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A duputch from London says: The Brim]: ouch! ”lament tuned Thurs. dny nigh on the East African cam- palgn up: " "Tho canon! can: commanding .tlps Britt-h forces in Eat Africa ttaus that on the 12th a recountin- Mttee in tom wu curled out "that add“ Hill to locate the enemy’s po-) and min his ohm. The] Reconnaissance in Force Carried Out Against Sal- aita Hill to Ascertain Enemy's Position uvm BRUSH WITH GERMANS -- AN EAST AFRICAN CAMPMGN 2, 80 to 82c. Flour-Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $7.30; secumh, $6.80; strong bakers', $6.60; Winter patents, choice, $6.70; straight rollers, $6 to $6.10; do., hugs, $2.85 to $2.95. Rolled oats---. Rhls., 85.35; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.55. Bran, $24. Shorts, $26. Middlings, $28 to $80. Mouille, $81 to $88. Hay -No. 2, per ton. car lots, $20 to $2050. Cheese-Finest westerns, 18% to Mk; finest eastern, 18% toi IB'ér. Butter-Choi-rt creamery, 34 to M%e', seconds, M to M%e. Estes -I-'rcsh. 34 to Mc; selected. 281 to 29c; No. 1 stock. 26 to 27c; No. gl stock. " to Me. Potatoes-Per hag,‘ var lots, .I,” to 31.85. l Montreal. Feb. 22.--Com--A- can No. 2 yellow, 85 to Me. Oats - No. 2 local white, Me; No. 3 local white, 49et No. 4 local white, 48e. Barley-Manitoba Ned, 63 to Me; making. " to 78e. Buckwheat-No. Chr-Large, 19c; twins, t0tie. Potato-ear. lots of Ontario, quoted at $1.TS to $1.80, and New Brunswick: at $1.90 to $2 per bag, on track. to Me; solids, " to Me. Fats-Store, M to 27c per doa.; selects, " to 29e; new-laid. 32 to 340, (use lots. Honey --Pricett. in 10 to M-lb. tins, 12 to 12%e; comb, No. 1.53: No. 2, $2.40. BeartB-44.20 to $4.40. Potutrr--tbrine chickens, 17 to 20c; (owls. 16 to Me; ducks, IT to 'doe; geese, 15 to IN; turkeys, 23 to 27c. Butter Fresh dairy, 27 to 30c fetior, 2.1 to 25c; creamery print: to Me; solids, 32 to Me. Mill‘cMur lots, ml tret'sthtav--Bran', shorts. p" ton, $gr, t per ton, $27; good fe, $1.75 to $1.86. mum "Pyr-winter, according to sample, $4.70 to $4.80, track Toronto; $4.80 to 84.90, seaboard, prompt ship- ment. P't"twhrnt-r-Nominai, _ :l-‘cnrdink to freight: out: Rye- No. 1 commercial rejected, according to an: $25.; "cording to heights 1 Manitoba lhrur-trst jute butts, $7.20; second Jute bags, $6.70; strong juto h1g3, 't.ro, Toronto, Ontario itour---winter. _ . ,V.-v, ”an, actor“- ing to nample, $1.25 to $1.75, accord- ine to heights outside. . t!trrtrr-staitinE 64 to 66c; feed, 57 to Coe, according to heights out- side. _ .-v w .|.l£; wneat, Highly sprouted and tough, accord- ine to sample, $1.06 to $1.10; wheat, sprmztvd, "nutty and tough, according to sample, 81 to $1.04; feed wheat, 90 to 97m, according to heights outside. Poas “No. 2, 31.50: mm: “MM" (mafia Evin-e.“ car M. $1.10 K3(%c. track Toronto. Canadiin comm?! track Toronto. Ontario o.tw--.No. 45¢; commercial. AI to freight: outside, Bathtub. Toronto. Feb. 22.--Mtutitoba wheat --New crop, No. 1 Norman, 31.26%; No. 2 Northern, 31.24%; No. 8 North- ern, $1 .2155, in store Port William. Manitou oats-No. 2 C.W., 46yse; No. , CW., 42960; extra No. 1 feed, 42he; Nb. t feed, 41%e, in stun Fort William. Ameriun corn-No. 3 yellow,, h"-T,'ic, traek Torr-n4"- -"%P" 1c"! in Cameroons) Its ceiveed information ich that the From om region " Wu: sued Unlucky night: "A telegram dated Gen. [lobe]! (the Pre in (tum_er_oona) states A dunk-h from London Buys: The {omitting m communication refer- ring to the operation: in the Cunar- oom rah- " - Markets of the iiiiii' German --- .M TlMIt AFRICAN CAMPAIGN mus ,' All CAMEROONS comm. Hut lots, delivered Mont- 't'tthts--Brarl, per ton, $26; at ton, $25 to $26; middlings, 327; good feed flour, per bag, .1 or Montreal Markets, Winnipeg Grain Country Produce, Outside fo"t---Wed, 74 to --Nominnl, 77 to 78e, freight: outside. 1 commercial, 92 to 94c; "ding to sample, 83 to to heights outside. hrur--rirst patents. in 7.20; second patents, in 5.70; strong bakers', in id {331112 I) state: that lug-Eje- ation from Gen. Armer. French have closed the commander s ever, Into Sn -No. 3 white, 4t K Al to Me. accor. nury, z" to 30¢; in. creamery prints, M to Me. 26 to 27e per dow, new-laid. 32 to “ea Feb. 16 from French Tmrnander peaa, accord- $1.75, accord- Feb. 16 Winter 1"”. 4t to ' according wheat, "The branch railwa} has? now been carried to- Nioro, 2% miles from 8:- Iain.” "Our usulties amounted to 172, of whom 139 were in the second South African brigade, which had their ilrgt experience in bush furhtintr. hill was found to be strongly held, and the main German reserves were 'etrtained t_o_be in the neighborhood. I Succeeded in Escaping. HOW- Spanish Territory . as they used to. In this district there are 6,000 women and girls employed in munition work and they are the free spenders. Most of them are the wives of soldiers and receive separa- tion allowances from the Government, which increases their income. JVere Never Before So Prosperous So j Merchants Report. A despatch from London says: "In imy forty years' experience, I have Inevvr known a time when there was iso much money about among the ‘wwking classes," is the testimony of a pawnbroker, doing business in a district of London, where a large amount of army materials are manu- factured. His testimony is support- ‘ed by the jewelers, merchants and variety and moving picture theatres in tho neighborhood. They all my the workers were never so prosperous, or] spent thir money so freely-except that they don't cull on pawnbrokersl TGe ' The man who possesses this large, {angulan knobbly, capacious hand nee.. 1cr tells a lie. Moreover, he will not I pass a mis-statement or an exaggera- (tion. It is this exactitude which ‘makcs him a scientist, even if his {opportunities have never allowed him ' to study. The L'sr, smooth hand is eapaeious, It is apt to be rapacious. It is the hand of Mammon. ALI. BRITISH WORKERS HAVE MONEY TO SPEND If the hand is not only large, but instead of being knobhly and angular in smooth and inclined to be fat, it belongs to quite another kind of per- son. You will see that kind of hand be- longing to the well-contented person opposite to you at a public dinner, who is always calling for the wine-list, and scanning the menu, for fear he may be inadvertently missing some. thing good. l (What They Are Said to Indicate in _ a Man. Most people seem to object to big- ness, as applied to features of the hodr--bie feet, big ears, big mouth, pttTtiettUrlr. I As a rule, the man who has a tester, for science has a big hand, and a: bony one. He carries it loosely on; his wrists. It is not a beautiful hand, f as an artist counts beauty; but it isi true that mere beauty does not often) go wit-h the very highest character. I brought from $5.50 to $7 per cwt.; packers to $4.75 per cwt. Small lots of unlt,, at $10.75 to $11, and sheep at $6.75 to $7.50 per cwt., while milkfed calves sold at 10% to lie, Y-'". w, um, 1.u.u., mum to Fu.70. I Montreal) Feb. 22.--Choice steers at $7.75 to $8; good at $7.25 to $7.50; and the lower grades at from $5.26 to $6.25, while butcher cows sold at $4.75 to $6.50, and bulls brought from $5.50 to $7 per cwt.; Ttgit to $4.75 per cwt. Small lots of lam' s at $10.75 tn sun “A 4.-.... (ewes, $7.25 to $9; sheep, heavy, $5.25 ‘to $6; do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; yearling lambs, $7 to $7.75; lambs, cwt., $11.25 to $12.75; calves, me- dium to choice, $7.25 to $11.50; do., common, $4 to $4.50; hogs, fed and watered, 810; do., weighed off cars, $10.40; do., f.o.b., $9.65 to $9.70. Montreal) Feb. 22.--Choice steers at $7.75 to $8; good at $7.25 to " et, - I .q . _-__ VQIVIHV "Gav: 'steers, $7.60 to $7.75; butchers' cat- Itie, choice. $7.40 to $7.60; do., good, $7 to $7.40; do., medium, $6.15 to $6.65; do., common, " to $5.65; hutehers' balls, choice. $6.50 to $7; do., good bulls, $5.76 to $6.10; do., rough bulls, $4.50 to $5; butchers' cows, choice, $6.75 to $7; dp., good, 85.85 to $6.10; do., medium, $5.10 jo $5.65; do., common, $4 to $4.60; feeders, good, $6.25 to $6.85; stock- ers. 700 to 900 lbs., $6.10 to $6.75; canners and cutters, $3.25 to $4.50; milkers, choice, each, $75 to $100; do., common and medium, each, $115 to; $60; swingers, $50 to $100; light it few miles ilitfrirm the trades unchanged. Shipments, 55,892 barrels. Bran, $19 to $22. Duluth, Feb. 22.--Wheat-No. 1 hard, $1.34%; No. 1 Northern, 31.31%; No. 2 Northern, $1.28%. Iainseed---cnsh, 32.33% to $2.34; May, $2.36; July, 82.36%. Live Stock Markets. {frontier up to Ngoa and all cast T thereof. The Campo region column has P. fer milep to traverse to close the yellow, 77 to Tthe. oats-No. 3 white, 46 to 46%e. Flour-Fancy patents, 10e higher; quoted " $7; first clears, 6e higher; quoted at $5.20. Other "Active operations are now prac- tically ended,, and the conquest of Cameroon is complete, with the ex- ception of the isolated position of Mora hill. The German commandant, Zimmerman, succeeded in making his escape int Spanish territory." 'oronto, Feb. 22 BIG HANDS , . I - , -". __-.-vr._-... -.%.... nun-urn: Bays. am gm 3 employed ! Benjamin (halter. nineteen years of mu! thrn- mm on... D.-- .-.I._ -eee- __ _u_,,_,. . ' -.. . - r-9Picys heavy ; light y, $5.25 The misguided young man with a salary of $9 a week who marries a girl that cannot cook, hands himself " extra large and juicy lemon. The heart is in most human beings a little larger than the fish. Slilors Are Much in Demand for Auxiliary Work. A despatch from St. John's, New- foundland says: Plans for a com- plement of soldiers and sailors in ac- tive war service were completed Thursdgy night. So far 1,200 naval reservists and 2,000 soldiers have been enlisted and sent to England. .75; .50; do., to NEWFOUNDLAND WILL DOUBLE ITS CONTINGENT age, who wasitonvietpd on Wednesday! before Judgt Lanctot on charges ofi having dcprtod from the 73rd Royal! Highlwkrs, 87th Battalion Grin.) ndier ards and the 5th Universities) Com ny overseas, was sentenced tol St. ineent de Paul Penetentiary for.! two years. He is married. l TWO-YEAR SENTENCE l A despateh from London says: The g Chancellor of the Exchequer, Reginald ihchenna, announced on Wednesday (that the British national debt at the end of the financial year, March 31, will be £2,200,000,000. Germany's gross war expenditure to the end of 1916 was more than 2t,.500,000,000. Credits voted by France between the outbreak of the war to the end of December, 1915, were about St,-) 240,000,000 and for the ilrat quarter‘ of 1916, 1'300,920,00th I GERMANY HAS SPENT $7,500,000,00t ON WAR fYoung Canadian Has Also Been Men. I tioned in Despatches. , A despatch from Charlottetown, P. ‘E.I.. says: Captain Dawson, grandson iof the late W. E. Dawson, formerly _Mayor of Charlottetown, and a son of Captain Dawson, of Bombay, India, has received the military cross for distinguished service in the field and has ben mentioned in despatehes. He has been serving in the civil engineer corps, and has been through Mons, Ypres and other battles. He has re- cently been appointed instructor F fortification schools in Chatham, Eng-l land. He is a graduate of Kingston; Military College. I A despuuh - from Aiontreal says ', People Goaded Into Revolt by Brutali- l ty of Austrian Soldiers. i A despatch from Rome says: The Durazzo correspondent of the Idea :Nazionale telegraphs that the Mon- tenegrins in the Vasoyevici, Plavo and IGusinge districts, goaded by the ill- usage of the Austrians, have revolt.. ici with such success that the Austrian iau%orities have been obliged to send lto Scutari for reinforcements, The [Montana-ins, thanks to arms and mu- nitions, which they had hidden, cong tinuo to resist. When they entered' the country, the correspondent adds} the Austrians announced that quanti-. ties of provisions would arrive im..' mediately, but as soon as the terri- toey was occupied they carried off the! little that remained and the population 5 everywhere is dying of hunger, ar/ though money is abundant. Austria) is seeking to control the movement 1in hanging all the leaders and the situ/ ation appeared serious enough to sum- l, mon more troops from Matia. , MONTENEGRINS RISE The situation on other fronts is squadrons, including another raid on There seems to be a general fee yet apparent. . - --. ...“. --.... .... ,..,.\.... u; WB'R7 uunmalm "l Inc wrtress of Erzernm, together with something like 1,000 guns and immense supplies. The position was taken by frontal attack after a five days' siege. This event is the most important recent development in the war .oryratiov. The Russians are reported to be striking southward with a virw to cutting " the retreating Turk- ish garrison. British reinforcements are on their way to meet the British relief expedition in Mesopotamia. In the meantime the beleagured British force at Kut-el-Amara is reported to be successfully holding the position and to have ample supplies for some time to come. Rumania has taken a position very much more favorable to the Entcnte Allies. Germany has resorted to threats in an attempt to keep that country neutral, but as soon as Russia can get her troops in such a position as to ensure Romania against invasion it seems probable that Rumania will throw in her lot with the Allies. She has much to gain by an attack on Bulgaria and her “an“... “mum m, .......t. on ....... it- --Au- . .- Balkans. WINS MILITARY CROSS cal FOR l DEb'EttT'titt AGAINST ILL-USAGE I on other fronts is little changed. There has been considerable activity on the part of air mg another raid on the East coast of Britain and an allied attack by air on Strumnitza. to be a general feeling that big events are impending, but their nature and magnitude are not posmon very much more favorable to the Entente Allies. Germany has resotded to ceep that country neutral, but as soon as Russia can get her troops in such a position rainst invasion it seems probable that Rumania will throw in her lot with the Allies. an attack on Bulgaria and her assistance would do much to turn the scale in the THE WEEK'S DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR Sir George Paish, the great finane-l, ier, declares that England is more'; ietfieicnt and skilful than ever before,) .and that her resources have now been! gso organized that the period of dis-l fruption may be taken as: a thing of! "he past. ; "u... v." aLVa uuuc mu, women cor, i - _ t A., despatch from ‘liomlon says: 'et/tttg: and in many other service iTotai Raised in District Since the War:Daxly News has rem-wed the follow-‘ women are doing the work whie _' Started is About 47,500. ging despateh from: R. Muekenzie, ittiras once performed by men. Apar ) A l " f." Wi . .. ..P. jeorrespnndent at Rome: "A neutral from tho local supply of labor thous l , . (Jonah l WT [',"2','i',',id'rvol,' :diplomatist recently returned from 'anda of workers have come to the cit: 3! “or 1'f to the. uturns tempt-e ho,“ _ Bulgaria says that the Bulgarian loss.. I from other parts oy the country, am wedlwway ”MW”; fe'fl"'lr"y,t, m tltit I vs amount to L50,000 men. The army ', housing accommodation is so strain igiovmce has r',',"',','::'","', rt,':,',.)",',.,,'."'),':,),, now reduced.to about 180,000, andied that the Lord Mayor recently is li, t Ft ' f ' hr o'r, Ttw I an attack on Salomlu. The Bulgarian this immigrant population as lodgers {is Ct l", 0‘3"th ',""i)/,Tr . th( soldiers are on shor.t.r.atioy, as ther The Weekly outpouring of money i, gurea gn.n=ot 'il"'))' l .a . "r, 1Germans haw- 1vquisitioned all “Up“wagé’s has swollen to a remnrkubh !irtt.ti.fteyr! [je,; of '/',1?'l'2, “7;? fplios of wheat. They are dkhearten. 'total. and the tradesneople who eater ratleouhtihllgi'c g? 1'2, l I: sl'"'.,',',"'],",.,": ed and tired of the war, and fear Rus.. [for the wants-and one must add in i ora n l' en atse In Mr . ... . _ I I . . . tHutt re 1133115 in the near future. ti 'rt; m. P district Since the beginning of the war i M' p -------0----. /t'lU','"d'lrie,t,?i'Ltl',ehrvt,', ;:3'$:s;: . 1 F pe Gf _ . , " w a . I , . . . ' . . Ito approximately 4mm ' BERLIN 3 BUTTEit .smlu E. year within their memory. Enquiry I m-.-..--.-. -_r_--..- i A tg,th,f,r.t",,t, Berlin says: Theldgea‘not suggest that any Il,:',.',',',',' part I ' . , . ‘mem herso t eMa istraeies in Great.. To e excess earnin s, is in a s- I Etfieient and blulful. T . ft 2 tt y . , . , yer Berlin held a conference on Ttl/s-liaise/urs saved. although in the . Sir George Pauli, the giraf- “nu"C-gday over the uniform disturbance of lack of thrift the Shvfhelder is no ieE,.Oclar'c:s' that England m Pf5f,'tho butter supply and decided to in-{worse than his mate in other towns eificicnt and skilful than CVPt' before, 3 troduee butter cards, similar in their I where trade is good. and that .her. resources have now btfttlappiicatiok to bread cards early inl The more thoughtful among the SO organized that the period trf dis-Ui, war. The amount of butter tolartisnns are putting an adequate ruptlon may be tukvn ITS' a thing of be allowed eaeh person has not yetishare of their present high wages in- the past. Iibeen determined. the the war loan or the savings banks _------ define V --'----Heitee-, 7, -, --.- _--- ,, 7. ___ ---s---- -_ best understood by their class. There ,2: reason to believe that others are _ _'"; V' V ' "sr-ri,,'; , _ T -grrr,t:' ire, 5, .'. .' Je. r'", .','. .. [hoarding money in their homes, and a T 9- ..',. p, "/fl'f _ ”1,4. "tr'1c.rji:i,'si-, t) ;.teii2i?'trtis'1sf/r'jrt't,ii' f " reasoned appeal might secure this lr, "jugci2 ‘& 'i',fcr,tt "c'er"irr'c; 'hi/ct. 5'. ji', i'"-' t. f"; _ “a?“ FV '-. :money for the use of the State. In . A cCai, 'C'iil' ' 'P 'ti'/"ii/iiti',:r'js,it,is'irf 'rccit':r.yc'ii:i'irjircidc; 1/: _ ' lgreat number of cases the only in- W f,. F4di6i. 9.. C. re., _ t -'. o _ iveatment favored in the purchase of 'e i r .ctfse h: . "I T I lfurniture. Wives who have long tNtif: , 1r " , .. . " ... . _ ONE MAN IN SIX IN MANITOBA ENLISTED 13mm. to Bring Pressure to Bear “Sentenced to path. But Given Penall l Them to Join the Colors. ; Servitude Itustead. l A despatch from London says:9 A defpau'h from London says: The (Young married men who have not en- l, c.3501 fl a Win?!“ $le t?t 'l'tusei lllisted are soon to receive the atten-iu’m y sentence to tlettt . ut " ose "ion of the War (mm, which is con-1 'teel"".', w?.? commuted to Pena} WW {sidering the question of bringing pres- let',,',' R? W“ was "onnntg,1",'.f, m Tel ilure to bear upon them to induce, ou8e o Commons, on ursday Y, them to join the army. All irGiiler.bet:.t L. Samuel, the Secretary of Ili; who attewted under the Earl of l State for Home Affairs. .T.he woman ‘Derby's plan have been called up, and I was found guilty m a criminal court,I the Compulsory Military Service -f,iii,,ri,tl',,eAe,Tuitgti',1tti:v 's'ated' An ‘p': enrolls all other hachclors, of military; pen “as t.smtsset ' 'ut tho yentenee age who have not been exempted. Mar. l was commuted. Hut. nctn'ities were ried man who attested under tjieifiseovvrmd six days attur her. arrival Derby plan will next be called to in Great Britain, and her correspond-l ux'mq ML“ of them he men between {once was interrupted in the interval 5 30 i'L, 4O yuan: There are large between the time ond her arrest. She} numbers of marrivd men below 30 was not tl British subject. This is dis? years of age who have not answered first time since the beginning of the the appval to take up arms. and thelwar' ituas stated, that , woman had authorities are searching for a method lieen guru-n a severe a prison sentence 1 to bring them into line. in Britain for espionage. , YOUNG MARRIED MEN ARE NEXT IN ORDER FIGHTING AT CLOSE QUARTERS Razed In house to house fizhtinx in one of tho Sou HEAVY BITLGAR LOSSES IN BALKAN CAMPAIGN GREAT BRITAIN'S WAY: WOMAN SPY her, SI'ARED A despntch from Geneva an: The loam! do Geneva uy- that Ger- many has built 100 submarines c? a i There is also a good detntrtul--, “sometimes a foolish demand-for ipianos. A man and wanton walked . into a shop on a recent Saturday night. land asked the price of a piano in the l window. "226," was the answer given. 1‘13 it a good 'un?" enquired the man. "it is I good instrument tor the money." the dealer said. "Ctsn'tsta und it up to nhr 'ouse?" came the next question. "Yes, when it is paid for," was the comment of the shop- keeper, who was not in the least ex-l pectin: to do business. "Oh, that's ow not.” sold the lam. “Here's A' pun ttttta, And we'll bring that aim! i tel-marrow." The next morning thel lulu“ ms mid and the piano Gil ’3wished for sideboard or a sewing imachine, or some other article which in ordinary times his been beyond ’their means, are " last able to re- alize their ambitions. HUNDRED Mall SUBMARINES --'------------7-,V HAVE BEEN BUILT BY GERMANY f The Weekly outpouring of money in (wastes has swollen to a remarkable 'totai, and the tradmspeople who eater for the wants-and one must add in some measures the extraveuttutees-of the war workers, have had the best year within their memory. Enquiry does not suggest that any large part of the excess earnings is being sys- teattatienlly saved. although in the lack of thrift the Shvthelder is no worse than his mute in other towns where trade is good. The more thoughtful among the 1 Trades unable to contribute to the 2 business of the war have lwen largely i denuded of men. The young and fit I ' went to the army months ago. Others t Shave found that even a luborer's job (. gin the armament shops given them; 'more money than their regular ""t Ecupation. On the corporation tram.. n [can one sees none but women can it ‘ductora. and in many other services n women are doing the work which was once performed by men. Apart u from the local supply of labor thour. a and: of workers have come to the city 81 from other parts of the country. and h housing accommodation is so strain- d" ed that the Lord Mayor recently is-, l sued an appeal to citizens to take in it): this immigrant population as lodgers. a“ -e mo ..._u.....t.,. _ The men at type foundry who be- dore the war made printers' furniture are now producing cartridge boxes. Bolling mills which once rolled nickel silver for metal tt'apots, are rolling brass and copper for the materials of war. Scores of firms are tackling work which a year ago was never within their calculations and many manufacturers have been astonished at the possibilities of their plants. People who thought in thousands have learned to thing in millions. Every- where there is activity and new en- terprise all directed upon the om» end -munitions. V ,.,...‘.‘, -'"b"""a, Irux'l‘. , Every second man in the city is "on munitions," and it is said locally that anyone with one leg and one eye can obtain employment. The change from peace to war industry has been on an [almoab incredible scale. and the rami- ' fieations of munition work are bc- g 11"liT,'.'2, A laborer in a brickyurdl 'finds himself unable to leave for" other employment because the bricks} made in the yard Ire used to line the: furnaces of the great armament works. The Shcmeld eutler-at one. time the typical cruitsman of the city , --is busy with knives and fork: fort the army. A firm which repaired' broken-down locomotives is manu- faeturine submlrine machinery. ' m... ___ . . - “Munitions" has come to be a mum- word among the workers of semen. two years ago it was outside the va- cabulary of all but a few; to-duy it is continually in the mouths of the men and women living in this typical great arsenal city. m stands with them for hard work but high wages, for unemmpled Prosperity, and for a comfortable sense that a halo of pat- riotism rests upon the labor of the day, says a Sheffield, England, letter. 'P.-- _ . _ Comparatively Few are s vesting Their' Overs, PROSPERITY M -- BRITISH LABOR: WORKMEN ARE MAKING MORE MONEY THAN EVER. m""----.-- l A dumb (no. Ottawa an: GOI- "efdently taken to the due-outs. since Sir Sam Hughes stated in the Hon-chin did not Icon: to have sum-rod on Thursday in reply to a -iemlin Anything lik- the proportion which that his dome!“ had received of- lwould otherwise be expected, the re. Beiat intonation that there had been leord being one killed Thursday and n German attack on the British and fat or six the day before. “The (wr- Canadian lines south-east of Ypres mam, following the bortthetrdmont. I',ot along a front of some miles. It had into our trerehes at many points," been preceded by a heavy homuru-i,eontinueU the Minister. "My inNrrna, ment, lusting some two or three dnya.‘tion is that the Germans, Irv Milt The Canadian troops, however, udithere-trut they are dead." Enemy Got into 7 tMMIlMt mm mm) -'------===.7...T= m. RECENT GERMAN ATTACK Buying Luxuries. Workers Not Sm ing ONTARIO ARCHIVES Wealth man in the city is "on it is said locally that leg and one eye can nt. The change from are Suing or In Overplun of to Our Trenches at Many Points -, 1 hey Are Still There J.' ll erased visor. e new type, and is preparing to renev' '-'her Bi.atte.tsarine can” with In Mother (after rehu'nu pathetic‘ story] --"Now, We, wouldn't you like to give your bunny to that poof little boy you saw to-dny who hunk my father?" “(In (clutching mbbltr--'%ouldn't we give him fat ther W!” Poor Partridge at thi;;':um strugrlo to convince People he wasnt "dead." ( Partridge was making a " in- come from the sale of his almanac, with its thriliine prophecies, every year. The greet Dean SM“ was un- noyed " this and at the gullibility of the public, so he determined to stop it. l, One year. therefore, he himnelf is- sued a rival elm-nae, prophesying therein that Partridge would die on Much 22nd of the coming year. When this dry arrived, there appeared in severel paper: due notice of the os- ‘trologer'a death. with I few lines. about his comer. Dean Swift even wrote and published for and wide on “Elegy on the Death of Mr. John Partridge"! This toirly "put the lid on." In vain did the “heated" write to this - end that, and publish pun- phlets dachrin; that he Ind never "died" " all. Nobody believed him! Partridge, the byrone days. "But," said Sir Claude, " can no a bit farther dun my friend the doctor. For I received. in due course, a ticket of admission to my own Tuners} nor- vice,' held in St. Paul's Cathedral!" How extremely diftieuit it any be for a living mun to Prove that he Wu not "dead," in certain cases, mny well be men from the experience of John f For mph, indeed, my: rluim the unique dintincticn of possessing a ticket for their own funeral! Yet such Was the came with our late Am- hnuodor to Chino, Sir Claude Mac. donnld, who milingly one night. at a public meeting in England, told how both he and Dr. Morrison had had the strange experience of reading thei: own obituary notices in "The Times," in connection with the doze of the negation): at Pekin, and the nlleeed Ina-um there. during the Boxer re- bellion lone your: back. quite recently there arrived at his mother's house in Richmond, Surrey, a private soldier. who simply sent his relations delirious with joy Ivy that strange homecoming: for only a day or two previously he had been an- nouncod by the War Office tutthorities as “killed in action.” War always brim "ions in more WI} which went folk m ly impouible were any romance by u I don Answers. Montana‘s of People l'x ho Their Own "etsth , wm-n trade came almost to I an um, tind it dithcull to oxevme orders now pouring in. Another , ity is the purchase of elaboruu mounted umbrella. A working-c] woman in 1 humour explained possession of an umbrella which said had cost. 45s. by the 51mph mark. "uck's on munitions." Jeweler- are doing m business in rings. gold brooches, lockets, and oth Manufacturers of chretro. released hundreds of nu army in the only days t when (rude came almost mm. The manger of " M states that hi: commission on during the past lg months i highest he has ever obuitted. BC ew c Clr'HH'r.tun' “KILLED wthergennt Kerr, M ieid Artillery. who Wu in special unilantry in ‘ulm French's dew-(rhea. In the house to which 'n the alum-ted value of re in the house was com " than the price paid for “mails astrologer at ', IN}! other trinkets mrar explained the umbrella which tube 1. by the ammo ro- munitions." In"! Notices "a the South officially re- he was never tn take their Women, who ubie to buy hos. are now Ling " and snd expensive If " bookshop nion on sales onths is the M-plahn who mm for the t of the war, "aw ltead L lbrucvlvm and- the um - .ely- hm tit id,