent) several items of considerable interest on the agenda. > Mr. J. D. Morgan reported that the 5 per cent. inquiry had come to an end, in so far as evidence was concerned, but that the asseswrs are to meet in order to try to cffect a settlement, and, failing agree- ment, Judge O'Connor would he called upon for his decision, which may be ex- pected in the course ctf a week or two. The question of aliens working in South Wales anthracite collieries has been satisfactorily settled, and the neces- sity for giving notices to terminate con- tracts has been averted. In regard to the Pxploqivee question, it was stated that the matter had been submitted to the Executive Conncil by the district, through a deputation. Mr. Geo. Jones, cdi^jpvc'igae.r. Seven listers, had pointed otif, owing to the big advance in the price of explosives since the beginning of the war, and the difficulty of obtaining nitro-glyoerine, fhe explosi ves used were relatively weaker, and cause d a loss in wages to the workmen. The Executive was therefore appealed to for a.id to get, the employers to make concessions in re- gard to the Nriig". The Council wished to collect information from other districts before submitting the matter to the Con- ciliation Board. A discussion took place as to the senior- ity rule, and it was decided that; unless it be observed in drawing out men not Rhos- amaii Colliery, notices be handed in. Raven Hill Colliery dispute was re- ferred to Mr. John James, sub-agent, and failing a settlement that he be empowered to call out the workmen. The question of bailloting the workmen upon the payment of out-of-work pay to men who suffer from the effects of trade depression is to be arranged by the next council meeting at Ca.rdiff. WESTERN MINERS. The Western miners met at the Elysium on Saturday. Mr. Dd. Griffiths, Birch- grove, presided. There were present; about 34 delegates, representing 6,000 miners. Mr. Jno Williams, M.P., was also present. It was decided to remove the offices from King Edward's-road, Swansea, to Chappell Chambers, Castle-Street, Swansea. Mr. D. R. Grenfell (agent) was ap- ,lK)inted to attend the miners' conference, to be held at London shortly. With re- gard to the appointment of district trea- surer. it was decided to ask the district branches to nominate a member for the position. MINE CRAFTSMEN'S WAGES. Mr. W. Davies, the agent, of the colliery craftsmen who are members of the Miners' Federation, informs ine (writes our mining correspondent) that Judge A. itist., at Cardiff, to conciliate between masters and men on the wage-rate question.

CRUSHED TO DEATH. _A David Williams, ot Khoailli, Pentre- bach, near Pontardulais, was crushed be- tween two journeys of trams at the Graig- Merthyr Colliery, Pontardulais, on Sittir- day morning, and was instantaneously killed. lie leaves a widow and a larjre fa.mil v. The deceased was the father of the victim of the Glynhir mountain fire at Easter, 1915. He was a good musician and a leading member of the Pontardulais Iremperane,e, Band. I

OUR RUSSIAN GUESTS. The delegation of moml>ers of the Rus- sian Duma and Council of Empare, who are to be tho guests of the British Govern- ment. for a fortnight, arrived in London on Saturday morning. A Reception Com- mittee. composed of Lord Wear dale. Lord Sand erson, Sir Ivor Herbert, and a num- ber of Foreign Office representatives, met the guests. After an extensive tour of munition factories and military camps in England, a visit, to the Grand Fleet, and the attending of a number of entortain- ments in liondon, Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Russia members will proceed to Franoe, where they wiBl be the guests of the French Government and v.isit the Allied frout&-Press Association-

TO-DAY'S WAR RESUME "Leader" Office 4.SO pin. The German reply to the U.S.A. Note is regarded in American circles in a pessi- mistic light. Germany expects America to stop the British blockade if the sub- marine concessions asked for are to be made. Another Irish rebel has been shot, and several others rent to prison for varying terms. The destruction of the Zeppelin, partly compassed by H.M.S. Galatea and Phaeton, was completed by a British submarine. The French hold on to their recent gain at Morte Homme, despite violent enemy attacks. Rumania and Bulgaria are reported to be on the verge of war. The British on the West are aootively en- gaging the enemy, and are holding the advantage. A new (ierman offensive on the Russian front is expected. Vast quantities of heavy artillery and ammunition are being sent up to the fighting line.

I SIGNS OF CONFLICT? I Copenhagen. Friday. -The Afton- bladet, reports from Malmo that aewerai captains who arrived tiiere on Thursday stated that large Gorman squadrons, con- sisting of some of the largest waa-Rhipe at the German navy, were observed in the Baltic steaming northwards. Most of the ships belong to the North SoIl Fleet. It is said that new German activity in the Baltic may be expected.— Exchange.

> j MR. LLOYD GEORGE. (Continued from Page One.) Mr. Lloyd Georgo. continuing, taid: 1 am glad the attack lias, now made openly. This it? a great ^ar. llio Europ' perhops of flu' Km- jure, is in tho balance, and if any U-au j believes the testimony ot a person who ( publishes or invents a private ronver- sat ion in order to malign a friend, or l;e!iev"< T am capable iti the midt-t of such \criiblo surroundiugs >>t makni^ a base, treacherous ijitrig11^ t'J ? advance my own I.'IHI. let him lxdievo it- ) neither bis triendsl'iip for • support. (Clwsrs.) I am out to win 111" war. Tliavo no foar of the people, j We are a sluggish people, but not fumU hearted. lie would tell tho people everything- There was nothing to conceal. In this, I night of terror, selfishness J\,1; gradu- j ally been shattered. In the rent; heart of tho peoplo you will find golden treasures of courage, Btea llastness, en- durance, devotion, and faith ouduring to the end. j Mr. Lloyd Georgo spoke for fifty j minutes. SIR E. CARSON'S DENIAL. í The Editor of the Liverpool Ex- has received the following tele- gram respecting tho published stato- :,H ul that Sir Roger Casement had ex* pressed a. vicli lor his defence to bo fn | in Sir Edward's hands: I know no. whatever about allegation to which you refer.—13. Carson." j | I j t i i V S Mr. Lloyd George i- at onway, For report (by our Special 1 Staff) of the important speech that Mr. Lloyd George is delivering at Conway this afternoon, See Later Editions of the Cambria Daily Leader J |.

CASTLE CINEMA (Adjoining Lêader" Office.) Mon., Tues. and Wed., 2.38 to iM I THE CLOSING NET, A Tlirilling Four-Part Pa.tbe "Cosmo" Drama, featuring Mr. Howard Estabrook. Where the Trail Led, A Fine Two-Part Western Drama. = 4i.

SWANSEA MAN'S BEQUESTS. Mr. David Whit«ylohns, of 69, Walfer- road. Swansea, timber merchant, a part- ner in the, firm of Messrs. D. W. Johns, a Unionist and Churchman, who died on the 9th February lat-t, aged 83 years, left estate of the gross value of A:21,702, of whjch £ 12,188 is net personalty. Probate of his will has been granted to his son. Mr. Percy Uwyn Johns, of Bathurst- street, Swansea, timber merchant, and Mr. Frederick Franklin Meager, the other executor, has renounced probate. The tes- tator |kt annum to his daughter, Edith Mafy Dowell; £ 3,500 to the seven children of his said daughter; £ 500 each to the children of his son, Percy Gwyn, and the residue of his estate to his said son, charged with the maintenance of the testator's wife and his sister, 'Ann Johns, during their joint lives.

REJOINING HIS SHIP. It was stated in Friday night's Court Circular that Prince Albert, having been passed fit for service by the Medical Board at the Admiralty, has left Windsor Castle to rejoin his ship with the Fleet.

TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEFI Following the Budapest riots, weD- krown Socialists were arrested and charged with high treason. London's first Polytechnic V.C. hero, Lieut. F. H. Johnson, of the R.E., was on Friday presented with his portrait in oils. Travellers from Germany state that 10.000 people took part in the Berlin riots ou May 1st, when the crowd was charged by dragoons. Mr. Lloyd George gives the number of controlled establishments at the present time as 3,463. Additions are not now being made rapidly. The Board of Trade returnsImports for April show an increase of £ 2,(146,780, and exports an increase of £ 4,648,106 over the corresponding month of last year. A party of members of the Russian Duma arrived at a Scottish port on Friday, and were received by the senior naval officer of the district, who intro- duced the provost, magistrates, and towo- clerk. In a written reply to a question by Mr. George Lambert, Mr. Tennant ctates that the numbers of British and Colonial prisoners in the hands of the Germans. Avstralian6, Bulgarians, and Turks are 26,800, 2,449, and 9,796 respectively. The new cottage hospital at. Aberayron was formally opened on Friday by Sir James Hills-Johnes, Y.C., K.C.B. It was ►formerly the workhou" bnt was closed last vear. and, re?nstr<:cted a hospitai. has b"n placed at the d?po?l of the Red Cr06S Society. The bOOy of Maj or H. A. Ca rt..b(> ¡won the V.C. in Somaliland nearly thir- teen years ago, was landed at Plymouth on Friday, having been brought home fiom East Africa, where the officer fell in Janunry last, a day or two after arrival with his regiment from France. Dr. Addison, whose attention had been called to the refusal of a licensee tv supply brandy on the occasion of recent rescue from the Thames, as the period was in closing hours, states that n:> one wouldhavo blamed the managor of the licensed premises if he had taken personal responsibility under the excep- tional circumstances. Tlw Press Association is officially in- formed by Scotland Yard that a German subject escaped on Friday night from the prisoners of war camp at Handforth. His description is as follows:-Age 24, complexion fair, hair light. eyes brown, sturdily built, height 5ft. 7in., dress un- known. probably civilian; relative, a sister named Anne Strauss. 45, King's Gardens, West End-lane, Hampstead.

sai< "I thought the necessity • for com- pulsion had arisen inSeptember. I still think so. (Cheers.) I have come here to talk quite frankly with you. (Cheers.)1 It is no use talking over great issues like these unless we are quite frank with each other. (Cheers). An effort was made to save the voluntary system by means of Lord Derby's scheme, and words cannot express the admiration which I have for the colossal effort performed by Lord Derby. (Cheers). But Lord Derby's scheme was not a voluntary system. If vou say to a man Come down from ttif,re (pointing to a gallery at the hark of the building) You come down from there. 1 givo you live minutes and if you-do not I shall ask a policeman to fetch you; he will come down, but would that be voluntary 'i Ot would it be compulsory? (Laughter.) A3 a matter of fact, there is no doubt at all. judging now by experience—and we are all very wise after the event. The Derbv campaign had a good many of the disadvanages of compulsion and volun- taryism without the advantages of either. (Cheers.) However, I do not want to go back on that. What stands now is this: that the House of Commons, by an over- whelming majority, has declarcd tliat. the time has COlliO for putting a compulsory echeme int ooperation. The majority has T nr.reasea. "I am told that the fact that I eup- norted proves that I am no longer a Liberal. (.Latter.) there must He a good many Liberals in the same nliffht because the other night barely two of the Liberal l'arty voted against it. All the rest v?tcd for it. There is no Liberal Llv' irtv left. (Laughter.) The Liberal mem- Crs ueed to number 2M, What has hap- pened to all the ?st.? Well. they have turned Tory? (Laughter.)