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â-º-f' ALLIED OFFENSIVE CONTINUES ON THE WESTERN FRONT British and French Successes in Yser Canal Sector â€" Germans Re Take St. Julien. A Hespatch from London says:â€" j •» torrtntiul rainfall and the resultant , jrninK of tho battlefield â€" already ' lard of negotiation at man.- points â€" /nto a veritable quagmire retarded, but failed to halt, during Wednesday the great allied offensive against the Germans in Flanders. The most part of the day was spent by the British nnd Trench troops in consolidating positions won in Tues- day's spectacular drive or in putting down strong German counter-attacks, made in endeavors to wrest from their antagonists their former positions, At two points near Ypres the Ger- mans, using great masses of men, were successful in their counter-at- tacks against the British, compelling the evacuation of Haig's troops of the village of St. Julien, but this advant- age was offset in the Zilleboke and Yser Canal sectors, where, respective- ly, the British and French troops ad vanced their lines. "The oil shells referred to by cor respondents at the front are the latest new weapon," says an ordnance man in the Evening Standard. "They are the necessary reprisal forced by the diabolical inventions of the German oil drums or canisters. They are con- structed in the form of shells, the casings of which are so thin that they burst easily after explosion, the small charge within scattering the flaming contents. They are fired from trench mortars. They are an effective reply to the flamenwerfer of the Germans, which arc merely tanks carried on soldiers' backs and worked by a hand pump vith fire nozzle attachment." The newest tanks have heavier guns, says the Standard, and the re- coil often tosses the huge machines literally about. The crews are now trained to avoid tank sickness, and it is neces.sary to get "tank legs." GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS EVERY- WHERE REPULSED BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO NATIONALIZE CANADIAN NORTHERN RAaWA| v^ Will Also Make a Cash Advance of $7,500,000 to Grand Trunk Pacific. Heavy Riiins Stay Offensive â€" Enemy Forces Move Headquarters Further East. A despatch from London saystâ€" j While the rain arJ the morass hnvi served to hold the allied forces 'n leash, preventing a resumption of the great offensive of Tuesday, they have not been effective to keeping the Ger- mans from throwing counter-attacks ' with large forces of men against sev- ' eral newly won sectors of the front held by the Briti.sh and French troops nor in bringing about a cessation of, the violent artillery duel along the en- ' tire line. The army of Crown Prince Rup- precht evidently considers the British gain north-east of Ypres the most important made in Tuesday's battle, [ for upon this territory he has con- centrated the strongest of his coun- ter-offensive operations in an attempt j to regain the lost ground. His efforts, however, have gone for naught, the British artillery and infantry lire rak- ' ing the advancing forces mercilessly, putting an end to the attacks and adding materially to the already heavy casualties the Germans have suffered. The battlefield is sai<l to be literally strewn with German dead. There is no indication in either the British or French official communica- tions just when their combined push again will be startod, but it is possible that at least a Hay of warm sunshine will be necessary to dissipate the quagmire so that the big allied guns may be realigned and to permit the airmen to relocate the positions the foe is holding. Reports coming from Holland de- clare that the Germans are moving their headquarters further east, which bears out earlier stories that the Kaiser's generals feared their lines might be broken and the forces in Belgium isolated. A Yt«« UP BRITISH ADVANCE. Solid black sliows ti-rritory coiiqufred by Briliah army from July^ 191«. to July 1917 A small portion near tho Sommo was taken by the hrenctt rturlng 'the Battle of the Somme. The arrow points to the ealn recent y jn.ide by tho Germans at the mouth of the Yser. which la alao indicated la Jilack. The thin, black lino shows present battle line. H{i:.NCII HI ILI) 29 TO I.NCREASF, TIIK I'AY BKIDGKS I'NDKR FIRE A despatch from London says: â€" A Renter despatch from British Head- i quarters in France, after describing the victi>rioua advance of the British, says that the Yser was crossed in many places. The bridging work was prodigious. One division alone, in the course of a single day, succeeded under fire in throwing seventeen bridges on its front. "The accomplishment of the Frenc'.i troops," continues the correspondent, "evoked the greatest admiration. They threw twenty-nine bridges across the Yser, pu.^heii on, and repeatedly made J deep advances." I OF BRITISH SOLDIERS. A despatch from London says: The trade unions have taken up tho ques- tion of soldiers' pay, which is now miserable compared with that of the Australians and Canadians. At a meeting of tU) members of Parliament it was urged that it be ft-xed nt 3s. daily. Lord Beresford <leclared that the pay of the navy had not been rais- ed in fiO years. The sailors are in- cluded in the movement. A powerful committee has been appointed. Markets of the World BreadstaSi Toronto. Aur. 7 â€" Manitoba whTit â€" N'o. 1 .N'liithern. $2 .IS; No 2 N'orthvrn. ' II' 3.1. nc.inlniil. Ktor« Fort WIHIhiii. | Munltolm outs^No. 2 C.W.. S5c. track Ha\' port.s. Atnctliiin corn â€" N'o. 3 yellow, nomi- nal, truck Toronto. I Unlarlo oatH â€"No official fiuotatlon.s. | Ontario wheat â€" No. 2 Winter, per rar lot. J2.C5 to »2.«0: No. 3. $253 to J2.GS. nominal. arcordlnK to frelBhtH iiulslili-. I'ca.w -.No 2, nominal, accordlnic to frilKht.s oulslcle. 1 Harleyâ€" Mailing, nominal, aecordlnif to frelKhtJ) outHlde. I Hyi â€" .No. 2. nominal, according to i TrelRhts outside. I Manitoba Hour â€" Flr."<t patents. In Jute bafts. J1290: second patents. In Jute haRs, $12.40; struiiR bakers', in Jute baKs. $12.00. Ontario Hour â€" Winter, acconllnir to sample. $11.20. In baKs. track. Toronto. pronii>l shipment Milir 1 -Car lots, delivered Montreal frelnhls. baKS Included â€" Hraii. per ton. $36; shorts, per ton. $41; mlddllnxs. per ton. $41 to $45; Rood teed flour, per han. $3 25. Hay â€" I-Txtra No. 2. per ton. $11 DH to $1200; mixed, per ton. $9 to $10, track Toronto. .'^traw â€" Car bits, tier ton. $S 00, track Toronto -\7hol*sal* A despatch from Ottawfi says:â€"] The Canadian Northern Railway Sys- . tern, including its branch lines, ter- minals, telegraph and express ser- ' vices, grain elevators, steamship lines on the Great Lakes and other sub- : sidiary undertakings, will be acquir- ed by the Governmei.t on behalf of the Canadian people. Further, the Gov- ernment will lend to the G. T. P. Rail- way Company $7,500,000, repayable on demand with interest 6 per cent., and secured by a mortgage on the corpor- ation's assets. The railway proposals in brief: Purchase of the outstanding $60,- 000,000 stock of the Canadian North- ern Railway, giving the Government complete ownership of the C.N.R. system and all subsidiary enterprises. Appointment of three arbitrators to determine the value of the stock ac- quired, subject to an appeal to the Supreme Court by either the Govern- ment or the owners or pledgees of stock in the event of failure by the arbitrators to reach an unanimous determination. ' Canadian Northern to retain its ! corporate identity with operation and ' administration under a board of directors named by the Government. < At least five-si-xths of the outstand- ; ing shares to be transferred by agree- iment. Government to tak^; the right j to compel the transfer of the remain- ing shares. ; Demand loan of $7,500,000 at 6 per cent . , secured by mortgage, to be ' made to the G.T.P. Railway. Govern- ment to take power to constitute a i board of directors. Be sure to serve the thre-shers with some strongly acid fruit, â€" plums or cherries are good. The juice cuts the dust that is sure to lodge in the work- ers' throats. GENERAL KORNILOFF COMMAND GIVEN CHIEF OF RUSSIAN ARMIES I Oonntry Prodac ! Hiilterâ€" freanierv. Holid.s. per lb., 34J 1 to 35c; iirlnts, i>er lb. 35 to 354c; dairy, per 111 , 2:1 to ;iOc. Kkk.x IVr d<i7... 37 to 3Sc. Wbiile.siilers are sellinR to the : trade at the followliiB prices : â€" Cheese .New. larKe. 22i to 23o; twins, 22i| to 23Ji-. triplets, 23 to 2:He: old. 1 ; larRe. 30c; twins. 30le; triplets. 301c. i Hntlerâ€"l'-reNh ilalry, choice. 34 to 3Se; rreainery prints. 3.1 to 39c; solids. 37J III! 3Sc. i Kkks N'ew-laid. In cartons. 44 to 4Bc; (lilt of cartons, 42c. Dressed iioiiltry â€" Sprlnfr chickens. 30c; I fowl, 3Vc: s(|uabs, |ier doz.. $4 to $4 50; turkeys, !5 to 30o; lim-ks. si>rln(t. 20c I.lve poultry -.S|irlnK chickens. lb. 20c; hens, 16 to ISc; diieks, .Sprlnic, 13c. Money â€" C<inib -Mxtra flue anil heavy welRht. tier do* , $2 75; select. $2.50 to $2 75: No 2. $2 to $2.25. Means- Prime white. $9 50 tier l>ush.: Imported hand-picked. $10.60 per bush.: I.lmas, tier lb. IS to 19c. I'otntoes. on track â€" lied .''tar. new. bill., $5 00 to $5.26; North C^nrollnns, new, bill,, $5.00 to $5.26; seconds, bbl.. $3 50 do.. $2.36; No. 3. do.. $2 30; No 4. $2 19: .No, 6, $1.94; No. 6. $1.68; feed. $1.58. Hasls contract â€" AuBUSt I first half). $2 30. Oalsâ€" No. 2 C.W., 75c; No. 3. do,, 74c extra .No. 1 feed. 74c-; .No. 1 feed. 72c Harlevâ€" No. 3, $1.20; No. 4. $1.16: rejected $l'09; feed. $1 09 Flaxâ€" No. 1 N.-W.C. $3.26; No 2 C.W.. $3.21; No. ». do. $3.09. United States Mttrketa i Mlnneaimlls, .MiK. 7 â€" Whi-utâ€" Septem- ber closed $2.18. Cash â€" .No 1 .Northern. $2 95 to $3.00; Ni. 2, do.. $2,90 to $2 95. Corn â€" -No 3 yellow. $2.24 to $2.25. Outs No 3 white, 76 to 77c, Flour un- clioiiKed, llranâ€" $35 50 to $36 00. l>uluth. Auk. 7â€" Linseed -$3.28; Sep- tember. October and No\ ember, $3.30. Zilve Stoct Market* Toronto. .•\uk 7 â€" Kxtra choice heavy steers, $1190 to $12.20; choice heavy steers. $10.50 to $11.01); butchers" cat- tle choice. $10 to $10.50; do.. Rood. $9 60 to $9.86; do., medium. $!i 50 to $9; do., common. $7.10 to $7.25. butchers' bulls, choice. $8 25 to $9.00; do.. Rood bulls. $7 60 to $7.75; do., medium bulls. $6 75 to $7.00; do., roiiRh bulls. $6,00 to $6,00; butchers' cows, choice. $8 to $8.50; do. Rood $7.35 to $7.«0; do. medium. $6.50 to $0.76; Btockers, $6.40 to $8.26: feed- ers $7 75 to $8.75; canners and cutters, $5.25 to $6; milkers. Rood to cholo«'. $S0 to $100; do. com. and nied.. $40 tn $60; sprlOKers. $SU to $120; llRht ewes $8.60 1 to $9 50; sheep, heavy. $6 to $7.25: I yeurlloRS. $10 to $11.50; calves. Rood to choice, $13 to $1150; sprhiR liimbs, I $15 50 to $16 30; hoRs. fed and watered. i$l6 75; do.. welKhed off car.s, $17; do,, ' f,o.b.. $15.50 to $15 75. I Montreal, AUR, 7â€" <"holce steers. $10 50 'to $10 75; Rood. $10 to $10 25; lnwer frades $8 Do to $950; butchers' c-ows, 6 to $8: bulls, $6 60 to $s,t.O; canners. $4 60 to $6; lumlM. $13 to $13.50. sheep $7 60 to $8 50; caUes. $7 to $12. 291 HUN PLANES SHOT DOWN IN JULY British Bagged 247 of This Total â€" Belgian Record is 9. A despatch from London says: Ac- cording to the official communiques 420 aeroplanes were lost on the west- ern front in July. The Times admits that the figures are inexact, owing to the variations in P'rench and Oerman methods of announcement. Four hun- dred and twenty is the third highest total of the war. compared with 392 in June, 713 in May and 717 in ApriL Of the 420 no less than 291 were Ger- man and 129 allies (89 British). It is right to say the British figures of 89 are probably incomplete. Of the Ger- man 291 the British bagged 247, the French 35, and the Belgians 9. This is a Belgian record. DECLINED $7,500 SALARY TO SERVE PUBLIC FREE Hus Inaugurated Iron-Hjinded Di.scipline in Dealing With Troops â€" Forbids Meetings of Soldiers in War Zone. A despatch from I'etrogrnd says: â€" (ien. Alexis A. BrussilofT, commander- in-chief of the Ru.ssian armies, has re- signed. Gen. L. G. Kornilolf, com- mander-in-chief of the Russian armies on the south-western front, has been appuinteil generalissimo. (Jen. Tche- reinissoff, commander of the eighth army, has been appointed to succeed Gen. KornilotT on the south-western front. Gen. Korniloff inaugurated iron- handed discipline on Thursday in as- suming his place as commander-in- chief. He issued formal order prohib- iting meetings of soldiers in the war zone, and warning that disobedience I would mean in.stant execution. He I forbade any of the soldiers' commit- , tees from as.sembling to discuss this ' order. ! Russian army commanders had a conference at head(iuiirters recently, utul virtually sent an ultimatum to PremicT and War Minister Kerensky that unless the army was kept out.side of politics and treated merely us a j first war muchino they would re.'<ign as being unable to carry on the war victoriously. The correspondent be- lieves tho ultimatum will be accepted. Gen. Vassilkovski, a Gossack ofii- cer, has been appoiiitod to command the troops in IVlrograd. 30 41 to ProvUlona â€" vnioI*»Ie .Smoked nieatH Hnois. nieilltitn. 31c: do., heavy, 26 to 27c. cooked 42c; rolls, 27 to 28c; breakfast bacon 33 to 36c; backs, plain. 36 to 37c; bone less. ?,\i to 40c. Cureil meatsâ€" I.noR rlear bacon. 26ic per lb; dear bellies, 25 to 26c l.ard -Tare lard, tierces. 26 to tubs. 26i to 26)c; (lalls 26i to conipoiind, tierces, 21c; tubs, pulls. 21Jc, SL.IOO BOM'S TO THK Al'STRALLW SOLDIERS. A despatch from Melbourne, Aus- tralia, says: The SetKtte has piven third reading to the Soldiers' Repat- riation Bill. The Australian Senate Repatriation Bill provides a maximum grant of i'.M)0 to each settler on land. It is estimated that £32.000,000 will be re- quired to provide this bonus, not in- cluding the sum for Briti.'ih soldiers, who are to participate eiiually in the grant as far as finances will allow. ALUED FORCES LEAVE GREECE French and British Troops Have All Been Withdrawn. A despatch from Athens says: â€" Withdrawal of the allied forces from j Old Greece, Thessaly and Epirus in [ I accordance with the decision of the j I Balkan conference at Paris is being rapidly carried out . The withdrawal ] from Corinth and other occupied ' ] points was previously executed. The j Italians are similarly preparing to leave Janina and other sections of Piraeus, retaining only a small tri- angle near Avlona, in Albania. , I The unanimity of the allied action ' is a source of satisfaction, as the Italian aspiration desired a wider field, ' ' but yielded in the interest of the united action to -withdraw all and leave Greece to the Greeks. i I Preparations are under way to call out the classes of 1916 and 1917, ag- gregating fiO.OOO men. The Greek Government is highly gratified at the result as showing the allies are recog- nizing the territjrial integrity of Greece . MR. JOHN G. KENT, a man of wealth and extensive business In- terests, who has refused to accept any remuneration whatever for his services as General Manager of the Canadian National Kxhlbitlon, pre- ferring to serve the public free of charge. He Is President of the To- ronto Board of Trade and lias been on the Exhibition Board since 1905. always showing a close Interest in the work. He was President In 1912- 13, the two best years in the history of the Institution. Mr. Kent Is head of the Boy Scouts In Toronto and Is Identltled with many philanthropic enterprises. Long and continued Ill- ness has compelled Dr Orr. Mauagel since 1!>03, to seek a long rest. Italians Build 8.000 Ton Ships. A despatch from Rome says: â€" Th« construction of merchant ships of a uniform type and measuring 8,000 tons has been commenced in the Italian shipyards. The first launching will take place the end of this month, and others will follow without interrup- tion. '" WKIGHT TO BK GIVKN ON FOOD PACKAGES. 26 to 2RJc; 261c; 2 He; Montreal Mfinlreai, Aur. Western, .No 2, X&r; tra No. I feed. ,S3 MaltlliR. $1,26 wheat initents Market! 7 Hats Canadian do, No. 3. S4c, e.<- to Sic IWirley - Klour .Manitoba Hiii'iiiR tirsts. $13; do, secontls. 112.50. stionK bakers', |l2.3(i; Winter iiatents, choice, $13. stralRht rollers. |12 40 to $12. Till. do.. In haws, 16 to i6.1B. Kolleil oats- Harrels. $9 15 to $!l.3.''i: liaK <d !HI lbs $4.4ri to $4.55. Mllll'eed llran. $:iri; shorts, $4(1; mbl- dlliiRs. $50; nio\illlle. $r,0 to $61. Ilav-- No, 2, |ier ton. oar lots. $10 to 110 50 , Cheese- Klnest \veHt**rtiH, 21 Sic; do..] eiiHterns. 21i(c, Hotter I'holccst cream- ' erv, 311 to 3;ijc; seconds 3.sic, Krrs â€" Kresh, 46 to 4Sc; selected, 44c; No, I I slock, 40c; No 2, do,. 36 to 3So, Tota- tnes I'er liaK, car lots, $1 to $2. "Wlnnlpeir Qraln WInnllieR. .Aur. 7 - -t^'ash prices: â€" â-  Wheal No. I Northern $2 3S; No. 2, A despatch from Ottawa says:^ Legislation to require that all pack- ^iges containing human food or other i commodities sold in original contnin- ' ers must bear the name of the fillers and the weight or measure of tho con- tents was introdui-cd in the House on Thursday by Sir George Ko?ter. The resolution upon which the bill is ba.sed was passed without amemlment after a short discussion. GEN. HAIG WORKS ACCORDING TO SYSTEM USED AT YPRES No Canadian Troops rarticipated in Big Battle of Flanders- English Troops Did Most of Fighting. l)ri\e Germans From Africa. A despatih from Loiidin says: â€" Britii^h tioops have driven the Ger- mans from their positions on the I.ug- ungu River, in German Kast Africa, aiui ul.so i.re pu^hillK forwa d in the Kilwa region, say;' an otTicial state- ment issued by the British War Of- fice. A despatch from London says: â€" • Major-General Maurice, of the War Office, on Thursday .-.aid that the Bri- ti.sh commander's next move in Fland- ers was to determine another objec- tive, and then, after the customary process of preparation, to proceed similarly to achieve it. "In cases of this kind," said the Director of Military Operations, "the objective line depends mainly upon tho range of the artillery. The at- tacks must be patient and methodical. In this way we can gain ground and inflict heavy losses on the enemy with- out heavy losses to ourselves. That is the system used at -•Vrras and at Messines, and the one now being usetl I in Flanders. "In this week's battle we co-ope»at- ! ed with the French. There were ' about six times as many British troops as French soldiers. Of the British, four-fifths were purely Eng- lish, and one-fifth Anzac (Austra- lians and New ZealandersK Welsh and Scotch. No Irish or Canadian troops participated." U?]3.e 23o5D!tiL?pr^ O-T ^Ijl^ X3-vl^S 3. ..•i^ •-jf? â-ºi»<fV4<:yi«*»-^