HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1918-6-6, Page 3GERMANS MAKE DESPERATE
STRUGGLE TO REACH THE MARNE
Great Battle Still Mages With tilditilhlielled Fury -Crown
Prineet$ Armies Being Sletyty
A despatch from the French Armies
in Francayal The Germane in the
Champagne pushed farther towards
the River Marne on Thursday. The
intention of the Teutons probably is
to secure a position enabling them to
turn to the westward with the bulk,
of their attacking armies. 'Fite ef-
forts of the Germans since their fiaet
rapid advanee Appear to take a fan-
like movement The principal col-
umn of the Teuton divisions seems to
" be thrusting in the direction of Free-
. en-Tardeneie, which now ie under 4
heavyafire.
On both flanks also strong forces
are engaged. The first of these cap-
tured Soissons, On the eastern
flank, however, they are meeting with
the sternest defence from the Franco -
British forces, which, nevertheless,
have been obliged to realign in order
,to keep the front straight.
Allied reserves are now taking up
positions in the battle -line, They
• are being thrown in to strengthen
the defending forces where they are
weakest in preparation for the plat-
ing of a barrier to a further German
•
aame advance. a,
• A despatch from London- eye: On
the fourth day of the fighting the
German Crown Prince's army failed
to gain any considerable ground. On
both flanks, of the 30 -mile fighting
front, the allied troops refused to give
up further territory,. despite persist-
ent enemy attacks„ while in the cen-
tre, between Fere-en-Tardenoie and
Vesily, about seven miles north of the
Marne, the French reserves have
checked the German 'uet in the di -
nation of Chateau Thierry. It would
appear that the allied reserves have
come into action as planned and have
made their power felt.
Soissons is regarded as more Vital
to the allies because of ite importance
to the Montclidier-Amiens line than
the other end of the front, The French
are holding the high ground on
fortified plateau of Bellu and Men,
tagne, commanding the southern and
South-western exit from the eitY,
froin whence the main roads run to
Villers Cotterets. The poseession of
Chateau Thierry and absolute corn -
mend of Soissons and its arteries
would not only hold out a distinct
threat to Paris, but would enable the
enemy to link up his battle fronts on
the Aisne and Somme, wideni out
his originel salient so that for the
purposes of a counter-attdck it would
cease to be a salient at all.
The danger is by no means past,
and hot fighting continues along
the whole front, especially to the
southward, the German official itate-
ment claiming that they are fighting
their way toward the Marne from
Fere-en-Tardenois. According to the
statement the enemy claims to have
taken 35,000 prisoners and a tre-
mendous amount of booty in cannon
and material.
Markets of the World
Breadstuffs
Toronto, June 4. --Manitoba wheat
-'--No. 1 Northern'$2.28%; No. 2
do., $2.203444 No. 8do., $2.17%. No.
1 wheat, $2.103,; in store Fort'Wil-
liam, including 23/2c. tax.
IVIanitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., 81%e;
No. 8 C..W., 783jc; extra No. 1 feed,
78%e; No. 1 feed, 75%.c., in store
Fort William.
American corn -No. 8 yellow, kiln
dried, nominalNo. 4 yellow, kiln
dried, nominal.
Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 80 to
81e; No. 3 white,. 79 to 80c, according
to freights outsde
chers' cattle, choice, $14.00 to $14.25;
do., good, $13.25 to $18 . 50; do„
medium, $12.00 to $12.50; do. com-
mon, $11.00 to $11.25; butchers' bulls,
choice, $12.00 to $13.00; do., good
bulls, $11.00 to $11.60; do., medium
bulls, $10.25 to $10.50; do., rough
bulls, $7.50 to $8.60; butchers' cows,
choice, $12.00 to ;,$13.00; do„ good,
$11.00 to $11.50; do., medium, $10.25
to $10.50; stockers, $9,50' to $11.25;
feeders,$11.25 to $12 . 00; canners
and cutters, $6.00 to $7.25; milkers,
good to choice, $90.00 to $140.00; light
ewes, $16.00 to $18.50; lambs, $20:00
to $21.00; calves, good to choice,
$14.00 to $15.60; hogs, fed and wa-
tered, $20.00; do., weighed off cars,
$20.25; do., f.o.b., $19.00.
Montreal, June 4. -Choice steers,
, Ontario wheat -No, 2, Winter, per -$14.75 to $15.25; good steers, $12.00
car lot, $2.22; basis in store -Mont- $14.50 Choice butcher cows, $11.00
• real. to $11.50; poorer grades, $9.50 to
Peas --Nominal. $12 .00. " Butchers' bulls were, $9 .00
Barley -Malting, $1.40 to $1.42, to 13.00; sheep, $18 . 00 to $15.00;
according to freights outside. Spring lambs, $8.00 to $12 .00 each.
Rye -No. 2, $2.10, according to Choice hogs, $20.50; sows, $18.00 to
freights outside.
Manitoba flour -War quality,
$10.95; new bags, Torento.
Ontario Botta-War quality, $10.66,
new -bags, Toronto and Montreal'
freights, prompt shipment.
Millfeed-Car lots -Delivered Mont-
real freights, bags included: Bran,
per ton, $35; shorts, per ton. $40.
Hay -.No. 1, per ton, 05.50 to
a$1.6.5,0; mixed, $13.00 to $14.00, track
Toronto.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, $8.00 to
$8.50,etrack- Toronto.
' Country Produce -Wholesale
$19.00.
ARMENIA BLEEDING TO DEATH.
A Christian Race Being Extermin-
ated by the Moslems.
The cradle of Christianity is Ar-
menia. Her story is the most tragic
in human histift. For sixteen cen-
teries, in the face of -the cruelest per-
secutions her people have been faith-
fulunto death. Not Serbia, nor Po-
land, nor Belgium, but Armenia fur-
nishes the war's most horrible chap -
Butter -Creamery, • solids, per lb.,
42 to 42%c; prints, per lb., 43 to ter. The Moslem world in general
43%c; dairy, per ib., 36 to 37c. refused to answer the can for a holy
Eggs -New -laid, 33 to 34c. war, but the atttmpt to exterminate
Poultry --Roosters, 23 to 25e; fowl, theArmenianshas been ter the Turks
,.
28 to .30e; ducks, 25 to 80e; turkeys, a holy crusade. -
27 to 30c. • The great offence of the Armenians
Wholesalers are selling to the re-
tail trade ,at the following prices:- ii that they are Christians, and the
German Kaiser uttered not one word
Cheese -New, large, 23% to '24ca• ,••
•at a protest when his Moslem ally
twins,23Y to 241-4c; old, large, 25% c
to 26o; twin 26 to 233e. . .
sought to destroy this Christian race.
Butter-Plesh, dairy, choice, 40 to Fresh opportunity for Armenian
42e; creamery prints, fresh made, 45 slaughter in the Caucasus region has
to 47,e; solids, t4 to 45e. * come to the Turks through the Rus -
Eggs -New Laid, 40 to 41e; new Margarine -82 to 34e. Ib. - sian peace. Germany insisted that
'd 't 43 t 45 all Russian troops be withdrawn from
• D'ressed poul,try-Spring chickens, this region The Russian Govern -
70e; roosters, 28e; fowl, 38 to 40c; ment, which yielded to -Germany's de- Years of age.
turkeys, 40 to•45c. manta and the .Arinenian National Private David Mitchell, Seaforths,
Live poultry --Spring chickens, 60c;husband of Mrs. Mitchell, North
Council are now protesting against
87e. ° w o esa e slaughter of'unmans street, Rothes, has been awarded the
Military Medal. -
roosters, 26e; turkeys, 30c; hens, 33 to the h 1 1 A • '
Beans - Canadian, hand-picked, in the Caucasus. by Turkish troops.
bushel; •$8.75; imp., hand-pieked, Armenia furnished 160,000 soldiers Lieut. Hugh Salvin Bowlby, Royal
,
Burma or Indian, $6 .75 to $7 .25; to Russia in this ' war, and it is still navy, brother of Arthur BowlbY,
Japan, $8.25* to $8.60; Limas 19 to ready to offer an army of 160,000 to Knoydart, has ; been awarded the
-
20c. .• fight the :Turks, says an American Croix de duerre.
Maple syrup -8% -lb, tins, •10 to a writer:- The United States could not Corporal George Mulch, Gordon
case, $14.50; imperial gallon tins, per spend $10,000,000 .more wisely than Highl d •escaped from0- •
tin, $2.25aannpertal five -gallon cans,an els, who a
• per can, $10,50; 15 -gallon kegs, per in helping Armenia to get back into man prison camp, has aeturned to his
gal., $2.00; maple - sugar, 1-1b, box, the war. Armenia looks to America hope in 1VIintlaw.
pure, 'per lb., 24 to 25. not only to save her people from Ger- The death has been reported by the
mam and Turkish slavery, but also to German Government of Lieut, A. M.
Provisions -Wholesale ' save them from starving. ' T. Glover, Maxwelltown, Royal Flying
Corps.
At a. free gift sale held at Berwick
in aid of the British Farmers' Red
Cross Fund, the sum of 22,000 was
realized, .
Major James Telt, of "Penicuik,
11%*
."T
One of the big guns which helped the Canadians 10 cheek the German advance in Flanders.
FROM OLD SCOTLAND
NOTES OF INTEREST FROM IIBB
BANKS AND BRAES.
What Is Going On In the Highlands
and Lowlands of Auld
Scotia. *
The death is announced in Paisley
of John Hardie, M.A., mathematical
master in Paisley Grammar School.,
Tho Military Medal has been award-
ed to Private H. L. Rust, Gordons,
22 Chapel street, Aberdeen.
James Elder, of Boddinglaw, a well
known Midlothian agriculturist, died
recently at the age of 78 years.
The Military Medal has been award-
ed to Lance -Corporal William Mackie,
Machine Gun Corps. Larkhall.
A soldier from Canada, returned to
the Penieuik Parish Council £161, ad-
vances made by them to his wife and
family.
The typefounders of England and
Scotland have made a further increase
in prices, owing to the increased cost
of productien.
Provoil Sutherland has sent a
cheque for £500 to the Bathgate Town
Council as a donation to Bathgate
Academy.
The death is announced of Corpor-
al James M. Keith, Canadians,' son
of Mr. A..Keith, Netherton of Logie,
Crimond.
• Private. W. Sutherland, Australians,
youngest son of John Sutherland,
Hopeman, has been awarded the
D.C.M.
The death' occurred in Edinburgh
recently, at the age of eighty-four,
of Lord Kinnear, the eminent Scot-
tish judge.
The deposits in the Glasgow Sav-
ings Bank during the past year
amounted to 241,374,087,am increase of
£577,203.
The death is announced of Dr.
Robert Perry, Queen's Terrace, West
Princes street, Edinburgh, at ninety
Smoked meats -Hams, `medium, 36
to 38e' do., heavy, 80 to 32c; cooked,
49 to 50e; rolls'32 to 33c; breakfast
bacon, 41 to 44e; backs, plain, 44 to
45eaboneless 48 to 49e.
Cured meats-aLong clear bacon, 30
to 81c,• clear bellies, 29 to 80e.
Lard -Pure, tierces, 814 to 32c;
tubs 31% to 8241e; pails, 32 to 82%e;
prints, 33 to 331/2e. Compound The -alarm was sounded at 11 o'clock,
-- tierces,. 20 to 26%e; tubs, 2641, to and the "all cleat:" signal was given
26%c; pails, 26% to 27c;.prints, 274 at midnight. The enemy machines
.
to 28e. were under a heavy fire from the de -
ANOTHER A7.11 RAID
ON PARIS FAILED.
• -
s
A despatch from Paris says: Some
airplanes crossed the line in the di-
rection of Paris on Thursday night.
Montreal Markets
fences of Paris, and some bombs were
clreened on the region about the city.
Montreal, June 4, -Oats Canadian Theis were no casualties.
'Western,. No. ' 2, 98c; do., No. 3, -
89%e; extra No, 1 feed, 8614c. Flour,
new standard Spring wheat grade, Larger Wheat Acreage.
$10.96 to $11.05. Rolled oats, bags, "Let me draw the attention of the
00 lbe. $4.86 to $5.00. Bran, $35'. ,
hots, $40. $40. Mouillie, $72. Hay, :Lamers of Canada to the grave need
No, 2. per ton, car lots, $16.50, of planting every acre in wheat, that
is in shape to grow it There should
Live Stock Markets not be an idle man in Canada to -day,
Toronto, June 4. -Extra choice who is physically fit to vvorli."-Hon-
. beavy steers, $16.00 to $1.00; choice orable T. A. Crerar, Minister of Agri -
heavy, steers, $14.00 to $'14.26; but -
culture for Canade.
DOes THE KITTY
WANT some
MILK2
Royal Scots, has been awarded the
D.S.O.
Capt.'Malcolm Smith, Royal Scots,
and son of ex -Provost Smith, Edin-
burgh, has been awarded the Military
Cross.
Private William Murray, Liverpool
Scottish, son of James Murray, May;
bole, has been awarded the Monaca
Star medal.
Captain Harcus Strachan, who was
recently tewarded the Military Cross,
was a pupil of the Edinburgh Royal
High School.
Lieut. Thomas Steel, of the Can-
adians, who has won the Military
Cross, is the eldest son of , Thomas
Steele, Wishaw.
ONTARIO SOLDIERS
ARE SAFE IN ENGLAND.
A despatch from Ottawa says: It
is officially Announced through the
chief press censor's office that the fol-
lowing troops have arrived safely in
England: Infantry from Central On-
tario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
and British Columbia. •
Composite battalion from Halifax.
Railway construction battalion.
Siege artillery.
Details.
300 SOLDIERS KILLED
BY BRITISH AIRMAN.
A despatch from London says: As
an instance of the great effectiveness
of the continuous air raids which the
British are making day and night at
different points behind the German
lines where there are dense concen-
tratn of troops, a German prisoner
stated that in the recent air raid of
the British Flying Squadron on Douai,
there were. 300 soldiers killed and
wounded in addition to great damage
done.
CROPS IN GERMANY
UNIFORMLY GOOD.
A despatch from Amsterdam says:
The official German agricultural re-
port for Western and North-western
Germany states that the crops in this
district are from three to four weeks
earlier than in 1917. The growth of
rye is described as luxuriant and the
condition of Summer grain as satis-
factory. Grass in general is of good
growth, but clover is not uniformly
so, the report states.
AERIAL POSTAL SERVICE
BETWEEN PARIS AND LONDON.
A despatch from Paris says: Avia-
Cora De Vienne and Lorgpat flew from
Paris to London and badain a hydro -
airplane in three hours and ten min-
utes, carrying mail. It was the first
trip in connection with an aerial post-
al service between England and
France which is being organized,
RECRUIT ARMY IN
CONQUERED LANDS
Germany Calls On Men of Baltic
Provinces to Join Her Colors.
A despatch from Paris says: Ger-
many has begun her campaign to
utilize the vast -resources of human
material in the Baltic provinces to
augment decimated ranks in the
army, according to a despatch from
Switzerland, which declares that the
Dorpater Zeitung, the German pro-
paganda organ for the Baltic, pub-
lishes an appeal to young men in
Courland and Livonia, inviting them
lb join, under the German flag. "Ger-
many," says the appeal, "has now
more than ever the need of soldiers;
it is natural that the children of the
provinces delivered from Maximalist
tyranny should give themselves up to
enable Germany to intensify her ef-
fectives and perform their duty like
rural school libraries.
all children of the Empire." An army instruction says that sol'
EW BY MAIL ABOVT JOHN
BULL AND HIS pHOIPLII
Occurrences h the Lund That Reigns
Supremo ia the Calmer -
dial World.
Over 3500 has been rattled -ia„Rich,,
mond, Surrey, for StI7*Dunstaree Hos-
telsby carol singing.
Whileitst his home on leave, Lieut.
HerrY Edwards„,,Duciley, fell into a
cellar and was lulled.
The Government has offered two
thousand German prisoners for work
on the land in Somerset,
Miss Flelena Normanton has ap-
'plied to the Bencher e of the Middle
Temple for admission as It student
of the Inn.
Henry Plough, master of the steam-
er Volnay, Glasgow, had been award-
ed a medal and diploma by President
Poineare for rescuing a French crew.
Lieut. William Wilcox, R. 0.,
fell from a 'height of 2b0 feet, while
flying in one of the eastern counties,
and was instantly killed,
Sergt. Molyneux, Royal Fusiliers,
who has been warded the V.C., was
presented with an address and 2350
by friends at St. Helens.
A fine of 31 was imposed on Lady
Dalmeny, at Northampton, for using
her motor car to return a bridle to a
friend.
/ Poplar Council have arranged with
the Port of London to take over six-
teen acres of mudfields at Millwall as
allotments.
Air Mechanic Holdershaw„ R.F.C.
Woking, has been awarded the Dis-
tinguished Conduct Medal for gal-
lantry in France.
• Owing to the scarcity of the finest
steel, manufacturers of hollow ground
razors are reducing the supply three-
fourths.
NA. committee, of which the Labor
Minister is chairman, has been ap-
pointed to re -settle soldiers and sail-
ors in civil life.
Major General A. L. Walker, who
died in Bath the other day, entered
the army in 1857, and fought in the
China War of 1860.
The death took plane in London
recently of Lady Russell of Kilowenj
widow of the famous advocate and
Lord Chief Justice,
Lindley H. de Garno, an American
aviator attached to the Royal Flying
Corps, was killed in an airplane acci-
dent in Hertfordshire.
The Bucks Educational Committee
have applied to the Carnegie Trust
for 25,000 for the establishment of
: diers' clothing is to be made loose so
Would Trust to the River ' that it will allow for development and
To Protect Their Right Flank.' the wearing of extra underclothing.
The King has received from the
A despatch frpm French Headquar- Maoris the sum of 4282, to be given
ters says: Held on the flanks at to the Red Cross Funds.
Soissons and Rheims, the Germans Lord Denbigh, speaking at Win -
are throwing their entire strength cheater, stated that if it .tvere known
southwards, obviously with the Marne in England one-quarter of what the
for their goal. It is probable that Germans had clone in France and Bel -
the Germans hope to establish them- gium there would be no conscientious
selves on the Marne, with a view to objectora.
turning the direction of their main Thirty-three towns in England have
effort westward, trusting to the river already bought over £1,000,00 in
to protect their right flank, The hot- War Bonds.
test fighting is proceeding along the
whole southern front of the advance. GERMANS ARE USING
NEW LONG-RANGE GUN.
REMOVED TO COUNTRY. A despatch from Paris says: Exam-
ination of the shells discharged by
A despatch from Paris says: The the Germans in the long-range bom-
removal of children from Paris was. bardment of Paris, which began again
begun. on Thursday morning when on Monday, indicates that new guns
1,000 children from the Montmartre are being used. Larger shells are
district of the city were placed on being employed than formerly, the
board a special train, bound for a calibre of the guns being 24-centi-
vacation colony in the Department of mveletrpeet(v9dit eibnaerhgees)te greater,insteadandoftte.
Allier, in Central France, .
This is the first action taken under detonation louder, but the force of
a plan for removing Paris children the explosion does not seem to have
from the possibility of harm from a increased. A shell exploded only a
long-range gun shell striking a school dozen yards from a man seated on_ a
filled with pupils, as a church where bench, and did not injure him.
on Goat Friday last.
Unselfishness.
worship was in progress was ast?uck
RAISED 67,800 MENLord Denbigh was walking through
UNDER SERVICE ACT. the House of Commons few days
Australian privates. `Two appeared to
A despatch from Toronto says: It
was announced unofficially that since be dwarfs, but on drawing closer he
the Military Service Act was put into noticed that their lege had been shat -
operation last October it has pro- tared below the knee. "Have you not
'<Weed 67,800 of the 100,000 reinfired been fitted with artificial legs yet?"
he askedone of them. "Yes, I
under its provisions. This takes in+
all men who have repoeted from all have," he replied, "and I am going
points in the Dominion under all along with them all right, but my
pal has not, and as he it a bit shy
&efts. about going out alone with his stumps
I left my legs behind.' ....
ago when he saw a party of wounded
FROM SUNSET COAST
WHAT TU WO6TURN VEOPL$
ABE DOING.
Progress of the Great Woof Tell
In a ' Few Pointed
Paragraphs,
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Forest fire troubles are again in
evidenee in British Oahu:ale owing to
the recent dry weether.
A -detachment of twenty-six North.
watt Mounted Pollee, drawn from all
pelts of the Yukon, arrived at Prince
Rupert en route to Patrice,
Vancouver civic employees who
struck for an increase of twenty-five
cents per day have returned to duty
after winning a complete victory',
The Distinguished Conduct Medal,
posthumously awarded to Company
Sergt,-Major James Watchman, was
presented by the Lieutenant -Governor
to his brother at Victoria.
On their return from Alaska the
members of the International Fieher-
'ies Commission were met at the dock
and tendered another cordial welcome
to Canadian Boll at Prince Rupert.
The British Columbia Government
meeting at Victoria, altered the 1917
Taxation Act to relieve miners who
paid a double tax, two per cent, on
output and ten per cent. on income.
Shipyard workers do not like the
stipulation for a forty-eight hour
week by the Murphy Commission at
Vancouver, to accompany their ten
Per cent. increase.
His Honor the Lieutenant -Governor
presented to Major F. D. Edwards the
Russian Order of St Stanislaus, _and
to Lieut. Charles S. Griffin the Mili-
tary Cross at Victoria,
Word has been received at Victoria
by post from relatives of Flight Sub -
Lieut. TVilfrid Richardd, in England,
that he was killed while flying near
Salisbury, England.
At the concluding session of the
Great War Veterans at New Weet-
minster a resolution asked for the
conscription of all Canadian wheat by
the Government, which is requested
to fix a price allowing a fair profit to
the grower.
J. B. Tyrrell, the well-known Can-
adian mineralogist and geologist, has
completed arrangements to visit the
Cariboo district this coming summer.
Robert A. Bryce, M.E., of Porcupine
and Cobalt, and Gordon Taylor, of To-
ronto, will accompany him.
Operation of the curfew by-law;
abolition of billiards; open-air swim-
ming pools for the children; Sunday
closing of fruit stands operating un-
der the guise of restaurants are some
of the things the Local Council of
Women want at New Westminster.
Captain George E,„Chaffey, M.O.,
late of the 48th, and previously of the
72nd (Seaforth Highlanders of Can-
ada) battalion, who has been twice
wounded at the front, has been ap-
pointed 0.C., Details Company, No.
1,1 District Depot, with headquarters
at the Central Building, Victoria.
Some of the big fishing interests at
Ketchikan made a vigorous fight be-
fore the International Fisheries Com-
mission to prevent fishermen going to
Prince Rupert with their catches of
fish.
A. M. Bacon, of 62 Thirteenth ave-
nue west, Vancouver, has . received
word that his son, Pte. A. A. Bacon,
of the Seventh Battalion, will shortly
receive the Military Medal for excep-
tional gallantry under fire.
' The High Art of Camouflage.
Wooden dreachictughts,°exact duplicates of British battleships, lay at anchor in the North Sea while the
real warships were convoying troopships across the Atlantic. These dummies finally decoyed several German
ships into the harboa Kethalo, wh ere British destroyers were lying in wait. In the fight which followed, the
The soil in the garden should bo
kept mellow, so it will absorb and hold
water. Then when watering give
sufficient Water to -soak well down in-
to the soil.
It -does not seem to make much dif-
ference whether a horse i•s given
drink before or after feeding', provided
it is not given'too much att a time and
non 6 at all while heated.
Keep the hoe and cultivator going
to keep down the weeds that will be
very troublesome if allowed to get the
start of. the gardener. Loosening the
soil aerates it ancLeonservee the mole -
German flotilla stiffered -teverely. 0 ne of the wooden ships was beached. . tare.
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CONCRETE ROADS.
Tests Show the Saving of Power Ef-
fected on Smooth Surfaces.
The surprising differences in the
amount of power needed to haul loads
on different kinds of roads were
shown in_tests made recently. The
resistance to a truck's power offered
by a dirt road was 09 lb. per ton, by
a gravel road, 82 lb. per ton, and by
concrete to which has been added
some other surfacing material, 50 lb.,
while the best showing of all, name-
ly 30 lbs. per ton, was made on a ,
smooth concrete highway to which no
other surface material had been add-
ed.
Using as a standard a three -ton
truck with a capacity load and a
speed of 12 miles per hour on an
unsurfaced concrete road, the truck,
it is said, will make 7,2 miles per
hour on surfaced concrete, 4.8 miles
on gravel roads, and 3.6 miles on dirt
roads. It is estimated that if all the
highways travelled by the 400,000
motor trucks in America were con-
crete, the annual saving in their oper-
atiott would be over $237,000,000 per
year, as compared with the cost of
operating thein on dirt roads.
Germans Preparing Public
For Slowing Down in Drive.
A despatch from London says:
Telegrams from Amsterdam indicate
that the enemy is preparing the Ger-
man public in advance tor the slowing
down which seems to have occurred
on Thursday. Military writers, gen-
erally suppoied to be in direct touch
with the German high commend,
suggest that counter-measures 'Which
Foch will undertake will, in the next
few days, slow down, if not bring to
a standstill, the Gentian advance.
They Suggest that a new offensive
must be looked for en another part of
the trent,
AMERICA ALONE IS ItEPLACING
TONNAGE SUNK BY U-BOATS.
A despatch from Eoston says; "As
much deaclwelat s1ip tclulaVe has
been launched frOra She shjpArslis nt
tin' 131'44 -g-td0.0 ,111 fu INK 3 MO_
weeks tit ‘Vtit goic by
marines during the elillre Iftetith of
April," said Er. Merles Eaton,
chairman the hfationg &fifes bat....
tion of the United 'States Shipping
Board, addreasing the Aperient 80'
0101)' of Meehenictel tngineers hero.
Nutt week tilonp, D Eaten said, 18
Shine, rePreskitm106,600 tons awl -
weight, went costs tto ways.
To bake patties Ittedesaltill lin
oven shmild tstln a strog heat.
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