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GERMANY'S ONSLAUGHT IN I THE…
GERMANY'S ONSLAUGHT IN I THE EAST. I The progress of the German forces in Poland recall those anxious days in September last, when the enemy ap- proached the gates of Paris. It is use- less to attempt to minimise the signifi- cance of the Russian set-back. Even the least imaginative must realise something of the tragedy which is im- plied in the spectacle of the Russian armies falling back, and laying waste us they go vast tracts of unhappy Po- land. Hampered by their inferiority Din artillery and lack of ammunition, they have at every point offered a stub- Lorn and heroic resistance, but even teuperb bravery cannot prevail against .weight of metal. Mistakes in strategy and tactics may have been made. Pro- bably they have been, as they were in East Prussia, and before the fall of Lemberg. On the other hand, the Grand Duke has inflicted immense losses on the adversary, and his power of recu- peration after reverses has been aston- ishing to those who do not know the indomitable spirit of the Russians. To- day, after blows which would have des- troyed the offensive power of some armies, the Russians are undefeated, and they have immense reserves of fighting strength which are unim- paired. Notwithstanding all that has happened, their determination is as higli as ever, and Germany has failed in her attempt to smash the Russian armies, in order that she might trans- fer huge bodies of men to the west. Russia can still fight. and endure, and her valour and endurance will in due time bring victory. Meanwhile it is up to the Allies, and especially to Great Britain, to reduce the handicap under which Russia is labouring, by supplying her deficiency in high ex- plosive shells, and other necessary munitions. In this crisis we all stand or fall together. There must be no more stoppages in mills or mines. An unceasing and increasing production of'armaments and coal is necessary for the safety of the Stnte. Tho require- ments of our Arniios. and those of our Allies, are enormous, and it is upon us, who are free from the invader, thais rests the cluief responsibility for the maintenance of the military machine. For the present, all our national ener- gies and resources must be poured in- to one channel. Compared with the winning of this war, and that at no distant date, nothing else matters. If Russia's power of resistance, though brilliant and stubborn, is unavailing, the effect will speedily be felt in this country. We shall have an infinitely harder task in France and Flanders. The situation, both in the East and 'Vest, is, therefore, a call to every man in these Islands to do his duty, and to do everything he can to carry this gigantic struggle to a successful issue.
BANK HOLIDAY AND THE WAR.
BANK HOLIDAY AND THE WAR. With the August Bank Holiday, which in normal times is the most popular of the "joy days" in England and Wales, we shall have had just upon a year of war. August 4th will be the anniversary of the declaration of War, and on that day the King and Queen, with Queen Alexandra, and members of the Royal Family, together with Cabinet Ministers, and the Lord Mayor and Corporation, will attend a special service at St. Paul's Cathedral. The service will be simple, solemn, and impressive, without State ceremonial. So far from the end of the gigantic struggle being in sight, the task before z7,, the Allies at the begmnng of the second year is clearly as formidable as ever it Little or nothing has been ■accomplished in the West in pushing Lack the enemy from France and Bel- gium, and we cannot view without gitirii, and Nvecanii4)t to Russia, and the strengthened position which the advance into Poland gives the Ger- mans in the East. There, is. of course, the possibility of an econom ic collapse in Germany, for she is wasting away in men and resources much faster thani is the case with the Grand Alliance. is also only with difficulty that she can renew her supplies of raw materials, through devious routes and collecting agencies in Sweden. Den-I mark, and Holland, but no one knows bow long Giermany will be able to pro- secute the war with unabated vigour. It clearly depends upon this country putting forth every effort if-the Allies, and not the Germans, are to force the ?'ar. The pleasure-seeker is not neces- sarily a slacker, but there is evervxN-Iierae?? ? growing conviction that it is not a time for frivolous enjoyment or indul- gence in holidays, if health and fctrenortli permits one to dispense with tw 9
I CORRESPONDENCE. I
CORRESPONDENCE. Tfie EtUor desiieH to mate --at ne does not necessarily euioric tile opinion expressed by Correspondent*. Give mo above all other liberties, the liberty to know, to utcer, and to argue freely, according to couBtqaeuce."—John Milton. THE EARL OF PLYMOUTH AND THE NEW REGISTER. To the Editor of the Barry Dock News." Sir,—I am requested by the Presi- dent of the Local Government Board to make an appeal, through the Press in the County of Glamorgan, to all persons likely to have spare time during the month of "August to offer their services to the Local Authority of their district, namely, the Town Council or the Urban or Rural District Council, for any necessary work in connection with the new Registration Act. Mr. Walter Long adds: With the. aid of such voluntary assistance the Local Authorities should experience no difficulty in getting the Register pre- pared in a prompt and effective man-1 ner. I feel confident that there will be a prompt response from all persons will- ing to offer voluntary service in this direction. I am sure that I may rely on your assistance in giving as much promin- ence as you can to this appeal.—I am, sir, vours faithfully, PLYMOUTH. Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan- shire. L' St. FUgall" s Castle, July 23rd, 1913. AN URGENT APPEAL FOR LITERATURE. To the Editor of the Barry Dock News." Dear Sir.-A Sailor who has just re- turned from Spindau, Germany, begs me to send out literature to the men inj terned there. There are in all about 5,000 iintemeid in the Camp, of whom more than 2,000 are British officers and seamen from, the Merchant Service. They have no work to do, and time hangs very heavily. I may say I have had two other appeals from reliable sources from the same Camp. At the present time we are trying to supply the ships leaving these Docks with literature, some of the Soldiers' Camps, and we have also sent some reading matter to'the Navy. The de- mand far exceeds the supply. I shall be so glad to receive old magazines, novels, illustrated papers, or any other suitable reading matter. The best way to send them is in sacks, by goods, labelled Old Papers." .It would be very kind to pay the Carriage, but even though the carriage was mi pa id. I should be glad to re- ceive them. Thankirfg you in anticipation for publishing this appeal,—I remain, vours. etc.. W. POPHAM IIOSFORT). The Missions to Seamen, Dock Yiew- road, Barry Docks. TREATMENT AT BARRY TOWN HOSPITAL. To the Editor of the Barry Dock News." <Sir,—If is gratifying to note that my complaint has at least fulfilled one pur- pose—that of waking up the hospital staff to a sense of their responsibilities. I hope it is not merely surface repara- tion. I venture to say that if any of the signatories had been rendered a i cripple for life entirely through neg" led, they too, if they had the moral- courage, would be equally loud in their protestations against such treatment. I Perhaps they may in future wish they had adopted the famous policy of "wait and see before appending their signa- tures.—Yours truly. W. PHILLIPS. 20, Glamorgan-street, Barrv. July 27th, 1915. THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS. To the Editor of the" Barry Dock News." Sir,—The Barry Urban District Council summoned me last week for de- lay in notifying the birth of a child. There had been nothing wrong with the child, it has never had a day's ill- ness in its life. As the case was dismissed before any of the details transpired, I feel justified in giving the facts. As far back as 1910, I had reasons for objecting to the way in which the Council was administering the Early Notification of Births' Act," because the untimely visits of the health visi- tors were proving dangerous to my patients. On July 13th, 1910. the mat- ter was brought to a climax by a threa- tening letter being sent to me by Air. Sommerfield, in which he stated that he had been directed by the Council to write me. I was told afterwards that at that time the matter had never been brought before the Council, or the Health Committee, and I think refer-1 ence to the minutes will confirm tha statement, although tlw Health Com- mittee accepted the responsibility later. I wrote a full reply to that letter, with a special request that it should be read before the whole Council, but the Health Committee got. hold of that' letter, and withheld it, although I re-
TENACIOUS RESISTANCE , OF…
TENACIOUS RESISTANCE OF THE RUSSIANS. I STEADY PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES. I I DESPERATE BATTLES IN SIGHT OF WARSAW. I I STONEWALL TENACITY OF THE RUSSION LEGIONS. I FRIDAY. I The Russians with their backs to the Lublin Railway were offerng a tena- cious resistance to the advancing Huns. The decision, which was expected in Petrograd on Thursday night, was still deferred, thanks to the heroism of our Ally. Lfesperaitei battles welre. ftought in Courland. on the Narew and on the Bug, and the Austrians had been thrown back to the west bank. Bv a German advance to Gora Kal- warya, on the Vistula, south-east of Warsaw, the enemy lines formed rather more than half .a ring, at an average distance of eighteen miles from the city. Here the Russians had retired to the entrenched lines of the Vistula for- tress of Ivangorod. A French gain in the direction of Munster, in the Vosges, led to nine de- sperate counter-attacks by the Germans' which two battalions of Chasseurs •without 'Jikld¡ng¡ an inch. Sir Ian Hamilton reported that in Gallipoli. the British line were makng steady progress in consolidating and, I extending tho trenches won, SATURDAY. I Germany claimed to have broken the obstinate Russian resistance, and at several points compelled a retirement in front of the Lublin Railway. Military authorities in Russia said the loss of the railway would not decide the issue, as it wa.s not serving the pur- poses of transport. Our Allies could continue this battle backward to the line Ivangorod-Wlodawa before it would be necessary to fight to a finish. The news on the other sectors of the Eastern front showed little change. Ivangorod was not yet closely besieged. Night sorties were made from the fortress of Novo Georgiewsk, but there was no indication of heavy fighting around Warsaw. The battle near the fortress of Rozan was interpreted as an II intention to cross the Narew, and out- flank Warsaw from the north. Violent fighting continued in the Vosges. The Germans appeared appre- hensive for the fate of Munster, which barred the way to Colmar and the Rhine. It transpired'that in connec- tion with the nine counter-attacks re- ported on Thursday the two Chasseurs Alpine battalions were opposed to five enemy regiments, which suffered con- siderable losses. Friday was the fifth day of the battle for Gorz. The fighting was stern along the 35-mile Isonzo front, but the Italian chief confidently declared success was becoming constantly more apparent. MONDAY. I The attack on Lublin and Cholm front was still unsuccessful, but in the. north the Germans crossed the Narew bet ween Pol tusk and Ostrolenka. The line between Warsaw and Petro- grad was threatened, but the section upon which the enemy was advancing was protected by the River Bug and smaller streams. Berlin asserted that the fortresses of Rozan and Poltusk were" irresistibly stormed." General Mackensen failed to break the Russian line between Lublin and Cholm, and was concentrating at Gru- biezow, 30 miles south-east of Cholm, where, after stubborn battles, he ad- vanced a little. A German victory was claimed near Shavli. In the West the French gained a fresh success in the Ban de Sapt (Vosges). capturing 700 unwounded prisoners. Sir John French reported the repulse of German bomb attacks, and a gain of ground by a mine explosion. An Austrian attack on the Carso, which ended in a veritable rout, was an important repulse. TUESDAY. I The enemy's' advance northward in the East has been checked. The Lub*- lin-Cholm front shows no weakening, and the menace to the flank of the army of Mackensen therefore remains. According to enemy accounts, cross- ing of the Narew has been effected on a front of over 30 miles. Northward, between Roshan and Ostrolenka, at- tempts to cross the river were repulsed. The enemy had no progress upon Ivangorod to report. In the Baltic Provinces, the German cavalry, estimated to be 30,000 strong, was still pushing eastward. Petrograd military experts anticipate the climax of operations as a whole against War- saw will be reached within a fortnight. Save artillery duels and trench-to- trench actions nothing occurred on the fronts in France and Belgium on Sun- day night and Monday. From the Dardanelles it is reported the Turkish positions are being sub- jected to incessant bombardment. Continuing their advance along the Euphrates, the British forces operating in Mesopotamia on Saturday achieved another victory over the Turks. The enemy was again ousted from positions with considerable losses in guns, material, and prisoners, and left 600 dead on the field. The British casual- ties were between 300 and 400. It is unofficially reported that the Italians captured a German- submarine on the 11th. The Austrian submarine and aeroplane supply station at Lagosta Island was shelled and wrecked by a French destroyer; and the Island of Pelagossa, in the centre of the,Adriatic. 40 miles south-west of Lagosta, has been occupied by the Italians. On the Lower Isonzo, the Italians, advancing resolutely, yesterday made I appreciable progress on their left wing and centre, and took 1,600 prisoners. I WEDNESDAY. ) zt stubborn I)L-ittle oil th(, sotitli In a stubborn battle on the south bank of the X arew, the Russians had had some success. Below Rozan. the Germans had been thrown back, while below Pultusk their attacks had been repulsed. Fighting had been resumed in the Lublin- Cholm region on the east wing, and few villages north of Grubieszow had changed hands repeatedly. Otherwise Mackensen's efforts had failed. Attacks had begun on the advanced works oi the fortresses 'of Novo-Georgievsk and Ivangorod. The situation in the East was generally much more cheering. The French had won an important ridge north of Munster, taking several hundred prisoners. Berlin admitted the loss. On the Carso plateau, the Italians had captured two important positions and taken 3.200 prisoners. I THURSDAY. The Russians were resisting with stubborn tenacity both on the Narew and south of Cholm. On the Narew the battle was growing fierce, and Mackensen was still unable to move forward in the Cholm sector. In violent actions near Sokal, the enemy had again crossed the River Bug. During Tuesday night there was a lively struggle near Souchez, but very little resulted from several German attacks. Vienna reported the "complete failure of the Italians in the second battle of the Gorz' Rome, however, reported a slack- ening after eleven days' fighting, as merely a lull to consolidate the ground gained.
YOUTHFUL VOLUNTEER FROM j…
YOUTHFUL VOLUNTEER FROM j BARRY. A fourteeon-year-old Dinas Powis lad. named William Evans, of Dinas ( Powis, has enlisted as drummer boy in the Welsh Guards. He was a member of the Romilly Boys Choir, Barry, being the chief soloist during their re- cent ton r of the United States of America.
r PATRIOTIC SAFETY CURTAIN…
r PATRIOTIC SAFETY CURTAIN AT BARRY THEATRE. The following announcement is writ- ten on the safety curtain of the Theatre RA-)yal. Barry: This is the safety curtain of the Theatre, The Men of England are the "safety cur- tain that shields our Country from ruin, and our women and children from .death. Are you part of that Khaki Safety Cur- ta.in? If not, why not? The above curtain was written at the wish of Mr. Arthur Carlton, and exe- cuted by Messrs. F. Edmonds and 8ons, Barry Docks.
!--WEDDING CARDS,
WEDDING CARDS, To suit all tastes, from 2/6 a dozen, executed promptly and neatly at the Barry Dock News" Printing and I Publishing Works.
J - jMANAGEMENT OF THEI SCHOOLS.
J j MANAGEMENT OF THE I SCHOOLS. BARRV SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. [ APPLICANTS FOR, HEADSHIPS. I A meeting of the Barry School Man- agement Committee was held on Friday last; Dr. P. J. O'Donnell. J.P. (chair- man), presiding. The members pres- ent were Messrs. J. Marshall. J.P., J. Lowdon. J.P.. Felix Williams. F. C. Milner. and the Rev-D. H. Williams, M.A. REPORTS OF SCHOOLS. I The monthly reports of the schools I were considered satisfactory. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. I A return in regard to the absence of teachers was presented, in connection with which Mr. John Jones, metal work teacher, applied for leave of absence to attend a course in munition work or- ganised by the County Council, and asking the Committee to grant t2 I Os After the course, he would find employment as a munitions worker. Mr. J. Marshall: As a munitions worker he is sure to get £2 to £ 2 30s « a Iweek. It was decided to grant £ 2 10s whilst Mr. Jones was attending the course. Miss Caroline Boaler applied for leave to attend a history course at Stratford, and it was decided to grant £ 3 3s for Miss Boalers expenses. APPLICATIONS FOR HEADSHIPS. Six applications were received for I the position of headmistress of Pnlrn- erston-road Infants' School. The applicants were Miss Rosa B. Burton, first assistant, Palmerston- road Infants' School; Miss Margaret A. Fitzpavne. first assistant. Barry Island Infants* School; Miss Charlotte M. Forbes, assistant. Barry Island Infants' School: Miss Florence E. Jackson, first assistant, High-street Infants" School: Miss Kate Kemp. first assistant, Gladstone-road Infants' School: and Miss Annie Fletcher, first assistant, Cadoxton Infants' School. Mr. J. Lowdon proposed that the four ladies with the longest service be asked to appear before the Committee. The Chairman Who would they be? Mr. Marshall: It would be better. I think, to let. them all appear. The Chairman: Tliev could say that they were on the short list for such and such an appointment when they applied for another. It was decided to invite the six appli- cants to attend the next Committee meeting. ASSISTANT TEACHERS' SALARY. An application was received from the local branch of the N.U.T. for in- creased salaries of assistant teachers. It was pointed out that this matter was deferred previously, to ascertain how Barry compared with other towns. The Chairman: Is it not an inoppor- tune time to increase salaries V Do you think wo should grant them a bonus? Rev. D. H. Williams: I think we should. The Chairman: It is a very big thing to go in for increases of salary just now. A. communication was received from tho X.1 .T. asking the Committee b j settle the matter as soon as possible, and in the event of the Committee being un- able to grant the increase, would the Committee grant a war bonus? The Chairman: I propose that we grant a bonus. Rev. I). H. Williams: Supposing we i ask for information from other author- ities. The Chairman What I intended to nifve was that we admit the principle of granting a bonus, and that a sub- ccmmittee go through the whole list and consider the scales of other author- ities and decide what should be granted. Rev. D. H. Williams: If the Educa- tion Committee accept that. then this! sub-committee should consider the whole scheme. Mr. Felix Williams seconded the pro- position, which was carried. It was also decided that the suggested sub-committee consist of the Schools 1 an a gem en t Committee. COMPENSATION FOR CERTIFI- II CATES. Mr. David Jones, assistant master at I Holton-road Boys' School, made appli- j cation for increases of £ 5 in his and another teacher's salary in virtue of the fact that they possessed the signed cer- tificate of the London rninTsity, Tho Clerk pointed out that these teachers had received £5 under a clause of the old scheme, but this was in con- nection with the Licentiate of the Col- lege of Preceptors certificate. The same teachers now had the double qualification, the Clerk stated, and it was a. question whether they should be given the additi()n<\lt) as well. The Chairman: A teacher obtains one certificate, and claims £ 5. He then repeats the process bv going to another University, and getting another (,ei-tific,tte. asks for a further £7), The application was not granted. INCREASE OP SALARY. Miss Patty Nieholls. assistant tea die? I at the Special School, was granted art increa-se of £3 in her salary. COAT MISSING. Miss E. Mends. Holton-road Girls' School, retried the loss of a coat from a lavatory at tho school. It was decided to communicate with" the parents of one of the scholars.
I RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
I RANDOM REFLECTIONS. (BY ROYER,") I I., ATKINS. ESQ." All our ideals, ideas, and valuations have gone by the board during this stern period of stress, but no convulsion has been more drastic than the change in our appreciation of Thomas Atkins. The erstwhile scum has become the elect. But yesterday the term soldier was synonymous, in the m inds of the un- initiated, with wastrel. Thomas was the non-worker, the shiftless, the thrift- less. all that was blameworthy, nothing praiseworthy; by to-day there has been a wondrous metamorphosis. Khaki covers all sins. and. under this magic mantle, the most outragwus of sinners becomes a saint, with a private ("no fun intended) halo of his own. It must be conceded that of yore the Army was the last resort of social out- casts. It provided an opening for those incurably lazy, and a. career for those who saw in it a profession where mediocrity could aspire to a status higher than merited. Some entered the ranks beguiled in a moment's infatuation by the martial music of the fifes, the fascinating roll of the drums, or the soul-stirring skirl of the bag-pipes. I rany were hypnotised by the attrac- tiveness of the uniform, or the blarney of the recruiting sergeant, who. truth to fell, thought more of the per capit.um than of the King. A few became soldiers because their fathers to the ninth generation had shouldered the rifle and served with the colours, much in the same way that many men go to a particular church because their fathers did. and not be- cause of conviction. In the same way that a. certain family will always be blacksmiths—not because the repetition has developed a hereditary instinct but because of the subtle and overwhelming force of environment. A few took the shilling because their rebellious, restless natures longed for legitimate expression, and they ac- cepted the possibility extended by the I service. But. illustrative of the mind attitude of the plain citizen—the news that a I n(f'e1'-d(H,'pl1 ]wd cl1li:ted ('lieiÜ>d ex- pressions of regret that an ill-spent life had finally gone the way of all evil. The subject had sunk to almost the low- i est depths of ignominy he could only have discovered a lower strata by join- ing the old militia—a six week's booze. How far this opinion of Mr. Atkins was a fair reflection the reader himself can gauge. There is no doubt that a goodly percentage of the Army was a very mixed riff-raff but there is con- vincing proof that the training received tended to make a better man of the re- cruit: it developed the spark of man- liness. and checked the growth of the seed of evil. I Many a bloody field, many a died of self-sacrificing heroism, bears eloquent- testimony that there lay in Tommy's soul—possibly, probably, dormant_ th<1 germ of patnuhSH) or A greater love bath no man- But without disparaging in the J j slightest the soldier of the pasT. there, is but on? loud-voiced unanimous paean of praise for the youths, voa bo vs. and old men. of our Country and Empire, who are to-day fighting the battle of honour and justice, of right against might, of chivalry against barbarity. Phe veins that do not throb and thrill in surging pride of our best manhood leaping to its feet, buckling on armour and sword, to wage stern battle with a ferocious foe. must be waterlogged. This is no drunken spree, no suc- cumbing to the wilv tongue of the ser- I ge-ant. but a magnificent response to the call of the hejoyed land menaced by an iron hand. A glorious response in defiance of possible maiming, blinding, aye death itself. Of such wrote the poet: Who with a courage of unshaken root. In honour s field advancing his firm foot. Plants it upon the line that justice draws, And will prevail or perish in her cause -Tis to the virtues of such men, man owes His portion in the good that Heaven bestows;.
COMMISSION FOR CHAIRMAN OF…
COMMISSION FOR CHAIRMAN OF DINAS POWIS COUNCIL. Mr. Ivor I>r<>adbenf Thomas, sun of Air. T. I'. Thomas. .J, Merevale. the well-known Cardiff pitwood importer, has received a commission a^ lieutenant iniholith W elvli Mr. Ivor Thomas is a popular re>ident of Dinas Powis: is chairman of the Parish Coun- cil. and an overseer of' the parish. Both Mr. T. 1', Thomas and Mr. Ivor Thomas aiv wall-known b< >wler>. t he latter being- one r.f tin- r>riri>h international team of V»owlers which visited Canada a few; 1 wars ago.
I CORRESPONDENCE. I
pcatedly asked that it should be brought forward. I have now waited over two years for an official reply to that letter. As another cowardly attack has been mado upon me, I shall, with the courtesy of the Press, publish the correspondence next week. In the mean- time, the sick mothers may rest assured that they need not be annoyed in the future as they have been in the past.— Yours truly,  EDITH A. WEALE. Private Nursing Institution, I York Place, Barry.