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'Oraphic Details of How Our Forces Fought the
Trained Germans
Opening of the Battle.
The day was a peaceful one, warm
and sunny, ,and except that the pre-
Vious lday had witatessed a further
bombardment, of the obricken town
Of, Ypres, everything seen:bed quiet
4reat of the Canadian line. At
orelook in the afternoon a plan
aarefuily pteRamed was put into
oxecuti•on aganst our Feeneh
',on the left. Ampliveciating gas of
,great intensity was projected into
their tireaches, probably by Means
of force puinps. and pipes laid out
uncle•r the parapets. The fumes,
.aided by .a lavora,ble wind, fleeted
backwards, poisoning and dieabling
over an ext,enclec.1 area those who
.tell under their effect. The result
was that the. French were eompelded
to give greuncl for a, considerable
distance. The glary which the
&each 'army has won in this war
would make it imnertinent to labor
on the 'compelling . nature of lthe
,poisonoue cliedbarges under which
the trenches were lost. The French
a,s ev'eryone knew they would
all th.a.t Stout soldiers could do,
aaid the Canadian division, officers
and men, look forward to inany
.ocea,sions la the - future in which
they will stand side by side with
the brave armies of France,
The immediate oonsequence of
thisa eeforeed withd.rawa,1 was, of
-couassaaxtreraely grave. The thi.rd
brigade of the Canadian division
'was. without any left, or, in other
words, its left was in the air. It
became imperatively necessary
;greatly to extend the Canadian
lines to the left rear. It was not,
of course, practicable to move the
rst larigade from reserve at a mo-
haesit'e notice, and the line, ex-
tended froixt nee to nine thou:ea:nal;
Ova< aarcla, was not naturaltly the line
that had been held by the W1hes at
• • .five o'clock, and a. gap still existed
• on its left.
Capture of the Guns.
The new line, of which our re
-
'cent point of ;contact with the
French famed .ithe apex, ran quite
roughly to the south and west. As
;sh,own above, it ,becanse necessary
for • Brigadiea-General Turnea
-comaxianding the third brigade, to
;
threw back his left flank southward
to p.roteet his rea,r, Lithe course
of• the co.niusion which followed
upon the readjustment of position,
the .enemy; !who had advaneed
rapidly st.fter his initial suecesse,s,
took four British. 4.7 guns in a small
wood to the ...yea of the village of
St. Julien, WI' miles in the rear of
the original` Preach trenches.
The story of the second Battle of
Y,preedis the story of how the Ciana,--
clian-!alvision, enormously outnum-
bered, for they had in front of them
at lea,st four divisions, 'supported
By immensely he.avy !artillery, with
STRMSIETEN OUT
a gap stLbb. 'existing, though re-
dueed, in their lines, and with dis-
positions made h•tertriedly under the
stimulus of !Gritted) danger, fought
through the 'day and through the
night, and then through another
day and night; fought under their
oflier s untitl, as happened to 60
many, these perished gloriously,
and thea fought from the impulsion
of sheer valor bemuse they came
from, fighting stook,
The amity, of 604.1.1`5el Was aware
whether fully or not may perhaps
be doubted, of the advaatage his
brea•ch in the line had given him,
•and immediately began to push a
Joe -addable series of attacks upon
the whole of the newly formed
Canadian ealient,
If it is possible to distinguish
wheu the attack was everywhere so
fierce it developed with partieular
intensity at this moment upon the
apex. of the newly -formed line run-
ning in the. direetion of St. Julien,
Pt has already been stated. that
four British guns were taken in a
wood oomapazatively early in th,e
evening of the 2nd. In. the coarse
of that night, lan:d under the heavi-
est machine gun fire, this wood was
assaulted by the Canadian Scot-
tisfh, 16th battalio.n, of the 3rd
brigade,
and the 10Ith battalion of
the 2ndbeigade, sehich was inter-
cepted for this purpose on its way
to. a reserve treneh. The battali,onis
were respectively commanded by
Lieut. -Col. Leckie and Lieut. -Col.
Boyle, and after a most . fierce
struggle in the light of a misty
moon they took the position ,at the
point of the bayonet. At midnight
the seeend battalion, !ander Lieut, -
Col. Watson and the Toronto regi-
ment, Queen's Own (3rd battalion),
under Lieut. -Col. Rennie, both of
the 1st 'brigade, brought up much-
needed reinforeementS, and though
not actually engaged in th.e assault,
were in reserve.
Line Never Wavered.
All 'through the following day and
eights these battalions 'shared the
teatimes and misfortunes of the
third brigade. An officer who took
part in the attack desmibes how
the Men about him fell under*, 'the
fire of the rruachin'e guns, which, in
his p•hra,se, playe,d upon them I
"Eke a watering pot." Be added
quite simply, "I wrote my own
life off," but the line never wav-
ered. When one mass fell another
took his place, and, with a, final.
shout, the survivors of the two
,battalione flung themselves into the
wood. The German garrieon was
completely demoralized, and the
impetuous advance of the Cana-
dians did not cease until they
reached the far side of the wood
and entrenched themselves there
in the, position so dearly gained.
....••••••••11•••1••••••••
the French say they are progress-
ing, and in the Vosges, Where both
sides claim to be in possession of
THEIR LINES
Harananns-Weilerkopf. It is
Allies Have Put a Stop to Desper-
ate German Attacks in
Ypres District.
A despatch from London says:
The Freneh. War Office reports re-
lative calm along the battle front in
Belgium and the retention by the
allies of the ground which they re-
gained since the inauguration of
the German forward movement.
This follows the British official
staterment which declares that the
operations of the allies have defi-
nitely stopped the German attack,
which has not been renewed.
Counter-attacks apparently are
still being delivered by both
French and British, but' these are
of minor importance as compared
;with the general engagement
around Ypres and the Yser Canal,
athich lasted five days.
Only at one plaoe, Steenstraate,
have the Germans managed to keep
their footing on the western banks
of tale ca,nal, while to the north of
!Ypres the positions remain mu.ch
as these -were.
To hold these lines the Germans
have brought up further reinforce-
ments, and Belgium behind them
has been denuded of troops. The
towns and villages in Reignite are
being guarded by only a handful
of sentries.
Fighting' aso continues it Cham-
pagne, where the Germans make
claim to the oapture of a Aron°.
Freneh position, and 'the allies ad -
nib the loss of eoine treisch,es in the
'Argonne end 'the Woevre, whore
able that this mountain which com-
mands the plains of Alsace, has
changed hands several times; this
would account for the contradic-
tory reports.
Hold a New Line. •
The Times' -oorrespondent in
Northern Prance reports that the
Germans have attacked our lines
east of the Yser Canal with re-
doubled violence in a last desper-
ate attempt to gain. a footing on
the western banks, but 'they ex-
pended their force in vain. The
allies still hold firm on the western
side.
Only 125 Survivors
From Leon Gambetta
A despatch from Paris says An
official \statement issued by the
Ministry of 1VIarine !says: "One hun-
dred and ten survivor S of the
Fre,n.ch !armored .cruiser Leon Gam-
he•tta.,, which was sunk by the Aus-
trian submarine U-5,- have been
taken to Syracuse, and 25 others
are ,at Brindisi. The bodies of Ad-
miral Seaes and of 52 sailors have
been buried .a.t Cape Leuze.
"The circumstances of the loss of
the bruiser have not yet exactly
been Made known. There is no
confirmation that she previously
had been hailed by a Ship, a.ncl no'
credit should be attached to reports
and eounnentaries based on infor-
mation from foreign sources."
Young man, beware of the • dear
,giri who lets you do all the talking
.during 'meets*. She's playing • a
waiting game.
•CANADIANS SLAIN IN AMBULANCE
Were Deliberately Sought Out and Followed by a
German Battei.y Until Ali Had Been Killed
A deSpatch from Landon says:
The . ceerhepondent of the Daily
Mai/ &dares •emphatically that he
:has never eeat, and never intends
:to send, anpr.oven stories of: Ger-
pitiessette.ity, but lie says the fol-
. knving is absolutely proved that "a
Canadian ambulance was deliber-
ately sought out and followed by a
battery until ell were killed. Ai-
mee') for the first time," he adde,
"I found in oer 1/16n` that feeling
of hitter raneor whidlt makes, even
shattered men erawi back fromethe
hospital into battle."
The Last Effort of a Biting Mau.
A German scout finding an outpost, who had been wounded and
with his last strength cr.a.veleal to the stream to quench his thirst.
Photo taken in Poland.
•
GREAT PROGRESS
AT DARDANELLES
Line Thrown Across Southern
Extremity of Gallipoli
Peni usula
A despatch from London says:
The allies have made rapid pro-
gress in their land and se.a attack
upon the Dardanelles -the gateway
to Constantinople. Already the
13ritith troops have thrown a line
across the southern extremity of
the Gallipoli Peeinsula from the
Aegean coast to a point north-east
of Eski Hissarlik, a strongly forti-
fied position facing the straits, thus
isolating the Turkish ethane -aid at
Sedd el Bahr, at the very lip of the
Dardanelles
haat engagement followed. The
enemy came on body time alter
time, but the Austealian and New
Zealand troops defeated their every
attempt, and resumed the offen-
sive.
"The French troops !at Kum Kale
also were four times !strongly cotm-
ter-attacked, but retained all their
pasitions. Five hundred Turks
who, in the course of one of these
counter-attaeles, were out off by
the fire of the fleet, were made sari-
eone•rs,
Turk Transport Sunk.
"A transport of about 8,000 tons
was reported off 1VIaidos, and be-
fore the ,could escape the Queen
Elizabeth opened fire. The third.
shot hit and destroy•ed her. She
sank rapidly, but whether she con-
tained troops or not could not be
seen.".
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This has been done, says th'e Ad-
Truant German Ship
miralty, in the face of a strenuous Captured by Cruiser
resistance by the Turkish forces,
who have combated every foot of A despatch from - Landon says:
ground won with furious obstinacy. The British Admiralty has made
Further north on the Aegean the following statement: "The Ger-
side of the peninsula, at Gaba. Te- masa steamship Macedonia, which
beh, and a,t a, point opposite to the escaped frail Las Palmas., Canary
inland village of Sarib,adr, addi- Islands, a few weeks ago, has been
tional landing forms have made captured by one of our cruisers."
good their foothold on Turkish soil, According to a .despatch from Alge-
and h,a•ve driven the opposing forces ciras, the Macedonia is being [baleen
back from the coast despite a vigor- :to Gibraltar with another captured
ous artillery, fire. Gaba Teb•eh is German steamer.
about ten miles from the end of the
Gallipoli Peninsula; Sarihair is
about five milee farther. The troops USE OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
who drove a line across the penin-
sula, to the vicinity of Eski Hisar- Enquiries have been received in
lik landed on a level shore some regard to postage stamps being
three mile,s from the entrance to used for the prepayment of war
the straits. Eski Hissarlik is some duties on bank cheques, bille of
three miles inside the straits. exchange, promissory notes, ax
Withthe French. army of inva- press money orders, proprietary.
slain holding- Kum ; Kale at the or patent medicines, perfumery,
southern or Asiatic side of the en- wines or'champagne as well as
trance, and the British foroes upon letters and posiectecle, postal
sweeping across the lower fifteen notes and post office money orders,
miles of the Gallipoli Peninsula, it notice is hereby given that thie use
will thus be seen that the task of of postage stamps is in strict as -
acquiring a foothold .has been ac- corcla,nee with the provisions of the
complislied with great speed. Sedd special War Rev,enu,e Act, 1915,
el Bahr is .already out of from its which, provides that postage stamps
base of supplies, and must of ate- may be used in lieu of Inland neve-
cessity fall before many days; nue War Sta,m.psin fulfilment and
Kum Kale is practically in the hands discharge of any requitement un -
of the Frenob, and north, at the der the Act that a,cl•heve :stamps
be affixed.
The public is !at liberty at all
times to use postage otampe for
,a,ny purp.ose far whith Inland Rev-
entra,nce to the Narrows, Kilid
.Bahr, a position upon which the
Turks place great, reliance, is the
objective of a British army which
is driving the enemy ra.picily before anue War Staan.ps may be use,d, but
it. I it is espeolally provided in the Act
The de.spatches indicate, that both that Inland Revenue War &Imps
are not to be used on letters, post-
eaade, postal notes or Post Office
money orders., the only stamps al-
lowed on these being ordinary post-
age stamps or postage 'stamps upon
which the words "War Tax' have
been printed. .
Post Office Department, Ottawa.
the French and British forces are
entirely landed, despite snost .ela-
borate precautions taken by th.e
Turks, under the generalship of
German commanders, who had wo-
ven a network of wire entangle-
ments .just off the slhore under the
sea swell and had dug great pits
which were teethed with spikes.
The shore as well had been fortified
with barbed wire.
A despatch from London says :
After very , serious fighting,
which the Turks, ,offered a .stubborn
resistance, British troope have
ftrnily established themselves on'
the Gallipoli Peninoula, and made
considerable advance ;toward the
neerows of the Dardanelles, While
the French have leared Cape Kum
Kale, on the Asiatic side of the
Waite, of the Turks,. Thus it may
be 'said thate the second and most
serious attempt te force the Dar-
danelles has ;been fairly
Work of the Australiaps.
"MeanWhile the Auetralian and
New Zealand troops at, San]. Bair,
who pashed on with the utmost
boldness falter the landing had
been engaged almost eonetantly
with the enemy, who made strong
repeated oounter-attacks which in-
eariably were repulsed. The; Aae-
teal:Ian and New Zealand troops
fought with a fine spirit of deter-
mination.
"A fresh Turkisib division waa
haincihed against Sari Bair, pr,e-
ceded by a heavy artillery fire, A
Girl Promoted to Lieutenatit.
A despatch. from Petrograd says:
Army orders 'contain notice 'of the
protnotion of a young woman, Alex-
aadra, Lagerev, to lieutenant,. With
sixteen other girls belonging to
families of Cossacks, she has' been
fighting ;alongside her male react-
tivee since the beginning of the
war, Eight of the garde have, been
killed. •
Lieut. La,gerey was made.a, pri-
soner, but !she kilted her guard,
eecaped and led a reoonnoitring
party whieth captured ,eighteen Uh-
lan,s in Suwalki with importaat
documents.
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No Public Memorial.
A despatch from. London StiVial
The Acting nil Cormeisaihrier, the
Agents -General, and °there held a
(*life:once to consider the advtsa-
bfhiby
of arranging manorial ser-
vices, in "London for fallen Cana -
diens. it was resolved that the
time at presentw aa inopportune.
It is 'likely though each eareicee
be firranged by :blends of indivi-
dual members. '
SENTENCES' LONSDALE TO DIE
Sup lame Co tot If as Confirmed
Penalty on British Soldier.
A despatch fruit Berlin says:
The Supreme Military Courb has
eonfirmed the sentence of death im-
posed December 29 on William
Lorisdele, ,of Leeels, Eng., n priva.be
in the British army, for attacking a
German non-commissioned officer
at the military prison camp at
Doeberitz. The verdict, of the
court is subject to the approval of
Emperor William, and the sen-
tence possibly will be eornmuted,
Ron alai B. Re a rvey, Second Seer e
ta ry of the United States Embassy,
attende,d the eession of the ,court,
Dr. Henry Van Dyke, the LIniteal
States Minister at The Hague, and
James W. Gerard, the United
States Ambassador to Germany,
both took an interest in the caee
of Lonsdale at .the behest. of the
Lord Mayor ,of Leede, who sought
to have the death sentence on the
soldier ectrarauted. In February it
WSE announced that the eourt had
commuted the sentence to 20 years'
imprisonment.
Later a despatch from Berl'ai
etated that Lansdale had obtained
another appeal and that the case
would be heard betel* the Supreme
Military Court April 27,
Boy Jill Ils Sentries.
A despatch from. Le Mans, Paris,
says: Jacques Goujon, seventeen
years old, has been cited in military
orders and given a military nred'al.
The youth killed two German senti-
nels, blew up with the aid of bombs
two quick -firers of the enemy, was
captured, but suooeeded ha escap-
ing, carrying with him at the same
time n maehin•e gun of the Germans
to the French lines. Later, during
a German counter-attack, Gou-
jon's right arm was blown off by a
The military authorities at
Lyons, Goajon is home city, had re-
fused to a'coept him for military
duty on .a,obount of his age. He
went to Paris, where he was ac-
cepted because of his robust con-
stitution.
A Recruiting Device.
A despatch from London sa.ys
Flirtiug can be anode ana effective
reuniting expedient. At a recent
reeruitiag rally a girl held up her
hand and ,a,nnouneed that she had
sent five young men to the front.
Ab the end of the meeting she indi-
cated the young man at her side
and declared: "Here's tfhe sixth I"
This caused .the speaker to say:
"Flirting of that kind is the right
sort of patriotism." And he ad-
vised the young girls of the audi-
ence to use their wiles in behalf of
King and country.
An Ancient Civilization.
"Where was the most ;ancient civ-
ilization known ?" asks a recent
traveler in Turkestan.
Explorations 'show that ten
thousand years ago (twice the age
of the Egyptian pyramids) a people
lived southeast of the Caspian Sea.,
about 120 miles from the sea, who
had !brick house s,, decorated pot-
tery, convenient and ingenious
household articles, and domestic
animals.; they raised and ground
;wheat, and eo.okeel their food.
So far as can he told, they lia,d no
weispoes, and lived in peace with
their neighbors -a trait that may
he taken as .evidencing 'civilization,
or its absence, .according te the
point of view.
ALLIED FLANK
WAS EXPOSED
But for Canadians, GePilltHIS Would
Have Been Well Behind the
British Lines.
A despatch from London says:
The British effieial "eye-wituess"
in a narrative of the battle of Ypres
sa.sh the Germans had prepared to
attack the allied line on the 20th,
but the wind, not being favorable
"for their use of asphyxiating
gases," they postponed it mitil the
22nd.
The gas, the narrative says'was
distributed along the German front
the, in front of the Freneh position,
and the wind being from the north
it was blown directly on the
Preach. Th.e Gelman plan, accord-
ing to the "eye -witness," was to
make a :sudden onelaitglit south-
westward, which, if sueces.sful,
would enable the Gernaans to gain
crossings of the .canal south of Bix-
scho4ete and place them well behind
the Britith line and in a position
to threaten Ypres.
"Allowing time for the vap.or,s to
take full effect on the troops facing
them," .says the "eye -witness,"
"the Ger.maaas °barged forward
aver th,e practically unresisting
enemy in their immediate front,
and, penetrating through the ga,p
thus ereated, pressed on ,silently
and swiftly- to the south and west.
By their sudden irruption they
were able to over -run and surprise
a large proportion of the. French
troops billeted bethincl the font
line itt this area and to bring some
of the French guns, as well as our
own, under a hot rifle fire at close
range.
"Our flank b,eing thus* exposed,
the troops Were ordered to retire
on St. with their left flank
parallel to, but to the west of the
high road. The splendid resistance
of these troops (the C•a,naalians),
w'ho saved the situation, already
has, been mentioned by the tom-
mand e r-in-ohief
• , In] p flied by Duty.
"I must say these are fine bis-
cuits!" exclaimed the young hue
band.
"How could you say those are
fine biscuits?" inquired the young
wife's mother, in private inter-
view.
"I didn't say they were fine. I
merely said I must say so."
TURKS ANNIHILATE DONKEYS
Very Clever Ruse Adopted at Gallipoli Peninsula
-Many Prisoners Taken
A despatch from Tenedes says:
Otte of the allied forces' landings
on Gallipoli Peninsula, was made
as a result of a ,clever and cemie
ruse covened by a vigorous fire from
our ships. Nearly one thousand
donkeys with dummy baggage anti
mounting -guns were, put ashore at a
certain spot. The Germans and
Turks et once diverted a .strong
force in this dire•ctiote Meanwhile
a real. landing force easily accom-
plished :its, purpose some distance
up the coast. The regiment of
doekeys, which were decrepit ani-
mals purchased in ,the islands for a
mete song, was annihilated. The
prisoners taken by the allies in
their land -fighting 'already number
several 'thousand, inoluding many
German officers, who, have been,
sent to Malta,.
"The bombardau.ent in the Dar-
danelles continues vigorously,"
says the Daily Telegraph's Mitylene
correspondent under date of Wed-
nesday. "The allied ;ships have
re.aelsed Vrysey,in front of the
Chace& forte, eight miles up the
strait. Information received here
regarding the landing operations is
meagre."
It is stated 'that the Turkish gar -
neons between Kilid B.atha and
Cape Hellas are out off by a strong
force of British, wiho are estab-
lished across the narrowest part of
the peninsula. Once this 12 -mile
strip of shoe between Cape Hellas
and Kiid Bahr is in the po,s,s.ession
of the British, the complete silenc-
ing of the batteries on the Asiatic
eide, and the final el e.aring of the
mines from the channel should be
comparatively easy.
NOTHER GERMAN AIR RAID
Three Houses Hit in the Town of Ipswich and Set
on Fire, But Nobody Was 1-lurt
despeboh from Ipswich, Suh
folk, says: A hostile ahd ceaft
raided Ipswich early Thursday
morning. Several bombs weep
dropped. One etrack a house in
Brookshall Road,. It was an ineee-
diary bomb a,nd it pierced the toot
and fell into the bedroom of a little
girl, Some a the furniture was
set afire, but the •el-eld was malted
by her fat he a Harry Godwin, The
fleines spread totwo adjoining
I flanges, which within an hour were
lain -wet destroyed. ' Other homhs
I were dropped on Waterloo Road.
The air .eraft then paesed on to
Whittoe, Where it also dropped ex-
piteliVeS. So far a% is kilOWil 110-
1 body was injured. A Central News-
; despatch •Saye 'Una it Zeppelin was
! 060n during the niht et Bury
lelmends, beiffelk Ceunty, where d.
(atipe
i ricsl:s1): and eat
,aao.pal 011 fIro
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wicks. can lots. 690 per bag.
Provisions,
Bacon -Long olear, 13 3-4 to 14c per Ib.
In oase lobs. Rams -Medium, 17 to 17 1-20;
do., heavy, 14 1-2 to 15c; rolls, 14 to 14 1-40;
breakfast bacon. 18 to 194.1; backs, 20 to
210; boneless backs, 230.
Lard -Pure lard. tubs, 11 3-4 to 120;
pails, 12 to 12 1-2c. Compound, tubs, 9 3-4
to 1001 do . pails. 10 to 10 1-4c.
. --
Baled Hay and Straw,
Straw is quoted et $7.50 to 58 a ton in
car lot deliveries on track here.
Ray -No. 1 hay is quoted at 517 to
517.50; No. 2 at $14.50 to $15.50, and No. 3
at 512 to 513,
Eusinets in Montreal.
Montreal, May 4.--0orn-American No.
2 yellow, 83 to 84c. Oats -Canadian West-
ern., No. 3, 67 1-2c; do., extra No. 1
67 1-20; do , No. 2 local white, 66 1.20; do..
No. 3, 65 1-2c; do., No. 4, 64 1-2c. Parley -
Melting, 86 to 88e, Fjour-Man. Spring
wheat patents, Areas, 58.20; do., Seconds.
$7.70; do., strong baker, 57.50; do., Win-
ter patents, choice, $7.90; do., straight
rollers, 47.40 to $7.50; do.. bags. 53.50 to
$3.60. Rolled oats--)3arrels, $6.75 to $71
do., bogs, 90 lbs , 53.25 to $3.35. Bran, $26.
Shorts, 528. Middlings, $33 to 534. Moult -
lie, 535 to $38. Ilay-No. 2, per ton, ca.r
lots. $18 to 519.50. Cheese -Finest West-
erns, 16 1-2 to 16 3-40; do., easterns, 16 to
16 1-4c. Butter-Olioicest creamery. 33o;
do., seconds, 32c. Eggs -Fresh, 22 to .23o;
do., selected, 240; do., No. 2 stock, 210. Po-
tatoes -Per bag, car lots, 47 1-2 to 580.
Dressed hogs - Abattoir killed., $13 to
$13.50; do„ country; 511.75 to $12. Pork -
Heavy Canada short mess, ;labile., 35 to 45
Pieoesl> 528: do, short cut backs, Mils., 45
to 55 pieces. $27.50. Lard -Compound,
tierces, 375 lbs., 9 1-40; do., wood pails, 20
Tbs., net, 10o; do., pure, tierces, 376 lbs.,
111-40; do., wood pails, 20 lbs. not, 12e.
Winnipeg Crain.
Winnipeg, May 4. --Cash quotations: -
Wheat, No. 1 Northern, 51.63 14; No. 2
Northern, 51.61 1-4; No. 5 - Northern.
51:56 3-4. Oats --No. 2 C.W., 64 1-20; No. 5
C.W. 61 3-8c; extra No. 1 feed, 61 1.4e; No.
1. feed, 59 5-8c; No. 2 feed, 585-80. Firm -
No. 1 N.-W.C., 51.771-2; No. 2 C.W.
$1.74 1-2c.
U.S. Markets.
Minneapolis, May 4. -Wheat -No. 1 hard.
$1.64 1-8; No. 1 Northern, 51.59 5-8 to
51.63 5-8; No. 2 Northern, $1.55 5-8 to
$1.60 5-8; May 81.57 5-8. Corn --No. 3 yellow,
73 1-4 to 73 3.40. Oats -No. 3 white, 53 1-4
to 63 1-2c. Flour and bran, unchanged -
Duluth, May C. -Wheat -No. 1 hard.
5164 7-8; No. 1 Northern, 51.63 7-8; May.
51,62 7.8. Linseed, rash and May, 51.96 1-4.
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, Hay 4. -Butchers' cattle, choice,
$7.50 to 58; do., good, 57.10 to $7.40; do..
medium, 56.75 to 57; do., common, 56.10 to
56.50; butchers bulls, choice, 56.25 to 57;
do., good bulls, 55.40 to 56; . do., riough.
bulls, 54.60 to $5.75; butchers 'cow, 'cow, 0
56.25 to 56.85; do., medium, 55.25 tf)6
common, $4.60 to $6; feeders, good, 56.41;
to $7.25; do., rough. bulls, $5 to 55.50;
stockers, 700 to 1.000 lbs., $5 to 57; canners
and cutters, 53.75 to 54.65; milkers, choice.
each, 560 to 585; do„ common and medium,
each, $35 to $45; :springers, 55010 $75; light
ewes, 57 to 58; do., heavy, 55 to $6.30: do..
bucks, $3.50 to 54.60; lambs, $6 to 510.50;
calves, $5.50 to $9.50; hogs, .fed and water-
ed, 58.55; do., off cars. 58,90 to 59,
Montreal, May 4. -The trade in rattle
-was fairly active, with sales of full loads
of choice steers at 58; good at $7.50, and.
tho lower grades from tb.at down to 56.
while butohens' cowo brought from 54 to
57, and bulls from 54 to 57 per cwt. The
feature of the small meat trade was the
active demand for calves, and as the sun -
ply -was large, a briot trade was done at
prices ranging from 52.50 to $10 each, as
to size and quality. Another feature of
the trade was the weaker feeling in the
market for hogs, owing to the increased
receipts. which. -were in excess of .the re-
quirements, and prices declined 10 to 25o
per cwt., with sales of selected loto nt
$9.25 to $9.50 per cwt., weighed off oars.
There was a fair demand for Spring
Iambs at 57 to 59 each. and a few small
lots of yearling iambs sold at 59.50 to
59.75 per cwt.
Polish Peasant Gide.
Polish women have been known
to fight on the battlefield and die
in the ea,useof their ;country; and,
what seemed harder to some, they
have given up all their worldly
goods in the same cause. .
Many have been exiled, but never
hats there been a murmur .heard
from theee knave women, who are
capable of any tsserifice. Indeed,
the intense patriotic feeling which
exists in Poland to -day is due fez
moreto the women of the country
than to theopposite sex.
The Polish women have ever be.en
noted for their phvisical •ollorme,
their hands and feet 'being, -bum an
artistic point of view, absolutely ,
pe fleet.
Itt•the field at hatvest-time far
more Women 'are to be ;won than
men, and the effect of their differ-
ent-eoloreal clre;s,s makes an attrac-
tive picture. The skirts of thrir
dresses are generally pinned up,
leaving bright petticoats exposed
to view.
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Shopke.apere Candies ars tat
price to -day, yknow,ibt s O'Fl,
--on account of the war.
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