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Take St. A despatch from London spys:-- A torrential rainfall and the resultant turning of the battlefield--already hard of negotiation at man; points-- into a veritable quagmire retarded, but failed to halt, during Wednesday the great allied offensive against the Germans in Flanders. The most part of the-day was spent by the British and French treops in consolidating positions won in Tues- day's spectacular drive or in putting down strong German counter-attacks, made in endeavors to wrest from their antagonists their former positions, At two points near Ypres the Ger- mans, using great masses 'of men, were successful. in their counter-at- tacks against the British, compelling the evacuation of Haig's troops of the village of St. Julien, but this advant- age was offset in the Zillebeke and to b 'respondents at the front are the Julien. ly, the British and French troops ad- vanced their lines. "The oil shells referred latest new weapon," says an | man in the Evening Standard, the neces reprisal forced diabolical inventions of the German oil drums or canisters. . They are con- structed in the form .of shells, the casings of which are so thin that they burst easily after explosion, the small charge within scattering the flaming contents, They are fired from trench mortars. They are an effective reply to the flamenwerfer of the Germans, which are merely tanks carried on soldiers' backs and worked a hand pump vith fire nozzle attackment." The newest tanks have heavier guns, says the Starfdard, and the re- coil often tosses the huge machines literally about. The crews are now trained to avoid tank sickness, and it Yser Canal sectors, where, respective is necessary to get "tank legs." ~ C-- -- GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS EVERY- | WHERE REPULSED BY BRITISH Heavy Rains Stay Offensive--Enemy Forces Move Headquarters Further East. A despatch from London says:-- While the rain and the morass have served to hold the sllied forces in leash, preventing a resumption of the great offensive of Tuesday, they have not been effective to keeping the Ger- mans from throwing counter-attacks with large forces of men against sev- eral newly won sectors of the front held by the British and French troops nor in bringing about a cessation of the violent artillery duel along the en- tire line. * The army of Crown Prince Rup- precht evidently considers the British gain north-east of Ypres the most important made in Tuesday's battle, for upon this territory he has con- centrated the strongest of his coun- ter-offensive operations in an attempt to regain the lost ground. His efforts, however, have gone for naught, the British artillery and infantry fire rak- ing the advancing forces mercilessly, putting an end to the attacks and adding materially to the already heavy .casualties the Germans have suffered. The battlefield is said to be literally strewn with German dead. There is no indication in either the British or French official communica- tions just when their combined push again will be started, hut it is possible that at least a day of warm sunshine will be necessary to dissipate the quagmire so that the big allied guns may be realigned and to permit the airmen to relocate the positions the foe is holding. : clare that the Germans are moving their headquarters further east, which bears out earliér stories that the Kaiser's generals feared their lines might be broken and the forces in Belgium isolated. FRENCH BUILD 29 BRIDGES UNDER FRE A despatch from London says:--A Reuter despatch from British Head- quarters in France, after describing the victorious advance of the British, says that the Yser was crossed in many places. The bridging work was prodigious. One division alone, in the course of a single day, succeeded under fire in throwing seventeen bridges on its front. ' "The accomplishment of the French troops," continues the correspondent, "evoked the greatest admiration. They threw twenty-nine bridges across the Yser, pushed on, and repeatedly made deep advances." ' TO INCREASE THE PAY OF BRITISH SOLDIERS. FEN A despatch from London says: The trade unions have taken up the ques- tion of soldiers' pay, which is now miserable compared with that of the Australians and Canadians. At a meeting of 60 members of Parliament it was urged that it be fixed at 3s. daily. Lord Beresford declared that the pay of the navy had not been rais- ed in 60 years. The sailors are' in- cluded in the movement. A powerful committee has been appointed. no Samer meri Be sure to serve the threshers with some strongly acid fruit,'-plums or cherries are good. The juice cuts the dust that is sure to lodge in the work- ers' throats. » GENERAL KORNILOFF GIVEN CHIEF COMMAND OF RUSSIAN ARMIES Has Inaugurated Iron-Handed Discipline in Dealing With Troops ~ A despatch from Petrograd says:-- Gen. Alexis A. Brussiloff, commander in-chief of the Russian armies, has re- gigned. Gen. L. G. Korniloff, com- mander-in-chief of the Russian armies on the south-western front, has been appointed generalissimo. Gen. Tche- remissoff, commander of the eighth army, has been appointed to succeed Gen. Korniloff on the south-western Gen. Korniloff inaugurated iron- handed discipline on Thursday in as- "his place as commander-in- chief, He issued formal order prohib- iting meetings of soldiers in the war sone, and warning that disobedience --Forbids Meetings of Soldiers in War Zone. \ would mean instant execution. He forbade any of the soldiers' commit- tees from assembling to discuss this order. Russian army commanders had a conference at headquarters recently, and virtually sent an ultimatum to Premier and War Minister Kerensky that unless the army was kept outside of politics and treated merely as a first war machine they would resign as being unable to carry on the war victoriously. The correspondent be- lieves the ultimatum will be accepted. Gen. Vassilkovski, a Cossack. offi- by ecor-| © oy the, Reports coming from Holland de- | bags, to July, 1917. Auring the Battle black. Markets of the World Breadstufls Toronto, Aug. 7---Manitoba No. 1 Northern, $2.38; No. 2 Northern, $2.35, nominal, store Fort William. . Manitoba oats--No. 2 C.W,, 85¢, track Bay ports. merican corn--No. 8: yellow, momi- nal, track Toronto. Ontario oats--No official quotations. Ontario wheat--No. 2 Wi a. lot, $2.66 to $2.604~No. 3, $2.63 to $2.68, al, according to freights outside. no: Péas--No. minal, freights outside. Barley--Malting, to freights outside. Rye---No. 2, nominal, freights outside. anitoba flour--First patents; in second patents, In strong bakers', in according to nominal, 'according according to ute bags, $18.40 ute ags, 40; ute bags, $12.00, / ntario flour--Winter, aécording to sample, $11.20, in bags, track, Toronto, prompt shipment. Millfeed--Car lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags included--Bran, per ton, $35; ' shorts, Pele to: $41; miadlings, ot ton. 344 to $46; good feed flour, per , $3.25, ay---Extra No, 2, per ton, $11.50 to $12.00; mixed, per ton, $9 to $10, track Toronto. Straw--Car lots, per ton, $8.00, track Toronto. ' Country Prodnce-- Wholesale Butter--Creamery, solids, per 1b. 343 to 36c; Diints, per 1b, 36 to dhic; dairy, per 1b, 29 to 30c. + Eggs--Per doz., 37 to 83c. Wholesalers are selling tb the retail trade at the following prices :-- heese--New, large, 22 3 twins, 223 to 23%c; triplets, 23 +t 3%c; old, large, 30c; , 30%c; triplets, 3046) Butter--Fresh dairy) choice, 84 to 3c; greamery prints, 38 to 89¢; solids, 374 0 Ca Eggs--New/laid, in cartons, 44 to 4bc; out of cartons, 42c. 3 Dressed poultry--Spring chickens, 30c; fowl, 30c; squabs, per doz. $4 to $4.50; turkeys, 26 to 30c; ducks, spring. 20c. ive poultry--Spring chickens, ' 1b., 20¢; hens, 16 to 18¢c; ducks, Spring, 13c. Honey--Comb---Extra fine and heavy $2.7 Beans---Prime. white, $9.60 per bush.; imas, per 1b, Potatoes, tra new, bbl, $5.00 to $6.26; d s North Carolinas, Provisions--Wholesale Bmoked meats--Hams, medium, 30 to, 81¢; do. Reavy, 26 to 27c; cooked.-41 to 42¢; rolls," 27 to 28c; breakfast bacon, 33 to 36c; backs, plain, 36 to 37¢c; bone- less, 39 to 40e. % d meats--Long clear bacon, 26 to b; Sicar belles, 25 33 zo. 6 re lard, tierces, «to C3 pure 2640; pails, 26% to isi |, tlerces, 2lc; tubs, 213c; Montreal Markets Montreal, Aug. 7--Oats--Canad 'Western, No. 2, 86c; do., No. 3, 84c; tra No. 1 feed, to 84c. Bar Malting, $1.26. Flour--Martitoba wheat patents, firsts, $13; $12.50; stro re', $12.30 choice, 12, 6.15. 9.35; fllfeed--] dlings, $60; 0. 2, per car lots, eese--Finest easterns, 2 is Butter--C ery, 39 to 894c; seconds Fresh, 46 to 43c; lect stock, 40¢; No. 0., 38c. t Per bag, car lots, §1 to §2. ran, jas; mouillie, ton, cer, has been appointed to Command in Petrograd. * new, bbl, $5.00 to $5.25; seconds, .bbl., | $3.50. A-YEAR OF BRITISH ADVANCE. Solid black shows territory cenquered by British army A small portion near the Somme was taken by the French of the Somme. The arrow points to the gain recently made by the Germans at the mouth of the Yser, The 'thin, black line shows present battle line. wheat-- | N.-W, weight, per doz., $2.75; select, $2.60 to, 8; No. 3, $3 to. $2.26, imported, hand-picked, $10.50 per bush.;: Li Ts to 19¢c. t tan | and the weight or measure of the cons | x- | tents was introduced in the House on 'Thursday by Sir George Foster. The _ resolution upon which the bill is based | was passed witholit amendment after t0 a short discussion. | ungu River, in German East A ! third reading to the Soldiers' trom July, 1916; which is also indicated im do., $2.35; No. 8; do., $2.30; No. 4, $2.19; No. 5, $1.94; 3 2. 94; No. 6, $1.68; feed, $1.58. Basis gontragt=sAuguat (first half), 2.30, Oats--No, 2 C.W., 76¢; No. 3, do. ic; extra No. 1 feed, T4c; No. 1 feed, trie Fa BA Sb rejected, $1.09; feed, $1.09. --No, 4 .C.. $3.26; No 2 C.W,, $3.21; No, 3, do., $8.00, ; . Minneapolis, Aug. 7---Wheat---Septem- ber closed $2.18. . 1 Northern, .96 to $3.00; Live Stock Markets 5 Toronto, Aug. 7--HExtra choice heayy steers, 313.30 to $12.20; choice heavy steers, $10.60 to $11.00; butchers' cat- tle, choice, $10 to $10.60; do., good, $9.60 to $9.85; do., medium, $8.50 to $9; do., $7.10 to $7.28: butchers' bulls, to $7.00; do., rough b butchers' cows, choice, A good, $7.86 to $7.60; hy ,- $6.50 to $6.76; 'stocKers, $6.40 to $8.26; feed- ers, $7.75 to $8.76; "canners and cutters $5.35 t ; milkers, good to choice, $80 to $100; do, com. and med. $40 to $50; springers; $80 to- $120; light ewes, $8.50 to $9.60; sheep, heavy, $6 to $7.25; yearlings, $10 to $11.60; calves, good to choice, $13 to $14.50; spring lambs, 16.560 to $16.30; hogs, fed and watered, ; "do., weighed 'off cars, $17; do, Shotce steers, fi050 to $10.26; ower butchers' cows, Montreal, Aug. 7. to 75; food. $ es, $8.60 to § 10 TY 9.60; but 6 t ; bulls, $6.60 to $8. 4.60 to $6; lambs, $13 to § 7.50 to $8.50; calves, $7 to Someries + i canners, 50; sheep, | comp | system 95. | French 85, and 'the Belgians 9. This 8.76 4. iil : eh 00; | French and British Troops Have "io fatanding. $60, vin, y of of gi wa; ' ou ailway, the Government lete ownership = of 'the C.N.R.| 'and all subsidiary Appointment of three Belgian Record is 9. cording to the official communiques 420 aeroplanes were lost on the west- ern front in July. The Times admits that the figures are inexact, owing to the variations in French and German | methods of announcement. Four hun- dred and twenty is the third highest total of the war, compared with 392 in June, 718 in May and 717 in April. Of the 420 no less than 291 were Ger- man and 129 allies (89 British). It is right to say the British figures of 89 are probably incomplete. Of the Ger- man 201 the British bagged 247, the is a Belgian record. rt -- ALLIED FORCES LEAVE GREECE _All Been Withdrawn. A despatch from Athens says: -- Withdrawal of the allied forces from Old Greece, Thessaly and Epirus in accordance with the decision of the Balkan conference at Paris is being rapidly carried out. The withdrawal from Corinth and other occupied points was previously executed. . The Italians are sintilarly preparing to leave Janina and other sections of Piraeus, retaining only a small tri. angle near Avlona, in Albania. is a source of satisfaction, as the $1,500 BONUS TO THE : AUSTRALIAN. SOLDIERS, A despatch from Melbourne, tralia, says: The Senate has Aus- | ven | epate/ riation Bill. iF of * The Australian Senate Repatriation Bill provides a maximum grant £500 to each settler on land. It is estimated that £32,000,000 will be re- quired to provide this bonus, not "in- cluding 'the sum for British soldiers, who are to participate equally in the' grant as far as finances will allow. WEIGHT TO BE GIVEN ON FOOD PACKAGES. A despatch from Ottawa says: -- Legislation to require that all pack- ages containing human food or _ other commodities sold in original contain- ers must. the name of the fillers' Drive Germans From Africa, A despatch from Londen says:-- British troops have driven the Jar. mans from their positions on the Lug- Africa, and also are pushing forwad in the Kilwa region, says an official state- out the classes of 1916 and 1917, ag- of gregating 60,000 men. iOffice, on Thursday said that the Italian aspiration desired a wider field, but yielded in the interest of the united action to withdrfw all and leave Greece. t6 the Greeks. Preparations are under way to call The Greek Government is highly gratified at the result as showing the allies are recog- nizing the territorial integrity of Canadian' North. | British Bagged 247 of This Total : A despatch from London seys: Ac-| The unanimity of the allied action MR. JOHN G. KENT, services as General Manager of the Canadian National 'Exhibition; (pre- ferring to serve the public free of charge. He is President) of the To- ronto Board of Trade and has been on the Exhibition Board since 1905, always showing a close interest in the work. He was President in 1912 13, the two best years in the history of the institution. Mr. Kent is head of the Boy Scouts in Toronto and is identified with many philanthropic enterprises. Long and continued ill- ness has compelled Dr. Orr, Manager since 1903, to seek a long res i i Italians Build 8,000 Ton Ships, > A despafeh from Rome says:--The construction of merchant ships of a uniform type and measuring 8,0 tons has been commenced in the Italian shipyards. The first launching will ake lace the end of this month, and other; Greece. No Canadian Troops Participated in Big Battle of Flanders-- English Troops Did Most of Fighting. : wae A A. A despatch from London says:i-- Major-General Maurice, of. the feat tish commander's next move in Fland- ers was to determine another objec- tive, and then, affer' the custom process of preparation, to proceed similarly to achieve it. : "In cases of this kind," said the Director of Military Operations, "the ment issued by the British War Of-| pot GEN. HAIG WORKS ACCORDING © T0 SYSTEM USED AT } tion, 0 ~ ~ inflict heavy losses on the enemy th. out heavy losses to ourselves. Th: ig the system"used at Arras and at' Messines, and the one n6w being used in' Flan : "In this week's battle we co-operat- J 3 as. many British Brian, Fourteen Eo , four-fifths were ] ng lish, and one-fifth Anzac (Austra- lians and New Zealanders), Welsh and troops will follow without interrup-. A a wealth and extensive busi terests, who has refused to "Bf any remuneration whatever for'/his