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i 'French have beeh driven back out of 'British Navyel Raid on n Flanders of German Submarines--Obsolete Cruisers Laden With Concrete Sunk to Block Entrance. : breach in the viaduct and a. south- | _Ontar a A despatch from London says: The net result of the British navy's raid _on the Flanders coast, according to a|ing high naval authority, is that the Zee- . brugge Canal entrance is effectually | blocked, a breach 120 feet long has been made in thé viaduct connecting |a the Mole with the land and the 'Os- tend fairway has been inconveniently |o narrowed, but not wholly blocked. 'The Zeebrugge Canal is much more important to the German navy's oper- ti in the ch 1 than Ostend, as it was through Zeebrugge that U- boats constructed at Antwerp - were brought to the coast, also munitions and general supplies for coast defence. Zeebrugge harbor has gon daily dredged by two dredges owing to the perpetual shifting. of the sand. The British sunk one of these dredges. The other was damaged, so that with a "Coast is Big Blow 40 Operations. Ee Pg Jest or westerly wind the sand sand shift- has proceeded rapidly, and it will Tone tho Germans some time to over- come it. fi The removal of the blockships across the canal's mouth also is a Soy and delicate job, because the use heavy charges would still further x he the entrance walls of the can- als, and the blockships were construct- ed in a peculiar manner so as to give them high resisting power, ~ For & time the Germans must use Ostend instead of Zeebrugge as their chief refuge, thus bringing them further down the channel than they like. The 'raid was a splendid enter- prise) ably and ingeniously planned, magnificently executed and showing the dauntless pluck of the ' British navy with its infpiring moral effect. GERMAN LOSSES EXCEED 5,000,000 600,000 Killed and Wounded in Recent Great Offensive. A despatch from London says: Ger- man losses in killed and wounded in the great offensive amounted -to no less than 600,000 nfen, according to reliable information received from Scandinavian sources. These figures, which are, of course, unofficial, come from trustworthy sources. There has been much discussion as to the mo- tive behind the disclosure of Karl Bleibtreu, in Neuve Europa, that the German losses up to the end 'of January this year amounted to BRITISH AND GER- Fought in Fields Near Amiens With Victory For British. A despatch from the British Armies in France says: For the first time the in battle and the victory is for the British. "They fought on Wednesday in the open fields' around Villers-Bre- tonneux and east of Amiens, where the enemy made a determined and for a moment successful attack upon that town and the high ground around it. The German tanks led the attack, swinging on the town from the north-east and from south, and in 4,466,000 men killed, wounded, prisoners, excluding the navy colonial troops, auxiliary forces, deaths due to sickness, Combined with the figures of the recent battles Germany's total losses now exceed 5,000,000. The total given by Bleib- treu far exceed anything Germany had previously admitted. There is a sug- gestion that Bleibtreu's article was intended to minimize proportionately the recent losses on the western front, which are causing serious disturbances in Germany. When the enormous cas- valties of the battlefield are added to the increased rate of mortality of the civilian population, it is clear Ger- and and | and | machine guns, heavy moftars and light artillery. Altogether there were four or five tanks. They were bulky and ungainly creatures, quite unlike the British tanks in appearance, with a broad squat turret containing quick-firing guns. the morning, and the German tanks --when they saw them approaching --started forward through the shell fire to engége them. They concentrat- ed their guns on one British tank, but others came to the rescue and in the brief duel that followed one enemy tank was put out of action by its op- many's losses cannot be Yecovered in a generation, -- aq Kaiser Hurries To Zeebrugge But Not To Give Iron Crosses A despatch from London says:-- The Kaiser visited Zeebrugge : per- sonally on Tuesday, it is officially admitted from Berlin, and inspected ponent of less bulk and lighter arma- ment, while the others scuttled away. REEL RISE PUBLISH U-BOAT SINKINGS ONCE A MONTH IN FUTURE. A despatch from London says: The Admiralty has announced the cessa- tion of the weekly return of shipping losses and the substitution of a month- ly report on the Thursday morning the damage occasioned by the British raid. following the 21st of each month. ENEMY REPULSED IN TRE- - MENDOUS DRIVE FOR AMIENS | British Line Restored South of Somme River--Slight Retirement Before Furious Attacks of Foe A deapatels from London says: The great double German drive in the Somme and Armentieres sectors, which began on Wednesday morning, . has 'developed into a terrific struggle. The British, having been forced back out of Villers-Bretonneux, launched a counter-attack, re-took the village and swept the Germans back almost to . the lines which were held before the present fighting began, The Austra- lian 'assisted 'in the victory. The 3 'Hangard-en-Santerre, but are holding their positions close by, while on the |d ~ line. south-west. of . pres, the British have been compelled » withdraw . glightly before furious Be along the Meteren<Bailleul-Wytschaete line. Wounded Americans are arriving at a hospital behind the French line in the Somme sector, showing that Cen. on Meteren-Wytschaete Line. share of the burden of the great battle. Notwithstanding the frantic pre parations made by the Germans for a continuance - of their drive toward Amiens and the extreme violence of the fighting, the gains thus far in that region have been trifling. Along the line from Albert south to, Castel ex- cept at Hamgard-en-Santerre, the Ger- man assaults have been hurled back by the allied forces, which .are strong- ly posted on-the higher ground to wien they rétired during the last ys of the German drivé in Picardy. EN is unoffi¢ially reported that from four to six German divisions, or from 48,000 10-72,000 men, have been hurled at the British and French lines near Ypres. The retirement of the British in this sector must have been small, for there are no gains reported by their | Berlin so far. MAN TANKS MEET: British and German tanks have met 0 ¥ their wake came the infantry with 9 The British tanks came up during |p Wht ied 'oats--N iis; can Td or " ili Kin 1c Fi veminal; No. Yellow kiln mn a cats No 2 white, 91 to 9c: No. "3 whi, 5050 10 Socording to utside, Ontario wheat--No, 1 wi nter, per car lot, $2, basis, | Beas ko. 3 p00 to $3. 70. Socording 0 freig! 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H choice heavy steers, $13.76 2 Ri) Ho; d steers, $12.25 to $12.50; tle, holes, $12.50 to $12.76; do., good, Hy 76 $12; do., medium, $11 to $11 50; oa $10 to. $10.60; butchers' bulls, choice, $10.76 to $11.25; do., good bulls, $10 to $10.60; do., medium bulls, it pL $9.26; do., rough bulls, $6.76 to 11.60; 00d, $10.26 to $10.50; medium, $9.26 to $9.75; stockers, to $11; feeders, $10.50 to $11.60; can- ners and cutters, $6.50 to $7.80; Jill ers, good to Chelce, $90 to $1 com. and nfed., $65 to $80; Epringers, 3 350 I BL, light ewes, 16.0 to $20.50; Ns Jmbe 13, go 30 dey 160; , hogs, ed and watered, hed off cars, $20.25; do. Ye Montreal, Se 00, steers, $13 to ait: good steers, $11 to $12; medium, EL ; choice butcher bulls, Pt 11. 80: medium, to H butcher cows, $10.60; to $10; Sannets cattle, fed calves $0 $14; choice select hogs; of cars, 431 to $21.60; 'sows, $19 to PARSE) Si Ry "| BULGARIANS FIGHTING WITH "GERMANS AROUND AMIENS. A despatch from Paris says: The presence of Bulgarian troops on the western front is now confirmed. It is not known here how large a force is there/or what troops are répresent- ed, but among the officers' is the son of the Bulgarian Minister in Vienna, Toscheff. In addition to the large force of German troops now attacking the al- lied line east of Amiens, concentra- tions are reported further north, op- posite Arras, as far as Ypres, time ---- Cauliflower. whole and unbroken is quite a feat. The surest way of accomplishing it is to boil it in a piece of cheese-cloth, which allows it to be lifted from the kettle without detriment . to its ap- gestance. ; ac- |" rads; [flicting parties in Russia, each more . | interested in partisan ends than liber- ; | there are the Constitutional ya od, Sous chists, consisting mainly of cadets, %| An a of froglet throats, To be able to dish a cauliflower | New Italian Dirigible. " The Forlenini holds the wards altitude record for dirigibles of 11,000 teit, against 18,000 feet made ww the Zeppelin. This airship 'has a capacity of 6,000 TROTZKY ASKS _ALEED AID Bolshevik Official Press Has Be- come Pro-British. A despatch rom on says: There is a significant tone toward the allies, especially America, in the Bol- shevik official press. From being pro- German it hag now become pro-Brit- ish, above pro-American, . Leon Trotsky, who erges once more as the strong man in the situation, is getting a farce together which is causing the Germans anxiety in view of their wholesale withdrawal of divi- sions from the East. Trotzky apparently is inclined to in- vite co-operation of the allies to as- sist in organizing this force which could soon be made effective under proper direction, There are still, however, four con- Be ating the country from the German yoke. There is a small refractory counter-revolutionary part; siiing 3 the restoration of the i The other two parties are the Social Revolutionaries, who are pro-ally, and Soviets, who represent the Bolshevik policy. pr RRO A CROP CONDITIONS IN WEST WERE NEVER BETTER. A despatch from Calgary, Alta, says: Crop reports being received from all parts of the province indicate that conditions were never better, and it is estimated that the average in- crease in acreage seeded will be in the neighborhood of 20 per cent. Cool nights have retarded germination somewhat, but in many, parts of the South wheat is above the ground. There are a few complaints of lack of moisture and drying winds blowing off the top soil, but this happens every year in Southern Alberta to a greater or less' extent. em A Now wells up from the sodden swamp The peeper's chorus strong, ' b GERMANS OCCUPY MOUNT FOUR AND A HALF MILES FROM YPRES ER A. French Forced Po Abandon, Important Position--Counter- 'Launched by Anglo-French A despatch from \ London says:-- Kemmel Hill, a height which has been looked upon as the key bo the southern side of the Ypres salient and an im- portant strategic position on the northern battle front. in France, has been taken by the Germans.' After a defence which will become one of the heroic chapters of the war the hill was surrounded and the French forces entrenched on its slopes were over- come. The Teutons launched terrific at- tacks along the whole Wytschaete- Bailleul--Meteren lihe Wednesday, ap- parently for the purpose of finding a point which might yield. They evi- dently found that spot in the section of the front held jointly by the British and French troops and against it they hurled fresh divisions which fought their way forward all day Thursday until at nightfall they had surround- ed Kemmel Hill, and isolated the French ps holding the position. All night long the fight went on, and it was not until Friday that the Germans succeeded in storming up the slopes of the height. - The loss of Kemmel Hill is serious, for it overlooks much of the lowlands lying back of the allied lines in the Ypres salient. A despatch from the British Army in France, says:--The allied arms on Friday were taking the initiative on™ . both the northern and southern ends of the battle front. Friday morning the British and French troops, acting in conjunction, began counter-opera- tions in the region of Mo) and the neighboring ich the Germans: captured in Thursday's sanguinary struggle. Mount Kemmel is .a deep hill, more than 400 feet high, lying a Jour miles and a half south and of Ypres. Tts comparatively flat top is oval, being nearly half & mile from south-west to north-east and that distance from south-east to north- west. Its slopes extend outward intp the foothills from a quarter to half a mile, The village of Kemmel lies just at the north-east edge of the heights. r AUSTRIANS LOSE IN MACEDONIA Successful Operations by British and Serbian Troops. + A despatch from Paris says:--The War Office report, referring to operations in Macedonia, said: - "Late reports confirm. the full success of the reconnoitring opera- tion carried out on Wednesday on the north bank of the Devol River. In the course of their advance our troops established that the enemy had suf- be very serious losses before aban- doning the . They brought back about 10 Austrian prisoners. April 24, British troops carried out a Like bubble, filled with song. successful raid near Barakili, east of Struma, and the Vetrenik Heights. The Serbian, troops have. maintained their occupation of the worl April 21 TopRising new 'enemy n- ter-attac : Ee es GERMAN LOSSES OVER 500,000 SINCE OFFENSIVE BEGAN. A despatch from I Tondan says: A high British authority is informed that the German losses in the gr battle have 'been very high. 0 French staff estimate puts the total at half a million casualties and other- estimates 800,000. At a secret ses- sion of the Reichstag, Hindenburg Prdinised fhat victory could be gained at a cost'of 1,000,000 casualties, and afterwards amended it to 1,600,000. > On | The German civilian population is in~ creasingly despondent at the magni- tude of the Josges, ik Americas Bld Largest | sys vl OLIVIA IS i HELEN; DO You | Wak To stop