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... was held at Cardiff, yesterday, to consider the Government proposals for the oombing-out certain classes of workmen from the mines for military service. It was explained that the national conference of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain would decide ...
... DERBYSHIRE. COMBED OUT OF THE MINES. Military Representathe Challenges Right of Appeal. ...
... Committee, placed before the Prime Minister the result of the ba:lot just taken or. the question of supplying 50,000 from the mines for military service. The figures were as follows: For the comb-out Against the comb•out Majority against 29,570 The Prime ...
... pr iS lied and armed the infantry back in line with the ' grade 3, cx iery recruiting courts’ certifi- guns. He ral cates to mine work certificates granted with Lewis guns, and formed a line in front re by port labour cor nittees or the London of his battery ...
... operations on both banks of the Somme. In Argonne an enemy attack, started against our positions at Four Paris, following upon a mine explosion, failed under our curtain fire. On the right bank of the Meuse cur troons executed yesterday, at the close of the ...
... FOUR MINES IDLE. COMB-OUT BALLOT INCIDENT CREATES A DEADLOCK. A protracted agitation regarding the j exemption of Toni Williams, Hamburgh Colliery checkwelghman, prominent local miners’ leader, came to a head yesterday, when the four Manvers Mam mines ...
... “SLACKERS” THE MINES. The Monmouthshire Mining Tribunal yesterday “combed out’’ hundreds of young men who had gone to the mines since August last, their former occupations being painters, quarrymen, foundrymen, greengrocers, hauliers, and students. ...
... MORE MEN FROM MINES Those who Entered Since Aug. 1914 to be Called Up. have decided that it is necessary to release more men from the coal mines for service with the colours. After consultation with the Miners’ Federation it is proposed the first place ...
... The Mine as a Shelter. To tu* Editor Shbffiki.d Isdbpmbwt. - Sir,—“G. 11. R.” does not appear t« aware that the small »K he terms them, ban sent into the Army a larger percent** men than any other ela* (To i»t wit> and aeeording to the own leaden they ...
... ABSENTEEISM MINES A remarkable statement with regard to absenteeism in collieries was made at the Pontefract Tribunal’s sitting on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. Neal, manager of the Prince of Wales Colliery, was appealing for the exemption of a responsible ...
... obtained from those gone to the mines since August, 1914. tive Committeo to report to a furtb®* ence.” . ,•> It was also decided to “recommend make arrangements with the empl°lf which volunteers may be obtained 11 mines to fell timber, prepare it. and ...
... the comb-out. Down tools would only lead to disruption and anarchy, and he had the utmost contempt for those who entered the mines to escape military service. ...