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BRING THEM "best Send for the Edwardsburg Free Recipe Book Doesn't every Cakes! with delicious CROWN BRAND CORN SYRUP Mother knows it too, for she likes CROWN BRAND SYRUP herself, and uses it to make delicious pud- ing sauces. ON MOTHER! boy love Griddle ! Especially when served d sister says it's tue ever" for' candy-making. Made in Canada. 'Sold by All Grocers. "Manufacturers of the Famous Edwardsburg Brands. THE CANADA STARCH CO., LIMITED _MONTREAL, CARDINAL, BRANTFORD, FORT WILLIAM. _ PUBLIC REVENUE FALLING The Big Decrease Is "Found In the Cus Ottawa Dominion revenue continues to, fall far the of last year. This is the case in practical- ly every department where there is a revenue account, the heaviest de- crease of course being shown in the Customs. receipts. Inland. revenue consid A despatch from The says: below record returns have also = erably. The amount of duty col- lected on gots enter for con- sumption in October was $5, 657,871 as compared with $9,198,857 for the corresponding month of the pre- vious asi a drop of more than! half the three millions and a in month 1 is unde that the Nove mber figures wa de cline nearly as great. In seven months of the fiscal year the total duty collected fell from 867,761,953 in 1913 to $49,514,057, a decrease of ninets millions The controlling fae- disturbance to approximatels and a quarter. tor in trade een the Receipts From toms , Which these declines are due is, of course, the war. The same factor !s necessitating a heavy and increasing expenditure on lines not in contem- plation when the plans for the financial year were made and the estimates computed. Expenditures on things other than war liza: gation. equipment and defence works, e been as far as possible curtailed, "ew; if any, new public works having been under- taken, but the situation is never- theless a difficult one and one which Parkiament when it meets early in the new year will have to face. The Finance Minister's ar- | rangement with the Bank of Eng- }land for loan advances to be later | covered by # permanent funded war loan, makes provision from time to time for the Dominion's war expen- | diture, but the lower revenue af- | fects the ability of the Government to carry on the ordinary programme of national development OVER 5,000 JEWS IN ARMY. Rabbi Adler of "Landen Goes with! Second Contingent, \ despateh from London says: The Times says, regarding the en listments of Jews in) the British army: British Jewry is justifiably proud of the response made by its members to the to arms. On the outhreak of the war there were about 500 Jews in the regular army To-day Rev. Michael Adler, J Chap®ain to the forces, is in pesses sion of the names of over five thou sand of his fleck, and many other names are pouring in No fewer than 450 Jews hold com nissions in the army atid nav ¥. se figures} are very ratifying, as, allowing for the larg e eee of Jews whose alien birth debars them from ser- vice. the total quota which Jewry should supply is about 3,200. Rab- Will Not Attack Seryians. A despatch from London says: jThe Bulgarian Government has jissued an official denial to the re | ports that troops were being mass- led in the frontier districts of | Strumnitz and Kostendil on the j borders of Servia. The report prob- pany arose from the rumors that | Bulgaria might take advantage of | the present plight of Servia to get ._ | revenge four the humiliation she ; after the second Balkan Empercr Francis Joseph of has bestowed the Grand the Leopold Order on G Liborius von Frank for dis- | tinguished service in the field. Gen. rank commanded the forces w hich | ! occupied Belgrade. thousand Servian prisoners been taken since the Austrians be the present offensive move ment, according to a report from yi Reports from German of learried about fifty or sixty men and ON RAFTS Piot Was Discovered by Allies and Scarcely one of the Germans Returned A despatch from North-eastern France says: Fierce fighting is tak- ing place along a considerable part of the battle line. The Germans anticipated the concerted forward: movement of the allies by making a spirited attack themselves, The allies were not taken by surprise: Never was an army more ready to defend itself. In the dark hours of the morning a large force of mans crossed the flood waters of the Yger by means of big, broad "rafts: The venture was a desperate one, for not a man who set out on could have been ignorant of fact that death was certainly a ing him. The rafts were pun through the shallow waters in dead silence, and in utter darkness. Each some mitraill leuses, in preparation for the dawn. A further fleet of rafts drawn by motor boats was waiting on the German idee of the muddy waters, but before dawn eame the plot was discovered and when daybreak arrived the artillery of the allies met the advancing Ger- fmans with devastating effect. In spite-of their losses these Germansy brave even to madness, still essayed the crossing. They were partly cov- ered by a heavy cannonade by their field artillery, and until mid-day the German etill persisted in their plan. Several-rafts were upset in midstream by the fire of French guns and a great number of Ger- mans were drowned as well as shot. } Once again the Yser claimed its heavy toll, once again German lood stain its waters crimson. The attack eventually ceased after the Germans had suffered immense loss- es in men and mitrailleuses, but the artillery kept up a etermined bombardment of the allied position, meeting = a vigorous, well- directed reply. PRICES CF EARN PRODUCTS ErroRtTs rmox Tus TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA oe s. {FI --Manitoba firat v bags: second pat- 6.10; "trong ba ere', wheat flour, er cout, patente, quoted Toronto, ' thern, N * Nor' : Ontario wheat, No, a "ontei e pol z Oate--Ontario, 49 to 4 52 t *, on track, Toronto; Western Can- ada, No. 2, quoted at , i a $5c. Barley--64 to 66c, outei y Rye © $1, outside . 2 Peas--No. 2 quotod at 81.70, outside rn---No. : ew American, Tle, rail, Toronto fre . : whe on No 75 to 78ec, ould needy and shorts Bran, $25 and shorte at $2 a Rolled Oate- Pay lots, per bag of 90 ibs., Country ot Patter Cher ce dairy, 22 to oti inferior, 20 amery a etnte, 29 1-2c; ry "ool "oT 1-2 to We. Egge-- New laid, selects, dozen, 35 to 38¢; storage "2B : = Hone 21-2 per Ib. for strained, No, 1 honeycomb, $2.75 per dozen; No, 2, $2 to &2. cuahiey. "Chickens, dressed, ihe; ducks, dressed, lb., 12 to 140; owls 9 to ite; turkeys, dreseed, 16 to 10. ete -New, large, 16 to 16 i-4c; twins, 1 ent Re -Prime, bushel, $2.75 to $2.80; hanes eke xd, $2 Potatoes --Ontarice, 70c per bag, ont of store, 62 to in car low. N wicks, car lots, 70 to 75c per bag. Baled Hay and Straw. Dealers are paying a: Soows tor oar lot deliveries on gine te t $7. 3 to in car lote, on trac . Hay--No, 1 new hay is q to si. on track ae Si "No. # end No. 3 at $11 to $16, ri sth 4 to ius Provisions. Bacon long clear, 14 1-2 to 15¢ per a case -lote. Hams--Medium, 171-2 to ie: do., avy, 15 1-2 to 16 1-2c; rolla;.14 1-2 to ie; breakfast bacon. 18 a iy 21 1-2 to 2%; boneless bac m Lard Market is cred at to 12 1-40 for ercee and at 12 a _. Me se for pails, Compcund, 9 1-2 to Winnipeg Cra 'ain. .; Winnineg. Be ~ Cash :--Wheat--No; '1 xern, $1.1 No. Nor "ai 5-8; No. é Northern, me 12; No, 4, 1.00 1 5 12o; feed, "i feed, 490, Bar- N.W.O,, $1.25 34; "Extra fe. i y"wuiquoted. ge 90 $4. Montreal Markets. A No. . Ca anadian Wesat- Montreal, 2 yellow, 1 ° 9 1 er 'ton ear ; ted 9; No. 2 stock, 25 to 26e. car lots, 62 1-26 x United States ee Mi nneapolie he ! $1.1 ; Rote r, 57 to af tatoen. per bag, Wh Me ort hora, $1.1 ' , 8 to Big 34 and bran aoe 8.---Whea Pes - { Live Stock "'Markots. LEADING new, | ; George J. Bury. New General Manager of C.P.R. System throughout Canada. -- SIX MEN KILLED. Windows in Bradford Were Broken by Lyddite Explosion, A despatch from Bradford, Eng- land, says: A large stock of loded with a roar.on W + JPOTENTIAL STRENGTH. England and Wales Have 5,600,000 Men Between 20 and 40 Years, A despatch from London says: The total male population of Eng- land and Wales available for mili- tary purposes is estimated at 5,600,- 000 in the annual report of the Registrar-General of births, deaths and marriages. - Registrar's compilation gives the following fig- ures: Age 20-24, 1,502,652; age 25- 29, 1,455,783; age 30-34, 1,375,872; age 35-39, 1,261,432. sonamaciisinss las An Eye to Business. A young doctor whose practice was not very great sat in his study reading away a lazy afternoon . in early summer. His man servant apeared at the door. "Doctor, them boys is stealin' your green peaches again. Shall I chase them away?" The doctor looked thoughtful for moment, then levelled his eyes i serv ant. he said. a \ Out or It. Bobby had been taught to remem- i Adler gees to 2 fre p seca Lo Shontiy. fr od 4 _ se sources assert that Servia's casual- | aya woul eight Several fine fat Us ber al] his relatives when he _s first time in history that a Jewish ties since the beginning of the war 50 7.60, while choice wei ute ante his prayers. One night, as he kne Chaplain aecoinpanied troops to will reach about 100,000, or vir- went as high aa $7.25, ger lots of but-| at his mother's knee, he did not the field. cnalty one-third of her entire | OV%e finch jond ote brouche ora 87% | mention the name of a favorite strength. $7.50; fair to med 86.50 to $7; with| aunt. oO ' 0 Whe te °° ani 1A aT . The bulk of bt siohere 8 cw atuff brought | ,, 'W hy. Bouse sax rea monbher, from o 87, good od bulle ranged from $6| 'vou did not say 'God bless Aunt DE WET HAS BEEN CAPTURED: SSG , | were receipta large. For ot ae "sae "Well, mother," replied the little a market oxiete an 6.2 7 for dest! hoy, 'I don't have to say that any | am LB to Cf Secu. Common} nore. Aunt Beatrice is engaged.' The ebel e ~ ® . Bhs pag w mgt milkers and maa aad R L ader Made Prisoner by Union Forces <br ¢ a for Sar ai ariee fom! Drowning No Bother To Them. H to, ' or maiium in South Africa e 810 given hee -- Tear as Old Gentleman (who had just fin- bs $9 ee modive to Sood and phe 3 ished reading an account of a ship- given for top quality, $8 to $8.50 for medi; wreck with loss of passengers and A despatch from London says: the war and later was Minister of | U™ cede: ee wf with wet fleeee| 4}] hands)----Ha! I am sorry for the General Christian de Wet, leader : outeur the Orange Rive around $7. Good shee. 63 he | Sverage ailors that were drowned. : et, e e in the Orange River Good sheep, $5.25 to 86 be-.| poor sailors that ro of the rebellion in the Union of} i ne paid or Hehe ="? --_-- heavy at 4) Old Lady--Sailors! I[t isn't the South Africa, has been vaptured, | my 'de Wet at the outbreak of | 87.15, f0.b. country points, ie 50, fod aa sailors--it's the passengers I am ecccrding to a Pretoria official de-| the present war offered a corps of wepereé, 500 at $f. ys sorry for. The sailors are used to spatch. . | So uth African scouts to Lord Kit- 1 hder med: arc, gto Te sheers, i yt it Christian de Wet rose to fame as| chener. Later. he protested against | Jean cAnnoers, 314 mitch cows, $40) -- commander-in-chief of the Orange! the action of the Unicon of South | $9.2°t> eas eatven, 412 to ee. sheep i . Free State forces in the South Afri-| Africa in fighting the Germans, and|712t073%. © 9 ™ noms: hristmas bought 'rom we can War. Starting as a burgher in; tock the field against the ie ---- Fk Rach vnooklet 43 the Heilhron commando, he later; forees Contingent From Newtoundikad: Bookiets th rork of art, Was appointed commandant at! Gen. de Wet has several times A despatch from Salisbury, ~| prettily designed and in r eat variety, | Ladysmith and was sent to relieve| been reported as meeting with re-|land, says Newfoundland | §!i have appropriate srectings, leaves ti Gen. Cronije as second in command. | verses and once as having been| contingent have been assigned to ae tas an iaortoh oi wtlen cee When General Cronje surrendered: wounded. One of his sons .was| Fort George, Scotland, for garrison | cents, 16 fo nts, 36 for $1.00, 100 for De Wet was made commander-in-; killed in the fighting and*two sons | duty Two hundred horses have 5,09, sexalen wre Bh. asd ger ge - chief. He was one of the signator- isurrendered under the Govern- been stolen from the remount de-| f Y 25 cents, no two alike, strictly high jes of the peace conference 'afier! ment's amnesty proclamation. pot. ~ a ee ' ~ ARE PLAINLY THEM. THE ALUM" GREDIENTS CIENT. THAN THE KINDS. FORE E. W. GILLet WINNIPEG _TOR } P ASNURSUNSEAUUUNUNITO SSDS NOSNTCOANIBY T° GUARD AGAINST ALUM IN BAKING POWDER SEE THAT ALL INGREDIENTS THE LABEL,AND THAT ALUM OR SULPHATE OF ALUMINA OR SODIC ALUMINIG. SUL- PHATE 1S NOT ONE OF WITHOUT THE iS NOT SUFFI- MAGIC BAKING POWDER COSTS NO MORE THE ONE POUND TINS. io TERRES 51) DIRECTION PRINTED ON WORDS ORDINARY CONOMY, 'BUY ComPANY arse TO, ONT. MONTREAL HAVATOPTUSNTELELCONTEUATETE ATE EUSTUSTED | A despatch from Petrograd says: One of the Don Cossacks, who has here wounded, and NIGHT RAID BY COSSACKS Seized and Drove Off Over 300 German Soldiers Forty of Whom Were Women quietly within about half a milegof the town, they divided into ten sec- vous of six men each, and timing A despatch from New York says: The Russian Government has pur- chased here 50,000 55-gallen airtight gasolene tanks, ata cost of approxi- mately $250,000, to be used in con- structing pontoon bridges in their military operations, according to a statement issued by the manufac- turers. The tanks are of steel and ae Sage aociggr ol in shape lhe first shipment is to go for- int next Saturday, it was said- The entire lot, under: the terms of the contract, must be shipped not Jeter than January 15. > --e ws TO BUY 6,000 MOUNTS. Sir Adam Beck and Committee Con- fer with Minister of Militia. A despatch from Ottawa says': The special committee on remounts, headed by Sir Adam Beck, is here conferring with the Minister of Mili- tia in regard to providing bases. There are to a twenty-seven squad- rons of cavalry, each with a strength of rae hundred, and this will require about 6,000 mounts. They will be the country by the same system as was followed 'when the artillery horses were bought. The supply promises to be fully equal to the re- quirements. mange PUBLICATION OF DEATHS. Militia will Withhold News Till Relatives ILave Been Notified. A despatch from Ottawa says: Under an arrangement announced by the Militia Department the next of kin of Canadian soldiers killed or wounded will be officially noti- fied of casualties before they are made public in the press. The De- partment's view is that to learn the news through a newspaper is much more of a shock to friends than be informed privately just via ame . concentrated movement, dashed who received a commission for his ee sleeping Czenstochawe sinul- daring work, relates how three |taneously from al] sides. They score of them captured three hun-| killed a considerable number of dred German cavalrymen, killed a/ startled Germans who knew not number of others and found out| where to hide and created panic 'much of interest for their com-| throughout the town. manders, in a night raid upon' The Cossacks met in the ce a f Desnsochees. The Germans have {Czenstochowa and drove off before been in occupation of Czenstoch- | | them to their own lines three hin- owa, which they seized in the first | 'dred prisoners. When these caine week of the war without opposition. | to be examined forty were found to These three score Don Cossacks | be women dressed in soldier's unl- were out scouting with special in-| forms. All this, says the Don Cos structions to find out what was go-|sack, happened only d few days ing on in Czenstochowa. Riding! age. BUYS 50,000 GASOLINE TANKS. MORE ARMY CONTRACTS. They Will Be Used in Constructing | Comforters, Underwear and Socks Pontoon Bridges. Among Articles Needed. A despatch fron: Montreal says: Canadian manufacturers are to benefit further by orders for equip- ment from the Imperial Govern- ment, Mr. Frederick Stobart, the British purchasing representative, stating that he had received requi- sitions for goods, the value of which he estimated at about a million and h ollars. The articles re- quired include cap comforters, cot- ton underdrawers, woollen- under- drawers, socks and clasp knives. Fk RAISE MOUNTED RIFLES, Montreal Will Supply 1.500 More Men for Overseas Service. A despatch from Montreal says: Instructions have _ received from Ottawa by Col. FE. W. Wiison, C., of the fourth mi sliiary district, a regiment of mounted less one squadron, and a battalion of infantry. This mexns that Montreal will supply about 1,500 more 'volunteers for overseas > service, and this will be a part of the quota from this city toward the 50,000 men_Canada is to keep con- stantly under training. Only One. Survivor. A despatch from London says: A sailor named Nielsen, the sole sur- viver among seven who escaped in a boat when the Danish steamer mee! was blown up by a mine.in the rth Sea, was landed by a trawler which picked him up. He said his six companions died from exposure. Seven of the crew of the Mary whe escaped in another boat have been rescued, + Many Germans : Wedded, A. despatch from London says News reaches here that the Amvri- cah Hospital at Munich already hat had more than six thonsand pa tients, although it can accommo: date no more than fifty. The daily stream of German wounded sur- ehoougss official channels. passes all the estimates yet made, May Land a New --_--_-- A despatch from Paris says: It is unofficially reported that the! Germans have sent a new army of | 120,000 men to defend Zeebrugge } and possibly Ostend. The renewal | of the bombardment of Zeebrugge by the British fleet, together with a report that Ostend is being shelled, might indicate that the allies are planning to Janda new army of | their own along the Belgian coast and strike the Germans on the { | i Army at. $stend flank. The Germans have been in cessantly active at Zeebrugge and rumors have been current for many days that they are planning to at- tack England with. Zeppelins and submarines to be assembled at that coast port. It is said that after losing séyeral submarines from the j bombardment of the British ships théy' took measures to protect the rest by submerging them in the inner basin. A despatch from Paris says: The Temps says of the visit of King George: '"'The King's voyage toucl® es us by the serene tranquility with which it was accomplished. Great Britain, with a fine gesture. affirms her mastership of the sea. Because German submarines have succeeded in gliding even to the coasts of France and Ireland. British naval power is not affected any more than bombs thrown by a Taube can di- minish the worth'of our.army. At "war, Britain's Mastership of Sea Affirmed his own hour and on his own day, despite the wind blowing a tempest, the King of England traverses the sea with a security which disdains even to conceal the voyage and scorns any traitorous attack hie the journey might suggest to the enemy. King George's visit will appear to our enemies, and to"all peoples who know that their exis- tence depends on the issue of the as a fresh manifestation of the i} solidarity RENE the allies,'® Close