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ALLIES WELDED IN STRONG EINE
No Weak Point in Allied Chain-Foch's Reserves ` Egual Those
of the Enemy ---•P epar4tlons, I. or Fresh Attack.
A despatch from British Head-
quarters in France says: Early
a Thursday rnorning the Germans heav-
ily bombarded with gas shells sand
high explosives west of Morris and the
area around Villers-Bretonneux.
There was no infantry action. Pos-
sibly the purpose of these practice
barrages; is with a view to an early
resumption of the offensive.
During Wednesday we carried out
a successful local enterprise south of
the Ancre, advancing our front over
.wlclth of nearly half a mile to a
depth of 400 yards,
The weather has improved and the
airmen are doing deadly work over
enemy positions.
A despatch from French Army
Headquarters says: Under the Ger-
man blows the allied armies seem to
be welded together as never before.
There is iiow no point of junction at
which the Germans can thrust. The
process of welding together the two
armies is complete, but it will not stop
there, Franco -British divisions will
be moved about on a solidly -knitted
front at the wish of our high com-
nand as freely as German divisions.
Against the enemy's territorial
gains must be set the facia that he greater than those under General
Foch.
We have been profiting by the lull
to,preparc to meet any fresh enemy.
effort.
•arnces together there is a total of 186
engagements of 'divisions, equivalent
to a mass of two and one-half million
men whom the enemy has already put
into battle. As a German division is
never »withdrawn until it has sustain-
ed severe losses, on an average ,oL
2,500, it is reasonable to reckon the'
enemy's loss since the beginning of
the battle at not less "than 350,000.
The Germans began the offensive
with a reserve of 650;000 in depots in
France and at home; Behind these
there is only the 1919 -20 -class, con-
sisting of youths, half of whom are
under 18, The enemy's genuine fight-
ing reserve is thus half exhausted be-
fore helms covered anything like half
the distance to his goal: His reckless
employment of divisions has left him
with a total of 66'out of. 206 in France`.
which have not yet been engaged. Of
these 12 are Landsttum divisions,
which cannot be used for the propose
of an offensive. The Germans thus
can have little hope that the•remain-
ing 00 divisions can accomplish what
the first 140 failed to achieve.
Already the German staff is most
anxiously realizing, that their re-`
serves of fresh troops are not
had to throw 140 divisionsinto battle
in five weeks. A considerable number
of these have been twice engaged and
some thrice. Adding these reappear
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AUSTRALIANS
STRALIANS
ESTER ES -SAT
350 Prisoners. Taken in Palestine
Advance.
A despatch from London says;-
The official statement dealing with
military operations in Palestine, issu-
ed on Thursday bllr the War Office,
reads:
"On Wednesday morning while our
infantry moved to .attack the enemy
in the foothills south and south-east
of Es -Salt, Australian mounted
troops entered Es -Snit, capturing 33
German and 317 Turkish prisoners.
"In the Bourse of these operations
a mounted . brigade debouched to
watch the Jordan crossings was at-
tacked by a . superior force of the
enemy, which had crossed the river
during the night, and was compelled
to fall back Horse artillery batter-
ies supporting this brigade, in the
most difficult and broken country,
were obliged to abandon nine guns
which :could not be saved, although the
itebaohment and horses were safely
withdrawn. 1 Necessary support for
this detached brigade was immediate-
ly forthcoming; acrd the operations are
continuing.
"West of the Jaixlan.Iocal enemy at-
tacks at several points were repulsed
during Tuesday night."
SEEDING WWHEAT SiG IN
ALBERTA ABOUT DONE.
A despatch from. Calgary says:
Crop reports received from the vari-
ous districts of the Province show
,wheat seeding to be practically finish-
ed under generally favorable condi-
tions. The season is about two weeks
ahead of last year. The report in de-
tail from the four divisions is as fol-
k ows:
North of Red Deer -Wheat seeding,
70 per cent. finished; oats, 20 per
cent.; barley, 20 per cent.
Between Red Deer and Calgary --
Wheat, 90 per cent finished; oats, 30
per cent.; barley, 20 per cent.
South of Calgary -Wheat, 95 per
bent, finished,•• oats, 60 per cent.; bar-
ley, -50 per cent.
Medicine Hat district -Wheat, 90
per cent. finished; oats, 50 per cent.;
barley, 50 per cent:
UNITED STATES TROOPS
MOVING TO FRONT.
A despatch from the American
Army in France says: America's khaki
tide now flows into France in a vol
tune not heretofore approximated, The
United States is literally "dumping an
rmy into France," to use the words
Premier Lloydd George recently Y used
in the Hauge of Commons, fit are replaced by fresh recruits: car lots, $1.7.
ZEEBRUGGE CANAL
r. 1
ILL BLOCKED
German Efforts to Free It Are
Without Avail.
A despatch from London says: -It
is established, according to a high
naval authority, that the entrance to
the Zeebrugge Canal is still effective-
ly blocked. Although the Germans are
trying hard to free it, they have made
no progress in the work as yet. Mean-
time,
eantime, the anti -U-boat warfare has pro-
duced satisfactory results during the
past week, although the weatherr con-
ditions
onditions in the North Sea have been
unfavorable for such operations.
DRAFT IN IRELAND
IS POSTPONED.
A despatch from London says: An or-
der -in -Council has been issued further
postponing the operation of the Na-
tional Service Act, or conscription,
as respects Ireland, beyond May 1, to.
which it had been postponed previ-
ously. Some of the morning news-
papers spay the postponement ,is due
to the Government's wish to intro-
duce a Home Rule bill, and to see
what measure of success it gets be-
fore proceeding to enforce conscrip-
tion in Ireland, which, it is said in
some quarters, is not likely to be at-
tempted in the next few weeks:
AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
ADOPT THE NAME OF "BUDDIES"
A despatch from the American
Army in France, 'says: -"Buddies" is
the new sobriquet for the members of
the American National . Army in
France. While the entire allied world
has been hunting around for a suit-
able name for Uncle Sam's forces, the
men fresh from America took the task
upon themselves, and `Buddies" is the
result. From east to west, from
north to south, "Buddies" is the ac-
cepted brand of comradeship. It
means "pal," "comrade." It is safe
to say iihe American forces will take
to it with alacrity. "Amexes" and
"Sammies" -were distasteful to the
men.
TOIL UNDER LASHES
OF. GERMAN SENTRIES.
A despatch from London says: Reu
ter's learns that 25,000 Belgian men
and boys have been compelled to work
on military operations behind the Ger-
man lines in the region of Valencien-
nes and Maubeuge alone, under the
whip of German sentries. The mor-
tality in the deportees' camps is ter-
rible. The numbers sent back as un -
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Marliets of the World
Toronto, May: 1VIanitoba Wheat-
No. 1 Northern, $2.23'%; No. 2 do.,.
$2.20%; No. 3 do., $2.17%; No. 4
`wheat, $2.10%; in store Fort Wil-
liam including 2%c. tax.
Manitoba Oats. -No. 2 C.W., 86c;
No. 3 C. W., 83%c; extra No. 1 feed,
83%c; No. 1 feed, 80%c, in store Fort
William .
American corn -No. 3 yellow, kiln
dried, $1.90 nominal; No. 4 yellow,
kiln dried, $1.85 nominal.
Ontario oats. -No. 2 white, 89 to
90c; No. 3 white, 88 to 89c, according.
to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 2, Winter, per
car lot, $2.22; basis in store Montreal.
Barley. -Malting, $1,54, to $1.55,
according to freights outside.
Buckwheat. -$1.84 to $1.86, ac-
cording to freights outside.
Rye. -No. 2, $2.50, according to
frieghts outside.
Manitoba flour. War quality,
$10.95, new bags, Toronto.
Ontario flour. -`War quality,
$10.80, new, bags, Toronto and Mont-
real ;freights, prompt shipment.
1Vlullfeed:. - Oar lots- Delivered
Montreal freights, bags included:
Bran, per ton, $35.40; shorts, per.
ton, $40.40.
Hay -No.' 1, per ton, $17 to $18;
mixed, $14 to $16, track Toronto.
Straw. -Car bats, per ton, $8.50 to
$9.00, track Toronto.
Country Produces -Wholesale
Eggs, new -laid, 40e; selected, new -
laid, 42 to 43c; cantons, 43 to 44c.
Butter. -Creamery, solids, 48 to
49c• do., prints, 50 to 51c; do., fresh
macre, 51 to 52c; choice dairy prints,
42 to 43c; ordinary dairy prints, 38 to
40c;bakers', 36 to 38c; oleomargarine„
(best grade), 32 to 33c.
Cheese. -New, large, 23 to 23%c;
twins, 23.14. to 23%c ; •spring made,
large, 25 to 26e; twins, 25% to 26%c.
ears. -Canadians prime, bushel,
$7.50 to $8. Foreign, hand-picked,
bushel, $6.75. to $7.
Comb Homey. -Choice, 16 oz., $3.50
per dozen; 12 oz., $3 per dozen; sec-
onds and dark comb, $2.50 to $2.75.
Maple Syrup. Imperial gallons,
$2.25; 5 -gallon tints, $2.10 per gal -
on. Maple sugar, per pound, 24 to
25c.
Provisions -Wholesale
Barrelled Meats -Pickled pork, $49;
mess pork, $47.
Green Meats. -Out of pickle, lc
less than smoked.
Smoked Meats. -Roils, 32 to 33c•
hams, medium, 36 to 37c; heavy, 3d
to 31e; cooked. hams, 47 to 48c; backs,
plain, 43 to 41c; backs, boneless, 46
to 48c. Breakfast bacon, 40 to 44c.
Cottage rolls, 35 to,36c.
Dry Salted Meats. -Long clears, in
tons, 29c; in cases, 29%c; clear bellies,
26 to 26a/zc; fat backs, 25c.
Lard. -Pure„ tierces, 31 to 32c;
tubs, 3114 to 3214c; pails, 312 to
32%c; 1 -lb prints, 33 to 331/2c,
Shortening, tierces, 26 to 26i/zc; tubs,
26a4 to 26,c; pails, 26% to 27c; 1 -ib.
prints, 27X/ to 28c.
Montreal Markets
Montreal, May 7: -Oats, Canadian
Western, No. 3, 96e extra No, 1 feed,
86c. Flour, new standard Govern -
mens; Spring wheat grade, $10.95 to
$11..05. Rolled eats, bags, 90 lbs,
$5.35. Bran, 935.40. Shorts, .940:40.
Mouillie, $75. Hay, No. 2, per Con,
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Winnipeg, May 7: -Gaal. prices: -
Oats -No. 2 C.W., 86%c; No, 3 C.W.,
834o; extra 'No. 1 feed, 8314c; No. 1
feed, 80.443c; No. 2 feed, 7.7'1/se. Bar-
Iey-No. 3 C.W., $1.50; No. 4 C.W.;
$1.45; rejected, $1.20; feed, $1.18.
Flax -No. 1 N.W.C., $3.80; No. 2
C.W., $3.77; No. 3 C.W.,•$3.55.
United States Markets
Mineapolis, May 7: -Corn No. 3
yellow, $1.55 to $1.65. Oats -No. 3
white, 78 to 79c. Flour unchanged.
Bran -$33.14.
Duluth, May 7: -Linseed, $4.01 to
$4.07; arrive, $4.01; May, $4,01 bid;
July, $4.04% bid; October, $3.55 ask-
ed.
Live Stock. Markets
Toronto, May 7. -Extra choice,
heavy steers, $14.50 to $15,75; choice
heavy steers, $13.50 to $14.00; good
heaver steers, $13.00 to $13.25; butch.-
ers' cattle, choice, $13.25 to $13.75;
do., good, $12.00 to, $12.25; do., med-
ium, $11.65 to $11.85; do., common,
$11.00 to $11.25; butchers' bulls,
choice, $11.00 to $12.00; do., good
bulls, $10.25 to $10.75; do., medium
bulls, $9.25 to $9.75; do., rough bulls,
$'7.25 to $7.50; butchers' cows, choice,
$11.25 to $12.25; do. good, $10.50 to
11.00; do., medium, $9.50 to $10.00;
stockers, $9.50 to $11.00; feeders,
$11.00 to11.75; canners and cut-
ters, $6.50 tot $7.50; milkers, good ;to
choice, $90.00 to $140.00; do., cam.
and fined., $65.00 to $80.00;; spring-
ers, $90.00 to $140.00; light ewes,
$13.50 to $15.00; lambs, $18.00 to
$20.50; calves, good to choice, 13.00
to $15.00;' .hogs, fed and watered,
$20.25 to 20,50; do., weighed off cars,
$20.50 to $20.75; do., f.o.b., $19.25
to $19.50. •
Montreal,' May 7. -Choice steers,
$12.00 to $13.50; good:steers, $11.00
to $12,00; medium steers, $10.00 to
$10.50; choice batches s' caws, $11..00
to $11.50; good cows, $10.00 to
$1100; medium. .50; caancrs'
cows, $5.50 to $6.00; hoice but-
chers' bulls, ,$12.00 to $13 00; good
bulls, $11.00 to $12.t'0: medium,
$10.00 to $10 50; conn oner stuff,
$8.00 to $9.50; milk •lea , calves,
$3 00 to $13.00; Sprite • lambs,
$8.00 to $13.00; Spring lambs,
$12.00 to $15.00; choice selects, hogs,
$21.50 to $22.00; good selects,
$20.00 to $21.00.
GERMANS WILL MELT
BRONZE STATUES.
A despatch, from Amsterdam says:.
The German Minister of War has or-
dered' an inventory of all bronze stat-
ues throughout Germany, directing
that the list indicate those which'
"can best be spared" with a view to
their requisition for military use. Ile
has also ordered an inventory of
church bells, which have hitherto es-
caped military confiscation.
RUSSIAN FORTRESS IN CRIMEA
IN POSSESSION OF GERMANS.
A despatch from Berlin says: -Ger-
man forces have occupied Sebastopol,
the great Russian fortress in the
Crimea. The official communication
from headquarters reads:
"In Ukraine we have broken the
enemy's resistance before Sebastopol
and occupied the town Wednesday
without fghting."
)T ANIYBoD1 PoN1`
'NNAT" 1 wrAtze-ri4eN
*OW WHAT ME'!
C.AN
15,000 BRITISH SEAMEN MURDERED
DURING WAR BY GERMAN PIRATES
Enemy is Determined That Sailors in Wrecked Ships Shall Not
Survive -Seaman's League Advocates Boycot of Germany.
A despatch from London says;
Havelock Wilson, president of the
British Seamen's and Firemen's
Union, in a statement as regards the
sacrifices of the mercantile marine,
says that 15,000 British seamen have.
been murdered b'y German pirates
during the wer. Sea murders are
growing because the Boehe is more
determined than ever, that sailors in
sunken ships should not live to tell
the tale.
British sailors were in deadly earn-
est in their determination to apply a
punitive bpycot to Germany after the
war. All were in hearty unanimity in
their determination not to handle stuff
in any way connected with Germany
after the wax. 'A year ago the limit
of the boycot was for two years. Now,
owing to the increase of such crimes,
it had been extended to 5s/a years.
He added that the Seamen's League
was growing daily. Already it had
100,000 members.
LOST BY A PAIR OF GLOVES.
Story of Gen. Pershing, Commander
of the United States Forces.
Laclede, Missouri, was the birth-
place and home of Gen. Pershing, and
in the Prairie Mound district school,
south of Laclede, he began his career
as ` a teacher. Here is the amusing
story of how he got the school:
Dr. W. P. Spurgeon lived just
across the street from the Pershing
hone, and the two families were on
terms of intimate friendship. When
young Pershing became- an applicant
for " the teacher's position' at the
Prairie Mound district school, he
asked Dr, Spurgeon to write a letter
of recommendation to Capt. Henly,
the chairman of the school board_
Dr. `Spurgeon, who was well acquaint-.
ed with the captain, wrote the letter,
and the next day gave it to. Pershing,
who was starting out to see the pow-
erful man of the board. The future
general was driving a good horse and
buggy, and, in accordance with the
custom of many young men of the
day; wore kid gloves.
"I advise you to take those things
off, John, before you go into Capt.
I enly's} house," said Dr. Spurgeon.
Pershing smiled and remembered
the caution. The president of the
board scrutinized the letter of recom-
mendation and then asked Pershing
some searching questions.
"Your letter is allright," admitted
Capt. Henly, "and I guess you're all
right, or Doc Spurgeon wouldn't have
recommended you. So the job is
yours. But you had a close call,
young man! A fellow from Brook-
field came over to see me the other
day, and he had good letters and an-
swered every question I asked him
well; but the dude wore kid gloves in
June! What do you thing of that?"
ROBBED OF CLOTHING
IN BERLLN STREET'S
A despatch from London says: -So •
acute is the scarcity of clothing in
Gerrn!any that men and women are
being attacked daily by ruffians in the
streets of Berlin and stripped of their
garments, according to German news-
papers received here. It is said that
one insurance office alone in Berlin
is notified of an average of 200 thefts
daily. Thread for mending clothing
is said to be virtually unobtainable.
Commenting onthe food situation
in Germany, the papers intimate that
the hope entertained of speedy relief
from the Ukraine has been dispelled.
About To Tested.
A moment after the sewing -ma-
chine agent had rung the bell, a parti-
cularly noisy and vioious-looking bull-
dog assisted in opening the door. The
dog stood his ground. ` The agent re-
treated slightly.
"Will that dog bite?" he asked.
"We don't quite know yet," the lady
said. "We have only just got hien.
But we are trying him with strang-
ers, Wont you. come -"in?"
ROMS SET ' COAST
WHAT THE WESTERN PLOPLEI
ARE DOING,
Progress of the .:Great West l'o1J
in a Few Pointed
Paragraphs.
Lieut. 0. R. Matthews, oho won his
commission and the Military Cross
overseas, has returned wounded and
rias been appointed postmaster at
Greenwood, B:C.
The steamer Harold Dollar has deft
Vancouver, bound for Shanghai, Bong
Kong and lelanila, and she has taken
1,500,000 feet of British Columbia
lumber to those ;ports.
Mrs. Ralph Smith's bill to provide
a minimum wage for women was fa-
vorably received by the B. C. Legisla-
ture.
The total enrolment of soldiers of
the soil in British Columbia, according
to a statement issued by E. Scott
Eaton, was 1,140, with prospects
bright that the 1;500 mark would
surely be passed and the probability
of an enrolment of 2,000.
There are 2,282 women on the vot-
ers' list for the provincial riding of.
New Westminster, out of a total of
5,558; iii Dewdney, the number is
1,093 out of 3,503; and in Delta, 1,001
out of 3,766. These figures are from
the lists as passed at the last Court
of Revision held by Mr. F. 0. Camp-
bell, Government agent.
Cabled information has been re-
ceived by his mother who resides in
Victoria, that Flight -Lieut. Albert A.
Gerow, R.F.C., a native son of Vic- .
toria, has been killed while flying at
Andover, England.
Paying a visit to Hamilton Hall, the
headquarters` of the Bible Students,
detectives at Vancouver took posses-
sion of 228 volumes of works of. Pas-
tor Russell, which are banned by the
order -in -Council dealing with such
publications.
The Cowichan Utility Poultry Asso-
ciation at its last meeting at Cowichan
resolved to urge on the Provincial
Government that a factory be started
to manufacture fish meal and fertil-
izer from the waste products of the
B. C. Canneries.
Government control of factories and
output and concurrently therewith
conscription and allotment of labor is
advocated in a report of special com-
mittee of the B. C. Manufacturers' As-
sociation.
Bringing news of the rescue of a
shipwrecked crew'"of Siamese seamen
from a barren island in Oriental wa-
ters, a Pacific liner reached Victoria
with over 200 saloon passengers from.
Hongkong and Yokohama.
Just on the eve of the departure of
two companies of infantry overseas,
the Willows Camp: Victoria, has,
been quarantined owing to an out-
break of measles.
One of the Liverpool Ferry Boats, which played such a gallant part in
the British naval raid at Zeebrugge.
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