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The Exeter Advocate, 1917-1-18, Page 3'OE FOUNDATION IS' C R.0 i'a ► UN DAIS R I• • S D RUI GING UIS PEOPI Bonar Law Announces Victory Loan —Premier Lloyd George Says Trap, Not Peace Terms, Rejected A despatch from London says: The new "vitt r ,Ya ' loan" will be an issue at o five, per eent,, at the price of 95, the period to be 30 years, but with an op- tion of ':redemption; in twelve years. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, made the announcement at the Guildhall on Thursday, where British financial leaders assembled to launch the loan. The meeting was tin - dee the chairmanship of the Loed Mayorand Lloyd George and his Fin- , Y ance 1VIinister were the principal speakers. Interest in the premier's speech was whetted by his recent visit to Rome, which • was expected to color his remarks and afford' a keynote. 'for the country -wide war loan cam- paign of the next few weeks. Foundation Crumbling. Bonar Law said that if the loan should fail -and it would not, he de- elared-then s were other methods which could be applied, and the rate then would not be five and 'one- quarter per scut. - The military position, the Chancel- lor said in his address, did not repre- sent the true position of affairs. The great German military machine, he declared, was resting .on an internal foundation which was "crumbling ir- resistibly before our eyes," Bonar Law said that„'" investment in the loan would be on better terms than would be offered, in the future. There was no limit to the rate of interest the Government would pay for money, he declared, but so far as he could forecast the future a higher rate of interest than the present would not be paid. A Trap, Not An Offer. Premier Lloyd George : said Em- peror William had told his people`. that the Entente allies had rejected his peace offer. The Emperor did., so, he said, to drug those whom ho could no longer dragoon. "We had rejected no peace terms; the Pre- mier said, and added: "We were not offered terms, but a trap baited with fine words, It would suit Germany to have peace now on her own terms. We all want peace, but it must be a real one." The Premier said the allies were of the opinion that war was preferable to. Prussian domination over EruL:ope, Tho allies had made that clear, he said, in their' reply to Germany, and, clearer still: in their reply to America. The grim resolution of the Entente Allies at the conference in Rome was that at all costs they must achieve the high aim which was;, before them when they accepted the challenge of the "Prussian military caste" to rid the world "forever of Its menace, and save Europe from unspeakable des- potismJ' Defeat is Impossible. The Rome conference was under no delusions, Mr. Lloyd George con- tinued, as to the magnitude of the l task of the allies, but felt no doubts as to the results. The whole situs ation',was probed, the difficulties were made to deal with them. All the al- lies felt, he declared, that if victory was dilf'ieult, defeat was impossible. Victory This Year. The Premier said the navy had strangled the commerce of Great Britain's enemies and would continue to do so despite "all piratical devices of the enemy." With proper support at ' hand, lie continued, the armies would cleave the road to victory during 1917. The best security for peace in fu- ture, Mr. Lloyd George said, would be obtained when nations banded them- selves together to punish the peace breakers. GERMANY MUST KEEP BELT PULLED TIGHT Peace,;Will Not Bring an Imme- diate Solution of Food Problem. A despatch from Amsterdam says: Mgr: Michaelis, German Under-Secre- .tary of the Interior, contributes to the Volks Zeitung of Cologne an ` article warning Germany that peace will not bring ' an immediate solution of the food problem. He says: "We must expect for a considerable time, perhaps for many years, further limitation of consumption and ration- ing as regards the thost important foodstuffs: Germany in .the coming years of peace will have recourse al- most exclusively to such foodstuffs as are produced within her own borders. Tonnage will be very scarce, and de- terioration of the rate of exchange also will oblige Germany to import as little as possible," Pointing out that the ,German har- vest, even when a full.: yield is obtain- ed, can be made to suffice only if ra= tioned, Dr. Michaelis says: "Thus even after p•Tace it will be necessary to keep the belt pulled` tight and there must be further sharp ra- tioning. The yearning cry, 'Give us peace! Give us morebread,' has no inner basis. Of this we must remain conscious and not cry for peace on account of the scarcity from which we suffer" OF GERMAN LOSSES 70 PER CENT. RECOVER. A despatch from Berlin says: Of r the total number of officers and men in the German army who were wound- ed during the second year of the war. 70 per cent. fully recovered and went back to the trenches, according to of- ficial figures f-ficial.:figures published by the German Government. Only 6.4 per cent. of the wounded were c ompletely staff for military service, and the other wound- ed were able to do military -duty at home. Twelve hundred and fifty sol- diers went blind during the war. • BRITISH ISS SIN. IN PALESTINE Anzac Mounted Troops Destroy Turk Position At 1 Rafa.. A despatch- from London says:— The War Office reports: "On Tuesday our, troops `captured a strong enemy position consisting of six lines of entrenchments with six main redoubts and a central keep, covering Rafe, 30 miles north-east of El Arish, Egypt. The attacking force, composed of Anzac mounted troops and the Imperial Camel Corps, left El Arish on Monday, and the at- tack on the position commenced at 7 alit'. Tuesday. The fighting ilasted until 6 p.m., when the position was. finally carried. "After the engagement a Turkish relief force was located, advancing from Shalal, 16 miles east of Rafe. This force was engaged at a point about four miles from the Rafa posi- tion, and was entirely destroyed. "Up to the present we have taken 1.600 unwounded prisoners and four mountain,guris.- The enemy killed and wounded in our hands amount to 600." BELGIAN CIVILIANS IMPRISONED FOR LIFE. Attempted to Escape Into Holland- • First Sentenced to Death. A despatch from London says: Telegraphing from Amsterdam, • Reu- ter's correspondent says: "According to Les Nouvelles, Baron von, Huehne, interim Governor-General of Belgium, has published a decree announcing that as the result of the court-martial of a number of Belgian civilians for attempting by force of -arms to cross the frontier into Holland on December 6th, thirty of them were condemned to death, but that, out of considera- tion of the fact that they :didnot real- ze the gravity of their crime, the sentences were commuted to life im- prisonment. The decree concluded: "In the event of any repetition etition the e t offence, I should not use my preroga- tive for. mercy." BRITISH CAPTURE POSITIONS ON FRONT OF NEARLY A BILE SeveraliRaids Also Resulted in the Bagging of Large Numbers of Prisoners. A despatch from London says :— The British official communication is- eued on Thursday night says: "A umber of minor ente rieun- dertaken ss were p ,,,_ last nighinwitf excellent re- eults. South of, the Anere we enter- ed the enemy trenches at two "places in the neighborhood of Granddourt, and took prisoners. Early this mornie ing a local operation on a large scale north-east of Beaumont -Hamel was completely successful. Our troops carried an enemy trench en a front of three-quarters of a mile, and es- tablished our position. An enemy counter-attack this afternoon was caught in the open by out; artillery, and broken up with loss. One hun- dredfo 1 u , aofficers, seventy-six prisoners. includ-. iii . 6' .r s, were taken in the> course of the operations in this area. "Enemy tren c;hes also were raided Inst night east ,of Armentieres � and. north-east. of Y;p.res. Many casual - tea Were inflicted on they enemy." NOTE L5 GR ANDEAPOSffI� Demands Restoration of Bel- gium, Serbia and Montenegro. A despatch from. London says: The Times' war editorial on Friday on the allies' note sas: "Eminentl courte- Y Y ous and friendly in tone, clear and positive in statement, closely reason- ed, and animated by the lofty tideals of polities, morals to which the people of the United States have always paid homage, the reply of the allies to Pre- sident Wilson's note must command sipr dosof the assent and' .the o a z great nation who inherited, assimilat- edand developed the best principles and traditions of Western, civilization, The German Government hastened to avail themselves of a phrase which they picked out of the •President's note in order to curtly refuse the' in- formation which he asked. They made no `avowal of their views as to the terms on which the war rift' ii;ht be con- cluded,' and told him in substance he was on a mistaken road to peace. The allies do not pretend in the present position to state all thele war aims in detail, but declare the general objects with more amplitude and precision than in any statement they have yet made to their own countrymen." The Only Terme. The Times then ennunierates the terms of the allies, viz: The restora- tion of Belgium, of Serbia and Mon- tenegro and complete reparation for the damage they sustained, and the evacuation of the invaded territories of France, Russia and, Rumania, with such reparation as is considered just. The reorganization of Europe, guar- anteed by a stable regime and found- ed upon the respected nationalities and full liberty and security of all great and small nations. The restitution of territories pre- viously severed from allied nations by force or contrary to the wishes of their populations. The liberation of, Italians, Slays, Rumanians' and Czech Slays from foreign domination. The retirement of the Turkish Em- pire from Europe. The expression "they must provide restoration of the provinces torn .from the allies by force against the wish of the inhabitants" is a clear reference, says the Times, to Alsace-Lorraine. The editorial concludes: "We . feel confident the excellent' impression which the allies' reply to Germany created must be confirmed and inten- sifled by the more ample answer we make at the suggestion of the Presi- dent." - WONDERFUL BRAVERY OF FRENCH OFFICER. Allows Himself to be Killed to Give Example and Prevent Retreat. A despatch from Paris says: "Al- lowing himself to be killed resting on his cannon to give an example and prevent a precipitate retreat," reads ,r the orders of the day recording the death of Lieut. -Col._ Patrice Mahon. It was at the Pass of St. Marie aux Mines, in the Vosges. Twice before he b had tried to save the pass, the second t time leading a victorious counter -at- b tack. A hot enemy attack the third b time forced the French` to retire. Mahon, dismounting from his horse,. t crossed his arms and stood in front of n one of the French guns facing, the a, enemy until he was killed. The body $ still lies between the French and Ger- c man lines, although a number of of- 't ficershave tried to recover it. h LEADING MARKETS 18;411latuitr. To onto. fan 1-•+Idunite)* wheat— ��ppq Northern {2.073; No. 2 o., '$2.043; Vo, do, $2 a :, Ne.4 wheat, 31..30i. t'aclt, rill pors. Olcrop tradlni: 40. O eve new crop, Manitoba nate--No. 2, C,W',,, 70;ic,' traoic, 13e,Y ports. Atngricurt corn, No, 3 yellow, $1.0821 shipment withlu 39 c1a1fl• Ontario oats ---No. 2 white, 64 to 650, nominal; No. 3 white, 63 to 65c, nominal. aocorcillqgo to f 'te gltts oute1de. Qt farm wheat• --New No. 2" Winter per ear lot $1,78 to 21.80; No. 3, do:, $1.76 to 1,78, according to freight: outside. .Peas --No. 3 32.40, according to freights outside:, , Barley-- Malting, 31.13 to 21.20, ne- cording to freights outside. Buckwheat — $1.$5, according to .freights outside. stye—No, 2, $1,37 to. o $1.39, according to freig�•hts outside. Manit ba flour—F1rpatents,ii jute bags, $9,90; 2nd. do., 39,0st'ngtalt - ei'{i', Clo, $9 T9ronlo, Ontat'io tfour — SVintet, accordant: to sample, 37:30 to 37.50, In bags, track To- ronto, prompt shipment: ' 1iLiilfeed-cat' lots—Delivered Mont- teal freights, bags included, bran, per on, 382; shorts, do„ 237; good feed flout•, per bag, 32,70 to 32,80. " Hay --No. ,, per tort, 312.50 to $13.50; No. 2, do., 39 to 311, track. Toronto Straw --Car lots, per ton, 39:50 to 210, track, Toronto. "' Country Produce—Wholesale. Butter, fresh dairy, choice, 38. to 46c; creamery prints, 48 to 47c; solids, 43 to 433c. Egg's—No, 1 storage, 39 to 400; stor- age, selects, 42 to 43o; new-latd; in car- tons, 00 to 65e; out of cartons, 68 to 600. Cheese—Large 253 to 26e; twins, 26 to 269; triplets, 261 to 264c,. Dressed poultry—Chickens,. 22 to 2401 fowl 16. to ire; ducks, 20 to 290; squabs, pee dozen, $4 to 34,50; turkeys, 25 to Soot geese, 16 to 18c.' Honey—White clover, 23-1b, mins, 14e; 5-1b. tins, 13 to 13$c; 1,0 -ib., 12 to 13e: 90 -ib., 12 to 13c; buckwheat 60-1b. tine 9 to 91,c, Comb honey --extra, fine, anci heavy weight, per doz., 32., 5: select, 320 to $2.75; No. 2, $2 to 52.25. otatoes—Ontario, per, bag, 32,25; British. Columbia, per, hag, $2,25; IVew Brunswick Delawares, per bag, 32.45 to 32.50. Peon —Imported, hand -pinked, per bush., 6; Canadianhand-pinked, per bush., 6.50 to $7; Canadian primes, 36 to 36.50; Limas, per ib„ 99 to 10e, Provisions—Wholes ale. Smoked' meats --Hams, medium, 25 to 26c; do. heavy,•22 to 23c; cooked, 34 to 30c; rolls, 19 to 20c; breakfast bacon, 25 to 27c; backs, plain, 26 to 27c; boneless,. 23 to 30c. Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 18 to 1310 per lb.; clear bellies, 18 to 181e. Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 213 to 2130; tubs, 212 to 22c; palls, 22 to 229c; com- pound, 16i to 170. montreai Markets. Montreal, Jan, 16.--Oats—Canadian W.. No. 2, 71.c; No, 3, ((Sc; extra. No, 1 feed, 00c. Barley—Manitoba feed, $1; 'malt- ing, '21.30 Flour—Manitoba 8 ring wheat patents' firsts, 310; seconds, 39,50; strong bakers', 39,30; Winter patents, choice,39.25 straight rollers, 38.50 to 38.80do., bags, $4,10 to 34,25. Rolled oats—Bbls, 3'x,25 to 57.45; do„ bags, 90 lbs.,'33.30 to $3.60. Bran, 232. Shorts, 335. Middlings, $98 to 340. Mountie, $43' to 348. flay—No. 2, per ton, car iota. 213. Cheese—Finest westerns, 25c• finest easterns, 24c. Butter—Choicest creamery, 43 to 43(3c;-. seconds, 40 to 413c; seconds, 40 to Ile. Eggs—Fresh, 56 to OOc; selected, 42o; 'No. 1 .stock, 40c; No. 2 stock, 34 to 36c, Potatoes—Per bag, car lots, 31.75 to $1,95. Winnipeg• Grain. Winnipeg—Jan, 16.—Wheat No. 1 Northern, 21.511; No. 2 Northern, 51.781• No. 3 Northern, 31.74$. Oats—No. 2 O.'W., 565c; N. 3 C.SV, 545; extra No. 1 feed, 545c No. 1 feed, i21c; No. 2' feed, 5150. Barley—No, 3, 21; No, 4, 94c; re- jected, 78c; feed, 78e. Flax—No. 1 N.W.C., 32,583; No. 2 OW, 32.553, United States Msrketa. Minneapolis, Jati. 16. —Wheat—May, L88; July, $1.78. Cash—No, .1 hard, 1.96 to 31.97; No. 1 Northern, 31.89 to 1.92. No..2 Northern, 31.88 to 31.92, Corn—No, 3 yellow, 911 to 929c. Oats— No. 3 white, 533 to 543c. Flour—un- hanged. Bran, $27.50 to 328, Duluth, Jan. 16,—Wheat—No, 1 hard. 71.898; No. 1' Northern, .51,589; No. 2 Northern, 31.839 to 31.859; May, 31.879. Inseed, to arrive, 32.861; May, $2,90}; uly, $2.921. Live Stook Markets. Toronto. Jan. 16.—Choice heavy steers, 39.75 to 310,35; do., good, 29.25 to 39.50; utchers' cattle, choice, 29.25 to 39,50; o., good, 38.75 to 39; do., medium, $8.25 o 38.50; do., common, 37.50 to 33; utchors' bulls,- choice. $7.75 to $5.75; o., good bulls $7.26 to $7,50; do., rough ulls, 35 to 35.15; butchers' cows, choice, 7.75 to $S.50; do., good, 37.26 to 37.50; a., tnedlum, $6.65 to $7; stockers, $5,05 o 37.2b; choice feeders, $7 to 37.75; can- ers and cutters, 34,50 to $5.50; milkers, Melee, each, $70 to $100; do:, common lid medium, each, $40 to 360; springers, 50 to 3100; light ewes, 39.25 to 310; heep, heavy. 36 to 37.50; calves; good to hoice, 511.75 to 313; lambs,: choice $13 o 314; do., medium, $9.75 to 310.25; ogs, fed and watered, 312; 'do,, weighed off cars, $13.25; do., f.o.b., $12.'' 'Montreal, Jan. 16.—Choice steers. $9; od steers ONE EGG IN 19 DAYS b FOR BERLIN CITIZENS. t A despatch from Berlin says The: h Berlin municipalityy R , says eut' ers Amsterdam correspondent, has an- nounced that, notwithstanding the un- favorable conditions of production, it will be po�x ible for .every citizen in Berlin to"fiave one egg between Janu- ary 12 and January 31, but that noth- ing at present can be said regarding the supply of eggs after this time. Instead ad_o of Worrying til . about the high cost of living, just buy a pack- age of, gape -Nut —still hold at the same fair price. Enjoy' a morning dish of this delicious food, and smile over the fact the"t 'you've had a good Jf breakfast and d .Sal e - V Money s11tIC'ia start ' _:. t that In any day? • 57,50 to 33.25; butchers ulls, 37 to 38; butchers' cows, 35.50 to 7,50; canners bulls, 35.60; canners cows, 5,40; grass fed calves, 35.50; milk ted, elves 310; lambs, 312 to 313,50; select' ogs, $12.75 to 313.50. FOE PRISONERS ON ISLE OF 'MAN READY FOR PEACE. They Are Learning Trades and Mas tering Languages. A despatch from Douglas, Isle of Mang says: They are busily engaged in preparing for peace in the prison camps on the Isle of Man. Here are nearly 25,000 German and Austrian civilian prisoners. Many of these have been residents of the British Isles' for ten or fifteen years, and ex- pect to go back to their civilian em plloyment as soon as peace, comes. Others have been in England for much shorter periods, and plan' to seek fresh fields. Two years of imprison- ment has a sobering effect on the most frivolous, and the frame of ` mindof the internment camp prisoner is al- most uniformly serious. Some are learning iiewtrades,; others mastering new languages,' others studying the course of the war in map and law book . with ;a view to being on the spot for post-war developments of business and commerce. Most of this prepara- tion for peace is being done by the prisoners themselves. 183 SWEDISH SHIPS LOSTDURING YEAR. A despatch from London says: p y An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Copeoha$en says that Sweden lost 18. 3 ships, aggregating 7:13,000 tons, last year, of which 100 were . torpedoed, p r with the foes of 27 .lives, This report climes' from,Stoeklielm, and adds that during the, same period Sweden built a 8!. ships,• aggregating 47,000 'tons, GIGANTICI..NITIO°: I CANADIAN °CAR COo'S PLANT Half a Million :3-izic Shells for Russian Government Destroyed in Series of Terrific Explosions at Factories .En New Jersey. A despatch from New York says:•-- A flee, which broke ut:.t in the muni- tion plant of the Canadian Car Foundry Works near Kingsland, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon corn- Pietely destroyed the factory, with. a Joss estimated all the way from $4,000,000 up to $10,000,000, forced the evacuation of a large part of the town of Kingsland, making 1,000 people homeless1 for the time. For the space of more than five hours northern New Jersey; New York city and the western end of Long Island listened to a bombard ment that approximated the sound of a great battle, a bombardment in which, more than half a million three inch high -explosive hells were die- charged, iechar ed, Yet so far as the ponce and hospitals of all that section have been able to learnof : n a single life was lost, and no one was injured. Com^ paratively few windows were broken fn the surrounding districts, and, in- deed, the material loss outiside the. plant itself and the telephone lines running near it was very slight: Police Prevent Casualties, Consequently,''as the. flame reach.- s reach-: ed each case of shells, and exploded: the charges, the projectile shot high` into the air—often several hundred feet. But as it descended without, the fuse, which alone could explode the charge, its fall was only that of so much metal. Even so, the fact that not one of the thousands of peo- ple in the neighborhood was hurt, so far as could be learned, was due prin- cipally to the prompt police measures in clearing out the houses in the en- dangered districts near by. - The munition plant lies in. the Jer- sey Meadows, seven miles west of the IIudson, and about a mile east of the edge of the hill ou which lie .the twin towns of Kingsland and Lyndhurst. The company was just finishing an $82,000,000 et. ei -act for the, Russian Governmdnt, which had leept the plant busy for the past two years. Thirty- eight one and two story buildings had been erected in the meadow, and three shifts of 1,400 workmen each, mostly negroes, were employed in filling the explosives purchased from powder - companies into the shell cases, some of which werebrought from the Beth- lethem Steel Company pand others made by the Canadian Car & 'bun dry Co., elsiewhere. The . centred was within two weeks of completion, and one of the shifts was laid off Tuesday night. Fourteen Hundred Men Employed. At work in the plant when: the fire • broke out were"the 1,400 melt, a con- sderable number of office employees and two or three hundred guards in uniform, who have been patrolling the factory ever since its. erection. It was 3.40 when theb laze broke out in building No. 80, when ten or twelve men were at work cleaning the brass cases of the shells .with denatured al- cohol before the process of filling was begun.Somehow, from somewhere, a spark fell innto a tub of the alcohol and set it ablaze. One theory is that an electric -drop light hung above the tub had become short-circuited, and that the spark was a piece of burn- ing insulation. There was another story that the spark fell from the carbon of an arc light high above. However it began, the tub of alcohol was ablaze in a moment, and the workmen in the. building turned and fled without de- lay. FIVE LIVES LOST IN MONTREAL EIRE Maid Perished While Making. Attempt To Save Children. - A despatch from Montreal says:— Fire claimed five victims in the de- struction of the Idealograph Moving Picture Theatre, at 1691 Notre Dame Street west, at 2 o'clock Thursday morning. The victims were the chil- dren and maid of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Leblanc, a dentist, at 1689 Notre Dame Street west, who were in the family's living quarters on the third floor. Dr. and Mrs. Leblanc were out spending the evening with friends, and had left their four children in charge of the maid and an elderly servant, Mme. Bouchard. •--v ROME CONFERENCE TURNING POINT IN WAR. A despatch from London says: The Times in an editorial on Wednesday regarding the recent War Council held in Rome, says: "The conference just concluded in Rome may well prove one of the turning points in the war. More than one vital decision was reached with complete harmony. The road to victory, though it maybe long, is now running straight to the appointed end.>, • Why 21e Supported the Fund. The task of raising the Canadian Patriotic Fund is not all serious work. It is illumined here and there by flash- es of humor, and everywhere there crop out touches of human nature that add zest to the work. Take the case of a Quebec county councillor. His council had been asked to contri- bute a certain sum yearly, and an of- ficer of the Fund called on him to secure his endorsation of the proposal. He listened to an explanation of the details,and then started to estimate what the new taxation would imply to him. Then he said: "All right. I'll . votefor the grant. g t I� find that it will cost me eight dollars,—but I'd rather pay even twenty dollars than go to the wart" IIELP TO WIN WAR. AND SAVE MONEY Dominion Government Issues Certificates to Assist the Thrift Campaign. A despatch frorn Ottawa says:. The Minister of Finance, Sir Thomas White, has announced some of the de- tails of the coming issue of war -sav- ings certificates in connection withe the campaign for national wartime saving and further co-operation by the public generally toward war financing. The war -savings certificates will be issued in denominations of $25, $50, and $100, maturing in three years. They will be obtainable from any bank or postoffice throughout the Do- minion. The issue prices will be $21,50, $43 and $86 respectively. Thus for every $21.50 now loaned to the Government $25 will be returned at the end of three years. The discount of three dollars and a half constitutes an interest return of a little more than five per cent. Provision is '' made whereby the certificates may be surrendered at any time during the first twelve months at their purchase price; after twelve months, but within twenty-four months, at $22.25, and after twenty- four months, but . within thirty-six months, at $23.25 for every $21.50 originally loaned. Consequently the longer the .certificates are held the higher the rate of interest return. The opportunity thus constantly af- forded of investing small amounts with. the Government will enable the general public to contribute by their savings towards winning tho war, as well as promoting at the same time individual thrift and economy throughout the Dominion. The new war -savings certificate:: will be advertised generally through- out Canada next week. r $663,000 For Province, A despatch from Walkerville says: Succession duties of the $4,000,000 estate of Edward Chandler Walker, former head of Hiram. Walker & Sons, distillers, will amount to $663,- 000 the Ontario Government has noti- fied the executors. This is said to be the largest amount paid into the On- tario Treasury from any one estate, CEREALS ARE TO BE GROWN IN LONDON ROYAL P To Stimulate Private Land Owners 1:o Similar Activity — Ras Sanction of Iiia g George. A despatch from London says; Fod- der and cereals aro to be grown in Richmoned and Bushy 'Partes as the first step in the new food campaign. London's parks are royal property, and the step has the sanction of King George, The idea is to set an example and stimulate private land owners' to similar activity as a means of inerene- ing food supplies. Richmond and Bushy Parks lie near the Thames hi the :fashionable eolith west district of London, '.Richmond a Park is of 2,255 acres in area tend eight miles in ciicumferenee, It is favorite' sllan).er 1 esori:; heKir fre- quented by crowds alp edest;rians, mo- torists and horseback riders. Charles' I, in 1637 had the perk enclosed sad. used it as a hunting ground. Bushy Park contains about :1 0+ acres. It has numerous whilethorit and horse chestnut trees, many of them plouted by William n 111..