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ALLIES MAKE PROGRESS
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ALLIES MAKE PROGRESS Belgian Troops Destroy German Depot, French Consolidate Their Positions PARiS, Thursday. The folio-wing French official com- maujqne was issued this afternoon: in Belgium the mist has.interfored with the fire of the artillery, but the can- nonade, nevertheless, has been fairly violent around Nieuport and Ypres. Belgian detachments have biown up to the south-east of Stinjvenskerke a farm which served as a depot for ammuni- tion for the enemy. Between the Lys and the Oise, in the region of Lys, our artillery has dis- persed sappers ir. the neighbourhood of Angen, and effectually bombarded the shelters and trenches to the south: east of the Chapei of Noire Dame, Do Lorette. To the north of Soissons, violent bom- bardment has taken place all day. The action has been localised to the ground comprising the two hills situa- ted to che north-east and north-west of Croeey, in which we only held the first slopes To the left cur counter-attacks have slightly progressed, without, however. our being able to make any appreciable advance. In the centre we have maintained our position around \the village of Crouy, despite the repeated efforts of the .enemy. To the east before Cregny, we have had to give way. The persistent rise of the River Aisne has already carried away severai of the bridges ar.d footbridges which we have thrown across, thus rendering the com- munications of our troops precarious. In these conditions we arc new estab- lished to the south of the river In the portion comprised between Crony and Missy with the bridge head on the northern bank. On the rest of the front from the Aisne on both right avid left banks there was an ordinary cannonade. In Champagne the region of Perthes has continued to be the scene oT local action for the possossion of the second and third iine of the German trenches. To the north of Beausejoui* we have blewn up quantities of mines to hamper the operations of the ertemy. The enemy believed he was attacked, and stockcd ris trenches rrith these mines. A violent artillery and infantry fire was opened upon them. Themis nothing to report on the rest of the front.
DOVER ATTACKED.
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DOVER ATTACKED. Vigilant Coast Defenders Repel Invaders. DOVER, Jan. 13. About midnight last night: the Eound Df heavy tiring caused a great deal of eniuiatioii and excitement on the sea- iron t at Dover and in the vicinity. As soon as the sound ot the heavy guns from the Eastern Fort was heard, people began to hurry towards the shore,; ana lights btgall to appear in the win- dows at the houses. Large numbers of the relatives of the naval and military nuui live in the town, and there was soon it large crowd 10 the streets and on the promenade. ThE cause of the firing was the subject of much speculation, as in the darkness nothing could he seen seaward excepting thu Hashes of the searchlights. i ni:or'nation subsequently obtained show* v'hat the look-out on the breakwater was reported to have sighted a hostile submarine, a-iti the firing immediately followed this- The oubTuarine disappeared in the dark- ness. An Earlier Attack. Earlier last night the batteries on the east pier were in action owing to a report that another submarine had been seen in j pro-vimity to the harbour entrance; but after a couple of rounds had been bred the vessel disappeared. That ti- two enemy submarines were sunk i3 authoritatively denied. Tikii is the second attack which has been foiled at Dover within a few weeks, and the Naval Flying Corps were equally suc- cossfui in beating off the aerial attacks at Christmas time. These results show that there has been no slackening Öl1 the part of the defen- ders, who for the past five monius have I lx*m carrying on their watch by day and nighÂ.
1,900,000 FRESH TROOPS.
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1,900,000 FRESH TROOPS. Hugo Russian Reinforcements Sweep Germans Back. P?trogT?d. Wednesday. To-night's jomm unique brings ee news that the ■Russians are resuming th?ir activity on the borders of Ee?t Prussia, namely at K-ofog, on the road to Orteleburg, and at Hlldzarcw, 18 tnilee south-west of Mlawar. In both places cavalry detach- ments performed smart work in pressing hack the enemy. That the Byura line is bring denuded seems fairly certain. On the other hand attacks against the- Russian corps guarding the Rawka posi- tions on either side of the Warsaw rail- way towards Skierniertrico continue without intermission. It is suggested the J enemy is trying to pierce the Russian line, but as 1,000,000 fresh troops have re- cently joined the Grand Duke's arteries i tltv attempt is doomed. Puzskv Disappointed. Petrograd, Tiic-sdtty.-It is said that General Ruky attached serious import- ance to the reports of the G-erman with- drawal from Bzura, and was. much dis- appointed thereat. The B7.lira fighting has already cost the Germans over a quarter of a million men. To take the Russian lines would probably cost as much again.—" Times Telegram.
SIXTH DAY OF BATTLE.
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SIXTH DAY OF BATTLE. .P/S+rograd, Wednesday, .Tall. 13. The Tfii ks who are fighting at- Kara Ourgau, crane twenty miles to the south-west I Sarikamish, on the s horter road to Erze- l 1*041 ui, consist of the remnants of the force defeated at Stkrikamib. and a fresh corps from (he Olty district, on the western Turkish flank, with reinforce- ments from Erzeroum, although it is un- likely that the garrison there has been heavily depleted. It is believed that Enver Pasha is in Command. To-day is the sixth day of the battle. The Ardahan force is not participat- ing, and is eompletely mattered. N°1 fnrther lighting haa taken place at Olty. —Renter. II .^»M II i. ■■
I INDIA'S LOYALTY.
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I INDIA'S LOYALTY. 100,M Men to Fight for Honour of Empire I DELHI, Wednesday, The Viceregal Conncil met to-day. The jralleties were crowded, muny ladies being present. The Viceroy's was lis- toned to with intense intemst. The Bill extending the war ordinances was passed unanimously. The Viceroy, after expressing regret at i this participation of Turkey in the war. said I am well aware that many lead- j ins Me-slems in India haae done their utmost to an-art war, but the authorities at Constantinople turned a deaf ear. It is a triking fact that while thousands of Moslems are now fighting in the ranks of the British, French, and Russian Armies, not a single Moslem exists in the German ¡ ranks. It is no exaggeration to say that Enver Pasha's military clique under Ger- many's conipuUion has betrayed the i interests of Islam. j Unswerving Loyalty. I From th? moment that the intcrven- | tisn ai Turkey in the war appeared prob- able it was dear that among the Indian Moslems there would be a natural senti- ment of sympathy with the great Mahom- medan Power, but when the character  and a?Mires of this war became fully bw"Wn; any such sentiment was abso- lutely swept aside by their feeling of un- swerving loyalty to the King-Emperor and the British Empire. A towering wave of patriotism and loyalty has swept over India from shore I' to shore. It has been a source of gratifi- cation to me, hat net of surprise, to wit- ness this universal demonstration oi the loyalty of all classes and creeds of the I people of indfia. This has been yet one i more of Germain 's miscalculations which I will bring about her ruin. I 200,000 Men. I British and. Indian troops have been fighting side by side in five theatres of war—in France, Egypt, East Africa, the j Persian Gulf. and China. We despatched i or are despatehing nearly 200,1*00 men 1 ovcrsfvas to fight for the Empire of which < we are proud to be a living virile unit, The.so have been relieved by a certain I number of fresh troops from Eland. At | the same time we maintained our military forces en the frontier ?im- paired, to protect our line and be ready ¡I as a defensive fon'8 to meet a.ny emer- gency in that direction. We are all ] prpud of our military forces and their gallantry in tho ne-hl.Reni:er.
PRUSSIAN CASUALTIES.
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PRUSSIAN CASUALTIES. Copenhagen. Tuesday.—The German casualty Iish 117 to 121 conta.in 44,299 names of killed, wounded, or missing oiffcers and men. bringing the total pLib-I fished Prussian losses up to 840,343. In addition there arc. 134 Bavarian, 90 Saxon. 83 Worttemberg. and 14 naval lists, the last of which contaitied 1,019 names of ofifcers and men killed, wounded, or miss- ing. The Bavarian losses figure continually. They were most heavy during the fighting" in November at Wytschaete (near Ypres); the 17th Bavarian Reserve Regiment was entirely swept, away, and the whole staff of the regiment killed or wounded. It is an interesting fact that all reser- vists from Alsace have been removed to Poland. The Prussians evidently do not rely upon them for the fighting at the west front.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
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EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. [ I Thp official Press Bureau on Monday issued the following communique:- A great deal of anxiety is naturally dt- by friends and relatives of British soldiers who have been taken prisoners, and also Jjy those of civilians who have been detained in Germany. Negotiations have been and are still proceeding which have for their object tho establishment of adequate arrange- ments under neutral and responsible auspices for sbetteriug the conditions of British prisoners and for providing a prompt and efficient service for delivery ts them of parcels other than those which can be and are being satisfac- torily sent through the parcel pest. It is hoped that jt will be possible to make a full announcement on this sub- ject shortly. In the meantime friends and of prisoners are warned I that they should take no steps in this matter beyond falling in with the postal regulations which have been issued by tha General Post Office, and are bas?. on information supplied by the War Office., in reference to inquiries which are being rÓvtd, it is noticed that the War Office has given no oSicial authori?ition to any ag(ney to carry out for missies oSie?rs and men.
I " NO MORE PRISONERS. I-
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NO MORE PRISONERS. Paris, Monday —Baron Romberg, the German Minister at Berne, having denied in the name of his Government, the existence of any ordor to put to death French prisoners and wounded, the French Embassy in the Swiss capital has communicated to the "Gazette cle Lausanne," the text of the order, together with the evidence collected. The order is signed by General Stenger, commanding the nsth Brigade of the 14th Baden Corp?, and dated August 26lh. It is as follows;- From to-day there are to be no more prisoners. All prisoners are to be put to dentli. The wounded, with or with- out arms, are to be put to death. Priso- ners, even when forming big nnits, are to ho put to death. Not a man alive is to be left behind ns. The prisoners whose evidence forms the basis of the charge against General Sten- ger belong to the 112th and 142nd regi- ments of infantry (German). They were put on oath and signed their depositions* A soldier of the 142nd deposes that on August 26th, about three o'clock, he was with his battalion as I advance guard in the forest of Thiaville, when the order to dispatch the wounded and take no more prisoners was passed through the ranke and repeated from matl to ajan. This prisoner added that immediately alter this order was received, 10 or IS French wounded lying here and there by tho bat- talion were dispatched by rifle shots. --$ ■
IGERMAN SEARCH FOR COPPER.
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I GERMAN SEARCH FOR COPPER. I Paris, Jan. 13.—The "Petit Pari-aeii" •states that a captain of infantry, writing !rom tr&aches on the Aismf, says:— A proof of the German l&ck of copper lies iM the tact fhat the Germans a-?o Bot contehted with Rtealing all they can ûnd, but we have noticed that tho Ger- man kill&d had no srpikes left on their helmets. These being of copper, they had been unscrewed and sent to be melted down. Renter. I Buttons Confiscated. Amsterdam, Jan. 13.—The Germans are confiscating an the copper they can find in Belgium and are sending it to Ger- many. At Antwerp, O-itend and Bruges all the copper accessories at the railway statictn3 were detached during ttye night. I From the postal buildings at Antwerp masses of copper have been tsken away, while at Malines even the copper buttons used for military uniforms at th.e" fac tories have been requisitioned.—Ex- change. 4
FLOODS IN FLANDERS.
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FLOODS IN FLANDERS. Trying Conditions of Warfare. Press Bureau, Thursday Afternoon. The following descriptive account which has been communicated by an Eye- witness present with General Head- quarters continues, and supplements the narrative published on the 10th inst. of movements of the British Force and French Armies in immedi- ate touch with it. JaM 12th.—The general situation re- mains fho same as it has been for weeks. During Friday and Saturday. 8th and 9th January, nothing occurred beyond more or less continuous artillery and mortar duels, in which our superi- ority was maintained. On Friday our trench mortars de- stroyed another house near Xeuve Chape lie, which was being used by snipers, and stopped the enemy's at- tempts to sap, and near Messines our guruj shelled a detachment of about 300 iufaiitry with considerable. effect. Simi- lar satisfactory reports as to the action of our artillery have come in from dif. ferent parts of the line. Destructive Bombardment. On Saturday tho fire of a certain, number of our guns was concentrated upon the area immediately west of La Bai-efse. This bombardment was particu- larly effective, and, according to the statement of a prisoner since captured, caused between 150 and 300 casualties to the enemy. Sunday, the 10th, was the :finest day wft havo had for some time. In tho early afternoon our troops retook an observa- tion post on the railway embankment | south-cask of Givenchy, which we had e.racunted on January 1st. A machine j gun emplacement was also seized by us, but owing to its exposed position was not retained. The observation pest, however, remained in our hands in bpite of three I counter-attacks which w nre delivered during the night. This fighting took place west of the a,-on known as the Railway trihngle of Cuinchy," where the ground is broken by shale heaps and shallow pits, which afford good cover. Anti-Aircraft Guns' Success. Along the rest of the line. German artillery wac; more active than it has been for some days. Otherwise, nothing of iii. terest occurred, except a minor success gained in the centre by our inoti-pircraft giins, which scored a hit ilpm. a German aeroplane and forced it to return in haste towards its own lines. On Monday, the 11th, our guns shellfed Neuve Chapelle with good results, also the triangle near Cuinchy. In the centre some direct hits were obtained on a house occupied by snipers. During the last few days there has been a considerable amount of wind, especially at high altitude*. Thia has been folt by aviators, but has not prevented recon- naissanc.. On one day it Avas blowing so hard that an observer engaged in photographing a certain area found him- self actually travelling backwards rela- tively to the gcound at the rate of ten miies an hour, though he w*s on a very fast machine going ahead at full cpeoo. Fighting Nature's Forces. As a con&e?uenee of the rain, the struggle against the forces c< nature hs ?asf4tim.ed almost greater importance than that being waged against the enemy. The liver Lys has now risen two metres, flofdi-og i large urea, and the dykes, canals and ditches, which intersect the fields, have also, in many places, over- flowed their banks. The roads carried on the embankments are, as a rule, still slightly above water level. The river line held by the Germans below Armentieres is inundated for a considerable width, and north of the river in the Menin-Courtrai district the floods are in places two miles in width. In spite of very trying conditions, our men keep wonderfully cheerful and well, such cases of sickness as there arc being, to a great extent, of a minor nature, only requiring a few days' rest. Amusing Nicknames. The ingenuity of the British soldier in inventing picturesque names for various engines of de8trndion brought to b??' against him is well known, a ad with the devalapment of new weapons a number of nicknames in use has been extended tintil they form a language which is most bewildering to a stranger- Thus the enemy's trench tnortar or minewerfer goes by the name of U The Ormian undertaker." The anti-aiiri'aft g-An has, for soaf unknown reason, been christened Archibald," and a certain type of German howitzer shrapnel is known as the woolly bear," from the thiek white smoke emitted when it bursts. "Mother" and Baby." I The different types of our own ord- nance also h&vo their designations. A certain heavy hoThizpr whose bcom is easily distinguishable above the reports of any other piece, is affectionately termed MotJlor/' while another is some- what inappropriately called Baby/' The French also have names for the German projectiles. The heavy field howitzer shell, known to us as U Jack Johnsons," is called line Marnute," and a smaller field howitzer shell as "Une Petite Mal-nute/' There is a certain amount of desertion I from the enemy's ranks, caused no doubt by the general condition of life in such II weather as is now experienced. Desertion among Alsatians is not un- common in spite of the precautions which. according to prisoners, have been taken to prevent it. Indifferent Reinforcements. Apparently the Alsatians have been divided into two categories. Before going l! up to the front, those considered rcHabIe ? ha\e bean sent to fight U1 tL? 1it. while others have been despatched to! Poland. The difference in quali ty between the j men who now make up the German rein- j forcements appears to be very marked. The Landwehr uitita are spoken of in very high terms, but the Landsturm men, in spite of the fact that only picked men are taken, are said to make very indifferent; soldiers, the truth probably being that, men on the wrong side of 35 who have, -spent several years in civil life, evon; though originally good material, are as a rule unfitted for the hardships of active service. Nevertheless, in spite of the rather heterogeneous character of the Units, the only signs of weakening to be observed are rather in the general situation in the continued pressure exerted 5y The Allies, l and in tha failure of nearly all the Ger- man counter-attacks. In one respect the enemy's personnel has improved, for it seems that soldiers under -IS years of age were sene to the rear some time ago. These youths were no doubt used as a stop-gap until more seasoned troops should become available for the ranks. formations which took the field in October contained many snch, and right well did they fight.
ST. THOMAS B.A. PROMOTED TOI…
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ST. THOMAS B.A. PROMOTED TO I SECOND-LEUTENANT. Mr. James S. Fynon, B.A., son of Mr. Philip Eynon, Harbour View, St. Thomas, has been promoted to the rank of second I lieutenant. He enlisted as a private in the 4th Battalion Bedfords at the end of September, and very soon becatne full corporal. At the end of the year ho obtained his commission He will pro- bably serve with the lltlv Welsh. He is at present undergoing a special training for commissioned officers at St. Albans. I
GERMANY'S NAVAL ARMAMENTS.…
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GERMANY'S NAVAL ARMAMENTS. I Germany has not complete a ship rarry- I iiig a larger gun than the 12-inch. Great I Britaiu has ten battleships, completed, J carrying 13.5 guns, the weight of whoso j[ jwoiectile is 1,2501b. It has been the German practice to mount smaller guns than the British., They retained the 11-inch gun long after other countries had mounted to 12-inch. Having adopted the 12-in, the Germans l waited until four years had elapsed after ¡ the mounting of the 13.5 gun in British ships before adopting the 15-inch gun for I ships now completing. In this country the Orion battleship and the Lion liattle-cruiser were equipped! with 13.5 guns in the 1909-10 programme, Germany continued to mount the 12-inch gun until this year, when for two vessels which are now under construction 15-inch j guns were ordered. Germany thus omitted the intermediate 13.5-inch gun altogether. -8¡,al Correspondent of U Morning Post." —————
GERMANS RAILWAYS CLOSED FOR…
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GERMANS RAILWAYS CLOSED FOR FIVE DAYS. Amsterdam, Jan. 13. Military movements on a very larg.) scale appear to have begun all over Germany. It is impossible ti say yet exactly what plans have necessitated these move- ments, but practically all the main lines from end to end of the country are in- volved. For the nest five days these; are absolutely closed against all non- military traffic, either passenger or goods. It is clear that plans of unusual mag- nitude are in progress. ———————————
CUXHAVEN IN STATE OF SIEGE.…
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CUXHAVEN IN STATE OF SIEGE. Copenhagen, January 1,ith.-A message received here says Constantinople is in a state of panic, fearing bumbardment by the Anglo-French fleet. I learn that Hamburg, Lubeck, and Cuxhaven have been declared to be in a state of siege. Inquiries in Berlin fail to elicit any explanation for slich a course. It is supposed to be a precautionary measure against the possibility of an English attack.—Exchange.
HONOUR? FOR SOLDIERS.
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HONOUR? FOR SOLDIERS. The King has approved the appointment of the Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander- in-Chief of the Russian armies, to bo an Honorary 'Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on the occasion of the Russian New Year. The King has further if'n directions for the appointment of the following effi- cers of the Imperial Russian Army to be Honorary Kllights Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George: General Yanouchkovitch, Chief of the General Staff. General Daniloff, Director of Military Operations. General Russki, commanding th<? nor- thern armies- General Ivanoff, commanding the south- ern armies. Paris. Wednesday.—President Poincare p aris, 'Wednes d ay. has conferred the distinction of Grand Officer of the Legion -of Honour upon General Sir Douglas Haig and General Sir H. Smith-Dorrien .-Reuter. Q* —
I SCENES IN JERUSALEM. II
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SCENES IN JERUSALEM. I Reuter's representative yesterday halcl an interview with. an English clergyman, one of a party of five British subjects who succeeded in getting away from Jerusalem on Christmas Eve and arrived iu England yesterday. At that time there were five British left in the Holy City. Orders had come from Constantinople that members of religious orders ionly were bo be permitted to leave, ¡ and this apparently vras not: taken to in- 1 elude Protestants. The A-meric-an Cornelly at Jerusalem travelled to Jaffa with tbo I party, and it was only through his un- j tiring efforts and firm attitude that they succeeded in getting away. At the last moment the men of the party were seized and removed from the quay, where they were waiting for the steamer. ThA American Consul made itrodg representations to the Turkish commander, and two hours later the Eng- lish people again fought their way to the landing stage through a dense crowd. Further difficulties arose, and this time the American Consul declared his fnten- non of refusing to leeve the quay unless i the piri-v was allowed to go. At that moment the American warship Tennessee appeared on the scene, and this probably influenced the decision of the authorities. The Turks had closed all j the English schools and hospitals in Palestine, and many of the buildings had been turned into barracks. ■tv 1
COUNT BERCHTOLD. I
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COUNT BERCHTOLD. I Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs j Resigns. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 13. The following telegram has been re- ceived here from Vienna: Tho evening edition of the official j publishes the following I communication from the Minister of the Imperial and Royal Household: Count. Berchtold. Miuister for Foreign j I Affairs, who some time ago asked his Majesty to be relieved of his functions, I has now renewed his request. The Em- j peror, recognising the important personal reasons influencing the Foreign Minister in his application, has now granted his request. Count Berchtold will be succeeded by Baron Stephan Burian, Hungarian Min- ister to the Royal Court and formerly oommon Austro-Hungarian Minister of Finanoe.-Puter.. —————
, THE WELSH RECRUITS. 1 -…
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THE WELSH RECRUITS. "I don't know that I can tell vou much," said the Rev. Picton Evans, M.A., of Morriston. "1. happened to be in Lon- don, and our Presbytery asked me to go to Cambridge to inquire what provision was being made for the spiritual welfare t of the goidiers, especially Welsh soldicrs a.nd Nonconformists. We have two or three chaplains Jiev. B, Ceitho Davies, and another man from Anglesea. I met the Rev. Peter Hughes Griffiths on Pad- dmgton platform, and was to have gone with him, but he could not come. "I just went to Cambridge for the day, and Captain T. R. Harris showed me around. There are about 8,000 soldiers in all at Cambridge, mostly Welsh regiments and a good number of the let Howitzer from Swansea. "1 found them looking very fit; my re- mark to Captain Harris was that the men looked more fit than the Verses. "1 talked with the men, especially with the Morriston mono A gunner tried to explain to me the working of the guns, but I was not much wiser, I'm afraid. I went to see Colonel Davies. He is under the impression that far more is being idonc for the North Wales than for the South Wales men; and there are as many from Glamorgan and Monmouth as from the whole of Wales. Additional Chaplains. "The Rev. M. Hoskins, M.A., Carnar- von, went there about September. He wrote to the 'Goleu.aè.: and as a result the North Wales Association appointed a strong committee. They sent to the churches, and at onc-e collected £ 150 so that additional chaplains might be sent to all the Welshmen who have joined Kitchener's Army. "At the last South Wales Association meeting, a committee was appointed, and all the Presbyteries have appointed men to serve on this committee. Thev are going to make inquiries in all the camps where Welshmen arc, and to see what can be done, and what should be done for them. The committee will meet this week. "Cambridge is doing well for them; I think that ought to be mentioned. On the first day of their arrival from North- ampton tho men were met by the leading men from the colleges and churches." Here Mr. Evans landed to me a card giving details, issued by the Soldiers' Welfare Committee, Cambridge, of 25 re- creation rooms available for soldiers, a list of smoking concerts in the Guildhall, of Welsh Sunday Schools in St. Mat- thew's Schools, Norfolk-street, and Christian Science Church, Pen ton-street, There are Sunday evetang lectures by the bst professors and others. Last Su£.- day, Lieut.-Colonel G. Sims Woodhead, M.A.. F.R.S., professor of Pathology in the University of Cambridge, gave a lecture on "Microbes worse than wounds" with lantern illustrations and cinemato- graph pictures, at the Railway House, Mill-road, which was presided over by Col. Arnallt Jones. Finally, a short evening service for Prayer and Praise vas held in the Guildhall. Last Sunday the chair n-as occupied bv the Rev. C. Price, Service Chaplain. Welsh Division, I and there vrar a short address 1- tha Rev. Dr. Tait. Principal of Ridley Hall. Longing for the Front. "All tha men I spoke to were longing to go to the front. I told them I hopotl it would not be necessary to go; but they I didr/t feel like that; in that Case, they would look on all their time in training as wasted. They are eager to go to the front and do what they can for their country. On the 20th they are being taken to practice with their guns on Sa.U&bury Plain. ?1 can<?d at a few of the Cambridg houses that I know. Every one of them gave a high compliment to the Welsh- men. They said their behaviour was all that could be desired. I was glad to hear that. Two ministers from North Wales are holding Welsh services at St. Columbus Presbyterian Church and at St. Andrews Baptist Church. I asked them what about funds, and they said the Government gave them nothing; all biust come from the churches. I think that as a committee we will have to see that funds go into the liands of the chap- lains. They can't get along without funds. The British and Foreign Bible Society have distributed Testaments in Welsh and English. Something will have to be done to arrange for Welsh ministers to go in turii to assist What Churches Should 01). H As churches we feel it is very im- portant that every provision should be made. We. are doing what we can to close public-houses. But that's not enough. We want other houses open for them. In Kitchener's Army there are really hundreds of the best members of the churches—young men brought np in Sunday School and churclfUfe, and the temptations that will a&sail them are appallingly real; we want to do what we can to protect them. and to make them a power with other young men." Asked what he would suggest in addition to what is beitlg done, Mx. Evans replied:— •* Well, I feel that the churches in j South Wales ought to unite and see, not only that we have chaplains appointed, but funds collected so that they may have money at their disposal to get anything that they feel is necessary. When we havo two or three men amongs* thousands, and with no funds at their disposal, we can't expect them to do much, and we cannot expect military men themselves to help. They have given themselves, and it is the church's duty to see that lund are available."
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According ? the "'De?seche Tai?r- kc,0r a i3a 7,, ke? the zaitcn?, the BN-Iin Tmem?oyed will w?t work on UM' tramways for &s. 6d. & day. pl'eir aa iSe..iiSe e& altm auL
IWOMEN AND THE WAR.
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I WOMEN AND THE WAR. Patriotic Rally at Swansea. Or. Wednesday afternoon a patriotic rally of the women and girls of Swansea was held in the Central Hall in connection with. the "Leagrue d Honour, which has for its mambers women and girls. The meeting was presided over by the Mayoress (Mrs. Dan J'ones), who was sup- ported by Miss Llewelyn (Penllergafcr), Mrs. Charles Wright, Mrs. Waikin Williams, Mrs. li, D. Williams, and Miss Kirkland. Xmonffst those present were MrB. David. Harris. Mrs. David Davies (Proctenade), Mrs. Morris Roberts, Mrs. H. S. Williams, Miss Griffith Jones, Mrs. Bridseman. Miss ilcQuire, and others. The speaker was Mrs. Cather, who took for her subject, Womeai and the. War." The Mavoreas expressed appreciation of the sympathy shown by aJl sections of the oommuuity. In this hour of national erisis. she said, the call of duty oomes to xllt women. Mr a. Cather. in a most inspiring address, dwelt upon the "League of Honour." Sha said that, women's work in time of war vrat difficult; women had no settled work to do. Looking back, she said, women had lost st great deal of the work which aihe irsed to do in war time in fend a I days. The wontea then n'd to stay at the castle from which. the: lord and maste-f had" gone away to fight. a-nd by their work the castle was seif- j supporting. 6i?iii- Hcnt--?:yn fp?nll?fg?&?t moved t mt of thanks to Mrs. Gaiher for her able address, to the MayOra.se p, and to the artiste, Mrti. Edmund ThcmfMII. Tiria wha #acond€d by Mrs. R. D, Wiliiasftf*. There was a fairly large ettendgn7 et the evening aMeting. which webe presided; over by -the Bev. H. J. &V&?-t fth« neW T, appointed Yicaa- of BL-&,t;y), is the abeenoe of tte E,%V. W. G. Haii-diei, XA.. throegb sickness. The Chairman explained the object of tb(I meeting and the League of Honour. He said we had a great deal to thank the war for; it has brought out the finest, (jualitie* of men and women, and it will leave better members of the British Empire. He also made a strong appeal to the women and girls to help the soldiers by having their eelf-re&pect and honour. Mrs. Cather again gave a splendid addresa upon the eubjeot, Women and the War. ,men ,Ind iile war. Before the meeting terminated the Chair- man put the following regol-ution:- That this meeting of t'he women of Swansea feel most strongly that there is an urgent need for women patrols in the town, and calls upon the Mayor to brfcng the mrft-er up for ^eriow discussion at the e&rlieet possible date.' During the meeting a Aolo wtm fmyc bY Miss CorheJinB. The meeting closed by the (Pinging of *• Rule Britannia" and God. Save the King." After both meetings a laxxe number of I women were enrolled in the League of Honour.
DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN I SWANSEA…
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DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN SWANSEA LADY. We regret to announce the dfttli of Mrs. Margaret Roberts, for upwards of 32 years housekeeper to Dr. William Morgan, 9, Somerset-place, Swansea. The deceased, who was 58 years of ag», waa well known and highly respected. She had for some time past suffered from bronchitis, to which complaint she suc- cumbed on Wednesday morning. Prior to bein- housekeeper to Dr. Morgan, Mrs. IZeberts filled a similar capacity with the late Dr. Pratt, in Adelaide-?treet. Mrs. PoBeirs was a most estimable lady, and much beloved for her kindly and generous acta. She was for many years a faithful member of St. MattLeog Welsh Chnrch, in High-street., but had recently, through impaired health, been attending St. Nicholas Sailors' Church, where her genial presence will be sadly missed bolo a large circle of friends. Tlx funeral arrangements are in the hand* of i Mr. D. G. Phillips, undertaker, Stftarpft- fftreat. Svans&k
SWITZERLAND'S ESCAPE.
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SWITZERLAND'S ESCAPE. Parit,, jiii. Paul .Balmer (ci Geneva lawyer), who lias been writi.tg articles in the U Journal on his travels in Germany, repeats the surprising (1, claration made to him by a Gerroati officer on the subject of Switzerland;— It was merely," declared the officer. a majority of two votes that the German Military Staff decided to pass through Belgium and not through Switzerland. The reasoa for this hesitation was the fear that the French might have profited by the gar riikms warnings of our military critics like General von Bemhardi, Ilerr von Treitechke, Marshal von der Gülu. stad others. The enrprrise of a German pa&- sage through Switzerland would have been complete. It was tha difficulty of transforming in a moment our whole plan oi mobilisation which saved you."— I&uiter. [By the Treaty of Vienna in 1815, after Waterloo, a cew Consti-tutkta was set up in Switzerland under the I guarantee of the Great Powers, who en- gaged to maintain her neutrality, as indispensable to the general psac? of Europe. The Wurtemburg offi er who made the above statement to M. Paul Balmer. does not. of course, pretend that this treaty was considers! by Gpe. many as any more than a scrap of paper "it was not treaty faith," but military necessity J> which saved Switzerland.]
MODEST HEROES,!
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MODEST HEROES, The King's investiture at Buckingham Palace was a brilliant affair, de- spite the extent to which khaki has re- placed scarlet and gold in the uniforms of the distinguished military officers present. Therowere present the officials of the Lord I Chamberlain's DepHrtinejjt, the Home Secretary, the King's personal suite, the new Knights of the Garter, the Thistle, the Bath, aud other of the Orders of j Chivalry, and distinguished men from all parts of the country, upon whom his Majesty had been pleased to confer New) Year Honours- 1 There were, in addition, military, civil and police heroes, recommended for various award, together with sailors, ifremen and others, who had distinguished! i hemselves in some spet^ai way, and were ■ to receive his Majesty's personal recogni-! tion. 1+ is quite safe to say, however, that 1 pi?blic attention was principally reserved! for the little party of Victoria Cross! heroe, among whom "nee-Corporal Fuller, of Swansea, ngured prominently. There waa great anxiety to catch a glimpse of these gallant fellows as they ps?pd into the Palace by tho Ambassa- dcrs? Gate in Buckingham Palace-road, ajid even a keener desire to see them on their way out, wearing the coveted decora- tion. Modest Heroes. When the khaki-clad heroes did appear after the Investiture, the public anxiety Lo see them was only exceeded by their own anxiety to escape notice, and geti quietly away. It was the old story of valonr; dismayed Jvf no danger in time of emergency, and the most shrinking modesty about coming into prominence, especially on occasions likely to serve as reminders of the deeds of heroism. Corporal Fuller must be cute, as well ItS brave and retiring, for he managed to elude the vigilance of several admirers who were lying in wait for him, and wanted to know from him exactly what had happenct1 inside. It was ascertained officially, however, that the ceremony of investing with the V.C. was very simple and brief. A Simple Ceremony. Lance-Corporal Fuller and seven other V.C.'s wero severally presented to hia Majesty. Each one saluted as he ap- proached the King, and then stood at attention while Sir Reginald Brade, of the War Office, read aloud a brief account of the special acts of gallantry which had won. the coveted decoration. The King then personally affixed thei Victoria Cross to the breast of the re- cipient's tunic, and ended the ceremony by shaking hands cordially. There was no speech-making at all, but his Majesty, in shaking hands, managed in a sentence to teM each of the heroes how glad he was to congratulate them on their achievements and to bestow the decoration.
LATEST BRITISH LOSSES.I
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LATEST BRITISH LOSSES. In the lists of casualties in the Expedi- tionary Force published to-day appear the names of 14 officers and 265 non-come, and men under dates Oct. 10 and 28 and Nov. 2ft. Officers. tailed 8 Wounded 9 Missing .I. 2 Men. Killed 43 Di?d of wounds 6 V.ound?d 211 Missing. 2 Amoag the regiments that have suffered lieavily are the South Wales Borderers, thd Hampshire Regiment, and the Buffs i (East Kent Regiment).
AIRMEN'S ADVENTURE._____j
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AIRMEN'S ADVENTURE. CAIRO, Wednesday. The gtory of a thrilling flight by a British and French airman, in which 1-}):;) latter nearly lost his life, is re- lated here to-day. Seaman Grail, of the French Navy, and Captain Sterling, left one of his Majesty's ships on December Slat, on a eeapiane, in order to make a reeonnaisance over the Wady el Ara-be* a broad valley between the Gulf of Ak-aba, and the Dead Sea. On the return journey the engine stopped at a height of 4,700 feet, but Grail, cleverly volplaning, alighted on the eastern side of the valley. The landing was 150 violent that he was shot out of the machine and badly bruised, while Captain Stirling received a severe shak., ing. Calculating that Akaba was 18 miles away, they set off to find it, Captain Stirling supporting Guill. They covered five miles in 3 £ hours when Grail col- lapsed, and Captain Stirling pushed on alone. After an exciting journey, continually hiding to avoid the Araba, he reached Akaoa Beach eleven lioirrs after the accident. Ho hailed his ship, and was taken on board in an exhausted condi- tion. The following morning a party set out to find GraH, but searched unsuccess- fully all day. Meanwhile Grail, by great exertioxts, had roa.ched Aka.ba Beach in the evening, but waa too: exhausted to attract the attention of the ship, and was mortified, to sos her steaxa away. fello returned later, however, and her search lightte discovered the French Eailor, who was .rescued after he had been without food nearly three days, ■ j
2,900,000 VOLUNTEERS.
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2,900,000 VOLUNTEERS. Britain's Response to Germany's Bid for Supremacy. Krs. Winston Churchill and Miss Chamberlain, a daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, were the principal speakers at a mass meeting of women i held at the Grand Theatre, Birmingham, I yesterday, under tho auspices of the Birmingham Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Mrs. Winston Churchill said women Buffered as cruelly its men from the locses and horrors of war, owing to the brutality ox the Germans women, and even chil- dren, had been obliged to suffer death and mutilation from the enemy's fire. But generally tho lot of women was to pinch and scrape in the general impoverishment for weary weeks and months, not knowing the moment they would hear news of an irreparabio loss. It was necessary, there- fore, that women ehould meet together to cheer their heart and brace their minds to bear these trials with fortitude, by dwelling upon the character and the gain- ing of the cause for which these great sac- j rifices were so readily made. It was the wish of-the ovcrwhelmingl niass of the people of this country, and of the leaders of both political parties, to remain at peace with Germany, but Germany having long prepared her phns burst over her boundaries, carrying fire and sword, outrage and devastation into her neighbours' land, which was still held fa3t in her cruel grip. We had promised solemnly to protect the independence of Belgium. She had appealed to us to act up to our word and we intended to do so. (Cheers.) Be the future bright or dark, the road long or short, our operations prosperous or un- fortunate, we would never cease from this quarrel until every inch of Belgian soil had been liberated and until full repara- tion had been made for the hateful injuries she, had received. In this most sacred and solemn duty we should not hesitate to risk everything we lJOSSéSôod rather than be found wanting. 2,000,000 Volunteers. Xea.rly 2,00u,Ü"0 men were now fighting or preparing, everyone of whom w.s a volunteer, a spectacle whi-ch had before been witnessed since the beginning rA the woTId, a-Ltd all animated not with the hopio of gain or desire for booty, but for a cause—lor a spiritual and moral ideal. The movement which had called these armies into being was not oftiy greater in ir.s scale aud proportion, but our, bašLd upon clearer vision and more reasoned condition than guided the Crusaders cf old. In the end victory would be our,, the dark menace which had weighed so long upon Europe would be roiled "way, Ilwl the country would emerge with its honour stainless from the gloomy s-hjidows into the sunlight of n lasting peace. Miss Chamberlain declared that if the people begrudged sacrifices at this hour they would lose all. It was only true the Germans were not going to invade us because we were fighting them in Belgium a-nd in France, where lay the true borders of England at this time.
LEARNING THE TRUTH.I
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LEARNING THE TRUTH. "Situation is Precarious," says German; Chancellor. Paris, Thnrsday.-The real reason for the suspension of the" V ossische Zei- tung last month has now come to light. According to the Humanite's" corre- spondent on tho Swiss frontier, the journal was suspended fj-om printing the substance of a confidential interview be- tween the Chancellor and the delegates of different parties, in the coarse of which Dr. Von Be.thinaiin-Hollweg said: I Gentlemen, the situation is precarious." Many men of the highest influence in Germany, continues the correspondent, regard the future with deep anxiety, and their only hope is in separate peace with; Herr Heinken, director of the North German Lloyd, sa*id recently that, Germany can hold out till October, 1915. Wa must do everything to beat the Russians, and again give the Dowager1 Empress, who is an adversary of the Francophil Grand Duke's, a chance to convince the Tsar that the moment has come to conclude pe;tce with Germany." M. Gustave HerVe, a Socialist writer, replying in the U Guerre Sociale" to a German newspaper, says proof that Great Britain is not the originator of this war lies in the fact that this calamity tooiv her unawares ar.d unprepared. She was not ready except on the seas, and only her expeditionary force and Indian Ai-nayl could be mobilised. We should not ignors the fact," says the writer, that Great Britain had to create in their entirety six armies, to equip them, and to manufacture rifles, guns and ammunition, while at the same time she was feeding Sir John French's Army and working for the French and Belgian Armies. This is a giant's work which Great Britain alone was capahh* of carrying out. Wo should, thefefore, not grumble at the alowness of British rein- forcements. When they do arrive it will be the beginning of the end for Ger- many.
TRAWLER TRAGEDY.
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TRAWLER TRAGEDY. ENGINEER SENT TO PRISON FOR SEVEN YEARS. Pembrokeshire Assises were opened at Haverfordwest on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Atkin, when for the first time in the history of the county two murdej charges appeared on the calendar. James Robert Kavanagli (29), engineer, and a native of Grimfbv, was charged with murdering James Buck, cook and steward on a 6teaan trawler at Milford oc October 28 Mr. Marlay Samson and Air. Stanley Evans (instructed by Mr. Robert Wheat- ley) prosecuted, and Mr. Trevor Hunter (instructed by Mr. Jones Lloyd, Pembroke Dock), defended. Prisoner, who is a cripple, and unable to walk without assistance, pleaded not guilty. Strangeness of Coincidence. Mr. Samson, opening the case, referred to the strangeness of coincidence that at a time like the present, when their minds were 60 sadly turned to thoughts of battle, murder and sudden death, a Pem- brokeshire jury should be imapanclled to determine the great issue, upon which the life of a fellowman depended. Frederick Spillett, boatswain on the trawler Queenstown, said he and prisonei met at Milford on the day in question. They went to a public-house together, and witness later left, but on returning at 9.30 found prisoner still there and the worse for drink. He fell down once on the way to the boat. and a policeman helped to get him on board. They found Buck in. the cabin reading. and prisonc]! at Once commenced a wrangle about Buck paving for drinks. Later prisoner asked for whisky, and on being refused said he won ld go through the forecastln if he did not give him some. Prisoner then struck j witness with a piece of wood. Henry Hower, deckhand on the QueenSol town, also said accused created a disturbs ance because he was unable to whisky. A Slight Squabble. Harold Edgar Chandler, skipper of thf Queenstown, described how after the vessel left Queenstown there was a slight j squabble between accused and deceased, Buck told prisoner that if he did not get out of the galley he would throw boiling water over him, and Ka..tnagh replied, If you do, it will be the last you will ever throw." On the night referred ta j he was aroused by an argument between prisoner and deeeased, from which it al). peared that Buck had not paid his share of certain drinks. Later, witness was awakened by somed one shouting, Skipper, he's murdering mt' He jumped out of bed, and saw I Kavausgh and Buck struggling. Both men were standing, and in attitudes to strike each other. Buck was bleeding awfully from the neck, and witness called for assistance. Medical evidence was to ,the effect thai Buck died almost imniediately from a severed jugular vein. Dock PoLice-Sergeunt Herbert Evant snid that when accused was informed that Buck was dead, he exclaimed, God Almighty, what is to become of my wifs A i rn i I and children. I don't care whether he', dead a hundred timeR. He got on my chest three or four times." Prisoner, giving evidence, said Buck attacked him. and suggested that deceased's wounds must have been self- inflicted in the struggle. Buck knocked witness down and jumped on him. He admitted that he had been drinking that evening, but was not drunk. The jury returned a verdict of Man- slaughter," and prisoner was sentenced to seven vears' penal servitude, the judge remarking that the light sentence waa due to prisoner being a cripple.