USE OF AIRCRAFT FOR WAR PURPOSES ABOLISHED BY Supreme War Council PEACE CONFERENCE t Dirigibles and Airplanes il Decides Th io Longer Be Used Except | For nyemnersio! Purposes ronautic Commiss A despatch from excepting he hig incorporated in the peace aI forms, of military airplanes are ed to G en in gathering mines in the Sea. Havas Agency says: “Ger- many must deliver all airplanes to jission to be Ser —|'the struction of other ed. ae decide the. future it to Germany. allies fea must prohibit sige con- mtil the ae ce The terms do fate of the air- eupelnsan: of pea x Council decid cided. gation, whieh wl be authoriz Germany of under cert oe ntees and mili- sary aa navigation which will be prohi whe C Council decided to send an commission to Germany to investigate the question com- ercial aerial navigation. fees Aubigny, of the French Chamber, will be chairman.” Markets of the World Live Stock Markets. ‘oronto, March 18.—Choice hea’ export steers, gist to $17; do, good, 7 14 to. $15 butcher steers, psedstalte to » $13.25; Maarchabar tarts; Choice. Toronto, | Mar Manitove| $13.50 to $1325; Go, good, $11 to $12; 1 Northern aie, No.| do, common, 5 to 90.75; bulls, B'Northern, $2.21 43 ,| choice, $10.50 to $11.50; do, medium, $2.17; No. 4 wheat, $2. atv More| $816 to $0; do, rough bully, $1.50 Fort William $8; butchers’ cows, choice, $10.75 t Manitoba oats C.W., 72%e3| $12; good, $9.50 to $10; do, No, 8 CW, 01460; extta No.'1 feed,| medium,’ $8.50. to-$8.75; do, common’ 6754c; No. 1 feed, 65%c; No. 2 feed,| $7.50 to $8; stockers,-$8 to $10.50; 62%c, in store, Fort William. Feoders, $1050 $12; canners and Manitoba barley—No. 8 _C.W.,| cutters, $5.50 to $6; milkers, good to 91%; No. 4 86c; _rejected,| choice, $20 to $150; do, com. and med. 19%} feed, 78%c, in store Fort Wil: $05 to $75; springers, $90 to $150; ight ewer corn— $1. an No ef yellow, ut 50° Bitte ttl ronto, Prot shipm¢ $11 to $13.50; yearlings, Ht 0 $13; spring lambs, ‘sist to 0 $18; faives, good to choice, af to ‘ogs, fed and w: 7 | out aifecting the color. other service ri/bons. / AMMONIA GOOD CLEANER. Liquid Will Do Much in Removing Stains and Dirt. Use ammonia cleaning win- dows, It-will loosen old paint on the glass. Finger marks on the mirror may be removed by rubbing with a moist rag on which are a few drops of ammonia. Use ammonia to’ remove yellow stains caused by copie ps the faucets in the bat verized chalk, sea with drops: of satoygianls, and apply with a toothbrus! After chyeth have been given a cleans and brightens the carpet with- r combs and brushes that need a cleaning in a basin of warm water a tablespoonful of s bristles down for a few minutes, then rub the bristles with hand. Let the combs remain for about an hour, then remove and wip. 4 To clean finger rings, wash in a hot lather of Soap, water and ammonia. Use a small soft brush to remove the dirt from beneath the stones. peta ara Be ON WEARING RIBBONS. Military Ones— Difference Betwee Mons and 1914. Canadian Ribbon: jo you know where to wear your wu seri ribbon 0 word of an exImperfal sol- th the Mone Star ribbon and ast, as are time ago a veteran ae that the Mons Star ribbon Canadian 1914 ribbon were uti the same. Huge New British Dirigible Flying Over St. Paul’s aid that one of’ these great airsh( a is meu Tonty to mak Tt is 1,100 feet lon; miles per hour, and a Tift of 303, - tons, and a cruis- ns of 6,000 ane Ontario oats—No. 2 white, to, off cars, $19.25; do; ae ene 318.25. They are, and they are not, the It i tte No.2 white, 0 to 62c, sorting ae lo tee 18.—Choiee select| colors and shading are fdentieal, the | first transatlantic fight : hogs, ds o z L tats” whea de winitee: a Cite steer $12 to aie 4s 100 cats: | OMY difference, however, is an impor-| power, 2 8 car lot, $2.14 to $2.22; ee 2y os] poorer quality, $7.50. t per 106] tnt one, f Mons’ ars a) ing range of 8.8 $2.11 to $2.19; No. 3, do, 0 hour fabeehece bate sand sors, blue, white and red ribbon and thi $2.15 f.0.b., shipping points, ae | $10 to $11.50; canners, 5.5, Canuck tums his rightside up and Penta RiRe or RETORE. ing to freight: | Sheep, i to $10.00. Mobs: sizot] wears a x60, white’ aad’ plus ribbon Ontario wheat—No. 1 Spring, $2.00' see 160m ‘The correct custom, an Imperial sol seal Sees Anolon No beh xy el 082.08 80 fo eo dier says, is to wear the service but-| Robert Mante et od i mf rg i 4 ys ri -] Rivals to Charlie japli ing points, according to freights. | | Luxemburg to Form Allia a i ere CB paras eas—no. 2, $1.75, Shorting With France erg “Belgiim If relatives of a deceased soldier wear] enormous salaries of actors to-day bd outside. the latter's decorations of valor their |are looked upon as a modern innova. arley—Malting, 87 to 92c, nomin-] , despatch from Paris says:—The| ibbons should 66 worn on the left | tion, growing with the development of *"Buckwheat—No. 2, 85e, nominal, | Commission appointed by the aie & ine Aue Pe pe ates ae Beano Sits cre wnment of Luxemburg y ae imagination 0 Ma nitoba fect stan-| economic problems resulting from agent. Such is not the case, says Rob- Pha "$10.75 as $11.00, Toronto. the war has decided upon an. econ- The Learners. oe Mantell. The Peahe actor, Ros- Ontario flour—-Government stan-| omic. alliance with Belgium and! 4; : us, whose name has become syno- dard, $9.55 to $9.75 in -paes, Bs Wavartal grag despatches eecclvidhers aayil > te Ate unused to weight and) ioe ous with all that is marvelous and Montreal, prompt shipment. i t 2 Ae in a player, earned a salary, which, Millfeod—Car. ots, delivered Mon= Big age quel tan eimaly © little legs, uncertain, timorous,| oo oyain Mr: Mantel, puts that treal Arelahts, is included. Bran,| © 2)" y Peake as we behold our faint suc-| (7 riond of Cicero quite in a class (0.25 per ton, ‘at 42.25 per ton} mo- i si t i with Charlie Chaplin. Roscius drev d feed flour, $3.35 to $450 per| poly in continental Europe. ge ayo. 14, $20 to $21 per ton; mixed, $18 ‘to $19 per ton, track To- ronto, Straw—Car lots, $10 per ton, Country _Progute-—Whotesnle id le, 4c; roosters, 25c; fowl, 0 ducklings, B20) turkeys, 45c; squabs, doz., $4.50; geese; 26c. lve poultry—'Rocsters, 200; fowl , Bbc; turkeys, eese 18e. er a large, 28 i ire 28% to'29c; triplets, 29 t ike, Stilton: 2036 ito 80e5, old, iaree, 29%c; twin, 294 Ie. holesalers are selfing to the retail trade at the following prices: Butter—Fresh dairy, choice, 46 t Ge; creamery, solids, 52 to Sse; prints, 52 to 0 Dressed DoultryChickens, Pe to 40c; ‘roosters, 28 to 30c; fowl, 32 to aoe ROSERES) Ad. te oe doce, 1b., C5 50; ge squabs, doz. ese, n to 2 brainer Ui cabinet Seba cock Toronto, car lots, $1.10. ang — Canadian, — hand-picked, bushel, $8.50 to $4.00; primes, $2.75 3.5. Imported hand-picked, Bur- ma _or Indian, $3.25; 8, Ide 01 . 60 Ib, tins, Ib-tin, 19 to 20c, Comb: 16 oz., $4.50 F500 doz; 12 07, $8.50 to. $4.00 “Maple products—Syrup, eo gallon, $2.25 to $2.35; sugar, Ib., 27 to-28e, Prov! istons Wholesale. Smoked meats—Hams, to 98¢; Spans, 30 to Be, hooked: to bie Tolls, 81 to,82c3 brealcfa st 3 Rooke 60 ty Cured meats—Long “clear bacon, 28 be ae opine 27 to 28¢. re, 8, 27 to 27%e; tubs, 27% Mes 38e; pale, 27% to 28%; Prints 28% to esa mpound, sone 25% to 25%c; ti 25% 26%4e; pails, 26 to 2644; pnts, 27% to 27%. Mon treal 2 Markets. Mapjreale M: Fal Pens pon esis No. 18% w_stan- pars ata te 10 a $11.2 20° ioe metre 90 Ibs., $3.90 to Ba $40.25. Shorts, $42.25. Mouillie 14,04 ‘No. ton, ot? | oftcers. FP iaaky laity 44° to| W' 526. ni BRITISH HAVE 902,000 IN OCCUPATION ARMIES A. despatch from London salyai— The Government announced in the strength of ef '| tive British troop: "| occupation, in all Mesos amounts to 902 men, ineluling The pieets of ‘the British army in France, Belgium and Ger- many, ‘tuaing arate troops, on February 15, 1,324,106. It was stated that 197.0 000 German precner are being ted by the British Com missary Departmi TO ALLOW GERMANS VERY SMALL FLEET ‘A. despatch trom London says:— ithe Patty corrdapaidont of: he. Por. don Chronicle says the allies have agreed to limit the German fleet to six battleships, five cruisers, twelve 800-ton destroyers, and 26 smaller destroyers. NO IMPOST ON CANADIAN WOOD A. despatch from [ondon says:— It is officially announc®d that all raw now exempt rom +! the operation of the imports ban, in- cluding all kinds of wood and timber, hewn, sawn, planed and dressed. Sapa RES AMERICAN SOLDIERS MARRY FRENCH ee A. despatch from Paris Within the past year 6,000 Ameri- part, spaper, were country girls or employes of town establish. ment RRS Ea Tunnel Under Berring Strait Canada to London by Rail A despatch tons" London say: The Daily Gren. in publishing further details of Channel tunnel 0. sce says it includes the construc- hoes, stati $20. 00, to $25.50. Lard, pure, Xo ssbe ney from Lon Siar, dauhehule axa caaerte 20 vain to us. Each three steps’ journey is a wild ure, And paps lurk jin floor and carpet re Far freon pala gheltering” chal and] ities ake here = Noses asia But oe ia date-for, life is spun ‘Anat a cs step your earnest] ed s lengthen Te ates aires ont ck act seekin: As aes ‘es and little. purpose We smile and Bret think of long ai.cc When you ill walk wiles tras and less trust, Watching, perhaps, more little feet that fal Peng, ere we ene smile are et Dar When “ih Emperor Vespasian repair- he ga’ 8 To each pany, ‘Terpinus and Diodorus, he $10,000, and no player received ae than $2,600. actors numerous special presents of money, always gold, Coming down to more recent times jand more equivalent to nearly $1,600 in ae en without the aid of patriotism ot ae also was a friend the theatre of Marcellus, ve the tragedian Apollinaris $20,000 to f two harpists in the pont In_addition, he made the but still | comparable with salaries of to-day, vid Garrick drew at the height of re modest. amounts, | asked a companion a his popularity $250 a night. Mac- cready in 1839, when he staged for the first time Richelieu, Mr, Mantell’s fea- ture play this season, was $125 a night, and Miss Hllen Tree, about the same period, drew the same salary. ——_-—— Hiccoughs and Ypres. A certain clergyman who passed much in “Penne an ba gland during the war, picked\up this story: 1 in London. sy” said the soldier. eee! said the Queen. lay on the ee until I saw ea “Ypres,” said the *Gaae “What did the Queen say to you?” few hours later. e didn't say much,” replied the “Er Majesty ‘ad th’ ie- Not Safe. ‘The bride-elect. had been showing her presents to a party of admiring friends, “And I’ve got such a good idea,” she wp t 01 Quesa Mary was visiting wounded lies n just as we were | ti! Signatories to the Peace — ence Not Allowed iter Saige stood, is: tives. will be one of the: es ‘Versaiiles, and will not be permitted to. ent » as the : Gov- ernment does riot“care to undertake wi ae protection to in Pema the German signatories will i and must not be treated as such, public sym- Parte | y is so high in ‘ing to risk unpleasant ins dete ae might occur were official’ Gehman zapresentativee ts appear publicly. 2 te SUB OUTRAGES REACT ON HUN Enemy to Blame for Lack of Vessel to Distribute Food Control of the German ships is necessary condition to the feedii the aes in-the shipping negotiations at in and aguie during the last stone rs,” the paper adds, “it al been ata out to them that destruction of merchant tonnage ae sree warfare ation i which DISCHARGED MEN UNHAPPY OUT OF KHAKI—MISS COMPANIONSHIP OF ARMY. Large, War Bonus Offered Is One of the Chief Incentives—Lack of Jobs Influenced Others. Thousands ig pale bathe a etiess who- recently b ry that they openly threatened nee unless they were soon disc! d have turn- my, Britain's share in safeguarding the Peace the Allies have won, The causes said to have sent, the men flocking back to the colors are Dietaectoniy Sake war bonus of- fered to men who “take on” acute industrial cuaatipa. new army they y have quickly awakened to the pate that there 1s no such prospect awaiting them on a ae to “civvies.’ refer Army to Civil Life, an industrial upheaval plays the main part in the decis: it might be totally impossible to wup- eed when the the often aonician namie oF ue lees submarine warfare’ “If the Allies are unablé from anak riends, the use of man tonnage will enable them to do justice to their GER and at tl ‘ime provide for their but we are obliged to tell the Ger-| mans that this is the only way and if it seems harsh and repugnant they nage aiietinel vee vo diario The stand taken by the representatives at Spa in refusing to deliver German merchant ships is having eee ‘at the “sities govern- wi exacting aa the ieee experts in regard to disarmament.” The Matin says:. gets too easi mines that t the revictualling of Ger- many will now depend on the accept- ante by Sask ae of all conditions of the new armistic Canadian Red Cross Assist Starving Pilsoners in Siberia “tre cover wi marrie made Jack promise that when—when. we go away to-morrow, he'll treat me in public just a: had no thought for anyone except himself.” A middle-aged friend shook her head. “Don’ in tones of sad wisdom, “I tried my husband never got over it” The Kennedy-Dawson biplane sp Above, a sketch of the machine A British Competitor for the SSastieenah Flight cially built to co in flight; below, mpete for e Daily Mail” £10,000 Atlantic, Plight Pri the interior pire arcets showing the pilot house, crew’s quarters, storage accommodation, and the entrance in the tail A despatch from Vladivostok sayst pnt asperate condition ot enemy. prisonei dr Sele eee, Wal sian prisoners in Siberia is now oc- cupying the attention of the British and Canadian authorities "and _ pro- wun enemies, | Dlied for the man was permitted to go who had not a definite to make certain that such of- to were bona fide, but in spite of every precaution thousands of men got their release out-of-work pay provided for those who are idle through no fault of their own. ‘The recruiting Sergeant was an easy road out of their troubles, and that astute individual, ince the armistice was signed have discovered that they are not ‘my, the lack of responsibility and the easy hours. Now that the wi is over the army is resting on its laurels, and in the great camps around land “work” a considerable contrast to eight or nine hours of monotonous toil in a shop or factory. The army authorities have not so ed by the experience of two battalions in one of the largest camps in the south of England. In one whit, where all the m in the same period, a large number for the regulation period of twelve years. Grnaina Red Cross would assume charge of the situation. Five carloads of Seles e al- ready been shipped for the prisoners, but immense operations are neces- sary to relieve 200,000 enemy prison- ers and 300,000 returning Russians. The British Red Cross unit in Siberia has been demobilized and the Casadiens ee eartying on the work | posals ty wnlale tie Washing Gloves. e secret of success in washing barack aid doeskin. pool lice in using lukewarm or cool —bet- eet ort than eyen a few aes too wa) That, at least, is one of the sec- ‘oapy bath in order that they e rinsed from the dirt set’ free. should coe be pressed and towel until they dry in a copl dry place. Never bane then? teak rere fatty tien nthe. gunsilie “t you would have them soft and pliable after laundering. Haig ae Over Commanr f Rhine Shi to Sabertaon jespatch trom London_ says: Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig has jn, woniet of the bh oil oe Robertson is to be oe / Bl AH?<00D Tian MORNING i THAYOVERY UNKIND - ss BY GOLLY. YOU.<!T “i KNOW YOURE WHY IM M HELPING UP EARLY IN THE. shai del CRAZY BUT FATHER N E NOTHIN MR. JIGG5~ MORNIN’ SO YOU’ DIDN'T. THInG You = eS easaes Gq =f ( : ne 4 se (he oe ae Ea } 4 mpi aia ae fe Pdid , EOC AS, is "| British force as | good. metal.—Mr, NAVAL FORCES IN COMMAND British Control the Situation in the Caspian Sea. Naval. forces under Bnitish com- mand now dominate the situation in the Caspian Sea, according to official mipemadise secured by Reuters, Ltd. months past there have eh Paka forces on this sea, the of- ficial account states, They were originaliy sent to prevent the Bolshe- vists from controlling’ the situation, This naval force seized certain arme steamships, which now are manned by Russian crews, which marched up vy land from Mesopotamia hes o a nucleus, steamers are commanded by oun naval 0 The origina Russian flotilla in the Caspian, it. is |, consisted of two gunboats, ake dispatch vessels and three steamers. These also have just been taken over r by the British: Ss! sian naval f Bultien Gide Haviibelt operating on both banks of the Caspian, in the Gnbonmtin aciiin IPustopeaar Overheard, The question of smuggling by aero- planes will require careful considera- tion.—Mr, Handley Page. Life is an art that cannot be taught, just as death is an accident that can- e avolded.—Barry Pain, It is-only bad metal that is no bet- tor when it hammering of the made ue better * kd are Lloyd Geo The terms of peace ote be such that every intelligent German must recognize that his is a beaton nation, grinding of all the capitalists Jand and of England was a king ang a gentleman compared to the German pad man.—Mr. R. B, Cunninghame Grahi I Monte it eer great Felsen or any man hi ork of such Sesetond pen alae! has ever managed to keep 80 entirely out of the Imelight as Sir Douglas Haig? ee “Let. not the blessings we receive daily from God make u: ‘0 value or not to praise Him because they are common,” — ton, The dairy business of Alberta for 1918 has been valued at $27,500,000,, The creamery butter output was well over 9,000,000 pounds, representing a selling value of $4,000,000 at the creameries. RETURN TO COLORS