ee us EW CANADIAN WAR LOAN The Safest and Best Investment Possible to Obtain. These securities are aways sale- able and we are ready to purch- ase at any time. ithout charge we give best at- tention to all applications placed through us. pu particulars and Subscription Forms furnished on ee Write, Telegraph or Telephone at our expense. A. Mackenzie & Co. WINNIPEG TORONTO An ‘despatch eena Baad says — Minister of Pensions Barnes gave : oe astonishing figures in the House|® sone on Wednesday when he review. the operations of the eae Department. He Lae yaies ae the Ministry had charge of 1 Disabled men. b of widows Dependent on deceased men Total on books 618,741 - Besides _ the: there were 126, 000) pas who are now drawing separ- m allowances, but will aan ee os the elo ba os ho: al ee ee , were to ie put ee where the State found them. Piers: atuity of The scheme fee {fs 5 eateety involve a capit chat £896,000,000, and for the ait? ae years rn Bi March” 13. re tanitoba ee 1 Northern, ny Hes do., ail delivered a, $2 ‘Toronto, New No. do., $2,028; 1 x fe tines extra oe ih fo tao, en 1-No, 3 yellow, $1.23, 2 white, 65 to 670, Ss ta. 66 nomi- = ee ouisige : 4 a to $1.24. ley—Maltlng., 0 Buckwheat minal, according Rye No. 2: § 41 to $1.48, according to frelants outsid ‘anitoba flour—First patents, in jut 3, 69. 20; second patents, tn jute bags Wy Kers' jut 38.50! ror ‘Ontario flour—Winter, _accordin sample Q76b in baus,” truck ‘Toronto, Prompt shipment; #7/,45 bulk seaboard, ra d-—Car lots, delivered Montreal included—Bran, per. ton, good feed No. dyer’ ton, $12 to sas mixed per ton, $9 to $11, track or ‘Btraw—Car lots, per’ ton, $8.50 to $9, track Toronto. WANT MAY COME BEFORE HARVEST Pri Prussian Food Controller Says Reserves of Bread Are Exhausted. A despatch from London says: The Prussian food controller, ok i nee le in the Prui Diet on. Wednesday pet the Koelnische Zeitung cal serious speech on the food situation, says a Reuter despatch from Amsterdam. Dr. Michaelis de- clared that the Bubb? was ahead ey @ more severe sta: pe- sale i the ae afasetah centres, ardly be imagined. He toes of grain yu and said that very radical were needed to enable the people to hold at until next year. e in the third deplorable, and may have most seri- ous results, “We have not perceived in towns that stern supervision which is absolutely necessary in the distribu- tion of foodstuffs. There has been wide-spri buse bread~ uci ses entailing grave consequences gards our stocks. Bread tickets have Paes illegally used on such a shock- ing scale that our entire reserves were jausted, So when potatoes failed and bread was ordered as-a substitute ‘was none available. Flour has been similarly reduced, owing to simi- lar irregularities in the mills.” ir, Michaelis concluded by urging eg: tie haber fruit an veatiabion He mde H “We are confronted with thouglit of what would happen if Ae measure also should fail and what im starvation there would be if sud- lenly during the closing pane of the onomie. Yea ald there hens insufficiency and we asd not out. The ensuing misery would oe indescribable 2 —+ EMPTYING BELGIUM OF ALL iste en GOODS “year A. despatch sie Havre, France, says:—General von Bissing, Governor of Belgium, has issued a decree order- ixty “st, ietuaing? table cloths, napkins, silks, manufactured | sap country, ac- nding Toate received here, is be- “ing emptied under this See of * eee useful to German; COUNT ZEPPELD iN ote Cris masciges raha fat year of the | tal ‘i at present an "|The potato su A _ REPORTED DEAD TRS Laie oe ia ca ESCAPED, FROM GERMAN PRISON Every German T Soldier Longs to the Western Front. eseapings and id, state they had not much difficulty, zi escaping with the es frozen. Parcels are. reac much more Drebeulaniget lately, ‘which is evidence that Germany's transport difficulties are increasing. The-con- ope of me prisoners’ camps are not 04 was once the case, but these i thinke this is not due to the guard, who are anxious to treat prisoners as well as possible, int order to avoid trou- ble in camp, se does arise the guards are packed of ern front, Every Gee yale ad- mits he EL esiasd Bie to avoid sucha e. ordon. were ken care “of well Patter crossing the frontier, and were sent ee England with seven other British also escaped and nearly 260 Bunnie The latter, say the Canadians, escape in '\ large numbers. POTATO EMBARGO IS NOT NOW LIKELY Minister Finds Surplus of Some Two Million Bushels. A despatch from Ottawa says: An official statement given out by the Act- ing Prime Minister, Sir George Foster, on et alate disposes of the story Het argo will be placed on the foe: "of pte yea from Canada. The statement says: “Information gather- ed from official and unofficial sources from all parts of Canada indicates substantial surplus of potatoes and above seed and feed require- ments. Under these circumstances the Government does not think that pene is Latent ” plus in Canada at require- and above saad ni g|ments for seed and food purposes un- til the next harvest is estimated b; the Department of Agriculture at about two million bushels. BELGIAN INDUSTRIES ARE TO, BE SHUT DOWN A despatch from Amsterdam sess! —-The Telegraaf says there will be ai almost complete stoppage of indutey in Belgium within jays, erman authorities asserting that this emplo; ed, with si pardons as receive special pr from the civil SEG to continue their businesses = Sane aes 5,000 FORESTERS WANTED. ..|More Canadians Called For, Owing to Timber Import Prohibition. A despatch from Ottawa prohibition of timber imports. * "They will gO over in drafts. Lumbering experience is necessary, but military eats ical regulations are somewhat re- WOMAN éoxpucror i “SCORES FOR HER SEX A despatch from London says -— tram car at) Exeter ran away down- stuck to ck until pushed ay at Woman pass ductor ie cat "sgn scores & vi @ man’s jol = n- Troops Are Advancing Through 8 lof the ESParone dotbiectha estan ot of last year. uch few ex-| # re | GERMAN PEACE TERMS: ry. says ‘he German’ Government, aerate to’in- formation received here th rough con-| Ther "| darmerie JERUSALEM SOON TO BE BRITISH Palestine Within Forty Miles of the City. A dospatch from Washington cle nen, the ancient capital Palestine, may soon British as well as Bagdad, ac- 1 orang nd Basa ae received here on says: se hin forty mites of the One despatch had them at El Chalil, which is in mountains of southern Palestine and about twent, loy, while the Rnasians ave: fighting of the Persian lieved hore that if the Brit- ish succeed in taking Jerusalem the ipting to. proceed to United States as they -had planned. e British capture of the city would ished turn to the United, States in any event, DOMINION. REVENU. GREATLY. ee aN War, Outlay. in, ce Months Doubte|# t Last Yea A deapateh “tena 0) Dominion revenue for months of the fiscal year totals $205,- 417,030, as compared with $154,348,- 809 in the same period last year. the whole year the estimate is $225,- 000,000 'y revenue was $17,- 613,475, an. increase of about two and The eleven period war outlay was $217,590,670, RRR Yin CAE AMPUTATED ARM AS PUT BACK AGAIN ¥ | tubs, ni} Beirut to secure transportation to the $40 For | a Ses pucation on Soldier “Re- Count yantry Patcencommenen deity bates, oT to 890; ee? prints, 43 to 4c; solids, 42 Bgys—New-laid, in cartons, 45 to 480; out of cartons, 42 to 43c, Dressed po ultr: y—chickens, 28, to fowl, 20 22e; KS, 22 to 260; oe per don, #400 tg $4.00; turkeys to Sci, geese. 18 to. 208. Fowl, 1b. 18 to 220; ‘254 to 26c; twins, to aie; old, 380i ch: 26 to “B6xe: t Jango, 278 ‘White glover. Zab, tier Bb, Senne as eA 10 tp, 18 to Hie. se; ieee Ontario, Ney Srupseien. Gea $4.26; Albertas, per bax, Beans—Imported, ha bush., $6.25; Canadian: hand-picked, Ber Canadian, primes, $6.80 to ud ae per Ib., 128 t per war Provisious--Wholessio, ed_-mi jams, m, 26 to 23, fe; cooked, 37 to ade: breakfast haeon, Packs plain, 80 to 81¢; bone- cares, rolls, ‘smi 270; 88c: 27 to 29 Fea, 58 Pure lard, 22 to 22 er 22k to pares 22h to 23%c! compound, 17% Aran midats: Wonk’ ctekt bacon, 18 to tlerces, pails, 18i¢ per Ij, clear bellies, 18 to 18}e, Mon’ Mar, | 13—Cor ellow, $1 Coin elena Nook $, 16 to T6c: extra natontreal, ve <oate Ar to'tse. No, No. 1 feed, 75.to 76c. toba Spring wheat Patents, firsts, $9.80; seconds; $9.80; st eae pakere', $9.10; 80 shbicest See 43h" ie Ate; secanda, 40 80 dae res to 44c._ Potatoes—Per Dain car lots, $2-00°to 0 to $9.50, aniper. Grain. — Cash $1. a $1. $4 a ? Northern, Sieh 73h, 1.01 No! 2 OW. a8 . 1 feed, ed, 58ho, _ prices: rejected, §: 1'N.W.C,, $2,634; Thai orfhern, a i 3 t Oat 3 white By fo Be Nee Unchangea.” Bra ‘A Duluth, Mar, ay a se re Stock ehilsah ‘Toro a larc U3 hes teers. "sib, 5 to $14 $10.10 0 $10.50; bu eee ata choice, $10.26 do... ae 90 to $10.10; Rhy olce, Baud bulls, Be Sree ulls, 740. $8.01 to be Successful, Ad et from London says :— son of the Hon. J. O'Grady, a member of Parliament, was wounded several shattered bone and {hen put’ the arm she bone and The arm has no nd is gaining strongth, at it is uwo. incl: shorter than the other arm. BERD LIKE A JOKE A despatch an Sur Si fidential agents, is considering’ the pabueation of Germany’s terms pea Under these terms, Belgium sould be declared independent, sub- ject 01 only ermanent German risons ae Antwerp, Liege arias arity and to the control any of | m ports barn re! im, under uld hayé “no national Hes an tie be policed by a gen- soe: A So Racal fs Jack—But what Hours “your father see in me to objeét to? \, Edith—He eine: oe anything in you. That’s why he objects, | see f| Britain dum, 87.4 medium, 57 to set: rage rs and milk com weighed off e “ars, $16. sha o0. “alone tre Pepe 18.—Choice 6 $10; choice, cows and 18; choice’ select i gts-o0 to SiKTs: a MEAT CONSUMPTION IN BRITAIN DECLINES A despatch from. Londo. say! e has been'a substantial diminu- tion of ae consumption in Great the result of the fait ap- peal to i e people by the Food Con- troller, auldngs that they alge them-} selves on ri 8 In consequence of gs 48 whe atte in the House of Com- Inesday, there is no in- Neentlon nie pres aan to introduce com- Baleery. e return: shower 8. rate of the public to adopt vont aaa The Eyen- ing News Baron Devonport, we Poe Seontaliars has decided to 0 effe on res, to regul tins, 14 to | nu: , wai motor trang i caver. storehouse lens, checkers | [tut No, 3 {1 il atid’ there. Te etl 1 ARMY BEHIND Bighteen Thousand British Wo- men Going to France. A despatch from London says :—. ‘ighteen thousand women have volun- teered to to sea! and vie British woman’s arm: iary These recruits for the. “army behind the cures oa be sent out in Lame of 21 I preparations have bee: rade for me Pilleting and yee nies directing the formation of the corps say women. are de- lighted at the opportunity to serve the in the field, and keenly devote equired instruc- ip! training “before the volunteers leave England. This freining includes a military drill suit- ‘women, and each voluntter is nweciaiaa Five thousand will be despatched to th doubtless thousands will ultimately be enrolled to relieve men of certain duties in connection with the large army undergoing training in the aes Kingdom ugh the ahnouncement that Sotnae corps would be accepted was mane only nine days ago, the applica- ions for merous sidered for the present. as typists, shorthand peta 00ks, itresses sport | e of unskilled labor, telephone, tele-| m: raph, and postal ‘workers, Tor ali in miscellaneous servi Women ears of age are accepted. He forty-two hours a week for roan Bis ie for twelve months, thes receive a s of five poundeet if hey re-enlist a ithe ond of end of the yea: “CANADA BUSY Results in Increased Activity. A despatch from Ottawa says:— y in sl Ratti probability of atill_ greater activity in the 0 far received here under construction. are in the majority and most of them are being built on the coast of West- ern Nova Scotia. Indeed it is stated that many yards in the Maritime Provinces which had been idle since Sailing vessels ard’ | steam replaced sail have now ships 2. |on the stocks. wo yards at Toronto, those of the Polson ‘and Thor’ Companies are re- ported to be building steel steamers Jn shipyards at Port Arthur, and on the Pacifie coast. Norwegian capital is Sats te ae ested in steamers now in course of construction - RUSS PROTEST TO THE ENEMY mitted to-the (lovernments ° of Ger- ‘°'|many, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey a . lengthy protest against alleged viola- tions of usages of werfare, attaching citations of numerous specified in- stances, and asserting the right to re boasts in kin ie violations enum- rated were compiled by a anual com- siti appointed for that purpose. citation, it is stated, was amply wetified. The abuses charged include the use of explosive bullets, gas, burn- ing liquid and poisoned missilex, the olson: of ‘wells, sae oe Pasi hmentary (flag of truce) an: flags, killing of the wend thn owing of bombs upon sanit: rains and the ‘taking’ of the "the Replay ship Lottayalt Cross His sie Wisc Place. “T'm-surprised to hear you say that. you con enjoy motoring with Mr. ble?” ‘T's isligoy I see so little of him, er be M “But if he’ t's bere le. 8 with « He is ie viti me. it. Most of the time he’s under the car,” \ = | 221. as at London, Ea in a in; between twenty and he . BUILDING SHIPS Ant Shortage of Ocean Tonnage oe bui “| ftepedted Violations of Usages of Warfare Are Enumerated. | duri ‘A despatch from Petrograd says The Russian Foreign Office has trans- s FROM SUNSET” COAST|c WHAT THE WESTERN PEOPLB ARE DOING. Progress of the Great West Told In a Few Pointed Paragraphs. Since its inception, the Port Coquit- ReRen Janadian Patriotic ‘ Fund wat aurea 31 families, includ-| ang 'S ren. a3 with 1 n steamer: Kingsway ee MAGIC BAKING POWDER CANADIAN TROOPS ‘FREE FROM ee: ay amongs 20,000 pound of halibut from thet ae of tl thern bank: ‘no’ At igaacanes news has ‘been tat ‘4 wy friends that Theodewe Li jof Dead Man’s Island fame, die‘ fre ea: It will take two weeks to repair the Grand Trunk Pacific steamer Prince John,. which Seosuily grounded at the Wrangell Nar At ictoria. z distingvished nar of Toasty naval officers called mn. J. A. Maciovant Chief Justice of he! Court of Ay Sub.- ssid Water Holden Legge is just re] to ¢ been accidental- ly xilled ‘while iat in England. He belqne tt in Okanagan, B.C. ouver giving the vote on the pr i referendum at 1,406 againet ‘and gland, jouth. yaar the CPS, has ‘Well merited promoti Mr. W. E. Ditchburn, of Me who has now been appointe: inspect~ or of Indian agencies for the Perec ? Bar ono or- aed that all the inf the high cost of rtiving commit- tee cee sent on to Ottawa without com: othe Esquimalt Council are petition- ¢ Provincial Gov- Passenger traffic on the British Co- lumbia electric city and suburban lines in January numbered: 2,514,182, which is an increase of 191; 846 over January, The canneries located sey the River are reported to be amie preparations for the com ming ason. This is the “big-run” OK Midguithy of the Royal North-West Mounted Police in Can- ada. the C.P.R. offices that plans have been practically completed for the two new car ferries to be built for the coast service. eR Ea a WILL PLOW BY SEARCHLIGHT. Britain To base 2,000 Tractor Plows 8 m America. oo American tractor e of a civilian army “We want General of ee Production sociated Press. “We equip them with headlights Hor’ ight plowing. Laborers can ork ee hours, but tractors can one enty-four hours, will toxk cab chauffeurs, who will 6 sie a aa their mechanism in FA BahaN every plow will be a skill- ed farmer. They will be pee is ees conscientious ol members of the home valent forces and women. In this way we pepe “e produce enough food’ to. m: dey beatae co outside help as the war will be ate fi war. “For. this we Ba the German large extent self-supporting. e | also have ‘revived rural. arlia- | life, and given the farmers a minimum \ wage, and generally made our na- tional defence more effective than a thousand speeches in Parliament.” portent We ee Huge Bullfrogs. The largest bullfrogs in America are to be found, not in Canada, as has. been generally supposed, but in the ithern State: he New York Zoo- saclay ae pounds. One them algiie tae and one-half pounds and is elghteen inches long. It¢ head is over three inches wide, Its voice is ike anes deep fee chord from jouthern falitror asa sno ok on ae oe hand, seldom weighs over half pound. Don’t think that here on earth you will y being miserable y any happier in heaven—if you happen to get there, f pl At Vancouver it was announced at in| thirty be which is endemi ada. : $ Be This comparative freedom on the : to be most} ing th ‘upon | jouth where, who had not left the shores o} the United States, 20,000 contra the disease. The remarkable chan; can only be attributed to thi of inoculation. eel as Sista paraty’ ee the entire panation Expedi Force (about 450,000 men), i nearly 600,000 doses have beeh sup4 plied free of cost. PEELS ea, TWO GARDEN FAVORITES. ignonette and Portulaca Should Haye a Place in Every Collect No garden is quite complete with out mignonette and portulaca. Either requires only ordinary care and cult vation and thrives in most any soil: quantity and size of the Mignonette is usually pe Nate” few years th ome woody and a —s pant result, it of mignonette is: ‘alway: nGluiacee when if sandy soil; w it is inclined to lose its fray ‘or early flowering plants ae can be sown in ette, as the plants are called a they become shrubby, take a { pm erst pot it separately an e flower aq | nip mee ipa, euttine of al the Twa side shoots in the a operation the following aut not permit the plant to bloom until © third season, after that it will flower every summer for a number of Peotilecad thrive. most they have the full benefit of The seed should not be sown anal the ground is warm. Nothing by early sowing. The plani Portulacas are excellent for rock work and on sunny banks, BRITISH ae STILL | MASTERS OF AIR ‘A despatch from London « says Replying to a question in the Housd~ crate Uaceaaacord 000-000 \LIFT YOUR CORNS OFF WITH FINGERS How to loosen a tender comm i callus so. it lifts out pain. Poe 90-000 0-0-0 ni you, according to this Cincinnati authority. le says that a few drops of a di called pereeeey, applied directly panies a tender, achi ne on et ae | -re- ee soreness, e re A small bottle of freezone « obtained ~ at any drug store will cost very. ttle, but will positively remove eve or soft corn or callus from one’s foot Tf your druggist hasn't: stocked” this Ae drug yet, tell him to get a small, of freezone for za from his. title seats drug house,