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ows With URAGE ints to Wear It. M ha nt Prisoners Positions termed veritable inferno. _ A despatch from Mitylene says: The recent fighting on the Gallipoli Peninsula has resulted in the capture of a large number of prisoners. Many of them, though they were not badly clothed and appear to have been fairly well fed, are all of one mind as to their good fortune in beâ€" ing "rescued," as ohe termed it, from the inferno which the Turkish posiâ€" tions on the peninsula have been for aâ€"considerable time. It is always esâ€" sential to discount to some â€"extent POSITIONS TERMED VERITABLE INFERNO AN EXPLOSION ON (SAYVILLE STATION _ AN OCEAN LINER, TAKEN OVER BY US. Mishap to Steamer Regarder as the Work of German * Sympathizers. A despatch from New York says: An explosion occurred on the Atlanâ€" tic transport steamship Minnehaha on Wednesday, the day on which Frank Holt, the assailant of J. P. Morgan, prophesied a steamer should sink, "God willing." Fire followed the explosion and the Minnehaha, which had on board 15,000 tons of munitions and foodâ€" stuifs for the allies, but no passenâ€" gers, turned back for Halifax, while her crew endeavored to keep the fire from reaching the cargo of high exâ€" plosives. Frank Holt‘s prophecy in his letâ€" ter to his wife was written after the attempt to destroy the Capitol at Washington and before the attack on Mr. Morgan. In it Holt said: "The steamer leaving New York for Liverâ€" pool on July 3 should sink, God willâ€" ing, on the 7th. I think it is the Philadelphia or Saxonia, but am not quite sure, as, according to schedule, these left the 3rd." The substance of this paragraph was telegraphed at once to New York and wireless warnings were sent broadcast, with especial reference to two vessels mentioned by Holt. The captains of both replied that their vessels had been searched and no bombs found. On the margin was written: "Tear this off till after it happens." The Minnchaha was scheduled to sail from New York on July 3, the day mentioned by Holt, but because of delay in getting her big cargo aboard, did not finally get away until Sunday night, July 4. She is said to have passed out of Sandy Hook at 11.30 o‘clock that night, though no mention of her sailing was made in the usual shipping information, and it was evident that some attempts at secrecy were being made. FRENCH APPROPRIATION k TO PAY FOR SEIZURES A despatch from Paris says: The French Senate unanimously approâ€" priated $600,000 to be used by the Minister of Marine in payment for cargoes of neutral vessels that have been seized, and especially of that of the steamer Dacia. The Dacia formerly belonged to the Hamburgâ€"American _ Line. After changing her registry she sailed from Galveston, Texas, with a cargo of cotâ€" ton destined for Germany. On reachâ€" ing European waters she was picked up by a French cruiser and taken into Brest. A French prize court, after hearing the case, recommended that the French Government parchase the cargo. KAISER AT LODZ Jewish World Says Report Has Gainâ€" ed Currency in Russia. The Jewish World says: "An exâ€" traordinary report has gained curâ€" rency in Russia that the Kaiser, durâ€" ing a visit to Lodz, entered a synaâ€" gogue, and raising a scroll of the law told the congregation he was the Messiah whom they were awaiting and that he had been sent by God to save them." THE RAIDER EMDEN A despatch from Sydney, N.S.W., The Department of Defence has awarded a contract for the salving of the German cruiser Emden, which was sunk off Cocos Island, in the Inâ€" dian cOcan by the American cruiser Sydney. The contractors say the raider can be easily floated. The Emâ€" den will be exhibited. Recruiting in Victoria has been vory successful, and ~New South Wales is for men. GERMANY CORNERS THE COD LIVER OIL SUPPLY. A despatch from New York says: Germany has cornered the supply of cod liver oil, and American dealers are doubtful whether they can obtain sufficient stock for next Winter, acâ€" cording to a drug market authority. Dealers in cod liver oil said they unâ€" derstood the Germans are using it as a lubricant in place of petroleum oil, said to be difficult to obtain in Gerâ€" many. Norway, the centre ‘of the egh 2 s NUE E L Nusesce. wink maAny. . Xuttuds s C dÂ¥ . k L I cod liver oil trade, is said to have not more than 20,000 barrels which have not been contracted for by Germany. A despatch from Brussels The Belgians have suddenly ad the practice of wearing sprays ivy as an expression of loyalt: Belgium and the allies. Gen PE o2 io Bissing, the German military governâ€"| signin or of Belgium, a few days ago issued guage ah order prohibiting the demonstraâ€"|united statements of Turkish prisoners, Belgians Display Loy alty Despite Orders is about to begin a campaign ‘s Tell of Flagging Spirit of Turkish Troops and Desperate Nature of Fighting. tch from Brussels says: ns have suddenly adopted e of wearing sprays of expression of lo&.lty to POSED ASs MESSI WILL BE SALVAGED. . von ;\H as they generally think it necessary to make declarations by which they hope to find favor with their captors, but allowing for that there can be no doubt as to the general reliability of what they say. They all agree reâ€" garding the flagging spirit of the Turkish army. They state that the feeling between the Germans and the Turks is becoming increasingly bad, and they tell many tales of Germans being shot in the back in return for the frequent emptying of officers reâ€" volvers into wavering or hesitating i This action, which was taken iunder an Executive order issued by President Wilson, giving the navy authority to take over "one or more" ,stations, was deemed necessary beâ€" cause of alleged violations of neutralâ€" | ity by the company‘s operators. It has Ibeen charged that when the navy ‘eensors had left the wireless room ffor a minute or two, unneutral messâ€" ‘ages had been sent, and that only by \a difficult and trying supervision 'could neutrality be strictly preserved. Naval Operators Hereafter Will Copy Berlin‘s Wireless Yarns. A despatch from Washington says: The U.S. Government has taken over the Sayville, L.L, wireless station, the only remaining privately operated direct means of communication beâ€" tween the United States and Gerâ€" many. Secretary of the Navy Danâ€" iels announced that Captain Bullard, in charge of the naval yard, had gone to take over the station, and would continue its operation with naval forces. Secretary of Navy Daniels issued this statement: "It is understood that the Sayville radio station has made application to the Secretary of Commerce for a license. The Secreâ€" tary of Commerce declined to grant a license, and so informed the Secreâ€" tary of the Navy, who, after conferâ€" ence, directed Captain Bullard, as the expert of the department, to take over and operate the station. As Popular in France as Sir John Jellicoe in Britain. ‘ In command of the formidable French fleet which is so successfully "bottling up" the Austrian fleet and aiding the British battleships to sweep Germany‘s ships from the seas, is Admiral Boue de Lapeyrere. In France he is as popular as is Sir John Jellicoe in Great Britain, and, like the British leader, he can boast many years of distinguished naval service. Admiral _ Layeprere _ entered _ the French navy nearly forty years ago. He took a high place in the naval exâ€" aminations, and on obtaining his comâ€" mission he closely studied the pracâ€" tical side of sea tactics, and combinâ€" ed his knowledge with the theory he had gained from the best naval books ‘of the day. His capabilities speedily obtained recognition in high quarters, and in his early twenties young Lapeyrere commenced his rapid climb !of the ladder of promotion. One of his early commands was in China, when he obtained distinction at the battle of Fooâ€"Chow. His flagâ€" ship led the attack against the enemy and the personal courage he displayâ€" ed made him the hero of France. Since then he has successfully conâ€" ducted several diplomatic expeditions in the Baltic and the Meditterranean. _ It has always been the policy of Admiral Lapeyrere to accompany his fleet in the fighting line. He is not a believer in armâ€"chair commanding. He prefers to personally give his orâ€" ders from his flagship to directing afâ€" fairs from land through the agency of wireless. This means that he must face serious risks, but the French Adâ€" miral is quite ready to encounter any danger for the sake of his country. He has spent many weeks cruising in the Meditterranean since the outbreak of war. Admiral Lapeyrere is the same age as Sir John Frenchâ€"sixtyâ€"two. He is a wellâ€"set, handsome man, with a head of thick grey hair and a neatlyâ€" trimmed beard and moustache. His immaculate appearance is a byâ€"word in the French navy, and he carries his love of neatness and precision inâ€" to his dealings with the fleet. Adâ€" miral Lapeyrere‘s flagship is always the : line. BAVARIA TO IMPRISON SPECULATORS IN FOOD. A despatch from Munich says: The military authorities of Bavaria issued an ordinancé providing for a maxiâ€" an ordinancé providing for a maxiâ€" mum of one year‘s imprisonment for dealers charging excessive prices for articles of daily consumption, includâ€" ing food and heating and â€" lighting substances. A similar penalty is to be inflicted on those withholding stocks from sale to produce higher prices, and on retailers refusing to sell to intending customers. tive display of Belgian colors as perâ€" sonal adornment. The Belgians obeyâ€" ed the order, but the following day almost every man, â€"woman and child blossomed out with an ivy spray, the significance of which, in the lanâ€" wrage of flowers, is "attachment, mo;t- 's;lél; and sp;n vessel of the ADMIRAL LAPEYRERE. unto death." ""wi Markets Of The World GERMAN COLONIAL SECRETARY HAS LITTLE TO DO JUST NOW Breadstuffs. Toronto, July 13.â€"Manitoba wheat â€"No. 1 Northern, $1.36 to $1.37; No. 2 Northern, $1.33% to $1.34%; No. 3 Northern, $1.30 to $1.31, on track lake ports. ¢ ie wans ce Manitoba oatsâ€"No. 2 C. W., 63¢; No. 3 C. W., nominal; extra No. 1 feed, nominal, on track lake ports. . American cornâ€"No. 2 yellow, 81¢, on track lake ports. _ _ _ Canadian cornâ€"No. 2 yellow, nomâ€" inal, on track Toronto. _ Ni Ontario oatsâ€"No.2 white, 56 to 57¢; No. 3 white, 55 to 56¢, according to freight outside. _______ _ Ontario wheatâ€"No. 2 Winter, per car lot, $1.11 to $1.14, according to freights outside. _ _ t# Peasâ€"No. 2, nominal; per car lots, nominal, according to freights outâ€" side. Barleyâ€"Good malting barley, 70 to 75¢; feed barley, 65¢c, according to freights outside. ___ _ #iten, & â€" Buckwheatâ€"Nominal, car lots, 74¢, according to freights outside. _ _ _ Ryeâ€"No. 2, nominal, $1.05 to $1.10, according to freights outside. _ _ Manitoba flour.â€"First patents, in jute bags, $7; second patents, in jute bags, $6.50; strong bakers‘, in jute bags, $6.30, Toronto; in cotton bags, 10c more. Ontario flour.â€"Winter, 90 per cent. patents, $4.70; seaboard, or Toronto freights in bags. _ _ _ _ s Millfeed.â€"Car lots, delivered Monâ€" treal freights. _ Bran, per ton, $26; shorts, per ton, $28; middlings, per ;on, $29; good feed flour, per bag, 1.85. Butterâ€"Choice dairy, 21 to 23¢; inferior, 18 to 20c¢c; creamery prints, 27 to 29c¢; do., solids, 26 to 28¢. _ Eggs â€" The market is steady, straight newâ€"laid being c‘uoted at 21 to 23¢ perâ€"dozen, in case lots, and seâ€" lects 28 to 24c. Ns Beansâ€"The market is quiet at $3.10 to $8.15 for Erime, and $3.20 to $3.25 for handâ€"picked. Poultryâ€"Chickens, yearlings, dressâ€" ed, 16 to 18¢; Spring chickens, 24 to 25¢; and fowl, 14 to 15c. Chees&â€"ch for large, and at 18%4¢ for twir®.~ Old cheese, 22 to 22%c. Potatoesâ€"Ontario, 55 to 60c per bag, out of store, and 45 to 50¢ in car lots. _ New Brunswicks, car lots, 55 to 60c per bag. h to 60c %e‘r bag. led Hay and Straw. Dealers are paying as follows for car lot deliveries on track here:â€" _ Straw is quoted at $7 a ton, in car lots, delivered on track here. DUUB, LIDUIITPIWNI ND NROTOTE NTOIOCY }fayâ€"No. 1 hay is quoted at $16.50 to $18.50; No. 2 at $14.50 to $16.50. Business in Montreal. Montreal, July 13.â€"Corn, American No. 2 yellow, 80% to 81%c. Oats, Canâ€" adian Western, No. 3, 61% to 62¢; exâ€" tra No. 1 feed 61% to 62¢; No. 2 local white, 60% to 61c; No. 3 local white, 50% to 60c; No. 4 local white, 58% to 59c. _ Barley, Man. feed, 72¢. Buckwheat, No. 2, 79 to 80c. The map shows Germany‘s colonial possessions in Africa which have now entirely or partially passed under British control. Inset is Colâ€" onial Secretary Von Solf of th* German Cabinet, who cannot now be overâ€"burdened with the dutics of office, now that Gormany has no Winnipeg, July 13. â€" Cash quotations: â€" Wheat â€" No. 1 Northern, $1.30; No. 2 Northern, $1,27%; No. 8 Nor., $1,22. Oatsâ€"No. 2 C. &V., 59%c¢c; No. 3 C.W., 58%; exâ€" tra No. 1 feed, 56%¢; fio.’ 1 feed 55%4%4¢; No. 2 feed, 54%4c. Barleyâ€" No. 3, 69%4¢; No. 4, 65¢; feed, 56c. Flaxâ€"No. 1 N.W.C., $1,55; No. 2 C. W., $1.52. Toronto, July 13.â€"Butchers‘ cattle, choice, $8.40 to $9.00; butchers‘ good, $8.10 to $8.35; butchers‘ megium, $7.35 to $7.90; butchers‘ common, $6.50 to $6.85; butchers‘ bulls, choice, $7.25 to $7.75; butchers‘ good bulls, $6.35 to $7.00; butchers‘ rough bulls, $5.50 to $6.00 butchers‘ cows, choice, $7.25 to $7.50; butchers‘ good, $6.50 to $7.00; ‘butchers‘ medium, $5.10 to $6.00; butchers‘ common, $4.50 to $4.15; l(ée'ders, good, $6.50 to $7.35; stockers, 700 to 1,000 lbs., $6.25 to GERMANS PLACE GAG ON BELGIAN SCHOOLS. A despatch from Brussels says: An order has been issued by Gen. von Bissing, German Governor of Belgiugz, providing a year‘s imprisonment for school teachers, directors or inspectâ€" ors who "permit, further, bring about or effect antiâ€"German actions or stateâ€" ments in their teaching, or in other school exercises." Power is conferred upon German officials to supervise and inspect schools at all times. Courtsâ€"martial will have jurisdiction over violations of this order. $7.75; canners and cutters, $4.00 to Country Produce. Winnipeg Wheat. Live Stock. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO h n se $5.25; milkers, choice, each, $60.00 to $100,00; milkers, com. and med., each, $35.00 to $50.00; springers, $50.00 to $85.00; light ewes, $6.00 to $6.50; light heavy, $4.00 to $5.00; light bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; yearling lambs, $6.00 to $7.50; spring lambs, ewt., $10.50 to $12.50; calves, $8.50 to $10.50; hogs, fed and watered, $9.35 to $9.40; hogs, off cars, $9.60 to $9.75. Montreal, July 13.â€"There were no choice steers offered, but the best stock on the market sold at $8.00 to $8.25, and the lower grades from that down to $6.:00, while butchers cows brought from $4.25 to $6.25 and bulls from $4.50 to $6.50 per ewt. The trade in small meats was fairlg acâ€" tive, ther being a good demand for all lines, and sales of old sheep were made at $4.00 to $5.50 per ewt, and lambs sold at $9.00 to $10.00 each. Calves were plentiful and met with a good sale at firices ranging from $2.00 to $11.00 each. _ There was no imporâ€" tant change in the market for hogs prices being firm, with a good demand, and sales of selected lots were made at $9.75 to $10.00 per cwt. weighed off cars. Forpedoed While Reconnoitring in Upper Adriatic. A despatch from Rome says: The Italian navy has suffered its first serious loss, an Austrian submarine having successfully torpedoed the cruiser Amalfi in the narrow waters of the Adriatic Sea. Most of the crew were saved. This is the second allied warship to fall a victim to an Austrian underâ€"water _ craft, the French cruiser Leon Gambetta havâ€" ing, earlier in the war, been caught in the Ionian Sea. It is realized that the loss of the Italian warship is only one of the incidents which must be expected where fleets keep to the ’sea, blockading enemy ports or proâ€" tecting commerce. f As an offset, it is claimed that a French warship has sunk a German submarine in the Channel. TWO GERMAN MARINERS CONVICTED AS SPIES. A despatch from Venice says: Capt. Liebsicher and Engineer Hoppe, of the German steamship Lownis, unâ€" der detention by the Italian authoriâ€" ties since the outbreak of the war, were condemned to ten years‘ imprisâ€" onment in solitary confinement. They were convicted by a military tribunal on the charge of spying. The other members of the crew were acquitted. It was alleged by the Italian auâ€" thorities that the captain and the engineer of the Lownis had tried to obtain information regarding Italian batteries and submarines, and that they had signalled to an Austrian squadron when it attacked the port of Ancona on May 24. A despatch from London says: The British Board of Trade figures for the month of June show an inâ€" crease in imports of $89,180,000. The principal increases were in food, raw material and cotton. The exports showed a decrease of 33,195,000, chiefly in manufactured articles, of which $7,500,000 wasâ€" in cotton textiles. Exports Show a Decrease of Thirtyâ€" three Millions. RICH BAVARIAN FINED FOR INCOME TAX FRAUD. A despatch from Frankenthal says: Jean Ganss, factory director, commerâ€" cial councillor and former associate judge of the Commercial Court, has been fined 255,000 marks ($63,750) for making false returns in connection with the levying of the armament tax. The fine amounts to 20 times the sum of which the government conâ€" tends it was defrauded. BRITAIN WILL STOP EXPORTS ON METALS. A despatch from London says: Steps have been taken by the British authorities to prevent the further exâ€" portation from Great Britain of lead, spelter, antimony, nickel or any other metal necessary in the manufacture of munitions of war. _ ,"Announcement to this effect was made by Munitions Minister Lloyd George in the House of Commons. ITALIAN CRUISER SUNK. BRITISH IMPORTS GROW. Strong Russian Forces Push Back Enemy to South of â€" Lubin. A despatch from London says: Interest in the eastern war theatre centres in Southern Poland, where the‘ Russians, strongly reinforced with both men andâ€" guns, and with their railways and fortresses of Ivanâ€" gorod ~and Brestâ€"Litovsk to draw upou, have held up the Austroâ€"Gerâ€" man attempt to outflank Warsaw from the southâ€"west. The Austrians made the admission that before suâ€" perior Russian forces to the south of Lublin they have withdrawn from the hills to the north of Krasnik. Further heavy fighting must occur in this region, but the Russian miliâ€" tary writers express confidence that now any effort of the Germanic allies to deliver a lightning blow has been discounted, and that the Grand Duke‘s army will be able to holdrits position and perhaps drive the invadâ€" ers back. While this is going on, it it believed that there is little probâ€" ability of the Germans detaching any part of their eastern armies for a reâ€" newed offensive in the west, and that if such a move is made it must be undertaken by fresh troops. _ _ . Nowhereâ€"east of the Vistula do the Austrians claim to be making proâ€" gress in their official report. The Vienna communication declares, howâ€" ever, that "numerous severe Russian attacks have been bloodily repulsed." A retreat is flatly admitted in the Krasnik region," where the Austrian troops, it is announced, were withâ€" drawn from both sides of the road leading to the heights north of the town, as the result of attacks by superior Russian forces brought up for the protection of Lublin. COMMANOER OF THE AUSTRALIANS Majorâ€"General W. R. Birdwood Has Had Most Distinguished Career. The commander of the Australians and the New â€" Zealanders, Majorâ€" General William â€" Riddell Birdwood, was until recently Secretary to the Government of India in the Army Deâ€" partment, and has had a most distinâ€" guished career. _ His rise has been rapid, for he is not yet fifty. General Birdwood was born on September 13, 1865, and is the eldest surviving son of the late H. M. Birdwood, C.S.L., LL. D. â€" He was educated at Clifton an(”h Sandhurst, and in 1883 entered the 8 Royal 'Scots Fusiliers as a lieutenant.|‘ Two years later he exchanged into | * the 12th Lancers, and in 1886 he was 'E appointed to the 11th Bengal Lancers. | He obtained his captancy in 1896, and\ four years later he was promoted to| the rank of major. _ Another two| years saw him lieut.â€"colonel, and hisl full rank of colonel followed in 1905. | In four years more Colonel Birdwood] rose to be brigadierâ€"general, and anâ€"| other two years saw him majorâ€"genâ€"| eral at the early age of fortyâ€"six. In! the South African war he played a | very distinguished part, and held | various offices of importance. At thei beginning of the campaign he acted | as brigadeâ€"major, and in the followâ€"| ing year he was appointed Militaryl Secretary to the Commanderâ€"inâ€"Chief | in South Africa. _ In that capacity | ‘he served Lord Kitchener to the end | of the war, and proved his value in‘ a way that was to bring him a furâ€"| ther appointment on the personal staff | of the present Secretary of State for| War. â€" Returning to India after the| peace, General Birdwood held furtherl high offices. â€" In 1902 he was Acting | Millitary Secretary and Interpreter| to the then Commanderâ€"inâ€"Chief in India, and served also in 1904 as Asâ€"| sistantâ€"Adjutantâ€"General at headquarâ€" | ters, India. When Lord Kitchener took * up the duties of Commanderâ€"inâ€"Chief of H.M. forces in India, he again sought the services of the officer who had been his rightâ€"hand man during, the later stages of the South African | war, and Majorâ€"General Birdwood beâ€" came his military secretary once more. â€" Four years later, in 1909, he' became brigade commander, which | office he held until 1912, in which year | he was appointed Quartermaster-Gen-l eral in India. The same year saw his appointment to be Secretary to | the Government of India in the Armyl Department and Member of the Govâ€" ernorâ€"General‘s â€" Legislative Council.[ General Birdwood is a man of many decorations and distinctions. In thel Hazara Campaign he won the medal] with clasp; in the Isazai Expeditiong the medal with two clasps; in the, memorable Tirah Campaign heâ€" was mentioned in despatch_es and ;dded‘ two clasps to his former deqorqtions.l In South Africa he was merelyi wounded, was mentioned five times in | despatches, won the brevets of major | and lieutenantâ€"colonel," the Queen‘s 1 | medal with six clasps and the King’mi medal with two clasps. The Mohâ€"| mand Expedition of 1908, in which he, served as Chief Staff Oficer, brought| the medal and clasp and the p.S.0.| In 1906 he was appointed A.D.C. to| King Edward VIL He holds the | same position to the present King, is i a Companion of the Bath, of the Star | | of India, and of the Indian Empire. In | 11894 General Birdwood married the: leldest daughter of Colonel Sir B. P | Bromhead, C.B., fourth baronet of | Thuriby Hall, Lincoln. Johnny Jones, the office boy, had been detected in a lie. It was not one of the ordinary prevarications of the everyday world, and, moreâ€" over, to make the crime more grievâ€" ous, he had persisted in adhering to his original mendacious statemnt. "Do you know, my lad," asked a fatherly clerk, in a kindly fashion, "what becomes of young lads who trifle with the truth?" "Aye‘" was the assured reply; "bosses send them out as drummers when they grow up." TO GIVE GROUND Qualifying. FROM OLD SCOTLAND NOTES OF INTEREST FROM HER BANKS AND BRAES. What Is Going On in the Highlands and Lowlands of Auld There are 180,000 Belgian refugees in the United Kingdom now. Birmingham has provided 100,000 men for the army, oneâ€"eighth of its population. Uniformed women police are now to be seen on the Hull streets. The importation into the United Kingdom of Belgian bank notes is proâ€" hibited: by an order<inâ€"Council. At Portsmouth the military authoriâ€" ties have issued an order forbidding war news to be called in the streets. The battleship force of Britain in striking power is larger than that of a perfectly equipped army of 15,000,â€" 000 men. A further increase in the price of English beef has been decided upon by the Incorporated Society of London Meat Traders. ©‘The report of H. M. Inspectors of Constabulary states that up to the end of February 4,522 police officers had joined the colors. l LanceCorporal Fuller, V.C., the| ‘\Grenadier Guardsman who captured \fifty Germans singleâ€"handed at the‘ %batfle of Neuve Chapelle, has returned | ‘to his home at Mansfield on a brief| ‘leave. | Miss Eva Money, eldest daughter of 1General Money, is now employed by | Messrs. Horrocks, and is driving one of their motor delivery vans. She ‘works the regular hotrs and does the | ordinary man‘s work. Nearly 11,000 women have already been enrolled under the scheme auâ€" thorized by the Home Secretary for organizing women police. During lllie hay harvest this sumâ€" mer Foleshill Board of Guardians will release several workhouse inmates to help local farmers. At the annual meeting of the Birâ€" mingham Gun Trade it was stated that the trade in sporting guns practically closed when war was declared. Kensington Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution to the effect that the presence of enemy aliens at large at the present time is a national danger. An attempt to capture the German toy trade is being made by the Albany Institute, Deptford, which has opened a factory employing 23 dependents of soldiers. Women are said to be gaining every day a footing in the tailoring trade and to be taking the places of Ausâ€" trians and Germans, formerly employâ€" ed in this business. According to the Board of Trade Laâ€" bor Gazette all the fishermen at Yarâ€" mouth are engaged in mine sweeping or patrol work, and fish curing has been stopped. Two hundred employees of Nottingâ€" ham Corporation have offered their services to the Government to assist in the manufacture of war munitons. All these men have previously been found unfit or over age for military serv‘ce. To make plain soap, stir one pound of potash lye into one quart of cold water. Set aside until it is cold. Melt with gentle heat five pounds of fat, as mutton tallow, beef suet, pork and lard scraps, kitchen drippings, etc. Pour the cold lye gradually into the warm grease and stir in two tableâ€" spoonfuls each of ammonia and borax. Stir well for fifteen or twenty minâ€" utes. Line a box with greased paper and pour in. When cold cut into squares. To make fancy soaps shave white castile soap fine and melt in a double boiler with rosewater and common salt in the proportion of six pounds of soap to one pint of the rosewater and two ounces of salt. This is the foundation. Any perfume or colorâ€" ing may be added. When blended pour into a receptacle to cool. It is said that laughter is a great help to digestion, and that the mediâ€" meval custom of exciting laughter at table by jokes of jesters and buffoons was founded on true medical prinâ€" ciples. c Commands Italy‘s Dreadnought Fleet Motor wagons used by the Allies on the Continent have their hoods painted in a gigantic check design of violently â€" contracted _ colors, thus making them less easy to "spot" from aeroplanes. Oue of the newest types of British side of a battleship. torpedo has an effective range of four miles, and a force sufficient to blow a hole as large as a haystock in the commander _ of the chicf Italian Dreadnought squadron. THE DUKE OF THE ABRUZZL Making Soap at Home. BALTIC RADER â€" ~~â€" ABRMSHBOAT Official Report Concerning the Sub« marine That Sank Gerâ€" A despatch from London says: The British Admiralty stated that it was officially announced at Petroâ€" grad that the submarine which made a successful attack on a German warâ€" ship on July 2 in the Baltic was a British boat. The statement of the Admiralty contained the first public announceâ€" ment iniimating that British submaâ€" rines were operating. in the Baltic Sea. It is presumed that the underâ€" sea boat passed through the Cattegat from the North Sea to the Bailtic Sea and then traveled eastward for 200 miles, as the Bay of Danzig, where the warship was attacked, lies in the southâ€"eastern part of that body of water. The distance from an English port to Danzig is about 900 miles. The Russian official communication announcing that a German warship had been sunk by a submarine said that the battleship, which was of the Deutschland type, was steaming at the head of a German squadron at the entrance to Danzig Bay July 2 when she was blown up by two torpedoes fired by a submarine. From Erin‘s Green Isle A party of nurses from St. Patrick Dun‘s Hospital and the Royal City of Dublin Hospital, left for Egypt last week. Mr. C. W. Gordon, traffic manager of the Dublin United Tramway Comâ€" pany, was killed by a fall from his horse. NEWS BY MAIL FROM IREâ€" LAND‘S SHORES. Three cases of spotted fever have been admitted to the Lisburn Workâ€" house from the County Antrim side of the town. Happenings In the Emecrald Isle of Interest to Irishâ€" An outbreak of fire occurred in the lampâ€"room of the Cork, Blackâ€" sock and Passage Railway at Cork and the building was gutted. Damage estimated at $225,000 was caused by a fire that broke out on the premises of Messrs. Armstrong & Company, paper merchants, of Dublin. The telephone is being extended to Cathel, and in about another month the city will be in line with all the other towns in the country. Drogheda Rural District Council refused to take action in the letter received from the Central Recruiting Council requesting the formation of a recruiting committee for the disâ€" trict. A woman named Mary Hogan, was sentenced at Tipperary to _ three months imprisonment for concealing a military deserter in her house in the Bansha road. Owing to the scarcity of doctors there was no application at the Gorey District Council for the mediâ€" cal officership of the Camolin and Crawford districts. After formal evidence at Belfast, Karl Heinricht, a German, charged with transmitting a letter to a person in Germany, otherwise than through the post, was remanded. A Local Government Board inâ€" quiry was recently held in Waterford into the corporation‘s application for a $150,000 loan for the electric lighting project. Official information has been reâ€" ceived that Captain Basil Maclear of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and the old Irish International Rugby footâ€" baller, has been killed in action. The Laurgan Urban Council Bill, authorizing the taking over of, the Lurgan Gas & Chemical Company, has passed the Local Legislation Committee of the House of Commons. The death has occurred at Putagâ€" han, near Beetucket, County Cavan, of Thomas Hynch at the remarkable age of 103 years. The deceased had assisted in this season‘s crops and up to a few weeks ago had delivered milk every morning. "Avenge Belgium" and Flags of the Allies are Favorites. "Tommy" and "Jack" both love to have their arms or chests decorated with portraits of loved ones or paâ€" triotic emblems, and tattooists have been busily practising their art on s:l‘d.tn and sailors since the outâ€" b of the war. The favorite deâ€" sign of the British soldier is the head of a bulldog with a Union Jack twinâ€" ed round his body. Others are more ambitious in their choice, and bring a photograph of their sweethearts to the tattooist and request him to copy it on to=their skin. King George‘s portrait is often tattooed on the arm of a loyal soldier. National emblems are favorite deâ€" signs amongst Scotch, Irish, and Canadian soldiers. The Highlander likes to have a thistle in colors tatâ€" tooed on his knee whilst a brilliant green shamrock leaf finds favor with the soldier from the Emerald Isle. The Canadians‘ favorite tattooed emâ€" blem is the maple leaf, and that of the Australians a kangaroo. Half the sailors in the British navy are tattooed, for the custom has alâ€" ways been a popular one with Jack. Designs pertaining to matters nautiâ€" cal find favor with the man in blue, such as crossed guns, battleships, or portraits with a life buoy as a frame. Many fighting men have been esâ€" pecially tattooed with emblems and mottoes relative to the B:m war, The sentence, "Avenge Belgium," in blue, has been tattooed on many eol» diers‘ chests, and the flags of the al= Hes placed in fan shape is another deâ€" sign which the war has popularized. Abubeln-m-l-sfwor&mm with toy pistols, TATTOOING IN THE ARMY. ttleships, or y as a frame. ave been esâ€" emblems and g‘w war, igium," in on many @ol» 5 & t