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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-07-05, Page 7FOOD CONTROLLER STATES THE NEED OF STRICT ECONOMY .1 Issues An Appeal to the People of Canada Urging Increased Pro- duction .Adoption of War Menus and Elimination of Waste. A despatch from Ottawa gays: -In a statement issued Thursday night Hon, W. 3. Manna, the newly -appoint- ed Food Controller, reviews the food situation in Canada, emphasizes the need of the allies, urges economy and the prevention of waste in food, and bespealca wholehearted public co- operation. Mr. Manna's statement reads in part: "Tho outstanding fact of the food situation, which it is imperative that every citizen of Canada should realize at once:, is 'that Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium and European allies are wholly unable' to supply the allied armies at the ,front and on the way. For nearly three years their man- power has been engaged in the direct work of war, and in some cases large areas of their most productive lands have been over -run by the enemy. Their food" shortage and the food to supply the armies of Canada and the United States must be wholly provid- ed from this side of the Atlantic. The supply must also be sufficient to cov- er losses at sea. Australia, New Zea- land, the Argentine Republic and other countries are not now available to re- lieve the situation because of their re- moteness and the shortage of tonnage. "The crop of storable foods grown in Canada and the United States suit- able for shipment overseas threatens to be entirely inadequate to meet the demand unless the whole people de- termine by every means in their power to mala up the shortage. Every in- dividual is under a direct obligation to assist in rationing the allied forces. There must be national self-denial and national co-operation to provide the necessary supplies. "'rime and investigation will be re- quired to determine the best means of assuring adequate rations for the Canadian divisions and the allied na- tions and armies. But these are some measures that are so obviously right that we ask that they be adopted at once and that the mensand women of the Dominion pledge themselves to their observance. They include: "Maximum production; the largest possible consumption of perishable foodstuffs in order to liberate the storeable foods for transportation; the adoption of war menus; the prevention of food waste; the utilization and crea- tion of organized volunteer bodies to assist the Food Controller in increas- ing and conserving the food supplies." U.S. TROOPS REACH FRANCE Advance Guard of Powerful Army to be Sent to War Against Germany. A despatch from Washington says: The advance guard of the mighty army the United States is preparing to send against Germany reached France on Wednesday night. In de- fiance of the German submarines, thousands of seasoned regulars and marines, trained fighting men with the tanof long service on the Mexi- can border, or in Hayti or Santo Do- mingo:,still on their faces, have been hastened overseas to fight beside the French, the British, the Belgian, the Russian, the Portuguese and the Ital- ian troops on the western front. The American forces will be a net gain to the allies. It will throw no single burden of supply or equipment on them. The troops will be fed, clothed,armed and equipped by the United States. Around them at the camp on French soil on Wednesday, night were being stored supplies that will keep them going for months, and more will follow. NEW GREEK CABINET TAKES OATH OF OFFICE. Enthusiastic Populace at Athens Hail the Venizelos Ministry. A despatch from Athens says: -The new Greek Ministry, headed by M. Venizelos, took the oath at the Palace on Wednesday, and was acclaimed by an enthusiastic crowd on returning to the Government building, where M. Venizelos delivered a speech from a balcony warmly thanking the people for their plaudits. Strong military precautions had been taken to prevent possible disorders, but they proved un- necessary, as the malcontents show- ing themselves were in a small minor- ity. _ v - U.S. FORESTRY UNITS ARRIVE IN ENGLAND A despatch from London says :- Ten units of Ainerican woodmen sent over by New England states and organizations to turn various forests of the united Kingdom into luinber have arrived •in England. • The woodmen brought with them not only the„necessary machinery, but were fully equipped in every way, even to lubricating oils. Their arrival found them ready to establish their sawmills and- begun world at once. 5,800 tons of cargo. It has a double skin, the space between the inner and the outer hulls being filled with coal and other materials which is intended to protect the ship from mine or tor- pedo. " REDUCTION ®N p �N U. S.AL C® PRICES CS Coal Price 'Cut, Follows Investi- gation Into Costs of Mining Coal. A despatch Pram Washington says: -An immediate general reduction of $1 to $1.50 a ton in -the price of coal at the mine was agreed upon here on Thursday by representatives of the coal operators.- This reduction ,is expected _ to be followedby .still further decrease in price after investigation into the costs of mining coal and it is probable that the Govrament will be given a still lower price than that to the general public. Hundreds of millions of dol- lars will. he .saved to the American people through this . decision. - The operators agreed to -the imme- diate reduction at a meeting here an Thursday after adopting a resolution by which coal prices would be fixed with the aid and approval of the Sec- retary of the Interior, the Federal Trade Commission and the Committee on Coal Production of the National Defence Council. HUN ARMY WEARS SUITS OF PAPER Evidence of Growing Straits of the German Forces. A despatch from London says: - Striking evidence of the growing straits of the German army, was ob- tained recently from captured prison- ers. v Their etothing excited curiosity from its appearance, so it was analyz- ed. It was discovered that the offi- cers are now wearing woven cloth of leather fibre, and enlisted men uni- forms of paper fibre. It is evident such clothing is entirely unsuited to the rigors of a winter campaign if the war lasts that long. U. S. RED CROSS TOTALS $114,000,000. A despatch from Washington says: Henry P, Davison of the Red Cross War Council, who has been in charge of its seven-day campaign for $100,- 000,000 for war relief work, on Tues- day announced the success of the pro- ject. The subscriptions received ag- gregated at least $114,000,000. ENEDESPERATELY PERAT 4 h�� HOLDS D ES ELY TO ANION, LAST DEFENCE OF LENS Gave Up His Wenches Leading to Village Only Under Strong Compulsion -Canadian Heavy Artillery'Pouncling at'Final Teuton Stand. . A despatch from the Canadian Headquarters in France, says: -The enemy clings tenaciously to'jAvoin. Ila.. gave up his trenches, whi4h were on a slope leading up to the village, a little over a quarter of a utile from the first houses; only under strong com- ii1lsion, They were dug in chalk, and•our artillery observers had no dif- lieulty in seoing the effort of every shell dropped in them. His newline is immediately in front of the most esterly row of houses in Avoin. It s connected with cellars and dugouts the villaa, to which the occupants eau retire when heavily shelled. Strong Canadian patrols were sent 41,1t during last night along most of the front to leal'n something of thb Hon. W. J. Hanna, Canada's Food Controller HUN ZEPPELIN FELL TO EARTH TWO ® 11,1'@ THE CREW SCAPED Airship Plunged From Height of 13,000 Feet and Was in Flames When It Reached the Ground. A despatch from London says: When the British recently brought down a Zeppelin on the East Anglian coast, they captured two members of the crew, who, in a miraculous man- ner, escaped death as the airship plunged to earth. This fact was made known tq the newspapers on Wednes- day by the Admiralty. One of the prisoners is an officer and the other: a private. The private sustained broken legs in the fall of the airship, but is recovering. His companion escaped virtually unscath- ed. The Zeppelin fell from a height of 13,000 feet, and was in flames when it reached the ground. Flow the two Germans escaped death cannot be accounted for. The above undoubtedly refers to the air raid on the east and south-east coast of England early Sunday morn- ing, June 17, when one Zeppelin was brought down in flames. Markets of the World Breaclstpffe Toronto, July 8 -Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern $2.583; No. 2 Northern, $3Manitobaatt0Bay s -No t2 C.•4v., 78a, track Bay ports. American corn -No. 3 yellow, $1.513, nominal, track Toronto. Ontario oats -No official quotations. Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per car lot, 52.50 to $2.55; do„ No. 8, $2.48 to 56.53, according to freights outside. Peas -No. 2, nominal, according to freights outside. Barley -Malting, nominal, according tpfreights 1'e =iNo. 2,outside. 52 05, nominal, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour -First patents, In lute bails, 113.40; second „patents. in lute bags, 512.90; strong bakers', 1n jute bags, $12.50, Toronto, • Ontario !lour --Winter, according to sample, $11:00 to 511,10, in bags, track Toronto, Prompt shipment. tsl lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags included -Bran, per ton, 53;1; shorts, per ton, $38; middlings, per ton, $42; good feed flour, per bag, $2.80 to Hay-Extra No. 2, per tan, $12.50 to $13,50; mixed, per ton, $9 to 511, track Toronto. Straw -Car lots, per ton, 59, track Toronto, Country Produce -Wholesale Butter -Creamery solids, per lb., 86 to 851c; prints, per lb„ 363 to 36c; dairy, per Ib., 28 to. 29c. Eggs -Per doz., 25 to 29o. Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices: - Cheese -New, large, 228 to 23c•. twins, 222 to 231o; triplets, 23 to 281c; old. largo, 30a; twins, 301c; triplets, 3010. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 35 to 360; creamery prints, 38 to 39c; solids, 38c. Eggs -New -laid, }n cartons, 37 to 38c; out of cartons, 350. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 40o; fowl, 24 to 25e; squabs, per doz., 54:00 to 14.50; turkeys, 20 to 26e. Live poultry -Spring chickens, lb., 26 to 36c; hens, db.. 18 to 20a Honey -Comb -Extra fine and heavy weight, per doz., $2.75; select, $2.60 to $2.75• No. 2, $2 to 52.25. Potatoes -On track Ontario, per bag, $4.50; Albertan• per bug, $4,00; P.E.I. reds• bag, 54.00; Red Star, new, bbl., $12.50 to $12.76; North Carolinas, neW, bbl., $11.50 to 512.00. Maple Syrup -Imperial gallon, 51,75. Beans -Imported, hand-picked, 89.00 to $3.50 per bush.; Limas, per lb„ 10 to 200, Provisions -Wholesale Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 30 to 31c; do„ heart' 26 to. 270; cooked, 41 to 42c; rolls, 27 to 28c; breakfast bacon, 83 to 36c; backs, plain, 86 to 370; bone- less, 39 to 40c. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 25 to. 2580 per lb; char bellies, 24 to 25e. Lard -Pure 1 rd, tierces, 27 to 273c; ,taus, 278 to 2750; palls, 271 to 2700; compound, tierces, 213; tube, 2110; pails, 22c. Montreal Markets Montreal, July 3 -Oats.- Canadian western, No, 2, 7030; do., No. 3, 780e; do.. extra No. 1 feed, 7810. Barley - Malting, $1.18, Flour -Manitoba spring wheat patents, firsts, 513.60; do„ seconds, $13; do„ strong bakers', $12.50; do., straight rollers, $12,60 to $12.30; do., bags, $6 to $3,15. Rolled oats -Bar- rels, 59 to $0.10; do., bags. 90 lbs., $4,86 to $4.40. Bran -580 to 532. Shorts - $38, Middlings -140 to $42, Mountie - 144' to $49. flay -No, . 2, per ton, car lots, 113 to 513,50; cheese -Finest westerns, 210e; do., finest easterns, 219u, Butter - Choicest, creamery, 86e; do„ seconds, 340. Eggs -Selected, 37 to 30c.; No. 1 stock 34 to 360; No. 2 stack, 3t to 32a Winnipeg Grain Wt- mil peg, July 3 -Cash prices: - Wheat ---No, Y northern 82,59; No. 2 northern $2.35; No, 8- northern, $2.31; Ni,. 4,$f 19; No. 6, $1,05. No, 6, $1.76. Basis contract June 52.87: July, $2,02 August (first hall) 53 27. Oats - No 2 C.W, 701c; No 8 d.W., 700; extra No, 1 feed, 70c; No, 1 feed, 090; No. 2 feed, Oslo, Barley -No. 3, $1.20; No, 4, $1,21; rejected, 51.10; feed $1,10. Flag Nn. 1 N W 4 52,728; No, 2 C.W., $2;636; No, 3 C,W., $2,611, United States )Markets Minneapolis, Minn., July 5 -Wheat - 12,30; September, $7.711; cash, ?.40...1. hard, 52,50 to $2,60; No. 1 North- ern$2,40 to 52.50; - N0, 2 Nnrthern, 2,30 to $2,40. Corn -No. 8 yellow 1,078 to $1,681. Oats -No, 3 white, 6511 b Osla. Flour unchanged, Shipments, 0,082 barrels, 19ran--$27.60 to $28,60, .Ohio i, Minn„ July 8 -',Vicat -'No, 1 lard 52.38, nominal; No, 1 Northet',n, 2.871 No. 2 Northern, $2,32; July, 2.87, nominal. Linseed -42.K July, 2,03; September, $;1,55; October, $2.80, "lave -''Stock Markets Toronto, July 3--7Oxtra. 0110100 heavy U361.13, $12,25 to'512,68: Choice heavy leers, $11,70 10 $12,:16; 10004 heevy. teer5 $'11,15 to $11,119: butohore' Celtic, holo 511,40 to $12; dn., good, 511,00 o $11.25; do„ )medium, 610.26 to $10.75; p., common;- $'t 00 to $8.36; butchers' tills choice, $10- to $10,23; do., good .to $0.60; tin, m0dlum bu11s, 111.1‘4809;3800; dn„ rnuglt bulls, $6 tb $5.10; ateliers' cows choice, 59,60 to $10; d0„ gond, $360 to b0; do„ lnecnutu,'87.60 to 8,00; stnaltel•s, $7.60 tb 88.53; fee4 re, 0,25 to .0,76 canners and cutters, 5.40 to 50,40; milkers, goad! oto oe, SO to $110; do,, .0001, and rood., null, conditions 101 this trench line. They found it strongly held by the enemy, and were unable to enter his defence. Our heavy artillery has once more taken up the work of destruction. When the4Avion lino is rendered un 1 tenable the defenders af. Lens will have but one shot in their locker, . Be -i tween gvion and Lens there is a con- siderable strotch of marsh land along the Seethez. This has beet Deeded is and wire entanglements have been constructed on the eastern side of the 'o flooded area. ' Id Northof the .. river, during the night, b enemy posts were raided by the Eng- E lish Midland troops and a number of b the enemy were killed and taken pris- oners. There, as it is to the south, the German new line is strongly held. 5 $40 to 560; springers, $65 to $110; light to 87.5$0; yearlings, 5110; 3 to $12 30 calve , good dYt choice. e. $131 to 515; spring lambs, yearlings, 510 to $11; hogs, fed and watered, $10 do„ weighed off cars, $16.26; do, f.o.b., $10,25. Montreal, July 3 -Choice steers, $11.50 to $12.00; good, $11.00 to $11.25; fair, $10.00 to $10.75; common, $9.00 to $9.60; cows, $8.00 to 510,00; bulls,. $8.50 to $10.30; choice milkers, $110 to $115; very good milkers, $90.00; calves, $7 to $12; sheep, $7,60 to 59.00; spring lambs, $6.00 to $8.00; selected hogs, 616,00 to $16,25; heavyweights, $15,00 to $15.25. CROPS ARE SMALLER THROUGHOUT EUROPE A despatch from Ottawa says :- A cablegram received at the office of the Commissioner of the International Institute of Agriculture for Canada gives the following official crop data: The wheat crop of France is pro- visionally estimated at 161,674,000 bushels, or 75 per cent, of the 1916 crop. Wheat production of India 379,- 090,000 bushels, or 119 per cent. of last year, and 105 .per cent. of the average of the five years, 1911-15. Japan's wheat crop is estimated at 26,533,000 bushels, or 94 per cent. of the 1916 crop, and 108 per cent. of the five years average. The area sown to wheat in Italy is 10,626,000 acres, 91 per cent, of last year's acreage, And 89 per cent. of the five year's average; India 33,041,000 acres of 110 per cent. of 1916, and 108 per cent. of average; Tunis 1,310,000, or 88 per cent. of 1916, and 102 per cent, of average. Area sown to barley: France 1,475,- 000 acres, or 95 per cent. of 1916; Italy 544,000, or 91 per cent, of 1916, and 89 per cent. of average; Tunis 1,038,000, or 84 per cent. of 1916, and 92 per cent. of average. Area sown to oats: France 6,437,000 acids, or 83 per cent. of 1916; Scot- land 1,040,000, or 105 per cent, of 1916, and 109 per cent. of average; Italy 1,- 187,000, or 130 per cent. of 1916, and 92 per cent. of average. The condition of, cereal erops on June 1st was good in Ireland and Italy, average in India, Egypt, and moderate in France, Groat Britain, Luxemburg, Netherlands and Switzerland, U.S. SENATE PASSED DAYLIGHT-SAVING BILL. Last Sunday of April Until Last Sun- day of September in Each Year. A despatch from Washington says: The. daylight saving law sponsored by Senator Calder of New York was passed by the Senate on Wednesday without roll call. It will not go into effect until next year. The measure provides that time be moved forward one hoar on the last Sunday of April in each year and set back to the original time on the last Sunday in September. All clocks in the nation, under the act passed, would be advanced from 2 o'clock to 8 o'clock on the date fixed in April, and remain one hour in advance until the end. of September, when they would return, to normal time. The bill also fixed standard time. which heretofore has only been done by general agreement, and by act of various State Legislatures. Five standard zones are provided -East- ern, Central, Mountain, Pacific and Alaskan -with an hour's difference in time between each one. 3- --- ITALIAN DESIGNS UNSINKABLE 130AT , A despatch from Rome says: - Umberto ?uglier°, a naval engineer, has designed a now type e of unsink- able able ca,'ge boat which has been accept- ed by the Italian Ministry of Marine The 'Revista. Marithia, describing the ship, says the vessel has a displace- ment of 10,300 tons and can carry IPSouth American Re ublic Lines Up on the Side of the Allies. A despatch from Rio Janeiro says: -Brazil has revolted her decree of neutrality in the war between the En- tente Allies and Germany. Although no announcement has been vouchsafed as to whether the South American republic will actually enter hostilities by its revocation of neutrality it definitely aligns itself formally on the side of the United States and'the Entente. NEW LOANS TO ALLIES. American Credits Now Pass the Bil- lion Mark. A despatch from Washington says: -American loans to the allies passed the billion -dollar mark an Tuesday, when the Treasury placed $15,000,000 to the credit of Great Britain and $10,- 000,000 to France's account. Credits to all the allies to meet their expendi- tures in this country now total $1,- 008,000,000, of which Great Britain has received $550,000,000, and France $210,000,000. FRENCH TROOPS WIN NOTABLE I NEWS FROM ENGLAND VICTORY OVER CROWN PRINCE NEWS BY NiAII, RIigU7<' JOIIi Gen. Petain's Thrust, Completed in Thirteen Minutes, Wins Last High Ground of Germans Along the Chemin-des-Dames. A despatch from Paris says: -The morale of the Fronds soldiers is made sharp blow delivered against the clear by Petain, who, on the eve of the Crown Prince's new Ailette River fourth year of the war, reiterates the hissing peso, allies' determination to fight on for a positions Wednesday resulted in the loss of his last existing high ground along the Chemin-des-Dames, north of Hui•tebise Farm, The suddenness and effectiveness of Gen, Petain's thrust, which was completed in thirteen minutes, cern- pares with the recapture of Douamont last Autumn and the British successes at Vimy and Messines, Gen, Petain's recent statement to the French troops explaining France's War aims is significant, coming on the eve of the secret session of the Cham- ber of Deputies when Gen. Nivella's April offensive will be the subject of investigation. The French high com- mand's confidence in the unshakable Gen. Petain's pronunciamento, coup- led with the lightning -like attack on the Dragon's Cave, where the French "shock" regiments stormed one of the hardest posts on the whole front, goes fat' to disprove what a few pacifist pessimists have been spreading -that the French aro sinking into lassitude after the tremendous struggleof the last three years, The French morale has been improv- ing steadily since the German failure at Verdun, and the succe6sful British onslaughts, With the appearance of American troops on this front, cause the nren to look forward fuller of con- fidence than ever before. SOVEREIGNITY OF LUXE BURL . ,-_- IGNORED AGAIN BY THE GERMANS Sent Belgian "Slaves" to Replace the Strikers and Threatened Residents With Summary Execution. A despatch from Amsterdam says: -Details of the miners' strike In Luxemburg, which the Germans sup- pressed, have reached the Telegraaf. Over two-thirds of all the Luxemburg workers struck at the beginning of June. The workers demanded a share of the ,enormous war profits of these mines from work for the German army, The Luxemburg Government warned the people that the Germans would send troops to prevent disturb- ances, and that the troops would be quartered on the population. In June 16 per cent. of the miners at Dodelange struck, whereupon the Germans is- sued a threatening notice to all towns in Luxemburg forbidding meetings and declaring that the demonstra- tions would be suppressed by force of arms and the leaders arrested for treason and tried by court-martial. The Luxemburg Government pro- tested strongly against the new at- tack against Luxemburg sovereignity. The Germans replied with "slaves" from the Etappe region, compelling them to replace the strikers. The following day 1,000 more deported Belgians arrived at Luxemburg. The strike leaders were summoned before the military governor and flatly in- formed :with menaces that the strike must cease. The following day the strikers, whereof 50 per cent. were without food, capitulated, BRAZIL REVOKES NEUTRALITY DECREE TIMES RED CROSS FUND EXCEEDS $35,000,000 .A despatch from London says: - The Times' fund for the British Red Cross and Order of St. John on Thurs- day passed seven million pounds. In forty years the sugar per capita of the United States has increased from eighteen to eighty-nine pounds. Whatever else is neglected there should be no neglect of cord. Hay will give a light yield this year, but if there is plenty of ensilage, the short- age in hay will not be felt. Do not deny your family onions on account of the unpleasant odor. They are one of the best nervines, and are exceedingly useful to tone up a run- down system. The odor can be re- moved by eating parsley or drinking a little coffee. HUNS TO REPLACE DUTCH CH VESSELS Holland to Pay Germany Total Compensation Value of Ships. A despatch from London says: Ac- cording to a Hague official communi- cation, forwarded by the Amsterdam t correspondent of Reuter's, Limited, an agreement has been reached between '' the Dutch and German Governments concerning the seven Dutch merchant- men which were torpedoed off the Eng- lish coast last ,February. Germany undertakes to replace the lost vessels by the cession of a number of German ships, now in Dutch East Indies, of s equivalent value, but Holland is to pay Germany a sum equivalent to the total compensation value of the lost ships. Germany will compensate the crews of the lost ships for moral and fi material damages. The ceded vessels may only be used for transocean traffic during the war and not until the belligerent powers recognize the transfer of the flag and the right of these vessels to under- take voyages. BU1411 AND SUS PT.OPY E, Occurrences In the Land Tita$ Reigns Supreme in the Coln«" znercial World, About two-thirds of the 50 acres of allotments at C1lisolhulst are planted with potatoes. The London Munitions Tribunal have decided to impose heavier Pus on munition smokers. Bayes Fisher, M.P.,estimates that war pensions will cost Great Britain about £400,000,000. A peace resolution wee defeated by the Northumberland Miners' Council by a vote of 42 to. 14. Three German prisoners have es- caped from Larkhill, Salisbury Plain. .A Parliamentary Committee on the' Dogs Bill is being organized by Col. Lockwood. Honorary degrees were conferred on General Smuts and the American Ambassador by Cambridge Univers- ity.. Lord Fisher, President of the Board of Inventions, receives a salary of £1,850 a year in addition to retir- ed pay. For the first time in thirty- one years there was no strike pay dis- tributed by Midland Counties Trades Federation. During last year 11.1,000 children were treated under the London Coun- ty Council medical scheme. ' The death occurred recently of J. H. Thewlis, who at one time was Lord Mayor of Manchester. „ In an appeal by the British Farm- ers' Red Cross Fund it is stated that Red Cross work costs 04 a minute. A lecturer at the Aeronautical So- ciety stated that air fights had, taken place at a height of four miles. The boot allowance of the Metro- politan police has been raised from sixpence to one shilling per week. H. C. A. Bingley has been appoint- ed a police magistrate in. London in the place of the late Paul Taylor. The London County Council has de- cided to buy the London section of the London United Tramways for £235,- 000. The mayor of Croydon presented a war savings certificate to each baby born in Croydon during' National Baby Week. A further war bonus of four shil- lings a week has been granted to the clerical staffs in the Royal Dock- yards. The Lord Chief Justice and the At- orney-General for England paid elo- uent tributes to the late Joseph Choate. A committee of experts has been engaged to free the British printing trade from its dependence on German Monopolies. Two road sweepers of Westmin- ter have been awarded the Military biedal-for distinguished conduct at the front. George Goose, a potato merchant. of Whaplode, was fined £100 for selling otatoes at a higher price than the :of cial maximum, In Augusta three weeks' vacation course will be held for students and teachers . of French at University College, London. A press photographer was fined £20 at the Thames Police Court for taking a photograph of a group of soldiers without permission. The Prince of Wales and Princess Mary paid a visit recently to the blinded soldiers at St. Dunstan's, Re- gent Port-, London, The late Mr. and Mrs. D. Willis, James, of London, left a legacy of £40,000 for the benefit of war widows. and orphans in England. SERB TRAP T O f'Y WERE EXECUTED Army Officers Hatched a Plot to Overthrow the Present Regime of Serbia. A despatch from Salonica says: - Several executions took place in the outskirts of Salonica on Wednesday. Col• Dimitrievich, Major Vulovich and an Austro-Hungarian volunteer, Malo- babach, concerned with many others AIR ROUTE AROUND THE WORLD An All -British Line For Aircraft Feasible After the War. Lord. Montagu of'Beaulien, lectur- g in London recently, made striking roposals for 'the regulation of the reat air traffic which he is confident will come about soon after the war. The regulations ' would have to be trictly enforced by international greements. Under his scheme cer- ain air levels' would be limited to cer- in classes of traffic; the first 2,00p. et should be prohibited to all traf•• $c except to the owner of the soil or for purposes of landing, while the lower altitudes should be used only by machines with silenced engines; the lowest flying level would be re - THROUGH AV�t'N served for commercial planes; on the N ground that they want to operate as cheaply as possible. Above this:would be the level for general air traffic, also silenced, while from 6,000 feet to 10,000 feet would be the stratum for official planes of each nation. These would be used by naval, military and civil forces and by the necessary air Policemen. Above 10,000 feet Lord Montagu proposes the levels should' be internationalized and free to all, reviled pilots comply with the titles in in a conspiracy of a Serbian secret p society to overthrow the present g regime of Serbia and substitute an oligarchic form of government, were shot. s a t to fe Many others implicated received long terms of imprisonment. rt' Confide' -in your wife; you can have no bettor' counsellor. CANADIAN TROOPS FIG THEIR A INC Second Attack in Twenty-four Hours -Advance by Way of Laby- rinth of Ruined Houses -All Objectives Are Attained. A despatch from Canadian Head- quarters in France says: -Fighting ,their way forward, amid a labyrinth of ruined houses, over which the smoke of battle hung densely, the Canadians at -sundown on Thursday night were more than half -way through Avian. The attack, which was the second in 24 hours, was made in conjunction with the British troops, all f whom reached their o °f d b0ectives. On' the north out' ]told upon Reservoir Hill w11 made absolute by the gallant advance of the British soldiers, who went forward without check, despite heavy enemy shelling, The German trenches on the east- ern side were occupied -within half an hour after the attack began. Through- out the day there had been incessant artillery activity. The Germans kept Coulotte and Lens -Arras road under shrapnel tiro throughout the afternoon, evidently to stake difficult tate as- semblage of troops for a further ad- vance into Aviou. Their former front line, on the outs n for meeting and overtaking, etc,, and that their craft be passed tipott as airworthy. An aircraft desiring to leave its own levels would, use its wireless to ask permission from the nationnl or international flying att.,. thoritieg, The :British Em irk' to Ye- n , shirts of Avian, was as nls o Hammered f with high explosives and considerably 'pooltiosi was is a pool -arty atedrpegs damaged, u y positiott, for its widely -separated pec-. mag , O r guns did much coon- sessions •enl8hle-British airmen toproa' ter -battery work to the east of Lens, ceed around the world over land ani. where most of the enemy's guns are sea without asking concessions front, now located. any nation