The Clinton News Record, 1916-09-14, Page 3P
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BRITISH ARE IN POSSESSION
OF WHOLE GERMAN SECOND LINE
Their Position Enormously Superior to That of the Enemy on
Other Side of Watershed.
A despatch from London says:
Phillip Gibb, the war correspondent,
commenting in the Daily Telegraph
on the recentt'British advance, says:
"It is not sufficiently realized that
this is a very important gain. The
capture of Guilt"emont and the ground
beyond has given the British the
hole of the German second line.
The British troops had an uphill
fight to seize the high ridge at Po-
zieres and to the eastwards. It was
difficult to take and difficult to hold,
and the cost was not light.
"They have now gained the crestof
the ridge, and even if the offensive is
brought to a dead halt, which it won't
be, the position for the Winter is en-
ormously superior to that of the Ger-
mans on the other side of the water-
shed."
FRENCH PREPARE
FOR MORE GAINS
Artillery Busy Clearing Away
German Trenches.
A despatch from Paris says: The
French have cleared the way for the
extension. of their offensive south •of
the Somme. While their artillery
north of the river was busy prepar-
ing the German trenches for further
assault, infantry south of the river
gave another squeeze to the pincers
that are rapidly closing on the Ger-
man. positions.
The principal attack is against
Berny-en-Santerre, which is an ex-
tremely important village. Situated
on the flank of the hill that dominates
Barleux, it protects the little plateau
of Viilersearbonnel, where the Ger-
mans have massed large collections
of heavy batteries. Berny-en-Sen-
terre, three 'kilometres from Villers-
carbonnel and four andfour-fifths
kilometres from the Somme, is at the
head of a system of deep ravines
leading to the Somme and turning
on southward to the German gun
;♦:positions. An advance by the French
in this direetio.l would be disastrous
to the Germans, as it would make it
extremely difficult for them to with-
draw their big guns. In addition, the
advance on Berny-en-Santerre great-
ly helps troops attacking Deniecourt.
The latter village is now three-
fourths surrounded by the French, .
TURKS MUTILATE BODIES
OF RUSSIAN SOLDIERS.
A despatch from Petrograd says:
An official statement says: "Cauca -
elan front -In the region of Ognott
our troops are advancing and inflict-
ing .great losses on the enemy. In
the region to the west of Ognott we
found corpses of our soldiers terribly
mutilated by the Turks. To the west
of Lake Van British armored motor
cars drove out the Turks from the vil-
lages situated in the region of Chuk-
sur Norshen."
O.A.C. REPORTS SHOW
CROPS ARE SMALL.
A despatch from Guelph says: Re-
ports received at the Agricultural
College of crop conditions throughout
the province are not encouraging, es-
pecially in regard to roots and beans.
Mangolds and turnips are not getting
Pinnae-' the Fall growth that they should. Po-
tatoes will be about half a crop. The
continued dry weather is interfering
with the work on all the farm plots
here. As a general thing their sys-
tem of cultivation protects them
against delays from this cause, but
not so this year.
$50,000 PER MONTH
FROM AMUSEMENT TAX.
A despatch from Toronto, says: Ac-
cording to the Hon. T. W. McGarry,
Provincial Treasurer, the amusement
war tax has been bringing in so far
an average of $50,000 a month. This
is well up to expectations, and some
are confident that in the winter
months the Treasury will benefit to
an even greater extent. The Treas-
urer's estimate at the time the grad-
ed tax was initiated was that the an-
nual revenue from this source would
be $600,000.
WAR WILL END BY MARCH
SAYS THE PROPHET WELLS.
A despatch from Paris says: "The
Germans will have begun to squeal by
November, and the war will end by
March." This' statement was made
on Thursday by H. G. Wells, the fam-
ous British writer, who has just re-
turned from the French and Italian
fronts.
TO ENSURE FITNESS
-
OF MEN ENLISTING
Age Limit to be Enforced and
Unfit Applicants
Rejected.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
New regulations are being provided
for ensuring the fitness of men ac-
cepted for service in the expedition-
ary force. Recruiting officers are to
be required to make certain that men.
entering the force are within the age
limits, and medical officers will also
be called upon to exercise great care
against the admission of unfit men.
A recruit will be examined first by
the local medical officer at the place
of enlistment and on reaching the
mobilization centre he will be re-ex-
amined by a medical board, after he
is finally attached for overseas ser-
vice. Ifthere is any doubt as to his
condition, lie may be re-examined on
request by the medical officer. Steps
are being taken also to keep some
sort of record of men rejected for un-
fitness, probably by obtaining from
such men signed cards, certifying to
their rejection. This is for the pur-
pose of preventing' men once rejected
from applying at other places, a com-
mon practice.
REVENUE FOR FIVE MONTHS.
Eighty -Four Millions as Compared
With Sixty Millions Last Year.
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
Canada's revenue for the first five
months of the fiscal year aggregates
$84,000,000, as compared with $60,-
000,000 in the same period of last
year. Expenditure on ordinary pub-
lic works is down by $2,000,000 and on
capital account $500,000, Capital
outlay on railways declined by $3,-
000,000. To this extent theheavier
war and pension expenditure will be
offset.
RETRIEVED HIS NAME
BY GALLANT CONDUCT
A despatch fromLondonsays :-An
interesting story of a retrieval of lost
character is contained in the an-
nouncement of the reinstatement of
Lieut. -Colonel Elkington to the com-
mand of the Warwickshires. This of-
ficer had a South. African War record
and was court-martialled and cash-
iered in September, 1914. His of-
fence was not stated. He then join-
ed the ranks of the French Foreign
Legion and now has been reinstated
for "gallant conduct."
ROUMANIA HAS SEIZED
MANY TEUTON FACTORIES
A despatch from Vienna to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company, London,
says the Roumanian Government has
seized the Austrian and German fac-
tories in Roumania, as well as Indus-
trial and financial establishments of
the Central Powers and four large
petrol companies. The Roumaen-
ische Kreditbank and the Banque Gen-
erale Roumaine have been taken over
by the Bucharest Government.
PARENTS' SAD FFLICTION.
Lost Three Children Within a Couple
of Days.
A despatch -from Vancouver says:
Mr. and Mrs. W. P 'Bosunworth of
North Vancouver, burled their infant
daughter Tuesday, and on Wednesday
saw the lifeless bodies of their other
two children, six and eight years,'tak-
en from the bathing beach at English
Bay.
FRENCH SUCCESS AT VE'RDUN
GAINS A MILE OF TRENCHES
Nearly 300 Germans, Including Six Officers, Were Made Prisoners
By Gen. Joffre's Troops.
despatch from Paris saysl Gen.,
re's troops struck powerful
low on Thursday on the Verdun
rent. ' Here German trenches on a
captured in storm -
lig;
a liras
Ile front r
. it were 1rt P
3s ' action :delivered from Vaux-
Ch.apitre to 'Imola. It was in this
sector that tie Germans came nearest
tp effecting a serious breach in the
Verdun defences. The French captur-
ed 280 prisoners, including six of-
fieerg,
From Erin's Green Isle
NEWS BY MAIL FROM IRE.
LAND'S SHORES. •
Happenings in the Emerald Isle of
Interest 10 L-ish-
men.
Major John Carton Markes, Lein-
ster Regiment, of Glenlara, Tii3per
ary, has been killed in action.
The death has occurred of Mr.
Arthur Thornton Farrell, in his 60th
year, a well-known Portadown soli-
citor. '
The regulation under martial law
in Dublin requiring the people to be
indoors -'between midnight and 4 a.m.
hasnow been withdrawn.
The Limerick Corporation has
passed a resolution protesting
against the• bill in favor of uniform
time for Great Britain and Ireland.
The. Congested Districts' Board at
the Quarter Sessions in Roscom-
mon obtained ; decrees against. a
number of tenants who failed to pay
their •annuities.
By'the breaking of a jib in con-
nection with 'a crane which was at
work at Aughamaddock quarries,
Stradbally, a man named Davis was
instntly killed.
An effort is about to be made to
secure recruits to fill the vacancies in
the Ulster Division, and a recruiting
party from the army is shortly ex-
pected in Belfast.
The tramway and electricity de-
partment of Belfast corporation will
give next year $63,400 to the Gen-
eral Purpose Committee for the re-
lief of city rates.
Having served for 25 years in the
B Division of the Dublin Metropoli--
tan Police, Constable John Delaney,
a native of King's County, has re-
tired from the force.
Considerable damage was caused
by a serious fire that broke out 'in
the bleaching and finishing works at
Muckamore, belonging to the York
Street Flax Spinning Co.
At Cork Assizes Michael Larkin, a
baker, was sentenced to death for the
murder of My. O'Connor, hotel pro-
prietor, Milltown, County IKerry, on
the night of Dee. 20th last.
At a meeting of the Dublin Metro-
politan Police Force, held in the Irish
National Foresters' Hall, a resolution
was accepted expressing disappoint-
ment at the smallness of the grant 'of
war bonus.
Belfast :Corporation refused to
accept Mrs. McMordie, ex -Lady
Mayoress, as- a councillor on the
ground that the electors had not
given a mandate for the admission of
women to the corporation.
Mr. John Briston, commandant of
the Belfast Volunteer Defence Corps,
a body which for over a year has
been helping the military by guard-
ing 'docks, etc., has been compliment-
ed by the Military authorities.
The Lady Mayoress of Belfast has
received a letter from Lady Lawley,
St. James: Palace, conveying an ex-
pression of his Majesty's high appre-
ciation of the generous gifts from
Belfast to the Queen Mary Needle-
work Guild.
A stained glass window erected
to the memory of the late Sir An-
drew Reid, K,C.B., and Lady Reid,
by Brigadier -General Reid, V.C.,
C.M.G., their only son, has been dedi-
cated in St. Ann's church, Dublin, by
the Bishop of Cork.
The death has occurred at his resi-
dence, Campsee House, Omagh, of
Dr. H. B. Fleming, one of the best
known medical practitioners in the
County Tyrone. For 39 years he held
the position of medical officer under
the Omagh Board of Guardians.
A petition, bearing the signatures
of over 115,000 persons, has been pre-
sented to the House of Commons by
the Right Hon. Robert Thompson,
M.P. for North Belfast, asking for
the prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors for
the period of the war.
ALL PORTUGAL UNDER ARMS.
Called "Vast Field of Manoeuvres"
by War Minister.
"Portugal is to -day a vast field of
manoeuvres," said Major Norton
Mattes, in a recent interview with the
correspondentof the Paris. Journal.
"Portugal, being in a state of War
with Germany and Austria," continu-
ed Major Mattes, "wants to take part
in the war in the most direct form
and in a fraternity of arms.
"We are preparing with all our
forces to take this direct part in the
fight. The mobilization of the army
was received with enthusiasm and
has not developed one deserter, and
we are continuing to raise men. Our
first concern was for the organization
of the staffs. We have now about.
1,500 officers, and this number will
be increased by the convocation which
has just taken place of all the men
from 18 to 30 years' old who are in a
condition to bear arms. This will
form a corps of militia officers.
"As to our troops, you can go
through our garrisons, our forts, and
our military camps, and everywhere
you will see our recruits exercising
in intensive fashion. Regarding
munitions, our effort is similar. A
great part of our national industry is
in the service of the army. Already
we have -settled the urgent problem
of .transports and trucks, and soon
we will be ready.
BRITISH AVIATORS
SMASH FOE SUB.
A despatch from Amsterdam says;
-British airmen bombareled and de-
etroyed a German submarine in Zee-
brugge harbor, then returned safely
to their base at Dunkirk, according to
reports received in Amsterdam, on
Wednesday.
GERMANS TO RESUME,
U-BOAT WARFARE.
A despatch from London Mere: It
is asserted in naval circles here that
German submarine activity in the
English Channel and in the Mediter-
ranean indicates that Germany will
shortly resume her submarine war-
fare.
Marketsof file . World
Et'eadetuifs.
Toronto Sept. 12hie.nitoba wheat -
No 1 Northern $173 N0 2 do., $1.71;
No 3, do.,$160 on track Bay ports.
Manitnisv oath No 2 OW' 63e;. No.
3 C\ir, 67 0., extra N 1 feed,67c;. No:
1 feed, 60$0, on track Gay ports..
American corn -No, 3 yellow, OSBc, on
track Toronto.
Ontario outs -New, No, 2 white' 22 to..
file No. 3 d o., 61. to.63o, according to
freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No, 1 commercial,
$1.22 to $1,24; No, 2 0 0„ $1.18 t0 $1.20;
No. 8 'do„ 5114 to 61.16, according to
freights outside; now. crop, No. 2, $1.25
to $1.50,
Peas -No. 2, $2.00 to $2.10, nomial,. ac-,
cording to freights outside.
Barley -Malting barley, Si to 90e, no-
minal; feed barley, SO to Sic, nominal,
according to freights outside.'.
freBiguchkw
tsh02eat1-Nominae. l,. according'to-
sid..
Rye -Ne 2, new, $1.15 to $1.17; No, 1
commercial, nominal, according to
freights outside,
Manitoba flour -First patents, mu lute
bags, $8.40; second patents, in jute bags,
$7.90; strong bakers', in lute. bags, $7.70,
Toronto.
Ontario flour -New, Winter accord-
ing to sample, $6.00 to $6.70, nominal, in
bags, track Toronto, prompt shipment;
new, $6.50 to .$5.00, nominal, bulksea-
board, prompt shipment..
Millfeod-Car lots, delivered Montreal
freights, bags included --Bram. per ton,
$25; shorts, per tor, $29; middlings, per
ton $30; good feed flour, per bag $2.25.
liar -Nott Ne, 1, per ton, $10 to $12;
No 2, $0 to $0.60, on track Toronto.
Straw -Car Jots, per ton, $6 to ,$7,on
track Toronto,
..Country Produce -wholesale,
Butter --Fresh dairy, choice, 30 to 31e;
inferior, 24 to $5e ; creamery prints, 36
to 370'; solids. 34 to 350.
cartons,. Si
lOggs-,New-h
toSSc,11d, 31 to. 32c. ; do., in
Beans, $4.50 to $5, the latterfor hand-
picked.
Cheese --New, large, 190 to 200 ; twins
192 to 2020 ; triplets, 20 to 2030, '
fowl,
Dresse13dto poo200.ltry-Chickens, 26" to. 27c;
Live Poultry -Chickens, - 15 to 200 ;
fowl, 14 to Ice.
Potatoes -Jerseys per' bag,75.50
Ontarlos, $5.95 to $2.40 ; Briish Col-
umbia.Rose, per bag, $2 ; Now Bruns-
wick, cobblers, per bag, $2.
Honey -Extra fine quality, 10 -lb. tins,
Per lb., 110e ; 00 -lb tins, ,per lb., 1010.
Provisions -W la of e s ale.
Bacon -Long clear, 1$ to i$lc per lb.
Hams -Medium, 24 t0 26c ; do., heavy,
22 to 230 ; rolls. 19 to 20c ; breakfast
bacon, 52 to 27c.; backs, plain, 26 to
27c; boneless backs, 29 to 25c. Cooked
harp, 36 tp 37c,
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 17 to 1710 ;
tubs, 173 to 173e ; palls, 171 to 17$e.
Compound, 14 to 1'11c.
rifontreal ntrarkets.
Montreal, Sept. 12. -Oats -Canadian
Western, No. 2, 60c ; do., No. 3, 593a ;
extra No. 1 feed. 090c ; No. 3 local white
64c, Plour, Manitoba Spring wheat
patents, firsts, $8.60 ; seconds, $5.00 ;
strong batters' $7,80 ; lvintet• patents,
choice, $7.50 ; straight rollers, $6.90 to
r.20; straight rollers bags, $2.26 to
.40. trolled oats, barrels, $5.06 ' bags,
lbs.,: $2,00, Bran,. $26. Shorts, $27.
Middlings, $22. 11Iouilie, $31 to $34.
Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots $11. to 0$13.
Cheese, finest westerns, 10.$0 to 2 c ;
finest easterns, 190 to 199c. Butter,
choicest creamery, 34$ to Ho ; seconds,
201 to 240. Eggs, fresh. 37c ;• selected,
350 ; No. 1 stock, 50c ; No. 2 stools, 27e,
Winnipeg Grain.
Winnipeg, Sept: 12. -Cash quotations :
Wheat -No. 1 northern, $1.04$ ; Nor, 2
northern, 41,62$ ; No. 3 northern, $1.5704
No, 4. $$1.490 ; No. r, $1,420. Oats -No.
2 C.lv., 510 ; No. 3 C.N'., 670 ; extra No.
1 feed, 60$ ; No. 1, 503 ; No. 2, 40$.
Barley -No 3 56 , No. 4, 33 ; rejected,
763 ; feed 763. Flax -No. 1 N. 1V, C.,
$1.34; No. 2, C. W., $1.51.
'United States SV:arkete
Minneapolio, Sept. 12,--"Wheat-Sep-
tember,
2,--Whea.t-Se -
tember, 01,603 ; No. 1 hard, $1.676; NO,
1 Northern, 01.011 ; No. 2 Northern,
$1,$700 to $1.620. Corn -No. 3 yellow,
3.43 to 5530 Oats -No. 3 white, 460 to
400e, Flour unchanged. Bran -$21 to
$22.
Duluth, Sept. 1,2. -Wheat -No. 1 hard,
$1.02 ; No. 1 Northern, 01.05 to $1.67 ;
No, 2 Northern, $1.02 to LOS. 1'dnseed,
on track and to arrive, $2.021 ; Septem-
ber, $2,010, nominal; October, 52.022
asked ; November, $2.030 asked ; Dec-
ember. $2.023 nominal.
Live Stook Markets.
Toronto, Sept. 12.- Choice heavy
steers, $8.26 to $3.86 ; good heavy
steers, $5.00 to $8.10; Butchers' cattle,
good, $7.50 to $7.90 ; do., medium, 07.00
to $7.16 ; do., common, $0.00 to $0.15 ;
butchers' buns, 'choice, $7.25 to $$7.50 ;
do., good bulls, $0.40 to $0.60.; do, rough.
choice, $0.50 to $6'00; do., oiod,$0.00 to
$0.25 ; do., medium, $6.60 to $5.85 ;
stockers, 700 to 250 lbs., $0.00 to $6.50 r
choice feeders, dohoured. $0.30 to $7.00
canners and cutters, $3.50 to 54.25
milkers, choice, each, $70.00 to $00.00
do., coin. and mod„ each, $40.00 to $00:00
springers, $50,00 to $20.00 ; light ewes
$7,06 to $8.30: sheep, heavy, 54,50 to
$5.35 ; spring lambs, per lb. 9 to 103c ;
calves, good to choice, 110.50 10 $12.00 ;
do.. medium,• $9.00 to $10.00 ; Hogs, fed
end watered, $11.76 to $11.55 ; do.,
weighed off cars, $12.00 to $12.10 ; do.,
t 0.b„ $11,16.
Montreal, Sept. 12, -Butchers' steers,
good, $7.10 to $7,60 ; fair, $7 ; medium,
$5.60 to $0 per cwt= Butchers, cows,
good,. 56 to $6.60 ; fair, $6.00 to $6.76 ;
common, $4 to $5 ; canners, $3.60 to
$3,75 ; cutters, $3.75 to $4.60. Butchers'
bulls, best, $0 to $6.50 ; good, $5.50 to
$6 ; fair, 55 to $5.26 ; canners, $4.60 to
5. Sheep, 6 to 70 per pound ; lambs,
Si to 1000 per pound. Calves. milk -fed,
to 9c per lb ; grass-fed, Sc per lb.
Hogs, slotsts$1 i1to6111 26 cows,r $0 76
to $10,00, all.. weighed off ears.
GERMAN ARMY STAFF.
HIGHLY OPTIMISTIC
A despatch from Amsterdam says :
-A telegram received here from Ber-
lin says that in view of the forthcom-
ing convocation of the Reichstag,
there was held on Tuesday a confer-
ence between Chancellor von Beth-
mann-Hol'hveg and the party leaders.
The Chancellor declared that Field
Marshal von Hindenburg, chief of the
general staff, and General von tied-
endorf, the field marshal's chief of
staff, agreed that the military situa-
tion was favorable. It was said
there was no thought of raising the
age limit of liability for military ser-
vice. Confidence was expressed in
the success of time new war loan.
GERMAN MAIL SERVICE;,
BY ZEPPEInne TO U. S.
A despatch from Chicago says: Two
"double" Zeppelins, unarmed and each
with a carrying capacity of 60 tons,
have been built in Germany to carry
mail between Berlin and the United
States, according to statements here
by Morris Epstein, agent of the Ger-
man -American Alliances, who return-
ed from Europe on Tuesday "They
are so constructed," said Epstein,
"that they tan rise higher than any
aeroplane, and thus escape hostile
aviators. They also can descend to
the water and travel there under their
own power."
WAS IN BOMBARDMENT.
Bird Stays on Nest Through Period
of Heavy Shellfire..
A British staff officer writes :-
"A blaokbfrd'e nest with three.
young birds In it was found in the
ruble of a village which had been cap-
tured by us some days previously,
"This particular village is situated
practically right on the old German'
front line, and time the old bird must
bavo sat opttsnest
during the w
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oi
q
of the preliminary bombardmqnt and
the eubeeduent terrifio fightlug,
Everything around the nest Was,
smashed o atoms,
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NO HASTY END TO THE WAR.
Another Year Before Full Pressure
Is Exerted on Germany.
The London Times' military expert,
in an optimistic review of the present
military situation, points out his
reasons for believing that the war is
not yet near its end, and discusses the
arming of the allied armies for the
campaigns of 1917 and 1018.
Our superiority in the field," says
the writer, "Is not yet adequaie, since
it. does not give us that annihilating
preponderance whieh is necessary for.
victory. Next spring, having com-
pleted our own supplies, we can set to
work to arm Russia with a will. We
can fit out the armies of 1017 and 1918,
which must in the end crush the most
frantic efforts of the Central Powers,
and, as we can last so long, or longer
if necessary, we can be satisfied with
nothing but the complete satisfaction
of our demands.
"The allies will end the war as
such formidable military powers and
so superabundantly supplied with
veterans and material that, failing
some gross negligence on tile part of
our Governments during the peace
parleys, Germany will never'be able
to face a war again in our time.
"Many soldiers firmly believe the
politicians will sell out in the end.
But this opinion is certainly wrong,
for the force of public opinion behind
the war is now so strong that the pub.
Ile would think nothing of taking all
the members of the Government and
hanging them in a row if they showed
any inclination to throw away at the
peace parleys the fruits of our stn-
pendous war efforts."
BRITISH TRADE GROWS.
Exports Increased in August by
About $75,000,000.
A despatch from London says:
Figures given out on Thursday by the
British Board of Trade for the month
of August show that imports during
the month were increased by £6,716,-
000, while the exports were increased
by £15,281,000. The principal in-
creases in imports were: Cotton, m93,-
000,000;
3;000,000; and oils, seeds and fats, 12,-
250,000. The export increases were
made up principally of manufactured
articles. Of these cotton textiles in-
creased £3,000,000, iron and steel, £2,-
500,000, and coal, 11,500,000.
IMPERIAL EFFORT
TO AID RESTORATION
A despatch from London says: -Dr,
P. W. Robertson, of Ottawa, has
crossed to France as Canadian dele-
gate to the Agricultural Relief of the
Allies Fund. He will visit the ravag-
ed areas The Duke of Portland has
a scheme for the whole Empire mak-
ing a joint effort to lend assistance
for the rehabilitation of these lands
in Belgium, France and Serbia at the
conclusion of hostilities, by the pro-
vision of seed, implements and money.
LOSSES OF BRITISH
FOR HALF OF AUGUST.
A despatch from London says:
Casualty lists for the first two weeks
of August show that the British army
lost 600 officers killed, 1,702 wounded
and 204 missing, a total of 2,506. This'
brings- up the losses since the begin-
ning of the war to 88,922 officers, of
whom 1,442 have been killed or died
of wounds, 24,680 wounded and 2,800
are missing. In the fortnight six
lieutenant -colonels were killed.
AEROPLANE PLANT
AT BERLIN WRECKED.
A despath from London says: The
destruction of a large aeroplane :fac-
tory at Adlerhof; near. Berlin, is re-
ported in 'despatches received from
Copenhagen. An explosion wrecked
the structure, which then burned. Ten
military aeroplanes were destroyed;
No one was killed.
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u hard lot softer.
TRENCHES TENANTED BY DEAD
KILLED BY THE FUMES OF GAS
Frigh.tfuI Effects of the New Russian Gas Shell Is Shown in the
Recent Fighting.
A despatch from Petrograd says:
The recent attack at Svinjuchi, 20
miles south-east of Vladimir Volynslci,
was heralded by a dramatic incident.
During the artillery preparation in
this part the Teutons were treated
liberally to the new Russian gas shell.
The Austrian fire was suddenly
silenced. The Russians, pushing for-
ward, found the trenches tenanted
only by dead, grimly grotesque fig -
urea lying or leaning, evidently killed
instantly, by the fumes of the gas.
The number of Austrians who thus
perished is several hundred.
Thursday morning there was a five-
hour artillery preparation. By two
o'clock in the afternoon three lines of
Teuton trenches had been captured
along a front of 20 miles. Three
thousand prisoners, many of them
Germans, have arrived at Lutzk.
ICE CREAM PARLOR CARS ON
THE C.P.It.
The Ice Cream Parlor plays such
an important part in the life of.peo-
le that Dr. W. Cooper, the
p A. C p of
Canadian Pacific Dining Car Service,
has decided to incorporate it into rail-
way travel and has initiated what
may be called the Ice Cream Parlor
Car on the chief trains between Mont-
real and Ottawa, that is to say on
the trains which carry a Buffet -
Library -Observation -Parlor -Car. It
is now possible on such cars to ob-
tain so.Ct^drinks, ice -creams and sun-
daes, and'though the service has been
in existence only a few days, its pop-
ularity has been so pronounced that
it will no doubt be extended to other
services in the near future.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
FIGHTING THE WAR
Circulate Leaflet Urging the Masses
to Refuse to Support Struggle.
A despatch from London says:
German Socialists are circulating an
anti -war leaflet asserting that the
Germans are slowly starving, blam-
ing the Government for starting the
war, accusing speculators of corner-
ing food and urging the masses to re-
fuse to support the war.
GOOD AVERAGE CROP
IN CANADIAN WEST
Superintendent of Iitlilligl'atlon
Says CPioonditiot'Bad.ns Are
A despatch from Ottawa says: -W.
D. Scott, Superintendent of Immigra-
tion, who has returned from his an-
nual visit to the Western Provinces,
thinks that the crop will average well,
although conditions vary not only as
between provinces, but in each pro-
vince. "Conditions," said Mr. Scott,
"are not at all bad, though in some
parts the yield is light, especially in
Southern Manitoba and parts of Sas-
katchewan. It depends upon cultiva-
tion and early seeding. Prices aro
good. I was told in the West that
there would be 165,000,000 bushels of
wheat. Thele is plenty of labor for
the harvest, the farmers having aske
ed for 40,000 men and having secured
37,000 in the first response." Speak-
ing of immigration, Mr. Scott said
that Americans of a good class were
taking up land in the West.
It is surprising how much work a
man can find to do that he does not
want to do.
WARSAW WILLE R
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P ETAKEN
BEFORE JAN. 1 min BRUSSILOFF
The Great Russian General is Equally Confident of the Final
Result of the War.
A despatch from London says:
Writing from a "town in Southern
Russia," George H. Mewes says In a
despatch to the Daily Mirror;
"In company with Stanley Wash
burn I 'recently motored to the head-
quarters of Gen. Bruseiloff, who re-
ceived us. He talked to us for nearly
an hour.
"The fighting at Verdun, he said,
filled him with .admiration for the
soldiers of France. For his recent sue -
ceases he gave all the credit to the
Russian soldier. Washburn asked the
General if Warsaw would be retaken
this year. Ho replied;
"'Yes, why not?'
"Bruesilof has implicit faith in the
Russian soldier, Last year he re-'
treated owing to the lack of muni-
tions. Ile is as confident of the ulti-
mate result as he is now of Warsaw
being retaken this year."
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