The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser

CARMARTHENSHIRE LLA.VSAWEL. At the TawrA Hall on Monday, the 7th inst., Colonel Davies, J.1., Riiosybedw, Llanycrwys, de- livered a most stirLijig and interesting address on the present war which was most attentively listened to and muvh appreciated by the crowded audience that had assembled. Mr. J. M. Davies, D.L., J.P., I the genial squire of J* rottdvalc, presided in his usual happy manner. A hearty vote of thanks was ae- corded Col. Davies by the chairman and to the chairman by Mr. H. Meuric Lloyd, J.P.. Delfryn, which wa,. seconded by loud cheering from the audience. The singing of the English National Anthem brought a very memorable evening to a close. Llansawel is not behind in showing her sym- pathy with the wounded who have vigorously fought for our country at the front, and through the thoughtf ulriess of Miss Davies, Froodvale, and other, classes have been formed to make garments for our wounded fellow-beings. We sincerely trust all will patronize this worthy cause by sacrificing a little time to do something for those who have done so much for us in defending our dear Motherland, which is so dear to the hearts of us all. LLANGELER. Mrs. Lloyd Jones, Penrallt. has been indefatigable in her exertions in collecting a handsome sum to- ward- the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families' Fund." The total sum already collected in only a portion of the parish amounts to j621. She was ably assisted by Miss Jones, Derw Mill?.; and Mrs. Jones. Llan- geler Vicarage. Other collections are also being made towards the Prince of Wales' Fund and the -Tivysi(le Bed," Welsh Hospital.

CARDIGANSHIRE RECRUITING. On Wednesday a meeting was held at the Town Hall, Lampeter, to consider what action should MAP OF THE OPERATIONS IN FRANCE. be taken regarding recruiting in Cardiganshire. The chair was taken by the lord-lieutenant (Col. Davies»-Evans. Highmead), and there was a good attendance. The Clerk to tne County Council (Mr. E. Evans) explained that he had convened the meeting in repsonse to a circular he had received from the recruiting officer at Chester, who suggested that he should communicate with a number of county gentlemen who could assist in gaining recruits for the army. Splendid efforts had already been made in the county by their chairman, Mr. Vaughan Davies, M.P., and Lieut. Ellis, Aberystwyth. The Chairman having spoken, Mr. Vaughan Davies said that the Territorial units were up to full strength, but very little had been done to comply with the appeal of Lord Kitchener for a new army. When he found out the state of affairs, he communicated at once with the War Office, with the result that an army officer met him at Aberystwyth, where they discussed ways and means for some hours. Lieut. Ellis and the Police Committee had rendertd excellent service, and the latter deserved thanks for appointing special police in several parts of the county. Mr. E. Williams, chief constable, suggested that the county be divided into 25 districts', and a con- stable in each of those districts could assist. He instanced that one constable at Adpar, Newcastle- Emlvn. had already recruited about 30 men, and the sergeant at Cardigan had also recruited several. Mr. J. H. Davies1, Aberystwyth, proposed that local committees be appointed throughout the county, consisting of magistrates, and county and district councillors1, who would be empowered to hold public meetings. This having been seconded bv Mr. D. J. Williams. Argotd, Tregaron, was passed unanimously. LAMPETER. Following the resolution passed at a meeting of magistrates and others last week, a public meeting was held at the Victoria Hall on Saturday night. to discuss the question of recruiting for the army. The night was not a convenient one for the meeting, as the audience was not what it should be in number-, but there was a good attendance of the chief people in the town, including several ladies, and It 6 hoped that the meeting will arouse some enthusiasm in the town. A fair number of recruits have joined, and there are reasons to believe that many others will follow from the town and neighbourhood in the near future. L The lord lieutenant of Cardiganshire (Col. jJavies- Evans) who presided, in the course of his opening remarks said that the present war was the greatest the world had ever seen. The force which Britain had at the front had, according to the latest reports, done much to turn the tide of battle (applause'. At the back of their fightnig forces a very large reserve was wanted, and for which an appeal had been made by Lord Kitchener. The speaker proceeded to say that the existence of this country and the empire depended in a great, measure upon their forces. It was the duty of every a-ble-bodied young man, especially if unmarried, to offer himself for active service, and to do that immediately. During 1, the last few years the country had been often warned of what was coming, and he was glad that they were at last waking to a sense of their responsibility. It was now their duty to do so, and fight through to the end (cheers). Col. Davies-Evans wit6 confident that the magistrates and police of the county would do their utmost to assist in recruiting. The speaker also made a few strong appeals for subscriptions to the Prince of Wales' fund. The total had already attained enormous pi-olortioiis;, bu.t if the war was protracted the funds would soon be exhausted. It was argued that the Government should provide for the families of our soldiers and sailors, but facts must be looked in the face. The Government allowance was not sufficient for this purpose. Speak- ing on the Red Cross Society, Col. Davies-Evans wa: of opinion that it would be better for Wales to devote its subscriptions towards assisting the depeu- dents of our soldiers and sailors, as., according to information in his hands, there was at present hospi- tal accommodation for 16,500. while at, present thev had only 2.516 sick and wounded men (applause). Col. Davies. Rho-ybedw, then delivered an uddvftss, explaining in detail the cause of the war, and its subsequent trend. In the course of his remarks ii" v oil" said that six weeks previously Belgium had no idea of war, while now they ha.a been overwhelm, d te. the enemy. The same treatment suffered bv Be' gium would be meted out to England should th" Germans invade it. For that reason it WAS- to tl." advantage of Britons to do all in their power to keep the war out of England. Although their navy was supposed to be the finest in the world, they must not be surprised at anything during v„ar. They must not depend on their colonies to fight for them, but must fight themselves. In the present battle, three million men were supposed to be engaged. 150.000 of whom were British, and berween one and two million French. Britain had a population of 45.000,009, while that of France was about 40.000.000. C'anadaPwith a population of 7.000,000, were sending 30.000 troops, and New Zealand with a population of 1.000.000 were sending 10.000. What were they in Lampeter doing? Their apathy was no dou-bi due to the horror of war. Germany had to be reduced so that she should not disturb the peace in the future (cheers). They had one of three things to choose from—voluntary enlistment, compulsory enlistment or to submit to German rule. After again appealing to the young men to join, the speaker adjured the older men and women to care for the families of their fighters while the littter were away (applause). The gallant colonel, with the aid of maps, gave a very interesting address. Dr. Griffiths. Lampeter, also made a stirring aopeal to the youth of Lampeter to volunteer for their country, which was, he Paid, worth fighting for. J The Rev. Dr. Bebb, principal of St. David's Col- lege, in the course of his remarks said it was a poor comment on Christianity after 1900 years that so-called "^iiristvian sections could not settle their differences without murderisg each other in thou- sands. The present war had been forced upon Great Britain, who did everything possible to avoid it. The speaker was of opinion that Germany must be fought to the death or Britain would go under. Did it. not make their blood boil to read of tho treat- ment meted to a comparatively helpless nation? He felt tTiat it was his duty as principal of St. David's College to circularise the students, asking them to consider the question of tho call to their country (cheers). It W8 simply due to the British soldiers that the public were able to live their ordinary lives, and the latter should remember that by caring for the dependents of the former. He did not think it possible for any person with the Welsh gift of imagination to feel that he hnd lived in times which made a more tremendous claim upon their services than the present. In conclusion. Dr. Bebb said that night their country was ringing with p. tremen- dous appeal to all men of the country to hOW that they were men Alderman D. F. Lloyd proposed a vote of thanks to the speakers which was seconded by Mr. D. Tci-fi Jones. r:ncl pn«ed ul1¡¡nimou]y. A similar compliment- having been paid to the chairman on the proposition of Councillor W. Jones (mayor) and seconded by Mr. Roderick Evans, J.P., the meeting wns brought to a close by singing the National Anthem. WRONGEST. Tiiis district has furnished a creditable number toward^ '"Kitchener's Army" as will be seen from the list given on our Roil of Honour." P.C. Richards, Adpar, is to be highly complimented upon getting together such a number that the town of Newcastle-Emlyn was almost en fete to send the "boys' away with bright memories of the patriot- ism of the town, and the admiration felt towards* those who volunteer on behalf of, the country to crush the iron heel of the Teutonic bravado who respects neither old a.ge. infancy, nor sex, but en- deavours to obtain mastery over Europe in such a way that even the most blaodrthirsty barbarian would not stoop to report to. In fairness to the following two they deserve the credit of haviti offered their services, and it was not their fault that they were disqualified—the first on the ground that he was short of measurement by half an inch and the second owing to a failing in the right ewe:— Andrew Callender. Bryncoed, and George Taylor, Capel Gwnda. Miss Jones-Parry, of the well-known house of Tyllwvd, arranged for motors to convey the recruits to Newcastle-Emlyn station, in addition to other provisions for their comfort. The pupils of the tivo schools at Newcastle-Emlyn escorted them to the station, each carrying a national flag, while the town band enlivened the procession with martial airs.

BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY. CARMARTHENSHIRE BRANCH. To the Editor of the CAHMARTHKN TOUItNAL. Sir,—Will you kindly publish the following sub- seriptions received for the "above Society within tho last fortnight:— £ > s. d.. Mrs. Bolton 10 0 0 Miss E. Price, Priory-street 510 0 Mr. and Nfrs. -]Nel, Taliaris 5;0 0 Mr. and Mrs. Peel, Taliaris- Second donation, previous £10) 5 0 0 Rev.. and Mrs. Jones, Llandkfeilog Rectory 5 5 0 Mrs. Bath, Ailltyferin & 0 0 Col. and Mrs. Gwynne-Hiighes, Glancoth-t 5 0 0 Mr. Jones, Parcvronen 2 2 0 Miss Ray Janes 1 10 0 Mrs. Stephens, BroomhilJ 1 1 0 Mvdrim War Fund Committee 19 10 3 Concert at Cwmffrwd 4 15 0 Collection at Taliaris Church 3 8 2 Also, in addition to the kind offers of hospitality to convalescent Soldiers and Sailors, published last week, the following may be added Mr. Peel. Tali- aris (4); Mrs. Gwynne-Hughes, Tregeyb (3); The Misses Mansel (2); Mrs. Jones, Manoravon (2); Mrs. Nicholas, Brynteilo (2). Carmarthenshire has, indeed, done its duty in showng sympathy with the sick and wounded"; and £ 180 has already been forwarded to the Red Cross Hospital at Ntetley, in addition to parcels of cloth- ing- for the patients and convalescentF.-Yotirs truly, M. PRYSE-RICB, President, Carmarthenshire Branoh British Red Cross Society.

•SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' FAMILIES ASSOCIATION. INCLUDING ALL TERRI- TORIAL UNITS. To the Editor of the CARMARTHEN JOURNAL. —The above Association held their weekly meeting at the Guildhall, Carmarthen, on Saturday the 12th inst. at 12.15. Application from Llanelly Divisimi made through the vice-president. Lady Stafford Howard, that their committee should work thiis division separately from the rest of the county, was considered. It was "pIt that owing to the large population of Llancllv, lover 33.000), the large number of recruits (over 1,000) anl men now on active service the work of transacting business there and bringing weeklj to the Carmirtion meeting all rej>orta and accounts would entail an immense amount of useless work both m the Llan- elly and County Branch Committees. The request was unanimously agreed to. We have gratefully to acknowledge the follow- ing subscriptions. The splendid results of collec- tions made by the ladies in the different lkt let proves how greatly the cause of the families and de- pendents of men now on: aotive service1 appeals- to' the public, and it will be our endeavour as far tw lies in our power to see that no wife,, child, or de- pendent, of tiny man now so gallantly giving his, ser- vices for his Kiniz and Country shall suffer any want, and that no suffering shall be incurred in his- family through his absence. Llandovery Division, per Mrs. Douglas Jones. Nalit- yrhogfan. Mrs. Pryse Rice, j62 Zg. collected by Miss'Smale, Ystrad, 2s. by Miss Whitehead, Glanbrane. £ 7 2s 4d.; Miss Roderick, Cilycwm. JE7 5s. 6d. by Miss Evans,. Myddfai Yicarace and L. Richards, JE5 17s. 6d: by Miss Jones and Miss Evans, Myddfai. JB4 17«. by- Miss Lewis and fi., Evans. Myddfai. JC11. Pnr Mrs. Pedder. Collected bv Mrs. Harries, Panthowetl. Llanddeur- sont, B4 18s. M. by Mrs. Evans, Gl'ar-sallt, £ 1 14s 3d: by Mrs. Tudor Lewis, PlOl, Llangadock, JB2 6s. 9d. by Mis» James Vrondear, £1 6s. bv Miss Williams. Brynteir. £ 2 Os. 3d. total. £ 50 12s. 1d. Whitland and Llanboidy Division per -1r. Prothoro?- Beynon, Trcwern. Mrs. Harries, Maencoch. £1 Is. Mr. Davies, Llechclawdd. £1: Mrs. Jones, Sarniroch. Bl. Rev. E. Thomas, ;cl Is. various, £ 2 3s. total. £ •5 4s. 6d.. Newcastle Emlyn Division, per Mrs. Newland'. Dol- haidd. Collected by Mi-z. Lloyd' Jones, Penrallt. from the parish of 19s. 9d.: Mr. and' Mrs, Lloyd Jones. £:5: total. E210 19s. 9d. Llamlild Division, per Mrs. Cwvnne Hughes. fTIan- eothi. Collected by Mrs..Tones, The Vicarage. Rreehfa. Nant'raredig. EID 18fc. 9d. BKATHTCS GWTNNK-HTJGHB8, Pfefrwiclent.

STAB THE PATRIOT Tp the Editor of the CARMARTHEN J-OURNAII. Sir,—1 shall be. obliged for a short space to air my views on the present happenings ia Parliament and elsewhere. The Bishop of St. Asaph's remarks seem to have to ached a sore spot of Lord St. Davi<i' The Bishop, in my opinion, was not far off the mark when he said: liIf this Bill passed now;, the impoverished Church would be compelled to appeal to her sons and daughters when their re- sounoes would have been drained by the taxation of this, great war, by those countless works of charity for our soldiers and sailors which so far in Wales- had derived their main support in funds and service from Churohpeople." Lord St. David's thought it would be most unfair if any impression went out unanswered that in this great emergency every single class and de- nomination were not contributing absolutely to the limit of their means. As to whether one de- nomination was volunteering more than another, he believed that in every county of Wal*s ministers were going about and on the platforms urging Nonconformists to enlist." I do not know how extensive and thorough is Lord St. David's knowledge of Wales. Presumably he turns in a sphere of his own, and knows but little of what happens around him. At any rate, judging from hit. reply, he sadly lacks reliable in- formation concerning the next county to his.—Car- marthenshire. It would be rather interesting to learn the number of volunteers from the Training College at Carmarthen, and also the number of volunteers from the Presbyterian Theo- logical College. I certainly do not wish this to appear in any way as an aspersion upon the institu- tion. I only refer to figures. Surely the question of our national safety and national honour is quite as vital to a Nonconformist student or minis- ter as it is to an embryo schoolmaster. Again what was the attitude of the Mayor of Carmarthen (who, by the way, is a Nonconformist deacon) to- wards the men of the 4th Welsh, and the Field Engineers? Did he, in his capacity as Mayor of a barracks town. possessing monuments in honour of departed heroes, give the men a send-off? What has been the attitude of Nonconformist ministers towards the military all these years? They have endeavoured by every means to prevent men from finlisting, and those who did enlist, they, by every foul means. ridiculed and slandered them. Yes, and now we reap the result of such cowardly deeds. What again was the attitude of Noncon- formity during the time of the Boer War, when Lloyd George was in such high jinks over < ur country s reversep. Did our patriotic Noncon- formist ministers ur,ge men to enlist then? Do they now? Whilst on the question of war perhaps .1 may 11<' allowed to ask what is the difference be- tween the Liberal Government and the German Emperor? The one destroyed Louvain with its art galleries nad treasures, whilst the other is using everv means to destroy the Church with its fine traditions and noble examples.. Let ord St. Davids learn more thoroughly the mean little ways of his Nonconformist neighbours before he poses as an* authority upon Wales and the Welsh. Per- haps then, like Mr. Llewelyn Williams, he will oui- denly get converted like Saul of old, and find that he and his party have been persecutors and not martyrs.—Yours etc., CHtrctCHMAir.

THE NEED OF WALES We cannot but strongly support the letter from the pen of Mr. H. Philipps, Picton Castle, Haver- fordwest, in which a suggestion is made that one or two battalions of Welsh Guards be formed as soon as possible. There is not the slightest doubt but that excellent soldiers could be got from Wales, that is, if the War Office wotild only give Wales her due in the matter of recognition. Wales can hardly be rer to rally around English or Scotch colours wh< should in all fairness have colours of her ON\ Celb has proved a formidable iigher in y« -,0110 by, and the sterling qualities are not mi.s.ng to-day. At present there are only three Welsh regiments,—the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers. 41st Welsh, and 24th South Wales Bor- derers. There would rot be, in our opinion, the slightest difficulty in getting a body of good class of men, did the War Authorities only take the proper step.

INTERESTING LETTER FROM GERMANY U-UiM.VltTHEN LADV'tt EXPERIENCE. We have ueeu favoured by Miss Holme, Head Mistress of the Caunartnen intermediate Girls' School, with the sight of a letter from Miss Wells, vvnose many friends will remwmber ner as one of the teaching staff at that school. Miss Wells went to Germany this year to take a course of instruc- tion in Eurhythmies, a musioal system invented by a German, and was there at the outbreak of war. In the course of her letter, Miss Wells sa^s:— You cannot think how good it is to get letters aftvr being cut oil irom all nüw iroui iuiyiaiiu for live weeks, it seemed much longer, and I imagined all sorts of dreadful things happening during that time. Of course, it was impossible to get any real ntiws of the war, and we could not understand why England had joined in. I could not make much of the German papers, and I, no doubt, missed a great deal that was interesting because of that, but according to the German interpretation, France advanced into Belgium first, and they had to follow in self-defence- I am glad I have the opportunity now of learning the truth about things. The G#r- iiiiiii are furious with the English for declaring war—according to them, it is purely a matter of trade and self-advancement for Englaud, while to them, it is a question of life and honour! It was impossible to discuss things quietly with any Ger- mans, they all treat the war question so personally, aila we found it better to keep quiet. Sinew the intervention of Japan, the feeling against the Eng- lish has been still more bitter, and I am thankful to< be safely in England. Personally, I have nothing to complain of in the way I was treated in Ger- many. and the other five girls who were with me can say the same, but I have heard very different stories from people I have m.t on the journey home. After the first few days, when the exoite- ment. and bitter feeling against the English was at its height, Dresden calmed down, and everything went on much as usual. Of course, one had to be careful not to talk English in the streets or trams, but I was always treated with the greatest cour- tesy, even though my German was halting. We had some very exciting times at College some days Vn>fore England declared war, and the Anstalt itself was under the suspicion of the police. Two Russian spies, not students, were discovered in the village; They were traced from a railway bridge, where they were evidently up to no good, and bombs were found in the house where they lodged. he bombs, were taken to a safe place and exploded, and we heard that the spies met with the usual fate. but I do not know whether that is true. One of them was disguised as a woman, and both were present at our last Anfuhrung and had spoken to our Russian students. That night, though we did not know it at the time, th« Pen- sions>haus was surrounded by police, and between five and six the next morning they demanded entrance. Every room in the house was thoroughly searched, our luggage turned topsy-turvy, and even our mattresses turned un, to see if any docu- ments were hidden there. I suppose. Four Russian students were arrested, and they were kept in single cells ami fed on black bread and water for three days, with no opportunity for washing 1 How- ever. nothing was found against them, so thev were allowed to return to Hellerau. We heard after- ward". that they had only themslves to blame for their arrest, because they had behaved in" a very suspicious manner when the police came. Another excitement we had was the sudden disappearance of one of the summer course men, a most harmless- looking boy, and we heard he was a French spy wanted by the police. Other Russian spies were discovered trying to poison the well-water in tbo W eissehirsch. near Dresden, so we really began to feel nobody was to be trusted! It would take too long- to tell you of all my adventure^, or rather the experiences of my friends -for T myself had a comparatively easy time. Most of the English students left Hellerau on RnTI- dav. August 2. but as there was a doubt about boats running, six of us decided to wait quietly until mobilisation was over. We found afterwards we had done much the wisest thing, for only two got through to England. Three were arrested at the frontier and sent back in due course, reaching Hellerau ten days after thev had left it. The others missed the last boat, fit Hamburg—the Flushing route was already clo,-e(i-an(i had to stnv there. At the end of the week they 7ot to Denmark and there had to wait some time for n boat, so they were nearly penniless. When we hoard. on Wednesday, that England had declared war. the six of us hurried in to Dresden, hoping to get away under the protection of the English Consul, who had promised to look after us. However, he had already departed, so we went to ask the American Consul's advice. He advised us to stay in Dresden, ptrtIV beeause Hellerau was in the bad books of the police, and partly because it wa.s difficult to get news there, and he said it might be possible for us to get' away after mobilisation was over. We stayed all to- gether at a most comfortable pension, kept hy a nice Germcfn lady who treated us almost as if wo had been her own daughters. Every day, two of us went for news to the American Consul", and I must say the American Consuls all over Germany have worked splendidly for the English—everyone says the same. «md we all owe them a debt of gratitude. We stayed in Dresden for three weeks, occasionally going up to Hellerau for a class, but all regular work was given up, and the College was practically closed the week before England's war declaration. However, there were a few Americans who had come for the English course, and a great many Russians who could not get home, so two of the teachers gave classes voluntarily, to give these poor people something to do. On August 24. a few quick trains began to run. and we were told there might be a possibility of getting home, so our spirits rose. Meanwhile, one of the -ix had German friends in Dussoldorf. and they wanted her to go to them, for by this time we had almost, resigned ourselves to remaining in Germany for the winter. Thia c-irl is from Reading too. and she wrote to ask if I might go with her to Dusseldorf. so we left Dresden on Thursday. We went via Berlin, where we sptnt the night, and reached Dusseldorf on Friday evening, having had through trains all the way. We had a quiet week- end there: on Sunday, we went to see the Dutch Consul and had our purports siyned b, him. He advised us to try and get through to the coast by boat, and though he couldn't guarantee it he did not think we should have any trouble. -So we left Dusseldorf on Monday afternoon, and steamed up the Rhine nearly to the frontier, where our passports and luggage were examined. We were the nnl, F'>'rl,;j, nn .1. ard wo n little nervous, for the captain had told us. that three English ladies had been turned off the same boat the dry before. However, after a very searching examination we were allowed to pass on, much to our relief. When we got to Rotterdam on Tues- day afternoon, we were overjoyed to find that a boat for England was waiting, and we reached our own dear land about eleven o'clock on Wednesday luiTrra.tre arid all Tli" othc- f(mr we left, behind in Dresden h:1'1' nlso r^ach#d England safe- ly. but they travelled by another route and had a wretched time. I have not heard details vet. but I don't suppose they have been able to get any luggage through, We have been very lucky, I think."

THE JOURNAL^ WELSH HISTORY We hope to be able to publish the first edition of our Welsh History of the War about the 28th of this month. Wre shall be glad if intending sub- scribers, m order to make sure of copies, will kindly send their names either to our local agents or here direct. 8

THE FARMER'S DUTY IN THIS CRAVG NATIONAL CRiSIS nn\S 0VGryO,ne J*. avvare-- our country has embarked that lltorv 1 !11S Und°Ubl^ly the most formidably that histoiy shall ever record. The nation 1- united war to "1"1" f'V" 'J,0termma(!I,i to prosecute this 11 t°;i ti"cc^ful end. Everyone is imbued with a desne to render tome service to the Empire durin« t e cal T P m lts histor> The response to the call for men is magnificent, and the Oversea Dominions have shown to the world "that their in- ter^t* are mdissolubly. linked with that of the Mothei Country. Our army ia valiantly fic-htintr 011 our hehalf all the battlefield, and our navy is sweep- mg the seas and keeping the channels open to cany trie^ dep:nTerCe OUr Wea,th tnes depend. OUR FOOD SUPPLY. our"foo7- h7Tr' °f a PCJSMbl° dislocation of trade importaleUPP a qUO§tlon of nation. 1 n e T 1S an opportunity for everv battlefield patElotlsm « truly as on tl* wSu!? Jbthe latest roturns of the IWd "f v lie ,t to K T7 m thls COUntry sufficient months ItT theJh°t P°PuJation for about five months. It 1* possible, however, that this war will continue for a considerable period, and we will hive to bear tlw suffenng and anxiety of a prolonged campaign. It therefore becomes the duty of everv occupier of land to asslst m increasing our food supply at home If every farmer were to increTse his acreage under cereals to a small extent, and cottagers and others were to utilize their gardens m Thl°e +Umn Cr?f^ a^gate food supplies in the country would be greatly increased TWhVHnnUltUraI CoriSnrtative Committee ha* made the following general recommendations, whici should be carefully examined by every occupier of land, and adopted wherever possible. 1. The acreage under wheat should be largely in- creased wherever practicable. 2. Where wheat cannot be grown, the sowing of winter oatg, winter barley and rye might. be sub- stituted. These crops ripen early, and allow the labour on harvest to be evenly distributed. 3. The cabbage crop is also one to be considered where land can be spared. It provides a con siderable weight of food' suitable for either fcuman or animal consumption. 4. There is much land of a certain class now under grass which would probably pay fos breaking up. If this Land is scheduled as arable in the farm agreement, the tenant has the option of ploughing it up. If It is scheduled as grass the Agricultural Con- sultative Committee suggest co-operation between owner and occupier as to the advisability of break- ing up certain fields in view of the national question of increasing home-grown food-stuffs. 5. Where a surplus of grass or clover exists, ensilag-e might be made. 6. The slaughter of immature or breeding stock of every description should be avoided. Where circumstances permit,, the total head of live htock should bo incroasedl", particularly animals, snch as pigs, which multiply- quickly. 7. While there should be no diminution in the numbers of live stook kept, the strictest economy (subject to proper conditioning.)- and foresight with regard to feeding is advocated. The-se recommendations are so important that it is impossible to owr-estimate their value; and it only requires a little co-operation and exertion to add materially to our resources, and possibly obviate dire need. Every availa/ble plot of land and even all cottage gardens seould be sown or planted with autumn or winter crops. Cabbages and various kind, of field and garden turnips may be grown quite .-uccesafuHjv Ano, icr very important matter that should be seriously considered ia the revival of «be&s,iiiakjn>f- In many farms in Wales, ciYeese is still made, but only for home consumption, while others who have abandoned cheese-making may still have preserved tho necessary utensils. Under th¡",e circumstance* all such farmen would render loyal service to the Empire if they converted a large proportion of the milk into cheese instead of butter. Cheese will keep for a considerable time, and it is. moreover, highly nutritious food; Let ua hope, therefore, that the agriculturists of our country will rise to the occasion, and do their utmost wherever practicable to increase our home- supply of food-stuffs for the nation. We must remember that an army without its food supply ilv powerless, and-to quote the words of a prominent Statesman—" As finance is going to play a very grent parf in tliis war. we must husband our rpsourcp." It is therefore our bounden duty to make every effort to mitigate the difficulties and dangers that confront us, and prepare for any contingency that might arise. In conclusion. I would like to point out that T am anxious to render any assistance I can. and shall be pleased' to give advice to farmers, small-holders and cottages on technical subjects affecting agriculture. DANIEL JOH-, S, County Agricultural Organiser. County Education Offioes, Carmarthen.

WEDDING AT BRECHFA The pretty village of Brechfa, Carmarthenshire, was en fete on Wednesday, when a highly interest- ing wedding was solemnized at Brechfa Parish Church. The bride was Miss Mary Elizabeth Isabel Sivell, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph STvell, Forest Arms Hotel, Brechfa, and the bride- groom, Mr. Cyril Joynson, son of the late Colonel Joynson, of Kenilworth, a gentleman who come! from a well-known Warwickshire family, and is a relative of Mr. Joynson Hioks, M.P. For some years past Mr. Joynson who is an all-round sports- man, has sojourned in Carmarthenshire, making Brechfa his headquarters, where he has recently erected a fine house, and he is well-known among the County families. Both he and the bride are ardent followers of the hunt. and have frequently ridden to hounds together. Despite the fact that the wedding was a quiet one owing to the war in which the bride and bridegroom each have a brother serving at the front. The pretty Church of Brechfa was crowded with well wishprq: whilst in the centre of the hamlet, the villagers had erected a triumphal arch of flowers, evergreens. plants, over which were mounted words of greetings to the bridal couple. The Rev. Thomas Jones. rector of Brechfa, officiated, and the bride who looked charming in a dress of white satin trimmed with lace was given away by her father. She also wore a bridal veil over a wreath of orange blossoms, and carried a bouquet of choice flowers- She was attended by her two sisters, Misses Gladys and Dorothy Sivell as bridesmaids, who were attired in white eoline dresses trimmed with lace. They also carried a pretty bouquet each, and wore pen- dants the gifts of the bridegroom. Mr. Henry Arnold Thorne. of Hereford, acted as best man. After the ceremony a large number of friends sat down to breakfast at the Forest Arms. and subse- quently Mr. and Mrs. Joynson left for London, for their honeymoon, en route for a tour of the country. There were a large number of costly presents.

LLANSTEPHAN We regret to find that a paragriiph in our issue of the 21st August in our Llansteplmn Notes- beginnir> £ Though not of the German nat ionality." has given much annoyance to Miss Willi,ams, of Parciiwe- Llanvbri, Llanstephan. We thorefcye apologise f°r having inserted the paragraph, although it was not- intended to refer to Miss Williams, whom we readily admit is incapable of such conduct as referred to in the paragraph which we are sorry should have appeared. Printed and Published for the Proprietors by GILES at the Carmartheih Journal" PnntiM Works, 8, Kina Skeet, clewmwtimm.

The Great War (Continued from Page (f. intelligence collected, more especially during the recent advance. To give a rough idea of the amount of work carried out it is sufficient to mention that, during a period of 20 days up to September 10, a daily average of more than nine reconnaissance flightsi of over 10 miles ilach has been maintained. The constant object of our aviators has been to effect the accurate location of the enemy's forces, and. incidentally-since the operations cover so large an area—of our own units. Nevertheless, the tactics adopted for dealing with hostile aircraft are to attack them instantly with one or more British macnmes. This has been so far successful that in five cases German pilots or observers have been shot in the air and their machines brought to the ground. As a consequence. the British Flying Corps has succeeded in establishing an individual ascendancy which is as, serviceable to us as it is damaging to the enemy. How far it is due to this cause it is not possible at present to ascertain definitely. but the fact remains that the enemy have recently become much less enterprising in their flights. Something in the direction of the mastery of the air has already been gained. STRAIGHT TALKING. New York, Sunday. Mr. Alexander Powell. who is representing the "New York World" in Belgium, cabled an inter- view he had last Thursday with General von Boehn, commanding the Ninth Imperial Field Army, and the mouthpiece of the German General Staff. The General began by asrting that the accounts of atrocities perpetrated on Belgian non- combatants were lie". "Three days ago, Mr. Powell remonstrated, "I was ai Aercshot. The whole town now is but a ghastly, blackened ruin." "When we entered Aersehot." was the reply, the son of the Burgomaster came into a room, drew a revolver, and assassinated my chief of staff. What followed was only retribution. The townspeople got only what they (leserved." But why wreak your vengeance on women and children?" Mr. Powell asked. "None have been killed," the General asserted positively. "I am sorry to contradict you," Mr. Powell asserted, with equal positiveness. but I have myself seen their mutilated bodies, and so has Mr. Gibson, the Secretary of the American Legation at Brussels, who was present during the destruction of Louvain." CNFORTUNATE—BUT WAR." "Of oourse." he replied, '-there always is the danger of women and children beirt(g killed during street fighting if they insist on coming into the street. It is unfortunate, but it is war." But how about the woman's body I saw with the Rands and feet cut off?" retorted Mr. Powell. How about the white-haired man and his son, whom I helped to bury outside Scmpstad, who had been killed merely because a retreating Belgian had shot a German soldier outside their house? There were twenty-two bayonet wounds in the old man's face. I counted them. How about the little girl. two years old. who was; shot while in her mother's arms by an Uhlan, and whose funeral I attended at Heystopdenberg? How about the old man hung from the rafters of his house by his hands, and roasted to death by a bonfire being built under hinr?" The German General seamed taken aback by the exactness of the American's data, and he could only insist that he personally did everything possible to protect non-com batants. mentioning that, quite recently he had sent two soldiers to gaol for twelve years for attacking a woman. He declared that Zeppelins have orders only to drop their bombs on fortifications and soldiers. General von Bohen received the New York World's' representative because, to quote his own words, he was anxious to win the goodwill of Americans, and show them most conelusively that the tales of German brutality were unfounded." THE RUSSIAN SHADOW ARMY. This country for the last thr^e weeks has been ringing with rumours of thousands of Russian troops being landed in Scotland, encamped on Salisbury Plain, and other places, and being em- barked for the seat of war from Bristol. South- ampton. and various other centres. In the first place it is very difficult to believe in the possibility of getting Russian troops through to Archangel (the Russian port on the Arctic Ocean, which they must have embarked at, if they had come), seeing that railway communication through Russia to that port is totally inadequate to the carrying of any- thing like a large body of troops. It has been almost equally difficult to disbelieve the rumours in the face of a cloud of witnesses who have been ready to swear that thousands of Russians have been seen at various points in this country. The truth, however, we may suppose. is contained in the notice issued (and very tardily issued by the way) by the Press Bureau as follows:- The Press Bureau authorises the Press to state that there is no truth whatever in the rumours that Russian soldiers have landed in or passed through Great Britain on their way to France or Belgium. The statements that Russian troops are now on Belgian or French soil should also be dis- credited. Wednesday. Readers will understand the progress of the war in France better if they consult our map. From that they will see that the Germans in retreating have to cover the same ground as they did when advancing, and to do that they have to re-cross various rivers. The operations which forced them over the River Marne are now known as the Battle of Marne. although extending, as they do, over such a tremendous line. and with so many actions pro- ceeding, it is difficult to apply the word "battle" to any of them in the usual sense of a battle which achieves a definite object. The next river in the way of the German retreat is the Aisne, and over this they have already befn forced. To-day the German line may be traced from the North of Compeigne along to Verdun, and down to the neighbourhood of Nancy. To the North of the Aisne the latest reports show that the Germans have been able to collect their forces and make a stand against the pursuit of the Allies. The centre of the German lines has been in serious danger, but they seem to have got away safely. It would seem therefore, that although the enemy is still retreat- ing he is highly dangerous, imbued as he is, no doubt, with feelings of fury and disappointment. A mad bull being pursued is always dangerous, and the Germans are certainly very like a mad bufl; which is compelled to turn tail.. This morning's news shows that the Germans are (OOvering up their retreat, and whether they mean -to make a serious resistance to the Allies and their positions remains to be seen. They might do this at any moment, and put the Allied armies in a position of extreme peril. It may be, however, that they are merely stopping now and thtn to kick up a dust and to hamper the Allies' pursuit, simply to enable the main bulk of their own army to get away. Whatever it may be the position is at all times dangerous for our armies, and it would be the extreme of folly for people in this country to rest on their oars and imagine that even for a moment the position for us is to secure and the need for recruits at an end. Men are still needed as much as ever. and will be needed. The Germans prob- ably have all the necessary means to prolong this 'war if they choose, and if they do that they may at any moment gain the ascendancy and become dangerous. An unconfirmed report is published this morning to the effect that General von Kluck, who is in command of the right wing of the Germans—that is North of Paris—has been captured by a circular movement of the Allies, together with 25,000 men. This news is. however, of a very doubtful character. Curious news comes from Germany. The Ger- mans themselves say that their cruiser, Hela. has been sunk by a British submarine in the North Sea, but the British Press Bureau have no know. lodge at all of this. It looks as if this vessel, an old-fashioned lightly-armed cruiser, had struck a German mine or had been torpedoed by a Germar submarine in mistake. N. A very important factor in the operations in France is the Belgian Army, which is stationed in and around Antwerp. If this continues to be alert and effective, it can be a source of extreme peril to the German lines of retreat, and if reinforced by Colonial or native Indian troops, one would sup- pose it could be capable of dealing a deadly blow at the German plan of campaign. At present a. Belgian Army is making a series of raids upon the German rear, and it is reported that in conse- qucnce of this, Brussels has been evacuated. by the Germans. Whether this be so or not. it is cer- tain that the French have re-entered Amiens. An official dispatch from the Russian Com- mander-in-Chief was published yesterday in Petro- grad. It announced that the Russian troops had crossed the lower San without resistance and were witnin one march of Przemysl. The extent of the Austrian defeat at the hands of the Russians is admitted in Berlin. The Press Bureau issued to the publio yesterday a translation of the second report of the Belgian Commission of Inquiry on the conduct of German troops in Belgium. The report describes appalling atrocities and outrages. Each instance is supported by incontestable testimony and vouched for bv the members of the Commission. There is a report from Rome that official state- ments issued in Berlin announce that the German squadron in the Baltic has had 15 vessels in action. Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. Commanding the British Grand Fleet, has sent messages to General Joffre and Field-Marshal Sir John French congratu-' lating the Allied Armies on their recent successes. FOOD FOR GERMANY. Investigations at Liverpool and other ports make it certain that foodstuffs and raw material are still being shipped even from British ports for the use of the Germans, and the work of our Navy is in part rendered vain by our own action. To give a precise example from one port ship- ments were made from Liverpool last month of: Canned ,goods, Feeding Cakes, Flour, Cotton-seed Oil, Salt. Palm Kernels (for Margarine). The ostensible bourne is, of course, Holland, but a comparison with the exports of other years makes it more than probable that they arc passed on direct to Germany. A PATRIOTIC FIRM. One Liverpool firm at any rate has. taken on itself to reiUie to supply Rotterdam correspondents with certain raw materials. "Nothing will induce us to ship anything to your country so long as your people are supplying goods to Germany, who is your enemy as wed as was the form of their reply. But even such patriotic firms are anxious for some support from our Government. It is clear from the last isme of the German democratic paper "Vorwarts" that the wants of raw materials will tend to disgust the German people with the war sooner than anything else. To supply such raw materials as rubber or cotton as well as food to Germany is deliberately to lengthen war. The question is receiving the close attention of the Board of Trade; but they are not yet able to announce any decision as to new prohibitions. Thursday. News to-day shows that the chief operations of the war are centred north of the Aisne, where the Germans are resisting the pursuit of the Allies with all their available strength. As we have before saiu there is always the danger that this resist- ance of the Germans may prove dangerous, but the official report shows that the position so far is satisfactory for the Allies. There is daily evidence of the imminent losses which the Germans have sustained in their retirement. The Russian attack on the Austrian army continues to be victorious, but in East Prussia the Germans at the moment have driven the Russians back. The German re- port of the sinking of their cruiser Hela is now confirmed by the British Press Bureau. It was torpedoed in a daring exploit of one of our sub- marines quite close to Heligoland.