The Cambria Daily Leader

 m 2' 4,000 PRISONERS: MORE VILLA Ww futrM !.— _?o?-?-??. Ica olti OF BOL?HEVtPTS?  OF BOLSH ALLIES SWEEP ON. BRITISH, FRENCH, AMERICANS., Four Miles Gained in Six Hours. — a Montdidier, Morlancourt, Le Fronquoy, Le Fretoy, Assainvillers, Bouchoir, Meharicourt, Lehons, Runecourt, Proyhart. 20-MILE RETREAT PROBABLE. TO-DAY'S BRITISH OFFICIAL. France, Saturday, 10.8 a.m. I Yesterday afternoon and evening the ad vance of the Allied armies! continued on the whole front from south of Montdidier w the Ancre. French troops attacking south of Montdidier during the afternoon captured Le Fronquay, Le Fretoy, and Assainvillers, and are threaten- ing Montdidier from the south-east. I Over 2,060 prisoners have been captured by our Allies in this sector. Canadian and Australian divisions have taken Bouchoir, Mehari- court and Lihons, and have entered Runecourt and Proyhart. In the eveniug English and American troops attacked between the Somme and the Ancre, and met with Immediate success. By night- fall all objectives had been t&ken, including the village of Moflancourfr, and high ground to the south-east of it. I Counter-attacks launched by the enemy in this sector were beaten off after sharp fightinj;. ■ ■ The prisoners captured by the Allies since the morning of the 8th August txfifced 24,000. TO-DAY'S FRENCH OFF I CIAL. PARIS, Saturday Afternoon. Our Troops operating on the right of the British forces continued their successes list evening and during the night.. We progressed to the east of Ardvillers and conquered Bonenscourt. Attacking to the south of Montdidier, between Ayencourt and Le Fre- t(5y, we took Rur;sseourt, and Assainvillers and Fanerolles, I GREAT FRENCH FORWARD RUSH. FRANCE, Saturday. —- The Exchange TPlegrapb Company and the Press Aiation, dealing with the military situation, MY:- This morning, at four o'clock, the French attacked between Montdidier and the Oise, and at the present moment their line runs— FA VEROLLES TRENNES ROLLOT,CI RV I LL Y-RESONS-SU R-MA TZ- SIGNEMONT. Roughly speaking, the maximum am ount of advance in the last two days on a front of 20 mil es is 12 miles. The French in their new attack on a front of 16 miles have advanced four miles in six hours, and though we have not heard of it, we may say with cer- tainty that Montdidier is in French han ds. The important railway junction of Chaulnes is now quite untenable for the Grermans, as it is well within the fire of our field guns. In addition to the 200 guns captured, the French claim 100 this morning. The enemy cannot now hold out any sort of Has. until they reach the Sommc and the canal from VesletoXoJou. That will make a maximum retirement of 20 miles, HOW BRITISH LINE RUNS. A Press A, ssoci. ation message isa?s.- FRANCE, Saturday 'Afternoon. A f? ress Association m<?age says?— ? Bl'itish line from the north to the .south runs as follows:-Bernacourt- TaiHes Wood-ChipHly-l'rozart-I?hons Meharicourt Kouvro?v Bouchoir BoUslcourt nd Gratihu8. All are in the occupation of the British e?ept Gratibus, which, according to the latest information reaching London, is held by the Germans. LAST NIGHT'S NEWS. Friday night's British official report gave earlier news of the Allied progress, and referred to the capture of a heavy-cal ibre railway gun. rnomcial news adds that the gnn, used by the Huns against Amiens, is now trained on the German stronghold at Han. References are made in British and French offi-cial reports to the immense captures of material, which include a complete train and other rolling stock and immense quantities of storey machine guns, and trench mortare.

GARAGE AND CAR. Destructive Swansea Fire I Due to Petrol. On Friday night the Swansea Fire Bri- ada was called to a motor garage in Tra- elgar-lane. Swansea, owned by Mr. Geo. filler, 11, Bond-street, Swansea. As the Ford motor oar was being taken into the garage, a tin of petrol was accidentally eet alight, fife followed and the building wa,s gutted, the motor car also being de-, etroyed. The Brigade succeeded in extinguishing the fire in half an hour. The total damage is estimated at £ 350.

WORD OF EXPLANATION. I The report in the Leader and other papers that Mr. John Evans was con- victed at Swansea on Thursday of selling butter on the market without coupons was correct in 80 far as it went, but it ehould be understood that the defendant in the case was not Mr. John Evans, of 15, Gower-street. —

OPERATIONS IN ITALY. BRITISH OFFICIAL. I I' ROME, Friday. Last night some of our divisions carried cut eight simultaneous raids on the Aus- trian- front' system between A si a 30 and < nTiore. The operations were completely successful. The enemy vigorously opposed our raid- ing parties, and heavy casualties were in flicted on him. The capture of 315 pri- soners, including seven officers, has up to now been reported. In addition, six machine-guns, three trench mortars, one searchlight, and fixe psck mules were brought to our lines. Our casualties are reported to be light. Since MY l?st COmmunique th? Royal .Ah Force have destroyed 11 hostile aero- planes ard- one observation balloon. One ø1 pur m achines is missing.

EISTEDDFOD RESULTS. Neath's £7,421 Beats All I Previous Records. The ifnancial success of the Neath National Eisteddfod was assured on the fiIGt ,Jay, with the bookings for the week. The total receipts amount to £ 7,421, and the surplus is likely to exceed £ 2,500. Car- marthen's f'gnr«s ic 103"I. waq, a rm,-eord,. which Neath has beaten handsomely. I

——. OUR REVENGE. I PARIS, Friday (received to-day). On July 13th the German Reichstag I separated, counting on the capture of Paris. Yesterday the British Parliament aojourned with the news of a fresh vic- tory. It is the British communique which has the honour of telling yester- day s story. England's admirable ten- acity deserved this revenge. In feting ?ilie success of Gereral Rawlinson'6 and General Deleney's armies, we greet the flag of the Brition Admiralty, for it is on this flag that the rulers of Germany have been able, f i- a long time past, to read their irrevoofeble fate.

It is reported from Romanshorn, 1\ cording to new received at Freirichs- Ikefen, that two Zeppelins were lost in the recent raid on England. From 15 to 20 case* were dealt with at the Colliery Tribunal on Saturday morn- ing by Major Pearson. The men were 'all found to be exempt. The winner of the anthem prize. klo n Yr Arglwydd"yv; fy gholéuni," at the National Eisteddfod, was Mr. Wm. George (Ysfcalyfera). Charged at Swansea, on Saturday, with stealing sheeting at Gorseinon, a boy of 13 was bound over, as well as his mother. He had never attended school. It was Rose Day at Swan sea. an Satur- day, and the proceeds are to go to the Hospital,

MAY PUT BOYS IN THE LINE. I ENEMY'S DILEMMA. German People Incensed I WHAT PRISONERS SAY. I FRANCE, Saturday. The Exchange Telegraph corespondent with the French armies, writing on Fri- day at midnight, says:— During the evening the Freneh in. creased their prisoners to 4,000, and took Angent St. Hul)e.rt Wood and Boiitoire. and many more guns. Aviators, continu- ally bombed Rove and Neslc, where many explo.sions and firos have been observed. Long trails of prisoners are still coming in. The situation is becoming increasingly serious for the enemy, and he is consider* ing whether to throw in the 1920 class, Prisoners reveal a good deal of internal trouble in Germany over their military programme, and the people are vigorously opposing the sacrifice of these boys two and a half years ahead of their time. '1 » .I

ENGLAND TO EGYPT. Extraordinary Feat of Our Aviators. The Press Bureau announces that two i R.A.F. officers and two air mechanics have flown from England to Egypt.

GERMAN DESTROYER. Sunk Off Zeehrugge: Work of Our Mines. ] TRESS BUREAU, Saturday. The Admiralty jyinouncesReconmtis- sunces carried out yesterday (August 9th) by R.A.F. contingents working under the Navy, observed a German destroyer punk nine miles' north-west of Zeç.- brugge. This destroyer was in all prob- ability sunk by a British mine. Enemy mine sweepers operating yester- day off Zeebrugge. were heavily bombed by British aircraft.

MAYOR OF NEATH. I Taken Smtflemy ftf ff 1 Eisteddfod Pavilion. ) The Mayor of Neath (Aid. Hopkin Morgan, C.B.I! J.P.) was taken seriously i!i dining the National Cymanfn Ganu at the Eisteddfod Pavilh 11 on Friday after- noon. He was taken to the reception room in a prostrate condition. Dr. Lewis was sent for, and subsequently the Mayor was con- veyed home. On inquiry late on l'riday: evening we were informed that- there. was no improvement in the May" or's con- dition. BETTER THIS MORNING. j On inquiry on Saturday nonLing we are glad to learn that the Mayor of eath I is very much better. I

SWANSEA NUIISE. I 1& Married at Warrington to Plasmarl Teacher. At Wycliffe Congregational Chapel. Warrington, on Friday, Mr. W. Ivor James, of Rug-by, who is serving \1"itb the R.A.F., at Farnborough, was married to Miss C. W. Powell. Canterbury-road. Brynmill, Swansea. The Rev. T. T. James,- M.A officiated. The bride was given away 'by her brother. Mr. J. tror Powell, whilst Mr. J. A. James, now 2nd- Lieut. R. W.F.. the bridegroom's brother, acted as best man, the bridesmaid being Sister E. B. Macpherson. Patients from the Lord Derby War Hospital, where tho bride is a sister, formed a bridj.1 8rroh of sticks and crutches Mrs. James, who is the only daughter of the late Rev. Evan Powell, Pontar- dulais, was, before joining the Q.A.I.M.N .S.R.. a district health visitor for the Swan-sea Rural District Council. The bridegroom was formerly a teacher at Plasmarl Council Schools,

THE INTER B.Sc,  THE INR B.Sc. I l Swansea and UaneHy ?. I Successes. { The list of 6;C: in the Inter-! B.Sc. examination of London University, which bae j? t been published, contains i several local names. Those of special in- terest to Swansea are the following:— John' Reginald Border Coutts, Swansea Grammar School. Thos. Harold Hooper, Swansea Tech- nical College. David John Lake, Swansea Technical College. Thos. Wm. Thompson, Swansea. Tech- nical College. It is a distinct triumph for Messrs. Hooper and Coutts, inasmuch as the for- mer only attained the requisite age of 17 during the examination, while the latter is only a few months older. Llanelly is also in the list, in the per- son of David John Dariea, Lianelly In- termediate School.

SPAIN AND NEUTRALITY. MADRID, Friday (received to-day). "The Diario Universal" says: Spain, which up tiH now has maintained, strict neutrality in the war, cannot combine neu- trality with something quite different, and the Government must define the limits of neutrality in order that nobody may be misled and to prevent the creation of ambiguous situations.

In the report of the Morriston wel- come to Mr. Lloyd George, the follow- ing names were omitted as signatories to the address: W H. Edward. J P-. Geo. Rowe, J.P., William Morrie, William J Dariee.

 AIRMEN HELP ?  IAMKS ?l FOG SGREENS DROPPED TO HIDE THEM I HEAVY CERMAN LOSSES I BRITISH AI-R OFFICIAL. I FRANCE, Friday, 8 p.m. I On August 8th our aeroplane squadrons co-operated with the other arms on the battle-front throughout the day. The line reached by our attacking ilk fantry was reported by our contact aero- planes. The position of hostile artillery ia action and columns of Germany' in- fantry and transport on the march were signalled to our gutis by our artillery machines. Other machines supplied our advanced troops with ammunition from the air. Oo-operation with tanks was carried out systematically. Our machines as- sisted the tank crews with information, attfi'-k^d strong points aId other positions with bombs and machine-gun fire, and by dropping smoke bombs along the line of their ndvance assisted to conceal the ap. proach of the tanks from the enemy. Our contact machines, .working with the cavalry, rendered valuable service. Flying low in front of onr advancing j line, our .fighting squadrons shot at and 1 bombed the enemy in his rc-treat, causing hayoe among masses of hostile troops and transport on roads congested with traffic. Our bombing squadrons, flying at a few ¡I' hundred feet from the ground, attacked trains, railway junctions, and bridges. HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES. Forty-eight hostile machines are re- corded as destroved by our aeroplanes and 17 others wire driven down out of control. Ffve hostile balloons were shot down in lfam<as. Fifty of "r iows, mach;,nes at-eding, I most of thess cttsualties being due to fire from the ground. One of our night-flying machines also failed to return. On August 9th our airmen continued to work in co-operation with British in- fantry, artillery, cavalry, and tanks on the b^ttlefront. German troops and transport were again attacked with bombs and machine- gun fire from a low height wherever a suitable target offered. The Somme bridges were heavily bombed both by day and night. Elsewhere along the British front activity in the air has been slight, but the ordinary work of photography recon- naissance and observation* has been ear. r 'I

PREMIER & SWANSEA. Likety to Visit Town Early I in October. At the conojusion of the Neath freedom coreiiiony on Friday the Premier had a conversation with the Mayor of Swansea (Aid. Ben Jones, J.P.), in the course of w%ich Mr. Lloyd <4eorge referred to his coming viMt to Swansea to receive the fxeedoM. of the anoiont borough. The Premier intimated that the early part of October was likely to prove a suitable date for him, and as this will be eminently suitable to Swansea, it is prob- able that the fit week in that month will be the occasion of Swansea's great day.

SCROLL-OF FAME. I DIED. I Mr. and Mrs. John Spittle, 16, Dynevor- road, Skewen, have received intimation I from a fellow prisoner of war that their son, Pte. Ivor Spittle, Yorks Regiment, died of wounds at Stendal Hospital, Ger- many, on May 29th, 1918. His friend writes that he received the best of medi- cal attention, and was nursed with the utmost care." AIM a letter was received from Mr. Percy Jennings, president of the German Red Cross Ambulance Com- mittee, stating: This committee tenders to you its deepest sympathy in. your sad bereavement." The deceased was the se- cond eon to, pay the supreme sacrifice, and was one of four brothers serving. He was 18 years of age, and enlisted when 15. Previous to enlisting he was employed at the Cape Copper Co.'s works. ¡ IN GERMAN HANDS. I Mrs. B. M. Sterry, 36, Cecil-road, I Gorseinon, has received a post card from her husband Bombardier Harry Sterry, I R.F.A., stating that he is quite well. I WOUNDED. I Corpl. Walter Lock. Penllerg&er, of the I Welsh Guards, has returned home, after being in hospital for four months through wounds received in The left foot at Arras, France. Prior to this, he had been in hos- pital for six months wih a wound in the other foot, and, bad. only been out In France a fortnight when he received his second wound. OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST. Welsh Guards.—Wounded: Moss, 2681 Lce.-cpl. C., Swansea.

.1 "A GREAT SUCCESS." Mayor of Swansea and the Eisteddfod. The Mayor of Swansea (Ald. Den Jooes ) told a Leader reporter that he desired to compl i ment the^eath authorities on the excellence of tneir arrangements for Friday's great ceremony, and added that he was delighted thltt the Eisteddfod had been such a groot cuccess in every way. The outside areas, he said, had rallied to the support of Castellnedd in a splendid spirit. I NO POLICE COMPLANTS. I Notwithstanding the crowds that at- tended the National Eisteddfod at Neath, I not a single police oomplaint had been made, and the sheet is a blank one. The I police organisation throughout the weok ww perfect, for which praise is due to Chief Constable Wm -Higgins, whose efficient force was augmented_for the oc- oaeion by about 60 members Qt the Grlam- opgan County Cccstabular?,

THE PREMIER INTERVIEWED. The Spirit of the People. MESSAGE TO WALES. LAST NIGHT'S "LEADER." Looking quite fresh in spite of the strenuous day he spent yesterday—the Premier spoke no fewer than eight times during his visit to Neath—Mr. Lloyd George was ellrJy astir this morning. He was in a characteristically happy mood. and as the writer sat in one of the recep- tion-rooms of Maesygwernen. Hall soon after seven a.m. he could hear the Pre- mier laughing heartily, and greeting his friends vith Good morning in both English and Welsh. A CHARMING SCENE. It was a charming morning; delightful Maesygwernen never looked better. The early morning sun shone on the profusion of bright roses and vari-coloured flowers, the birds were singing merrily in the trees surrounding the mansion. It seemed 8ch a marked contrast from war-so peaceful, so beautiful! And the great Welshman realised it; he appreciated it. Dressed in a suit of grey. he promenaded the tenrace, and with his hands placed behind his back he strolled up and down time after time. Occasionally he would stop to examine a rich specimen of bloom, he would stoop to smell the fragrance. PEACE AND WAR. Frequently he would stand and gaze across the green fields, for he was deep in thought. Even under these circum- stances of tranquility. and in these peace- ful perambulations, there was dominant in the Premier's mind his great task of getting on with the war. The members of his secretariat were always near him, and frequently handed messages about the progress or the fighting in France. and received instructions. It was a con- trast of war and peacefulnees. _.JJi.f\5 ,_N" 't'I!. Y. W.. I  -P, _? c? p ?. _I "tJwsd morning, "eaid thê Premier to the writer [a member of the Leader staff who wore khaki, and who has been invalided after active service in France] who was awaiting MT. Lloyd George 1D the grounds of Maesygwernen. The Pre- mier warmly shook the soldier-pressman by the hand, and before the journalist had an opportunity to explain the ob. ject of his visit., the great Welshacan was asking questions concerning his experi- ences in the trenches. I am flad you are getting along well," he said. "My thoughts are always with the. brave boys of Wales who are doing ef I much in helping to defeat the Germans. l'ou are all a splendid lot of follows." "Yes, yes, I know all about it," the Prime Minister addéd, when the writer mentioned a number of incidents in the fighting of Cambra.i, and commented, The British boys fought magnificently there. A MESSAGE TO WALES. Then the Premier gave the following message to the people of Wales: My reception in West Wales t, Ps a very remarkable one. I have never soen anything more enthusiastic in all my long experience of public -ife, ar,d wnat makes it all the more remarKable is that it is in the fifth year of war. It was not merely personal to n'/sctf, but an indication of the determination and the spirit of the people. it v as wonderful. It was encouraging, too, and I only wish they could see it in Germany, be- cause it would give them an idea of the kind of people they have to deal tvith. I must go now," Mr. Lloyd Ge(),,{e observed as Mrs. Lloyd George, with Mrs. T. J. Williams, the hostess, ap- proacbfcd, and shaking the Pressroom I by the hand, parted with the remark. "You have done your bit, and I am proud of you all. APPRECIATION OF THE "LEADER." There were several references at Maesy- gwernen Hall to the special reports of the' visit in Friday's "Leader." It was regarded ae one of the best editions ever published in Swansea, and Mr. J. T. Davies, the Premier's Private Secretary, remarved, "It was a jolly good report, and we are very pleased with it." Fred H. Pullin.

FOCH GROWING YOUNG. Paris, Friday.—The Liberie says those around Foch are unanimous in testi- fying to his good humour. Clemen- oeau, who lunched with him yesterday, found him radiant and 20 years younger."

A JOURNALIST'S TRIBUTE. Yesterday's Leader." I Speaking to a member of our 6taff, in the presence of several London, Liverpool I and Manchester journalists, a well-known North Wales Pressman, of considerable I standing in the English newspaper world, said The 'Daily Leader' has done well. It looks well. It is a live paper. I I certainly did not expect to see such a show' made so promptly by an evening paper in West Wales."

I The Prime Minister told the represen- tative of the Leader who interviewed him to-day that ee Friday he had had to A refuee interviews to nine newspapers,

I German Papers Say Overthrow at Hand. German papers to-day openly admit that Germany must be prepared for overthrow of the Bolshevik Govern- ment in Ruasia in a few days. One paper says the pressure against Mos5^>w from north-east and south- east is growing very serious, and sup- plies having been cut off, Moscow is threatened with starvation. BRITISH TAKE EIGHT VLLAGES. I-euter's correspondent \nth the J British Army says the cavalry and in., I fiintrj captured eight village?, south of the Somme by nightfall yesterday. New names in the list include lolien, Beaufort, Warvillers, Hosiers, Vaux. viile, and Itouvroy-en-Santirre. MR. LLOYD GEORGE AT NEWPORT. I Mr. Lloyd George speaking at NTow-i I post ro-day said:—Things are improv- ing at the present moment and tha nc-ws is distinctly good. Previously the railways from A.miens were prac- tically under gun fire, but now they are all free from gun fire. We were deprived of that railway centre for a time. Recently we were able to put through twenty trains a day, but now it will be safe. The victories of the Marne and Amiens, he said, were due to our ac- tion in concert, between which tim, victories we have already captured 50,000 to 60.000 prisoners and 800 to 900 guns. Premier warned the nation that the war was not over, and must. keep up its heart for a prolonged struggle.

TO-DAY'S ALLOTMENT HINT. A few rows of lettuce seed should be sown during the present month, and again early in September, to supply plants for spring and early summer use. If sown i?,ummcr u6,e. If sown thinly on well prepared beds in a shel- tered situation there are several varieties of lettuce that will stand most winters with a little protection. The soil for them should Jwt be too ric. or the conse- quent soft flabby growth Mil sure to col- lapse when cold weather t Mts in. A well- drained sandy soil suits t m best, and ?t is useless to sow on land that is of a very heavy, clayey, nature. Two good varieties to sow are hardy Hammersmith for a cabbage, variety, and the black-seeded Bath Cos, the latter be- ing probably the hardier of -the two. As soon as the seedlings are large enough t(. handle, they should be thinned to about four inches apart, and ffee thinnings may be transplanted if there is room available. The bed should be kept perfectly free from weeds, and not be too shaded, the aim being to get dwarf and sturdy plants, as if they grow too strong or become drawn, they are far less likely to with- stand frost and snow, stand frost and snow. Grower.

PREMIER LEAVES. Early Morning Departure for Newport. 'The time of the Prime Minister's de- parture for Newport on Saturday morn- ing had not been publicly announced, and so it happened that, while Mr. Lloyd George came to Morriston with the welcoming plaudits of the populace ring- ing in his ears, his leaving was inevitably a quiet affair. The Premier was accom- par.by Mrs. Lloyd George, Megan, Mr. J. T. Davies, his private secretary; the Hight Hon. Wm. Brace. M.P. (Undej Secretary ior Home Affairs), and the rest of the party who visited South Wales. One woman was heard to say at Morris- ton that she fell down and had her umbrella broken at Neath in her en- cleavours to obtain a glimpse of the Premier. And she succeeded too. "My umbrella went, she said, but I raw Lloyd George. I The Prime Minister and his party passed through Neath shortly after 10 a.m The car stopped at the'Gwyn HaJ], and the, Prime Minister, who was in buoyant spirits, had a free and easy con- versation with some ýÍ the eisteddfod officials.

MR. J. EVAN ROWLANDS. Important Post Under Fuel and I u Lighting Order. I Mr. J. Evan Rowlands., solicitor, 11, Fisher-street, Swansea, has been a pomted by the Coal Controller to an im- 'I porta-nt position under the Household Fuel and Lighting Order 1918, having been chosen as a divisional officer for K-egion i 12, which comprises the whole of South j Walep up the mouth of the Dovey to Salop I and down to Chepstow, thus including the v.bole of the populous and industrial area 1 of Wales. Mr. Rowlands has appointed Mr. Harry I Williams (Messrs. Harry Williams and Co.. South Dock, Swansea) to be a de- I puty divisional ofScer. It is a signal hon- our to Swansea that one of its professional men should h;;l.e?n chosen lor this im- J portant post.