¥at the price of heroic efforts, -- -- USTICE SURE 'His Arm Albert of Belgium Says Enemy's Plan to Annihilate y Failed "A despatch from - Washington says: The proclamation posted. in Ostend and announcing the with- drawal of the Belgian Government to French soil was received by cable. on Wednesday night at the Belgian Legation. The text 1s as follows : : "Citizens, for about two and a half months the Belgian _ soldiers: have been defending, foot by -- the fate of their country. The enemy certainly expected to annihilate our army in Antwerp, but a retreat has successfully foiled this hope, and has assured us the conservation of military forces, which will continue to fight without respite for this most just and noble cause. At this mo- ment these forces are operating 1n the direction of our southern front- ier, where they are supported by the allies.. Thanks to their valor- ous co-operation, the victory _of justice is certain. Notwithstanding the sacrifices already endured by the Belgian nation, with a courage equalled only by its magnitude, a new trial is added circumstances."' -- a BOERS RALLY UNDER BOTHA. Dutch Commandos Flocking to the Call of South African Premier. A despatch from Cape Town says: "As a result of Col. Maritz's rebel- ion in the north-west of the Cape = 'provinces, Gen. Louis Botha, the PRICES OF FARW PRODUCTS REPORTS FEOM THD LEADIXG TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA Breadstuffs. Toronto, October 20.--Flour--Manito- ba first patents quoted at $6.60, in Jute remier of the Union of South Afri- ca and commander of the troops of the Union, is taking the field earlier than he originally intended to do. General Botha is placing himself at the head of several strong Dutch commandos, organized on the old burgher line, which are affiliated with regiments trained by the Union defence force. Col. Britz, the offi- cer appointed by General Botha to take over the command of the rebel Lieut.-Col. Maritz, reports that one of his patrols has engaged a part of Maritz's force at Raledraal and taken 80 prisoners. Commandants, field cornets and burghers who served under General Botha in the South African War are rallying to his call, irrespective of their politi- cal feeling, to fight alongside the British in defence of the Empire against which twelve years ago they were in arms. This fact has had a marked effect on waverers. % GERMAN SPY BOAT SEIZED. Had About Nine Months' Provi- sions Aboard and Wireless. A despatch from Nanaimo B.C., says: The ninety-ton gasoline launch Empress Ninth was captured by Canadian authorities at Comox "Spit, in Union Bay. The crew, two men and a woman, all giving the name of Kohfe, were taken into custody. The launch had about nine months' provisions and sup- plies aboard, carried three auxili- ary engines, and was equipped with wireless apparatus. It is supposed that the crew were intercepting messages from the wireless station at Cape Lazo. Two other men, also named Kohfe, were arrested at Campbell River. They are charged with being German spies. Both parties were sent to Nanaimo to walt further instructions. The launch left Victoria a few days ago without clearance papers. oo MONTREAL PRIVATE KILLED. Alexander Carle Lost His Life on His 25th Birthday in France. A despatch from Montreal says: Mr. William Carle, of 198 Bernard Avenue, Montreal, received word from the British Government that his son, Private Wm. Alexander Carle, of the first battalion Scots Guards, had been killed in action in France. An additional touch of tragedy was given by the fact that Private Carle had been killed on September 14, his twenty-fifth birthday. The official notice of his son's death was received by Mr. Garle with the following mourning card from Lord Kitchener :--"The King commands me to assure you of the true sympathy of his Majesty and the Queen In your sorrow. Kitchener."' pio" ees FOR MONTREAL UNEMPLOYED. es +> "Hote of $50,000 Recommended by the City Council. A despatch from Montreal says : For the relief of the families of the unemployed this Winter the City Council adopted a resolution on Wednesday afternoon recommend- ing that the Board of Control vote the sum of $50,000, which it is pro- posed to distribute through the various charitable organizations of Montreal. The city has already passed a resolution to supply the sum of $150,000 to the patriotic fund, -- * THE COST OF LIVING. Vive Per Cent, Increase in Janada Since War Began. A despatch from Ottawa says: The cost of living in Canada has jumped by nearly 5 per cent. since the outbreak of the war. The Labor Department's index number showing the general level of prices at the end of September is 140.7, as compared with 135.5, at the end of July. Most of the rise took place during the first three weeks of the war, and during the past three weeks there has been a general steadiness in prices. 'Retail prices are reported to have been, on jthe whole, steady in September, after the first upward movement follow- ing the war. In flour and sugar further advances occurred _ last month in most of the cities. Rents were reported downwards in some fifteen localities throughout the Do- minion. a" Z BUYS 50,000 SPRETCHERS. ---- Britain Contracts to Receive 1,000 a Week for a Year. A despatch from Reading, Penn., says: A local firm on Wednesday received a contract from the British Government for 50,000 stretchers to) be used in carrying wounded from the field. They are to be furnished - at the rate of 1,000 y week, ' : iin etsy Notte REND hp A | bags; second patents, $6.10; strong. bak- ers', $5.90; Ontario wheat flour, 90 per cent. patents, quoted at $4.60 to $4.70, seaboard. Wheat--Manitoba No. 1 Northern, old, at $1.19, and new at $1.17; No. 2, old, $1.16, and new, $1.14; Ontario Fall wheat quoted at $1.04 to $1.06, at out- side ports. Oats--Ontario quoted at 46 to 47, outside, and 49c, on track, Toronto. Western Canada, No. 2, quoted at 57¢ and No. 3 at 54c. Barley--Market is grades quoted at 63 to 66¢, Rye--83 to 85c, outside. Peas--$1.10 to $1.15. Corn--No. 2 American is quoted at 8li4c, Toronto, and 77k¢, c.if., Bay ports. Buckwheat--65c, outside, nominal. Bran and shorts--Bran is quoted at $23.50 to $24 a ton, and shorts at $26 to $27 dull, with malting outside. Country Produce. Butter--Choice dairy, 23 to 25c; ferior, 20 to*21c; farmers' separator, to 25c; creamery prints, 28 to 29c. Eggs--New-laid, dozen, 30 to 338c; or- dinary stock, 25 to 27c. Honey--Market is firm at 12 to 12%c per lb. for strained. No, 1 honeycomb, $2.75 per dozen; No. 2, $2 to $2.26. Poultry--Chickens, dressed, 17 to 18c; ducks, dressed, lb. 15 to 1ic; fowl, 14 to 1bc; turkeys, dressed, 19 to 22c, Cheese--New, large, 16 to 17c; twins, 17ke. Beans--Prime, bushel, $2.90 $3; hand-picked, $3 to $3.25. in- 24 to Baled Hay and Straw. Dealers are paying as follows for car lot deliveries on track here:-- Straw is quoted at $8.20 to $8.50 a ton, in car lots, on track here. Hay--No. 1, new, quoted at $16 $16.50 on track here, No. 2 at $14 $14.50, and No. 3 at $11 to $12. to to by the present | Provisions. Bacon--Long clear, 14% to 154c lb. in case lots. 204c; do., heavy, 164 to 17c; rolls, 15 to 154c; breakfast bacon, 19% to 20c; backs, 28 to 234c; boneless backs, 24kc. per Winnipeg Grain. Winnipeg, Oct. 20.--Cash-- No. 1 North- ern, $1.12; No. 8 Northern, $1.03; No. 4, 964c; 93c; No. 6, 884¢c; feed, 84kc. wheat, No. 1 red, $1.11%;.._ No. f $1.084; No. 3 red, $1. 34. Oats--No. C.W., 544¢; No. 3 1 feed, 504c; No. feed, 48% No. 2 No. 3, 68 No. feed, 57c. Flax----No. No. 2 C.W., $1. 08%. 4c; No. Barley rejected, 58%c; N.W.C., $1.114 1 i; Montreal Markets. Montreal, Oct. 20.--Corn, American, No. 2, yellow, 81 to 82c. Oats, Canadia Western, No. 2, 574¢; No. 3, 564c; extra, No. 1 feed, 554¢; No. 2 local white, bic; No. 3 local white, 49c; No. 4 local white, 48c. Barley, Man. feed, 63c; malting, 76 to 78c. Filou Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, 4 70; strong bakers', $6; choice, $6.2 straight rollers, $ $6; bags, > 5 to $2.95. barrels, $6.60; bags, 90 Bran, $25. Shorts, $2 Mouillie, $30 to $34. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $17.50 to $18.50. Cheese, finest westerns, 158 to 154c; finest east- erns, 15%4c. Butter, choicest creamery, 274 to 28c; seconds, 26% to Cs fresh, 32c; selected, 28c; 2 stock, 22 to 23c. 26c; No. 2 per bag, car lots, 60 to 65c. Winter 5. lbs., $3.20. Eggs, Pota hes, United States Markets. Minneapolis, Oct. 20.--Wheat---No. 1 hard, $1.128; No. 4 Northern, $1.098 to$1.118; No. 2 Northern, $1.063 to $1.098; December, $1.10%. Corn--No. 3 yellow, 67 to 68c. .Oats--No. 3, white, 439 to 44c.. Flour and bran unchanged. Duluth, October 20.--Wheat-- No. Northern, _ $1.124; No. 2 Northern, $1.084; December, $1,113. Linseed, $1.33%; December, $1.34. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, October 20.--Butcher eattle --Choice weighty steers, $8.25; choice handy butchers', $8 to $8.25; good but- chers', $7.25 to $8.15; medium, $7.25 to $7.75; common, from $6.50 to $7.25. Heifers--Good to choice heifers, $7.75 to $8.25; medium, $7.25 to $7.70; com- mon, $5.75 to $7.25. Butcher cows--Choice, $6.75 to $7.25; good, $6.25 to $6.75; medium, from $5.50 to $6.25; cutters, $4.50 to $5; common, $5 to $6; canners, from $3.50 to $4.65. A Butcher bulls--Choice, 7 to $7.50; good, $6.50 to $7; medium, $6 to $6.50; common, $5 to $6. Stockers and Feeders--Heavy selected feeders, 7.25; choice heavy stockers, $7 to $7.26; heavy good, $6.50 to $7; good, medium stockers, $6 to $6.50; common, from $5.60 to $6; grass cows, $4.75 Ww $5.50. Milkers and springers sold at $55 to $95 each for choice offerings, with good at $65 to $65, and common to medium at $40 to $50. Calves--Choice, $9 to $10.50; medium, from $7 to $9; common, from $6 to 7; rough grass calves, 5 to $6. Sheep and lambs--Light sheep ewes ranged from $5.50 to $6.25; heavy sheep and bucks, from $4 to $5.25; culls from $8 to $4; yearling lambs brought $7 to $7.50; culls off; lambs, cwt., $6 to $7.85 Swine--Hogs went at $7.75 to $7.90 f.o.b., at $8.25 to $8.50, fed and water- ed, and at $8.50 off cars. Montreal, Oct. 20.--A few of the best eattle sold at 74 to 74c, and from that down to 5ic. Common, 4 to b4c; can- ners, Shc. Calves, 4% to 8$e. Sheep, 49 to 54¢. Lambs, % to Tac. Hogs about She. ld Sapp NE i St ag German Pillagers Sentenced. A despatch from Paris house-breaking were given severe sentences. Two, named ' Schrick and Bruggman, were ordered shot. The third, named Pabrezech, was eondemned to life imprisonment, and a fourth, of the name of We- ber, was given ten years in prison. Louis Dutherin, a French soldier, 25 years of age, belonging to the territorial infantry, was sentenced to five years' labor on public works for having refused to obey the com- mand of his lieutenant to wash his feet in a stream when all the others of his comipany.did, so after a march on an August day. wi. ' Fond Mother (at the breakfast table)--"You ought. always to use your napkin, Georgie." Georgie-- "J am using it, mamma. I've got the dog tied to the leg of the table with it," : tie %, : i |Shrapnel are regarded Hams--Medium, 20 to | "man-killers,"' 2 Northern, $1.088; No. | No, 5 | .|toss their projectiles high in the , b04e; extra No. | seconds, $6.20; | Rolled oats, | Middlings, $30. | |damage of an ordinary field No. 1 stock, | : says:|doomed to drag about with him Four German prisoners convicted | weapons weighing thirty-four tons by court-martial of pillaging and | in wet weather on bad roads may be la test, forty-two. British first class ¥ . nti SGipsripeiBitses Belgians Being Marched to Execution for Defending Their Homes. Heré is one of the most tragic pictures received from the war zone. lians--many of them too old for the Belgian army--being march in cold blood because they had engaged in guerilla warf words, they were to be murdered fact that the Gcorxens allowed an United States most apptoved German mathods of prisoners, To the German warfare. During the instead of imprisoning them, Franco-Prussian war thousands of Franec-Tir- eurs, as the French volunteers who were unable to secure uni the uniform is the thing. It shows a group of Belgian civi- ed out by the Germans tio be shot down are against the for the sin of defending their own homes against the invaders. American photographer to take this shows that this slaughter of civilians, soldiers --in other The picture for publication in the is in accord with the Kaiser's iforms were called, were shot when. taken VARIOUS. TYPES. OF UN NATIONS AT WAR USE QUITE A NUMBER. THE British and German Forees Have Howitzers; French An- other Weapon. Shrapnel, so called after their in- yentor, the British General Shrap- nel, are thin cases of tough steel containing a large number of bul- lets, in the British artillery, 263 and in the French and German 300, with a small bursting charge ait the base of the projectile. The bursting charge breaks the ihin steel case, when the bullets sweep forward with the velocity im- parted tio the projectile by the gun. as goo but they are quite ineffective against buildings, where shells are deadly. For the attack of field guns and buildings and for action against troops in trenches armies employ howitzers, which are short, squat guns that air, high angle fire. In the British Army every division has fifty-four field | guns and eighteen howitzers. These | howitzers are of 4.5 inch calibre, firing a shell 4.5 inch im diameter | and weighing 35 pounds. They have | a range of 7,200 yards, which is | 1,000 yards greater than the range | of the British field gun. | The defect of the howitzer is that | its shell is very heavy, and conse- | quently much fewer rounds can be carried than with the field gun. There is no security that a single | howitzer shell will do twice the | gun | shell, as | much. The French do not employ a howitzer in their field artillery; the Germans have a heavy pattern of 6 inch calibre, firing a shell of about ninety pounds, and a lighter pattern of 4.2 inch calibre. Hach army corps has eighteen of the lighter and sixteen of the heavier howitzer, in addition to 126 field | guns. Heavy artillery is taken into the field by most armies except the French. The British division has with it 'four admirable sixty pounder guns which have a range of 9,500 yards and are very effective against buildings and masonry for- tifications. Siege artillery of a still heavier type is also sometimes employed, though siege weapons are so heavy and ponderous that they become Dangerous to an Army which is not certain of being able though it weighs twice always to advance, Moreover, the supply iof ammuni- tion for them is a grave problem, and the effect of their fire against armies in the field, though terrify- ing at first to untrained troops, is comparatively slight. The chief heavy siege guns, which are all howitzers, are as follows: Tons British 9.4 inch, 54% tons, car- riage and equipment tJerman 11.2 inch, 6 tons, car- riage and equipment French 10.7 inch, 5%4 'tons, car- riage and equipment Russian 12 inch, 6 tons, riage and equipment car- The troubles of a commander imagined, The 'British army will only hope that Gen. von Kluk has remembered to take' with him some of the German 11 inch howitzers, which did so much damage at Na- mur, Z Machine Guns. are weapons which fire rifle cart- ridges with great, speed by mechan- ical means, the foree of the recoil being generally used to reload the gun. They are very portable and exceedingly deadly and make re- markably good shooting. Thus, in shots were pitted against a ma- chine gun and each fired at the same target for one minute, The machine gun discharged 228 rounds and made sixty-nine hits; the forty- two marksmen fired 408 rounds and made sixty-two hits. The British maghine gun is the Maxim; the French the Hotchkiss or Puteaux ; the German the Max- im; the Austrian the Schwarzlose. In all cases machine guns are at- tached to ithe infantry, the propor- tion in the British, French and German armies being two guns to a battalion or 1,000 men. 'The Bri- tish army has always taken the lead in the use and employment of ma- chine guns. Ra TRIED TO KILL POINCARE. Told of French. President's Visit to Battle Front. A despatch from London says: The Paris correspondent, of the Ex- change Telegraph Company in 4 despatch dated Wednesday says: "Now that the headquarters of the French sbaff has been changed it has become possible to announce that when President Poincare visit- ted Gen. Joffre last week at Rom- illy-sur-Seine, a German aviator dropped a bomb into the town, dio- ing no damage. The news of the approaching visit of President Poin- eare had been communicated to the enemy by a spy. One of their best pilots was sent out with a bomb which he was ordered to drop on the quarters occupied by the Presi- dent and Gen. Joffre. A French aviator named Framnz immediately pursued and brought down the raider, Framnz was rewarded by M. Poincare, who pinned the cross of the Legion of Honor. on the avia- tor's tunic." Spy > EEE REE at Col. W. Of the Gordon Highlanders, twice reported killed, but reported by the American Ambassador to be a pri- soner of war in Berlin. He won his V.C. in South Africa. scence, GERMAN LOSS 700,000 MEN. &. Gordon, V.C., Estimates Have Been carefully Made and Are Reliable. A despatch from Bordeaux, France, says: Despatches from Petrograd say that careful esti- mates in military circles there put the number of Germans killed, wounded and otherwise unfitted for service since the outbreak of hos- tilities at 700,000. Official despatch- es received on Wednesday from Petrograd announce that the siege of Przemysil is making rapid pro- gress and that the Russian artillery is rapidly destroying the earth- works and ithe fortress. While the forts continue to reply vigorously, the garrison does not exceed ten thousand men. The fortifications, which took ten years to construct, cleverly combine the artificial and natural methods of defence. = MARITZ HAS 500 MEN, General Botha Sends Strong Force Against the Rebels, A despatch from London According to late official reports from South Africa, the rebellious commando under Colonel. Maritz numbers about 500 men, including a number of Germans who have joined him. General Botha, the South African Premier, has sent a strong force against Maritz, who has near Upinton a large number of German cannon, rifles, ammunition and stores. | paerenccmme ron) "J thought you said his word was as good as this bond?' "So I did, but I fongot to add that his bond is no good either." Oe cer aces Oe SNe Says : HEADACHE MEDICINES Proper Time to Take Them Is Ne- ver, Says Dr. Frank Crane. This is a temperance, or, rather, a prohibition, talk; but it is not about alechol. It is about some- thing worse. Tt is about headache medicines. If you have not time to read the whole of this article, read, and heed, at least the next line. DON'T TAKE THEM! Never take an advertised patent medicine headache cure, nor any of the tablets, pills, or powders sold at the drug store as headache reme- dies. Reason: Almiost without excep- tion they contain what are known as coaltar products, that is, ace- tanilid, phenacetin, or antipyrin. These drugs do cure headaches ; but they do it by reducing the heart action. No one should take a medicine affecting the heart ex- cept under the direction of a phy- sician. Headache is not a disease ; it is a symptom or sign of a disease. It is the diseased condition that ought to be righted; unless you do that it is foolish to destroy the sign. Headache is usually caused by 100 much blood pressure in the head. That may come from coffee or tea or alcohol, or from over- feeding or wrong diet or from eye- strain or some other disturbance of the body. Coal-tar stuffs stop this blood | pressure, but they do so by grip- |ping the heart. Don't fool with | them ! When you have headaches try these five remedies: 1. Stop eating. iknown cause of bad ition is too much food, lving is good for us ail. And of many pains it may be said, (oR hits kind goeth not out save by--fast- ing. 2. Stop. tea, coffee, alcoholic liquors and anything that stimu- llates. A healthy body supplies its own stimulation if you give it a chance. 3. Keep your head cool and your feet warm. The hot water bottle and the ice pack are the hend- acher's best friends. 4, Have your eyes exained by an intelligent oculist. The right pair of glasses may do for you what a ton of bromo seltzer cannot do. 5. Keep the bowels open. Con- stipation means poison. If hearache persists go to a phy- sician. It may be that after all you can do the headache will not go away. Then there will be great temptation to "try just once this tablet that cured me instantly,'"? as your friend tells you. Don't you do it! Whatever you. do, don't experi- ment on yourself with soal-tar pro- ducts. The greatest bodily eondi- A little star- aa WAR OFFICE CONTRACTS. Magnesia in Crude State Required From Quebec. A despatch from London says: That the Imperial Government is placing important War Office con- tracts for dried vegetables with Canadian firms was the statement made by W. L. Griffith, secretary to the Canadian High Commission- er, Dr. Pelletier, Agent-General for Quebec, continues to receive en- quiries indicating growing interest in trade opportunities in Quebec Province, The latest enquiry is from a firm requiring magnesia, which has hitherto 'been obtained from Asia Minor. his is required in the crude state, The boot trade here is too active for the home man- ufacturers ito fill all demands, hence the merchants are looking abroad for their supply. oh ROSS RIFLE FACTORY BUSY. Working at High Pressure to Meet the Demands for Guns. A despatch from Ottawa says : Tt is understood the facilities of the Ross Rifle factory for turning out arms for the troops thave been greatly enlarged by the addition of new machinery, as a result of which the output will be increased. The activity which is reported from the Krupps Works in Germany is being duplicated on a small scale with the Ganadian rifle factory, which' is working full: speed ito meet the great demand for guns. - It is not improbable that it will be further enlarged as soon as practicable, \frontier and were advancing 'to- - German * J oy Details of Brilliant Work in Routing Division o Seva mr most dashing exploit of ithe French they shelled from the air, as briefly announced in official communica- tions on Wednesday. The avia- tors pursued the cavalrymen all day, ceaselessly pouring bombs on 'them and inflicting heavy losses, Additional details from the north show {the Germans had crossed the ward the Hazebrouck region in the early morning when they were met by a stronger French force, The preliminary skirmishes were in fa- for of the French. The Germans, seeing the road absolutely barred, began an orderly retreat, The French general, while harrying their rear with his own cavalry, or- dered an air squadron to give chase and convert the retreajt into a rout with bombs. The effect on the enemy was devastating. The Frenchmen showered the deadly missiles upon the dense mass of A despatch from Paris says: The airmen since the beginning of the jwar was the complete rout of a division of German cavalry whom cavalry. and as ugly gaps appeared where the dragoons and euiras- siers became strewn across the road in a horrible mass, panic sprea among the Germans. 'They gal- loped furiously toward the frontier, vainly atitempting to escape the bombs. ee = a The compact division 'was soon dispersed, squadrons dashing off. across country in different direc- tions in order to baffle the aerial -- foe. - This had the effect of reduc- ing the losses, though the aviators maintained the pursuit till night- fall, annihilajting several squad- rons. Numerous _ horses were killed, while some riders miraculously es- caped. Many others were strewn along the countryside in ghastly heaps, some killed instantly, -- some wounded iand some kicked to. death by the horses as they strug- gled on the roadside in agony. The unexpected air attack albso- lutely demoralized the Germans, and horseless stragglers captured -- the next day were in a pitiable-- state of horror. : set POISONED BY FATIGUE. French Physician Tells Why so Many German Wounded Die. Bordeaux, Oct. 14--The powers of resistance of fatigue of the French' soldiers is six per cent. greater than that of the German soldiers, declares Dr, Philip Tissie, an emin- ent physician, who made observa- tions of 151 French and 256 German wounded in the Pau Hospital. The observations were made with Pa- chon's oscillometer, which shows the effect of fatigue on the blood circulation. According to Dr. Tis- sie, the immense efforts which are demanded of the Germans greatly reduce their recuperative power. Their blood, he says, is poisoned by fatigue to such an extent that when they die their bodies immed- iately decompose. WARSHIPS DESTROYED. Austrian Battleship and Six Des- troyers Destroyed. A despatch from London says: Fire in the Government arsenal at Trieste, the principal seaport of Austria-Hungary on ithe Adriatic Sea, has virtually destroyed an Austrian Dreadnought under con- struction there, according to a Central News despatch from Rome. Six torpedo-boat destroyers also were damaged by the fire, which quickly enveloped the workshop. It is alleged thajt a quantity of wood- work in the arsenal was soaked with petrol. A number of work- men have been arrested. 'ihe arse- nal is said to have been greatly damaged. ™ WORK DONE BY DOGS. Belgian Canines Search for Wound- ed 22d Drag Guns. A deagateh from Paris says: A Belgian soldier speaking of the operations at the front makes espe- cial mention of the useful work be- ing done by the 3elgian dogs. He says they are used not only in searching for the wounded but that they play an important role in drag- ging carts on which are mounted quick-firers. He assures the cor- respondent that the greatest din of the eannon never seemed to affect these animals in the slightest de- gree. | PROMISE TO DYING FATHER. Son Proceeding to France to Fight Germans to Keep His Word. A despatch from London says: A Montreal man named Harris called at the High Commissioner's office and informed Hon. G. H. Perley that his father was a Frenchman who fought the Prussians in 1870. Subsequently he emigrated to Can- ada, and when dying he made his son promise that the would fight for France in the next war with Ger- many. Harris is proceeding to France to enlist in the French army. een ene SHEEP LOSSES HEAVY. Recent Snowstorms in Alberta Did Much Damage. A. despatch from Lethbridge, Al- berta, says: Communication re- stored with outlying districts after the recent snowstorm tells of loss of sheep. Bands of 2,000 east of Stirling and at Chin are reported lost. Small sheep men managed to bring their flocks through. Cattle ALLIES RETAKE TOWN OF LILLE Foree Germans to Retreat From the Left Bank of the Lys. A despatch from Paris says: Gen. Joffre's reports indicate such advances by the allies all along the line in France as much more than counterbalance the extension of the German forces in Belgium. . The news is positive and definite that the allies are steadily hammer- ing back ithe German right wing in Northern France, forcing the Kai- ser's armies to abandon fortified positions in the centre of their line, nullifying all assaults against the Verdun-Toul-Belfort barrier and by advances from Verdun are threatening the great fortress of Metz, in Lorraine. The French in Alsace have beaten the Germans. in severe eugage- ments, have retaken Altkirch and Muelhausen and are driving the enemy toward the Rhine. All in- formation from Lorraine and Al- sace points to the success of the French arms and the collapse of the German efforts to besiege Verdun, Toul and Belfort. The unimpaired strength of the allies' offensive in the extreme north of France and in South-west- ern Belgium, the occupation ol Ypres, the recapture of Estaires, north of the Lys, the retreat of the Germans from the left bank of the Lys and the recapture of Lille (an unofficial report) all indicate that Gen. Joffre has now such forces in the north as will effectually pro- tect Dunkirk and Calais and possi- bly prevent the Germans from hold- ing Ostend. ' S anti inieaachans 16TH FIELD BATTE Application Has Been Made to the Militia Department, RY READY. A despatch from Guelph says: It is learned from an official source that the entire 16th Field Battery, of this city, volunteered for service abroad. It has been known for some time that Capt, W. Simpson, officer commanding the 16th Bat- tery, has been getting it up to war strength, and now that he has suc- ceeded in this has volunteered the services of the entire . battery. Word was sent to the Militia De- partment to that effect. The 16th is a howitzer battery, as is also the 11th. o nian sia ES OUR MILLS NEED WOOL. British Prohibition Against Export- ing May Be Relaxed. A despatch from Ottawa says: There is a strong possibility that the new British regulation prohibiting the export of wool will be relaxed to some extent to enable Canadian mills to obtain needed supplies. The prohibition as announced was absolute, and its operation threat- ened to affect seriously the Cana- dian mills, which have been largely dependent wpon wool from Great Britain. Negotiations have been in. progress between Ottawa and Lon- don with a view to such an arrange- ment as would permit the release of a supply of wool sufficient to en- able Canadian mills to continue in operation, especially having regard to the placing of orders with these mills for articles of woollen cloth'ng for the equipment of troops in the field. It is understood that such an losses weré not heavy. arrangement is being made. CRUSHED BEFORE WARSAW : - \ one Victory of Russians Along Vistula is Described 'as Overwhelming A despatch from London says: The Germans were defeated in a great battle near Warsaw and were driven back twenty miles before they could be rallied upon a new line of defence. The Russians took (thousands of prisoners and many field and machine, guns abandoned by the enemy. Despatches sent by the Petrograd correspondents of the Rome Messagero to the London Times assert that the victory of the Russians -was overwhelming. | The Russians were commanded by the Grand Duke Nicholas and the Ger- mans were led by Gen. von Hin- denburg, who was summoned from East Prussia several weeks ago jbo conduct the invasion of Poland. The following special despatch was telegraphed: from Petrograd : "A eourier arrived from the front this eVening with the news of a great Russian viebory over the Germans in the Warsaw district. The German foree: which advanced to aittack Warsaw has been cut in two and has been driven back the line of Lods, Piretrokow an Kielce: The. Russians were: deci- sively wictorious after 'two days' fighting, dteis reported thait they took 10,000. prisoners. and many, guns, ee ae os