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Over 2,000 Hit on the First Day Slightly Injured They Walked to Dressing Stations. A ede from Canadian Head- quarters in France, says:—Now that the Asta: of casualties from the actions nt, any supplementary dress- ig 8! ue opened. re was little congestion anywhere, Over wounded on the first day were so slightly hit that they were able to walk back to the stations with- out ai Despite the extraordinary condition | of the ground over which the ‘was made, the stretcher-bearers hae and brought out practically all the rounded before nightfall each day. In only a few cases, where the wounded lay in deep shellholes and had not suf- ficient meena rtp to make their presence nown to the rch parties, did they remain ra Ms field overnig] I believed that this prompt handling has sesuled in a material reduction under the heading, “Died of Wounds.” ae systematic care ‘ance | reco No.1 Northern, $2.57; Markets of | the. Toronto, Apr, nae aamttope: ee a Fei Rs asta No. 3 do, $2.4781/ a pe nogalnal bracts Bay por of the Battle for Vimy Ridge So toda RP 383 ‘ow. Be: ms 3 ao) rad) dauverad was shown in the cisvor of the dead, | who are now believed to wr the 1 markably low ratio of one to five cary lian pe a rere | Carency and EB 5 nected with the Shas by tient raile | ways, and the dead cu: customarily are brought there for - burial. the last week additional juickly done. is ae individual burial, and o spk of the placed: that the Tosser. ‘of every body can be indicated. e dead are wrapped in plete betore being committed to|° y the men’s own units, and which is savin of Sie British and Canadian troop: are two important military ae eaeeice on jes Canadi pe al, ron Oniario oats 2 white, 74 to 76c, ominal; (No, 'd white, 78 to. Zoe, nomi: nal, accor¥ing to o freien ey outside. Ontario ‘Winter, per car lot, $2.35 ko. $2. $ dow $2.33 to $2.86, ae dine %e rrelits ooitstde. nominal, according to a flour—Firat’ patents, in jute Lite secend patente in Jute Front tot jute $1120), Pale ‘ ney aa ie i ee to $1.87, accord- ng. to. fretghis outsid hye—No. 85 to $1.87, according to arelghte mite foptee Winter, according to 10 $0410.90. In Dems, track pt shinment. Gelivered Montre $12.60) a track ‘roronto. Straw—Car lots, per ton, $7 to $8, if | (Tack Toronto. Country Produce—Who! Butter Fresh dairy, choice, ‘rh gs to 410; creamery prints, 43 to 45¢; solids, 42 to Ac, Hage New-leid. in cartons, 87 to $8ei our at carion ‘Dressed noultry=-Chickens, 26 to 280; fowl, 24 to 260; ducks, 2% to bo; sauabs, i r doz, 0 $4.60; turkeys, 30 t a Cheese—New, large, 27 to 2780: to 27%c; ‘tripets, 273 to 280; 28 tw twins old, en Maple eyrap--imperiel gallon, $1.60 to matt WORKMEN WIN BERLIN STRIKE Important Concessions Made by the Government A despatch from Sopenhags says: German papers received on Fri- day night deal with the Berlin Anger strike, which is now reported at a end, giving details which were not in- cluded i in the earlier news telegrams. 2 combiiion, TO GET cet inas SLACKERS ‘ROM Negotiations Tapictel to Be in Pro- gress Between the Two Govern- says? st A despatch from Ottawa s: 5 ies understood in Government circ! hei ay that negotiations are in progress | between the British and United States overnments with regard to the re- cruiting, possibly under some form of of the British subjects ave gone to the United States is who hi since the war began, and mio thereby U.S. AND BRITAIN ie track Ontario, Der wick Delawares, i Albertas, per bag, $3.50 to icked, per pikes primes, i, New ne 00; ‘Beans — Imported) hand- push., $6.26; Broaatin, Band bugh., $7.60 to $7.76; Cana er00'to $1.26; Lathes, fas, per hid ¢ stone — Wh Smoked and cured meats and lard are ted to the trade by'Toromto whole- faders as follow: moked. meats Hams, medium, 28 BVY; 24 to 2c: cooked, 89 te oe Wee less, 85 to 31 Hunde bore: asl, Hercss, 264 40 2080; tubs, 264 to 26¢;, Balls, 26 to 264c; com- pound, there Wis: ei aa e aze per Ib; clear bell elif, MG to bone: Datos. bon e Berlin Fin ieee estimates the | sought to escape war serv! hile | ; Montreal, oueenl Saree wn Qats-Canadl n ruiabeb off men on/strike at, -200)000,|%5 Geanits agreement has ‘vet feral Western, No, 2 bi sees Be ghies 80. Vorwacrts says that 210,000 were on Teached between Washin on-|feod,, $1.11. 0. 2, $1:36. volved was stopped in 800! don, it is expected hare, acne to | Blour—Manttova spring a. Patents, munition factories, A mi Someone inter fpaike sea! As a result of the strike a commis- olisis, $30.86 sion of tes formed, which, aD ies so.at 2 after hPa Sih Dr. Wermuth, Lape ie 8. Cates 0” it ei the President of the Berlin Subsist-| Britain will be made subject to vir-| $47. Sroutie 549 Hay. 2, ence epi obtained a Lab tual conscription by British agents.| per ton. car lots, $18 30, Potato ber having declared the food authorities’ promises satisfactory. GEN. VON BISSING DIES IN BELGIUM A despatch from Londor. says :— | armies, or of going into some other The ‘ork was resumed to- night, the laborers’ meeting last night Hci with the Canadian or British form war service, Canadian and British authorities have | id addresses of the men who hay emigrated since the war began. ya seer vig adept tas EIVED BY CANADA A despateh trom Ottawa says:—A statement to the Minister of Finance hy .| Pee tom, car lots, $18.00, ft kept a fairly accurate list of the names N ‘Winnipeg Grain Apr. 24— Winhines, 2, Noqetien No. 2 is rthern, $2.4 ; doy $2,394. to! $2. kee) Rae $3 to 694. Flow ~ PA ast bacon, ts ar bacon, 21 to} 1, d, *, |ing more Wolfe’s Tomb in Ws Canadian Colors on Wolfe's Tomb at Westminster Abbey. i ‘estminster Abbey, London, covered with the colors of various Canadian battalions fighting in Franc PLANTING THE HOME GROUNDS. "|Lack of Home ‘Attractions bakin the Boy Dislike the F: There are two oe neces- sary for every farm home—an equip- ment for work and an equipment for more boy dislike the farm. siderations. provi yvement, neatness, need cost aie an the effort necessary put things in their right plac she. if planting is to be done, qereauona} plan, time and study in deciding upon how and where the planting is to be don and trees re- e by J. W. Flavelle, chairman o! ow : 4 ean gs Reuters Amatendam correqpondent| Imperial Munitions Boar shows en iiesetat SCN eet ere ch pering wantin says that according~to a Brussels| total. v: orders recived to be| $2 UNorthenn. #2404 to $2.348; |e 4g eapecially true of trees, Many despatch Gen. yon Bissing, German| $350,000, a munitions shipped. to| NG. "4% ay ia Pie Ser er gicrta sontirely (a cae Roane al i Belgium, died Mssths ah store valved 2 $470,000, 000, Iu i Bi! $824; July Cetera inesday evenin; disbursements to that date total- | ‘™ i Spies Baron “Moste Hasina Ted 545,000,000, Employaes direct and BOE REN von Bissing was appointed Governor-| indirect number over 250,000, and 680| ‘Toronto, Apr. 24 lage Gener: iam in November,|fnctories and plants are in operation, (steers Gi i8 (0 fi the tree sgente, Crapo; iter cinotiet yy, wae in succession to General von der es $10.5 #6 4 gtitbs th uae at ha Rarer riae ee b 844, noice, $11. 1.6 e same time supp! 5 ae ea ae Siipelecetr tae ae HIGH SCHOOL FORE Sa WORE to $ib.0b; ‘Qo,; medi | cious fruit, Many of the wild flowers, : tommon, $82 Ades border of Ing has come into mence ny ghoice, $10 to. $10.75; if given care in the flower bord times, notably in connection wi the $9.26 to, $9.76; 8.26 {the home grounds, ‘execution of Miss ‘Eaith Cavell, the|, The Minister of f Bducation has noti- | t, Hae, ae ri ate aee 52: | bloom so eel that she UR realy ie lish nurse, frequent clashes with| "°¢ Organization jOUTCeS | do., roo 5 50; alum, $7 | recognized as wild flov Inglish nurse, frequent clashes wit! io on¢ to $9.50; do. ms 1 Mereler, Primate of Belgium, | Committee Say Thetlins want a: letter ¥o1¥) fa24 ” Ganners and’ cutters! @ improvement, therefore, nee ue rat “le ‘aid a ill off ae es on ae aie os Bee year sta Oat Byte Be careful of your own eyes, your own limbs and your own life, as well for those of others. bi against the id that scores Sechelt flowed "the (ares ng | The Minister further suggests that the ns envi for ae break. e the pi of High Schools and Coleate ier of the province, ie urges peep them the doneability of encouraginy as possible of the eve in their schools securing their co-operation. Willie Wants to Know. pa “Yes, m: iitaithe trough of the ued what the ocean greyhounds drink out of CANADIAN STEAMER TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE The Master, Captain Saal of Halifax, Made Prisoner.and Taken Board U-Boat. art A despatch from Halifax says;—|steamer Wanola. ‘The steamer Stadacona, of the Can-| transferred to the Rosedale, and after STADACONA _ Later he was a 8:80 to &%: ze, ‘milkers, food to, sholee, ac) es, fo cholce.'s42:60 laine, Sach $8 to, $135 fh, 2b to $16; nm, pe ts aly prin Lentoa, choice, 1 conimon, $10 yeeruin imps, dtd.so to gis Bi lambs, ee to $12; hogs, $17 to $ 3 opting SPRING CLEAN-UP. Getting Rid of Ashes and Refuse Leaves Much Space for Garden, Thronghout ee the disappear- ance of the reveals wula- tists of asker garbage and other re- fuse, which, owing to the covering For this reason it is ces an outdoor clean-up be un- winter. in inducing ead Hea ans to adopt efficient m Preparations shiva bao andertalek at once for this annual event. The people must be educated to a thorough overhauling of their premises, both in- adian §. O, Co., has been loed. | coming home last November and dis- tain C, O, Allen, Halifax, was| posing of his orchards he was sent master. The crew landed in Eng-| England take comma of tl Captain Allen was taken Crane Since the outbreak of the isoner on board the submar-| war en constantly sailing 1o e. Captain Allen, who is ee of the} ports i ik the sted zone, ani two oc-| ote © mariner: sailing | casions had ni apes during, Much useless dae cumulation mn @) | prol days in Nova Scotia, retired oni sea-| German air nace on an setts a me si van ‘serving only to tarhbr faring over fifteen years ago and in the Annapolis Valley. When the war broke Re the captain als oa at it of hours on Fades of being a! gin can frequently be traced t sea he could be of to his c try, and accepted er Ncohey of the on one occasion, thro al dust. tled down on a large orcl.ard property | misunderstanding or ee Inability to of to uae alia can use it speak French, he was held for a num-| German spy. ie Stadacona was on a voyage from Dunkirk to Marseilles. MUFFINS, CRUMPETS, ARE PROHIBITED IN BRITAIN New Order of Controller Hits lope Anda Tea Shops Very Severely. _A despatch from Wendon says = The Food Controller, Lord Devonport, |®™ ‘has issued an order, effective Tuesday | * next, prohibiting thereafter the sale of * ae ag les, muffins, crumpets or. Cakes, buns, scones and Diet can, ag Fe they con- ‘orm to the drastic restrictions re- TEA CAKES @ the amount. sf wheaten flour a niger Us petge thre Bagans by the n 8, Laid and -else- rie will suffer severely The War ftlee 8 ordered a return made by May 1 of all horses, mules, cattle, and agricultural im- plements in ‘Great in. id be either disposed or dest ed. Fires of apparently Seale accumulations in attics or other out/ ci them, there will be a feeling of relief that they are gone. surprised at the e: of garden you will be able to cultivate from the ap- arently useless surroundings of the me. ‘As an encouragement to the people of the refuse gathered by Téaneholdel ers. Canada’s season for outdoor life is not long, and it should not be shorten- | y in cleaning up and making Es brent @ our, eine ‘streets aa pen spaces. it interest. mantle, are not visible during the! ne stYOY- | will b 0 these} tons of mani not take much money, but it does ae If the farmer is intereste in having a well kep' attractive home and grounds, ce will find the lit- tle time necessary to accomplish this, end,. bce APPLYING FARM-YARD MANURE. e Best Result The rate » of applying the questi will naturally depend upon a variety of cir as the nature of the soil p to be grown. There is little doubt that, on the ma- fotity of Canadian farms, the rate at which manure has been and is being | ied i Opinion is gain- mong a number of prac-' ter and more better tical farmers, that lig! ‘requent prea ee ‘gould give rents than the applications 7 longer intervals. Science ee this view. Manures and fer- tilizers are subject to various risks a the soil and the importance of mini- mizing thend risks an not be over- looked. Regardless manury is applied, a part of it is Jeet by leach- oner the fertilizing ele- bere a a8 > a3! 2 3 Ber of plants working for this purpose per ton of manure applied, the less words, the short rotation with plenty of hoe crop, and the ure well cared for and applied quently as a light dressing, mean bet- ter crops and greater farm profits. ae ere Swat the Fly. War against the house fly is on. Antici- pate the pi aie salicylate are the twobest fly |poleons. Three ‘teas of con- centrated formaldehyde pols to a pint of Bes ane ape rect ' strength. oN of | ort pure sodium ofa peace) ae es es 2 M1 piece o: THE GARDEN ON THE FARM. More Attention Should Be Paid to the Vegetable Supply for the Table. In an agricultural survey of 400 le by the ssion 1916, 54 per cent. of the gardens were as being neglected, and only 45 per cent. as being well kept. very few people, hethien liying country, s, or in cities, fa euibe “he possibilities of the ground represented by the back-yard of the ordinary city lot or the garden plot on the farm. 'The Surin gaxdea dose nev tecclve tavrar” tention of the farmer himself to a ter “health an jsheaper living. applies to tl as well the other ee of the family. to | feet! when purcha: This will cost only a little Watton |more work on it. Frequent an a Lighter singe Will \s manure to give the best Ses gives @ | garden, preferably on paper, bu ast in mind. “This plan will be very sing, ee and recording the dates of plantin Preparation. ‘The 2oil ‘should ughly prepared. ish and: clods should be Serine ‘cleaned out, and the coarser lumps of {soil finely pulverized. If there is any Ghublierd Wrta inde Well prepared soil and better it | means a proper seed-bed germination of the seed when planted | fev of i is better to grow a the jiatdardcvaviotien of the to remember that the best” the cheapest. seed | fitms and place orders for the seeds early. Sowing. The seeds of such hardy plants as peas, spinach, r tuce, carrots and onions mi as goon ai jeondition, “The seeds of tender crops, such as cucumber beans, should not. be plated Bec danger from frost is no reason why shui not be a good and produetive arden on every farm, It is lacie dndertaldngtandeeil eve: Wood returns, ne time will be well spent nd much may be accomplished in the time that the busiest farmer and his family can easily find if they have an ‘appreciation of the importance of.the garden and a disposition to undertake work, SEE EE Canada’s Heart and Hand. The victory of the Canadians at Vimy Ridge, with the taking of per- haps 4,000 prisoners, merely writes one Beg more in the lengthening, glorious story that began even before has been telling Philadelphians, the Canadians hold ten miles of the front, and are ready to ad the 800,000 men already sent from a country with about the population of Pennsylvania. Before the war some of us may have imagined that Canada imperial dependence. geht has risen from $42 to $96 per capita, Every great city and many a tiny hamlet is a house for the flower of youth that has fallen, e Colonel Currie have put in’ print show that the modesty of men of the Dominion and of the crown colony of N- | Newfoundland has been equal to their fre-| y, lor, ey have mi sacrifice with light hi ve. gone to their “rendezvous with death” often with a laugh and a song. The world cannot forget them or their in- spiriting pattern of heroism. With a piano keyboard, a Kansas musician’s musieal instrument repro- duces the parts of the four violins of an orchestra, including the bass viol. A device that enables persons in any seat of an automobile to regulate its speed without the knowledge of the chauffeur has been invented by a Ger- man. sufficient extent, and is often left en- tr ench to at- pui radishes, let=|°t be sown more to] « ENEMY WITHDRAWAL ON AISNE CONTINUES AND VILLAGE CAPTURED British “Hold High Ground; French Inflict Heavy Losses on the “Enemy Many Prisoners Captured; Four Villages famed A aondtal from London says:—The southern aa? of the Hindenburg line in France continues to crumble or fall of General Nivelle. Thursday, witnessed additional important y the French at numerous points from Soissons east- ward to the old Champagne, and also ‘the capture of men and aris. In the latter region north-west of |if_the ‘high gri always command- wae seed the French pee strong-|ed’a view of the level plain. Bvery- ly-forti erman trenches on a|Where there ai idden folds /and front sey a mile ahd a aunts and made rth le were captured by the French, while to the east, near Hurtebise, another point as support fell into their hands and with it 500 prisoners and two cannon gre: t Oise, in Champagne, near Mort Homme, in the Verdun sector, and in Belgium sie Dixmt e Fre: Wennenday aight 4heiGor iuvelve deiaioav ee feamh wien into ‘he fray peresn Soissons and Auberi to bold General Nivelle’s Pee bao, but that their efforts were whet unavailing. A despatch from Bead tet quarters in France a fact that we have Shee auers driven the enemy Violent artillery actions are in pro-| Quentin th ss between Somm the nch War Office reports that bs ight from high ground ed tobbed him: ot wall: aré Sinour, servation over a wide expanse of coun- try to Douai a beyond,» wale ee ice out all tl nem; our movements on Enis side. Weciele allthis ground is a continuous alt nation of slopes and dips. It is not as creases, lesser ridge beyond lesser It is ent el line, or. it the s know as the Wotan line, which Queant:< already. Gael if ay: oe ate plan. general si 0 k it by a frontal Sttack, there a nb the slightest doubt | we shall succes \ GERMAN OFFICER SANK ON KNEES BEGGED CAPTOR FOR MERCY General Morale of the Kaiser’s Army Typified by Two Eignilistnt Incidents. + A despatch from London says: The ad as possible. present dgtailed French eee a! the home grounds beautiful in ordel anti {continued incessantly for days along hat the fullest and richest life pos- m eoperly mage, form werden ie che Zeon extent of 100. miles, sible may be enjo all. an han paltioator, {added to the formidable length of cost of improvement and ee eee an tortie dvada:| English front north of St. Quentin, is planting. will be one of the first con- ery, “A"plan should be. made of the |PeHERs, the most appalling thing th world has ever seen, . . . I heard ae day of a captured German officer who he | beg for went, gN on his knees when taken to mercy. I saw a French officer who, with two men, had taken 60 pris” oners, walking about places where he was exposed, not only to shell fire, but to machine gun bullets, as coolly as exactly typifies the difference between the general morale of the’ bombarding, e|force that is attacking and the barding force that is being attacked. | Not in one place or two, but all along the line the French have shown this; morale superiority,’ SMALL FRUITS ON THE FARM. - | Why Not Enjoy Fresh Fruit Grown in Your Own Garden, Among the 400 farmers visited in 1916 in Dundas county in connection with an agricultural survey conducted by the Commission of Conservation, it was found that 80 per cent. o: farmers were growing no call feat Bush fruits, such as the currants, gooseberles ete., could wuld yield an fully growing’ small gardens in parts of Canada wher dimculties are great, while Thouealda are more favorably grow small fruits with a greatest ease, are neg- lecting to a matter which atte receive the earnest tention of. all. It is poor business for Pay $s supply of most of the varieties desir- ed can easily be grown in the home garden. HORSES. Lees Secrecy HR CANADIAN ARMY. A di aaa ie Ottawa'says: In a 26,015 horses have been purchased day was ; $4, 398,850. The that the Canadian Government had no information as the num hess bought in Canada for Britain and the allied nations. Great aeons Use the Soil. is just, as important under ae o' crop, the entire communi cern itself about the situation from ere country. ‘They ean be grown emall way without machinery, and ‘their production this year in ample quantities should be assured beyond chance or doubt. i ne _carefully-guarded position GREAT DEEDS OF CANADIANS One Kills Half Gun Crew and’ Bayonets Remainder Canadian eta in Frane London),—Where all the Seip: the fierce struggle for tl second day of the ately sre a de-| coration if ever a man on slope. s our men advanced they were Pei safety, this private rushed aoe alsa spe barrier ‘to our vie- ig prowtens, from aie five men remaining with the gun.! "This splendid deed of gallantry saved the situation and the lives of many, men. Bciitend eT peek EMPLOYS FOOD INSPECTORS. A Fe from Ottawa says: There are now’ 197 food inspectors: employed by the Department of Oa culture, ay 85 employed by the partment pec boats esd accords ing to an Sinclair, of Gavabory during the atiantion hour in the Commons on Friday, There wag, a net increase during the past year of 19 in a number employed by the for-) me seven in the panise rantelever by the: latter. People usually have the blues after skimming, the milk of human kind- ness. BURNING OF RUMANIA TOWNS FORESHADOWS A RETIREMENT Signs That Germany is About to Abandon Some of the ton: quered Territory. : A despatch from Petrograd, says:—)a German retirement, A report received here from Jasay, the seat of thi janian Government, | p uve the Germans have burned sa towns of Braila and Fokshani. despatch says circles consider that this foreshadows, ae Braila and Fokshani are both im- ortant railroad towns rena Praia lies on the Danube ti alatz, while Fokshani is situated Eman callitary foncthk waliyedyi linerabdut midway be- tween Bucharest and Jassy, not necessarily easy to ~ id ke