HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-09-20, Page 3RUSSIA PROCLAIMED REPUBLIC
GENERAL KORNILOFF ARRESTED
llfairs of State Entrusted to Iiev'ensky, President of Ministry,
and Four Other• Ministers.
Petrograd, Sept, 15,-A. Russian re-
public has been proclaimed. The Pro-
visional Government under date of
Sept, 14 issued a `proclamation dealer-
ing that to strengthen the organza- Petrograd, Sept, 16, -Russia's poli -
tion of the State a change to a ropub- tical (vitae has been solved, after an
lion form 'of Gos%cr'rlment was neoes- all-night conference, it was announced
rosy, Danger still threatens Russia, yesterday by the Russian official news
the proclamation says,., although the uigenoy, A new Cabinet has been
rebellion of General Koimiloff has fail- formed,
eel. The plan of a Russian republic The Provisional Government heels -
has been one of the chief aims of the sued a manifesto proclaiming Russia
Radicals and the Councils of Soldiers' to be a Republican State,
and Workmen's Delegates, and was The proclamation follows:
given approval by the recent Russian "General Kornilofl"s rebellion has
congress at Moscow. been quelled, But great is the confu-
A Cabinet of five members, 'includ- sion caused .thereby, and again great
ing Premier Kerensky, has poen nam -is the+clangor threatening the fate of
ed to take care of all matter's of State. the Fatherland and its freedom,
The only party men are Premier "Holding it necessary to put an end
Kerensky and a4, Nikitine, Minister of to the external indefiniteness of the
Posts and Telegraphs, both of whom State's organization, remembering the
are Social Revolutionists, The others, unanimous and rapturous approval of
including the Ministers of War and the republican idea expressed at the
Marine, are members of no party. Moscow State conference, the Provi-
Although the position of the Reren- sional Government declares that the
sky Govermnent appears to be improv constitutional organization, according
ing, the action of the Grand Gouncil to which the Russian State is ruled, is
of the Don Cossacks in refusing to a republican organization, and it here -
surrender General Kaledines, their by proclaims the Russian republic.
hetman, is ominous, The leader of (Signed)
the Cossacks is accused of complicity "Minister and President Kerensky.
in the Kornilofl' revolt. The Cossacks '"Minister of Justice Yaroudni,"
protest their loyalty to the Govern-
Tent, while ignoring .the Government's
request for the giving up of General
Xaledines,
DLAND
WELL CO-OPERATE
Chairman of Food Control Board
Visiting Ottawa and
Washington.
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
There is to be close co-operation be-
tween the Newfoundland and Caua-
dian Food Administrations, Hon, P.
T. McGrath, Chairman of the New-
foundland Food Control Board and
President of the Newfoundland. Legis-
lative Council, is at present in Otta-
wa, and has had numerous conferen-
ces with representatives of the Cana-
dian rood Administration.
Newfoundland's most immediate
food problem is to secure delivery of
900,000 barrels of flour for the next
twelve months. Salt beef and salt
pork to the quantity of 50,000 barrels
are also needed. The colony 1s wholly
dependent upon imports from the
United States and Canada for its
wheat flour, live -sixths of which comes
from this country, as also does seven -I
eighths of its fresh meat. Salt beef
and salt pork, however, are supplied ;
almost wholly by the United States.
After leaving Ottawa Mr. --McGrath
will visit Washington to consult with
Mr. Hoover and members , of the Am-
erican Food Administration with the
special object of arranging for sup-
plies of salt pork and beef. •
U-BOAT PIRATES
MURDER CREWS
Turn Guns on Sailors After the
Boats Sunk.
A despatch from London says :-
Two cases of German submarines fir-
ing on the crews of sunken vessels at.
ter they bad taken to the boats were
made public on Thursday.
A submarine sank the schooner
Jane Williams, 'of Arltlow, off the
coast of Cornwall Monday by shell
lire. The gun was then turned on a
-- boat containing the crew of six, of
whom three were killed Wand the re-
mainder badly wounded,
On the following day the sehoonen
William, of Dublin, wassunk by a
submarine, The open boat in which
the crew left the vessel was shelled
with shrapnel, but only one man was
wounded.
CANADIAN CASUALTIES
FAR EXCEED RECRUITS.
' A despatch from Ottawa says: The
Minister of Militia and Defence bas
.- issued the following statement to the
Canadian Press: •
"The casualties at the front in
the Canadian expeditionary force for
the period 16th to 31st of August,
1,917, so far reported, were 7,586.
'"This covers -the period of excep-
tionally severe fighting in and around
Lens, where the Canadian forces
were heavily engaged.
the same
"The discharges in Canada during for various causes
period
I
was 089, making a total wastage of
8,275.
"The total recruits in . combatant
arms during the same period was
approximately 800, malting a net
wastage of approximately 7,475."
One Canadian Gets 15 Hons.
A despatch from Canadian Army
Headquarters says: In the Lens
region the body of a Canadian who
had penetrated the enemy line alone
during an attack was found surround-
ed by the bodies of fifteen of, the en-
emy,, whom he had killed with bombs
or his bayonet before he himself was
slain. No othor instance is known in
the annals of the army where.,one man
has accounted for so mashy foes. ,
RRITIS1 STOP
GERMAN DRIVE
Bombing of Enemy Lines Con-
tinues Day and Night. '
A despatch from London says :-
The British official communication, is-
sued on Thursday, says:
"Last night, after hours of heavy
bombardment, the enemy raided our
positions east of Bullecourt. He suc-
ceeded in .effecting an entry in our
trenches, but was driven out after
sharp fighting, leaving a number of
dead and prisoners In our hands.
"Wo 'carried out a, successful raid
during the night in the neighborhood
of Opby.
"Early this morning the enemy
opened a Heavy bombardment on a
front, of more than a mile north and
northeast of Langemarcic and attack.
ed in considerable strength. After
fierce fighting the attack was repulsed
with severe enemy losses."
"Despite bad visibility some artil-
lery work was carried out by our air-
planes yesterday. Photographs were
taken, and the bombing of enemy
aerodromes, ammtmition dumps and
railway stations continued day and
night. Three enemy machines fere
driven down out of control. Two of
our machines are missing."
NEWAEr
RO ENG/NE
A GREAT SUCCESS
Combined Skill of Allied Engi-
neers Produces Efficient
Motor.
A. despatch from New York says:
American inventive genius, assisted
by the scientific minds of Great Bri-
tain, France and Italy, has been suc-
cessful in developing an aeroplane en-
gine in which the United States will
rely to establish definite supremacy
over her enemies in the air.
The engine, which represents the
skill of a score of eminent engineers,
who pooled their skill and trade
secrets in the war emergency, is de-
scribed by Secretary of War Baker
as having in its test exceeded the
highest hopes and expectations of all
War, Department officials.
GERMANS W 4
S�� PER
M GAS' ATTACKS
Canadians Bombard Enemy at
Lens With Heavy Guns.
A despatch from Canadian Head-
quarters in France (via London), says:
-Tho Germans in Lens are given no
rest. Early Thursday night they
were subjected to a heavy -bombard-
ment from larg&calibre guns. After
they had been driven into their cellars
and shelter galleries -by shell -fire, gas
was projected upon the enemy posi-
tions shortly before midnight, and
again after tinge o'clock Friday morn-
ing. . Serious losses are believed to
Have followed, A prisoner who wand-
ered into our lines in a dazed condi-
tion, after our second attack, says the
gas. was almost immediately effective.
He himself took only two inhalations
before he got his mask on, but was
seriously affected. The attack sur-
prised many of the enemy in, dugouts,
where our gas is roost deadly,
LARGEST MEASURE
IN WORLD HISTORY
Washington, Sept. 16. -Tho war
credits bill, authorizing new bonds and
cortiiieates aggregating $11,588,000,-
000, and Uie largest measure of its
bind in the world's history, was passed
by the Senate late yesterday without
a roll call or dissonling'vote, It had
already passed the house,
The Duke ofDevonshire•Firetublic Presentation of the Victoria Cross in the History of Canada,
First
is seen presenting the Victoria Cross to Mr, J. J. Sifton, of Wallacetown, Ont.,
Whose son, the late Sergt, Sifton, gave his life in winning this most coveted of all military decorations, Lieut,-
Gov. Hendrie and General Logie are seen 0n the extreme right of the picture. Mr. Sifton is standing, hat in
hand, on the right centre facing the Duke. The presentation took place on the opening day of the Canadian Na-
tional Exhibition at Toronto.
L,EANNNG MARKETS
Isreadstuffs
Toronto, Sept, 18 -Manitoba wheat -
No, 1 Northern $2;21; No, 2, do„ 52,12;
No, 3, do., $215; No, 4 wheat, 52.00, in
store Fort William nominal,
Manitoba oats -No, 2 C.W„ 6710, in
storo .Port William, nominal,
American corn -No. 2 yellow, nominal,
track Toronto,
0058110 oats -No. 2 white, 600, nomi-
nal; No. 3, do., 69e, nominal, according
toOntariotswheata New, No. 2, 52.17 to
$2,20, according to freights outside.
Peas -Nominal.
Barley -Malting, new. $1.20 to $1.22,
according to freights outside.
Ryo-No. 2, 51.70, according to freights
outside.
Manitoba flour -first patents, in jute
bags $11.90; 2nd, do., $11,40; strong
bakers*, da„ $11.00, Toronto.
Ontario sour -Winter, according to
sample, $10.20; in bags, track Toronto,
prompt shipment.
MillSeed-Car lots -Delivered Mont-
real freights, bags included -Bran, per
ton, $35; shorts, do., $42; middlings,
$45 to 546; good feed flour, per bag,
53.26.
Iray=No..1, new, per ton, $11.00 to
$11.50' mixed, do., $8. to $0.60, trach
Toronto.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, $7 to $7.60,
track Toronto.
Country Produce -Wholesale
Butter --Creamery, solids, per lb., 39
to 391c; prints per lb„ 300 to 40c; dairy,
per lb, S3 to 24o.
heals39 li0lolserare selling the re
trade at the following prices :-
Cheese -New, largo, 220 to 23c; tw
221 to •231c; triplets, 23 to 235c;
large, 30o; twins, 3030; triplets, 300
Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 80 to
4
creamery prints, 42 to 43c; solids,
to 42c.
Ilggs-New laid, in cartons, 52 to 6.4c;
out of cartons, 46 to 400.
Dressed poultry -Spring chickens. 25
to 30c; fowl, 20 to 22e; squabs, per doz.,
54 to 54.60; turkeys, 26 to 30c; ducks,
Spring,' 220.
Live poultry -Spring chickens, lb„
22e; hens, 20 to 22c; ducks, Spring, 20c,
MIoney-Comb-I:hara One and heavy
weight, per doz., $2,75; select, $2.50 to
$2.76; No. 2, 02 to 52.25; tins, 21's and
l's, 130 per Ib; l0's, 151e; 60's, 140 to
15c.
Beans -No Canadian beans on market
until last of October; imported hand-
picked, 68.60 per bush; Limas, per lb.,
16 to 16a.
Potatoes, on trach -Ontario, bag, 51.56
to 51.90.
BRITISH GAIN
AT CHERISY
French Repulse German Attacks
in Verdun Sector.
London, Sept. 16, -British troops in
a successful raid into the German
lines near Cherisy, southeast of Arras,
wrecked dugouts and defences, Ber-
lin officially sees this effort as an at-
tack in force and announces its re-
pulse"with heavy losses, In Flanders,
Berlin admits the success of a local
British attack on the Ypres-Meuin
road
A. German attack against Inverness
Copse in the same region was repelled
by the British, who also checked an
attempt to advance -north of Lange-
marck.
In Champagne and in the Verdun
region the German Crown 'Prince has
made ineffectual attacks against the
French lines. Northwest of Rheims
the French repulsed a strong German
attack near Loivre. Northeast of Ver-
dun, on the right bank of the Mouse,
'
•
th P h
e sono
fire drove back the Ger--
tail mans, who essayed an attack north of
ins, 413 the Caurieres Wood.
6d, .1*re^4
GERMAN ATTACK
•
Provisions -Wholesale
Smoked rneats-Hams, medium, 80 to
31o; do., heavy, 26 to 270; cooked, 41 to
42c;
6cto 40a; backs, plain, 870 to 38o; bone-
less, 40 to 42c.
27leCured meats -Long clear Lacon, 27 to
clear bellies, 261 to 270,
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 263 to 200;
tubs, 261 to 2610; palls, 26 to 261c• com-
pound, tierces, 203 to 210; tubs, 201 to
211c; palls, 21 to 212e.
Montreal Markets
Montreal, Sept. 18 -Oats -Canadian
Western, No, 2, 770c; do., No. 3, 765o;
extra No, 1 feed, 766o; No. 2 local white,
66c; No, 3 local white, 67e Barley -
Man. feed 51.27; do., malting, $1,33,
Flour -Man. Spying wheat patents, firsts
511.60; do, seconds, 511.10; strong
bakers, 510.90; Winter patents, choice,
512; straight rollers, $11.60 to 511.80;
do., bags, 56.60 to $6.75, Rolled oats -
Barrels, $8.70 to 59; do„ bags, 90 lbs.,
4.20 to 54.40, Bran -$34.00 to $35.00,
Shorts -540. Middlings -$45 to 550.
Mouillte-$66 to $80. Ray -No, 2, per
ton, car lots, $10 to 510,50. Cheese -
Finest Westerns 211; tie., lineal. East -
erns, 211e. Butter -Choicest creamery,
419 to 420; seconds, 41c. Nggs-Fresh
520' selected, 47 to 48c1 No. 1 stock, 48
to 44a; No,.2 stock, 40 to 41c. Potataes
-per bag, car lots, $2.26,
Winnipeg Grain
Winnipeg, Sept. 18 -Cash prices:-
Wheat -No. 1 Northern, 52.21; No. 2,
da, ,52.15; No, 3, do., $2,15; No, 4, 52.06;
No, 6, 51,36; No. 6, 51,76; feed, $1.66.
Oats -No, 2 C,W., 7010; No. 3, do., 665 0;
extra Na 1 feed, 661c; No. treed, 8410;
No. 5, . do., 831x. Barley -No: 3, 51g..221;
Flax' No. 1 N.-WV.O.,t 53.18;c1 No dh Cllr,
53.110; No. 3, do., 55.01.
' United States Marko -to
Minneapolis, Sept. 1S -Corn -No. 3
yellow, $2.18 to 52.20. Oats -No, 3
white, 550 to 60o. Flour and bran -Un-
changed.
Duluth, Sept, 15 -Linseed -September,
$3.800; October, 52.500 asked; Novem-
ber•,.53.303 asked; December, $2,26.
Live Stook Markets
Toronto, Sept. 18-10xtra choice heavy
steers, 511.35 to 512.25; good heavy
steers,. 510.60 to $11; butchers' cattle,
choice, 510 to $10,50; do., good, $9,25 to
$8.75; do., rnediuru $8,50 to 60; do.,
common, 56,85 to 57.15; I1n,itohara' bulls,
choice, 58,40 to 5..,76; cdo„ good buns,
$7,50 to 58; do medium bulls, 57•. to
AT LENS FAILS
Canadian Outpost Was Unsuc-
cessfully Bombarded.
Canadian Headquarters in France,
Sept. 16. -Early this morning, Sun-
day, :after a heavy preliminary bom-
bardment with trench ' mortar's and
artillery, the Germans attempted to
capture one of the Canadian outposts
in the St. Laurey 'sector, but were
driven off. A considerable quantity
of gas was projected shortly before
dawn into the enemy's cellars in Lens.
The Germans came back like angry,
wasps. A large part of our front Was
subjected to intense shell fire, and a
second attempt was made to drive in
our outpost line, but without success.
So numerous were the cases of ex-
traordinary courage, resourcefulness,
or self-sacrifice at the battle of Lens' New York, Sept. 16. -The Subma- of
that it has been found necessary to re- rine Boat Corporation announced last
cognize them by awarding an excep- night that it had entered into a con- I G
Coy -
tonal. number of Military Medals to tract with the Emergency Fleet Cor- 0
the men who so distinguished 'uished them- poration far the immediate construe -I•
vl
selves. The corps orders yesterday
tion of fifty stool cargo ships, which ; dr
will be supplemented later by another I No
contained the names of almost ninety
men from Western Canada thus honor- contract for 150 snore vessels of the l'ai
ed. same type.
The ships will be built in the metro-
-
district in a plant which will
u "^ bo among the largest in the country.
The first heels will be laid in Decemene
-
UNITED STATES
ES
TO LI&IT EXPORTS
New Conservation List Includes
Wheat, Flour, Sugar,
Iron and Steel.
Washington, Sept. 16.-A conser-
vation lista which includes wheat,
wheat flour, sugar, steel, and iron for
shipbuilding, and many materials
needed for the manufacture of ex-
plosives 0;nong its more important
items, has been prepared by the Ex-
ports Administrative Board in con-
nection with its policy of tightening
up restrictions already made.
With the publication of this list to-
day comes the announcement that ex-
port of these commodities will be
"practicallly prohibited" for the pres-
ent. The loophole is provided, how-
ever, that licenses may be issued when
the cargoes for which appligations are
made aro destined for actual war pur-
poses, or where limited quantities may
be spared without detriment to the
United 'States. -
To -day's ruling was accepted pretty
generally as definite notice to most of
the northern neutrals of Europe that
for some time to come, despite pro-
tests lodged against the present a
complete embergo, they would have to
get along without American wheat,
and that at no time during the war
peroid would shipments be made to
them except on the strictest rationing
basis, and only after obtaining satis-
factory guarantees. This may lead
to renewed negotiations for the un-
loading of the 400,000 tons of neutral
ships tied up in Atlantic ports, be-
cause of the former rulings. Most of
these ships are laden with wheat, corn
and cattle fodder.
200 STEEL SIPS
CONTRACTED FOR
New 'York Shipyard Will Be. d
Largest in U.S. l bl
HMG INFLICTS
SEVERE LOSSES
TO SOLVE TRANS-
PORT PROBLEM
Enemy Met With Heavy Artil Russia 'Wii1 Receive' ill mediate
.tory Fire at Langesnarck. Aid From U.S. Govel'nment.
A despatch from London says,;- A despatch fl'om Washington. says:
Thursdays attack northwest of Lange- ImMediate aid in 'solving Russia's
marelc was a considerable affair. Un-: transportation problems will be„ given
usually heavy 81'tillery firing warned' by the American Government. Ship -
MU troops, so that when the Germafis moat of locomotives and ears' to- Vladl-
came on they met such an outburst of vostok will be rushed across the Pa -
rifle and machine-gun fire that they, cific in Japanese vessels, and Arisen -
wavered. But so dense were the as -i can railway men will be sent to serve
saulting waves that the attack reached as inspectors along the Trans-Siberian
to-hhse and Our main line stood, railway,n fierce hand-; The breaking down of Russia'a
fast, and the enemy suffered huge transportation system has been one.
losses, of her chief handicaps in prosecuting
T110 enemy, who was jumpy, evident-, the war. Thousands of: tons of freight
ly wanted to test the efficiency of our' is piled on the ground at Vlaclivostolc,
defence along the rising ground be- which Russian railway 111011 have
tween St. Jean and Langemarck, The; found no way to move, Tho ,arrival
manner in which he is constantly mov-1 of American locomotives in largo
ing hie artillery suggests uncertainty, numbers is expected to be of great as -
Also in efficiency our counter -battery sistance in starting this freight west -
work, carried out with aerial aid, rend- ward.
ered it difficult for the enemy gunners. American officials are considering
to conceal their position, proposing to the Russian Government
The ground pi the battle zone con- that a section of the Trans-Siberian
tinues bad, despite the drying weath- line be turned over to a group of Am-
er. The non -porous clay, shell holes oilcan railwaymen for operation. The
hold water indefinitely, and in the ins Americans would train Russian crews
throw t shell bursts these little lagoons who would be distributed to other
throw up great fountains which keep sections as fast as possible.
the mud liquid,
RUSS ADVANCE
CE
ENGAGEMENT NEAR
IN MONASTIR REGION
TOWARDRGA A despatch from 'Paris says -Tho
War Office report on the eastern
theatre operations reads ;
"Lively artillery activity was dis-
played in the region of Monastir'. In
the neighborhood of the lakes our
troops have reached Mumulishta, on
the west shore of Lake Oebrida, and
cates that no great amount of disaf-I Hill 1704, ten kilometres north-west
fection'had occurred among the fight-; of Mumulishta, On Sept. 11 .and 12
Ing forces, who in the region of Riga, we captured 160 prisoners, two moun-
tain guns and three machine gens."
325 RUSSIAN CANNON
TAKEN BY GERMANS AT RIGA.
A despatch from Berlin says: The
report from army headquarters says:
cavalry was compelled to retire south "It has been established that the num-
of the Riga-Wenden Road, while in - ber of prisoners taken in the- battle of
Rumania a height was captured from Riga is 8,900, and that the booty
the Austro -Germans after a vigorous , amounts to 325 cannon, one-third of
light, and more than 400 men made which are heavy pieces; several fully
prisoner, German positions to the loaded narrow-gauge, trains, large
south of Sventsiany, which lies be-
tweeu Vilna and Dvinsk, are being quantities of pioneering Snat0lials,
heavily bombarded by the Russian railway materials and alimentary sup-
guns. Plies and numerous armored cars and
other troop conveyances."
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To CECK EXPORT THANKSGIVING DAY
j r� TO BE OCTOBER 8th.
OF COAL TO CANADA A despatch from Ottawa says:
Thanksgiving •Day will fall on Mon-
-
day, October 8. This was the official
Fuel Administration of U. S. 'declaration of the Secretary of State's
Will Regulate Distribution. Department. Owing to some misun-
derstanding on the part of department
A despatch from Washington says: officials or newspapermen, it was an-
-Continued export of, coal to Canada nounced in many of the papers that:
in large amounts through Great Lakes Thanksgiving Day would be on Octo-
ports at the expense of the North- ber 1. However, the official statement
western States will be checked immedi- of the State Department shows this to
ately by the Fuel. Administration. have been an error.
Dr. H. A. Garfield, the Fuel Admin-
istrator, on Friday requested the Ex-
ports Administration Board to permit CLIMATE OF HUMAN BODY.
no more coal to be shopped from the
country except under license restric- A Subject About Which As Yet Little
tions, and asked that no licenses be Is Known,
granted uuless they are approved by
the Fuel Administration. Coal here- What about your climate? Not the
tofore, along with other American pro- climate you may happen to live in,
but the climate of your body. .-
Persons differ very much in this re-
spect. Some perspire more than
others; some give out more body heat
than others.
This matter is tested by an ingeni-
ous little contrivance -a combination
of thermometer and hygrometer in
small compass -that is worn for a
few days next the skin, its record be-
ing noted at intervals.
Body climate has a relation to vital
activity; also to the nervous system.
But as yet very little is known about
it. The instrument here described,
recording the temperature and moist -
Serbian front and against our poli- ure of the -wearer at all hours, fer-
ns northwest of Monastir, but was nishes data concerning the meteor-
ulsed. We captured some prison- ology of the individual that are deem-
, Artillery fighting is reported in ed of value.
sectors of Monte and Monastir. They may shed light upon the rea-
ound Pegradec our troops are en- son why 'some folks feel the Treat in
caching themselves in the ground summer so much more than others.
Cured recently. In this region we This is evidently a matter of body
e taken a total of 378 prisoners, in- climate.
eluding 10 officers. We also cap-
tured four mountain cannon, ono 37 -
millimeter gnu, eight machine guns
and a considerable amount of war ma-
terial, including more than one thou-
sand rifles and six hundred cases of
;i:, 0
Heigt in Rumania Captured and
400 Prisoners Taken,
A despatch from London says:-
The Petrograd War Office report indi-
near Sventsiany and in the Rnnaniau
theatre were vigorously on the offen-
sive against the enemy, and that along
the line east of Riga and in Rumania
at several points they had won suc-
cesses over the Teutons.
In the region of Riga the German
ucts, has gone to Canada under
anket licenses issued by Collectors
Customs.
"The Fuel Administration," said Dr.
arfield, "does not intend to cut off
anadian exports, but with this super-
sion it will be able to equalize the
stribution of coal, and see that the
rthwest and Canada both get their
1'. shales."
MUCH BOOTY TAKEN
ON SERBIAN FRONT
A despatch from Paris Says: -The
P RAGES
AROUND VERD
JN
ber, it was said, and the first launch- the
ing will be in February. Under the !tie
- plans of the corporation, when the rap
plant 15 in fell operation, deliveries , err
Germans Enter French Trenches will be at the rate of one vessel every the
my attempted reconnaissances on
North of Caurieres Wood
A despatch from Paris says: -The
Ar
French advance line on a front of 500 If the chimney flue is covered with 1
metres north of the Caurieres Wood, fine wire netting it will keep out chim- cap
�hav
northeast of Verdun,. was entered by hey -swallows, bats, -mosquitoes and
the Germans in an attack on Friday. flies, and will not prevent making a
The official communication from the fire on the hearth when necessary.
War Office, says that the fighting for When boiling greasy soups have the
possession of the trenches is still go- heat at one side of the saucepan. The
ing on, greasy scum will then be thrown to
The text of the statement reads:
"The artillery fighting was quite
spirited its Champagne and in the,
region of the. Monte,;
"On the right bank- of the Meuse,
after a violent bombardment, the Ger-
mans attached, the .positions we eap-
itured recently north -of. the Caueleres
' Wood. Ona front of. about 500
$7,25; da, rough bulls, 55 to $6; butch-,
ors' sows, oh nine, $3.26 to 3.G0; do„
metres the enemy succeeded in enter-
ing our advanced line. ' Tho fighting
continues."
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS
WILL HAVE A HOLIDAY.
A despatch from tl.delaide, South
Australia, aria
a
s Ys; The Di •-
1
aCtO '.
G011 e1'a1
of
Reoliiiting slates that arrange-
ments have been macro to send 50,000
of the . -original Australians home for
the holidays, irrespective of whether
corresponding rointareenieats are
emit, The •Director-Gorreral believes
that the visit. of these gallant mon wall
vo a great ;stimulus to recruiting, ,
good, 57.6 to 57,60; do., medium, $6,05
to $8.36; etoclters, 57.26 Co 54 6; Seed-
ers, 58.26 to 000,25' canners and nutters,
h6.25 to 56.26; milkers, good to eludes,
0 to 51.30; do„ cam. and ;nett, 540 to
0; an,'ingers, 500 to $1.0; light ewes,
510 to 511,60; sheep heavy .50 to 57.50;
yearlings, 511 to $11.80; calves, good to.
choice, 514.25 to. 515,50; spring lambs,.
515.50 tc $17; frogs, fed and watered,
15; era, weighed on! cars, 513.25; tic„
P,a,b.
1.7.
Montreal, 1 0.,7, Bept, iS-Canners' bulls,' $6
5to 50,25; cows,' $5 to $6.25; good steers, 1
0.75 to 510;. medium, .55.75 to $0,00; •
common, $8 to $0.50; butchers' bulls,
7.25 to 55; cows, 8560 to 10,60;
0 , - �
59; on
vu ie lattbs, 514:G0 In $to: t0.50; , 51 .Melon
50 k -Oe 'sheep, 513 8 $050; $
11 to
nil t10-
Pod calves, t to $id; good, $ho to
$12;- grass-fed, 58 to 510; eSi000nd ,toga, Gi
$17,60 to $13,
one side and can be easily removed.
ITALIANS CAPTURE 110UNT SAN
GABRIELEIN BRILLIANT FIGHT
1IGA�HT
43
Tremendous e
Bat l Raging tr
Battle, Rabino For Twenty Days, is Rapidly Near-
ing a Great Triumph.
A despatch from Washington says:
Italians have taken from the Auetro-
Hungarians the fortified hill of Dol
and the Gargaro basin, end now 00-1
cupy the slope and top of Monte'San
Gabriela after
sever
e fighting. t i rlg'
g . The
Italian Embassy in announcing the
capture en Friday, said it is the great -
es victory gained by .the Italian@, sine
their ent • •i
lance into the .war.
Capture of all Austro-Hungarian
positi.,h.l on Monte San Gabriele is ex- oct c
tlll0
b
cam'+• '
p matter
of hours, The
fighting in the region of the forest of
Tarnovo was very severe, as the Aus-
trims had assembled an enormous
force of artillery there. The positions
there were taken by infantry attack
at heavy cost to the Italians.
The battle has been raging 20 days,
Last week the Austrians changed from
defensive and began an offensive, t.e.
ing masses of their best troops against
the Italian positions. The loss of San!
Gabriele will mean for the Austrians,,
the Embassy says, the less of all the
vantage points against the Gorizial
p a n and the Frigid() valley,
"ON RECEIVING A BUTTON FROM
FRANCE."
Welcome to my coat sleeve,
Little button fresh from France,
Whispering to me "Do not; grieve,
Rre've alla fighting chance."
Thank you for the kindly thought, -
Brave soldier over there,
You who own what can't be bought,
A nation's honor share.
And so I prize this button more
Than gifts of happier days,
The glad mad hours we had before.
The parting of the ways.
-F. Bell.
Honey, frui-1 jellies and plain cookies
es
aro among the best sweets for chil-
dren.
With feed excessively, high and
dairying precarious the temptation to
sell the cows is 'strolrg, The bad ef-
fect of this policy is bo:hirnstantane-
ons and cumulative, When the care
goes to the butcher, the seem of per-
petuation is destroyed,