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_ _ Items of Interest.â€"The majority of _ . farmers have finished their _ harvest. ) ~=â€"An W‘mem has, been sown _ to fall wheat, the Sudden rise in the \__ price ol wheat to have‘ temptâ€". 5. ed some htmen%ua the proâ€" _ duetion.â€"The late potatoes, corn and ... root ctop give promise of heavy x mwmmm subject of ~conâ€" _ versation days is the ‘war. _‘ Great interest is being taken. â€"‘The ® ally papers are awaited .with an ? T16 unprecedented in the his A 3 of their teaders.â€" The _ public ! itish" Armies are Making Determined " Effort to Keep Enemy from Securinge‘ Direct Route to Paris ADVANCE . BECOMING DIPFIGULT C t L L uL hetlomsane chugs. 7 Bik s a3 "he «. On the C.fiifi:fl.p Russia frankly, confesses to the disaster to :::tnn}eotp., % ing the loss of three generals, Samsoniv, Marters 4,‘ k » (Canadian Press.) . C ‘ ‘_ Lond flsg":.;/; cotner ‘of the curtain over the battle drama : in mOFthâ€"westerm France has been raised momentarily . _ 1t sho ahgn-umuu desperately to prevent the success of â€"the man assault on Upper Oise, less than 50 miles {rom Parig, .. . «. â€" Elsewhere the Russian arms seemed to have friumpbed. _ Galicia bas C invaded and Lemberg‘will soun be evacuated according to rts froim the St. Petersburg War Office. ; * d ; " L 2 w y i t Pmfi En o avas LoA e cansrin s‘ Een nds â€"â€" ‘The wiilitary experts poirnt out that from the,present position on the Upper Oise River the German advance will neum':‘%crwuay â€" Aificult ing? to‘ natural features of country s well as the artificial defences that ill nave to be encoumtered: ts# s . ...‘ Sn GBRMANS AND AUSTRIANS OCCUPY LODZ. : ~~‘ Washington, Sept. 45A wireless to the CGerman Embassy from Berlin that German and Austrian troops have occtupied Lodz, the largâ€" ut manufacturing town in Russian P oland. f §# it VZEPPELI_N AIRSHIP FLIES OVER ANTWERP. {London, Sept. 3, 1.30 p.m.â€"A despatch to uc‘:- from _ Antwerp Rays a Zeppelin airship passing over that city this" rning . dropped . sevâ€" eral boimbs. One struck a railway doing no damage, but others ‘severely oA o en on ul e l ~ If this u,:zAmm to Russian P:‘x:‘.‘n will be ended and ) be nn‘:?toemupmm, h on . Berlin, the n ‘Objective in No rlaln aparently being Moonigshutt. whence r ean march on Berlin Breslau. eJ * : of this battle reaching here from two different sources is . the first ‘information since the end of the battle of Mons. The battle raged S y amd Monday; and by sheer weight ‘ol.numbers the Germans C t ie on Pn on utd s rh / o «f&um Oilsdâ€"the British are fighting desperately . to prevent the Germans from securing one of the most direct routes to . Paris. 4 schools opened ‘on ‘Tuesday _ last.â€" Severalâ€"uew toachers have been enâ€" scd in Wallace. : No doubt the boys girls are very anxious for . the scehool days=after a long holiday.â€" The Canada . Temperance . Act‘ petiâ€" tions have been circulated in Wallace townghip during the past two weeks, response . that the canvassers met with was most encouraging.â€"At the egn u .' w nlthfd)ionhmnh Far nstittite held in Stratford ast montit® Mr: Duncan Forhes â€" o{ f"»"'"?g;,:‘,' dinted ~Sec:â€"Treas. to sueceed Mr. M. 1. Xdoiph who tenâ€" ‘ . uie : e at that meetâ€" % ~re to report the serious ol Mr/ Wm. Heygate. snm1 â€"for his recovery are entertainâ€" ‘ed. Heart trouble is the cause.â€"Mr. 3 ‘has fiu large _cam Yom farm,â€" 3¢d .. Wallace.â€"The Wallace Cheese uis is 0.: Ruidce dir ho s e lilic Aueg erad PAwHL :.A Ca. h’. sold I: last halt ‘A ug. for 144 cts a ° lb. Te § a ecbrn broakliig price: The c willks is a cow . almost her weight in . â€"Carloads of stock from Gow" » on Monday and Tuesday last The price paid for hbogs .was ns ie in N o wl family ,B,o:u. China, are ats the â€" formet‘s ,‘:N‘m Sisters.. | Mr. is home on forlough, being @ o. 9 German ; vdhum it â€" in ®ep * u.d“!’: Toronto : abou he man workin , days at. the,home of P 0n motored to : the &0 Wir. Holmes on Jast.â€"Threshing is the order ‘WThe yleld of grain . is actory and . the quality of : in Xâ€"â€"Another . charch | Ma k gur town on Bumâ€" | het are € ind call it Kirgh | tor fay . n9o â€" Solly Kirch | das a her with a baby | a 1 48 | ‘that the Pran‘ ot Sir ,'l:.vu killâ€" ten days v ’ wo P â€" bk j \@MPOTE _ “, ":’ Conestogo f it ii~ f was an> e Â¥ ~~ tlk ¢.~m: Wthad 49 p & it hw s AÂ¥X is NE > ‘ V,-v#{“j::':'l.}“!‘?" ,‘,' ki +>" ',(’ 5 * wl o 45 < _ y t " BB in PW a :z l _ . l o y t & *Â¥ s Wl ‘ ko . “ ks â€" < â€" â€" C â€" \ ud waP »)‘«'1 T 1B 4. 1 :.‘p Â¥ 'fij\»\l; | . â€" 6 $ . x 4 4. FZ % ;.‘ ® f f in ',. 4 \-’ + S * $, R -. E To \ “"v‘u'd‘ S iE P .3 f 4 ‘ hS %, t i } 8 L N* "A m it * t % ‘1’3 i .“4.7-.'. % â€" ud . o8 4 £."% â€" s5%% 4 a u. . o ai% a * f . ., ul MA S}.v * 4 7 5‘ R & ) 4 . f P us r ans reparlng l y e VUL * a * nrivgs Rinc ie dn 4 1e £ pard » a) w 40 + S t * 2994 & s t e ’:‘ & ( v xo s i & d L . & * . s PRvEn‘ ho left these parts.â€"We o . t t s P Zame S o wew R F e aal $ ~ i NRC W! "o ~ s F B mt @ue t _o s s i t\ Thle it at *s +aoel e 9 Cobae .. ~. o ‘s C y 2 ,&i . o e P k o9 5Â¥ .. *<Â¥ e K o fls s 2 K [NE s f ho ¢ e Te t § m T 4. 3 5 Cl e o ? € £ h ae «>poft 3 i ‘omg <“i * 2P wWKaL T ; d ' C r* 2s e 2 Ne 296 4 . i* M 1m f ateriqo Ynt * * ht % ts shise mt i van i hy & * k ied o "me & ‘?"f" t 1 O PPB OOOO .LAE _ _ Oc tccmamame . of O Th 311 M 7 3 * Ammwd 5 cA a "“{f“"fi?""’" o â€" the .’.m zzi6 of ‘Toronto, es an [at the home of Mt. and Mrs. > order| Gingrich.â€"Mr, Sheldon Melitzer and a â€" is|sister Berths leftâ€"last Tuesday .. lor uality M&home in New Ontario.: Bir. tis Bowman _ and family of Pensily, T. S. is visiting at the home of his .. }unels Mr. G, D. Bowman.â€"Miss Maty: Sotye spent part of last week 'fib} triends. in.;â€" Floradaleâ€"Miss Gladys: chorch | Mackie of . Berlin, is visitin« friends , â€" Bunâ€" | heve.â€"Mr. Sylvester Gingrk h and sisâ€" , Kirch | tor Susic spent Saturday, and . Sunâ€" : Kirch | day with. frirnds n Toront3. â€"Quite baby a Tew from hre teo‘t i pkn«‘. :Pran‘t | /nb pirnic beld in t Friâ€" ae Xllâ€" 27.-â€"#‘ Allan . has tradâ€" i " his property to Mr. W. J. Letson CA '.m,‘.g $9.15 must ~ admit now : that our. Bowlers .;Qi'fln worst trimming at Waterio last . Thursday," that they â€"everâ€"â€"g0t, when two of our rinks were . beaten by a score of 228 and 25â€"19. We did not expect it, but a defeat won‘t hurt after . baving bad such a string of victories. s Thie Aai opposite the store VENT SUCCESS OF __ THE. GERMAN ASSAULT tday with Mr. and â€" .Paris, Sept. 2.â€"â€"‘‘"The German: cavairy Q‘f;!“?' marching 'Mm ': forest of Co on the 1 e of the allied forces, engaged the Engâ€" lish on Tuesday, September 1. The Emylish captured tem guns." ‘This statement was given out‘officially toâ€" day» y / .. % j AUSTEIANS COMPLETELY ROUâ€" TED. > Petrograd, Rept. 3.â€"The . ‘offcial staff .n:omel that the Austrian fifâ€" teenth dividion was completely rout ed near Lustchad# on Aug. 28th â€"and 100 ‘officers and 4,000 soldiers â€" weére taken prisoners. Berlin -ygut Sunday at ber home.â€" Mrs: Hy $Scoble‘ and davighter Apni¢ oi Berlin visited ~ Mrsâ€" â€" Bemis last Thursday.â€"Mrs. Addison Shantz and . tamily of Berlin Sundayed with â€" Mr.: anl Mrs. Emanuel Shonte.â€"Mis# Mary Walsh of Guelph is spending a~ week wihâ€"br aunt ~ Mr. ~and Mrs. JO& Hcintzmgn.â€"Migs S ‘Bowman West Montroge -'&‘M of â€" ti€ Misses Bingeman last weekâ€"end.â€"Mr. Ear® Martin of â€" Waterloo, Mr; and Mrs. McLean, Mr. Tilman Brubachet an‘4 Mr. ‘Shannon Brubacher of â€" St. Jacobs â€" Sundayed at Mr. and Mrs. Schweitzer.â€"Mr. Josepid _ Enydet . of near Berlin r?It a few days with Ni. and MrS. Moyerâ€"School reopenâ€" ed Monday with the teachers, _ Mr. ‘ McKenzie of Embro and ‘Miss Clark of Berlin on duty.â€" Miss ‘_ Maud: â€" Schacter of _ Bertlin spent G may with Miss Lilly Hall= man and Miss Verna Meyer.â€"Mr. and Nrs. Israel Hallman visited friends and relatives in Rosevilie on . Stmiay . â€"Miss Saurna Brukacher, Miss Harâ€" ley and Miss Wepoer, the Dr. Martin Brothers and Mr. Mealy, all fromt St. Catharines were guests at Mr. and Mrs. Amsey Schweitzer. Completly: Ronted by Russâ€" News Notes:â€"Mr. and Mrs. Abram, Cressman and son Roy of PlattsÂ¥ille, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bergey of New Dundee, Mr: and Mrs. : Noah Bowman of Winnipeg, Man., and Mrs. Aaron Rowman of â€" Mana.Jim â€" motored to "Maple Villa‘‘,â€"the home .of Rev. D. ~~S. and Mra; Wigmer..on Sunda: ® Misses ~Saloma ~ Shantz and ’%;r Grof of =Waterlo> spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elias 8. Shantz.â€"Mr. John Kunkel of Rumâ€" melbardt,~ visited . Mr. and Mrs. A. ‘iw‘:tu, on | © Sundayâ€" last.â€"Mr. and MFs. Dustin of Buflalo N.Y., . spent ihe past week with Rev. D. 8. and: gu. Wismer.â€"Mr. â€" and Mrs. Geo. ole and family of Breslau and Miss QGertrude Irwin of Berlin were Sunâ€" ‘:‘a’ visitors at the bome‘of Mr. and rs. S. E. Shants.â€"Miss Grace and l 3 " Serherciier . m Evppimia uks a Shoemaker, ‘fiu Sylvia â€" and . Mr. \Péoymd Sbantz lpe':;:'wda‘ y at W:: .-io".l‘ ol has re Lb‘“ “;“::: with Ilh-'o'&;‘::d â€" isses j * infenalge®~The Misses Irene and Mat. News Items.â€"Miss Elsic Reist diter apending several days with Miss Vera Shuh at Waterloo. _ M.,m:-&u‘.’lflo. otan And Miss Mary of ate Vilhting relatives and friends hers.â€" 8. y, last, .. was annivetsaty sorâ€" Â¥ice in the Millpamt Methotist church both gervices . were well attenmded, Rer. Mr. Wren, of Brussels, ocoupied the polpit.â€"Mr. Jim Gordon and the Misses Sarab Martin ant Rdna Mayâ€" terry of â€"Listowel apent Sunday at the hothe of Mr. and Mrs. Jas Mayâ€" gu-y.â€"m‘ Scott . Coulter and ‘th." Whithoy of Millbank and . Milâ€" vérton _ respectively, â€" spert Sunday with thoir frirnd> Mr. Stuart Mayâ€" itty of â€"this . place.â€"Miss _ Annic o dm.:t: nli: week wilh her â€" grandfa ies : Schmehi. N & TEN GUNS Bloomingdale Nine Pines Division TWO RUSSIAN ARMY CORPS U. $. CONAGE _ ~"IS REFUSED Postâ€"Officé ‘Authorities‘" Will Not Accept Uncle® Sam‘s‘ DISCOUNTED ~AT â€"BANKS d nc acye, ton on AACenadifih Rresey . 1 0 5 000l ce se 1 LONDOK, ssf-r.il-mmczs'ugs BEBN RECEIVED HERE FROM ST. Pm;?pé'g%m To thp ERrECT THAT THE /RUSSIAN @ENBRAL STAFF, fRANKLY CoOSkESSES To THE DISASTER TO TWO ARM\Y: CORPSUNCLUEDING PHE ‘L.O8S OF PHRER GENERALS. L0 «> _ TURKEYâ€"AND %;zp:g:(eqf:lp.flgfi'f' KCAIN:â€"~~ ~.London, Sopt: YA St.‘Petersbiirg ‘despatch to. Reuter‘s â€" Telegraph ~Company exprésses®Opfmion thiat a" w af betweon‘Turkey and Greece is now only a question of $wo or three days‘. Numerous Turkish troops, the deâ€" spatch states, have, Janded on the shores| &}{g;? Minor at Smyrna, While rear Chatalia and to theâ€"east of Scutari fort ations are being Teverish ly â€"thrown up ‘"under firection of Ger m‘m‘omegn. i. e t * This is the temporary condition > at present in Beri,n, ‘due "to the quota~ tions on the â€"New; York markets.~This‘ condition, however, is fidt as serious as it may abpedr, and is not likely t lasy for any length of time, so & loâ€" cal bank manager infomed the Tele: 'm aeâ€"tearp l“'l‘“’lfi ~Those â€" people who endeavoredl to aunn American : monley at the ~«Post ce were brought up with‘a staft, upon its being ‘tétuged}~ A> . Telegraph tepresentative m m ths. condiâ€" tions, _ Cfried < to pPase: anâ€".Aeticah nickle at . thé gyat thiss but was met with t ‘lnum pethine Cise"s ons tat, as. ie Posto: no so.""~ "As‘fat) as = ‘ &mw thi) order wentâ€"into ‘‘*pesterday .)‘*~The reporter was r\; l’ht th» bon‘s wers discoâ€"nting An t mioney at the‘present time. "F 1‘? dic‘fil bank, ellcited "the Information that all American money was discounted at ajout # per cent. at present, dhis â€" action having : been found nseessary a couple of days ago. This is _ due to the New York . Oxâ€" ange,a6 â€" the â€" gold supply is faitly wel} tird up, owik: to a large .exâ€" tont to the falling off, of the export trade. _ Instead of . ‘Weing quoted at about a 1â€"64 djscount. ‘this morning‘s aÂ¥otations are 14â€" discount to . .1 pet cent discount. Pite ~@ Uh‘le â€" th» ran‘s are not honoring American â€" money at © its face value, 0 400. comntatiial While ~ th+ ran‘s are not hnl')l’hl.l Ametican â€" money at < its face value, the merebants . are making no diffier=: ence. In fact very few of them knowâ€" Hi ish officer of; ths: genoration VETERAN | COMMANDINGBRITISH FORCES INâ€"FRANCE P ; Eankh T *~ Sb "Pin\stons‘ FFench, K Ls,:M.G., G.C.B., chict of Army . lt "commander â€" o£ Ahe English lortes oD the Jprevailing condition ~\AIft take alt the American money you can give me," â€" said one â€" merâ€" thant this motning, when asked if be was |taking Uncle Sam‘s coinage. Btiefs.â€"Mr,. and Mrs. Wm. Kraft of Hridgeport sisited Mr. ‘and Mrs. Hy. Rigtk Jagt Sunday.~â€" Mr. and Mrs. AbramSnider of near Waterloo ,and Mr, Henty Groff of ~Minnesota visitâ€" “,[“'im Rev. A. B. mh last Sunday.â€"Mr. Cochran and ‘wile and the latier‘s nfother and Mrs. M. C. Hall, ull 6t Berlin, called on Kossuth {riends last Sunday.â€"War is . the great topic of conversation at pres= ent; some are mey will: . not get ia. call . to . their prowess, others aro aftaid they will be called upou WITH DISASTER Mosboro Kossuth Bs pact trsaries w MA t ae s aeigh ie t 02 .t n ul rlags . O8" arlks $%.u4 A 4 3 e e i y ." 5) Agell s #fi;vji‘ on y s tds fnfe Lany : "t * tb oo ht ie C1 im 1 .o o hrelmeactnerie ~~n ied S »ngio d ~ALMOST SUPERKUMA Advance of to â€" Paris â€"Cont Withodming ifiuc'e by F an Overâ€"wearied Army â€" LONDON, SEPT2.â€"THE TIMES â€" . CORRESPONDENT _ _ DEIPPE, FRANCE, SAYS: "IN TME MaIN NORTHERN THEA] oFr THE war THE GERMAN ézfncs WW conam WITHOUT SLACKENING ITS PACE.‘ I‘f MUST, INDEED, BE | avm-wmms» ARMY THAT THE GERMANS ARE BRINGING WARDS THEâ€"FRORTS OF PARTS. THEY HAVE MADE AN. EFFOR WHICII NEARLY DESERVES TO BE CALLED SUPERHOMAN. NO "PHING LIKE IT BVER BEFORE WAS EEEN iN War. YET W MAY BE SURE THEY HAVE SPENT THEMSELVES IN VADN, ‘;' GERMAN ARMY SUFFERS SEVERE LOSSES.. |. . | .‘ London, Hept. 2.â€"The correspondent of the Daily Mail .at _ Boulog® reports that a regiment of German infantry has been cut up and o5 completely destroyed by the aflies. . ‘‘Since‘ Friday night," heâ€" says, * large bod; ol German trodps have been surrounded in a forest which § ‘heing fiercely hombarded on all sides by the allies. Heavry slaughter ~ o eutred during the two days‘ battle, which fnally ended with the retire ment of the Gérmans, who ‘left latge numbers olâ€"dead and wounded 98 the field. ‘The losses of the allies were also heavy." «; io Oe BOTH ARMIES SUFFER SEVERELO No loeation is gtven in the despatch where the flm ccurred, | dÂ¥ it undoubtedly rélers to the German attacks on the left fank. _/ GERMaANs PRESsSING TOWARD PARIS. } > London, Sept. 2.â€"The, correspondent of the Mail at Bologne says, * is quite evidént that, except on the south, the German forces are ~pres® ing on all sides towards Paris. It is reported toâ€"day that a Get an. \PBâ€" trol with a quick firing machine gun in a motor car and .. fifty . cyclisks were in Arras, capital of the department: of Pasâ€"deâ€"Callais, yes! -.\.».; Ahinc o8 s & ? oo Cogeang GERMANS MoVING TOWARD ANTWERP. *‘ es W’s«d 4.â€"The Ostend corréspondent _ of Reuter‘s Pelegraph: Contrany) reports an iextensive «movyement of German troops ~towards : The worth has been seen from Brussels., It is believed the Germans are going ’to Antwerp, where an investment and bombardment are speb_(."‘_" ~*8e Lo . waNY ARE WOUNDED IN BATTLE. â€" _0 _ . _ _ ..~ Patis, Sept. 2.â€"The number of wounded arriving at different . points shows that fighting in the nofth continues with great violence Yesterday 100 wornded Mmqg,mbmmg. 500 at Orleans,â€"~300 at Brianâ€" eon and 200 at Paris, ¢ all hid wounds in the legs or arms. The: humber ‘of pFisonets is also ‘considerable. z> ww $ BRITISH CaASUALTIES IN FRANCE. _ . _ _ London, Sept. 8.â€"Official casualties suffered by cavairy brigade and of thrée of divisions,â€" less ome brigade, of the British force in France . aÂ¥e . ag follows:â€"Kiffed," 36 ‘Officers and 197 men;, wounded, 57 oficers and §30 . men; missing 95 officers and 4183 men, ° t y3 s n | GERMANY‘S NEW SIEGE GUNS. y.â€" e London, Sept.‘ 2.â€"The Boulognc correspondent of the Express ~ saym, . "A Frefich art officer, who hbas just arrived wounded from the fromt,. spoke with greatest earnestness regarding the new siege guns which the . Germans are using. He says the gun uses a new and â€"highly explosits~ shell which has a most devastating effect. In all my experience 1 ~nevre sern nothing like it, declared the French officer,"_ <~ e Ausinoms V\llzrgo.â€"?ligguhedfiBWuh T sses, en BM § ; on the Field of Batttllg ol London, Sept. 2. â€"Aâ€"telegrar received.in official quarters from.." BB chief of Russian general staf declares that the Russian reverse in PaSt ern Pmsbiutoln'!?r“-ymely local and due to sudden reinforol ments of the Getmans with siege gunsg. A despatch from Rome : @ Austrian ‘Government is preparing to evacuste Lemberg, â€"recognizing .. 109 eccupation by the Russians as inevitable. %; is r.} "The newspapers of Lemberg publish lists of Austrian dead :60 n pages.> This is the first official Admission that the Austrians â€" have be worsted in Galacia, § . ~ } /‘ As to the scene of fighting in France mna?-‘.?‘-"fim sg,tmompmmh-n-inu\n" 'b'-;a HT: : 4. 8 wa o 82 10 go odie de o t foty 4 w t ut n l 450 C "J.. _ RUssraNs Anvgrnare avgh Ag'fim $ *g Petcrograd, (St.) Potersburs), Sept. 2« Folowing . the official . am nouncement\ which was made public here toâ€"day ‘‘our forces invading GaÂ¥F icla have continued their advance in the direction of Lemberg. The enemy tell back gradually beéfore our troops, 'cm some:cannon,. â€" â€" 808 rapid fire guns, and some nu;o- The pursuit continues. l ‘Near (Guila the enemy occupied » on which was considered l he impregnable. ‘They also desperately att to stop. our: . adv by a Manking attack in the fluctlmlot a hh . C .. $ ."__,l,;s‘. ~ _ s‘We repulsed the Austrians, mn:::&d- s#. We but & batilcfeld 14,800 Austrian dead, captured a fAag, 32 ‘a qw of supplies, and made many. prisoner®,; including a 1 f. sE On the south front in the Warsa« "district, allâ€" the A trian ‘ attat have been repelied with success, Assuming the: ve on ou hx we fofted the Austrians to retreat, capturing three : n r fire guns and oÂ¥er one thousand ipfisonets. ~ ~~( 000 1p0 t oOa" very heaty Aecording to statements made_by the latter, "the Austrian‘ 1o#9##s BUT SPENT IN VA (Canadian 44006â€") (Canadian â€" Press.) ye# h Je S 10