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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-3-25, Page 2THREE 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. • rt Tic ltez I i Forts Silenced. P 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. • 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, iS+ 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 '• •' 131,11 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. • 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. 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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 your pocket or purse—take It to cherch —to the theatre -••-ho work -- toe it in bed, It prevents and cures all manlier of nose and throat troubles. Complete outfit, guaranteed $1,00; small size 50ce sample size k5,e,; at dealers everywhere, 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,