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Doesn't every boy love Griddle Cakes! Especially when served with' delicious CROWN BRAND CORN SYRUP Mother knows it too, for she likes CROWN BRAND SYRUP herself, and uses it to make delicious pnd- Send for the Edwardsburg Free Recipe Book. "best ing sauces. And sister says it's the ever" for candy-making. Made in Canada. Sold by All Grocers. Manufacturers of the Famous Edwardsburg Brands. THE CANADA STARCH CO., LIMITED MONTREAL, CARDINAL, BRANTFORD, FORT WILLIAM. THE KING IS A BUSY MAN Great Mastery of Detail Shown in Activities of British Empire's Head A despatch from London says: The part which King George is play- ing in the war is pictured in The Daily Express as follows :-- 'A continuous round of increas- ing activity, and a mastery of de- tails such as might alarm a great financier, comprise the present daily routine of his Majesty the King. Often soon after six in the morning the King is busy in his study, and by the time his advisers and helpers appear he has scanned the despatches and documents of the early delivery, mastered their contents, and perhips have numer- ous marginal notes PE readiness for the forthcoming conference. '"The very sight of the contents of the numerous despatch boxes would intimidate most men. Ad- miralty, Home Office, India Offices, Army Headquarters, all contribute their daily sorpaspoudence, while from all parts of the Empire come a great mass of matter which can- not be settled without the King's sanction, but happily controversial matters have sunk into oblivion; and there are no difficulties of this sort to contend with. '"The problems anent the war are many and great, but nothing is too intricate for the King, who insists on seeing that the needs of the country are grappled with. 'His Majesty is also extremely solicitous as to the comforts of his fighting forces, and making contin- | On ual inquiries as to the supply of food, clothes and the little extras that go to the maintenance of their health and spirits. The slightest hint to any special article of ap- parel is accepted, and his Majesty's invariable reply, when anything outside the scope of the Admiralty or War Office is named, is: "I will tell the Queen." ARMORED TRAIN SAVED THE DAY Allies Had Falled to Check! the Enemy Throwing a Bridge Across the Yser. despatch from London says: To the south of Dixmude, where the Germans still concentrate large bodies of infantry and cavalry, the enémy made an attempt to throw a pontoon bridge across the Yser. Nearly 200 men were engaged. They were covered by a powerful German battery. So well was the (German plan arranged that the French and Bel not possibly have prevented the construction of the bridge without losing a great many men, The Germans three parts of the task, with noth: ing more a desultory pepper- ing from the French rifles, when up 7 unconsidered little railway came & British armored train lgian forces could | had' Gompieied Roaring and spi death it raced into sight quite & nly, not more than a thousand metres distant from the nearly-completed bridge, and the fua hundred German sap: pers, taken com: y ys surprise; "| dropped their tools and bo: ny did not get far, for Ried. of the train's guns and. half a dozen niitrailleuses hurled a perfect tor- nado of shot and shell at them. In less than five minutes nearly a dred of the engineers had been ill. ed and about fifty wounded, and their hard work had been blown to splinters. The enemy's . guns matiaged to knock a stores truck at the end of the train off the rails, and one of| the guns was also temporarily put out, of action. ; - In War Times, Foreign Official--You cannot, stay in this country Travelle ro Then rn leave it. 'F.0.--Have you a permit to * F. '0. Nien you cannot ars. give you six hours to mind as to u wi $16. French Navy Pre French sailors on board one of the RR paring for Fray. battleships lying of Ostend, clean: for ation ing one of the big guns and preparing it --Peterboro Officer is N A despatch from Salisbury Plain says: "The Canadian soldiers are now sufficiently well trained to take their place in the firing'line."" This significant statement was made by a high military authority here after witnessing divisiond]l manoeuvres. Rumor says that the Canadian con- tingent may go to the front sooner than has been expected, The first divisional manoeuvres were carried PRICES OF FARM PRODUGIS REPORTS rom TEs LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMBRICA Breadstuffs. Toronto, Dec. "L.--Flour--Manitoba firat patents, quoted at $6.60, in jute bags; sec: ond patents, $6.10; strong bakers § Soriern, news quoted ut $1.24 12; No. 2 at $1.91 14. tario wheat, No. 2, quoted at be 13 to $1 151 at outside points. Oats Ontario quoted at 49 to 50c, outs side, and at 52 to 5% on track, Toron Western Om a No. 2, quoted at 60c, an: Se. to 68e, taide. Ry to 9c, ts for No. fosus--No, 2 quoted at $1.70 to ". 75, outs 6! Corn--No. 3 Dew American quoted at 69 1-20, Bay po; Ba 2 quoted at 77 to 780; outside. Bran and shorts--Bran is quoted at $24 to.$25 a ton, and ehorts at to uo $8. oats--Car lots, per bag of 90 Ibs. Country Produce, ; ore prints, 28 1-2 Sl ge Newizld, eélects, dozen, 35 to Hotes Arb srkel, a at 12 to 121% per 1b. i, 75 ul cr, 81 to 82. = a apols, res resned Te 12 sa: Ho; tow, 10% turkeys, dressed, 17 to 206: hee ew, large, 16 to 16 1-40; twins; - Beans--Prime, hehe), $2.75 to $2.80; ed 0 La i 55s ntar og e store, 660 in wir * Row Bra car lots, 65¢ per b 'Provisions. Bacon--Long, clear, {4 11 to 160 per 1b: ng pLS bag, Lon 2 ¥ 9% per cent patente, aboard. § 3 ier Ohatcs dairy, 23 to 25c; inferjory oo 1 Br % 14034 CANADIAN TROOPS ARE HI Early Departure of Contingent for Front Expected ew Camp Commandant through at Salisbury' Plain ' under General Alderson, 'with General Pitoairn Campbell and his staff pre- sent. All the men and details took part, and marched to Enford Downs, several miles distant, being out from B am. 40 4 m. and car. g rations 'equipme! The weather was favorable and the All leave to contingent will ecember 1. operations su the ers of be stopped after er 7 Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Dee. 1.--Continued good dem for oanners and cutters. Pais a gomand for around 85 to 90 lbs. Hoge. fed and watered and $7.75 off care. oo treal, Deo. 1. ere was no Teally e beeves on the market, medium 45 Ris from So to 6 34c; common, ig ean canners, 3c fo ach; galvee, 41-2 ambs, 7 1-4 Buyers were offerin from 71-2 Yor good lots of hogs, ut drovers held for 8 to 8 1-dc. : {POLISH PLAINS A GERMAN SEDAN The . Russian Vietosd 'at Lodz is Su ® west,_of " Grand Duke i have utterly crushed ia. von Hindenburg's divided army, have captured or destroyed 100,000 men, surviving corps. The '| counter-offensive under Lieut.-Gen. Makkenson, was halbed 25 miles], east of COzenstochowa and 'driven Duck, Von Makkensen was foroed ack 4 13 14 to 1e| to for tierces. Gompourd, § 4 to 100: ag Hay oh Straw. i foll 1 r Jaro p Jing 38 ollows for' car. ER - and No." rack Te To nt ussian advance in East "sia was never or an hour. ior at *| and have cut off the retreat of the a the 'Go abandon: won Bindenburg's] oe i to their fate. i THs. 3 These figures are contained in a statement issued on Wednesday night by the Admiralty, and in- clude, in addition to the naval men, the marines of the Royal Navy divi- sion. The casualties and the num- ber of men captured or interned is given as follows: Officers--Killed, 290 ; wounded, 37; prisoners, 5; in terned. Men--Killed, 4,107; wounded, 436; missing, oe in- terned, 1,525. BRITAIN'S NAVY HAS HEAVY 10SS Only 14 Survive Explosion that ~~ Destroyed Battleship witl Over 700 Men. A despatch from London SaySY The British navy has suffered the loss of a battleship and at least 736 officers and men. The pre-Dread- nought Bulwark, of 15,000 tons, and built at a cost of $5,000,000, blew up her rness, in the - esbui explosion while. ofiicens crew were about their ordinary duties, and in three minites, {Be 3 shattered hulk of the great ship had disappeared beneath ne - ship' 8 company of 750, all except, 14 were killed by the explo- sion or drowned after a few min- utes' struggle in the water. = estimate of the loss was fi to the House of a, ton Churchill, First Loxd of Admiralty, who merely offered 'the opinion that Bulwark is nob a serious loss to England's naval power. LT surrendet. Ab one time the tion looked serious." De Wet wa wie inducing many to join him, in belief that there would be ing, it being represe whole Free State was rising, 4 despatch a 'London. says: Thus SD the war the Royal |e "| Navy has lost 4,327 officers and men | i killed and 473 wounded, while 968 | the men are missing and 1, 575 are oap- | tives or. have been interned. countable for nearly Sorin tn those: the - Thames, : "| barely 35 toiles from London, A tremendous | respond, the destruction of 'the | TROUBLE OVER IN FREE STATE |The De Wet: Uprising 2 Has Spent the Bald, but they wal siubusly Lob of Chile was responsible for the loss of 1,654 officers posponeibi men bes neath the waves. x The operat ported interned or missing. Most : of the missing are said by the Ad-| miralty statement to be prisoners of war in Germany, HOLD GERMANS WA HIAVGE | Russians are Besieging a Great ~ Part of Invading Force _in Poland. A despatoh from London The Russian Embassy at Rom nounces that the battle at 8 been renewed with fresh: Beveral German divisions (a hive sion consists of 14,000 wi front has Hn broken in a aber and a decision is Imm nent. The Petrograd corvespondent of the Morning Post cays 'that when | 41 the full details of the. Russian vic. tory in' Poland are available they. will furnish a story that will aston- ish the world--a story telling of a blow to Germany's finest "troops, 'stich a$ has not been know a [the days of Napoleon. ¥ sine, The Daily Mail's Petrograd cor, who, in common with : etrograd correspondents, og "there is to come still r news which they are usable, is time to transmit, says : ] which seemed to! aio 4 other hints bi,