Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 09-1917

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LESSON

THE

HOLIDAYS' TEACH
Think bow your Holiday enjoyment was mcrea,ed by tbe
completeneu and newness of your thlDgs

ana

That well-dressed feeling
the Knowledge that you
have eTerythlng ID attire or for the borne you afe likely
to need IS Just as Impoftant now you afe baCK agam

I

" Replenish!" is the word! Do it this weekend. Corne to McUroys and learn how good is
the merchandise you can buy at very low prices.
GratifYIng Values In
New Footwear.

Get your New Hose
before Pnces go up •
H undr(:(l'! of $.1.m!'l e p;l.tr.;
L;ufiC$ Art ~ I LK HOSE.
0

frot the ~
20 <X the e<l.d

I"lI

a

r»

eel

SOOWl'<)Om ,,lI hade ~
W

I

h

~PCCW lu clear 1 11 ~

'111

ForSpoclswear-&lc these

WI te COrrON
al 10jd

1 :l.die;

HOSE oikccd

L.WC'J i::J:tra F'ine L.ISU H OSE
w;lh da.ub e soles and h 8h

bl;l~k

splic»J I eels.
11

box calf

ro

C\.!led Second..~ but cu~lo net'S lake hem to be
perfe':' t ladic:i libcl!: C \ S H HI::N.E. HOSK. all wool
w lh I;u,:e irvol:s. 116

hard

Slate J.: d upper~ and

SHO ES

1111 ~

Lades 'Plam Ulack: corroN n OS I
Willst'3.tld he
hard ..."t wo.;ar
8po;UJJy swtlXl for U c COlI try Bjd

GIESO N S H O~ " h

J...I U 5 C ac"

:jules

11 6

cry O~ ble
CI IdrcJl!l

.J.rl e,~
HIGH r ~ G COOTS m $upenor box
a 21 /9

1..."41

G a c " d ROOTS
c;l.P5:1. I arra.: f:< fo r v. c; r

b

eli

~lfJ1 E

calf

B auk CASI r

fiTOCK ING:-;.

fu Il<l.:Oh oooU n t.h bcs
d !luf = t ",, 001 J{ I bed
,,<I WIn dnule hcl~

ion

2216

THE

WA R.

EVENTS OF THI!l

ROYAL DEUS CASUALTIES

work

SUBALTERNS IN lHE LIST

WEEK.

:SiLe 6a 211 H

.tI~

Royal Berko Rogunenc
Sooond L19ute.n&nt. W. J. Phillip6 Vi ille R ognnont
a.ttd Royal BerKa RcKiment
Seoond Lieuteoant. H A V W ILlt
Capta.in F "uLSloo.
Sooond Lieukvlal~t M W W C'!It
Wood

Seoond Lieutenant J HOldridge
8eoond LieuLoo&nt E. W H Cabe8]llflo Do,on
Rcgl ne..r t,. .a.t.&4cb.ed Royal .Berks Rog lDlent
Second Li&utonant J B M Young
GAB'rAm J A. CA}lillL M 0
Me

Royal

Berlcshir() R egimont, killed on AugtlAt 16th tho SOlI
of Dr I.U d Mrs. J Ca.hill., of 12 & illc S treet Un
dbn S W
\ aa born 1D .Fobruary 1890 H o us
odu~ at St Anf.hon) 1\ Prepa.ra.tory
Sohool
EAnOOumo and at E~m Collel:,t'C! vlllch bo lett
at ~r p~u g the London Ma.tnc:u1a.t a I 1 1906 to
ta.ko up Ule stud)' of la.w bninlL a.chmtted Ii. soliCItor
u 1912 1:1.0 1ol'u.'1 UI Idle Cada.. Corp:! at. EfJSOD and
JO cd t ho \r:t~1is RiRcs
J Muary 1907 before
thuy boaimo a. un t n thG TCrTltol'lfl.l aoI: MlG, tu d
10 In'que tly rei I"C6OnLed idl(l co l lS 1.1 Torr tOT al
fJJ: d Armv l oncmg cOIllI)Qt.ltio s
At tllO o utb1'Ol h:
of wa.r ho volunteered At 01100 (o r gene ",I ear\' leo
at cl vEint to the frout lfl Ootobor 1914
Ho rCC{!l\ cd
Jus 00UUTUe610 n H6 !l. S€lom d I eutcnnn t m FebnJaf,)
1915 W 38 posted to ~ battulion of the Rova.l BaTk
&lilt\,} R.ogimcn~ and W IlB $OVO'I'C!:V w'Oundod Ul
I (l
foJl.oow.ing monflh n.t Nouvo C ha.pcllo.
HI) Il-'! pro
metod t.o ltcu tenJ\nt III Oot.ober 1915 a n I cn.ptam En
Fobruary 1916 and W I\.S aga n vounded en July 1l1t
of IJhat yca.r In Mn.rch of j~l!.s year ho
106 TtX.'Om
mended for Ille ~1ilit.8ry CI"OS!I tho &C n' 00 for
wh. eh be " as dcooralicd bei g thus dcser bod 1.1 I:J: 0
Gaze too
- " He tcok oommnncl of hIS compn.ny
o.nd ! u CCC'L'J!lfully repelled fL e:trong enomy co unter
ni.t.&ck He sot IL mll.!:t'm fioont. eJUUnple t.o 1 113 me
H\8 colo n nl wrlto!!
Y our flon C,'Lfl.wJl Cn.hll y 1t6
killed m Q.1.ttlo on Augu9~ 16ft
He WRt; killed l
sta.nt.anoomJy by ",hell fire 1\ hi1st. leadmg hI!) oom
plLlly most g:nlla.ntly llie doa.t.h IS r(}grcttod by aU
H ~ b\'flv ary was
very gre:l&
Bo vol \
t.oored for ovorv d nngcro IS uu ty

LIEUTENANT B H LElGH

I UESDAY

Me 6 St nn!! }\ d DE IWY BOO'rS
so 1I 1519

=-

Pnor to the 'Nar CorporAl M:artm WAIl employed
by tho Reading GIUI ComPMY a.nd figured m both

LJeutena.nt H l'tipp EIWIt SUlTOY RcgImOIlt attd
Royal Berb RaglInent
Seoond Lieutcna.ut B H I.E) gb Royal &rkahlT8
Reglrnont:, a~ed Labour Corps.
WOUNDED
Sooond LteutcDllont G .. A Brooke.
Second Lieutenant \, A Gro\ e
Lieutenant B F Halm~
Norfolk Regunent

Captain John Al"Clh bald Cwhill

uIioomldrt&ble

to till

CaptaJn J A CaJull M C.
LicutODlUli L A Kwgha.m

Second I..<ieul:enll.r:t. D

t.be IIl!htt UyUllf &nd

1ft

a d ancow&gwg word for everyone around hltI1 and
'n exemplo for a.ll to copy .hia pla.co will. be hllol'd

KILLED
MONDAY
The Itahnns ha.v-e fAk1an the Important po~u ti9n
of MOI.lWl Saute, north of Gorlzlu
Ihe ca.pture
18 of groa.t value both from 11 maumal &ud from a.
mora POUlt of V1C v
~lonte
8unoo was. the
p rmc1 1la.1 p omt ill the Ausl;rlau dcicuco beyond
GorI2.lU Rnd was Do most Ildoful ob sel va.yon P06t
for ~ho Austrla bu.tienes
Its los::! Will dis
co ur~e the AustrNW.6 for a s the ltaltat 8 say In
\l 8Cm I-officlni commulllqne It ", as r eputed
lID
pregnable (Lnd h ad become lllvested \Ylt.h a.
le~endary saDctlty
It fell ali Ute result of tAo
ItElhans success 1r stormmg t he enemy 8 poSItIons
on thc DalD~z~" Plateau Just to the llorth of It.
Lbo Austr ans udmltted on S unday that the,) had
r etl rcd to a. D OW line of defence on the plateau
The I talinns haTc take n more than 600 officer8
and 23,000 men, ~IJ guns n .any tren(lU-mortnm
and macilln e SlI s and severa.! motor tractors
lad en WIth II.lll.muru h on
Tho F eencl have lollowed up thoU' SUCDl.'!B6 In
tI e cantare of Hill 304 and Mort Homme on ilie
lcft oonk of the Meuse north of Vel dun by an
ott o r adv nOJ on tI 0 rIght bank
On Sunday
mo rrung th ey ma.de Ib vI go rous a.tt.a.ck between
Mo mon t .I arm and Cbaurne Wood
The:y were.
co mpletely 5ncceMful and hold all tI Clf ob
]ectlvcs TJ ey have captured Fos8e8 Wood and
B eaumont Wood to the J orl b of It, and ha.ve
r ooe! cd Jl, po nt lus t tlO tI of loho vIUn.ge of Beau
mont The Gcrmans dc h % r cd B VIo let counter
[I~t.ack from t ~ Wa.vnll c Wood but. we rec:lugh t
b } th e J rencl art illc r\ firo and were rcpu h~ed
With beavy losses The F r ench have made a.
n umber of prtSOner s
S r Dougills IULlg rcported 0 Sunday llIght a
On
8 1ccessful B rItish ait.aclc (!:lS i. of l:Iurglcourt
fL fToot of o'er a m Ie the
c emy s hne WM
drlvCI back t o a. dep th of half ~ m Ie
TI e r e
ha., ~g am been very h eav) fight. ng III the
neIg h hour hood of the Ypr es MJ. Uln roa.d
'lhe
Genn ans n t he W cst ha ve shown much anxIety
d urmg the week-e d to r ecapture Gllle m on~
F'nrm c 06e to Epeh)
On Satur IBV morn nR
tI oy att:!.cked it a both fl anks Il od managcd t.o
r c-('!!tnbh s h i h em se lve.s In part. of then old
tr nehes norU ons l of It
The sa me oven n8
tI ev wl"re a.tta.ckcd and dr ven out
!I. d
tho
counl.er Ilttu.ok .... Ineh tI 0 ) tl"led clurng the nrght
had no Bucce~s
The Wlt r omt" hnve Issued n. com munique
ahout the op era.t lOnl) 1Il E ast. Afnerl
It sho,vs
t.t a.t stead} preBS r e IS he IIg eJI:ercl!rod on tI c
('n em" ,1 0 MO he oS (11' ' cn to .... n r d.s Mal e F;e
P lnt.en
Delgml troops m'" stili (:0 opern. t I g
Itl t h e B rI t c; h nnd a Bntlsl column 18 mOVIn g
parallol to and not. ! l r north oC t.he POTtllgUEWle
frontl c!

and

ClfCUmst.o.nCl6l5 oould rely on him on evary OOCIUWn
Always c.hoerJul )lllhng and Vlgila.nt with a belPlllg

'] 10 ]k\h a,

)0 U ...
J3001~
I I ,Q

~

tho cricket and foot.baU t..eruns IXlnn(!()Ud Wl\.h tho
fi rm
He V/tUII groa,tly esteemed by all ueOCl8tod
WltJ

tho Comp;ulY

LA."'CE-CORPORAL A E DEE
Lanoe Corporal A E Dec Rol&l Berka Rcg.une.nt
yOUi scet 110 I of Mr and ~lns Dee caretD.kers o f
tI 0 PorLer l~ tut..e of 38 Tun'll Hill Cotta.go,
Ea.rley WI19 killed by a. lIIhoU on AUgu6t 11it.h
Bo
Jio.d served for throo yoars Wlth tho Colours ond
had booD In Fra.noo 1,"0 ~al'6 a ld throo mont.bft
Ho was homo on loa ~ 13 at tho bogll'u ng of tJW!
yoar Lancc-CorporaJ. Dca Wail 26 Y&n o( ago and
'" Ii3 ~uclLt-e<l 3.t E:\.rlc)
School He was fortnf)rLy
m t.h~ cftr'J loy of Mr RWlbndgn pamter or Ox
ford Road Read ng
His lnpt.:un WI'lting to hUI
mer.,] or M)"tI
I 'nro to lAS I N) you of mv deep
6Y'mpn.t.l:IY wltb yo\.! In tho dcn.th of 'Yonr son Lance
Corpora.l Doc.

He

w:t6

a. good

fellow

In

W"hon

H. & G. SIMONDS

I

hn.d bho utmoet confide!)oo and WIl4'l one of my hOt!t
Le VIB $'unnllrB 1 hil.(\ lIltcndEXI Tlll'l tmg hIm m for
promohon had ho sU /"V vc I
T.he oompa.ny 10600
hea.vilv vhon tJheso fi ln follows M e tn.ken a.way
Tho sergen nt. o f the r lR.toon '\\ ntas a !lJmllar 1&ttet
of sympa.tb} to t1 a r,.; r enlo!!

PRIVATE

A

(LimIted)

COOK

Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merchants,

\Ibort ('...oak fi.<ryal BerM &gunent of
56 ~m;y l~ R c&doing died from 1\ broken b~
n Frn.nco 0 11 !\ Igust 6t:h ho w~ stnlck In tho
back hy flo sloll o.n I ed 011 Augu5t 17th. Ho hBd
bocu 1 the Anny e p:ht montlt!! And had only boon
In Fra co ono monU
P nva.l(l Cook Wa6 only 19
yoars of ngo &Ild " as cdu.cn.tod u.t. St Lu.u renoo 6
School n.cadmg Pnor to enllBbng ho ,as am
plosed on the ::3. E Mid C U.1.il w ay
WINDSOR rERRITOHJ AL KILLED
Pr VR t.o Erm-st "ill Ml Skittles, of tJ e RoYAl
Dorkshir o H.ogunont who ", M ~'!!' 0 l>iy wo mdL>O on
his 2Ot.h h rthdc\y (July 31st) [I.1ld lruoollfnl:»l t.o hlS
'\'\0 ndll tho
follorv. n g dn.y W rI.@ bon n.t 165
St
L ecmnTu !I RolI.d W nOeo
flo WM '" m embeT of the
eh II' h f.-II. 15 Br gMle I\.nfl pr oe to tho war Wl'Wl
emfll oJcd n.t U (l Royal (n.rdcn s
"ndMr
He
JOo nod tho Torn onal~ v. hen he W8.'I 16 and I!Jl.W two
you.r.". figf t.mg lfI L~ u 00 n.nd BclglUm
H 0 went
th rou gh many ongp..gemcntt'l wlt.h the RoyAJ Bork
i'ihi.ra! but VRf! !tent to En1;'ln.nd with trcnal fover
H o ha.d anI} roturnod to France ! It woob Md
t.ransforred to ~ 'ba.1:t4hon of t.be Royal BerkO!
when he '" AS /1.11 !!.1:U.cl eeT'IOll..Jy wmmded on July
31fit nnd ~uoou rn bed to hill wound8 t1lQ folloWlllg
{hy
Pr

\"'I\to

I fa.

BOTTLED ALE and STOUT
IN PERFECT CONDITION.

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

"

PRTV ME E FI \MBLING
PI' ale 1 Hamblu g
H.oJul Berke of 156
Chol u eloy ROM! Reudmg v I.fi 'WOIll)(.lod on M a
9t.1 ,,,, 10 60n If g in SlLlorukn lIe J01000 tJ e ATmy
a.t IJ (I IIgo of 15 and ~ no onl,) 18
nd haB hl)(!n
ser u.r;: In Salon kn. 12 101 t.hs P nvnto Hambhng
W/l.6 00 catcd at Nl...... tm II School Readml{ ami ""as
fo rmerly Of plo)"(l(! aL M~rs HUltJ"V ~nd l:u nen
pnrvA'1 I S J E IG HTEEN
Pmat o Sianley J a.rncs E J irtoo/ Rovnl He rin;
601'1 o f \Ir al I Mrs Syer E gl l.OOn, of 30 Looro1rl
H.ond RoodUlg v II> wo mded 1'1 !.ho oye on AUb'l!lt
1811
lie I ld seen 13 mon th s 6OrVlOO 14 of wh ch
ho I ad B[lOnt m I mnoo
Pr VR.UJ I..., glltoo'n to> 24
yo.,\rs o f nge 8. I .... &01 odumtod a.L N )WOO," I SoIlool
Hf'.n.r.hng
P n or to 01 1 51.ln~ he 1. o rket l Wit! J s
brotMT m lih u fll>h Ir4(le HI' li nd Mm.. E ghtOOJ
I a , o tho SOElI!
~hil Anny t \0 In,ve b<!ell II lle I
t 0 w<)unded ru I tt 0 ot.her IB
!!tIll sor\lI1g
m
Fr nco

"
PRICE

.3/9

"
LISTS

ON

d I k ()\\ n

C,'lmo\er
BRASS IE I\E fo r lad cs
nbrou.ier y 2/ 6 ~

An optimirtic maD named Jones

FeU from

fe , days ago
The ne \\ \ V nlcr DRESS ING
G OW NS 1 1 I e tvy supolc cloths m crimson saxe 5 1.:) pink all
:1t Ba lg I I J r e es

Th. room

t

\\ nceyerlc CHEMISES md l(:Nf C KERS D3U'ltiJ)
l:lce and emhrOldct)
SpeCial at 3 / 11 i

f"\ftC}

1 ad lCS f. xl I.
lOpS

I

3/ 11 "

l

ron

1 /0

e

Long CHE MISE VESTS wlth fine ribbon lace

ct Id rc s ~ 11 wool R ibbed VESTS
1

, Impadaat.

A safeguard a g a mst chIlls

ell

Idrcn s !:I C:IVY \\ mtcrCO MB lNATIONS rn natural
f rs l s Ize t! 1 / 6~

I fants Sr oart C;\SH MERE FROCf{S
sb.Ji aud Pllllr Your chOIce at 2 /11 {

We are prOllllaol

Bo,,' New.lerte,a
m

Mt,;n s Natural M el' 10 \ E S T S 0

1 / 11> 2 /6

lhe illoJy of tho nx( orJoCnOCti <)f one or the I3erk

2 / 11 ) "d3/6

Sh.i l O

like Silk yet g
Youths al d Boys Nat Iral Mern 0 VESl S or
DRAWE I?S
\\~ derfu l valu e It 1 /3 1 IJl1 l
;i:~_Men s Black Cotton H \ LF HOSE McIlro)s em
not replace these to.day a t Ih r..: p ce you pa}
1 / 11 A 2 /6

S ~d

aP I r

10/6,12/ 11,15/ 6,21 /.
Men s l XN1C S RIRTS made up 111 materials boug ht Just afte r fh e W IT bC1"l::t1
13o)s Ccvlon o r Ox.i'ord SH1RTS Tue kind I e I kes
Mer S 2J&! I Youths Soft FE! T H \TS I all sh....tdes
MCl s BL~ ACES
Popular mak l;: S

For the Visitors' Tea
Table.
E P Ja

D IS H E S o)slcr shell s ha.pe
loose ;::,la s I I n g an I spoon
1

6 /11.

\\ Ih

o n IlIc kel Silve r 1/0 !
c lel \\ Ill1 101}6 o r shorl hand le Dr J1 TUA Y
to match 1/0l
EPNS Coffee ~ lRO\INER short handle

hand le 1 / 11 1

1M

Dnp rRAy

to match 1 / 0 ~
I P N S Spoo n shape Tea I Nl USOR will Ie
JJ etlL
6 ld cach
E PNS

Apostle

better qualities

"

SPOONS SIX for
SIX

1 /6t

for 2/61 or In cases of

3 /6!

E P:"i1 S n." "decl SrO(\ N
"
Sug r r OblGS to En!
3 6

n case ",!th

ION S J an SP00 11~ S Hit r KNIVES
Bread o r aicklc 1"01 I ::, w
~ormc handles
lOl d each

TO KEEP THE YOUNGSTERS OUT OF
MISCHIEF ON WET DAYS
MI.-Droys

110'1

e enormous selections at low

, r c cs of 'l~ s Gam es PU7J. les loy Mallcarts

r t:r l r..hu\ators

D o lls Ho uses Harbutt s Pla.s
I r nc Mecc;mo a nd other Meehan Co'll r oys
",c

11c

nest

PJa."IlSc SUSPENDERS. Wade
wh te b ue and p i k.
GoOO safety
c asps 1)Q ot Io6e th c r streich

ID!d.

;r. f\il.l f

2 /8 C ch or .) for 7 / 3
1 / 11 J.:
2 /6 3 /6 4 /6

For W r iting Wellbut Cheaply.
WT tmg PADS 100 51 cds 9 ~d

1 /0! IEnell faced

140

1/2

'00

1 /6!

ban k paper

COMPEND I UM:; ,,0 sh eets and 2S envelo pes
white o r a zu re
8 !d
l Ie

Tcrrton.,1

or

All es

DlUM 40 ~heet~ and ":> I.:nvclo pcs

COMPEN

6N

Walrlorf Cluh
Wr l I ~ P<\PER 1 / 6 per
box E.N:VELOPES 1/6 pcr box
Ro rmcy
PAP ER
11 PCI' box
Ei>O
VnOPES 1/ per box
CJa" S IC PaTel mt=nt PAPER 1 /- per box EN
VELOPES 1/. pcr box

COOKING AND TABLE PAPER
1he DESSER1 PAPERS are lace edged 11
thc dalllhest of patten !I and arc nade III I
good qu'!-Jtty IVory paper
.)4- En Size
.)6 for 31d
61 n
6 for 4 ~ d
71 n
36 for S Id
36 f)r S Ir!
9" nn
36 for 7 ld
KITCHEN PAPER fo r usc dUrin g cook ng:
Good qual ty 30ms Wide S id Ule complete
Toll
Also GREASE PROOI' PAP ER-a boon to
the hO USC W1(C
6~d U c roll
DI S H PAPERS good quality an e pure w h tc
Stms long 7? for 4id or 10 1S long 72 lur
61 d other s izes In proportion

THE FINEST PERFUMES.
Gm.'ISfl1 Ih'S
l .ucell~ude Cologne

7id. 1/3 lie.

I Co1CI: PilJQw Eau Ie Cologne

z/u 3 /3 to 6/
IO~L

II"

2 &

Al TOILET SOAPS.
E.w 1e

CoI03~

Woght 5 Coill
Marg,:rISOU::I

Tar

PeoLl'!; Un8Cmted
\

"",

~I
.~d

.1
:I

tablet
tilb "I

3d. a t;\b et
4id a tab et

"'d..",labtet

GLOVE CLEANERS 3!1 u~ed In the trade
The thumb re.verses for nght or left hand
Enables }iOU to clean gloves el@al to new

Bid. 8f<! each

Mcl 'L RQYS
William McIlroy, Ltd.

Seeo d L cut,j:man ~ Gi!r nld AI tI I t I!)': .II ~
!l01 of the Rev ]? J C GJlJUlOi
G ) 1!S ~I d c ho.l I \ n to the
y, ore~5 ~ R en. lm g ~ n No I Gen era.l Hos p I \J
I l 1"t Bnce s uffcn ng from IICJVcre ~oun hi!; st aIned
1 let on on tI (! 92 ld of August
1 he gnl1a.! t
o ffi cer .... ho !: Vl!J tI e Ro \J De rks h '" h s r "'ht
fo rc nrm r"ac/ l red
~ ' ou Idcd
thc T gl t
should er I li d I IS a g1 U 51 ot wound wh cll r e nr.t. l"I\.t-ed tl 8 t horn>.:
H e Iny n 1I c fi e ld fo r 1I e
long per od of s xte-eu ho nr'S befol o h e \ 11.,,,
I 0\ ght I i
E , c r v hoPe 15 e nte r ta ned ror I s
recover~
1\ d
wh Is L r ecogn SIng thnt It !O; II
Jun e!! ar" SC I' ous vlth Joull 0 I {:. ~! d o h e hn.s
o\"crv c lmnco of pull ng t1uOt gh
Educl\,j(!d n,t
St Edv. [ltd s S.chool O :do rd
II.n(1
nn.tr culnt
n,:!; at C hr st CI ul c l Onorel L e Lennn t GlIlmor
1(/(' sc.hool Ilt Chn stln /'l.S
1 rn n l e brunry to
1\io.v of t.hl s year h "'as \'ltl t ho 4t h 0 C B
Tram ng Corps I\t K eb1e Coll-el!;c Oxford and

Gdlmor el('101

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PrcsalN t W IsO! 11\-" lost 110 time It eplYlng
to the Y ~t can I QUee Note In cou toous but fi rm

hl. \)~lI lge D I WIlso n l>O LHtso ut t h!lllhe os"e nttal
cal IH1011S oj tl e PCllOO l""."'l red by h s lio l nos.~ a ro
\acklu g No ffl.lth can hi I h.ccd III the word of
tI e Ho het 7.()lJ e I ii m J t1 c b 11 ef Il <:ystcm of
Pru S>:! In S ID
h. cl t ho
st~u d I tU t bo remo'ed If the 1 opel] d ro ls nrc to be real se..i
\ furthe l prool 01 t l e IL...or~n lscd 'illata of
th e l\ u&;m n A rru y IS a ffo rded 11 0m Patrogr ad
DUT ln g the figh hn~ I
Mold 1\ I, a wholo RUSE"lfI,D
dl VISl.On rotrol.lt((1
lie l oc<;a m seoto T w th tl Q
Tosn t t hat t.he enemv }Vl\.5 fl.hl c to !.Ch anco a s ffl.r
flS 1 It 01 ('! l tel~
IOf; I ron the II pornlnt 1"<10 I
wuy l ITIction of Ago !I III Ihus t ho nOUE al I II
\rmy \ft('r Hto It'' fCl'lIstin g thE! troops of t l e
Ar chriuke J0901 h In t he OHm: Vu.Il~ fin Is Its
ga.tn~ n1llhfled and It:.! ccntrl! m onaeed: a.s the
re/;ult of the d e.-fcetlOll of tho R1I8Slanl)
FRlDAÂ¥
:For t he mo mont opera.tIollJ:l 0 11 tho , V,OSleID
j ront uee rotal"dud, by al Ol"SO woothe l and In
wrest thercforo centres u the lta l a n call pa S1
I h ursdar!:l Rom e comn UUlg no .show s t h u.t tI e
pobitions cap turod m tI a Bumslzza I!>Cctor 1m
bc.ing firmly he ld by Gener \1 CAroona." ion:es
S m s t a ll llttacks at iiOOle J10m ts our All M
!;;U lcd groulld lnd Lllso Ci\ptl roo 561 pi u;on(lr!'!
On t he Houtan-null front th( tilt uabon IS aip n
dll'qllletlDg Two R\L~\an rog !UNits l eft tllelT
trenc.hes ciurlDg' \Il attuck OlLSt of lreshh nn.d
reti ed 1 0rth WlLl'l:l1:l
Gleat satisfletil[}u 1 ns been cnuaed lD Iomnoo
b v pho firm tono adopted 10 Presid:ent WIlson 8
reply to t he Popo :\. statement ISl>Uod by the
J{nSSlllD Embassy tl Wash ngton declulOiJ tl at t he
rani) 18 1Il clQ6e OOTTeBPOl donco w th t l e prm
clples Ilnd aJ'mH of t he P ro, Il'ilonal Government

n.t th e end of 'Mn) he obtnmcci ll!i comml llSlO1l

S J LINDSAY
Ne vs I l.S b ool l"oc'O lved b) Mlti L nds:\.} of the
demh ot I c. I usba. \(1 r [I" ell C pl S dney James
Lm<l:;:al Ro) Ll &1 ks 123 QUCf!n s R o nd n ead
19 1 0 W~ ;,hot. Il tl o. neck 0 1 A gUll !. 23rd
lI (\ h,d seo. l j. Oj Cll.~ :l J
..: lIOJ!l " l'Kln'oc
ad bl J been
11'1 c Ctl:l:CCe 11 0 WI!> L •.n cc
Cpl L nrlsn) VWl ID ~ ea :s of ag~
and Vi\.';
e ducated nt Ne to \\ n School ReM lI\ g ile waa
ro me r!.) III the (' I 1J lov of Mel-H!TS Huntley IU d
PtiJ (l Ii
11 e Co nm 1. d g Officer of the COm
pan~ "nt.e5 t,() Mrs Lillds Iy
01 tl 0 monllng
of tl 0 23r I m st wI:! 1t.1 leu<1 ng 116 8ect 011 II I.()
n.ation h l"l r .... IJloj.
tI 0 neck.. H s dc.a.U W1\8
I l slantancoU5 H e \ 8a il ve ry offl e tent NCO
8nd would h l VO 115<11 up d l) III t ho rfUllcf; His
1056 s fel t k c e lll ~ b) d l I II> f r en ds \nd t he me n
or hI!! sect all do v ah to ex-pr CAS thClr svm
pnthy
A68 r ng
or m ~ deOl flympatl y 'w lt.h
you In your Sl e a.L lORa

H e \ c nt t.o l l'll.nee on the 1711 of ,1lly n.nd tllS
WI\l3 l l~ firllt engngcmont
H e IS T\1n ~tf'c n
of rlge nnd v.:loS Stud YI Ig fo th e Churcl
BERKS D C M WOUNDED
A '" 011 kllO'l II Bork!!n u 60ldie r C S M '1 Bow
ley who ha.s \O'n t ho D C 11 BJ d tho M ti M y ),J edl\l
P1E B BR YAN"!
W1\8 voundad
l th<> sian: n.ch on July 311\t Hnd s
or 101 Or t8
now In hooplt.,j n"o.r St A b3.ns H is m otJ or \'('Sld€.'tl
R eadmg vas woun ded for t.h e second
flit C 1f1wQ r No v Town
H o VU6 fonnerl) (111 tho
t
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He
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been
In
t ho Army
G ~ R Stllff;!.t Plldd.i.ngton
17 Ir 0 th 8 ~as wounded It Sf!ptem ber 1916
SflRGEANT C n LUKEMAI'l
nnd ret. lrncd to 11';\1 ce In AprIl
1917
Pte
Serf;ea.nt C fL :Luke ma.n of 152 Cholmclcy Road B SA-n t IS 23 yOfl rs or Ige II d "'ns eduen.tcd I\t
R~lillg was kilod by n. srnper Oil \ugush 16t1
1.1 e Catl ohc School Caversham PrIOr to e nURt..
H o 01 listed throo yoa~ &go prtol" to h cb bo W(I..'I nFt f e wa s {: I ployed I y M e~ rs
Hw tley and
omp!oyeu n tho Contmcntnl lXlpu.rt..nICl ~ ~lIlg P "lm1!1"s BIS brothe r d ie d a. short t.mlo ~o
B1SC\ut Factory Ho WIlA 30 lears. or ngo, u..a,s 1.101 n and he h as 5evern.1 b Tot.h~ rs Ker vrng
in Roo.di ng and was edUCAted at No:vto rn Sahool
lIe .hatl been 1n Franco 29 III('lnths a.nd WM " owldod
PTE A E SEARING
UI the hood lut Septomber
'r il e th I rd 60n of Mrs Sen. rlllg Pte Albert
CORPOl1.A1. LEAVES A FM\fJLY OF EIGHT
Ed\ a r d Sf!o.r (Ig 01 58
Wn.t l natol
St.-r oot
Corpornl Fred KnYc;~\ Royal Berka Rc~-«:t of Rea dl R \ 1'4j kine I I fl,eL on t) l A ugU R!. 1 :It-It
46 Mou.nt St.root Reading was killod 111 n..cilotl I
II e deco3flcd vho was VIti Ul e Royal Da rk.s
Fra.nco 0 , AugtJlIt 8th. lIe Jomod U\ III Ma} 1915 , I.'J 33 yenTs of Ilge lind pr OT to JOIDIng up
id prooeeded t o the front o u .Apnl 14r1
1916 "Iuch "a ~ I M:l.rch of Iu.:;:L yoor h o waa \HUI MI.
Corpora.l Kn ght w I<'l Sl Y,OOrs old an I rooc pd hlil Bourooll bu Id er of \Vath 19ton Str eet, WIth
oduoMlon I\t SI.. Gilee ~l Rooding. Bo fI,,8 wb) Il b o wns for soverul )enr!!
P r evi ously ho
formerl:; employed by Messrs Huntloy Boor 0 ~nd
Btoveru and le1l."I"€ft IL WIfe 8.Ile! o.lght oh.ildron
Un vus n.t t ho II seu t I notor y f OI whom he played
two OCCH...<;]OM he h8.A shown g'l"Cat In IDfl.tl 0 lind ho nt cricket A na.tno of Abmgdon Priva.te Sea.r
W8.11 aiwa.rdcd t.wo 1If.ri.pes.
On o ne OXIl.6lOn whcn n. lIlg had been fi t tho front tJ Irteen mont.b8 Md
1anoo-cor,>oraJ .he wa.s g<ang OV(lt 'tl 0 top
\JIll Wf\..<E onco 51 ghtly wou nded '] wo brothers al"e~tlll
bombs ""fw.n he found a. chum bleeding profusely nt the Iront bol.h he ms With tJ e Royal Berks
from a. wound In tho rlgltt fo~
Undor " Cory
CPL T W READ
hoovy fJra ho Nt.tnnded to JU!! fnencl ft wound han
CpJ 'I: W R ea.d Roy ~1 B erks or Z1 Cba.mplon
(Iagod L up and no doubt 8IWcd hlilo lifo I!itI o ffi cer
I 80m writ ng to ~U you your huBban 1 IIJIJl Rond Ca\ e rsl u.m III 11 0 \ n hOSPItal lU France
A !fUCH HONOURED DERKS OFFICER alloY·
killed on Wed:nOfK!ar vhilo n tho t.rotIQh~ I h.n.\o 8 ck H e l O II cd up Moe tl e outbreak
war QJ]d
had YOUT husba.nd n my pla.toon for eome mont.hs h as been In Funcc 16 montl\s Cpl Re&d IS 28
Md
had
the
grSfLotOO
reapect
for
him
I
t
mlgbt
com
Ono of the most honoured Berkshire officers
years of agc at d W!l.." educlllt.ed a.t S t
John II
durmg the ,at" ha s been L Leutcnant-Co)onel and fo rt you to know t'ha.t he !ufferod no palO at aU a.s he School Ca.vershalll P TlOr to enhstlng ho waa
.JBrevet Colonel (temporary Brigadier General) WM killed Jns~ly Plonao &COOpt my tllncero 81 m employed as 6 comp OI!lt.or a t t he
ReadIDG
"Mer
l>aJ.hy 611 I know you ha.vo a. largo family anu t
Fohx Fordatl R eady C M G D S 0
who haa mua't be a. temble Jl'hook to you
cury
P1E J ' W WIH1E
now recOITed the C..B (MIl ta.ry) for &erVlcee in
CORPORAL A. R MARTfN
connec tion ow th t.he Mesopotarrua. ExpedI t Ion
Pte J W Whlto or Soutlme-w CO'bta.ges
Cpryoral
A
R
Martin
Roy~
B
erk!!
att&Chf!d
Born Jnly 1872 he I S t he son of the lafu
Machino-G'UD Corps wae killed on August 16t h He W oodley h as bO@n wounde{j fo r tl e second tima
Colonel J T
Ready of EllerslIe Ba.wkhur9t, JOined
tOO .Rayn], Berka Torritotials pnor to tho the firs~ oooaSIO II b emg ",bout • fortn Ight &go
K ent and ma.rrled 10 }!lQQ Ma.rguerIte Violet of OmIibreak of the W&r &nd Pl'OOOOcicd to E1"II.nco lD He IS lDJured In the back and calf
but hl8
~ong8wood Hnwkhurst KeQt
He enlisted 10 March 1915 a.fte:rwaros transfornnR to bbe Ma.ohine wOl;lnds &re not of a. tlorlOllS character and he 18
tlu~ A rmy In 1891 and became ma.Jor 1911
He Gun Col'pl He li'M shot through the heart by A progtes&Ing TQos t 8attsJ"actorIly He 18 In boa
serv.ed In the Sudu a nd South African \.. ti.rs Ul sn!pCr dunng an &t:taclt on AugwA; 16bh dea.th oomg
ital In F ranec Wlute Jome d up 111 October
IDfl~taneclUl
the 'latter. he go~ bI8 D S 0
9U, and 18 With the Royal Berb
He wu
Hie oomma.rnhng 'Officer writes
I
ha.<l only employed at M688rs Huntley U1d P.lmerft L~
kDo:wn h~ for aobout 81% ~ ock.e. bitt I Iwr.d fI86Q
( Qumoeye 18 a comedy f.ull of laoJghter enough of rum io know hia worth.
He wu cooL
There 18 ... good deal of the Yorkslure sports
Ilnd &pk!ndid 'In ad.ion a.nd he died dunng &n &ttack
- Th e players who appea.red lut night g ...e
man In J oe Qwnney and the fL.1 dlellce from dWnJ hi. duty .. be II.hn.ya did
thll!} ehac.mlUg c9medy v. molt nertect m~."reta
laughIng at. him ~row8 to Itm3 hlm ShafDeld
HlS eeotiQll! ol6cor wnte. I H. wu le&dinar his iton Joseph Qutnney was play~i1 WIth rare m
JilaHy T~I~r.ph
ZlJ3{17,
'QwnDey.
\8 run ie&m .. the . _ wben ,\ happooed,
eight by M'i: Edward Irwm TheN! w.&a all t.he
week after DU.t I\t the :a.e,.dlDS County Theatre, 10IIlI. • mourned not. onb' hJ: you bUt by ~e W'bole 8weeplD~ contempt tor everything that "Toured
0CIrlUlUD'. SInCO he came io my eeotion I have a.I of fake
bat secu.re .eats now..
Wee.lr: after ned at Reading County
. .,e plt.oed the ~ aaaficleoolt .. him aad his

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I nos of trenches Ilkl lo be ca pt. rf'ICl beforo wo
co ltd d o 80 I hMo wero t...d OJ by o Lhe.r brLtt bOM
I G 'ent ahoad of U!! Il d wo fo llowod h~ OOl lb g
thru r d In' O Ils vh oL wo 1.s(.'Ovcrod w()ro )j con
r. r cto.
'1 f a dug ou t !> n each UIlQ wo (o net wore
It II of nun.~ m r barrTl. ...o hll~\"11I.g mnn!) t hQrn kt.'()p
do vn
J l eg en. ~~ d lfliu u.lI;., was oxp(menced I n
CI~1 tu n K the third I c
whl('J ~hcTO wc.ro Gcr
man s gato r!) but tlley (ltd lIot Htart lig hting u nt 1
we ",rot n :u·l y OT tho ton of tl e m ~ d It WIl6 on ly
I y be nh nlol; thA t. Vi! eventually d rove tJ em out
rl& k\r tho ~rman;; counter II.U ~kod
lll ll.!li«.lo! lJ.Ju l
W I,> hlld to ret.Ul)
[n g n pawor the enemy vn..~ /lnd
S ~tro , g
}To ha{j p roparod n g Teat 00 1 ce ntrat nn
of g It,.. on tI 6 nclgo a d wi II.to \ ll'" nny be h I!
resl"r vos Or lm mUn t ro I I 0 I lI.d ga.il e roo 'P ~t
fltC'lTCiI for th II prel\8n t cngn."'cment
ll !1 RQC:mAll to
l ave ba.~!1 of g II II nil 1 "'~~guns which JI\
many ca ~CH 'ore eleverlv ooncclI'cd :tnrl theroforl)
vo ry I me It t o l oo.'\~ c
A s wo rl)tll"'6t1 hOo pOll rocl
~ eont nuoUll 1);~rNI 6 o d ow I upo UC
\Vhell we «ot
fA; lho first I rancb
wi eJ ho.d ~ t.nkon o,u! e r
III the dn.y \/) Inf'Rnt to hold t a t nil COI',.t." 1'hG
!ltr Igglo vu.'!> Inadlv i\ <I d nlorm ned but PI fCl lght.
w ~l In ~rl ted r(l!lolut.ion III. d ~"m ~ cec..~( u l
\""tIC
mg ht t mo clime on wo got t ohc\ oo nn I " en~ baok
En rcMn c
I !<.h ould liltD to pAV no trmuta to our
colonel
R co "'"f'n~ r g ht tllrol l(h t.oo fl ngllgt\ m nl t
w t h Ud !\D,.j th e bru.verv hfl rlnml ~yorl ... ~ rtol'l nlv
worthy
the V Ct.ol"l lL ~rOll~ When th~ n" :mv
C<')rn mOll ~ I (."O( nt" ,. flttol'I.ck c: hn H1 t TOUI ,.j oollcct
I ' P" n.mmUn tlon from tll('! boil ('f' of tho (l I'M) I\lwi
prior to lh l~ 1 0 r ~ hrot 'COn O lr III f"..s I) (I thMe
of t hl} Gorm nn8 n I po,..t.r' mf'n n ~hf'Jl haleR In
rMrllneM fo r II. co Inter IltlAck wh eh tho e nem v
m g ht m.'lkp.
\n .lter·.mllL! 0 WlJiI I ro uaht d(>'¥P'n by
" pllrty of tWfllve W hrm "' 0 wnro n 1\ nerma n
oonCl roto redo 11 ~ wo I'(\u l,.j rl ~efJ Tn n II In fir n,lf _t
Il! frnm thr. pll\nA W tf 1 ~ m ll oh n (l t,.'"t1n
We TetAl "tf>d, 40e\ thAn lin offi ('('f 1110(1 t vo InOI) t'..JI me up
l' th
It mnohme-guo
fired a.nd tlwl A6\'OT11 Al1f'1 """
.!!n(> n hrn l!fbt Icrn:n <lOSCt n I n't n o.~6 downwlU"d!! nTIl'f
w th i)ot h w ngR ben t. I' 'l'ht had
&th the Pilot
~md ('Ib.rorvor W(l ro kEllrxl
The pIlUle W M 8"lng
10'1" At tho t lmo Ono of <"nlr fIl nn !! knocked I\not-he r
hO!lhln o.er<)p1nne Jw t n.rtl"rtVB.Nls broakrnR' a. wlCg
an<l thl'lt 'I1 I!'O came down
An NCO
1'1 0 a (80 Vffflt th rouah the nn!!"ABo
ment gl\.vo (l IT re prescntat. \(. Mld.itionftl deta ils of
." lmt nee r rrxi HO!f4 I that tho CermAM wore
1 t do Ihtr>rll" well rrcparnO f OT th em
for AS IKIOn
n<'l t ho .Ber k ~
ont o~o r tho top t heir ha.rrage
I;tn.rtoo
.. TI oro woro I undrOOIl and h undrccla of
.hcll h o le H In tho ~ro).'ld ,,;e hnd 10 fi ..ht over And
It \\ M foul for 0 t 'I"ero t{l bo 60en d C'1ld GCTmanl!
who hll:d boon lym g there fo r weeh \\ e wor n not
h..t~I'lPOl;'Od m Ich by bnrl>Cd vlro v.hlch htl I been
Ilowll l \l ay by o u r nrt lI t" rv bu t ono o ( DUt" grell.tt!st
<I moult ~ AI'! t~ lQCnto Iho lin pen! whose at:tl\lhCft
'1'01"0 grcat
They wero OOTionaled n tmcs &n<i
'hon:o; on Im(l"f'oR .... horo eille hit wbnn Wo dId mane.go
to li nd them thoy vere g Vfm 1\ fl Ol!!) o[ t-h e mllohmGI un
UoCnro w o JrOt to t l c rooh of tho ridgo, a
la rgo 1'1 moor of tho onom v gll.vc thf'ofllaelvc. up
t h ny AAe med gIRd t,o lIurrcndcr.
Whe n 1\0 got ftJ
thIS po h th o lIIi('lfW f of th o Cernum I1rt) wruoh
prov Olltltv ~1J.9 bra f enough IllCro/lllOO
N o mo n.l
ml\ 00 tlef Mooe ndvanre IndoI' ItiJnh ft. fire RVf!rv
where mGlI were eXllOl!~ 1 to 4 8(,.'V t.ho or ,,"Il ~t.s If.
1:\ rNlllv ronw Tkab1f' how (If v o r lIlI como oot of
tho nComo o.1tvo
Th o
whe n th ~ oount,f'>f ft.ttIl.ck
-nnd mm(l ynu tl ev en IntoI' LLtt!l.ehd w t1 W4' ~
of men- wl\8 <iohvnrl'(J tlnngR bAcJ\mo WOTI!C ani!
Tr Wfl blld
we lild 0 a lton ~ltiV I'\ hllt to r nt t c
not (lone !l0 ' 0 f'lhO'l1 ld nil ('I thor h :\Vn boon donen {'IT tr.,kl'lI prll'Q teTll
All tho RUllI! QO tntru:1t.t.aaked thf'Y took cov.,r III Ahell hOlell 01.11' t ...... 11
frUnncrs cJj 1 r emnrk"hly !lood \1 or'.
So dHi f"IU'r
hombcrs
b ~ tho. CermAn R'unfinr-tlevw
J
rOT lf6t
t Wo (Jllmf'l I! N'{~S 0. Oflrmen _ho n.a
boon IVTnIZ' In a. ",hell hole wounded tor atz da:n.
Aft !loon J\3 ho MW U II :hA . ta.l"tNJ 1'I ~1If M ....
thou~t thnt W'6 were gOing to kitl bl!\\. One of
our fltretMor hoa.roN bandaged hn'{l. ;1;11 "

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, H, .. n..;. llef!arnle .. ~ .... ...,., .....,
It.. ia the part of ~ in Kr. VllObell'a
IKIheme to mtroduoe new life, new ~.,.,~ apd
dew Ideal> to \Ii. ",,\her f.d'd IIl1d
'J>rI) ltI!'iW
of .. fathet and rnotbeir wbo hi'd
thllr
tna

youth

Tbhat:re

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Week atter nezt at Be~8' Count,
W}tb

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Beoure ..ate now•

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matinee on ~, WedDeedllJ

, 1.mc-. &: Soas,
The o.tfilltn,
Cork Stn.et Caner,
Wed SIroet
537, Orlonl Road.

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mlS UrE LIEUT W W. DRAXE
111"" W W Droko ODd ll, .nd Ml'S. Boood",

h ave ,~.. el¥Cd ......~ t .. rge lIUlUoor 01 lei;tcnf 01
Bympltt.b,r In tJI 6 lamented dooth of f...teutanMi
W W Drake (of whom II. !IpCCIal blogrw.phy lip"
peBf'6lJ 10 Jut; lvoolt II ISSu e ) c~l"C5IIJng high R~
prOOlatlon of the late lleutenallt II work: &nd chat
ucter
They havo abo 1"OOEIl..oo very tooehmJl'
trIbu&.oa to the deccuod officer (rom U-.o offiOOl1) and
mUll of h u'! battery Ono offioor \VTOi.o Uml. h IS
fortiL:od o 1JI &egan ","M beyond le8t::npt lofl &lid
his brnvtly could not ha\'() boon ru:cclled
At l'rimty CongrCRD.t.lonal C ha rdl 100 rJee~
f'Qgr(ft UI felt n.t \he d ea.th of Lionten&nt W W
OrD.ko At the momln~ RO""ce on Sanda, t.he
c hOIr sang I What ...1'1 tJ,ese1' (StalDe r ) and Mr
11' G Goodenough t ho o rg a.nl&l. pla,oo
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l'cl!t Ul the Lord
t h(l pTCa.ehe r bntt mnnlllg
and even1ttg 'W1l5 th e Rev R 11 Snell a rarroor
tmlWEter " 'bo mad the Roll of 'flnnour rncJnd
Ing the Int of tJtose who had fallen dunng t.ht

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At tOO Bible Sc1loo1

In OOllnM&.ion 'WIth

the

1'rLnlt) Young People II IJJfiUW t.o on Smwia1
afternoon Mr J Strooter mAdo foc1 tng rercr
once to !.be de ath or Lieutenant Drab and to
hili 'Work at '1'rmlt;y the dooeaeod ha~l.ng boon a
VeTv active membf!r of the InHtitn t:c "s te.tJe r
of the amid 8813tlon tl mmnbcr or tho Rls~'!ddrod
Comml~ abalnn.n for lWJ1\ie "nne nt ....~8
local lenloe IIOCtion
and t he orlgrnat.or ,••,11
leader or the ohI1dn1n '.., ahnir
A ~ot.e
(.'fIn
d o lence ~Ith M'ra Drab and h rr relations waa
pa.ed. The' RequJem • W&.~ ImpJ"Ollsr.cly sun,
by li(p E. C Croft

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