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ALLIED OFFENSIVE CONTINUES ON THE WESTERN FRONT British and French Succes in Yser Canal Sector—Germans Re- ‘ake St. A despatch from London says:— A torrential rainfall and the sien turning of the battlefiel hard of negotiation at mai aires into a veritable quagmire retarded, |; but failed to halt, during Wednesday the great allied offensive against the Germans in Flanders The most part of the day was spent inst the British, ae the Rare i of Haig’s troops of th village of St. Julien, but thie, advs ape age was offset in the Zillebeke and Yser Canal sectors, where, respective- Julien, ly, the British and French troops ad- vanced their lin “Tle il shells: telerred to by. cor: respondents at the front are the latest ne reprisal forced by. the di sbolieal inventions of the German oil e ‘oid tank cea aaa te is necessary to get “tank leg: ONTARIO RURAL LIFE MOVEMENT School For Rural Leadership At 0.A.C. Has Successful Session. A despatch from Guelph says:— ig the rural lial, NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE) Partial Success of Russ Troops in Galicia. A despatch from Petrograd s: The beginning of a partial offensive by the Russians in Galicia in the direc- tion of Trembowla is announced by the ‘ar Office. A hosti tile Position was carried in this moveme: Southwest of sclingeltage towards WE athens arte A ghting Tine, .' the Russians were forced ba ck si rural leadership be effectively dealt! with and in an interview with Com- aces C. 0. Creelman, he gave this every encouragement and promise of assistance. The object of the associa tion is the promotion of the highest interests of rural community life, re ligious, educational, social, physical and economic. Officers ‘elected were:—President, Simm +| quarters in France, what in the region of Negrey< They were also compelled to retire to some The sta suffered great losses when they were forced ‘to tie across the Zborez. FRENCH BUILD 29 BRIDGES UNDER FIRE A despatch from London says:— Reuter despatch from British Bond: after jeseribing itish, i oked s work was prodigious. *| One division alone, in mn Teg seventeen bridges on its ont: threw twenty-nine bridges across the od,| Y8er» Pushed on, and repeatedly. made iment were urged to follow the example of the Saskat- engage- an educational specialist to make a general survey of the province, with a view of increasing the efficiency of ae school system. ie afternoon session of the sthoal for rural leadership, Mr. Tom- linson gave a practical demonstration of tres planting, after which Mr. XH. ennan, lecturer in veget: able gardening, presented that subject in and informative mmittee appointed to inter- view President Sree in rererencs the time of holding the school and other matters. is ha encouraged the rural eager: to be- lieve that the future of the school as a Permanent institution is well’ ots LOSSES FROM SUBMARINES AGAIN SHOW FALLING OFF despatch from London fie Tree veggaaunden tana wereld soni ae fishing vessels were lost Sse SS Drivé Germans From Africa, A. despatch from L is ‘the lwa region, says an official state: ment issued by the British War Of- fice ane Fairer: Italians Build 8,000 Ta dl i ant uri x tons has hente commenced in the Italian ‘ying 2 Du ubois, the eiporieitie of a chateau “ v. Credit Extension Now $1,400,000,000. leep advances.” A ROYAL siaiohis css THIEF. Prince Eitel, the ‘Kaiser's oar Blew. Up Chateau He Pillaged. Andre ent of the Intransigeant at the French! ife of Prince Ei iedrich, i i Avricourt, in} a dancuptoucantalatie with unds of the chateau by a sub- aa passage this “fat, Pea faced man with a huge pai aunch consumed auanitieg of cabbage.” “He lived a quiet ier adds Mr. chase “and ras oubled once it from: his blustering father. “In at solitary walks across the col ince’s only companions were Lorne de and a dog. “Sometimes he would take a spade Ee hope of finding b to the wagon pat of furni- tate he already had ele far from the yi paneer of bombari by ance, With what was allowed to a main there. “This was method 8 ae Prince’s grateful | tw, his bill. Mr. 'thorities’ agsinst Prince Fitel™" If you live away from a shoe store and Js ecomplishment of the French | * |The fish all came from New? e Chevalier, special orseapert| Son gives a ea sidelights on the} iedei and stolidly turn the aay perhaps | j; treasure fu tl to July, 1917. ack Te thin} black line shows A YEAR OF BRITISH ADVANCE, Solid black peeve beteliey. conquered by British army from July, 1 A small p cae near es 2 AITO" ans at the mouth of the Yeer, aie ich is also indicated in Present battle lin i 916, “was taken by the French points to the gain senate i the Ocean Shore BITS OF NEWS FROM THB MARITIME PROVINCES. | Items of Interest From Places Lap- ped By Waves of the Atlantic, The strawberry crop was exception. ay Tae on Prince Edward Tsland his Teter ieen, connie can We Thibeau, B.A., of Thibeasvile, River | Sareea, been awarded FL ces Co lnmbus actclatahip' at Washington, D.C. f the heaviest shipments stawieriice that ever came down St. John River arrived on Wedn ot the esday Upwards of thirty cars of fish were taken on board cars at North Sydney Chicago and other Mr, an rede MES Agricola Street, Halifax, have recei Murray, was killed in action on June 29. Capt. Thos. Meikle, a native of Pic- ton town, ees recently in Cardiff, Wales, a the youngest of four brothers, the aldeat af whtae PANIES (aa late ae veichard Meikle, of New. Glas Probably the largest trout catch of the season was made AJ ians, M. ivity, as building, ete, is now going n. gistry Book of Dundee. ‘When Mr, Lloyd George received the freedom of Dundee recently he was asked to write his'name in the “Lockit Book.” - This ancient volume, of antique paper, bound: jn leather cov- English soldiers in the destruction of the town records the Prime Minister fate have found his name in the re, same book with David, Earl of Hunt- |ingdon. _ Amon, the names on the roll are those of Cobden, Bright and three re| Prime Ministers—Earl Russell, Lord Roseberry a ee sheaigadbites aretalsp those te American Ambassadors Bay rd ond Whitelaw A despatch from Washington says: Branco as $160,000,000, a oe of ), leaving a balance yet *o $345, be ate ‘of! $55,000,000 of the re-| shipyards. ie Jaunching aay take place thie end of thié month, ai others will tion follow without tntetoupe stretches to e le The lining fit the # foot. No taking cold with alcohol. to be advance ents... The total. thus far gi Great Britain is now, ace day’s amount, $955,000,000, and that to France $530,000,000. tie ‘Catholic University. uf America, an, || Government is highly gratified at the 1 allies are recog-| resectes of lao e | whole p! garment to; tion about ae which does. n¢ ‘ALLIED FORCES All es Withdrawn. A despatch from Athen: Withdrawal - the allied Toreea from Old Greece, ‘Thessaly irus in accordance with nate decision of the Balkan conan at fe is being rapidly carried out. mindcayat from ‘inth an ater oceupied points was previously executed. The Italians are similarly preparing to leave Janina an says:— ‘he unanimit; es of the allied neon is 01 satisfaction, as Italian Griese enecuewiost field, nH yielded in the interest of the nited action to wis all and thee Geotes to wie Prenera Hone ate aieeeay aa out the classes of 1916 and 1917, ag- gregating 60,000 men. ‘The Greek result as showing the nizing the territorial integrity Greece. SRE 01) THE FIRST AERIAL DUEL. Thousands. In these days when aerial duels cir, cumstances of the first conflict as vis. nature. This combat, which result of a quarrel between et Fe De Grandpre and M. Pique, over a lady engaged at the Im- perial Opera, was fought in 1808. The two heir respective differences by was the Garden of the Tuilleries and thou- sands of spectators journeyed from all parts of ae eu witness so novel an event. The is had agreed to fire at each other's | aliook, with the idea of bringing it to earth by escape of the balloons were gin firi ven. sent a ball ti ints Le Pique’s balloon, which collapsed with such frigl ttl rapidity ‘hat is Pique and his secon were dashed to pieces. De Grandpre, le Satine his ascent, and d his voyage at a spot some eat a miles from Paris. In checking BE the wastes remember |< Lice and mites|/ around the roosts and “whitewash he place Teach the girls how to mend eae ings and clothes. days ey will be that you took this trouble. But don’t. keep them. just at. the mending. Give '|them some mee new cloth to work up into There is an snag ira- come from sewing up a big rip on ‘one’s dress, or teving to stop up a big hole in a stockin tl 7 |Markets of the World No $2.85, Fominal: tore. Fort Wi to {roles “outside, sralghts outside, sample, $11.20, prompt shipi per ton, ait bag 3 ra, pi. 8, “mined, per ton, $9 to $10, track Toronto. to fuer per Ib., cose if 253 imported, hand-ploked: LEAVE GREECE! #3" French and British Troops Have os Fought in Paris in 1808 and Witness. |S? ath chay Le jc! butehe: rivals, having agreed to $1 springets, S80 to 120; Tent ewes. $8.66 $7.50 t dissentions in-the Bast favorable d | German ambitions is emphasized Siam has hac Fr ‘ity of ie esha has be Dbacaeee th Powers, and thei i in! )early in the season, the leaves change China is another. the “Allies ‘oronto, Aug. 7—Manitoba _whea‘ 1 Northern, $2.38; "No. 2 Northern, iilam. Manitoba fan_corn—No. 3 yellow, nom!- ronto. S—No official quotations. zl wheat No. @ Winter, ber, car rol" "Se 55. to $2.60; $2.53 to $2. according to nominal, according nominal, according to aniteba, Nour—First patents $12.90; second patents, in jute in jute according in bags, track, ‘Tore: ailtfeed -Ca lots, delivered Montreal » per ton, per ton, Sal; iddlings, 0 $45; good feed flour, per No. 2, per ton, $11.50 strong bakers’, $12. Ontario flour—winter, to shorts to Seer eae lots, per ton, $8.00, track yuntry Prodnce—Whole: ~-Creaipery. mouaas aner TBi ‘peints, per fe 35 to 3bac: dairy, toa baes—Per 0 880, Whleselers ave iaellng 0, the retail Bo) 0c <teresh dairy, ‘cholee, ‘Si to Séc; prints, 88 to 89; ‘solids, 87% + New-laid, in cartons, 44 to 45c; 300, Butter—1 ees—! mae ine. chickens, 30c; or doz, $4 to $4.00; eight, per, dos, $2.75; select, $2.60 1 Ney 82 0,932.26, s—Prime white, $9.50 per bush.; 210.60 per. bush. -Wholes: a smoked Treats tian meal, 30 t arde—Pure tard teres ae tp Stic pound, © flere 21e} Montreal Market 7—Oats—Canadian 2 8be of dou No. 8, She: exe Flour—Manitoba Sie z dlings, $50; Viaullle, 00 Eo 36 1 No. 2, per Cheese—F asterns, ave 8 to {ooo Ler bag, ‘car lols’ $2 to ‘Winnipeg Gr oe nniper, Aug. | 7-—Cas — 0. 1.09; f 4. $i.09. Size? No dW. sazie No. 8, A Staton Markets ei soite fetin 7 —Wheat—Septem- Duluth, Aug. 7—Linseea— tember, October and November, Live Stock Markets tg. 1 Bxtra ‘chloe hi 8.25; naka be auitteres ? thllkcers, “good to shots, ht’ 0... com. and m 0 $9.50; 11 53a $6. to $7.26; 5 hopes fed and watered, ed Off cars, $17; do. ice steers, onolee ieee 50 Germany Loses in Asia. Germany has another enemy. Siam against her and her f the declaration may | great; the peace strength of the Siam-| Leaves, like fruit, have their sen- ese army is only 12,000 men. But the utter failure of Germany to promote | i> Grievances against” the| juarter of a century” ago gr ench. id compelled - to its development. has been busy there, they hav very thankful | ¥® ais is the British Crown was one e1 a Chang Hsun’s. taihite in! ers aba the red ai Now comes Siam to reflect the pallor feat nie scientific reas: absorbed an that the corpuscles of me wubstances vary in si bs ay~that it is more willing to srust] than Ge: No sii sae in South America, will there. be any ‘Teutonic expansion in Asia. in gute | Vi © to| potato crop in the Boyle district ey tie ps Ki | for butter, to hav GOVERNMENT 70 NATIONALIZE — CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY Will Also Make a Cash Advance of $7,500,000 to Grand Trunk Pacific, SOEs } amy despatch from Ottawa sa intr |G per cent., and secured by a mortgage on the corpor- ation’s assets. The railway proposals in brief: irchase of the sera $60,- 000, 000 stock of the Cana aaa | ppalatieat of three LaheEDEy to determine the value of the stock ac- quired, subject to an- appeal to the Supreme Court by either the Govern- Can: ha Nisin retain its choi identity Sah Spates 2 under a board ern ‘ is compel the transfersef the rei ing shares Demand ‘Joan of ay eee a a 6; per » to be = (From Erin’s Green Isle NEWS BY MAIL FROM IRE LAND’'S SHORES, Happenings in the Emerald Isle of Interest to Irish- men. at of The death took place recently eaaatan, | Castles lingham, Ribston Garstin, F.S. Owing to pacsintadt spraying the is | making great progress, Department of Agriculture has taken possession of Dunnamost, near ler. ¢ cen -refiieain: bonndine tan snillings a week, t the fete held “at Crossthwaite ingstown, in aid of the Kings- n War : Hospital, the sum of £118 aliz Or ‘Neill, » Co. Carlow, n eee "elected chair- man of the North Dublin Rural Dis- trict Council. floating mine was found by some Galway men near Spiddal, and while they were examining it, it exploded, | killing nine mc AV aeasdy. state sor hacvesterk eae been leaving the port at Dublin to take part in the F irreatlng opera tions in Engl ‘The ‘Badym aes Union Guardians have been unable to obtain tenders mies is now selling at half a crown a pound. tis, ‘eturueh of? Aiione? has offered prizes ub to £8 for the best tilled and cropped plots in Tenislightt ai at War Hos. john thane ® of Belfast, a trick cyclis e stage as Jack ist, known on th 9650; Gerald silvano, " was killed tn the re- 5.50 cent lon air raid . Tedcastle was fined £5 ae the Dublin Police Court for havii le on the market ay cab. The Belfast Banking Company pro- pose amalgamation with the London | City and Midland Bank, of which Reginald McKenna is a director. Be ee Ross boys were bound over ep the peace a eisuling a Britiah ensign from Barr Boat Club, and th Sait the flag. eels eater aw THE LIFE OF A LEAF. Reason Not Known for Colors Ra! the | 14; Autumn Woods. sons of ripeness. They are Lees in Spring. and Summer. becai ofa Bid a French” Met a at pee brought to ering because’ the. eebphyll hy not e fully formed. When More. recently fully Towards ei sels the substance is ormed the green tie darker. the of Summer the ‘begins to san and then, is not supplied as it is some Exactly why OECLINED $7,500 SALARY TO SERVE PUBLIC FREE KENT, a men of since 1903, tc to cae @ long rest From The Middle West BETWEEN ONTARIO AND BRI-. ‘TISH COLUMBIA. | Items From Provinces Where Many; Ontario Boys ot Girls Are Livi » Saskatchewan Sas dinee are, permitted to keep liquors for eta ty sale pas of the provine The Edmonton health itipettae ae oe that a wanes be destroyed, aes ed to pigs, to check a Appa 18,080 pounds destroyed by the city ae os suhate} ties during the month of June in Win-| peg. for the Invalid Soldiers’ Welfare: for the Invalid Say ‘Welffare| League by “The T: es,” put on at; the Edmonton exhibition by returned| | 4 soldier: Lop cut on the Upper . Athabasca river, intended for_ the sawmills ” Benn a through h the heavy t| freshets have been diverted. down the river to’ Ee aac The A ‘Navy ‘Votocans held | Se a bathing ser contest at ‘thetr pic-j nic at & Beal e to steeetive sale of eh collected from Mi rs | the coat ty of Agriculture probably take place about August 1, More than 200,000 p a lected to | been me hint and blue light and wells the red; oth- ue rays pa why soaliees we ratleet £ “| LHEAR Te HIDE IN HERE AND “ThAT Nou Dipn’ WELL Ap (OM COMI Ing — Nou PT COME — ‘SURPRISE ™M PEOP: PLE. PL PRETEND | sine NAT-Do You THINK? cur | GUESTS. DIDN'T COME — FOR MY PART iM pogéone GLAD THEN DIDN'T (THEY'RE A COUPLE 0 ‘The Doings of the. ‘Duis. comet Tsp ha has been | the Canada Coal Company, Lt Bpseaual reer Satan nh k saa Heres on 1a ickens in cold” sorage § since last a and that ‘Hey: dthahl basing’ bse ily on them. ‘They paid 20 cents a pound for them. ASLAN COR ERT SSE, ee. An absent-minded mi is) ‘id the only trouble i at you didn’t ‘ete one = home this morning.” Tet the season pass with making. some blueberry muffins,