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RUSSIANS HAVE UPPER HAND
ALL ALONG FRONT OF RATTLE
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Teutons Suffering Setbacks in Fighting, Both,
Dvinsk and in the Volhynia. Region
A despatch from Petrograd says:
The only parts of the Russian front
That display any great activity now
are the Dvinsk sector and the sector
on the middle Styr in Volhynia.
At Dvinsk, despite unceasing ef-
forts, the Germans are still helot at
gunshot distance, and whenever they
make a vigorous attack they suffer
repulse, with heavy losses from the
Russian artillery fire. Yet Gen. von
Buelow is taking Dvinsk very seri-
ously. Along the Vilkomir, road the
field railway runs for over 20 miles,
and heavy guns and ammunition are
being brought up continually to the
front. The German force immediate-
ly opposite Dvinsk is being strength-
ened, but the flanks are wavering.
North of Dvinsk the Russians are
harrassing the Germans and driving
them out of village after village.
South of Dvinsk the enemy's front is
being steadily pushed back towards
Sventsiany, and almost daily the Rus-
sians recapture a village or two and
lead off Gorman prisoners.
The action of Daniusuavo, on the
Viliya, is typical of this kind of fight-
ing. The battle lasted several. days.
The Germans were driven from the
trenches, but repeatedly counter-
attacked, only to be hung hack -every-
where by the Russian fire. They
brought up reserves and succeeded in
advancing to within 200 yards of the
Russian lines. Then two Russian
companies caught the advancing Ger-
mans on the flank and held them
while the artillery dealt with the
enemy's supports. The result arab
that the isolated advancing group
was annihilated by the Russian bayo-
nets.
From the Viliya to the Pripet there
is effective skirmishing all along the
line. South of the Pripet the sting
has been taken out of General Pu-
halio's temporary success on the mid-
dle Styr, and his army, for all that it
was reinforced from the neighboring
armies of Generals Lisingen and Mac-
kensen,- is being propelled back into
the swamps.
RUSSIAN SIPS
BOMBARD VARNA
Cruisers Are Pouring Shells Into the
Bulgarian Port and Causing
Much Damage.
A despatch from London says: The
Cologne Gazette reports two Russian
cruisers actively bombarding the Bul-
garian port of Varna.
The Bulgarians are said to be fe-
verishly fortifying the port of Dedea-
ghatch. All buildings on the coast
•have been evacuated and long-range
guns are being placed in the forts,
while the port is being heavily mined.
This would indicate that the Bulgar-
ians anticipate what is considered
likely here, 'a naval bombardment of
Dedeaghatch by French • and British
fleets and a possible attempt to land
an. expeditionary force.
The Anglo-French troops, which
were landed at Salonica' with the ta-
,_.it 'consent of the. Greek Government,
are being hurried northward tq assist
Serbia, •and; if possible, keep- the -Bul-
garians. ,iron capturing the Salonica-
Nish railway, the only source by
which the Serbians can be fed with
munitions of war.
Public opinion in Bulgaria is not
entirely unanimous in support of
King Ferdinand, and reports indicate
that the Bulgarian mobilization is not
being carried out without difficulty.
The King and Premier Radoslavoff,
„however, have finally thrown in their
lot with Austria, Germany and Tur-
key. •
Invasion of Serbia:
German and Austrian armies of
reportedly great strength have cross-
ed into Serbia at three widely diver-
gent points, and have firmly estab-
lished themselves. This news is con-
tained in an official statement from
the German War Office, which says:
."German and Austro-Hungarian
troops crossed the Drina, the' Save
and the Danube at many places, and
obtained firm footing on the eastern
bank of.the Drina and the southern
• banks'. of the Save and the Danube."
News from • various sources place
the strength of the Teutonic armies
Invading Serbia' "at 400,000 men. The •
tfeops which 'Bulgaria is able • to
throw against•the southern borders of
Serbia•.are..supposed to.be of .of •about•
equal number. While there is no
news yet at hand that the Bulgarian
forces have moved to cross the fron-
tier, it is generally supposed here
that the invasion has begun on the
southern side of Serbia as well as on
the north, and that in all probability
these forces are supported by some
250,000 Turks, who are not required
at the Dardanelles.
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Temperance and labor are the two
real physicians of man, -Rousseau.
WEAKEN GERMAN
SECOND DEFENCE
Another Important Gain Has Been
Made By the French in
Champagne.
A despatch from Paris says: Fur-
ther important gains by the French
troops in Champagne are announced
by the War Office. The village of
Tahure, less than two miles south of
the railway serving the German
trenches along the district between
Rheims and the Argonne, has been
taken by assault, and the victorious
French infantry pushed forward and
reached the heights north of the vil-
lage. These heights form part of the
German second line.
As in the case of the previous great
success in this part of -the front vic-
tory followed an incessant bombard-
ment of the German trenches, French
bayonets completing the task,
More : than ".1,000 ,. prisoners were
taken by the French in these opera-
tions, .which- included progress in the
environs of the Navarin farm.
A Rotterdam despatch says: "Al-
though the majority of the German
papers shriek loudly about the allies'
offensive being smashed, Major Mor-
aht, quite the coolest of the .German
military critics, sounds a strong
warning in; the Berliner Tageblatt,
clearly suggesting that Germany had
as yet experienced only the beginning
of things, and much more serious at-
tacks may be expected on a much
more extended scale. He says:. 'What
has been the result of the Franco -
British offensive which has been go-
ing on eleven days ? Our higher com-
mand remarks that the offensive is a
failure. This judgment will satisfy
wide circles in Germany who havenot
concealed from themselves the seri-
ousness of the western situation. We
must, however, add to this declaration
that the great struggle in the west
has not yet found its conclusion. It
is° a question of several armies oh
the French: side, and even if one `of
them can bebooked as lost already,
France will not leave the others in-
active behind the front. Enormous
supplies of ammunition, supplemented
by what still comes from neutral
America, and the massing of heavy;
artillery will, without doubt, lead the
French to new action, for which she
has made enormous preparations.'"
ALL BRASS UTENSILS
IN VIENNA TAKEN UP
A despatch from Rome says: The
citizens of Vienna have received
warning that all brass domestic uten-
sils will be sequestered on November
30, when houses will be searched with
the object of ascertaining whether the
present requisitions for such utensils
are being evaded.
TURKS STEADNLY DRIVEN BACKWARD
Average Gain of 300 Yards Recorded as Result of
Bomb Attacks by British at Sulva
A despatch from London says:
" During The past month of fighting in
the Dardanelles the British have gain-
ed on an average something more
than .S00 yards all along the centre
of the toter -mile Suvia front, accord-
ing to an official statement embodied
in a report from Gen. Sir Ian Hamil-
ton, as follows:
"During the past month the fight -
big at Suvla Bay has not been on e.
scale calling for special reports.
Every night there have been patrol
actions and bomb attacks, and we
gained an average of a little over 300
yards along the whole centre of the
four -mile Suvla front."
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ITALIANS . NEARING ROVERET
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WHICH IS REPORTED EVACUATED
Many Small • Engagements Around Gorizia, in Which
Austrians Lost Numerous Prisoners
A despatch from London says: The
Italians record another . advance to-
ward Rovereto, which has so many
times been reported as evacuated by
the Austrians. On the plateau of
Folgaria several villages have been
occupied by the invaders, who drove.
the enemy from the neighboring
township of Prazza and forced his re-
treat toward Potpich.
On the Sealass crest and on the
northerly dopes of Carso and Gorizia
8 '1t,.<' er of small engagements have
taken place, the Austrians . being
everywhere repulsed, leaving a num-
ber of priseilers in the hands of the
Italians.
ALLIED TROOPS
LANDE ,:
IN GREECE
They Proceed to Frontier Without
Regard to the Cabinet •
Crisis.' '
A despatch from London says:
Greece if to have a coalition Govern-
ment. After virtually' dismissing the
•foremost Greek statesman, Eleuther-
ics' Venizeios; ,from the Premiership,
and asserted personal control of the
Government, King Constantine, bro-
ther-in-law of the German Emperor,
sent for a former Premier, M. Zaimis,
who has consented to form a coalition
Government. M. Venizeios will not be
included as a member.
The possibility that Greece' may
try to remain neutral, fearing to
stake the, nation's fate upon the suc-
cess of either party to the great war;
is recognized in 'England, although it
is .considered, •small.. The (hopes • of
the Entente powers• are. that popular
sentiment is with thein' and khat'th
King •mray find' it best to bow 'before
the will of the/people, as he has don
before.
' Landing' Proceeds.
The landing "of French <troops at
Salonica and their prompt despatch
northward. across . Greek territory to
the Serbian frontier will proceed
without regard to the Cabinet crisis
at Athens.-
The downfall of the Venizelos
Cabinet is considered here as relating
to formalities, rather than to deter-
mined opposition to the landing of i
French troops.
Statements evidently based on offi-
cial information relate that King
Constantine received the French Min-
ister at Athens after the landing of
French troops had begun, and made
no mention of the incident or sug-
gestion of a protest. It is therefore
said here that the King has not taken
a stand against the landing, but
merely differs with 112. Venizelos in
regard to the fixed policy of Greece
in supporting the' Quadruple Entente.
SERBIANS BRING DOWN
GERMAN AEROPLANE
A despatch from Nish, Serbia, says:
Seven aeroplanes flew over Kraguye-
vatz recently and dropped 30 bombs.
Sharp -shooters of the Prince' Regent's
Guard hit one of the aircraft, which
fell directly in front of the palace.
As it fell the fuel tank exploded and
the machine and both of its occupants,
who were German officers, were burn-
ed., Kraguyevatz is some 50 miles
south-east of Belgrade. It is a town
of 15,000 inhabitants and has an
arsenal, a powder mill and factories
for the making of arms and ammuni-
tion.
LUXEMBURG PROTESTS
BECAUSE OF AIR RAID
A despatch from London says: The i
Grand Duchy., of Luxemburg, accord-
ing
to Alnsterdam advices, has pro-
tested to the Entente powers against
air raids over that country aimed at •
the 'German headquarters,
GERMAN EFFOR
COME TO NOUGHT
Try With Ail Their Might and Main
to Regain the Ground They
Lost.
A despatch from Paris says: The
Germans are continuing to try with
all their might and means to regain
the ground they lost to the French in
the recent allied offensive. So ; far
their efforts.have been entirely un-
successful, the French War Office
asserts in an official communique,
adding that the Teutons suffered
heavy losses in the failure.of their
counter-attacks.
Four successive counter-attacks
near Souchez were completely repuls-
ed, the War Office declares, while in
the Champagne, too, "stubborn coun-
ter-attacks" against the positions lost
by the Germans recently failed.
Equally as futile was an attempt on
the Lorraine front, where the French
allowed the Germans to advance to
their wire entanglements and then
showered a rain of shells upon them.
The communique tells of the destruc-
tion of a German captive balloon by
shrapnel fire from a mitrailleuse in a
French aeroplane.
The Germans admit that the French
have made slight progress, but on the
whole, claim to have repulsed the al-
lied general offensive.
The towns mentioned in the two of-
ficial communications .show that the
French have approached very close to
the Challerange-Bazancourt railway,
which is their objective. St. Marie,
to which the Germans say the French
penetrated, but were driven out by
immediate counter-attacks, is on that
railway. . <
The capture of the hamlet of Ta-
hure and the hill immediately north
called Butte of Tahure is a consider-
able mark of resumption of the
French offensive in Champagne, and
has, besides, great significance with
regard to the position in the West.
The capture of Tahure, the farthest
northtward thrust of the French in
Champagne, threatens the Germans
on both sides.
The Inventor of Shrapnel.
It is interesting to recall just now
(says The Westminster Gazette) that
the inventor of shrapnel -Lieutenant -
General Henry Shrapnel - gained
much of his military experience in
Flanders, He served with the Duke
of York's army there, and shortly af-
ter the siege of Dunkirk invented the
case shot, "a destructive engine of.
war used by the Royal Artillery, and
known by the name of Shrapnel
Shell." So runs the inscription on a
large slab at the floor of the chancel
in Bradford-on-Avon Church, Wilt-
shire, where the General was buried.
The inventor's reward was a pension
of £1200 per annum. The Shrapnels
were for three generations cloth
weavers at Bradford-on-Avon.
Less Than 240 Warless Years.
From the Christian era till the pre-
sent time, as statists and historians
tell us, there have been fewer than
240 warless years. Up to the middle of
the nineteenth century it was rough -
y computed that nearly 7,000,000,000
men had died in battle since the be-
ginning •of recorded history, a num-
ber equal to almost five times the pre -
exit population of the globe.
Ornamental handkerchiefs used
frequently to be worn in the hat by
gentlemen as tokens.
The authors of a nation are like an
advance guard, pioneers of friendship
and intimacy, who accustom other
lands to ideas and peoples otherwise
remote. -Mr. Arthur L. Salmon. '
e: Gold weighs' nearly twenty times as
much as its own bulk of water,
e Compulsion is only justified when
the„ experience of the country has
proved thatuniformity in individual
conduct is necessary for common well-
being and :national progress. -Mr.
Ramsay Macdonald, M.P.
MACHINE GUN CORPS
IN THE BRITISH ARMY
A despatch from London says:
British military authorities have re-
cognized the importance of machine
guns, which have been suoh a strik-
ing feature of German warfare, by
the formation of a special machine
gun corps with the King's sanction.
Arniouteement of the step is made in
the Official Gazette.
Canada already has organized a'
machine gun battalion -the 86th of
E aYnilton.
TRENCHES TO
NCIRCLE ALL OF POLAND
Germans Will Force Every Male Inhabitant to
Combat Russian Attack
A despatch from London says: In
a despatch from Petrograd Reuter's
correspondent says: "Polish refugees
arriving here say that German offi-
cials declare that Poland will be sur-
rounded by a triple line of trenches
and barbed wire entanglements and
that the Russians will be quite un-
able to dislodge them, for if there is
a shortage of men they will arm the
entire masculine population of Po-
land and force them to fight the Rus-
sians."
TURKS RUSHED TO BULGARIA
T ' EFEND THE PORT
F VARNA
Believed That Russia Contemplates the Landing
of Large Forces at Once
A despatch from London says: A
news agency despatch from Athens
says that Turkish forces have started
for Bulgaria, and are moving toward
Varna, on the Black Sea, to assist in
preventing a landing of Russians at
that port. The despatch adds that
Bulgaria has asked Turkey for more
troops.
ar ets Of The Warm
Breadstuffs.
Toronto, Oct. 12.--.,Manittha wheat,
new crop -No. 1 Norther„ $1.0736;
No. 2 do., $1.06, on trade le.kA ports,
immediate shipment.
Manitoba oats ---No.,, 2 s;.W,, 48%c,
on track lake. ports.
American corn -No. 2 yellow', ?<0,�c
on track lake ports.
Canadian corn -No. 2 yellow, IN,
on track Toronto,
Ontario oats, new crop -No. 2
white, 37 to 386; No. 3 do„ 35 to 37c;
No. 1 commercial oats, 31 to 34c, ac-
cording to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per
gar lot, 90 to 92e; slightly tough, 80
to 87c; sprouted or smutty, 65 to 80e,
according to sample.
Peas --No. 2 nominal, per car' lots,
$1.25 to $1.40, according to freights
outside.
Barley -Good malting barley, 52 to
54c; feed barley, 40 to 45c, according
to freights outside.
Buckwheat -Car lots, nominal, ac-
cording to freights outside.
Rye -No. 2, nominal, 87c; , tough
rye, 60 to 75e, according to sample.
Manitoba flour -First patents, in
jute bags, $5.75; second patents, in
Jute bags, $5.25; strong bakers', in
jute bags, $5.05, Toronto.
Ontario flour -New Winter, 90 per
cent. patents, $3.80, seaboard, -or To-
ronto freight, in bags, prompt ship-
ment.
Miilfeed, car lots, delivered Mont-
real freights -Bran, per ton, . $22;
shorts, per ton, $24;,,nifddlings, per
ton, $25; good feed flour, per. bag,
81.50.
Country Produce.
' Butter -Fresh dairy, 26 to 28e;
inferior, 22 to 230; creamery prints,
31 to 32c; do., solids, 29 to 30e.
Eggs -No. 1, 27 to 28c per dozen,
in case lots; extra at 30 to 31c.
Honey -No. 1 light (wholesale), 10
to 11%c; do., retail, 12% to 150.
Combs (wholesale), per dozen, No. 1,
$2.4a; No. 2, $1.50 to $2. - : ,
oultry-Chickens, 17 to 18c;
fowls, 14 to 15c; ducklings, 16 to 18c;
turkeys, 22 :o 24c.
Cheese -Large, 14%to toe;' twins,
15 to 15%c.
Potatoes -The market is firm, with
car lots quoted at 95c to $1 peer bag,
on track.
Provisions.
Bacon -Long clear, 14 to 14eac
per lb. in case lots. Hams -Medium,
18% to 19c; do., heavy, 14% to 15e;
rolls, 15 to 15%c; breakfast bacon,
20 to 23c; backs, plain, 23 to 24c;.
boneless 'lacks, 25 to 253c.
Lard -Tubs, 11% to 12c; do., pails,
12 to 12'4c; compound, tubs, 9% to
1.0c; do„ pails, 11ic.
Business in Montreal.
Montreal, Oct. 12. -Corn, American
No. 2 yellow, 75c. Oats -No. 2 local
white, 443ie to 45c; No. 3 local white,
43% to 44c; No. 4 local white, 42e1
to 43c. Flour, Man. Spring wheat pat-
ents, firsts, $5.85; seconds, $5.35;
strong bakers', $5.15; Winter pat-
ents, choice, $5.40; straight rollers,
$4.70 to $4.80; straight rollers, bags,.
$2.20 to $2.30. Rolled oats, barrels,
$4.85 to $4.95; bags 90 lbs., $2.25 to
$2.30. Bran, $23. Shorts, $25. Mid-
dlings, $30 to $31. Mouillie, $30 to
$33. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots,
$17 to $18. Cheese, finest westerns)
14si'.� to 14%c; finest easterns, 14%
to 14%c.. Butter, choicest creamery,
32Y4 to 32%c; seconds, 311,t to 31%c.
Eggs, fresh, 33c; selected, 32c• No.
1 stock, 28c; No. 2 stock, 25c. �Pota-
toes, per bag, car lots, 75e. Dressed
hogs, abattoir killed, $14 to $14.25.
Pork, heavy Canada short mess, bbls.,
35 to 46 pieces, $28 to $28.50; Canada
short cut back, bbls<, 45 to 55 pieces,
$27 to $27.50. Lard, compound',
tierces, 375 lbs., 10c; wood pails, 20
lbs. net, 10 c; pure, tierces, 375 lbs:, •
11' to 12c; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs,
net, 123 to 13c.
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, Oct. 12. -The quotations
were: -Best heavy steers, < $7.75 to
$8; butchers' cattle, choice, $7.60 to
$7.75; do., good, $7.10 to $7.50; do.,
medium, $6.50 to $7; do., common,
5 to $5.40; butchers' bulls, choice,
6.25 to $7; do., good bulls, $5.75 to
'6 do„'rough bulls, $4.75 to $5.25;
butchers' cows, choice, $6.45 to $6.75;
do., good, $5.25 to $6: do., medium,
$5 to $5.75; do., common, $4.50 to
$5; feeders, good, $6.50 to $7; stock-
ers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.25 to $6.75;
canners and cutters, $3 to $4.50;
tnilkers, choice, each, $65 to $100; do.,
common and medium, each, $35 to
$50; Springers, $50 to $95; light
ewes, $5.25 to $6.25; sheep, heavy,
$4.25 to $4.75; do., bucks, $3.50 to
$4.50;y earling lambs, $7 to $7.50;
Spring lambs, cwt., $8.25 to $8.60;
calves, medium to choice, $7.30 to
$11; hogs, off cars, $10.40 to $10.50;
do„ fed and watered, $10.15; do.,
Lo,b,, $9,80.
Montreal, 'Oct. 12. -There continues
to be a scarcity of good to choice
steers, but the offerings of fairly good
stock were fair, which met with .a
good demand and sales were made
at $0.50 to $6,75, while fair sold ,at
$6 to $6,25 and the lower grades at
from $4.50 to $5.50 per cwt. Thero
was an active demand from packers
for canning stock, with sales of'bulls
at $3.75 to $4 and cows at $3 to
$3.50 per cwt. Lambs -Ontario
stook, $8 to $8.25, and Quebec at
$7.25 to $7.75; sheep, $4.50 to $5,50
per cwt. Calves from $3 to $13 each,
as to ulze and condition. Hogs, select-
ed lots, $9.90 to $10 per cwt., weigh-
edoff cars, and the rough heavy lot"
from that down to $8,75,