Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 09-1917

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READING MERCTffiY, ,OXF0:Im GAZETTE, NEWBURY HERALD, AND- BOOKS COUNTY PAPER, SATURDAY, SEF:r:E:M:BER 15, 1917.,
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THE

North of Verdun
~in the F088ElB·C.;arieres
There arrived in London on T~y 37
READIl'G llAlf'S BRAVERY.
sector, the French' have con60liilate<i their ga.i.~8 officers and 362 men, the fir st p,l\f\ty ~f wound~
ot Saturday.
British prisoners sent · home from SWltzerhmd m
Infa.ntry fighting ou the Bdtis? Cront was <:00". accorda.nce wjth the a.grecmOllt for exchange.
BVENTS Oll' THH WOK.
SOME MUIACULOUS ESCAl'ES,
fined on Monday to patrol actiODB. and rru.ds;
Our t .1'OOp8 captured ~n Sundey m ght several
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THURSDAY.
Fo.rther details which have come t.o baud
prisoners near St. Juhen, on the Ypre~ battleMONDAY.•
, NtimeroUB messages from the Ro~n Pro- sllOW that the statement which appearpd in last
fleW, where &rtillsfY is active on both SIdes.
visiona.l
Governmellt
were
receivOO
in
this
coun·
week's
i"808ue &.!I to tbe great bra.vcry displa.yed
"J'ho Frelle h ha.ve again pushed. north from
on tho
'Veduc&(h~y.
Their WM
genoml
tenor over.'
was ~ Denis Gilford, R':j:.t Berks (6on o! Mr. IIond.
"9"e rdull. Tho a.tt.uck, which was au a. smaller .. '1lhick mist hindered , air wprk on Sunday. try
that
Government
receiving
!Cu..le tha.n tha.I. of three wee~ 8 ago, W8.8 SUcce6S- Three enemy m~iues :were de~troyed, a.nd four
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ca. J:la.st.ings Gillor ). and the narrow cscapCIj
down out · of· ·eontrol. Five of our aero· WhelIILlng
support agall~t Ul)'ncra.
orn 0 • which he ullde.rwellt in performing his 8B lhul~
fu.l . It W-jl.S on a fro.n·t on tbf , heights t.o tho east driven
pl~ne-:s did IlQt return.
.
Ono
of
·these
84\tomenta
IS
to
the
effect
tha.t
the
a.cuon.,
b no mea.ns exaggera.ted wha.t occurred.
of Lho Meuse, between the Fosse~, Caurieroo,
.. Itolia.n pressure on Monte Sa.n G!l-~r;~l~ a!ld
sud Ch:lumo Woods. The "bokl of the Ghfl.llme the Austrian linos 1I0rth--east of GonZla IS In- commlW.ders on boll fronts, ~x(..'Cpt. the 8Ou~h. j GUford ind other stretcher.bearers had.. shown
Wood was captured, in spitb of bitter Germ&n c reasi ng. On Sunda.y three Au~rin..n f\ttemp~ western, have declared the.ll" fidelity to the great devotion t.c 'duty during the da.y, but it
r-e.sisi a.l"I<..'"e, and with it about 600 prisoners. On to lighten i t: by counter-a.ttacks falled. TIl(lre IS Gove~nmcnt, u.nd tha.t the. troops of Ge.uer~l WIi6 seen U1a.t there was one man still out in a.n
fhtu.rd.'l-y evening eRme 1\ h1: J~vy counWr.atth.ck, §till ~nt artillery ¥oCtivity on . the Southern KO':DllolI ho.vo staye~ t~elr J~~ogre68 ou the isola.ted poaiLiou. It w~ not known a.t t he
c8£Ht.n.l and be~o.Uie dlswuted. .I116r.e are ye~ no time whether he belonged to tha Royal Berks or
but. the French eventually rhmn..ined nlasLers of Carso.
.
r eports of calh.'l~ona botw~en lIl\'a.l f~rces. · The t to some other regiment. Denis Gilford volun.
the new g round. Furth er caq nt.er-u.t£acks., whicb
M. Ribot failed t-o reorganiee his Ministry lu.test .proc~n!B~lOnS IUS Signed by M. ~eren~ky teered to go out for him, lI..ud dcspit.o the onamy's
, we r o NIl repulged, eu.me on Sunda.y, and (l. Gor. owing tQ Socialist oppositio,;,",
M.. l~inca.J'e
}nan a.ttack ·",to Hill 344 also· :{ailed. In fron·t- of t.hcreror o sent tor M. Painleve, the Minister of ,a,s Prull(l .~lnwter a.~d C01DJnandar-m-Ch.ief. fire be ' suC!:!86ded in reach ing the man, whom ho
lit-? 1lS;'IUD,lptIO!1 of the .offico of Comn}{l.D().er-fn- discovered belonged to his own bAUalion. He
]"~$C." Wood lie 1,000 Gc.rmn.n dead ..
Wm in M. Ribot's Administration. It. is p":,bE:l,r/-y on Sun<lny morning, south-cllst of Hargi. n.blc thut 1.-I. Pn.in,1eV6 .wil\. form a. Cn-bmet WIth Cilief 15 explu.ln.ed by the I.act that Geneml had -mstained a. broken arm Q.ud .s. brokcn ] 6 8.
cOUrL (C-"Lmbrai·St. Quentin ",ODL)
Northumber. a strongcr Rn.di~~ocial.l~t c lement than BDy Klc rnbo" sk)", ':ho was . . J~omIDll-ted ./'~ ,8ucceed Placing the wounded ma.Il, who was named
Ge~Ot'1\1 n::orDllofI', ha~ Jomod Kt?rnr.off s causo. Trenda.ll, ' on his back he started to r eturn to
land tr oopA captured 600 yn.rdB or tl'enches wit}J ~rcvious war A.dmm18trnttOn.
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5J !)ri ~o n e r s.
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'l'he r<l I~rc signs on t he Riga. front that the RllS.
s iott 12th Army is now trying' to t-&.!<o Ull a de ..
fOll'lli"o line. North of t..he Lh~orrian An, a.ionJ(
I,he c oast or !J!O Gulf and aJQng tho Petrogrnd
road. tho Germa.n pursuit. ult.hough binde N.ld bv
R us!;ian r eargua rds, cant-inneR, .hu\ . so.hth
these positions, the Berlin report nnnounoes,
t,he Ru.~ei·a:ns a re hasi,ily entrenching. The r e.
ports fTom P e trogrnd show t,hwt in tho Qulf tho
R usfrra.ns a.ro hold.ing thei r own_
The Kaiser revi e .....ed hi!'! troops a.t Rig:l. on
1'hur~l\oy :I.l}d visii.cd the bnt.tJefidd. He spoke.
o P B.iga as Ilgain h~vi:ng beeu lfbenli-cd from il,e
lo ng o ppression.
Pressur<l a ll t be Anstrin.n lines T'ou\l{l Monu.
S<ltl G~hri e l o nnd t he o ther mountain positions
n o rl;h-cast, of Gorizin. is being maintained b.y.
J W i1l.n t roops. Infantry fi~h t.in g hJ1.6 n~w given
wo ,' to illwmse nrt illery fire.
The oife nsi\'e,
w ldeh bega'u on 1\ ugns:t 19th, h3.'l yiclded to I.ho
Hnlian s ove r 30,000 pnSUTlCT'S.
On the Ca:rno,
b {'fo ro H e rm·ada.. t.ho Austrif\Of; claim to h&... o
Te pu lse<l a.1I It..'\.li.un att.acks, and to have t.akon
o\'(> r 6.000 nrisoncrs.
S''>(X\isb ncut rality has boon gravely compro.
miscrl. Tt. }!HoS been di!lcove roo that tho Gorma.n
d iplom:lt.ic ab"C'lI t in th o Argentine has been
l\1!owerl the medium of t ho SWedish Legntion at
R uella!; Aires for t.ho Durpose or trnnstnit.ting
messag cs to J3erl in. 'rheso m essa~ d~lt \\-;th
t he s[}i1in g of Argeniill(J ships n.nd r.ttacka. by
G c.rm!,u submarine". Tn one in s tance the dat.o
of sailings to Argentine ship~ jfl gi~n. n.nd the
r ecommondn.i.ion it; mooe that t.tlJ...-y siJQuld be
spared j·f rossib lo, .. or e lse -sunk without tl. tnec
ooing l('ft.. "
The Swedis h Foreign Officc is Unnl ic,·..d -cd in l:heso unneutra.1 acts, whieh havo
been b roll gllL to ligh~ at WMlhington. Repeated Iv in j,he PH.~t three YC1l.NI, it. nm... lI.ppe:t.rs, t,h e
<:5wMish FOn:'ign Omce hM tr:msmjtkd cnhleA in
~ :(! rm:-tn ci phe r nnder I.ho gui se of Swedi.sh
G ovc!"nmen t mC5I5agcs.
j ' L R ihot is re- r01'llling thc Fronch :Minist ry ,
-w!n 'ch \vill f1roba..bly c:ontnin lour. or five lte""
men lbcrs. '
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Ie Urr: tcrl St~'l b G-o . . e rime nt contemplnt.cs
th e t \c.i7.ur ~· of o" c r 400,000 tonF. or n eutral s hipping . now lyi ng in A.mcricnn ports.

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TUESDAY,
Ano a. ler c ri sis ha.... arisen in Rossifl..
Tho
COUllllat ld-er · tn-Chi e(, Gene ml KorniloJT,
domnndod
th nt UI O Provisional Govcf'Tnnent .should
} '\J lr! lowe r La him Ill] civi l lU'\(I mil itary powe rs
~ t h'at ht ' m ight f o rm n. l1 e,'I" Gove rnmenl M.
!iNc us ky
roga.r<I(}(\ t im demand liS a.. desire "to
t.. bl isl ~ 11 ord<>l' oontMl.ry to 1.he con<luests of
~~ell.- lk~ob 'tion ," di~mi..ssed KornHoff, re placing
ll im b ~. Gar. teral KJemb,ovsky, the Comm~nder on
tho No rther. 11 fronl 'I~ tho front."M. KerellskJ
t q sent n 1 nefls<tgc s tl.y mg thut Genc-ml KormJI!l.fT h
bet, ~-ed h is li'atherla.nd and the Re.
v:Iut.i~~. t h:ll. ~ hi s Chief of Staff, . Genernl
Lu koms ky. h.~ ... also p~ov.,l to bc ~ t rrut..or, rl-n-ti
t.ha.t t ho 1"'"ro,-4. sl on~ 1 f:kov e nJ?lcnt, In full agree·
ment with tho. So'net, 16 t.a.k1n!{ measures lor ~he
counLer . rovo!l1t.i~nS\J'Y. plo;t. . 'lhe
mC!«nge ;l.(i<1s tln .,t "Gene ral ~o rml orr lS (i1!'itll u<scd .

crushing or (.h I)

will

rmd
be p un t -..hed for his treachery, and that
lil£' mnst decisive
Tnel\&ll.rcs ~(I,"'? bean . I.~ke n
a~n.iTrIll; his nt teTIr\ fl.s to direct JndlV1dual mlJd..{\l"Y
dctl!.C..hment .<; to P'( ItrOgr.nd..
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Some slight im{l rovemc".t l~ t~o mliltn.r:v 1)01';1t.iOIl 0[1 i.h c Riga. . front
t 8 . mdio3i.e<l
On the
PlIkoff-P et-rogmd n. 00 RnsSl an rearnnnrds .are
ehf'Cking tb ~ e nem,. . nnd EOU~h towa.l'(Is .F rl ed·
richstMlL, the re tr-ct. ,1.. ill s low m~. At tb o mout h
or t.he Gulf of Ri.g:'\. G-cr~1l' mmc ·sweopors and

s.ircrn.ft arc a t

WOTw'

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'lhe Uailun oommumque dese~lhos G. Jevere the Berkshire lines, II...lld !rUccoodcd in r euc hing
The German Rnbmn.rine. U 293 .hM ~n mteT"nod struggle 011 tho slopes of Monw San Ga.bnele. In t.hem t.hough 'he had some most miraculous
a.t Clbdiz. She had rlln short of Oil, and wn.s ord~[" L? lessen the. pr~ure the Austrla-ns,. cUter 1CIKlnP . One buJle~ broke the ICll8 of hi s
es
towed .in by n- SPI\.n~S!l torpedo·bon~ ..
!>"UbJoclmg th e .It.nuan lll~C~ to the ,most vJOlent I glo.sscs, a.oother fractured tho wiro ear piece,
firo, la.unche~ .mfn?~ry attacks.
The. stl'Ug~e unotber knock-ed o. ut of Ius month a ciga.rette he
WEDNESDAY"
b f;!g o.lI. at daVin on llKlSday, &lld by lnlddp.y t e WIloS smoking and an explosive bullet discharged
Austrlm16 were '~'ell ben-tel.l. .
behind him 'and tOre hIS tronsere.
The GorTroops supporting GenGl'a.1 KorniloiT havo . H c :\.vy cnsu.altte~ WOt·c. Ulfhcted on the ene r,ny mans were Dfiing explosive bunete and poisoned
moved un P e trograd, 8olld , in order to delay m ~rlhslt ral.os, Includmg ono. nom' .the coast, bombs. Gilford was warmly oongratnls.ted. on
them; supporters of M. Keronsky and the. Pro· O!l Tuesda.y mght. An ene my n.tta.ck ncar BBr-, :reaChing the li~ on his pmoky and &ueaee~rul
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repulsed.
..
rescue.
visionn.l Goverllm-en"' are d
es"roymg
~ l e rBJ.twal' gleourt
'rhc ro was
W[l8 i.nt.elJso nil' figlltillg OD tJte BM.t.isb
lines converging 011 tilO capihR.1.
~." Sa.vltoge Iront on 'l'U€sd IlY.
Seven 'Ger~n machines
Division," ODCO commanded by Kormloff, nre wero d e6troycd and 12 'driven down out of conGERKANS ESCAPE FRO. BRAMLEY,
'cported 30 miles from Petro-gra.d. M. Kerensky, t.ro L l~ight of our nJ-achin<!s did not rct.lu·o.
in a statemont rece.i\'ed ea.r!y on . Wednesday
R.N.,A..S. machines did not..'l-b}e work over
8cot.huJd Yard f\Ut.horiWes report-ed on Tuesda.y
morning, Sf!.)'l> tha.t Imperior officers aro every- Bc lgium and t he oonst linQ on 'l'uecday . . In t.h e escape of two German sa.ilors during Ul~
where suppo r ting the Government, that the fighting t.hey n.ccoun~ed for 10 enemy machlJ1m night from Bramley, Rants, inturnmcnt camp.
whole of the Du.ltic F leet is IOYILI, that only and dropped scveral. f£lns of explosive!! on aero- Their ntlJl}eS and descriptiON; are:gmn.lI dct:lchmcl1ts of troops moved t.o~. ~ rds dromcf$ !md 'ot hc r military objecti vcs, most of
Hans Borbcck, height 5ft. Sin., slim build,
P etrogrBd remain d&luded as to tho POSILJOll, t hem near Ghent. None of our mn-c.h..ines was con'l plexion pale, cyes grey, hair In-ir, a,gc 21;
IUld IJl1it. tilO advance of th-t'6C troops has been l oot.
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dre!l5ed probably in corduroy trousers tlnd blu e
arr esl..-c<l. The hope is entarba.ined, he adds,
Dunki rk hns been bombed .for Lbc second night coot.
that .&II bloodshed and civi l war ",ill be Il.void:d. in suooossion. The re were t;e\"er.a.l victims a.mong
Fritz Kempe, height 5ft. 2in., sturdy build,
1'0 moot the new situation ilie Goven:rmen~, whICh the oivi l populatiou.
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fa.ir complexion, hair fa ir, e yes grey , .n.ge 31;
has lost thfl support of til(! Co.deLs, 15 being re·
M . Pni nlove ha.s not. yct s"Oceeedoo. In forming d1""-ClS8Cd probn.bly in corduroy jacke t nod b lue
o 'grmisod. It IS proba.bIe that M. K.er enflky A.. Ministry. A t tho las!; momen t thoro were trousers .
PRISON~R8 RI::CAP1'U.P...E:D.
will be givc.u rull powers ~.cd tJJat be will havc Socil).lis t obj ection s to M. UibOt as Mini .. ter of
. the hc.!p of R. DirecLory of 6\'0. members.
Por-c.ign Affuirs, u.rid M.• P!\i ~le vo h.nd .to rep.on
Mr. Skilton 1 grocer, of tbe Market PlllCC,
Ou tho Rim~ front the RU8S1ans ha.vo, takc,~ u,) to M. Poinenni th-at h e had tlHIed. He IS JDt\k.illg WokJ::tn am, who is a.lso a .speciA..l oonstablo,
or
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Positions on 0't he line o.r the.MI upe"ncT":
l'
J'IS:b'..~ r'c'l,
.'to"'I,1
onee
on Toesday ni~t a very -sm~l"rt captur e
Jug in t.he whole of thLS regJon IS now ~hght..
Argc ntinn. has given pf\l56port.s to Count Lux· of the two Germ&ns.
e sa.w two men und e r
An officia.} sia.tement haR now b een ISI"moo In burg, t ho Germ:Ul Charge d'Aftaircs 1\1.. Buenos the tree~ in tbe Rending Road, n car S f.
Sweden on the discovery UJat Se<!N';lt c:erm.an Aires a:;; !\ perBOIl3- non grnw. 'rho Governmt;nt Ptl-U1's Ctrurc.b. They inquired the w.ay to
teles' oms were b e ing n.1Ls.'~ed thrnug,.h Swed.l~h have doeid ed to :l.!!k Germany for &n eJ: plo.na.lioo Reading. o.nd while seemingly direcling t hem he
di-plomatie
c ba.nnNs from
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. them ,'n to the no"Sbbourhood of the
• .. . lice
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.- BuCDOS All"C'15 to B cr- n r· Ih 0 Recrc ...., (Ogr m s ,, 'I,,' el, ~ c
-en'. .on. . the
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lin. The Swoow, Foreign Offico deoJaran thnt sinking of Arge nline sh ip6 by sub.m<;1 rines. . .
station. where thev we r e Quickly seoured. 'l'hey
it. has no knowlcdgo of the telegrams referred to.,
There is a. cl ecr ea.sc ill the namber of BrItish R·rc Fritz Kempe (31) and HafU> H e nrick Herma.n
but thnt.., from th e beginning or tJ\Q wa.r, tele· shi.p!! over 1,G(}() t.ollS re ported In.st Wei!k B8 sunk Borbook. Their deDarlure on WpdneOO8.y It.ft.er.
grmns between belligerenLs Bnd n-cu~mls have by Germ:a.n sll bmarin es or mines .
The number noon with an anne(:I escort supplied by the RoYI'I.J
bee
courtesy.
e r , .u"00 ton. -,
... '>efeneo eo,_
,._ p ......
' '-' voo n. matter of oonsid erablc
o n forwarded by S ....""C<lon ou t 0 r
A s .....' as I"~. S'IX S h'Ip S un d
'e'.
e .~th£' telcgrnms r eferred to wcr c written in ciphe r , porl-cd sunk lind four fishing vcssels.
inter C6t to thc townspeopl e.
they wer~ incomprchcn:o;i ble t.o the forwa.rdillg
}' lUDA Y.
party. Til e commnniquc addfl. Lh a.t t.he fh"'8.t 1:'Ct.
U. Skobelctf,
of Labour , on J(ARRIAGE OF CAPTAIN R . HAIGH, M.e.
ot th o Sw-edish Government Vi1l] be to oht.:u n 111- 'l'ltu n;i:hh ' lUlIlOltllCcd to t he &)\'iet
...·(! that
fonnation from the German Government, n.nd )":ornilofl"s s lull" had s nrrender ed. n.n...! that the
sbould it prove
3n abuse of conficlcDoo IUlS wholo
tlIH chin cry wo uld SlL 0 1'Uy be rOOrgn.n"
On
.S'"aturdBY,
at St. JfIJllC8'
Church,
been
st..eps will be taken t,o pre ven t a. it;od.
1n eonfli et wi t h
sb;.(l.wc nt the ro is 1\ Wetherby,
the marriage look pla..(!(l
repet.ition of such n.bnso.
r eport from S wedon
in all ('tl!;agelllont .'it of Hope Gar nett, youngest daughter oC tho lp,.te
Kornilofr" trOOPR obl'Hill od t he rl!iu, t:ory.
Mr. Frederick
of Wharfodule Ltw.'II,
Northumbe rland trO("lPS hn·ve again don e "Wc I!
nen-r ViI1:u'et, sout.h of the Bll-paume· Ca mbral
Arr('$i s still cont:ill lt e to be l11J1de. ill Potrogm.d. Wethe rby, and Co.ptl~in RiclJ!~rd Haigh, M. C.,
ron.d. They took Mothe r 400 yu.r<is of Germnn ),1.. G ul;(:hko n', cx-Mi rd,,;tcr of Wal', being- among of th e 'l'lInk Corps (UoY:lI Berkshire R egime nt),
trenc h 011 TucsdllY mornin jl.
Three Germn.n lh e numbOI".
p.on of Mr. R. Haig iJ , of Hamil ton Road .
mnehines were M
d cstroyoo
Indi
l-rllttt
Al"gcntim\ agains
Gorma n,l
The wcdding ceremony• WII.II pe rformed
d
d
tr(',l
citpr
r ioll
;~nd inufl s'.::.rltpuloltsnoss
h,l:>t l.clkcll
·
1and Heven drive'1n td own
in figh tins on . on ny.
n ono c-nso
pi
CoS- \' ioienL . forili. A ntJ-Germ .t11 omwdr-; broko the by th o
v. George Mltrion (COIIS II] of the bride),
ccndcd t.o 50 ft . and flCt on firo tho
k Imnc
b hll1tI0 he win dmv,; 01" I ho UerUl;). l! I .•egau on , COlls ubt.e. a nd Vicar of Boxtcd, nc ar Co/c"heste'r, f\.ssisted by th e
ha.d brough t down. Though at.t.'l.c C(
)'
lree Club, and tho Clu b W lliS
dow1t , t.&gotlier Rev . F. Su mmertigill, M.A., cu rate of St.
machines h o ro& a.i,:e<l our Jines.
of ollr with lhe offi ces of 1\ (if't'm;!ll newspt\ lK' r.
Chllrch . Th e bride . who on.terr'd t.he
nrc Illlssmg . On
Ge!'"ilf. 'Pui n icnj has. 1; UCCcf'rlrd in formi lt g" a now e lmrch 011 t he finn of hoI' brot.her · iH.l uw , MI'. E.
man fl.Croplanes bombarded Dunkirk. Bombs fell Fr(ln ch 'M i ni sb 'Y , find. owing- to t ho a.tt.itlldo of Normnn Garn ett.. was Riven n.wa:y by her mother ,
on ,I\, hospitn:l, and about 15 wom en w cre Lho SO(' ial i:<h, toll'a rcL..{ M. H..ihot, no reprei<CJl t.a.ti\·e Mrs. Murton. H e r
WfiS of -Liberty !lrlotin
woundod.
of t hat. po rt\' aJlpcurs in thc li s t. hl. Itibot is c rep e, trimmed with H onit.rlll lnce (t.h o gift of t he
Rough weMhar hns hinderorl the work or n:wnl
fo r ':Forcig-n Affa i r;.;.
R e\". G . Murton), ftnd a ROlliton blCe \"ei\ (an
hei.rloom of tho famil y), with 5hea..f of Hrlt'ri!;ii
airnl()n in the PBSt few daY8. They hfH"C, how·
eV(lr , drop-ped bomh8 on tUl ae rodrome l!Cftr
lili es. Her I.\\"I) li ttle n iec es, W in if red and
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
It'1'ances Gn.rncit.l, attended her ns hridps mltirls.
D rllgCf'i. and hn-ve I\ccountod fo," two e nemy
m-n.chines.
The)' wore rose pink Liberty s,l\titt rroc kli aud
In t.he BaJkR.flfI French nnd Russian trortll!'; are
A H oy:'!.l Dcrkr; ollil.... r, writing home, dC5cr ibct:; nil tlt lle ve ils,
with
of M adam e Abel
e xt.ending their occupation or ttt<l Oc hrida oxci Hug (lxpc ri<.mOC'. li e Sll.ys ; - Chnt.C'llHv roses. anrl r cgi men tAI badge brOflC1t £'s ,
,·cgion . and in two dayti' opcr.alions hrl.Vc t...,kcn
wo hnd n. lIlo:<i N:citing incident in Lhe gifts or
b rtdcgr oom 'rhc h('s t. nwn was
150 prisoners.
tho
1 ' \ :1.t; Jllst dre<l....m g and t hero "at\ a rt Ca,pt ?If Sharp. Royal fo'lI s i]ie t'R. Ol\'ing to Lhe
On t he Southern Carso,near
!'-;Ca, t he 1m
gomg 011 .dJU\·{, Suddc l!l y tho H UI! rhi ne war no invito-ti on fl we r e
fot th e \\("dfhn s,
Au,;triuns on Monday at.t.emptec:l t.o sLorm I.he 11M
to <.--a:t.c!l f.1 0.
'rhe .lIv:i&to,r socmed to ,vhich wos attended by rt. few nenr J"cla l!on s
Italian positions on Mt-e erlrome right win g. 00
. ntrol I ~ f.or It t.tntC, llU ~ th()lt. It h~IC(1 over I\.l1d
T ho f;er>i~e wa s choral.
'r he hdd (lgrootn W:-tR
Th e;' were r epuLqed with l:\Cf"e.r'C losses by bal"' cnme c.nwhmg down 1.I~e fh-s~ Itt a 6trook o f {bill ..... w n 1 rl nt WO an d ngnin on the SomlTlc ,
It. SOOO1('(1 to be oOiYlm g f! tra.ll; ht for Our tent and
Olt < e
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has not.yet compJetedl. ltl s .1\11111' 1
ya.rds a-wa Y. For h !;l.3.tdy thrrre wer. . has h ecn .nnrsm,q for over two
In n,,1: ' !Il"
He. . 16. onde n.vourlng to !na.ke It na.t.illl!., l , no bomiJ:.. on bon rd. T ho eha.p Wall, or" COUt"6C, l, iIled
as n.
.. nnd hns g1\1tl 7d Lhf" nen
nnd l t wlll mclu<i.e r cpl"e8entat..t\·cs of 1.00 ex· -proba.bl.r bf.!"Qro roa chitlg the ('art.h, bu t it Wall 110 1 EffiCiency Strl pc.
R er presen ta lJ)cllld e(j one
I,rome Lcft rmd Rq;::ht. Acr.ordmg to present a l'- m M v£'1I 01tS sight.
O Ut· Il·.. ia.io;· Ioll(1wNl his rh'nl rrOm the! mn trpns nnd st:"ifl' of No . 14 G cnernl/
rn..ngcmcnt... Ji.e will r emn.in Miflistfir or Wn.t·.
dO'l\'ll, circling round a nd l"fmnfl before fl ying o.wl\y." HOflpital, Franc".

IlILITARY lIIlIDALS AWARDED.

Gilkes, of Gilkes', Fria.t· Street, Reading, &od
ono of the churchwardens of Greyfria.rs', Reading. The medal W88 v....arded Of for courqe and
devotion to duty under the most trying circumstlmces, whilst a-cting a.a company runner,
deliverius all messagc!!-, a.lf.hougb sniped at on
a.lmost every run." Ri8ema.n Gilkes has been
in Prance over '" year .
The Military Meda.l has been a.WV'ded to Pta.
Denys Kirk, M.uchester Regiment, of 29, Cmwn 1
Streot, Rending. Ho has been' i~ the Anny two .
yefl.rS, and has spent 16 months lD France. Pte.
Kirk, who is 21 yean4 of "ge , rooeived biB edu~
tion at the Blue COB-t School, Reading.

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commit..~d

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The King has been pleMed to confer the lJ'erritorial Decoration upon the following officer of
the Territoria.l Force, who ha..~ been duly rocomme nded for tJJ o Mme under the tenI1.3 of tbe
Roya.l · Wa.rra.nt, dllotOO Augu.," 17th, 1908:.Major J. H. Hooker, Orlord6hire and Backing.
hamshir-c Li~ht InIn.ntry.
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Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merchants,

WAR. HOSPITALS SUPPLIES DEPOT
FLAG DAY,
CHAMBER 01' COMMERCE'S SUPPOR'l',

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H. &G. SIMONDS

W.R HOlfOUR,

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The Military MC3dal IUWI been &W&rded. to
24216 RiftemlLn H. W. Gilke8, son of Mr. J. C,

READING.

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A groat effor t.. t.o (mabie tho Reading W8ol' H~

pita.1l; S upplies Depot. to secure furtJler Deee.asary
lund s !>O that it ea.n maint.a.in an. unbroken stream
of s urgical bandages, Gte., will be ma.de sbortJy.
On September 29th a hg day wiD be held, which
the public: a r c asked i<t b'uoport to tho fullest
possi ble c..'l:tellt.
'1'0 furUtor supplement ·'the

BOTTLED ALE and STOUT

funds of t.lJe depot the ciuurma.n of the Re~ling
Cha.mber of Commerce ie muing ~ oo1lection
froIU the mcmbel"il of the eha-mber, a.nd. so far
hns r eceived t.be following gilit! :- Mcssrs.. Cotebrook !lond Co. , c heque i tl~ Ca.V'eI'sbam Motor
Co., cheque; Mt:l1IS1'8. GreensladC3 and Co.,
c heque; Mr. H odgooc.k, parcel ot goods for flnII'!;
t he Sta.n.da.rd Health Co. , parcel of food delicacies for fla.lo; Moogr-s,. Toomer and Co., 006
ton or coa.l; 1rlessn;. H-ooIM, Sons, and Co., Ltd.,
Bilk eidordown quilt; MCS6T6. Botty and Lewis,
parcel or goods for sale. Any othor members
desirolls of senrting gif't& mould plea89 addres8
them to the C hairman. Chamber of Comm~ree,
156, Friar Street., Reading.

IN PERFECT CONDITION.

, UGHT DINNER ALE • 6/- per doz. Bottles Imperial.

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MESSRS, VU'llERS' EllPLOYUS'
The c mployoos of M C6.'>-rs. M. Veuner aDd Soru;,
pro\,jsion rncrchant.'\I, 01 SoutJla.mpton Street.,
Readiug, held B v(.- getuble show at St. Giles'
lL"\.Jl all W ednesday evellin g. It was I!!&'I than (\
fo rtni ght a.go that tJIC suow was decided on, 50
t hat the compctit-ors wero not
t he
ity of growing for exhibition. purposes. Tlte quality of the produce \\"!'5 ve ry oven all round,
pota.toes a.nd rrmrrow s being especiull
The hcuvioot marrow weigh e.d 20 lb. 6 ozy. Some
excell ent, collections of vogotn.bles wero sho~"n,
fl ll d so good were t hcy tha.t, tho judge lmd to give
t.hroo equa.l
firs!.>;, th ree Nlua.1 1fCCOnds, :md threa
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efl utL! nltn s. '/'he t"!lll.ri cs tot..H. led 66. The eJI .
hihilil)ll was armn ged b,Y Mr. R. Venner nnd
Mt .. '1'. E. Barkt:! r (t.he lut..tel" gcntklma.n "-Cting [IS
lIOn . scc rolary) , whi lst the j ndging ""A I> ably per.
fo r med by 1.lr. E. R Jana';. The prizes. which
wet'e
by the fh' m- t.here b c.ing in ad.
di tio n Ot tp' 01' two s ma ll SUbscrip tions-were
pres8.lIted h.r
Venncr. Mr. Venner, who
llr esiil ocl , !lni d Utal, ill a1i proba.bility there
would be a. much large r .;hort3.ge of food b<!fo r o
long, lUI;:] econom y woutd hove to be proct.ised.
"Mr. A. W . 'l'udM spoko in si milar tc.r1ll6. Dnd a.
eont pr ehensi,' O VOtfl of thn.nkll wos pn.sse<!.
'I'he prize lillt wn..<;. liS follo ws:_
Collecti on of
Mr. Johnson,
:\fl'. :\!or roLt,
Wickens; oqul\ 12nd, Mr. SOimdy,
.M r.
Mr. CJllu!dlo r: equal 3rd , Mr. CibllOn,
.MJ'. Bidwell. -'1r.
eontoOlatioll, Mr. P innall.
l\! r. i;,!!lI:lllbono, the :o.fiil6eS 'l'wosc a nd V enner, Mrs.
R uss.
r ot a toe;.. (Ro n nd ).- b.I. ?-.'fr. Merrett; 2nd, Mr.
Bid well; 3rd. M il\~ P erriu.
po ... ,..", ( Ki, looyi, - M, M " M""e " " 2nd, M"
Ml1rrfltl- : 3rrl. l\'! r. .
}I.nrrows for
M r. J ohnROll ; 2nd, l\'fr.
h .napp; 3rcJ , )Ofr.
l\'f r. Lodger: 2qd, M r.
Pinne ll j 3\"f1, :'I"J r. .JohnYJn.

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opportun~

LISTS

.3/6
6/6

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ON

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gi ~'('n

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Mr~.

Vogct'Ilh-I~.-Equallsl,

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Jnhn~o[].

T.a.b1e.-I~t,
.'~handler.
~ral"!'ow-}.rtl\'lf'St.-lsl.

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And at 39. GREAT PORTLAND ST,. LONDON. W,
Large Stock of Reliable Material..
Cutters

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Fitters with

Seot

All Orders givell Persol/al

Fir.t-cla.. Expert

Wcat.E~d

Experience.

S"per,,;SiOll,

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Price

Price

£320

£320

Complete.

Complete.

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16 H.P.

16 H.P.

Inunediate Delivery.

~mmediate
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Delivery.

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PLOUGHS

16 H.P. MOCWL , TRACTOR PLOUGHING.

Also Supplied.

See the follOwing Testimoniid from a Local Mogul Tractor User.

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&PI, 811l, 1917.
, HOME FARM, PURLEY. BERKS,
,
extremely pleased 'with
the_ 16 H,P. MOGUL 'T RACTOR, delivere!! last \Veell, Since STARTING IT we have averaged
day. The TraCtor is being
,
drivFn by a laa of 15 years of age,

TANDEM DISC HARROWS
Also Supplied.

To Mes'lf'S_ S, & C, SKINNER.

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Six

Yours faithfully '(Sign.d), ROBERT SAUNDERS,

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MAIDENHEAD and READING.
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W.H.

APPLICATION.

PARAFFIN OIL TRAC TORS.
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C. SKINNER, Reading and M8idenhead.

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