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No soomner had the enemy attacks .cuted and while n: German 0‘-“- mande.s were probably receiving congratulations of their than the troops in support u-:luzufl *he ranks of their tired comrades against the astounded Germans who were uriven back twice as far as they had been before they counterâ€"attackâ€" #8. Bullecourt and Riencourt being passed the switch line was the noxt objective, including the capture of h TAAA F3 on . 2 but the navei ‘U... parâ€"ad up ou the heights above Inchy proceded by 1 corps of On the afterzoon of the day when tne Bullecourt defences were occuâ€" pled and befor© they were well estabâ€" lished there the »nemy launched furâ€" fous attacks «zest of Hindecourt and northwest of Bu:lecourt with vonsidâ€" erable success for ho drove the Britâ€" ist corps out of its positions, ‘The encmy followed -‘pmmd tho initiative with combined gas +volls asd Mig> «zplosives afior what : «amed lke massed machise gun ! ~mations had forced the British to tire until they were several thouâ€" sand yards frora the post acld on August 29 ‘ e *. was not casy work or all sucâ€" ess{ul. Henin hill on the old Hinâ€" denburg line between Heninâ€"surâ€" Oojn‘l.nl Fontaine les Croiselics was the beginning point. Late on the afternoon of August 23rd the British were holding a line on the western slopes of the hill while the enemy was protected by the bulwarks of the famous battalion just over*the edge of the hill with outposts on the The enemy was probably surprised by the audacity of the attack and also much diverted by a heavier onâ€" slaught occurring simuitancously. ‘The majority of the Germans were in their dugouts enjoying comfort and safety. 1 have often mentioned how the British proved that these caverns could be unsafe. As ther moved along and mopped them 1p in the most scientifie me~~.. the majority Without the aid of tanks, all of which were being employed further north with other divisions the corps after a brief artillery preparation and4 shelling the deep wire entanglements crept in the grey of the dawn to where sappers had cut paths through the remaining wire. In the greatest possible masses they rushed a paralâ€" le! trench along a front of only sevâ€" eral hundred yards while machine gunners . established ‘pnumon nn[ their left both in and out of the trench. More troopé passed in the breach and the naval division climbâ€" ed out moving east and fighting the support troops on the way. The Lanâ€" cashire men fought against the southcastern or support branch of the awitch while the lowlanders who had come from Palestine and were fightâ€" ing their frst battle in France moved along the front of the trench from the fork where it began. R of the Germane .arrendered upon deâ€" mand but s«.etimes they would not come out without coaxing or the use of briabs. most determined opposition which the enemy has offered in the present Offensive. Before the switchline was entered sixteen enemy divisions wore identified opposite the lowland ndl Lancashire territorials and the uull divisons. These broke into the switch northwest of Queant, where it lorh‘ from a single defence into supports and front lines. The corps commanâ€"| der chose the point of buuhllg-ld( north of it for theâ€"attack. I These divisions which formed the 17th corps under the command of 14.â€"Gen. Sir Charles Ferguson, took €,000 prisoners and in twelve days advanced . twentyâ€"three â€" kilometers mearly fourteen miles) on a front Yarying from five to three and oneâ€" half kilometers in width against the ME first troops to leap into the trenches of the Hindenâ€" burg line were elements of the four British divisionsâ€" the London, Lancashire, lowland and mavalâ€"which assaulted Henin hill. All ‘but the frst of these four diviâ€" wlons, which was weary from previous hard Oghting alongside the Ameriâ€" cans north of the Somme river, batâ€" ted twelve days until they reached the Canal du Nord, which they atâ€" tacked simultaneously with the Cana~ dian divisions. They constituted an important part of the\ force which broke through the Drocourtâ€"Queant awitch lime, 000 ME first troops to leap into the trenches of the Hindenâ€" burg line were eclements of the four British divisionsâ€" the London, Lancazshire. lowland and The Hindenburg Trenches aun > warm summer temperature Boutaers A«beris hay both, During m\n--fi month« the days are muc w' than they are farther south, the sun shines almost conâ€" tinuously, Alfaifu does best on rich, every for . the wi,g of this M‘mu‘nn’{tnqm tion of time when the F rigable lswis ¢* Southern Alber®® zill ramk among the largest mifalls producing areas ou the North American continent. Yes country is still young. Thouâ€" sands of mcres of irrigabile land have mot been touched oy the plow Thousands more have bres. broken during the last two seasons ana »re wot yet reaoy for his crop, as it coos mot do well unti: the sod Las been thoroughly integrated â€" a . process which is best @ccomplished by the mflmwlnnl« erops be Then, too, during the last two years the most nrgent sall bas been for whent. Â¥ thore is one crop mor» thas *@ l otber on which the prosperity af a country may be firm‘v established it is alfaifaâ€"tae king of feddor crops. This wonderful crop has been the foundation of successful Irrigation agriculture in the United States, and history is now repeating u:}t ip Canada. . In Southers Alberta a‘ ready an l-puun%,uulu growi & districtâ€"government . reports . #‘ +# that twere were 3$,500 ucres in this !n. this yearâ€"farmors are usliog and more of their irrig» «} lands _ Por the growth of alfaifa Southern Alberta is extremely well favcred Alfalla requires abundant sumshine 61 Main St. West Felephone 771. _ HAMILTON ALFALFA AND PROSPERITY All other Contractors® H. & J. Dow Howmkes 1y C ontrator‘s and Builder‘s Supplies Lime, Portland Cement Plaster Paris, etc. ~ombarld, and under irrigation slfalfa| _ And this is not a‘t that can be grows there to Its highest perfcction.|done Wit. mlm.ul lnnds . To _ _In tho Lethkbridge irrigation ca |obtain the revenu. would re trigs which is the oldest of 1+ mt gnllnl â€"mh wout from gated areas of Houthera alb~ tr. al furms as only in the falfa is beginci g to be looked upon|form of butter, cheose, beef, mution as the mainatay of the farmes, Yie & -‘m Tre plant food com:ained Ing from three is four wos to the 1B hny is often orih more aere, and in scime casos even more, in‘ than the mones actually received for two cuttings, and se«il‘ng at um $28>»00 bey Itecif, higs though «is ;. If to $30 a ton, allalfa ns . oughtlonly unmanufactured products were |furmern tatures of $100 an acre cag|Sent amay this vaimable plam. fosd epmwards in one season. 11 is n3 w .s!lflfl be left cu the farm, giving it lm that a visitor driving throogt -vu-‘:r increasing mum‘_..u in this country resently and seeing atyweld tor every acr. of bur beautiful green alfaifs folds on crâ€"py Jos 4 mt least one head of satiie, 0. a band e_,uld pronounce !; one of the proportionste numie* a* hase of most prosperous distr...s in ib~ . aofe can be nnut:.‘m whe sear of Western Canada, 9 This .:nulo ulr: to be But besides these very sitlafacte meage that meny returns from the sale of the r.:-rf .'nm the number of lvestock at preâ€" faifa is of inertimable valuo" on! kent can he maintained on thee account of the lmproved condition Ir m‘h lands. And as ihe numbe which (t leaves the soll in which §t/of live stock Incrus«es, the prosperity bas been grown. Enormovs yields of of the coyntry will grow correspone» other crops have bsen cbtalueq -Im There are already ?'M land previous‘y growing alfai‘s, jm/the tiim* is not far distant when the 1913, which was by no means as ez (irrir»u‘s areas of Southern Alberta traordinary crop yoar, 717 bos‘a‘s of witi becume the bhoms of the most polatoes to the dore wore ralss. at elestly aehjee <ad most prosperess Lethbridge on land which has tame melved h-'.ln!.ul atous PADluz cam in alfaife the previoum yoor . wyi mt resaities in the Canadiun ‘west, and, on simllar laed yielded on sueccestye Indeet, a°0 of the most prospsross years 68 and 59 bushe!s to * » sope (O@mtunitios 63 the wholo u'm- Coming nearer to tas presest, qwe|tisent «smbarid, and un grows there to It Cheap Apples BALDWIXS, por 11 gt Baskeb............ .. .;.. GOLDEN RUSSETS, per 11 gt Basket.. .... .... NORTHERN SPIES, per 11 gt Lm GREENINGS, per 1\ q« Basket...,. damipit ano to 00 up t s Poall at a L"l‘?nfl we M“' sertair vo past tumor! ‘The cottager procecdm rumor wolt Mheon Moves o thoine" en in ys aren work up the river." Consternation turns to hope once more, and on we lnnnuuuu.umm., Soon our feet thumb a bridge beneath hk to sns and have seguer: ts We 'â€"u&m“-mou.} lthl-rllofm‘odudlnv-n‘ .. othing that will bura. ( train and are r“u“ back o town as zo plan to nâ€"be the zaik +gain, this time from the other end so as to get Iroaktest wo "make x "C P TOP T "t‘ . are soon on the road and mm'ullmcdyla(ah- in our wourld we stumble elong in ruts and holec. The rain begins to tull straight and softiy. Another mile and we are on the station platform knocking at the kouse door, and are W-._n_muu anir ‘stalkably we meet a plodding Agure, the first .':hnnonuuuoltbom.u knows something a rate, even .“-U“-ulu.“;lnn-u more to the lip of the Ottawa Valley and another three to the station, and as for that hostel, be had heard there «sed to be one, but "he came from up the river." We look at each oth» ®r rather blankly; the further we go mw.-nupou“;-‘ before us, but we are getting reckâ€" l-ud'oeu'l“.:huw. we trudge on, we are desper» ately anxious to see the Ottawa Valâ€" ley by daylight. TNalF trees are vivid scarliet, :Mml.uu. here are birches dropping a golden largesse on the f.fi'lflollodnl.h-u. | to aloof both from magnificence 'nh...?( Wao-o.:.vu. ’ a thing of sawmilis sawâ€"» | dust where a little river is dammed | into a logâ€"packed lake, and the sound | of a buzzâ€"saw drones into the siience, In te ears, so we pack up and put our very h.'rl.:ou foremost, Tak suspicious sunshine given way to wispy clouds and a sighing '&n‘mhu‘;m'hllnnlh time limit about the rain. We are out on the height of land now; on dlhorl“-du:r.r:g:?:““-: stretches a away the west a little lake glints. At last For us I'h‘i: vmu:“h the first parting of ways our maps are inscrutable. ’flwhu‘.:m.. the patois and volunteers service, Ion-.-uhcl lur::ll“. M: a road right, and a diagram the dust has Axed the next few miles Q(Khlhbcu.buluhrm“ r:lmuwcnu(hh-t.u 1 On we go until our desires and a billside brook suggest lunch, 'l'hiqpru-llnnunlhm cooking, but the botanist of a thou» sand caimps bids him sit still for once OTMpraireplion~ Wtms sczas 4 and see how it is r-ny‘.._._..‘ the result is received with cheors. We ait around the fre for a minute or two, but the 10, 15, 20â€"mile ver« dict of the villagers is still in our m.m.u.mm.m. “Muummnlul.-.m an instant to stare and gabble wonder at anyone‘s madness in walk» llc'hllhqnuhufl.ormu dark. The autumn woods [ua the _ _ Mave you any niso fowls toâ€"dayt» ‘Yessum, would you wish a dress. ed :‘ikl-?"" "Nâ€"â€"n0; . it‘s rether caponsivety Ortased, 1 p csums. Just send me muul.t:mnmluu the cool Avscs is i you? h ermess ce C201 us Sut a icient storm prevented the wedding. and the doctor being taken slck himself, the patieut recovered. A Disrppointment. _ umm‘hudn--t-,h judged from this ‘tem in a western :Wollt.“lohn..-. mwuulhlllhng. BOf a winlaas ssallc oo t Ee "urmilute, not second hand! Ske 'ul‘::"um,u..,-.q..,: fornrlo'huuhnllmlln been used by some one clae!" been used. Unconvineed that such a the case of a plece of furniture of so great an age, she complained bittorty that she had asked to see "antique" furniture, not second handt ow . The newer type of collector to ‘2.*“.".”.“::!&':.'1:.?:; ‘ correapondent A-omum.vm.mu. lmlo'mn‘.u..... amuse ment to art dealers on account of ‘I’I?‘ (or her) naivete, A?l;u:... class, a woman, recen vaded one of the London art stores and askâ€" ed to be shown an "antique" chest of érawers. _ "On examining . the Jacsbean example to which her aoâ€" $ Armrmened o tuient ant gne a ou there were evidences of its havine and cont se googh Patiac for mt ie pattern ; differ, m.'ult:uo who -“n't:.- differ, appearance, but . a stile may be almost anything that gives access to man but not to beast ulloollor-l:. 'l'hy':.n,hu. vast majority. cases, obvious outcome of their immediate surâ€" roundings. â€" That large stone which forms the first step maybe, is clearly out of the bed of the brook close by, whilo _ the _ roughâ€"hewn _ stakes Second only to gates, in universal ity and importance are stiles, They are fewer, of conr;, zs stiles only become necesssry wher there are footpaths, but as there ars feotpaths and "Immemoreble rights xf var" in all directions acrors . the country, stiles are pretty numero‘«. It has been this way too for ~~aturies. Jog on, jog on, th footpath way, And merrily hent che stileâ€"a; A merry heart goos all the day, Your sad tires in a ‘mileâ€"a. 8o sang that rogueAutolyeus in "The Wlll-fl:.‘l'h'n.”n-l although he was w Shakeâ€" as alwaye {Ju England. stiles ure surciy even more NO TB 99 We iegssprmcacdse s & .2 2 | land, and Ireland, wou, for that matter, no feld but has its They are to be found mfi j ru-uu'anuu.m-o'o-n | and from Cape Clear to the Glant‘s | Causeway. _ Hedges, it is true, may | m-mummnmmu the north, but the gate holds its owr | everywhere. And yet, in spite of | Atrakee Individuaiity" aboud whoed strange vi about gates, and as is always the case, the mere intimately one knows them, the mure does this individuality «ppoar. _ In any . wellâ€"known and wellâ€"tramped stretch of uulrr..l:q become wellâ€" loved landmarks and their pecullariâ€" ties familiar incidents which the true lover of the mlll.ry :nu -.'( ..l'.-' changed. There the gate, for stance, which must be lifted at the latch end in order to release the biw rusty hook by which it is fastened ; the gate that always shuts in a treâ€" mendous burry; the gate that opens in a tremendous hurry; the disreputâ€" ableâ€"looking gate, repaired with furze bushes; the old gray gate, only openâ€" ed at hay or harvest time, covered with lichen, with nettles and dog Frass crowing high up on its bars. ' Then l‘b"n. is the gate with one new sook dress it." 6 esR t m eV Ts defect is a perfectly good su for conversation and a 'umu of news "In the village," post, the old one, worn and weather beaten, lying in the hedge close by: the forbidding looking gate, covered with rusty barbed wire, and the gate that is nevér open and never shut, Nl' sadly out of Dl'l:lllb. -lnul-'l’(: self lazily across the overgrown yath. But the list might be added to indefinitely, One always takes these gates as a matter of course; almost instinetiveâ€" ly, one tackles cach particular one In the particular way it demands, and any sudden repair of a wellâ€"known we were accordingly cheated out viates and stiles are mm , * course, internationr! idoas, that is to say, in the sense h ve --.ll.::':', q:.z bumerable gates, fiveâ€" 3+ harred or otherwise constructrd, and the «!!r* which, In P" 12+54 t 5. pair und disrepair ars to be ‘ound ""I""I everywhere ove" tha, soun« of England giving access to feld and meadow. ‘Many countrics ma;.~. . to do without gates altogeth» e®r, Just as they manage to do withâ€" out hedges, but in Ensland and Seotâ€" Meauty Marks on * WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2th, 1018 A War GaATEs AND #TiLES, anusin PREV Landseape of Ol@