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'certain - obvious differences-- among which are the reduced 3 of the British army of occupation ' the attenuated exchange value of Germah mark--lite at Cologne, among the foreign garrison and native inhabitants, remains very what it was a few months ago, the process of demobilization id begun, 3 1 8ir Willlam Robertson is 3 the commandern-chief of the OW comparatively small force on the |. 3 which, In ¢ase it became neces- to take further military action Germany, would form the van- : 'd and nucleus of the British con tribution to the- allied armies. -- The men under his command are mostly young soldiers who will eventually re- turn to civilian employment at home. The conditions of their life here are a when their few hours ol and training are thes -- every day long spells "+ of unoccupied time on 'their. hands, hei oo might easily lead them into ' f: . Greatly to. their credit and of the commanderin.chief, and he many soldiers and civillans*who 5 'working with him-in thelr interest, 'bAve stood thé test wonderfully | Their discipline and general:be- iylor In-public' places. afe excellent idedly better than when 1 was ladt here, before certain undesirable elements had been dealt with and re- moved. Many of them make fuli use of the wide and wise scheme of education de- vised by the army authorities for their benefit. Theatres and the opera, box- ing competitions and regimental foot- ball matches, dances, concerts, cinema shows, whist drives, lending libraries, gymnagfums, and many other games and amusements are commonplaces of thelr existence. When they go home they will find village and even town 118 very tame In comparison with the Solighes of Cologne. hs ard: set up by both © Some little time ago if was wisely decided, thanks, I think, to the initia- tive of the commander-in-chief, that both officers and men who could af- ford to support them would be allowed to bring' thelr wives and children out to the Rhine. children go to a school which has been specially started for them "by the Y. M. C. A,, where you may see the son of a general and the son of a pri- vate soldier thefr lessons and singing and dancing side by side. The highest tes to the stand- and men of our army on the Sa is that the Germans among Whom they live ap- pear to have a decided preference for our administration over that of the other Allied: armies. It is mot too much to 'say--with obvious reserva- tions--that they like it better, or at least dislike it less, than the cast-iron methods of their own military caste, as they knew them before the war. Ths arrival of our military police on the scene of some local disturbance with which the German police have vainly tried to deal -will at once re- store Order withowt' rousing any re- 'séutment in the minds 'of the public. They have learned * by efperience that we are straight, and that our rule; 'though. strict, is neither: petty nor yexatious, In the thousand and ond oases that are constantly brought be fore our administrative officers, they know that they can count on a fair hearing. In our summary courts, where offences against the regulations of the army of occupation are tried, German barristers have more than once been moved to express publicly their admiration of the way in which we ad- minister . justice. Underneath that feeling of appreciation there lies, of course, a still deeper feeling of re- sentment at the fact of our being here at all. But if they have to put up with the conqueror in their midst they would rather have us than any one else. SYRIA DECLARED A FREE STATE Big Army in Readiness to En- ¢. = force Claims. Aidespatch from London says:-- Prince Felsal, son of the King of the Hedjaz, has been proclaimed King of Syria, according to advices re- ceived in Cairo from Beirut, says a despatch to the London Times from the Egyptian Capital. Official advices state that the sit- uation in Damascus is serious, Emir Feisal, son of the King of the Hed- jaz, it is explained, has thought it advisable to summon the Synian Con- gress, which intends to declare the complete independencee of the 'coun- them, The Arabs: claim to have 100,000 troops ready to co-operate with the Turks in Cilicia and Anatolia. Ap- parently they are willing to accept French advisors. --ees MORE OUTRAGES IN IRELAND One Constable Killed, Many Wounded, in Various Districts. A despatch from Dublin says:--A number of additional outrages are reported to have taken place in vari- try and proclaim him King. The Emir, it is stated, succeeded temporarily in forestalling action, securing the postponement of the meeting of the Congress, had been called 'for March 6, the excitement is said to be x» gre! that he probably will be compelled] © to accede to the demands. Much , opposition has (been evi: denced in Syria over the proposed arrangement for the future Govern- ment of the country. It was report- od from Paris in January that Emir (Pnince) Feisal had reached] en agreement with the French Gov- ernment, under which he would re- cognize" a French mandate for 'the whole of Syria, in return for which France would recognize the forma- tion of an Arabian State, to include Damascus, Aleppo, Hema and Ham- as, under the administration ofthe Prince. " Later advices, however, in- dicate that the Syrians were insist- ing upon independence. An assembly of twenty-nine Meso- potamiah notables now sitting in Demgscns probably will proclaim Mesopotamia a State and form a Joint Government with Syria under thé regency of Zeid, a brother of Prince TFeisal of the Hadjas, ac- vording to The - Daily 'Mafl's Cairo sorrespondent, Palestine, Lebanon and Northern are inclided in the such | | Cork district, Inspector 'ous parts of Ireland. Police Segt. Nazer was shot dead and Constable Doyle was wounded at Rathkeale, 17 miles south-west of Limerick. In the McDonagh ly wounded in the head from a revolver while exs ighots with crowds which attacked Jim and another officer. as badly wounded dur- =k Times Constable Murphy was ambushed and shot and dangerously] wounded. At Kilbeggan, County West Meath, 100 armed men raided Durrow Castle, a private residence, for arms. The family was absent, and only two servants were in the eastle. The raid- ers gained entrance to the building by smashing the big door With sledge hammers. Prince of Wales In Privy Council A despatch from London says: --The Prince of 'Wales took his place last week in the nieeting of the Privy Council. Unlike other members, he was not sworn Iu, bit was merely summoned by the King. Prince Al- bert will attend the Priyy Council be- fore the end of this year. Meanwhile Princess Mary is taking a larger part in public life. While the Prince of Wales is In Australia on his forthcoming trip there many of the volve upon her. For this she has been unostentatiously preparing herself and has learned to speak in public with- 8yr - th the Turkish Na- VADA TAKES PLACE IN LEAGUE on a wii NEW WORLD NATION | out embarrassment. ley Commission, The news of Mr. 'Wangh's nomination has been well re- ceived here, and it is hoped future appointments - About sixty of these}. tionalists if. independence is refused! duties of the Prince of Wales will de-{- | Canadian. "will not be | few in number, since it is realized, in Lidl Opin: Water sie 'by Weather Bureau. - A despatchfrom Detroit says: first ice report: of the season for the | Great Lakes, issued here by tha United States Weather Bureau, says: "Reports from regular and" display stations of the United States Weather Bureau and Meteorological Bervicy of Canada indicate that the fields of ice in Lake Superior are extensive, heavy and windrowed; over the western por- tion the flelds extend out solid for 47 miles, while over the eastern por- tion the field has remained stationary since about February 156. St. Mary's River is solid its entire length and is covered with snow. "In Green Bay the ice is heavy and solid. In Lake Michigan fields are moving slowly over thé north-western portion, and some open water extends gotith to Chicago, while over the eést- ern side the fields extend beyond vision, with no_open water of conse quence visible. "In Lake Huron the flelds are ex- vision, Bt. Clair River {is open for about two miles below the mouth of Laké Huron and heavily packed be- low this point to Lake St. Clair. The ice -in Lake St. Clair is heavy, and probably ranges from 22 to 26 inches in thickness; Detroit River is closed with heavy ice from about Twelfth Street to Lake Erie. "In Lake Hrie the fields are solid (along the. south shore, and no open water is visible. Some open water Is reported off Port Stanley. The ice is reported as heavily windrowed. "In Lake Ontario the ice in the har- bors 1s heavy. Ice fields are reported over the eastern and central portions. y In comparison 3 with the same period Jast year, there is Amore ice in all the lakes. YAS compared with the twelfth year normal, there is an average thickness at Duluth, and above the average at Sault Ste. Marie and at Bscanapa." ---- nnn ey Turkish Bands * bs. Raiding Villages A. -despatch from London says:-- Zeitun, Humit and various other Ar- menian villages in Galicia have been besieged by Turkish bands for the last ten days, according to despatches received 'from diplom tic 8 Thursday. : thus far have heen } themselves. Ni : Zeitun 1s in the Vilayet of Aleppo, 20 miles northeast of Marash, where the recent Armenian massacres are reported to have occurred. 7 fa ff g Unnecessary. ' The Scoutmaster: ~ "Now, then, you gave another boy his choice of them. You would tell him to take the bigger one, wouldn't you?" 'Willie: "No, sir." The Scoutmaster: "Why not?" | Willie: 2h 'twouldn't' be neces: sary." : CE OS. I Na) New Zealand plans to sperid about $2,600,000 in the development of its water power resources. tensive and heavy, and extend beyond 'principle of co-education. Willie, suppose you had two apples and A despatch. from * Golatantinoplt :N says:--Numerous despatches from London and Paris announcing that the Supreme Council has decided to take deastic action at Constantinople to prevent the killing of Christians and enforce peace terms more radical than were contemplated before the trouble at 'Marash have been received with apparent indifference 'by the Turks, the only effect beihg the designation of a. slightly changed Cabinet. Turkish officials are watching with- out any evidences of concern the movement 'in London to force them out of Europe, and_the printing of a despatch reporting that President Wilson would insist that the Sultan must leave Constantinople caused scarcely a ripple. The allied naval displays in the Bospherus and the British and French naval parades iin the streets of | in Constantinople are watched "indiffer- ently by ~the = public. The Black,|. -Marmora and Aegean Seas are alive with alifed ps. ready to co- operate with land ips in the de- fence of the Straits and enforcement of a blockade, should such action be taken, The British have four battle- ships of the Iron Duke class, four! eal cruisers of the Cardiff lass, six|bon destroyers of the Steadfast class, two destroyers of the Tomahawk class, and five super-dreadnoughts of the Revenge class within easy reach of the Straits, with several other war- chips convenient to the Golden Horn or the Bosphorus. The Ttallans have two battleships, one cruiser and two destroyers in the vieinity. The French have two. mod-| do. ern battleships, two destroyers, Wo 'cruisers, two loops and one tra TH; the Greeks "the battleship' Kilkis (formerly the! Idaho) and tw: astroyers, and the Americans six destroyers, the cruiser] Galveston and several small craft. RE Admit Chinese Girls to 'Pekin University | 22 "A despatel 'from Pek Pekin says: --A re- markablg educational 'advance in the history of China occurred this week, when' five girl students were admitted to Pekin University, Hitherto girls were restricted 'to the Normal School, but after considerable discussion the University doors have been opened. A significant feature is that this conces- sion marks the first acceptance of the i Lie A «despatch from Belfast saysi-- Constable Scully was shot at Glen: mire, County Cork, on Thursday night. | He was the twenty-sixth policeman | murdered 'since January 21. Two sol: | diers and a number of civilians were aieo killed by sangs in the same vioful 3 ty 'on Thursday. tomar States steamship, : tess 'Poronto--Hens, 4s hy he ring Sh 8) 3754 ng under 4 ont -80¢; spring Tot Sock milk osters,: 26¢;] BE ae i A. shoe ie ony a0 god a th sar Se It oops. : * Manitoba osts-~No. 3.0. 3 CW, re 40 No, 1 fee 94%¢; No, 1 feed, hc; No. 2 f 82% c, in store Fort W. illiam, Manitoba, No." un pi oo%; fai; pond SG, b, in store Fort American corn--No, 3 yellow, $1.94; No, 4 yellow, $1. 91 track Toronto; prompt shipment. Ontario oats--No. 8 white, $1.00 to $1.02, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat--No. '1 Winter, per car lot, $2.02 to $2.03; No. 2 do., $1.98 to $2.01; No. 8 do., $1. 92 to $1. 93, f.oh, shipping points, Jecording to freight. | 30c bo 0 wheat--No. 1 Spring, per| car dot; $2.02 to $2.08: No: 2 do., $1.98 to $2.07; No. 8 do, $1.95 to $2.01, fob. shipping. points, accaniing to freights; Peas--No. 2 , $3.00 Barley--Malting, $1, 75 to $1.77, ac- 2 bs Ibs cording to freights outside. ream 5 $1.60, accord; to frei ing. his' ou , $1 eid 33 $1.80, accord- yeé--No. 8 to outside, itoba flour--Government stand- ard, $13.25, "Toronto. - Ontario nt standard Govern | 10.80 to $11.00, Montreal; $11.00 in 'oronto, in jute' bags. Prompt ship- ment, Millfeed--Car lots Delivered Mont- real freight, bagd included--Bran, per ton, $45; Hoes, per ton, $62 5 1, per ton, $37.00. 4p $28.00 mix par bone $26, track, Toronto.' Straw--Car Tots, per ton, $16.00 to $17.00 track, Toronto. . Couritry Produce~<Wholesale Eggs--New-laid, casés returnable, Bde to Bbc Butter--Creame oy 5 solids, Soe 'to 68c, do., prints, b7¢ to Cheese] Large; 20866 to 80¢; | to twins, 30c to 80%¢. Honey--White, per- iby.; 68-b. tins, net 21¢ to 22¢; 10-1b.tins, gross, 3} Ye bo B2%el 5-1b, pb. tins eross, 28¢ to 24c Poultey_Buyers prices vi 5 bs, ba Alc, ducklings, 40¢; Nr acs b0c; geese, Dros Poel 40c; hens, 4 under 4 1bs,, bc ing, hi goose, 24, Britishers May Vote _ Hens, over b lbs, 1k fed, 86¢; roost- 8; 40¢; Yurlers, ow ens, mi HA A despatch from Ottawa ESR visions of the War Times Election[ of fo Act disentranchising' thousands 'naturalized Canadians are not includ- ed in the new- Franchise Bill which} Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Solfcitor-General; |: introduced in the Commons on Thurs- day: Al persons of "British citizen: ship, whether by birth or natyraliza- 3 C. W., $111 87¢; hast: to oping g chickens, S06 tion, resident in Ca for one Year og rh pork, a yo mess. pork, th salted meats_Long clears, in mea ears; ' re in cases, 28c to 29¢; clear 27¢c to 28%c: fat backs; 82¢c Tiere. 30e to 80%; tubs, 30%¢ to 8lc; pails, 80%c to 8le; prints, 81%c fo Compound lard, tierces, 27%c to 28c; tubs, ge to Jouss Zoic: pul, 28%e to. 28%c; prints, Montreal Provisions Montreal, ' Mar. 16.--Oats--Can-* adian Western, No. 2; Ji? So Na No. 3, Flour-- : $1.13%. $13. 26 to 31355. eed Sob : , $550.1 $500; br 12 , No. 2, on, can ot Po id bran, io $30. Foi wi oad pails, 20 Ths. net, Bic to Sle, Live Stock M Markets : Toronto, Mar. ' 16,--Choice heavy steers, $13.50 to $14.00; good: : steers, $12.50 to $13; 'butcher's gate, choice, $12.50 to 18; do, good, $11 to $11.60; do., medium, $10.50 to $10.75; do.; common; $8 to 8.50; bulls, choice, $10.50 to $1505 do., medium, to $10.00; do, $7.50 to $8.00; butcher cows, choice $10.50 to $11.50; do., good, Woot t0.§10.00; do., medium 75 t6 $9.26; 0 8.00; stockers, at to $10. 60; p ers, $10.00 to 11.00; ilar and: ents ters, AA to a. 0 oic 8, and pl ag A $66.00 I $75.00; spring- ers, Shogo to 2,300.00; lambs, pe cwt, $18.00 to choice, Find to a a0; "hoop, ¥ $7.00 $8 ae, oo S050 rid $19 hs weighed : $19.76 do, fob, hs to T1855; Le Points, $18.26 X Montreal, Mae. 18 Buicher Lye] gion Bog 12 Go Th 7.00:t0° $8.50; oanners, $5.50; cutters, Jo. cher bu N ~ " i ie $15.00 to 00; &wes, $11. constituency for = two : months; of 31 years. of age and over, and Sluter Male or. Jomale, are tor be Green meats--Out of pickle; Te Toss i A