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STIFF BLOfMDE CUTS OFF HUN Markets of ihe World \ Europe's Meutrals No Lunger Feed Germany. A despatch from London says: Ger- ; Toionio. Jan. 1 - Muiilloba wheat N". • I Northern. %':.rsi So. 2. do, ti.lOi: ; No 3, do.. $2.i;j; Xo. 4 wlinal. $:.10J, In Blore Fori William. includlnR 24c tax, Mttiiitnlrri oatEâ€" .«<o. •> C. W.. ii»lc: No. .1 C.W., 78»c: No. I i-xtra feoi. 71ic:: I No. t foe^l, 76(c. In Btor»- Fort William. Anierlciin loiii -Nu S yellow, iioiiil- ' mil. many is now believed to be effectually ^ „„',;'; .'-V,';" ZX'^^r,:. teTo'^'W'nomtna?; blockaded. According to ciitimate-! ai't^oreilnK to freights outaide. made here, she now is completely cut' f^i^^'^t.^^i!^^,^^'^,^;:,^, «â- '"'"• off from receiving imports from other | PeH.-' â€" No. 2. $3 "0 to $3.80. acoordlnB ' than her allies, owing to the fact that j ''\3;'',t"y'--Muu'fnK?' $1.30 to $1.31. ae- ' the prevailinif shortage of foodstulfs , â-  onMnK i>> freUrhts out.slde. ; in neutral coimtrics near by has made: uX^^M»'o7ilidl^ '° """â-  »''"''""« j it necessary for them to withhold ! R.vfâ€" No. 2. Ji.TK, ac.cordiriK to freiKhts from her any imports needed by their own people. f. , . ,M . ..-Mf&y.:- â- â- â-  .:::'â- .:â- â- -â- ::, â- .,.^-.,-. Relief For Halifax Victims. Olio of the vtrucks sent from Boston for relief work at Halifax. â- m PRESENT TAKES OVER UNITED STATES RAILWAY LINFi:. ON DECEMBER 28 Virtually nothing is now permitted,! to go into Holland or the Scandina- vian countries from Enj^land, the United States or any other of the Entente countries. These now almost '• control the whole world's exports of j foodstuffs, feedinf? stufT.s and raw ma- j terials of every kind. This stiffeninp: up of the blockadS is â-  attributed here to the policy adopted ' by the United States in July of with-; holding it.s exports from neutral countries near Germany except on terms under which they must cease the export even of their own produce | to Germany. 1 Imports of oils and fats into Hoi- ; land and Scandinavian countries have ' decreased from an average of 75,000 tons a month before the war to, a â-  President Wilson formally announced ! President to serve as Director-General ' monthly average of 22,500 tons at ' his decision to take posseission and of Railroads. [present, according to figures made assume control at noon on Friday,] Through the action taken the Pre- ; P"l)Hc here. Import.-? of cereal and Decern!. or 128, of each and every | sident hopes to be able to cut the fodder, formerly 342.000 tons a month, ] ^"^10 4Sc' system of transportation in the United I "Gordian knot" of the tangle of con- , have decreased to 25.000 a month. Cot- St:ite,«. Poi.-iession of the transporta-' fusion into which the transportation ton imnorts have deSined one-half tion ?y,->lcms of the country will bOfacilities of the nation have been since 1916, and imports of hides and ! out.Mide. I Manitoba Houi â€" First patpnti). In luie I baK.s. $11,60: Znil. do.. $11: stronit bak- ] ens', do,. $11). «o. Toronto. â- j Ontario Hour â€" Wint*M*. acrordlnp to HauLiile. $;i,llfi. In bnKs. Slonircal: $9.75. IVironto: $y.7o l>ullv. seaboard, prompt .shipment. lllllfeedâ€" Car lotsâ€" Delivered Mont- I real fielKhtH, bans Included â€" Bran, piT ton. $35: Nhorts. do.. $40; nildJllneH. do. $15 to $46; Rood feed flour, per bag, â-  $3.25. Hayâ€" No. 1. new. pur ton. $15.50 to $18.60; mi.xed. do.. $13 to $15. track To- ronto. .Sirawâ€" Car lots. p<r ton. $9 to $0,50. X ^^fp^:....:- A "Move" on the West Front. BIG AERIAL BATTLE NEAR VENICE RESULTS IN ALLIED VICTORY DrastioStep Announced by President Wilson to Make Nation's Transportation Facilities Serve War Needs. A despatch from Washington says: j Mr. McAdoo was appointed by the Conntry Froduceâ€" WUoleaale Butter â€" l.'reainerv. solids, per lb., 421 to 43r; prints, per lb.. 42 to 43ie; dairy. ' per lb.. 38 to 3So. I Kicks â€" FreaU ualliered eesrs. BO to u2c. Poultry â€" (Jee.so. dresBed, lb.. 21 to 22c. 1 Potatoes ^Wholesalers are payinK ; (jrowers and country shippers $1.75 for , flrat-clasH stock, f.o.b,. outside points. j Wholesalers ai'e selllnif to the retail ; trade at the following prices: j Cheeseâ€" .New. larse. 23 to 2:iic: twins, I it ., • TvJ„„ti,p,.r, Tfolv ^nvs- eight of the enemy 23i to 23ac: early cheese. 25J to 26c; , "•^"'^^"''"ers in iNorinein Italy .-^ays. ^ b larp twin. 2G lo 20ic. ,One of the heaviest raids the enemy ''»°"S"'^ ^'"''"' ^''^ "* liiiltor â€" Fresb dairy, choice. 40 to 41c; creamery prints, 45 to 4t"ji 45c. Margarine â€" 32c. lb Egjjs â€" New laid. In cartons. 60 to C5c; i „f No. 1 stoi'aKe, 43 to 44c; select storage. British and Italian Airmen Breali Up One of the Hea^ieat Raids Attempted by Enemy on Italian Front. * A despatch from Italian .A.rmy | The fighting was most spectacular, planes being them falling within the Italian lines. The other solids. 44 to, has attempted on this front came to , ^j^pj^j^yg |^,gj,t a "hasty retreat. I grief on Wednesday, when nearly half' The raiders, however, returned - at fleet of 25 aeroplanes was de- ' stroyed, with an exten.-;ive list of kill- k-]b taken through Secretary of War Bak- ] broughfas a result of the efforts made , leather are_ now a mere fraction of er,-but after the railroads and transi:ortation facilities have into the actual possession of the Gov- j tions- and war other jsirite the nation entered the war, to j what they formerly were. Copper im- trans^ortation facilities have come j handle the movement of troops, muni- | Pcts have declined almost to one- commodities, without ' fifth their former proportions. ernment, they will be operated under ; at the same time sacrificing the actual * the direction of William G. McAdoo, I transportation needs of the prt.y-iit Secretary of the Treasury, j and its commerce. the nation STEMSSS9N AND PARTY ARE SAFE Canadian E.'iplorer and Company Arrive at Fort Yukon, Alaska. A d?*p:itch from Ottawa says: Vilhjalniur Stefannson, the Canadian explorer, ami his party, are safe. A message r-Jceived by Mr. G. J. Des- barats, Deputy Minister of Naval Af- fairs, announces that Mr. Stefannson and parly have arrived safely at Fort Yukon, Alaska, from the far North. This ni(:ins that the explorer, about whose saffiythere has been consider- able doubt for several months past, is coming back to civilization afteiL his long sojourn in the Arctic regions. It is presumed that the party will now make their way to Nome and wait for the first ste.imer that will bring them back to Canada. It is pos- sible, ho-.vever, that Stefannson may decide to go overland to Dawson. It is understood here that Mr. Stefannson, who was in charge of the northern division of the Canadian Arctic E.xpedition, spent last winter on Melville Island. It was thought that he would come out either via Lancaster Sound and Labrador, or the Behring Sea, Apparently, he has not cho"en either of these routes, but chose to come over the ice to Herschel Island, and from there to Alaska, probably by way of Fort MacPherson. His party consists of about 24 men. The Canadian Arctic PJxpedition set out in 1913. WEMYSS NEW SEA LORD Sir John Jellicoe Replaced â€" Is Made a Peer in Recognition of Distinguished Services. A despatch from London says : Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wcmyss has been appointed First Sea Lord, in succession to Admiral Sir .Tohn R. Jel- licoe, according to an official announce- ment. Admiral .lelliooe has been elevated to the peerajce in recognition of his very distinguished services. The hope MISSED KAISE Mannheim Raid Occurred About An Hour After Emperor Had Left City. A despatch from Geneva says: The German emperor, returning with his staff from the Verdun front, had a narrow escape during the raid of a Britibh air stjuadron on Mannheim ChrLstraas Eve, according to a despatch from Basel. Only about an hour earlier the emperor's special train left the station, which was partly destroyed by several bombs. A section of the tracks was torn up, cutting communication north. In fact. 11 o'clock, and three more were dis- , , posed of, two falling in this attack in- ,o°rs^r\'l?it7^d~!Kick^ns.''''-m';"^^^^ i«ide the Italian lines. An observer lowl, 22 to 25c: turkeys, 34 to 37c; The big fleet swept over the camp i who has just returned says chat the ducks, Sprlnir, 25 to 27c; Reese, 20 to ,^ygg^. ^f Treviso at 8 o'clock on Wed- ' scene of the conflict is covered \vith Live poultry â€" Turkeys. 28c; .Sprlns ne.'sday morning, flving low and dis- wreckage of the enemy aircraft. -<* chickens, lb., anc: hen8,_^^i6^fo^iSc;! charging machine-guns. Considerable! One of the machines brought down fliie, ' 18 ' oz., damage was done. Notwithstanding was a dreadnought carrj'ihg three the surprise, the Italians and Briti.sh ' persons; the others carried two. All 1 ducks. Spring-. 20 t i Honey â€" Comb â€" E.Ktra $3,50; 12 oz.. $3: .No. 2. $2.40 to $2.50. Strained â€" Tins. 2J'-'J and 5"s. 19 to 195c per lb; lO's. i:S» to lOc: 60's. IS to ISJc. Beans â€" Canadian, haid-plcked, bush;, $S to $S.50; l-nportcd hand-picked. $6.50 to $7; I.lnia.s, 17 to 17Jc. / 4 machines were soon in the air, and en- gaged the enemy at close quarters. of these men were killed, wounded or captured. Pro visions^ WliolcsalB Smoked meats â€" Hams, niediuni. 30 to 31c; do., heavy. 2(i to 27c; coolted. 43 to 44c: roll;;, 27 lu 2S(j. breakfast bacon. ' 3S to 42c; backs, plain. 40 to 41c; bone- less. 43 to 44c. I Cured meats â€" Lone clear bacon, 27i NEWS to 2»c lb; dear bellies. 2G4 to 27c. 1 Lard â€" Pure lard, tierces, 28J to 29c: | tubs,. 2SJ to 2'Jic: pails, 29 to 29Jc; compound, tierces, 24* to 25c; tubs, 245 ' lo 25ic; patls. 25 to 25ic. | Frons Erin's Qmn Isle AWFUL HORROR AND MISFT: BY MAIL FROM LAND'S SHORES. IRE- -« RAILWAY WAR BOARD SAVES 100,000 TONS OF COAL A despatch from Montreal says: â€" The Canadian Railway War Board calculates that in the measures it is taking for the elimination of pas- senger tr;iin.>i '«â- . will be able to save 100,000 t.)ii3 of c. ah Without incom- mcKling the public there will be eli- mination wherever possible. The Rail- way War Board has gone carefully iulo the matter of passenger sendee, with the thought of conservation in mind â€" conservation of fuel and of man-power. The crews liberated from passenger trains that are cut off may be used on freight trains. CANADA'S FISHERIES WAVE RECORD VALUE. A despatch from Ottawa says: Ow- ing to the greatly increased demand for fish, and the higher prices pre- vailing, the total market value of Can- adian fisheries for the last fiscal year constituted a record. It amounted to $a9,208,.S78 iiocording to the annual report of the Fisheries branch issued on Thursday. This was ?3,347,670 greater than the value for tho pre- vious year. To the total value the sea fisheries contributed $34,380,013 and the inland fisheries $4,822,365, MATERIAL DECREASE SHOWN IN BRiriSH SHIPPING LOSSE.S. A- despatch from London say5. The losses to British shipping show » ma- terial decrease for the past w.^ek, .According to the Admiralty report, 11 Briti.sh merchantmen of l.COO tons or over were sunk during this period by mine or submarine, as well as one merchantman undar that tonnage and one fishing \e.-tsoI. T\\elvc merchantmen were unsuc- ccs>fully attacked by submarines dur- ing thv 5:ame poriod. Seventeen ves- s 'Is '.\ert> sui.k the previous week. is expressed that his experience may the emperor's train was the last to be utilized later in another post. The translation of Sir John R. Jel- licoe to the honorable eclipse of a seat in the House of Lords and the promotion of the Second Sea Lord to hi:; place, briefly announced in an of- ficial communication, will convoy but leave Mannheim, and no>rai:is arriv- ed at Basel from that city. Two bombs fell on the palace and one on Montreal UarkelB SluntreaJ. .Ian. 1 â€" Outs â€" Canadian western. No. 3. 1)0 Jo: extra No. 1 fqed, reprisal 1 OOJc; No. 2 local white, 87c: No. 3 do., ' 8ti<:. Flour â€" Man. iSprlnB wheat patents, lirsts, $11.60; seconds. $11.10: stronK bakers'. $I0.!I0: HIralght rollers, bass, $5.20 to $5.37i. Rolled oats, bass, 90 lbs.. $6.30. Bran, $35. .Shorts, $40. SlIddlinKS. $48 to $50. Mouillie. $50 to $58. liay. No. 2. per ton, car lots, $15.50. Cheese, finest westerns, 21Sc; do., easterns. 21.lc. Butter, choicest creamery, 44i to 45c; seconds, 43J to 44c. Ebrs. IrcKh. 54 to 55c: selected. 46c: No. 1 stock. 42c: No. 2 stock, 38 to 39c. P(i(atoes. per baK. car lots, $1.90 to 52.10. Happenings in the Emerald Isle of Interest to Irish- 'RALPH CONNOR'S" PICTURE' HALIFAX Ruined City Compared to the Dcvatfj^ / tatlon of .France and Balgiu! by Major C. W.^Goidon. Returning from' Nova Scotia, wlj Winuipeir Oraln WlnnlpoK. Jan. 1 â€" Cish prices: -Oats the Kiisnension brnlirp â- ipr.=<s tho Mpe â€" ^°- 2 C.W.. S3ic: No. 3, do.. 79ac: ex- uie suspens.on Li.tige icio^s tno JNec- 1 „.^^ j^r^ j ^-^^^ y^g^.. ^.^ j ^^^.^j -gg^.. 3 C.W., rejected and a northern suburo was olown up. Few' No. 2 C.W., $3.07J: No. 3, do.. $2,90}. one interpretation to the mmd of the j persons were killed here, however, as ! general public in view of the strong the employes were havinp- a holiday i riiited states MarketB kar River, both structures DSing badly ' No. 2, do., 73ac. Bariev â€" No. damaged. An ammunitioii factory in j Ii,^:*i,.r7"' Fia1c-No:"V-w'c criticisms for a long time passed upon ; j^umbers of persons we.e k'lled or in- the Admiralty, which culminated in deep disappointment 2nd dissatisfac- tion at the impunity with which Ger- man raiders recently again sank a British convoy. ^___^% TO.MATOES INSTEAD OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS. A despatch from Liverpool says: A year ago the city of Liverpool decided to suspend the cultivation of chrys- 1 anthemums in the greenhouses attach- ! ed to public parks, and grow some thing useful instead. Several acres oi \ jured within the town, ^nd were blown into the Rhine. »> several i,c 9 YEN TO SOPPOST WAR .Minneaiiolis. .Iini. 1- -Corn â€" No. 3 yel- low. $1.00 to $l.lj."i. Oats â€" No. 3 white, 7S1 to 70ic. Flour, in carload lots â€" Fancy patents. $9.75 a barrel; contained In 9S-pound cotton sacks, first clears. no lunger (luoted: second cleai-». $(i.OO, jute. Branâ€" $32 lo $39. DuUith. lllnn., Jan. 1 â€" Linseed. on track, $3.43: arrive. $3.42; arri\e in December, $3.43; December. $3.43 bid; May. $3.38il bid; July. $3.32 bid. ' Sergt.-Alajor John Wilkinson, D.C M., of the Irish Guards, has been ' awardeti the Croix de Guerre for con- spicioiis riilantry. | te has been speaking. Major C I Xew branches of both the Ulster ' G^i^dou arrived at Toronto recei and JJorthorn Banks are being opened pj-f sii from the scene of tlio di In various parts of the North of Ire-^gf Halifax, "Ralph Connor" camp j land. â-  1 the scene with rho.se he had witnoa Vegetables valued at £50,000 have i in France. I been raised on tJie six thousand plots | "When I came into ihe'Halir.' -tW jcultlvated by Belfast workiiig men. ! Uon," he said, "I was sfuck w: Ue J. T. Campbell, M.A., Dublin, pre- ,i(nuige and horrible fainilianty oi v.'K: sided at the first debate of the season scene. It was like so many statio;:> of the Dublin Law Students' Society, 'j i-^d seen in France and Belgium; A successful concert was given at ^.q shattered buildings temporarily Whitechurch, near New Ross, In aid ' patched up, and the train service ho- of the local branch of the Red Cross ; |„g carried on amid the ruias and de- Funds. » 'bris. The whole hillside gives a good I Sir Ernest Clai-ke has Informed ; pjcmre of the ruins at the front. The ; Lady Clonbrook that the motor am- ' difference between Halifax and the bulaiice presented to the Con naught : (.jfie;; i,i prance and Belgium is that ! Rangers is doing good service at the dig former contained many wooden Boulogne base. " I houses. At the front tli« ruined walls ^.;.:^i.,- '' Xive Stock aiarketa Toronto, Jan. 1 â€" Extra L-liuice heavy steers, $11.25 to $12: do., good heavv, $10.75 (o $11; butchers' cattle, choice, JlO.liO tc; $10. S5: do., good, $9.00 to $10.25; do., medium, $9 tu 59.25; do, common. $8.25 to $.S.50: butchers' bulls choice. $9 to $10: do.. Rood bulls, $!i to $S.25; do., medium bulls, $7.10 to $7.36- '"". ian's total financial support to the En- <'"â- â€¢ rouffh bull.x $5,25 to S«.26; butchers' 3 or I ,^ _ , .11.-,. il. i.i___ .. I cows, choice, $ri..')0 to $10: do.. Rood, Japan's Contribution Thus Far â€"No Troops For West. A despatch from Tokio says: Jap- ! stockers. glass were accordingly assigned to bo , ._. ,,„„ ,,-. • i ivt- • i. ^ ,^- used for tomatoes. The result of the 000,000,000 yen, said Minister of Fin , ^^ „„ year's work is announced in a -report I ^"<=« ^''"^'^ '"'^'-'''""y '" "" ^'^^'"^^"^ to $5.60: just published, which states that 10,- „ „, , , ,-, , , , ' •â-  of Western Japan. For Japan, he de clared, this contribution was immense, A& to tho talk of dispatching Japan- ese troops to the European front, he added, this was useless discussion, and the .A,llies were aware that it was an impossibility. Japan, he said. 000 pounds of tomatoes were thus grown, all of which were sent in week- ly shipments to about thirty military hospitals in the Liverpool diiitrict. MANY GERMANS KILLED MHEN TOWN WAS BOMBED. Cnipt. Tom C. C. Lee. son of Richard j Lee, Isliiud Bridge House, Dublin, has j been awarded the Military Cross. It is stated.^that the Government in- tend using Irish munition factories after the war for ordinary Industries. Captain M. O'Leary, V.C, is Ihe champion sniper 011 the Sulonica , front, where his average is three a day. It has been learned that Lieut. ; Wright, of Fahan, reported missing ' since August, is a prisonei- in Ger- ! many. I The Newton Rural Focd Committee have allowed a ratcailcher to use to A despatch from Amsterdam says: The town of Rousselaere (Roulers), in Belgium, was almost laid waste re- cently by the terrific explosion of an ammunition train caused by bombs dropped by a British airman, accord- ing to the frontier correspondent of the Telegraaf. The aeroplane itself \ was brought down by the aerial pres- sure. Many Germans and a few Bel- gians, the latter engaged in forced •â-  labor, were killed, _.^ . ENEMY AGAIN FAILS TO BRKAK VERDUN FRONT A despatch from London says: â€" Once again the Germans have endeav- ored to break the French front of the .Verdun sc-tor, but again have failed. Two a.'^saults delivered north of the Cauriercs Wood resulted in the defeat tente Allies aggregates more than l,-,ss.5ii' to $»; do,, medium, $7.75 to $S; $7.25 to J:i,75; feeders. $9.25 oanners and cutters, $ri.l5 to ikers, good tc choice, $95 to 500 leading financiers or business men |1'''J' ''"â- â€¢ i^"'"- »l";' ""<'•• *'» to *90: " Siuliiffers, $90 to $130; light ewes. $12 to $14: sheep, heavy. $6 to $7.75: y>ar- linRs, $12.25 to $13.25; lambs, $17.25 to $18.25: calved, good to choice, $14 to , .. • 1 $16.50: hogs, fed and watered hi biy three pounds of sugar per week d^y .w«lKh«d off cars, $18.76 â-  do., f o.b.', i mix with his rat poison. Alontreal, Jan. 1-- Best steers. $9 to ' "^^^ Dublin Port and Docks Board ?'?, I'C',' '""'"l/cd pounds: butchers' hcve granted the application of P. to"r9;'''c:n'ne,'s'^ ca"tu'e^''''$f To"^' $!,!'7l^ Kon-nedy for three acres of land for prepared to exert her utmost etforts ; "'i'^*'' *'-' <" S13; iambs, $17 50; calves, the erection of a corn mill at .'Vle.xan- to aid the Allies in other respects, but , frjfMlect ho^s. o^" caV'J,''»ls.'7'6:''Kood , '^'''^ Wharf, her operation could not go to the ex- j "*'*'"'• *"* ^" 51S.50. John McCormack gave a concert tent of sending troops to Europe, To \' ^ ' In New York, and the proceeds, which listen credulously to peace rumors and was would be left standing and the streets tracenlile, but here the fire had con- sumed the houses and the streeis were obliterated. The only difference from life at the front was that Halifax had one shock and no more. TI«j mei. at the front got one shock and tlioa ,i- wait for the next. l'"r(jifi.,thal r:erve- wrecking experience I-rall£ax .^^la mercifully spaied. Uuparalleled Misery "The first three days were days n? unpiiralleled misery. First came \hv shock and the slaughter. Almost In: mediately upon the wr«>ck of th-i houses, firo sprang up from â-  • home, aud 'luickly hundreds .01' were blading on the h!UsIil^||||t tbff-\. ft'jtra. ' â- vv A ^^ Bt tain specific limitations, an increase in "''^4"' freight rates of approximately 10 per with the exception of British Colum- of the enemy and the infliction of 1 bia, where the maximum rate is now heavy casualties. The Germans at 3 cents per mile. The judgment also one point succeeded in penetrating a permits, subject to the limitations of French front line trench, but w«re the Crow's Nest agreement and cer immediately ejected. AUSTRALIAN' SOLDIERS AGAINST CONSCRIPTION. A despatch from Melbourne, Austra- lia, says: Latent figures in the refer- endum are 870,000 for conscription, 1,060,000 against, including the first returns from the Australian forces, which It is officially announced are 17,000 for and 23,000 against con- scription. so to disturb business, he added, was premature and foolLsh. advanceIT railway rates Granted By Board of Railway Comnjis.sioners. A despatch from Ottawa says: An important judgment handed down by the Board of Railway Commissioners _ provides for a 15 per cent, incre.se in f*^' '^ P'-f '"« ^""â- f t. passenger rates in all parts of Canada, ', ,.At least 200 of hose will be totally - blind, and the majority of uu-m are I amounted to $11,000. were sent to the ' 6ftth Irish Regiment. j The sum of .£90,000 has been sub- scribed to the Ulster Volunteer Force Patriotic Fund tor the support of bro- ken down soldiers and their fainllies. Congratulations were sent to Miss Mabel Dease by the St. John .\mbu- lance Association of Borrlsoklane on I her investment by the King with the new Order of the Empire. . . . , , Tr !-<• XT o ' While aitending church in Dublin, A despatch from Halifax, N.S., says: ip^^ J. UonaJey, who ha^ been deaf' The first estimate that BOO men, wo- : ^,,^ j,,,,_^ ^^^ „,„^ ^^^,,,5,^ f^^„, ^i^^j, shock, suddenly recovered ^eooh and recent disastrous explosion at Hali- , '""i-|ie ^farmers of lUUangan and C'Uarystowu have agreed to give tiie laborers who assist at tlu-esliings 200 BUNDED BY EXPLOSION Majority of Victims of This , Class in Halifax Are YounK ' N^Women and Children. I men and children had become totally â-  or pai'tially blind as a result of the at Ilali-, young women and children. Sir Fred- erick F7:aser, chairman of the Halifax Blin I Relief Committee, estimated that a 'imd of at least $o00.000 will bs and have threepence per hour extra wages In lien of drink. The arlis'Js playing at the Tliealrfl Hoyal, Dublin, ga. r a most enjoyable enlertainn'ont ut the Irish Couades Hospital for tho wounded soldier pa- tients. 1 to provide accommodation itable ^aininjc for those who cent, in the West and 15 per cent, in ' "a^« '" ""'''•enly bc,::.me blind A, .j. was made by the Canadian Pacific ."°w, ""' »"< ^''" ^'e'lc'ick Frasor says RLSSIAN W AR PLAN fS 1 In the aftei .10,,; Railway with the Government, and by ^^ ^'7^t *!'"^, L'^'" P'''"''.,'; "^^^a^a''" R^I^G I LO.-HII! DOWN. : (Jovernor of Mas- its provisions rates on a large num- ""'' ^^^ ^'"'^'^'^ States wdl actively co- ^ , him to go, a:,d ^ ber of commodities are reduced. i operate in securing the amount re- A despatch from Londr»ii suys: The the c-orp.s orgf:ni/Pd 1 iquired, 1 PutiloflF Works, emjjloying '10,000 men. ! The i;eed is grp^t, and Ih-? money and the Petrograd Metallurgical Cold lima beans mashed, seasoned mu>t be secured before the work for Works, employing 8,f)0i), have bcgnid and a few minced olives added make these blinded peopb can be properly to pay olT their men, Hccording to a a good sandwich. 'organized. Router's de.^patih frvm Pci ngrad. sanie time. Then followeil tlie the snow, the gale and the rain, equal of ih^s was not aeon In lort^f y^rs. This fell upon the city -who)-* y^ so many people, homeless and â- with- out clcthing, v.ere searching the ruins for their relatives and fri«»,iul« . Th-^ situation of horror was without par allol in Canada. Rescue- Work StartedL - Halifax took' hold of the work Ui a strong way. The showed a fortitudu â- ' " which proved them to : 1; same class as our men at t^yi'v ,^'t clase distiuctiou w.a« o^Bpi ouly benrd tho call for '^> "The loss of "dfe would 1 iiiucli heavier had it iiot bci^i t ir Ui-i prompt aud eflicleut help Iron P.Oi'on, first by the luUiiary uiilt and ',l:"i' I;' the Ut?d Cix'ss workers aftil ^'i'M'r-i. Thoy euiue in • stunned ajid d«z»' without which t;.- have be«n much : of missiiiK U "The Rod LI..P., was :i l/,eJ ajid »vi Mr Mooro had ili' Ing 'iffi: t.'.i )ii/:! dlsaslei's in .\aiiM li U.:' (I. did pie*? .Tdvf. ; '-'*.l ready to pull oui at lo were h»'ld up by tha to fight their "vay tlm .. skirfs of llalllax, .'hHie lii-, I oi.>in4ik4»no«tl work. HV*