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Give Way on a Large 'despatch | from Paris says:-- French troops made important advances 'on Thursday both along nal du Nord and north of the Vesle, a ding to the War Office announce- ment on Thursday night. During the course of the day thirty Villages were retaken along the Aflette River. In the latter aréa the enemy began a hasty retreat this afternoon, and the "French, pressing forward on a front of over twenty-five miles, made very rapid progress. The French are now on the edge of part of the St. Gobain Forest, the chief outer de- fence of Loan. { A wide turning movement might be attempted here. South of Fresnes the French have _penetrated the old Hindenburg line. In the whole sector of southern Pictu, and in that between the Vesle and the Aisne, huge fires are burning everywhere behind the German lines, indicating thut the Germans intend to continue their retreat. The advance toward the Aisne is being pressed spiritelly, and Franco- American troops have now reached the heights dominating the river at points, A turning movement against the German positions on the Aisne is under way. § Farther north the French movement toward St. Quentin is also ma Front Rapidly Pursued by Franco- | - American Troops--Allies Advance the being ! Je A ward St. Quentin. vigorously pushed, and considerable] advances have been made. A despatch from the British Armies in the Field says: --Gen. Humbert's men crogsed the Somme at Epanan- court during Wednesday night, oc- cupying several points on the east Wank. Farther south the advance continued this morning with greater| - facility than Wednesday between the| Oise and the Autrecourt Heights. The| = - passage of the Somme was effected after a series of sharp engagements in which the German mountain ps contested vigorously every foot of. ground. 5 | Hidden among the bullrushes and in the hollows and the dried beds of branches of the river, the Germans were able to use their quick-firers ef- fectively, compelling the pursuers now and agein to slow up their pro- gress in order to turn difficult posi- tions. General Humbert's men built foot bridges under the enemy's fire. The first bridges were destroyed, to- gether with their builders, but other men gallantly replaced those: killed and, facing a galling fire, continued | until pontoons and foot-bridges were | thrown acroés the streams | Pluckily crossing the stream , under fire, the French troops finally | took the positions which were verit- able nests of machine/guns. M kets f th Ww rid Wo Salted Meats--Long clears, in ar 0 e or 6ns, 80c; in eases, 30%c; clear bel oe 2 lies, 28 to 28%¢; fat - ---- +Lard--Pure, tierces, Breadstuffs tubs, 80% to 31%4¢; paily, Toronto, Sept. 10.--Manitoba wheat | prints, 32 to 82%c. Shortening, --No. 1 Northern, $2.24%; No. 2 tierces, 26 to 26%c; tubs, 26% to Northern, $2.21; No. 8 Northern,|26%c; pails, 26 to 27¢c; $2.17%; No. 4 wheat, $2.11%, in 27% to 28c. store Fort William, not including tax. bln, Montreal Markets Manitoba oats--In store Fort Wil: liam, No. 2 C.W., B5%c; extra No, 1| Montreal, Sept. 10.--Oats--Canad- faed, 82%; No. 1 feed, 19%. [isn Western, No. 2, $1.01 to §1.02; American corn--No, 8 yellow, kiln' extra No. 1 feed, 97 to 98e. Flour-- dried, nominal; No. 4 yellow, kiln dried, nominal. Ontario oats, new crop---No. { white, 76 to 78¢c; o. 3 white, 75 to 77¢, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat--No. 2, Winter, jer car lot, 32.81; No. 8 Winter, $2.27; No. 2 Spring, $2.22, basis in store Montreal, to 3le; 31 to 81%¢c; New, standard grade, $10.95 to $11.05, Rolled oats--Bags,. 90: Ibs, $5.80. Bran, $36. orts, $40. Mouillie, $67 to $68, Hay--No. 2, per ton, car lots, $17.00. Cheese--Finest eastern, 22% to Ze Batigp~ oice! Ir! , to C: Pees Selected, bi to Boer No. 1 stock, 47 to 48c; No. 2 stock, 45 to Tr HUNS RETREAT ACROSS AISNE American Forces Following the Enemy Retreat Are Over North Side of Plateau. A despatch from the American forces north of Vesle sys: The Am- erican forces, following up the Ger- man retreat from the Vesle, moved steadily over the plateau between the Vesle and the Aisne on Thursday, and by noon their advanced elements had filtered into the slopes on the northern side of the plateau, Virtually no opposition was en- countered. Aerial and other observ- ers reported that there was every indication that the main body of Ger- mans had retired across the Aisne.. It is expected that machine-gun and perhaps artillery resistance will be encountered in the lowlands near- er the Aisne. Wednesday night and 46c. Potatoes--Per bag, car lots, $1.50 to $1.60. Dressed hogs-- Abattoir killed, $20.00 to $29.50. Lard--Pure, wood pails, 20 lbs net, 82 to 38c. ' Live Stock Markets Toronto, / Sept. 10.--Extra choice { heavy steers, $15.50 to $16.00; choice heavy steers, $14.50 to $16.00; but- Shere! Suttle, choles, HN to, $14.00; $ do. good, . to .60; do, med-] $85 per ton; Ahocta Ho B10 per ton, my $10.75, to Bli.00; da, Sompucty Iracke Toronto; mixed, $16 to $17 P| hole Ei X o iy fu.55; do. me dius d * ; ulls, $10. to .60; . rougl Straw--Car lots, $8 to $.50 per-ton.|y u.' ¢7 50 to 2 30, butchers' cows, > choice, $10.25 to $11.00; do. d, 9.25 to $9.50; do. medium, $8.25 to .75; do, common, $7.26 to $8.00; stockers, $8.00 to $10.50; feeders, $10.50 to $11.00; canners and cutters, $5.50 to $6.75; milkers, good to choice, $00.00 to $135.00; do. com. and med., $65.00 to $75.00; springers, $90.00 to $150.00; light ewes, $18.00 16.00; yearlings, $15.00 to ; spring' lambs, 16 Ve gd Peas--No. 2 nominal. Barley Maliing, new crop, $1.03 to $1.06. Buckwheat--Nominal, Rye--No. 2, nominal anitoba flour -- War quality, $10.96, Toronto. Ontario flour -- War quality, $10.85, in bags, Montreal and Tor- onto, prompt s pent, Millfeed--Car lots, delivered real freights, bags included: Thursday forenoon passed, however, with nothing more serious than a long-range bombardment of the Am- erican rear lines. Violent. explosions were' heard along the line this morning. Ob- servers reported that they believed the Germans were destroying their ammunition dumps. An aviator reported a terrific ex-! plosion at 9 o'clock at Villers-en- Praueres, on the south bank of the! River Aisne, directly north of Fismes. Other explosions took place in the same region during the morn- ng. ont- ran, Country Produce--Wholesale Eggs, No. 1 candled, 47 to 48c; selected, new-laid, 50 to 5lc; cartons, 62 to bde. . BE Butter-- Creamery, solids, 45¢c; do. A despatch from London says: Bri- {fresh made, 46 to 47c; choice dairy; tish merchant shipbuilding completed | prints, 41 to 42¢c; ordinary dairy and entered for service in the month! prints, 88 to 40c; bakers', 36 to 88c. of August amounted to 124,676 gross Oleomargarine (best grade), 82 to to tons. 4c $16. : Cheese--New, large, 23% to 24; calves, twins, 23% to 24%c; 's ring-made, | large, 26% to 26c; twins, 6 to 26%c. ee lpn wt August Added 124,675 Tons To Great Britain's Shipping er -- Cettinje 1s the capital negro. of Monte- od to choice, . $18.00: ho Beans--Canadian, prime, bushel, BRITISH CROSS CANAL DU NORD: SIX MILES FROM CAMBRAI Germans Fail to Check Progress of Gen. Haig's Armies in the Lys and Cambrai Areas A despatch from London says:-- The Canal du Nord and the Tortille River have been crossed on a wide front north of Moislains by English and Welsh troops, according to Field Marshal ~ Haig's communications. Moislains lies about three miles north of Peronne. Other English divisions gained the west bank of the canal opposite Demicourt and Boursies, Moeuvres, six miles from Cambrai, has been occupied and the fighting continues there among the old Hin- denburg line defences. A later despatch says:--The British have made further progress along their front north and south of Per- onne, according to Field Marshal Haig's report on Thusday night. British patrols. have been able to cross to the east bank of the Canal du Nord south of Marquion. The Canad- {fans are in the latter section. Up to Wednesday night the British had taken in four days over 16,000 pris- oners and more than 100 guns. During the night and throughout on Thursday "the Germans made a number. of strong attacks in the Cambrai and the Lys areas. were beaten in every case, with heavy Josses, while the British continued to improve their positions. \ The Berlin official reports admit withdrawels at a ~ number of points, A despatch from the British Army 'in France says:---All day Friday the | have been retiring gradual- , but surely toward the Hindenburg the face of steady pressure. They. , fed and watered $19.50 to $19.76; do. weighed off cars, $19.75 to $20.00. $6.50 to $7.50. Foreign, hand-pick- ed, bushel $6.76 to $7.0 Montreal, Sept. 10.--Choice' steers, Comb oney--Cholce, 16 oz., $6 to $12.00 to $18.00; ; $11.00 to $12,00; medium, .50 to $10.50; $6.50 per dozen; 12 oz, $3.60 to $4 ulls, to per dozen; seconds and dark comb, choice butcher $10.00 n: $11.00; good, $9.50; medium, $8.00 $2.50 to $2.75; Bulk, 25¢ to 26c per 1b. Maple Syrupeim to $9.00; choice butcher cows, $9.50 to 310.50, on eo lambs, $16.00 rial gallons, | medium, $5. .00; lambs, ; $2.26; G-gallon tins, 782.10 per IE to $17.50; heed, 13-9 b 3a ves, -fed, X .00; jou... Muple sugar, per, paso to) Or asated, $7.00 to $10.00; choice 0 select hogs off cars, $19.50 to $20.00; ) rough an heavy, as low as $16.50. and Suffer Heavy Losses. Provisions--Wholesale Barrelled Meats--Pickled pork, $48; rk, $47. i EN out of pickle, 1c less ked. ® Meats --Rolls, 32 to 33¢; hams, medium, 88 to 89c; heavy, 80¢ ie: cooked hams, 53 to 5dc acks, lain, 44 to 4bc; backs, boneless, 48 P 50c. Breakfast bacon, 42 to 44c. Cottage rolls, to 2 At Nurlu and Templeaux la Fosse, north-east of Peronne, where strong German rearguard and machine gun- ners had been holding, were swept clear and the positions now are in the hands of the British. 3% On the northern part of the battle- front there have been slight skir- mishes and intermittent machine-gun bursts along the canal, but the British here are making no attempt at a real advance. The enemy seems to be content to be let alone here; and showing no signs of any serious coun- ter-attack. Substantial advances are again re- ported all along the southern part of the "line. The Australians have crossed the Somme on a wide front south of Peronne and after overcom- ing heavy opposition nave driven into the territory the enemy was holding. St. Christ, Brie, Lemesnil, Doignt and Athies Wood all have been taken and progress is reported to have been made east of these places. / The enemy also has been driven back from éast and north-east of Peronne. Over the avhole area from which the Germans are retreating on this large section of the front many fires are ,raging and numerous ex- plosions have been heard. Whole vil- lages are aflame between the points to which the British have reached and the Hindenburg line. Here and in the northern areas the Germans are burning vast quantities of war ma- terials, which they have not had time GERMAN MARE GOES DOWN; VALUE OF POUND IS UP A despatch from Copenhagen says: The present situation on the Western front has caused a fall in marks of about seventeen per cent. while the pound sterling has risen to $5.04. 1 In Hot, Water--At the South African hospital at Richmond, E and day in water. patients are put to bath upon arrival and are kept night kilometres. 1b, prints, p "| 59 Square Miles of Territory, non Have Been Captured by '| batteries from our immediate front. | canal, which, with its marshes beyond t »! eH Canal du Nord a a } than ten ome. reached a depth of more x 1 " . At the present rate of progress the Entente allies will soon have driven the Germans from all the ground! gained by them this year and the of-| fensive operations may enter a new hase. French cavalry after passing through Chauny this morning are in the region of Viry-Noureuil and are advancing towards Tergnier, which 8 21% miles west of La Fete. The enemy is retreating all along 'the Ham-Guiscard line with the 'ut- most speed. South of the Oise Gen. Mangin's troops are pressing in close to the ALLIES TO PURSUE FOE IMPLACABLY A Paris despatch says: In a tele- gram replying to the congratulations of the Paris Municipal Council, Mar- shal Foch; Commander-in-chief of the Entente allied forces, thanked, the Copnel in his own name and on be- of the French and allied armies, and added: ' "The German rush "which menaced Paris and Amiens has been broken. We will continue to pursue the enemy implacably." J i es HUGE TOLL OF FOE PLANES A despatch from London says: Four hundred ~and sixty-five enemy ma- chines have been destroyed and two hundred disabled since the commence- ment of the offensive on August 8, according to an official statement on aerial operations on Thursday night. Sixty-one hostile balloons were des-| troyed and 911 tons of bombs were dropped on various targets. ' Two hundred and sixteen British machines are missing. mere | x CANADIANS ON THE CANAL A despatch from - British Head- quarters says: The British advance towards Cambrai has lulled into a ser- jes of patrol fights. On the main line our advance continues widely astride the Bapaume-Cambrai - road. The Canadians are on the Canal du Nord along practically their whole front, while the British home troops, south of the Cambrai road, have also reach- ed the canal at many points. ALONG THEIR WHOLE FRONT} tent in Sralihie i Eee auth Just south of the River' Oise Germans this morning were still sisting at Sinceny, between the river and the lower forest of Coucy, with the nt object of gaining further time to save their material further south. : 7 The line now 1917 front. = North the French are fighting first line of trenches while to the south-east they are ing that line at the ravine' aillon, . hee Entire. Horizon Ts With ey A despatch form the French Army in France says: The horizon at night glows with the light of conflagrations, for which, however, the Germans themselves are furnishing most of the fuel in their own 'stores of supplies follows practically the ' dricout Aglow - he wi of Conflagrations : that the pressure of the allies has . obliged the enemy either to feave on the spot or destroy, The villages burned were scarcely more than the ruins of the villages destroyed more than a year ago, with only a few frame buildings, erected for the re- : turning inhabitants. tr sisi iit U.S. Troops on All Fronts: Pass 1,600,000 Mark A despatch from Washington says: General March has announced that the total embarkation of American soldiers for all fronts, including the Siberian expedition, has passed the 1,600,000 mark August 81. y In wer to 'a question 'General March said it was estimated that more than 250,000 had Jandgflel i oy France during August. The rd 8 oe for monthly shipment, he added, 285,000. - po LENGTH OF BATTLEFRONT REDUCED BY BIXTY MILES A despatch from Paris says: The French reduced the length of the western battlefront' by nearly 60 miles since July 18 by pressing back: _ the Germans from the territory which they conquered in their offensives of March, April and July. = This places at the disposal commander-in-chief a = considerable number of divisions which heretofore had been engaged in holding the line. A despatch from the Canadian Forces says: On Friday our infantry cleared up the area included in the triangle south of the Sensee River and west of the Canal du Nord. The enemy carried on an intermittent bombardment of our line and supports from both the north and the east, but he appears to have withdrawn his He still holds the east bank of the and the hills gently sloping down to them fringed with dense woods, makes his position very strong. ~ Prisoners taken 'by "the corps were 9,181 in the Amiens show and 11,242 in the present show, the latter includ- ing 262 officers, making a total of 20,378. The penetration in t of 'Arras has been twelve and a to save, as the British are pushing maintained at a temperature of 98 degrees. It's hot ®t, first, but they them too hard. . . ' SEL 3 . SE "soon get used to it. Your WIFE BROUGHT] | THEM WHILE YOU WERE AT LUNCH MR. DUPE WHAT KIND OF The Doinss 'count of guns captured in the first : _of the present show has A at Amiens. The : CANADIANS CLEAR UP AREA SOUTH OF SENSE RIVER 20,373 Prisoners and Scores of Can- Troops : Dominion , been complete owing to 'the ed: country. " or Fifty-six square miles have® n recaptured by the Canadian Corps, - but since Monday morning we have ', the Entente allied captured 34 field guns, 13 5.9-inch : guns, 10 4.1-inch guns, 2 4.1-inch lon naval guns,'6 anti-tank guns and se' eral hundred. of trench mortars and machine guns. The captures of enemy artillery have not been on the same scale as in the southern battle be- cause here 'we have attacked the defensive thousands of the enemy dead 1 1d, and take mo account of 16 to his 81 di s