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IRLS 3 Chy what he rose in neigh 1 t of fuller ecret othex man, asks ost life ral the re ip to d 1 ou fright th it felt you our et, to 62 Per Cent. of CANADA CAN EASTLY PROVDDE FULY 1,000,000 RECRUITS Winnipeg, Mar. 7.â€"Cash prices:â€" No. 1 Northern, $1.08%; No. 2, do., s.OSL’,; No. 3, do., $1.03%%; No. 4, Me; No. 5, 91%c. Oatsâ€"â€"No. 2 C.W., 39%¢; No. 8, do., 37%e¢; extra No. i feed,,87%4%e¢; No. 1 feed, 353%c¢; No. 2 do., 84 %¢. Barleyâ€"No. 2, 60c; No. 4, 55¢: feed, 50¢c. Flaxâ€"No. 1 ;30; moulllic, $31 to $33. Hayâ€"No. , per ton, car lots, $20 to $20 50. Chessoâ€"Finest westerns, 18% to 19¢; do., easterns, 18 to 18!%c. Butterâ€" Cholcest creamory, 33% to 34%4c: seeâ€" onds, 31% to 32%%c. Eggsâ€"Fresh, $2; selected, 26 to 27¢; No. 1 stock, 24 to 25¢; No. 2, do., 21 to 22¢. Potaâ€" toeaâ€"Per bag, car lots, $1.80. 90 Ihe., %2 .50 to $24; short to 36; do., In DAgS, pci.i Rolled oat=â€"Rarrcls, $5 to °6 Montreal, Mar. 7.â€"Cornâ€"American No. 2 vellow, 82 to 8%¢. Oatsâ€"Canâ€" adian Westorn, No. 2, 48 to 48!e; do., No. 8 48 to 46%e; extra No. 1 feed, 46 to 48%c; No. 2 local white, 46%4%¢; No. 8 local white, 45%e; No. 4 local white, (44‘4c. Barleyâ€"Manriâ€" toba feed, 66c; malting, 76 to 78c. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, 80 to 82c. Flour â€"Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.90; do., seconds, $6.40; strong bakers‘, $6.20; Winter patents, choice, $6.50; straicht rollers, $5.90 Honeyâ€"Prices, in 10 to 60â€"Ib. tins, 12% to 186. Combsâ€"No. 1. $2.75 to $38; No. 2, $2.25 to $2.40. Beansâ€"$4.20 to $4.40. Poultryâ€"Chickens, 19 to 20¢c; fowls, 15 to 16¢c; ducks, 17 to 20¢; geese, 17 to 20¢c; turkeys, 23 to 27c. Cheeseâ€"Large, 19¢; twins, 19%e. Potatoesâ€"Car _ lots of Ontarios quoted at $1.70 to $1.75, and New Brunswicks at $1.80 to $1.90 per bay, on track. Eggsâ€"Storage, 23 to 24c per doz.; selects, 26 to 27¢; newâ€"laid, 29 to 30c, case lots. Butterâ€"Fresh dairy, 27 to 380¢c; inâ€" ferior, 23 to 25¢; creamery prints, 34 to 86¢; solids, 32 to 34c. Millfeed, car lots, delivered â€" Montâ€" real freightsâ€"Bran, per ton, $25; shorts, per ton, $26; middlings, per ton, $27; good feed flour, per bag, $1.60 to $1.70. Buckwheatâ€"70 to 71c, according to freights outside. Ryeâ€"No. 1 commercial, 87 to 88¢; rejected, according to sample, 82 to 84¢, according to freights outside. Manitoba flourâ€"First patents, in jute bags, $6.80; second patents, in jute bags, $6.30; strong bakers‘, in jute bags, $6.10, Toronto. Ontario flourâ€"Winter, according to sample, $4.30 to $4.40, on track Toâ€" ronto; $4.25 bo $4.30, bulk seaboard, prompt shipment. Peasâ€"No. 2, $1.50; according to sample, $1 to $1.25, according . to freights outside. Barleyâ€"Malting barley, 61 to 63¢; feed barley, 55 to 58c, according . to freights outbside. Ontario oatsâ€"No. 3 white, 40 to d4lc; commercial, 39 to 40c¢c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheatâ€"No. 2 Winter, per car lot, 97 to 99¢; slightly â€" sprouted and tough, according to sample, 93 to 95¢c; sprouted, smutty and tough, according to sample, 90 to 92¢c; feed wheat, 83 to 85¢, according _ to freights outside. American corn o track Toronto. Canadian cornâ€" track, Toronto. T h lau y io SPc Pn ioi ie + O w‘ No. 2, $1.06; No. 3, $1.04, in store Forb William. Manitoba oatsâ€"No. 2 C.W., 89%e; No. 3 C.W., $7%; extra No. 1 feed, 87%¢; No. 1 feed, 36¢, i store Fort William, ns Aifrrenstratsialih is ns cbvod in The German newspapers have ceasâ€" ed to be jubilant over the campaign against Verdun. The Koelnische of March 1, under the caption, "The Drama of Verdun," was content to give optimistic extracts from the French papers. The Frankfurter Zeiâ€" tung also confines itself to replying to articles in the French and British press, therchy preparing its readers for failure. Practically all the Gerâ€" The A despatch from London says: Deâ€" spatches from Basle quote the Swiss newspapers as commenting that the slump on the Frankfort Bourse, folâ€" lowing a week of great buoyancy, reâ€" flects the financial opinion of Germany Mg the situation at Verdun. The Rotterdam 7&6_1-;;::;;m;ent of the London Daily Mail telegraphs. m â€" w Markets of the World 10, 000 CREAT DEJECTION IN BERLIN _ OVER THE VERDUN FAILURE Breadstuffs. oronto, Mar. 7.â€"Man nto, Mar. 7.â€"Manitoba wheat, ‘opâ€"No. 1 Northern, $1.08% ; $1.06; No. 3, $1.04, in store Montreal Markets Winnipeg Grain. Country Produce ent. of Males From 19 to 40 Will Remain Aiter 500,000 Have Bz:en Raised. Women Mirch Through Unter den Linden Crying * Peace," Millfeedâ€"Bran, $23.50 $26; middlings, $28 to $31 to $33. Hayâ€"No. No â€"Feed, 71 to 73¢. on â€"No. 3 yellow, 79¢, to $2.85. 5; bag of 1Xâ€"NO . $2.01 meni A despatch from London says: Maâ€" jorâ€"Gen. George Gorringe is mentionâ€" ed in a casualty list just made public here as having been wounded in the fighting in Mesopotamia. MAJORâ€"GENERAL GORRINGE wOUNDED AT THE FRONT A despatch from Ottawa says: Some 279 returned soldiers have so far been given employment in the varâ€" ious branches of the civil service durâ€" ing the last fiscal year. Of these 260 have been employed in the Militia Department and 19 in other departâ€" ments. RETURNED SOLDIERS The claim, therefore, made by the | Gorman Government to sink all Britâ€" ish merchant ships at sight because of | their armament is one which cannot; possibly be justified. This is clearly proved by the statement issued on Tuesday night giving a list of Britâ€". ish and neutral unarmed merchant, ships which have been torpedoed by‘ German submarines without warnâ€" ing." | Sir Edward Grey Points Out That Teutons Are Wholly Unjustified. A despatch from London says: Sir Edward Grey, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, authorizes for publication the following statement: "The assumption apparently made by the German Goâ€" vernment that all British merchant ships are armed is entirely incorrect. Practically all British merchant ships employed in trade between the United States of America and the United Kingdom have hitherto been unarmed. GERMAN AsSUMPTION MERE DESIRE TO KILL Montreal, Mar. 7.â€"Butcher steers, best, $7 to $7.50; good, $6.50 to $7; air, $6 to $6.50; medium, $5.75 to $6; butcher bulls, best, $5.75 to $6.25; medium, $5.25 to $5.75; canners, $4; butcher cows, best, $6.25; good, $6; fair, $5.75; rough, $4.25 to $5.50; canners, $3 to $3.50. Sheep, 5 to 7e; lambs, 8 to 9%c. Hogs, selects, $10 to $10.75; roughs and mixed lots, $9.25 to $9.90; common, $9; sows, $7.50 to $7.75. Calves, milk fed, 8 to 9%4¢; grass fed, 4% to 5%4e. ewes, light, $7.50 to $9; sheep, heavy, and bucks, $6.50 to $8; hogs, fed and watered, $9.50; do., f.0.b., $9.15; do., weighed at plant, $9.90. lbs., $6 to $6.50; do., medium, 650 to 750 lbs., $5.75 to $6; do., light, 500 to 650 lbs., $5 to $5.50; canners, $8.50 to $4.25; cutters, $4.25 to $4.50; milkers, choice, each, $60 to $85; springers, $60 to $85; calves, veal, choice, $9 to $11; do., medium, $7 to $8; do., common, $5.50 to $6; lambs, yearlings, $7 to $8; culled lambs, $7 to $7.25; spring lambs, $10 to $13; Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Mar. 7.â€"Choice heavy steers, $7.75 to $8.10; butcher steers, choice, $7.25 to $7.75; do., good, $7 to $7.25; do., medium, $6.90 to $7; do., common, $5.75 to $6.25; heifers, good to choice, $7.25 to $7.50; do., medium, $6.50 to $6.75; butcher cows, choice, $6.50 to $6.65; do., good, $5.75 to $6.50; butcher bulls, choice, $6 to $7; do., good bulls, $5.50 to $6; do., medium, $5 to $5.50; do., rough bologna, $4.40 to $4.50; feeders, 900 to 1,000 lbs., $6.40 to $6.80; do., bulls, $4.50 to $5.50; stockers, 700 to 800 Duluth, March 7.â€"Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard, $1.12%; No. 1 Northern, $1.10% to $1.12%; No. 2, do., $1.07% to $1.09%. Linseedâ€"Cash, $2.20; May, $2.29; July, $2.29. Minneapolis, March 7..â€"Wheatâ€" May, $1.10%; July, $1.10%; No. 1 hard, $1.14%; No. 1 Northern, $1.11% to $1.13%; No. 2, do., $1.07% to $1.10%. Cornâ€"No. 3 yelâ€" low, 75 to 76c. Oatsâ€"No. 3 white, 39% to 40c. Flourâ€"Fancy patents 15¢ higher, quoted at $6.40; first clears 15¢ higher, quoted at $4.80; other grades unchanged; shipments, 68,895 barrels. Branâ€"$18 to $19. The Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily Mail says: The reports reaching Berlin of great losses at Verdun, notwithstanding the attempts of the newspapers to be cheerful, have caused general dejection, especially among women. On the night of Feb,. 20 ten thousand women marched through Unter den Linden crying "Bread" and "Peace." The police disâ€" persed the manifestants. in neutral countries purporting to show the "excellent effect" of the Gerâ€" man offensive. The latter papers igâ€" nore Verdun and turn their attention to conscription in Great Britain and the German war loan. man papers while declaring that the French are hiding their fear under opâ€" timistic reports, print consoling acâ€" counts from their own correspondents United States Markets. to these statistics, said 2 per cent. of the male m 19 to 40 years of age in ths country after IN CIVIL SERVICE .000 n We reached Tutin quite exhausted |\ â€"the horses could not have moved a | step farther. We had by now become hopeless brigands, and all along the \road from Kraljevo had been forced | to loot the haystacks to get fodder at |all. Once only did the owner object, ‘and our corporal said: There was no bread, but the mayor kindly allowed us to sleep in his ofâ€" fice. We rested the next day while the police scoured the district for l The whole road was a living snake | with heads for scales; it coiled across | the plain, zigzagged up the mountain, and writhed down again into the valâ€" \ley. It was a strange sight, that valâ€" ley, with the slow, muddy river flowâ€" ing down and the human stream flowâ€" Iling up; floating logs disturbed the even current of the river; motor cars, lurching frantically in the deep mud, ploughed through the human â€"flood. There were bullock carts, too. "We are the State. This is war; it is of no use for you to preach." There was not room in the carriages for the whole party; so some of us camped on waterâ€"proof shects on a small shoulder of earth jutting from the road. It was pitch dark. We could see nothing except the dim figâ€" ures of the everâ€"passing crowds. ' The bell of a villags church i# put In case of an mllack by poison gas, t to his comrades to don the respirators. _ We groaned out of Kraljevo; our light carts were too heavily laden, and only downhill could we exceed a walking pace. We plunged into a regiment of boys, children rather, from fourteen to seventeen years of ageâ€"hundreds. They looked white and tired. As we were moving through them, one came alongside my wagon. He said he had had no bread to eat for three days. I searched my pockets and found two biscuits, which I gave him. He did not cat them, but stumbled on, looking at them; and members of the party at the extreme tail of our convoy said that they saw: this boy dragging along with the bisâ€" cuits still uneaten, one in each hand. Before we left Kraljevo I went out into the streets. Every gutter was lined with bullock carts filled with refugees. I had to step over exâ€" hausted Serbians lying fast asleep on the pavements. Sir Ralph Paget at last procured us ten springless carts. We were a party of thirteen, and six others were to accompany us as far as Rashka. Pathetic Scenes When the Serhian! People Fled. I A correspondent of the London . Times who was in Serbia when the | unhappy nation fled before the adâ€" | vancing armies of Germany, Austria | and Bulgaria, writes vividly of the scenes that he saw along the road that leads from Kraljevo back into the Montenegrin mountains. | The German offensive at Verdun is taken as the first move in an attempt to secure a favorable decision on the Western front before the British and French complete preparations for their Spring campaign. Apparâ€" ently the Teutons are risking everything upon the outcome of the contest in the wost. Thore is a feeling now that other theatres of war are of only minor importance. Events of tremendous importance are impending on the Western Front. These may be accompanied by enemy naval activity and air operations on a scale hitherto unattempted. News from other fronts has been meagre. The Italians have completed their evacuation of Duâ€" razzo and the town is now probably in Bulgarian hands. The German offensive in the neighborhood of Verdun developed during the past ten days into a determined drive toward the fortress. Reckless of the cost in men, a large German force was thrown repeatedly against the French positions and succceded in o¢cupying a number of villages and considerable terrain, although at terrific loss. The French withdrew from their advanced positions to prepared positions of greater strength, in so doâ€" ing inflicting enormous losses upon their opponents. The German drive, directed originally against the French positions almost directly north of Verdun, shifted to the east where further advances were made. Here, again, however, the French checked the enomy‘s drive toward the fortress, and, despite some withdrawals, occupy positions of great strength. A NATION IN FLIGHT. THE FRENCH "CURFEW." * 06 church is put to a new use by the French soldiors y poison gas, the sentry tolls it and gives the alarm THE WEEK‘S DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR. A despatch from Brantford says: Although 85 years of age, Mrs. John Lyle, of Darling Street, mother of two boys now at the front, has knitted 108 pairs of socks for soldiers and made 5 quilts for Belgians, and she is still working. KNITTING FOR AT AGE A despatch from Copenhagen says: The transport of grain from Ro«mania to Austria and Germany has comâ€" menced, according to a Berlin desâ€" patch. _ Seven thousand freight cars wore sent to Roumania from Austria and Germany, of which six thousand are already loaded. The total purâ€" chase aggregated 50,000 carloads. GRAIN FROM ROUMANIA EN ROUTE TO GERMAXY A despatch from Sydney, N.S.W., says: The New South Wales Governâ€" ment has aproved â€"a comprehensive scheme for settling returned soldiers| on the land. Steps already have been‘ taken to survey suitable crown lands and proposals have been made to make advances to each settler up to £500 sterling, for improvements and the purchase of stock and farming implements. A Commons Banking Committe Reports i Favorably on Bill. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Banrking and Commerce Committee of the House of Commons on Wednesday morning reported on Sir Thomas White‘s bill extending to the banks the power to loan money to farmers on the security of live stock, and conâ€" tinuing to force the existing powers of the banks in reference to loans on the security of grain. The bill now goes back to the House for the formal third reading. The discussion in comâ€" mittee was of a technical character. ‘ AUSTRALIA TO SETTLE SOLDIERS ON THE LAND We got twenty eggs the next day, a great rarity, and while we were not looking the professor ate four of them. That day we were guarded by four policemen; we slept in an Albanian cottage that well earned its pseudoâ€" nym of the "flea pit," but where the owners would ask no payment. horses. Eventually they got us miserable specimens. We reached Rojai in the dark and received a warm welcome from the authorities, who promised to do everyâ€" thing in their power for us, and we slept on the floor of the cafe. LOANS TO FARMERS. SOLDIERS OoF EIGHTYâ€"FIVE five Jes‘ for Anvhow He might be he hisn. To fight fer libe An‘ he might gi self . _ cheer An‘ git outdoors and see. An‘ do his chores an‘ fix thi The way‘they ought to be. vor.â€" phesn An‘ thanki It ain‘t no time to be scttin I kin tell yeâ€"no sirree. He better be gittin‘ up ou up things, !An‘ he sez: "You let me be. I won‘t stand these furrin‘ tricks 0‘ t yourn In this here lan‘ 0‘ the free." And it got old Jonathan all het up, _An‘ he took his foot from his knee. | VIL An‘ he got to thinkin‘ and thinkin‘ l hard. |Worryin‘ how it would be. An‘ wonderin‘ what in Sam Hill he‘d 1 do If some pesky enemy With all them dreadnoughts and subâ€" , marines Come aâ€"rippin‘ across the sea. VIIL An‘ he thought of the army he wished he had. An‘ he reckoned up his navy. "I guess I‘ve set here long enough, I‘ll have to.got busy," sez ‘ee. _ But the last I saw he was aâ€"scttin‘ there yit * An‘ st { jeans And sent it across the sea. Iv. Then he heard they‘d drowned a thousâ€" | and men, And some from Amerikee. , So he said right out, "If you do that | ag‘in | You‘ll git me mad," sez ‘ee. !An‘ he kep ‘on jinglin‘ the coins in Then they If I git hol‘ o‘ ye." An‘ he winks one eye wit tongue in his cheek, "I‘m to proud to fight," sez ‘ec They did it ag‘in and then ag‘in, "You quit that now," sez ‘ee. "I‘ll give you fellers a piece o‘ my mind An‘ thankin‘ God for the sea HI. "They‘re killin‘ ‘om off like flies they say. They can‘t blaim it onto me. It ain‘t my war, Yet I do feel bad For them poor Belgiums," sez ‘ee. And he took a few dollars out of his down, by gum! For all they git from me." An‘ he smiled kinder slow and jingled the coins, "It‘s good for business," sez ‘ce. han‘ attainments.â€"Mann. An‘ thanked the good God for the sea. _ He that wants money, means and IL. content is without three good friends, "They‘ll be wantin‘ my cattle and hogs â€"â€" â€"Rhakespeare. and corn Lei us work the time that is apâ€" An‘ powder and guns mebhbe, pointed us, and after that we shall But they‘i! pay on (the naill ch§h ‘vest in mesca â€"MUrnmwall. Dr. Richmond is well known as the President of Union College, at Schenâ€" ectady, New York. The following verses, written in the vein of James Russell Lowell‘s "Bigelow Papers," were read by Dr. Richmond with tellâ€" ing effect at the recent dinner of the Real Estate Board of New York City â€"The Editors of The New York Outâ€" look. out there, § But they can‘t git over to me." And Jonathan jingled the coins in his Brother Jonathan sat by the kitchen fire, Nursin‘ his foot on his knee. It‘s a turrible fight they‘re havin‘ By Charles Alexander Richmond. BROTHER JONATHAN. an rt in plottin‘ and blowin pin IX. them roat navy, mng enough, sez ‘ee. * was aâ€"scttin‘ eye with his out round Ip that Fud | _ A despat YÂ¥ |Italian An “Count Mac ‘notify the 4 $ notwithstar trian decre | of armed | chantmen w ‘‘ ment. ‘The A despatch from London says: Gerâ€" many has sent an ultimatum to Porâ€" tugal demanding the restoration withâ€" in 48 hours of the German ships reâ€" cently scized by that country, accordâ€" ing to a despatch from Madrid to Reuâ€" ter‘s Telegram Co. GERMANXY THREATENS Count Macchi, has been instructed to notify the Amorican Government that, notwithstanding the German and Ausâ€" trian decrees regarding the sinking of armed merchantmen, Italian merâ€" chantmen will continue to carry armaâ€" ment. The Ambassador also has been instructed to say thst Italian merâ€" chantmen will use their artillery only for defensive purposes. hour is when as it is with it.â€"J. M. Bs ITALY WILL DEFY It is not by diplomatic acts but by mutual feelings of sympathy, friendâ€" ship and confidence, and by community of interests, that true and lasting alâ€" liances are made.â€"Sir George Buâ€" chanan. The 1i \\'hit'h h and live: War expenditure must necessarily be wasteful, but there is a degree beâ€" yond which it need not go.â€"Lord Rosebery. Fortitude is the marshall of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.â€"Lord Bacon. | _v. Learn thoroughly all about the |counbrios of the Alliance. You will | be astonished at the resources they | off er. Lei us work the time that is apâ€" pointed us, and after that we shall rest in peace.â€"Cromwell, It is all a question of provortion in war time. The shoe is bound to pinch. â€"M‘Kinnon Wood. .' ' y°~ '@uis’! _ Irglegsâ€" yâ€"*" Nes ;\ ] roaiieâ€"g] 4;;â€"'.“ f & * ; ‘The more powerful an obstacle the more glory we have in overcoming it.â€"Moliere, The power of concentration is one of the most valuable of intcllectual attainments.â€"Mann. 9. Destroy the powoer of England; only at this price can an honorable peace be obtained. 10. Be hard and pitiless when the terms of peace come to be discussed, 8. Destroy European Russia so that Europe may enjoy a durable peace. 7. Keep your Kultur centres pure. Exclude foreigners from your univerâ€" sities and academies. 5. Don‘t «make health or pleasure trins outside the borders of the Alliance. 4. Shake off all foreign influence; to this end raise your own sheep, refine your own petrol and plant your own cotton. 3. No German has the right to purchase abroad what he can buy within the borders of the Alliance. A community of customs duties and comâ€" mercial agreements must be concludâ€" ed. CITY HOUSE FURNiSHING COMPANY 1340 St. Lawrence Boulevard, â€" Montr 2. With reference to foreign policy, the object of the fidelity pact would be to build up an enclosed and isoâ€" lated portion of Evrope and Asia Minor in the economical and political sense. With regard to internal polâ€" icy, the autonomy of each state to be maintained. 1. Germany, Austria, Tu;key and Bulgaria must contract a pact of fidglig_y_ before conclusion of peace. A Spacial From Our Catalog No. 16 Destroy Power of England and Wipe Out Russia, Ten commandments regulating the life and conduct of all good Germans, which are said to have had the approvâ€" al of the Kaiser, are being published broadcast in Germany. They are: The official statement reads:; "We captured the trenches at the bluff of the Ypresâ€"Comines Canal, which wore lost Feb. 14, and also captured a small been recaptured, but a salient of the German line was also seized and conâ€" solidated, a counterâ€"attack launched some hours later proving futile. Nearâ€" ly 200 prisoners were taken by the British, including four officers. A despatch from London says: The British have won an important victory in Flanders. Not only have the halfâ€" !nile of trenches lost a fortnight ago BRITISH DRIVE BACK ENEMY C AND TAKE MANY PRISONERS Lost Trenches at the Blulf of the YÂ¥presâ€"Comines Canal Recaptured. THOUGHTS FOR THE pAY. NEW ENEMY DECALOGUE : with wha M. Barrie. in( of DINING ROOM CHAIRS CERMANY‘3 MENACE t from Rom sador at Exactly as represented in iNustration THE PORTUGUESE Washington, nstructed to avs The WRITE FOR Oour cataioc It 1s fuil of House Furnishing Epeciale Five small and one Armchair, in solid oak and solid leather. Regular $20.00 the sot, Special prigg ; ; .. 1114 111x ; . BHLLAG We Mrs. Williamsâ€""Eliza, those banâ€" isters seem always dusty. I was at Mrs. Simpson‘s toâ€"day, and her stair rails are as clean and smooth as glass." Elizaâ€"*"Yes, mum. She has three small boys." #5 Cespatcn irom TUAWa says: The Government does not intend purchasâ€" ing any more horses for military purâ€" poses in Canada during the summer. This was stated in the House on Thursday in reply to an Opposition question. There are 1,769 on hand in the various divisional areas. GovyERNMENT WILL BUY NO MORE HoRrs] ces are the lowes minion of Canada ol with attempting t whole family by donir with tincture of iodine not guilty. h ricl Go At a special meeting of Town Council it was decide timate to the employes Health and Roads Departm MAiD UNDER ARREST PoR "DOPING® CoFFEE, The roof of the Sunday School building, Dunkeld, used for many years by the Cathcdral Church and erected by the late Duchessâ€"Dowager of Atholl, recently fell in with a crash. Fortunately no one was inâ€" jured. progress has been made with the iwork of providing a new water supâ€" ply for the camps at Gailes. At a meoting of the District Comâ€" mittee of the Forfarshire County Council, it was stated that a case of | enteric fever had been notified as having occurred in the parish. At a meeting of the Galashicls branch of the Independent Labor Party, _ resolutions opposing conâ€" scription were sent to the Prime Minâ€" |ister, and the local Members of Parâ€" liament. | The Cleaning and Lighting Comâ€" ‘ mittee of Edinburgh Town Council at ‘their last meeting, decided to recomâ€" mend increases in the wages of a number of the employes under the committec. FROM OLD SCOTLAND Cross Society, Owing to the war, the scarcity of pithead laborers has been so much felt at Prostongrange colliery that it has been found necessary to emâ€" ploy women for the work. At a meeting of Irvine and District Water Board it was stated that good progress has hbeen made with the work of providing a new water supâ€" The sum of $35,036 is the total amount raised by sales of gifts in Dowel!l‘s Rooms, Edinburgh, in aid of the Scottish Branch of the Red The vital statistics for the parish of Culter, Aberdecnshire, during the past 12 months show 67 births, 9 marâ€" riages and 50 deaths. Greenock Corporation have under consideration the question of the employment of disabled soldiers. Another contingent of _ Greenock Howitzors have been put under orders for the front recently. PeC NOTEs OF INTEREST FROM HER BANKS AND BRAES. What Is Going On in the Wighlands and Lowlands of Auld salient in the German line. A counâ€" terâ€"attack launched by the enomy some hours later was repulsed. Gerâ€" man mine galleries in the captured trenches were destroyed. We have taken 180 prisoners, &ncluding four officers. There has been much artilâ€" lery activity on both sides from Vierstraat to Boesinghe." The capture of 800 yards of British positions southâ€"east of Ypres, after heavy artillery bombardments, was claimed in the German official stateâ€" ment of Feb. 15 1 G mai tri arr tch from Ottay wage t1 it was decided to inâ€" ie employes in the oads Department whe that the Council could ir demand for an inâ€" Montreal, Que this city, 18 years of Mr. Romeo Faguy‘s 1 on Thursday chargâ€" ing to poison the doning the coffes iodine. She pleads Scotia. Q id Lighting Comâ€" h Town Council at decided to recomâ€" Our in the 8a y Dunoon Th Mi