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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-11-01, Page 2V• 'Y -Y-1"" ••• GREAT BRITAIN GROWS ANXIOUS OVER TEUTON DRIVE ON ITALY Papers 'Call It a Serious+ - -- Crisis, and Call for Aid to GERMAIIY FEARS Be Sent, If Needed. . Lantion. ‘Cabe -The .A.UstraGer- Man blow on the Isonzo is featured by the MOrning newspapers, winch cotil- Meat rather anxiously. Nevi'a de- spatches disclose that Field Marshal Von Mackensen is in command of the ermine forces. A Ilritleh cerrespoun- ent on the Italian front, in a telegrain Under Weduersdayai state, says: olkbis is going to be one of those terrible crises when each side stakes all on the throw, anu when thousanda of men are strained to the limit of exhaustion for a decision whose ef- fects will reaca far beyond the battle- field, ann modify the whole course of the war. Italy is about to meet single-handed almost the entire Aus- trian arnty, and to bear alone the bur- dens she hitherto has shared with the Russians, It is known that at least ten Gernian divisions are waiting be- hind the enemy front, and that the Ember of newly -arrived Austrian di- visions le even greater." Subsequent despatches concerning the violence of von Mac:Icemen's on- slaught, takea with the Italian and German official statements, cause commentators here to treat the situa- tion very eerieusly. The Times sees tbe news from all other theatres eclip- sed, and reads grave warnings in the despatches from the Italian front. "The immediate military possibili- ties of the AustroaGerman offensive," it saes, "are of a character which the Allies must Instantly take into ac- count. An extensive invasion of It- aly at this junteure would effect the whole Allied cause, In that spirit measures must be take; should the neces.site arise." The Morning Post says the situation is critical, and that the British nation must realize that fresh efforts and fresh troops are necessary. -The Daily News thinks that- an the gains made In Italy's summer campaign are In jeopardy, and fears that it is an evil omen that the period of military ten- don ocincides with the political crisis In Italy. On the other hann, the Times thinks that the menace of invasion has strengthened the parties in Italy who criticised the Boselli Government for lack of vigor in conducting the war, and that the Austro-GerMan on- slaught will have an effect in Italy contrary to that anticipated by the enemy. Confidence also is expressed here in General Cadorna and in the Italian army, While it is hoped that General Petain's sucesses on the Aisne and the pressure in Flanders will balance mat- ters. "The Germans must still be strong," says the Post, "if they can deliver a great assault on the Isonzo and at the same time rest secure in Flanders." KAISER SAVES HIS BEST MAN For Peace Negotiations and Reconstruction. - Reason Why Michaelis is Retained. • Copenhagen Cable -The secret of Emperor William's unwillingness to remove Dr, Michaelis at present, des- pite the Chanc'ellor's admitted loss of control of the political situation, is. according to an article in the Lokal Anzeiger; that the emperor, like a canny baseball manager, is saving his best political star for the all -Import- ant service at the conclusion of peace and thereafter, and is reluctant to ex- haust his stamina by putting him In uow. Meanwhile. Michaelis must hold on under the -hammering as beat he can. Rudolf von Valentin!, the Emperor's personal representative, says. the Lok - al Anzeiger, mentioned in confer- ences with the Reichstag leaders the tlame.s of persons whose qualifications or the Chancellorship he reeognized, but whom he believed, should be re- served for the peace table. The majority parties in tho Reich- stag are inclined to hold, however. that the emergency 'probably never will be greater than now, and the Emperor, perhaps, is disposed to re- consider his decision. Von Valentin] on Thursday summoned Karl Trim - berm a Centrist leader, to a further Conference on the situation. The Reichstag leaders have taken the week -end recess, atid have gone home to consult their constituents, so the question Whether a crisis exists evil) net become acute again before the middle of next *Week. ' The Reichstag leaders have been meat considerate of the feelings and prerogatives of the Emperor, and ev- erything has been avoided, according to an inspired statement, and will he avoided, which wend give the impree- Sion of any exercise of pressure. The written declarations of policy submit- ted to Von Valentint neither could nor did ar011ete any criticism or obleetion an to their form or contents. Dr. Michaelis answered these mild statements with an article in the Col- Ogna Gazette, declaring that any at- tempt to exercise any influence what- ever upon the Emperor's deelsions would be contrary to the spirit of the eonstitution. BRITISH FRONT. The G rman Raiding Parties Repulsed. ALLY AIR PLANS Is .Bending Every 'Effort to Outdo Them, But Allies Are Supreme, and - Will Stay So, London, Oable.---Malor-eGneral David Henderson, who is retiring as bead Of the Bridal; Air Board, to undertake an im- portant "sOcial duty", In an Interview lo.day with the Assnciated Press, said: "I shall 'not say muoh to you about the plans of the British air service for the immediate future. That would be giVen Information that the enemy is very anxious to obtain. The Germans are acutely alarmed over the prepenationa that the Enteute Allies are making tor the air war next year. They areunder no illusion about it, and they are bolnd- ing every effort to counter It by a sta. Pendous programme o ntheir own side. But we have had the upper hand of them in the air from the very beginniag, and feel sure, especially with the help af the United States, that our mastery will grow stronger notwithstanding all their efforts. The British flying corps is from Seven- ty to a hundrea times larger to -day than at the start of the war, and we have this tremendous augmentation at the same time that we have been carry- ing on a war that involved heavy losses and continual repiacementa from the very first day." Aalted whether at were true that the Btltish casualties in air training had increased considerably M recent months, Sir David said: "The total number of our training casualties increesed heavily, but that was mainly because so many more men were training. It must be admitted', however; that the actual pr tentage of casuolties In training, also increased slightly, owing to that fact that our training has grown to much more com- prehensive. "Looping- the -loop has come to be al- most a kindergarten exercise in air treat- ing, and the men training to be a, fighting pilot must practiee the slae-slip, the MU - side. the nose-dive and other aeronautics of a meet comilicated characted, until he is able to do almost anything with his machine. "'The actual field exorcise is :nost val- eable training for the airm..e,a Sir David continued. 'No braver or native skill cam sonipenaatte for a lad: ut experlenee and training In actual war. The best airmen in the British army speaking generally, are thoso who have been at it the longest. For instance, one of our squedrohs contains eighteen men 'who have downed two hundred enemy ma - %alines in six months, and won a victory over that superb German airman, the late Lieut. Vosse. The leaders ot that squadron are men who have hen long ex- perience tra the game. They aro Just as daring as anybody, but they have learned by that very experience how best to protect themselves while inflicting the greatest damage on the enemy." , In connection with the American air programme, Sir David -warned against the danger of stanaarizatIon in aircraft, and expressed his anxiety that the American nia.ns may not be permittedto hinder the present work of the British service, which is depending to a coast& erahle extent on materials and training machines ordered in the *United States. • London cable: The report from Field Marehal MIR to -night reads: "A raid attempted by the enemy last night mut of Loos was mot with line and machine-gun fire and fettled to reach our wire. Early this morning two hostile parties attacked oar line north of La )3a5see Canal. Otte party .7a3 repuleed by our tire before reach- ing oar trenehte; the other suceeeded Itt triteting bar trenches, but was driven out. One Of our Men is mise - "We aeptured a, MY prithellara dur- iug the night in patrol era:enter% emit of PetIettpelle Oar artillery has been [Wive during the day on our bate Ile -trent." 35 INJURED When Montreal Suburban Cars Collide. .1.••••••• Montreal Report -Two ears col- lided on the Lachine to Montreal elec- tric line this morning. Over one hula •dred people were on the two cars. Thiety-five were injured. The colltsion took plo.ce at 7 o'clock this morning, while it was yet dark. The ears were crowded •with people going to the factories located in the western outskirts of Montreal: One of the cars, travelling, it is estimated, at a high rate of speed, ran into the other, which wire backing up. Bath the cars wero badly telescoped, and left the track. The paseengere arjured are mostly suffering from broken legs, cuts from flying glass and bruises . They were carried in ambulances and street cars to the city hospitals. One nian wile vas in the collision said that a dikaute arove hetween the conductor on one of the cars and Men aboard who ins!eted on smoking. The conductor said he would refuse to proceed if the Smelting was not stop- ped. The men refused, and the con- ductor ordered the car backed up, his intention being, the passenger sup - 'mod, to take the car to a siding and keep it there tin the smoking stopped. It was while the car was backing that a car aiming in the opposite direction ran into it. YPRES DRIVE MADE HFAVY GAINS AGAIN to the neighborbemil ot Oheluvielt. This Makes a battle -front of OPPrext iniately ten er eleven miles, extend- ing .along nearly the entire curve of : won:airy:Ypres eallent. The GernmneWar Office puts it tide "To -day's combats in Flanders de- veloped Into a great battle. Strong French and English attacks from Sixschoote to the Ypres -Routers mile' way and on both sides of the Menin- Ypres road broke down with sauguin- ary Ilalatiti in our defeneiVe Zone in epite of the enemy's repeated as- saults, On Um Oise -Aisne canal there was slight fighting activity," GERMANS PREPARED. (13y R T. Small, Staff Correspondent of tbe Associated Press.) British Front la 'Belgium Cable - Enemy guus stationed on tile high ground southeast of Oheluvelt, winds constituted one" of the main defences of the Gheluvelt position, were com- paratively Wet in the early lima, Probably due to the heavy and effec- tive bombardment conducted against them bY the British artillery last night. Many eXplosions were seen in the vicinity of these enemy batteries in, the darkness. The atteck began in a cold rain that had been falling for several hours. It has become almost trite to say that the greatest barrage yet seen was em- ployed, bet once more thls was the case, The depth of the barrage fire was considerably increesed and the British troops event forward bebind a terrific hail of shells, The prelinrin- ary bornbarchneut of these attacks had been proceeding for days witb the greatest intensity aud the expendi- ture of ammunition was enormous. The face of Passchendaele Ridge and other regions has been so al- tered that they resemble ft Yokel -11e zone. Last night the concentrated fire was increased and tb.e heavens were filled with a crimson glow as the great guns hurled their charges into the German lines. The excellent.preliminary bombard- ment was the result of remarkable work in moving the guile forward over the marsh -like terrain. The brisk wind of the last few days had done wonders in drying up the water, but the mud was still formidable and in many places there were impassable morasses. Notwithstanding these try- ing conditions preparations were com- pleted. The Germans hid been expecting an attack. In fact, they thought it was being made Monday, dud marcleed up troops to the support. Later, they withdrew them and thus these troops underwent three hours marching each way through the deep mud. A SPLENDID VICTORY. Crossing the battle -field in the vicinity of Vaurains and Saint Gull - lain farms, the correspondent obtain- ed ample evidence of tbe extent of the splendid French victory. Hune dreds of prisoners in large groups were making their way ta the rear, marching without escort. Damaged German machine guile lay every- where, while scattered around Were heaps of ammunition, cannon and Immense quantities of military ma- terial. About 800 Prisoners, and Good Progress On Most of Front Attacked. SIMI-COMING 1Bu t the Battered Germans Could Do Nothing to Prevent. linden Cable -Operations wi th limited objectives were undertaken by the British and growth armies in Flanders early this morning, and not- withstanding great difficulties ealised hy 'weather atel bad ground, consid- erable progress was made and valu- able positiolis taken on tho greater part of the front attacked, says the British offielal communication issued to -night. The communleation Says that more than 800 prisoner', were eaptured during to-dtty's operations. tteuter's correspondent at British leedquartere in France and Belgium eon the sutn total of to -day's resulte in the attack in the Ypree sector Is leries of 1111portant tactiettl gains. "It :s only becituee we ham, we should 'lave done much more had the aeaVelis fevored the nperations,' the eorreepondont adds, "that one eannot regard the collective ttehievement with complete satisfaction." The at, tack (*tended from Mandist Fereet TO KNOCK ITALY OUT OF THE WAR Austro -Germans Are Mak ing a Desperate Drive. Wording of Their Claims ?roves Them Tricky._ Leseon V. Nov. 4, 1017. •comanonorome.r.vorrownr.vem. euedeeThe narration 1* Vivid. There ! is a striking array of factpacked into this verse. On lerael's side was order; on Syria's dieorder; n laraelh] =rage and tattle On SYriallt.dismaY; n Isra- el's victory, on Syria's inglorious de- feat. Den-ltatiad- escaped - The bodyguard doubtless made unusual et - forts to am the life of their master. Defeat , Through Drunkennees- al. The king of Israel went -The Woo:r1itaTemperance Kluge Marvelous b114arvelous deliverance inspired hit a Commentary,-I, .S.11 unseasonable deinaud (vs. 1-0). The king of Syria was ainbitious to acquireadditional teriltory and thus enlarge itis dentin. lens. lie saw to the south of him desirable poseeesions in the hands of a weakened government. Thrauge itiolatry and, other forms of rebellion against dehovab the kingdoM of 'Waal had become an easy prey to heathen mittens, The Serlan king lead said to Ahab, "Thy silver and thy gold is Mine; thy wives also arid the elillaren, even the fawned, are mine" (v. 3). and Ahab assented to his demands, for tUe suite of peace; but Ben-hadad went still further and sent the king of Israel word that lie would send hie servants to searob the Itauses of the skit:v:1. and of Ms servants, and they would carry away whatever they do - IL A reasonable defiance (vs. 7-15). 1-0. This arrogaut demand stirred up thab to resistance, and he summoned the chief men of the nation and told them what the king of Syria had said. Ahab's counsellora advised him to re- fuse this demand, Accordingly he sent word to Ben-hadad that he would not submit to this humiliation, 10. Ben-hadad-The king of Syria, known as Ben-hadad IL, Who died 13. C. 890, after reigning about thirte years. Unto him -To Ahab, king of israel. The gods do so unto rao, and more also_ A sort of oath or a strong affirmation. Suffice for handfuls -Ben -leaded had a large army, and ho wished to Impress Ahab with an idea of its greatnees by using this strong statement. Samaria la a )1111 three hundred feet high and about four miles in circumference at the base. The Syrian's boast was that if each soldier in his army should de- sire to take a baneful of dust from the hill, there would not be enough to go around. The hill would be carried away before each man had taken a heedful. 11. The king of Israel an- swered -To Benahadad's boastful mes- sage Allan replied by quoting a most appropriate proverbial expression. The battle had not yet been fought, hence it was no time for the Syrian king to boast. By some means Ahab was aroused to take a decided and brave stend against the oppressors of God's people. It is not unreasonable to suppose that Benbadad's boastfulnees cn this occasion was due, at least in part, to his Indulgence in strong drink. 12. As he was drinking -The Syrian, king and hia fellow kings were careless In their fancied security. They gave themselves up to revelry. 13. there mine a prophet -The king and people of Israel nad gone far away from the true God, yet he had mercy upon them and sent theta propnet to Instruct And eneourage them. The prophet's name is not mentioned. Whedon suggests that he was from one of the schools of the prophets, while Clarke thinks it might possibly have been either Elijah or !Melia in disguise. The latter view is unlikely, for there appears to be no reason why the identity of either of these should be concealed. hast thou seen -Surely Ahab heel seen the vast army of Syria and had been so terri- fied that he had consented to give Mmself, his family and his wealth to Ben-hadad that his life might be pro - served.. I will deliver -Over again -at the "great multitude" of the enemy was placed the promise of •Jeleovah. this day -No greater good could well come to the besieged citythou shalt know that I am the Lord -One more effort was to be made in mercy to t,ringAhab to realize his wickedneee in trusting in. heathen deities and re- jecting the Clod of Israel. 14. by whom -Ahab could see no way in such.a-mareeleus deliverance could be effected. ills own forces were small and Ito capected no allies to corlie to his desistance. the young men of the princes -These young mon were the attendants of the cbief officera of the different districts of the 'kingdom oi Israel, and were in Samaria because ot Ben-hadad's invasion. who shall order the battle -For the time Ahab London Cable - The desperate attempt to knock Italy out of the war now Deng made by tne Germans haa resulted in the -most -desperate right- ing yet witnessed on this front. The itallau official statement to -day. an- nounces that the evacuatiou of dhe Balnsizza plateau has been deeided on. Bainsizza plateau was the main !atilt of Gen. Cordona's greatdrive last August. His forces conquered the great mountain peaks fora -Ling the western boundary of this high grcnind -Monte Santo, Monte San Gabriele and Kuk, and then drove the Aus- Wane ahead of them across the com- paratively level upper ground. According to the German official statements, • the Teuton troops are marching rapidly forward, oand have already captured 30,000 Italians.The silaite that 300 "guns" were captured le a sample of the way the Teutons word their reports. In this instance "guns" do not mean cannon, but prin• cipally machine guns, as the state- ment adds: "'Many of them were heavy ones." At many places the Germans are now fighting. on Italian territory, the War Office reports. The Gkrehns passed beyond their' obeectues, tne announcement says, and threw the Italians frcim strong Positions. THE CERMAN REPORT. Friday's War Office,report said: "Italian front: Profiting by the sue- eess of our breaking through the lino _near rlitsch and Tohnino, our divi. dons are advancing beyond Hartreit arid Renzina. _ . . "The trdOps on the northern wing: of the secend'italian arnty,. exceptilig. thcee taken prisoners;- nava been de. rented and are retiring. presslag foe - ward • ireesletibly, the Germans and Austro-Hungarian regiments, endear ming to outrival each other, havee pressed beyond their objectives and• thrown out the enemy from strong rear -hill poeitions which he sought to hold. . "Under our pressure the Italians also have begun to evacuate the Bain- Sizza. lielligengeist plateau. "We already are fighting at many pleat; on Italian territory. The num- ber of prisoners taken has inereased to more than 30,000, of whom 700 are officers. The booty amounts to more than 300 gum, including many heavy ones. "Yesnerday the clear autuma wee - titer fevered tbe fighting operations." A supplementary report issued to. !hi field: "On the Italian front our =De are rapidly fighting their way forward. The number of prieonere and the amount of booty captured are in- erearang front hour to hour." CONVICTED OF ASSAULT. CathaIll iteparte .aaYS-Iierhert Wil - Bents. Wits 'convicted to -day by Judge Stanworth ort a thaege Of indecently lesaulting fifteen-yeavold Chatham eirl, and was rentatided a week for eentence. Walter &Were, arrested en a similar charge, eseaped trent the Countay /all sortie weeks ago, and is etill at large. Williams was captured after being at liberty a few days, with energy to melte the victory as great as possible. •QUESTIONS. -Who Was the leing of Israel at this time? The king of Syria? What was the relation be- tween the tWo nations? What demand did the king of Syria make upon the king of Israel? Who appeared to en- courage Ahab? What was, tbe strength Of lanai's army tempered with that of Syria? Describe the battle and the victory. What wicicednes and toile were In the Syrian camp? How -din drunkenness elect tne outeoine of the battle? Give reasons why one should abstain from strong drink. PRACTICAL SURVEY. Topic.-Tbe God of battles. I. Revealed the impotency et man's power. II. Proved, his supreme pbwer among men. . L Revealed the Impotency of man's power. This chapter strongly teaclaes that no flatten, rulers or people, can with impunity forget God. Disregard for his laws brought down his Peke- ments. The Syrian invasion was a di- vine chastisement upon Israel and their king, Almb. The defeat was God's punishment of Syria and King felen-hadad. The instruments used of 0ed for the punishment of Israel were ,punished in turn for their oppression of Israel. Tire invasion -was nothing short of a national calamity. ee.hab found himself utterly without resour- ces at the tem of one who showed no mercy, but rather exulted over his ziy. Ben-badad's haughtiness was very manifest in Ms messages. His revels during the siege revealed what character be possessed. The foe had no mercy and. Ahab had neither strength nor dignity. Ahab atid jeze- bel were pelmarny responsible for the great apostase in Israel. They were first to suffer and suffered most. Ben- badad's sins consisted in defiance of God, wanton insolence and cruelty, overweening pride and drunkenness. His defeat was his punislement. It was a pitiful end of a campaign begun with so much fury and threatening. Ben- badad returned to his capital with a ,decimated army, a tarnished fame and a restricted realm. In the punish- ment of Ben-hade.d's sin God punished also the sin of Syria. II. Proved his supreme power among men. The battles of antiquity were regarded as the contests of national deities. God's purpose in the invasion was expressed by the prophet, "Thou shalt know that I am the Lord." Jeho- vah's power over the gods Rf Syria was manifest in the entire invasion. The judgment upon Benhadad was mercy for Ahab. It gave him another warning and time for repentance and. for Israel to turn front idolatry to serve the living God. The glory of God was manifest in his mercy. The victory was gained under the leader- ship of the man whom God might have righteously destroyed. It was more a humiliation to Ahab .than a glory. It left him in the presence of his people a helpless debtor to that God whose altar ,he had overthrown and to that prpphet whose companions Jezebel had persecuted. The victory was not one- -which could afford unmixed satisfae tion either to king or people. It was not won by their prowess. It was of such a kind that all boarding was ex- cluded. In his darkest hour when other refuge failed him, Ahab found a prophet at his side. God extended mercy. That act of grace was designed to lead him to acknowledge that the. Lore was God and that the prophet' was hls messenger. God ordered the battle. He appointed the generhl, die, posed the attack which was to assure the victory. He tinred everything so as to fit in with circumstances and to bring about the promised result. Such help came unsbughte Ben-hadad's7 In- vasion had but a poor ending with -all his boasting. Flushed with pride over past successes, he dared with his gen- erals to indulge in drunken revelry when his army Was engaged agalns Israel. He was made thoroughly con. scions that his god was not equal in power to the God of Israel. His boast - was apparently desirous of receiving ful beginning had 'a bitter ending. As help and direction from God. With an 1 a warning, the worde which Ahab insignificant army, be thought there quoted proved true. He had no rights ought to be an extraordinary leader at the gates of Samaria. He could not to Insure success. thou -Surely Ahab but fail in an attempt to defy God. He must have been humbled, itt view of was permitted to hand a sharp but his past wielrednees, to think that such short reign of terror upon Ahab. Nor a great commiesion should be entrust- did the creel Jezebel escape her share ed to him. 15 seven thousand -This of torture. She had to face the pros. must have represented the total num- pect• of being handed over to the will ber ot men in Samaritt available for of the brutal, sensual, drunken despot military duty. The number was in- who thundered at the gates of the signiiicant in comparison with the city. God's goodness and tender mercy. Meets of Syris, were shown by bringIng that couple In. A drunken army (vs. 16-18). and the people whom they had • led; 16. they went out at noon -The fact into gross idolatry into circumstances. that the Syrians were indulging in where they might know and prove him revelry.and would be poorly prepared as the God of nations; the mitt to to meet a sudden aesault Was probably whom all people must turn for help ift known to the two hundred thirty- times of trpuble.-T. R. A. Iwo young men or the princes of Israel. They went out apparently BRAzii against great oda. but -A strong wAR adversative. On tho one side was the little band going forth under divine direction, and on the other a group of • kings in command of- immense forces .in.a deunkea carousal. :drinking him- Seirdrank-For* kings te :drilik and fee canny 'officers to -be drunken at ally time, and especially in. the eve palate, is the- neight of folly. Aleohel is a conqueror. It Conquers the gen- eTal, the Statesman; tlie proteseional man, the laborer, the business mat, the Man of wealth. the man in Poverty, the man of intellectual powee, the itigh, the low, the great, the anion, all, It conquers all who tarry with it. One may beCorno intoxicated and become sober again, but an Injury has boon dolie to the tissues Of the brain and to other organs of tho body from which he will never fully recover. the icings, tbe thirty and two -They Were petty kings, whOevert tributary to r• Ben-hadad. 17. went out firet-They went out of Samaria toward the Syrian ramp, leading the way for the seven thousand Who were to follow. Pen - traded sent out ----To learn the came of the sally from the besieged city. 18. take them olivc-The king and his officers were inteticated, as Ode or- der plainly indicates. 11r. eitey victory (vs. 19-51), 19, Thole young men -and the army -The Ming men were to be the agents in turning the Syrian army to flight a110the seven thousand were to puree° the fleeing host. 20. They slew every ono his man -Not only was Den-hadad's army unprepared for an attack Mit the leaders were drunk, while the liming men were fully alive to the work be- fore them and had a definite purpose, Which they aeompliehed. .The Syrian fled --.An organised, systematic attack iipon the leaderless Syrian mutitaide, pante-stricken by the unexpected as- sault eaustd thein to flee, Israel put*. Ink,5sw•O• CANADIANS REPULSED TWO HUN COUNTERATTACKS NEAR YPRES WHY BRITISH - +Both British and French Xade Gains On the Fland- ers Front Again. PRICES RISE Food Ministry's Statement On the Increases, AGAINST THE HUN Deputies Voted 149 to I in Favor of Declaration. - Vote Was -Received With Acclamation. -da daniero, Cable -The Chane ber of Deputies to -day by an ahnost unanimous vote declared that a state of war existed between Germany and Brazil. The vote was 149 to 1, 1, The president of tho diplotuatic eommiesion spoke in favor et a law worded as follows: "A state of wet* between Brazil end Germany is hereby acknowledged and proclaimed. The President of the Republic le aUthOrized to adopt the Measures enunciated in his Meesage of the 25th of October, and to take ell steps tending to mime rational defence and public seeurity." The *virtually unanimous Vole of the deputies was received with gen- eral acclamation, President Braz bas sanctioned the proclamation of et. state of war with Germany, Calgary -There is a good dettend for dry goods, practically all lines of NVOIllen'a wear, groceries, and boote and shoo, mad similar eonditione are reported from Regina, filakatoon, IdO- fllOzitOfl, Mooed Jaw end othee western centres, Commercial payments are generally well Met, Steps to lYleet Shortage, Limit Profits, 'London Cable -Reuter Des.pateh -Right Hon. George N. Barnes, mem- ber of the British War Cabinet, has la sued a statement by the Food Minis- try' of the steps taken to meet the focal shortage and to 1111111 the pro- fits on food. He points out that all the principal foodstuffs are now un- der control, namely, bread, flour, meat, potatoes, sugar, milk, butter, cheese, bacon, jam, oatmeal, peas, beans, chocolafe, and, feeding stuffs Lor live stock. Regarding profits and prices which have neon or are being fixed, he men- tions every stage of p 'eduction and distribution et controlled commodities from the stock yard or barnyard to the shop counter. • Mr. Barnes says the speculative middleman has been eliminated and the charges that may lie ins.de by the necessary middleman are being de- fined and regulated by fixing prices or profits. After describing the action which is being taken in respect of .each prin- cipal food, Mr. Barnes proceeds to explain why pricesnre high. He says: •lucreased currency causes in- creased demand tor goods. If the currency. is multiplied faster than the supply of commodities. the result is a rise in prices. If the increase of curreucy is accompanied by an actual falling off in the supply ot commodi- ties, the rise will be very marked. "Assuming money to mean every- thing which is accepted 1n payment for goods, there is probably more money in circulation in Great' Britain than ever before and a great deal of this. money is spent in buying food. For varioas reasons there is actually less food to buy. There is increased consumption by the armies in the field, reduced production owing to the shortage of labor at home. Ships carrying foodstuffs are sunk and there Is a scarcity of b.vailable tonnage .to bring in more food," RUSS FORCES ARE IMPROVING Are Awakened to Their Duty, General Says. • Capital Will Not Be Moved • to Moscow. Petrograd. Cable -In • eonnection with the official reports that the Ger- mans are withdrawing some 20 versts to the new lines on the Riga front, General • Tchereinlisorr commander of • the envies Mr the-riortheen front, has reported to' the, Government- that the position of the Russian forces ic improving. He said they had man- aged to prevent a Turther advance and had secured' the minty 'bf all ways ot entrance to Petrograd. The mules ,appaeently had "awakened to consciousness," be added. • As. a result of .the German with- drawal, apparently, for the purpose .of strengthening the line torwinter per - =Timmy, It is anderstohd the Pro- visional Government has changed its view that the capital should be re- moved to Moscow immediately; and that it will now proceed very slowly with the removal programme. HUNS IN THE DARK. Prisoners Know Nothing of • Aid From U. S. Louden. Cable - Dritish troops have made further progress 'west of Passchendaele, east of Ypres, nes the official statement from Field Mar- shal Haig to -nay. Two German eoun- tee-attacks were repulsed duriug the night, and the ground gained yeeter- clay was consolidated. The statement follows: • "Two heavy counter-attacks by tho Gerntans yesterday afternoon against positions captured by us in the morn - ins west and south of Passchendaele were 'successfully repulsed by the Can- adians, who took prisoners. In the night the groueel gained was consoli- dated by us without interference from the enemy. "West of Passchendaele we made furtleer progress. in the course of which we captured 18 machine guns." FRENCH ALSO GAIN, Paris Cable -Continuing their of- fensive in. Belgium, French troops have captured Gertnan trenches north of the objectives reached yesterday. the War Office announces. The text follows: "In Belgium our troops, continuing the action between Dreigracleten and Draelbank, captured new German trenches north of the objectives reach- ed yesterday. The offensive continues under satisfactory conditions, not- withstanding the difficulties of the ground. Prisoners have been taken. "On the Aisne front the night was ,calm, being marked only by intermit- ' tent atrillery actions, especially In the region west of Allies. • "On the right bank of the Meuse enemy attacks against one of our trenches north of Chaume wood and in the forest of Apremont were broken up by our fire. There is nothing to re- port from the remainder of the front. "On Thursday evening German avi- ators throw down twenty bombs of large calibre on Dunkirk. There weer thirty victims among the civilian po- pulation." iparie Cable says-iGerman wounded, quesfiohed be the 'Temps correspond- ent, lia,ve shown the usual ignorance oteAmerican intervention. The eor-. respondent heard one of the. Germans lying in the hospital pay to an Ameri- can general:"Intervention by your twenty thousand melt won't disturb Whereupon the general replied: "Eacrtse me; we shall be two mil. lions, I assure you." Another wounded prisoner, an offi- cer, conimenting on the result of the recent attack,,eald: . • ', "With .eush a. immbardment, email local successes -can aliva.ys be ob. tained.' • "But," said the correspondent, "we have taketr eight thotteand prisoners." This man, adds the =respondent, was as muck surprised as the other one. • - • • --- CANADIANS HELD VITAL POSITION (Special Cable by the Associated Prese.) BrItIth Froat in Belgium Cable-- Poelderheek Chateau, on the Ypres front, in which the British entered yeeterday, was in the hands of the Germans to -day. Hard fighting is continuing. The terrible condition of the greund orevented as much of an advance yes- ..rday as wag doelred. Neverthelesa he inaln poppets Of the attack -occu- pation of the Bellevue spur -was achieved. The Canadiarit to -day are digging In acrees the neck of the Bellevue pui dweet of Passchendaele, the dema it no vital poeltion. Yeaterday the c ocil.int Were compelled by a Owl. ter -4040k to relinquith Some captured around en the crest of the ttpur, but they 'knight their way beak, reeleting another counteretttack last nicht. • • ar IOXONTO MARKETS, FARMERS' MARKET. Dairy Produce. - Butter, .choice dairy.. $ 46 $0 48 Bgge. new -laid, doz... .. 50 0 55 Cheese, lb. 00 0 30 De., fancy, lb. .. 00 0 35 Dressed Poul try - Turkeys, lb. .. 30 0 32 Fowl, lb. 25 0 28 Spring chickens .. 30 0 35 Ducks, Spring., lb. .. .. 00 0 25 Fruits- Applea, bkt. .. 50 0 05 Do., bbl. . ....... 00 6 00 Crab Apples, 11 -qt. bkt... 00 1 25 Grapes, 0-5t. bkt. 30 0 40 Do., 11-qt.i hitt. 60 0 65 Peaches, Oan„ latt. 65 1 25 Pears, bkt. 59 0 75 Plums, bkt, „ 80 1 25 Cantaloupes, bid. 40 0 60 Vegetables - Beans, small measures .. .. 00 0 20 Beets, bkt. 35 0 41 Do., bug . 00 1 00 Caul lflower, each ----------15 0 25 Corn, dozen .. 20 0 30 Carrots, peck .... 00 0 20 Do., bag. 00 078 Celery, per head .. 05 a 07 Cabbages, each e3 0 10 Lettuce, doz., b.,hs. 20 0 20 50 0 90 „VeGetable marrow, each .. 05 0 10 OHIOMS. 75 -lb. bag 2 00 2 69 Do., small bkt... 0 00 0 Ga Do., small bkt. 0 00 0 50 Do., pleIYJIng, bkt. 00 0 75 Do., ailver skins, bkt. 0 00 1 00 Potatoes, bag .. 70 1 90 Do., peck . 0 00 0 33 Pumplti»s, each.. ,. 0 10 0 25 Parsley. bunch.. 0 00 0 10 Radishes, 3 bunches 0 00 0 10 Peppers, red, doz. 0 00 0 40 Dc., green, doz. .. 0 15 0 40 Sage, bunch 0 . 0 30 Squash, each.. .. 0 10 0 25 Savt y, bunch............006 0 10 Turnip», peck 0 00 0 13 Do., bats . .000 065 Tomatoes, 11 -qt. bkt. 0 40 0 50 Do„ green. 11-4t. bkt. 0 00 0 23 IdEATS-WHOLESALE. Beef, forequarters, awt .. $13 00 $15 00 Do., hindquarters,. „ 17 00 19 00 Carcases, choice .. 16 00 1.5 00 Do., common„ .. 13 00 14 50 Vaal, common,. c\vt. 9 60 11 50 Do., medium, 12 00 14 60 Do., prime Heavy Hos 17 60 5950 Shop hogs................22 50 :34 50 Abattoir hos 23 50 24 50 Mutton, heavy .. 12 00 16 00 Do., light ... 16 00 • 19 99 Lambs,- Spring, lb. .. 0 24 0 26 OTHER 11U.RKETS. WINNIPEG GRAIN EXCHANGE. Fluctuations on the Winnipeg Gaein Exchaage yesterday were as follows: • Oats- Open, High. Low. Close. Oct: , 0 69 0 04 061) 069 Nov. .. 0 68% O07% 4) 6a14 007 Dee. 0 64% 0 641 0 64% 0 64% May" . 0 Svg. 0 0718 0 66% 0 605i I a Oct. ....... 3 10 3 12 3 04 3 04 Nov, 3 03 3 03 3 94118 2 96% Dec. 2 92 2 92 2 8534 2 834 May . 296 296 2 8838 2 88% +MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN mAns.wr. alinneapolis.-0orn-No, 3 Yellow, 52.05 to UN.- Oats -No. 3 white, 68 to 65 14c. Flax -$3,20 to 63.22. Flour -Unchanged, Bra1i,-$30.56 to $31, DULUTH Grum MARKET. Duluth. -Linseed -63.22 to 53.24; to ar- rive, $3.19( October, $3.22 bid; November, $3,18 Asked; December, 63.10 bid; May e3.09. 23 CO CHEESE. MARKETS. Naparieci, Met to -day's Cheese Iloaad 083 boxes- were offered; 21 3-16c bid; no sales. Picton.-Sixteen factories boarded 930 boxes; 2 11-20 bid, no Sales. Iroquole.-.At the regular meeting of the Iroquois Cheese Board held this af- terimon 720 cheese were boarded. The USUEtt buyers were present. Johnson hid 21 1. -lc and secured 625 boxes on the board; the batatice sold on the curb a.t the Wile prim. Burnmo LIVE STOOK. East Buffalo, Reeort.--Dattle, receipts, 026; elow. Vents, rtcelpts 150; sloW, $7 to $15. Hogs, receipts 3.390; strong. Heavy $16.75 to $17; mixed 810.40 to $16.10; yon -k. els, $16.23 to $16.40; light yerlters $14.50 to $14.75; pigs $14,28 to 514.50; roughs $13 to $15.26; stags $13 to $14. Sheep And lantba, reeeipts 1,000; active. Lambs $13 to $16.85; yearling:1 811 to $14.50; wethers $11.75 to 512; ewes $6 to 611.23; MIxfd slieeP $1-1Z to 611.50• OHICACIO LIVE STOOK. cattle, receipts 3,000. Market steady. 685 WeStern . 025 Stociketa and feedera.. .. ., 4100 (*.tows and heifers ... ... ... 5 00 CalV014 . . 8 00 lose, receipts e.,010. Market moldy. Light . . 14 23 Mixed ... ... V • • I • • 0 0 14 70 Herter . a •... III" . 14 65 14 ai Pigs if* ••• • OS • -,14)20 Ilnunt of ealee .. ... .. 14 99 Sliaaft, roeibirag 1,000. Market steady, Wethers ... 8 18 Lambs. native ... ... ... ... 1323 maa-fra Wellington Mutual Vire Ins. Co. 15401.1sliad. 1440, *MA 0#14*, 0010144; OM, Wait Woo en a11 otasais ONO promo o ok. Imo ar tow* nobs aystsm, 0010, IVADVKAK .7011Q1 DA, 11104140141 Sastaldri RITONIS 411, 0041104. A4•0040. SiMagliam. Dudley Holmes marturron, *worm. wro. Otfloal Mort 1110•14 wisphoes, R. Vanotone .AJUM�T1* m� 00401700. sow 1. 14mai 10,104 504 Wi540HAK Arthur J. Irwin D.D.S., L.D.S. Doctor of Dental Sargery Of tile Felgt. sylvanla College and Lieentiate of Den- te! Surgery Of °Marie. Closea every Wednesday Afternoon. Office in Macdonald Block. 17 00 13 85, 11 50 12.25 15 2,3 16 43 16 70 24)61 14 63 14 00 16 40 1113 17 75 1.•••14...•••• F. M. DtANS D.D.S., L.D.S. }Tenor Graduate of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Honor 0:actuate of University of Torento, Pactilty of Denistry. Closed every IVO'clitesday Afternoon. Office Over H. E. Isard Co.'s Store In the Dental. Parierre, formerly occu, nied by Dr, 43, II. Rosa. W. R. Hanabky 1.1s., M.D., C.M. Spetird attention pald to disease* of Women and Cliildren. haying taken postgraduate, work In Sur- gery, Bacteriology and Salentine Medicine. °Moe in the Kerr residence, be- tween the Queen's Hotel and the Baptist Church. ,th badness given careful attention. Maas 54. 1% 0. Box 114 Dr. Robt. G. Redmond 11.R.OB. (Eng.) (Lontl) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,. (Er. Ohisholm's old stand). DR. R. 1 STEWART Graduate of University of Toronto. Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the Ontarla College of Physicians and Surgeons. OFFICE ENTRANCE: SECOND DOOR NORTH OF ZURBRIGG'S PHOTO STUDIO, JOSEPHINE ST. PHONE 29 OSTEOPATtlIC PHYSICIAN Dit. F. A. PARKER. Osteopathy builds vitality and etrength. Adjustment of the spine and st3tsa times is gently secured, there,. IIremoving the predisposing causal; disease. Blood pressure and other eramtne. tine mad*. Trusses satentincally OPIFICE OVER CH111871 8'3 STORE. Vours-Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 aan, to 9 p.m.; Wednesdays, 8 to 11 son. CHM" days by appoint3nent. -General "Hospital (Under Oevernmer.t Inspection). Pleasantly eituated, beautifully fur- nished. Open to all regularly liceneed physicians. Rates for patient a (which include board and nursing) -$4.99 te 911.00 per week, according to locatiou of room. For further information- - A.ddrerrs MISS L. IVIATHSWs, 8uI-rl ntencient, Pox 223, Winghem, Ont. I SELL j Town and Farm properties. Call and so* my Itm and get my pries*. I have some eneellent vaIuss. J G. STEWART WINGHAM. Places 114. Office In Town Haas J. VV. DODD (Successor to J. G. STEWART) FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT and HEALTH INSURANCE. P. 0. Box 366. Phone 198 WINGHAM ONT. .06,001111111•011a John F. Grow s • Lstauer et LICENSES "IlOWN HALL WINDHAM Phones -Office 124; Residence 168. WE WANT CREAM We want cream, aria will pay the Obbithbetyceircricee3amfotirwge.cy').{1aerl:ngistnel ainiWaiy* When you can receive as goo prices near home, and In mezOlng your CraCtrn to u. will hela a home industry. We ' furnish two enns to each shi per as IyPoOt tonll hooseersetsbauscihnaegrgla.s canhoegaestmtvere tory patrons having Cream during the minter *cum fie well to ehlp tO us. Writs for further paruoutars to . .. THE SEAFO3TH CREAMERY SEA,PORTH ONTARIO MUST HAVE SHIPS. *I1.4.16 U. S. Considers Conscription of Workers. Washington, Ont. 50. -The imminent necessity of speeding up ship eon- etruction was empliasiZeti at it confer- enee here to -day between Atlantic coast shipbuilders ad officials or the Emergency Fleet Corporation, the Navy Department, the Department of Leber, and .americart Federation of Labor. The Labor question was die- eussed in detail, 'special onsideration being given to methods for attracting skilled workers to shipyards, ram= the present labor shortage is relieved without tidal% efielais 'Otani it Will be' necessary to consider drastic methods of conee.riptnon of wetinnen.