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NEW BADGEOF HONOUR
NEW BADGEOF HONOUR I For Wounded Returned to Civil Ufe. I It. is understood that the badge to be awaided to wounded and incapacitated soldiers who have returned to civil life has been approved. It is a silver medallion, oval in form, a little more than lin. in length. The Royal monogram, occupies the centre; tile outer edge cousi&ts of a wreaHi. and the inner rijn bears the words, H For Eing and I r,,inpii-e." It can be worn on the coat lapel.
IWOMEN WORKERS.
I WOMEN WORKERS. A deputation of women munition I workers from the Clyde will arrive in Paris on Thursday evening. They will have opportunities to inspect the great munjticn works of France, and also devas- tated towns And villages. Visits to hos- pitals will also be paid. General" Flora Prummond will accompany the deputa- tion.
I BEGGAR'S BANK BOOK.
I BEGGAR'S BANK BOOK. Arrowed for begging in the streets at Clapham on Tuesday, an elderly man who gave the name of Frederick Marriot was found to have i.n his p.osse&lon a bank- book showing a deposit of over .,690, to- gether with £6 in silver, .62 in gold, and a Treasury notP for a sovereign. Prisoner asked the magistrate to let him on' with a fine. He was remanded for inquiry.
BULCAIAUTINY i
BULCAIAUTINY i REStMEMI THAT K!LLED ITS GERMAM OFFiCERS 3,000 OE8ERIERS IN RUMANIA I Bucharest, Tuesday (received Thursday). —Bulgarian deserters who have arrived at Turtuka.i relate that the 19th Bulgarian Jni'ajitry Regiment has mutinied, fnd kiUed its German omcers, while the 16th Regiment, which was sent to puniah the mutineers, joined hands with them. Several other serious cases of insubor- dination in the Bulgarian Army is re- ported. Many Austrians have deserted from the monitors on the Danube and taken refuge on Rumanian territory. At the present moment there are !),()00 Bulgarians a.nd ho T, .),i dpsertprs, intM'ped Hi concentration camps in Rumania.—Press Association. BULGARtAN NEWS. Amsterdam, Thursday.—The fallowing onicial communique has been received here from Sofia:— On the Macedonian front the situation is unchanged. Feeble reciprocal artillery activity and numerous skirmishes between patrols and reconnoitring parties continue. On Sunday a French detachment at- j tempted to attack an observation post south of Soiran Lake. Our post received the enemy at short range with heavy in- fantry fire and hand grenades, and forced them to flee in disorder, leaving behind four dead, many rines, equipment, and other articles. The enemy persists in his attempts to destroy the fruits of the labour of the peaceful population in the Dower Valley of the Mesta by daily dropping incendiary bombs with the object of burning the crops already cut. Owing to our effective mea- 16ures he obtained no results from this means. Reconnoitring activity of our airmen increases daily, furnishing examples of daily activity.—Press Association..
IU-BOAT CONVOYED.
I U-BOAT CONVOYED. Sensational Report Concern- ing the Deutschland. Washington, Thursday.—It is stated that the submarine Deutschland was con- voyed from Bremen almost to America by a neutral merchantman, which shielded her from detection and acted as a tender. Similar reports have reached the State Department.—Router. Amsterdam, Thursday.—The "Dciitselic Tazeszeitung says: H We Germans should not hope for too much from the t results of the voyage of the Deutschland to America. It M too much to expect the British blockade of Germany will be brought to an eud by this means.
I I SOWLS.
I I SOWLS. Arrangements for Swansea Bank HoHday Games. A joint mating of the English, Welsh and Scottish Bowling Associations was held at. the Royal Hotel on Wednesday evening. Mr. N. Mclndeor presided, and the question of playing the usual bowling tournament for the Eden Cup was dis- cussed. Mr. E. T. Husbands explained that it was not to adhere to the scheme of 1915 of playing six rinks, but to revert to the original policy of four rinks.—Mr. Fred Davies intimated the Welsh Associa- tion had decided to take part in the competition if held. and Mr. Cornwall stated that the English bowlers had come to a similar decision. The Scottish Association has not held its meeting, but the annual meeting takes place on Mon- day evening next at the Royal Hotel, to which all Scotch bowlers residing in the town are invited. Mr. Husbands ex- plained that on August Bank Holiday of ]91.5. the weather proved unfavourable, but that on Wednesday. August llth, the Welshmen had again succeeded in retain- ing possession cf the cup. On the proposition of Mr. T. Kingdom. the match was fixed for August Bank Holiday. Should the weafher be un- favourable, the games will probably be played on the following day. The morn- ing game was fixed for 9.45, while the afternoon and evening games were nxed The 1.30 and 5.30 resl}ectively. Mr. J. H. Lee wa.s again elected presi- dent, and Mr. E. J. Husbands re-elected as secretary. All applications for mem- bership to the various aRsociati<Mis must be made by July 22nd.
! ALIEN ENEMY PARENTS.
ALIEN ENEMY PARENTS. Loca) Hair SpeciaHst's Loyalty. A well known hai r .speciahst ft' alien enemy birth appeared before the Swansea Borough Tribunal on Wednesday, {lnd ex- plain-ed that as a naturalised British sub- ject the War Office had informed him that he would be accepted for non-combatant service only. He wrote to the War Office in June, 1915, stating ho would like to s how his loyalty by doing whatever he could, but his services at that time were refused I have had to sun'er in my business since the war," said applicant, H owning to my birth, but I can assure you I am as loyal a British subject as any- body. All my male staff have gone. and I am .absolutely by myself." V)EW OF AUTHOR)T)ES. When the Military Service Act was introduced, applicant continued, he wrote to the authorities to know his position, and received the following reply from the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee: H A naturalised British subject is liable for service under the proposals of the Military Service Bill now before Parliament. I understand, however, in the case of a man of alien enemy birth, the military autho- riti&s do not propose he should be em- ploved on combatant duties. The Mayor said the War Omce had prac- tically decided applicants case for the Tribunal. It waa quite clear from the oomIDuni'dtion they were not prepared to aecppt his services, and, under the cdr- eumstances, the Tribunal had decided to give temporary exemption for three months.
I COALOWNERS' CHAtRMAN.I
COALOWNERS' CHAtRMAN. I At a specdal mating of the Monmouth- cliir,- and South Walt's (',oulownen;' Asso- ciation in W<'d!Msday. Mr. W. 11. Mew- ton presiding, a h'ttBr was reaa fr{ml Mr. F. L. Davis rf.sig.uns' hm position as pprman<'nt chairman of the ooalownfrs* side of the C*onciHati<m Board. After some discussion it Y<as unanimously d€- eid'ed to arl,- AT-r. Davis to re-oonsider his de)eiaMn. and a deputation of the asso<')a- tion was appointed to convey this request to him.
I SLUMP tN VtStTORS.I
I SLUMP tN VtStTORS. I It was stated at a neefing of the Yar- mouth Council on Thursday that the visi- tors in the town could be counted'on one's nngers. A strong protest was entered against the attitude of the Local Govern- ment Board in not replying to a resolution passed nearly two months ago asking for a local inquiry to he held into the financial position of the borough. The greatest difficulty, it was said, was being experienced in collecting the rates, and the town was on the verge of bank- ruptcy, while tradesmen were wondering wha.t would happen.
BRmSH ARMY.
BRmSH ARMY. Fine Tribute to its Prowess. Paris. Thursday.—In the "Petit Journal this morning General Bertb&.nt, describing the exploits of the voung British Army, says the British are achiev. ing results which are all the more remark- able because their young army created yesterday is winning triumphs over the resistance of old German military organi. sation, such as the Prussian Guard. It is easy to say the Prussian Guard, to-day, is not what it was at the beginning of the war, having cuffered severely ou many occasions. It is none the Ies& true the Germans, in order to refil its ranks, invariably draw upon the beet material they have, and it is c&n&equprttly always the of the forces 'hi<:h tll.i?;r can t,fi:u againac us. Troops who dislodged these adversaries may feel the completest confidence in the future success, because they will never be faced by more powerful or dimcult ob- stacles. The dimculties which the British may encounter in the direction of their advance, of which the axis is Bapcume Road, are not caused by the nature of the ground, which is a vast indulating plateau, but by the defensive works which have still to be taken, but they have begun too well to fail to master the obstacles which still await them.
!TALY'S NEW GAINS.
!TALY'S NEW GAINS. Reply to tnsotent Enemy Proposal. Prest! Bureau. Wednesday, 5.25 p.m.— To-day's Italian omcial communique states:— Yesterday, in the region of the Adige Valley, we made some progress to the north of Serravalle and of our positions of the Malga Zugna. On the northern sloDeo of Mount Pa.subio we partially occupied positions o-i Mount Corno which we had lost on the 10th. AN tNSOLENT PROPOSAL. Rome. Wednesday.—A semi-omcial statement published here to-day says: To the continually increasing u&e of ex- plosive bullets and poison gas. the acts of vandalism committed during their retreat on the plateaus, and the barbari- ties inflicted even on the dead bodies of our soldiers, the enemy has recently added another proof of his utter disregard for all feelings of humanity. On 10th July, during a lull in nghting round Monte Chiesa and on tue Sett<j Communi Plateau, the Aw-itrians hoisted the Red Cross nag on the summit of the mountain, with the obvious intention of picking their wounded on our side. An alpino, a chaplain and two ambulance men approached the enemy positions in order to pick up our own wounded. The enemy thereupon immediately lowered the Red Cross flag and poized our men. Shortly afterwards the chaplain was sent back to our line.s, with the proposal that the wounded on both pides should be picked up. but that the Austria,ng should be allowed to remove all their arms and om's for a depth of 300 metres all along tbo line of their trenches To this insolent demand our commander re- plied by cutting off all communication v/ith the enemy and renewing with greater vigour his hre on the Austrian positions.
THE SUBMARINE RAID.
THE SUBMARINE RAID. In reply to correspondents, it was on the l(!th of August last year that a Ger- man submarine nred at Parton, Harring- ton, and Whitehaveu, in Cumberland. The oiucial announcement made at the time said: a A few shells hit the railway embankmsnt north of Parton, but the train, service was only slightly delayed. Fires were caused at Whitehaven and at Harring-ton, which were soon extin- guished. No casualties were reported."
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?- MR.BRYAN WANTS TO KNOW. I StocMiolm. V<dnp6day.—A 'is published here as coming from Mr. ,Bryan, late Secretary of State in the American Cabinet, concerning the issues tof the war. He says: Why do the hel- Hgerent countries not dennitely ptate the terms upon which the restoration of peace i& pos-dhle? They must know wtiat they are fighting for. A clear, detaiied t'tatement of the endx which they expect to secure by force of arms will be equiva- lent to a statement of the terms upon which they are willing to agree to peace. —Reuter.
I KtNG'S GOOD WtSHES.
KtNG'S GOOD WtSHES. Mr. J. J. Virgo, neld <?<'crctary of the Y.M.C.A., has received a letter from Buckingham Palace, dated July 10th:— Dear Mr. Virgo,—The King, 'hearing that you are about to leave on a special mission to the Overseas Dominions, India, and the Crown Colonies, his Majesty asks you to convey to the various organisa- tions of the Y.M.C.A. in those countries his congratulations on their successful work during the war. and especially in the ca'ses where they have sent .secretaries to accompany the troops to the front. His Majesty trusts that you may he successful in your efforts towards bringing about the unincatlon of the forces of the Associa- tion throughout the Empire.—Yours very !truly, Stamfordham.
I WELSH SOLD !ER'S ENVY.
WELSH SOLD !ER'S ENVY. A private of a Welsh regiment in the course of an interview, talked with admi- ration and envy of the Bosches' dug-oub. {t They are better than our lionies," he eaid. {t I only I had anywhere so comfortable to live in. As for the cement earthworks, you could see shells bouncing oS them like footballs." This battalion had taken a maj or prisoner who could not conceal his .surprise at our sueC06S. If you can break though here." he said, H there is not a place in thp line where yon can't break thrnugh." He had heen at Verdun, and during the bombardment had wi-shed himself back therf. Then he added with a note of despair, eo- Why don't you go on and nnish the business now?"
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TO-D AY'S BRITISH I OFHCtAL. German Raids FaH. Press Bureau, 2 p.m. Tl1" iúlk" ing khrapbi;c 'ptx'n'cd fiMu GpuprsI H<:adquart<;re in htn en a hMn- artillery dul 'n '<-r"ai3 secure of the. battle area ;¡, ihf. he.; <1;01 Bsbijng has (.¡;t:,üeJ at -rarioas points of the front, h'.t- t ;,r,, i.= no (" hange to rport In the ?' anT part úf .ur lines. ?'' WTt-=<-hapt? utd 'lth of Lii. thr- <'f).;tny to T<.¡ ,11:- ir.n.h'?. hut. 'oa:: driT-cD out in < .f h (, j by Rre. rN.spit{, the our a ii hane b<?<*H coDst<tnt!y at vork. 'hut all tbeir &tt<'mpt<' (' our afroplanot (IP'Crating or the German linc6 WP"' driven c?. One of our i1.eroplant is mi -iDg'. OUR PR)SONERS. Germany's Repty Read. ¡ Ir. the Hcu:.t. of Com-nons tc'-dav LJld C.<H r<"ad a !ong tr.jm ilia CcrmaB G(jnt (:atri(:al1. r'- pudiatiBg th,- <harg" alada to Gsr. man thlit they- did cot Tecogni-e tlieir obligations reprd bJp- pHes of fc<xJ to British l'rilW'N of If the rati'OM of CtCTm&D iTrisoQfr& N, cr- reduc'd tha German GoTprniaent pr<>- pof<'d to prereDt parcels reaching tbe I Britieh prisontre. Lord Robert C«cH &aid the Cv.<cra- mpnt b,Id a In\ hand to retaliate if it ver'j the ".nly «rT tc' Kx'ur<; j!ltice I'o- '( DARDANELLES Mr. TLa-v Mid th{; rrim tcy 'o'ou!d ma.k6 a fc!I -zrai-knaept oa tb,3 DB'dar'&II<B and )!tam.ia. \n <by.
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MWT7 MR !tihtS«-)t. WtUuu I FRESH CA!M8 QN SONi"iME! HEME BAHLE STILL RAG:NG IN THE MEUSE RECieM l. EMEMY HEARER VERDUN h' TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. The following French official communique was issued by the Press Bureau this afternoon:— On the front of the Somme th< re was an intermittent canno' hi Champagne, in the neighbour- hood of Presnes, we penetrated a salient on the German lines, and brought back some prisoners. In Argonne two surprise attacks directed by the enemy against the north and east portion of the salient of Bolante, failed under our nre. At Fille Mort we ex- ploded a mine, and occupied the southern edge of the crater. In the right bank of the Mouse there was no infantry acLion. In the course of the night there was intense bombardment on the sectors of Souvilie, Chenois, and La Lausee. in the Voeges an attack by the enemy on one of our trenches to the south of Carsvra,.ek was re- pulsed after a lively hand gren- ade tussle. Last night's British report records suc- ce,sses in Mametz Wood. the whole of which we now hold, and progress in Troues Wofxi. trerman attacks here and at Contalmaiso'BL were severely punished. Ou the French front on the Somme the cabn has continued, but before Verdun the enemy has pushed forward slightly, and holds the cross roads between Fieury and Vaux. In connection with this gain the enemy claims to have taken 2,145 prisoners. The success brin, him nearer Souville Fort, part of the main defences of Verdun, and about 21 miles from the tcwn. i j BRITISH OFFICIAL. i General .H.ead<tuarters, France, Wednes- day. 8.40 p.m.—The day has been marked by sharp locc'l lighting in certain areas. In Mametz Wood we recaptured the ground fost last night and now hofd the whole wood. We have atso made some progress in the Bois des Trones. .i"L'Y nul"l,.er oi ia this viciuity shows the co&tlinese of their attacks last night. Two heavy German attacks against Contalmaison completely broke down ,¡uder our Rre FRENCH OFFICIAL. Pans, Wednesday, 11 p.m.—There is i nothing to report on the Somme front during the day. On the left bank of the Meuse a rather Hve!y artillery combat took place in the Mot-t Uonime sector. On the right bank the Germans this ¡morning made a strong effort in the diree- tion of :ouville fort. About 10 o'clock. a.fter an intense artil- lerv preparation, a powerful attack with a strength of six regiments debouched I; from the village of Fleury and the wood of Vaux Chapitre. In spite of the violence of the massed as-ault, launched on n comparatively ) .narrow front, the enemy only su"c;f'cd+>d at the price of euormo!)s losses in gaining a little ground at the approaches of ChapeHe Saintehne at the intersection of the roads of Fifury and Vaux. < Tha bombardment is continuing with violence in the whole region of Souville" Chenoy and La Laufee. In Lorraine an attempt by the enemy against one of our trenches east of Badon- millers was completply repulsed. ENEMY CLAIMS. THE SUCCESS NEAR SOUVILLE. Amsterdam, Wednesday.—To-day's Ger- man The fighting which began after July tO en both sides of Bapaump-Albert road, at (.'ontalmaisou, and in Mametz Wood, as well as fresh fighting in Trone.s Wood, and to the south of the wocd, is proceed- I in? with bitter violence. South of the Somme an elaborately prc- ? pared French attack on HeIloy-Soye<tourt ? was severely defeated. The attack com- pletely collapsed before our fire. Weak forces which were seut out against La Maiaonaei'te a.nd Barleux were- also forced to retreat with great loss to their trenches. At several points on the Champagne t front, namely, east of Mas.sige-s, and north- west of Plirey, French partial attacks were repulsed. In the Mouse sector there was only minor fighting on the left bank of the river. On the right bank we pushed for- ward our position closer to the fortinca- tions of Souville an<! La Laufeo, capturing 39 ofHcers and 2,106 men. Strong counter- attacks were completely repulsed. German patrol enterprises south-west of Dixmude, south-east of Cernay (Aisne sec- tor). a.nd east of Ftetterhausen, were suc- cessful. An enemy biplane wa.s forced to land in our lines near Athies (south of Peronne). An enemy aeroplane came down near Soye- court. Another was hit by jitr anti-air- craft Runs near Chattancourt. A captive balloon was brought down near Dombasle. CIVILIANS SENT FROM L!LLB. Amsterdam, Wednesday (received Thurs- day).—A Telegraaf message from the frontier states that 7,000 men and 2,000 women and girls have been removed fronl RouLaix. The place to which they have been sent is unknown. A number of civi- lians have also been removed from Lille awl TurMing.—' Times" War Telpgram, per Press Association (Copyright). VERDUN'S SAFETY. ii CONFtDENCE !N FRENCH CIRCLES. Paris, Thursday.—A eemi-onicial statc- f ment, Lssued to-day, says: The Gerluans ajw not slackening their efforts hef('r Verdun On the contrary, their attacks It are redoubling in violence. This was < only to be expected. At the very outset of < the French and British offensive it w&a pointed out that iiB effect would be t0j drive the enemy to desperate assaults, against Verdun rather than deter himi from tilkill, his object being to seek there a success which would balance his defeats at other points of the front. Events have just proved the accuracy 01 this forecast. Yesterday the Germans attacked Damloup battery. This morn- ing they returned to the charge in the direction of Fort.Sauville. A long and furioasbombardment preceded the action, which debouched from the village of .Floury and the Vaux-Chanitre 'Wood. and was of very great violence. The enemy hurled to the attack no less than six regi- ments on a front of barely four kilo- metres. One after another the attacking i ceh'mns. in ma&s formation, came on un-! er.dingly, in spite of the losses which had been caused in their ranks day by day. Finally they succeeded in gaining ground in the vicinity of the Chapelle Ste Fine at the intersection of Floury. and Vaus roads, north-west of Fort Souvinc. This advance, which is m- :1 "!f{,P'l;;1L d((I ,¡{,t c:n.l.i'(11S'l II \iay nn' genera!, solidity of our resistance, which comprises two fnrther defensive strongly organised systems behind the line, one of them estab- '¡b<hed on the northern edse of Bois des F1'?rv, Bois des Essarts. and Bois des I Hnspi'('f's, and the other formed by the front Belleville and Fort St. Michel. SLOW ENEMY PROGRESS. To judge, therefore, hv the slowness of the Germans' progress before Verdun, witere they have gained at most a few hundreds of metres in deuth during the h:st month, they have many weeks still ahead of them before they can hope to reach then-('early sought objective, if indeed, they ever succeed in doing so, and nothing is less likely. The object of the&e violent attacks on the Mouse is obviously to thwart the de- velopment of our on'ensive on the Somme. As a matter of fact, they do not hindpr cur offensive in any way, for our com- mand, loreseeing me t'oumer-movement, took all necessary measures to parry it. The day will come when our nenace on the Somme will be so urgent that the eicmy will havo to give up Verdun iu order to uea all the forces at his dis- posal to hold our pu.sh. or else the Crown Prince will continue obstinately to at- tack Verdun, in which case our advance in Picardy will be all the swifter. In either case the situation is bound to turn to our advantage. It must be repeated that the French and British offen-,iN-e i.s following the normal course of methodical ùl)cr;Ü.i.ol1S -with ever increasi ng gains. On the French side wa arc organjsi.ng the positions won with a view to the next operations. In the British sector our Allies re- pulsed violent German counter-attacks against Contalmaison, made progress in the Bois des Trones. and rc-captured the Bois de Mametz, which they had lost the night be-fore, and which, they now completely occupy. These are only local operations, but continuation of our combined oNensive will '"ome in good time. I OUR INITIATIVE. Mr D' f";L.L.0"1"tl. of ,It-ming of Cotitaf'Ttaison. In a lengthy dipatch to the Daily Chronicle." Mr. Percy Gibbs describea the storming of Contalmason, and points out that, for the nret time in the war, the initiative ha.s pas-sed to us. He concludes his story thus:— We do not gloat over the sufferings of our enemy, though we must make them suffer, and go on tsuo'ering. that they may yield. It is the course of war, the black horror which not oven the heights of human courage may redemm, nor all the splendour of youth eager for seif-sacriiice. I have seen things to-day before which one's soul swoons, and which, God willing, my pen shall write, so that men shall remember the meaning of war. Hut now, when these things are inevitable, we must look only to our pro- gress towards the end and to-day we have made good progress. Yesterday I wrote of the position we attacked on July lasagreatGermanfortresswithachain of .strongholds linked by underground works. In ten days, by the wonderful gal- lantry of our men and the great power of our guns we have smashed several of thos.p i'orts—as strong as 'any on the Western front and defended stubborn]y by masses of ""uns and troops—and have stormed our way in 5° deeply that the enemy is now lorccd to full back upon his next. line of defence. The cost has been great, but the enemy's losses and the present position in which he finds himself prove the success of our main attack. For the nrst time since the beginning of the war, the initia- tive has passed to us, and the German Headquarters Stan' is hard pushed for reserves.
I U.S. AND POLAND.
U.S. AND POLAND. New Yorlc. Wednesday Thurs- day).-In an address to delegations repre- senting various Polish organisations in this country. President Wilaon to-day in- timated that be proposed to make a per- sonal appeal to Britain and Germany to j ag-ree upon measures designed to save Pol. Wrl from starvation. Timea War Tel e,au.
U.S. PROTEST TO TURKEY.I
U.S. PROTEST TO TURKEY. Washington, Wednesday (received Thursday).—The United States has made a vigorous protest to Turkey against the action of the Governor-General of Syria in breaking into the French and British Consulates in Syria and removing the archives, after United States Consular officers had placed the seal of the United l States on the doo-re.—Reuter.
RUSS!A'S EFFORI.
RUSS!A'S EFFORI. FURtOUS SINGLE ON THE STOKHOD. STINGING DEFEAI FOR IURKS WESI OF I ERZERUM. A PREC!PJAIE REIREAI. Petrograd, Wednesday.—The following oihcial communique is issued here;— Along the whole of the Western front, from the Riga coa.st as far as the Pinok Marshe-s, there was artjilcry and ritic are. Enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs on the railway st:)' u ;uid tuwn of Nes- :4i'. bom 'i set. ou tire. On the Stukhod tiriot,,s hghting c')n- tinueB. The enemy once inure neariy the tokhod in the neishbouritood o the village of Gruschevka, north of Gulevitchi, but was jepuise-d We cap- tured 2J. omcers and 7-1.5 Austrian and German troops. On the Baltic son)' of our destroyers in the course of operatjons in the Gulf of Pothania captured two large German steamers, onf of which was laden with iron ore. The other was in ballast. Inr torpedo boats have brought in the cap- tured cbilis. On the Caucasus fi-,flilt. west of Erzerum. our troops have nude appreciable pr('" out ha,, -e iii, greôS, carry:ng furtli,-r positions ot'cupie-J by the enemy. PrMoners continue to conM in. Between the 2r.J and 8th in&t. w, I captured on the Caucasus front 107 Turkish omcers and ],68.t men, three guns ten -machine guns. and four bomb mortars. .Large quantities of arms and ammunition mark the line of th" Turkish retreat. GERMANCLA)MS. I Attempts by minor Russian forces to I cross the Dvina we<.t of Friederichstadt and attacks south of Lake were frustrated. On the Stokhod front the general situa- tion is unchanged. Russian forces which attemptpd to gain a footing on the left bank of the river near Janovka. were at- tacked by our force: and none of them were able to escape to the south-eastern bank. Here and on the Kovel-Rovno Rail- way we captured over 800 prisoners yes- terday. During the hist two days we have taken a number of otEcers and 12 machine- guns. Our air squadrons made attacks east of the Stokhod. An enemy captive balloon was shot down.
I FRANCE'S REMINDER.I
I FRANCE'S REMINDER. I Bprne, Wp-dnesday.—Munich newspapers estate that at a pee:ial meetingr of fhe Karlsrnhe Municipal Council, lield on Monday, the Town Architect estimatfd the matprial dmnasf occasioned by the rpceut French air rai, at over a million. marks (\C50,(MM). j
I BERUN'S POTATO PL!GHT.!
I BERUN'S POTATO PL!GHT. Amsterdam. Wednesday (received Thurs- days—The chief Burgomaster of Berlin issued a noHce on Monday saying that large quantities of potatops had arrived in Berlin. Last night. he posted a large placard stating the notice had been issued mistakenly, as the potatoes had not ar- rived and were nnt likely to arrive tor a fortnight. An anarchist pamphlet is heing distributed inciting to riotous conduct.— Times War
SENT FOR TR!AL.I
SENT FOR TR!AL. I When the hearing of the charge against Dr. Jelley. of H igh-st,reet. Homerton, "M resTinifd on Wednesday, two womfi, the wife of a sailor and a widow, stated that thpy h:id pt)f'h paid tha accused a guinea. GiviuR ovi(leiiee on his own behalf. Dr. .Tc,lley said hp carried on his practice at great fipood. He had attended 26 connne- niente in one week. fix in one day, and over 300,000 patients in the last six years. Accused was committed for trial.
I PLIGHT OF SOLD!ER'S W!FE.…
I PLIGHT OF SOLD!ER'S W!FE. I When an a.pplie.ation was made to eject a. woman from her rooms on the ground of arrears of reut. she '-tat<'d that althol1.gh hpr hushand had hcpn fighting in Frartcc for months shf had received no anotment: aHowancf. Mr. Wa-iiiaii, thp landlord, said Us rúaeon for twinging the ea,-e hp- fore the coTtrt was to BOO if something oouM be done to move the military autho- rities. Mr. Cancellor said he would adjourn the application for 14 days, and in the meantim"! the facts would be re- ported to the military authorities.
I" t'LL DO IT AGAIN."-I
t'LL DO IT AGAIN." I admit I did it, and Fll do it ag-ain. Why don't they intern them or send them back to their own COlmtry?" said Daisy Davies (23), a munition worker, when charged with blackening the eye of an elderly Austrian woman named Barbara ?chmidt. who had been long resident in this country. Mr. Francis, in ordering I her to nnd aurety for her good behaviour, said she was entitled to object to enemie" I not being interned, but it was not her province to interfere. T?rosecutnx asked permi?ion to thank the police, and !he magistrate told her that ?.he wa? entitled to protection in this country,
I SWANSEA SENSATION i I-I…
SWANSEA SENSATION i WOMAN W!IH CUT THROAT WHO RUSHED iNTO RESERVOIR MYSIERfOLS AFFAIR An amazing drama of real life was enacted in tho Uplands district <m Thurs- day morning, and while details are lack- ing there is a strong presumption that it ended in a tragic manner, From the evidence available at the! time of writing it would appear that at about 10.4,i a.m. a woman was seen by two men in Cwmdonkin-terrace. and blood was nowing from a gash in the throat. On being approached she at once dropped a razor, and, with surprising agility. clambered over the barbed wire fencing dividing Cwmdonkin-terrace from tho! 'arb. ru&hed down the slope, ¡"C'ak' L,' railiugs which surround the reservoir, and which are about four or five feet high, and plunged into the water. DtSAPPEAREO !N WATER. The two men quickly recovered from (, i-ec?.overe d from thfir a-stonisbment, and raised the alarm. The attention of the park ranger (Mr. NM-thwood) was attracted, and it would appear that he saw the woman wading in the water ahout two yards from the bank. Hh& was then waist deep. lr. l\orthwood rushed in his hut to ge-t the key of the gate to the rpi-tervoir, but on returning could see no signs of the woman. The pohce were informed, and during the early afternoon were engaged in dragging the pond with grappling irons, BLOOD-STAtNED TRACK. No one appears to have seen the woman after she entered the water except the! park ranger, but it is obvious that it would have bepn extremely diiMcult for hpT to have en'ected a landing and disap- peared bef<Me his return. The whole affair was enacted so rapidly t'h<it doubts were east upon the story until searchers discovered signs of the woman's hash' night in broken twigs and bloodstained leaves along the path she is supposed -to have traversed.
WORRtED ABOUT BABY.
WORRtED ABOUT BABY. Edith Krupp, the wife of an interned German, was charged at West Ham with attempting to murder her eight-months-olll baby and to commit suicide. She had been greatly worried owing to the illness of the baby. A soldier who had been boating on the Hallow Pond, Leytonstone, saw her enter the water. He pulled her out, and then saw she had a baby in her arms. A constable took them to the innrmary. where the child has since been making satisfactory progress. Krupp, who made anxious inquiry as to how the ba.by was gettmsr on. was committed for triaL
IO-M8 M RESUME -I
IO-M8 M RESUME "Leader" Office 4.50 p.m Widle the French are consolidating their positions on the Somme, the British I)ave made i'resh progress, tak- ing the whole 01 Mametx ood and ad- vancing in Trones Wood. Fierce German omAaughts in the Verdun region have resulted in an advance to the intersection of the Floury and Vaux roads. This slight gain brings the enemy to about two and a halt miles from Verdun. Their losses in ths as- sault were severe. It is stated that German ships in hos- pital as a result ol the Jutland battle include live Dreadnought battleships, four battle cruisers, two older battle- ships, and iour small cruisers. West of Erzerum the Russians have again defeated the Turks, taking prisoners about 1,80U onicers and, men, and captur- ing guns and much materiel. On the Stokhod front the Germans have failed to regain the river crossing. A Bucharest mes&age records the mutiny of two Bulgarian regiments, one of which murdered its German oihcers. The second, sent to punish the onenders, joined them instead. About 9,0(M) of the enemy have deserted into Rumania. Viscount Haldane, in the House of Lords, last night, dealt with the need for edu- cational reform. He praised Swansea's efforts and the emcie.ncy ana scientific perfection of the Mond Nickel Works. (Page 2.) Many local oincers and men are included in the latest casualties, names being published on Pages 4 and 6.
I-MAY'S MEWS IN BRIEF !
I MAY'S MEWS IN BRIEF I Mr. Robert H. Sherard was ordered to pay £5 damages to a Northampton solici- tor for slander. It was complained that Mr. Sherard called plaintin' a thief and a forger." The United {.ethodj5ts' Conference at Rochdale, decided that the mimimum salary for their ministers should be 1:12i) a year. it was said that 85,000 men of the denomination had gone to the war. A Brussels telegram states that a reply has been sent to the British Foreign Office regarding the coercion of Belgian, work- men by the German Military Governor. The reply states that coercion is only exer- cised if a workman's reason for'refusing work is ineumcient.
IBANK HOUDAY.
I BANK HOUDAY. I Workers to be Asked to Forego August. The Press Association states that the Government. has decided to ask the vo''k<'rs to forogo. th-,ir August holHay. .) U imrùrtani An 'h< iject will !x' made by Mr. Assqnith in the H.ouse of ConYinons this afternoon.
IHURRtCANE !N FLORtDA.
I HURRtCANE !N FLORtDA. Lloyd's agents at Pensacola cabled on Wednesday as follows:—Hurricane pass- ing over. Russian barque Avioaghore. German steamers Rudolph, Blumberg and i Vog&5£n apparently ashore.
I PLENTY OF FISH.
I PLENTY OF FISH. There is a good supply of fish at. Swan- sea this week, but owing to the shortage of labour and other causes, there haa been Do appreciable drop in prices. One gteamer and six ,nia(- arrived at the Fish Wharf on Thursday morning. The prices were as follows:—Large hake, S4 7s. 6d. a kit; medium, S:3 I"is. 6d.; bream, 286. to 30s.; large rayss, S2 lOps. a kit; small, 45s.; plaice (medium), &3 lOs. a trunk; small, E2 3s. 6d.; a box; soles, .s, a box; 6ole6, CS a box.
SAVED AN ARMY CORPS.
SAVED AN ARMY CORPS. The delegates attending the oonferenoe of the Miners' Federation at Buxton were on Wednesday night entertained to din- T,-er by the Derbyshire Miners' Association. In the course of the pr<x'eedins;s, Capt. Dennis Bayley, St. John Ambulance, al- luded to the work done by the Bed Cross motor ambulances which had been pro- vided by the Derbyshire Association. He aid they rendered inestimable service to the French at Verdun, and to the Allies in other parts of the Western line. Their aid had saved at le.ast an army corps.
! PORT TENNANT MAN'S DEATH.
PORT TENNANT MAN'S DEATH. Th-o Swansea Ho'ough coroner hag orderMi a post-mortein examination to be made into the death of Bernard Fagin, of K, Crllmlin-strt, Port Tenn<mt. Tlie in- quest will be held to-morrow (Friday).
SWANSEA MANAGER'S DEATH
SWANSEA MANAGER'S DEATH The death occurred at his residence, 15, Hawthorne-avenue, Uplands, on Wedne,- day evening, of Mr. William Morgan, who had reached the age of 52. For about 30 years he was in the employ of Messrs. Taylor and Co., and retail pro- vision merchants, Swansea, and was manager of the Oxford-street branch for 25 years. He leaves a widow, four sons, and three daughters, one of the latter re- siding in Buenog Ayres. Three cf his sons are serving in the Army. Oliver is in the London bcotti&h, and about to pro- ceed to the front; rvo ris at an .ni'Mi's' training sc'hool in London, and Jack just received a commission in the T :uke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. The de- ceased gentleman was a ttidesman at St. Barnabas' Church. The funeral will taka place on Monday. leaving the Louse at 2.30 for Danygraig Cemetery, the arrange. ments being in the hands of Messrs. D. C. Jones and Son, Castle-'squ-are.