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' '^^^mm!^ BRITISH SUCCESS SOUTH OF ANCRE; ALLIES WELDED IN STRONG LINE' hitiohe No Weak Point in Allied Chain â€" l-'och's Reserves Equal Those of the Knemy â€" rreparutions For Fresh AHark. A despHtih fium British Ileml- cHiartt'iiB iu Franco sb.vh: Early Thursday moriiiiiK the Gi-rinans heav- ily liombanlt'd with gas shellH and hitrh explosives west of Merris und the area around ViUcrs-Bretonneux. There was no infantry action. Pog- .«ii>ly the purpose of these practice I'arrnnes is with a view to an early resumption of the offensive. During We<lne>(iuy we carried out « successful local enterprise .south of the .\iicre, a'lvuncing our f ronl* over a width of nearly half a mile to a depth of 400 yards. The weather has improved and the airmen are doinfc deadly work over enemy positions. A despatch from French .^rmy Headquarters .says: Under the Ger- man blows the allied armies seem to lie welded together as never before. There is now no point of junction at whiih the Germans can thrust. The p'-ocpss of welding: together the two armies is complete, but it will not stop there. Franeo-Hritish <livisions will be moved about on a solidly-knitted front at the wi.sh of our high com- mand as freely as German divisions. Against the enemy's territorial gains must be set the fact that he had to throw 140 divisions into battle in five weeks. A considerable number of these have been twice engage<l and some thrice. Addinir these reappear- HELP WIN .^-T/iE^WRR PPO0\yCTION I iinces together there is a lot«l of 18t> •engaKements of divisions, equivalent I to a mass of two and one-half million men whom Ihe enemy \mn already put into battle. As a (Jerman division is 'never withdrawn until it has sustain- ed severe ios.ses, on an average of 2,500, ii is reasonable to reckon the I enemy's loss since the beginning of I the battle at not less tiian 350,000. 'â-  The Germans began the offensive with a reserve of (ioO.OOO in depots in | , France and at home. Behind ihene ; there is only the 1919-20 class, con- 1 [sisting of youths, half of whom are under 18. The enemy's genuine (ight- I ing reserve is thus half exhausted be- i fore he has covered anything like half ' the distance to his goal. His reckless; employment of divisions has left him i with a total of (iO out of 206 in France ' which have not yet been engaged. Of these 12 are Landsturm divisions, I whicVi cannot be used for the purpose ' of an offensive. The Germans thus ; can have little hope that the remaln- I ing 60 divisions can accomplish what the first 140 failed to achieve. I Already the German staff is most anxiously realizing that their re- serves of fresh troops are not I greater than those under General ; Foch. j We have been profiting by ibe lull ' to prepare to meet any fresh enemy i efTort. 15,000 BRITISH SEAMEN MURDERED DURING WAR BY GERMAN PIRATES Enemy u Delermiiied That Sailors in Wrecked Ships Shall Nut Survive â€" .Seaman's J.eague Advocates IJoyiot of Germany. AUSTRALIANS 'ZEEBRUGGE CANAL ENTER ES-SALT: STILL BLOCKED Markets of the World :{.">0 Prisoners Taken in Talcsline Advance. | A despatch from London .says: â€" | The official statement dealing with | military operations in Palestine, is.su- ed on Thursday by the War Office,] reads : , "On Wednesday morning while our, infantry moved to attack the enemy [ In the foothills south and .south-east | of Ks-Salt, Australian mounted troops entered K.i-.Sall, capturing 33 t'lerman and 817 Turkish prisoners. "In the course of these operations a mounted brigade debouched to watch the Jordan crossings was at- tacke<l by a superior force of the enemy, whic-h hnd crossed the river during the night, and wa.< compelled to fall back Horse artillery batter- ies supporting this brigade, in the most difficult and broken country, were obliged to abandon nine guns which could not be saved, although the d<'bachment and horsea were .safoly withdrawn. Necessary support for thia detached brigaile was immediate- ly forthcoming, and the opci-ations are continuing. "West of the .Ionian local enemy at- tacks at Be\'eral points wore repulsed during Tuesday night." The amount realized by Paisley's Red Cross week was l',"),tiO<i after defraying all expi'n.<es. (krnian Efforts to Free It Are Without Avail. A despatch from London says: â€" It is established, according lo a higrh naval authority, tliat the entrance to the Zeebrugge t'anal is still effective- ly blocked. Although thi- Germans are trying hard to free it, they have made no progress in the work a.s- ycU Mean- time, the anti-U-boat warfare has pro- duced satisfactory results during the past week, although the weather con- ditions in the North Sea have been unfavorable for such operations. ROBULI) or CLOTHING IN BEKLIN STREETS A clespatch from London says: â€" So acute U the scarcity of clothing in (;erman.v that men and women are being atlackc^d daily by ruffians in the streets of Berlin and stripped of their garments, according to Gorman news- papers received here. It is said thai one insurance office alone in Berlin is notified of an average of 200 theft.s daily. Thread for mending clothing is said lo be virtually unobtainable. Commenting on the food situation in Germany, the papei-s iidimate that the hope entertained of speedy relief from the Ukraine hiv^ been dispelled. GERMANS ABANDON ATTEMPT TO TAKE YPRES; SUCCESSFUL FRENCH ATTACKS Irench Troops Capture Tactical Position Near Amiensâ€" New Thrust For .\rra.s â€" I.ens Sector in Preparation. A <le?patch from London says: Signs are not wanting that the Ger- man masses, checked by the Hritish in their drive for the Channel ports fn the north, are assembling reserves for another stroke further south. On Thursday night an<l Friday the German artillery had seemingly centrei! its fire on the line between Givenchy and the Nieppe forest, and it may be that the enemy soon will launch an attack against this vital section of the British line. DespalchcH from the British head- fliiartcrs tell of a tremendous cannon- ade In the Lys region, which may be taken to mean the part of the Kland- ders batllefiidd at or near Merville, where the Germans made their great- est advances after the fall of Ar- mentlercs. Articles appearing in (Jermnn news- papers would Koem to indicate efforts to prepare the fierman people for an announcement that there will be no inimeilialc attempt to take Vpres. Experts, writing what may be con- sidered inspired reviews of the situa- tion, say that nothing would be gain- ed by the capture of the ruino<l city. Tills may mean that the Gernuvn.s will turn their attention to some other part I of the front for a new effort, and the â-  l)ombardment of the lines near Mer- ', ville and further east may be the first step in an attempt lo 'force a British retirement from the .^rras-Lens sa- lient. So far as known, no infantry I fighting has occurred in this sector in the past day. While waiting for the Germans to make the next move, the allies have , not been idle. All alor-g the line â-  theii- patrols have been active, and at Hangard and Villers-Hretonncux, before Amiens, they have taken I tactical positions fron\ the Teutons. One of these positions was Hill 82, north of Castel, a height which af- i forded good observation of the allied I eonimunication lines. Toronto. May: â€" Manitolni Wheat- No. 1 Northern, $2.23V4; No. 2 do* $2.20V4; No. 3 do.. $2.17',i.; No. 4 wheat, $2.10!ii; in &t»re Fort Wil- liam, including 2'/ic. tax. Manitoba Oat>?.â€" No. 2 C.W., 86c; No. 3 C. W.. 8.1 Vic; extra No. t feed. 83!*c; No. I feed, 80>-ic, in store Fort William . American cornâ€" N'o. :J yellow, kiln dried,' $1.90 nominal; .No. 4 yellow, kiln dried. $1.85 nomiixal. Ontario oats. â€" No. 2 white. 89 to 90c; No. a while, 88 to 89c, .v:eoniing to freig'hts outside. Ontario wheat. â€" No. 2. Winter, per car lot. $2.22; basis in store Montreal.! Barley.â€" Malting, $1.54 to SL.'io. accordinK to freights outside Buckwiieat.â€" $1 .84 to ?l.8G, ac- 1 cording to freights outride. | Rye. â€" No. 2, $2.60. according to frieghts outside. Manitoba flour. War iiuality, ! $10.9,5, new bag.s, Toronto. Ontario flour. War quality,! $10.80, new, hags, Toronto and Mont- real ''rt-ight-s, prompt shipmcn*. | Millfee<l. â€" • t'ar lots â€" l)elivere<l i Montreal freights, Iwtgs included:; Bran, per ton, $:?.">.40; shorts, peri ton. $40.40. I Hay No. 1, per ton, $17 to $18;; mixeil, $14 to $10. track Toronto. j Straw. â€" Car lots, per tun, $8.50 to $9.00. ti-ack Toronto. Country Produces â€" Wholesale Eggs, new-laid, 40c; selected, new- laid, 42 to 48c; cartons, 4.1 to 44c. Butter. â€" Creamery, solids. 48 to 49c; (U>.. prints, .">(( to .51c; do., fresh made, ol to f)2c; clu)ice dairy prints, 42 to 4;?c; ordinary dairy prints, ;!8 to 40c;l)akors', .'i(i to ."iSc; oleomargarine,' (iKJHl grade), .'12 to 33c. i Cheese. â€" New, large, 2.1 to 23%e;' twins, 23 '4 to 23%c ; spring made, large, 2^) to 2(ic; twins, 2")',.^ to 'ZG^A-c. Beiuis. -Canadian, prime, bushel, $7.50 to $8. Foreiffii, haiKl-picked, bushel, $(L75 to $7. ('omb Honey. â€" Choice, It'i oz., $;!..50 ix'r dozen; 12 oz., $.3 per dozen; sec- Oiuls and dark comb, $2. ,50 lo $2.75. ! Mapio Synip. â€" Imperial gallons, $2.2.); 5-ga'llon tins, $2.10 per gal- en. Maple sugar, per i>ouu(l, 24 to I'rovisions â€" Wholesale Barrelled Meats -Pickled pork, $49; moss pork, $47. I Green Meats.-- Out of pickle, Ic less than smoked. Sni.ikod Meat.s.â€" Rolls, ,'52 to 33c; hams, medium, 3f> to 37c; heavy, 30 to .lie; cooked hams, 47 to 48c; backs,' plain, 4.'! to 41c; bai-ks, boneless, 4G to 48c. Breakfast bacon. 40 to 4J.c. i Cottage rolls, 35 to 3i;c. | Dry Sailed Meats. â€" Long clears, in tons, 29c; in cases, 23 Vic; clear bellies,' I 21) to 2(Oic; fat backs, 25c. I â-  Lar<Lâ€" ^Pure, tierces, 31 to 32c;' I lulls, 31 '4 to 32 '40; pails, 31Vi to: 32Vbc; 1-lb. prints, f,3 to 33';ic.l Shortening, lierces, "^O to 2()',iic; tubs, l2r,>^ lo '2i;\c; pails, 20'.^ to '27c; 1-lb. I prints, '27 'i to •28c. i !M out real Markets Montreal. May 7:- â€" Oats, Canadian ! Western, No. 3, 9()c; extra No. 1 feed, 8(5c. Flour, new standard Govern- ment Spring wheat grade, $10.95 to SI 1.05. Holli'd oats, bags, 90 lbs, $5.36. Bran, $35.40, Shorts, $40.40. Moiilllie, $75. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car b.ts. $17. Winnipeg Grain Winnipeg, May 7: â€" Ca«h prices: â€" Oatsâ€" No. 2 C.W., 86%c; No. 3 C.W., 83V4o; extra No. 1 feed, 88Hc; No. I feed, 80',»c; No. 2 feed, 77 'ic. Bar- ley-No. 8 C.W., $1.50: No. 4 C.W., $1.45; rejecte<l, $1.20; feed, $1.18. Flaxâ€" No. 1 N.W.C., $3.80; No. 2 C.W., $8.77; No, 3 C,W., $3.55. United States Markets Mineapolis, May 7: â€" Com No. 3 yellow, $1.56 to $1.65. Oatsâ€" No. 8 white, 78 to 79c. Flour uiK-hangcd. Bran- $33,14. Duhith, May 7: -Linseed, $4.01 to $4.07; arrive, $4.01; May, $4.01 bid; Julv, $4.04 U bid; October, .$3.55 ask- ed." A despatch from London says: Havelock Wilson, president of the British Seamen's and Firemen's Union, in a statement as regards the eacrificeg of the mercantile marine, says that 15,000 British seamen have been murdered by German pirates during the war. Sea murders are srrowing because the Boche is more determined than ever that sailors in sunken ships should not live lo tell the tale. British sailors were in deadly earn- est in their determination to apply a punitive boycot to Germany after the war. All were in hearty unanimity in their determination not to handle stuff in any way connected with Germany after the war. A year ago the limit of the boycot was for two years. Now, owing to the increase of such crimes, it had been extended to 5V4 years. He added that the Seamen's Leagrue was growing daily. Already it had 100,000 members. Live Stock Markets Toronto, May 7. â€" Extra choice, heavy steers, $14. .50 to $15.75; choice heavy steers. $13.60 to $14.00; good heavy steers, $13.00 to $13.25; butch- ers' cattle, choice, $13.25 to $13.75; do., goo<I, $12.00 to $12.25; do., med- ium, $11.05 to $11.85; do., common,! $11.00 to $11. '25; butchers' bulks,! choice, $11.00 to $12.00; do,, good! bulls, $10.25 to $10.75; do., medium | lalla, $9.25 to .$9.75; do., rough bulls, | $7.25 to $7.50; butchers' cows, choice,} $11.25 to $12.25; do., good, $10.50 to' $11.00; do., medium, $9.50 to $10.00;! stockers. .$9.50. to $11.00; feeders, 1 $11.00 to $11.75; eanners and cut-' tcrs, $0.50 to $7.50; milker.?, goo<l to! choice, $90.00 to $140.00; do,, com.j and med., $r,5.00 to $80,00;; spring- ers, $90,00 to $110.00; light ewes, $13.50 to $15.00; lambs, $18,00 to $20.50; calves, good to choice, 13,00 to $15.00; hogs, fed and watered, $20.25 to 20.50; do., weijrhed off cars, $20.50 to $20.75; do., f,o.b,. $19.25 I.) $19.. 50. Montreal, Mav 7, â€" Choice steers, $12,00 to $13, ,50; good steers. $11.00 to $12.00; medium steers, $10.0> to $10.50; choice butchi-is' cows. ?l'.Oi> to $11. ,50; good coivs, $10.1)0 to $11 00; mediu-n. 5'9.50; caoners' ows, $5.50 'o $'.1.00; hoic* b.it- c.'vr-' bulls, .:O2.00 to ffclS 09; ij:ood $I2.i.0- medium, comrr.oner stuff, mill; tea calve?, Sprini lambs. Spring lambs, $12.00 to $15.00; choice selects, hogs, $21.50 to $22.00; good selects, $20.00 U-> $21.00. GERMANS WILL MELT BRONZE STATUES. A despatch from .Amsterdam says: The German Minister <if War has or- dered an inventory of all bronze stat- ues throughout Germany, directing that the list indicate those which "can best be spared" with a view to their recpiisiiion for military use. He has also ordered an inventory of church bells, which have hitherto es- caped military confiscation. I . 4i !RL,SSIAN FORTRESS IN CRIMEA IN POSSESSION OF GERMANS A despatch from Berlin says: â€" Ger- man forces have occupied Sebastopol, the great Russian forti-ess in the Crimcii. The official communication from headiiuarters readti: "In Ukraine we have broken the enemy's resistance before Sebastopol and occupied the town We<lne9day without fighting." AUSTRALIANS AMJ ( ANADIANS IN SUC( ESSFFL OI'EHATIONS. A despatih from British Head- quarters in France says: The Ger- mans have not renewed their efforts to advance In Flanders or on the Somme, an<l their objective timetables indicate that they are finding their task much heavier than they anticipat- ed. On Thursday night there was much bombing activity on both sides, our airmen inflicting heavy casualties. The Australians carried out success- ful minor operations at Villers-Bre- tonneux, while the Canadians mopped up a strong post, taking seven prison- ers and five machine-gun.s. Farther north the British rushed a n)achine-gun emplacement, clearing it out and bringing back three surviv- ors of the garrison. A tremendous crescendo of gunfire has broken out on Friday morning, ap- parently in the Lya region. GERMANS ADVANCE INTO COSSACK REGION. A de.-ipatch from Basel, Switzerland, say.s: German troops in Ukraine, with a base on the line between Ekaterino- slav and Kharkov, have advanced into the region of the Donetz River Coal Basin, acconling to a despatch receiv- ed here. The Donetz River coal region is in the eastern part of the Government of Kharkov and extends into the Government of the Don Cossacks. This report shows that the German advance in Southern Russia has ex- tended to a line almost directly north from the eastern shore of the Sea of .\zov. ROBBING BIRDS' NESTS IS A CRIME Also Collecting of Birds' Eggs â€" Order Protecting Migratory Birds. .\ despatch from Ottawa says: The old and often cruel sport of boys in robbing birds' ne.sts and making rival collections of birds' eggs is now offi- cially put on the list of national crimes. The sport is banned, accord- ing to an order in Council just pass- ed. The order is passed under the provisions of the migratory birds con- vention, ptfssed last session. The new regulations provide for the protection of migratory game birds, migratory insectivorous^and mi- ' gratory non-game birds, which in- I habit Canada during the whole or any part of the year. New close seasons are established for ducks, geese, brant or rails, and other edible wild fowl, ; from December 15 to jVugust 31, both ( days inclusive. The killing:, capturing, ' injuring or molesting of insectivorous . birds, their eggs or nests, is prohibit- I ed throughout the year, except where special permits are granted to recog- nized museums for scientific pur- poses. These insectivorous birds in- clude robins, woodpeckers, wrens, \ meadow larks, humming birds, whip- i poor-wills, thrushes, and "all other perching birds which feed entirely or chiefly on insects." A close season ' for ten years is proclaimed for cranes, I swans and nearly all shore birds, and j a close season for five years on wood duck and eiderduck. 1)1. Ms, $11 .00 to $10.00 to $10 •>0; $8.00 to $9. â- 0; $,â- { 00 to $13 00 $H.0O to $13 00 DRAFT IN IRELAND IS POSTPONED. A despatch from London says: An or- der-in-Council has been issued further postponing the operation of the Na- tional Service Act, or conscription, as respects Ireland, beyond May 1, to which it had been postponed previ- ously. Some of the morning news- papers say the postponement is due to the Government's wish to intro- duce a Home Rule bill, and to see what measure of success it gets be- fore proceeding to enforce conscrip- tion in Ireland, which, it is said in some quarters, is not likely to be at- tempted in the next few weeks. FOIL UNDER LASHES OF GERMAN SENTRIES. AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN FRANCE ADOPT THE NAME OF "BUDDIES" A despatch from the American Army in France, says: â€" "Buddies" is the new sobriquet for the members of the American National Army in France. While the entire allied world has been hunting around for a suit- able name for Uncle Sam's forces, the men fresh from .\merica took the task upon themselves, and "Buddies" is the result. From east to west, from north to south, "Buddies" is the ac- cepted brand of comradeship. It means "pal," "comrade." It is safe to say the American forces will take to it with alacrity. "Amexea" and "Sammies" were distasteful to the men. -*- A despatch from London says: Reu ter's learns that 25,000 Belgian men • and boys have been compelled to work on military operations behind the Ger- ' man lines in the region of Valencien- I nes and Maubeuge alone, under the , whip of German sentries. The mor- ! tality in the deportee.s' camps is ter- i rible. The numbers sent back as un- j fit are replaced by fresh recruits. UNITED STATES TROOPS MOVING TO FRONT. A despatch from the American Army in France says: America's khaki tide now flows into France in a vol- ume not heretofore approximated. The United States is literally "dumping an army into France," to use the words Premier Lloyd George recently used in the House of Commons. 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