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a PE Tar tured. prisoners and inflicted losses successful raids in which they cap- upon the enemy, the official statement from British headquarters in France and Belgium says: ~ "In an attack Wednesday morning, northwest of Passchendaele, in the Ypres sector, German troops tempor- arily occupied two British posts. The British later drove the Germans out iu a counter-attack." The statement reads: "In a successful raid south-east of Hargicourt reported Wednesday morning, carried out by the Canad- fans, in addition to 18 prisoners, two machine-guns were hrought back to our lines. Many Germans were killed in fighting above ground and four trench mortars were) destroyed. Seventeen dugouts in the enemy's first line and .others in his support line whose occupants refused to come when summoned, were bombed. The in. ul raid was ried out Tu night by Canadians in the of Hill 70, north of Lens. d was encountered, in spite of which A later despatch says:--The fol- lowing official statement was issued by the War Office Thursday evening: "Early Thursday morning the enemy's trenches at Lens again were raided successfully by the Canadian troops. A number of Germans were killed and a few prisoners and two machine-guns were captured. The raiding party returnéd to our lines without loss. "Several other prisoners were brought in during the day by our patrols, On the southern portion of our front there was some hostile ar- tillery activity to-day :in the neigh- borhooa of the Souchez River." FARM LABOR NOT CONSCRIPTED But Inventory of Man-Power of Dominion Will be Taken At Once. A despatch from Ottawa says: Sub- sequent to a sitting of the Cabinet Council the Government gave out an announcement as to -its immediate policy in regard to labor. The Gov- ernment will not conscript men for farm labor under the Military Service Act, but will take immediate steps to secure a registration and inventory of the classification of the industries of man-power of the Dominion. There will be no importation of coolie labor at present, to which exception is tak- en by the labor men, but this matter may be given further consideration at a later date. No decision has been reached in regard to the conscription of alien labor. ----et CANADA'S ARMY STRONGER IN MEN AND MATERIALS. A despatch from Canadian Army Headquarters says: After three and a | half years of war Canada in the field is to march on to victory stronger than ever before. : The Dominions - fighting strength, both in men and in guns, is constantly increasing. Canada is entering upon the Spring campaign stronger in men, material and guns than at any time since the mobilization at Valcartier marked the creation of the historic First Division, and is holding a larger front than.ever before. el NORWAY HAS LOST 714 SHIPS DURING WAR. A despatch from London says: The Norwegian Legation in London an- nounces that from the outbreak of the war to the end of January, 1918, Nor- way has lost 714 vessels of 1,050,683 gross tons, "Seamen to the number of 8883 lost their lives through the sink- ing of these vessels. During the same period "53 Nor- ROYAL PALACES FOR ; NATIONAL USE. A despatch from London says: King George, the Daily News says, has of - fered three Royal palaces for national use. They are Balmoral Castle, Buck-] ingham Palace, and Kensington Pal- ace, for public offices, The Govern- ment has not taken any action on the offer. Balmoral is near Perth, Scotland, and is the Scottish Highland resi- dence of the British Royal family. Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace are in London. Since 1837 Buckingham Palace has been the Lon- don residence of the sovereign. It is at the western end of St. James' Park, Kensington Palace, on the west side What the British Found on Way to Je rusalem. As the British advanced in Palestine they found that the wells had been destroyed. Since such an sutrage is forbidden Orthodox Turks, the presumption is that the well shown graph was destroyed by the Germans who were with This well was at Bersheba and was blown up with a high explosive. by the religion of the the abgve photo- e Turkish army. NEARLY $30,000,000 FOR AEROPLANE BOMBS. A despatch from Washington says: The principal items for the army -in the billion-dollar urgent, deficiency. ap- propriation bill favorably taporisd to the House on Thursday include $277, 732,000 for bombs for aeroplane, $100,- -1000,000 for quartermaster storage plants on sea coast and at interior points; and $81,000,000 for mountain, field, siege and other artillery, in addi- tion to the billion dollars already spent for ordnance and contract authoriza- tions fof $779,000,000 additional. etl ee ei BRITISH ADVANCE TWO MILES NORTH-EAST OF JERUSALEM. A despatch from London says: An' official report on operations in Pales- tine says: J g "On Thursday we advanced our line on a front of six miles to.an av- side of the village of Mukhmas, 11% miles north-east of Jerusalem." of Kensington Gardens, was erected in 1689-91. The late Queen Victoria and Queen Mary were both horn in Kensington Palace. MUCH WESTERN LAND that prepared during the previous Fall. A conservative estimate based on reports from the staff of crop cor- amount of land prepared during 1917 | for the 1918 crop is estimated to be 6,184,619 acres. em Qs U. S. LOANS TO ITALY ANOTHER $50,000,000. A despatch from Washington, D.C, says: An additidnal $50,000,000 placed to the credit of Italy by Secre- | tary McAdoo, brings the total of American loans to that country to wegian vessels, with more than 700 crew, were posted as missing. About | , two-thirds of these are war losses, GERMAN RAIDERS SINK 8 SMALL BRITISH CRAFT IN STRAITS OF DOVER in Hunting a Submarine British Vessels Were Sunk by Enemy Destroyers. When Occupied A despatch from London .says: Eight British craft which were hunt- ing submarines have been sunk by a raiding flotilla 'of enemy destroyers, it is announced officially. The text of the Admiralty statement reads. «A-gwift raid was made by a flotilla of large enemy 'torpedq-boat destroy- rsday on out pat- ers at 1 am. on Thu rol forces in Dover Straits. "The following craft, which were occupied in hunting a submarine, which had been sighted by the patrol $650,000,000, and the total of Ameri- can credits to the allies to $4,784,400, 000. "Trawler James Pond, Drifters Jamie Murray, Cloverbank, Welliott, Cosmos, Silver Queen, Veracity and Christina Craig. "After having sunk these vessels, the enemy destroyers returned rapidly to. the north before any: of our forces could engage them." No Wounded men injured in the raid were taken to Dover and are housed in the market place, which was con- verted into a temporary hospital. The firing lasted for 45 minutes and was lot, $2.22; Pi meee. ens i to freiights outsiide. Barley--Malting, $1.69 to $1.61, Markets of the World [ cuns. 29 to 20#c; pails, 29% compound, tierces, 303 to 26c; tubs, to 263c; pails, 26 to 26dc. Breadstuffs ' 19--Manitoba wheat-- No. 1 Northern, $3.234: No. 2, No. 3, do., $2.174%; READY FOR SOWING. in store Fort ax. Manitoba oats--No. 2 C.W. 8c; N 864c; extra No. 1 ia date: No. Toronto, Feb. 0. flour, per bag, , 40. Hay--No. 1, per mixed, $13 to $16, track Toronto. per 1b, 35 to 37c. ggs--Fresh gathe No. 1 storage, 49-to 52 to 63e.' to 33c; fowl, 20 to. 30c; Spring, 26¢; $8 to $8.25; Im or Indian, To ; Limas, Pota $2.35; 6.76 ntarios, bag, Smok: ite less, 45 to 46c. lainly heard on shore Cured mea! 290; clear bellies, 2 Lard--Pure lard, : do., $2.20%; : No. 4 wheat, $3300: | eat William, 2 $3.70 to $3.80, according | po Straw---Car lots, per ton, -- Country Prodnce--Wholesale Butter--Creamery, solids, . prints, per 1b, 46 to Dressed poultry---Spring chickens, 30 milk-fed 'chickens, 32 turkeys, Sacks, Spring, 27 to 30¢; C. Live poultry--Turkeys, 30c; chickens, 1b, 22 to 26¢; re, ei : 0's, an, = 3 rted, Hand-picked Bur to ear ag, $2.35 es--De es. , " O! $2.10. to $2.25. 7 Provisions---Wholesale 4c ood oayy 26. Bo cooked, 44 to i hy 0 : . % i id $5 to 300: fast ; backs, plain, 43 tb 4c; 'bone- Montreal Markets Montreal, Feb. Western, No. 8, $1.08; i4 No. 2 local white, $1.02; {local white, $1.01; No. 4 o. | 31 Flour--Néw standard a 'to $10.90, Rolled oats--! 40. Bran, $35. Including No: Shorts, $10. 3 C.W. < A despatch from Regina, Sask, | GG FNC; Yn store Fort William, 3 $48 to $60. Mouillie, $568 to $60. says: The area of land prepared in| American ' corn--No. 3 yellow. kiln $finEe. 348,10 oF fon, car lots, $14.80 to | By virtue of the treaty with the Uk- the Falk of 1917, in Saskatchewan, ow- | dried $1.90, track Torofrs; sic: | 316.60. Chéese--Finest westerns, 2186; | raing by which th ' th i Si Ontario oats--No. 2. white, 93 3 fo do. finest easterns, 213c. Butter-- |Faine by whic the status quo ante of ing to open. weather exper one in No.3 (hite. 92 to, 930, accord 12 Criojcest creamery, 494 to Soca seconds, the frontiers between Austria-Hun- | November, was greatly in advance of [(relghts outside, winter, per car | $84, 10,455, "07 NG" stock 's0 to | €arY and Russia was established Aus- basis in store Montreal. | 590: 'No. 2 stock. 45 to 47c. JPotatoes-- |tro-Hungarian troops Wednesday en- 'Winnipeg ac} ding to freights outside. v 1 i | respondents places the amount of Bel Stine iat 10 V3 aoeies | oet E. iy TEN Se Task : o freights ou 8--No. LW... Cc: . +l "Thus the last g town in East i i AO rer No. 2, $1.98 to $2, Eccording 10 §54c; extra No. 1 feed, 85¢; No. 1 feed, He | the area Fall plowed in 1916. The' J¥W O0 fae +4 $180; xtra, NO. 3 "84. Barley--No. § | Galicia was returned to Austria-Hun- area under Summer fallow prepared in. Manitoba flour--War quality, "$11.10, 7a Ww. "$1.60; No. 4 CW. $1.56; rejected, | gary, od 1917 for the 1918 crop, as shown by Dey bags, Toronto. . oi, $10.60, $13; feed 3130, Klax--~No, 4 Nos --t the Dominion census returns, also new bags, .Toronto and. Montreal | Ow. $3.088. re ' FIRST CONTIN! i t shipment. INGENT TROOPS shows a big increase above the area |frgights. prowl oP eliyered Montreal ----, GET FURLOUGH. estimated by the Provincial Depart- frelghts, bags included Bran, per United States Markets sa | $35; shorts, per ton, i is j-- T ment of Agriculture, The total | $35; = S1OT4E PEL EY "$46; good feed | Minneapolis, Jeb. 19--Corn--No, 3 . A despatch from Canadian Army eadquarters in France says: Early $16 to $17; ton, track Toronto. | Bran--$32.50. this week the first batch of married Duluth, Feb. 19--Lins ed---$3.60 to $8.50 to 39, | saan, arrive, ase May, $8.89 |n.co's and men of the First Expedi- ;" July, $3.64 asked; October tionary Force left the front on a three asked; _ | 98.23%, nominal. i Por Live Stock Markets 463c; x red eggs, 50 Ib. 45 TY: | steers, $11.25 to $11.90; do., good ; $10.60 to $11; to 526i $1078 to $11; do., good. ; sel ti 5 mtreal, el 0c; select storage, $10.50 to. $11.25; $10; choice butchers' cows, good cows, $8 to $8.76; medium, $6. to $7.50; choice butchers' bulls, $9 i good bulls, $8:26 to $8.50 to 3b¢; 5 to 40c; geese, 27 10 3750 To 88: sheep, $10 to 14 to $16; canners' cattle, select hogs, off cars, $19.76. ee mia € GERMANS STILL DEPORT ; Spring hens, 22 to 28c; , 20c. to $7; Japan, $8 to to medium, 32 to n, clear bacon, 28 to to 28¢c. 2 tierces, 28% to 29e; OR to 29%¢; 254 19--Oats--Canadian extra No. 1 feed local white, de, 310.4 H, 90 1bs, | Mia y Iw. 1. 5. 'white, 84% to 8b5ic. Flour--Unchanged. Toronto, Feb. 19--Hxtra choice heavy heavy, butchers' cattle, choice, od, $10.26 to $10.60; the striking support of its forces in y 19--Ch good steers, $8.50 to $9 to $3.50, .50; medium, $12.50; lambs, $5.50 to $6; BELGIAN WORKERS. A despatch from Havre says: De- portation of Belgians by the Germans despite the protesta- "A minor enemy enterprise against one of our posts, about four miles north-east of Jerusalem, was repulsed distance. A few prisoners were taken. . efi enn 3 | LAST BIG TOWN'IN GALICIA 0 TURNED OVER TO AUSTRIANS. A despatch from Amsterdam says: tered Brody and.took peaceful posses- gion of the town, says a despatch: from ~ | months' furlough to Canada. Alto- gether, nearly 700 married men have applied for this special veterans' leave which Canada <has made possible by " 'Greater Than Production LOST.IN 1917 wal Destruction Was Three Britain and United States. * A despatch from Washington, D.C, says: Ship tonnagé sunk by subma- : rines in 1917 was nearly three times as great as the total of production in the United States and Great Britain during the year. This was disclosed by the anndunce- ment of Andréw Bonar Law, Chancel- {lor of the Exchequer, in the British House of Commons, that Great Britain produced only 1,163,474 tons of ship- ping last year. The output in the United States was 901,223 tons, mak- ing a total combined tonnage of 2, erage depth of two miles on either | 064,607, while sinkings by submarines last year generdlly are reckoned at 6,000,000 tons. While complete figures on eon- struction in Japan, Italy, France, and | other nations in 1917 are not yet after it had reached within bombing available, officials here do not believe | their aggregate equalled .the total of the United States. If that is the case submarine sinkings more than deubled all new tonpage produced. Both American and British offi- cials expect a very dieffrent story in 1918, however. The United States and Great Britain are speeding up their building programmes, and naval officials in both countries have dently predicted that the subma will be curbed this Summer, = - tary Daniels believes that effectual results will be obtained in the early Summer, la RETURNED SOLDIERS : FOR CANADIAN FARMS. A despatch from Ottawa says: Re- turned soldiers who have had experi- ence as farmers in Canada will con- tribute their share to increased pro- duction during the coming Summer. A transport which arrived at a Canadian port several days ago brought home a large party of soldiers who are classi- fied as "experienced farmers." majority belong to Western Canada, Other large batches of returned farm- ers are expected to arrive later on. new laid. 65c. f ] _Chicikens, 26 to 28c; do. medium; $9.50 to $9.76: do. com<. fo Dressed poultry Ln 93 to 2dc; geese, mon, $8 to $8.50; butchers' bulls, the field. = 21 to 22c¢; turkeys, 28 to 30c. { choice, $9.50 to $10; do. E uti, Potatoes--Wholesalers are paying to ji to $9; do. mediu pul 8, 37.80 io growers and country shippers, for first- | $8; do, rough bulls, $6.35 to § 3 i class stock, f.o.b. outside points, $2.26 butchers' cows, choice, ,60 to $10; to $2.85 for Delawares, and $2 to $2.10 do, good , $8. 0 to $9; 0., mK um, for Ontarios. 4 7.1 to $8: (Stockers, 37.66: to 38.50; V lers are selling to the retail feeders, 3 cann 3 ey $k "the following Prices: -- $5.76 to $6.25; milkers, good to choice, Cheese--New, large, 28 to 23}c; twins, - $90 to $140; do., com. and ., $66 to 231 to 233c; early cheese, 253 to 2fc;; 80; springers, $90 to $140; light ewes, large twin, 26 to 263c. h i 3510 29 i 13,00 A shosh, Reavos RH 2 om. d 4 ce, 0 89c; $7.20: nist , 165 . ro Tom ley: S hoe: solids, 47 Amba Se 39 oT, Salxes, Fool Lt German Foreign Secretary g choice, 16; 3 to avgarine--20 to 82: pumtercd, 318.761 do, 'weighed off cars, | =. . At War With Rggs--New lald, in cartons. 60 to 6b¢; $3; go. [o., $1178. lou tects a 3! A despatch from Lendon to and Soldiers' | on received' here. 'At a conference at 'German Headquarters to renew mili Russia. - still at war saysi-- Russia's withdrawal from the war was a real withdrawal, and the throw- \ing away of all agreements with her former allies, said "Leon Trotsky, the | Bolsheviki Foreign Minister, in re- porting to the All-Russian Workmen's- the result of the Brest-Litovsk = conference, ac- cording to a Russian wireless despatch the Tmperial 1 it was decided | operations against : - A TROTSKY DECLARES RUSSIA HAS WITHDR AWN FROM CONFLICT Announces Central Powers Aré Northern Russia. expressed by Dr, Richard na mann, the German Foreign Secretary, at the concluding session of the recent peace conference at ' Brest-Litovsk after Trotzky, the Bolsheviki Foreign Minister, had made his final statement that Russia was out of the war and that she would desist formal peace treaty. The acts of war, Dr. von Kuehlmann said, ended when Rusia and the Teu- tonic allies signed-the armistice, but YOU'RE TRNING SAY, HELEN, WHAT'S THIS BUNK ABOUT GOING. ove if oPPER CERTAMLY | The .. her armies would be demobilized, but . frgm signing a