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FRENA TAKE TOWN OF CRGY
AND STRONG POSITIONS IN VICINITY'
Australians Again Attack on Somme Front, Bringing Bac1e,
Prisoners -Americans improve Positions.
A despatch from London says:* front they will attempt to break
French . essure along the lino from through between the Marne and Aisne
the Marna' to the Aisne, 'which began .fn a dash straight for Paris„
two weeks ago es a series of local at- 'Chis reason, the operations which the
tacks, h'a,s begun to yield results which French have carried out assumed im-
are appreciable when viewed on the portince.
'Map. The town of Corey, east of the South of Corey the Germans line
Rett forest, has been taken from the extends slightly to the westward, but
Germans and strong positions in the it curves sharply eastward just bei
vicinity have been captured by She fore" it reaches the,Clignon River,
Methodical advance that has been the, north=west of Chateau Thierry. From
source of much annoyance to the the Clignon southward to .the Marne
American forces have been isrproviag.
�euenry for several flays, and
As a result of. the assaults made by their positions in recent days,
the French from Ambleny, south of now have a strong line of positions
the Aisne, to the hills south of Corey, running northward from Rill 20-t,
,their line has been straightened and west of ° Chateau Thierry,to the vil-
advanced to high ground which lends lage of Torcy,
itself to defensive operations and gives On the British front the Austra-.
the French good observation points liens have been in action once more,.
from which they can see what is go- penetrating German positions and
fug on behind the German lines. capturing prisoners. On the rest of
There has been some reasonwfor be- the lines held by the British
duels
there
Having that when the: Germans re- have been the usual art l y
flume their offensive on the western and patrol engaagem ents,
:FIRST ROYAL
AIR 3 VOYAGE
GOOD CEREAL
CROPS IN. EGrAND
King and Queen of Belgium Optimistic Report of Food Situa-
Crossed Channel in ' tion in Creat Britain
50 Minutes- Received.
A. despatch from London says:—A A despatch from Ottawasays:: An
Royal air escort of three Belgian sea- optimistic view of the food situation
lanes guarded king, Albert and in Great Britain is taken in a cable -
.Queen Elizabeth of Belgium on their gram received by the Minister of
flight over the Channel' from Belgium Agriculture from Dr. J. W. Robertson,
to England Saturday morning; a trip who is representing the Department
of Agriculture on a special mission
which marked the first : time in history .. s The improvements in that any ruler has ever made a flight oversea
ac -
from one country* to another.. tual conditions and in the outlook are,
The royal couple travelled in sep- Dr. 'Robertson cables, attributed large=
agate seaplanes; each, operated by a ly to the American and Canadian
Brit- campaigns for conservation' and :in -
'Belgian army aviator. On the I3r 'p
•%sh side of the Channel the King land- `creased production: the availability
of
ed.' first near a British warship off additional 'shipping; the Brits
h Dover: The "Queen descended soon Controller's regulations; oincieased.
afterwards, her seaplane also landing yields of cereals and potatoes
e
i " Theystarted from United Kingdom; rigorous' economy
xzie a warship.and increase in
•p and Italy,
the Belgian -coast and, made the- in France crop for 1917 of
to :England in about 50 minutes. The the' English potato
purpose of their visit to England was 117,000,000 bushels over 1916.
to attend the silver wedding anniver Dr. Robertson finds that the com-
saiy of King George and. Queen Mary modities scarce are sugar, butter and
•en. Saturday. fruit.
This is the first time since the war, "With a considerably increased
'began that King). Albert has visited area," Dr. Robertson adds, "England's
London, and virtually the first time cereal crops, are in excellent condition.
since August, 1914, that he has been Farmers expect uncommonly large
his native "land. The only yields per acre. 'I have .,seen whea
outside.
time that King Albert has been out-' fields of from thirty to fifty acres each
side of Bel 'um ' has been during one' with an estimated yield ofs75 bushels
c_
:or two 'informal trips into France. per acre. These laal elis extra
exceptiona , oudt
the average coed.
Women labor on the farms; is proving
effective and acceptable, particularly
in dairying.TWELVE "
CAPTURE .
��� MILLION ADDED
»
]� ' TO NET DEBT' IN JUNE
ALBANIAN TOWNS A despatch from Ottawa says:—
o!
Americans Clean out German Dugouts at Cantigny.
This photograph was taken by French photographers in the village of Cantigny, which was captured m a
brilliant
attack by Americans: The photo shows the Yankees engaged in cleaning out the German -dugouts in
the village. A German is shown rushing out of a shell-wrecke,cI,: gas-filled ,uzidergxouncl hiding -place, while sev-
eral of his countrymen who have already surrendered, etch his flight to the open air.
AMERICAN TROOPS..
► i` E NECESSARY
Instead of Half a Dozen Sectors
There -Will Be One or,
Two Fronts.
•
ATTACK ON GERMAN
EMBASSY, VIENNA
A despatch from the American
Forces on the Marne says:—The
groupings , of American units are
larger" than they were and doubtless
they Will be far larger. Where\,
he
tendency was to scatter our troops
about all along
the line, it now is
to o
concentrate them in a few places:
As time goes on the number of these
places, I believe, will tend to bete ne
fewer, until instead of six of seven
American sectors, there will be one or
two American fronts. Am
Of course, the authority of the
erican officers would be limited by the
needs of the situation as interpreted
by the Inter -Allied Generalissimo, but
only to the extent that the British
army is limited: s
Canada's netdebt at the_end of June
Markets of the World
Iireadstuff
Toronto, July 1I� Manitoba wheat
—No, 1 'Northern, N ,
2231jNorthei' 2
Northern, ' $2.20'/.1 ,
$2.171; No. 4 wheat, $2.102/.1, In
etore Fort William, including 21/2c tax
.,Manitoba oats -No 2 .W., 88%c;
No. 3 C.W., 853c; extra No. 1 feed,
,85%,c; No. 1 feed, 82%c, in store Fort
William.
American corn—No, 3 yellow, kiln
dried, nominal No, 4 yellow, kiln
dried. nominal.
Ontario oats—No. 2 white, 83 to
84e, nominal; No. 3 white, 82 to 83c,
nominal, according to freights outside.
Ontario wheat—No. 2, Winter, per
car lot, $2.22abasis in store Montreal.
Peas—No. 2, nominal, according to
freights outside, $<
Barley—Malting, $1,24 to $1:26;
nominal.
Buckwheat --$1.80, nominal.
Rye—No. 2, $1.90, nominal.
Manitoba flour —.War quality,
$1On a
rio, iooron fl
Ontaour --War quality,
$10.65, in bags, Montreal and Toron-
to, prompt shipment.
Millfeed—Car lots,- delivered Mon-
treal freights, bags included: Bran,
$35 per ton; shorts, $40 per ton.
Ray—No. 1, $13 to $14 per ton,
track Toronto; mixed, $11 to $12 per
ton, track Toronto. to "$8 50 per
,Straw—Car lots, $8
ton, track Toronto.
From Erin's Green Isle.
Breakdown of Austria's Offen-
sive Led to Riots.
A despatch from London •says:,
Rioting w,iiich occurred in Vienna and
other places in Austria following the
breakdownof the Austria offensive
culminated in a vicious attack on the
German Embassy in Vienna, accord-
ing to the most recent reportss. re-
ceived frons\a reliable neutral source.
Before
the military and
police
e cyu
ld
interveneemuch damage to the strut-
ture is said to have been done.
Every effort has been made to keep
the fat secret, but gradually the in -
'formation about this prophetic episode
is leaking out. Undoubtedly it is
true that the refusal of Germany=<to
give more than the meagre supplies
which she advanced to Austria had an
Important bearing on the rioting.
FINLAND WILL NEGOTIATE
PEACE TREATY WITH RUSSIA
NEWS BY ` MAIL FROM
LAND'S SHORES.
IRE -
Happenings in the 'Emerald Isle
Interest to Irish-
OVERFLOWING
rish
OVERT+LOWING OF DANUBE
CAUSITS DAMAGE IN AUSTRIA
Sister Sullixan, a native of Banagher. , f Y gc to $11.Oo. .. ,
A despatch from enrich, Switzer- at who was appointed
grade, $ 0, Bran, $35.
The Bolshevik Government of Russia report a heavy and continuousMouillie, $67.
to enter into peace negotia- fall as having caused floods in many
t ons reed
tions with Finland, which had.ex- parts of Austria and Southern Ger-
pressed,
e e
pressed, through the German Govern- many, 'resulting in immense '•dam g;,
meat, a desire to.arrange a peace to the crops. The rain zone ex -
treaty 'with Russia. It was recently tends from Vorarlberg, Northern ;Ty -
announced that Russia was Preparing rol, across the Salzkammergut,' Upper
to cede Finland a strip -of-land. along Austria, and through Bavaria to
the Murmansk coast, by which the Saxony. The floods were especially
Finns would be provided with an ice-' heavy in the' Salzkam erwe'tt re
free port on the Arctic Ocean. I houses and bridges wereswept away.
men.
Country Produce—Wholesale
Butter--C'keanzery, solids, per lb., 'I
421/ to.43c; prints, per lb.,- ,43 to
431/ze; dairy, per lb., 35 to 36c.
6Egggs—New laid,' 41 to 43c.
Poultry -=Roosters, 20c°; fowl, 21 to
26c; ducklings, lb., 30c; turkeys, 27 to
30c• to the re-
tail
aro selling
tail trade at the following prices:
of . Cheese—New, large, 23/ to 24e;
twins, 234 to 241/sc; old, large, 251.
to 26c; twin 26 to 262e.
Butter -=Fresh, dairy, choice, 40 -to
42c; creamery prints, fresh made, 45
45c.
Business men and their customers • ,to 47e; solids; 44 to
hampered owing to the 'Margarine -28 to 33c ib.
scarcity
greatly r Eggs—No. l's, 48c; in cartons, 51
rt of silver coins in'some parts °I
tc Y Ito 53c
of the south o£ Ireland, �• • Dressed poultry—Spring c
A nIculture for Oc• roosters' 25c; fowl
1 I 1 d sickens,
35 to
The Committee of g
Derry: adopted a resolution urging the,38c; turkeys, 40 to 45c.
-chickens, 50c;
Foodestablish a potato hivepoultry—Spring
oY to
Ministry30
�
hens,
turkeys,,
c30e;
trs
2
os e
Coleraine.
' roosters, r
n at C
oter
k
plant flake
p
In accordance with 'a bequest of to'32c,
late husband, Charles James, J.P., Beans — Canadian, ,hand-picked,
her bushel, .$8.00; imp., hand-picked,
Mrs. James distributed 100 shillings Burma or Indian, $6:75; Japan, $8.50
to 100 newsboys of Dublin. to $8.75; Limas, 18 to 19e.
A deputation of Boy Scouts went to k Maple syrup-81=lb. tins, 10 to a
p ` case, $14.50; imperial gallon tins, per
Mount Jerome Cemetery and decara ,
grave of an Australian; soldier tin, $2.25;. impelled five -gallon cans,
ted the ;per can, $10.50; 15 -gallon kegs, per
named Davis, who ded'rn Dublin. I gal.; $2.00; maple sugar 1-1b. box,:
There being no criminal cases set pure, per 1b., 24 -to 25c•
down for hearing at the,Skibbereen 1
Sessions, His Honor Judge Hynes was . Montreal Markets
presented with a pair of white gloves. Montreal, July 16—Oats,. Canadian
The Mons Star has been awarded to western, No.` 2, 991/ c; extra No. 1
9G sc. Flour, new standard
- - Rolled oats
P John R. Ryan,bags 90 lbs, $5.5 :
from London says:— land says:—The Vienna newspapers Director of American Aircraft Pro 'Shorts $40: s. $5.5 . Hay; No.
A despatch n rain -
Signs of Austria's Panic in Des- amounted to $840,973,167, an increase
traction of Own Depots: during June of $12,179,397. Revenue
A despatch.from Paris says:--Aus-; on consolidated fund account during
trians are retiring before the allied June amounted' to $23,469,304, as com-
sdvance in Albania, and are destroy- pared with $21,828,580 in June last
ing their depots, according to the War , year. War expenditure for June,
Office-- announcement on Thuisday . 1918, on capitalaccount _vas $14,291;
night, which says: 523,1 as compared with $9,250,611 in
South of the Devoli.. River our June last year'. In this regard, how-.
, troops, continuing their successful ad-' ever, it is pointed out that the totals
vane, 'have occupied Kosnitza crest are merely those of accounts which
in all its 'extent, as well as all the have actually ` passed through the
books during the period. For the
villages intthe left thevalley li nsto first three months of the fiscal. year
a captured On the left Italians ending June 30' the revenue totaled
the heights of Cafe Glumaka, $67,070,724, a§ compared with $68,-
.*`"' taking 250 -prisoners, including four; 322 689 for the sane period'' est year.
' officers. The Austrians, suffered322,589\.
severe. losses, and in retiring burned GERMANS C ApTURE SQUADRON
---'---.D.----
their edepots e and engagedrnin pillage.. OX, AMERICAN AIRPLANES'
'• On 'she Macedonian front the enemy l . ; •
'artillehy displayed great activity; es- A despatch from Berlin says: --,Five
peeially West of the Vardar and narth' American airplanes out of a squa
of Monas'tir. British aviators sac- Aron ofse `six, -which started out to'raid
cessfuliy bombarded- numerous enemy Coblenz, fell into'the 'hands of the
depots in the Str�ima valley. Germans, according to the announce-
w- meat from general headquarters on
Thursday: The crews were 'taken
MUST MEET THE DRAFT s prisoners.
DESPITE THE HARVEST
s
150 ENEMY PLANES DOWNED
A despatch from. Washington says: I 181 OTHERS DAMAGED
.—In response to a r quest; for post-;says:—
It
of the July Taft call in tyle; A despatch io announcedt during ?tis
north-wes't,.where wheat. is ready for officially
harvest, Provost Marshal -General month of June aerial squadrons
informed the Depart bought down. 160 enemy airplanes,
%4•owder leas seton fire .........
r . , a the nnilitar seriously damaged 181, and Yxss, +:a� r; ss: , ....,.. �:...�..... •....>.., .....,.
anent of Agriculture that Y 3 tive balloons. 0>>r bombing
".
s m will not Permit of delay 31 cap Ztieady L'o't Fritz-.�nilnti-aiicxaft gun at <ti Prtish coast town•ra h.
programme dropped, more than 600 tons ofAdmiraltydrafted
the monthly demand foi�puo3es•
firer ted
men. projectiles.
Official British.
coast
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duction, was born in Ireland.
Sergeant Frank O'Neil, Connaught
Rangers, the famous-milita._, cross
2, per. ton, car lots, $14.50 to $15.00.
Live Stock Markets
countryheavy
ohamplon, is a prisoner, in Toronto, July 16 Choice y
Germany steers, $14.00 to $14.50; butchers
13 60 $14 00- do
C 1 Blacker, of Castle Martin Kir- d $13.00 to $13.25; do..medium,
dare, is in. a London hospital recover- $12.00 to $12.50 do. common, ^$10.00
ing from'waunds received in France. to $11,00; butchers' bulls, choice,
Sir Bryan Mahon inspected the Dub- $11.50 to $11.76; ddo.m good
bulls,
lin Battalion, Boys' Brigade, at the $11.00 to $11.25;
Leinster cricket grounds, Rathminee: $10.25 to $10.50; do, rough bulls;
, $7.50 to $8.50; butchers cows, choice,
The Food Control Committee have $11.50 to $11.75; do, good, $11.00 to
given notice_ that it is not intended to $11.25; do.y medium,s $8.50 to $9.25;
fix a maximum price on milk in Ire- do., common, $7.00 to $8.50; stockers,
land. $8.00 to $10.50; feeders, $10.50 ,to
The food control order relatng to $11.00.
Montreal, July 16—Choice steers,
tate restriction of the sale of sweet- i $12.00; poorer, $10;.00; choice bulls,
meats does not apply to Ireland. ( $10.00 to $7.0.0; butchers' cows, $7.00
Major Anley, General'Staff. Irish to $9.00; canners, $5.00 to $6.00;
Command, has been appointed chief choice milk -fed calves, $12.00 to
c hi England, j$13 00• poorer grades, $7.00; sheep,
cattle, choice, • $ to •,
o a good,
constable of Derbyshire, X12' OO�per 100 lbs; Spring lambs, 18c.
Dr. henry Ivlacnaughton-Jones, an per lb; choice select' hogs, $19.00;
eminent Corknian, died recently atligand heavies, $15.00. •
his London residence, High Barnet. s,
The farm is in the county of 0'BEL
Dublin are
GIAN GIRT
demanding an increase of ,
ten shillings a week in their wages:
Sergeant Geopel and Cadet Wardell
were }tilled . while flying at the Cur-
raglt Camp by the collapse of their
machine.
The military authorities have re- Were Making Bandages ill Hos-
stored the type and machinery to the
Mayo News a.nd removed; the ban
against publication.
Captain P. K. Cummings, Connaught
Ran:gers,_ldlled In action,was a son
of Dr. and Mrs. Ciimtnings, St. Pat-
rick's Place, Cork. •
The Viceroy. of Ireland has nomina-
ted the Earl of Meath as a member
of the Corporation of the Royal I=Ir
bernian Military School.
Thomas Clements, Royal Inniskil•
ling Fusiliers, who was killed in ac-
tion, was a son of D. A. Clements, J.P.,
Dublin Road, Omagh.
The Department of Agriculture has
notified the Limerick Corporation, that
they Will withdraw the building fund
grant : unless au educational rate is
levied:•
KILLED BY BOMBS
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pital Raided by Foe Aircraft.
A despatch from. London gays: -Rina
a recent German raid on the Belgians,
more than 50 girls were killed by air
bombs launched upon an ambulance
park at , La Panne, ;behind the Yser
front. According to a...special de-
spatch from The Hague, 50 bombs
were dropped in the immediate neigh-
borhood of the park, and several
struek a large villa about 100 yards
from the hospital.
Of the many girls in the villa en-
gaged in making bandages and repair-
ing linen for the wounded, 30 'were
instantly killed or died from injuries
within a few minutes; 40 injured were
removed from the villa; of whom 24
fared latet.
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