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FTIFIED VILLAGE OF F .ESNOZ,
infantry; Beached Enemy's Dugogts Before he Collid Emerge and
Hundreds Were•i! orced to Surrender.
A detpatch from Canadian Army
Headquizrters says;: Shortly before
dawn on Thursday morning a Cana-
dian column, composed of .veteran
troops, gamier) the fortified village of
Fresnoy-en-Artois by storm.
Stories of prisoners and of our own
wounded as to what occurred in Fres-
noy, end the trenches which plptected
it, agree that the enemy, who, as at
Arleux, had taken over the 'defence
only a few hours before the assault,
had largely sought shelter from the
Qfeatful she'll -fire to which he was sub-
jected by descending Iraq -deep dug-
outs and to the cellars of houses. Our
infantry followed closely behind the
bursting shells and reached the en-
emy's dugouts before he could emerge.'
For the occupants of the dugout that
Meant either surrender at once or a
horrible death by the bombing of the
dugout. Some of the Germans holding
"the trench to the north of Fresnoy
did emerge from their dugouts and
begin to fight. They speedily discov-
ered that the Canadians, after passing
over the wire and trench system, had
posted men between the front Liza
trench and the enemy's supports, and
cut the Germans on the front line off
fro?n all chance to secure help. The
men thus cut off were from the Rhen-
ish provincesof Prussia, Practically
an entire company of them surren-
dared. under thee circumstances,
through officers with them, but while
the greater part of the prisoners were
taken in this way, others eurrender-
ed only witen they could filo longer
carry a rifle or operate a machine gun.
A captured enemy' officer said there
wars uot,time to bringthe machine
guns of his company into action be-
fore the nien were overwhelmed.
The capture of Fresnoy carried the
Canadiansalmost' a mile further than
before on the way to Douai, which is
only a little more than eight miles
due east from the further point of
Thursday's advance.
FOE'S APRIL LOSS
EXCEEDS 100,000
Fighting on the Western Front
Disastrous for Huns.
A despatch from the French Armies'
correspondent, says: -After seeing a
number of estimates which broadly
agree, I believe that the recently
published figures of 100,000 for the
total German losses in April appears
very far below the reality. It may
be but half of the truth's'''. The Ger-
man forces on April 1 stood as fol-
lows i Total of German divisions, 219;
on Western front, 143; on other fronts
(Russian, Rumanian and Macedonian),
76.
There was on the Western front on
April 1 a general reserve of forty-four
divisions,. But the German divisions
are not what they were. The process
of attrition brought them down to
Iittle, if any, more than half their
former strength. We shall be justifi-
ed in saying that the German general
reslves in the West did not exceed a
figure between 440,000 and 500,000
men after the great retreat and be-
fore the beginning of the allied of-
fensive, but this was virtually the
only general reserve.
" HAD PLAN TO EMBROIL
STATES ANI) MEXICO
Light Thrown on German Propaganda
Led by Rintelen
A.despatch-from New York says: -
Plans of Capt. Franz Rintelen, of the
German navy, to embroil this country
M war with Mexico and Japan, and
the ineffectual efforts of former Re-
presentative Frank Buchanan to en-
list the support of Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, in a project to prevent the
nranufaeture and transportation of
munitions in this country; were
brought out in the, conspiracy trial of
these two men and six others'here on
Wednesday. The defendants are
charged with fomenting strikes de-
signed to disrupt the Entente allies'
munitions. trade in thia country
through the activities of labor's Na-
tional Peace Council, of which Mr.
Buchanlin was first president.
ALBERTA'S WHEAT CROP
WELL OVER 50 MILLION BU.
A Close Second to Great Yield of 1915,
According to C.P.R. Estimate.
A despatch from Calgary says:-A
computation of the grain movement
of the Province ;since teeptember 1,
1916, has just teen compiled by the
Canadian Pacific Railway General
Superintendent's office in this city.
It indicates that a total of 54,000,000
bushels of all grain were transported
by that company alone' within this
Province since September 1, 1916, or
since the .new crop came in.
Of the total of 54,000,000 bushels of
all grains, 35,000,000 bushele were
wheat, While the great bulk of the re -
mining portion was oats, •
Taking tllede figures as a basis, it
seems not unreasonable to suppose
that the wheat production for the last
season was at least well over the fifty
Million mark, which would make a
close second to the great yield of the
previous year, '
Re's Hunting Yet.
At a certain.public school: it was` the
custom for the teachers to write oh
the blackboard any instruction they
desired the janitor to receive.
One (peening, while cleaning a room,
the janitor saw writtene -
"Find the greatest common denom-
Inat r.°
"Miller' he exclaimed. "Is that
eking lost'lxgain?"
BORDEN BORNE
WITHOUT STRAIN
British Finance Carries Heavy
War Load Without Any
Additional Taxes.
A despatch from London says: -
Great Britain's war budget for the
fiscal year which Andrew Bonar Law,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduc-
ed in the House of Commons on Wed-
nesday contained no surprises and
fewer changes from the existing taxa-
tion than did the previous war budget.
No new forms of taxation were pro-
posed. Tho only changes were in-
creased excess profits tax, which was
raised to 80. per cent, from 60 per
cent.; the placing of excess profits on
munition works on the same basis, an
increase of tobacco duty by is 10d in
the pound, and increased entertain-
ment taxes on the higher -priced
tickets, • Economy in the employment
of ships by Government impressment
of all vessels except small coasters at
fixed rates of pay also was announced.
FIGHTING RESUMED ALONG
A FRONT OF 18 MILES.
More of Original Hindenburg Line
Penetrated and Rolled Up
By British Troops.
A despatch from British Headquar-
ters in France says: The battle has
flared up again, and the Germans are $
again getting heavy punishment. We
attacked Thursday morning while it f
was still dark. The fighting raged all $
day on a front reaching from the
north of Arleux to beyond Bullecourt,
a distance of 12 miles. Almost Sum- $
mer heat prevailed, with a thick haze, $
snaking it impossible to see anything $
and making the observation of the ar- O
tillery difficult. It is not possible as f
yet to give a definite account of the -5
gains, but it appears we won import-
ant successes and captured the village
of Fresnoy, and apparently Belle- et
court, besidee making a considerable st
advance on the greater part of the line a
between these places, taking a few to
hundred prisoners, of wham 300 have ;IA
come down. ` bu
BRITISH AIRMEN
NOW SUPREME cu
ch
Beat the "Red Devils" In Spectacular 316
Battles $
fiVlo,rkets of " the World
xn,eadgturre
`ammo N±y $ -MOnitobn wlirat No.
1 01 tllel n s 043;, 2 ,l(., ..$A ,)1;
No, $ ,1,0,, ; N0 92,919; No. 4 ,sheat; 5(,52
;rook Bss pods
nIalltgba.cats Na; 2 C,\1'„ 82$0, NN
3 O,W b 8c; lrail lend, 88 2430 o,
food 0±o, all tail delivered.
fihtelloancoin-No, 3 yelloW, 703;
510!)10111, eubieot to, 0limalgo, tragic TO -
run to.
Ontario pate -No, 2. whi te, 74 to Tia,
nqullttal; No. 3 whltc, 73 to 760, 0010;-
nal- according to freights outside,
Ontario wheat -No, 2'WIntor, or can
lot, $2.7$ to 52,80; No..3 do„ $2.70 to
13,73, uoeordlnt; L4 freights oatside.
freTlara- 4111°6441'o,
Nota2,c, • aording ±0
Barley-Malting, 51.;86 to 51.,87, as -
carding a freights outside,
1t1'0 -rep, 2, 51.5$ to 51,00, no!1311302, a°-
oordln to freights outside,
Malliltoba flour -First patents, in jute
hags, $13,20,; second patents, Al lute
bagel. $112,70; strong' bakers', in jute
R•e, $ 2.20, 'goronto,
Onlarlo Moue--}511.:er, according to
'Toro le,- $11.60 to $ 1.00, in Maga, track
1'01.00;0, prompt shipment.
M111feod-Car lots, delivered Montreal
frelghte, bags included -Bran, per
ton,0542; sftorta, per ton, $40; middlings,
Per tan, $•l8' .good feed Hour, per b"
3St to $s,ar
fie rout lots,'. nor ton; $8 to 59,
track Toronto
:52a3'-20xtra No. 5, peer ton, 511.60 to
$1.5.50; mixed, per ion, $8,02 80 $11,
rack Toronto„
Country Produce -Wholesale
Butter-lrresh dairy, oholce, 30 to 40c;
creamery prints, 49 to 46c; solids, 42 to
458.
Bgge•-New-laid, in cartons, 10 to 41c;
out of cartons 38c,
Dressed naultly-Clliolcana 26 to 23o;
fowl, 24 to 25e; ducks, 22 to 250; scuaba,
pe14'•doz., $4.00 to $4.50; turkeys, 30 , to
82o.
Cheese-Ncnq large, 27 to 2?10; twins,
273 to 273o; triplets. 273 to -2$o; old,
large, 288c: twins, 283c,
.Honey-'sVhfte clover, 28-]b, tins, 145
to 15e; 8-10. tins, 145c; 10-10., 135c; 60 -
ib. 13c; buckwheat, 60-10. tins, 10 to
10ja. Comb honey extra find and heavy
w$2ei,75ght; , Nop.er 2, doz,621.' 52,9076;00. select, $2,60 to
to
Maple Syrup -Imperial gallon, $1.65
$1,76,
Potatoes -On track Ontario, per ba
54.00; NeW Brunswick Delawares, p
b$4,ait,0. 54.25; Albertas, per bag, 13,75
Beans -Imported, hand-picked p
bush., $6.50; Canadian, -nand -picked, p
bush„ $7.76 to $8.00;- Canadian prime
per bush,, 57;60; Limas, her lb., 17
18c,
FRO OLD SCOTLAND
NOTES OF INTEREST FROM i•I,
HANKS AND BRAES,
What is Going On in the Ilighlan
and Lowlands of Auld
Scotia,
Dr, James R, Riddell has been a
pointed lecturer' in electrical die
noses and therapeutics at the Gia
gow Royal Infirmary, ,
Groat excitement was caused
Falkirk when an wok/slats in 81
Carron Zion Works blow the roof o
one of the' furnace houses.
The offer of Sir. Hugh and Lad
Alice Shaw, Stewart of a portion
their mansion at ' Ardgowan as
hospital has beoir accepted by th
Government. ' 1
Sir Murdoch Macdonald Inas bee
appointed Adviser on -Public' Work
in Egypt, retaining the Under Seer.
taryship in the same department.
';Perth is'at present taking gra
interest in the approaching marriag
Miss Beatrice Christian Pullen an
Major W. A. Gillam, D.S.O., K.S.O.B
Pipe Major Aitken, Argylls, wh
recently received the D.C,M.for ga
lant conduct, has been presented wi
£15 War Loan stock 17/the ; Stirlin
town council,
Permission has been given by th
Dunfermline Dean of Guild Court f
the erection of 1,000 'houses
Rosyth by the Scottish National Hous
ing Company.
Lieut'. J. A. Craig, Invergeldie, wa
1'I:Ii±i llQ.Mia oar ER0E5 _!FIGHT FOR A S'
Victoria, queen City of the .Pacific, �
' 1)oc14;lYciily ill lrroeclala'a (:tulle' fir1Tn I EART' it
Whet do you think of a -city ,of ±0,x 1 '
000 people--seeere, serene, Me -v.4114,
by the blue Pacific---tiutt has sent 1.3,- President . of Reichstag s
000 soldiers to the war for freedom, i%el i.stagaY
fully aoventy..five per cent, of prem United States 114 a
her own native citiz.ensi Victoria, Mighty Enellly.
British Columbia, has given units of
°very heeded variety ±9010 grave be- A despatch from Amsterdam says;
apectaoled and benuraed hospitals to -"'.i'he German Reichstag remarried its
fig
her latest ealicked bunch of bear'ouba, aesei p on Wednesday, The preside
the 143rd Bantams, But of -ail the era of the Chember, Dr, Johannes
famous regiments in Canada, not ex- Kaempf, in his opening. address,
M misting even the Montreal Highland- speaking of the entry of the United
le ers, nor the Queen's Own of Toronto, States into the war, said a new and
ff not .one has outdistanced the record of, mighty opponent had joined the ranks
Victoria's adored 60th Gordon .High- of Germany's enemies. President
lenders, whibh three months ago had Wilson, in ad message to Congress on
2,000 of all ranks to its credit, I Api'il 2, ha declared, said he was wag
In Apzll, 1918, whop sprhng was ing war" against the Germans in the
smiling sleepily en the North Pacific; interests oP mankind and on the
Mn or J. J. Riddell succeeded n ath-1 ground of uetice.
Major 1 0 4 gj
n ering a hundred representative men at "Without -truest hearts' blood," he
s the Empress Hotel, and the Gordon said, , we establish the German Hail-
e- Highlanders were born on. paper to erdom and with our truest hearts'
appear in actuality the following; blood we shall fight for the Kaiser and
at spring, financed to the tune of a85,000
the empire. (Re}1awed applause.)
ge by their Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel What our forefathers fought for and
d W. H. Coy. the battlefield, longed
hat we have achieved on
We can scarcely imagine the blithe will not perish, even at
o carelessness with which the regiment p'r'esident Wilson's word of command.
' "We decline all interference by a
1- went into camp thee° hundred strong
th that warless summer of 1914, It looks foreign Government in our internal
g so "long ago and far away] as
we affairs. If all signs are not mislead -
see it through the haze of Ypres and ing the decisive point of the world's
e the torn night.of the Somme. When war as approaching. We see our
or the world, as we knew it came to an death -defying troop withstanding the
at end in August, the Gordons volun- enemy's assaults. Our.U-boats will
- teered en masse, under their colonel allow England how Germans can
(now Major-General) A. W. curry, avenge her nefarious starvation war."
s and they went to serve "Somewhere l
y
of
a
e
in ' command of a draft from th
er Cameron Highlanders on board th
to Ivei'nia when she was sunk• H
et, escaped, bot eleven perished.
er
to
Provisions -W holes ale
Dry Salted Meats -Long clear baoo
in tons, 308o; in cases, -21c; clear -b
'11es, 230; fat backs, 34c.
Smoked meats Ru11s, • 275c; ham
medium, 20c to 8580; heavy, 26c to 27
000lced hams, : 40a; banks, plain, 33
backs, boneless, 85a to 86e.
Careen meats -Out of pickle, lc 1e
than smoked,
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 251 to 25
tubs,
mspound, ;o tierces, 201 tol 255e;8 tubs °2
t0 201c; pails, 203 to 21.a..
Cured meats -Long cleat• bacon, 21
23c per lb; clear bellies, 20 to 208c,
HEROES OF YIMY RIDGE.
e! Starring Tales of Bravery of Our Can
a adian Troops.
e; Tho pause in the forwardmove has
o' l permitted the completion of the re -
ss I cords of conspicuous bravery in the re-
s; cent action, writes our Own Canadian
oh
a: war correspondent on April 25th,
Here are some examples. First is
50 the story of a corporal in a patrol
which had come under the' enemy
rifle and machine gun fire, so heavy
that to remain where they were
meant extermination, while to retire
was extremely difficult, because of a
lack of cover. This corporal exposed
himself to the fire of the enemy, say-
ing' as lie did so, "When they see me
they will all fire on me, and you
boys can then make for cover."
Of the same 'sort is an incident in
which a surgeon was «called Glp to a
batterypposition to dress 'a serious
wound, tinder heavy fire, and in the
shell attack he found it impossible
to see through his gas mask. Well
knowing that he risked his life in
doing so, the surgeon removed the
mask in order that he might minis-
ter to a wounded man. .
,Of the picturesque side of notable
bravery, wherein the object was the
destruction of theenemy, perhaps
the most conspicuous case was that
of a lieutenant of a machine gun
company in the attack on La Folie
Farin. Sp -impetuous was the young
fellow that he reached the objective
with his men ahead of the infantry
whom he was supposed to be sup-
porting. With seven of his men and
an unknown sergeant of another
command, he proceeded to bomb the
enemy dugouts. In the first one he
found.over 150 Germans, with seven
officers, all of =whom promptly sure
rendered to this little group of nave,
Sending his nien back with the pris-
oners, he entered, with the sergea$ti
another dugout. A German ofioer
there threw a bomb as they entered,
killing the..eergeant and smashing
the lieutenant's rifle. The Braden-
the
with his revolver, shot and 1
killed three German officers int thg,
dugouts. Later in the morning he
took out a Lewis gun and disposed of
the enemy who were enfilading our
1aae.
A lieutenant, who was hit early in
an attack so that he could not stand,
followed hie men on his hands and
knees, din cting them.
One of ±he most picturesque figures
was that of a colonel, no longer young,
who led his battalion, with the `bag-
pipes going on before, playing "The
Cock o' the North." The colonel was.
so 112 that he had to go to the hospital
the'night after the attack but insisted
on staying with the battalion till they'
had gone over the ridge.
BRITISH TRANSPORT
ARCADIAN SUNK'
e in France,"
e But the Canadian ;'Queen of the' ONE OF RUSSIA'S BIG MEN.
e Pacific" isn't the city to be contented
Montreal Markets
Montreal, May 3, -Oats, Canadian
Western, No, 2, 81a; Co., No. 3, 79,3c;
do., extra No. 1 feed, 701c. Barley, Man.
feed;,. 51.12, Flour Man. Spring wheat
patents, firsts, 214.00,• seconds, 514.00;
strong bakers', 513.80;. Winter patents,
choice, $14.75; straight rollers, 512.20 to
$13.60; do , bas, 00.30 to 56.60. stoned
y`0100, $i4.00'to�59g 2A50 Bran, $48. Shoii''tts;-
840. Middlings, 544j,8 t0 $60. htouillie,
318.50. $66 Cheese, Nfh est westerns carlots,
to
275c; do„ finest en:sterns, 263 to 261e.
Butter, choicest .creamery, 415, to: 42u;
seconds, 39 to 40o. ]Oggs, fresh eece do.,
No, 1 stock. 38c. Potatoes, per -Bag, car
lots, 33.75 to 54.00.
Winnipeg C+raia
1Z'inni ,eg, May S. -Cash . prices:
Wheat, No, 1 Northern, $2.826; No, 2
NNo. 4,e $2.99; ono, 5,052.08 Northern, No,$$1 75;
feed, 61,87; • No, 'i special, 52.20; No.
Picchi, 02.05; No 1 llaniloba, on track,
.60, pats, No. 2 C \V., 7230; No. 8 U.
1V., 7130; ,extra No. 1 feed, 713e; No, 1
Lela , Nal N,Wr C.S 73.035; No 3 O.W,,
2.05; on track, $&06.
United States Markets
Minneapolis, May 8, --wheat, May,
2,923; 1'nty, $2.886. Ceslt: No. 1 hard,
2.738 to 52,323; No. 1 Northern, $2.603
o. $2,723; No, 2 Northern, 52,093 to
2.723, Corn, No..3 yellow, $1.91 to 51.92,
ate, No. 8`white, 098 to 71o. 11'lour,
ancy patents, 514; that clears 512.
Other• grades unchanged, ]3ran, $89,50 to
40,00.
,Live Stock Markets
Toronto, May S, -Ultra choles heavy
eers, $11,76 to $12.60; choles heavy
ears, $11.36 to 511,65; good ,heavy
eers, 510.65 to $10.76; butchers' cattle,
hoice,. 11.35 to 511,66; do., good, $10,60
$10.,5; do., medium, $9.76 to 1016•
common, $5.66 to 55.10; butuhere'
?I se, 03,0100 $10:60 to 511; do„• good
Ils, 59.66 to 510; do., med1n11 'bulls,
.50 to S9; dlo„ rough bulls, 50,40 to
60' butchore' oowe, oholce, 360.00 to
edluin, 57'''to 5725; stoCkere, 57,55p 10
feeders, 59.50 to 010.26; 'canners'`and.
ttera, $5.60 to 56.25; milkers, good to -
Wee, 596.00 to 5110,00; do„ own. and
ed„ each, $40.00 to $60.00; s ringers,
0.00 to 5110,00; light ewes, 512.60 to.
66,00; sheep. heavy, 56,60 80 10.00;
calves, good to choice 512,00 to 13.00;
spring lambs, each, $5.00 to 13.00;
Iambs, choice, 514.60 to $16.25; do.,
medium, 510.60 to 512,60; hogs, fed and
watered, 517.00' do., weighed .off ears,
$17.25; do; f.o.ir., 316.26.
Montreal, May $,-Cho1oe ateora and.
heifers,. $11.75 to $12,26; &pod, $9,76 to
$10,76; butchers' cows, 58,50 to $10,60;
bulla, $9.60 to 511,60; oft vas, $6.60 to
313..90; sheep510.00 to 561.00• yearling
lambs, $14.50 to .515.50; spring lambs,
58.00 to 512.00; hogs, 517.20 to 527,00.
-y
NO SLACKENING IN WAR
ON PART OF RUSSIA.
A despatch from Petrograd says:
The Russian Provisional Government'
bas sent to the Russian representa-
tives in the Entente allied countries a
note assuring the allies that the,
change in Government in 'tussle can-
not afford a pretext for any slacken-
ing on the part of Russia in the advs.-
mon struggle of all the Entente allies{.
MUST B ONLY
I
E NLY USED
AS SEED OR HUMAN FOOD,,
A despatch from London says;-;
The Food Controller, Lord Devonport,
has ordered that after May 9 maize;,
barley and oats and their products ale
to bo used only for seed or for Niihau •
and' animal food. Tapioca, sago, and
arrowroot will be restricted to use as t
human food.;
A despatch from British Headquar-
ters in France, says: -The British air-
men, taking full advantage. of the long
spell of good weather, are continuing
their relentless offensive aloft both by
day and night fighting. Within three
days they have accounted for 55
enemy machines, and have carried out
many enterprises behind the Gelman
lines. The German soldiers dislike.
the continuous presence of the British
airplanes, for many unpooled lettere
captured during the infantry attacks
dwell upon the uneasiness the ma-
chines cause,
1,200 GERMAN SUBS
• WITHIN ANOTHER YEAR
One Hnudred German Plungers De-
stroyed by the Entente Allies
A despatch from' New York says: -
It is more than likely ;that Germany
has on the ways and approaching eon--
pletaon not fewer than 500 .submarines
of the U-53' elass, and that within •six
months she will have about 700 `sub-
marinesafloat, 'and in twelve months
1,200. Evidence at hand indicates the
German yards have room to keep :work
on 580 submarines of the . U-63 class
constantly under way.
Tom ,I -00K li814a A MINUTO,
YORE ARV, 50848 Goof:*
BARGAINS* IN THIS WINeoee
with its last year's batting average. New Minister of Foreign Affairs Is An
The Bantams have just been sent for- Interesting Personality.
ward, and everywhere the visitor Louis S. Friedland, associate editor
goes, from the swarming dockside to of the Russian Review of New York,
the lonesome heights where the Do- writes as follows of Paul N. Milyukoff,
minion Governinent's Observatory Russia's new Minister of Foreign Af-
stares at the stars, there is a dash of fairs: •
khaki in the colonial color scheme: Oak Prof, Milyukoff feethc most interest -
bay, once sacred to the motorist and ing-and enigmatic" -figure in the
the tea basket, now forms part of the Russian Cabinet•
regular. route march to harden up the Milyukon is one of the few men of
troops. Mt, Baker, down in the State academic training who have made
of Washington, frosted against the
Italia.nelky, looks near enough for .
aeroplane reconnaissance, and suffi-
ciently solid to prefigure benevolent
neutrality. The winding drives of
Beacon Hill Park arc full of jingling
majors and hustling sergeants, and at
night the great branches of the Doug-
las firs quiver to "Last Post," that
bugle call that plays the dark in from
the Pacific, and tucks a comrade un-
der in far Franco.
HANDLING BAGGAGE.
Careful Service Given by Canadieu
Pacific Railway.
No department of the G.P.R. has
more care or thought devoted to it
than the handling of baggage, for the
traveller owes so much of his good
temper ani; comfort to the knowledge
that his trunks are handled carefully
and delivered on time. The amount of
baggage handled on so large a system
is phenomenal -no less than 7,899,652
individual pieces being forwarded dur-
ing the year 1916. There must have
been quite a number of families on
the move, for the list includes 28,309
baby carriages. Milk cans :form an
important element in the work of the
baggage department, as in order to
ensure the rapid delivery of milk from
the farm to the city dweller passenger
trains are used. The total number of
milk cans forwarded during the year
1916 was 1,162,472.
The most convincing proof of the
care with which baggage is handled
on the C.P.R'. ie given in the figures
of claims paid on loss, damage, pil-
ferage, Out of nearly eight million
pieces of baggage handled, the amount
paid on loss was only 51,791.79; on
amago only 51,669.08; and on pilfer-
age only 5571.07, the cost to the com-
pany an these respects being only five
cents per hundred parcels.
This is a record of which Mr. J. O.
Appe, the popular general baggage
agent of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way, play well be proud, and is sum-
ciont to show that the so-called "bag-
gage smasher" has been entire!
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eliminated, if indeed he ever existed,
between Digby, N,S., and Victoria,
13. C.
279 .on Board the Vessel Were
Drowned.
A despatch from London says :-
The Britieh transport Arcadian • was
sunk in the Mediterranean by a sub-
marine on April 15. It is believed
279 men were drowned.
The Arcadian 'was of 9,000 tons
gross, and was owned ,by the Royal
Mail Packet Co. Before being con-
verted elle' Was employed in tourist
raffle between New York and the
West Indies,
THE MOTHER.
Out of the bitter, the aweet; .
Out cf•the pain, the joy;
Out, of the mists, the morning star;
Out of thrived, my boy.
Out of old flesh,'new flesh;
Out of old bone, new bone; _
Out of my side, my treasure and
pride;
My breast his earliest throne.
Paul Kikolu000eaia dfilvuko0f,
good in practical politics. In this, as
in other things, he is not unlike Presi-
dent Wilson.
The academic experiences of the
two men are somewhat similar. Mil-
yukoff was educated in Moscow Uni-
versity and became lecturer in his-
tory there. He was not long in earn-
ing distinction as a writer of books
and articles on Russian history, and
as a .popular lecturer- But his liberal
views brought him visitations from
the police, and he was forced to give
up his post.
In 1898 he woos called by the young
Principality of Bulgaria to organize
the State College of Sdfia along uni-
versity linea. At Sofia, Milyukoff
made a study of the Balkan question,
and la to -day one of the foremost au-
thorities on Balkan affairs. On hie
return to Petrograd, Milyukoff led.
the life of a litterateur, but at the
inception of the liberal movement in
Rusefa• he threw himself into the
work of organization, and soon be-
came a prominent member of the
Liberal League, the leaders of which
were the Zematvo Constitutionalists.
An able and resouree±ul •sifeaker,
he has a wide knowledge of European
history and politics. His study of
the evolution of natioes.and Govern-
ments has not Helped to make him
sanguine in his faith in drastic meas-
ures. He is neither a demagogue nor
a visionary, His imagination does not
Stift in the trenches, and,atark• ntarejl in seven -league boots.
Dead ere the battle was won;/ But las most characteristic and all
For that which is Right, for Lovo and inhale quality is a sort of downright
Light, doggedness. In this he resembles
Freely I gave my son. Guchlcoff, the new Minister of War.
After the bitter, the swept; o
Alter the pain, the joy- )WI " mfaint•' the fore
I will not falter, nor flinch, nor
Proudly I gave niy boy. man relluefully, never!incl to texclaillitilced I vo hoist--
-By ,"Seranus" in "poems ed marten a million chests o' tea in the li
G reat Wal'," °f the last tlfteell years with that 'ern nolle if
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iiirkonhead has now o ice o 0
fully uniformed and on naive duty.m zip
While working on his allotmet, �i
laborer at Isles -worth duguptwd
sovel'eigns,,
The ratable value of London is noW
±45,869,520, an increase over last yea's
of £150,887. '
Essher, in Surrey, has secured as 1
a
trophy, one of the field guns eaptured,
from the Germans,
*The King has sent 3100 to the'
emergency fund of the British and,
Foreign Bible Society.
John Hodge, Labor Minister, is re-,
covering from an injury sustain.
ed while driving a hansom cab.
The Government is considering the
issuing of medals to munition workers
at the close of the war.
Farmers are urged to place theif
orders early for binder twine for next'
harvest, as a shortage is possible.
Richard Pugh was fined £15 ands
costs at Bow Street, London, for at
tempting to bribe a military officer,
Graeme Tomson, C.B., has been ap-
pointed Director of Transports and
Shipping by the Shipping Controller.
I
That -parcels for prisoners are!
reaching them safely is a source ori
much gratification to the people , ofl
England.
Capt. G. D. Newton, the prospective'
candidate for Morpeth Borough, on!
the Independent ticket, is reported!
wounded.
James Inwood Jeeps, M.A., of Trin-'
ity, has been awarded the Adams prize
in mathematics by Cambridge Univer-
sity.
A part of the royal mews at Buck-
ingliain Pa0ace has,.1�een lent by the
King as a dormitory for soldiers on,
leave.
A service was held in St. John's';
Gardens, Liverpool, on the occasion of
the anniversary of the relief of Lady-
smith.
A statement was made in a London)
court that many unskilled women!
munition workers were earning 13 per
week, '
The business of the Coast Line has,
been acquired by the Elder, Dempster`
Company, Limited, and associated
companies.
Mrs. Frith, an old resident of Isles -i
worth, Middlesex, who died recently;
had one hundred relatives fighting fort
the allies.
I HEAR THE ROBINS.
I hear the robins, firstlings of a,
spring,
That yesterday so warm a promise
made,
But that, to -day, such promise heel
gainsaid- 1
I hear the robins as they, cuddling;
cling
To leafless boughs; while now the)
snowflakes bring
Again a wintry mood o'er hill mule
glade,
And sky and earth in such grey1
whiteness fade
As would make summer songsters
loth to sing,
Yet hark! These robins have no keen\
dismay;
Their chirping is like talk that)
children use
When, at some ghostly make-believe,
in play,
They feign a terror that they dol
not feel;
Sham secrets whisper, give each.
other news
Of horrors that they know to }eel
unreal.
-William Struthers in the Boston
Transcript.
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THE RHODES DREAM ENDED.
Plan of Oxford Scholarships Was In.;
tended to Avert War.
Just how the fifteen Gorman Rhodes;
scholarships shall be apportioned afte
the war is engaging attention in polio
tical and educational circles -in Great
Britain now that Parliament has de-
finitely canceled the "German codicil"
of the will that gave to Germany
representation at Oxford along with
the colonies of Great Britain and.i3'
addition to the munificent proportio
of scholarships that fell to the Cutter
States. Naturally the idea that pre-,
vails is. that the released scholarships
should be used to show oout'tesy to)
triose who have stood by Great Brit-
ain in her hour of trial. India, there.i
fore, may come in as an accidental'
legatee In place of. Germany, or some
of the, other peoples of Europe may
be given a chance to get an educatio
at the historic English university. Bu
whatever may be done one thing is
certain; the brave effort to realikgg(�
the dream of Cecil Rhodes is ended«
The world war he feared through mise''
nderstandings is on, despite his be,1
of that ho could sweep back the flood
he could but develop a group of edii
ted men who knew each other's
(lints of view. He believed heartily
at "an understanding between Great
Attain, Germany and the United
tatea would vendor war impossible,"
d 10101015' that "educational relation..
make the strongest ties," he
alined his great scheme for prevent -
g war through Oxford scholarships.
TI his plan, fantastic in many ways,,
d not world is only one more case o:C
statesman being blind to the great
Iddon forces that really lie at the
undation of world conflicts. Still the
hodes idea was a fine one, and, per
ps, in the peace that is to coma, it
can be made useful to England and to
the nations whose scholars may Int
Welcomed to Oxford, but along other
lines than those dreamed of by
Rhodes, for ,e world Will not be the
Same whe '12e90ddon ceases,
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