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Yon, they are girls!--working as coal haulers in the London Hydraulls Fower Company' s pumping station, thereby releasing men for the fighting. FRANCE'S WHEAT IS LESS BY HALF x re Other Crops and Live Stock Are Much Reduced Compared With 1913. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Food Controller's office on Thursday made public figures of food production in France which are far below the pre- war average. The most serious de- cline is in wheat, the 1917 crop being short 53.3 per cent. of 176,000,000 bushels, as compared with the produe- tion of 1918. The potato crop is short 83.1 per cent., or 165,000,000 bushels, The sugar beet crop has fallen off by 67.9 per cent., or 148,000,000 bushels. The number of cattle has declined 16.6 per cent., or 2,485,000 head. The pum- ber of sheep has been reduced by 36.6 per cent. or 5,585,000 head. There has been a decline of 40.2 per cent., or 2,825,000 head, in the number of hogs. In order to conserve its much-re- duced supplies of wheat, France re- quired that not more than 80 per cent. of wheat flour may be used in the making of bread, the remaining 20 per cent. consisting of rice, bar- ley, oats, maize, beans and ground nuts, CANADIANS IN TANKS FOR BYNG A despatch from London says: -- The Associated Press has received the Jollowing telegram from France: "Canada will be intensely interested in the splendidly successful attack on the River Scarpe. The credit of the victory goes to General Byng, the Canadians' former Commander. | With him are some Dominiqn Staff officers who ele.t ! to go with him whun he left the Canadians, One unit was led by a Canadian officer, who, since the Passchendaele battle, joined Byng's splendid army. The tanks which broke through the German defences have hundreds of adventurous young Canadians, This service is becoming as popular with the I ominion troops as the Flying Corps. 122 BRITISH SHIPS » LOST WITHOUT TRACE A despatch from London says:-- In the House of Lords on Friday Ad- miral Lord Beresford, retired, called attention to the inceasing number of ships that are "missing without trace" and to the disclosure in the com- munications of Count von Luxburg, former German Minister to Argentine, of Germany's plans for the sinking of vessels in this manner. Lord Lytton, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, replying to Lord Beresford, said that in the three years, ending With October last, 122. vessels had been lost "without trace." The normal average in peace times, he added, was 45 vessels yearly. As the result of careful enquiry, Lord Lytton added, he had no reason to be- lieve that such disasters were increas- ing. msm ne mest BRIVIER TROOPS IN ARABIA ~ RED Post NEAR ADEN A despatch from Lc London says:--The British War Office on.Friday night [tary issued the following statement on military operations in Southern Arabia: We stacked uid captured o Tink. a miles north of Losses wore inflicted on th snamy, and his defunces were dstroy- (ITALY HOLDING HER BATTLE LINES Resist Fierce Attacks Launched by Invaders." A despatch from Headquarters of the Italian Army in Northern Italy, says:--The fourth Italian army under General Robilannt is meeting the full force of the tremendous shock the enemy has concentrated between the Piave and Brenta Rivers. In author- itative quarters the correspondent wiis told that the enemy forces delivering this blow are in the proportion of three to two as compared with the Italian forces, and this is practically the relative strength on the two wings west of the Brenta, where General Pecori commands the first Italian army, and the right wing along the |, ou Piave, where the Duke of Aosta holds the enemy as in a vise. A despatch from London says: --Be- |n tween the Brenta and Plave Rivers In the Italian theatre the Italians and the Teutonic allies are still at deadly grips, with the enemy endeavoring to break through to the Venetian Plain; but with the Italians everywhere tenaciously holding them. All along the front the fighting is of a particul- arly sanguinary nature, the troops frequently meeting in hand-to-hand encounters and positions often chang- ing hands. The enemy everywhere is throwing |, masses of men against the Italians, and his losses in men killed, wounded, or made prisoners have been extreme- ly heavy. The invaders are making herculean efforts to break out upon the plain be- fore the expected British and French reinforcements arrive, but up to the present their efforts have been with- out avail. Comparative quiet prevails along the Piave River to the Adriatic. rene ire TEN THOUSAND TONS OF SUGAR RELEASED. A despatch from New York says: Ten thousand tons of sugar, which had been purchased for the Imperial Rus-|4 sian Government before the revolution and stored in a warehouse here, was seized by Federal Administrator George M. Ralph. It will be placed upon the market immediately. The sugar was bought for the Gov- ernment of Former Emperor Nicholas by the Marine Transportation Service Corporation. After the overthrow of the Russian dynasty there was no claimant for the sugar. The trans- portation corporation attached it as part of the personal property here of Nicholas Romanoff, the deposed sove- reign, in a suit to recover $2,800,000 for alleged breach of contract. ens AY ne CANADIANS TO CAST VOTES AT POLLS IN UNITED STATES A despatch from Ottawa says:-- For the first time in the history of the Dominion Canadian polls will be es- tablished in the United States. Many Canadians have joined the Royal Fly- |! ing Corps-and are stationed in one of the Southern States. For these, mili- tary polls will be established, and the men will cast their vote in the ger. tions as though still in Canada. + Fur- ther, once a soldier léaves Canada his female relatives are: entitled to vote. ore, female relatives of Cana- ihe | dians in British or Canadian units in the States will vote as well as the sol- themselves. ture of the Se tion of Cambrai, in Northern France. Cavalry, tanks and infantry are oper- ating along a line Tunning from west of Cambrai to south-of the town. All of the vast area captured the past two days has been retained and consoli- dated with the exception of Fontaine Notre Dame, a village captured this morning, but subsequently lost as the result of a counter-attack.' In addition to heavy losses in men killed or wounded more than 9,000 Germans had been made prisoner up Markets of the World Breadstufls Toronto, Nov. 27--Manitoba Wheat. No. 1 Norinern. $2.38; N No, 7 ae; Soils §: No. 8 do., $2 store Fort Wil iam, 'ingioding anitoba oats-- 2C W., ee W., 71%c; No. 1 xtra feed, pa3s: 1 feed, 693c, In sore American cor itarle oats--No. inal; No. 3, do, To to 7ic, nominal, hd ording to freights outside Ontario wheat--New, No. 2 Winter, 32.3 LL basis, in aiore, Mont; as--No, 2, J3.70 0 $3. 80, according to irelunts Sutside. Barley--Malting, $1.22 to $1.28, ac- to freights outside, $1.50, according to No No. to relent outside No. 2, $1.72, trey ahts s outside. anitobs fiour--F Firkt afore' $11. 0. 2nd, 0; ers', 15 $10.60, A Lo ntario Hour Winter, according fo Ly $0 90, in bags, Montreal Toronto; 9.70 bulk, seaboard, according strong From re 35,. 46 38.26. Hay--No. 1, new, per ton, $16 to 317; mixed, do., $13 to $15, track Toronto. 'Straw-- lots, per ton, $8.50 to $9, track, Toronto. Country Produce-- Wholes: Butter--Creamery, solids, 3ic; dairy, per 1b, 86 to 38c. ers and country Pes trade at the following price Chee 0 vin, 30 0 £15. choice, 40 to dlc; em 4h gous hove ba ApS 2c, arrive in November, Blots, in jute 8. i a | heavy, $6.76 to rio, ag, | $13; 0 41 several "The attack same after » wight of comparative quiet along ~Cam- the German positions at Fontaine and | about both sides of the southern part, | of the Bourlon Wood, which domin- ates Cambrai and much of the sur- territory. 'At the samé time Irish infantry with tanks were mak- ing an assault against the enemy de- p- [fences about Moeuvres, where san- guinary fighting already had occurred during the last three days, and early in the m ground in e vicinity of Tadpole Copse, which lies on an elevation just west of the town, and forced the Ger- mans to withdraw after a sharp en- gagement. The enemy on Thursday began the concentration of troops and artillery between Cambrai" and the Bourlon Wood, and gave every indication that they purposed to battle" desperately | for the recovery of their lost territory. No. 3, $1.22; No. 2 £ pr tected, $1.07. No. Fl Su Teh; deed dn . 1 N.W.C., $2. United States Minneapolis, Nov, yellow, 2.08 to 0 87c. White 6 ur--Fanc ine popes d; in carload lots, Resto clears, Jao. X eo on clears, $8.75, Jute. Bututh, Hor. 27---Linseed--3$3.58 $3081: io anriver $3998 to WEIL $3. ok, November, 3.22%; May, bid; Deceriiber, 8.27 $8 Live Stook Markets ~ : Toronto, Nov. AEA choice heavy steers, $11.60 $12; good heavy, ia 76 to Bo fe putchers: 'cattle photce: to a choice oy i 8, 0., Fi Stam 0 4 Sowa; choice, $8.50. 3 $9; ood, $7.60 to $8; do. medfum, $6.60 to 2.151 YE $7 to $8.26; feeders, to $9.76; canners and Sutera" $56 to Sb milkers, 00d fo Suglos ce, we $1 boi do. om. mi to He ers, $95 to 160; light es: $11.5 ( ners. | bucks and culls, to onore sheep, earlings, $12 to choles 14 to 15; 16.76; hogs, fed calves, Spring ors Wie. 28 0 3 ey ighed off and watered, 18.26; " do., sant. $18.50; do., t.0.b., $17 TWO MORE BRITISH SUCCESSES IN GERMAN EAST AFRICA A despatch from London-says:--The following official communication was issued on Friday regarding the opera- tions of the British forces in. East Africa: + "Wednesday our left column, having traversed the Makonde Plateau, enter- ed Sinbas, seven miles north-east of ale r 1b, 42% to 43¢c; pints, er 1b., 43 to Begi--Freah gathered oBes, A to 48c. Potatoes -- Wholesalers of paying $108 for first-class stock, f.0.b. oro 'Whol ors are selling to the retail 8 1 New, large, 23 to 28jc; twins, 23% is *38tc surly. Sheese, 25% to 26c; large twin, "lot S[eamery prints, 46 to 46c; solids, 44 to Eggs New laid, in cartons, 68 to 60¢; No.1 storage, 43c¢; select storage, 47 to Dressed Roultsy---Snring chickens, 24 to ni fowl, 20 to 22¢; squabs, per doz. La to $4.50; turkeys, 28 to 320; ducks, | pring, 20 to 38c; geese, 18 to 20c¢. Live poultry--iTurkeys, 26c; Spring chickens, 1b. 18c; hens, 18 to 19¢; Sucks, Spring, 18 to 19¢c; Beene, 12 to Soney--comb mira fine, 12 oz, $3.00; No, 8, Strained--Tins, 2i's and 10's, 18) to 19¢; 16 JE ip 6's, 19 60's, 18 8.5 2. 80. to 18ic per. lb; to 184c Beana---Canad ian, nominal; imported hand-picked, 15.80 to $6.76 per bush; Limas, per 1b., 17 to 17gc. 3 Potatoes, on track--Ontario, bag, $3.15 0 Provisions--Whols Smoked meats Hama, on 30 lo 31c; do. Heavy, 26 to 27c; cooked, 41 to dc} roils, 27 to 280: breakfast 8 to 42c; Ducks, Pp lain, 40 to 41c; Hy 43 to Me, Cured ts--Long to 28c 1b; PT eloat bellies, 264 to Lard--Pure 1 lard, tierces, 9 % 274; tubs, 273 to 27%c; 1s, 27% to 28c; om und, 4 eros, 28 to Jie: to 23%c; 23} to | n; bone- clear | basen, 27% tubs, 233% al Markets Montreal, Nov. 37--Oats--Canadian Western, Ne. 2 Ia, i , ] Flour 0 Mah. ng t 31s i £2 8, $11.10; 1080; tralght rollers, Dats--; BS bikers, dus 5 42 to 43c; 2 stock, 100, tatoes----Per bag, car ie lots, $2.20 to $2.26. ; om, Pe Cant Kitangari. Fifty-seven Germans and {76 Askaris surrendered. "On Friday our right column enter- ! ed Newala and 126 Germans and 76 Askaris were captured. "In last Friday's action at Mandébe our small forces inflicted on the numerically superior enemy losses greater than they sustained, and also captured prisoners," KERENSKY'S TROOPS HAVE SURRENDERED. A 'despatch "from wm Copenhagen gays: "The Bolsheviki press agency ly reports from Petrograd that all of Premier Kerensky's troops have sur- rendered and that the Bolsheviki also have gained a complete victory at Moscow," says a despatch to the Ber- lingske Tidende from Haparanda. "The Ukranian Government has sent an army of 150,000 against Gen- eral Kaledine, head man of the Don Cossacks, 'and at the same time Gen- eral Krasnoff, a member of « Ker- ensky's staff has gone to Kaledine's headquarters to open negotiations 6. | with him." Byng Promoted Fer Victory. A des) tch from London: says: fo {sing rge has promoted Lieuten- General Byer to the rank of Ger- | eral, in recognition of. hin distinguish- service in the field in the recent inutve bo cw a Ne 1 feed, 7 ces-- si | options, it was omeially sunvmeed It is or : ng had stormed the| 3 [Capture Village Within Five 12 | British troops marching on Jerusalem 1s, | turned out to be a fortress wi o commanding the surrounding region. BRITISH NEAR THE HOLY CITY Miles of Jerusalem. A despatch from London says: were on Monday last within five miles of the city and carried at the bayo- net's point a village almost. in - the shadow of the Mount of Olives. It was on the top of this elevation that the Kaiser endowed what ostensibly was a hospital, but this "hospital" has ith guns -- CATCH OF SEA FISH SHOWS INCREASE. A despatch fiom Ottawa says: A report on the results of gea-fishing |operations in Canada for the six months from April to September, and also for the month of October, has been issued by the Department of the Naval Service. It js stated that in comparison with a "similar period last year the landings of cod and halibut | on the Atlantic coast have increased by over half a million hundredweight. The herring catch for the six months this year, however, was far below that of last, amounting to only 645,844 cwts. as compared with 946,487 cwts. The quantity of salmon taken on the Atlantic coast during the season of 1917 was 1,678 cwts. short of the pre- vious season's catch. meiivirdl meas U. 8S. TRANSPORTS . - HAD EXCITING TRIP, A despatch from 8 French Port, says:--The latest America: trans- ports to reach here had an. exciting trip through the submarine zone. The first night in the zone two transports collided. =~ One was slightly damaged 'while the other had a small hole torn) in her bow and a few projecting guns damaged. were made and the ships proceeded, The following night a submarine attacked the transports. The wake of a torpedo was seen. off the bow of one of the vessels, but no tow- ér or periscope was visible. The ports raced shead and succeeded in] reaching port safely, where the' eol- lision damage was repaired. re ps ti B3 CANADIAN TROOPS ARRIVE IN ENGLAND. gays: Greece is rapidly The temporary repairs | gram Separate Pieces? --Brooklyn Eagle. AIRPLANE BOMBED CONSTANTINOPLE. w 2,000 A 'British Machine of Miles in Se Eight Flights. A despatch from London Admiralty announces that. a ful air attack in the vicinity of, Con- stantinople has been fully accomplish- ed by a large British bombing aero- plane, which flew from England to a British base in the Mediterranean in. a-series of eight flights. The stopping places included Lyons and Rome, and the total distance covered was nearly two thousand miles. The machine was actually in the air thirty-one hours. This is believed to be a wonld's record for a cross-country journey, and for the weight carried: During some parts of the Sight winds and heavy rainsto perienced, and there was of 200 miles over a mountaino#s coun- try, where it would be impossible for any machine to land. 3 pre RUSSIANS IN CAUCASUS WIN BIG VICTORY. A despatch from om Petrograd says: The Russian Caucasus armies' have won a marked success against the enemy along the River Dyal, ac ing to information reaching the army and the Workmen's and Soldier's Delegates. The Russians initiated an attack and overcamg the enemy, turing 1,600 of them, of whom "134 were officers, The morale of the troops jis said to be excellent. NT MANY GREEK DIVISIONS HAVE JOINED SALONICA ARMY A despatch from m Washington, D.C, ing to her part in the . .cable- received here of Athens, via Switzerland, sa; new divisions of Greek formed have taken their pl ¢ront: The morale of the a is declared to be excellent. ep 150 TO 300 TANKS Tsp IN BRITISH DRIVE A despatch from ym Amsterdam, says: ~-A Berlin despatch quotes the Lokal many nA cap. y from ¢ the ~