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GERMANS HAVE NO SOUD GROUND FROM OLD SCOTLAND Coming Offensive Must Be Launched From Low (Jround. A despatch from the French Armies in France says: While await- injr the openinB of the expected new German ofTonsive the FrcMuh and Briti.sh are creating great confusion in the German plans by local opera- tions which already have brouKht about an improvement in their defen- sive positions. j The Germans had hoped to have ^ positions at solid points on the Flan- ders hills, on the ViUers-Brclonneux plateau, and on the Grivesnes and Mailly-Raineval hciphts and Le Pie-' mont and Renaud hills from which to launch their attack. Not only have ^ these positions remained in the hands j of the Entente allied troops, but in i the vicinity of them the French and British recently have gained ground, i The activity of German airplanes ! and the exceptional violence of the j artillery bombardment on the Avre | and in the region of Albert are the only indications of the coming blow. . The Germans have between Zonne- ' beke and Noyon nearly one-third of their whole strength in France, viz., i 64 division.^ out of a total of 210. They have carried out a redistribution of their forces alonjr the whole front. They have notably withdrawn con- &iderahly in the rear. All the official reports, Briti.sh, French and German, refer to the in- > tense artillery fne along the front. | The chief zones under gunfire, ac- i cording to the Berlin report, were i Kemmel district, both sides of the j Lys and between Arras and Albert. I The la.st report from the French War Office mentions heavy artillery fire in the Somme region and near Noyon, whore there was terrific fighting early In April. HARVEST PROSPECTS BEST IN TWENTY YEARS. A despatch from Paris says: Pro- spects for the coming harvest in France are better than any year since 1898. Victor Boret, Food Minister, informed the A.=sociatiid Press upon his return from a week-end tour in the country. "Unless unforeseen situations arise between now and harvest time," he added, "actual restrtctions on food consumption will not be increased. I may even say that we are approach- ing the end of the era of restriction and that the restrictions at present in force gradually will be eliminated. "But I want men for the harvest. If they can be obtained I can pro- mise they will diminish the importa- tions of cereals and release import- ant tonnage." <- CANNING TRADE UNDER LICENSE. A despatch from Ottawa says: The canning trade will be brought under the license system of the Food Board , by .Tune \r>. On and after that date it will be illegal for any person who has not first secured a "canner's , manufacturer's license" to engage in the manufacture, for sale, of canned or preserved fruits or vegetables, j meats, poultry, soups, seeds or grains ' or products made therefrom, jellies, | jams, sauces, pickles, condensed, evaporated, dried, powdered or can- ned milk, or dried, evaporated or de- siccated vegetables or fruits. _ â€".^ â€" . ARRANGE RATIONING FOR DANISH PEOPLE. A despatch from Washington says: A Danish commi.ssion has just landed at a Canadian port on its way to Washington to continue negotiations looking to the rationing of Denmark and to the release of Danish ships to the United States. So far the Unite<l States and Denmark have come to no definite agreement respecting food shipments to Denmark and cargoes arc going forward under a temporary arrangement. TEN THOUSAND TON SHIP FOR EVERY WORKING DAY. A despatch from Detroit says: During the month of May there has been delivered the equivalent of a 10,000-ton ship for every working | day, according to Charles M. Schwab, | Director-General of the United States I Slidpbuilding Programme, in a recent address here. I NOTES OF INTEREST FROM HEB BANKS AND BRAES. What Is Coins On In the Highland* and Lgwiands of Auld Scotia. The Distinguished Conduct Medal has been won by Sergeant Mann, R. A.M.C., Dundee. The death took place recently in Ballathie of Sir John Wolfe Barry, a famous civil engineer. At a patriotic sale held at Mary- coulter House, Kincardineshire, over £250 was realized. Captain John Wilson Lawson, son of W. H. Lawson, Union Bank, Dun- ning, has been awarded the Military Cross. An anonymous donor has given £5,000 in War Bonds to endow two beds in Arbroath IlospiUil in memory of the donor's father and mother. Sir William Robertson, Lord Lieu- tenant of Fife, recently opened a car- nival at Cupar under the auspices of the Voluntary Workers' Association. W. A. Rae, Douglasfield, Murthly, has donated £500 to the Perth Royal Infirmary in memory of his son, the late Lieut. W. A. Rae, killed in ac- tion. The death took place recently at Strichen of John Sleigh, at 92 years of age, and he was probably the old- est constable in the United King- dom. Corporal D. Fletcher, Australians, son of the late Charles Fletcher, Inverhouse, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. The Royal Red Cross has been awarded to Sister M. S. McDonald, Grantown-on-Spey, in recognition • of services rendered in France. The women of Fife have agreed to provide the labor for harvesting the flax crop and to train women as rab- bit trappers. Robert Dollar, of San P'rancisco, sent £3,000 to go toward tlie erection of public baths in his native town, Falkirk. Lieut. Ronald M. Donaldson, Can- adians, who was recently awarded the Military Cross, is a native of Burnt- island. The Legga'tsden estate, near In- vesamsay, was recently sold to Don- ald Mustard, a solicitor of Elgin, for £9,100. Corporal Colin Barron, of the Cana- dian Infantry, who has been awarded the Victoria Cross, is a native of Boyndie. 'The Military Cross has been award- ed to Lieut. Vivian F. Murdoch, son of Rev. A. G. Murdoch, U.F. minister of Glaes. Sister M. Mitchell, R.R.C., Focha- bers, has left for service in Italy in charge of a party of nurses. Corp. J. C. Jamieson, son of D. Jamieson, Bridge of Don, has been awarded the Military Medal. The late Miss Ellis, of Devonside, left the sum of £146 as prizes for the pupils of Banff Academy. G. O. Kianinmonth, Burntisland, has been elected to the Town Council to succeed John Robb, resigned. Brig. -General (Iheape, the laird of Wellfield, Strathmigio, has been awarde<l the D.S.O. for gallantry. A successful concert was given by the Tullochgorum Club, of Kinross, in aid of Kinross Nursing Association. •> FEAR RHINE CITIES WILL BE LAID IN RUINS. A despatch from the French Armies in France says: (-apturcd Germans testify to the brilliant work of the Entente aviators, who, they say,- leave the Ciermans no peace. Fears are expressed regarding future oper- ations on the Rhine cities, which they believe will be laid in ruins. The Her- mans declare their anti-aircraft de- fences are insufficient to prevent the allies visiting the Teuton camps, can- tonments, depots, and airdromes, where, they say, enormous damage already has been done. Markets of the World' From Erin's Green Isle Breadstuffs Toronto, May 28. â€" Manitoba wheat â€"No. 1 Noi^heni, $2.23'/4; No. 2 do., $2.20Vi; No. 3 do., $2.17y2; No. 4 wheat, $2.10Vi; in store Fort William, including 2 Vic tax. Manitoba oabsâ€" No. 2 C.W., 85%c; No. 3 C.W., 82%c; extra No. 1 feed, 82%c; No. 1 feed, 79%c, in store Fort William. American com â€" No. 3 yellow, kiln dried, nominal; No. 4 yellow, kiln dried, nominal. Ontario oats â€" No. 2 white, 80 to 81c; No. 3 white, 79 to 80c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheatâ€" No. 2, Winter, per ear lot, ?2.22; basis in store Mont- real. Peasi â€" Nominal. Barleyâ€" Malting, $1.49 to $1.50, acconling to freights outside. Buckwheat â€" $1.80, according to freights outside. Ryeâ€" No. 2, $2.15, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour â€" War quality, $10.95; new bags, Toronto. Ontario flourâ€" War quality, $10.65, new bags, Toronto and Montreal freights, prompt shipment. Millfoed â€" Car lots â€" Delivered Mont- real freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $35.00; shorts, per ton, $40.00. Hayâ€" No. 1. per ton, $16.00 to $17.00; mixed, $14.00 to $15.00, track Toronto. Straw â€" Car lots, per ton, $8.50 to $9.00, track Toronto. Country Produces â€" Wholesale Eggs, new-laid, 41c; selected, new- laid, 43 to 44c; cartons, 44 to 45c. Butter â€" Creamery, solids, 44 to 45c; do., prints, 45 to 4Gc; do., fresh made, 46 to 47c; choice dairy prints, 41 to 42c; ordinary dairy prints, 38 to 40c; bakers', 36 to 38c; Oleomargarine, (best grade), 32 to 34c. Cheeseâ€" New, large, 23 V2 to 24c; twins, 23% to 24V4c; spring-made, large, 251^ to 26c; twins, 26 to 26V4c. Beans â€" Canadian, prime, bushel, $7.50 to $8. Foreign, hand-picked, bushel, $6.75 to $7. Comb Honey â€" Choice, 16 oz., $3.50 per dozen; 12 oz., $3 per dozen; sec- onds and dark comb, $2.50 to $2.75. Maple Syrup â€" Imperial gallons, $2.25; 5-gal!on tins, .$2.10 per gal- lon. Maple sugar, per pound, 24 to 25c. Provisions â€" Wholesale Barrelled Meats â€" Pickled pork, $49; mess pork, $47. Green Meat â€" Out of pickle, Ic less fhan smoked. Smoked Meatsâ€" Rolls, 32 to 33c; hams, medium, 37 to 38c; heavy, SO to 31c; cooked hams, 49 to 50e; backs, plain, 43 to 44c; backs, boneless, 46 to 48c. Breakfast bacon, 40 to 44c. Cottage rolls, 35 to 36c. Dry Salted Meats â€" Long clears, in tons, 30c; in cases, 30%c; clear bellies, 28 to 28y2c; fat backs, 25c. Lard â€" Pure, tierces, 31 to 32c; tubs, 31Vi to 321/ic; piiila, 31% to 82%c; 1-Ib. prints, 33 to 33Mic. Shortening, tierces, 26 to 26i/4c; tubs, 26V4 to 26%c; pails, 26V2 to 27c; 1-lb, prints, 27% to 28c. Montreal Markets Montreal, May 28. â€" Oats, Canadian western No. 2, 97V6c; do.. No. 3, 94c; extra No. 1 feed, 94c. Flour, new standard Spring wheat grade, $10.95 to $11.05. Rolled oats, bags, 90 lbs. $5.15 to $5.30. Bran, $35. Shorts, $40. Mouillie, $73. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $17. Live Stock Markets Toronto, May 28. â€" Extra choice heavy steers, $15.00 to $16.00; choice heavy steers, $14.00 to $14.25; butchers' cattle, choice, $14.00 to $14.50; do., good, $13.50 to $13.75; do., medium, $12.00 to $13.00; do.. BY MAIL FROM LAND'S SHORES. IRE- the Emerald Isle of common, $11.25 to $11.50; hwtchei;^' bull, choice, $12.00 to $13.00; do. good bulls, $11.00 to $11.50; do., me<lium 1 bulls, $10.25 to $10.50; do., rough | bulls, $7.50 to $8.60; butchers' cows,; vFWq choice, $12.00 to $13.00; do., good, $11.00 to $11.50; do., medium $10.25 | to $10.50; stockers, $9.50 to $11.25; | feeders, $11.25 to $12.00; canners and I cutters, 6.25 to $7.50; milkers, goodi„ to choice, $90.00 to $140.00;; do., com. ] ""''''^"""^' and med., $65.00 to $80.00; springers,! Interest to Irish- $90.00 to $140.00; light ewes, $16,001 to $18.50; lambs, $17.00 to $22.00; j' '"^"• t'll^n'r! i?"*^ /? "a"'"": ^i^'i^^orn"! A shipbuilding yard is to be start- ^o -teite :.tf' "ctsn2K6of dt i -' â- " ^rf^^^-'i- "^^ -^^'"^ •" f.o.b., $20.00. ' an English syndicate. Montreal, May 28.â€" Choice steers,! The Thomastown Council will dis- $11 to $13.50 per 100 pounds; choice pos.sess all tenants of laborers' cot- 1 cows, $9.50 to $10.50 per 100 pounds, | tages who do not till at least half i common, $10.50 to $5.50; for ean-| their plots. ners. Butchers' bulls. $9 to $10.50.' W'hile a farmer was ploughing fh a 1 Calves, choice milk-fed, $13.25 per 100 fi^ld at Ballysopp, near New Ross, the pounds; common $10 to $12; sheep , pj^^^,^ t„,„gj ^p ^ g^ij sovereign, I * date of 1795. | The Derry War Hospital Supply ! Depot, formerly a ladies' school, has j been acquired as a hostel for ship- yard workers. When Sergeant John Miney, V.C, j paid a short visit to his home iivRath- ; downy, he was presented with a purse of £100. *"'^ i A large portion of untenanted land on the Olphert estate near Falcarragh ds now being ploughed up for tillage purposes. I The Westmeath Committee of Agri- ] culture have granted a loan of £350 for improving Balrath mill for the GEN. HAIG VISITS CANADIAN TROOPS; The Dominion Forces Celebrated ; May 24th With Baseball | Game. I I A despatch from Canadian Army , Headquarters in the Field says: The Canadian force has apjain been hon- , ored by a short, unofficial visit from grinding of oatmeal, the Commander-in-Chief. Sir Doug- p^^^. ^^^ j^^,. ^j^^j^ jj^g^ j^^^ ^he j las Haig spoke in the warmest terms ejects of gas fumes in the hold of a of Canadian war services, and Can- ^ gj^^, ^^j^j^jj recently arrived at the ada will be as gratified as was the ^^^^^^^ y!^\\ gf Dublin. Canadian Commander at his high ^ j^^ salmon weighing thirty pounds appreciation of the Canadian forces, g^pj, ^^.g^g caught in the River Shan- Inspections, and parades marked the visit, which was truly of a social na- ture. Save for increased artillery activity j in one sector and some scattered hos- ' tile gas shelling, there is nothing out- ' side the usual patrol activity to re- I port on the Canadian front. I We are enjoying a spell of delight- ' ful Summer weather. Concerts, sports I and garden parties, featured and graced by the attendance of Canadian nurses from near and distant Cana- j dian casualty clearing stations, are general throughout the back areas. I May 24 was featured by a double- ' header baseball game. ; non above Limerick. I During the year 1917, the New Ross I division of the British Red Cross So- I cdety collected over £300. I The death occurred recently at Le- I carrow, Ballyhaunis, of Mrs. Coen, I who had reached the age of 108 years. I The Roscommon County Commit- , tee's tree planting scheme has result- â-  ed in thirty-three thousand trees hav- I ing been planted in the county last [ year. i Thomas Duggan, J.P., and Hugh , Ryan, have been appointed as the I delegates of the North Tipperary I County Council on the Council of Agriculture. I M. J. Collins, of KiingstowTi, has been elected a member of the Rath- down Board of Guardians in the place of the late James McCartlin. A despatch from London says: The Owing to the large acreage under Admiralty official statement gives the crop in the Curry district, Sligo, an losses of British, allied and neutral 'â-  old and discarded mill will be reno- LB5- OZ- LB5 L65- WnEH E66S CHEESE DttF Iwun How Canada is Feeding the Allies. Food Controller Thomson gives the above figures as the increased exports of foodstuffs by Canada in 1917 as compared with pre-war time. LOSSES TO SHIPPING DURING MONTH OF APRIL. j merchant tonnage due to enemy ac- j ' tion and marine risk in April as fol- lows: j Tons. , British 220,709 I Allied and neutral 84,393 ] Total 305,102 Clearances in and out of ports, 7,- 040,309 gross tons. •> â-  FORTY-FOUR KILLED IN AIR RAID ON LONDON. A despatch from London says: The casualties in Sunday night's air raid are given in a supplemental state- ment as 44 killed and 179 injured. «• vated and put in working order. Captain Maurice Balfe, of the South African Expeditionary Force, Is home from France on a short visit to his father. Major Balfe, Castlerea. Mr. Geoghan, of Ballyhay, has tak- en over the management of the Bank of Ireland at Ballina, succeeding Mr. Maginn, who has retired. Clonmel plotholders, to the number of two hundred, have formed a Plot- holders' Association and elected Aid. R. Stapleton as president. Power has been given to th« Agri- cultural Boards of Ireland to take possession of unoccupied lands and lands not properly cultivated. â€" â€" <!> â€" WASTE USED FOR RAW COTTON. Why not plan ahead to use potted plants or bouquets of flowers with ' Germany Also Produces Yarns From which to make birthday gifts? a! Mixture of Woollen Rags. beautiful potted plant will add cheer I xr „ 41. • u 1 j J , t ., r , , . , I No raw cotton is now being used and color to the home of your fnend ^ n. j j.- t j « , J 1 1 .t V. for the production of goods any- for vyeeks and Is always an acceptable gift. ♦- PLENTY OF MOISTURE FOR ALBERTA CROl'. A despatch from Calgary says: Re- ports received from ('entral and Southern Alberta show that the whole district has h«d lots of rain to carry the crpp through until July. Oat seeding is 80 per cent, completed. Wheat is well above the ground. The season is a good two weeks advanced over the average. (.Ill workers on the land parade in L veget ondon. ablcs. chickens and where in Germany, says the annual report of a firm in Munich. A fair number of looms still continue to run with yams produced from waste cot- ton, cotton rags or a mixture of these with woolen rags. A very serious view is taken of the position which will have to be faced when the w^r is over. It is pointed out that, in consequence of the de- preciation of the German mark, raw cotton, even if it could be freely ship- ped from America to Bremen, would cost German spinners more than $1.25 a pound, so that to cover the pre-war requirements of raw cotton would entail an expenditure of about $1,250,000,000 a year. Under such conditions, it is considered inevitable that German spbmers will have to curtail their consumption of cotton very materially for some years after the war. Reports which have been published regarding the possibility of the net- tle fiber Industry are said to be great- ly exaggerated. This year the land under nettle cultivation will be about 50,000 acres, yielding not more tiian 15,000 tons, or less than 3 per cent, of the normal German cotton require- ments. The Spartan Mothers. The mothers of the crowded towns, The mothers of the farms. They sit alone with patient eyes And empty loving arms. The boys they used to rock to sleep In haste have buckled on The stern accoutrements of war. And with their blessings gone. To one her son will come again, i A bearded soldier bold, I Upon his breast perhaps a cross I Of shining bronze or gold, â-  And one will hear a halting step I Uncertainly advance. And find her joy in leading him Who left his eyes in France. But one will never see her boy Unlatch the gate again And tread the garden path between The lilacs wet with rain. His picture framed in gilt below The flag upon the wall, A letter, or a battered sword, Or medal will be all. The Spartan mothers â€" not a one Regrets the glorious hour Her darling marched away to break The Kaiser's evil power. "Would that I had," they proudly cry, "Another son to give. That generations yet unborn In safety may live." «^ • THE TELEPHOT. Novel Instrument Enabling One to See Speaker Over the Telephone. Among the inventions of the near future, according to the Electrical Experimenter, will be the telephot â€" an instrument which, when attached to our present telephone system, will enable a person to see the likeness of the one on the other end during a conversation. The obstacle which has presented most difficulty is that of producing the desired result with a minimum of wires and a machine of simple organ- izabion. This will have to be done to make it adaptable to our present tele- phone system where messages are sent and received over a circuit of two wires. The future telephot will have to be an instrument provided with a fluorescent soreen or plate. The face of the speaker will be recorded on this and the impuses sent electrically to the other end, where they will be re- translated. In order that the per.son may see the speaker's face it will have to be illuminated, for if it were dark no impulses would be recorded. A light will therefore have to be at- tached to the telephot.