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The ¢ un offensive yah assumed a of greater Vigor on the tableland_ of Brinstazn, and is pushing the enemy beyond the Chiapovang ley. The enemy has tried sev diversions at the east of Gorizia and on tke hills between Santa Catarina and San Marco, all of these attempts being being utterly defeated. Us. T0 SEIZE NEUTRAL SHIPS 400,000 Tons of "or Scandinavion Vessels May 'be Utilized. A despatch from Washington says: Shortage of ocean-going tonnage may cause the United States to seize some four hundred thousand tons of neutral shipping now in American ports. Dutch and other Scandinavian 'ships "which are loaded with foodstuffs may be required, it was said on Thursday, to discharge their cargoes and go to Austrdlia and Java for wheat and sugar. International law, officials point out, gives belligerents the right to com- mandeer neutral ships whenever the emergency of war requires it. Under this interpretation the American Gov- ernment has just seized several Aus- trian ships which took refuge in American ports when the war broke out. Dutch ships of 300,000 tons, and ~~other Scandinavian vessels of one- third that tonnage, have lain in American ports loaded with food- stuffs ever since .the Export Con- trol Act was put into operation. Thus far the owners of the cargoes have refused to unload them, and the American Government has declined to permit the vessels to sail, FREIGHTERS FIGHT SUBMARINES Four "Merchantmen and Three U:Boats Reported Sunk. A despatch from an Atlantic Port says:--The story of a concerted at- tack by seven German submarines upon a fleet. of twenty-two allied merchantmen steamihg westbound for American ports, was told on Thurs- day by officers and men of four of the vessels which have arrived here dur- ing the last few days. Four of the merchantmen--the biggest in the con- voy---were sunk by German torpedoes, but before the fight was over the com- bined fire of the cargo steamship de- stroyers had destroyea three of -the seven submarines. The fight is regarded as the quick- est and most costly battle for both sides that has ever occurred between stibmarines and armed merchantmen, and it is believed by the men who participated in the battle that the Germans are not likely to take such desperate chances again. tt -------- ALLIES JOIN-UP IN_EAST AFRICA - A despatch from London says:--A Jenetion has been effected between an nglo-Belgian column and a Belgian column operating in German East Africa, the two columns getting in touch 97 miles southwest of Kilossa, says the official statement, The Bel- glans have crossed the Ulange River near Mahenge. "We inflicted severe losses on the Germansretreating towards Mahenge," continues the statement. "We are firmly established at Tunduru. Nearly 400 Germans surrendered at Kakera, northeast of Kilossa, to the colored South Africans, who had invested Ma- kera." sma-------- RUMANIANS AGAIN REPULSE ATTEMPTS TO PIERCE FRONT. A despatch from Yoidon: says: An official Rumanian communication dat- 'ed Sept. 4 reports an" enemy attempt to break through the Rumanian front between Varnitza and Monastirora, Shieh was Repulsed 'after Berce fight numbers, with no result. Pester Lloyd, says the dash of-Gereral 'Cadorna's army in the recent battle of a Farther south the Abie under- took repeated counter-attacks in great Major. Moraht, commenting in The 'the Isonzo has surpassed anything ; at- tempted before. . VERDUN HOSPIT AL IS BOMBED German ' Agroplgues Dropped Shells and Killed 19 Inmates Wounding 26. A despatch from Grand Headquar- ; 7 says:--The Vandelaincourt Hospitdl, in the region of Verdun was again bombarded by German aviators for six and a half hours on Wednesday night. Nineteen persons were killed and 26 wounded. The huts attacked contained only severely wounded men, who were unable to move from their cots. The hostile aeroplanes flew over the |1 hospital every twenty minutes from 8.30 o'clock in the evening until 8 o'clock in the morning. ne ree MISHAP AT . QUEBEC BRIDGE Six-Ton Holster Fell Into the St. Lawrence River. A despatch from Quebec, Que. says: A six-ton hoister for the centre span of the Quebec bridge slipped from the cantilever arms and is now at the bottom of the river with the mass of wreckage from the two pre- vious disasters. This mishap is liable the centre span of the bridge. Two men were slightly bruised and barely escaped being knocked off the structure when the huge piece of met-|¥ al slipped its chains and dived down into the river. merrell eer WESTERN GRAIN \ CROP HARVESTED A_despatch from Winnipeg says:-- A violent storm from the north, ac- companied by heavy rain squalls, is tures remain higher. This is the first real interruption to what has been the most successful harvest and thrashing season of recent record. The entire grain crop of Manitoba is safe. This includes fields of oats that farmers even when they sowed them had no expectation would turn out other than | 9 green feed. Quite as yemarkable as the con- tinued fine weather has been the sin- gular immunity from killing frosts-- or, indeed, from frosts of any kind: In this district cucumber beds are still untouched. Slight frosts are recorded in Al-| danger point there, In fact, never before in the crop history of the Can-| such a minimum of frost damage: An- other favorable' feature is the optim- istic tone of thrashing reports. _ ee ANOTHER AMERICAN LOAN TO ALLIES|! A despatch from Washington sa; --Loans of $100,000,000 each to rie Britain and France were made by the Government, bringing the total ad- vanced the Allies up to $2,266,400,000, ANOTHER LOAN IN NOVEMBER. | A despatch from Ottawa says: The fourth domestic war loan will be float- ed in November and will probably be for $100,000 ,000, and at a rate which will net the ' subscribers' nearly six per cent., although the definite amount and terms will not be known for some weeks. Sir Thomas White stated on Thursday that between now and No- vember a nation-wide organization would be instituted to make, the Joan ters of the French Army in France, tras 8} the fol 208 to sic; Hintata, 04 large, 30c; twins, 303c; tril ter--~Fresh dairy, choli ofce, . 8! 80d creamery prints, 48 to 44e; solids, out oi to cause serious delay to the lifting of 3 driving over Manitoba, but tempera-|3 and feed, $1.10. patents, other grades unchange ra ja Corn--No. > ye ow, 32 8 to. $3. $i io $3. pte 3, September. $3.39% asked; $3.34 bid, steers, berta, but the crop is long past the © i $7.60 to $8; butchers' adian prairie West has there been] g 0;, good fr 3! to $9. Ta 2 $1 ch HE to $15. to $16. 5% eigh do. 0, « W! 1 Montreal $10.26 to $10.75; lower Foal frenht pa he De ris. i £ to oe Food ) fost Th, mints 'those occu- vied by the Italians by several hun- | = centring o- | dred feet,.at the same time oa w--car lots, per to, $7 © $7. 60, track Toronto. Country Butt sreCreamony, a el lam pak Jb | to 89ic; to the retail twins, i ig om old, "to Kegs Ne ew laid, in Sarlons; 52 to bic; cartons, 45 to 46¢: Dressed poultry--Spring 'chickens, 25 to. 30c; fowl, 20 to 22¢; squabs, per doz 4 te $4.00; 2 25 to 30e; ducks, pring, to ane poultry Eprin chickens, 1b., 20" 0 22 hens, 18 to 20c; ducks, Spring. hea eavy "Honey--Comb--Extra fine an weight, per aos. 5 i select, 50 i's and 60's, 143 to 2.7 No, 2, tins, gs! 16c per 2 10" Tos foie: 18 EarNo Canadian heans i % market until last of October; miporied, hand- plcke ed, Wi 60 per bush; n mas, per ib., Petes, on track--Ontarlo, bag, $2.15 Provisions--Wholesale Smoked meats--Hams, medium, 30 to 81e; do. heavy, 26 to 27¢; cooked, 41 to 42¢; roils, 27 to 28c: breakfast. on, 86 to 40c; backs, plain, 37 to 38c; bone- less, 40 to a2 Cured meats--Long clear Basen, 27 to ie 1b; iv bellies, 263 ti ard--Pure lard, tierces, Br. io 26c; tab 26% to 26ic; pails, 2840 compound tierces, 203 5 "hei" oo 0§ to 21ic; pails, 21 to 2 Montreal Markets = Sept. 11--Oats---Canadian Western, No. 2 4 75.) TH extra Ho. Plour--Manitoba Sr wheat patents, firsts, 32 $11.50; strong bakers patents, choice, . to. $11.80; Rolled Gates 90 an, $35. "Kho rts, $40. iddlings, $48 to "850. Mouf To, $65 to jee, Hay-----No, 2, per ton, car lots, $9.60 0 $10. Cheese-- nest 'Western, 21ic; finest Easterns, 2150 Steam ry 4 20; onds, a rh 52 to Soc: 48g No. 1 stock, 44c; No. 2 stock, 38 to 406. i. |, Dotatoss--Per bag, car lots, $2.16 Montreal, Winnipeg Grain Winnipeg, Sept. 11--Cash 'Wheat--No. 1 Northern. 32. Northern, 32 21; No. No. No. 6 A 33a feed, Sl 65. C.W., 63ic; No, 1 feed, 60§c; No. 2 1 .18; No. RT No. 2 C.W., $8 -- $3. 31k United States Markets Minneapolis, Sept. 11--Flour--Fan 26c, lower, quoted at 1150; , 66% to b6ic. ax-- 11--Linssed, 398 asked; October, oy 393 November, $3.88 bid; December, Nod aa sive Stock ook Markets Sop; 11--Extra choice heavy ? fo 312. 10} choice heavy ; butchers' cattle, do., good, $9.40 to 76 to $8; do. 'butchers' bulls, Zoronto, i br 7:2! do., rough bulls, - va 8.2 .50; to bo 85; bi t sis; yds to stoc! ly 8 canners and iy 26; i miler, , good to cl hers i 0 to ight ewes, to $7.50; 8 salves lam Spine ton $1 $5 hed Cott cars, $18.50; do. 1.0.b., 1 4, on t Sept. steers, 34 to B10; and Ne avy-w 17.76; 15. Kr to $16. THANKSGIVING DAY * SET FO FOR oCToBER 8 i ddspatel from" Ottawa says : $m The date of Thanksgiving * Day has been set by the Secretary of States for Monday, October 8, i Cut out rhubarb seed stalks hon th th ' has seve fi or ai ut torso . om B00 ut of wit the efforts. of on the Carso in the I the slow but determin ~~ best troops! of checking Be Area Within Lens Still Remain- {has ing in German Hands is = Further Reduced. "A despatch from Canadian Head- quarters in France, says:--Another of the small surprise attacks which al- ie 0 | most nightly reduce the area within Lens still remaining in the enemy's hands took place at 2.90 this (Thurs- day) morning and resulted in the cap- ture of a row of houses occupied by four companies of fhe First Regiment, First Guard Reserve Division. Men from British Columbia, accustomed in civil life to finding their way about, did the work, and did it well, sustain- ing few casualties themselves while inflicting a considerable number on the enemy, te 25 PER CENT. OF OUR BACON STILL REQUIRED BY BRITAIN A despatch from Ottawa says--A . | statement from the Food Controller's office says: "Great Britain and our allies still require at least 26 per cent. of Canada's output of bacon, which will |' be purchased through the Government buying agency. established in the United States for the purchase of Canadian and American bacon, butter, ham and lard. A glance ut the fol- ; | lowing figures will show what Canada has already done: Canadian export of bacon to the United Kingdom, France and Italy in pounds for fiscal years ending March TROOPS AT THE F ! WANT MORE Nan SENT A despatch from London says :-- Gen. Sir Arthur Currie says that the troops in the field want more men, whether it be by conscription or raised by voluntary methods, So far the morale of the Canadian troops has been well maintained, stat- ed the General, by the knowledge that Feliforsemoits 'are. always forthcom- . the last action our casualties os were only one-third of the German ses, as we had accounted for 69 of | eg battalions. The enemy 'had lately retaliated with numerous coun-| ter-attacks, but these had been suc] cessfully met by new plans. LLOYD GEORGE'S ARMAGEDDON. A despaieh 'from vm Birkenhead, Eng says: In the course of a nota ! | speech here on Friday, Premier Lloyd : | George said: "The war began in the East and not in" the West," { said Mr. Lloyd| George. "Russia was the first in, be- Stoo 4 [cause she undertook to champion the *| cause of Serbia. France was Drought "lin because she had. und a solemn treaty obligation to wo Russia in case of an attack. Belgium was brought in because she was on the direct road-to France. 'Great Bri- tain was by in because she had| given Bes: 'word defend Belgium, 2 New government ad 'which | 8 'of 'which "Amer "hey drop: oh "vwo 56 Ane ; wd Hopi which has been a point = SHIPBUILDING 1 nN { CANADA. $150,000,000 Now Pont Spent in Steel and Wooden Vessels. ~~ being spent by Canadians in sl ip construction. ing no time in discussing "Whether steel shi or wooden on She oA a, iy rl ; B Sagiel sixty-five struction. Thirty-Ave are of steel .|and thirty are wood. There are countless sailing vessels also under er the first time in ei history British Columbia and "the Maritime; Provinces are going in for the build- ing of steel ships on a large scale, There was a ship-building boom in the early eighties, but it is far _out- shadowed by the activity of the pre- sent day. Toronto, the other day, saw four large vessels lagnched in a gingle day. Six steel steamers are being con- structed at Montreal. Each is of 7, 000 tons. There is another of 5,000 tons. At Isle' o'Orleans are four wooden steamers, ranging from 1,600 to 2,000 tons, rapidly nearly comple- tion. Three steel steamers of 8,000 ns: are being built at New lasgow, N.S., and two other Nova Scotia towns, Sheet Harbor and Shelburne, will have a «couple of wooden boats ready soon. = Colling- wood, long a ship-building port, has a steel vessel of 8,000 tons under way, as well as four oil tankers. To- ronto recently launched four vessels, and has half a dozen more to come. Two 'of them are of 5,000 tons each, and the others a little lighter, One of the -ships being constructed in To- ronto is the Orleans, for the French Government. Port Arthur is turning out five steel steamers, each of 3,400 tons. Out on tHe Pacific coast they are building a couple of 8,800 tons each ' All this activity means much to the steel and lumber trades, and contri- butes to the present high prices of these commodities. chief difficulty that is being encountered' is the lack of labor. Ship builders complain that it is very hard to find skilled mechan- ics, particularly carpenters, and some 'of the shipbuilding yards are even taking on novices and paying them 'very fair wages, while they are learn- ling their trade. It is no merely war-time activity, |a either. The current opinion is that Canada's ship-bujlding program, un- der the war impetus, will continue to 'grow and will be one of the main in- 'dustries of the Dominion after the war, -- To Test Diamond The Jublicds is frequently deceived n 'precious stones, a prominent 'diamond ee to publish. the fol- fests levine a diamond is quite clean and on the surface a tiny drop of wa f, and then take a needle or pin and try to move the drop about. / ., | If the diamond is genuine the drop can be rolled about intact. On the other 'hand, where the gem is an imitation the water spreads directly it is touch- ed with the needle point. Test smalled onds with a 'tumbler of water. Into this put the suspected article and examine its ap- pearance. A real diamond will show up in the water with starlting clear- ness,and it can never be confound- ed with the water.- On the other 'hand, the imitation looks indefinite and it is sometimes difficult to see it at all, =e The patent 'medicine fellows make | "It is estimated in ship-building a : Br cles_that at least $150,000,000 is 4 : gin shooting, he won't turn a Now. they're 'medicine |. The Dominion is wast-] Li sada eo maiet foe is Gl to Suiptering u ce tivity, ing effectiv: Br E She me a en to deal wi -boats. the submarine effectiveness has ed its faximum is an important point. There is no evidence in statistics upon which 'a conclusion' may be based either way. The fluctuations of the five weeks of August do not'show that there is a progressive diminution in the number of vessels sunk which might give substantial hope that we have seen the worst. "There are still many signs that the nature and extent of the danger is not fully realized. Its most acute phase may not yet have been' féiched. It is certain that the Ge gerate the number of ships thi to have sunk." RSG AA, BRITISH AIRMEN BOMBARD CONSTANTINOPLE RAILWAY ta A despatcH™from London says :-- British naval aeroplanes Forstyated far inland in Turkish territory Su night, dropping bombs on the city of Adrianople, about 137 miles north- west of Constantinople, says an of- ficial statement. The main line of the B stantinople railway, part lin-to-Bagdad route, passes Adrianople, tte A ore THE BLUSHING ENGLISHMAN. Does the World's Greatest Deeds But Hates To Be Praised For It. One of the Englishman's' greatest! qualities is his impatience of praise. He hates "gush." You "may black- guard him, traduce him, say nas things to him, He rather likes. it; smiles and goes on with his job, Youre may even declare yourself his implac- able enemy. If you don't actually be- ir. He is slow to quarrel. He would much rather, play "cricket. He is tremend- ously self-con ned and just a trifle unimaginative. But begin to praise him--he will blush like, a schoolgirl éatght writing a love-letter, and tell yon to "chuck it; 'and rot be such a blighted idiot!" He waters the desert; he bridges the ocean; he founds m nations destined to rule sets the pace of the world: the reins of a team of Empi would run away with any and upset the chariot of the. wealth; but he hates to be it. - If he makes runs, it's if he's bowled- out. first ball, he waits for the next innings, and tries to get the other man out. He sometimes averdoes this ind ot sang froid, and is misunderstood in consequence. He loves to pose as a bit of a slacker," but when it comes to. doing things no other. man. on the e Con. ¥ Ber- rough