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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1915-07-29, Page 2LES ©1'. Lesson V, AMMO. 1019. The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon. Kings 10: 1-10, 13. Commentary. 1. The Fanao of Solo- mon 17s. i, 1. Tile queen of Slieba•-eit is milte certain that Sheba was U country in the emithern, part of Arabia, bordering on the Red Sea. Its wealth and variety of roSources are shown by the particulars mentioaed in this narative. Its distance from Jerusalem Was one thousand five hun- dred miles or more. Some commen- 2 25 %tors have located Sheba, in Ethiopia 100 in Africa, but Dot on sufficient grounds. Research has shown tliat this country was ruled by a succession of queens, fame of Solomon -Even in that age of slow communication be - tweets widely -removed places, reports spread far and wide. Solomon's ships sailed on the Red Sea, and from WS fact the knowledge of his greatness may have reaceed Sheba. Caravaes were making long journeys for men- tnercial purposes and furnished a means or conveying information. eoncerning the name of the Lord -In relation to the name of the Lord, Solo- snots's fame was great, but it was great because of what God did for him and his people, and because ot weat he was %tabled to do fee God. to prove him -To test him. The queen or Sheba Was not merely curious; she desired to learn some of the deep wis- dom possessed by Solomon, hard ques- tions -Such as riddles. This was a common custom among the iamb's of ancient and modern times, to test the sagacity and wisdom of distinguished persons.-Whedon. 2. came to Teruo: lem-Her desire to see and hear for herself was great. If it had riot been, she would not have gone that great distance, The journey each way must have required two or three months. great train -A. large number of beasts of burden and attendants, camels - The camel was then and still is, the great beast of burden of the Orient. It is used for carrying purposes. The rocking motion of the camel as it walks is not pleasant to one accus- tomed to that means of transporta- tion. spices -Arabia is noted for its spices. The queen brought the pro- ducts ot her own country, all that was in her heart -She made known to him her purpose in coming, and asked him the questions that were upon her nand. She must have bad questions of great importance to ask and matters of deep interest to discuss or she would not have been likely to under- take the long journey, H. The Queen's wonder (vs. 3-5. 3. All her questions -None of the queen's questions were too difficult for Solo- mon to answer. The Lord had tiro - raised him wisaom and that premise was fulfilled. Not any thing hid from tho king. -He knew the correct answers to a'll her questions. 4. And the house that he had built -In addi- tion to Solomon's wisdom there were material things that made it deep im- pression upon the queen's prind. The house which is hero mentioned is pro- bably the king's palace, for the narra- tive .passes on immediately to matters pertaining to Solomon's domestic af- fairs. 5. Meat of his table - The amount and variety of food used by Itis household were great. It required about three hundred and forty bushes of fine flour and seven hundred bush- els of meal every day to supply the household. Thirty oxen, a hundred sheep, besides other animals, were used each day ft Kings 4; 22, 23). Sitting of his servants -Here "ser- vants" signifies the officers and dis- tinguished persons who were privi- leged to sit at the King's table, and were arranged according to rank and in large numbers at the royal ban- quets. -C -am. Bib. Attendance of his ministers -This has reference to the arrangement by which each servant had his place about the king's house and stood. ready to perform the ser- vice required of him. Their apparel -The servants were well clad M uni- form. Cupbearers-Servan'ts who had charge of the king's plate and who poured out wine for him. His ascent ..unto the house of the Lord- The temple stood. on Mount Zion across the Tyropeen valley. This valley was anciently a deep ravine, perhaps eighty to one hundred feet in depth. Modern excavations have uneovered the ruins of an ancient viaduct lead- ing across the ravine. It Is quite probable that this is the ascent here =optioned. The valley is now most- ly filled up, so that there is a compar- atively slight depression. No nore spirit M her -The wisdom and riches of Solomon so far surpassed her ex- pectations that she was asto'nIshed be- yond measure. Those words indicate that she fainted, but we suppose that she was greatly innazed, III. Her acknowledgment (vs. 6-9). 6. It was a true report -This state- ment implies that she had had doubts* about Solomon's reported wisdom and wealth, but freely acknowledges that the report was true. Of the acts - This has reference to the king's ma- terial greatness, mentioned M verses 4 and 5 rather than to his wisdom, which is particularly stated, She her- self had great wealth and a rich king- dom, as is evident from the presents she brought to Solomon, but she saw that his condition was more prosper- ous than her 7. I believed not. - 'The reports went far beyond -what she ha,d ever Been and It was difficult for her to believe them. Mine oyes had seen -'rhea she would not help believing -The half was not told me - In the reports there had been an at tempt to express the facts, but the language had not been strong enough er the queen's comprehension had not been large enough, hence the reality far exceeded her idea of Solomon's wisdom and prosperity. The uncon- verted man ettn not comprehelid the blessedneen of being saved. After cote - version more than one has -Said that Zeolite:aloft was far better than lie had iitagined, although he bad been Una about it ever and over again. 8, 'Mtn:I-Thew: who Were 111 the kIng's presence DA relativee, officers, er even as serviette, were considered favored, elle queen of Sheba, lookee upon it as a great privilege and honor to be iit Sielomonei boueelioId. ewes. ect be the Lord thy Ged-Thie shows that the queen vaitleretool. that Solo- mou recognized all. Ma wisdom 0.114 wftlth its the gift of God. He was faithful to his God, and it is possible, act Jewish writers Otani, that elm was emtvertiel to the trUe God through Solomonet influenee.-Peloubet. lier worth; eliew Met she 'at knowledge(' God as the giver of wisdom ani Dreg- perity to Sobernon. Bedtime the Lord Invert Israel for even The. queen be -et. jetties, Carly Saterday night. 'Hie lieved filet God's love for Israel was pollee of St. aseue0 are holding Perey etrelig, therefere he Pelee,' nett le Petroleum, refined -9e, deep near The turnrilit, is attenee in a berry. Ile t thee to tell ble White, who wee drivitee tbe ear, meanie vapabie ua Solonlon upon the Meter-flee:3 autOntobile, and tintleed -011-Ree. seheol in Geneva trouble the adieu of the eoronerel jury, 'which will meet to -morrow. White is a items 1111•0110. She spire tte Wartari of elissy Wileon dangerOuely injured. igretati S"t1 1"1" nrtht- 0. bet et the (train Exclutege• telligence and thatiglitfeleeee, UId Manifeete(1 a reverent tlippositiOM IV. ailed exchanged tvs, 10, 33.) 10. An lantana and enmity teleittei oe geld eirlie• vale° oe a talent of gold is abOUt thirty thoueste dollars, benee the present a gum Was upwitra Pt three mei n half Million -dollars lier pre- sents were M keeping with her poste St10h a bestowment of gifts was in aecordance with Oriental eisetent.• No more such ablaut:time a owes-. This indieatee to some extuit the pro- ductivenees a the queen's country ia epicee. 13. AU her diseiree-elolemon not only gave his Illustrious guoet all the insight and intimation she want- ed; net, according -to OW Oriental fashion, metre her :woe° remuneretion for the presents she had brought. --.1., F. and 13. Quesilolue-What grcat works bad Solomon done during his reign? Wee clime to see his greatness? How could his fame mon remote Places? What did the queen of Sheba bring to Solo - moil? 1 -Ton' was she impressed eat. his wisdom and wealth? Weat reaped had sba for the true God? How did see re- gard the latelitisit nation? What did Soluomon give her? Why waa this in- terelmage cf gifts? What Ned Testa- ment references are there to this event? gbala Nal)312a enene TORONTO MARKETS. - VARIVIDUS' MARKET, Eggs, new-leia, tiogen 0 25 .1.514iter, eholee dairy ,, 27 swing' chickens, dressed .. 0 I* 4.'it1eicend, yearlings, dress- ed, lb. .• ••4 tk• tt too o11 •• 0 29 bioring,th .. 6 20 API^les. basket ..„ ..... 0 25 Raspberries, box ............0 10 Red cements, bitt• • It 0 35 Rlack currants, bkt. ,. 1 25 Blueberries . „...0 70 Liooseberries, bkt.....0 40 t3herrles, sweet, 3.1 -et, 00 Do., sour . .,..0 90 Potatoes, new, bb)... .... 2 00 Ontario, hamper ,-. 0 90 Strawberries, box 0 07 Asparagus, basket........1.00 Tomatoes, basket. 1 00 Cabbage, Can., dozen 16 Canteioupos, Can , 1 25 Watermelons, each .• 0 30 Cauliflower, each .,.. 1 00 MEATS -WHOLESALE. OMIT ITEMS OF THE NEWS OF THE DAY 28 u So 027 0 21 020 0 QO 0 14 060 150 1 00 060 1 90 0 60 PRACTICAL SURVEY. Topic.-Soloraon's queculy visitor. 1. A. model seeker after truth. II. Recognized God as supreme. L A model seeker after truth. The Queen .of Sheba wont to Jerusalene with one dominant, overpowering in- tention, She wan a thoughtful wo- man, perplexed in the problems of her day, needing the counsel of one wiser than herself. She was true to tlee needs of her own heart, sincere and genuine. She would not allow the affairs of an empire to drown the cry of her heart. She set every other consideration aside to give attention to her inner life. She was willing to expend labor and money, to endure fatigue, to exercise loug Pa- tience in order to satisfy the questions uppermost in her mind, questions re- lating to deep and important problems in religious life. Though a queen, great and rich, cultured and influen- tial,. she was obviously troubled at heart about the solemn mystery of ex- istence, and wished to bo,ve all doubts solved, all questions answered, all anxieties allayed by one who seemed to be specially raised up as the em- bodiment and teacher of wisdom. In her heart was a void which nothing but the knowledge of God could fill. It was of him she would -hear and learn, and whom'she longed to wor- ship and obey . leer soul was stirred with profoundest questions or life and death and immortality. Her mode ot proving Solomon's wisdom was by en- deavoring to learn from him. She aia not attempt to find fault with or to deprecate any of the endowments of the king. She was more earnest than curious. It was a meeting most pic- turesque and full or interest, a hea- then queen in the presence of Jeeho- vales anointed king, natural piety seeking revelation's light. The queen of Sheba proved her sincerity by mak- ing personal inquiry. Solomon's wis- dom lay in the gift of an understand- ing heart to judge and discern beteveen good and evil. His wisdom was hie distinetive characteristic. It was a di- vine gift which was given M response to his own prayer that he might bo made a blessing to others. The queen had an ear to hear. She was prompt to discern and discriminate. She gap.- ered from Solomon a great store of knowledge and of truth. • II. Recognized God as supreme. OTHER MARKETS. What the queen of Sheba Q saw and heard at Jerusalem altogether sur- passed her anticipation. She doubt- less learned for the first time the Oun- clamental truths of religion. Solomon perceived ber perplexity and with per- fect skill discovered her longings and unrest and gave satisfactory answers to all her questions. Her ,labor, fatigue and patience were fully re - startled. The great end of Israel's existence as a nation was to bear wit- ness to the name and character of Jehovah. By the wisdom and energy, combined with the piety of Solomon, this was being aceomplished. The works of. the Lord were known even in remote lands, so much as to engage the attention of this earnest queen. She went back to her country meatally and spirtitually enriched beyond her highest eepeetations. The reality transcended all reports. The things which she saw did much to enlarge her mind and gave her higher thoughts of God. It is evident that she rejoised M the fact that she had come to see a man on whom the spirit of Cod reeled. The prosperity and blessedness of others were a matter of thanksgiv- ing to her. She possessed an open mind with generous apprehensions of faith. She acknowledged and praised Jehovah as the author of - Solomon's advancement, She regarded it as God's special favor to Solomon that he was set on the throne of Israel to rule his people. She regarded it as a token of God's great love to Israel that so wise and pions a prince was set ever them. Her grateful homage was expressed not only M praise but in generous gifts from her native land to tho king of Israel. Solomon's broad policy steed. out in striking contrast to the tearrowness of some of Ms contempor- aries and successors. The time of this event Marked the climax of israel's :strength and prosperity. It is the • only event hi' the reign cif Solomon to wbich reference is made in the New Testament. Jew's made it an, import- ant cliental of divine instruction. lee used it as a reproof to ihdiff,erence concerning his Messialiship. ' Upon his authority the narrative is used as an illestration of spiritual truth, as a call to diligent search after divine truth. T. R. A, 'FRISCO TONG WAR, San Francisco, July 26.--A. Tong war that broke out in Chinatown yea, terday between the Bing Kon,gs •anct Stiey Ons, resulted in the death of the iival -elanseten. . Two other Chinese were wounded, and It, C. Nicholson, a white •man, who was caught in the path of the flying bul- lets, was shot in the arm. A number of arrests have been made, and the streets and oeleys of the Chinese dis- Wets here and in Oakland, aeross the bay, were patrolled by police to pre- vent further bloodshed. e** - ,b1X 'Vel•eiNIPEG rkrAurts. Winnipeg, July 20.-13'ive drownings and one deaeli by •collision marked the .weeleend in Winnipeg and district. . The drowned are: David Moil and Sam Sloser, eitudente. drowned in the Red River; Ernie Malan aged 14, drowned while teeming to twins at St, Boniface; ,Taffies Parton, aged 9, drowned at Winnipeg 13each, end Stanley Hickman, aged 2, drowned in the Assinaboine River, John Webster was killed hi a 'collision between a 009 1 20 127 0 25 1 60 0 60 1 60 Beef, forequarters, cwt.- $10 50 $11 RC Do., hindquarters ,. 15 00 16 00 Do„ choice sides 12 60 13 50 Do„ common'cwt. 11 00 12 00 Feels, common, cwt.,,,... 7 06 9 00 Do., prime . ., 12 00 12 00 Shop hogs ,.. ...... 3.2 00 12 50 Do., heavy ....... 10 00 10 50 22 00 Mutton, light ... 12 00 14 00 SUGAR MARKET. Spring lambs ... •••• • to 20 00 otoTottntoSITO Turkey Reported to Have Rought the Neutrality or Bulgaria in the War. MILITARY CROSS Premier Borden Entertained in Paris by President and Mine. Poineare, Three men may die as the reselt of street accidents in Toronto. Three German prisoners were recap- taulniree.. din the vicinity of Lond011i Eng- land, Violent TurMsh attacks on Galli- soll peninsula were repulsed by the Action of the Lord's DIV /1,11181100 Stopped Sunday bathing at Kew Gar- dens, Toronto. Two women were bailly Injured in a "jitney" Smash at Yonge and Heath streets, Toronto, The former German cruiser Breslau was reported to have been torpedoed in the Black Sea. Sir Robert Borden was entertained at dinner in Paris by President and Madame Polecars, George W. Armitage, of St. Thomas, was instantly killed in a motoring ac- cident near Ridgetowu. The 9t11 Mississauga Horse remelted over 1,100 men in three weeks, the high record for Canada. General Bertiem, after visiting On- tario munitions factories, announced that Canada was making shells costing $162,000,000 for the allies, William Bell, of Guelph, was knock- ed down and almost tnstantly killed by a horse driven by George Strome, who is under arrest. Sug•ars are quoted as follows per cwt. Extra granulated, RedPatit's ...„. $6 71 Doo• 20 -ib, bags . . . 6 81 Do., St. Lawrence „„„ „. „ 6 71 20-1b. bags„ 6 81 Lantic granulated, 100's „ ,„, 0 71 Do., 50 2-1b. cartons 7 01 Do., 50 5 -Ib, cartons .„. ,„. 7 01 1)0., 10 10's, gunnies 0 80 Do., 5 20's, gunnies 6 81 Do, t brilliant yellow ............6 31 St. Lawrence, No; 1 6 61 Acadia .,. .„ ,„ 61 Dominion eryStaIs 10 Olbs 6 56 LIVE STOCK. Butcher eattlo, choice .... 7 75 8 53 do. do. medium 60 726 do. do. common „ „.. C 00 6 GO Butcher cows, choice .. 60 7 26 do, do, medium. „ .. 6 25 5 75 do. do. canners.. .. 3 60 9 25 do. buds . ., 6 50 7 50 Feeding steers ,.. , 7 00 7 50 Stockers, cheice .. 0 25 6 75 do, light.,.. . .., 4 50 6 00 Milkers, choice, each .. GO 00 95 00 Springers . . 60 00 95.00 Sheep, ewei 0 25 7 00 Bucks and.........400 600 Lambs,.„ 10 00 10 60 Hogs off' ears 9 00 Hogs, 1. o. b. 8 40 • . Calves, 9 00 10 00 PLAN SLAUGHTER Turio to Manure Olaristioroi When Ciontantinoplo Palo. ROM°, eelle 26. -The aetostolle eeles irate at Constantinople has succeeded in conveying confidential information to the Vatican tbat the forcing el the Dardanellea Is inevitable, and that the Turks are •deteritine0 to maseacre the Christians when the allies oilcupy Coestentinople, which will probable be razed to the groutut. The delegate urges that the Chris- tieus be interned in Acia, Minor tieo,t the), may thus escape a, death eolitell otherwise will be inevitable. The Pope lets ampeeled to Emperor William and to Emperor Francis Re- ctal, wb.ons he well hold reopens/tele tinless the threatened reansaeres are averted. HIDES, SKINS, WOOL, ETC. WOOL -Washed combing fleece (coarse) 39 to 91e, Washed combing lleeCle (Itlectilltri) 40 to 910. 'Weisheu clathing Reece (tine) 92 to 43e. Tubwashed, as to quality (Coarse.) So to 41.e. Tubwasheil as to quality (fine) 42 to 43e. Washed re- Jections, (burry, ootton, chaffy, etc.' 33 Pio 350. )Jni,vaslied fleece combing (coarse) 29 to 31c. Unwashed fleece comb- ing (medium) 31, Le 82e. Unwashed fleece clothing (fine) 32 to 330, 13L'EF1-4IDE09- City Beteher Hides green flat 15e per lb. Country Hides, flat, cured, 18 to 19e per lb. Part cured, 17 to 18e per lb. CALFSKIN'S -City skins green, fiat 150 per lb. Country, cured, 18 to 190 per tb: Part cured, 17 to 18e per lb. accord- ing to condition and ta.ke off. Deacons or Bob Calf 75e to .$1.10 each. HOP.SEHIDE,S-City take off $4.00 to 64.50. Country take off No. 1 63.75 to $4.26, No. 2 62.25 to $3.00, SHEEPSKINS -City Sheepskins $1.76 to 62.50 each. Country 'Sheepskins ?Sc to $2.00. Spring lambs and Shearlings 90 to7A5c. TL LOW -City rendered solid In bar- rels, 6 to 0 1-2c. Country stock, solid In barrels, No. 1 6 to 6 1-4e. No. ,2 5 1-4 to 60. Cake No. 1 6 1-2 to 7c. No. 2 6 1-2 to Go. HORSEHAIR -Valuer pedlar stock 33 to 370 per lb.-Hallam's Weekly Market Report. WINNIPEG. GRAIN OPTIONS. Open. High. Low. Close. July,. 1. 381/2 1. 391k 1 38% 1. 391/2 Oct. .. 1 06% 1 07V,, 7 25% 1 071* Dec. 1 05% 1 ifrh, 1 06% 1 Ores Oats - July ... 0 621/2 0 62% 0 611/2 0 61.1/2 Oct. ...... „.. 0 4135 Flax - July.. 1 45 1 96% 1 45% 1 43e4 Oct. .. 1 481A, 1 4855 1 Pm 1 461/2 MINNHA,POLIS GRAIN MARKET. Minneapolis -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.52; No. 1 Northern, $1.41 1-2 to $1,51 1-2; No. 2 Northern, $1.38 1-2 to $L48 1.2; July, 61.41 -2; September, 6.08 1-2. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 79 to 79 1-2c. Oats -No. 3 white, 52 1-4 to 62 3-4c. Flour unchanged. Bran 621,60. DULUTH GRAIN MARKET. Duluth -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.50; No. 1 Northern,$1,47 to 61.60; No. 2 Northern, 51.42 to 2145; July, .61.47; September, $1.11; December, OM 1-4. Linseed -Cash, $1.02 1-4; July, 51.61, September, $1.63 3-4; October, $1.05 1-2; November, 21.60. THE CHEESE MARXETS. Belleville-Thero wore 2,100 cheese of- fered all white. All were sold a t13 3-16 cents. Watertown, N. Y. -Cheese sales 10,000 boxes at 13 1-8c. - CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Cattle, reeipts-1,000. • Market easy, Steers native.. 6 25 10 25 Western steers.... „6 85 8 15 Cows and heifers 3 25 9 15 Calves 7 00 10 25 Hogs, receipts 32.000. Market unsettled. 745 Mixed.. 6 75 Heavy ... 6 45 Rough 45 Pigs,... 675 BuRt of sales . 80 Sheep, receipts 15,000. Market firm, Native , . ...„... 585 80 Lnrnbs, native ...... 6 00 8 25 BUFFALO LIVE STOCK. East Buffalo, Despatch -Cattle receipts 2,9e0 heau; active; prime steers 69.75 to *MO` $5.75 to $9.60; botehers 67.00 .to $9.50; heifers 25.50 to 58.75; cows 43.50 to 67.25; bulls $5.00 to $7.50. Veals, receipts 6,000 head; active; 50 cents higher; $4.50 to 612.00. Hogs, receipts 12,200 head: active, 10 to 30 cents higher; heavy 57.70 to $8.00 mixed $8.10 to $8.25; yorkers 68.26 to $8.50 pigs $8.26 to $8.60; roughs $6.85 to $6.50 stags $4.50 to 65.50. Sheep and lambs, receipts 1.400 head; active; iambs 45.00 to 69.76; Yearlings $4.60 to $7.50; wethers $6.25 to 66.75; ewes $3.00 to $0.00; sheep, mixed, 66.00 to $6.25. lIONTRIWa TAW; STOCK, Monti cal, July 26, -Trade et the west end cattle market to -day was good With rather higher prices for good cattle. Prime beeves sold at from 8 1-4 to over 8 1-2; inedium 6 to 8; common 4 1-2 to 6 8-4; a few poor bulls brought 4 to 4 1-2, Calves 5 to 8 1-2, Sheep S 1-2 to 6 1-2 Lambs about 9. Hogs 9 1-2, heavy 7 1-2 to 8 1-2. RPCOIIIIS-C'ittt16 1,000; calves 500; Sheep and larnbs 1,600; hogs 800. IAVERPIK/I., PRODUCE, Wheat, Spot easy No. 1 Nor. 1-2d. No. 2 Manitoba -11s, 9 1.2d. No. 2 hard Winter -11s, 6 1-20, No. 3 Manitoba -11s, Bd. Corn, spot weedy. American mixed. new --8s„ 1111, Moue winter patents -43s. Hops lin London (Mono coast) -14, 155, to 15, 12s. Hems, short cut, 14 to 16 lbs. -65s. Bacon, Cuntberla_pd cut, 20 to 30 Ma. - 120. (Near bellies. 14 to 15 lba.-619, Cd. 5051,.ong clear middies, light, 28 to 34 lbs.- Lone clear Middles, 83 to 40 lbs. -698e 6(1. Short clear backs, 16 to 20 ibe,-.50e. Id. Shoulders vinare, 11 to 13 lbs. --60s. Lard, prime "western, In tierces, new - 41s: old-tts. American, refined, -44. American, refined 1 nbotte*-42e, 00. Meese Canadian finest white new -18s. reilored.78s. Tallow 11111116 rety-945. Australian In London -05e ea. Turpentine, anirita--80. Tteain. common -11x. 185 7 75 7 40 665 765 7 85 FRENCH GAINS RIVARD RHINE TEUTON OHNE AUTOS FIGHIFIRF. 11 UPON WARSAW ix More Vortle Adcloc1 to the To. ronto Xfoljpment, German D62.011Ce Works in Alsace Taken by Assault. Quiet Reigns Elsewhere On West- ern Front, According to a sergeant -major home on leave, many Canadian offi- cers and men have subscribed to the war loan by the purchase of bonds and vouchers. • The German mine -layer Albatross, which was driven ashore in the recent battle in the Deltic off the Gothland coast between German and Russiaa warships, has been refloated. While bathing in Pretty Lake, small sheet of water west of Cobalt, Ernie McOluskey, aged 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. 111cC3.uskey, of the Buffalo Mine, was drowned on Friday even- ing. Is HELO ST daTbioilieityntoo.t Canute FJoUrldy 2e04.-rhas id)e4poseenci the acid test in this eity and the City • Council has suppliee the anb-ehtefs aermauie Allies Have Made Al. oe!.rtsh:e '1;1111; se Deprtesent battery r ys lox Ford e Mc)St No rrogress Lately Againthe RUSSiallS, in the city's fire fighting serviee up to 10 in all. Ten of tnese are combin- ation hose and chemical inaehines, and one is a heavy hook and ledeer VON MACKENSEN His Part of the Attempt Appears to be Faring Badly at Present. Leaden, Jelly 26. -Only the narthern point of the pincers which the Austro-Gerrnans for more than a week lieve been trying to close around Warsaw and the Russian armies ie the Polish salient has made any pro - arose during the last few days. This eoint has forced its way across tee Narew River between the fortresses Paris, July 30.-1'n Alsace, where the Fiench have been steadily press- ing forward during the last month, a nee, success was won yesterday. A powerful defensive work construceed by the Germans between La Fonten- elle and Lammis was captured DY sault and at the some tiine eleven offi- cers and 825 men were made pelsoner: As an indication of the sweeping char- acter of the victory the War Office an- nounces that only '10 of Alia prisoners were wounded. The positions gained here were fur- ther organized to -day, says the night communique; in spite of a heavy bom- bardment by the Germans, and to- night the French forces are complete masters of their newly -acquired ground. Elsewhere on the front there have been no infantry engagements, al- though at several places lively. can- nonading occurred. MARSHAL illIENcH's REPORT. A despatch to the London Times from Sofia, dated last Friday, says that a eonvention ceding to Bulgaria. the Turkish portion of the Dedeag- hatch Railway was signed in Constan- tinople Thursday. It was officially announced in Lone don, England, that Second Lieutenant Hilgrove McCormick, of the Prince of Wales Leicester Regiment (Royal Canadians) has been awarded the Military Cross. Rev G. D. Damn, Toronto, presid- ing elder of the eastern district of the Evangelical Association, officiated at the laying of the corner -stone of the new Zion Evangelical Sunday school in Berlin, Ont., Saturday afternoon. Mr. D. A. Thomas, representing Mr. Lloyd -George, British Minister of Munitions, with General B.. W. Mahon and Mr. R. Carr, has arrived in Ottawa to obtain information as to Canada's ca•pacitY for furnishing mu- nitions. At a meeting of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, held on Friday night, It was unanimously resolved that the $1,000 voted by the members at the annual meeting a week. ago, should he ex- pended tp the purchase of a machine gun. William Rock, who a 'week ago was found won the outskirts of Stratford with a bullet wound through his lung, and who said that he was assaulted, has confessed that he attempted to take his own life. The gun he used, he said, was a, powerful noiseless air rifle. etie. Or OIL BURNERS Grand Trunk Has 1,500 Miles by Rail and Water. Montreal, luiy 26.-11r. Morley Don- aldson, Vie -President of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, announces that the installation of oil burning lo- comotives otte the mountain section of the line has now been completed. These locomotives are of the most modern type and have just been placed in service for passenger traffic. Thee are operating from Jasper to Prince Rupee, over 710 miles of main line. Especial interest attachee to the in- stallation of this Mass of motive pow- er, as it is the first use of Oil burners on an extensive scale tri Canada. Great oil storage tanks have been er- ected at various points along the line, for supplYing lownnotivee with the ne- cessary fuel, With the operation of these locomotives there is a complete Absence of the 'diseontforts which eometinieti arise from the use of coal with its tendency to give Off dust and grit. The section of the lehe on which these locomotives are being rated miss- es through the fittest ecenie tetritOry in the Canadian Rockles, and the ells senee of Coal dust will add to the pietas sures Of the JoUreee. 'The Grand Trunk Pacific Steam - shine "Prime George" and "Prinee Rupert," Which operate from the Pas fifie terminal of the line at Prince Iteeett to Vietoria, Vaneouver and Seattle, are also oil burners, and this gives the Grand TrUzik Pact& nearly 1,600 miles of rail intd water route oil • Which this forni of fuel only is Used. 4 • it. BOY CLIMBS 'mouNt BLAN. truck. While Ford ears are being used by a• neither of the ether Dominion cities - in their Fire Departments, their useful uese as fire fighters ie by no =OAS confined to the city streets, The Dominion Governmeut has recently Purchased a Vora car which is to be Put into coma:sell= in tee Rocky Mountain Park at Banff. It will be used M eighting Forest Urea within the park limits. There is a rumor ,out west to the effect that the Government intendto open the park to motorists this year, machines having beeu prohibited heretofore. Of Puitusk and Roza, and is ad - seaming toward the laug River, which stand tor tee greater part or tile way between it and the Warsaw -Vilna Railway, its objective. The other point of the pincers, which Field Marshal Von Mackensen Is directing at the Cholm-Lublin Rail- way, has hardly gained a yard of gz•cune since it reached the village of Relovetz, just mute of the railway. In offering stubborn resistance to the German advance, the Russians are making a casual threat at Von Maelcensen's flank along the Bug, River from the east of Cholm to east of Lem,berg. Between Hulce's and Spiral their attacks have been particu- larly severe, compelling the Germans to send reinforcements, probably in- tended to eupport Von elackensere to Meet them. Both Berlin and Vienna to -clay In their official statements tacitly admitted that all is not going 'eil on this front, The German re - Port says there hes been no change in the situation as regards the Ger- man troops, while the Austrians de- scribe tlie state of affairs as "relative- ly calm." • TEUTONS HAVE 1310 TASK. Loudon, July 25. -An official report from Field Marshal French was issued to -night by the Press Bureau, reading as,ifoonllo jwusliy 21 we repulsed a bomb attaek on the crater caused by the explosion of our mine west of Hooge, which was reported in My communi- cation of July 20. Our heavy artil- lery succeeded in silencing a hea-vy trench mortar which was assisting in the attack. "On the evening of the 23rd we. successfully exploded a mine under a salient in the German line southeast of Zillebeke, and destroyed the enemy's trenehes there. Shortly afterwards the enemy exploded a mine a little farther to the south, which, however, did little damage. "Since then we bave made some ground by occupying the crater of a German mine and linking it to our trenches. Yesterday we repulsed an- • othee heavy bomb attack on our trenches around the crater near Hone." TAKE 836 PRISONERS. • Paris, July 25. -The following of- ficial statement was issued to -night: "In Artois, as well as between the Oise and the Aisne, the usual •artillery actions continued. "On the north bank of the Aisne, in the region of Troyon, and also in Champagne, on Perthes and Beause- Jour fronts, our mining operations pro- gressed to our advantage. "In the southern section of the Woevre region intermittent artillery actions were fought. • "In the Vosges, in spite of heavy bombardnlent, we continued organiz- ing the positions we captured yester- day, At Ban de Sept prisoners faleen by us numbered 11 officers and 826 men, of whom only 70 were wounded, A great number of dead were found itt the trenches. On our side there were engaged only two battalions or Infantry. So far we have found six machine guns in the captured trenches." The following official communica- tion was issued by the War Office last night: "There is nothing to report except an artillery action around Souchez, the throwing of some shells on Sols - sons and Rheims and a violent bom- bardment in the Forest of Le Pretre. "A German aeroplane was brought to earth'hear Bethahcourt, the two aviators being made prisoners." • GERMANS ADMIT REVERSE. Berlin, -July 26. -The following offi- Mal statement was issued to -da: "On. the eastern border of the Ar- gonne we blew up an .enemy block- house. "Near LaUnois, south of Ban de Sept, the French established thous - selves in a small portion of our ad- vanced trenches. "The fortress of Dunkirk was bonh battled With shells." • Geneva, via Paris, July 26,--T1ie first ascension of Mount Mete thie year was made yesterday by Anthony Hill, a. 17 -year -ole boy, of New York, accompanied by a SNVISA- Professor and a guide. eIeeellent weather con- ditions prevailed. T118 WM)) was a diffieult mire the snow being knee WERE IjANGED 4ing1eaders hi Sofia Bomb Out- rage Met Deserts. Sy.ofia, tailgates., July 2e. eta LOndon -The three ringleaders in the eon- spiraey which remilted In the bolnb outritge at the Casino here on Feb. 14 last, were publicly hanged yester- da A bomb was thrown into the Sofia Casino at 1 o'eleek on the morning Of Feb, 14, while a gala perforniatee Wel in progress. Ten persons were Wound- ed, including a daughter of the Minis- ter of War. A son of General' Voy- jleff WAS killed, Mid eeveral et the wounded died later. -- COLLIDED Liverpool, July 25. -The Anierieitti stearin* Zefilandia, which sailed from New York On :tidy 10 for Manchester, was in tollision in the Mersey yester- day with et dredger. The Zealaralleee stem VAS tIAMItiOd. WSS - reilo to mot 41. man who I HUN OFFENSIE PETERING OUT Petrograd Reports Signs of Weakening Among Germans. Wellington Mutual • Vire Joe, Co. Eatabliohod 1840, 110.4. Ottkie. =WA ONT, ; • aib. 0 Property on til° promio, ..rot Won on alt *Isom of lour. nosystem, 1300. 01.413MAN, 30W DAVII>6024,. Preeident Beeretory RITCHIA coogNo, Agente# NO/Ingham, Ont, Dudley Holmes BARFHSTER, SOLICITOR', ETO. I Office; Meyer Block, Winoham. R. Vanstone BARRISTER ANO 001,40ITOR, MOW to loan at lowest rate& WINCIHAM. Russians Sacrificing Themselves to Aid the Allies. London, July 26.-A despatch to the Times from Petrograd, written, how- ever, before the German announce- ment of the breaking of the Narew defenses between Pultuse aud Rea - can, says: "There are signs that the German offensive has been weakened by their excessive battering against the stone wall defense, that their munitions are not plentiful, and that they are fore - Along the Vistula to the soutie and west of Warsaw there has been little change except focal° occupation by the elermans of some positione evacu- ated ay the Russians when they drew M their IMe. One of these positions Is Wee than eleven miles from the city. • While Warsaw is under heavy pres- sure, the Austro -Germane have a lot of stiff work before them if they are to bring their operations to a suc- cessful ending by its capture. After croseing the Narew they still have a broader Bug, lined with fortresses, to face; „while in the south the Russians have good positions north of the Lublin-Cholm Railway, which might prove the undoing of the army. which attacked them. Many are of the opinion that the most dangerous attacks at the mo - meat are those which are being niade In the provinces of Courland, Kovno and Grodno, at the lines of communi- cations between Warsaw and the northern interior of Russia. These attacks are being delivered for the most part by cavalry, and will doubt- less be met in due time by the con- centration ot Cossacks in these re - glens. Despatches from Warsaw say that muultion and other factories which - mai manufacture war materials are being dismantled and shipped to in- terim, Russia. The workmen are being transferred by the Government free of charge. Ih addition, a large number of the inhabitants aro departing and • the line is congested with trains. A wireless despatch received to -day from Berlin asserts that the figures of prisoners reported by the general staffs yesterday bring the number of Russian officers and men who have bean captured by the Austrian e 'and Germans to a total in excess of a million and a half. CAUGHT A SPY? Arthur J. Irwin Deme., L.D.8, DoCtor of Dental Surgery of the Penn- sylvania College and Licentiate of Dental Surgery of 001ta710. Office In Macdonald Bloc*, ing the pace on other less important fronts in order to conceal their fail - "The credit chancellery is taking measures to control speculation on the exceange, which is partly res- ponsible for the depreciation in the rouble. All private benks are invited daily- to report the amounts of sten - ling sold, its price and the name of its purchaser. At the same time. et - forts will be made to supply trade and commerce quickly and constant- ly with the necessary quantity of sterling." WARSAW IS QUIET, Petrograd, Jule 26. -Hamilton Fyfe cables the Daily Mail: There is little excitement in War; saw, and the people are fairly con- fident. The city is entirely under mili- tary control. The most important fighting is still occurring between the Vietula and the Bug, where General Macecensen is trying to blast through, while the Russians are offering a magniftcent resistance. Two days ago it seen* to have stopped the Germans who Were pressing toward Lablin. The Germans Were reinforced, how- ever, and returned to the attack, with the result that last night they were within a few miles of the town, so that eventually the Russian front may be along the Lublin-Oholm Railway. There is a feeling at Petrograd that in facing a great rush the Russians are considering the interests at France and Great Britain in prefer- enee to her own. It would be a small matter for Russia, with her vast tewri- tortes, to give up for the time being a tittle more of Poland, but it bas been clearly recognized by those dir- ecting the liens of the allied armies that further retirement without fight- ing would allow the army to transfer large forces to the west in order to break through to Calais and possibly to Paris, BIG GERMAN CLAIMS, Frankfort Germany, July 26. -The Frankforter's Zeitung says the Aus- tro -German forces haere captured 131,- 250 Russian prisoners since July 14, besides 41 cannon 141 Machine .guns and an enormous quantity of military pp. sulies G. H. Ross D.D.S., L.R.s.p Honor Graduate of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, Honor Graduate of 'University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry. Office OWN' Si, E. Isard & Co.,Store W. R. Hamby B.Sc., M.D., C.M. Special attention paid to diseases of Women and Children, having taken postgraduate work in Sur- gery, BacteriologY and Scientific. • Office in the Kerr reaiden,ee, be- Medtcine. tween the Queen's Hotel and the 1 All BsaDgtivIsetnelur°11 businescareful attention. Phone 54. P. 0. Box 118 Dr. Robt. C. Redmond M.R.C.S. (Eng.) L.R,C.P. (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. (Dr. Chisholm's old stand). General Hospital (tinder Government inspection), Pleasantly situated, beautifully fur- nished. Open to all regularly licensed physicians. Rates for patients (mhich include board and nursing) -$4.90 to $15.00 per week, according to location of room. For further information - Address MISS L. MATHEWS, Super! ntendent,t Box 223, WIngham, On. Montreal Police Have Man Who 4 04- . Looks Like a Slick One. ' S DAMAGE BY HAIL Montreal, July 26.-A man who gave his name as Jean Bouchard, and his home as Luxemburg, was arrest- ed yesterday on. Mount Royal, Among papers found in Bouchard's pekets was a small map of the city on which the Iocatione of the different armor- ies, the railway stations, public 'build- ings, pumping stations, and reservoirs as well as some of the largest estabe lishments where war munitions for the allied armies are beteg niantitae- tured, were carefully noted, He also had a notebook that Was well filled with copious notes in German, as well es °Nees, of a German newspaper pub- lished•in New York, and a Couple of local newspapers, Though poorly dressed, he had $e70.73 in his pocket, including seine German coins. Bag- gage checks were also found on iihn, and the pollee think the men had made frequent trips to the 'United States, Bouchard was handed over to the Military authorities, r eel- • INTERCESSION AT ST. PAUL'S, London, July 25, -The hymn "0 .00d, Our Help' in Ages Past," welled front the threats of tholisands of Londoner S tO- day to the accompaniment of massed bands 1vheit the Bishop of London, the Right Rev. Arthur V. W. Ingram, ap- peared on the steps- of St. Paul's Ca- thedral to conduct a service of Interces- sion for thoge killed In war, and for the success of the arms of Oreat 13ritain and her allies. Intercession serViess also were held in all the free churches of the Kingdom to -der. • PATAVMOTOR SMASH. Winnipeg, July G. Webster, evil 35 years, employed 55 ft clerk in the Canadian Northern Express Company, is &Ad, and Miss May Wflsoh, aged 20 years, is In tile General Hospital In 0. serious condition as a result ,of a. col- lision between ao automobile and A motoreYele Whieh took Plaeft tit the cor- ner of Portage Ave, and Rutland street, Wheat Crops in Western Province Heavily Injured. Regina, Report. --Incomplete re- turns from agents of the Canadian Pacific Railway Indicate that consid- erable damage was done by the<short, but Violent hailstorm last night. Some localities estimate that the larg- est part of the crop was destreYed. An estimate is that 30 per cent, of the attire crop ofRenown district was de- stroyed, and that 30 per cent of the dietrie( around Young is completely hailed out. No estimate of the financial loss is available. The Hail Insurance Com. Mission and the Statistical Braaten of the Provinelal Department of Agriene• ture have no figures as to the extent of the damage, nor tu11 estimate of the financial loss. Colgary Repert.--,Calgary and the district essouna was visited by a liail- sterol last °Veiling which has done seine slight damage to crops, emir& ing to reports received from various leacee at noon to -day. At Poiloka otto farmer had 200 acres ecenpletely hail- ed. out, 1310 FIRE IN POUGHSKEEPSIE, Poughkeepsie, N. T., July 25. -An en- tire elty block of buildings, Including the 1). W. Wilbur Lumber Company, the reams of Armor *nil Co., and Swift And Co,., and the Jarison./Ittherts Paper COm- Pa.ny, as well as the Central New Eng- land R. R. freight station and twenty freight cars were destroyed by fire to- night which started in the lumber yard about 9.30 oetIoek. At midnight the flattieS Were tinder tOntrol. A tenser- vative estimate of the tletnage Is 1200,000, 0. --- 'The Canadian embargo epee import- ation of live Militates and their Pro- ducts, hey, straw, ete., from the Unit- e tel Statee late beelt remOved, to 'date 'from Aug. 2, eecept in the NM ef a few eastern tful Middle States. Mr. R. T. Cowell A. L. C. M. Organist asd Choirmaster cf St. An- drew's Church. Teacher of Pianoforte, Singing, • Violin. Pianos and Organs tuned and repaired WINGHAM, ONT, 4.0./povw Drs. Parker & Parker Osteopathic Physicians and . 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