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Bangor Shops and the War. Iý. | ) BUSINESS AS, USUAL." Despite all the drawbacks incidental to the War, many f; Patriotic Employers of Bangor are cheerfully suffering the incon- 1 j venience of having their Employees called up on Active Service, the following Bangor Firms desire it to be known that their N Establishments are open for business as usual, and are selling their Goods at the Lowest Market Prices. I True Patriotism is shewn by keeping trade in steady progress during war-time. By shopping weekly you help to bring the I prices of all commodities to a normal level, and thereby effect economy. Telegrann: Lewis, Bangor, 9 Telephones: Nos. 3 and 30 Cbe Old established firocerp Stores. Estd. 1850. THOS. LEWIS, SON & Co. T\ /r ?? T? r T ? ?? -^T > Q For Seasonable FOOTWEAR MORT ON'S For Seasonable FOOT\VEAR' iYL 0 RT ?? N i?? at REASONABLE PRICES. :i Try our Noted "PERFECTA" Boots and Shoes for Ladies' and Gentlemen. Every Pair Guaranteed. H J384, HIGH STREET, BANGOR, 1 DO NOT FORGET Tel. No. 161. The ANNUAL Popular SALE of DRAPERY At BRITANNIA HOUSE, BANGOR. DURING THIS MONTH. v .■ -■> ,4i YOUR GOOD HEALTH DEPENDS GREATLY ON GOOD BOOTS, We.r DIC SI 9 the best that Wear JL—/IVJIVKJ ? money can buy, 1 Tel. No. 61. 2,7, High Street, BANGOR. ■ '¡' .j Vallance Bros., TAILORS, COSTUMIERS & OUTFITTERS, (Opp. N.P. Bank), BANGOR. Agents for Burberry, London: "Aertei," Cellular Clothing; "Undav" Covert Coats, and Jaeger Pure Wool Wear. John 0. Williams, FAMILY CROCER & PROVISION MERCHANT Try our Famous Mellinium Flour. 19 2 1 Holyhead Rd., Upper Bangor. G. J. THOMAS, General Drapery and Furnishing Establishment. Choice Stock of Flannels, Flannelettes, Shirtings, etc., etc. VICTORIA HOUSE, BANGOR. Kyffin Supply Stores BANGOR. THE UP-TO-DATE GROCERY STORES Noted for Quality, Cleanliness and Courtesy Proprietor-W. R- JONES. John Williams aDd Son, WHOLESALE & RETAIL COAL MERCHANTS. Winstanley House, Bangor. Builders' Merchants and Caxtage Contractor*. TeL 93. PORK now in SEASON at W. HUGHES SON (Bangor Ltd.), The Old Pork Shop, BANGOR. Sausage Fresh Daily. Walter M. Williams, JEWELLER & OPTICIAN, 5, HIGH STREET, BANGOR. REPAIRS A SPECIALITY. SIGHTS TESTED J 1 WJ A 1 I High class Confectioner Jt nU W??L.L.??* PFPKRBAKGOK. (next door to the Infirmary), CHOCOLATES of all the Leading Makes in Stock. Schools and parties supplied with Sweete etc., Cakes, at Wholesale Prices. etoc. W a ng, Specialities-Wedding, Birthday and Christen- ing (3&kes. Don't forget we make most of our Toffees and Chocolate. SnowdoB Flake Flour Still Said at— 7d. per 31-lbs. Cotton Bag. 1/2 n j-lbs. The Noted Hat Shop. ALL THE NEWEST SHAPES JN SILK, HARD & SOFT FELT HATS FROM THE BEST MANUFACTURERS JAMES LLOYD, HATTER AND OUTFITTER, BANGOR. MESHACH ROBERTS & CO. (W, H. FAPRY, Af.P.S.). DISPENSING CHEMISTS, r Photo?phic Camels, I 301, H i g h St. Film., Pijtte? Papers, I BANG. OR Chem.?s. &'I BAN(IOR. C. William Richards, Poulterer, Fishmonger, Game 1 Jv-u I tu, ice Merchant, 174, High St., BANGOR. Poultry kept in cold rootn during hot weathei* Tel No. 39. W OWEN, £ r High-class Grocer, Provision, Teti. and Coffee Merchant, 214, High Street, Bangor,, d A Famous Fact Recalled uThe EUREKA" came to the rescue and rendered valuable 2ssist, ance." -vide press. The same can be said of i; "EUREKA FLOUR To the rescue of inferior grades and to the rescue of a diminish- ing Flour Trade. j Sold by all First-Class Grocers and Flour Dealer i-, in 7, 35, 70, & 140 lbs. Cotton Bags only PROPRIETORS- L SIR HY. LEWIS, Ltd. GARTH, BANGOR. 'L T. R. OWEN, The NOTED Home-fed Meat Shop, UPPER BANGOR. CATTLE xiiit-ED wrro THE r.S r.e. ROYAL liUWKNE KH.LER. FURNITURE REMOVED | IN LARGE VANS TO ALL PARTS BY ROAD OR RAIt Estimates Free on application to J R.HUGH ROBERTS, 32. FRIARS AVENUE, BANGOR- |l Griffith & nughes2 Devon House, Bangor. ji 3 New is the Time to see to your j OILSKINS Our lightweight Coat 12/6 to 18/6 is unsurpassed, j Guaranteed to wear 6 times as long as the j Silk Oilskins, 35/11. Made in ChUdren?, Ladjs' and Gentle- | men's. Ii

CARNARVON LADY'S ] EXPERIENCE AT BERI IN. An interesting sidelight on the conditions under which British folk detained in Germany at the outbreak of war is thrown by the cxPcTl- ences of Miss Olga Parry, daughter of Dr. Kobt. ParTY, all ex-Mayor of Carnaxyon. Miss Pai-xy was a resident of Berlin wl-wd war wa* declared, and not-withstanding every ,effort made by her parents, who were naturally deeply concerned, it was found utterly impossible to pet into oommunic&lion with her. All the knowB means of getting into touch with her-, both direct and indirect, were tried without avail. Inquir- ies nvade through the Foreign Offioe elicited only the bare fact that she was alive and well eared for, but no communications could be opened be- tween her and her parents. Miss Parry, it may be stated, was fortunately fÙtuatedt being a mem- ber of the household of a member of the German Reiabetag. There was not, therefore, in her case, the rieke incident to ordinary residents pot i4- a position to claim official protection and consideration. On Wednesday ber pai«ate wer.6 gratified by, the receipt of a ietter from lor. Thie had como by aemmito route, by thfc favour of a personal iriead wfca had travelled from Berlin through Switzerland, and had forwarded Miss Parry 's letter thence to Carnarvon. In her letter inlisr J Parry says she hM nothing to complain of ox- £ oc-pting only the absence of home news or of any jj new", of the war other than that coming through official Geri-iiaii channels. She reyi, ai-k s that she would be glad to know the English version of 1 what is happening. Otherwise, she says, ihere is very little difference in btw hom!' life at lierlin | to what it was before the war. Her host would j have arranged to rend her home on the out- j btcak of hOSolihtleti but feared the Ók attendiag 1 a voyage of w.r.

"AVell," oajd the Sergeant Major in hia j lecture on wax taeticw, supposing you came « uf.on a party of Germans. What particular plan would you administer?" Oh," shouted, the only Irishman, "The Sacrament." Major Higgihs, Squadron Commander of the RoyaJ Flying Corps at the front, writing to a f friend at Fernham, state* (says the Times) thai the corps has? been dceorated by the Frenei with the Leg-ion of BliØW". j We understand thai tho Kaiser thinks it k j em of the of civilisation that he iá compelled to have couHtfie^ f

CARNARVONSHIRE INSURANCE COMMITTEE. MEDICAL ME N'S PATRIOTJISM. II A meeting of the Carnarvonshire Insurance Committee took place on Saturday, when Mr Peter Hughes, vice-chairman, waa elected chairman in$u«xsfcion to Mr William George who was thanked for his valuable services during the post two years, and Mr O. T. W illiams (Criccietb) was elected to the vice- chair. A communication was read from the Car- narvonshire branch of the British Medical Association to the effect that they would loyally safeguard the interests of their col- leagues who had answered their country's call, and would also give treatment gratui- tously to the necessitous dependents of per- sons who were on active service (cheetrs). It was announced that seven doctors in the county were serving their King and country al; the present time in the Faroes. A resolution was agreed to recording the committee's appreciation of the doctors' noble action. With reference to representations which have been made to the Welsh Commissioners il) favour of establishing a sanatorium or hos- pital in the southern part of the county, the Commissioners wrote stating that the county already had 52 beds, and that 38 n'ore beds would be set up at Carnarvon. In view of this, they did not think it necessary to make farther provision in the county. The Cierk (Mr Hugh Lewis) brought up the question of further educating the com- munity in reference to the precautionary measures against tuberculosis, and asked the committee's sanction to issue pamphlets Ret- ting forth the advantages of plain and nutri- tious food as op posed to the stock menu of tea and bread and butter which was so pre- valent among the working classes. nr. E. O. c Price warmly cam mended the suggestion. People ought, he believed, to be taught to pay a little more attention to their inside and less to their outside (laugh- ter). i,n i ven to have the Instructions were then given to have the suggestion put into cftect A resolution was presented showing that 11 January last the total number of volun- tary contributors in Wales and Monmouth- shire war, 2845. The Clerk read a letter from the Welsh Insurance Commissioners stating that they were prepared to pay 3s 6d to cover the ex- penses of those members of the County Corn- mittee who lost half a day's work in attend- ing the meetings of the committee. Mrs Cousins, Mis* Jones (Llandudno), Mr Peter Hughcs, and Mr T. W. Thomas (Pwll- heli) were appointed to represent the com- mittee on the Carnarvonshire Committee for the Prevention and Relief of Distress. It was reported that the payments to the chemists in the county for the quarter ended July last amounted to X159 56 3d. Thirty-six applications had, it was stated, been received for sanatorium treatment for insured persons and 14 for dependents of in- sured persons. According to the reiport of Dr. Powell. of the Kiiig iklward Wefeh National Memorial, it appeared that the number of cases from the county received in various sanatoria dur- ing the last two months were:—Insured, 7; uninsured, 1. Cases to hospitals:—insured, 16; dependents, 8; uninsured, 3. Those in- pured receiving medical treatment, 8; depen- dents. 3; insured receiving home treatment, 8 • dependents, 5; uninsured, 2.

BANGOR YOUTH WOUNDED. I TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I The parents of Driver John. Franci5 Steward, of the Royal Engineers, who reside at Bangor, received a letter from him this week, stating that he has been wounded, and is now a patient at the Queen Mary's Ward, Bristol. In the course of his letter. Steward states:— "No doubt you will be pleased to hear I have arrived in EngJmlllrluite cafe. I am sorry to tell you that I have been sent from the front, slightly wounded. I am a lucky man to bo alive. During the time I was at the front I had a very hard tÙnp. The first battle we had was at Mons, and we held our own for 32 hourq, when we had to retire to France. We retired very fast day and night, with the Germans at our heels, so rest wae out of the question. We retired as far as Meaux. near the Paris forts. We lie re took up a position with our French comrades, and waited for the Germans. We expected to h;ive a few days' battle, but it ended that night. as the Germans gave up their task of trying to take the Paris forts, and returned eastward. On September 10th we started to advance on the Germans, killing thousands of them as we went along. On September 13th, we met them face to face. This was the beginning of an- other big battle, which was still raging when I left on the 17th. On Monday, September 14th, we must have lost thousands of men, as they were lying everywhere dead, but there were three tirnw-c as many Germans a* of our fenowg. On September 17th, I had the misfortune to be hit by some shrapnel from a shell, which but in the middle of our headquarters, killing both my horses, my leading driver, the quartermaster- sergeant, and wounding eight of us. besides fell- ing four more horses. The scene was too ternble to describe, a.nd I have to thank God that 1 am alive. I hope to be better again quite soon. I trust you at homo are quite well. Will you coiivcv my kind regar4 to all my friends in Bangor."

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GENERAL FRENCH'S 1. CONFIDENCE. BRITISH ARMY'S PART IN I THE BATTLE. I A WAIL FROM THE GERMAN I RANKS. The Official Press Bureau issued at nine o'clock on Tuesday night the following descriptive account (supplementing and continuing the accoumt published on September 17th) of the movements of the British Expeditionary Force and of the French armies in immediate touch with it. It is compiled by the officer attached to Sir John French's staff who wrote. the previous narratives, and covers the period from Mon- day, the 14th September, to Friday last, the 18th September, inclusive:—• General Headquarters, Sept. 18th, 1914. At the date of the last narrative (on the 14th September) the Germans were making a determined resistance along the River Aisne. The opposition, which it was at first thought might possibly be of a rearguard nature, not en tailing material delay to our progress, has developed and has proved to be more serious than was anticipated. The action now being fought by the Oeirmans along their line may, it is true, have been undertaken in order to gain time for some strategic operation or move and may not be their main stand. But if this be so, the fighting is naturally on a scale which (IS to extent of ground eovored and duration of resistance makes it indis- tinguishable in its progress from what is known as a "pitched battle," though the ewemy certainly showed signs of considerable disorganisation during the earlier days of their retirement. Whether it was otiginally intended by thorn to defend the position they took up as strenuously as they have done, or whether the delay gained for them during the 12th and 13th by their artillery has enabled them to develop theia- resistance and to reinforce their line to an extent not originally contemplated, cannot yet be said. So far as we are concerne d the action still being contested is the battle of the Aisne, for we are, fighting just across that river along the whole, of our front. To the east and west the straggle is not confined to the valley of that river, though it will pro- bably bear its name. The progress of our operations and of those French armies nearest to U6 for the 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th will now be described. FIGHTING FOR A FOOTHOLD. I On Monday, the 14th, those of our troops which had on the previous day crossed the Aisne, after driving in the German rearguards on that evening, found portions of the enemy's forces in prepared defensive positions on the plateau on the right bank, and could do little more than secure a. footing north of the river. This, how- ever, they maintained in spite of two counter- attacks delivered at dusk and at 10 p.m., in which the lighting was severe. During the 14th, strong reinforcements of our troops were passed to the north bank, the troops crossing by the ferry, by pontoon bridges, and by remains of permanent bridges. Close co- operation with the French forces was maintained, and the general progress made was good, al- though the opposition was vigorous and the state of the roads after heavy rains made the move- ments slow. One division alone failed to se- cure the ground it expected to do. Tho First Army Corps, after repulsing re- peated attacks, captured 600 prisoners and twelve guns. The cavalry also took a number of prisoners. Many of the Germans taken be- long to Reserve and Landwehr formations, which fact appears to indicate that the enemy is compelled to draw on older classes of soldiers to fill the gaps in the ranks. A DAY OF COUNTER-ATTACKS. I There was heavy rain throughout thc night of the 14th and 15th. During the 15th September the situation. of the British forces underwent no essential change, but it bcoame more and more evident that the. defensive preparations made by -¡he enemy were more extensive than was at first apparent. In order to counterbalance these, measures were taken by U8 to economise troops and to secure protection from the hostile artil- lery fire, which was very iieroe, and our men continued to improve their own entrenchments. The Germans bombarded our lines nearly all day, using heavy guns brought., no doubt, from before Maubeuge, as well as those with the corps. All tlieir counter-attacks, however, failed, 41.1. though in some places those were repeated six times. One made on the 4th Guards' Brigade was repulsed with heavy slaughter. An attempt to advance sliglitly made by part of our line was unsuccessful as regards gain in ground, but led to the withdrawal or part of the enemy's in- fantry and artillery. Further counter-attacks made during the night were beaten off. Rain came on towards evening, and continued intermittently until 9 a..m. on the 16th. Besides adding to the discomfort of the soldiers holding open trenches in the firing line, the wet weather to some extent hampered the motor transport service, which was also hindered by the broken bridges. LETTING THE BRITISH ALONE. On Wednesday, the 16th, there was little change in the situation opposite the British. .The efforts made by the enemy were tees active than on the previous day, though thei:r bom- bardment continued throughout the morning and evening. Our artillery fire drove the de- fenders off one of the salients of their position, but they returned in the evening Forty pri- soners were taken by the Third I)-ivlision. On Thursday, the 17th, the situation still reo mained unchanged in the essentials. The Ger- man heavy artillery fire was more active than on the previous day. The only infantry attacks made by the enemy were on the extreme right of our position, and, as had happened before, were repulsed with heavy lots, chiefly on this ooca.sion by our field artillery. & I THE GERMAN MKJN ANlJ DEFENCES. In order to convey some idea of the nature of the lighting it may be said that along the greater part of our front the Germans have been driven back from the forward slopes on the north of the river. Their infantry are holding strong lines of trenches amongst and along the edges of the numerous woods which crown these slopes. The trenches are elaboratoely constructed and cleverly concealed. In many places there are wire entrenchments and lengths of rabbit fenc- I ing, both in the woods and in the open, care- fully aligned so that they can be swept by. rifle fire and machine guns which are invisible from our side of the valley. The ground in front of tho infantry trenches is also as a rule under cross-fire from field artillery placed on neigh- bouring features and under high-angle tire from pieces placed well back behind the woods on top of the plateau. A feature of this action, as of previous fights, is the use made by the enemy of their numerous heavy howitzers, with which they are able to direct a long fire all over the. valley and quite across it. Upon these they evidently place great reliance.. „ { OUR MEN WELL FED A UJtlEEHFUE. Where our men are holding the forward edges of the high ground on the north side they are now strongly entrenched. They arc well fed, and in spite of the wet weather of the past week are cheerful and confident. The bombardment of both sides has been wry heavy, and on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, was. pradiöally continuous. Nevertheless, in spite of the general din caused by the r<"ports of the immense number of heavy guns in action along our front on Wednesday, the arrival of a French force acting against the Germans' right flank was at once announced on the east of our front some miles a way by the continuous roar of their quick-firing artillery with which their attack was opened. So fax as the British are concerned the greater part of this week has boon passed in bombard- ment, in gaining ground by degrees, and in beat- ing back severe counter-attacks with heavy 81 aughter. Our casualties have been severe, but it is probable that those of the enemy are heavier. The rain has caused a. great drop in temperature, and there is more than a distinct feeling of autumn in the air, especially in the early morning. I THE FRENCH SPIRIT. On our right and left the French have been fighting fiercely, and have also been gradually gaining ground. One village has already during this battle been captured and recaptured twice by each side. At the time of writing it remains m the hands of the Germaims. The fighting has been at close quarters and of the most desperate nature, and the streets of the villages are filled irith e dead Di both adel At aa cxuopW at the spirit which is inspiring our allies, the fol- lowing translation of the Ordre du Jour pub- lahcd on the 9th September after the battle of Montmirail by the commander of the French Fifth Army is given:— ,Q-okherg Upon the memorable fields of Montmirail, of Vauchamps, of Ghampaubert, which a century ago witnessed the. Nictorle3 of our ancestors over Blucher's Prussians, your vigorous offensive has triumphed over the re- sistance of the Germans. Held on his flanks, his centre bioken, the enemy is now retreating towards the east and north by forced. marches. The most rcnown-ed army corps of old Prussia, the contingents of Westphalia, of Hanover, of Brodenbtirg, have retired in haste before you. The first success is no more than a prelude. Tho enemy is shaken, but not yet decisively ■ beaten. You have still to undergo severe hardships, to make long marches, to fight hard battlee. May the image of our country soiled by barbarians always remain be fore your eyes! Never was it more necessary to sacrifice all for her. Saluting the heroes who have fallen in the fighting of the last few days, my thoughts turn towards you, the victors in the next battle. Forward, soldiers, for France I FRANCHET D'ESPEREY, General commanding the Fifth Army. Montmirail, 9th September, 19-14 GERMAN ATROCITIES. "I The Germans are & formidable enemy, well trained, long prepared, and brave. Their soldiers are carrying on the contest with skill and valour. Nevertheless they are fighting to win anyhow, regardless of all rules of fair play, and there is evidence that they do not hesitate at anything in order to gain victory. A large num- ber of the tales of their misbehaviour are ex- aggerations, and some of the stringent precau- tions they have taken to guard themselves against the inhabitants of the areas traversed are per- missibly justifiable measures of war. But at the same time it has been definitely established that they have committed atrocities on many occasions, and they have been guilty of brutal conduct. A GERMAN SOLDIER'S STRIKING LE1TER. I So many letters and statements of our own wounded soldiers have been published in our newspapers that the following epistle from a German soldier of the 74th InfaTitry Regiment, Tenth Corps, to his wife may also be of interest:— My dear wife,—I. have just been living through days that defy imagination. I should never have thought that men could stand it. Not a second has passed but my life has been in danger, and yet not a hair of my head has been hurt. I It was horrible, it was ghastly, but I have been saved for you amd for our happiness, and I taim heart again, although I am still terribly un- nerved. God grant that I may see you again soon, and this horror may soon be over. None of us oa-ii do any more. Human strength is at an end. I will try to tell you about it. On the 5th September the enemy were reported to be taking up a position near St. Prix (north-east of Paris). The Tenth Corps, which had made an astonish- ingly rapid advance, of course attacked on the Sunday. Steep slopes led up to heights which were held in considerable force. With our weak detachments of the 74th and 91st Regiments we reached the crest, and came under a terrible ar- tillery fire that mowed us down. However, we entered St. Prix. Hardly had we done so thaa we were met with shell fire and a violent fusil- lado from the enemy's infantry. Our oolon. was badly wounded. He is the third we have had. Fourteen men were killed round me. We got away in a lull without being hit. The 7th, 8th and 9th of September we were constantly under shell and shrapnel fire, and &uf- fered terrible losses. 1 was in a house which was hit several timell. The fear of a death of agony which is in every man's heart, and naturally so, is a terrible feel- ing. How often I thought of you, my darl- ing and what I suffered in that terrifying battle, which extended over a front of many miles near Montmirail, you cannot possibly imagine. Our heavy artillery was being used for the siege of Maubeuge. We wanted it badly, as the enemy had theirs up in force and kept up a furious bom- bardment. For four days I was under artillery tire. It is like but a. thousand times worse. On the night of the 9th the order was given to retreat, as it would have been madness to- at- tempt to hold our position with our few men, and we should have risked a terrible defeat the next day. The First and Third Armies had not been able to attack with us, as we had advanced too r&pidlv. Our moral was absolutely broken. In spite of unheard eacirfcees wfc 'had achieved nothing. I cannot understand how our army after tiguting three great battles and being terribly weakened was sent against a position which the enemy had prepared for three weeks, but naturally I know nothing of the intentions of our chiefs. They say nothing has been lost. In a word, we re- tired towards Cormontreuil and Rneims by torcea marches by day and night. We hear that three armies are going to get into line, entrench next-, and then start afresh our victorious march to Paris. It was not a defeat but only a strategic retreat. I have con- fidence in our chiefs that everything will be successf ul. Our First Battalion, which has fought with un- paralleled bravery, ;s reduced from 1200 to 194 men. These numbers speak for themselves. A TRICK TERRIBLY AVENGED. i Amongst miner happenings of interest ts tne following:—During a. -ite-r-atta--k by the Ger- man 53rd Regimoot on porttons of the Northamp- tonshire and Queen's Regiments on Ihureday the 17th, a force of some 400 of the enemy were al- lowed to approach right up to the trenches occu- pied by a platoon of the former regiment owing to tha fact that they had held up their hands and made gestures that were interpreted as signs that they wished to surrender. When they were actu?Hy on the p?p?t of the wench h?ld by the NortHamptons they opened Rrc on our men at point-blank Tangc. Unluckily for the enemy, howevor HnN?? tm and ()DV eonw four hundred yards away there happened to vc a machine gun manned by a. detachment of the Qumree. This at once opened fire. ouJ-tm;S a lane through their mass, and they fell back to their own trenches with great loss. Shortly after- wards they were driven back with additional less by a battalion of tbe Guards which eamo up yii support. AN EXCITING FIRST AIR FI.IUH L I An incident which occurred some ntue time ago during our retirement is also worthy of re- I cord. On the 28th August, during the battle fought by the French along the Oise, between _.t -J La Fore and Guise, one ol the *renc« wiiinuuiii- ers decided to make an air reconnaissance. It WM found ho-ev-, ?a.t no observers were was found Wishing to help cur Allies as much avai l ab le. as possible, the British officer attached to this particular French ariny volunteered to go with a pilot to observe. He had never been in an aeroplane, but he made the ascent and produced a valuable reconnaissance report. Incidentally he had a duel in the air at an altitude of 6000 feet with the observer of a German Taube monoplane which approached. He fired several shots and drove off the hostile aero- plane. His action was much appreciated by the French. ,„ EAGER iu SEE A ZEVYBJJLIN. I In view of the many statements being made in the Press as to the u**j of Zeppelins against us, it is interesting to note that the Royal Flying Corps, who have been out on reconnaissances on every day since their arrival in France, have never seen a Xeppelin, though airships of a non- rigid type have been seen on two occasions. Near the Marne late one evening two such were observed over the German forces. Aerc» planes were despatched against then), but in he darkness our pilots were uncertain of the airships' nationality and did not attack. It was after- wards made clea-r that they could not have been French. A week later an official reconnoitring to she flank saw an airship over the German forces ?nd opposite the French. It had no dis- tinguishing n?rk and wa# assumed w belong to the latter, though it is known thai it also must have been a German craft. The orders of the Royal Flying Corps are to attack Zeppelins at once, and there is some dis- appointment at the abscnce of these targets. I SIR J. FRENCH AND THE ARMi S i I MAGNIFICENT CONDUCT. I The following special order has been to- day to the troops:— Special Order of the Day by Field Marshal Sir John French, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., Conuna.adec-ia-(3ai,ef British Aimj in the Field. September 17, 1914. Once more I have to express my deep appre- ciation of the splendid behaviour of officers, iMyn-commiastoned officers, and men of the army under my command throughout the great battle of the Aisne, which has been in progress since the evening of the 12th nwt- The battle of the Marne, which lasted from the morning of the 6th to the evening of the 10th, had hardly ended in the precipitate flight of the enemy when we were brought face to face with a position of extraordinMry strength, carefully entrendbied and prepared for defence .1 an army and a tkS wiMA aft thorough

TRADE AND THE WAR. I HOW EVERYONE CAN HELP. I .At the present crisis it ie well to remember that. although our first duty is to assist in the annihilation of the German Army, we may also inflict serious injury upon German commerce by the capture of her markets. Thanks to the alert- ness of our navy, Germany's oversea trade is for the time hung up, while our merchantmen freely traverse almost every eea. Now is the time to make a bold and unSted effort to oapture Ger- many's export trade, and to replace her goods on the market of the world by goods of British manu- facture. This is an aspect of the war which is apt to be obecurred at the present time when great battles are in progress and the public mind is occupied by the events af the hour, but it is neceesary to keep it steadily before the people of this country. It is of vatal importance to arouse our manufacturers and merchants to a realisation of. the fact that a groat opportunity now presents itt?If for winning back the markets we have lost to Germany, and of oa?f.urin? other markets in which her influence has hitherto been predominant. It is of no less consequence to arouse the people of this country to a sense of their duty, as consumers, to purchase British pro- ducts, and thus) help to keep as large a number as possible of our own workpeople employed. This is a matter in which everyone can help, whatever his or her position ox circumstances may be. THE EXTENT OF GERMAN COMPETITION. I Few peqple have any ''d ol of the extent of German competition with our own products, or of the vast field throw n open to British enterprise through the stoppage of Germany's shipping trade. A valuable memorandum just issued by the 'rariff Commiesion, w H be a revelation to those who have hitherto been inclined to make light of the rivalry of our great commercial com- petitor and the importance of the markets affec- ted by the war. Taking the two countries alone, it £ howis that, owing) to the war, Germany loses tho sak> in the British market of some £ 66,000,000 worth of German goods, of which nearly three- fourths, or about E49,000,000 are (;eman manu- factures, while this country loses a market for some £ 40,000.000 worth of British exports of which about JB50,000,000 consist of British manu- factures. Then there is Germany's export trade to British dominions and colonies and to foreign oountrk'S outside Europe, amounting to about £ 109,000,000, of which over £80,000,000 are manu- factures. A large portion of this trade is dir- ectly competitive with our own, and, as the mem- orandum etates. "there is very little of this Ger- man trade, which, by re-organisation, cannot be supplied from the available British manufacturing resources." If British manufacturers will only rise to the level of .their opportunities, and will adapt and re-organise their works so as to supply British goods to take the place of Germain goods in those markets, they will not only be acting in their own interests but will be performing a grea.t Service to the nation. They will cripple the resources of our enemies, and put our com- mercial supremacy beyond challenge for many years to come. Moreover, they will be able to keep their mills and factories going, and thus save the country from the long-draw'n suffering wising from want of work which is so frequently th" calamitous concomitant of war. COMPETITION IN THE HOME MARKE1. I The sphero in which we can most easily and quickly deal with German competition is the home market, in which, as we have just stated, we consume annuallv about £ 66,000,000 worth of German products. Theee products are divided, according to the Board of Trade classification, into (1) food,, drink, and tobacco: (2) raw materi- als; and (3) manufactures. In the first of these categories the principal item is sugar, .which, we imported in 1912 to tho value of £ 6,188,000. It is impossible, of course, to immediawly replace this item from other sources, hence the rise in price of which every housewife is painfully aware, but the cessation of German supplies ought to stimulate our planters in the West Indies and Queensland to cultivate the sugar cane on a larger scale, and should greatly encourage- those who arc trying to establish the beet-sugar )ri- dustry in this country. RAW MATERIALS. I In raw materials our principal imports HUJII Germany are oils, wood and timber, skins and furs, manures, rubber, woollen rags, and wood pulp. Some of these are not produced in Ger- many, and there can bo no question of a famine in any of them, as all of them arc readily ob- tainable in other markets. Our principal export to Germany in this class is coal ( £ 4,389.000), and the loss of this market may for a time press hardiy upon our mining industry, but, should we succeed in capturing German markets to any extent, tho increased home demand, for coal for industrial purposes will more than compensate for that loss. We also send to Germany raw wool 10 the value of £ 1.175.000, but, under the changed conditions brought about by the war, we may reasonably rely upon that wool being used in British factories in order to supply the markete which Germany has lost. COMPETITION IN MANUFACTURES. I • i a I It is when we conip, to oonesiucr wiu uuiu u^ of goods, i.e., manufactures, that. we begin to realise the opportunities which be before British t.rade. Our imports of iron and steel from Ger- hMLMy amounted in 1912 to £5,750,000 mill ions, while our exports to G-ofmany of similar goods amounted to only £ 1,500,000- As everyone knOWs. our iron and steel manufactures havo been most unfairly hamlicaoped, as Germany 9 system of bounties and preferential rates of car- riage have enabled German manufacturers to dump their iron and steel on our market at prioes with which our own manufacturers cannot pos- sibly compete. Now that this unfair competi- tion is no longer operative our manufacturers should oome into their own again. Again, with regard to cotton manufactures, we import piece soodB. hosiery, lace, trimmings, and gloves to the value of over £ 5,000,000, which might equally well be made in the looms of Lancashire and Nottingham. The loss of our yarn exports ( £ 5,197,000) will be a -,mall matter if Britieh in- stead of German labour manufactures the yarn into doth for the ultimate consumer. Similarly, with regard to silks, our languishing ffllk trade will receive a much needed stimulus if the £ 2 000,000 worth of silk stuffs we at present im- port from Germany are made on Britit3h looms. It is impossible to deal fully in thifi short article with the numerous othor manufactures in wnicb Germany lias been our keen and often unscrupu- lous rival, and with which our own manufacturers and their workers have now the opportunity of supplying ilie necde of the homo market. A owcfi-ii study of the memorandum to which we have referred, to which we are indebted for we have- re f .erre d the foregoing particulars, will be of the great^t assistance at the present time to every British manufacturer and trader, who, it may be added, Merited to apply t,() tlle Secret-acy of the Tariff OotnmiesTon* 7, Victoria Street, lor)doti, S W. for any farther information desired.

ROYAL ANGLESEY ROYAL ENGINEERS. THE HOLYHEAD RECRUITS. _I A glaom down the roll of the members of the new ooGMpaJW of the Royal Anglesey Royal Ri-inci-,r.9 (writes a eor:respondt) affords am interesting' study in iiomencla/tuxc and len-vee no possible doubt that it ie thoroughly Welsh. Presuminig the company to be on parade, ebauld the officer ask Sapper "Jones" to step forward, at least 30 bettrers of the ancient patxcaivmie would obey; and ewpiposing the officer jKvrtioulariecd Rtill further and said he Avaiiited "Sapper J. Jomes," quite a baker s dozen would be left for him to ohocx-e from, and so on with the Hughesce amd the Wil- liaansea. At last week's fa-ee concert held in the Town Hall, Beaumaris, the chair was taken by the Rev. H. P. Roberts, B.A. Among those who contributed to the prograamne were Miss laiv- iLiOvstoDj Mitiis Annie Hughes (Cae MawT), Sapper Hugh Roberts (who sang the now famous ditty "It"s a long way to "Piipperary, which gave the bovs a rare chance of a roll- ickiaifi,» ehocus), Sapper 'r.m Jones, Mr J. Hughes Jones, and Mr Willie Griffith. The accompaai-imetnte were supplied by Mrs Living- ston, Miss Emily Williams, and Miss Annie Jonce. an Tuesday eventing the men were invited to a special service at, the Entglish Presbyterian Church which. was conducted by the pastor, the Rev- H. P. Roberts.

adepts in such work. Throughout the 15th and 14th that position was most gallantly attacked by the British forces and the passage of the Aisne effected. This is the third day tile troops have been gallantly holding the position they have gained against the most desperate counter-attacks and a hail of heavy artillery. I am unable to find adequate words in which to express the admiration I feel for their mag- nificent conduct. The French armies on our right and kft are making good progress, and I feel euro that we have only to hold on with tenacity to the ground we have won for a very. sbotft time longer, when the Allies wiU be again in full pursuit of a beaten cMiny. The self-sacrificing devotion and splendid spirit of tibe British army in France will carry all be- fore it. (Sigwed) J. D-. P. FRENCH, Field Marshal Com- manding-ia-Chiel th* British Array in the Fitkk J