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rmancnt and RAGED ? LTH d W n War " W war to 'n GREAT HOUSES PROTECTED Buckingham Palace and Other London Residences Covered By Wire Netting A despatch from London aye: The private apartments' of the Days] family in Buckingham Pelee. .10 being protected 83th“ Mic German air raids. Ever linee the Zeppelin raid of a few weeks ago, when bombs were dropped near Sandringham, one of the Royal reci- dv-ncus. there have been reports Cl mullatiun here that protective net,srtre.', would be adopted for at " "" part of Buckingham Palace. Much attention was attracted on “Mummy when workmen began ~[nl"'atilng heavy wire netting over Mar part of the palace occupied u re,aruttial quarters by the Royal {mm}. This netting was placed on FOOD SUPPLIES EXHAUSIED Shops Closed and Whole Responsibility of Feeding the People ls Thrown on Military Governor A despatch from Copenhagen mus: “The German peogle are more terrified by the possi ility of mung stayved_ out by Easing} than by the thought of hnal disaster overtaking their forces in the held. Vun Bethmann-Hollweg's recent utterance that Englnnd is using barbaric methods in attempting to starve seventy million men, women and children has had anefrecton the Admiralty Makes Report On Mine Sweeping. A despatch from London says: The Admiralty issued the following official. report of mine-sweeping op- "rations from Dee. Mtto Jan. 31: "In clearing the mine fields laid by the enemy " Scarborough there “in nothing at the outset to indi- tatt' the position of the mines ar. though the losses to mercantile ships showed the presence of the danger. . . "The necessity of ,t.ttetl,"/i'et the position of the mines compell re: to work at all times, thus largely increasing the danger. A large number of mines were swept up and destroyed. enabling shipping to [ups in daylight. One trawler was ,urrk and two damaged on Decem- l'mr 19, one man being killed. On .l,tuuar.s 6 a trawler was blown up. 'l') we explosions under the stern of " Hauler on December 19 made a Ir.,,'.. that was stopped up and the lmzi: “we saved by pumping her up- r;i land was reached. "The services of the commanders and crews detailed to this work Hhuwed great courage and devotion. Several decorations will be award- Three British Regiments and Six Indian. A despaich from Northern' i'ranco says: The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the General com- manding the cavalry corps. and es- carted by Staff others, on Wednes- day reviewed nine cavalry regi- ments. three of them British and the remaining six Indian. The wintry air seems to have tanned the com- plexion of the Prince who now looks remarkably well. m is being ac- cumpanied by the eldest AM of the Murqiiis de Breteuil. who was his: IN I‘m: tl A1103 Bl'RI‘IAI' READY Friends oi Canadian Wounded Will Be Reliably Informed. A despatch from London says: The Information Bureau concerning Canadian wounded is now ready for work at 14 Cockspur Street. Friends of Canadian wounded will lry its agency be reliably informed of their conditions. Seven motor ambulances‘and a motor kitchen are among the t'yyt,d.itsn,Red Cross iiril"iii' iririiGo fears ago, and who has been given the rank of officer-interpreter. equipment French to Take Buttons " fonts Sent to Prlmners in Germany. A despatch from Paris says: An 1rifirinl notice. just issued, warns the public that in sending clothing to French prisoners in Germany all buttons. especially brass onesdnuat be cut off. Orders have been issued that hereafter all soldiers of France shall receive half a litre of wine each day. This order follows the announeement that there is double the quantity of wine on hand that was believed in storage. 1'ItiNCE REVIEWS (‘AVALRL Four A despatch from Copenhagen says: Cutirmtstion has been re- ceived here that a second German airship has been wrecked oft the coast oiJutland. The Zeppelin, ua exploded on Fume Island Wednes- day and another Zeppelin com- mandod by Captain Count PUten, sank to tho shdlow coastal water ten milo north of Eabjerg. J utland, on Thursday. Four of the (new iao:deowood, but the, other. m- "ede.tret, aahore. Somofthem -,_;__ km hmkan lens and -- - gen sufte KEEP BRASS FROM ENEMY. Tu' Members of Zeppeiin's Crew and Eleven Rescued iiiiiiiiiM AIRSHIP LOST {on d-paw. -9._--v -- arias from broken legs and {law at Cliveden of Esbjerg. Jutland, Four of the onw but up other. mul- me. Somo of then! a bevy framework trestle which 'stands nix feet or more from the yoof_ prqper. Among frther wages in London protected by uimilsr screen are the houses of the Duels ess of Mtsrlborough, one of the Rothschild: and some of the public ( institutions. 1 Although many of the finest works of art hid already been removed from galleries here before the air raid, the attack was a signal for a more thorough paring down of col- lections. Not only art museums have taken the precautions; many of the priceless objects in the Yie. tori; and Albert and British Mu- seums have been stored away. nation the Chancellor did not Ion:- see. He has frightened the people, has focused the hstion'a thought on the food peril, and by repeatedly accentuating it he has drawn the people's attention from the military aspect. The terrible crisis of star- vation, laughed at a few months ago, is now not far from being a real thing in some of the country districts in Germany." Mors That Many Another Night Equally Tell. Ottawa, Feb. 17.--The tale of a pair of mittens knitted by a pair of small but eager hands is told in a letter received here from.the battle- trout in France. The mittens were knitted by Elaine)oreade, a little. French-Canadian girl in Meptreald who sent them to to Maior-Gentral'l Sun Hughes, with the request thatl they be sent to some one who need- l ed them in the trenches at the) front. The address of the maker was, however, not given. General Hughes gave the mittens to Captain Dumont, who in turn sent them to General Legranne of the French army. A letter received by General 1 Hughes states that the mittens were igiven to a French soldier. and that ithey have probably saved his hands on many occasions from the cold and snow of the trenches. It is hard to any through what adventures and scenes of horror the. mittens made by the little French-Canadian girl [have passed. The French T1ase Diseosered " Sharp. Explosive Weapon. The French War Office has now in operation an invention which seems to offer an excellent method of combating Zeppelins. The invert- tor is M. Antony Jacques of Gren- tor i able long needle carrying a small shell. These needles are very light, and so is the shell they carry. When the needle pierces cloth or any light substance- and not till then-it ex- plodes the shell. Fired against a brick wall it is harmless. The needles are so small that a, good quantity can be carried on an nprnnlnne. Ther can be fired from The needles are so small that a, good quantity can be carried on an aeroplane. They can be fired from a very light gun, and when once they strike a Zeppelin and explode they will also explode the gases con- tained in the envelope, and so de- stroy the whole machine. The invention came to the French War Office after careful and ex- haustive experiment? made by the Chief of the Fire Brigade at Gren- oble A despatch from Paris says: The French Cable Company said Wed- nesday that its cable lines between France and the Uni5yd States were out of use, but denied a report that they had been cut. Interruption of the service was laid to a. breakage such as sometimes occurs. which the company expects will be repair- ed soon. - Break is Reported-in A despatch from London says: A lifeboat belonging to the Spanish steamer Horacio has been found off the Goodwin Sands. The Horacio has not been reported since she left Bilbao a week ago for Hartlepool. It is feared she has struck a mine or been torpedoed. She carried a crew of 30 men. Spanish Steamer Reported Sunk by a Mine. GHtr,"hi PAIR OF .ttrrTh'.Ns'. other injuries. In all, three omens and eight men escaped. Count Pla- ten had both of his legs broken. The airship drifted to sea; C mm"... M-M'----" __ The survivors say that they were on patrol duty over the North Bea when the weight of snow on the en- velopg caused the airship to sink to the curiae? of the. winter. . . It ia understood that at the time of the accident the whole Zeppelin Beet ,',r,ts'.,gttrrt1ligg the North Bea tet out . Danish waters, Zappa. in No. 2 being in command. The new weapon consists of SHOOTING IT ABI’I’HH N S. Chancellor did_ not fore Were Drowned ram the French Cable. m London says: A a to the Spanish has been found off ads. The Horacio orted since she left shell Russian Finance Minister, who says that allie's' markets are closed to Germany forever. PRICES (if HRH Milllth' REPORT! FIG” TO LEADING TRIO. BINTRES " AIEIIGA. Brqadttttftt. Toronto, Fob. M.-iour-Ma.nRoba ttrat Patents. " in {we burn; second patents. 87.50; strong 'ba om', 8 .20. Ontario wheat. Boar, 90 per cent. patents. $6.60 to $6.70. “aboard. U _ -- . "* m vamlu. Wheat-Manitou No. 1 Northern, 315?: No. 2 at 31.64. and No. 5 M tt.61. Ontqlo wheat. No. 2, 81.55 to tt.60, " ouwdo points. oats-Ontario, 63 to 65e, outside. and at. 67 to we. on track. Toronto. Wanna-n Cun- tttst?". 2, quoted at tt Lac. and No. 3 " BarliA3ood mn1tintt grades .85 to 87c, Barloywood mal‘tml grades ,85 to 87c, outoido. Rre--81.18 to $1.22. oumidc. Pels~No. 2 at $1.90 to " outside. . Corn-No. g new American. Me. all rail Toronto Height. Buckwheat-No. 2 at 85 to 88e, outside. Bran and shorts-Bran. $26 to 828 a ton and dim”: M 830. Rolled oats-Cu Iota, not In: of 90 lbs. $3.45 to t3.50. Butter-Choice dairy. 25 to Me: interior, 20 to tie; cannery prints, 32 to 33 tac; do., sands. so to he: {annex-3' 'ssntartstor) N to We, A _ WW u- F',srsts-h'trmlaiti, in talents. 28 to Ne; star Beans-tVO to " I 33:10 tor hagd-pwkni 33.": mr nuuu-u-r-ru. Houey-60.lb. tine hell tbt 12 1-26. and lit. lb. tina at 13c. No. 1 comma: " per down. and No. 2, 82.40, Poultry Chickens. drew-ed, 13 to 150; ducks. draws-d. " to 16c; fowl. 10 to ttc; 'il'T' It to 15c;tarkery, dressed. 19 to t',heose--17 3.4 to 180 tor large, and at 18 to 181-4c for twins. Pot.atoe-ontsrum, 65 to 75e per bag, out or store. 61k: in ca; Iota. New Brunswxcks. at store. 600 in car lt car Ma. 65c per bag lot deliveries on track herozm Straw is ouoted at 88 to $8.50 a tom in car mm on track here. Har-No. 1 new hay is quoted at 317.50 to $18; No. 2 at $15.50 to $16; and No. 3 In $12.50 to $13.50. Barco-hone clear, 131-2 t, in case lots. Hams Medium do.. heavy, 14 1-2 to thc; rolls breakfast bacon. 18 to 181-24: Mc; hpnglvr-I tysyloy. Pi. qn "Uaiii-rPure, tab, 9b4 to We in ttt bans Winnipol. Feb. a.--Csah--Whtrat--rio. 1 Northern. 51.55 b4; No. 2 Northern, 31.5314; No. 3 Northern, $1.50; No. 4, $1.45 314: No. 5, $1.48; No. 6, $1.37 " Oats --No. 2 CAF., 65 1-40; No. 3 CAF., 621-443; PE. tra No. 1 feed. 62 1.4e. BarloyMNo. ' 80c; No. 4, 75c; rejected. 72c; teed, tty. Fur-. No l N.W.C.. $1.61; No. 2 C.W.. $1.58. Montreal, Fob. 25r00rn. _Amir.rican. No. 2 yellow. 87 to 880. Oats, Canadmn Wom- em. No. 2, 'Me; No. 3, TO b2 to Tte; extra No. 1 feed. TO 1-2 to Tlc; No. 2 local white, 66 1-2 th 67c; No. 3 local white, 65 1-2 to Me; No. 4 local white. 641-2 to Me. Barter, Man. had. 78 tar, making, 980 to " Buck. wheat. No. 2. 980 to tl. Flour. Man. Spring ' a-..‘_ to 1A. -MA-ul. MM. No. q mean wnrw. w n. .... "v. _.._.,__ Mun. had. 78 lac; making. 98c to " Buck. wheat. No. 2. 96e to $1. Flour. Man. Spring whim! laments, tirxrtes, $8.10; seconds. $7.60; strong bukom', 87.40; Winter patents. choice. $8.50: snaight rollers. 87.00 to $8; -- -.. ' m» M oAnna m... harm]; (mews. amen an...“ .v..-..., -..-_ -- . bans. $3.70 to 33.00. Rolled, oats. barrels. $1.25; bags. 90 lbs.. 83.50. Bran. 817. Shorts. $29. Middlinga. 32. Mouillie. $35 to $37. Hwy. No. t, per ton our late. 318 to 819. Cheese. finegt westerns, 17 to 17 Me. But. ter. choicest Memory. 32 to 321-20; sec. onds. M to 31 tae. Egttss, fresh. 35 to Me; Hammad. ak; No. 1 stock. Chr, No. 2 stock. M to Mc. Potatoes. per bag, car Iota, 50 to 52 LN. Dealers 's, re Minneapolis Feb. 2s.-Wheat-No. I hard, $1.54 SA: No. 1 Northern, 31.5014 to $1.5414; No. 2 Northern. 31.4614 to $1.51 M: May. $1.50 IA. corn-No. 3 yellow. 71 to 711-4c. oaur-No. 3 wttite, 56 to 561-4c. Flour and bran unchanged. Duluth, Feb. bt-wheat-No. 1 hard 31.5314; No. 1 Northern. 91.5214; No. i Northern. at.” b4 to tl.501A; May, $1.52 1-4. Linaoed4‘ash. $1.84 3-4 to $1.85 JM.. May. 81.85 34. Toronto. Feb. M.-Firtts balls, weighing 1.500 to 2,000 lbs.. brought $5.75 to $6. with some choice mt $6.25. Butchers 'cows ot good quality cold between 85.50 and $6 in fair numhem. with common to medium between $4.75 and 85.50. Cunnena mnd cut. tere sold between $4 and $5; stacker-a brought $5.50 tSt 86. A ready demand came for milkers. Pine 1019 of lamb: sold at $9.25. with one lot at $9.15. Medium at $8 to " with heavy at 87.50 and culls " $6.50. Fine sheop cold at $5.25 to 86.25. with heavy at $4.25 to $5.25. and on“: at $3to " Calves sold at $10 to tll, good at $8 to $10. and rough to medium at $5 to th50 Hon-1 sold at. $8 oft cars. at 07.75 led and watered and at 87.40 f.o.b., mun. try points. y Momreay Feb. 23.--Prime heaven, , 1-4 to 7 br, madman. 5 1-2 to hr, common. ' It to 5 Lac. Can. 840 to no each. Calves. 5 to 8 I-K. Show about 5c. Lambs. ' to 8 1-30. “on, B to 3 1-40. A Mrs. W. R. Stark. Elderly Widow. Detail: Son Wounded Himself. A despatch from Winnipeg says: Mrs. W. R. Stark. an elderly wi- dow, is dead, and her son, George Stark. aged 30 years. is in the Gen- eral Hospital as a result of a shoot- ing affray at their home, 814 Wil- liam Avenue. It is believed that George Stark, after coming home early Wednesday evening. became involved in a quarrel with bis mo- ther, shot her with a revolver, and then turned the weapon on himself. can; ..w..-___v - - involved in a quarrel with his mo- ther, shot her with a revolver, and then turned the weapon on himself. He may regover. Nlll 8thfll)lil--ln SEND CITIZENS AWAY A despatch from Copenhagen says: The report u in circulation here, owing to the necessity to re- strict food consumption, that the German Government intends order- ing 5,000,000 Germans who possess independent incomes and are ineli- FATAL SHOOTING AFI-‘RAY. Salad May and Straw United Status Markus. Country Produco. MOHN‘OII Markets. Lin Stock Markus. P. Bark, Winnipeg Gram. 1333137110 120; wompound. n tubs. and 10 to 1014c in paying age follow: tor car Provisions in canons, 33 to Me; 99min- 2.5 to mu .. . E53356. 35d " to 151-2 to 14c per lb., stadium. It to 17 We; c; rolls. 14 to 14 1-2c: , 18 LR; but“. 20 to DISGUISEB Ill Britain Thinks Degtmction I American Vessel Will Bring War With Germany. A dcspatch from London says: England's naval experu fear mines far more than JutnGrines,1spd it is believed that German mine-layers, tlying neutral flags and disguised as fishing vessels~are strewing muses, - . . __ ..1....,1..4- pm“ :lthdagh there is tirmatson i9r this u‘mquVLl .v. -V, Germany's reply to America heightens the belief that trouble between the two countries is likely, although it is admitted that the ac- tual destruction of an American ship may be needed to bring Amer- ica to the point of a, declaration of UAW Juvlvu Hum-v. l Emperor William. with his bro- "her, Admiral Prince Henry of -PrussG, and Admiral von Tiipitz, {the Minister of the Navy, and their lrespective staffs, left Berlin for (Wilhehnshayery Heligoland, and iother naval stations, to direct the {arrangements tor blockading Eng- Hand. . . It is not considered that Ger-l many's response is a, satisfactory' answer to American demands for assurances regarding the safety of American ships and lives. The sug- gestion of. a. convoy is ridiculed for the reason that neither Germany nor the conveying warships can ob- tain safety from floating mines for American merchant steamers. In fact, the convoys themselves would be imperilled, for under no circum- stances could the Germans furnish guides through the mined areas. Germany intends carrying on her threatened blockade by combined Zeppelin and submarine action. Great airship activity continues in ‘the North Sen: -. . ' . L wa r It is reported that the Germans have built 120 big mine-laying sub- marines during the last six months, each with a carryng capacity of over one hundred-mines sent, to do their full duty; to put up with any trouble ; and to endure Gerifices. They will the more readily consent to all this it they have the satisfied feeling that all proper caution and economy have been employed by those in authority in the administration of public at- fairs, and especially of those spe- cial public affairs relating to our share in aiding the Mother Country. With such adequate caution and prudence, there would be nothing to regret afterwards. -- - in I . I II . e_n_1_'. ”a.“ ...-v_ .V_, W, "It is the duty of all of us, indivi- duals and corporations, to bear our share of the extra burdens, which must necessarily be imposed at this time of stress. If these are wisely and prudently disbursed, so as to obtain the best and most effieacious results. as respects the public ser- vice, there will be no occasion to complain; and all these special bur- dens will be borne, I have no doubt, with cheerfulness by our people, who are ready to do their utmost to aid in the defence of the empire." An old lady in England, some eighty} years of age, was going to bed, when) she was suddenly smitten by a stroke ot paralysis. Her whole left side was numbed, but fortunately, her faculties unimpaired. Her daughters and the servants were sleeping in the house, but she raised no alarm. She man- aged to light a gas fire. boil a kettle, and till a hot-water tottle: then con- trived to get to bed, and slept peace- fully. In the morning her daughters were horrified to learn what had hap. pened, and they asked why on earth she had not called them, and they would have summoned the doctor. "When I thought of what our men were suffering in the trenches." re- torted the old lady with spirit. "I de. _cided I would not make a fuss about {such a small thing." A despatch from London says: The Norwegian steamer Nordcap, according to the Exchange Tele-- graph Company's Copenhagen cor- respondent. has struck a German mine in the Baltic Sea and foun- dered. All her crew perished. The Nordcap was a. steamer of 322 thus. and was owned by Wrangell and Company, of Hausesend. . Norse Steamer Sunk by a Mine in the Baltic. No Fun About Such a Small Thing rd, gible for military service to leave Germany tor neutral countries and remain there until the war is over. It is planned. according to the re- port, that 3,000,000 of these persons shall go to the Scandinavian court- tries, 1,000,000 to Hollmd, and 1,000,000 to Switzerland. Whit TIME SACRIFICHS. NEUTRAL SHIPS absufube con NEWS Am: “If MEIER wax: is some on on: is rm: sun‘s. Latest Happenings il Bi; Republic'- Condensed for Busy leaders. Lynn, Mass.. has the first wire- less fire alarm system at work. Jules Rujewskit hanged himself at the wedding of his sister at Buflitll _ . ' “I, boc “Vuu‘lla V. In-“ -i'we' me _, Buffalo ioghorn is to be andhed so that only the lakes get its bane- fit -hirsouri seem: likely to (auction a bill to close hotel bars dailyjt 9 A boy bank robber at Houston, Texas, was shot fleeing with 85,000 booty. - . . iii1ius lunches were served to 38,- 678 New York school children last week, . New York city civil service com- missioners are to be fired for 1rreg- ulanties. iriiaio High school teachers up prohibited from flirting in the insti- tutions. _ Triliving cigarettes to a. boy Wetzel of Waynesboro, Pa., fined $100. - _ ---. .. n Icy iii'ifustod in Wheeling, West Vlrgmia, were thrown out of work by, tht floods.. . -. -._- __""-"'"' In New York City last year 2,382 Pe."""?' were fined for cruelty to animals. _ . "GEE“ estimates the War has brought $17,000,000 to its factories from Europe. . iriUTGUivenue per mile on 147 U. S. railways in December de- creased $41. - _ - - .. Representative Adair of Indiana wants a secretary of neace in the US. Cabinet. The new series of counterfeit 85 bills f1oo4ing the US. are probably ot Buffalo origin. -iiiiiili Fallon, of Boston, got 18 months for smuggling his niece from Ireland illegally. . _ - ‘ICAIIIIU Ill\ B"'J . Walter J. Keating, of Brooklyn, left $20,000 to found a nursery to aid working mother', iriiiiuion State Senate has. t petition to make a new State of Lin coln in the West. -- FEW; Hashing Mormon .won"P "converted" 66 Brooklynites to their faith in "nuary, -- _ .. -irioirirrviu ‘Fisher'ut Yale testi- fied at Boston that five persons can live (amnion 8.17.a week... West Virginia has a bill to re- move those highway weeds that bring hay fever to humans. Joseph Findura, tb Cleveland gro- cer, shot a "s-year-old boy to death for stealing a loaf of bread. Over 56,000 unlawful absences from school in 1914 are reported against Phj.l,eielp,hits pugils. a l "ts"'""" ....._._...TV___ I _ Lester Willard, a. t'routsda,le, Ole-, sheepman, wan fused $100 for shgep sshearins./n December. “L;pert§at frruans said systema- tic food distribution in New York would save $200,000,000 l tyear. Unitea _ btiltea' aithorities have bought $635,000 worth of beet yugar seed in Germany as , grepautlon. A pet chicken peeked the eye of Mrs. Helen McKeever, of Queen's, N.Y., and the 1',ie will be blinded. New York City has sent enough tetanus antiboxin to European bat- tlehelds to immunize 250,000 men. A Pottsville, Pa... negro wants to wed a. white woman, but cannot get anyone to perform the ceremony. Thirteen cousins are fighting for the 89,000,000 estate of the late William L. Gulick of b'pringfield, Mo. John Young, convicted of Pitts- burg bank frauds, died in the pen a. month before the date of his re- lease. Prominent educators will enlist 20,000,000 children in an army of help to suffering in U.S. and En- rope. A gold nugget of ten pounds, worth $3,500, was found in Red Rock Canyon, Mojave, by Dave Bowman. Baltimore wants to name its schools for colored children after famous negroes, and is short of title: early. Thomas H. Lovegrove, acquitted of murder at Louisville, Ky., is rushing back to England to enlist in gratitude A It was formerly the custom to rib-i tain the funds to maintain principah thoroughfares by collecting a toll from those using them. Pikes or gates were set across the roads by the keeper or toll collector. To prevent people who travelled his road from passing without paying the toll he was armed with a pike. a long-handled stick with a sharp iron head. This was put across 3 a barrier, and when the toll was paid it was turned aside to permit the carriage or wagon to page on its way. Hence the name turnpike, which meant a road on which toll was collected A "horny-handed son of toil," who had been married less than a year, was complaining to a friend of his wife's extravagance. “How is a man going to save anything for old age?” he mud. "I no soon- er get home than it’s Tom, give me a. dollar, give me fifty cents, give me fifteen cents; five for this, that and the other thing. I just can’t stand it." "Why, Tom, what in the world does your wife do with so much money!" "I don't know-a ain't gave her none yet." The Name Turnpike. Rigs successfully used to the identity of a young when who lost her mem- l wa' BRITISH PRISONERS ILL-USED A despatch from London In”: In describing the arrival " Ruthenium of 100 British who had been incapa- cittsted. and are on their way home from German amps. the correspon- dent. of the Daily Mail says."-- Food of Poor Quality and Their Cteetttntt in Rm ---Differeett Treatment to the French "The soldiers were welcomed by the Dutch "ieials and the Dutch civilians cheered them and loaded them with gifts of pi s whiten, cigars, chocolate and when luxuries, all of which were wrapped in the Dutch colors. Many of the soldiers wept at the kindnesm shown them. All were severely wounded. and the injuries of many were terrible. Many of the men were on crutches. "All of the prisoners were most anxious to know how the many Ger- man prisoners we're treated in Eng- land, as their guards had told them that the prisoners had been abomi- nably treated. The British prison- SEVERAL CASES OF MENINGITIS Disease Not Taken to England by Canadians. But Due to Environment A despatch from London says: The statement in the House of Conr. mons by Dr. McNamara that 15 cases of meningitis, with eight deaths resulting, occurred in the Crystal Palhce, where there were 6,578 omens and men, shows that G'rtrymttired, Wan-heed. Mow ot Speech and Depressed. A despatch from London says: A correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph, who has recently had ext'ep- tional opportunity for close person- al observation of the Kaiser, writes: His physical appearance shocked and almost frightened me. He has aged terribly. His hair is grey and he has an air of fixed depression. He speaks little, and his articular tion is abnormally slow. I was con- vinced that he at lust recognizes what the future has in store for him and his people and that he sees little brightness in the prospect. The ofhoers of the general staff share his downcast mien and are apparently filled with similar mis, 3 swings. EMPEROR IS GRIN." Sltill_'l_‘. Foodstuffs Fron1 Bularia stopped by the Allies. A despatch from Berlin says: British and French warships are blockading the Bulgarian port of Dedeagatch to prevent the impor- tation through it of foodstuffs des- tined for Germany and Austria, according to a Cotistantinople des, patch made public by the Overseas News Agency on Wednesday. Itt'Gi,h'rt or FoUItTr1.N $itt1NG. Yottntttst Kingston Soldier ls Wil. Ilam Penman. A despatch from Kingston says: Bugler William Peppiatt, sun of Sergt.-Majur Peppiatt. R.c.H.A., will be the youngest Kingston boy to go overseas. He is attached in the 22nd Battery, and is only four, teen years of age. A despatch from London says: A despatch from Field Marshal Sir John French recommends 2,900 men of all ranks for preterenef because of gallant and distinguished set'- 2,900 Reeommety.ie1 ty vices Brown (on fishing trip) __ "Boys, the boat is sinking'. Is there any one here who knows how to pray 1" Jones (eagerly)--"? do I" Brown-l right! You pray and the rest of us will put on life belts', They're one s'hy y' A despalch from Petrogrnd says: The Ministry of Commerce and In- dustry is under the belief that quan- tities of foodstuffs are reaching Ger- many from Russia through Finland and Sweden. The attention of the officials has been called to unusual shipments which have been made for some time past, and which have re- sulted in Finland being flooded with frozen meats, fleur, sei-n, buner GERMANS GETTING Nlll FRUM RUSSIANS and eggs. Hundreds of trucks, it is said, daily haul this produce to the Finnish railway station in Petro- grad, taking roundabout routes in Iiltilllfl.lllrl Illljlllllil ESSENCES SURE tllulilll Illl BRUSS Ill Illl(f--l SIREN BREMHINS SURE UN t Atow Maul-u is.» TORONTO No 1'onfidenee. Sir J otin French. en thought this wu the reason tor 'their rough teeatntegtt in the Ger- .uun cunps. One nowoomtnissitoeted "stbrer said: I "we wereteeatodoruhtattu [hospice]. especially by the nun“. Ibut the fellowe in the companion ef.m.p had an Awful time, for on the shying-ct complaint they were kick- ed, while for u serioue breach of discipline they were tied to I pout for hours. The food, which “in chiefly beam. was of poor qtar!ity end small in quantity. The clothes were regs. When the men protest- ed that they were starving they were told: “Yqur friends in Eng- land lave cut " our bod supply." "This mm confirmed the previous reports that the French prisoners _ were treated in the most friendly manner. in striking contrast to the ' trestment of the British prisoners." Per part of the now. throat and lung. g. carrying health-[Wing medication to every spot that la tainted or weak. You don't take Camacho like cough gnututw--rrtt mm. it; heal- ‘ow- tug vapor at the mouth and it son-do 'that all through the mama: organs. B " nothing and curl” wherever Catan'h ateiy (iiiii'i This in m'l way ot sup- olnt- plylu the “chest bale-ma. the put-en m l antiseptic- knm to science. Ger.“ Troops lake Five Center Attacks on the Trent-hen Won by British. A despatch from Paris says: The oiticiol communiques give in detail a considerable list of triumphs which have cnm ned the allied ”my during the past few days, the most. notable of which is unquestionably the pcuptnre of the village of Nor- Noy m Lorraine. which the German“ took on February 13. in this con- nection the War (Mice notes that the German general tstuff has an nounced that Norroy was evacuated and that the French did nut deliver en attack there. To this an em phatic denial is made in the night . statement. it declaring the encmy '. was literally drisen out M his [uni ' tions at that point. f The score of an allied offvrvsive - has been meusurcd on every trct'B- - sion by the strength of the uninter- ' attacks with which the Gemini! . hue replied. The {menu}. 1sffsrrth 3 show that the recent [IIUEN'HSuf the allies has been most decided, in: the Germans have launched assault . after assault in a vain vffort to rr cover the ground they hau- lost. the dread dine.” was not ooniined to the Canadian mntingmn at Salis- bury Plain. It has been a disputed to'mt here whether the dieuse wu rought to England by the Cun- dions or was induced by curimlr LEFT HUNDREDS DEAD illi FIELD ment The fighting has been unusually violent, particularly in t'luunpagne. along the front of Souain. Pevthes and Beauujour. There the Gen mans made tremendous efforts to recapture the trenches taken from them. and were not repulsed umil the French infantry swarmed from their positions in an irresistible and sanguinary bayonet attack. The German regiments engaged suffered losses from unevhalf to one quarter of their complements. The capture of apnaition south of the Sudelkopf in Alsace by the French in the engagement turns out to have been a most valuable IN‘NIlll- ‘plishmcnt. The Germans were dri l, van from an important defence work in which the allies found a unit amount of war material, including bombs, lmmb-thnmmg machine-n. i rifles, Infant plates and other maui "ions, together uitir thousands- oi I cartridges. The chronic borruwt r long-winded even I'hen II order in distinct attention. An in. quiry has revealed that Swedish commission merchants who buy from the Finns in most mews repre- lent houses in Hamburg. The ex- traordinary demand for the Russian rouble, in coin or in bills. in Swe- den and Denmark, and the high prices offered for produce ranked in an inquiry being started by the Ministry, which now is engaged in seeking I method to determine what ‘portions of the shipments constitute residuum trade for the Sundial.- virus countries, and to prevent sup- plies reaching the German. 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