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BRITISH AND FRENCH ARMIES ` MAKE
IMPORTANT GAINS IN : YPRES, SECTOR
Canadians Took Part ;in Engagement at Which About. 800 ;
Prisoners Were Captured and'Progress Made on Large Front.
A despatch from London says :
Operations with limited objectives
were undertaken by the British and
French armies in Flanders early Fri-
day morning, and notwithstanding
great ditflculties• caused by weather
and bad ground, considerable Progress
was made and valuable positions
taken on the greater part of the front
attacked, says the British official com-
munication issued Friday night. The
oofilmunication says that more than
800 prisoners were captured during to-
day's operations.
The main operation was carried out
by Eng1isil, and Canadian regiments on
our front north of the Ypres+Routers
Railway. Canadian battalions moved
forward along the main ridge in the
direction of Passchendaele, and, pass-
ing beyond their objectives, establish-
ed themselves on the rising ground
immediately south of •the village.
Other Canadian battalions with
troops -of an English naval brigade
and battalions of London territorials
made further progress, in the face of
strong opposition along the spurs be-
tween the main ridge and our posi-
tions east of Poelcapelle, capturing a
number of strong points and fortified
farms.
WIRELESS TELEPHONY
AROUND THE WORLD.
A despatch from B- rantford says:
Wireless telephony to all'parts of the
world, more than a possibility, is prac-
tically an achieved fact, declared Pro-
essor Alexander Graham, Bell, speak -
ng at a mass meeting held here, ter-
hinating the ceremonies of the unveil-
ing of the Bell Memorial.
The eminent inventor told of recent
experiment's whereby Scientists spoke
from Washington, D.C., to Paris,
France, by word of mouth, the con-
versation being overheard in Hono-
lulu. The result was achieved by the
attachment of telephones to wireless
p•pparatus, and speech to all parts of
it
world with neither wires nor bat-
i loo forward o in the
very
es is ked t
near future by Professor Bell.
4.-
TURIt:S RETREAT
BEFORE -BRITISH
London, Oct. 28. -"On Tuesday
Turkish columns, moving on both
banks of the Tigris from Terkit, ap-
troached•our positions at Samara (on
he Tigris above Bagdad)," says en
ftfiicial report from the Mesopotamian
ront. "The Turks retreated up the
river during the night without fight-
ing, on the advance of, the British."
U. 8, Coal For Canada.
}j, despatch from Washington says;
!Icier a definite allotment of Ameri-
4611 coal for Ganade, announced by
ti} 0 fuel administration, about 9,000,-
Q tone of bituminous and will 700,000
Ow
of anthracite 11 be P ermitted
leve earwig aie taeCa
ad1
aub
order
grin the next two months,
BRAZIL DECLARES WAR
BY VOTE OF 149 TO 1
A despatch from - Rio de Janeiro
says: -The Chamber of Deputies on
Friday by an almost unanimous vote
declared that a state of war existed
between Germany and Brazil. The
vote was 149 to 1.
The president of the diplomatic
commission spoke in favor of a law
worded as follows:
"A state of war between Brazil and
Germany is hereby acknowledged
and proclaimed. The President of the
Republic ie authorized to adopt the
measures enunciated in his ineasage
of the 25th of October, and to take
all steps tending to ensure national
defence and public security."
The virtually unanimous -vote 'of
the deputies was received with gen-
eral acclamation.
President Brae has sanctioned the
proclamation of a state of war with
Germany,
SMALL NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
OFF THE BELGIAN COAST
London, Oct. 28, -A- n Admiralty re-
port reads; Six British and French
torpedo-boat destroyers patrolling off
the Belgian coast Saturday afternoon
sighted and attacked three German
torpedo-boat destroyers, ande e
tercel 0 troy s v nt een n
aeroplanes, _ !rive direct hits were
obtained on one of the enemy's de-
stroyers, which immediately retired
under the protection of their land bat-
teries, 1)aoh of tine aeroplanes dop-
ped three bombs in the vicinity the
British vessels which suffered no
damage aside ,roin two men being
slightly wounded.
AUSTRO-GERNIANS SUCCEED IN PIERCING
THE ITALIAN LINES ON ISONZO FRONT
lineally Launch (l&li fe3J9iail Offensive on Bank of Isonzo but Are
Checked on Bainsizza Plateau.
A despatch front :Itendoni says; The
t}ptro-German foree��p5 which yoster-
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these were checked by the Italians,
who took a few Hundred pri, oners.
The enemy attacked on the squth-
e n slopes of MMionto Rombon and on
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plater',}, ,Jn the former region be wee;
resisted in the narrows Qf Sugg, but
further, With bp broke through
It•all an throe h the
a vaneed 1lnee, n �aV 0d
by to thiel, Mkt ,which rendered use-
leas
seleas the /tslian barrage,
DISASTER CONFRONTS ITALIAN TROOPS
100,000 HAVING BEEN CAPTURED
:t llstro-Gerinan Forces : Occupy Gorizia and Town of Cividale,
Five Miles Within Italian Territory.
London, Oct, 28, --The Austro -Ger-
man armies tinder the .command of
Emperor Charles, who has as his chief
assistant Field Marshal von Macken -
sea, are shaking the entire Italian line
from the Julian Alps region to the
Adriatic Sea. Having pressed back
the Italians at several points upon
Italian soil, the eombined enemy
forces have now pushed forward on
the Italian left wing and captured
Cividale, lying to the northeast of
Udine, and are nearing the plains
beyond. In addition the Austrian
town of Gorizia, a point of great
strategic value on the Isonzo River, has
been retaken from the Italians,
According to the latest Berlin offi-
cial communication, 100,000 Italians
have been made prisoners and in ex-
cess of 700 guns have fallen into Aus-
tro -German hands. The second and
third Italian armies are declared to
be in retreat. Rome admits the fall-
ing back of the second army, assert-.
ing that cowardice was exhibited by
units of the army in the face .of the
foe, the Italians surrendering or re-
treating without giving battle, per-
mitting the breaking of the left wing,
and thereby offering easy access to
the town of Cividale, Prior to falling
back, however, the Italians destroyed
all their depots and stores and Civi-
dale was On fire when the Austro.
Germans entered it.
The situation is so grave that a
special meeting of the French Cabinet
has been held for the purpose of de-
ciding upon the question of Allies' co-
operation on the Italian front.
A feature of the Austro -German at-
tacks has been the use of gas on a
large scale. It is a type of gas
which causes a terrible itching on the
soldiers' faces, even through masks,
the hope apparently being that they
will remove their masks and then suc-
cumb to the gas. Details of this new
"torment" gas, as it is called, are not
yet available.
FRENCH 'AGAIN DEFEAT GERMANS
AND ESTABLISH NEW LINES
Petain's Troops Occupy Additional Villages and Add Several
Hundred Prisoners to Large Total.
A despatch from Paris says: -With
the important junction of Leon on
their objective the French troops are
continuing their press against the
forces of the German Crown Prince
north of the Aisne River. In another
attack on the right the village of
Filain has been captured, a footing
has been gained on the plateau north
of Epine Lechevrigny, and the enemy
has been forced to give ground north
of La Chapelle Saint Berths. These
successes, while not as great in im-
portance as those of previous days on
the centre and west flank of the at-
tacking line, serve materially to bring
the right wing to alignment with the
remainder of the front and place the
entire line in a better position for an-
other• smash northward toward Leon.
However great may b# the praise
bestowed on the French troops for the
brilliance of their victory over the
Germans north of the Aisne this week,
it is too small an appreciation of
their herculean efforts in the face of
one of the most difficult tasks of the
tear.- This is the opinion of not
only their immediate chief, but of all
who have seen them at work. Front-
ing them were the finest divisions of
the German Crown Prince's army, oc-
cupying positions that were strongly
fortified, and having the keenest ap-
preciation of their value.
Notwithstanding this the. French
not only succeeded in attaining every
objective•set them, but exceeded the
hopes of the most sanguine, and ad-
vanced beyond the appointed places.
More than 12,000 prisoners already
have been counted and sent to the
rear. Others are coming in and the
large group still are hiding in subter-
ranean shelters and their fate can
only be capture.
The French line now runs along the
southern side of the Aisne -Oise canal'
without a break from westward to the
Auxaillon to Pargny-Filain, while the 1
town of Filain has been completely
dominated.
Markets of the World
. nreadstuffe
Toronto, Oct. 80 -Manitoba wheat -
No, 1 Northern, $2.281; No. 2 do„ 12.201;
No, 8 do., 52,178; No. 4 wheat, 12,091,
In store Fort William, including 21c
tax.
Manitoba oats -No, 2 C.V., 671c; No,
8 C.W., 648c; extra No. 1 feed, 6410;
No. 1 feed, 6318, in store Fort William.
American cern-No, 3 yellow, nomin-
al.
Ontario oats -No. 2 white 64 to 65o,
nominal; No, 8, do„ 68 to 640, nominal,
a000rding to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -New, No, 2 Winter,
52,22; basis, in store, Montreal.
Peas -No. 8, 58.35 to 58.50,. nominal,
according
Malti freights $1..1.6
1outside. o. 51.18, Re-
cording to freights, outside.
Rye -No,; 2, - 51.75, actie;ding to
freights outside.
Manitoba hour=Firet patents; in jute
bags,•$11:80; 2nd, do„ 111; strong bak-
ers, 10. 510,60, Toronto.
Ontario flour Winter according to
sample, 58.80, in bags,- Montreal; $8.60,
Toronto, -prompt shipment.
Mlllfeed-Car lots -Delivered .Mont-
real freights,- bags -Included-Bran, nor
ton, 186;' shorts, do,, 562; middlings, do.,
$46 to -.$46; good feed dour, per bag,
$8.26.
Hav-No, 1 '.new, per ton 112.60 to
;18,50; mixed, do„ 110 to f312, traolc
Toronto.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, 17 to 97.68,
track Toronto,
Country Produce -Wholesale
Butter-Creanfery, solids, per ib., 421
to 430; prints, ter 11b„ 486 to 44o; dairy,
per lb„ 86 to 860,
l] go -Pat• doz., 80 to 40e,
Wholesalers are selling- to the retail
tro,de at the f llowin t foe
Oheee NeW, lar a 23 toa28 p; twins,
288 to 2311oi triple8t• 28 tq 4o; old,
large, 80o1 twins, 2050; triplets 800o
Butter -F esti dairy, ohoice, 40 to 4¢101
creamery prints, 45 to. 40o: solids, 44. to
460,
10gg5-NeW laid,:1n cartons, 61 to 53o;
out of cartons 45a,
Dressed ponttry-tipring glliokens 26
to 800; owl, s0 to 9801 „squabs, per 'aoz„
1.4 to 548501 turkeys, 58to 32ci duolcs,
Pj'Ina', 2801 geese 1.60,
4+Ive Poultry-'i7urlfeys, 2201 Spring
c flglcens }n 7001 hens 18 to 1801
euolto, 11y rittg j..8ai geese, 1,20.
Hgnoy-Ceti3b nx__tppa 11115, 18 oz,,
13.60; 12 0u„ 58,0?; 700 2 51140 to 18.60,
U•alned tins, 2 s end 5's, 10 to 1980
per ib; lo's, 181 6o 101 60's, 18 to 1668
Beans-No Canadian beans on market
u1l}}11 last, oy Ootaber; imtiorl:od, hand -
un eked, $7.60 per bush; Limas, pet• lb„
11'otatoe9 on trade-Ontarto, bag,
R U to ,75, -
,1. 6 $1
Provisions-Wholesale
Smelted pleats -Hair's, meds in, 86 to
810; do. heavy' 26 to 270• 000 ted 41 to
4104 rolls, 77 to 85a• bileakfa.st eon,
8 to 48001 backs, plant, 88 to 42o; bone-
loss,c
Cured heats -Long clear bacon, 278
to 28o lb; o}ea• bellies, 562 to 170.
I+ard-i> re ard, tierdes, 27 •to 2710;
tugs, 278 to 2 50; palls, 276 to s$p
oompnunt7, ti{erces 22 to 221c; tubs, 22}
to 240; pada, 22 to 230,
Montreal Markets
Montreal Qot. g0 - 0atr�-Canadian
oyl5tei�t; lie. 5, 8d do„ No, 8, 760o;
8xtra o, lie.
6,0; Ngq. 2locat white,
20, Na. 3, 4,1o, 7 o. .warier -Man. feed,
$51,211' not'i`ng 51.81. L"lour-Man,
Bprf:le wheat „latents, frets, 811,00;
Seconds, 511.10,' strong hakers', 500,00•
-t tt n qice 112 ' st •ni ht
V tar to $
g
'AV*:
8,
j 0. �1 tld s $6.2
rel . s U a 1 0 to
q � � $ g,
160 fe� oats-Barrels,8 3 t8.o
Gp
40 do„ a$s, 00t m $f51 tiU $40:0.
l0 aborts, 540 to 42. [,,sell-
ugo, . > .
td skouitlle100 . o� 060.
G 6 .. A
i a S 3 $
1 �=-$'1pn. 0,�br it sal• Sts 12,00
Ia Nn
say- 1 1. , a �q
do., a ernsCipse, 1180. utt,'--O e et
do., eastarn'1 6 46 nutterld',twice80.
orao,rnerY 40 ted 461a; seconds 451c,
480', T iesh, 6 to Mc; 'el050. , 47 to
48a NO. 1 stook, 43 to 44t; No, stook,,
40 i 410, Potatoes -1 er bay, oar lots,
$2.10 to 02,28,. 1
Winnipeg Grain
'Winnipeg, Oct. 30 -Cash prices
Wheat -No. 1 Northern, 52.21; No. 2
Northern, $2.18; No 8 Northern, $2.15;
No, 4, $2,07; No. 6,51.94; No. 6, 51,87;
feed 51.80. Oats -No. 2 C.W., 671o; No,
9 C.tv'., 651o; extra No..1 feed, 651a; No.
1 feed, 6880; No. 2 feed 6280. Barley -
No, 3, $1.21; No. 4, 51.16; rejected and
feet', 11.108. Flax -No 1 N.W.C., 53,108;
No. 2 C.W., 53.073; No. 3 C.W., $2.963,
United States Markets
Minneapolis, Oct. 30 -Corn -No. 3 yel-
low, 51.98 to 52. Oats -No. 3 white, 58
to 593c, Flax -13.22 to 58.24. Flour -
'Unchanged, Bran -581.50 to 582.
Duluth, Oct. 80 -Linseed -$8.20 to
asked: November,21$8.20; December',
$8.15, bid; May, $8.18$ bid.
Live Stook M.trkets
Toronto, Oct. 80 -Extra choice heavy
steers, 511,60 to $12; do„ good heavy,
10.76 to 511.85; butchers' cattle, choice,
10 to 510.25; do. good, $9.85 to 59,65;
do„ medlum, 58.60 to 58,76; do., com-
mon, $7,50 to 18, butchers' bulls,
choice, 58,80 to $8.75; do„ good bulla,
t7,40 to 57.85; do. medium bulls, 56.66
o 57,10; do., rough bulls, $6 to 18;
butohers' cows ohoice 53.25 to 18.78;do..
S16.60Atod16.767; 00 to stockers, 5 .50 medium,
feeders, 58.60 to 58.26; aannere and out -
tors, 55 to $6; milkers, good to ohoice,
80 to 5125; do, Qpom, and sued„ 576 to
85; springers, $90 to 5125; light ewes,
11 to 518; buoke and culls, 59 to 510,50;
sheep, heavy, 55,76 to $7.60; yearlings,
t12 to 518; calves, good to choice. 515
o 516.60; Spring lambs, 516 to $16,40;
hogs fed and watered, $16.76; do„
weighed off cars, 117: do., f.o.b., 418.
Montreal, 00t, 80 -'Oh loo steers, 19.75
to 510; good, 58.35 to 59.25i oows, 16.26
to 58; .bulls, 10.60 to 58.30; cannol'e'
ulls, $0,50 to 56.75: canners' cows,
6.26 to6.60; Ontario lambs, ;g18.50 to
161 Quebec lambs, 114,50 to. $15; sh ep
0to 10,60; choice m1111 fed calves, 14
$
to 16' rats fed 8 to 11;e o ted
hoes ' $17 to 517,60 per 100 pounds
weighed orf care,
HOG PRODUCTION
TO BE INCREASED
A despatch from Ottawa says: -A
Dominion -wide campaign for increased
production of ]logs is to be undertak-
en at once, The urgent and rapidly-
inoreasing needs of the allies for pork
products were explained on Friday to
a gathering of representatives of the
Agrioultural Departments' of EaHtern
Canada, and swine -breeders, and the
steps taken initial pawere t a.ds an tow r
organized effort, under the auspices of
the Federal Department of Agricul-
ture, working in co-operation with tine
Food Controller.
MONTH'S EXTENSION
ON SMALL PACKAGES.
A despatch from Ottawa says: The
Food Controller has extended by one
month the periods durijngwlhicli manu-
factilrers and wholesalers, and retail-
ers, respectively, aro tq bo permitted
to sell small packages of cereals, cera -
al prodoiots, flour, ortlnor foods that
q
are the
pToduct of wheat, oats,b
a
}
IoY,r e: nee, peas,hHans buckw eat
,
Indian corn or lentils. Men factur-
era rind 'wholesalers are now top cease
sailing original packages containing
less than tWenty pounds net on ain
a. ,
after liocembei' ,1, 1917. For retail
merchants tho order becomes effective
on and after January ih 1018,
THE J3JST CARTOON OF THE WEEK
Cracking Under the Strain. --Darling in New York Tribune.
CANADIANS CAPTURE BELLEVUE SPUR,
AN IMPORTANT EMINENCE
Considered One of the Most Brilliant Strokes in Recent
Involved Bitter Struggle.
British Front in Belgium, Oct. 28.
-Canadians Saturday morning were
digging themselves in across the neck
of the Bellevue spur, west of Pass-
chendaele, having maintained them-
selves on this newly -acquired height
in the face of another fierce German
counter-attack last night.
This was the most important news
from the front of yesterday's offen-
sive, for by securing a footing on this
spur the British gained a dominating
and vital position to which the Ger-
mans had clung tenaciously.
The capture of this territory was
one of the most brilliant strokes in
recent days, and involved some of
the bitterest fighting seen along the
Flanders front. The Canadians had
scarcely reached the crest of the spur
Days and
yesterday morning after battling
across the marshy ground in the face
of a terrific hail of machine-gun fire
when the Germans counter -attacked
in force along the crest of the spur
from the east.
A sanguinary struggle follgwed at
close quarters and the men from
overseas were compelled to give
ground a little. They fought their way
back, however, and regained their
former vantage ground.
Last night the enemy again rushed
forward en masse in an attempt to
dislodge the British. Heavy fighting
ensued and the Germans were gradu-
ally forced to withdraw, leaving the
Canadians in possession. During the
night the latter readjusted their line
across the neck of the spur and con-
solidated the positions.
SALONICA FORCES CAPTURE
THREE BULGAR VILLAGES
A despatch from London says: -A
British official communication dated
Salonica, and dealing with the opera-
tions in Macedonia, says:
"On Thursday our cavalry and in-
fantry captured the villages of Sal-
mah, Kispeki, Adu .and Kakaraska (all
on the north-eastern shore- of Lake
Tahinos).
"After completing our task we re-
turned to our lines with 109 prisoners
and one machine gun, leaving behind
60 dead Bulgarians."
7
6 TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED
ON RHENISH-PRUSSIAN CITY
A despatch from London says: -
Six tons of bombs were dropped by
British aviators on the Burbach
Works west of Saarbrucken, Rhenish
Prussia, Wednesday night, says a
British official aviation communica-
tion Issued on Friday. The com-
munication adds that four hostile
aerodromes also were attacked, , 46
heavy bombs having been dropped and
that direct hits were obtained on a
group of hangars.
.7
PRISONERS LOST ESCORT
BUT CAME IN ALL THE SAME
A despatch from Parris sayer -A
group of german prisoners during the
recent figheing lost their escort, bat
without hesitation continued to matte
their way southward toward the
I re0ch 1hmes, their major in command.
A short time later the little village
witnessed 180 of the men
enter he place as if On papa e, and
with the major at their head anxious
to turn over the Germans to a re-
cognized authority as prisoners.
AIR REPRISAL
AGAINST HUNS
Tons of Explosives Dropped on
Factories, Railway Stations
and Junctions.
A despatch from London says:-
An
ays:An official statement on aerial opera-
tions issued on Thursday night reads:
"On Wednesday -night factories and
railway communications in the vicinity
of Saarbruecken were attacked by our
aeroplane squadrons with excellent
results. Over three and a half tons
of explosives were dropped on the
Burbach works, just west of Saar-
bruecken by naval machines. The
damage caused was considerable;
many fires were observed.
"Three thousand three hundred
and thirty-five pounds of explosives
were droppod on railway stations,
junctions, goods sidings in and around
Saarbruecken by another squadron.
Many direct hits
were obtained re-
sulting
-sulting in numerous explosions. One
train proceeding to Saarbruecken re-
ceived a direct hit from a big bomb
and was destroyed. A total of five
tons of explosives was dropped by us,
AMUNDSEN DISCARDS
GERMAN DECORATIONS.
A despatch from London says:
Captain Roald Amundsen, the noted
Norwegian explorer, went to the Ger-
man Legation at Christiania oft Tues..
day, says Reuter's Christiania correr
apendent, and returned to the German
Minister his German decorations as a
Per onal protest against heGentian
`
murder of peaceful Norwegian sailors
on October 17 in the North Sea."
ALLIES. CONTINUE ADVANCE
INra
BELGIUM ; MANY VIL I , A GES CAPTURED
Entire Merck= Peninsula Captured by Entente -French Attack
on Ypres-Dlxnlude Road Successful.
London, Oct, 28, --Tho entire Mere- success on both Hides of the road 'W-
hom peninsula near Bijmude has boon tween Ypres and 7.?1x1nude, Ali the
captured by the Entente forces, aa-
24,6-mile(german positions were captured on a
ca
l front despite desperate en -
cording to ills British official corn 51.p'ii reetstanea, Fear villages en the
municataon issued this evening, and outskirts of Routholst forest were oo4
is now in possession; of the Belgians, copied, as well 00 a great number of
Wile attacked in conhuaetion with tha strongly fortified farms, Two lam,
Trench. The British have improved dred prisoners were taken,
their positions near the Ypres,Rou- Another advance was made en the
lois railway, Aisne front also, which ended in.the
T10 irenoh attack met with full capture of Froidmoart farm,
ANTI -FROST COMBATS NATURE,,
Protective Substance Used In Trance
Applied by Ordinary Head Panna,
As viticulture and horticulture are
the chief means of livelihood for the
greater part of the population of
southwestern France, the development
and successful employment of a sub-
stance designed to prevent in a large
degree the heavy losses: occasioned an -
nuttily by the late spring frosts in the
vineyards and orchards of the region
is of exceptional interest, and value
not only to French fruit grower's and
wine producers, but also to Cana-
dians.
The protective substance, known in
France as "agelarine" or anti -frost, it
is reported, is a vegetable derivative
compounded from the juices of: certain
plants, and contains no ingredients of
a corrosive nature. It is of a fluid
character, and may be handled in the
ordinary and
spray pump, although
after it has been applied and is ex-
posed to the air it assumes a waxy
consistency and has the appearance
of a sugared or resinous coating which,
it is claimed despite heavy rainfallen-
dures for two to five weeks.
Persons who have employed this
treatment have observed that thebud
is not weakened by the product, For
use on fruit trees, such aa peach, apri-
cot, apple, cherry or almond, the ap-
plication' should be made before the
period' of blossoming; for walnut trees
before the appearance of any vegeta-
tion. Applications have been made a
second time in one sees0n, especially
in cases of apple trees, and that with-
out harm to the vegetation, which
rapidly develops after 'the buds- come
forth. In adingle case this year apple
blossoming was retarded for six
weeks .
BRITISH SHIPPING
LOSSES INCREASE.
A despatch from London says: An
increase in the loss of British mer-
chantmen through nines or submar-
ines is noted in the Admiralty report
for the current week. Seventeen ves-
sels over 1,600 tons and eight under
1,600 tons were sunk.
The Admiralty statement follows:
Arrivals, 2,648; sailings, 2,689.
British merchantmen over 1,600
tons sunk by mine or submarine, 17;
under 1,600 tons, 8.
British fishermen sunk, none.
British merchantmen unsuccess-
fully attacked, including one previous-
ly, seven.
In the previous week twelve British
vessels over 1,600 tons, six under that
tonnage, and one fishing vessel were
sunk.
ALLIES WILL STAND
BY THE RUSSIANS.
A despatch from L- ondon says: In
the House of Commons on Thursday
Lord Robert Cecil categorically denied
rumors that the Western powers were
contemplating a separate peace at the
expense of Russia and Rumania. He
said the rumors were spread by enemy
agents in Russia, with the hope of dis-
couraging Russia.
Great Britain was determined, he
said, to abide by its Russian ally and
assist her to Fonsolidate her new-
found liberty. He paid tribute to the
valiant resistance of Rumania in a
period of exceptional difficulty and
trial, and assured the Rumanian peo-
ple that Great Britain would not de -
sort them in the present crisis,
U. S. WILL CHARTER SHIPS
TO ITALIAN GOVERNMENT.
A despatch from Washington says:
The Shipping Board agreed on Thurs-
day to charter to the Italian Govern-
ment approximately 25 American
commandeered steel e d to 1 shi pa of an ag-
gregate of 100,000 deadweight tons,
to relieve Italy's shortage of shipping
to transport urgently needed supplies.
Great Britain has been supplying
Franco and Italy with shipping to
meet its emergency needs, but cannot
continue to do so in view of increas-
ing British shipping requirements.
ANOTHER $20,000,000
I5 LOANED TO FRANCE.
A despatch from Washington says:
Another loan of $20,000,000 was made
to France on Thursday, bringing total
credits extended by the United States
to allied nations to $2,826,400,000.
Add aincil off baking d
p g soa to fruit
when stewing, This takes away the
tartness and less sugar is required.
If embroidery workr especially hand-
work,
a -work, is ironed wrong side up over a
Turkish towel the pattern will stand
eat better and there is no danger of
scorching' while working the hot iron
arouna the pattern.
There is a shortage of meat animals
throe bout the world, and new breed-
ing stock cannot be imported to re-
plica those that have foolishly been
kilned off, Our own breeding animals
must bo regarded as the seed essential
to the domestic meat supply of the na-
tion,
Apparently them 19 no safe pines
in the world, A reoent set of inter.
eating statistics shows a large por-
oonta a dean'
s c
oming fr01n a
c
eideaqfaIllltron and also grown-ups smothering In 1od 07 Willi I
1,'A1ligmg) 0f
bed breaking the n4 ,Oo)t o' the, back,
Therefore witOol rail hula shed your
of a at ,'e end Iaotird their .ria ore
y iI Pl" t p y i
utte a 1 sdo
�t 1# lit' a,5i a til night,don't
think tat there ie nothinmrn to
worry about nidi' ins i:i •,