The Cambria Daily Leader

N.U.R. MEN IN TOWN.! jL??'??IL?? &wA.&?&? ja.&n &??y ?T r??t.?j -——————————— i Delegate Meeting at Unity House. DECISION: RETURN TO WORK LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. h Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.F., arrived in J London iliis afternoon, and proceeded to .J Unity House to attend a meeting of his Union, which is taking place there. Mr. Thomas informed an Exe.haiijre Telegraph I c-orresPo!i(lent: I am glad the whole thing is over, and I believe the nation Las been saved from a grave crisis." Asked if he had reconsidered his de- cision to resign hs secretaryship, Mr. Thoma sreplied: "Xo; that decision is final." At this special meeting of the dele- gates of the National Union of Railway- nien, held at Unify H()u'õ this after- noon, the following resolution was parsed:— This special general meeting strongly advises all members to return to work and to carry out the decision of last week. i This solution was come to after the > matter had been informally discussed. THE SWANSEA MEETING. The railway-strike in South Wales col- lapsed on Wednesday night, and on Thurs- day morning the men had returned to work. When the local N.U.I?, and the Asso- 5 ciated men assembled at the Central Hall, Swansea, for their joint ineetins on '.Wednesday night, a telegram v..a.rea<l -from rL J. Bromley, secretary of th* 'A.S.L.E. & F., touched in the following terms: » ç, All men to return to work imme- diatelv, strike having been settled at Cardiff. Gavernment guarantees, that no man shall be victimisfd." This mandate was accepted as the in- evitable by the strikers, and thus ended i a short-lived strike that has been, in all t probability, the most unpopular in the ler.iials of British labour troubles. i TRAINS RUNNING LAST NIGHT? 1 :1'hè decision of the in a Sis ffiTSffW J? Cardiff (to which delegates from S wansea and elsewhere had been appointed) was that the men should return to work forth- with, and there was in many eases. an »:.i.nstant response. Trains were running into Victoria. Swansea (1,. & JS.W.) on Wednesday night, and by Thursday morn- ing things were normal on the Midland, J-ondon and North Western, and Rhon- dda and Swansea Bay Railways. The position on the local branches of the Great Western.on Thursday morning is that all the local men are back at their duties, hut that there is some unavoidable dis- location. This is due to the fact that Vain« havc fTannine: down line that -<L?.?, 'been able to make the return 'j?urn?y. while 2001s tran have come ?&B? thet had to be cleared before ?,ve' cAn hope to set back to the normal state iftf things. INEVITABLE DELAYS. Great Western travellers must there- fore expect some delays, but the usual pffioient grsj,sp of the situation is being shown, and within a day, or two things anay be expected to have resumed the everyday aspect.. Among the delays aro those affecting j trains to Swansea from Carmarthen and ■Neath. ^DISLOCATION OF COAL TRADE. I "• Information from the central office of the S^uth Wales Miners' Federation (writes our mining correspondent), goes to indicate widespread shortage of coal trucks in the various colliery districts, owing to the railway stride. r. D. R. Grenfell, the agent of the WMtcrn District of miners, in conversa- tmn with tho minir? corr?spoadpnt of th? Cambria Dai!y Leader on Thursday 'morning, said that although th?rn??-i?y t-trike was over. the effect upon tns col- Jierjes. and consequently upon 'the 1:in8 in his area, was worse than on the pre- vious day. A considerable number of p:ts Tmd been kept going on Wednesday. The shortage of t rucks, of course, was aoeevi- hated on Thursday, and ho estimated ■ thai about one-half the collieries in the VT<»«tern District, therefore, were now i-lle. The resumption of work hy tin jail way dmmy would quickly restore matters, to the, normal state, however. EFFECT ON MINERS' -BALLOT, .1 One of the indirect effects of the rail- -t-ay strike is-reported from the office of I the Anthracite Minefs' Association for \lYest Walcc. Krorn Caerhryn Collit-rv, Mear Ammanford. Mr. David Morgan, the Seueral secretary, on Thursday morning ??<:aivpd a letter as!<iu? i&? periui?'on to Ff?st?)?? the taking Qf the ba,l?t for thc electi? of district treasurer. It will Le ¡ a+L 'district meeting ?371-'Ml"nal)c-f,,i tl;ot at the di,,jtri4(:L- Mnne for pjeciinn a new treasurer, or sèl!I cessor to the late Mr. J. D. Mcrgau. f ?vannca?urwcn. and that there were 14 cantates fhe running. As the CQ'I Iien, es !n ).?? p?cM. were idle thrnuxh t? raH?ay strike, it was difficult, if not i. mpossi.bly to get trl! Workm<:ll tü:ether.\ Ecsce the Caerbryn amlkatioll. 7 n a i 3.000 TROOPS AT NEWPORT. I The ^termination oi the War Cabinet to carry on the railways in spite of the strikers was ehown on Wednesday bv the arrival at Newport of 3.000 of the'City of lJOndon and Post Office Rifles. They were fully equipped for foreign service, and are understood to have been diverted to Newport to' await orders in connection "With the strike. They were received with cheers lw the Newport4 to-wns'olk, who euppliexi them with refreshments. LLANELLY DECISION. j A ?ti? of Ll^eHy strike this mcrn. '?ng ??d ?)?ut three hours, and at the <?.. tba fo???;ng r?sotuii?n, fi?r?) hv "?'"? (?airman) and S. H. Danes V^SVdo(1 to the That t? ?tinx ot Man?ly railwaymen re- Jucta?y accept t]? (i of tl)?? South ?a?aMQ Mouiu???j?j-e C?UDcil of the !IT.R.and A..S.L? and F- and advise the af to return ? ?,??. duties and r- port themselves for dut in one hv. That we. i-ilwaymeai of f jil v. deplore tho fa(.t that men at other stations are resuming work. We tltat we resume work forthwith not on the advice of general secreta— but on the promise 0f the sliding scale bein, pH t into operation at once, and that something he done nt (It\('e for pensioners and sol- aii d so, diers and sailors'' dependents." THE NEATH OUTLOOK. Te?p?on?? at 10.30 cn Thursday D?niing, our Neath rppr?;€ntative etat?s thM he loc?mptiv? in?n have not l' "Jf. "-)' returned to 'work. A meeting is in pro- gress at the hea dquarters of the branch. Tliere is a decided improvement in the main line service, and to-day trains are running on the Rhondda and Swansea. Bay Railway and the Port 'lalbot Rail- way. Collieries in the valley are still idle, but some of the works in the neighbour- hood commenced at full pressure this morning. It is probable that mineral trafii6 will be resumed on ille Vale of Neath to-day, together with the restricted passenger service. Telephoning later from Neath cur re- presentative says:—When the meeting terminated at one o'clock it was stated that the men would return to work either at. six or twelve to-night, but in-the mean- time they were going to consult the dele- gates on their return. ANTHRACITE PITS IDLE. Mr. J. D. Morgan, chief agent of the Anthracite district of minors, when asked on Thursday morning what the position of the miners in his district was, j said he had not yet heard from all the I collieries, but the majority were un- j doubtodJy idle to-day throuh shortage of trucks, so that, out of over lfi.OOO miners, probably 12,000 or more, were out of work in co.o&souenco of the railway sirike. The resumption of work by the railway- men would gradually bring an illlPrO\.e-1 ment, of course, but hc?v far the local I. diffi.edh£s at Neath and Lh'.llymight affect the men in those areas he, of course, could not say, as yet. AMMAN VALLEY MEN BACK. I All rai!way men in Ammanford and the Amman Valley have returned to w?ik, and the pa?enger service lias much im- ,ijid tlle pal4se proved. The majority Of the coIIieriM ar(?. how- ever, idle by r&ason of the diniculty in getting empty wagons, and th? removal ^,Jit>s-a,,thai are, filled. "UNDER PROTEST." I I Carmarthen locomotive men at mid-day I on Thursday decided to resume, work im- I mediately, but under protest. "A DISGRACEFUL BUSINESS." I In a passing allusion to the railway strike, Mr. Win. James at the Kilvrough sale, described it as a disgraceful busi- ness. There 'wasKIIl'et.hing wrong with the hearts of .the people responsible. For- tunately. the country as a whole was all right, and these people had found there was no sympathy with them in any quarter, and so they had gone back.

ALLENBY'S COUP. r 40,000 Prisoners; 265 Guns. PRESS BUREAU, Wednesday. The War Office announces:— East of the Jordan our troops in pursuit of the nellly retreating in this direction are approaching Amman (30 miles north- east of Jerusalem). North of this ctation important demoli- tions on the railway have been effected by the Arab forces. Other Arab forces are pressing the enemy retiring northwards from Maan (north-east of the Dead Sea). The total number of prisoners has in- (Sfeased to over 40,000, whilst no less than 2t;5 guns havetbeen taken. THIRD TURKISH ARMY. I The 2(^5 guns captured represent practi- cally the whole, if not the whole, of the guns of the two enemy armies west of the Jordan. The Turks east of the Jordan are broken into bo sections, both of which are cut off from their base at Damascus. At their centre between Derna and Maan the Turks are threatened by the British advance on Amman and their position is critical. It is doubtful if they will es- cape as a force of any fighting strength. The Arabs have captured the station of Jerdun, three miles north of Maan. An- ¡ other Turkish force is between Maan and Medina, which has been blockaded by the Arabs for 18 months.

TO-DA V'S NEfVS iN BRIEF I did nut run fr?m Swansea on Th"rs'!ay. William Collin. dipchar?rd lust week from the Army, was on Wednesday killed by a wagon at Tredegar. Mon. Retailers of horse meat are to be regis- tered and slauahterers and dealers li- censed. For having sold bread otherwise than by weight, -Elizat)etil Yeandle, baker, was ancd 20s. at Swansea on Thursday. While a pipe of port was being un- loaded outside a Feliixtowe hotel it buret, and n bout £ 250 worth of wine ran into the gutter. Discharged eoldiers at St. John's Hos- nIbl, Porthcawl, pa.-sod a resolution that the railway strike is against the int?rt?ts of the- najjon." Mr. Dicks, of < iwann-me-Gurw«n. a for Neath nivision. speaking at Skcwen on Wednes- day evening, imlulgrd in an harangue ■•.gainst the Press.' Mr. Wm Wir'n?. r?n?rf'?t.in?- ?c'ad.*St. Thama?. a?p?a?- t'? the ratp- p?ycrs to T?t:irn men of i?t?n'ftu!)l and bu",ins a^ilitv to. the Council. In misting thp p?if? of Kaa ?rom #. to ,1. 4d. per 1.000 the (iii-ret-oi-, of the South Metropolitan Gas Comnary declare that 1ig-h pHces mean low dividend*. "Our boy« will have died in vain if. after thp war. we o 11<1(:1, to 131 hours' drink-selling a day in London." ?d the i d:i, ;21 -d flie -)I Tondon at, 11?ill. of Finchley. celebrated tiftieth y<*ar in Holy Orders by prear ng the sermon he- rravo on the Sunda.y io.iorang his ordina- Lion. On. Thursday, at Swansea, Mary Ann -T-nii?R summoned Ivatherine Brown for .Tones sun]mon'' d Knt h crtne Bro?n for ab'?ivp language. Ikth complainant and defendant • were bound over to keep the peace.. • Pontardulais raihvaymen acted the true patriot tjlrr)iirhoiit tlit, ;iid late-on Tuesday evening passed a resolution to reraaai in." On Thurfday morning ail !'sections were at • Swansea's war bond contributions last* week totalled only J2rt,345—a tremendous decrease c'n the previous week's < £ 368.745. Tlie town's total for ol weeks is Æ:t.{.j9.:?05, the weekly quota asked for is c £ 63.050. Charles William Tidmas (,32). engineer, :-on of a Nottingham magi -frat^ was at Nottingham ordered to forfeit his recog- nis'uMces- of jtlOc or go to y:i>on, for a month for f¡.ii irw to surrender to a charKO. •if hein^ an ab?.entefj. r J a nvs Campbell, the Trih Lord Chancellor, paid in Dublin un Wednesday I that the Irish would oni^ 'h've themselves to blame if on failing to vais? 50.000 men voluntarilv they found themselves up against conscription. We have received a great number of letters regarding the strike; but no pur- pose would be served by their pubhc' tionn?'. The general tcne is that of ír. W., H.. W:iUn"s letter: "I am an old railwayman, and because of that I ¡ feel ashamed of the strikers." At a gathering at the Public Hall, Llan- dilo, Gunner Hodges, who has been awarded th» Military Medal, has been presented with a silver watch and chain by Conncillor-A. E. Harries, chairmaa of the Urban Council, on behalf of the Welcome Committee. Before he joined up as a reservist in August, 19*4. Gunner Ho-dges was in the Carmarthenshire Con- ^tabularS, and was stationed at Llandilo. t J .•• *•

OUR TERRIBLE TANKS REASONS FOR CERMAN DISASTER LUDEMDORFF S CAHDOUR (From the Pms? Atsociation's Special Correspondent with the French Army). FRANCE, September 25 (Received Thursday). In a confidential order dated August 11, f.vplainmg tdie reasons for the defeat of the Second German Army under General von der Marwitz, General Ludendorlf admits both the doieat and its causes with a candour which deserts him in his communiques. Writing three days after the rupture of the. German front on the Avre, General Ludendorff eayc, that the stall' report on the disaster Jiad shown that it was attributable to three causes. Firstly, the troops allowed themsel ves to be surprised by a mass attack of Tanks. and lost all cohesion when the Tanks suddenly appeared before them, having broken through under cover of mist, both natural and artificial. Secondly, the de- fensive organisations, both in the first line and in tlie^rear, wore insufficient to permit of a systematic defence. Thirdly, the reserves of artillery, wdikdi the army command was able to send forward witii its reserves in men, were utterly insuffi- cient to organise a fresh resistance aftar the Franco-British iinanti^ together with their Tanks, had broken through. WEAPONS AGAINST TANKS. Th.erexuic, the Otuerui process, a mucii fciiarper watcii llillbt Ue Kept in future by ail the means u&cd in tile war Oil the enemy's movements, in order 1..0 eliminate the lactur of surprise. The fcatcii must be especially keen at dawn, because surprise attacks art generally launched a that hour, nanioiy, when after the strain ot the night men's nerves ana muscles relax. J As a weapon ii^ainst rants, Ucneiul Ludendortt con- tinues, pre|>ared ciefences of the ground must play a larger part than ever, ami the aversion of tue men to picK. and sliovel must be overcome at all hazards., This is the point on which General JLudendortf insists at considerabl e length. He ad- mits however, that digging-in in the frOllt line, under the guns oi a vigilant enemy, is necessarily a slow ana dangerous busi- ness, but all commanders, lw urges, must nee that as mucli as possible is done in this direction. Aaithcr tyacr, away from the enemy's guns, there lllUst bt abundant fortifications. Villages, farms, woods and loads must be wired and organi^d for defence; especially must there be defences vgainst General Ludendorlf finds it absolutely inadmissible that tlie '(.inks having penetrated into OUT ad- -vanced lines, wicilout metin with ob- stacles' or resistance, should be able to push on along the roads, or beside themj for miles." This remark evidently reterj> to what happened on August Sth. V THe LAS. MAN." General l^uden-uorh continuing, gays:— /t?H prinCIple mat a body, 01 troops, ?,e pri Cli)ie ti)al a 6LPUY- -ii trouls, ground, umcss otnerv.ise ordered* to the uist man and the Jast cartridge, seenio to have li:1:llll into oljinion." -Llle envelop- ing enemy, he arguos, must be enveloped lu I lid th$ pumts whenc he aiis hi'oKen through* mast he barred. ihe breach or tho German line o,}"" isolated '<111; allJ actachments or cavalry/' ü-ell- eral Ludendurfl cousiders, is iiot a suffi- cient reason for a rtiment, it the in- truders can be disposed of by a proper manipulation ot Ult reserves. but he continues.- A large proportion or otrr troops tight unskilfully against Tanks. A Tarli ij an easy prey for artillery of ail ^fibres, an vsit-ntial condition, how- ever, is that a part of the held artiiierv. &iiould. not be emolaced m Tortitied posi- tions in which it is impossible for c\erv 2\;n to fire in any direction; but it should U" so posted that it can repel an attack by Tanks as if it were a Rivalry attack,, that is to yay, that the guns should be in the open or on the edge of a wood, with -a terrestrial observation post close by. Artillery of other .calibres should take measures to enable their batteries to tie- fend themselves against Tanks. Further, cmgle guns must be posted several thou- sand yard-s behind the main line of resis- tance, nt particularly 'important points. such as exits irojii villages, the business of'these guns being to destroy, by sudder lire and at short range, any Tanks wliic-1: may have succeeded in breaking through

AMERICA S DEAD. Americans who- lose their lives 01 trio European battle-grounds, write- Repter's New "i oi k correspondent, wil b-c buried there cnly temporarily v. here identification is possible th, bodies will be placed in marked grave- to be taken up when the war is over an, brought home.

[ STRIKE PAY ILLEGAL. j Mr. Justice Salter, sitting in Chambei on Wednesday, granted, on the applic; tion of the Board of Trade, an interii injunction till next Tuesday proh'Tbitin the National Lilian of Railwaymen an I the Amalgamated Society of Loconioth | Engineers and Firemen from payir strike pay to any of their members.

PIANO WANTED. Needs of Swansea Bit Cadge Concer Party. The concert paity of the Swans- FEderation of Discharged Sailors ai Soldiers are in need of a piano. < Wednesday an anonymous donor call upon the eccretary of the branch, 3d I W. T. Francis, at the offices in Cast street, and left three guineas towar buying one, and on ThursSay a cheti for a similar amount was received fri Sir John T. D. Llewelyn. More needed, of course.

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TORE LADY'S BLOUSE. J Carrol Byrne, sailor, was charged at Swansea on Tliursday with having been drunk and disorderly, and also with damaging a lady's'blouse. Mrs. Elizabeth Casey said she opened her door and defendant walked in and sat down. I-ie-tlieii knocked out a candle and so put the place in darkness. Her husband eventually got defendant- out; then he was found with the torn blouse in his haod SJu> had never seen (fefen- • dan( before. Jrü was jfined 20s. and 'ordered to pa" Jíh., thB ccst of the blonse. ——

SWANSEA G.W.R. STAFF. ) Enormous Difficulties Surmounted I During Strike. During the strike pilled the authori- ties'at (treat Western Railway, had enor- mous diiffcult es to contend with, and no people could have done better ur^ler the trying c:ream*s.tancf>s. The divii&md Superintendent, Mr. Fortune, and the 8tatloll master (Mr..Hemni'Inn's) worked hard, and all thnt could be etotio v. a«- very promptly and efficiently attended to by each of these gentlemen concerned. The pubJic owe them a debt of gratitude, which we are sure thev%will not be "hw to forget.

ALLEGED "CAMOUFLAGE." The Transport Bo-ml at Swansea has pas.-?rl a resolution calling attention to the abuse of p'etrol jn the local areas by owners of private cars, and requesting rigid adherence to the letter -of the i-e- gnlatioris. Between two and three hundred appli- cations were received for pttrol permits for tho ensuing four months, and after a long hearing the niajoiivt wore reasonably reduced and here and there incrr-sd. "Camouflage" hvrogl.vphics 10 a number of eases were refcrrrd to.

All inquest is to be held concerning the deat i of Olive MvViel Griffiths, 150. Vin- cent-street, Swansea, 'aged eight weeks, who died ori Thursday. L~> the aiffliation case. Cecilia (fr-iffiths v. William Davjes, Mr..David Seline prosecuting, Mr. Edward Harris defend- ing (part heard last week), the magistrates at Swansea on Thursday ordered the pay- ment ÐÃ 5f. per IN- n!4

NEW ATTACK TO-DAY. -0 I BY FRANCO AMERICAN I FORCES. I Further British Gains. I TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. i Between the Ailette and the Aisne the ] enemy renewed his attacks at the do-so of the day in the region of Allemont LaSiiux Min. .He succcdt'd at the latter point in penetrating mto our Imc", but an ?nor- gotic reply by our troops restored the Further so?th we cxt'nded cur gains cast of Sancy, a?d took somepriscners. This morning, at 5 o'clock, the French attacked on the Champagne front in liason with the American Army operating Turther to the east. TO-DAYS BRITISH OFFICIAJ-.I GENERAL HEADQ UAP.TERS, IKAiNCE, Inumlay, lu.8 a.m. Local operations were continued by s -successfully yesterday afternoon and during the night nortii-eayt of cit. Quen- till. English troops have made progress and have captured certain strongly detended localities in the neighbourhood of Selenoy and Gricourt, togetner with a number of prisoners, In addition to the counter attacks al- n'ady re?rtpd, which were launched OJ the enemy ye&terday north-west of ]?':ayei, Ins troops alGJ twice attacked onr posi- tions north of Gricourt. The?e attacks also were unsuccessful. Succe.isfal minor operation was carried out yesterday by English troops north- west of La Bassee. As a result our line was advanced and over 100 prisoners taken. A counter-attack launched by the enemy in this locality during the night was i-e- .pulsed, leaving several prisoners in our hamls. We improved our positions slightly yes- terday and during, the night north-west of' Armenfieres, and in patrol encounters and raids between Armentieres and Ypres -P'h.>rl eeverar prisoners. _L,- BRITISH AIR OFFICIAL. France, Wednesday, 8.3 p.m.—In fine but cloudy weather ojur squadrons carried out a great deal of useful work on Sep- tember 21th. Over 2,000 photographs were taken, and our reconnaissance machines covered a wide area both. by day and uight. I Observation for our artillery was given as usual by our acroplanes and balloons,- which reported much damage in enemy battery positions as the result of our fire. Twelve and a half tons of bombs were dropped in the 24 hours, two German aero- dromes and several railway junctions be- ¡¡ heavily attacked. There was much aerial fighting, in the course of which 31 hostile machines were destroyed, together with eight balloons. Twenty-two hostile machines were driven down out of control Our missing machines number ten. LAST NIGH-T'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. I'KAACE, Wednesday, 8.3 p.m. Sharp local fighting took place this morning in the neighbourhood of Selency (two miles east of St. Quentin), which has been captured by our t'roops, together with several prisoners. During the morning the enemy launched tivo counter-attacks against our positions. During the night our troops repulsed a hostile raiding party east of laehy. • Early this morning a strong party of enemy entered ono of our posts in the I neighbourhood (Ii Moeuvres, but was oiected by. our counter-attack. LAST NIGHT'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. I ijK.?CR. Wednesday, 11 p.m. I In th« region west of St. Quentin m?ll,? enemy in the course of the afternoon at- tempted to tJFOW us back from Dallon Ridge. All his attempts were repulsed. I Between the Ailettand the Aisne the day was marked by violent enemy reac- tions on the plateau of Morsv Farm and in the region north of Allemont, where stubborn iiirlifir>j,' took place all dp-r, la spite-of his ;e;>aiod efforts the enemy did not -succeed n capturing any of our gains of the preceding day. He suffered heavy loss and left some prisoners in our hands. On the rest of the front .there is nothing to report. AMERICAN OFFICIAL. ] FRANCE, Wednesday. I The day passed quietly in the sectors occupied by our troopif.

AUGUST L0S2ES,. More British Ships Sunk Than Built, The August sinkings #f British mer- chant vessels wero fi,123 tons less than in i-*o l ]oWin,g? 4 July. The following, is a comparison in gross .tons with the output, of new ships from yards in the United Kingdom:— New I Sinkings. Ships. Deficit. August 176,401 124,675 51.726 Eight Months 1,681,876 1,029,869 652,007 Tonnage lost by British Allies and neutrals: Aug. July. Int. or Dec. British 176,491 182.524 Dec. 6.123 Allied & Neutral 151,275 141,248 Inc.10.027 Total world 527,676 323,772 Inc. 3,904 TÜø Admiralty state that if British losses from enemy action alone are con- sidered August is better than any month since September 191G. Tlie average monthly British > sinkings for the eight months ending. August were 210,234 tons, and the average output 128,733 tqns— an average monthly deficit of 81,501 tons.

Lieut. Percy Hay, M.M., eon of Mr. j George Hay, Aylesbury-road, Swansea, has been wounded. ? ?. 

OVER MLCAMAN BORDER i i British Troops On Enemy Soil. I Sofia In "State of Siege." LOXDOX, Thursday Afternoon. War Office announcement:— • Yesterday British troops entered Bulgaria opposite Kosztnna. j ROUTED BULGARS. j Fired on by Germans. TO-DAY'S SERBIAN OFFICIAL. PKESS BUREAU, Thursday, On the 2tth Serbian troops made very important successes on the left bank of the Vardnr. They reached Kbiva La Karitea and the immediate neighbour- hood of Isliti.p. We captured a Bulgarian colonel and a considerable umher of prisoners, four howitzers, and thre? mountain guns. We tock Gradsko Station which was defended by Germans, and where there was an enormoue quantity of material, induding mostly heavy guns. On the Prilep-Veles road we ob- tained important results near Izvor, and are pursuing, tile completely routed enemy. We took a complete battery and also a German machine gun section. The Germans are firing on the re- treating Bulgarians. The Germans are burning t eir depots, and the fires have spread to a hospital where ever 100 men were burnt. I CAVALRY ADVANCE 15 MiLESi SALONIKA, Wednesday (received Thursday) The Serbs have captured the very im-! poi.-ta,,it position of Popadija to tTIe south- east of Babuna. Mountain Serbian in- fantry -have readied lavor, and are ing with the Bulgarians and German rearguard near the Bregalmisa. Serbian cavalry advanced about 15 miles towards ) Ishtip, and captured two batteries, a colonel and many prisoner, The German I and Jiulgarian reinforced troops made great sacrifices- in their attempts to im- j ped the Serbian advance.—Press As- j eociation. ———— 11M —— BULGARIAN CAPITAL. I State of Siege Proclaimed. PARIS, Thursday. A Tonmal telegram from Zurich says that according to German news- papers a state of siege has been pro- claimed at Sofia. No one is allowed in the struts after 8 o'clock at niglit. The papers appeal to the army and the people to remain calm in this hour of extreme danger. The Council of Ministers sits permanently A new political cri-lt is expected, as well as a complete change in Bulgarian foreign policy. A regency by Prince Boris is also mentioned. King Fer- dinand is in daily communication with his generals. Peace demonstrations have taken place in Sofiti on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. The German Government is anxious at the state of affairs.—Exchange.

-0- "LEADER" AND STRIKE UPSET. I I -——   ———— I Three. Days' Ordeal and Its i I Surmounting. j The Cambria Daily Leader," in com- mon with other journals, has had to over- come many extraordinary difficulties dm-,I ing the last three days, but we are glad to be able to say that, so successful have been the emergency arrangements devised j by our publishing department, that the normal supplies of Leaders were for-' warded to and secured by our agents in t!1e districts outside the town almost with- out exception. The Pembrokeshire sup- plies. were- interfered with, and north of Llandilo* we have received notification that some of the parcels were delayed. For the delivery of newspapers east- ward to Taibach, westward to Burryport, and indeed to all centres within a radius Qf tliirty miles of Swansea, we had to make arrangements for transport inde- pendently of the railways, and we are I happy to know that these were effective in keeping the districts acquainted with the fullest and latest news of the situa- tion. Lact Leader," contain- ing news of the settlement, had an extra- ordinary large sale.

RUNAWAY PONY. Exciting I nci-itentln a Swansea 11 Slrtet. A pony attached to a trap in-Orchard- street, Swansea, on Wednesday suddenly took fright flrtd galloped along Walerloo- street. WheJl near Park-street it col- lided with a ulonke, pnd cart, and- then with a large' plate glass window belonging to Messrs. Morgan ufd Jenkins, hahcr- dashers. The driver of the donkey sus- tained a slight cut on his head, while I the window was smffshed and the. trap I badly damaged. N

BREST PEACE CONDEMNED. Copenhagen, Tuesday (received Wed- nesday.) .-—Speaking in the Reichstag, llerr Sfeheidemann, after declaring that all pnemy. hopes of. crushing German y would prove ilhlr, condemned the Brost-Litovsk peace and the dismissal of Kuelhniann, and said that that tort of I. thin? could contiTm? no jonger.' Tt?must ? C01)fN.r1 ?h?- T.'t'Jcif;?? r?!*?. p'? Ht?!'M*?. T)t"T <?.jf<<t t??xvc and differently regarding Belgium, Iwhile the f ibmarine war had I brewgbt Jhuprifa in against them.

MR. R. M, LEWIS. ¡ MR. R._ LE\YIS. Buiial at Brechfa. The funeral of the late Mr. "Richard i Morris Lew's t'Xik place on Wednesday, leaving tne recr'denfe, Richmond Villas, about 8.30 for Hight-street Station, en rmde for Brechfa, Carmarthenshire. The following attendefl: nrd Mrs. Moms I'Abergwiti). Mi?s~ M<ur<«. )1 j,s K. Morris, Miw M. Morris. Mr. P. Pavies (Ponygraig). Mr. J. Morris (Gwydd Fagat- wr). Mr. Arthur James (.solicitor), Mr. H. Howells, J.P. (Carmarthen), Mr. W. iI. Jones, Mr. Thoma-t Jones. J.P., Mr. T. T.?-, lq. J.P. (Hiarh Sher.iff of Carmarthen!. Dr. Timothy (Nantn-aredig). Mr. David j Arthur and Mr. William Evans (Aber- Mr. 'and trn. Griffiths (Ix>ndcn House, Gwernogle), tjuaner Davits (Aus- tralian Field Force). Mr. and Mrc. Fen Evans (Own*tod Abbot, Pencader). Me-*rs. t O'Farrell, P-oulton and Mathson (repre- senting the Inland Revenue), Pr <f. J. O. Stevens (Carmarthen), Dr. /aug-han Thomas, Revs. Eurof Walters and Ior- we;th Daviios. At the Methodist Chapel. was well filled with a bo-t of the deceased old friends, a touching tribute was paid to the decerned by tie Rev. T. Sinclair itnd afterward ? the in ferment took place at the Pari-,It Church, Brechfa. where the Vicir officiated. 'J'he Revs. Penar Griffiths. I). M. Dr.vie« Waldo Lewis. Dyfnalli Owen and E. Da vies, Mr. Lleufer Thomas. 1Ir. J. 1). William, Dr. Glanville Morris,, and severa l others 'Wpr unable to he present owing to the railway dislocation. The funeral arrangements were earned out by Messrs. D. C. Jones and Son, Cas- i tlquare. I

BOMBING RAIDS. I —————— x German Aerodromes Attacked. I LONDON, Thursday. The Secretary of the Air Force in France reports that on the 23th inst. our squadrons attacked the enemy aerodromes at Buhl witlt. good results." Fires were seen on and near the hangars. All our. machines- returned. One squadron attacked KaiserslanEa bursts. being observed near the station. Our. machines were attacked on the re- | turn journey by a larg:1 num ber of enemy aircraft. After protracted fight- I ing two enemy machines vlerc, destroyed, j Three of aiir have not been located.'—I'w»- Association.

GOWER ESTATE. I Kilvrough Property Under I the Hammer. | Further outlying portions of the Kil- vrough estate were offered Wi the Hotel Cameron, Swansea, on ThurSay,'by Mr. Wm. James (Messrs. James & James, F.A.I.I, when teh lots offered included Rishopston Farm and. Knapp Farm. Bihopston; the important property known as the Norton Luna Works. Mumbles; j and freehold market garden lands, accom- modation fields and building sites at Nor- ton, Mumbles, Langland and Bi 'hopston. There were in a 11 IÚ Jot". Tenants of the properties were present in some numbers but the attendance tell far below that of the previous sale of other properties of the estate, when the total amount of pur- chase money was uenrlv £ -10,000. TJ-lE LOTS. Copyhold ground rent:, at Westcross. ~ecurfd on pairs of villas, realised a bout J3100, .where the ground rent was c4. per lot. That on Nantyrlieos, ground rent ?1' vf?s wId to the occupier, Mr. Bridge- man, for ?ElOO.  i,, i t'ti larg2 g-ir- Ht?a Cdtag", Norton, with larga ?"r- den. wa" sold to Mr. Becr?r =S30.5. OoHshill Farm House, with yard- and premises, at Norton: £500 to Mr. D. H. at -\?-urt on: to 31r. D. -'rj. Gardens, and stable. Norton, rent J-1 lc). Pd.: £1.35 to Mr. Josi-ah Fees. Copyhold ground rent of Slh ."is. ftd. on Hazel wood, Caswell-road: Mr. C. W. Slater (occupier), for £ -140. Ground rent..£G. of Briar-vcod, Caswell- mad: Mr. Slater, c£160. Freehold ground lent: of f:20 on Callen- j ('Dd: and (Myne<x'd.'? C?swel'-road. r- j nrsion v?nfd at ?.200 in'? nn! foM for £ 1.41)0 to Mr. Bowden (for a (dient). Ground rent of per annum on White ) Stone Farm, and duelling house, sold to'! Mr. g'hrt<. Owen for Coltihill limestone- quarries, Norton, j Mumble-?, with foreman's cottage, produc- j ing in an101 10s. per annum, wa- witli-I drawn at 1:1.850. A field of one acre, 13 'perches, part of I Coltshill Farm, rent €2 per annum, sold for tWO to Mr. Josiah Rces Another field of 1 acre. 2 roods, 21* perches, part of Coltshill Farm, appor- tioned rent t'2 to Mr. Holt f(ir SUO: an arable field of about the same size, to Mr. Holt tor £ 190; another ,()f.:1 acrcs to Mr. Woolaeott for £ 270; one of 2 acfes, 2 roods, to Mr. -Woolacott for £ 250; one of I. aero. 2 rood s, 11 perches, to the rame buyer for £ 16(0; one of 21, acres t5 Mr. Price for £ 220: and another of 11 acres to Mr. Alt Sandprf for

AFTER 24 YEARS. At Swansea on Thurfday, Kate Davies snmmoned^her husband, John Hy- Davies for ^israult. She aid he had once nearly strangled her and t-.Fed disgusting langu- age. They had been married 24 years. The husband, however, said his wife was given to drink. The Chairman faid they thought the cose would be best met by a month's adjournment, and in the meantime advi.sfd the wife to give up the drink. As to the husband, they thought be was intemperate in his temperance.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Griffiths, late ,f Rhandirlas," Pontar- dulais. took place on Wednesday after- noon at Goppa C.M. burial ground. The Vicar of Pontardulais, the Rev. Joseph kWls. C.M.. Libanus, and, others officia- ted. The chief mimvners were': Mr. and Mrs. Edward Griffiths, Pistillgwyn; Mr. and Mrs.- John Griffiths, Waungron; r nncl Mrs. T om Goppa Mr. and ;\rr. D. Griffiths. Factory-road; Mr. and Dantwyn; sons and daughters-in-law, •

> MISS YAUBOT BURIED TO-DAY. Mif Talbbt bnned at Margani Abbey tlt4 afternoon. At, the funeral t-he* dsitiiased,ladfs faTourite eong, Bosarir." was (rang. LONGON MEN'S DECISION. Landom, Thureday Afternoon.—A largely«tfende<i iheeting of the mad wio ate cm strike in the Londo-narea waf held this afmmoooo1 at the Royal Qak. wJîèe it .did that.al •bo-uld reswna wwrk to-morrow nxora- Ürg, Tiiia daemon, eayfe tie Exchange Teleg^apS) Co., in effect meane an [ actual tertjtinatjioB of the strikt. I I • I MEAT 3IAEKET Central Market. Thur?Iay.—BFef—?cdcr- ?ta QH3ntityaUotted: "oteh )???. short. En:;líh,Irish, inclndiae Hil'kcntipn? Iiilled? L ç. 61.: imported fro/en hir.l <iunrt^rs. 6d: fee Quarters. 9s 9,d, utton sun- nlies licht. English and Scotch tens, vrct.hcrs. owes, ard imported. 1ú: IAmb- Kcplish S,mteb. Irish and imported. 10s. Veai—Small supplies: Enelish. 8s. Poric Hcaree:' English and imported 1Gs. ad.

I MORRISTON EX-SOLDIERS. A suceesstul gathering under the a pices of the Morriston Branch of tli««ii charged Soldiers and Sailors took place Wednesday night, under the chairm: ship of Councillor Dd. Matthews. The port on the work of the Uranch for ( year was submitted by Mr. D. Davies, a i reports WfOre given by the pensions sec tary. Mr. H. Myrddin Davies, Council D. Mattliews. president of the branch, s Councillor D. J. Davies, vice-preside lie programme was contributed to Messrs. W. J Bowen, Neville Dick Roberts, Darid Harris. Jo-w Dav.i.ek, R.- LathJeen .al}d Dick?. -i-