Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal

War portrait is of Miss Nellie Tllornton, of 1 79, Brighton St., Sal ford, Manchester, whose mothear "I am sending a photo of my little girl Nellie, who is now completely cured of Eczoma by youx "Cl&Tka'g Blood Mixture." Her sufferings were '1 bearable, and she often wished herself dead. unbearablwe, ithout hefcltlhy skiii from head to foot, She was and could not hardly bear to stand, sit, or lie down. I took her to a skin hospital, and I kept her under their treatment for five months. They gave me ointments for her, but they did her no good. I tilten bought some 'Cl&rke'i Blood Mix. nue* foT her, and am now very thankful, for her life is dUe) to the wonderful cure it has made of her." by reason of its re- Clarke's Blood Mixture, by reason of its re- markable bl d purifying propertiw can be reli1 on to give speedy relief and L"Eng benefit in all cases 6f E?zem&, Scrofula, Scurvy, Bad Legs Abscesses, Ulcers, Boils, Pimples Sores and Krupuons, Piles, Gla-ndular Swellings, Rheum- atism, Gout, etc. Over 50 years' success I Pleasant to take. and free from anything in. j jui,iout. I Aik for and see you fret marko's Blood M!xtuM "EVERYBODY'S BLOOD PURIFIE!. .t.f. i?. ? BW lwds.

London District Command. 1 SIR. FRANCIS LLOYD'S FAREWELL I PARADE. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Francis Lloyd on Monday relinquished the command of the London Dis- trict, which he has held with conspicuous suc- cess since September, 1913. It was officially announced on Saturday that the King had been pleased to confer on him the G.C.V.O. It is understood, as already reported, that Major-General Geoffrey C. T. Feilding, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., is to succeed to the London Command. Sir Francis Lloyd held his last parade as )fficer Commanding the London District at Wellington Barracks on Saturday -evening, when he inspected B Group of the City of London (National Guard) Volunteer Regiment. He was accompanied by General Biddle, of the American Army, Major Berkeley Levett, and members of his staff.

Gallipoli Heroes. GOVERNMENT RECONSIDERING MEDAL AWARD. Colonel Sir E, Pryce-Jones, M.P.. who wrote to the War Office to urge the granting of the Gallipoli medal to Welsh and other Imperial troops who took parit in the Dardanelles cam- paign, as well as to The Colonial troops engaged, has received the following reply from Mr. Ian Mamberson:- War Office, 20th September, 1918. My dear Pryce-J ones, I ha?e received your ?ter of the 18th instant concerning the &ward of a medal to the Coloma troops who served in the Gallipoli campaign. This is a matter which has been under careful consideration for a considerable length of time. The award has been made to Colonial troops to meet the desires of their respective Govern- ments. The idea. of the award is more to com- memorate their entry into the war than the special campaign. As far as the Imperial Forces are concerned it has been decided that it is impossible to differ- entiate between different campaigns Troops having served in East Africa, West Africa. Salonika and various o^he-r places would all desire a special medal and the unlimited issue of sucl1 m edM is absolutely impracticable. 'I The matter, asvou may now have heard, is under re-consideration. Yours, etc.. (Signed) tan. Macpherson.

planting JLpuciirtfineufs. SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS will meet Monday, October 7th-Sodylit. Saturday, October nth-FLaistou. Meet at 9 o'clock. OSWESTRY GARRISON FOOT BEAGL2& will meet Wednesday, October 2nd—Mr. Townsbend's Farm, TetehiH Moor. Saturday, October Gth-Oteley, Ellesmere. Wednesday, October 9th—Mrs. Cure ton's Farm, ¡ Hordley. Saturday, October 19th-Pont y-forwyn Bridge, Llan- saotflraid. ,(By invitation N.M.F.H ) Meet at 1-30 p.m.

1HE ROLL OF HONOUR. [The Editor d. the Adverttwr 1! would be glad if relatives of officers and taen who fall or wo wounded In the service of the country would forward any biographical details in their pos- Seaton.] OFFICERS KILLHD. Clegg-Hill, Lieut.-Cul. the Hon. Arthur Reginald, D.S.O., Cheshire Re.gt Fourth son of the late Viacouat Hill, of Hawke- stone, Shropshire, and brother of the present peer. Born in 1877. he was educated at Itadiey. He served through the South African War, receiving the Queen's medal with three clasps. In 1915 he was in France for a short time, and was afterwards transferred to another front, where ho served for the last three years, being mentioned in dispatch* and awarded the D.S.O. Hughes-Davies, Lieut. A. Gwynne, M.C., R.W.F. (attached M.(J.C.) Eldest son of the late Rev. T. Hughes-Davies, vicar of Betfrws Cedewaen, and Mrs. Hughes-Davies, Penrhofl Vicarage, aud grandson of Rev. E. Robin- son. vicar of Penrhos. The intimation was received by wire that he was killed in Palestine on Sept. 21. He was recently awarded the M.C. Jones, Sec.-Lieut. Jeffrey t o., S.W.B. Elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jones, Trwst- llewelyti, Welshpool. He had only recently gone out. DIED A PRISONER OF WAR Matthews, &c.-Iieut. George, West Yorka. Second son of Mr. and MrB. Matthews, of Plas Cerrig, Whittington died at Cologne Fortress Hos- pital on July 2nd, of septic poisoning, following the j amputation of his foot. WOUNDUP. Davis, 8ec.-LJeut. Guy L., K.8.L.I. Eldest son of Mr. Fred G. Davis, headmaster of Gobowen School. He joined the King's Liverpool: Regt. in 1914, and in the following year was awar- ded the D.C.M. He was gazetted Sec.-Ljeut% on Oct. 25, 1016. N.C.O'S AND MEN. i KILLED. j Barlow, Pte.. Ed. Immer, R.W.F. j Bon of Mrs. Barlow. Osborne Street, Rhos. He had served 2 years and 3 months In the army. Cartwright, Sergt. Frank, Lanes. F"us. Eldest son of Mrs. Cartwright, and of the late Mr. T. C. Cartwright, 7, Beaumont Terrace, John Street, Shrewsbury. He had served in the army since the outbreak, and bad not been previously wounded. Sergt. Cartwright was formerly employed by the G.W.R. at Shrewsbury. Griffiths, Pte. Ellis, R.W.F. 6on of Mr. and Mrs. John Griffiths, Chapel street, Ponkey. He had been In the army about a year, of which eight months had been spent in Franc6. Griffiths, Pte. Griffith E. Son of Mrs. Griffiths, and the late Mr. GrJjfltn Griffiths, Dovey View, Machynlleth, and brother ot Mrs. Chas. Davies, lorwerth Terrace, Machynlleth. He was 19 in July, and went to France last June. Hole-Toder, Pte. Wm., Canadian Mounted Rifles. Second son of Mr. W. Hole-Toder, of "Clovelly," Bradford Street, Shrewsbury. Jones, Pte. Hugh Edward Hldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, G-arneddwen, Corris. He was 28 years of age. Jonfs.Pte. Alfred..M.G.O. &n of Mr. John Jones, Wootton. He had been in France and Italy 12 months, and was killed on Sept. 2. Prior to joining dees^^aed wa« ig: busluees at Queen's Head as a grocer. Jones, Pte. Leslie D., K.L.R.. (Aug. 81). Youngest son of MTiJ. F. G. Jones, Cross Keys, Kinnerley. He joined the colours before ht* was 18 and waa only 19 at the time of his dvatf Tie, Jones was educated at Kinaerley and Weighpool County Schools, and was afterwards apprenticed to the British Westing house Co., Manchester, as en- gineer. In a fetter from his chaplain It says that Pte. Jones was acting as stretcher bearer, and he had returned to the Regimental Aid Post bearing a wounded comrade when a shell exploded just where he was standing. A piece of it penetrated to the back of the head and caused instantaneous death. LloJd, Pte. J. Wilson (Sept. 11). Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, Liverpool House, Camo. Roberts, Pte. Nathaniel Ohas., R.W.F. • Son of Mr. and Mrs. 6. J. Roberts, 12, Colehara, Shrewsbury. lie had been in the army 14 months and had been at the front since April. Pte. lUh- erta was formerly in the employ of the Anglo- American Oil Oo., Shrewsbury. Roberts, Cpl. Elddie, K.S.L.I. Prior to the war was hon. see. of the West Felt on Branch of the National Fanners Union. His late home was at the Lodge Farm, West Felton, and he took great interest n his work. He served for four years prior to the war in the Shropshire Yeomanry. Williams. Pte. Robert Son of Mrs. Williams, DclfTyn Fennut, Rhos. He had only been In France three weeks. Wynn, L.-Opl. Ernest, K.S.L.T. (Sept. 18). Aged 23 years,, youngest son eC Mr. and Mrs. 8. H Wynn. Underbill, Oswestry. DIED OF WOUNDS, Braithwaite, Pte. Reg., Iiverpool iUegt. Only son of Sirs. Braithwaite, 4, LongJen Gardens, Shrewsbury. He was formerly empbl':d as clerk by Messrs. R. Maddox and Co., drapers, and at one time was a member of Holy Trinity Church choir. Griffiths, Gnr. Albert, R.G.A. Son of Inspector R. Griffiths, Shrewsbury Railway Station, and Mrs. Griffiths, Pretoria Terrace, I John Street, Shrewsbury. He enlisted in I March, 1917, and had been in France 10 months. I Before enlistment he had been for six years in the employ of the Railway Co. at Shrewsbury station. I Timberlake, CpL Herbert, Welsh Guards. HMb&ndofMr&.ThBbeTl&ke, of 21, O.f«d-stteet, Wrexham, Md eldest eon of Mr. and HM. Timber lake, of Rhostyllen, Wrexham. He enlisted in ) September, 1915, and went to France the following I April. Prior to enlistment he was employed by Mr. Ed. Jones, Penybryn. Cpl. Timberlake was a Roman Catholic and attended st. Mary's Church. He 18 I survived by a widow and five children. WOlvNUKO I Clayre, Pte. Cyril A., K.S.L.I. Third son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayre, 10, King'* Street, Oswestry, wounded in the thigh and foot and is now in hospital at Marsh Lane, Leeds. This is the fourth time he has been wounded. Before enlistment Pte. Clayre wa. employed by the May- pole Co. Oswestry, Da.v!, Gunner W., R.F.A. 6?y son of Mr. and Mrs. Davies, Roundlin Cot- tage, Ohurchstoke. Edgar, Sapper J. V., Canadian Engineers. Son of the late Mr. James Edgar, for many years postmaster of Wrexham, was wounded in France on Sept. 13, in the left thigh, and is in Kitchener's Military Hospital, Brighton. Evans, Gnr. John Richard, R.F.A. (Sept. 18). Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bvana, eummerhfll, Wrexham. He is now In hospital at Dundee, mak- ing good progress. Lloyd, Pte. Tom Son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Tom Lloyd, Lledfalr TTonse, Machynlleth, and now -of Penyboot Hotel, Talyliyu. He a 29 years of age, and previous to joining the Welsh HoTse two years ago was a ca-shier in a London bank. He is a brother of Mrs. Emedt Haiuer, Lledfair House, Machynlleth. Peake, Pte. Norman, R.W.F. fouBsest oosa of WO, laku Peak*. Illwramm Ho fa at present in botpftsi ia raMtifc and ia doing well. Robbina, Cpl. W. (Sept. 18). Son of Mr. J. Bobbins, Meet Golfa, Middletowa,. Welobpool. Re had aerevd with his regiment fa Egypt two years, and had only returned to FrMow a few days before he waa wounded. He is pro- gressing satisfactorily in the Winchester Military Hospital, Roberts, Pte. G. W., Royal Lancasters. Eldest son of Mr. William Roberts, Lower JIen- goed, Gobowen. is In hospital in London, M?)' a); from gun shot wounds in the right leg and ampu- tation of the left thigh. He previously worked for Mr. Sands of Cross Lanes. Vauglian, Pte. Raymond, K.O.R.L. Widest son of Mr. H. H. Vaughan, 19, Arundel-rd., Oswestry, was severely wounded in France on Sept. 8, and is now In Frensham Military Hospital, Faro- ha.m, Surrey, whtre he is progressing favourably. leaving the Welshpool County School he entered the Engineer's office, Cambrian Railways, joining up on his ISth birthday. He has served in France five months. Wilson, Pte. Ed. Victor, K.S.L.I. Second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Wilson, Willow Street, Oswestry. He is now in Eaatleigh Hospital, Hants. This is the second time he has been wounded, GASSED. Jones, Pte. F. G. W., M.G.C. Son of Mr. A. Jones, 6, Sergeant's Row, Welsh, pool. He;8 in hospital at Wimereux suffering from the effects of shell gas. Rogers, Pte. Arthur, Cheshire Regt. Son of Mr. John Rogers, Vron Farm, Weston PJiyn. Was admitted to hospital at Boulogne on Sept. 16. He joined the army In April, 1916, and went to France in August of the same year. ae has been wounded three times previously. MISSiNG Chisnall, Pte. W., Monmouths (attd. S.W.B) Husband of Mrs. Chisnall, of 15, Holmsley Street. Burnley, has been missing in France since April 12. Any information would be gladly received at the above address. SICK. Jones, Rifleman John Francis. Mons. Begt. Youngest eon of the late. Mr. John Jones, Pent.re. mawr Llanbryzunair, is at home on sick leave after being In hospital at High Barnet and Totteridge, London, for four months. He was severely gassed on May 2, and came to England May 21. He form- erly resided with his uncle, the late Mr. C.. Morgan, Coppice Farm, Pool Quay. Mitchell, L.-Cpl. D. Son of Rev. E. Mitchell, Rhos, Is till in a French hospital.

ELLESMERE. BASCHURCH CONVALESCENT HOME.— Two very successful concerts in aid of this de. serving institution were pfiven by wounded soldiers in the Town Hall, on Saturday and Mondav evenings. OOLL OF HONOUR.—The complete Roll oi Honour, now hung up in the parish church, con- -taine the names of -between three and four hundred local boys, fifty-eight of whom have twiid the supreme sacrifice. PRICE OF BUTTER.—A meeting of the local commit tee was held on Friday. Mr, W. Nun- nerley in the chair.-It wasoecided to raise the orice of butter from 2s. 4d. to 2s. 6d. per lb* from October let.—-Mr. John Hood protested strongly against the advance, and moved—"That this committee strongly protests against this ad- vance, and points out,to the Minister of Food that, there io no need for the great advance made by him in the price for butter, milk and cheese, etc., which the producer now produces at very littlft more cost than before the war, and the srreat rise in the cost of these things was no I doubt the cause of the many strikes now taking place in our large towns. "—Mr. Charles Kea- terton seconded the motion. and it was carried unanimously, and the Clerk was instructed to forward it to Mr. Clvnes, the Minister of Food. f LLANRHAT" NATIONAL FARMED;- X.-A meet, inof the Llanrhaiadr L)iat the Village Hall, on Mond, L. Davies | presided, ajid there -was-a L ^hvj^nce. The Chairman explained tha; of the meet- jug- was to*:decide wheihe? i»jt branch should ire- main affiliated with the N.F. C. or join the Welsh Union.—Mr. George Williams, secretary of Oswestry branch of the N.F.U.,v explained the position of the Osweltry branch, and it was de- eided by 21 votes to 17 to remain members of the N.F.U.. Mr. lorwerth Morris being ap- pointed secretary in place of Ur., E. Pugh. LLANGEDWYN. MEMORIAL BERVICE.-A memorial service for the late Pte. Edward Allen Phillips was held in the parish church, on September 29. Hie mother has received a letter from his command- ing ofticer expressing keen sympathy wi:ih the family in their low. GLYN CEIRIOG. BETHEL WESLEYAN CHURCH.-On Monday eveninir, the Rev. David Morris, Lian- fyllin, lectured on "With the Boys in France," to a crowded and appreciative audience in the Ceiriosr Memorial Insftitute. The Rev. W. R. Jones (Gwénith G-wyp) presided. WHITTINGTON. OUR MILITARY suceFssEs.-At the parish church, on Sunday, both at morning and evening services thanksgiving were given for the solendid results of the British and Allied Armiee in all the fields of warfare, and at the cJose of the service a verse of the No-tional Anthem was sung and in the evening the Te Deum sung. The offertory at the latter service was giten to the Syria-Palestine Distress Fund.

BORDER MILITARY HONOURS. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. Lieut. D. J. Hughes, Royal Air Force, step- son of the late Mr. John Tobias, solicitor and assistant official receiver of Chester and North Wales. He is aged nineteen years, was edu- cated at the City and County School, Chester, and has been in the Air Service 15 months. Lieut. N. E. Williams, R.A.F., younger son of Alderman C. E. Williams, Oswestry, for gallantry in a bombing raid on an enemy air craft station. Lieut. Williams is now intern ed in Denmark where he was obliged to land owing to an unlucky accident to his roa.chine. MILITARY CROSS. Capt. Wm. Bertie Parton, R.G.A., Special Bes., nephew of Mr. O. J. Pritchard, Frank- well Nurseries, Shrewsbury On pne occa- sion when his battery was under heavy gas and highiexplosive shell fire he walked from gun to gun elncouraging the men and setting them a fine example of coolness and courage. Again, three days later, when ammunition was urgently required, he brought up an aband- oned lorry full of ammunition, salving all which had not been destroyed, and enabling Are to be continued at a critical time." (Capt. Parton has since been given the command of a battery with rank of Major). MILITARY MEDAL. Co.-Sergt.-Major C. Wynne, of Woodside, Chirk. Lance-Corpl. Geo. D. Owen, R.W.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen, Hillside, Derby Road, Wrexham. Prior to enlistment he was em. ployed at the Cambrian Iron Works. Pte. F. Morton Bates, of Morton Lodge, Alexandra Road, Wrexham, for gallantry on the field.- He joined up in 1916, and went to France laat February with the Machine Gun Corps. COMMENDED FOR GALLANTRY. The name of Lance-Corpl. Leonard Milner, son of Mrs. Milner, Whittington Road, Oswes- try, who was recently reported missing and whose whereabouts are still unknown, has been brought to the notice of his comnianding officer for gallantry in the fighting of March 23rd I"t. ° °

American Airmen's Tour. I RECEPTION AT WREXHAM. I The American airmen readied Wrexnam late on Friday evening;, and were given a rousing reception at the Drill Hall by the Mayor and Corporation, and a large and enthusiastic audi- ence, Owing to breakdowns, the motor chara- bancs conveying the aviatons did not readh the town until after ten o'clock. Before the arrival of the main body, an advance ?uard in ?he per- son of Major Blake, gave an interesting lootul"01 on the air service. and the band of the R.W.F. played selections. When the airmen entered the hall they were loudly cheered, and the band played The Star Spangled Banner." Aitet 6peooh of welcome had been delivered. The Judge Advocate of the U.S. TROQPS in Great Britain (Major J. B. White) gave an ad- dress of thanks. He said all classes, rich and poor alike, had joined in one supreme effort to make the American soldiers. sailors and airmen feel at home. For fifty years America ha.d been nation of peace, and the American people wanted to be let alone and to keep out of Euro- pean fusses. But w hen that consummate tyrant on the thione of Germany attempted to extend his diabolical autocracy to the point of dictating to American people how they should use God's great ocean, what ships they should send to sea. when and where they might send them, and shew tIhy should be painted, marked and sailed, the nation roueed itself from sleep, and told the Kaiser to go to—Halifax—(laughter)— and they were going- to do their best to send him there. (Cheers). More than H million Americans were in France to-day, and 'American troops were coming over at a high rate per month. There were more than 23,000,000 men of military age in America from whom to draw recruits, and they hoped before long to have in Franca an American army alone stronger than the German army. The construction of ships was proceed- ing at a remarkable pace, and the output of air craft would shortly make Fritz dream that one was coming from eaoh star in tthe heavens. As harmoniously and as magnificently as the Stars and Stripes floated to-day alongside the Union Jack. so did the hearts of Americans beat with those of Great Britain in the voluntary sacrifices and in the generous outpouring of wealth and energy neceesary to settle this question once and for all-and to settle it rijrba. (Applause). The proceedings closed wih the usual votes of thanks, moved by Alderman Hughes, seconded by Councillor Jar man, and carried with acclaxn- ation.

Mr. John Hodge, the Pensions Minister, has been adopted as Labour candidate for the Gorton Division by the Gorton Trades Coun- cil, which some months ago passed an adverse vote. Mr. W. Walker, late G.W.Ry. engineman, of 12, Falstaff St., Greenfields, Shrewsbury, writing apropos of the demands in the recent strike and replying to the point we only want necessities not luxuries," says I joined my Society in 1881 and should have had 7s. 6d. a week superannuation; but when I was troubled with defective vision at 00 years of ¡ Ilie the Society granted me onlv 6s. a week. 8 .ce the war the Society has reduced my pay to 5s. a week and put 2d. more on my contrib- utions. I can see by the last meeting of the Society that it is getting full of extreme Social- ¡ ists who do not care whether I live or starve. j Mr. Walker adds I was a delegate from the I men to tie Directors in

Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. Balfour were the chief speakers at a meeting at the London Guildhall on Monday to inaugurate the pro- motion of a new War Bonds campaign. The Coal Controller has decided that the village squire, vicar, doctor, or any other res- ponsible person may accumluate a reserve stock of coal for emergency distribution to vill- agers should the ordinary coal supply fail at any time during the winter.- For this purpose four or five tons of coal may be purchased and stored but it must be understood that the coal cannot be used to supplement the, ordinary- scale allowances to villagers and can only be used if stocks in the hand's of the local coal merchants fail. It must be strictly accounted for to the Local Fuel Overseer. At the annual meeting of the Merioneth Temperance Association, hefid at Dolgelley, the Rev. W. J. Parry (Barmouth) was elected president, and the Rev. Lloyd Owen as secre- tary. A resolution was passed in favour of prohibition and local option. A discussion was opened by.the Rev. William Parry, who was followed by Mr; .t1.. Evans (Bala), (io Enemies of religion and morality." Strong condemnation was made of the increase in cigarette smolftng and drinking amongst women. A resolution was passed in appreci* ation of the services of Chief Templar Mullins in the oune of total abstinence during fifty vears. S