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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-04-11, Page 2TROOPS PATROL STREETS OF QUEBEC WITH RIFLES LOADED Mobs .Attacked Newspaper and A'.S.A, Registrar's OIfces-7 Destroy' i 1 Military Records., Quebec, Brush ,t0 9n anti -con- dims had quieting effect ml the mob. Tht troops made u cordon nround the iturium Theatre, while the Arentan wo•' ed to get the fire under entre'. (Later Despatches.) Quebec, Que„ March 81, ---Three which the ofilee a are 'twitted are ad- people were shot and slights f wound- jacent to the Auditorium Theatre, and ed during a renewal of the anti -con - it c.tught firs. The intention of the aria -con- scription riots here to -night, The 0•owd, it is heiloved, was to destroy shouting took place during a mix-up all .the epeords of cases w'hic'h have • been hoard its the exemption snorts. • Rioting broke out afresh at 0 o'clock Lobel mobs of young men paraded the Mate street of the city. The unruly element M the throng soon got the upper hand and attacks were made • Upon the newspaper offices of the •Chronicle Publishing Company and •l'Ev eirement, two papers which have supported the Military Service Art, the enforcement of which causal the outbreak last night, when three Feder- al policemen, engaged in rounding up absentees from duty, were savagely attacked and badly mauled. The crowd, after visiting the news • paper offices, rushed up to the Gov- it is understood, to take charge of the eminent offices, which are in the military arrangements for maintain - same building with the Auditorium ing order in the City of Quebec. He Theatre. Men broke in the doors of the will reach Quebec to -night or to -mor - Registrar under the Military -Service row morning, and he will immediately Aet and destroyed the furniture and assume command, with the title of records there. In the excitement a Military Governor and with wide stove was knocked over and the build- Powers to quell disorder. Certain ing set •an fire, The firemen got the troops will he under his orders, blaze in the Registrar's office ender • General Landry, who has been in conn control, mand of the Quebec military district, The militia were given orders to will remain in command of the Quebec • tern out. The militia were ordered to garrison, but will leave the task of load their rifles and to fir bayonets. dealing with possible further out - T -he troops marched through the' breaks of mob violence to the new • streets. and the appearance of the sol- Military Governor. scription riot broke out in Quebec to- night. An angry mob destroyed two newspaper offices and wrecked the pre- mises of the local -Registrar under the Military Service Ant; The building in between the rebellious element and soldiers who were removing fire -arms front n'hardware store. The wxnnd- ed are Arthur Quart and the Misses Roach. They were walking along a street several blocks away from whore the melee was taking place, The military derided to remove all firearms from all hardware stores fol- lowing the raid on an establishment )handling guns and ammunition in the early hours of this morning. The fire- arms were taken to the citadel. Ottawa, March 31. ---Major-General F. L. Lessard, who has been Inspector - General of Militia Forces in Canada, has been selected by the Government, ,Nieti tn. ;etil+i thin l „than %%Rate, Chidtf te'tt eiders, p,. Ut00-0ta i tis 111" 'de c . 11. al °iL T G�t 11110'au 4 t fin W pRnff11hn:° .etn9ltx,,RR t,,.,,, hyou„ct- Niarhrrur P 6u*" 8 �,fCite )1 )of tial Arras,• •" ravarw PRatattne 1{1181' eet hreela glimmer °reltlrM •rf $Seven A eututny, Lf [°IMLs 41 The Wavermg Battle -Line in i 1.anee eerier 11e1g 141 The dotted portion of t line shows the extent of Allied ache& nee lit the hat, tie of the Somme, and pre. cicely on the some ground where the Germans mats.-. their recent advitnce., 46,4 Mirfeourft ° nnr.4 to is Aisne 115 Sotalol to Ori lateens n �' t.aan 5S,earrnnr. `ei 4rs'Aoc arultl rdcltra °fro nue„t i41 .so s- 'aEo< , a t Maes outfrouxie ,s foray eefc+new,er b les. 0„e,tc °Delis ,.641(:44 me en enee609161 NC 4' 1)Rllcrs cao. ha torr Damnitt ieF Mews era S4Delut, \LIt.1 .11 dferamtrad 91=4 "tom phis ertontmtert len . ear's". io w 3a °O' OL01 0143.. SLAV OF MILES e LIR('. OF LATe.ST. Al 4laoVA ;ADrtR. 239 AIRPLANES BROUGHT DOWN BY BRITISH IN SEVEN DAYS British Avi.tfiors Dropped 30 Tons of Bombs and Work Havoc Among Enemy Troops. ?� despateh from London says: The official report on aerial operations on Wednesday night says: 1 U.S,reat concentrations of our sne- erer points threatened tIy the enemy,. NEVER BREAK'. IN s BATTLE LINE. and masses s attaeked with machine-gun fire our (and bombs the Anglo-French Junction is Now Covered by Strong Allied Forces. 'London, March 29.-'Telegrr.r,llin .front French army hradque.rter: this evening Reuter's correspondent says: "The situation is now clearer these at any time since the beginning of the effeneive. The enemy, arrested in mid .course, has abandoned marching straight upon ob.jertivos and breaking down resistance by overwhelming numbers. lie is striking at estimated weak spots in order to drive us hack as 15 ' as possible before he himself is brought to a standstill. Thus the en- emy drive down the Oise valley is fie- rily arrested. Attempts to crass the Oise farther north failed and the bridges are 11010 destroyed. •"rhe village of Pont I'Eveque, be- low Noyon, has been recaptured and the enemy driven from the height, above Susey, north-west of Noyon. "The enemy's capture of Montdhdler Oras just ton latae for him to profit by it e French forces were able to en- gage the Germans to the west and bring the advance to a standstill, thus nullifying their efforts to pierce the junction of the Anglo-French armies. The hinge between the English and French armies will never he broken, as the junction is now covered by French forces strong enough to meet all eventualities. • GERMANS CROSSED BRIDGE ()1•' BODIES OF 'I'HEIT.t OWN DEAD. enemy infantry and cavalry. "TId Entire Force to Assist the Allies in Great issue. With the American Army in Prance, -A1 March 31.-1 the American troops • have been turned over to the allies. They may soon be fighting side by 1 side with the French and British in the battle raging in Northern France. !Great activity of many sorts is under ' way- in the whole American rune. Trains of motor trucks, miles long, loaded with Americans, are passing through the towns. On other roads, 'mile after mile of marching Americans are on the move. • Too much may not be said about the number and position of American troops• because of military reasons. It is no violation of censorship, however, i to say that more than .100,000 Ameri- ' can- fighting men. fully equipped and intensively trained in the school of actual battle conditions, are available at once to be thrown into places to strengthen the British and french lines. With the french Army. March 1e - At one point on the Crozet Canal, where the Germans eventually gained 5 crossing, they made 1(3 different. et - tacks .on. one day. Finally the British corps which was • holding the position fell back, absolutely exhausted, and the Germans crossed over a bridge of piled -up bodies of their ren corm rades, EXPECTED TO CAP- TURE 1k,1 \S Y E RIDGE Ten German ( n Divisions Took Part in the Assault, But Enemy Met Severe Defeat. 1 teat. j A despateh from Field Marshal Haig says: "it is known from captur- I ed documents that the German attack astride the Scarps had for its objective the capture of Vimy hide and Arras. 'this attack was carried otit by at j v 1,.(.t. six divisions in the 1'r,aht line,; with 101.11' assault divisions in support., Despite the force of the attack the im-' r pression made upon our battle Desi-; is was inconsiderable, and the tight- ing resulted in a severe defeat for the erenly." 11rty tons of hem were droppr by us and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition were fired into the enemy. While this fighting was maintained throughout the day, our infantry airplanes kept watch along the front and reported changes in the situation as they occurred, "Twenty hostile machines were brought down in air fighting and two others were shot down by anti-aircraft guns. Twelve of ours are missing.. 1 "During the night our night, -flying 'squadrons kept up a eont.inuous at- jtacit on the enemy's troops in 13a- paalne; Cambrai and Peronne. Seven- (ty-five thousand•rounds were fired by !them. Twenty-four tons of bombs were dropped on important centres of the battle front. In addition, four tons of bombs were dropped on the Valenciennes railway station, through which the enemy's troop trains were lemming 011 the way to the front." BRAVE PART CATEGORY B PLAYEDR .: FRENCH The Anglo-French Line Holds Through. Heroic Deeds of Peilus. A despatch from the French Armies says: --The German effort by a ter ritic rush to Izet between 1'reneh and British forces, with the object of de- feating each separately, has failed up to the present, and is likely to con- tinue to fail. The fighting qualities of the allied soldiers have served to stay the impulsive advance, and to- day the Anglo-French lire is en strong positions. The next few days may .Mange the situation entirely, as the allies have had time to get their "manoeuvring reserve" to take the initiative. Noyon was evacuated late Tuesday night in good order, and the French took up a position near by. The correspondent passed on Wed- nesday among troops who have borne a great share in the fighting 'of the last five days. Everywhere cheer- fulness. was to be found and perfect confidence in the future.. Nowhere has the correspondent seen such spendid morale among troops after long, hard fighting, more especially when those troops had to fall back. Both officers and men, whether French ur British, -tell narratives of wonderful heroism on tete part of the individuals and units. - The gunners of a buttery of French 76's, in the neighborhood of ('hanny, - 1 were surrounded for three days, with - BRITISH LINE HOLDING; COUNTER_ out food, but fought until the Test !round was fired; then taking adyan TO SERVE Exemption Machinery Will be Put Into Service Throughout Canada. Ottawa, Ont„ March 29.-1Respond- ing to a demand from the military authorities, the Military Service Council has decided to call up for ser- vice men in medical Category 13, under the Military Service Act. Category 13 men are liable for overseas, but not for combatant service. Tlit, re be- ing called out because of the n sity of securing men for railway eonstrue- tion and similar service. "A denten(' for men for railway con- struction and other similar work has arisen, and it has therefore become necessary to draft all men in medical Category 13 in respect of whom no other grounds for exemption exist. The Military Service Council is therefore issuing instructions to re - 1 gistrars to take immediate steps to call up such men. "Linder the procedure heretofore adopted, questions arising in regard to the exemption of men in medical Category 13 on other grounds were P medical category should b� called 1, y c up, and these men, as well as theft• employers and relatives will there - less, 45 to 40c. RITISH AND FRENCH RECAPTURE TOWNS IN BRILLIANT COUNTER, AT ACKS i Ilieft Troops Regain Mol'ettil, Monchel and Other '!'tents With Pr/Sinners, . Ikt11rt4.loliL f. tltanerk, 1'\'hl.e Iitfilctint; Heavy Losses on the Enemy. Landoll, March 1,1, -'The e::ccllent 111011)) etc Sutmne toward Amiens, the news front the British front to -day clue red the Paster Crowds 1het thronged the street:; in the bright. sunny weather,and sustained the fool- ing r,f. c'onfidtnce J(1 the -result of the greet trestle which leas peeveiled all along, The official dasplltehes show Hatt from the region of i.itc Somme south- ward to where tits bottle line turns eastward, furious til,liting len'1 con- tinued on various sectors, but every- where the enemy has been held tend even pushed binds at some points, Nowhere has he been able, although he continued to throw great maases of men into the fray, to gain groifth British machine guns and riflemen, as in Boys past, again tore great holes in the ranks of the field of grey as they endeavored to press on. So great have been the losses of the Germans in front o:l'the British, north of the Somme, that. Sunday saw then' unwilling again to take up the gage o1' battle. Along the Scrape the British themselves went on the offen- sive, enc' to the east of Arras captor- ed the village of Feuehy. On the southern end of the line, whore von 'Hindenburg is endeavoring to pierce through to the old German positions tis alley' stood before his retreat in 191)1, the British and French troops fighting together have met the enemy in furious combats, but everywhere defeated him with sanguinary losses, Paris, March 31. --French troops are new meeting the shock of German attacks on a 50 -mile ''cont. Foiled at Arras in the attempt to take that place trent the British and disorganize the northern British litre, and finding ihenlselve5 able t0 advance only step by step at great cost hi their thrust (hemline h)tve turned southward tool tined heavy rpass0:t upon the- french 'in the Montdidicr *01110u. It c4 here, from Moretti], 10 miles nw•Lh-(vest of Bloutdidich•, in a rury- ink' line around the latter place Igor contented to beyond La igehy, needy 115 alike 11Wa,3, that the battle weer raging at hist accounts. \'lulent tts. emelt 1 were delivered upon the ',relish Mies, which developed a powerful re - ; e 'sietem01) and were further stronyl 108- ed by the arrival of fresh reserves. I The initial force of the impact, however, was suft'ieleni to drive the French- 1,114.1, :short distances at and neral' the point of the salient. Nab - ' big westward front the branch of the Avre, which rens 111 a north-westerly direction frau] Montdidier, the enemy forced his way -into several villages within a stretch of about five miles along the front. The advance reached a maximum of al)out three miles in this sector. South of 141ontclidiol' the wedge else was fur- ther driven in about two miles. On Saturday night and Sunday, however, the French hit hack, recap- tured Ayeneourt, Moreuil and Molichel and gained considerable ground In the region of Orvillers, according to the official communication from' the War•, Office. Moreuil, captured by the Germans, was retaken by the French, again taken by the Germans, - and filially carried in a bayonet charge by I''rench and British troops. Plemont was also taken and with it 700 prison ern. The German ant was apparently to drive westward from Montdidier in a further attempt at cutting in on Amiens from the south. The attempt, however, was c•unlpletely frustrated 1,y' the French counter-attacks. LEADING MARKETS &readeengs Toronto, April 2•--alanitol,3 wheal -- No, 1 Northern, 92.226; No. 2, do., 32.204; Nq. 3, do,. 12.172; No. 4 wheat, $2,106; In stele Port 4(1111a n,, lnetud ing 235 las. Manitoba oats -No. 2 .-'.W, 92541; No, 3 ,'.W., 91•.^,7; extra No, 1 feed. 1100M Nu, 1 feed, 80;5•, in store Fort William. American earn ---The War Board in the united steam., prohibit linportatluns I at t, h l t Ontario Uate--Na. 2 white. 93 It 945; ;co. 3 white, 92 to 935, according to freights outside, Ontario wheat -No. 2 Whiter. per s. lot, 92.22: basis in store Montreal. 1'oas-Nn. 2, 93.50 to 53,70, r,ezording to freights outside, Halle-3taltiug, $1.76 to 5.1.72, ac'- cordiug to fruit/01s outside. 13uelcwheat- --51.02, to 11.05, aer•or'ing to freights outside. Ftye--.Nn, 2, 52.25, sr:cording fu freight ou)slde. Manitoba. (lour'-lvnr ((0011t\', (11.10,. new bags. Toronto. Ontario flour -War quality. 910.10. new- bags, fornutn tu(1 _1Io)Lreal freights, prompt shipment. Miilreed-Car lot('--d)clsa or r,1 Mont- real freights, 110.385 111411)5)1: Beau, per ton. $35.40; shorts, ;uR 00n, 140.40- 17ay No, 1, per ton $17 to 115; Int0ed, 014 to $16, tr•nek 9;4.101 t0, Straw'-Ca0 13115, 4251' 04,G4 10 $0, trek Toronto. Country Produce -Wholesale l:gga--c'arr'ent receipts, eases return- able, 93 ter 407., lhtttcr-t'reannery-, solids, 491 to 49u' ereanlc'ry�, prints, 49 to 505'; dairy, 34 to 38<•, Live poultry -Buying N'1,'e, delivered, Toronto:1'hi11tens 271; mills (''ed, 20e; neon, 31 lbs, un., 337; irr-n5. 38 to 5 Ib.. 36 to 20c; (lens, ver lbs., 30e; roosters, 20e; ducklings, 2265; trkeys, 30e. llressad Poultry --,'Mertens. Oen.: nine fed 32c; hens, 81 MS. ell.. 25e; hens, 30 to 5 lbs,• 901; roosters,20 to 261; dunk - he s 310. n 4, - tot ti r , Le ve-' Aew, large, '3 to 232e; twins, 230 to 2350': spring made, large, 25 to «Oe; twins, 209 to 203'. Tloans -r rtuadill, prime, bnnhal, 97.50 to 91; ferelgn, hand -pinked, bushel, 90.55 to 47. r'0'nt, hem.0-.050111,-16 n.;., 99.50 Per dnaen' 12 us 03 per dozen; seconds and dark roma, 52.00 to 52.75. 'stponed until men in 111e same BRITISH MAKE 28 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK U.BATS' Submarine War in Connection, Big ' With l3ih German .1!71.(0. A despatch, from London says: Snb- (11arh10H kind mines have increased then' weekly toll of British shipping. The Admb•ulty't, report shows that in the laet (05571 :8 merchantmen iv(4r0 stir], 16 of 110 vessels being 1.;11011 tone or over and 12 uncle" tllilt ton - ((1(7 , One fishing ems cl tem lest. Ni ((15(11 G,,,':b10115)t 1'1 were uneue- eon'Iully 'tt[t 1, I. '10 'al•e at porta in the Veiled h 111(' ate mania - eel 2,477, sail ng•4 2,488. - The Admiralty report i The pre- -sloes week showed the" lose of 17 British merchantmen by -rine or suit - marine, while 1'nl' several Week11 pre- vedi1l7 that the weekly lose wee 1.$. VALUE O]'' NOItTITERN PRA 'C13, - Why Germany Hangs Desperately to. Thr., Rich Region. France will clever enneent to a peace that does not at least restore her nertllern districts to her for the reason that her national industries cannot be. rebuilt: to their pre-war standard with- out the wealth that these provinee5 hold. At present Germany hulcds them at a great sacrifice of life bemuse they - contain the richest products of the soil and uudergrunnd strains, This territory, ((0000ding to Lec- tures poul''700 (Parris), supplied one- fourth of France's wheat crops in. 1912. In 1 01 i it furnished 7 per cent, of the sugar beete for the distilleries and 24 per -cent. of the beets used for feeding purp0se5. The invaded regions gave Frame, 90' per cent:. of its iron ore and 88 per• cent. of its east -iron. Halt of the. iron foundries are located in this cap -ma timed land, Of �0,0o0 •shops devoted to ate ing of of wool, 45,000 are held by tlr' Germans. Ninety-four per cent. of the ;pinning mills of coalbed tt-aol are lost; over half of the mill: spinel i0 carded 10001 are found in the of 'pie 1 territory. 01' 5511.000 loon's whirring be: Ire the \tar only 50,000 are n0-; turn nig. ADVANCE I ASIA Ii cotton (1)1' 1(111 efoe 1 truce Of ASIA 7.52fi_1)00luon18in'Frace4,175.000aro in the Tluns' grasp.:: d of 140,000 rue- chttnic•s hi the wort. 37,000 0re+.' ti1(5(9, The 1u.42 in dwelling houses, fac- turies, wureI-ouees aad 0h0ps has been enormous, Thirty-eight per sent, of Preach factories are in German hand': 23 per cent, of the total number of dwelling as's 1 e 1,1, o t in France are clestroc- ed. The total damage done to north ern Frame ante i'i (stinlateti at 91,225,8"1 f oa nee. Germany has, with i'ystematic pre- cision, destroyed everything that eh could not use and used everything not worth destroying. The coal and iron mine.5 have made possible the Genian often eives, Several Miles of the Hedjaz Railway '!torn Up in Palestine. London, March St -Fresh sue'- ! ('e •5's have liven scoreda s ( 1 y ( a or 1 by i1, i,rr i,1, t 1 in Mcs0pot2811 , and Palestine, the liar Otl'ice announced yesterday .y a1'ternocn. The official statement on the op- ; erations in Mesopotamia follows: "Our troops permed the rem- nants of the Turkish forte which was defeated neer Khan-Baghcladi and midday on Thursday had advanced be- yond Anah, 83 miles north-west of lilt. Fun particulars of the (raptures ;have not yet been received, but they are of great importance. Large de- f pots at Iladitalh and at Anah have fallen into our heels, containing 1 quantities of ammunition, mine -throw- ors, gems, ete. The number of prfs- I overs has been increased to 5.000." "On Thursday and Friday our op- erations east of the Jordan continn- ed successfully, in spite of the stub- born opposition of the enemy. Col- onial mounted troops destroyed ser - era' miles of the track of the Hedjaz railway. Two hostile airplanes were destroyed. "On Thursday we attacked west- ward of the Jordan and the left centre of Dur line was advanced two miles on a front of eight miles. we occupied Beir Simlul, lihumnl Ei- 13ueid." CANADIANS UNDER r -- A RENOWNED SPELLER. The World's Champion Spelled };(.090' Words Correctly. Professor David Jones, the world's champion spells -, recently retired on :. well-earned pension after school teaching for fifty years in Missouri. For thirty-three years the champion issued an annual challenge to all conf- ers to spelt against him. Many tried to wrest from him his title, but none succeeded. His termed is 15,000 words correctly spelled straight off the reel at one sit- ting without a single mistake. Pro- fessor Jones hard defeated in spelling contests 'reads of universities, ferneee teachers, scholars, authors, and • pro- fessional proof readers, and his Side - beard is loaded with silver •u bo 5 cps and other similar trophies, wan all over lie country at the once popular "spell - fore be given an opportunity of Provisions --Wholesale Smoked meats -Mains, medium. ase; do, boat y, 20 t, 305; nuked 477.; ,•ells, 30 to 31., br•,nitfast 40 to 42e; heels, plain, 42 to 4117;. 34 to . 45 t.o, bacon, ; bowie- semirg claims for their exemption." 2:h`Ilolru° j;ellle, P tor_igc�)nenn, 23 to l31'i111An# Work of Dominion t tree- 7'1(0 lord, tierces, '10 1" 3017: Cavae• r. in Capturing tubs, 90} 1) ro;c: palls. 900 to 317•; 3 .Hilt. l FIRE ing' bees." HEAVY P centrum' [levees, 263 to 9G1: tubs. 617, t0111inT.4\S \\'OL'LD t)] 5T1i0Y to 461;1; nous. 26 to 2935. \Vitt the French Army, •Murch 31. BRITISH ARMY, SAYS 2lATG•. - I. -The elaseness of the co -Operation ___ r3ontreal Markets between the French and British cum- ATTACKS tags of some confusion among the Field Marshal Haig has issued the fol- 91.070, Ne, 2 101401 white, $1.01' �TTACRS BEGINWITH SUCCESS Germane the coursef i1, tithedwhile.i 1"11a A despatch from T.tendon says: 1301,11 ,1Aril 4-oats--r',,uadian menders and trop }V,-ot„rn, 70, :f\ 51.073: cxu•a Ntl [reed Ps w•ts well illustr I h}, an incident which occurred r - ,5r ens ut h o e rr lowing special order of the day, dated lncat n. 4 l whets 1011117 ata southern art od'the front. night, they somehow macre their way March 23: 51 os 2,•lour. -New standarSprnrg P through their encircling force and es- "To all ranks of the British army in Enemy Thrown Back AiI Along Front -British Reserves Regain i caped, carrying their (vonndecl cam- }rants and Flonders: Vt a are again at Terrain. Including Strategical Villages. wades vvitlt them. 'This is merely one a crisis fn the war. '1'he enemy has instance among many similar daring deeds. at - feed 8 cc re - i A despatch from London says:- The infantry fighting along the Wednesday night's news from the major portion of the British front in haste -front confirms the hopeful im- the new battle Rene showed a marked pression formed early in the day that slowing down 0.1 Wednesday morn - the British now appear to be on a line ing, indicating that the first phase of they are able to hold firmly, at (east the German ult'ensiye here has been on the Somme and the Ancre Rivers. fi810110d. „Prom the southern sectors, Further south in the Roye-Noyon however, came word that the (ler- region the situation is less well de- mans were still pressing the attack fined, but it is stated that both the with great fury against the umt'aver-• French and British are bringing up ing defence, reserves thele. The correspondents The enemy has paused in the • also are showing greater confidence northern sector, probably to rem. - that the enemy will be held on this ganize and bring forward much -need - terrain, ed artillery before beginning the The German official communiea-. second round against the stiffening tion of Wednesday night was signlfic opposition of elle British. antly brief and reserved. It reports i Hard local battles were still in the crossing of the .'here, but only re -:progress, but the first fury of the Gar- ters to Ttt„sdey's events, while the man onslaught had spent. itself. See - British 'War Office statement shows, era] attacks which the Germans es- ihat the Germane who had crossed sayed were smashed, and at. Sailly-Le- that stream were thrown back to -!See, where the Germans ginned a foot- day in counter-attacks, ling, the British on Wednesday morn - The news from the S0':1me front is I ing delivered a smashing counter -at - distinctly 'encouraging, the British tock, which pushed the invaders back, having recaptured Morlancourt and I The spirit (11 optimism is higher C1lipoly, and advanced to Proyart. relong the front. at the present, tinlc, SEEDING SEASON collected on this front every exailable division and is aiming at the destruc- tion of the Britisli'artny. We have already inflicted on the enemy, in the course of the hist 1o`\:" day's, a very heavy lov,o, and the french are send - EARLY IN M UT 7111' inf; Troops at. quickly as possible to fft IYi 9F 2)J lour support, "I feel that every one lithe army, fully realizing how much depends on Week of Mild Weather Sees the exertion, and eteudfaatness of each one of us, will do his utmost to prevent the enemy from attaining his objeca A1) 111' SI'FFlI LING DIRE PRIVATIONS. A c,aapatc•h from London say,•: The 'tenacity of the British resistance in the big ono:water, German prisoners say, exceeded anything the Germans deemed possible.. They 00tnpdain of great privations, on account of lack of supplies, and eittreme weariness also 12 telling 1learily, Owing to the dense messes of supporting troops, however, the enemy is able to replen- ish his forward line with fresh units. Spring \\'ork Under Way. A. despateh I'rnm \i"fnnipeg The weather in the Prairie Prov'ncss has been Springlike for the past fort- night, exceptionally mild for March, and there is every prospect of a-very early seeding this year. In -the Bran- don dietr•i'1 of southern itlanitcba seeding will be general within a week if the mild weather bolds. It was 67 degrees Fahrenheit at foo;e JaW, and it is raining at this; end a number of points; At practical- ly every point on the prairies temper- atures have been well above 50 de- grees for a week or so. At the Pacific (mast it has been tholrt 10 degrees colder. grade, 511.]0 1tl 511,10, troller I'11e•. Ge1'mains tyel•N observed taking up Outs-n0.ga, 911 1111., $ 6,60. ]il•an--585.40. lositiolla on a hi11 Nltorts $40.40. Atiddltngs. 548 to G0. , ami a small de- Mouilhle. s60 to 502, tray -OOn, pov tachment of Canadian coo;tlrymen„ ten. car lore. 017. _ Iwho the previous day found t.hem- Wh»utuea Grain selves with the French tinny corpsr5 With him spelling to an art, just as music or painting or srtllpture is an art with others. .Ile pounces on ami treasures it rare and difficult word as eagerly as an enthusiast does on e scarce and elusive butterfly. GERMAN LOSSES 400.000, 30 PER CENT. OF EFFECT/VES. A. despatch from British. 11ead- quarters in France says: From the average of casualties in the. various Gelman units, as given by p?isoners,• one arrives at the conclusion. that the enemy has lost 50 per cent, of these nen. 'The official British statement of Tuesday said it had been ehtahlished :hat more titan 70 German divisions led been engaged in the battle. The resent strength of a Geenlan division s 12,000 men, so that a loss of 50 per est, would mean casualties in ex - etas of 400,000 for the Germane in ess than a week of fighting. 1 w-Innihr g, nnrll 2 311.411 oats -No. 2 email orders to occupy the sunnnit. Me; 908 \�.-11 feed,, 0: ]•6 Mg•- Dismount•ing, they clambered tip the i Nd' 381.46;" 115 ; 11nn. 4, 81,10x -avert- 1lfllside, but shortly afterwards were I ed, 53.94; No, 8 e',1F„ 511.39:; \e. driven oil, The commanding general' x3.51,. , orderer' them to 1015118 immediately i i to the hill. The Canadians muuuted c Sl titch states Markets 11011' horses and rode t:0 1110 suoun.itc nlinneo.0o71L, April 2' -corn --Nn, a ye1- ander the heaviest lire and held the ' I low'51'75 to %1'63 Oats.---No,white. $33,14. 'L general retirement. nolo t1, April 2 -Linseed $4,21 to $4.20; arrest. 94.21; .May, $4,34; .31)15, •..._g,-.. _-. 94`4.22 081.511, October, 4:I asked. ONEONESYNCfA( LTLAltlid FEATURE "neve Stook Markets i _ l)1'" THE BR 71 7(1 DEFENCE s 932 to 902e. /1,1 ' unchange " . linin - 9001(ion until ordered to ,join ill the 1 , r1nt, April 2 Choice tea., y' veer l•s, 11025 In 91276; good Kealy 9tee1.5, 11,70 to $12; yearlings, $12,60 to $$13.50; butchers' cattle, shores. $11,50 to 311.96; do„ good, 911 to 51.1,35; do,. medium. 10.6,) to $10.76; do common. 09,25 to 1145; bUteh el•t.' 1,011,', chtd'v, 510.26 to ndht,115 ]' alt 9 , u . , I• 1 ., g $ .2r r 9.71 17 $ medium bu115, $7.86 lu 5R5U' cin„ ruugri bulls, 50 10 to $7; hrnieltet5 totes, choice, 920,26 to $11; do., gto(1 $11,26 10 99.00; do medium, 98 to 9,8.90; smelt - ere, $9 to 95,20; feeders, $1),511 (0) 910,.0; canners and cutlers, 90 to 37; ((((5ers good to choles, 950 to 5126; do., eons. and mel'., .05 to 980; sringers, 990 10 9$126; 11 ht ewes. 1(3.00 to 516; year- 111rgs, 911,30 to 912.70: lambs, ,{{13 to 920.60; eslve,.- goad to choler., $10 to $17.50; huge, fed and watered, $21; do., weighed off cars, $21.20; 00., t,o.b„ 52.0 to 320 25. What Maple 'trees Have You? Every average maple 080 Will pro - Mee about five politick of engem fn 5115011. If 250,000 farmers in Ontario, QUO - New Bronswiek and i:ovti Scotia were t.o each tap 100 trees, We would have this year 20,000,000 tree. pro- ik 1ng. 20,000.0011 teeea at five pounds per rte will ,produce 100,000,000 p,nnl(0• f sugar, With the British t sli A1•nn in France,' I March i1,--.0io of the most 5pecta-' cular features of the 13ritish defence last week was when a little iu'my,, composed largely of an 0tld assort-' ment of troops who had hoer hastily lt assembled and had 11 vital stretch of i e front 10 11o1d ((1111 maintain against meatus Ge0hnan onslaughts until re- irtforeements arrived. the enemy adeanced in force and hurled thrnlswh'v5, time -after time, ago inet lite British line in 1113s region, bill found 110 weal( spots, e - - A recent patent covers a piano or organ keyboard that can be 11100011 laterally for transposing a musical composition written be one key t)) en - Iether. - - Y5 '4.