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at the hands of all the belligerents, i and, above all, would not prejudice betwen the belligerents them-| the position of the United States as a and that certainly, in view of | possible mediator. that described from the German side as the basis for peace." The Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts says: "Lloyd George says that who- ever wantonly prolongs the war will _| have a érime upon his soul. Do not these words imply strong self-condem- nation 4f England rejects the negoti~ ations offered by the Central powers?" bia al Halted and Engaged the Enemy. A despatch from London says:--In the Northern -Dobrudja the Russians anll Rumanians have faced about and are giving battle to the Teutonig al- lied forces who have been pursuing them. Just how strong the s are making has not yet been le known, the German offieial com- a that the remarks about repar- no value, inasmuch as has been said thus far about conditions. It continues: "If ab means to postpone satis- ~ {munication ing that they have "again offered ghting resistance." Petrogr: that attacks by near Parlita, on the left bank of the Tn Tif ¢'repulsed, and says also the present it successful for the Rus- ried out by scouting parties ds Se termination y SE y Wi and Rumanians are being car- S who were de- i. by t_ were kill- Saturday, sa says our | men from Ghent are com re IN DOBRUDJA ie 143 0 ake: Ro iain Forces Have | announcing it merely say- to § ral nvaders bo in the!t 12.50 to $18.50; 12.80 to $18.8 n, $9,860 to $10, choice, 41 to to 48c; sollds, SR to dle; a2 one Ln in car. ut of 00. RY 26 to 280; to 36ic; i Boulter or font, 7 HB Gop do 0 10 to 13¢; ae oe and t, $2. ia nek nr Com sight LX $] Lh 1 tu uba, 3 Tho 6 oat ET Brida oar: Rose, 16; New Funaw} ck $3,165 to $2. bage--Que -- rubs, ve Be i) $i 0 elawares, 5 $56. Bran icked, per ush., Canadia hat dalok $280 % mes, to $6; Limas, Yer 1b., to 100. 4 Hak ke visions ~Wiolevsls, Meats Hams medium, 25 to os 32 to 28c; cooked, 34 to 360; 3 95'%6 20c; breakfast bacon, 28 or dry cured meats, 1 cent less 213 to 21%c; oh ic; com- clear bacon to 184. Tr 18 to 184c per Tor clear ios, 18 to oking tierces, - 16%c; of e, 100-1b, tins, 16%c; yell yellow, ic below white. Montreal 2 Montreal, etd ~~Oats--Can. West- ern, No. 2, 64¢; do., 7) 3, 630; extra No. 1 feed, 630. Barley--Manitoba feed, 96c; our--Manitoba Spring wi , firsts, . Eat Tot ip ahity i | gio VED fo VE ab In Bae, $4.10 to --Pure lard, forces, tol os ; pails, Rolled oats--Be i 6 middlings. © $33 ot, i im ngs, to, i 44 to Gr Hay--! per Lead West- ; 25¢; do., easterns, 24c. Butter-- Coioeat creamery, 43 to 483jo; seconds, 403 to dlc. Fxg Ireal, 60c; selected, No. ock, 38 to 40c; No.2. 84 to 36c. Per bag. Tots, $1.75 to $1. 90, ota car Winni og, Dec. 26.--Cash ope Me - Hi ortnex 188 34 N i feed yn 3 a oh 87c; rejected, T0c; feed, fi Flax---No. 1' N.W.C, $2.66; fan . $2.58; No, 3, do., ¥3.35. 2.36. Vaited Seivee Markets. ~ Wheat -- May, 100800 3. (i 7s Tuly, 1.843; {ina hard, $1.6 Side: > Ea A; ; ge, No Bok; 2 Nortern, He 678 ed--To arrive, $2.8 83: May, $2.88). 'Live Stook 3 Markets. Toronto, Deo. 26. reyes, choice, $9.26 5 9; do., cows, 16h to au to 36; toners! , $6. to $6; 'stock- 9.90; fed and wa- 12: do, weighed oft ; ay siids. g cars, $12.26; steers, choice 0d, 8s EX 25 HER » 0 beep 0 w) 4.35 to 84 lal a German |ed or poidliiodin wourided" -during a | Cal at Hasselt, eleven were | fight by. French machine guns. ~The Ey Pe correspondent adds that a thousand | . Hogs, choice . Hghts, sows, ol Me IRISH SETTLEMENT COMING. 10.50 Close Harmony "win Soon: Prevail Sir Hasace Plunkett. NI Soon 2 \ dots hare rons Gos Ton Horace Plun ine the e stor i BRITAIN VERGES 3 33! mistress of the seas. - | important of the Berlin peace terms,' * | constitutes the kernel of two long . | England's ceasing to claim the right! ard, y '| land's sea power is not unconditional. I. | Germany recognizes its existence and; holes: % | CONSTANTINE SEES END 50 Constantine of 'Greece is certain that i the Central powers are at the end of 30.1 to this information, feels that the in- Dron on Wed- General Mangin, merally known as the hero of the e, who took personal charge of She Jotest great French drive north 'erdun. ON PROHIBITION Miinufacture and Sale of Whisky Likely to be Stopped, At Any Rate. A despatch from London says: The newspapers learn that the Govern ment is preparing measures for the further control of production and sale of alcoholic beverages which may go as far as absolute prohibition, It is stated from one source that it has al- ready been decided that the manufac- ture and sale 6f whiskey in Scotland will be virtually prohibited, and that this is likely to be followed by a gimilar step in England and Wales. As regards Ireland, it is eaid that the Government from the first of Jan- vary will take over the Irish distil- leries for the manufacture of muni- tions, but that the retail sale of whiskey will-not be affected, as whis- key of less than three years'old can- not legally be sold and existing stocks will be allowed to bé consumed. ------lp { JEALOUS: OF BRITAIN'S RULE OF THE SEAS . That This Shall Cease. '| the Foe's Most Important Peace Term is} Y , for Sir Robert Bor- are as undaunted and our detérmina- tion as resolute as when we ranged ourselves in the Bupires battle line two years ago. our sacrifices would be, worse than usétess unless for which this was under- taken is achieved in such victory as assures the future peace of the world. Your message reached me in the Western Provinces of Canada while engaged in commending and support- ing proposals for better organization Numerous Prisoners Brouglit A despatch from London says: The official statement on Thursday from British headquarters in France reads: "During the night the enemy lines were entered by us in the neighbor- hood of Gommecourt and considerable damage was done. A number of pris- oners were taken<in the course of an- other successful raid carried out by us early in the morning against the enemy's trenches north of Arras. "In a patrol encounter in the morn- ing north of Neuve Chapelle the lead- er of a hostile patrol was killed; his men were taken prisoner. The enemy CANADIAN TRADE CLIMBING. Huge Increases Are Reported From ' Ottawa. A despatch from Ottawa says: Huge increases in Canadian trade are indicated for the month of" November and the eight months of the fiscal ear. November trade was $186,066,361, A special despatch to The London Times from Amsterdam says: #"Gérmany demands that Great) Britain shall abdicate the position of articles in The Frankfurter Zeitung, which, there is reason to believe, were «| inspired at the Chancellery. "In the first article a statement of the impossibility of Germany abandon- | ing her present military system pre- cedes the demand that the freedom of thd*seas shall be established, with | 'to police them alone. While Eng- admits she has not succeeded in break-! ing it. . Therefore, it is -held, this problem of naval power, which Is as- serted to 'have really originated the Anglo-German war, must be settled by agreement if Europe is to have peace." nines OF CENTRAL POWERS a A despatch from Rome says: --King their rope, despite their recent vic- tories in Rumania, according to in-|/ | formation in the hands of the Italian Foreign Office. The information comes confidently from the Italian Of- "fice in Athens. Constantine, according ! ternal conditions in the Central pow- ers are such that there can be no hope for an ultimate Teutonic victory. He 'believes that the spring of 1917 will see the end of German fighting. else FAMINE IN AUSTRIA; POLITICAL © UNREST ACUTE ' | A despatch from om Rome says:--Al- This, the most, as against $164,226,481 in the corre- sponding month fast 'year. For the eight months total trade was $1,499,- 265,042, against $868,670,349. November imports increased $27,- 000,000 to $72,690,790. In the eight months imports increased by nearly $260,000,000 to $5677,235,197: Domestic exports for November to- talled $109,668,960, an increase of $17,000,000. For the eight months these exports increased by over $300,- 000,000 to $731,692,689. eee fp meee BRITAIN TO CURTAIL TRAVEL BY TRAIN A 'despatch from London says:-- With a view to curtailing travel and thus enabling British railways to use more rolling stock for the war and food purposes, it has been decided to decrease after the first of tha year the number of passenger trains and to in- crease fares 50 per cent. This will not apply to workman's tickets or to season tickets for distance not exceed- ing 40 miles. This was announced by the Government in the House of Commons on Wednesday. ; Atanas trom laa ge 'The; ey | den, on We night sent the fol. | owing _ lo te i message of 'our wationel service al To effectual utilization of our natural, Atlantic to thi human energy and | sources of this Domi utilized to such purpose the full strength of Canada struggle. © At Regina and at Bran- don. I read your words to two great gatherings, and the wi they evoked was splendid and inspir- ing. We shall tread the path side by side in full realization that the sacri- fice, how®¥er great, is for a cause transcending even the interests and destiny of our Empire, and in supreme' confidence that this path alone can lead to the ultimate triumph of demo- cracy, liberty and civilization. "R. L BORDEN." BRITISH ENTER GERMAN LINES AND INFLICT MUCH DAMAGE Back From Trenches North of Arras and in Gommecourt Sector. exploded a camouflet south of Ypres. "The enemy's artillery was particu- larly active on the right of our line north of the Somme and in the neigh- borhood of Festubert and Ypres. Our artillery vigorously replied. "Enemy trenches at Gommecourt and in the neighborhood of Loos and Hulluch were also bombarded by us." Heavy artillery fighting continues on the Verdun front, the French War Office_announced on Thursday after- noon. During the night the engage- ments were most spirited in the vicin- ity of Louvemont and Chambrettes. BRITAIN CALLS WHOLE MANHOOD Bold Plan to Utilize All Her Human Resources. A despatch from London says: The Daily Chronicle gives prominence on Thursday morning to an article which purports to outline the Government's soheme for utilizing all the man power resources of the country with a view to the more vigorous prosecu- tion of the war. It says that the plan is of a very bold and far-reaching character. More men are needed for the army, for the manufacture of munitions, and for productive em= ployments like agriculture. The Gov- ernment will therefore appeal to the whole manhood of the country that is not in the army or already engaged In work of national importance to enroll voluntarily for service as war work- ers. 'Men between the ages of seven- teen and fifty-six are wanted. They must place themselves at the dis- posal of the State for the duration of the war and consent to be transferred to occupations or localities where their services are most required in the interest of the country. mle Rural Retort. "That horse of yours interferes." "Wal, he ain't interferin' with you is he?" INTERNED IRISH PRISONERS WILL BE AT ONCE RELEASED " Advantage of Liberating Them Far Outweighs the Risk," Says Chief Secretary For Ireland. A despatch from London says: The vised the Government, Steps there- Government has decided to release fore were taken on Thursday to pro- the Irish prisoners who were intern. feed, with the least possible delay, to ed after the rebellion in Ireland.| return the interned prisoners to their Henry E. Duke, Chief Secretary for { homes." Ireland, announced in the House of | According to the statement of the Commons on Thursday: | Secretary for Home Affairs in the "The time has come when the ad- | House of Commons last October, there h arming news about the scarcity of food in Austria-Hungary, practically | . has reached the Vatican from diplom- atic sources. This news greatly con-| ! cerns the Pope, who fears the reign of! the new Emperor Charles under such unfavorable auspices will end dis- d' astrously. Internal conditions in Aus- tria are said to be very. pn "Antagonism clin Hun, Austria in acute. or pk tions are threatened i anti-war | agitation is now widespread, d can- not' he repressed by the authorities, mi frei y mis RAILWATMEN ? ARE GIVEN. INCREASE] vantages of releasing these men far | were 576 Irishmen interned in con- outweigh the risk, and I have so ad- | nection with the recent rebellion. BRITISH GUNS AT KUT-EL-AMARA PLAY HAVOC ON TORKISH _ Enemy' s River Craft Damaged, Bridge Disttoyed and Successful Reconnaissances Made by nfgntry. Sa The | the west of the Shomead bend of the oh despatch from London: tay official communication operations