Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 05-1917

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W1LUAM McIlROY, Ltd.·----Reading', Shopping Centre.

McILROY'S
S,a ve You Time and
Money on the Things
You Forget to Buy
-===Before.==::======
In every department.of this great store, are holiday suggestions
you ought to sec; distinctive effects, charming colours and
newer styles-all of which are d.splayed in such a way that
you CBn make your choice in a minimum of time, and so
keenly priced that you must save from 3/. to 5/. in the e.

UNDERWEAR YOU SURELY
BUY ONCE YOU SEE IT.
Ladl es
N:l.I!lsook
DRI SSE S wllh
V

NJGHT

o r squaTe
necks
Trllnmcd fin c
CIl1
hrOldery and val lace Regular
..fI ll valuc

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I",dies CAMJ SOLES
Exlr;!'
prcU) ,\ Ih o r WI lh ulil s leeve.;","
1r!turned dalllt y lace mel cm
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S pec la.l all/II j
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PLITI COA1 S

cm brOiderv

\\ltl1 (':>.:tr:\ Wide (ke p n )1l11 Ct;
Gr lilt! \ llLlC Lt

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I I{ilcs Dlfcctolrc J\ ~ I C h.E: H :'j
full SllC
Pinl.: s l) c r t: 1111
A Big Lot at 1/6j

Spccla l Pnces

1 / 11 ~ .

2/111

Ladl(,s Prmt UNDERSJ...JR1 S

I :tdl cs S ummcr CH E MISES
n::u b oo k or longelolh
SfIl lTtlv t rllluncrl \\ Ilh line
III

2/11:1

L.ldlC5
COl\1BrN \1 r01\ 5
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~rand qualit y n IIll sook nr Ion
cloth With V -:'1 squa.re
Eftecl!v t>ly trrnltncd a~ s l 'm II

ncci

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LADIES' OVERALLS.
OVERAI... T...S
\ most
LltractJvc g<lrmelll eXl:eedlngly

J ' dlcs

\~ e ll m ade and cut lit l good
stro ng cascment
i ll
na"
butchcr s:txe ami b ro Il 11

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12/11

r a{lles Prml OV ER \ LLS " Illlrt
neat dcpendable 1 \\0 qllnl ltlC~

t {6J, 1/ 11:
J rl.dle~

MllnttJ Oll OVLRALLS
I he blg gesl mn I \ar cd r :m gcs
o f any "to re Pn C'l.:s TroIll2/~ 1 ~

1 hc J"'rcc "nel E.l.sy CO f\ SE1
G, V.cs fht.: fig urco.itl ll s upporl bilL
a.llo ws flL lI fr ccdo n fo r mn, c
menl
j Ius Sc-~ n s new shapc
I n s trong '\hlle coutll

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1Il

the Ulllted States between

tho ag~ of twonty-one and thlr~ to Tegl.l!itcr by

It

Juno.')

I f!

cst1matt.'ti that ten nullion me.n

wlll be n, ntl:l.hlo for aOTVlce

A.n expedtt!onulJ

rorct'l, approxlmatmg OOe diVISIOn of l(egldar

troo}}s

oo.rhest pos81ble date General l'ol"Shtng Will bo
ll1 command \\ Ith u rcgIment of Mannes whIch
lS to acoompany tho l}nlsloD Uond the Engmoors
alrearly eOlLtxbcd t o r SUr¥Ice the strength of t he
fo rce will bc about ~u 000 mon In oxplnlDInS'
he cannot lI.uthonsc the orgo.msabon of
Vo unree r dIVls lOns PreSident Wllson pays t
hIgh tIl1bute to hrr Roosevelt 'Ihs propos('d
schom e however wo uld mterfere he says with
tbe prompt creation and early use of an effectne
Armv llnd wo uld contribu te pl'Octically IlQtlung
to the el"iact ne :;tnmgt h of t ho Armle6 Dowen
S'alrod ag::l1n st Germarll
liiicaragufl, has 80'iored dlploma.tic rrnations W1tb
Germnny
Tho now Rtl 5SlnD Cabtnot has now boon formed
a.nd has I S ~Ie<l n declaration of poltcy
On the Itil han front o ur Allies II.ro preSSIng for
'MLro. to thmr obJoctl\ e8 ..nth lIlUo RlIt.:1.hle ellOlgy
and conngo 1:1 ~\"J g sel7.erl 1hlt .,31 the It.aha.lls
hn' e now heen Itbl o to canturo filii 652 below
' Qd ICC,
ta kIng
37!l
IJnoono!'l'i lIlc!l1rhng Hi
officol'ft m tho c\<:S<ltli t h Jl g Ueo rge h I.... scnt a
heart.) m ossaso of congrntulatlOli to KIng Vlctor
Emmnnuel Oll tho Sllccesses Ilch roved b.) General
Cadornn s Jor.... es
r UESD II
Bntr sh troops n o w l old t h o \\ hole o f tho S lOg
fr um )r If md on bu rg hne 110m 11. pOlnt o no mlle
CHst 01 llullecourt to "rmll excopt fo r a sirelc h
of 2 000 ):trrls I ID IJ CIllmtel) 10 t h e W CoI t uf Dulle
coun
Our ne w· p o,. bons 11\ tl e line betv.~en Bulle
court llld l' o n tn.l llo 'Ioro III Ido ECCllro o u~ 1fo n
rlny "'I t h JlttlO Illt erfo rOIl CO fro m tho e JH!W) ,
",hose Io.s&'1> on t.ho PI O\lOll S d<l\ had been VOl)

"hI

( ,enclul 1 ft:a m ~ Jill;t utt... d s inco ho took (}\ er
I ho ::;upH~rnc COI1lll\ IlId II IS ti ueceedccl 1 he grou nd
1\ on o n lho norlhu m sl\) Pl'''' of Ulll MO I'01l\ 1 1 h ~rs
lId o o JJ) Gha 11lu!:ino 11 s beel! lJe.id ng llfl"t Gel
man t {Jun ter IU;ue k "
lb A number 01 prl!>'()J)crs
t lk('u by th e ] r{,IlCr. III i1w; l etlO n La5 reached
1 1)00 mcludlll " 2S officers
lhe UOIm In!> d II III t hn.t onc 0 1 tlWII r:l.ulmg
squJldroliS sot OJ! fll e fh 0 .l r ench c:'lptn 0 b., ll OOll~
~t Hom }nOOr t I orth enst of r h e llu!'
Sut:ces:4ul Jlntl h rau]" lIell B pd1\ Arm," 11
t l(': l es qui Vr: nllf'llE'~ a r e the on l) Utt lut.n actlolb
reported Oil Th.o 13r It l"h flO nt Un Monliay afte r
f oo n "l! dostifl,e l l lIg Ge rman HrumulUtlOn
dump n O l lh ~ l st of Qu e ln t 1 ho s hock o f t he
expJo lOn \1 IS 1('lt It g reat llistllnccs behuul onr
h n~

?f R.d}(lt Ow T'r clleh Prcm lci s pen kin 111 t he
Ch n muOi \I CleO Il1 01:I to d cclH .... t lOll S o j t he ncw
till "mn GOH'J llllJcnt t h It th!'v Ire at one ' 1 1th

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c;o nct uslOll DC tllll~ \ll t h t h e fOlnHIJ
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wou ld not be ntlll(·,:l;:l b o li

Sho \\ ould Ip.:ne to
b l rb.ln ::;m \llth "blc h lll\nded
to un tl!('s I 1(1 beClI tr eltcd
Ih e ro \\O\J!d bo no
qUCt'ltifif 0 1 l \I ~I In(le l1ll11 l\ to h ~ lenC!(\
IS n
pen:.llt, It wm zld bo l cparlt l0 11 lnll JlI stlC( \ lJd
the \\ hl1 10 \I OJ I{I wo uld "II 111 J Ud n ll1Cllt
]\1 l orc.stcholi ko 110 nC'" HLI" ~Hl n 1 o rf'lgn
Mm l ~jc r h nd !;£'nt I Dll'!;~:1.g0 I Ilich dec l] red tb t
RUS<:l ~ wou h\ ne\ c r forget th o II I V on '\\ hlCh
I rn.ncc hnd (h HI1I to hf'~ fr<lnt rn I~S{':'; of t hfl
(orman troops and I d th u!i o n CIl l tm;''' ll III
oPfXlrb.uuh 01 r('consHtu t ul{ J t"r ,;;tre n ih
F u rth (,1 Itlnek ~ II H e berm II n{le b~ (ho A~l fjt n::Lns
OIl t he lrontlno hont h I t n il In \ A hul erl
lh e
ma ll] fmnt lIcros~ tiHl 1 flll ?:O h, s 1)(>01 C]1lLCtCI
there Ii n o bC!On !;m \Il IctlOll S O.LIst 0 1 PlaI a nl d
Judgment

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t h o .. l cnt

Mcllroy s urry sundry good ......ku (If
SIZeIJi and shapes aDd I!mpJoj Expert

CORSETS
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'Brar. J! llIl rsl f.'alner \1 1l~ Stink by \ l'i nbma nn (1 o II t ho 1'0 1St of Drli ttl! \ 011 R\1!Hla\
!If h 'io lskl R USSIII\ \ mb ISS IdOl IlL l'an s Hi
to be tho n (m Jl m bl SSado r 10 Lomio ll
ll lUPSD \,1
J lr;h t.11l " n t:I 0 ' Vesle rn i r O l I In s bren COil
lino(/ I.o tho I rench \ h o In tOO IJ lups lay cfl pt ur(l(l
th e lIst o bS<'r.allon pOln!.:; dOlllllwtlll" t he ' "TH llc\
"I till" \l kH(' $OOut h 0 1 L IOI
1n t]ll~ at b{'k IIlm' h ' 1 16 d(1Jnerod from three
POllll.." OUI Alb es t oo k 100 nn~o ll crs

Corset Specialising.
all
A

Filultleu Fit and Comfort GQMUtecd
Let Mcilroy.
$l1gge5t }Ollf New Conel YOII WIll be ple.lIed

GOlle fl J Cld"rn

DRESSING GOÂ¥' NS m spccr II quallt) fanc y c re pc cloths
I bnds.omc sam~nts In ve l) taslcful patterns and colounn~ s

5/11 to 12/11

Nine Special
Values for
Those Who
Buy for the Kiddies.
Cluld S Il::mds mne SILK
JERSEY Ind KILT com
bIDed In s k.) pink cream
II l V) and other shades
Specially cut In prlCC to

6/11

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the

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ca:;ter n IrOI t h \~ bec) r l \\ \l~ I Cl" 1 by I b n lh \!It
l>llCCf.'~S
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a t G()rIzJa o ur
\!I IC" o n \Vodncsdn) broko
t hm u""h t h o !\ustr a ll itnffl fro m Cflstag n a'lz7..a.
to tJ e !loa
Olle oo mm tmim· HO" l boll after anot ll or l\ as
St Oi nl e<! wd t ho Ib hills f:ook OH' l 0 Don 1)11 ..
OIH' I ;i tnclndm:o m or 300 offi err", as th e res ul t o f
their mil e l() pllIg" trl O\ emell l
i\ gf.' n e rolB tn h uhl 16 11 1;;.0 paid 11l t h o )lfiCllll
C(11lllO m llq l1o t o th(' 1I () l k d o no b } t e n Bnl!1>lt
iJ J.,t tt111 OS no w 0 11 (h e 1t llll11 fro n t

OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST

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ROYAL BERKSYIRE REGIMENT
KILLED
J fn'ato A CoatJcy 24679 (Clc\\ er)
Pmato i\ L Hmo 24859 (No\\bury)
Pn \ 0.00 S j
Bolche r 200743 (M..aiden..lte.ad)
Pn vate C Balt.on 200742 (1~dUlg)
PrlI aoo II nna nt '203082 (Hungerford)
Pnv.o.to C H Dilling 202887 (ROlldLn~)
Sn r g~H t E C G Ilcf! 200080 (fu adl r g)
P rn.n.to H Gllcg 20388] (Blrnllllghn.m )
Sergoont " H~llEKll1 203799 (Loudon)
Pm lite E C F. 1 Ullil 203740 IWlnkfzeld)
Sersennt T D RUS8C1I 200542 (Readmg)
Pmilto J T homp!iOlI 203822 (W('st TIromwlch)
Lco Corpl 1 Te.g~ 12805 (Roadmg)

Prll'ato F Thurmen 19579 (Bmc kll oll)

PREVLv REPTD MISSING NOW REPTn

KILLED

&:1111

Prlernto D Long 2152 (" lIld ~o r)
P mn.to H Blake 8790 (Newlo't\lI)
PTI\.u.te A E Blakclloy, 17612 (l rl. st Dul vlch S E )
Pmnto H W Denoon 19322 (Etoo )
Pmnte J P olrl cn 171Hl (F..arlshold S W~)

Sallor

Prno.tc E

"I~ OCK

w ell
shaped,)X....fect]y rln
Ishcd and reCOIn

illS

>pCQal at 111'1!}
to 6/11 ac=dmg

DIED OF WOUNDS
Lee Corp] A GIbbs 200367 (\\ oklngh.nm)
DIED
Pnnto S J Stra.nge 36844 (F'8 u£ord)

SILK

OXON AND BUCKS L

FllOCK

~c w.htch looks UDusu..tly smart

The 24

WlIght 265695 (Slough)
Rogers 267588 (Oxford)
DIED OF WO UNDS
Ileutonanf....Coloncl A T Robu13011 D 8.0 Oxon
and Bu~k L I (MjL.Jor Ko6t Surrey ROgllncllt)
i\fIl.Jor A 1) }JOI1lUJ I Royal 1mb Rifles, attached
Oxon IL.nd Bucke. L I
Corpora..l.i\

III

Pm nte W

14/11
rchable black and

fiT

\Vhite cheCk Well eut and made 22 inS to
30 lOS .1t1.stock Just the thing for high school
or w-...'Ck end TllC 22 In at 6/11
Ch.ildren

So

Beautiful embroidery designs

2/111

2/IU

Boys Pla.m and Stnped OVERALLS
c.isement cloths

19 inS and 21-. ms

thing for hos hollday playtimes.

1/11£

good
Just the
In

C

Wheeler

Ca.pw. m G e M Iller 1'.1 C
Cnptr1.l11 C "A Sa h~.se J1
C[l.ptu.lu J W St-C\ Ol"'-On Me, HIghland L]
attucitC!d Oxon and Buckg L I

20 IDS to 30 IDS

SIzes all at 2/111
A wonderfUl colicctloIi d£ Infants' MATINEE
eOA1'5, an motilm and pique Many damty
style,
Infants EmbrOIdered MUSLIN FROCKS A
pretty LIberty shape
Al:;o ~ long waisted
Grand value at

L'I GERUA}/ HANDS
Cnptfllll II C H Ilhngwor lh l\{ C,
Dc.rks hlre Rcglment, attu<!hcrl K R R C

ThIsbeauhfll111ltlc NAIN

SOOK F ROCK IS darn
hly trimmed tinc SWISS
embrOIdery Very swc~t
and good quaUty

4/11t-

Licutennnt C P Bn\.or
LI 6utOl\II11t W
C RO\\6 Oxon a.nd Buoks 1..1
attll cheH Roynl Fl}lng COrpi!
Llcutenant n, G WlladOIL Ox.on and Bucl8 L I
fLttachcd RO)ill FuslllOrs
Llel!tannnt W Hyslop EMt Surroy Roglment.,
att.n(: led Chon l1.nd B1Iclli L I
T..t!!utmlan t H F Mdler LHle RegImont attached
0»011 fLnd Buck$ L I
I l('utenant N J POIr6on
Second I!.leutonant £ A HutclnDS
SoooQd LlCutena.nt.A W Kelh
S.econd Lieutenant C .P. Ker
Seoond L'leutona.nt At
W Sw,kole,_

T

Royal

10330 C S M W BRANT
}or conSpICUOUS gallantry nnd devotion to
du ty He greatly assUite<l 10 J'OO1gu.DlSIng hiS
com pany Il ud cOllsohdutlll$ the cll.pturcd trenoh
und~r ,ery hea'\y hostile fire

10017 SE.H.GT E BREAN:SPEAR
For conspICUOUS b-all.llotry durillg a nlld on
tho enomy's trenches He handled n bombIng
party w1th great s kill nnd WUtl largely rt!~pon81blo
for the su ccess of t be raul
8-96 PI F. (L CORPL) n R CHAPMAN
For COJISPICUO\Hi trullnntry nnd devotion t o duty
He coll ected SIX men !l.nd () hargoo lin ellOffi)
bamblll o Pll ty killillg lllD6 of them Jie s bol\oo
great oo urogc and tnltJatl\O througbout
8085 C S 11{ .r CLARI\.}
For COnspI CUOUS gallantry and de,otlOn to duh
He p orso nulIy ol~.lmsod nud h ro UgH t up fresh
~upplieri of bomb~ Hid ammumtiou thoreby rna
tenull) a~l sttllg III the s uecos~f..u( consolIdatIOn
of th o PO~ Il!O ll

"A Century, repulaltJJn " th8 BaKU (lJ Sunena, II ... ,lI1lraatld _, ~(d,tll

HI & G. SIMONDS
(Limited)

1&,10 PIE ( ~ ct I. CORPL) C USHER
lor 1.'OURPI C\1 0 1JS ga llnntq alit! devotlOll to du ty
110 t;;ho \\ cd gren t !Skill In l'Ollsohduhng aud m 11n
tuUll llg IllS 1)Q"llio ll unclel heul Y flr o H o h ns OIL
Jll I~ny prf;n lOllS Occasion s done fin o \Iork

Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merchants
,

READING.

L WUte llRl1ts DO\\ s on and M e rric k hnve
nl
6136 L SBRG r 'j HOLE
rend~ b OCll wounded t he fo rme r on the Sommc
1 0 r OO ll !;PICUOll;i glulantr} r\.lul devotIOn to duty
and tho la tter Ilt tho hat\.lo of Loos
III SPLto of h eal Y hoolJ lo ~re ho mO\ ed about o n
to p vf t ho paOlpet md ke pt Iu s me-u at work
HOLDER OF f} C M KILLED
Reg m en tal Ser,:reant Major H J BllrLlto!o cO ll solnhlbug t ho ta ltt ureu tn!Jl ch
nHm of the Royal Bcrks lllrfl Regunent \ 1 ho
,s:ro SllH GI (AC I C QM S) I LESL1Ebororc t he "ar IHl.S 10v.n S ergeant 1lI Ow service
J.'lu r l.'O ll SPlCUOliS guIL'lJltr) and dm otlOD to
of the S Ol1thamptQII CorporatlOll n.nd pr('Hons to du ty H e renu e l ed Hl'i!\luaLlc n"~l sttuco t o hiS
tllft.t In t h e Southampton P ohoo Force, l\ us Co mlllll} Comllllluler throllgho u ( L1ncl WlHl laq~;l'l)
lull ed In llctlOn on May 7Lh
H e "on the r t)/jponslble for t ho :;UcC O:1~ 01 t ho o perotlOlls
DC l'of rO! \\hn t hi S o ffi cer:; desc rIbcd a s 8O~' SEl!u I (\.(; I C Q M S ) W E OA],UI
s plendid work ' In Jul) of l n5t year
Dc
l o r con .. prcuo u s gallan t n o.I nd de\ohon to du ty
ccnse rl '\[1,8 klile rl by 1\ s h ell \Ihlle standmg b) Jl o too l COI\l llIUlHl of a bombm' par b IUld SIIC
hiS du g out nnd d C\'\th \\ ns IIl st.;mtnncou s
cpericf/ III (leu r\llg th e (,:I OIll} out of tho t rench
110 set L !lIlt! exam ple of CO UrRoe ulfl deterWlJ1Il
C S M S C A.MBROSE

Naval and Military Contractors.

BOTTLED LUNCHEON STOUT

hon

Tn l ererc nco to the b rIef pn.rtlCulnls we ,ttn.\ 0
of Ihc (Tc Ith In nctlOn of CompllIl'I So rge:'lnt
MnJor S C Ambrol;e o r t11t~ 'Ro~nl B erk Elnrc
R CgLm .. nt flldcs t!jOn of M:r nnd Ul S AmblO ~c
of 12 Cordw nll es Stred, MUl(l enh-crul t he fol
IO\\lIIS n.ro ('xtlacts from
letter« \\Iuch hllH~
boo n receIved h } t he WId ow - Hls second l Ieu
te11lmt \1 rote
1t IS \\ lth deepes t r egret l\] tt I
have to IIlfo rm lOll of t he d ea lh of your hl1 <:bnnd
\\Iro "lLS kill e d In act lo ll on Ma~ 3 r d
P lease
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[ CUll ::'S!lu ro }OU It IS n s r e It los~ t.o nll Ih o com
pn n"" as h-c \1:'I.s " e ll lilted by nil Inllk s
l or
l!01!le l111le he 11 :\.5 m y I) l~t.ot)n "c rgcnl L a l .o It
\\ns ollznR 10 Ill S c mclCncv t hn t lie \\:l S IlIlpomt ed
to COTIWRm se rgc \n t mRJo r
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stnntnneotlsl)' Prlval e C1A.rke In. M udcn\i c:l d
c 111m) 'I rot e H Jt !'><'O ms such 1\ plb Ih It h ~ \\ as
killed t1~ ho w:'l. ~ gottll1g a ll ~o I\ e ll
lind h nd
o nlv J l~L late l, been madc ef.lmnan y sergea n t
mnJOr Even bo(l ~ spoRe so \\ c ll or hun
fin d
ho \ln~ n. Rood m(\11 lo h S m f' 1l
fIr! met Ius
denth b y gOl IH{ b ack to oll e of 1m pla toom
Ihn!. b(' c ould nut t he m un d e r sc me s helt f'r fi ll
t he sb eJll ng Ilad (h od dOllll a bit ns \I e n.1I 11 H!
to c:: r C83 n 1 g pl e<:e of grOlllld \\ h o r o 1111r.
-cou ld SI'O LIS nn d 1 cn ll nSSlLrD H lU It 'I ns nn ('x
(,l l lll~ tllll!" " part from t lll ~
J h o n p.~t lll o lz t
Fl t ~ t.rtl."d to IH:lkf' nIl n tt~ck a ll our fl o nt hh c
Tt was (\\\f zI fo r It hs ('ci n Cl r h
h 0 hOI r'"
DurIng 'h IS t znw th e ap r mnll S !iot n te l l 11) lo
11I(irng flnd ''fe pusl ed th cm h n.... 1 10 \\ h e r e thcv
st!l rtc d It \\ns pr01) "r hell
PR1V~lE

H NORHI S

Private H Norrr s R oya.l Berkl'l blrc R e g1!ncn ~,
of Le ~ D n.l r) 1 :mn 1 hrcc Ml le C ll)';;S has hf'-Cn
miss n'" IHn(e J\prl l 34 t.h
1:I e 1fI111NI ur r)ll l\[ IIJ
12t h 1916 ~nd I\ cn t to Sa1011lk;) In S(!pt.embe r
1916 H e l S J!) )<'8 rs old fl n a \\II ~ e rluca tod nl
GeO! ge Palm er Coun CIl Schoo l R endmq All Y
l1rrOrmn ~lOn o f h'm ,\ II I he t.hnnk fu]Jv I eCC1\ eel bj
h s parents a t the nbove acldre<>.J;

UnOFFICIALLY "' ~!\ OUNCED

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KILLED

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W Wicks (Cold o, )
W E nrlc (!Ien lr \ on lhnm cs)
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Prlv lI.te B Co:t (NOlI h1ll ~1
Pm ~I o A 1 \\onclbrld ge (Was h Comm on)
Corporal W Lucns (Slough )
OTHER REGIMENTS

LIl 0 1 II

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1 01 cOII SIJICUoul!iga ll llnt n lIud d O\ o tlOlL to d\l t~

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LIGHT DINNER ALE

ll.lJ L1 \It y ~IJ DUl:i WON
~ s llreuh ~LlteJ lI ;SOV C<u I'0lo l W S harp 0 1
Etuei Cu lt tHO CO( kh 1111 RI"'(" h Ifl been 1\1 trued
th o M ' h t.a l ~ 111 ('(1.011 1110 ~ rtJo l l,eno ml COIl1
llIuHlill o Iho dl\ 1:.1011 lien t th e fo llo \\ II!; certlfi
ute to u pi ti h 11)1 - ~ 0 111 COH1 milmliug Off1ce r

I lld Ull !:l lLdo Coml n Iml e r h 110 Ill fl l l11ed m e th ltt
)O U 1111\0 lil :oit Jlolll:o llorl )ours eif 1)\ )Ou r conduct
HI the fie ld 1 h l\ ll relfl t hO!I rPIXlrt Ill t h m uch
p lcII \11 0
Sh lip lI on 11le Mill t ,\I) MOllll UOO Il t.
J,!nrc) I"'t h 1)1 kdlzll); 01 C vr t ' 0 ( , Clru.HI S wei
bn!lJ:P 1L" In u~ef \l l I l forlil 11 10 11 He \\ l!-; IIollllded
Oil ~ll\ !Jth ~~It.h sht 111111 ( III i h e ...ado but f!.x
pl'cli:! t .... I t ro ll I I ~ bil l d lO n <:jlO rth
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Illo llrl ~ \ ]I c \I c n t o u t \1 lh tne 11"1 II UCl k" II III!
11.(> UII £ 1I111 0:1: p rn li t UilI!l 1 ~ forc(> 111\ I to L
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.Jld 1:-; 110 \\ d l~ LblC!ci be l!lg ~hot fro m t ho e lbo \\
t iJ Hle \ 'I ~ t
li e has had It cl'rhlic Ito sl~uod hl
the h.H Q "1~Jn~
SC f\ cd ' 11th ho no lll Illd \I n"
IJ", Ii led I 1.1 0 t rt:'l t \ Vnr ]lo llou r Ibh d iS
eh lro ell on Ropt cmb<'T lJlll bli
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]1 0 scn eel

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\frl o u l W\I

lI'.! COlpo rll H e rber t JI lrt ]{0~1 1 llOtks of
Ii ' V IUllpl h Ulll j<eldll l ~
\\ UII Ih o l\ lil d l l\
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11 0 1111(1 I II t he left 1(>., ln t! he I ~ n OI\ 11 1 C r N I
t C ~ ler Ill) p ltll Jl o e n' lsl('d III :O:;e ptcmber 1!J lol.
II I d \ ('11~ fl it t o 1 " llIcn III ) l lrcil
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111111 tvr /I COmlll1 :::.Ion Co qlo rt! HIlt ,\on l ho
inC In l tOi d(>\ ttlOll t.o du l\
Jl c \\ 11; th o :oe ll lD I
J\ CO flI th o r1lJ(h n~ Pll t) fill t ho enom;') S
LrCllC hf's JIL.t n Ol llt o f - -II t e])(>I))1 ~ Illle
II I~ eute rer! hut JOllnt! in bc f>tllph ,,!lhlll t ho
IllfiJu " 01 tho bo x b t rrlgl"
lh e rLluh ng Plllt v
rC!-1 Uill e I t o
0 111 li nes anrl lJlo thf'r ILttack \1 I ~
nlHlo In I, o u r I ttCl \11 t h L 11 r ... cr box hnrllr;e
J 1 I:; HN.'on d I" lid II I ~ 5 11 1; 1 ('...... 1til /llld pr rSOllOI :;
IIC'I~ tak e n ami ll Se rlll In! ( rm th on obi 1111(>(1
])II I I!lt' f' nc h OllNltlo n h i'" 11011 \\ 18 C(lll<:lstenth
j:: ood I n ri rclJlhl(' !'tt olle t ime " hl'n to lld hll
rw c n lo~t ,\ It lL t h~ CtH! Il1 ) h o \\ (' lI t fi ll With 0 1Lt)
o tl1el n nd o btllnNI Ill" ilP( (,."S:l.n Il1 fo rm!II OIl
H e It I S 11\\ I ;j of .. reat help t o IllS o fficer CO m
I\1 l n(III1 '" the p n 1h
Ih e ~l lht l r. ?\[f'f11J 1 hi S h een \ Il n rl cd to So r t
Stn nl l'\ ]\ln h n of Hl thf'rleJ Honel ]{f.'ll dlllg
I'OllSP ICII ) II:; "",ood I o l k
\n nit lek \1 I" m ad" 0 1
t J,.. 1Il0 Mm" 0 1 th e 5th o f o\pn l
\ftc r ih e fi r st
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to h id 11\1 tdh I nonwr b.l1tb hOIl l Oll/) \fin!:::.
II ro \!,.{h illc ' Illn g-e DUrin g thl ~ diffic ult ope"l
li on lint! lhc lil.lh h nij thot CJ151Wd )1 :l l ti n s ho \\ crl
"r l l"lt a hl !Jh hmllg n r.ront hpl]1 to Ins cnm pllll~
(( mma n d el
li e et Ll flJle f' <lmp lo to t he m e n o f
hIS C:Olll lllLlllc!

IN SPLENDID CONDITION.

Bonded Stores:

S.E. RAILWAY STATION, READING.
'Phone Nos. 75 and 78.

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Dad took u " Su nd ay t\1l out w:..lkmg,

I lot the boys load clothe. from Cork
IStreet
Whlch fitted them, 0.1 you kaow, lome
Itreat
At LanSlions' ahop where ca. h ROU
/fa rth er
Than you would thank to the se day.
Iralher
J laW some SUitt [or men as well t.here
Well tl! llored SUits for cash you can spate
DAd did as UISU"J what fhe YJI8hed,
And thiS time (cit he was Dol l I S/II I
But got a ~mart SLut rean,. welJ cut
DAd If be shaved, would look a K nut

MQ, w b c D. walkang: do"s lome to.lkmg •
EspeCially when abel's tn her bo~t.
S he dD u n't gLve poor Dad much re.t
She 8ald Ii My dear. Your SUIt IS se:cdy,
It ma.lIe" us look 50 JOUY nee:dy •
Wo lUlly be poor but Ilee d n t look It,
Or ou.I' few clie nts soon will hook I f

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11

WEST ST CORNER & 537, OXFORD ROAD, READING. In fact,
enormous stocks, which are a dIStinct adv3ntage to a discharged sold.er
for inatance. As regards pme., bas anybody ever found Lnng.toD~
anything hut extremely rea.onahle? Even III the.e lime., Cork
Street is shll "rhe House of Better Things at Ensler Prices."

I

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The

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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS, .',
I
HAYING

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&

READING &

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Toy&F

MAIDENHEAD.

SEASON,
IInmeetl

a le III a posttlon to g l\ C

1917.
ti c

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of

HAY LOADERS, HAY HOLDERS, SWEEPS, SIDE RAKES,
SWATHERS, MOWERS, BINDERS & HORSE RAKES.

1 ol stcr II Oli t Ii I
M t; PI CSt ] Wilt
W to n h U ll No 1 ;).,~ Pte (
) nle.Je} \fant.,; I!Id gl c<lt;.grllubo ll or ChMlcs
t\l dlI OI h elpt \In tU ml) ~IIJOI) J 1\
:M (
)~1C 1r 11~1 S UIIlll er B I"ho p ot \\ II1c.h el; b:u 11 01 LI; n o rton No '003D:.1 Pegt! Q) I ~ E Uea~ C I No
bf)Jll o n rlh "~th I:sS\ 11ld cllttred t ho "C ,\U;O WIl l"" ~el"l 11
of tho EL ~\.( rn l elrJmph Co ili PU I, III I!:lOU 1 11
'\ IliJu e!
! omp ] lout (t(>Ill P Cilpl:<l1l1) ( I 0
]I 11 11(\ left (,Ihl lib\! I he re 11
II b tl f!1 ;;e n I
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~hl00 1 0" .No wo( Co ~c l g l ~t Jor ( u t ili !::
C 1111 0 }W1l1 0 ~lIrl rmh ::;tC!rl III t ho l lllulltn
of tho 1((>;::1..1 :-5f'rgl ) II J OI) W 0 Clas...; J I A
l ut 1
ITOIlO UI lLle Artdlel) Co lfl l)ll ll l"
In Octouor 01 i\o 200857 Cn Sf> r.,t ~11 JO J \\ 0 Cl a ~ ,,] r \V
t.h e .. uno VOa.1 he \l OS ~c n t 10 Fmn t(' IOd 11\ 13 Smll pio No n Ij J tl' I II ( (lolled)
Foh tlH1 1\ I!HI WL" g n c n t CCl mWI~ tOn und t l <l ll ~
~ IUl n) l em p )1110 1 r S (ld lcrl ) 1 11111 " 1\0
f(,lIc<1 to t ho ~llcl1t nc ( un '-'01 h
H e \\ 1:-; lO,i ~ :)c r"t
P }I
Lce 1\0 111 17 Sor t :1
" o u!ldcd "II Annl ~Ir d 11, ,, eo mm In d11l~ OffiCf' l 8 11 1111(' 1 No OS )J Se rgt C,
"rite" 01 hlIn I holOllghuC'S;3 lIa s lh o ke) no w
I n(].;soll
! CU lp Second Ii ou t
\
01 Ill s .<:;ncce<:.s t S i'\ll o ffi cer
a nd iu" 00 11
) f\ m p Q M fl lld HOll Il ollt 1 )1
Rutter No
" HIm \bon lor Ill !; mep and tilmr vH.' lfaro e n{IC lrC'l1 1"i! I ~l' l gt "?If Jhde No I ~ l" S(l rgt II \ V
h lru to III muks
] 'lul hr .. l emp r l ou l I )) Hnd e! No IOiOa
C 0)1 f' ( Ictg Co Sf'r~t ~, ' l M) H \\ oorl ho uso
IIE(;T J G WIGGI NS
1\0 r~iJ~9 Co Sf'r~t '1lJor W] n (l i1Ied )
"\mong tlz A lI o undod o ffi ee s UP IJC;j r~ t lto ll::Lrne Brl l'e \
No 18.') 17 R, rgt R 1
Glbhons No
o f I..lotlt. John Gordo n Wl g., IllS wI s t Call1(h lib
II GH ].Jo'l Il I,!t).Corpl 1 J
1\ ho ha,; Loon v o unt! od III tho 1I0SO lilt! ear lIltl
OXOf'i i\ NJ) BU Ch S L1G 111 I NPA NIRY
hili bo r"o s hot undor Illm Jl eut ''VI gglll:~ \l ho
I S \ tl 1.1l s port Ofhce l 0 1 t ho 21s t I:; 1 IiO rl 0 1 ~l r
W 11 d 1 emIL ] lent Col J
J
S
DS0
Hent) ,,11(!<>illtS of 'Yutilllgto n \Ild lorm e d\ 0 1 (C p t H p~ono 0 1 Ofllcars) CIHYto u, lIf lJo r (tlell{
I \\ ~ iord 111.\ I ", Ono o t lho rnuld o f Old h.en llt! L1 l Co l, 1 II I) :s 0 D ellIif' Ca pt ( W 11
,lllCk s Inri I I'; ;.;cell a. tremond o us lo t of fight lJ)1::
\V l r l1oc kQ~ f nn dHo I)I1 C t !l ~
Grn ut No
f l ~ 11J "' pres 10 VlIl y Ridge H e \\ 0 11 Ill " (o m
~:!91 Co Se rgt MUJ o r J
CouhlwelJ
No !JaSti
lU h~ tOIl on t ho helrl nt Courcelottt'
::;(,I~t 'If 1/
Ulb;;(l l\ I](mt ( TPnl1l C 'pt ) \. 1\ Gn.rrott.
PRIV \ IE C E V JONES
N" ZOlIIJ( !J Co :-Scrgt ~I LJor J J
A liI\VOlt h No
Pm n.le C ] V Jones or Whltloy Str-cet .!{JlJh2 J Ml",..t C JI Cn lger ::!(){!".!S 1'lO (I..;.\u(:o
?I (
II i

lUl[t.<ling wa.s killed by shrapnel wh en go IIg \() O;\ rpi) \ c:
the Lrenches He was fo r morly 111 t.he r1 cl;k It.t
"lt ne~ No 2fltrl:'lO Co Sfl rgt M a jor C A
Messrs E JI.ckson Rnd S~ n~
wh ere ho 1 rtd ; wk ",o ll No :?OI lS!) CO r1)1 W
bBen 811100 he Ic H th o Drlbsh School
}fo \\:1.8
Grl'b~ n E111
SCt;ond II OU' ( r omp Capt) 11.
a. keon e ~ ehs t nnd an .exce llent }llnlll s t
H c C CU11I111 No w'(i.,ijI J Sl'rgt JI \
Rl c h ll.n-iAO n
~o
~livO
!1
S('rl,:
t
C
!'t
S lllclttro No 2f)50i l
\\a..'1 much hked b~ 3. In.r6Q c lrcl e
o f fr J(.!lld s
Pn\'a.te J Qne:'l JOIne d fb e Royal B e rks IfLst Co r pl ( n\'~ S(,lgI) 1 J
Chm;tlC ~lill&r C tpt ( i l'tllp 1l 11l.Jo r )
Jones,
Jun o find " e ll!; out to t he rroul. m Scptember
He wns subsequently t r ansfOl red to I.h9 O XOI1 N(1 "ml Sf'rgt ( \ c.I ~ H S M ) E
D
IIII
I
l
em
p
Ma
jor
G
\
1\,,11
ghton
T
omp
and Buc k s L I
Ma jor G (.1
!\shm In Iemp Seconrl I~leu t S
CORPORAL CH ~RLE S E LEVER
NOli rn III No 10233 So rgt J J Schalk, No 8?S!)
::ie rg-t Cook J J
C harles E Leve r Esse:t R egml cnt
O:;borne I e Uin 'Malot (lIdg 11 0ll t Col) T r
s Road
Cal e rsh 1m
"ns so\ e re h
S u t hprlanci l emp
Lhc should e r nD<I rI g ht leg 0 1\ !\pnl I :I", III l emp CI~pt II W
r.
pt TT S ( d ~(! I./'ed ) 1 ud ~fi 12f l6 C<> Sergt
enh s t.ed on June 24 t h 1!H6 nnel " US Ml I]o
r r i'1 ,rg No 1 )l-~ S('~t 1T
10 I'rMce five months
H e IS 3.i p ! llrs of nge
nO) \T WF Sl' Id N 1 R:l'OI MF.NT
nnd 'las fo rmerlj' emplo~ed by Urs Watts, of
Dnc h 'ln In Dunlo p M lJOI (ucl .. Llou t Col) If
View I sland as gardener
D D SO

Lang.tons' suit service must be tTied to be appre<:1atcd There nre
large stocks of ready.for.wear garments at CORK ST. CORNER,

s.

WI ~JlSOIl MA NS IW\I!D
<::e r!=:t ) 1 !J Ot \ Bll ke Jl o) \1 B el Is Reg rment
IOllll . ~ t :0 11 01 t ho I Ito 'I I \ rt ll Ir HILlk e of
\\ rn(\ so r h ilS b ef' 1l " \lIrdell tll O )1Jhtary l'.l cd nl
fo r g- dl u ll b} 0 1 th o fl('ld
H I N 1101\::, I N D l Sr \ I CJ1ES
' rI" oll C Iptnlfl (nctlllo t !Cu t. Uo l ) C W,
)1 (
\lIl!t~ C lplllll llllUP ~1 :l J o r) I M
Il nl riS )l ljOI {1I:!llljl J.Jl elit <":01 ) 1\ !
I
i) :-; 0
\ \ C"tOl (I pt 1m ( tct1l1", ~1 Jor) S \ }
l) :-:l 0 ~ l C ( Iee n lon p L'P ut ( leh ll;:: ( Ullf )
W J
BlIrgps~ :-i('l,!o nd l llJ lI t \ J) SO (,nfh ll
)\u lUCia I Hp!:lll lSor::,t lIltJvr I t W .AlIell No
I 0 Q ~I :-i C.).
Ill llbul\ ti ll<l lr Ol1 Cap la ln

LANGSTONS' LOQUACIOUS LYRICS.

7th .;

I \Out ] ID S S 1.ouks M G C II 110 (li eu "f
wo wei ,; 011 ~]l111 .!.:lth \11\ 8 t ll o :::. Ixt h I';U I\ of t l f'
lute H.Q\ C J) Stoo l s lor lJllll\ le..'l l":; \ It; Lr 01

Clau ~--

and

lI o 100Id cfeli 1I1\alu lol e il:;t;I"t!lll Ct: to Ill S offi cer
tllro t ghou t t he
Cll tlO U..
IUJ toot L I>pleudul
ex I!D p le to dl fi ll S

lor

Dltlmm Cr 1 H 13rlttc l1 48, ] [ n lkct.
Ma <l on h(, f1I )
Co poral F A Colcdllll (Gookham)

DUIVIIIY GU H,1i VTl:.ED IF OllDEIlS lilll

YO IV 1'/ JCRI)

A Large Stoek of Spare Parts for all ntake Machines In Stock.

'PHOYl

743, READING

372, MAIDENHEAD

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I.

i.AlG!5r

56, 57, 58,

DUNLOP

Poynd e

The name and
the tyre that
carry weight.

a

RIFLEMAN A H WHITE
R lflemnn Arthur H Wlllte HnmpslllI'e R egt
m CTl~ of 8 Cathe rme S ~reet R endlug hns beon
mII!.SIO~
Rlnee April 19t.h
Ho onhst ed In
Au~st 19]':) nnd went to Egyot III Februn.ry,
1916 H e l\aR 18 )enrs or flge, And was educllte d
at Wilson School, RcndLOg

PRIVArE I

COOK

Prn n.te Frc derlck Cook A S C
t l flnsferl cd
to l\I G C of 79
Elga.r Rond
Rendlllg
,\ n~
wounded on May 4~h m the right sh oulder , find
ha.s lost the loft oye
Ho" a s In the Arln) 0.
yen l n.nd \lns In F r"ncp fiv e \\ ceks
H o WM 24
year s of age flnd WR<S (Jducated at the Contral
Schools, r...eadmg

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READING OIUCKETER S EXPERIENCE

A

WOUNDED
Ma jor C

MUSLlN FROCKS for Whit wear

MISSING, BELVD

NOW REPTD PRI SON ER OF WAR

r

KILLED

74 ms to<36: ms A Simple but very charmlllg

In

25123 fR eft.cltng)

PREVLY REPro WOUNDED NOW REP1D

to SI1.c-all ~matcrlal

Gtrlc; COSTUME

Wheele r

Privato
Pm uta
Prnate
PflvfLto

mended for bard
wear ;zo UlS to 36

."", at

G

DIED OF WOUNDS
A G Goodcluld 15040 (WtndBor)
C E Bn.1xIy 19316 (' scot)
A WflltO 200879 (\Vnllll gfard)
]3 E MlekNl" 200304 (Ne\\ J)urJ )
)lma!.o .r Gn:l\\cock 35017 (NtUI ('aWIl)
Prn';uto H (. J «ckloll, 13621 (Lust FllIchley N)

A good. st) le,

Girls' Spembd TUSSORE

PREVIOUSLY REPTED

'l'he follovnng aro pllrtJoulnra os to how D C M '8
awarded In the Royal BerkshIre Regul1ent were

.on

0

FH.l D\Y

G irls

Second Lleu tennnt G M Archdale

IS

)IU ll OS 01

COTTON

DIED OF WOUNDS

l ile

flbillldo nlil n h OI dccr(>o of ne utrality
In tho ,\ n botn e" n tll O U, dod Sl:lI t.(}.,; lnd Gel
m~ ll\
In eons Hif'1 lion 0 1 t h o II I";/W,, Lr d t':\ 0l

R MerrIck
Dowson

MISSING, BELIEVEb KILLED
Major W R B Gillespie

KILLED

WERE WON.

Dene Duke of Corn

MISSING
Lle n tcnrmt H F
LieotenlUlt 0 J

GrI l l i I

R r::

P

Ca.pta.m G F Bate
Second LieutenAnt F C James
Second Lleutom:mt W Musk
Seoona Lleuteno.nt L TremeUen
Second Lu~ ut.coont S
C
BrJdgland) RaJal
Sussex attoohed Royl\l Berks
Second Licutenant F S ElW!twood Cheshiro
Reglment attached Royal B orks
Second Llentelllmt J P Hl\.rrts E ssex Regt
ment nttac~d Royal Berks
Second Llentenant N
PlI.rker
DevonshIro
R egIment, n.ttBCDed Royal SCI ks
Second I...leutennnt L L rrlvett
Second Lieutenant J F Gosmnn

to be despatched to }'rnnca at the

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HOW DCM,

w~ll's Light Infantry, attached Roya.l Berks

WJlJ) r-;E~D \t

Ladlcs V. hl tc COMl3I NATJONS
Summ cr w C l ght~crfcd good~

llehablc al Mcilroy "

ordenng all mnJea

on the Ital! In froll t tbo
\u st rmns beg,ln H.'lion" IU o rd 1.lr to rh ve rt t ho
Tt...dllllS fro Ui theu th rust ac roos t.he !sO'I?.o I he
h enlOf'.t 0 1 t h em 1\:'15 In th e V 1 \r<:'1 whoro the
enelll) \\ l'IO Uri ('1\ b t:k .r"t g Lh o \\ halo 0" ,holr
hne "t Ilt ac k On t ho Vod lCo tho Itali an" ex
ten ded thell 1['11 11 " mel to tir e south o f C.(1),;11
dote\ted i\u"'t mn n!.tl cks o n the Ca. r~o cn pturJllg
Rome hlln<! rNIs 01 PllS011 CI'!;
illrollg-ho ut thfl coulltn th o en!rl'lee rs rp~u m pd
~orl\ 011 th e hl SI~ o t t he 19 r p(! mcn t '11 th t ho
(,o lc r nment 1n" 0 0 1 bl o cc nll !'!; t i ll men
rcson ed thetl r] /.>h t fir Il tnro !lctlon on tho
qllc"'h) IS of t hl! ~rre.<;t of ~trlkc lea ders nnd dllu
t IOn at laboUl

Oug ht to be 3/ U~ a.t Ie Is l
Mc ll ro}s Special PriCe

Jj ontulnG-lez....CrOlstlles

south of Sont;co Lho onemy IS wiling fierce a.~
tempts to retake the poSltions the loss o r which
ImpElI'll hl~ hold on Hendipourt and RI0Dcourt,
but the fi;;htwg is g()lng In our favour
l'rOSldent Wilson h ns lSsuOO 11 Prodamahon

::.tICCOSll
i\t \ nrlO I ~ POll1ts

dccp embrOidery Ilo ullcc

I

before the prOSSur6 of our tcoopt> Sundtly nIght s
Ql>;;patch from lluLi8h Headquarters announces
the captQlO of over a mde ot Gerwa.n trenchos

In tl r fi s::h tlIlg o n S uud:n o n tho Drill sh fro nt
fli ght C,m ml u mu<.:hl lle!S '\C I EI lo~tm,) od Olle of
th em by \lib It Hcr<.l ft ollll'" ~l1d olgh t oth e rs \\ e ro
dll ven 10 \\11 o ut 01 co utrol l o ur ilntls h torop i LIlC " II e ro ropo rlod n HSSlllg
On Sllnd a\ f'IOUlnl , tI 0 1 rcmch capt Ired aO lD O
800 pll!';O ners 111 Ictton" on t he 110 roll\ Llh c r"
flout \ few mll os 10 th o anst 01 Hh oll us
Se' oro l JIll C.,5 .., f benches \ f!TU ~ Irrletl O il the
rorthorn s lo p es of ~I oun t C Lrlllllot 1- ttl t h or
GellUun a tl:LCks 0 11 tho \lsn 8 frOllt w et 1\ Ith nu

Also Fmc Lo ng c1oth N IGHT
D id SSr:;S Inn llllcd Cag}] s fnll

1 I du!~

r;,Ieutenant..Colonel A

MONDAY
The HindOll1:iUrg hne continues to giVO wny

betwcan Bulleoourt and

ROYAL BERKS HONOURS,

WOUNDED

Ido ntIfictl

VI.:-ry SpeCIal al I/O ~

Sph..ndld qu ~ hl } at

WEEK

EVENTS OF THE

S lllr.O ] Istc r MondllY t he Germ ill S 11<1\ 0 used on
t ho Bn bs h lIul I ro nch irQ! t l> fro m \rrns to
CIl lru pag no O"~r DO dn ISlon" On o <In Ifl lOIl from
H.um lI1It lill a thOl " f,oDl th o H.U"SlU ll front alld
t he l ortilc rn PUl t of tllo \Vcl>tcrn frout h a l O beeu

McIlroy, Price 3/11
Cotton BO Dl CJ ~ and
SP£:NCEH S With long o r ~h OTt

l1lg

,

ROYAL BElIXS CASlJALTIES

S(!vort!

I.adl.c~

~ I ccvcs

WA R.

MAY 26, 1917.

the promISIng cI]Cke~r for tho Th:la.d mg

Croom

BISCUit .E actor) and eon of t ho DerkBluro groullds
ma.n who bcl'ore hO JOlue d up Wa..1 1Il t he Stores Dc
partment, IS now ltI Englrutd He Ihn..~ a. p lOCO of

shrll.pnol o ... er tho hoart. He had a rcmarkllblo 6.'(
penonoo In hia Iclt hand breasl pocket \1M IllS pay

book a. Tastnmont and a pocket bool oolJt;a.mmg
"omo half d07.cn pbotogra:plU'l Tho shrap ncl ,~cnt
clean through them all and pcnel.rntoo mto JlIS body
One of the phcrtographs " as of hnnself nnd tho hole
whIch tho Shrapnel mam \Vllt;. In oxa.ctJy tho enmo
pla.oe 88 that III 1'"1\100 he wu actually \'rounded. a
etrange colnCldence

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"THE FOOD. BEVERAGE
OF THE PEOPLE."

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Vl .. Cocoa-delicaoua SWitam-

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F RJ;NCn DECOR ITlONS FOR YEOM"INRY
Iho f(,lIO\\ Inn d eco ration s h n e heen prct)Cutcd
by U10 Prel;lilent of tho} rench Iw pubhe

LEOlON ]) FlONI\'EUlt
J

'MITJTAIR.P.

b"., (11m\, 70)1~) Q!If S6rgt W J RuffiOtl
Berl ~ YeonUllln
S ~ ~1 J Llorlle \\ ho r e",l(lea nt Wllldsor has
tllretldy lx .'on mentio n ed In dUipatches

REWARDS FOR BRAVERY
PRESI!:NTATION OF MEDALS AT OXFORD
Lieutenllnf....G eneral Sir Henry Scilltor
Com
ma.llOOr In C luo f of the Southern Commll.ud. ,\ ho
\IM aocompnmcd b y S1r OharlOR Cuylor Bart.. ami
Co.ptlLln l\1cNoili A D C \ "'nt.cd Oxfo rd to pr08£'nt
tncdnl* n.warded for dlshngms hed guUn.ntry nt t.ho
front The eoromony whICh took pln.oo 10
Giles
\18.6 marred by h cn\y raUl but 111 SPltO of tim! tt
\1 18 IHtn essed by fL hrgc numbcr of tho !fene nl
public Mombers of the 4th nnd 6th B attalIOns o f
t.ho Offioera Cad et Corp~ 10 comllla.nd of Colonel
Yat('6 and tho Ro:;al Flvmg Corps II.ltog~her to
Iho number of botwN'n 600 and 700 strong '\(l ~
p resen t Mom~rs of ,ho Corpomtion WClLrlllg thClr
robM walked III pr~~s\On from tho MUlllolp.o.l
Buildlngll
'

at

THE

MEDALS

Tho DlstmgU1slicd Conduct Meda( fl.llU :hllhfar~
l'Ifed:d 11 ore then ]'o.ndNi. 10 t.ho 10110\\ mg 8OV(JIl
m e n or thClr r<lprC'8f!nta.Wvos _

DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAl.
Mrs A Brooks 39 SW/LINKlfL Road Ucadmg
Cor he r 111.00 BOn Lanoe CorporsJ 4 Brookg RoyaJ
B OJ klS RegIment for OOMplCIIOU8 gsJlalltiy at
Gmnahy durmg tho Illght of, ~ptemb9r 23 1915
Pnvata. Ii Kl1k lwyal Fuailjoxa '" bo reo&1vod

hie modal

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1916

J 1 Lyio r llrncknell ro r 2134 Scr
Illylor I t.o~n l Dor k ~ , who ~hod of
reOOI\od 11 rl.Ction
12891 Sor~a n t C A j lot.cher
Kmg'tI S hrop
sUlro 1.. 1
15:13 Sergoo.nt P J F JI;hor CheslurB Roglme nt
and
3799 Lanoe COfpo1"ft1 W J Pu lt.c.rAoll R oynl I:h gh
10 1\11 Ii.:
g C!Lllt V II

1I 0u nrin

C no rx DE G ~ml'
i76 (now 7f)1)(1;])
Squadro n Sergt. .MaJor
Liddle Dert~s \ooltl lnn
MIHlAlUl

THE MUllARY i'lfEDi\I
Mrs Brougl ton 48 P n.rndlgo Sq uar(' Ox ford
for 2275 Pm n.to A Brou g-hton Ox on nnd Bu, k;
L T ,"ho \\ u.., killed ill 1~l)LlOn O il Sept.c mucr 28
T ('I

WORK FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS
•
rI Ih.
Lhoso of nm rend e rs \\ho
111 0 !I1tf'rc~t.r. In ~
nnd hn H! eon l rabllLed so Idwrnlh to 'rod
IIppcn.1 mndo on b ohllJr or OUI IIJ ... llhl ed rlzS(J1 arj t
r:: old lors Illld Rll.llof!'. h) Maj or Si r rES Pa;~Jl\
Bur t \\l1i be gratifi e d i o perll ~o 1111 e:<l rar.~ .A.

" olk

tho nnll ltil roport Issli erl h~ the NIIIIOIlII
SOCIf\tlO n for ElIlplo} Ul ol1 i of 1 x Soldi ers - 0,5
R cnt.llng _" llr o lelll of 1)1(1 \\118 jl lIlr('ni rA
0110 for the Nn t.lOnnl A SSOQlII II OIl 1111(\ k ~tl\rlftt
societies tho dlm o l1l t~ Llr o~O from till' f:'lC'
01
In.nders
employc rs of Inbollr I efjll lrcd 1I 0 Sf! (l ICl'rnhI6
'] 110 Mllce lnst named 1'CCol\ od tholr m edn1cs 1Il l blc bodI ed llIp n
"htl!) 0111, IhoRO Il\l~lffO:ll
person
\I or o ~h e dl !;abl ~(1
br oken mon t1l1icllll1 'IN blic
'lho reClpltmt.. \\ ~ro h c:~rtlly cheered nnd ]\Troll
t hc VIl.rl Otl8 \1 ILr hosplt nls II OI\CH' I Ihe t~rol1l
Broug ht on and Mrs Brooks fioo mcd much nffect~1
h Q.\o b ('f'1I IHI 1 111 10 'll \ cO II£lde l nll' nnl rorl
At lho nOlloluruon of IJle cr.ramony L loul.cnnnt
tillS de pot. 577 m en 111\\ 0 lJeen pla ced III t~1L hnd
Ccnern.1 S u II S Ill tCI &11 I Oxford had rcsponclNl nble 8 I l\1nl I 0I1~ Oue g renl ch OIOIIi) t I~ n5t"
mn.glllficoutl) to t he c III to arms Oxford,wJr(! had
to be cOllfe lldr d \\l UI \HI S t he 11I1111\,l" r 0 (' IlfI'
n il uJ()IjtllnJl.ule trerv!lrro 111 tho g loriOUS trn<iJLJon!
or ltd ooullty reglmcnt flo I\oul,i 11 ko to pomt o ut or re lt~pse nl1(1 tillS cntal lprl 2G lIIen fO}!I~ ad
nu lLed 10 th e n o)nl B erkslill o H O~ IJl tl1 1 0 nm
thnt It \\ 1..'1. extr eme1) dlffi C!ult to outrun a dceorn
111 0 ,,(' r o 6e!1~
lII,t
~l"ule
h o n nl! they har! 80 m lily brM O m en who \I ore ('h tton:!.1 trcntment
figh lJ.ng so gIOI IO 151y In Frn.noo t.hrtt to !\lIlglo o ut tame d nt lhe Sn hn e Blllhs, ]11 o rhl reh or J ad!
mdllle!um ontmleft tholr haVing porformed eple.n
rh eumnt.lsm
t.iLr(' (l 1\ ('10. Hlnll llNI tn 1 P nrk
dl(l nctiQm
It "as dlfficlU~ In WordR to cxprC88 Wnnt.nge II Com olc-sccnt H omo
cJ1I! ~I,
the1 r MJrnlrfl.tlOtl for ~lUah m CIl but WIOY had I t 111 fo ur to St Cnt herzlle'" Tl1bl' rClllolilS
°1 Ikl'
tholr pl')lHlr to mutate thom b~ dOing tholr du t) ton io 81 Anrh e \\ 5 COll\ lII Cll:f'l.'lIt 1I0lll e 1~Hlg
In tho sphero o f hCQ m
Idt..ich they ..... ero !ar\lng
stono tl\O r e('cilid n ('OIlI Bf! fl{ IL1Illor; qUJl~ nrth
(CbooT6 )
lh e m n8 s\\lt chbonrrl IItt enclnnll5 at t Ill t I Barh
RlIlptl)n Pot}t ceizlJlc lHu l nil e 11 111; 5('11 ~ CO~I I!
IN COMM \ND Oli A TANK
H ospltn l
Anoth er g r('tlt (liffit ul t.~ to be ( 1Ihrt1
t h e C:'Irc or Ihc OIphnn c llllclr f' n \\hose IrNl5t1
nnd ror tl1l8 Mill!'''''
flLl I'Â¥
t
I
SI':t.'OND LIEUT VWlon SllUH 1\.\\ \.ILPF.D MILllA.UY havo b ee n killee 1\1 ft C lOll
lha commI ttee of the Duko of \OIk S CllI'"
CltOss
Schoo l al O m cul l!1B 11 8 III n vc r~ S kl ~;it,
mnnller ,111110 Lord MI}or I rf'lo!\r 1!\ed chilo
W o loom thnt Sccond L tOllt L Victor Sm ltll cOlls!{lclmg th o nl!nu"8 Oil of Ihe or1ll]'1
MIl of!lir Churles Stewn.rd Slllith J P of CaSoIl ' dre n 10 lU ll home nt Alto n
ltClldlllg 1111>; Leau unarded tho Mlhtul) C ross
for gnlll1.lltr) ,,1111 t lH j)Ol\IllIl\ lld o f 1\ tllnk In
Br-R1:S ~T 100) BAI,) ~ I 11m ~HO~T...
tho .\}ra!J ba t tl(' Mr Vic tor Smi t h hat! b[.'t!1l ",!th
'Jlh o Roval Berkfl fUlll 0);011 I 11f1 lJu ('kli I 91 ~
tanks e\Cl 8IUec tbl'Y \~Ollt to 1: ranee uud " :..IS
hdor~ I\. large erolul on \Vedl ('&la) MAY
mud!
"I t h t hem thl'Qllgh thQ SOII\IU(\ oftenRI' e
It I~ mtoref>t mg to noto that three of }Ir B()lu "1 pl.'ared II. lu~ly LA!nl\cod toam. ~cry t)e
Impro\
&i
111100
tho
1&!;t.
time
t.he)
\>IIl{;
d
~cul"
Smith 8 orew obtallled decoration \nth hUll hIS
Dn.tt.ahon CompetJt.iona
Thoy h.d It I
corporal, ~\V J Williams,,, bn.r
hlR ~.hl\to.ry
WlIlnm,a- and tho lICore of 2- 0 by no 1I1~
.Medal Guuner Barnard 8. Ahhtal'Y Medal und lU
Benta ,hett 8uporl0rll) over the Oxfordi. WlW
GUlUlor ,J SlW.th u. certificato Kl,(eu by thlt GOG OR08 11l~ ,OWl_

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