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WEEK'S NEWS OF THE WAR.
Increasing attention has centred
this week on the Anglo-French front
in Greece, along which for some
weeks a comparative hill has prevail -
ARMY ed. Despatches towards the end d
RAI
NS the week told of brisk firing in this
field of war, lending color to reports
that active hostilities mfht be re -
Food of Soldiers in Trenches
Was Reduced Six
Weeks Ago.A despatch from London says: The
Danish newspaper Ribestifts Tidende
claims to have discovered by a month's
investigation that the belief prevails
in Germany that it is impossible to
continue the war to the end of 1916.
Many in Germany believe that it cans
not be maintained through the sum-
mer. the paper asserts, and con-
tinues:
"The rations of the German sol-
diers were cut six weeks ago. Meat is
becoming rare,, bread is limited to 12
ounces daily and food parcels from
the soldiers' homes are now forbidden
lest the civilians themselves suffer.
"Desertions are numerous, and they
include officers. Socialism is spread-
ing amazingly among the troops.
Slackness of discipline is evident, re-
sulting from the extremely harsh
treatment. The shortage of horses
necessitated the reducing of gun
teams. "Ammunition and arms, how-
ever, continue to be produced in in
credible civantities."
PrIHER ASQUITH
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sumed in the near future. That the
Bulgarians fear an attack will be
made by the Allies is indicated by re-
ports that fresh forces have been
brought up south of Monastir, S`eceng
defensive positions, it is said, -have
been thrown up.
The fighting in the Verdun sector
has been carried on vigorously on
both sides throughout the week. Early
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front; in a prompt counter-attack,
however, the French recaptured all
trenches lost and inflicted enormous
losses on the enemy. A feature of the
news of the week from Paris was
the announcement of the promotion of
General Petain, the gallant defender
of Verdun, to the post of Commander -
in -Chief of the group of central armies
in the sector between Soissons and
Verdun. General Robert George Ni -
vette has been appointed as his suc-
cessor.
In Great Britain a large share' of
public interest has been attracted by
the cross-fire directed at the Gov-
ernment by Liberal and Nationalist
members as a consequence of the
execution of the Irish rebels. Pre-
mier Asquith assured questioners on
several occasions that it was the de-
sire of the Administration to deal as
in the week, the army of the Crown mercifully with the prisoners as was ,.of war the town of Kass -i -Shinn,
Prince attained a small measure of compatible with public welfare. •O.n about 110 miles northeast of Bagdad,
success on the fifty -mile fan -shaped Thursday he announced that he felt !was occupied.
ib s duty to make a personal visit
I hito Dublin.
IRussian troops continuetl to land
;this week at 1Vlarseilles, and it has
Ibeen estimated that 25,000 or more
in all have disembarked there. De-
i spatehes reaching New York presage
a vast movement of soldiers from
!Petrograd to Frixnce by way of the
j White Sea. The transportation facil-
ities, it is declared, are sufficient to
move half a million men in the course
[of the summer if they are needed.
At sea, the outstanding event of
the week has been the sinking of
the White Star liner Cymric, off the
coast of Ireland, by an enemy sub-
marine.
1 Petrograd reports that the Offen-
sive of the Turkish forces in the
region of Mamahatun has been stop-
; ped and that in the Mesopotamia zone
PREFERRED GLORIOUS DEATH Markets of the World
TO SHAMEFUL SURRENDER,
Russian -Detachment, Taken Prisoner, Hurled Themselves on
Escort, Defeated Them, and Rejoined Regiment.
A despatch from London says:'
Desperate fighting is in progress in
the Caucasus, both the Russians and
Truk- s claimin r to have the advent
age. The Petrograd official report '
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claims that a Turkish attempt at an
AND
offensive in the direction of Erzingan '
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was repulsed by Russian fire, and that
OC To I��A
the Grand Duke's troops are advancing
west and south-west of the town of
Platava, and continues:
"In engagements in the region west
of Aschkala the Turks surrounded a
•
Will Consult Civil and Military
Authorities.
A despatch from London says: Pre -
detachment of our soldiers forming
the reserve and captured them. These
reservists, preferring a glorious death
to a shameful surrender, headed by
their officers, hurled themselves
on their Turkish escort, and defeated
them and rejoitied their regiment."
In an all -day battle in the Mount,
Kope sector on the Caucasus front the
Turks drove the Russians out of posi-
tions nearly ten miles in length; cap-
turing more than 300 men ai;u four
machine guns, according to Thurs-
day's official announcement by the
mier Asquith left the Euston station . xr
on Thursday night on board the Irish BRITISH RETAKE i k sR l' A&'�THREAT
mail train on his way to Dublin. Mr.
Asquith once before took the reins in
his own hands at a crisis by assuming
the Secretaryship of War, when the
bhreatened Ulster revolt in 1914 caus-
ed the resignation of Col. Seely. The
Prime _Minister's finest powers have
been displayed in playing the part
of a conciliator, and he now has a
task which is likely to demand their
utmost exercise. He frankly declared
that the present situation could not
continue.
GENERAL'S DAUGHTERS
THROUGH KUT SIEGE. i
Turkish Commander's Offer to Allow
' Their Passage Refused.
A despatch from Berlin says: The
Frankfurter Beitung publishes a re-
port that General Townshend, the
British commander, who recently sur-
rendered at Kut -el -Amara, Mesopo-
tamia, had with him in the fortress
his two daughters. They have been
sent to Constantinople, the report
sttates. The commander-in-chief of
the Turkish forces several times of-
fered them free passage through the
lines during the siege of Kut -el -
Amara, the paper says, but they re-
fused to accept the offer..
59 SHIPS TORPEDOED
DURING THE PAST YEAR.
A despatch from London says:
Thirty-seven unarmed British mer-
chantmen and 22 neutral vessels were
torpedoed without warning between
May 7, 1915, and May 7, 1916. Thomas
J. Macnamara, Financial Secretary to
the Admiralty, said in the House of
Commons on Thursday.. He added that
he understood these figures were
known to the American Gvernment.
mu.
SOME LOST TRENCHES:
• I Germans Hold Part of Gains; Washington Authorities Think
Breadotuffs.
Toronto. May 16.—Manitoba wheat—
No 1 Northern, $1294; No 2 61,27; No.
.3, $1.22x', on track Bay ports,
3
TC.ia\1'ni„tobaOle: oatsextr—a.No.No.2 C.l\'„ 527�c; NoNo.
1 feed, Ole; ,
1 America,, cortrack°. Bay ports. 82C, on
track Toronto,
nalCanacllaoutracne:corn—Fe,Toronto,
el, 72 to 73c; nomi-
Ontario oats—No, 3 white, 46 to 47c;
commercial, 46 to 46e, according to
freights outside,
Ontario wheat --No. 1 , cotnmoretal,
61.04 to 51.06; No, 2 do., 61.02' to $1.04;
No3 clo., 99e, to $1.01; feed wheat, 88
to hot. according to freights outside.
outside.
Peas=No 2, $1.70; according to sam-
, pie, $1,20 to 61.50, according to freights
Barley—Malting barley, 61 to 05c;
feed barley, 60 to 63', according to
freights outside,
Buckwheat -60 to 70,, according to
1 freights outside.
Il e No, 1 commercial. 93 to 94e, ac-
cording to freights outside.
Manitoba flour—First patents. in Jute
bags, 66.50; sneond patents, in lute bags.
66.00; strong bakers', in jute bags, $5.50
Toronto.
Ontario flour—Winter, according to
stimph, $4.40 to $4.50, in hags, on track
Toronto: $4,45 to $4.51. hulk, seaboard,
prompt sh iomen t,
i.5i.11feelI, car lots, delivered Montreal
freights- -,+ran, per tan. $24; shorts, per
ton, $26; middlings, per ton, $26 to $27:
goad feed Hour, per bag, $1.60 to $1.7 0,
1
AVOMERANG
Near Vermelles.
A despatch from London says: The
British official communication issued
on Friday evening says:
"Thursday evening, after a heavy
preliminary bombardment, the enemy
incapturing00
succeeded about 5 ,
yards of our front trenches northeast I
of Vermelies. We regained 4a portion '
of the ground lost by a counter-at-
tack during the night. Friday there
has been no further infantry action,
but considerable artillery activity has
been shown in this neighborhood.
"Farther north, opposite Cuinchy,
we bombed the enemy's positions.
Otherwise there has been nothing but
minor artillery duels at various points
on the front, principally in the region
of Thiepval, Neuville-St.-Vaast, Mas- '
sines, Voormezeele, St, Eloi and east
of Ypres."
•
FOE MAKE VAIN ATTEMPT
TO RAID BRITISH TRENCHES.
A despatch from London says: The
following communication was issued
on Thursday night: "The enemy made
an unsuccessful attempt to raid our
trenches near Orvillers on Wednes-
day night, Thursday there has been
mining activity near Beaumont, Ha-
mer and Fricourt, both sides blowing
up camouflets. The advantage re-
mains with us. The artillery on both
sides has been active about Angres
and on the east of Ypres. 'At the Ho-
henzollern redoubt a severe mutual
bombardment developed this after-
noon
KAISER ORDERS RESIGNATION
OF GERMAN FOOD MINISTER
British Blockade is Pi ching.tF� �eiitoi�—
Reports Tell of the
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Shorta a of Supplies.
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"Emperor William and Chancellor. von
Bethmann-Hollweg have decided that
Clemens Delbrueck, German Minister
of the Interior and Vice -Chancellor,
must resign, says a Berlin despatch
to the Frankfurter Zeitung. Minister
Delbrueck has been reported ill dur-
ing the past few days, but the real
trouble, the despatch says, is dissatis-
faction with Ger#nany's food sup -
,suffering greatly, Inc diplomtists plies, Count George von llertling,
of
other nations In Berlin aro getting the Bavarian Prime Minister,is re-
supplies ,t the
Sts 1i1�.a. frolxi o a ded as ratable sixccessar to
pp gprobable
A despatch :from Amsterdam, says; Minister Delbrueck."
A despatch from London says: S tv-
eral of the Friday morning ne vs
papers print long reports from 1 OU-
tnal and. German Socialist sources of
an acute food shortage and conse-
quent discontent in Germany and Aus-
tria. The economic pinch, according
to these reports, has become .intoler-
ably severe, owing to the British
..'blockade, and even rich people are
That Faith is Not Being
Kept.
A despatch from Washington says:
It is becoming more and more appa-
rent that President Wilson is deter-
mined to maintain a firm and uncom-
promising attitude toward Germany
until he is fully satisfied'that the Im-
perial Government has actually' re-
moved the submarinemenace to non-
combatants from the high seas. Ber-
lin's view that the submarine issue be-
tween the two Governments is settled
is not shared by the President or Sec-
retary Lansing. The price which
Germany must pay before reaching
an amicable understanding with the
United States •is a strict and continu-
ing observance of its pledge to effect
a change in its present method of sub-
marine warfare.
Until there has been a sufficient
lapse of time to demonstrate that Ger-
many has really effected this pledge,
the attitude of the United States will
remain about as it has been the past
month toward the Imperial Govern-
ment. Apparently ,no effort is going
to be made to placate the German gov-
ernment or to re-establish a mutual
feeling of confidence and good will.
This was the policy adopted by Mr.
Bryan after the Lusitania disaster,
it is explained, sand its result proved
far from satisfactory. Secretary Lan-
sing therefore is`'t'osolved to have Ger-
many prove as well as declare its good
faith before he changes his present
policy.
RECOMMENDED FOR V. C.
Also for French Legion 'of Honor for
Holding Line at St. Biel.
uespateli from Montreal says:
Lieut. Peter Browne of the 22nd Bat-
talion, who has been recommended for
the Victoria Cross and also the French
Legion of Honor for holding the line
in the battle of St. Eloi with twenty -
Ave men against repeated attacks of
the enemy, after the greater number
of his company had been wiped out
in a bayonet encounter following an
intense German bombardment, has
written to his father, Hs -A, Browne,
2,050 Waverley Street, Montreal.
Lieut. Browne will soon be promoted
to a Captaincy. He says he Was car-
ried shoulder high by the Canadian
soldiers in the,rejoicing g which fol-
lowed
1=lowed
the battle. "All I had on me
was a pair of. breeches (given me by.
General Turner himself) and an army
blanket," he says.
Country Produce.
7 utter ---i r esh dairy, choice. 25 to
27c inferior, 23 to 24c; creamery prints,
`20 to „le; inferior, 28 to 20e,
l5ggs---New laid, 23 to 24.c; cln in car-
tons, 24 to 25e.
Beans --$1 to $4,50, the latter for hand -
1 picked
I Cheese, --Large, 199 to 199e; twins,
199 to 20c,for new cheese; Old 209 to
1203c.
1 me'le syrup --41.40 to 51,50 per Im-
perialgallon,
Honey—Prices in 10 to 60-1b tins, 139
1 to 14c, Cnmlis--N*o, 1, $2,75 to $3; No.
2 22" 2
$_. ata $_d0.
Dress('d poultry--C'hiclrens, 24 to 26c;
fowls, 19 to 20c: clucks, 24 to 25c; tur-
Potntorrs- Ontorin $1.70 to 41,75, and
New l:runswieks at $1.80 to $1.3-a per
h
Provisions,
• 'Bacon, long clear, 18 to 189c. per ib, in
cap c sats, [3ams—:llediuin, 23 to 24c:
clo., heavy-, 20 to 21c; rolls, 18 to 19c:
breakfast bacon, 24 to 26c; backs, plain.
26 to 2,70: bon•rlevs backs, 29t 30e.
Lard—Pure lard. tierces, 16 to 169c;
and pails, 169 to 17c; compound, 133 to
143e.
Winnipeg Crain.
Winn! peg. May 11. --Cash quotations:
—'Si-heat--Nn 1 Northern, 51.203; No, 2
Northern, $1.189; No. 3 Northern, $1.144;
No, 4 41.104:No. 5. $1,021, No. 6, 951c;
feed 913c•. fiats—\o, 2 U.W., 463e; No.
3 OW., 443e extra. No. 1 feed, 443e; No.
1 feed 444c; No. 2 feeds 133e, Bar-
ley'—No. Nn 4, 6,e' rejected,
5i' feed, 51r Flax—No. 1 N,1' .C.,
51.744; No. 2 C.W., $1.714..
Montreal Markets.
Mrsnireal, My 16.—Corn--American
yellow, 87 to 5e. r1oOats—Canadian
Western, No. 2, 55e::„ No, 3, 639c:
extra No. 1 feed, 539c; No, 2 local white,
52e; No. 3, do 51e: No. 4, do„ 50c. Bar-
ley --Manitoba feed, 68 to 72e; smlting,
74 to 76c. Flour--Manitoha, Spring
wheat patents. firsts 50,60; do., seconds,
56,10; strong bakers $5.90; Winter pat-
ents, choice, $6: straightrollers, 56.30
to $5.40; do„ in bags, 52,45 to $2.50.
Rolled oats ---Barrels, $5,10 to $6.20; bag
of 90 lbs., 52.40 to $2.46. M'illfeed—Bran,
524: shorts, $26; middlings, $28 to 430;
mouillte, $30 to $25, Hay No, 2, per
ton, car lots, 520.50 to $21. Cheese—
Finest westerns, 199 to 191c; do,, east -
erns, 1.899 to 1.81c. Butter—Choicest
creamery, 29 to 291c; seconds, 28 to 283c.
Eggs --Fresh, 250; selected, 27c; No. 1
stock, 24c; No. 2, do., 28c. Potatoes—
Bet, beg, car lots 51.65,
United States Markets.
Xv9lnnsepal is, May 16.—Wheat--May,
$1.244; ,Tuly $1.28; No. 1 hard, $1,301'
No, 1 Northern 51,241 to $1,27$; No, iC
Northern, $1,205 to $1.264. Corn -No. 8
yellow, 77 to 78c. Oats—No, 3. white,
483 to 481o. Flour, fancy patents, 10c.
higher, quoted at $6.40. Other•, .gre,ges
unchanged. Shipments, .54,440 Barrels,
Dram • 18 to $ i9.fi 0
Duluth.S.112ay 16.---wheat—No. 1 hard,
$1,249; No. 1 Northern, $1.239 to $1.249;
No. 2 Northern, 51,204 to $1.214,
xeve Stook Markets,
l'ot'onto, May 10,17 -Choice heavy steers, •
9;10 to , 9. 26; butcher Steers, choice,
48,50 to so.do; do., 5005 $8.26 to $8.40;
$$ r 4
do., ned um. 8,00 to 8 5'
$ ,� , Ito., common,
,50 to $$'8.7,
7.? ; h iters, gooQ to choice,
8,69 s 0 •
o ,� @ Bi
# $ � tib„ 2netl ur , ✓i7,a6 to;
7.50; butches rows choice 0
,$ 0 7,2
do, cod$5.75 to• tg� G
t $
�' ..$8.60, bixtohor bulls,
Choice, $bt,5Qto $7,75; do„ good 65,50. to
36,00; do„ medium, $5.00 to $5,601 do.,
ggugh bologna, 44,40 to 4.80; feedtliss,
00 to 1.,000 Its, 1,00 to 7,40' tto, butts.
.5.60 to 6.00 stockers, 700 to d0 Ips.,
.7.00 to . 7,7 c„ ,nod, 6611 to ,90 lbs,
g
7.00 to 7.50 do. Y
T ht 00 0 1 s
.005u.60; g
tr
,
to 50 b .
0 tocannons , 4.0 4.2"
,Xt 0 •o
cutters, $4.50 to $4,76 milk i'. cis i .
caulk, .$60.00 to '4485,0'0; sgringeia $60,00
to $86,00: calves veal, choice, 40,00 to
c$ianiinon,, 55.00etoi$6.60;0 lambs, yearlling's.
$10,00 to 513.50; culled lambs, $7.00 to
7,25; spring lambs, eaeir $7,00 to 512,00;
ewes, light,, $9.00 to $10.10; sheep heavy
and bucks, 56,50 to 58.50;; hogs, fed and
watered, $11,40; do., weighed off cars,
$11.65 to 0,11,75.
Montreal, May 16.—Butchers' steers,
choice, $8.75 to $9,.25; medium, $7.60 to
$s, common to fair, 57 to 58; butchers'
bulls, choice, $7 to $8;
fair to good, 56,75
to $7; medium, $5,60 to 56: common, $5;
butchers' cows choice, 56.75 to $7.50;
fair to good, $5.50. to 56,50; canners and
cullers, $3.76 to $4.50, Sheep, light,
890. to 9c; lambs, spring', $6 to $8.
Calves, choice, 89e. to 9c; medium, 6$c
to 7in. Hogs, selects, $12 to $12,25;
heavy and sows, $10 to $10,25.
GERMAN LOSSES
SINCE WAR BEGAN
During April German Casual-
ties Are Estimated
at 91,162
A despatch from London says: An
official British estimate of German
casualties in April, issued here on
Wednesday, places the total at 91,162.
The number of German casualties
since the beginning of the war is giv-
en as 2,822,079. These figures were
given in the following statement:—
"German casualties, exclusive of
corrections, were reported during the
month of April, 1916, as, follows:—
"Killed or died of wounds, 17,455;
died of sickness, 2,395; prisoners
wounded, 14,557; wounded, 4,001;
slightly wounded, 38,979; wounded re-
maining with units, 5,637. Total,
91,162.
"These, added to those reported in
previous months, including corrections
reported in April, 1916, bring the to-
tals reported in German official lists
since the beginning of the war to:—
Killed or died of wounds, 664,552;
died of sickness, 41,325; prisoners of
war, 137,798; missing, 197,094; severe-
ly wounded, 385,515; wounded, 254,-
627; slightly wounded, 1,023,212;
wounded, remaining with units, 117,-
956. Total, 2,822,079,
"These figures include all German
nationalities Prussians, Bavarians,
Saxons and Wurtembergers. They do
not include naval or colonial troops."
UNEMPLOYMENT AT END
IN WAR -RIDDEN FRANCE.
Great Dearth of Skilled and Un-
skilled Labor.
A despatch from Paris says: Un-
employment which was such a diffi-
cult problem at the beginning of the
war, is now practically non-existent
in France, according to a report is-
sued on Wednesday by the Minister of
Labor. On the contrary, there is a
dearth of both skilled and unskilled
labor, which is keenly felt in view of
the remarkable revival of industries,
not only of those employed in supply-
ing the needs of the army, but also in
civil and export trade. Government
statistics shows that at the end of
January over 80 per cent. of the fac-
tories were working at full capacity,
and the number of employees actually
exceeded by one per cent. the to-
tal in normal times,
SPAIN TO BE NEUTRAL
TO END OF WAR.
A. despatch from Madrid says: The
Spanish parliament opened on Wed-
nesday, and in his speech King Alfonso
annpunced that Spain was disposed to
remain' neutral in the world war. Dip -6
lomats of the belligerent powers were
present. "In these grave moments,"
said King Alfonso, "when all human-
ity follows attentively the develop-
ments of this giant war, the greatest
of history, the Cortes begins its ses-
sions. Spain maintains with each bel-
ligerent the same friendly relations
and is disposed to continue neutral,
this being the unanimous expression
of the national will"
STARVING POLES
'rom Erin's Green Isle
NEWS BY MAIL. FROM IRB -
LAND'S SHORES..
i Happenings in the Emerald Isle of
Interest to Irish-
men.
1 The sale of flags at Gateshead for
comforts :for Irish soldiers realised
$905.
Tho Right Hon, Jaines Campbell,
IC.C,, 1VI P,, is the new Attorney -Gen-
eral for Ireland.
Mr, John Redmond, M.P., has pre-
sented a full band of Irish war pipes•
to the .Irish Guards.
The death is announced of Miss
Carter, who has been postmistress of
ARE.
0 E FE Fethard for the past fifteen years.
A lull cask of brandy, which must
have fallen overboard from some boat,
has been salved from the Irish Sea.
The Dublin minerel lto
British Foreign Office Makes an,
a water Makers!
have passed a resolution protesting
Announcement. I against the proposed tax on table
A despatch from London says; The! waters,
Foreign Office on Thursday. announced Belfast Boy Scouts have by a eollee-
the acceptance of the proposals of the tion of empty bottles raised a sura of
Rockefeller Foundation for relief in ! $3,000 for the provision of a recrea-
Poland, The plan provides that tion hut for the front.
America in conjunction with Ger- i Mr. James Weir, principal of Minte-
nlany will supply food -to civilians in i burn National School, near Caledon,
Poland until October 1. I was seriously injured in a motorcycle
The .Gorman Government agrees ; accident while cycling near Dungan -
not to interfere with foodstuffs im- i non•
ported into Poland, Forty thousand R Out of a sum of $25,000 deemed
tons of foodstuffs are necessary each I necessary, close to $10,000 was guar -
month. The management of the anteed at a conference held in Galway
scheme is to rest with the American !for the purpose of starting a muni -
commission entirely. The proposal ,soli factory.
of the Foundation was made by Am -1 The Dublin Corporation have
bassador Page to the British Govern - !brought forward a resolution which
ment. Russia has agreed to the plan. I provides that the positions of em -
Germany must undertake to sup- ployees of the council who join the
ply the starving people of Serbia, Al- forces shall be kept open.
bania and Montenegro. The Foreign ! George M. Gauran, arrested as a
Office made a demand that relief be
extended bo all Poland, and not only
the part •which Germany has occu-
pied. .The consent of Great Britain
is only given on the understanding
that Germany must guarantee that
she will not export relief supplies; out
of Poland.
GERMANY'S CROPS
WILL BE FAILURE. ILUItE, appointed a committee to meet the
coal merchants of the town with 1'e -
Reason for Peace Ventures Vlade"gard to the high price of coal, and
Through United States. endeavor to limit the margin of profit.
Eighty patients suffering from fever
A despatch from London says: The have been admitted. to the Athlone
Daily Telegraph's Rotterdam corse- , hospital. They are some of the
spondent says. according to reliable farming people who had- to flee' from
information he has received, Ger- their homes when the Shannon over-
many's next harvest is bound to be a flowed its banks.
failure. The death is announced of 14ir.
"It is this hopeless prospect for the Leahy, who has been for the past
future," he says, "that has impelledfourteen years president of the Dublin
the German Government to a desper- Court of. Conscience. He was the first
ate peace venture through the medium representative of the working class
of negotiations with the United States. in Dublin.
"The failure of the harvest is due Until further notice the National
entirely to the blockade. German Museum Buildings are to be closed at
crops will be poor because the ground 5 p.m. The opening of the buildings
is impoverished and the British navy during the evenings and public holi-
has cut off from Germany all its days has been suspended during the
period of the war.
Little or no objection has been of-
fered by the Senior Association Foot-
ball Clubs in Ireland regarding the
proposed tax on football, although it
is thought that it will hit the small
junior clubs very much.
The Local Government Board has
sanctioned a -supplemental loan of
$6,725 in response bo the application
of the Blackrock Urban Council to r1•�-
BELGIANS 70 MILESfray liabilities in excess of the build -
INTO EAST AFRICA. ing loan created by the war.
I.
More Progress in German Territory HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
Gained by General Tombeur. IN SOUTH AFRICA.
A. despatch from Paris says: Bel- .—
gian forces have penetrated seventy A despatch from Cape Town says:
miles into German East Africa, ac- Heavy loss o' life and enormous pro-
cording to an official statement is- perty damage have resulted from sud-
sued on Wednesday by s4he Belgian den floods, followed by the heavy
War Department at Havre. Gen. Tolls- rains which have broken the long
bear, in command of the African ex- drought in the midland"districts. Forty
pedition, reports that a Belgian col- persons have been drowned in the
umn which -crossed the German front- Gamtoos Valley, and there have been
ler near Ruhanga has advanced to smaller losses of life impther districts.
the eastern 'shore of Lake Mohasi, Everywhere railways, • homesteads,
the German forces retreating in the dans and livestock have been swept
direction of Lake Victoria , Nyanza, away by the floods.
seventy miles to the east. The Belgian .
Colonial Minister announced last' CLERGY IS HELPING
Sunday that Belgian troops had cap- TO RECOVER LOOT.
tared German positions south of Kivu I
Lake and were aklvancing south in a! A despatch front Dublin says:
direction about 100 miles south of Churches are beim used by looters as
Lake Mohasi. General Tombeur's re- g
port indicates the invasion f the convenient depositories for their loot,
o and the clergy is co-operating with
German colony is being made by two the authorities in an endeavor to re -
columns, one operating from the north store the articles to their owners. In
and the second from the west. this way many of the looters have
1• •been able to escape arrest, although
TWO MORE REBELS a special court is. -trying cases daily.
The search for rebels and arms eon -
deserter, broke away from the police
and jumped from Queen Bridge, Bel-
fast, into the River Lagan, and noth-
ing further has been seen of him.
All the stationmasters and clerical
staff on the D. & S. E. Railway have
been served with notice to study short-
hand and present themselves for ex-
amination six months hence.
I . The Monaghan Urban Councilhay.
overseas supplies, first of cattleLfeed-
ing stuffs, secondly of artificial fertil-
izers. In all parts of the empire farm-
ers have reported that their land will
not this year bear its full yield,
"With this fact now before it, the
Government knows that even if staved
off in the meantime famine next win-
ter is inevitable."
SHOT IN DUBLIN
s
.antes Connolly, the Commander -in -
PLOT TO KIDNAP SIR EDWARD Chief, Pays the Penalty,
CARSON. -
A despatch from London says: A
lot to kidnap S it
Edward Carson ,
p
from Cushenhall, County Antrim,
where he expected to spend the Eas-
ter holidays, has been uncovered by
an investigation, says the Daily Tele-
graph's Dublin correspondent, The
plan miscarried, the correspondent'
adds, by Sir Edward, owing to the
eof business, pressures, anc canceling' his
holiday.
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BRITISH HOLD NINETY MILES.
.A. despatch from London says:
British troops are now holding
miles of the western front, it was an-
nounced on Wednesday. The British„
extend from point north exte a 1 i �1th erf
Ypres to a point near the Somme.
A despatch from Dublin says:
James Connolly, leader of the Irish
rebel army, and S. 14IcDiarmid, one of
the signers of the proclamation estab-
lishing an Irish republic, were execut-
ed on Friday monthly, it was official-
ly announced. The execution of MMc-
Diarmid leaves only Eamon Ceaunt of
the seven signers of the republican
proclamation, stillalive, the others
having been shot,
BARON WIMI3ORNE RESIGNS.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Was Sue-
CORSO' to Lord Aberdeen.
A despatch from London says: The
Marquis of, Crewe announced in the
house of Lords an Wednesday that
B;u'en 'ii inibarnc, Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, had resigned:_
times, a small area being cordoned
each day and vigorously overhauled',
TURK PEACE CONFERENCE.
People Are Urged to Prepare for
"Liberation."
A despatch to The London. Morning ,
Post from Saloniki says: lvlessag m; 1
from Constantinople state that a
Grand Council was held in the 'Sultan's
palace
at Dolma Babtche to consider
1
terms of peac'e. Preachers in the
principal mosques are urging the peo-
ple to "prepare for 'liberation." A
secret committee is forming, and
'grave events are anticipated.
Kitty—•t Tack toad me last night that
1 was the prettiest girl he'd ever
seen.'Ethel—"Oh,that's s notli
ngJ
He said the same thing to me a year
,r Kitty—"I know that;but
ago. as'
ono grows elder one's taste improvese)
„
you know.
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