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THE WAR PLEDGE
THE WAR PLEDGE MOVEMENT SPREADINC IN SWANSEA. WHAT TOTAL PROHIBITION WOULD MEAN. CHANCELLORS INQUIRIES The patriotic pledge movement lias cer- tainly caught on in Swansea, and many of the leading industrial and trading firms are considering .plans for bringing the pledge to the notice of their employes. Aliout, 5,000 pledge cards have been issued, and already good results have been gained. The latest talk is of an inquiry which Mr. Herbert .Samuel is conducting, at the fcuggortion of the Chancellor, into the possibility of the State acquiring control of all licensed houses. The idea apparently was that the Government should buy all breweries,, giving the owners and share- holders a new Government stock bearing interest at I per cent, to the value of their present property. Such a scheme would probably cost £ 300,000.000. Consideration Las gone no farther than a very vague dis- cussion. and the majority of the Cabinet tre believed to regard it with disfavour. Chancellor's Inquiries. Meanwhile the Chancellor continues to rondiK't energetic inquiries, especially among teetotal leaders. Of the Cabinet, i,, fat- Lord Kitchener, Mt". Lloyd Or-orgp, Mr. MeK^nna, and Sir John Simon have followed the King's lead. Mr. Runciman has always been a teetotaller. fï. Thomas Wing will move to-day in the House of (.Jojtijiiods That this House if, of opinion that during the continuance of tlw war no alcoholic liquors shall he fold in the refreshment-rooms or at the bars in the House of Commons." Last year )f.P. f'IJPnt £ 5.(WO on alcoholic beverages in the House, and the Kitchen Committee made a profit of £ 1.943. Valu? of Prohibition. Abstinence." in the course of a letter to the editor, save; .The rumour that thp Government pro- posed to deal in a *cienfific and states- manlike way with the liquor traffic has • roused the fierce hostility of those in tho Trad". Tho main argument, against inhibition is the financial one. May 1 point out that there is a far weightier argument in favour of prohibition, in the fart that, prohibiti 0*1 TVOUlfJ phhW^ us to ropair to a f-oiisiderahk fxtont the t a^tage and loss of the war. That this 16 in.-)t a vain and idlo theory may be seen fyom thp following table, which gives the number of deaths from ahoheV « and cirrhosis of the liver in the Unitecl Kingdom in ten rears: — Year Male Female Total H¡,)1 LOf) :i.0W S. 44ti J 90*2 .Uiit .1.295 7,909 190; 7.520 )!()4, 1,299 3,07U 7,915 1905 i.100 .1.107 7.207 1906 u: 3.05S 7,201 1W7 LOi; 3,0*8 7,121 1908 :i,7t)7 2,755 fi,522 190ft ;1.(:i::¡¡ 2. ln9 G.07S 1910 3,281, 2,24« 5.530 n.!20 70,848 That table shows that not less than 7í1)H deaths were registered as ducto alcoholism and cirrlvifds of the liver. Of -xur.-e. it is well-known that. thf, actual number dying from those rausw was much greater. And these form but a small fraction of those di-i;lg directly or indirectly through drink. Prohibition may m«an loss k," illonev, but it will nueh more certainly mean fresh saving of human life. There is fto mrtlwd by vhirh the Government cuji more cer- tainly counteract the appalling losses of the* war than by ending the traffic in i iiig t l i4, ti-a ffi (; in strong drink. There is no action by which we can show our patriotism more effectually than abstaining from alcohol, a.< a beverage. All honour to Sir Alfretf Mond for his truly patriotic example." Legislative Action. Mr. L. T. John has given notice to ask the Pririie Minister whether, in consider- ing at the present juncture the propriety of taking administrative and legislative action in connection with the trade in intoxicating liquors in the Principality, he will ascertain and take into considera- tion the views of the Parliamentary, re- presentatives of Wales, following the pre- cedent set in connection with the licensing Hill, 1908. introduced by him.
FAMOUS WRESTLER DROWNED.
FAMOUS WRESTLER DROWNED. A gen. Wednesday.—The well-known wrestler. Paul Pons, was accidentally drowned to-day while fishing in Gavonne. ile was 51 years old.
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-<I TO ASPHYXIATE THE DEFENDERS. Paris. Wednesday.—A German prisoner has stated that in the course of his mili- tai-y ser-viee lie received instructions how to use the Brandrochre., the machine designed during an attack to asphyxiate the defenders. It consists of a stick, at the end of which is a brass tube, about 23 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. This tube is filled with a mixture of grease, oil, and sulphuric acid. At tho bottom of the tube is an inflammable sukstance anri a percussion appliance, which the man works by means of a small cliain after having fixed the Brandrochre into a loophole.
BOXED THE COMPASS TWICE.
BOXED THE COMPASS TWICE. The (steamer Qfy, of Cambridge, of the Ellerroan Line, has reached Liverpool isafcly after an exciting encounter with a submarine. Near the Bishop's Rock tho captain, Alfred G. Fry, sighted a German submarine, which gave dhase. The steamer was 60 manoeuvred, how- ever. that the submarine was unable to get into position to fire a torpedo. She kl'pt up a pe.Tsistent attack by gun lire., and the steamer was repeatedly struck. The deck-house, ventilators, etc., were damaged, but no vital hurt was received. After a. two houiis' .chase the submarine gave up aM disappear-pd. J 11 tho manoeuvres Captain Fry twice took his pilip round the compass. Ahandme presentation fund has been raised in Liverpool. Captain Fry himself is to re- civp C5(WV. The liord Mayor will make the orientation on Monday.
I TURNING MOVEIVIENT,I I TURNIVEMENT.J
I TURNING MOVEIVIENT,I I TURNIVEMENT. J I FOUR MILLION MfN ENGAGED IN THE CARPAl HIAN8. STUPENDOUS STRUGGLE Petrograd. Wednesday. Competent authorities here believe that four million men are now engaged on both sides along the Carpathians. Topographically the conditions have a certain lpwm bl¡nct' to the ?trng?lp in the Vof?ges, though on an extended sN).fe; but thf Ru?d?us have ;;I-eAt advantages which the French Army must yet win. Their broadest: line of advance is well across the main ridge, aJid moving slowly forward on the high plateau of Hungary. It is only in the region of Cxsok and oéHhvard that T/itzinger's Bavarian army is able to offer a determined resistance, which the Russians are gradually beating down. The Hungarian civil authorities have evacuated T'zjgorod, otherwise (7ngvar, the immediate objective of the Russian column win oh has crossed the ridge westward of the Vz.sok Pass. Both German a.nd Austrian forces are making desperate efforts to prevent the I RI$i;Jns from sending still more troops into (he ?outh?rn Campaign for a gTenJ! turning movement to the westward. This is. doubtless the meaning of a dis- astrous night attack at Zaleszcyki, above Czemowitz, in which a substantial \ii*tro-German Force which had been waiting in Bukovina during the futile raid on Bessarabia, failed to crow the Dnie-ier, or disturb I he extreme loft win e,f th" Rn"ians in Galieia.
I ANOTHER ZEPPELIN CONE I
I ANOTHER ZEPPELIN CONE I CAUGHT IN TREES AND FIRED ON BY BRITISH. Amsterdam, Thursday.—The S Iuls cor- respondent of the Telegraph .says that an airship, a Zeppelin, got caught in t-'irac trees near Aalchervinj. 15 kilo- metres from Tirlemont. The machine was bit by .soldier? of the I Allied fore as. and a numlier of the crew are said to have been killed.
IMISSING MARRIAGE REGISTERS.
I MISSING MARRIAGE REGISTERS. I A reward of £ 1,000 is provisionally I offered for the recovery of the registers of marriage or proclamations of marriage in the parish of Cawdor, Nairnshire, during the years 1779 to 1783. ft. is understood that they are wanted in con- nection with tlie wfctlenvent of a 1",aJ I estate of large amount.
I LOOKING AFTER GERMANY'S…
I LOOKING AFTER GERMANY'S TRADE. I Christiania, Wednesday.—In order to prevent the entire loss of Germany's trade with Scandinavia, a considerable number of German commercial travellers, who have been granted a fortnight's Ipav? from th'? army, are now visitiBg old cus- tomers. Onp of these yesterday stated that fore leaving Germany he was sworn to I secrecy regarding all matters within his knowlecige.-Retiter.
WHAT IS BULGARIA D31NG ?I…
WHAT IS BULGARIA D31NG ? I I Athens. Wednesday.—Bulgaria is de- spatching an important body of cavalry to Strumnitza. She is also concentrat- in? troops on Ow Turki$h frontiers. In- formation has )?cf? rMfived from a -c, liah? source of the f(?rmatiou of two new Bulgarian handi- cf considerable strength, which are intended to he em- ployed in operations in Servia. During his stay at Sofia. General von der Golty. had several friendly interviews with the chief of the comitadjis.
I VAIN EFFORT TO WARI RELIEF…
VAIN EFFORT TO WARI RELIEF SHIP The Western Daily MereufJ-" (Ply- mouth) Brixham correspondent states that a German submarine wa,, observed outside Torhay just after dusk on Wed- nesday evening. Shortly before the news of its appear- anoe was received the Glasgow steamer Strathtay, flying the flag of the Belgian Relief Commission, and bound from Rotterdam to New York, had left Torhay, where s he had been anchored since noon. On the news of the submarine being received urgent signals were blown on tho II steam syren, and a local tug tried to over- haul the Strathtay, hut had to give up the task.
IZEEBRUSCE SUBMARINE FLEET.…
I ZEEBRUSCE SUBMARINE FLEET. I I HoUt'l'dHO!. AV??t I ii (-tizi' "31 gradu?a!ty ?-tahi?-hiug a formidable sub- inarih?ih?tfttXm'hru?g?'. Aiiithsu!)- marine constructed Mt Antwerp has hpe? towed by tug* through Bruges on its way to Zeobrugge last week -end. It was 11 strongly guarded by armed motor-cars, carrying anti-aircraft guns and machine guns, and ?ias also escorted by cavalry. The submarine, which is of a small TYPP, was a sourco of great int?fet to t" G?r'mn ?ffiof!-?. ?ome of w Ilol.l twk photographs of it & it pasted. Stimu- lated by their example, an eleven-year- old girl also attempted to take photo- graphs, but she was promptly arrested and detained for two days. -_u_
I A RICH MAN'S POOR SISTER.I
I A RICH MAN'S POOR SISTER. I A.sbrikm?c?se of the diR'erin? tTet.t _I ment o? a ? id?wMl .si?r by two brothers -one a gardener, the oiher a professional man in Wiltshire said to be earning £ 1,100 per annum, wsus mentioned at a. Swansea Relief Committee to-day. The gardener on his small wages was said to be contributing Is. per to her mainten- ance the £ 1,400 a year brot-hw nothing, although he gaA-O something when his brother-in-law died. He was described by it mcm,ber of the committee ?hs a. swanker." The law ccmid not enforce a, contribu- hon, so ih+? committee advised the woman to patch up ajty difference there might be with her brother, meanwhile allowing 5s. per week until she was strong enough to do something. A cousin bad been very kind to her, and kept her rent going while she lived with him. I
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DROWNED MYSTERY, SMITH ACAIN IN COURT. DEAD WOMAN'S WEALTH WHY THE CORONER 010 NOT ORDER A POST-MORTEM George Joseph Smith (13), who is charged with murdering three women, each of whom was found dead in a bath, made his eleventh appearance in the dock at Bow-street Police Court to-clay. The names of the dead women were:— Margaret EJi%a,lmth ] .<>fty, a clergy- man's daughter, married at Rath, died at Big-hgate December Jht-h, 1914. Beatrice Constance Aiiie -Ni 1111(t.-I married at Weymouth, died at llffrne Bay July Jtfth, VJJ2. Alice Burnham, a nurse, married at Southwi, died at Blackpool December 12th. 1 OPS. Prisoner is alleged to have gone through a form of marriage with six different, women, lie is also said to have benefited to the extent of = £ 2,800 under wills made by twn of the deceased, and was on his way to collect a sum of t'700 for which the third woman's life had been instired, when he was arrested. Interest in the case wa.s again keen, and the count was crowded ibis morning. Mr. Bodkin conducted the wise on behalf of the Director of .Public Prosecutions, and Mr. W. P. Da vies defended. 1r John Dickinson was the magistrate. Many Witnesses Present. A large number of witnesses werE) again in attendance, pointing to the probability 1 of another whole day being devoted to the casp. Smith, who bore himself quite easily this morning, sat in the dock and listened to the early evidence without attempting to ijitprrupt- a practice to which he has become somewhat prone lately. The first witness to-day was Mr. Rutley Mould, solicitor, of Dover, and Coroner for East Kent. On the 1.1th of July, 1912, he said, he held all inquest at Ilerne Bay on the body of Bessie Constance Annie William!?. JH<* recognised prisoner as the first witness called- Another witness, Dr. Ksench. alw gave evidence. Prisoner was I sworn in the name of Henry Williams. He was not legally represented. -His evidence was rea'd over to him and lie signed it in two places, making no corrections. j "^Married Two Years." Mr. Bodkin then read the evidence given by the prisoner at the inquest. It ran as follows: "I indentify the hody as IllV wife, Bessie Constance Anuie wiÏ- liams. I have been married io her two years. We have no children. During last week my wife was Aery queer. She had a sort of nervousness and headache. She had a lit on Tuesday night and on Thursday night. She never had fits before. On Wednesday morning I went to gee Dr. Trench with my wife, and he sent some medicine, which she took on Friday. At I a.m. she had another fit. She was in bed at the time. I went for Dr. French, and he returned with me and saw my wife. The fit was over, but she was nervous, and her hands were rdammy. 1 went for some more medieir'v which she took. She was all right: on Friday night. On Saturday morning, July 13th, we both got np together about 7.31). I went out for a stroll, and bought some fish. I returned about 8 o'clock. No one- was in the house but my wife when I went out. I locked the front door whou I went out. We always did that, as the slam latch was out of order. Head Submerged in the Bath. On returning 1 went into the dining- room and (alled her. and then went up- stairs into the bath-room. She said the night previously she would have a bath h1 the morning. She was in the bath, li6r hf?d t?-iti? MtbTnfr?d. She had it ;>icce of soap in her hand. I raised her head, and rested it on the side of the bath and went straight for Dr. French. I asked him to came, and had just ge-t upstairs when I heard him coming. Her heid had slink again in the bath. TV doctor felt her pulse, but was afraid 6he was dead. I held her while the doctor used artificial respiration. I did not get the water. We elcep downstairs, and I had not been upstairs that morning previous to finding her in the bath. Had Bought her New Clothes. We have been on good terms together. I had only just bought a lot of-new things her—clothes and furniture. Her life was not insured. She had private means. I have never seen any of her relatives. I communicated the news of her death to her uncle and her brother soon after the doctor left. The papers shown to me purporting to lw.- a copy of a letter from her brother,, Mr. Edward Mundav, t) me lias not in fact been received b" v me By the jury: The water wouM have] had to be carried upstairs to the bath- rcom. She mu?t have carried it up her- self. I do not know that. I cannot SHV whether s110 was dead when I first mw her in the hat h. I found no life in her then. There was a bucket in the bath- room. I came to Heme Bay from Ash- ford, Kent, about three months ago. My wife bought the both. It had to be emptied by the bucket, because there was no pipe to drain it. Recalled 1 wrote tho note to the doctor in my house before I went for the doctor. (Signed) Henry Williams." Mystery of a Letter. The copy of the letter which Wit- liams" said he had not received, Mr. Mawll proceeded to explain in reply to questions put by Mr. Bodkin. Did you. before the opening of the inquest." asked (?oun6el, V receive a com- munication from Mr. Howard Mun- day" Witness: Yes. There was a letter ad- dressed to me which was handed to me when I arrived at Heme Bay to conduct the inquest. Mr. Bodkin: Tn that letter from Mr. Howard Munday. was there a copy of a w a t l lej,(,. i copv of a letter purporting to be a letter to tho prisoner from him?—Yes. What did you do with that copy at. the inquest: showed it to flu- prisoner. Did he have an opportunity of reading it" —Oh. yes. I Did be read it ?-I cannot remember; whether I read it over to him, or whether; I handed it to him to read. but he cer- tainly read it in one sense or the other. I J asked him whether he had received the original letter of which this purported b he a copy. lie said No." I Why No Post Mortem was Held. Witness added that the weather was hot at the time of the incident. He made no order for a post mortem. The doctor who spoke as to tho cause of death was the! only other witness at the inquest besides! the prisoner, and a verdict wat returned) that the woman dhd through having had all epileptic seizili while taking a batk, having been drow, ed by mieadventure. I Miss Mt,,I.t'v s Fortune. Mr. Herbert Munday, auctioneer, of Westboixrne-gardens, Trowbridge, uncle of Miss Munday. said that she was the daughter of hia elder brother, Mr. George Bailey Munday, who died in December, 19lM. At that time she was 25 years of age. Her father left her some £ 2,500, and wit- ness and Mr. George Howard Munday, brother of Miss Munday, were executors. Her mother had died shortly after her birth. Mr. Bodkin: What was her character?— She was no business woman. She had no idea of money matters at all. The invest- T- ?t? in which Miss Munday? money had been placed were, said witness, realised, and the proceeds hi vested in trustee securities, witness receiving the dividends and remittii? his niece ?8 monthly. Witness said he sent Miss Munday a re- mitanee of tx a month. This was not quite the whole of the income, and from time to time niniiey accumulated in his hands as her trustee. When her father died she went as a paying guest at the house of a friend for a time. On August 2fifh, 1010, lie reeeievd a postcard from Miss Munday bearing the Welmouth postmark. Mr. Bodkin: W;-(s that the first. intima- tion of any marriage?—Yes. He added the same day he received a letter signed Henry Williams, informing him of his marriage, with Miss-Munday before the registrar. That wa." the first he knew oi anyone of that name. In another letter, dated ?u?u&t 29fb. Wil- liams "kc, I that money should be sent to his wife by postal order instead of cheque, and as soon as possible. To this letter was a little addition in his niece's hand- writing, "With iiiy kind regards. I am very happy indeed.—Bessie Williams." Lump Sum Handed Over. | witness received a letter from a solicitor, and eventually a sum of money in hia hands, to which his niece was ea- titled, was forwarded to her, He believed H'is sum was about £ 133. "Witness after-! wards beard that his Bipre and Williams %vere eparated. He continued to send her  her aU?vanct', .md she hv?d at different places. JnMnrch.l!)?,])c received a letter from Williams, announcing their re-union. "Williams wrote; In future I t?hall try and olltlivw t;he past and prove myself myself before the eyes of my wife and relatives » worthy hu-bnuct. I Kr.ow Him Better Now." 1 At the end was a rote in hig niece's hand-writing: Dear Uncle.—Everything! ha? happened for the best. I am perfectly! happy with my husband. I know my hus- band now better than I did.—Yours, with love, Bessie." Subsequently he received letters from his nIeco from Bamsgate and Herne Bay, and sent further sums of money. Mr. Bodkin: Was that spontaneous, or in consequence of requests ?—Bequests. On July 13th. 1912, witness received a letter from his niece in a registered enve- lope. They were rather fond of register- ing their letters," he explained, referring to his niece and her husband. Mr. Bodkin: From your knowledege of your niece, have you ever heard of her having had a fit of any kind ?—No On the MMne day as the letter arrived witness said that he received the follow- ing telegram, signed Williams." handed in at Heme Bay: Bessie died in tit this I morning. Jjetter following." "The Great Shock I Suffered." I On the 15th July witness received a letter in a black-edged envelope, dated 13 7/12, with th postmark "Heme Bay, 9.Li> p.m.. 13t h JnlT." It ran as follows: Word cannot de- scribe the great shock I suffered in the loss of my wife. The doctor said she had a fit in the hath. I can assure you and all her relatives that everything was done which was possible to do on her behalf. I can say no more. Believe me, your faith- fully, Henry Williams. M-r. Munday said he received no in- structions to the date on which the in-] que?t was to be held. He received the foJLo?-in? letter, dated July 15th, 1912, from Heme Bay:— I)o,,ir Sit-T hope you received mv letter this morning. The result of the inquest was misadventure by a fit in a hath. The burial tk.kes place to-morrow" at 2 ii.iii. Atu itaturally too sad to write more to-day. Yours faithfully, H. Wil- liams" The letter arrived after the time fixed for the buriiii Wit.ne?*; wrote on July U-th in repir: H I have heard no jwrticulars of her death except what T siiv in the I/rndon papers concerning the inque.=t. I had hoped to have hear d more. The circum- stances are very sad." Mean and Unmanly Attack." I In TP,;>}" he received the following" letter from prisoner dated July 18th: Dear Six. Your letter to hand this morning. I have no further particulars to unite with reference to Bessie's death, except the verdict brought in bv the coroner's jury. When the weekly Press comes out I will forward you the account the I am astonished "t the mean and most unmanly attack of brother evei-.v opportunity ^iven him to comedown to Heine Bar in order to see the proceed- ing.* carried out by tho officials, wrote at the eleventh hour a most offensive letter to the district Coroner, in which he ;Isks him to hold a very strict, investigation and to be very careful. I will leave you to guess what the coroner, the doctor, the jury, and the polke thought of such a letter. As for myself, the time will come when I can, as a man with all the I feeling which becomes a man, demand from Mr. Howard his reasons for writing this letter. I have not yet got over the hock of losing ()nc of whom I thought moro than anybody in this world. I The only comforter I have now is the great God Himself, on whom I relv to give me sufficient strength to bear this ?al?mity. In M?rd to her wilL mv! I (Y.,un6<'l will in ddf (;<-mr?? nM?p this (known to you." (Continued on Page Five).
OUR TRADITIONS. I
OUR TRADITIONS. I SIR JOHN FRENCH'S PRAISE FOR THE UANAQIANS. NEUVE CHAPELLE BATTLE Field-Ma rslial Sir John French's I di.pa.tch describing in detail the Battle 01 jseuve Chapeiie (March. 10-12) and the c-ointi.Lt at Sc. Uloi (March 14-17) was Issued evening with commendable promptitude. We publish the dispatch ill fiui on I)age 3, but the main points are as fcJ tow The energy iuid wgour vftth which K c Douglas fiaig haniMed his command (the fat Arm)- at Jseuve Chapeile) show him to be a leader of great abilitty and power. When the attack was delivered on Neuve Chapeile our artillery completely cut off the village from German rein- forcements by a curtain of shrapnel fi re. Considerable delay occurred after tJhp capture of the position. It might, not have occurred had the clearly expressed order of Sir Douglas HÙg been more carefully observed. Difncutries might. have been oye-reome had the general co&manding the 4th j Corps been able to bring his reserve brigades more spe>edily into action. The further prosecution of the attack was ha.mpe-red by weather, which did not! admit of aircraft i~econnaissanee, and! by the severance of telephonic lXtlU- munication between the observers and the batteries. The British losses were 12,811 (killed 2,527, wounded 8,533. missing 1.751"). The Germans leit several thousand deadI on the field; there is positive informa- tion that, they removed upwai-ds. of 12,000 wounded by train: 1,687 prisoners were taken by the British. The work of the Royal Flying Corps was of the greatest value. It destroyed various points on tho enemy's (m-I municaifcionp, the pilots generally des- cending to 100 or 150 feet; from theIl object. All the soldiers of C2,na.da, have splen- didly upheld the fruitions of Empirv. r am sttill further >.npressed with the of the Territorial Forces. In I the heavy fighting of micl-March thev acquitted themselves with the utmost credit. ¡
LAUGHED AND JEERED. ]
LAUGHED AND JEERED. ] Cardiff Seaman's Story of il Inhuman Pirates. — Harry Elliston, seaman, of the steamer Ef-ton, formerly the South Point, which wits sunk by it. submarine tiO miles off Cornwall, writing to Cardiff from Lisbon, sitates that the crew of 3G were adrift 11 hours before being picked up, and the sufferings of some of the men were tenable. He says: The inhuman dogs left us to our fate in two small boats. When our captfcain asked for a tow, towards the land they only laughed and jeered at us."
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF WHEAT.…
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF WHEAT. I During the past fortnight the Govern- ment have brought t25,000,900 worth of wheat in th-c Argentine. The purchases have been made by mer- chants in this country, some of whom have completely given up their own busi- nesses to act for the Government. Large purchases have also been made in North America. I —,
SPY TRIAL IN CAMERA.I
SPY TRIAL IN CAMERA. I The trial of the three alleged German spies, Hahn, Muller, and Kaepperle, has now been defini-tely fixed for Monday, April 26th. The proceedings will take place in camera before the Lord Chief Justice in his lordship's own court. The At.torney- General is to conduct the case for the Crown. One of the accused, Kaepferle, will be defended by Mr. Thomas Rowand Harker. The charge against the men is that of communicating naval and military infor- mation to the enemy.
CONSUMPTIVE FATHER'S ACTION.I
CONSUMPTIVE FATHER'S ACTION. I A relieving officer at one of the Swan- se.t relief committees to-diay said that a consumptive recipient of relief who had l refused to remain at the Infirmary (where he improved) was practically "murdering" his wife and child by in- sisting on living with them. The medical officer of health had said there was no doubt that the little girl was on the border of contracting phthisis. The mother, apparently a highly re- spectable woman, admitted to the com- mittee that she and their child (a sweet little girl, who was with her) improved while her husband remained at the in- firmary. The committee had every sympathy with the mother, but decided that the only way of bringing the father to his sen&es and saving the child was to re- fuse relief altogether and offer the houee.
BELCIAN SOLDIER ARRESTED._
BELCIAN SOLDIER ARRESTED. Paris, Thursday.—'The Matin states that following the arrest in Paris of a Belgian soldier named Pierre Baeyens for illegally wearing the military medal, II and for desertion, search was made at his rooms, ihis led to the discovery of foreign correspondence, a German uni- form, and a German military work. Acting upon the correspondence that was discovered, the authorities learned Baeyens had lately been making mysteri- ous visits to the region of Nallcy and Pont a Mou.sson. Commissions of en- quiry which were despatched to the pro- vinces have established the faot that the prisoner ka.s recently appeared at various naval ports, includirCg Cherbourg and Toulon, where, disguised its a waiter, he had triod to enter into communication with &ol(liprs ad .sailors. Variollt5 wit- nesses were heard and their statements were particularly .serious. In view of the results of the enquiry. Baeyens ha* been charged with espionage, and the papers in the case hav hecii handed over by th.- civil court to th- military authori- ties j
I CANNOT WIN.
I CANNOT WIN. .0 WHY GERMANY HATES ENGLAND. I | HERR BALLIN S AMAZING CONFESSION TO I ArdEAiCA. FOREIGN SECRETARY BLAMED  woii'. d I New York, Wednesday—Cermauy would have kept out of the war if she had knowm England was going into it.' This is the amazing c'oiil ssion which the Kaiser has made to the American people through Ilerr Ballin, of the Hamburg- imerika Line. This frank declaration, which explains Germany's hatred of England, seems to Miggest that the Germans realise that they cannot win while England continues in the war. The New York World" publishes Hcrr Baffin's statement as made to Mr. G ustav Boeder, one of the World's editorial staff, who has just returned to -New York after a tour of inquiry, lasting weeks in Germany. Mr. Boeder ex- plains that Jlerr Ballin had visited the Kaiser at his field headquarters just pre- vious to Ml. Boeder's interview with him, and that Herr Ballin's views were those of the Kafser. Mr. Boeder quotes Herr Ballin as saying:— Blaming Sir Edward Grey. We all feel that this war has been brought about by England. We honestly be lieve t ha t Sir Edward Grey could have stopped it. If he, on the first day when the dan- ger came up, had said, England will not go to war because of internal question* between Servia and Austria,' then Russia and France would have found a way to compromise with Austria, and if Sir Ell- ward Grey had said that England was ready to go to war for the i-iike of C-1 r- many [by for the sake of Mr. Roeder means because of "] then probably Aus- tria might, have been more willing to compromise, but by leaving his attitude uncertain and letting us understand that: he was not bound to go to war Sir Edward (Vey certainly brought ab^ut the war li he had decided at once one way or the otji, he ctuid have avoided this ter-j rible thing.
ITALY'S HOUR AT HAND ?I
ITALY'S HOUR AT HAND ? I I DEMANDS FAR BEYOND WHAT AUSTRIA COUlD ACCEPT. I Rome, Wednesday.—The situation is undoubtedly critical, and now for the first time there is reason to think that Italian intervention may be imminent. I have good cause tor believing that Italy has tabled demands for concessions I trom Austria, and that these demands go far beyond what Austria <uld possibly accept. It seems likely conversations may continue for some time, as Austria will probably interpret the Italian communi- cation as the basis for bargaining, but the possibility of eventual agreement seems at the moment hardly to be considered. Military preparations are complete, though deficiencies were made good only very recently.
THEY WANT CONSCRIPTION.I
THEY WANT CONSCRIPTION. I Compulsory military service was advised in a resolution passed by the Estiex Terri- I torial Association yesterday. i
BRITISH REPEL -VIOLENT AITACK._I
BRITISH REPEL VIOLENT AITACK. I Paris, Wetlesday.A message from Hazebrouck states that on Sunday after- noon the Germans made violent attacks near Cuincliy, but were easily repulsed by the British, and suffered heavy losses. On Sunday nig%t the British mined a German trench near Cuinchy and blew it up.
GENERAL VILLA BEATEN. 1
GENERAL VILLA BEATEN. 1 Washington, Wednesday.—The State] Department learns that General Villa's troops lost the battle of Huisadito, fought Oil April 13th. The victorious Carran- zistas killed the wounded on the battle- field, and executed the prisoners. The number of killed was 400.
"A PIANO FOR A PENNY."
"A PIANO FOR A PENNY." To the Editor. Sir,—Since writing my la-"t letter to the o. Cambria Daily Leader," it is verv significant that the original poster has been altered. New copies have been dis- tributed ovei- the town. I have written to the National Anti- Gambling League to know their opinion, and I have received a reply. I hope that every Christian in the town will send a verbal or written protest to the Mayor, urging him to withdraw from this scheme in the interests of public morality.— Yours truly, A Percy Moss Weston. April 15th, 1915. oss Weston.
ITURKISH TROOPS IN CALLIPOLI.
TURKISH TROOPS IN CALLIPOLI. Athens, Wednesday.—The Turks are daily massi ng troops in the Gallipoli Pen- insula, especially at Kild Bahr, and all the heavy guns which were formerly around Constantinople, Princ^io, and the Marmora seaports are removed to the Dardanelles. A great number of German aeroplanes have arrived. The day before yesterday a German aeroplane threw three bombs at an Allied transport. The damage caused is unknown. The warships bombard the Turkish posi- tions daily. Tlie Governor of Smyrna has refused to allow the male Turkish population in the neighbourhood of Bourla to leave. It is thought that they will be pressed into service in cat3e of the landing of an Allied force. From Bourla to Smyrna the Turks have made trenches to be used at the first, opportunity. On the mountain above the village nf Georges they lun placed 3Q large runs.
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