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wi in the occupation | ° oi en on of the ground. which has been strongly held by the Germans singe their rets to the Alsne, 4 1t 'id believed here & Gei- mans are concentrating. ne in Flanders for 'a new drive at the la Channel port tay notably Calais. This belief is based on a despatch from London saying that «the commanders have received orders to stop all trafic on roads leading from the interior to Belgium to West Flanders in order to prevent the leaking out of news regarding the movement of troops. The following supplementary offi- Getman. ¢ h "Argon is i ht more and more our mercy and, hat our moral su- Be Ls assured series of limited operations ener< tically carried out, and although the German forces which confront us are extremely cour | we feel that at a given point a 'mo- 'ment we are masters and can do what we 'wish."' The statement gives the details of one of" these engagements, which, it eays, occur daily and show the splendid ardor of the troops, ANOTHER SUBMARINE SUNK The U-8 Sent to the Bottom by Destroyers of the French Dover Flotilla -------------- A despatch from Paris says: The German submarine U-8 has been sunk by destroyers belonging to the Dover flotilla, according to: am- nouncement by the Ministry of Mar- ine. The crew were taken prisoner. The submarine U-8 was built in 1008, and was a vessel of 300 tons displacement. She had a speed of 18 knots above water and 8 knots submerged. Her maximum radius of ons Wa ind wag 1,200 miles. The AGRICU LTURAL PUBLICATION. Supplied Free by Department of Agriculture. The catalogue of publications by the Department 'of Agriculture, Ot- tawa, which can be had free of all expense on addressing the Publi cations Branch, comprises Bulle tins on every subject, connected with farming, including vitality and treatment of seed, cultivation of every known species of crops; res ports of practical tests of values, . reports of experiments in all forms of agricultural production and in every section of the country, on dairy products of every kind, on soils, on pests and weeds, on the seasons and their appropriateness for different kinds of farm labor, on the breeding and raising of every ppecies of live stock, and on many other subjects, Bott' the labor in- volved 'and the variety issued by the Department are indicated by the statement that, apart from the annual reports for the past twenty- one years of experimental farms and officers of the Department, the frst series of Bulletins issued were 38 in number, the second series 15, the' pamphlets 8, farmers' circulars 8, exhibition circulars 35; and miscel- laneous 5. These are independent of the specialized branch publica- tions which include the following: Entomological Branch, 4; Live Stock, 30; Dairy and Cold Btorage Branch, 41; Health of Animals Branch, 34; and Seed Branch, 10. There are other special publica tions all of which are set forth in " the gratuitously supplied cata: logue. ¢ bar St mien: Addressing of Mail In oider to facilitate the handling of mail at the front and to insure prompt delivery it is requested that all 'mail be addressed 'as follows i (a) Rank; (b) Name, (c) Regimental number, (d) Company," squadron, battery or other-unit, (e) Battalion, (f) Brigade, (g) First {or Becond) Canadian Contingent, (h) British Ofte. Tondo Force; Army Post om, England, TURKS MAKE vessel carried three torpedo tubes. Her complement was 12 men. The U-8 was a sister of the fam- ous U-9, which early in the war sank the British cruisers Hogue, Aboukir and Cressy in the North Sea, and in October sent the Bri- tigh cruiser Hawke to the bottom, Wreckage picked up, late in Febru- ary off Christensand . belonged to the U-9, and it was stated in Nor- way that the submarine had been lost. Italy Will oT Wake From Joint Action. A despateh from Rome says: It is learned that the Italian Govern- ment is not interested in the modus vivendi as regards Germany and England which was proposed by the United States, since it is regarded as certain to fall." Italian appro- val is unnecessary and inexpedient, since it would be apt to be miscon: strued, and would be a limitation on future freedom of ation in' case of intervention. The Italian Government will re-' frain from joint action of any kind intended to lessen the effect of war or hasten peace, and will not take the initiative nor support the. initia- tive of neutrals. Italy's position is to protect, unaided, her own inter- ests, hence she will not alter the policy followed since the outbreak of the war until she deems it fit to 80. --. German Crown Prince Said to be in Disgrace, A despatch from London says: Speculation as to the long absence of Crown Prince Frederick William from the German reports has re- sulted in numerous rumbrs. The Daily Express, which a year ago told a story of a quarrel between the Kaiser and his son, prints a Geneva despatch ascribing to an Innisbruck : source. the definite statement that the Prince i is in dis- grace and is living in Berlin in se- clusion by order of the Kaiser. abs King Sends Message To Admiral Jellicoe. A sdospatoh from London says: King George on his return from a visit to the fleet sent a message to Admiral Bir Jobn' R. Jellicoe in which he said: "I have been on representative ships of all classes 'and am much impressed by the state of their efficiency and the splendid spirit. which animates both officers and men, I have not the slightest doubt my navy will upholds ite great traditions.' » KE ADM SSIONS the enemy is at | ve obtained this result by | This interesting pictu shows' 8 * detail of French in ying parts of the Argonne forest in ambuscade, A look-out at the top observes the movements of Germans and communicates his informa- tion to his comrades below. ing a machine gun at the "German trenches. TRY T0 KILL BELGIAN QUEEN E:= Incendiary Bombs Aimed at Parade Ground While She Was Reviewing Troops : A despatch from Paris says: The Germans, warned by spies who still succeed in operating in. Flanders, sent five aeroplanes laden with in- cendiary bombs over La Planne while Queen Elizabeth of the Bel- | gians was reviewing the Grenadier Regiment and the Tenth Infantry Wednesday, As soon as the Taubes came rem 'of 'the city they began to drop their bombs, ab parently aiming for 'the grounds. Some of the bombs toll near the Red Cross Hospital, hile others dropped close to the Royal villa, but none did any damage. While the presence of the aero- planes, which 'were so high as to be almost invisible, created excite- ment, they were not allowed to in- terfere with the review. ~Unmind- ful of the fact that the roe ha were punctuated occasionally: by the explosion of a bomb, the band FILLED WITH GERMAN WOUNDED Dismal Scenes Greeted Russians on Regaining Town After Three Days in Enemy's Hands. i A despatch from Petrograd 'says: The Russians on; re-entering Przasnysz after its occupation for three days by the Germans are, de- ported to have found nearly every house filled with wounded or sick (ferman soldiers. ' In addition there were Russians 'who had been pri- soners for four days. Except for the gmall service rendered them by the inhabitants, these men had vif- tually been: without care. "Hundreds of men had died from lack of medical services, and their 'bodies lay unburied. The streets were barricaded with agricultural | 1 made at Geneva, struck up 'a lively march, aid the seventy-two companies in the two ed past be een and 'the sem. The Quen, unimindful of - this alse, horse like a veteran. rie hed ord mand nerve: of the gaze Secncen the review and the aeroplanes, which only could be de- tected when the sunlight glinted from their armored sides, or from their sapidfite guns. leuses of the Belgians were brought into action, and sprayed the clouds, but without any result, and the Germans, after dropping all their bombs, disappeared over towards the lines of the enemy. ; The young Duke of Brabant, the heir-apparent to the Belgian | d another review tendered to him last Monday, and received it with- out the accompaniment of Taubes. FRENCH PRISONERS RETURN. 250° Wounded Soldiers From Ger. many Arrive in France. A despatch from Lyons, France, says: Maimed French prisoners of war who were exchanged for Ger: man wounded = prisoners arrived here on Wednesday in a train of 18 dom mt The mitrail-| 6 One of the soldiers in' 'the tree is train-| has b Cheese cars bearing the Red Cross and in| 2 charge of the Swiss branch of this organization. =~ The exchange was The former pris: oners, among whom thers were 'many whose arms or x loge had i amphitated, segregated "950. They were the first. of ® 'men to arrive in Fo , them were attired in old civili 2 garments, i some even wore the jackets of German uni- forms. Pinned to the coats of a were small bun X iven them 'during' their journey Switzerland. Salis} ithe me; implements and household furniture | 4 and there was a great scarcity of ovisions. Beores of houses ber a by shells, I" the Progress of Combined : ined. Fleets Against the Dar- danelles Forts building. was party des- |, descen atoh om 450,000 Mm n G ondon Ny shh. b