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Home My WebLink AboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-08-30, Page 3tligilANS DRIVEN BY HEAVY , GUNS INTO CENTRE OF LENS .camdwns Gradually Surrounding–the Foe in Coal Capital and Are Inflicting Heavy Losses. A despatch .froin Canadian Heade other turn of the screw was made on quartere, in France (via London) gays; Thursday morning on the southewest The operations about Lens assume front ris. At three o'clock, after a short, but intense bombardment, the more and more the characteristics of Manitoba troops attacked the Green a siege, The cite/ is not encircled by Grassier, a huge heap of pit refuse on our troops, but as the result of the the north banks of the Souchez River, continuous fighting of the past ten by which our advance into Lens from days the Germans In the environs the south was barred, The Fosse St. have been driven in open the thickly- Louis, Which consists of a tangle of built central portion of Lens, which pithead machinery, shot to pieces by now forms a wedge-shaped intrusion many bombardments, was also attack - in our battlefront, with the point of the wedge almost doe west of the cathedral. ed. On a front of about 700 yards the Manitobans went forward from 200 to The enemy is seeking., by the most 400 yards and opened the way towards desperate fighting, to secure more the heart of the city on the .south as room in the open to both the north !the other advances of the past week and south of the wedge, because had done on the north and west. at the present time thousands of men The possession of Green Grassier who form the garrison of Lens are will also enable oor men to sweep forced to remain in collars, mine gal- with their machine guns a wide tract lerios and wrecked houses, where life of country to the south of the Souchez is one long horror. This we know from River, now occupied by the enemy, in - prisoners who have described the eon- eluding the mining village of Se ditions under which the Germans in Antoine. Lens are now living, Night and day Canadian Army Headquarters, Aug. they are in imminent peril from huge 26.—Another carefully planned minor shells that fall into the city in a never- operation by the Alberta Battalion, ending stream. These shells aro fre- which holds that part of the line east quently from super -howitzers of of St. Theodore, in the region known twelve and fifteen -inch calibre. The by our men as the Cricket Pitch, on rending power of the high explosive account of its flatness, gave us posses - in such shells is terrific, and even the sion of 250 yards of German front deepest dugouts, reinforced with' line with light casualties yesterday. ferro-concrete, cannot indefinitely'Te- The attack was made at two o'clock sist their impact. An officer recently this morning and the enemy resistance captured states that a single com- was weak, compared with former de - any of a battalion which was sent in fensive efforts in this sector. The to strengthen the garrison lost thirty- trench captured and a communication trench nearby were found to contain a large number of dead Germans, many of them killed in bomb fighting two days ago, when we failed to drive them Oat. . five men on their first day in the city through a wall falling in upon them during the bombardment, A despatch from Canadian Army Headquarters in France, says:—An- TRIBUTE TO CANADIAN TROOPS Paris Newspapers Praise Gen. Currie's Troops. A despatch from Paris says:—The newspapers of the French capital all pay glowing tributes to the splendid work of the Canadian troops. Le Petit Parisien says• CROWN PRINCE APPEALS FOR AID Germans Reeling Under Blows at Lens and Verdun. A. despatch from London says: Reuter's correspondent at British army headquarters in France tele- graphs: "The Germans are assuredly reeling under the smashing blows at "If it were known what human Lens and in Flanders, where they misery, abnegation and self-sacrifice have massed troops to the weakening were involved in those 13,000 metres of other parts of the line. The mag - of trenches recently captured e by the nificent success of the French at Ver - Canadians in this corner of hell, in whicli. every German soldier fought like a wild beast, the people would be touched and thrilled. An enemy officer remarked of the Canadians, only once have I known. a class of soldiers as brave and thoroughly trained, namely, von Muck's men in 1914." FIVE WEEKS EXTRA SUPPLY FOR WHOLE POPULATION London, Monday, Aug. 27.—Final figures show an increase of 650,000 acres of wheat and potatoes from farms over the estimate for 1917, as compared with 1916, in England and Wales .„ This is equivalent to five weeks' extra breadstuffs for the whole population. ADDED TAX IS PLACED ON INCOMES IN U. S. A despatch from Washington says: Advocates of conscription of the coun- try's wealth won a decisive victory when the Senate by a vote of 7 to 0, adopted the Gerry amendment to the War Revenue Bill, raising, $40,000,000 additional revenue from incomes. ----- ENG • GEORGE SENDS ME.SSAGE OF CONGRATULATION TO RUMANIA LEADING MA RKETS NEW SWISS -GERMAN t,..... PACT IS ARRANCFD .,..,,,,,„ith, AUg, 28—Manitoba wheat— L ,5 No. 1 Northern, 22.401 No, 2 Northern, -- $2.40; No. 3 Northern, 12.40; No, 4 llitro. white, 92.31. nornioal, in store/fort Wil- Teutons Seek Loan From Swiss Afitilltoba oats—No. 2 C.W„ Me, nomi- nal, track, Bay ports. In Return' For Supply Ainerloan eorn---No. 3 yellow, nomi- nee, tviw0 Toronto, of Coal. th,L,..11,. was—No °Metal quotations. Manitoba wheitt--Igo. 1 Northern. A despateh from Paris says; A $2,40, (metre" wheat --New emp. No. 2, wireless despatch from Zurich says a 12.15 to $2,20, minima. new economic convention between 11e014--1,10. s, nominal, according to Switzerland and Germany was 0011. freigh Ls outside, eluded and signed on Monday evening learise—Malting,- new crop, $1.20 to $1,22, according to l'reights 011(81(1C. at Berne, liyeNo. 2, nominal, oiwording to 1.1.01KIliS 011tS1(10. Recent despatches from 'European eianitobe, uotti.—leirst indents, in lute capitals indicated that a bitch in the bags. $12.90; second eatente, 10 economic relations between Germany bags, 912.43; strong bakers', in Jute bugs, 912,00. and Switzerland had been straighten - Ontario flour—Winter, according to eampie, $10.20, in bags, tettelc Toronto, ed out by Switzerland agreeing to ad.. Prompt shipment; new crop, 910.20. vance Germany 40,000,000 francs Mi ii fecd....-car lots, dell vered 14 on treal monthly for nine months ot the rate freights, bags inoluded—itran, per ton, 930; shorts, per ton, $43; middlings, per of 5 p.c. 9ermany in return was to ten, $10 to 9.6; good feed flour, per bag, supply Switzerland with 200,000 tons $3.25, ToIlioanyt:Extra No, 2, per ton, 911,50 to of coal monthly. $12.00; mixed, per 00,,, 09 to $10, track The financial expert of the Berlin Straw—Car lots, per ton, $7 to $7.00, Tegeblaet, referring to this financial track 'Toronto. arrangement, said it was inspired by Country Produce—- Wholesale the fact that Germany's. imports from Butter—Creamery, solids, ner lb., ee Switzerland were so considerable as to 3910; prints, per lb., 398 to 400; to outweigh the value of Germany's dairy, per 10., 80 to 210. leges—Per doz., 80 to 40e. coal and iron exports, even at the in - Wholesalers are selling to the retail creased prices. The writer said Ger- trade at the following prices Cheese—New, large, 228 to 25o; twins, many also had perfected a similar 221 to 220o; triplets, 23 to 238c; Old, arrangement with other neutrale, large, 30o; twins, 30/c; triplets, 5050. notably Holland. Butter—Fresh dairy, choice, 36 to 31e: creamery prints, 42 to 43s; solids, 41 to 4180, Plit of cartons, 44 to 45o. DggS—New laid, in cartons, 49 to 500; BRITISH MAKE . Dressed poultry—Spring chickens, 25 to 300; fowl, 200; squabs, per doz., $4.00 Spring', 225. to $4.50; turkeys, 25 to 30e; ducks, GAINS AT YPRES Live poulty—Spring chickens, lb., 20 to 22o; hens, 18 to 20e; ducks, Spring, — 17c. Honey—Comb—Extra fine and heavy Xpres-Menin Road the Scene of weight, per doz., 92.75; select, $2.5v to $2.75; No. 2, 92 to 92.25; tins, 23'e and Strenuous Battles. 5's, lile, per lb. . Begps—Prime white, 28.00 per bush; Imported hand-plcked, 09,25 per bush; A despatch from London says: The Limas, per lb., 19 to 17o. British continue their methodical Potatoes, on traolc—Red Star, bbl„ 98.29; North Carolinas, fighting olinas, bbl, 96.25; On- on the Ypres-Menin road, tario, bag, 92.40 to -$2.50. . During the past 24 hours they have made gains over their front, varying Provisions—Wholesale in depth from a quarter to half a mile, Smoked meats—Hams, medium, 30 to 31e; do., heavy, 26 to 270; cooked, 41 to notwithstanding the tenacious resist - 420; rolls, 27 to 28o; breakfast bacon, ance of the legions of Crown Prince 36 to 38o; backs, plain, 37 to 38e; bone- less, 40 to 42c. Rupprecht. Cured meats --Long clear bacon, 26 to. Perry Robinson, telegraphing to the 268e per lb; clear bellies, 25 to 26c, Lard—Pure lard, tierces,268 to 26o; Times under date of Thursday, re - tubs, 25s to 26/c; palls, 28 to 2030; COTtl• fers to the scattered fighting on the pound, tierces, 208o; tubs, 200c; pails, .., 210, Flanders front as followe; "The most Montreal Markets yards in depth, was made in the des - valuable advance, though not 500 Montreal, Aug. 28—Oats—Canadian Western, perately-contested region of Glencorse n, No, 2, 74 to 750; No. 8, 73 to 740; extra No. 1 feed, 73 to 74e. Barley wood and Inverness copse where —Man. feed, 51.26. lflour—Man. Spring the strategical value of the high wheat patents, firsts, 912.00; seconds, 912.50; strong bakers', $12.30; Winter ground made the determination of patents, choice, $13.00; straight rollers, $12.40 to $12.55; do., bags, 26.00 to 56.15. the Germans evident to hold it as long Rolled oats—Barrels, $9.00 to $9.25; do„ as possible regardless of expenditure bags, 90 lba, 24.40 to 94.50. Bran, $85 life. These two small woods have to 227. Short—$40 to 943. Middlings of —048 to $50. Moulllie-560 to M. 1111Y seen almost as prolonged severe fight- -No. 2, per ton, oar lots, 59.50 to 210. • Cheese—Finest westerns, 219e; ao., ing as Delville wood and High woods finest easterns, 212c. Butter—Choicest last year. Neither is yet wholly in creamery, 42 to 428o; do., seconds, 41 to possession.. 4180. Erggs—resh, 60 to 53c; selected,aur 48c; No. 1 stook, 44o; No. 2 stock, 38 to dun is causing the Germans the gra- 400. 2.)5rfrsed, lio,gsbeag,,ttcgl•nalcAltted;h902rt mest. obis., 350 to 46 pieces, $51 'to $52; vest concern, and there is reason to believe that the Crown Prince is call -do., Canada short cut. baek bbls., 46 to ing upon Prince Rupprecht for suc- cor." The Germaneprisoners now total 7,639, while 24 guns were also cap- tured. 56_ pieces, $49 to $48. Lark compound, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 218 to 228o; do., pure, wood palls, 20 lbs. net, 26 to 2580. Winnipeg. Grain Winnipeg, Aug. 28.—Cash quotations: —Wheat—No. 1 Northern, 92.40; No. 2 Northern, 12.40; No, 3 Northern, 92.40 No. 4, 22.36; 200. 6, $2.18; 200. 6, $1.93 feed, $1.72. Oats—No, 2 C.W., 6380 No. 3 C.W., 0100; extra No. 1 feed, 6140 No. 1 feed, 59/o; No. 2 feed, 5880. Flax —No. 1 N.W.C., 23.34; No. 2 C.W., 93.29; MUST EXERCISE ECONOMY IN COAL Sir George Foster Makes State- ment Presenting Fuel WESTERN HARVEST .,4 Situation. IS WEEK EARLY A despatch from Ottawa says: An . -- intimation that both Canada and the Prospects of a Uniformly High United States might have to be placed Quality of Wheat Crop. 'United States Markets on "coal rations' .was contained in a Minneapolls,\ Aug, 28—Wheat--Sep- ttmt thefuel situation A despatch from Edmonton, Alta., tember, 92.211 melt No, 1. Northsaeenupon ern, ----.0.--._ says:—Harvesting is well under way 52.45 to 92.50; No, 2 Northern, $2.40 to which Sir George Foster made in the 2.45. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 91.65 to in the territory immediately tributary 51.06, Oats—No, 3 white, 528 to 55c, Commons in reply to a question by TURNING OUT SHIPS to Edmonton. Operations here are lour—unchanged. nran—$28.00. Mr. W. E. Knowles, of Mo08e Jaw. IN AMERICAN YARDS Duluth, Aug. 28—Linseed—$8,57; at their height this week. 'This means September, 52.57 asked; October. 98.51 This course might be necessary, the that the last district in the West tOe.slted; November, 05.50 aslcod; Decent- Minister of Trade and Commerce said, An dti daesgiatocnh tforotmheWnaewshisAntposnwsialyiesh: ber, $3.44 asked. Wheat—No. 1 North - commence harvesting has already be- ern, $2.40, nominal; No, 2 Northern, so as to distinguish between absolute- —In gun, and that throughout the three $2.35, nominal. ly necessary services and those not will be built there are nearly two Prairie Provinces the final period of Live Stock Markets so necessary. Further, he stated a, million tons of shipping now building the crop season has been enterede•eully Toronto, Aug, 28—Extra choice heavy distinct call would have to be made cinornraneldieceain•edyaib•clys, teehlesichmthaesrgebielecyn — a week earlier than a year ago. Dan- ger from frost is now reduced to a steers, $12 to 512.75; choice heavy to all interests to save coal just as steers, 910.75ee----- the Government fleet and of. the corn - to 91.1.15; butchers' cattle, Fleet Corporation. A large part of choice, $10 td 910.40; go., good, 19.50 to food was being saved. — minimum, and the Western wheat crop . • this year promises to be uniformly 02051122022,$7.25 to 97.50; butchers' bulls, SALE OF POULTRY mandeered fleet will have been corn - high in quality: choice, 02.50 to 99; do., good hulls, $7.60 ' FOR THE BELGIANS. pleted by the end of the fiscal year, rough bulls, $5 to 26; butchers' cows to 58; clo., medium — June 30, 1918. Building, cora- bulls, 01 to 97.25; 60., choice, 98.25 to 98,50; clo., good, 07.50 to 9 . , 450,, iIIedIurn. 96.65o 20.85, A despatch from Toronto says: The mendeering and purchase of vessels stockers, $0.50 to 58.40; feeders, 27.76 to Canadian Poultrymen's Belgian Re.. will total about two billion dollars. 99, commis aOd otitters, 99.20 to $6-5, lief Association are going to hold a milkers, good to choice, 980 to $125; do., cont, and med., $40 to Mi. serineere, sale of pure bred poultry at the Can - $05 to 9126; light ewes, 08.75 to $10.00; adian National Exhibition, Toronto, on sheep, heavy, 96 to $7,50; yearlings, 2.,.0 4 to $11; ealves, good to choice, $12.50 to Labor Day, September 3rd, 1917. 515; spring lambs, 915 to 915.50; hogs. Any Ontario breeders who have fed and watered, 210.50; do., weighed off cal's, 516.75; clo,, f.o.b., 518.26. Montreal, Aug. 28—Choice steers, 910,58 to $11; gond steers, 210 to 510,26; fair steers, 08.60 to 99.50; common very gallant resistance they are mak- $ - 60 to 98.25; butche 97 rs cows, 56.25 to 8.25; bulls, 27 to 20; canning bulls, ing to the assault of the enemy. 00.40 to 00.201 cows, 95.25 to 25,60; On - "The British peoples are closely itigis!aP20,009194i1.500t;o tkg5; 05 Qt0".4C; following the course of thesgroat bat- choice milk -fed calves, 912 le 915; grass- tle now raging and trust in the valor fed, 97 to $9; hogs, $18.50 to 018.75. of the Rumanian and Russian troops No. 3 C.W., 92.19. .FRENCII- TROOPS • DEAL . SMASHING . • . BLOW IN VERDUNSECTOR Strongly Attack Teuton ▪ Positions Between Mormont Farm and Bois le Chausne and Win All Objectives. Parie, Aug. 26.—Another smashing' gave us possession of all our objece blow by the French to -clay, on the tives, despite the stubborn reelseance for producing munitions in -Great Bri- • theofGeormans, We captured their defence on a front of four right bank of the Meuse, in the Vey -11°1f,, tin had so increased that the Minister dun sector, netted a gain of aboutli Yln n aoses two-thirds of a mile on a front of two All of the)3 ce desF and the Bois Beaumont, situated fur - miles and a half, giving the French ther to the north, is in our handle possess on ef the i• osees and Beau- I Pushing further forward our troop moat woods and bringing them to the • reached the southern outskirts of the Mal lutes. The production in Canada, however, was continued as before, outskirts of the village of Beaumont.: village of Beaumont, . The °Metal report from the War ; "A violent counter-attack, debouch- The Minister has now advised that Office, to -night, also records artillery ing from the Wavrille wood, „s it is unnecessary to continue proclue- fightfeg of great violence around 11111 caught under the fire of our artillerY' tion in Canada on the present scale, 304, on the left bank of the Meuse.; and repulsed with heavy losses, We He has directed that certain lines The text of the statement reads: ; took a number of prisoners who have shall be discontinued; that other lines shall' be produced in lessened quanti- "On the right bank of the Meuse not yet been counted. our troops this morning strongly at -I "On the left bank of the Mouse the ties, while some lines are to be eon - tacked between the Mormont farm artillery fighting was characteritimed as at present,eed at and the Bois le Chaume, Our at- times by great violence in the region tack was completely successful and north of Hill 304." SHELL ORDERS DWINDLING Only a Few Pants Will Continue to Do Night W�*. A despatch from Ottevva says: To- wards the close of 1916 the cepaaity of Munitions advised that it was un- neeessary to continue the production of munitions in the -United States for British account, except for a tew spe- ITALIANS STRIKE TREMENDOUS BLOW AT ENEMY ON ISONZO FONT Austrians Lose 100,000 Men—Splendid Aerial and Artillery Work of Italians Demoralizes Foe. U. S. HAS FAITH IN RUSSIA Shows Confidence by Loaning Another $100,000,000. A despatch from Washington saye: —The United States reaffirmed on Friday its faith in the new Russian Rome, Aug. 25,—The Italian troops which has destroyed not only the lines democracy, and gave concrete evi- on the Isonzo front are marching to of communication, but has resulted in dence of its confidence by loaning an - complete victory. The battle along the the burning of all the main food sup- other hundred million dollars to the Isonzo has developed further brilliant ply stations of the Austrians, who for Provisional Government, successes, General Cadorna's men, the past week have been starving at Announcement of the loan came from who at the beginning of the offensive many points between Tohnino and the the Treasury soon after Secretary effected a new crossing of the river sea. This also accounts for the undLansing, at the State Department, had north of Gorizia, at a point where the usual number of prisoners and wound- denied formally that reports from Austrians believed such a feat was im- ed. Russia were of an unfavorable nature, possible, have won another spectacu- The total losses of the Austrians, and declared that on the contrary con - lar victory by scaling Monte Santo, from all causes are reckoned at near -I fidential despatches to the Govern - 2,245 feet high, and placing their flag ly 100,000, the most important of, ment were the basis for his belief that there. the Administration at Petrograd was strengthening its position. The official communication on the result of the battle shows that the de- moralization of the Austrian troops is in part due to the extraordinary aerial and artillery work of the Italians, which, in, the Carso region, have not yet been officially announced. It is said that among the losses of the Aus- trians are many men of the famous Twelfth division, popularly known as the "iron division." HUN AVIATORS BOMB HOSPITAL Twenty Nurses Killed in De- liberate Outrage. A. despatch from London says :— Under the headline, "Twenty-two Killed by Bombs in French Hospital; Airman's Deliberate Purpose," the Times prints the following from Gerald Campbell, dated Verdun front, Wednesday evening: "In the bom- bardment by German aeroplanes Of the French hospital, news of which has al- ready been telegrdphed, 22 people were killed and 60 wounded. Most of the victims were hospital nurses and orderlies, but there were also some wounded soldiers. In one part of the hospital grounds were lodged 180 wounded German prisoners in care of the very orderlies who wore done to death by the German airman. All of them escaped untouched. British Peoples Watch With Admiration the Gallant Stand Made by King Ferdinand's Troops. A despatch from London says:. King George has sent a telegram to King Ferdinand of Rumania, exprese- ing admiration for the resistance the • Rumaniens and Russians are aliening to the enemy and expressing confi- dence that the efforts evill not go un- rewarded. The' teleg'rain says; "AIS a time when Your Majesty is engaged in a bitter struggle ' in de- fence of your country, I desire to con- vey to you the admiration of the Brit- ish peoples for the•magnificent way in which the allied armies tinder your possible assistance to Your Majesty's command have fought and for the forces, their allies." MILLIONS OF CROSSES GIVEN BY EMPEROR. A despatch from Amsterdam says: not already donated still have time Deputy Marquardt, of the German to help along this good week by Reichstag, recently proposed that a more extensive distribution of iron seeding their donations to Raymond E. I3urton, R.R. No, 2, Hamilton, Ont,, who will forward shipping instruc- tions and tags. This work is authorized by the Allies' Agricultural Relief ,Conunittee, of which Dr. Robertson, of Ottawa, is -----e-_— — under the leadership of Your Majesty CANADIAN TROOPS chairman, and is backed by the Do - to bring the enemy'e °Mate to nought. ARRIVE IN ENGLAND minims are allied Govermnents. 167,780 PRISONERS CAPTURED "British forces in the west, in co- — All proceeds will go for the relief • , operation with their gallant French Ottawa, Aug, 26.—It is officially are of wives and families of Belgiancomrades, comrades, are striking hard at the pounced through the chief press cen- poultrymen in the 'devastated regions. common enemy and will continue by sor's office, that the following troops This will also be a chance for all means in their power to render all have arrived safely in England: breeders to buy stock from some of . Drafte.—A.M.C. feom Lender', Ont., the best flocks in Ontario end Quebec. British Have Taken 102,218 Germans Since Beginning Camp 13orden,. Kingston\ and-Winni. ' ------4--- and Have Lost 43,000 to Germany. of War peg, GERMAN LOSSES TO JULY 2,6 Army Service Corps from Winnipeg, ADMITTED TO 13E 5,346,000. A despatch from London says: The Camp Borden, St. John and Halifax. "The total number of German war British, French, Itallane and Russians • drafte front Cninp Borden and Ottawa. to Ju* 26, on which date the forwerds Christianin, 26.—Up have captured 167,780 war, prisoners beginning of the wee is 102,218. Forestry and Railway Construction Norway; Aug, prisoners 'captured by us since the since April 9, when the 1917 campaign! Railway Construction draft ftom in of casualty lists abroad was for- "The total number of British prieon- opened, according to a statement is - Regina. hidden, there had arrived 8,559 lists, san ineluding Indians, captured 1 by tied by the 13ritish War DePartment.1 --'s' No. 1 draft railway troops, London 0101tailling 10,803 three-eolumned The text of the statement'follows: ithe Germane, is approiimately 43,000, Forestry drafts from Prince Albeit, Peg", each 0011111112containing tel but exact information as to small eap- "The number of prisoners ceptured Regime and Valeartier, names of dead, wounded and missing, 1 tures made by the enemy in recent by the Entente allies since Apri 9, a total of 5,346,000. ceesary iniesenintion is received f.rom University draft for 1,00th Dattalloe fighting cannot be given until the he- . when the 1917 campaign' opened with from Valcartior. Inland water transportation draft, FIRE IS RAGING prisoners can - the battle of. Arras, up to Aug, 22 is: Germany. IN SALONICA STREETS 6c0111" W" Montreal, Newfoundland trosps—dotails. —.......,e___ . crosses be made. Emperor William has caused to be published the fact that 2,250,000 crosses of the second class bad been distributed up to June 1, FISH FROM NORTHERN LAKES People of Ontario to be Supplied Direct From Lake Waters. A despatch from Toronto says: Fish WAR SAVING CERTIFICATES OF TEN DOLLARS ISSUED. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Minister of Finance announces the is- sue of a new war savings certificate of a denomination of only $10. The issue will come within reach of the most modest investor. Hitherto the lowest certificate had been for $25. The new certificate will sell at $8.60, and will return to the purchaser $10 at the end of three years. It will bo placed on sale immediately a,t all has become so popular an article of banks and money order postoffices in diet in Ontario that it is to receive immediate Government recognition, and the nationalization of the finny denizens of the inland waters is well under way. Hon. F. G. Macdia'rraid, Provincial Minister of Public Works, in co-opera- tion with the Food Controller, has an- nounced the intention of the Ontario Government to develop large areas of the reserved waters of Ontario as a permanent source of fish food supply for the people of the Province. As a beginning of this important national undertaking, lakes like Nipissing and Nepigon will be immediately develop- ed. The resources of these important waters have been ascertained, and while 1-9 05 not at present possible 'to portance to }mow how far draining state withobtainable exapublicfctness the quantity of and ditching, or other methods of dis- fish or use it is known that the added food supply which will be secured for the people of Ontario will in the aggregate amount annually to several million pounds. The chief fish of these wa- ters are whitefish, trout, pickerel and sturgeon, of which whitefish is the most abundant. Canada. Up to date, $10,000,000 has been made available for the purposes of the war through the sale of war savings certificates. More than 140,000 certi- ficates in the deranominations of $25, $50 and $100 have been sold since last January. During the past several months, sales have raged from $200,000 to $300,000 a week. HOW FAR DO MOSQUITOES FLY?, Malaria -Carrier Does Not Journey Far From Breeding -Place. In trying to control malaria in any given locality it is of obvious int- KORNILOFF SUCCEEDS IN DISCIPLINING ARMY. A despatch from P- etrograd says: Lieut. -Gen. Korniloff, commander-in- chief of the Russian armies, has is- sued orders for a resumption of strict training for all the military forces, the free time of the soldiers to be devoted to gymnastics, drills and games, and for a cessation of all dis- cussions. The order contains the state- ment: "Henceforth the only language in the army is command." This is significant in view of the abolition of the use of the word "command" since the revolution. BY ALLIES N P T THREE MONTHS GENERAL HAIG'S TROOPS ADVANCE NORTH OF ST. %PIM British Storin and Capture Strcoog German Points to a Depth of Iii1i'Mlle Along a Mile Front, Also Advance in Flanders. London, Aug..26.,--Britith troops the trough northeast of Gillemone Fenn in Flanders, which the enemy to -day made an advance of half a mile had.„captured. in the morning, roses - along 20 mile front east of Margicourt tabhehing the, British fernierP0,41- (north of St. Quentin), storming and tions. German counteeeattacklat.' capturing strong points at Cologne and Malakoff farms, according to the • official report from British headquat- thee in France to -night, The British last night attacked and drove the Germans out of a portion of ee was repulsed, The statement tells illaeLiN PUTS EMBARGO further of a repulse by Portuguese ON CASUALTY LISTS troops of a Gelman yaiding party south-east of Laventie, and or the cell- ture of an enemy trench position west of Lens. turgid by British e6,155 A despatch fro.„, Anne saye„seA German War prisoners captor.' tered by French ...... 43.722 second fire IS 1)111.11illg Salonica where mat, eemege was eono 11130 Chiefly Auetrian prisoners rap - 'week by n conflagration which destroy- -timed by Banana 40,681 ed n eoneiderable part of the city, Chiefly Austrians captured by Russians .................27,221 ' Total 167,780 despatch from Copenhagen env: making 60 000 persons homeless. --German casealty lists no longer are Thus far a theuea.nd 'houses have been permitted to leave Germany, destroyed. - "The total number of prisonets cap- turecl. by tie in all the war theatres sinee the beginning of the war, ex - elusive: of African natives, is 131,776, "The total number of prisoners lost lee os since tho beginning of the war, exclusive of African natives, but In- cluding Iudianse approximately 56,500,," couraging mosquito -breeding, should, be extended in order to make the com- munity safe. To determine this point it must be known how far the malaria carrier can fly. With a view to finding out, the Pub- lic Health Service has been making some interesting experiments near Augusta, South Carolina, where a stagnant pond was a prolific breeder of the dreaded Anopheles. Ordinary bed -canopy nets were sus- pended from trees near by, and after nightfall—the Anopheles flies only at night—gentlemen of color sat inside of the nets to serve as bait. They were paid ten cents an hour for the work. To admit the mosquitoes, each net was left wide open on one side. When the nets were fairly well fill- ed with mosquitoes, they were closed, to imprison the insects. Next morn. ing the latter were dyed yellow . by' the simple and easy process of intro- ducing a hose with a fine -spray nozzle into each net and giving them a' sprinkling of an aniline solution. The following evening (their wings having had plenty of time to dry) they - were liberated. The next step was to look for yellow, mosquitoes all over the neighborhood, Quite a number of them were faunae in houses, barns and stables at great- er or less distances from the stagnant pond; but in ten days of search not one was discovered further off than a little over a mile. Whence the inference is drawn that the malaria -carrier does not journey much more than a mile from its limed-. ing place. This idea, by the way, was limit- ed by General William C. G rgas who, in 1913, was able to ascerta n the principal source of a mosquito plague at Gatun (Canal zone) by dyeing with different colors the mosquitoes of sev eral near -by swamps. For some time thereafter red, green, sky-blue, yele low and otherwise -tinted mosmlitoee wore found in Gatun,' but the aver whelming prevalence- of sky-bluo. one gave the answer to the problem,: That the french language is refer suitable for telephoning than lenglie has been proved since London' a Paris were linked by telephenes;