ik in Loam THE LAST IS CALLED BY VON FALKENHAYN FROM EASTERN FRONT, Entente Sick of Seeing Initiative Lie With Germans, But Allied Troops Must Choose Own Hour for Assam- ing Offensive on West Front, (By Col. E. P. Repington, Military Expert of the London Times), London, May 165.--The German Staff boasts that their twenty-five divisions before Verdun have been opposed by ffty-one of the French. Of course, there have been thirty di- visions of Germans fighting at Ver- dun, but for twenty-five or even thir ty German divisions to attack an en- trenched enémy . who have double that number of divisions at his com- mand is not an act of sanity, and we are sure that the only reason Gener- al von Falkenhayn has not piled on more troops is that he has no more to pile on. He has called to Verdun the one and only German division in reserve at his disposal on the whole eastern front, and has aiso probably brought up a few divisions from Siberia to try to make good. He can do no more without weakening the armies hold- ing the rest of the line unless he has fresh formations in the interior .of Germany, and it is certain that no such formations have yet been at the front. Naturally the moving spectacle of the gallantry of the French at Ver- dun and the much less moving spec- tacle of fhe passivity of France's Al- lies elsewhere has caused much impa- tience in many quarters, and we in Britain are not exempt from this 8. We are positively sick of seeing the intiative with the Ger- danans, and ask what our great armies in France are about... But this im- patience should be curbed. We can armament Hive she yscessary superior- 'Success assured. i B88 g that the Ger- man figures for Verdun are correct, we hold up forty German divisions and enable 54 Fretich divisions to ex- baust twenty-five German divisions. This suits us all except Germany very well. And nwhile we have our own ideas of whit we shall do and when we shall dé it, and do not intend to allow the Germans to choose their hour for us. Similarly, on the Russian front we must not expect too much at the pre- sent. Much of this theatre is with- out roads, and it would be impati- ence run mad to expect the great ar- vumles of Russii to move without roads. The signs point to the possibility of a serious movement against the Riga-Dvinsk front at an early date, but every confidence is expressed in * Gen. Kuropatkin's ability to defend ™ his position. General John J. Pershing, the = nary mmander, eclare tigi pubished in the United States that iis troops were menaced by Carranzistae on all sides were untrue. All Sindwich residents have been ordered to he vaccinated as a result of a case of smallpox being discovered there. " - ( Keen Minds vo and Ready Muscles come naturally when brain and body are properly nourished. = This ealls their for daily rebuilding. pik a splendidly --- i. cludes the all-important mineral elements, 'rived from the field grains, but lacking foods: \ , The famous pure food-- rape-Nuts is made of whole. wheat and malted barley and rieh- ly supplies all the nutriment of the 'Precious mineral salts, Grapé-Nuts has appetizing flavour, is easily di- omies ready to serve, and with physical effi The Whig is in receipt of the fol- lowing letter from Major W. A. Mit- chell, No. 8 Company of 2nd Division- al Train, serving in France: "Just a few Jines to let you know that I am well, and that 1 received the two books prepared by the pupils ot Frontenac school with clippings of all the latest news of your valued paper, which 1 prize very highly. "We have had two gas attacks, but both of them have been respulsed with terrible fire from our side. "The company under my command has splendid quarters, and I am un- der canvas, with a lovely view of the firing line and the country, 1 ne one Kingston boy in my company, Harold Gow, of the depot." ---- Shortage of Salt. A serious problem, in regard to the procuring of adequate Supplies of fishery salt for curing purposes for the Season, is exercising the minds of the Ne fisher folk. The Colony requires about 60,000 tons of this salt every year for the curing of the fish taken around its shores. largely from about terranean countries. has to be conveyed 1 sell Without aay save w represented creased freights the take power at coming session o the Legislature to comm stocks of salt which may be pu ed at a later date and brought to Colony at, prices which would com- pete with the salt so obtained, pay- ing the importers of it the actual cost of thé article ang the ato "4 freight, but allowing them no pi e and will hold the salt until the sea- son of 1917 and then dispose of it to the fisherfolk all around the island at the same rate. A Cause for Family Gloom. Mr. E. M, Macdonald, the versatile come from, " mitting his sense of humor to the of Commons. He. reserves it for the table and the smoke room. Here is one of his home stories. In a remote section of his riding was a family, no member of which had ever taken a railway Journey. Danny, the eldest 'son, became a drover, and after 'some years had to take half a carload of sheep to Hali- fax. Hig father accompanied him to the station, and - waited till the freight pulled out. : Returning home, he was saying grace at the first meal, when two of his girls began to giggle about some- thing. He stopped them with an awesome rebuke: "And would you be Taughing," he chided, "with Danny on the train!" Went to U. 8. for Divorces. In a half century Canada allowed but 600 divorces, the United States 2,083,812. Over 20,000 Canadians crossed the border to obtain divorce in the United States, the annual convention at Cincinnati. General Maxwell on Saturday is- sued a Proclamation prohibiting athletic gatherings, political par- ades, or processions of any descrip- tion throughout' Ireland, unless especialy authorized by the police. John Ross Robertson made a splendid gift of historical maps and plans to the Toronto Public Library. Sutiiatng = for a diet which in- best de- in many grains, including required by the system _eream or balanced food 'that makes ciency, | Council "was 16. Picture shows one of the speedy German Fokker machines which was brought down over the French lines recently, ROYAL PROCLAMATIONS, How King George Deals With the Privy Council. Time was when the King's Privy the great governing body of England; but since the days of the first Charles it has fallen from its high estate until it is now a mere lifeless shadow of its former great- ness, with no influence, and control- lng nothing that in the smallest de- gree affects legislation. It is an or- Damental body, whose old powers have fallen to a select committee of its members known as the Cabinet. Its duties are now limited to such formal and mechanical work as issu- ing proclamations, granting charters, and the making of orders; with a few decorative functions, such as attend- ing at formal Acts of State or the re- ceiving of a new Minister on his as- saming office. It is at its best the humble imstru- ment of the Cabinet, promulgating the laws in the making of which it has had no voice whatever. It has, however, one claim to distinetion: it often has the King himself to preside over its meetings, an honor which the : can never boast. The office of the Privy Council is in the Treasury Buildings in -White- hall; meetings held are His the time=at Buckingham Palace, at WindBor, or ut Sandringham. Ana the summons to it takes this simple form: "Let the Messenger acquaint the Lords and others of His Majesty's Most. Honorable Privy Couneil that a Counall 1s appointed to meet at the Court &t~------" at such a time on such a day. Out of 300 Councillors sel- dom more than half-a-dozen are sum- moned to attend; and at some meet- ings no more than three are actually present. The Klhg receives these Right Honorable gentlemen in whatever room he may chance to be, in the most informal manner possible; and the business, all prepared before- hand by the Clerk, is quickly dis- patched. A few minutes of pleasant gossip and the Council is at an end. It is commonly supposed that the Lord Mayor of London is, during his term of office, a member of the Privy Couneil; But the impression is erron- ous. Although London's Chief Magistrate bears the prefix "Right Honorable," he has mo part in the Privy Council's deliberations: as one Lord Mayor found to his dismay when he presented himself at a meet- ing of the Council and was politely told by the Clerk that he could net remain; Majesty is residing at| hg. Canada May Profit. If twenty German scholarships at present granted under the Rhodes Trust are cancelled, it is probable that ( will benefit, but the writer understands i Jesialative Proposals in this matter have not ye been drafted. Some difference of opinion exists among the committee the advisability of early action, some favoring postponement until the end of the war, sud a Mele suspension of German privileges in the meantime. The mere report thal 0 was under considera tion has resulted in numerous appli cations from universities all over the world, especially from the pre sent allies of Great Britain. Germany is the only foreign country benefiting by Rhodes scholarships. This was the result of the magnate meeting the pr. In the event 'of legislation going through there is reason to be Eh at es ee PITH OF THE NEWS i Despatches From Near Anp THE LATEST TIDINGS PRESENTED IN THE BRIEFEST POSSIBLE FORM. The Whigs Daily Condensation of The News Of the World From Tele- graph Service and Newspaper Ex- changes. Roy Campbell, Montreal, Secretary of the Canadian Manufacturers' As- sociation, - has been appointed to go to Europe. Rev. J. N. MacLean, Secretary of the Manitoba Social Service Council, $ been appointed Probation Com- missioner, The United States is to have a regular army of 206,000 men. The naval building programme is now be- fore Congress. Sarah Bermbardt has returned to Paris from the front where she gave six performances in three days to the soldiers, Hon. J. A. Ouimet, K.C., P.C., for- mer Minister of Public Works under Sir John Macdonad died in Mon- treal on Friday. Twenty-two trained men who have heen in charge of the iiitern- ment camp at Petawawg have join- ed the 207th Battalion, Ottawa. Major Asselin, Nationalist, having raised the battalion which he was authorized to recruit in Montreal district, that corps will shortly leave for the front. Twenty-two Todmorden men ap- peared in Toronto Police Court in connection with the mobbing of Rob- ert Hazelton, author of the letter to Senator Choquette. Deer Park ratepayers favor run- ning the Metropolitan Railway down Mount Pleasant road, as a solution of the transportation difficulties of the north end. A trans-continental aeroplane com- petition, for which prizes aggregating $100,000 probably will be offered, on exhibition in a north of France town. ra A eA rt A --------_-------- has been decided upon by the Aero club of America. The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States will elect seven new bishops. Dr. F. T. Keeney, Syra- cuse, N.Y., may be one, The French government has re- leased for shipment to Serbla thirty- tons of food destined for the starv- ing Serbs. The comcignment goes lorward by railroad via Switzerland. Hon. J. A, Quimet, K.C., P.C., for- mer Minister of Public Works under Sir John Macdonald, and former Jus- tice of .the Court of Appeals, died at Montreal, aged sixty-nine. The short skirt wil continue to be worn next fall, according to the re- port of the style commnittee of the National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Man- ufacturers' Association adopted at 's Judgment. Two or three times a week Lord Rosebery is to be found lunching at Buckingham Palace, which merely emphasizes that King George, like bis father, has the firmest faith in Lord Rosebery"s judgment, and likes to get his views on important ques tions. Lord Rosebery has, of course, known King George since he was a child, and was a constant visitor at Sandringham. He was always a fav- orite with the young princes and princesses, and used toloye to romp with them in the schobdlroom to their hearts' content. meen. Not for Sale, It is related of Mr. Rudyard Kip- ling that on one occasion he received an offer of a thousand dollars from an American paper for an article of a thousand words on "Why America could not conquer England." He replied: "It is impossible that I should accept the, commission, as it would involve discussing tbe armed strength of the Empire, a question on which no British subject has any information--for sale." A ------------------ $100 Reward, $100 The readers of this paper wil be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internals ly and acts thru the Blood on the Mu- cous Surfaces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the dis- ease, giving the patient strength "by building up. the constitution and as- sisting nature in doing #ts work. The proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Cure that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO, Tole. in, Oh Sold by all Druggists, 760. % a One of the Pris Right, in "The Princess Pat," the epming to the Grand on Wednesday, May <i, WHAT OF WOMEN AND OHILD- * REN? Belgium Must be Cand For In : Meantime "The British Empire is at war and will remain at war," says Premier Asquith, "until Belgium recovers in full measure, all, and more than all, that she has sacrificed." Thousands of Canadians have ap- plauded this statement of Mr. As- quith---have commended the senti- ment expressed in it, combining pat- riotism and loyalty to our Alles-- yet have failed to grasp the full im- port of the situation, What of Belgium in the mean- time? While the Empire is at war to recover Belgium's rights, so foul- ly violated by the German invader, who is going to care for the mothers, wives and little kiddies left unpro- tected at home? Their husbands and fathers are fighting beside ours, the children and wives are at the mercy of a foe which has no qualms at using starvation as a weapon against heroic women and helpless children, Canada must take up the burden. The Dominion must protect and pro- vide for the women and children. The States are doing their part, South America hers and the more re- mote of the British colonies are con- tributing according to their ability. Canada has not been derelict in her duty and she must awake to the full realization that Belgium's plight to- day is worse than it has ever been, With each successive day of the war Belgium's ability to help herself de- minishes. That she is devastated, that her women and children are starving is not due to conditionns that she brought on herself. Bel- gium is helpless and Canada must help. Seven million Belgian women and children are hungary---starving. All they ask for is a mere pittance of food, just enough to keep = off death. Ten cents a day will do it. A dollar goes a long way in Bel- gium, particularly when placed in the hands of the Commission for Relief, The Belgian Relief Committee, 59 St. Peter Street, Montreal, is the of- ficial organization for the reception of the gifts of food and money that So many Canadians are making now. A .dollar to this committee insures the fact that the money will be Quickly placed where it will do the most good amd it further prevents the enemy from profiting by it, Send your dollar pow. -------- NEW MOTOR MERGER. Accessories Companies Will Have $60,600,000 Capital. New York, May 15.--Plans have been perfected for the formation of the United Motors 'Corporation; which will merge.the following auto- mobile accessories companies: Perl- man Rim Corporation, of Jackson, Mich., manpfacturers of the de- mountable rim; New Departure Com- pany, of Bristol, Mass, manufac- turers of double roller bearings; Hyatt Company, of Harrison, N. J., manufacturers of bearers; Delco Company, of Toledo, manufacturers of the Delco lighting and ignition systems and self-starters; "and the Reamy Company, of Indianapolis, manufacturers of self-starters. The combination represents a capitaliza- tion of $60,000,000, Sale Of Municipal Bonds. Toronto, May 15.--Canadian mu- nicipal bond sales as compiled by the Figpancial Times total $3,588,990 for the month of April. Of this amount, a total of $1,703,506 was disposed of in the United States, being the $1,- 620,000 Prince Rupert, B. C., and $83,506 Sault Ste. Marie issues, The April bond sales bring the to- tal of Canadian municipal bond sales for the first four months of 1916 to $14,151,906. Hamilton Bonds Sold, Toronto, May 15.--A. H. Martens Co., Toronto, * have purchased $287,845.66 City of Hamilton 4% per cent debentures, maturing from one to fifteen years. Their tender was highest of fourteen received. It 18 understood they were sold at 96.86, or practically a 5% yield bas- is, American Beet Sugar. New York, May 15.--Anierican beet Sugar reported that earnings for the year ended March 31st were nearly twice those of the previous year, being equivalent to over nine- teen per cent. on the common stock, after preferred dividends, as com- pared with less than nine pér cent. in 1915. The increase in net was $1,600,000. Adopt Daylight Saving. Stockholm, May. 16.--By royal decree the daylight saving plan has been adopted in Sweden. It will be effective from May 15th to Sept. Oth. Col Barchmann of the 228th Bat- talion, as a result of a week's cam- Daign along the T. & N. O. Railway, 200 recruits to North. Bay. REPORTED T0 HAVE BEEN REACHED BY MANY. Lack of Meat Is a Problem--8ubsti. tute For Butter Is Selling at $1.50 a Pound. London, May 16.--The sion for Relief in Belgium 2 report from Chairman Hoover, who is in London, which stated that a recent shortage of relief supplies in the German occupied sec- tions of France forced a reduction in daily rations of destitute persons almost to the point of starvation. Mr. 'Hoover says :*1 understood an examination of conditions in Lille, Valenciennes and Roubaix, and the surrounding territory and districts of northern France, which comprises within an area of 1,235 square miles, & present population of 1,200,000 civilians, "We found the meat shops closed and there had been no re on sale nor distributed in the distriet for ten days, with three exceptions, The shops have recently and openly sold dog meat; a little Dutch meat which reached Roubaix--only two sides were exposed for sale in the town, the vendor demanding an average of 12 francs a kilo, bones and an-- «bout $1.30 a pound. As showing the scarcity of meat in the soup kitchens we found that during twelve days out of sixteen in one commune, there had been no meat or grease base whatever to the soup. "The scarcity of meat is illustrated in the following incident: Two of our party endeavored to obtain dinner in Lille, and after visiting four restau- rants which had ne meat, they found ris where the proprietor was able to oiter a single chicken for 16 or about $3.20. Trane, The potatoes throughout the re- gion are absolutely exhausted, 100 kilos, about 220 pounds, were offered iA the. Valenciennes market and sold or francs, whic uals $170 son Seningt $208 "i. in" Ju 3 as. e 10-get-some- pota- $ toes from Holland, but failed. "The total number of food animals seen in our whole Journey was four cattle and fourteen chickens. The population received no milk and but- ter supplies and a package of Dutch margarine sold recently in Lille for $1.60 a pound. We saw no vege- tables in the markets apart from a little celery and dandelion leaves. "It is obvious that the popula- tion are dependent upon our import- ed ration, and it is clear that the March basis (reduced because of lack of supplies and other circumstances) will not support life, "The mortality statistics for Lille of the last four months show an in- crease of from twenty in December to forty-two during the first twenty-five days of March. The morbidity (caused by malnutrition) has increas- ed far beyond the figures for mortal- ity statistics of later months, "In conclusion, 1 feel my entire in- ability to draw an adequate picture of the unutterable depression and de- Spair of these people, The com- mission is the only Tink to their kin- dred and their allies, and Wo are thus the only mouthpiece by which they may express to you their prayers for more help. "- "The eemmission, which for over & year has been ceasélessly endeavor- ing to alleviate this mass of misery, i now foresdl to appear as an instru. ment of torture since daily we must refuse the pleadings of a people whose sufferings will yet be told in terms reflecting neglect for which We are now dally blamed." -- COUNTESS SHOT SIX REBELS, al 3 Australian Doctor Talks of His Aa ventures in Ireland. . New York, May 16.--Dr. Cecil D. McAdam, of Melbourne, Australia, who was attached to the Royal Medi- cal Corps of the British Army dur- ing the Gallipoli campaign, and who was besieged in the Shelbourne Ho- tel in Dublin, Ireland, during: the re- cent rebellion there, arrived here terday on the steamship Philadel- phia from Liverpool. He declared he had more narrow escapes in the Irish capital during the short time he was there than in all the Gallipolt campaign. 0 Dr. McAdam said he saw the Markieviez, attired in man's 'a brace Commis- received Herbert Countess clothing and i volvers, leading the was informed, he added, accompanied by the band, brought :