The Cambria Daily Leader

tPROGRESS OF BIG BATTLE. — Haig Strikes Near Amiens HUNDREDS OF TANKS IN ACTION t Enemy Taken By Surprise. TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, Thursday, 10.15 a.m. At dawn this morning the British Fourth Army and 1 the French First Army, under the command of Field Mar- shal Sir Douglas Haig, attacked on a wide front east and south-east of Amiens. First reports indicate chat the attack is progressing satisfactorily. TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFFICIAL. This morning, at 5 o'clock, our troops, in conjunction with British troops, attacked in the region south-east of Amiens. The attack developed under favourable- conditions. TO-DAY'S UNOFFICIAL STORY. The Press Association Special Correspondent with the British Army in France pays to-day :— ) At dawn this tnorning the British launched a heavy attack against enemy t positions from just south of the river A ncre to where our right rests upon the French, on a distance of about 12 miles. Three-quarters of an hour later, the French took up the battle, prolonging the front of attack by several miles. The main weight of the blow was directed against Von Hutier's 18th Army, although it overlapped other enemy army commands. The weather has considerably improved, but it was cloudy and hazy at zero this morning. The battle opened with three minutes pressing bombardment; then the barrage crept forward, while the heavy guns concentrated on trhat was expected to prove the most obstinate point of resistance. Some hundreds of fighting tanks moving forward and the infantry waves ad- vanced. Along most of the lines of attack the enemy wits taken by surprise. Our advanced trof>s are across the Avre. ACROSS THE VESLE. FRANCE, Wednesday midnight (received Thursday). The Exchange Telegraph Co/s corre-spoiicient with the American Army e^ye — As the result of Franco-American attacks in force, the Allies are now across the Vesle. The Americans have reached the railroad on the north bank, and also the main highway. The Yanks, after wading through the marshes on the south bank, crossed the river on foot bridges improvised from trunks and pieces of fallen trees lashed to- getben They swept up the north bunk in the face of heavy machine-gun fire. The advance was made in hoa' y r^in, "which added to the difficulties. t Two division from Kuppercht's Army have been identified. GUNNERS WITH RED CROSS ARMLETS. FRANCE. Thurday. The Exchange Telegraph Co.'s correspondent, with the American Army says:— It was troops from Michigan and West Conan that drove the Boclie across the Vesle. They came across many machine guns which were being fired by Ger- mans with the Bed Cross on their arms.

DIGGING HIMSELF IN. » Enemy Entrenching on the Vesle. PAlUS, Thursday. Router's Expert Commentator, writing last night, says the situation has scarcely modified on the front north of the | Jlarne- Despite an enemy counter-attack we maintained ourselves in La Grange Farm, which is situated West of Biinne. on the northern bank of the Yesie, and took up positions a little further west at the Station of Ciry Salsogne, on the wes- tern bank. Some elements composed of \uierican and French soldiers crossed the ,c.stp this morning east of Braine, and etclhlished themselves on the northern bulk- The Germans twice returned to charge against the Bridgehead, the whole (>f which, however, we maintained. It upbears that the enemy is entrenching himself on the Vesle, and that the front niust be established momentarily in this region, but the French command at the appointed time will be able to impose its will on the enemy. ADVANCE NORTH OF RHEIMS. I North of lMiemis we 'ti>engai;e:i uie northern approaches to the town, advan- cing 500 metres between the Railways to Bethel and Iaoii. North of Montdicher our soldiers completed the work of clear- ing the enemv from the left bank of the Avre as far as Mirisel. British troops, between the Aisne and the Somme recap- 1 uroo the trenches which they had taken in S. night '? J"!? ?th..out.h of Mor in the night of July 28th, onth of Mor- Uncourt. and which the Germans had taken yesterday in a counter-attack. FOCHS BLOW. I Prepared Before the German I # Offensive? Thursday.—The war correspon- dent of the Frahkfort f-,3 !f,tt Marshal Koch's plan Was m"rÏ,IMn- siderahly before the German offensive. h,,P- had massed their attack troops in Villers Cotterets Forest Th'-P prep?'??ons were n? Mcrft to tl' Germs" ???' ?? ??<' that nii?v l;t+:i h? 1>"f"1 !-P-ntly hro??ht ?P. It was prec??Y to Pr?nt an attack Iv- i!1 delivered ]T *ren,:>k that the i?d?v?h?dt? ?-?'? ?'" ?nsi?.- G?m?s Exchange SpPfi??_ f NERVY GUNNERS. I f Enemy Wasting bnot and I t Shell. ?4,c;atlo n-C, "Peeil I <P?n ?. r.? a1*1 Corr-n.?t with the Anl.rr;a .V). I FR.\ CE. A— 7 (receive The ?r.-ncc-A n?rienn ^nt -ve^erday presented (hat .?t of <lrO0!V ? to .M.h .,„ ?, h<?. ''? h?? e ?whcre. tb.<n?h h?rp. hapP?-??? I" () ) 11'<' t .?t??? ''?-opti?? (??'?".? I ?,n?<? <)ne a"ot"(,r t nIJ'\f>I¡(!pn l'ik.v, N'dl1eiTlO' jhp rO;ldé'i to th P 1 1.) 1\ 4;?Ill fllT'tll('l b??- ta ..('.1 4' 1 I I 'f'1 j ??,,r<.n!.?< VUoh havo.urvi?'' ? nr<L?''?'?'?'?'??hth?ain?(. 1 n¡-( ,¡lII\' \\HI' of R»ns. the blis^ >1 t n I 'iF' "I Jh,f'(>!]s. "? ?'?'- '?"?" in "I n:¡dd, ,h.e ids or ami<3 ? ru",e/l :4 1*v notlillig (, Ex n ? so .?.i. h" (' .? thi war wh?, it b?nm? stab'- "I ('pn for a few, da's. th, IPft of II-r !"?. ?oru the hills h??j? the A is n e., ????n;a??tt,??-h?<jth€?t? ,bn?. ?.y?retryin?o hammer our K??. ?hich had eL< lhed ?'m- ?lv?*' on the plateau to ? south of tkej river, both with end without the assis- tance of their 'planes, and from time to time transferred their attention to still smashing up the villages along the Aisne. where, they surmised, our troops might he concealcd. This was, tor the moment, the least interesting part of the battle- field. NERVOUS FEELERS." I The enemy guns in the angle between the Vesle and the Aisne were very impar- tial in the distribution of their favours. They would have a go at the front line, then at the batteries hehind it. and then would spend an hour on gu.s work over the back areas, hoping, doubtless, to find some headuarters, but suffering from ill- ability to guess correctly or even too hit what they were aiming at. from time to time they barraged Fismes in a nervous sort of way, and farther east their fire was especially heavy between Muizon and Champinv, and even more nervously <*> over the ground which we had occupied riear La Xeuvillette, as though they sus- pected evil intentions on our part from the direction of Eheims; and metre serned the favourite calibre. LIES OF GERMAN OFFICERS. The Germans asked for a rough war, and by heaven we are here to see that! they get it," was the remark of on- sturdy soldier; and the Germans who fcught in the salient have, doubtless by now, realised that intention. If, how- ever. the German officers, instead of tell- ing their men lies about American bar- barism—which does not exist—would re- fiain from acts which produce a white- heat of American hostility, it will be more to their advantage. The vast bulk < Ameriran soldiers are homely men and simple gentlemen Kindly things, recall- ing their own homes in t-he West, appear to them as does nothing else, and the awful ruin of French homes through which they harp been marching for mita upon milp. ('il aaff-er day, has «.eem?d more distressing to many of them than their own looses. FOCH'S NEW HONOUR. Sir Douglas Haig Sends His Congratulations. Sir Douglas Haig has sent the follow- to Afai-sliiii Foch :— From General Sir Douglas Haig, Aug- ust 2nd.— Please allow me, my dear Mar- shal, on my own behalf, also all ranks of the British Army under my command, to send you our very heartiest congratuh- tions on your attaining to the highest military rank. It is fitting recognition to your magnificent work for the allKs since the commencement of the war, now <■*> gloriously crowned hy this second vic- tory of the Marne. It is es[>ecially pleas- inff to me personally to have ))een associ- ated so intimately and continuously with Y011 to lx> able to congratulate you to-dav on this great distinction, which we all a'fe to be n happy augury for the future.

H"ISON FOB MYSTERY MAN. 'n?n who r<4u?! to disclose the naTnc f1'! atIona¡it\' of his -ither was :?.un hrong? ?.?? ? m:?'str:.t? at Low-str?t on \?n?hv on a ??''? of refusin" to answer ?rtain quo-?. Pri- ?ners nanie ?s ivPn as Kolfc O'Hagan nnd hts a? ? 27 He d?wnbed him?If ? an .?hit?.t. and d?tjr?I ? New f Srotlnnd lard that he was nearly r.'at? to th<- ?oh??o?? ?nul-. He was sent j to PS? ?? ? jnocthe.

CHAIRED BARD —— ——. 'JOB,' OF FISHGUARD, THE WINNER I TO-DAY'S CEREMONY "Their God they shall worship was the subject of the chair ode, not to ex- coed 7i)0 lines, tor w Inch a prize or 21,5 and a carved oak chair had been offered by Sir Griffith Thoma. The adjudicators vere Dyred, Prote-s ?or Sir John Morris Jones, M.A and the Rev. J. J. Williams. Eleven composit ions had been sent in, and the prize was awarded to the Rev. J. T. Job, Fishguard, well known through- out the Principality as Job." I u THE ADJUDICATION. Meanwhile, Dyfed had called up;m Sir J Morris Jones to deliver the adjudica- tion. He declared that of all the composi- tions only one had fully realised the scope of the subject in the fulfilment of the prophecy, and that was the produc- tion of the' victor, Job." The adjudi- cator quoted a numlter of thp choicest se lections he could, in order to indicate the character of the odp. and the poetry aroused intense enth ueiasID among bards and audience alike. The victor, when the av.ard w-as de- clared, stood up in the centre of the Pavil- ion and was escorted to the platform by Ben Bavies and Myfenydd. the band play- ing, See the Conquering Hero Comes," and the audience heartily joining in. The chairing ceremony was conducted by Dyfed. and the winner v,-as eriiigrittitlatf.,ii in bardic addresses by Volander, Cr n vs. f -fy;" IT pn n, Gwernogle, Gwilym Lleirion, Mafonwy, and Gurnosa. The chairing song was sung by llr. G. T. Llewellyn, Port Talbot. [Note.—Full Eisteddfod report appears on pagp* three.]

SITUATION IN RUSSIA. | China Japanese Action Likely. A pp?cia! Tientsin telegram on Thurs- A cpecial'I'i,(?ntsin te l p,raiii on T r6- America's declaration ha.s hf?n well re- ceived. As to the disturbed conditions it is likely that there will be China-Japan- ese action on the Russo-Mangolian border in addition to the operations at Vladivos- tok,

SCROLL OF FAME. I IN GERMAN HANDS. News liaus been received by his wife tint Private Richard Davios, Welsh Regiment, 0; No. 86, Fleet-street, Swansea, that he is a prisoner of war in Germany. He was previously reported missing. Sergt. J. R. Davies-Thomas, of Sunny- side. Llandebie, who has been missing sinco Aprjj}' has written home to t hat*, he is a prisoner of war in Germany and iI. hospital, suffering (it is believed) from leg wounds. WOUNDED. Pte. J. Hey wood, of the Royal Scots, son of Mr. Heywood, of the Garden City, Swansea, has been gassed at the front, end is now in the Australian Hospital getting convalescent. Mr. and Mrs. Grove. 154, Oxford-street, Swansea, have been informed that their eldest -on, Pte Hugh G. Grove, Hants Regiment, was admitted to hospital silv- ering from severe gas poisoning. Private Grove has been in France over twelve months, and prior to enlistment was em- ployed at the Swansea Post Office. DROWNED. Capt John llughes, brother of Mr. A. H. Hughes, Felinioel, ue-ar Llanelly, has lost his life at sea through enemy action. Although lie had spent most of his time at sea he was well-knowji at Llanelly.

SWANSEA TO BANGOR. jlr. and 31rs. James, ot iawe Lodge. Swansea, were successful in their applica- tion for the appointment of master and matron at the Bangor Union, Bangor, and leave Swansea on Wednesday next to take up their new positions.

SWANSEA J.P's WIFE. The funeral of the late Mrg. William I The funeral of the late Ir. WJllialll Thomas, left Brynhcilog. Bryn-road, Swansea, at 11 a.m. on Thursday for Llangyfelach Burial-ground, where inter- ment took place in the family vault. Messrs. D. C. Jones and uns. Castle- square, conducted the arrangements. I

I LASZLO ON PAROLE. Sir George Cave said the internment ¡ •M-der in the case of Laszlo, the Hun- garian painter, is still in force, hut in view of the very serious medical reports loceived as to his health lie authorised' his temporary release on parole to specified nursing home in London, "on condition that lie. should not go outsid-> I the nursing home or.: except hy spoeiaX. t iimjion. communicate with any persoit I dilr than his family, me-dical att.n,,Jap and the staff of the home." Pe is stiti n the home.

LATE MR. JOHN REES. Before opening the business of t" Swansea Police Court on Thursday morn- ing. His Worship the Mayor (Aid. Bej- Jones) in the ch;nr. a vote f condoipn.? was p atfi, conrt ptanding. wIth MEt. John Rees on the loss of her husband. Mr, Rupert. Lewis associated himself with the Mayor's appreciative reniark. fie said he had known Mr. Rees for many years and always found him a good frieH. Tho"e friends who intend iravolljgn; from Swansea to Llanelly to join the cor- tege at the cemetery should leave Swansea I not later than the 12.15 p.m. train on Saturday.

I SWANSEA MILK CASE. I I Interesting Point Raised as to I Ownership. I Who at the moment owned the null? That was the real point to be decided in a ease at Swansea on Thursday, wh-m Inspector Lamtiert summoned Mrs. Sarxh Evans, milk dealer, for impeding him in t he eoursea ot his duties. She had fhrcMn sotne milk over a lawn instead of giving the inspector the sample lie asked for. Mr. Henry Thompson, who deff.nod urged that the delivery of the milk to Miss Cole had I)Prll completed by Mrs. Llano<; leaving it at her door. The magistrates, however, decided that delivery w as not complete, and fined de- fendant Aoe.

SWANSEA BILL. Gains Royal Assent To-day, I 1 d A te l egram was received at Swan- sea Guildhall on Thursday afternoon to the effect that the Swansea, Boro' Extensipn Order Confirming Bill has just received the Koval Assent. This means that the Bill becomes law as and from to-d tv.

FATE OF A MURDERER. German Commander Who Led I Raids on England. A Copenhagen telegram on Thursday states that the German papers regret that one of their most valuable Zeppelins was destroyed in the recent attempted raid on England, and that Capt. Strasser, the German Zeppelin commander was killed. He has h(>en th leader of the prinripal Zeppelin raids on England, and was appointed leader of the Zeppelin detachment of the German Navy. END OF A ZEPP. I Mr. Benjamin Browne, mate of the Hull trawler Amethyst, was a witness of the destruction of one of the Zeppelins which attempted a aid on the East Coast on Monday night. H<> says: Mr vessel was a.bon* miles off the East Coast when two Zeppelins appeared overhead. A bomb fell into the sea shortly afterwards. The Zep|H?lins then separated, and one proceeded northward. Suddenly the ky was brilliantly illuminated, and I saw that one of the airships had hurst into Ramej. H sank to. 1 he water, where it y afloat for nearly an hour. Aeroplanes heard soon afterwards, and one of itheni came down and showed a light on the traw ler. The aeroplane hovered round the burning airship for some time. We saw no sign of survivors."

SELLER AND BUYER. I Sequel to Deal in Bntter at Swan. I sea Marknt. At Swansea, on Thursday, John Fvans, general merchant, was summoned for selling butter at Swansea Market to one who was not a registered customer. Eva Blanche JfliH. who bought the hiitter, waq also summoned. iir. T. C. Hurley repre- sented Mr. Evans, and Mr. T). Clarke re- presented :\fr. Hill. Mr I'van« had told the specia 1 con- stable that lie had been getting too much butter, and was bringing it to the Market to sen. Mr: Ann I);?''< "'? ?"? fhar?pd with ?!Hn<r bu'tpr to unrPK?tprfd oustom?rs. to w?t. Mrs. Hannah Howell and Mrs. Eliz. Morgan. The Ch'?" (the ??.?' ??! ??t in future such cases would be dealt with severe! v. It was'important that the Act Would b- carried out in its entirety. In the present citses, however, the sellers would be fltofi ios., and the buyers 30s.

HUNGRY AUSTRIA BLOW AGAINST WORKING CLASSES BREAD 116 PER CENT. DEARER Zurich, W^dnesdjv ^received W-dagr), The increase by 116 per cent, in the price 01 bread has caused a painful im- pression throughout the large towns in Austria. The bocialist Party is or opinion that it is impossible for the working classes to bear this increase. Negotiations have been opened in the (government on the matter. COMPLICATIONS FEARED. Numerous protest meetings have been held ni the populous and working-class districts of ienna, Prague, and Gratz. Complications are feared. Salzburg has been without bread for the past eight days. The whole of Dalmatia is suffering from new malady owing to the lack of food, and this is known as the malady of hunger.—Exchange Special, I BERLIN'S RATION German Complaint of Preferential Treatment. Zurich, Wednesday (received to-day). The «Deutsche Tageblatt," protesting against Berlin having a higher meat ration than the rest of the country, stays:—It recalls the days of the French Revolution when the rest of France was starved to keep Paris in good humour.

I ROOSEVELT'S SON. I Grave Discovered by American Troops. The Pari6 Daily Mail" announces that the grave of Quentin Roosevelt has been discovered by American troops on the outskirts of a wood. It is marked by a simple wooded cross, bearing the follow- ing inscription in English:—First-lieut. (Quentin Roosevelt, buried by the Ger- mans. July 14, 191&

TO-DAY'S PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS, Thursday. Mr. Bonar Law said it was the unani- mous opinion of the Law Officers of Eng- land, Scotland and Ireland that women were not entitled to be candidates for Parliament. VLADIVOSTOK EXPEDITION. Lord Robert Cecil said General Gourkx* had nothing to do with either the Arch angel and Vladivostock Expedition. ALIENS AND PARTY FUNDS, Mr. Bonar Law said he had not made any inquiry as to what extent payment* had been made to the funds of politica.1 parties by wealthy aliens of enemy origin PRISONERS IN BELFAST. Mr. Shortt introduced a Bill to consti- tute a Special Commission to inquire into certain complaints as to the treatment of prisoners in Belfast Prison. JUDGE TO INQUIRE. Mr. Bonar Law said he had invited one of H.M. Judges and two business men to inquire into the formation and tfoayjcial arragelUente of the British Cellul«^f^Co.

FEWER SHIPS LOST. Allies Build Faster Than I Sinkings. Highly gratifying statements were made in various official quarters on Wedne6day regarding the output of new ships and the war on the submarines. The outstanding facts are:— The world's shipping output during the last quarter exceeded the losses troni all quarters by 398,696 gross tons.—Secretary of the Admiralty. July's output of new ships in this country is reasonably satisfactory.—Ship- ping Controller. Despite the loss of the great liner Jus- ticia the losses oi British merchant ships in July were lower than in June.—Sir L. Cliiozza Money. The Admiralty detected no marked increase in the activity of enemy sub- marines.—Dr. Macnamara. During the nar 150 German submarines have been sunk, half this number being sunk in the last twelve months.—Mr. LluJd George.

SOLDIERS' LEAVE. Mr. Macpherson, Under-reta!v for War, stated in the House of Commons on Wednesday, in reply to Sij7Ch.,I-? Hobbouse, th?t arrangements have been made for giving l?ave to 6,000 soldiers a week from France, 1,000 a week from I Italy, and 1.700 a week from Salocica

OUR COMMAND OF THE SEA. PARIS. Wednesday (received to-day). The fourth year of Naval warfare, savs the Temps," ends in complete success The game as far as the Navy is concerned may be considered won. The transport of Americans, the defeat of submarine war- fare. and the replacing of sunken tonnage h8JS been accomplished. More also has been done.

PETAIN AND THE TANKS. I Paris. Wednesday (received to-day).- You have deserved well of your coun- try," are the concluding words of a grn- eral order in which Gene-ral Petain con- gratulates the crews of the Tanks which stopped and broke the enemy's ranks on June 11th and July 18tli, the engineers who designed them, and the workmen at the front who put them together and kept them in repair.

BUTTER AT 2s. 4d. The Food Controller has made a new Order designed to briny: to a parity the maximum retail prices of all butter eold in Great Britain, whether imported or British, made, subject to the existing powers of the Food Control Committee to reduce retail prices locally. The maximum retail prices of British- made butter and Gov<?rBment butter will be 2s. ?d. per lb., with an additional charge not exceeding }d. per lb., or any larger sum actually paid by the seller for carriage if the butter i9 delivered at the buyer's request otherwise than at the seller's premises. -The retailer's margin on British-made butter is, therefore, in- -rpcccy} iii the case of bulk batter from .:}d: per lb. to 3d. per 1'b.

ADVANCE OF 4,000 j YARDS. Number of Villages Captured } D-raling with military -ituation his } nfrr-moon Press Association and Ex- change say thlit considerable number of villages lave been ctptnml. and substantial advance made. Advance amounts to depth of 1,000 yard; man-po-su-r c! liu:r> £ lapicHy. and end is now in ,j!iL More prisoners captucrd than run be deal I '-villi. .1 TO-DAY'S ITALIAN OFFICIAL. To the north of Col del Rosso, the patrol of assa-ult troops in a successful coup de main drove back enemy ad- vance. posts, ca.ptnring some prisoners I and machine MmsL During the night of August 6-7, thn I enemy, after artiQery preparation, again attempted to storm our po-itious at Corone. The attack was frustrated. PREMIER ON THE WAY. London, Thursday.—Mr. Lkyd George and party left London to-day hy the Clirec p.m. train for South Wales. The "LEADER" Guaranteed Largest Circulation in South- West Wales. In consequence of the Heavy Demand for Copies of last Thursday's Cambria Daily Leader, describing the American Visit, and the im- possibility of Reprinting the Issue, we have decided to issue a Special Supplement of the Herald of Wales This Week, containing a Full Report. Orders will be received at our Office.

TO-DAY'S ALLOTMENT HINT. The chief work of the present month is to complete the planting of all winter greens. Leeks should also be put out as ground becomes \acant. The keeping of the various crops free from weeds is a task that will keep the cultivator regu- larly employed* as during the cool and damp days of early autumn these pests make a surprising -amount of growth. and the ripe seeds on the various banks end paths quickly grow when blown cn to a dean and well cultivated patch. The regular and methodical removal of all tope and rn bbih ehould be regu- larly carried out, so as to give the plot a neat appearance, and to reduce as far as possible the hiding places of the in- numerable kinds of vermin which attack the plants. The best means of getting rid of rubbish and old tops is burning. as there is then no fear of any fungus dis- eases that may have attacked the plants being perpetuated.

MOURNED AS DEAD. Swansea Soldier Writes Home From Germany. M-s. Harry Bowler, of Aberdybertlu-' street, Swansea, received a postcard on Wednesday from her husband, Signaller H. Bowler, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, who has been missing since March 24th. The card was dated May 2nd from a prisoners of war camp In Germany. Mrs. Bowler was overjoyed on itos ar- rival, as a couple of montlis ago she re- ceived notification that her husband was missing. and believed killed. Signaller Bowler has seen much Ltervif-e. lie joined up in September, 1914. He was drafted out to France some time after- wards, and then to Salonika, whence he was invalided home with dysentery and malaria. He again went to France and served for 18 months, going through heavy fighting.

STRUCK A STANDARD. Morriston Man's Accident at Landore While riding on a Morriston tramc.ir on Wednesday evening. David Thomas (28), 10, Plas-y-Coed, Morriston, struck: his Fiead against a standard on the side of the road near the Royal Oak Ini. Landore, and fell into the roaod, He sus- t&im»d injuries to the head. He was CCH- vf-ed to the Swansea. Hospital and di- !;1ijl¡ i

TO-DAY'S NEWS iN BRIEF A peck of plums, at Pittingbourne, Kent, made the unprecedented price of 24s. Wherjt is now being grown on the moors to the north of Bolton at a height of 1,nOOft, above sea-level. < £ "?<),<KH) (iamage was done by fire at the Co-op r.itive Society's Stores at Blaen- avon, Monmouthshire. In the event of a General Election the available paper would be divided fairly between the candidates. Laige crops of wild fruit abounding in the rural districts in Ireland are regarded as indicating a seve-re winter. A public footpath at Bishop Stortford has been closed to stop girls throwing cigarettes to internt'd Germans. Sidney Kingdom, carpenter. was fined at k,vk-aiic-ea oil Tliur&(Iav tor failing to proceed to sea after having shipped. Tli,a, expected arrival of British pris- oners at Boston on Thursdaj* under the new agreement with Germany is post- poned indefinitely. New South Wales has converted rail- way cars of the suburban class into hos- pital, cars for the conveyance of disabled soldiers from Melbourne to Sydney. Harry Switt (8), 1, Bowen-terrace, Mor- ristoQ, was knocked down by a motor- car the Llangyfelach Bridge on Wed- nesday and sustained slight injuries. Members of the Belgian Commission studying plans tor the restoration of that country on Wednesday visited the Gov- ernment fruit- pulping station at Sitting- bourne. Mr. Bonar Law says that the Govern- ment are in communication with the Canadian Government in regard to the c.onierment of hereditary titles on Cana- dians. Reference was made at the Swansea Police Court on Thursday to the bereave- inept of Councillor W. Thomas, on the deaiit of his wile, a vote of condolence bcjng passe d Sec -licut. MclviH? )Idca]fe, s?d M, belonging to Newton Moor, Hyde fl-rmx at iiM) feet above an Essex aero- tironie, WJJeU the machine fell and the occupant was killed.

AT GERMAN HEADQUARTERS I Movements of the King of Bulgaria Paris. Thursday.—A telegram from Rome say6 that the "Agenzia "olta" is informed from Zurich that the King of Bulgaria is now at the German Head- quarters—Exchange Special.

THE OLDER MEN. Major Chappie asked in the House of Commons (11 Wednesday whether, in v)<mv of the improved position on the wes- It: the Government won", take to modify the conscription of rne-i who are the maimtay of national ind'i; try, Mr. Bcyar Law replied that the con- sVlprations referred to are being taken into account by the Government. Col. Wilfrid Ashley: Are we then to understand that the Government still wish to continue the disastrous policy of conscripting men over 45? Air. B°nar l'aw: riie Government do not wish to continue any disastrous policy and they do not wish to take men from essential industries if it can bo avoided.