Exeter Times, 1916-10-5, Page 6STORMING SCIRTA E N REDOUBT
DESCRIBED BY AN EYE'ITNESS
Last Defence South of the Ancre Was Strongest German In-
dustry and Ingenuity Could Build.
A despatch from the British Armies "And we hope the Germans will.
in the Field in France says: "You !continue to think us stupid," said a
have just time to get into a tree top British staff officer.
and see us go after the Schwaben re-
doubt," said a staff general to the cor-
respondent of the Associated Press.
on Friday.
Attacks have been so numerous
Last Commanding high Ground.
But beyond Thiepval was that last
commanding high ground south of
the Anere. Bare and brown it looked
Markets Of The World
Breadstuiir,
Toronto, Oct. 3. -Manitoba wheat -
No. 1 Northern, $1.723; No, 2 do., 21.681
No. 3 do„ 21.063 ; No. 4 wheat, $1.603,
on track fray ports. Old corn trading'
2c above new crow.
lvfanitobs. oats -No. 2 C,VP., 601c ;, No
3 C.W„ 60e : extra No. 1 feed, 00e : No.
1 feed, 695c, on track. l3ayorts.
American corn -No. 8 yellow, 96e, on
track Toronto.
Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 63 to 65c i
No. 3 do., 62 to 640, according to
freights outside,
Ontario wheat -New, No, 2, Winter,
Per car lot. 21.40 to 21.42, according to
freights outside. Old croo-No. 1 com-
Mercial $1 33 to 21.85 • No 2 do 21,28
to $1.i0 ; No. 3 do.. 51,20 to $1.22.
Peas -No. 2, $2.15 to $2.26, according
to . freights outside.
Barley ---Milting, '8T to 90e, nominal ;.
feed. 83 to Sec, nominal, according to
freights outside.
ac-
alongBuekthe British front in the last few Leine heat -80 to 82o. nominal, cal ding to freights outside. •
in the morning, and distinct were the rtve-No, 2, new, 51,18 to $1.20, ac -
days that even if informed of all be- German trenches which were going cording Manitoba flour --First st patents, in lute
forehand, the correspondents would "to get it" at a given moment. bags, .39.00 ; second patents, in Jute
have to possess a dual personality to Meanwhile all along the line of bat- Lags. 28,50 ; strong bakers', in Jute
be present at all. The offensive is in es. 58.80. Toronto.
batle came just the steady gunfire which Ontario flour -New Winter, according
one of its bit -by -bit stages, but is be- has been maintained without intermis- to sample, 56.59, in bags, track Toronto,
ing pressed with sustained and tire- brompt shipment.
new, $6.35, bulk ses-
sion of late. This keeps the Germans board, prompt shtpment.
less fury under the auspicels of the always under strain, destroying their frei lits bads Fin luaJ-Ban, bpertton
halcyon Autumn weather, for the past' works as fast as they can dig, They 227 ; shorts, per ton, 530 ; middlings,
week surpassed any other week since
it began.
First Attacked on July 1.
never know when or where such muton, 211 ; good feed out, per bag,
things as happened at Schwaben re- nay -New. No... per ton, 210 to 212 ;
No. 2; per ton, $9 to 30.50, on track To -
doubt may happen. ronto.
And suddenly balls of smoke so Straw -Car lots. per ton, $7, on track
Schwaben redoubt is beyond Thiep- thick that they soon became a cloud '011 9.
crucifix once crowned this ridge. were laid over the German first line Country Prod�toe-Wholesale.
Where it stood became the centre of on the ridge, and every one breaking mutter -Fresh dairy, choice. 32 to
from an ugly flash. Hissing, crashing i nSinis, 87 to 39e solids, 3e to g7 mery
the strongest defence German Indus- : death laid its gripping, clinging man- Eggs -No. 1 storage, 85 to 360 ; s,t°111-
was
r-
try and ingenuity could build. This tle over this trench,whose inmates age, selects, 37 to 38c ; new -laid, in
was the goal of the Ulstermen incartons. 40 to 42c.
their heroic charge on July 1, when could survive only by hugging their ; foDresse t o OrY Chicken ss 24 to 20c ;
they fell face forward under the dugouts. Every shell seemed to fall ' squabs, uer dor., 34,66.
*between two imaginary lines of tape Live poultry-Chtokens, 17 to 1Sc ;
the site storm of machine gun fire sent from fowl, 14 to 16c ; ducks, 13 to 15c.
e, which laid for the guidance of the gunners. ; cheese-l�*ew, large, 213 to 212c
peasants workingthe oititheirer hffields could When the rain of steel ceased, the twins, 11 o 22 fine quality. tins,
see when theylooked upfrom their British soldiers, timing their arrival ' 13c ; 5-1b. ti2c ; 10-11., 110 to 12c ;
labors in thesurrounding fields and to its cessation, were over the parapet to X2.6;ton-i.2-c::-
22.60o. Comb 5 to $2 4s0e12ct,
villages. and at the doors of the dugouts. Then Potatoes -Ontario, 21.86 ; British
Insall the weeks since July 1 the on to the next trench in the same ' Columbia Rose, per bag, 21.70 to $1.75 ;
British Columbia Whites, per bag, $1.$0
British made no further attempt at fashion the waves of shell fire swept to $1.55 ; New Brunswick Delawares,
Their p up the hillside as shields for the ad- AeBcans- and -nicked, $5.26 ; primes,
this hill, trenches were in the
same place as before that day. The vancing waves of khaki. 56.09.
"no man's land," or dead space, re- i Fighting Still in Progress..
mained where it was .when the Ger-1
mans first formed their defensive line. ; There are creeping artillery bar -
But whale they were swinging in from rages and jumping barrages and many
the south, where the grand attack on
July 1 had succeeded, they had given
Thiepval and Schwaben redoubt a fair
daily allowance of shell fire, though
making no infantry attack.
For nearly three months this soft-
ening process continued. Then when
the British had gained the ridges run-
ning at an angle with the old German
line of Thiepval they began to take
fresh interest in that old first line.
Now they did not have to attack it in
front, but approached it from the side,
as well as having it in a crushing , tem of trenches may be taken. Winter patents, choice, $3.25 ; straight
vise. ` Three quarters of Schwaben re- rollers, $7.50 to $7.90 ; straight rollers,
bags, $3.60 to 33.75. Rolled Oats -Bar -
One German officer, who was cap- ; doubt is in British hands, and five or r
val, which was taken Tuesday. A
kinds as the guns come playing an in- backs, ulain, 26 to 27e ; boneless, 23 to
creasingly skilful part. And the Ger---9c.
mans came back,their shells scream Pickled or dry cured meats, 1 cent
less than cured.
ing through the British shell curtain, Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 18 to
trying to check the human waves. 1S3c per lb.
yi g Lard -Pure lana, tierces, 17 to 17kc ;
But unless their curtains were laid in tubs. 173 to 1730 ; pails, 173 to 179c.
the right place they were waste. A Compound, 133 to 13@c.
line of infantry may be fairly safe Montreal Markets,
with a curtain shell fire a hundred Montreal. Oct. 3. -Corn -American
on either side. To -morrow those No 2 `'allow, 97 to 9Se. Oats -Canadian
yardsWestern, No. 2, 623c ; Canadian West -
waves may break with sudden inten- ern. No. 3, 613c ; extra No. 1 feed. 61; ;
sit at some otherpoint alongthe bat- No. 3 local white, 55c. Barley-A9ani-
Y toba feed, 893c. Flour -Manitoba
tle line and another village or sys-' Spring wheat patents, firsts, $9.10 ;
Spring
$8.60 ; strong bakers' $8.40 :
Provisions -Wholesale.
Cured meats and lard are quoted by
Toronto wholesalers as follows :
Smoked meats -Flatus, medium, 24 to
26c ; do., heavy, 22 to 23c ; cooked, 36
to 37e ; breakfast bacon, 25 to 27c ;
els $6.25 to $6.40 ; bags, 00 lbs., $3.00
tured, said he did not think the Brit- :` six hundred prisoners were shelled to $3,15. Bran. 327 ; shorts, 328 :
muldings. 331 oro
ish good enough soldiers to attack in out of their dugouts, while the fight- Iiav-RTO 2 per tan
Wicker:
$34 to 330.
5 car lots, $13.00.
this way, which was just the way the . ing continues at this writing. , Cheese -Finest westerns, 293 to 21c ;
finest easterns, 01 to 203c. Butter-
Iiritish did attack after their lesson All along the line the British are ' Choicest creamery, 37c ; seconds, 36c.
of July 1. I gaining ground. IEggs-Fresh, 45c ; selected, 38c ; No.
FIFTY 11111LIOAS
1
st
ock 34c ; No. 2 stock, 30c. Pota-
1 toes, per bag. car Jots, $1.26 to 21.50.
in the matter of "considering a class !' Winnipea• Grain.
of security .which will attract the sav-' Winnipeg, Oct. 3. -Cash quotations ;
a -c iii???���
ings of those of slender means who Nor them. $1.571. -No. 1 Northern,
s $1No '2 No.
W.3,
i3 s FFEREy D may be willing to offer such savings 533c : No. 3 C.W., 5220 ; extra No, 1
Canada Ready to Advance That
Amount to Britain.
A despatch from Ottawa says
Following a conference with Canadian
bankers on Wednesday, Sir Thomas
White, Minister of Finance, cabled the
Chancellor of the Exchequer that the
Government was ready to make an
advance to the Imperial Government
to the amount of $50,000,000, to be
availed of in paymenb for munitions
and supplies purchased in Canada -
The above amount will be taken from
the new war loan, which has been
doubly subscribed. It will be recalI-
ed that at the conclusion of a similar
conference held after the last war
loan was floated a similar amount was
set aside for similar purposes. The
new fifty million credit will bring
Canada's advances to the British Trea-
Bury up to two hundred millions.
The Minister of Finance also enlist-
ed the co-operation of the Bankers'
Association in promoting a "cam '
paign of thrift" throughout the Do-
minion.
It is further stated that a commit-,
tee of the Bankers' Association was
appointed bo advise with the Minister !
to the Government for the purpose of feed, 523c ; No. 1 feed, 52„c ; No'42,
2 feed,
P P 523c. Barley -No. 3, 92c ; No. 4, S7c ;
war expenditures." i rejected, S0c ; feed. SOc. Flax -No. 1
�* t\'.C., 31.991 ; No. 2 C.W., $1.96.1.
It is not stated what the nature of i `
the above scheme may be, but it is United States Markets.
suggested that the Government may! Minneapolis, Oct. 3-Wheat-Decem-
be contemplating another issue of ter, $1.60$ to 51.60$ ; May, 31.583 to
bonds in small denominations, follow- Northern, 21.632 l toar 21.643 ; ' No. 2
ing the British precedent, where pur-' Northern. $1.586 to 21.636, Corn -No. 3
yellow, 83 to 84o. Oats Ao 3 white,
chasers could obtain them through the . 433 to 44c. Flour unchanged. 13ran-
ostoffices in denominations from 5: $21.60 to $22.50.
P $ Duluth, Oct. 3.-tii%heat, 1\'0. 1 hard,
up, with interest at five per cent. 1 21.682 ; No. 1. Northern, $1.665 to
___ 51.673 ; No. 2 Northern, 21.603 to 31.635.
I December, $1.602 bid. Linseed -$2.183 ;
LORD MAYOR OF LONDON. jO t ober, 2.17 asked
;16� November, 5.37
1 $2.202 asked.
, Sir William IL
Dunn, the Third Ro-
man Catholic.
A despatch from London says: -Sir
William Henry Dunn was on Friday
elected Lord Mayor of London. The
new Lord Mayor, who will take office
in November, will be the third Ro-
man Catholic Lord Mayor of London
in recent years. He was closely as-
sociated. with Sir. William Treloar in
the work of improving the condition
of thousands of London's poor crip-
ples, and is Treasurer of the Alton
Cripples' Home.
To say of a man that he will make
a good husband is much the same
sorb of a compliment as to say of a
horse that he is perectly safe for a
woman to drive.
GERMAN SOME COMMANDER
DECLINES TO MAKE PREDICTIONS
Does Not Think, However, That a Decision Will be Forced by
Allies During This Year.
A despatch from Berlin says: The
Berliner Tageblatt's special war cor-
respondent interviewed Crown. Prince
Rupprecht: of Bavaria, commander, of
the German forces on the Somme,
Crown
Tuesday.Prince The equot-
ed
is ci
ed as having said that since the offen-
sive began. the . Entente allies had
gained some ground,- but there could
be no thoughtof this decisively
changing the situation,
"It is impossible to predict how
things will go hereafter," said Prince
Rupprecht "But one thing is cer-
tain, namely, tliat we have everything
so thoroughly prepared that we are
able to contemplate the situation with
equanimity, whatever comes. The of-
fensive will certainly not reach an
early end.
"Wc can reckon upon an offensive
of great pert;istence and with heavy
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, Oct. 3. -Good heavy steers,
i 38.00 to $8.25 ; butchers' cattle. good,.
37.50 to 27.75 ; do.. medium, $6.75 to
$7.00 ; do., common, $5.50 tv $6.26
butchers' bulls. choice. 37.10 to $7.3o ;
do., good bulls, $6.40 to 56.50 ; do.,
• rough bulls. 24.60, to 25.00 : butchers'
cows, choice, 56.26 to $6.60 ; do., good,
85.76 to $6.00; do., medium, $5.50 to
I $6.60 ; stockers, 700 to 950 lbs. $6.00. to
$6.60 ; choice feeders, 36.25 to $7,500:;
canners and cutters, $350 to 54.50 ;
milkers, choice, each, $70:00 to 590.00 ;
do., com. and med., each, $40 to $60.00 ;
springers. $50.00 to $90.00 ; light ewes,
27.00 to $7.60 ; sheer. heavy, 24.50 to
115.50: calves, good to choice, 310.60 to
12.00 ; spring Iambs, choice$10.25 to
0.60 ; do., medium, 39.60, to $9.76 ;
hogs. fed and watered. $11.90: do.,
weighed off cars, 512.16 to 12.20 ; do:
f.o.b.. 811.40.
1MIontreal, Oct. 3. -Butchers' steers
good. 27.10
$55.50 ;tcows, good, $5.25o medium56
fair, 55.26 to 55.50: common, 34 to $5
canners, 53.25 to $3.50; cutters, $3,76
to $4.60 ; bulls, best, 55.76 to $6.25
good, 55.25 to 55.75 ; fair, $4.75 to $5
canners, $4.25 to 24.75 ; sheep, 6c to 7a
lambs, 9c to 10c ; calves, milk fed, 8c to
00 ; grass fed, Se ; hogs, selects, 211.25
to $12.26 ; roughs and mixed, lots, $10
'to $10.75 ; sows, 29 to $9.50.
' attacks, accompanied
by an enormous
expenditure of ammunition. But we
have taken precautions, Our artillery
have been reinforced, and likewise our
!aeroplane corps and our fliers have
jhad fine successes in the past few
days: although they have had hard
fighting against increased numbers.
Our artillery derives advantages from
the successful work of the aeroplanes,
after having formerly been much ex-
posed to observation by hostile avia-
tors.
' Our troops have been striking with
the utmost strength, and the enemy
has found the nut too hard to erack.
It is my distinct opinionthat the en-
' emy is trying to force a decision at this
spot and during this year, and he has
not yet succeeded, He will have to
put up with a Winter campaign and
continue his fighting next year."
For. That Irritating
Cut or Scratch
There is nothing mole
healing and soothing, than
selin
Trade B4urk
Attrcieurs c ity
Sold in glass bottles and
sanitary tin tubes,,at chem-
ists and general stores
everywhere.
Refuse substitutes.
Free booklet on request.
CHESEBi>OUCH MFG: CO •
(Consolidated) .
1880 Chabot Ave. Mo, tttel ,;
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM
IN YOUR GROCERY ORDER
-SEE THAT YOU GET 9 7- y
COS ■ S NO MORE THAN THE
ORDINARY K U DS
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GERMAN DEFENSE
IS CRUMBLING
German Armies Will Be Wasted
Before They Reach
Meuse.
A despatch from Paris says: -
French jubilation over the continued
success of the allied armies is reflect-
ed in the following symposium of
views expressed by foremost military .
critics and observers :
By Gen. Berthaut-The fall of
Combles and Thiepval on the same
day destroys the validity of the Ger-,
man claim of invincibility. The Ger-
man defensive is crumbling, and the
allies are methodically hammering
away. Still more decisive successes
are ahead.
By Gustave Herve-The German!
armies will be completely wasted be-
fore they reach the Meuse. The
moment will arrive when the wall will
be breached and our victorious armies
will bury the Germans under an
avalanche. Let the God of arms
give us six weeks of fine weather and
we shall see what the Germans will
get,
By Senator Humbert -Prince Rup-
precht is mistaken. The war mater-
ial with which we are crushing his
army has been produced in France and
Great Britain. Our war industries
have outdistanced the Germans, and
we now proclaim our' superiority and
win his respect for the first time.
CANADA ASKED FOR 5,000
RECRUITS FOR THE NAVY
A despatch from Ottawa says :-
Co-operation between military and
naval authorities is being arranged
in connection with the enlistment of
recruits in Canada for the British
navy. Five thousand is the number
sought Recruiting offices afe being
opened at Halifax, St. John, Quebec,
Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Van-
couver and Victoria, while every mili-
tary divisional recruiting depot will
also receive applications. Command-
er White, an old Royal Navy officer,
is in charge of the recruiting organ-
ization. Two thousand men by New
Year's are expected to be enrolled.
25 MILLIONS A YEAR
TO SOLDIERS' DEPENDENTS.
Separation Allowances Now Over Two
Millions a Month Besides '
Patriotic Fund.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Canada is now paying about twenty-
five million dollars" per year to the
wives and dependents of the soldiers
who have gone to the front. Separa-
tion allowances, whicha year ago to-
talled about one million per month,
now exceed two millions per month.
In addition to thisamount paid
monthly by the Dominion Treasury,
the Patriotic Fund is now expending
about ono million per month, distri-
buted among some 75,000 families,
whose normal source of income has
either been cut off- or seriously dimin-
ished by the enlistment of wage -
GERMAN MILITARY EXPERT
ADMITS DEFEAT IN PICARDY
And Demands That the Submarine Campaign be Again
Reintroduced.
A despatch from Berlin says: -
Major Moraht, the Military expert of
the Tageblatt, discussing the latest
developments on the Somme front,
says:
"We should err in under -estimating
the effect of this tactical success of
the enemy. It grows in importance
in view of the bravery of the Ger-
man troops defending Thiepval, but I
know not why our courage should be-
come less than that of the enemy,
who is carrying the burden of many
defeats inflicted by Germany and her
allies during two years."
Referring to the passage in the re-
cent official statement from grand
headquarters that the allies' success
has been achieved through the aid of
"the war industries of the entire
world," Major Moraht says:
"If our Government has effective
means in hands for hindering this
military assistance from neutral
States, it should not hesitate in apply-
' ing it. The blood of our brave fight-
: ers on the Somme is too precious to
justify us in not utilizing every means
'for diminishing the losses from the
iron masses throb by hostile artil-
lery."
KILLED ALL MACHINE-GUN, CREW
BEFORE HE WAS SH T DOWN
•
Fuller Details of the Heroic Death of Lieut. Pringle, Son of the
Canadian Chaplain.
A despatch from London says: De-
tails which have just reached London
of the death in action of Lieut.
Pringle, son of the Canadian chaplain,
show that he made a heroic stand be-
fore he fell a victim of a German bul-
let. As his battalion was advancing
toward the' German trenches Lieut.
Pringle discovered a concealed ma-
chine eun, and single-handed he
charged and killed the whole crew
with his revolver. After he had ac-
complished this he was instantly kill-
ed by an enemy bullet. Captain
Chrysler and Captain Whillans were
wounded in the same action. Lieut.
Eric Dennis, son of Senator Dennis,
of Halifax, hit on the head by shrap-
nel, was saved by his helmet.
A young soldier with the same bat-
talion lost part of his nose by a shell
fragment, but refused to stop fight-
ing, saying he was going to get a Hun
before he stopped..' He got to the
German trenches, captured a German
and marched him back to a dressing
station for treatment.
425,000 TEUTONS
ARE CAPTURED
The Russians Make Progress
After Series of Des-
perate Battles.
A despatch from Petrograd says :-
The Russian commander, Gen. Brussil-
off, has pushed forward his extreme
left during recent days to the highway
running between Kimpolung and Mar-
amaros Sziget, cutting that important
Austro -German line of communica-
tion some miles above Kirlibaba.
After a series of desperate battles the
Russians succeeded in capturing a
mountain overlooking the highway,
which gave them an important sbra-
tegic advantage. At the same time
they took a range of mountains over-
looking Kirlibaba.
According to the corresondent of
the Novoe Vremya, that town for the
first time in the campaign is under the
fire of the Russian cannon. Imme-
diately to the north of this district the
Russians forged ahead to the upper
and booty taken by Gen. Brussiloff's
army, as sent out by the staff, shows
a total, since the offensive began, of
425,000 officers and men made prison-
ers and the capture of 2,500 machine
guns and mine -throwers and 600 can-
non.
WOMEN EXCEL MEN
IN MAKING OF SHELLS
Their Employment by Company in
Welland Successful.
A despatch from Welland says: -
The employment of women by the El-
ectric Steel & Metals Company in Wel-
land in shell making has proved a
success beyond the e;cpectabions of the
company. In fact they are doing
better than the men. One woman
has equalled in eight hours the best
record made in ten hours by a man
on the same operation; during the day
she handled 1,200 shells, having a
gross weight of a ton and a half. The
women are making upwards of four
dollars per day. E. Carnegie, pre-
sident of the company, states that two
hundred women will be employed. The
company has 300 applications from
women who wish to undertake the
earners. reaches of the Charny-Cheremosh, work.
where the stream bends southward to'
Kuty (Bukowina).
The extremely difficult mountainous
country is offering, every advantage to
•
FINED $450 FOR SALE OF
2 BOTTI,ES OF WHISKEY
A despatch from London, Ont., says:
--That the prohibition act is to be
strictly enforced was brought home to
John McIntosh of 520 Ontario street
very forcibly on Friday when he was
fined $450 or three months in jail for
selling two bottles of whiskey since
September 16, He also paid $300 for
a fine under the old license act. Mc-
Intosh is an ex -bartender.
MOTHER LOVE AIDS
the defenders, and the advance has STRENCH
been made against tremendous odds. S 1 OI1'� ,
S
A noteworthy success has been
achieved by Gen. Brussiloff's centre in
the neighborhood of Manouva and
Khnrbezoff, villages on the upper
Seroth,where the Russians have made
an advance in the face of strong Ger-
man reinforcements, capburing 1,500
Austro -German prisoners,
A recapitulation of the prisoners
WILSON NOTIFIES PRO -GERMANS
HE DOES NOT WISH THEIR VOTES
President of the United States Would Feel Deeply Mortified if
They Marked Their Ballots in His Favor.
A despatch from New York says:
Stung to anger byan avalanche of in-
sulting and insistent communications
demanding that the ' Government take
certain action favorable to Germany,
President Wilson, through the me-
dium of a telegram addressed to Jere
filial A. O'Leary, president of the so-
called American Truth Society, do Or-
ganization formed for the purpose of
aiding the . German propaganda,. on
Friday served • notice on the hyphen-
ates that he wants no ."disloyal" Am-
erican to vote for hila, The Presi-
dent's message, which was in reply
to a telegram from 'Leary, accusing
him of being pro -British, was sent
from Long Branch, N,J,, and reads:
"Your telegram received. I would
feel deeply mortified to have you or
anybody like you vote for me, Since
you have access to many disloyal Am-
ericans and I have not, I will ask you
to convey this message to them."
It Brings Relief To Boy Stand-
ing His Watch Deep in
Mud.
Once upon,a time, only a few months
after this terrible world war had be-
gun, Private Bailey, a soldier in the
ranks, had stood for days in the
trenches "somewhere in France." The
cold rains soaked him to the skin ;
the nlud was deep. He had had no
rest. Weary and aching with rheu-
matic pains, he recalled the faith his
Mother bad in Sloan's Liniment. He
asked for it in his next letter Name;
A large bottle was immediately sent
him and a few applications killed the
pain, once more he was able to stand
the severe exposure. IIe shared this
wonderful muscle -soother with his
comrades, and they all agreed it was
the greatest "reinforcement" that had
ever 001115 to their rescue. At your
druggist, 25c,, 50c. and $1.00 a bottle,
PNISHMENT
FOR DESERTERS
They May be Sent to Prison fog
Two Years -Stringent Or-
der for Seamen, Too.
A despatch from Ottawa says: -4
Two orders in Council have been pro-
mulgated, stiffening the law' with re-
gard to dealing with deserters front
the expeditionary forces and with re-
gard to seamen who refuse to obey
orders on ships requisitioned for his
Majesty's service,
In the case of soldiers who desert
or aro absent without leave it is pro-
vided that they may be summarily
'tried by any Justice of the Peace,
Police or Stipendiary Magistrate with.
out regard to territorial jurdisdiction,
and sentenced on conviction to impri-
sonment for a term not exceeding twC'
years. The production of a service
toll or atbestation paper purporting
to be signed by the accused, and les
written statement from the Officer
Commanding the military district
showing that the accused was absent
from his corps, shall be deemed a
sufficient proof of desertion.
In the case of ships of the mer-
chant marine requisitioned for war
service it is provided that any sea-
man who neglects or refuses without
reasonable cause_ to join his ship or
proceed to sea, or joins in a state of
drunkenness, shall be liable to sum-
mary conviction to imprisonment up
to five years,
MARRIAGE AS A BUSINESS.
Easier to Have the Knot Tied In Scot-
land Than England.
It is easier to be married in Soot -
land than in England. English visi-
tors to Scotland open their eyes in
surprise when they read in news-
papers an advertisement like this :
"Marriages,, privately completed, in-
cluding
ncluding court fees, 16s. Call or write.
Particulars free."
A new profession is developing -
that of arranging swift marriages for
soldiers on leave -and pertain firms
find it worth their while to pay for
daily announcements in newspapers,
indicating their willingness to meet
all legal requirements an the cheapest
terms. It is a war industry and a busy
one.
i Before the war, marriages register-
; ed in the Sheriff Court of Edinburgh
were about 650 a year. Last year
there were 1,700, This year's total
will probably be higher. Saidiers on
immediate orders for the front ooi
soldiers and sailors on short leave•
from the front account for this boom
in the marriage market, which is not
. discouraged by the authorities.
By Scottish law a marriage is fixed
and final if a man and woman solemn.
ly accept each other as husband and
wife in the presence of two witnesses.
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WATERS OF THE NILE
HIGHEST IN 22 YEARS -
A despatch from Cairo says: -The
wabers of the Nile are at the highest
stage reached in 22 years, and the
Ministry of Public Works has issued
a warning that -every precaution
should be taken in view of the danger
that the Nile may burst its banks.
The flood in the Soudan has fallen,
but the surface of the river in lower
Egypt is from seven to twenty feet
above the level of the surrounding
country.
STATE TO CONFISCATE
NEARLY ALL WAR PRO*I
A despatch from Melbourne, Aus-
tralia, says: -Mr. Higgs, Minister of
the Treasury, announced on Thursday
in the House that the Government pro-
posed to confiscate all war profits in
excess of a small maximum to be
established," and reduce the limit of
income tax exemption to £100, except
in the cases of married men and single
men with dependenbs, Old age pen-
sions will be increased to 12 shillings
6 pence.
GERMANY HAS LOST
A FAMOUS AVIATOR
A despatch from Berlin says: -
Lieut. Wintgens, who, next to Cap-
tain Boelke, was Germany's most
famous fighting aviator, has been kill..
ed in an engagement with Entente
allied aviators, He was buried, ac-
cording to his own wish, on the spot
where he fell.
DAMAGE BY FLOODS
THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA.
A despatch from 1Vlelbourne, Aus-
tralia says :-Floods have made
breaches in the river levees in this
region, inundabing 100 square miles of
country, ,The - town of Moropux has
been virtually submerged. Ballan
had ten inches of rain since Thursday'
last. Six inches of rain have fallen
at Melbourne.
CANADIAN` PLAQUE
FOR RUSSIAN HOSPITAL
A despatch from 'London, says: --A
small plaque with the Canadian arms
on carved oak, and finely wrought with
beautiful colors, is being sent by the
Canadian Government Offices to Pet-
rograd to be placed in the Anglo -Rus-
sian Hospital, Canadian Ward. The
plaque is the work of a young Can-
adian artist. '
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