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" the rate turned 0 America wns to A despatvh from New York says: The shortage of bunker run], which a few days ago was so seriously hampering the fueling of vessels in New York Harbor. "has been entireiy relieved," according to a statement by I K. Parsons. detailed by the United States Shipping Board to supervise the "tinkering of ships at this port. A despatrh from Halifax, NS"? says: An explosion occurred Wednen-i day of last week at the Allan shaft,) Armin Coal Company's wineries; 1ttellarton, N.S., shortly after ir,' "'vlock, a few minutes liter the das) shift had left. A blast of smoke wear .m-n to come from the mouth of the pit. but no noise was heard, even byl those on the nurture near-by. l The death toll of the disaster is: listed at 98. Company ofBei.ls any; that there were one hundred and fivel men in the mine at the time of the ex- " plosion Seven of these, on the et,: binding. os.seaped, and seventeen bodies 1 have sivee been recovered. the Inst/ two havim: been brought out late I Thursday afternoon. Twelve of the I bodies have been identified as miners' belonging to Stollarton and West- " Ville. thrve are- Frenchmen, and the l other two are unrecognizable. b There is now no gas in the mine,;'] and the work of clearing any the I debris is proceeding open. A few} small falls at the bottom of the shaft t have been cut through, but there' appear to be heavy falls ahead, and , o4Brials are unable to say when theyl will be able to reach the oitthtr-one' men still in the mine. They heve’ given up ell hope . of any of thm’. men being alive. maintaining that all 'n who were not crushed to death by h the debris must have died of sullen-'1. lion many hours ago. k, SH‘DRT Hill 0F COA' A despatch says: An explos day of but wee Acadia Coal Stellarton. NS o'clock, a few m thin had left. seen to come fl pit, but no noim those on the In] 98 Coal Miners Lost Their LivesrTeutons Evacuate Large Flee. in Big We ster. i' tion of Territory at A iii-spawn from Halifax, N.S.,' Monte Tomba. ”"3" Av. explouion occurred Wednes-,' Italian Army Headquarters in day ..f but week at the Allan shaft.' Northern ltaly.~The enemy has Arm.” "W J'"'yt"?'y etllierietrivUiJiii/d territory on the northern 1ttllar'on. Ns'.: 1hortly tttter o,mountain front behind Monte Tomba, " "iock. tt few minutes alter the day extending from the Pine River west- Utift had left. A blust of smoke was (ward. Their defence lines have now ""'" to come from the mouth of the been moved back to Monte Spinocia. pit, but no noise was heard, even by; Italian patrols making reconnais- 'hey ftir. the “urn"? nearby. . fsances in the last ‘few days found . rhr. death P." of the 1ies.tet' ttf that tho enemy patrols and sentinols Gted at 98. Company OHM." say had been withdrawn. and later dig- rim! there were one hundred and fivejovered that the enemy had aban- Tter, i" the mine at the time of the ex- dotted the entire region. rul"j.,, Rana" “I .L._. -- AL- c_4-‘ EXPLOSION IN ENEMY ABANDONS NOVA SCO'HA MINE MOUNTAIN FRONT War tirst um o - ', A despatch from London says: By IN TURNING OUT "he sinking of two steamers by the 2.000 F1NF'tFaL0y A DAY.'enemy, in the Mediterranean about - -»- ithree weeks ago. 718 lives were lost. :espnzr-Ei from Washington says: gm nnnouncement was made in the Hi \nwrivanized Fa'nfield ride ', House of Commons by Thomas J. Me- 1 out at th,. Winchester plant for f Nnmara, Financial Secretary of the wan troops abroad was prmnt- Admiralty. spatvh from Washington says: pt Americanized Enfield ride mt at the Winchester plant for In troops abroad was prenat- "widen! Wilson to be preserved 24mm! souvenir. The President 3 the riftea are being made at ..:' :.'.000 a day. on FUR SHIPS REM!“ ED ick E. Smith, and his brother Mr. Harold Smith, M. P. for igluinl. Britain's Attorney-General was given a rousing re- 'p"rur* of the joint Patriotic and Red Cross Campaign in Mr. McNamara added that public notification of the loss of these vessels had been delayed until the relatives were notified. Of the surplus for export the British Goveinment, acting in behalf of the Entente allies. is credited here with the intention of buying 2,500,000 tons, while Spain and Holland together have engaged 800,000 tons. 718 PERSONS LOST ON TWO BRITISH SHIPS A despatch from Buenos Aires, Ar- gentina. says: With a wheat shortage in all the world's markets estimated here at 11.000000 tons, Argentina ex- pevts to have a record crop‘ of that cereal and to have 4,000,000 tons for export after satisfying the home de- mand and withholding the seed re- serve. Piave, at least for the present. He is now corvttructintt defensive works in the rear. P,iC, " "HAT CROP The retirement of the enemy is im- portant as showing that he has given up his effort to force a passage to the Venetian plains by way of Monte Tomba and the west bank of the This retreat is a sequel of the brilliant, victory French troops recent- ly obtained on Morte Tombs, inas- muvh as the enemy's podtion thereby became untenable. . IN A RGENTINA -l?S?9.1tit, illlrtStit,.:r?_ajtiitrNrse this A despatch from London says: An- drew Boner Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons that the daily average of expenditure during the seven weeks ending Jan. 19, was £7,517,000 ( $37,285,000) . W A R Ct )S'I'S BRITAIN to $155: smokers. " to " "IE to $9.50: mums-rs and I to ".75: milkvrs. mum to to 8170; do,, com. and tned. terrt"inttrsrs, 8100 to Slat); 812.50 to 813.60: sheen I 3126: yearllnxl. $11.75 to t 817.60 to 318.50: calves. not 315 to .16; hottrr fed u “8.50: do, weurhs.rt " mm- . 777 “v” ._... " llllll“. i hutohers' vows. cache. 83m ‘xnn_d_. ff" to $8.75: do.. r In". Rock Ila-kn- Turunln. Jan. 29---Fhxttm choice hwnvy “new 811.60 to 812.65: do.. [and hm”); $10.6" to 812.35; butchers’ 1't1ttle. choice. 310.85 to $11.35; do., Rood. t.9At, to “0.9:"; do.. modium. 89435 to $9.85: an. rnmmnn. 814.60 to 38,85; butchers' hulls. Hum-e. $9.60 to 310,35: aio.. gram! bulls, ”.35. to $8.h5: do., medium bulls. $7.60 to $7.35: do.. rough hulls. 3'135 to $6.85; huh-hunt "an”. -_c.ss _ m A” - to _ .,. ..,». . 'B'Er' unl'lm Hrtrn 432.50. Duluth. Jan. 29--idusreerr (In $2.6t to $3.56: tsrvive. $3.49: arri January. 83.51: January, $3.5t a May. $3.53: July. $8.4sk askml; horn $3.l6. nominal. Minimum-H3. Jun 1 yellow, $1.55 to “Air white. Slitjo , I ie. r 31.47 $1.2Ii UM: -.Nhr.' 2 i'.itr.." ski Mic: extra No. 1 ford. RH}; No, 2 feed, 752v. . "e"C' _ V'""..? ... 7...”. uuuru mun ”Bugs. 90 lbs.. $5.30, "ran. $35. Shorts. 34". Midullhuzx. $48 to $50. Unulllicx 356 to $58. Hay- No. 2, var lots, per ton. $1450 to $15.50. C'heese A Hurst wash-ms. '..'lb. tinest eagle-run. leu Ihattti--t'hoisaet vreumery. 469 to 470; um-nmls. 45; to Mr. Kttttrr-. Fresh. 580; selected. 52c: No. l stm'k. Hr: No. 2 Mun-k. 45m I'omtoes new In”: n-ur I...” on m. .. .‘.... 3 [oval whim. 9ll In 92c: IN white. 90$ to 211v. Flum'- " wlwut patents. thettn. $11,610. “1.10; strung Imkers'. 81.190 rollrurs, bags. $5.25 to $5.40. I cr, Bturs, 90 lbs.. $5.30, I ‘0 w "a Lard tubs. 2 4%; runs 40 to 42e: " Hay- N 813 to SIG $3 Mnntrml 'estorn 3 bakers', do.. $10.60. Toronto. Ontario ftottr---Wintrrr, ttr'r'ottiirtsr, to sample. 810.10. In bags. Montreal: $9.96, Toronto: 89.90 bulk, seaboard. prompt argument. _ - Minre heights $35; sh to freitthts outside Manitoba ttot-Fi" patents. in jute hang, $11.50'; do.. lemmas. 811: strong bakers'. do.. $10.60 Toronto. i; THUR. 28 to 301-: l to 42e: bucks, plain Si. 45 to 460 Cured meats. ' Lung 1 I]: clear helium " t local w I Mlnitobc oattr--No. a c.w.. sue; No. a C.W.. Bile: No. 1 extra feed, gue; No. 1 feed. Tue; in store Fort William. ( American corn-No. t yellow. nominal. Ontario oath-No. , white, " to Me, nominal: No. 8 do.. " to Me, nominy. according to freight: outside. Ontario wheat-New. No. 2 Winter, 82.22: basis, in store Montreal. Pease-No. 2. 83.70 to $3.30. arrording to heights outside. Barley-Matting. $146 to 81.", ac- cording to heights nutsm». 'eutwkwheat---t1.tr5 to 21.58, awarding Toronto. Jan. "-Manitoba wheat-- No. t Northern, $2.2tV. No. 2. do., $2.2M: No. s. do., "nu; No. 4 wheat. 8210i. tn store Fort William. including no (ax Markets of the World R Stra d. $t m do, w Visit [’le x'i/ i? 'y $31K. No, 3 I 11reed-Car lots. dv-lh-nrod Montreal 'hts. bags included-Bran, vet tom shorts, do.. 840: middtimTs, do.. to $46: good feed flour, Pt't' 'buz. Trnitett auto. market- Al lnl-HYS- Ham . heavy, '20 to 2 Pmrvitrioi-whot- to 4.31121 Winnipeg rs. ('hnive. 83415 to no; do.. D 38.75: do.. medium. $7.60 I'kers. " to 88.50: Neda”. : Minus-rs um! vuttm‘u. $5.50 “HITS. mum to choiee, $96 com. and tned., ttlr, to 880: 100 to SIS"; light aw". LEO: sheen heavy. " to ml. $11.75 to 812.75: lambs. bo: valves. good to .K-hnict. hogn. fed und watered, eltthed oft can. ”[75: do.. tt I. par to trm-k To " lots. p lard. tier L914"; [w ”2.65: do.. good Imam". butchers’ 1't1ttle. choice. doc: JEINNI A _ t.9At, to ms. Hay--.No. GO to $15.50. " 2lb. tinest e; hoisttet cream?! 451 to Hi". to-d. 52c: No. l k.4tur, l‘nlulm " to $2.25, $37,000,000 A DAY, {and Ch am WA w., on" 5439!]; (In track sh unnmtiunar C, No. , 1'.W 'X c, "INHUIII. I” I 7": tucked. " t l-rr-ukrast [mom " to tte: bone ilst $16 to $1 l'nrn -Nn, 5 “Huh No. l ur um-hangm Harley “I ml rum-ind 33.21;. No tul the retail . Spring sec-onus, 'tiitsi'tlrt Ire in asked: to slum“? nmlian I feed. 1': No. ' lm'ul Ht., 441 ', fowl (lurks to " '.."JV Outs mixed ttl 15§STFRENCH MAKE _""')',',": SUCCESSFUL RAID to to In to A despatch from London Bays:--- The House of Commons passed the third redinst of the Man-Power bill. The vote was unanimous. The price of bread is tized by vari- ous government agencies all along the line between producer and consumer. Raking of pastry or biscuits from flour that is fit for bread is prohibited. Confeetionaries and other such shops are closed two days a week. Eating pastries in public is forbidden NEW MAN-POWER BILL' NOW LAW IN BRITAIN This bread is made of flour com- prising all the elements of wheat ex- cept bran. with a heavy mixture of hour from other cereal grains, which is obligatory. Men who are very poor or who do hard manual labor got about 21 ounces of bread a day; women who are very poor or who are employed on hard work get about 17 ounces 3 day; everyone else gets 7 ounces, which is less, than half of a pound loaf, or not more than 4 or five dives. "These extremely severe measures," said the French statement, "especial- ly the seven ounces a day, have deeply impressed public opinion." This sacrlhee has been accepted by the French people urwomplainingly on the government's explanation that only by such restriction can American reinforcements be transported in ships that otherwise would carry grain for their brearl,.aud that, in addition this grain for French bread can come from America only by virtue of the actual saving of this grain by reduced con- sumption of bread by the American people. Snore Measures Have Been Adopted By the Government. Only the very poor, and men, and l, omen doing the hardest kind of man- ual labor may have more than seven ounces of war bread a day in France from now on. The entire French wheat crop has been roquisitioned by the government. All of the participants in the raid) declared that the gunners' work was' magnificent, not only as regards de-f struction, but in the manner in which it completely silenced the enemy} artillery. i Penetrate German Line on 3,000- Yard Front Without I Suffering Loss. i A dvspatch fiom the French Army in 'rande, says: -The French on Mon- day executed a brilliant raid of the German lines easiward from Vienna- Le-Cha'eau, near Four de Paris, along a front of 3,000 yards, and reaching a depth of 500 yards. An intense artillery preparation made the pro- gross of the troops easy, and they were able to destroy all enemy works, shelters and mine galleries, before re- turning to their own line. Fifteen prisoners were captured by the French, as well as three machine gully The French sutteved few casualties and none killed. _ l NH") CONTROL IN FRANCE. Better td eat than to look at! are American professor says it is tirmuwS public is forbidden, it is tirmusA looked rfo‘rlréhglve ftTi,sii"iiiiiii i,7iitTiiiiii'ir', "By the way," said the chief life.. saver. "can you swim t" "No," replied the applicant; "but I can wade like blues!" It in not only bad taste to setlle ttll family discussions and differences at the table, but, as intimated, causes useless expense for foods. Choose be- tween the meal and the discussion. As he was about six feet six inches high and well built, the chief life- saver gave him an application blank to flll out. I "By the way," said the chief life- A young Irishman npplied for a job as_lifgaaver “t, the municipal baths. It is a great waste of money to eat during a heated discussion or just after any mental provocation. The digestive organs seem to simply fold up and quit work at such times. The food taken then is not correctly acted upon until mental calm is restored. During the intervening period unfav- orable chemical action has taken place, the various foods being left to them- selves without the benign influence of the gastric juices, and indigestion de- velops, as well " a nutritive lots. l "The 'tape layer' places the tape in pbsition during the day, choosing a 'safe path across the country and di- ivertins: from the straight path accord- , ing to the condition of the ground. The (path should be wide enough for men {to march four abreast up one side of ithe tape and returning the other side, say, in all about twelve feet wide. Where this is not possible, the tape layer makes a break in the tape every ',few yards and starts again continu- ously when the path l: wider. Any lobstacle in the. Way, such as a tree or post, could have a small length of tape tied around it. 1 "But should a ditch come across the path he would lay short pieces of the tape at right angles on either side of the ditch. In case of the ditch being over four feet deep, the man should have a luminous beacon with him and write on it the depth of the ditch, also the width. with a special pencil, Ind place it by the tape, when near the ditch." i Spiked beacons mode in the shape of large buttons (I li inches in diameter) haw a luminous painted top covered with transparent celluloid and mount- ed on a small steel spike. AMxed to short wooden stakes driven in the ground about thirty feet apart, they afford a guide to relief parties going back and forth in the dark. Luminous tape, particularly useful for night'movements, ls placed on the ground and secured by stakes or stones to prevent shifting by the wind. The account proceeds: _ There is a night marching.eompass, of which more than P.0,000 are bring used by the allied armies; a linen col- lar beacon, whit-h is merely a linen tab presenting a luminous surface of ten square inches, to be attached to the back of the tunic. Thus when the first line of men goes over the top they are not mistaken for enemies in the dark by the second line. Employed on the Bauletield An An Aid in Night Attacks. The value of radium paint and other luminous compounds in warfare is re- cognized by an English firm which is turning out numerous luminous de- vices for use at the front. Some of these are briefly described in Metal- lurgical and Chemical Engineering. NEW USE FOR LUMINUUS PAINT, Mind and Digestion Well Qhalined. The Germans declued the terms laid down by them were their last " fer, end that if the Russians did not accept them hostilities would be re- sumed. Decision Awaits Ratification by Workmen's Congress. A despatch from Petrotrrad says: _ The Russian delegates to the Brest- Litovak peace conference have decid- ed unanimously to reject the terms offered by ‘the Germ-us. RUSSIANS REJECT GERMAN PEACE ,Will Not Become Effective Until ' March. ' A tlespatch from Ottawa says: In- creased freight and passenger rail- ' way rates raised by the Railway Board ‘in its judgment of December 26, 1917, will not become effective until some time in March. The increases. with the exception of the rates on wheat. deferred by a special judgment of the board until June 1, were to have become operative on February 1. (The postponement of the date until some time in March is the result of the protests made to the Cabinet Couneirby the Western provincial Governments and public bodies with whom were emaciated the organized farmers and some of the business in-' terests of Ontario. _ Mr. Hanna was, at the time of his retirement, a veteran among Food "Jonerollers, his appointment ante- ’dating that of Mr. Hoover, in the [United States, and still more so. that ,of Lord Rhondda in Great Britain. RY. RATE IN- CREASE DEFERRED Mr. Hanna decided that the work of the Food Administration had reached such proportions that it required the whole time and attention of the Food Controller. He found himself unable. therefore, to do Justice both to the duties of that office and to othcw pressing business. interests. Thoro- fore he teorttmunieated his intention to retire from the Food Controllership to the Government. His resignation was formally accepted on Friday. Adespateh from Ottawa says:~- Hon. W. J. Hanna has resigned the office of Food Controller for Canada, which he has filled for some seven months, and will be succeeded by H. B. Thompson, of Victoria, B. C., who has acted as Assistant Controller for a period of four months. FOOD CONTROLLER HAS RESIGNED H. B. Thompson, of Victoria. B.C., Succeeds Hon. W. J. Hanna. TORONTO When lifting flour several times it I; convenient to aift it on paper. Tho paper- eu: be lifted and the flour Pmmd back into the lifter in In. “I. than who win; a pan. To induce . 'raPr.v Ln lulu wrinkle a few feeds upon H This attraction will make the come a habit. td _', Bo Gen. Allenby boldly left the ,high road ultoxether and lvrl his troop“ [across country in a wide-sweeping 'movement that eventually brought Giii to a safe position on the flank of Ethe min British army. As an instance 10!.superb horsemonship coupled with good leadership that wild night ride by I whole cavalry division acrons an unknown country is probably unique in the annals of warfare. Gen. Allenliy was born in 1861 cud received his education at Haileybur.v. On i1nirhing his studies in: entered the lnniskilling Dragoons, and WIS order, ed ulmost lmmedintely to South Africa where he served through the Boer War. Once he was nearly caught. tliortte thousands of cavalry. virtually his whole command. were in danger of Ire. ine surrounded and cut to pieces by the Germans, who were pressing him in ever-increasing ttuttthevs as dark- ness settled over the land. The road by which he should have retired was choked by muses of transport. guns. motor can and munition wagons. fThe Brilliant Leader of British Poms _, in Paketine. At the beginning of the war Gen. Allenby, who haa lately become fam, on: an the man who took Jerusalem from the Turks, was appointed to com~ mand the cavalry division of the oritr- inal Expeditionary force. " was a for, tunate appointment for the Allies, since it is acknowledged now on all hands that to the masterly manner in which he covered the retreat from Mons must be attributed in meat measure the escape of lhe British from disaster. The King hm been pleased to ttc- can the offer. of Lord Bath, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset. to raise a Motor Volunteer Corps of six see- tions. Viscount Grey haw, been eltt director of the Northeastern Rail Company in place of the into i Grey. Andrew Weymnn, n Grurteen-.v old boy, was awarded the Royal mane Society's Medal for Peset Percy Peek from the River Bron Golder's Green. , The small British community Calorcan. Philippine Islands, has l a supply of comfort bags for woun soldier. to the Overseas Club. Two sisters who live well are the mothers of sons, twent.v-four. of ' the army. No alien my be engaged in any form of auxiliary war work without the express permission of the Army Council. The Kent Beekcepers' Assoc decided at their conference at ford that hives must be stay ind. , Ther'e Ire now two hundred and fifty London County Council schools which provide air raid shelter. An old man of seventy-three years told a Greenwich magistrate that his earnings are now £3 per week. Elidyr Herbert, only son of I ,0wa and Lady Treowen, is reported wound- ed and missing in Palestine. I A sum of £500 has been sent anony- moully to the Chancellor of the Iis, cheque. . Sergeant Colin Blythe. the fan Kent bowler, lost his life in uctiu 3 recent engagement at the front {NEWS FROM ENGLAND Cotton mills in Lancashire are to be turned over to the manufacture of nir- planes to alleviate distress in that dis- trict resulting from dismissals conne- quent upon shortage of cotton sup- plies. A Occurrencu in the Lr.nd Thu Reigns NEWS BY MAIL ABOUT JOHN BULL AND HIS PEOPLE G ENE“ A L A LLF:NRY Saonme in the Commu- cit? Won Upon the water "l his troops lesweeping i brought the tUnk of an instance bath at Cam twentv, Royal fl oeur , D Blue and and in: my- nth HT 1-year pt " It bum sum Troot" Study the New I branch h force. . non and ascend-1 are will midterm I le Vidal I par Frattt In re like m on with side that news. Bre no toms l den-(Ina! war It I and USE ting era In 1 the one the out P luau: [weer the r alum: ins nus!" Beqmmsihi d huge wher sum! the I once an Am earn me give hi, fut men Ives lt bad hal Ind ( neglc his I: I ry Rivet of the his , inoer “mums" TRAI MM prisoners , hut the Br this dinoun "People Iouchby. " MW This is m plies have to Baxdud about 130 two had have tami Egypt when they f Me I'rnuuspor two weeks to an had had a all“ have taken the min long an. “The general 1 Britain will In! uni- to keep (1 Germany nought India. but if Brl tamiat inntead (a into the hands be impossible f cise that 1'ldd " " In u " tbce " Mu ttHt \N‘Ill hum service sor em TI the thi ma A " " Mum.- Tale " I knowiedi e ot the M In: hook! I a neck mun-1 to ndda orde O tt do