Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 10-1917

2

"(I!iADING

NEWBURY
THE

GENERAL WINTER SENDS
UP THE COST 'OF WARMTH
Till:). ad\ Ice IS not about coal although co ~11tself IS costIng) au more
It IS about the blankets ql1llts flanneleltes flannels etc \\lth
\\ hlch ) au and ) OUI farru ly keep wlOter s keenness from being felt
~nd the \\arl1lng IS thIS BUl No\\ I' rh e Government are takIng
over tlJ furth er blanket supphes I they have alread~ commandeered
" ools A lX ltnen e tc and the I e IS COtnlllg a great advance 1Il
pI H.;e~ togcth el \ \i lth an un;H oldable shortage of goods
Our recent warnIng rt: blankets has saved hundreds of cuatomers
4
In the £
Yet prIces are not even now lit theIr zenIth. Buy
now before they send many qualities out of your reach

Witney Blankets.
Size

\\ c lght

46 by 64 InS
60 by 80 IllS
68 b) 8S IJIS

10/11
12/11
18/11
21/6
25/6
29/6
35/6
39/11

,l lb

7 Ib
7!'- II
R Ib
8 1 Ib
~ Ib

68 bl 96 Ins

70 by I D4

Pn ... e

4 Ib

10 1b

illS

lOS

6 1b
7 Ib

68 by 88 InS

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7 1b
68 by 96

70

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A Snug
Crib for
S!eeping
Babes.

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der 4 111

9 1b
'JIb

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by J 04 illS

BL~NKE1S

6 / 11 8 / 11

OCCUP i ed

by Ia.nd Rnd sen. more dangerous

Plo

nllval (cr eps t ook part 10 t h e operntloll-01ght
Drf'adlo\lgh ts UhghtcTUlsers 40 tOlpedo boats
and 30 ulInc.swecJ>1ars Land n ga were effected
OD the I ortb of tho Island :Jon d at the SArno hme
~ demonstrntlOll \'as mode agsa s~ Dago T~lllnd
lhe n Ih tnry (orces f'mployed iJonslsf.e<1 Record

Actg Sergt ( F Se 01 202507 (DlggIMwndeJ
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.I1SSINO BEl !EVED K ILLED
Pte E RAmos 202945 (Bmtol)
WO UN DED \ND MiSS ING
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F rom 5 / 1 1 i.Q 10/ 11
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Pr.otloy c l(' rrJo" 1 QUILTS tn figu red satee n
SlllLnh~p fOt" l'tlJ, et: hnhy s pram or eoL

4/11 '" 12/ 11
Hllnflso 1 0 " :lot! (1 0 "ll QID L TS b lt.Cked Will
SLlO1lg f:u C} sal oon
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pl ff 11 bord l:'r !';

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to 49/ 6

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mnrl Ol blC' ';.U1l0 t he re bc mg fl. big SuO! Ia.ge
m II e 8Upply frO!

the ma kms

10/ 1 1 Lo 21 1 PQrpn
AI ~o pklln and I "Hod STIE&'] S r a:ul. v
hemmed '1 b) 3 HI
8 (11 10 12/ 11 ner pair
Whi'le 11...<1 r egard.:: vluto S HEEJ'ING plRlll or
tW1 11, He otTOr t. SO JUS '\Ide Ilt

1 /6 1 1 / 11' a nd 213 1 per yd

I III s ? e DED II Ch S rea,d \
t.lOn lh stro g -and ( Ica.n look

mad!'

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<:xcep

Rpocull lot or figor«l Ji'LANNELE rTES 2S
'I d e be I r or,: a Inrr,:e h'olUd somQ pa.ttern
o 1 gil a
I ~r k groun d
1 / 0 ~ (l. '3rd
The Larges/. ~t{)C k I
Ron hug of Good
Quu.lJty T L U\lJ\T) LS
P TJ(l(!s a !; fo lio-n oS
W l lt,o Un 0 1.1. 1 /0 i
illS

All Wool ot 1 / 3 ;1. 1 / 6 ~ 1 / 9 ~ 2 / 6 {
Ba,b) ] lmncls 1 / 9 -1: l f 11 } 2 / 6 \
Gre~ \.rrn) IlallllC 11I 1 /0 i 1 / 6 { 1 / 1 1 i

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1 /4 , 1 / 6 1 1/ 11 1
1 /0 1 1 /3 , 1 / 6~ 1 / 11 ;

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tired" of "I 0 1 R l ic k BOLS1EI< CA SES
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40 1n h CM \ p ilio
COTTON blAlF.RL\L.
Wondel(u l v Il u<: It. 9 ~tl
0 cll c ular di tto
ut 1 / 0 ~
A blJ.; si.ock or 1 em sf. tch('<i Or c mbroHleJ.Cd
PILLO,\\ SLIP~ It th c dl ff~ rel t qUU.h t i CS

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f.'l.Dlous
BOil boo
PILLOW Bond
BOLS J'ER CASES e mbrOidered or plam
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Smcr.a.1 t!JQIl8.1 00fi so ld Lo'
months

t.ho In•.'li twe1V(I
1 I ens from 1 / 6 i

\.I~o II UIQ famo LS WLllOO~6 c rea.m 40 tiS
Wi de fit 1 3 1 1 / 6 { 1 / 11 ~
O r Wmc uys
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~ 1 /0 ~

WI to ad cre u
\ Id<l al 6 ~ d
1 /0 ~

fLiNNELE L1 ES 30
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36

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3h illS \ laO With flo flne vuhet
H lls i I Ikug It ptrl.cl la rl y SUIted for b\b,
<ml" fl.nd.
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m gs ctc

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Sea es o( plies of all kiucl"

1 TTI~ (Fforrocks...""Ii) III

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for

7 .:d

3G lns

of 10 GANNEt

sl r lj)t!H

Od d

p atte rns 36 illS wldo ut. 1 / 0 1 a ) /\ d

oth~r

P Irt of tile RI.Is.<; an ga r SOn nP Ocsel IsIa.1 I
lm ve eSt: poo to Moon ls i, <I nc ~re r II n E s t.! Oil
rut co lSt bl.l I the d au ce of the Germ un soldIe rs
lauderJ 0 11 It 0 no til \ cst CO Ol t
l S so
(jU1 CK
Lunl " {lllV f!tll ed 10 rench s arc" Up to the [lre
sellt ~o II ~ to th e Gem \ rf!llort s of Illes
{lilY Over ;j 500 prU;o.n e rs 1 \vo I ecn counted
T hirty gt Il S 21 niachllle Sl II!! n d SOme aCl o
p! L es I a l e bee n C::lpt Ired
] h e R Irrlf;OIl of part
a r t i e ~i<u d
t h.., S \ o rile P e nln !)lla III the
sotl lh 13 s t II I Olfllll ,Q" 0 t an I HI mak n~ n. fln~
fig"~ 1m!. 15 h opc.Jeflsl~ cut o fT froll
L5S SWlT ce
G CT! an WrJ~hlpf', ha.ve -nlre !l(ly penel m ted ~vell
lIllo t he Gul f Bnd clcLfLdlOl on tR 11:'1'0"0 In.nde d o n t he
u;:ln.uds ()f Runo I nd Abro
p.nrtK:uJar.'l :lre gw ell ~ n
t he last Rns.'1IQ.n
orne {\I r eport o f n n:}'va l actio n In t he Soun d bo
tw.oon Oose l aud Oago
German torpodo-hont.~
:\ssl stcd In a bat lileallip
dro ve back RU!':lmm
1 s h t c rnrt. fl.1 1 s ank ()J c torpedo bOl\t
Ot.hcr
!ttl/iS 1\11 warshms ClIme I.Q the r C6C uc and
c
ptlsed ih o Gcrmnn VQf...qcls
Eyc-wltncSlSQl; re
)lOr!.
says tho co mmu Iq I ~
11 e !lln~ng of
h'O en-onn to'lJCdo bo.l.t.s and tho. damagIn g of
t 0 othc rR
II e \Vur Cuh I ct 1 ave s cnt c m grl1i..ul AtlOnH to
R r Dou glrl-..'I Hnl g a d f. h e I,. roOflti nd(! r J IS Co m
mn.ll d Oil th eIr n cillevem cn t s In II {> grellt oott:Ic
\lncl h a.~ been r:1~ ng !\Jnce Ttlh a ls/.
AfLcr t;, 0 un y1'l of hea y rl /I tlw \(\I\ther on
tlte VPI'CS haUle fro t d e l-red o n fn csd1\.v and
B lb81 g 1"'- wer e fl bl o in d o !fit eil e rrec t" e
connter batten ViOl k
I hree ~ueceRsltl! rnId !!
n. 0 eporf.ed onc 1)\ Ir sh troop~ n c.n r BlIll(}COurt
o c b v Soul.! MKlhu (l t roops nctlr R oeux
flId
nnoth or nO r t h or L e uf;
'] h e! N<::thcrhnds Gove rn mel"!t h:J.ve sent a- long
e plv to t.h e B r I !\h ob,cd o n t.o tI ( fr3..l HIt of
~and gravel .n nd A(' rnn metal from Ge r man, t.()
&Igl n t l r oug h Hollnnd
It 1l'J to the effect
that the Govornm(!n t WIll ani}, s lop tho t ranSIt If
the Bnll!;h GOvCrnmm t ('Il n pro .. c 1ha!. tI e
mater a.!s nro u~e.d f01 "nr \'Olks
Pnrl \m el t m('t.. 1 les{in.v
Mr B nn r I n\\
alll olln<"'e rl cha.t i\ B 111-0 consflt tc nn Ai r MIn totry
lila bcen nre pnl"c<l nod \o'ou ld I)horfl~ bc miro
d ICOO
In n " m cant m(' Gf'noral Smllts " II
continue on boh n.lf of t he Cnbmei i"o In p erV]se
Our A r Serv Ices

n ruRs DAY

]J cnn Thlc:.aclIM DAM \SK CLO'llI

n

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J rICO 3 / 1 1 ~ 01 70 illS b) 8811:S 5 /9
\MA Sh.. CI I J(S I \.e.IK"1 CU WII.I! \ Stl k
~"""H gll on n. spot l:cd glollJld 58 m s
2 } 1 1 ~ )8 J S U) US I 1!! flt. 3 / 6 }
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pnil.e r
S l r roltluk-d
Il
Hor.n.l [esJ.oons
1;8 I loS ~q a.re a ~ 5 / 1 1
US lfiS by 8!3 li S 7 / 6

mr

AllOt.! er supe or ])A!\IASK CLO l H
t.h
OJ j e r
grom d of 1 old
no ' crs an>(h1c1ll8 68 IllS squilre {It 4/ 11 l
'"- in S !'.(I na 0 at 7 / 6

f\ plc I(hd

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Sol nd
Bolo d e'Jgn BEDROOM CURTAINS

Good

(Jual t;y a rl ~h Iklf g st.yle 21 HIs b \ 40 lIl S
NOLO l,rlC<! 2 / 6 ~

1111>1 at{;(.mpt. v, 1l-S Tel)ul sed 1 It n th o fightmg
III t h e G ulf of Rlga It~el f t.he RUSSIUl vessels wore
m orpowerud both b y numbers and t h e 101 gor
nil go of tI e enomy S G"uns
I'ho battleship SIu.\ !!. of 13 'i16 tons ","fl S sunk
a n d the Russlan \\ar",lllns wero forced bE\ck moo
t ht Moon Sound
Tho bat t fl l'l eS 011 Moon I sla nd \ ero put o ut oC
act 0 11 by t he tiro from t h e Germa n ])rcnunollg} ts
nnd f\coordmg to t ho htest Berlin report t h o
Is h nd Il<>elf ha.<; beell CIl.lltu r ed
1lfnt.;.t of tI e c ro", of the 8 Ia\3.# WC I"C saved by
tho Ra"smn IlCtitro~ er flotilla
Both III France and Italy strolljt poh t lenI Our
re nts nro n mmng counte.r t .. GO't"Grnment polt ey
l ho Impelling forcos 11.1'0 d lffioult to dofine but
1II each tll~ there LlnlX'arS to be a d eSire for a
wore cnergonc prosocutIQn of the war

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Room

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CURTAlKS

at

II

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SpeClal at 1 2 / 11

"en gOOd se roJi pli Liern CURToAI NS 3 }ds
I y Do{ I S
Wo t l 6/6 a. pa..tl
McIlroy s pnoo, 4 / 11 1

cILROYS
I

Reading's Shopping Centre.

READ S PROMOTION

Capirl.ln G Ji Read Commnndmg Offioer of
t hl;l F.(lUlpment Officers School of Instruc tIOn
Roynl FJvlDg Corps a ~ Relldm~ 11M tillS week
been made mo.]or floOd h3.s I CCCl'iOO heo.rty con
gr.u~u l a ttons on lu s \\ c U-d esen cd promotion
MIJ.Jor Rend 10lDc-d tho Ho ourabl e A. tillery
Compu.ny a t tie <:ommencement or tho war and
\ RS SUbseque ntly tra.nsrerred to t it(l
RO\lUl
F lymg CQrps He ,\ as t.t tho front for Some
t.uno un<il1l Julv 1915 wus \\onndad by eh'r:l.pnel
"On t ho 1st of J m e 1916 h o W"-S nppoln ted In
st n1CLOI to Ihe Roval l llflOg Co rps at Readmg
Bnd fOllr month~ later l\!loS -promoted to the
rank of CommtLllchng Offll er 1:Ie I S now chlcr 11
~tIlICt.or. or the E 0 Ii S chool of Instructton Of
nn exceedlll g1y gerua l dISpOSit IOn
tho gaJlant
office r enJo,"~ Area.t pOJ1Ulanty I1.nd IS ilked by
e.,"erynne MaJcu' R:ea.d ....... l.!I a. good 11.11 rnnnd
sporhman) t and dUring the (lumm er excelled botJh
at sculling aTld"'CDcket In local el'e.nts
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Second I lc utena nt S J\[ Loudell
PRF.. \ LY R1 P'ID M1SSl lliG NO W RRPTD
PR ISONER OF WAn IN G1IUIA N HAND ~
Seoond L lcutenAnt E L l homp!Klll
LAl\;CE CPL A V BLOOMFIELD
Lance Cp l A V Bloomfield Royal Bark J
oil l y !lOll of Mr and Mrs :Bloomfield 104, Fox
ll1l1 RoAd
R endtng l~s bee n mlasmg BlUce
~Ugll st 16th

•

H. &G. SIMONDS

LA NCE C PL E f, COFFEE.
L IiIICC C pl Ernest Freder Ick Co ffee Roynl
B e rks SQII of Mr nnd Mrs 1 homn.s Coffee of ....
Q ICeD R Rond Ca.verKbnm 'vas severely \'rounded

Brewers, Wine & Spirit Merchants,

August .28Lh
out. brenk of \\sr

He JOllle d the Arn y at t he
a.nd IH~s heen III I ranco two
yo:.rs and Tunc months Lnnoo Cpl Cotree H. 20
yenrs of age n.nd w~ ed uClw od a.t. S I J ohn 5
School C l\ve.;sha.m

0 11

READING.

L'\"'iCE CPL A BROOKS
Lee Cpl A Brooks Roy.al BerkB of 117 Edge
lull Street Rcn.dmg was kin~d 011 Oe t.ober 9ti1
U n was It Dl ember of t·h e llrcslde Seou l.!;
oud
l OI cd lhe Ro) a.! D8Iks J e-ITItorut]s a.bo t two
)Oftl s prevIOUS to t he ou tb r&.l-k of ""ar He '~as
mob hsc.d 0
Augns t 4111
1914
L anco Cp1
Brooks proceoded Wl tJ l ill S regim e nt to I ranee
HI Mareh lOi.1 was woundoo In Septem ber 1916
canto to England and rctur£W!d to 1 ranee
Jl1
M ~y o( tl19 year Pre,"lous to the ou t b rea.k o f
\l(J,r h e 1V!\6
employed
h) Moc...sr!i }fun tlc~
Boornc nnd Ste"cnf{ H", was 22 years of "'Se
,\lId \\ is educated at tho Bntlsil &nd P.alme r
Sc h oo ls

BOTTLED ALE and STOUT
IN PERFECT CON9!TION.

In

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aet.lOn on August ]6th

P'I E C..

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UPS 10NE

Newli wil l be B'1a.teCulJr r ecCJved bv Mr

w.

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

1"1 E F J BU CKLNGHAM
P te 1 J BUCkingha m &ya.1 Be rks of 62
At (ilev Street Readmit II()n of Mrs Bucking
h::lUi 11 De BonuvolT Road R e adllJg was killed

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. 3/6

"

LUNCHEON STOUT • 6/6

and

Mrs Edwar d Upgt..on c 0 Kmg Street., Morti..m6 r
or b} Mr Upstcn 0 o f C umherla.nd Road Read
Illg o f 2fr238Q Pt.e G 1 Upst.one lto,al BerkA.,
who has !:teen miSSIng "m<:e A ugust 16th
He
JOlfl<l<1 tl (l A r my In July 1916 Wen t. t.-o J;"rr.nee

"

October 1( 11) Pic UrJ!it()ne 11'\"1111 wo unde d II
D('..(!ember
Will
In vn.I,(jcd hom e III Jam ary
, th Se\Cr ll bronc htLHI n l d I"flturnt'.(\ to ] ran ee
Itls~ Ma} 11 0 IS 2J ~e nrs or " $e a 1d was
cdne ~ted nt \ prll'll.t.c school fl nlfO hl ng hIS c duc /\
bOil 1\.1. ~ewl.own Sc hool
Rcndlflg
H (l wa5
t orn e d r III bU l!ltrl c!is " It.h t Ig rn.tl er

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PRICE

0;)882 P r tll.o ( Fkn.t! lto~n.1 Uerks of 5 H owa rd
P la(!o J-tol chng WaH k llJ('(1 hy n Moll a Soptcm ber
laIr.
110 I ad 00e1 n tho A..rn y nuo IIlOnt.J-lt~ u.nd
11 :\8 m lirn.noo sx montis
P rlv\lo 11 (.-nth ViAS 23
~ ...-..:~m ftl ng1 all{t "Sf'! edt l!alCfI at St L.~urcn<X' 6
Sd 001 1t.Pa.d Ig
Prior to cn.ligUI J.( ho " ae. ('m
plo)~1 bv M r WaU:<'r of 10 ll.oo r !! Bend liT nr
5tf'QC~ H OI h u g 'II c cain n "'r t<'8
He
W I\..!!
I J1~ I 10 ~"£I/1 OJ St:ptern:hQr 18th I y I\. 8l100J) ,v1lch
fdl
t l III II- fel\ feet of I n (oo Ll bou g llolltanl mil
OJI\
[n.m vc ry 80T ry IIld{)XI to l ll\1) loot Al ch a
spk l d rl n.nd
a l a bl{' n til liS 1.. Vl'ft.<! Ilwot.(!(1 to
J ltv ru I 0\ C!r rC:l<h 1.0 c.ar v out II..nv dut.y req I cd
of h
1 1eaoo II('(;Cpt m, d ropCi t syrnpatb\ nlso
tlillt of I s co n nd~'\~

L ISTS

ON

" " A-BottJes
" " Bottles Imperial.
" " I·Bottles "
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APPLICATION.

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recommended by the MedIcal Professlon, and IS used
III the Jarge Hospltalsand InstItultoos In Great BntalDo

So<..'.:.oo I....routci ILlII: 0 W Phmu Oxon :li nd
1 IlHa.cI od G10\lo«;tor Rugft
Pte II Badcock 307411 (RearimJ;!;)
Pi c 11 H Chao nhor!allJ 202392 fO ormg)
PI c U Dnn);j( t 265782 (Ma.rlo", )
Pl o Ii ] nel 266M3 ([\1I rlo\\: 1
Pto W If n nn oy 267249 (GonnJ()..
Pte f
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P tc. V J Norcou 2658'2{J (Wnk lns..:ham)
Pte W E 8 ngor 265378 (SIOlIgn )

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OTHER REGIMENTS

Rpyn l F l) lS{. Cor ps

let Clas.~ AIr M ech B

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Ooldstre o.,fJ G Ilrds
P te E H B Tnt [I
20620 (Wmdsor)
Lee Corp! B J 1 03t 10484 (R cndmg)

BERKS COLONEL KILLED

W oO N!grct to stat.... tJ II
I......e Itr.na.nt G
M
Gilt! or e H " rd) l\1 C R oy/\I Berk.<! 80 11 o f t ho
Han A l e lthorn~J fMd, J P c f 11 0 Pr Or)
Do n I glo
Nco bUQ \ f\d \ 0 uJed uJ
~ bomh
on tho IIl!ht )f Soptemoo 30th
I d Ihn.t
11.9
I 11()C't·..!ill:-r)
for too le ft foo to bo ro.r l() oJ below
tl o al kie H o IS progN'.f.S I g ft\., ourabl~
I C\l t~lI n.n t C M Gnthorno-H:1.r 1.) ;j k1"l(n1-n Boll
o no of tllQ rnQt!;t da.ru S o ffi ocr.! III Uto B ma.Jt
.. ;\ rm y
lIe wen t out \u t h h !l haUahon 1ft Uw spMng of
1915 lUll In tho folIo YUlg Juno Wll6 n nrdcd 11 0
tho olliCt d
Mlhlary C rOfl8 tho 10110 nng baing
r ooord
For eXI,'ClJen t rcconnn..ssru 00 wo rk Alollg tJ e Gor
mlln front
.hcrob~ n l ei yaJua blc I for r \111;101 J Uti
bec.n 01 t lJlled notrl.bl) on JUllO 18t.! 191 5 ,, 1J(!n
'" tJl a Illnoo-corporal he ora vled out by dny lind
brnu);!'h t h Mlk n~t 1lsc.ful lJIforr atioll re g ~rd J g
tho Germail llll~

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London R c.F; mCl t
Pte C IT Yo ung 372580 (Sul)n Igh 11)
Rmal H orse \ rtlllMv
Drrver C Courtna.gc 610312 (lklld mq:)
Dr \or ;\ G P i\ VIIO 616344 (C1.\ e~ a.ml
ROYlll F aid f\rt1U clj
r: IIl ncr E C 13 nl;e ]683.3{) ( \ h ngdo n)
G
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Gu Iller W E \Va ll 212331 (Rpadmgj
ROYl l G11.rr 80
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Cunner IT 'l Dc nn~ 145Q311 (C le v,: e r Green)
Cunne r H G J>.... I ~o
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n delICIOUS , NOUrISh Ing InVIgorating

fl 3. aul of the finest fro.h boef from whIch It I' made

DlED OF WOUNDS

Bo\\en Me

C..I tUIIl R IT Bell

r

IS

Bntlsh Beef Tea. exactly lIke home-made beef teabut It IS made ID a mInute WIthout waste or trouble.
IARDOX can tams all the nonnshmeol and de~c,ous

J Neg L<; 36604 (e mun(jgc)
SmIth 201880 (BrL'Ital)

- ---

rho Blltlc I us as-am bc~n tI e f<ecue of a n Hill
battle ,hlch fl lls tllne enued lhsa.dvnn~co\l sl J
f.or t l e Rul:'$ u n
UantJ!; fo rced t ho Ires Shalt E.ou th of t. he
S \(lr bo Pen ns Ia on cpo rt on of t ho Ge rm a n
BaltIC l: loot eng god tho Russliin SqulWlOlI 111 tt c
G ulf of Riga \dltlst 01 ber enOUl} lorte", tried to
Ittack from t.he uorth b:; '1\ of tho Moon

J I ml son f' RoC LISSa. c eo J RA Y CLO'l H
"\:011
\ oHld C X I~et Lt to be doublo Mcll rm s PI 00
01 6 ~ d

PRE'L"Y REPTD WOUN DED AND MISSING
NOW R~P1D PRISONER OF WAR TN
GERMAN HANDS

PREVI V RllPTD MISSI N( NOW REP1'D
PRI SONERS OF WAR lN GER'L\N H \N Df;
Pte I J Leo!lO 21356 (Bnl!tol)

BRAVE BERKS OFFICER WOUNDED

W I It,Q EmhrOluc re<l
10IL E 'l
fh o d OOlg L JS charmmg
'"'
H.nlC Hll ufl fit 1 / 6 ~

at

Berb,

9b'Z (h. nib ry)

Igf'

Llaul..enaa t Colonol lI rn old Gcorge
Flllrfax
com llluudil X tbe - BI~tt ilIo n RoYI~1
B Ul kshlro Rcglment (k li ed III action on Oct.oi>er
a nd Ih e
l <)th ) \fI.S ine.J.l.t y I I e le lrs of age
YOllngest son of Dr A r t.hllr E l IonSllt I!lt 60~"
Ro} OI l R1fi es ret e d nnd o f M S LOnghI r s t o f
CI :l.n rilClsford HOJ.npSlllTo He had h s cap
tn nc} n tJ c Berksh res
NOvCllber 1914 a nd
boc tlme actmg majo r last .May

Clrcl o centre

COVER

MISSING

PRI Vf1TT G IlEA'Jrt

1.0 glllr~t

sq a

Ga.t hofnc H !lrd!

PRISON I RS OJ Vi \ R TN GI RM~ N H~)iDS
I t.e J M( In·h 0 31"90 (M . so lburgh )
Pte H \ u ~ n 1j')37 (D dco~)
1 tc 1 J 13 r(j ')7&&9 (ll onclng)
I't..e I F...d ...,. Is 24532 (R >.; 1 trl
Pt II G Slokeo 16395 m ~a<! I cd

\\ III \\ a.sh

S

1 k.e l e w

FLANNELETTES AND FLANNELS.

r l:l111 Mnnoton Tl'LANNEI1 :.l....I ES 28 1I ~
Wide Tn self f,'lOVS pm k, sl.."J b l"o \\n a.nO roo
10-l!<! a Jilrtl

(e r 'IIIL n

17013

]jte S C Bennett 3395') (Mo 01 I lfl l\ la r9b)
J BreLhe r(.Qn 202578 ( L \ <'J"pool)
f ttl 8 J 13rL.... t.o
209 442 (9 of old)
l le D B In o to 203174 (I () gl to n lluzUlrd)
I te "
P C Ncr 203157 (St roud)
Pte 1 Ur In!!l
220.23.:1 (Wal orth S R )
Pte \\ lJ o~ Ie 17933 (Mal cheSler)
Pte C S l1u kle 2025Cfl (81 Noota)
Ptr ( llunplle.:l 34785 (J Ml ovortJl)
Pt(l J ]ngram 35559 (13m] I gt tm )
I'll 11 J .Mur1I1 20"179 (TIr ~tol)
Sorgt H J P~h1JQ 2D3J50 (Yeo 11
Lee Sergt H C p~ t r dgc 20"915 (Dum gf am )
Pt~ If P t n
203078 {( oot M IlO!cndpll )
1 t.... E J Pnttersol (1.7996 (W eymo it.! )
1 II.! J H n ol El ris 220008 (01 <lEt.crl
Pk
I J f Robe rL~ 220031 (B rkCI ! ~ad)
P n T Itnh w<Oll '(.02336 (1 ~e S !folk)
] t l.!
\
TI ol H sru 20.:l17S (Nortl an NO! )
P te r Wvch 2200 I (Stocl port)
P IC A It g g 37012 m ~ \'tonstcdl\

Do n ~ dlSOll,T I tl at ol ll
SOi led QuilL W o
n IT"'r bphm clw COVERS for fuJi s ?o down
111 I 1\ {l!(fe rent. Imtt{,r1 s nnd <:oJour

f(1 r"

Bcrndgo

JJt.e

1 '2. / 11

fr !led

Lo ft.s 36584 (Cnlllhr dge)
L\ Qn A 9406 (Read ntl:1

M

Sec Lleu t E E DenDI6 Royal
t llc hed Badford Reg iment

t.. O r ,fln""l 21441 (Canfll ng T own E 1

J>lo E BII.! klS 3nS04 (13 rm ghilml
Pt(' \ 13al ks 220232 (B I llllllgilam )
PI e V ( Balli 13 t (! r 220236 (1 Ilutu

h.on qco n b a.nd 1\111. cclla. I O ILE 1
COVERS
BClIuhful d eSigns In pure wtllte

PllllD 0 1

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Pte W T Pocock 24192 (Nowbu ry1
Pte J Randal! .17813 (B nmnd nm)
Pte E Sna.r lUM tLon&> 1 N E )
Pto n G Stotl'!' 9858 (F..~u~t H endred)
Pte " 'rev, 374&1 (C'r'T{,c B No rton )
Pt!! H '1 mm!\ 97P; (N<l\\ h I n )
1 to G SI epJl:\m 37?1i4 (Blgl J IUIC'i<m)
I'RW LY REP'T'O \\ OUN!) I D N m\ REPTD
"O UNDF.D h '0 MI SS I NG
P ie F J 'R Ickonhllm 203181 (I~.rI 1 g )
PREVI y nEPTD WOONDRD NO \\ REPTD

I om 6 / 1 1 t.o 15 / 1 1
1 1J slZe-.oCOIOUl cd Q UILJ S
B g ns:sortmf'nt
I'() 4100;:,>0 f 0111
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v. arm

lind

A Delnhor 20 862 (D rll vton)
Dnvel port 32234 (DmllJ[ gbam)

0
38077 (Gaut h Brct t)
Butler 38080 (K Idlll gton)
COlpi \\ Coope r 23455 (G r-d\' t\SC ld )
Corpl k J KlngEl o rth 1766 1 {I ec S E)
J te H G La" rm cc 21017 !Dlrrnlllgl am )
11te J W ~b.r8ilc
36005 (Gosport)
Pte \, Mar-tu 39336 (81 Tl,"enhn n1
Pte "
NO\litou 38032 (S utlo n Coldheld)
Ptc A 1 Prlest:..H 33684 (I e cester)
]~Hl J ~ n~ ltla 1(1 26868 (Coo\ ha m R Be)
Pte A ( SI ephcrd 22140 (ll MnHfglwllJ )
Pte J F S m II 10746 (lTcl le, III \ rde n )
(orpl \\ U Whacloont 12702 (P{\Ck ham S E )
Sc rg t W tl H allt;ock 200397 (H{IIIdlng)
p ", 1I W Drood 14157 (\\ a !.age )
Ple 0 H l)w le t t 4134" (Sherfield)
Pie A I.e\ " 23716 (B rm ng hnml
Pte 11 B J klancl 201345 (no.vI Ig )
J.t'Q. Co rpl F. P Jamps 2M68 (\, ro Ig hton)
I co Corpl \ E \\ l te 200348 (Reading)
J1t.c J A Durlc) 15861 (Ox{nrdl
P tc G n Chdton 220054 (W vl'"om be Mar-sh )
P tc t: 1 Coford 177]2" (Pia Mo Yo E)
TA'..(! Corpl H C Goddard 10502 (Relllh g)
Pta S H e' flU 1&4?t1 (R ead ng)
Sergt T H 01 0 6136 (London N \

Pta A

18111

honeycomb

[f('

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15111

]

Pte F E D lei 13587 (S"'.mdon)
Pt e .E Ea.rl».m 220014 (Sl;ocll)Ortl
Pte S E PI mmor 220029 (Duk lllfleld )
Ptc A E W R.tta 220202 (Ma rlborough )

S))j.;ud . d no \ lot of full :;; 7.C
I I.e ].(arcelJ-a.
(J Un.. I'S , h ell '\ C'r e bo gl t hefo re t.l C 1'C
eel t Ild ~ 3.1100

12111

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0 /••'.l......

8 111 1 0 11 1
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I lellt K J oncs

W Bircher 14259 (Glouooster)
PREVLY RElJrID l\Il SS IN G NOW

RE P'lD I\.l[ LED
II G "R ooda..go, 19066 (\\ hlte Waltham)
DIED OF WOUNDS
Pte S Cl o", 35858 (Bum I gham )

mg to tho Russum official report or (me or two
dIVIsion s
On the lpres battlefield lDfanfrv fightmg IS at
tl sLa.ndsttll
II the push on F rld o.~ our hoops
took 94.3 prlSODe rg IDcludmg 41 offic ers
1 h e most. notable fightmg on t.he
front dUTmg t he \\ cck e l d arose from rio strong
G e rman aLt.n.ck on Ii e Alsne at t h e Hnrt.eb lHc
CIlf!lTcu:.: sec tor
1 he F Hmch r eport sa} s t hat
tJ e enemy ll er e only 'llb le to ~am a t.emporl\ry
rootme III nil c le ment of t.he advanced hne
On Fr day tl e co opera.tlOn of Brltl6h (l. rcrnf't
Vilth t1 c ndvanc ng Infant r y ",as most (hffie ult
In the \\lId " eal her
Few German mn.ch nc s
\e \tured out.
fOllr " e rc d es.troved and five
other!; drive n daVin out of control T en of our
aeroplanes did not I e lu r n
8-nd 1'19 several of

KILT.ED
Hope Lumley

TMB

Pto

Su' Robe rt Borden iHIS succeeded In Coronna n.
Con I han Go, ernme n t In Cal aria
1 ollol\lng the
BI t15n llTec(,(j el ~ 11. ~ proposoo fhat there shollld
he a til li lt War C3blO C~ of sc~en membOis-Coti r
COllsar, a~n'es and t l r C'fi Llbcrnls

~

REGIMENT

PI c L Brough 220017 (Mnccleafieldl

Large German

R

" OUN DED
Sec Lieu t J W Ca." ley
Sec Lleut E Walhs
Sec Lleut R llb,lle tt Ro yal Bcrk6 attach ed

PREVLY REP'ID "O UN DED AND MISSIl'>G
NOli REPID KILLF.D
Pte T S B .rnnum 36530 (" IBbccl )

Pt.c L

III ,111'. or wlth hillo hor

c.n.~

h ave

Llc u t

KiLlED

t he gre ater
part of Lhe big Isla.nd of Desel gUll rdmg the en
brance Lo the GulC or RIgU and separated from
tho ills-inland by a na.rro" strslt
rh(l ocoupa
tlon of the Island m \ke./l the thrent. to Petrogra.d
(,rooP R

T..cc C OT'pl

lccQ rd" o In tI zc
!\ Iso t he c r y QUILL to lid
I) ll:st touch of f"!Om fo rt
flni!
""<"'uTnth La baby s c rib or pr /I
it. S I I rc H l) ) r I.e I SaLp.cl
lJotJ e d es double ro ll " ] 11ll l:idccn bO ld c flrd s
fL l y.2 fl
NOLo U)e pr et;: 3 Jl1 i (a lso other q ~h Les n t 4 /6 1 4J l1 ~ )

Jl:G ................

ROYAL BERKSHtRE

MONDA,

\

T UESDA.Y

10/ 11

n

G e rman

SATURDAY OCTOBER 20 1917.

ROYAL BJlRXB CASUALTIEs.

{This lilt II specially complied for the .. M.rc:ury
and II upyrlght]

WEEK

be long ed to patrol s lot e ngaged m fightu g
t.J c\ we re e Vldet.ly lost n t he sto rm s
11 fl. figl t aga ns t 1I111)Or or numbe s on SMu r
da y four of Our a e r nnlanes Vi e r !! lost The Dum
he r of G e rm an mnc hm es Jl.Ccounled for could not
he a~cr t.a ned o\\lng to t he close na tm e or th e
fi fl'! t.lnt:!"

8111
10/11
15/11
21 /6
21 /6
25/6
2916
35/6

4 1b
, Ib

lllS

EVENTS OF TIlE

OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST.

1,.1 e m

Yorkshire Blankets.
SO b) 63
68 by 80

WA R.

AND BERKB cOUNTY

A M S J L uffmall WIIS ~<nmded durll g t h e
l ilt SL otreus ve nn d IS 11 Cheltenhaw Rnct..'Collr se
HOSP1 1>l~1 ",hcre h e IS prog r e!i.Sm g Cavourably
A l\1 Lu ffm "lI1 wns rorn ed ) II the r 8Q(hng de
pnrtme n t of t.h e
Ren.<lllg' U reury
A fello "
H l'Cless
ope rut.or C P ko of De Bea.m lo r
Roll.(I P...cllrilflg I a i; n.1so boo l wou nded

Th e Real Beef T ea wlfh
The Real B eef Flavour

PTE A T RI EVES
Roe \'es I"o}a.l WfLl' \ c kslllrc Regl
of 78
Queen s Rond Cllvo r Rhlun "ns
k Hoel 1Il actIOn 1fI I mnc e on Sep t-t! lIlbc r ~1tl
lI u Jom-cd II p In AprJl 191G nl d " cnt 1.0 F ranee
11 Sc p t.r>uhe r 19 16 H c C II IC t o me \\ It h lr011c h
0\. T

teet a n d d YSCll bC l1 an d
iUay Pte R eeve::! \1 lIS ~

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cd t()

F'mnce

III

V('..:l.rs oC a.ge a nd W flS
(: du ~ll.te d ~ t 91. Jol n R Sci 0 ) 1 Cowersl (un Pll o r
to e nl ISt )" I e \\3S 1 t1 e offi ce o f t1 e Con
t.me LII D e rnrtl lCn t n.t M('S8r6 Huntley and Pal
loor s He vn.s form Crl y \ 1)ellnngel' n.t St
Ma r} 8 C h lrel Readme:

110MBARDlER J A GRAVES

New!I
l-8 rcce \ 00 by III~ II:l fe last week
th nt
Bomb[l.T(IJ e r Jo!Scpll ArLI Ir GrLves Roval FIeld
"-rtlll e rv of 69 [ I\ e r pool Rond
R Oil-ding
.... H!
1c l>or t.r>d IIll SSI Ig llnd be l e \"cd k li ed
lJ e ml\~ or
1 ~ letwr sint er! t hn t P o hard o r G rnve" \\I t h
k other sl(lpf In n de got nJ (J I g il t
\nd nt a
tlille whf'1 t he p m lIon In d le i t.h s wa9 !Btu \
ted \' I.'; heM I 'y .. I e ll .. c/ SI b!K!fJ ICllth a ll e ffort ....
to find CLLhc r p r ol ed 11 0\nl1nl;
Bombl\Tdle r
Graves, \\ h o was a nnbve or J versleJ Jomed up
lwe i e monU .s Qgo I st \pr I rl.nd In 1 been It
t1 e front fOI" n carly e leH' 1I month R H e Vin s n
fishm onger wo rkwg on !II S 01\ n n.cconnl:: Blld WO$
'>cll k no,",n

\"AIe thInk hlghl v of the conc.;en h alcd beef extract pi e
parcd by Ja l dox Ltd
It the Cry stal Palace W o rks
Anerlc) S E J lrd o x !lot on ly cOll t.,,. ms th e sti mula ting
pi nCl pa l Ro f beef e xlr let hut also the nutntn c co n s tlllcnts
of Il1C!l. t

.thlmrled tlrr. Ca fifil(lte of Menl by U c BIl/,sl 111s/JI II" of lIyglf:nc

I

Ask your Grocer for JARDOX to-day

I'

Jardox In Jars: 1·07_, 5 ' d.; 2-oz.,1 Od 4-0z.. 1 /6
Jnrdox III Cubes : SIX In a Box for 6d.

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GAS BAG TAXr-CABS
AIHt I\ AL I N REA J) I ~C
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LIlX I IJI Ro Lll n~
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5011,1 M,"', fd It nmaLJon ts du o lo II 0 en l.., n rllie of Me6S1'!1 \ \
uorn n
9)
u rI H~~!l\a1

wh o II lVO gl L ~ I>('(l t ho. IilllmlHHI
fOl"p.Jught n 1 Cn Crll) OV,I s: 100
::;Inr tlge of p elrol I ~ hll~ !JCC:lI O nc<eFFllry
In fi <l I! ~lIhst. tU Le I 'II 0 (' XI e</ ont of I ti l I II
r)

PRESENTATION AT THE READING

0 1 ri

\ S I t. I N l lIl

BARRACKS
P E1\SlON

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SERGB \ l\;"'Tt\f \ JDR 1
1lI CElVES rJLE M ~ "

-FOOTBALL

DEI 0 1 ROV ~ [ BERKS ,
0\ \'tiry C I ell R.nd keenh contest ed game was played
on SiltUt<L..~ .at tJ C Pilim er Park He Klillg bot \ 00 I
tho Derot Ro~aJ lk rkt; F C nJld Goodm u 8 1 C
tho gamo /!II'dlJlg III n. dm I of tl roo cnch &'J goa nt
Hc m n ng (ce tre fOl'wllrd) 6eCur~'(1 nil tl e "ould fo r
tho RcYltl Berks and Morns ( 1116 d'e r g hq .;col'CKi
t \0 goa.ls !Lnci A \\all S (ouhllde nght c.'\.ptomJ 0110
(or tJl(~ GoodffiH.IJ s ('loven The l~m8 1 oru
Depot Roy d Be rka F C
Sergon.nt W n.k:el I
Clrporot Wot8old 0 nu Corporal Sto.nbrldgo
Lee
Corpo rnJ Ball Sl)rgoon MaJor Ccix
al d
Pma le
S!mpsot
f..ue Corpora.l HAlfpenny Sorgcant J ol n
son &rg~a nt Hommmg CorporAl Mnc.llon lId and
Corp>rnl Richmond
Goodman s Fe
Huffon
~ Whlto and DlI'il<!
W ltc-bert!! R Uo wlu nds and P Noo.kf'B A Will
li s MOtTIs II Mnm S Cooper and B lunsden

RFC SCHOOL S rA.Fl' \ AOC (oIDCOl )
lue RQyn..l. FI>,ng Corp"
School o f Mili!-ary
AoronauhcB (Sta.rr) Rcndmg pl ay.OO
t.ho
A 0 C
(D doo t) nt Iiidcot on Sa.turda) lWei €uff~ defeat
oy 4- 0 lhe sumo as of 8 [alrly e ve n cha.rnct~r
up to thn IIltor\ al b lt 011 t ho 8 1Ul1C l;li(l horns team
led I y 2- {) III lJlo sooond haJf the A 0 C noo III lell
thn better of tJIO ~U lfllJ 1M H. F C forwardll ne\er
eoonlcd to gfl t go 19 o n tho ~YV ground
wI roh
\\0.., prsc.t r..all)! w ~t or l0ij;ged
II flUlt the \ lutors
front 11 0 put up 0. somewhllt poor .I;"fne t.hroughout
On t ho other hand tho defence pln.yed rcmllrknbh
well the backs Corporal Weay (Ul(j Co~ Hot
at.On and 1nt) (..'entro-hnlf Corporal MIlner m par
t cutar slnnmg COrpo ral J ne.k!rOTl wlo WtUI tn oo m
goal acqUItted hlmsolC vory woll 1.00 first lLud last
,11:00.1 9 ,\ero eple~ offorU! 'il'110 R F C toom Wall
Corpor."l Jailkson Corporal Wray anri Corporal H()t
fdon Sorg eo.nt Streetl y. (captaJII) Corporo.l Mdner
o.nd Scrgoont P,u;'kw A M B rown A M Htggm
lOll 1st .A M Smlth Corporal Blundoll and Cor
poral F BrIc
Palmer Clcb ~ 8m S o.VlotlJ' r. 2
St. Jame... F C (tlvElDage 14 to 17) I CqUlro
matohes - &rnard k Leab~ (captain) 9l) C astle
Hill. l\e6dina

BALL AT THE TOWN HALL READING
In oonnechon

u h tJ at popula r I\ ~ hon

Lho

READING TOWN COUlfCIL
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