Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 09-1917

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READING ME":RUORY, OXFORB GAZETTE, NEWBURY HERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER
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ROYAL BERKS IN SEVlUtE FIGIITIlfG

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Pr vatc motor DB' 16 to be prollbLtod

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CASU,u,r ES TO READING

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In our <:mlum a ha.ve &ppea.red exclu~llve " a.c
cou ts of t he dowga or U e VarIOUS battal10ns of
trI e nOY;J.l Berksh ro H eS mont
tl e reoent
fighti g Ono battaho
wh eh there s a.

1n gc prepond~ OJ co of Readmg n en
'" er e
1 en v Iy eogugcd on August l6U
and dasp te
tI 0 sLrong OPP081t on
vh e1 conirouted them
tI y we 1.1 -ablc to g~ n the r obl~t ve EI.Ild bell-t
off 00 t.er a.tta.cks ] hoy vere e ngaged u au
oU or nttack on August 27th
De::;cr b ng tl e
figI bng I wh cl other r UgIme nts wI 0 preceded
tl e.m took part a. Berks NCO
sa d _ Tbe
Huns put up !lo very stubborn Testst.a.nce
and
sold every I dred ya.rds or ground as dearly
&s tI 0) coull
In fact I
as
fo r med aJ-ter
vards tI at tl e fight n". I ad bee'n 6,wilge a.nd
fierce and
hen u t ~ate J ve relieved them
h cl " as about seven 0 clock n the even ng ,"c
d scovered a. la.rge number of mach ne guns n
these concrete emplacements
a d ~ou can
guess 1\ so a large number of d e ad
Tl ere
every ev dence of 1he r hn.v ng gona to
ut. ost I m t toO c h eck au meR s advnnce
bot! ns d e and out dead bod C8 we re to

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THE

VOr.UNTIlER

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SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER

15. 1917.

J'ABM

1 s ng the days before Effie enc)

CATTLE SUPPLIES -For the firat time n forty
yean there wero 0 Ir ah eatt e, store or milkel"8
at the annual Sopternbor OLttle fa r at Ormsk rk
on Monday All round there WfUI t~ smo.Jleat col
lection fOr years, d ue JomtJy t.o fanners be ng bUBy
D sclut:rged h s suty rO\lndll at Ranges
Yo th theIr he,rt'ost, IWd to etock keepcn dodin ng
Or ma.yl:ie d stnnt hut tWM no dil'lgmce
to 6e1l Aot tJ e Food Controller $ )lnccs Tl e few
ltore OlI.tt.le on offo v, ere 110 d at .£3 per I end d3lVn
To blaze one s ununun ton ota space
There Wad IU oxoollent d~llUUld h(l~ ove fa m IkOn!
I\t £)40 I)8ct - An extra.ordi I\ry ~ tuat.ion hn5 dsAnd some!; mcs noved by n Lar~ zCl!.l
velop~l
n the B ruunghnn P Jl Merket the la.rge.~t
Went Into ca.mp and lenrnod to p tc.h hiS ten~
n England There are tOrmnllv 2 000
fo 6fl.le
(And sleep tJ crem 0 mattress hord as leal
on Mo day but tJ s week there Were on y 200 00. 18
W th comra.des n tl e same pr-edlCa.ment.
mg a te n po ary fa.m DG. Some wholOllaJo how;ea
'Ranged hke conVCrg ng spokes !lr-ound & wheel suwponcled bU SmC88.. \ crowded meet ng or leaJcrs
Some 61ecpless others loudly somnolont
a.nd butchenl pa.ssed a ~solutlOn call ng the atten
But a 1 at bugle s call wash sha-ve 8J. d dr-clSs tion or La d Rhondd.:.. to the need of fix ng & 00ais
Alfresco VI t.h bccom g spr 81 tI ne!>s
pnoo for l op p. ADd sUS"$"estrng 17 9r1 per ~re,
all p1gb bait g sent to :l.1lct on lllBtcad oJ to dmlors
Ten summer d~ys of dr 11 men unde r went
And learnt mnnoou res n a. leroy park
THE HARVEST I N SOUTH BERKS
And wba.t.
advance n open order " meant.,
And then
lIla ched pus~
some warr or of
mark
J\'.Bwtes
WIo pra &cd th-e Corps to the r cnt re cont.ent.
L!lte
vi en day s uccu nbed to dusk and da.rk
Surpr SlDg songs w tI cl oruses between
Arose rrom I croc s thron g g the canteen

r.r r&n$forme<! the ga.y V ctor.&ll "ohmteer
Who fItS recru t kept (mterm ttcntly')
Hu thLrty dr lIs n Ole l'evolvlng year
And yenrly too w th equanu ty

fIgS

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ru I mry age

Ho 1 V CR to see h s

COtultr v 6

has fled

FOR the WOMAN
on the LAND.
A rea Iy strong reI able I IELD
BOOT

NOT S:\fARf

IN

Flbl lSH

but bu It to st.,.nd Ha d Wear and
keep t e Feet Dry
Stocked
S out Box Calf w th heavy soles
Our rcputatio a the back of

every

pal

Pllt

MILWARDS,

arms prevaJ.I

Ho pays h 3 ta~es snd I c keeps lJ shead
Un!:lv,ayed by an ]ourna.'lJJ;t e gn.le
And thongl v lUpera-tioo spawn lU d spread
Ignoroo Thers:r k'6 a. i h 5 D3. Iy Ra I
No t mt! no ta lI; Iu s a.nele t sp r t qu enc he r;
WhmlO more effie ent so s ow n an t he trenches
:F am
Verses and Vers cles
By SCR G~ORGE RADFORD M P

J 18~Ol'

SHOE STO::·nr..

BROAD STREET, READING.

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WINTER MILK PRICES
{ALL R IGR TS

THE

of HONEST VALUE ,

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R.!:.!:r.nnn ]

PRACTICAL AGRICULTUllE

HAU'S DISTEMPER

BY
W J lUALDEN
u,ato Prmmpal of !.he Coloru31 College BOtnal.im.
Su.ps Ult.e:nde ut of the Ro)1Il Dublin SOOIety

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VE YOU

RErI1RN

A GENEROUS

Judgo at the Royal At.rnoultur.u Sho wlS .ru."ol.'::uti()
of t e Bu. voyon lnatll.utlOn A uthor of
E le
menl& of li'arm.rng and Agr cult!. rtl.l HandbookaJ

MODEST
OUTLAY.
10 SHADES

MAYS It.

MACKAY,
Ltd ..

s " 8 c.. St,u~
I1EJlDtrJG
I'bonc iIJz,

208tb ¥ 'a.

SU

or lb.

FIRE OrnCE.
F014Mfld 1110

Tn OLD.l3't

1I0Y'S lIRAVERY REWARDED

.L:....SUlU.....'iOE Olrncm IN

'I'm; WOTU.II

INTERrnTING PRfflfi NTA rWN <\T

Im\D\ NG

Milstor Dorok

Ib&wan.:=es ef/eetecl on the foU ow ag rJlklt-

FIRE: DAMAGE.

Il_lt",,~ Lo.. of Re"t and Pnl5t.
Employen.

I 11obi! ty and J PerMna l ACCIde nt.

Work-mci s Compensabon
Dames t 0 S ervan ts.

Plato GUsB..

SICkness ..nd D ae&tI

Fidel ty Gllaraol.c ..
Bucgll\ry

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63, Threadneedle Street, London, f:.c,

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BLACKLEGlI
Now'. the Time to

PROTECT YOUR CATILE
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BLACKLEGOIDS
(p. D II C~)

\ fto unfayoQrab e 'W'en.t.hor
8~31 lltt.ent 0
con lit on
nd

has IIproul.e4-1

the safnt, " ..pltst ani "'HI
wne..t
d ow l be ~V~ll to
whieh ~ omo

S.urPLh'S SBOUI..D DEl TES'I'P.D

gr.rmma t nl;" POWC'tI Tho whca.t seen"R' time
5 } oro an I tho t rei Me of IrCOO hILI oocomo &
tl()(!l!!'! ty
A.lthougl not m ch dry con ()C Jn~ 1e~r- s
If owtb !II a IUlablo at. pro<wmt

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PflvCllbve of IIladdeg
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Velt,.,nvy Surgeon
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DEATH OF MIl P G WESTMACOTT
BAtU.P.YS.

Ba.rfc~ a.ro nof; Jet ofTc.nn,ll r eoly \V ntm "'!!(" t OM fnr 600d 1 u~...eD
nf 60s
to 721t.
Sp g bn {"ys !'eU ftt 62 ad to 639 Brl malb>kl.N
porng p to 6& Co Ol<ll(;C os pe 4481b
Of

£orelgJ barley the

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1 notica.ll} lOtI m.g a. a.ila.hle

MAll!':

There

SUGAl!. CAl!.D PROBLEMS

lIessrs ChapI n lind Son Ltd
grocers and
prav ::!olon deulers vere &t So'Lhamp ton on Tues
day fined £50 for oht.u n ng n 0001' sp r t
n
excess of the a.uthor sod quru t.ity

Dur n

the past fortn ght boys and /!l,l....

tend g Uw elementary schools at HyWe, Kent
have ha.nclcd ill to tl c surveyor s office over
16 000 wI t.o butterflies yh ch were caught on

61 otmcntR let by tllo Corporation Bna n pr~tate

gardens The COrpo",~IO pay tho cluldren
&Ill> .... 01 6d. & hundred.

at

SUGAR RI/TIIt"S.
Full parlieu ars from R STILES Prppr e,tot'
01 BONNY '" KING S STORES,
OXFORD RO \D READING
Cards now avalZabJe..

S«UTt

one ot Ottu

18

hu.rdly n.ny rna

Pl!t.oIc m1l.1:U)

w;

\OW

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ed

7.<}

fo

a "nllo pon a 0 spot
84ti
ex
C(Uay
IIl\t

Amancan 78s OX quo v OlIo'S MC not horng put
out lD the ox sh..ip 'lO6l on lL~ p escnt to a.IT1VC
'lho l SSUe kI house} 0 der of a.pplication forms for B a ycra must. WII. t till {urtbor lIuppLiCt'i Me Q,va lrublc
sugar regUltra.tion cards I as been begu.o through
ENGL SH OA.TS.
the Post Office ILIld tJ G d str bution s to be 00
rha quant ty of E ~I sl onfs ofTp.r ng 8 let onlv
pletoct by tha c d of tl a month. 1 he for s v II bo
filled up by the hood of ca.ol hOusehotd And must. be RmnU Sprmg dOltCr p~n8 e.ell At. 446 3d to 46!! por
336 lb Winter kinds for 8(!Q( p ~f'3 I a.vo troll nt.
800t to the local food offioo
ot late ULan October 6
Tmc w r bulk!! SO", t<l 55s
Mr L.. B Wrli:'h'-'O
'ho eccntiy dre", La 'CI 5B~ ot.o 65s pt." 336 l
Fore gn oa.hi fl.I'C un1\, c roo AmonQ8.1 ho 11: 60s ox
Rbonddu 8 attention to the difficult I)OS t on of hoWlo
fi 0
holders as roga.rds S11gll.T for (1 .!clioolchildren home 81 " landed 6h Cmnd I\J 64a to 646 6d
for holidaYB (2 unexpected !!lto", tsrnpnranly re- v, f Ie a rilio.n 678 ta.wny 60s. 6..i Ix> 320n
BHANt! i\ND PEAS
B dtng U1 ilie hOU8B, IUld (3) housoholders v Slting or
retnOYlJ ", to &rIoti or dlamct., hQ.8 TOceJ. ad tho fol
Do-a1l8 1nvc bec.n lim 63.yl!- I.ho Londo
low nS' reply
_
Rl'Jporter
w bl f wr domand a.t Into r w ~s
plif.:! 61:1 per 320 Ib
Pe&a
(1 ) Cbiklren away a.t acboGi sl auld bo mdudcd cl urulLn £21 por 0
among tho PCl'8Orw

In

respoct, of ..... nom

a

Sugar

6 n at I ill

IICee

w'ith orlcnd

t a.&

In,pu,nooo

Rcg18'l'ation Cu.nJ L6 IIoppl ad for but wi us they aTO rINlrrowCa.ta 71k. W 16COntml 603 pe cw1.
OffaL! IIlc.a.roo s.nd hc!ld for ox~mno rnt~
&&ent. i.h61 r weekly allowa oe I!hoWd not be ordered
from ~o retailer w th whom tho family 8 rcgUlt€mXl
(2) In reb"8.rd to the QUOllti01 of V18ttor s t he Dopar\ment M at present advised are a£Nl d they Will
not be &ble to m&ko SPCCloJ ammgc.men S to enablo
a boueeholder tJl"I ol.a.itD. ftdd tional au.gar for gueflil
COURT CORSETIERE ••d BELT SPECIALIST
tempora.rily r8BI. ng 1Jl his house
(3).- AlT6Dgernent. will be made to enable a house.
holdor In flpeoiaJ Ol~tuwea to havo hi. Sugar
Large 8.1«:,,,. READY MADE CORSETR
Rec:iatration a.rd ,tralwrferred f om one duhJc~ to
Corae" Ckauul, A lured and Hew.red
a.notber Int6ftnatton at! to the ruroumtltances on
whiClh traoder OIJ\ be made w II be ob«r.inable from

Mad8D1e ROZEl.I..:E,

tho loco! food oIico

In

doe """ ....

20, Queell Victona Street. READING.

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E. B. HAWTHORN & CO.,

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