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SCOniSH TROOPS MET THEM ON PARAPETS AND THEY FLED Germans Delivered Several Attacks Against British Lines, but Were Everywhere Thrown Back. Khanabh 3dhimi?n .BAGDAD A despatch from I^ondon says: â€" The( Ctj-mans cuiitinuu tu feel out the Brilish lines, seeking a point for a KPneral onslaught. On Friday night, after a heavy bomhardment, the Germans made three attacks against the British trtm-he* between the River Somnie and Maricourt, one of which succeed- ed in getting into the British trenches, but was at once driven out. Some dead Germans were left entangleil on the defenders' wire. On Saturday night after a heavy bombardment by gun.s of all calibres the Germans a'tacked the British linej about the Ploegstraete Wood. One party succeeded in enti-ring the! British trenches, but was immediately ; repulsi d. The other parties were met | on the parapet by Scottish troops and dispersed. Karly Sunday moining a British patrol entered enemy trenches south of La Bassee Canal. Activity about Souchez, the Hoheij- zoUern redoubt, Givenchy and St. Eloi indicate that other attacks are in preparation. . .Shibuk l^\3^K'^n(\d KERMAIiSHAH ndeii .Harunabad "''^^X' KHOR/JMAbAD* "v'V vj_ KUT>EL-AMARA^*X ^, TWO RUSSIAN ARMIES MOVING IN DlREaiON OF BAGDAD front; in a prompt counter-attack, however, the French recaptured all Increasing attention has centred ^ trenches lost and intlictied enormous this week on the Anglo-French front losses on the enemy. A feature of the in Greece, along which for some ' n*"'^ of t^e week from Paris was , .-,,,, -1 i the announcement of the promotion of weeks a comparative lull has Prevail- ^^^^^^j p^^^j^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ defender ed. Despatches towards the end of of Verdun, to the post of Commander- the week told of brisk firing in this in-Chief of the group of central armies field of war, lending color to reports 'n <>he .sector between Soissons and Verdun. General Robert George Ni- re- velle has been appointed as his sue- Second Has Appeared at Mosul, on the Tigris, 220 Miles North of City of Caliphs. A despatch from Petrograd says: â€" A Russian army has entered Mesopot- amia from the north, and has taken Rowanduz. 82 miles north-east of Moful. Announcement of the taking of the town made on Sunday was the first official intimation that there are two Russian armies engaged in the Meso- potamian operation-. The other army recently took Kasr-i-Shirin, on the Persian side of the Persian-Aieso- potamian frontier, and is suposed to be preparing to advance down the Diala valley against Bagdad. Mosul is <n the Tigris, 200 miles nohth of Bagdad. that active hostilities might be sumed in the near future. That the { eessor Bulgarians fear an attack will be i In Great Britain a large share of made by the Allies is indicated by re- j public interest has been attracted by ports that fresh forces have been ; the cross-fire directed at the Gov- brought up south of Monastir. Strong 'â-  ernment by Liberal and Nationalist defensive positions, it is said, have member.s as a consequence of the been thrown up. j e.xecution of the Irish rebels. Pre- The fighting in the Verdun sector mier Asquith assured questioners on has been carried on vigorously on several occasions that it was the de- both sides throughout; the week. Early sire of the Administration to deal as in the week, the army of the Crown ; mercifully with the prisoners as was Prince attoined a small measure of ; compatible with public welfare. On success on the fifty-mile fan-shaped [ Thursday he announced that he felt . it his duty to make a personal visit to Dublin. 1 Russian troops continued to land ' this week at Marseilles, and it has , been estimated that 25,000 or more in all have disembarked there. De- ! spatches reaching New York presage a vast movement of soldiers from Petrograd to France by way of the â-  White Sea. The transportation facil- ! ities, it is declared, are sufficient to ' move half a million men in the course 1 of the summer if they are needed. \ At sea, the outstanding event of the week has been the sinking of the White Star liner Cymric, off the coasts of Ireland, by an entmy sub- marine. 1 Petrograd reports that the offen- sive of the Turkish forces in the region of Mamahatun has been stop- ped â- Jknd that in the Mesopotamia zone of war the town of Kasr-i-Shirin, about no miles northeast of Bagdad, I was occupied. FRENCH RETAKE i MANY TRENCHES I Enemy Forced Back Both at | Hill ;}04 and at | Hill 287 I A despatch from Paris says : â€" A ! marked lull in the fighting Saturday night and Sunday is reported from the Veiiiun region. The vicinity of Le Mori Homme was subjected Saturday nigh' to a violent bombardment by the German artillery. This and inter-' miltent artillery duels at various points comprise the only activity in this sector. A German attack was ma<le Sa'urday night on French lines | in the Bois des Logos, between Fres- n'ercs and Beauvraignes, south of Rcyce. The attack was repulsed.' Two French mines were exploded in the sector of La Fille Morte in the' Arponne, ilestroying Clerman trenches, A I'renili : (|Uadron composed of ten aeiiiplancs dropped forty-three shells on the railway stations at Nantilloiei and Hrieulles ami on Bivouncks, in the regions of Mont Faucon and Romagne. i The same night aeroplanes dropped 11 shelLs on the dirigible hangar at' Metz-Frciicati." ♦ BKLGIAN.S 70 MILES INTO KA.ST AFRICA. GERMANY'S ( ROI'S WILL BE FAILURE. Reason for Peace Ventures Made Through United States. A despatch from London says: The Daily Telegraph's Rotterdam corre- spondent says according to reliable information he has received, Ger- many's next harvest is bound to be a failure. "It is this hopeless prospect for the future," he says, "that has impelled the German Government to a desper- ate peace venture through the medium of negotiations with the United States. "The failure of the harvest is due entirely to the blockade. German crops will be poor because the ground is impoverished and the British navy has cut oflf from Germany all its overseas supplies, first of cattle-feed- ing stuffs, secondly of artificial fertil- izers. In all parts of the empire farm- ers have reported that their land will not this year bear its full yield. "With this fact now before it, the (Jovernment knows that even if staved off in the meantime famine next win- ter is inevitable." PREFERRED GLORIOUS DEATH TO SHAMEFUL SURRENDER Russian Detachment, Taken Prisoner, Hurled Themselves on Escort, Defeated Them, and Rejoined Regiment. A despatch from London says: ' Desperate fighting is in progress in the Caucasus, both the Russians and Truks claiming to have the advant- ' age. The Petrograd official report claims that a Turkish attempt at an offensive in the direction of Erzingan was repulsed by Russian fire, and that the Grand Duke's troops are advancing west and south-west of the town of Platava, and continues: "In engagements in the region west of Aschkala the Turks surrounded a , detachment of our soldiers forming the reserve and captured -them. These reservists, preferring a glorious death to a shameful surrender, headed by their officers, hurled themselves on their Turkish escort, and defeated them and rejoined their regiment." la on all-day batt?le in the Mount Kope sector on the Caucasus front the Turks drove the Russians out of posi- tions nearly ten miles in length, cap- turing more than 300 men and four machine guns, according to Thurs- day's official announcement by the More Progress in (lernian Territory (â- uined by (u-neral Tombeur. A despatch from Paris says: Bel- gian forces have penetrated seventy miles into tJerman F.ast Africa, ac- cording to an official statement is- sued on Wednesday by the Belgian War Department at Havre. Gen. Tom- beur, in comman<l of the African ex- pedition, reports that a Belgian col- umn which crossed the German front- ier near Ruhanga has advanced to the eastern shore of Lake Mohasi, the German forces retreating in the ilirection of Lake Victoria Nyanza, seventy miles to the east. The Belgian Colonial Minister announced last Sunday that Belgian troops had cap- tured German positions south of Kivu Lake and were advancing south in a direction about 100 miles south of Lake Mohasi. (ieneral Tombeur's re- port indicates the Invasion of the (German colony is being made by two columns, one operating from the north and the second from the west. Gibbg â€" "So you went after the job? I thought you believed that the office should seek the man." Dibbs â€" "I do; but this is a fat job, and I 59 SHIPS TOKPEDOKD DlRINt; THE I'A.ST YEAR. A despatch from London says: Thirty-seven unarmeil British mer- chantmen and 22 neutral vessels were torpedoed without warning between May 7, 1915, and May 7, lOKi. Thomas J. Macnamara, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, said in the House of {'ommons on Thursday. He added that he understood these figures were known to the American Gvernment. CLER(;Y IS HELPING TO RECOVER LOOT. A despatch from Dublin says: ("hurches are being used by looters as convenient depositories for their loot, and the clergy is co-operating with the authorities in an endeavor to re- store the articles to their owners. In this way many of the looters have been able to escape arrest, although a special court is trying cases daily. The search for rebels and arms con- tinues, a small area being cordoned each day and vigorously overhauled. * â€" BARON WIMBORNE RESIGNS. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Was .Suc- resHor to Lord ,\bi'rdeen. A ilespatch from London says: The Marquis of Crewe aruiounced in the House of Lords on Wednesday that Baron Wimborne, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, had resigned. KAISER ORDERS RESIGNATION OF GERMAN FOOD MINISTER GERMAN THREAT A BOOMERANG Washington .\uthurities Think That Faith is Not Heing Kept. A despatch from Washington says: It is becoming more and more appa- rent that President Wilson is deter- mined t'o maintain a firm and uncom- promising attitude toward Germany until he is fully satisfied that the Im- perial Government has actually re- moved the submarine menace to non- <'ombatants from the high seas. Ber- lin's view that the submarine issue be- tween the two (iovernments is settled ; is not shared by the President or Sec- i retary Lansing. The price which j Germany must pay before reaching an amicable understanding with the j United States is a strict and continu- \ ing observance of its pledge to effect i a change in its present method of sub- marine warfare. I Until there has been a sufficient lapse of time to demonstrate that Ger- many has really ert'ected this pledge, the attitude of the United States will remain about as it has been the past ; month toward the Imperial Govern- ment. Apparently no effort is going to be made to placate the German gov- ' ernment or to re-establish a mutual j feeling of confidence and good will. | This was the policy adopted by Mr. Bryan after the I.usitania disaster, { it is explained, and its result proved far froni satisfactory. Secretary Lan- sing therefore is resolved to have Ger- many prove as well as declare its good faith before he changes his present policy. British Blockade is PinchinK the Teutons â€" Reports Tell of the Shortage of Supplies. A dijspatch from London says: Sev- eral of the Friday morning news- papers print long reports from neu- tral and German .Socialist sources of an Bcuti! food shortage and conse- (juerit discontent in Germany and Aus- tria. The economic pinch, according to theic reports, has become intoler- ably severe, owing to the British blockiiile, and even rich people are suffering greatly. The diplomatists of other nations in Berlin are getting r.ur'Dl es from abroad. A despatch from Amsterdam 8»ys: "Emperor William and Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg have decided that Clemens Delbruock, German Minister of the Interior and Vice-Chancellor, must resign, says a Berlin despatch to the F^'ankfurter Zeitung. Minister Delbrucck has been reportvd ill dur- ing the past few days, but the real trouble, the ilespatch says, is dissati.'?- faction with Germany's food sup- plies. Count George von Hertling, the Bavarian Prime Minister, is re- garded as the probable lucceisor to Minister Delbrueck." RECOMMENDED FOR V. C. Also for French Legion of Honor for Holding Line at St. Eloi. A despatch from Montreal says: Lieut. Peter Browne of the 22ii(l Bat- talion, who has been recommended for the Victoria Cross and also the Krench Legion of Honor for holding the line ' in the battle of St. Eloi with twenty- j five men against repeated attacks of the enemy, after the greater number ' of his company hR<l been wiped out in a bayonet encounter following an j intense German bonibaidnient, has written to his father, H. A. Browne, 2,0,')0 Waverley Street, Montreal. Lieut. Hinwne will ."oon be pinmoted to a Caplainiy. He says he wns car- ried hbdulder high by the Canadian soldiers in the rejoicing which f<)l- lowed the liattle. ".Ml I bad mi me was a pair of breeches (given me l>y (ieneral Turner himself) and an army blanket," he snyi. I STARVING POLES ARE TO BE FED British Foreign Oflicc Makes an .Announcement. .•\ despatch from London says: The Foreign Office on Thursday announced the acceptance of the propotfals of the Rockefeller Foundation for relief in Poland. The plan provides that America in conjunction with Ger- many will supply food to civilians In. Poland until October 1. The fJernian (lovernmont agrees not to interfere with foodstuffs im- ported Into Poland. Forty thousand tons of foodstuffs are necessary each month. The management of the scheme is to rest with the .American commission entirely. The proposal of the Foundation was made by Am- bassador Page to the British Govern- ment. Russia has agreed to the plan. Germany must undert^ike to sup- ply the starving people of Serbia, Al- bania and Montenegro. The Foreign Officj made a demand that relief he extended to all Poland, and not only the part which Germany has occu- pied. The consent of Great Britain is only given on the understanding that Germany must guarantee that she will not export relief supplies out of Poland. - -^ FRANCE DOES NOT WANT AN OFFER OF PEACE. She Intends to Impose Her Cnnditions on Germany. A despatch from Paris says; â€" Pre- sident Poincare of France, has made a notable address with regard to peace. The Central Powers, he said, had not offered France peace and that France did nut want such an offer. 'We want them to ask it of us," said the Presid- ent. 'We do not want to >ul>mit to their conditions; we want to impo.sp< ours on them. TURK PEACE CONFERKNCE. People .Are Urged to Prepare for "Liberation." .\ despatch to The Lonilon Morning Post from Salonilii says: Messages from Constantinople state that a Grand Council was held in the Sultan's palace at Dolma Habtche to consider terms of peace. Preachers In the principal mosques are urging the peo- ple to "prepare for liberation." A secret committee is forming, and grave events are anticipated. Mother â€" "My son, there Is always more plea.iure in giving than in re- ceiving." Son â€" "I know, mother, es peclaliy when it's a spanking." GERMAN LOSSES SINCE WAR BEGAN During .\pril German Casual- ties Are Estimated at 91,162 A despatch from London says: An official British estimate of German casualties in April, issued here on Wednesday, places the total at 9L162. The number of German casualties ; since the beginning of the war is giv- en as 2,822,079. These figures were â-  given in the following statement: â€" | "German casualties, exclusive of corrections, were reported during the month of April, 191t;, as follows: â€" ! "Killed or died of wounds, 17,456;' died of sickness, 2,395; prisoners wounded, 14,567; wounded, 4,001; slightly wounded, 38,979; wounded re- j maining with units, 5,637. Total, I 91,1 G2. j "These, added to those reported in previous months, i,r.cluding corrections ! reported in .\pril, 191C, bring the to- tals reported in German official lists since the beginning of the war to: â€" Killed or died of wounds, t>64,552; die<l of sickness, 41.325; prisoners of war, 137,798; missing, 197,094; severe-' ly wounded, 385. 515; wounded, 254,-1 027; slightly wounded, 1.023,212;: wounded, remaining with units, 117,- 95ti. Total, 2,822.079. "These figures include all German ! nationalities â€" Prussian.^. Bavarians, Saxons and Wurtembcrgets. They do not include naval or colonial troops." BRITISH RETAKE SOME LOST TRENCHES Germans Hold Part of Gains Near Vermelles. A despatch from London says: The British official communication issued on Friday evening says: "Thxrsday evening, after a heavy preliminary bombardment, the enemy succeeded in capturing about 500 yards of our front trenches northeast of Vermelles. We regained a portion of the ground lost by a counter-at- tack during the night. Friday there has been no further Infantry action, but considerable artillery activity has been shown in this neighborhood. "Farther north, opposite Cuinchy, we bombed the enemy's positions. Otherwise there has been nothing but minor artillery duels at \ariou8 points on the front, principally in the region of Thiepval, Neuville-St.-Vaast, Mas- sines, Voormezeele, St. Eloi and east of Ypres." Markets of the World BreadstoOa. Toronto, .May 16â€" Manltolia whcstâ€" , J*";,' Northern. I1.29J; No. 3 $I.1'7; .Vo.* ' ».''.'â-  "" track Bay porta. ' Manitoba oat«â€" No. 2 C.W.. 524c; No. 1 , \-^^'' "*tra .No. 1 feed. Die; .No. 1 r».eU, 5Uc, on track Hay portH. .American lorn- .No. 3 yellow. f-l<\ on l/';nk foronto. fanadfan rornâ€" Fee<l, 72 to 7Sc; iioinl-' nal on track. Toronto. Ontario oats -No. 3 whit«. 16 to 47o:' loinmertlal. 45 to 4«o, accuidliig to freights outside. Ontario wheatâ€" No. 1 eonim^roJaJ. ♦ 1.04 lo 11.06; .No. J do., 11.02 to J1.0«i -No. 3 .lo.. 99c. to Jl.Ol; feed whe.it. 8S to UOc. according: to frelKhtu outelde. Peasâ€"No. I. $1.70; accordinK^ lo aara- l>le. tl.id to $1.50, accoi'dloK to fielght* outside. -\ i<arlcy-Maltinfi: barley, 64 lo 65c; fped barley. 60 to 63c, aetordiiin to freights DutHide. Buckwheatâ€" 69 to 70c, uticorriinit to freights outside. Rye -No. 1 commercial, 93 to 94i:. ac- cording to f*»elght8 ouiHlde. .Manitoba ffourâ€" First patents. In Jut« bajTS. $6.60; second patent*, in Jute hag«, $6.00; strong bakers'. In Jute bags. $5.80 Toronto. Ontario flour â€" Winter. aceoiding to Kample, $4.40 to $4.50. in bags, on track Toronto; $4.45 to $4.36, bulk, seaboard, prompt shipment. Mlllfeed. car lots, delivered Montreal freightsâ€" Bran, per ton, $24; nhortfi. per ton, $26; middlings, per ton. $2G to $27; good feed flour, per l)ag, $1 60 to $1.70 Coiuitry Frodnoe. Butterâ€" Fresh dairy, choico. 25 to 27c; Inferior. 23 to ;4c; creamery prints. 29 to 31c; Inferior, 28 to a9c. Eggs â€" New laid. 23 to 24e; do., In car- tona. 24 to 25c. Beana â€" $4 to $4 50, the latter for hand- picked. Cheese â€" Large. 191 to 19Jc; twins, 19| to 20c, for n*w chu-se; old 20* to 20Jc Maple syrup â€" $1.40 to $1.B6 per Im-- perial gallon. Honeyâ€" Prices in 10 to 60-lb tins. I3| to 14c. CombB â€" No. 1. $2 75 to $3; No. 2. $2.26 to $2.40. Dressed poultryâ€" Chicken.-*. 24 to 26o; fowls. 19 to 20c; duck.s, 2* to 25c; tur- keys. 25c. Potatoes â€" Ontario $1 70 to $1.75. and New Brunawlcks at $1 80 to $1.85 per bug. FroTlalona. Bacon. long clear. 18 to 18Jc. per lb. In ca.<!e lota. Hams â€" Medium. 23 to 24c; do., lieavy, 20 to 21c; rolls, 18 to 19o; breakfast bacon. 24 to 26c: backs, plain,. 26 to 27c; boneleas backs. 29 to 30c. I-ard â€" I'ure lard, tierces. 16 to 16 Jc; and palls, 16i to 17c; compound. 133 to 14Jc. Winnipag OnOn. Winnipeg. -May 16. â€" i:ash ouotatlona: â€" AS'heat- No. 1 Northern. $1^03; No. 3 Northern. $1.1SJ; No. 3 Northern. $1,141: No. 4 $1.10J; No. 6. $1.02»; No. 6. 95|c:i feed. 90ic. Oats â€" No. 2 C.W.. 463c; No. i C.W.. 44Jc; extra No. 1 feed. 44jc: No. I feed, 44ici No. 2 feed. 43Jc. Itar- ley â€" No 3. 68c; No. 4. 63r: rejected,' 68o; feed, B8c. Flaxâ€" No. 1 N.W.C' I1.74J; No. i C.W.. $1.71i Kontraal Xarketa. Montreal, May 16. â€" Corn â€" American No. 2 yellow. 87 to SSc. Oats â€" Canadian Western. No. 2. B6c: do.. No. 3. 63iKi; extru No. 1 feed, B3§c; No. 2 local white, 62c: No. 3, do.. He; No. 4, do. BOc. Bar- ley â€" Manitoba feed. 68 to 72c; malting. 74 to 76c. Flour â€" Manitoba Spring wheat patenia, llrstK. $6.60: do., seconds, $6.10; strong bakerti'. $5.90; Winter pat- ents, choice, $6; straight rollers, $o.30 to $5.40; do.. In t>ag8, tJ.4B to $2.50. Rolled oate â€" Barrels, $B.10 to $6.20; bag of 90 lbs.. $2 40 to $2.45. Mlllfeed â€" Bran. $24; shorts. $26; middlings. $23 to $30; mouillie, 130 to $35. Hayâ€" No. 2, per ton. ear lots. $20.60 to $21. Cheese â€" Finest wenterns, 19i to 19Jc; do., east- erns, 18i to lS|c. Butterâ€" Choicest (Teainerv, 29 to 29 Jc; seconds. 28 to 28ic. EggEi â€" Freah, 25c: selected. 27c; No. 1 stock, a4c; No. 2. do.. 23c. Potatoesâ€" i Per bag. car luts $1.65. Uuitad States Marksta. Mii.neapiills. May 18. â€" Wiieat â€" May, II 241; July, $1,23. No. 1 hard, $1,301; No. 1 Northern. $1,241 to $1,271, .No. t Northern. 11.201 to $1.2B|. Cornâ€" No. 3 yellow, 77 lo 78c. Oats â€" No. 3 white, 431 to 4Sic. Flour, fancy patents. lOo. htglier, (luottd at $6.40. Other grades unchanged. IShlpnienth, 54,440 barrels. Bran. $18 to $19.50. Duluth, May 16.â€" Wheat â€" No. 1 hard. $1 24ik: No. 1 Northern. $1.23t to $1 341; No. 2 Northern, $1,201 to $1,211. Ut* Stock Karkata. Toronto. May 16. â€" Choice heavy steera, $9 10 to $9.25; butcher steers, choice. JS 50 to $900; do. good, $8.25 to $8.40; do. medium. $8.oo to $8.2B; do., common, }7.BQ to $7.76; heifers, good to choice, $8.00 to $8.50; do., medium. $7 25 to $7 Bu, butcher cows, choice, $6.50 to $7 25 do. good. 16.76 to 16.50; butcher bulls, choice. $6.60 to $7.76; do., gooil $B.BO to $0.00, do., medium. $6.00 to $5.60 â-  do. rough bologna, $4.40 to $4 50; feeders. 900 to 1,000 lbs. $7.00 to $7.40; do.. buUsI ih DO to $6.00; Blockers, 700 to Koo lbs., 7.00 to K.76; do.: med.. 660 to 750 lbs. 7 00 to $7.60; do., light, 600 lo 650 Iba. 6.00 to $6.60; canners, $4.00 to $4 26; cutters, $4.60 to $4.75 milkers, choice, each. $60.00 to $85.00; springers, $60,00 to 185.00: calves veal, choice. $9.00 to 110.60; do, medium, $6.00 to $7.50; do., common, $6.00 to $5.50: 'ambs. vearllnga, $10.00 to $13.50: culled lamb.s. $7.00 to $7.25; spring lamba, each, $7.00 to $12.00:' ewes, light. $9.00 to $10,10: sheep heavy and bucks. $6.60 to $S.BO;; hogs, fed and watered, $11.40; do., weighed off cars, $11.65 to $11.7B. Montreal, May 16. â€" Butchers' steers, <holc», $8.75 to $9.25; medium. $7.50 to $8; common to fair. $7 to $8: l>utchers' bulls, choice, $7 lo $8: fair to good. $6.75 to $7: medium, $5.60 lo $6; comnton. $6; butchern' cows, choice, $6.75 to $7 50; fair to good. $5.60 to $6.60; caimerB ana cullers, $3.76 to $4.60, Sheep, light,- 84c. to 9c: lambs, spring, $5. to $8. Calves, choice, 81c. to 9o; medium. 64o to heavy 7ic. Hogs, selects. $12 to $12.26; vy and sows, $10 to $10.26. PLOT TO KIDNAP SIR EDWARD (ARSON. A despatch from London .says: A plot tK) kidnap Sir Edward Carson from Cushenhall, County Antrim, where he expected to spend the Eas- ter holidays, has been uncovered by an investigation, says the Daily Tele- graph's Dublin ( orrespondent. The plan miscarried, the correspondent adds, by Sir Kdwar<l, owing to the pressure of business, canceling his holiday. FOE MAKE VAIN .\TTEMPT TO RAID BRITISH TRENCHES. A despatich from London says: Th« following communication was issued on Thursday night: "The enemy made an unsuccessful attempt to raid our trenches near Orvillers on Wednes-' (lay night. Thursday there has been mining activity near Beaumont, Ha- mer and Fricourt, both sides blowing up camouflets. The advantage re- mains with us. The artillery on bot^ sides has been active about Angr«^ and on the east of Ypres. At the Ho« henzollern redoubt a severe mutual bombardment developed this after- noon. -*- BRITISH HOLD NINETY MILES. A despatch from London Mays; Briliish troops are now holding 90 miles of the western front, it was an- nounced on Wednesday. The British lines extend from jt point north of Ypres to a point near the ISomme. HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA. A despatch from Cape Town says: Heavy loss of life and enormous pro- perty damage have resulted from sud- den floods, followed by the heavy rains which have broken the long drought In the midland districts. Forty persons have been drowned in the (iamtoos Valley, and inhere have been smaller losses of life in other districts. Kverywhere railways, homesteads, dams and livestock have been swept •way by the floods. \