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CZAR HAS ABDICATED IN FAVOR OF
SON, GRAND DUKE MICHAEL REGENT
Struggle Between Duma, and Reactionary Party Ends in Revolu-
tion --German Influence Overthrown.
A despatch from Petrograd says'
After a brief revolution in 'Petrograd,
born of the united forces of the Duma
and the army, Emperor Nicholas II.
has abdicated and his younger brother,
Grand Duke Michael, second son of
Emperor Alexander III., has been ap-
pointed regent.
Representatives of the nation, head-
ed by M. Rodzianko, President of the
Duma, and a Provisional Government
of twelve members, have .established
a new order,
The success of the revolution was
made secure by the co-operation of
the guard and regiments in Petrograd
and active support given in Moscow.
Alex. Protopopoff, head of the In-
terior Department, ex -Premier Stiir
mer and the other Ministers, as well.
as the President of the Imperial Coun-
cil, are under arrest.
The sole survivor of the old regime
is Pokiovsky, Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs.
The whole garrison of Petrograd
has gone over to the Provisional Gov-
ernment
to the Daily Chronicle says the Em-
press of Russia has been placedunder
guard.
New Provisional Government.
A later despatch from Petrograd
says: Emperor Nicholas abdicated at
midnight on Thursday night on be-
half of himself and the heir -appar-
ent, Grand Duke Alexis, in favor of
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch.
At 2.30 o'clock Friday afternoon
Grand. Duke Michael himself abdicat-
ed, thus bringing the Romanoff dy-
nasty to an end.
- The Government, pending a meeting
of the Constitutional Assembly, is
vested in the Eexcutive Committee of
the Duma and the newly chosen Coun-
cil of Minister. A manifesto to this
effect was issued by the Duma Com-
mittee on Friday, and it will be, tele-
graphed to the general army head-
quarters Friday evening.
A despatch from London says: The
new Provisional Government of Rus-
sia, according to the latest despatches
Famous Russian Guards Joined Duma. received here, is proceeding promptly
One of the most impressive scene; to organize itself on a stable and
of the revolution was the arrival of
the Preobrajensky Guards, with their
colonel and officers, at the Tauris Pal-
ace. The men, all of giant stature,
were drawn up in ranks of four deep
the whole length of the enormous completion of the work of this extra-
ordinarily swift and successful re-
volution. A large number of the prin-
cipal cities of the empire already
have notified the executive committee
strongly democratic basis to reconsti-
tute the Governmental departments
and to prepare steps for the vigorous
carrying on of the war. There is no
sign of any serious hindrance to the
Catherine Hall, where the President
of the Duma had come to greet them.
On the appearance of President Rod-
zianko the colonel's voice rang,
"Preobrajenskys, attention!" The of their acceptance of the new regime,
whole regiment stood at salute. Rod- and there is no reecord thus far of any
zianko saluted them as follows: "Sol- part of the country withholding con-
diers of the true faith, let me as an sent.
old soldier greet you according to our The Provisional Government in
custom. I wish you good health." Russia has issued the following ap-
"Your ,Excellency!" came the thun- peal to the people, according to
derous response.
The President continued: "I want
to thank you for.comng to the help
Reuter's Petrograd correspondent:
"Citizens, The Executive Commit-
tee of the Duma, with the aid and
of the members of the Imperial. Duma I support of the garrison of the capital
to establish orders and safeguard the t and its inhabitants, has succeeded in
honor and glory of our country while !triumphing over the obnoxious forces
your comrades are fighting in the I of the old regime in such a manner
trenches for the might and majesty i that we are able to proceed to a more
of Russia. I am proud my son has
been serving since the beginning of
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quietly to your barracks and come
here at the first call when you may
be required." s
"We are ready," answered the
guards; "chow us the way."
"The old authority is incapable of 4 icy on the following principles:
leading Russia the right way," ..was. --."First-An immediate general am
the answer. "'Oar first task is to es- nesty for all political and religious of-
tablish a new authority which we all fences, including terrorist acts and
believe and trust, which'w1.11 be able military and agrarian offences.
to save and magnify our mother,
Russia." -
The aoldiers marched'out shouting,
"Hurrah, Rodzianko!" He was greet- of these liberties to military officials
ed in the same manner by the officers within the limits admitted by military
and men of the Grenadier Guards and requirements.
officers and troopers of, the Ninth Cav- "Third -Abolition of all social, re-
alry Regiment., All the regiments af- ligious and national restrictions.
ter visiting the Duma returned to the "Fourth -To proceed forthwith to
barracks with hands playing and the preparation and convocation of a
colors flying amid the enthusiastic
cheering of the people.
stable organization of the executive
power, with men whoa...nasb-gene ioal-
ercttvity assures them the country's
confidence."
The names of the members of the
new Government are then given and
the appeal continues:
"The new Cabinet will base its pol-
"Second-Liberty of speech and of
the press; freedom for alliances,
unions and strikes with the extension
Russian Empress Hiding.
A despatch from Lonodon says: Ac-
cording to information received here
the Russian people have been most
distrustful during recent events of "Sixth -Communal elections to be
the personal influence of Empress Al- based on universal suffrage.
exandra. She was supposed to e'er- "Seventh -The troops which parti-
cise the greatest influence over Em- cipated in the revolutionary move-
peror Nicholas. It ie stated that her ment will not be disarmed, but will re -
whereabouts is not known. but it is main in Petrograd.
believed, she is in seclusion, fearing "Eighth -While maintaining strict
the populace. A Petrograd despatch military discipline for troops on active
Constitutional Assembly, based on
universal suffrage, which will estab-
lish a Government regime.
"Fifth -The substitution of the po-
lice by a national militia, with chiefs
to be elected and responsible to the
Government.
TREMENDOUS SASH BY ALLIES
BRITISH AND FRENCH ADVANCE
Over 1100 Square Miles of French Territory Wrested From Ger-
mans -Sweep 80 Mile Front -Take 70 Towns.
London, March 18. --The German
forces have been compelled to surren-
der nearly 1,000 square miles of con-
quered French territory during the
past 48 hours. The British forces
continued their rapid advance on the
heele of the enemy along a front of
45 miles, entering the German posi-
Hone to a depth of ten miles in places.
The important towns of Peronne, Ba-
patime, Chaulnes ani! Nesle were cap-
tured, in addition to GO villages,
The German retreat has been con-
ti11 (,ue, and the area c:iveree by it has
sproad very widely.
Favored by fine weather anti drying
groom], 'British column« everywhere
ale Arcing the retiring enemy. The
spirit of the British troops is one of
!, demonstrative enthusiasm.
Paris, March 18. -French troops are
i pursuing the retreating Germans be-
tween the Avre and the Aisne on a
front of 37 miles. On Saturday the
French defeated the enemy rearguards
and occupied the entire front between
Andechy and the Oise, comprising
1_po`werfully fortified lines which the
Germans had held for more than two
I years. On Sunday French cavalry en-
tered Nesle. In the direction of Ham,
+ on the Somme River, the French for -
I ward movement reached a depth of
I about twelve and a half miles.
North of Soissons the French have
I occupied Crouy, and in the same 'dis
trict have taken the villages of Carle -
pont, Morsam and Nouvron $'ingre,
!French cavalry have entered Noyon.
service, it is desirable to abrogate for
soldiers. all reetrietlone in the enjoy.
Ment of social rights accorded other
citizens.
"The Provisional, Government de-
sires to 'add that It has no intentisia to.
profit by the circumstances of the war
to delay the realization of the mea-
sures of reform .above mentioned." •
Full Power in Russia Held by Duma,
Petrograd, March 18. -The act of
the Grand Duke Michael in renounc-
ing the regency is regarded as one.
which may help to maintain the mon-
archy in Russia, since the constituent
assembly will now be able to elect
any member of the Imperial house to
the throne. Grand Duke Michael left
it to the constituent assembly to say
whether he •becomes Emperor or Rus-
sia becomes a republic.
CZAR APPRECIATED
SITUATION'S PERIL
He Evidenced His Wisdom and
Patriotism •by Laying Down
Supreme Authority..
A despatch from London says: -
The Times in an editorial on the RUS-
sian revolution says: "A great re-
volution has . been accomplished .in
Russia. The Czar has abdicated in
favor of his infent son. His brother,
the Grand Duke Michael, is expected
to act as regent. It has become clear
for some time past that the strained
relations between the Duma and the
Court could not last. The great
danger was that the Czar might fail
to realize his position with sufficient
promptitude and !night either resist
a revolution or defer his decision- He
has had enough wisdom and unselfish
patriotism not to take either of• these
courses. By laying down the supreme.
authority of his own free will ho leas
s:•ved his people from civil war and
his capital from anarcL.y."
The revolution is commented upon
editorially here by other newspapers
with enthusiasm, mainly as a great
triumph for the Entente and a great
disaster for she Central Powers. The
press describes it as the death of
German hopes and a more crushing
and more far-reaching blow than
Germany has et receeved. The Lib-
eral papers also welcome it as a
triumph of democracy; presaging
great influence in the cause of liberty
throughout the world.
Pity and sympathy are ;.ern
.3ier"-"tlYCr•,Ettullel`O 'j-tIr-• 17011;
said is that he lacks intellectual acrd
moral strength. .Tributes are paid to:
his .generous and lovable disposition,
and his ardent desire to serve, his
people.
NICHOLAS ROMANOFF
LEAVES FOR THE CRIMEA
Petrograd, March 18. -Nicholas
Romanoff, as the former emperor is
now designated, left with his staff to-
day for his personal estates at Livadia,
on the south coast of the Crimea.
Spend some of the spare moments
making trellises for the climbing
plants around the yard.
The air is our greatest storehouse
of wealth. Good plowing, good har-
rowing and good cultivation unlock
the door to this treasure -house.
BOMBS RILL NURSES.
German Airmen Attack a Hospital
Near Saloniki.
A despatch from Saloniki says :--
"Enemy
-"Enemy aviators again bombarded our
hospital at Vertekop," says a Serbian
official statement on Wednesday,
"causing heavy loss of life among both.
patients and personnel. Two Eng-
lish nurses were among those killed.
"The hospitals are completely separ-
ated from any'other buildings, and are
distinctively marked with a red erose."
FIVE GERMAN SHIPS
ARE SEIZED BY CIIINA
A despatch from Shanghai says:
The Chinese naval authorities early
Wednesday morning took possession
of the German steamers Albenga, 4,-
249 tons; Deike Rickmers, 4,176 tons;
Mei-Dah, 1,628 tons; Mei-Lee, 1,682
tons, and Silkaing, 1,840 tons. The
vessels were lying in the W'VhangPoo
River. The crews were put ashore.
The taking over of the vessels was.
accomplished without untoward in-
cident. _
MAKING WEDDING RINGS
A "NATIONAI, SERVICE"
Jeweler's Plea to Escape Enlisting Did
Not Avail.
A despatch, from London says: --
A wedding -ring maker in applying to
West Hain tribunal for exemption
from military service, said his firm is
now doing an enormous trade. In
answer to a question he said he con-
sidered that the making of wedding -
rings was a work of national import -
awe. He was.ordered to enrol under
the National Service scheme.
WORK PEOPLE SUFFER
ARE THREATENING TO REBEL
Standard of Living Lower Than That of Coolies Urban Poor
Have :Become Desperately Poor.
A despatch from New York says:-
"Wagesearning •Germana;s nerves
have been worn raw by the increasing
weight of suffering that the war has
brought it. This class of Germans has
become sullen, dissatisfied with the
Government, almost rebellious, While
the middle class remains intensely'
patriotic, parading before the casual
observer a • unified and determined
Germany, the fatigue of war is mak-
ing alarming strides among the work-
ing people. A great many of these
humble people want peace, at any
price -at the price of their colonies,
of Alsace-Lorraine, even of their
country's prestige and position."
This is the opinion of A. Curtis
Roth, American Vice -Consul at Plau-
en, in- Saxony, who has lived in close
touch with 'the people since the begin-
ning of the war. Having spent seven
years in the teeming industrial Saxon
district, intimately acquainted among
all classes everywhere, and accepted
as a friend; Mr. Roth has an unusually
strong claim to an accurate knowledge
of conditions there. He was, more-
over,\a friendly observer, full of ad-
miration and sympathy for those
among whom` he lived.
"The working people, at •least in
Saxony, are becorn gig restive. They
have hungered and grieved and over-
worked for many months, with condi-
tions steadily groyring worse, and
with each promise of peace fading
into an indefinite prospect of endur-
ance. All foods but the very coarsest
are beyond their means.' The ration
of the coarse foods in insufficient. The
poor have been subsisting throughout
the fast year upon bread, potatoes,
turnips and salt.
"Pushed much farther by the gal-
ling stress of starvation, overwork
and loss of dear ones, a second peas-
ants' war may well be added to the
miseries of central Europe.
"The standard of living among . the
working people has been lowered
fearfully. It is now on a par with the
coolie standard of overcrowded Asia.
Their work has increased; their
share in clothes and foods and other
creature comforts has diminished,
and their amusements have entirely
fallen away. The urban poor have be-
come desperately poor, and they are
beginning to realize that each added
month of the war means that their
plight must become more and more
hopeless.
"In the beginning all was excite-
ment for the war, but in the formerly
bustling manufacturing towns in my
district, the streets were soon bare of
traffic. •People passed about their
errands silently. There was no laugh-
ing, whistling, loud talking, or jovial
greeting. The business streets were
clotted everywhere by stores closed up
' by war. Grass grew between the cob-
bles in the roadway. Now and again,
oxen dragging primitive carts of farm
produce lumbered through -the streets.
Restaurants and cafes were deserted.
It cost money to frequent them, and,
moreover, they had nothing to sell."
i Mr. Roth has just reached this
country from Germany.
TURKS ROUTED
IN THREE AREAS
British and Russians Advance
in Armenia, Mesopotamia
and Samara.
London, March 18. The Turks
hagt '13eirn...iqacal:0 in three war
• e5, In Turkish. Ar m
erlia 411
e'zt"'�'
Russians have captured Van,. accord-
ing to a Reuter despatch from Petro-
grad.
The British army in Mesopotamia
has put the Turks to rout, it is an-
nounced officially. On Friday after-
noon the Turks were in full flight to-
wards Samara, 75 miles north-west of
Bagdad
The British statement follows:
"In the fighting on Wednesday an
the right bank of the Tigris, as al-
ready reported, the Turkish rear-
guard was driven from a succession
of ridges to a strong position cover-
ing the railway station at Mushadie.
Our troops continued to attack the
position during the night, and finally
captured it at 3 o'clock on Thursday
morning. • The enemy is retiring
hastily,
"Tho retreat continued during
Thursday, and on Friday afternoon
the whole enemy force, consisting of
remnants of three Turkish divisions,
was in full flight in the direction of
Samara. On the morning of Friday
the enemy were straggling over a dis-
tance of 20 miles, with their rear 25
miles north of the scene of the fight-
ing on Wednesday."
FOR CARRYING LETTER
NOT SENT BY MAIL
American Sent to Jail for Three
Months in England.
A despatch from London says :-
At the Thames Police Court John
Robertshaw, an American citizen and
a fireman, was charged with having in
his possession a letter for transmis-
sion otherwise than through the post
He arrived on Sunday by a Norwegian
ship laden with grain for bpain. The
officer of the Customs questioned the
prisoner, who produced the letter and
said he was going to post it when he
reached. Spain. The letter contained
falsehoods and exaggerations and re-
ferred to Zeppelin raids that never had
taken place. The prisoner was sen-
tenced to three months' imprisonment.
OBJECTORS TO BE EMPLOYED
IN AGRICULTURAL SCHEME
A despatch from Plymouth, Eng-
land, says: -The famous Dartmoor
prisons' at Princetown, on the Prince
of Wales Duchy estate, are to be
emptied ,pf their convict inhabitants
and timed over to the War Depart-
ipent as barracks for regirrrent of
conscientious objectors, who will be
employed on some ambitious agricul-
tural schemes' which the Prince of
Wales is toinstitute on his property.
Markets of • the World.
eereadstuu's
No nrNAxt ez'nr 0.0'do., bo 2, $Z 97 ;
do,, No.d, ;1.918; NO, 4 wheat, $1,808,
trackrealfrelnl3ayhtPortss,, all rail delivered Mont
Manitoba oats -No, 2 C,W, nominal,
72 to 73a; .No. 3 C.W., 703 to 711c; extra,
No,, 1 feed, 704 to 711c; 'No."1•feed, 69 to
700, all rail delivered 'en' route' d ''.E.,
pointe. No. 1, 31.97. yellow. $1:20,
American corn -No, 3 y,
track Toronto, subject to embargo.
Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 63 to 65c,
nominal; No. 3 white, 62 to 64c, nominal,
according to freights 'outside,
Ontarlo wheat -No. 2 Winter, per car
lot, 31.79 to 31.81; No, 3, do., 31.77 to
31,79, according to freights outside.
Peas-No.freightsouts2, $2,50, according to
ide.
Barley -Malting, 31.22 to 81.23. accord-
ing to freights outside.
Buckwheat -$1.28. nominal, according
to freights outside.
Tare --No, 2, 31.40 to $1.42, according to
freights outside.
Manitoba flour -First patents.. In jute
bags, $10.00; second patents, in Jtzte
$9bags,10,, To$9.50; strong bakers,' in Jute bags.
ronto
Ontario flour -Winter, according to
sample, 37,50, in bags, track Toronto.
Prompt shipment; 37.10, bulk seaboard,
export grade.
Millfeed--Car lots -delivered Mont-
real freights, bags included -Bran: per
ton. 337; shorts, per ton, 339; good feed
flour; per bag, '$2.70'to $2.50.
Hay -Extra, No. 2, per ton. 312;
mixed, per ton, 39 to 311. track Toronto.
Straw -Car lots, per ton. $8.60 to 39,
track Toronto.•
Country Produce -Wholesale
Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 88 to 39c;
creamery prints, 43 to 45c; solids, 42 to
43c.
cut
Eggofs-Newaaiacartons37, to 38cin cartons, 40 to 410;
.
Live poultry -Fowl, ib., 18 to 22e;
chickens, lb„ 15 to 22c.
Dressed poultry -Chickens. 23 to 26c;
fowl, 20 to 22c; ducks, 22 to 25c; squabs,
per doz., 34.00 to $4.60; turkeys, 28 to
33c; geese, 18 to 2Oc.
Cheese -New, large, 261 to 27c; twins,
27largetoe, 272sd,}e; twins;. tripl,es284, 271
to284c. to 272c old,
Honey ---White clover, 21 -lb. tins, 14 to.
141c; 5-1b. tins, 131 to 14o; 10 -Ib„ 13 to
138c; 60 -Ib., 121 to 13c: buckwheat, 60 -
lb. tins, 9 to Ole. Comb honey -extra
fine and heavy weight, per doz., $2.76;
select, 32.50 to 32.75; No. 2,42 to 52.25.
Potatoes -Ontario. per bag. $,3.50;
zy,
New Brunswick Del -ares, per ' bag,
34.25; Albertas, per bag, 33.75.
Beans -Imported. hand-picked, per
bush., 36.25; Canadian, hand-plcked, per
bush., $7.00: Canadian primes, 36.50 to
37.00; Limas, per lb.. 121 .to 19e.
Provisions -Wholesale
Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 26 -to
CZAR Ag OBDURATE 2Hai()
t do., heavy, 23 to 24c. cooked, 37 teo
3Se; rolls, 22 to 230, breakfast bacon,
'S to 30c; 'backs, ,plain; 31, to 32c; bone-
less, 33 to 34c
Lard -Pure lard,' tierces; 23 to 231e; ..
TO BRITISH ADVICE pour 23 to es, pails 203 to 233c; 71nt
3 ADVICE IzOCut ed Smeats - Long clear bacon, 20 to
201c per lb; clear bellies, 191 to 20c,
Lord Milner's Mission to Petro-
grad Was to Arrange
Compromise.
A despatch from London says : -
Viseotmt Milner s recent znissioiti t.
u8.afi `ktcolE>i>$'lit'g•'' tis t ' '_ , • u.
Montreal Markets
Montreal, Mar. 20 -Corn -American
No. 2 yellow, 31.30 to 31.35. Oats -
Canadian Western, N. 2,. 78c; No. 3,
70c;; extra No. 1 feed. 76c. Barley -
Malting, $1.35. Flour -Manitoba Spring
wheat patents, "firsts, 39.80: seconds,
39.80; strong bakers', $9.10 Winter
Patents. choice 39.25 straight rollers,
$8,;50 to $8,S0 do., begs. ' 4.10. to ::84.26,-,
ls,
Guardian, was :undertaken.:princip'ally $41•to'$42. Mouillie $4tto;: 60 ti%y;
No. 2, penton, car lots, $13;501 to $1`4,00
in an.
effort to bring about"a compro. Cheese -Ernest westerns. 263x; finest,
u easterns, 263c. Butter, Choicest cream-
ery, 481 to 440;,, seconds. 40 to 42c, Eggs
-Fresh, 37 to '38c. Potatoes -Per bag,
car lots, 33,00 to 33.50.
mise between Emperor Nicholas and
the Duma and thus avert a revolution.
Lord 14lilner is a member of the Brit-
ish '7rar Council.
Internal conditions in Russia have
long been known here, the newspaper
adds, and it is said the Emperor in-
formed the British Royal family that
he anticipated some such happening,
but was confident he could suppress
it. The Manchester Guardian con-
tinues
"Sir. George Buchanan, the British
Ambassador at Petrograd, has kept
his Government well informed and has
been throughout a staunch supporter
or the Duma and the Liberal element.
It is said Lord Milner urged the Em-
peror to appoint a Ministry respons-
ible to Parliament, although this was
more than the Duma had asked for.
The Emperor rejected the proposal on
the ground that it did not harmonize
with Russian institutions and could
not be worked by so politically unripe
a people.
"Viscount Milner then proposed that
the Emperor appoint a Ministry ac-
ceptable to the Duma, suggesting Ser-
gius Sazoneff (now Ambassador at
London) for Premier and Foreign Sec-
retary. This proposal also was re-
jected, Lord Milner made other sug-
gestions and also held conferences
with various leaders of Russian opin.
ion in the hope of working out some
scheme that would avert a revolution-
ary outbreak. Every effort was shat-
tered by the obduracy of the Emperor,
Oat-
-
"It is notable that the outbreak
promptly followed Lord Milucr's re-
turn from Russia. His .failure was
generally understood to mean that
nothing could be hoped from the Em-
peror, and that the people must work•
out their own salvation."
;a
MAY MODIFY EMBARGO
ON FRESH FRUITS
A despatch from Ottawa says:-.
That there may still . be a possibility
of modification of the order prohibit-
ing the importation of fresh fruits,
other than bitter oranges and lemons,
into Great Britain is indicated by a
cable message received by the Gov-
el'nnlent here from the Colonial Office.
The message is to the effect that the
prohibition of fruit imports into the
United Kingdom is still under consid-
eration. Ili the meanwhile,. it 'states,
it has been decided that overseas sup-
plies of fruit for the navy, including
gifts from British dominions, should
be allowed to be continued in spite of
t . prohibition.
Winnipeg' Gra ii
Winnipeg, Mar. 20-Oash prices-
Wheat -No, 1' Northern, $1.81$; No. 2
Northern, 31.788+ No, 3 Northern, 31.723;
No. 4, 31.613;No.' 5, 31.431; Nb. 6,
31.113. Oats ;5o. 2 C.W., 601e; No, 3
C.W., 581c; extra No. 1 feed, 581e; No,
1 feed, 678c: No. 2 feed, Mc. Earlay-
No. s, 31.05; No. 4„ 31.01; rejected,
87e; feed, 87o. Flax ---No. 1. N.\�r,C.,
32.59; No. 2 C.W., $2.56,x.
United, States Markets
Minneapolis Mar. 20 -Wheat 3.1ay,
31.77 to $1,784; July. 31.721; cash, 2.o.
1 hard, 31.933 to 31.943; No. 1 Northern.
$1.843 to 31883; No. 2 Northern $1.505
to 31.883. Corn -No, 3 yellow, 31.04 to
51.05. Oats -No. 3 white, 543 • to 561c,
Flour unchanged. Bran, $84,60 to $35.00.
Duluth, Mar. 20---Wheat---No. 1 hard,
Norihern, o51.781 tot31.801$1M8a48y;. 311..501;
July, 31.743. Linseed -To arrive, 32.86;
May, 32.861; July, 32.873. ,
Live Stook 19Earkets
Toronto, Mar. 20' -•Choice heavy steers,
10.85 to 311.50; do.. good 310,25 to
10.60; butchers' cattle. choice 310.255 to
10.60; do„ good, 310 to $1010; do
medium $9.50 to 39.76; do., common.
$8,40 to 39; butchers' bulls, choice, 39.75
to 310,25; do., good bulls, 38.90 to 39;
do., medium balls, $7.40 to 38.00; do,,
rough bulls. 35 to $6.25; butchers' cows,
choice, 39.50 to 310: do., good,38.50 10
38.85; do., medium, 37 to 37.25; stockers
37.15 to 38.75; choice feeders, 39 to 310
canners and cutters, $5.25 to $5,50
milkers, good to choice, 325 to $110; do.
com. and med., each, 340 to 360; spring-
ers, 360 to $110; light ewes, 310 to' 311-:
sheep, heavy, 38.50 to 39.50; calves, goon
to choice, 312 to $14 50: lambs, choice,
$14.26 to 315; do..' medium, 310 to $12;
hogs, fed and watered. 315.40; do.,
weighed oft cars, 315.65; do, f.o.b.,
$14.66.
Montreal, Mar. 20--•C:hoice steers, 35.25
to 39.50; butchers' cos,il37.26 to $9.00;
bulls 38.25 to 310; lambs, 313.255 to
314.25; sheep, 39.25 to 310; hogs. 316 to
316.26 weighed off cars.
BREAK WITH GERMANY
EFFECTED i,Y CHINA
•
A despatch from Washington says:
e --China has severed diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany, taken possession
of all German merchant ilhips in
Shanghai, about six in number, placed
their crews on shore, under guard, and
placed armed guards on the vessels.
INDIA. TO CONSERVE
MAN ;'OWER 1+Olt WAR
A despatch from London says :-
The. Indian Government has p1'ohibiteci
all labor emigration from India except
to the extent necessary to supply the
needs of Ceylon and Malay States, The
order has been issued for the purpose
of eonsel'ving Iticlia's man -power Or
labor in connection with the war,
To Stl lalitwoe with joyin l .
pp a sin N�F
heart is to swerve creation nearer to
the divine plan.