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ITALIANS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE AGAINST TEUTON MOUNTAIN POSITIONS On the Lower Piave Enemy Boats Were Destroyed by the Ar- tillery â€" Situation on Northern Section Unchanged. A despatch from London says: Along the entire Italian front the bat- teries of the contending _3rmie8 are maintaining a violent bombardment. The German War Office reports that Italian attacks against the Austro- German mountain positions on the they The garian regiments fought until almost exterminated each other, fight was back of Asiago during of the main attacks against the ians. ' The enemy advanced from the two flanks, and toward night a regiment of Hungarian Czechs became engaged CANADA'S CROPS WORTH BILLION Estimated Vahie of Field vest For 1917. Har- A despatch from Ottawa says: â€" The Census and Statistics Office issued on one Friday a preliminary estimate of the Ital- ': total value of the field crops of Canada for the year >917, as compared with the finally revised estimates of 1910 and 1915. The estimated vaJue for 1917 represents the prices received by WORK OF THE MER- CANTILE MARINE BU'OKTANCE OF SEA-POWER AMPLY DEMONSTRATED. Contributions .Are .Asked on Behalf of the Heroic Canadians Who Defend Our Coasts. ~ west bank of the Brenta and on Monte | with a regiment of Galician Poles, j farmers, being calculated from cur- , . Tomba failed. both wearing a different uniform and i rent market quotations; they are sub- 1 "'^ - ^^""^ >, • • *y, "Heavy artillery fighting is in pro- | speaking a different dialect. The rifle; ject to revision after the compilation ' "^^'^ °* empnasizing tne gress all along the front, but no fur- j fire was followed by a bayonet charge . of returns from correspondents in ther infantry actions occurred," the ' and then hand-to-hand struggle with ' December. Italian report states. "On the lower ; grenades lasting throughout the night, ' According to the preliminary esti- Piave River Italian batteries directed j until the two regiments were disen- mate the total value of all field crops a destructive fire at enemy boats." j tangled after heavy losses, when it be- i for 1917 is i(l,089,687,000, as compared A despatch from Headquarters of ^ came known that they belonged to the with $886,494,900 in 191« and $825,- the Italian Army says: Details have There is no need to refer at length to the work of the Navy and iMercan- But there is pressing regrettabla lack of recognition which that work is i receiving, and of laying stress upon I the scanty encouragement Canada, as a whole, is giving to a development-of I our seafaring people. I Upon that class we must depend, been officially received of one of the Markets of the World same side. | 370,600 in 1915. This is the first time : ^° » hardly yet appreciated extent if The general situation is not mater- • that the estimated value of the field ^^^ are to maintain our Place as a do- most sanguinary fights in the north- ially changed along the northern and crops of Canada has reached one bil- minant Empire tactor atter tne war; ern zone, in which two Austro-Hun- | piave fronts. i Hon dollars, this large figure being' "o^ to mention the awful responsibili- â-  due to the high prices now ruling. The ties that rest upon thorn with the pre- to $7; stooker«. $7.25 to $8.50: feeders ' total of $1,089,687,000 is made up of «ent Hun menace overshadowing the f^^.K in. ''"iW''''""'''"''..''?'^ ''i''.'''"'.,?!-^^' $451,874,000 for wheat, as compared i"'°V''- . ^ ,,..•. u i^ <'r^ '"'..â-  "''"'e". good to choice. »9B to "^ . , ' «q!. . nor jnn i., iQi.- ^f ^otR i Never in the world's history has $145; do., com. and med.. $75 to $90- , Wlttl $d44,09(),400 in IBlb of $J>ib,- ! '' ^ ^ sprl.nKer«, $90 to $130: llKht eweB, $1 1 75 142,000 for oats, as compared with "^^ importance of sea-power been so $210,957,500; of $145,361,600 for hay, ^ demonstrated as during the past three BRITISH SHELUNG TOWN OF CAMBRAI IN NEW OFFENSIVE Infa ntry rig hting Around Fontaine Has Ceased Temporarily But Intense Artillery Fire Continues. A iK'jpatch from London says: The British are pounding hard along their front in the Cambrai sector, and the town of Cambrai is now directly under the fire of the British cannon. The battling of the infantry for the in these regions. Near Poelcapelle and in the Arras sector the big guns of both groups of belligerents are main- taining a heavy bombardment. Attacks on the Belgian position east of Merckem by Bavarian storm- ing troops gave the enemy some pris possession of ^'ontaine Notre Dame, 1 oners and two machine-guns, but an- and between Moeuvrcs and Bourlon ' other hostile attack on Belgian troops has ceased temporarily, but at times in the neighborhood of Aschhoop was the aitillery fire is of great intensity , beaten off after a bitter fight. ITALY TREATED TURKS SHELL AS BELGIUM PROPHET'S TOMB ' Invaded Territory Suffers Atro- British Repulse Attackâ€" Mina cities at Hands of Austro- j ret on Mosque Destroyed, (lerman Troops. A despatch from Washington says: All the opprcs.sivi' measures which chaiacteriz(!(l the German invasion of Belgium and many of tin- acts of bar- barism which revolted^ the civilized world, semi-official despatches from A despatch from London says: All along the front in Palestine, from northwest of .lerusalem to the Medi- terranean coa;t the Turks arc show- ing activity. The text of the communi- cation follows: "General .Allenby reports that the BreaditnffB Toronto, Tier. 4 â€" Manitoba wheat â€" No. 1 Northern. $2.23J; No. 2 do., $2,201: No. 3 do., $2.17 J: No. 4 wheat. $2.10i. In store Fort William. Includlnit 2ic tax. .Manitoba oatsâ€" No. 2 C.W., 814c; No. 3 C.W.. TSic: No. 1 extra feed 7Sic; No. 1 feed, 74c, In store Fort William. American corn â€" No.-S yellow, nominal. Ontario oats â€" No. 2 white, 74 to 76c, nominal: No. 3. do.. 73 to 74c. nominal, according to frelKhts outside. Ontario wheat â€" New. No. 2 Winter, $2.22: ha.slH, In store. Montreal. Peas- No. 2, $3.70 to $3.80, accoidlnif to freiffhtH outside. Harleyâ€" Maltinjt. $1.22 to $1.23, accord- Init tn frelKlits outside. Hu<kwheatâ€" $1.45 to $1.60. according; to frelRhts outside. Rye â€" No. 2, $1.75. aecordinfc to freight outside. Manitoba flour â€" First patents. In Jute hairs, $11.50: 2nd do.. $11; stronK bak- er»:..^do . $10.60. Toronto. Ontario flour â€" Winter, aocordinit to .sample. $9. HO, In bales. Montroal; $9.70. Toronto; $9.70 bulk, seaboard, prompt shipment. Mlllfeedâ€" Cars lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags Includedâ€" Ilriin. per ton. $37: shorts, do.. ^43; middling,'', do.. $45 to $46; good feed flour, per bag. $3.25. Ilav â€" No. 1, new, per ton, $16 to $17; mixed, do.. $13 to $16. track Toronto Straw â€" Car lots, per ton. $S.60 to $9. track. Toronto. Oonntry Prodacc^WliolMal* Butter â€" Creamery, solids, per lb,, 42i to 43c; prints, per lb. 43 to 43ic; dairy, per lb, 36 \fl 38c. Eggs â€" Fresh KHthered eRgs. 47 to 48e. Potatoes â€" Whole.salers are paying growers and country shippers $1.85 to $1.95 for first-class stock, fob Toronto Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices; â€" Cheeseâ€" New. large. 23 to 23ic: twins. 231 to 281c; earlv cheese. 2&i to 26c; large twin. 26 to 26Jc. Mutter â€" Fresh dairy. <holce. 40 to 41c: creamery prints, 46 to 46c; solids, 44 to â- 5c. Eggs â€" New laid. In rart^-ns. 5S to 6flr-; No. 1 storage, 43c. select storage. 47 to 1 4Sc. Dressed poultryâ€" .Spring rlil<kens. 25 to 27c, fowl. 20 to 22i>; squabs, per doi.. I J4 to $4.60; turkevs, 2S to 32c: ducks. Spring, 20 tn 2.tc; geese. IK to 20c. I.lvf poultry â€"Turku\s, 26c; Spring : chickens, lli . 19c; hen.s, 13 to 19c; ducks. Spring, IS In 19c; geese. 14 to 1 Sc. I Honey â€" Comt)-Kxlra fine. 16 07.., $3.60; 12 01!.. $3; No. 2, $2.40 to 12.60. .Strained, tins, 24's and 5'h, 19 tn 194c ! |>er lb; lO's. ISJc to 19c; OOs, IS to 184c. i nvans â€" C'anadltin, nnminnl; Imported hand-picked. $U,6o to $6.75 per bush: I.,lma«, per lb, 17 to 174c. Potatoes, on truck â€" Ontario, bag, $2.15 to $2.25. to $13.75; sheep, heavy, yearlings, $12.26 to $13.26 to $16.25 $6 to $7.75; lambs. $16 tw h „ %''7«' ^ood to choice $13 to, clover and alfalfa, as compared with y«?,"- ,, •,,„•' v $14, hogs fed ami watered. $18: do.. , „„,„,„ „„. _ . ' , .fi.Qr^.nnn t.r The Mercantile Marine has off cars, $18.25: do., f.o.b , $17. FIRST IeVERSE FOR LENINE Bolsheviiti Government Replaced by a Coalition Cabinet. A despatch from London says: i Russia is certainly a land of dramatic j surprises. Coincident with the accept- ance by Germany and Austria of Le- 1 nine's armistice proposal, the latter's $171,613,900, and of $81,355,000 for 'l^^ "^^'^T^TJ'^^llT I"^^ ^""^'"l potatoes, as compared with $50,982,- f^''^^^^";'^'' 12,000,000 of men and The aggregate value of other, I'^-OO^-OOV"' °^ "^^ "'«^«'-'^'- ^'- 300. gram crops is $r36,00ti,700, as com- j 5^0,000 of sick and wounded 60,000,^ pared with $84,679,800, and of other fOO gallons of petrol over 1,250,000 root and fodder crops $40,974,700 as horses and mules, 120,000,000 cwts. compared with $84,165,000. The final ^^ ^^^'e^^- ''^^^'^^^ t°"* °^"'°" °^ estimates of value for 1917 will be over 853,000,000 pounds sterling worth published in January. - "f Koo'ls have been exported We have lent France 700 ships, and 450 to Italy. The brain reds and imagination .staggers as one tries to visualize the infinite variety of the world range of the scope of the merchantman. From Yokohama and Hong Kong, Bombay, Vancouver, Naples, Port Said, and .Archangel, these men and ITALY'S CRISIS IS NOW PAST BRITISH REPUIiE Government fell. It was replaced by i Efforts of Italian Army Succeed their ships are the allied lines of eom- what is best described as a coalition I In Malting Situation Secure. |munication; to destroy them is to cut Government of Socialists of the Left,' . , , , , . , ,.,. t^'e jugular vein o€ our war. , including moderate Bolsheviki. ' ^ ^espat^h f'"'"" London says: It, ^ j^ ^ ^^^-^^^ ^^ing in our history An authority on Russian affairs '" ""'^ *""« 'o ^^^ definitely that the j.^curring through every stage, that ! does not interpret this turn of events crisi.5 in Italy has passed," said Major- this strange breed of high-spirited, I as an actual defeat for Lenine, for his General F. B. Maurice, Chief Director hard-handed, far-sighted, cautious, \ influence is still felt in the present of Military Operations at the War Of- cunning, silent merchant sailors have Government, but it is held to be a : fi<"e, in a recent interview, . been a rock on which our enemies have sign his power is waning. General Maurice said there had been broken. They smashed the Ar- been no important movement of Ger-'mada. they foiled the Dutch, they de- man troops from the Russian front, feated Napoleon, they defy the Teu- The passing of the crisis on the ton to-day. They face more terrible Italian front, he said, was due en- and hidden foes who strike in the ^_-.-_... • rum « Of rn ^'"'^'y '° ^^^ efforts of the Italian dark without warning; they are just 111* Km AN A iTAl KS '"^'"^' "^'^"'^- '^^ great in all the essentials of dar- *'"^***'****' /» 1 I n\/l\V/ j "Anglo-French troops are now avail- \ ing resources and humanity as were I able in sufficient quantities to satisfy , their heroic forefathers. i us that the situation is secure." | Last year some $700,000 was collect- I General Maurice pointed out that ed and sent overseas for the British ' German inability to exploit the Ital- i Sailors' Relief Fund. This year the jian disaster could be regarded as sig-iNavy League of Canada has been en- I nificant of Austro-German weakness. truste<l with the raising of funds to I The Italians continue to hold tena- ; provide for the dependents of the torpedoed seamen. Sailors* Day in Canada. December 8th will be Sailors' Day Desperate Effort of Foe to Re- gain Positions Defeated With Heavy Lo.ss. A despatch from London says: â€" Strong forces of Germans attacked ciously to their northern front be- thc British on a wide front in the 'tween the Brenta and Piave Rivers Cambrai sector Friday mornirg, but against the Austro-German forces, were repulsed after heavy Tighting, 'who have been unable in repeated at- in which the attackers sustained great tacks to gain additional terrain, losses, according to the official state- [ prom a staff officer of the 4th ment issued on Friday night. Rome on Friday say, are now being fncmy last Tuesday and on succeed- practl,'ie(l by the Austro-German in- j '"K <!'*>'« rnixAa demonstrations vir- vaders of Italy. I tually all along his front, extending Near Zonson, the despatches say, ' f'om *ome five miles northwest of the invaders placed Italian women Jerusalem to the sea, without affect-^ and children before the troops as they '"If ^^^' positions. No .serious attack j advanced, and the Italian .soldiers developed except against our positions j were impelled to hacriticc their inno* on Nebi Somwil (the prophet Sam- cent countrymen. In the Kriuli region War taxes, reijuisition.s and conscrip- tion of labor is being practised as it was in Belgium and Noithcrn France. Austro-German prisoner.s tell of Italian non-combatants massacred by the invading troop.«, and loot from Italian homes and .-'hops has been found on the bodies of dead troops, Soblicrs on the Piavo declare they hear screams of women and children from the opposite side of the river. The invading armies have taken away cattle and other property, and burn household furniture for their bivouac fires at night. Bosnian troops, the despatches say, have committed unnamable atrocities. Cottage Cheese Hints. When the curds of cottage cheese refuse to be anything but tough and lumpy after they have been drained through a cheesecloth bag, try run- ning them thriiugh the food chopper and see how light and delicate they become. It you waul to add pi(iuancy to cottage cheese either purchased nt the store or made at home, add a few chopped up cherries. Another way of varying the flavor is to mix in it tiny chopped onions or caraway seed. ucl), where the enemy's local effort on Thursday was easily repulsed by us. "Turko-German artillery again made its objective the mosque erected on the traditional site of the tomb of the prophet Samuel. This site is held Frovtston> â€" Wholesale snu.kwl .nrai.s^llains. m.-diuni^ ,10 to! positions at several points and pene- 3lc: do., heavy. 2G to 27c: cooked, 41 to ' â-  > . ,. ,. ,. 42c-, roIlK, 37 to 28c; bn>.-ikia«t bacon, â-  trated their line for some distance, i'es«"/3"to 44"r "'"â-  ^'""'' '"' '" *'''' **"""' ' ''"'- '*^'''' ^^**'® '^'â- '^â- '^" ''"'^'*- Ciirtd iMCiils â€" T.ond clear bacon. 871 to ,%_ 2Si. lb, dear bcllle-x, 2i;j to 27o. * I.ard â€" I'urc lanl, llercejs, 2s to 28Jo: .../wii-v-'C! »/\v 1 1 tubs. 2S} to 2HSc. imlls, 2.sJ to i|9c: I " *'-"''-^ ^ Kill At t'oniiiouiid. tlorce.s, 24 to 24U'; tiibD. 241 ! NAV.M. SKRVICE to-24ic; piilU, 24i to 24)c ' To the southward, in the region of ; and Piave Rivers, it was learned also Gonnelieu, the enemy entered British ^ that the enemy had asked for an ar- mistice to bury his dead, the request being refused by the Italians because of the Austrian attitude on a similar request a few months ago. The -Aus- trians had then propo.sed that during the armistice the Italian guards should be unarmed and the .Austrian guards armed. Montreal Markets | Morrtre.il. l>ei-. 4 - (lilts â€" Cuniidlan Western. .No. 3, SOic; e.xtra No. 1 feed, Slijc, No. •> Inral white, S4Jc. Flour â€" Manitoba Spring wheat patent.^, tlrHts. $ll,t)0; Keoonds, JU.in; stronK bakers'. A despatch from London says: It was announced officially on Thursday night that the Admiralty approved of the employment of women at various | , 1 ,.i • ,. â- %, .,„„A . , . . II . â- ., - • I duties on shore hitherto performed by i in equal reverence by Christian, Mo- JiO-OO; ."tralKin rollorH. buKs. »5 2(i to ... ,, , •, ,. . J 1 T mu _• 1, in 3r>, Hulled oiitH Hubs, !m) lbs.. J4.22J 1 naval ratings, and have decided to es- hammcdan and Jew. The minaret ,„ ,425. ,„,,i„. ,3500. .^horts, $40 to 1 tablish a Women's Royal Naval Ser- has been destroyed by this bombard- , ML Middlings. $4S to »r,o, .Mouiilie, T j "', ,^;°„„.,„ T L^x A ' ' $r.r> to |r.(t. Hny-Nn. 2, iK-r ton, car Vice for this purpose. Members of' "!«"«â-  I lots, JUGO. (â- hecse-rinost VVesterns, the service will wear distinctive 21i|c; lliiest Kasterns, ilir. llutter â€" j (.'holcost creaiuerv, 44i to 4.'jc; seconds. 43i to 44r. Kkbsâ€" Fre.sh. .';4 to 56c; .selected, 4ti to 47c: No. 1 stocU. 42 to 43c: No. 2 stock, 39 to 40i;. Totatocs â€" I'cr biiK, car lots, $2.20 to $2.25. « GERMAN DKSTROYKR HIT.S MINE MANY ON HOARD ARK DROWNED A despatch from London says: A German torpedo-boat destroyer, be- longing to the I^ec'lirugge flotilla, struck a mine off Westkappdle, Hol- land, and sank, according to an Kx- change Telegraph despatch from Am- sterdam. Only two of her cievv were saved. -♦- CAMPAIGN IN FAST AERICA TO BE CON( LCDEl) IN A MONTH. A despatch from London says: The end of the East African campaign be- fore Christmas is predicted by the Router correspondent at Ndara. He declares that by that time the Gorman commander-in-chief will either be a pi'isoner or in exile. Wlnnlpeir Oraln WlnnlpcK, Dec. 4-l'a.Mh prices: â€" OrIs â€"No. 2 C.W.. MJc; No. 3. do.. 7S4C: extra No. 1 feoil, Vtllc; No. 1 feed, 74c; No. 2, do., 71c. Harley â€"Not iiuoted. Kluxâ€" .No. 1 S.-WC. $3 01; No. 2 c W., 13.01. >» TTnlted Btatei Marketa Minneapolis, 1 )ec, 4- I'ornâ€" No, 3 yel- low, $1,S6 to $1.!I0. Onts-No. 3 wlilte. 7US to 71i(c. Flour â€" l.'ni-haiiKod. Hraii â€" $35. no to $36.50. I^lTe Stock Markets Toronto, l>ec. 4 lOxtra cbolce heavy ,MleerH, $11.60 to $12; do., pood heavy, i $10.75 to $11.40; butchers' cattle, choice, :tlO,50 to $10,75: do.. Rood, ♦'J.76 lo $10; 'do, niodliini, $!• to $9,26; do., common, j$7,75 to $».25; bulcliers' bulbs, choice. $10 50 to $10.75; do., good bulls, $7,65 I do., rouKb 1>«11«. »!'.26 to $fi.26; butch- ers' cow.s. choice. $8.75 to $9.26; do., Koiid, $7.S5 to $S-25; do. incdltiin. $tl.s5 uni- forms, !uui the service will be confin- ed to women employed on definite duties directly connected with the Royal Navy. MAY EXPORT SUGAR FOR MILITARY USES 12 Officers and 3.500 Teutons and Natives Yield to British Troops. A despatch from London says: An ofllcial statement on the operations in East Africa tells of the unconditional surrender of a German force under Col. Tafel, consisting of 12 German ot- I fleers, 100 Germans and 3,400 natives. A despatch from Ottawa says: The ' The force had advanced southward Pood ('ontroller's office has announced from the Mahenge area to Newala. ap- thnt the Commissioner of Customs had pavcntly in ignorance to the British issued the following memorandum to occupation of Newala collectors of Customs and others; "It is now ordered that sugar, re- fined and unrefined, including maple sugar, may be exported by parcel post up t« regulation weight when consign- A despatch from Washington says ed and intended for military and naval : Units of National Guardsmen from all forces overseas, the limit of weight to the States in the country have arrived tho United Kingdom being eleven in France. Some of the men already pounds, and for furtherance to France, ' arc training within sound of the guns throughout the Dominion, and the Navy League of Canada asks for a ! army, on the line between the Brenta ! response from the people of the Do- 'â-  - ~- - minion that wiii demonstrate, so far as such a medium can do, our heart- felt appreciation of the heroic Cana- dians who, unsung, and almost unheard of, brave the perils of mine-sown, sub- marine-infested seas, and with songs on their lips cheerfully give up theit lives for the Great Cause. The 8th of December is a fltting day to make our offerings. It is the anniversary of the Falklfind Islands battle, which freed Canadian com- merce and water-borne traflTic from enemy naval menace. The Navy League of Canada has been asked to undertake this work al the request of the authorities in th« Homeland. Notwithstanding the many calls upon u.'!, let us not forget these met who enable us to sleep sound in oui beds at night. Millions have beer given to the army by public and pri- vate subscriptions. Practically noth- ing to the navy and mercantile ma- HUNS SURRENDER . IN EAST AFRICA AIM^RICAN FORCES IN FRANCE STEADILY GROW IN NUMBERS. 21 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK BY U-BOATS IN PAST WEEK. \ despatch from London says; â€" Fourteen British merchantmen of 1,600 tons and over and seven of less than 1,600 tons were sunk by mines or submarines in week ending Nov. 28, according to the weekly Admiralty statement issued this evening. This is an increase of four vessels in the larg- er category over the number reported sunk in the previous week's report. â€"rin^aUMAi^