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 ? ? T ? ?? ?? ?\ THIEPVAL MENACED. What Capture of Pozieres I Means. LAST VILLAGE FORT GONE. TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. ( The following dispatch from Brit- ish General Headquarters in France Was issued at 1.57 p.m. to-day:-— Throughout the night our artillery has been active, and we have continued to press the enemy with hand-to-hand encounters. The enemy is using a large number of gas and tear shells in that area. Elsewhere on the British front no incident of importance has oc- curred in the last 48 hours. TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL (issued through the Press Bureau.) To the south of the Somme we made some progress to the east of Es- trees. There was a rather lively fusillade in the neighbourhood of Soye- court. To the north of the Aisne the enemy after a violent bombardment at- tacked yesterday evening the salient which our line formed to the north-west of the Bois des Buttes (region of the Ville aux Bois). The attack failed under our machine-gun tire. In Champagne the bombardment directed yesterday by the enemy against our positions to the west of Trosnes was followed towards 10 p.m. by a strong attack made on a front of about 1,200 metres. This was stopped by our curtain fire 1 which caused loss to the enemy, who was only able to penetrate into some of the advanced ele- ments of our line, from which our counter-attacks drove him out shortly afterwards. 3n the v Verdun front an artillery duel recommenced with a certain intensity during the night in the t-r or Hill o04, iuid in region of Fleury ancl La Lausee. We made some progress with gren- ades to the west of Thiaumout. The capture of Pozieres, at the summit Of the Picardy ridge, is a splendid feat to the credit of the New Army, and of great ta ctir-al importance in the vast battle now J'^ging north of the Somme. if must seriously affect the position of the enemy at Thiepval. a village 2 mile,s north-west Pozieres, which all the valour of our troops has not yet been able to carry. The tight in Pozieres has ell a bitter und protrated one, waged with magnifi- cent spirit by the Australians, whose fiercest battle this has been. Pozieres 'was one great fortress, entrenched with overy art known to the engineer, and in it fvtry house was a separate fort, each with Its machine guns and armoured emplace- ment, communication between them being Maintained through tunnels and passages blown from cellar to ccj 1 ar. British troops fought their way to the Outskirts of Pozieres" so far hack as 1,3. Last Sunday (the 23rd) the Aus- tralians from the south-east and our brave Territorials from the south-west broke through the outer works and began the street fighting. They have carried it through to success in face of German re- inforcements and a great increase in the enemy's artillery. It is a glorious day for them. In all, as British Headquarters states, five such fortihed villages have now been captured in the enemy's second line. BRITISH OFFICIAL. H?adquartfr?. Wednesday. 7.2?! p.m'-I With the c?ffphon of occasional artillery duels and sharp local ?ucomitc:? at Various points, no incident of importance has occurred to-dav. FRENCH OFFICIAL. I Paris, at I Somme a surprise attack rendered us masters of a fortified house about 150 metres to the south-east of Eatrees. We I iuade some prisoners. Pour guns of 105m.m. taken in the battory captured by U6 on the day before yesterday to the south of Estrees are to IX) I added to the material already captured. On the rest of the front the day was calm except in Champagne, where rather lively artillery fighting took place in the sector to the we6t of Prosnes. FIVE VILLAGE STRONGHOLDSI ALL FALLEN INTO OUR HANDS. War Office, Wednesday, 8.20 p.m. A captured Germa.n divisional order ifsh,e.d in Contalmaison on the 11th inst. shows the importance the enemy attached to villages in the system of defence. It J'uns as follows: Furthermore, the conversion of vil- lages into strong potato is of the greatest importance. Such villages are Pozieres, Contalmaison, Bassentin-le-Petit, Bazen- tin-le-Grand, and Longueval. With the capture of Pozieres the last of the village.s which are mentioned in this order has fallen into our hands.. The statement in the German commu- nique of to-day that British attacks on Trones Wood were repulsed is so ob, viously erroneous that it can be accounted for only by a clerical error. Trones Wood has been in British since July H, and our position now extends to the out- skirts of Gullemont. PRAISE FOR AUSTRALIANS. I The following message from General tLaig has been communicated to the Aus- tralian Government:— Part of an Australian division made a very gallant, skilful, and successful at-/ tack to-day (July 23) on Pozieres village, a very strong noint in the eDernvV -.lT1d line, capturing two guns and some pri-I soners with slight loss." LONG RANGE GUNS. ENEMY BRINGS UP BIG PIECES, The enemy is showing a disposition to push his fire forward and shell our lines further back (says the Daily News and Leader" correspondent). This does not signify that he has advanced his guns, for he has been busy withdrawing client since the battle began Probably he has brought up more pieces of long range; ap- parently in some cases naval guns. We already knew that lie had, in the last week or two, very much increased both the amount and weight of his artillery on the right of our attack, presumably bringing guns from other parts of the front. In any case, ho is throwing his shells to-day much further over than has been the case of late, which, I may remark, annoys tho war correspondents more than it does the Army. THREPVAL MENACED. EFFECT OF THE POZ [ERES GAIN. Paris, Thursday.—The expert trench commentator, writing yesterday evening, says: Once more the British tenacity has got the better of the obstinacy of the Germans. North of the Somme, after a three days' struggle under a hellish fire, our Allies have ended in completing the conquet of Pozi eres. The formidable bastion which they had to carry house by house was completely mastered this morning. It is an interesting result, for the possession of this dominating posi- tion makes the sitiia-tion of the enemy in Threpval very precarious, as it is now possible to attack him in flank and front at once. Indeed the brave Tommies are already making progress in that direction. After the i), "rful British effort however, and the d. 'rate defence of the Germans, a lull naturally ensued on the British front, where during the rest of day there were only local actions. On the French front, south of the Somme, the coup de main of the 24th July south Vf LVlrees, which resulted in the taking of a battery, was followed yes- terday by the capture of a group of strongly fortified houses ,and to-day tho carrying of a ouse which had been trans- formed into a citadel 15ft yards from the I "The large amount of material cap- tu n'di ni he course of the most recent operations confirms their real value, since we have taken no fewer than 10 guns, in- cluding four pieces of 105 millimetres. Apart, from local actions the day was calm, a fog impeding artillery fire, and consequently delaying the infantry ac- tions." — Press Association War Special. GREAT TROOP MOVEMENTS. FEVERISH ACTIVITY IN BELGIUM.1 ("Times" War Telegram per Press Association, Copyright). Amsterdam, Wednesday (received Thurs- day).—It is believed that great troop movements are in progress in Belgium, and especially in Flanders. The whole German army is in aviate of feverish activity. The llandelsblad says that new and stronger measures have been adopted, which makes traffic between Holland and Belgium wholly impossible. All crossing of the frontier is forbidden. —Press Association. BELGIAN COMMUNIQUE. Le Havre, W ednesday (received Thurs- day).—The official communique issued this evening states: There has been some artillery activity on the Belgian front.
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ITALY'S PROGRESS. I —• Monte Cimone Held Against; Attacks. The following communique was re- ceived from Italian General Head- quarters on Wednesday:— In the Lagarina Valley and in the Boreola region our artillery effectively shelled the enemy columns on the inarch. On the -I)o,,ina-Asfici, line dtiridg day night, our troops repelled two violent counter-attacks against the summit of Monte Cimone (N. of Arsiero). We are still working to dislodge the enemy from! the rough and wooded slopes of that! mountain towards Tonczza (N. of Monte Cimone) On the Asi-ago Plateau our troops are consolidating their new positions. On Tuesday, as a result of c-r-iall viieou-uleils, we took some 30 prisoners there. In the Travignolo Valley our aircraft bombarded the enemy parks and depots at Bellamonte (E. of P red a 7.7.0), In Carnia oar artillery bombarded con- voys on the Monte Croce di Gomelico road to Ihnichen. Hostile batteries shelled the villages in tho Upper Degano Valley (S.E. of Monte Peralba), killing some civilians. On the Isonzo nothing of importance took, place. Thf enemy is reported now to be in- creasing the use of explosive rifle bullets.
THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY.
THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY. On the occasion of the second anniver- sary of the war the Central Committee for National Patriotic Organisations have ar- ranged for the holding of meetings throughout the Empire on Friday August 4th. Mr. Asquith and Mr. Bonar J.aw have approved of the project and aho th » following resolution to be moved ..t all meetings:— That on this the second anniversary of the declaration of a righteo-us war this meeting of the citizens of records its inflexible determination to continue to a victorious end the struggle in maintenance of thise ideals of liberty and justice which are the common and sacred cause of the Allies." The London meeting will be held at the Qlle'B Hall on Friday evening, August ,Ith. Urd Derby will preside, and "I Aèqu and Mr. Bonax La?r _?1 be the Drincioal sneakers.
TURKS MUTINYf
TURKS MUTINY f PURSUERS SET FIRE TO THEIR Fr OREST I HIUIIFA PLACE GERMANS WITHDRAWN Athens, Thursday. — Advices from Smyrna report that an entire Turkish regiment at Savdikeus has mutinied and tied to the forest on Mount Similou. Tur- kish troops have been sent in pursuit, and havo set fire to the forest. It is further reported that all Austro- German forces in the vilayet of Aidin have been recalled, and have already left for Constantinople on their way home.—Press Association. Since the arrival in Athens of General Moschopoulos, commander of the Greek troops at Salonika, the belief has gained ground in military circles that it is im- probable there will be any important operations on the Balkan front for some time, owing to the fact that either the Allies or the enemy are not yet ready to take the offensive. General Mosehopoulos himself, however, has been very reserved on the subject, and it is possible in the above impression the wish is father to the thought. [Aidin is a province (or vilayet) of Asia Minor. The capital of the same name is 60 miles south-east of Smyrna.]
AFTER THE WAR. I
AFTER THE WAR. Germany Also Preparing for Days to Come. Amsterdam, Thursday.—The Berliner Tageblatt says the German Federal Government are examining a Bill for the creation of a central office whose business will be to guide economic life through the transitory period from war to peace. Its chief task will be to procure necessary raw materials for industry, and to deal with. questions connected therewith. Re- garding tonnage and monetary standards, a Vienna telegram states that conferences were renewed on the 21.st with the Ger- man Government regarding econoiiii(?,l, questions, resulting in a provisional ag i-op-nient.-Reu ter.
SET ON fE.I
SET ON fE. Commander's Apology for I Burning NeutraS Ship. The South Shields Gazette" says the captain and 12 men of the Norwegian barque Iventegeria, bound for Hartlepool with wood, were landed at Shields on Thursday morning, the vessel having been fired by a German submarine. After ex- amining the ship's papers on the sub- marine the German commander remarked. Well, I suppose I must do it. I am very sorry; it is my duty. I am tired and sick of the whole business." The an crew seemed ashamed. The vessel was then saturated with paraffin and fired.
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CASEMENT'S FATE. A Special Court of Appeal tol be Constituted. In the King's Bench, on Thursday, Mr. Justice Darling, addressing the Attorney- Genecal (Sir Frederick Smith), said he understood that the Attorney-General was present in connection with who was convicted the other day. He expected to be able to make a statement to the Attorney-General, but in consequence of a letter he had received that moment from those representing the convict, it was for him to consult the only other two judge" sitting who heard the appeal with him. He wanted to commu- nicate at once with them. He had sent for the other judges to see in the judges' room, and he wmild come back into court and mention the matter to the Attorney- General at. once. His Lordship then left the Bench. Later it was announced that the Court of Criminal Appeal will be reconstructed formally to-morrow (Friday) morning at 10.15, to hear any application Casement's representatives desire to make.
SWANSEA HARBOUR DUES. I
SWANSEA HARBOUR DUES. Further Increase of 10 per Cent. The. Swansea Harbour Trustees give notice that in consequence of further in- creased pay granted to the dock workers and others in the Service of the Trust as a war )-)onil- the Trustees are obliged to further increase the whole of their con- solidated rates by 10 per cent., making with the increases previously made 30 per cent. The increase will take place as from the 1st prox.
NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK. I
NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK. I Lloyd's Rot terdam message on Wednes- day stated that the fishing smcak S.C.H. 208 landed 28 men, crews of the Norwegian ships n? Bams, the Sibra and the Juno, loaded with timber, and torpedoed in thp North Sea. I
KILLED IN AIR FIGHT.I
KILLED IN AIR FIGHT. Amsterdam, Thursday.—According to the Nieuwe Rotterdamsehe Courant," the "Frankfurter Zeitunc FAatcs fflaf, German Lieutenant Otto Parschau, who was recently decorated with the ordfr Pour Le Mori to, after bringing down his eighth enemy aeroplane, has been killed in aji air fight.
GOSPEL OF MIROSLAV. j
GOSPEL OF MIROSLAV. Discovery of a Famous Document. Slavonic scholars and others inte-rested in Serbia will be glad to learn, says the Rome correspondent; of the Morning Post," that the famous Gospel of Miro- elav," which is the oldest ecclesiastical document extant in the Serbian language, but which had been missing since 1908, has turned up at Corfu. This book of the Gosne ls, which was written in Cyrillic characters for Miro- slav, Prince of Zachlumia (the present He-negovina), and brother of the famous Serbian ruler Stephen Nemanja about the?, year 1180, was one of the treasures of the Serbian Monastery of Chilandar, on Mount Atboe. W hoen the late King Alexander of Serbia visited the monastery in 1896 the monks made him a present of this precious codex, and in the following years it was phototrned by Ljubomir Stojanovich, and published at Vienna. It disappeared from the Palace at Bel- grade during the revolution of 1903, hut information now reaches me that it lias been found in Corfu, whither it must have been brought by one of the Serbian refuireeisu
RUSSIA'S HUGr GAINS. -I
RUSSIA'S HUGr GAINS. ARMENIA CONQUERED. I Fall of ErzingaiL 4,000 PRISONERS ON THE STYRc i Petrograd, Wednesday Afternoon.—The Czar has sent the following telegram to the Commander-in-Chief at Tifiis:— I have learnt with joy of the capture of Ereingan, and congratulate you and the heroic army of the Caucasus with all my heart on the victory. I am delighted that the troops by their achievement have so quickly justified the confidence I re- posed in them." Western Front.—In the region of Kem- mcru, after an artillery preparation, the Germans twice took the offensive, and at first forced back our advance I1tH:b tor a short distance, but were obliged (o witn- draw under a concentration of o^r fire, leaving many dead and wounded on the ground- During this fighting the Ger- mnn", made use of expanding bullets and asphyxiating gas shells. In the region north-east, of Barahovitchi there was violent artillery activity on both sides and encounters between ad- vance guards. Our troops made some pro- gre&s in many places. Six enemy aeroplanes dropped 32 bombs on Zamire Station. Eleven enemy machines dropped 71 bomlx. on L Vigo ro- letzy Station. On the night of the 25th, after a violent bombardment, a company of the enemy crossed the Kiver Shara near the village of Vonkis, east of Baranovitchi, and approached our barbe.l-wiie entangle- ments. They were repulsed by infantry and machine-gun fire. In the region of the River Sloniovka, a tributary of the Styr, our troops crossed to the left bank of the river and continued to press the retreating enemy, who suffered very heavy losses. We captured: Sixty-three officers, 4,000 men, five guns, six machine-guns, twelve ammunition limbers, and other war material. Prisoners are still coming in. Caucasus Front.—On Tuesday detach. ments of the bravs troops commanded by General Youdenitch captured, after fight- ing, the town of Erzingan, thus complet- ing the conquest of Armenia.—Press Asso. ciation. TURKISH REPCRT. Wednesday s Turkish official says:— Caucasus Front.— Un our wing a hostile detachment attempted to atta.k our patrols, but they were repulsed. Our troops successfully counter-attacked the hostile patrols. In the centre and on our left Willg our troops energetically replied to attacks by hostile reconnoitring parties. Some hostile airmen flying-over Sedd-ul- Bahr and a monitor in tjie neighbourhood of Fetscha were driven off. Egyptian Front.—West-south-west of Katia our advance, troops on the Canal dispersed hostile cavalry detachments, in- flicting on them losses. From the head- gear of the dead it appears the enemy troops were Australians.-Press Associa- tion. THE GERMAN VERSION. Wednesday's German official relating to the Eastern battle area Army Group of Marshal von Hinden- burg.—West of Riga our reconnaissances entered Russian advanced positions and destroyed them. Enemy patrols repeatedly developed considerable activity. By means of bombs and machine-gun fire our airnion brought enemy transport trains to a standstill on the line Dunaburg —Dvinsk—I'olock and east of Minsk. Army Group of Prince Leopold of Bavaria.—During the evening and night Russian attacks undertaken (it has been established) by three divisions were, directed against the front east and south- past of Gorodicze. These, like all former attacks, failed, with heavy enemy losses. At one point the enemy was repulsed by a counter-attack, and left one officer, 80 men, and a machine-gun in our hands. German air squadrons abundantly and successfully bombed the railway stations at Pogerjelzy and Horodzieja, which were full of troop transports. Bombs were also dropped on troops camping near hy. Aimy Group of General von Linsingen. —North-west of Lutzk enemy reconnais- sances were unsuccessful. North-west of Berestetchko strong Russian attacks were repulsed partly by our fire and partly by a counter-attack, by means of which we captured 100 prisoners and two machine guns. Army Group of General von Bothmer.— East of the Koropiec sector there was minor fighting by advanced detachments. —Press Association. "UNTIL FINAL VICTORY." Petrograd. Thursday.—On his return from Imperial Headquarters, M. Sturmer, Foreign Minister and Premier, made a statement in the course of which he said: Gei-iii 'ny provoked the war, and even glorified in her complete contempt for civilisation. Let the consequences there- fore, fall on her. All our thoughts, feel- ing. and actions should be guided by no- thing but the single potent cry war until final victory!" M. Sturmer abided that his department: would follow this path, with firmness. —Renter. GERMAN AIR ATTACK. I Ana.st(,rdam, W"Ine-,(Iav.-A Berlin communique says: Yesterday evening one of our seapla.ne squadrons attacked and bombed the Russian aerodrome at Zerel, on the island of Oesel (near Riga). The aeroplane sheds and Russian aero- plane.s ready to ascend were hit. In spite of bombardment by enemy torpedo-boats and battle aeroplanes, the attack was. carried through according to plan, and all OoU1' airmen returned to their I)aseks.- Renter.
RAILWAY FRAUDS BY GIRLS. I
RAILWAY FRAUDS BY GIRLS. I There were two more convictions at Tower Bridge Court on Wednesday agamst young women for travelling on the rail- way without paying their fare. One WAS described as au extraordimiry case," in- asmuch as the culprit, was well-educated, her people were well-known, and siie had an ample allowance
I BRITISH IN EGYPT
I BRITISH IN EGYPT A GERMAN OFFICIAL RtPURT COMRABiCItD NO WITHDRAWAL OF CAVALRY Tl f The following communique regardt i• ng • operations in Egypt was issued by the War Office this afternoon from the 1 General Officer Commanding in Egypt;— j It is stated in the German w ireless mes- sage that our cavalry has been withdrawn back to Romaui and Kabia. Our cavalry j is in occupation of Kahia and has now here, been driven hack. Complete superiority over the enemy has been estabished by it, both in pushing in reconnaissances and driving in his covering party at will. The enemy has not even ventured to press any reconnaissances in our direction. The! Turkish force at Oghratina, dare not ad- vance from that pla< t.. and r-> Turks have 0r"'n :>< • •
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WELSH ;"RM TRAGEDY. Discussion at Carmarthen County Council. References to the Caio murder were made at a meeting of the Carmarthen- shire County Council at Carmarthen on Wednesday, when Afr. Mervyn Peel (Dan- yrallt' called attention to the evidence given at the inquest on Dr. Jones, of Llansawel, on the previous day. If, ap- pealed. he said, that there had been some inserntahle deby in dealing with a man who, according to the evidence, had threatened to shoot Dr. Rowlands on the 11th inst.. and Dr. Rowlands had re- ported the matter to the police. There ought to be an inquiry into the cause of the delay in dealing with the matter. There was a very strong feeling in the district on the subject. Lieut.-Gen. Sir James Hills-Tohnes, V.C.. H.C.B. (Dolaucothi\ agreed with what had been said. It was unaccount- able. The Chairman fMr. Jarn.es Phillips, St. Clears) said that they fully appreciated what had been said. The death of Dr. Glyn Jones had been one of the most tragic events in the county. Sir James said that Dr. Jones was one of the most respected men in the county, and one whom they could ill spare. It was suggested that a special meeting of the Standing Joint Committee should be called to consider the matter. The Clerk (Mr. J. W. Nicholas) said he thought the best thing they could do would be to communicate with the Chief Constable. It was decided that the clerk should call the attention of the Chief Constable to the fit(, of the Chie., ("Oiistable to tie I
i THE HIGH SEA FLEET. )
THE HIGH SEA FLEET. ) Amsterdam, Thursday.—An official tele- I gram from \fuJ1ieh"tates that at the Kaiser's invitation the King of Bavaria has been visiting the German High See Fleet, and stayed two days. The King too!: advantage of the opportunity to ad- j dress Bavarians serving in the navy. Yes- terdav evening the King was the guest of the Hamburg Senate.—Reuter.
IBOYS BORN IN WAR-TIME. I
BOYS BORN IN WAR-TIME. The medical officer for the City of Westminster recalls in his report for 1915 the theory that more boys than girls are born under war conditions. He points out that in his area in 1913 for each 1,000 girls born there were 1,00() boys; in 1911, 1,080 boys, and in 1915, 1,033 boys.
I STARVING MONTENEGRO. I
STARVING MONTENEGRO. Lord Gladstone has recei ved a letter from King Nicholas of Montenegro ex- pressing his satisfaction that a deputation is to wait on the British Government ask- ing them to take the neee^sa.rv stops to .secure for the distressed inhabitants of Montenegro the advantages of the system of re-victualling so beneficially applied to Belgium. My Montenegrins," he writes, will support the trials and sufferincrs to which they are more exposed than any other allied people, with more resigna- tion when they see that, their great Allies are not; abandoning them in misfortune."
tDID NOT REACH ENEMY. I
t DID NOT REACH ENEMY. After a consultation wlth the President of the Prize Court on Wednesday, it was decided that, the 3-200 tons of goods seized on the American ship Maracas should be condemned as cont.ra.band. As to the ship, the condemnation of which was sought as a contraband car- rier, it was made the subject of a com- promise which has been entered into with regard to other vessels in the same cate- gory, i.e., that an agreed sum should re- main in court as part, of the Prize Fund, and the balance of the proceed s of the vessels should be paid out to the persons entitled to the vessels.
DRUNK AT THE AGE OF FOUR.)
DRUNK AT THE AGE OF FOUR.) At Odiham on Wednesday, Frank Bar- ton, a gipsy, was charged with giving in- toxicating liquor to his child, Caleb Bar- ton, four years of age, and was fined 40s. and 7s. costs. A constable said bp. saw BaHon carry- ing the boy in his arms. When put on his feet the boy fell down. Private J. Wharton, of the Kinfr's Regi- moiit, said he saw the gipsy give a small hoy half a pint of beer, which the hoy drank without stopping. The father 8:id I h? gave his boy three pints of bcpr a day. Witness si?v the boy drink nearly three pints of beer, most of whi di had been given him by his father. They boy was very drunk and could not stand.
LOCAL WHIRLWIND.I
LOCAL WHIRLWIND. I A whit'ind, which appears to have been quite local, was re?Mn?-ibIe for a peculiar incident in the hayheld on ren- lan Farm, wbich is situated on -he c??t? of Drymma Mountain, near Neath. Nir., Geo. Trick was superintending the hay making, and had raked together in a heap ready for loading about 3 cwt. of hay. Suddenly a gust of wind lifted the hay from the n?Id, and, to use Mr. Trick's own words, it went up into the air like a cloud. All of u? were as- tonished, and we watched the vanishing l hay until it was a mere speck on the horizon." Just before this happened, ono of the men came to Mr. Trick and ?aid, It's n-? use raking the hay, sir. in thi? corner, the wind is blowing it all about." Where Mr. Trick and his men were working at the time there was no breeze, and nnk- ing tll" man was joking, the harvesters had a good laugh. A few minutes later t Viev were astonished.
TO-DAYS WAR RESUME,
TO-DAYS WAR RESUME, "Leader" Office 4.50 p.m The Russians have gained two notable,, victories. In the Caucasus the to Erzingan was taken, thus coluplolw the conquest of Armenia. On the Sloniovka (a tributary of HIW Styr) a crossing has been effected, and the retreating enemy suffered heavy losses. Our ally took 4,063 prisoners, five guns, machine guns, and other materials. Pozieres. yesterday captured by British Territorials, is the last of five village strongholds which we have won on rhe Somme. By its capture the position of Thiepval is threatened. Monte Cimone, recently won by the Italians, has I)een held against violent- co unter-attacke. An Athens message says all the Austro- from the vilayet of Aidin. A Turkish regiment has mutinied, and it has been pursued. The pursuers have fired the forest to which they Hed.
TO-DAY'S HEWS IN BRIEFI -…
TO-DAY'S HEWS IN BRIEF I Welsh miners' wages are now 51-J per cent. higher than before the war. Surrey County Council have registered 1,5k) women for farm work. Wellington. Thursday.—The Military Service Bill has passed both Houses of the Legislature.—Reuter. Up to last Tuesday 1,690 conscientious objectors had been arrested and handed w the military authorities. Classes to instruct women in dental mechanics are to be opened in London at the Borough Polytechnic. Record potato crops are being lifted in the Lincolnshire fens, some varieties yielding as much as 10 tons per acre. The London County Council Education Committee has sanctioned a scheme for the pro\ ision of a technical institute of optics.
COUNT dALViELLA. I
COUNT dALViELLA. I Distinguished Belgian's Tour I of South Wales. CARMARTHEN. I Count Goblet d'Alviella, Belgian Minis- ter, and Vice-President of the Belgian Senate, who is making a tour of South Wales to investigate of the conditions of Belgian refugees, visited Carmarthen on Wednesday. He was met by the Mayor (Aid. J. Lewis), Town Clerk (Mr. H. B. White), who were in their robes, and other prominent people of the town. The Count, who arrived in a motor-car from Swansea, was accompanied by the Mayor of Swansea, the Town Clerk of Swansea, Head Constable of Swansea, and Alder- man David Davies. The Mayor extended a hearty welcome to the Count, and ex pained that at pre- ?.Tit tlic number of Belgian refugees in the town was from forty to fifty. Dr. Bowen-Jones said Carmarthen was honoured by a vi6it by such a distin- guished member of the Belgian Govern- ment. lie had never soen funds oome in so easily as those for the unfortunate Bel- gian refugees. Lieut.-Genera.1 Sir Jas. Hills-Johns, V.C., G.C.B., Mr. E. V. Collier, and Mr. Fred G. Brig6tocke also spoke. Returning thanks for the welcome ac- corded bim, Count Goblet d' Alviella said everywhere the people of this country had extended much generosity to the homeless and starving Belgian people, and Carmar- then was equal to other places he had visited throughout the country. The party then adjourned to the Boar's Efad for luncheon, after which the Count Tisited Rhydygorse," where the Belgian refugees reside, and expressed gratifica- tion at the manner they were cared for. LLANELLY, Count d'Alviella visited Llanelly on Wednesday in connection with his official tour of inspection to Belgian homes. He was received at Llanelly House by Lady Howard and^Lady Stepney. There were present also 11 number of ladies of the Executive Committee, the Town Clerk (Mr. H. W. Spowart), and the secretary (Mr. W. G. V", >(,lky). A short i-eport was given to the Count by Lady Howard of the local committee's work, and the Count expressed his plea- sure with their report, and on behalf of the Belgian nation and Government, heartily thanked the town an'd c-oni-niitree for all that had been done. He afterwards paid a visit to several Belgian families.
LIEUT. MORLAIS WILLIAMS. I
LIEUT. MORLAIS WILLIAMS. Lieut. Morlais Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, Dulais House, Swan- sea, arrived home on Wednesday, after having been a patient in a Txmdon hos- pibl. He was recently wounded in the hand during the heavy fighting in France, and his many friends will be glad to bear that he is making good progress towards recovery.
TRAMWAY MISHAPS AT SWANSEA.
TRAMWAY MISHAPS AT SWANSEA. A Swansea. Corporation employe named I William Lewis had a miraculons .escape from death on Wednesday evening. He was on duty in High-street, when one of the tramcar wix-es snapped and a large screw fell on his head. I jew is was rendereid unconscious by the blow, and after being medically attended at the Swansea Hos- pital, was taken home An' accident was narrowly averted in Alexandra-road on Wednesday. A tram- way driver wa6 about to step on one of the cars, which was in motion, when he missed his hold and fell to tlw. ground. He had the presence of mind t.o FwIDg his legs clear of the car, or be would probably have sustained serious injury; as it was he escaped with bruises.
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LLANELLY V.T.C. I K Company.—Orders for the week ending 2nd August.—Orderly officer for the week: Platoon Commander Crosby; Orderly Sergeant for the week: Platoon Sergeant Richards; Orderly Section Com- mander for the week: Second-Commander C-loke. Company drill: Drill Hall on Wednesday, at 7.30 p.m. Signalling: In- structional Classes on Friday and Mon- day, at 7.30 p.m. Annual Meeting.—The annual meetiag of the Corps will be hold at the Town Hall on Tuesday, the lwt August, at 8 p.m., under the presidency of the Wor- shipful the Mayor of Llanelly. The Corps will parade at 7.30 p.m. at the Drill Hall, and march to the Town Hall, headed by the Town Military Band: bra,-s3,rc16 to he worn. Every member is. urged to make a special effort to be pre- sent. Special, Ex-members and prosper tive members are invited to fall in at 7.30 p.m. the Drill Hall. Officers and N.C.O.s will meet at the Drill Hall on Friday evening at 8 p.m.—Henry W. Spownrt. Company Commander.
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