The Cambria Daily Leader

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 RAI 19 ION E oil, Prussian Reinforcements Surrender. MORE VILLAGES AND BIGI GUNS TAKEN. r, Press Association corespondent at Press Camp, July 4th, 12.30 p.m. Yesterday an entire battalion of the 186th Regiment of Prusian In- fantry surrendered to the British near Fricourt. The battalion had been rushed up to replace very heavy casualties. Progress is being made in the south- ern region of our attack in the neighbourhood of Montauban, and the situation continues to be sat- isfactory. TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL, i A dispatch from British Head- quarters in France, received to-day at 1.3 p.m. says:— The enemy, reinforced by many bat- iialions drawn from other parts of the line, continue to offer stubborn resistance to our troops at all points. JXxring the night heavy fighting took place in the vicinity of La Bois- elle. Our troops fought with great gallantry against the heavy at- tacks by the enemy. The ene-my recaptured a small por- tion of the descents south of the village; otherwise the situation in this' neighbourhood remains un- changed. further south some progress was made. During the night our troops captured a wood, and fur- ther war material and prisoners fell into our hands. On other positions of the front con- tinuous trench warfare activity was maintained. Several raids were carried out. In particular, raids by thARi-flo, Br-i- gade and the Sherwood Foresters were especially successful. In the vicinity of Armentiercs, after a heavy bombardment, an at- tempted raid was repulsed with losses to them, some prisoners re- maining in our hands. TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. The following Frenc h commu- nique was issued through the Press Bureau this afternoon:— To the north and to the south of the Somme the night was calm. The enemy did not attempt any re- action against our troops, who have organised themselves upon the positions captured yesterday. It is confirmed that the material captured by us is considerable. Three new batteries, two of which are of large calibre, are to he added to the batteries already mentioned. iThe effects of our destructive fire are becoming more and more in evi- dence. In one single shelter 40 corpses were found. In a ravine to the north of Assevillers, and on the slopes to the north of Herbe- court notably the Germans sus- tained enormous losses. Yesterday we set fire to another Ger- man captive balloon. Between the Avre and tin: Aisne reconnais- ances have been very active, and have penetrated into the first enemy trenches as far as the sup- porting trenches to the north-east of Beauvraignes and opposite Vingre. We brought back some prisoners. ON VERDUN FRONT. On the left bank of the Meuse an attack on one of our trenches on the southern slopes of the" Dead Man failed under our fire. On the right bank the fighting was lively all night. Jn the region to the north-west of Thiaumont six successive attacks, the last of which was accom- panied by jets of flaming fire, was unsuccessful. The Germans, mown down by our curtain and infantry fire, suffered heavy losses without being able to drive us from our positions, which were entirely maintained. At the south-east outskirts of the Bois Fumin we made some pro- gress in the course of the night, and drove the enemy out of a small trench element to the north- west of the Damloup battery. In Upper Alsace an attempted enemy attack on our work to the west of Astaph was easily re. pulsed. The great Anglo-French offensive con- tinued on Monday with unabated fury snd unbroken success. The ehief events in the over night news ai-e as follows:— BRITISH.—Troops penetrated the vil- lage of La Boiselle; remnant of garrison Burrwderpid. Hostile counter-attacks re- gained some ground south of Thiepval; elsewhere, eneoaj repulsed with heavy losses; in some places we continued to make substantial progress. Tot a i of pri^oner^ to date, 1,300; very considerable captures of armaments and warlike stores. Enemy aeroplanes active, but our air- men carried out all their duties in a most gallant manner; our total in losses to date in the battle, 15 machines. FRENCH.—Herbecourt taken by 6torm Mer%*ucourt, Wood occupied; Bucoourt and Flaucourt raptured, with ground to depth ot over three miles; FeuiLleres vil- lage and ClIapitrc W ood taken; thirteen enemy balloons set on fire; many guns taken, including seven batteries (three of large calibre); total of unwounded prisonei-s to date over 8,000. THE LATEST NEWS. BATTLE IN OPEN COUNTRY IN SIGHT? Paris, Tuesday.—A semi-official state- ment issued last night says:— Whilst befon. Verdun a violent assault enabled the Germans to occupy for a ?nio.n)e,nt tho work of Damloup. south of the Fort Vaux, only to be driven out again almost immediately. The third day of the French and British offensive confirmed and developed the promise already shown. Generally speaking, the Germans' second position is now entirely in our poescnssioii on a front of about fifteen kilometres run- ning from Montaulian, north of the Somme to Es trees, south of the river. Moreover the Germans admit their re- tirement as follows: South of the river during the night we withdrew a division which retired yesterday between the first and second line." In the Fretell sector there is no change north of thWSomme. The enemy has ceased his eounter-a.ttacks against our posi- tions at Hardeeourt. We are consolidat- ing the ground won yesterday in the re- gion of Curlu. South of the river fighting is very lively. In the morning we carried two lines of trenches.of the second position between the Somme and Estrees, and in certain places we pushed on beyond the M-cond position as far as five miles behind ithe original front of attack. The fresh advance macle us masters of [positions of tactic al importance which had been strongly fo-rtih?i. and which formed natural points d'appui for the enemy's resistance. They were Chapitre Wood, near the left bank of the Somme, and lower down t ho villages of leuilleres, Birscourt. Herbecourt, Flaucourt, and AsBevilIers. BRITISH CAPTURE LA BOISELLE. On the British left wing our allies car- ried. after fierce lighting, the village of La -Boiselie, on the road from Albert to Ea- paume, nut the resistance of the Germans is more marked here, and our progress slower, probably on account of the facili- ties for bringing up troops in this region, which the means of communication afford the enemy. The number of prisoners taken has con- siderably increased, reaching the import- ant figure of 8,1)00. At the same time we have captured much war material, notably some thirty gun?, six of heavy calibre. The official communiques give satisfac- tory details regarding the large losses of the enemy. They also point out he has had to fall back on the youngest 'classes, which is a significant symptom of tho using up of his effectives. THE ALLIES' AIR SERVICES. Finally tlw part played in the battle by the French and British Air Services is considerable. Since July 1st no enemy airmail been able to ff). over our lines, and as aircraft to-day re- the eyes ot the artillery, it can be said we have blinded the enemy, thus clearly disabling him for the purposes of riposte. BATTLE IN OPEN? According to a report of our airmen there appear to be only two or three more successive systems of defence to force be- fore a battle in open country becomes possible. :0. after carrying the first Ger- man position on 1st July we have reduced the. second position by the same process, artillery, assuring the capture of the ter- rain and infantry occupying it. Theee are auspicious first fruits won by the bravery of our soldiers, thanks to wise and powerful organisations. But let us banish at; permaiure hopes. It will be a slow business, for this time it is a question of a great attack prepared I strictly in accordance with ptan and methodically carried out. Besides the necessary lash, it involves certain precau- tion which experience has shown to be indispensable. I LAST NIGHT'S NEWS. I BRITISH OFFICIAL. 10.43 p.m.—The fight has fluctuated, this afternoon about La Boisell and south of lhiepval, the advantage on the whole re- maining with us. South of Thiepval 'hostile counter-at- tacks drove some of our troops from a portion of the positions they had captured early this morning. Elsewhere many I hostile attacks were repulsed with much loss. In some places we have continued to make substantial progress, the amount of captured armament and warlike stores being considerable, but no accurate de- tails are as y-et available. The number of prisoners now reaches over 4,300. On the rest of the front, except for heavy hostile artillery fire at certain places, no incident of importance has oc- curred. Yesterday there was a marked increase in the number of hostile aeroplanes on the southern sector of our front, but, in spite of this, our airmen carried out in a most gallant manner all the duties as- signed to them. one hostile kite balloon was | deetWyed by tM;, and fell in flames. SinJB the coirunenceiuettl of tke battle we have lost a total of fifteen machines I along the whole of the British front. NOTABLE FRENCH CAPTURES. Paris, Monday, 11 p.m.—The following official communique was issued here this evening:— North of the Somme the situation re- mains unchanged. No infantry action is reported during the day. South of the Somme our troops, follow- ing up their success to tho east of Merau- court Wood this morning taptured Chapitre Wood and the village ol Fe mi- le res. More to the south, Assevillers, a centre of powerful German defensive organisa- tion, was attacked ami caotured by our infantry after a brilliant assault. South of A.ssevillers we took the second German jxjsitioiis as far as the ap- proaches to Estrees. During the afternoon we sot beyond the second German position and captured Baccourt and Flaucourt. At these places the ground taken by us amounts to a depth of five kilometres. Some detachments of enemy reinforce- ments reported ill the region of B-eiloy-en- Siuitierre and others to the east ot 1 iau- couri were taken under our artillery fire and dispersed. "Among the material which fell into our hands we have up to the present! noted seveii batteries, three of which are of large calibre, and a number of machine guns and trench earns. Other batteries housed in shelters, and several at Hardeoourt, have not yet been counted. The number of unwounded prisoners' take n by the French troops now exceed 8,000. On either banks of the Mouse tl.erei was no infantry action. The artillery was moderately active on the left bank. On the tight bank there was a violent bombardment of the resrion of Pepper HilL the sectors of Thiaumont Work, and the Damloup battery, which was not further attacked by tho enemy during the day. [The capture of Flaucourt brings the French within three miles of the impor- tant town and railway junction of Perùnne.) THE WORLD'S VIEW. I FRANCE DELIGHTED. Paris, Tiic-dzty.- fici-o the papers unani- mously express delight at the happy de- velopment of the Franco-British offensive, They point out that while the French pursue their offen-sive in conjunction with the British, whose right wing keeps at a level with the French left, and progress has been made at La Boiselle, Ovillers j and Fricourt, there is a certain activity on the rest of the front. Strong rceon- naissances are carrying out coups-dc-main with very fair results. ENEMY REPORT. German comments on the great: attack are cautious, with an inclination to- wards pessimism. The official report of Monday says:— The result of tho continuation of the British and French attacks on both sides of the Somme was that i nortlij of the river, the enemy failed to make any progr<>ss. He sustained extraordi- narily high hloody losses here. South of the River Duver, during the night, we withdrew to the second posi- tion the division which retired ypst?rdny. li,,ne hatt? contiui?e actively. The army fronts which we have not aUuded to r- mainfd unchanged. "FRAUGHT WITH SIGNIFICANCE." 1-? 1. Amsterdam, ,m.oTciav. i iiQ jr\oei- nische Volks Zeifung," after remarking that the enemy has not yet succeeded in 'piercing the German front, adds: j" Though Germany faces the coining battle, with confidence, nevertheless the noment is without doubt fraught with | significance, and is perhaps decisive. The new-spaper goes on to declare that now, for the first time. Great Britain has to bear the main burden, and then pro- c(L. as follows:- The British Army in France is strong and well equipped." Great Britain's industry, after having been found unorganised for war, has performed great achievements in the manufacture of guns and shells." WHAT ANZACS SAY. The British are now fiehting with the courage of conquerors." That was how a wounded Anzac de- scribed to a newspaper man the bravery of officers and troops in the present battle in the Western theatre. The Anriacs, with a crowd of English and Scottish soldiers, were part of the second convoy of wounded which landed at Charing Cross from France on Monday morning. infantrymen spoke well .of the artillery, The gunners, they said, did their job thoroughly. Only the old foot-slogger can appreciate to the full the compli- ment which, is thus paid to the British guns. I TEN SHELLS TO ONE. Paris. Monday.—Interviewed by the Statin," one of the wounded who took part in tllP first days of the great bom- b&rdment speaks of its terrifying effects. Even tlte ingeniously and solidly con- etructed fortifications were unable to I withstand .such an avalanche of projec- tilt's. The defenders were compelled to lie buried under the debris. The Ger- mans, whatever the cause, could make only a feeble reply, their rate of fir* being one shell to every ten Anglo-French. —Exchange. AMERICAN SHELL SHARES FALL. Ycrk, Y-,onday.-Quc,tations for munition E;tocks dropped to-day an aver- age of three points, in sympathetic re- sponse with the Allies' offensive. It is I believed that the war is tnteridg on its last phase, bringing with it an end to the palmy days of munition factories. I CANADIANS RUSH TO COLOURS. Montreal, Monday.—The steady progress of the AlUes, and the evidence that at last there are full supplies of men and materials at the disposal of Sir Douglas Haig has thrilled Canadians from coast to ocast. Canadians now feel that their heroic soldiers who fought at Ypres are beiug fully av-e-uged. Itecruiting bas re- eeived a fresh fillip, especially among married men. I NOTHING CAN BE SAID." I Amsterdam, Monday (received Tuesday). -jor Moraiit. discussing the Franco- British ocpn?ive in the Berliner Ta?c- blatt," saya: "The network of railways which is at the disposal of 11? British and French is very favourable to their oper&- tions. The railway system ako poseoa?es numerous connecting lines between tht, I wings of the operating armies." The writer tries to belittle the British gains both in the extent of gmand and the number of prisoners taken. He con- cludes: We are at the beginning of an offensive which has been prepared by our enemies with the greatest hopes of suc- c-e>*5. No'thing of course can be said at this moment about its probable course, but we have no rp?.f?n to doubt the firm- wss of our front."—Press Association,

WAR PE, ISONERS. ) 2,000 Germans Brought to. Errand. I A Southampton correspondent states that about 2,000 German prisoners cap- tured in the recent fighting in France ar- rived at Southampton on Tuesday. The tirst Scottish train load of wounded from the great offensive in France reached Glasgow on Tuesday.

SOFIA BOMBED. -0- French Raid on Bulgar Capital. Salonika, Monday (received Tuesday).— This morning a -squadron of French aero- planes visited Sofia and dropped lx>mbs i on military buildings there. To-day there was the usual pati-ol activity on the right bank of the Vardafl- j and an artille'- 1 ici en the left hank, the bombardmenc extending to Kilindir. The damage done .-as insignificant. j Two Bulgarian d 'sorters of Greek origin wore brought to Su onika to-day as well as two Bulgarian conitadjis. Questioned by Press Associate >11 representatives, one of the deserters stared many men of Greek origin, mostly from the. Bulgarian Black Sea littoral, were serving in the Bul- garian army. They aro alleged to be anxious to desdrl at the first favourable oppo! tunity. us they are unwilling to fight against the Allies. It was addrd that the Bulgarian authorities are aware of this feeling, and keep all the battalions which contain large Greek elements in five in- terror of the country, so as to render their desertion more difficult.-PrcsH Association.

MARRIED 37 YEARS. Major-Genera! Gated as Co,. r. u. p n n d n t. In the Divorce Court on Tuesday, Mr. Arthur Keane Tharp petitioned for a divorce from his wife, Madeline Jane, on the ground of her misconduct with the co-respondent, Major-General Hardinge Don no Stracey. Respondent and co- respondent denied misconduct. Counsel said co-respondent was a re- tired major-general. Mr. and Airs. Tharp were married in 1879, and had two chil- dren. They lived in St. James'-ylace, in happy circumstances, from 1879 to 1801. Among their friends was the eo-respon- dent, then Colonel Stracey, an attractive and agreeable soldier, fifteen or sixteen years older than Mrs. Tharp. In 1891 the petitioner noticed it change in the de- meanour of his wife, and in 1897 it became pronounced. He later sought to get his wife to leave London to live in the. count n. and arranged a Continental trip, but in valn. i In 1005 his wife pressed for a particular sum of illo nfy, and in order to get a fixed allowance she insti'uted proceedings for restitution, alleging desertion, although living in the same house. Eventually a deotl of separation vas drawn up, peti- tioner allowing his wife an income of Ail.001) annually rl • -"g i 1.50a. The petition was dismis-ed and the husband and wife lived apart On the death of the respondent's mother, fit, present proceed- ings were begun. Petitioner alleged misconduct between respondent and co-respondent at Brighton and at St. James", the charges extending over a period of twenty years. The elderly parouiour, said counsel, could not wipe out evidence of week-ends at Brighton —

SUNK TWO YEARS AGO. Loss of Koln Now Admitted by Germany. Copenhagen, Monday.—The Kiel "Nach- richten" and other newspapers state that private announcements have been sent to relatives of the deaths of the ofifcers and crew who perished in the loss of the Ger- man cruiser Koln on August :28, 1911. near Heligoland. Thus the loss of the cruiser was only officially admitted last Saturday. —Eeuter.

GERMANY'S BILL. Amsterdam, Tuesday. Tlx* Echo Beige" learns that the Germans have fixed nearly as the payment to be made by th<, eitv of Brussels for the destruction of German shops there in August, 1914.—Iveuter.

WOUNDED IN ACTION. Xews lias been received by Mrs. W. Brazeil, Strawberry-place, forriston, that her son, Pte. W. Granville Brawll, has been wounded in action. It appears t,l) i)t he received a bullet wound in the side while coming out of the trenches. He is now in hospital at Bristol. Pte. Brazoil has been in France for over a year.

LOCAL OFFICER'S ILLNESS, News has been received at Swansea that Lieut. li-oi- Evans is at present laid up with enteric fever abroad. It will be re- membered that Lieut. Evans, an old St. Helen's and National ^Oxford-street) assistant schoolmaster, was promoted from the ranks, and he has been several months in the thick of the fighting. Lieut. Evans' parents reside at Argyle-street. Swansea.

N.U.R. SECRETARY. The ballot of the National Union of Railwaymen to elect a successor to Mr. j J. E. Williams, who retires from the posi- tion of general secretary in September, j will not tako place until Pecember. Nominations, however, are coming in freely from the branches, a large number being in favour of Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., who has for some years been Mr. Williams' coadjutor.

PRISONERS AT RUHLEBEN. In the House of Commons on Tuesday, Sir Edward Grey said no reply had been received from the German Government i to the British Note as to the treatment of i British prisoners at Ruhleben, the tele- graphed summary of which reached them on 2Sth June. He could not any more be- fore the Government had considered the operation of the question of the treat- ment of German prisoners in this counirv. A "SWOP" IN AtRCRAFT. Major Baird, replying to a question as to the loss of a new aeroplane while travelling from Farnborough to France, said: "The accident could not be avoided. Quite recently the Germans presented us with a brand, it&ir ffokker,"

RUSSIAN GAINS. I 6000 MORE PRISONERS TAKEN. f Enemy Efforts Fail. Offensive and counter-offensive actions are interlaced on the Eussian front in a manner bewildering on the face of it, but events go well for our eastern Ally, and during actioiis recorded in Monday's official news nariy 5,000 more prisoners were taken. Heavy losses were inflicted on the enemy wherever he attempted to attack. Petrograd, July 3—To-day's official communique ays — On the right wing in the region of Riga our land and sea artillery bombarded the enemy's lines. An enemy aeroplane dropped unsucces- fully 20 hombs upon our ships. Attacked by our seaplanes, it disappeared.—Keuter. GERMAN EFFORT FAILS. I'etrograd, Monday (received Tuesday). I ■—An addition to to-day's oiiicial commu- nique says:— Western. Front.—Last night, south-west, of Lake Narotch, the Germans opentd all I' intense artillery fil"e,. whl,L, lasted the whole night. Oil the northern bank of Lake V v-elmevskoye the Germans at- tempted to approach our trenches during I the night, but were driven back by our fire. In the region of Smorgon and the sector north of the tcwn of Krevo we took pri- bOIWrs and captured machine guns. In the region north-west of atrano-I vitchi a hatUe was opened after an in- tense bombardment. We took prisoners 50 officers and 1,100 men, besides captur- ing- fonr guns. Fighting continues. In the region of the Lower Liga, half-way Ix'tween Dubno and Sokal, our troops, having broken the enemy's resistance, drove him back once more towards the west. In the course of the night we took prisoners 11 officers and 992 men, and cap- tured five machine guns. AUSTRIAN DEFEATS. Yet another Eussian communique gives the following facts;- Between the Styr a nd St ok hod and to the south of Stoktiod we have taken pri- soners 16 ofScers and more than S00 men, and also captured nine machine guns. An Austrian offensive on the Zubilno- Zatowtzy, with immense tone?. wa,s l-e- pulsed with heavy loss to the enemy. Prisoners totalled 700, and three machine guns were taken. East of Oregrinov the number of pri- soners taken totals 900 men. In the course of battles west of Kolomea, Genera l Let chil sky has taken seven cannon and four artillery limbers. 1,000 MORE PRISONERS. Fierce Charge at Loutsk Salient. I Paris. Tuesday. — Telegraphing from Petiograd on the .Jrd t. !,<■ Jovi^ul," its correspondent, M. Ludovic Nadau, says:— Fighting continues to be of a very desperate character in the Lontsk Salient. North of this salient, between Upper Stokhod and the Styr, near Sokoul, tho Russians have just captured 1,000 German prisoners and a number of machine guns. (in the south c-ide of the salient, north of the river Lipa, the Austrian", debouching in large numlr8 in the direction of the Gorokov-Loutsk road, began to gain ground, when they unexpectedly received on the flank a terrible charge of Russian cavalry, which dispersed them. The sanguinaiy battle continues.

COLLIERS AND THE ARMY. A serious warning to colliery proprietors was given on Monday by the president of the Leicestershii e Collieries Recruiting Court. He declared that owners, taking on fresh hands at pits, would be under a heavy penalty for harbouring deserters. Colliers, moving from one pit to another, must produce an exemption curd.

FRENCH ORPHANS. Paris. Monday, July 3.—The National Federation of I rench Teachers has been informed that 150,000 American children desire to adopt 1,50,000 little French orphans, and undertake to render these orphans daily assistance for one or two years. This news has been communicated to all the federal departmental unions, each of which will undertake to collect such orphans. The French Press is very- appreciative of this touching initiative taken by the American children.—Wire- less Press.

MINERS AMD THE WAR. I Mr. Brace states that as a result of steps I taken, a marked reduction of absenteeism in coal mines has already been effected. Holidays have been curtailed, and the number of days worked increased by the abandonment of customary stop days. Special measures are in course of being taken to bring about a still further reduc- tion of absenteeism. It has also been de- cided that no more men are to be recruited ifor the Forces from among the miners. The Government are fully alive to the! grvat importance of taking all possible I steps to increase the available supplies of coal. The Home Office has been careful to see that the staff of inspectors should not be unduly depleted. Fifteen out of the 79 inspectors have joined the Forces; since the outbreak of war, one of whom has now returned to the department, but! the work of the department has been i zealously and effectively carried on by the rest of the staff.

SAVING WASTE METAL. At Tuesday's meeting of the Swansea I Health Committee (Mr. David Williamis preniding), j The Borough Surveyor reported a I circular had been recévoo !rom th'e British De-Tinning Co., Birmingham, urging local authorities to utilise. all metals from town refuse, which had hitherto been exported to Germany and Austria, and from which huge pro- fits had been made at the expense of the British ratepayers. It was suggested that British engrnr- ing firms interested in the matter should co-operate with Corporations with a viewj to dealing with waste metals from house refuse, and that a special meeting should! be held in London to explain and advisei concern].? the mode of procedure, work- ing methods, etc. I think there is money in it," said Mr. Heath, who was authorised 10 attend the meeting if oon- nnwcL

TO-DAYS WAR RESUME J "Leader" Office 5.40 p.rn I The great Allied offensive in the west pro- ceeds satisfactorily. The British have taken the garrison of La Boiselle, re- pulsed enemy counter-attacks, captured 4,300 prisoners in all, and taken much material. Latest news from the British front is dis- tinctly good, a whole battalion, intended for reinforcements, surrendering. Meanwhile the French have captured Herbecourt, Bucoourt, Flaucourt, and Feuiilieres; Mereaucourt and Chapitre Woods, taken many batteries, and brought their total of unwounded pris- oners up to over 8.00U. Fierce fighting continues on the-Russian front, where some 6,000 more prisoners have been taken. Fierce fighting is taking place on the,; Italian iro'nt, and sure, if slow, progress is being made. The Royal Commission on the Irish rebel- lion finds that the Chief Secretary is primarily responsible for the outbreak, The danger wa.s pointed out to the Irish Government by the military authorities, but the warni ng fell on unheeding ears.

TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF To-day is Russian flag day. The pro- ceed s are for the Russian Red Cross and other funds. A woman solicitor's clerk made a suc- cessful appearance on Monday in Bow County Court. Mistaking a bottle of carbolic for beer, Thomas Smith was fatally poisoned on Monday at Dover. Many women in the German mining and smelting industries are now working twelve hours daily. Marseilles, Tuesday.—Canadian delega- tions visiting France, after a reception here visited the birthplace of Montcalm. If nothing is done soon to check the increasing cost of living, Yorkshire miners will ask for a further increase of wages. In a North London parish arrange- ments have been made to hang a roll of honour, fianked by vases of flowers, in every street. Many Liverpool munition workers who worked on Whit Monday at double pay but took time off later in the week were fined on Monday. There are about 26,000 German.- in- terned in this country, against i.000 Rri- tish in Germany, said Lord Robert ('.Veil* on Monday in Parliament. Maximilian Ballin, brother of the German shipping magnate, has been sen- tenced in New Zealand to three months' imprisonment, for vagi an cy. No fewer than 4]9,32S,000 ounces of American leaf tobacco have been pur- chased by the French Government the soldiers in the trenches. Lieutennnt-colone Ostei-tag, who was Gorman military attache in London until just before the war, has been killed in the fighting before Verdun. y Though no rent has been paid since March, a Plaistow landlord has allowed a tenajit more time in which to leave so as not to disturb two sitting hens. An order for aluminium buttons for soldiers' uniforms has been placed in America. Aluminium is lighter than brass, and saves perpetual cleaning. The Lancaster (Durham) Agricultural Advisory Committee are unaniinouslv of the opinion that there should be cciijcrjj- tion for women on the land. Mr. Jesse Collings, M.P., has been in-j strum en tal in getting released from the Army the eighth son of a Binning-ham j woman, whose seven other sons are fight- ins. 1 It was impossible to say accurately how many single men had not reported them- selves for the Army, Mr. Tennant said on Monday, but some were being traced every day. For failing to give any notice of the arrival of 289 visitors between March and June at the Hydro Hotel. Eastbourne, Mr. James Grimes, formerly the manager, was on -)I ondii v fi-,led The Kaiser is wise in deciding to name a food dictator. He will come in handy when the German people begin to look round for the most unpopular man in Germany.—New York Evening Sun." Dancing masters in the United States are responding to the war conditions with a new dance, to be known as the military trot—a forward-march movement, half one-step and half fox- trot. Asiago and Arsiero, which were de- stroyed by the Austrians before their re- treat, are to be rebuilt by the Italians. The inhabitants, who fled before the Austrian occupation, are returning al- ready. Four seamen returning in a small boat to their steamers in the upper reac hes of the Firth of Forth, were caught in a squall and upset. Three clung to the upturned boat, but the fourth, named Coutts, was drowned. Twenty-two British prisoners of war have arrived at Lucerne from Chateau d'Oex for special surgical or orthopzedic treatment. They are much better than when they arrived in Switzerland four weeks a go. Paris, Tuesday.—Nicholas Filipesca, Entente Party leader in Rumania, writes enthusiastically of the deliverance N Czernowitz and believes the result will be a development leading to Rumanian par- ticipation in military operations.—Reuter. One of the most daring members of a party of the Lancashire Fusiliers, wh o carried out a brilliant raid on tJl-e western front recently, was a conscientious objec- tor, who had been so unmercifully chaffed that he begged to be transferre d to a fighting unit. A verdict of Suicide whilst tempor- arily Lnsane" was returned by a Mon- mouth jury in the case of William Davies, of Llanishen, who tihot himself on Thurs- day last. The wife said that deceased came home the worse for drink, and as he had previously threatened them, she left the home when she saw him searching for a cartridge. At an inquest at Shomeliffe on Monday, it was found that Corporal Henry Allen, who had been a Presbyterian minister in Canada, and left to join the ranks, had died after taking a. tablete of morphine. He had previously asked for strychnine for his heart, but could not be supplied. An open verdict was returned. j

BG RUSSIAN SUCCESS. Ovsr 2,700 Prisoners. puioJ; Tele^rasn from A j ^xv i r.ay:-ID the course oi v. r.-rdav>, fighting in the. Baronvilcfi i -t.n. ;he Pi:s~N'r> broke up two Jnn took .\ffit(lr:- anJ :7''0 men, 11 RCVAl INSTITUTION CHAIRMAN. ]..lcv, u M'? „ 19 was L', 1 ,L 'leu < via svuu.v. Institution of at the annual meeting L u. 70.0AYS PARLIAMENT. Mr. Tennant said instructions had been given that in future physical force m «s to ho used igainst com-scienti't objectors in the army. If they dis- obnv; i*. orders. They were toO V>e hau- d- d over tor trial bv district courts r; vti.-iI Mr. Oat hv tite asked V !!•;••<. -V- votary tor War <•> .(pn< 1:5U< J .-iiKe the outbreak ;i" T-nuani: -aid fat i-i'y the blo-.>dthir>!y :?;• vinj—iaug]it-r'»—Tor information on thi- point by gi\ ing an estimate. Ae- c edir. to German official casualty • o all rank had been Lilld or did of wounds. ) NEWMARKET. -B,, t.-t Ing: Evens HurryOn. 7 to i Nk-us. h to 1 Forum, 20 tol others Tingvalla. i,rennaiit 2, Caiton 3- S.—12 ran. Bctti n g 9 to 1 Tingralla, -5 to 1 Pen-. 211 to Caxton. STOCK EXCHANGE. Firmness continues to prevail in the ,1; Exchange, dealings being < d. d J ii gilt-edged securities 47. Mark- already reported in War Loan up 11. a-Ui. trcnsols alco in request, barking til*; Indian 3 £ per cents., 71. J Ii Home Rails dreat Western has changed hands at 11)01; Dover A 29>; Caaadas 199. Argentine rails have im- proved. Central Argentine, 79; Buenos Aviv- Southern, 85; Buenos Ayros Wes- tern, SiRubbers are dull, as sjveeu- iaii-.o ha; died out. lor the prefcent. but .>1:, k< ep firm. Marconi tairly active ■ i' i-bf. Mine* steady. Springs 51- t-\d, METAL MARKET. London, Tmesday.-C-apper, flat; 98i to 99  to 97 three months, Tin, steady; ca^h to ?70? cash. 17M to 171 three months. 170i Enplish le?d. 3?; forcim 28 to ?a. Spelter. 48 to 44.