HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-04-19, Page 2peer will forte a greater Or less part
of the wort until the end of time.
Rem did not in Ude remarie aleCOate
ago in any sense charity toward the
needy. 'the Lord hae epeeial regard
for the poor and places the duty of
• helping them upon thoe0 wile are able.
• ale, ye aave not alwaye-Hle deat1.
was hut a few days off, and Within
forty-eight days he was to Mend to
hie Father. Mary had iruproved her
opportunity, and there was no ground
for
Judas' complaint. Metthew's Verde
ere expreesive, "She has wrought a
good worn upon me" (26: 10), and
Mark's are wonderful, "She bath done
what she could" (14: 8). This is a
remarltable tribute to be Paid by any
one. There are too many who content
themselves with doing practically
nothing for the Lord. Tbey Una they
ean do little, and do not put forth an
effort to do their best.
IVe Interest in rewires (vs. 9.11).
9, Much people --"Tee common peo-
Ple."-It. V. They came -The works
wrought by Jesus had made a pro-
found impression Upon the COMM=
People, and many were ready to be-
lieve in Wm, They came to him be-
came or their high regardfor Mut,
and not ivholly out of curiosity. But
that they might see Lazarus also -An
additional reason et by they came was
to see the man whom Jesus had raised
from the dead a few months before
this, 10. The chief priests -While the
common people were eager to see jesuz
and Lazarus, the high officials of the
fews desired to tut Mein both to
death. They would accomplish the
death of Jeeus to save the Jewish sys-
tem from crumbling to pieces, for they
reasoned that if this new leader
should be slain, bis teachings would
find no followers. They wished to put
Lazarus to death to prevenethe people
from believing in him who had raised
him from the dead. 11. ley reason of
him -Lazarus, alive from the dead,
was a powerful testimony to the Mes-
elahship of Jesus, and this testimony
could not be ignored or refuted.
Questions. -Name some ot the par-
ables spoken by our Lord after Laza-
rus was raised from the dead. 'What
aid thefeast of the Passover com•
memorate? Where is Bethany? What
took place at the feast in Simon's
house? On what ground was Mare's
act criticised? How did Jesus regard
her act? Why did many Jews come
to the place where Jesus was? What
did the chief priests consult to do?
Why were they disposed to put Laza-
rus to death?
• PRACTICAL, SURVEY.
Topic. -Love Vindicated.
I. By an• everlasting memorial,
II. By an exposure ot hypocrisy.
1. By an everlasting memorial. The
miracle of Bethany has- stirred Jeru-
salem. The restoration to life of Laz-
arus was Christ's immediate and unde-
niable work. He was a living monu-
ment of a most benevolent and divine
power, the power of Jesus of Nazar-
eth. Attention was fixed upon him
because of what Jesus had done for
him. In connection with Jesus, Laza-
rus had become intolerable. The de-
termination to murder Jesus led to the ago. • Their victory at this point was
Lesson IV. April, 22, 1917.
Jesus Anointed ut liethanyee•Jolin
la: 1-11.
Comraentary.-L elaryes expression
of devotion (vs. 1-3.1. 1. Six ;lays be-
fore the passover-it le probable that
Jeees and bis disciples touched
Bethany on Friday evening, The Pass-
over commemoratethe departure of
the Israelites from Egypt, the place
of their enslavement, ana the nation
WAS commanded to 'observe the feast
of tbe Passover vier by year. All the
Males of Israel were expected to be
preaent at Jerusalem On this occiteloal
any many women came of choice to
tile feast, hence great crowds of visit.
ors were preseut in the city at the
time of the feast. Bethany -This vil-
lage was situated on the eastern slope
of the Mount of Olives, about two miles
east of Jerusalem. Where Lazarus
was -The account of the raising a
Lazarus from the dead is given in
John 11: 1-46, It had been one or two
'months since Jesus performed this
miracle when he came to the place
again. 2. There they made him a
supper -From Matt. 26: 6 and Mark
14: 3 we learn that the feast was
given in the home of "Simon the
leper." It is reasonable to suppose
that Jesus had healed him of hia
leprosy; however, the name still eluug
to hitu. Attempts have been made to
trace some sort of Mesita) between
Lazarus and his sisters and Simon,
but there le no definite basis for the
opinions that have . been expressed.
The fact that "Martha served" shows
a friendly relation between the two
families. Jesus bad often been in the
home of Martha, Mary and Lazurus,
Lazarus is mentioned because of the,
great interest centeriug in him on •
account of his having been raised from
the dead. Sat at the table -The man-
• ner of sitting at the table at meals
there was very different from our
customs. There were low conches
upon which persons reclined with their
heads toward the table. 3. Mary -The
sister ut Lazarus. Her devotion to
Jesus was great (Luke, 10: 39, 42. A
Pound -An' amount equal to about
twelve ounces. Ointment of spikenard
-This was a fragrant and costly per-
fume procured from the spikenard
,plant that grows in India, Very
costly -1n Mark 14: 5 and in v. 5 its
value is given. It is about one-third
as costly as the attar of roses.
Anointed the feet of Jesus -Matthew
and Mark speak ot Mary's enointing
of Jesus's head, but do not mention
the anointing of his feet. She anointed
both his head and his feet, thus
showing the highest devotion to him.
This rare devotion was emphasized by
her wiping his feet with her hair. The
Orieutal custom of reclining at meals
with the head toward the table gave
free access to the feet, which were
bare, as the sandals were left outside
Lhe house. House was filled with the
odor -The ointment was contained in
Vessel made of alabaster, a semi-
transparent stone, found in abundance
in parts of Egypt. She broke the box,
and as the ointment was poured forth
Its fragrance filled the place where
the feast 'was held. The fragrance of
that act of devotion was not confined
to that house in Bethany. It has gone
for beyond those walls and it still
being wafted through the preaching of
the gospel, to all the world.
II. Her act criticised ..f.vs. 4-6,t 4.
Dna of his disciples -Judas Iscariot
was the epokesman, and was, in real-
ity, the one most responsible for the
erlUcism, yet some of the aisciples
(Mark 14: 4) "had indignation" (elate
26: 8.) Which should betray
litni-
l3freetIy after this feast Judas began
to bargain with the chief priests
with regard to betraying Jesus. 5.
Wry -Judas could see no virtue or
merit in Mary's act of devotion. His
spiritual vision was clouded with avar-
ice. He represents a ,great multitude
to -day who can see only loss and fol-
ly in making sacrifice of time and
money to carry the gospel to the de-
graded in every land. They examine
every act from the spiritual values. In
Judas' estimation. Mary's use of the
costly ointment was merely wasteful.
Three hundred pence -Three hundred
deuaril would constitute the ordinary
wages for three hundred nays' work,
or almost a year. The denarius was a
Roman silver coin equivalent to about
fifteen cents. In purcbasing power tae
three hundred pence would be equal to
that of three hundred dollars at the
present tittle. Given- to the poor -To
give to the poor: is A worthy act, but
Judas was trying to mask -hie greed
with a suggestion or benevolence. He
would have been glad of the privilege
af handling the -value of the ointment.
6. Not that he cared for tne poor -Ju-
das knew how Jesus regarded the poor
and would relieve then), and hypocriti-
cally expressed his interest in them,
but this verse tears -off the mask and
shows him in his selfishness. He was a
thief -We may suppose that it was be-
cause of his busineas turn of mind
• that Judas was appointed to have
charge of the money of this devoted
company. His greed ot tne better of
him, and John does not hesitate to
brand him as a thief. Had the bag -
He was the treasurer, The margin of
the Revised Version has "box" instead
ot "bag." Bare What we pa therein
-"Took away what was put therein."
R. V. It is remarkable that two such
characters as Mary and Judas shiand
be connected with the anointing of
Jesus for his burial. Mary's devotion
to the Master led her to believe that
no sacriftee Was too great for her to
make for him. The avarice of Judas
led him to think that nothing was too
satred for hint to violate, if only Ite
could get peesonal gain. His cauree
Was a propheey et hal act of betraying
Christ for money. Only a nasely self-
ish Rad wieked person could look upen
Mary's sacrifice with °leaver. Judas
may have fancied that it wats his ste
eerier financial insiglit that called her
leacritiee a mere waste, but it wita his
greed that prontpted his criticism.
ITL Jesus' approval of her net (vs, 7,
en 7. Let her alone -Jesus Weld not
have her deed crititisetle 110 came
10 her defence against those who were
disposed to find fault with her, ana
he gave his approval to her act for
all thee. Against the day of my bury-
ing -Yeses knew what Mary did not,
that Ms death was close at hand. Ile
regarded her aet as an anointing for
burial. Some think she had an im-
pression that this Was her last tipper-
tuhity to thow her devotion for him.
8. Por the poor always ye have with
you -"Here was no *waste at all, no
HAMMERING AT St QUENTIN1
BRITISH AND FRENCH 130111
Heavy eattle-s lavolving the Bity'e. Fate Are
Raging On Both Sides,
Desperate German. Counter. on 6 -Mile Front
Was
Beaten Bach.
London, April 15,-Moraentotts bat -
Den involving the fall of St, iattentin,
are now being eougat by the British
and French ou two sides of the eity.
British troops ere within .a few
hundred yards of the town of St.
Quentin, During Saturday Field Mar-
shal Haig's men fought their way
south and east of Fayet, one' mile
northwest of St. Quentin. The village
of Gricourt, one mile north of Payee equaled importance of the event,
was carried at the point of the bayo• winch cauees the most pacific dome-
NIVELLE'S ORDERS.
Paris, April 15. -The Minister of
War, M. Painleve, has sent the fon
lowing order to General alivelle, com•
Inander4n-chier of the Preuch
front:
"In the name of the Government I
beg you to communicate by general
army order to your troops the entry of
the United States on the side of the Al-
lies, Have the goodness on this occa-
sion to point out to them the un -
,net, The Germans resisted stubborn-
ly, ana suffered many killed. and
upended, in additioa to the 10E4 of
more than 400 prisoners.
A heavy attack Sunaay morning by
etrong German -forces on a six -wino
front on Dote sides of the Bapaume-•
Cambria road was a 'failure. The Ger.
mans gained a foothold at only me
Point. at Lagnieourt, anti were driven
out there, with heavy lows, by a
counter-attack. laitteen hundred Ger-
man dead wen left in front of the.
British positions. Three hundred pre
Boners were also taken.
The Frenea ;lose by the British, hut
cat the 'math'are hammering their
way forward ley means of their heavy
gurn.
It. T. Smile staff correspondent of
• the Associted Press. with the 'British
Armies, unites •under Sunday's date:*
Fighting like mon with their backs to
the wall, the Germans are making
aesperate resistance to the Bralsh ad-
\ ance, especially along the Hinden-
burg line from Qersane to St. Quentin.
this Mee has beea definitely Israeli
between Queant and Arras. consre
quentiy the Germans are attempting to
'oold from (Meant southward.
Realizing that the important town
see Queant, the ewitchpoint or the
Hindenburg -line, was threatened bY
the close proximity of the British. the
Germans early to -day -launched an at-
tack from there over a six mile front.
While suffering immediate reveraee
everywhere else, they managed by the
concentration of artillery to recapture
Lagnicourt, opposite Queant, which
was taken from them several weeks
determination to murder Lazarus. The
chief priests would rather consent to
murder than ,confess themselves- in
the wrong or endure the loss of posi-
tion or power. The miracle whicix led
Many to believe in Jesus led the au-
thorities to hate and oppose him. They
revealed the power of the human heart
to become utterly blinded to truth.
While' hostility and bitter opposition
from the leaders of the nation increas-
ed daily, the devotion of Jesus' friends
was more manifest. The feast of Beth-
any .was their answer to the edict of
the authorities at Jerusalem concern-
ing Jesus. Mary was determined that
Jesus should taste the eweets or hu-
man kindness and, as if inspired with
the thought that it might be her last
opportunity, with a noble impulse she
poured out her choicest gift at his
eeee Because her whole soul was in
the deed, money value had nothing to
do with it To Jesus she was indebted
for many precious lessons in spiritual
knowledge and for a brother restored
to life. Her act was an expression of
profound gratitude and personal es-
teem for the life and character of
team Her offering was too excellent
in quality, too costly in value, too
great in quantity to satisfy the loving
impulse of alary's heart. It was not
In vain that she had sat at Jesus' feet,
and heard his words of wisdom, tom -
tort and guidance. She lzpew that he
was the Christ, the Saviour of the
world. Jesus rejoiced over a love
which had'antedated. its purpose and
given to the living Lore what had been
intended for his burial.
II, By an exposure of 'hypocrisy.
Willie the house Was filled with tae
odor of the ointment, a murmur of Ms -
satisfaction arose. It came from the
lips of Judas, the traitor. His self-
seeking heart turned a joyous feast in.
to an hour of temptation, and the pur-
est love-offeringinto an offence. Ile
was blind to the Moral loveliness' of
Mary's action, He had a false esti,
mate of values. lie was hypocritical
In philanthropy. He ventured a hegirt.
less intrusion upon the devotions of a
Pious soul. • leis avarice, his jealousy,
and, worse than all, hie inask so read-
ily assumed, of zeal for the cause at
•,he poorepreved him ready for Satan's
last temptation to confer with the
ciiief priests for the betrayal or his
'short-lived, however, Tor the Britian
immediately counter -attacked and re-
took Leanicourt with more than two
hundred prisoners, and, catching the
retreating Germans under an inten-
sive field gun fire, cut them to bits.
fhus ended the first real "defensive
offensive" the Germans 'lave attempt-
ed since the battle of Arraa began.
THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
London, April 15. -The British offi-
cial reports dealing with operations In
the St. 'Quentin theatre read:
"11,35, Saturday -We made further
progress during the day on a wide
front north and south of the Ba'
eaume•Cambrai road. In the course of
a series of fierce encounters, all of
which resulted in our favor; our
troops fought their way forward dur-
ing ihe day eolith and east of Fayet.
vihich was captured during the night
after a there fight, to within a few
hundred yarda *of the town of St
Quentin, and carried the village of.
Gricourt at the point of the bayonet.
The enemy resisted stubbornly, and.
la addition to the loss of over 400
prisonerssuffered heavily in killed
and wouniled.
"An attempted hostile counter-at-
tack was broken up by our artillery.
"On the high ground east of Le-
Verguier we eapturea the important
Positions of Ascension Farm and
aimed Priel learnt. We also made pro-
gress north of the Bapaume-CaMbrai
road. in the direction of Queant."
PI:StlING ON TO LENS.
"Sunday, 11 a.m.-Early Me morn-
ing the enemy launched a strong of -
tack on a front or more than six
utiles astride the Bapaume-Cambrai
road. under cover of a heavy born-
hardmeut, against our new pesitions
from Hermies to Noreull. The attack
was everywhere unsuccessful except at
Lagnicourt, .where after heavy fight-
ing the enemy gained a foothold.
Our eounter-attack forthwith drove
him back out of the village and his
troops, retiring under otir artillery
fire. suffered very .heavy losses. alore
than 200 prisoners remained in Our
hands"
300 PRISONERS; 1,500 DEAD.
Sunday, 11 pen. -"Fighting again to•
day northwest of St. Quentin, we gain-
ed ground east and north or Oricourt
racy in tee world to abandon neutral-
ity in order to defend law and liberty;
recall to them that more than. a cen-
tury ago Freneh and American troops
fought siae by side in a struggle for
the same ideal, and cemented the
friendship of our two peoples by blood-
shed in a common cause, .
"Finally, make them understand that
the moral help brought by the United
States' is arcompanied by material as-
sistance, the weight of which in the
scale will be decisive and assure to
as more than ever the certainty of
complete victory."
MasterJudas would have had Mary anentrust the value • of her offering to tcaptured some prisoners.
. ,1 Fiwther partitulars ethe eneme
. `f.
his keeping. Its value in the niaricet attack this moraine, aeLBa-
gave
the a-
gave to the spikenard its only Worth Paume-Cambrai road VioW that his
'in his eyes. His protest was dictated losses were even heavier thari at first
in no degree by a genuine regard for reported. The attack was pressed ulth
the poor, it was most selfish and ingreat determination wider a heeve
sincere, yet he ventured te make it fire from one infantry and- artillery.
witli a confidence of being justified in in addition to the 300 priseners cap -
the eyes of the Master. There was in tured, 1,500 dead Gerthans were lett in
him an utter incapiteltY to appreciate front of our positions."
the gra.ndeur of true piety. A false THE FRENCH REPORTS.
motive Prompted .his remonstrance. "Saturday Night-BetWeen St, Quen-
Mary's act of love ripened and reveal- tie and the Oise our -batteries con-
ed his Character. Instead of direetly
rebuking Judas, Jeeus vindicated Mary, tinued their destrictivo fire. Our
troops have organized the ground
He distinguished at onee between love
and avarice, between worldly wischen which we gained. yesterday.. The en-
emy has countered with. ens artillery
and -genuine devotion, between getters oh our first lines. especially along the
oust spontaneoue, open conduct and valley of the &Mime.
pretended charity. Jesus not only yin. "South of the Oise we have made
dicated MItrY's d"°ttull'but explain" progress on the plateatt northeast of
ed its Meaning. Mary hati provided for Quiney leassee. Our artillery has been
the honor Of the dead. Judas Made
himself the instrttinetit to bring alma partieularly active against the Gentian
organizations in the forest of St. Go.
his eleath. Mary's aet was aeceptabie bain and the upper forest of COutY.
to Christ as revealing a love over NOM of tbe Aisne and in the region
which death had no lifter. He 'Meg. Of Rheims both artilleries Were active.
nized it es it noble act, a "Muhl Menses "Sunday Afternoon -To that north
&Mimi of Itineseif to a divine Work inand south Of the Ohm rale artillery
volving death, a befitting preparation showed iteelf active durieg the night.
for 'his burial. It Was with a contrite
e Our retonataisances reeealed the
and renewed heart tbat Mary Deareu cattily trenehes everywhere strongly
her precious ointment on the feet of sampled. The reconnoitring parties
ner Lord, in love's ingenious and orig. brought in sonto prisoners on their
mai Ways While Aides evidenced hies
unchanged tater°, regaralesse.of eclat- retail '
"In the region teeth ot the Aisne
•the night Was WM.
"Stuirley N1ght-4n the region -of St.
Chteletin the artillery fighting Waa vie.
hitt during the greater. Dat of the
day, Our betteelee taught under their
fire and dammed Mice/Mate:me of
waste as regards the poor, for there pationehip With Jena alid the drifts.
were abundant opportunities to help peeting diseiples, Mary was sustained
them; no Waste as regards the die- by divine love. Judas beetle the
ciples, for they could help the poor at cOMpenion of intirderere. Her retard
any time; 110 waste its eegartie the inspires to worealp, while the recOra
eitedhari, for this deed wonid be told oe ewes provides waiting, zn.A.
as a Metorial
1410MS thrie Lord, for lie was pleaged Client -Thew ntueh Will YoUr °pita eiteniY(southeast of t. Quetin)."foreeit reported ItOrth of /tail.
Sri
ta regard it att a lairial gift." The either.".-WitellingtOtt Star. emirt
DUKE INSPi CTS
CANADIAN CAMP
---
Connaught Visits Witley, in
Honor of Vimy Heroes.
-1
place. Our raidiug partice penetrated
at several points Getman troches
which had been totally destroyed bY
our fire. They brought back import-
ant war material.
"On the right bank of the hie ce
LI
(Verdun region.) the e_nemy lime ed
two nttaeitts, 0120 againstthe no 11.-
east angle of Caurlerco wood and the
other in the direction of Chambretten.
Both attacks were broken Up by our
fire. Sone° (Tern= infantrymen who.
succeeded in penetrating our ad-
vanced line in Caurieres Wood were
killed or made prisouers,
"In Lorraine there were encounter-
ed some patrols in the direction of
Pettoncourt and Parroy Forest.
"On April 12 and 13 our air pilots,
in the course ot numerous air en-
gagements, brought down ten Ger-
man eminence, most of them in the
region north and soutb or the Oise.
Pour other machines were seriously
hit and compelled to descend into
their own lines in a damaged condi-
tion, On April 14th eleven German
aeroplanes were brought down, two
of them by the fire of our special
guns. A captive balloon also was
brought down in flaince.
"Our bombarding aeroplanes have
earried out the following operations:
On April 130. Projectiles of 4,140 kilo-
grams en weight were dropped on the
railway stetious ana establishments
in • the Dricy basin, and 1,200 kilo-
grams of projectiles an the railway
stations in the Mezieres-Sedan region.
Most of the obiectivee were hit. Fin-
ally, on the night of April 13-14, the
barracks of Dieuze and the railway
station of Bethenville were bombarded
with BUMS."
4 4 •
One Battalion Carries Late
Duchess' Colors.
(Reuter Despatch.)
London, April 15.-11. R. II. the
Duke of .Connaught inspected the Can-
adian camp at Witiey, near Godahre
ing, on Saturday. The troops regarded
the visit a the Duke as a delicate
compliment to • their brothers- in
France, whose prowess shas won en•
centimes from the Empire end it al-
lies.
The Duke of Connaught spent two
hours inepecting the mina, and then
witnessed evolutions on the parade
ground, including gas drill. He after-
wards separately inspected the vare
ou.s units, giving special attention to
the infantry battalion, recruited
!nattily from Irishmen, an Canada,
who displayed the colors recently are.
nented to the reeiment by the late
Duchess. The Duke shook hands with
the lieutenant -colonel commanding,
and also with each subordinate off!.
cor, and, speaking with emotion, re.
minded the men of the high esteem in
which they were held by the Duchess.
Be alluded to the pride she took in
Presenting the colors, and expressed
the certaiu belief that the men would
wortaily uphold the high standard
which theheatomrades in France had
Rhown.
It was by the Duke's special desire
that the battalion was separatey par.
aded before him.
Another Pleaaine; episode was when
, the artillery paraded and Ills Royal
Highness, reeognizing a driver as an
old acquaintance, subsequently ac-
costed and shook hands with Mtn.
The man was Driver Aluhlig, son of
Ceorge 'Muhlig, head gardener at Gov-
ernment Howe in Ottawa. , •
itt tbe final march pent the troops
wore ateel helmets. The Duke com-
plimented the commander of the
eamp on ite efficiency and complete•
ness and on the fine quality of the
men under his command.
BIG GUN DUELS
IN CHAMPAGNE
German Counter -Attacks
Repulsed by French.
.Aviators Again Victorious
Over Hun Planes.
BYNG'S PRAISE.
•••••••••••••••• delentmenk
Commander of Canadians
Replies to Sir E. Kemp.
BIG GUNS BUSY
MACEDONIA1
Heavy Artillery Duels On
That Front Reported.
Ottawa Report,- Sir Edward
Kemp hao received the following re-
ply to his tongratulatory message to
Canadian troop at the front from Sir
Julian Byng, commander of the Cana-
dian corrs: "Your 'wiring meeeage
nes been communicated to all ranks
Of Canadian corps. All have warmcut
a.ppreciatice of the patriotism of those
Canadiana not serving with the corps
whose work has made the smears of
the caps possible. and hope for a
continuance of that sticeetIe in the fu-
ture."
Sir Julian Byng's allusion to "the
patriotism of them Canadians not
serving with the corps" is a reference
to the congratulations eent by the
Minister of Militia on behalf of "the
officers and •men who have been de-
prived oiethe privilege 'Of participation
in active operatione at the front, but
who have devoted themsalvea to the
task of raising and organizing the Ca-
nadia a expeditionary force."
Paris, April 15. -The artillery duel
continues unabated in Champagne.
Two attacks by the Germans on the
right bank of the Meuse, in the Ver-
dun sector, were repulsed by the
French. Some German ixifautryraen
Succeeded in capturing a French lode
ton near the Caurieres wcod itt this
region, but they were either kilted or
made prisoner.
What may be inditative of an in-
tention onthe part of the Germans to
fall back on the northern front in
Belgium is the fact that the Belgian
troops have penetrated int0 the town
of Dixmude as far as the German sec-
ond eines, and found them linen -
pied. Over the entire Belgian front
for days there have been violent ar-
tillery bombardments, and belore the
advance on Diximule the German po-
sitions were heavily shelled as a. pre-
paration for the manOeuvre of the
Belgians.
In the Champagne sectiOn a number
Of reconnalee.nees were made on Satur-
day, atid numerous prisonere were
taken.
"Near La Chaelielotte," the French
offieial states, "a German reconnoitr-
ing party attempted to reach our
lines after 4 violent bombardmetxt. It
was dispetsed and drivea back to the
German trenches.
"Ia ehampagne and the Vosges on
Saturday," the report says, "the can-
nonading was quite violent in variteua
sectors. 14.1 enemy eurprise attack on
one of our email posts northeast or
Ville-sur-Tourbe failed."
• On Sunday afternome ftu Chem.
pagne the artillery duel Was Main-
tained With violeUte. "To the West
of Maisons -de -Champagne," tbe offic-
ial gays, "grenade tatienlielles took
MANY AIR FIGHTS
ON WEST FRONT
•
Ally Aeroplanes Make 'Use-
ful Raids.
Paris, April 15, -There has been
heavy artillery, fighting an the 'Mace-
donian front, between the Vardar and
Presba Lake, says to -day's War
Office statenient, reportiug on opera-
tions in this war arena. in the only
infantry operatious announced, loeal
attacks on the Entente lines west of
Monastir and in Albattia, the hostile
forces failed to make any impression.
The statement reads;
"On the night of April la a local
attack attempted by the mime
against Zrova (west of Monastir) fail-
ed. Very violent artillery activity oc-
curred In the region between the Var-
dar aud Presba Lake, notably in. the
Cerveea-Stena region.
"The enemy bombardment of Mon
astir destroyed 17 houses. Bands of
commitadjle, aided by Austrian unite,
attempted to take the ofeeusive in the
region west of Koritza. (Albania). They
were repulsed.
"British aeroplanes attecked with
success the a,viation camp at Drama.
Italian aeroplanes repulsedan enemy
squadron' which attempted to bombard
the Italian sector."
"Eastern theatre; During the day
there was increasing -enemy artillery
activity in the zone comprised be-
tween the Cerna bend and Lake
Presba. After a bombardment with
poisonous shells enemy detachments
attacked last night the Italian posi-
tions on Ilill 1050, Met by a lively
fusillade they were compelled to
withdraw.
"West ofeRnritza, in the direction
of itioshopole, skirmishes took place
to our advantage with bands of Alban-
ians supported by Austrians
"French aviators bombarded the
revictuailing centre, Ilogdand, in the
Vardar valley."
London, April 15.1 -Fighting in the
air between the German and French
and British aviators continues. Ber-
lin tells of the lose by "the French,
British and • Americans" of 17 aero-
planes were brought down by Britisb
fliers, and 11 others were driven down.
Ten British machines failed to return
to their base.
The Paris War Office reports that
French aviators in the last three days
of the post week accounted for 25 Ger-
man aeroplanes and a captive balloon.
Both the British and French airmen
have carried out notable bombing ex-
ploits on German positions behind the
line.
4 4 4,
OUR INDUSTRIES.
,Census in Canada for Re-
construction Purposes.
Ottawa Report. -Sir George Foster
acting Premier, announced to -day that
a comprehensive census of Canadian
industries would be taken for the
year 1917 be the Census and Statistics
Office. The idea is to have the fullest
possible data in hand with regard
to industrials undertakings available
for the period of reconstruction whicli
will follow the return of peace. The
Reconstruction Committee of the
British: Cabinet is now considering a
similar suggestion. Plans already
drawn up foe sertain sections on the
field will be completed during the
summer, and the inquiry launched to-
ward the end of' the year. so that the
results will be available for 1918.
.•
•
APPEAL TO POLES.
Teuton Emperors Both
Urge Them to Aid.
Amsterdam, April 15.-.A.pnetris to the
Poles from the German Emperor and
Waverer Charles of Austria, have , been
made public, according to Warsaw de.
spatehce. The German Emperor un.
nounces the transfer to Inc Governor.
tie:Kral of Warsaw of the Polish aux.
Mary corps, with which to form a
nucleus of a Polish army, and expresses
the hope that the Polish army, soon to
be organized, will ec:eonerate energeti-
cally tor the geed of the 'fatherland.
Emperor Charles exhorts the Poles to
"show yourselves worthy of the present
decisive times and win fresh laurels for
the glorious Polish eagle."
The Governor-General has addressed
the State Council urging it to Operate
for the enlightment of the Polish peeplefi
tegarding the measures to be taken with
respect to the ftrmy. The Crown Mar.
stud, in reply, expressed the readinesa
of the council of collaborate.
TWO S'UB. VICTIMS.
Greek and Argentine Ves-
sels Sunk by U -Boats.
Loudon Cable. -An Athens de.
spatelt to the Exchange Telegtaph Co.
says that the Greek cargo boat Liva.
tho, Saloniki for New York, whine:tut
cargo, was torpedoed on Sunday.
Buenos Aires, April 13. - The 14:.
gentine sailing ship Monte Protegido
has been sunk off the European coast,
according to art official' annountement
made here to -day. The announce.
inent was made by the Minister of
P01.41111 Affairs, who said he bad re-
reived official information to this ef.
fest. The Governpletn has ordered a
eomPlete eilquiry into the stinting of
the ship. The news ereated asense.
tion in Bueos Aires. •Atcording ter
the nowepaimrs, the ship Was Mik by 4
German submarine,
The den who flatter a 'himself rat
•he teems. little tn be &Aired forgete
that a aueereertil burglar doee the
ell rile thing.
LA BASgE IS
GOAL OF HAIG
.40
Aims to Turn the City From
the South.
Would Be a Grave Menace
to Lille.
•
RAWEV Watia
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TORONTO MARKETS.
TeleitMER a' etaligler.
Petry Produce -
Butter, ehoice dairy .. .. 50 42
10gne, new -laid, doz. 0 40
Viteeee, .• ••• •.. .• 00
1)0.. fan**, 0 00
Dressed Poultry --
Tune -ye, lb... .... 0 30
Dueltliails, 16. .. ...; 0 19.1
Chickens, lb. .. 0 30
AillNiTielli•iset.tsalt:11.....winn, .... 4 00
Do„ Spies, bbl. 3 50
111°014)ehr•revielitnicgs.,. 3r 15400
7. 161.-1t. 00 40104
Beets, per bag .. 0 00
Carrots, per bag 23
CcierY, per bunch .. .. 0 00
Cauliflewer, each .. 0 ile
Cabbages , .. 0 10
Horseradish. lb. 00.
Leeke, bunell0 le
Lettuce, doz. belts, smelt .. 0 25
Doe 11 -qt. bltt. 0 00
De. bag ... ... 300
so,bzipheit'Ll)-el 0
i'Otatoe
'30 0'01304
Do., Irish cebblers, iier hag o 00
Do., .eer peck 000
Pare,nipe, per bag 0 00
De., per peek.. .. 0 00
Radishes, per bunch.. 0 00
.... 00 tOlg
SavorY. bunch .. .„. 0 01
Turnips'bag .. 0 00
Do., per peek 0 00
ee 63
041
0 29
0 33
0 35
021
023
0 32
00
000
0 00
0 110
0 7a
2 ra
0 614
L. 60
0 15
021
o 40
013
0 23
0 30
(3')
0 10
1 00
00
19
4 00
0 75
2 54
0 GO
0 0!,
0 10
0 10
010
1 00
0 26
- ALE ATS -WHOLESALE.
13eef, forequarters, cwt. ., $14 10 $10 60
Do., hindquarters .. 17 59 le fie
Cat -eases, °hole° .. 16 60 18 C0
Do., common .. 12 00 14 00
Vents, cononon, Cwt.......2 50 21 00
Do., medium 13 00 13 50
Do., prime 13 50 20 00
Heavy hogs .. .. 14 59 16 51
Shops hogs-' 19 00 20 90
Abattoir hogs ., . 19 50 20 50
Raton. heav
Do., 1g1ht „ 11 00 17 C0
Lambs, lb. .. 0 21 0 23
• Do., Spring..........1100 14 00
London,• April 15, -Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Hag's principal object in
his advance on -Lens is to turn La
Bassee from the south, La Bassee and
Lens forming the principal outworks
of Lille, which is the key -to the whole
German position in Flanders, and once
these two towns are in the hands of
the British Lille will be seriously
threatened.
The German attack astride the Ba-
paume4Carabrai road to -day indicates
the importance attached to'defending
the junction of the Hindenburg line
to St. Quentin and La Pere with the
line hastily organized between Lens
and Bullecourt, neer -Cambrai, when
the German ,chief of staff, von Hine.
denburg, realized that Vinly ridge was
seriously threatened. The British
nearly broke through at Bullecourt,
which is near this junction, last week,
and although failing there, Field Mar;
shin. Haig transferred his attentions
further north, and danger for the Ger-
mails still 'exists, especially as, ac-
cording to the Associated Press cor-
respondent, the Hindenburg line is
still far from being properly organ-
ized.
The Reuter correspondent at Brit-
ish headquarters gives an interesting
story of how the British officers stud-
ied beforehand a small model of Vimy
ridge moulded by an ingenious officer
out or plaster, -indicating every natur-
al feature, the trenehes, railways, de-
fences, roads and streams, even the
mine craters, prepared from -aerial
photographs and direct observation
and all available local knowledge that
could be obtainee and that knewledge
thus galitera proved of immense ad-
vantage when the attack was carried
out.
FIVE DAYS ON -
"IRON RATIONS"
Canadians Fought On•Under
Bad Conditions.
Practically Thee Days
Without Water.
••••••••••".•••••1061•111110.10
Wellington Mutual I
Fire Ins. Co.
Ilotsbilok0 1140,
Bad Offloot WO" 441111,
Risks toko oo all ol0004o ot 1510061
ablo proPtrty on Ms 000k 141`5043411
note OrotAim,
BLASB514 MEIN 1X000410
Prooktont 10#00101
ItITOKIIC 41 0041111411,
Aro* Vilotbsolo 001
Dudley Hahne.
iteutRwrait, 601.1011'0111,
011floot Moyer Mods/ VANANN•
OTHER MARKETS.
WINNIPEG GRAIN EXCHANGE'.
Wheat- Onen. High, Low. Close
MaYia1014, 2 1711, 2 1631 2 15
July ,. 1)2 OM 2 13l& 2 10
Oet. 1 73 1 76M, 1 7244 1 73%
Oats -
May .. 0 MIA 0 591it 0 68q 0 061..6
July 0 07,,S 0 07u,0 0644i 0 GV:,
Oct. 0 604s 0- 601,i; 0 Wei 0 GO%
Flax -
May.. „ . 2 85 2 2 85 2 89
July 288 292' 288 202
MINNEAPOLIS (MAIN 11Ar1ICET.
Alinneapolls.-V.rheat. May, $2.14 7-8;
July, $2.12 3-8 to 52.13s 1-8. Cash -No. 1
hard 5232 7-8 to 52.35 7-8; No. 1 Nor-
thern, 52.26 7-8 to 52.29 7-8; No, 2 Northern,
,
$2.20 7-8 to 52.29 1-8, Corn -No; 3 yellow,
$1.37 1-4 to 51.30 1-4. Oats -No. 3 white,
05 3-4 to 66 3-4d. Flour, fancy -patents,
511.60;* first ONUS, 510.10. Other grades
unchanged. Bean, 538.00 to 538.10,
DULUTH GRAIN MAREET.
Duluth, -Wheat, No. 1 hard, $2.23 3-4;
No. 1 Northern 02.18 3-4 to $2,22 3-4; No, Graduate of UnivtrsIty of Toronto
2 Northern, 52.'14 3-4 to 52.17 3-4; May, Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate Of the
52.14 3-4 bid; July, 52.08 3-4 bid. Linseed, Ontaria College of Physicians and
53.15 to 53.17; Man 54.15; JulY, PAC Surgeons.
1ROQI7OIS CHEESE BOARD. oFFecn ENTRANCE:
R. Vanstone
soutiogrmit AND 001401yelt,
Wow to Woo st tooroot Mb*
WRISHA114.
Arthur J. Irwin
4
D.D.S., L.D.S,
Dector of Dentel Surgery of the Penn-
sylvania C:ollege and Licentiate of Den-
tal Surgery og Ontario.
Closed °vet:, Wednesday Afternoon,
Office In Maodonald Block.
••••
r. M. DEANS
D.D.S., L.D.S. -
Honor Graduate of the Royal Collage of
Dental Surgeons of Ontario, Honor
Oraduate of University of Voronto.
Faculty of Denisti y.
Closed every Wednesday Afternoon.
Office Over H. E. Isard & Co.'s Store
ill the Dental Parlors, formerly neon -
Pied' by Lr. G. 11. Ross.
W, R., Hamby
. s,80., m.o., o.m,
special attention paid ta diseases
a Women and Children, haviag
taken postgraduate work in Sur.
gory, Bacteriology and Scientifio
Medicine,
()Moo in the Kerr residence, be.
twain the Queen's Hotel and the
Baptist Chureh.
&II business given careful attention.
Phone 54. .. P. 0. Box 111
Dr. Robt. C. Redmond
(Eng,)
L.R.C.P; (Londe
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
(Dr. Chisholm's old stand).
DR. R. I. STEWART
British Headquarters in France,
April 15. -It is one of the petty Pere
versities of the great world war that
some of the most Homeric fighting 011
Vimy Ridge shoula have been about
a piece rejoicing in the nate() of "The
Pimple?' The Associated Press cor-
respondent met some worn and mud-
dy Canedlans returning from beyond
"The, Pimple" yesterday afternoon.
Among them were -rattily Nova Sm.
dans. They had been fighting frona
Sunday night until Friday night, and
declared they had enjoyed every min.
Ute oe it.
, They Pere not at "The Pimple all
the time, but well beyond it. Before
`The tould be cut out, how-
ever, it Wag necessary to drive the
Gerntaits back through several long
converging tunnels, which were forti-
fied in such et Manner that they were
believed to be absolutely inipregnable.
The -Germans within those tunnels
said theY felt 140 Elfife that -they hoped,
te remain there for the Vele crebe:
War. ,
Some pi the Ceneellepeenail subeide
ed 01i "Iran ratitn10110 fitre•days; Metj.
had pradticalin aue wafhiS•,f-efr three
days 'lent they never Ilidught of. re -
Ircquols.-The first meeting or the Iro-
quois Cheese Board was held in the
Council Chamber hero this afternoon.
number of oheese boarded was 467 boxes;
118. white and 349 colored; 23 1-2o bid
for both kinds: no sales.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Cattle, receipts GOO.
Ni\oltaivrjecebtee)k'
fvecaattle .. 9 30 12 25
Stockers and feeders .. .. 7 30 10 00
Cows and heifers .. 5 75 1(00
Calves
Hogs, receipts 7,000.
25
llarket steady. 9 00 18
H
15 40 16 15
151114xlei .. 15 65 13 33
Heavy K ... 15 55 16 35
16 65 15 SO
Pigs . .. -....................11 50 14 59
Bulk Of sales -----------18 00 10 20
Sheep, receipts 2,009.
Market steady.
Wethers
1
Lambs, wetly.; 120 7 0 330
15 .16 010
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
The following are maximum lixed
prices for provisions:
inksI.ame, short cut, 14 to 16 lbs. -133s.
Bacon, Cumberlaud cut, 20 to 30 lbs.-
Short ribs, 16 to 24 lbs. -136s.
Clear bellies, 14 to 16 lbs. -1353.
Long clear middles, ll%ht, 20 to 31 lbs. -
1345.
Long clear middles, heavy, 35 to 40 lbs. -
1338.
Short clear baelcs, 10 to 20 lbs. -133s.
Shoulders, square, 11 to 13 lbs. -117s.
turd, .prime western, in tlerces-136s.
American, refined -139s, ad.
American, refined in boxes -13.4s.
Cheese, Canadian, finest white -162a.
Cblored-160s.
Australian In •London -621.
Turpentine, spirits -53s, Q.
Resin, common -20s.
L'inseed 011-54s.
Petroleum, 4,e/hied-Is, 2 1-4d,
Cotton Seed Oil, hull refined, spot -
595.
DESPERATION
AMONG FOES
Huns Stunned at tliegmful
British Smash.
Are Using War Prisoners to
' Dig Trenches.
•New 'York Repore-A news 'ageney
deepetch• published hero to -day eel
lows:
With the British Armies Ailelae Aire
ril 13. -Desperation stalks behind the
German lines. The German army
chiefs, astounded at the tremeudous
increasing strength of the British
smash, are using prisoners of war to
dig trenches, thus relieving a few more
German fighters, while the. word has
gone out for reinforcements.
While awaiting those reinforce-
ments, the enemy is using non -fight-
ing auxiliaries of the army to fill ep
depleted ratite of its fighting regi-
ments. Scores of captured teeneh de-
fenders today were transport drivers
and assistants, chauffeurs, bandsreen,
and other auxiliary service men. They
had been pressed into service around
FaMpottx and the Hyderabad redoubt,
where the British smashed bardest, in
the hurried call for every available
man to withstelid the British blews.
One other bit et desperation was in
tbe repeated -and frietlees-attempts
by German airmen to fly over the Bre
fish lines and learn where Beige;
mighty blows metlit next be expected.
•A swarm of Britieh airmen patrolled
the air,
Fantastic battle , matted almost
hourly to -day, and the fliers were lits
erally swept out 61 the sky. •
The way in whielt Germ= army
chiefs are ecraping, alt posaiblo men
,tor:eilt:rr to fight against the British
further toward the front to
lied lines toelay. They had been fore -
ed to dig trenches at the point of, the
Soldlere tie be hueried a fe'w hundrea
onslaught was graphleally detailed by
Russian prisolaers wito eseaped to AI -
Germans' bayonets, peeinitting the
'Oidhts hate goneOut all along the
Ube riaigts ainash to German com-
manders to "hold at an tests," Ix luso
font army divisions are'itotnitig to re-
tttriting back far food or &ink mill in alto,
their task was eotelpleted. They sWeng ,
itletig with the dog-tired, bat satisfied, grne.mou, vitio loves his neighbor
gait of 'mon returned from a sueceeie as lie levee hilneelf must feel that he
Int day's hu,.tugexPtalition. • ' call afford to be inirmsed igloo. •
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other tissues is gently secured, them
by removing the predisposing ceases
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Bload pressure and other examine.
time made. Trusses scientifically fib.
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Other days by apeolnimeak
Genetai Hospital
(Under Gov.ernment Inspection).
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• physicians. Rates for patienta (which
Include board and nursing) -$4.90 to
$16.00 per week, according to location
of room. For further information -
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Superintendent,
Rox 223, Wingham, Ont.
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some excellent values.
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WINOHAbt.
Phone 134. Office In Town Hall.
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01.I tam young man, made a bet that bio
could Dm a ball in hut month.
end he won, but he was unable to re.
Move -ft. His etee bewau to 44Well,'a10t1
a fleeter was celled, who 'removed four
'teeth befei e the ball onlid be taken out.
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