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The Clinton News Record, 1916-10-19, Page 3AVIATION SCHOOL AND PLANT TO BE ESTABLISHED IN CANADA The Factory Will Turn Out Complete Aeroplanes and Will Get Imperial Orders. A despatch from OttaeVa says: Canada is to go in for the manufac- ture of aeroplanes. The Government has for some thne had ender consider - tion the establishment in Canada of an aviation school with a view to the development of what has become so important a branch of warfare on both land and sea. The matter has been further considered during the Inlet week, and a decision has been reached to establish a school and also to have built and equipped in Canada a factory which will turn out com- plete aeroplanes, that is to say, come pleto with the motors, which hereto- fore have not been built in this coun- try. The aviation school will be under the direction of the Imperial authori- ties, who have agreed to provide a staff of experts for the purpose. The factory will be established under the direction of the Imperial Munitions Board, the Imperial Government hav- ing assured orders which will take care of the output of the factory while the war lasts. No information is available at present as to the probable location of either the school or the • factory. BRITISH GAIN MORE GROUND New Drive For Possession of Bapaume-Peronne A despatch from London says The British forces have launched a new drive for the possession .of the low heights which intervene lietween General Haag's front and the Bapa- ume-Peronne road. The British have already secured successes and cap- tured a number of prisoners during the course of the fighting, which still continues. That the British have gained some additional ground north of Tidepval, south of the Armee Riyer, in France, and on the Sars-Gueudecourt line is Indicated in the Berlin official com- munication, which pays British at- tacks here failed "for the most part" before the German curtain of flee. West of Sailly-Saillisel the French have made a further advance. • South of the Somme violent artil- lery duels are in progress, especially between Genermont and Chaulnes. In the town of Ablaincourt the Germans and French are engaged in hand-to- hand fighting. The French artillery bombarded an asphyxiating gas factory near Meet- hausen, causing a great fire. The objects of the British advance in France were outlined on Thursday by Major -general F. B. Maurice, chief director of military operations at the • War Office. The general emphasiz- ed as one of the principal purposes, already gained, that "the British push into the German lines has extended the fighting. front by a length of 20,- 000 yards, so that if stationary trench fightipg were resumed the Germans would have that much increased front - age to defend," we get on our difficulties get less and less," he remarked, pointing out that the country thus far gained was hilly and strongly defended and that the British had now reached the lower rolling lands. $6,150 PAID FOR COW, DEAREST IN WORLD. --- - A. despatch from North Easton, Mass., says: The "cow that jumped over the moon" did not achieve the heights of fame among dairy farmers gained on Wednesday by Langwater Dairymaid, a Guernsey of purest blood, She is the highest priced Guernsey cow In the world, having sold at auction under the bidding of gentlemen farmere from all parts of the country, for $6,150, Charles L. A. Whitney, of Albany, was the buy- er. F. Lothrop Ames, of this town, was the former owner. CANADIAN LOSSES TILL OCTOBER 11. A despatch from Ottawa sus: Up till October 11 the total number of casualties among officers and men of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces was 52,026, according to figures com- piled by the Casualty Record Office. The number is made up as follows: Killed in action 8,134 Died of wounds 3,120 Died of sickness 452 Presumed dead 1,009 Missing . 1,372 Wounded . 37,939 INDIAN IS RECOMMENDED FOR THE VICTORIA CROSS. A despatch from Brantford says; A recommendation for the Victoria Cross has gone in for Capt. Frank Montour, a member of the Six Na- tions Indians, and a veteran of the early fights of the 4th Battalion, who Is now with the 114th Haldimands. He enlisted as a private, and won pro- motion on the field. MAN POWER STILL ENORMOUS But Exemptions Run Into the Millions, Declares. Lloyd George." A despatch from London says: Re- plying. to Sir Edward Carson, who again raised the question of man- power -and Ireland's contribution, in the British Commons on Thursday, the War Minister, Mr. Lloyd George, said there was no doubt whatever about the country's available man- power and reserves, but it was neces- sary to get at them. The exemptions, he declared, had been far too nmuer- ens; if he gave the figures he would startle the House. The exemptions had run into millions, The Minister - believed the Government had power to deal with the exemptions, but if not they would consult the House on need- ful measures. "We must lay the foundation for a war extending over a prolonged period," said Mr. Lloyd George. "That is the way to ensure victory." NOT IN THE DICTIONARY. When a Frenchman Did Not Under- stand the English Language. A French officer who since the out- break of the war has pursued the study of English with such ardor that he was at last beginning to feel able to converse freely with the British al- lies of his country, recently, so a cor- respondent declares, received- a dis- couraging cheek to his innocent self- satisfaction. He had forgotten that where Tommy, Tammas and Pat ar,e together under arms it is not always dictionary English that is spoken. With a friend, an English officer, he chanced to visit a company kitchen belonging to a Highland regiment just as the cook was compounding a savory stew of the sort known in his native land as hodgepodge. The Frenehman sniffed the appetizing aroma and peered with interest into the pot. "What is it you eook, mon ami?" he inquired. " 'Odgepodge'sir," was the reply. " 'Odgepodge? 'Odgepoclge? I know it not. Tell me, then, how is it made?" "Why," said Tammas readily, "there's mutton hien% and turnips intil't, and carrots intil't, "But, yes, so I see," assented the Frenchman, puzzled. "The vegetables, yes; but what is intil't?" It was Tammas's turn -to be puzzled, but he repeated with patient polite- ness: "There's mutton intil't, and turnips intil't, and-" "Oui, certainement! But Mat - what is intil't?" Tammas flourished his long spoon with a gesture of helpless despair. "Am I no juist tellin' ye, sir, what's intil't? There's mutton intil't, and ‘fr But just there the English officer stopped laughing long enough to ex- plain that "intil't," although not to be found in the dictionary, was a perfect- ly good Scottish abbreviation for "into it" or "in it"; it was not an in- gredient.. "In your so -expressive idiom'then," said the amiable Frenchman, joining the laugh, "I put my fqot intil't, did I not? I, who thought it was a season- ing! Not yet, alas, do I comprehend fully the English language!" GERMANY TO SEIZE . ALL TOBACCO STOCKS. A despatch from London says; The German Diet has decided to seize the Stocks of tobaeco throughout the em- pire, 'says an Exchange Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen. It is ex- pected that the issuance of tobacco tickets will follow the seizure. •-• INTERVENTION AT PRESENT WOULD MEAN BRITISH DISASTER Lloyd George Repeats That Great Britain Will Tolerate No Out- side Interference. A despatch from London says: In Grey had anticipated President Wil - the House of Commons on Wednesday night bloyd George, Minister of War, replied to criticisms of utterances to the effect that the European war was to be a light to a finish, and that Great Britain would tolerate no out- side interference in the direction of peace. Charles P. Trevelyan complained that the Goverhment had ignored the important speech by President Wilson on' international mediation, kr. Lloyd George, replying, declar- ed that the answer to all this was 'a military, rather than a diplomatic, ielefair, As a matter ef fact, View- nt /4 4 BIG WAR ORDER SENT TO CANADA son's statement. There was a great difference between intervention to.se- cure an international commission af- ter the war to enforce world peace and intervention at a moment like the present. Intervention now would be a military triumph for Germany and military disaster for Great Britain, and he claimed the right as Secretary for War to express his opinion on such a matter. It was not merely the expression of hie own opinion, he de- clared, but the expression of the opin- ion of the Cabinet, of the war com- mittee and of the military adviser e of every ally. Contracts to be Placed for Munitions to Value of $60,000,000. Ottawa, Oct. 11. -Munition ordere placed in Canada since the outbreak of the war amount to $550,000,000. An order for munitions to the value of $60,V0,000 has just been received and contracts to that amount are to be placed. Since the first of the year or- ders have been placed amounting in value to $185,000,000. These figures were made public on Wednesday afternoon by the Imperial Munitions Board. During the months of July and August the output from Canadian industries was interrupted by reason of the difficulty experienced in procuring the necessary steel and forgings. The board is now pleased to state that, due to the efforts put forth by manufacturers, the output on most contracts is more satisfactory and increasing in volume each week. The quantity of shrapnel shells now produced each week, complete with cartridge cases'fuses, primers and propellant charge, has reached almost 250,090, and the board has been au- thorized within the past week to place continuation orders for this size of shell into 1917. Large orders were placed during last Spring and Sum- mer on the larger sizes of shells, espe- cially Nos. 8 and 9.2. This involved complete new installation of machin- ery and equipment. Deliveries of this equipthent were slow; but many of these' plants have now commenced operating, and the output of larger - sized shells is increasing each week, and will continue to increase until about jahuary 1st, when the maxi- mum output of these plants should be reached. The position in Canada in re- gard to steel, the basis of all muni- tion work, is now such that no inter- ruptions in output will likely -take place,' as the immense tonnage re- quired for all classes of shells -has been arranged well ahead. The fuse plant built by the board at Montreal has now reached a capacity of 10,000 per day, and by January 1st will reach 25,000 per day. • The policy of the board in placing. new business will be to keep all plants now producing munitions fully em- ployed, and where increased produc- tion is required on any particular class of work to extend the operations of plants which are already equipped and producing munitions. COLORADO JUSTICE. !Admirable Sample of it in the Case of "Fighting Frank." IThe other day in a small Colorado mining town a local justice of the name of Cole was holding court. Judge Cole had just imposed a fine upon a prisoner at the bar for drunk- enness and disorderly conduct, where- upon a friend of the man fined, also a local bully known as "Fighting Frank," who was displeased with the verdict, addressed the court with the following remark: "You're a -(very rude naughty, unprintable word) of a judge. "I beg your pardon," said Judge Cole, looking mildly over his glasses, "are you addressing me, Frank?" "You bet I are," hissed Frank, "an' you heerd wot I said!" "Pm not sure about that," meekly replied the judge; "would you mind repeating it?" Then Frank repeated what he had said, and added: "You ain't got brains enuff to pound sand, let alone be a judge! You gimme a pain in my collarbone!" Judge Cole removed his judicial glasses, rose from his judicial chair and taking off his judicial coat fold- ed it up neatly and placed it on his desk. Then he left the bench and approached "Fighting Frank" in the capacity of a private citizen. Hauling off suddenly, but without ostentation, Judge Cole handed "Fighting Frank" a vicious wallop on the point of the jaw. Spectators disagree somewhat con- cerning the feat "Fighting Frank" performed when the judge struck Iffin --some say he turned a back somer- sault without touching his hands, others insist that his feet struck the ceiling:. Be that as it may, when Frank hit the floor he lay there quiet- ly for several minutes. Judge Cole helped him to his feet and asked him how he felt. Frank told the judge he felt as if he had made a mistake in criticizing Judge Cole's ruling, and humbly apologized for his hasty opinion. Judge Cole then returned to the bench and, having assumed his judi- cial habiliments, publicly pleaded guilty to assault and battery and fined himself $25, which the judge explained was a heavy fine, but that the assault and battery in this in- stance was worth that to him. The judge then called the next case. - Boston Post. Markets Of The World Breadstuff'', !Permit°, Oct, 17 -Heel lobe wheat -- New No, 1 Northern, $1.74 : No. 2 do., 21.71 ; No, 6 do., -$1,06 • No, 4 wheat, $1.662, traelt, By 11, a91•Lti. Old crop trad- ing ilu. above new croll Manitoba ortts--No, di CW., 61.e ; No. 3, do.. 600 ; extra No 1 feed, 600 ; No. 1 feed, Sole, track, Bay ported' American corn --No. 3 yellow, 920, track, Toronto. Ontario catts-No. 2 white, 65 to 67c ; de, 54 to 660, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -New 'No. 2, Winter, per car lot, $1.62 to $1,54, according to freights outelde. - Old crop -No: 1 corn - 'leveret, $1.47 to $1.50; No, 2, do.,.$1,qu to $1.43 ; No. ll, do., $1.29 to 21.32. • Peas -No. 2. $2.15 to $2.20, according to freights outside. M Barley-alting, 04 to 95e. nominal ; feed, 87 to 90c, nominal. - Buckwheat -H to 87c, nominal. Rye -No. 2, new, $1.18 to $1.20, ac- cording to freights outside. Manitoba flour-lrirst patents, in jute bags, $0.30 ; second patents. In jute bags, •$8,80.1 strong bakers', in lute bags, 50.60. Toronte, Ontario flour -New Winter, according to sample. $7,50, in bags, traCk Toroneo, prompt shipment. Millfeed-Oar lots. delivered Montreal treights.-bags ineluded-Bran, per ton, 220.30 ; shorts, per ton, 032 ; middlings, 4ip2er50ton, $32 ; good feed flour, per bag, Hay -New, No. 1, per ton, $10 to $12 ; No, 2, per ton, $9 to $9.60, track, Toron- Straw-Car lots, per ten, $7 to- $8. track, Toronto. • • GERMANY MAY CALL OLD MEN TO COLORS. A despatch from London , says: Renter's Amsterdam correspondent quotes the Tageblatt of Berlin, to the effect that examination of the mili- tary classes of 1870 to 1875 (men be-. $wcen the ages of 58 and 63) will take place this month in the province of Brandenburg, in which Berlin is situated. The despatch says the or- der refers to all those who previously have been declared unfit for military service. foUTCH GOVERNMENT WANTS SATISFACTION. A' despatch from The Hague says: The Dutch Government, it is learned, on the basis of facts already ascer- tained, will immediately ask Ger- many to explain the sinking of the Dutch steamer Bloomersdipc in the Atlantic off the New England coast, last Sunday, • Country rroauce-venotesais. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 35 to 260; itnolieLioot;•. ,i3oClutaos,1113c, ;Lotnroacntery prints, 39 Rags --No. 1 stora-e, 35 to 360 ; stor- age. selects, 37 to '38,2 ; new -laid, in carton, 41 to 46c : out of cartons, 40 to 42e, Dressed poultry -Chickens, 23 to 180 ; fowl, 18 to 200 •, ducks, 18 to Zuc ; squabs. per dozen, $4.00 to $4.50 ; tur- keys, 30 to 36c ; geese, Spring, 17 to 10c. Live poultry -Chickens, 17 to 1Sc fowl, 14 to 100 ; ducks, 13 to 16e ; tor. keys, 26 to 200 ; geese, Spring, 14 to 110. Cheese -New, large, 22 to 2220 twins, 222 to 310 ; triplets, 23 to 2320. 5I--I6stra fine quality, 21 -lb, tins, lie ; 5-1b. tins, 121 to 13c; 10 -lb., 115 to 122e ; 00-1b., lit to 12e. Comb honey --extra tine and heavy weight. per doz., $3 ; select, $2.10 to $2.75 ; No. 2, $2.25 to $2.40. Potatoes -Ontario. $1.60 •, British Columbia Rose, per bag. $1.05 to $1.70 ; British Columbia Whites, per bag, $1,50 to $1.06 • New Brunswick Delawares, per bag, $1.00 to $1.55 ; Prince Bilwarc Island Whites, per bag, $1.50, track, To- ronto. Cabbages-Manlkoba, per ton, $40. Bem--M esarrowfat, $6.60 to 26.00 ; hand picked, 55.50 ; primes, $5. Provisions -wholesale. SInoked meats -Dams, medium, 28 to 25e: do., heavy, 22 to 23e I cooked, 35 to 37c : rolls. 20 to 214 ; breakfast bacon, 25 to 27e; backs, plain, 26 to 27c ; boneless, 28 to 29e. Pickled or dry cured meats, 1 cent leas Mutt cured, Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 18 to 182c per lb ; clear bellies, 18 to 182c. Lard -Pure lard, tierces. 17 to Me ; tubs, 172 to 170c ; palls, 172 to 1720. Compound, 14 to 142c. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Oct. 17, -Corn -American Igo. 2 yellow, 21.02. Oats -Canadian western, No. 2, 632c ; do., No. 2, 623c ; extra No. 1 feed, 62Ic ; No. 2 local white, 605e • No. 3, do., 60c. Barley - Man. feed, '892c. Flour -Man. Spring wheat patents. first% $0.40 : seconds, $8.90 ; strong bakers', $8.70 ; winter patents, choice, $9.00 •, straight rollers, $8.30, to $8.68 ; do., bags. 53.95 to $1.10. Rolled oats. barrels. $6.45 to $6.66 •, do., bags, 90 lbs., $3.10 to $3.20. Bran - $28. Shorts --$60. Middllogs-$32, ere:eine, $35 to $37. Day -No. 2, nor ton, car lots, M. Cheese --Finest west- erns, 219 to 22c ; do., eastern% 212c. isuttee-choicest creamery, 39 to 3380 Seconds, 35 to Me. 10ggs-Fresh, 4be• ; selected, 38e • No, 1 stock, 34e ; No. 2 stock, 31e. fiotatoes, Per bag, car tots, $1.25 to $1.45. Winnipeg Grain. Winnipeg, Oct. 17.-Whout closed 25c Ion -or for October, lie down for Nue- ember, 12c lower for December and Site down for May. Oats were Sc down ror October and December and ee for May, Barley was Sc lower. Flax it to ic higher. United states llgarkets. Minneno011s, Oct. 17. -Wheat, Decem- ber, 51.705 •, May, $1..0011 to MM. Cash, No. 1 hard, $1,721 ; No. 1 Northern $1.763 to $1.770; No. 2 Nerthern, $1.682 to $1.739. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 892 to Me, Oats -Mo. *0 white, 460c. Irlour Unchanged: Bran, $22.50 to $23.50. Duluth, Oct. 17. -Linseed, $2.483 ; October, $2.452, nominal ; November, $2.46 • :December52,432 asked May, , $2,480'.- Wheat -No. 1 hard. 51.72.2 ; No. 1 Northern, 51.755 to $1.771 : NO. 2 Northern, 51.072 to $1,723 ; December, $1.702 asked ; May, $1.06 bid, Live Stock 2m/skate. $370rotnowiss'ot., 11,1-ti-goeg. heavy steers, 127.50 to $7.741; do. medium, $0.00 to Intkers'dtulf:,MgCle, $$67..215to 0 Wig ; dn., good bulls, $6.40 to $6.60 ; do., laugh cowseV11:e, $04610$ ttoo 'catcgg: $5,76 to $6.00 ; do, medium, $5.50 to 55.60 ; stockers, $5.25 to $0.00 : choice feeders, $6,20 to $7.00 : canners anti cutters, $3.50 to $4.60 Milkers, choice. each *70.00 to $00.00 1 do, coon. and men. each, $40.00 to $60.00 ; 51)1111SC/13. HO to $100,00 ; light ewes, $7.00 to $5.00 sheep, heavy, $4.50 to $5,50 calves good to choice, $10.50 to $11.75 ; spring lambs, choice, $10.75 to $11.00 : go, medlar, $9.40 to $9.60 hogs, fed and Watered, 510.90 to 211.00 '' do.. weighed off cars, 511,15 to $11.26; do., 0.0.1),, $10.40. .4. Until the reign of Edward VI. all marriages were oolemnised in the church -porch. The weddin-ring is pre-Cluistian in origin. Its shape symbolises the un- ending constancy of love. In Greece the bridegroom is lightly spriekled with water before leaving the home for the ceremony. RE &DS CAKES PUDNGS PASTRIES The only flour eubliclY and , unreservedly guaranteed not bleached, not blyndeth NEWS rgotal ENGLAND NEWS BY MAIL ABOUT .1011M BULL AND BIS PEOPIN Occurrences In the• Land That Reigns Supreme is the Contract, cla.1 World. The totalof the National Commit- tee for Relief in Belgium Fund now exceeds $9,650,000. " Two lady inspectors of places of public amusement • have commenced their duties at Birmingham. Coal pits at .KingseVinford, in Staf- fordshire, which have been closed for 50 years, are to be reopened. Dourne (Lines.) Board of Guardians have appointed a woman relieving of- ficer for the period of the war. Tottenham's latest achievement is the eMsing, by, means of a fete, of $1,650 for a prisoner of war fund. Last year- the birthrate • of the City of London was 9.2 per 1,000 of the population, and the death -rate 17.4. , Munition workers have increased so largely in Birkenhead that the medi- cal officer reports that at least 1,000 new houses are needed. This will be remembered as a thistle year on Yorkshire farms, the abundant growth resulting from the neglect to mow them -last year. A number of young women work- ers at the Wardley Mills, Worsley, Manchester, have volunteered to help in hospitals in Southport and Whalley. The oyster season promises to be one of the best on record, and special measures are 'to be taken to send ample supplies to wounded soldiers. A brass tablet bearing the names of 101 men of the village, who Volun- teered' for service, has been placed in the church at Pinchbeck, Spalding. The Veterans' Association of Add. phi House, W.C., is at work on a scheme for registering and assisting service men on returning to civil life. Negotiations are to be opened by the Shop Assistants' Union with a large number of firms, with the object of improving wages and other condi- tions. The High Court of Foresters at a recent meeting at Cheltenham, de- cided to levy six cents on each volun- tary member to meet increased ex- penses. Arrangements are being made for the East London Volunteer Regiments to take over the guarding of certain important points, thus relieving regu- lar troops. A sum of $290 was realized by h raffle for a large cake held in the Duke of York's Theatre in aid of the Army Training School -for Orphans, Westminster. Lieutenant T. Ivan Carrier of the Flying Corps, met with a fatal acci- dent when flying near Nottingham. His machine burst into flame, and he crashed into a building. Queen Alexandra's Field Force Fund is now completing arrange- ments to continue its work of for- warding comforts to the troops over- seas during the doming winter. CHINESE GET TYPEWRITER. Machine Invented by Young Oriental • Has 4,000 Characters. To make it possible to print an ideographic language like Chinese or Japanese, with their multiplicity of characters, on the typewriter, has been much desired, says the East and West News. The Pekin Daily News reports that a young inventor, II. K. Chow, exhibited a model of one at Shanghai lately. He said that it was made possible by an impression he received • at an exhibition in Bos- ton, Mass. The machine was about 2 feet by 21,S, and weighs 40 pounds. The machine has an indicator, mien which are written 4,000 charac- ters, each occupying predetermined positions. One is able to locate any- thing on the cylinder, which is the main part of the machine,- while he is locating the counterparts on the flat surface. This is the whole secret of the invention, in so far as the mechanical development is con- cerned. The indicator is printed with 4,000 characters. Its arrangement corresponds to that in a Chinese dic- tionary. A character is found through its radicals. The types are of zinc and rest on the surface of the cylin- der. They are exact reproductions of the characters on the indicator, but in reversed positions. The car- riage which holds the paper moves transversely on. the cylinder, thus giving the 'other co-ordinate motion. A long rack turns the cyliiteler and at the same time moves the carriage. This is the most essential part of the whole machine. ' BELLS WARNED GERMANS. Enemy Dug -outs Things of "Beauty, Art, and Safety." One of the devices which the Ger- mans adopt in their luxurious dug- outs on the western front is explained by a British officer, who writes: "But the German clog -outs; my word, they were things of beauty, art, and safety. Thirty and 40 feet deep; 801ne with 10 or a clone rooms, electric light, hot and cold water bathrooms! Sounds like it nice, elig- ible villa out Bromley way. The ruaintest thing T saw was in the dining -room (panelled walls) of one of these desirable country retreats. ' "In the roof, suspended by light springs, were four bells. What was, the purpose of these I could not im- agine, but I came across a G,ermap prisoner afterwards who explained their use. Down in. that troglodyte 'abode the sounds of gunfire were scarcely heard -at least, it was im- possible to tell which side was firing. Here the bells came in. When the British shells were bursting upon the surface their explosion caused the earth to vibrate so much that the bells tinkled. When only the Ger- man guns were firing there was not sufficient vibration on the earth to make them sound." If You Want a Safe Investment Let us send you particulars of an investment that never depreciates and never deiaults in dividends, • the new Compound Investment Policy in the Crown Life. With a Crown Life "Limited Payment Life Policy" you do not have to die to win. Your insurance is fully paid for during the years of your beet earning power. Let us send you some new insurance facts. Crown Life Assurance Co. TORONTO. Agents Wanted In Unrepresented Districts. erawaseressetwasisessr. •=csresawassasscs=arxiomaanacammar2==ezneasiaksaesussosnan ITALLANS RESUME DRIVE CAPTURING 8,000 PRISONERS Several Lines of Austrian Trenches Occupied on the Road to Trieste -Successes on Two Other Fronts. A despatch from Rome says: Ital- ian troops fighting in the Carso re- gion south-east of Gorizia have re- sumed their march towards Trieste, capturing several lines of Austrian trenches and more than 5,000 prison- ers, says the official statement issued by the War Office. In addition they have occupied strongly defended heights between the Tippaco River and Hill 208, taking quantities of arms and munitions. Through successes on two othel fronts the Italians captured 1,400 ad- ditional prisoners. The advances were made in the Cosmagnon sectot on Pasubio, in the Trentino, and on the front of the Julian Alps between Tobar and Vertoiba, south of Gorizia. The Austrian line on the Julian front was broken, the statement adds. On the Pasubio front 530 prisoners were taken and 800 on the Julian front. In addition 164 officers were taken in the Carso advance. ASQUITH SCORNS PATCHED PEACE Allies Demand Adequate Re- paration, Adequate Security. A despatch from London says: "This is no time for faltering coun- sel or wavering purposes," said Pre- mier Asquith in addressing the House of Commons on Wednesday. "This war cannot be allowed to end in some patched -up, precarious and dishonor- ing compromise masquerading under the name of peace. "No one desires to prolong for a single moment longer than is neces- sary the tragic spectacle of blood- shed and destruction, but we owe it to those who have given their lives that their supreme sacrifices shall not have been unavailing. "The ends of the allies are well known. They have been frequently stated. They are not selfish, they are not vindictive, but they required ade- quate reparation for the past and ade- quate security for the future." The House cheered the Premier loudly as he made these remarks in concluding his address, after moving a vote of credit for £300,000,000. This brings up the total for the cur- rent financial year to 21,350,000,000. The House agreed to vote the credit asked for by Premier Asquith, virtu- ally no criticism being offered to the Premier's statement. SUBMARINE FOR NAPOLEON. Boat to Rescue Emperor -From St. Helena Actually Was Built. When Napoleon was banished to St. Helena various schemes were set on foot for his rescue. One of the most remarkable originated in the in- ventive brain of a smuggler named Johnstone, says London Answers. "A submarine," says Sir Walter Scott in his "Life of Napoleon," "was to be the means of effecting this en- terprise. It was thought that by smiting the vessel during the daytime it might escape the notice of the Brit- ish cruisers, and being raised at night might approach the guarded rock without discovery. "The vessel was actually begun in one of the building yards of the Thames, hut the peculiarity of its construction having occasioned sus- picion, it was seized by the Govern- ment." Many Like Him. Hewitt -He's a pessimist, all right. Jewett -I should say so; he could see the dark side to a blonde! • U,. S. WILL STOP FOE SUB RAIDS Recommendation of Neutrality Board to the Government at Washington. A despatch from Washington says : -The 'joint State and Navy Neutral- ' fly Board has submitted to the State Department its report and recom- mendations concerning submarine warfare off the American coast. It is understood that the findings of the board are unfavorable to it continuance by Germany of activities eimilar ti those off Nantucket lightship Sunclxs when the U-53 sank five merchant vessels. It was said on Wednesday that the Neutrality Board declared such operations in close proximity to American shores constituted a nuis- ance which should be abated, and that in that view the United States should refuse hospitality to all belligerent war vessels. The board found, it was stated, that belligerent operations close to American shores were obnox- ious, and that the United States had the right to consider them as a nuis- ance. 'I. - BOOKS CARRY NO DISEASE. Experiments Dispel Superstition That Leaves Attract Germs. Old superstitions that books are carriers of disease seem to have been dispelled for once and all by experi- ments recently made in London. We all know the familiar argument that Mr. So -and -So caught this or that by readinganold book that old Mr. Such -and -Such read a few months before he died with the same disease, Now we are told that germs cannot live in such surroundings as are of. 'fared by the dry pages of- books, says Farming Business, and that sneezing, coughing and talking while reading a book do not make that book a carrier' of the disease the reader may have. Washings from books read by tuber- cular patients were fed to guinea pigs, but none developed the disease, PRICES OF IMPORTS INCREASE IN ITALY. A despatch from Rome says: The resumption of Austro -German sub- marine attacks is causing grave con- cern in Italy, where the prices of coal, wheat, lumber, scrap iron and other imports have trebled within a year, owing to the prohibitive freight rates. Coal now costs $50 a ton. The railroads have a stock of 200,000 tons, however, and are not likely to be interrupted during the Winter. The Officer -"D dn't you see me coming up the lines?" The Reeruite-"Yes, sir!" The Offic'es'-"Then why didn't you ask, 'Who goes there?'" • The Recruit -"Why, hang it, I've knowed who you was since you was a kid!"