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fi u, A despatch from Geneva say: Constantinople report received says that within the Ottoman El there are roving bands of brig estimated to number 300,000. are mostly armed deserters from army and are bent on pillage. even venture near towns. and I times attack regular troops in 4 to Bet arms and food. 300.000 TURN DESERTERS CON DUCT'.;,' BRIGANDAGE "Although it will not have any de- cisive inttaenee on the military opera- tions." the newspaper adds, "yet, it may do us considerable harm in the event of the transfer of Austrian troops to the western front. The greatest harm, hovever, is the moral elect this wholesale act of Czech treachery may have on the military ‘A_..... " ALA " . - power A despatch from London says: Commenting on the formation of a Czech-Slovak army in France, which was authorized by decree printed in the French Omcial GUzette, December 19. the Vienna Neue Freie Prensa says the army already numbers 120,000 men. The torpido which sank the went directly through the Rec painted on her side. 120.000 AUSTRIAN.“ FIGHTING WITH THE FRENCH. Most of the survivors of the Rewa were landed at Swnnsen. Many of them were without clothing of any kind. The wounded were removed Immediately to I hospital. "She was displaying all the lights and markings required by The Hague Convention. She was not and had not been within the so-called but-red Bone, as delimited in the statement is- sued by the German Government on Jan. 19, I917." "His Majesty's hospital ship Rewa w.» lorpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel at about midnight on Jan, 4, on her way home from Gibraltar. All the wounded were safety transferred to patrol vessels. There were only three nannies among the crew, three Luca" being missing. .1 A despatch from London says: Not- withstanding the pledge given in Sep- tember, the Germans have sunk an- other hospital ship. An odieial stitc- 'nent says: Comeying Wounded From Gib. raltar to England. 1103me SHIP EXPORT jiiijjiiiijiiii SUNK llf sun- BUSHEIS (lf WHEAT Most recent picture of Gen. Sir Edmund Allen hi, recent victories, in Palestine, is putting another the map of freedom. of the Dual monarl-hy 'tber 300,000. They deserters from the t on pill-get They tGeneva says: A mt received here he Ottoman Empire bands of brignnds, the Rewa Red Cross I I HAb This BesT was. mus pguzuoou AT 'ots Wows macaw» 1"“ som- order l A despatch from Petrograd says: lcoriti7i"iriiri of the report that an larmed camp of 25,000 German soldiers ;have mutinied against being shifted to ithe western front, and are holding the forest near Kovno and are threaten- ing an attack upon the other German troops from the rear if they resume offensive against Russia, has been borne out by four German soldiers who recently deserted and who offered to enlist in the new international army now being organiitd to turht for Socialist principles under the direcy tion of the bureau headed by Boris} Reinatein, international delegate of _ the Socialist Labor party of America.l Contirmation of Report That 25,000 German soldiers Deserted. , l Among the other subjects consid- {ered was the question of adopting a "standard grade of flour to be milled [in Canada. It is stated that there is [a likelihood that such a grade will be agreed upon. It would be of a quality midway between the present higher patents and the existing lower grades. Whether the milling would be eonflned to this standard grade in the United States or whether the millers would be able to conwe the produetion,of the higher patents with the standard as a basis for the turing of profits has not yet been determined. 1 idiscussion of the supply of Canadian wheat available for export and allied ‘subjects. It is understood that an estimate submitted to the conference indicated that the total quantity of wheat in store in Canada at the pre- sent time was about 80,000,000 bushels. or that quantity 30,000,000 bushels, it was stated, would be required for seeding this year and a like ynmyt for domestic consumption, leaving} somewhere in the neighborhood of 20,-i, 000,000 bushels immediately avail, able for export. I A despatch from Ottawa "rv.-- Members of the Board of Grain Super- visors, Imperial wheat purchasing committee, millers' committee, grain growers and Montreal Harbor Com- mission on Thursday continued their discussion of the snack: of Canndinn Canada Has This Quantity Now Available For Need of Allies. fir Ed'mund A]!enby,_who, by IN ARMED CAMP HER so N EST' m, RT WOMAN V " Ciiip (:9 u"4 - - A a? gflllf .1, " ~ aiiiglu aiilti8 ttr " f. “h V .. 1.»?in 4 F- II i; , The Doing“! the fed spot a A despatch from London says: The strong opposition to the utilization of the British and National History Mu- seums for Government offices has had its effect. Lord Curzon announced in the House of Commons that the Gov- ernment had not found it necessary to take these buildings over for that purpOse. I Toronto, Jan. lr-Extra choice heavy Hate-era, $11.7tr to $12.,50; do., good heavy. ‘811 to 311.40: butchern' cattle. choice. $11 to $11.60; do., ttood. tto to $10.76; du.. medium, tiy.bir to $9.76; do.. com- mon, $8.76 to 99.10: butchers' bulls. choice. tio to $10.50: do., good bulls. 88.75 to ”.25; do.. medium bulls. 87.76 to 88.25: do., rough hulls” 86.50 to $7: butehertf cows. choice, $9.50 to 810: do.. ood, $8.50 to $9; do., medium. $7.75 to 'll!, lambs. 818 to 819; calves. ood to choice, $14 to 816.50; atockers. {7.25 to $8.75: feeders. $9.25 to :10: winners and cutters, 35.26 to $6.25: milkerl. good to choice. 895 to 8140; do.. com. and mod.. $66 to $80: sprln era, $90 to 8130; light ewes. "2.50 to in; sheep. heavy. " to $7.75; yearxlnxn. $12.25 to $13.25; hogs. fed and T.t4t.Tl; $tg.60; fri weighed " cars. 818.4 '. do., f.o.b., l .50. Jul than Inu- Intu- Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 15--iopn- No. 3 yellow. $1.65 to 81.70. ”at: -No, 8 white. " to Mc. Flour -Unchanrert. Br1sn-r-t? 2. Kil. winrtlvex. Jan. 15--CVqh privete: - thsttr--'Nir. g Cov., 871c: No. a C.W.. 87e; extra No. I feed, 81c: No. I feed, 77k: No, 2 feed. 74te. Harley-No. 8. $1.41; No. 4, 81.36: teed. $1.18: rejected. “.13. Flax-No. 1 N.WA'.. 88.22; No. 2 ctw., $3.19; Nu. , cnc, ".ou. 1 Montreal, Jan. Ir-oats-canadian ‘Western. No. 3, 930: extra No, 1 feed. 93c; No. , local white, 91 to 9'ge; No. 3 local white. 90 to 910: No. 4 local white. 89 to Me. Flour-Manitoba Spring wheat patents. tlrtgts, $11.80: seconds. 811.10; strong bakers", 310.90; straight rollers, bate. 85.25 to "nu, Rolled "tr/trd/Mt 90 INS., $5.30. Bran id" attoru-- 40. 'hNe"ai','r3fd to " . Mouinie--t" to "it. Har--', o. 2, per ton, our Iota, $14.50 to 815.50. Cheese-Finest welternl. 2110; “next eat-terns. Site. Butter--Choiciurt (Team- cry. 44t to 45c; seconds. 481 to 44e. Etnrtr--Fresh. 6t to 550; selected. 470; No. 1 Mark. 430; No. 2 Stork. " to 40e. t"e'.'lttoe'""""' bag, our lots, $1.90 to Lard-pure lard. Heroes. 28; to Mc; tubs, 28! to 29k; pails. 29 to 293v; compound. throes. 243 to 250: mm. " to 25k; nails, 25 to 25h: Smoked meats-Hams, medium. 31 to Me.. do.. heavy, " to 270: cooked. H to Me; rolls, 28 to 80v; breakfast bacon. 40 to 42e; bucks. plain. " to Us: bone- less. " to 46e. Cured 'tteV-Long clear bacon 29g: (lea; bellies, 27 to 280. Beantr-Carusdian. hand-pi $8.00 to $8.25; Imported. Burma or Indian, 56.50 to 88L Limes. lft to 170. Burma or Indian, $6.50 to $7; Japan 88: Limes. 16t to 17b. PotatoekDelawares. hag. 32.25 to $2.35: Ontarios. bag. $2.10 lo $2.25. 'le‘é' bitpitry-r-'rt'iFGrsr2sT; - . §prlns chickens. ltr, 20 to Sttt; hens, 16 to 18c; gin-ks. Spring, 20 to 22v; geese. 20 to c. Honey-Comb-Extra fine ".60; 12 on. $3: No. 2. te.: Btrained--Tinn, 2rs and 6's. 9951b; 10'gt, In! to 190: 80's. Dressed poultry-Boring chickens, " to 28c; milk-(ed chickens. lb, 30c: fowl. " to Mc; turkeys, " to 370; ducks. Srryi.ntt, 27 to, 30ct, geese. 26 to 270. Mttrttarine--29 to Me. Etrtrn---New laid. In cartons, " to Toe; No. 1 storage. " to "c; select Momma 48, to 49e. ttutter-Pres/ti daft-y. choice. 4iLto 41c; 'ik',"."'""' prints. " to Cic; solids. 45 to c. 1l?heetee--Ntsw, large:- iriCii; twins, 233 to 2310: early cheese, 261 to 26e; large twin._26 to _20te. Potatoes - Wholesalers 7 are paying growers and country shippers. for tlrnt- clusa stock. fay.b.. outside points. 82.26 to $2.36 for Delaware. and $2.00 to $2.10 for (mun-ion whdfeaiidia, are selling to the retail tryY at thA follpwins ttricetr.rrr Psutter--Crearnery, solids. per lb, 4tt to 43c; grin”. not lb, " to 43:0; dairy. per lb. 6 to 38c. Eqttrr---Presh gathered earns. 50 to Me. Dressed poultry-Chickens, 24 to 26tet fowl. " to 200; ducks, " to 24c; geese. 2130 Me; tux-Iggy; '28_to Me. _Aiiv--so. I. new. per ton, $15.50 to 316.50: mixed, do.. $18 to $16, track Toronto. Mmfeed--Car lots. delivered Montreal heights. bags inciudetr--Bram per tom 835: shorts. do., $40; mlddllmrs. do.. ”sum t46; good teed ttour, per bag. $3.15. BiiiFritaitu..Tf.iii to 31.58. according to freight: outside. Rye - No. s, tt.78, according to freitthta outside. Mlnltoba t1our--Pirst patents, in Jute buts. 811.50: 2nd. do., :11; strong bak- era'. do., $16.60. Toronto. . Ontario flour-Winter, according to sample, $10.10. in butts, Montreal; $9.95. Toronto; $9.80, bulk, seaboard. prompt shipment. "V'Ontario otrttr--No. 2 white, 81 to "c, nominal; No. 8, do.. 80 to 810. nominal. “gaming to_treurhtm outside. _ ____ Ontario wheat-New, No. 2 Winter, 82.22: bull. In store Montreal. Petarr--No. 2. $3.70 to $3.80. accordinx to freight: outside. B.rter---Mrutimt. 81.36 to $1.38. ac- cogdln; to freighter outside, Mimic}; 531.17%? i"eyiC"ihiiy," We; t C.W.. 81c: No. 1 extra feed. Me; No. 1 feed, Tuc: in storlott William. _ Toronto, Jan. 16.--Manitobts wheat-- No. 1 Northern. $2.23!: No. 2, do., 82.20]: No. a. do.. ".17V. No. 4 wheat, $2.10]. in_ll_tor_e Fort Willlgm. InttlMincUe wr. Markets of the World Will Not Take Over Museum. 'straw-Car Iota, per: ton. $8.50 to $9. AimiriGh "doAiL.LNd. - -t- 31171717671; Gomin- Country Protrguttr--whot+ 1.". - Inn-ket- Pmsvutonn--w11oi- lontml nuke!- “than": Grunt In. hand-picket bim'ni lmpgrled, 'tttyd-picked ', " oz. 40, to $2.50 19 with}? lib, to Ilue. Sta to A despatch from Melbourne says: The new Hughes Cabinet has been sworn in with practically no changes. Hon. Prank Tudor has given notice of a motion of no eontidenee. The new franchise bill before the House of Lords revealed strong oppo- sition to women sufl’nge. Earl Lore- burn moved to omit the clause from the bill giving women the Parliament- ary vote. After a two-dey's debate the amendment was rejected. A despatch from London says: The House of Lords on Thursday rejected Lord Loreburn’s amendment to the re- presentation of the people bill, by which it was sought to exclude women from the suffrage. The vote against the amendment was 184 to 69. HOUSE OF LORDS , FAVORS WOMAN’S VOTE. A despatch, detailing this and other important facts, was received at Smol- ny Institute, the Bolsheviki headquar- ters. Trotsky replied, urging: "We did ndt oarthiowUi' Czar to bow to German Imperialism." "Be firm; don? make a dishonorable peace." - iUrges Trotsky To Accept No _ Dishonorable Peace With Teutons. _ A despatch from Petrograd says: As the Russian peace delegates pus- ed along the way to renew the nego- tiations with the Gerrmms,'the Rus- sian troops in the trenches near Brest- Litovsk urged upon Leon Trotsky, the Bolgheyiki Foreign Minister: RUSSIAN TROOPS MESSAGE 0N PEACE issue But for the promise of Speaker ‘Clark to cast his vote from the Chair ‘for the resolution if it was needed, the change of a single vote to the opposi- tion would have meant defeat. Re- publican Leader Mann, who came from a hospital where he has been under treatment ever since Congress con- vened, and Representative Sims, of Tennessee, just out of a sick bed and hardly able to walk to his seat, brought the votes which settled the F A despatch from Washington says: Woman suffrage by Federal constitu- tional amendment won in the House on Thursday night with exactly the required number of affirmative votes. While members in their seats and throngs in the galleries waited with eager interest, the House adopted by a vote of 274 to 136 a resolution provid- ing for submission to the states of the so-called Susan B. Anthony amend- ment for National Enfranchisement of Women. Obtained Exactly the Required Number of Votes in House. WOMAN SUFFRAGE F wms IN U. s: Hughes Cabinei N ow Sworn Is SHE OF TU-ir- ,NIGH-akow on we. V Low-Nth SPECIES? OM In, f A despatch from London says: A in in June. ‘German official statement, according to ~‘ - i------- an Amsterdam despatch to the Central , News, says: "As a repriaul for the re- I INDIA "7ilitl1fi",t RED (‘RUSQ tention of inhabitants of Alsace-Lon! ' ' b . '/rig'ih'",tt1t,ethe2ge,oe'an'ti,oidtiti A. deymt.trh, min iGi, India, liayB'. from January 6 and within a -iGvih'ti.etes' indicate that well over la" day: 400 French, women will be msntP million pounds sterling was raised to the camp at Holzminden (Duchy as a result of "our day" collections in of Brunswick). [aid of the Red Croat. GERMANY DEPORTING FRENCHMEN TO RUSSIA the front. The-death has been announced of Major Frederic E. Nixon-Eckerull, of the Royal Garrison Artillery,~lt The Central wages Board of Ire- land has decided to establish district wages committees throughout .the country. The Urban Council of Newry have passed a vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kerr for defrnying the expense of planting trees to beautify the town. The North Tipperary County Com- mittee of Agriculture, have formulat- ed a scheme for the re-forestation of the county. At an inquiry held, at Wexford, it was stated that last year 210,000 worth of salmon had been caught in the Slaney River. The property known as the Cutie Clyde Estate, near the town of Fer- moy, has been sold to the Cork Timber and Iron Co. for 286,000. Lance-Corporal Albert was present- ed with a hand-propelled chair by " James Gallagher on behalf of the Dub- lin War Pensions Committee. Constable O’Boyle, of the RIC., has been awarded a certificate from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals " Carlow. The Dublin Master Carriors’ Asso- ciation have offered their men an in- crease of three shillings and sixpence in uddition to their previous war bo.. nun. P. J. Shaw, clerk of Enniscorthy, re- ports that not a single use of drunk- enness or bad behavior had come be- fore the Court for the last six months. Owing to the amount of hay being held up, the Army' Council announce that. they Will put in force their pow- ers to compel the sale of hay. Thomas Falkiner Wilkinson, 1 many years in the service of 1 National Bank of Ireland, died 1 cently at Cape Town, South Africa Major G. F. Wilson, R.F.A., recent- ly killed in action, was the youngest son of W. H. Wilson, Carrickmines House, County Dublin. The passengers on steamers recent- ly arriving in Dublin, from across the channel, were nearly all female har- vesters returning from England. anpenings in the Emerald Isle of Interest to Irish- NEWS BY MAIL FROM IRE. _ LAND’S SHORES. From Erin's Green Isle With the Draf tees MOTHERWILL BE PROUD op HER' BOY /si' m KHAKI ! men. Manna, sue “one; beam" Nun. . 1iiiiii,,, f_tieftrr _ - lwms tave" A despatch from Washington says: and iThe food situstion in Europe is re- the i garded here as so critical that the food tify ituiministratiort is plnnning to relelse in additional 90,000,000 bushels of IW'pwheat, despite the fact that the nor- Cy'tirmn export surplus had been shipped the by the middle of December. The IAmerican people will be asked to save tt I to make up the defieieney. for the re- The demand from the nllice is so in- sistent that the food “ministration has decided to take a chance on a shortage in the Spring to meet in part their needs. If consumption is not reduced aim-ink see I ponible short- age of flour in the United States in May before the new wheat crop comes in in June. States Decides Exportations Are Necessary to Relieve Euro- pean Food Shortage. 90,000,000 BUSHEIS (Grout in British Textile Trude 5 Make Most Important I Discoveries. l A despatch from London sny;: A agroup of men in the British textile [trade has captured the secret recipes of the greater German dye industry, [according to The London Daily Mail, Itll' displays the item under urge heads. The recipes, numbering 257. Ebelonged to the great Bndische works, “and are now in the keeping of . Lon.. idon bank. The Mail "yr.-- F "The capture is of first importance' iin economic war against Germ-ny,‘ land will free the British textile in-‘ ‘dustry and scores of other important "industries from the bonds of Germany. It means thnt when the wur is over Great Britain will be in 1 position to compete equally with German dyed .goods in every mlrket in the wogld." 1 In the course of s long story" de- scribing how the recipes were ob- tained in Switzerland, The Mail says that the merchants who captured them have. refused tempting offers from cspitslists and speculative elements have been barred carefully from the enterprise. The merchants intend to offer and sell the recipes to the Brit- ish Government for the use of the Government dye works, permitting the bulk of the profit to go to the nation on the understanding that the dyes will be sold freely to sll British menu- facturers needing them. 1 GERMAN DYE 5;} RECIPES CAPTURED A -;~ :BriUsh & (‘ulnnial I suPPOSB (Ill WHEAT __ --'-'ie...... ”up rrtlrr' V untamed a nun to 50 days in and for leaving tn umxtinzuished five l" I Nathan! ton-t. Thin untence Ttpt, - ell-Ind to on. of debnrment of the tt%ytdw from . Notional forest in: a paid of on your. ’ l The ruler of Turkey la no: tho m" [sovereign who clams to be (mine (The Emperor ot Abyssinia unjuys. 1m (Induction ot being. among 0 luv: things. the "H!!! of kings, “hum 'st. m our, u be In the can”: ol' luv aeration of all animals, the ruguium' d the We. the absolute Inn-H" “MOM! Ind ttoqr ot the sea, bpotr.:, , to the In. and king of the tcut a»! twenty umbrellas." One cannot help wondering “in! I!” . monarch who had such Ibsellln’ new ot the weather could posssm I". we. (or I dude umbrella :0 - Wu ttt " Ittremt allomnw‘ ot treaty-Mr. “a my“ tttttFt,-' , In ”about: of " “any. Don't be alarmed! This is mow the way in which the Sultan of Tu key describes hlmuelr in a recent arnr order to " troops in Mesopotamia It ll evident tbat (he modesty cf tin "iUtmrt pearl ot the no" forbade him giving the full lint of his extramgmw any of titles. but this mighty you“: “to can also claim to be "the shade-u. of God upon earth," "the lumumtior of Mohammed," "the “mailer of ull oetr' And the “Chin of divines." ”the Esteem“ Centre of the Universe and the Own ot Ages. “The ttnest pearl at the age and we esteemed centre of the universe. a: whale qmnd portals “and the camols ot Juntlce um mercy. and to Mum” the eyes ot the Hun and people» in the West lave been drawn, the rum-w lthere and!“ en example or polilivnl more“ and the classes a mova 1,r my end kindness; our lord P , meter. the when or the tutr slum" nad the hull king of the two SPH%, LN) 0mm of use and the pride tl "'l countries, the greatest ot all hi‘llll‘a the dildow ot God on earth. 1h:- 'rlt - of the emetic. or the low! M the universe. the Victorious ('mmw l, (AI-GM). Sultln Abdul-Humid KM.- , In God Protect his kingdom. n! place his glory above the sun and my moon, Ind may the Lord supply an! the world wlth the gowns-n. mm r) , proceed: from his holy majeruy's p _ d Intentions." Two Btrnehnn men, Lance-Corp. Charles Eaton and Lance-Corporal James Shand, lave been awarded the Military Medal. Lieut. Tom Percival Mackenzio. Can. “has, a son of David Mackenzie, Dunfermline, ha been awarded the Military Cross. Nursing Sitter lube“. Cameron, of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Service, has been nwarded the Boyd Red Cross Decoration. A Sana”!!! Califomin judge rem-n: R. Husband, honorary treasurer of the Red Cross week in fhmfermline. has sent the sum of £3,818 to head- (lumen. A soldiers' and snilors‘ Y.M.C.A hostel, in the Lyric buildings, Glasgow WI} (qmnlly opened by Lady Beattie Edinburgh Council have purchased Gottar Burn House, near Edinburgh, for £8,250 to be med " I children', home. On the completion of forty years service as a teacher in the Eirirt school. Miss Woodbridge was present ed with I wallet of Treasury notes. Admiral Buiney. of North Berwick, has been appointed commander-in- chief of the cents of Scotlnnd. Supper William Munro, Royal En zingers. Prestonpml. has been award ed the Military Mod-l. A tablet hat, been erected in Glen zier school in memory of Lieut. Jar vie, who was headmaster of th: school. SULTAN DE‘CRIBEC HIMSELF (its', has be Winston to continue dean Unive Elli I The sum of mm w (by collections in Du a Dundee Y.M.C.A. h The sum of {LN-H I Isle in Hawk r. It) for wounded HEM-l. 'rs an A rule of for soldiers ine realized The Duke of Amy" I handsome prizes for the I dens in Achnopoul. Whitl- Going On in ll. H and Lowland- of Aul Scolia. FROM OLD SCOTLAND Nome of mam-:81 man man BANKS AND IZRAI‘IS. 'rt lm of £1,800 Val raised It a in sale in Dumfries in aid of M.C.A. Special War Work Fund. Nation in the (“W of Fil- nr the our” of building rt A. hut in France amounted to .in Francis Scarlett. R rem! lerdod the Dao, oi. William Beariett, tr, work in u and sailor: over SIM Churchill and sailors. . .-.on of Mrs Place, Hnwick Military Medal Maleoin Me herinnd Nigh valued " ‘22. Highland. mummy or u nee-um . - code - revolution (to Damn are theme In the arm Msive Russian of “dark forms ttovernmtult, “a the dissolution memlm-v rowim Ind formed a 1 with Prince Lv u1astt at In he stem the tide t THE WAR 0 luxilnulis tampon“ went to th himself at troops and berg On Sept. l demive on t the Dvinn It I Ii!!! [room tudtt, and 1 on Sept. 3. their poAti on Sept. 21 River Au. t angle helm the est-h; sin. Ind ; the extra ernment, making I the othrr by the Ge to spread revolution was depos premiersh minister. pvopomsd " negtotintior an“ pen- of the war Viki govern Then without and beg tral pm 16. Meets' lust twen Jun. H. l tl H B .1 tit tu iii-e, an?! In of you can of makirte M - k "-3-va he ed" Runnin‘s \\ The t; . Mgt, lt rr V hen I tiatht heir ext“ middk he \ny cold can! a sh pat wheel M 'tt e Ion he . ex- mu d itrfi an rer “(ht m Which 'u. All Form Out of the Edi hWt "'lt IN 918 TY ttt tu ti ttee tt "Ill n " ma " III BUSSI " w thw ur "I! .