Berkshire Chronicle Reading 12-1914

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until the gtent w."r II! Over Hh,)
we ~e, I\J>I.~ to obtain Il.nyUling in, 1,0 '
I\atu~e .of a complete ree<>rd of th e
d~edB of ' splendid hero's m, wlJi ,' h C I , l

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Itht;ougb th~ 'lim~teu info rmatIon W'II;(!IJ

.1l1l)1'(1'ed to find It s wny into the P" ", .Iii
'~16 'c ountry, we !\rc eo n.<;c iou ~ ,H I ' !J, ' I~
I per1d~med almcs\:' ev er y )~Olll" t,f Iii!
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~1;1:1 · th~ we.,tern theatre or i.Ja,tl h~.
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' ~~ri~s fro-m the l ips or m ~ 1t \\!t tl II 'I\I~ I
re.turned from the frollt "re, pr-rhap., 11,0
best t.es timony of ~I~ e grtll ullt ry , p l' r ~ I ,\ ,},
ance, and Bel.f -sacrlfi ce of OUr ! n lnp . . HII II
there is n€>t Itl'\fl least d oubt t ll ,1I : h . ...} '
i1909.10) mt!lnlierB of . the brave Berhh I r . ' ~ \ III, II!.
in operdt'on turn ,borne to recO\'er fr om \\', IIl ld, ft '
<jn the \ gre at CO!I.n:ct, 1(':1 \ , L. hil!1
I ~I\I,rintr;t'be '~oiItim;~nce of the iwar, u Ale•• ceivoo
th~m com~o.deB, who, III a 11 ';II~ll l fi," (
, In. . !,dilifj<in,~,to·1 puj,Jip' ho~8" ~an>lleT, ,n.~e upho 'di ',l~ nlt that i'- hl--I aL I I
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~~~rf7~~J1~~~;:~::~t:'~~~:'h"Da :,<e,u,r>s,·.. the · or.~ fr . ,"p,llliee Ito t~"atreB,

Woe r ejoice in the ir fi)u e \! ps~ ; n,11i1

r"!,l~v~t : refr~.hmfnt . rooms, for their losses . . ~ .The, d r n.th

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clnss of licence in lant officer. Ca.pt nln Slf'(.l) wn o: n ;.(1I'at '
blow to the regiment.
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, ]~tter by' MF- - W . S " ~dle (president of ( the whose gallantry in neti c.! l C(J Z/lU I :ill llt- d 1,1" I ;
profound Mlrrl :ratic lI.
Ha i d P I' \uj,!, :' 1.1
'Â¥o{tk~;d~~la~ticl tb~t
. ' and 'Distrlct Lic~lIc c Ho\<lers As. ~ert H~rry ~ cd dElr(l , Wh l •.-I tJlrd lJ llK 1-' !("W1
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on" the re6p0l'iefD.;Jity'
appears .' on ·tno!J>er page.
If Captai,n Steel wn.:-; n l\\,;I\, ," Ih lll l<. I IlU' · l l r Il l:;
gg~eslior ·imfu.t '»e j,ut .i'~ide," and
mel}. · .and n.s f or lfl k;Il~' ('(H' e l ' l it ;) ! \\ 'I ~
.!."-jhiS "·tf.m~ : we 'Druat fin~h
t)he last thillg h e th ough t (I f.
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,~~; dc,"ply 'i~p~t'.;'ed ;t~ith .t~is ~onv,~<!,:,'
tiOl~, 4&8 , he.,~,~~f~r ~he, nrst t~me t~a.t, the PATRiO'l'IC PANGllOURNE PUET

G6r~an~ En!Ji~ror. hadJgonll

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~:'"'';''''~;';'',"",'''''''''~~~=7~~=~~lw •.r ~l\.riY. -:, F;vents So;yeJ,ully horne out
th;"e ~~i~~atio.1l6: ·· i r.he~ +~6tria, had
.~~~n . en~ig!tt~n~u,, ~9 .}~ *he ,t ~~.(Jus~ess I,~r

,tjJ? .~ositiori, s~,~ 1 dee ~'. foi' I'n under,
eta,,~iDg:
G,e,.lt'i:".Y;: jJ.Qwever, foreNl tjle
hnnd lo{ ho.t Yllcpendelif , ally :' hy her twofold
of war 4I:'gai~st ' Frallco and
whicl1 was irr ' itself a 'r emarkable

re'''ll~',!'On ;of ilh" lcrig4.~ -she wns p~epar~

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:'. Th~~ ther.s :.vas ~he German 1m,
C!t.a nc,e110l" s . Ij!lit.oric.,. reference to

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wrong W<l are c omlDiit('!8" by . .in. ·T~I.pho~. Nos. :-Ie M...lo,w,;" 6a9,!~..diDK. _
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" ,· ..-~ele~ta.mB :_H Wer.he:le~8," ~1.l'1O_:w. .. , ~ading·. Belgium. .
'be&~q8~' th~ GeT/nans ' considered it ·neCeiI·
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to .land in the ' ",a1 of 'put.tir'lr,illt:o ,t or",e llce tlie1.0ctrine t.hat" might

T~~ 8?v~~ity of the ·t;e"tmElnt
be.e.~ met~i 6\1,t , t~, ~~el.8ium . i'~

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tne .; .bully, that · hQs

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The'·lhero1~ D'el!iib.n r~i8t(\nci
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the Gej,~;; ' ,ii.,;e:0bf',

(jur'' ::Navy

witnes@ing _.he.r . b~s,t ' 'lald schemes
EIi'~llglpi!' agley. :But '~~t~oil~h ber~Mn~
"poilt' . we.must .l1ot',suppolJe, that
yet ac~~jDpIls.\tii "'fl, ~\l~l we went
W~1" 'for. .' The' gre~t«1~ ' part of
;5 ~till Ui>de~i.be :G,ertnan yoke;

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And dread his warlike roar.

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atta('k th nt. L H!Id c nnllt NIt '!I(,l ' tl l)
won his D.s.a ., .by l{'ndili~ [lilt! l' I '1II 111.lI,t!
plat oon nilmirnLJy,
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pathe l,ic to filld thal hi s glll iall';-v c.",LI
h ill?- I hi s life. for I':ijl1~[, thl' tl 9i'; ~)a ~(.h~~
whloh h e wa.s melltlOned w pro H:nt 'In
thi s cou.Ilt.!'y 11e , 11n~'; (liL'(l (; f t1i C! '\41 un<1s ll~l):
received ill th ~ crred \\I II'e h rcsult.t:4't i l~
th e tnkjn~ of tIl e c nc my ',~ t,r enc hes n'ud 'l
number 0.1 pri!:ilr IlPn;.
Eel'kRhir-c h Oll our.
hifJ mc mo rv.
It. if.> :\ ma.tt.c r of regr et tha~
Maj or H . ~ M . Fm e h. of the D t:' rk:-lhir~~
JUHI uepn w Ollnde!l , ',"t Wof" l~re glnd t u ~ a I'
that 'his i lljur ~e~ arc not .!je r )·rOUB .

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In llonour's ·ca~ 1 brave ,DclgiuJ11's SOli!! .
Have ma.de .a valiant staud,
And ahod their blOod iil Our d e fence
-And lott their horn~ n.nd land . '
A fine oxample ithcy've set you,

They did not 'budge or flinch ,
Defianlly they atoocl.'.theiJ· grourul,
'l;'h"y YlOldoo ' not ~Il incb. "

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Don't lot your C<JUntl'Y pel'ish.

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campa.i g n n,nd \\ ~ .<.: ,'::('\'e rl'iy wn l1l :d tI d ll l'_
ing nn ntLnck Oll fL G(' l'ma.n p OH ili (1I\ wlt lr h
l'e ~lIH e d "in taking tIL e cnc lJl .Y'1" I I 1' 11 1, 11(')-1
and s(:,'entv pr:~ onc l "' ."
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The ellemy shall -f<el 1m bito,

, And left f1 huttiilg siain,
G.orn'a•..,." ~v~~·; ~Wwseliles J;)\; I an . in, ~ 11lo.. mUl-(Joring of innoc('mts,
lind ifloff()J)~i~ i'People .' The aan,e · The . d~slrhction of'Louva.in.
111 ]'uinu lio their ' anci(,llt tOWIlB,
is. resPo~8ibJ~)~~' toe bitter batred 1'hey 'vo paid .. 'hl\ovy toll ,.
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e;mreBscd ' tOwA"ds tbis . country. : Still they hove" left' lo 80lRce them
n'r~sure' th4i
exe~ci8c8'J '. 'I'heir hOQOUr,-:-aiu:\ their ' ~ul. ·

';he 8~ bs.~ti~1 . heip \~e ha.ve gi~en
. F!,e~ch ,;'ri~:~~cJ~\~'~.~ilr~iea, Gc~,

COllduct.

nut now the Brit.lOh Liou'. l'oUBCd

To a.llge l' mo~ and Dlorc,

Thjs. is +,0 time' fo wait or pau so
In dou~tf.ul he3itatitnl ;
Up n.rrry and , 'out., I your co.uragc allOW,
And, du~ty to thC }ln.tion.
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a~t La.urence C :til N ich obnn.
eo1 II Ih l:+,'
officerA', ev en :n I:.h<.' o m ~: Hl 1(, l'm ::- III WIt ,I '1r
the Id ccorntion..'J :l. :'f' p;~zettcd , ;lr~ ' ' 111 ,1U'II
of veTY highly (0 1' Ih n hra.v el·Y I,f 111 .-j !'

Our only thought.$1,wc~·~ pe~cef\ll times,
.for thnt w(! 60rcly tried.

ibeditlaied nggreesi9n .'iipoll Franc<!,
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_~:dei~~ce of iaw ,and
The' wlinle plnn
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a<1va~;;;-~,a;d" D~O~~ Ii scr~ps

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ciecornt iollf'. lh-e h Ol l QUl'''' h ;I \I II :~
beel! aWl\nlolJ I to Lie u1 ennllt 1\ I' t hll .' (\ 1.1;1 '
H a nbury Hanl.ul' j'-Spa.rro w n lld l. il' l lll II I

ho.-vo l~id aSide,

Lord Ki tcbone.r, a hero staunch,
Tho' mllil we love land cherish,
HaB- called on you-respond at onco,

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who di('!(l flght llig fo r }, ;,,; (; r'l l tl fr,Y,
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\"'ed'l(~ ,l:da.y were puhl j,. dl, 'd lit e IIll l/H l:- t,r

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silent apnthy '

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perIy.'I ' It is II II i hut e, W hl l :h, ill " Irlq >!o
word..:;, tell !;; of a so ld ie r 011(1, :l g4' II t.ll'llI 'll l I
no few e r than 58 olTie PJ"!-'. \\h o II",, !; h ,. I I I I
the I Ct.· jl'iUllt s o f lilt, n.s,d. in r~' coglld l ~ 1 1 1
of the ir fie"" ic-eH 111 tll t' fi e Jd.
13I' ! kq 'l re I
is proud to kn {)w th a l 111 ~ r e gim t: 11L wI. "It 1
b e_a.rs her n:\h~ e has won two e,f ilw ! ..

Up, arm and oJiJ ~vith all de~putchJ
You're wanted at the \Val"
l:-l da.ys of old yO)J never faded
~o IUlB w cr duty's call,
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Up arm and o.ut, Jag not ~hinrl,
You ' re wuuh.'<i Olle ana all.
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UP' arm
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Brita..iu 's SOllS,
With heo.rts true to the (';01'0 ,

\valk thron~h' 1111(1('1' ...... 1') lit ,n y fb r· . d 11. l !
would ~ e".?' fh M eH' n'lhi lig wn!1' d(JJlI ' l 'I'( - !

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.. Busino"" as us ual." tile mut'''' uP'''l
which those wJlO r e mnin at, h o mo' llll'\'~
dotermineel to a r. t while Qu r 80ldic'rs l~r
ULlholdinH the h Ull our of ~h ei r C(:>Ulltt-y 0 1
t.he Contl?~nt , l is OBC, wl~~lch 111\ 8 muph tl~
oommelld it" put It It;, lI€verlh e!4'1".'.i
capable of d el·elop~ne llt. . Not oll ly ~I u IV'r>
want to k eep our 1IIdust'l 0g HOJJr; Rh ll lg ,e)
u8ual, but we ~l " o }'C"quire 1.0 IIJlIok" ou r

ultima.te \'ictorv o\'t"r GprnHUI

Tho 00a.r8 ~ of '''''ceping wom~n,
Tho stan·ing Q\til~~Pd:~~8 cry,

~h~ .. piteou ••t~.e';.f:l ,of ro!ugew
' Now drjven out to di~,
Sl)ould 'T01J..e ,ypur l blood to fevor Mat ; .
~Y Q:~ ft.r e no) ni~ ! a.t all·
If cowardly you Should refuse
' To a" swor such'. call.

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much of h E'r trR~le U"",, IH' SJ-O iblc.
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wr.s doub \Jess p ~om ' "e nt,lr.v .in th.e luil <I. "
the' lIIcUlb'ers of ' fli R Ref\{tlJH~ (I •.un) ~, \, orC<:.mmeree wlw\ they 'j eoi,\ ,'cl to ..i:,1)(""~
'an evening In the c(.ll ~id('rlLf,itlll l'JIF.. th ?
importn,nt f:mLj e~ t of new Illdu :-; t.l' i eJ; f01
th e borough , '"llf\ J,ow to gel th. Hl.
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'l nlatter wa,:.,
cllssed ' the Cha~mber ,had lh-u V:~Ull h! 1
services ~f Mr. H owl Ing, ' th e f\,."~Hi l n. 1I
11';' not ·: yet·~oo'e~ '·
'of " the
secr e tary of t.h al draperf-! ' tr,ule o r,~ ~ I!l '~il
tion, wh a.(w ~h.ou~h trul alld com Pt"('.Ii ?lIl!IJ'f
; 'whil~t..:th~
paper, COllhuTl1llg many lI ~cr~ll tHl ~g (; S tltlll '~1
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should be Lh H men us of (i l1'd{() IlII~:( ' O\,i~l
activity in the eudca\ (Jur t il '- t.l:lIIC II l '\
industri es for the' town.
Th ero wm:.
ma.nv pre.'-'ent at Tuesda y <! v f.;! lIin~ ' ." 1)11'1'1,
',. 'l1ie80 fiend s of -lv.nr, like Snt..an's 80 118,
hig, who co nfessod 10 11 ( 1, h av!l1g rc'a liS(j(
..A-ro bent on bloOd' ~n ..l plunder. the exceptio nal Mhn.lltng oa \vhl c h Rendlll
· No 1pJfloe 01) earth is fit- for them,
poasesses unt.il th ey ,w e rll hro uc:ht llmne t
· . In ·grR.V~ tllOY al1 must .slumber.
them bY'o one who i-s a' ('''O) llpa ra.tJvc ~f. rl\ngcr
'Like bird. of prey "iliey solly fo.U.,
to our town. ' UP OIJ . t,he Bu!(g csti.ons pu~
, l'av<>noua thiin vultiire, .
·f orward by Mr. H owhng I t HI ~l1llle('~! &~ nr r
ootu~... vjio' ha'v~ been revealed,
to denl I\~ length - t hey "re gll'~' n JJl <'1
· . ~hei~' ~.stf<.l Gcrma!1. k~ltur.
tens..o elsewhere- u nt, t.h t! po lit lIpO~l
'which wp would Jay s t:-cas I S the nced (or
, ,'lBrutality bas I heel' the e;'Y,
:action wi t hout (l~]ay_
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fo:r r~'hel.;,pi.\lrpo'S", lIlr " ".u"I1)!~1 , Qn horro-rs they ' milst 8UPI
for R eadillg
is IlO ne w f.lub,icc t . '
tl~e
'l'lio .army of a: Knieer yiJ-c,
Pll6t the re may Ihwc be en diffi cu lti ~H
'I'H~' WOl'Bhippcr of Krupp.
oon'tend ' w ith ~n bringing , h ome t q ,nnn Pr
Fight ' on 1 my -1ads; Olld no'OI' give in ,
facturers tb e c1o.ime of R eo,ding fiB'1I p,e nt.i·r
· Tho day, I'm flure ; is nigh, sir,
for the establislilllent of the \"dus tri es
, .Wh",' grovellin'!! at our feet you'll bring
which UleY are concern ed, hut to·day; w,t11
Their' monstrous god; , the K niser.
the many uppor t uilitins
wh~c h
fLre at
bn.nd, th OBe:! who nrc identifying thenlBelv e~
de·a·t.h 0(' k :tll
kin,
with the In'ovcment Illli.y we ll Ir e n e w] tb e~
:mu'rderouB villains 816in.
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e xc elle nt prbflpecw of 8U
enemy must '-feel 'our mig))t
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It i); sn-id lhu,t wl~en R e nding w ~
nd . • han ·not· ri.e 'ag"in. \
mentio~ed .to Mr. Cn.rnegie in com~ ~c ti6li'
Your" grea.t .rewa,r d wiH bd I renowJi.
with hIS g,ft. 10 th e West 1j:ud I;jmr. ,
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Y~r <\e~ . will ·bring you glory,
the millioll"'; .. e !lliil ~ llt.hropis~ WI\S 'lu i ,p
.Posterlty w~1I bl ~Sa your namo
unable to locate the town until ' i W~
·hiBto.y· !ella, the 8!<>ry: _
menti,o ned a6 th~ ho1n l e of MiCSR I"fI. IH ,uu '- ' - 'j: I '
-Jey nud Palmere' Rnd Mesa... Sutton
by Mr'. SO,n s' gront '1~du s trle8 , nnd td~il a.ri Jxp e[j ~ ­
.H.!'~cr~ar'Y,:C Ir.ng't>o",m<>,·" aM
ences luwe b eeJl lIr~ ed o.s a ,rcasan ! for; 'r.:
Pn,irl1loiii 'r\!9Plc~" arc ', ne,w.,
for ;,\ho judioious and well,t.h ought out 6cpom e of
adve~~isin" the town and tb+, "d~""bg~"
'Wh:ch it · posaes;;e9 as 0. cen,tre for t~b

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, Like them, ·your holO(.'6 and ,childl'ell dear
In . jeopardy oro' placed,
Up Ar~ 'Apd out unto tho [rcnt, \
Thel'e i.; ' no time to ' w"'1"'"
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Your l.,nt] of birth, YQur plnce ' ou earth i
· And) fr ee do.m arc ~n dn.ngor,
Tbc€c cl,lel HUllS no mercy show,
Humlillity'. a stranger. . '

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·~tilbJi~bm~Il' of, lIew factories.
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b~' hooed that ·the ileIibeTat!iQ,lls ; of til l)
C),ilmller ot ·I Commerce . ;WiII 'I bear .; h"at,
:aii<I t:!1"t,. ,tn \ q.onjullction wi~h . I th~ !tOW\'

councll, they \wJII" be wco6Ssfu] lO j lB ~c'trrlllg
' some share- of the pew indu~ tri~ r ,l lichl,'.
'.. ' result 'of the' wa.r; it i ~ knowr "I' >
,'8n~ ~!ll ' be : eBt .. blishr<l I'in t.lli"
·uu'u" .. " .,· ~ I Itt ill; hmyever, vefY neCi;S8al'yl
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cOnlp6tition of
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. efforts . shou)\l IM mad ..

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I'Irizee . ~ in

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