CANADA IS A LAND WITH A GREAT FUTURE" Population Not Much More Than - of Greater nee York-- Setond in Wheat, Wonderful Resources Canada is & €ountty in Its infancy, with a population that is hot very much lafget than that of Greate New York scattered over an area of over 3,700,000 square niles, it {s impossible even to imagine the pos- sibilities of this Dotnin Untted has a population per square mile 14 times as Broat ag that of Canada, @ Fortunately for the Allied cause, the sinalinnes of the. population has al- ways enabled Canada to have a late surplus of wheat, and she now ranks second in the great wheat exporting counties of the world; 268,000,000 ushels of wheat were shipped to Europe in 1915-16, In the whole of Canada und even in the three great wheat growing provinces of Manitoba, Sask- atchewan and Alberta, only slightly more than one-tenth of all the land at present readily adaptable to agriculture was under cfop last year. The forests of Canada are unsurpassed and constitute a resource that will be called upon to a very great extent in the reconstruction period after the war. There are between five and six hundred milion acres of forest. The total value of the different classes of forest products for 1916 was $173,000,- 000. The 'exports of forest products to the United Kingdom, United States and other countries realized in that year over $43, 000,000. + In one of the most essential mineral Canada leads the world. In 1917, 84,500,000 pounds of nickel were me aia This represents over B0%- of the world's production. The largest asbestos mines in the world are in the Province of Quebec, and at present supply the greater part of the world's consumption. The war has stimulated in a very pronounced manner the production of ali those metals which are necessities of war. ome of them had never even been developed prior to the outbreak of war. Only a comparatively small part of the resources has been touched; an estimate of the examined mineral coal areas shows that there are 73,500,000,000 tons of bituminous coal and 461,000,000 tons of anthracite, In regard to its fish Canada has been richly endowed by nature with an extensive coast line, innumerable rivers and lakes. The Canadian lobster fisheries of the Atlantic and the Gulf of St. Lawrence are the most productive in the world. Canada holds a position second to no other country in the world in re- gard to its water-power possibilities. At present 1,800,000 24-hour horse- power have been developed. It is estimated that, within areas likely to be ulated in the near future, there is an aggregate of nearly 18,000,000 24- our gio hc In its fur- bearing animals Canada has an opportunity that is s presented to but ee pie countries to develop a great fur industry. The annual output of furs is 15% of the value of the whole world's production. Finally, the transportation system has developed at a rapid rate. The railroad mileage of Canada for every 10,000 persons in nearly twice as great ws that of the United States and more than eight times that of Germany. Consequently, Canada is well prepared to meet the transportation require- ments of those future settlers who will cultivate immense areas of good agri- cultura! land lying within fifteen miles of the railr ' Canada is yet but a very young nation. Only a minute portion of its re- srouces has been exam 3 vast areas have never been explored. Now is the time, in the present great world crisis, for the most careful study and economic development of its resources and their industrial derivatives in order that Canada may be prepared, at the restoration of peace to rebuild the de- vastated regions of Europe and feed, clothe and shelter all those who may come to its hospitable shores.--Reprinted from the Wall Street Journal, New York, one of the world's greatest financial authorities. BRITISH POSITIONS IN SOMME REGION IMPROVED IN LOCAL ENGAGEMENTS Allied Line Completely Re-established in the Voormezeele-La Clytte Sector After Hard Fighting--Enemy Gains Footing Near Albert at Cost of Heavy Losses. a ry A despatch from London says:--A|the British in Ridge Wood .and- the vigorous counter-attack on Wodnae- neighboring territory southwest of day night resulted in the re- estasiiek Voormezeele, and by the 56th Division, ment of the allied line in the Voorme---| which attacked the British on the zeele-La Clytte sector, where the Ger- | right and the French on the left. mans in a local attack yesterday suc-| Before the battle started in earnest, ceeded in making some advance. This | however, everal things had happened hard fighting | which were to have a vital bearing on operation developed throughout most of the day and into|the day's programme, Along the the night. | Ypres- -Comines Canal an unusual, Two attacks were attempted against! movement among the enemy had; the British lines in the Somme sector. | brought down a tremendous barrage | The first, at Bouzincourt, was dis- | from the British guns against a Ger-| persed. Near Albert the enemy, after, man division on the right of the 52nd | suffering heavy casualties, succeeded; Reserves. Nothing further happened | in penetrating the defence positions along this sector, but it appeared later | on a front of about 150 yards. jt that the enemy had been assembling The Canadian forces from New) here to participate in the attack and | Brunswick and Nova Scotia have én- | had been so badly smashed that the | gaged in a successful local attack|idea of their ~-- of Arras abandoned. A despatch from the British Army| In the meantime along the French} in France, says:--The Gérmans had front between Locre and LaClytte the | taking part had been | intended to make a much more preten- | | French had their eyes open and be- | tious assault in Flanders on Wednes- | gan a heavy bombardment. Also, | day than hed were actually able to! the French had, undertaken a small carry out, it has been learned. Their, operation in the early morning for failure was due to the excellent work the capture of a position east of of the allied gunners and to a small Scherpenberg Hill. The combination | coincident operation by the French of the French attack and the grea east of Scherpenberg, which came at | nt u tedly completely | the right moment to help upset the upset the German plans for additional | enemey plans in this sector. |German divisions, which were as- The Germans preceded their ad-'sembling to assist their comrades on! terrific all-night bom-/their right, could not be brought in. bardment gainst both British and As a consequence the asault was con- French over a wide front. At 9.30 fined to a two-division affair, which! o'clock the infantry was started by the , was directed mainly against the Brit- , which was sent against ish about Ridge Wood. vance By a i 52nd Reserve, "Some potato seed was chilled last | To make fried mush pour cornmeal winter and the buds may be injured,! mush into an enameled dish and when Before planting see that the sprouts} cold cut into slices and fry in hot have started a little or test by Placing drippings unti] well browned. Serve a pest? or two in a warm a gine ot with butter and syrup. Breadstulls Toronto i4.--Manitoba vie --No. i Pao Le $2. a No. 2 7 $2.20%; No. td ie 17%c; No. $2. ort W ats--No. 3 C. Sie Bare 78%c; extra No. Tate Ne sae feed 75%c, in store roe liam, a gm corn--No. } yellow, kfin dried, nominal; No, 4 yellow, kilo anes rominal, rio oats--No. 2 white, 86 to e7ey No, 3 white, 85 - 86c, according to dreights i ide, 9. 'Winter, ae ntario, wheat--No. ner, car lot, $2. 22; be in store Montreal. | eas--Nom bettoy chine, $1.54 to $1.55, tside to $1. 86, accord- ancueer et freig' ts _ Bickwheat--$1.8 according to nitoba flour ---- Whe quality, at i 90; new bags, Toro! nta ing, to See freights outs: tale. ye--No, 2, $2.45, rio fates 4 quality, $10,65 ~ me oe outside Montreal freights, bags sit, per ton, $35.40; shorts, per ton, --No, per ton, $16.00 to sin 00; mmisced, $14.00 to "$15.00, track Toronto. Straw--Car lots, ioe ton, $8.50 (to $9.00, track Toronto Country Produce--Wholesale Butter--Creamery, ressed "hick, 30 a curkers, 80 to 35c. Whole salers are selling to oe re dairy, 'choice, 40 to 42c; creamery prints, cut, 45 to 46c; fresh made, 46 to 47c; solids, 44 to 45c. Margarine--32 4c. Ib. Eggs--New laid, Ta cartons, 45 to poultry -- Mali fed chickens, | ca fg Pm ek 38 to 40c; turkeys, Live Rees rurkers, gl oe ens, Ibs., 28 to 30c; hens, 3. Beans = Canadian bushel, "$8.7 imp., Burma a Tada, $6.75 to $7.25; Je © $8.50; Limas, 19 to gal., $2.00; maple saKar, 1-lb, pure, per lb., 24 to 25c er eats--Hams, medium, 86 BSc; do. heavy 80 to SSc; cooked, 49 to bOc; ' rolls, B2 to 33c; breakfast | 44c; backs, plain, 44 to 45c; ; Boneless, bat 4 49c. _ meats--Long clear hesea to 81c; clear bellies, 29 to Lard--Pure tierces, 31% ps 82c; tubs, 31% to $2%e; ci pails 82 to 32%c; prints, 33 to 33% pound tierces, 26 to 26%c; Ge 36% 'to ge pails, 26% to 27¢; prints, $ 27% to 28 Montreal al Markets Montreal, May 14.--Ow# $11. 00; fueders, "$11.00 to $11.75 canners and cutters, $6.50 to $7.50 i milkers, food to choice, $90.00 to $140.00; do., com. and med., $65.00 to $80. 00; springers .$90.00 to $140. 00; . light ewes, $13.50 to $18.00; lambs, 1 $18.00 to $20.50; calves, good to | choice, $14.00 to $15.50; hogs, fed and watered, $20.75 to "$21.00; do., weighed off cars, $21.00 to $21.25 do., f.o.b., $19.75 to $20.00 Montreal, May 14.--Choice steers, $12. 50 to $13.50; " rood, $12 to , $12.50; do., medium, $10 to $11.50; ts--Cana- dian Western, No. 2, 96c; No. 3, 920; 8 ocal our--New stand. Spring wheat grade, $10.95 to $11.05. Rolled oats--Bags, 90 lbs, $5.25. Bran, $35.40. Shorts, $40.40. Middlings $48.00 to $50.60. Mouillie, $60. i to $62.00. _ a 2, per ton, car lots, $17.00 Live Stock Markets Toronto, May 14.--Extra choice heavy steers, $14.50 to $15.50 choice heavy steers, $13.50 to $14.00; | good heavy steers, $13.00 to oo | butchers' cattle, choice, $13.28 $13.75; do., good, $12.0 "a: "1 Owes common, 'bulls, choice, $11.25 to $12.25; do., good bulls, $10.50 to $11.00; do, medium bulls, $9.50 to $10.25;do., rough bulls, $7. 25 to $7.50; butchers' ; cows, choice, $11.25 -to $12.25; do., , good, $10.50 to hae 00; do., medium, $9.50 to $10.2 Markets of the ae ;| airplanes. laid, ie to 48c; new ' Py iit, medium, choice sbapiad cows, $ $11 to $11.50; 50 to $0 '60: paves? bulls, $11 to 8 to $ Sheep--$16 e 'Arn cars, $21.75 to $22; sows, $19.50 wee wectalacia obtieban ths DARING AVIATOR SAILED UNDER BRIDGE AT NIAGARA. A despatch from Niagara Falls, Ont., says: An unknown aviator from Beamsville Camp circled over™ the Falls for a few moments on Thurs- day and then dived down at fright- ful velocity and sailed under the steel arch bridge. Evidently he epxeri- enced some difficulty in rising from the gorge as did Beachy some years 0. The Beamsville cadet, however, after being. in the gorge about three minutes, managed to rise on the American side, and after circling round, made off for camp. BRITISH TROOPS WITHIN 80 MILES OF MOSUL. A despatch from London says: |British troops on May 7th entered :/the Turkish town of Kerkuk, 80 miles -- east of Mosul, in Mesopotamia, the British War Office announced. The text of the statement reads: "Mesopotamia--A portion of our troops entered Kerkuk on May 7th without opposition. The Turks, who retired towards the Lesser Zab River, left 600 men in hospital in the_town. They also abandoned three damaged A heavy rain has fallen." --_----+>- INCREASE IN SINKINGS OF U-BOATS. A despatch from wn London says: The sinking of enemy submarines has _ in- ;\creased steadily, and the sinking of merchant ships has fallen steadily, declared T. J. Macnamara, M.P. for North Camberwell and Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, in a re- cent speech at Bristol. Germany has made many mistakes n the course of the war, but never made a greater one than in thinking she could end the war by driving Brit- {sh merchantmen from the seas, de- clared Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord of the Ad- miralty, at the annual meeting of the Mercantile Marine Association. @ | BERLIN "SHELLS OUT" DISCARDED WARDROBES. A despatch from Amsterdam says: The city of Berlin has been ordered to produce forthwith 40,000 complete second-hand suits for war workers, principally those engaged in fai and farming work. is to be a "v untary surrender against a mitt payment," but warning is given that if the clothes are not fo ming rthey will be taken by force. This ap- plies especially to persons whose s0- cial position warrants the assump- tion that their wardrobes are well stocked. : OVER 500,000 U. 58. SOLDIERS IN FRANCE. A despatch from Washington says: More than half a million American soldiers have been sent to France. Secretary Baker has authorized the statement that his forecast in Con- gress in January that five hundred thousand troops would be despatched to France early in the present year now had been surpassed. A Word About Shot. Why are lead shot made by drop- ping the molten metal from. the top of a very high tower? requisite spherical shape by falling from a great height; but it is not so. The leaden globules are as perfectly spherical when they start from the tép of the tower as when they strike the water in a well at the bottom. The stuff is held at the top of the tower in a large iron pan that has a perfor- ated bottom, and the metal drops that e fall through are the shot. In falling they cool, hardening suf- ficiently to suffer no deformation on striking the water, two hundred fect below. This, indeed, is the reason for the tower--to give the leaden giobules time to cool whfle passing through the ir. The use of the water in the well is to furnish a soft cushion for the shot to fall on. Later the shot are scooped out of the well and are put through a series of sieves to sort them The popular} | supposition is that they acquire the Gig ee a rood - , ' Pat : zi i A British Telephone Post in Etation "Type of the trench 'phone station in use by the British armies in all the theatres of war. Telephon- ing is a necessity of modern war in order that the officers and men at the front may be always in touch with headquarters. EXPECTED GERMAN OFFENSIVE MAY NOT BEGIN FOR A FORTNIGHT Military Authorities of Opinion That the Enemy Has Met With Severe Repulse From Which Recovery Will Take Time. A despatch from Paris says: Con-!the allies would be willing to give trary to the belief expressed in de-| up a pooner po ye ad tO) e extent of about spatches, from with en for it, and at that would be a the French army, military authorities | Prog bargain, as tactically Ypres is here do not believe that the next Ger-; worth less than 10,000. This author- man offensive is as imminent as ex-/|ity expressed the belief that in the pected, and agree that the battle may | coming offensive aviation may play not begin before a fortnight. Many}the most important role in the whole reasons contribute to this delay, the field of war. The allies are now much foremost of which is the fact that so: 'superior in the air than the enemy. severe has been the repulse of the It has been established recently that last week, especially on the days of the German airplane production aver- the 29th and 30th, that sufficient! aged from 1,800 to 2,000 machines. time must elapse before the enemy} While it is not permitted to give the can be able to fill in and reorganize | figures of the French and English his divisions. On the other hand, | output, it is not exaggerating to esti- allied aviators are working such|mate it at more than double, and havoc in the enemy's lines that he | daily increasing. It is hoped that the is finding it extremely difficult to | allies will be able to give s» demon- carry out concentrations. From high | stration of their superiority in the military authority it is understood! air before many months. correspondents Don't limit supplies of milk and | vata "i st Glen frost. butter, but don't waste them back in place by pressure of the foot Examine the herbaceous pint in| on all sides of the plant. Others will the garden and see if any have been! require cil 3 ie can be put Gemouflaged streets in a French town under fire of the Germran heavy guns. into sizes. ae rhe Doing= of the Duffs. OM, TURN ON THE LicHT! | HEAR A BURGLAR IE --a PALEY BERHAUT tS 7 eS wal vi iy mall \ Hear' Him | TOM-OH TOM--- DON'T Go DOWN THERE ff COME ON pown! HE'S ON THEROoF! ~ee cee shoe ede. enh heen shee ssi GhaAs A£AeAhd