The Cambria Daily Leader

CONTROL OF MINES I SOUTH WALES MIHERS' EXECUTIVE REOEIVE OFFIOIAL INTIMATION. DECISION TO AWAIT M.F.C.B. I ACTION (By Our Mining Correspondent). A meeting of the Council of tke South ■ YVales Miners' federation was held at Cardiff on Saturday, Mr James Winstone i presiding. Among those present were Jar. J. D. Morgan and Mr. J. James (Anthracite), Mr. \V. D. Grerifall (Wes- tern District), Mr. W. Jenkins (Mid- Glamorgan), arid others. The most important matter under con- sideration was a letter from the Board of t I lo _b Trade wUIl regard to the Mines* Control Order and the financial position which has arisen as a consequence. It was resolved: "That, having regard tu the announcement which had been made that all the mines of the United Kingdom were no wcontrolled nationally, Kingdom were now controlled nationally, penùing the Miners' Federation of Great I Britain taking the matter up, that body having arranged to interview the Govern- ment Department upon the subject." L DISPUTES. It was reported that several surface labourers at the Gwaun-cac-Gurwen Col- liery were unable to get from the com- pany the 5s. per day minimum wage. The matter was, however, in the first place, referred back to.the agent, Mr. J. D. Morgan. A letter was received from Sir Geo. Askwith with regard to a dispute reepect- ing the enginemen's organisation at the Ti.'doukin Colliery, suggesting thi/t the matter be referred for settlement to a tribunal. The Council, however, con- sidered that it was not a matter that should be so decided, and the Secretary was instructed to communicate with Sir Geo. Askwith accordingly. 9 A vote of condolence with Mr. T. Richards, M.P., the general secretary, on I( the death of his daughter, was passed. Arrangements' for the conference of South Wales Miners' Delegates to be held on Monday were made. ■■ 1

BALKAN WARFARE. 1 Fierce German Attacks Repulsed by Italians. A. rxo-iie telegram to the Daily j Chronicle says:—Cabling from Salonika, Signor Lelli, the Secolo and Messa- j gero war correspondent, reports that the very violent enemy bombardment between tho Cerna River and Lake Prespa, men- tioned in the official bulletin on Tuesday, had just been followed by a fierce attack i en the part of the German infantry against the Italian lines in the curve of the river The attack began at 6 o'clock and was still in progress when the correspondent sent his. mess age. The enemy was making liberalise of liquid flame. Since his., positions in many localities i along this sector are wily some fen yards distant from those occupied by the Italian troops, the fighting resolved itself into ex- ceedingly sharp hand-to-hand encounters, during which the Italians repulsed the foe with extreme vigour and succeeded in maintaining all their ground. Notwithstanding the horrible weather orevaiiing on the Macedonian front for two months past, the activity of the Ger- I man artillery, alternating with hand- bomb attacks and attempted trench raids, has been almost a daily occurrence, but j it is, thought hardly possible the cnemy can at this moment develop operations on a much larger scale. A/French official report from Salonika states that- the Italians have recaptured all the lost trenches east of Paralovo. The German losses on February 12 and 13 were heavy.

C II. and C Ill. SPECIALS. Special constables who have been placed in Classes C II. and C III., and who are | 35 and married, are not at present, says Mr. Macpherson, being called up.

COAL TRUCK COLLAPSES. While a colliery train was passing the signal box at Melinerythan, on'Saturday* one uf the coal trucks collapsed, and the t main line was blocked for nearly an hour. Breakdown gangs were speedily on the j scene,, and cleared the debris.

I SOUTH WALES ARCHITECT. Two of the inspectors mentioned by Lord Curzon some time ago to deal with accommodation for and utilisation of Government offices are shortly to be ap- tinted (says onr London correspondent). I They will be architec, and one of them. I think, will probably bo found to be a gentleman in active practice in South Wales.

TROMBONES AND SAUSAGES All Switzerland is laughing over ?n incident reported from the frontier. After a tour of German Switzerland under the leadership of 1?'rr Richard Strauss, the famous Mannheim orchestra returned to Germany. But at the frontier an odour unusual in musical instruments aroused the suspicions of the Swiss Customs officials, who, upon examination, found trombones, cellos, tubas, and double basses stuffed with sausages, meat, fats, and other I delicacies. To the orchestra's eha-grin all, were confiscated and a heavy line imposed.

KAISER FEARS AUSTRIAô I A Reuter's Berno telegram says: It is learned from a well-informed Austrian J source that the Kaiser's visit to Vienna was largely due to his apprehensions re- garding the general attitude of Auetria- Hungary towards Germany. The recent changes of Ministers and Court functionaries at Vienna are con- sidered highly significant. The new men. Count Czernin, the Foreign Minister, Prince Hohenlohe, First Court Chamber- lain, and Count Clam Martinic, the Aus- trian Premier, are all very wealthy, and are therefore presumably quite indiffer- ent to the influences, of financial inter- ests iu- Vienna, which are really entirely dominated from Berlin. Count Tiza, the Hungarian Premier, is the only old Minister remaining, and would he removed also but for- the fear that such a step would cause great dis- pleasure to Germany, as Count Tisza en- joys the confidence and Strong support of j the Kaiser.-Ueuter.

POTATO PRICES I f THE POWERS OF THE FOOD j CONTROLLER I Attention was drawn at the* oSicCt; of I the Pood Controller on Friday to the attitude of the potato trade with regurd to prices and profits, and the threat of a I No-Potato Monday." A Press repre- sentative was informed that the question I had. not been lost sight of by Lord Devon- port's Department. In reply to a question as to whether j official action would be taken, it was stated that it did not follow that any action would be necessary. The margin of profit between growers and retail 1 prices was ample to allow a reasonable profit, to dealers and retailers, and, with the extreme fixed, the intermediate deal- ings should arrange themselves. The specific case at Spalding which had been II referred to should, it was said, be re- ported to the Food Controller, who would consider what action he would take. "He has power." it was added, "to requisi-J tion stocks when necessary." T POSITION* IN SWANSEA. I According to both w holesalers and re- tailers. there will be no potatoes, as far as is known at present, to come into Swansea on Monday. A Leader repre- ) sen ha five was informed by a local wholesaler that the Government were at fault in telling the farmers that they could charge £ 8 a ton for potatoes in February, £ 9 in March, and S10 in April. He was of opinion that the farmers, who ha.d kept back the supply so far, saw no difficulty in keeping them back a month or two longer, if by so doing they would be able to demand a bigger price. This particular firm had no stock of potatoes in hand at present. Mr. Chidzoy is "elling his. potatoes at M. per lb., or 71b. for a shilling. A local retailer seems to think that the wholesalers have the potatoes in stock, but will not part with them at present, hoping to be able to obtain a better price.

KIDWELLY 11 SPOOK.91 j Pontypridd Lady Medium I Removes the Spirit." i The Kidwelly mystery remains ltn- solved. A lady medium from Pontypridd has recently visited the house where the mysterious manifestations have occurred in the hope of getting into communication with th-e "spirit." In the company of a number of people, the laxly heard knock- ings, which apparently came from the ceil- ing of the room in which they assembled. This had an extraordinary effect on the I medium, who went into a trance. A num- ber of communications followed, and whey the circle broke up the medium stated j that she was taking the spirit away with her. Since then no knockings havq," been heard A facetious correspondent adds that lib hopes tho authorities will note this r I port, inasmuch as it is now illegal to take away spirits in quantities of, reputed, quart. _q, 1

DARDANELLES REPORT. I I have excellent authority, says a Lon- don correspondent, for saving that the report of the Dardanelles Commission is to he published on Monday or Tuesday next.

RAILWAY FACILITIES. It is not oiffcially contemplated at pre- It is not officially contemplated at pre-I' sent to further reduce the railway facili- I ties, although later passenger trains may be again curtailed in favour of increased I geeds traffic.

I R. E. JONES, LTD It was decided at a board meeting of Messrs. R. K Jones, Ltd-, that— j "(1) The company should forthwith pay the dividend (which the.v proposed to de- clave at the annual meeting) Oil the ordi- nary shares for the'half-year ending 31st October. 1916. at the rate of 28 per cent, per annum, less tax. ?) The company should invest in War Stock the gross tak; ir-?9 of the whole of the company's hou.sM for the week beginning Saturday, 10th I February, 1917. By thus remitting the dividend above referred to. at least some three weeks earlier than was intended, the directors feel that the majority of the ordinary shareholders will then have an oppor- tr.nity of increasing, if 90 desired, their investment in War Loan. We might add that tlio directors proposa to ask the general meeting to confirm this action on their ,part, and which, they trust, will receive tho shareholders' approval."

DRIFTING TO WAR UBIS, BI EING IMPELLED TflI DECISION CITIZENS DELAYED IN BERLIN Though President Wilson still hesitates to plunge the United States into war, in- fluences are at work which are impelling the country in that direction. Hitherto the Western States have been somewhat apathetic, but the submarine blockade and the consequent congestion on the railways and in the harbours is I causing irritation. Another factor which may precipitate hostilities is the decision of the Washing- ton Government to arm American mer- chantmen. WILSON'S WANING HOPE'S. New York, Friday.—Apart from Presi-i dent Wilson, who is not speaking for pub- -ing for pub- licution in these critical hours, almost every member of the Washington Cabinet and most high officials, believe that America is drifting into war. n/ftuj. The President is believed to cherish the idea that by some extraordi- nary good luck war may still be averted, but even the President cannot ignore the growing demand for the defence of national rights. DELAYED IN BERLIN. Inquiry is being officially made from 'I' Washington regarding the delay in the departure of a second train of American ofiicials from Berlin. TENSION RELIEVED? I Newspaper despatches to the effect that the Yarrowdale prisoners have been re- leased by Germany and pennies ion given for the American relief workers to remain in Belgium have relieved the immediate tension (says the Daily Express New I York correspondent). These despatches, coupled with the ob- vious defeat to date of Germany's sub- marine campaign, is causing expressions of opinion that Germany may be prepar- ing to back down. The Administration, however, is proceeding on the assumpiou that Germany may be simply trying to gain time for her own ends.* and there is no slowing up in the preparations at Washington to meet the final overt act. At the same time nothing further is known of the President? intentions con- cerning the blockade of American ships in American porta ?,

CORPORAL'S DEATH. Swansea Soldier Killed on Way to Trenches. News has been received of tlie death I in action of Corpl. Ivor Rees, son of Mr. Hector Rees, late of the Birchgrove Inn, Llansaiulet, now of No. -34, Beechwood- Swansea. The deceased, who was a single man, 2M years of age, belonged to the Riflo Brigade. He was apprenticed 9LIn and joinef the colours on September 4th, 1914. Information to hand shows that the de- ceased was killed by a shell on the 8th iust., whilst going to the trenches to re- lievo*

,=-==- SLEEPING AIRMAN SHOT. i Daring, the night a Flying Corps oiffcer was shot and wounded while asleep in his brink in a Lincolnshire aerodrome. The bullet, which evidently came from a re- volver, was fired through the window. There is no clue to the culprit.

LOCAL WILL. i Mr. David Evan Jones, of 3, Bryn-y- Mot-road, Swansea, Glamorgan, who died Oil \ugust 14th last, left estate valued at .ei,;3Pl gross, with net personalty of £ 50; 5s, 6d. letters, of administration with the will l 'to Iiis wi d <)v;, Mrs. iiavti been granted to his widow, Mrs. Elm be til Jones, of the above address.

GERMAN HELMETS. According to a Reuter's fr(IM France an order went forth that no Ger- ina.i rifles or helmets were to be collected by our men as they hamper their free- doil of movement. When alvout half- way back from a raid a sergeant raw one (ÿ his men carrying a helmet. He told iviii of the order, and the ma.n answered that he knew nothing of it. hut he would izo back and replace the helmet where he hat found it. Which he cooly did.

Two pictures by Sir W. Q. Orcjiardson, > R.A.. "The Rivals "I and « Houf>kfepin:J in the Honeymon" fetched at Christie's j yesterday £1,890 and £94.5..

-WAR, DE CONATIONS "The',kinJ beld ett ICTsaettfoje at ffaokfogham Pfcladi on Saturday, at which -Be oxdomA Ur decoration xjpaa nearly 160 redpiecte, ? ? j 1 1 j ? t i- t i • ?  Ir- I I.. I' ¡ 7 7,; .,7•  I "l' I I I I ¡ ¡ 'I ¡ •r, -j ';¿.' -V > • "I THE WAR LOAN. TO-DAY'S Bli) SURPRISES. ,C;toke tl,500,001, Northampton £1.271.000 Wt Hartlopool £4.,000,000 Ketterin? £ 1,027,4*19 United Kin.g" dom AUian(' ?1.534.000 Plymouth S3,OM,000 Halifax £3,245.000 Newcastle-on-Tyne £ 19.163,850 Hull £ 13,000,000 Hudderefield Sunderland £ 6,000,000 Norwich 96;500.0()() Newport (Mon.) 1;5,000,000

TO-DAY'S WAR RESUME Leader Office, 4.50 P-m- An amazing story 01\ the Jutland battle i. tcld by a deserter from the German Xayy. He says that lie was on the Lut- zow, and that that ves-sel was sunk by the Germans with the wounded on board. The submarine outrages of Germany continue to cause a lot of irritation in the United States. A factor which may precipitate matters is the decision of the Washington Government to arm Ameri* can merchantmen. The British Government., reserves the right to refuse licences to goods of the prohibited classes unless they were shipped to or paid for by the consignee in the United Kingdom before February 17 th. The great War Loan has been an over- whelming success.

POSITION OF TEACHERS 0- Important Circular From Board of Education. Press Bureau, Friday.—The Board of Education to-day issued the following cir- cular to local education authorities, teachers, etc. In several cases recently the Board, of Education have been asked to advise whether teachers in public educational insti,tiitioiis kliould volunteer uttdar- the scheme of National Service. In view of the very serious depletion of the staffs of schools owing to military service, the Board feel bound to deprecate volunteer- ing by teachers for full time work undei that scheme. It is possible, however, thai ia exceptional cases the special qualifica- tions or individual teachers for other work, or the special circumstances of the institutions in which they .>re employed, may justify the view that the balance -of public advantage lies on the side of their oluntesring under the scheme. In such cases, if they are consulted, the "Board will be prepared as far -as possible tc advice whether particular teachers -would best promote tho national interest by coi tinuing at their teaching work or by offei ing themselves for other full-time duties. Mr. Fisher has no doubt that wlier there is a demand for part-time service and it can be rendered by teaehers ?ith out detriment to their educational work .they will in' the future, as in the past, willingly offer their services. They will realise that the scope of public work has been almost ittdefiriifely enlarged, and that impoHant public service may now be rendered both by men and women in the performance of work which is necessary for carrying on the daily life and business of the country, but which was formerly regarded as a matter of merely private concern 01 private interest..

GERMAN U-BOATS. Strange Admissionrby r Cologne Newspaper. Commenting 011 -Lord Beresford'6 speech in. the House of Lords on the German submarine campaign, the C-olog-ne People's Gaze te (" Volkszeitung ") confesses, according to a Reuter's mes- sage from Amsterdam: We db not yet know what our U-boats have really achieved The period of grace for neutral ships has only just come to an end and we have. as yet hardly any news of our own from our U-boats. Up to now they could give only wireless news of their successes, but they are debarred from this because they would thereby imme- diately betray themselves to the enemy, since German wireless messages, although they might not be understood, would be immediately recognised as such and would make known the position. of the U-boats sending them." The writer adds that the reports which have recently been published are gener- ally from U-boats which went out before the announcement of unrestricted sub- marining. I THE SINKING OF SHIPPING. I Lloyd's report that the steamer Lady Ann, of Sunderland, has been mined. Two of the crew were killed, and are at I present unidentined. Fi\o able seamen in- jured arc in hospital. The captain, two mates, two engineers, two firemen, and ?oiie boy are missing. Rome, Friday.—A court of inquiry held by the local authorities at Cagliari, Capt. MacDonough of the Lyman M. Law said his crew numbered 12 men, including tWeJ Englishmen. The Lyman M. Law vraa stopped by a gunshot. The Italic states that the 'American Consul at Home met and fought to Rome ten members of the crew of the Lyman M. Law. They are penniless and the consu- late will pay their passage back ta America. Ou instructions they rottise. ih formation regarding the sinking of tilt ship. Amsterdam, Saturday.—A Be id in tele- gram, states that the finking of "the Swed- ish steamer E(ida was not in accordance with "Gefman regulations.' Reutej I adds that the Edda was sunk last WC4 north of the Dogger Bank, under cn-ettm stace« of more than usr.

7 THROWN FROM IMS BICYCLE. Rather severe injuries to the face have been sustained by Percy Carr-od, a. post- man at Llandebie. He was cycling, and I' the machine skided on the ice, with thE result that he fell heavily.

I SWANSEA STREET MISHAP. On Saturday afternoon Patrick" Sttlli van (59\ a labourer at the Tupl Works, Hafod. was knocked down by a fnotor-cai near the Palace Theatre, S>vnnsea, Sul. livan, who resides at 6!, Carmarthen-road, j was taken to the Hospital. He was found to have sustained injuriee to his left arm.

» ..v.- .• J CSTE CIN E MA. A Spkndid Programme for Mon., Tucs. and Wed. « I A S¡;;d Mystery at d:;h: A Thrilling Fire Part Metro Mystery Drama. POOR PAPA! (Kevstone). ) SAFE IN THE SAFE (L-KO). Two Roaring Two-Part Comedies. PHANTOM ISLAND (A Romance of the Sea). Look Out for Thursday's Huge Programme.

GERMAN SALIENT WRECKED French Progress I in Alsaces  jSB? BOKBS ON BRUGES. Russians Sink 16 Enemy Vessels, TO-DAY'S FBENCH OFFICIAL. In Champagne there was activity o the artillery on both sides in the sector of Mut,on-de-Champagne. In the region of Eparges a German surprise attack failed under our 5re. In Alsace yesterday, at the close of the day, after a lively bombard,- ment, one of our detachments penetrated to the German salient at Anertzwilier, which was com- pletely wrecked, and observed that the enemy had sustained ap- preciable Iccses. brought back some prisoners. Everywhere else the night was x-alm.. MÜRE BOMBS ON BRUGES. The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement: An attack on the Ghistelles aero- drome was carried out by naval aeroplanes on the IGth inst. Many bombs were dropped with good re- suits. At tlio same time the shipping and harbour of Bruges were again -attached, bombs being observed to explode on the objectives. --1'Iloo- Russians Sink 16 Enemy Vessels. TO-DAY S RUSSIAN OFFICIAL. (Admiraltv, pejj Wireless Press.) W cs Lorn Front.—Scouting recon- naisaucea and rifle firing are tak- ing phv.'e. Rl«fiK?ni?.n Front.—Activity is lim- ited to infantry firing and en- gagements between advanced deti'.clurients. BSsgU Sea.—Our vessels destroyed 10 sailin g schooners on the coast of Anatolia. BRITISH OFFICIAL. General IlrtidqtSarlers, Fiance, Friday, 8.oil j) ju. ^entered the German posi tions durjng the night fcouth-east of Souehez and -captured 11 prisoners. The whole of our party returned. An enemy party that readied our lines early this morning, north-east of Armen- tieres, suffered a number of casualties aii4 was at once driven out. The eneiuv s artillery has shown great activity in the neighbourhood of Sailly- Saillioel. and considerable activity south- west of Arras. Elsewhere artillery activity on both sides has been normal. Yesterday one British aeroplane and three German machines, one of which fell on our side of the line, were brought dOWII in air fighting, while five other enemy machines were driven down dam- aged. A ninth hostile aeroplane was; brought down by our anti-aircraft guns. 1 our British machines are FRENCH OFFICIAL. Paris,' Friday, J1 P-III.-We made several successful surprise attacks in the region of Herry au llac an(i -in the Ar- gonne. We brought back fionio 30 pris- oners. To the west of Maifons de Champagne, the artillery lighting eontinued rather actively witffout infantry action. Firing by our heavy batteries caused the explosion of munitions at Maure, north of laliure. in Lorraine, near Nomenv, a German reconnaissance surprised by our fire was dispersed, leaving several corpses on the ground. Artillery fighting took place in the' region of Louvemont and in the Vo-sges to the south of tho Col de St. Marie. During the morning an enemy long- range gun fired several shells in the direc; tion of -Nancy. 6. FRENCH SET-BACK. German Claim of Great Success. The scene of the fighting in tho Cham- pagne area, reported on Friday, in which the (French suffered a set-back, is about thirty miles east of Rheims. Maisous de Champagne is nearly three miles east; of Tahure, which is twenty-seven miles east of liheims and thirty-four miles wei;t by north of Verdun, •The village of Mesnil is between 'three and four miles south- west of Mnisons de Champagne, and the Butte du Mesnil lics a couple of miles north-east of the village. The Berlin version states that this at- tpak was carried out south of Ripont, a §68* village three miles east by north of WShtue, and eluded as far as Hill 185. ttwrh- three miles south-west of Tnhure and a mile and a half north-west of Perthes. 1t is claimed that the French lines were penetrated to a depth of half a mile over a mile and a half front, twenty-one officers and 837 men being tn k en prisoners. Counter-attacks, it is fdded, were repulsed.

SEARCH FOR ARMS. A telegram from Athens states tha.t an official order has been issued directing, lijder pain of heavy penalties, that arms of all kinds retained by civilians shall be handed over to the authorities. The decree •n tho rises the searching of private houses, yftcuier.

I AN UNLUCKY DAY. Friday proved a day of ill-luck at the Llandebie, Colliery of Messrs. Cleeves, Ltd., no less than three accidents occur- ring. One proved fatal, the victim being Owen Thomas, Woodfield-road, Llandebie, who only recently buried his wife. He was found suffocated, and it is presumed he was "gassed." A fall of roof in another portion of the colliery pinned Lewis Beynon, a married man, of King's-road, to the ground, and strenuous efforts had to be put forth be- fore he could be released. He has exten- sive injuries. In this "fall" Johnny Davies, of Thomas-terrace, was also in- volved, but his injuries were not serious

I CAMPAIGN HARDSHIPS. In a recent speech at Cape Town, Gen. Smuts gave a graphic description of the hardships of the campaign in East Africa. the ravages of fever, the awful rain- storms, and the resolution and skill of the enemy. He declared that he early foresaw the impossibility of leaving white troop* too long in the country, and warned the British Government, which authorised him immediately to start training an African Army, with the re- sult we have now trained natives in the field who are taking the place of the re- turning South African troops. Ours has been the true policy for South Africa," he eaid. We have never been a little people or dealt in petty affairs. South Africa, instead of being a small, cramped, puny, country. gnawing at its own entrails, will live a freer and wider I ife, becoming the great country which is its true destiny. Wha* wo have to fear is the Prussian factor. To ensure the future let us do onr duty and so secure a stfte position for our Mother- countrjp. i

RESTRICTIONS I o- GOVERNMENT T AKINC STRONG ACTION SHIP SALES REGULATED PRESS BUKEA L', Friday Night, ) PR.ESS BLTREA F, l"riday Night The Board of Trade announces that a proclamation will shortly he made pro- hibiting the importation, except under license, of a 1 a rge ,number of commodities. They reserve the right to refuse licenses to goods of tho prohibited classes' unless they were shipped to or paid for by the j consignee in the L ^nited Kingdom before tho date of this notice. Saturday, Feb- II ruary 17th. I PREMIER'S SPEECH. I Delayed on Account of Negotiations. Bure?.ii, Fri d iiN. state- ) ment whic-h the Prime Minister proposed to make on Monday iiig-lit will be delayed till later in the week, and the day will tm announced on Monday. Tho postponement is due to an nnex, pected delay in th9 coiiiplt-tionof the necessary negotiations with our Domi- nions, Allied and neutral countries in connection with the restriction on im- ports. The Prime Minister's speech (says a writer in the Pall Mall Gazette ") is be- ing anticipated with extraordinary inte- rest at Westminster.. Mr. Lloyd George will present what is believed to be the only alternative to an immediate system of i-?tionin?. The policy of further im- port restrictions has been pressed forward by Sir J. Maelay, and for very urgent reasons. It need hardly be said that elaborate calculations have been made of the tonnage available, of the ricks in- volved by the .submarine menace, and of the shipping absolutely necessary for the carriage of new food supplies, with a safe margin for accidents. DEALINGS IN SHIPS. 1 A supplement to the Londcn Gazette of Friday night contains a regulation pro- hibiting any person witiiout permission of t h Sh i p pi ng Controller purchasing or negotiating for the purchn. of any ship or vessel. AHy person acting in contra- venhon shnll be guilty of an offence.

THE BRUGES RAIDS. | Torpedo Boats and U-Boat I Wharf Damaged. Amsterdam, Saturday.—From Bruges, I the "Echo Beige "reports that in <he j course ?i the first of the three recent raid s made by Allied airmen on Bruges, the railway line outside the town was de- Mved. A vessel at St. Michel, occupied by Germans, was damaged.  In the course of the second att?f? uhMh was made upon the port this week. serious damage was dene to three torpedo-Jwats and the steamer Colchester. In the third raid a wharf for sub- marines between Lisseweghe and Zee- brugge was hit.—Press Association.

A JUVENILE BIGAMIST. i Youth of 18 With Two "Wives." Although only IB1, William Ormond Sanford has a wife and child dependent on him, and, at the Mansion Houe, Lon- don, on .Fridar, where he pleaded guilty f to embezzling £ 150 or his employer*' money, it was stated that lie had gone: i through tho. form of marriage with an- other woman at a registry oiiice. Asked by the Lord Mayor what he had to say, Sanford, in broken tones, replied: I was secretly married. That weighed so much on my mind. I did 'hot want j father and mother to know, My mind quite wandered from the things I was I doing. In one of those moods I did this thing." Defendant's father put in a touching plea for his son, not only for his own ake, but for th?ake of his mother. The boy was due to report, for Army Mrvice next week, and he wanted him to have a mother's care till then. The Lord Mayor tiaid it was a very bad case, and sent defendant to prison for six ¡. months' hard labour, saying he was not worthy to serve in the Army.

) SALE OF GERMAN WINES. 1 There was a public .sale in Mark-lane of 3,000 dozens of German wines. Tho pro- ducts of Royal Prussian Domain vineyards I fetched high prices, in some cases 185s. per dozen. ===——=

NO RELIE-F FOR TRAMPS. On the ground that no man ought to be unemployed at the present time, the East- bourne Guardians decided to ignore the existence cf tramps, and not to provide food or lodging for them.

A TOWN IN DARKNESS. I Part of the shipbuilding works of Glover, Clay ton and Co., Birkenhead, was destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The -electric cables were damaged, and the town plunged into darkness. The tram traffic was also held up..

RESCUE BY FOOTBALLER. j A plucky rescue-from drowning in the River Gwillv at Hendy has been effected -by "Dai" Hiddles-tone, the Llanelly and International forward. The six year old son of Mr. Joseph Davies, venturing too I far on the ice, got immersed. Iliddlestone dived in fully dressed and got the cllild out. Hiddlcstone was up to his neck in the water.

SCHOOL DOCTOR GRANTS. I Grants up to one-half of the exoenditure are to be made by the Board of Education for medical inspection and treatment of children attending public elementary schools. In tho case of schools for defec- tive children the grant will he up to Æ3 per unit to day schools and up to R8 per j unit to residential schools The Board will ah?o pay up to one-half of the salaries and expenses of recognised i organisers of physical training in elemen- j tary schools.

COMBING-OUT OF MINERS, Meetings of the miners of AberpeTgwm Collieries, Glyn-Neatli, and also in coii- nection with Messrs. Cory Bros., Res,-]- ven, were held on Friday evening, and Mr. Wm. Jenkins, J.P.. addressed the miners. A resolution was passed urging the delegates to vote in favour of the Executive Council recommendation with regard to the combing-out of miners as advocated by the Government settlement at the adjourned conference in Cardiff on j

"C.Os SENTENCED. Orer 3,000 conscientious objectors, the 1 [ije Secretary says, have been sentenced to imprisonment by oourt-martial. Of thete 2,297 have been, or will be, offored release from military service on condition tha: they perform national work.

CURSE OF "THE TRADE." Discussing the prospects çf State pnr- ch, the chairman of the City of London Breverv Company said the trouble was all brorght about from" the curse of drunken- ness and they must unite to fight the evil- The moral disgrace attached to drunken- ness should be increased by all means. Poi bly magi stra tps' were a little too Po.?aiMy lenllt. The character of the houses should be improved, and they should he trulv places of refreshment and recreation

A TAXI DRIVER'S STORY. "There is too much of this refusing to CIrJY people by taxi-cab drivers if it does not; suit them," said Alderman Domonev at tie Guildhall. London, on Friday, in tinhs a driver IGs. The man's story was thai he was engaged, and had a quarter of ijti hour to wait, but as his fare seemed a ptor man he did not put down his flag in order to save expee!' The AIdpr- m^i frankly expressed scepticism about ni?T fi7,?inkly exl)re--s(A 'seepticiem ali?oui

DESERTER AND DETECTIVE. i Travelling on the top of a tramcar past •Erfield Police Station, P.S. Caunter, who was in plain clothes, beard another p ac- seiner shout to a man in the street: If old Caunter knew I was as near as this he would jolly soon run me in." "fhe speaker then began to change into evvlian clothes, and Sergt. Caunter, mov- ÜJg: nearer, recognised him as Leslie Yping, a deserter from the E.G.A. At Wcpd Green Police Court on Friday Yrnng, who had already deserted from Grenadier Guards and the Royal j jFlyJig' Corps, was remanded to await an I #ec<tt ■J

THE LUTZOW I tBjL SUNK BY GERMANS WITH WOUNDED ABOARD, Amazing Jutland Taie, "Times Telo,riiiiix. per Press j Association (Copyright). Amsterdam, Friday (received Satur- day).—The Telegraaf" publishes a statement by a deserter from the German Navy, a seaman of the first class, who lias been six years in the Navy, and received the Iron Cross after the Jutland battle. He states that in the Jutland battle he served 011 the Lutzow, which Aas sunk. On Aug. 19 he was on the Grosser Kllr- furst. They steamed with five other ves- fiels, including the Markgraf, Bayern, Van Der Tann, and Moltlce, as far as tho English coast, with the intention of bom- barding it. but a eppelin warned them that an' English fleet was approaching, and they quickly returned. They left again eight days later with the Markgraf and Bayern to seek a strayed Zeppelin, but returned unsuccessful. It repeatedly happened that Zeppelins, destroyers, and submarines were lost, but these losses were never announced, as they occurred so often.. He was last aboard the new battleship Baden, which will be ready for service at fhe beginning of March, shuuitancou?y with the new vessel Hindenhurg. U BOATS THAT NEVER RETURNED.! buhmanne building and repairing pro- ceeds day and night in Yœs, Tocklenbur?. and Frania yards. He estimate that Germany has 200 submarines on service, out of about 600. Service on submarines was voluntary. Many of his com- rades joined submarines, hoping for a better time than being aboard big vessels, but they were j bitterly disappointed. Generally a sub- mnrine-remains out about a month, after which, if it returns, it remains one month docked. Mo«t seamen leaving with a submarine did net expect to return. More submarines had been lost than one dare admit.. He knew this because so many of his comrades never returned.. Before entering a submarine men had a course of four to six weeks at the sub- marine school at Kiel. Thence they pro- ceeded to the U-boat division. Many ac- cidents occur even during the trials of new boats. It happens repeatedly that a submarine su bmerges for ever dnring its trials in port. BIG BOATS; SMALL MEALS. The latest submarines are nearly 200 feet long, and carry three guns of 3.5ill. The very ne\V?sfc have one Gin. gun. The submersion is now very quick-within one minnte. that o7i,- of otir 1 ? '.< g-en?ra?y known that one of onr ?;l -I -")Pee torpcdocd a "GerH?n ship. The matter, however, was kept secret as much.as possible." ThL German sailor said he deserted be- cause he had had enough of it. The food h of it. 'I'lie fo<) d fcr the last six months had been wretchedly bad. A whole meal on Sun- days consisted of1 macaroni with plums. • Describing the sinking of the Lutaow a'c the Battle of Jutland, he said: "It was eight o'clock in the evening. We were first hit by a torpedo behind the foremast, below the waterline. The torpedo pene- trated the Avails, and exploded within the ship, killing and wounding' a great number of men, and destroying food, stores and watertight compartments. but the engine-room held good, and everything was done to support the bulkhead with the ob- ject of preserving the ship. LOSS OF THE LUTZOW. "Gradually, howei-er, hLr condition be- came hopeless. The staff left the vessel about 10 p.m.. the crew remaining on duty. After the staff had been transferred to a torpedo-boat, the Lutxow received another hit, which destroyed the wireless room hpneath the bridge. Everyone within was killed. Afterwards the ship received four severe 'hits from 15-in. shells. She was now proceeding at lo miles an hour. At three o'clock in the morning the vessel appeared to be lost, and we were ordered to leave the ship. Four torpedo- bonts received 1,C03 iiicil surviving out of Three hundred wounded remained on board, whom it was impossible to re- move. Our torpedo-boat was not 100 yards from the Lui:w>w. when it was at- tacked bv five English destroyers and two small cruisers. Our vessel was tor- pedoed quickly and sank. Three other German torpedo boats thereupon took us over. WOUNDED SACRIFICED. Some time afterwards the torpedo boat I was in was hit near the- engine room. The order then arrived to retire from further o|>erations by developing smoke. A heavy screen of smoke hid us and the Lutzow from the English. Tliat was our salvation To save her from falling into the English hands we were ordered to sink the Lutzow, with 300 of her own wounded on board. This order was executed One of our torpedo boats 1 torpedoed this great German ship, which quickly sank, carrying with it our 300 wounded into the depths. The English then left us in peace, and proceeded in the direction where the Lutzow had sunk. Apparently they had not seen through the screen of smoke that the Lutzow had sunk., While they were vainly seeking the ship we escaped, and steamed at full power southwards for 13 hours. We were then taken over by the small cruiser Resenoburg, after which we steamed for five hours more before our return at mid- night to Wilhelmehaven. 1 NEW WARSHIPS. It is remarkable that all our ships hit in the Jutland Battle were hit in the forepart. Many ships were severely dam- aged while proceeding homewards. All the badly damaged vessels have now been repaired, and new ("hips are serving, or are shortly to serve, -in the fleet. Among j the new ships are the Baden, Bayern, and Ilin(lcnl;tirg. Shortiv also there will he the new Emden,.while a new Karlsruhe is already in active service. An Ersatz Blucher is on the stocks. at the Dantzig Dockyard The Derfflinger, which was seriously damaged in the Jutland battle. i6 again in service-. The dockyards are now exclusively constructing submarines and large cruisers, because the greatest losses have been suffered in these types."

TO-DAY'S N-EWS-IN- BRIEF Children at Eastbourne workhouse aN to wear clogs. The Congregational Union have aban- doned their May meetings. Peterborough farmers have organise weekly wootl-pigeon scoots. Mr. W. 11. Stainer, for 52 years G.W.E 1 stores superintendent, has resigned. A soldier, in attempting to board < moving train at Waterloo, was killed. £ 10,000 is to be spent by the Church- Ai my on weekly papers for their huts. Over 3,000 cases of petty thefts by G.W.R. carmen were reported last year. Fireguards should be provided for old people as well as for children, says the Islington coroner.