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dt Canal, which is broad, 2'&the British and the town he bridges over the eanal ecked and the railway' GU lhrallels the canal Is stiff PY ne guns. SESE south, however, the British 1S "across the Scheldt at 'several. places between the valley of the Har: pies River and -Thiant; and it should only be a question of time until Val- i b untenable for the enemy. ! { The Germans have broken down the banks and opened «the sluice gates north-east and north4yest of the city and have flooded vast stretches of the country in an effort to delay the Bric tish advance. The marshy lowlands om the east side of the canal, opposite the Raismes Forest, resemble 8 great Valenciennes still contains . ma civilians, 'An officer of the. { dia city said the town detachment fighting in the orn Thursday: "I entered the ¢ with a platoon and saw an old.-woman satriering up a street carrying @ bucket. At about the same time: a machine" gun opened 'on us from a sceond-storey window. I was wound- ® and several of my men were also it. ther last: we saw of 'the old French- woman she was going right along as if fothing was happening." " The British' troops have overcome the enemy along the whole front be- tween the Sambre Canal' and the Scheldt and' their advance is being continued, Field Marshal Haig re- ports from headquarters. ° 4 Since Wednesday morning the Bri- tish have taken 7,000 prisoners and more thai. 100 gyns. Saal US. TROOPS GAIN ABOUT HALF-MILE Take Several Woods in Local At- tack--Artillery Active. A despatch from the American Armies northwest of Verdun says: In a local attack east of the Meuse the Americans on Thursday advanced about one kilometre on a three kilo- metre front, and the: Bois Bultruy, the Bois-de-Houhpy and the 'Bois-de- | Belleu are within the American lines, | 'a8 also is a part of the Bois-de-Wav- *"rille and Plyon-de-Traye. The advance was made after brief | artillery preparation. The enemy's re- | sponse was principally with machine gins, but during the fighting he shell- ed the back areas and threw a féw 6- inch shells inte Verdun. The artillery on both sides was ac- tive over the entire: American front | on Thursday. The Germans were un- | ugaally nervous owing to. the activity | of thei Americans on both sides of | tha Mause~ la: do hs mn oma GERMANS SAY THEY WILE RETURN STOLEN ART WORKS oe A despatch from London says: Valuable works of art belonging to museums and private owners in-the regions of Cambrai, Douai and, Val- enciennes, now in the hands of the | (Jermans, will be retured undamaged to their owners after the war. This announcement is made in a German Government wireless message receiv- ed here, * These works of art haye, under the orders of the Supreme Army Com- mand, been sent to a place of safety to save them from destruction from bombardment, 'the message adds. Pour "Gas Shells Into District Where Influenza is Prevalent. | A despatch from the British Army tn'France says:--One of the most seri- ously distressing problems the British army has been compelled to meet is that of caring for and disposing of the large civilian population left in the wake of the German army, which is retreating from the region between the Oise and Tournai, ~More particul- arly is this true of the district over which wae have been advancing since Wednesday morning, The situation is especially serious at St. Amand, where there are' more § than 1,600 French people suffering from Spanish influenza and cannot be moved. + On Wednesday . night the town was bombarded by gas shells and a large number of the inhabitants were gassed in the cellars where they were being cared for, In one narrow British gector 42,000 civilians must be fed, housed and at least partly clothed. Denain for the moment is really dependent on the British people. Al these people are completely destitute and the Germans left them with just enough clothing to cover themselves--ocertainly insuffi- cient for the cold, raw weather which ig prevalent at this season, re rel rt, WOMEN ELIGIBLE TO SIT IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT A despatch from London says: The House of Commons has adopted a resolution in favor of women sitting in Parliamegt. The' resolution was passed by a majority of 249. We retired for a moment, but}. Markets of the World ; = | He, $68 to $70. | --No, | t { { | EER Not A Peace Dove--This much though it looks like the is not the dove emerging old pictures of that inciden - pigeon being released from a tank in action i order in touch with its movements.-- British Official photograph." eT gy ; but a to keep Breadstuff's Toronto, Oct. 29.~Manitobn wheat : 1 'Northern $2.24%; Northern $2.21%; No. 8 Northern, $2.17%; No. 4 wheat, 82.11%, store Fort William, not including tax. Manitoba oats--No. 2 C.W., B6%e; No. 8 C.W,, 82%c¢; extra No. 1 feed, 82%¢; No. 1 feed, 80%c. . prt American corn---No. 8 yellow, Kiln dried, nominal, No. 4 yellow, kiln dried, nomnial, w Ontario oats, new crop--No. -2 white, 76 to 78¢; No. 8 white, 74 to 77c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat--No, 2 winter; per car lot, $2.11 to $2.19; do, No, "8, $2.07 to $2.16; No. 2 Spring, $2,086 to $2.14; No, 8 Spring, $2.02 $2.10, f.0.b. shipping! points,' accord: ing to freights. eas~--No, 2, nominal. 5 Baxley =Malting, new crop, $1..%o » UO. Rye--No, 2, nominal. : Manitoba = flour--Old crop, quality, $11.65, Toronto. 4 : Ontario flour--War quality, * old crop, $10.75, in bags; Montreal and Toronto, prompt shipment. Millfeed--Car lots, -delivered:Mont- real freights, ba, included; "Bran, $37.26 per-ton; shorts, $42.25 per ton, Hay<-No. 1, $22 to $23 per ton; mixed, $20.00 to $21.50 ger ton, track Toronto. - IAL SBtraw--Car lots, $10.00 fo $1050, track Toronto. war Country Produce--W holesale' Butter--Dairy, tubs .and rolls, 38 to 80¢; prints, 40 fo dlc. | Eggs--New laid, B2 to be. Dressed poultey---Spring chickens, 80 to 82c; roosters, 2bc; fowl, 27 to 30c; ducklings, 27 to 80c¢; turkey, 81 to dc; squabs, doz. $4.50: geese, 26¢; Live poultdy--roosters, 18 to 20¢; fowl, 20 to 24c; ducklings, lb, 22¢; turkeys, 27.to 80c; spring chickens, 26 to 28c; geese, . Wholesalers are selling to. the re- tail trade at the-following prices: -- . Cheese--New, large, 26% to 27¢; davd grade, $11.50 to $11.65. Rolled oats, bags, 90 lbs. $5.20 Bran, Sh b car 'lots, $24 to $25. easterns, 25%5 'to choicest creamery, 49 to a selected, 54¢; No. 1 stock, 40c. toes, per bag, car lots, $1.80, hogs, abattoir killed, $25.50 813% to 83¢. ( Live Stock Markets Toronto," Oct. 20.~Extra ' to $8.26; butchers' cows, choice, $10 to $10.25; do, do, medium, $7. $8.00; do. mon, $6.50 to $7.00; stockers, to $10.50; feeders, $10.00 ' canners and cutters, $5.75 $75.00; springexs, $90.00 to $146. $145.00; do. com, and med., $66400 ings, $16 :00t0 $15.50; spring $15.50 to $16.00; pert B id cars, $18.50. + Montreal, $16 to $10.50; medi cher bulls, $9 to $7; cows, from $ 50 to $9.50; were $12 to $14; sheep, $0 to $12.50; $16; choice select hogs; $18.50 $16 for inferior, roughs and heavies. DERMIS SFY MESOPOTAMIAN ARMY 3 ff both sides of Les Tulleries, toward La in the hands of the "Br despite German eounter-attacks. As a result lished on the Valenci iSeheldt River." ~~ o $5.80. 8, $42.25. Mouil- hy, No. 2, per ton, * Bter:| tish merebant ton fag : er, | tish merchan nage. lot 1 Eges, asses Pota- Bee Lard, -pure, wood |pails, 20 Ibs. fe choice heavy steers, $14.00 to $14.75; choice heavy steers, $13.26 to $18.75; but- chers' cattle, choice, $11.25 to $11.75; do, , $10.00 to $10.25; do. me- dium, $8.76 to $9.25; do., common, $7.75 to $8,265; butchers' bulls, choice, to HE yrars) $10.50; do, medium bulls, do, rough hulls; $7.26 good, $9.00 to $9.50; 50 to com: $8.00 $6.25; milkers, good to choice, $90.00 to XN: Army Northwest of Verdun light ewes, $18.00 to $14.00; yearl choice, $14.00 to $17.76; hogs, fed and watered, $18.20; do.; weighed off Oct. 20.~Llood steers un; 3 i os 10; good, $0.50 to to me- dium cows at $6 to $8; milkfed calves lambs, $14.50 to to AGAIN MAKES PROGRESS A Wespatch from London says: An official communication dealing with the operations in Mesopotamia, issued by the War Office' Friday night, says: "On October 18 we were in contact -- British Admiralty annonces that Bri ptember totalled 1562; gross; allied and neutral combined, 88,000 and the aggregate constitutes - the lowest, monthly sinkings since August, 1916, and is below that year's month- ly average. The total losses for. uw ptember 3 A déipatoh from London says: The! Antwerp, 1 ¥ Adolphe Max oft Briisgels, have A despateh: The Vaterlan day, says it is tical prisoners held by at Turnhout, Belgium, inclu ' been: released. ; : FRE Burgori.aster' Max was arrested in Br in September, 1914, for hin three months ended were 898,000 tons, compared with 964,000 in the previops quarter, and a million %end a half tons in the cor- responding quarter of last year, The sailings of steamships exceeding five hiindred tons gross between the Un- ited Kingdom and overseas ports, ex- cluding cross-Channel traffic, was seven and a half million tons in Sep- tember. AL EXTREMELY IMPORTANT GAINS MADE BY THE AMERICANS A despatch from the American says: From a day of extraordinarily severe ting the "Americans emerged on (3 to! Friday slightly. in. advance of the positions they held Thursday night. The - gaing-made 'axe slight, but sre regarded. as - extremely important, especially 'onthe left where higher ground dominating niuch of the sur- rounding terrain has been gained, FRENCH PATROLS CROSS | DANUBE INTO ROUMANIA «report on operations in the Eastern' theatre states that French patrols have crossed the Danube River and invaded Roumania pear ~ Lom-Pa- lan™a, defeated German detach- ments and taken prisoners. . BE ENTENTE AND AMERICA © * UNITED ON WAR AIMS German ~~ War Paris, Oct. 25--The War Office attitude" irr silable according to. an announcement made. 'by . the Geman -Militayy Governor of Bel- gium, In 1017 it was said that the Burgomaster was seriously ill in a prison: at. Celle, Prussia, and that 3 King Alfonso Wis intervening in his ls OTTOMANS ARE EVACUATING PERSIAN CITY OF TABRIZ A despateh from Washington says: The Turkish force occupying, Tabriz, Persia, is about to evacuate the city, according 'to 'a report dated October 22, from Teheran, which reached the State. Department on Friday.' Turks already. are withdrawing their forces rlong the roads leading out of Tabriz. 50 The & : ro GERMANY WILL AWAIT? - THE ARMISTICE CONDITI NS A despatch from Basel says: Cabinet considered President. Wilson's xeply ata lengthy session, according to the Frankfort Zeitung. It was decided mot to ansWer at the present time, but to wait: until it is learned what the En< tente armistice conditions may be. Famous Belfry of Bruges' = ©. Used by Germans as a Garage A despatch from London says: The famous belfry of Bruges .was used by the Germans as a garage and g Burgomaster with Turkish forces holding a strong position astride the Tigris, near Fa- $ah, where the river flows through the Jebel Hamrin country. On October 28 the enemy retired northward under cover of darkness, pursued by us. "Our forces 'on the main road fo | woxkshop' during their occupation of the eity. Allied troops on-"entering the, city, mecordifig to a despatch re- ceived by the Belgian Legation, found | the "interior 'walls of the historic structure broken down and chimneys twins, 26% to 27%c; old, large, 28 to 28%c; twin, 28% to 29¢, i Butter--Fresh dairy, choice, 46 to b8 to bbcy -- A 'despatch 'from London says: Speaking in the House of Comtions, Lord Robert Cecil, Assistant Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs, stated that harmony existed between: the United States and the other associated Gov: 48¢c; creamery, prints, creamery solids, 52 to 53c. Margarine--34 to 3bc, GERMANS OFFER RESISTANCE TO FRENCH | IN SERRE AND OISE VALLEYS Nf But Fresh Hun Divisions and New Field Fortifications Fail to | Stop French Advance Toward Guise. Ra Ur . "#4 A"despatel from the Trench Army "in: France says: --Gen, Debeney's at- tack: between Mont D'Origny ang the valley of the Serte is meeting with very stout vesistance. The battle was raging again fiercely on Friday morn- ing, around Villers-le-Sec; which was | ocotipied by the French troops. | The Germans have brought up three "fresh divisions to this sector in the {past few days and appear determined to dispute possession of every foot i of ground. They, are particularly favored bythe character of the terrain which ds very. broken, furnishing strong natural obstacles. which the enemy has utilized to the utmost by adding field fortifications upon which joy have been working the past four tion Gen. Debeney's men are from Ribecourt, south-east Serre, is called the Herrman position by the Germans. Considerable of its general charac- teristics has been lesrned from cap- tured orders and the reports of avia- tors, 'This is not. supposed to Hisve the same strength as the Hindenburg line, but is sufficiently stron; to per- mit of a stout defence. ind this line, 'again, there is sn extension of the Hunding position in front of Guise, to which the Germans no doubt will vetire when the present battle is finished. he . In spite of the formidable ob- stacles encountered and almost con-- stant serviee in the fighting line £or thé past three months, the forces of General Debeney continue 'to forge ahead, end will 'soon have driven the Dressed 183 to 40¢; roosters, Eggs--No, 1 storage, 51 to 52c; selected storage, b3 to Bac; new laid, in cartons, 62 to 63c.. ; poultry--S; ing chickens, ¢; fowl, 83 to 88¢; turkeys, 38 to 40¢; ducklings] 1b., 85¢. Squabs, doz. $56.50; geese, 80c. - ) Boats Canadinh, hand-picked, bus. $7; imp., hand-picked, Burma or In- dian, $6; Japan; $7; Limas, 18 Aid ; 5 { 18 2 . Honey, new crop--Strained, 60:1h. tins, 200; 10-lb, ting, 27c; ib. tins, 28c¢. Combs--Doz,, $3.75 to $4.50. Provisions--Wholesale ei Stoked meats--Hams, medium, 37 to 88c; do., heavy, 80 to 82¢c; cooked, 52 to bdc; rolls, 82 to 38¢c; breakfast bacon, 41 to 46c; backs, plain, 46 to 47¢; boneless, 60 to b2¢c. a Cured meats--Long clear bacon, 30 to 81c; clear bellies, 29 to 80¢. tierces, 81 to 81% ; pails, 31% Li 26¢; tubs, 26 ; pails; 263% to 26% ¢; prints, 2714 to 28e¢. + Montreal Mackets. é o:] to 82% ci pe Mosul by way of Keruk drove the Kerkuk." BRUGES NOW SEAT OF whole 'of the Province of We ders and Hainaut haying ered from the Germans, Bruges Ey in full last boats n Rasy towed. owaed Turkish cavalry 'out from Tauk:and advanced. to within 'four miles of | BELGIAN" GOVERNMENT 'A despatch from Havre says: The mn Flanders and part. of Eastern Flan- been recov- the Belgian | Government has decided to establish its - administrative departments in GERMANS ARE LEAVIN LEAVING ER ' _. GHENT, BELGIUM despatch from Amsterdam saya: | 'evacuation of Ghent, Belgium, is swing, according to a despatch 'to The Telegraaf from Sasvan Gent. 'Ghent are. being British Capture Getin and captured Monte P 'Monte Pertica.. In the Piave Ri and have captured the: Pi opoli weather on the front. din ernments as regarded war sims. "iia or Abe: Italians : islands of Grave and Maggiore. , The added to meet the nseds of the work- . TRATIR I' EG Fe NSIA an Garrisons on the Take Mountain Position on the Asiago Plateau. A despatch from London says: Tt- alian troops have begun an offensive between the Piave and the Brenta. In the Monte Grappa sector Thursday they advanced across the Ornic River meeting with 'considerable 'success, decpite the unfavorable weather conditions: About 8,000 prisoners © hive been taken since the assault" wii launched; : Sy oma RR : thc Piave front the British lave gained a fodting on some islands in the river and captured enemy gar- risons of 400 men. The Italians have and the Piave, overcoming deter ET Pansy, Your orrEE WAS ||. a Beku yer GOOD LATELY = LU WBAT Kip 1S ATE