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UNITED STATES DECIDES TO BREAK WITH GERMANY Allies Have Been Asked to Grant Safe Conduct to Ambasaador von Bernstorff, but Waahingrton is Still Hopeful Germany Will Halt Plan of Ruthlessness. A despatch from Washington says : At 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon Presi- dent WllBon, at a joint session of Con- gress, delivered a speech in which he announced that diplomatic relations had been broken oft with Germany, that Ambassador von Bernstorff had been handed his passports by the United States, and that Ambassador Gerard had been Instructed to re- quest the German Government to re- turn his passporta. Although 30 hours have elapsed, the situation remains unchanged, no overt act tiaving been comniltled by Ger- many necessitating a declaration of war by the United States. Still hopeful that Germany will not ruthlessly sacriflce American lives or rights, the Administration Is awaiting developments, but leaving nothing un- done to prepare the counto' tor the eventuality of war. The situation as to Austria Is to- night unchanged. There is no doubt, however, that diplomatic relations will be broken with her when she an- nounces her Intention to adhere to Germany's course. To Protect U. S. Cities. Steps to protect American cities and property against attack by for- eign sympathizers are day and night going forward actively, although silently. Preparations tp prevent the disabling of German war-bound sliips in American ports are being taken, but they are unannounced. The question of convoying American ships on their voyages to thp submarine zone still is undecided, aJ'ihough the first Impres- sion is to let American ships proceed In a Usual lawful way on the assump- tion that Gi'rmany has been warned that an overt act raO'ans war. Asks Neutrals to Follow. Besides breaking off diplomatic re- lations with Germany, President Wil- son has made a l>old stroke to range the moral force of all other neutral countries along with that of the United States in the interest of peace . The President has suggested to all the other neutrals that they break off diplomatic relations with G«nnany as the United States has done, and has instructed all American diplomats in those countries to report immediate, ly how the suggestion is received . The opinion in diplomatic quarters here is that European neutrals, at the very doorstep of Germany, threatened by her military power, will hesitate to take such a step. The effect of the suggestion in other countries is being eafe-erly awaited. This was the only i known development of first importance which came out of a day of tense waiting which followed the actual an- nouncement Saturday of the break with Germany . j The President's invitation to neu- 1 ; trals to follow his action was contain- ed in instructions to American riiplo- j mats to announce the break with Ger- i many to the Governments to which ! they are accredited . It was contain- ed in the following note: i "You will immediately notify the Government to which you are ac- credited that the "United States be- cause of the German Government's recent announcement of its intention ' to renew unrestricted submarine war- fare, has no choice but to follow the } course laid down in its note of April ; ' 18. 1916 (the Sussex note). j "It has, therefore, recalled the' -•American .Embassador to Berlin and haa delivered passports to the Ger- ' man Ambassador to the United States. "Say, also, that the President is re- luctant to ijelieve Germany acutally will carry out her threat against neu- i tral commerce, but if it be done the I President will ask Congress to author- i ize use of the national power to pro- ^ tect American citizens engaged in their peaceful and lawful errands on , the seas. i ' "The course taken is in the Presi- : ' dent's view entirely in conformity with ' the principles enunciated in his ad- dress to the Senate January 12. (The^ address proposing a world league forj peace.) "He believes it will make for thej peace of the world if other neutral I powers can And it possible to take! ! similar action, [ "Report fully and immediately on, the reception of this announcement] and upon the suggestion as to Bimilar, I action." | I Thus it becomes apparent that in | '. the shadow of war the President ha« â-  not abandoned his efforts for peace, ; and as the first gtep has moved to ; direct the moral force of the neutral j world to compel Germany's return to I an observance of international law at sea. i I Should it eventuate that all other ! neutrals accepted the President's sug- ! ' gestion that they sever diplomatic re- I lations with Germany, the choice of a : peace mediator would have to come from the Vatican. WAR BUDGET HALF BILLION More Than $400,000,000 for All Land Forces. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Prime Minister, In presenting the war Budget to the House, declared that of the total of $500,000,000 to be voted, the Department of Militia and Defence required $196,17 1,000, the Overseas Militia Department $219,000,000, and the Naval Service $17,500,000. The large incease in the demands of the Naval Service presage new and im- portant action by Canada towards coast defence and patrol. In refer- ~~~ence to this the Prime Minister's memorandum referred to "new ships j and maintenance." The submarine' menace will evidently require vigorous â-  action by Canada, us well as by the Admiralty. The war expenditures proper pro- vide for a total of $433,000,000. The balance of the half billicr may be de- voted towards further assistance to Great Britain in financing war orders in Canada. The detailed itertis in the estimate of more than $400,000,000 for the land forces both in Canada and over- •ero include pay »-nd allowances for 400,000 troops, $182,500,000; separa- tion allowances, $S(i,000,000; rations and subsistence, $50,000,000; clothing and necessaries, $48,000,000; equip- ment and genernl stores, $42,261,000; ammunition, $16,750,000; small arms and machine-guns and 80,000 Ross rifles, and bayonets, $5,660,000; for- age, $2,500,000; remounts, $2,000,000; ocean transport, $5,000,000; railway transport, $3,000,000; engineer ser- vice, $4,000,000; civil employees, $2,- 000,000; recruiting, customs duties, "funeral expenses, fuel, $6,000,000. The total e.\penditure by fiscal years I since the war began, the Prime Min- I ister said, had been: 1914, $60,750,476; ! 1915, $166,197,765; 1916 and 1917 up to January 20, $216,901,822. Of the total expenditure for war during the . fiscal year the Militia Department had controlled $209,213,000, the Naval Ser- vice $5,775,000, and the Justice De- partment $1,004,000. CROW'S NEST STRIKE HAS BEEN SETTLED Minister Announces a 9'» Per Cent Increaije for Miners. .A despatch from Calgary says : â€" The Minister of Labor, Hon. T. W. Crothers, before departing for the east on Sunday, announced a settlement of the trouble between the miners and the operators. The settlement re- quires the operators to provide the 9 '.-4 per cent, increase in wages. It is understood that the operators will add this increase to prices to consumers. POT.VTOES IN AUSTRIA ' SCARCE AS GOLD PIECKS. | A despatch from Amsterdam says: The Vienna .Arbeiter Zeitung declared on Sunday that the cold of the pre- ; vious nine days has shown an inten- sity that no one expected. The Dan- ' ube is half frozen. Frost is restrict- ; ing the provisioning of markets, causing an Increase in the difficulties I of housewives. The journal says: "Potatoes, unfortunately, belong to ! the treasures. How much acuteness | people apply to obtain this food de- ' spised in peace time not infrequently, ' is shown when one reads of some well-off woman exchanging a beauti- j f ul dress for two hundredweight of i potatoes. If the cold continues nota- ' toc.«i will be sought like gold pieces." LEADING MARKETS Bnadstnlf* Toninto. r*b. «.â€" Manitoba wh<ia, ; â€" New No. 1 Northern, il-'Jl: No. 2 do., Il.fl8; No. 3 .lo.. ll.SS, No 4 wlieat. Il.71i. tracii Bay port*. Old crop trad- luK 4c. above new crop. Manitoba oatsâ€" No. 2 r.W.. «7ic; No. S C.W. 66ic; extra No. 1 fetd, 654c; No. 1 fecil, 64ic. track Hiiy purtn. American tornâ€" No 3 y«llow. Jill, subject to etnburgo. Ontario oatH â€" No. 2 white. 8S to Boo. nominal: No. 3 whltf. <)2 to U4c. nomi- nal, according to frelglitH outside. Ontario wheat â€" No. 2 Wlnt«r. per car lot. 11.70 to J1.72; No. 3 do. »1 6.S to J1.70. a<•co^dln^^ to frelKhts outside. Peaoâ€" No. 2, 12.25. according to fr^lKht.s out»ld«{. Hurleyâ€" MiiUlnr. Ill* to »1 2«. ac- cordlnu to frelithta outside. liuckwheat â€" J1.2.H to 11.30. nominal, acoordlnit to frelitlitH outside. Ryeâ€" No. a. »1.4(J to tl.42, according to frelgl)ta outsldp. Manitoba flourâ€" First patpntK. In Jute baRs. $;i.60; second patents. In Jute ba«». 13.00: stronic bakors'. In Jute bags. iS.SO. Toronto. Ontario flour â€" Winter, arcordins to pample. $7.10 to »7.2U. in bags, track Toronto, pr€)mpt shipment; J7.00. hulk seaboard, export trade. MlUfeed â€" C«r lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags Included â€" Bran, per ton. $34; shorts, per ton. $30; good teed (lour, per ba«, $2.70 to $2.iO. Hay â€" No. 1, per ton, $13: extra No. 2, per ton. $12 to $12.5il: mixed, per ton. $10 to $11.50. track Toronto. Straw --O.-ir lots, per tun. $'.'. track To- ronto. Cotmtry Frodtici â€" WliolesaU. Butter â€" Fresh dairy. <:hoice. 37 to 33o. creamery prints. 43 to 45c. aolids. 42 to 4Sc. Eggs â€" No. 1 storage. 42 to 43o; stor- age, selects. 44 to 4«c; aew-laid, in car- tons. 53 to 60c; out of cartona. 55 to d7c Live poultry â€" Fowl, lb.. 1« to ISc; chickens, lb.. IS to 20c. Dressed poultry â€" rhtckenp. 22 to 25c. fowl. 20 to 22c; duckn. 22 to 25c; s(|uabH vt;r do».. $4.00 to $4.5'i; turkeys. 2S to 53c. g»e.»e. 18 to 20c. Cheese â€" New, large, 25J to 26c' twins. 28 to itiv; triplets. 26i to 26 Jc. old. large. 26Jc; twins. 2«1 to 27c. Honev â€" White clover. 2J-lb. tin.-). 14o: 5-Ib. tins. 13 to 13Jc ; lu-lb.. Hi to 13c; «0-lb . IS to 13c, buckwheat, 60-lb. tin-x. to !ijc. Comb honey â€" extra fine and heavy tvetsht. per doi.. $2 75; select. 12.50 to $2 76; No. 2. $2 to $2.25. Potatoes â€" iJntarlo. per bag. 12 60 to $2.76; British Coltltnhla, per bag, $2.60 to $2 76; New UrunswL.k Deiawa^'es. per bag, $2.»0 to 13.00. Beans â€" Imported. hand-plc.kcd, per bush., $6.25; Canadian, hand pIcktKi. per bush.. $7 00; Canadian pr'.ines. $6.00 to $«.50; UnutM. per lb., 10 tu lOio. FroTlsloas â€" Wlioleakls. Smoked meats â€" Hams, medium. 25 to 3<c: do., heavy, 22 to 23c; cooked. 35 to 87c; rolls, 21 to 22c; breakfast twcon, 25 to 2llc; backs, vluln. 27 tu 2So; bone- less, 28 to S2o. I.ardâ€" Pure l^rd. ilerces. 21| to 2Hc; tubs, 211 to 22c; pails. 22 to 32Jc, com- pound, m to 17c. Cured meats â€" Long clear bacon. IS to Iltic per lb., clear bellies, IS to ISic. KoatTMl Markets MontreaJ, feb. « â€" C>at»â€" Canadian western. So 2. «9Jc; do.. No. 3. «Sic; extra No. 1 fee<!, 671c. Barley â€" Man. feed. $1.03; malting. $130. Flour â€" Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $t)60. seconds, $9.10; strong bakers', $8.S0; Winter patent*, choice. U.25; straight rollers, $il SO to $!i.80; do., ban. $4.10 to 14.25. Rolled oatsâ€" barrels. $7 06: do., bags. SO lbs.. $3.36. Bran. $33; shorts. %ZS. middllnss, $38 to $40: moulllle. $4$ to $48. Hay â€" No. 2. per ton. car lots. 113. Cheese â€" Finest westerns. 25) to 26c; do., easterns. 25 to 2Sic. Butter â€" Choicest creamery. 42 to 421i': seconds, 39 to 40o. Egg9 â€" Vresh, «0c; selected, 4£c; No. 1 stuck. 43c. .N'u. 2 stock. >8c. Winnipeg Oraln Winnipeg, Feb. 6â€" <'a.'<h quotations Wbeatâ€"No. 1 .Northern. $l.«(i|; No. 2 Northern, $1,631. No, â- â-  Northern. $1.6.'!j; No. 4. $1 471; No. 5. u.26i: .No. 6. 99lc; feed. Ulc. Oats- -No. 2 C.W., 64Jo; No. 3 C.W, 52ic; extra No. 1 feed. 5:jc; No. 1 feed, 6Uc; No. 2 feed, 5oio. Barley- No. 3, 9«c; No. ♦, KOc; rejected. 80c; feed, 80c. Flaxâ€" No. 1 N.W.C. $2 62i; Na 2 C.W. $2 oOi. Unitad States Market* Mlnneapolit), Feb. 6. â€"Wheat â€" May. $1 761; July, I1.72J. Cashâ€" No. 1 hard. $1.84{ lo)lS6); No 1 .\-urthern. $1 77t to $1 80J; No. 2 Northern. $1.7-11 to $1 !)04. Corn â€" No. 3 yellow. 9Si to 96Jc. Oats â€" No. 3 white. 62» to 53io. Flour unchanged. Bran â€" $31.00 to $31.60. Duluth. Feb. 6.- Wheat â€" No. 1 hard. $1 788. No. 1 Northern. $1.77|; No. 2 Northern. $1.72| tt) $1,761 Llnsaedâ€" To arrive, $2 89t. May. $2.92i. Julv $2.>J3J Ut« Stock Market* Toronto, Feb. B. â€" Choice heavy .ntecrs. $10.40 to $10.75, do., good, $10 to $10.25; butchers' rattle, choice. JIO to $1025; do., good. $S.S5 to $9 75; do., medium, $tt.65 to $9, do,, common. $S to $8.25; butchers' bull*, chclce, $8.60 to $9.26; do., good bulls. $8.15 tu $8.35; do., medium bulls, $7 25 to $7.7,'i. do., rough bulls, $5.15 to $5. .15: butcher-i' cows, choice, $8.00 to $;i.50: di... good. $7.40 to $7.65; do., inedium, $6.36 tu $6.60, stockers, $6.25 lo $7 50; choice feeders. $8 to $6.30; caniiers and cutters, $5 to $6.40; nUlksrs, choke, e^ch, $70 tu $100; do,, com. and iiied , each. $40 to $60, springers, $50 to $100: light ewes. $9.26 to $10; sheep hr-avy. $$ to $7 50; calves, good tu choice, $1175 to $14, Iambs, c-hulce, $13.50 to $15: do., nied., $9.76 to $10.25. hogs, fed and watered. $13.75 to $13. 9o; do,, weighed off cars, $14 to $14.15: Uo., fob.. $13.15 to $13.26. Montreal, Feb. 6.- Choice steers. $10 to $10 25: good, $9 to $10; choice b>itch- ers' cows, $8 to $8.60. good, $7 to $7 50, caniiers, $6; choice butchers bulls, $8.26 to $9: good. $7 to $8; cannerR. $5.50 to $«, (-alves, $6 to $8; niilk-riMl. $10 to $11; lambs. $13 to $14; choice select hugs, oft cars. $14 to $14.75. P,.cE,^ roBWAH PB.«,Nâ„¢-jg£ f^iifxiM IN GERMANY Canadian Poat Office D«pt. Will Send No Parcels to Ormany. REACHES UNEXAMPLED DEGREE 50 Per Cent, of Population in Large Towns .Suffering From Disease Caused by Inordinate Eatint; of Jam. The Post Office Department is in receipt of a cablegram from the Brit- ish authorities stating that no par- 'cels containing foodstutfa or articles ! of clothing should be forwarded in ; future from Canada for prisoners of I war in Germany. The British authorities represent ^ despatch from Amsterdam says: ern frontier of Holland as a result of that It IS absolutely n««:<-'«s8ry tnot _Germany'B dilficulties have l>een in- infonnation furnished by Germans of the above reuulation shou'd be com- ^.^^^^^^ ^y the paralysis of coal trans- various .social positions living in dif- phed with. Thei-efore, on and from p^^^.^. j,^^^^^ .^ abundant indication ferent parts of Germany that priva- the 1st February, 1917,_the Post Ul- ^jj^j ^j^^ ^^.^^^ -^ occasioning intense tion has reached an unexample*! de- ,fice Department will r use to accept suffering and inconvenience. There Ve«. Taxation has enormously in- any such parcels for prisoners of war ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^j^ ^^^ ^ deficiency of creased, especiallv in Cologne, Ham- in Germany. The Department is aa- railway, rivei- and road transport. The burg, Berlin and Frankfurt. I vised by the English authorities that ni„„j^h military authorities ordered ! Lecturing Wednesday at Berlin Dr. such parcels cannot be accepted lor ^„ ^^o^,^ ^.j^^^ ^^^j^^ ^^ ^^^, difficul- .August Moellor, member of the Corn- transmission to the prisoners, could not get thi'ough. The Canadian Red trosa Society through its London Office undertakes that every Canadian prisoner shall re- - cetve adequate relief in food and ; clothing, sending one pai'cel every I week to each prisoner. Therefore, ; exii=ting organizations .should continue I their work of collecting funds to be I sent to the Canadian Red Cross So- ;ciety; and it is most desirable that I they should not rcla.x their efforts in this respect. I Persons desiring to have additional I food or supplies sent to a Canadian prisoner should send money for that i purpose to the Prisoners of War Dt- - partment, Canadian Red Cross So- , ciety.- i A letter containing a remittance and asking the Prisoners of War De- I partment, Canadian Red Cross So- ciety, to send fooil or other articles to Germany a prisoner of war should be addressed; " . to the Prisoners of War Department.! Hospital Ships . Canadian Re<l Cross Society, and ' Encountered. ' should contain information in the fol- ! lowing form : â€" I No. V2U6 Private A. C. Robinson i 48th Highlanders, I Canadian Contingent, B. E. F. 1 Canadian Prisoner I Germany. I CO. Prisoners of War Department, I °( ^« German Government with re- Canadian Red Cross Society. ' ^P""' ^° **>« hospital ships which the I The remittance should be in the ; Foreign Office made public recently. It form of a Post Office Money Order has all the familiar marks of a Ger- drawn in favor of the Prisoners of "»«" document designed to prepare War Department, Canadian Red Cross ^he way for inhuman deed?. It is I Society, for the prisoner of war in ty of supplying fuel. Also the mittee on War Provision offices, estim- univeisiiy, technical school, theatres, atert that a fuli ration was available meetings and recreat. on halls. ; for only thirty-nine of the fifty mil- German rivers ate froxen and trans- ; lions of the population not sertnng in port on the Rhine is .It a standstill. the field. This repwrt, published in .Many Dutchmen are returning to the German press, obviously did not Holland, being unable to exiiit in Ger- magnify the .seriousness of the situa- many . From one I hear the sit'aation tion. The Telegraaf's eorre.spondent is very bad. Rhine barge smuggl- says .jO per cent, of the population in ing, until lately a valuable source of the large towns are suffering from food supply, has stopped though large cramp in the stoina4:h and jam disease, quantities of provisions are still smug- whii-h rev:?al.>( itself by a skin eruption, gled by hand. due to the large quantity of jam oon- The Teiegraaf learns from the east- sumed in default of other fot>d. BUT ONE REASON PUBLIC IS ASKED FOR MANIFESTO TO EAT LESS FOOD Intends to Sink Vll Britisii Food Minialry Ls.sues an -Vppeal to the I Public. .\n A despatch from London says : â€" The Food iMitiistry has issued a public appeal to the nation to limit the con- A despatch from London says eilitorial in the Times says: "Signs of increased ruthlessness [nrflTit n h r *"<! intensity of the German subma- - , , , , j ., of War Gottin^n ""« campaign accumulate. There can """"ption of bread to four pound, of 01 War, Gottingen, ^^ ^^^^^ „^„%„„,„„ <•„,. ,h, manifesto."""'' ^° ''-'o »"J » half pounds and of sugar to three-quarters of » pound weekly per head. The Ko.d Controller says that after con.-iiileration of available stcx-ks and the probable need uf future supplies the situation reiiuires that heads of based on the lie that British hospital ^"""'i*"' ^should endeavor t* limit .u; u„,„ u , At ... „..v„... „» houHehold cunsunipuon to this" basis. ships have been used for transport oi ,, , , , ^ â- ^. ....^i.;.^.,^ =.,j .,„„.,., He adds that these items will natural- munitions ana troops. , , , . , . .u , , ..rp. , â-  - \. . , v _ . _ Iv be suppiementwl by other food pro The sinking of hospital ships by : *= , , .w . .i. it ^ ^ .u o 1- â-  â-  r duct.s, but that the efiect of the suif- German submarines is, of course, no , ', "4o<. <."o '^"'^'^ "' ,, _ „. „.,» TU _ u„.,„ 1 .„,. ge.steti restriction wU reveal it.self Money Order, which is issued free of,n«w outrage There have been .se - >^ ^,^ Instructions as to howl"*' flagrant attacks on Russinii Red .. ,*..,, . u » .u instructions as to how I ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ .^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ „„j Controller and that the nation is on our own hospital ships an.l those "'"'•^ "P"" its honor to observe the of the French. CerUinly we owed P'"P''--*«^'^ conditions, the comparative immunity im home waters more to measures of precau question. Any person wishing to send a re- mittance direct to a prisoner of war may do so by means of a Post Office commission. to proceed can be obtained from post- masters of accounting post offices. Parcels for prisoners of war con- taining articles which are not prohib- ited, may be sent fully addressed ^o , "-•â€"- --y -- .â- ^.....^..., .,. ,,..--- urgency of the tWu nlucB of destination in fho frrm : tion than to any forbearance of the , '. .â- ' , " . , , . • the plate ot (l( stmalion m ine icrm -> «,.:,.„„; ,„,i sttuat:t>n admit.s of no de ay in inform- enemy, the fate of the Britannic and _^ .... ... "Only thus," the Food Controller adds, "'can the actual .situation he ade. above care of Prisoners of War partment, Canadian Red Cross ciety, London, England, to be De- So- Braemar Castle, both sunk in the irig the country what is dem»n<ied of - I , V 1 .u . .,11 it. Compulsory rationing invoivei fQP. Aegean in Novemlier, proves that well f "• j b warded after they have been censored. ] enough, but the Admiralty is probably Detailed regulations respecting ""'Kht in saying that ;he now German manifesto means that the German add communication with prisoners of war are being issued to the postal service Government intend to attempt to .generally, and full information may â-  °'her and more unspeakaole crimes j be obtained by making application to "^"'"** '" any postmaster. • e!abt)rate machinery and ought to Ijb avoided as long as pos.s.ble. Mean wh:lr to meet the contingem-y that rc- rionitig may become necessary, thu needftil machinery for it is being or- gapir.iMi so that it may lie ready if needed.' ] SETTLE EX-SOLDIERS ' ON LAND AT ONCE. Government Will Send First Party North in Few Weeks. ] A despatch from Toronto says: The Ontario Government's soldier-coloniz- ation plan will be actively under way '. within a fortnight, or considerably I earlier than had been planne<i. The treason lies in the unexpectedly prompt \ : response of soldiers to the offer made them. .-Vlready about twenty men have applied for training in farming 1KKI-.\M) I'KOSPEKOtS IN EVERY UIRKt HON. aw of humanity to the ong list. The most recent of those ^ crimes is among the worst. On Sat- ^ urday during a heavy easterly gale the Artist, u British steamer, was tor- 1 pedoed 48 miles from land. Of the ^__ crew who were forced into open boats I ^ .i„p„t,h from London -:ivs; utterly without means of reach iiig , r^^^^^ ,.„,^.,„ president, at the meet- land or succor, si.xtecn siirvived. In i ^ ^^ ^^^ g^,,^ ^^ jj.^.,^„j ,,^ p^^,^,j„ this case, too. the Admiralty does not , ^^jj ^^^^ ^^^^^ ,„ ,], j^p^rtmeiits of mince words It says: 'Thos.- who ; j^^,^^^.,, industrial life was e.Mraor- penshed in tho..e three days of bitter jj^^^jjy ^^.^j^^ j^ ^g, difficult to exposure were murdered. ,.^^,j^g •„ ^^,^ favored islan.l we wer. _.,,.. in the middle of the third year of the great â- war. The fla.x Industry in the BRITISH WOME.N A.SKED i North was prosperous. E.xports of TO AID LAND WORKERS Irish Hnen the past year were £2.00i), 000 more in value than the preceding Shipbuilding and agricultur» The prices of cattle, in the North, and Hon. G. Howard ' Ferguson has decided to put them at ' A despatch trom London says ;- j year. it without delay. Arrangements have ^^7'-"â„¢^"^ "PP"-'"' '\"''»"'/° ^^ r'"' ^''''Tr""'' , already been made to secure lumber ma'ie to women to help the land work- ; hoi-ses^ and livestock were extraordin- and within the next two weeks the «'" t" ^^^^^ ^^^^ necessury foo.l pro- 1 an y high. The price of oats, bar ey men will be taken to the Monteith Ex- , 'l"'-'^"^" • At least I (10,0110 land work- and wheat were more than uouble perimental Farm. They will be put ! «" »^«' *''"'^<1' ^hose ol normal y-ais. at wouk constructing temporary quar- j .. , ters for thirty men. These will be used until the new dormitory building ; is ready. As soon as Spring opens the men will be put upon the land and given practical instruction in settlers' work. -*- ALUES ON WESTERN FRONT COURT ATTACK BY GERMANS Have Everything Read.v to Receive Enemy or Make Enemy Re- ceive Them When They Choose. FORTY LIVES LOST IN TENE.MENT FIRE Havoc Wrought by Explosion of Gas .Viain in Basement. .A despatch from Chicago says : â€" Forty persons are believed to be dead and as many are injured as the re- sult of a gas explosion and fire that wrecked a tenement building at 813-23 West 14th Place, in the heart of the West Side early on Friday. Injured persons iy?d residents forced from their homes .scantly clad, suffered miserably in a temperature of 10 de- grees below zero, and the cold hinder- ed the work of (ivemen and rescuers, hasty organization and resultant con- fusion would inevitably produce. « A despatch from Paris ays: "Do you believe, General, that the Ger- mans intend to forestall you in an at- tack'.'" asked a Havas correspondent, in an interview with Gen. Sir Henry Rawlinson, corps commander of the British forces on the Somnu- front. Gen. Rawlin.'ton answered: "The German officers are keeping up that hope among their men, I know, but, personally, I doubt that our enemies have already forgotten the le.sson at Verdun. If they like to send a few hundred thousand men useless- ly to slaughter, we sec no objection. On the contrary, we have everything ready lo receive iheni, or to make them receive us when we choose." MILITARY MEDALS PRESEN I'ED BY THE INDIAN VICEROY A despatch from Delhi .^ays: â€" The Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford, at a special parade held at the Vice-Regal lodge presented military medals and orders to 200 Indian officers and men. The scene was brilliant and impressive. Geii. Sir Charles Monro and a large nuiaber of the HeK<liiuiu-ter.s Staff wore present. The decorations in- cluded three Victoria Crosses and sev- eral French and Russian decorations. WAR FOR GERMANY •RICH IN SACRIFICES." Kaiser Talks of Fhial Battle for "House, Home, Honor and Freedom." A despatch from .-Vmsterdam says: Emperor W'illiam, replying to n tele- gram received by him from the Direc- tor of the province of Brandenburg, says a despatch from Berlin, sent this message: ".After thirty months of warfare rich in sacrifices, the entire German people, in holy wrath at the rejection of my peace offer, is inspired anew with doubled strength and stands as one man with the Kaiser and Emperor in order victoriously to pass through the blood of the final battle which now has become inevit- able for house, home, honor and free- dom, and finally to place enemy peace disturbers within bounds. May God and our good sword help us thereto." ♦ - WILL CONFOUND DEVICES OF THE WICKED ONE A despatch from London says :â€" "The burden on my shoulders is over- whelming," said Premier Lloyd George, in responding to a municipal welcome at Criccioth, Wales, his home, on Friday, ''but I am confident that with the united efforts of us all and with the justice of our cause, we shall confound the devices of the wicked one." GERMANY OFFICIALLY SILENT OVER UNITED STATES ACTION Berlin Semi-Otticial News .\gency Declares. However. Wrong Interpretation Was Given By President Wilson to the Note. That .•\ despatch from Beilin s.-jys:-- Press despatches have reached Berlin, according to which diplomatic rela- tions between Germany luid the United States have been broken off, says the Overseas News .Agency. No official confirmation has been received. "In case the news is correct," adds the Agency, "the general feeling in Germany is regret that the .-Vmerican Piesident gave to the ijcrman note aji interpretation which was not intended by Germany . The German measures are not iiiteuued to damage neutrals, but were cau.sed by 'ihe ncH-essity of defending Germany again.st ho.^tile measures which are contrary to inter- national law. Germany's enemies, therefore, beng chi . ^d with the whole responsibility." TURK CORDON AROUND LEBANON HAS SHUT OFF FOOD SUPPLIES Half the Christians and Dru.se Tribesmen in the Zone Died of Starvation. A despatch from London says: In- formation received from authoritative quarters, says the Reuter Telegrram Company, shows that the Turks have | surrounded the entire region of Le- banon with a military cordon, thus preve.iting any food from getting through, with the result that about, half the Christian.s and Druse tribes- men in the zone have died of starva- tion. Syria and Palestine have been de- vastated and the olive and orange gardens ruined. Large numbers of the most illustrious .Arab families have been deported.