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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1916-03-30, Page 2304708„ ILLSSOR LletisION 1. April 2, 1v6. 1 aisaltuman agent la the eeetoration ot ale eight and In the gift a the Holy Spirit, Sigia-PhYsical sight. Be tilled with the Holy Ohosta-Thie Was to work the change in attune nature that eollid make lam a true follower of .-•stte and an able minister of the goes - ^1. le. As....ecalesie-Whether or not teral wales fell from Saul% eyee, the estoration of his sight was immedi- te, Witii baptized -The plain inference :aa immediate shr shr shrsbrshrsetis o that Annie.% even though he was. not one of the twelve, baptized Sael. 19, Received Meat -His apPetite re- turned and he received strength from the food taken. IV. Saul preaching Christ eve. 20411. Saul had -started for Damascus to per- eecute Christians, but no began with - Nit (.015y to ei evil the alessialisaip if JeSue. The people were amazed that attl, whom titey knew as an opposer 1 the new religion, should preach the eitit tliat once he tried to destroy. So ecceeefolle did he preach Jesus as ne Cart, that the Jewish leaders eased a storm ot opposition against dm and would have killed him, but LO escaped by being let down over the wall in a basket by night. He pretb- Mly spent three year in Arabia (Gal. a 18) before going up to Jerusalem. The disciples there were loath to re- eeive him as a disciple until Barnabae vouched for him. He thenteforward was accepted as an apostle of the Lord Jesus. . Questions, -Who was Saul? How dia ee persecute the disciples? Win> gave iim authority? How far was Dames - •us. Who stopped Saul on his journey? Vhat queetion was asked? What re- ly was . gilt. en ? Whae'was he told to at? How were those affected who Jour- teyed with him? What caueed Saul's Oldness? Who was Ananias? PRACTICAL SURVEY. Topic. -Conversion. • I. Submiesion to authority. I, Consecration to service. I. Submismon to authority. Saul act- ed upon his convictions. What be thought to be rigat he did swiftly and fearlessly. The great change that was brought about in his convictione came through a visicn a Jesus glorillea. Jesus saw Saul's journey, knew hit purpose and recognized bia eberacter. .1e knew he labored as an open, tic - eve, determined and cruel enemy to ds cause. He knew heaves a man et rong intellect, Strong impulses and leincibie .censelentiousllese• lle knew .0 bad the approbation or the ecclesi- atical authorities. He knew that Saul egarded him as a mere man, a bad nan unfaithful to his ancestral relig- on, said as an impostor pentencling to oe the Messiah. He knew that melt thinking caused Saul to believe it was his duty to persetute the followers of such a supposed, impostor and to ar- rest the progress of the new religion. Re knew the scrnpulous fidelity to the voice of conselence marked all his car- eer. Saul was moving with tho whole force of hie strong and ardent nature In active persecution when a voice ttom heaven told him that in thew: suffering Christians he was persecut- .ng the World's Redeemer,' Cbrist's nahoretyata direct Saul's course was uprethe. The repetition of Ms name embined sharp condemnation anti eeder pity. Saul was astonished at ;he magnitude cia his own sins end at the forbearanc0 and compassion of his -3aviour. A. clear knowledge was con- veyed to him. by his 'own sense of eight and hearing, that Jesus Christ oe Nazareth was risen, and glorified. His previous convictions were thus re- futed and the truth of the mission of Jesus was.thus proved. There was no mietake, no deception, no delusion. in a moment Saul owned his rightful Master. -He yielded the stronghold of ',is owe belief. Christ reveal - id changed a furious pereecuter .to a humble p.eniterit. That moment e* revelation marked the crisis in eturs life. It caused an entire change 'n his views of Christ, aa entire ihange in his life-verk. Christ became it once the supreme object of his wor- ship, hts love and hie zeal. Nothing out the most decisive evidence could have effeeted such a change in such a menat such a time. His understand- ing was convinced, his will subdued and his soul saved. Henceforth Jesus Christ was his Lord, his Guide, his teacher, his Master and his almigh.ty Saviour. Henceforth his life, body and eoui and AU his powers, his whole ca- pacity for doing and suffering were Christ's wholly. The days of darkness ,vcre days of wrestling prayer when the foundations of the new life were .aid deep. Self -surrender to Quist took the placo of consuming zeal for the law, II. Consecretion to service. Saul had to wait some time before his life sphere was pointed out to him. Blind- ness and fasting 'served to give the as.. tonished und humbled man an oppor- tunity for quietness that he might carry out to a conclusion the conflict which began on hearing the voice of him whom he had called the Nazarene impostor, Compunction for ingrati- tude, hostility and hatred found ei- elession in deep, earnest pleading, ac - eons of prayer. Transformation from an uncompromising antagonist into a levoted and powerful champion took lace. It gemmed perilaue to Ananias to visit it persecutor with the message of the gospel. He saw in. Saul only an enemy and persecutor. Jesus saw in him "a chosen vessel." He found him willing and ready upon correction to embrace and propagate the Christian religion, He saw in him the man for the thaw in which he lived. The 3phere of Saul's labors was to embrace all classes and tanks of men. The di- vine voice queried the hesitation of Ananias. The falling of the scales groin Saul's eyea was but it symbol of Ie spiritual enlightenment which An - unite WD.S permitted to bring to las be- elghted Soul. On the Sabbath day, in he synagogue, in the presence of all, eta inade public confusion of Jesus es the Messiah. non the fact that he nail personally teen his risen master, eaul rested las claim to the privilege .. of apostleship. The evidenee was con- •iitmea by illumine ana aecepted as conclusive by the church. Ins power- • ful preaching aroueed the animosity of the Jews. His airival at Serusalem created as Much (count among the Christians as it bad done at Damaseus. The affectionate Ilarnabas, the son of consolation, performed the office of friendebip lit his-lehalf and vomit - sated his sineerite, The old enmity and distrus.t were forgotten. T, It, A. Convers:on of Saule-Acts 9; COMMENTARY. --I. Saul, the per eeeutor (vs. 1, 2). 1. and Saul -- "But Saul " RN. The work of Me* Malin in sereading the gospel has just been cot•sidered, and now in con- trast to him Saul is introduced in Ins Mona to destroy the followers of 'Jesus. Saul, mentioned in Acts 7: 58 and 8; 1. is the Hebrew name of this persecutor aid. Paul the Roman name. He was of high Jewish birth it Roman eitizen, educated, and WaS zealous for the religion of his tette-re. Breathing out threatenings and slaughter -In his very soul lie hated the cause of Christ and was deter- mined to stamp out Christianity. His zeal was blind and wicked, and he considered that imprisonraent and death were the proper forms of Pun- ishment for those Who would follow Jesus. The high priest -The one in whom would reside the highest au- thority in religiou's matters. It MaY have been Citipluts, who wee high priest at the time of Christ's condem- nation, yet the date of Salths conver skin is not definitely known and hence we cannot determine *with vr- tainty who was the high priest. 2 Desired. Asked. Letters-Papen giving Saul authority to arrest. th. disciples of Jesus. Damaseus-The was an important city on the great route of commerce betweee Egyet and the rich regions of the westtrn Parts of Asia. It was a very ancient eity and was the capital of Syria in Old Testament times. It lies oue hun- dred and forty miles north of Jerus- alem. It is probable that many Christians who were driven from Jer- usalem by the persecutions that arose against the church, fled .hither. Syna• gogues-n-A certain amount of author ity was possessed by the synagogue, and the officials could hand over a Saul any Christians who might I. found that they -mightbe bound an; taken to Jerusalem for trial bef the Sanhedrin. Men or women Women had a large place in th• Christian community and Saul on sidered them as dangerous to the Jewish system as the men. Christ- , Imlay could never be stamped out, he reasoned, if women were spared hence his determination to arrest them also. 11. Saul under wave:aim (vs. e-9). n. A light from heaven -This Was a supernatural light. It was the radiance: of the divine glory that was seen at the transfiguration. The time wae neon (Acts p2: 6; 26:13), and the light as "above the brightness of tae sun," even In that land where the noonda:t sua shines with inteusity. .1. atilt a the earth -Overcome by this di- hi manifestation. Sattas compauions ale were overcome (Acts 26: 14). Ih are a voice -The others heard a vole', bat did not dietinguisit the words. Tie message was to Saute. hence it WEI: made clear to him. Saul, name is repeated for the sake of mak- • ing the message impreseive. This same repetition occurs in the other wicounte of Sauns conversion (Acts 22, 26). Why pereecutest thou Me -Smiles settled policy was to prosecute the follower of Jesus and he was then near Damas- cus to hunt them out and drag them away to Jerusalem. In putting the quaalon in this form 'Jesits showee Saulthat the injury done to his dis- ciples was done to himself. 5. 'Alta art thoueeLord-Saul l ensible of Mt. divine nature of the vision, and she we this by hie addrees.--Cara. Bib. lje dia not recognize aho the questioner was, but he addressed him as it -saver- _ loraeven as divine. I am :Tens wham thou persecutest-The glorious Being declared himself -to be Jesus, and the mane Jaaus had been fiercely hated by Saul. He 4dentifted himself well lis scattered and hunted followees. To. kick against the prieks-The figure is that ot an unruly ox being • urged for- ward by the goad, but resisting mai kicking back at it. The dame and the first part of the next verse are onatted from the. ReviSed Version, since niaey reanuscripbe do not have thein. 6. Trembling and astonished -At the -vision and at the words he heard. Lord -Saul now knew who had spoken to him and, he addressed him by his title. What wilt thou have, me to do --This was the honest, inquiry of the ccnvicted Saul, He wished to know the will of the Lord that he might do it. Go into the city -Of Damascus. ,it shall be told thee-Jestes had given Eaul a vision of himself and he would nave him Resisted hy one of those whom he• had intended to drag to pron. 7. Stooa speechless -They had mann from the ground, but had not recov- ered from their amazement. Marine, a eoice-They were not able to under. stand the Words, although the heard the sound of the voice. Seeing no Man -Saul alone had it view of jeFillA. R. SIM' no man -The vision had made Saul blind. Even when he opened his eyes, there was no sight.' Led him be the band -The coalition of Saul as Ile entered Hatnascue was very dif- ferent from that when he left Jeru- salem. Ile had lost his feroeite ant bad become it humble seeker after Jesus. 9. Three daya withoitt eight - The Lord evidently took away Severe physical sight that he might bo Ili .o consider his spiritual eonditicm nal get a view' of tho work of Chriet it, Man's redemption. Neltaer dal eat nen' drink -His chief concern was for his soul. When men are brought under deal' conviction, they think little of ' their physical needs. ' III. Saul, it changed man (vs. 10-19). 10. Ananiee-All we know of thin -man Is what is given in this account and in Acts 22.'12; 13. He lived in Dam - Mine and wag "a devout man aecord- ing to the law, having it good report of all the Jews which dwelt there." In it vision -The Lord had given Saul a ViSiOn to reveal to lam what he sbould do, and lie gave Ananias a vision to Make elear to him his duty toward Saul. 11, Street \Melt 15 celled Straight e -There le still it broad straight stacet two Miles long extending eaet -and • west through Dama.sens, which is pro- bably the 0110 bit which Saul spent three days in the house of ludas. Tar, cas-sauee native eitY, near , the • northeast extremity of the Mediter- ranean Sea, Behold, he Prleattli- A nutryellons thing bad taltee pittee. 12. 16, Ananiass wee elow to Vast) the ilia tuition and argued that he had heard tn. Saul's dispOsItion and purpose, but. the Lord made it plain that Sant would do a great work in Parrying the gospel to the Gentilfee. 11. Brener- Antiniae used an affee.tionate form of address, Hell eentille. The Chriet wha met Saul On the Way bad sent Ananias otimt01.1," TORONTO MARKETS. FARMERS' eLealleleT. Apries, bpl. . ,. 00 Eggs, new-luid, dozen .. 6 30 Butter, good to choice 0 32 chieltuts, lb. ,. 24 Poui, dressed, lb. .. 0 30 Duette, ...' 0 25 tit•ese, ... .. ..... 0 25' Turkeys, lb. ... 0 30 9,110A.TS-WHOLESAL1ii. Beet fureettuirtere, ewt. .. 3.9 50 no., hindquarters, ewt, 12 50 Do., choice skim ewt, .. 11 00 Do., common, cwt. .. 9 00 Beals, common, cwt. •• •• 8 00 Wale., common, cwt. 00 Do., prime ... 14 00 Shop hogs ... .. 13 50 Do.. heavy 11 00 Spring lambs ,.. . 19 50 Mutton, light ... 14 00 . SUGAR, MA,RKET, Sugars are quoted as follows: Lantic, granulated, 100 ...... $ 7 41 • Itedpath's, granulated, 100 lbs. ,... 741 St. Lawrence, granulated, 100 lbs. .. 7 41, Dominion, granulated, 100 lbs. .. .... 7 31. Acadia, granulated 100 lbs... 31 St. Lawrence, beaver, 100 lbs. .; ....7 30 ',antic. brilliant yellow, 100 lbs. 7 01 Blue Star, 100 lbs. .. ,, 7 30 Redpath, yellow. 100 lbs. .... 7 01 10-1b. bags, 10e over granuteted bags. 20-1b. bags, 150 over granulated bags. 2 and 5-1b. packages, 30c over granulated bags. 5 00 0 10 0 32 0 35 03? (1 23 027 02' 0 32 10 50 14 00 13 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 15 50 14 00 1200 21 00 10 00 LIVE "roelt. Trade was toady and prices.firm. Export 'cattle.- choice „ 8 00 8 23 Butcher cattle, choice ..., 7 135 7 90 do. do. medium .. 7 00 do, do, conanon., 75 Butcher cows. cholce 6 50 do. do, inedium 6 00 do. do. canners .... 3 50 do. hulls ... 4 50 reeding steers' 7 00 Stockers, choice 6 00 do. light- . ... OD Milkers. eliolce, eacit 60 00 Springers .- 60 00 Sheen, ewes • R 00 Bucks and culls „, ... 6 00 Lambs., .. 11 00 Hogs, fiat and watered .. 10 25 Calves ... ... 7 00 11 50 HIDES, SKINS, WOOL, ETC, BEEPHIDES.-City Butcher Hides green But 18 .1-2c lb. Country Hides, green 16 to 10 1-2c per lb., flat cured, 17 to 17 b 1 -2c. Part cured. 16 1-2 to 3.70 per l. CAL'ESKINS.-City skins green, flat. 18c 1.er lb. Country cured, 20 to 21e per Ib. Part cured, 1/1 to 19c per lb. Dea- cons or Bob Calf according to condition anti take off 1,10 to 31.50 each. • 1101tS.16IIIDES-City take off 35,00 to 35.50. Coutitry take off No. 1, 34.75 to 35:00. No. 2 33.70 to $4.50. SBEEPSKINS-Sheepskins 32.00 to 33.00. County Sheepskin 85c to 33.00. TALLOW -City twittered solid in bar- rels, Se. ...County stock, s310 in barrels. No. 1 7 1-2e, No. 2, 6 1-2 to 7. Cake No. 1, 8 to 8 1-4e No. 2, 7 to 7 1-2. IIORSE'llA1R,-Far1ner 3.'edlar Stock 37 to 40e per lb, WOOL --Washed fleece wool as to Qual- ity 45 to 47e per 10. Washed reieetiona, (burry, cotted, chaffy, rte.) 25 to 37c Unwashed fleece wool as to quality 31 to 3.5e. Northwestern unwashed necord- ing to quality 23 to 33c.-Hallant's Weekly Market Report, 00 7 00 7 00 6 00 4 60 7 25 7 25 700 6 50 100 00 100 00 9 50 8 00 . 13 25 SHORT ITEMS a,ctlaie On Mir front, once more con. centra,ting ite efforts on the area of our First infantry brigade. More than f4111 hundred shells fell in this section. OF THE NEWS A. few of the enemy's shells agala fell short and burst in his own trenelies. . . . . ENNAIY DUGOUTS DESTROYED. or DAY • tielOrunriusilitiesatuiUo luetratiu'atliircLoefsittlitirueifiirnrtuisult1 THE an our artillery and trench mortars combined in a heavy retallatibn. Our fire was direct principally against the enemy' front and conanunteating trenches and agaInst a atrorig point lu the German lines. The enemy's parapets were breached aud his trench es wrecked itt several places, quan- tities of woonwork ane timber belne • hurled high lute tile alr. Numerous in\ N IC. L . POR E D•• S.. ' dlltltitseereieCUredre strong pointIyutrbeavyhbwzetauda concrete machine gun emplacement in the vicinity was completely demolish- ed. Several (levees 'were destroyed, and at one point our Observers report- ed seeing a man rolled in his blanket blown up witia las dugout. After the bombardment the fire Of cur rine battalions and snipers was directed on the German parapets, and the enemy was seen to suffer •eeerelY in casualties. Throughout the night machine gun and rine grenade tire was maintained on these pints, effec- tively harassing the enemy's repairing rallies. On March 19 the German artillery bombarded the areae of tae.5tli Jamie try brigade. A large number of high explosive sbells pitched Item' someof our dug -outs and klOOk-hOlues, but effected very little ilaanage. Prompt retaliation by our artillerj ellence4 the enemy's bat tile aircraft; frequently appearea ever batteries. During the period March 15-22 hos- cur lines, A few bombs were dropped and on occasione smoke -balls were thrown down over verious points in our efences as a ,guiele, to German artillery. During the bombaranient on March 16 bestile aeroplanes were seen Over the German linos observing the fire of their guns. Several times the fire • of our antaalearaft gons forced the German planes ,to retire, mul our aviators were active in reconnnis- sane° and driving oft the enemy reachines. ENEMY SNIPERS AerrIvE. 4,00.1nr...111•,,M.MV,rmfflik Canadians Have Given $21. 238,256 to the Relief of Belgian Distress. Dutch IVIarine Ministry Sat. isfied. That the Tubantia Was Torpedoed. . OTHER MARKETS. WINNIPEG CRAIN OPTIONS, 'Wheat- Open, High. Low: Close. May ... ... 1. 081,4. '1 09 1 WA 1 0814 July . , 1 08% 1 091',. 1 98% 1 084 1 04 1 041.5. 1. 03,1c., 1 0341 Oats - May . 0 42 0 42 0 4E4 0 41n July 0 4174 0 421,i, 0 41..11 0 4171 Piax- May .... 1 93 1 95% 1 94 •1 941.1, July , 1 Mil 1 90 1 95 1 91% MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN MARKET. Minneapolis -Wheat- May, $1.105-8: July, 31.10 7-8 to 31.11: No. 1 hard. '31.15 5-8; No, 1 Northern, $1.11 1-8 to 31.13 58-: No. 2 do., 31.07 5-8 to 31.10 5-8. Corn - No. 3 yellow, 72 1-2 to 73 1-2e. Oats -No. 3 white, 39 3-4 to 40 1-4c Flour -Unchang- ed; shipments, 55,773 barrels. Bran -$18 to 3/8.50, DurATTH GRAIN MARKET. Duluth -Wheat -No. 1 hard, 31.12 3-8: No. 1 Northern. 31.09 7-8 to 31.12 3-8: No. 2, do. 31.05 3-3 to 3109 3-8, Linseed- Caah, '32.10 3-4 to 32.17 3-4; May and July. 3:'.15 3-4. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Cattle, receipts 16,000. Market firm. Native beef steers ... $7.'75 Stockers and feeders.. 6,00 Cows and heifers ... 4.25 Calves ... 8.00 Hogs -Receipts, 39,000. Market strong, Light ... ..',... 9.45 10.05 Mixed ... ... 9.60 10.00 Heavy ... . . 0.55 9.95 Rough ... ... 9.55 9.65 Piga ... 7.50 • 8.65 Bulk of sales .... . 9.75 9.95 Sheep-Iteceipte 9;000. ' Market firm, Wethers ... 8.60 9.35 Lambs, native ------9.85 11.75 • Ptc, John Saunders died of heart failure in Termite. Over 700 recruits were secered lit TerOUto last week.. Ccmmencement exercieds were held aa the now Cobourgleoppital on Satnr- day. • Commisstoner Richards, head of time Salvation Army in Canada, visited the two Soos. Joseph Rattenbure, a hotelkeeper well known throughout Western Ou- tario, died at Clinton. James Wickett, it prominent mer- chant in Port Hope, died suddenly in his store Saturday nigitt. A mountain in the Cascaderange has been named "Sir Robert" and a glacier -at its foot "Borden." Canadians have nontributel $2,238,- 256 in money and kind to relieve suf- ferers from the war in Belgium. Owing to the perils of navigation in the North Sea it big Dutch liner has been withdrawn from tho iserviee. • John Plook, of Chatham, a well- known marine contraetor in Western tbOniit:ten:lo, died suddenly at the dinner Mauls grants amounting to $40,000 to co:I:limn° Board of Control raiom- local battalion, batteries and other The Kingston tax rate for tithe year will be 2e mil1$ ,aii increase' of 2 mills, owing chiefly to grants for war • $10.05 8.15 9.00 10.50. • SOLDIER iN A WELL. London, Marelt 20.--A mystery has been di.r.ilosed by a little girl, who 'on peeling ijo11ll Into an 61,1, dry thirty -five-foot ed.!1 on the lettetheurne golf Units._ saw a slam r imprisoned there The soidier, en bg einrestated, eet11,1. walk. but mt.1.1 give 1,0 aceould of himself, not even his tame. Ile hail «bout a weelee growth t•f beard and wa.0%,1',.(3 With 1,,1e4. 11e moat have lived many Ilave en the water trickling down the side of his e141 . You naver can tell. Tito man who bete on it sure thing may have to borrow bruakfast money from the fel- 1,,w who took a chancy, BUFFALO LIVE STOCK. East Buffalo, Despatch -Cattle receipts 3,890 neat), active; prime steers $9,35 to $9.60;•shipping 38.40 to $9.25:' butchers $7.25 to 38.85; heifers 36.75 to $8,50; cows $4.00 to $7.50; bulls $5.00 to $5.75; stock heifers 35.75 to $6.00; stockers and feeders $6 to $7.2.5; fresh cows and springers active and strong., $50 to 3100. ' 'Wats, receipts 1.500 head; slow. $4 to 310.50. Hogs, receipts 14,000 head; slow heavy 310.25 to $10.35; mixed $10.25; yorkers 89.50 to $10.25; pigs 39 to $9.25; roughs $9.25 to $9.50; stags 36.50 to $7.75. Sheep and lambs. receipts 8.000 head; ac- tive: lambs $8 to SUM; yearlings $a50 to 810.50; wethers $9 to $9.50: eyes 34 to 38.75: sheep, tnixed, $8.75 to $9. T.1VERPOOL PRODUCE. Wheat, spot steady. No: 1 Alatnitotat-133; 66.• No. 2 hard yirtter ;410111-11s. 40. No. 2 hard winter choice -13s. 10. ' Corn, spet American mixed new -108, 50. - No, 1 durum -13s, 30. No. 1 hard Duluth -13s, 110. Northern Chicago -13s, 8d. No. 2 red western winter -11g, 86. . 5 lour, winter patents -46. 'Hops in London (Pacific Cob:80-15. 150, f5, 15. Pork, prime mess, western -125s. Hams, short cut, 14 to 10 )ba. -87s. Bacon, Cumberland eut. 26 to 30 lbs, - 82a, 6(1. Short ribs, 16 to -24 lbs. -71s. Clear bellies, 14 to 161bs.-89s: Long elear`middles, light, 28 to 34 lbs. -808. • Long clear middles, heavy. 35 to 40 lbs. -845. Short clear backs, 16 to 20 lbs. -80s. Shoulders, square, 11 to E3lbs.-7ns, Lard, prime -western, in tierces,. new - 671 -1, 66; old --68a, 60. American ref1ned-73s, 8d. Butter, finest gr. S. itt boxes -72s. Chem, Canttliam finest white, new - 1035. colored -104s. Australian in 'tom -Ion -50a 011. • YrurpentIhe, enirits-51s. Resin, common -205. Petroleum, refined -11. 1-40. Linseed 011 -Nominal. Coton Seed 011, hull refined, snot -372. liONT1110,AL LIVE STOCK, linemar steers, hest 38 to *8.35; goal $7.00t) 88; fair 37.23 to $7.75; medium 36.75 to 57; rough 3.6.25 to 30.50. Botelier bull% best 37 to 37.50; medium 36 to 86.75; runners $4,25 00 84.90. Butch- er mire best $7.00; :rend 30.50; -common 35.60 in p: canners 33.63 to $1,05. 11e - Colitis 762. Sheen 7to 8, and iambs $10 to 011 1-2. Receipts 40. Hogs, seleeta 310.89 to $1,145; roughs (thd mixed lots 310.05 to 310.55; 00000011 $8.90; rows 37.75 to $8. Ileeeints 1.000. Calera, milk fed, 0 to 10; grass fed 4 to 0. Iteeeittg 250. 40 FAVOFtABLE WIND ENDeo ripte. rrRrielcvs.e. Dsr. T. Stanuage Boyle, of Tii- ronto, is leaving Trinity College to become head of King's College, Wind- sor, N. S. George Flan, fifteen year.; of age, tiving uear Oriole, York nounty, was accidentally shot by his elder brother, and the result is in doubt. • Henry Blederbecit, said to be the host tii ecrvivor ot tbe Greely a bbs bome. 138 Palisade avenue, Jersey ty. tion of 1881-1884, died on Seamn,/ at Norway has made a demand on Ger- many for an •investleation of the sink- ing of tho Norwegian ships- Lindfield and Kannike, according; to Christiania despatcbes. Major A. 14. McCausland has been aPromted to ccmernand the 74th Bat- talion, succeeding LicutaCoa Win- deyer, who is remaining in Toronto on account of ill -health. The ice -breakers aro making good headway at Port Arthur, and itt is expected they will cat a channel to tbe cpen water of Lane. Superior by the end of the week, The Government has passel an order -in -Council prohibiting the export ot nickel to any but British countries. The order applies to nickel, -tided ore and nickel matte. Charles Rosenberg was sentenced on Saturday at Montreal to St, Vincent de Paul Penitentiary for seven years for stealing Bell Telephobe Company slot machines in that city. As a resalt of evidence given at the fire enquiry held last week at Galt by Provincial Fire Marshal E. W. Heaton. W. R. Shaw was taker into cuttody by Chief of Police Goeman on a charge of causing the fire at his poolroom. The Dutch Ministry of Marina says that an examination of a piece of • breeze metal found in b. lifeboat, of the Dutch Steamer Tubantia, recently sunk, induees the belief that it be- longed to the air chamber of a tor- pedo. , A North Bay woman by the name of Mrs. Emile Gaueath was found dead an bed at her bOardineehouse, the re- sult, the police believe, of an oe er- dose of wood alcohol. Whether self- administered or not the poliee. are un- able at preient to say. RUSS GAINING ttnionvine, 'Marcel 20.--A favorable w10,1 alone lirmight thla village from danger to safety yeeterdaY afternoon, when fire loathe out in the ntable of 'Milani ittel- Icin, Mr. arid Mrs. IlUdkin were away at the time, and a boy of ten saved three horees, two others being ttekerr hAT neighbors. The flames spread to a largo driving shod belonging to John Tauten of Toronto, whOse PronertY 19 ft totrd Io',:. The Ittalltirt ,ilwelting ;Wan ecereln A love ^ inateli demonstrated that inallY a mart has kindled the flamea of passion 'without tettitig tlie world on fire. _ HUN SHELLS POURED UPOR OUR SECTION Eye -Witness Tells of Fierce • Bombardment of Front Held by Canadians. ATSA.LONTKI, ALONG FRONT Heavy Pe r nch Mr Raid Huns Preparing Defence, ABOUT DV1NSK Great Offensive to Prepare for Summer Drive is Rout. ing Out the Germans. BIG ENEMY LOSSES Their Lines Have Not Been Weakened for Verdun Drive, is Claim. Petrograd, ,March 2a. -The Russian attacks are gaining in intensity all along the northern enc of the Dvinsk front. In the Jacobstadt sector the Germans yesterday took the offensive In the viciuity of the Mitau railwitY, but were repulsed by the Russian fire, Westward of Dvinslt the Itussiaa troops captured an eneray 'trench, taking some prisoners, laesperate figating continues in the region' north- west of Postavy and Lake Narocz. To- ngues official report says; 'Our capture of 18 „officers and 1,256 soldiers during the attack and taking of trenches reported in the Uncial communication of the 24th was thus reported la the 'German commuuication: 'From a small salient Enemy snipers were more active than nettal throughout the week, and there was some increase in the man- ber of grenades and mortar shells thrown at our trenches. Our snipers accounted for several of the enemy and cur grenadiers more than held trlitreei.r own in tha inter:Mange of gren- ades, the enemy 01111081 invariably being silenced by a greater weight of The shooting of our trench guns and mortars was accurate and effec- tive. In several placee the Germen works and wire were seriously dam- aged, and on more than one occasion there were indications that the enemy had suffered serious casualties as a result of this description of fire. One n-ortar shell exploded a gas cylinder in it German trench, causing a dense white smoke to hang over the locality for twelve minutes. In the space of several bright nights reconnaisance and pateol work wore carried out by our battal- ions with undiminished enterpriee. On ono occasion a small reconnoitring patrol under Lieut. Younger, of our 10th 'Western Canada Battalion, dis- oevered the presenee of two enetay parties betweefl our trenchee. Ree. Wining to oer treacle for 'reinforce- ments, Lieut. Younger quickly organ- ized and took out a larger patrol of fourteen men. Crawling 'forward to within forty .yards of the enemy our petrol opened fire. The Germans at elide retired, and following Mem up our patrol found aawounded German lying in a ditch . This men was taken prisoner anh carried back to our lints. GREAT WORK OnaTHE 13TH. Otta.wa,, March 26. -The following official communicate has been received from Sir Max Aitken, Canadian gen- eral representative in Preece: Canadian General Headquarters in leranc.e, March 26. -Between 1 o'clock and 6 on the afternoon of March 16 the enemy threw over twelve hundred shells into the sector of the defenees held by our first infantry brigade. About three-quarters of the shells v,,ere high explosives, mostly of large ealibre, and the remainder altrapnel. The intensity of the fire varied con- • siderably, but at times reached four • shells per minute. The reason for this • bombardment was not apparent, and remarkably little damage resulted. Theee times -during . the . afternoon our artillery retaliated. The first re- taliation resulted in drawing ate M- ere:Ise of fire Mut rhe German artil- lery. Subsequently combined shoots by our field batteries and heavy how- itzers were organized and proved ef- fective in Subduing the enemy'S fire. Two of the enemy s shells fell short and burst in our trenches', • Dh During the, boinbardinent Sniper Hanson, of the fInd Eastern 'Ontario battalion, shot it German officer who was engaged in observing the effect of • the hostile artillery fire front it sup- port trench Salton!, March Vreitelt aerial Sqtiatiron ti -day bombarded the Gentian 0001104 north 01 the flreelt border. lieevy lemma. was wrought by the latinbe drop. Jett by the aeroplane's. During titlarks 11 German and Preach Whiter betglit a duel five thotteand feet In the air. Both maeltines were et, damaged that the pilots. had to theieeud to earth. German and Bulgarian troopa art. ereet- ing heavy fortifications along the noti- on( zone and axe mounting large gime on the heighte 01 qvutept• and Struninitsa. LEADERS PLAN A VICTORY Allies' Conference Opens in Paris -Hereafter Single Policy Will Govern in All Lines of Contest. Paria Maven e.7, 12.15 p.m. -a -The con- ference of the Entente Alliesi-the most important since the outbreak of the war -began this morning in the great salou of • the Ministry of Foreign. Affairs, where many other historic meetings of diplomatists have taken place. No previous meeting there, however, has been of such grave import, or has been attended by such a representation of world figures, in war and diplomacy. The subject of the first sitting Is the military situatioa. That is all on our front southward of Lake Nar- tvhich may be said definitely, but it ocz we 'retired a few hundred Yards to- Is probable that General Joffre, Earl wards heights near the village of Blig- ICiLietterGeern,erTinecraulubStircaDdouttrgulaa,sazeinaeigr: al Caetelnau, and General Roves, the new Prench War Minister, addressed the conference. The entire company took lunch at the Ministry at noon. The afternoon semi= will be devotect to considera- e tion of the economic resources of thAllies. OFFICIAL VIEW OF MEETING. Paris, March. 27.- (Montreal Ga- zette), -A member of one of the Par- liamentary commissions-alich, ex- ercising parliamentary control by•fre- quent visits of supervision to the front, play an important part in the direction of the wae-explains the of- ficial view of the•Allied conference: "This week is perhaps the most im- portant in the history of Europe as marking. the inception of it homogen- eous program me of the F,ntente coali- tion. Henceforth, the Allies will have a single policy, not only •in military operations, but dipldmatically, politi- cally and economically; "No more auspicious moment could be chosen. As the Verdun failure de- notes the end of the German offenelve, and is the turning point of the war, so this conference is the real begin- ning of the Allies' united offensive, which, in closest collaboration . along lines laid down after mature consider- ation, will end only with Germany's downfall. In one phrase, it is the reaf- firmation of the pledge in the London Compact that the Allies will never lay clown•their arms until they lia.ve im- posed their peace Amon Germany," neiki in order to avoid the concentric fire or the enemy.' " FRONT LINE NOT REDUCED. 'While there have been rumors ever since the Austro -German drive was launched into Serbia -that the Ger- man command had withdrawn enorm- bus numbers or troops from the Rus- sian theatre the evidence does. not support them. Of the 1,750,000 Ger- mans on the eastern line at the end of September, when the Teutonic of- fensive came to dn end, it 15 prob- able about 50,000 men were called back into Germany tor recuperation and reorganization, of which in the neighborhood of 150,000 were sent on to the Danube. The remainder, in the first days -of December, began to move through Belgium and the Metz gate into Prance. The 500,000 men, however, were not takela from the trenches wbere contact with the Russins was main- tained. There is a stretch of front more than one hundred miles in length which, duritig the Austro -Ger- man advance, was coveeed by Prince Leopold's army and passed through Warsaw and by the extreme left of Field Marshal von Mackonsen's army group. nit stretches from the Styr River through the Pripet marshes al- most to the Lida-Baronovitch rail- way. Operations in the Pripet region, except for a form of guerrilla warfare and patrol skirmishes, have been im- possible- during the winter. Neither army has kept its lines at Lull strength and lu some parts they are more than twenty miles apart and separated by impassable swamps. "While out enear the German wire Lieut, MacFarlane and Sergeant Mac- Kay, of the 13th Battalion, Royal Highlanders, captured two Germans standing on their parapet and driving rivetting stakes. Our men opened fire at close tange and one of- the enemy pitched forward, wounded, In- to the trench. On another occasion Lieut Mac- Farlane and Lieut. Giveen and eleven grenadiers of our 13th Battalion at- tempted to demolish a fortified hedge neer the German trenches hy nieans of incendiary boinbs. Owing to the dampness of some straw with which the hedge was lined the operation was only partially successful. A large party' of the enemy who were at work behind tho hedge opened fire on our, patrol, but Lieutenants MacFarlane and Giveen succeeded in withdravting their men without casualta. A patrol of our 26th 'New Brutes - wick Battalion, under Lieuts. Sturdee and 'Fleming, was observed by the enemy when close to the German wire. A machine gun was turned on our men, who promptly scattered and took shelter in some shell holee until the firing ceased. They returned safe- ly to our lines. -. BOMBED HIS 0W14 WIRE. A patrol of our 19th Western On- tario Battalion, undlr Lieut. Hooper, penetrated for Some distanee into the enemy wire. German sentries In the trenches in frouteot them appeared to become suspicious and ,our patrol withdrew. Shortly afterwards the enemy eoinmenced to bomb his own wire and did so fer twenty minutes. Scouts of our second infantry bri- gade observed a large enemy work- ing peaty repairing wire In -front of the German trendies. Word WaS sent back and the workieg party was dis- persed by fire from our • Machine guns, Our scouts • sew an enemy casualty carried beak .over. the par- apet. Sergeant Crosbie, of Our 18th Ott-. tario Battalion' ,made a. reeonnaie-. Hance of enemy wire Menem. When twenty yards from the German para- pet lie was seen by the enemy sent- ries, who immediately opened fire on hint. Sergeant Crosbie was bit in the arm, but re turned to our lines. On the afternoon of March 17, a nresenntation of French detorations and medals reeently awarded to of- ficers and Mtn 61 the Cenadian forces was made by General Hely Doissel, eomrhaader of a French itriny NAV. The teremone took pittee at tine Cart - adieu cotes imadotatttere. A. French guard of honor, with band and eolor party was in attendance and it Can- adian guard of honor was furnished by the Second Canadian Mounted Rifles. A pathetic incident was the handing to Major-General Currie, P.11., of the Cross and the Legion of Honor, whieh had been awarded to the late Captain George T. Richard- son, of the Second, EnStern Ontario Battalion. The cross is being for - On the afternoon or March 18th the warded to (Wain 11.1ehardemee German artillery again became verY tives in Canada. Wellington -Mutuoll 1 Fire Ins. Co. vutougolo 1840, 1.104 Office, 0117.14110, ONT. I talten on all drapes Of Winne able prOperty on the 444 Or pVinliiiinV 110t4 SpIteM, GEO, FaimroT, 4011N D4.V4DSOIT Vresident SeOretarT RITiOHIII & COSENS, A9entet Winghinh Ont.! INCREASING- STRENGTH, On the northern front. from Vilna to Riga, instead of reducing their forces there is reason to say both the Russian and Gernitin commands have been increasing their strength as much as circumstances would permit. The activity on the south from the Styr to Bessarabia makes it certain there halt been no weakening of the line at that end. Any operations on an extensive scale, any intention to spread the ac- tive fighting over both the eastern and western fronts, must be done now. Gen, Kttropatkin, who early in the Winter succeeded to the com- mand of the northern Russian armies, decided to take advantage of Ger- man preoccupation in Prance, which would nrevent a further strengthen - Ing of the opposing front, and the favorable conditions prevailing now to lay the foundation for the acavil Summer campaign, which will begin when the ground 'milieus again. The last week's fighting has found the Germans true' ao their stategy- e strategy forced on them by the cir- cumstances of the war -which limits their offensive action to one theatre at a time. They njust hold one ad- versary at arm's length while they deliver their blows against the other. So from Riga to the LvInsk Lakes in the face' of furious Russian attacks; they have interposed only a stubboyn defence. Even countee-attacks have been infrequent the last week. The Russians have made gains at some points .amounting to between four and five miles, but except for the bridge- head positions at Jatobstadt, where they are holding to -the Dvina Alyea the Germans have undertaken no ser- ious efforts to reeover their losses. AIM OF OFFENSIVE. General Kuroptakin directed his most severe attacks at jacobstadt. around Lake Disana, immediately In front of Ilivinsk and at Lake Naroez. The greatest coneentra.tion of arta- l01:31 in the Instory • Ileuesian arms was provided for the 'Ne.rocz sector, and on Tuesday a bombardment was begun, which lasted an entire day. The lines in this vicinity -in faet, al- most from Vilieka to Dvinsk-run through it chain of lakes which are separated one from another by narrow necks of land varying in width front tine to seven miles. The lakes are con- nected, by shallow streams and across these stream the opposing armies have been facing. emelt Weer. The Russians sought to dear Narocv, and the intervening territory tb the north as far as the Penevisch railway. Com- sueeess wottld eliminate a bread curve in the German front, throw the Germans back against a chain of lakes thirty miles west beyond the Vlitia-tivinsk railway and put the Rus - Mans on higher and more solid ground on the litte Vidsy-Svenzany, The bombardment was followed IM - Mediately by an infantry assault in tome which penetrated two :meg of German works in the Mit dash. Succeeding assaults carried another line and put the western shores of Naroce in Mission hands. Ily Friday tile artillery was brought up to m,r Positions and was preparing for fur- ther attacks by the intantl•Y. trite differentia betweeo impulsive- ness arid eonservatism is that rouser- vatism, seldom has it headache not morning. .---aeeeeeaata1aftiii Aeltaimalegesiweeeles• 0 o GERMANS FEAR THE RUSSIANS Pudley Holmes pARRI4V2R, SOLICITOR, inv. Offleel Meyer Sleek, WinShani. R. Vaustone* ISARRISTER AND 1901.401TOR. Money. to loan, at iowast T401, WRIGHAM. Arthur J. Irwin D.13.8„ Debtor of Dental Surgery of the PeniI4 *Amis. College and lIcentiate ot Dental Surgery of Ontario, Mos In Macdonald Kuropatkin's Drive Caught Them Unaware, and They Are Removing Depots and Supply Stations. G. H. Ross D.D.S., L.D.8,f Itono' Graduate of the Royal College ot Dental Sur,geona of Ontario, Honor Graduate of University of Toren% Faculty of Dentistry, 04'floe Over. H, E, Nerd & Co.'s Store Petrograd, March 26. via London, March 27, -The sudden development of it Russian offensive on the Dvinsk front. which has taken the Germans by surprise, has, during the past week resulted in a considerable ad- vance bv the Russians over two of the inost important sectors -at Jacob- stadt, which protects the northern flank. and in the Narocz Lake region, which defends the southern Positions. At neither point, although theY bronght all available reserves' into ac- tion and contested the onslaughts step by step, were the Germans able to stay the Russian advance: Although from the official statements it might be in- ferred that fighting of equal import- ance Is extending over the whole area known as the northern front. stretch- ing from Riga to the lake district south of Dvinsk, the main Maslen effort is being made on the southern portion of this line. where the Rus- sians are proceeding towards avant- siany. If pushed to a successful con- clusion, this movement would result in •the capture of the important Vilna-Dvinsk railway line, which now serves the Germane operating et Dvinsk. According to reports from the front, the Germans, recognizing the praba- bility 01 such a disaster, already have removca their depots and supply sta- tion to a Doha west of Novo Aleitan- drovsk, and their activity in this reg - bon now consists chiefly in eonsteuct- Ina n line ot fortifications considerably in the rear of those they now occupy, to watch they may retreat in case of continued Misstep successes IL S. MAY BREAK WITH GERMANY Washington, March 27, -A -American offieials vieW the submarine situation as taking on aspects of much gravity. The possibility of breaking off dilate matic relations with Clereiany is again being discuesed as one of the eventual. idea which is expeeted to follow if it fs shown that the steamers SUHROX and Englishman were victiniS of submar- ines. - DR. HUGHES PRESIDENT. Terento, March 20, -Dr, Jae, li. Hughes W08 eleeted preahlent nI tho Ontario ..4e. mintion for the Promotion of Teelmic:d I.:duration at the meeting of that botlY on Saturday. 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