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READING MERCURY, QXFORD GAZETTE, !\T]}WBURl
lIERALlJ, AND BERKS ~ COUNTY PAPER, SATlJ1IDAY. l'IAY
ARMY APPOlN~MI!:N'1'B
DIED OF WOUNDS

LATEST IN~ELLIGENCE.

THE WAR

Pr vate A BuUock t 8959
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Drummor J Crutchheld 828T
Lanoo.-Col:pOra.l:..H Da. le 11919

LONDON FRIDAY EVEN1NG

CEN TR AL

Pnvat.e H Lowther 9699

NEWS SPEC AL WAR SERVICE

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THE N ~TIONAL EGG COLLEOTION I OR
WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND SAlLORS

WOUNDED
Allum 11632

Pnvaro r

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8438

Pr vato C ColLins 9615

P vate F Harns, 5448
I r a.to A. H lloa. d 11851.

HOWARD BRUNTON

Pnvate G Jack!l()n 11714
Pn-v8. e G L ddm.ro 5572

Twenty persons wen

k I ed and 43 wGundtd
Sa .... ra~ houses were
dest oyed
Bo 0 an t oops r op ulsed a Gil man

1 va.t.e E Thompson 13911

P ate S
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attack no th of Y pr es The French progressed
in tha n! ghbou hood of Stee n"t aete
F ve

The Ladies' TaIlor, IS now .howmg Ihe neWell
deSIgns and malenals for Spnng and Summer wear al
145, Fnar Street, Readmg

Woov ng 9271
We don 7284

P o.to W Durk n IM92 1 t Batt
P ato '] W ... ms 8218 ht Batt
Pnvate Ii W~e 11692 1st Batt
WOUNDED \ ND MISSING.
P ,ate I Pym 9803
P vate E V Harpor 8282

hUnd lid she 1$ have fallen n Rhelms
Many
Ii e5 !l5U ed
In Champagne the
Go mans

bombarded a French ambulance wo.und no
a
Th e Ge man aUaek at Eparges has
su geo n
b!en eas Iy driv en back

.lId at
Gtollt PorUlllld St W

OXFORD AND BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY

TO WOMEN

WOUNDED
Pm'ato S Thome 9l1iO
PrIvato G Beaalo 93~4 2nd BAtt
MISSING
PrrTllte W !\ Hobbs 7904 2nd Batt.
NOW WITH UNIr
PMvatc W Wat-cl'S 9883 2nd Bo.U.

THE ZEPPELIN RAID
IPSWICH Fr day MornIng
The on y ser GUS damage tione at
Ipsw ch
b tha Zeppe n was n B ookhaJl Road where
ee houses ..wen Slit lin f e an d gutted ~t
m ona inJu es we e susta ncd
At Bury
~dmunds two !hOpi were set on fire n the
h M kat a nd one n St
Andrews
Bit aug
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PHILHARMONlC
A SUCCR8SFtH CO~ Ot ftT

MARLOW

eporhd t o I ave d op ped bombs on Wh t
Utn w thout do no dan age ..and to have ap
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bombs w e e dropped on I}u y St
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PROGRESS IN TH E DA R DAN ELLES
ROM E Thursday Night
In Athens mt$.saOt to the
states that the Dard aneL es
operat ons
con
t nu t II. au ab y
T he Tu ks are mak ng des
fi e ate but unsuccessfu l eHo ts to stop th e ad
van e TM Ga po Pen nsu a s now can
SI de ed o~ctl P ed
Tu k sl losses are al eady
t I maUd at f ve thousand

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GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED
Th e B a g an
Leoat on announces th at du
Wed nc day
n \1 tou r t o ops sutcessfu y e
pu sed a G e ma n
a ttack f r om
Steenst aet e
Yes e day t he en e my s a t e 'I was act v e
and nl e m tt ent y bo nba ded va ous pa ts of
ItU
I ne
We oecup cd a fa m sQu th of
B au .... ve b ug

BEIGL\N CON ' All SCEN rHOME
no T DI OR of

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BJ lU S COU:-;r'l Y I '\:I ] n

GERMAN M S STATEMEN TS

PAR S TI u SdilY N !I t
T e F t n ch Eyt W t oess says
Th e German
t Oil
u n ques have pe .5 st ent 'I m .s sta ted
the
pas t on
l o a ne whe re s nce M ch
10th
t he F en h h:lve consta ty
adva ced
Th e
po t ed Ge na n s ue esses :l e nc e y va n at
te np ts t o opp ose ou prOIl ess
LOSSES OF BR T ISH VESSELS

T he c ew of t he s eam e
Mob e
of West
Han fo PO!)
w t ella have bee n b ought to
Sto nowa y by a G ove nn cnt pat 01 vessel
S e was to II cd oe d l1y a 5ul1ma ne yest e day
h ty m es west of Lew s s and
tho c ew
be ng II n t e n m nutes \0 !l e l away
The G mshy t aw e
St n9
wh ch left
on Ftb ua y 24 h I as been 9 ye n up as ost
It s b! ev d that she was sunk by a m ne
A S e ds t a If e
as becn sunk by a sub
mar ne of t he T yne The crew we e r esc ued

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SUR V I VORS OF THE LEON GAM BETTA
T e M n 5t y of M a no 5 al es that 110 su
Y 0 s of t e l eo n Gamhetta we e conveyed

towa ds Smy nn
Twon y s x a c at B nd s
The bod es of Atlm a Senes and 52. sa 0 s we e
n\erred at Leec e The c rcun stances of the
d as e a e not y et p ec se y known
GERMAN STEAMER CAPTURED

Th o Adm atty announce that t he Ge man
ca me Macedon a w leh escap ed from
Las
a mas a few wee ks aDo
a. lIeen cap u ad
a B t sh cru 5er

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COOERCUL INTELLIGENCE
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THE TERRIFIC BATTLE GOING ON

Pnva.te G Snuth 9407

GERMANS SHELL DUNKIRK
A commun qu e iuulld by the French Embas
t tes that German warsh ps have bun sllln
s~ 'I~e Be iii an coast
Nin t tce., large shalls

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Gordon 10097
Hatcher 1001(1
R Harbert, TTll
Hall 5412
Logan 9fIn

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Barometer

Prln e W Sibley 915S
P vale A SiJvor 0CMl1

PnyUe 1-1 ~pngge 11982
Pm-a.&e H Ta.nner 11835
Pnvate W Benton:! 16350 l.t Ba"Lanco-C~oraJ HEwer 11524 1st BaU
Prn 'ate R. Hod.rd. 9913 1M Batt

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WILL OF MA OR GR'NERAL J
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MaJor GenernJ Jl\m es Robert Mllnn C 1\1 G
late of tl e Ro} 801 Eng neers of H gi field Lodge
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the 24th March
ft
esta.te or the grose value or £.1 183 li16 5d v tJ
net p el'6()nalty £1 132 55 11<1 Probc.1.e I as bee
granted to MR>Jor Art.hur I redenck Man
or
45[1. CrB C.n Road L",ncaster Gate 111 ddleElox
of the Munster Fusd ers (retired) h16 80n ono

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LOSS OF C ~{S MISSIONARY
TI e Church :u ss onary Soc ety s not La
escapo tl e toll or I vet'! tahen bv the war Three
or t.s n sa onar os were 0
board the
I fated
Filla.ba \\ h ob was torpedoed on Mr..rch 28th b} a
Germ n submo.rm c n",mel.,. the Re A e<! I e ld
and Dr J
C Fox returnmg to N<>rthern
N genn a.nd Ml6s A I Wa. t
ret m S to
Lagos and o..t first t \\t\6 thought that all 1 ad
bee saved S Dce the r name6 a.ppea.red I U e
1 st or those rescued wtcr however
t was
found that Ute pa88eDger named. Field who WOA
6Ilved was L eut..euant F eld and not the mi.t;;
STOKE POGES
s ona. y or tho two m 8 onar (os who were 1 -'----~---:--:_:::_::_--:::-----:_:_-:_­
rescued M sa W. t VlW! tortun. enougb to get
Ladv D«: D6 of Sooke Pog.:e p
b rih to a
Into .. boa.t wh oh escaped 00. R overturtled 90 and ho r OD SaturdlloY at 10 C,rnwall GIU'
wb Ie Dr Fox kept aftoat by a I t tl saYlDg wau;t dens Both are do Dg well The marr1ase ot
peat was one or the first to be plc~ed up
A Lord Doo cs to Helen V len d,nghtor or Mr
grapli CJ accoont.- ot the 1~ of the Ftdaba wnL George J&afW~:Uld t.ook place In lOUt and they
l.en 1 y M. 1116 W&1t e puhllBhed In the
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