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Joifre Ha* now in nand the riost Formidable War
Machine EVer Existed.
A despatch from Paris save: Of the These seven tamale have allowed
allies fighting against the Anstroe the Fenci1,. an.(l alsothe British, to
• the th armament d to drill
German Week, it is eer Pari
lY Freuch who, in propoetion to their
population, have thus far made the
greatest effort. After nine months of
war the Frerseh army is more redoubt-
able than at any time heretofore. The
troops have passed a hard appren-
ticeship in war; they are well equip-
ped and their morale is in general ex-
cellent. Tools, artillery, war material
arid provisions have been massed in
unbelievable qaantities.
The Germans' great fault has been
their seven months' stagnation on the
banks of the Aisne and the tser. Af-
ter the defeat of the Marne they,
should have tempted fate again at all
costs. They preferred to entrench
11'11 and
per
their new units. The commander-in-
chief of the Franco -British armies has
now in hand the most formidable
war machine thatlia5 ever existed.
Certainly the Faexich have suffered
loseee, which, if entailer than those of
the Gerznans, are yet heavy. Since
the start of the campaign about 1,-
300,000 French have been put hors de
combat, Of these ,.'stliere have been
about 360,000 killed'and 230,000 pri-
soners or missing.
Of the total Frendh. hiss of 1,300,-
000, shoat 1.80,000 have been dropped
out, either for wounds causing perma
nent infirmity or for serious illness.
From 300,000 to 400,000 men cured of
wounds or illness have returned to
4
r 4
wait for some vague favor of destiny. their places in .the ranks,
themselves in their mote
LEMBERG SAVED
FROM TEE EMI
itussiart Infantry Defeated Germans
in Galicia with Surprising
Ease.
A. despatch from Petrograd says:
Russian infantry with surprising ease
has.inflicted a successiofl of great de-
feats on the Germans in East Galicia.
The main attack of the enemy was
conducted at Moszicic with heavy
guns on the railways, but it was spent
before the Germans reached the barb-
ed wire entanglements in front of the
most position. They retreated in ut-
most disorder, leaving thousands of
dead.
Simultaneously the Russians start -
an enveloping movement against
Gen. Linsingen's army which had
crossed the Dniester River. The Rus-
sian infantry with magnificent dash
attacked the Germans, who had a
quantity of three-inch guneeand drove
them from the woods. They armihi-
lated one division and captured be -
•sides 261 officers, 9,300 men, 117 field
guns and 49 machine guns. The fight-
ing laeted two days.
• The Germans are now entirely
southwards&uthward of the Dniester. Evidently
: they intended to develop in enormous given, the whole line, as one ma
force here. They were headed by rushed across. Slight opposition was
Prussian Gtiaeds, and advanced rapid - encountered. Only one ugiele-firer was
ly towards lialicz, from where they used ley the Germans, which occasion
proposed to conduct the main attack -
ed small losses. The attack was be -
on Leraberg. All the movement, how- '
gun at 10.15 o'clock, and half an hour
later the first prisoners were brought
ever, was easily frustrated. The Ger-I
mans are now gathering south of the to the officers' headquarters.
"The 'clean sweep' ordered had been
Dniester, apparently waiting for re -I
rapid and complete. Two hundred and
iiiforcements. They have lost in the
fifty prisoners were the sole surviv-
past six weeks more lives in Galicia
ors of the two battalions. The rein -
than in the previous six months
forcements which the Germans endea-
. againet Russia. Everywhere the Rus-'
vored to bring up we mown down by
sians are in close contact with the'
I ur . Two thousand of our ad -
enemy. versaries were placed out of action.
There are signs that the Germans o75s
I
are developing great activity north"The Zouaves continued on past the
of the Fillets, in Poland, towards the second line of trenches toward Tout -
and al vent ravine. All at once the patrols,
Niemen, with heavy artillery of i which were ahead of the inain body of
chemical laboratory, in the hope (
drawing the main Russian strength troops, were seen to sway and fall,
although no shot had been fired. The
there. The latest Russian success has
Germans had placed a low barbed -
been achieved solely with bullet and i
wire entanglement in the high grain
bayonet. Scarcely a shell has been1
field to stop them. Our men soon
fired in the laet fortnight. The stra-
, severed the barbed wire and succeeded
tegy is regarded as a triumphant vin -
NEN BERND RIVE
UNDER SRELTERS
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PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS
The Terrible Effect on, the'Enemy of
The French Artillery
Fire.
A despatch from Paris says: The
French Official "eye -witness" in an
article on the fighting in the :vicinity
east of Tracy -le -Mont gives the de-
tails of the capture by the French
forces several days ago of the Quen-
nevieres farm.
"Throughout the day there was a
heavy bombardment of the entire
German position, which was evontin-
ued during the night by aerial torpe-
does and musketry. Our fire was very
effective, the •two battalions which
1 held the position suffering heavy loss-
es, many of the men being buried
alive beneath their bomb -proof cel-
lars.
'We attacked with four battalions,
composed of Zouaves, Tirailleurs, Mo-
roccans and Bretons, who, without
haversacks, carried three days' ra-
tions, 250 rounds of anamunition, hand
grenades and a sack filled with earth
to serve as a temporary shelter in the
• captured trench. •
"When the command to Charge was
Misehere7iee
Purim Confined Behind Netting on, the Deck of a British Warship.
Particulars are lacking (doubtlees for censorial reasons) as to the exact cirouresta,noes or localihY •
which these TurldSh prisoners were taken, but the photograph came from a. certain place in the Med
tefrranean. Presumably, therefore, they were captured d-uxing the nay • T
The photograph is interesting in keel/ as showing the ingenuity of
improvised prison on board, • Although there may be a oertain lose
behind netting, yet thie open-air prison is decidedly more humane
below cleeks and we ma.y be sure that the prisoners are treated
courtesy Winch the men of the British navy invariably display towa
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eSeirnes QF AW10140A.,
Toronto, June 1.5,-IVIanieoba Wheat
-2 NNoe.rt1hNerenr,their,a2,9$4.31te t;)1 .$81421 Na.
Sle.kNeorptehretrns,,, $1.26 to $1..27, track,
• Manitoba oats -Ne. 2 C.W,, 58 to
$9c; No. 1 fo;e8d,C5.6'W,2, t5061/4572/2toe,-5t7gAexiatro
American corn --No. 2 yelleWs
75lee, track, lake ports. •
tracake,arrdiearnenteeexn-hTo. 2 yellow, 764
Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 55 to
56c; No. 3 White, 54 to' 55e, according
to freights entente.
Ontario wheat -No, 2 Winter, per
car lot, $1.20 to $1,22, according to
freights outside,
Peae-No. 2 nominal, per ear lots,
$1.50 to $1.60, according to freights
outside,
Barley -Good rnaltieg barley, 70
to 73e; feed barley, 65e, accordmg to
freights outside.
Buckwheat-Neminal, car lots, 77
to 78e, according
to freights out-
side.
Rye -No. 2,. nominal, $i.10, ac-
cording to freights outside.
Manitoba flour -First patents, in.
jute bags, $7.20; second patents, in
jute bags, $6.70; strong bakers', in
jute bags, $6.50, Toronto;• in cotton,
bags, 10e more.
Ontario flour -Winter, 90 per cents
fpraetiegnhttss, i$n5h,2e0g,s,seaboard, or Toronto
IVIillfeed-Car lots, delivered, Mont-
real freights-Brane per ton, $25;
shorts $28; middlings, $29; good
feed flour, per bag, $1.80.
Country Produce.
Butter -Choice • dairy, 21 to 23e;
inferior, 20c; ereamery prints, 29 to
30e; do., solids, 27 to 28c.
Eggs -The market is well sup-
plied, with prices firm, and sales at
22e per doze* in case lots.
Beans -The market is quiet at
$3.10 to $3.15 for prime, and $3,20
to $3.25 for hand-picked.
Poultry -Chickens, yearlin.gs, dress-
ed 18 to 20e; Spring chickens, 45 to
50c; fowl, 13 to 15e.
Cheese -The market is easier, be-
ing quoted at 19% to 20c for large,
arid at 20 to 20% for twins.
Potatoes -Ontario, 55 to 60c per
bag, out of store, and 45 to 50c in
car lots.
Business in Montreal.
Montreal, dune 15. -Corn -Ameri-
can, No. 2 yellow, 78 to '79c. oats ---
Canadian Western, No. 3, 58%e; ex-
tra No. 1. feed, 58%c; No. 2 local
white,61c; No. 3 local white, 60c;
No. 4 local white, 59c. Barley --Man.
1416. spring
pri2atlie2nee. s , fiFeleT:irs, isr .
$6.80; strong bakers , $6 .60 ;- win-
ter patents, choice, $7 .50; straight
rollers $7 to $7 .10; straight rollers,
$3.30 to $3.40. Rolled oats --Barrels,
$7; do., bags, 90 lbs., $8.25. Bran -
326. Shorts -$28. Middlings -$33
to $34. Mouillie-$35 to $38. Ilay
-No. 2, per ton, car lots, $19 to
$20,50.
ID.
REMIT FIGHTING IIIISSIOS TAKE
• IN THE TBENTINO TI1E OFFENSIY
Shells from the Italians Cause "In-
vulnerable" Fort to Disap-
pear in Clouds.
• The Rome correspondent of the
Daily Mail telegraphs:
Gorfizia, one of the Austrians'
most srongly fortified frontier points,
is being heavily bombarded by the
Italians from three sides. The Sagra-
do dike on the lower Isonzo has been
destroyed by the Italians. Its de-
struction resulted in the flooding of
the surrounding area almost to the
coat.
The Austrian salient of Plava (s.
Miles north of Gorizia on the rail-
road), which the Italians have cap-
tured, was shelled for some time by
the Italians in their effort to cross the
Isonzo at that point, and it was finally
carried at the point of the bayonet.
Above Tolmino regiment of Ber-
sagIeri covered itself with glory. It
was isolated on the eastern bank when
Attack the Invader in Both Galic
and the Baltic .
Pro-
vinces.
A despatch from London say
Russian reinforcements arrived in t
Baltic previous and in Galicia, and
became their turn to attack. Accor
ing to the German official report, p
of the German force on the Dubys
River, in the Baltic provinces, thre
tend by an encircling movemen
were obliged to withdraw, although '
the. region of Shavli and on the Ni
men they claim to be making pro
gress, despite a stubborn Russian re
sistance.
More important, in the belief o
naliy observers here, is the a.ppai
ent change that is taking place in th
Galician battle. Here again, accord
ing to the German account, the Rus
gene are advancing to the south an
south-east of Lemberg, arid also ar
attacking Gen. Linsingen's fore
which. crossed the Dniester near Zu
1 ,
the enemy destroyed three pon o
bridges over which supporting troopstawna.
were to cross the river. Instead of 1 In Eastern Galicia and Bukowin
waiting to be attacked, the Bersagleri i however, the Russians are falling be
i
flung themselves against the foremost between the Pruth and Dniester rive
trenches, making it impossible for the with the intention, it is believed here,
enemy to employ his guns against of making the Dniester their line of
them. The Bersagleri held almost all defence from the Roumanian frontier
the trenches until the pontoon bridges to the south-east of Peremysl. They
were reconstructed. have very strong positions along this
For this action Col. de Rossi, who line, and military experts say that if
was in command, was decorated to they can drive back the Germans who
crosse
dication of Gen. Ivanoff. in capturing three German 77 -cannon,
--..e-_ which had been effectively hidden be-
neathe bomb -proofs a few yards far -
German to Testify theT on.
At Lusitania Enquiry "The whole position was captured
Iand quickly fortified to withstand
A despatch from Cincinnati, Ohio, counter-attacks and communicating
Bays: Heinz Hardenberg, said to be a: trenches with the main position were
'member of the .aviation corps of the' prepared. Our aviators reported that
German Imperial Army, and possibly . fresh reinforcements had been. rushed
the army of German secret service; up from Royal in auto -busses, Dar -
agents of Germany, and who is be- I ing the night the fresh troops attack-
fieved to be wanted in connection with ed, but were repulsed each. time.
\
the investigation into the Lusitania : "At dawn the enemy again attacked
. the special grand. jury Me desperately our two wings, but by
Irain or hand grenades his fire was
the rank of major -general. river Zurawna, Lem -
There has been severe fighting in
the Trentino an, attack on the fort
called 11 Padre Eterno, owing to its
reputed invulnerability. The garri-
son held out until, as an eye -witness
says, the fort disappeared in the
clouds. Trees around the fort could
be seen thrown into the air, and it
rained rocks. The fort replied all
through a day and night, falling only
at dawn.
time e ,
New York City, was taken. into cus-
tody here by special agents of the De-
partment of Justice.
Grant/Awn Arrives With ,
Canadian Troops
A despatch from Ottawa says: The
Militia Department was advised, 1 Y
We captured 20 quick -firers and also
r h port. She a great quantity of trench materials."
in2Thursday of the safe arrival of the
effectively stopped.
"We unlisted on the ground where
the couriter-attacks took place ap-
proximately two thousand dead. The
total estimate of the enemy% losses is
three thousand dead, not counting the
wounded. We lost two hundred and
n killed it-nd 1,600 wounded.
be unnecessarily and unwarranta Y
jeopardized on the high seas.
Canadian Nurses Off
For Firing Lino
A despatch from London says:
Mme. Casault, daughter of Judge Cas-
a 35 other French-Canadian
'Winnipeg Wheat.
Winnipeg, June 15. -Cash quota-
tions: -Wheat, No. 1 Northern,
$1.25; No. 2 Northern, $1.22%; No.
3 Northern; $1.18%; No. 4, $1.15%.
Oats -No. 2 C.W., 52%e; No. 3 C.W.,
feed, 50c; No. 2 feed, 49. Flax -
511/4e; extra No. 1 feed, 511/40; No. 1
No. 1 N.W.C., $1.62%; No. 2 C.W.,
$1.59%.
U. S. Markets.
ear Minneapolis June 15. -No. 1
they wilt be in a Position to deliver ainurses, have proceeded to France for Northern, 31.'24% to 31.32; N. 2
Northern, $1 . 21 to $1 . 29% ; July,
berg ll remain in their hands, and ee e,
vigorous offensive, at any rate as soon service in the British base hospital, I yellow, 66 to
as the Austrians and Germans begin where their proticiency in the dual e 31:24. Cern-N°: 3
to withdraw -troops for their western languages will make them exceptio66%.e. Oats -No. 3 white, 43% to
n -
f 1 Duluth, June 15. -Wheat -No. 1
44c. Flour and bran unchanged.
hard, 31 . 29% ; No. 1 Northern,
$1.25% to $1.28%; No. 2 N ortherte
$1.20% to $1.25%; july, 31.23%.
LiveStock.Stock.
Toronto, June 15. -Butchers' cat-
tle choice, $8.10 to 38.35; do., good,
\$7.50 to $7 . 80; do., medimn, $7.16
to $7,40; do., cowmen, $6.60 to $7.10; •
President Wilson Notifies Kaiser That Laws rlisstbutchers' bulls, choice, $6.15 to
be Respected. 37.35; do., good bulls, 36.25 to
36.50; do., rough hulls, $5.25 to $6;
butchers' cows, choice, $6.75 to
$7.35; do., good, 36.25 to $6.50;
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medium, $5.25 to $6; „do., corn -
feeders good,
A despatch from Washington says: ing to make to the other, and his in- do.,
President Wilson called upon Ger- vitation to the Imperial German Gov- mon, $5 te '$5.75;
WEINEEORTI 'WINS
'MON OF HONOR
Grampian at an
tarried 1,038 officers and men from
the 48th battalion of Winnipeg, 500
from Winnipeg and Brandon, reit-I.-
/ermine-ate to the 79th, and a party of
83 doctors.
First Figure Are you a pillar of
the chinch'? Second Eigure No,
I'm a flying buttress support it
from the outside.
France .Bestows .Decoration .on the
Airman Who Smashed the
Zeppelin.
AN TR S for F ANCE
A despatch from London says: A
new army of about 500,000
MOD, some of them first-elass troope,
is moving watt, according to the cor-
esnodent of the Deily Mail at Aix
lir Chapelle. Dutch, correepondents
and southern campaigns.
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ally
A despatch sfrom Paris says:. A. J.
Warneford, the young Canadian avia-
tor in the service of the British navy,
who destroyed a German Zeppelin
from his monoplane while the airship
was flying over Belgium, has been
given the Cross of the Legiot of Bo.
ter for his 'exploit, on the, recommen-
dation of General Jere, commander-
in-chief of the Veatch forces.
•Warneforci was given the Victoria
Cross by Xing George for his achieve.,
Matt.
Relatives of Lieut. Warneford,
who single-handed destroyed a Zeppoe
lin in Belgium, have been discovered
in New Betiuswick. Rev. Mr. 'Warne
-
ford, of Johnston, N.B., is a cousin,
and Dr. P. H. Warneford, of Hamp.
ten, N.B., is an. uncle. The latter saY$
that Lieut. Warneford is the son of a
railitaxy Man, and was born in Flig-
ht& The doctor does not know whe-
ther Waxneford had been, in Canada,
though despatelies relating to the
young aviator referred to as a
Canadian.
itc
t
tcsTN
tc to
36.50 to 37.25; stockeds, '700 to 1,000
many for an expression as to whether eminent to make use of the services lbs., 36.25 to 37.25; canners and cut-
er tot she interids to abide by the of the United States in this way. ters, 34 to 35.50; milkers, choice,
principles of international law as res This latter proposal is in answer to . eachj 360 to $1.00;sdo., common and
garde American lives and American the reference in: the German note to i medium, each, $35 to 345e springers,
ships. He has asked in effect for a the efforts already made by thel$60 to 95; light ewes, 0.50 to $7;
Premnt response, and on the reply to United States to bring about a niocli- I de.:heavy, $4.50 to $5; do., bucks,
y
this question probably will depend fication of Germany's submsteine pro- 1 P50 to 34.50; earling lambs, 37; to $8. 50; sprieg lamb, cevt„ $10 . 50
t the cordial i•clations gramme through obtaining Great Bri-h 0
, t to importations of food fed and waved, ,:'9.6.0..; do., off oars,
. t 312,60; calves, ihi.50 to $10; hogs,
else report the earl of I ege num-
bers of troop trains in Belgium.
Along most of the French front the
fighting in of a charades: similar to
that which has beet in progress for
Many months,
whether or
continue. This demand is regarded by cargoes into Germaay for the civil., 39 .85 40 3 . .
between the two GOVOTTIDIGITtS are to , tam s co
official Washington as the crux of the population. This effort on the part of 1
note which President Wilson despatch- the United States came to naught, I
ed to Germany. All other points to and instead of acting upon Germany's ' No Fear of Cb.oliera.,
the cosnrounication -were intended to I intimation that it might be renewed, French Doctor Says
be subordinate and incidental to this. the President DOW ay the Etti-
s upOii
Two features of the note, while in ser and his advisers the responsibility
no Wise modifying the demand for as- I of making any proposals to Great
suranees as to the futon, hold the i Britain.
door open to Germany for a possible I The kernel of the President's note
alteration of her submarine pro- I to Germany is foundein this conclud-
gramme. , One of these is the Presi- k ing sentence:
dent's invitation to Germany to sub- "The Government of the United
mit any "convincing evidence" in its, States deems it reasonable to expect
poesession that the Utited States , that the Ixnpeeial German Govern -
officials failed to perform their duties ',xnent will adopt the nieassures neces-
• before she I sary to pet these prineiples (those of
nto practice in te-
in examining the Lusi
sailed. The other is the 'President's
offer to convey to Great Britain. or
Germany any intima. sueees-
tion either GovernMent may be will.
mternationa
spect to the safogearding of Arnercat
ships, and asks for assurances that
this will be done."
A despatch from Paris says. •
Louis Legroux, of the Pasteur heti-
tute, has made the declaration that
neither soldiers nor civilians in France
need have any fear of the cholera.
Cholera microbes are destroyed, the
doctor says, by other microbes that
develop during the process of the de-
coMposition of bodies in the open air.
This and other reasons, according to
Dr. Legroex, removes all danger of
cholera from decomposing bodies.
Only ten per cent. of, the flowers.
that grove,n Europe are odiferous,