i 7 t Big Decrease This is the case in every department wher Justoms receipts. a Ny. The amount of --leeted on goods entered sumption in October was rresponding month of month. cline nearly as great. "months of the fiscal year 'approximately nineteen despatch from Ottawa says:; Which these declines are due is, of Dominion revenue continues to far below the record of last venue account, the heaviest de- e of course being shown in the Inland revenue rns -have also declined consid- as compared with $9,198,657 for the jous year, a drop of more than three millions and a half ; It is understcod that the November figures will show a de- duty callected fell from $67,761,983 in 1918 to $48,514,957, a decrease of The contr BLIC REVENUE FALLING't: GSK A TERR ONLY TWO AND ONE-HALP Is Found In the Receipts From Customs course, the war. The same factor 1s necessitating a heavy and increasing expenditure on lines not in contem- plation when the plans for the financial year were made and the estimates computed. Expenditures on things other than war. mobilization, equipenent and defence works, have been as far as practical- e there is duty col-| possible curtailed, few, if any, new for con-| public works having been under- $5,657,871 |taken, but the situation is never- theless a difficult one and one which Parliament when it meets early in the new year will have to face. The Finance Minister's ar- rangement with the Bank of Eng- land for loan advances to-be later covered by a permanent funded war loan, makes provision from time to time for the Dominion's war expen- diture, but the lower revenue af- fects the ability of the Government to carry on the ordinary programme the -- pre- in ~the In seven the total millions olling fae- Ferocious in War, They Are Tillers and a quarter. tor in the trade disturbance to of national development. --------ooeeeeoee": THE SURPLUS CANADIAN OFFICERS Two Hundred Are Returning to Join the Second Contingent A despatch from London says: The surplus Canadian officers at the camps at Salisbury Plain, who have been anxiously waiting for official news from Ottawa, have been notified that they can apply for temporary commissions in the British Army, without separation allowances or even the Canadian rates of pay, failing which they are to hold themselves in readiness to 'return to their regiments in Canada at an early date. Some twenty will probably join Kitchener's army, but the rest prefer to return to Canada. Arrangements have been made at Salisbury Plain for a body of about two hundred surplus officers to sail for Canada under Col, Macpherson. it is understocd that they will join the second contingent, which ap- parently has a shortage of officers. An officer of high rank says that this step in no way reflects upon the officers who are returning, all being able men. Col. W. Grant Morden is paying a visit to Sir John French's headquarters in Northern France. Private Runey, of the Royal Grenadiers, Toronto (which regi- ment is now part of the Third Bat- talion), while driving a team, was run into by a motor, and sustained a severe concussion of the brain. His condition is serious. Sa OVER 5,000 JEWS IN ARMY. 4 A Pei. Nae ee eS ag = Rabi Adler of London Goes with Second Contingent. A despatch from London says: The Times says, regarding the en- listments of Jews in the British army: British Jewry is justifiably proud of the response made by its members to the eatl to arms. On the outbreak of the war there were about 500 Jews in the regular army. To-day Rey. Michael Adler, Jewish Chaplain to the forces, is in posses- sion of the names of over five thou- sand of his flock, and many other names are pouring in. No fewer than 450 Jews hold commissions in the army and navy. These figures are very gratifying, as, allowing _ for the large number of Jews whose alien birth debars them from ser- vice, the total quota which Jewry should supply is about 3,200. Rab- bi Adler goes to the front with the second draft shortly. This is the first time in history that a Jewish Chaplain accompanied troops to the field. -- i Will Not Attack Servians. A despatch from London says: The Bulgarian Government has issued an official denial to the re- 'ports that troops were being mass- ed in the frontier districts of 'Strumnitz and Kostendil on the borders of Servia, The report prob- ably arose from the rumors that Bulgaria might take advantage of the present plight of Servia to get revenge for the humiliation she suffered after the second Balkan War. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has bestowed the Grand eo "of the Leopold Order on . Liborius von Frank for dis- tinguished service in the field. Gen. Frank commanded the forces which occupied Belgrade. Nineteen thousand Servian prisoners have been taken since the Austrians be- gan the present offensive move- ment, according to a report from Vienna. Reports from German sources assert that Servia's casual- ties since the beginning of the war will reach about 100,000, or vir- tually one-third of her entire GERMAN LOSSES APPALLING. Two-thirds of Their Army in Poland Put Out of Action. A despatch from Petrograd says: Newspapers here are beginning to print numerous fragmentary ac- counts, derived from wounded sol- diers, of the recent fighting in Po- land. "fhe general impression from all sides is that the Vistula-Warthe fighting has been incomparably more severe than anything experi- enced before on any front during this war. The Germans early in the conflict christened it the "Imper- ial" battle, for they had been im- pressed by highest authority that upon their success depended the whole future of the war, and as a reward for their success they were promised that they would be dis- banded to their homes at the con- clusion of the campaign. The character of the fighting has com- pelled the Germans to rely on their manhood instead of their machin- ery, yet they still persist in their massed formation against rifle, maxim or bayonet. Their losses have been appalling. Experienced experts estimate that the Germans have lost two-thirds of their army in Poland. There were several critical moments during the fight- ing north of Lodz. One Russian division held its ground against two German army corps, and_ finally drove them back. As has been stated, but for the tardiness of the arrival of one Russian army corps the battle would have ended in complete victory for the Russians a week ago. As it was large numbers of the Germans got out of the trap, and subsequent fighting has been a curious tactical spectacle with the Russians and Germans in alternate strips covering a considerable area of the Polish battlefield. The Ger- mans have alternated furious at- tacks with retreats. oe Plainly Evident. Mrs. Lovewett (at Where have you been? Lovewett--Just fell in wiz an ol' frien', my dear. Mrs. Lovewett--Fell in, eh! I be- 2 a.m.)-- strength. lieve you. You're soaked. The Reb:I Leader [Made A despatch from London says: General Christian de Wet, leader of the rebellion in the Union of South Africa, has been captured, cording to a Pretoria official de- coon 2 Saag of the Orange State forces in the South Afri- War. Starting as a burgher in eilbron commando, he later appointed commandant -- at ysmith and was sent to relieve -Cronje as second in commana. General Cronje surrendered "Wet was made commander-in- ' He was one of the signator- f the peace conference after Agriculture in the Orange River Colony. | de Wet at the outbreak of esent war offered a corps of ee eae to Lord Kit- er. Later he protested againg action of the Union of Sout in fighting the Germans, and the field against the British - eed 1} n in South Africa Prisoner by Union Forces Gen. de Wet has several times been reported as meeting with re- verses and once as having been wounded. One of his sons was killed in the fighting and two sons surrendered under the Govern- ment's amnesty proclamation, A despatch from London says: "Pale and 'haggard, but calmly smoking his pipe, Gen. Christian de Wet, the rebel leader, arrived at Johannesburg, guarded by soldiers with fixed bayonets, He was taken fprough the streets, which ers lined with the excited populace, and placed in the fort, a prisoner, pending a probable court-martial. Whether he will be hanged as a traitor eannot yet be predicted. That same factions favor this, how- ever, is indicated by the tone of the mational press, which recs the Governmer, action against 'those benind the scenes'? who stimulated De Wet and other rebels to action. These co-traitors, it is added, should-be brought to the shadow of MILLIONS OF THEM. of the Soil in 'Fimes of Peace. By repute the Cossacks are among the most terrible warriors in Europe.- A troop of- English ""Tommies'? with plentiful machine guns might wreak double the de- struction, but Cossacks are preced- ed by the terror of their reputation. And if. cities tremble when they hear that these furious horsemen are on the move, it is quite as much in dread of their proverbially fexo- cious revénges, when victorious, as of their military prowess, says the 3oston Globe. 'Par riders'? the Cossacks always have been and far riders they are still. Hordes of them, for the pre- sent business of war, have come from the southern frontier of Rus- sia, and the most recent despatches tell of their riding within twenty miles of Cracow, and of a civilian population ordered to decamp. They are reported to have acceler- ated, by their activity, the retire- ment of the Germans from Warsaw and Ivangorod from seven miles a day to twenty miles a day. The Cossacks, two and one-half millions of them, are the humana rampart of the Russian Empire, flung out in along line from the Black Sea to the Pacific, along that southern frontier which it has been their traditional office to defend. In the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the Cossacks had their own semi-republican states, Governed by a Military Chief, ahosen by their own people. They grew powerful enough to cause the government of Muscovy to quake for its supremacy. Furious wars raged between the two with vary- ing fortunes until the Cossacks were, partly by force, partly by fraud, gradually weakened. Then, by a cunning. stroke of Statecraft, the Muscovy T'sars man- oeuvred to unite their foes peace- ably with Holy Russia and turn their impetuous valor to the defence of their frontiers. Ermak, a Cos- sack freebooter, to propitiate Ivan the Terrible, offered as a present to Russia the enormous continent of Siberia, which he had in the year 1580 invaded at the head of his horsemen and had captured from Mongols and Tartars. That, too, was something of a "far ride' -- 5,000 miles. The spot is still shown where, by tradition, Ermak rode his horse into the surf of the Pa- cific. It may be questioned whether ever before or since so immeasur- able a territory has fallen to so small a party of military invaders. Ermak's present to Ivan the Ter- rible is larger than the whole of Europe. 300,000 Fighting Men. So Russia obtained, at the price of some subsequent fighting, to be sure, not only a continent, but an army which has remained loyal. The Cossacks receive special privileges in return for an exceptional term of military service lasting from the age of eighteen to thirty-eight. They now muster more than 300,000 fighting men, and, incidentally, they have better popular education than is enjoyed by other Russians. Contrary to the popular suppos! tion, the Cossack is not an unmiti- gated barbarian, according to the testimony offered by W. Barnes Stevens, who accords them two chapters in his recent volume on "The Russian Army from Within." In peaceful times they are an agri- cultural people, living on their own acres, merry, not unkindly and the possessors of an art of folk song and folk dancing which is reputed to ri- val that of the Welsh and the Scan- dinavians. It is war, apparently, which liber- ates their ferocity, in which, per- haps, they are not unlike other hu- mans. Their horsemanship is pro- bably unsurpassed anywhere in the world. And now this thunder of hoofs re- sounds on the German frontier. No wonder the Germans cry out against the "Slav peril."' *--_____- Fired. A well-known judge often reliev- ed his judicial wisdom with a touch of humor. One day, during the trial of a case, Mr. Gunn was a witness in the box, and, as_ he hesitated a good deal and seemed unwilling, after much persistent questioning, to tell what he knew, the judge said to him: "CQome, Mr. Gunn, fire." After the examination had clos- ed the bar was convulsed by the judge adding: "Mr, Gunn. you can go off; you are discharged."' don't hang Touching. Easymark--I've loaned so much money to my friends that I am al- most broke. Owens--Let me make the finishing anticipated the concerted forward CROSSES - ON RAFTS Plot Was D scovered by: Allies and Scarcely one of the Germans Returned ¢ A despatch from North< ern France says: Fierce fighting is tak- ing place along a considerable part of the battle line: The Germans movement of the allies by making a spirited attack themselves. The allies were not taken by surprise. Never was an army more ready to defend itself. In the dark hours of the morning a large force of Ger- mans crossed the flocd waters of the Yseer by meansof big, broad rafts. The venture was a desperate one, for not a man who set out on it could have been ignorant of the fact that death was certainly awalt- ing him. The rafts were punted through the shallow waters in dead silence, and in utter darkness. Each carried about fifty or sixty men and some mitrailleuses, in preparation for the dawn. A further fleet of rafts drawn by motor boats. was waiting on the German side of the : ae muddy waters, but before dawn - feame the plot was discovered and when daybreak arrived the artillery of the allies met the advancing Ger mans with devastating effect. In spite of their losses these Germans, brave even to madness, still essayed the crossing. They were partly cov- ered by a heavy cannonade by their field artillery, and until mid-day the German still persisted in their plan. Several rafts were upset in midstream by the fire of French guns and a great number of Ger- mans were drowned as well as shot. Once again the Yser claimed its heavy toll, once again German blood stain its waters crimson. The attack eventually ceased after the Germans had suffered immense loss- es in men and mitrailleuses, but the artillery kept up a determined bombardment of the allied position, meeting with a vigorous, well- directed reply. PRICES GF FARM PRODUCTS a ErPORTS rEom TED LEADING WNADE CENTRES OF AMERICA Breadstuffs. 8.--Flour--Manitoba first patents, $6.60, in jute bags; second pat- 3, $6.10; strong bakers', $5.90; Ontar-o t flour, 90 per cent., patents, quoted at $4.50 to $4.60, seaboard. Wheat--Manitoba No. 1 Northern, new, $1.24; No. 2 at °1.21; Ontario wheat, No. 2, at $1.12 to $1.14, at outside points. Oats--Ontario, 49 to 50c, outside, and, at 52 to 53c, on track, Toronto; Western Can- ada, No. 2, quoted at 58, and No. 3 at 55e. Barley--64 to 68, outside. Rye--98 to $1, outside, for No. 2. Peas--No. 2 quoted at- $1.70, outside. Corn--No. 3 new American, Tic, all rail, Toronto freight. Buckwheat--No 2 at 75 to 78, outside. Bran and Shorts--Bran, $25 a ton, and shorts at $27 to $28. Rolled Oate--Car lote, per bag of 90 ibs., $3 to $3.15, Toronto, Dec. Country Produce. Butter--Choice dairy, 22 to 25c; inferior, 20 to 2ic; creamery prints, 29 to 29 1-2; do., golids, 27 1-2 to 28¢. Eggs--New-laid, selects, dozen, 35 to 58; storage, 28 .o 30c. Honey--12 to 12 1-2c per lb. for strained. No. 1 honeycomb, $2.75 per dozen; No, 2, $2 to $2.25. Poultry--Chickens, dressed, 12 to 14c; ducks, dressed, ib., 12 to 14¢; fowl, 9 to 10c; turkeys, dressed, 16 to 18. Cheese--New, large, 16 to 16 1-4c; twins, 16 1-2c. Beans--Prime, bushel, $2.75 to $2.80; hand-picked, $2.90. Potatoes--Ontarics, 70c per bag, out of store, 62 to 63c in car lots. New Bruns- wicks, car lots, 70 to 75e per bag. Baled Hay and Straw. Dealers are paying as follows for car lot deliveries on track here:-- Straw is quoted at $7.50 to $8 a ton, in car lots, on track here. Hay--No. 1 new hay is quoted at $16.50 to $17, on track here, No. 2 at $14,50 to $15 and No. 3 at $11 to $12. Provisions. é Bacon long clear, 14 1-2 to 15c per Ib. in case lots. Hams--Medium, 171-2 to 18; do., heavy, 15 1-2 to 16 1-2; rolls, 14 1-2 to ic; breakfas+ bacon, 18 1-2 to 19%; backs, 21 1-2 to 22c; bonelese backe, 24c. Lard--Market is easy at 12 to 12 1-4c for tierces and at 121-2 to 123-4c for pails. Compcund, 9 1-2 to 9 1-2. 5 Winnipeg Crain. Winnipeg, Dec. 8.--Cash:--Wheat--No. 1 Northern, $1.17 1-4; No. 2 Northern, $1.14 5-8; No. 3 Northern, $1.09 1-2; No. 4. $1.05; No. 5, $1.00 1-2; No. 6, 95 1-2c; feed, 91 1-2c. Oats--Extra No. 1 feed, 49c. Bar- ley unquoted. Flax--No. 1 N.W.C., $1.25 3-4; No. 2 C W., $1.22 3-4. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Dec. 8.--Corn, American No. 2 yellow, 73 to 74. Oats, Canadian West- ern, No. 2, 62c; No. 3, 58; No. 2 local white, 54¢; No. 3 local white, 53c; No, 4 local white, 52c. Barley, Man. feed, 68; malting, 76 to 78. Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.70; seconds, $6.20; strong bakers', $6; Winter patente, choice, $6; straight rollers, $.50 to $5.60; do., bags, $2.65 to $2.75. Rolled oats, barrels, $6.55; do., bags, 90 lbs., $3.15. Bran $25. Shorts $27. Middlings $30. Mouillie, $32 to $36. Hay, No. 2, per ton car lots, $19 to $20. Cheese, finest westerns, 151-2 to 15 5-8¢; finest easterne. 151-4 to 15 38c. Butter, choicest creamery, 27 to 27 1-2c; seconds, 26 to 26 1-2c; fresh, 48 to 50c; selected, 320; No. i stock, 28 to 29c; No. 2 stock, 25 to 26c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 62 1-2. United States Markets. ' Minneapolis Dec. 8--Wheat--No. 1 hard, $1.19 3-4; No. 1 Northern, $1.16 to $1.18 3-4; No. 2 Northern, $1.12 to $1.16 3-4; December, $1.12 7-8. Corn--No. 3 yellow, 57 to 581-2. Oats--No. 3 white, 45 to 45 1-2c. Flour and bran unchanged. Duluth, Déc. 8.--Wheat--No. 1 hard, $1.18 7-8; No. 1 Northern, $1.17 7-8; No. Northern, $1.13 7-8; December, $1.15 7-8. Linseed, $1.48 1-4; December, $1.47 1-2. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Dec. 8.--Several fine fat bulls that would weigh out well killed brought $7.50 to $7.60, while choice weighty cows went as high as $7.25. Larger lote of but- chers' steers cashed in at $7.85 and $7.80, while other load lote brought $7.60 and $7.50; fair to medium, $6.50 to §7; with common at $5.50 to $6.50. The bulk of butchers' cow stuff brought from $6 to $7, good bulle ranged from $6 to $7, with common at $4.50 to $5.50. The stocker trade was not active, mor were receipts large. For breedy animals a market existe at $6.25 to $6.75 for best and $5.75 to $6.25 for medium. Common stuff, $4.65 to $5. Operators were buying milkers. and springers and paying steady prices from $80 to $95 for choice, $70 to $80 for good, $60 to $70 for medium, $45 to $60 for infer- jor. $9 to $10 given for choice calves, $8 to $9 for medium to good and $4 to $5 for grass calves. Lambs, $8.50 to $8.75 was given for top quality, $8 to $8.50 for medi- um grade. Heavier stuff with wet fleece wae off 25 cents, selling on the average around $7.25. Good sheep, $5.25 to $6 be ing paid for light ewes with heavy at #4 to $4.60, and culls at $2 to $3.50. Hoge at $7.15, f.0.b. country pointe, $7.50, fed and watered, and at $7.75, off cars. Montieal, Dec. 8.--Prime beeves, 7 1-4 to 71-2; medium, 5 to 70; bulls, 4 to 5 1-20; Jean canners, 31-4 to 4c; milch cows, 840 to $80 each; calves, 4 1-2 to 8 1-2; sheep, 41-2 to 5 1-40; lambs, 7 1-2 to 7 3-4c; hogs, 71-2 to 7 4c, * --_----_--F Contingent From Newfoundland. A despatch from Salisbury, Eng- 'land, says: The Newfoundland contingent have been assigned to Fort George, Scotland, for garrison duty.' Two hundred horses have been stolen from the remount de- touch. | pot. May Land a New Army at Ostend 'A despatch from Paris says: It is unofficially reported that the Germans hayg sent a hew army of 120, men 6 defend Zeebrugge and possibly Ostend. The renewal of the bombardment of Zeebrugge by the British fleet, together with a report that Ostend is being shelled, might indicate that the allies are | planning to land a new army of their own along the Belgian coast the gallows. é and strike the Germans on the % BASE flank. The Germans have been in- cessantly active at Zeebrugge and rumors hee been current for many days that they are planning to at- tack England with Zeppelins and submarines to be assembled at that coast port. It is said that after losing several submarines from the bombardment of the British ships they took measures to protect the rest by submerging them in the Ky George J. Bury. New General Manager of C.P.R. System throughout Canada. Se SIX MEN KILLED. by Lyddite Explosion. A despatch from Bradford, Eng- land, says: A large stock of Lyd- dite exploded with a roar on Wed- nesday in a chemical works near this city. Six men were killed and many others injured. Hundreds of windows in Bradford and nearby villages were broken. The people were in great alarm, some of them believing that the noise was the roar of guns of an invading German army. ok POTENTIAL STRENGTH. England and Wales Have 5,600,000 Men Between 20 and 40 Years. A despatch from London says: The total male population of Eng- land and Wales available for mili- tary purposes is estimated at 5,600,- 000 in the annual report of the Registrar-General of births, deaths and marriages. The Registrar's compilation gives the following fig- ures: Age 20-24, 1,502,652; age 25- 29, 1,455,788; age 30-34, 1,375,872; age 35-39, 1,261,432. pesealeseeesaecet An Eye to Business. A young doctor whose practice was not very great sat in his study reading away a lazy afternoon in early summer. His man_ servant apeared at the door. "Doctor, them boys is stealin' your green peaches again. Shall I chase them away?' The doctor looked thoughtful for a moment, then levelled his eyes at the servant. "No," he Seid Out Of It. Bobby had been taught to remem- ber all his relatives when he said his prayers. One night, as he knelt at his mother's knee, he did not mention the name of a favorite aunt. "Why, Bobbie," said the mother, "vou did not say 'God bless Aunt Beatrice and make her happy.' "' 'Well, mother," replied the little boy, "I don't have to say that any more. Aunt Beatrice is engaged."' 'K Drowning No Bother To Them. Old Gentleman (who had just fin- ished reading an account of a ship- wreck with loss of passengers and all hands)--Ha! I am sorry for the poor sailors that were drowned. Old Lady--Sailors! It isn't the sailors--it's the passengers I am sorry for. The sailors are used to : Brace Up! Take ' TURNER'S FAMOUS INVALID PORT Sold Everywhere by ~ People who: know Bn what's what! 8 ; "Buy it for Purity's sake" The Turner Co. Limited : Toronto" i | Windows in Bradford Were Broken |' H ct ace iscmtanens Fost Sz ous a) Home-Made CROWN BRAND CORN For candy-making you can't bea Manufacturers of the Famous Ed- / wardsburg Brands. \% Made in Canada. Sold by All Grocers. Fresh from the oven and piping hot! mouth! A rare treat indeed. But ever so much better served with SYRUP. 4 Mie as eit afie fi i ei oy om Mm h rh Be « cru ineryh evaremammaraaTornL | a) Biscuits -- and CROWN BRAND CORN SYRUP So light they melt in the t CROWN BRAND CORN SYRUP. And it makes excellent pudding sauces. THE CANADA STARCH COMPANY, LIMITED. = Montreal, Cardinal, Brantford, Fort William. Send for the Ed- wardsburg Free Re- cipe Book. NIGHT RAID BY COSSACKS Seized and Drove Off Over 300 German Soldiers Forty of Whom Were Women A despatch from Petrograd says: One of the Don Cossacks, who has just arrived here wounded, and who received a commission for his daring work,' relates how three score of them captured three hun- dred German cavalrymen, killed a number of others and found out much of interest for their com- manders, in a night raid upon Czenstochowa. The Germans have been in occupation of Czenstoch- owa, which they seized in the first week of the war without opposition. These three score Don Cossacks were out scouting with special in- structions to find out what was go- ing on in Czenstochowa. Riding quietly within about half a mile of the town, they divided into ten se¢- tions of six men each, and timing. a concentrated movement, dashed into sleeping. Czenstechawo simvul- taneously from all sides. They kiled a considerable number of startled Germans, who knew not where to hide and created panic throughout-the town. The Cossacks met in the centre of Czenstochowa and drove oft before them to their own lines three hun- dred prisoners. When these came to be examined forty were found to be women dressed in soldier's uni- forms. All this, says the Don Cos- sack, happened only a few days ago. BUYS 50,000 GASOLINE TANKS. They Will Be Used in Constructing Pontoon Bridges. A despatch from New York says: The Russian Government has pur- chased here 50,000 55-gallon airtight: gasolene tanks, at a cost of approxi- mately $250,000, to be used in con- structing pontoon bridges in their military operations, according to a statement issued by the manufac- turers. The tanks are of steel and are cylindrical in shape. The first shipment is to go for- ward next Saturday, it was said. The entire lot, under the terms of the contract, must be shipped not later than January 15. pathic we ™ Sie aa TO BUY 6,000 MOUNTS. Sir Adam Beck and Committee Con- fer with Minister of Militia. A despatch from Ottawa says: The special committee on remounts, headed by Sir Adam Beck, is here conferring with the Minister of Mili- tia in regard to providing bases. There are to be twenty-seven squad- rons of cavalry, each with a strength of two hundred, and this will require about 6,000 mounts. They will be purchased throughout the country by the same system as was followed when the artillery horses were bought. The supply promises to be fully equal to the re- quirements. Only One Survivor. A despatch from London says: A sailor named Nielsen, the sole sur- vivor among seven who escaped in a boat when the Danish steamer Mary was blown up by a mine in the North Sea, was landed by a trawler which picked him up. He said his six companions died from exposure. Seven of the crew of the Mary who escaped in another boat have been rescued, ' ; %. Many Germans Wounded, A despatch from London gays: News reaches here that the Ameri- can Hospital at Munich already has had more than six thousand pa- tients, although it can accommo- date no more than fifty. The daily stream of German wounded sur- MORE ARMY CONTRACTS. Comforters, Underwear and Socks Among Articles Needed. A despatch from. Montreal says: Canadian manufacturers are to benefit further by orders for equip- ment from the Imperial Govern- ment, Mr. Frederick Stobart, the British purchasing representative, stating that he had received requi- sitions for goods, the value of which he estimated at about a million and a half dollars. The articles re- quired include cap comforters, cot- ton underdrawets, woollen under- drawers, socks and clasp knives. pm eae Say SAN RAISE MOUNTED RI FLES. Montreal Will Supply 1.500 More Men for Overseas Service. A despatch from Montreal says: Instructions have been reccived from Ottawa by Col. E. W. Wilson, O.C., of the fourth military district, to raise a regiment of mounted rifles, less one squadron, and a battalion of infantry. 'This means that Montreal will supply about 1,500 more volunteers for overseas service, and this will be a part of the quota from this city toward the 50,000 men Canada is to keep con- stantly under training. emeceeieeenaee Ul cgimnnieriesen PUBLICATION OF DEATIES. Militia will Withhold News THD Relatives Have Been Notified. A despatch from Ottawa sayw: Under an arrangement announced by the Malitia Department the next of kin of Canadian. soldiers killed or wounded will be officially noti- fied of casualties before they are made public in the press. The De- partment's view is that to learn the news through a newspaper is much more of a shock to friends than to be informed privately through official channels, a) "T am very gilad to see you,'" re- marked Jones to his friend, meeting him on his return from his vacation, "How are you and Mrs, Smith?' "Quite well, thank you.' 'And all the little Smithereens?' pursued passes all the estimates yet made. the questioner, anxiously. Britain's Mastership of Sea Affirmed A despatch from Paris says: The Temps says of the visit of King George; "The King's voyage touch- es us by the serene tranquility with which it was accomplished, Great Britain, with a fine gesture, affirms her. mastership of the sea, Betause German submarines have succeeded France and Ireland, British naval power is not affected, any more than 'bombs thrown by a, Taube can di- : inner basin. | ea : ve in gliding even to the coasts of minish the worth of our army. At his own hour and on his own day, despite the wind blowing a tempest, the King of England traverses the sea with a security which disdains even to conceal the voyage and scorns any traitorous attack which the journey might suggest to the enemy. King George's visit will appear to our enemies, and to all war, as a fresh manifestation of the close solidarity 'yniting the. peoples who know that their exis- tence depends on the issue of the | allies"? SA SON SS os