Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 08-1917

THE

it has a look of being occupied; of welcoming the friend.
of the owner by its comfortable, cosy air; of revealing the
owner's taste by the individual character of the furniture.
w h o show W'Onderful model rooms Is seldom
saiisfaetory.
Its appearance is obviously
.... ady-mad... and, like a stage palace, It Is very
nice to look at, but chaarlass and uncomfortable
to . live in.

NEW CHAIRS and
CHESTERFIELDS.
Splendid ROC K1NG C HAlRS, finely u p.

G land Chcs t<':lt leld SE1,'EE WIth spring
inS

lo ng

A b.Jrgam at £4 19s. 6d

£6 195. 6d.

£8 ISs. 6d .

A GoOO A!iSortmcllt ol Sohd Oak

S IDEBOARDS.
Mod em

shapes and' dC:;l g:n s

OllI S I n n ~

Well made and

l1 Kely

,It

£ 6 1 9 s 6d

FOR YOUR

Sohd make

Good

Cam p l'oldlllg BED.
~1 EA 0 a..<; skt:tch '1 ft
3 illS Wide U~ eful for
,t house w hen extra
\i'\ltorsarn vc 15111
\\'001 ma ltrcs:.>
lind
pillow h)r li<lmc,

12/.11
CO MBINATI ON J3I!:DSrE~D S ,
Smgle SIZC speClal a t 21 /6
MaUre~

WeI[ made

to makh, 15/11

FE;\THEJ.> PILLOW S

Huudrcxb at

2 !11 !. 3 111 . 4111. S i l l . 6 /11
FEATHER BOUirERS

Full stze

6 /11 . 8/11 10/11

6<1 , 7 ! ~ns

FEATHER BE DS, (ul[
soft and n!stful

'''ul\ :m:c Brass and Black BEDSTEADS at

SIze ,

lUXUrIously

35/6 . 4516. 55/6. 6516
WOOL and HAlR Mo\'ll'l{C;SSfo:S, In 3 ft ..
4 fl ,a It S I ~CS at 45/6, 59/6 , 69/6
rcspectlvely

Guaranteed

W OOLPILLO\\ S al 1/6j . 1 111!, 2 /6
\'VOOL nOLSTERS, to c:ear

21 /6 . 2516. 29/6. 35/6 . 39)6

216 2111.3111

T tns Beautiful C HINA or CUR IO CABINET III salad
mahogauy , handsomely mlmd de:->Ign

/{ecord value at 39/6

All the Carpets You Wish to See.
W~n.derfu"y large and complete stock of AX·
MINSTER CARPETS offered ••ttlle old prices
1by3yds
£3 lOs 6d

3by3 i yfi:;
£3 19s Sd

3by4yds
£4 19s 6d

4by4yds
£S 19s 6<.1

Exceptional value and c hOice 10 good hardwearing TAPESTRY SQUAHES In a rh shc
colours and patterns,
3 by 2hds
32/5

3 by 3 yds

3 bl 31 )ds
45/5
4 by 4 yds

3 by 4 vds

39/6

52/5

5916

BR USSELS SQUARES. Fme quahty m nch
col ou nn~ aud lUXUriOU s e ffects
3 by 3 yd."
£3 IO!l

6d

3 by 1f yds
£4. 7s 6d

3 by4yds
£4 19:; 6d

Score'! of Holls of 'lapestry STAII~ CARPET

pattcrn~

In

warnl, rIch

18111s w>dc at 1/11,. 213!. 2/51. 2/11 . 3/S! •

y{1 22 inS Wide at 2/6 ! 211l~, 3 Il! ' 1 4/1l~ a yd
Axmlnster and Wilton STA IR CARPET
Very soft to
tread \Vcars SrlendicUY
111 tasklul patterns
18 IllS
wldc at 3/1l !, 4 lli, 5 /11, 6 /11 a yd 22 inS Wlelt:: at
Sill, 5/11,7111.8/11

HeveTsibie BEDROOM RUGS.
Moha ir SLI P MATS

In

all des,gos and roloursal4lll. 5/11, 5/1 1. S/Il, 10/0. 1211I
~pecla.1at

All colours

2/ll!

W ool BEDROOM SQUARES, 3 by 3 yds .. 3 by 3! yds 3 by 4 yds • at 39/6, 45{6 , 55{6 respecll\'ely

FLOOR COVERINGS AND MATS.
F" II.w,dth Fl.OORC\.011iS

at 3/111 a yard

JANOLEUMS at 4/11 , 5/llS/11 a yard.
J"panesc R US H MATS 4 ft h ) {. ft .\ Hyg lenK:,
t.:.'l~lly dc:l.oW and warm to the feet; 4/"

COCOA MATS. at I/4!,l/ll1 2/3, 2/6, 2/11. 91ll

All BLJNDS made On the prcmlscs
EstJmates glvcn {Tee Rc.ady~to-put-up
Blmds , 36 ln S • 40 ms • 42 llls.. 45 m s.
48 1m,. 50 inS .tt l{U~. Z/3!, 2/6i,
2/111, 3/3 3/5 "''\Oh
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BABY CARRIAGES With thewell_known" Marval "body, J4 In!! long. made In 3-ply hirch.
np holstered In washablc cloth Coach pamted In fine lines and well V<lrmshed ovcr With

£3 195

ed.

BAllY CAR RIA GES wlth the ncw "Palace" body, 36 inS long: Flttf d .wlth \\ Ircd.on lyres
Hig h-class fini sh throughout £6 19s, Sd
Wal..-proof PRAM RUGS-specal at 2/6 2/11. 3/11. 4/11. Sill. 61ll
PUSH CkRS WIth l'Ieasoned bitch frames
Hlgbly polished and In any
colour 10/9, 1219. 1519 . 21 /6. 25/6
COLLAPSJULE CARS
F'Jrst-cJass make, complete WIth hood and
,"con 3~/6 , 52/6, 65/.
BABY e HAIR ~ \two posltion.s)

uooci walnut colour

Frame polIshed

15/11.18/11, 21 /6

BA BY CHAlRS, Will go Into four POSItions Nicel,.
fim,hcd 23/6, 2S/6, 29/6
INFANTS' COTS. CoI1ap.slble, complete Mth
curtain hange~ Very strong. 12/U. 1 S/ll.
Solid Oak COTS, 4 fl by 2 ft , with \'Vlrc mattress

48/6. 4916. 52/6

f he <:ame with s trong birch frames, finished oak,
•
at 2S/e, 2U/6. 36/6

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DAY

In Aid of the

I

National Demonstration
On SATURDAY NEXT, SEPT. 1, 1917,

A LOQUACIOUS LYRIC
from LANGSTON'S.

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CET . YOUR BLINDS NOW.

HIS MAJESTY-THE BABY'S CAR AND COT.
gu,tfaulccd spnngs.

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THE

AI,o smallci DRESSING TABLES and WASHSTA NDS
cics lS!n~
T he pa ll l or £3 195 ad .

~()l l d Oa k HEnS (,E. ADS, 4Ht \\Ide
III
ma lly ~ plcod l d pat!crns a1 49/6, 59/6
72/6
I n 5,l i 11l wood at 59t6 , 72 , 6
841~ 111 1!1.I:u .ci ma:ht)g:a11Y-;U £4 19s 6 d 1

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i·Bottles

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FRENCH RED CROSS

10 gns

Also Wool

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. 3/9

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P::lII"S ot Beill'oo m TOfLE'T STANDS bnl shcd s,lilll and \\-, Linu t col our~
Fu ll
DrCSS If) g C best (as s ketdl) a nd t h e Was hsta.n d Wi th marb le lop ,lnd tIh.:d IMCk.

Wool M \'TTRESSE."i, JlIlJ s Ize
for w,,-:ar .md co mfort

/tttl>l,J,M.

READING.

FRANCE'S

Chest., Wardro be and \Vas bstand
McI lroys pncc £5 19, 6 d
HIe" B EDROOM SUITES III satin .Uld dark \\ a l.
llul BcautIfuUy lUlIshcd and maclc
The \;Val dro be, f ull D' ~5J.n~Ch e..."t ! and the W (LShst,l11d \\-Ith

'r2.9/6

Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merchants ,

Ii

1],tlldsome and Substantld.1 WhIte IvolY Ellclme ll ed
BED[~ooM SU ITE, comp«smg the full DreSSIng

Ie:.s th:lIl Ill.ake rs' pnccs for the Idl-'11iI Cal
1),lltern:,
49/6 59/6 , 69/6.. 72/6
he same III ;).11 black, lull SI;t:c., vcry strollg,

aid

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GUEST
ROOM.

£5 19;:.

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4 ft

fiU1 shed

Special

I

MONDAY

I could abr.ya depend on -hbn to do f!fWJr1As hmted , at m the ltaJ.iau report of Sundsy ..n~ Obterv4tioD. eutward hM boen talren. a.nd . .
a.nd confirmed by Vlet.lna, G.eneI a1 CadornQ, haa the BriU"h troop. have ee&obhehed the~es m thing y;ell He died plla.UtIy lc.diDg hi.. men, a.nd
I
am
fluro
tht hi, grea.t enmple
DIOre t.br.n
Farther
launched an offenSive on the 'l'rleste front. From the weltern part ot 1n'ferneBl Copse.
anything to heip us wm PI.~ of ihe battle."
Monte Nero to the sea, the AUMtl&Jl report nortb, the advance :reached a depth of mere A oother oft'lOO!' wn~· "A.1:t.houg!1 wounded m the
than half a mile at ltfl farthest on & £ront of 21
declares a. t.remendooa ba.ttle 15 raging
loft IIIhoulder wtlth a nfie gToonadO more than tibroe
On saturda.y~ morlllhg there were three more mlle.. 'the enemy rCt!i8t&nce woos mos t stub- holfra JW'OVJOU6 to w. being kiDed, he refaeed to go
deternllned Gennan (lonnter· l\ttoob aptnst tbe born, he&vy loms belng mthcted. The Britillh down, bot stayed a.nd ap<mt. the w.holo t.ime fill
lKIw Cana.dlAn posltions ImmedIately north· west linell s.re b(>ing drawn eraser round Lens. COIl- oouraging hJ.a roM ",onderlulJ,. In what W46 _ that
tmued progress being mlido.
Strong German tnno mtJl.cr a oritic-.I Idtaatklll."
of Lens. They all f8J.led.
The a.lr fighting ou F'nday caused the destrno- c01inter-att.a.cks ha.ve I been broken by aftfllc ry,
SF.cOND LIEUTENAN1' B A. CAllR.
rifle, Rond machme-gun fire.
tlOn of 30 German machmes, WIth 12 British
Second
Lreutman* Buil Aldereon Carr, R.O.A. ,
On
Tuesday
Dlght
there
were
repe&t.ed
unm..ehincs mlssmg-two destroyed by l\ collIsion
who \vo.a killed on July 25. aged 38, was the
dnnlfg 8. fight. On Sa.turday th-a Brltish 1088e8 succes.sful GermM couuter-at.ta.cks aglUDst the younge5t son of tho la.te Canon J H. Carr, lor.
north of · Verdun.
On
III aeroplanes exceeded tJIe G e rman lor the firgt ne w French P08ltlOllI
morly Rector of Adia4tnm
He was a foundation
time III many da.yl'!' fig-huIIB 'rhe German l~s Wedneed&y there wae DO aL-t&ck, but t.he German schoLli' a.t MarIbarousn Co~Il~, aDd a lkItoiar and
gunfire was henry. espootally OJ] .th e left. bfLnk Oi\pCo.m of boau at 8~1",yn CoJIep, Cambridgo, and
wcre savC'n, the British . eight.
Th e prisoners taken by the bobh at school nnd at tho Ulnvunnty wu a membnr
Air opcra t .olls on 1"\0 large scn-Ie w·e r e can ied of the MeUfle.
out by the Frc ooh on - the Meuse 011 Fuda.y. French number 6,116 nmvoaodcd me n, Includmg of and k~lv Int-er('et~ In the rlRe oorpt A pari
One hundred and eleven French machInes were 174 officers There M e! stin many to be counted, n cr m Tho Towera Sobool, Crowtbome, bo WM
~"1T (ln fI. oomrmfilllnon In the R.G A IMt Jnno, ..00
(l,imhed)
en~d, nnmerous bomhmg
eXl-<,dlt.1008 were nnd, the wounded prIsoners Bre 600. Eleven Ger
aeroplancs fell to the Frencli on Wedlles. ]otnC1"l h!:l 00tt.ery on July 15 Ho wu lW.led on
accomplHlhed WIth s uccess, 81ld 15 German mno
day
I
wav
bM k from 1\1\ o~a.tion poet Hi! oomm&ltd_
machulEl8 wore destroyed. Two of the Frencn
"'rho Oath of Soonlld Liou.
The G erman a.irmen hnve b enn drop'Prng bombs mg offioer write!
aeroplanes have not return ed
I".ennnt Cllrl' hlUl boon II.Jl Ilwful blow 'too hUl bt-other
The
French
on SWlda.y lU ght. r eported on cl()nrmg statIons behOld the AllIed hnes offux:n! who had le1U'Tlt to Bpnreo'&~ him, and to
mRrkec:i a rt:i1Jery netl TIty on . both ban ks of thc It locks like '8. dehberat.e paltcy, for It hll6 been tho wholo b ILttory
Although ho hBd only boon
Mense
but no lllrnlltry actiolL
SeV'enteen done behind the Fre nch hne s n, t VcrdUIl as well \\I1t h liS 1\ fa y,· o." ,s, he had flhnwo him8elf rt'IC'lIBt
Il6 bebmd the 'BritIsh hnes
II The Tlmes " COl GeTm~n macinnes fell lD fightlOg witll French
gnllflnt and rclj"Ne, t!l(\rf'by gLlft1.ng bhe «It"oO
alnnell , Wh06e. fiCO ating mnchlOes .. showed re 8pondcllt~ lfi both quarters m -entloll thC60 ouf,. confiden oo Qf hl6 IK'mOr offiO('rs All the men woera
ragoo,
and
hath-WIthout
any
po!!slbdIty
of
e
Ithe
r
lHl
V Otro tc. hIm ..nd mIlia hIm very muGh."
particulaT Illcthrfty " on SnLmday
The Germans now ,my t.ho.y hn.-vo lost JA uge- kilOÂ¥. lUR what the other v, As .saymg-make It
SECOl\'D LmUI'ENANT RUDOLPH DAVIES
clellr
that
t.he
Gorma.n
flolnDCH
must
hM
e
ma.rck agnnr by :II. « Ioca.l surnrl8e att:lc k "
In
'1110 ~h blUl w.ken pla.co m li'ranoe, foUawUlg
reality Ule troops who took It were due-fly EnglIsh realised "hat they were dOiog.
There IS no pause m thc Ita.hon ofTen!;;lve 'I he wounds re'OClved III action of Second I..aeuOOnaDt
light mfa.ntry, and It halS no t been In German
c ommtlOl(lU ~ from
Rome on W-edneaday !l BJd Rudolph D a vl<'la, Duko of Wclhngton 'e (Wc.t Rid.
hands a.t. u.ny time SIDes t.hen.
Hl g)
He Wll ti wounded Iln AU'l'U8t 10 and died Ul
'l'here was 1\ destroye r action lD t.he Gt'rman that U along t he whole lme or battle Ollr troop ~ IJOsfl'I tal the Iloxt da r . '1' 10 ~a.IlQ.nt officer. who WIUI
BI gh ,t on Thursday mornmg
A
G-ennflll JIl\, e gUinea n e w SUCCe6Ses, ov clCODllllg dlffi<: ulties 27 ycn.rs of a gu and married, VIM tho dum IIOll of
desLroyer nnd two llIin 8-.!I "\u~e pers wer e bool y wh Ich gIve to every yard of ground won a.nd held tllo late Rev A J Davlcs (of Tft.u.ntcn), (ormorly
Tli ~
rln.m8.ged, but escaned over the nllne field!'l The th u Importan ce of 0. <!onqucrcd fort ress "
fOT II. pcr l()(1 or &lght. yf"'fl.1'I! Pastor of tho C&ray
Ho enliHted 1Il
British vessels cngnged \1 er a uttl\oCked b y two prJsone rs now anurunt. to more Umn 13 .000 able Str£!Ct J3a.pt.is~ ChurC'h R.ce.c-hng
bodi ed men nnd 311 officers .
About 30 gW1S liltl Cll mbrldgo Ro~m1'!n t (TerMl.oTlala) at the be
Ifllbmannee, but su!\t.rt.tnocd no damage
ha\
6
b
een
tnkcn,
anti
U t.he
r
est.
of
t.he
booty
Ifutnmg o r t ho 'lUI' a nd altol' servIng at tho front
The Rumanian N!6ista.noo still hold~ ngnlnst
m t.ho rll.nl~ lor fL tlmt'! . ho WfIAI tnVA.bded hOrM He
Mw.:Ke IUlon
The ba.ttte b eyond F ocJlam f seems 11) large and O'er Incre alilDg In quantit.y"
\VIIS tlubst>quootly given & c.ommM.~n
and
WQ4
Th
o
Germans
arc
on
the
o
fl
entll
ve
ngn.lUs
t
t
h
e
to ha"-6 rued down , whIch mea.ns tha.t M~keru!en
gll.l'.M-to.J s(!cnnd heutena.nt, Duke or Wclhngtoc'.,
Ru
ss
lIw
front
Aome
20
mll
os
west
of
Rlgll.
Be·
hl\l1 b een foil c d , at lellst ror t.he moml!nt, l1l hUI
In MfLrch, 1916
nttcmpt to n mst.er t he hn o of tho Screth In the tween t he R1V{~ r An. and the ~rlrul Mnl'!)hes the
SE CON D LIEUT ENAN'l' D J. DAVIES
Trotu8 P ass there! It:\8 be an h eal Y figh lOmg, ,nth Rus sia II advanced posU! luwc been compe(]e d to
tho Rumanm.n", holdmg off SUCoeMive Gennan reLn e abouL t"o mIles 'We~L of tho All, t heIr
Dy thu dt'!l.th of Second I.Aouoonllllt D. J . DaTI"',
cnv:1.lry posts hnve bpen dri ven 1Il Gil K emmcl' n
attaeks
Iho 0111,) 90n of Mr and lint DaviOli of thu !l.b.r
'I' wo (h stlllet n.ttllek" by hostlle i\1rcraft. ,\ e re kct. l'la<>e. Reo.d.111g, Rot..dmg has 10rrt one 01 1.t.a
The Germll-n s hMe n ow publtah ed theIr co.p
On Tuesdav m ght most dlfltmgull!'hed young lllOJl luKl Re..ding 8obool
ture!l from the Rn 5Slnns durmg Lhe breakrlown recorded on Wednesda.y
"pproaehed
the
YorkslLlre one of tho moat brillllLut of iota old ho,... Davl05'
of tht! Russmn Arm)' 10 Gallcn, nnd the Duko- enemy aJrsllllls
coast
Onc,
or
I~t
most
1."0.
carne 1ll1aud rcooru a.t Ruadiug School 'VIUI a remarkn.blo ODe.
vinn They claIm to have taken over ~ noo priF'lfteen
bomb!!
wer
e.
dropped
at
t
bree
small Whe n he Jl:!fc In the summeor of 1915 be w .. oapta:irl
sone r ll, 257 suns, 548 ma.chlllC-FrUns 11.11(1 50 000
of tho .ohoel, the highest honour which a. 1!ICboo1
vlll~, ~os n(".IIr t ho coast, some bUIldlllgt> "ere
rltleF hO!n oes masses of mum tlOns and su pphes
ClLn (!ouler Of! My bo, and the holdor oE & ~'a
wrl?Cked , and oll e man WIUI lDJllred
or 011 kmds
ScholaI1JJllp
Ilnd an Open ClllltWC'",1 Sobolanb.ip a t
'j h e other lIoLUI( k was more sel lOllS
It wa s
Tnmty Colloge. Ox.{ord He lomed tho D.T.C. on
T UESDAY.
IlHU.I !! 011 \Vcclnesdn.v m o rl1ln g hv 10 c n CJl1} a Ul o
tho out.break of t ho v.ar In 1914 lIJld m the aprlll S"
A no" F re nch a L\..tkk \\115 del" crc d on MonrlKY plAn es BombA droppcd dId 110- dnrnf"lge at Mar tl'rm of 1915 'II on tho cup ' 0 1' tho beet recnut In
on b oth banks or Ih o Meuse beyon d Ve-rdun .'lu te, bul. at Do, e r a nd R!l.1l\sjll' t e t.her o "cre 1914 ~ lId 1?15 he ''1'1\.8 U1 tho Rugby XV and woo
Tb e. enemy':. de fenues "We re, carried on 1\ fron t of 11 p erso n:'! kHle d nil II 13 IfljUrpd 'J'lll ec of I,ho IllS I.>ll'6t XV (''0101l r5 He WM a pronunont mem
rll.lde rs \vere brou~ ht <1 0 \\11
One o f t he ~neruy bc-r of lho literary J\nJ d"hnwng IIOClotl C!l On tho
nbout J I mdes to I~ u epi.h whI c h exceedli "L cer
IHl ots wa~ rf~ sc~d, ha\'\ug been only slt ghtly OCCaSion o f tho 6Ohool bohhng I!. debate In French
PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION.
tlii n pOl n l.s H mtl e s , 'I' he l1Ight Jo'r-cllch com
Injured
Me
nllwlnle
a
!:ilrong
G~ rm a tl .,<[androl!
D1I VICf; Ofhln tllQ dlbll fo H e never (,,1100 lJl A
mumquc gal e 1 long lis t of place!'!. t.tkc lI; 011 the
Jlt/blm
('X(IlUlIllLiJOT
l
a
llr1
!H\FoSC{I
t.lio
H
ighe
r
Ucrilh
\\U
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WIU[,1I1g
to
prof«t
U.lel
r
retu
rll
It
\\l~g
l~
t.
l ert Im nk of t.he Meuse , Avocollf t
W oqd 1.\\0
ell.te ]~xamlll lljjoll of the Odord and
Cll mbrJIJgo
Sll lllInt t..'I of th~ Mo r t Homme, Corbenux
Woof!, tack ed, fl,nd s nfferE'd .se vcrcll , losmg Ht. lellst
R(l!~rd III 1913 wliJl o no d ~tillc:rt.lOn In 1914 with
ond CUllllerell Wood on 1Ilf' rlp:ltl., balik , the l lll! five ma.chll1c s
fo ur and 111 1915 v;1t.h (h o dl!lhnd.IO~8 oornmg out
o f Talo n C h llTl pl1 em li le, !fIlls '144 md 240 Mor
FRIO \ Y
at t ho hea.d of O\{>r 1700 c-.a lldjuatA:>6
n o oompet.ed
mont. l"n.nn On the . extr eme n gh t or the
Da v b J dl~} t ho cordo n round Lc.n~ loo! bomg rQ/{111arl y III tho school spol"h! ILII(I won MJVcuJ
Fre nc h attack t h e t r oops hR\'e made conS1der
dl'llwn mom t1J.:hth, UlIO 'l'bursda v flight" roport IlrlZrt; III tho under 15 OHIlLs, li\t~ly, hOllovcr,
Ilille a dvan c~ 111 Fosses W ood nnd Chnum p. W ood from BntJsh Hew:lqullrtt'n; ,:; peakR of a va lua ble I1It~Uectllnl IlIiNiUlt/i l\ ero more to hU!. lnchni\tlon
All thIS IS dIfficult country wh ich 'V~ f; foultht for ~uc ooQ:l by the CnuHdm.ns '1.'h1 6 Wl1fl t h" c.'\ptn re tho ugh Ito HJ\I !lys t ook " verv koon mtorest. In ILII
H~ OOmhmed groat a.blhty
'11th grent dc !'; prrnt!on m t he VernuTl b nttle
of I~ pOT'twn of the" Gr ocn Crn8SH~.r ." ,., hleh WI th tho .school U.ohVttlCl;
1\I0I C thl~ ll ,1000
llllWOlllldcd
pn sone l s hn\c th~ usual Gorman mgenul ty h nd boon trn nsfo nned ~ II h ,~ r('a l Capl\.Cltv for thol"'OughllO'l8 fl.n d hard
\\
ork,
n.nd
had
he
hvorl
wotlld ha ve q-ooo fILl' ITo
becn tn ke n VIole n t G e rm"n
COllll ter :tUlICk6 m to ,1 llunmtllco fo r t r r.8!l
On the Ml'u"o t he Crown P ilnee H I hem g sub. dH~t!, hili tlLn k being ~nlek b\' /I. ~hcll on .1uly 31,
W (!(P crl1 !!h p.d b) the F're nch g nns
'I he PI (!llch
Hut 10t\~ IS
(!(!tml to continued pl e!'S\lro bv th" Fronch, t h eIr tho Il ay hdor o hI! 20th birthday
1~ lr men took !I. bri lli ant par t In Ihe bntti e, fl\1ng
g~a tl y to bo regretted H lS oommi\ndlng offiOOlr
:1. ~t j.,raln bmng the rednc bon of 1\ pmlltIo n o n
10"11: (1,11(1 lIsmg th e n mll.-clnne guns
The Gar
\~"
hllg
10
IllS
fa.thQr
,
MyS
"The
d()fLth
of ymlr
t h o IIg-ht hl~nk, uror :\Jo nnu nl li'u l m
mrlnfl hlHI 13 tnn.chIlH!S rlestroyed
The onh'
(London Committee).
0 11 tho I sn n7,o front t h/\ l tn. lm nil a.re pllrsUlng son I!l a groat Ins!! to us 11.11 he '1M vory populnr
Frpnch gams ~IHeh t h p Germ " ns n·1mltted In tholr obj cci n os Up t o Weclnl'Sclnv Clelllllg-, the a nd "<V8t1 an oXCt"Cdmgl v gallint o ffioer up no t ho
PRESIDENT .-HI S EXCELLE NCY T HE FRENC H AMBASSADOR
t heir eommomQ Oo on Uondav lll Q"ht were at fo u rt ll da, of the ba.ttltil- . th e It,d IllIlS bll.d ca p- tl1n o. o f 1l'l6 de&bh hl8 tn nk dld erccedingly good
' , ork"
Avocourt Wood nnrl on the Mort Homm e Th e) tul~d 0' (11 111 000 men a nd :\'iO offiC1:lrs
r epresente d th o ntt.'lck on t he rl ~ h t bnnk of t he
8111<:0 UnndllY t he .... renc h havo ca pt ut"l'd 7,GI O
Moose as n compl ete ffu lure, n.nd or onouneed t h e m en. mclmhng 186 offi cer s. and Ii()(\ woundod ,
OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST.
bntti(1 IHI a. whole to b e l.lomFt m t.h Clr fnv01H
wlllhd 21. hrtiJlS nnrt mQf"{I than 800 m"ehlne-gum~
A shght ad\' a.n ce of t h e Bn t18h Imc on tho ,U£I lnchMted In tho war lxxth
7.APbruggB 1!:\ agam t he object of ,Ltten t iOll ,It {This list IS speclallv cDmruled for th. II Mercury, '
"pres front , Ju st north of the llntl>choota, li nd
a nd Is copyright.]
Ihe repul!\e of two Grr1l1an cotllltcr-"tt leks n ear the hands of the Rewal ~1\V\1 Air Snnl C(' Tho
j
)()r\
was shollNi by Britis h Wl\l H'f;S(>ls both on
Er.reh" nor th rnst. of P eronn r weI e r opOl tcd b V
'V
Odll
e..~
Ia.y
find
Thur.sda
y
SI I D ou gln ~ Hill e;
fll IIlr flq h b llg th o Qerl1lllll S
ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT.
io ~t seven and t he Brltl sh SIX
mac h lll Os
Th e
KiLLED.
G ermans. fl r m.'!' In I n.r~!"fl !i(l \lndMJlH, trie d With
ROYAL
BERKS
HONOURS
P t e J L G rovl.>.S, 28783 (GJc ....er)
out S~lc ee~s to hnmpur Dntu!h bomblllg opern
Pte W Ho.wthol'lle, 34989 (lllrmmghll.m ).
AffOlci 5 ,t :;pcc l,ll opportumt y fOl the inlMbltar,ts of '~ea dll1s:! fo
t lOTIfI. and n.lr "potting n.n d photogrl\phy for
t ho
Pto S Slffiti, 18046 (FlIonng'tto n)
Tho fo llowing w·er e Isstwd Wit h t hc " LonrJoJl
n.l' tIi ll' rv
GIVE slIbst,mit;1 1 pl oof of th e" SYMPATHY With th e bra ve
Ptc
H
n
Chn.pmlln
,
8796
(Loods)
Gflz ett-o" or August 10th T he Hall nll o tTemil\C hi !; heen com nl etely suc
SO LDIERS OF FHA NCE
Pt.o II Graon, 25527 (Ablllgdoll)
MILITARY MEDALS.
cc&9htl III It.s fir~t st.n~e
FrOTH Pl~ va. to th o
P Lu J \V HotlgCA, 18918 (Nor:.iolk Park)
flca.--n front of !lome 25 lIllles 1II a strr\lgh t. Ime,
DONATIONS
WIll
be
gtatcflllly
acknowledged by IllS W OI shlt) the MayoI' of
200150 Scr gMllt, E
J a"rrett (Terrltoria.l
l.ee Corpl W H Quelch. 11066 ('lllchurst).
hut, of CO U rl:H:, much longol I II 1i.6 a.<'tuIll exten t--- Forc es)
Lee Corpl r SClll 13006 (Efl..rlsfi cld, S W j.
Rcad ln ~ , Plcs lcicnl of the Local Comm i ttee I the H on. Tre.il ~ llI el, Pl aneis
t he whol e Austrian firs t hn c has heen carried,
16040 Sorg8ant J W. Taon, Mac1un9-GllD
Ptc E S he rv8.l, 17095 fH e ndtng )
H. Wright E sC]. 1\1 A., U lllverslly Collc).!c, Read In g:; 01 hy Pl'Ofes~ot J\ . V.
:\Jlci t Ile. 1t..'I.hRII S, \Ihe n t h el l cornlll {mlque wns Corps (la,~ ROYlLl Berkshire Regtment.).
Pte C, Sherry, ]0625 (R egent:i PlI.rk)
~tlm on , 51- I W estern Elms Ave nue, neadmg.
Pte J Snllth, 37740 (Ox rord)
dlspatch cd , we ro axCl t.lI1 g
rr C~llr (!
on
the
AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRII
Sergt B 1:I Ste,cns 11099 (Cluugio rd. E..)
elle my'~ /Secon d lt n('
Th eIr hau l III coun ted OXFORDSHIRE
LIGHT ' :lNFANTRY
I
More HELPERS ,lre urgen tl y reqUIred. Names and add uC$cs of VoJuntccls
Pte R G YOung, 10535 (nen8on)
prlOOner~ "W1I5 t uon 7,f.iOO
On ull lhl s sedlon of
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL .
Ptc 'I' Andnrson. 39330 (WIII1l1lb-iord)
should be sent at once to Pro{essol' A. V. Sa lmon.
[h e front. t.h t"' Itllhnu s \lore (>llSt of t.h e I J;onzo
P te P W Stroltg 27068 (SIto-anage).
8378 Lance·Corpocal W Booth
berore t ho nt;tack began :Most of Lhe a.ttack WIlo6
llto
J
'J'
Ull(lorfio"
l1
33692
(Su
tt.on
Va
lenco)
8041 Company Ser gcRn t. MJ\Jor (ac ting
del lvcr ed 0 11 Lhe Jrregullll heJg h t~ of the Carso
Pt.c A Gale, 16373 (That.eham)
Plnietl u North of Plavu. t he position of the ment.~t Ser geant,MaJor) A J Co\'ile} .
P I.u. IT T.ll.w ren(;e, 37291 (Sto k~ Fl!r ry )
9112 Pnvate R. A Long
It.n.1IBns wns less favourabl e on 8tmd a.), mormng
P REVLY m;PTD mSSING. NOW REPTD.
0365 Pm'ate A H Mcrchn.n t..
when the attn(:k began 'l'hey were I)tlil o n the
PREVLY REP'I'D MISSING . NOW REP1'D
KlU.ED
8'246 Sergeal.1t A E '1' Roblm;on
west bank of the TRonzo
and t he Austrtans
PIUBONl!lR OF WAR IN GEllMA N HANDS.
Pte A. H a.lI , 9821 (Ueadmg)
71')4 Acting Corpornl 1:1. V Straker
he ld :J. b rid geh ead be t \\ ee n Pbv1\ and C n.ns.le
J..leui:.e.nJl.I1t W 'J' CoICil, aliHUbl'C1 R ll~ C
Pte " . W G IIOOrt., 27014 (Doreht'l6 to().L).
T hI S bndgehead t il e 11 .,hnn!S Im\'O carrlCd, and
Pte fo'; Hartis., 11896 (Rolldmg. En-lt... )
PU &VLY REP'rO. WOUN Dlm J\Nn M" ~E';TNG,
hav o forccci :\ c rosslO g of I.h l' Ison ~o ncar Anhovo.
L IJe Corpl F BumphQQS, 8828 rW.wnl.ago).
NOW , RlU''l'O I>ll.lSONF:n. OF WAlt, IN
ROYAL BERKS CASUALEIES.
I n Rum'lnu ~ Ma.ck cn Rell IS mCf'ttng WIth a
GERMAN n !\. N.DS
PREVLY REPTD WOUNDED. NOW REPTD.
staunc h r OlmlnnC(! In the Sc r et h Valley, but In
Pta C. }<' llrandlwh, 21037 (Cowley, O:oc fonl)
KILLED
t he Dlount,alll r eg!01\ A tl s trmn a.nd
Ge rm~n
KiLLED
PRI~VLY n,EP'l'D 1\1 rSSrNC NO W n.l~r'TO.
Pte 1" W Adam:.. 3652.5 (Cambridge) .
t;JOOpS, ImdeJ Generfl,1 \on K OVN~ , hn.ve forced
WOUNDED ANn rnI80Nl<,11 01:0 WAH
Pte G H Bo .... la nd . 39291 (Sa\l try),
Ca.p{,ajn H Ackroyd, Me, Royal AI my MedICal
t hOl r '\f\.y forwlI,r ,l , I ~nd are now n ear t he out...
Pt e C. H uucox, 24661 (l vcr lloath)
attu.dwcl Roya l Berk.s RcKuDOnl .
s kirts of Ocna., lin the R lvel Trotu s On the COl'PII,
P.REVLY.
l'
I
J1SSJNG
.
NOW
RJ;:P1'D
DIED
AS
Lroul.cnun t B H Loigh
PRISONERS I N GERMAN HANDS
two fr onts t he e llemy cll\J m s 1.0 hM e laken :3,700
Our Jack.
a holiday lOme ,.an
OTHER REGIMENTS
PREVIOUS LY REl'OR'l 'ED MISSI NG. NOW
mOl e nrlSOI1CI s
I~ Cor pl E
Da.vlrIgo, 3.3281 (WmMMtor).
n.:EPOR'l'ED
KlLLED
KILLl!:ll
Received
a
wire
It.t by hia Jill,
P
tc
C
.E
Bldg-c.
33722
(Stoko-on
Trent)
'J'h e RU SSia n s men tlOocd m thclI co mnmnlCJ116
Second Lio-utenalJt G C Si.OUCbllln
Queen' s IRoya.1 W('tIt SUl'r~) RegIment) - Pte. V
DIED O F WOUNDS
0 11 Monfl I y heal y Ge r mau n.rt.IJlel y fire H.gUln St
Which
said"
Come
at ODCO, I'm dyiog," my word!
8 JaoklU8J.l, 13199 l(Mmhc rJcy)
WOUNDED
th Clr posltJonf< fill the RI ga. fron t.
Ple F Edwards, 6403 (Newbury)
Ro)al Inmskllllllg FURlher.; - Pte E' C. S mlth, It nearly mlde hil heart tland ttill.
Li
cut.enant
A
A
Austell
LeIgh
Pte
S
C
S
bu~oy,
23575
(Swlndan)
" Th e TImes" ~ P c Lrog r:l.d Corresponde nt has
41149 IlWod"",)
SeCOIl-d Ll c utonlUl t. F J O k ev
PI.c G C h.l lJbb~ 28808 Ct:nglefi e ld G~en)
I'c tnrnf'...d 1.0 t.he crlrnt.al afte r n long VISIt 1.0 lhc
Rifle BrlgllOO -Leo Corp I 0 \V \Vntt..~, 12706 H. dashed to the ltation and jast caught the tral"
Llwtonlmt. 1J. Martm, RoJal Bel ks R og l WOUNDED
RHSSIIUl front Hc sends r (l.t.\l e r u. q-Ioomv dIS m f!Socot1rl
!Readmg)
nt, atta.cOOd '1' 1\1 B
And 'tWIt Jill at th. gardon ,ato mot him,
Pte F T nlrd 16967 (Hungerford)
pfl,t.ch n.bOHt t he pO!iILion In P etrogr,Hi, (leplorlll g
R
OyAl Wa. rwicksblTo H cgll llc nL - Pi e A T Eney,
Socond Ll eutollJl nt Ii; W If CnhCSPIIIO. Devon
Pin W Clifford 28304 IBlrm~bam)
(hbinbrOOn)
t ho rcc.rudcF-Conco of
dlspot.es hctwee.n th e Rogunont, att.a.c hcd R oya! Be rks Regiment
He asked, in surprise, 'IWhat' s the meaning of thi,?
Pte )!. W Cook, 26163 (Charlbury)
J.A\'lldon R egI men t - Pte
,\
St.rn. U,on
321403
'"nons parti es The irssons of the ci6booJe f\.t
Pt() ,1 J Dmgman, 27376 (13Jnrungh.a.m)
What • horrible .hock I did ,ot in:'
(WmollOr ), Pto lI. W WllkC!s, 532090 (Slou ghl
th€ Rllsslan front, h e foal'S, nre being forgotten,
OAPTAIN H L\ CKROYD, Me
1'10 R 11,1/ 9689 (R"",>ondsoy. 8.F. ).
Royn.1 G a.n-IBOIl Artlllory - Actg 1MJl' P J TIM
She
gurgled" I wanted 10 •• y I was dyiD'
",.. d n.11 th e stern lll(l.;lSur eS wInch are e.,!"entin.t
Cn.ptnm Ho.rol.cI Ackroyd, M e , Rcynl
Army
P t e \V H()~cyb o no . 31746 (DmrunghMl)
we ll 79459 (Roflolng) C Unll or 1" fI Crouch 1'6285
fo T' thc s"lv~tl on o f th e RUSSIa n ArmIes a.ro 1m
Modica! Co!-pB of Royston , R ONfi (killed m ncbonJ,
Pte C. TI J one.'\, 31140 (Manor Park, E).
(MaJdMhond), Dumlor A. J. NIcholls, 135512 (Htgh To see you, but !woln word. nn out,
accaptahle to the SO(!J nhst.s
Waf! bom
at Sout.hport Jl\ 1STI E o w~ oo1.LOl'tod
Pte 'r fo' J T.n.llgkm 11319 (Clo~ r)
W~,..comhc )
P te R 0 Ma rkha m. 10827 (Bow E 1
Th e Greek GO"f"E'rnment h a.ve issued 1\ ' Vlllte nt Shrerwsbury, G OlIVlllo nnd CaJus, Cambridge , nud
J:>ont,o, Ro~pmont - P t.o
T W. Anguli, 25376 So I cut the last three; come in, hive lome lUi.
Lee Corpl P Morgan 19662 (Swlfldon)
Book cont&lDJDn: t h e treaty b etween GI Cf'oC(l n.nrl Guy'S HCBpltal Althoug-h fllll y qllttJlfied h(l rover
(Maide nhood )
What ever'1 tho maHer? dOD't Ibout !"
Pte G A Morton 31741 (Wlt ney )
S-erhia., whieh Kmg Constnntm e b etrayed
Cor prMlt Jl;C(I bnt. flpe.nt. mn.ny YOUni Ul Ihe. Roi!oo.rGlI
rtn)n.1 lI'mld Arl lilory - Gunnor W A ,TlIJlle&,
Pte JT G Pow,"" 25528 (Rcflthn.ld
responden oc b etw·een tho KlWser nnri K'n.g Con- LHh::mltorlt'S n.t Cn.mbrid~ 1(1 F ebruarv, 1915 1m
146449 (Oxford)
Pte W Rose 39324 (MtLlfl!Ctono , Rnlt.).
, Jill nearly _ed thi.... by waDt of
srontme 18 1\,11;0 contamed ln t h o \VIl1te Book
rOOO\vod lll!e comlTIlSBlOn In the It ...\.M C, II.fta.ch ed
PREVLY. REPTD WOUNDED, NOW REPTD.
Pte. P ']'I"IOflljlllflll 1727.3 (Wurklwn)
1-0 the Ho) ~l Bcrk.sJ1Jro R.cgnnont
.mrl \VM pro
It WR. i'I nnnounce(1 on. Mond:1.Y rug-ht thn-t a moro.:-! In 1916 ) 10 was n..W:1.Tdcod too Mlhtury C rcm
thoughl and a tilly" penny wise .. poIi<r.
KILLED.
Lee Car pi n Adam .. 37650 (Lll.ngIO'V Croen )
I< MUnitIon s
CounCIl " IS t o be est a.b11 shed t.o hat y enr 011 July 31 he v, su; fthj.!"ltt.1v woundorl hu t
WtllA l'toglmonl - Poo H Tt 1'rlm, 9012 (Mn.rlo'lt")
1:)tc C Hah:he lor. 223003 (AyICflbury)
Don'tdothatwben
buyingyour
ons llre clo!JCr orgam fl:\tJon nun the e1llTlloYlDel1t romartl"('(1 on dirt) nnd he WtlS killer! on .I\u~u81i 11
Pto " IT EeJo 201679 (Twyford)
P REVJ... Y REPTo MISSING, NO W RgPl'D
of moro (lCOIlOmio..1 me thooa 1n the iUnnl tloD8 C"pt.a.m Ackroyd lea~<!1I a. WIr:}QW and Ilhroo duldreu
Ptl1 \V l ' Hltchmg5 Z022tt6 fBnst.cl)
for the coming faU of the year,
KILLED.
Pt a ]t' C P Iper 2000s.' (N av.bnr:;)
D epn.rLment
LIEUTENAN'l' A A .A US'T'EN- LEIG~i
~I WtlIsh F uslliorll - Ptc :r CcoJ"Ku', 23506!)
Be 1D time aDd save mODey,
Pt a J Room 202820 (Dun ~ tnblo)
(Oxforol
WED NESDAY.
"Pto F. SrmLh 202613 ( R~'\(hng)
Lleut.ona.ut A A Alls/;(\tl Leigh (wounded) IS the
Dont"
wire in" alth.laat moment and gel
H
a
u
tH
RegIment
Sorgt
B
Wc
bst()
r,
331286
, ' l'he Canadw.n6 attHcked agn.m 011 TueMay younge-~...t son of tho Ia.to Re\' A IT Austen Lo.igh,
Lee Cnl W Wa.ltin ~on 202825 (HI gh W ycombe) (Roodlng)
left.
monung west a.nd norLh .... <lst of L ens l 1l.ud oa.p' B D Ho enli!Klcd In Cnn:t.rla 10 1914, o.nd l'l"!CClved n.
Pte If Belchor 12"ffi4 (l"nnl1ll:don)
DIED OF WOUN DS
Pto T Chand le r ]9345 (fiOOfhIlJl, E nlt. ).
tured the e ne my ' s pos..!tiOlU> 011 a. fron t of 2,000 OOInl"llif\<!: IOTl III tho Royal BOrke H.(·g"1Tr1ont 111 . t.\ pn1,
Royal GAl nSOIl Artillery - Bcl r n. II
Allen
)">I Q. l' Col"JlL 37382 (C:un pHoffi )
yan:\!\ HC1WY fighting went on ~I dlly
At .ffiJ.d- 1915 li e fiM "W"()nt out to Fra.noD In J8.IlUI\l"1' 1916
11 Things are goi., to be torribly dear in tbe
3]468
(S~ough),
Sergt 11 W S int th 29192 (Rel141
P t e 'J' Ii' Cor lx-tt 26&"2 (Dmn1llgham)
d/\y t hree strong GermlLn cOuUtcr-u.ttacks were RiH le~ Vi&.1 httdly brokon oWl11g to fU1 IICCJdent III
lng)
,
G
unner
I.,
hes.
313616
(Walllllb,
,
,om)
Pte
D
EVl\nl!.
26838
cn
.....
,dlmc)
AprIl,
1916.
He
"\VUlt
out
1LgI\1l1
In
.L\nril,
1917,
a.nd
dothing world tbit winter, I. come IDd It'
c rushe d A number or prtsoners hfli'l bACn t,'looken.
London R egIment -Pt e S. 13 L CWlhw.j]lto, 391975
Ptr. ,J POM 19049 (f )H'f"POOi)
DI n.matlc sumes Me t.old of thlS fighting
The wnll t!llglitly wounc.kd on August 6 He \\1'18 hIt by
(DI(icot)
Ut NOW while wo bIVe lOme bOYI' wear al
Pta A GNl~orv 12713 (Wn l"Q orth SF.)
Rmrul
~;phnt.ot'9
of
Hhcll
lfl 8Ov t"!Tnl places a.nd l;i now
G e rma.n.~ seem to hQ,ve Illallued an IIoUnc.k for the
Roval E~moot1i - Sappor G W T\lm her 2.56656
r ~e Corpl J H"h., 14861 ( W~ t BromI\ lCh ).
Ho WlL~ g"1.et1ed heu
la.t
year'l prices.
ve ry lOoment when the Cann(huns n.dvll.llced The 10 a. h05p1tul III En~n.nd
(luuw!ing) S!LppOr A E flll.n oox 139675 (O xfr.-d)
P to F K 1Il~ 202854 (COI't"'fl trv\
t wo force~ met to No-Man'I!-Ll\Jld , I\nd
fightmg tenant AU.glL~t I , 1917, With proccd ence Jl1 n 16
Royal Wo~t K en!; llcgmullit - Pt o H . Boulton ,
1'1-0 J H L lx(]nli .. ltl 202f..61 (COHU1t.ry)
SEOOND ),IEUT R e SLADE BAKER, M.C
15903 (fh:ford)
of the most s a-vuge rl-e~npti o ll follow ed"
The
Pte A R Loml 21363 (BmW).
, DeUvered late Iut WlIOD and had to carry
Tho nt"!ws hRA boruJ lloofficmlly rocell'ed ('If lJIO
Germans, m the Ir c ustomary de uS(! fOrTD"&t,jon,
P t p (") PalCO 201.407 IH.t1,,<hru{j
C-nmudror Guards - I'to.•1 Do<ld . 12715 (Summer
a lot Oyet- that's wby.
tow"1
h.\d th e lI.dvantage III number s
But tile y d e-ath of Se ~ Ll ilutenn.nt R. C S lade-Baker,
Pte r A Smith 2~Oll (TTollowllY. N)
necl£ord R-&Iffio nt - I..co .Corpl {l' ,1 Murray,
PtoC' R ~rn l th 20AA'"1~ (Wnrcelttfw)
wc re first h eld b y the \ Cll.nadlflns In "blttei Me, R oy ,~l R erk"hlre R egIment
9654 (A Irl e r~h otl
P te 1-1 Snll !:!JfS 201?1 4 (~t-o' ~ron )
LANC E SERGEANT F ID-I.:\'lER
nlHI h and to IUlon d figh t mR ," t h e n slow1v forced
11 And DOt • ticket baa beea toached-a.
G lOUOOfJt.cr RegIment - Pto J A RtIIl!ICII , 37924
Pt(' W r: WI"INI 3?:!t~ (Poudbur:l')
b~1r to then' trenches The trenches wero full
News hall been rOO8lved at Wmd80r of the doath
(Wmotisor)
raililll to
Ptc
H
W('1~
I(1
13393
(J~fI\
of G ermans, but th c ClLnadl ans n.t.tn.cked nnd of LlI.noe Se.rgeMt FrOOer.lc.k Elmor, of the Royal
WOUNDEn--S HOCK ISHELLI
PREVLY REPTD WOUNDED NOW REPTD
captured them " literally full of G ermall dead."
B erkt! RegIment, at t.h13 agG of 24
Ho entered
" Prueat market 'a1n.....
Vtt> T R F.nQ"lu..h 25259 (Klthul"T\ N W )
DIED OF WOUNDS
tho sorVlCe of H R..H PrmOOlffi Alico I\.nd tho Earl
There W.loS agn.lIl gren.t. actiVIty 111 t h e 3.lr on of
At.Wone m September, 1909, a.nrl lalnoo tho
R oyal Arm y Menlcal Corpl"! - Aetg SCrgt W
l'RllVr
Y
RRPTD
~ns.qING NOW REPTD
Mondn.y, Enomy Blrer nrt we re aggreSSIVe., The R oyal Berks &gunent .Immediately aJte r tho out PRTSON""'E R OF' WO\R TN B U LGAR1AN BANDS
~ Yoa really mut come NOW.
Bowen, 5657 (AI<lor.ilhot)
GermMls lost ]S' mn.chmes; tho Bntlsh four
break of war H e "ent t.o FrfIIICC In the Iollo"mg
Pte.
W
J
Allwrlght
19975
(Br&ekncll)
DIED.
Brllll n.nt. results were agall1 achieved on Tues Doccmhor and WM \Voundod three tmU)8 Ho WI\S
Royal WcUh FUlnllors - Ptc S SalmdeN, 22550
nUlltoa &: Sou.,
day by the F1;en~h norih or Verdun On the le ft promotOO. lo.noe..flOr@.'cMt boforo .hi$ dcnth, which
(Fllgb \Vyoomoo)
OXON AND SUCK3 L. I.
bn.nk or the MeWlc Lhey took the Hill of Ole ocourred at tho boginD1ll$ of Augulllt in the last bIg
b fot
Wearproof Suill
Norfolk
Roglme
nt
Poo.
W.
DlllCkford,
7562
and t.he VIllage of R egnevllle.
On thc nght PusP In Flnndcrs Durmg the yea1'8 he Wl\.8 at
KILLED
(WlndMr)
Cork
Slnet
Corner.
bn.nk the nllo.ge of S nm()gn eux was stormed, He nry III TOIWm', Windeci- CamlB, he wu holrl 'tn
Second Lreutcnnnt n. H \Vhlte, Me, London PREYLY MISSING. NOW REPTD DIED AS
wlt h & wholo system of fortifica.ti(lnB connecting }ugh esteem \Jot;h by his omployers a.nd rus CcllOll R4'~lmeflt, n.ttntlhoo. Oxon nnd Ducks L I.
allO at Weft Stnet Corner
PRISONER TN "UIlKISH llANOS.
It to HIll 3«. whIch fell to the French on Mon- ecl"Yants
Second I.1011tcnant H E Glb:ton
R oy-ft.l Floid Artdlery.-Gunner D . Ba.tn, 91323
ADd there fa. CINtaDCe Sale OD at
dllv
Repeated G e rman oountor-attn.cks h.a.vo
OTHER REGIMENTS.
Second Li eu ~nlLnt C. H Bowman
(Slough)
been hrnken. Up to 'l'uesda.y morning the un
TU"nEE TI'~o
OU
ED
Weft
R..lIing Bruch, 537, Orlord Road.
PREVT.V
REPTD
MISSTNG,
BRLlEVED
PREVLY MISSING, NOW REPTD DIED AS
wounded prtsoners taken by tho French excaeded
.D..I....
~ W
ND •

3/6
" i .Bottles
"
"
"
"
"
LUNCHEON STOUT • 6/6
Bottles Imperial.

S p CCl a l offel' of 7'plece DINING ROOM
S-:lL lTES IJphols tcl ed 1I1 Amenc-an cloth.

mar ble. lop and ti le b.lCk complete for

w"

LIGHT DINNER ALE • 6/. per doz. Bottles Imperial.

Up.

h e Is.te t cd t. lpestry

Tn 1 1~h bpcs il y

H. ~ .. wounded on 1M:'

IN PERFECT CONDITION.

7216

cd go .md d rop e nd. 5 it 6

""""'D.'-m.

8ommo lU iIbe IIdv.noe of J., 1Il6, Ina
ou,t.
N.... lb. Y~.. )[omn rood th. Brltioh Hoe 10 FJ.oce ...... Iaa J...-,. BIo ....... ",*-,
b.. been Gan'Uld forward .bout 500 ,arda on .. If I must try to 1"{rite &lid. ~ wbat. a Ie. Ilia
troDt of about a mUs. A position I1riD. ImJlort· d _ io 10 _ ..-nany &Dd aloo to Ibe ~

BOTTLED ALE and STOUT

t,lpestry

I<e lllarka bic vatue at 23/6
~.u pe l b EASY C H AJRS, lar~e sv.etsprmg
o:lgcs UpllobtClcd good t<Lpest ry. Vel Y

,,',lI ul.

obta.ined hill

THUBSJ)AY.

EVENTS OF TaE

Gamboll, of N~~ne1l. WMIIb fov w....r
hawover l from the
1011 of "ar he ~
U",,,,,,,,;ty .nd Pobllo 1Ioh.... 1Iritoode, aDd hom It

ru.

McIlroys Furniture is so varied that you can choose the
style, shape, size, to make your room just perfect, while the
prices are not based on the present high costs but on the
costs when Mcll~ys bqnght.

III

repreeeuta-

H. &G. SIMONDS

That Is why carte blanche furnishing by Orms

bob tcled

Party the prencraa deobiou &0 IeDd

•til.. 10 8tookholm " .. only conJirmed by 3,000.

•

A HO'U SE IS NOT
A HOME until··

AI \be adJ-nod Coat...... of the Lohour

WA R.

Bo,,'

Rudiat.

cl_

5.000 m Dumber More were taken on TUesdaY' j Lieutenant Erneet Edward Gwllo (CanadIan Ca n
rr'he Gennans clC6CTlbe t-he b!lot~!e 80S a Victory for tingell~),
.urviy~ iOli of Mr a.nd Mrs G
them, and suggest that tho a.ttack or the C Guille, of· 28, Coatle Cl'tllIOClIt l Rtondmg, ho..a, for
French w:os begun " at EnJ:!l&nd's command "
tho thil'd tunc, bean. wounded lD &(..oQOn, the IMt
EI x to n!llve Lnom b'Ing M\. 'd save
. h • b een mlM1e
-,
b y IILlmd,
Occ.n.E!J.Cltl being Aug"IWt 9
RIA wounds. we undor
aro not of a. aerrotlS nature Ho W!WI fir&.
Fronch a.trmen, both III BBlgmm &tid behmd the woanded in the fi hting round Hill 60 bat ma.na.ged
enemy's hnes on the Meuse French pilote have to come UMO&t.h:f ~gh tho ~ra.ble Iltrugglo
brooght do" n 21 German mMlllnoa 10 aIr fight- for tho Vlmy Rid~. Eduoat.ed &i ROOdmg School,
mg "Most of th ese nmchmes a.r..e reported to ho n.ft.erwn.rds W6'nt to Canada On tho outbr<>ak
ha.ve been tot.n..ll)' destroyed"
of "9;a.r 00 lo.mOO the ranka and came over Wl1b tho
On the Isonzo front the It/1.linn off'e nsrve con first Oana4ian ContinKent Ho wu 6p00dily pro.
tinnes. It. hl\6 YIe lded alro-'ldy 248 ofti()er prl- mated sorgcant &Dd wu a.wal'ded II. oomnueslOn In
soners and 10,103 men
There are mBIly other Novomlx-r, 1916.
'H~1fI l'oungeet brother, Pnvato
wounded pnsoners OD the coMt the Its.han HlU'Old Guillr. (Ca.nMiiiLn contingent) was killccl In
'
·
c
Th
action
B01ne
time
~o
troops hllove the co-opera.t lon 0 r WarMlIp9.
e
L
n....:
It.RJi.a.n a.erop16nes enga.ged In the battle have
IEUTENANT 0.1. CL S. SHO~
been 60S mnnv 66 261 The It"li&n communique
LJ(~ute.nant St ~ ,Bwame Sho;'cnt, EMox
sa.id on Tuesd3.y that on the CIU"SO plateau and Regimli'lltl,.,wbo feU on July 9, wu the only ohild of
toW'Q."l'ds the eoa.st the Austruw hne illS beginmng Mr a.nd Mrl!1 St. G. A. 8bawertl, a.nd waa bOrn 1Il
to bend lUlU give way a.t various pomts."
}1'f,brun.ry, UI97 He W&8 eduoated at The Towors,
On ""' -- ~ay mormng Bntiah naval hght foroes CrowChomo, and at Wellington Collage (Plotonl,
.J. u.::tI\.\
aod Il.Her 1l. ahort bonn at tho R.M C. WII6 ~2letted
enga.e ed a Zoppelin off the ooas~ of Juthmd and to the F..sse:c. ~1.Inem.t lU Ma.rch, 1915..
Ho WIl6
destroyed it There WBre no surVIvore.
wounded on July 1, 1916. but co]Olned his regnnent
It ie now oe~n' that the fire IIot SalaDih de In tho fOllowlng ' DooIImbor and 'WII!Ot out; &pm to
et.royed two-thirds of tho town, n.nd that 100,000 the front 11l.6t APHJ. Hie 001000l wrote ... He WB8 a
people B.1'S left homeloGM Thore IS 00 indioa. very g&ll.nt .oI.dif'r WItb no fear, ~ m a very
t ion &B yot that the Aro was clI.ulled by foul play grc-a.t mCMure alwaya helP'td to keep np the good
There is a. threatene.d bN!akdown of tho. foX- name the Pompadoure ~ve ga.inod in the field. Ho
eh&n&e of prisoners of WB.l' betwsen G!"eat !QU l~in~ hie men in 8. moe; nllant manner, hie
Britam Q,nd GermtLnY. The C&U86 is Germany's oapta,in having boon previouely killed."
illEiBtence on Sonthwold a.s th e port ot emba!'caLIEUT~A~ H. H . WIGLEY.
tion for G<!rman prisoners The Britleh author!· m!:~~ntw!;, ~~61"jul~M! ~r ofReJ!
tl68 1\ ant Hull to be used Lord Newton sag- la$o ~s.e W""ie:r of WitWow: aod wu 37 yearl
geeted on 'I'uesday in the 1;toaue ot Lordi! that of
When. WV" ~_ OUil be' wu in. ~8NhlP
tbe reuon for the German attitude is de8U's to \ with hie brotlb. m the firm of
Wi• .,. and'
keep up tho pretonce tihat the Southwold route Saras, ~ . aDd IUn'~J . orWm.ow, aDd

"ro.

i. tit.

only ODe open for tr.me.

o.or.. .

w.. aIoo • member« t<be Inn 01

W1cIoJ. Boo.

&I>d

KIT.r.F.D. NOW RF.PTn KILLED
Corporal G Boyde, 14115 (Ch8.rlbury)
PREVLY RBPTD MISSING, NOW REPTlJ
KU.LRD
1'10 G W Hipw.lI. 11894 (Rugh»
Leo -Corpl

PREVLY

R

Wright, 266381 (High

RF.PTD

MISSING.

W~).

NOW REPTD.

DIED OF WOU NDS AS A PRISONER IN

GERMAN HANDS
Sooond Lioutclumt It. J RUlh ..rds.
Pt.. A G. Ph,II,p'. 26000 lffi3h Wyoomoo).
Pte. R G.b&on, 6920 (Haddenham)
Pt. W. H. N,ab"llt. 27790 (Newport P."..U)
WOUNDED.
LleuteDGo\-CoIonel R Stephen.,
SecOlld Lleutc.nIltDt '1' D. DIpple.
Second LieuteulIo-ut W. H Enoch.
Booond Lioutennnt 1-1 C E Maaoo
Seoond Lieu*entlut G. A Johlll'lOn. &sex. Ro;imant, attaohoo Oxon n.nd Bucks L.1.
Second Lieutenant J A. S. MacI..ean, 8ootti.h
RIfles Ilttaohed Oxon &.rid Buoka L.I.
Le':.Cm-pl F H. C41""'. 23319 (Doddiru.Ionl.
P.ta. D P. D Davenport, 26234 (lJiTming"'h
Loo.-CorpJ ' R. Larder, 18622 (Oo'nmw,).
Pte F. J Smith, 8790 (Oxford).
Pte. G. W Taylor. 10261 (Uxbridge).

am ).

Pte F White, 18524 (CbCflhaml.
Le" .c.;",L A Abbot~ 19135 1Delfut, Enlt. ).

Lce.·Corp1. T Blount. 7846 (B,attfmtee" S. W ).
Pte. W Ingram, 6535 (Banbur,-).
WOUNDED--8HOCK (SHELL).

H . Aldndge, 200684 (New HiD.hel').

__ MISSING.

Lleutenant A C&lder, Oxan and Buck:. L.T.,

"\aqhod R.F,e.

S....d

mou.....t

E S. Wan!, Oxon ODd BIIGb

I.I .•• ttoobod R.F.e.

Royal Field Arhllory.- Gunfl6l" R. Eldl'ic..lgl"l, 198722
(HIgh WlooruOO), Gunner B HalleU., SlB9 (Wh,t
church), Bdr 1I. SImmon&, 10435 (Walhngfordl;
Bdr T. Whlto. 2993 (Wmmor), Corpl R. Moomook,
74111 (Lotoombe BuacU), DrIver A. C. Newberry,

241176 (Epooml

DIED

Pte. S

PRISONER IN GRRMAN HANDS.
ShropshlrB LIght Infantry.-Pte, E
Roberta,
2311.J! (Whit.hureh).
WOUNDED.

Royal GarrllKln Artillery -Gunner W
86923 (Woklngba.ml

J. Smith,

Mo.chino-GQn Corpa.- Pte C. H. Maher, 83t))1
(Burghdero), Lee ·Carpl. F TJtcombc, 5l502 (Ox.

ford)

HODOUr'ablo Artillory Company -Pte A. Hulme,
10183 (Cuenbam)
Royal Engllleen -SapPer T I1 J Coller 94219
(E,*",,). Corp!. H. T. IIIHp. I~O (M..denh...tl
Laboar C'..orpa.-Lce..·ComI R , G Welt. 94698
(Onom). Pio. E W &m••~ 9'lII'I0 (Ald'_I.
Amw Service Corps.- Aot.cr Corpl. A E Pama,
M2/100664 (Pen.houmal, Pte. J. ' F. St.........

MI321Jo.J (Oxfo,d)

:'"80Tn6nry -Pte J. ~, m140 rwaUinrfordl.
ColdetNlam Guazds.-PLe. II Bbi..o~, l3342

(1l06dl",,)

WOUNDED--!SHOCK (SHELL).
Ro,.J

GalTUtOn

AniUoey.- GaI'lDOr S T. Wilmatt,

62652 (Rung,rionl!.

PRRVT.Y RlI:PI'U. MISRING. NOW RlIll'TD.
WOUNDED 'AND PRIBONlIR OF WAR.
Royal F ...H.... -P... A. Rood. ~ IOxfonl).

TAR TREATMENT:;:~ HAIR
Th e Great NaturaL Medical. R.ned, for Jla1Iin& Hair.
J)'l.Udmff. Hair Ttlml,*, Gte)' elc.
Wnlc aI 0IJ(le,
5Cn cli~

Itl lor the

TAR SHAMPOO pOWDER
Wrile 10 M HlQIIltY,O(" call fur

ad-.tc.e

'ree 'bl ~

aboIIt

u..

.'ortnJ.D.t fir TraatmcnL
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TBlUUTOlUAL lOlWB AIIIJOCTATIOli 01'
TO COUllTY 01' mmD,

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