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DEAD TO WOUNDED
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Oyer 2,0001'Iit on the First Day of the 'Bat'tle.for Vimiy Ridge Sod'
Slightly Injured They Walked to Dressing Stations.
A despatch from .Canadian Head-
quarters, in Framesays:—Now that
the Hats pf casualties from the actions
of the last week are beginning to ap-
pear in the Canadian press, it may
bring solace to the ead hearts to lcnow
how carefully • the wounded are
handled, and how reverently the deal
were buried, hospital arrangements
were made to handle far more than
the number actually wounded. Extra
ambuluncee. were provided at the
front, and many supplemental.•y dress-
ing statione were opened. There was
little congestion anywhere. Over
2,000 whorwere wounded on the first
day wore so alightly hit that they were
able to walk hack to the stations with-
out aid.
Despite the extraordinary condition
of the ground owe which the advance
was made, the stretcher-bearers found
and brought out practically all the
wounded before nightfall each day. In
only a few cases, where the wounded
lay in deep shellholes and had not suf-
ficient strength to make their presence
known to the search parties, did they
remain in the field overnight.
It is believed that this prompt
handling has resulted in a material
reduction under the heading, "Died
of Wounds." Similar systematic care,
was shown in the disposal of the dead,
who are now believed to bear the re-
markably low ratio of one to live
wounded,.
There are two important military
cemeteries en the Canadian front, at
Carency and Ecoivre. These are con-
nected with the trenches, by light rail-
ways, and the dead customarily are
brought there for burial.. For the
operations of last week additional
burying grounds wore opened near the
front of the line, so that the work of
the burial parties might be more
quickly done. Each body of our men
is givejn individual burial, and over
each of the dead ie placed a simple
wooden cross, giving his name, rank
and identification number. Even if
these eroeees should be removed, the
records .of the burial are so complete
that the location of every body can be
indicated. The dead aro wrapped in
blankets before being committed to
the earth by the men's Sive units, and
the burial service is read by a clergy-
man of the dead soldier's own de-
nomination. The army chaplains are
so distributed as almost invariably to
permit of this reverence for the dead,
which ie one oe the narked character-
istics of the l3ritish and Canadian
troops.
WORKMEN WIN TO GETAFTER LACKERS
FiiOM 17. SS. AND BRITAIN
BERLINSTRIKE Negotiations Reported to Be in Pro -
Important Concessions Made by
the Government
•
• A despatch from Copenhagen says:.
German papers reeeived"hore on Fri-
day night deal with the Berlin hunger
strike, which is now reported at an
end, giving details which were not in-
_ eluded in the earlier news telegrams.
Tire Berlin Tageblatt estimates the
number of men on strike at 300,000..
Vorwaerts -says that 210,000 were in-
volved. Work was stopped in 300
munition factories,
As a result of the strike.a commis-
sion of laborers was formed, which,
after conference with Dr. Wermuth,
the president of the Berlin Subsist -
epee Comehitsion; obtained a promise
...that in future it would' be consulted
in all food questions. The Laborers'
Commission also received a guarantee
that stores' of the most important
foodstuffs would be provided for the
next few months.
Accordingly, work was resumed to-
night, the laborers' meeting Last night
having declared the food authorities'
promises satisfactory.
A--- —
GEN. VON BISSING
DIES IN BELGIUM
• A deapateh from London says :—
Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent
says that according to a Brussels
despatch Gen, von Bissing, German
Governor-General in Belgium, died
Wednesday evening.
General Baron Moritz. Ferdinand
von Bissing was appointed Governor-
General of Belgium in November,
1914, in succession to General von der
Goltz.. He was born in 1844. During
is rule in 'Belgium, General von Biss-
• ing has come into- prominence many
times, notably in connection with the
,executionf Miss Edith o is d h C avail the
English ntireo !frequent clashes . with
Cardinal Mercier, Primate of Belgium,
and the deportation of Belgians. It
\was reported in 1915 that he had or-
dered the round -up of spies and per-
sons supseetod of working against the
Germane ih Belgium, and that scores
of executions followed the carrying
put of thin order. 'Several tinges by
his order Belgian cities and towns
were fined heavily for alleged break-
ing of rules laid clown by him. Ile
had been ill off and on for more than
a year.
Be careful of your own eyes, your
own limbs and your awn life, as well
as for those of others.
grecs Between the Two Govern.
inerts.
A despatch from Ottawa says: --It
is understood in Government circles
here that negotiations are in progress
between the British and United States
Governments with regard to the re-
cruiting, possibly under some form of
compulsion, of the British subjects
who have gone to the United States
since the war iiegan, and who thereby
sought to escape war service. While
no definite agreement has yet been
reached between Washington and Lon-
don, it is expected here, according to
a semi-official statement given out on
Wednesday, that some arrangement
will be reached whereby the slackers
who $led either from Canada or Great
Britain 'will be made subject to vir-
tual conscription by British agents.
They will probably have a choice of
enlisting with the Canadian or British
armies, or of going into •tome other
form of direct war service. The
Canadian and British authorities have
kept a fairly accurate list of the names
and addresses of the men who have
emigrated since the war began.
MUNITIONS ORDERS
RECEIVED BY CANADA
A despatch -from Ottawa says:—A
statement to the Minister of Finance
by J. W. Flavelle, chairman of the
Imperial Munitions Board, shows the
total value of orders received to be
$850,000,000, munitions shipped to
March 80 were valued at $470,000,000,
and disbursements to that date total-
led $548,000,000. Employees direct and
indirect number over 260,000, and 630
factories and plants are in operation.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
FOR FARM WORK
The Minister of Etftteation has noti-
fied the OrganizatiOn of Resources
Committee that he has sent a letter to
the principals of High Schools and
Collegiate Institutes of therprovince,
in which he urges upon them the
desirability of encouraging as many
as possible of the boys in their schools
to engage in farm work this Spring.
The Minister further suggests that the
matter -be also brought to the atten-
tioiiof the parents with a view to
securing their co-operation,
Willie Wants to Know.
epee"
"Yes, my son,"
"Is the trough of the sea what the
ocean greyhounds drink out of 9"
ST D
CANADIAN i. EAMER STADACONA
TORPEDOED BY UB
SUBMARINE
The Master, Captain .Alen, of Halifax, Made Prisoner and Taken
on :Board U -Boat.
A despatch from Halifax says;—
"` The steamer Stadacona, of the Can-
adian S. 0. Co., has been torpfidoed7
•
Captain C.O. Allen, Halifax,'".was
master. The crew landed in Eng-
land. Captain Allen was taken
prisoner on board the submar-
ine,Ca tatll Al. le
p n, who is one of the
noted master' mariners of the sailing
days in Nova Scotia, retubd from sea-
faring over fifteen years ago and set-
tledecdown on a large orchard property
in the Annapolis Valley. When the
" • war broke out the captain felt that at
sea he could be ofservice to his coun-
try, and accepted command of the
MUFFINS`.
9.
steamer' Weneta, Later he was
transferred to Rosedale, and after
coming home lest November and dis-
posing of his orchards he was sent to
England to take commie -id of the
Stadacona. Since the outbreak of the
Markets o
the . Wend
' - Broad UFO 1
Nn oiroPt.P. 'Apr. si an1to11` Wht'at.�
d $2;97 0, �a 5y.r2�l
No. 8 do, $0.4)9i .pro. wheal 52,7,
nonli„ il, tl a, 1t 10' 8 2
klitnrte; oath• -•+No 2 1 „ 8201 No, B.
C,ev„ 8101 ektr8 No., feec,:3ic:4240; 1
feed, 793e, {ill tall. delivered,
Anlericah corn -.No, 5 yellow, $164,
nominal, subiect 15 embargo, Lraelc tech
roma
Ontat'10 oats—No. 2 white, 74- to 100,
nominal; No, white, 78 to 160, Muni -
nal.
according to freights outside.
Catarto wheat—No. 2 Winter, per oar
HA, $2,15 to $2,571. No. doe 52,86 `10
$2.36, according to freights outside,
Peas—No 2 nominal, aoeordfng.10
freights outside.
Manitoba dour—]First patents, In lute
bags, $11.70; ' Second Latents, In lute
bags, 51120; strong belfer,e', In ,itlto
bags, 510,80, Toronto,
Bayle Maltln€r, 51,35 to $1,87, accord-
ing,
ccord-
in to tvelghto outside,
11Ye--No. 2, 51,06 - to $2„87, acoord4ng
Le freights outelde.
Catarto flour --Winter, According to
sample, 510,50 to 510,$0, 111 bags, track•
Toronto Prompt shipment.
Mllifeed—Car lute, delivered Montreal
freights, bags tn0luded--ISian, leerr ton,
25; shorts, per ton 541 to 548q,di/nee, per ten 544 to $40; 0004 feed
flour, per bag, 82,80 to 52.90,
.flay—Extra No, 2, per ton, 511.50 to
512,60; mixed, .per ton, -50,60 to $11,
rank Toronto.
Straw—Car lots, Per ton,- 57 10 $3.
trach Toronto, • .
Country Proanoo--W:aolesale
Buttes --Fresh dairy, choice, 40 to 41c;
orenenery prints, 43 to 45c; sollds, 42 to
43o,
]5ggs—New-laid, in eartOnS, 81 80 38o;.
out of cartons,860.
Dressed poutry—ChIckens, 20 to 28a;
fowl, 24 to 26o; ducks, 22 to 260; squabs,
per dos., 54.00. to $4,50; turkeys, 30 to
82o.
Cheese—New, large,. 27 to 2740; twins
271 to 271e; tripeto, 271 to 280; old,
large, 284e; twins, 285c,
Roney—White clover, 25 -lb. tine, 143
to 16o; 6-1b. tins, 145e; 1.0 -Ib., 1850; 60
lb. 180' buckwheat, 60-]b, tine, 10 to
102e. Comb• honey—extra fine and heavy
wei ht per dos„ $2,76; select, 58,60 to
02.75;
Maple s'yrupa imperial-g0liou, $1,60 00
$1.76,
atoes—Cn track Ontario, pot' bag,
$840; New Brunswick Delawares Per
bag, 54.00; Albertan, per beg, 58.30 to
$5.76,
e Means—Imported hand-picked, per
bush„ $0,25; Canadian, hand-picked. Per
bush., $7.60 b $7,75; Canadian primes,
$7,00 to 57.25; Lima, ner 1e„ 13 to eau...
Provisions—Wholesale
Smoked and cured meats and lard aro
quoted to the trade ty'TorOttte whale -
Seers as follows:—
Smoked meats—Manes, medium, 28 to
29a; do„ heavy, 24 to 25e; cooked, 89 to
40e; rolls, 24 to 28e; breakfast bacon,
30 to 320; backs, plain, 93 to 84c; bone-
less, 95 to 36o.
Lard Pure lard, tierces, 252 to 250e;
tubs, 2611 to 260; pane, 20 to Me; com-
pound, tierces, 20 to 2010,
Cured heats—Long clear bacon, 21 to
32e per lb; clear bellies, 20. to 204a.
Montreal Markets
Montreal, Apr. 24—Oats—Canadian
western, No. 2, 81e; do., No, 3, 79a; do„
extra No. 1 feed, 79a 'hurley—Manitoba
feed, $1.11. Buckwheat—No. 3, 51.26.
Flour—Manitoba spring wheat patents,
firsts, 512.20; do. seconds, 511.70; do„
strong bakers', 51/,50• winter patents,
ohole°, 511.60; do., straight rollers, 510,80
to 511; do., bas, $6.26 to 55.36. Rolled
oats—:Barrels, 8,26 to $8,50; do., bags,
90 lbs„ $4 to 4.26. Bran—$40 to 542.
Shorts -542. to $44. Middlings -845 to
$41. Moullie—$40 t0 564. Flay—No. 2,
per ton, car lots 513.50, .Potatoes—per
bag, car lots, $2.36 to .56,60,
Winnipeg Lorain
Winnipeg, Apr. 24 -Cash prices :
'Wheat—No. 1 Northern 52.354; No, 2
Northern, 52,32; No, 3 Northern,
$2,20;
No, 4, 52,17; No. 5'51,95; No. 8 51.07;
feed, $1.18. Cats—filo. 2 C.1v., /lie; No,
9 C.1Y., 701e; extra No. 1 feed. -701e;
,Na. 1 feed, Oslo; No, 2 feed, 870, Bar-
toy—No, 3, 51,18; No 4, 51,14; rejected,
s6a; feed, 960. Flax—No. 1 N.N.C.,
52.968; No. 2 0.11'., $2.949.
baited States Markets
Minnnee.polis Apr. 24—Wheat—May,
552.272:„
2 508 tJuly,
5° (3;; No, cash—No.
ern, S7ihard,
to 02.473; - No 2, do., 52,895 to 52.472.
Corn—No. 8 yellow, 51.482. to 51.452.
Cate—No, 8White, 681 to 69 0. Flour—
Uttohanged, ;Bran—$39 to $40.
Duluth, Apr. 24—Wheat—No, 1 hard,
$2.861; No, 1- Northern, 92.301 to 52,844;
No. 8, do„ 53..261 to $2,294; May, 52.262
a$326;JMa)'$2.20 53.24; Julyl52541-58.25 to
bici; Sep-
tember, $8.'32.
Live Stook Markets
A Toronto, Apr. 24—Extra choice heavy
steers, 531.76 to $02; choice heavy
eteers, 511,25 to $11,66; good heavy
steers, 10.50 to $10,60; butohere' cattle,
choice, 511.26 to $11,60; do., good, 510.40
to 510,60; do„ medium, 52.65 to 510; do.,
common, -58.75 to $0; butchers •hullo,
ohoioa '$10 10. 510,15; do., good `bulls
59.26 to 159.75; do„ medium bulls,:*8,24
to $8,76; do„ rough bulls, _50.40 to 8.50;
butchers' eaves, choice, $10 to $,'0.28:.
dc, ' eo • 8.1 9 0'
. g d, $ 5 to $ ,6 do.. msdiu - 7
{O 7.2 O k fs' 0 0
S
6, at , 5 7.6 to ,e,6• r ere,
,$
5
r
$$6,60 to 510,25; canners and airs,
56,60 to 56.25; milkers, good to ae,
526 to $110; do., con, altd- mad,h
540 to 560; springers, $60 t0 5110; .fight
Owed, 510 to 514,50;. -sheep. 1,eavY, $ 0
to $6.50; (Alyea, good to chole¢, $ 0
to 514,75; spring Iambs each 58 80 $12;
lambs, choice, 514.26 to }1.6; do., medium,
10,60 to 512.60; hogs, fed and watered,
16.40 to 518.60; do„ weighed -ort cars,
16.65 to $10.75; do„ f.o.b., 51.6,75.
Montreal Apr, 24—Choice steers,
,$12,26 to 512.90; good steers, 510.60 to
$11.60; common steers, $0.60 to $10;
butohere' cows, 58 to .511; bulls,'$0,60 to
$12; Voice milk fed calves. 53 to $$11;
common, 56 to 57; sheep, $10 to $11;
yearling; lambs, $1.4,50 to $15.50; spring
iambs, 50_ to $12; hogs, $17 to 817.50,
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SPRING CLEAN-UP.
Getting Rid of Ashes and Refuse
Leaves Much Space for Garden.
Throughout Canada the disappear-
ance of the snow reveals accumula-
tions of ashes, garbageand other re-
fuse, which, owing to the covering
mantle, are not visible during the
Winter. For this +eason it is neces-
sary that an outdoor clean-up be un-
dertaken, as well as an indoor. To
accomplish this work systematically,
the "clean-up week" hao been inaugu-
rated, and has proved successful' in
inducing Many municilittlities to adopt
efficient, means to the'end.
Preparations shotiltl be undertaken
at once for this aminal event, The
eople must be educilted to a thorough
verhauling of thoir4remises, both in-
ide and out. Much useless material,
reliably .the accun,ulatrion of years,
ill be found serving only to harbor
ust. This should iie either disposed
f to those who canuse it or clestriny-
d, Fires of apparently unknawn ori..
in can be traced to these
ceumulations ini attics or other out -
f -the -way storage spaces. Clean
em out, anti, 180510ad of wondering
het to do with;tllem, there will be a
eeling of i'ehef•tnat they are gone.
Clean-up theearea.around the hone, f
ispo$e of the ashes, and you will be
u=prised at the extent of garden you
111 be able to cultivate from the tip- q
arently useless surroundings of the t
oma.
As enmeneouragement to the people
the municipal authoi1,ities should do
their part. There ehnuld be an early
start made on street claming and the
Spenirlg up of-onting Immo, and pro-
vision should be made for the renmove.Y
of the refuse gathered by household•.
ere, p
Canada's season for outdoor life is i c
riot long, and It should not be sliorief-
ed by delay in efili long up and making s
presentable oft gat'den0ti streets and p
open spaces, b
war he has been constantly saiifing,to 0
ports in the war zoite, and 011 two oc- s
cameo had' narrow.. escapes during p
German air raids on an English'!po:t. w
At Havre On one occasion, through a
misunderstanding ad his inability to o
epee* 'French, he was held .for• a num-,
ber of hours on suspicion of being a g•
German spy. The-Stedecoua was nn a
a voyage from Dunkirk to Marseilles, 0
CRUMPETS, TEA CAKES
. D
ARE, PROHIBITED INBRITAIN e
fl
New Order of Controller Hits Popular London Tea Shops Very*
Severely.
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A despatch from tendon says 1 --
The k'ood Controller, Lord Devonpert,
line issued an order, effective Tuesday
- next, prolillsiting thereafter the sale,a
light pastries- Muffins, arum lets er
• e .rtes, r lik l
tea a C es, buns, scenes aitd
biseuito can only be sold if they don -
form to the cll'astit restrictions re 1)1tinea16s In Groat I3i'itain,
quieting the amount et wheaten flour
anti sugar used, ren %shops, which
are sti popular in London and else-.
*hoe. in England, will suffer severely
by the r.ew order'.
The War Ofrice has ordered a rettlrti
made by May 1 ef' ail 110rsts; lifttl08
cattle, sheep, pigs and agricultural ilii.
Canadian Colors on Wolfe's Tomb at Westminster Abbey.
Wolfe's Tomb in Westminster Abbey, London, covered with the'. colors
of various Canadian battalions fighting, in France,
PLANTING THE HOME GROUNDS.
Lack of Hoiite Attractions Makes the
Boy Dislike the Farm.
There are two equipments neces-
sary for every, farm home—an equip-
ment for work and an equipment for
living. Too often the equipment for
work receives much more attention
than the equipment for living. We are
influenced by our surroundings more
than we know or are willing to admit.
Children especially are sensitive to
these things. Many boys have been
driven from the country to the city leer
the unattractive of their -homes rather
than by the hard work of the farm.
The unattractiveness of home sur-
roundings and the lack of common
comforts have made many a farmer's
boy dislike the' farm. Every farmer
owes to his family and to himself the
best that he can do in the way of
equipping the farm home and making
the home grounds beautiful in order
that the fullest and richest life pos-
sible maybe enjoyed by all.
The cost of improvement and
planting will be one of the, first con
sideration. The first item of MI-
provement, neatness, need cost noth-
ing more than !the effort necessary to
put things in their right places. Then,
if planting is to be done, there should
be a plan. This will cost only a little
time and study in deciding upon how
and where the planting is to be done.
Very often the plants and trees re-
•quieed can be mostly, or 'wholly, se-
cured from the neighboring woodland.
This is especially true' of trees. Many
home grounds are planted entirely
with native trees and shrubs. These
will nearly always give better satis-
faction than the •varieties offered by
the tree agents. Grape -vines can often
be used for decorative purposes and at
the same time supply fresh and lus-
ciawa fruit. Many of the wild flOWel's,
if given care in the flower border of
the borne grounds, will thrive and
that theywillhardly be
bloom'so Well a d y
recognized ae wild flowers.
Home improvement, therefore, need
not take much money, but it does take
interest. If the farmer is interested
in having a well kept and attractive
home and grounds, he will find the lit-
tle time necessary to accomplish this
end.
APPLYING FARM -YARD MANURE.
:Precinct -it and Lighter Dreseings Will
Give Best Results.
The rate of applying farm -yard
manure to give the best results gives
rise to difference of opinion wherever
the question is discussed. The rates
n 1 variety
will naturally depend upon a ai . Y
of circumstances, such as the nature
of the soil and the crop to be grown,
There is` little doubt• that, on the ma-
jority of Canadian farms, the rate at
which manure has been and is being
applied Is excessive. Opinion is gain-
ing ground among a number of prac-
tical farmers, that lighter and more
frequent dressings would give better
results than the heavy applications
given at longer intervals. Science
supports this view. Manures and ter.
tilizers are subject to. various rislcs in'
the ,soil fined the importance of mini-
mining these risks should not be over-
looked, Regardless d1 how manure
is applied`, a part of it is lost by leach-
ing. The sooner the fertilizing ole-'
meats of manure applied to land can
bo recovered and the greater the num-
ber' of plants working for this 'purpose
per ton of manure applied, the less
THE GARDEN ON THE FARM.
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More Attention Should Be Paid to the
Vegetable Supply for the Table.
In an agricultural survey of 400
farms in Dundas county, made by,the
Commission of Conservation during
1916, 54 per cent, of the gardens were
reported as being neglected, and only
45 per cent. as being well kept. Very
few people, whether living in the
country, or in towns, or in cities, fully
realize the possibilities of the small
piece of ground represented by the
back -yard of the ordinary city lot or
the garden plot on the farm. The
farm garden does not receive the at-
tention of the farmer himself to a
sufficient extent, and is often left en-
tirely to the care of the farm women..
More vegetables in the diet mean bet-
ter health and cheaper living. This
applies to the farmer as well as t0
the other members of the family.
Planting, If the farm' garden is
properly arranged, it can be worked
with a Horse and horse -cultivator,
thus eliminating much of the drudg-
ery. A plan should be made of the
garden, preferably on paper, but at
least in mind. This plan will be very
useful when purchasing, planting and
recording the dates of planting.
• Soil Preparation. The soil should
be thoroughly prepared. All rub-
bish and clods should be thoroughly
cleaned out, and the coarser lumps of
soil finely pulverized. If there is any
doubt as to whether the soil is suffi-
ciently prepared, give the garden the
benefit of the doubt, and put a little
more work on it. Well prepared soil
means a proper seed -bed and better
germination of the seed when it. is
planted,
Varieties. It is better to grow . a
few of the standard varieties of the
more common vegetables than to at-
tempt too many novelties.
Seeds. When buying seed, it is well
to remember that the best are the
Chea e t, Deal with s a t reliabled.
P see
firms and place orders :for the seeds
early.
Sowing. The seeds of such hardy
plants as peas, spinach, radishes, let-
' tuce, tarots and onions may be sown
as soon ae the ground is in proper
condition. The seeds of tender crops,
such as cucumbers, corn and beans,
should not be planted until danger
:from frost is past.
There is no reason why there
should not be a good and productive
garden on every farm, It is a prbflt-
able undertaking and will give good
rettuns. The time will be well spent
and much may be accomplished in the
time that the busiest 'farmer and his
family can easily find if they have an
appreciation of the importance of the
garden and a disposition to undertake
the work.
e]' w01•cls,
there will be less loss from twenty
tons or manure, if applied at tell tone
per acre on two acres, them if the
whole twenty tons were applied on or10
acre; because there will be the plots'
on two acres rather than. 011 081e acre
working to recover the plant foot]
rom the niailtere. A short rotation
with plenty of floe crop, and the man-
ure well cared for and applied fre-
ttently es a light tires:ing, mean het,
or crops and greater ;farm profits.
Swat the Illy.
War ageing!: the Image fly is 01).
Don't wait for it to attack. Antici-
pate the pest, Fol:inaleleliyde and so-
dium sitlioylate are 1110 two hest fly
Mahe. Three teaspoonfuls ofoan-
metrated forfnaedeliyde solution to
a 'pint ot water hakes the correct
tretigth. Similar proportions of
1100 'odium sal;cyeate (powder) tnay
O used.
Canada's Heart and Hand.
The viotory of the Canadians at
Vimy Ridge, with the taking of per-
haps 4,000 prisoners, merely writes
one chapter more in the lengthening,
glo'ious story that began even before
Ypres, writes the' Editor of the Phila-
delphia Ledger, As Sir Thomas Tait
has been telling Philadelphians, the
Canadians' hold 'ten miles of the front,
and are ready to add 50,000 more to
the 800,000 men already sent from a
country with about the population of
Pennsylvania. Before titg..War some
of es may have imagined that Canada
was lukewarm in her allegiance to the
Empire, When the ;tour struck, Can••
ads proved herself the right arm of
imperial dependence. The national
debt has risen from $42 to $06 pet'.
capita. Every great city and many a
tiny hamlet is a house of mourning
fpr the flower of youth that has rebel,
Canada has va,il11.1d nothing. Yet
such stories as Sir Max Aitken and
Colonel 00111e have put in print. shoal
ehltt'the modesty of the mea of the
1)oninion and of the crown .colony of
Newfoundland iiee been equal to their
valor, They have made the supreme
sacrifice with light hearts --they have
gone to their ")'eltdazvoue with death"
often with a laugh mid a song, The
world caiinat forget them or their til
apiriting pattern of heroism,
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With a piano keyboard a Kaesas
lnueician'2 muedeal instrument repro
duces the parte of the four violins of
an orchestra, including the bias viol.
A device that enables parsons in any
scat of an automobile to regulate its
epoetl without the imowledge of fire
chalilfoue ltao been invented by a Gel',.
malt,
ENEMY WITHDRAWAL ON AISN .
CONTIN • S AND VILLAGE CAPTURED
T$ritieh Hold 'High Ground; French InMct Heavy Losses on the
Enemy; Many Prisoners Captured; Four Villages Taken.
A deopatcll from London says: ---The
southern part ee the Hindenburg line
in France continues to crumble or fall
back before the Vireo of General
Nivelle, Thursday witness'd additional
important gains by the French at
numerous points from Soissons east-
ward to the old Champagne, and also
the capture of men end guns,.
In the latter region north-west of
Auberive the French captured strong-
ly -fortified German trenches on a
front of a mile ands quarter and made
prisoner 160 Germans. Northeast
of Soissons the village of Aisy, Tony
and Laffeux and Fort de Conde were
captured by the French, while to the
east, near Hurtebiso, another point or
support fell into their hands and with
it 500 prisoners and two cannon,
Violent artillery actions are in prof
tress between the Somme and the
Oise, in Champagne, near Le Mort
Homme, in the Veidun sector, and in
Belgium around Dixmudo,
The French War Office reports that
Wednesday night the Germans threw
twelve divisions of freshmen into the
fray between Soissons and Auberive in
an attempt to hold General Nivelle's
forces back, but that their efforts were
unavailing.
A despatch from British Head-
quarters in France says: The
great value of the recent ad-
vance lies in the fact that we
have everywhere driven the enemy
from high ground and robbed him off
his observation, Now al] are in our
hands, From them we can .sweep o- ,
servation over a wide expanee of coun-
try to Douai and beyond, while they
shut out ail the enemy's view of ore
movements on this side. Nevertheless
all thle ground is a continuous alter•,
nation of slope and dips, It is not as
if the high ground always command-
ed a view of the level plain, Every
where thd'to are hidden folds and
creases, lesser ridge beyond lesser
ridge. It is not necessarily easy to
continue a rapid advance. Attack
down the forward slopes of the high
ground under the exposedfire of the
leaser slopes beyond is often extreme-
ly difficult now.' On the general•front
except north of Lens and south of St.
Quentin there must intervene a la-
borious period in the advancing of our
Present positions, The enemy still has
a strong short line running through
Oppy, north-east of Arra* and south-
wards some 3,000 yards; Behind that,
again is the stronger famous Drew-
quer-Queant line, or what the Ger-;
mans know as the Wotan line, Which
is a part of the even more notorious!
Hindenburg line running south-east-
ward to St. Quentin from a junction'
:near Queant. These are undoubtedly
formidable, but as above this the:
Queant end of the Hindenburg line iso
already ours, if it be the plan of the,
general staff to break it by a frontal;
attack, there is not theslightest doubt;
.we shall succeed.
GERMAN OFFICER SANK ON KNEES
BEGGED CAPTOR FOR MERCY
General Morale of the Raiser's Army Typified by Two Significent
Incidents.
A despatch from London says: The
London Times correspondent with the
French army telegraphs that condi-
tions overhead and under foot are as
bad as possible. In the course of his
despatch, which"merely amplifies the
present detailed French communiques,
he says: "The bombardment that has
continued incessantly for days along
the front to an extent of 100 miles,
added to the formidable length of the
English front north of St. Quentin, is,
perhaps, the most appalling thing the
world has ever seen.. . , I heard to-
day of a captured German officer who
went down on his knees when taken to
beg for mercy. I saw a French officer
who, with two men, had taken 60 pris-
oners, walking about places where he
was exposed, not only to shell fire, but•
to machine gun bullets, as coolly as if
he had been in the Place de l'Opera. i
The difference between the two men
exactly typifies the difference between!
the general morale of the bombarding, ,.
force that is attacking and the bom-
barding force that is being attacked.
Not in one place or two, but all along
the line the French have shown this,
morale superiority."
SMALL FRUITS ON THE FARM.
Why Not Enjoy Freak Fruit Grown in
Your Own Garden.
Among the 400 farmers visited in
1916 in Dundas county in connection
with an agriculturalsurvey conducted
by the Commission of Conservation, it
was found that 80 per cent. of the
farmers were growing no small fruits.
Bush"fruits, such as the currants,
raspberries, gooseberries, etc., could
be easily grown and ,would yield an
abundant supply of wholesome, fresh
fruit for the table and for canning
purposes, on the ''farms of Dundas
county, and in many other counties,
where they are now not being grown.
There are farmers who are success-
fully growing small fruits in their
gardens in parts of Canada evhet•e the
difficulties are great, while thousands
of farmers who are more favorably
situated and who could grow small
fruits with the greatest ease. are neg-
lecting to do so. This is a matter
whirls should receive the earnest at-
tention of all. It is poor business for
the farmer to be paying out his money
for canned fruits, or for fresh fruit
to be canned at home, when a sufficient
supply of most of the varieties desir-
ed can easily be grown in the home
garden,
HORSES PURCHASED
• FOR CANADIAN ARMY.
A despatth from Ottawa says: s
fir
all, 241,01.6 horses have been purchased
in Canada for the Canadian army
since the tear began, arobrding to a
return tabled in the Commons on Fri-
day, The total cost of the animals
was $4,398,850, The return stated
that the Canadian Government had no
information as to the number of
horses bought in Canada for Great
Britain and the allied nations,
Use the Soil.
It is just as important under pre-
sent conditions to Have reserves of
food as reserves of cartridges. When
no much is dependent ' upon a good
erop, the entire connmttit5 should con-
cern itself about the situation feont
the beginning of the season. There
are 0101ain rommnbn vegetables, coin -
;prising a largo part of the food sup-
ply, such as potatoes, beans, onions,
etc., winch do well in all parts of the
country. They on be grown In a
small way without machinery, and
their production this year h1 nmj]1e
quantities should be assured beyond
chance or douht.
GREAT DEEDS
OF CANADIANS
One Hills Half Gun Crew and
Bayonets Remainder '
Canadian Headquarters hi France'
(via London),—Where all the soldiers.
have been heroic it is difficult to single.
out actions which stamp the men who;
Perform them as the brave, but from-'
the records which may result in the,
clecoration uh some of the leeroeigeeje
the battle of Vimy Ridge it is not
mitted to make mention of examples'
of conspicuous valor and place honor.
P
where it belongs. A private, during
the fierce struggle for the hill the;
second day of the battle, earned •;a de-
coration if ever a man did. The ad-;
vane was made in a blinding snow
storm, which fortunately carried the'
wind into the faces of the enemy in
their carefully -guarded position on
the hill slope.
As our men advanced they were met
by a murderous machine gun fire,
guarded and operated by a group of a
dozen of the enemy. Our men were'
falling fast as the hail of lead from
the machine gun swept the hillside.
Then, with utter disregard for his own
safety, this private rushed forward,
tackling alone the barrier to our vic-
tory. Making progress from shell
hole to shell hole, he readied a point
within thirty yards of the enemy gtm,,ya,
lie threw a bomb that distance, which
(tilled or wounded part of the machine
gun crew; then, with a final rush, he
rushed the position and bayoneted the
five men remaining with the guts,
This splendid deed of gallantly saved
the situation and the lives of ninny
men,
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYS
232 FOOD INSPEG'rORS.
A despatch . from Ottawa says:
There are now 197 food inspectors
employed by the Department of Agri-
culture, and 36 employed by the De:.. .
pertinent of Inland Revenue, accord-
ing to an answer given Mr. Sinclair,
of Geysboro, during the questiop hour
in the Commons on Friday. There was,
a net increase during the past year of
19 hi the number employed by the fore
neer department and seven in the
llnnher employed by the latter.
People usually have the blues after
skimming the iniik of human hind.
nese.
BURNING/ OF RUMANIA TOWNS
FORESHADOWS A RETIREMENT
Signs Thoot Germany is About to Abandon Some of the Con-
quered Territory.
A despatch from Petrograd,
A:rep001 received her from Jassy, the
?seat of: tete Rumanian Government,
says the Gal'ntet% have burned the
Idtoli'ils of Bridle Anil Folce11ani,
Ch
e,
espatch says Itum1iian military
circle* auesider that this foreshadows;
a German retirement.
Braili; aood Fokshanl are both fm-
portant railroad towns in Rumania.
!Braila lies of the Danube to the south
of (581aiz, while Foltshani 10 situated,
on the railway line about; midway
tweon Bucharest and Jassy.
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