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Lamm 1X. Aug. :6, 1017.
Tha Captivity Of Judah, -2 Kings 25:
1-21.
Commentary. -I. Jerusalem taken
month -It was ih December , B. Ct.e5natell,
OM 1-4). 1. Ninth Year
that the siege cennuenced. The day
of. the month was the tenth, hence the
Last Of December, since the tenth
Month of the Jewish year correeponds
to the latter part of December and
the first part of January of our year.
Nebuchadnezzar -Ho was tee KM of
Nabopolasear, who, as viceroy of
Babylonia, a province or Assyria, re-
volted against .a.ssyria, and, forming
an alliance adth Cyasares, tite ruler
et Medal, captured and destroyed Nine-
veh, thus making Babylon the great
empire of western Asia. Nebuehad-
uezzar succeeded his father on the
throne of Babylon and reignett forty-
three year. Rawlinson. says: "it is
scarcely too much to say that, but /or
Nebuchadnezzar, the BabYlonians
would have had no place in history."
All his host -The forme of expression
here and in Jot. 34: 1 iadicate tho
magnitude of the besieging arnly.
Pitched against it -"Encamped against
it." -R, V. Built torta-TheSe were
walls or towers frona which the be-
siegers coald "effectively hurl missiles
over the walls of the city to destroy
its inhabitants. 2. The city was be-
sieged -The one purpose of the Chat -
deans in this. siege was to gain
possession. of Jerusalem., and their
efforts were twofold, They completely
surrounded the city $o that none of
the • in)-abitants could pass out and
in to supply provisions. and thus in
time they would starve tlaem into sub.
mission, In addition fa this, they
sought to gain an entrance into the
eity by battering down the walls. and
by hurling missiles of various kinds
to destroy those who were defending
the besieged city. Unto the eleventh
year -The siege continued ono and
one-half years. including the interrup-
tion occasioned by the approach of the
Egyptian army. when the Chaldeans
withdrew from Jerusalem for a short
time, 3. The famine prevailed in the
city -The long siege that resulted in
this scarcity of food, in the city. In
the land of Judah, outside of Jerusa-
lem. "there was no broad for the
people," because the fields had been
overrun by the invading army. 4. The
city was broken up ---"A breach was
made in the city." -R. V. According to
Josephus it was midnight when the
walls gave way and were opened for
the ,entrance of the Chaldeans. All
the men. of war -The army that was
defending Jerusalem. Between two
walls -Along the Tyropoean valley bP
tweet' the hills Moriali and Zion. By
the king's garden -The king's garden
was near the pool of Siloam, by the
southeast corner of the city, outside
the walls. The way the army took
led down into the Kidron valley.
Chaldees were against the city round
about-Nebuchadnezzar's army so com-
pletely surrounded Jerusalem as to
make escape from it difficult. The
king went toward the plain-
Zedekielt undertook to reach the plain
of the Jordan.
II. Zedekiah punished (vs. 5-7). 5.
Pursued after the king -The flight of
the king and his men was -discovered
by tbe besieging army and Zedekiah
wee overtaken "in the plains of Jeri-
cho" about twelve miles from Jeruses
tem. 6, brought him. ...to Riblah-
King Nebuchadnezzar was at this time
besieging Tyre also and had his head-
quarters at Riblah at tbe foot of Le-
banon, where the great highway from
the East parted into two roads, One
leading to Tyre and the other to the
land of Israel. From this point the
king of Babylon. could conveniently
direct both sieges. gave judgment up-
on him-Zedeklah was put on trial as
a criminal. Nebuchadnezzar did not
look upon him as a king, although he
had placed him upon the throne t,f
Judah,. Zedekiah had rebelled agaitst
him and, he was treated as a tutor.
7. slew the sons of Zedekiah before
his eyes -This was the first element
ill the terrible punishment inflisted
upon the conquered kng. The anguish
of the father Who sees his own sons
wantonly executed is indescribable.
The second- element in his punishment
was to see his nobles slain (Jer. 39:6;
52:10). put out the eyes of Zedekiah-
The third element* in his punishment
was the physical torture of having Ids
eyes thrust out, probably with a spear.
111. -Jerusalem destroyed (vs.8-0).
8. In the fifth month after the cap-
ture of Jerusalem before the destruc-
tion of the city was undertaken. Ne-
buzaradan-He was the officer next to
, the kiug of Babylon and came to .7er-
usalem on a mission of destruction.
9, burnt the house of the Lord -
The temple built by Solomon. the
king's house -The royal palace. all
the bousies-The language indicates
the completeness of the work of de-
struction. No building was spared,
either because of its costl!ness or be-
cause of its insignifidance. 10. the
army... .brake down the walls of
Jerusalem -The ruin of the city was
complete. The buildings within the
walls having beets burned, the army
with Nebuzar-adan completely wreck-
ed the walla'. In • this condition the
eitrreniained until the time of Ne-
hemiah (Neh, 1:3; 2:17).
IV. Judah taken captive (vs. 11-21).
11. Fugitives -Those of Judah who be-
eame deserters and went over to the
Chaideans. Did Nebuiaradan.,carry
alraY- The better classes and the com-
mon poop° who were likely to be ot
usc in Babylon were taken thither 'is
motives. Jeremiah gives (ri2. 23-30)
tbe nuinber taken captive at this time
as seven hundred forty-five, and the
total or the three captieltie6 CS four
thoesand six huildred. 12. Left of the.
poor of' the land -Those wore left in
Judah who would not be likely to
Make any trouble for the government
at Babylon. To be vinedreesers and
husbatidmen-They were placed in
eharge of the industries and reeources
be the Conquered territory, and doubt -
lee's were better off in material things
than they were before the captivity of
the nation. 13-17. The valuable artielee
and Material of the ruined ' temple
n Ore earried tovay to Babylon. The
brass was "without weight" in am-
ount. and there were many vessels
and other uteneila of silver and gold.
Their number Must have been large,
for CYriis restored to the exilte �ti
their return to Jerusalem five thous-
and four hundred veesels of gold and
Silver 18-21. Nebuzaraulan took coven-
ty-two prominent men of jerugaiem,
ineluding priests and civil and
(Mew', to the King of Babylon.
at Malt, and they were all executed.
Questions. ---What army besieged
Jerusalem? Who was king of jrdith at
the time? How long did the clew) con-
tinue Why did the Lord permit the
kingdont of Judah to be overflirown?
What C0111`de did the king of Judah
take e iten 'be saw that the fety we
iaktn? Where was. he i,lpIixrt1 and
...,-erseA- alum.
%vivre wait he taken for trial': What
punbiliment wait inflieted upon him
and his family? What wee done to the
city of Jerrottlem? What Wae done
with the people?
PRACTICAL SC1RVEY.
Tcple-Dateiplinary judgmeat.
.L Followed national transgression,
II. Succeeded unparalleled forbear-
ance.
I. Followed national traasgresslon.
For a long tittle Assyria had been the
"rod, of God's auger" over a disloyal
people, As the apPointed time for As-
tarria's 1a11 approached, DabYlen
enterged into the undisputed posses -
Bien of imperial pewer. It bad been
predicted that the final overthrow of
IJUdali would come througli the
Cjuj-
dean, The "beginning of the end" for
Judah dated from the first invasion of
Nebuchadnezzar against Jeholakina
Only nineteen years intervened be-
tween the first intimation which the
Jews received of dauger iMeending
from their new enemy until the en-
tire destruction by that enemy of their
teMple, city and nation, when Jeru-
salem, the centre of Judah's nationalitY, was destroyed and the inhabitants
taken into captivity $1n had taken
deep root In Judah, From generatiou
to generation the wickeduces of the
Jewie11 people seemed incurable, either
by the mercies or the judgments of
God, Idolatry was firmly established
In the holy city and within the tem-
ple. The writings of Jeremiah give a
vivid picture .of the city during that
period. For a nation whose God, was
Jehovah, the Jews were strangely
Prone to idolatry. The people were
Jifst es corrupt as their rulers. Back
of the bad financial polieYe when the
kings wasted the national resources,
lay the moral weakness of the people.
God's commands were ignored and his
prophets ill-treated, The invasion of
Judah by Nebuchadnezzar was tyran-
Sty, an outrage on every Principle of
humanity and justice. He was the
master and terror of the age in which
he lived. There was little honor in
being king of Judah when Zedekiah
came to the throne as; the last king.
There was no Isaiah at that time to
assure the intruding king a his com-
plete discomfiture and no king like
Hezeitiah to lay the message of an in-
vader before the Lord and entreat his
interposition. It was a very different
message which Jeremiah. the prophet,
had to bear to king and people. The
day for mercy was past. The day of
reckoning had come to Judah. The out-
standing features in Zedekiah's char-
acter were weakness lack of courage
and strength of will bis faithless, un-
stable nature revealed itself at every
turn. His weakness and vacillation.
his unfaithfulness to his own best con-
victions, his sinful wielding to others
In what he knew was wrong were his
rufb.
II. Succeeded unparelleled forbear-
ance. The clays which mark the dif-
ferent stages in the terrible siege of
Nebuchstanezzar are minutely record-
ed and carefully remembered. Indi-
rectly they testify to the intensity ot
misery which was endured. They were
observed afterward as regular days of
tasting, The open rebellion of Zede-
kiah was followed almost iminediate-
ly by the advance Into Jerusalem of
the Babylonian army under Nebuchad-
nezzar, which robbed the city of every
element of its prosperity. All the
work, to which David consecrated his
energies with rare affection and devo-
tion, to which Solomon brought all
his wisdom, was brought to desolation
by the ruthless hand of the heathen.
By command of Nebuchadnezzar the
wall end the palaces of the city, ono
the "joy of the whole earth," were lev-
eled to the ground. The temple, where
in happier days the shining chnel
of God's presence had rested upon the
mercy -seat, was turned into a charred
and dilapidated ruin. From the
throne on which Israel's greatest king
had reigned, Zedekiah, the last occu-
pant, passed a blind and childless man
to the horrors of Babylonian captiv-
ity. Nebuc-eadnezzar plundered the
country of itc; property and inflicted
imtold misery on thousands. That
ruthless despot, becoming a scourge
in God's hands, desecrated the most
holy things in the city of Jerusalem,
which millionof people had venerat-
ed. An end having been made of the
city, the next step was to complete'
tbe conquest by deporting to Babylon
the remnant of the population awl car-
rying away the spoil. All classes were
represented and bore their share in
the expiation of the common guilt
which rested upon Judah for her folly
and sin. All were made to suffer the
just displeasure and necessary punish-
ment of Jehovah upon a people who
had forsaken him in their prosperity
-T. R. A.
FALL WHEAT A GOOD DISTRIBUTOR OF FARM LABOR
WHOLE TERRAIN
WAS FORTRESS
Bi;;* Problem Now to Maintain Output -Increase in Wheat Good
Business --By Prof. Jas. Murray.
The harvest prospect of thle year's
fall wheat crop is not in itssIt likely
to induce any great expansion in next
year's acreage. The amount of winter
and spring iajury has been very high
in many sections, aintwere it not that
excellent prices are almost sure to
prevail, the roturus por acre would
not be very encouraging. Just how
long the present.high level of prices
are likely to be maintained no one
knows, but the probabilities are that
the crop sown this fall will have been
harvested and marketed long before
there is any notable decrease M Price.
High Prices for any farm commodi-
ty always tend. to stimulate produc-
tion, so that even under more normal
conditions than those prevailing we
Would naturally expect to see, this
year, an tnereased acreage of winter
wheat. Without entering at all into
the patriotic aspect of the question,
it may safely be stated that good busi-
ness readily wararnts an extension 01
the fall wheat area. The &mantle of
patriotism on the producing facilities
of Canadian farmers have been some-
what overworked and too little oaten -
tion has been given to the amellora-
Orin of conditions which militate
against the demanded increase in pro -
auction. Rural Canada has, for the
most part, contributed more than her
Entire Ground British
Fought Over Protected,
Huns Tried White Flag
Treachery Again.
and of labor and hence leads to more
economical production.
One of the great aavantages of the
winter wheat crop is that it enables
a bettor distribution, of labor than
where spring crops only are sown.
Thia, when labor is short, is no mean
'advantage. The' preparation of the
land for seeable', extones often from
haying Ulna uatil the middle of Sep-
tember, but most of the work may be
done after harvest is well over; the
harvesting of the crop is completed
before the other grain crops require
attention. It deserves consideration,
too, on account of its yielding abili-
ty. As already stated, many fields do
not promise any phenomenal return
this year, but taking oue season With
another, winter wheat, in many des,
tricts, is one of the best paying crops,
This Year, with the prospect of high
prices and the unprecedented demand
for wheats of all kinds, more than us-
aal attention should be given it, and.
even in districts where spring wheat
Is more eommonly grown, winter var-
ieties are worthy of a trial.
BREAKING UP GRASS LA.ND.
If winter killing results the land is
still available for swing sown crops.
and if it 'winters successfully the yield
will probably be double that of spring
wheat. In the Montreal district winter
(Reuter Despatch.)
British Headquarters in France,
Paris Cable -French aviators yea -
this morning at Les Lilas, where a
strong redoubt held up- yesterday's
advance thereabouts, but the French
infantry swept past on both sides and
have the place pinched out. A little
local battle is proceeding there.
The French counter -battering was
extraordinary effective. The airmen
led the infantry advance, flying to the
lowest possible point and fighting off
Beebe planes attempting to approach.
The Steenbeke River was flooded, but
the French engineers bridged it with
remarkable promptitude. lt is doubtful
if the Frencli encountered such deter-
mined, resistance as we did, because
the groand was not, so tactically im-
portant.
Almost every acre the Dritish had
to cross was honeytombed with de-
fensive work, although the terrific
gunfire had smashed and flattened
oat most of them, yet they were still
largely tenable for snipers and ma-
chine gunners. All the farms in the
district were turned to the best pos-
sible advantage. Every liedo was
thickly wired and every teller con-
creted into a regular tort. The outer
defences of Langemarck Consieted of
a sort of concreted moat, blocked in
many places with nitieses of soft clitY,
wherein our soldiers sank to the hips.
It was Often impossible to detect the
existence of these underground
works until- the ocupants • opened
fire.
Most of the work of preparing for winter wheat can be done after the -har-
vest is well over, and the deficiency in labor can often be made up by the
use of larger machinery, which requires less man labor and will do more
rapid work.
share toward the maintenance Of the
country's unusual effort during the
past three years. This has been mani-
fested not only in supplying men. and.
contributing: money to Worthy ob-
Sects, but also in the splendid work
of countrywomen in Red Cross work,
as well as the increase in the pro-
duction of foodstuffs by the men With
a seriously depleted working staff.
LABOR SHORTAGE MAY HAVE •A
GOOD EFFECT.
The big problem now to be met is
how to maintain the output with an
unprecedented shortage of labor. The
help to be "expebted by importing
labor from cities has in many cases
been over estimated. In our towns
and cities there are many men train-
ed on farms, who can spend a few
weeks at farm work during the sum-
mer -men who are willing and have
the skill to do good' work, but who
in most eases fall short in muscle and
endurance. The city bred man going
to a farm for the first time is about
as useful as the average farmer in a
machine shop or a printer's office. He
may have a willing spirit, but he is
often about as useful as an unbroken
two-year-old colt. It is much easier
to be backsighted than foresighted,
but if fewer good farm hands had
been induced to enter city factories
during the past few years, the coun-
try would be now much further ahead.
Regrettable as the present labor
shortage is, it may have a good ef-
fect if it tends to promote improve-
ment in practice. In some districts it
is having this tendency. It is exem-
plified by the adoption of larger work-
ing units, enabling one man and tWo
horses to do the work formerly done
by teve men and four horses. The two
furrow gang plow was invented and
introduced at the time of the Ameri-
can Civil War to help overcome a
labor shortage. While it has been ex-
teneively used in the western parts of
the continent for many years it is
now being used for the first time by
many farmers in the east, where a
much greater war has produced labor
conditions that demand the adoption
of all labor saving devices. Wide har=
rows and large cultivators can be
used to equally good advantage. They
not only do more work, bat they do
it Vetter and more cheaply. Farm
tractors are also being used More
largely this year than ever before,
they are not yet by any means an un-
qualified success, but they will be-
Pome perfected only as their Weak-
uesees are brought out by actual trial.
We may hope in a short thne to see
them more generally used, The use
of tractors and large machinery of
removal of Many unnecessary farm
fences to make fields large enough for
the handling of such machinery. This
Is a consummation greatly to be de-
sired, as it effects a saving of land
wheat is not generally considered
hardy, but in spite of that it winters
sufficiently well one year with anoth-
er to secure for it au average yield
per acre slightly in • excess of that
for spring wheat. Last year it win-
tered perfectly, and from present
prospects should give a phenomenal
yield.
In 1915 a considerable increase in
winter wheat was secured by the
breaking up of grass land. On many
farms the land plowed had been in
Pasturd for some years and had not
been worked in any rotation with oth-
er fields on the farm. The permanent
Pasture on laud that can be used for
grain growing has not been found
profitable to maintain. It returns less
profit per acre than land 'well culti-
vated, even wheu prices of saleable
grain are reasonably good. Wiien
they are as high as at present the
profit to be secured in growing grain
is much more than in leaving it to
produce grass from year to year.
Even the best permanent pastures in
this country yield a per return dur-
ing the bot summer months -partly
71•I•
Ing down, so that instead of there be-
ing objection to the plowing ap of old
meadows and pastures, it is a nrae-
tice which under present caudate:is
must be highly commended.
la preparing sod land for winter
wheat it should be plowed as early as
possible in July, and not more than
five inches deep. An effort Should be
Made in handling the land to have the
sod. decay as thoroughly as possible
and to eradicate any weeds that may
be present, To this end the land
should be rolled or packed linmediate-
1Y after plowing and a lignt mulch
prepared either by harrowing length-
wise or by .using a disc harrow or
double outaway. The rolling firms the
newly turned furrow on the subsoil
and thus ensures a supply .of moisture
sufficient to induce decay, while the
diecing or harrowing cuts the sod
just enough to fill in all spaces be-
tween the furrows with loose soil,
This helps to prevent drying out and
hastens decomposition.
A second plowing is not only un-
neeessary but inadvisable, as wheat of
all cereal crops delights in a firm
seed bed. Besides it is more expensive
to prepare a seed bed bY Plowing twice
than it is to work it UP by using the
disc, harrow and cultivator. To give
best results these implements will re-
quire to be used occasionally during
the month of August. If much couch
grass is present, the spring tooth
cultivator anti spring tooth harrow
will be required to tear up the sod,
but otherwise the sod would be
ibel.
tter left in the bottom of the fur-
ovThorough preparation of the soil
with winter wheat as with other cer-
eals usually pays well. If seeding has
to be postponed a few days beyond
the usual date to properly werk up
a seed bed, the results will usually
justify it. A well prepared firm seed
bed is essential to uniform germin-
ation and a healthy fall growth. The
best time to seed. varies more or less
from year to year, but ordinarily the
sooner the seed is in the ground after
the first of September the better.
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SURPLUS OFFICERS.
Statement as to Conditions
Qveraes Issued
isomion Cable- Gen. Sir Arthur
to be coneitierable hearthurning in
Canada awl England conceraing the
return of surplus officers.. The Cana-
dian Associated Press has received the
following statement:
"The Canadian oversees.. militate
torces have outgrown contlitIone which
waded at the inception of Canada's
unity and do not obtain to -day. Chang -
o in policy had to be made as rules
for administering a smaller force be-
cause inadequate when mated to a
largo force. ainong thee° was the in-
troduetIon of the principle that senior
Grams for the fighting force in
France should be made by promatioo
from officers who heel eerved there,
and junior officers should be made
largely by promotion from tite' ranks
of units there. Then, await, units were
raised in Canada and sent over with
a full completnent of senior officers,
aut owing to the demands for rein-
loreemeats atta the impossibility of
aeepatetting cenuplete units to France,
these on arrival in England had to be
used to -maintain the strength et for-
mations alraaay in France, The re-
sult of all this has been the creation
of e surplusage of eenlor °More.
Some have boon required to fill vari-
etal positions .sf importance and some
200 recelved appointments in the Bri-
tish forces on lines of communication.
after as many as possible lead been
taken' care of in this way there still
remain Quite a number for whom there
ere not snita.ble positions here, who
therefore have to return to Canada.
Thedelicacy of. their position is very
Plain. Some 200 have returned to Can-
ada. Certainly no descredtt attaches
to them. Their services in securing
end training :Tcruits and coming over -
teas themselves are worthy ot the
aigitost commendation."
TREATING SEED FOR SMUT.
Of no little importance at seeding
time is the. treatment of the seed for
smut, This disease can so easily be
prevented that there is no excuse for
the heavy toll that is exacted every
year through its prevalence. Forma-
lin can now be secured in every vil-
lage; it seldom costs more than fifty
cents a -pint, and the operation of
treating the grain is quickly and eas-
ily performed. One pint in thirty-five
gallons of wa,ter will easily- kill all
the smut on forty or fifty bushels of
wheat, and it is only necessary to
be sure that the solution is the pro-
per strength, and that each grain is
moistened and that the seed be sown
within two or three days of the time
It is treated.
CANADA MUST HELP.
"We look tit the resOurces of Can-
ada and to the indomitable energy
of Canadians for an answer that will
answer Germany'threat of starve.
tion. In normal times, the mother
country is dependent on your domin-
ion for a large part of its food sup-
plies.
"War has increased that depend-
ence to such an extent that it is now
vital for the United Kingdom and the
Allies In Europe, to obtain from Cana-
da, foodstuffs in far larger quantities
than under peace conditions. That
must necessarily entail effort and far -
The preparation of land for seeding extends often from haying time until
the middle of September. Then, too, the winter wheat crop enables a
better distribution of labor than where spring crops only are :own.
on account of the grasses used in I
seeding down, but mainly on account
of the weather, so that there is no
great loss of feed in parting with a
piece of old sod. Conditions in Eng-
land and Scotland, whore there has
been so much talk of breaking up
grass land, are widely different from
ours. The pastures are made at con-
siderable expense and with infinite
care, they are well fertilized, and un-
der the Influence of a climate favor-
able for gi'ass growing, produce abun-
dant pasture for from six to nine
months of the year. There may well
be objections raised to breaking up
such pastures, Our best grazing usu-
ally is secured in either one or two
years from seeding if the ordinary
grasses and clovers are used in seed -
reaching economy, with their attend-
ant sacrifices, on the part of. Cana -
diens.
"I know that like ourselves at
home, the pick of your manhood have
gone and are going, to take their
splendid share In the front line of
battle and that, therefore, you. are
faced with the clifficulty of a sup',
of laber. I Ms.) realize that an in
creesed export of feee supelles malt
entail diversion er erfoq from caster
enterprises, yet I am convinced that
the people of Canada will surmourr
all obstacles, and that the harvest ae
far as human labor can achieve, will
be a striking- demonstration of Cana-
da's efficiency and determination.
-Lord Rhondda, British Fo6d Con-
troller.
aPProaching men. When last heard n 0 LI n
Once after a evhite flag was dis- U
,1we AsT Roos DAY
of this spot was surrounded by our
bombers Wetly awaiting events.
The Irish troops fighting toward
Polygon Wood encountered some of
the toughest fighting. After holding
on long enough to establish posts
they were compelled to fall back.
Later they re -attacked and improved
their position, Owing to the most
difficult character of the ground ahd
its adaptability to stubborn resistance
this part ot the attack was not carried
as far forward as the lines north-
ward.
played a burst of fire met our warily -
The correspondent relates that a
couple of nights ago a hundred Ger-
Man infantrymen organized a sur-
prise attack but half of them refused
to go over to the attack. The attack-
ing party surrendered after a dozen
had been brought down by Inedible
guns. On the other hand he recalls
the fine exhibition of desperate brav-
ery by the Fourth Prussian Guards,
eounter-attacking against the Cana-
dians at Lens, when they continued to
march forward in fours With there
could have been seareely an unscathed
man itt the remiss."
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man require.; a little thange now anti
then. I'm very•
fortanate that way. wife gave me
eenfe thle meriting.
FOR THE ENEMY FLIERS
14 Brought Down and 11
Others Out of Control -
Deadly British Raids.
London 'Cable - The Atinaralty I
1
ish report said:
"We carried out last night a 'suc-
cessful raid east of Vermelles. The
enemy's support lino was reached and
many casualties were inflicted, .
"There was great activity in the etir
Yesterday, although a strong west
wind made fighting difficult. Our
airplanes had greatly the better of the
fighting, and were ale to early out
their tank successfully, in eplte of the
determined efforts on the part of hos-
tile aircraft. to interference with their
work. Our activity commenced be-
fore dawn. and continued Uninterrupt-
edly throughottt the day. 'female air-
dromes were cleared with machine-gun
fire front a height .of a few more fret.
IA total of Pill tons of bombs was drop -
Ped on the euetny's avrodretne.4, rail-
;,' statiomi and Mitch.,
SIFT FLIES BY
HUN VAR HEADS
gliziEv auto
Berlin Claims Langemarck
Taken From British
Whose Assaults Elsewhere
All Failed.
"Our machines directly assisted our
infantry in their attack, harrassing
the German infantry and gunners with
machine-gun fire. Our artillery fired
directly upon concentratioh of German
troops, 'Fifteen hostile machines were
brought down; eleven others Were
drivee down out of control. One Ger-
man - obeervatioit balloon Was else
brought down aflame. Eleven of ottr
airplanes aro missing."
4.'
mone MINE TROUBLES.
Calgary, Report. -Trouble is reported
at the Star Coal mining camp at Drum*
holier. A largo nuniber of millers, in*
eluding- Austrians, et ...le on strike We-
tettlay afternoon, and upon the arrival
of seven' wav veterans from Catgary, who
01111(inte'd j!q.nporniry censtables,
they tett the telephone- wires connecting
with caigary In au effort to prevent
further comunitatIon between the eon -
I. -tables and the city. 'The veterans re-
turned to Calgary with the &dyke that
a mood of soldiere by sent up to 'intern
and force the alien enemies, who were
Lliteui:litt‘t%yor,iltzrke.f lite men causing the
t)oiiuy.;1111,1M,..; 01I1' tillY
Man Call *.t. hie finish.
TORONTO MAR,X,ETS.
xi,:xuact„..mts, MARKET.
Pxtirygge, ew-laid. dez. 0 45 U 50
critus et tee4r,e, tc.e. do...h. 0 42
50 40 3
En
Turkeys, lb. ... ... 0 03 30
1013:ov essetl (pt. . . (10 000 O 3
0 ti. 33
Svniu:;11.int,logi sc_slitinetnesn,s :0 2460(1 '01 49
0 25
Bite berries, 11•41. hitt. 150
Currant% red, 11 -qt. bat. .. 00
Do., black, 1I -qt, bkt. 00
Rhubarb; doz. . .. 0 (10
Gooseberries, .. 0 00
Peaches, Can., 6 -qt. hitt. 0 00
Raspberries, box 0 18
PlUm8, , - 0 110
Cherries, bat., 0 50
Do„ 11 -qt. hitt, .. 2 06
Vegetables -
Beans, sinall measure .. .. 000 0 10
13cets, doz., belts. 0 (0 0 25
oucumbeie, dos. 00 0 25
Cauliflower, each .. IQ 0 2)
Corrats, doz.bcit .. 0 00 25
Celery, per head .. '0 00 1/ 95
Cabbage, each .. 0 05 0 10
Lettuce, doz. beim 0 20 0 30
Do., head,. 2... .. 0 00 0 50
V1e,g10..nlasneuinuditijo.w, each 0 10
0
0 00 0 10
Do., small hkt„. 00 0 (0)
Do., Bermuda, box .. 00 1 75
Potatoes, bag ... 2 50 3 00
Do., peck0 (X) 0 60
Do., malt ineas.ure 0 00 0 13
Rediahes, 3 bunches 000 0 15
age, bunch ...... 05 0 10
Squash, each .• 0 10 - 0 25
Savory, bunch .. 05 0 10
Turnips, bunco.. 0 00 0 05
Tomatoes, 11 -qt. bit, 0 00 1 2.5
11113ATS-VITH0LES.ALE.
Beef, forequarters, ewt. .. 512 00 514 00
Do., hindquarters ., .. 18 00 20 00
Carcases, choice .. 15 39 111 fie
Do., common .... 12 00 12 50
Yeats, common, cwt.......0 50 11 50
Do„ medium ,.. 12 50 14 50
Do., prime , • 19 00 21 00
Heavy hogs ... „.. 17 00 19 00
Shop hogs . 22 00 LI 00
Abattoir hogs . ..... ... 23 00 24 00
Mutton, heavy 10 00 12 00
Do,, ltght. .
17 00 1.900
Lembs, Ib. 0 21 0 23
Do., Spring, 10. .•• 0 25 0 26
1 75
1 51)
o. 25
Z1 30
1 50
0 75
9 20
000
0 05
125
London Cable -Last night's Brit-
terday by Russian and Roumanian
forces north of Fokshani and on the
lower Sereth.River, on the Roumanian
trent, broke down under the Teuton
fire, • according to the official state.
meat issued to -day by the German
WaT Department.
Gernaan advanced poste along the
Yser Canal, near Drelgrachten, inBel
glum, were overrun yesterday by
troops of the Entente Allies, says OF
German official statement issued to
day. The enemy also captured ground
north and. east Of 13ixschoote.
At St. Julien and at many points
further south to Warneton, the. state-
ment adds, Entente Allied forces pene
trated to the new German battle zone.
"By evening Langemarek and our
lost position," the German general
staanfd.f areports, "was again in our
h
, In all other sectore the Euglish as-
sault collapsed before the Teuton en-
tanglements, the German statement
says. "In spite of heavy sacrifices, the
English have aecomplished nothing. By -
this repulse we gained a full victory.
Unshaken and with high spirits our
front stands ready for new battles."
Langemarck, a Belgian village about
five miles northwest of Ypres, was
captured by the British forces, after
desperate fighting yesterday morning
The British, in their offensive, pushed
well beyond the town, and, according
to the latest reports from British
sources, fighting was still in progress
to the east of the position.
FRENCH FLIERS
010 GOOD WORK
••••nearwm....••••••••II
Perlin Cable -Attacks made yes-
terday shot down seven German air -
',lance and a captive ballon, in ad-
dition to eight alerman machines,
which were compelled, to •land, badly
damaged, behind the enemy 's
Yesterday and loot night more than
28,000 pounde of projectiles was drop-
ped in the course of bombing raids,
itt which 111. French machines took
part.
klernlan airplanes dfbilped bombs in
the region nortlt of 'Nancy. There were
no victims.
Aviation grounds at Colmar, larescati
and Habisheim; aviation camps in
the region of Chambley, railway sta-
tions at FrIbourgort-Brisgap, Longa-
yon, Montmedy, Pierrepont, St. Justin,
Grandpre, Challerange and Dun -Sur -
Meuse, and encampments in the
forest of Spincourt were showered
with bombs. Many exploaions and
several fires were observed.
On the night of Aug, 16-17 the
railway station at Cortemarck was
attacked by our aviators, who saw a
large fire there.
GERMAN SPY? •
Lloyd Agent in N. Y. is
Under Arrest.
New York Report -'Henry P. ricks,
formerly employed as an auditor by
the North German Lloyd Steamship
Company, was arrested last night in
ale home at Rosebank, Staten Wand,
by a United Statee Marshal, charged
with being a "dangerous alien."
While the GOvertiment officials de -
dined to go into details regarding the
arrest, it was said to be the direst
result of the investigation to learn
how Germany obtained advance iit-
formation regarding the saliing and
route of the first ships lestving for
lattrope with American troops, and
also the secret destination of tho de-
stroyer fletillas, which are now
taking pert in the (Measly° against
German submarines.
Hiram -That college boy of Farmer
Jones may 00 5 woftaer, as they say,
but the oLl man eertainly luta to hump
to 1.eop nag. Timm -Yea, i1.3
bite to main bay while the non shines.
--Judge.
'Mr:01114ton Mutuoll
Fire Ina. Ca,
oximotitt,usoliv.40 020.
or pro
r(s; *silk *
not,o oo VISION 0:
�be poporty
sist•ns
6111°1P2114"41afidOntAN. ITCSEL"r011411)33(
.tAli
rtnO141111. oomatist
*:1:Toefirm
.heAs0"1
Dudley Holmes
sARsioTen, 04-1
Agents, •
0,11,00 Mayor Loeb, Wbegblinse
SUGAR MARKET.
Local wholesale quotations on Canadian
refined su)(ar, Toronto delivery; in a-
foot Aug. 17:-
Lantic granulated., .... 100 lbs. 59.39
Royal Acadia geanulated 100 108. 9.30
ftecipath granulated .. .. 100 lbs, 9,04
!.
No. yellow, al refiners .. 100 lbs. 8.99
No. .4 Yellow 100 !be. 5.89
)to, 8 Yeliew... . .. 100 lbs. 8.79
Granulated in 20-1b. bags, 15 cent e over
:net price; 10 -lb. bags. 20 cents over: 70 -
lb. cartons, 25 cents over, and 2 10. cip.
ions, 30t. over.
OTHER 1WAIIKET3.
WINNIPEG GRAIN EXCHANGE.
Fluctuations on the Winnipeg Grain
Exchange yesterday were the following:
Wheat- • Open. High. Low, Close.
Oct. ..... 2 06
Oats -
Oct. ... ... 50 63% 0 64 0 611.1 0 62%
Dec. ., 0 59% 0 00% 0 68 0 58%
May ... 0 63 0 63 0 62 0 6214
Flax -
Oct. ... ... 3 28 3 29 3 27% 2 2714
Nov. . ... 3 17 3 17% 3 17 3 17
Dec. . . 3 103 3 10% 3 18 3 19%
xTo 03 i-Ve
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN MARKET.
Minneapolis. -Wheat, September, 52.05;
cash, No. 1 Northern, 52.40 to 52.45; No. 2
Jo., 53.25 to 52.40; No. 3 yellow, $1..75 to
51.80. Oats, No. 3 -wane, 55 to Mc.
elour unchanged. 13ran, 531.00 to 531.50.
• DULUTH GRAIN MARKET.
Duluth. -Linseed, 53,45; September and
Oct, 5336. Wheat, No. 1 Northern, 32.80,
nominal; No. 2 Northern, 52.75, nominal.
CHEESE MARKETS.
Iroquois, Ont, -,At the regular meeting
if the Iroquois Cheese Board held this
alternoon 035 boxes were offered -760 col-
ored and 173 white. Buyers present,
Johnson, Mach:Easter and Ault. Johnston
started, the bidding at 21e, MacMaster
raised to 21. 1-8e, and, Ault to 21. 1-4c. Ault
secured 90 boxes. MacMaster 205, and
Johnston 145, balance, sold on curb at
same price, 21 1-4c,
Listowel. -A4 the Dairymen's Exchange
_held here to -day 1,250 boxes of white anti
1,615 boxes of colored cheese were boa -'d -
ed; all sold at 21c.
Perth, Ont. -At to -day's Cheese Bou.ril
1,500 boxes were offered; all sold at 21
6-16c;
R. Vanstone
SAMOTiltAt40 00440174"
ILspir to lop' $4 lovisi ;004
Arthur J. Irwin
0.0.s., L.D.s.
Do..r at Dent.) Surgery of the Petin.
slivania College and Licentiate of Den-
tal Surgery re Ontario.
Closed eve13. Wedneeday Afternoon.
Office In Macdonald Block,
F. M. DEANS
Honor (tradtiepp'SqL.D.S.
tetif.ht
yal College of
1F/itettelt jairly SoufrgDe;isixiolrf. Ontario, Honer
rtra.duat0 of University of Taonto.
Closed every Vredaday .Atternoon.
Office Over H. E. Nerd & Gro.fs Store
DI the Dente/ ParittirS, Clearly eau.
Idea by Lr. G. It Dose,
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Cattle, receipts 0,000.
31aarket weak,
Beavers ... 15 14 90
Western . . . . .. .. 7 00 12 46
Stockers and' feeders .. 6 10 9 15
Cows and feeders .. 4 50 12 60
Calves 10 50 15 00
Hogs, receipts 2,009.
Market strong.
Light 17 40 18 90
'511xed 17 50 19 00
Heavy . 17 30 IS 90
Rough .......... . 17 30 17 55
Pigs . ..... 12 23 15 75
Built of sales ..„.. • 18 10 18 80
Sheep, receipts 3,000.
Market weals.
Wethers , 7 75 IL 10
Lambs, native ... .10 25 16 69
BUFFALO LIVE STOCK,
East Buffalo, Report. -Cattle, receipts,
350 steady.
Veal, receipts 150; active; 53 to 516.50.
Hogs, receipts 1,100; active; heavy,
mixed and yorkers $19 to 510.1 nett
yorkers 510.50 to 517; pigs 516 to $16'.66;
roughs 516.75 to 517; stags 514 to 315. •
Sheep and lambs, receipts 200; active
and unchanged.
SHIP VIA CANADA.
Grain Supervisor's Advice
to Alta Growers.
0.••••••••• ••••••••••.••••••
Calgary, Report. -Word, has been re-
ceived from M. W. Wood, president of
the Canadian Council of Agriculture, and
member of the Board of Grain Super-
visors, that farmers are now allowed to
ship grain in carload lots to Minneapolis.
But the supervisor advises: "Ad-
vise farmers of thier right to ship to
Minneapolis, but at the same time warn
them there that they probably will be
stung if they do so. The United States
market is in a rapid flux of settlement to
52. It looks like the United States board
will take sonic action by Sept, 1, and
this board has no good reason to believe
that their priee will be more than :52,
basis No, 1. northern. Tell farmers to
get busy starting wheat toward Fort
William."
WILL SUCCEED IF
DRAFTS SUPPLIED
Cable - A curious situation existed
Currie, in a better received by your
correspondent this morning, remarks:
"I hope that by the time you receive
this I shall be in a position to report
some good news toncerning the opera-
tions of my corps. 3ilverything is go-
ing well with us, 1 ant quite sure that
the splendid teputation 1105',' enjoyed
by the corps will be fully maintained,
provided, of course, Canada does her
duty and keeps the necessary drafts
supplied."
ADVERTISING BUSINESS GOOD.
Toronto, Report. -A. general iniprovr.
ment in the voluino of business and in
the elmeaeter of Canadian advertising ard
the Men engaged in that work was re -
pat td at the annual meeting of the
Canadian Association of Adverttaing
Agent:lee. Th. new1Y-eleeted officers ore;
M. 14. Denbarats, president; J. II. Mc-
Connell, let vice-president; W. It. Seiner.,
Sett, Ind Vice-president; J. P. Patterson,
seeretarY-treasUrer; .A.. S. Benne, inentber
of committee.
Speaking of changing the nanto
royal houses, what the German reign-
ing family really needs is a "Weise of
eerreetion." nevoid.
W. R. Hanabiby
11.24o., M.D., O.M.
Special attention paid to diseases
or Women and Children, having
taken postgraduate work in Sur -
gory, BusteiriolokY and Beientitio
Medicine,
orao. in the Kerr resideace, he
-
twee* the Queen's Hotel and tho
Baptist Church,
An business given careful attention.
Phone K P. O. Bog 1.111
Dr. Robt. C. Redmond
M.R C S tEaL)
L.R.C.P. (bond.)
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
(Dr, Chisholm's old stand).
DR. R. I. STEWART
Graduate of University of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the
Ontarii College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
OFFICE ENTRANCE):
SECOND DOOR NORTH OF
ZURBRIGG'S PHOTO STUDIO)
JOSEPHINE ST. PHONE 29
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
DR. P. A. PARKER.
Osteopathy builds vitality and
strength. Adjustment of the el)ine and
other tissues is gently secured, there-
by removing the predisposing causes
of
Blood pressure and other examine.
Vans nte.de. 'Musses scientifically fit.
teL
OPP1Cli OVER CHRISTIE'S GTORL
libsure-ornesdays and Fridays, 1a3n.
to p.m.; Wednesdays, 9 to U
Other Ws by aPPolnOnezt.
-General Hospital
(Under Government Inspection).
Pleasantly situated, beautifully fur-
nished. Open to all regularly licensed
physicians. Rates for patients (whkit
ht.:glide board and -nursing)-$4.90
$15.00 per week, according to location
of room. For •further information -
Address • MISS, L. MATHEWS,
Superintendent,
Box 223, WIngham, Ont,
I SELL
Town and Farm properties Cali and
see my list and get my pricee, 1 have
Dome excellent values.
J G. STEWART
WINGHAM.
PM.* IOC Office In Town Haft.
J. W. DODD
(Suceessor to J. G. STEWART)
FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT
and HEALTH INSURANCE.
P. 0. Box 366. Phone 198
WINGHAM, ONT.
John F. Grov(s
Issuer Of
MARRILGE LICENSES
TOWN HALL WINGHAM
Phenols -Office 24; Residence 160.
WE WANT CREAM
a.
We want cream. and will Par_t31*
highest prices for good cream. avh1
MD your cream away, a long dIstanci
When you can receive aa good prIce$
near home. and In sending your °ream
to Us W111 hew a bonus industry, we
furnish two cans to each galloper and
valr all express charger and assure
you at honest busrnees. Cheese fee -
tory patrOne having Cream during Oa
winter would do well to ship to no.
Write for further narticularip tO
THE SEAFOER CREAMERY
SEAFORTH
ONTARIO
y
CRUDE OIL UP.
Pittsburg, Aug. s0. -Pennsylvania crueo
oil advanced 25 cents to -day to 53.50. tho
1.1ultest price in a quarter or a century.
Other new prises posted by the South
011 Company; Corning $2.00; Cabot' 52.75,
and Somerset 52.40, each price rem-
sentInf an advance or ten cents.
PRUSSIANISM Al' WORK,
Amstordattl, Mtg. 18. -The military cell..
mender at Stettin, Germattv, 1ia3 for-
hideeet "in th.; luterost of nubile safety,"
meetings in Steliin and lit the district nf
ltantzow, 5,or1mist organ .vor-
weertN, 01*8 itt» vx,Tutivo committee of
tin. Social patty ell( to Chanceller
301(415(419 It 3'ro0(;11. rtga)thit fatell prohibi-
Hens Which are reported in all parte of
tiermany, and a request for the abolition
thereof.
"What are you 'Tying for, Willie?"
"Pee got a toOthaehe awl there isn't
no sehoel to etey hmite from." Nee•
Voris ?Verb'.