Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 02-1918

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Y. FEBRUARY
READING MERCURY, OXFORD GAZETTE" NEWBURYRERALD, AND BEItKS COUNTY PAPER, SA'rUPJ)A

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Breath of Spring to Refresh the Jaded Fashions.

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somewhat the air of newness and originality which stands for

ing Fashions at less than the coming Season's prices.

show theJm. all.

.Bf'f:lm('nt
Berks
1:.(I,)'a1
tho
Tho ri'POTt of
Inl>l
l'riMlnm'lI ul' WZlI" Fund fOI' lilo },.'nr IfH7
w(wk
l;"ocwJ
L111'
1t)r
Jx>....h iN!u�d ami u. "lli'.lks \ldl
[PU'rB ISSTAL.ltU';NT.]
THE ALLIES' REPLY.
\\'atch
GU:U:1ntCt:d to \;rcp time. ;l.l1d .t!Il ;ua ntccd 10" c;ury on" th ou g h the h .ud \LSa.�c a �olclier's
1 1 Its b('hulf b\' ."-fr. \\'. A. MClunt, M.I�.
dUM
'Phe reply or lhll A Hies to lbe r(lc(>nl uttcr·
IllW:il �et. Solid silver. lillc lever movement, ;md, of COllr�c, lUlIlinQU3.
V. J·;A.lltwood
(t'lzuil'IIZAIl). M I".. .En!">' wood• .111:,11
tl:UCLS of lIle Liel'tu:tlt ChullCf'l\or alld Lhc Austrian
1110 unit amI ulml i nstu,lmcn t Lnnce·Cpl. li. .,ull )lj" .. 1.. A, .,·QII'I('[' ((·VOllUii.te<», \'!(',l-Ad_
Foreign i\liuisLcr is f.;i\'eu ill IlI c dec.isioHs of t.he [.(lWill, 1s1.. ll.o:ml Berkshirc H.CgiI1l0Ilt" loClls ho"
.Air". Alouu�
and
'�'r),
(iwn.
1 1 I11'u l ..... llf'fl·."
11'l)n;;ul
COIllh:iJ aI, ho Ilnu hb COntrl\.l.lc completL'(l t.ll;!i r CSCl\\hl frolll
t:lupt'<.'IIlC "'al'
COllrcrclll.:o or Llto
(bUll. S('C,·Nttry).
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11 I:; tlt;.t. t.hc ollly iUlIue<lint.e t.!\.Bk " Germany. Contillllillg his lIa r rnl i l'
Versailles.
'l'lh' !"'IIlII" IlIciLltlos t llo fullowiIlR!he !'aid;
.
'I'll{> PI·Is)IIl'rs. I"UI' \\ho:;(' food nlhl cloUling thlli
is Llto ' pl"O�cut,ioll wit.h tlte uimost. !'if'Oll!' lilld
"Ju UlS prcvioll!l ch."pt.cr, 1 told ho\\' \\1:\ e"pi.J
:"(jO,
I� I'nrll"t·ly NIl'>I)l)nl'!ibl", llllmh.'r
"UUlIlltli.'tl
ill tht} dO!>L:8t. ;�lId lIIore dTf'clive co,olJ.� a�ion of SCllt I'ics on the right and left, of Ill>, so \\ e t.hough t
ih-c lII i li l..II·.\' dTol·t of tlte A lli l's " limit UIO cllcmy i� ad\'iso.bln to So IIcrOfiS i.he b id g c 011 our a:. (k..>llJpal·ed W ith JiG Itl.,t }','ftl', I I I lIUUIUOIt to
Ihrr,{'. W JI'irQJIt'fS IUtWI lllNt 1II �LlltJ\·1t.r, 1,1.11'00
GoVt'rnmclll-s and p(!opic: arc brou g h t to a mo rc
Wc did so and Ihu<: escap....d dctcclioli. hn\·.� 1)("<'11I II,w";I('rrf'd 10 Swiu('I·lluld. ono lizl.il
st()lUaclls.
rc;\.soIla.hl" and chasi(luad rl·:tlnC of milLd.
W·e l.ook cOl'er in tI1C woodR gn.i n . tlll1l eolltitlll('(1 �'<' II ,,"pl\tda.U'd fliroct fronl (J"rulImy, ....nl\ ha!>
goin� wesl, hut wc soomed to be tnking n l OllS
I}(,{,II fl'l'lIl1'ltll(>d I lLl S"·tt,,,,·rlfllIU. Illltl 0110 'ha:;
TUESDAY.
.I'h
This did not mat,ler, _ n.s our nnc difficulty
rouLt:.
..,
I'"cl:ll'cd 10 .t.1l1;; co ntry from Ch·rnl{LIIY.
GREAT AIR SUCCESSES.
W o hod SO far suc· rOlllnlltt('(l )11 nl:.!l rl:'..�r)()nslb!e fOI' IlIl' hrMd for
WIIS ill e5Cn.ping dcteetioll.
0ur HShiiug :Iirmcn in I·'ra·ned have ngain WOII ceoded ill ovading t w o lilIes or scntriCfl, und wc nll JUf'U nf lite Ho:rttl Berknhil'll .Hf1:unem who
Sinc(.' Jl�lIua.ry �th, alLbough full.y rcatisc<l Lho 'In.st lap,' so 10 spcnk, would arc pr i!'on l'!j in (J('rmall Jmud:!. 'J'hp:oc now num.
greaL SlJ(:ca.ss,·s.
tboy
tltero were t. WO hl�uJk (In-ys owiuf.; to mist.,
prove tlH' Imrdeiit and most perilous of a.1I. A£ler i>l'I' ;!:!;1, (t;o, ('01111)1\1'",", wlllt :!16 last ycnl'.-lAIl wll�
c roplan('s and 1'10 b:ll·
ha .... e (lcstl'oye<\ �1 Gerllllln a..
hour WI' com­ be �u below 1.ltu ll l l ber hu.o bt.,()1J IDcrcru;cd
1\ mueh nooded rest. or half an
·in dcooly ellTne:n O\lr t:nsk of cr si n g Iho to .�.]
loon, .I.Hd scut down :!,� other IIcl"Opl;l.net! out of mcr
Io'00t1 l'nrO('ls.-Eneh of tho.1 ::lt1I prlSOtlCril nul'!
period ollly c..iglti llritish frOlll.}Or, :\I"l(i wc meant. 1.0 (10 il or die in thc
lohis
111
eOlll.L"OI.
m ach i ncs failed 10 rctUI'II. On SIlIHh�y the score [�ttcrnpt.. Wo moved Vf'ry cautiously , �nd had bl't'l I o,lluPl('d by Ollu ill" more udollt.crb.o
iol' thu "IX &I. pureel,; nf fVl)(I lhnt. arC dOlli tu
le\y $>.,Iisbclory we will
\'illS lin) G erm:tu H1r1c!tUtOS desl,ro)'cd ul ld five
bccu goin g for nbout t;wClltV minut� 6 \\,!lI'lI
wc
"a eh JlI'I�(Juer !!V.'I·Y l.wunt)'-(·ll:td. day... OW1tl�
hetter nlue ;md if the watch is nol compll.'
"fOil C';tl11l0t "'ct
'"
workm3nshlp.
sen.t dowlI. ag!�illsL 0110 Brit,ish lIP.\Cuiu(! Illi ssi n g.
fou nd that. the wood hCSI"l1 io I,hin oul. Wc h ad
lo the enOl"lIiOUl> illc.r\�ai't' III the prlce of IlU toocl
tracliLlg record if; Ix'hin d our gU<lf:tutCC :l.1Id
Quc hundrecl
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1lI('IlCV,
Unt;tslt uomillllg :le:ropl:ulC:s 011 lile samo dny
CoI.IUlllt.1.00
;;11111'". lllo t;clltrfll Prt!iOIlt.'I·" of
ol.
scnLI'Y
a.
cf'pi-cd
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when
it.
f
o
edgc
the
to
g
Watch=akers and
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droppcd 4� tOilS 01 various tllrgct:<, including t ho marehill� rigltil t.o the left of OUT front.
[o lll ld Iil!>t. UctoOe,' lhat Iht·y had to ruilill Lho
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Sllversm.lths,
w
e�
III �lcU(!, [ngc.lnlllllsf,(lr, find
rnil ay sisna,ls
'1'he1, however.
pt"iuc O their o<\. Ilflrcoi by i�.
.
"Ho hnd �Iro.wiy hoard liS. GIUI Ilnd hi!' tiR!"! vcrr kIlHil�' slat('d w hl.' lI I·u.islll� illO pri('..cl I.hllt
TclepllOne 172.
\'isited Uoutt.a.vc
LichiAJrvclde. �\l[1\'al
Est:tblbhcd a Century.
to shoot. on sishj� hut wo bcillg rluicli:f'r Ihpy wo uld Ix! willing. Oll t. of thcil' 0\0.1\ fuud. tu
ael"odroml�.
he did not. 800 Uf', and upparcoi.ly thillkill;:: it was
Inn&;-.' 11 11 1 he. 25. dilfl'n!lloo wh n nCrCe8iUl.r),. 'I'ho
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AUSTRIAN A I R OUTRAGES.
!
I-:ren.t. majority n£ the fOOll parccl,; Ii.IH'u 1\.t:ri\'1.M.1
II deer, Slopped und lit l\ cigar. I dro[zpe<l to 1 I 1�
f!�""":"e:et$PiIJm·\jf.,..II$li.\phW·!!"9-U
Austrian nirLllcn ba\'1' again bOlllbCll:I Vc.wcc nod g rouJl<.i when lho RCulry hOtIl"(\ liS. but. Ill)' com rndC! and in � ("..od comiilion.
['udua, hM gon.c ba.ck int.o th w()()<I>I. I fJlel'CU IKlIl weut
p\(l.in.
VCtlf'l.i,\u
tlte
other to""''llS i l l
Bread �[\I·f·l'b.-At. the bCfii n .o in g of If/I7 encl.1
'L'rcviso, II.lul !\lcsLro Wf'rc alttu"ked 011. .sllOCC'..sJ;tvc roun d a tree, ttS J
of t.hll \lrH'Ollf'ri! w n.. scnt fj lb. 01 bl"(lllll It W{l('k
tlmt. the Sf><.llLry suspccw.-I
liemn lit. 1110 coJrt, of 78. M, Jl(!r mM 1"10."1'
'ram
hit., nothill g, Md w.alllhed bim along his bett.l.
nisht..t The ch"; I hospital flL 'l'rcvioo WILS
In the
j lrl ng : ho .....ovC!r. UIO bf\.-ntl
J II Ihc
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lu)(1 altogether t·horoC WCI"O eight. killed nod t..en mea.ut.1Illt)
1 had lost, my comrn.dc, bUI, I knew !to month.
wOI\ndcd lt lllO llg the populntion. NciHter c"",u1\l· was quite so.ra, f;O I n.tt.cmpicd to find him, Rnd r.llioll \I'U$ re(tuced to " Jb. u 1\'i'CJ.:. (L()Rting Ss.
on th. Itl thl) I"lUllIllIl!r hi�lli� wore sublil,l­
Il
tics nor d:ulI3.gt:' ul'C TQPorl·(o,d, a.t Vcrlice.
I ex. t1l1i'd for bl"Cnrl, owing to t.he (hlli(JlIli.), elf bn1ati
at loot disco¥6red him lying in UIQ wood.
BROAD SnEET, and
p!:\tucd the situation to him, nnd wc boUI had /l. 1I1'r1\"1ng in gOOoI I'(m<iit.ion dlLl'iug t.be hilt
BRlTrSH SUBMARINE lOST.
W... !In.w the R0TI1,ry return to his be8.t 1111. wo;,tlwr. In the Aul1ulln 1.ho broad r",timl Wfl,i!
READING.
H.M. sllbm:\rinc E J4 hll.'! bcen lost. in t.he Oaf"­ I"ost,.
dn.ncUcs, Sh{t went, IIp illl' st.fnHs on ;ftLnlltlry eOflO('rnod aDd h"TTIokjng, bllt ni, t.ho same i.imc f1�nill i nc " l!3 i'(!d to G lb. a wN,k. Id. tho oust. of
kaapiDg fl. good IQok out, in Lhe wOO(l�. 011 our ";";0,. 611. il II1ciUth. The brcru:1 bill for tlw :eJ prlr.­
orrice 1.0 com plct(· the dc!!"t.ruct.ton of U.e
27t.h
, Washable Disrempers and Leadl... Paints,
clIl.�in� (>IIer:s nOli' illIIOUllt-s j"O eon8io<'fl\bly over .1:lZ.'i n
cllguS'-"Id. in
right 1I,1ll\ a P1l.rl.y or meu
cnm·
A Turkish
Goell(;ll flm} has nOL rcturncd.
'l.>dt'ii to l.Uoot \J:I1lO
Wc .pa.8ood within about. month. "'\lmts m'f' earnostly n....
lILulliqtlc repQI-ts that she Wat; snuk off K11m KAlc brnllcbes of tl't."'eR..
. ....
iIlonthly brl}ml bill.
W!l.S ill;
alM\ fifteeu .yards of them, but, l\4!!ain our
an(1 IIHlt SOI'1'1l mcn w('re sllvcd. The
elflllllilK Parct'I.'i.-F:ach of tJlC �Ql prillouf'NI
clnim to It , we sunk E S:!, but. t.ite rcporL is in· they' did lIot see or hc-M liS.
hM been 5('lIt \.II(' .followillK clOlbJn,,: dil"\!CHy II'�
corrcct.
"We coot·int)l'(l OD our journey, cro8s{!(1 lh.... Wl\lS reported a pl'!SOller of ""nl' at 11 r:ooo,;nltl,d
ca.nlp: .'I·wo \'%"1-8. 1 ....· 0 !;h l ri.s. two pnnu, UU'\'O
sent ry'li beat. o.nd got in some bC:lLoor . ma-king
WEDNESDAY.
good g oi ng ror 300 .\�.l.rd.... r was oonLCut 10 let ;;o('kli. Jl'r,.ey • .:10\'01>. 1.1.1"00 luutdkw-cJlicfll. two
REPR ISALS TO BE MADE.
nny Germall sll t:�oL lit. mc ni, �OO ...·IHds ra-IlHt' ill 10\\'0,'\;;. lhn..'e ball,; or' lU�ulillr; ....'001. tltroo (illrll­
I ll !; 111..,«111.'.. . boot<t . ... 11000 . " u l t , great. (lOIlt, ('ap,
Rcprisals I�I'Q 1.0 bp t;lkcIL uull'ss LIHJ c:.ermll.Jl t.he dusk i\Dd ml�t, anti wc 1 3Y down for fivc
uml 1nl. bz)�, AB 1I1eilO ilrt:If'it'Jl of cloUliuG l�rl'
0.11'
RCSI.IIU ill"
nuthoritit:'R I'eleaso from iU1pri.'!onrucnt Ihe 1,\\"0 �jnlll.cs to dioouss thc.
I:'
t(llluIVi'<.1 CV(lry six mOllt Ill; vdtJt thll c.xoopti()lI ot
well t
we
'
d troo"
west.
HrtWs!t uil"lltclI sc!lttionoo for dropping leaflC!ts in Journey
llgulll.
'I'hut lltu (l"rclll CO.lt, C-.111, and kit I:J:II{. 'Phc
gJ'\"\lIt COIlt5
This wnrnins has hcen (,O I L, hrougllt, us 10 I� (l�rll1. which wc p:lS�(-tI UIl· 1J1Id cnllS nrp rf'IlI'\\�\ l'\",!I'"" I""f'\v� U1out.hs. AU
I,he German lines.
?bscl'\'od,
\V� i,hell (!i.-:co'�·red �n I'nlpl,), lip<lrt- Ih " ulldl·I·I'lot!III1g". grOllt t:oalit anti LilIJR havo boc>n
I'oyed t.hrough thc Dutch Go\'ernllJoui. at, The
Pdngbo\um
Brack.neU,
Asco/.,
,
biwJdmL,
A
itl
rtSi�flt.s
Icll,tre
inltJuied briefly to i1u1.iemt
HII/.;t\O 11IKI !hl' f;wi ....'I Lcgntion in London. In· �nJ.: (pm earl.rid�l'. whl!!h we i nspect d nnrl read p:u'kl (l tilld dlSj)Clldwd b.v t.he Mi!l-"('.A l!::liit.w(lod.
etc., may .!t'Cun:
GQritl{}, .lfaid.enhtad. Ntwburll, Windsor, Watlill(J/ord, lI'antaqe,
1II German ' l;iI"l(lkeh:8s "powder.' At. t h is ;,imc IVI' 'l'ltl, I1l1mbl'I' or 1101'1'(;,,1 ... )).lukl.'(i hy tbI'm during till'
fortllntiou 11:1.'1 been receivod hy till' Govornmenr
usly.
uclt;alltageo
un(t
ch.e.aply
trade
or
(i.dlrice.,
l
pro/eRilhma
t.a;tIlf;'lIt
The boot'!. p.;uil'l fllld
which Ic;w(!!I ILO rlouhi dint the Gc.·mrm wt.'I·e not'.I"]uito sl I r e whoaler '\.(' IlIul y.�t CI'Oll;;OO �'I"'lr IlIn(llllll(,() to 1.0'_7.
How{wer. wo 11\1\(1...• lip nUl' rnillds ",IIOC,", hlt\·c bOl"11 Io:."tcked lit Wn!linl; PIt\OO b\' lhu
l�l1thorif-jI'S lta ... c pl:�c<I' Of}i('CI' prisoncn: of WI\.)· thr frontil't'.
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�litch.
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'I'lli'
nlllUllI�r of
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ill localiiic:'! which are s\locinlly suhj('ct l.() air i.hn-� We had not hui". 1\'" lute ... ilial In' hlw\ not. fllr
ABlNGDON.
jJ1i� to go no....·. At. the S'IJIl(, I-i rll(l wo wer� sarch' j)lId.. L>(! by hlw "Hl'lIlg t i t lj refll' 1I1l10l1llit1c.\ to
Sirnihll' act.ion is contemplM.cd in
rfiiC!s.
l
fllld Ucwbor 1 st 1,I:!ti
for
food. Ili.; :I�j. Hf'tW(,(,JL , Jll. IUILry 1st
coulItry.
t.clllru.('(! t.o go to th(' fum
Ilnrcelb of clothing hll\,{� I)f'('n t-(lnt 0111.. lll" i eoo
we wt!ro prll.c.t.ie�II)' l'\,"ln'illg.
·Bllt. we dc-cid(.\(1
LORD RHONDDA'S SCHEME.
�,I:.!t;
lfll'('
r
l�
1.U9'J
hll.
o
been
urknowlf'dc:cd. t;bow­
I
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roc
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r.ord RJlflll(lf\n hlli; <lc Y i sc d It scherHt"' h" which 110t. to rlln flw ri�k. nnd so W('lIt on our , ourn(,",'. lUg it p,·r(',·III.,gll of 17 per rell!.; :!'l of t1l0:;(1
\V
a. hociJ:tc when n farme.
popped.inlo
Q II�I
1I(·.knowll!dR.!d l'lu·cl.ls hall 1.10('11 " h gh lly llUl\llCl'CLI
h01l.I'dcr"s of rood ma�' volllnilll'ily :;:.urrcnder it
he j, , �·t': art P,..hrILnr,· 11 lIud Fc:hrmt.ry 18t.h wit.hout pnsiicd, UB, hll.t,
l
fOC!hng
Timc
this
III
!lnd
up,
on
d
tl.OOllt
were
\Vc
hdlt cflll't'd IS (ll'o mbl, hlg-hl'!' I h u n 77 l"k'r ('('nlo. 1\1)
y \'0 pro5eCul.ioll.
ha,
Ihe olJlCl' ;1110 ..... "11(.'0;.>5 IUUlIt. ho mude for the )I"is(Ull)� .".. 110
rool, hc fo
oou kl hardly drag (.1nl!
1
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0
1I0t
acknowlNllto
lhf'llI.
In I\.C. di t i on to thc
n"vcrthdcffi ....� wcro dot.ennincd 1.0 r(,llch OUT
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THURSDAY.
!"oo<l, 1)1'\,;\\/ nncl �Iot.h.illg l al'�->J
;;. Meh prlsanl'1"
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dcs\,inntioll.
LOSSES BY SUBMARINE,
I� ullow.'d 10 t\�'('n·t! lullr'pounu of tobn.euo Or :/OU
C,HmEllLEY.
ill e CI�II)"jlUl'';
.• We \vimt nbout. nnother :!OO v n.r dl'l lIIulrr
!lI"'r
rot·lni:::ht..
Lnf'I'CS or Bl"iLish IIlOrcitalltlllcn h'olLl f'UbmllrinN'
In
ordel' to /!(md
�
!.lam w C! toh'H�·O or clgnrc.tt....�, It iR Ih"'C(!t3:Slll'l' t,o g01 1\
h cdse in ordl1r to run no risk, �I\d
rl'portcrl la,"t. weck f'ltow In,tlc \'z\rh�tiOIl il\ Ilmn·
Cl\nle t.0 � r;tonc which rcsemblcd
n gnH'('.Jl.IOI1('
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t
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fmm
fhe
11011.
at'Cl"'CtJjry.
Mrz;;.
MotTnt.
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\)e1" frolll till' ligUl"C'S of thc pre,,;oll!l week. or
1",1"..1.101\;; uro 110 ......\1.,(') a..l\o\\'(!d to R(!1It.! ...... hal i�
I'�sscls O\'CI' 1.001 umf', 10 werc .'IlIIzk. againsf Wo knew it WItS 8. mark or some kinod., but Wl' die
not sLop t.o in.spect iL.
Wc increase,l our Plle;> !"Ifnown
liS . t\ JlOr�l\ul pnrcel
k
onco ,i qUIU'te.r.
n!LLf'; of ... essel:-; undcr 1,fiOO tOilS fivc. llgainst
.
H u.1 pllrlkular.; fflr IhCrif' 1"IC.�Il111 pa.rCOIIJlonl't.
much :l.<t W� could, I:I.nd h[l(l gone nbout altolhe
f.U.
eel,; (',nn be ohlalllOO ul"'l from .MrS. .Mount.
y.urdfl nnd were in the tw!t of crOllsin!( r� ril'('
200
SOLDIERS SERVING AT HOME.
,\t.:(1)lInts.-'I'hu balance 1 11 hano Df't:eml>er 31st
IH'd�e 81)(
I hI'
when fi sentry sprnllg
out of
Lord Derhy Ilas wriUCII III Lnnl French !'1,:l.l.illg �hollted 'Halt!' My hen-rt juml)(I(1 wiUli.n flH' 11 tuCHII\I('JI to , J:..t W, The t l't' ai'illt' r would liko to
pOIIit. out. tlmt. this �111lI 11;11 Ollly moot I.ho hrc:I(1
iltnt UlC I'uljon of IlIcni. i:!lIgtlr, :I.ud t.en IlIIs hooll h��IJiH! I knew thai, wc must hil\'I' l\lrnLOSt., ir no
GORUIG.
hill fo!' l(itt'i lhnn fOil I' mont.hs. IIntl he \\"onlri
r(!(l'lIced fOI' nil ILll�1l serving ai Lome otll!"!r tlmll
He flJtkNi liS in ON llielocfort' {'arllc:stl;r Ill1poal l'cr more subt;.,;l'ipholl�
qUite. rl}n.ehed the frollt.icr.
boys of H) wlto al'e undf'r tr�\illillg 10 go O\·Cti<cu.').
mnn if -..e W'(lre snlll�gklr'f;. 'V(. Nl'lif..<1 in GCI' and dOllutlOIl:l.
BONE
Disaolnd
MANURES,
MANGEL
aDd
CORN
1I\l\1I. whercupon he fett 1nl'
THE REFORM BILL
.An fl PlWiI I to the f'lef'g�' in
. pockot.�. whieh W{'rl!
I.hl" l:!('I,\o,.hiro
COMPOUND, BONE SUPERPHOSPHATE aad SUPER.
,.
.
We(lncs<Ia.�. u llIgl. n out, with turnip" He relt Lhelll ' lookod A t·C'ltllf'i"h·unr.,' . W\lii mud\! tor C'ollr'(Jt.iotlli tOI' thil'l
011
'1'111' Heform Bill WI�S p.assed
PHO::'PHATE delivered to buyen' .talionl at G••erumcut
ri!l'110n�',
�WIl('r(lU:i
.,nost
[i
\\'ilh
fund
Gl'l"lIlflil
in
LIS
IWlcirl'l.-t$".1
again
fl.ncl
8Url)ri�f}rl,
IIlC.l
.
The Lol"Cls Ilml COIIHl10llS I"cu...:;lil'd tI CQlllpromise
Re,.alation Pri.cel.
'J'/w
Hf' could spcak Il good bit ("Ir t.he 11l1IB"L1llgl'. alld OVl'I' -P'OO bclllJ: fiiubscl'lbtd III lids "'/ly.
011 the fjt1c!'tiolt oi P opo rU onu l Rcprescntai,ion.
Fiacl7 Cround AGRICULTURAL UME.
(;(lllIlIlIti('tl \\ ould Le mOI'e titan �l'IItl'fHI ir �.Il'
iol<1 us Ih
, o.t,
'l'lll' Altl'l"Jllltivc Vote was
.
Best Broad aDd Prepared AGRICULTURAL SALT.
d(>r.;y \, ou ld flg8m oome t.o Lhcir it;.t;ist'nnce In
fllld Lhoug.ht we were slllllggler.s.
" t. h
(lrks 'Wolll('n's Uuionb:lt :\$.
l!JlS . •
I AY.
FRD
COAL MERCHANTS. Oepob at W.Iliui!{ord, W.tllnilton,
"We knew wo wore I)(lW �M(I. hul, \\"('re so !O h'lttOIl ·.11lI '! 11\1\' (' 1\ C'OlIl'Ction for t.hc Hrl'lIf\
�
WantAge, Goring, Up:.o",Complon, Haml»l�d. Nom... Moul.ford.
LOSS OF THE TUSCANIA.
done np l.h!l.t W.(! hUll to lay do..... n.
He ob""" ('(I I· ulld . \4'ItI('\h umounlro to ..cl::!() l1i!. 11.1.
'I'ho
Truck Low to Any Statioa..
Manure MUQfaclur.n & Merebants.
l\ r. B!l.ker'� lrrodict�oll thn.t U·brnLi, Ilctivi t..'f Ollr condition. A.nd tried toO cheN' 111< lip.
Wt' jhnnk,; of t.ho oommihN nri' aga.in duo to All'
ngal118L A.IllCrl('Q.ll I.mtl!iports would becomc moro wniwd ,rilh h i m unLit it \\,'11..<; dark. IUle! U'{<n hf' Blnku P. Allllnlt. (01' kindly audit:ing tile
C01lnt... I:I·ntllitou",iy.
W1,
intellSoJ b; "crific(1 by t.he torpedoing of the took UH 1.0 tiw; pol� sl.n.tion nt -- .
HENLEY.
.
'l'uCI'dtw.
Con.st OH
, 'I'ui'leanill," oil lit(! Irish
.Adollt.. r:o.-·I'!tu committNl ....'ould like 10 I'X ­
m04. by t.he C(lmmittoo of UIC wren, who askccl WI
Fortunnl.cly t il I"c!!s('1 1·(,IlH�ille.t1 a.nou.t (or fI�c
speak Jlrf·,,-.; 11""'il' J.:mt ! tllli(' 10 nil Ill!", nLioplel',o; rOI' thl)
�evertt.1 could
lIlonev.
n.nv
. hfk.i
if ....c
1,;1"1.'111. 1)(,1·lIOlIn 1 I Il t�r ,., t uml kindness thf'Y hftl'c
hours. nlld t.l1O hulk of l.hc men were rClicllcd. The EIlKli�l, !\n(1 \Vtl
THE OLD BREWERY,
for fOOor!.
.
Afl..... r (!OlIsulla
howll 1.0 ti lc l r ]lrt80lll'r",
lo� of life wh i c h flf'r:url'CfI was nlllil1lv clue to the
io n
me to !� nico !tOllS('. nnd my t'"oml'!\.lr,"' ... An
HENLE Y.
..
IlIlditioll to the Nl"vort stalNI: , . Hillce Ihf'
hen,\,y lisl.. l a k<;! \ hy t,lie \·(!.'I�el n.fiC!r beinf:f f't.Tl)Ck 10 l\l\ot.her. I had n. shn.I'Cl\.lld 1\ "i'l�sh. nnd rn. bi
e nclOi4!d . repo rt II'UIO tll"tlftr:d int'ormlltlolL ha"
DR�£RS. WlIIa: aad SPIR" I'IIERCKAIITS, and MINEIlAL WATER MAiIIUFACTURU5.
.
of ,,"-,mU
l'C'lI{lcring d i ffi ult. the l"IIHehing of the boald.
r'_ )1l w"'� or gTctll, help to 1IIl', IV! Ihe�' IW"('II N'C'(>l\'
cd of O\'('r 131.1 l\rliiC!Ullr,; '
who WNI'
Prl.. Uat.llln
Rr;uuiliD:5al Honlolll'. Ca,,"""'am.
Gcrml\n.
spoa.k
u.l1
could
1
hflof"l,
a
Um. ClOII6i!njnft
('aplllrNI in tlt l' hoo".\' light inll' HI ) OVf'mbQr hU!1
_.,ication. :
;;
••
WokfRfJhaw. elc.. eh:..
of FJl'ocakt'S, ooffee., fHld hwn st\.ndwiches.
ill."oC!ly�
n
!te:n:
y nddit.inn tD ih,) lillllfll'iu
:lOcI "'hi�
All Uti,;; ,VM provided ( rcc of rAAIK>lllilbll1nu!J of tIlts ('.()mmitif'e . ....· ho th"I'f'for'l
wa.'1 given eigars.
AN URGENT NEED,
flppenl f�r Lite nflmt'!'l ..,r r�h adopwno. 'I'hC'v
cbe.rFtc.
I UlIl.nkcd them fOl" th ir kindUf'fifi.
0 !'O WIth more CO,I\ Id c. n('�, �R tlto.'IC IHi&-ollrrl!
.1 We wcre the flrMl, EIlp;Ii�lIlle.n who 1111(1
crOFJaOd tltu.t ptil't or tho rront.iCl" since th(' wnl'. lonnpd pflrt of It til1'I'l1l"l1l "" hl II Will! romp/!.
MRS. 1.LOYD·GEOIWI' LEADS Till' WAY.
hy 1Ih(' Gl'nl'ral fnr thf' mnnner in
Illcnl('"d
W(l \vent on t.o anoi.her 1'1800, 31lrl Sl\.W n high whi , hOIl�h
hm,",'il�' 0 nt·
(tigni\n.ry, who sant. liS
1\ rcst3urn.nt., whcre '-I'C
·
M!"S. "Lloyd-Goorgc h!"!<l d d t.lte list or I1 lIumool' toclcbrnt.ed Ollr f!SCRpA. WC receivPd SQntl' books
(,1'11 Hm t:ounlt>r-nt l 11t:k � lit. It \Trry critical
Tel. 26•.
or rcpn'!;ellln1-i\'c women who h,L\'o appo:.�I!"!(1 to
and some ehooolflot& from I\n Enftli.!ib Ind"
and
Hwir follow ciLizens a.s followf::'I'I�' next
uf�ard8 rei.t-red for t.he night.
;. 'l'lte :l,'en.r JmB wilt jJl"olmbly be docisivo iu
th e story or the wur, and wo .en\;urtl to cull mOrn1TlR we roso at ACvcn. parlook nr -a. good
ROYAL BEB.KS HOIfOl1B.S,
hreakfMt.. wet'(} gi'Hln c.J.e,n.n &OCks. IIond tJ�n look
upon womnll to lend the WIIV in ,� rophern of
train
to
a
place
l'UaVIl(JRY.
Micro
ther('
WI\,15
a.
quarantine
Ilution(l.l ;;t'rvi� which is of Lho first. illlportan(.�
BAR TO MILITARY MEDAL.
After
-tbe practice and ten.cbnS of perf.lOllul ooooorny. camp. liere w� Ata.yed for SOU)C duy!>.
18 bott.e� tban GermUll)'.
"Needloss o..xllOndit.uro 011 o.rticles requiring all, any
�a) l'te. (1.ee.�I.) R. n. 1,\lDlOW
In I!�;s
(
It.
I,e
adtllg). (�.M. ,netted SQ... , 11, I!tI&.).
labour and !ua.turiul at I� tim() when both are cam)) o ul' ratlOns oonsutted or I·ho {ollol\·illg :-8
.
sCo'uce and all that f'A'l.1I ho Kptt.md lU'O ,.-unt«l for
c(){f"oo,
bacon: 10 11.111.,
Rom., nee, soup with
MILITARY MEDAL,
O ll is to ,;ac.rifice thO:'liT lives.
our fighl.i!.Jg"
bre&d flrnd bntt.e.r: 1 p.m., rro&h mea.t., 1)()I.a.toeA •
:.'OO1S6 L'orpota.l A.. 11. Rut.ler CNewbm'}).
to
womon
weU·to-do
to
l
ll-PI:lOO
earrteslly
•. We
boo
t.
root
,
and
sa.uOOj
6
p.m.,
(!(Jiroo. brcnd, bnl,ter,
240
feud tho W1\)". 'rho c.xumpfo or wany is oo\wl.6,.. a� ooitod rica. Wo al80 hlld ohocolak!, I\pplCMI.
acted by Bm O6lcnta.tious dlsplay of !l minorH;y. clgarett.e8, lob1!lOOO. nnd
SERBIAN DE CORATIONS,
provided ,,; III writ..
'I'his is e.s:lX'ci1�lJy true with regard to drees.
The fallowlnr;t: a.r� IOOI'IIrOn;; the c1fIcon.t.iontf, IIlld mtordat�
iD@: l>GpOr a.ndI oa.rds. There W0ro plent.y of books
.
""TO lHW(> writt�n in thc belief that 016 women
...l\.l"(\r!'Id .h)· t.bd A!Hod
l'(owM"lI lit v.no.... dJl,u t... th�
b read , and �e lnl.d ntu2!ie at. nights.
Everyollc nrlUSI I-'�
OXFORD.
y
and girls of Great Britain in grateful memor
fIX dlstirll(w.bed ierricca I'Uldered dW"iDII
of tho men who have Inid dO"\\'7l their ItveB in the )Vas trea.ted W1Lh respect and eirilit.v. which after the r::oun;e (If the ea.mrUsD:----- -----­
------ -----all CODDle fOT • lot�
left for Rot.
Wltr will I��bin from nil nnneeefiSllty pennnl"l

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S.
LUMINOUS HANDS AND FIGURE

Priee 50/-

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The Newest Corset

�,
(irtilitb
-

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Garments.

Llldies' and Children's
Millinery.

\\'11.\'1' IS IJo:.m FOU THEIr.

THRILLING EXPF.R.m�CF.S Q}' A BEIIKS

.

Infants' Outdoor

BERKS PRISOlllEll.S,

HOW I ESCAPED FROll GERXAlfY.

I!.HBARAI\'lTEED YJRgST WATCH
SERVICE WORK.

and Gowns.

' �====�������������====:::::::"'J
:;-"7:';R;;ea; d�in�g�'�s :-S�h�o �p�;p i�n �g� C�e�n�t�re�:-:-

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#'riti

Blouses.

Children's Frocks.

Lace Curtains rmd
Household Goods.

Style· Display-Now Proceeds.

The Windows

Costumes

Dress Goods Cor Spring
Wear.

McILROYS' Advance

Sand.

Haigh

New Style

Silk !lod Lisle H os iery.

Lemon,
Putty.

Cambric Underwear.

New Embroideries nnd
Embroidered Floon.
iugs.

tunities of purchasing the finest examples of the corn·

lie:

White Nainsook and

Ladies' Boots & Shoes.

r ight ly think,

w ho

Marioe,

Amet.byat,

,.&i!!!FP* AA}

IN TIllS GREAT DISPLAY

of ecor.omy, (00, this special event offers scores of oppor.

Periwinkle,

and illau ve,
Dreadnougbt,
Foch Blue,
Grey

importance of seeing and

the

important exposition, while for those

Stone ,

Jade,

"

AMONG THE MOST CHARMING NOVELTIES

wearing the new styles first will certainly not miss this

Egg Blue,

Copper and Oyster,

e

special Advance Display has been made.

Ladies who appreciate

THE NEW COLOURS and SHADES
WHICH ARE THE AUTHORITA­
TIVE TONES FOR •SPRING are:

sm art n ss.

No store has them
It is impossible to show ALL the Spring Fashions at present.
yet, but Mcllroys have received advance deliveries of so many Spring styles that a

Consequently the coniing Spring Fashions breathe a new note of
Freshness, not only comprising added and novel effects to the present
modes, but also including designs which are strikingly original' in
conception.

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hqlt ........... RU»

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who pn)'

ref�nd your

Reading

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just,

1

u:in::nLr�

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They have enjoyed popularily longer than
The pre,ent fashions have had a good time.
most styles ; they have been worn by nearly all ladies-so much so that they have lost

Styles which come like a

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UNION STREET,

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Turkl:l

COUNTY PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
"'TWIXT

VALE

AND

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1

SPiYLIS

Ock Street,
KBlftGDOft.

Boots �Chemists

Local

]2,

aUft I\sk

ers.

The G

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Tel, ss'

STREET,

GO ING, Oxon,
R

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H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS, Ltd.,

rejcclG(l.

'1'11."'

ALES.

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�' took

fori,IlIlAt.('ly WI' \\I(,rl'

The Grocers.

120 St. Aldates.

WINJlSOIL

- ��------

Boots �Chemist�

BRANCHES:

15 " 16 Thames Street,

he

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nnmhcred.

E. c. HUGHES,
ON

wAit OFnc£

LIST.

Builder, Contractor, Sanitary Eogloeer,
FerN.Contrete Specialist,

m

We a(iK)rwnros

oxpcnditllr"C. Md wil l set at'ti de tho money t.hus terdam, and e-ventU&lly rea.ohod dern.r old B1ightv,
/;;11'00 nnd invest it week by week iD National alter lmving endured the ba1'di;hip8 of Germ R,lI
.
prison me, and ma.k:ins I\. bold and suooeadul hid
'War Bonds."
A correspondent writos:-... '1'0 the tbiul..-ing for liberty."
woman such an l�ppeal is RCl.�rooly nl'e066ary, but.
[Tmo EHD,)
fll�! h01\' dillicn1t it is to touch the haedlB68 aDd
1914, lo Jnnuary,
unthinking. From August.
19J8, over n. thonsand millioll8 bt\8 been spent
on dTCrBS by wnnmn; 8urely. in our wa.rdT"Obei.l
Ame?'ieaa soldiers Md sailors proc-eeded to
thl're is �n(fJf'ient to ekn out tbe rernaindor of
Wostminfrt:oor AbbeJ. A.t to o'olook on 'l.'httrr;day.
IhiR ymr of de..'fpernt.e effort. It would mean 1l\89 • 8J'!d at 10.:10 depo8li;ed 1\ wrell.th OD the tomb of
11l�oles.... la.hour. lORS ton�, 8Omo IIOlf-denia.1 por· D10ke?"' February 7th beinc the birthday of the
Doyellst,
baps, but little re.nl hardship to ourselves.!'

Albion Works, Wokingham.

OF LINSEED

For all COUGHS, COLDS and CHEST AFP'ECTJ,0N8.

ROWELL

ROYAL BERKSBmE nEGIMENT.

DECORATIONS A"''l) M'lD.U.8 OO!O'KilREO
H,)I. Tilt: KINO 0 ... SBRBIA.

BL

1/11 and

218� botUe.

(B�LLEN, M,P.SJ. 3, Duke Street, ReacHnc.

BY

nuiT .. . ·rLT

11l'ld

lJeut.·CoI.

{t6mp. Lic:uil•. Col.)

Op.oaGE WI.LLIAII
RG&Jmellt. a�

PATR\CK I)AWH!oI, D.B.O., l1Dlal 8ebbirc:
Royal !"!ltug CoI'1lI.

OTHER REGIMENTS,

DECOB.A.T10NS

"--NO

&LL WHO

8o�&1

"'Wo

Tile tollowtn\l: D&IIa .-c inclulkd lu Ute !lU,
with tbl! ,. Lobdoa auette .. or J,'cbruar)' 4UI:- illtuud
BAR TO MILITARY CROIS.
I.i!Ui.enaat. O. 8. l'rUtdl. MO.
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BY ALL OIUlJlIaTlI-1H BO'l"l'Laa-1I3 .. . .
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M.EDAl.8 OONPEBBE
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CROSS OF KARAGEORGE, FIRST CLASS
ttr.U7 CarpI. OSCAR PlNTI GlOVA.MNI 'IORl
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Corpl. JACK SICUOLLS, Ma.ebine-(;uD. �

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ORDER OF THE WHITE EAGLE,
Fourth Cl... , wllh Sword•.

(i;,:!..:tet,.

ROWELL'S

BALSAM

it

,,�i� !fOf'!lorl,.

p�

91 l'eascod Street.

W9l1D!GHAM.

""'" I<XO\I �",

For Delicate Infants

were

1 Queen Street and

III10bf'cfl"('(1.

•'01'" AUend;I
1

COISH, Denla.I S.rceon. ']>Mne. Hudin, 772.
WI UI. 'I'l LI ' 1K'M'i'lIt_'l';O or parcels i\ctwally re­
.

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25 High St..
MHIDEIfHEHD.

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LOCAL BRANCHES:

b, F. J.

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B>skct\

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The Grocers,
90 !tortbb_k St.
IfE\VBURY. T<l.

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w('re

MAIDENHE1D.

Boots �Chemists

flr.tnchet" IV
•.-; l N Gb''O K t: and N.�WnURY•

in READlNG 1876

nnrl

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S1IYLIS

Ettab.

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BJiYLIS

1

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MR. P. COISH, 21. Station Road, READING.

.\t 1-10011:. MO/llI)AY. I· 'RIDA\, :m.-t S,\TUROAV. 10 :I.m. trU S pm ' or Ulcr b,.aPCJOl,nunetU ', a.nd &1

Branch:

HIGH

HENLEY

h

just

WEED ON Bros.,

Celebra ed
t

TEETH III
TEETH I !
TEETH!
DENTAL WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPT10N,
Tcnm Morltrnte.
Sat' faction Guar.mit.'td.
Personal Attention,

p;�r("lll�

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sitlllHioll.

FOREST."

BY

O'!'I{Rll, REO nt BNTS.

Si"

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guard