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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-07-12, Page 3MA TY OF SIXTY-THREE FOR MILITARY SERVICE ACT OF 1917 Both the Six Months' }Joist and the Referendum Etre Defeated by Large Majorities. A despatch from Ottawa says; At 3 o'clock Friday' morning the first division on the Conscriptiou Bill re- sulted in the defeat of the sub - amendment of J, A, Barrette, of Joliette, calling for the six months' hoist, by a vote of nays 102, yeas 9, a Government majority of 154. The following voted for the Bar- rette amendment: Messrs. Achim of Labelle, Barrette of Berthier, Belle - mare of Maslcinonge, Boulay of Ri- mouski, Descarcies of Jacques Car- tier, Gerard of Chicoutimi, Gullbauit of ,Joliette, Paquet of L'Islet and Pa- tenaude of Ilochelaga, the ex -Secre- tary of State. Ninety Conservatives, including 3. Il. Rainville, the Deputy Speaker, and seventy-three Liberals opposed the amendment. The Laurier referendum amend- ment was voted down by 110 to 02, a Government majority of 48. On the Government side-- of the Ilouse Sir Rodolphe Forget and Messrs. Patenaucle, Barette, Paquet, Girard, Gilbault, Bellemarre, a3oulay, and Desearries voted with the leader of the Opposition. Nineteen Liberals voted with the Government. Tho Liberals who voted against the referendum were; Messrs, Guthrie, Pardee, Graham, Carvell, Maclean (of Halifax), Cruise, Charlton, Turiif, Nesbitt, MaoNutt, MacLean (of Sun- bury), McCraney, Loggie, Clark, Bu- chanan, Douglas, Champagne Neeley and Duncan Rose. The vote on "The Military Service Act of 1917" was 118 yea and 55. nay. Majority, 63. CHINESE EMPIRE OVERTHROWN Republic is Re -Established Fol- lowing Abdication of Emperor. A despatch from San Francisco says:—China is in the throes of civil war and a battle is being fought be- tween troops of the southern provinces fighting for the preservation of the re- public, and the northern forcesof the young Emperor, according to cable ad- vices received here on Wednesday by the Chinese Nationalist League, The first clash was announced as having occurred on Tuesday by officials of the league, who claim the source of its in- formation is unquestionable. The advices on Wednesday state that President Li Yuan IIung is safe in Pekin and ViceePresident Fung Kuck Jung is directing troop move- ments in Nanking. According to the despatches the soldiers of President Li in the Chi- nese capital are steadily gaining ground. London, July 9.—A Reuter's Limit- ed despatch from Pekin- announces that Hsuan Tung, the young Emperor, has abdicated. - Washington, July 8.—Official de- spatches to the Chinese Legation here to -night said the republic had been firmly re-established at Nanking, with Fang Kuo-Chang, the former Vice - President, as President of the new Provisional Government. Republican troops were reported converging to- ward Pekin to drive out the Manchu forces remaining in possession there, in the name of the Imperialists. EXPECTS FAIR CROP IN SASKATCHEWAN A despatch from Regina, Sask., says:—Hon. W. R. Motherwell, Mini- star of Agriculture for Saskatchewan, stated on Friday that, despite reports of damage to the crop in some districts of the province, he looked for a crop of equal or even better volume than that of last year, providing really fav- orable weather conditions prevails bo- tween now and harvest: FOOD BLOCKADE IS SUCCESSFUL Entry of United States Into the War Stops Importation Through Neutrals. A despatch frail:. London says :— Discussing in the House of Lords on Wednesday the question of com- modities reaching enemy countries through neutrals, Viscount Milner, member of the War Cabinet, referred to America's entry into the war as considerably checking this leakage. He expressed the conviction that the importation into Germany of com- modities from neutral countries, which had previously been imported into these neutral countries from overseas, had been completely stopped by the blockade and the pressure the allies had been able to exert on the neutrals, Undoubtedly, he said, there was still considerable export from neutrals into Germany, but it was entirely the neu- trals' own home products. 45 OPERATORS HAVE GONE DOWN Gallant Acts of Wireless Opera- tors in Remaining With - Sinking Ships. A despatch from London says;— The Marconi Internationa' Marine Communication Co,, at its meeting on Wednesday declared a dividend total- ling fifteen per cent. for the year The number of ships now installed is 1,855, and the operator's employed 3,347, of which 833 have been saved from vest sels sunk, 45 have been drowned, 99 injured, one killed and 19 taken pris- oners. Many gallant acts of opera- tors sticking to sinking ships and send- ing ship's positions, thereby ensuring the picking up of the boats in a com- paratively few hours, were recorded. One operator was torpedoed three times in three months, and is still un- hurt and ready to go to sea again, but was rewarded and put ashore. • THREE RUSSIAN ARMIES ACTIVE IN IMPORTANT OFFENSIVE General Brussiloff Advancing Toward Halicz, the Key to Lem- berg, Capital of Galicia. Petrograd, July •8,—According to semi-official reports, the Russian of- fensive is spreading to the north and south of Helicz, in Eastern Galicia, which was virtually under the guns of General Brussiloff when the advance of a year ago came to a standstill. Halicz is important as the key to Lem- berg, the capital of Galivia, and is about 60 miles south-east of that city. Three armies are now engaged on a front of mere than 30 miles along the Narayuvka RiverThe enthusiasm among the troops is increasing. A train carrying 500 sailors from Revel, who organized the "storming bat- talion" and wear shoulder ribbons in- scribed, "To the trenches," passed through Petrograd to -day. Some activity is reported along the northern front. The Government has ordered the release of Polish pris- oners -of -war captured from the Ger- man ranks. ' General Brussiloff is pushing his of- fensive with energy and rapidly ex- tending its scope. Ile has begun an attack in the region—of Pinsk, 150 miles north of Galicia, within which forward movement had previously been restricted, and is attacking with success in the region north-west of Stanislau, south-east of Lemberg. BRITISH AIRMEN BRING DOWN TEN GERMAN MACHINES Saturday Raid on London and Eastern Coast District Resulted in 37 Killed and 141 Injured. London, July 8.—British airmen brought down ten German aeroplanes following a raid on London Saturday, as .a result of which 87 were killed and 141 injured. Ono enemy machine downed by the Royal Flying -Corps fell into the sea off the mouth of the Thames, three were brought down by pursuing machines from England. British airmen at Dunkirk watching for the returning raiders missed then Owing to the fact that they returned over Dutch territory, but the British drove down seven other German ma- chines, several of them in flames. Lord French reports that the total casualties in Saturday's German air raid reported by the police up to the present are: I{illed—Metropolitan area, men, 27; women, 4; children, 8; total, 34; Isle of Thenct, men, 1; women, 2; total, 3; total killed, 87. . Injured—Metropolitan area, mon, '74; women, 27; childreh, 36; total, 189; Isle of Thane', women, 1; ehil- ch'on, 1: total 2; total injured, 141. GERMANS WRECK FOSSE AT AVIOID Pithead Overlooking Canadian Outposts Blown Up by Enemy, A despatch from Canadian Head- quarters hn France says; Fosse 0, the pithead 'which overlooked our outposts in Avion, disappeared on Thursday in a cloud of dust and fire. Ib lied been for some time a mark for our heavy artillery, but whether the destruction was caused by_,our shells or by the Germans themselves is not known, If they anticipated a further immediate advance of our men they may have blown up the mining works themselves, for it is their policy to leave behind them.nothing that would aid in speedy resumption of mining operations in this important coal area. Our casualties have been very light during the past two weeks, and exceptionally so in the killed and missing classes, GERMAN TROOPS THRO °t't N BACK Strongest Offensive Since Ver- dun Broken Down Everywhere. A despatch from French Front in Prance says:—After their strongest offensive effort since Verdun the Ger- mans found themselves on Thursday thrown back everywhere along an 11 - mile front on the Chemin-de-Dames, leaving the ground thickly strewn with their dead and having failed to take even one French soldier prisoner. The French lines remained intact, and the French commanding general, who watched the operations through- out from the front trenches, was able to declare that not a single yard of territory had been lost. RUSSIANS RENEW FIG_1T IN GALICIA Massed' Assaults Made Between Zborow and Koniuchy. A despatch • from London says:— The battle in Eastern Galicia between the Teutonic forces and the Russians developed afresh on Friday. After a great artillery battle on the front where the Russians made their assault earlier in the week massed assaults were delivered by the Russians qn German positions between Zborow and Koniuchy, and at Brzezany. U. S. CAN MAKE TEAR GAS. Damage is Done by the Irritating ,• Dust From Lily Seed. Dr. J. N. Rose, associate curator of plants in the National' Museum at Washington, has secured in Vene- $ zuela specimens of "sabadilla," a Venezuelan plant of the lily family, from the seeds of Which are produc-,S ed some of the asphyxiating and tear -producing gases used by the Germans in the present war. $ It is stated that the dust from the' -'seed in the field irritates the b eyes, throat, and especially the nose, b so much that the native laborers are t obliged to wear masks. It has been reported that the Ger- $ mans bought all the available supply of these seeds before the declaration s of war. Both the sabadilla seeds and it all preparations compounded from a them are now, however, declared con-1 traband by England. la Another plant of the same genus 6 grows wild in Texas, and some hot -Is anists believe that should a need for sabadilla arise here it .could easilylt be cultivated in Texas and in other southern states. LEADING MARKETS �ren4stuffs Toronto, July 10--Manttnba wheat --- No, 1 Northern, 82,80' No, 2 Northern, 62,88, nominal, Iracic flay ports. Manitoba oats—No. 2 C.W., 781o, track .flay parts. American corn—No. 8 yellow, 11.820, nominal track Toronto. Ontario oats No ()Metal quotations, er tar o wheat—No, 2 Winter, per oar lot, 22 86 to 12.40; No. 8 22.83 to $3.88, alcor ing' to freights outside. peas --No. 3, nominal, aceordhlg 10 freights outside. Bar' oY—M-altlnrg nominal, according to freights outside, Rye --No, 2, 12,00, nominal, aconrding to freights outside. Manitoba flour—:first patents, In lute ags, 212,501 second patents, inute bags, 111,00; strong bakers', in Bate bas, 11.60, Toronto. Ontario -flour---Winter, according to sample, $10.16 to $10.28, in bags, track Toronto, prompt shipment. Millreed—Car lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags included --Bran, per ton, $31; shorts, per ton, 538; middlings, nor ton, 142; good feed (lour, per bag, 18,80 to 12.90, 810y— xtt'a No. 2, per ton, 112.60 to $13,61); mixed, per ton, $2 to $11, traok Toronto. straw—Car lots, per ton, $3, track To- ronto, country Produno—Wholesale Butter—Creamery, solids, per lb., 35 to 352o; prints, per Ib., 552 to sea; dairy, per lb., 28 to 29e, 2Oggs—Per doz„ 28 to 29c. Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices ;— Cheese --New, large, 222 to 23c' twins, 222 to 231c; triplets, 23 to 231o; old, large 30e; twins, 3110; triplets, 808e. Butter—Fresh dairy, choice, 35 to 30a' creamery prints,30 to 300; solids, 380. Eggs—Now-latl, In cartons, 37 to 38e;. out of cartons,30o. Dressed poultry—;Spring chickens, 352; fowl, 22 to 242; squabs, per doz., 04.00 to $9,60; turkeys, 20 to 30e. Live poultry --Spring chlokons, lb., 20 to 25c; hens, 18 to 20c. @ Honey—Comb—l"xtra'fine and heavy weight. per doz„ $2,75; select, $2.60 to $2s $2.26. Beans -2 Imported, hrnd-packed, $9.00 to. $0.52 per bush.; Limas,- per lb., 10 to 20c. Potatoes—Red Star. new, bbl., $2.00 to $8.50; North Carolinas, new, bbl., $8 to $8,50. Provisions—Wholesale Smoked meats -Hams, medium -30 to 31c; do., heavy, 26 to 27c; cooked, 41 to 42e; roils, 27 to 28e; breakfast bacon, 33 to 36c; backs, plain, 36 to 37c; bone- less, 19 to 40c. Cured meats --Long clear bacon. 26 to 203*, per lb; clear bellies, 25 to 20o, Lard—Puree lard. tierces, 27 to 272e; tubs, 27), to 271c; palls, 271 to 273c; compound, Heroes, 210,; tubs, 213e; pails, 22e. Montreal Markets Montreal, July 10—Oats—Canadlan Western, No, 2. 81 to 812c; do., Cana- dian Western, No, 3, S0 to 805c; extra No. 1 feed;" 80 to 802c. Barley—Man. feed, $1.13. Flour—Man, Spring wheat 'latents, firsts, $1.2.50; do„ seconds, $12; strong bakers', 811.50; Winter patents, choana, $12,50; straight rollers, $12 to bays. $6.75 to $6.90, Rolled oats—Barrels, #9.00 to 29.25; do., bags, 90 lbs., $4.36 to $4,40. Bran, $32. Shorts, $38. Middlings, $40 to 1.12. Moulilie,. 544 to $47, Hay, No. 2, per ton, oar lots, 112.50 to 113. Cheese— Finest Westerns, 210c; do., finest east - erns, 215o. Butter—Choicest creamery, 350; do., seconds, 34c. Eggs—Selected, 070; do No. 1 stock, 33 to 3.4o; No, 3 stock, l'8 to 30c, Potatoes—per bag, car lots, $4.25 to $4,50, Winnipeg Crain Winnipeg, July 10—Cash quotations— Wheat—No, 1 Northern, $2.20; No. 2 Northern, 22.17; No. 3 Northern, $2.12; No. 4, 12,00; No. 6, $1.78; No, 8, $1.59: feed,_51.19. Oats—No. 2 C.W., 783e; No, 3 c.W., 7220; extra No. 1 feed, 738c; No, 1 feed, 720e; No, 2 feed, 703c. Barley— No. 3, 51.25; No, 4, $1.20; feed, $1.10; rejected, 01.10. Flax—No, 1 N.W.C„ $2.66; No. 2 C,W., 22.018; No 3 C.W„ 32.464, Basis contract -for wheat—July, 52.18; August (first hall), $9,18, United States Markets Minneapolis. July 10—Wheat—July closed 82.22: September, $1.86; cash— No. 1 hard, 02.42 to 12.47; No. 1 North- ern, $2.32 to $2.42; No, 2, - iso., $2.22 to 02,82. Corn—No. 3 yellow, Oats—No, 8 white, 705 to 710, Flour— Fanay patents, $12.70; first clears, 10,70; other grades unchanged, Bran —129 to 531. Duluth, July 10—Wheat—No. 1 herd, 2.26; No. 1 Northern, 22.25; No, 2, do,, 2.20. Linseed—$2.77; July, $2.77; eptember, 12,76; October, $2.71, rive Stook Markets Toronto, July 10—Choice heavy steers, 10.75 to $11.25; butchers' cattle, hoIoe, 110.65 to 211; 410,, medium, 00.26 o $9,75; do., common, $5,26 to $0,75; etchers bulls, -.choice, 58,50 to 00.50; o., good bulls, 88 to $0 50; do., medium ells, $7.60 to 88; do„ tough bulls, $5,25 o 56; butchers' cows choice. $8 to 69; o., good, 17.50 to 28: do., medium, $7 o 07.60; stocicors, $0 to $8; feeders 8 to 10.10; canners and cutters,' 3 o 6$; dm., ikcorn., good to chito 808 50o pringers, $80 to 290; light ewes, $8 to 8,50; shes7,, heavy, $6 #o.vear- ng0, $5.50 i:o $0; et Ives, good to hoicc, $14 to 115.50; spring Iambs, 1b., 4c to 15c; lambs, Yegt ags, '' 1.80 8 to 10.80; hogs, fed and watsrod, $10.76; o„ weighed off cars, $17; do., f.o.b., 16, Montreal, July 10—Choice steers, 11.50 to 12.; good, $11 to $11.25; fair, 10 to $10.7o1 common, 50 to $9.76; utehers' cows, $8 to 210; bulls, $8.55 O 810.60; calves, $7 to $12; spring lambs, 56 to $8: skean, 7.60 selected loge $16.75 to $ 7; heavy- weights, $15.76 00 $16. • GERMANS COIN EXCUSE TO MALTREAT BELGIANS A despatch from London says::—A despatch to the Times from The Hague says that as a reprisal for the alleged ill-treatment of Germans by Belgians in German East Africa, Germans have seized 23 distinguished Belgians and removed them 'without ; warning to their notorious punishment camp in Germany, They all had directorial or other connections in the Congo, among them being the 70 -year-old Count - Jean d'Oultremont, the late King Leopold's Lord Chamberlain; also M. d'Ursel, who is aged 67. BRILLIANT FRENCH SUCCESS ON THE VERDUN FRONT Paris, July 8.—The Germans launch- ed another violent attack on the Aisne front last night, and, as in the case of their recent attempt to recapture im- portant positions along the Chemin- des-Dames, met with determined re- sistance from the French, and suffer- ed very heavy losses. Tho attack was delivered in four sectors. On the Verdun front west of the Meuse the French scored a brilliant success. Five strongly organized sellouts were captured and held against counterattacks. GERMANS SLAIN FROM START OF WAR TO M i; "; CH TOTAL 1,500,000 63,222 Enemy Prisoners and 509 Guns Have Been Taken on the Western Front in Six Weeks. A' despatch from Paris says: The total number of Germans killed from the beginning of the war to March, 1017,rs not less than 1;500,000, ac- cording to an estimate teethed by French general headquarters. This computation has been made after careful study of documents bearing on the subject. From April 15 to June 30 the Franco -British troops on the western front captured 63,222 prisoners, in- cluding 1,278 officers, says an official summary of the operations issued on Thursday, The war material taken in the same period includes 509 gums, 503 trench mortars and 1,818 machine guns.. KRUPP WORKS AT ESSEN BOMBED BY FRENCH MR FLEET Deluge of Shells Dropped on Many Industrial Cities of Germany Over Wide Territory. Paris, July 7.—Mighty-four French aeroplanes made a series of raids Fri- day night far into Germany, in re- prisal for German attacks on open French towns. Sixty-seven thousand pounds of bombs were dropped at many points of military importance. Only two inaohines failed to return. The prinelpal centres visited were Treves, Essen and Coblenz, Eleven aeroplanes raided Treves, dropping over 5,000 pounds of bombs. Seven fires broke out, one of which was in the Central Station. Six other ma- chines attacked Ludwigshafen, de- stroying among other things the Ba- dische aniline factory. At least one pilot went as far as Es - son, where he shelled' the Krupp fac- tory. Other places bombarded were the environs of Coblenz, Hirson, Thionville, Dun -Sur -Meuse, Banthe- ville, Machault, and Cauroy. According to the character and sit- uation of the towns reached and their distance from the front the following deductions are possible; The raid was intended to cover throe classes of towns—German in- land towns, where munitions are pro- duced; towns used' as bases for the (Retribution of war material, and French towns of small population which have been more or less forti- fied by the Germans since their occu- pation. The raid is also distinctly marked as to the territory covered into these regions, all, however, having as their extreme inland limit the valley of the Rhine. These regions are (1) the BRITISH TROOPS MOVE FORWARD Make Gains in Flanders, and at Messines Ridge, A despatch from London says 1— In on attack against the German lines south-west of IIollebeke, in Flanders, and on the northern end of the recent British advance against the Messines Ridge, Field Marshal Haig's troops have driven the Germans back on a front of 600 yards. The gain was made south-west of IIollebeke (near the Ypres Canal). Prisoners were captured in raids in Nieuport vicinity, TIIE MAKING OP AUSTRALIA Some Facts in the History of the Great Southern Commonwealth, The establishment of the Common- wealth of Australia has the easiest lower Rhine east of the Belgian fron- date and form of government to re- tier, (2) the middle Rhine or the member in modern history. It was Coblenz region, and (3) the lower wa- tershed of the Meuse and the Mo- selle, HON. W. J. HANNA, FOOD CONTROLLER, MAKES FIRST STATEMENT Without Allowing for Loss in Transit, the Supply of Wheat Will be 160,000,000 Bushels Short. A despatch from Toronto says; Canada's Food Controller, Hon. W. J. Hanna, has already completed much of the organization of his de- partment to deal with the soaring food prices and to provide large quantities of food for export to Great Britain and her allies. On Friday afternoon Mr. Hanna addressed a largely -attended meeting of the Wo- men's Press Club in Toronto which was attended by representatives of other women's organizations. He re- viewed the work that has already been clone, and outlined briefly some of the things he expects to be clone shortly. Canada and the United States should export to the allies and neu- tral countries this year 460,000,000 bushels of wheat, but will be 160,000,- 000 bushels short, without allowing for loss in transport. From one-third to two-fifths of proclaimed on the first day of this century, January 1, 1901—the date, which the majority of us consider the beginning of this very, important cen- tury. Australia is somewhat smaller than Canada, having an area of about 3,- 000,000 square miles, The earliest parts settled were inhabited for a time by a rather large proportion of Eng- lish criminals. It was in 1788, eighteen years after Captain Cook explored the east coast that Port Jackson was found as a penal station for criminals from Eng- land, and the settlement, for the next wheat foods consumed in Canada and fifty years, transportation of convicts the United States must be saved to being virtually suspended in 1839. This oldest of the Australian colonies, New South Wales, had made a fair start in free industrial progress from 1821. The convicts were allowed con- siderable freedom for money -making, meet shortage. Everyone in hotels, restaurants, public places and homes of Canada must co-operate to bring about an en- ormous saving. United States and Canada Food about the only thing being denied Controllers propose to co-operate not them toward the end of the convict only in forming organizations, but period being the right to leave the island continent. The first British Governors at Sydney ruled with despotic power. They were officers in command of the garrison, the convicts and the few free settlers. A population of 30,- 000 in 1821 formed the infant Com - of fruit monwealth of New South Wales, Investigation proceeding as to three-fourths of them being canvicts— method of reducing cost of bread to perhaps the strangest collection of the consumers, citizens the world has ever seen. in carrying out the work of the or- ganizations. Perishable goods must be canned, releasing storable goods for export. Steps will be taken to lower the price of Canadian fish to inland con- sumers, and to bring down the price Committee of experts is being named to co-operate with Food Con- troller. ENEMY RAIDERS BROUGHT DOWN A despatch from London says :— Two of a squadron of fourteen ma- chines that took part in an air raid on Harwich were brought down ablaze by British naval aircraft and a third machine was damaged, it is officially announced. All the British airmen who engaged the Germans emerged safely from their fights. BRITISH CONTINGENT FROM U. S. IN ENGLAND A despatch from Loudon says:—A contingent of 108 British residents of the United States who have just ar- rived in Great Britain to join the British army, was reviewed by Gen- eral _Sir Francis Lloyd on the Horse Guards' parade on Friday morning. If you don't believe in yourself no- body else will. . HUNS IN AFRICA SUFFER DEFEAT All Fields of Operation in Ger- man East Africa are Evacuated. A. despatch from London says:— Under the pressure of British forces advancing from Gilwa, the Germans in German East Africa have evacuated strongly held positions south of the Ngaura River, says an official state- ment issued on Wednesday night. The positions extended from Gimamba a land of plenty. Climate, soil, and, Hill, on the shorn of Beaver Hafen, to Makangaga, and the Germans retired' ajbove all, the system of canals by a distance of from seven to nine miles. 'which from time immemorial It was irrigated, made it abnormally produc. tive, Herodotas, fearing that his ac- count would be deemed fabulous if he entered into particulars, contented himself with saying that millet and sesame there grew to the size of trees. Other accounts tell of wheat leaves and barley leaves four inches broad, and that in good years the land yield- ed in corn 300 times the amount it received as seed, The gold discoveries of 1851 produc- ed exciting and progressive times. 'When the "rush" started in 1852 im- migrants from North America, China and Europe poured into Melbourne off the ships at the rate of 2000 persons a week. The population of Victoria was doubled in a year. The Commonwealth consists of six States, called the Original States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queens- land, South Australia, Western Aus- tralia and Tasmania. Three is a Senate and a House, with six Senators from each State, renewed to the extent of one-half every three years. The House is elected on the proportional basis of population. Women vote. Mesopotamia a Corn Land, The promise that Mesopotamia shall produce corn for us in abundance ought to be fulfilled, for of old it was The official report indicates a gen- eral retirement of the enemy forces in other fields of operations in German East Africa. ENEMY ATTACK IN CHAMPAGNE REPULSED BY FRENCH TROOPS Crown Prince Suffers Heavy Losses—All German Attacks Re- pulsed by Gen. Petain. A despatch from Paris says:—After checking the latest effort of the Ger- man Crown Prince in Champagne, the French took the offensive and succeed- ed in straightening out their line in the region of Mont Haut and Mont Carnillet. Gen, Petain's men held to their gains, despite four strong at- tacks hurled against them, and which they repulsed with heavy loss. Switching his attack from the opera- tions on the front north of the Aisne did not help the Crown Prince, as his effort in Champagne, west of Mont Carnillet and south-east of Tahure failed, as did his recent heavy attacks north of the Chemin-des-Dames, Gen. Petain responded to the Ger- man effort by attempting and succeed- ing in reducing salients in his line to the east of the scene of the Teuton at- tack, The French not only captured prisoners, but beat off counter -at- tacks, showing that the Germans at- tached importance to the French gains. BRITISH TAKE 117,776 PRISONERS AND 739 FIELD GUNS Figures For .All Theatres of War Since the Outbreak—Not a Single Gun Lost on French Front in Two Years. 'A despatch from London says; Figures given on Thursday by Gen. Maurice, Director of British Military Operations, form a basis of some illu- minating comparisons. In the whole theatre of war since the outbreak the British have taken 739 German field guns and dost 183, of which thirty- seven have been recaptured, These thirty-seven are not included in the figure 739, making the total British losses 96 in guns, as against 739 taken from the Germans. Of those ninety-six, eighty-four were lost on the western front in the first few months of the war, not one gun hav- ing been lost since April, 1915. Since April first of this year British and French together on the western front captured 509 field and heavy guns, 503 trench mortars, 1,318 machine guns, and 63,222 mon. In ail fields of war the British have taken 117,776 prisoners, among whom native levies captured in Africa are not included, Prisoners captured by Germans from British forces number 51,088, these. including Indian and native troops. What's a Necktie Good For? Man's only non -utilitarian garment is the necktie. It's as useless as a monocle. Yet we wear it. We'd feel awfully awkward walking down the street without one. Once upon a time the necktie was used to fasten the collar on, But now it doesn't do that. Man's necktie is the Indian's eagle feather, the cannibal's necklace of teeth, the mid -African's ivory ear- rings • Its' his pride, on which he bestows much thought, great care. We wonder what would happen to the vanity of the human race, masculine half, in case of a necktie famine. In City Streets, "Do you cycle?" asked the insur- gent. "No," replied the applicant for a panolicy, "Ever race in a motor boat?"' "Non "Drive much in an automobile?" "Never." "Ever go up in an airship?" "Never want to." "Sorry we can't insure you. There's too much risk insuring mere pedes- trians.' BRITISH MINESWEEPER LOST IN MEDITERRANEAN A despatch from London says:—A British mine -sweeper struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday with the probable loss of ten members of her crew, says an of-, ficial announcement issued oft Friday night.