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: he suppression of the rebellion, | The revolt which broke out in Dub- Tin-8as spread to other parts of Ire- land, chiefly to the west and south. This information, together with the fact that the rebels are still in pos- session of parts of the city of Dublin, was given to the nation by the Minist- . ers in Parliament on Thursday, There had been a small' rising at Ardee and Louth and a rather more serious one in Swords and Lusk, close to Dublin, Troops are Adequate. , Premier Asquith, who on Wednes- day had given reassuring news re- specting the situation in Ireland, ®caured something of a Autter of anxi- ety by his statement on Thursday in the House of Commons when he an- nounced a spread of the movement to other parts of Ireland, the retention by the revolutionalists of certain parts of Dublin and the fact that fight- rs| entatives of the p |e nnd," the 3 the movement. ig «econ to has no sympathy ada Mr, Asquith said that J dios reasons he did not 'like other places to which the spread, he ich Che Tro pa and south, but particularly in the west, places where there was a de- velopment of the movement. Very stringent precautions were being taken by the military authorities to deal with these places. Official Report. ~~, "The military operations for the suppression of the rebellion in Dublin are proceeding satisfactorily," says a communication issuéd by Field Marshal French, commanding the home forces, late Friday night. : "What may be described as the organized forces of the rebels," the communication adds, "are confined to a few localities, the principal one be- ing the Sackville Street district, in which the rebel headquarters appear to be the General Post-office. The cordon of troops around this district has been drawn closer, and the rebels ing was still going on in the streets. The government, the Prime Minister further announced, was convinced that in this locality are now confined be- hind their line of barricades. "Sniping from houses in which the forces now in Ireland and those, ona) parties of the rebels have esab- proceeding there were adequate oy deal with the situation. Restore Order First. Replying to a question whether the Government had ,been warned of a dangerous growth of sedition, Premier Asquith said :-- 3 "The first and paramount duty of the Government is to restore order and to stamp out rebellion with all possible vigor and promptitude. That we are 'doing. "Behind that there is undoubtedly an obligation which rests upon the Government of making a searching investigation into the causes of and lished themselves in various parts of the city still continues. The district where this is most prevalent is that north-west of the Four Courts, which are still in the possession of the re- bels. The clearance of these snipers 4s a matter of time. "In other parts of Ireland the prin- cipal centres of disturbance are in County Gallowa ny and in Enniscorthy. Disturbances ate also reported at Killarney, Clonmel and Gorey. The other parts of Ireland appear normal, "The general trend of the reports indicate that the disturbances are lo- cal in character." TWO PLOTTERS HAVE CONFESSED Germans in Custody in New York to Testify Againse Others. A despatch from New York says: Complete confessions given in return for immunity have been made by two of the eight Germans recently arrest. ed in the alleged conspiracy to place fire bombs aboard munitions ships, and they were on Wednesday after- noon telling their story to the Federal grand jury. This was made known by Assistant United States. District] District Attorney Wood, in charge of the investigation of alleged German plots. The two men are Capt. Chas, von Kleist and Ernest Becker, an elec- trician aboard the interned German steamship Friedrich der Grosse, where the bombs alleged to have been placed on various ships were partly manu- factured. The others arrested in the case include Capt. Eno Bode, Capt. Otto Wolpert and Frederick Garbode, employes of the Hamburg-American Dr. Walter T. Scheele, is yet to be ap- prehended. te DETAILS OF CHARGES OF INHUMAN TREATMENT. Three Cases of Soldiers at Moose Jaw A Cited. A despatch from Ottawa says: De- tails as to the alleged inhuman treat- ment of soldiers at Moose Jaw by hanging them up by the arms for comparatively trivial offences were furnished to the Commons on Wed- nesday afternoon by W. E. Knowles, following up his demand of Tuesday for an investigation by the Acting Minister of Militia, Sir Robert Bor- den, Mr. Knowles cited three cases. One soldier who fainted under the or- deal was "hung up" for being off duty, another for insubordination, and a third for neglect to carry out orders. J. H. Sinclair, of Guysbor- ough, declared that charges of sim- ilar brutal punishment of soldiers had appeared in some of the Nova Scotia papers. Premier Borden promised that a trict enquiry would be made forthwith, and any officer guilbty of keruel or unjust treatment of his men Line; A ninth alleged conspirator, NAVAL BATTLE DESCRIBED would be brought to book. ~~ BY MEN WHO WITNESSED IT Message Brought By Seaplane Sent Germans Scurrying Homeward, The Lowestoft correspondent of The London Daily Mail says:-- 'The scream of shells and their de- tonation as they burst inland was the first intimation the people of' Lowestoft had that for the second time German Dreadnoughts were off their shores. The people sprang from their beds, peering toward the sea, where, looming through the mist, could be seen great gray shapes here and there picked out with flashes of flame as another shell came inshore. itants scrambled into 4 es and, catching hold of litte o ones, "hurried out, not in his five great cruisers and many de- stroyers. ""Every moment we expected to see our ships blown out of the water,' said one of our watchers. 'Our com- paratively small vessels were seeking to get at close quarters to the Ger-|eria. man giants and a perfect storm of shells screamed aross the water to- ward them, but whoever commanded our ships had great courage. Raiders Hit Frequently. reply until well within time and again they hit the German ly damaged. before. Lake. the Black Sea. WEEK'S NEWS OF THE WAR. The English coasb was again vigited by German warships on Tuesday morning, ' Lowestoft by the British local naval forces and were engaged. They fought for twenty, ed. Before fleding one of the vessels fired into Lowestoft, but little damage was done. and a- child were killed.' Ab the sgm e time fire was opened on Yarmouth, and one or two buildings were slight- The campaign in Mesopotamia gives ground for anxiety. The Neh is still in flood, and the advante of the British force to the relief of Kul-el-Amara is delayed. There has been some fighting with = the relieving force, and the enemy have made great claims which have been discounted by the despatches of Sir Peres The Russians, since they captured Trebizond, have képt up their advance westward along the shore of They were sighted off and then ho fiien, a woman About the same time a fleet of Zeppelins made a raid over the coun ties of Norfolk and Suffolk. This is the region in which are situated Yarmouth and Lowestoft. Some bombs were dropped, but a fog made it im- possible for the enemy to get any accuracy of aim. oT The British fleet shelled the sea coast in the neighborhood of Zeebrugge on the 24th. It is reported three German destroyers, after being hit, were forced to withdraw into the harbor. Little opportunity is being given the enemy forces to concentrate in Egypt. Aeroplane keeps the authorities advised of any hostile movement. During. the week 'an attack was made on Quatia, but , the force used was not sufficiently strong, and a withdrawal was necessary. But this was only for a day." Stronger forces were brought up and the enemy had to flee. x Canadian. troops have been in action almost continuously during the week. In the neighborhood of St. Eloi the Germans have been making frequent attempts to recapture the crater positions taken from them on «March 27, but the men from the Dominion have repelled every attack and caused much loss %o the Germans. In the neighborhood of Verdun the French are taking the offensive more and more. They are alsq proving the superiority of their artillery fire over that of the Germans. There has been considerable fighting during the week, especially in the neighborhood of Dead Man's Hill,' but the French not only successfully defended that position, but even- retook some trenches on the northern slope which had been captured from them some timé tl at reconnaissance No sooner had the first Russians who landed at Marseilles got half-way toward the battle front than an- other force equally big was reported as having landed there, too. There is now no doubt of 'any intention of Russia to make any peace before the Allies do. BRITISH BATTLESHIP SUNK BY MINE Russell is Destroyed in the Mediter- ranean--702 Mén Rescued. A despatch from London says: The sinking of the battleship Russell was announced in the following official statement: -- "H.M.S. Russell, Captain 'William Bowden Smith, R.N., flying the' flag of Rear-Admtiral Fremantle, struck a mine in the Mediterranean on Thurs- 'day and was sunk, The Admiral, Cap- tain, 24 officers' and 676 men were saved, There are about 124 officers and men "missing."" Under ordinary conditions the Russell carried be- tween 750 and 800 men. Sy rs AUSTRIA PUTS DOWN RIOTS IN HUNGARY, Execution of - Prominent Citizens in Prague and Other Cities. A despatch from New York says: --Fresh revolts have broken out in Prague, Pilsen, Tabor and other Bohemian cities; and many members of prominent Bohemian families, in- cluding Miss Alice Mazaryk, well known in America for her social set~ tlement work, have been executed by the Government, according to advices said to have been received here on| Wednesday by the Bohemian National Alliance, from secret sources in Aus- ; 3M. ag ra-------------- "The Bible tells us we should love), a our neighbors," said the good di ON THE VERGE | says a Sospaish to Te Ms "Yes, but the Bible was ier | sn fore our neighbors lived so close," re." twen | plied the mete yal, all around our craft but they did not| Then OF AN UPRISING All ot Mexico Take the Field Against Carranza. _ A despatch from Washington says: Reports received within the past 24 houts at several of the European Em- baguies here have aroused grave ap- prehension in regard to the Mexican situation. These reports were to the effect that the Carranza Government is on the eve of a complete collapse, and that conditions in and around Mexico City are more threatening than they have been at any time since the overthrow of Porfirio Diaz. hpi > GERMAN OFFI ER y 0 MUST STAND TRIAL, Petition for a Writ o of Habeas Corpus LEV Was Denied. Boston, April 27. Werner Horn, who attempted to destroy the Inter-- national Bridge at Venceboro, Maine, on February 2, 1915, must stand trial on a charge of illegal transportation of dynamite, the Federal = Circuit|® Goat of Appeals ordered on Thurs- ay. fen od SWISS FRONTIER 4 CLOSED BY GERMANY. A despatch from Paris s says: The German-Swiss frontier has been closed since Monday afternoon even to. mails, Bh BELGIAN COAST ~ AGAIN SHELLED BRITISH EMPLOY 3 BATTLE- SHIPS, 18 DESTROYERS AND 40 MINE-SWEEPERS. The Rotterdam correspondent of the ¥ London Daily Mail, Thursday, says: : "A British squadren resumed the bombardment of the Belgian coast at 4. o'clock on Thwisday morning, bak Mine-sweepers have cleared the coast | bag: telegraphing | No: oba oa 8,' do., 6lc; on ood, feed, 500. on rack pas | ican corn--No, eh al, acl { horonto, fh On ng to si el Barie 63 to G4c; reed, 69 nis to Frelunt outed 5 8, treights ou 10.705, accor ng. Nm a mertil 90 2 9c; 86 to 830 stents, in In' on e boas. dected, iSconding to sample, Finger Track To. ito, in o_freights ou fio dO nt eas --] 1.65; according ble, hs .20 to $1.50, according. to re ace 6; p $a 85 i strong be bakers, r ton, $26 ti feed flour, per ': 8 % in side. Manlio | flour--] iret pags Ontario 1 Rowr--w sample, $4.20 10, 35:30 0 $4, Pm te 1 | treights--Bran, 24; shorts, Hi 326; miaalines, $37; &cod 60 to $1. Oonntry Produce, | 300: inferior. dairy, SHolce Hal 8 ; inferior, -24c; creame 86c; Inferior, Hast 4 ne, 9 io New-la. to , In car- tons, i] to_26c. £1 2a: In 5 Prices, 1 0 - : 135% to oh. toll No. Ee Pa o 4% nh 5 'the 1 fer to 0 hand-picked. e+ lay es Cheese--Large, 191¢; twins, 193¢, goawe syrup--=$1.60 per ie. y--Chickens, 21 to oultr; 118 Re 200: ducks, at jo 2 25¢; parks Potatoes--Car to to dia .170, and New PE a' Ie 5 6 per bag, on Provisions. 5 Bacon--Long clear, 163 to '1 1b., in. case lots. Hamar 22¢; do. Jicavy, 17 to 20c; tQ 18¢; breakfast bacon, 2% a 26 to 26c; bonel backs, | Bo c; boneless bac 28 rd--Pure lard, tierces, 5 to an pails, 16% to 16¢c; compound, 1 Wis Grain. May . 2.--Cash 1 Northern, 1.1685 ., $1.09%; do., ori AN No, Winaipeg, ricesi-- Wheat --No. ? No. 2 LC. $1 3; Ng. 2°.C: t ed, Ror hits. 51 to 513c; Not § local w 50 to 503c; No. 4 local white, 49 to die Barley, fon, feed 68 to Feo: 5 wheat pat-. to 7c Spr. a Spiny 10; SLrONE. sts, first; 8 3600: 80: ers', 'Winter' Bios choice, $6; eraighi rollers, 2 40; do, 8, .45 to $2.6 ed oats, waters of mines, and nets have been Ie laid to guard against 'submarines. The Germans anticipate a severe at- aY, tack. "In Thursday's bombardment the British force consisted of three bat Slethips, 18 destroyers and 'between 30 and 40 and mine- in Two of the battleships bom-- barded the coast between Zeebrugge and Knocke, including =Heyst .and Blankenborg. fire was answered by the German batteries. The third battleship concentrated its fire on three German torpedo boats which the harbor immediately after the k began. One of these was hit geveral, ies, and returned to the arbor seriously amaged supported by consorts. : "Thorough preparations were made by the British before the bombard- ment, Dutch territorial waters being marker by colored buoys." z rm---- : NO MORE-FARM HANDS ion FROM Sse per ton, 21, Cheege, finest Jyestern, 1 to 18 est easterns, 2 178c. Buti choicest creamery, 8 13c: 30 to 30%c. Eggs, Fr 26¢. per bag, car lots, $1.70 to $1. usa iz, 3 ower; Quoted at els. an, $18. ay 2.--Whea! ; g N 7 ortiier 11 a Te to 1 Son: o. orthern, d May, 0? Ya berih seed cash and Markets. ive ----Choice hi utchers' cat ) Sod $8.25 to: NK C0!