HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-07-19, Page 7GERITANY IN THROES OF POLITICAL LEADING MARKETS
TURMOIL OF GREAT IMPORTANCE nreanstafrs
Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg Has Resigner] --Gen, Von
Stein; Prussian Minister of War, Has Also Retired.
Tendon, July 15. -The Ilolitical fur- ropatliation of the formula: "No an-
moll which has been convulsing Ger- naxations and no indemnities."
malty ever since Russia's first etart- In all this Dr. von Bethmann-Ho11-
ling success on the resumption of her wog was strongly backed by the Ern -
offensive has culminated forthe pre-
sent in the resignation of the Imper-
ial Chancellor, Dr, von Bethmann
Hollweg, but all indications serve to
show that his resignation, far from
being the last act in the drama, is but
the beginning of far-reaching devel-'Prince at once took a leading part in
peror. The advent 0.f
the Clown fan 1.nba flour -Pivot patents, In tato
Prince upon the scene -summoned by nags, 12,40; second i,atents, In lute plosion while the ship was at anchor field of Vimy Ridge and in the :men
his Imperial father to share the de- iuRr'n; $A1,60'ro%niox ".Iters` !n 1tllo caused the disaster to the Vanguard. who fought there so splendidly. While
liberations affecting the future of the, Ontario noun-Wiliter, amoral ng to Only three men of those on board sur- on the Canadian front he stood on the
dynasty -seems to have changed en-Ttulonio.$1luinpt0ai$lio�no; tin boas, troop vived, and one of them has since died, highest point of the ridge and looked
tirely the position with regard to the Millree-Car, lots, aeljvcred Montroal Twenty-four offfcers and 71 men, how- over the plain to the east, where the
Imperial Chancellor, The Crown f�i8fi:haliottalpexit nO8 8f46on$Y9ermll. ever, were not on board at the time of enemy still struggles tenaciously to ammunition
Toronto, July 17--Mani1 obs wheat --
No, 1 Northern, 51.44• No. 2 Northern,
$2.•17, nominal, trade flay ports.
rera0110101 oats ---Nn, 2- C.\Y., 8210, tr4011 Internal Explosion Was (rause--
flay porta. !
Amerkan ('o•n---No, 3 yellow, $1,00.
Cornu! flack Toronto, Over 700 of Crew Perish,
011 tat•io Oats -No otTlcial eluetatlone, ,
°outdo whoa -No, 2 Winter, per oar. Ades etch from London says: The
I S2.a6 to $2,40; Nn, 3, $a 3a c� $a,3$, p y
accordingto freights outside British battleship Vanguard blew u q
Peary --o, 2 nominal, according to g ? Canadian Headquarters in Franco
rt}3Krj�P�l4Talln , nomhtal, according and sank on July 5, says an official July 15, -The King (hiring his visit,
LOSiyo u1No, e8 t8 O6, nominal, according statement issued Friday night by the just concluded, on the western front,
tfralf;'nts outside, British Admiralty, An internal Ox- was intensely interested in the battle-
DRITIS SHIP �}��
BLOWN UP
KING GEORGE VISITS VT;MY
MIDGE. AND VIEWS VV S BA'
1TLEFIELD
His Majesty Spent An Hour and A Quarter on Canadian Front-
Guarded
� ront-
Guarded by Aircraft,
NEWS FROM EN"G LAND
NEWS IW MAIL ABOUT JOII>�i
BULL AND HIS PD^OPLIi,,
Qeclirrencee In the Land not
Reigns Suprema In the Com• i
the King visited the German 'reserve mercial World.
trench, with its smashed dugouts and
heaps of wreckage of war material. A During the month of Mareb, 9,209
general presented to his Majesty an tons of fish arrived at Billingsgate, of
uncommon bit of spoil In the form of about two thousand tons less than last
body armor, not unlike the Plato mail Year.
of the middle ages, which had been Sernt. Apedale, who lest his hears
warn by an enemy sniper. The King Ing from shell shock, recovered' it
foetid for himself a case of machine- ,Wen a gun was suddenly fired on a
gun cartridges and a belt of unused ohdon stage,
Thedeath occurred recently at
the explosion. retain his hold upon Lens,
The program for the visit called London of Major Chas. Worsham
The British battleship Vanguard The King was a sailor before he for twOnt minutes on the rid e, Maynard, who had served in the In -
displaced 19,250 tont and her cam- came to the throne and he still bas The Kingyspent an hour and a guar- dlan Mutiny.
ploment before the war was 870 men. the sailor's preference for a telescope, , ter there, to the perturbation of those At the annual meeting of the Heb
-
The Vanguard belonged to the St. ratherh
t an the field glass. After he responsible for his safety. Tt is fre- burn Education Committee, W. A. At -
Vincent class of dreadnoughts and had thoroughly acquired the "lay of quentiy- shelled, But hie Majesty kinson was elected chairman for the
was launched in March, 1909. The the land," he turned to his immediate was fortunate. Nothing came within ensuing year.
Vanguard was 536 feet long with a surroundings. A little military come-. half a mile while thearty remained. Charles F. Claw, a German, was
beam of 84 feet and a draft of 27 p
tory where some of our men who died In the air were a group of guardian sentenced to six months' imprison -
feet. Her armament consisted of ten on the very crest of the ridge were ; planes, sent up there to drive away /tent for stealing £40 from his wife,
12 -inch guns, eighteen four -inch, and buried, because there was no road by ; any enemy machines which might who is an Englishwoman.
four three -pounders in addition to which their bodies could be taken venture across. The villagers of Bebside are rats -
three torpedo' tubes. ing a fund to make good damage
done to the house of Private W.
Ramsay by fire.
At the funeral of the late Dr, J. S.
Hamilton, honorary surgeon of the
Coalville Hospital, wounded soldiers
acted as bearers.
A baker was fined at the Old
Street Police Court, London, forty
shillings for selling bread less than
twelve hours old.
It has been suggested that after the
miners have finished their eight
hours' work they should assist the
farmers at ninepence an hour.
Col. Faber M.P., has sent £50 to
the Mayor of Andover towards the
erection of a monument to 'Cob John
Ward, of the "Die Hards."
The Lord Mayor of London has
received £1,500 for the Belgium
Relief Fund, contributed chiefly by
Japanese children.
The Lancashire Board of Education
will not allow children of ten years of
age to be absent from school to as-
sist in potato planting.
Sir Lionel Philips has been appoint-
ed controller of a branchof the Min-
istry of Munitions to deal with the
development of minerals.
John Snape, a veteran of the Crl•
mean war, the Indian Mutiny, Zulu.
and Afghan campaigns, died recently
at Ormskirk, In, his 80th year.
CURE COUGH BY SUGGESTION.
Tendency to Cough May be Overcome
By Will Power.
opments 'which are bound to affect the discussions with the party leaders,
the fabric of the German Empire and and his ancient hostility towards Dr.
have momentous consequences on the
progrese of the European struggle.
The resignation of the Chancellor
came in the end quite unexpectedly,
for Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, in the
prolonged party discussions and heat-
ed debates of sthe main committee of
the Reichstag, which have been pro-
ceeding all through the week, seemed
to have triumphed over his opponents,
'Who have been clamoring for his
head by. making concessions which
were tantamount to the formation of a
kind of Imperial coalition Ministry.
At the same time, the Chancellor,
by the declaration that Germany was
defensively fighting for the freedom
of her territorial possessions, evolved
a formula that seemed satisfactory to
both those who clamored for peace by
agreement and those who demanded
von Bethmann-Hollweg, coupled with
his notorious dislike for political re-
form, undoubtedly precipitated the
Chancellor's resignation,
A Berne despatch says an official
telegram has been received there from
Berlin announcing the resignation of
Gen. von Stein, the Prussian Minister
of War. The importance of his re-
tirement flea in the fact that the Prus-
sian War Ministry is in reality the
War Ministry for the German Em-
pire, and that Gen. von Stein is a
staunch supporter of the pan -Ger-
mans, who are the bitterest opponents
of the policy of peace without annexa-
tions or indemnities. Recently he
aroused the ire of the Socialists by
taking part in the distribution of pan -
German propaganda against peace
efforts.
GERMAN BASES IN BELGIUM
BOMBED BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT
Docks, Canal Banks, Aerodromes and Ammunition Dumps Were
Successfully Attacked.
A despatch from London says:- Munster aerodrome, Ghistelles aero-
drome, the railway junction north of
Thourout station, the Bruges dock and
the canal bank, and the dumps at the
railway junction south of Ostend har-
bor. Thevisibility was generally
very- poor, consequently observation
of the results was difficult.
"Bombing attacks also were made
on the Solway works at Zeebrugge and
at the base of the Zeebrugge Mole.
"Altogether, several tons of bombs
were dropped, and all our machines re-
turned safely."
British airmen in the naval service
on Fridaynightmade bombing raids
on German aerodromes and other mili-
tary objectives in Western Belgium
and returned safely to their base, ac-
cording to an official announcement of
the British Admiralty. The , text
follows:
"The naval air service carried out
bombing raids on Friday night on the
following military objectives: Aertry-
cke aerodrome, Houttavem, Nieuw
FRENCH SUCCESSFUL IN CHAI(PAGNE
AND ALONG CHEMIN-DES-DAMES
Capture Powerfully Organized German Trench Elements on
Front of 800 Yards.
London, July 15. -The French and
the' Germans along the Chemin-des-
Dames and in Champagne have come
together in mighty struggles, in
which the' advantage rested mainly
with the forces of Gen. Petain.
In Champagne to the north of Mont
' Haut and north-east of the Teton the
French in a violent attack captured
powerfully organized German trench
elements on a front of more than 800
yards and to a depth of more than 300
yards, and held and consolidated the
positions despite heavy counter-at-
tacks, in which the Germans suffered
heavy casualties and lost in addition
360 men made prisoner.
Along the Chemin-des-Dames the
Germans west of Cerny Saturday
night, after heavy artillery prepara-
tion, threw heavy forces against the
French line. The battle waged back
and forth throughout the night, but,
although the Germans broke through
the French line at several points, day-
light saw them completely evicted ex-
cept from front-line trenches about
500 yards in length. The Berlin War
Office claims the capture of 350 pris-
oners in the fighting.
FI.,iEdVr✓d. RS OWNS WERE -
RAIDED BY BRITISH AIRMEN
Explosions and Fires Caused by Several Tons of Bombs Dropped
on Electric Power Stations.
A despatch from London says: -
British naval aeroplanes Thursday
night carried out raids on military ob-
jects in and near five towns in Fland-
ers, says an announcement made by
the Admiralty, Fires and explosions
Were caused by the several tons of
boinbs•dropped by the raiders. The
statement. reads;
Bombing raids were carried out
Thursday night by naval machines on
Varssettaere, St. Denis-Westrem, Ghis-
telles and Ostend. Railway lines and
an electric power station and railway
siding at Zarren were attacked by
gun -fire from the air and bonnbs were
dropped on a train near St. Denis-
Westr'em. A fire was caused by
bombs dropped near the Ostend elec-
tric power station, and a heavy ex-
plosion also was caused at the Vass -
sneers railway dump, followed by an
intense conflagration, which was still
burning' a half-hour later. Several
tons of bombs were dropped. All the
machines returned safely.
RUSSIANS CONTINUE ADVANCE
EASTIN 1
ER
THROUGH EASTERN GALICIA
Drive Austrians From Positions and Take More Than 1,000
Prisoners and Number of Guns.
Petrograd, July 15, -Attacks yes- Gen. Koruiloff's magnificent drive
terday"by the Russian troops in the through Galicia is arousing the aeon
Lodziany region south-west of Ka-
tus2, in Eastern Galicia, resulted in
the Austrians losing thch' positions,
1,000 men in prisoners, and a number
der and admiration of all military
observers hero, In less than ei week
he has made a westward advance of
forty miles south of the Dniester•,
while north of that river he ha:: held
a o'last week's gains and is rapidly
•day. Elsewhere the Russians held pushing on toward Lemberg by four earliest possible moment, and also to
'their ground against attach, and routes. Every railroad in the south. exercise the strictest economy in the
took more than 600 additional pris- eastern quarter of a circle about the use of coal, substituting wood 'and
onus. Galician capital is in his hinds. ssoko, wherever possible,
clings, per ton, $42; good feed flour, per
bu $2.50 to 32.08.
115-i0xtrn NO, 2, pe' ton, 512.00 to
012,60' mixed, per ton, 30 to $11, truck
Toronto,
Straw -Car lots,. per ton, 59, track To-
ronto,
Gauntry Produce -Wholesale
Butte,• Creamery solids, per 1b., 33 to
881o; ,ptiute, 7ner. Ib, 84•"'to ,3420 ,]airy,
per lb., 27 to ISa,
llcggc-1 or dos„ 20 to 800.
Wholesalers are selling to the retail
(ratio at the following p •ices :
Cheese -New, large, 222 to 22c; twins,
223 to 2830• triplets, 28 to 2830; old,
large 800; twins, 8030; triplets, 3030.
Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 33 to 8407
creamery prints, 86 to 87c; solids, 86 to
36 9
eggs -New -laid, to oartuns, 27. to 8807
out of cartons, 35 to $6o.
Dressed poultry -Spring ohfokens, 30c'
fowl, 22 to 24c; sqquabs, per doz., 54.00
to $4,50; turko3's'26 to 805.
Lfve poultry-bpring chickens, Ib., 20
to 220; bans, 16 to iSa.
Floney-Comb-F,xtra, flue and heavy
weight, per doz. 32.750' select, $2.60 to
$2 neans ��Tmporteod$hand-picked, $9.00 to
39.60 per bush.; -Limas, per lb., 18 to 190.
Potatoes -Red Star, new, bbl., 57,50 to
$8,00; North Carolinas, new, bbl„ $7.60
to $5,00; seconds, bbl„ $6.60 to $6.78.
Provisions -Wholesale
Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 30 to
810; do., heavy, 26 to 27c; cooked, 41 to
42o• rolls, .27 to 28o; breakfast bacon,
3'3 to 860; backs, plain, 86 to 87c; bone-
less, 89 to 40e, •
Cured meats -Long clear bacon. 26 to
2630 per ib.; clear bellies, 26 to 260.
Lard -Pure Lard, tierces, 27 to 271c;
tubs, 271 to 273a; pails, 273 to 2750;
compound,. tierces, 215e; tubs, 2155;
palls, 220, ,
Montreal Markets
Montreal, July 17-Oats-Canadlan
Western, No, 2• 825e; do„ NO, 3, 815o;
extra No, 1 feed, 815e. Flour-hianiteba•.
Spring' wheat patents, firsts, $12.50; do
seconds, $12; strong, bakers', $11.80;
Winter patents, choice 512.76; straight
rollers, -$12 to 4112.a.o; do, In bags,
36.76 to $6.90. Roiled -oats -Barrels. $9
to $9.26; bag of DO lbs„ $4.40 to $4,60.
Milllfeed-Bran, 38 to 284• shorts, 238
to $39; middlings, $40 to 242; mouiliie,
$44 to
$11. Cheese--Finestper wester s,
213o; do„ easterns, 213c, Butter -
'Choicest creamery, 36c; seconds, 35c.
eggs -Fresh, 400;• selected, 37c; No, 1
stock, 83 to 84c; No. 2, do., 28 to 80a.
Potatoes -Per bag, car lots, old, 33 to
$3.50.
Winnipeg Greta
Winnipeg, July 17 -Cash prices:-
Wheat-No.
rices:-
Wheat No. '1 Northern, $2,34; No. 2,
do., 52.31; No. 8, do.,'$228; No, 4,$2.16;
No. 6, $193; No, 0 $1.74; feed, $1.81.
Basis contract -July, 32.84; August,
(first. halo $2:29. Oats -No, 2 (..W.,
753c; No. 8, do., 7410; extra No. 1 feed,
7430; No, 1 feed,- 7350; No.- 2, do., 711c.
Barley -No. 8, $1.31; No. 4, $1,26; re-
jected, $1.14; feed, 51.14. Flax -No. 1
N.-W,C., 02.773; No. 2 C.W., $2.783 No,
8, do„ $2.68'7.
Baited States Markets
Minneapolis, July 17-1Vheat-July
closed 32.28; September, $1.90. Cash -
No, 1 hard, $2.50 to 92.55: No. 1 North-
ern, 32,45 to $2.50; No, 2, do., $2,35 to
52,40. Corn -No. 3 yellow $1.82 to
$1Dulu: h, July X17-Wheat-No.o 725c.
2 hard,
$2,41; No. 1 Northern, 52.40; Na. 2, do.,
2,30, Linseed -$2,89; July, 52.98: Sep-
tember,52.98; October, 52.08.
Live Stook Markets
Toronto, July 17 -Extra choice steers,
$.34,20 to 211,50; choice heavy steers,
$10,60 to 311.10; butchers' cattle, choice,
10.60 to $11; do., good, $10.10 to $10.40;
o„ -medium, 09 to 09,60; do„ common
$8 to $5,50; butchers' bulls, choice, $8.75
to $9.26; do„ good bulls, $S to 38.26;
do„ medium bulls, $7.35 to 37.70; do.,
rough bulls 55 to 56; butchers' cows.
eholce, $5,40 to 59; do., good, $7.60 to
6; do., 8; fee, $7 to $7,60; stockers,
0,36 to $8; feeders, 38 to $9,10; can-
ners end nutters, $6 to 56; milkers, good
to choice, $90 to 586; do., corn. and lased„
$40 to 260; springers, $80 to $O0; light
ewes $8.25 to $0.25; sheep, heavy, $0.00
to $7.50; yearlings, $8.60 to $D; calves,
good to choice, $14 to $16.50; spring
iambs, lb., 100 to 17c; lambs, yearlings,
$D to $10.50; hop,:a, - fed and watered,
516.25 to $10.35; do„ weighed off ears,
$10,50; do„ f.o.b., 15.50.
Montreal, Ally 1 7-Cholce steers, 511
to 311.80; good, 510.60 to $10,744',r'
butchers' cows, 07,00 to 57.90; sheep,
57.60 to $9; calves, $7 to $12• choice
selected hogs, 310.75 to 91.7; good
selects, hogs, 510,50; heavyweight !togs,
315,75 to $16.
ADDI` IONS TO.
438 P ,
GREEK ARMY
Senator Jonnart Tells of Impor-
tant Plans to Aid Allies.
A despatch from Rome says: -The
Greek army is to be increased from
three to ten divisions, the recruiting
and complete equipment of which are
to be completed within four months,
according to plans outlined by Charles
C A Jonnart, Entente High Commis-
sioner in Greece. M. •Jommrt has
reached Rome on his way to Paris,
where he will lay before the repre-
sentatives of the Entente powers at
their forthcoming conference the re-
suit of his work in Greece, which in-
cludes the abdication of King Con-
stantine, and important reforms which
he expects to carry out under the new
regime of Premier Venizelos,
s'
ECONOMY IN USE OF
COAL IS URGED,
A despatch from Ottawa says: Mr.
Magrath, Canadian Fuel Controller,
in a statement issued on Thursday,
urges both domestic and industrial
of guns, the War Office announced ,to- 11 £ v users of coal to lose no opportunity of
p laying' in their fuel supply at the
rt 4 �
ALL SINGLE f EN
down to Carency, first claimed his
sympathetic attention. They repres
sented a part of the price in blood
and tears of the great victory they
had helped to win.
Before leaving, the King warmly
praised the splendid valor of the sol-
diers of the Dominion. He passed
out of the corps area as he had en-
tered it through the ranks of thou -
TO35 ONE CLASS After paying his tribute to the dead sands of cheering Canadians,
Will Constitute the First Quota SUPPLY CENTRA
Under Military Service 'Act. CA
A despatch from Ottawa says: A111
A .WITH FISH
single men in Canada between the
ages of 20 and 35 will be called up as -'
one elites in the first quota under the Special Committee Appointed
Military Service Bill, and all mar -I to Deal With Supply
ried men. between those ages will be
similarly dealt with as a single class.
Announcement to this effect was made
in the Commons early on Thursday
morning by Hon. Arthur Meighen, IIon. W. J. Hanna, Food Controller,
The change which makes two . big to relieve the food shortageof Great
classes of married and single men in- Britain and our allies, and to increase
stead of six smallerclasses, was made the food supply of the Dominion.
in response to a general demand by 1 A special committee, composed of
the members of the Iiouse that the Mr, G, Frank Beer and Mr, R. Y.
young lads of 20 to 24 should not be' Eaton, of Toronto, and Mrs. F. S.
singled outs, and; sent to the iron- Wiley, of 'Post Arthur,- has been ap-
while older men with no more ties or, pointed to deal with the Canadian fish
responsibilities were allowed to re-
main at home.
at Fair Prices.
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
Practical 'steps are being taken by
U. S. FORBIDS
TRADE WITH
problem. Its first business will be to
report on the feasibility of providing
an ample supply of fresh -water fish at
reasonable prices to the consumers of
central Canada, while giving legiti-
mate returns to the fishermen,
�OE 43,000 PRISONERS'
IN RUSSIAN DRIVE.
Washington Passes Bill Prohibit- From Petrograd reports, the follow -
ing All Trade With ing number of prisoners and guns are
Central Power's. shown to have been taken since the
A despatch from Washington says: beginning of the Russian offensive in
-Without a roll call the House has Galicia:
passed the "trading with the enemy" Prisoners. Guns.
bill, designed to prohibit all commer- In the fighting around
mai intercourse with Germany and her Brzezany on July 1
allies during the existence of the war.
? 18,300 29
The bill perces it unlawful for any Around Stanislau and
person, except with the license of the Hal1CZ from July 2
„ to 8 . , 14,000 65
Secretary of Commerce, to tirade or From July 8 to 11 10,000 80
attempt to trade with an enemy, or
for, or on account of, or on behalf of,
or for the benefit of an enemy, either
directly or indirectly with knowledge
or reasonable cause to believe that the
person with or for, or on account of,
or on behalf of, or for the benefit of
whom such trade is conducted is an
enemy."
MUNITIONS IN 1856 AND 1917.
Totals . ,.. . 42,300 164
These figures do not include ma-
chine guns. Twelve of the 55 cannon
taken at Halicz are heavy pieces .
A RECORD WITH
One Battalion Won Six of Them in
One Engagement.
For one battalion to win six Vic -
Three Muskets in Three Months- toric Crosses in a single action, is
Victoria's Protest. surely a record, yet the Lancashire
The statement that the output of Fusiliers, on whom the honor has
guns and shells in 1917 was more in a been bestowed have won lasting dis-'
single week than it was in the whole tinction in every battle in which they
have fought. On the
of 1914 recalls a letter written by historic field of
Queen Victoria to Lord Panmure in Minden so great was their bravery
1856, says a London paper. Iter Ma -'and so heavy their losses that Prince
jesty was still young in those days,] Ferdinand directed the regiment to
and what a Minister of Munitions she' be excused from further duty. This
would have made! "The returns of, they declined to accept. After the
the different departments fog the last! Peninsular War the Duke of Welling -
quarter," she wrote, "Show a lament -1 ton gave it unstinted praise. "T do-
able deficiency in small arms. Fifty -I clattinuishedsaid, "that regiments0tla
ny dis-
of the British
two for the whole of the United
to arm which I have had the honor to
Kingdom is a sadly small reserve. to command, this, the best and roost dis-
have in store; we should never be,l tin uished is entitled to all the auto -
short of 500,000,"The
may - The Queen was iums .1 have bestowed upon 47, iiF41n it,"
struck also
GERMANS DESTROY
LENS MINE
Fearing Capture by British, Hun
Is Wrecking Coal Mines.
Canadian Headquarters in France,
July 15. -Ealy on Saturday morning
seven loud explosions were heard in
Lens, and when day broke a great
cloud of smoke still hung above the
city. The explosions were not caus-
ed by our artillery, and must have
been the work of the enemy. Some,
if not all of them, were due to the
blowing up of the overhead machin-
ery of Mine No. 13, hitherto one of
the most conspicuous features of the
landscape in the east end. of Lens.
The enemy has been unable to raise
coal from this mine because of the
constant shell fire to which it has been
subjected lately. Fearing that he
might have to evacuate in a hurry
some day he has now thoroughly de-
stroyed the mine while there was yet
time to do so. The mine machinery
now lies in a tangled fantastic ruin,
where it was thrown by the explosions.
PROCESS FOR MAKING
GLYCERINE FROM SUGAR
Washington, July 16. -Discovery in
the Internal Revenue Division Tabora,
tory of a process for the manufac-
turing of glycerine from sugar was
announced yesterday by the Treasury
Department. Under the secret pro-
cess, evolved the cost of this substance,
a heavy factor in the manufacturing
of explosives, will be reduced to
slightly more than one-fourth of its
present cost.
Glycerine is at present manufac-
tured almost entirely from fats at a
cost of ninety, cents a pound, which
is six times its cost of production be-
fore the war. Extraction of the pro-
duct from sugar will ensure produc-
tion, officials estimate, at 25 cents a
pound or less.
Sweet clover is adapted to a wider
range of climatic conditions than any
of the true clovers. '
If everybody would speak around
home in the same tone they use when
talking to their friends over the tele-
phone, this would be a happier world.
Flea -beetles have in recent years
been very destructive to young cab-
bage, radish and turnip plants. To-
bacco dust, applied freely, will usually
drive the pests away. Lime flavored
with Paris green, or slug -shot, will
also help in most cases. Lime and
tobacco dust, freely applied, will dis-
pose of the radish, cabbage and onion -
maggot,
at Enfield: "It appears' thatV during
the whole quarte]' this new and ex-
CONSUMPTION
x-! j e�J^j �j [{,�% 7 �°
tsnsive establishment has completed CONSU P It ION ®8 WHEAT BEEF
only three muskets," 9
CANADIAN RAILWAYS
RAISE CLASS RATES
A 'despatch from Montreal says: -
Canadian railways are increasing their
class rates from points in Canada to
points hi the United States in
line with the decision recently
given , at Washington by the
recently given at Washington by the
Interstate Commerce Commission on
the applic tion of the American com-
panies for a fifteen per cent. advance.
These companies have been allowed
something in the neighborhood of
from twelve tp, fourteen per cent.,
which also will apply to freight conn
sigito(i:' to Canada, and in order to
maintain the same relationship, (.."•ana-
diaii railways have advanced their in-
tunational rates to ;.he same extent.
The new tariff will come into effect
betwee: July 16 and August lst.
No use to waterplants unless ycu
soak the ground way down to the
roots. 1HIoeing or cultivating the soil
regulon'• :nd often is much better
tlnan.i',� t,rdinary sprinkling,
AND BACON MUST BE REDUCED
Every Man, Woman and Child in the Dominion Must }Ielp, Says
Food Controller Hanna -Use Perishable Foods.
A despatch from Ottawa says: --
Hon. W. J. Hanna, the Food Controller,
says that the consumption of wheat,
beef and bacon in the Dominion must
be reduced by at least one-third to
meet the needs of the allied armies
and people, Full economy in the usa
of foodstuffs is urged by the Control-
ler, who in his statement says;
"The consismption of wheat, beef
and bacon inthe Dominion must be
reduced l'y: at least one-third to meet
the neerI0 of the allied armies and pee -
pie. , Every man, woman mid child hi
Canada is under a direct war oblige -i.
tion to assist in bhnt reduction, The;
consumption of flour in England and:
Fraalce is being reduced to between!
three and four pounds per person pet
week. Canada slid the United States!
must reduce their ln0Tmll conlSumptio11!
of wheat by 100,000,000 bushels this
year to meet the addoif--regait'oments
for export, Russia has been endue-
!ing four meatless days a weol'c. Howe-
; holds in England are under voluntary
; obligation to limit their consumption
of meat to two and a half pounds per
I person per week.
"The allies look to Cantina to re-
lieve their food shortage, Both the
producer and the consumer must as-
sist to give that relief, the producer
by producing and conserving to the ut-
most of his capacity, and the consumer
sly substituting perishable and conserv-
ing for export storeable foods. By
such joint action the soldiers of
Canada, the Empire and the allies will
be strengthened in the struggle for
victory.
"Economy in the use of foodstuffs,.
particularly of avhoat, bacon and beef,
is imperative. Waste in the hotels,
restaurants, clubs and homes of the i
Dominion is a crime."
A man 'coughs in a crowded room
and forthwith a score or more of the
others join him. The coughs that from
smallbeginnings grow into a great
volume of sound are the bane of all
orators and lecturers. The reason
for emulative coughing is a mystery
to.the average layman, says Dr. Sad-
ler. the chronic _tougher who seems
literally reminded to cough by hear-
ing some one else do so is impelled by
the power of mental suggestion.
Irritation of the throat membranes
Is only one cause of. coughing. Habit,
nervousness and mental states in-
duced by having coughed previously
are all contributing factors. "Fear
attention" is certainly able to cause
and maintain a formidable and annoy-
ing tendency to cough. I have con-
ducted experiments in lecturing to
students which have led me to this
conclusion. I have delivered sixty -
minute lectures during the first half
of which only two or three students
coughed at all. Then I began . to
cough myself, purposely, at intervals
of three or four minutes. During the
first five minutes of the second half
of the lecture eleven coughs were
heard; during the second five minutes
fifteen coughs; during the third -five
minutes nineteen; during the fourth
seventeen; during. the fifth twenty-
seven, and during the last five min-
utes sixteen coughs,
Thereis no doubt that most of this
coughing was stimulated by uncon-
scious suggestion, and that it was
really utterly unnecessary. Large
audiences are susceptible to the same
suggestion, although the degree of
susceptibility,varies somewhat in dif-
ferent audiences. Allusions to cough-
ing will often be sufficient to cause a
person to cough. Yawning is largely'
emulative. Mention of yawning or
seeing some one yawn is often suf-
ficient to cause every one in a room
to yawn.
I once attended .a man who had
coughed almost without intermission
for over three hours. He was physi-
cally exhausted by the recurring vio-
lent paroxysms of coughing. But
during my examination ,a child was
run over in the street in front of his
home by an automobile. In the en-
suing excitement the man actually
ceased to cough for over half an hour.
When his attention adverted. to - the
fact he resumed coughing as violent-
ly as before. But this singular cir-
cumstance assisted me in persuading
Min that hia cough was really a sub-
jective affliction. By a strong ,effort
of the will he began to suppress the
tendency to cough, with the gratify-
ing consequence that he ceased to
cough entirely.
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To conserve supplies doesn't moan
to hoard them selfishly. Our folks
think it is unpatriotic 11 times like
these to buy or heard n00059017 thing
n abnormal quantities. Loosen up!
why Squeeze a starring world2