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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-10-04, Page 3HARD FIGHTING CONTINUES AND Markets of the World FOE REPULSED SEVEN COUNTER -AT ACS REPULSED ,,,,;;ani-aw 'British Improve New Positions Captured in Flanders and Take 1,.61.4 Prisoners. A. dospateh from British Front in France and Belgium, says; -The Brit- ish on Thursday continued tc strength- en the iirie to which they battled their way on Wednesday. Tire,, Australians completed their eonquest of the Ger- mall positions at the eastern extremity of Polyon Wood, Two places secured here rorresentecl the only remaining troublesome points along the Anzac front, which roaches northward to the east of Polygon Wood, There has been much hard, fighting in this section, but on Thursday the weary Germans apparently withdrew to more favorable ground further bask and the ituatralians pushed forward. To the south of that point the Ger- mans- continue to hamper away with their artillery at the British defences a stride the Menin road and make threats of an infantry assault. The "neighborhood of Hill 40, north-west of Zonnebelce, continues to be hotly contested ground; with little give or take on either side; Consolidations have been complet- ed by the British in a majority of, the places, the Anzacs having finished this woi'lc, The report from Field M'arehal Haig on Thursday night refers only briefly to the operatiens of Thursday in Flanders. On the previous day seven powerful hostile counter at- taelcs; it says, ware repulsed with heavy losses, and 1,614 Germans were taken prisoner.. During Wednesday's fighting large numbers of British aeroplanes aided the infantrymen, attacking the Ger' mans from low altitudes with great effect, The German airmen put up strong opposition and as a result the casualties among the flyers were high. Fifteen German machines were 00 - counted for, but thirteen of the Bol- tish planes failed to return to their base. On the northern front of the iiew offensive, in the region east of St. Julien, some ilntel•eeting" erman pris- oners were to be found on Thursday. A number of the prisoner cages were filled with a nondescript lot of 'mid- dle-aged men, who looked far from mon of the warrior type. They said the Germans had used up all of their 1918 clasp, and that as the 1919 class were not ready they were calling up old men. USE AIRPLANE CARRY WOU TD 'S atDED Remarkable Tests Carried Out • 'by French Army Officials. A despatch from Paris says: Tests made on Saturday at Villa Coublay of an airplane fitted with two stretchers for.' carrying wounded provgd highly satisfactory. Dr. Chassaing of the Army` Medical Service and Corporal Tete represented wounded passengers during a twelve -minute flight, the . equivalent to a fifteen -mile journey. Corporal Tetu declared that this form of transport was far superior to an ambulance, of which he had vivid recollections when wounded two years ago. Dr, Chassaing removed a muffler from his head and unfasten- ed straps during the flight. ,He ex- pressed the opinion that there would be no unnecessary pain 'to a wounded passenger, because the equilibrium of the airplane is. so perfect. The ail- plane was constructed by the Aero- nautic Service of the army, which hopes to use this form of tfansport for the severely wounded, -declaring that the absence of any jolting fully compensated the patient for any risk. • BRITISH NAVAL FORCES BOMBARD OSTEND. A despatch from London says: The German naval base of Ostend, on the Belgian coast, was bombarded by Bri- tish naval forces. British aerial pat- rols over the fleet encountered six hostile aeroplanes and downed two. "Naval aeroplanes," says an Ad- miralty statement, "copiously bomb- ed the Sparappelhoek aerodrome. They made- several direct hits, smoke being observed from the sl'ied's' on the south-west side. Several of our fight- ing patrols over•, the fleet encountered six hostile aeroplanes, two of which they brought down. ."There was a boniba9dm'ent of the naval establishments at Ostend by our•, naval forces, Several hits were observed on Anatelier de la Marine." - TWO FOE SEAPLANES- ARE BROUGHT DOWN. A despatch from London says: Two large German seaplanes have been brought into Flushing, Holland, by Dutch torpedo' boats,; and it is report- ed that. they participated in the air raid on England, says a despatch to The Evening News from Rotterdam. One of the four German airmen was seriously wounded. The three others have been interned. ANOTHER U. S. LOAN MADE TO FRANCE. A despatch from Washington says: A .further credit of '$40,000,000 was - extended by the Government to France. This brings the total ad- vanced the allies -up to $2,466,400,000. G SHIPPING PLAN - UNDER WAY IN U.S. Year's Programme Involves the Construction: of Tonnage Aggregating 6,000,000. A despatch from Washington says: The magnitude of the American Gov- ernment's shipbuilding programme was revealed in a _statement by the shipping hoard, showing that nearly 1 200 merchant' vessels f b t 6,' , s 0.01 a be ,- 900,900 tonnage will be completed within a little more than a year. '• Completion of ships commandeered in shipyards and of_ vessels actually or about to be contracted for _,will 122.11, f000, $1,201 oto., .malting, $1,30 to $1,81, Flour—Man, Spring wheat give the country a`fleet of 1,600 ships 'patents, drste, $11,60; seconds, 811.10; with a total tonnage of more than 001'0110 bakers',. $10.00; Winter patents, 9,000,000. --Ill addition to this,the choice, $12.50; straight rollers, bags, $5.00 to $6.75. Rolled oats—Barrels Toronto, Oct 2- Maniteba wheat -No, 1 Northam se 22; No 2, clo,, , *6,20; NQ,;2, da. $1.17 No, 4 wheat, $2.00, 1n store rtnol 19"tllhun, v;'1.10.,9?/.31T'. , 2ittnitnl,a oats --No, !n state 1+'Ort lh'!Muni. 4nnerioaa corn -No. 3 yellow, Mond. nal, track Toronto. Ontario oats --No. 2 white, G2e2nnmi- nal; No, 3, clo., gA0lc, nominal, according boOnL rLosWiteta--New, No. 2, 08.17 to $0,20 according to freights outside, Peas --No, 2, nominal. 13arlvy---Maltltrg, now, 17,19 to 8140, aeecmdlpg to i'reights outside. Rye - No, $, $1.70, according to ifreights outside, Mani toba flour -hirer patontesin .cuts bags 011.60; 2110, do.,01.1,00; strong baAu,6, (10.x$1 40, Toronto. Ontc'io Haul' -Win id', aeooM1ng to 0019010, $10.20; in tags, traolc Toronto, p1012100'shipment. Mtilreed-.Car lots-.pd11vsreti Mont- real f,etf,hLe, bac;': inoluded-13ran, pet• ton, $96; shorts.,. do„ $'42; middlings, 0$9.2610 00 $46; .aorta feed ho, per ing , TdOy-Nor 1, 710W, per ton, $11,00 to $11,60; mixed, do„ 98 to $0,10. track To- ronto, 1 Straw-Carlots, per ton, $7 to $7,60, track Toronto, Country Produce -Wholesale natter -Creamery, sollrls, per lb., 11 to 4130; paints, pet•lb., 413 to 42c; dairy, per ib 65 to 20o. OlJggs•-Per nlnz„ 39c, t Wholesalers are selling to rho retail trade at lice rnliewing prl000:— Cheese -New, ]o.i•gg'e, 23 to 23,1c: twins, 22} to 230c; t'l233 to Ole; old, large 300; twins, 8e; triplets, 3030. Bul•;ter rprintlt clalchoice, 3l to 400; 'breamery prints,1411400: .400: calla:, '43 t0 4810, 'g gs-Now laid, in cartons; 52 to 640; out of cartons, 45 to Aho. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 26 to 300; fowl, 20 to 22o; squabs, per 0oz„ $4 to $4,60; turkeys, 25 to 80e; ducks, Spring, 22c, - Honey -Comb Extra fine, 16 oz., 03,25 12 oz. $2.76; No. 2, 92,40 to 92;00 Strained tins, 23's and 5's, 175 per lb; 10's, 1610; 00's, 101 to 160, Live poultry -Spring chickens, lb., 220; hens, 20 to 22c; ducks,.. Spring, 20o. Beans -No Canadian beans on mar- ket until last of October; imported, hand-picked, 97.75 per bush; Limas, per. lb Potatoes, on track -Ontario, bag, $1.35 to 91.45, Provisions -Wholesale Smoked meats -71 ms, medium. 30 to 210;. do„ heavy, 20 to 27c; cooked, 41 to 42c; `rolls, 27 to 230;- breakfast bacon, 36 to 400;. books, plain, 39, to 40e; bone- 10ss, 48 to 410, Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 27 to 270,0 lb.; clear bellies, 260 to 28c. Laid-Pbr•e lard, tierces, 26 to 266c; tubs, 26} to 268c; palls, '2.60 to Ole; compound, tierces...20 to 200o; tubs, 20} to 203o; palls, 203 to 21o. • Montreal Markets Montreal; Oot. 2 -Oats -Canadian Western, No. 2,773c; do„ No. 3, 76e; extra No. 1 feed, 76e; :No. 2 10oa1 white, 71c; No, 3 local white, 70e, Barley - hoard will complete in 1919 vessels $S,G° 90 $9; do,. bags, 00 lbs„ $4,10 to $4:36. gran -$34 to $36. :shorts -$40. - already contracted for, and under no MrddIings-940 to $50. Mouillie-$56 to gotiation of about 4,000,000 tons. A $G0. i•1ay-. o, 2, per ton,: car 100s, 911 billion dollars has just been asked of 2380 11,00., en -feral r9 3et Due er -- Congress tocompletethe programme. Choicest creamery, 445 to 450; do., seconds, 480 to 44o. .1 Fresh, 6S• The United States now is leading to 540;setectad, 47 to 490; No. 1 stook, the world in shipbuilding., and if the 43 to 44c; No, 2 stock,} 40 to 410. Pota- present rate of construction were kept up, would become the leading shipping nation of the- world in a few years. BLOCKADE OF GERMANY _ TO BE MORE VIGOROUS. London, Sept. 30.-A still more oes-per• bag, car lots, 91.55. Winnipeg Grain Winnipeg, Oct. 2 -Cash prices - Wheat -No. 1 Northern, $2.21; No. -2, do„ 92,18; No s, do„ $2.151 No. 4, i2.092; No. 6, 91,94; No, G 81.86) Teed, 1.75. Oats—No, 2 C.W. 68e; No, _8, feed, 6580 extra 2, 11o. 0., 540c. 116}c; arley-1 No. 3, $1.25; No. 4. $1.21; rejected and feed, $1.15. Flax -No, 1 N.-W,G., $3,29; No-2•C.W„ $8.23; N0. 3, do., $3.12. vigorous blockade of Germany is to waited states Markets Minneapolis, pct, 2 -Corn -No, 3 yel- be enforced by the. Entente allies as low, 91.07 to $1.93, Oats -No,, 3 white, a result of the conference of Lord' 53 to 60e. 101our'-Fancy patents, $11,60; Robert Cecil British Minister of first clears, $10,60; second patents, 86.50. Bran -$3150 t Blockade, with French Minister c add Yesterday the King signed a proclamation, prohibiting the exportation of. certain articles to Swe- den and Holland. The Icing's ap- o $32,0.0. Bl 1 d theP h 112' ' t : Duluth, Oct. 2 -Linseed -$3,60 to of Blockade. $3,64; arrive, $3,47',5; September, $3.50 old• October, $3.475 asked; November, $3.460; December, $3,40.t. Live Stock Markets Toronto, o0te- 2-)✓xtra choice heavy proval also was given to other mea- steers, .$11.50 to 912; do„ good heavy, sures ,to make it more difficult for bio' %o ct $3 ; butchers' cattle, choice, enemy 0 supe les roug do., medium, $8,60 0 $3,76; do„ corn= the t obtain1" through • load, $0.25 to $9.75; neutral countries. EAST AFRICAN SUPPLY BASE CAPTURED BY BRITISH TROOPS London, Sept. 80. -The War Office last night announced a further success against,the'German forces in German East Africa. "Tho text of the an- nouncement 'follows: "Our troops yesterday occupied Nahungo, an. im- portant German supply base 83 miles Molrtreal, Oct. 2-Cholae steers, 110.25 tots-las0; goad, 86,76 to $10; Sower_ southwest of Kilwa, after consider- g,•addes, 88 to ,$5; butchers'. Sows, 95,60 able resistance. Our advances in the $15$3 {0o�$10.25;' $$ to $14ta000 $ lambs, Lukeledi Valley and the forward sheen;. 98,60 to .5101 mUk-fed olives, movement of the Belgians on Mahan • $14 to $15; tow` r grades, $9 to $13; are continuing steadily." mon, $6.975 to 97.40• _.butchers' bulls, choice, $6.80 to $8.65; do., good bulls, $7,40 to $7.85; do., medium bulls, $6.85 to $7,10; do., rough bulls, $5 to $6; butchers' cows, choice, 98.25 to $3,60; do., good, 87.50 to 97.76; do„ medium readers, 0o 0.26 tostockers,5; canners and cut- cut- ters, 66 to 95.66; milkers, good to choices 1DO to $125; do„ coin. and-aned., $76 to 86; springers, - $90 to $136; light ewes. 9.60 to $11.50; sheen, 'heavy, $6.75 to 0• 7,6 yearlings, , Y a ii g , $ to ; S calves, good to choice, $16 to $15.60; Spring lanais, $1.5 to $15.50; hogs, fed and watered, $18.75; do., weighed off car's, 919; d0„ .17.60. g ge selected hogs, $17,75 to 9.18.25, HOME OF GERMAN AEROPLANES AGAIN RAIDED BY BRITISH. London, Sept. 80 Another success - A despatch from La Paz, Bolivia, ays -E1 Diario and E1'Tiempo, eom- ful aerial attack ora' German military meaning on -the measures being taken establishnnents in Belgium was report - by Argentina and Peru to obtain satin- ed tp. lay by the -Admiralty. The statement follows action from Germany, say ths„nio- "Ola• the afternoon of Sept. 29.. a eat is approaching for the complete bombing raid was carried out uy na- 11 o ity of South America, Discus- vat aircraft on the St. Denis West - ion of new treaties is in progress in ern aerodrome, Many bombs were arliament. SOUTH AMERICA ONE AGAINST HUN m s f s s P ITALIANS WIN STRO G GROUND .., IN DI RE ON ISONZO FRONT Capture Posiilans on Bainsizza Plateau With 1,409 Prisonei's-- Austrian Counter -Attacks Repulsed. London, Septa 30. -The Italians have started another big offensive against the Austrians on the Isonzo front, where for a fortnight variable quietude had prevailed, On tho Bain- sizza plateau height positions have ho`en stormed and taken by General Oedema's ferees,-.and 1,409 prisoners captured. By thiersuow successes the Italians have brought their line almost :to the bridgehead of Oh Chiapovano River, neat Pocllaca and Madoni, ',which also gives them possession of almost all of the south-eastern por- tion of the plateau. The Austrians, realizing the stra- tegic value of the gains, have deliver- ers extremely heavy ,counter attacks against the Italians, but all to no pur- polo, Likewise fruitless have been attempts to dislodge the Italians from the southern slopes of Monte San Gabriele, , Daily • the Italians continuo their aerial bombardments of Austrian po- sitions with largo quantities.of explo- sives. The great fortress of Pola again has received 'a 'visitation and enemy -depots at Gertew, near Nebre- shut, also have been bombarded. dropped', Direct. tuts were observed. A bomb exploded among five machine's ,supplied with 01101100110 coal at pre- tuhich the ships are "to be. protected As lined up by the aerodrome. All our sent than they were at the same per- said to be one thousand tines heavier ALONG AISLE Heavy German Attack North of Berry -au -Bac Checked by French. Paris, Sept, 30.-A heavy artillery action has been in progress on both sides of the Meuse, Verdun sector, while on the Aisne front the German infantry attacked the French trenches, but wore repulsed with eoneiderable losses. The official communication is- sued by the War Office to -night also reports air raids around Dunkirk, while several civilians were killed, On the Amite front, after artillery preparation, three enemy detachments attempted this morning to reach our trenches north of Berry -au -Bac. One Geman"`g'roup which succeeded in en- tering an advanced element of our lines was driven out immediately. At other points our fire arrested the ad- vance of the enemy, who suffered can- siderable losses. "A very spirited artillery action was maintained all day on both banks of the Meuse, particularly north of Hill 344 and near the Bois le Chaumo." 30 PEOPLE HIT BY- ONE BOMB 12 of Them Were Killed in Air Raid On London. A despatch from'' London says: The inquest on 'Thursday elicited that thirty people had been hit by 'one bomb which fell outside 'a hotel on Monday evening, twelve of whom were ]titled. All were either in the street or doorways,, having gone outside to see the raid. Tuesday night a bomb fell in the street adjoining some small houses,;For a distance of one hundred yards the interiors were badly smash- ed by concussion, although the houses did not collapse. In ono room -a man and his wife were killed. Next door a woman was killed. In the -same house a. woman and baby were blown into the street, and both critically hurt. A little further down the street a mai entering his home was killed. A FIFE RAIDS IN SEVEN DAYS London Again Bombed by the - Enemy Airmen -11 Killed and 82 Injured. London, Sept. 80. -German aero- planes again -raided London on Satur- day and Sunday .evenings, a total of five raids in seven days. Eleven per- sons were killed and 82 injured 01 Saturday's raid. The material dam- age was not great. On Saturday night four groups of hostile machines at- tempted to reach the metropolis, but the majority of the machines were driven off. Bombs were dropped in the south-eastern and librth-eastern districts of London and at various. places in Kent and Essex. BRITISH CASUALTIES DURING SEPTEMBER. -London, Sept. 30. -British casual- ties reported during the month of 'September total 104,598, divided as follows: Officers killed or died of wounds, 636; men, 18,802. Officers wounded or missing, 2,151; men, 83,509. Te severity of the fighting in which the British have been engaged during September GO indicated not only by the total casualties of more than 104,000, but by comparison with the August figures, which were 59,- 811, Casualties hi some of the late August fighting io Flanders are na- turally included in the -September total, but this may well be offset by late September casualties not report- A despatch from Montreal sa s SPLENDID : 'HS�1 VICTORY IN MESOPDTA MA, NEA 1 BAGDAD Whole Turkish A.rniy Captured by Gen. Maude, Including Com'. minder and His Stall. Progress at tete' Great NCes To14 London, Sept. 30.-A British official sands of prisoners, including Ahmed tet a Few Pointed concerning the operations in Bey and his staff, Paragrapllw 'The enemy was taken entirely uy surprise, and practically the whole Capt. W. B. Macdonald; R.N., a, nes garrison of Ramadie fell into our t`]ve of Victoria, has .been invested by bands, says Gen, Maude. Our troops the Khedive of Egypt !and made a displayed great gallantry, determina- tion and endurance under the most dif- ficult conditions. "During Thursday night: another column moved out north-east of Bag- dad after a sharp skirmish with a price over on retard et Pl ince Rupert, Turkish cavalry detachment, inflict- carload lots selling for 1035 conte per FROM SUNSET COAST WIIAT TUE WESTERN, P4Ort.D. ,A1tE k101NO. report Mesopotamia announces the capture Friday of Mushaid ridge, in the region of Bagdad. The British attacked' the Turkish advanced positions in the re- gion of Ramadie from the south-east and west, which they • occupied with little difficulty. They continued the attack Saturday after surrounding Ramadie,'and captured practically tile whole garrison,' the enemy everywhere surrendering. The captures by the British include guns, ammunition and several thou - Commander of the Order .of"the Nile. Lieut, Harry N. Wooton, who won the Military Cross overseas, is home in Victoria on six months' sick leave, Halibut has reached the highest ing casualties and capturing four pris- oners and three hundred Turkish sup- ply camels." ALLIES PLAN DRIVE ONMAIM Thus Prevent -Germany Getting Supplies Front Turkey—En, tente Equipping Greek Army. A despatch from Washington says : The , delay in the mobilization of. the Greek army for use on the Entente side of the war hasibeen due to lack of equipment, which is to be furnished by France, Britain and the United States, This explanation Of the' delay Was communicated to the Greek Lega- tion an Friday by the. Foreign Office at Athens. When the necessary equip- ment has been obtained Greece will be able to furnish 300,000 men for use In the war. The plan of the Allies In the Bal- kans as partially disclosed on Friday, is to advance upon Sofia. Capital of Bulgaria, and thus to cut off communi- cations between Germany and Turkey. Germany was said to be drawing great quantities' -of supplies, especially ell and wheat, from Turkey, and this traf- fic cannot be interrupted until the line is cutby the international army now operating in Macedonia, ANTHRACITE COAL '• IN NEW BRUNSWICK A despatch from Fredericton, N.B.., says: --Anthracite coal has been dis- covered fifty miles from this city. Cap- tain Russell Bellaney, of New York City, a_ student and geologist, secured a license from the New Bru.nswicic Government to explore for silver, which he believed was to be found in the Salmon River district of Queen's County. His' investigations brought him to a strata which proved to be coal, very closely resembling the 'anthracite of the Pennsylvania fields. Tests made showed it to produce an intense heat and to be almost odorless and clinkerless. It ignites quickly and burns slowly. It.. is estimated conservatively that there is at least a! half -million tons in sight. MANY BARN FIRES THROUGHOUT ONTARIO. • I .A. despatch from Toronto says: Thef1 crop of barn fires throughout Ontario i is far too abundant, according to the reports which are being filed with the Provincial Fire 1Vlaishall. Mr, Heat- on stated that. the barn fires reported during August represented a loss of a quarter of a million dollars and during' the..last few weeks the money losses have been considerably increased Y by reason of' the fact that in many .cases the entire storable portion of the! year's crops have gone up in flames, 1 owing to spontaneous combustion in, the mows, where insufficiently dried' crops have heated to the point of ig-� nition during the -frequent waren spells , which have occurred since harvesting. 0 —4 DEFENCE AGAINST • HEAVIEST TORPEDO FULL SUCCESS 4 ., PDR ITALIANS Complete 'Mastery of the Bain- sizza Plateau Gained by Gen. Cadorna. A .despatch from Washington says: Austrian counter-attacks on the Ital- ian front have all failed, according to a semi-official despatch reaching Washington from Rome on Thursday, The message said that the present situation of the Italian offensive sur- prises, and that the Italians have practically cleared the Bainsizza Pla- teau, and are holding all the territory they have thus far gained. "`The present state of affairs on the Austro -Italian front," the message reads, "appears to be full of promises and surprises. The enemy, believing the supreme'solation of the war can be expected only by fighting, is strengthening his defenses and ac- cumulating 'great quantities of mate- rial desperately, and is doing every- thing possible to forestall a future Italian offensive, which is expected.' The Italians have practically cleared the Bainsizza Plateau, and are hold- ing all tho territory conquered. Ac- cording to the statements of prison- ers, it seems that the Austrians are quit& discouraged. At present the greatest activity is being displayed by Italian airplanes, which are scouting over the enemy's rear lines, whetter the Austrian . troops are resting, spreading fear and, terror by their bombing operations." GREAT DAMAGE -CAUSED IN THE WEST INDIES A despatch from Havana says: - One steamer and several sailing ves- sels were sunk, numerous houses were razed and great damage was done to growing crops and fruits by the West Indian hurricane, which struck the Isle of Pines Weines-h,• evening, accord- ing to despatches received here to- night. Advices from Batabano, situated on the ma:;,land, say it Is believed there that many persons perished in the islands, although no definite informa- tion regarding casualties has been re- ceived here, CANADA'S TRADE BALANCE GROWING A despatch from Montreal says: - For the eight months of the calendar year Canada is credited with a favor- able trade balance of $227,266,000, or about $37,000,000 ahead of the record established in the corresponding period a year ago. If comparison is made with the previous cycle of business activity in this country, say around the 1912-13 period, when the eight months' figures were showing unfavor- able balances of upwards of $200,000,- 00, -the net improvement: in the trade position so far this year amounts to about $450,000,000. CARGO OF 14,576 TONS UNLOADED IN 19 HOURS: ed it time to bo covered in tho Major Douglas Hamilton, is perfect- Y:- figures announced to -day, The total ing a device designed to make it im- compares favorably, . however, with possible for Germany to sink ships at the figures for September, 1916, the sea. The detail's of the invention are third month of the battle. of the moths hands of the British Govern - Somme, when tile casualties were ment, also of the allied Governments, 119,540. A ship equipped with the device will be tested by torpedo fire in the near SITUATION AS TO COAL. future, and Major i:Iamilton says he is BETTER THAN YEAR AGO. so confident of the success of his in- vention that he is willing -'to take a A despatch from--, Ottawa says: chance on the ship experimented upon. Cities and larger towns are better The resisting power of the device with machines returned." CLEARED HIS LAND WITH ONE HARVEST. A despatch from Zeneca, .Sark., says: Charles Myer, who last' Spring purchased an improved section of land at $35 an acre on credit and 8e0ded 550 acres to wheat, has just threshed 12,000 bushels of No. 1 Northern, This grain will bring $25,000 at the fixed price -more titan suflieient to give him a cleat title to the property, 4 Opening of Quebec. Bridge. Montreal, Sept. 30, --•Tho first train will arose tho.new Quebec bridge on October 19, so it was announced to- day. Itis understood that the direc- tors of the Dominion -Bridge Cons - pony, with a number o1' guests, will at- tend the opening' ceremony iocl of last year, according to reports than the heaviest torpedo or other pro - received by the Cost of Living Com-" jectiles made by the enemy. missionor. In smaller centres throughout Canada, however, there is 150,000 SQUARE MILES ,a grave shortage of hard coal., This OF CHINA UNDER WATER statement of the fttel situation is bas- ed upon the reports of 2,600 coal dear- A' despatch from Pekin says: -The err in various parts of the Dominion. `eater is still rising in the flooded city The Cost 'of Living Conlnnissioner s of Tien Tsi,,. ' nocot•ding 00 advioeo office is now simply investigating or- reaching here, The electrical services ganization which discloses conditions and the water supply have been con: - and should action be required reports liletely disarranged, and the steamier to the Fuel or Food Controller, service .discontinued between Tien Tsin .ancl Shanghai. Small boats are GUYNEYI.ER'S DEATH inadequate for the rescue work owing REPORTED BY GERMANS to the turbulent waters and the great -- number ,.f homeless, A despatch from 'Amsterdam says: It is estimated that 150,000 square ---.'The correspondent of the Cologne miles in the Provinse of C'1ii-Li have Gazette cin the German front sends berm flooded, with a heavy loss of life, confirmation to his newspaper that The railways between Pekin and Nan- Captain: George GuSnomer,the faimous king and connecting Pekin with Han - French aviator, waskilled early in kow have been washed out hi many September near Poelkepollo. plaoes. A despatch from Fort William says: The W. P. Synder, -Jr„ arrived here on Thursday carrying the largest cargo of coal ever delivered to any- port on the Great Lakes, totalling 14,576 tons. The Synder's cargo was unloaded in the record time of 1,9 hours, or at the rate of 767 tons per hour, which is equivalent to a ton every five seconds, during entire time of unloading. The largest previous cargo was brought here about a week ago by the steamer Schoonmaker, and was 14,482 tons. ITALIANS BUILDING ROADS IN ALBANIA A despatch from Washington says: -Italian troops in Albania are build- ing roads in difficult country, in pre- paration for the next offensive, ac- cording to despatches on Friday from Rome, The Austrians and their Turkish allies are opposing the work, the despatches say, but nothing ap- proaclliig a real battle is in sight, MANY PRAIRIE FIRES IN SASKATCHEWAN, A despatch from Prince Albert, Sask., says; Large quantities of hay have boen destroyed by prairie fires in Northern Saskatchewan, The prin. cipal losses are in the Star City and the Tisclale districts. Fires are also raging in the timber areas, north of Big River, and that town has been enveloped in smoke for several days: pound. The -first Good Roads Convention of British Columbia, held at Penticton, was. very successful, the lower main- land and interior being well repre- sented. Propaganda by the Fdbcl Controller to bring about the consumption of less white broad is resulting in Nelson in some increase in the publie demand for brown bread, The offices of the Municipal Hall at Kerriadale were overrun with flowers and vegetables when the annual 'hor- ticultural fair was successfully opened by Reeve Fletcher. During last month, the driest of the year, and the driest August in sev- eral years, the fire loss for Vancouver was $2,183, of which $1,598 was cov- ered by insurance. Mr. J. K. L, Ross, naval lieutenant and chairman of the Dominion ' Pen- sion Board, and Lieut. -Col. R. H. La- blatt, a commissioner, have arrived in Vancouver for the purpose of coming into personal contact with pension conditions in British Columbia. Badly battered and bearing unmis- takable marks of her submersion in the waters oft Privett Island, the Union Steamship Company's well- known coasting steamer, Gassier, ar- rived in port at Vancouver in tow of the B. C. Salvage Company's steam- er Salvor. Lieut. 'Geoffrey Murray Downton, who for some years was engaged ars a land surveyor in Vancouver, has won the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. The first appointments to the local tribunals under the Military Service Act have been completed by Judge McInnis for the Vancouver judicial district, and they include a woman, The formal opening of the new mili- tary annex for sick and wounded sol- diers, attached to the Vancouver Gen- eral Hospital, has been celebrated, Lieut. -Gov. F. S. Barnard opening the doors, A report has reached Vancouver that the Federal Government proposes to take over the evaporators handling vegetables and that the control will be exercised before many weeks have passed. An urgent call for women helpers has come from the fruit canners of Kelowna, E.C. Fruit picking in this distriet'has now passed over the peak of the crop and the packers are now entering the tomato season. A giant cabbage, weighing some- thing over twenty-four pounds, was a fair' criterion of the kind of garden produce to be found at the second an- nual flower show held by the Garden City Women's Institute, Victoria. COMPELLED TO WEAR CHAINS ON HIS FEET. A despatch from Petrograd says: The result of the trial of General Soukhomlinoff proved to be a surprise to the general public, who foresaw the acquittal of Madame Soukhomlin- off and expected that the former War Minister would be found not guilty. The Procurer -General declaresthat the verdict cannot be quashed on a technicality, as no higher court ex- ists. Soukhomlinoff's sentence, life im- prisonment, carries with -it the se- verest form of incarceration, called "Zatorga." The first ten years the convict passes• through different stages of punishment', including chains on the feet, sometimes on the hands, also, and he may be chained to a wheel -barrow. The next several years, "on reformation," are spent in prison without chains. Next, "on probation," until finally the stage is reached where the convict is set • at liberty in a village, from which he must not depart, The several stages are shortened by good conduct, and the convict finally has the chance to become a free Siberian settler, Let There Be Light. In the summer of 1916, the Com- mission of Conservation conducted a detailed survey of 400 representative farms in Dundas county. Of these, less than one per cent, practised sys- tematic selection of their seed grain, similar to that followed by the Can- adian - Seed Growers' Association. Three per cent, treated their seed grain for smut, Only nine per cont, grow wheat, but practically allgrew oats. Of the latter, slightly more than half knew the name of the vari- ety grown. Forty -throe Per cent, did not know the varieties of any of the grain soWn 011 their farms. ll1•ooins should always hang when hot in use. Have a hole hotel through the handle four inches froni,tho end and large enough to slip ever an or- dinary nail. When left on the floor a broom soon loses its shape and :will not do good, Work,