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threat. 1y the o ffle and confuse the Aus- trians, has not only routed their forces as the Italians have advanced, but left the Austrians in greatest doubt as to the Italian objective, whether Trieste or Laibach, or both these important nts. 7 Italian military experts here assert that, with sufficient guns and muni, tions, the Italian forces under Cador- na will win a complete victory over the Austrians on that front, The Italian offensive has won the admira- tion of military officers in Washing- ton, those of the foreign war missions as well as American officers; and it is TEUTON LOSSES - WERE ENORMOUS 2,500 Corpses in One Rumanian Village. A despatch from Rumanian Head- quarters, Jassy, says: The great bat- tle which lasted a fortnight_on the south-western and southern fronts in Moldavia was one of the most san- guinary of the war. The troops in the first and second Rumanian armies have shown a warlike. capacity that has excited the admiration of all thé foreign officers who have seen them work, and many of the prisoners were astonished when they found they had been fighting against the Rumanians. The Germans attacked and 'continued to attack in compact masses as at the Battle of the Yser. It"is statgd that in one village where the Rumanigns counter-attacked 2,600 Goran corpses were counted.' fp CANADA TO ISSUE A FOURTH LOAN A despatch from. Otiawa says ;i-- Terms upon which a fourth war loan could be floated in Canada and the financial situation in the country gen- erally were discussed by Sir Thomas White and representatives of the Canadian Bond Dealers' Association at_the offices of the Minister of Fin- ance. This loan, which may be issued in October, would amount to $106,- 000,000 or $150,000,000. The bond dealers were represented by. A E. Ames, of Toronto, and J. M. Mackie, of Montreal. Already three war Joans aggregat- ing $850,000,000 have beén taken up in the Dominion. preity FORMER GOVERNOR- GENERAL IS DEAD. A despatch from London says: Earl Grey, former Governor-General of Canada, died at six o'clock on Wednesday morning at Howick House, Northumberland, after a long illness. The funeral took place at Howick on Saturday; when a memorial = service was held in London. BRITISH TROOPS IN FRANCE |the Austrian advance, Le 7 influence' of Italy in Entente » ; FX The official desputéh receiv Italian isy, "the offens battle of lowsi--= =~ " 72a, was as fol- tres between the Isc vano Valleys. The 10 by 15 miles. the second Italian army, which cros- 0 and Chiapo- bridges during "the On the western side of the plateau ian troops overcome the first line of and then, while a part of the Italian' army was fight- ing on the. second Austrian line, an- other part was advancing around the north side to make a flank attack. The result was the fall of the whole sys- tem of, defense of the plateau and the Chiapovano Valley. 26,658 CANADIANS ARE } © NOW.IN HOSPITAL. A despatch from Ottawa says: Of the boys whom Canada has sent to the front 8,840 are now enrolled in the Canadian military hospitals for treat- ment and re-education, according to the last report of the Military Hos- pitals Commission, dated August 165. Of these 7,046 are in 'convalescent homes and 1,115 are tuberculosis cases in the sanitario provided by the Mili- tary Hospitals Commission for' their treatment. The remaining, 679 are chiefly in general hospitals. The 'in- crease in the total population of the various hospitals over last week is only 29. ' The latest returns from the Diréctor of Medical Services in London indi- cates that on/August 18 the Canadian pitals and sanitaria in the United Kingdom were 17,818. « o--pen: COPPER FOR GERMANY A despatch from New York says: A Swedish ship, outward bound for a Swedish port, was boarded by Gov- ernment officials on Thursday and, ac- cording "to reports, two hundred tons of copper were found in the hold. The vessel was ordered to return to her dock and it {s said the entire cargo will be searched before she is again allowed to proceed. ei $2.20 1S PRICE FIXED FOR NO. 1 NORTHERN: pes x him A despatch from Washington says: The price of No. 1 Northern Spring wheat was fixed at $2.80. a bushel at Chicago for. the 1917 crop on Thurs- day by'the Wheat Fair Price Com- mittee, headed. by H. A. Garfield, whose findings, reached after; three days' deliberation, were submitted to and approved by President Wilson. ater ee wri : } RUMANIAN SCHOOLS : + ARE CLOSED A despatch from Jassy, Rumania, says:--All Rumanian schools have been closed by the Central Powers, thus pursuing the policy of denation- alizing conquered territory, SIX T0 ONE FROM OVERS Throughout the War Casualties Have Been in Same Proportion, But Since July-31 Have Been 9 t0 1. A despatch from London says: Major-General Maurice, chief director of niilitary operations, said on 'Thurs- day: w Te "In the past month I have received a remarkable number: of letters from the U; States showing how wide- | is the 'belief that the British the allied and colonial troops do the most of their fighting. - This is 1p t of the German propaganda in|ish to one cole 'portion of 6,6 British to 1 the United States. I have prepared for you a few statistics to show how far this is untrue. AB Ct "At the present moment the British troops in France are six ~to'one. as compared with all overseas troops, | and the total . casualties in France throughout the war have been in _pro- In the Ypres-Lens fighting : 81 the casualties slonial. x "TW Bainsizza Platest is600 me- | teau measures | It was attacked by | 13 sed the Isonzo River, using fourteen the Ital-| quick withdrawal of. the enemy, fol-| lowed by the Italian army, crossing | FOUND IN SWEDISH SHIP. | since July have' been nige Brit-§ : King George. A recent photograph of His jesty when reviewing infantry ments leaving for France. a NONAGENARIAN HEADS : A CREW OF BOYS. A despatch from an Atlantic port says: A British schooner, in command of a skipper 97 years old, and with a crew composed of youngsters under the military draft age, is on her way to this port. The skipper, Captain James Moore, of Parrsboro', N.S. ré- tired from active sea services some years ago, but beeause of the pressing demand for mariners, he recently noti- fied the owners of th was ready to take her out. A captain was needed, so he went to sea again, soldiers being cared for in the hos- | probably the oldest master of a on active duty to-day. TO CONTROL 2 PROVISIONS IN BRITAIN. A despatch from London saya: Lord Rhondda, the Food. Contr: hy has decided to take over aall control of the entire provision trade in the British Isles. The vital 'con- sideration in the regulation of prices of provisions ig control of imports, and Lord Rhondda is in constant tt with the. American' Food Control Des partment on this subject. It is stated {that the two Governments are Wor ing in entire harmony to secure a re- duction in the prices of commodities. coming from the United States. AUSTRIA FACED _ = BY COAL CRISIS A despatch from Basel, Switzerland says:--Herr Von Hamann, the "Aus- trian Minister of Public Works, start led the Austrian Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday by giving it as his opinion that the coal crisis had become a vital question for Austria-Hungary, accord- declared the Minister, was one which must be faced without optimism and with the utmost seriousness. In an effort to remedy matters, continued the Minister, 12,600 miners havé been brought back to the mines from the front. ' wn] $ a - ITALIAN MAKES a A despatch from Paris-says: Caps tain Guilio Laureami, an aviator' im the Italian army, has established & new. world's long-distance flying re- cord by Aying more than 900 miles without. stopping, according to a de- spatch to The Temps from Milan. The Italian flew from Turin to Naples return, a distance of about 920 mile as the crow flies. : Captain Laureami, used a new Sia 'machine. He left Turin at 10.07 a.m,, reached Naples, flew over that city, and was back in Turin at 8.40 p.m, "If your canned fruits or vegetables a ST a a 'year of for ( ; | publicati b ane! bacteria dso. {ou to F555 +} e vessel that he Fl lax, No. Ye. [39.38 No. to has {tb ing to Vienna advices. The situation, e "NEW AIR RECORD | $186 a 4 oh a 3 8 od vig |e ic. ed ; soi 1 i 4 utter- ol Bent: 40c Cl h 0 3 greamery prints, 43 to Stas, 42 6 | ns, 46 to 4 poultry--Spring chickens, 25 on, 20¢; sduabs. per doz, $4 20 TbeYS 25 to 30c; ducks, uitry--Spring chickens, 1b. 20 Pn, 18 op her ucks, Spring, ey--Comb-Ex weight, doz... $2. kD 'Na 3, $5 to § "a 16c per 1b; 10's, 6. * 3 ; Beans--No Canadian beans on market until oy of 'October; mported hand- ok ds 8.60 per bush; Limas, per 1b. 16 to 16¢ Potatoes, on track--Ontarfo, bag, $2.15, Provisions--Wholesale Smoked meats--Hams, medium, 30 to 318; doy, heavy, 20 to 27¢; cooked, 41 to 2c: rolls, 27 to 28¢: breakfast bacon, 86 to 40c: backs, plain, 87 to 38c; bone- LenS. rod meats--Long clear bacon, 37 u meats--Long ¢ on, 0 27 ti! .;. clear bellies, 36% to 27¢, rd---Pure lard, tlerces, 263 to 26c; tubs, 264 to 26ic; i 8 to 26ic; con und, tierces, 20 2 21c; tubs, 20 to 2130; pafls, 21'to Iie, i : \ y nf ~Montreal Markets on Sept. 4---Oats, Canadian' Wester No. 2, 74 to Tbc; do; No. 8 7 to Tdo; extra No. 1 feed, 73 to 4c, our, Man, Spring wheat patents, firsts, $3.20: seconds, $12.60; strong bakers', 2.30; Winter pai ons, choice, $12.50; straight rollers, $12.00 to $12.30; do., bags, $5.80 to $6.85, Rolled oats, barrels 8.85 to $9.00; do. bags, 901bs., $4.80 to 4.40, Bran, $85. Shorts, $40. Mid. ings, $48:to $60. Mouillle, $60 to $61. ay, No, 2, per ton, car lots, $9.50 t 10. Cheese, finest westerns, 2130; do, net easterns, 21%c. Butter, cholcest creamery, 413 to 42c; seconds, 41 to dijo. Fees fresh, 62 to 63c; weleoted, 48c; 0. 1 stock, 44c; No. 2 stock, 88 to 40c. Tofatoes, per bag, car lots, $2.15 to Winnipeg Grain i ¥inniges. Sept. 4--Cash prices closed: Wheat, No. 1 Noi $2.40; 0. Northern, $2.87; No. rthern, $2.83); No. 4, $2.23; No, b, $1.97; No. 8. $1.1 fe ¥ W., 83ic; 3 C.W., 60¢; No. 3*feed, 67¢. arley, 0.3, $1.18; No. 4. 114: rejected 3 Jp feed. $110. .C., $8:81; No. W., PEC es United States Markets Minneapolis, Sept. 4+--~Wheat--Septem- $2,168 cash, No~1 Northern, $2.30 : No. 3 Northern, $2.25 to $3.30. 0. 8 yellow, 89 to ah No. 8 white, 62 to 533c. Flour unchang- Bran--=8§27.76 to jas 25. Cmit Sept. 4--Wheat--No 1 North- rn, 2.95, .80, 0. 2 Northern, bool, se, ot mber, $3. 3 ober, eer, $3.00; December. § Live Stock Markets Sept. 4--BExtra choice heavy 2.60; choice heavy 1; utchers' cattle, nominal; Li 8,84 ¥worengo, steers, $11.60 'to $1 steers, 15.60 choice, §10 to $9.60; do. m d med., $40 to 0 $7.50; veiling: 5 3 S55 so cgrs, 17.60; do. f.0.b, 5 5 : Mon , Sept: 4--C steers, $0.16 to $350 b to bo: bulls, 0. $8. 3 Bi: alias On 60; lambs, $13 to §1 "is To 80 choice milk-fed calves, § $13: fed stock, RUSS DIVISION Lo QUITS TRENCHES. Pp, A' despatch from Petrograd says: A Russian division on Tuesday sban< doned™ its positions in the region of Fokshani on the Rumanian front 'and nounces. ¢ continued to advance alt Juesday. on w aid in cartons, 62 to Sic; | J i | were: suffocated | nie for. 840 bid: | 3 | will pink t the bottom 12 to i 8: | | $7 to $9; hogs, $17 to: 11.60. - fled in_ disorder, the War Office an-|® | Thé statement says that the enemy | ¢1& Yorkton, Sask, held their 88rd annual fair recently. The seventh annual fall fair was held at Wilkie, Sask. ; "Capt, F. Bradburn, of - Edmonton, has-won the Military Cross. 3 Sir James. Aitkin laid the corner stone of the new Y.M.C.A, building in Brandon. . ae ' The Calgary * police patrol wagon carried & two hundred-pound porker to the pound, ~\ A number of Moose Jaw -business men are working two hours each evening on farms. 3 Mrs. . Thomas Brown was fined $400 and costs at Portage la Prairie for selling liquor. Tae The wheat yield in the St. Pierre district will amount to between 80 and 84 bushels per acre. The Children's Aid Society of Win- nipeg want _a civic grant of $3,600 in- creased to meet rising costs. | A plan is on foot in Calgary where- by thedschool children will be dismiss- ed on certain days to dig potatoes. E. M. Clegg and hig wife 'and son ml fumes in a gas Two well near 'Mode Jaw recently. ch va, 7. : THe Rotary Club of Winni raised | $200 at 8 luncheon, which att be used to defray expenses for a. pic- war widows and children. . "'A southern ' Manitoba farmer has employed Bessie Lutckow, 8 Ruthen-| ian woman whose forearm is twenty inches in circumference. The woman asked to do outside work. " A ie _ Things usually come to the man who goes after them. Cs A new phonograph cabinet is mount- ed upon two legs and two wheels, this enablihg it to be moved 'more readily. "To discover whether coffee is pure, sprinkle a few grains on the surface of a tumblerful of water. If pure '| sels sunk last west bY. marines is shown by ~ General Hugh L. Scott A Commander-in-Chief of the United 'States army, has been in the 5 for 41 years, and during that time has hat a most varied career. He has served in almost - every branch of military life, Upon his shoulders fal the immense task of 'getting 'the United States army ready for the happenings that are glimmering in the future. ep BRITISH LOSSES : \ SHOW INCREASE: A despatch from London saydt jrcrease in the number of British ves mines or sub- ¢ weekly Ad- imiralty 'statement issued Wednesday t. Bighteen vessels of more than ight tons were sent to the bottom, as ed with fifteen She previous w and five vessels ss than Tok al as against three the pre- vious week. No. fishing vessels were gunk. > n 1 compar arpa GEN, PETAIN President Poincare personally present- the Frerich, Commander-in-chief, the. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, awarded to Him several days ago for sentation was made in the 'Place. d'Armes. ' % they will float, but if. adulterated they i BRITAIN WILL ER LIC Pais ; : Lim aa Nam Establish Agencies to Purchase Supplies Under = = i 1 --- ' Government will A despatch from London: says. THe King on Thursday signed a pro- Slamatioh gs Shih tins the importation under license. : "THe object of this action is to en- able the Government to, take over the entire purchase of the import articles concentrate the por- and Se us countries into a single various sstablishing ta the United States & buying agency, and will m hasnt though this agahey, be. Control of Food Ministry. con and lard with American + tracts in ba ic quired to furnish to' | bacon, butter, hams and lard except imm PORT BACON pet shippers are re the Food Ministry full information; ediately. % : Pending The Food Ministry is|same In; es A' despatch from Verdun gaysi-- Ei bot LEGION OF HONOR - ed on Wednesday to General Petain, - ge arrazigemen : Ai, 0 7 the recent successes Here. ~The pre-| . ~~