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â- ^iSitk^if,,,. RECENT HGHTING HAS CHANGED WHOLE ASPECT OF THE WAR They Have Brought Eventual Victory for the Allies 'Within the Region of Calculable Certainty The London Chronicle's military correspondent writes under date of October 1: "These last Ave days have changed the whole aspect of the war. They have brought eventual victory within the region of absolute and cal- culable certainty. They have shown that mastery in the west now belongs definitely to the allies in such a de- gree that whenever and at whatever point the hammer stroke is now de- livered it will go crashing through the serried lines of fortifications upon which the enemy has spent twelve months of anxious attention and scien- tific ingenuity and upon the security of which all his hopes, not of victory, but of an honorable peace, as he calls it, are entirely based. Each new stroke will bring the inevitable end nearer. After a time it will cease to be a matter of chipping deeply at the surface. Suddenly a vital spot will be touched. Tiiis may happen any day, and then will come a sudden shrinking of the German line and the abandon- ment of a large part, perhaps all, of the occupied territory. Such a point for example, is the railway junction near Grand Pere, north of the Ar- goiine, upon which tho French are directing their efforts from Massiges. The moment that railway is reached tlic position of the Crown Prince in the Argonno woods will become threa- tened and the long and costly German effort to turn the Meuse heights from the rear will have been brought to nothing. The abandonment of the Argonne would mean in the long run a general German retirement along the whole line, probably to the line of the Sambre and the Meuse. Similarly, the British capture of La Bassee and Lens would be followed by a shrink- age of the whole German line' before Lille. The tale of the booty, gratify- ing as it is, is nothing like so enheart- ening as the clear and unquestionable proof that not merely the clearing of France and Belgium, but the definite defeat of the enemy, is within our power. That is the lesson of the last five days' oflfensive." FRENCH GAIN MORE GROUND PRUSSIAN CASUALTIES' NOW OVER 1.900.000 Everywhere in Champagne the Great OfTensive Movement Con- â-  • -. * tinues. A despatch from Paris says: More ground has been gained by the French, and everywhere in Artois and in Champagne the great offensive continues. The booty captured in the first rush of the forward movement is growing rapidly as the work of . counting is completed, so that now the seriousness of the German losses is much more clearly understood than was the case immediately after the first onslaught. â- 'f-^" The number of heavy field pieces ta- ken in Champagne alone now totals 121. A bombardment of unusual intens- ity of the newly won positions in Ar- tois has failed completely to dislodge the French troops or even to shake the security of their hold. The latest entrenchments taken, in this sector, on the heights between Souchez and Vimy, are being planted with heavy batteries. At several points the French troops have gained a footing in the second line, and some of them even went right through, but encountering Ger- man reserves, were unable to maintain their progress. According to the Ger- man account these latter troops were captured. The Germans, however, ad- mit the loss of Hill 101, to tho north of Massiges, where the French are not far from the railway triangle, the posc'^ssion of which has been of the greatest advantage to the Germans, as one of the lines has been used for supplying the Argonne army. French Wounded in Paris. The wounded French soldiers now in Paris say that the system of wire entanglements built by the Germans was more intricate than anything they had dreamed of. Even after the big guns had literally churned up the earth many of the stakes and entan- glements remained as a serious im- pediment to rapid advance. It would seem that in Champagne particularly it was the cavalry that completed the rout of the Germans from their first positions. The charge of the horsemen, say the wounded, made a tine spectacle, and was the last thing needed to turn the Germans to flight. Many of the men are wounded in the legs. It was the machine gun fire playing on them as they advanced >» .^hat made the most wounds. A great many, too, are suffering from bayonet wounds. Already large reinforcements for the Germans are arriving on tho west- ern front, and their presence has already had the effect of slackening somewhat the allies' offensive. But there Is a possibility of the offensive breaking out on some other section of this front. In fact, the correspondent of the Cologne Gazette at German headquarters announces that an at- tack was made east of Aubcrville, which ho says was repulsed. A despatch from Amsterdam says: The Prussian casualty lists Number 330 to Number 339, covering the per- iod from September 17 to September 28, give the names of 63,468 men kill- ed, wounded and missing, according to the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant, of Rotterdam. The Courant says that these figures increase the total Prus- sian casualties to 1,916,148. How the severity of the fighting recently has increased, continues the paper, is inclieated by the following figures: The lists from Number 300 to Num- ber 309 announced 49,705 casualties; the lists from Number 310 to Number 319 contained 53,396 names; the lists from Number 320 to Number 329 gave 58,445 names, and the remaining lists as above. Besides the Prussian lists, there have been published 224 Bavarian, 199 Saxon, 274 Wurttembcrg, 49 naval and four lists of Prussian officers and non-commissioned officers in the Turkish service. â- Â» SCENE OF BRITISH VICTORY «CAUI vMOnONVCt ^ SC<n.t Of M'l. CUVINVILUC 1 f < TURKS FLEE UP THE TIGRIS PERSUED BY BRITISH FORCES Additional Details of the British Success Against the Ottoman Forces in Mesopotamia A despatch from London says: J. Austen Chamberlain, Secretary for India, gave o^^t additional details of the British success against the Turks in Mesopotamia, in which the previous report said that the Ottoman forces were in full retreat toward Bagdad, with the British in hot pursuit. The statement says the British cav- alry entered Kut-el-Araarna, 90 miles south-east of Bagdad, on the Tigris River, last week. The town was found to be deserted and the Turks in flight toward Bagdad by road and river. Along the river g^unboats and steam- ers with an Indian brigade abowd in pursuit. An aeroplane dropped bombs on one of the Turk steamers. "The total prisoners captured ag- gregated 1,650," says the statement, "but more are coming in. The Turk- ish force, which is commanded by Nureddin Pasha, is estimated at some 8,000 regular troops, who are assisted by a considerable number of tribes- men. "The captured positions showed the trenches had been constructed with remarkable thorouirhness, having com- munication trenches extending for miles and a system of contact mines." Tbe map »h(>Hs liullucli and IjOos, and Hill 70, Just below Lioos, whor« tlic Itritl.sli iiU1<-d In the great victory, and Soucliez, which tlie lYench rot-apturcd. DARKNESS IN LONDON IS NEARLY COMPLETE A despatch from London says: ', The new regulations under which j storekeepers and others must greatly ' reduce their illumination under pain , of severe penalties became operative Friday night and brought London to the darkest stage the city has yet ; reached. The darkening of the street lamps following the last Zeppelin raid j already had reduced the thorough- I fares to a gloom which the curtaining , I of windows in houses and stores Fri- ] day night deepened to a shade which i was the limit of safety. The insuffi- , cicnt screenings of the lights in sa- loons and small shops In certain dis- tricts drew warnings from the police which are not likely to be disobeyed in the future. It is difficult to believe that future aerial raiders will get any guidance from the lights of London. 2 yellow, 72c. 2 yellow, 74c. crop â€" No. 2 3 white, 35 to Hope may bud when it is cloudy, but it blooms only in sunshine. The Sahara Desert has an area of about three and a half million square miles, Th« war lance of the Middle Ages was about sixteen feet long. The pre- sent day lance rarely exceeds eleven feet FRENCH HERO FAINTS IN IlECEIVING MEDAL A despatch from Paris says: The ceremony of decorating a large num- ber of officers and soldiers assembled at the Hotel Des Invalides was mark- ed by several incidents. Second Lieu- tenant Praquins, who had been badly wounded in the head, fainted in the arms of his nurses as General Cousin pinned the war cross on Praquins' breast. Another soldier whose leg had been amputated and who was carried by comrades received tho military modal, the bestowal of the medal being greet- ed with applause by the numerous spectators. Markets Of The World Breadatuffs. Toronto, Oct. 5. â€" Manitoba wheat â€" New crop â€" No. 1 Northern, 97c; No. 2 Northern, 95c, on track lake ports, immediate shipment. American corn â€" No. on track lake ports. Canadian corn â€" No. on track Toronto. Ontario oats â€" New white, 37 to 38c; No. 87c; rejected oats, 31 to 34c, accord ing to freights outside. Ontario wheat â€" New No. 2 Winter, per car lot, 88 to 90c; wheat -slightly tough, 80 to 85c; sprouted or smutty. 65 to 80c, according to samples and freights outside. Peas â€" No. 2, nominal. Barley â€" Good malting barley, 52 to 54c: feed barley, 43 to 45c, according to freights outside. Buckwheatâ€" Nominal. Ryeâ€" No. 2, 85c, nominal, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour â€" First patents, in jute bags, $5.75; second patents, in iute bags, $5.25; strong bakers', in jute bags, $5.05, Toronto. Ontario flourâ€" New Winter, 90 per cent, patents, $3.80, seaboard, or To- ronto freights in bags, prompt ship- ment. Millfeed â€" Car lots, delivered Mont- real freightsâ€" Bran, $24 per ton; shorts, $26 per ton; middlings, $27 per ton; good feed flour, $1.80 per bag. GERMAN DEAD PHID FOUR DEEP Capture of Loos One of the Most Glorious Exploits of the British Army. A despatch from London says: A correspondent of Reuter's Telegram Company sends the following despatch from British headquarters describing SUDDEN STROKE TO BE LAUNCHED French Close Swiss Front^ani -Re- strict Other Commuta- tions, y^ A despatch from ^aris says: The War Office announcedithat the German casualties in killed, Jrounded and pri- soners are in exctyss of three army the fighting in the' great offensive of ] corps, 120,000 on the fifth day of the the allies on the western front: I fighting on the western front. The 3114 to 31%c; seconds, 30% to 30%c. Eggsâ€" Fresh, 35c; selected, 32c; No. 1 stock, 28c; No. 2 stock, 24 to 25c. | Potatoes â€" Per bag, car lots, 65c. 1 Dressed hog.sâ€" Abattoir killed, $13.75 to $14. Porkâ€" Heavy Canada short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $28 to $28.50; Canada short-cut back, bbls., 45 to 55 pieces, $27 to $27.50. Lard^ â€" Compound, tierces, 375 lbs., 10c; : wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 10 %c; pure,! tierces, 375 lbs., 11V4 to 12c; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 12Vi to 13c. United States Markets. Minneapolis, Oct. 5.â€" Wheat â€" No. 1 hard, 99%c; No. 1 Northern, 93%c to 98%c; No. 2 Northern, 87% to 95%c; September, 90%c; December, 91 %c. Cornâ€" No. 3 yellow, 65 >^ to 66 Vic Oatsâ€" No. 3 white, 32% to "The first charge made by our men from the Vermelles trenches in the grey light of morning, which carried them right through the village of Loos and to the summit of Hill 70 and be- yond this, will rank as one of the most glorious exploits of the British army. "Nothing could stop them. Two German trenches defending the village fell first; then a race across some open country and they were in the streets of Loos. Some hand-to-hand fighting with bombs and bayonets, and then out of the village to the slope of Hill 70, about half a mile to the east. The last desperate rush took them to the summit, some going even beyond until checked by a strong earthv^ork defence with numerous machine guns. "The enemy's batteries had by this time begun to concentrate on the slopes of the hill, and therefore our men were ordered to dig in about a hundred yards from the summit. "Fierce fighting continued around the hill on Sunday and Monday. The new army battalions played an impor- tant part in the attack; men who had no experience in real fighting sprang forward to the sound of the officers' whistles with a dash and gallantry I which nothing could stop. Paying no I heed to the terrible fire poured on i them from the hidden guns, they j ;„ gpjte of the furious resistance be pressed forward at a steady pace, i j^g offered by the Germans. There is amount of boots^is enormous. Already 79 cannon hav? been dragged to the rear of the Ffelich lines with a mass of uncounted material, including rifles, machine guns, ammunition and sup- plies. The battle continues without respite. In Artois the French troops pressed forward step by step until they had reached the dominating height known as Hill 140, and the extensive orchards to the south. This hill, the highest in the vicinity, commands a great ex - panse of country to the north, and ''~ once the French guns are placed on its summit the German communica- tions for miles around will be imper- illed. In Champagne the struggle contin- ues no less furiously. French troops are gradually making their way up the Tahure heights and are closing in along the approaches to the village itself. These heights, like the crest of Hill 140 in Artois, will afford the French guns a clear sweep towards the German communications at the rear, and will make it possible to so embarrass the German operations that a continued defence of that region will be very difficult. East of Tahure and north of Man- siges, where the fighting was as bit- ter as at any other point on the entire front, the French made fresh gains I making their way through the barbed 1 „„ doubt of the character of this re- sistance. The Germans are doing the 33%c. Flour and bran unchanged Duluth, Oct. 5. â€" Wlieat â€" No. 1 • wire entanglements, forcing the ene- hard, 96V4c; No. 1 Northern, 95%c; I my's trenches and bayoneting the Ger- No. 2 Northern, 93% ; Montana No. 2 hard, 97c; September, 96c; December, 92V4C. Linseedâ€" Cash, $1.82; Sep- tember, $1.82; December, $1.77 Vic. New York, Oct 5. â€" Flour easier, mans in them. "Germans caught biding in cellars, from which they kept up a steady fire on the men dashing through the Spring patents, $5.75 to $6. isj I streets of the village, were hauled Spring clears, $5.40 to $5.55. Rye | forth; machine guns_ firing through flour quiet Hay steady. Hops quiet Hides steady. Leather firm. Live Stock Market Toronto, Oct. 6. â€" Best heavy steers, $7.75 to $8; butchers* cattle, choice, $7.60 to $7.75; do., good, $7.10 to $7.50; do., medium, $6.50 to $7; do., common, $5 to $5.40; butchers' bulls, choice, $6.25 to $7; do., good bulls, $5.76 to $6; do., rough bulls, $4.76 to $6.25; butchers' cows, choice, $6.45 to $6.75; do., good, $5.25 to $6; do., medium, $5 to $5.75; common, $4.50 to $5; feeders, good, > $6.50 to $7.25; stockers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.25 to $7; canners and cutters, ' $3.25 to $4.75; milkers, choice, each. holes in the walls of cottages were charged and captured. 4. FIVE PERSONS KILLED DURING MOSCOW RIOT DUTCH AGAIN COMPLAIN OF ZEPPELIN VISITS A despatch from The Hague says: The Dutch Government has made a serious protest to Germany concerning the passage of German airships over Dutch territory. Holland declares it expects Germany to take adequate measures to avoid violation of Dutch territory in the future. Edison has constructed a little voice-mill which will work at the bid- ding of the voice. If a mother fixes one to a cradle, the cradle will rock as the baby cries, and continue to do so in proportion to the outcry. Country Produce. Butterâ€" Fresh dairy, 25 to 27c; in- ferior, 22 to 23c; creamery prints, 30 to 31c; do., solids, 28 to 29V4. Eggs â€" No. 1, 26 to 27c per dozen, in case lots: extra at 28 to 30c. Honeyâ€" No. 1 light (wholesale), 10 jge to $95; do.; common and medium, to ll%c: do., retail, 12% to 15c. 1 each, $35 to $55; Springers, $50 to Combs (wholesale), per dozen, No. J95. Ug^t ewes, $5 to $6; sheep, 1, $2.40; No. 2, $1.50 to $2. , heavy, $4.25 to $4.75; do., bucks. Poultryâ€" Spring chickens, 20c; fowl. I j3. 55 to $4.50; yearling lambs, 16 to 17c; ducklings, 17 to 18c; tur-jto $7.50; Spring lambs, cwt., $8.50 keys, 22 to 24c. _ _ | to $8.75; elves, medium to choice. Cheese â€" 14% to 15c; twins, 15 to 15%c. . I Potatoes â€" The market Is quiet, with car lots quoted at 66c per bag on track. Provisioni. 14 to HMc per Bacon, long clear, lb., in case lots. 18'/6 to 19c; do., heavy. 14% to 15c; rolls, 15 to 16c; breakfast bacon, 20 to 23c; backs, plain, 23 to 24c; bone- less backs, 25 to 25%c. Lard â€" The market is easier; pure lard, tubs, 12 to 12%,c; do., paila, 12% to 12%c; compound, tubs, 9% to 10c: do., pails, ll%c. Baled Hay and Straw. Baled hay, new â€" No. 1, ton, $15 to $7.25 to $11; hogs, off cars, $10.10 to $10.25; do., fed and watered, $9.75; do., f.o.b., $9.40. Montreal, Oct. 5. â€" A feature of the cattle trade to-day was the increased offerings of canning stock, and an active trade was done in bulls at $3.75 to $4.25 and in cows at $3 to A despatch from Petrograd says: A proclamation issued by the prefect of Moscow exhorts the inhabitants of that city to avoid a repetition of the regrettable incidents of the last two do^, . days, when five persons were killed and a number slightly wounded as a result of unwarranted interference with the police. The prefect also requests the peo- ple not to gather in crowds, saying that ruffians await opportunities to begin disorders wherever people as- f^ semble, however casually. The proc- lamation has had the desired effect It is universally admitted that the disorders began without the police in any wise being to blame, and also that there was no political design con- nected with them. GERMANS ADMI T 47 SUB MARINES SUNK No News Has Been Received From Crews of This Number for Some Weeks A despatch from London sayg: The Daily Mail learns from its correspon- dent in Copenhagen that a Berlin le- ftort states no new* has been received in woa-inlormed naval circles for some weeks concerning the fate of 47 submarines and that they are there- fore supposed to have been lost. The Admiralty hitherto admitted only the loss of seven submersildea. $16.60; No. 2, ton, straw, ton, $6.50. Hamsâ€" Medium, ! $3.25 per cwt. The best steers offer- ed sold at $6.50 to $6.75, and the lower grades from that down to $5.50, while cows and bulls brought from $4.50 to $6 per cwt The trade in small meats was active. Lambs. Ontario stock, at $7.75 to $8, and Quebec at $7 to $7.50 per cwt. Ewes, $4.75 to $0, and bucks and culls at $4 to $4.50 per cwt Calves, $3 to $13 each, as to size and quality. Hogs, choice selected lots, $9.76 to $10, and rougher and poorer lots $8.75 to $9.60 per cwt, weighed off cars. $13 to $14; baled Business in Montreal. Montreal, Oct. 5. â€" Corn â€" American No. 2 yellow, 79c. Oatsâ€" No. 2 local white, 43% to 44c; No. 3 local white, 42% to 43c; No. 4 local white, 41% to 42c., Flour â€" Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts. $5.85; seconds, $5.35; strong bakers'. $5.15; Winter pat- ents, choice, $5.50; straight rollers, $4.80 to $5; do., bags, $2.25 to $2.36. Rolled oatsâ€" Bbls., $4.90 to $5; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.25 to $2.30 AUSTRIAN AEROPLANES RAID SERBIAN TOWN $25 to $2 Mouillie, $30 to $27. Mid $23 to $25. Shorts, dlings, $30 to $31. $34. Hay â€" No. 2, per ton, car lots, $17 to $18. Cheeseâ€" Finest westerns, 14 Va to 15c; finest earsterns, 14% to 14%c. Butter â€" Choicest creamery, A despatch from Nish says: The following official statement has been issued at the Serbian War Office: "Hostile aeroplanes flew over Pod- jcrvntz, dropping 22 bombs and kill- . ing three men, but doing no damage Bran, i of military significance. On the sec- LISTED POTS AND PANS IN THE KAISER'S HOME A despatch from Geneva says: The Emperor's palace in Berlin was visited recently by the commission having in charge the seizure of metals for Gov- ernment use and a list of the metals at the Court was demanded. The Court chamberlain ordered all the members of the royal family to make individual lists. By the orders of Em- peror William all metals not in actual necessary use will be seized. stiffest fighting yet displayed by them in the west. Perhaps the heaviest fighting since the offensive began is now going on, for the British are attacking the Ger- man third line of defence south of La Bassee Canal, and the Germans have brought up reinforcements against both the British and the French, and are making every effort to retrieve the lost ground. Belgium, despatches from Holland say, has been denuded of troops, while German detachments are even being removed from the east- ern front to meet the greatest effort made in the west since tlie armies t6ok up their present positions from Belgium to Switzerland. The Germans are trying to divert the allies by a heavy artillery bom- bardment north and south of the .Aisne, but, plans having been made by Gen. Joffre, the French are strik- ing with all their forces at their com- mand at the points selected. The re- port that the German Emperor has arrived at the western front is con- firmed, and he has already dismissed some of his generals for allowing, their lines to be pressed back to al- most the breaking point. GREAT BRITAIN ISSUES DUMBA'S SAFE CONDUCl A despatch from Washington says: Sir Cecil-Spring-Rice, the British Am- bassador, personally delivered to Act- ing Secretary Polk at the State De- partment a safe conduct under which Dr. Constantin Dumba, the Austrian Ambassador, will return to Vienna. The department aske<l for the safe conduct some days ago when Dr. Dumba telegraphed from the Summer Embassy at Lenox, Mass., that he had been ordered home, and reque{(ted that arrangements for his safe pas- sage be made. German Submarine Campaign Crushed ond visit they again dropped bombs, killing one man. Tlio same day enemy detachments tried vainly to cross the Drina near Resnik. A similar attempt was made near Porachnitz." A despatch from Washington says: Great Britain has discovered and put into effective operation means of com- batting the submarine, which, accord- ing to official reports to the United States Government, already have re- sulted in a loss estimated at between 60 and 70 German submarines. The reports declare that the British Ad- miralty confidently believes it has crushed the German undersea cam- , paign. New methods of offence and defence that may revolutionize naval warfare have been adopted. Within the last three weeks «»nfidontial re- ports to various Government depart- ments from representatives in Euro- pean capitals of neutral as well as belligerent countries have confirmed the British .\dmiralty's vier; that an effectrvc means of dealing with th« submarine has been found n