Reading Observer. July, 1915.

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producwg
the •••t of
m""y of our
"" ohould n&l.jlnJly
the. country
pOl.ileJrul_
Those
in the t,ast were meltded to
deplore
~ey deemed to be the waate of time
to sJl1'rt by many 01 our )'nung people
must have fuU1" rea.h.aed by. now how UD<:&lled for
were t.b.err scathing comment.

The "orld

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maDy

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Monday,
~he

rho re~(In these arc
and aU are marked Wllh
maker" fromfdehvcrm g to

far aa G~ Btltain 111 concerned, 10 ..,ew of the
lact that the m'jQf1tr of oUf ..ns ... enlNlM ,n
& deaperate struggle to ~d&ftmd the old CODDtry
from poUlble mV&I1on by an UD'Dleftiful enemy,
such

drutlO t:Il.eMUr'ea

r.

A goo(l proportion of these were 6/11 bloUJe3 but we bought them. aU at a
cle&rmg pnoo and ofter our cu.atomen the actvantage
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Thursday, duly 15th.

Thf' heat seemll to be the greatest IDCODvtmence
,.xpenenoed by the Berks Yet>manry In Egyt>t.
Troope.t Arthur AndrewJ!, 3rd Troop, B Squadron,
tl"tlW _

We

al'8

getting It tembly hot naw,. a.nd h&ve

h ; to po.t.pone dnlJ. for tbe lut thrilo daY' Even
v-Iu n the wmd blowa It IS Just 111,6 Ill!' blowlOg out
of an oven
We come 10 about 8 a..m after exer
r ! ug our ho~, ba.ve breakfast, ~ b&ek to the
~Iahles and clean aKddles, afterward, atnp np:t
!it lnd eveD then we flW~
While on the line
!i~rri Ja4t Dlght I wa:!t blt~n by mosqUitoes agam
"fl ~ of the fellows wear nebs, put even then you
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lun qf sport. ag .... bre.th IS abort.
mmble age 18 rime.
hot ahd \>old, a.ge 111 weak and cold

Ywth lS wlidJ age IB tame
Thbs It will
c161&.rly seen tlur young ma.n

be

hood'8 leanlDg towardl IPOrt

nature

e.xuberant feehDga, wJuch are pent up m
house or workshop
a!<;lm, .",led,!ed BS .. sport for kings,
..",oroign!
expect. to ride to vu:: tol)"

In the trammg of oW' aol
~creatlon

I had & fine ttme nnd &lll gomg a.ga.m this
-tl d If poB!lbJe
I don't go In to'9m (Ca.Iro)
nth fo r we are a lway! glad to tum Tn on an
n
a.fter II. ",troll rouna the ~ squares
I \\ ltd hke a tune With our !8COnd regiment
r at. Churn or Norfolk, &ad I wtlh we could
h t~ 11, few Engbsh ~ld days here fol' a change
" bJre In the ban'ackl here abou$ 20 pnsoDen of
~ t1 U nationa.litles, mostly Genn&n.
Sometimes
1!J;. h, t ll! 110 degrees In the abade 1 IIlld m the 81.Dl
I IS
nbfOa.ra.blc..
I belLeve I h.8.ve lost poundJ
J l leI v
I hltd a new hone Jt;zst before we
lc I ~ )!lanrl, and h~ve to go mto die naiD.g t1cliool
t~ f ~ k hun m 110 bit
-He JI like rmpst horae.
';\h en he has his own way. bat N soOn .. you
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WASTE IN CAMPS.
[liE ELIMINATION Olt 'tHE

plays

ft,

pro

and paa:timea a.re

~1~';;t~~~.·(: t.he mlDd as

they kIck lip 5UCh .. row • gnuhlDg

In r teeth
We bad h€:.mog21 and Unna.toea t.hLS
In rn lllt:: and I nm &."i dry M a. bone and I broke '
.\ o:fil -good Job ,t's }>&y dar to-morrow
I
\\ III t .... the Zoo la.rt Monday, havmg Ho baH day

1,ehent.lally a lIBCOod

It affords an opportllluty of glvmg veot

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well
m aport LD Which he
htl eyes and mmd as

a:;~'l~~~::t;'t~Occas~
IODS call for
so that- every

ro

t.he
ad

OU~trip OppoalDg forcea

ImPW81VC movement
enD

1n

sport. and

tanght to work ~n
With the call of tbel bnun

th••lerta... 01 the ' bend.
W1D •

'Y[ay ...WwAtds IUcceas

the ba.ttlelleld .uch

llee.!fu1. &nd th.

and ~ ,p&it m the
bt lOT be'ler ilil. t.c:i
exi,~~.. _ , U>o bottIeIWd - ln ...,....

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ThIS day will find the Greater B&rga.ln Wmdow fUled ~th
BargalDs from the ,Soft FurnlshlDg Section All will be
prIced at 1/These wUlmclhde Pnn~d 1;'able CoTen, Embl'Ol.dered Craah CoveJ, Oddm&IlLA,
111 La.ce CurlaillB, Curtain et, Frill.1 Cv.shion8 21 1m lIqua.re GraM Mate a.nd

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Chair Ba.ck.,

Friday, dU,y

r16th.,~-----..,.-,

The CabInet SectIon ~ have POf!B6SSIOn of the G~e ..ter
Eargrun WlDdo"! for this day. and they have chosen to
show Bome ver,table Bargains In OccasIOnal. DIning
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Room and Arm ~haIre. at 5/-. 10/- and 20/- ea.ch.

Saturday, duly 17th.----.
for th18 da.y. and WIll mclude a collecI
bargams In Dresses, Costumes and
atllO/- each

& Ladies' Tailoring.
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::tn,ti:~tn:~w;:as

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In

quarterl
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v
t
In the me&ntlme • batlahon WlUI told off
• frbotal .t.ta<:k On Smdljlllham
there undor the I command of
Q M S I Mt"'1'caiher. the
tra.ct the cn~nv'lJ attentton,
t..hon Imd~r the command of
(;.'S:M·~~r;1it;,;~r:i~· ·~;;~t:::w,;;;.ij.~~~. 1 muns
ma.nder Sydney Oadel! was to
,.
of a pIontobn and ,
left flank, to crumple hIm up
delayed by unJorseel1 reason!, but ev',m"""
off 21uecesSfuI11' ftDd the flanlung party ..t'bj,'al!~~;d
t.qe1Jlselve& thlrtll yardl! Jo rear of the enemy
oat beiDg perceived, a.nd a 81D1ultaneous ~e
front a.nd rear c;nptured th. fQeDly~Col K~n
And hi,a p&rty) &11(1 secured the brJdgea
,kII the force. Ith.n met .t Loddon Bndge and
marclled back to! Readmg together, after & mOllt
enJoy&ble afremoon's oper&iJOns
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As this is only ha.lf day the value offered is particul&rly
gre"t The Greater Barg..,n WIndOW will show 300
Blouses of va.riOUS styles, aJl at 2/· each

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Youth
Youth
Youth

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STILL VERY HOT.

In a numbeJ of
the Greater Barg8J.II

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Wednesday, duly 14th.

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THE BERKS YEOMANRY.

N~non8,

These are Dl1 40 tnches WIde and maa~ of them ",ere ori«in&ll,. !B&l'ked at

tlY'

full of pleasure age III full of care,
like
morn, age like wmkr
weather,
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Youth like ~mer brave, age like wmter bare ,

!fence this bargam

PrI~~ed

try B honour and fight for thOM tb:ey love
The
devotee of cncket l&1d Slide hia llannela and boldly
.tepped forwanr to aerve h1& Ma.Jeaty, tbe lootban
player di,.ested himself of Jersey and .knu:ke.l'I for
a. uqllonD of kpaki, and tho ardent foUower of goll
and other companlunB of diven paatime. cheerfully
left tJl81r ga.m~ ..hen they B&W their lel'VlceJ could
be of greater ~Ie to theU' coUntry "than engaged
m thelr fa.vourte sports

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2,

they were mOOe for the Chicago Towel Co
The difficulties of tramport prevenLed the

750 yarde of
French
glonous, deSIgns1 'W;I1l be put
, Wmdowat 2 /6 p r y&rd.

men, which mUlto ever ltand out u .. glonous ex
ample 01 patnotwh of the young men of to-ii ..y
l!.vCIJ')" el... of profCUlon Dr l&bour wu prDJDptly represented among th... who volunte.red No ~0CI.1
standing was ~cogn.1!ed
They .11 ranked lUI men
reiMly WIth bu~ one thought, to uphold the coun

Yoo~

Show _

Tuesctay, duly 13th.,---+---.

violence ItS ha.~re been eo bit-terty oamed out elac"here.
Th. Il0p0rtsmOll 01 the notion ...lien tII.y heard
tbe call for .0IuD~l'I. iDfmedlr.t.ely 'l'nt -Mide 1M..
sports' reqUUlIea for the -gun ODd nord.
ThO... PI. AL.D ••.IJ'
W8I!I mdeed .. Inohl. recpoue to the requeaLo fCle

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of

All clasea Of ~ort«m:en he!OlcrJ.l~ offered... them
..I... lor KID~ and oountQ:. and to-dar ... onoo
UPhOl~tbe 1JlagD~cent. 'Pl.(lt of Bell
,.=hlch haa alwaYl been &UOCJ.t.d ....fth the
Great. Bntatn
1: Jiey could not !ail to
~'g/lij,", the
ilie. they 1W~. lI\ilking
Fro..
aod peaceful' a~OIpbe.re of the .po~
....rhl.ed gallau toJ the dangelll ind
b ....l.biIP· 01 ~e tiattlefi.ld
marly familiar ftlr'lm m the world ...1
putlmes have f-.lien beneath the ha.nd of the
e.nem,., lOme, It. lS regrettable to iearn.. oecnuee
I thetl' lopponenta fad to "' pl'y the game aa spor!.6
Dlen "
I b... popular 8~..... w.1l he oorely
wb en the 00111 .colQe mvehmg home agaUl
LETTERS FROM THE BtRKil- mlueld
bbt Ih. m,mofY of th... &clU...menta. ODd the
know~edge tha.i they died for the land which gave
DODGING THE SNIPERS.
thern lbU'th WIV ever rem.&lJl green f the hea.rt.& of
I all IlportMmen;Jlpecla.lly 8..8 they volunteered
A rea.h5 b c: lmprMSlOD at life 1D the treDch$l I:JI the OOllDtrY'1 .,..... rmgmi }";lth the cry for men
to dOlend ,h. Imo.... of O~t Britain lrom tho..
:onve~ ed b\ a. let.ter wntt.eD home by Plinte
Be~ih l dgc of the 14th BaLt Iloyal Berka Bell' wbo Iwould do~btlell.' destroy the bea.Utl8S of our
on J une 10ib He sa.y. I
hom~l.and aod tthl~a1r maltreat our aged parent.
".t preseot. we are a.t a. pla.ce n8&Z' Hill ",
.. bero no oue can move .. limb Afely by day ~
attacl""'l"i to ~ 11 very keen among our
not. often by mght I t lS not very plea.s1lo1lt., ... we
laddi..
Anlld all theIr to,l
( ......1 fjct. only one. drop of tea for the dar by t..
t.be dNlgen Wlth 'Wblch they are
fa.UbUe Pilrly of su: men fetclung It. &t. one oclock
do not. allow their sportmg lD
In l.h.c I 01 nlng
toeo we ha.ve to ma.lr.e do-till one
o etOlI.: nel l. IUO rtllDg
Our meal con81sLs of e. tin
damped 1 We Jea.m that, ",ben
01 bLilly b ISCU It.s and lam sometimes
I am !lUTe
ocour, In IIplUl of eves:ything
Lb~lpspoo."tc
at. css
home
cannot.
underst.and
for f"endly foothall and
I!-h
and cnd
dut,les
w& ha.le
to do the
Onlyh~
last ~::~tl::':~~t.
week ViC hll\ our fo ur days. r eat which WiLS verI
are entered lOto With the
ml.K'h nee1eu bcmg the tu,t l'tIt I.IDCe IIlD(hng,
IS hard to ...h .. h.re .t
a.'ter eudles., ""orlt of treDahlDg bear the finng ILDa,
K."~,, ..
lada- enter mto IUCP glLmeB while
undbJ"' Illh n'" biUTlcade bwldlDC"", et.c
a.fter
• .b ell ~e !ako'" oU'C t:tirn of sentry for Uto luglit
a.re oonltonted \J1tdl dea.u.. dealmg m
J :>'H nn.t. '1fM 'Wcaryulg to onela eyfoS till you .t.J=~ellt.e. 'e&rcely knowmg .(rom pne moment
e~ ac..."'tlbtomed. tQ the dackneu
For two botll'1l
may be engaged In deadl) con
IOU have to look Without II. move of t.Ile eyes off
It tends to convey to
II & !>jlO' chose n then comes the relief! then for
"0 hour.,;. Wi t h the working
party ill martung
\mb&dd,od the love of KpOrt. m t.he
t (ln C5 Aftcr bt'e.a.kra.s~ we t urn 10 f()r a. few hou rs
youth and how thoroughly he
~ le r
We lUSt. ret dow n to It mC6 and comfoTt.31 / & ilport.iman
It lB typical
;It!
v;h.oll'
Fritz' 6Larb s.endlllg out
httle
\\.J~
Tbe')! 'lli'8 Get out of our dus--outa .and
~e Unlt.e"d ~mgdom thr.t. they WIll
• 1 IJ 0 Ull the cntmy hal! dODe enough dunage
nerve trying telt. With grIm set feu
OUI
barbed w ire which.:means more work at.
perh.pa QuIy a few mtnute. pre
11 "hI
It s a.1I l""ery Dice In the r815ern. treDCbee wh.eb
were mdulgm,g Ul a. plealllDg form of
lire · hellcd c~erJ" day regularl" but the {ll'Inl: line
~ nca rl., as bad
l'ho,. sheU the front line only
t,llere may be an mChD&tlOD at tLmea for
('I('ca~ IIJDs.l!y but. when bhoy do It. IS heU upon
Whcn you move pop g'0CI a nfie (rom
can h
to dwell Itoo deeply on the antettled
IV ruddr.n sruper, a.od you hP'e to be quick t-o dod!:e
el:Jl!knce at the present moment,
hl,<. bulle t. or yo u oount. for ODe more on toe Roll
at ij :).Qour
how much harder and more da.n
\c are weU ofI' for tobacco aoo <:Iga.rettes
of tohoee who bave gone to
aDd ~hotl lrl like 1'flry m\l()b to be aJ,lo to :.lend !I.
ba.,e given proof tha.t they
f........ ~ lI.m p!eI; fo the Berb Yeome.n out UI F.n:pt,
b&.ckbone
The Cb.lVairou8
1: IL L111 orLu nalcly we are miles &'91&1
We 11 ...e
not been In any big engagemonts, hut De&r enough
r4&intaoined by them mUBt also be uph.ld by
\1) heILr and Hell thIngs for ollJ'tielve&
BOlDg Dea"
of the n.oble tnit.. of the .,PeOple of
h~ mo~t Il,thanced hn e we have Dothln( 'tt. preeent
t
In l'lute of everytb10g
The fine
tll "0 but Lo bold the line till our mcn adnnce
by our comrade 1D anna should help
QM n<l r l ... f, and rlght.--thcn for bu&ne&s
We .hall
It Inc people see wbat and where we &re '
the1ga.zg,e,u more pmlcularlv 10 when
~y of them ha.ve already .uffered,
pr"a.Llono they hue had to endure, the many
HISSING IN THE TRENCHES
they milke, and the awful stram upon
and mlDd [when lR the fightmg hne
Pte II G Whit;,head. lot Bott.alion Royal
UA !eEl to lt, then, when our bol8 do retum,
r. . .rk" Rc,(: lment WTltlDg to his: mother on July
further ca'9Jnin~ at le~tlmate llport
?no " tH s
We had a narrow escape the other
sport 1D peace times 18 Dot con
ri .. ,
We were holdmg the tirst line about 50
hu alway, played J: pl'c:fmment
'?rd , or less fro m the Germans when they blew up
of ilill n~tlon
wpen Grea.t;.
a m ne Just in front of us
It waa meant for our
I lao ()('In but thev had not dug It UDder far enou$h,
h,mg under the glQflou. 8ag
J we got away by being bune.d LDltead of bemg
everyono t-o ae6 there IS
MI'l'!Jl up lD the alt:
If th& miiic, had been
and b ....llhr apori
The
&n ,.er live yards we should han been llJDoog the
p!i.rilCIJlar\r to tho
&ngels nllW
It IS not & ve~ pleuaot feebng to
been 80 often ex
haff' lhl5" sort of tbmg so dose
Where we are
110'11 WtI a.rc b~vmg aome good lpOrt--shootmg at
need be said as to
f&ch other and hISSing at ODe another
Then we
mu.t be put lorward In the neAr
I ut a. ra.ptd fire lOto the German8 Would you
every facahty In tbe way 'Of our
! >elJeve It they Mouted ont that they hew tha.t
Ihe. bad Lhe Bub m front of them and that we l:,:I:~p::~.I~.t~'~~:; m sport of a cllhra.ct:er
mi.erestmg La each youngster
.. ere gomg to get relieved I I C311 tell you the1j Jl
never be fOfgott.en _
~o Imow our reguneDt., &t a co.t too '
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Sperual WindoW'

Crash Roller Towels.
Special Pnce. 1/- each

01 Ilpoit to-do)' IS comparatively ailent

who would mete out to

Bust

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BERKS ,NtTIONAL RESERVEr
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Comp• ..,., &lid
were B U)mrny
lobe ofti.cera 0 the

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Two Companle. of the Berks NatIonal Reserve

th~ reglIl~nt

A T'Cry lnt.eruhng cmcket m atch wu played between A Company and D Gompa.ny , D Company
wlnEIJng b.r 47 run ll
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CHURCH LADS' BRIGADE.
LORD GRENr~lJL'S APPEAL.

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The Church Lads Brigade hu, through Ita
Governor and Commandant, Field M&rah~ Lord
Gr(lDfell been mJlog R.Jl appeal for funda for
part It 11 taking In
for the
for home defence

will be quoted.

READING

ADDRESSED BY THE MAYOR

The prizes '\I:ero
(uow 8> Battalion uf the 1/4th Royal B~rks Reg1
r eg1mcmt
,
) h
d
th
h
In an tnt.er~moany foot.ball competttion C Cbm~ ment w 0 ~ oncampe on. e I! out coiUSt, were
paDY beat ~ Company 31 In the first ~ourid B VISited by t'ho lofaYorJ ' of Reading, Mr L G
Company bell.t D Com pany 3-0 In the lecond Tound
and In thc final B Company boat C Compa ny 3-1
The B C.pij.ny DOW holds t he champlOnslllp of

rE$

part of July
August

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