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,:^U.. AMERICAN NAVY SEAPLANES START ON HAZARDOUS ATLAifilC JOURNEY Left Tiepi'sw Hav, Newfoundland, and Headed ft)r the Azores, Where i.an(Hn?r Will Be Made if Neces^jaryâ€" Average Speed of Sixty Miles Per Hour. A despatch from Trespassey, Nfld., ; eays: â€" Three seaplanes of the Am- erican navyâ€" the NC-S, NC-4 and the NC-1â€" rofc lute on Krickiy from the vater Ot Trespassey nay and headed for the Azores to make by air in the twentieth century a journey as dan- gerous as that Columbus made by water -lliT yours aRO. Comman>l(Ni l»y (-cmmandcr John; H. Towers, Lieutenant -Commander j A. C. Read and Lieutenant- Conunan- ; der P. N. L. neUingcr, the planes left their moorinjt.s at the head of Trespassey Harbor and "taxied" to- wards the narrows. Then, rushing linto a westerly wind, they took the air. The NC-3, the ''flaKship," rose at 7.32, the N'C-4, two minutes later, and the NC-1 at 7.41 (Newfoundland time-. Within a few minutes they were lost to sight beyond the eastern horizon. ' THC MAIfsl t3USlN£SS OF Olj« Cl_uB SHOULD ffE TO BOOST our^ XOVA^N AS A -rr?ADe_ - CENTER ! " The seaplanes shape<l their cour.5C towards Corvo, western-most island of the Azores, from which they ex- l>eotcd to fly to Horta, on the Island of Fayal, where th?y will descend if weather conditions or mechanical dnf-j fioulties make it ncces.sary, but they| will go on if possible to Poiita Del Gada on San Miguel Island, 1,352 nautical miles from this port. This leg of the cruise from Rock- away Beach, N.Y., the planes home station, to Plymouth, Kngland, is the only one which will require night flying. .^ The planes were expected to main- tain an average speed of sixty nauti- cal miles an hour, althoutjh they are capable of making 90 miles if cir- cumstances demand. Temperature was expected to determine the flying altitude, but it was believed five thousand feet would be the limit. LEADING MARKETS BreadstuCTs. { Toronto, May 20. â€" Manitoba Wheat- No. 1 Northern, $2.24 »,^; No. 2 Northern, $2.21 '/i; No. 3 Northern, $2.17'-.; No. 4 wheat, ?2.1P/i, in store Fort William. Manitoba oatsâ€" No. 2 CW, Uhic; , No. 3 CW, 71 %e; extra No. 1 feed,: 71 He; No. 1 feed, 0«%c; No. 2 feed,' 65>/ic. ! Manitoba barleyâ€"No. S CW, $1.15%; No. 4 CW, $1.08V4; rejected, B8',4c; feed, 98'ic. American cornâ€" Nominal. Ontario oatsâ€" No. 3 white, 74 to 7Gc, according to freights outside. Ontario wheatâ€" No. 1 winter, per car lot, $2.14 to $2.20; No. 2 do., $2.11 to $2.10; No. 3 do, $2.07 to $2.15, f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights. ' Ontar'o wheat â€" No. I spring, $2.09 CO $2.17; No. 2 do, $2.0r> to $2.14; No. 3 do, $2.02 to $2.10, f.o.b. shipping, points, according to freight?. | Peasâ€" No. 2, $2.05, nominal, ac- cording to freights outside. Barleyâ€" Malting, $1.10 to $1.15, nominal. 'â-  Buckwiicatâ€" No. 2, nominal. , Rye â€" No. 2 ncminal. ' Man'toba flor.r â€" Government stan- d.irtl, $11, Toronto. Ontario tlour â€" Government stan- dard, Sn, in jute bags, Toronto and Montreal, prompt shipment. Mi'.lfcBdâ€" Car lots delivered, Mon- , trcal freight:-, bags included. Bran,' $12 per ton; shorts $44 per ton; good feed flour, $2.05 to $2.75 per ba,j. Ilavâ€" No. 1, $30 to $33 per ton; mixed, $20 to $24 per ton, track To- ronto. Straw- Car lots, $10 to $11 per ton. Country Produce â€" Wholc.-iale. Butter â€" Dairy, tub.^ and rolls, 38 to 40c; prints. 40 to 42c. Creamery, f;-esh made solids, 50 to 51c; prints, 51 to 52c. I KggK-Ncw laid, r, to Ar.f. Dressed poultryâ€" CWckens, 30 to 3'ic; roosters. 25c; fowl, 30 to 33c; ducklings, 32c; turkeys, 40 to 45e; squabs, doz., $fi. Live poultry -Roosters, C5c; fov;l, 28 to 33c; ducklings, lb.. 35c; turk- eys. 35c; chickens, 27 to 30c. " Wholcsaler.s are selling to Hie re- tail trade at the following prices: Chcp.icâ€" New, large, 30 to 30'â- ^c; twins, 3014 to 31c; triplets 31 to BlV/c; Stilton, 31 to 31 '/aC Butter -I-'re'-h dairy, choice, 48 to TiOc; creamery, r^lida, 54 to 55c; prints, 55 to 5fic. Margarine- -34 to 37c. Kggsâ€" New laid, 49 to 50c; new laid, in cartons, 51 to 52c. Dresr.ed Poultry â€"Chickens, 40 to ir>c; spring ('hickens, 75 to ROc; roos- trrs, 28 to 30e; fowl, 37 to 3«c; turk- eys, 45 to 50c; ducklings, lb., 35 to B8c; squabs, doz., $7; geese, 28 to 30c. Live poultry â€" Spring chickens, 00 lo ''â- 5c. Potatoes- Ontario, f.o.b. track To- ronto, car lots, $1.70; on track out- side, $1..55 to $1.00. Beans -Can. hand-ivcked, bu.shel, $4.25 to $4.50; primes, $3 tx) $3.25; Imported hand-picked, Burma or In- dian. $3.25; Limas, 12c. Honey Kxtractcd clover, 5 lb. tins, 25 to 2r>c lb.; 10 lb. tins, 24'/4 to 25c; fiO lb. tins, 24 to 25e; buckwheat, 00 lb. tins, 19 to 20c. Comb: 10 oz., S4..50 to $5 doz.; 10 oz., $3.50 to $4 doz. Maple products â€" Symp. per imper- ial gallon. $2,45 to $2.50; per 5 im- perial gallons, $2.35 to $2.40; sugar, lb., 27c. Provihionn â€" Wholesale. Smoked meats Hams, nied uni, 39 to 41c; do, heavy. 33 to 34c; cooked, ,54 to 5r>c; rolls. .33 to 34c; breakfast bacon. 44 to 48c; backs, plain, 47 to 48c; Ixjneless, 52 to 55c. Cured meats- Long clear bacon, 29 to 30c; clear bellies, 28 to 29c. I>ardâ€" Pure, tierces, 33% to 34c; tubs, 34 to 34i/4c; pails 34 '4 to 34%c; prints, 35 to SSV^c; Compound, tierces. 27Vj to 28c; tubs. 28'^ to 29c; pails, 28% to 29c; prints, 29 to 29V4c. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Mav 20â€" Oats, extra No. 1 feed. 84c. Flourâ€" New standard (Trade spring wheat. $11 to $11.10. Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs.. $3.90 to $4. Bran- $43 to $44. Shortsâ€" $45 to $4fi. Hav â€" No. 2. per ton, car lots, $37 to $"8. Cheese, finest Easterns, 28 'Ac. Butter, choicest creamery, 55 to 5r)C. Kegs fresh, 52c; do, selected, 54c; do. No. 2 stock, 50e. Potatoes per bag, car lots, $2 to $2.10. Dressed hogs abattoir killed, $30.50 to $31. Lard, pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 34c. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, May 20,^Good heavy steers, $14.50 to $15; butchers' steers, $14 to $14.25; butchers' cattle, choice, $13. .50 t« $14; do, good, $13 to $13.50; do. medium. $12 to $12..50; do, com., $10.25 to $10.75; bulls, choice. $11.75 to $12..50; do, medium, $1()..50 to $11; do, rough, $8 to $8.50; butchers' cows, $12 to $13; do. good, $10.50 to $11..50; do, medium, .$0.25 to $10; do, com., $8 to $8.50; Blockers, $8.75 to $12; feeders, $12 to $13.50; canners and cutters, $5 to $0.75; milkers, good to choice, $90 to $150; do, com. and med., $05 to $75; springers, $90 to $100; light ewes, $13 to $15; yearl- ings, $12 to $14; choice lambs, $18..50 to $20; spring lambs, S12 to $15; calves, good to choice, $14 to $10; hogs, fed and watered, $21.25; do, we.-rrhed ofl" cars, $21.50; Ho, f.o.b., $20.2.5. Montreal, Mav 20 â€" Choice select hogs off cars $21 to $21. .50 per cwt. (Choice steers, $14 to $15.50; inferior quality, $9. Choice butcher cattle, i\0 to $12; poorer grades, $8.50 to $10. Milk-fed calves, $0 lo $10. Has our community a Commerc Is our club doing to inorcase its mom has it secured in the la.st ten years? year, few members are added every Is something DOING all the time. Th works at this, and tho result is the C all true ot the BEST towns. Is OUR Let's get into TH.VT class, and work THE COMMERCIAL CLUB, ial Club? How often does it meet? Once a year or EVERY DAY? What bership? lias it BURIED the last of tho knockers? How many factories The BEST towns have a Commercial Club meeting EVERY day in the day. The moniborship takes in farmers, as well as business men. There e greate.st enersy is expended on boosting tho IIO.ME market. Everybody ommercial Club puts tho town on the MAP as a LIVE community. This is town in this class? Arc WE content to be anything less than the BEST? EACH day to STAY there. Germany Must Make Good 10,000.000 Tons in Ships A despatch from London says: â€" The Ministry of Shipping announces tho number and tonnage of allied merchantmen lost through enemy ac- tion, as follows: Britair, 2,197; tonnage, 7,038,000. France, 238; tonnage, 097,000. Pjily, 230; tonnage, 742,000. .Japan. 2lt; tonnage, 120,000. Unite:! .States, 80; tonnage, 341,- 000. In ndditir.:i to the foregoing, twen- ty Br.lish vessels, tonnage 95,000, were lost on Admiralty service. One of the jirovisions of Uio Peace Treaty calls for a "ton for ton" re- placement of Kiitonte merchantmen sunk by subin;irines. This means that Germany will have to supply the allies with 0,.538,000 tons. AUSTRALIA LKl) DOMINIONS IN KXPKNDITLKi; ON WAK A de.sTKitch from London says: â€" In the House of Commons, replying to Sir J. Norton (iriffiths. Col. Am- ery, Ilnder-Sei-retary for the ('olonLal Office, stated that approximate war expenditures in the Colonie.i were: Cana<ln $1,125,000,000 Australia 1,455,000,000 New Zealand 377.8,50,000 South Afripia 115,000,000 Newfoundland 10,000,000 CENTENARY OF QUEEN VICTORIA BORN AT KENSINGTON PALACE, LONDON, MAY 24, 1819. Some of the Characteristics Which Made Her One of Britain's Most Successfjl Monarchs. In celebrating "the Queen's Birth- day" on Saturday, "the 24th of May," Canadians will also be celebrating the centenary of the birth of the late QiKcn Victoria. Born on the 24th of May, 1819 -in j England instead of Gorniaiiy -be- cause her parent;) purposely returned from their German sojourn in time to make her a native ot t!ie country which they foresaw she might one day play a leading part in. she lost her father, tho Duke of Kent, before she was a year old. and was tlicnccfortU under tho care ot her careful (ierman mother, and her shrewd uncle. I'rinco Loopfdd, who, even after becoming King of tl.o Belgians, continued to write her helpful Icltors, the answers to which aro not the least interest- ing i)art of her voUiininous published correspondence. A Queen at Eighteen. Ilor mother and the eccentric old numarch. Wiiliain IV., quareled con- tinually, but the old man sernis rather to liavo liked his youthful heiress ap- parent. At his death, only a short lime after she bad attained her ma- jority, tho ISyear-old girl bocamo qwen of the mightiest nation on tho globe. Tho student of her life is struck by the ipiiet composure with which tho child sliouldered the bur- den, but ho is more impressed still, as ho reads on, by tho tact and wisdom with which she carried It, from start to finish. Endowed with no apparent- ly romurkablo iiitelle<lual gifts, she nevertheless proved one of the most successful inonarchs of history. Her record shows pretty conclusively that qualities ot heait are as iiserul In high placi'S as (lualities of head. Lord Molborne, the Prime Minister of those early days, violent In temper and rough in speech, but discreet and tactful withal, deserves u great deal of tho credit for her first successes. She was vory nmch in love with her young husband, I'rinco Albert, of Suxo ('<d)urg. and insisted again and again that his title of Prince Consort he changed to King Consort, and that, as was tho ease with Wlllliim and Mary, ho bo empowered to rule Jointly I with her. Her careful old counsellor evaded the question again and again, but driven at last to a frank expres- sion of conviction, he i.s said to have burst out: "Doos your Majesty real- ize what you are running the risk ot doing? If you once got the English people into the way of making kings you would get them into tho way ot unmaking them." Her Prime Ministers. After Lord Melbourne the^Cueen had Disraeli and Gladstone in turn as Prime Minister and tutor colleague, so to speak. She and Gladstone never agreed, and it was perhaps partly the fact that ho was so rigidly High Church which set her against the ; Anglican ritualists. She suffered a great deal in conferenca with him. ; "He talks to me," she complained, "as if I were a pubUc meeting." Yet she ] and (iladstone were responsible for a great deal of lino and wholesome activity. Disraeli won her heart com- pletely from tho lirst. The reason may or may not bo c^ontahied in a con- lideiitial hint which the Jewish states- man once dropped to Matthew Arnold: "Everyone likes tiattory, and when it comes to royalty you should lay it on with a trowel." A contompin':\ry explained her nearly constant popularity, which made her useful labors easier, by her instinctive appreciation of tho right thing to do and say when in public. She was "never Hurried by a space in front of her." Her self-control in dit- Ociilt situations was admirable. In the Crimean W;ir the Queen was as devoted as any nurse or hospital worker in the land. Her torbearanco at tlio time of tho Trent alVair played Its part In preventing war with llie Unilcd States. Inclined perhaps rutlicr toward Prosbyterianism than towards tho Church ot England, ot which sho was the nominal head, she showed no intolerance toward t'atho- llc, Protestant or Jew. She had no grout intv'ri^st lu sects, but a deeply religious natureâ€" so deeply religious that one inattcr-rf-fact French his- torian complains a little ot her trend toward mysticism. She swayed her people becausQ sho loved them. "How kliul they are to me!" she was fond of saying. DcniUinfl Frustrates Plan To Bisect His Itu.ssian Army A despatch from London says: â€" General Denikine, commander of the anti-Bolshevik forces, has frustrated by a counter-offensive the Bolshevik plan to bisect his army by capturing Ko8tov-on-the-I)on, at tho head of the Sea of Azov. The Bolshevik have been compelled i-o move their posi- tions to the northward. FINALLY DROPPED INTO SEA 85 MILES OFF THE SHORE A despatch from St. John's, Nfld., ' says: â€" The United States navy diri- gible C-5, which escaped from its moorings here on Thursday, dropped into the sea about 85 miles off shoi's, ' according to a radio message receiv-! ed by the cruiser Chicago from an! unidentified British steamship. The! steamship said it was standing by the , dirigible. The destroyer Edwards,! which went ou^ in pursuit of the| Blimp after it was blown to sea, was notified by wireless of its position and started at once to salvage the airship. GENERAL STRIKE IN WINNIPEG City Without Breadâ€" All EfTorts . at SetUement Have Failed. A despatch from Vv'innipcg, Man., says: â€" Winnipeg is in the throes of a g-^neral ,in,!::';ir!al urih»ava!. In spite of the energetic efforts made by Premier T. C. Korris and Mayor Charles F. Gray, in spite of numer- ous meetings at which workers and employers attempted to come to a basis of understanding, the threat of labor has been carried into effect. As a last resort Ottawa was appealed to by the Mayor. Senator Robertson, Minister of Labor, can do nothing. He wired in reply to the message sent last night by Mayor Gray stat- ing that when conciliation and arbi- tration were declined, "and the work- ers refused to resnect the governing powers of their organizations," the Government could do nothing. He added that it was regrettable that the metal trade employers would not meet their employes' chosen repre- sentatives for the purpose of discus- sion. Winnipeg is now breadless. Bakers in most of the bake shops left work promptly at 11 o'clock a.m. on Thurs- day. Drivers also quit work. The Webb pressmen have decided to remain at work, ami this will mean that all the local newspapers will continue publication. Free antomohile rides for pedes- trians is again the order in the city streets. The question of the city's granting the jitneys permits to op- erate is being considered. A later despatch says: Winnipeg entered the second day of the general strike, called in sympathy with the building trades and metal workers, without disorder of any kind being reported, and wirh the addition to the ranks of the strikers of the telephone operators and telephone electrical workers. At a meeting held on Friday the stereotypers and Wel>b pressmen de- cided to join the g?nera; strike, and as a result all three Winnipeg daily newspapers will undoubtedly be obliged to suspend publication. U.S. Navy Dirigible Disappears And is Believed to be Lost A des^iatch from Trepassey, Nfld., I says: â€" The navy dirigible C-5, which i was swept to sea yesterday, is nowi believed to have been lost. The des- troy»:r Edwards, which went in pur-i suit, reported by wireless that she| had been unable after a search to! find her and was returning. \ mcr-| chant steamer wh.'ch repovtod that; she was standing by the big balloon subsequently sent a me,=;sage that she was unable to stand by lon'rer and proceeded on her way, according to information from the Edwards. I AMERICAN CASUALTIES I TOTALLED OVER 286,000 A despatch from Washin.Kton says: â€" Revised figures made public on Thursday by the War Department showed that tho total casualties of the .American Expeditionary Forces during tho war was 28i5,0-i4. Battle deaths numbered 48,009, and the to- tal of wounded was pUiccd at 237,135, with tho explanation that this repre- sented a duplication of about 7,000 by reason of the fact that many men were wounded more than once. j The Reward of Politeness. They wore entert;iiniug tho minister at dinner, and after dessert little Johnny said: "W'on't you take anotlier piece of pie?" The minister laughed. "Well. John- ny," ho said, "since you are so polite, 1 will have another." "Good!" said Johnny. "Now, nm, remember your promise. You said If It was necessary to cut into the second plo I could have another piece!" -♦ I The greater longevity of the typi- i cal Briton as compared with almost ! any other race is due to the fact that j he loves sports. â€" Prof. E. II. Starl- ing. ANNUAL MEREST 23 BILLION MARIS French Confidence in Enemy's Ability to Pay Appears Unfounded. A despatch from Lon.lcn s.ays: â€" The correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph in Paris v.rires his yapcr under date of Wednesday: "Those here whose apprehension of grave finan- cial difficulties in France from tho heavy war burdens had been quieted by assurance too confidently made in some quarters, perhaps, th.it Germany might and can pay, have been pain- fully awakened to vc4;lities by the financial co7iditions of the peace treaty, and by the st:ilcment of thi} new German Finance M'nister, Herr • Durnbui-g, just published in the Kolnische Zeitung. "Tho German public debt, accord- ing to Ilerr Durnburg, totalled 101,- 000.000,000 marks on J.nnuary 31, 1918. and had increased to 185,000,- 000.000 marks on .April 30 last, con- sequent upon further issues of Treas- ury bills in the beginning of the years. The flosting debt; and issue of bank notes continues to grow with- out interruption. "Ilerr Durnburg alleges that the annual burden laid on the shoulders of German taxpayers from this debt will amount to 17,500,000.000 marks. But this does not represent the total charges that the public debt will re- quire from the taxpayers of the Em- pire. There must be added interest on the special debts of tho several Federal statea and tow;isb,ips which needs annually another sum <#f 0,000,- 000,000 marks to cover it. Therefore, the grand tot:»l that the Empire will have to pay in interest each year "^ stands at over 23,000,000,000 marks." As women make 90 per cent, of th« purchases for the homes, their ac- tion in this is the most important single factor in righting our advers* balance with the United States. "Buy Canadian goods and products" is the recommendation of the Canadia» Trade Commission. (X&X IDrChJLJf^Gt 3ECX33E& MR.PER«>f ^COPE lb COnits<i . TO bPEMD TUF. EVEMlN<r,-^Ee | TH/\T -tOU TREAT Hlfi MICEL-^- ^*>*< 'â-  ii * k n