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~LA.rrEST INTELLIGENCE.
THE WAR.
A~TMENTB
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LONnoN FOIl AY

THE 4th ROYAL BERKSHIRES

EVENING

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CONSTANT SHELL FffiE

CENTRAL NEWS SPECIAL WAR SERVICE
ALLIES

PROGRESS

IN

THE

DARDANELLES
An oft ta.l d ,patch from Athens says that the
A I ~5 (Ont nlle to advance on the 'Who 6 of Gal
en nsu\a
The
pr nt pal
ute or
I po
\I
t tnches' have been
by the A es
They we e found fu

THE LATE LIEUTENANT R W
POULTON
PALMER
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ARMY

Ge eral Officer CommLlnd ng in Cb \,If-General
SU" He '1 M L. lIundl.
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GeM G

" despread regre~ has been ~sed t\t
dea.th of Mr Rona.d W Poulton Pti.1mer (iBt.)
4th BB.tlD,l on Roya.l BerkBh re Reg ment
of
ltIarwt.o a.nd Read ng. he r to the la.te U gl t
Hon G 'W Palru-er and ",} 0 IlB stated III las~
week ~ Mercury
a«; killed a.t. t1 c front

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Fabrics for Summer Wear

DS0

The New Ch.ffon Alpaca In plmn colours.s delightfully bght and cool, but .t Will stand the hardest wear
There are also splendId ran~es of Shantung, LiDeD,
P.que and Sillt and LIDen IJIlXture.
I should appreciate your \,1S.t to my Showrooms.

BERKS OFFICF;RS PRAISE
T1'1\n ng
proba.lon)

Berkshire

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BRUNTON

HOWARD

BELGIAN SUCCESS
HAVRE Thursday NI~ht
A 8e II an headquarters commun Que states
th..1.t massed :It\:lcks on llr dyel ead on the Yser
wt ~ repu sed
2.00 Ge man 1:0 pS65 we 6 left
lin th e II ound and tI e Be II ans tllok some
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Street,

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Te1ephoae

And at
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RAIN IN FRANCE
1= ench Embassy Commun Que - Ra n has
fa en uneeas ngly to nee the mo n no of Thur'S
da y
0
Thu sday n !Iht t II F enc h tar ed
seve a t enches sou th west of SoUthel They
ma nta Iled all yeste d y s ga IlS n the A sne
Va ey
Th e F enth destroyed four German
blockh ouus and sev e a t enehes

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Telegn.ms

OASUALTY LIST

COllMERCIAL

INTELLIGENCE

OFF1CER.5 KILl ED OR DIED OE WO UN DS

THE SINK ~G OF THE GOLIATH
A
Const ant n ap 0 commun Que says
pll t on of 0
feel attacked a Sr t sb warsh II
nur Merto Bay T e wa sh II was I t n thre e
p aces by she sand sank mmed ataly

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,A.USTRIAN SUBMARINE DRIVEN OFF
In off c ad spate f om Colt nje says that
t\le ~us an subma fte wh eh tr ad to capture
a M Q nte n ~ g n sh p n the port tlf Dulagno wa,
GI'Wen olf by a t I ery

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A.MERICA S STRONG PROTEST
WASHINGTON Thu sday N ght
The tu t of the note to Gc many sa)'s subma
Ines cannot be
u se d
!la nst
n ert! :lntm en
w hO llt v 0 at on of
just ee a nd
human ty
Ame can (t zens have a r ght to take
slips
and t 3,,01 w he e leg t mate
bus ness
t hem 1'1 e Ge n an Embas sy s wa n"g e:1nnot
pa ate n uman ty Th o German Gova nment
s expecte d to d S:1V OW subma ne com nitnders
ads make rep a at on and ta ke steps to p e
epet t an
Tt c Aner (an GQv ernn en t
v ent
IN
om t no wo d nr act nocessa Y to ma nta n
Is t zens
ghts
WASHINGTON F day
The Pres dam was t he S'o e allth o of the note
It was str pp ed of th e usua ve b age to make
t he n ean nil e ea e _ __ _
VIEW OF NEW YORI( PRESS
NEW YORK F day
The Ncw Yo k pa pe 5 comn ent w U approval
on th e 0 es dent s no \e Th e
He a d
says
M W so n ma kes ellu csl useept b 6 of 0 y
on e m e:!n ng 11 a nothc Amef ca n sh II s t o
pedoc d the on ly t h ng t o be a(} ne '" I be t o
sta t tI e Atlant c f eel t (}wa rti
he wa zo ne
New Y o k A n 0

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A rne
p os 1 no of un des ed 3£)

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ITALY AND T HE WAR
ROM E T urs ctay

BAlT S H rR1 SONEAS ESCAPE
AMSTERDAM F da y
Thr ee Br t sh n ta ry p so e $ escaped f ro m
Til nh o t to Ho and on W ednesday e.... en ng

KA SER S BAN N ER TAKEN DOWN
Th e bann o s of t he Ka se r and
ot c s a e
b e og ta ke d ow f n S
G oo ge 5 Chapel
W nti so t o d:ly. _ _ _ _ __
THE PIRATES WOAK
Ad natyO f c:l
Du n g t e we ek ended May 12th s x B
me t hantmen we e sunk ()
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May 191,

d of the Mll!8 on to Scamen :'fore
May 9
'TI ern have been sove a.I. frOt>t.s n t1 t,"i 10(.'801 ty
thLS vock a ld on Monday rught and nor wg five
degrees worc rcg.16t.crOO
Rcc.ru tmg for t.l c \rmy 3nd Navy baa boon
&

roached n tho pansh ehurch on Sunda.y

aoUvoly and 8uocc.ssi\lJly on.rr 00 0

m this local "y

du ng Ll e past few woo)cg
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CROWTRORNE
On Sunday a£ternoon about one hu d cd mombcrs
-of tJ 0 Ho mo Defence Loag 0 had 11 route mArch
cl tI rCJ) n lcs SU ~ ng from Ute Dr II Hall at
Well goon Coliego .a td return ng th ough part. (1£
Sandhurst
ThC) '"'0 e accompa.n ad by tho Saml
hUfllt Band under Bandmasoor Bennel ck o.nd the
Soouta bugl~rs, uoder BandmBl>ter II&.l ett
Wg.o\.THIR OIl8EltVATIONÂ¥ ~akeD at the ,liorbutj

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LlEUTENAN'l GILES AYRES KILLED
IN ACTION
Very Ft'cnoc.a.l ~orrow wns Ilrou.'iQd m Reading yoe
tarday (1< nda~) when t oocalne knowll that & lot.ror
had bot n rooo \'"ed an olUlOlng tJ at Mr G 1011
Ii reder ck
Ayros
of
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fir n of hl.- m
C and G A)ros, bad beon killed III action
r1r

G IWl Ayres

Sl')CJ()od-Le tenant n tho 3rd
Batta! on J:)cnet Ro~mont but WI18 uttacl cd to tJ e
Wilt!

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1 uoolns not tb e front He WlI\e marnoJ on the 5th
December hUllt before 10 went out) a.t St Giles
Church to M a'I MArJonc Soott P tma.n elder <J&u"gh
t.ftr of M.r and Mrs Warron P tn a.n of
Cliod

wOJ;tb
Northoour Avenue, Reading} and ~t
foympa.tby 18 felt w th bol.h fam liB\.
LiOlltenant Ayr81 ;fflo& tho _I?nly I!?U of Mr a.nd
Mu F~ ..Ayrea" of
Ba.cleob. cafllrWiam

OF

A

NOt.;A.GE ~ AllI.AN

AT

GOR[t.;G-on

May 11th a.n old 1 an Dan"l«! Cox ",I 0 res dcd
w tJ h s daught.or Mrs. Snuth 8.t M lIdown Grumg
dod 8.t U\e a.go of 90 years.
Up flo Janua.ry he
had rot:.aIDOO tho usc of all h ~ facult 08 8.1 d atir ost
da.ly nught have been soc wo.lk og kt GI.ll" ng
illagc noa.rly t1fo m lcs tI ero a KI bank Ho "u
n J on ~ y ta,kon vcry ill and ha& I'l0l000 boon &
great sutfcrcr

TILERURBT
The II~V!Ca"l at St !rh(ll~ 8 on Ascena 0
wore a.5 {QU9WI -Holy Cpmm Ulton 6 8 n 7 a.m

w. ..

(obor&l) &nd 830 &.Ul
t.me 10 a..n eli ldren e
Eucha.r.t 1030 am
Evoosong 630 pm. TI e
ooUoot.aOJll t.hroua'hout tho day were K 'len to tI e
N&tional Bociot}'. , The roottir lundt, ent.ertained
the S 1n<k:V fOI:lOOl children to ie& &t the old
N.t onal .SChool T;3e outdoor pm. bad to bo
abUidotled O....WA: to t.fui inOlemu\ ~ of ~o

woather

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ti U J,lropor J of tJ:M., 11 In rlOrd, U,otll6OlUtn lh... \a
I\, uwquo oppoc+utu" for fanner&,
In thiA hord 18
of world wida ropllW.~LO
and man,. of tOO caWe
ha .... woo. cups or tUM. pn~ at tile hi« ~ncult nal
All tho am:nals I c.bo herd h ..... o paaeed the
tubotoul n ~ and W1U bo sold ellbJ~ to ..
eoooM ialt f rt!quirod
Catalo/il'UOll may bo obtaiDed. {rom the auotltoOeel'8 M.... Hammond and
Cn.ufurd 19 llloNnalbury ~ua.ro W C
or Mr
U. chard&on Cllorr\&t.at.o 0ffic8 Tnng
88.10 ,.
000 of tan gre&f.OJto ~voo .. whlch h ....e tUml plaOA
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amonpt bl'&E!Jdea ol Jcae1 OI.t.tIe lQ tb.. coUoDtq
.ud 110 Iormor or breorlor . . . . to ..,.. "

Sheld on Arthur G IetL.-ta.uOfl ht. B"t3101 ]\o(irordiSlnrc Reg ment. d 6d on M.y 9th
of wo od ~ reet} ved 006r Yp1'e8 l\oKed ~ ye.,.

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gazottOO. ~Dd heut.Cn.nt n tnir Bccllord.hl...,

Regiment. bum tlJe SPOOIIU Roie"8 in H.y
lOtO .00 became temrorary oa.pt.aiD lD VucJt
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