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Ne ey Le on Made Some Gains To Imp A despatch from Paris says: A con- centrated fire from the French caught powerful German forces at- Courcolios and Mors, tn the Montdl: es a ery, e Mon dier sector, and not only drove back the advancing waves, but inflicted very heavy losses, according to the War Office announcement on Thursday night. During Wedhesday night the French in a splendid counter-attack, drove thegnemy back to the north bank of the Matz River, farther to the east. The important height of Croix Ricard and the village of Melacocq : were also taken by the French, On the Aisne front the Germans continued their thrust between the river and the important forest posi- tion of Villers-Cotterets and gained a little groafid,"but all their attempts to improve the position have failed. Elsewhere other German attacks have been defeated, 'the Americans break- ing up a particularly violent attempt between: Bouresches and Belleau Wood. The French during the course of the various engagements took many pris- oners and consolidated all their gains. A despatch from thé front, ing with the Aisne fighting, says: "Probably for the purpose of mak- ing the Allies move their reserves to- ward the right flank, the Germans started a big diversion in the vicinity of the Forest of Villers-Cotterets. The enemy progressed slightly, obtaining a foothold in Coeuvres, but this does not improve his position. Five German divisions participated, two of which had just reached the battlefield. "The attack extended along a front of about four miles, but met such op- position from the French, who fought with stern determination, that the * Germans apparently renounced their efforts." The sole result of the enemy's at- tack on the Montdidier-Noyon line up to the present is that he has, by the violence of his attacks east of AT ALL POINTS IN NOYON AREA dvancing Hordes of E Repulsed With Heavy Loss--Foe Alsne Sector But Failed - rove Them. ! ets, and bring the Picardy and Aisne battlefields into a more continuous front, remains to be seen. There are signs that for the moment the German efforts are waning. A later despatch says: Only small local actions have occurred along the battle front since Thursday night and it appears scarcely possible that the Germans will recommence serious work for the present on the line of Montdidier-Noyon. Their offensive for the capture of Compiegne, with the eventuality of making further pro- gress toward Paris, from the base that they hoped to attain there, may be regarded as having met a bloody check, costing them th ds of men belonging to their best divisions. There appears no doubt that the Germans desired to mane an imposing advance toward the capital and at the same time inflict losses on the French | and the British before the American | army was ready to take the field. / They assuredly are anxious in regard to the rapidly-growing forces from across the Atlantic Ocean, and are trying their utmost to use up the old armies in front of them before fresh, trans-Atlantic troops arrive in suffici- éntly strong force to turn the balance. The heroism of the veteran troops | who in 'these last days have inflicted such terrific losses on the flower of the German army, has given the foe | a rude shock. The Germans probably | will try to break through somewhere else, but the allies, with their armies under the command of Gen. Foch, are mans anywhere. ATTACK U-BOATS 70 TIMES A WEEK Allies Are Sinking More Sub- marines Than Germany Can Build. A despatch from London says:--In an interview with the London ecorres- pondent of the Petit Parisien, Sir Erie Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty, had the following to say with regard to submarines: "The allied navies continue to sink more German submarines than the enemy can build. It is certainly a fact that since January we have sunk more submarines than they have built. We attack their submarines 70 times a week on the average. "We base our returns of submarines destroyed only on those we are sure of from having seen wrecks or se- cured the crews; but most of the other submarines hit are in urgent need of ' repairs, and it is evident that the re- sults of many of our attacks are un- known.. If you havg moles in your garden you may put Gown a thousand traps without catching all of them, and it is the same way with submar- ines." -- er -- PARADE PRISONERS J IN RHINE CITIES. « A despatch from Geneva says: -- American and British prisoners, to- gether with French colonial troops re- cently captured by the Germans, are being paraded through the streets of the Rhine towns to impress the popu- i lation, according to advices from ' Strassburg received in Basel. --il} ete san. FEWER SUBMARINES IN ENGLISH CHANNEL. A despatch from Paris says: En- emy submarine operations have les- | sened greatly in the western and cen- tral English channel since the block- ' ading of Zeebrugge and Ostend. The "number of submarines operating have also appreciably diminished, owing to the severe losses in recent months. JEEBRUGGE MOLE AGAIN SHELLED Docks at Bruges and Ostend and Seaplane Sheds Also Attacked. A despatch from London says: The Admiralty on Friday issued the fol- lowing official statement on naval aerial operations: 4 "During the period of June 10-12 the operations of our air forces' contin- gents have been attended by unfavor- able weather. In.addition to the us- 'ual patrol, bombing operations were were carried out during the day and lthe night time against Zeebrugge, the {Bruges docks, and the Ostend docks. | In all, 18 tons of bombs were dropped. Two hits were observed on the Mole, and bursts on the seaplane shed at ! Zeebrugge and at Bruges. Fires were caused at, several places. Hits also | were observed at the Brygeoise works and bursts were observed at the Bas- sin de la Marine and the Gare Mari- time, 'Ostend. Clouds at times prevent- ed observation. One enemy aircraft was destroyed. One of our machines is missing." rt me A INTERVENTION BY THE JAPANESE SEEMS CERTAIN. A despatch from Tokio says: The Entente Governments of Europe are bringing increasing influence to bear to induce Japan to intervene in Rus- sia. Among the several officers who | have arrived in Tokio to consult with the general staff is Major Pichon, who was head of the French Military Mis- sion to Russia, and whose recall was demanded by thd Bolsheviki. Major Pichon is striving for intervention in Siberia as a military necessity with the sgme energy that he opposed Ru- mania's entrance into the war as an ill-advised step. Major ' Pichon for- merly was military attache at Buchar- est. Apparently Japan is divided on the question of intervegtion, but the army is undergoing severe training. Regiments frequently are heard tramping through the streets of Tokio at night on their return from long marches and manoeuvres. | real; prompt shipment. confident that they will check the Ger- $40.00 $16. .The Empire Conference of Premiers now in Session in London. Left to right: Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes, Australia; Rt. Hon. Lloyd George, Great Britain; Rt. Hon. Robert Borden, Canady; Rt. Hon, W. F. Massey, New Zea aH t presenting Premier Botha), and Rt. Hen. W, F. Lloyd, Newfoundland. ; Rt. Hon. Gen. Christian Sir Smuts, South Africa (re- Markets of the World Breadstuffs Toronto, June 18.--Manitoba wheat --No. 1 Northern, $2.23%; No. 2 do $2.20%; No. 8 do., $2.17%; No. 4 wheat $2.10%; in store Fort William, including 2%ec tax. Manitoba oats--No. 2 C.W., 85%¢c; No. 8 C.W., 82%c; extra No. 1 feed, 82%c; No. 1 feed, 79%c, in store Fort William. American corn--No, 8 yellow, kiln dried, sominal; No. 4 yellow, kiln dried, nominal. Ontario oats--No. 2 white, 80 to 81c; No, 8 white, 79 to 80c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat--No. 2 Winter, per car lot, $2.22; basis in store Mont. real. Peas--Nominal. Barley--Malting, cording to freights Buckwheat--$1.80, freights outside. Rye--No. 2, $2.00, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour -- War quality, $10.96; new bags, Toronto an Montreal freights, prompt shipment. | Ontario flour -- War quality; | $10.65, in bags, Toronto and Mont- 1.81 to $1.33, ac- tside. according to Millfeed -- Car lots -- Delivered | Montreal freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $35.00; shorts, per ton, 40.00. Hay--No. 1 per ton, $15.50 to b0; mixed, $11.30 to $14.00, track Toronto. Straw--Car lots, per ton, $8.00 to $8.50, track Toronto. Country Produce--Wholesale Butter--Crearhery, solids, per lb., 41 to 42c¢; prints, r 1b, 41% to 42%c;\dairy, per lb., 85 to 6c. Eggs--new laids, 34 to 85c. Poultry--Roosters, 28 to 26c; fowl, 28 to 30c; ducks, 26 to 30c; turkeys, 27 to 30c. Wholesalers are selling to the re- tail trade at the following prices:-- Cheese--New, large, 1% to 24c; twins, 28% to 24%c; old, large, 25% to 26¢c; twin 26 to 263%c. Butter--Fresh, dairy, choice, 40 to 42c; creamery prints, fresh made, 45 to 47c; solids, 44 to 4be. Margarine--28 te 33c. lb. E New laid, 89 to 40c; laid, in cartons, 48 to 4dc. Dressed poultry--Spring chickens, 66¢c; roosters, 28c; fowl, 38 to 40c; turkeys, 40 to 4bc. Live poultry--Spring chickens, 65¢; roosters, 26¢; turkeys, 80c; hens, 83 to 8Te. Beans -- Canadian, hand-picked, bushel, $8.75; imp., hand-picked, Bur. ma or Indian, $6.75; Japan, $8.50 to $8.75; Limas, 19 to 20c. Maple syrup--8%-lb. tins, 10 'to a case, $14.50; imperial gallon tins, per new gal, $2.00; maple stgar, 1-1b. box, pure, per 1b, 24 to 26c. ~ Provisions--Wholesale Smoked meats--Hams, -medium- 36 to 88c; do., heavy, 80 to 82c; cooked, 50 to bic; rolls, 32 to 38c; breakfast bacon, 41 to 44c; backs, plain, 44 to 4 81c; clear bellies, 29 to 30c. La Pure, tierces, 31% to 32¢; tubs, 81%c¢; pails, 82 to 82%¢; prints, 88 to 88%c.- Compound tierces, 26 to 26%c; tubs, 26% to 26%¢e; pails, 26% to 27c; prints,*27% to 28c. Montreal Markets Montreal, June 18. --Oats--Cana- dian Western, No. 2, 96%¢c; extra No. 1 feed, 94%ec. Flour--New standard Spring wheat grade, $10.95 to $11.05, Rolled oats-- Ags, 90_ Ibs. $5.15. Bran, $35.00. Shorts, $40.00. Mouillie, $72.00. Hay--No. 2, per ton, car lots, $15.50. Live Stock Markets Toronto, June 18.--Extra choice heavy steers, $16.50 to $16.75; choice heavy steers, $14.50 to $14.75; but-- chers' cattle; choice, $14.50 to $15.00; do., good, $18.76 to $14.00; do., med- jum, $12.60 to $18.00; do., common, $11.50 to $11.75; butchers' bulls choice, $12.50 to $13.25; do.;' good [ bulls, $11.50 to $11.76; do., medium bulls, $10.76 to $11.00; do., rough bulls, $7.50 to $8¢560; butchers' cows, choice, $12.50 to $13.25; do. good, $11.75 to $12.00; do. medium, $10.76 to $11.26; stockers, $9.50 to $11.25; feeders, 11.25 to $12.00; canners an cutters, $6.00 to $7.25; milkers, to choice, $90.00 to $140.00; do. com. and med., $65.00 to $80.00; springers, $90.00 to $140.00; light ewes, $17.50 to $20.00; yearlings, $19.00 to $20.00; spring lambs, 23c. to 26¢c; hogs, fed and watered, $18.00; do, weighed off cars, $18.26; do. f.o.b., $17.00. Montreal, June 18.--Choice steers, $13.50 to $13.25; inferior, $10.50; Lutchers bulls, $12.50 to $12.00; but- chers' cows, $18.00 to $7.50; choice calves, $15.50 to $8.50; good, $8.50; sheep, $15.60; Spring lambs, 21 to 28 cents per pound on hoof. Select hogs, $19.50 to $19.76. Ji ae WILL NOT CALL 19-YEAR- ...OLDS BEFORE AUTUMN. _A despatch from Ottawa says Call to the colors of 19-year-old men is de- layed. When the proclamation requir- ing these men to register was pub- lished, it was intimated that they would not be required actually to re- port for duty before July. It is now considered improbable that many, if any, of the men will be summoned before September or October. Up to the present 51,883 men of 19 yegrs of age have registered for military ser- vice. Of these it is estimated 76 per cent. would probably rank in medical tin, $2.25; imperial five-gallon cans, per can, $10.50; 15-gallon kegs, per category A, that is men fit for gen- eral service overseas. . Home From the Huns' Hell. A repatriated man, assisted by a seat on the tender ship. sisi ------ - bluejacket, helps a blinded comrade to $5.10 tol GUNS ACTIVE ON BRITISH FRONT 5 Don junction, railways at German Attack in Hazebrouck Sector Repulsed. A despatch from British Headquar- ters in France says: The Germans are apparently much concerned over ofir progressive successes in the Stra- zeele sector, and have shelled our front-line positions and places in the Hazebrouck area considerably. Early Friday morning the enemy launched an infantry attack with the object of restoring the situation. A party of about 100 stosstruppen succeeded in driving out the garrison of a new post, but our vigorous coun- ter-#ttack regained it and secur about ten prisoners. Our casualties were light. Aa 2 The French in their attacks of Fri- day on the enemy positions in Ridge- wood took prisoners of one officer and 40 men, but later had to relinquish the captured ground. The hostile artillery is again most active in the Scarpe Valley, Fampoux being heavily shelled with gas shells and high explosives. i o> ENEMY AVIATORS MAY BE DESERTING. A despatch from the British Army in France says: The British Air Ser- vice shas been improving steadily' in recent days. This has been due per- haps to an increase in men and equip- ment. One famous airman recently destroyed three German machines within a few hours. Thero have been more German planes flying over Brit- ish territory lately than in any other similar period, but very high in the day time for observation work and photographing, A majority of the flights have been taking place back of the German line. There is an increasing number of German aviators being captured' un- hurt along this front. il iin RECORD PRODUCTION ) OF SAWN LUMBER. A despatch from Ottawa says: A report on the operations of the Cana- dian Forestry Corps overseas recelv- ed by the Militia Department states that one company in France has made a record production of sawn lumber. In ten hours' sawing theysturned out a total of 156,000 feet, board meastre, or 372 tons of one-inch, two-inch and three-inch square-edged butted lum- 'ber. Logs sawn numbered 342. --_------ AMERICANS INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES ON ENEMY A despatch from Washington Bh --Complete repulse of enemy eR north-west of Chateau Thierry with heavy losses for the' Germans was re- ported on Thursday night in Gen. Pershing's communique, The American lines advance on Wednesday by taking the last of the German positions in the Belleau Wood, i dy MANY LOST VESSELS =' MAY BE REFLOATED. A despatch from Washington says Unofficial estimates by naval experts show that in excess of 500,000 tons of shipping sunk by submarines may be refloated, as a result of 0 ations conducted by Great Brita the other allied Governments. eri- can naval engineers are to'be sent to assist in this work, with them a fleet of powerful going it iE ed.| tack. HHA Hk a? I H il i : i 5 Armentieres and Chaulnes, a dum Bapaume and the Bruges docks. weather at night was unsuitabl_ d ng. ee 4 "On Wednesday two successful raids were carried out by our squad- rons against the Metz-Sablons ral- way station and sidings. Many heavy bombs were dropped. On Thursday one squadron of our airplanes attack- ed the station at Treves, another drop- ped a ton of bombs on factories "and the station at Dillingen. At the same time factories and the station at Hag- endangen were subjected to an at- At Dillingen direct-hits were observed on two furnaces. Success- ful long-distance photographic recon- naissances were carried out by other: machines, : ; ' "In the course of attacks made by the enemy on our bombing machines one hostile airplane was destroyed and two others were driven down. One of our machines is missing." ------ T0 ISSUE WAR _ SAVINGS STAMPS Purchasable- for Small Coins | They Are Redeemed At Profit to Buyers. A despatch from Ottawa says: savings stamps will, it is understg@ be issued by the Government, although they may not be on sale for some little time. Such stamps are isued in the United States, where they have prov- ed a great success. The stamps are purchasable for small coins and are then stuck in books. They are re- deemable eventually at rates which return a profit to the purchaser. When the stamps are issued Canada | have three methods by which her people can lend their, money to the Government. There will be the com- ing flotation of war bonds in $50 and $100 units, war savings certificates for smaller amounts purchasable at banks and post-offices, and the war stamps. ¥ PSII EA TROOPS IN RUSSIA RUSHED TO FRANCE Movement of Forces to Pvt Seven Days. i} z A despatch'from London says:--, Germany is about to withdraw the bulk of her troops now in Russia for, service on the western front, accord- ing to a statement from Maxim Gor- ky's newspaper, the Petrograd Novaia' Zhizn, quoted by the Daily News cor- respondent at Stockholm. The Novaia Zhizn claims to give the text of a despatch sent by Gen- eral: Falkenhayn, former chief of the German General Staff, which, it says, was intercepted, in which dur Falkenhayn declares that the battles on the western front are critical and the concentration of will be necessary. It is planned to accomplish the ' : tugs, scows and other equipment moyement, of the troops in seven days.' 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