The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

RE i>T i- le f- AID TO THE MOTHERLAND AIR BAiD PLANNED LAST OF JANDARY Dairymen Can Render Increasing Valuable Assistance Output By A despatch from Peterboro' says : It was a "call to duty" to the faj- mers to rally to the Empire that Mr. C. C. Jamea, Director of the administration of the special Fed- eral grant to agriculture, made to the members of the Eastern Ontario Dairymen's Association. Within six weeks all Canad'a will ring the appeal which has been fitted into the phrase, "patriotism and pro- duction." Within a week, accord- ing to Mr. J.niii :s, flaring posters from ocean t'l i:.ean will bring home to the Canad.an fanntT the respon- sibility, the duty, the privilege he has in the maintenance of life in the Empire. It will be a call not less important than the call to arms. It is projected by the Do- minion Govornment, working in co- operation with the Provinces. The first appeal â€" -the poster â€" will be fol- lowed by conferences in all the counties of the Dominion, when farmers will be impressed with the necessity of doing their part in help- ing Canada and the Empire in the present crisis. Mr. James started the appeal to eastern Ontario's most prominent dair\Tnen. Send Food as Well as Mea. "The first appeal was for re- cruits,'' said Mr. James, "and post- ers were up all over the country, 'Recruits wanted' ; now there will be another poster, 'Patriotism and production.' We are developing Bometliing in Canada we never thought we had. We are waking up for the first time to the fact that the Canadians are a people. Bri- tain to-day sends another message : 'Send up not only men, but food.' The farmer will be as loyal along his line of work as any other class in the community. If we stay at home, and somebody mast stay at home, let us Solve the problems at home. We have an equal responsibility with those who have gone to the front, with those in the trenches. Every man must bring it home to iiLmiself on his own farm. "It's not doing your duty simply to read the paper. If you don't take the advice and increase pro- duction you are not doing your duty to yourself, the Dominion or the Empire. "What would you think of the soldier in the trench who dropped his rifle and ran I If you farmers know how you can produce more and don't do it, you are in the s«me class as the man who would drop his rifle and run. .Meetings All Over Province. "We propose to hold meetings all over the Province. We call tliem conferences. We will go over the o'J lessons and bring them heme to the farmers, so they will set them- selves to produce the focd the Eid- pire calls for. "At the final outcome it's going to be up to the farmer* of this countrj-. All the financial m»'n say it is up to the farmers. They are going to save Canada if it is to be saved. But while you help to feed the Empire, and while you help to put Canada on a sound financial ba- sis, at the same time you are help- ing yourselves. Was there ever such a proposal before the farmers before 1 The more patriotism, the more production. We know more than we did in the past ; now let us do as much as we know." Count Zeppelin to Coniin:ind in Person ft Fleet of Ten Dirigibles. A despatch from Ijondon says : The Amsterdam correspondent of the Daily E.xpress reiterates the much predicted story of an attack by a fleet of Zeppelins and aero- planes on England, and says that preparations are nearly complete for carrying out the project. Ten first-class Zeppelins will constitute the attacking fleet, which will be under the persona! command of Count Zeppelin. Hundreds of pro- fessional and amateur airmen liave volunteered to take part in the at- tack. A large number of aero- planes, hydro-aeroplanes, destroy- ers, torpedo boats and submarines will accompany the big airships. The orders will be to cripple the main British fleet and attack Lon- don. It is hoped that the expedi- tion will be ready to start in the last davs of Januarv. GERMAN AIRMEN JsiEGE WARFARE IN POLAND FLY OVER CALAIS^ PilCES Of f ARM PRODOCB arrosTs rroit rr» z.e«j)Ti(9 Breadstnffs. Toronto. Jan. 11. â€" Klour â€" Manitoba first uutriiis. $6. CD, in jute baes: second l>atents. »6.1o; ^jtronK bakers, S5.90; Onturio wlieat Hour. »0 per cent, pat- ents, $4.yu to $5. seaboard. Wheatâ€" Manitoba .No. 1 Northern, II. 3»; No. • at SI. 35. and No. 3 at Jl.Jl. Ontario wheat, No. I. il,21 to J1.23. at outside points. nats â€" Ontario, 50 to 61c, outside, and at S3 to 54c on '.raclc. Toronto Western Canada. No. 2, at 64c, and .N"o. 3 at tile. Barley â€" $4 to i!i>c. outside. Rye â€" H to 11.05, outside. Peas â€" .No. 2 uuoted at 11.60 to 11.70. outside. forn â€" No. 3 new American, 79c, all rail. Toronto. fieiRht. Hucitttli.?at â€" No, 3 at 76 to "8c, out- side. Hran and shorts â€" Hran. $25 to $26 ton. and shorts at $27 $2s. Kolled oats â€" i.'ur lots, per bat of 90 lbs, S3 to $3.15. and watered, and $7.40 f.o.b. country points. Montreal. Jan. 12, â€" Prime beeves, 7ic: medium. 5) to 7c: common. 4i to 6ic; cows. $30 to $*5. Calve.f. 6 to 8c, She«p, 4i to 5c. Lambs. 7ic. Hoks. 8ic. VIOLFT RAYS FOR FRO.STBFrE. Will Be a Great Boon to Soldiers in the Trenches. A despatch from Paris says : Vio- let rays are prescribed for frostbite by Dr. Pougiiet in a paper to the .\cademy of Medicine. He says suf- fering s<'Idiers are rapidly cured when taken from the trenches to al- low their affected members to be passed through violet rays of me- dium intensity. a! l.l 1,1, .HOOSE ON FFNDFR. Country Fro Inct, I!uttcr â€" Choice dairy, 21 to !5c; In- ferior, 20 to 21c; creamery prints. 30, to 31c: do.. Solids. 28J to 29c; farmers' i separator. 26 to 27c. Kkks ".New-laid, in cartons. 45 to 60c; Kilecls. 32 to 34c: storaire. 29 to 30c. Honey â€" 12 to 13c p-r lb. for strained: No. ! honeycomb, $2.75 per doxen; No. 3. $2.26. ' Poultry â€"oiioltens. dressed. 13 to I5c; i ducks, dressed, lb.. 14 to 16: fowl. 10 to] He: Kee â- <â- . 14 to 15c; tuikevs, dressed,; 18 to lOc. Cheese â€" New larKe. 16Jc: twins, I 161c. licans â€" Prime, bushel. $2.50 to $2.70:1 hand-plcl<ed. $2.75 to 12.85. I Potatoes â€" Ontarlos, 66 to 70c per bair. I out of store. 55 to 6lic in car lots. New Urunswlcks, cur lots, 60 to 65c per baK. VroTislons. I Baconâ€" l.onc clear. 13i to 14lc per lb ' In case lots. (lamsâ€" Medium. 18 to 17e: do., heavy. 14i to 15c, rolls, 14 to 14Jc; breakfast bacon. 17| to ISc: backs, 20 to 21c: boneless backs. 22 to 23c. l.ard â€" 11 to lUc for tierces, and at 111 *o 12c for tubs and pails. Com- pound. !'l to 9ic, Balad Kay and Straw. l>ealci» are payinK as follows for car lot deliveries on track here: â€" Straw is $7.50 to $S a ton. In car lots, on track here. Hay -No. 1 new hay. $16.50 to $17. on track here: No. 2 at $lt> to $16.50, and No. S at $13 to $13.60. Kontrtal Market!. Montreal. Jan. 12. â€" t'orti â€" .\nicrlcan No, 2 yellow. SO to 81c. Oats â€" Camulian Western. No. 2, 624c: do.. No. 3, 61 Jc: extra No. 1 feed. 62c: No. 2 local white, »⁣ No. 3 do.. 641c; No. 4 do., 53c. Bar- Icy â€" Man. feed. 68 to 70c: maltiii«r. 78 to 78c. Flourâ€"Man, Jsprinit wheat pat- ents, firsts. $7.20: seconds, $6.70; â- trontr bakers'. $8,50: Winter patents, choice. $6: stralxhl rollers. $5.50 to $8.60: do.. baKs. $2.65 to $2.75. Rolled oat.-, bar-els, $6,40 to $6.50: do., basrs, i»u lbs. $3 to $3.10. Bran, $25. Shorts, $27. .Middlings $30. Moulllle. $34 to $36. Hay. No. 2. per ton car lots, $19 to $20, Cheese â€" Finest westerns, 15J to 16c: do., easterns, 15i to 15|. Butter â€" Choicest creamery 29 to 25|c; eec- onds. 28 to 2Slc. Krks â€" Fresh. 66 to 60c: selected. 31 to 32c: No, 1 stock, 28 to 29c: No. 2 stock, 25 to 26c, Potatoea, per baK, car lots. 70c, Winnipeg Qraln. WinnipeK. Jan 12. â€" Cash: Wheat- No. 1 northern, $1,271: No. 2 northern, $1.24J: No. 3 northern. $1.20J: No. 4, il.lCJ; No. 6. $1,121; No. 6. $1.08; feed. 11.04. Oatsâ€" No. 2 C.W.. 664c: No. 3. C.W., 6Sc; extra No. 1 teed. 53c: No. 1 feed. 52c: No. 2 feed. 61c. Barlev â€" .No. I, 63c: No. 3. 63c: feed. 59c, Flaxâ€" No. 1 N.W.C. $1,391. Uniiod States Market*, Mi:neapolls, ,,'an. 12,- Wheat â€" No. 1 hard, $1.34J: No. 1 Northern, $1.29i to $1,341: No. 2 Northern. $1.2iiJ to ll.32j: May. »1,3U to $1,311. Corn â€" No. 3 yellow. 651 to 65i|c, Oats â€" No. 3 white. 483 to 49io. Flour and bran un- chanjted. Puluth. Jan. 12 â€"Wheatâ€" No. I hard, $l,32i; No. 1 Northern $1,311; No. i Northern. $1.23il to $1,291: May. $1,331. Linseed. $1,681: May. $1,691. ZilT* Stock Morkeia. Toronto, Jan. 13, --Butcher steers. $7.76, $7.60, and $7,50. tiood hrouuht $7.25 to $7.50: medium, $6.75 to $7,25, and common, $6,26 to $6,76. Fat cows. $6.26 to $7; for Rood to choice. $5.75 to $6.26 for medium, and $5 to $6.60 for common. Oood to choice bulls ranfted from $6 to $7. Oood bieedy brouKht $6 to $6.60, with medium at $6.76 to $6. and common at $6.25 to $6.76. Milk- ers from $50 to $90. G->od calves. $8 to $10, with medium between $6 and $8 and common at $5 to $6. I.ambs, $8.60. a shade heavier koIur at $8 to $8,25. Other heavier welKhts chansed hands at $7.50 to $8. Sheep w«re steady, $5 to $7.26 belns paid for lisnt ewea. M to $S for hedvv. and 12.60 to ti for t)ucks S- 'V 17.90 off cart $7.65 fed Disi'overy M.ide When C.P.R. Train Reuehed Vort William. .\ despatch from Fort William. Ont,, says: When Uie t.P.R, train from Winnipeg arrived in Fort Wil- liam on Tuesday night an enormous bull m<Kise was found lying across the fender . The big animal had been struck when the train was a few miles from tho city, but the engineer thought it had been thrown to the side of the track. DOCTORS M(AKE NEW FACES. Wonderful Work .Veeomplished by Freneh Surgeons. A despatch from Havre, says : The French army medical corps have set apart three eminent sur- geons, Profess<jr« T'.fflier, Morestin and Sebilean, to make "testhetic re- pairs" and remove deforniations from the faces of those wounded in the war. If a man loses his no.^* or any part of his face, or a disfigure- ment is caused by a wound, the face will be repaired by skin grafting, and the latest discoveries in surgir cal science will be used to remedy the deformity. Several cases have already been successfully under- taken by the three surgeons. .\ young corporal who had part of his face taken away by a shell was given a new nose, leit jaw and cheek. In cases wh«pe teeth have been lost it is said that successful efforts have been made to trans- plant others according to a method discovered bv a Russian dentist. Will Offer Reparation to Italy. A. despatch from Rome says : The Austrian Government has notified the Foreign Office that she is trying to ascertain whether f<nir Italian subjects were taken as hostages af- ter the capture of Belgrade, as has been widely reported in Italy. The .\ustrian Foreign Office has given notice to the Italian Foreign Office that she is prepared to remedy the mist.xke, if one was made, and will offer reparation. Fire Wa!4 Ouened On Them by Four French (^iinboat:* in the Hiirbor. A despatch from North-western France says : German airmen seem now to ha\ e inaugurated ^^omething like a daily air service, weather and other circumstances permitting, along the northern coast line. Some- times they drop a few bombs, and on their gala days they kill a few- women a,nd children. On other occasions they simply flutter along and back again, without doing any damage, even to non-combatants. Two German biplanes appeared over Calais recently, flying very high. Four French gun-boats in the harbor manned their guns and sent them a volley of welcome, which apparently was sufficient to keep them out of range of any spot worth bombarding. | The airguns in the fortifications waited quietly for the Germans to come within range, but they never got a chance, nor did the .=oldiers, on land and the sailors in the har- bor, whose fire was held in pre- j paratiun. | Dunkirk was notified of the Ger- i man visitors arrival, and Comman- der Samson and a French aviator went aloft in the hope of cutting , them out on their return voyage, . but the air was not clear enough. ; and the Germans managed to get j awav quite safelv, - â€" . â€" I* I TO BIY HORSES DIRECT, j Militia Dept. Decides to Deal Only With FarnierH or Owners. | A despatch from Ottawa says : Speculators, horse dealers, etc.,' who are endeavoring to make a pro- fit by purchasing horses from farm- ers and re-selling them at higher figures to the Government for mili- tary purp^«i>« are notified by the Militia Department that horses will be purchased only direct from the farmer or owner. Dealers are to be barred by the Government agents in charge of the purchases. The aim of the Government is to have the ma.ximum amount of mon- ey reach the farmer, while at the same time insuring fair purchase prices for the Government. Von Hindenburg Attempts to Get Nearer to War- saw by Sapping A despatch from Ixyndon says : The vast conflict between the Rus- sians and the Austro-Grcrman arm- ies in Central and South Pola:!d and in West Galicia has reached a temporary state of deatlloek, ac- cording to an olfifial communioa.- tion from Petrograd, which is chiefly notable for the information that MarsiiaJ von Hindenburg's forces have adopted sapping tactics on the Bzura-Rawka front west of j Warsaw. . Saps are being advanced by the Germans in several places towards I the Russian ix>sitions, according to ; the report. In tliis work they are making use of steel shields to pro- tect themselves from the rifle fire of the Czar's troops in the nearby trenches. It thus appears that tho battle in Poland, which began as a field operation of great magnitude, is quickly being converted into siege warfare almost identical with that which for s<3 many weeks has been proceeding on tlie Aisne and the ' Yser in the western war theatre, i There has been, however, one brLs.k ccjmbat in the Warsaw region recently. The statement records that the Germans captured som<' Russian trenches near Sochaczew, the ill-fated village on the Bzurs that wa« the storm centre of the re- cent engagements where von Hin- denburg's march on Warsaw was brought to an abrupt stop. The RiiR.sians returned t<i the attack Thursday morning, and in a fierce bayonet encounter drove, out the enemy and regained all the posi- tions previously lost. Five quick- firing guns and a number of Ger- man prisoners were the Russian trophies of this adventure. Of operations in Xorth Poland or East Prussia the Russian state- ment says nothing, and of Buko- wina, where chief interest in the eastern war taeatre now is centred in view of the imniinc'nt inva.-*ion of Transylvania from that quarter, and its probable political effect on Roiimania, Grand Duke Nicholas' headquarters .says merely tha: '"we continue our offensive.'' The situ- ation east of Cracow and in tiie Car- pathians is described as "without important cliange." "The German statement issued Thursday tlirows no light on the situation in Poland, beyond the fact that the continued inclement wea- ther ha-s made operations e.xceed- ingly difficult on aceount of the mud. FRENCH PEASANTS STARVING Many Deaths Have Already Occurred Lack of Hood From the KINU ALBERTS BRAVERY. Person.'illy I.cd HIm I'roops in St. (Georges Operation. .\ despatch from Paris says : The victory of St, Georges is another military feat to be emblazoned on the stan<lai-d of King .\lbert, who, it has just been di,*closed, person- ally led his troops in this brilliant operation. The King is now direct- ing the artillery fire against the German batteries, and when these have been silenced will again lead the allies' advance. â- !â-  UERMANVS FOODSlfFFS. Reini; Exhausted at Rate of 200.000 Toiw Daily. A despatch from Paris says : Ger- many will actually begin to starve by the end of next May, says Charles Richet, the scientist. To- day the reserves of foodstuffs are enormous but are being rapidly ex- hausted at the rate of ZOO.OOO'tons daily. Rouniania to Strike Without Italy. A despatch from Lond<m says : The Morning Post's Bucharest cor- respondent .says: "Roumania is mobilizing 750,000 men, of which number half a million forms the field army. Roumania will strike even should Italy decide not to en- ter the war." UNDER FRENCH RILE. Forty-one Towns and Villages in ANaee. The London Morning Post's cor- respondent telegraphs from Berne: "Forty-one towns and villages in .Vlsacc which have been occupied b.v French troops since the outbreak of hostilities, are now administered bv the French authorities.'' A despatch from London says : Herbert C. Hoover, Chairman of the .\merican Commission for Re- lief in Belgium, returned to Lon- don on Wi'dnes<iay from a tour of ".nspcction of the work being done for the Coromissiou in Belgium. In a statement issued Mr. Hoover liaid : ".\n appalling situation has been presented to Che Commission with regard to the French peasantry in the valley of the Meuse, just south oi the Belgian frontier, where there are 10,000 persons absolutely with- out food. Our inve.'^tigation show- ed that a large number of deaths alreiKJy had occurred there from star.ation. Despite the shortness of ilie raiions in Belgium, our Bel- gian uoUea^ie< agreed that we must share the last crust with these people. "We therefore si-nt them food out of our limited Belgium stores." Mr. Hoover a!»o issued a rep^irt 'lon the Commis.'ion's work in Bel- j gium. in which he says the organi- I zation for the distribution of food I supplies is well on the road to com- I pletion. It is aided by 50,000 vol- unteer workmen, and there are only a few localities to which relief has I not yet been t'.\ten<ifd. Lipton Loans Yaeht. .\ despatch from London says : Sir Thomas Lipton has loaned his steam yacht, the Erin, for the use of the Servian and Montenegrin wounded. He will accompany the expedition in person, and asks for assistance in stores and money. TURKS SLAUGHTER CHRISTIANS \ despatch from Athens says : The Greek cruiser Helle arrived at Durazzo recently for the purpose of protecting the Greeks there in case of the insurgent capture of the town. The position of the Greeks, in Turkey is daily becoming more j precarious. Murders of Christians! throughout Asia Minor are of con- 1 stant occurrence. The latest out- 1 rage occurred at Karaoglou, near: Manissa. where three notables, in- cluding two archbishops, were ar- rested. Greek Consuls are every- where subjected to bitter persecu- tion. Graeco-Turkish relations are rapidly becoming exces-sively strain- ed. Messages from the Italian fron- tier say that in Italy all public meetings and demonstrations in fa- vor of Italy's intervention in the war have been forbidden at the Italian Consulates in Switzerland. Games With Tommy Atkins Prohibited A despatch from Berlin says : The German army authorities have is sued a general order prohibiting in future trrtops in tlie field from fra- ternizing with forces of the enem,v, as they did at several points in the western theatre of war at Christ- mas. To such an extent was thia fraternizing carried out that at one place where the Germans and Bri- tish p]f»ye<i football Christraar. Day they agreed to suspend hostilities tor two days more. What You ( ;!n Do. You can help your fellowmen â€" you must help your fellowmen; but the only way you can hel); them is by being ttie noblest and the best man that it is possible for you to be. I watch the workmen build , upon the building which by and by | is to soar into the skies, to toss its I pinnacles up to heaven ; and I see | him looking up and wonderMis where those pinnacles are to be, thinking how nigh they are to be, measuring the feet, wondering how they are to be built : and all the time he is craniiming a rotten stone into the building just where he has set to work. Let him forget the pinnacles, if he will, or hold only the floating image of his imagina- tion for his inspiration; but the thing that he must do is to put a brave, strong soul, and honest and substantial life into the building just where he is now at work. â€" Phillips Brooks. Turkey Ignores Protests of (Jreeeo. .\ despatch from Lt^ndim .^ays : Tl)© Daily Telegraph's Athens c»jr- respondent reports that the Greek Government is gravely cv>ncerned with the increasing strained Graeco- Turkish relatiiuis. The Greek dip lomatic and Consular representa- tives in Turkey, the correspondent says, are receiving intolerant treat ment. being shadowed by the po- lice and spies, and that the official protests by the Greek Minister are ignored. Seedy Individual (stopping pedes- trian) â€" "Pardon me, sir, but you look verv much like a man I know," Pedestrian â€" Indeed ! Well, you look like a man I don't want to know. Good day." FOUR COM.HANDERS OF NEW BRITISH ARMIES. Sir Horace L. Sinith-Dorrien, 2ttd Ariuj. Lt.-Ueuertil Sir l)ou);lii.s Haig. 1st .Vrniy. (ienernl Si<- l;in lluniHton, 4th Army. Lt.-(i<'iieral Sir .Vrchlbald Hunter, Urd .Vruiy. BRITAIN TO REPAY FORT ERIE VICTIMS D;iiu:i!:<^ to be Provided in the (â- a^«o of Tho Anierieniis >hot by l'an:idian Soldiers. .\ despatch from Washington says: The L'n:tcd States Govern- ment sent a forma! note to Great Bvit^ain through Sir Cecil Spring- Kice requesting the punishment of those gui'ty of the killing of Walter Smith and the wounding "f Charlei Uorsch, two American citizens, who were shot by three C'anadiHu mili- tiamen at Fort Erie. Ontario, while hunting ducks in alTeged vio'atioo of the Canadian game !aw«. The cominut)icatioii. whicK was ot a friendly character. p«iiiited <ml that not only did the United States tJovernment expect the offenders to be duly punished, but tha.t ade- quate compenwition be given the families of the victims. t'o-iiicid»ntally witJi the sending of the note, Sccretarv BrvaT re- ceived a personal meitiorandum from the British .\mbassador here, after which the Secretary s^aid : 'The Biitish Government without deciding the question of liability will consider the payment of dam- ages to the injured man and' tha the family of the deccasjed." From this State Department -offi- cials took it for granted tiiat dam- ages would be paid after the Domin- ion authorities had completed t-heit inquiry. COPPER $6J.-> V TON. This Is the Price tieruinuy |s No» PayiiiK for II. A despatch from Geneva, Swit- zerland, says: .Advices received here from Germany set forth that copper, owing to the great dein.tnd and t.he limited sui)p!y, is now sell- ing in the Einpir'> for -2, 500 marks ($025) a ton, .•\ fair price in .America for cop- per would be !?;!l'0 a ton. INDIAN POTENTATE'S (ilF'l'. Valu.'ihle Presentatiftii for I'se ol the .Vrmy. A despatcli fix>m London says : A lleot of 41 motor ambulances, four officers' cars, five motor trucks and ten nR^tor cycles has bt^en presenu- ed to King George for tJie use of the army by the Maha'ajah Sciudia of Gwalior. The cars, after the presentations at Buckingham Pal- ace, were reviewed by tlie King, Queen, the Princess Mary and Prince Henry. The King then sent a personal telegram of thanks to the Indian potentate.