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NA 3 at â€"â€"â€"â€" that the British realized the kind of men d been fighting for the last «. _ Huge fellows they were. «ix feet in height, and one nearly seven. n one realizes that this magâ€" regiment has now ll:oen seâ€" andled by the Britis tm)” third time, and that its men ked upon as the flower of man army, then one also just what a flgM the Briâ€" n, Nov,. 18.â€"A corresponâ€" Northern France sends the : details o‘ the defeat of ‘an Guara, as referred to | Rritish reports : as only when the wounded s of the Prussian Guards bmitting for over eight . terrible shell fire of both l shrapnel, the British ce getting very tired, and xt to impossible to send ~ advanced trenches unâ€" irk. The Germans, antiâ€" ‘« condition of things. ‘ing that it was now or ssed in force their Prusâ€" d and some other forces he British back through «ht of _ numbers. Back contesting each trench as they evacuated it. vithin about sixty yards the artillery was hidden, from London says : ‘ress Bureau has isâ€" ving report from the manding the force mc Shatel Arab River sian Gulf: "On Noâ€" troops drove out of h from Bouwlogne says : n, who â€" remained in «h every bombardment, ‘his description of the xists toâ€"day : tayed and I am going to stay at my post in town. _ Yesterday the another bombardment, \rras is now a grave. and the cathedral are our _ hundred â€" houses urned . The roads are and leaving enormous »sterday the civil and pital at St. Jean was from London says: A as fullsht in the Bl‘ck \vh;\<!up(ll and wfl“ fAcet of two battleâ€" cruisers and a Turkâ€" composed of the famâ€" »attle cruiser Goeben cruiser Breslau. The rnment supplies deâ€" sht, and asserts that as badly damaged by m the Russian flagâ€" Government . give® ussian fleet was deâ€" Russian battleshinp damaged, and that ips, pursued by the lled to Sebastopol er 18, a division of lect, returning from ebastopol, near the ia, sighted 25 mile= ones Light a Turkâ€" . consisting of the Breslau. The Rusâ€" diately drew up in inging the enemy to opened fire at a dis : lengths (about five ‘st_salvo of« 12â€"inch flagship _ Admiral : the Goecben _ and sion amidships, setâ€" m Paris says: M. ‘Homme â€" Enchain i the experiences , the French aviaâ€" ced to land in the on account of moâ€" arros was greeted illets. _He feigned k dives and twists quently in exhibiâ€" nded to be dead. man aviator landâ€" approached him. (Gierman and took ‘a ssued by the Rusâ€" Marine gives the of the engageâ€" ind escaped only slions were seen (Goeben. which lowing the Evâ€" Russian +ships sian guns givâ€" ount of themâ€" i From There Tells of Devastation Caused By the Germans wounded."" his Taube aeroplane and flew away. Garros found the Taube easy to handle, but he was received with & termfic fire from his own countryâ€" men when he landed behind the French lines. He landed unhurt among the _ astonished _ French troops. A German aeroplane desâ€" cended near Rheims. The two Gerâ€" man officers aboard had lost their direction. With revolvers in hand. they were asking a peasant the route when French soldiers arrived and captured them. | _ In putting the Goeben to flight | the Evstafry defeated a warship | enormously her superior in everyâ€" | respect. The battle cruiser Goeben _A despatch from London says: The wet weather prevailing at Salâ€" isbury Plain lately has made a suitâ€" able occasion for demonstration in the Canadian camp of a special military tent invented by F. P. Aylâ€" win, of Ottawa, formerly of the Royal Northâ€"West Mounted Police. The ‘"Continever tent," as it is styled, is really a hut with vertical sides ard slightly sloping roof, made of wood covered with reinâ€" forced canvas. The chief superiorâ€" ity of the tent, beyond its comfort, lies in the fact that it is so conâ€" structed that it can be put together or taken down in a few minutes. The War Office has given a contract for 10,000 of these tents, and it is hoped by Mr. Aylwin that his deâ€" monstration before Canadian offâ€" cers will result in further orders. Sample tents erected in ° Green Park, Piccadilly, and used by the Territorials, showed that both men and horses were better protected than under canvas is a vessel of 22,400 tons, and 2814 knots speed, while the preâ€"Dreadâ€" nought battleship Evstafry is "of only 12,300 tons and 17!% knots speed. The Goeben‘s main armaâ€" ment consists of ten 11â€"inch and twelve 6â€"inch guns, while the Evâ€" stafry carries only four 12â€"inch, four 8â€"inch and twelve 6â€"inch. ‘‘The Breslau took no part in the fight, holding herself. on the horiâ€" zon. The Evstafry suffered only inâ€" significant damage. ‘‘The Russian losses were a lieuâ€" tenant, three ensigns and 29 sailors killed, a lieutenant and 19 sailors seriously wounded and five sailors slightly wounded." opened fire slowly. The enemy seemâ€" ed not to have expected to meet us. The Germans fired salvos of their heavy guns, directing them excluâ€" sively at the flagship. The encounâ€" ter continued for 14 minutes, after which the Goeben withdrew and disâ€" appeared in the fog, taking advanâ€" tage of her speed. . dead and wounded are all huddled together in cellars. The only peoâ€" ple still seen in the streets are priests and soldiers. For over a month we have heard a constant cannonade, and the enemy have been withinâ€"two miles of our town for nearly four weeks." The Hus'pice is also a victim of the explosion of shells, 30 people being killed and 17 injured. The shelled for the tenth time. The wounded and sick were placed in the cellars. One of them was the Chief Magistrate, who was badly wounded by a shell. ranks." the troops, acting under orders, suddenly split their line and disâ€" persed on either side, leaving a huge gapâ€"the break in t!"Britilh line, which the enemy had n tryâ€" ing to make for weeks. Into this break came the Prussian Guard. wildly shouting and cheering. They had advanced within fifty yards of the muzzles of the field guns when these belched forth at pointâ€"blank range, while the maxims fired into them from either side. h New Military Tent. Cheering Into ' ‘"‘My spcomforrt:‘?fle _ffefifipgs in stomach disap red as if by magic. .and in an inc@bly !:?o space of "time I was again myself. e then I have gmfi' 12 pounds in weight "I read an article in the paper about some one with trouble like mine being helped by Grapeâ€"Nuts food, and acting on this suggestion I gave Grapeâ€"Nuts a trial. The first dish of this delicious food proved that I had struck the right thing. on es ooo o es ‘‘My home cares were very heavy, for beside a large family of my own I have also to look out for an aged mother.. There was no one to shoulâ€" der my household burdens, and come what might I must bear them, and this thought nearly drove me frantic when I realized that my health was breaking down. "I lost my appetite, and the very thought ‘of food grew distasteful, with the result that I was not nourâ€" ished, and got weak and thin,. "A year ago I became much alarmed about my health, for I beâ€" gan to suffer after each meal, no matter how little I ate," says a Western woman. If you feed right you should feel right, for proper food and a good mind is the sure road to health. Bad Food and Good Health Won‘t Mix. The human stomach stands much abuse, but it won‘t return good health if you give it bad food. Receipts This Year Nearly Double the Estimate. A despatch from Toronto says : Succession duties paid to the eProâ€" vincial Treasurer for the fiscal year just closed amounted to $1,287,633, as compared with $1,146,144 for the fiscal year of 1912,1913, an increase of over $141,000. _ The estimate given by Hon. Mr. Lucas on his Budget last session estimated sucâ€" cession duties at $700,000, but at tho time admitted that these figâ€" ures were only nominal. It will Be 1,150 Feet Long, and will Cost About $3,000,000. A despatch from Ottawa says : Draughtsmen of the Department of Public Works are at work on plan« of the new dry dock at Halifax. The plans, which will be completed next month, provide for a dock 1,150 feet long and 180 feet wido. It will be specially adapted for reâ€" pair work on ships of the Royal Navy, and is estimated to cost 83,â€" 000,000. Hosiery Company to Furnish Socks, Underwear and Sweaters, A despatch from Kingston says : Orders have been received from the British and French Governâ€" ments by the Kingston Hosiery Company for the manufacture of 55,000 dozen halfâ€"hose, 3,000 suits of underwear and 1,500 dozen sweaters. The company‘s employâ€" ees are working night and day, as part of the order has to be ready by December 15. ceived information on Monday which led them to carry out a vigâ€" orous bombardment at Knocke and Zeebrugge, on the Belgian coast. The Solvay Company‘s works on the Bruges ship canal, which are being used as a base for German military trains, was wrecked. A train of five cars, filled with soldiers, was struck by a shell, took fire and was destroyed. Much damage was done to the German stores and supâ€" plies.‘"‘ «» ‘ PLAXNS FOR NEW DRY DOCK. Information Which Led to Bomâ€" bardment of Belgian Coast. A despatch from London says: A Rotterdam despatch to The Daily Mail says: "The British fleet reâ€" to remove. *« The reports of corresâ€" pondence say that both sides have lost cannon and automobiles since the flood changed the character of operations. There is no doubt that bad weather has increased the exâ€" haustion of the troops. BIG SUCCESSION DUTIES. Neither side can do more than hammer the other with big guns. The Germans did not press their artillery attack as strongly as on the previous day. It is officially announced that the Germans were forced to abandon heavy guns because of the spreadâ€" ing waters. Near Ramscapelle the allies salvaged two large mortars which the Germans bad been unable 4 Neither Side Can Do More Than Hammer the Other with . Big Guns, 7 A despatch from Paris says : The fall of winter has numbed the enerâ€" gy of allies and Gérmans in Belâ€" gium and Northern France. â€" Snow is falling. ~CGlales from the sea have driven tide water far inland, widenâ€" ing the inundated discrict. Infanâ€" try operations are well nigh il:;)oa- sible: «The official reports issu by the French Government show that the elements have bested for the time being both the men in grey and the men in khaki. WEATHER AALTs THE INFANTRY BIG CLOTHING ORDERS. TRAIN BASE WRECKED. woN‘T MIX Toronto, Nov. 24.â€"Butcher cows sold from $5.75 to $6.50 being paid for good to choice, $6.2% to $5.75 for commonish. Canâ€" nere and cutters from $4.35 to $5.2% and the latter at 83.75 ‘to $4.25, with some rough stuff at $3.50. __.__ + Minneapolis, Nov. 24.â€"Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, $1.18 7â€"8; No. 1 Northern, $1.15 78 to $1.17 7â€"8; No. 2 Northern, $1.12 38 to $1.15 7â€"8; December, $1.14 38. Oatsâ€"No. 3 white, 46 to 46 1%c. Flour, fancy patents, $5.85; first cleare, $4.85; second clears, $3.90. Bran, $21. _ _ Duluth, Nov. 24.â€"Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, $1.19 1â€"8:; No. 1 Northern, $1.18 iâ€"8; No. 2 Northern, $1.15 1â€"8; December. $1.16 14. Lingeed, $1.48 1â€"2; December, $1.47. Winnipeg. Nov. 24.â€"Cash:â€"Wheat, No. 1 Northern, $1.19 58; No. 2 Northern, $1.16 34; No. 3 Northern, $1.12 1â€"4; No. 4, $1.07 1â€"4; No. 5, $1.02 14; No. 6, 97 34¢; feed, 94¢c. Oateâ€"No. 2 C.W. 54 7â€"8¢; No. 3 C.W., 52 1â€"4¢; extra No. 1 feed, 52 1â€"4¢; No. 1 feed, 51 14¢; No 2 feed, 50 1.%¢. . Bargyâ€" No. 4, 65¢; feed, 62¢. Flaxâ€"No. 1 N.â€"@.C., $1.28; No. 2 C.W., $1.25. Cornâ€"American No. 2 yellow, 84c. Oats â€"Canadian western, No. 2, 61 34¢; do., No. 3, 5§%c; extra No. 1 feed, 6ic; No. 2 local white, 55¢; No. 3 do., M4c; No. 4 do., 53c. Barleyâ€"Man. feed, 68¢:; malting, 74 to 76c. Flourâ€"Man. Sm‘ingo wheat patents, firets, 86.70; seconde, $6.20; atrong bakers‘, $6; Winter patents, choice, $6; straight rollers, $5.50 to $5.60; do., hage, $2.65 to $2.75. Rolled oate, barrels, $6.55; do., bage, 90 lbs., $3.15. . Bran, $24 to $25. Shorte, 826 to $27. Middlings, $29 to $30. Mouillie, $31 to $36. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lote, $18.50 to $20. _ Cheese â€" Finest westerne, 15 12 to 15 §8¢; do., easterns, 15 14 to 15 386. Butterâ€"Choicest creamery, 27 12 to 28¢; seconds, 2 1â€"4 to 2% 3â€"4c. Egge â€"Fresh, 40 to i%c; eelected, 31 to 32¢; No 1 etock, 29 to 30c; No. 2 stock, 25 to 2c Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 62 1â€"2%¢. Baconâ€"Long clear, 14 12 to 15¢ per lb. in case lots, Hamsâ€"Medium, 18 12 to 1%; do., heavy, 16 to 17¢; rolls, 14 12 to 15¢; breakfaet bacon, 18 1â€"2 to 1%¢; backs, 21 to 2%¢; boneless backs, 24¢. Lardâ€"Market is steady at 12 112 to 13¢ for tierees. Compound, 9 34 to 10c. Dealere are paying as follows for car lot deliveries on track here:â€" Straw is quoted at $7.50 to $3 a ton, in car lots, on track here. _ Hayâ€"No. 1 new hay is quoted at $16 to $16.50 on track here. No. 2 at $14 to $14.50, and No. 3 at $11 to $12. _ Potatoesâ€"Ontarice, 65e per bag, out of store, 55¢ in car loté. â€" New Brunswicks, car lots, 65¢ per bag. Poultryâ€"Chickens, dreesed, 15 to 16¢; ducks, dressed, lb., 12 to 14¢; fowl, 10 to 1%¢; turkeys, dressed, 18 to 20c. 6(Ilklio.’ee»).‘ie‘w. large, 16 to 16 14¢; twins, 16 126. Beaneâ€"Prime, bushel, $2.75 _ to $2.80; handâ€"picked, $2.90. . Butterâ€"Choice dairy, 23 to 2%¢; inferior, 20 to 2lc; creamery prints, 28 1â€"2 to 2%; do., solide, 27 to 27 1â€"%. Eggsâ€"Newâ€"laid, solects, dozen, 35 to 38¢; storage, 28 to 30c. Honeyâ€"12 'tnfiliwl-ié})er lb. for strained. No. 1 honeycomb, $2.75 per dozen; No. 2, $2 to $2.25. Rolled oateâ€"Car lots, per bag of 90 ibs § to §3.15. Oateâ€"Ontario, 49 to 50c, outside, and at 52 to §3¢ on track, Toronto, Western Canâ€" ;’dlu.hl\'o. %, quoted at 60¢c, and No. 3 at Barieyâ€"65 to 68¢ outside. Ryeâ€"88 to 89¢, outside, for No. 2. Peaseâ€"No. 2 quoted at $1.60, outside. Cornâ€"No. 2 American, 7%, Bay ports. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2 at 74 to 75¢, outside. Bran and shortsâ€"Branr, $24 a ton, and shorts at $26 to $27. Wheatâ€"Manitoba No. 1 Northern, new, quoted at $1.2% 1â€"2; No. 2 at $1.23. Onâ€" tario wheat, No. 2, quoted at $1.12% to $1.13, at outside points, i7 . . Flour.â€"Manitoba first patente, $6.60, in jute bags; second patents, $6.10; strong bakers‘ $5.90; Ontario wheat flour, 90 per cent patents, quoted at $4.50 to _ $4.60, seaboard. LEPORTS rEOM THB LEADIXO TRADEB CENTRES OP AMEEICA PRIGES CF FARM PRODUCTS The picture shows Belgian scouts operating a field telephone, whith is an essential part of the equipâ€" ment of a modern army. It is the link which makes possible the conâ€" trol by a single commander of the vast army working over a wide field. United States Markets. Live Stock Markets Bailed Hay and Straw. Winnipeg Crain. Winnipeg Crain A Ficld Te Country Produce. Provisions. Breadstuffs. lephone A despatch from Ottawa says: Now that Christmas is on its way, a despatch received from the Secreâ€" tary of State for the Colonies is of a distinctly seasonable characâ€" ter. It states that presents to inâ€" dividual seldiers men belonging to pediticnary force free of duty. A despatch from Paris says : The Temps correspondent at Copenâ€" hagen repeats from the Danish fronâ€" tier a telegram saying that Krupps has increased its capital by 70,000,â€" 000 marks to a total of 250,000,000 marks, in order to build now facâ€" tories to execute the enormous miliâ€" tary orders of the Government, and to equip the ninetyâ€"nine _ army corps, four millions of men, known now to be in the field. Britain‘s Contribution for the Purâ€" chase of Foodstuffs. A despatch from London says : Francis Acland, Parliamentary Unâ€" derâ€"Secretary of Foreign Affairs. stated in the House of Commons on Wednesday that the Governâ€" ment had contributed $500,000 to the Belgian Government for the purchase of foodstuffs for the destiâ€" tute inhabitants of that country. The suggestions include part of the Avenue des Champs Elysees, the Rue Royale, the Boulevard des Capucines and the Pont de la Conâ€" corde. French Capital to Call Thoroughâ€" fare after Belgian Sovercign, A despatch from Paris says : The municipality of Paris has voted to give the name of King Albert of the Belgians to some boulevard or street in Paris, hex tor variies bosi Al German prisoners taken at Y'prea are being employed in mending the roads, which are full of gréat holes caused by the German shells. Missiles From Acroplane Barely Miss General Near Dunkirk, A despatch from Dunkirk says : A German aeroplane flew over Cassel, near here, and dropped two bombs near the town hall. A woman and a child were killed. <A general of the allies who was near the towp hall at the time escaped injury. }'r(-m‘ncs Enter Free of Duty Mr. Joseph Corven, of Newcastle, has ofiereg a gift of $30,000 toâ€" wards the foundation of a Tyneside Brigade to include Scottish and Irish Battalions. 4,000,000 Germans in the Field Edward Nash, beerhouse keeper of High Road, Shiswick, was fined $25 at Acton for refusing to put his bar lights out in accordance with the new order. KING‘S NAME FOR STREET ‘‘I envy the man who has the chance of joining the colors and seizes it. I pity the man who has it and ‘refuses it,"‘ said the Archâ€" bishop of York. . Lady Menzies, widow of Sir Walâ€" ter Menzies, has given her house in Gordon Square, London, for the benefit of the Belgian refugees. Little models of Kitchener are now being made by the hundreds in London, and many motorists are fixing on the front of their cars. The Belgian Minister opened a toyshop in Old Bond Street in aid of the sufferers in the ruined disâ€" tricts of Belgium. The famous time ball at Greenâ€" wich is to be replaced by a new aluâ€" minum ball, its mechanism overâ€" hauled and reconstructed. $500,000 TO AID BELGIAXNs. GERMANX BOMB KILLS Two Upwards of 1,000 Jews in Britain representing many leading Jewish families, are serving in the British forces. . Docks ~â€" As Folkestone has been closed for the servicefrom Flushing, the boats will henceforth run to Tilburt An Aldershot officer says that not a soldier in Lord Kitchener‘s army is allowed to smoke cigarettes. Reigns Supreme it the Comâ€" m mercial World. Lady French has sent out an urâ€" gent appeal for 250,000 mufflers for the use of troops at the front. Oceurrences in The Land That FRIM MERRY OLD ExgLaX3D NEWS8 BYâ€"MAIH ABOUT JO]Ii‘ BULL AND HIS PEOPLE. or to bodies of the Canadisn exâ€" will be admitted ONTA TORONTO | _‘‘Through electric connections | the mines can be exploded at » ’ great distance.. Gunpowder placed | near the mines is fired by the elecâ€" | tric current, and the resulting exâ€" | plosian causes the cylinders to tleave the ground to a height of five | or six feet. Then the shock caused | by the resistance of the anchor causes the dynamite in the cylinâ€" ders to explode and the charge npll;elds in all directions horizonâ€" “ y'li foundedoghd"‘one ‘Riudred " corr m renintlt and ‘they were !oroed”?o fi.ndo. Runs So Fast That the Pursuers‘ Morses Are Winded. Cape Town, Nov. 18. â€"Gen. Beyâ€" erg 1,500 rebels are in full efore the loyalists of Cape ; € we received on J q;ea runnlil;: D weet of Be ein, in whicl "Isolated German land mines gonsist of cylinders filled with shells or bombs and strong explo» sives. ‘The cylinders are fastened to chains about ten feet long which are firmly anchored in the ground. _ ‘‘From a fugitive who has arrived in Holland, we learn that active diigging is proceeding in the disâ€" trict. ‘‘Military men have been surâ€" prised that hitherto we have heard so little of German land mines. Perhaps it is because the allies have not yet penetrated to German soil. Although after the battle of the Marne they reached a position that had been occupied {:‘y the enemy, it must be assumed that the Germans had not time to mine the ground. Now in the northâ€"west of Belgium it looks as if the Gerâ€" mans were preparing a mine surâ€" prise. The whole dune region. which is about fifteen miles wide, has been declared forbidden ground not only to civilians, but to the soldiers and officers of the German land forces, who are allowed there only on special permits from the marine brigade, under whose jurieâ€" diction that territory. has been placed. Enemy Said to Be Preparing a **Surprise‘*‘ for the Allies in Belginm. A despatch from the Hague says : The Germans are mining the dunes near Ostend and northward to the Dutch frontier. A Dutch military expert eays : SOW LAND MINES IN OSTEND DUNES ed a long list of other questions calculated to bring out in minutest detail particlulars as to identity, citizenship and the like. These in clude particulars as to parentage, A despatch from Ottawa say® :: Precautions which have been taken as a result of the war, have resultâ€" ed in a most stringent tightening of the immigration and customs reguâ€" lations of the Dominion. Additionâ€" al restrictions have been added from time to time, until the authoriâ€" ties now consider that everything has been done to prevent the en trance into the country of~either German spies or German goods. To the ordinary queries with which a traveller crossing the Canadian border, is eonfronted have been addâ€" The Immigration and THE NEI HAS TIGHTENED GEXN. BEYERS FLEES. Made in Canada. Sold by All Grocers Homeâ€"Made Biscuits â€" and CROWN BRAND Corn syrup THE CANADA STARCH COMPANY Manufacturers _ of Mor the Famous Edâ€" @ wardsburg Brands, 1 Homeâ€" AN on and Customs Regulations Are Now Very Stringent oven and piping hot! A despatch from London saye; A Wolfl Agency wireless despatch from Berlin pbates that the Ausâ€" trian commanding officer at Bemâ€" lin sent an emissary to Belgrada with the demand that the city surâ€" render. The commandant of the Belgrade fortress asked an hour for consideration. He did not reply at the end of that time, and the bomâ€" bardment by the Austrians was reâ€" commenced. mned out extensively in the past fow days. According to the corresponâ€" dent, the arrival of heavy British guns of late ha« done much towards demoralizing the Germans, whose guns are beeoming much the worse for wear from reekless use, LGermans â€" Found Warships Woere Sparing Streets on Sea Front. _ _A despatch from London says: ’“A wex‘ ago,‘‘ says the Daily Mail‘s Dunkirk correspondent, "the Germans noticed that the fire from the English warships spared the houses on the sea front at Middelâ€" kerke, whereupon they took up quarters in them. This fact be came known to the British, who suddenly bombarded the .houses from five ships at once. The Gerâ€" man ecasualties were enormous, the dead aloneo being estimated at 1,700."" _ The correspondent of the Times in Woest Flanders relates furâ€" ther indications of an impending German retreat {rom the line they are now holding. Their transport, he says, has been moved back sevâ€" eral miles at different points and the mining of reads has been carâ€" tors would formerly on occasion take the owner‘s word, is now closeâ€" ly searched. As regards merchanâ€" dyise and other gwou.}fs imported, no chances are being taken, and they are being closely examined to asâ€" certain whether they are of Gerâ€" man, Austrian or Turkish manufacâ€" ture. Purkish rugs are now on the list of contraband, and it is underâ€" stood that such shipments are froâ€" quently being rejected. nationality, age, movements during the previous decade, purpose in enâ€" tering Canada and length of visit, and the like. All suspicious persons are being detained for investigaâ€" Bimilar care is being observed in the case of the customs regulations, and baggage for which the inspecâ€" iejected Demand to Surrender Take a _ hot! So light they melt in the ever so much better served with â€"It "turns the trick" when you feel sick ! 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