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TDE ITALIAN ADVANCE WILL BE RAPI1
Ballon. Situation Hourly Becoming More Unfavor.
able for Germany and Austria.
A despatch from Rome says: The
Giornale d'Italia, commenting on the
act that the situation on: the front
remains unchanged, points .out that
the -lull ie due to delay caused while
heavy Italian artillery is being
ounted on important an ';• orninat
ng positions beyond the
bon as this work is gone) i a the
per says, the Italian advance will
,rapid.
Meanwhile, the paper continues,
he Balkan; situation is hourly becom-
ng more unfavorable for Germany
rid .Austria: When Balkan interven-
tion comes, the paler concludes, the
Germania allies will be ,compelled to
sue for peace,
The boyish CrOwn Prince of Italy
teetered to , "0 rallwaar station to
meet an i; n' ng train of wounded
soldiers,, 4 the front. }Ie person-
alikadirected that a number of the
Oen be placed in his ear while he
"himself kept a seat and chatted affa-
bly with
ffa-bly:with .the men as they drove to 'a
hospital.
,An enthusiastic crowd cheered the
young Prince at the station as he
walked among the wounded, shaking
hands with, them.
ASSENGER SHIP
ATTACKED .AT SEA
►rduna Escaped Fate of the Lusitania
by Only One-half
, Second.
The Cunard liner Orduna, bound
ore Liverpool to Ijew'York with 227
assengers, including 22 'Americans;
as attacked without warning, it was
arned on her arrival Saturday, by
German submarine.
Twenty miles 'from the . graveyard
the Lusitania off Old Head of Kin -
le, the Orduna escaped the Lu`si-
nia's fate by one-half a second " of
e or ten feet of space, the Ger-
n torpedo churning the, water that
tance behind the liner's rudder.
en the Orduna sped away. , She
s followed by the submarine, which
e to the surface, manned a gun on
deck. and shelled the fleeing
amer.
Che attack was timed at ten min-'
s' to six o'clock in the morning,
en all biit a few of her passengers
sleeping in ,their berths. Aroused
stewards, the passengers dressed
•riedly arid, went to the. upper
1t, where sthey put on lifebelts and,
k their places at the lifeboats.
y heard the scream of the shells
saw the ocean spit up columns of
er, where the shells struck. When
fire grew hot they wereorder
ed
,
their own protection, to the nett
k below.
or half an hour 'the Orduna show-
er'heels to the assailant. Through
rine glasses the passengers watch -
the dark splotch on the water's
face astern. .They saw the low-
g German warship corning on
h a bone in her teeth, but the Or-
a's flight was fasterthan the pur-
t, and after seven shots had been
d, without effect, the submarine
e up the chase., '
44
'141.FRENCH TROOPS
WITH A SHORT KNIFE
despatch from London says: The
ly Mail's correspondent at, British
dquarters in France says:
The French are arming their
ops with a short knife for use in
ch warfare, thus replacing the
onet, ' which, when fixed in the
e, is too long a weapon to give a
n free play in the narrow trench-
oots wear out faster in summer
n in winter.
DEAL RUSSIANS
TITANIC BLOWS
Hindenburg. Forces -Making Furious
Efforts to Cut Muscovite
Front.
A despatch; from London says:
The Russian front, running from the
Baltic in the north to Bessarabia in
the south, a distance of 'nearly a
thousand miles, is being subjected to
violent attacks by the Germans and
Austrians..
In the Baltic provinces Gen. von.
Buelow, who is using large forces of
cavalry, has crossed the Windau
River, and is .moving toward Riga,
and is declared to have taken .3,600
prisoners and six guns in the first
battle. In the Przasnysz district
Field Marshal von Hindenburg, who
is making his fourth attempt to
reach Warsaw, has twice broken the
Russian lines, and compelled the de-
fenders ,to retire toward the Narew
River.
In. Southern Poland, after a period
of inactivity, Field Marshal von Mac-
kensen is againon the `move, and
claims to have captured some Rus-
sian advanced positions which stood
between •him and .his objective, the
Lublin-Cholm0 railway. •
Simultaneously with these attacks
which are the main 'ones, the Austro -
German armies are on the offensive
west of the Vistula River, in Central
Poland,, and along the Dniester River,.
in Galician As was the : case in the
drive through Western Galicia, the
Russians are ; fighting stubbornly,
and en occasions are turning and de-
livering vicious blows at their op-
ponents. But
p-ponents.•,But whether they will be
able to hold their present lines is
problematical.
ITALIAN TROOPS
ARE INSISTENT
Are Determined to Carry the Bridge-
head of Gorizia at Whatever
Cost.
A despatch from London says: Pri
vate advices describe the Battle of
Isonzo as the greatest fought as yet
on the Italian . front, the• attacks of
the Italians •being almost incessant
and most determined in character.
The bridgehead of Gorizia has Buff Br-
ed greatly from the bombardment of
Wireless Service From Canada to Germany
elegrams for transmission to Ger-
ny, and via Germany to Austria-
ngary, Turkey and non -belligerent'
ntries, Will be accepted at the local
egraph ofiees. The rate from To-
to to points in Germany will be 56
is a word, and to points beyond
rmany 64 cents a word.
Such messages will go by wireless
via the Sayville station, which is now
operated by the United States Naval
Department. All . telegrams will be
accepted at the sender's risk, must be
written in plain Englishor plain Ger-
man, and will be subject to censorship
by the Canadian, United States and
German authorities.
r Germany
be D ec�a ed in GermY
a
Martial Law to
despatch from Copenhagen says:
private despatch' from Berlin, which
s passed by the German censor,
s excitement is growing rapidly
ong ' the' German people on account
Of the Social Democratic pamphlets
demanding a rapid conclusion of the
war owing to increasing prices of all
foodstuffs. Martial law will be de-
clared all over Germany to suppress
all ,demonstrations,
GEN
AN -RESERVES ARE CALLED OUT
T
despatch from Zurieh says: It
teaming more clear that Germany
ow called up her last reserves,
hat every available pian is be -
sent to the fighting line., Ger-
ns .of 45 years of ago residing in
tzerland have now been railed to
the ,calors. The most tlrpieal' case is
that of a German of 42 years, resid-
ing in Basle, who, never having been
a soldier, was called on a month ego.
A few days, ago the family received
a letter from the Russian frontier,
where the ratan had been sent after a
fortnight's tni'litaiy" training.
New York Authorities Ruud Dishonest Dealers.
The device here shown is an old-time favorite with unscrupulous deal-
ers,
eal-ers, It ` consists of • a weight attached by •a wire running through a hole
in the counter under the scale by which customers are cheated from two
to four ounces -on each pound they buy.
the Italians, who' seem resolute to
carry the position at whatever cost'
in order to develop the operations on
the east side of the River Isonzo.
The whole front along this . line is -
.strewn with thousands of dead. The
mountain slopes' are also. spotted with
the bodies of attackers and defenders
alike. The•• new Italian offensive
seeihs to develop all along' the front
in the Tyrol, Carnia and Trentino. A'
new device has been adopted by the.
Austrians. Peaks and high slopes of
the mountains have been' fortified,
and the men are under cover behind
rocks and great stones built up all
around the peaks. •When attacked by
great masses from below they blow
up, these fortified positions so that
great boulders roll down on the on-
coming enemy like an avalanche.
The Italians have . captured two
miles of Austrian trenches in the
Carnic Alps, : according to a despatch
received from Villach, an Austrian;.
town on the River : Drave, 52 miles
north-west of .Laibach.
The. Alpine troops, the• despatches
say, dragged their artillery to the
k fel
heights near:Ros o , which is situ-
ated at an altitude of `6,600 feet.
The Italians also are said to have
captured two important ports south.
of Gorizia..
SPY EXECUTED AT
TOWER OF LONDON
Admitted at Trial That He Was In
the Employ of German Secret
Service.
A despatch from e1'ndon says:
Robert Rosenthal, the self-confessed
spy,, who was arrested with an Amer-
ican passport in his possession, was
executed at the Tower of London.
He faced the ,firing squad bravely. •
Rosenthal, who was posing as the
agent of a gas mantle concern, was
arrested.bepause'a letter from him. to.
Captain von Priger, the head of the.
secret service of the German Admire
alty,, was intercepted by British secret
service agents. At first he claimed to
be an American citizen travelling for
an American concern, and also an
agent for an American relief com-
mittee, He did not hold this .pose
long, but arising at his examination,'
made a military salute, and confessed
himself a spy,
He created a sensation by announc-
ing that Captain von Pariger had a
complete` outfit for forging ;American
passports, Carl Lody, the first mean.
to be shot in the Tower, also had one,
he said. The revelations causeda
stir in London, and a report was sent
of it to Washington by, Ambassador
Page.
After his confession Rosenthal was
speedily convicted, but his execution
was postponed from dune 15 in order
to obtain more information from him.
He tried to commit suicide,, but was
saved in,time. Nothing is known of
his antecedents,
The 'Close Ends.
A hungry young cyclist had part up
for the night at a wayeide inn and
found the supper rather scanty, the
most substantial part of it .being a
single sausage roll.
"Is that the best you can do'in the
way of sausage rolls?" he asked.
"Why." said the host, "isn't it
good?"
'Oh,it's good enough, perhaps; but.
the ends of it don't suit me."
"The ends! What'e the matter with
t
then; ? r,
"'Too close together," said the hun-
,
gry youth, and the innkeeper took
ITALIANS
AE
FURTHER G AIN
Offensive Steadily Progresses Despite
Desperate Resistance of
Austrians.
A dgspatch from Rome saye: De-:
spite desperate resistance on the part
of the 'Austrian troops the offensive
of the Italian army continues, the
progress, although steady, being
somewhat retarded" by heavy rains
and the. unseasonable character of the
weather in the mountainous regions,
where the bulk of the heavy.fighting
is being staged. '
In the brilliant attacks of the Ital-
ian . infantry recourse has :been • had
to the bayonet, such charges preying;
highly effective against the resistance
of the Apistrians.
In the ,upper Val Camonica, the
enemy, leaving advanced through the
Veinerod r l and Brizio passes, made
an atteenf iir7force against the Italian:
positions near, Rifugio` Galibaldi, but.
was repulsed with loss, leaving a few.
prisoners. The Italian troops after
driving back the adversary occupied
the two passes whieh'are at a height
of more than 10,000 feet.
INFANTRY FORCE
E PEAK
CAPTURED
Italian Contingent Which Was Ad-
vancing Towards Falzarego
Surprised Austrians.:
A despatch from Rome says: An
infantry contingent' of the forces ad-
vancing westward . from Cortina to-
ward Bozen, where their object' is; to
cut the railway serving Trent, has
taken the. Faizarego peak, 8,355 feet
high, by a surprise attack. The forces
which made the ',attack scaled the
mountain by a route considered im-
passable. The Austrians attempted
to retake the position, but were re-
pulsed.
GERMANS AGAIN
WIN PRZASNYSZ
Occupy Town in Northern Poland on
Route of Their Former
Drive.
A despatch from London says:
Abandoning for the moment their at-
tempt to outflank Warsaw from, the
south, the Germans, probably under
Field Marshal von Hindenburg, who
is reported to have said that he
would shortly astonish the work;,
have renewed,• ,their . attack .;, on' the
Polish capital::, from the north.
They have not only captured a
large number of prisoners south of
Koino, according to the report issued
by Berlin, but have occupied Przas-
nysz, a fortified town of 50 miles
north of Warsaw, which was taken
by von Hindenburg in his great drive
from East Prussia last winter, but
was retaken by the Russians in their
counter -offensive.
This claim, is partly confirmed by
the Russian official report, which
stated that the, Russians, in the face
of strong German forces, withdrew'to
thein second line of entrenchments.
This move on the part of the Ger-
mans has taken the military critics
completely by surprise. It was gen-
erally supposed, that Gen. von Mac-
kenzen would;, after' being ,strength-
ened, continue his attempt to reach
the,•Lublin-Cholm railway, thus forc-
ing the evacuation of Warsaw. But,
as in all their operations, the Ger-
mans;have done the unexpected, The
new offensive will probably be 'gen-
eral, • and 'extend•, 'from the Baltic
around the East Prussian border to
the Vistula, west of Warsaw, for all
the Russian troops in this section
must ,be kept busy to prevent them
from concentrating at the point where
the Germans hope to break through.
This is the ` second. time ,Field Mar-
shal von Hindenburg has tried this.
His last effort, while it freed East
Prussia of the Russians, cost the Ger-
mans an immense number , of men
and nearly involved them in disaster
owing to the muddy condition of the
ground. 'Now, however, :there . are
only bad roads or lack of roads to
contend with, but it is possible that
the Germans have built railways to
their northern front, as they have
done in Central Poland.
ENVOYS LEAVE
O
CONSTANTIPLE
A despatch from Rome says: It is
confirmed . here that a disagreement
between Enver Pasha• and the two
German envoys at Constantinople,
Gen. von der Goltz and Gen. Liman
von Sanders, has resulted in the de-
parture of the latter for Berlin. •
The despatches which bring this
news say that many Germans in Tur-
key are leaving the country hurriedly,
and that as a consequence the well-
informed Turks feel that there is
little hope that the Dardanelles will
be able to hold out. The lack of mu-
nitions in the Turkish army is said to
be a matter of very serious impor-
tance,
Bread and foods of all descriptions
are scarce in the capital and else-
where, while the wounded soldiers are
receiving very inadequate attention.
The wheat crop,in•Anatolia is said
to have been ruined. The Ulemas no
longer mentoin a Holy War, and are
exhorting' the people to be calm.
WILL AID CAPTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE
Refusal to Allow Weapons and. Ammunition to Pass
Through Roumania Favors Allies.
A despatch from London says:
Roumania has refused to allow weap-
ons and ammunition to pass through
her territory from Germany to Tur-
key, To • Berlin's demands she has
sent emphatic rejeetion, according to
the Copenhagen correspondent of the
Exchange. Telegraph Company, who
quotes the Verwaerts.
This action is accepted here as
presaging the: conquest of the Darda-
nelles and ' the capture of. Constan-
tinople by the allied forces. The pinch
of seant ammunition supplies has al-
ready' been felt by the. Turks on Gal-
loon. It found expression in the
Franco -British gains on the penin-
sula, important advances after many.
checks,
As the direct line through Serbia
was. closed, German co-operation with
Turkey was established through Rou-
mania.,
oupmania., ' Along the route which pass-
ed from Vienna through Budapest,
Btiellatest, Sofia and Adrianople, Ger-
Man officers trevelod to train the
Turks 'iii warfare and to lead thair
arntiee yin, the field. Along that route
arms end nutinunition were carried to
and Constantinople until Roumania
evidently tinder pressure of the allies
closed the railroad to the shell and
powder trains,
To Germany, Turkish control of
the Dardanelles means greater power
in the fight against the Czar's forces,
for if the allies win Constantinople
and the strait, Russia can get ammu-
nition through the Black Sea, and
German diplomats have admitted that
the successes of the Galician cam-
paign were due more than anything
else to the failure of Russian muni-
tion .supplies, With the only land
route to her Turkish illy cut off, Ger-
many cannot 'send the weapons with
which the allies were resolutely re-
pulsed up to the middle of June, The
Turks, already suffering from a
scarcity of ammtuiition, are faced now
with a famine. Resistance . to the
Franco -British changes in the penin-
sula will be appreciably weakened.
Roumania's refusal of Germany's de -
mind is accepted here as an indica-
tion that she will throw her lot with
the Entente and attempt to wrest
Transylvania and Bukowitna, her "ire
The Leading . arkets
Breeddsteirs.
Toronto, July 20.-.ianitoba wheat
-No. 1 Northern, $1.44 to $1.44%;
No. 2 Northern," $1.,41% to $•1.42;
No, 3, nominal on track, lake ports.
Manitoba oats --No., 2 0.W, 64%e•
No. 3 C.W., nominal; extra, No. 1
feed, nominal; No. 1. feed; nominal, on
track lake ports.
American corn -No. 2 yellow,
83%e, on track lake ports.
Canatn corn -e -No. 2 yellow, nom -
heal, on track, Toronto.
Ontario oats --No, . 2 white, 59e;
No. 3 white, 58e, according to
freights outside,
Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per
car lot, $1,15 to $1,18, accordingto
freights outside.
Peas -No, 2, per car lots, nominal,
according to freights outside,
Barley -Good malting barley, nom-
inal; feed barley, 65 to 60c, according
to freights outside.
Buckwheat -Car lots, nominal, ac-
cording to freights outside.
Manitoba flour -First patents, in
jute bags, $7; second patents, in jute
bags, $6'50; strong bakers', in jute'.
bags, $6.30, Toronto; in :cotton bags,
10c more,
Ontario flour -Winter, 90 per cent.
patents, $4.75, seaboard, or Toronto
freights in bags.
Millfeed, car lots, delivered Mont-
real freights -Bran, per ton, $27;
shorts, per ton,'$29; middlings,' per
ton, $30; good feed flour, per bag,
$1.85:
Provisions.
Bacon -Long clear, 14 to 14%c per
lb. in case lots. Hams -Medium, 4 18
to 18%c;'' do., heavy, •
rolls, 14% to 15c; breakfast bacon,
20 to 23c; backs, plain, 22 to 23e;
boneless backs, 24 to 25c.
Country Produce.
Butter -The market is fsiirly. _.
steady for butter, with supplies ergo.
Choice dairy, 21 to 22c; inferior, 18
to 20c; creamery prints, 27 to 29e;
do., solids, 26 to 28c.
Eggs -The market is .steady, with
straight stock selling at 21 to 23c
per dozen, in case lots, and selects 23
to 24c.
Poultry -Chickens, yearlings, .dress-
ed, 16 to 18c;• Spring chickens, 24 to'
25c; fowl, 14 to 15c.
Cheese -The market is dull; quota-
tions, 17c for large, and at 7% for
twins. Old cheese, 22 to 221c.
Baled Hay and Straw.
Baled y,o..1 $19 to '$20•
N , ton, t
do., No. 2, ton, $17 to $18; baled
straw, ton, $7.
Winnipeg Wheat.
Winnipeg, July 20. -No. 1 North-
ern, $1.37%/s'; No.. 2. _ Northern,
31.34%; No. 3 Northern, $1.30%.
Oats, No. 2 C.W. 607/x' No. 3 C.W.,
57%�c; extra No. 1 feed, 577%; No. 1
feed, 56%; No. 2 feed, 55%. Barley,
No. 3, 70c;• No. 4, 65c; feed, 60c. Flax
-No. 1 N.W.C., $1.51%; No. 2 C.W.,
$1.48%.,
Business in Montreal.
Montreal, July 20. -Corn, Ameri-
can No. 2 yellow, 84% to 85c. Oats,
Canadian Western, No. ' 3, 63 to 63%c;
extra No. 1 feed, 63 to 63%c; No. 2
local white, 61 to 61%c; No. 3 local
white, 60 to 60%c; No. 4 local white,
59 to 59%c. Barley, Man. feed, 72e.
Buckwheat, No. 2, 79 to 80c. Flour,
Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts,
$7.10; seconds, $6.60; strong bak-
ers', $6.40; straight rollers, $5.40 to
$5.80; bags, $2.50 to $2.75; rolled
oats, barrels, $6.25; bags, 90 lbs.,.
$2.90 to $3. Bran, $26. Shorts, $
middlings, $33 to $34. Mouillie, $35
to $40. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots,
$20 to $21.50. Cheese, finest west-
erns, 15% to 16c; finest easterns,
14% to 15c. Butter, choicest cream-
ery, 28% to 28%c; seconds, 27 to
27x/4e. Eggs, selected, 25c; No. 1
:beck, 22 to 22%c; No. 2 stock, 19%
to 20c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots,
50c. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, 14
to 14? c; pork, heavy Canada short
mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $29; Can-
ada short cut back, bbls., 45 to, 55
pieces, $28.50. Lard, compound,
tierces, .375 lbs., 10c; wood pails, 20
lbs. net, 10%e; pure tierces, 375 lbe,,
12 to'121/ c; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs.
net, 13 to 131c.
Live Stock.
Toronto, July 20. -Butchers' cattle,
choice, $8.25 to $8.85; do., good,
$7.75 to $8; do., medium, $7,25. to
$7.50; do., common,. $5,50 to $6.50;
butchers' bulls, choice, $7 to $7.50;
do., good bulls, $6.25 to $6.75; do.,
rough bulls, $5.50 to $6; butchers'
cows, choice, $7 to $7.50; do,, good,
$6.75 to $7,25; do., medium, $5.75 to
$6,25; do., common, $4.50 to $5;
feeders, good $6.50 to $7,35; stock-
ers, 700 to 1,000 lbs,, $6.25 to $7:75;
canners and cutters, $4 to $5.25;
milkers, choice, each,. $65 to $100;
do., common and medium, each, $35
to $50; springers,.$50 to $85; light
ewes, $6 to $6,50; do., heavy, $4 to
$5; do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; yearl-
ing lambs, $6 to $7,50; spring lambs,
cwt., $10.50 to $11.50; calves, $8:50
to $10' hogs,,off ears, $4.50,
Montreal, July 21.--Thef e were no
choice steers on the market, and the
top price realized for the best was
$8, and the lower grades sold from
that down to $5, while butchers cows
brought front $5,25 to $7, and bulls
fell $5.25 to $6:50 per "'wt,. Lambs
sold at $9 to $10, and sheep from
$5,25 to $0 per cwt., while calves
brought from $1,50 to $10 each, as
to size and quality. A weaker feel-
ing developed in the market for hogs,
and inside prices were reduced 50c
percwt,, with sales of selected lots
at $9'.50 to $10 per cwt., weighed off