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0 i; BRITISH FLEET 1 INTERVENES. I l t DEDEAGATGH SHELLED. i I Bombardment of Bul- garian Coast. I- I Amsterdam, Friday A 'tetegrarn from Sofia states I that the British Fleet to-day bombarded Dedeagatch. Athens, Friday. It is officially announced that the I bombardment of the Bul- garian coast from Dedeagatch to Porto Lagos, a distance of 38 miles, by the Allied Fleets began yesterday. Dedeagatch was a Turkish port Tin t il tbe end of the Balkan war of 1912-13, "hen it became Bulgaria's only trade out- jet (In the iEgean Sea. The Turkp bad always neglected it, and the Bulgarians found it. of little use until the recent cession of the Dedeagatch rail- way. with all territory west of the ¡ Maritza. This railway, which links Tip at Knleli Burgas with the main line from Belgrade through Sofia to Constantinople, is of the I' 11tmost importance to Bulgaria. The trade of Dedeagatch is iu forestaJ end agricultural product?, and is mostly in the hands of Greeks. The port has no harbour, and a?chora?' is bad and unsheltered. It waa r?pntly reported that the Bul- gaTÎans had ordered tb? AV8euahon of the tovm by the civil population and that two I lines of artillery had been mounted on the hills behind. BULGARIAN COAST BOMBARDED. I Official Statement. PreM Bureau. Saturday.—The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following I announcement A bombardment of the Bulgarian coast was carried out by an Allied squadron, composed of British and Russian ships, on the afternoon of the 21st October. A number of military positions were shelled, and Aerious damage was inflicted upon the harhour works, railway stations, and shipping at Dedeagatch. Great care ■was exercised by the Allied equadron to ayoid firing upon any points other than those known to be of military importance. THE SERBIAN STAND. I Premier Announces Heavy Enemy r Losses. Paris, Satiirday.-Tho special corre- spondent. of the O. Petit Parisien in Athens wi res: According to dispatches re- ceived by courier from Nish. and bearing HH frignrvture of M. Pushitch. the Prime Minister, the losses sustained by Fie-ld Marshal von Mackensen's Austro-German prinies in the battles of Semendrin. Sam- datz. and Obsnovatz must, amount at the very leest to 110000 men either killed, wounded. or prisoner?. Some battalions, under the hail of Serbian shells at short range. lost nine- tenths of their strength in the space of 20 minutes while passing through marshes a.t Semendria. The British and Frprch military attaches who have arrived from Xish con- firm these reports, and add that Vrania is not. in Bulgarian occupation. The enemy attempted a mera eayalry raid, but was thrown back. On the same Authority, it is stated that Ihe Serbian troops have pushed forward into Bulgarian territory. SERBIA'S ONLY HOPE. I Speedy Help from the- Allies Needed. J I Geneva, Friday.—The Bucharest cor- respondent of the Tribune" says that the military situation in Servia is becom- ing more desperate every day. The Serbians are being over-whelmed by num- bers. Wounded Bulgarian officers who have, returned fram the front speak of the Serbians' gallantry in the fighting on the railway near Vrania. Two prbjan regiments held out for fotir days against nearly a 'n'ho? Bulgarian army corps.¡ Th(> BuIgarian after the battle found 1.800 Servian dead. The only prisoners were wounded Serbians, among whom were several boys. On the Belgrade—Semendria front the ?rbians are inflicting heavy hg on the enemy. Here there are six Austro-Ger- ?mns to every S?rbtan. The cnpmy c()": tinue their ma??acrM. For pxamp?p. 800 Persons were shot at Sliahatz two days I 4tzo. Serbia's only hope is in speedy help I)ni the Allies. 'hh Greek's Main Condition. I °tilan, r riday .■—The Athens correspon- Cr>t of the "-Corripre della Sera" tele- ?Ph' The Alh? mllt ad as if Gjpp?f Iiirl Oot exist. They M-!? land at Sa10nika 'wii-I all p<-MsS!M? ap?fd 300.000 men Then th?*? ? '? of her ??" accord "k to join II p Entente. All Gr?ck par<ips cow arpp h? Greec cannot move unles the Al!i?3 ??? an armt of 300.000 men in Mace- -E?!?r. .-Evfrvfliing T)oints (.0  Thursday.—Everything poin? to tb.f- that Greece will depart ?.? ? ??r poHpv of neutrality after thA ?i'??? to '? Ser?an front of suf&oi?t t t forcp? to ""heck th? progrp?? of the 'i-'iAst riari ?cd German ?rcps. Togethe ?i-?" ? ?bc Ministerial d?a'-at?n of! ? ?D?.. Inwarr? the Entente there av>- T'a-rs t-f) xjf't ? firm rp?olvp to avoid at an ?o?? fs ?? cnronntpr with the Gei manic P?'?—R?u?r. Latest Offer Rejected. Keurer s Agency states that, though no definite pronouncement on the subject is obtainable, |],e impression generally pre- vailed on Friday morning that Greece will jiot »cce.pts jf shp Jjaji not already re- (Continued t foot of Next Column).

lOVER 11,000 PRISONERS -0 I FRESH GERMAN ATTACK NEAR RIGA REPULSED I r t TARHQPOL SUCCESS I Ihs ■Russia.ns 013 Friday reported t.he Officers. Men. t Xear New Olexinetz IIS 7,600 I ) 1." ear HR.ranontchl 20 1,558 On the Styr 67 2,025 —a total 01 2.ja officers ana Il,lb3 nieu. Near Cxart?ryhk ?hp enemy has hastily brought up Dew f?rops and is again advancing, but, the attack upon Higa has not advanced beyond Olai, 12 mile-j away. I Russian Official. Petrograd. Friday.—An official com- munique from the Russian Main Head- quarters issued here -ivs:- By a powerful coup do main in the region of New Okxineb:, twenty miles north of Tarnopol, wp carried part of thp enemy's positions yesterday. Similarly we captured part of the enemy's positions in the region east of Lopuschno, north of New Olexinets. During the day we captured 14S officers and .00 prisoners, two howitzers, and a I number of machine guns. fN-v- Olexinetz is just north of the Russo-Galician frontier. This is the third brilliant success of the week, the others beng obtained on the Middle Styr. south of the Poliesie. and near Baranovitehi. north of the Poliesie.] West, of Olai (twelve miles from Riga) a fresh violent attack hy the enemy was repulsed. South-east of Baranovitehi Russian troops crossed to the. west bank of the Upper Chare and occupied the heights opposite Mazonrka, taking over 1.500 I prisoners. On the front south of Lake Boginskoi (S.E. of Riga) our troops progressed at some points towards the west. German counter-attacks were cpi-fra l times launched, hut in many were re- pulsed with heavy losses, simply hy the well-sustained fire of our troops. A violent combat near the village of Douki, west of the village of Postavy, ended in the taking of thi6 village by our troops. On the 1-ff of the Styr fighting con- tinues. According to later information the number of prisoners made in the dif- ferent. districts of this region already in- dicated has been increased to 67 officers and 2,025 men. On five remainder of the front, more to the south and in Galicia nothing of im- portance has occurred, with the exception of fighting to our advantage near Novo Alexinetz and more to the -north.-Reuter. German Official. T ji(, official com- Amsterdam Friday.—The official com- munique published in Berlin to-day says.- Eastern Theatre of War. Army Group of Marshal Von Hinden- burg.—Russian attacks against onr posi- tions in the Lake Narrows near Sadewe, east of Konchanny, were repulsed. Army Group of Prince Leopold of Bavaria.—The Russians attacked on a hroad front north-east, east, and south- east of Baranovitehi, but, were repulsed. In a successful counter-attack east of Baranovitehi we captured eight officers and 1,140 men. Group of General Von Linsingen.—Our encircling counter-attack west of Czar- torysk was successfully carried through. The Russians were again repulsed. Our pursuit has begun. We have captured 1!J officers and 3.60 men, one gun. and eight mar-hinc guns. The loss of soire of our guns, reported yesterday, was caused by the Russians breaking through the lines of adjoining troops, the Russians thus getting behind our artillery line. We lost ex guns.

I SWANSEAS NEW RATE The Swansea overseers on Friday made the rate for the ensuing year at 4s. 8d. in the E, making a total of 9s. 6d. in the £ for the year, which, as already stated, is the highest fver imposed in Swansea.

WOMEN FARMERS The work of women farmers and the increased chance for such work wre dis- cussed at a meeting of the Land Council of 4he National Political League (10, St. James-street, Piccadilly] at the Mansion House, London, on Friday. Miss A. M. Broadhurst said that there were now several women employed in the foraging and remount departments of the War Office, and next week at least 50 more would take up such duties. Before next spring 100,000 women would be needed for work on the land. Miss Broad- hurst appealed for volunteer' Lord Dartmoth said that farmers' pre- judices had to be overcome. They would have to be persuaded that women would do the work as well as the men they re- placed. and the lien would have to be convinced that when they returned their places would still be open for them.

RAISING THE RENTS Swansea Miners' Delegate's Protest. I At a meeting of the Wetern Miners' j Association on Saturday, Mr. Davies, of the Olydach-Merthyr branch of the Craftsmen's Association, expressed a niost emphatic protest against the action of :'some greedy men who are house owners who have raided rents." and calling jipon the Government to stop the unpatriotic actions of tijege vultures."

MUMBLES RED CROSS HOSPITAL The concert held on Friday at the Mumbles Red Cross Hospital was a de- cided success. The programme, which was arranged by Mr. John Bowen (Mumbles Railway}, was full of variety, j Messrs. Óriff Charle«. Geo. Parkos. Aif, Thomas. Mis,-e« E. Owen, tris Thomas, M, Nicholas, and Master Thomas took pnrt. Mi. J. Evan Rowlands presided, and the acoornpanisf was M re J. A Oak lex. Smokes" for the week are provided by Mr. Frank P. Charles (Registrar)*

I SIXTH WELSH CASUALTIES OFFICIAL LIST OF LOCAL RECIMT'S II LOSSES LONDON, Saturday. The. following casualties in the 6th Welsh are reported from the General Headquarters:— I Officers. K:npd.—P?)rn!p. "('Lt. D.; Crichton- !Siuar?Lt.-Cot.Lnrd\.E. Wounded.- -Hawkins. Lt. JI, C. M issi ng, I 1 Browning. Capt. R. G. S. Men. Under date October 13th:- Woiinde(I.- Burton, 1579 S.; Cawfield, 223.5 A.; Coomhps. 2239 G; Earle, 1266 Lee,- Cpl. M.; Evans. 132i A. Evans. 2587 H.; Humphreys, 2762 L.; Jones, 3039 T.; Lake, 2217 R. (' Large. 2582 A.; Lewis, 1862 D. T. Lloyd. 1441 B. J.; Morris, 2773 W. J Norris, 1328 Cpl. J. H.; Phelps, 2523 J. Thnmn". 1473 J.: Young, Hi.J.2 M. Suffering from gas -poisoning.—Franks, 2S19 J. B.; Shields, 2101 T,ce.gf. i Reported frum base under date Oct. 14: Died of Wounds.—Bowen. 2G98 J. Wounded.—Beeke. ISSS J.; Davies, 2477 A.: Edwards, 25D2 Lce.-Cpl. D.; Hooper, j 2269 J.: Hnxtable. 2237 J.; Jones, 2895 B.; Jones. H04 CpL D.: I.yk 15H L.; Pa?.  £, 1515 A.; Richards. 17M E.

SHOT BY GERMAN ORDERS ) ———*——— "I HAVE NO FEAR." I I NURSE CAVELL'S BRAVE WORDS BEFORE DEATH. I THE CHAPLAIN'S STORY The Foreign Office, through the Press Bureau, on Friday night circulated the report received through the American Legation in Brussels of th? la,t inter- j view with Miss Cavell by the Rev. H. S. j T.. nahan, British chaplain at Brussels, j The interview, which took place on the J nig-h she was executed, is recorded as I follows;— On Monday evening, the 11th October, I was admitted by special passport from the German authorities to the prison of St. Giles, where Miss Edith Cuvell had been confined for 10 weeks. The fina; sentence bad been given early that afternoon. To my astonishment and relief 1 found ray friend perfectly calm and resigned, but this could not lessen the tenderness and intensity of feeling on either part during that last interview of almost an hour. Tier first words to me were upon a matter concerning herself personally, but the solemn asservation which accom- panied thera was made cxprps.'cdly in the light of God and eternity. She then added that she wished all her friends to know th.it she willingly gave her life for her country, and said: I have no nor shrinking. J have seen death so often that it is not strange or fearful to me." Slip further "aid: "T thank Cod for <hi- ten weeks' quiet before the end. T.ife has always been hurried and full of difficulty. This time of rest has been a greaf mercy. They have all been very kind to me here. But this I would say. standing a« T do in view of God and eternity: I realise that patriotism is not enough. T must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone." We partook of the Holy Communion together, and she received the Gospel message of consolation with all her heart. A f i he of the little service I began io repeat the words Abide with Me." and she joined softly in the end. We sat quietly talking until it was time for me to pro. She gave me parting ] messages for relations and friends. Slip spoke of her soul's needs at the moment, and -lie received the assurancp of God's Vord as only the Christian can do. I Then 1 paid. Good-bye," and ?hf smiled nrd said. "We shall meet r^nin." The German military chaplain was' with her at the end, and afterwards ) gave her .Christian burial. He olo me! she was braw and bright to the last. Slip professed her Christian faith, and that she was glad to die for her country. She died like a heroine. ignC'rj) H. Stirling T. Gahan (British Chaplain, Brussels). SOLDIERS RESPECT HEROISM. Firing Squads Inflict Slight Wounds. Amsterdam. Friday.—The Antwerp cor- respondent of the Telegraaf says the heroism shown by Miss Cavell and some weeks ago by Mme. Louise Frenav, who was executed at Liege, influenced even the, German firing squads, of whom the majority did not aim at the victims. The result in the case of illnie. Frenay was that she was wounded in the leg, while Miss Cavell was hit by only one of twelve bullets, the commanding officer in each case being obliged to give the coup de grace by shooting the wounded woman with a revolver placed at the ear.— Reuter. GERMAN EXPLANATION. Amsterdam, Friday.—The Vossische Zeitung says a regular organisation existed to bring officers and men .of the Allied aripies who had Keen left behind in Belgium over the Dutch frontier. Altogether thirty-five accused ivore brought before the field trihunal. Most of them did not deny the accusation;! Oil the contrary, they deealred that they considered it their duty to help their country. The leader of tiie organisation was Prince Reginald de Croy, of Bel-1 lignies, who could not he arrested, hut his wife, Princess Marie de Croy. was amongst the accused. ISlw was sentenced to ten imprisonment.) The Prince's chief accomplice was Miss Cavell, chief of a medical institute in Brussels. British and French soldiers lost in Belgium, mostly in the province of Uaiuaut, were smuggled over the Dutch frontier with the help of the Countess de Belleville. Regular stages had been established, and the officers and soldiers I were escorted from stage to stage hy trustworthy persons to a centra l puint in Brussels, which was the British hospital. Here they remained until they could safely he taken over the frontier into Holland.

THE WAR i i Resume of To" day's I Messages. "Leader" Officc 4 50 p.m. ir Ian Hamilton had a conference this morning -irith Lord Kitchener. The British. French, and Russian Fleets have bombarded the Bulgarian coast, doing much damage to military positions. The great Italian offensive has begun in earnest, and a battle is proceeding on a front of 20fl miles—from Trentino to the sea. The King has issued a «tirring appeal to J the manhood of the nation to enlist, his I 'f' ] l' l Majesty observing that the end ie not j in The recent Russian su'eesses in Galicia have been confirmed, over ll.ifK' pri- soners and many guns having been cap- tured from the Germans.

S!R IAN HAMILTON AT HOME. CONFERENCE WITH LORD KiTOHEtiER The Press Ar-sociation says: Sir Ian, Hamilton haci a rorfcrrncc on Saturday morning at the War Officr with Lord Kitchener. Mr. Baifcur also arrived shortly before 11 o'clock, and Lord Derby was a visitor to the bepariment at the same time. N

CALLIPOLI FIGHTING RENEWED Turks Lnse Heavliy in the Suvla Region. Pari=. Friday.A message from Mity- lene, via At hens, states that the Allied troops yesterday in Sulva and Krithia regions repulsed Turkish attacks, and rhe Turks lost heavily. Fighting continues. It is further stated thai two destroyers entered ihe straits and Ijombarded Ttaca- lepe.—Ejehange Teles ram.

MINERS' BALLOT Messrs. Stanton and Win- stone go to Third Vote. The official result ot the «vcond ballot for the miners' candidate to contest Mer- thyr T.vdvil was made known in Cardiff to-day ax follows:—■ 1}. Slanion ( A berdare) 1C:1S .'a]mj-Vi]!?t?nf ?'i John William* (,Merthyr) t391 Tlu-se figures necessitate a tbird ballot. The Miners' Federation Executive have issued instructions for lis is to Ik> taken on Wednesday and Thursday next.

TOWED OfF THE G3CDWINS  t,i- Lloyd's Dpal iTtf?a? reports that <Ii? steamer ?tag<!??. wbidí wen* a'h?rf on the Goodwin Sand' .has been towed afloat, and is now entering the Downs in tow.

SWANSEA BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT The semi-finals in the Swansea billiards tournament took place at the Bay View Hotel 011 Friday night. Two good games resulted in Inch and liugo qualifying for the final, which takes place this (Satur- day) evening.

x A RUSSIAN GENERAL Petrograd Friday, Ort. 22.—General Rennenkampf has been placed 011 the re- tired list.—b'euter. [General l'ennenkampf. who is of Ger- man descent, won a name by his handling of the Russian cavalry in thp war with Japan. At the beginning of the present; war lie commanded the 1st Army, which j invaded East Prussia, but was afterwards 1 defeated.]

COMMONWEALTH CABINET'S OFFER j Melbourne, October 2211d.Th 1 munwealth Ca'binct to-day definitely offered tim High CnmmisvioDor^hip i-f) the Labour T"i,ii-,ie Nlini,ler. Mr. Fisher, whose j acceptance confidently expected by the Labour par'v. The nfficini announcement will ? de- feHPd tiil the. ?p-n?ppTMhhT)? nf Parlia- ment next wppk.- ?; I Chronic,

BENCH AS PEACEMAKERS I I ,10pph R?s?r vas ??nun?n?r) at Swan- 16" for deserting h)s wit,- Margaret.—Mr. Bdward Harr'" was for the d(?tt-nctf j After hearing the evidence the magis- J trates suggested that some settlement of j the ca«e might be arrived a Ilainant said she was prepared to give an undertaking tliat she u ,¡¡Jd in future! look after the hou*;e and be good. But j defendant said lie would prefer not to go j J^ck to his wife. Efforts made privately ) hy Mr. Edward Harris a nd Mr. J. H, Rosser, J.F.. to gpt the ppir to make it np werp not fully successful, and the case I was adjourned for a week. i

r • • H AllttttSt Wíped Out. Fre,mclm Official. PARIS, Saturday. The t'olIoTriuft officially commu- nicate d fbif at1!]- Dnrin? tb« ereulng ot yc'?Td:<T- T)?!rl,2r The ty-,emlc,- 0-1 of tJ¡T frwjclree on soTiili portion Boinear the EmalI tortt n? C»-jrvtv-t'y. They vvre imme- diately a D-d fasily di.Tereed. In 1ihie etrong enemy recouBoitrift" parties supported bT tho pri-ver Ju'rhrstaf ina aiwi lacbr^matarH* AelU wttempted to a ifvv-spjr ie 1 ovarris da T&iuue, We drm ttrem back every- where, aird almost wiped them out Ny the fire of our infantry altfJ machine-guns. Oo ft* LorraJrc? in an oh- tniite bam)-fo-%a5d we o.-ipied to tre-o" h« beVu in tTj proxiini'-T of Le'r^iw-C*. sdrf sou ,/1.: '7Y.-S dds. The nigM was re!ativ-My (.1" on rhe rest (ft the ffptsl. Umfavftl Wethmdtno Charge ycTrry 77. no at Vca'h +j>day tc- the As. •.I/ on a 'har^m of unlawfrjllr w-ourui- Th*. Paffcrtr at a lodrni^ Tiojise. t > •• • 1 4 »' • ■ ,4' t

GREAT ITALIAN MOVE OFFENSIVE BEGUN "BATTIE WAGING ALONG 200 MILES f RON-rl ENEMY liNES BROKEN The Italian offensive began a few day? ago] d T1 ontino has assumed great dimensions. It is now in progress on al- most the whole of the 200 miles front from I rentino to flie tpa. They bavo captured1* many positions, broken through sevejal strong lines on the Carso, in- flicted heavy losses on the enemy, and taken 1.100 prisoners. The Austrians I say the preliminary bombardment lasted 50 hours. Latest Official News. I RomP, Friday.—The official commu- nique issued here to-day eays: — Our offensive, successfully began along the Tyrol and Trentino frontier, is pro- gressing and extending along the whole trout as far as the sea. In the Giudiearia (west of Lake Garda), where the capture by assault of Monte Melino gave us the possession of large quantities of material, we occupied the I Monte Dei Pini and Lower Tirano. lii flit, Val Lagarina. (.east of Lelip Garda) the enemy, supported by batteries, r attempted, on the evening of the oth, to inuko a connl cr-attar'k a.gainst our new positions on Atonic Cro^ono. JIo was repulsed and pursued, suffering henvv losse-s. At thp head of the Rienz (in the Dolo- mites, south of Tohlach) our troops, ad- vancing on Monte Criftallo, reached a point near the crest of the Rauchkofcl, while other troops pushed forward along the plain towards Sfhpndcrharh, carrying by assault enemy trenches ^and capturing some prisoners. In the Telia Valley attacks by snir op- tachments inflicted heavy damage upon the enemy defences, 0nd quantities of arms and munitions tell into our hands. Leopoldskuehen was burned down. In the Seisera A'alley strong enemy ) forcr? w(?re aMarkcd, defeated, and put to j flight, leaving many hodif?oti the'neld. 1 Along th? whole Isonzo froat. from { Caporetto to the sea, afler an intense ar- tillery preparation, onr troops on thp morning or the 21st began an attack on the enemy's positions, covered by exten- sive barbed wire entanglements, and con- sisting of several lines of trenches held by large forces. Her-cic Bayonet Charge. Under a heavy and concentrated enemy fire from artillery and inachine-guns and rifles, and a s hower of hand grenades, our troops dashed forward and carried at, rhe point of the bayonet a number of impor- tant positions. (1) In the Monte Nero Zone the very strong position of Trincerone, below the Mrzli. (2) In Tolmino secfor, numerous and well supplied trenches on the Santa Lucia height. I (1) A well-built redoubt on the slopes of Monte Sabanfino. to tho North of Gorb'ia. (In the Carso also strong enemy lines j wece broken through at several pnintp. Enemy detachments were annihilated or dispersed, and 1,lli., men and 25 officers Special.

WITH AN OLD TICKET I Mumbles Man Fined at Swansea. David Jones, Promenade. Mumbles, admitted ot tlie Swansea Police Court on Saturday bn-ing travelled on the London and North Western Railway from Panty- ffynon to Swansea with an old ticket, and was fined 10s.

DIEON TFDRM. Morriston Insurance Agent's Fate at Pontardawe. IIT-. T. P. Thomas insurance agent, of Vicarage-road. Morriston, with painful suddenness at t'onvardawe Station, at one o'clock on Saturday. He had reached the station in order to ("atph the train for Morriston. Just as lw wa about, to enter thp gates, however, he caught hold of 1r, Will Ilopkin, r'Pl){)T't,r, who was passing, and complained 01" feel- ing ill. A moment later it was observed that lie was suffering from internal hemorrhage. He was immediately taken into thei wailing-room. where first aid was ren- dered Hr. Jbr>rt Bridges, the ticket-collector. Mr Thomas, however, passed away before the arrival of Drs. Dahne and Evans. Deceased had not been in good health for some time.

WELSH FREE CHURCHES  Appointments by the Swansea Appointments by the Swansea! Council. At the annual meeting of the Swansea | Welsh Free Church Council, held on Friday evening. Air. Morlai» Samuel in the chair, the Rev. ",1. G. Dawkins, of Morriston. was elected president for the ensuing year. The Rev. James Davies, B.A.. of Mynydd Newydd. was elected secretary, and Mr. John Williams, Waun- wen. was re-elected treasurer. Mr. Cook Davies was appointed to thp Executive of flip Wales Federation. During the course 01 the meeting, re- ference made io the. Rev. T. E. Davies (of Crng Gla?. who has been .secretary of the organisation during the last fiye j vears. and had ?erved the Ccninril with such fa?hfninp? tha' Us ?n:???pnf'p to-day ipyp'-yfar-rpa?hin?. Mr. Davie? i' ?pfYin? :? the end of th? month for thp pa?tora? of Bethlehem, in Treorkv, in one of thp largest Methodist churches in the Principality. The Welsh Free Church t"oun< il will take another opportunity of expressi ng in puitahip terms t.btl regard in which they hold him.

DEATH OF DR. W. 0. GRACE After an illness of brief duration, Dr. W. G. Grace, the famous English cricketer, has passed away. A few days ago lip had what was described as a slight paralytic seizure. This affected his speech, but reports were hopeful, and the news of his death will bo received I with great surprise. W. G." won fame with Gloucester- shire, for which county lie played for many years. A brother of his. Dr. E. M. Grace, the coroner of Thornbury. was al so a distinguished cricketer. Both played the game until late in life. "E. M. being a familiar figure with the zurp w i l, ] -i t l io,, Thornbury XL, against whom Swansea have played. He died two or three years j ago.

ENEMY BATTERIES MASTERED Allies Maintain Superiority in Flanders. Paris. Fridav, 11 p.m.-—To-night's com- munique says; — In Belgium, in the neighbourhood ot Lombaertzyde, while the German artillery | firpd on our trenches, we have stopped dead the preparations for attack by dis- persing with our fire enemy forces which had assembled on that portion of the: front. j Our artillery hiis elsewhere very effec- tively bombnrded in the course of tho day the German trenches and cant<>mnon! s be- tween the Avre and Oise. In Champagne and in the Arzonlip wc have mastered by the file of our baf-pries cannonades directed by the enemy against onr positions in the neighbourhood of Tahure. Massige* La Harazee, and the Four de Paris-.

TRANSFER TO THE RESERVE  An Army Order issued on Friday night publishes the Royal Warrant providing that men enlisted in tllç Regular Army under th? terms of the 'W'arr.'tpi may with their eorsent be trapsferVpd to the Reserve fiud dnnng- their service therein they shall receive no emoluments from Army funds.

(C-onlinued from preceding column.) jeeted, the latest offer made to her by the II Allies. At the Greek Legation it is stated that nothing offirial has been revived from Athens 011 the subject, and in its absence nothing can be eaid. jI The Greek Minister paw Sir Edward Grey at the Foreign Office on Friday, re- j niainiing for about. haTf-an-hour. OBSTINATE GREEK KING. According to a Daily Telegraph correspondent at Athens. King Constan- tine is strongly opposed to any psrticipa- j tion by Greece m the European War. He declines to entertain the idea of sending Greek soldiers against the Ger- man troops. and no eventuality that he cam. foresee would induce him to consent to Greece departing from an attitude of neutrality. Even *hould the German forces make their app"aranee on Greek territory, in an attempt upon the ha;.p or communications, it would not affect I his Majesty's When M. Venizelos announced to the | Chamber of Deputies last Monday his disagreement with the King and the resignation of his Cabinet, the Opposi- tion raised cheers for tlae Kin. while the Venizelists retorted with cheers fori Venizelos. The s(-eno, whi,li at one time threatened to (Ipgenerate inta an open fight, was quickly suppressed by; the intervention of M. Venizolos and the more fobcr politicians from both sides.