* present crisis. Mr. AID 10 THE Dairymen Can Render Increasing BRITAIN TO REPA nee FORT ERIE VICTIMS Valuable Assistance By Output Damages to be Provided in the Case of Two Americans Shot by A despatch from Peterboro' says: It was a "'call to duty" to the far- mere to rally to the Empire that| and Seigeticd C. James, Director of the pdiciniatedtion of the special Fed- eral grant to pails made to the members of the Eastern Ontario Dairymen's Association. Within six weeks al] Canada will ring the appeal which has been fitted into the phrase, "patriotism and pro- duction." Within a week, accord- ing to Mr. James, flaring posters from ocean to ocean will bring home to the Canadian farmer the respon- sibility, the duty, the privilege he has in the maintenance of life in the Empire. It will be a call not less important than the call to arms. " It is projected by the Do- minion Government, working in co- operation with the Provinces. The first appeal--the poster--will-be fol- lowed by conferences in a the counties of the Dominion, when farmers will be impréssed with the necessity of doing their part in help- ing Canada and the Empire in the ames started the appeal to eastern Ontario's most prominent dairymen. Send Food as Well as Men. "The first appeal was for re- cruits," said Mr. James, "and post- ers were up all over the country, 'Recruits wanted'; now there wil be another jposter, 'Patriotism and production." We are developing éomething in Canada we never thought we had. We are waking up for the first time to the fact that the Canadians are a people. Bri- tain to-day sends another message : 'Send up not only men, but food.' The farmer will be as loy al along his l}saved. But while you help to feed Canadian Soldiers. A despatch from 'Washington says: The: United Sasen Comte Sa reg ee to Great tain through Sir- "Cecil Spring- Rice requesting the punishment 'of those guilty of the killing of Walter} # Smith and the wounding of Charles Dorsch, two American citizens, who were shot by three Canadian mili- tinmen at Fort Erie,Ontario, while hunting ducks in alleged violation ofthe Canadian game laws. Every man must gene it home to himself on his own farm 'Tt's not doing your duty simply to read the paper. If you don't take the advice and increase pro- duction you are not doing your! The communication, which was of duty to * eeiaiae the Dominion or |, friendly character, pointed out the Empi that not only did the United States Ww hab woul you think of the! Government expect the offenders to soldier in the trench who dropped |p. duly punished, but that ade- his rifle and ran? you farmers | quate compensation be given the know how you can produce more} families of the victims. "|The French arm: DOCTORS MAKE NEW FACES. Wonderful Work Accomplished by Z French Surgeons. A despatch from Havre, says: medical corps have set rt three eminent sur- geons, Professors Tufflier, Morestin and Sebilean, to make "gecthetie re- rs" and remove deformations From the faces of those wounded in the war. If a man loses his note or any part Of his face; or # disfirure- meént.is-caused by a wound the face will be repaired by skin grafting, and the latest discoveries in surgi- eal science will' be used to remedy the deformity. Several cases have already been successfully under- taken by the three surgeons. young corporal who had part of his ace taken away by a shell was given a new nose, left jaw and cheek. In caces Where teeth have been lost it is said that suecessful efforts have been made to trans plant others according to a method discovered by a Russian dentist. '> and don't do it, you are in the same} (1. incidentally with the sending class as the man who would drop] of the note, Secretary ryan is rifle and run, ceived a personal memorandum Meetings Ail Over Province. from the British Ambassador here, | "We propose to hold meetings alljafter which the Secretary said: over the Province. We call them|"The British Government without ' conferences. We will go over the|deciding, the question of liability oO lessons and bring them home to will cones! ider the payme nt of dam- the farmers, so they will set them-|ages to the injured man and the selves to produce the food the Em-| the family of the deceased." pire calls for. From this State Department offi-| "At the final outcome it's going} cials took it for granted that dam- to be up to the farmers of this} ages would be paid after the Domin- country. All the financial men say ion authorities had completed their it is up to the farmers. They are inquiry. going to save Canada if it is to be eee: nee! the Empire, and while you help to} KING ALBERT'S BRAVERY. put Canada on a sound financial ba- sis, at the same time you are help- ing yourselves. yas there ever such a proposal before the farmers before? The more patriotism, the more production. We know mora] than we did in the past; now let us do as much as we know.' Personally Led 'His Troops in St. Georges Operation. espatch from Paris says:. The. victory of St. Georges is 'another pita feat to be emblazoned on he standard of King Albert, who, it has just been disclosed, person- PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS mage we mto, Ja lour--Manitoba rst patents, $6. 60, reat jens bags; second atents, $6.10; strong bakers, $6.90; ° cent. pat- ES Northern, 1.3 §, and No, ose No. 2, $1.21 a 50 to Sle, outside, and ce points. at Fé 54c yrs Toronto. Western Canada, No, 2, a and No. 3 at 6ie. Barley--64 to baer" outs "ig ee $1 to $1.05, Peas---No. 2 quoted. ot c "60 to $1.70, No. 3 new .Amerl . rail. 'Toronto, trol ht, BESM..F9G, - Wi areuekw wheat--No. 2 at 76 to 78¢, out- Bran and shorts- yBran, $36 to $26 a ton, and shorts at $27 «- alle weed lots 15 SF fo na ots, per bag of 90 try Pro luce, Butter-- Chote a) dairy. 24 to 25c; in ally led his troops in this brilliant to $7 25. being pala for ght ewes. $4 ouerkees. ae > te is now direot- |G to $5 for ew an to or agal ba cks. Swin Fr. 90 eng carr $7.65 fed mg the artillery +8 inst ny batteries, and when these ve been silenced will again lead ths allies' advance. nd water oa. 'and $7.40 f.0.b. country DO Montreal, Jan. pgp Pr peeves. Tic; cov rs. 450 $85. «. Galves Eto 8 to, ai cows. to $8 salves, to 8c. ee 44 5c. Lambs, tae. Hogs, 8ic. --_--__ --_--_ tr___ GERMANY'S FOODSTUFFS, TO BUY HORSES DIRECT. ieee Being Exhausted at Rate of 200,000 Tons Daily. A despatch from Paris says: Ger- many will actually begin to starve by the end of next May, says Charles Richet, the scientist. Militia Dept. Decides to Deal Only With Farmers or Owners. A despatch from Ottawa says: a sg horse dealers, etc., © are endeavoring to make a pro- fit by purchasing horses from' farm- ers and re-selling them at higher figures to the Government for mili-| hausted at the rate of 200 COPPER $025 A TON. This Is the Price e "Geediany Is Now Paying for It. - A ceepatet from a oe Swit- zerland, say Advices received en from 'Garaeny pe forth that copper, owing to the great demand and the limited supp ly, is now sell- ing in the Empire for 2,500 marks ($625) a ton. A fair price in America for cop- per would be $300 a ton _) VIOLET RAYS FOR FROSTBITE. Will Be a Great Boon to Soldiers in the Trenches. A despatch from Paris says: Vio- ce rays are prescribed for frostbite y Dr. Pougnet in a paper to the i of Medicine. He says suf- fering soldiers are rapidly cured when\taken from the trenches to al- low their affected members to be passed \through violet rays of me- dium intensity. a Will Offer Reparation to Italy. A despatch from Rome says: The Austrian Government has notified the Foreign Office that she is trying to ascertain whether four Italian subjects were taken as hostages af- ter the capture of Belgrade, as has been widely reported in Italy. The Austrian Foreign Office. has given notice to 'the Italian Foreign Office that she is prepared to remedy the e, if one was made, and will pier reparation. Lipton Loans Yacht. tary - purposes are notified by the sis ferior, 21c; creamery prints 30 to 3lec 7a, "solids . 284 to 29¢; farmers' Separator, 26 to 2 CRE s ete lald, in cartons, Bo to 50c; -- 2 to : c; storage, 29 to 30 12 to 13c Der -- f . No, 'a shoneyeo: nb, $2.76 per ra (strained: 2, $2. P wales --Chickens, dressed, ved to lie; ducks, dressed. Ib., 14 ve a fowl, 10 to llc; geexe, 14 to bc; irkeys, "dressed. iS to 2c, Checs New large, 164ic; y, aes ic; twins, Beans--Priimne bushel, » Fe, 50 to $2.70; he na. picked, $2. to ' aan 65 c 70c per bag. otatoes--Onts ut 'of store, 55 to 60c in ag a ots. New runswicks, car lots, 60° to per bag. | ons. -ong clear, 134 to laje , Ine cane 'ioe Hams-- catedium, 16 to '17e: Q., } * 348 to 16 polls, to 14dc; breakfust. bacon, 17 eo. 18c; backs, to = le; bonele "88 bucks, 22 to 28c. | La rd--11 to lljc for tlerces, and at 113 to [2c Fig tubs and pails, Com- pound, Gy Sac. jpaled irr and Straw. ying as follows fo: lot dei eries on track here:-- Straw is $7 © 38 a ton, In cor ivts, " en track her re. Hay--No. 1 new hay. $16. * to $17,! yu track here: No, 2 $15 $15 and No. 2 at $13 ¢t o $id. 50. ' Montreal Markets, Monireal, Jan. 12.---Corn---An 0. 2 yellow, 89 to Sle. Oats~-C 'nadia eater, N No. ey 62hc; do. ,No. 3, 6lic | ra eed, 62c: No. 2 local white, Sac; No. 3 do, B4he; 'No. 4 do. Bar ey-- Man. 68 to 70c: m sittin ne. "76 | 0 78¢c, tioar --Man. 8 pring wheat pat- | mts, firsts, $7.2 econds, 6.70 rong 3, $6.5 60; Winter patents, | olce, ae straight rollers, $5.50 to 5.60; do.. bags, $2.65 to $2.75. 'Rolled ts. barrels, ON to oe. OP agi bags, lbs, $3 to $3. Bran, $25. orts, | a piidelings $30, Moulliie, $34 =. Oe ay. No. 2, per ton car lot fea Cheese--Iin nest westerns. : do., easterns, 154 to 18}. _ butter | Pctnoic a Ae ree 29 to : seo- | tc, Eggs--F m: <i 65 xelecteds a1 to age: Noa s stock. 38 "390 N ey 25 to 26 atue er bug ca, 4 atc i Seneeaa ' Winnipeg po innipeg, Jan. 12 s o. 1 northern, $1,274; No 4 's nortieka, | ETE No. 8 poet 3 20%; No. 4,/ par > No. 6, $ tit No. 6, $ 3 Lf 04 Oa -W., 564¢; No. 3,/ te: No. United States. Markets. Aud gs ches Jan. ° 'ite, ase A we Flour and pa Jap 12.---\V heat--- 1 &e: inary "S S41 Ae 8 to $1. ian May. $1. jorther fe: ed, $1.683. nie Steck Market 6. «+? to to '$5. 50 for to choice buils renged tr Saat $8 or calves, $$ to hk medium 'Sutweoon $6 and $8 one a es fo $6. Lambs, $5.50, ade 7 coing at $8 to $s 35. heavier weights changed handy Bt $7-5@ to $3. Sheep were stendy. $5 133 thrown to the side of the track. Sune | Militia D t'that horses will}. honing pews ant Sabi be purchased oak direct from the UNDER FRENCH RULE. | farmer or owner. ers are to be barred by the Government] Forty-one Towns and Villages in Alsace. agents in po of the purchases. The London Morning Post's cor- The aim of the Government is to have the maximum amount of mon- ey reach the farmer, while at the| respondent telegraphs from Berne: same time insuring fair purchase |"Forty-one towns and villages in prices for the Government. Alsace which have been occupied by seins peas rench troops since the outbreak INDIAN POTENTATE'S GIFT. |0f hostilities, are now administered by the French authorities.' assistance in ee and money. } ' Seedy Individual (stopping pedes- trian)--"Pardon me, sir, but you look very much like a man I know."* Pedestrian--Indeed ! W ell, you look like a man I don't want to know. Good-day."' Presentation for Use of the Army. A despatch from London says: A 'fleet of 41 motor ambulances, four officers' cars, five motor trucks and ten motor cycles has been present- to King George for the use of 'the army by the Maharajah Scindia of Gwalior. The ears, after the presentations at Buckingham Pal- ace, were reviewed by the King, Queen, the Princess Mary and. Prince Henry. The King then sent 'a personal telegram of thanks to 'the Indian potentate. BULL MOOSE ( ON FENDER. Valuable A deapaiul from Athens says: The Greek cruiser Helle arrived at, Durazzo recently for the purpose of | protecting the Greeks there in case of the insurgent capture of the town. The position of the Greeks in Turkey-is daily becoming more precarious. Murders of Christians throughout Asia Minor are of con- stant occurrence." The latest out- rage occurred at Karaoglou, near TURKS SLAUGHTER CHRISTIANS , Manissa, where three notables, in- , tluding two archbishops, were ar- ested. Greek Consuls are every- f whens subjected to bitter persecu- tion. Grmeco-Turkish relations are rapidly becoming excessively strain- ed.. Messages from the Italian fron- tier say that in Italy all public meetings and demofistrations in fa- vor of Italy's intervention in the war have been forbidden at th Italian Consulates in Switzerland. | Discovery Made Wh hen C.P.R. Train Reached Fort William. A despatch from Fort William, Ont., says: When the C.P.R. train | from) Wi innipeg arrived in Fort Wal- a on Tuesday night an enormous bull moose was found lying across the fender . The big animal had , been struck 'when the train was a ifew miles from the city, but. the engineer thought been A despatch from Berlin says: The German army authorities have js- sued a general order prohibiting in future troops in the field from fra- ternizing with forces of the enemy, as they did at several points in the Lt.-General Sir Douglas Haig, -- ist Army. Sir Horace L. Saiith-Derrien, 2nd Army. FOUR comm ANDERS. 'OF Games With Tommy Atkins Prohibited western theatre of war at Christ- mas.- To such an extent was this fraternizing carried out that at one place where the Germans and Bri- tish played football Christmas Day they agreed to suspend simmers for two days more. saw by A despatch from London says: The vast conflict between the Rus- ies in Central and South Poland and in West Galicia has reached a temporary state of deadlock, ac- cording to an official communica- tion from Petrograd, which 'is chiefly notable for the information that Marshal von Hindenburg's forces have adopted sapping tactics on the Bzura-Rawka front west of Warsaw. Saps are being advanced by the ermans in several places towards the Russian positions, accord: ng to the report. In this work they are making use of steel shields to pro- tect themselves from the rifle fire of the Czar's troops in the nearby trenches. It thus appears that the battle in Poland, which began as a ficld operation of great magnitude, is quickly being canverted into ciege warfare almost identical with that which for so many weeks hap been proceeding on the Aisne and the Yser in the western war theatre. There has been, however, one risk combat in the Warsaw region recently. The statement records that the Germans captured some Russian trenches near Sochaczew, sians and the Austro-German arm- g Von Hindenburg Attempts to Get Nearer to Ware Sapping the ill-fated village on the Bzura that was the storm centre of the re- top. Tlie attack ursday morning, and in a fierce bayonet encounter drove out the enemy and regained posi- tions previously lost. Five quick- firing guns and a number of Ger- man prisoners were the Russian trophies of this adventure. operations in North Poland or East Prussia the Russian state- ment says nothing, and of Buko- wina, where chief interest in the exstern war theatre now is centred in view of the imminent invasion of Transylvania from that quarter; and its probable political effect on Roumania, Grand Duke Nicholas' headquarters says merely that "we continue our offensive." The situ- ation east of Cracow and in the Car- pathians is 'des eribed as 'without impc eta change.' erman statement issued Thursday throws no light on the situation in Poland, beyond the fact that the continued inclement wea- ther has made operations exceed- ingly difficult on account of the mu despatch from London says: re C. Hoover, Chairman of the American Commission for Re- lief in Belgium, returned to Lon- don on Wednesday from a tour of inspection of the work being done for the Commission in Belgium. In @ statement issued Mr. Hoover sai "An appalling situation has been presented to the Commission with regard to the Frenclt peasantry in the valley of the Meuse, just south of the Belgian frontier, where there are 10,000 persons absolutely with- out food. Our investigation show- ed that that a large number of deaths FRENCH PEASANTS STARVING Many Deaths Have Already Occurred Froni the Lack of Food already had occurred thero from pyogenes Despite the shortness of the rations in Belgium, our Bel- gian colleagues agreed that we must share the last crust with these people. We therefore sent them food out of our limited Belgium stores.' Mr. Hoover also issued a report on the Commission's work in Bel. gium, in which he says the organi- zation for the distribution of food supplies is well on the road to com- pletion. It is. aided by 50,000 vol- unteer workmen, and there are only a few localities to which relief hie not yet been exte FROM FONE SCOTLAND NOTES OF INTEREST FROM HEB BANKS AND BRAES. What Is,/Going On In the Highlands apd Lowlands of Auld Scotia? Dundee School Board has accept- ed designs for a new public school at a cost of $98,960. ; The village of Kirconnel, with a population of 2,000, has contributed 250 men to the colors. The Fettesian-Lorettonian Club of Edinburgh are presenting a mo- tor ambulance fo: work at the ront. Count Goblet d'Alvieller, Bel- gian Secretary of State, addressed a large meeting recently in the Al- bert Hall, Dundee. Private Thomas Darling, Cold- stream Guards, son of George Darl- ing, Hawick, is a prisoner of war in Germany. + a graduation ceremony at Glasgov University 145 graduates received their degrees, many of them being women. Mr. Cunningham- se eras has of- fered 'Anne's L Arcoy 'to the Admiralty as a convalescent home for naval officers. Intimation has been received .in Cullen that Sergeant G. Duncan, son of Mrs. Duncan, Deskford, has been killed in action. There will bego Melrose Musical Association this season, as no fewer F NEW BRITISH ARMIES. General Sir Isn Hamilton, 4th Army Lt.-General Sir Archibald Hunter, $rd Army. .than' 17 members of Serving with the colors. The Edinburgh Royal Infirmary has received some some lega- cies lately, including one of $50,000 from the late Mr. John Croall. de wounded soldiers of the Belman army are now lodged in Monyil Castle, Perthshire, which has been fitted up as @ hospital. Telephonic communication is to be established between the look-out, house on the summit of the Castle Dunbar and the coastguard station. G. and G. Kynoch, Keith, have secured.a contract from the French Government for the manufacture of blue-grey overcoating for the *rench troops, A parcel containing eongtacta for the Peebleshire companies of the service battalion of the 8th Royal Scots is being sent each week from Craigerne. A sum of fully $3,500 has eee coliccted in Peebleshire, for a tor ambulance for the front. The which is to cost 82,000, is to go to wards running expenses, A large number of Belgian refu gees have arrived at Langho!lm and are being accommodated at Lang holm Lodge, which has been placed at their disposal by the Duke' of Buccleuch. wo Belgian refugees who had found thetr way from Antwerp to pootlend: were married in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedra), Edinburgh. -They were Jula Fili bert and Barbara Dykstra. The Earl of Eglinton and Wins ton, Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire. formally opened the Ayr Union Jack Club which has been instituted for the use of soldiers and sailors quartéred in Ayr and neighborhood. a, What You Can Do. You 'can help your fellowmen you must help your fellowmen; but the only way you can help them is by being the noblest .and the best' man that» 'eS is 'possible for you to" be. I watch the workmen. build upon the building which by and by is to-soar into the skies, to toss its pinnacles up to heaven; and_1 see him looking up and wondering where those pinnacles are to he, thinking how thigh they are to be, measuring the feet, wondering how they are to be built; and all the time he is cramming a rotten stone into the building just where he has 'set to work, Let him forget the pinnacles, if he will, or hold only the floating imageof his imagina tion for his inspiration ; but the thing that he must do is to put a nave, strong soul, and honest and substantial life into the building just where he is now at work.-- Phillips Brooks. the choir are amount beyond the price of the car | |SIEGE WARFARE IN POLAND