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ALL EUGIBLE UNMARRIED MEN WILL BE ENROLLED IN BRHAIN If They Di Not Volunteer by January ist They Wiil be Brought in by Compiu sion A despatch frrni London says: If eligible single men do not volunteer they will be brought in by compu.sion. Lord Derby states this in a letter to Premier Asquith, in reply to which the Premier nays the statement "cor- rectly expresses the intentions of the Government." This pledge removes i all doubt of the uncertainty of the last few days, and absolutely com- mits the Government to conscription unless all the eligible men, that is, exclusive of the munition workers and others engaged in worlt necessary for the country, have not enlisted by December 31. I STUDe HATE GERMAN LINES IN PRISON CAMP British Soldiers Confined at Witten- berg, Germany, Suffer Keenly. A despatch from London says: The British press bureau has published the reports of James W. Gerard, the American Ambassador to Germany, and members of the Embassy Statf in Berlin, relative to the condition of British prisoners of war in the camp St Wittenberg, Prussia. Lithgrow Osborne reported that his whole impression of the camp authori- ties was utterly unlike that which he had received in every other camp he visited. Instead of regarding their charsres as honorable prisoners of war, he stated, they apparently re- garded them as criminals whom a re- gime of fear alone suiiiced to keep in obedience. "AU evidence of kindly human feel- ing between the authorities and the prisoners was lacking," said Mr. Os- borne, "and in no other camp have I found signs of fear on the part of the prisoners that what they might say to me would result in suffering for them afterwards." The foliowing extracts are taken from Ambassador Gerard's report: "I regret to state that after a care- ful examination of the camp and long conversations with the prisoners my impression is even more unfavorable than 1 had been led to expect. "Upon my arrival at the camp I was not received by the general who acts as commandant, but by a major. "There are over 4,000 prisoners in the camp, of whom 278 are British. Among these 1 found only sixteen overcoats. The men, on the whole, are insufficiently clothed. "The men told me that one of the British medical officers in the camp recently was struck by a German non-commissioned officer and this proved to be true. "Many prisoners complain that dogs were brought in by German sol- diers at night, and that in certain cases prisoners had had their clothes torn by these dojrs. I asked the au- thorities whether they considered dogs necessary for the preservation of or- der, saying that at no other camps had I qeen dogs used for this purpose, and they informed me that they con- sidered it absolutely necessary, that dogs were needed to protect the Ger- man soldiers on duty. I was shown half a dozen of these dogs, which were of the usual police type. "Two prisoners informed me that the conditions in the camp had un- questionably improved greatly in the last few months; that last year when an epidemic of spotted typhus exist- ed the camp conditions had been in- describably bad. "They said that they then implored the German authorities to put the Bri- tish soldiers in barracks by them- selves, as this was the only way to prevent an outbreak of the epidemic, which had been brought to the camp by Russians. This request was re- fused on the ground that the British should learn to know their allies bet- ter. Largely because of this 50 Bri- tish military prisoners and 9 civilians died of the disease." GROWING THIN Reports from the Russian Fighting Fronts Show the Wastage of Enemy. A despatch from Petrograd says: "We have mastered the situation, and the action will develop according to our initiative," is the report sent by Gen. Ruszky, the Russian commander who leads the army on the Dvinsk front against Field Marshal von Hin- denburg. "The enemy is demoralized, and its backbone broken," Gen. Rus- zky adds. These words apparently are con- firmed by the German casualty lists | published recently, which show that the enemy has lost 85,000 men in the 1 last few weeks on the Russian front. | Russian military observers are find- ing frequent indications that the Ger- 1 man lines on this front are growing increasingly thin. These are furnish- ed by reports from the fighting lines, notably from the sector north-east of Riga. As an instance, it is stated that in capturing the passage between two marshes, the Russians found the sole defenders of the positions to be two Germans with machine guns. GERMAN DESTROYER STEAMED AWAY The Week's Development in the War. The week's fighting apparently has been very desperate on four frontiers, but news over the principal cable has been a succession of unofficial despatches, one contradicting another. It is obvioiw that Von Hindenburg IS somewhat of a fallen idol; his desperate drives for Riga and Dvinsk have been made with his customary disregard of human life. The Ru.ssian counter-drives in other sectors of the eastern front have been in keep- ing with their plan of campaign, to wear down the enemy and keep him from detaching men for other fronts. In Flanders and France there has been little outKide of artillery and bomb fighting. The Italians, recently offered a separate place, have been wiping out that insult from Austria by strenuous work. In Gallipoli we have resumed the offensive, the British 52nd Division occupying Turkish trenches on both sides of the Krithia Nulla. It was principally in Serbia that the most desperate, and at the same time the most vaguely reported fight- ing of the week. The French and British have shown increased strength, but the resistance of the Serbs is about done. Pursued British Steamer Into Swe- dish Waters Where Her Designs Were Frustrate4. A despatch from Copenhagen says: 'The British steamer Thelma's depar- : ture from Tre'.leborg, Sweden, where she had been lying since the begin- ning of the war, was marked by an exciting naval adventure, in which the 1 vessel escaped capture by a German I destroyer through assistance rendered by the Swedish torpedo boat Pollux. ' When south of Landskrona, 16 miles north-east of Copenhagen, the Thelma was pursued by the German destroyer W132 into Swedish territorial waters. While the Germans were in the act of boarding the steamer, the Polux forced them to return to their boat, and, running between the two vessels, informed the Germans that every means would be employed to prevent the Thelma from being taken. After an interval of silence in , which both warships cleared for ac- ' tion, the German destroyer steamed , away. I ^ GIFTS FOR SOLDIERS ADMITTED DUTY FREE NEW INDICTMENTS fOR PASSPORT FRAUDS A despatch from Washington says; Further investigations of the activi- ties of Austrian Consul-General von Nuber and his associates will be made by the Department of Justice as a re- sult of a conference in New York be- tween A. Bruce Bielaski, Chief of the Bureau of Investigations, and Dr. Jo- seph Goricar, former Austrian Con- sul. A department statement an- nouncing this also said that informa- tion had been obtained which probably would lead to further indictments for passport frauds. Col. Hodgetts, the Canadian Red Cross Commissioner in London, in a cable to the Dominion headciuartcrs, states that the treasury have given directions that all gift parcels of dutiable goods sent to members of the Canadian contingents on duty in Great Britain are to bo admitted duty free. The contents of the parcels should be declare*!. Further, no duty is charged by the French Government on any goods sent to the British forces in France. The Leading Markets BrendstufTs. Toronto, Nov. 23â€" Manitoba wheat, new crop â€" No. 1 Northern, $1.11%; No. 2 Northern, $1.09, on track, lake ports, immediate shipment. Manitoba oatsâ€" No. 2 C.W., 47c; No. 3 C.W., tough, 43V6c, on track, lake ports. American com â€" No. 2 yellow, 74c, on track Toronto. Canadian corn â€" No. 2 yellow,73%c, on track Toronto. Ontario onts, new crop â€" No. 3 white, 38 to 39c; commercial oats, 37 to 38c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat â€" No. 2 Winter, per car lot, 9(5 to 08c; slightly sprmited and tough, according to sample, 02 to 05r; sprouted, smutty and tough, according to sample, 75 to 88e. Pens â€" No. 2 nominal, per car lots, $2.10; samnle peas, according to sample, $1.25 to $1.75. Barleyâ€" Malting b:irlcy, BR to COc; feed barley, 49 to 52c, according to freights outside. Buckwheat â€" Nominal, car lots, 78 to 80c, according to freights out- side. Rye â€" No. 1 commercial, 88 to 90c; tough, 80 to 85c, according to sample. Manitoba flour â€" First patents, in jute bags, $(i; second patents, in jute bags, $5.50; strong bakers', in jute bags, $5.30, Toronto. Ontario flour â€" Winter, 90 per cent, patents, $4.10 to $4.50, according to sample, seaboard, or Toronto freights in baps, prompt shipment Millfeed, car lots, delivered Mont- real freightsâ€" Bran, per ton, $22; shorts, per ton, $23; middlings, per ton, $25; good feed flour, per bag, $1.50. BRITISH HOSPITAL SKIP SUNK BY A FLOATING MINE IN CHANNE 300 Were Saved Out of a Total of 385â€" Vesse Recently Conveyed Kin.c Across A despatch from London says: The hospital ship Anglia, with about 300 wounded men aboard, in addition to tho crew, nurses and attendant^, bound from France for Dover, struck a mine in mid-Channel and sank in a very short time. About 85 men, most of them seriously wounded, and, therefore, in their cots, lost their lives. The collier Lusitania, which was nearby at the time of the accident, immediately went to the assistance of tho Anglia, and her boats had just been lowered when she also struck a ' mine and foundered. All her crew I were saved. I A patrol vessel succeeded in rescu- j ing 300 of the Anglia's passengers and crew, including some nurses. A number of bodies were recovered. The mine is supposed to have broke from its moorings in the recent storm. I An official communication says: I "King George was shocked to hear I that the Anglia, which so recently j conveyed him across the Channel, had j been sunk. His Majesty is gn^ieved at I tho loss incurred, but trusts that the I survivors have not unduly suffered I from their terrible exposure." NORWEGIAN STEAMER IS SUNK BY A MINE A despatch from London says: Re- ports have reached here that the Nor- wegian steamship Ulriken struck a mine and was sunk near Galloper Light. Twenty members of the crew of the Ulriken have landed on the east coast. They say their vessel was sunk in the North Sea and that four of the crew are missing. The survivors assert that a Greek steamer also met with disaster. •{• The first time a girl is engaged she imagines herself as important as a heroine in a novel. Country Produce. Butter*-Fresh dairy, 28 to 30c; in- ferior, 22 to 24c; creamery prints, 32 to 33c; do., solids, 31 to 32c. Eggs â€" Storage, 30 to 32c per dozen; selects, 35 to 36c; new laid, 42 to 45c, case lots. Honey â€" Prices in tins, lb., 10 to lie; combs. No. 1, $2.40; No. 2, $2. Beansâ€" $3.25 to $3.50. Poultry â€" Chickens, 14 to IGc; fowls, 11 to 13c; ducks, 16 to 16c; geese, 14 to $16c; turkeys, 20 to 22c. Cheese â€" Large, 17'/4c; twins, 17%c. Potatoes â€" Car lots of Ontario quot- ed at $1.10 to $1.15, and New Bruns- wicks at $1.15 to $1.20 per bag, on track. 16%c. Butter â€" Choicest creamery, 31'/^ to 32c: seconds, 31 to 31 Vic. Eggs â€" Fresn, 42c; selected, 33c; No. 1 stock, 30c; No. 2 stock, 27 to 28c. Potatoes â€" Per bag, car lots, $1.10 to $1.20. Dressed hogs â€" Abattoir kill- ed, $13 to $13.50. P6rkâ€" Heavy Can- ada short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $28 to $28.50; Canada short-cut back, bbls., 45 to 55 pieces, $27 to $27.50. Lnrd â€" Compound, tierces, 375 lbs., lOUc; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 10%c; pure, tierces, 375 lbs., 12 to 12Vfec; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 13 to 13%c. Wholesale Hay Market. Baled hny, new â€" No. 1, per ton, $16 to $17.50; No. 2, per ton, $13 to $14; baled straw, ton, $6.50 to $7. United States Markets. Minneapolis, Nov. 23. â€" Wheat â€" December, $1.00U; May, $1.03% to $1.03%. Cashâ€" No. 1 hard, $1.07^4: No. 1 Northern, $1.02% to $1.05%; No. 2 Northern, 98»4 to $1.02%. Corn â€" No. 3 yellow, 68»^ to 69%c. Oatsâ€" No. 3 white, 34% to 35 Vic. Flour unchanged. Bran, $17.75 to $18. Duluth, Nov. 23.â€" Wheatâ€" No. 1 hard, $1.05%; No. 1 Northern, $1.04%; No. 2 Northern, 99% to $1.00%; Montana, No. 2, $1.03%; December, $1.00% to $1.00V6; May, $1.04%. Linseed, cash, $2.08 to $2.08V6; December, $2.04V4; May. $2.07V4. Russia to Suspend AD Enemy Enterprises A despatch from Petrograd says: The Council of Ministers has decided to suspend all the remaining commercial and industrial enterprises in Russia belonging to subjects of enemy countries. These number over one thousand and employ thirty thousand persons. French Warships Capture Austrian Submarines A despatch from Rome says: French warships have captured two Ger- man submarines flying Austrian flags off the African coast. One was cap- tured off Tunis, the other. off Cyrensica. Provisions. Bacon, long clear, 15 to ]5V4c per lb. in case lots. Hamsâ€" Medium, 18% to 19c; do., heavy, 14V6 to 15c; rolls, 15V6 to 16c; breakfast bacon. 21 to 23c; backs, plain, 24 to 26c; Doneless backs, 26 to 28c. Lard â€" The market is firm ; pure lard, tubs, 14c; compound, pails, 12c. Business in Montreal. Montreal, Nov. 23.â€" Corn â€" Ameri- can No. 2 yellow, 77% to 78c. Oats â€" Canadian Western, No.2, Blc; No. 8, 50c; No. 2 local white, 46 Vic; No. 8 local white, 45V4c; No. 4 local white, 44V4c. Barley â€" Manitoba feed, 65V4c; malting, 6CV4c. Buckwheat â€" No. 2, 75 to 80c. Flourâ€" Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $fi.lO; seconds, $5.60; strong bakers', $5.40; Winter patents, choice, $6; straight rollers, $B.30 to $5.40; do., bags, $2.50 to $2.60. Rolled oats- Bbls., $5.20 to $6.25; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.45 to $2.55. Bran, $22. Shorts, $23. Mid- dlings, $30. Mouillie, $30 to $32, Hay â€" No. 2, per ton, car lots, $17.60 to $18.50. Cheese â€" Finest westerns, 1G% to 17c; finest easterns, 16\4 to Live Stock Markets. Montreal, Nov. 28. â€" The quotations were: Best heavy steers, $8.25 to $8.50; good heavy steers, $7.75 to $8; butchers' cattle, choice, $7.35 to $7.50; do., good, $7 to $7.25; do., medium, $6.25 to $6.60; do., common, $4.85 to $5.15; butchers' bulls, choice, $0.26 to $6.76; do., good bulls, $5.76 to $6; do., rough bulls, $4.76 to $6.25; butchers' cows, choice, $6.30 to $6.60; do., good, $5.75 to $6; do., medium, $5 to $5.50; do., common, $4.25 to I $4.75; feeders, good, $6.50 to $7; stockers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.25 to ,$6.75; canners and cutters, $8 to I $4.50; milkers, choice, each, $65 to I $100; do., common and medium, each, i $35 to $50; Springers, $50 to $100; light ewes, $6 to $6.50; sheep, heavy, I $5 to $5.50; do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; i yearling lambs, $7 to $7.50; Spring I lambs, cwt., $8.75 to $9.25; calves, ' medium to choice, $7.25 to $10; hogs, , fed and watered, $9.25. I Montreal, Nov. 23. â€" Choice steers ' sold at $7 to $7.25, but the bulk of I the trading was done in stock rang- j ing from $6 to $6.50, and the com- ' mon and inferior grades brought i from $4.50 to $5.50, while butcher.-*' \ cows sold at $4.50 to $6, and bulls at j $4 . 75 to $6 . 25 per cwt. There was a good demand for canning stock at steady prices, with sales of cows at I $3.15 to $3.35, bulls at $4 to $4.50 per cwt. Lambs, Ontariosatock, $0 to $9.26; Quebec stock, $8.50 to $8.75; sheep, $5.25 to $6 per cwt. Calves, fair-sized lots of grass-fed stock, 3 to 6c per lb.; milk -fed stock, 7 to 8c per lb. Hogs, selected lots, $9.25 to $9.50 per cwt., weighed off cars. BRmSHTAKE TURK TRENCHES Well-prepared Attack in the Darda- nelles Was an Unqualified Success. A despatch from London says: Simultaneously with the arrival of Lord Kitchener at the Dardanelles comes an official report of the resump- tion of the offensive on Gallipoli by the allies, nearly 300 yards of the enemy's trenches being captured. Tho text of the statement follows: "In the Dardanelles the 52nd divi- sion carried out a very successful at- tack on the Turkish trenches on the 15th instant, for which careful pre- paration had been in progress for a considerable time. "Three mines were exploded suc- cessfully under the enemy's trenches in tho neighborhood of the Krithia Nullah, and the infantry pushing for- ward immediately afterward cap- tured about 160 yards of trenches on the east of the nullah and 120 yards on its west. The captured trenches were at once consolidated and bomb- ing parties pushed on up to the com- munication trenches and erected bar- ricades. "Simultaneously with the assault our artillery opened on the enemy's reserve support trenches, two 14-inch monitors and H.M.S. Edgar (cruiser) co-operating, and maintained their fire until the position was reported con- solidated. "The enemy's batteries replied hoa- villy, but very erratically, and did little damage. The Turks in the neigh- boring trenches, who fired heavily, were caught by machine gun and rifle fire and bombs, and suffered consid- irably, their fire becoming very wild. "A counter-attack was made, but it was easily repulsed. Our casualties were under 50 killed and wounded. Over 70 dead were seen in the cap- tured position, and a wounded pri- soner reports that over 30 wore buried by the explosion of one mine." BRITISH TROOPS HOLD MONASTIR Reinforcements Are Being Rushed to the City From Salonica by British. A. despatch from London says: The Serbian Legation at Rome reports an important Serbian victory at Lesko- vats, in the Nish district, after a bat- tle lasting several days. The Bulgar- ian losses, the Legation adds, were enormous. A Daily News despatch from Athens says: Bulgarian troops have ceased their attack from Prilip to- wards Monastir because they fear Serbian troops at Katchanik will ad- vance and encircle them. Despatches from Bucharest to the Italian press say that. British forces have arrived at the Serbian city of Monastir, and are being reinforced. Road conditions delayed the advance » of the Bulgarians against Monastir. Whether the Serb-British force can hold out long is doubtful, but an optimistic note is sounded in a Reuter Agency despatch from Athena. Ac- cording to the correspondent, persons arriving from the front describe the situation as less sombre than report- ed. He adds: The Serbians are retreating in per- fect order, and have lost no prisoners. The guns captured by the Bulgarians are old pieces of little value, and a thousand pieces of artillery remain in the possession of the Ser'.)s, whose morale is still good. The ultimate issue depends upon the timely arrival of the allies' forces. The German army commanded by Gen. von Koevess, which was reported recently as having advanced from Raska, on the Ivan, where the river crosses the southern boundary of Old Serbia, to Banja, north-east df Novi- Bazar, has taken the latter town, according to the German official state- ment. Meanwhile the Serbian army which was operating in the north-western corner of the old sanjak of Novi- Bazar has effected a junction with the Montenegrins, and apparently has withdrawn with the Montenegrins across the Lim to Montenegrin soil. An official Montenegrin statement an- nounces that the Montenegrin and Serbian forces are holding against heavy attacks on the Lim, and that the Montenegi'ins in the sanjak have been compelled to retire to their prin- cipal positions of defence, presumably in their own mountains on the left bank of the river. * THE GUELPH WINTER FAIR. The Largest Live Stock Show Held In the Dominion. From a small start in 1884 a.^; a fat stock show for Guelph and vicinity there has developed the biggest pure- ly agricultural exhibition in the Do- minion. At first only fat cattle were pro- vided for. The classification has been enlarged from year to year, including first .sheep then swine, later a dairy test and poultry were added. In 1909, a horse show was added, and this year a start is being made with breeding .sections for cattle, sheep and swine The judging of poultry will be com- pleted by Monday morning. Dee. 6th, and prizes placed on the coops, so that visitors will bo able to note the prize winners. The dairy test will be completed and card.-, showinjr the re- sult posted on Monday. As each class of horses, beef cattle, sheep and swine is judged, cards showing the catalogue number and the prize awarded will be put up on the stall or pen so that the ideals of the judges can be followed by the visitors. All beef cattle and dairy cuttle will be stabled according to classes, and sheep and swine according to breeds. The comfort of visitors has received considerable attention at the hands of the Fair Board, seating accommoda- tion having been provided for sever hundred more people than in anj former year. There will be judging of horses every night from Saturday to Thurs- day. In addition, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, there will be a competition for officers' chargers and, a riding exhibition by tfhe 29th Bat- tery, which is stationed in Guelph. ^ A series of lectures will be deliver- ed each day of the show upon liv6 stock, poultry or seeds, and will be so arranged that the visitors will be ablo to hear the lecture and see all of ths, judging. A new feature this year is a judg- ing competition between the different counties of the province, each county being represented by three men pick- ed by the District Representative. ATTEMPT TO BURN STRINGS OF CARS A despatch from New York says: The authorities are investigating three separate fires which were start- ed in two strings of freight cars in I the Erie Railroad yards at Weehaw- I ken, N.J., about 100 feet away from a j corral containing 500 horses waiting shipment to Europe. Watchmen saw three men flee from the yards and ; fired several revolver shots, but the i fugitives escaped. The firemen who I extinguiahed the flames discovered that waste fvnm the journals of the I cars had been soaked in oil, placed in the corners of empty car** and ignited. The damago was slight