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'â- -^V,-;-^-' â- v^^.'^V /^ AT MERCY OF THE FRENCH General Joffre Can Do What He Likes With the Germans In the Argonne A despatch f icim Paris says : Progress by the French tr<x)ps in the Chanipajriie district, between ' lUieims and tlie Argonne forest, which ha-s been noted every day for TOore than two weeks, has resulted, ac<'(irding to the ofiiciit! commu- nique ibsiKxl on Widnosday night, in the occnpation o a large section of the ground whicli has been strongly held hy ths CiL-rmans since their retreat to tlw Aisne. It is believed here that,, the Ger- mans are concentrating forces in riand^rs for a new drive at the Channel ports, notably Calais. Tnis belief is based on a despatdi from London saying that the Gcfman coinnianders have received orders to stop all traflic on roads leading from the interior to Belgium to West l-'Iaiiders in order to prevent the leakin.g out of news regarding the movement of troops. The following supplementary offi- cial stat'Pinent was issued late on Wednesdav night by the French War Office: "It can be stated that in the Ar- gonne, where we had been constant- ly attacked Hiuce December, the roles in the last three weeks have been reverse<l. To-d.ay we have gained the undisputabie ascenden- cy. Tiiesc local actions, of which the Argonne is the theatre, Sihow that more and more the enemy is at our nn.'rcy and that our moral su- periority is assured. "We have obtained this result by a sor.,?. of limited operations ener- getically carried out, and aUliough the German forces whicli confront us are extremely courageous, we foel that at a given point and mo- ment we arc masters and can do what we wish." The sitatem'?nt gives the details of one of these engagements, which, it says, occur dally and show the splendid ardor of the troop.s. ANOTHER SUBMARINE SUNK The U-8 Sent to the Bottom by Destroyers of the French Dover Flotilla A despatch from Paris says: The German submarine U-8 has been sunk b\ destroyers belonging to the Dover flotilla, according to an- notiiuement li.\ the Ministry of Mar- ine. The crew wi-ic taken prisoner. The submarine l''-8 was built in 1008, and was a vessel of 300 tons diKpl.iccnient, She had a speed of 13 knots above water and 8 knots submerged. Her ma.ximum radius of op'-rations was l,i!00 miles. The ve&Bel carried three torpedo tubes. Her complcTuent was 12 men. The U-8 was a sister of tlie fam- ous U-9, which early in the war saink the British cruisers Rogue, Aboukir and Crosisy in the North Sea. and in t)ctober sent the Bri- tiah cruiser Hawke to the bottom. Wreckage picked up late in Febru- ary off Ohristcnsand belonged to the U-9, and it was stated in Nor- way that the submarine had been lost. a<;ri( I i;n RAL piblhation. Bupiilied Free by l)<>|»nrtmMit of Agrietilliirc. The '-atalogue of publications by the |)fpartnicnt of Agriculture, Ot- tawa, wlii'jh can be had free of aLl exp( ns«' on addrer^sing the Publi- cations Branch, compriscii Bulle- tins on every subject cx*nnect«d with farming, including vitality and treatment of seed, cultivation of e\ery known species of crops, re- ports of practical te.«lA of valuer, report'4 of experiments in all fornw of agricultural pro<Iuction and in every section v\ the country, on dairy pri ducts of every kind, on Koils. oil pestii and weeds, on the ii«ason,s and their appropriateness for different kinds of farm labor, on the breeding and raisin^' of every *l>ecics of live sto<!k, aixl on many other Rul)jects. fioth the labor in- volved niid tlie variety issued by the Department are indicated by liie statement that, apart from the annual rejiorts for the past twenty- one years of experimental farms and officers of the Ilepnrtnient, the first Hcries of Bulleliiix issued \\ei-e 38 in niiniber, the seomd series lo, the piiniplilelH s. farmers' circulars 0, exhibition <'ircularK 35. and inis<'el- laneous .â- >. These are iii<iepen<ient of the Kfx'ciaM/.ed branch [)iil)lica- tioiis which includ'} the following: Kntomological Branch, 4 ; l,ivc Stock, 30: Dairy and Cohl Storage Branch, II ; Health of .\iiimals fJranch, 'M ; and Heed Hraiicli. 10, There are other special iiuhiica- tions all of which are set f(,rth in the gratuitously sii|iplii'd <>ata- logiic. ., ♦_..„ â€" .\ddrewine of Mail. Ill or<ler to facilitat<' the handling of mail Hi the front an<l to insur« prompt delivery it is recpiested tliat all mail be n^Idressed as follows: â€" (a) Itaiik, (I)) Name, (c) Regimental number, (d) ('<,mpany, scpiadron, battery or other unit, (e) Battalion, ff) Brigade, (g) First (or He<'ond) ('una<liaii Contingent, (h) British Kx|)editic,nary Force, Army Post OfiBee, London. Mngland. Italy Will Refrain From Joint Action. A despatch from Rome says : It is learned that the Italian Govern- ment is not interested in the mmlus vivendi as regards Germany and England wiiich was proposed by the United States, eince it is regarded as certain to fall. Italian appro- val is unnecessary luid inexpedient, since it would be ai)t to be miscon- »trued, ami would be a limitation on future freedom of action in case of intervention. The Italian Government will re- frain from joint action of aii.y kind intended to lessen the effect of war or hast/On peaee, an<l will not take the initiative nor support the initia- tive of neutrals. Italy's position is to prtitect, unaided, her own inter- ests, hence she will not alter the policy f<illowed since the outbreak of tli<^ war until sihe deems it fit to do s<j. * German Crown Prince Said to be in Disgrace. A French .>liiehiiu> (jliin Operaliiig From the rree-Top. This interesting picture shows a detail of French in the outlying parts of tllie Argonne forest in ambuscade. A look-out at the top observes the movements of Germans and communicates his informa- tion to liis ecmirades below. One of the s-oldiers in the tree is train- ing a machine gun at the German trenches. TRY TO KI LL BELG IAN QUEEN Incendiary Bombs Aimed at Parade Ground While She Was Reviewing Troops A despatdi from Paris says : The Germans, warned by spies who still succeed in operating in Flanders, sent five aeroplanes laden with in- cendiary bombs over La Planne while Queen Elizabeth of the Bel- gians was reviewing the Grenadier Regiment and the Tenth Infantry on Wednesday, .As soon as tlie Taubes came abreast of the city they began to drop their bombs, ap- parently aiming for the parade groun<ls. Some of the bombs fell near the Red Cross Hospital, while others drop])ed close to the Royal villa, but none did any damage. While the pr<'s<Mice of the aero- plane*, which were so high as to be almost invisible, created excite- ment, they were not allowed to in- terfere with the review. Unmiivd- ful of the faet that the proceedings were punctuated oceasionally by the explosion of a bomb, the band (struck up a lively march, and the seventy-two companies in the two regiments marched poet between the (^ueen and the sea. The Queen, luimindful of this also, sat her horso like a veteran. And iier atti- tude strengthened the nerve of the crowd of citizen* who were ma-SiSed on tJie dunes. They divided tlieir gazo between the review and the a«'roplane8, which only could be de- tected when tlie sunlight glinted from their armored sides, or from their rapid-fire -g^uns. Tlie mitrail- leuses t)f the Belgians were brought into action, and sprayed tlie cloiula, but without any result, and the Germans, after dropping all their brnnbs, disappeared over towards the lines of the encnij'. The young Duke of Brabant, the heir-apiiarent to the Belgian throne, had another review tendered to him last Monday, and received it with- out the accompaniment of Taubes. A despatch from liondon says : Speculation as to the long absence of Crown Prince Frederick William from the (jernian repcjrts has re- sulted in numerous rumors. The Dai'v l^xpress. which a year ago told a story of a (piarrel between the Kaiser and his son. prints a Geiu'va <lespatch a.scribing t^o an Innisbrnck source the definite statement that tlie Prince is in dis- grace and is living in Berlin in se- elusion hy <pr<ler of the Kais;er. King Sends Me.s.saKe To Admiral .lellicoe. A despatch from l.<indon says : King (Jeorge on his return from a visit to the fleet stint a message t<i Admiral Sir John \\. .Jellieoe in whicih he said: "I have been on representative Hhips of all clas.ses an<l am much iiiipreysed by the state of t.lK'ir effieieiicy nn<l the splendid spirit whieli animates liiith otHeers antl men. 1 lia\e not the slightest iioubt my navy will uphold its great traditions." TURKS M AKE A DMISSIONS Progress of Combined Fleets Against the Dar- danelles Forts K d<».'>patcli from CiinHtantinople by way of Berlin and Amsterdam contains ti|i<^ first admission from that Kource that the Anglo-Fiencli fl'-et has IukI any success. It liays : "Tlie Hritish batHesliips com plctelj outriiiigfd the forts, the guns of wJiicli were uiiahle to reply effectively, BO that the bat t.les.|iips gained part of the desired effect. Moreover the fleet, has re<'eived re inforcements aii<l now umre than forty big battlesliips are lying off the Dardanelles, besides a great number of small cruisers, t<M'pe<l<i boat«, <lestr(iycrH an<l other craft "The further advaiwc of the Heel seems io he inipi>ssible owing to the vlioiii of mine« and the foitn An attack troni land would be weleome<l liy the Turks, who have gathered a strong army composed of their best troops,' A desjialch from Miiiiieh say« that l-'icld Marshal Baron von Der Oollz, who was nent to Constantinople from (lerniany to act as the adviser iif flie Turkisli Govciniiienl in inili (iiry affair.-., has telegraphed- to the (Jeirnaii military headquarters ask ing for fifty ({ei-man artillery ofli I'erM, on the groiMul that they wei-e iiecdc<l urgently for the defence of the Daixiiiiielles. The field niarsilial rec/'iveil a laconii' reply, the <les patch (-ays, staling that the Ger mans nee<|e<l their artillery officers and a<Uling: "Do your best." PILLED WITH GERMAN_WODNDED Dittmal Meoiies Greeted RiisMlan'* on Regainini; Town Afler Three Days iu Kneiuy's Hands. K despatcJi from Petrograd says: The Russijins on re-entering Przasnysz after its occupation for three days by the Germans are <le- j)orted to have found nearly eve'ry house filled with Wounded or sick German s<ildiers. In addition there were Russians who had been pri- soners f<ir four days, Except for the small service rendered them hy the inhabitant.'^, these men had vir- tually been without <are. HuiKJrcds of nieji had die<l from lack of medical servi<-eH, and their biMlies lay unburied. The streets weic l)arrica<l<xl with agricultural im|)leinents an<l houselmkl furniture and there was a great s<varetty of pnn isions. .Scores of lunises had been ri<Idle«l by shells, and the municipal building wa.s party des- troyed. Many pris<uiers are being brought liiuk to Przasnysz, having hei'ii cap- tured from the German rearguar<! hy the Russian cavalry. AUmg the roads there are evidences of a hast\ retreat. HRITAIN'S PKNSION S( IIK.MM. Figures .\re Rased on an .\rniy of Three .Million .Men. A dcapalch from London says : The new British pension plan will cost the (jlovernment nearly $1,- 7i!5,O()0,0()() before the last pension- er dies, according to actuaries em- ployeil by the non-partisan commit- tee whicli prepared the plan at th" order of the Hf)use of Cvimmons. The maximum e.Kpeiuliture the first year, tho committee reports, will he about $'280,000,00t), and the coat during the first year after the war will reacih $l», 000,000. These hg- ures are based on an army of three million men, a two years' war, and 10 per cent, of deaths, with 12 per cent, of disablement. FRKNCH PRISON KRS RFTIRN. 250 Wounded Soldiers From Uer- niany Arrive in Franco. .•\ dispatch from Lyons, France, says: Maimed French prisoners of war who were exuhanged for Ger- man wounded prisoners arrived here on Wednesday in a train of 18 cars bearing the Red Cross and in charge of the Swi.ss branch of this organization. The exchange was made at Geneva. The former pris- oners, aiiiong whom there were many whose arms or legs had been amputated, aggregatetl '250. They were the first of such exchanged men to arrive in I'rance. Many of them were attired in old civilian garments, and some even wore the jackets of German uni- forms. Pinned to the coats of all were small buncheis of flowers given them during their journey through Switzerland. .After the men had been given food at the railroad sta- tion they were sent to various iios- pitals. Those who were (luestion- ed made no complaint tif the treat inent that had been shown them in the German hospitals. FOl'H PKRISHKI) IN FIRE. Mother and Three Children Were Trapped. A dcspotdh fi\)m Quebec say.s : Four persons perished early on Wednesday when fire broke out in a dweUing-liouse in S«int S«uveur Ward, partly destroying a two- story huilding and burnirm to death Mrs, .\rthur Tal'llHit, 'Jo, and til>ree of her children. All the victims were trapped by the flames and burned beyond recogniiion. Brilliant Exploit Of a Russian Airman. .\ despatcli from Petrograd says : The Russian aviator Pa»cihaloff, ac- companied by a inet'hanie, flew over the Austrian lines in Southern Po- lan<l recently and killed five mem liers of a patrol party He («iptur ed a sixth, and tying him to the tail of the machine's frame, return- ed to the Uussiau Hue*. i I i m We unhecitatingly reoommend Magic Baking ^, Powder as being the best, purest % and most healthful baking poW' der that it is possible to produce. CONTAINS NO ALUM All ingredients ar-s plainly printed on the iabeL MAGIC BAKING POWDER EMlCniCTTCCm), TORONTO, ONT WINNIPEG ' MONTREAL HEALTH OF BPdTISH FORCED Neither Typhus Nor Cholera Has Appeared Since the Beginning of the War A despatch from London says The first six months of the war passed without a single case of ty- phus or of cholera in the British army, including botJi the expedi- tionary forces and the troops in the British training camps. Smallpox claimed only one victim in the United Kingdom, but returns in this respect have not been given out by the armies in France and Egypt. Of 184 cases of diphtheria, only six ended fatally. So far the greatest cause of mortality among the troops has been pneumonia, wthich resulted in 357 deaths, out of 1,508 cases. | As regards other diseases, G25 ' cases of typhoid fever and 49 deaths ; are reported in the expeditionary | force, and 262 cases and 47 deaths in the camps in the United King- 1 dom. Scarlet fever had only 196: cases and 4 deaths in the expedi- ' tJonary force, as against 1,379 cases' :and il deaths in Great Britain. Measles, a disease associated with children, sent 1.045 recruits to tliie English training camp hospitals, 5rith 65 deaths, while the seasoned m«n on the Continent had only 175 sick from this cause, with two deaths. Considering that the British array, regular and territoriaJ, be- gan the war with a half million men, and has since expanded tu about 2,500,000, the low death rat© is said to have probably established a record. The report of the Canadians be- ing mowed down by camp sicknesses proved to be unfounded, and the Admiralty now says in regard to a similar rumoi- affecting the naval dinsion in training at the Crystal Palace that only two per cent, of the 8,(XX) men are now on the sick report. PPICES OF FARM PROOUCR REPORTS FROM THf LEAOINO TRADS CENTRES OF AMERICA. BrMdftulls. Toronto. M.iroh 9 â€"Flourâ€" Manitoba ftr»t pat«nla H in Jute ba«8: aeooiul patenta, i7.50i strooc biil(»ra'. $7.20. Ontoxio wlieat flour, 90 per cent, patenta. 16 to $6.10, oeaboard. aiut at t6.U to t6.20. To- ronto freight. Whftut -Ma.nitoba, No. 1 Nortihern. $1.57; No. 2 at $l.SS, and No. ] at «1.61 1-2. On- tario wheat. No. 2, nominal, a,t 11.40 at outside iminte, Oatii- Ontario. 60 to &Jc, outtide. and et 63 to 64 l-3o, on track. Toronto. Western Canada. No. 2, at 69 l-2c and No. 3 at 67 l-2<-. Hurler- flood malting grades. 85 to 87c. outside, Rye-»1.2S. outedle. Pea«-No. 2 quoted at $1.90 to 12.05, out- side. Cornâ€" No. J nenr American, 79 1-2 to 80c, all r.iil. Toronto freight. Buckwheat -No. 2 at 85 to 87c, outride. Brun and aborts Bran. (27 to $28 a ton, and shorts at $30. Rolled oa4e-<,'ar lota, per bag of 90 lbs. $3.55. No. 3 local wh'te. 64 1.2c; No, 4 local •white. 63 1-ao Barley, Man. feed. 79 to 60i'; do., malting, 9ec to $1, Flour. Mun. Spring wheat pateivte. firsts $8.10: sec- onds. $7.60; strong bakers'. $7,40; Winter patents, choice. ^,30; straight rollers. $7,60 to $8; do,, bags. $3,70 to $3,80. UnllaJ oatii, barrels. $7.25; do., bags. 90 lbs,. $3.30. Bran $27. Shorts. (29. Middlings $3) Mouillle, (34 to (38 Hay. No. 2. per too cur lots. (18 to (19. Cheese, finest weal- erns. 17 1-4 to 17 l-Zi-; finest eatterns, 17 I to 17 1-4. Butter, choicest creamery. JSc : ' seconds 34c. Eggs, freuh. 32 to 33c; e»- I levied. 27 to 28e; No. 1 stock. 24 to 2ic: No, I 2. 22 to 23c, Polatoea, per bag. car :i>ta SO to 50 l-2c. Unlttd Statts Markttt. Uinneupolie. March 9. -Wheat-No. t hard, (1.43 7-8; No. I Norlhen-. (1.39 3-8 to (1.45 34: No. 2 Northern. (1.35 3-8 to (1.40 7-8: May. (1.38 1-4 to (1.38 3-8. Coru No J yellow. 69 to 69 l-Sc. Oats- No. 3 white. 53 1-4 to 53 l-2c. Flour and bran unchanged. Duluth. March 9, -Wheat-No. 1 hsrd. $1.45: No. 1 Northern. $1.44; No. 2 North ern. $1.39 to $1.41: May. $1.42. Linseed, cash close. $1,84 3-4: May. $1,85 3-4; July. $1.87, Country Producs. Butter -Choice dairy. 27 to 28c: iiifsrior, 21 to 23i-; creamery prints, 33 1-2 to J5o; do.. t^>Iids, 31 to 3^-; farmers' eefiarator, 27 to 28c. £ggM Neir-laid, in cartons, 31 to 32c; storage, 25 to 27c. Beans -$3 to $3.10 tor prime, and $3.14 to $3.20 for hand-picked. Honey 40-lb. tins sell at 12 lie. and 10- lb. tine at 13c, No 1 combs. $3 per doaeu. and No. 2. (2.40. Poultryâ€" Chickens, dressed 13 to 15c; ducks, dressed. 13 to 15c; fowl, 10 to lie: gewe. 12 to 13c; turkeys, dressed, 19 to 2Qc. Che«'ee-18 to 18 l-4c for large, and tt 18 14 to 18 VIk for twins. Potatoes -Ontario. 70 to 75c per bag out of store, 60e in car lots. New Brunawicks, <tir lots. 65c per bog. Provision*. Bacon. long clear. 13 1-2 to 14o per lb, in case lots. Hams- Medium. 17 to 17 l!Sc; do,, heavy 14 1-2 to Vx: rolls, 14 to 14 l-4c; breakfast bacon, 18 to IS 1-&,-; backs. 20 to 21r: boneless backs. 23c. Lard -Market quiet; pure. tub. 11 5-4 to 12c: comiHiund. 9 3-4 to 10c in tubs, and 10 to 10 l-4c iu pails. Balsd Hay and Straw. Dealers are paying iis follows for car- lot deliveries on track here: Htra\.- is Quotetl at $8 to $8.50 a ton n car lots on track here. Hay No. 1 new hay is quoted at $17.50 to $18: No. 2 at $15.50 U> $16. «iid No. 3 at $12.50 to $13.50. WInnlptB Grain. Winnipeg, March 9. -Cash Wheat No. 1 Northern. $1.43 1-2; No. 2 Northern. $1.41 1-2; No. 3 Norlhcrn. $1.38 1-2; No. 4. $1.34; No. 6. $1,29 3-4: No, 6 $1,25 3-4: fee*!. $1,20 3-4. Oalri No 2 C.W., 6134c: No. 3 C.W. 58 l-2c; extra No. 1 feed. 58 l-Bc. Flax-No. 1 N.W.C., $1.61 3-4; No. 2 C.W.. $1.58 3-4. Montreal Markttt. Montreal, Manh 9. -Corn American No. 2 yellow, 80 to 81c. Oatsâ€" Canadian We»t- ern, No. 2, 70 l-8c: No. 3, 67 VU:-; extra No. 1 fee<l, 67 l-2c: No. 2 local white, 65 l-3c: LI«| (took Marhots. Toronto. March 9. -A few fine buUo«>k.> sold at $8. larger lots brought $7.8i. while still other load lots changed haiid'« at $7,65 and »7,50. Choice butcher beasts changed haiuto at $7,40 to $7,75. with good at '7 to $7,50. Medium. $6.50 to $7. fair from $6 to $6.50. and common from $ii5.50 to $6. For better classes of bulls from $5.75 to $6.50 was paid, and for cows of tho same qualitv from (5.60 to (6.40 Med- ium cows brought (5 to $6.50. Milkers and springers changed hands freely at steady prices, (lood stockers. (5.75 to $6.26. with lower gradm at $5 to $5.75, Calves. (8 to $11 for good and $4 to ($ for inferior Lambs, (9 to (10, except for rough stutT Sheep. (6 to $7 for light and $5 to $6 for hesvy, Swine. $8.15 off cars being paid in moot cases. Montreal. March 9. Prime beeves. 7 1-4 to 7 l-2c: medium 6 to 7 l-4<-: (>ommon. 4 3-4 to 5 3-4c. Cows, $40 to $80 a<*; spring ers. $30 to $70 each, lalves. 4 3-4 to 8 l-i- Sheep. 5 to 5 M- L.'mbe. 8 to 8 l-3c Hogs. 8 1-4 to 6 l-2c. -♦ Biggest Proportion Of Irish in the Army. .\ despatch from London says \ There are â- IfiO.OOO men of Irish birtli or descent in Great Uritain who ar«< of military age and 1-J."),(XX) of t'leni have already joined the army, at- cording to figures prepared by fhe secretary of the Irish Xotional Leagiip. TliiK pro^x-rtion, he as serts. is nmeh larger than lan be siliown by any i>ther nationality. All Berlin Theatres Ordered to Close, \ de«ipntoli from Berlin sa,» s : The Vo.^fiehe Zeitun« sajis it learnn that the Government hits deeide<l to close all the Berlin theatrec from April Isl. Protests from sev eral quarters already have been 'idj}:e<l. IF CATARRH HAS SPOIKD Ml iARING m CURED TO-DAY BY "CAIARRHOZOHE" Don't Stay Deaf Any Longer â€" Follow the Procession â€" lise Catarrhozone. Nine eases In ten of hard hearing are cnrnble. Hy cureable we doiv't menu relieve- able --we mean tliat tlie wenae of liear- Ing eiPn lie pennaneutly brouRht l)acl<. Catarrh usually canse.i the (leal'neas. Cure the catarrhal condition and you remove the causes of your poor hear- Inn. If you were sure you had catarrhal deafnesB you would use a real cure ut once - of course you would. TUoro In a cure for you one that !â-  I iuoxpensiveâ€" pleasant to use -aitd I sure to do its work thoroughly. Catarrhozoue is no experlnK-iit tor deafness. Thousands befoi-e you have cleared Catarrh out of tht^r heads by the aid of Catarrhozoue and have thereby been cured of deafness. N'o batteries of miniature telephones to bother youâ€" no intornal medicine to talvc- you have simply to follow special directions for the Calurrhozofte inhaler Do this and you'll (ind « wonderful improvement in short order Any druggist can supply you Catar- rlio-one, or >eu can for }1 secure it pc^t paid under plain wrapper from th* Catarrhozono Co., Klr.gslon, Cdiiaila.