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BATTLESHIPS LOST
Every. One of Ten Ships lit In Sharp Fight With
Dardanelles Forts
A despatch from London says:
The Admiraltyannounced Friday
night that time British battleships,
Ocean and Irresistible and the
French battleship Bouvet struck
drifting mines, in the Dardanelles
and were sunk. Moat of the 'men
on the Bouvet were most, but nearly
ail the crews of the British war-
ships were saved.
This is the most serious loss sus-
tained
ustained by the Anglo-Frenchfleet
under Vice -Admiral Carden, which
has been bombarding the straits
intermittently for more than two
months and has been increased.
until it is now the most powerful
aggregation of fighting ships ever
assembled for war purposes, The
three ships went down during a
furious cannonading inside the
straits, just outside the e Narrrows
in which 16 battleships participated
in relays. The big British battle
cruiser Inflexible and the French
battleship Gaulois were put out of
commission temporarily by lucky
shots from the Turkish. forts.
The -vessels destroyed -will not, it
is by the Admiralty officials,
interfere with the Dardanelles op-
erations in the slightest. The lost
ships will he. replaced and the at -
tacit -oh the farts will be ,carried en
until the strait is passed. Naval
experts say that both France and
Great Britain expected to pay a
big price for the possession of Con-
stantinople and that the general
scheme discounts even greater
losses,
Menace of Floating Mines.
The 'mines in the Darcdanel•lee
have proved a, mach greater menace
bo the ,allied fleet than the n•utmer-,
ons naval forts, and naval authori-
tie.s have predicted that as soon as
the strait was cleared of .that dan-
ger, the passage would noon be
forced. (xrimaby . trawlers and
French fishing boats have been sent
to the scene in large numbers, and
have been engaged night and day
in sweeping the channels clear. At
one time the task was Ia1r11ost com-
pleted, but recently the Germans
and Turks have adopted the plan
of lauuehing floating anines;' which
comp down against the shipswith
tremendous force, swept at the, rate
of nearly ten miles an hour by the
strong current from the Sea ,of
Marmara.
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Forts Silenced.
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The Kephez forts replied strongly
when the battleships advanced fir-
ing up the Dardanelles and all the
ships were hit, It is asserted that.
these forts finally were :silenced and
a bombardment of those in the
Narrows was under way when the
three battleships struck the mines.
The blowing up of the ships did
not cause .a, cessation of the fight-
ing, which continued until darkness
intervened,
"It is officially confirmed that a
Russian squadron has approached
the northern part of . the Bosphor-
us," says Reute'r's Petrograd cor-
respondent. "The appearance of a
the squadron caused a great panic
in Constantinople."
Socks Still Required, _
Also Handkerchiefs
A despatch from London says:
We are aske.d to notify the societies
working for the Canadian contin-
gent that most kinds of extra wool=
len comforts will not be required
much longer, as supplies in hand
are likely to meet the demand.
Socks., however, are always re-
quired, also colored handkerchiefs,
tobacco, pies, games, newspapers.
The War Contingent Association
here is sending over frequent con-
signments to all sections of the
Canadian forces in the field, also
to those seotions still in England.
The concerts which have been so
popular at Salisbury are to be con-
tinued .at Shorncliffe. A Canadian
officer writing from the front apro-
pos to the last batch of magazines
sent out says they are almost worth
their weight in gold. Twenty-five
sacks of Canadian newspapers sent
last week have arrived.
ENLISTING NOW TO FILL GAPS
Will Be No Call for Volunteers for
Fourth Contingent.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Statements that the Militia Depart-
ment would shortly call for volun-
teers for a fourth Canadian contin-
gent designed eventually for the
front are not quite in accord with
the facts. There will be no fourth
contingent, so -cabled, and no third
contingent. But drafts of rein-
forcements will be sent forward
steadily to fill the gaps in flys Can-
adian lines. While these will be
sent as they are needed a strong
force will be maintained -under
arras in Canada, in aceordanoe with
the Prime Minister's statement is-
sued some weeks ago,
Turk Horde in Persia
Slew Many Civilians
A despatch from London says":
The Foreign Office was •advised that
Turkish 'soldiers recently ran wild
in the Urum3ia district of North-
western 'er:aia and killed several
hundred ;civilians. The, Turks are
said to have burned several vii-
lages. after looting them.
The SoIdier`s Message Hoole.
Though I'm lying in the trenches
And the !battle rages hell,
My thoughts are of the dear old
home
In a little woodland dell;
And I picture you, sweet Maggie,
As the days go ,slowly by,
Waiting with a noble courage
Tho' the teas -drop dims your eye.
I live again in dreams; lass,
The hours we used to roam,
And wonder if I shall be spared
To see the dear old home.
But do not fret, Or pine for me,
Though sorrow fills your heart,
For you, sweet lass, must help the
cause—
The waiting is your part.
And the' the harder task by far
It is your lot td: bear, ''
Cheer up 1 For 'brighter days shall
dawn
When joy will crush despair.
For the weary wait will cease, lass,
And our duty will 'be done
When we sail Ifor the dear old
Homeland
With the anighty conflict won.
80,000 Houses Ruined
In Russian Invasions
A despatch from London says:
The Star has received a despatch
from its oorrespo:ndent at Copen-
hagen saying that statistics fur-
nished by the president of the pro-
vince of East Prussia show that
80,000 houses have been destroyed
in East Prussia by Russian troops.
Three hundred thousand refugees.
are said to be unable to return to
East Prussia, because they have no
means of livelihood. Out of 100,-
000 horses only 6,000 remain.
The Major (thinking to :have some
fun) : "Good morning, Pat."
"Good morning, yer honor.''
"That's a fine horse you're driv-
ing."
riv-ing " "It is, yer honor," "Draws
well, 'doesn'+t'i'tl" "It does, yer
honor, It draws the attention of
every fool that passes."
WOMEN OF GREAT BRITAIN
Government Wants Names of All Who Are Ready
to Fill Positions and Release Plen for War
A despatch from. London says:
"Any woman who by working helps
to release a man or to equip a man,
for fighting does a national war ser-
vice,.' stye Walter Runciman,
President of the Board of Trade, in
an appeal to the women of the
country.
"If the full fighting power of the
nation is to be put forth on the
field of battle the appeal coil-
, inues, << the full. working power of
the nation must be made available
,to carry on its essential trades at
;home. xn certain important toccu-
pationa there &TS not enough men
wird women to do the work, In or-
der to meet :both the .present and
future needsof national industry
the Government wish to obtain par-
ticulars from all women available,
with or without previous training,
forpaidemployment.
carddngly they invite all wo-
men who are prepared, if needed,
take paid employment of any
kind — industrial, agricultural,
clerical, eta. to enter themselves
upon the register: of women for war
service, The registration is for the
purposs of finding out what reserve
forges in woanen's labor, trained
and untrained, can be made avaiI-
able if required,"
Canadian.
Soldiers s
Hurt Collision
ion
A despatcla•,frorn London Over A
Ns1.14.81on aeourred oarear West Ma la -
hi Kent, betvroen wpb `r�
gg+ ► t vheha,cles
beloaging to the Canadian eontin-
ge9ltr with the result that one was
overtutrn•ed and the ._
whole of the
oecuptnits wero thrown out. Six of
'tlbe teen were found to be rather
seriously injured, and were con-
veyed to Mulling Hospital.
French Soldiers We
Armor is now being freely sold
French soldiers, who say it has be
on the battlefields, 'inhere are plea
head. The whole outfit costs abou
shows the armor in the position in
•
ar Armor Nowadays.
.
by shop -keepers in Paris to the
en the means of saving many lives
es covering the chest, abdomen and
t ten dollars, Thib
s photogeajsh
which it is to be worn.
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P1,UF FARM l
REPORTS FROM THE LEAOINO TRAD1
CENTRES OF AMERICA.
BreadstuIfs.
Toronto, March 23.—•Flour—Manitab%
first .patents, 07.70,- in jute- bags;,second
patents, $7.20; strong bakers', $7; On-
tario wheat flour, 90 per cent. patents.
$5.90 to $6.10, seaboard, and et $6.16 to
$6.25, Toronto freight.
Wheat—Manitoba No. 1 Northern $1.53;
No. 2 at $1.51 1-2, and No. 3 at $1,50. On-
tario wheat, No. 2, nominal, at $1.45, at
outside points, •
Oats—Ontario, 61 to 64c, outside, and at
64 to 670 on track, Toronto. Western Can-
ada, No. 2, at 70 1.2e, and No. 3 at 68 1-20.
Barley—Good malting grades, 84 to 86o,
outside.
Bye—$1.20 to $1.25, outside.
Peas—No. 1 quoted at $1.90 to $2.05, out-
side.
Corn—No, 3 new American, 811-2 to 82o,
all rail, Toronto freight,
Buck -wheat ---No. 2 at 82 to 85c, outside.
Bran and shorts—Bran, $26 a ton, and
shorts at, $28.
Rolled oats --Car lots, per bag of 90 lbs.,
$3.55.
Country Produce.
Butter—Choice dairy, 27 to 280; inferior,
21 to 23e; creamery prints, 33 1-2 to 35c;
do, solide, 31 to 320; farmers' separator,
27 to 28c.
Rgge-21 to 22c per dozen.
Beans—$3,15 ,to $3.20 for prime, and $3.25
to $3,30 for hand-picked.
Honey -60.1b. tins sell at •10 to 11e, and
10-1b...tins at 11 1-2 'to 12c; No. 1 combs,
.$2.60" -per dozen, and No. 2, $2.20.
Poultry -,Chickens, dressed, 14 to 16e;
ducks, .dressed, 13 to 15c; fowl, 11 to 13c;
Cheese -18 1-4o for large, and at 181-20
geese, 13 to 14c; turkeys, dressed, 19 -to 20c,
for twins.
Potatoes—Ontario, 65 to 70e ,per bag, out
of.atore; 55c in car lots. New.Brunswicks,
oar lots, 60 to 65c per bag.
Prov isions.
Bacon --Long clear, 13 1-2 to 14c per ib.,
in case lots. HaanMedium, 17 to 17 1.2c;
do., heavy, 141.2 to 15o; rolle, 14 to
14 1-2c; breakfast bacon, 18 to 190; backs,
20 to 21c; boneless backs, 23e.
Lard—Market quiet; pure, tub, 11 3-4 to
120; compound, 39-4 to 10c in tubs, and
10 to 10 1-4c in pails.
Baled Hay and Straw.
Dealers are paying, as ;follows for car
lot deliveries on track here:—
Straw is quoted at 08 to $8.50 a ton in
car Este on track here.
Hay—No. 1 new hay is quoted at $17,50
to $18; No. 2 at $15,50 to $16, and No. 3
at $12,50 to $13.50.
• Winnipeg Grain.
Winnipeg, March 23.—Cash quotations:—
Wheat. No. 1 Northern, $1.51 1-4; No. 2
Northern, $1.50 1.4; No. 3 Northern,
$1.47 1-2; No. 4, $1.42 1-2; No. 5, $1.37 3-4;
No. 6, $3.33 3-4; Ifed, $1.29, Oats—No. 2 0.
W., 63 3-4c; No. 3 0.W., 61 1-2; extra No. 1
feed, 61 1-2c; No. 1 feed, 60 3-4c• No. 2 feed,
591.20. Barley, No. 3, 77c; No. 4, 72c;
fed, 70c. Flax, No. 1 N.W.O., $1,80; No. 2
O.W., $1.77.
Montreal, March 23.-4jorn—American
No. 2 yellow, 84 to 85c. Oats—Canadian
Western, No. 2, 72e; do., No. 3, 69 1-2; do.,
extra No. 1 feed, 69 1-2c; do., No. 2 local
white, 661-2c; do., No. 3, 65 1-20; do„ No.
4, 641.2c. Barley: Man. feed, 80 to 810;
do., malting. 93 to 94c. Buckwheat—N.
3, 980. Flour—Man. Spring wheat patents,
firsts, $7,80; do., seconds, $7.30; do.,
seconds; $7.30; do., strong bakers', $7.10;
do., Winter patents, choice, $7.90; do.,
straight rollers, $7.40 ,to $7.50; do., bags,.
$3.50 to $3.60. Rolled oats—Barrels„ $7
to $7.25; do., bags, 90 abs., $3.40 to $3.50.
Bran, $26. Shorts, $28.. Middlings, $33 to
$34. Mouillie, $35 to $38. Hay ---No, 2 per
ton,' car lots $18, to $19. Cheese—Finest
westerns, 171-4 to 17 1-2c; do„ eaaterne,
17 to 17 1.4o. Butter—Choicest creeanery,
341-2 to 350; do., seconds, 33 1.2 to 34e.
Eggs—Fresh, 23 to 24c. Potatoes—Per bag,
oar lots, 47 1-2 to 50c.
United states Markets.
Minneapolis, March 23,—Wheat, No. 1
hard, $1,52 7-8; No. 1 'Northern, $1.49 3.8
to $1.62 3.8; No. 2 Northern, $1,45 7.8 to
$1,49 7-8; May, 51.43 3.8 .asked; July,
1.40 1-4. Corn, No. 3 ;white, 57 to 57 1.4o.
Flour and bran unchanged,
Duluth, March 21—Wheat, No. 1 hard,
01.53 3-8; No. 1 Northern, $1,52 3-8; No. 2
Northern, $1.46 3-8 to $1.48 3.8; May,
$1,49 3-8; July, $1.44 1.4. Linseed, each,
close, $2,021.4; May, $2.031.4; July, $2.05.
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, March 23.—A few odd butcher
steers brow h;t $7.75. Good stuff ranged
between $6,60 and $7.25. Medium butchers'
sold at $6 to $6.75, ;with common at • $5,25
to $6. Canners and cutters .sold at $3.85
to $4.35 for the former and $4.35 to 54.75
for the latter. Milkers of good quality
sold at $65 to $90 eaeb, with inferior slow
at $40 to $65. Lambs went at $11.25, Top
sheep sold at $8. Swine sold f.o.b. country
points at $7.90, at $8.25 fed and ;watered,
and at $8.50 off oars.
Montreal, March 23.—Prime beeves,
about 7 1-2o; . anedium, 5 3.40; common,
41.2 to 5 1.20. Cows, $40 to $80 each:
springers, $30 to $70 each, Calves, 6. to
8 1-2c. Sheep, 60. Lambe, 8 1-2 to 9o. Hoge,
8 1-2e.
Invasion of England
Still a Possibility
A despatch from London says:
The Marquess,of Crewe, Lord of the
Privy Seal, addressing a delegation
of the volunteer training corps
which has been raised for home de-
fence, said that while there was a
possibility of a, hostile landing in
England, this was considered more
likely some months ago than. now.
There was n•o telling, he added,
s hat form the latest stages of the
w r might take or to what devises
or straits Germany's desperation
miglht drive her. Therefore, he
said, it would be unwise to dismiss
from consideration the possibility
that a hostile force might land in
no great numbers, but in.sufficient-
ly formidable force to make a
strong resistance necessary and
possibly the invoking of the assis-
tanse of the volunteers,
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H.B. RT. WILL COST $16,000,000.
So Far the Total Expenditure Has
Been $7,647,107.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
The Minister of Railways informed
Mr: W. M. Martin of Regina in the
Commons on Wednesday that the
total mileage of the Hudson. Bay
Railway when completed will be
424. The first 250 miles have been
almost completely graded, and the
following 50 miles, are well ad-
vanced. Steel has Ibeen laid on
214 miles. The total cost to date is
$7,647,10'7, and the total estimated
cost of the sompl;eted railway is
$16,000,000. The estimated coat of
the harbor improvements is $10,-
000,000, lases possible credits of $1,-
000,000 for steamships, plant, etc.
The expenditure to date on harbor
improvements is $3,480,277. This
includes plant, steamships, wire-
less stations, etc.
A FIGHTING FAMILY.
Five Brothers Went to the War
and One Has Died.
A despatch from Montreal says:
Five brothers, and three brothers-
in-law of Mrs. John Tauntotn, 126
Fulford Street, Montreal, have.
gone to the front. Besides, two
Australian cousins are in Egypt
with the Australian soldiers; a
cousin from India has gone to Eng-
land to enlist, ea -eV -two boys whom
Mrs. Taunton's mother .adopted
have enlisted. Of her five brothers,
one has died since going to the war
and another is a prisoner in the
hands of the Gevm,an,s. Mrs. Taun-
ton comes of a fighting stook, her
father being a veteran of the Sou-
dan and Egyptian campaigns; an
uncle was with Lord Roberts on
the historic march to Kandahar and
a grand -uncle fought in the Cri-
mea.
Crime to Help
Aliens e�L
p ease Canada
A despatch , from Ottawa says
The hill to watered the Crianin.al
Code contains a provision that is
intended to inert each, situations as
that disclosed in 'the Nerlicla case
in T'oron,tg It enaet1 that "every
bne is guilty of an, indictable of-
fence and liable to two years' itn=
prisenment who incites or assists
any :subject of ally foreign State or
country'- at war with his ]Majesty to
leave C nada if the circa ,s
Canada, m canoes
of the ease do not exclude the zoos -
si '• •'
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ty that assistance to the enemy
us an intended object in hie so
leaving Canada, .wind if ouch 'incit-
ing or a,ssistin•g do not :amount to
tre:won. "
11h.e Minister of,.Justice explain-
ed that while the law at present
forbade alien enemies to leave Can-
ada itpp rovided no penalty for
those
who 'assisted
satc-h persons to
leave the country unless it could
be shown that their departure was
for the purpose of aiding the
enemy.
MAY RELEASE DA.C,IA.
Owners Agree Not to Engage in
Trade With Germany.
A despatch from Washington
says: The former German eteann-
shap Dacia, now in custody of a
French prize court, bealanse the
French Government challenges the
validity of the vessel's transfer to
the American flag, may wen be on
the high seasagain under . the,
American flag,
It was learned that a. request for
the release of the Dacia under bond
is being ;-made to the French Gov-
ernment on behalf of the present
owners of the vessel. The owners
volunteer to produce the ship be-
fore the French authorities at any
time in the future that her surren-.
der may be demanded, and also
that while she is out on. bond she
will not engage in trade with Ger-
many or in any European trade,
but will be employed on routes en-
tirely different from those used by
her when she was under the Ger-
man flag, It is likely that the Da
cia will be transferred to the South
American or Eastern trade,
Zeppelin '
Seven,
n Killed a en
But Missed Station
A dispatch from Calais says : A
shower sof Shrapnel froon • Drench
lartillery greeted the Zeppelin
which raided tlhis city Thursday
night and dropped bombs which
killed seven persons without dam-
aging the railroad station at which
they were -aimed. The charaeteris-
tic throbbing of the Zeppelin's en-
gines gave warning of the airship's
approach between midnight and 1
MOST P E R F ECT M A D EJ
THE INCREASED NUTRITI-
OUS VALUE OF BREAD MADE
1N THE HOME WITH ROYAL
YEAST CAKES' SHOULD BE
GUFFICIENT% INCENTIVE TO
THE CAREFU4 HOUSEWIFE
TO GIVE THIS IMPORTANT
FOOD ITEM THE ATTENTION
TO WHICH IT IB JUQT•L1f.EN-
TITLeD.
HOME
Lr
M BR
AD'd
A ttIN .-.,
BE;
fi
DUCES THE HIGH dOBT OF
LIVING. -BY LESSENING THE
AMOUNT OF EXPEN..SIVE
MEATS REQUIRED TO SUP".
PLYTHE NECESSARY NOUR-
ISHMENT TO THE 13ODY,
E. W. GILLETT CO: LTO.
TORONTO, ONT,
WINNIPEG MONTREAL
The says of powerful se:adhlights
NORTH POLAND
were turned uponthe clouds in an
effort to locate the aerial invader;
but the Gei'anta,n craft flew high
above banks of dark clouds and for
some time was invisible. Finally,
however, it came into view and the
artillery was trained upon the air-
ship. Notwithstanding the bom-
bardment, it- dropped several
bombs, ivhioh missed• their target,
and then made off as. rapidly as
possible.
Pirates Again Busy
In English Channel
A despatch from London says :
The British steamer Hyndford,
2,775 net tons, was torpedoed
Thursday • off Beachy Head, while
proceeding through the Channel for
London. It is reported that one
member of her crew was killed.
The British ste.aaner Bluejacket,
of 2,271 'tons, with wheat from
Liverpool, also was torpedoed off.
Beachy Head, but remained afloat,.
although badly damaged. The crew
took to the boats.
Transfer German Prisoners
Jamaica to Halifax
A despatch from New York says:
John Hastings, Agent of the Bri-
tish . Govern enc, on Wednesday
sailed for Jamaica on the United
Fruit Company's steamer Santa
Marta to arrange for the transfer
from Jamaica to Halifax of 600
German prisoners of war that have
been kept in Jamaica for the past
eight months. Mr. Hastings said
that' he had found ,considerable diffi-
culty in getting vessels to carry the
Germans, and that he feared it
meant •.that British transports
would have to be used.
Law Forbidding -
Christening of Jews
A despatch from Petrograd says:
The Russian Senate has enacted a
law forbidding the christening of
Jewish children wthose parents have
not accepted the ' Orthodox faith.
There is a growing eastern among
the Jews to rear their children or-
tlrodoxically, hoping thus to eman-
cipate them from the restrictions
under which the parents live.
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CLEAR OF ENEMY -
German Outposts 'Vanish at the
Cry of "The Cossacks Are •
Coining."
A despatch from Petrograd says:.
Most of Nortgaern Poland is now.
'clear of Germans, and their out-
posts among the villages are fre-
quently demoralized, for the cry
of "The Cossacks are corning" is
sufficient to make them vanish.
Many German guns recently taken
in the north of Poland date from
the early seventies. They are nrov-
ing t11e best artillery into WesternPoland.
The cessation of von Hinden-
burg's entire northern plan, which
was arrested by defeats at Przas-
nysz, Orlitz, and in Suwalki is un-
doubtedly largely due to the fail-
ure of the projected campaign in
Eastern 'Galicia. This scheme is
believed to have been really the
central purpose of his. strategy
since the New Year'and dictated by
Hungary's political designs.
The officio,' statement issued
from the headquarters of Grand
Duke Nicholas indicates that the
Russian .counter -offensive north of
Prz•asnyaz is making rapid pro-
gress. Several villages and and heights
in the region have been conquered
from the Germans, and five guns,
42 machine guns and several hun-
dred prisoners have been taken.
The communication also gives the
first information from Russian
sources of the new raid into Ger-
man territory which the Czar's
troops are snaking in the Niemen
regiom. They have crossed the
border near Tauroggen and also
near Memel, the latter place being
on the shore of the •B:arltic in the
extreme northern earner of East
Prussia, where a narrow' strip of
Germany juts into Russia along
the sea -coast. In this operation
the Russians have taken two guns,
four machine guns and a quantity
of supplies.
For cutting close to the lines of
a pattern there has been invented
a frame in which shears are placed
and automatically operated as a
guide follows the -lines •
Another Ship Sunk Without 'Warning
g
A despatch from London says:
The British steamer Glenartney, of
Glasgow, was tozpedoed off Beachy
Head by a German submarine,
which gave no notice of her inten-
tion. In the scrambe for boats one
of the orew was drowned. The
others, numbering forty, several of
whom were injured, were picked
up by a steamer and landed at New
Haven.
The Glenartney, which was of
3,309 tons register, was bound from
Bangkok, Siam, far London, load-
ed with 8,000 tons of rice.
Prevents re
Citaozone vent s Bad Colds
Strengthens ns Weak Irritable l
e Throats
Employs Nature's Own Methods
and is Invariably Successful.
I'ewill
w escape a cold this winter,
but alas! many colds run into Catarrh,
Neglected Catarrh Is the straight
gateway to consumption.
Catary}lozone Is a germ-killer—des-
troys microbes that cause Catarrh,
It heals and soothes, relieves v s the
cough, gives throat and lungs a
chance, cleanses the nostrils, clears
out the phlegm. •
You feel better in aft hour,
In a day you're greatly relieved, and.
on goes the curing of 'Catarrhozone
till you're well.
No treatment so direct. Catarrho-
zone goes right to the spot—acts
quickly, cures thoroughly . catarrh,
bronchitis and all throat affections.
"Nothing weld cold so flet al
Catar 'hozone " �m 1,fl. Snel-
ling,
hel-ling, writes Amey from St, Johns, "Last month I
hada frightful cold in my head, suffer-
ed from itching nose, running eyes and
torturing headache. Ten minutes with
"Catarrhozone" inhaler gave relief and
in one hour I was well of my cold.
,
Catarrhozoue I consider a marvel."
Carry "Catarrhoaone" inhaler in
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FROM RONNIE SCOTLAND
NOTES OF INTEREST FROM HER
BANKS AND BRAES.
What Is Going On in the Highlands
and Lowlands of Auld
Scotia.
Theme is a severe epidemic of
measles' raging throughout .a oom-
siderable part of Ross and Oro-
marts'
No fewer than six Chur:oh of
Scotland minisitern in the Lothians ;
have enlisted as :privates in the
army,
Gourock intends erecting new
niunicipal buildings on the Corpor-
ation property at a cost of:.ebout
$40,000,
The Tweed trade in the Border
(Harlot remains as before, most of ,
the firths being busy on lehaki cloth
orders.
A number of Glasgow and West
of Scotland lieu are in the. ranks
of the Canadian Horse,which t r w
1t
1
service,
-shortly ou active a v se ry,
The restrictions on fishing ;in the
Moray Firth have called fiorrbh a
',rioted from -a leading merchant in
the fish trade in Glasgow.
Damage to the extent of $2,500
was paused by a fire that broke out
in the premises of Messrs, W. P.
Lowrie & Co., • $yds Park Street,
Glasgow.
Intimation has been received in
Glasgow that the military at th:ori-
ties had commandeered the City
Hall suite for the accommodation
of re•erbits.
The invalided soldiers at Gordon
Castle, Y.A.D., Hospital, Moray-
shire, have received a present of
Pheasants and wild ducks from Hie
Majesty the King.
A• horse shoe factory has' been
stt,i?t'ed at •Bo'ness by Cochrane
Bros., and :a Government contract
has been received. About 260 men
are employed.
The death, has occurred of Mr.
Robert Pender, the: well=knows
Paisley poet, -in his 60th J ear', The
deceased was known under the. pen
name of "Van&tiara," - • •
Some 60 or • 70 old boys of -the
Greenock Collegiate. School are
serving in the ,army or navy and in
that number are- three a:deairals
and a brigadier -general. I
The Clyde iblacksmithe, pa,ttirn-
makers, brass finishers, .and'; brass
moulders are to be b allo'ted' on the
question of pressing further for an
'advance of wages.
Private David Shields, Dundee,
1st Black Watch., has been • awarded
the French Legion of Honor for
carrying in 14 French wounded un-
der heavy fire at Langenlarke.
Owing to rearrangements neces-
sary to meet altered conditions,
the headquarters of the Naval
Stores Department have been re-
,anoved from Dingwall to Aber# ern.
The Streets and Buildings. 'Com-
mittee of the Edinburgh Town.
Council have agreed to recommend
an increase of 24 :cents a week to .
paviors and laborers in the Roads'
Department.
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
directors are to petition the Gov-
ernment to suspend the miners'
eight-hour day with a view to
arresting the decline in output ow-
ing to enlistment.
PROLONGATION OF THE WAR.
The Longer It Lasts the Greater
- Need for Foodstuffs, Etc.
The Official Eye Witness with the
British Arany has issued ,a warning
against the suggestion that the
Germans are a beaten nation. He
says that they are atilleVell organ
ized, have abundant resources,
are fed up with illusions, and are
still confident of ultimate success.
No intimation was needed of the
magnitude of the test that is be-
fore the Allies, but, it tber:e :were,
this surely supplies it. In addi-
tion there isi also. vivid indication
that the ,area of the war: will
spread in the near future, and that
countries now experiencing unrest
in their attitude of neutrality will
break in on one side or the other.
This, of course, means further with-
drawals from agricultural and in-
dustrial activity. It also indicates
greater shortage in Europe of all
kinds o> foodstuffs, grain, vegeta-
bles and live stock, and of hoirses.
This depletion will have to be mads
upfrom countries that are enjoy.
ing the blessuiegs of peace. One o{
these is Canada. It is our "basis""
den duty to see that :Britain shal,l
not, as far asi preventable,
suffer
from a lack of foodstuffs o,r of each
other useful meteri4,4 a this 'eseis4,,,
6ry can 'pro4tice. In other words;
both mein and women : are called
upon to put forth their best ,efforts
So that when the time arrives any
deficiency conn readily be ,
The accomplishment .of this ' d•oe
not necessarily 'imply extra labor, •
but�i.,
t does particularly t
�, u lr y st ggest
more cane in preparation of the
soil •incl ip the selection of seed?
and 1n a , n�roto
a
tie, tt the breeding
.
to I.
ed n
and relantaig of live stoke, Towards
this 'end tho conferences promoted
in connection with the :PettitrtiFrtt
and Production ,campaign and the
bulletins, pamphlets, record- and
reports that are to be had on appli-
cation to the Puhlicat,tena 13.raireh,
Department of Agriculture, Ott:a,-
wa, will gr•ea•tly help,