The Seaforth News, 1918-07-18, Page 2BRITISH RETAKE HAZEL AND
1,500 PRISONERS IN SURPRISE ATTACK
Australians Assisted by Tanks Advanced a Mile and tt Bali on
4•Mile Front With Light Casualties.
A despatch from the British Arnw
in France, sayer—Complete suocess
crowned the splendid surprise attach
made by the, Australians at dawn ou
Thursday against the Germane be-
tween Villers-ilretoitnoux and the
Sonne,
Tho enemy was taken entirely tt-
awares and the ,big -framed fighters
from .Australia stormed their way
through the bewildered grey coats
with little opposition—a veritable
human tornado which left a wake of
death behind it.
Hamel village was rushed and taken
in short order, finite and Hamel
Woods, wltl't their newts of crackling
machino guns, were passed through
as though the Australians were doing
a practice charge for their comman-
der, and a line of enemy trenches east
of these strongholds was cleaned out
and annexed.
.About 1,500 prisoners were in the
British cages this afternoon, while out
on the battlefield groat numbers of the
German Emperor's then Iny silent un-
der the brilliant sunshine which could
bring them no cheer,
It took the assaulting tomes about
an hour and a half to complete their
work, and at the end of that time they
had, with exceedingly light casualties,.
wrested from the enemy a strip of
'territory four miles wide and averts*,
Ing 8 mile and a half deep. 13y this
osieratloe they eliminated a salient in
the British line and gained valuable
high ground,
The Australians went over the top
behind a large number of tanks, which
were to• pilot the way. Two minutes
before that hour the British artillery
all along the sector dropped a trotnen•
dens barrage on the German defences
from guns of all calibres. This' was
the first warning the enemy had of
impending trouble. Not a word con-
cerning the attack had penetrated to
the other side. Even the great un-
couth tanks had been' got into posi-
tion without the enemy being aware
of their presence.
FURTHER GAINS
ON THE PIAVE
.Airmen Drop Blazing Oil on 12
Austrian Bridges.
A despatch from Italian Army
Headquarters says: — The fighting
that is in progress along the lower
reaches of the Piave is as severe as
was that of last week in this region,
where load, sand and water are every-
where under foot and clumps of tall -
growing grasses are frequent. To add
to' the difficulties, rain and wind
storms occasionally sweep over the
area.
At four points the Italians attacked
the Austrian position in this region,
along a frontage of eight nines. In
this comparatively .small stretch no
less than 12 temporary bridges thrown
across by the Austrians were destroy-
ed by airplanes dropping small bar-
rels of burning oil upon them. The
Italian •infantry are frequently seen a
short -distance away, calmly waiting
while the bridges are attacked from
the air, the troops then being thrown
against the remaining Austrians.
About the most violent resistance
displayed by any of the enemy troops'
is that of the Bosnians and Herzegov-
mans on this front, who are still
wearing their picturesque turbans. As+
the Italians advance they are finding!
the dead among these already stripped
by their comrades. There are other.
Austrians, however, who as soon as'
they are taken prisoner and find'
themselves safe within the Italian
lines, cry, "Down with Austria!"
AUSTRALIANS CON-
TINUE ADVANCE
Smash the Enemy Back Some
400 Yards.
With the British Army in France,
July 7.—No further attempt by the
Germans to retake the ground wrest-
ed from them Thursday by the com-
bined Australian -American attack
has been reported to -day. Not satis-
fied with the positions acquired from
the enemy in the initial attack, the
Australians Friday night again drove
,forward, just smith of Vaire Woods,
and jammed the Bothe back some 400
yards more along a front of 2.000
yards.
The apet-ation was entirely success-
ful and has made the new line much
stronger.
$3,000,000 SUBSIDY
TO FLAX -GROWERS
A despatch from London says:—The
House of Commons has passed the
second reading of the bill providing
for a Government subsidy of £600,000
o promote flax growing in Ireland, to
replace the lost Belgian and Russian
crops and to provide material for the
rmy; navy and air forces. missing.
U.S. LAUNCHED
52 VESSELS JULY 4
A despatch from New York says:—
The United States launched on Thurs•
day a greater tonnage in ships than
she has lost during the whole pro»
grass of the European war, Secretary
of the Navy Daniels said in an ad-
dress at the Fourth of July celebration
of the Tammany Society, More than
400,000 dead-weight tons, lie said, are
going into the water from American
shipyards as a part of the Indepen-
dence Day celebratiou, while the total
American tonnage destroyed by sub-
marines is estimated at 352,22; tons,
including 07,815 tons sunk before the
United States entered the war.
"Wo have launched to -day" Mr•,
Daniels continued, "more than the
Germans sank of the ships of all
nations in the last month for which
we have official figures. The recent
enemy submarine activities off our
coast resulted in tote loss of 25,411
gross tons of American shipping.
During the same time, 1311,000 dead-
weight tons of shipping were built.
SHIP PRODUCTION
WAS HIGH IN JUNE
A desptch from Lon- don says:—The
British Admiralty announced that
during the month of June 184,159
gross tons of merchant shipping was
completed in the United Kingdom
yards and entered for service.
The record of British shipyards for
June fell below that of May, when a
total of 197,274 gross tons was en-
tered for service. That was the
highest figure for any mouth during
the last year. In April the shipping
completed totalled 111,583, and in
March 161,674 gross tons.
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GOOD HARVEST IN
MANITOBA EXPECTED
A despatch from W- innipeg says:—
Prosperity again stands at Manitoba's
door. A rich and plentiful harvest is
foreeast in the first official crop re-
por issued by the Manitoba Agricul.
tura] Department.
The report indicates clearly that the
crop is about six days ahead of its
normal schedule in 70 per cent. of the
places reporting. Of the remainder,
about 20 per cent. claim normal condi-
tions prevalent, and the other 10 per
cent. show a tendency to backward:
ness.
AERIAL FORCES CO-OPERATED
IN BATTLE SOUTH OF SOMME
A despatch from - London says:—
British aerial forces co-operated with
land forces in Thursday's attack
against the Germans south of the
Somme, according to an official state-
ment on aviation operations issued
Friday night. Eleven German air
planes were destroyed and ten driven
down out of control as a result of
combats, Four British machines are
GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
ASSASSINATED BY TWO UNKNOWN MEN
General Count von Mirbach Killed by Bomb in His Moscow Office
—Beginning of Russia's Vengeance Against Ger€nan Tyranny.
Ferias July l eaotal Count von
irbach, Germain Ambassador to Pats -
4, was assassinated on Saturday ,.t
oscow, according to a despatch re -
aired here,
Obtaining admittance under false
retences, two unknown men entered
private office of Count von Mir-
ach this worming. A short discus-
Ih ensued. Then revolver shots
re heard, followed by explosions of
nd grenades.
The Ambassador died almost it
antatneousiy: The assassins es -
ped and has'e tzot yet been arrested.
The whole quarter in Moscow 'where
German Embassy is situated was
ediately surrounded by troops af-
ter the assassination of Count von
Tirbaeh, accenting to a Russian Gov-
' ernatent message received here by
wireleas. Severe control has been
estai'1ished over all persona arriving
# and leaving the city.
An envoy ex`ra,r;iinary will be de -
1 spatched tre 1 rite to exp e- s to the
German Governmentthe indignation
i of Russia over the criminal act.
The identity of the assassins bas
not beet established nor have they
been arrested, the xamaage atntes.
Tt aaneears, rotor. nig iv These a4 -
i video, $lent "frith Count von i4lirbaw
whet he was attaclse& wets Herr 1Zitc-
Mer, the oormseflor of the }fimbas3y,
f-:juand a German officer. 1 hither was ha-
: jived,
red, jtLiext
-
P•�:• `fib. , ' "' 1:A.: G''
American prairie schooners, Mari, s4r``sights on the plains
France by the Supply Corps o0 the U,s..ai•JSIT
•
Mi
The Sand -shoes Used by Our Soldiers In Palestine When Negotiating • he
Sand of the Desert.
The soldier in the picture took care ti}at the footgear ehowld be a pro-
mtnent feature in the landscape, These sand -shoes are an excellent inverts
tine, and shod; with them the men can travel without difficulty over the de,
cert sand, Without them the unaccustomed and treacborous surface is apt
to prove full of pitfalls.
5000 GERMAN PRISONERS CAPTURED
ON WEST FRONT IN WEEK
British Downed 178 Hostile Airplanes in Same Period—Much
Damage Done by Air Raids on Enemy Territory.
A despatch from London says:—
During the last weep the Entente al-
lies on the western front bare taken
more than 5,000 prisoners. A series
of minor operations also resulted in
their gaining possession of several
important strategic points, 'inflicting
heavy losses on the enemy and obtain-
ing valuable information as to his
plans for the immediate future.
Auother satisfactory feature of the
last week's operations was the work
of the allies in the air. Great dam-
age was done by the aviators to Ger-
man communications and concentra-
tions of men and material behind the
lines. The superiority of the Entente
air fighters is shown by the fact that
during the last week, on the Bri-
tish front alone, 173 German airplanes
were downed while only 36 British
machines aro missing.
The text of the official report says:
"On the British western front since
last weekly summary was issued, 122
German machines were downed and
73 driven down out of control, against
62 British machines reported as miss-
ing, During the same period 14 separ-
ate town were raided and bombed.
The airdrome at Boulay was raided
six times; the railway triangle at
Metz-Sablon, four; Mannheim, four;
Saarbrucken and Thionvillo, thrice;
Treves and Prescott, twice, and seven
other towns once each, including
Karlsruhe, where a large explosion
was caused in a metal works.
"Naval airmen in the course of the
week vigorously bombed docks, sub-
marine bases and naval works in the
neighborhood of Zeebrugge, Ostend
and Bruges."
BERLIN ORDERED U. S. TRANSPORT
NURSES MURDERED 1 SUNK ---6 LOST
"Sink Without a Trace" was the
Policy Acted Upon.
A despatch from London says:—
Reuter's Limited is authoritatively in-
formed that the outrage on the Llan-
dovery Castle, which is the fourth
hospital ship torpedoed this year, was
deliberate and premeditated, follow-
ing upon orders given the submarine
commander by the supreme German
authority, which alleged the presence
of eight flying officers. The allega-
tion is foundationless, and could eas-
ily have been tested by the right of
search. There is no doubt that the
submarine endeavored to slaughter all
witnesses of the crime, according to
Count Luxburg's phrase, "Spurlos
versenken."
It is clear the German high com-
mand has settled a plan to destroy
hospital ships as far as possible.
GERMANS FURTHER
SQUEEZE BELGLUM
A despatch from Amsterdam says:
—The war contribution which Bel-
gium has to pay to Germany, says Les
Nouvelles, has been raised from 50,-
000,000 francs to 60,000,000 francs
monthly, This is equivalent to 750
francs per head. The Germans have
convoked the provincial councils to
discuss -tile method of payment by the
Belgians,
SULTAN OF TURKEY
HAS PASSED AWAY
A despatch from Amsterdam says:
—Mohammed V., Sultan of Turkey,
died at 7 o'clock on Wednesday night,
says a Constantinople despatch receiv-
ed here by way of Vienna.
Former German Liner Torpe
doed on Homeward Trip.
A despatch from 'Washington says:
I —The American Covin transport on
P Covington,
homeward bound after landing several
thousand soldiers in France, was tor-
pedoed and sunk in the war zone
last Monday night. Six members of
the crew are missing, but all the other
men, with the ship's officers, have
been landed at a French port. No
army personnel or passengers were
aboard. •
The Covington is the second of the
great German liners seized at the out-
break of the war to be sent clown by
Germany's sea wolves, and is the
third American troopship to be de-
stroyed. All were homeward bound.
The former Hamburg American liner
President Lincoln was sunk last May
81, and the Antilles, formerly a Mor-
gan liner, WAS sent down last October
17,
WESTERN CROP
OUTLOOK SERIOUS
Winnipeg, July 7.—As the facts of
the Western crop situation are as-
sembled, it becomes increasingly evi-
dent that 1918 on these plains will be
another 1914, when through the rav-
ages of drought a vast portion of
country in southwestern Saskatchewan
and Southern Alberta had been re-
scued from extreme hardship by the
Federal Government. The fact that
we have had one phenomenal and two
average harvests since 1914, makes a
lean year in 1918 less severe from the
personal view of the producer than
the season of four years ago, but con-
sidered in the light of the great need
of the allied nations at war, the pre-
sent condition in the West is serious.
ITALIANS DRIVE AUSTRIANS BEYOND
MOUTH OF TUE NEW PIAVE
Further Splendid Success Achieved by Gallant Troops Who Have
Taken 24,000 Prisoners Since June 15,
Rome, July 7,—"After five days of first phase of the,struggle."
nilinterrupted struggle," says a late The Italian trobps on the southern
offialleil communication, "the enemy end of the Piave line, having driven
was completely driven on to the loft the Austrians across the New Piave,
bank of the New Piave Saturday after- are establishing themselves in the ex-
amen, teneive region, between the new and
"The recapture of all the coastal old river beds, which the Austrians
zone between G'apo Silo and the Piave, were compelled to evacuate, Sunday's
which the enemy had occupied and War Office atatarnent shows. The
held since November, brilliantly statement highly praises the valor of
crowns the victory gained by stein the the troops which won the pronouncedi Winnipeg girls donned overalls and
first great battle of our recovery and success that has been achieved. The bandied freight during the recent C.
enlarges, the zone of protection for 'text reads: RR, strike.
Venice. "Between the Sile and the Piave
"Altogether, since June 15, 528 offi- our troops, having reached with per-
ccrs and 28,911 other ranks have been feet manouovring and irresistible -elan
made prisoner. We also captured 63 the right bank of the New Piave and
guns, 115 trench mortars, 1,284 tea- driven the enemy to the 'other side of
china guns, 3,700 rifles, two airplanes, the river, are now fortifying them -
5,000,000 rifle cartridges, many thou- selves on the vast tract of ground re-
mands of shells of all kinds, and a captured, every yard of which s'howa
large quantity of telephone inetru- traces of the epic struggle and fur -
meats, and recovered our artilleries mattes proof that the enemy's losses
and material which in the advanced were much higher than lie had fore -
zone had to be abandoned during the seen.
From The Middle West
BETWEEN ON' A IO AND Birde i
TIM' COLUMBIA.
Items From Provinces Where Many
Ontario Boys and Girls Are
Living,
Winnipeg's 'V•C, hero, Capt. Christy
p11er O'Kelly, has returned to France,
Lieut, E, H. !Cox, a well-known Win-
nipeg mail, was recently. killed Mama
tion,
During the month of May there were
41 births li'Mooso.low and six deaths.
COBLENZ DAMAGED
IN SEVERE RAID
British Bomb Palace and I{ill
Soldiers in German Fortress.
LADING MAR
ITS
Breadetuifs
Torontd, July 9,—Mantioba wheat
—No. 1 Northern, $2.23%; No. 2 do.,
$2:203x ; No. 3 do.,2.17,4 ; No. 4
wheat, $2.10%; in sore Fort Wil-
liam, including 21/2c tax,
Loudon, July 7.—The bombardment Manitoba oats—No. 2 C,W., 861yc;
of Coblenz on Friday by British air- No. 3 G.W., 83'V4c; extra No. 1 feed,
men was the moat severe of the war, 8314c; No, 1 feed, 801.Oc, in store Fort
according to Basel, Switzerland, de- William.
spatches, although the work, of the Ontario wheat—No. 2 Winter, per
airmen was hampered by the presence cat lot, $2.22; basis in store Montreal.
Peas—Nominal•
of a fog. The northern portion of the I Barley—Malting, $1.24 to $1.26,
railway station and the famous Iron according to freights outside.
Bridge were seriously damaged. A I Buckwheat—$1.50, according to
bomb fell in the centre of the bridge ,freights outside.
across the Moselle River and another; Manitoba flour — War quality,
on the Royal Palace , $10.95; new bags, Toronto and Mott -
South 'German newspapers state i treat freights, prompt shipment,
American corn—No. 3 yellow,kiln
that. 12 persons were killed and 23; dried, nominal; N. 4 yellowkiln
wounded in Coblenz, but make n0 dried}, nominal. •
mention of the fortress Ehrenbreit- i Ontario oats—No. 2 white, 80 to
stein across the Rhine, where bombs 810; No. 3 white, 79 to 80c, accord -
fell among soldiers. Since the war ing to freights outside •
began this fortress has always been
full, of recruits.
Rye—No. 2, $1.80, according to
freights outside.
Ontario flour — War quality,
y._____ $10.65, in bags, Toronto and Mont-
real; prompt shipment.
THOUSANDS ARE READY Millfeed—Car lots—Delivered Mon -
TO 'WORK ON FARMS treat freights, bags included: Bran,
per ton, $36.00; shorts, per ton, $40.00.
A despatch from Ottawa says:— Hay—No, 1, per ton, $13,00 to
Highly satisfactory results in connec-
tion
$14.00; mixed, $11,00 to $12.00, track
tion with the registration of the man Toronto.
Straw—Car lots, per ton, 38.00 to
38.50, track Toronto.
Country Produce—Wholesale
Eggs, new -laid, 45 to 46c; selected,
new laid, 47 to. 48c; cartons, 48 to
49e.
Butter—Creamery, solids, 45c; do.,
fresh made, 46 to 47e; choice dairy
prints, 41 to 42c; ordinary dairy
prints,`38 to 40c; bakers', 36 to 38e;
oleomargarine' (best grade), 32 to
340.
'Cheese—New, large 233's to 24c;
twins, 28% to 2414c; spring made,
large, 25% to 26c; twins, 26 to 2640c.
Beans—Canadian, prime, bushel,
37.50 to $8.00. Foreign, hand-picked,
bushel, $6.75 to $7.00•
Comb Honey—Choice, 16 oz.$3.50
and woman -power of Canada have
been obtained, according to Senator G.
D. Robertson, who, on Thursday, is-
sued his first statement of returns
from various constituencies in which
the work has been completed. Al-
ready the Registration Board has
secured the names of thousands of
people willing to give assistance in
agricultural work, particularly dur-
ing harvest time.
CANADIAN TROOPS
SAFE IN ENGLAND
A despatch from Ottawa says:—It
is officially announced through the per dozen; 12 oz.,3 per dozen; sec -
Chief Press Censor's office that the rinds and dark comb, $2.50 to $2.75,
following troops have arrived in Eng-IMaple syrup—Imperial gallons,
land. $2.25; 5 -gallon tins, 2.10 per gallon.
Artillery draft No. 10, Toronto; Maple sugar, per pound, 24 to 25c,
Artillery draft No. 31, Toronto; C,0,
Regiment draft No, 23, Quebec; C. 0.
Regiment draft No, 70, Quebec; Eng-
ineers' draft No, 41, St. John's, Que;
Dental draft, A.M.C. reinforcements,
V.A.D. Nurses, Toronto.
Provisions—Wholesiale
Smoked meats—Rolls, 32 to 83c;
hams, medium, 37 to 38e; heavy, 80
to 31c; cooked hams, 50 to 51c; backs,
plain, 44 to 45c; backs, boneless, 48 to
49c. Breakfast bacon, 40 to 41c.
Cottage rolls, 85 to 300.
Dry Salted Meats—Long clears in
FRENCH LN VIGOROUS THRUST tons, 80c; in cases, 301, c; clear �iel-
CAPTURE 1,000 PRISONERS hes' 28 to 28%c; fat backs, 25c.
Lard—Pure tierces, 80% to 81e;
-- tuba 804 to 21 Vi C'1 to 31
Nursing Sister Ion Wishart, Winni-
peg, is among the nurses wounded' at
Staples iM y lOth.
Girls' Institutes will he organized as
auxiliaries to the Women's inatitutea
in Western Canada.
Winnipeg Great War Veterans are
malting an effort to secure civic peal -
tions forreturned men,
The Manitoba Government bas tea-
t:atively decided that Winnipeg shall
bo a city of automatic telephones.
Lieut. 1.0. A, Harper, son of Prof. H.
R. Harper, of Western Canada Col-
lege, has been killed in action.
Alien enemies in western Canada
are not to be allowed to buy school
lands at the coining sale of school
property,
Charles Johnstone, formerly secre-
tary of the Meese Jaw Agricultural
Society, died of wounds in France,
May 25.
Capt, A. V. Cashman, Calgary, is
home on leave, and reports a scarcity
of military dentists in France and Eng-
land.
Winnipeg's Citizens' Committee of
One Hundred who did such splendid
service during the civic strike, will
not disband but w111 form a league to
watch civic events,
Rev. C, G. Stone, of Vegreville,
Alta„ has Jollied the Royal Air Force.Alberta coal mines report a swamp-
ing of orders, and great difficulty in .
getting efficient miners.
Enraged citizens of Venda, Sark„
a town northeast of Saskatoon, smear-
ed yellow paint over the store of
Joseph Fournier, hardware merchant,
because Fournier had refused to sub•
scribe to the military Y,M.C,A. Fund,
The C.N.R. will expend the largest
mut of the proposed 32,000,000 on -11rnew railway extensions throughout
Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Winnipeg fuel consumers are acl-
vised to lay in an average of 65,000
tons a month during June, July and
August in order not to crowd delivery
The City Council have asked the
Dominion Government to take imme-
diate action that will permit Winnipeg
citizens to obtain hard coal for next
winter.
A tablet to the memory of Lieut.
Mowbray Perdue, youngest son of
Chief Justice and Mrs, W. E. Perdue,
was unveiled in Holy Trinity Church,
Winnipeg,
Crop conditions in Saskatchewau are
more favorable than in Manitoba.
Approximately 3,100 men 19 and 20
years old registered in Manitoba.
Hon. W. E. Perdue has -been official-
ly appointed Chief Justice of Mani-
toba,
The Calgary street railway will show
a deficit of 326,000 this year, unless
fares are raised.
Winnipeg merchants are protesting
against the restriction of luxuries, as
many small retailers' business will be •
crippled.
BRITAIN'S FOOD
CONTROLLER DEAD
A despatch from Cobden says:—
Viscount Rhondda (havid Alfred
, 4c, Thomas), tate British Food Controller,
A despatch from London says:— prints, 32 to 32pails 3�i/sc, Shortening, died on Wednesday morning at 0
The French have struck savagely tierces, 26 to 26%c; tubs, 26,4 to o'clock.
against the German lines on Thurs. 26%c; pails, 263 to 27c; 1-1b, prints, Since the recent operations for dis-
273e to 28c. persion of the fluidpconsequent to a
severe attack of pleurisy, Lord
daTe
Montreal July 9—Oats, Canadian woreRhond%tivawerallieskened andgraduathelly. bulletinsher
won a local success and captured prim- western, No, 2, 9G36c; extra No. 1 from his bedside in the past few days
ones, Here the Germans lost improved gead'e 9$10 96 t 1$11 09 wRolledndar had held out little hope for his re-
gd
risoners. The French improved bags, 90 lbs, 36.10 to $6.1G. Bran, coverer.
their positions by gaining rather high $35. Shorts, $40, M:ouillne, $67• hTay,
ground, which can be readily defend- No, 2, per ton, car lots, 314.50 to
ed when the Germans launch their 315.
expected offensive.
Live Stock Markets
day, this time cutting through the
enemy ranks near the' town of Au-
treches, south of Moulinsous-Tout-
vent, where on Tuesday night they
Montreal Markets
"s,,.
.5. and Canada, are being used in
Toronto, July 9—Extrachoice heavy
steers, 315.50 to 316.00; choice heavy
steers, $14.50 to 314.75; butchers'
cattle, choice, 314.50 to 315,00; do,, poss e
cod, 313.75 to 314.00; do., medium
12.00 to 318.00• do, common, $$10.0d ,
to 311,00; butchers' bulls, choice, ROSS RIFLE FACTORY
11.75 to 312.25; do., good bulls, TO MAKE REVOLVERS
11.00 to 311.50; do., medium bulls,
--
10.25 to 310.60; do., rough bulls, A despatch from Quebec, Que. says:
v7.50 to $8.60 butchers'caws, choice, _.Tho rectory furnteriy occupied by
12.00 to $12.501 do, good, 311.00 to the Ross Rifle Com nn + will be re.,
11.60; do., medium, • 8.50 to 39.25;p y
do., common, $7.00 to , 8.50; stockersopened in September lty. the North
$8.00 to $11,00; fencers, $11,00 to American Arms Company, Limited,a
$11.60; canners and cutters, 35.50 to very large order for the manufacture
36.50; milkers, good to choice, 390.00 of revolvers for the United States
to 3140,00; do„ cone, and med., $66,00 army ]raving been received by the new
to $80.00; springers, 390,tlcompany, which fins just nbtaiued a
3140, 00; light ewes, 313, 00 to 31-6,004; charter from the Dominion anvern-
ye the, 20 315.60 to $1700' spring went and is capitalized at 32,000,000,
iambs to 22e; calves, $13,00 to
do,
toe; hogs, fed and watered, $18.2G; the head office to be in Quebec. It he
do,'°engltod off ears 31$,x0, a purely Canadian company, the, of•
Montreal, July Vii—Choice steers, fixers being; President, T. A. Russell,
311 t
bute,00xmt o 312.
bulls,60; 310inf,er00' ior,b10,0hexm0 Toronto; S'lce-President, II, D. Saint},
fteuto
cows $7.50 to $10.00; sheep $$0,00
to $12.00; Iambs, 418.00 to lfl.0q0;
calves, intik-fail, .9.00 to .16. 001
sel6.ect00 htoogs,316.310.
25,00 to 319,25; ems,31
It's hard for nn empty bag to stand
upright,—Benjamin Franklin.
Vieoount Rhondda was the man who
put England and most of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain on rations
and 11011 the gratitude even of the
people whose food supply he regulat-
ed. Before he achieved the task it
was iggenerally regarded as all but
Toronto, and Thomas Craig, former
general 'superintendent of the Ross
Rifle Company, has been appointed
baieral manager, and is also on the
oard of directors. The cantraet is
to be completed by December 81, 1919,
and it is said that the mnxinnmi num-
ber Of employes will reach 3,000,
art