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to come, and that it was on its way,! and then declared that his department had completed a scheme, and that as soon as the sanction of the Cabinet ficial statement issued on Thugsday, had been received, it would be carried out, Lord Rhondda warned his hearers that there would continue to be a shortage, though the position would improve, and improve steadily. "There is nothing alarming in the situation," he said, "You have only to tighten your belt. The people of this country are undergoing nothing like the privations in Germany. There they have less than a pound of meat a week,' Af © rms RY. CARS RETURNED FROM U.S. Shortage is Being Relieved For Canada by United States Management. A despatch from Ottawa says: The new centralized management of the United States railroads, with its pool- ing arrangements of rolling stock and economies of routing and motive power, is already helping to solve one of the main problems of the Canadian Railway *Companies, name- ly, the more prompt return of Cana- dian rolling stock routed to United States points. Rolling stock shortage in Canada has been aggravated to a large extent by the delays in securing return of cars from the United States roads. Thousands of Canadian box cars, etc., have been kept across: the line for months. The shortage of cars in the United States, the keenness of railway competition, and the lack of any central co-ordinating manage- meni, have made the tracing and re- turn of cars to Canada very difficult for a considerable time past. ENEMY RAIDS ON CANADIANS : Beginning of Year Brings Great Activity on Front Held By Maple Leafers. A despatch from Canadian Head- quarters in France (via London) says: Our guns are grumbling around Lens after an evening of activity in which they were vigorously employed in assisting to break up an enemy raid against our flank, New Year's Day, which came in quietly, went out with unusual activity reported all along the front. The enemy attempted raids in no less than four places, one of them in strength. Our patrols have been busy along the front, and have come victorious in various clashes with en- emy parties. Both our own and the enemy aircraft have been active. Two of our machines attacked a party of seven hostile planes yesterday and brought down one in flames. all oft dm ff anaes TO REMOVE CONTENTS OF MUSEUM TO SAFETY. A despatch from London says: An official communication was issued dealing with the Government's propos- ed intention to take over the British - Museum for use by the Air Board. The communication says the Government intends to utilize for office purposes the considerable space made vacant in the Museum by the removal of the art treasures to places where they are not exposed to air raids, and that special precautions have been taken to ensure he safety of the contents of the Mu- h have not been removed. uncement says that the read-| ng-room will remain open to the pubs i En SE aa front.. This was the British said reported in rday's Rome official statement, e first time that British troops' how been reported in an offensive ac- tion in this war theatre. "On the whole front," says the of-, by the Italian War Office, "there has been nothing of importance to report. "On Tuesday night enemy airmen dropped bombs on Castelfranco' Veneto, obtaining two direct hits on two hospitals. Eighteen patients were killed." Py A, NET LOSS 1,621 MEN . Total Enlistments s in C.EF. 2,081, Against Wastage of 3,702. A despatch from Ottawa says: Re- cruiting figures showing the number of men enlisted in the infantry, artil- lery, railway construction and forest- ry units in Canada and the United States during the first half of Decem- ber, and the wastage in the CE.F. for the same period, have been issued by the Militia Department. The figures | reveal a net loss for the half month, of 1,621 men, the total enlistments be- ing 2,081, as against a total wastage of 8,702. The total enlistments were divided among the various branches of the services as follows: Infantry, 1,808; Artillery, 875; 811; miscellaneous, 87. The total number of men enlisted'in Canada dur- ing the two weeks was 1,810, in the United States 768, and in England 3. The casualties ovérseas during the half month totalled 1,217, of which 45 per cent. will, it is estimated,! for general service. men were discharged in England, 981 were returned to Canada for discharge and 532 were discharged in Canada, The total wastage in infantry units was 1,675. | CANADIAN TROOPS | ARRIVE IN ENGLAND. A despatch from Ottawa says: It is | | officially announced that the following I troops have arrived safely in England: candidates for army commission. Royal Flying Corps, officers. Draft: E. Yorkshire Regiment from | Bermuda. Draft: Artillery, horse, siege and field, from St. John, N.B.,, Montreal, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, Signalers from Ottawa, ronto, Winnipeg and Prince Albert. Medical Corps from -Ontario. Canadian Nursing Sisters and V.A. D. Nurses from Toronto. Newfoundland troops, Imperial re- cruits, details. re cme A tee ONLY. 150 CASUALTIES IN GUATEMALA "QUAKE A despatch from San Salvador says: ~The latest advices here show that the first reports of the Guatemala earthquake were exaggerated. The fatalities as a result of the disaster. aggregated 60, while only 100 persons | were injured. Barth shocks continué, But they are | weak. Relief committees are being formed all over the country and a sec- tion of the Red Cross will depart shortly for Guatemala, taking medi: cines, blankets and other necessities. mri HUNGARY'S WAR LOAN A FAILURE A despatch from london says: -- Subscriptions to Hungary's seventh war loan totalled about 3,000,000,000 kronen, whereas the Government ex- pected 8,000,000,000 kronén, tele- graphs the correspondent at Amster- dam of the Exchange Telegraph Com- pany. Most of the subscriptions were forced on the leading banks, the mes- 5 adds, only an insignificant share ig taken by the populace. © FOR HALF DECEMBER. Railway Construction and Forestry, $ within a period of six months, be fit | A total of 972; Canadian Officers' Training Corps, | 28 Forestry from Montreal, Levis, To- | $5! "a Jae 'to A "ace [on cording' to . Sutalde, 1 to FL a fre Manitoba to! '$1 , do, suonpin 1 sie? bas, 3 8 Toronto; bulk, Oho! rot hipment. io lots. Jelivered NMont- be reights, bags include on. $36; shorts, do. $40; middiings. go, 3 $45 to $46; good feed four, per 3 --No, 1, new, ton, $16.50 to $16.80: mixed, do. $13 to $16. track Btraw--Car lots, . er ton, $8.60 to $9. $176, according to ba sl et vatonts; in jute 0; 10S do, do., hu Te strong Toronto. Country Proaunce--Wholesals City wholesalers are baying at coun- try points the following for butter and EES -- Btter-~Crommery, solids, per Ib, 42} to 43c; prints, per 1b, 43 to 43ic; dairy, per 1b, 36 to 38c. ge--Fresh gathered eggs, 50 to 2c. Dressed Poultry--Chickens, 24 to 26¢; fowl, 19 to 20c; ducks, 23 to 24c; geese, 21 to 22¢; turkeys, 28 to 30c. Potatoes -- Wholesalers are paying growers and country shippers $1.76 for frat class stock, f.0.b, outside points. Wholesalers are selling to he retail trade at the following prices Cheese---New, v Jarge, 23 to 2330; twins, 23% to 23%c; od A checse, 25% to 26c; large twin, 26 to utter--Fresh re choice, 40 to 41¢ steamery prints, 46 to 46c; solids, 44 to Margarine---29 to 82c, Eggs--New laid, in cartons, 60 to 65c; No. 1 Sorage; 43 to 44c; select storage, 47 to 48c. Dressed poultry--Spring chickens, 26 to 28¢; milk-fed chickens, 1b, 30c; fowl, 122 to 26c; turkeys, 36 to 37c; ducks, Spring, 27 to 30c; geese, 2b to 27c, Live poultry--Turkeys, 28c; Spring chickens, 1b, 20 to 21c; hens, 16 to 18c: Seks, Spring, 20 to 22c; geese, 20 to e. Honey--Comb--Extra fine, 16 oz, 8.50; 12 oz, $3; No. 2, $2.40 to $2.50. Strained--Tins, 24's and 6's, 19 to 19ic per 1b; 10's, 183 to 19¢; 60's, 18 to 18ic: Beans--Canadian, hand-picked, bush. | $8 to $8.50; imported, hand-picked, $6.50 to $7; Limas, 17 to 174c Provisions--Wholesale Smoked and cured meats and lard are quoted to the trade by Toronto whole- salers as foMows:-- Smoked meats--Hams, medium, 30 to 81c; do.. heavy, 26 to 27c; cooked, 43 to 44c; rolls, 27 to 28c; breakfast bacon, 88 to 42¢; backs, plain, 40 to 41c; bone- less, 48 to d4c. Cured meats---Long clear bagon, 27% to 28c 1b; clear bellies, 263 to 2 Lard--Pure lard, tlerces, 28% S 29¢; tubs, 28% to 293ic; pails, 29 Cc; compound, tierces, 243 to 25¢; tubs, 24% to 263c; pails, 25 to 26ic. Montreal Markets Montreal, Jan. 8--Oats -- Canadian 'Western, No. 3,#92¢; extra No. 1 feed, 92¢: No. 2 lo®il white, 874c; No. 8 local white, B8bic. Flour--Maniloba Spring heat patents, firsts, 1.60; {hens strong bakers', $10, 90; Fotlers, bags, $5.20 to $5.374. --Bags, 90 lbs, $5.30, LAT 40. Middiings, | Moulllie--$56 to . ay--No. '9 per | | ton, car lots, $14.50 to $15. 50. Cheese-- i Finest westerns, 213c; finest easterns. ie Butter--Cholcest creamery, 44% 0; seconds, 438 to dic. Bggs-- Fores 54 to 66c: selected, 46¢c: No. 1 | stock, 42¢; No. 2 stock, 38 to 39c. Po- toes--Per bag, car lots, $1.90 to $2.10. Ph msed hogs--Abattolr killed, $26.50 to | 27; do., country, $24.50 to $25. Pork-- Heavy Canada short mess, bbls, 36 to 46 pleces, $52 to $58; do., Canada short cut back, bbls, 45 to 55 pieces, $50 3S b Lard--Compound, wood palls, Ibs net, "25 to 26e¢; pure, wood pails, 0 Ibe. net, 274 to 286 Winnipeg Grain ~ Winnipeg. Jan. 8--Cash pric es--Oats --No, 2 C.W., 81fc; Not 3 Cw, 77he; extra No, 1 feed, 778c; No, 1 feed, 74lc; { No: 2 feed, 71§c. Barley--No. 8. $1.88; 4, $1.38; rejected and feed, $1.17. Flax -No. 1 N.W.C., $3.183; No. 2 CW, $316: No. 3 C.W,, $3.08. United States Markets Minneapolis, "3 ~Corp-- No. 8 yellow, $1.70 to $1.75. Oats--No. 8 white, 78 to 79c.. Flour--Standard. in carload lo $9. 38 >= barrel in 98-1b. Bran--$32. ' 8--Linseed, on Duluth, Minn, Sn §o.02; arrive, $3.50; ; May, track, $3.50 t Fauuary, 33, 33.50 Live Stock Markets | Toronto, Jan. 8--Extra choice heavy steers, $13.26 to $12; do.. good heavy, 10.76 to $11: butchers' Tattle, choice, 10.60 to $10.85; do., $9.60 to $10.25; do, medium, §9 10. $9.95. . doy common, $8.25 to $8.50; Butche 8 Bulls choice, $9 to $10; do, a bail 11s, to $8.25; do. medium ocd $7.10 3s $7.86: do. rough bulls, $6.26 to $6. 33: butchers' cows, choice, $9.50 to $10; good, $8.60 to $8; do. medium, $7. 5 to zs ror $7.25 to $8.75; feeders, 9.26 to $10;, canners and cutters, $6, 18 1 to" $5.60; mitkers, good to choice, hi 2 39 834 0; deo., com. and | springers, 380 to TT light en ves; $905 11 to $14: sep heats $7.75; yearlings, he 5 to $13 35: Pn: a 5 to $19; calves, go to_choice, $14 to $16. 2: logs, Jod i watered, $18.50 to His do., Weighed oft cars' ge 75 to f.0.b., $17.60 to $17. Montreal Jan. 8--Choice CR $12 to $12.50; good steers, $10 to $12; choice cows, $7 to $9.60; good, $T butchers' bulls, $7 to $10; calves, $13 to $16; grass Sinners' cattle, $6.25 to $11.50 to $12; 1 LE hogs, off cars, $19; good $18.50. $6 to ra 8 68, according | 9 $3,478 July, |. HOLY CITY SAVED FROM TURK Battle For Possession of Jeru- salem Won by British. A despatch from London says:-- Since Boxing Day Gen. Allenby's army has followed up one brilliantly fought battle by a series of engage- ments which have brought under con- trol of the British Palestine army the whole of the watershed- between the Mediterranean and the Jordan as far north as Bireh, and they have a splen- did line across the scene of many cons flicts of ancient times. The troops are now well north of this line, for on Wednesday they oc- cupied Beitin, the Bethel of the Scriptures, and a bountiful water supply between Bireh and Ramallas has been secured. The rapid advance in & most dif- ficult country was due to the over- whelming defeat of a Turkish attempt to retake Jerusalem on December 27, when, after resisting desperate at- tacks for nearly twelve hours, the British delivered a masterly counter: | remen the Turks, who sustained | tremendous losses, to yield almost im- it} pregnable positions and fall back . | along the Nablus road, leaving in British possession points of Bo strategical importance. aif setit | LONDON MEAT SUPPLY | IS WOEFULLY SHORT A despatch from London says:-- { So meagre is the supply of meat dn |] London that the first meatless day is expected for 4 large number of the inhabitants during this week-end. Retail butchers to-day crowded the wholesale markets in an attempt. to obtain a supply for their "customers, but the majority of the dealers met with disappointment. The Government has released 3,000 'carcasses of lambs, but this supply is reserved for distribution among but- chers in the poorer disricts. The West End butchers have been told to advise their customers to eat fowl, game and fish until meat condi- tions are improved. rep 4,600 GERMAN MINES SWEPT UP BY TRAWLERS. A despatch from London says: Dur- ing the past year 1,000 trawlers, which are used as mine sweepers around the British Isles, have stvept an avi of 3,000 square miles daily. During the year they swept up 4,600 German mines. ree SEEKS TO INCREASE USE OF FISH IN CANADA. " A despatch from Ottawa says: The Food Controller through the Fish Committee of his office is starting a ada of frozen fish. This effort will be part of the larger cam ign to in- crease a of kinds of fish ISN'T THAT GUY ON THE | OTHER SIDE OF THE STRee I: FELLOW WHO'S BEEN Fitna wTinYou 2 stroke and rolled up the enemy right,l campaign to increase the use in Can- | sunk, an : have been killed. . Two 'Hundred Bombs Dropped A despatch from London says:--The following official statement dealing with aviation was issued Friday even- ing: " "Two hundred bombs were drppped Thursday on two hostile aerodromés on the Ledeghem Railway junction, on hutments in the neighborhood of the Houtholst Forest and billets south of Lille. - "Six hostile aeroplanes were down- ed in air fighting, and twe others driv- Australians viewing the destroyed peidge at Bapsume, BRITISH AEROPLANES BOMB: METZ FACTORIES IN SUCCESSFUL RAIDS on Ledeghem Ry. and Other Railway Junctions With Satisfactory Results. en down out of control. Three of al machines are missing. "During the night an additional 300 bombs were dropped on six enemy aerodromes, including the Gontrode aerodrome. Successful raids also were capried out in spite of the very bad weather against the factories - at Mezieres-les-Metz, railway communi- cations at Woippy and the railway junction at St." Privat, in the neigh- borhood of Metz. All of our machines returned." T0 SPEND BILLIONS ON SHIP-BUILDING United States Government Ar- ranging Gigantic Plans. A despatch from Washington says: Plans for a $2,000,000,000 Government shipbuilding programme were reveal- eled on Friday when the Shipping Board asked Congress for authority to place $701,000,000 worth of addi- tional ship contracts.' : At the same time an immediate appropriation of $82,000,000 was gsked for the exten. sion of shipyards and for providing housing facilities for workmen. ---------- FRENCH" MAN-POWER SORELY STRAINED A despatch from Paris says: The drain 'upon French fan-power, caus- ed by the despatch of French divi- slons to Italy, has already rendered necessary the recall to the colors of men of fifty. A further measure in the same direction is announced by the Minister of Munitions, who has decided that workmen mobilized for the armed service belonging to the 1914 class and younger shall be With- drawn from workshops and placed at the disposal of the Commander-in- chief. - The measupe comes into force | on January 15. ANOTHER BRITISH GAIN IN PALESTINE} ™ A despatch from ym London says:--An official communication issued by the War Office on Friday says General Allenby reports a further advance by over a distance of a mile. - DENMARK NORWAY HAVE MANY SHIPS "a despatch from London saysi-- Last year 367 Norwegian vessels, with an aggregate tonnage of 566,000, were an Exchange telegraph despatch from 'Copenhagen reports. _ Since the beginning of the war 216 Danish vessels, with a. ge of 224,000 have been sunk, a part of his line north of Jerusalem | 234 Danes : RUSSIA AGAIN TURNS TO. WAR will Not Capitulate to ' Ger many's % Terms of Pea: A despatch from Petrogra Russia has turned again to war. Re- alizing now that Germany will give Russia a democratic peace only if Ger- many succeeds in gaining a general peace, Russja sees anew the necessity for continuing the fight. ussia has been swept by the de- "mand .for peace, which was partly idealistic, partly inspired by war fa- tigue. , This transport of enthusiasm reached' its highest wave when Ger- many, offered what seemed a demo- «cratic peace. - But all that is changed. Six hundred delegates gave Foreign Minister Trotseky's war speech be- fore the Soviets the most enthusiastic and convincing applause. No war speech by Kerénsky ever won ap- plause so earnest. The reason is that the soldiers know now they are fighting for their own democratic. peace terms. The rous- ing scene attained its most inspiring height when the Baltic delegates cried: - "The Baltic flag will 'be the last to come do How far la new enthusiasm will prove capable of action has yi be provedy but at all: évents Rus 11 not capitulate to Germany's 4 rrr AY ne JEWISH BATTALION SAILS : TO FIGHT IN PALESTINE A despatch from London says:-- The new Jewish battalion of the British army, which has just com- pleted its training, sailed for the Palestine front on Thursday. The battalion is under the command of Col. J./H. Patterson, an Irishman and a great lion hunter in Bast Africa in the days before the war. His ex- perience in command of ' Jewish troops dates back to the Gallipoli - campaign, where he was in charge the famous Zion Mule Corps, h. rotugess fn Pom ad