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ly Ts MER Britons, Led by Gen. Sir Herbert Plumer, Occupy German Posi- tions on the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge. saben p-- even pressed on asstword from Wyts-1 ge chaete and occupied the village of: bats, Oosttaverne and trenches east of the age, A despatch from London says:-- dn one of the most elaborately plan- ned and daringly executed manoeuvres of the war, Sir Douglas Haig's forces have, dealt a mighty blow against the German line in Belgium, and been re- warded with notable gains in terrain and the capture of more than 5,000 prisoners and numerous guns of various calibre. - In addition they in- flicted heavy casualties on the Ger- mans. Over a front of more than nine miles extending from the region of Ypres . southward and nearly to Armentieres, the British started their drive in the early hours of Thursday morning and at nightfall had everywhere advanced their line, capturing villages and nu- merous points of vantage, among the latter the Messines-Wytschaete ridge, which commands the surrounding plains for miles and which for two and a half years has been a trouble- some salient. The villages of Messines and Wyts- chaete fell into the hands of the Brit- igh during the attack, and the British GERMANY ANGRY AT FRENCH DEMAND Will Not Accede to Restoration , of Alsace-Lorraine. A despatch from Berlin says: The French Chamber's decision that the war must continue until Prussian mili- tarism is destroyed and Alsace-Lor- raine regained caused the greatest village on a front of more than five miles. Probably never in history was an parstion. For days the Wytschaete hairy had been the objective of the British guns, of steel upon it. When the time for the attack came the British loosed mines containing 600 tons of high ex- plosives in front of the German po- sitions, the detonations being heard 180 miles away in England. With consternation reigning among the Germans and under a cu oL fire, English, Irish, New Zealand and Australian infantrymen, with "tan to ald them, started across the open. The Germans offered only slight re- sistance, and everywhere were beaten they had somewhat regaimed their composure and attempted a counter- attack near the southern end of the line, which was broken up by the Brit- ish artillery fire. CANADA CAN DRAW ON HALF MILLION British Subjects in United States * Liable for Service. A despatch from Ottawa says: Ex- tensive arrangements have been com- pleted by which British subjects in the United States may join the Can- adian Expeditionary Force. Various indignation all over Germany, and not the least among the Socialists. For { centres of recruiting have been opened {in American cities, including New some time one could notice a decided | York, Boston, Rochester, Buffalo, De- change in the attitude of the large German classes toward France, who even to the beginning of the present year had displayed something akin to compassion. German papers pre- serve rather a forced calmness in dis- cussing the proceedings in the French Chamber, though all of them without any exception emphasize the stereo- | typed phrase, "Alsace-Lorraine was, German, is German, and will remain | German forever, no matter what the Chamber may decide." Vorwaerts feels perhaps the hardest, because it says that even French Socialists who recently were ready to sit down with German Socialists at Stockholm and discuss with them peace without an- nexation now seem to have identified themselves with the war aims of the capitalist classes. _ --_a LUXEMBURG STRIKES AGAINST THE HUNS. High Cost of Living and Refusal to Increase Wages Are Responsible. A despatch from Geneva says: The Gazette de Lausanne says that a general strike has begun owing to the high cost of living and the re- fusal of proprietors of factories, mostly Germans, to increase wages as a result of the insecurity of their fac- i tories from attacks by allied air craft. Five thousand workmen, says the newspaper, began a strike at Esch, regardless of severe warnings by the German commander. The strike spread to other towns, and German cavalry at once occupied five of the principal industrial communities. NORWAY PARALYZED BY FOOD STRIKES. Many Important Plants Throughout the Country Are Idle. A despatch from London says: A despatch to the Central News from Christiania says that great demon- strations against the unsatisfactory food situation were held throughout Norway lately, The Government, with a view to preventing rioting, pro- hibited the sale of alcoholic bever- ages for three days, and as a result of this order the restaurants were closed. The despatch adds that all stores in Christiania shut their doors, that the gas works and electrical plants. are idle, and that nearly all workmen are striking. | troit, Chicago, etc. British subjects, of whom a complete list is in the pos- session of the United States Govern- | ment since the registration day in the States, can proceed to any of these centres, pass a preliminary medical examination, and, if fit, are sent on to the headquarters of the military district in Canada that is nearest to them. 8 HUN- RAIDERS WERE SHOT DOWN Attack of German Air Squadron on English Coast Routed. A despatch from London says: Eight of eighteen German aeroplanes that took part in Tuesday's air raid on Essex and Kent were driven down by British airmen. Four of these were to a certainty completely destroyed, '} while two others are believed to have been put totally out of commission. Of the eighteen machines that started in the raid two were brought $2.6 it learns 'down near the British coast after hav- SE ali No. 2, do., $2.73, nominal; July, ing dropped their bombs, as reported {in the official British statement. The remaining sixteen were engaged by ten naval airmen from Dunkirk, who | in a great battle over the sea destroy-' ed two more of the Germans and | drove down another four, two of which, it is reasonable to believe, were completely put out of action. rr eee WHEAT FROM HALIFAX HAS REACHED HOLLAND A despatch from London says :-- Word was received here on Friday that two Belgian Relief Commission boats have reached Rotterdam from Halifax with 10,000 tons of wheat. These are the first boats to cross the Atlantic for some time and their car- goes will be welcomed in Belgium, where there has been a shortage of cereals. ; CROPS IN THE WEST ARE LOOKING FINE - A despatch from Calgary says.-- The Alberta crop prospects are excel- lent. In a few districts there has been too much rain, notably about Crossfield, and in some places the crops are doing well. The weather is favorable. The acreage will be about attack launched with greater pre- x Barley: which had hurled tons | off, even late in the afternoon, when 4 "oats--No 'official qu \ Amer can Fact 2 1 ae 81 0! rack oron! x ON) white, fri cial. Ww, offic Srey ie crit irae 10s $2. 50. to "His. 0. 3 do, ace ordi to freights ou EE ry tents, In ntario r--Wir pen, sample, $11. 00. io 31110 h 1 rom 8 men y nomi inal, according to ting. nominal, according LL 00, nominal, according utside, --Car lots, delivered Montreal bags included-- per ton, shorts, per ton, $41; mi d1thes per 3 J] good feed flour, per bag, $2.8 xtra No. 2, per ton, $13. 00 to jis .00; mixed, per ton, $9 to $11.60, track oronto. Straw.-Cat lots, per ton, $9, track To- ro Hilording to n bags, track Toronto, e--No, ts o Country Proauce--Wholesals Butter Creamery, solids, per 1b.,, 863 to 37¢; piints, .. 87 to 878c; dalry, Pe bsp 1m, 370, Bi] 'er do; Who olesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices Butter---Fresh dairy, choice; '38 to 89¢; Speautiery prints, 43 to 44c; solids, 41 to Eggs--New-laid, in Sarton, 44 to 460; out of cartons, 41 to 4 Dressed FS SPIE chickens, 00) fowl, 24 to 26¢; sJuabs, par dos., $4 to $4. 60; turkeys, 25 t Live boultrypring ¢ chickens, 1b,, 40 to 46c; hens, 1 250. Cheese--New, large, 24§ to 2h 24% to 363c; jripicte, 26 to 26kc; large, 80c; twins, 80%c. oney---Comb--Extra fine and heavy Felght, J per doz., $2.76; select, %a. 60 to No. 2, $2 to $2 26. Maple syrup--Imperial gallon, $1.76. Potatoes--On track, Ontario, per bag, $4.26; New Brunswick Delawares, ve Bag, $4.40; Albertas, per bas, $4. 00; . reds, bag, $4.00. fiseds bag, 34.00 hand-picked, $8.50 to $9.00 per bush; Limas, per 1b. 19 to 20c. \ old, Provisions--Wholesale Smoked meats--Hams, medium, 30 to Sle; do., heavy, 26 to 27c; cooked, 41 to 420; rolls, 27 to 28c; breakfast bacon, 33 to 36¢; backs, plain, 36 to 87c; bone- less, 39 to 40c. Lard--Pure lard, tlerces, i. to io; tubs, 27% to 27ic; ails, to 2 compound, tierces, 21% to 230; bats 214 pails, 22 to 22jc. Cured meats--Long clear bacon, 26 to 263c per 1b; clear bellies, 24 to 26c. Montreal Markets Montreal, June 12--Oats, Canadian Western, No. 793c; do., No. 8, 77ic; extra No. 1 ak] T78c. Barley--malting, $1.18 to $1.20. Flour, Man. Spring wleat patents, firsts, seconds, $12 strong bakers', $12.40; Winter Pa choice, $13.76; straight rollers, $13.00 to $13.30; do, bags, $6.26 to $6.40. Rolled oats, barrels, $8.90; do. s 'bagh, Hs, 90 ts, Mouilife, , No. 2, per ton, car lots, 13 to $13.50. Cheese, finest westerns, 0 to 203c; do, finest easterns, 19 to 19}c. Butter, choicest creamer to 89c; do., seconds, 374 to 38c. s, fresh, 42 to 43c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $4.00 to $4.25. Winnipeg Grain Winnipeg, June j2- Cash No. 1 Northern, $2. 49; do 3e $2. ic: ex- tra 'No. a feed, 674c; No. 1 teed, 'sfc; , 63§c. Barley--No. $1.26; i rejected, $1.05; fecd, $i 5. Flax--No. 1 K.-W. 3.023; No. 1 CW, $2.97; No. 3, do., $2.79. Bisis contract" | Wheat--June, $3.46; July, $2.41. United States Markets pi oneapolis, June j2 Wheat July, Soprember, $1.86; cash oN. 1 Ji No. 1 Northern, $2.85 to $2.96; No. 2, do., $2.76 to $2.85. Corn-- iNe 3 yellow, $1. 623 to oR Oats-- No. 8 white, 62% to 63%. ir--Un- changed, Bran--$24 to $26. Duluth, June 12--Wheat--No. 1 hard, No. 1 Northern, $2.78 to $2.88, 24 43, nominal. Linseed--$3.23 ; July, 25; September, $3.1 Live Stock Markets Toronto, Jone 12--Choice heavy steers, iL 76 to $2 00d heavy steers, $11.40 11.60; batoners' cattle, choice, $11.40 to 11.60; do., good, $10.50 to $11; do, Medium, $9. 86 to $10; do. comm on, $9 "choice, 9.25; butchers bulls, $10. 2 44 11; do., good bulls. $9.76 to $104 do., medium ils $8.60 to $9; do, rough bulls, $6.40 6. go "Bultchers' COWS, Lidice $10.35 iA $11; good, $9.26 to 10; do. medium, $§ Je $8.75; stockers, 7.50 to $9; feeders, $9.50 to $10.25: canners and cutters, $6.60 to $6.60; milks ers, good to choice, 3 to $126; do., com. and med. Sach, 0 $60; springers, $86 to Sho; fight a $12 to $13: sheep, heavy, $8 to $9; calves good choice, $12 to $14; spring lambs, each, 16c to 18c¢c; lambs, choice, $16 to $16; do., medium, $11 to $12.60; hogs, fed an watered, $16; do. we ghed off cars, $16.26; do, £.0.b., Hs, Montreal, Ju une steers, $11.50 to $12; 2% $1 to hot 25; lower Erades, $8.50 $10.50; butchers' COWS, 5 to 50c. per be t. lower at iE to $10.25; butchers' bulls, $9.26 to §11 Ars 100 AVIATORS FROM U. 8. ARRIVE IN FRANCE. A despatch from Washington says: One hundred American aviators from the Navy Flying Corps have arrived safely in France, according to a state- ment issued on Friday by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. : They are first of the American ten per cent. under last year. EE fighting forces to reach France, resi RN ---- twins: ! | Liberal Government A new photo of the Premier of Rus- "| sia, who is having troubles all his own trying to hold" all Slemente of the Russians together, LORD 'NORTHCLIFFE SUCCEEDS BALFOUR Takes Position of Head of Bri- tish Mission to the United States. A despatch from London says: Lord Northcliffe, at the request of the War Cabinet, has accepted the position of head of the British war mission in the United States in suc- cession to Arthur J. Balfour, who is Office. Lord Northeliffe's task will be to co-ordinate the various British mis- sions, and act in concert with the mis- gions of the Entente allies and of the American and Canadian Govern- ments. He has made many visits to the United States and Canada. He was born at Chapelizod, county Dub- lin, July 15, 1865. Lord Northcliffe is well known as a writer and newspaper proprietor. He controls, among other journals, The London Times and London Daily Mail. He has a controlling interest in great Newfoundland paper mills =n the Imperial Paper Mills at avesend, near London. He has long x an active part in British poli- | tical affairs, and recently has been engaged in vigorous support of Pre- mier Lloyd George's Home Rule for Ireland. somites lms SIFTON WINS IN ALBERTA. "Returned by About Same Majority as at Last Election. A despatch from Edmonton, Alta., says: The Liberal Government under the leadership of Hon. A. L. Sifton has been returned to power in Alberta as a result of the voting in Thursday's election. Returns are slow in coming in, but the figures tabulated up to 9 o'clock indicated that the Liberals would have about the same proportion of seats as formerly--388 out of a total in the House of 566. All the Cabinet Ministers are believed to have been returned, although the Attorney-Gen- eral, Hon. C. W. Cross, is having a close run in Edson. Only a few polls have been heard from at Beaver River, where Hon. Wilfrid @friepy is the candidate. ion iri SHIP OF ARGENTINA IS SUNK BY U-BOAT. A despatch from Paris says: The Argentine "sailing ship Oriama was sunk by a submarine in the Mediter- to | ranean on Wednesday, according to an announcement made by the Ministry of Marine Thursday night. The crew was saved by a French ship. The submarine first shellec the ship and then sent men on board who fixed bombs in her hold and exploded them, sending the ship to the bottom. iinet de BRITAIN CANNOT NOW BE STARVED. A despatch from London says: Captain Charles Bathurst, Parliament- ary Secretary to the Food Control De- partment, speaking at Guildford on Friday night, said the immediate dan- ger of national starvation had been removed, thanks to the prompt and bgenerous assistance of the United LL to return to his duties at the Foreign Happenings in the Emerald Isle of Interest to Irish. POA men. Athlone market from £6 to £3 per ton. Fire raging in the hills south of Clonmel has destroyed large quanti- HE oc testroyed Ballintemple has destroy: i) House, Co. Carlow, the residence of Sir Richard Butler. A decision has been reached by the Enniscorthy Guardians not to put the Vaccinatiorf Act in force hntil after the war, The Carrick-on-Suir Guardians are paying one shilling and sixpence a gal- lon for the milk supplied to the Work- house. Fire in the works of William -For- tune, building® contractor of Ennis- corthy, did damage to the extent of £2,600. \ A series of concerts in aid of the Athlone War Hospital Supply Depot, | realized the sum of £30. The Co. Wexford United Agricul tural Society decided to hold a one day show this year on July 26th. Dr. C. O'Reilly of Trim, has report- ed one case of cerebro-spinal menin- gitis to the Local Government Board. Tobacconists of Belfast and district have decided to adopt a scale of prices similar to.that gf Dublin and district. A special grant' of £400 has been passed by the Tyrone County Coun- cil to meet a deficit in the Tyrone County Hospital. een, apend in ohn Ross of A new ward has bee ewry Hospital, by Sir ladensburg, in honor of the late Earl of Kilmorey. radii LLOYD GEORGE HEARS BATTLE Sounds of Explosion of British Attack Heard in London. A despatch from London says: The trememdous explosions which opened the British attack on Wytschaete bend were heard by David Lloyd George, the British Premier, who was staying for the night at his residence, Walton Heath. e plans for the attack had been long maturing, and when the pre- parations were. perfected the Premier was acquainted with the exact hour it was intended to open it. Accordingly, on retiring last night, Mr. Lloyd George gave orders to be called at 8 a.m. Thursday morning, on the chance 'of being able to heat the explosions. The Premier and other: members of his household clearly heard the tremendous detonations, as also did persons at the Premier's of- ficial residence in London, who sup- posed they were the sounds of heavy guns, until later they learned from the despatches that they came from the explosion of mines. From London to the region where the British mines were exploded along the German front the distance ranges from 180 to 140 miles. meserimstiasi 6,400 'PRISONERS S80 FAR COUNTED. German Counter-attacks Repulsed -- Gains Are Consolidated. ] A despatch from London says: The forces in Belgium have consolidated, their gdins of Thursday, and during Friday successfully warded off Ger- man counter-attacks in the region of Oosttaverne and Messines, according to the British official communication issued Friday evening. More than 6,400 prisoners, among them 182 offi- cers, have already been counted. mem re---- These are the times wher the wise farmers says to himself: "I'll try to raise on my farm everything that's The price of hay has dropped in the J needed for home consumption." steamer Mandtioster Miller measured 4, tons, and was built at Newcastle in 1903. She was owned in Manchester, and was last reported as arriving at Philadelphia on March 9 from Manchester. tres WHEAT HARVEST OF U. 8. WILL BE BELOW NORMAL A despatch from om Washington says: --America's 1917 wheat crop, as fore- casted on Friday by the Department of Agriculture, will fall far below normal, despite a prospect for a more- than-ordinary yield of Spring wheat. A total yield estimated at 656,000,- 000 bushels will give the country 16,- 000,000 more bushels than last year's crop, but with the heavy demands from abroad and virtually no reserve ° store, it will not meet war needs un- less the country practices the st rigid economy. The department forecast a S crop of 283,000,000 bushels, a bi yield, but estimates of Winter wheat productiofy' give a crop of only 378, 000,000 bushels, 7,000,000 more than - was forecasted from the May 1 con- dition, but sel far from 'the normal yield. Herbert C. Hoover, who will be Food Administrator under the Food' Control Bill, pénding in Congress, estimates the allies' needs this year at one billion bushels of grain, most of it to come from the United States and Canada. ' HUN PRISONERS PREDICT DEFEAT. Germans Much Shaken by British Gun Fire and Half Famished. A despatch from British Headquar- ters in France says: Prisoners have kept coming in on Friday in increas- ing hundreds. Dazed by nearly a week of most terrifying gun fire and half famished as a result of the "star- vation barrage" the British had kept on their lines of communication and supply, these men- upon: reaching the cool, grassy spots within the barbed wire stockades erected for their anti- cipated arrival, stripped themselves to the waist, tore off their heavy trench _ 'boots and flung themselves on the ground, where they soon were lost in the heavy sleep of complete ex- haustion. For them the war is over,' and their relief at being out of it was only too apparent. The men who had seen most of | their military service on the Russian front were the most de red of all, be OSTEND HARBOR : ' WRECKED IN RAID A despatch from London says: --A series of photographic plates of the bombardment of Ostend, which have ar- rived in London, afford a remarkable example of the development of photo- graphic observation and record by aeroplanes. They show (in undeni- able fashion that the British bombard- ment of Ostend last Tuesday was the most successful thing of its kind yet. accomplished, ensuring that Ostend will be crippled as a useful German base for weeks, if not permanently. = LB Sener tras fx German thoroughness should not -- overlook the fact that one of the many reasons that France is popular is that it is essentially a courteous. nation: The Doings of of th the . eae 'Poor AN AWPDL Fk -- 'anes | CAN HELP Ker our ouvia, ISIN