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ftr-rr': BRITISH POUCE STRIKE A FAPRE EFFECT ON INDUSTRIAL SITUATION Government Decides on Policy of Non-interference â€" Damage Done at Liverpool Has Sobering Effect on Public. A despatch from London says: â€" | P., secretary of the Uailwaymen's 'The comparntive failure of the polire! Union, condemns the strikes in the .>_;b„ i„ ...„ • • 1 1 -a strontfest terms. Meantime the etnkc IS exercising a sahUary influ- ^^^-^yj"^.^ ^,^ ^^^.^,^^ ^^ ^eart the casti- ©nce on the general labor situation, gmion inflicted upon them by Lord There is now evidence that the strike i Askwith, who had for years acted was promoted in conunctior. w.'th the' as strike conciliator for the Board revo'.utionary clement among the ' "^ Trade, for Lloyd C.eorgo's personal trade r 'ions to create the widespread iiterferenco in strike troubles had disorc'cr and anarchy at which the ex-! always resulted in excessive demands tremists are aiming If polic' control were generally withdrawn th -y looked to having a free h.ind. Th.' damage done in Liverpool has shov. n the pub- lic what they may expect if revolu- tionary forces should get headway, and this has had a sobering effect. The stoppage of work on the South London tube, wliich is only partial, has being accepted, thus offering induce- ment to others to strike. The Government apparently has de<.'ided to refrain from interference except where public order is involved. Thus the Yorkshire colliers, who arc still out, expecting Government ap- proaches, are being left severeljj alone, and, it is declared, they are feeling been repudiated by the othtr London prctty mad with their leaders. The tube employes, and the railwaymen's Manchester policemen sent by their- executive committee refused to sane- colleagues to Liverpool to study the tion either that or the engine driver's police situation, reported that "the strike on the South-western Railway. : Liverpool policemen would do any- The working class has been the chief thing to get back their jobs." But the sufferers by these strikes, and the Government has declared finally that workmen feel bitterly towards the no police striker w'll be taken back instigators of them. J. . Thomas, M. under any circumstances. AUSTRIA replies" ORDER OF MIT TO PEACE TREATY FOR LLOYD GEORSE rfis Majesty the Kinj? Acknow- ledges Services of Prime Minister. Prepared to Sign But Thinks Conditions Should Be i Modified. I A despatch from Paris says: â€" ' A despatch from London says: â€" The .\ustrian counter-proposals to the King George has conferred upon Pre- peace terms have been handed to the miei' David Lloyd George the Order Allied Mission at St. Germain-en- 1 of Merit a.s a .sign of his appreciation Lave. The counter-proposa's were' of Mr. Lloyd George's war services. In brought at once to Paris and delivered ^ '«"er to the Premier, dated B.uck to the Supreme Cour. Con'erence il nf the Ppicp '"f^n^m Palace, Aug. 5, annourtc.ng u 01 tne leace .jjg ^^^3,.^^ ^he King say.s: _, . . , . , "My Dear Prime Minister, â€" Honors .The Austrian observations on the and rewards to officers of ,th« army, treaty were considered in Peace Con-; navy and air force having 'been sub- ference circles to be very temporate mitted to Parliament, I feel that my Jn tone. I people will share with me regret that The .'kustr.ian reply saitL the dele- '*â-  '** "«*â-  PO-ssible to express the na- Rati..n rcarzed Austria's position was^''.^"'^ grateful recognition of the per- Tidings From Scotland f^ THE BALANCE. The two great forces In this country arc the farmer and the home town merchant. It is THEY who pre- serve the U.'VLAN-CE. And the balancing polos are HOME TRADE and CO-OPERATION'. Their PERFORMAN- CES determine our prosperity. If outside indueiices are allowed to creep In, the balance \i destroyed. Home Trade and Cooperation arc the dividing factors. With these we can "deli ver the goods." that of a defeated power, but com- plained that its territory had been limited in too sweeping a manner. Markets of fie V/orld sistent services rendered by the Prime Minister, both in carrying the war to a victorious end, and in securing an honorable peace. To rectify some- 1 I F'articular objection was offered to} what this omisMon, and personally to Breadstuffs tha In.''.-, of Southern Bohem.'a and the mark my high appreciation of these _ ' 1 Tvrnl district. I services, it gives me groat pleasure ', r"â„¢"^"-, Aug. 12.â€" Man. wheatâ€" "The Aunriar-i state they also be- *-o '"^''^'^r "P"" yo" ^hs Order of Merit, ^o- liloj.^her'i, $2.24^^;. No. 2 N lievc they have been greatly over- 1 "Be'iave me, your very sincerely. BP.ITISH E?-IPIRE IS PUEPONDEBANT "GEORGE R.I.' em, $2.21 M:; No. % Northern. $2.17^2; ! No. 4 wheat, ?2.11, in store Fort Wil- A despatch from London says: â€" Lieutenant-General Jan Christian 1 Smuts, British member of the League . • .^ . a- , â-  . â-  a , », '. ,, „o;,^r, 4„ o -„„„.,(• death rate m the Ayr district increased I of Nations Commission, m n recent 1 â- [ , ^ ,., 1b per ifent. during the last three 43,000.000 BUSHELS WHE.VT A despatch from Winnipeg says charged, as t-vo-thirds of the debt of! the Austro-Hung^rian 'State is being ha»vt;<ut loaded upon them. They say that pro- : '^'^^^T??.;^ „^!S^ "'.H ".'^L^yi^^.T, portion is too heavy, cons'dering their small population, and they are not sure they can '.'ve under such condi- ,» •». 1 hi , . - , ij ] Manitoba w.dl harvest approximately A-speci«l appeal was made by the I ''^'O""'""" '""^^els of wheat this year, Austrians for an or«l discussian of a-^'^ordmg to an estimate given out by the treatv. They s^id they believed "°": ^V'nkler Provincial Minister of ^K-h a di^ussion would result in a j ^^^'trbe'fift'r^ according to freights outside. more complete under.itandnig of the ; *„_ t;,„ ,..v„ ,.!.._. .1 Onlnrio wheatâ€" No. 1 Winter, per 1 liam. I Manitoba oatsâ€" No. 2 CW, 87%c; ' No. .3 CW, 84%c; extra No. 1 feed, 85%c; No. 1 feed, 83%c; No. 2 feed, 80%<-, in store Fort William. Man. barleyâ€" No. 3 CW, Sl.SS-)^; No. 4 CW, $1.38%; rejected, $1.27%; feed, $1.27 Vi. American corn â€" No. 3 yellow, nom- inal; No. 4 yellow, nominal) Ontario oatsâ€" No. 3 white, 8-1 to acre. The wheat acreage of the prov- ' Smoked maals â€" llama, med.. M to conditions imposed. I"-" -.r^^^rto X^ZlrU '^'ooo'oOO ' >-'«r 'ot, 'nominal; No: 2; do.;T2:63'ioi !'''.•: do., henv .. > t- ..•.;•; cokcj, r.3 AlthouVh the Austr.ians indicated | ^"^^^J^ '""* *" ^"^ "'^"'y ^•"""â- "00 $2.08; No. 3, do/ nominal, f.o.b. ship- jo 05c; rolls, S5 ti li^c; bieaVf.ist very clearly their intention of sign- ing, even if the tre'ity is not modi- Dressed poultry â€" -Spring chickens, 50c; rcostcrs, 2S to 30c; fowl, 37 to 38c; turkey, 40 to 45c; ducklings, lb., 35 to 40c; £.quabs, doz., $7; geese, 28 to 30c. I.'ve noullrv â€" Spring chickens, 45c; fowl, so to %'y:. Beans â€" C^inndian. hand-picked, bus., , . , $5; prime.-! $3.50 to $4; Imported hand- speech at Capetown, said ''\«/".''*« 1 montj,, picked Burma or Indian. $3.50; Limas,! greatest impressions ho gained during , ^^^- 15c. j the peace conference were: I Honeyâ€" Exti-"tc 1 clover. 5-lb. tins, I First, the immense preponderance! 24 to a.^c; 10-lb. tins, 23% to 24c;! of4,he Brtish Empire in the world. Second, the rising pow-er of Ameri- ca, which was the only great power to emerge from the and even with resources vastly in- creased. Third, ^ho decline of old Europe, not only relatively but intrinsically, owing to war exhaustion. A publUs. hall. t3 cost £3 500, will be built in the village of Barrhlll as a war memorial. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirkwood, oJ Kirkintilloch, recently celebrated their golden v/eddlug. Princess Louise (Dachess of Argj'le) recently celebrated her seventy-first birthday. James Stewart, for sixty years a leading business man of Glasgow, died recently at Helensburgh. Lady Margaret .Macrae has present- ed to Millport the equipment of the Red Cross Hospital there. Funds are being secured in Kilwin- ning for the purpose of building a tow.i hall as a war memorial. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Johastsn, Han- over" St.. Stranraer, recently cele- brated their golden wedding. During tho year 191S there wer« landed at Oban OS.StO hundredweight of herrings, valued at £150,CS5. The Barra House Auxiliary Hospi- tal at Largs, open elnce the beginning of the war. has bean clored. Charles D. Laurenson. for fifty years in tha service of the Commercial Bank. Uroeacck, has retired. The Military Cross hz^s been award- ed to Lieut. J. Peters, South African Horse, a native of BLintyre. The town council c-t AirdHe has pur- chased the Royal Hotel, to provide of- lices tor the borough ofiTcials. Mrs. Elizabeth McCusker, of GreSn- ock, recently celebrated her one hui* dred and seventh birthday. Port Glasgow has contributed near ly £33,000 to the various reiffef fundi since tho beginning of the war. The Croix de Guerre with gold star has been awarded tj Lieut-Col. Bryca Allan, R.F.A.. of Arcs, Tobermory. Bailie William Liddle. o! Coatbridge, who celebrated his. gold;?n wedding in 1917, died recently' at Burnbank. The Greenock Corporation Intends to begin the erection of fifteen hun- dred houses with not less than three apartments. Tho Fr-anch Government has award- ed the Crcix de Guerre to W. Shanks, iM.C, R.E., son of Robert Shanks, -Air- drie. Ovving to the influenza epidemic, the GO-lb. tins, 23 to 24c; buckwheat, HO-lb. tin.''. 18 to 19c. Combâ€" 16-oz.. $4.^0 to $G doz; 10-oz., .$3.50 to $4 doz. Mnple products â€" Syrup, pev iiiipor- ial gallon, %?. \'i to $2.50; per 5 imper- ial gallons, f.'.r.S to $2 40; sugar, lb., 27c. Provisi<»n-! â€" Wholo.srilo. acres „ ;. ,. ^, . . , • l>mg points, according to freights. Lstimating the price of wheat at i Ontario wheatâ€" No. 1, 2 and 8 ficd. vet thev exi.re-'=ed the hon€? *--^'' ''" hiishcl, Mnnitobn's wheat ; Spring, nom.inal. nca, ^el tney ..xi.re.-.e<i 'jl'J^ ^^^^P* , crop thus will bo worth $101,250,000,} Barleyâ€" Malting, $1.29 to $1.83, ac- j as compared with $112,710,000 last cording to freights outside. Buckwheat â€" Nominal. Ryeâ€" Nominal. that seme modification may ed. bacon, 49 to r-'^j; bail-:s, plain. oC to 51c; boneless, 56 to 58c; clear bellies, S3 to 8,5c. BRITAI.N' LEADS IN BUILDINf; OF SHIPS j year, when tho yield was 51,000,000 bushels and the price $2.21 per bushel. j Red rust i.s reported in a number of Manitoba districts. A despatch from I/ondon Great Britain maintains the i Western Harvp.=it Two Wockfl Earlier Than Average says: â€" , lead in ' the world's shipping, although the! A despatch from Winnipeg savs:â€"! margin of superiority has I'ecn vastly, Tho Free Press crop report Indicates I reduced by the United SUto.s ship- tj^^t in tho sixteen dayH which have I building output and the losses due to e,„psed since the last report, condi- the war. _ \ t\ox^^ in tho Prairie Provlnco.i have' In the now edition of Lloyds Reg- changed ivatcrlul'v for tho bettor In I later, which is tho first issued free some scction.s and for the worse in' of censorship since tho beginning of other.^. To-day wheat harvestim- Is the war, the race between this coun- ! ,^p„„ral, vlrtualU', throughout '"the try and the United States is clearly , ^est. fully two weeks ahead of tha shown. It demonstrates that in fpite ; average date of harvesting sinco 1005. of comnetitinn from the American ; a,, needing was not ux.cptionaHv early, ede, (,reat Britain s a.lvantage, in it follows, say« the rcp„rt that the crop fclgger (hipB particularly, is h gh, al- ,,„., ^^^ ,.,,,„^ ^o harvest under nor- though tho tiibles are im-omplctc, in '„ai eonriilions In any of the Provinces. •o far as they do not take Into ac- ^.^_ count the dlntributlon among tho a!-] lien of l,7fi« German boats which at 27ri,000 OUT I'N CHICAGO Cured mpat^- ',!'!,' cloir hi-.;in, to 33c: clp:\r belli 5». "1 to '^.'x. Lard â€" Pur;.' tlorcos. ".'" tc Su'ic; tub.s, 37',^ to 38c; pails, 37 U to SSUc; nrlnts. SS^-i to 3S)l'. Crmpound tierces, 81 'io to 82c; tubs, 82 to 32%uc; pails, 82U to 32%c; prliit.i, S3 to SSMiO. ^ Montreal, .Aug. 12. â€" Oats, extra No. ard, $10.25 to $10.50. in bags, Mon- 1 feed, S'7iiiC. " Flourâ€" new standard The death is announced of John Mc- Whannell, a native of Comrie, and for many years a teacher in the Luss Pub- lic School. Duncan Brown, for 50 jears Qon- war uns(^"thed '' "^'^''^<* ^'"^ "'P """ *^'' S'^""^' ^°"i- pany, Greenock, died recently at the ago of eighty-nine. The death has taken place at Strath- more Road, Hamilton, of Simon Kemp, for many years a magistrate of the burgh. Peter Ead'e, an ex-provost of Paia- ley, who died recently, was one ot th« pawklest and wittiest platform speak- ers tn Scotland. Sir HeloEUS Robertson, native ol SOLDIERS' W IVES COMING TO CANADA A daspatfh from London says: â€" British wives cf Canadian soldiers now going out to settle in the Domin- Greenock, and chairman of the Mersey Ion now number thlrtv thousand. The ^ocks and Harbor Board, died recent- Manitoba flour â€" Government stand-, ard, $11, Toronto. i Ontario flour â€" Government stand- niovoment initiated by tho Khaki Col- lego to gi'.ve special training to these for Canadian life, has b«en remark- ably successful. ITALIAN IRON WORKERS STRIKE trca!. prompt shipment; do, $10.25 to gi-ado, $11 to Sll.lO, Rolled oats.l $10.50, in juta bags, Toronto, prompt tmga, 00 lbs, $5.25. Bran, $12. Shorts,' 150,000 shipment. | $*14. Hayâ€" No. 2, per ton, car lots. Mill feed-Car lots, delivered Mon-'f,''^- Choose, flnoat i^st^rns 25c. treal freights, bag, included, bran,' [^^^^''-^.tt^l 'to' W^^e^-^ ^ '^^'^^'''^ '^""^ K"'"^ ««>-^- per ton, $42 to $to; shorts, per ton, N(^_ l' stock, '52ci No. 2'stoek 45?. Po-i ^^orknien in iron foundries to tlw $44 to $50; good feed flour, per bag, tatoes, ncr bi\g. car lots, '$2.25 to ^''"'^b-jr of l."0,000 have struck for $3.25 to $3.3.5. ;$2.75. ' DrAn^sed 'hogs, abattoir""kil!e<i,! higher wages. At Gt-ncn the launching of the ly in Liverpool. Tho death has occurred at Marshall- and. Ueith. of David Kerr, well known in Scotland as a judge and biveder ot Clydesdales. Lieut. Commander Hugh MacLean, son of Capt. Hugh MacUeiui, Tober- mory, has beea appointed ship sur- veyor of tho port of Liverpool. E.ich Had a Wife. the date of the urin,'sli'jK had not been scaptured or requisitioned. Brltiuiu to Sell Aircraft T« United Btatog und Canada RAILWAY STRIKE A despatch from Chicago says: â€" Lcaihrri of the Chicatro Di.strU'l ("oun- cll of tho l''ederated Railway Shop- men's Union said that 27.5 000 was a â€" â€" . j conaervativo estimate of tho numl>€r A do.<i>atch from London says: â€" | of shopmen on ntrikc through.>ut the The Centra! Ne^vs F.ays it learned that country, and that tho movement was tho Minister of Munitions has con-' still spreading. tractod for tho sale of 700 aircraft They declared v.'olence wou'd not be flnijlnes and a gro.nt number of air- countenanced by tho organization, pianos for Canada niid the United 1 and that ho far as they know no mail folates. I ti-ains had been interfered with. Hayâ€" No, 1, per ton, $22 to $24; $.83 to $8a..5(t. Lard',' pure, Wood pails mixed, per ton, $10 to $11), track, To-|20 Ib-a. net, 8K»ic. "«!;"• n .. . »m. ,,,i Live Stock M-irket.s. tr.u.ir'To."So ^''" ' * ^ ' Toronto, Au«. 12.-Che,'ce heavy! postponed owvng to thi, strike. steers, iU lo .'514.75; good heavy Country Produce â€" Wholesale. ! steers, $13 to $13.,50; butchers' cattle. Butterâ€" Dairy, tubs and rolls, .30 to' ':'??'£?• *l--7-^- t". ?'3.25: do, good His flivver was out of gas. And it , T> 1 1. , ^'â- 'â- ^^ ""' "' ^"* °" ^ country road seven Augelo Bond, the largest steamer miles from town, and the rain was fall- built in Italy sinca the war, has been' i^g in t-Ueots. 3Kc| prints, .88 to 40c; crcamcrv, fresh made solids, 50 to 50 Vic; prints, 50>/i) to 5U' Eggs â€" 44 to 45c. Dressed poultry â€" Spring chickens, 45cj roosters, 25c; fowl, 80 to 32c; ilucklings, ;!2c; turkeys, 35 to 40c; -squabs, d<iz., $0 $11.75 to $12; do, med., $11.25 to $11.50! do, com., .$7 to S8; bulls, choice, $10 to $11; do, med.. $10.25 to $10.75; do, rough. $8 to S8.25; butchers' cowa, BRITAIN ON RATIONS AGAIN NEXT MONTH choice, $10 to $10.50; do. goo<l, to $9.75; do, me<l., $8.50 to $9; do, com., $7 to $8; ntockors, $8,75 to $11.7.5; feeders, $11.50 to $12; cannors ' next month Live pouillryâ€" Spring chickens, .-ICc :'"'"' 'â- ."^^•;"! *â- *•:^" ^" *"-''^"''; ">il'«'r8. ! commen-t. roosters, 22c! fowl, 2(? to 80c; duck- ^'"^'^ to choue, isllO to $140; do, com. j Lings, 30c; turkeys, !!0c. ""'' '"'" A despatch from London says: â€" The food situhtion is giving a good deal of anxiety, and the announcement that ration books are to be ro-issued has caused much public Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at tho following pricesi Cheeseâ€" New, large, 28 to 29c; twins, 28 Vi to 20Vv.i-; triplets, 29 to 30c; Stilton, 29 to 30u. Butler â€" Fresh dairy, choice, 4,*> to 48c: creamery pri.its, 56 to 5(>o. Margarine â€" 3(i to 38c. Effgsâ€" No. I'd, 68 to 54ci selects, 66 to B8c. and mod., $(i5 to $75; springers, $901 to $150; lit;ht ewes. $8 to $10; year- lings, $IO.,50 to SI 3; spring '.nnibs, per cwt., $17 lo $20; calves, gooil to choice, $17.-50 to $20.50; hogs, fed and water- ed, $24.7i); do, weighed off cars, $25; do, f.o..b., $23.75. Montreal, Aug. 12.â€" Hogs, $24 to' $24.50 per 100 lbs., weighed off cars;! lambs. Us per lb. Batches' cattle,! S0.5O to $11.50; canners, $f. to $9, per Leaving his wife in the protection ot tho machine he dashed out into tha middle of tho i-oad. holding high in the air an undersized umbrella that it pight protect his now, neatly pressed spring suit, while he shouted at a motorist whose headlight came dimly th'ough tho rain: "Stop. I've sot my -wife " •So have U" luterrupted the motor- ist wlio had gas, and his car sped ou without letup. And then it did rain. ll.R.H. the Prince of Wales will re- view tho Boy Scouts while in Toronto. An invitation will be issued by the One whole building will be devoted Canadian National Exhibition to the to Canadian war trophies at the Cnn- various Boy Scout ooinicils through- i "[''an National Exhiibition, while the out tho province, and it is expected ! '^'tf STuns, aeroplanes and other largo that the gathering will be quite thel''^''^'* ^^'H ^^ distributtNi around the largest scout gathering ever held in j grounds, giving the Big ITair a truly Toronto. victory atmosphere.