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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1916-8-17, Page 7• 1TAL!ANS OCCUPY T EI\TIRE DOBERDO PL CAU The Austrians Have Been Driven Back Beyond the Line of the Vallone River. A despatch from London says :•-•-- The Italians continue to press their advance on the lower Isonzo lines. They have now reached the line of the Vallone River, advancing, since the fall of Gorizia, about four miles on a front of 20 miles. The entire Dober- do plateau is now in their possession, according to official despatches from Rome, as well as the towns of Rubble. and San ,rtino del Carso. The number of Austrians taken prisoner is reported to have been increased by several thousand, The Italians are now approaching the strong defensiese line established. by the Austrians in fit 'Lnountains east of Gorizia, and a resumption of the desperate battles for high peaks is ex- pected to mark the new phase of the offensive. Vienna reports the repulse of Italian attacksi. east of Gorizia, as well as in the Dolomites, but Rome admits that .. the principal gains have been .;made north and south of Gorizia, Severe fighting is being waged in the Playa region, the Austrians claiming that all their lines have held. The Austrians are still holding out on Monte San Gabriele and Monte San Marto, the Italians admit, but it is as- serted that the attacking troops have reached the western slopes of the lat- ter position, as well as the line of Ver- toibizza. Austrian aeroplanes have again raided Venice, and Rome admits that, while some damage was done tobuild- ings, there were no casualties. The brunt of the fighting is being borne by the Italian third army, under the leadership of the Duke of Aosta. This army, which captured Gorizia, has been in almost constant action for a week, the divisions fighting in relays day and night. Their advance in this short -time is one of the most notable of the war, GERMANS NO LONGER T"TOP TIGER" But They Are Fighting Like Ti)rs, Declares Lord Derby. • A despatch from London says: "The allies have been having a jolly good time since I saw you last," said the Earl of Derby Under-Secretary for War, in meeting the newspaper correspondents on Wednesday. Lord Derby discussed the present military situation frankly, but declined to make any prophecies beyond the as- sertion that he was convinced there was no possibility of the initiative again falling into the hands of the Germans. "It is not a bit of use comparing the casualties on our front with the ground gained," continued Lord Derby. "As a whole, the problem must be considered from the stand- point of the effect on other fronts, in the first place, and in the number of Germans we are able to kill. We have prevented the sending of vast German forces to the eastern front, Where the Russians are making such impressive progress, while it is in- disputable that the latest offensive on thwegstern front has relieved the prWe' e upon Verdun. "You will recall that last year the ,-fi'cermans using their railways to the best advantage, sent reinforcements from one front to another with the utmost facility. They are not doing this now, and will never be able to do it again. "Every Austrian killed or captured :Bust be replaced with a German. This process cannot go on forever. The pendulum, now stopped, will not again swing for the Germans. We ,re killing many Germans, and this work will eventually end the war. "It is foolish to belittle our own troops by belittling the Germans. Al- though they are no longer the top tiger,' they are still fighting like tigers. For concentrated fury no- thing in the war exceeded the fight our troops had with the Branden- burgs on the Somme front. "While I have no more information concerning the Russian victories than you read in the press, I am convinced that the operation is tremendously important, for you will notice that 2,000 Germans, not Austrians, have been taken with some of their big guns. Such a thing does not happen every day. "We are applying pressure on all sides, and will continue to apply it until the successful conclusion of the war." QUEEN MARY VISITS MAPLE LEAF CLUB. A despatch from London says: Queen Mary made an unexpected call at the Maple Leaf Club of the Daugh- ters of the Empire branch on Tues- day and was welcomed by Lady Drummond, who received a pleasing tribute from Her Majesty, on the ex- cellent arrangements that are made for the soldiers' comfort. INFANTILE PARALYSIS AT FORT WILLIAM. A despatch from Fort William, Ont., says: Two cases of infantile paralysis have broken out in the city, one in the east -end of the city and the other in the 'municipality of Neebing. The health authorities are taking every precaution to prevent a spread. A large number of children have died within the past few days from Sum- mer complaint. ALLIED GUNS ACTIVE AGAINST THE BULGARS. A despatch from Saloniki says: The heavy allied guns of the Entente al -1 lies have begun a bombardment of the Bulgarian positions at Lake Doi - ran, in Greek Macedonia, it was semi- officially announced here on Thursday. The bombardment was of great effec- tiveness. FOE'S PLACE DESPERATE iror ON THE EASTERN FRONT Teutons May Try to Save the Stanislau Situation by a Flanking Movement to the South. A despatch from Rotterdam says: The present position of the Central Powers on the eastern front is desper- ate, and it is within the range of pos- sibility that desperate measures may be resorted to. Those under contem- plation are of a combined political and military character, and are quite apart from calling in Turkish aid. This last is, I learn, of Substantial character, writes Leonard Spray. Turkish forces concentrated at Lem- berg number probably 150,000. Shanislau is gravely threatened by the Russian advance. The Central Powers may try to save their position by a flanking movement farther to the south. Another desperate measure con- cerns Poland -that is all three of the �'olaftN.. The negotiations over the Polish question, between Germany and Austro-Hungary have been in hand many months, lately have been re- sumed in Berlin, and are nearing con- clusion. The well-informed military critic of The Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant writes: "The Central Powers already have given evidence that they do not fear to take thorough measures under extraordinary- circumstances, and any such measures will undoubtedly affect Poland. It may be supposed that the result of the present negotiations over Poland will be directed to securing more men for the Central Powers. The Poles might be supposed to be willing to join the Central Powers on the fighting line, in order that consoli- dated autonomy and partial indepen- dence be given them. If this object is to be attained the Central Powers will have to be really to take some- thing more than half measures. GERMAN WARSHIPS TO SINK VESSELS i CON 'RABRAND Orders Given to Naval Commanders to Destroy All Bottoms En- gaged in Trade Without Distinction. A despatch from London says: e German Minister at Stockholm as issued in behalf of his Govern - Mont Ment a revised list of ' contrabrand, t gys a despatch from that city to the Morning Post. At the same time it le announced that the commanders of . erman warships have been instruct- ed to sink all ships bound for enemy ports, carrying cargoes which con- sist wholly or in part, of contrabrand, either absolute or relative. The loss to Swedish commercial in- terests from the stoppage by Ger- many of timber exports to England and Franee, the despatch adds, is estimated at 26,000,000, INCOME EQUALS BRITISH BURDEN Chancellor of Exchequer Mc- Kenna Reveals Financial Strength of Empire. A despatch from London says: Reginald McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was subjected to criticism I in the IIouse of Commons on Thurs- day on the ground of overreliance. upon Treasury bills, his critics argu- Ing that the large amount of such l bills outstanding constituted a danger, 1 and that the Government ought to have issued another war loan. In the course of his reply the Chan- cellor claimed that Great Britain was able to borrow abroad at much lower terms than any other belligerent power. He estimated the nation's to- tal indebtedness at the end of the present financial year to be 23,440,- 000,000. From that amount, said the Chan- cellor, the nation was entitled to de - duet 2800,000,000 loaned to Allies and Dominions of the empire, the sum left being a burden it could well sus- tain, as it was practically balanced by the national income. He declared Great Britain was in the position of a man whose income was 25,000 and whose debts amounted to 25,000, which was not an alarming position. 8,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS. Property Damage in West Virginia Cloudburst Very Heavy. A despatch from Charleston, W. Ve., says: Investigations conducted ever''since daybreak, in the face of such obstacles as prostrated telegraph and telephone lines, vanished or im- passable roads, bridges and streams, prove that the storm which swept the mining and lumber regions of Coal River and its tributaries on Wednes- day took a toll of more than 100 lives, caused property damage of approxi- mately $5,000,000 and made between 8,000 and 10,000 homeless. The flood extended over an area of nearly 400 square miles, and reached its greatest destructiveness in the valleys of Paint and Cabin Creeks, which are lined with coal mines. The mines are flood- ed and otherwise injured to such an extent that it may be weeks before they can again bo operated. AUSTRIAN PRISONERS A BEGGARS' BRIGADE. A despatch to The London Times from Italian Headquarters says: "The Austrian prisoners whom I have seen were made up of stalwart youths and men over forty, There seemed to be none between. They were in the worst possible condition, with nothin re- sembling a uniform -a veritable beg- gars' brigade -and they quite bore out the statements of an escaped Russian, with whom I spoke on Sun- day morning, about the extremely bad equipment and food of the Austrian troops on the Isonzo. Very few of these men had more than one hundred cartridges in their belts, which goes to show how unprepared the Austri- ans were for an attack upon them. MORE RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE LANDED IN FRANCE. A despatch from Brest says,: An- other contingent of Russian troops has been landed here. The soldiers were given an enthusiastic welcome. The first Russian troops to land in France arrived at Marseilles on April 20, having sailed half way round the world from Vladivostok. They were followed by three other contingents, and after a short rest were sent into the trnches in Champagne. ,Nothing has been made public officially as to the number of this Russian expedi- tionary force, but unofficial estimates have placed the strength of the first contingent at not less than 20,000 men. GOVERNMENT HELP TO FIRE SUFFERERS. Federal Authorities. Contribute $100,- 000 to Relief Associations. A despatch from Ottawa says: A message has been received by the Government from the president of the Northern Ontario Fire Relief As- sociation expressing his thanks at the generous contribution of $100,000 to the fire sufferers, and asking the Government to nominate a member of the board which is to supervise the distribution of the relief. This the Government does not think necessary, as it is confident the money will be wisely expended. PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ' LUTHERAN SCHOOLS. .A. despatch from Melbourne, Aus- tralia, says: The Government of Vic- toria has under consideration a pro- posal to close all the Lutheran schools in the State. It is expected that action will be taken in the near future. $25,000 FROM CANADA FOR KITCHENER FUND. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Dominion Government has contributed $25,000 to the Kitchener Memorial Funr, which is being raised through- out the Empire in commemoration of the great British soldier. The thanks of the committee which is handlieg the matter have been received. Markets of the World a readstnifit, Toronto, Aug. 15.---lvianitoba Wheat -- ,No. 1 Northern, 31.69 ; No. 2 do, 51.67 ; No. 8, do,, 31.62, track Bay ports. Manitoba oats -No. 2 O.W., 66 o ; No, 3, do., 64fio ; extra No. 1 feed, 649e ; No, 1. teed, 64c ; No. 2, do,, 54e, track, 13aq ports. American corn --No. 3 yellow, 008e, trach Toronto. Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 50 to 610, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -No. 1 commercial, $1.13 to $1.16 ; No, 2 dc., $1.10 to g'4.12; No. 3, do., $L03 to 31.05 ; feed, 96 to 97o, according to freights outside. New crop, No, 2, $1,15 to 31.17. Peas -No. 2, 31.75 to 31.85, according to sample, 31.25 to 31.50, according to freights outside. Barley --Malting, nominal ; feed, nominal. Buckwheat-Norninal, Rye -No. 1 comrnercial, 9G to 98e, ac- cording to freights outside. Manitoba flour --First patents, in Jute bags, 37.60 ; second patents, in jute bags, 37 ; strong bakers', in jute bats, 36.30, Toronto, Ontario fiour-New, Winter, according to sample, 35 to 35,10, in bags, track Toronto, prompt shipment ; 35.20 to 36.30 bulk seaboard, prornpt shipment. hiilll'eed--ar lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags included -Bran, p'+r ton, dl ngs, per ton, 326nto 327 ; $good Ped flour, per bag, 31,76 to 31.88. Hay -New, No, 1, per ton, 310 to $12 ; No. 2, 39 to 39,50, track, Toronto. Straw -Car lots, per ton, 36 to 37, track, Toronto. Country Produce -Wholesale. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 27 to 280; inferior, 24 to 25c ; creamery prints, 31 to 32c ; solids, 80 to 31c. Eggs -New -laid, 29 to 30e ; do., in cartons, 33 to 35c. Beaus -$4.50 to $5, the latter for hand-picked. Cheese -New, large 181 to 1890 twins, 183 to 183c ; triplets, 183 to 19c.! --_..::_, _ Dressed poultry -Chickens, 25 to 270 R fowl, 23 to 25c. s®�2 Live Poultry -Chickens, 20 to 22c ; AN fowl, 18 to 19e. toPotatoes-Virginia, 34 00 es -Virginia, new, barrel, $3.76 } $2oo,000,000 do., lU-l., 12 t1240 FRENCH TROOPS NOW STRADDLE MAUREPAS-HEM HIGHROAD British Gain Additional Ground North of Bazentin le Petit North-West of Pozieres. A despatch from London says :-- The Preach and British continue their steady work of extending and cansoli• dating their positions in the German second line and preparing for a pow- erful thrust at the third. There has not been a let up of an Hour on the western front now in weeks, the allies here realizing that they must keep the Germans busily engaged to prevent the withdrawal of men to other fronts where the offensives of the other En- tente powers are sweeping back the Germans and Austrians, As on other days this week, the 13ri- tish and French concerned themselves principally with attacks beyond Poz- ieres and in the district of Hem wood. Some particularly brilliant actions oc- curred on the French front, resulting according to the official report of the !French War Office on Friday, in the !further advance of the French be- tween the Somme and Maurepas, The ridge for which Gen. Foch's troops have been fighting for more than a week is now completely in their hands, the summit having been reach - Honey. -Five -pound tins, 129 to 13c ; Maple syrup -$1,50 per Imperial gal- lon. Provisions -Wholesale. Bacon -Long Clear, 13 to 182c per lb. Hams -Medium, 24 to 26e ; do., heavy 209 to 210 ; rolls, 19 to 1090 ; bre�ilctast bacon, 25 to 27o ; backs, plain, 25c ; boneless 36c. backs, 27 to 280. Cooked ham, 35 t Lard-Pure lard, tic •-ces, 168 to 17c ; tubs, 17 to 174c ; pails, 178 to 174c , Compound, 14 to 144c, Montreal Markets. Montreal, Aug. 15. -Corn -American No. 2 yellow, 99c to $1.00. Oats -Cana- dian Western, No. 2, 7c ; No. 3, 5640 ; extra No. 1 feed, inc. Flour -Mani- toba Spring wheat patents, firsts, 38,20 ; seconds, 37.70 ; strong bakers', 37.50 ; Winter patents, choice, 37.00 ; straight rollers, 36.20 to 36.40 ; do., bags, 32.90 to 33.00. Rolled oats-13b1s. 35.35 to $5.55 ; do., bags, 90 lbs, $2,55 to 32.65. Bran, $24.00. Shorts, 326.00. Middlings, $2No. 2 r pe illton$2car0 lots$34317.50 to 184c ; finest a ea tarns, Westerns,4 t 1760 Butter -Choicest creamery, 32 to 324c ; seconds, 304 to 31c. Eggs -Fresh, 35e ; selected, 33c ; No. 1 stock, 32c. Winnipeg Grain. Winnipeg, Aug. 15. -Cash quotations : -Wheat-No. 1 Northern, $1.514 ; No. 2 Northern, $1.49 ; No. 3 Northern, $1.449 ' No. 4, 31.403 ; No. 5, 31.343. UOats-'No. 2 C.W., 491c ; No. 9 C.W., 483o ; extra No. 1 feed, 4830 ; No. 1 feed, 49ic ; No. 2 feed, 48c. Barley - No. 3, 79c ; 75c; refected, 664c Peed, 6640. Flax -No. 1 N.W.C., $1.80 No. 2 C.W., 31.80. United States Markets. ';Tinneapolis, Aug. 15. -Wheat, Se$1.5ptem0- ber, $1.493 ; December, ,493 to Nu. 1 hard, 31.553 ; N$1o. 1 Northern $1,504 to 31.533 ; No, 2 Northern, $1.46 to $1.513. Corn -No. 8 yellow, 82 to 830. Oats -No. 3 white, 439 to 4330. Flour, fancy patents, $7.90 wood ; first clears, $6.20 ; other grades unchanged. Bran, Duluth, 00 to Aug. $20.60. 15. Linseed on, track, ; $2.13 to 32.134 ; to arrive, 32.13 Sep- tember, 3y2.13 asked : October, 32.19 asked ; November, 32.149 asked ; Dec- ember, 32.12 bid. Wheat -No. 1 hard, 31.535 ; No. 1 Northern, 51.519 to 31.62 ; No. 2 Northern, 31.48 to 31.49 ; Septem- ber, $1.50. Live Stook Markets. Toronto, Aug. 15. -Choice heavy steers, 38.15 to 38.85 ; good heavy steers, $7.75 to 38.00 ; butchers' cattle, good 37.90 to 38.15 ; do., medium, $7.25 to $'r.50 ; do., common, 38.35 to 36.60 •, butchers' bulls, choice, 37.25 to 37.50: do., good bulls, $6.65 to 36.75 ; do., rough bulls, 34.50 to 35.00 ; butchers' cows, choice, 30.35 to 37.10 ; do., good, 36.50 to 36.75 ; do, medium, 36.76 to 30.10 ; stockers, 700 to 850 lbs, 36.00 to 36.40 ; choice feeders, dehorned, $6.30 to 37.00 ; canners and cutters, 33.50 to 34.50 ; milkers, choice, each, $70.00 to $90.00 ; do., corn. and med., each, $40.00 to 360.00; springers, 350.00 to 390.00 ; light ores, 37.65 to $8.76 ; sheep, heavy, 4.-00 to 5.8 ; spring lambs, per lb, 110 to .1.13o: calves, good to choice, $10.50 to 311.50 ; do, medium, 30.00 to $10.00 ; hogs. fed and watered, 312.50 to $12.6 i : do., weighed off cars, $12.75 to 312.35 ; do., f,o,b., 311.75. Montreal, Aug. 15. -Good steers, $8 to $8.25 ; fair at $7 to 37.75, and the lower grades down to $6 to 36.25: butcher cows, from 35.35 to 37, and bulls from $5.50 to $7.26 per owt. ; lambs at $10.50 to 311 per cwt. Sheep. 36.60 to $7.25 per cwt• and calves 49 to 7c. Hogs at 312.75 to 318, and short -run heavy weights and rough stock at 311.75 to $12,50 per cwt., weighed oft cars. ANTHRAX IN MICHIGAN. Animal Near Fremont in Newyago County a Victim. A despatch from Lansing, Mich., says: A case of anthrax, the most dreaded disease known to the cattle world, has been discovered in Michi- gan. An animal near Fremont, in Newyago county died last Saturday with it. The case was reported and investigated at the time of the ani- mal's death, but no announcement was made until Wednesday, when labor- atory tests and the injection of the blood of the dead animal into rab- bits and guinea -pigs proved beyond any question that the trouble was an- thrax. nd ed in a dashing charge this afternoon, pas -Hem highroad and hold the most dominant position in this sector, I ' Night fighting enabled the British. i to gain some additional ground north of Bazentin le Petit and north-west of Pozieres, where the apex of the British wedge is now approaching the Martinpuich ridge. ilaig's report on Friday night deals principally with aerial adventures, in which 68 British; machines carried out extensive bomb- ing operations against the German concentrations at Brussels, Namur,' Mons, Bussigny and Courtrai, all points far behind the Kaiser's front On the Verdun front the respite' continued for another day, broken only by small raiding actione, in which the French gained minor successes on both banks of the Meuse. The artil- lery combat continues with violence, and another German aeroplane has been shot down by a member of the Franco -American Flying Corps. Two more British aeroplanes also have been lost as a result of their dor- i ing exploits behind the German lines, i The French now straddle the Maure- Will be Floated in the United States About a Month Hence. A despatch from New York says: Several prominent financial interests in this and other Iarge cities, it was learned on Wednesday from authori- tative sources, have been approached by J. P. Morgan and Company, finan- cial agents of the British Govern- ment, regarding a new loan to that Government of between $150,000,000 and $200,000,000. The negotiations thus far have not been in the form of general terms, but simply as feelers as to how a loan of this sort would be token in the near future. The credit, it was learned, probably will take a similar form to the French loan recently floated by the same institution. Noth- ing definite could be learned regard- ing the terms. Wall Street does not look for an announcement for at least another month. It is generally expected that the new loan will be secured by Ameri- can stocks and bonds which the Brit- ish Government have been mobilizing. through the borrowing process. According to information available at present, an American corporation owned American securities. This cor- poration will issue its own debentures will be formed to hold the British - against the collateral, as in the case of the recent French loan. ENGLISH CLERGYMAN FOUGHT IN RANKS. A despatch from London says: Capt. Thomas Riley, who has just died in France from wounds, was min- ister in charge of IZennington Mission in British Columbia when the war broke out. With his bishop's per- mission he returned to Burnley, his native town in Lancashire, and was gazetted captain in the R.F.A., hav- ing previously held the rank of major in the Territorials. KILLING OF BABES HAS BEEN RESUMED Ten Zeppelins Raid the English i and Scotch Coast. A despatch from London says: From seven to ten Zeppelins took part in the air raid early on Wednesday on the east coast of England and south- eastern Scotland, according to an of- ficial statement in the afternoon. About 160 bombs were dropped and 23 casualties were caused. The com- manders of the airships seemed in doubt as to their whereabouts, as they frequently shut off the engines and hovered in the air for minutes at a time. The raider which visited Scotland flew over a sparsely populated dis- trist and its bombs were dropped in fields and on hillsides. Another raid- , er dropped twenty-six bombs in the open ground between two villages. One man, two women and three chil- dren were killed in a north-eastern town. Five men, six women and six boys were injured. Correspondents in the districts visited by the Zeppelins telegraph that the airshlks flew at a great height. They were subjected to a very heavy fire from anti-aircraft guns, which compelled them to make a hasty retreat. One airship dropped twenty and another incendiary bombs, some of which fell into the sea. As on all recent raids, .nany of the bombs fell on open ground or into the water as the airships were making off. ENEMIES PASSIVE IN CANADA This Country Has Enjoyed int - Triunity Front Outrages. A despatch from Ottawa says: That Canada has enjoyed a remark- able immunity from outrage and at- tack by alien enemies within her bor- ders since the war began, was the statement made by Ilon. C. H. Do- herty on Wednesday, in reviewing the activities of the Justice Department during that period, Contrasting strongly with the ex- perienceof the United States, which, though a neutral country, has had bomb outrages and explosions one af- ter the other proved to be the work of Germans and Austrians, some of. whom were her citizens, Canada has had only a few isolated attempts . at such acts of violence, and in no ease has any serious damage been done. There was, of course, the attempt of Werner Vanhorn, the ex -German army officer from the United States, to blow up the International Bridge at the Vanceboro, Maine, end. Extradi- tion proceedings were instituted by the Justice Department, but they will have to await the termination of pro- ceedings taken by the United States authorities. "The Austrian in Canada has prov- ed to be a thoroughly inoffensive citi- zen," said the Minister of Justice. "We have released large numbers of them from internment camps. As for the Germans, we have not had much trouble with them, though their sym- pathies are, as a rule, more strongly with their homeland than with the Austrians. 0f course we tave taken preventive measures." URGES HOME GROWN FOODS. , Times Says Prices in Britain Are Controlled by Foreigners, In an article pleading for vigorous Government encouragement of home- grown foods, the London Times says : "Who fixes the price for bread ? The Chicago corn ring. Who deter- mines how much we shall pay for meat ? The Chicago meat trust. Who decides how much our rasher of bacon shall cost ? The Danish bacon producer. The price of our butter is largely regulated by Danish and French butter makers the price of our cheese by Canadian and Ameri- can cheese makers. With the excep- tion of milk and fish, there is hardly any article of food the price of which Is not controlled by foreign producers. "At the present crisis the price of meat affords a good illustration of the grip of the foreign producer. On the whole we may be grateful to the American meat trust for the modera- tion with which they have used their power. In. the circumstances, why, it is asked, should we not fix maximum prices ? A moment's reflection shows that this lever is powerless in the face of our necessity. Whatever the price asked, we must have the meat, and we can't even refuse the use of our ships, for without this meat our armies and those of our allies would starve. MINISTRY OF LABOR IN BRITISH CABINET. A despatch from London says: Arthur Henderson's new position as labor adviser to the Government will be made regular by legislation. In labor circles it is understood that the retention of Mr. Henderson in the Cabinet will mean the creation of a Ministry of Labor, the problems of labor and trade after the war render - i h ng sue a step desirable. STANISLAU -d CAPTURE 1 USSIAN SWEEP Great Railway Centre in Galicia Taken by General Letchitsky's Army. A despatch from London says ;- Stanislau, next to Lemberg the most important railway city in Galicia, has fallen to the Russians. Gen, Letchitzky's army, which has been hammering at the city's gates for more than a week, taking one for- tified barrier after another, captured its objective on Thursday, in a swift dash across the River Czarna Bystri- tza, The city's fail was officially an- nounced by Petrograd on Friday, and is admitted by the Austrian War Office which in its statement says : "We evacuated Stanislau without a fight." The garrison and the army which had been defending the city's eastern approaches escaped. Fleeing north- wards along the Stanislau-Lemberg railway, the Teuton forces are hotly pursued in the direction of Haliez, another important railway town 15 miles to the north. The capture et this town is believed to be only a mat- ter of hours. Meanwhile the Russian left wing, acting in conjunction with Letchitz- ky's Stanislau army, resumed its drive against the Touton Carpathian forces and captured Delatyn, their meta base, according to official admission on Friday night. Petrograd is silent on this success, but. all indications are that the long and bitterly -fought -for Russian aimto separate the Teuton southern wing from the northern armies is near its realization, if it is not already acomplished. GOVERNMENT MAY CONFISCATE 1,500,000 Tons of Shies Building. ALL VIA N-OWNEr 4 PROPE TY A despatch from London says: Lloyd's Shipping Register shows that there were 440 merchant vessels of a tonnage of 1,500,000 gross under con- struction in the United Kingdom at the end of rune, ARE CLEAN NO STICKINESS ALL DEALERS G.C.origgs & Sons HAMILTON This Action Is to Ensue in Retaliation for the Execution of Capt. Charles Fryatt. A despatch from London says: That the British Government is con- templating the confiscation of all the German -owned property in England in retaliation for the execution of Capt. Charles Fryatt of the English liner Brussels, was revealed in the House of Lords on Wednesday by Lord Lansdowne. He stated that the Government was consulting with fin - 1 andel houses as to the advisability of taking the step. The German pro - party in England runs into many hun.•. dreds of millions of dollars. THE EUROPEAN WAR. The Present Struggle May Set The World Record, If the great war lasts until autumn of 1916 it will have been longer than any great war in Europe since the fall of Napoleon. The world will not likely ever see such wars as characterized the strug- gles of European countries several centuries ago, when there were hun- dred years' wars and thirty years' wars and twelve years' wars. The civil war in America lasted four years. The Russo-Japanese war lasted twelve months. The Turco -Italian war ran the same length of time, The Spanish-American war was a matter of four months. The Boer war was concluded two and one-half years of ter it began, The Crimean war lasted a little more than a year, while tb.e Franco-Prussian war was practically decided in a month. The Turco -Greek war of 1897, the Serbo-Bulgarian war of 1885 and the two Balkan wars of 1912-13 were each concluded within a few weeks. EXTENT OF RUST IS PROBLEMATICAL. Farmers Expect to Make as Much as in Ordinary Year. A despatch from Regina, Sask., says: Department of Agriculture of- ficials and other crop experts here • state that the grain has reached a stage where it will be impossible to tell much more of the black rust dam- age until the wheat is threshed. C. A. Dunning, general manager of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator= Company, asserts that the damage will net be ea' extensive that, at the enhanced price the farmers will not have more money than under ordinary circumstances. 40 CARLOADS OF FLOUR. FROM SASKATCHEWAN. A despatch from Ottawa says: Forty carloads of flour presented to the Government by the Saskatchewan gain Growers' Association was ship-. ped. to Montreal on• Tuesday `by the Trach and (commerce t opartinerit.. •Xt will be sent across the Atlantic promptly. The first organized exhibit of autos; was made at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1904.