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BRITISH AND FRENCH ARMIES WES WAKE IMPORTANT GAINS IN YPRES SECTOR Canadians Took Part in Engagement at Which About 800 - Prisoners Were Captured and Progress Made on Large Ffont. A despatch from London says: Operations with limited objectives weré®indertaken by the British and French armies in Flanders early Fri- day morning, and notwithstanding great difficulties caused by weather and bad ground, considerable progress was made and valuable positions taken on the greater part of the front attacked, says the British official com- munication i8sued Friday night. The communication says that more than 800 prisoners were captured during to- day's operations, The main operation was carried out * by English and Canadian regiments on our front north of the Ypres-Roulers Railway. Canadian battalions moved forward along the main ridge in the direction of Passchendaele, and, pass ing beyond their objectives, establish- ed themselves on the rising ground | immediately south of the village. Other Canadian battalions = With troops of an English naval brigade and battalions of London /perritorials made further progresd, in the face. of strong opposition along the spurs be- tween the main ridge and our posi- long east of Poelcapelle, capturing a number of strong points and fortified farms. WIRELESS TELEPHONY AROUND THE WORLD. A despatch from om Brantford says: Wireless telephony to all parts of the world, more than a possibility, is prac- tically an achieved fact, declared Pro- fessor Alexander Graham Bell, speak- ing at a mass meeting held here, ter- minating the ceremonies of the unveil- "ing of the Bell Memorial. The eminent inventor told of recent experiments whereby scientists spoke from Washington, D.C., to Paris, France, by word of mouth, the .con- -versation being overheard in Hono- lulu. The result was achieved by the attachment of telephones to wireless apparatus, and speech to all parts of the world with neither wires nor bat- teries, is looked forward to in the very near future by Professor Bell. erin cron U. 8. Coal For Canada. A despatch from Washington says: Under a definite allotment of Ameri- can coal for Canada, announced by the fuel administration, about 2,000, 000 tons of bituminous and 700,000 tons' of anthracite will be permitted | to move across the Canadian border during the next two months. oy AUSTRO-GERMANS SUCCEED IN PIERCING THE ITALIAN LINES ON ISONZO FRONT Eneiny Launch Successful Offensive on Bank 'of Isonzo but Are < Checked on Bainsizza Plateau. A despatch from Landon says: The these were checked by the Italians, Austro-German forces which yester<| who took a few hundred prisoners, day began an offensive on the The enemy attacked on the south- Isonzo front broke through ' the|ern slopes of Monte Rombon and on Italian' lines and brought the battle | the northern edge of the Bainsizza + on to the slopes of the right (west) | plateau. In the former region he was bank of the Isonko, says Gershon Thursday's | resisted in the narrows of Saga, but statement, Powerful Austro-|further south he broke through the attacks also were made on|Italian advanced lines, being favored the Bainsizza plateau, and on the west | by a thick mist which rendered use- San Gabriele, but | less the Stadian barrage. it" is too. small: their herculean Sorte dn the age ot 'Burbach works, juct we, and thirty-five pounds of explosives an i of Factories, Railway Stations and Junctions. 2 An official statement on agdrial-opera- tions issued on Thursday 1 red "On Wednesday night flay communications her n Saarbruecken were attacked by our] aeroplane squadrons with ale Sams results. Over three and a i of explosives were dropped Pa of 'bruecken by naval machines. T démage 'caused was ~ considerable; thany fires were observed. "Three thousand = three hundred Al were dropped on railway' stations, junctions, goods-sidings in and around Saarbruecken -by another squadron. Mény direct hits vere obtained, re- stlting in numerous explosions. One train proceeding to Saarbruecken re- ceived a direct hif from a big bomb and. was destroyed. A total of five tons of explosives was dropped by us, elfen AMUNDSEN DISCARDS , GERMAN DECORATIONS. A despatch from . London says: Captain Roald - Amundsen, the noted Norwegian explorer, went to the Ger- man Legation at Christiania on Tues- day, says Reuter's Christignia corre- spondent, and returned to the German Minister his German decorations as a "personal protest against the German murder of peaceful Norwegian sailors on October 17 in the North Sea." Tons of 'Explosives Dropped 'on A 'despatch from London Ts The 4 s ive onthe Isonzo front, claim to have from London says: , in their offen- 'more than 30,000 Italians, Over guns also were taken. - 4 At many places the Germans. are now. 1 g in Italian territory, 'the #nnouncément says, 'The German: hisecives t ew the Ttalians from strong rear hill poy The Italians have be- gun to .¢ ate the Bainstzza Helll- gengelst Plateau. Under the Austro-German: pressure on the Isonzo front, the Italians have withdrawn their Aines to the border in one sector, and are preparing for the evacuation of the Bainsizza Pla teau, the Italian War Office an-] nounced. HOG PRODUCTION TO. BE INCREASED 4 A despatch from Ottawa sayBi--A Dominion-wide campaign for increased en at once. The urgent @nd rapidly- increasihg needs of the allies for pork products were explained on Friday to a gathering of Xpreseittatives of the Agricultural De ments of Eastern Canada, and swine-breeders, and the initial steps were taken towards an organized effort, under the auspices of the Federal Department of Agricul. {233 Food Controller. warehouse at Torbnto. When war were faced with an increased demand have declined rapidly. To meet the was established and has proved an Australian producer : THE WEEKLY WAR PICTURE * have been piling in ever since, while room War problems of Canadian wool trade and how they » are met. The view ; Production of hogs' 1 1 be wadertake 1 ture, working in ss-opebition with the 1 Cracking Unies Te Searing new ork Tribune. utte i iacy out i CA SL pero eka J Ha Wi, al ev "36 to 320. ducks, 0! Fa 28; Rg dug, ht 1567 gos ase, 12 a : 8.50; Sgt. et Yo. 3, 1540 {a 9285: : VR b; os io; i is oi hae of Oc! CR nndien 3 Deans iL ia of Soe Tppecne. ard: 15 tatees, on track "Ontario, or oe Straw-----Car lots, per ton, $7 to $7.50, track Toronto. to to 1he'"g 1] gL dor. 89 t hi by EE ~ New lal "{n cartons, §1 to &8c; $1.66 to $1.76. oS mgked, meats--Hams o} uu it 0 4 913 | to 28c 1b; poclear baliien. 0 | tubs, an, tor "ste: Proauce--Wholesals eamer soll s, per 1b. 42} oper 16.4 to d4c; datry, Jo. the ret) a & roles do dis |i i solids, 44 to. dF are. His STH Si 3 26 to. #1; cook mooi a ks. » i Rte to oa bone- Ph; 27h 1 to. 0, ge: ube; E Ry her 5rO80h 10 i of 1 the World Tate tna 4 , Oct. WR NE Northern: $2.21; Nor amko oti, Sal Tot: Nov: --r 4 ~No, 2 CW, es bot." po ia ttobu $8 ork exis No.1 Noy Ho 3.28); N 7 do. what: 1 feed; 834c;. No. 3 fesd, G24e. No. 3 ds. No. {wheat iol No. 3. Mh: No 4 Biante wort Wiliam, ! Beli is eta £075; No FRR : tobe, pata--N, 2 CW. ; i eis oo 1 recd ike; pted States ariotn. Ro. 1 aed. Gabe. In gi re Fort Willlam. ling Oct. 3 30--Co . 3 yes a er ent Sl To a, ntagio pany FER ¢ to 85c | 1 ha Bran al 80 to $38 cond | Snide 8.25 RE 38 fai ' 7 hil hd b Hat Lg Beambe is W five "to fB50. nominal, 3.16 bid; May, 33.16 : 3 te i seins fp folehe, $1.16 to" $1.18, 'ac- Live Stock 2 Murere beye--No. 4 5 176, according to teers 11 $11.50 50 io $1 rr > Saeed peas. 8 Sugden: patents, in ute 1 a 10.8 here, Ty to 15.05; 130 nd: do., Ligk 8 ong .do., medium, $8.50 to $8.75;- do., com- Th 0 foun Son Aaa jon. IH 0 ss butchers pulls: hn bags, Montreal; Tet §140"te $7.86; do. medi i Bilis, ey hl a 5 prompt shipment, red Monts | 2 $7.10; - do., rough elf 5 to Included od Bran. Duteners, 0 bk The 5 ioe. 950, ahorte, inet B08 8 60°00 46. 5 Stockers. $1.50 te i fo $46: good a3 aniadl ol hl Leone x3 LNG 1, ton, $12.60 to. a 13.60: Nt = a ot track. dog om. 'oron 11 to §18; porn hiy 18: cal 'good to ts nits 3 Spring lambs, $18. 40; hogs, fed and" watered, $16.75; do, weighed off cars, $17; do. f.0.b.. ¥16. ontreal, Oct: 30- ofce steers, $9.75 to $10; good, § 5 $9.25; cows, $6.25 to $877 ; 38.60 to $8.25; - canners' ulls, -§ 8.38: canners' cows, fo28. 3 tario lam 50 to 8s rh $14.50 to 18. 18, she 4s 0; Shatce plik; zed Yates: Ti fe to "Yinko SA 100 "on an ff cars -- BRAZIL, DECLARES WAR _ BY VOTE OF 149 TO 1 A despatch from: Rio de Janeiro ~ | sdys:--The Chamber of Deputies on Friday by an almost unanimous vote declared that a state of war existed between Germany and Brazil. The vote was 149 to 1. . The - president of the diplomatic ssion spoke in favor of a law ; ad as follows: "A state of war between measures entunciated of the 26th of October, and to take all steps tending to ensure. 'national defence and public securi The virtually nis vote ot with ; is of experts grading the clip in the Australian section 'of the great wool | broke out the ufacturers tc and decreas