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READING MERCURY, OXFORD GAZETTE, },TEWBURY · HERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
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SATURDAY NEXT,
September 29th, 1917.

dropped in the Charleroi district..

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ANOTHER DAY!!

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Yes ; but what a cause! There arc days and days.; ,but
tbis is surely the "day of days," fO.r how could o.ne. spend
one'H time and money better than III the alievlatlOn .of
suffering ? And 'that is the object of this day.

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Splints, crutches, bandages, swabs, pneumonia jackets,
helpless shirts and one hundred similar necessities arc
urgently needed by our wounded fighting men,. at home
and abI'oad, to supplement th e barest neceSSItIes whICh
the Authorities arc only able to supply. The artl?les
made by the depot mentioned below not only ~llevIate
suR erin" but areatly reduce the chanee of lIfe.long
deformity and eOven loss of limb.

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G,'\,briele to t ho Bain siz7.1l. P latcnu. T.t4l.lia.n t roop"
gll.in
ed g r olllld on the ~o1 1 ih-easi ot t.ho plateau
and took prifSOnel ~ 17 oflicer~ and over 400 men.
Th o erew ~ of two Nonvcgi:tn vesscls, r ecently
tor pedoed, r epor t.. Umt a
G~nnnn
subnmriTl().
she ll ed t hem con tmuous ly whllo they were .try.
illg to lower t hdr hoat.:s ,
Some of U1~ s:~ilo rs
were kill!!(J.
Seven Gcrm :m sLeamers iu.te r ned ' at .Mont.~.
\'i dco have heen o (."<.!llpied by Urvgut\y,ul troops.

This depot has already made

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TUESDAY.
Both trom i,he Bri!.ilSh and I~' r e.neh fronts como
rcpor f9 of It€r illl warhre 0' 1 {m e"f.cll~i"\"e scale.
TIl u. b omb in~ ruid carri ed out, uu Satu rday be.
tween Os l.cnd a.nr\ Dlllllrl-e nberghe by Drit.ish n:~va.l
n.ircl":l.ft a G el'ulIUl d cs t.roY cr wa·s hit <l.ud Ii
t.rawle r WI\S s Uld(. MOlldn.'y nigh t: s roport from
Sit· Dou" la s Hu.ig si.n.ics tlmt 143 honlbe ""ere
dropped ooll n.1l fI(' r(){lromo nnd on ho.stiJe bil.l e t.<;,
and :~ hodY of 2.000 GC l'm :ll1 infn.nt.n' ..... as Rcnti.cr ed bv Re ron la.n c fire.
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Th e .1>re n ch - ]Il\,ve boen Jmying equa.l atteni,ion
to e nenl}' ollj ecl.ives, fif t.ee1] tOilS of e ~pJosh·cs
b(J in~ d!'Oflllf'd d ur ing S U!lda.y nnd. t he 1l1£ ht, fol_
lowilJg . Amonb'l"i. ot.li(lr p':l.ce~ St.ut.lgnrt. ihe
enJli t~~1 of Wii !'Lwmhrrg, r ooeive<1 fl. ViAit, C'_,\: .
plosive::; h l·i ns droP ll{!d OIl {,IXl barracks ami fa.et ori es I·he re.
In I\. s/,akme nl, gi,·C'n ou l. from lobe 'Vilh olm.
s~l"a.<:se GOl'lnn ll V cxprcssc~ r Cgl'.ct i bn.t. Sw-ed en
sho Llld h :LVC beeil f< f' ubj ectcd t.o nnnoYl1l1ce " o n
.'\C(,0l1l1t,
COUllt L uxh ll rg '6 mess ages reg:l.r(ling
" U " bo;t.i.!'I and A r p'<'Il I,ino ::;hipping.
ElIlphes:is
is I 1\.i rl on t.h o fRct Lha.t th e S.wC<1ish Gov{'rnment
"had no ,~n owle(lge of t.he coni.cnis of such
m cssn.gcs.

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250,000 ARTICLES

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uut the demand is still very great, whereas the funds for
buyi ng. the n ecessary materials are nearly at an end,

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DO HELP!

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'1'ho work is C<'tfl'ied on with rigid economy and
CI'liciency. Nothing is spen t upon r ent, wages or Buper.
jUl"endence and every article is made from approved
pali.erns.

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THE WOUNDED
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Are 1ll0Elt enth.usiastic in their appreciation
not be allowed to suffer discomfort.

and must

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WAR HOSPITALS SUPPLIES DEPOT,
16, DUKE STREET, READiNG.

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OFFICIAL SELLERf WANTED,-App\y Abbey Hall,
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King's Road, &.30 to 8 Evenings, or by letter,
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The pUblica.tion of the rr..p ly of th o Central
PQwoCors 1.0 the l'ap:ti Note is expected ill II l e w
days, aud in Germ a.ny thcl'c is mu ch collt. r oversy
over ii.g conten t.s. There ILrc r eports that Ger.
maILy haa renOllllOC<i IlI"! l· claim joO Ute futur e
con trol of Be lgium, nlHJ tohe$C h:we roused Um
uuger of t he Pa.n-Gormnn Pl"t:~Sg .
On Tuesday L1wro wu.s ILgaill gre,'\,t art.ill~ry
n\, ~ivi t}" in \.111'
Ypr~s sedor.
At lnvern(.~
CopS(>, on t he Ypl"es-Menill rond. North COlmt.ry
t,roo~ ra.i{~"CU t,l~~ Gernliln 111!'-"'> and $()C.~~d 13
prisonel."S, III IlpJt,(} of a ngorOlls J'CSISI.a.noo.
F(trthel' nort,h our po:;.itionfi oa .<;t
. ot St.. Ju lien
we re a!i g llLly improved.
On the Ai~np, bat:.lefieJd, n.e..'\.l' th p N(\ufclKl.tel
rOlld , Geonan froooo l"CI\.Ch od the FJ"P.nc h t rcn che6,
from which I.h~.v \\:pre f'jeci.<xl afte r :\ Alut rp ligh t.
U. Pllinle vc, in hi!' firs t s t~1..j,e ln cn t to t.he Cbam.
be r rt !> prime :'Ilinisi.el", has re<lufined t.he F rench
aim s-the posSCSfIion ot A I&1 Ce-Lonaine, r ep."!.'
l·ation for the da.mnge fin d ndn Wl·OllSl?t by the

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Good new,
i. Brit~h
eoominedlleadquarte~
in ~'hu".I"y's
officin
disp«-tch~
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The Ce-nt ra or I.he ha.tt..le on tho Julia.n fr ont
was t,rnn sfC!rrC!d on Sfl.turd;~y from l\Ionte Snn

SURGICAL APPLIANCES.

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Bainsi~,. PJ.le.~

b,o~g",

shores.

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Courier..onWood,
neormost
Vo,dun,
covered
Saturday
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abor Focneh
t. l ength ,e·
or
trenches ini;o whjeh the e nemy h;ld pe.netrn.tcd
on the pre\'iom; day.
RU$i-a has boon procla.ime d n. Republic by the
GovernmenL. Generlll KorniloCf h:lS surrendcred
to Gancr!LI Atexeie lT, who "lWI ·nkl.ccd h im un d er
gun-rd·. Russinn trqops hm'c p-res...~ baek German forces whIch had reached Scgc"lold. on I.he
Riga-P skofT r Ofld; heboveen t·ho rlAW and. ],'ricd ·
ric.hstndt. Russian Tlrogr(Â¥"_" Ira..,>; been ehccked .
On the Gn.\icitl.n rront tho e nomy hn.vo \nthdrfl'wl.\
&arne mile1\ trom lJusin.tvn, on t.he Russi:l.n borncr.
Th-e Gulf of. Riga. is still controlled by
RLl.!'isi3n wal'!'hip!'l.
Twelve torpedo-hont6 h:wc
llOn lbarded G{' rma.n batteries on the Courland

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and dero.id..s
on I,he
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MONDAY.

The French hllve canied OU~ sovera l successful
ra.ids OD many points of tile German !inee>. On
Wednesday lnO,Ding the enemy '''oak'''' nea,
Froidmont
Aisne Iront, Bnd tlg:uned
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n. ootlllg In a. 8"hent..
ley we rc soon . Lr<nVll
au'.
On WI. 'l'rentino Iront Italian troops in the
Val Sugana rounded up and captu,ed .bou' 21)0
pd,one", on Tnceday. Locat An,teion attacks
on the
."'.<0 -,epulsed.
L .. t week Olghl bIg BntlSh sh ,p. 'verc repe,led
,unk, against 12 the ....k ' befo,e.
Of
uII.tler 1,600 tom 20 were reported down, but. nine
of the.. ships W",e ,unk dudng the p,evion.
week.
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America h", now
• million nnd • half.
men unde, nnns.
LoN! D.,by, wbo ha., ju,t eoncluded • vi si t to
the Ita.lian front, hIlS sent Q, mcssnge to Gc ncrnJ
Codo no a exp,....;og tbe dee_t "dmiration fo, hi,
wo,kand that of theFRIDAY
Ital;'n A,my.

Edti,h !.coops du,ing the week·end. OUI' troop.
went loo-ward ' 0 littl. coo, of W... hoek on F "iday
night; on Sat""day ol1.omoon London troops
'ook •
point north 01 1''''0<00'"'
The Cnemy '''ed In vai" to 'ct<>kc 'hi,
On Suuday " Geem.n .tt.ok on ou,· '"nehos
north of
La ngcllUl." k ( ..iled to devel ol'.
Th.
rai'ds on t·lIe A.rras front we ro carri&d out hy
Du,ha," 1,00p8. The.o t,,,,,p, twice !\"t in'o the
ene'llv ",ueb" We>t 01 Ch' d ,y.
'1b ey killed
0""' '70 German. , ""'ccked deCene.." and
bLOc k p,ison." und ", ,,,i,;n c'guu,.
On F "d.y .
and Salo,doy in
"5"U" 3 on tho Bdti,h f,oot
nine Germ an maclune."l \\·pl'e d est-royed nnd eight
ddvon down oo,t 01 con ....ol. We lost eight mn·
ehines.
.pile
of onth,raids,
west m:\ny
wind bombs
Bdti,hhcillR
air·
men
wcnt.Inf:lI·
afie ld

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Slight
s~ructive

'~'ong

SPLIN'T AND

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}'e!~r.
He finally,
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ROYAL

BERKS

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ewhcn
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had '<lenunder
that .11hea.vy
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wounded I<om bebind the line had b..n got in
he went out beyond the j,on', lin. and brough'
in both ou, own and cnemy wounded. AlthoUgh.
""ped
D,. Ackroyd', devotion
WM Wltuessed hy mnny 01 the
Berk.hire mcn I
ond it .. a. said Ih.t iC 'nVOlLe eve, deoerved
decoration it wa.s the gllllanL officer.
D,. Ackroyd, V.C., M.C. , hOO been attached
to one 01 t.h . Roynt Be,,, Service ""'taHon,
Febru,,')', 1915, being witil them .1 Col.
ciLest.e, and Suli,bo,)' Plain, snd going out with
hi. battalion ill July, 191.'. Hc WS6 p,omoted

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cantarn in 1916.

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ii , al,cndy .""_d, h.
.lightly """",d,d on
July
Ilt.h. 31st tl,i, ye." ond.... kmed on Angust
'11rm is tho first V.C. won in eottoeetion with
cil.he< of thc Berks seMi ", batt&oons.
~OY AL BERKS HONOURS,

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D etail!'. hEl-vo a.lready appeared in our coluUlns
to ho w Captllill Harold Ackroyd, M.C .• M.D.,

late R.A,M.C., atUMiliEd Royal Berka Regiment
WOll his VicLori& Cr01ilS.
He gniOed his M.11itarY
C'9'" fo, eou'picuou, galtan,,), .ud devotion
during opera.tiotla
d ou
d IIthe Somma on July 1st

At da.wn u.n attack, in which 1l}Q<:oi; or the forces
of th" ~piro W\lre .represented, WiL:) h~lIuched
eAIrt of Y}1l"Cti on a front of about eight 11111as.
Our ohlootiveA wera "'trious \'untago points 011
either
side of
,-the
Â¥pres-Menin
I'Of\.d, th.~t
and 1'nil
:0'0 dreetivcly WIl8
tho
n.ttuek
pushed home
were

luvernl'6.'i CODSt". Glon.ooTh18 l'llXJd. !l.nd the KUliS
Wood fell t·o North Country rebriments ruui Au stra,lia.n troops; Soots., Soutb African::;. !~lld L:lllca.
shiro Iuds c:aptured a. JlUIll~r at .. tron,.;I,)-fOltJfied
fa. r ms. lwd Australl.6.ns agum PIMOO theu- mottle
at Veldhoek and jn the Polygon ' 'Irocd.
"'Further north;" the evalling .IiNpatch u~ds.
.. i'1O\·OnkO~ W.l\.'i captu:ocl, and Lorul?1l and .lli:,;llluud '~'orn tonnll'i. earned f\. second line of farm s,
inclndllll> Rose :Fa rm , Quebec F,lrnJ, a.nll 'Vll rst
Fl\rm on tho line or thoir final ohjt.'Ctin!:;."
'l'he' Gennnn
concretoand
foma ll with
inside
were mast.ered,
Wll S ma(:hin(l'~1\n
llccomplisll(!tls
at the e:rpcnse of compa.rath'oly light ea.iSua lties.

'l'he (o!)ou'wg

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iSSued with

the

WOUNDED.
I..iClli.cnlLllt. C.' O. Show, ~ortb8.mpton BoogimC!-ut ,
II.Ltall!uxl Rovol Borkl\ RcSill~Dt.
Second Lieut-cnanl; l:I. S3.uud1.!rs.

LIEUT. G. H. HAWKES.
Lioot. G . H. H~wkes , Roynt Be.rka, a.t.t.:..ctle(l 1.0
the Royal Garrison., Artillery, is ill hos pit.al in
London s uffering f r om seVOl'e scn.lp wounds a.nd
coneug. ~ iQtl. La-test reports show tha.t he is mal,.
ing sntisfllcf:ory Jlfogress. He was with the b ig
guns, n.nd i ~ wn.a on ~he 12th of . Septe mbe r nt.
Ypl"OR Lhat he was wonnd€(1.
Lwu t.. H;},wk-?~,
who is W(l1! h.""Down in the t.own , wus fonnerl y With
t,he 'l'.e-l"riLorin.h;, and hD.s b een ill Pra-nee for up.
'Wa..rds of two yen.r s. lie h as been t,hrDug h Ii'm'cr:d
engagements, Ilond has had .n number of ~ em a~k
able cscapP.'). On one oec.nRlon ho broke IllS Wl"I st
whilst il.l the Ln:mc hoo,

H. & G. !MONDS ~
Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merchants,

...... London

Ga.zdLe .. of Bcpt.cmbor 17th :_
Temporary Second Lieut.en.u.nt James Ba.rcJa.y
Murdoch YOUllS, ROY.:1.1 Berks Regiment.- During
a raid on enemy t~ncbC8 be led his men with
great; dash and determwa.tiOll, killing one of the
un elTly i~ be w~ on Ule poin~ oC throwjng II.
bomb. 011 boms ..... ounded he cOllt.inucd to
cxe r(,-l se con trol, and directed the ret.irenWlnt e:r.

oepLiolJally well.

Tbe "6xfo rd Chroni cle " till.ya :_'6 Cpt. Oliver
Huxt.e r , r..o.vnl .Berks Rcgitnent, son o( Mr. a.nd
Mrs. J. Huxte.r, NortJlCou.rt., Abing<km h&s been
;t.wardcd t.OO Milj-l.!Ir.~' Mednl for gaJ.l~.utry u.ud
devotion to duty in R.Cf.ion in Salonika... Ho WAS
fo rme rly employed n..~ under·gardener to t.he
Bjshop of ReMl ins at, t.lle Abbey, Abingdon.

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CASUALTIES,

22,1917.

TEE' BERKS V,C,

to fight.

'!'RURSDAY.

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enemy. aDd n. just peace. As 10Dg as these aUns
were noli :reoohed, he said, Fra.nco·would (lontinuc

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8536 Sorgt.. A.. Sturgess (Reading) .
BAR TO MILITARY MEDAL

READING.

IN PERFECT CONDITION.

LIGHT DINNER ALE • (3/- per doz. Bottles Imperial.

8;00 CPl. A. W. J-l. Dobl. ILevtoo) ,Military

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LUNCHEON STOUT 6/6
" " Bottles Imperial.
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McduJ gaz ct.ted October 21s~, 191"6).
12781 P te. l!'. Bek:hcr W;'\rillgdon) (Military
:M cdl~1 g:J~?eLtcd J!'loollary 6Lh, WI7).
5374 Cpl. (Ad. SergI..) C. E. Mi nchin (Rea.d.
iug) (Milita ry .1l1edal gu.zetted July 18t.h, 1017 ).
MILITARY MEDAL.
3743& P t:e. E. A{brns (St. Atbans).
27;142 P te . A. E. Bilrk{J (HorHSCY).
ISSt;-,. Cpl. G. Coulton (l-!ll.lTt1ll£' r,~mith).
:l78SH Cpl. H . Ol"i(!e (Loughborough ).
78GO Cp l. A. llfl.jnge (Tunbridge Wells).
. :!45~J P t.c. A. K night, (Sonn ing).

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1 17!)~ PI·c. {Lance-Cll !. } H .

SERGT. W. E. OAKLEY, D.C.M.
Mrs. Olloklcy, o[ \Voodlcy, h;1-<; rl~ C!.i'ied t.he
Wnlling (Gron. t
foiJowing le t,Ler: "In Tfl ply to YOUl· le t.t.e l· I re. }IoIII Lon).
gret. to .'UI,y t hl\t your son, Scrgt. W ·. Ofl,kley, W'fie
J ~9 14 rt.o. (nc L. C pl. ) .1. \Y. Whe ele r (Readi ng).
repor tf)(\ missing on August 16th, L\nd up to
Cp!. A. Hni llge h;!.S alrclldy won tho D .C .M.
::md
n. bnr to it.
.
the present no furth~r neW!; has. boon .recch-en.
Should any infonn.u.tlDo concernJng lum ,:o:1.ch
lno I wi·ll inform you at onco. I Rom exceedmgly
S ERGT. 1\. WA1 TE AWARDED THE
sor ry to lose sucb 1\ fine soldier, n.nd would lil, o
MILITARY MEDAL.
t,o offer m}' sympa.~hy during your pe riod or
SCl·,gt. NOl·mlUl W;ti Le, Aln<:iJinc-Gun Corps,
s uspense."
fOl1 rt.l! son of :Mr . <l nd Mrs. 'J'holllJ\.8 :Wa.i1oC, oC
He

ROYAL FLYING CORPS.

wounded in t he knCil and thigh , nnd he il'l
in the Lake Hospi tal. Asht.on . Qnd6T. Lyn~,
MR W. ll. :MOUNT RESIGKS.
Ilnd d oi n~ well. The c lde.<;t 80n of Mr. and
At the r etJOst, or LIte A rm)" Couoe il tile night, i\'I. rK lVnde, B c.rtra.l!, Thomll.8, . is in the North.
f
I h as Rccep • e d tl, 10 p 0 51't ,' on fl.11Ipbon
H on. Lo"d · lu. nore
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r \Vllr
h Hos:pltal,
i d .omtfcrmg
d ' from Il. nurn.
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(which llc has held before as Mr. Jose ph A. }€r. 0 . s .rnpne woun s, lion
18
progr~ng
P e nsf') of Clvtl Member (unpaid ) on th~ Cla.ims · Bfl.tlShctOl·lly .. Another son! Pte. Rra8IntiS W8.1te,
CommiSS10l}
111 T.>
~'ranec In Sll """"'si
.........'" 0 n t-o 1Mr "\V . came
Prance.
ove r wlth the Canadla.n Forces, and is in
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RECRU[T::;, SKlLLED or UNSKILLED (' he lall er mllst he
clcrh, staremen, etc.) me1l of a lmost an y occupation, arc
wanted at once for the \"ari otLs branChes of the Royal
Fl y in g Co rps,

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MounlLP.
~ ba..~ he-.ld the positi on fOT" oil. emJ.
A .Mr.
1\lount.,
R"idernhle time, a.nd llM rendered vn l Ut~blc ser.
vioe in 1J:JlI.t capacity.

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C!~verslmrn , ho s been awn.rdod the Militlu'"
i\'ied rd for c1i~-t.i llgllishcd IICrviee on AUguflt 16t1i.

CLAIMS COMllISSION IN FRANCE.

Men of Milit:try age <lnd up to fifty y •• n
Corps ra tes oi p ;lY.
For Cakes, Pastry,

WYFOLD.

Pudctlnn and J>tee..

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BORWICK'S

Captain U. II. nCTmon-H~gc. , M.yp., D.S.O.,
R~r\"1l of O!ficerfl, !;o."'l ll of Sir R. I.. lTormoa_

Hoogo. M.P. fo r South Oxnn, of Wyi'old Court,

nShr Reading, has been tempomdly appointed to
be a D.A.A.G. at the WlLr Offiee.

o( age ;1 ("ceplerl.

Apply rersoll :ll ly or in wrili ll~ to the I1car('~t l~ecrui!in.t:: Ofrll:er. who
will put applicants into I()uch with t he S'p(;cial h'ccruiling Officer oi
the I~o:-" al Flyi ng Corps in this district.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

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PARAFFIN OIL TRACTORS.

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£320

Complete.

Complete.

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16 H.P.
hnrnediate Delivery.

16 H.:P .

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Immediate Delivery.

PLO UGHS

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18 H.P. MOGUL TRACTOR PLOUGHING.

Also Supplied.

To /vjc!i:lrs. ~ i. & C. SKINNER.

Scfil. 8111, 1917.

I am extremely pleased with the 16 H.P. MOGUL TRACTOR delivered
Acres per day. The Tractor is bemg driven by a lad .of 15' Ve.a~s of age, last

s.&

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HOME FARM, PURLEY,
Since

STARTING

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we have averaged

Six

Yaars faithfully (Signed), ROBERT SAUNDERS.

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AGENTS': -

TANDEM DISC HARROWS
Also Supplied.

. See the follOwing TestimOnial from a LocaIMogui Tractor User.

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BOTTLED ALE and STOUT

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MAIDENHEAD and READING.

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