The Cambria Daily Leader

ANOTHER PEAK TAKEN Fine Exploits by Italian I iVlountain Troops. ITALIAN OFFICIAL. Mônday. On the Trentico front the enemy ar- tillery increased their activity. Our butteries energetically replied. A few shells fell on Ala (Lagarina Valley) with- out doing any damage. Our offensive in the region between the Avisio and Vanoi (Cisnion Valley, Dolo- mites) gained for us a new and brilliant Gticcees. During Saturday afternoon our Alpine troops took tlie summit of the Gardinal (8,186ft. in height), to the north- east of Mt. C.iiriol. The enemy showed stubborn resistance and left many killed. We took several prisoners. In spite of immediate bombardment by heavy artil- lery the captured position was strongly consolidated by our troops. One of our airships, having eluded the enemy's searchlights last night, dropped bombs on the railway stations of Dotteg- liano and Scappo, on the Carso, and re- turned safely. --V. lire less Press. SOLDIERS BURIED ALIVE. Monday's Austrian official stateG- :On Mount Cimone (the height north of Ar- eiero, the summit of which the enemy blew off) a number of Italians buried in the caverns are still alive. Twenty-four of them liberated themselves and surren- dered. The others are calling for help, which it has not been possible to give them up to the present on account of the fire of the Italian artillery. Their rescue depends on an acceptance of a local ar- mistice offered to the enemy for the 6ake of humanity.—Wireless Press. WATERLESS TRIESTE. ROME, Sunday (received Monday). The Italians have cut off the water supply of Trieste.—Exchange.

IN EAST AFRICA. I How the German Plan Was Foiled. Morogoro, September 22.—Major-General Van Deventer in the far west, is sweeping before him the remnants of the enemy forcts which have taken part in the at- tack on Kondoa Irange. The choioe of the theatre for the final campaign lies with the eneOty. Meanwhile he has abated nothing of his energy and determination, as witness the fighting at Kieeaki and Mgeta. It is clear now from the evidence of prisoners that the enemy intend making a determined stand in the Uluguru Moun tains. Thio group extends 60 miles south of Morogoro, and is 40 miles wide east to west. Here at almost inaccessible points lie had established hospitals and ammuni- tion and food depots. He bad, moreover, attempted to drag up big guns to some of these heights, hoping by concentration of these forces to hold this natural fortress. The rapidity of the movements of our mounted brigade forced the enemy, how- ev.or, to abandon the big guns. Amongst the western foothills Colonel Nursey, sweeping through the mountains. captured the ammunition and food tiepots. The latter he destroyed and then cleared the hills of the enemy, forcing him to abandon Kissari and to retire to the Mogeta river below. Our men have endured cheerfully the severest hardships. Although tired and hungry, they show themselves always ready for a brush with the enemy, which is, indeed, a tonic to ferer-stricken, weary troops.—Preee Association special corres- pondent.

About 12,400 convalescent soldiera from 85 hospitals have been taken for river trips in the Port of London Authority's steamers. Over 120 trips have already been made, and the last one will take place on Friday. Inquiries as to missing officers and men should not be addressed to the Foreign Office. The names of all officers and men reported mussing are circulated, through the good offices of the United States Em- bassies, in all tmemy. countries.

SWANSEA. The death of Mr. Philip Jenkine took place at his residence, 35, Hewson-streer, Mount Pleasant, Swansea. The deceased gentleman, who was 58 years of age, was a member of .the Hafod V.T.C. and was for many years previously a member of the old Glamorgan Volunteers. He was greatly responsible for the Hafod shooting range, which has proved very useful to tho local volunteer corps. An incident which occurred in Wind- street on Monday goes to prove the prorrip-1 titude of the average "Tommy" in deal- ing with unexpected situations. A little knot of men, including a soldier, were standing talking when a cart laden with cakes, etc., passed. One of the trays on the cart slipped, and the contents were being shed upon the road. The only one in the group who moved was the soldier, who, rushing to the rescue, soon re- adjusted the tray, and prevented a serious loss to the owner.

ABERAVON. A memorial service was held at Carmel C.M. Chapel, Aberavon, on Sunday in memory of Lce.-Cpl. Gwilym Melwyn Lewis, eon of Rev. R. C. Lewis, B.A., Pencoed, formerly of Aberavon, who was killed in action on 20th September. Rev. D. E. Thomas, Morriston, -officiated.

LANDORE. The death took place on Monday night, at her residence in Trewyddfa-road, Pwll- cwm, Landore, of Mrs. Mary Morgan. The deceased, who was about 78 years of age, was one of the most respected in- habitants in the district, and a member of Dinas Bapti-st Chapel. Until recent years, Mrs. Morgan was one of the most regular attendants at the Swansea Mar- ket, where she kept a butter and cheese stall for a long period.

MUfVIBLES. Owing to the dark nights and the dis- mantling of the public laillp; the local authority has whitewashed the corner pavements and painted the lamp posts. Despite the fact that the Mumbles season is coming to a close, there are large numbers of visitors still in the village. Bathing is also being indulged in at the various bays; in fact some business men go down to Langland for a dip every morn- ing before they cnte- upon the day's busi- ness at Swansea.

CL VDACH. An impressive Welsh memorial 6ervic(\ to Corporal William John Davies, of Twynybedw-road, Clydach, who fell mor- tally wounded whilst fighting on the Somme, was conducted at Calfaria Bap- tist Church Clydnch, 0Y: Surday evening, when a large and sympathetic congrega- tion attended. The Rev. T. Valentine Evans (pastor) preached, taking for his eubieet the text., "What is Life?" -in the course of which he made touching refer- ences to the deceased soldier. Suitable hymns were sung, and Mr. David Wil- liams (organist) played the March Funebre."

TYCROES. At St. Edmund's Church, the annual harvest thanksgiving services were held on Sunday and Monday. The Rev. S. Evans, B A., Llewyfthondy, preached to large congregations on Sunday, in English in the morning and in Welsh in the after- noon and evening. On Monday evening the special preacher was the '.R,(,v. T. Wil- liams, B.A., Ammanford. Collections were made in aid of the building fund. The members of Caersalem Chapel have decided to call the Rev. T. L. Mo sty n Owen. Bethesda, to the pastorate of that chapel, which pastorate has been vacant for the last two and a half years.

DfiNT&RnOLAJa. One of the saddest and largest funeral processions in Pontardulais for many a day was that v/hich accompanied the mortal remains of young Brinley Davies. Glyn- teg," James-street, to Rhydgoch Cemetery. Hundreds of his fellow-employes at Graig Merthyr Colliery turned up to pay their last tribute of respect, and the general public was also so generally represented that the cortege was a mile long. The Rev. W. H. Lloyd, pastor of Siloh Cong. Chapel, conducted the last rites and de- livered" a touching and eloquent address at the graveside. Several other ministers and prominent townsmen also attended. There were many beautiful floral tributes.

I MILFORD MAVEN. The Belgian community of Milford Haven, which numbers something like 1,200 people, had a visitation on Sunday from Bishop Dewachter, secretary to Car- dinal Mercier. The Bishop attended the morning Mass at St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Priory-road, and ad- dressed an overflowing congregation in three languages—Flemish, French, and English. He expressed the deep grati- tude of his fellow countrymen to the in- habitants of Milford Haven for the kind- ness and charity shown to the Belgian refugees. The officiating priests were Eev. Father Hope and Rev. Father Xavier (Belgian). In the afternoon there was a special service for the Belgian people, and the church was again crowded.

GW.8.UN-CAE-GURWEN. On Sunday afternoon and evening quarterly meetings were held at Carmel Chapel, which was crowded at both ser- vices. The programme was of a most ?varied nature, and contained recitations, eolos, papers, and selections by the Car- mel Juvenile Choir. The president of the afternoon meeting was Mr. Morgan A. James, while the Rev. B. D. Davies filled the role in the evening. Great credit for the excellent programme is due to the superintendents, Mr. John Davies (Gron- road) and Mrs. J. Howells (Craig-road). Mr. David Roberts, A.Mus., L.C.M., pre- sided at the organ. At the afternoon ser- vice a presentation of a Bible and other books took place, the recipient being Miss Elsie E. Davies, daughter of the Rev. B. D. Davies, Carmsl, who will j shortly depart for Dudley Training Col- lege. The gifts were presented to her as a token of her devotion for work con- nected with the Sunday school. Mr. Rees Beavan (Gate-street), the oldast member of Carmel Sunday School, made an ap- propriate speech, in which he referred to Miss DaVisJ many ?cod qualities, as did Messrs. Morgan Hicks, Morgan Thomas, Isaac Davies, and Jonah Evans, Mre. Rees Beavan, and Mrs. Tom V?lliams.

I LLANGADOCK. Under the presidency of Dr. Hopkm, a 1 S\c5ful competitive meeting was held at Llangadock on Saturday evening. The Rev. W. S. Davies (pastor of Gosen C.M. Chapel), adjudicated on the different I items, and won praise for his fairness and I impartiality. The chief items were: Tenor solo, "Vision of the Crose"; for this there was only one competitor, viz., Mr. J. Griffiths, Cwmeilwch, Llangadock, to whom the prize was awarded. Baritone solo: The Raft"; winner, Mr. W. Gra- velle, Llangadock. Quartette: Bwythyn ar y Bryn"; divided between Mr. Gra- velle, Llangodhck's party, and Mr. D. Roderick; Bronyglyn, Gwynf?'a party. Champion recitation (open): Winner, Mr. Morgan (Cwmf&b), Gwauncaegurwen. Àrti5t who contributed to the evening's programme included Mr. Davieg, Swansea, and Master J. Edwards, Llwyneelyn, Carr'gMwdde, who, despite his tender years, made quite a hit a penillion Binder. a The death has occurred after a brief ill- MS8 of Mi$ Minnie Hall. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B?ll. Plough Inn, LIangadock. Much sympathy is felt for the parents in their advanced years at the said affliction which has thus befallen them.

NEATH. We shall publish this week a list of subscribers to the Neath and District f Y.M.C.A. Hut Week Fund. Glyn-Keatlvjj; has just sent over £15, and Seven Sisters¡ made Y,28 10s.

A SVSSVi AFFORD. Mr. D. J. Rees, secretary of the Porth-u cawl branch of the Y.M.C.A., who is now. with the Y.M.C.A. at a large reamoun? camp in France, says that at ali e-istlddfodl he organised the first prize for the sent?"I mental eong was won by W. PoweU? Merthyr, and the second by Tom Eoul.ston1 blacksmith, Ammanford.

CWMLLYNFELL. II Anniversary eerviaes were held at CwmJ ij llynfell Congregational Chapel an SatuHfj day evening, Sunday and Monday. Th8;;J preachers were the Rev. Ben. Davies, Yfr* j talyfera, and Mafonwy Daviea, Solva* Li There were largo congregations. Both the [ preachers are well known in bardic circled ■ and were born on adjacent farn? in the immediate district. L

CARMARTHEN. r -P- l A verdict of "Accidental Dcaih-" wal L returned atian iilquest on Monday -on Cyril Robinson, aged 4 years, son of Mr. I William Robinson, 59, Eichmoild-terraca, j Carmarthen. The child wai scalded by i water from a kettle which tilted on the  fire. Deceased and his ll-vearld sister were alone in the house temporarily when the accident happened.

CROSS HANDS. Pte. Harry Watts was home last week- end on a short leave from the front. The Reception Committee organised a welcome concert in the Public Hall on Saturday evening. Mr. D. F. Davies presided. The following contributed items :—Pianoforte eolo, Master Getliin Jones; solo, Mr. D. Asa Jones; recitation, Pte. W. J. Per- kins; solo, Mrs. Lang; violin eolo, Ma-stef Emlyn James; eolos, Mr. Gwilym Evai:s; solo, Miss Dinah Harris; selection by Cefneithin Male Voice Party, conducted by Mr. John Mainwaring. A presenta" tion of S3 was made to Pte. Watts by Mr. Job Williams. It was decided to send congratulations to Pte. Alquin Thoma6 oil his obtaining the Military Medal. The Penygroes Silver Band played selections in heading the procession to the hall.

PONTARDAWE. At the Pontardawe School Managers meeting on Monday, the Rev. Wlll. Jones presiding, a letter was read from Mj. and Mrs. Isaac, headma.ster and headmistress of Cwinllynfell Scools, resigning their positions after 3:t and 33 yta re' .service re- spectively. On the motion of Mr. Richard Thomas, seconded by Mr. D. D. Davies, it was decided to accept the resignations with regret and that a letter be sent to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac with the managers' ap- precia tion of their services. Miss Cathe- rine Hugh, headmistress Off Gwaun-cae- Gurwen Infants, also resigned her posi tion. A similar course was adopted in this case also. Mr. David Jones, of! Velindre. took his seat as manager in placal of the late Mr. James Williams, Yslaly- fera.

SKEWER. On Monday evening, art Calfaria BafVtisfe Chapel, Mr. Ivor H. Thomas. Britonferry, presided at a meeting a ddressed by Mr. and Mrs. Philip Snowden, the subject, be- ing Current Polities." The proceeds wero for the local I.L.P. funds. The tvend of the speeches was in favour of the stop-the-war and the peace overtures cam- paign. The Skewen and Neath Abbey Free. Church Council met on Monday evening in Tabernacle Hall, the president, Mr. i R. Wyn Jones, in the chair. The chair- man and the Rev. Thos. Morgan gave an account of the proceedings at the recent West Wales Federation at St. Clears. The secretary drew-attention to the forth- l4<n,I'\O ;?VI'rV'"rfo- -trt."J.L\T1f'A t. f'arJ;i{'Ç. to inaugurate the new National Free Church Council of Wales, thus uniting the two rival organisations. The Rev. S. E. Gealy and Mr. Jas. Clement were chosen as representatives to attend th< meetings.

THE AUSTRIAN WAY. Mysterious End of Trouble- some Hungarian. (From Mr. A> Beaumont, special correal pondent of the Frees Association and the D,-tily Telegraph.") Milan, Monday.—The announcement has been received via Zurich of the death of the Hungarian leader, Bela Rakowsky, an event which would create surprise by its suddenness were there not other inn' cations that M. Rakowsky was deliberately murdered. Germany, having now formed an alli- ance with Turkey, now resorts to the very primitive and barbarian methods of the Turks for the removal of any obnoxi- I ous persons, and Deputy Bela E^ikowskv had become very obnoxious to the pan- Germans of Budapest and Vienna. Whilst other Opposition leaders in the Hungar-ian Parliament were working sincerely for Germany, M. Rakowsky seemed inclined to obstruct any further pro-German policy, and his end was swift and sure. Ten days ago he was still strong and healthy, in full possession of his mental fae.Hies, and able to make a scathing attack upon Baron Burian's foreign policy and his blunders which brought on the Italian war. M. RaJr,owsy's fate was sealed, and a few days later, ac an announcement of his death hypocritically puts it, He went to resf in the Lord at Sabaz." He will no longer make any reflections on Baron Burian'f foreign policy.

¡ TRICK TO GAIN REJECTION. Another trick to evade military eer- vice was exposed at Westminster Police Court on Monday, when Henry George Chiswell. 38, and John Wood, 34, de- scribed as general dealers, were charged with falsely representing themrelves as persons to whom military exemption cer- tificates had been granted. Lieutenant Lucy, for the War Office, said that each man had been personated at medical examination by a man suffer- ing from locomotor ataxy. The prisoners pleaded guilty, stating" that they got a partly paralysed man to represent" them before the medical board. Mr. Biron, the magistrate, ttsk-ed it there was any prospect of bringing the locomotor ataxy subject to justice. Sergeant Stevens Faid the offences were committed some months ago, and at pre- sent the police were not aware of his identity.. Mr. Biron sentfneed the prisoners to six months' I.Vrd labour.

1,850 TURKS TAKEN. Cairo. Sunday (received Monday).—The Sherif of Mecca reports the Turkish gar- rison which was holding out in the bar- racks and fort of El Tarif has bten forced to surrender. Fifty officers, 1,800 men, and ten .ra'19 and a large quantity of mihtary stores were captured .—Press Association.

The woraaTi killed on the railway afi Norbiton Station on Sunday has been identified as Mrs. Clara Louisa Scrim- shaw, Dagmar-road, Kingston, wife of a Canadian soldier. By the overseas telgraph money orde service, which will be extended on Oc- tober 2 to British Guiana and New Zea- land, messages of advice go at the deferred rates, which reduce the charge by due- [half.

I GREAT VIGORIES ON THE SGAME. Sir Douglas Hailate last night sent glorious news. We should say that the victoriesgained by the British Army yeste.ay are the most gratifying since fchdBrst day of the push. On a frctt < some six miles, between Martirpich which is about half-a-mil. :1st of the Ba- paume road-ant (ambles, we have stormed the Gemn positions to a depth of more thna mile. Morval -—not two miles from the great I national road to^Q'orme which the French cut sotitlol Raneourt-s in our hands, and ) h Lesboeufs, an- other village diaied by the Gen eral to be of cisiderable military importance. Cnbles is thus prac- tically cut off i>m communication I with the Gennt main body. One little road only inaiaed open to it, and this, alreadjommanded by the fire of both litish and French artillery, is now i impossible means of transit. I The French ke up the tale (if success. Ranurt, a hamlet on the Peronne ro., has fallen, and, most significannews of all, our Allies are at tkoutskiirts of Fregi- court, which li on the only road hitherto open tthe Germans in Combles. Tht3 is a ring of fire around that fonss now, and it can- not long withstd siege. It was a great day, givirga-ins of the utmost importance, la very rough guess, we have now, ace July 1st, bitt-en between nine fd ten miles into the German posit;s. 'I Figures whethey run to millions convey little tche ii-ilnd in the way of reality, but -cre. is an impressive- ness about Le estimate which! comes to us fra a correspondent at the front thatvill move ub almost to awe. He irnes to the conclu- sion that th&otal expenditure in the last 80 da:, on the part of both Germans ancourselves, has been between 20,0',000 and 25,000,000 rounds of adil-v ammunition. This figure inelud. shells of all sizes, from those ordinary field guns to those fired b large guns and huge howitzers—g shells, tear shells, incendiary shls, shrapnel, and high explosive of .cry description. To these have the added many hun- dreds of thounds of trench-mortar projectiles, lllions of bombs and hand and rifigrenades, and untold millions of lie and machine-guu ammunition. Little vvorBr. then, that there is an increasingisposition in Germany to ask: liowlong can this lighting go on? Ho-long? Under the re- assuring msages of the military experts wheevrite for the comfort of the Germi people, it is not hard I to detect theiote of anxiety. "That they [the Etente] will only desist when their ea" masses of ammu- nition are xhausted, and when threatening ;aps are made in the gigantic sullies of men that are available f' the Entente," says Major Ends, of the Frankfurter Zeitung 4 Sept. 17th, "is a natural resit of the enemy's plan of campaign, ad that a very long time will be' retired for this is clear from the ftt that we are fighting aguinst thenunition factories of the whole worl" There was a time when the 'erman military writers asked the iavens and the neutrals to wonderrvith them why it was that the Aies did nJr realise that tbey wereilready defeated. Now the tune canges. The fact that we are iaot)eaten is the cold com- fort oSerecto-day, is a very great success. I I Foot byEoot the writers, as well as the Grman armies on the Somme, ai being driven out of their defences. First they said that the Allies' offasive had been definitely broken. Ten, when they could not hide the fct that it was still going I on, they sid the advance was being made at a ost out of all proportion to the gaits. Contemplation of their fearful loses, the knowledge that nearly fory German divisions have been shatered, made them review and revise'hat theory; they saw that it was pet of the Allied plan not only to wn ground but to exhaust their antgonists. The latest line of policy is o declare (as the Kreuz Zeitung did a week ago) that the three villges of Courcelette, Martin- puich, art Flers belonged to a line which Hag originally hoped to reach in four dys. What Sir Douglas I-Iaig expeted to do only he and a few of hi staff knew. But we are awa-re, a: a matter of fact, that the advances of August were so far In front of ecpectation that the special military naps prepared at head- quarters for the officers concerned in the fghting did not show the points tONhich we penetrated. The men pushed further than the Staff who desgned the maps believed they coud—they found themselves beyond tie maps! So much for the German theory of British disap- pointment. We hrve won 33 square miles of land in 30 days—a. wonderful feat when we consider that that ground was covered by 300 to 400 miles of trenches The future is veiled, and rash is tie man who predicts. We do not kiow what further opposition the enony has organised; only we know that not until the line of the Rhine can he have such powerful defences in our way. Three great obstacles are immediately before us —Thiepval, Combles, and Peronne. The second has almost gone. After these It may be that we shall have the Germans in our hands then; it may be that further difficul- ties will reveal themselves. But one tremendously significant fact is mentioned by the "Times corres- pondent. A map has recently been found upon a captured officer, issued by the German Great General Staff, on which are marked 11 points which were indicated as vital spots which must on no account be cap- tured while one man lived to defend them. Of the 11 vital spots all arc now in cur hands, except those out- side the scope of this battle for the ridge. The others we hold. There are some lines m the Iliad which bear as strikingly upon the modem situation ;n Greece as they applied to the great days of which Homer sang, when Greece was in its glory: 0, lasting shame [Atrides said] in every future age! Once great in arms, the common scorn we grow. The lines come to the mind in con- junction with the report that the King has gone to his palace at Tatoi, where he still essays to balk the will of the people he is supposed to lead. We can entertain no more illusions as to where the King stands. He stands bound at the war-chariot of his brother-in-law, and the work of his court is to stem the tide of an- tagonism to the Central Powers. The German papers, always act- ing under orders, let us know "vhat role Constantine plays in the diplo- matic game. The King, the soul of honour, whose one ambition is the greatness of his country," says one journal. Plenty of soothing oint- ment is served out to him as long as he manages to hold out. What will happen in the course of next week no one can say. The Court, Gov- ernment, and military circles," an Athens correspondent says, are still hoping against hope that within a month Rumania will be crushed." That hope will fail them. And with- in the month they will probably find that the people of Greece wilt tnem- selves find a sol ution of the problem. Little importance need be attached to the offer of the Cabinet to turn out the declared opponents of the Entente. The whole Cabinet, the creation of the King, is suspect. If Greece is to take its place among the great nations, it rests with the people themselves to find salvation. M. Venizelos's latest move is full of promise.