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1 ermans make desperate struggle to reach the marne fireat battle still rages with undiminished fury crown i princes armies being slowly halted a despatch from the french armies france says the germans in the lampagne pushed farther towards je river marne on thursday the tention of the teutons probably is secure a position enabling them to irn to the westward with the bulk their attacking armies the ef- rts of the germans since their first pid advance appear to take a fan- ke movement the principal col- imn of the teuton divisions seems to e 35liiiiig in the direction of free- ntaruenois which now is under a eavy fire on both flanks also strong forces re ingaged the first of these cap- urcd soissons on the eastern lank however they are meeting with he sternest defence from the franco- mand of soissons british forces which nevertheless ave been obliged to realign in order to keep the front straight allied reserves are now taking up positions in the battleline they are being thrown in to strengthen the defending forces where they are weakest in preparation for the plac ing of a barrier to a further german advance a despatch from london says on the fourth day of the fighting the german crown princes army failed to gain any considerable ground on both flanks of the 30milo fighting front the allied troops refused to give up further territory despite persist ent enemy attacks whilo in the cen tre between fereentardenois and vesily about seven miles north of the marne the french reserves have checked the german thrust in the di rection of chateau thierry it would appear that the allied reserves have come into action as planned and have made their power felt soissons is regarded as more vital to the allies because of its importance to the montdidieramiens line than the other end of the front the french are holding the high ground on the fortified plateau of bellu and men- tagne commanding the southern and southwestern exit from the city from whence the main roads run to villers cotterets the possession of chateau thierry and absolute com- and its arteries would not only hold out a distinct threat to paris but would enable the enemy to link up his battle fronts on the aisne and somme widening out his original salient so that for the purposes of a counterattack it would cease to be a salient at all the danger is by no means past and hot fighting continues along the whole front especially to the southward the german official state ment claiming that they arc fighting their way toward the marne from fereentardenois according to the statement the enemy claims to have taken 35000 prisoners and a tre mendous amount of booty in cannon and material from sunset coast what the western are doing peoplb tol progress of the great west in a few pointed paragraphs forest fire troubles are again in svidence in british columbia owing to the recent dry weather a detachment of twentysix north west mounted police drawn from all parts of the yukon arrived at princo rupert en route to france vancouver civic employees who struck for an increase of twentyfive cents per day have returned to duty after winning a complete victory the distinguished conduct medal posthumously awarded to company sergtmajor james watchman was presented by the lieutenantgovernor to his brother at victoria on their return from alaska the members of the international fisher ies commission were met at the dock d tendered another cordial welcome co canadian soil at prince rupert the british columbia government meeting at victoria altered the 1917 taxation act to relieve miners who paid a double tax two per cent on output and ten per cent on income shipyard workers do not like the stipulation for a fortyeight hour week by the murphy commission at vancouver to accompany their ten per cent increase his honor the lieutenantgovernor presented to major f d edwards the russian order of st stanislaus and to lieut charles s griffin the mili tary cross at victor word has been rr wved at victoria by post from relatives of flight sub- leut wilfrid richards in england hat he was killed while flying near jjalisbury england at the concluding session of the iireat war veterans at new west- inster a resolution asked for the inscription of all canadian wheat by te government which is requested fix a price allowing a fair profit to ve grower vjj b tyrrell the wellknown can- oiian mineralogist and geologist has lmplcted arrangements to visit the jtriboo district this coming summer is a bryce me of porcupine w cobalt and gordon taylor of to- jto will accompany bim operation of the curfew bylaw jition of billiards openair swim- lg pools for the children sunday ing of fruit stands operating un- ithe guise of restaurants are some fle things the local council of jien want at new westminster jptain george e chaffey mc bf the 18th and previously of the seaforth highlanders of can ada battalion who has been twice wounded at the front has been ap pointed oc details company no 11 district depot with headquarters at the central building victoria some of the big fishing interests at ketchikan made a vigorous fight be fore the international fisheries com mission to prevent fishermen going to prince rupert with their catches of fish a m bacon of 52 thirteenth ave nue west vancouver has received word that his son pte a a bacon of the seventh battalion will shortly receive the military medal for excep tional gallantry under fire one of the big guns which helped the canadians to check the german advance in flander3 markets of the world te 10 5850 limas 19 lucutieia ui me jiuhj maple syrup tinsi 10 10 a case 1450 imperial gallon tins per concrete roads tests show the saving of power ef fected on smooth surfaces the surprising differences in the brcadstuffs toronto june 4 manitoba wheat no 1 northern 223 no 2 do 220 no 3 do 217 no 1 wheat 210 in store fort wil liam including 2c tax manitoba oats no 2 cw 81 mc no 3 cw 784c extra no 1 feed 78c no 1 feed 75hc in store fort william american corn no 3 yellow kiln dried nominal no 4 yellow kiln dried nominal ontario oats no 2 white 80 to 81c no 3 white 79 to 80c according to freights outside ontario wheat no 2 winter per car lot 222 basis in store mont real peas nominal barley malting 140 to 142 according to freights outside rye no 2 210 according to freights outside manitoba flour war quality 1095 new bags toronto ontario flour war quality 1065 new bags tin 225 imperial livegallon cans per can 1050 15gallon kegs per gal 200 maple sugar 1lb box pure per lb 24 to 25c provisions wholesale smoked meats hams medium 30 1 april x t cokedj chairman of the national service sec- america alone is replacing tonnage sunk by uboats a despatch from boston says as much deadweight ship tonnage has been launched from the shipyards of the united states in the last three weeks as was sunk by german sub marines during the entire month of said dr charles a eaton 49 to 50c rolls 32 to 33c breakfast bacon 41 to 44c backs plain 44 to 45c boneless 48 to 49c cured meats long clear bacon 30 to 31c clear bellies 29 to 30c lard pure tierces 31 to 32c tubs 31 to 32c pails 32 to 32c prints 33 to 33c compound tierces 26 to 26c tubs 2614 to 26c pails 2g to 27c prints 27 to 28c tion of the united states shipping board addressing the american so ciety of mechanical engineers here last week alone dr eaton said 18 ships representing 106000 tons dead weight went down the ways montreal markets montreal june 4 oats canadian western no 2 93c do no 3 crops in germany uniformly good amount of power needed to haul loads jew s toronto ana n rtiiit ii f l freijghts prompt shipment s1095 to 1105 toronto 7051 fe ft 500 a despatch from amsterdam says the official german agricultural re- port for western and northwestern 89c extra no 1 feed 86c flour germany states that the crops in this nlt are from three to four weeks bran 35 on different kinds of roads were millfeed car lots delivered mont- shown in tests made recently the rea f bags included bran resistance to a trucks power offered per ton 35 shorts per ton 40 by a dirt road was 99 lb per ton by i hay no 1 per ton 1550 to a gravel road 82 lb per ton and by 1650 mixed 1300 to 1400 track concrete to which has been added j toronto some other surfacing materia 50 lb g 50 traek toron while the best showing of all name- shorts 40 mouillie 72 hay no 2 per ton car lots 1550 ly 30 lbs per ton was made on a smooth concrete highway to which no j other surface material had been add ed using as a standard a threeton j truck with a capacity load and a speed of 12 miles per hour on an unsurfaced concrete road the truck i country produce wholesale butter creamery solids per lb 42 to 42c prints per lb 43 to 43c dairy per lb 36 to 37c eggs newlaid 33 to 34e poultry roosters 23 to 25c fowl 28 to 30c ducks 25 to 30c turkeys 27 to 30c wholesalers are selling to the re- it is said will make 72 miles per tail trade at the following prices hour on surfaced concrete 48 miles cheese new large 23 to 24c on gravel roads and 36 miles on dirt twins 23 to 24c old large 25 to 26c twin 26 to 26 c butter fresh dairy choice 40 to 42c creamery prints fresh made 45 to 47c solids 44 to 45c margarine 32 to 34c lb eggs new laid 40 to 41c new laid in cartons 43 to 45c dressed poultry spring chickens 70c roosters 28c fowl 38 to 40c turkeys 40 to 45c live poultry spring chickens 60e for slowing down in drive r 26c turkeys 30c hens 33 to 1 37e a despatch from london says i beans canadian handpicked telegrams from amsterdam indicate bushel 875 imp handpicked that the enemy is preparing the ger- burma or indian 675 to 725 man public in advance for the slowing j down which seems to have occurred roads it is estimated that if all the highways travelled by the 400000 1 motor trucks in america were con crete the annual saving in their oper- 1 ation would be over 237000000 per year as compared with the cost of operating them on dirt roads germans preparing public live stock markets toronto june 4 extra choice heavy steers 1500 to 1600 choice heavy steers 1400 to 1425 but chers cattle choice 1400 to 1425 do good 1325 to 1350 do medium 1200 to 1250 do com mon 1100 to 1125 butchers bulls choice 1200 to 1300 do good bulls 1100 to 1150 do medium bulls 1025 to 1050 do rough bulls 750 to 850 butchers cows choice 1200 to 1300 do good 1100 to 1150 do medium 1025 to 1050 stockers 950 to 1125 feeders 1125 to 1200 oanners and cutters 600 to 725 milkers good to choice 9000 to 14000 light ewes 1500 to1850 lambs 2000 to 2100 calves good to choice 1400 to 1550 hogs fed and wa tered 2000 do weighed off cars 2025 do fob 1900 montreal june 4 choice earlier than in 1917 the growth of rye is described as luxuriant and the condition of summer grain as satis factory grass in general is of good growth but clover is not uniformly so the report states ontario soldiers are safe in england a despatch from ottawa says it is officially announced through the chief press censors office that the fol lowing troops have arrived safely in england infantry from central on tario nova scotia new brunswick and british columbia composite battalion from halifax railway construction battalion siege artillery details another air raid on paris failed s tc c rs 1475 to 1525 good steers 1200 a despatch from paris says some 1450 choice butcher cows 11 00 airplanes crossed the line in the di- to 1150 poorer grades 950 to rection of paris on thursday night 1200 butchers bulls were 900 the alarm was sounded at 11 oclock to 1300 sheep 1300 to 1500 am the c s was g recruit army in conquered lands germany calls on men of baltic provinces to join her colors a despatch from paris says ger many has begun her campaign to utilize the vast resources of human material in the baltic provinces to augment decimated ranks in tha army according to a despatch from switzerland which declares that tha dorpater zeitung the german pro paganda organ for the baltic pub lishes an appeal to young men in courland and livonia inviting them to join under the germau flag ger many says the appeal has now more than ever the need of soldiers it is natural that the children of tha provinces delivered from maximalist tyranny should give themselves up to enable germany to intensify her ef fectives and perform their duty lika all children of the empire would trust to the river to protect their right flank a despatch from french headquar ters says held on the flanks at soissons and rheims the germans are throwing their entire strength southwards obviously with the marn for their goal it is probable that the germans hope to establish them- selves on the marne with a view t turning the direction of their main effort westward trusting to the rive to protect their right flank the hot- test fighting is proceeding along tin whole southern front of the advance 1000 paris children removed to country a despatch from paris says the removal of children from paris was begun on thursday morning when 1000 children from the montmartre district of the city were placed on board a special train bound for a vacation colony in the department of allier in central france this is the first action taken undei a plan for removing paris children from the possibility of harm from longrange gun shell striking a school filled with pupils as a church where worship was in progress was struck on good friday last germans are using new longrange gun a despatch from paris says exam ination of the shells discharged by the germans in the longrange bom bardment of paris which began again on monday indicates that new gunj are being used larger shells art being employed than formerly th calibre of the guns being 24centl metre 9 inches instead of 2l the powder charge is greater and th detonation louder but the force of the explosion does not seem to have increased a shell exploded only a dozen yards from a man seated on a bench and did not injure him spring lambs 800 to 1200 each choice hogs 2050 sows 1800 to 1900 to bake patties successfully the oven should have a strong under heat there were no casualties at midnight the enemy machines were under a heavy fire from the de fences of paris and some bombs were dropped on the region about the city p on thursday military writers gen erally supposed to be in direct touch with the german high command suggest that countermeasures which foch will undertake will in the next j few days slow down if not bring to a standstill the german advance they suggest that a new offensive j must be looked for on another part of i the front keep the hoe and cultivator going to keep down the weeds that will be very troublesome if allowed to get the start of the gardener loosening the soil aerates it and conserves the mois- 1 ture j ml the high art of camouflage wqoclen dreadnaughts exact duplicates of british battleships lay at anchor in the north sea while the real warships were convoying troopships across the atlantic these dummies finally decoyed several german ships into the harbor at kethalo where british destroyers were lying in wait in the fight which followed the german flotilla suffered severely one of the wooden ships was beached 300 soldiers killed by british airman a despatch from london says as an instance of the great effectiveness of the continuous air raids which the british are making day and night at different points behind the german lines where there are dense concen tration of troops a german prisoner stated that in the recent air raid of the british flying squadron on douai thero were 300 soldiers killed and wounded in addition to great damage done raised 67s0o men under service act a despatch from toronto says it was announced unofficially that since the military service act was put into operation last october it has pro duced g7800 of the 100000 required under its provisions this takes in all men who have reported from all points in the dominion under all drafts aerial postal service between paris and london a despatch from paris says avia tors de vienne and lorgnat flew from paris to london and back in a hydro- airplane in three hours and ten min utes carrying mail it was the first trip in connection with an aerial post al service between england and france which is being organized ha p old lrl loo wo of and clio rooi wor tlio reas wo here i yeo i nrou w tlso jooiaafsb ors fcsa olj