Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder

CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY. I Oorpora-I T. If. Woiinacott, of the 2nd Grenadier Guartte, who has recently re- ceived the D.C.M. for conspicuous gallantry Corporal T. H. Wonnacott. I "08 :Konmbe-6th-WttToIuned I to round up some of the enemy ?ho had broken tkrongh the Britih Ib,. He shot three of the e»emy, and captured thr? ohera.' Jíe is a B?t-tve of ievuu Sist

I SERVING THE COLOURS, The three 601diof the Rev. Hywel I Parry, of Llaiicamlet, who are now serv- I ing with the colours. Jim Parry. I Emrys Parry. I PJ,Otnsl Tom Parry, I [Ghapmaji. WHEN THE LOAF CO^T 1/10J. I It may prevent excessive grumbling at a 74d. loaf, to realise that in the-only crisis of our history with which the pre- fsentcan be compared the price never ap- proach so low a. level. The highest price touched by the quartern loaf in the Napoleonic War seems to have been Is. 10jd., and this time last century it was Ifl Ojd. During the Crimean War it hovered between lOd. and lid., and for ¡ years afterwards it remained generally I above the price which rules to-day. I

THE ARMY AND WAVY. Among the Swaneea families who have I sent several &OBS to eerve their King and country, is that of Mr. and Mrs. T- I j Sergt. Edgar Davies (2nd Welsh). J _r First-class Stoker Ivor Davies (H.M.S. t Panther). Private Clifford Davies CRoyal Irish I Regiment). Davies, 12, Westbury-street, Swansea. Two of their boys arc in the Army and another is in the Navy. Sergeant Edgar Davies, C Company, 2nd Welsh, who is believed to be a prisoner of war, has been in the>Army for many years, and was a member of the, original Expedi- tionary force, taking part in the great retreat, and the forward movement which followed. He is an extremely popular non-commissioned officer. Of the younger sons, Ivor is a first- class stoker on H.M.S. Panther, a (le- stroyer. Clifford enlisted in the Royal Irish Regiment at the outbreak of the war, and is now in Ireland, training. He is a ba-ker by trade. Both took an active part in the religious work at Mount! Zion Baptist Cliapel, Swansea, acting rt8. Sunday school teachers and leaders. of I the Band of Hope. )

BROTHERS IN ARMS. Three Swansea brothers and their brother-in-law are serving their King and country. Lance-corporal Walter Antwis Gunner B^rnard Westenborg. Sergt. Herman Westenborg. Private G. Westenborg. Lance-corporal Walter Antwis. is at the front with the 3rd Welsh Regi- ment,and his brother-in-law, Private G. Westenborg, is in Edinburgh with the ardRA.M.C. Sergt. Herman Westen- borg is with the Garrison Artillery at Milford, and Gunner Bernard Westen- borg is with the Garrison Artillery at Plymouth. The latter are shown to- gether. 1 Their relatives reside at 35, Plymouth-street, Swansea.

I MORRISTON FAMILY'S PROUD RECORD. '(Photo by Chapman). Mrs. Jenkins, Morriston, is a very proud mother. Her six sons are soldiers, and her daughter is a nurse -ail are serving their King and country. Photographs of this., patriotic family are given abo?e, the names being:— Top row: Francis Jenkins and Ernest Ivor Jenkins. Second row: James Howell Jenkins, Agnes Mabel Jenkins, Herbert i Llewellyn Jenkins, Cawsr row; GMCfle c Jenkins aod Syjiitfy Oswald Jenkins. J

I MISTAKEN FOR A SPY. South Wales florderers, of Carltov- terrace, Swansea, whoso thrilling stor)" I of capture first by the Germans and then Private Harry Lovell, by the French, who mistook him for a German spy dres^csrl in British uniform, appeared in the « Leader on Saturday last. lie returns to the front very shortly.

I IN THE ARTILLERY. I Photo] Driver J arvist [Chapman. Driver Jarvis, of Francis-street, Swansea, of the R.F.A., who has taken part in many of the prin- cipal battles of the great war. -0

I THE RUINS OF POMPEII. I Rome. January- gth.-Most iinfeereeting' ruins of Pompeii have been recently dis- covered during excavations which are being carried out by the Italian Govern- I ment. A magnificent, house has been une«.riiio.l, and all the frescoes and vaulting are in a. perfect state. One ol the paintings in the sacrariuxn iep<iesent« the fight between Achilles and Hercules, and there are frag- ments cf anot.her painting repxvoeiiiting the recovery of Hector'^ body by Priam. I A staircase was found intact leading from the lower to the upper floor of the house. The surroundings of tho hou&& have also been explored, and several smaller houses have been brought to light, finely adorned with pictures of exquisite colouring. A few of the houses have mosaic floors with pictures of scenes taken chiefly from the Trojan war. The bo-diee of several persons who must have been surprised in their houses by the disaster which destroyed the city have been found, and i'i several cases their gar- ments are in a very gcod state of preser- vaJtdon..

In view of the number of soldiers and I sailors on week-end fur?o?g'h in London, the Westminster Council has arraKCKl to open two libraries from three to eight o'clock on Sundays,

I WHO STRUCK THE AVIATOR? I COMMANDER BRIGGS SPEAKS OF, HIS ARREST. Amsterdam, Monday.—With a view tm contradicting certain statements which appeared in the" Mabn H of November 27th, the Berliner Tageblat"( pub- lishes a statement purporting to tie made by Flight Com manger Briggs. The statement is as followc. In accordance with orders I appeared on November 24th over the Zeppelin shed-s at Friedrichhafen in a two-seated aeroplane without a companion. About boon, when at a height of about 100 metres my petrol tank was pierced, and I was for cod to descend immediately. My right ear was also slightly grazed by a bnllet, and was bleeding. "I was obliged to come to ground quite near the airship hangars, and I landed on a flat surface near these, my aeroplane suffering no damages. After landing my aeroplane remained OIl the ground. Immediately after landing, a German soldier, from the direction of two han- gars about forty metres away, fired five shots at me in succession, but I was not hit. Then I held up my hands and several people, military and civilians, rushed upon lie and my machine in which I sat bound bv a. belt. The belt was un- done, and I was torn from the aero- plane. While I was bending down I received on my head a heavy blow which I felt powerfully through my thick airman's ca|T. I lost, however, neither conscious- ness nor blood through this blow. I pre- sume the blow, judging by its force, waa dealt by the butt end of a rille. This blow obviously, was struck by a German private, since I only saw such with, rifles in their hands. Judging by his sword, a German officer was also among those who rushed up, but I remember to have seen him last about forty metres away. When I was completely pulled from my machine and was standing up, I found myself be- tween two soldiers who held me fast. Be- hind me was a crowd, which, judging by their behaviour, apparently wished to spring upon me. I was then led away by two soldiers to guard a bouse a few minutes distant. There I remained half an hour, and got a drink of water from a German who spoke English. He then, with two soldiers, took ma in a motor car to the hospital at Fried- richshafen where, the following day, an English-speaking German informed me that the German officer who arrived on. the scene when I landed had probably saved my life, because he placed himself between me and the crowd when I was led away frum my machine, and that officer threatened to shoot down anyone who attacked me. No German officer at any time at- tacked me, or, as has been alleged by the Matin" struck me with a whip after I was taken from the aeroplane. Before that I received only one blow as mentioned, and did not see who delivered it. since I had to hold my head down while being dragged from the machine, but I declare that for the above reasons it is entirely improbable that that officer gave the blow. Besides it is my personal opinion that the German officer, like an English officer, would consider it beneatli his dignity to commit such an act as tba Matin" of November 27th alleged. (Signed) Edward Briggs.

THEFTS OF REMARKABLE NATURE. The theft of a most remarkable assort- ment of articles was alleged against two small boys, Thos. D. Davies, aged nine, and William David John, also aged nine, who appeared w ith their parents at ti-it) Swansea Juvenile Police Court, to answer a charge of breaking and entering No. 1261, Neath-road, sometime between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. on January 15th, and stealing therein two bangles, one mar- riage certificate, two birth certificates, two pension papers, and a note book, value in a',] Is., the property of Mary Ann Lee. Mrs. Lee spoke to missing the articles. P.C. (41) Evans said that the boys ad- mitted to him that they had taken the articles, saying that they had a -key with which they opened the door. At first they said they had ripped up the papers and thrown them into the canal. After- wards, however, they said that they had hidden the papers in a hole in the wall near the Morfa Inn. The papers wore found there. The case was adjourned for a month.

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Amsterdam, Saturday.-The ",Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant learns from Arn- ham that the war levy of fifty million francs ( £ 2,000,000), which was due yester- day, has been paid by Antwerp. From now all requisitions by the German autho- rities must be paid for in cash.—Reuter.

I KILLED IN ACTION. I Corporal T. J, Benson, I of Golden-row, Britannia. Hafod. whose I I mother has just been notified that he has been killed in action.

I SWANSEA V.C. I I Photo] [Chapman. I A photograph taken of Lance-Corporal Fuller, 2nd Welsh, wearing the coveted decoration for valour presented to him -by the King.

WELSH CASUALTIES. Glory in the battlefield is purchased at great cost, and the heroic deeds performed in France and Flanders by the three Welsh regiments have been accompanied l7 lengtiliy casualty lists. Since the outbreak of war there have hen no fewer than 4,949 casualties in the ranks of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the South Wales Borderers, and of the Welsh Regi- ment. and of this large total no less than 619 brave fellows will never return. From the following table, which gives the casu- alties from August 28, 1914, to January 14. 1915, it will be seen tmt the Borderers' fatalities are the heaviest of the three, but the Royal Welsh Fusiliers have a very large percentage of their men rendered how de combat. Wounded, Killed sick and missing, died of and wotinds. prison ers. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. 167 1,796 1st S. Wales Borderers. 263 1,247 2nd Welsh Regiment. 189 3,285 619 4,3)0

ALLEGED THEFT BY YSTALYFERA TiNWORKER. David Thomas, tinworker, Ygtalyferm, was charged at Pontardawe Police Court, on Friday, with stealing A:26 on January 2nd, the mflney'l of Samuel Llewellyn, fruiterer, Ystalyfera. Mr. Lewis Thomas (Aberavon) appeared for prosecutor, and Mr. Henry Thompson defended. The prosecutor stated that he and his family lived under the same roof as de- fendant, and they used the same passage to go to their rooms. On the night in question Thorn us'-p wife called upon pro- secutor, his wife, and brother to come out to see an aeroplane. They went, and when they returned they found the money, which was kept on a shelf in the shop, was missing. After a long hearing, defendant was committed to the assizes.

'-ï- >. SMART NAVAL VOLUNTEERS. The first contingent of recruits for I<ord Tredegar's Battalion, Royal Naval Division, left Swansea on Monday for the Crystal Palace, where they will he trained for active service. The men, who numbered 32, were met at Newport hv Lord Tredegar, who com- limcnted them on their appearance. They consisted of mining and civil en- gineers, surveyors, mechanics, solicitors' clerks and ordinary labourers. Mr. John Hodgens, the honorary recruiting agent, is working hard for the battalion, and a good number of men arc enrolling them- selves daily at the Custom Honee.