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BRITISH DEFEAT ENEMY IN THEYPRES-DIXMUDE SECTOR Strong German Attack Repulsed at Most Points â€" Hiief Advan- tage of F(»e Iteguined by Counter- Attack Launched by Yorkshires. A despatch from London says: An oflicial statcniAt from Gcni'i-al Haig eays: "Shortly before dawn, after heavy nrxillcry preparation, the enemy dc- Jiverftl u strong: local attack on a front pf over a mile south of Houltholst Forest. On a Br«at part of this front his attack broke down under the fire of our troops. At one point, how- eviT. on the left <>f our line, whore the atlAi'k was pres.*«--(l with prcat deter- ininutlon, and supported by troops carryinif flame-throwers, some of the soldiers holdiisR our advance posts wero compelled to full back a short distance on a front of about 500 yards. "After severe tightiiiK later in the Dioniinir a couiitcM-attack was launch- led by the Yorkshire Light Infantry. I It met with considerable success, with I the result that the enemy's troops I were driveu back a distance of three ^ hundred yards beyoml their formsr front line, and heavy losses were 'in- flicted upon them. Our positions are completely ri'-estaldished. Our casu- alties in the enemy'.s original attack and in the subsequent fighting were , light. ( "Sussex troops carried out a suc- cessful raid east of Lavenlie, and with little loss to themselves captured a \ few prisoners. Hostile artillery .show- ! ed considerable activity at a number j of points, particularly in the neigh- I borhood of Flesquieres, in the Given- ichy, Neuve Chapelle and Armenticrcs isection.s and east of Yprcs." BLACK SEA IN JTURKS SLAUGHTER HANDS OF ENEMY THE ARMENIANS Rus.sian Fleet There Comprised at Least Two Stiper- Dread- naughts and Some Minor Craft. A despatch from London says; Al- thoui?h the fate of the Russian Black Sea fleet is .still a mystery, it is be- lieved that as a result of Germany's peace with the Ukraine it has practi- cally passed into Teuton hands, and with it the complete domination of the Black Sea. At least two super-dread- naujrhts and a number of minor craft wiTo comprised in the Russian fleet. It will not he surprising if these ships eventually join the Goebcn. What is now considered certain i.s that (lermany is planning to use con- siderable of her strength in the Near East. Naval men believe that Ger- many is already preparinR for the rapid development of the Black Sea tran.-;port service >o as to get forces Into Asia Minor. With Rumania out of the war, laige Bulgar-German forces lan be used against Salonica while the German-Turkish forces oper- ate in Asia Minor. BRITISH GAlF ^ ^ IN Gen. Ailcnby Makes Further Ad- vance of Three Miles on Eighteen-IVIilc Front. A despatch from London says: â€" Briti:sh troops astride the Jerusalem- Nabulus Road in Palestine have ad- vanced their position.-! along a front of 18 miles to a depth of three miles, the British War Ofl'ico announced on Friday. The text of the statement reails : "Palestine: From Monday to Thurs- day our line astride the Jeru.salem- ' NubLilu.s Road was steadily advanced, i Little opposition was encountered. j "Yesterday the advance was to a maximum depth of three miles on a ! frontaffe of 18 miles. | "On Wednes<lay ni(;ht the enemy ' blew up his bridge over the River Jor- <lan at Kl Ghoranieh." Every Male â€" Man, Boy or Baby â€" Is Being l»ul to the Sword. A despatch from London says: "There is evidence, based on state- ments by German Consuls, and, there- fore, hardly to be prejudiced," says a despatch from The Hague to the Daily Mail, "that as the Turkish troops ad- vance to re-occupy Armenia they are literally exterminating all the re- maining Armenian population at Sao- sun, on the ^Jlack Sea. ' "Every Armenian male â€" man, boy or baby â€" was put to the sword, while similar atrocities are being perpet- rated, town by town and village by village. The handing over by Rus- sia of the trans-Caucasian district will simply mean extermination, at Ger- man instigation, or at least with Ger- man approval, of the population left behind." Markets of the World BniUlatnffa Toronto. Miir. li!- .\tiiiilt<.l>a wheat- No. 1 Nortlicrn. $2,234; No. 2. dO.. $2,204; Nu. S. do.. t2.17i: No. 4 wheat. $2.10i. Ill Kture Furt W'llllain, InrliidliiK iije tK«. MiinltoLn oat* No. 2 C'.W.. 99J<;; No. 3 c;,W.. Vi\c: extra No. 1 feed. 9DJc; No. 1 feed. 92 Je; In Klore Fort WllllHin. Aiiierleuti corn â€" .No. 3 yellow, kiln dried, $2. OH., track Toronto. Ontario outs -No. 2 while. ^9o to $1; No. 8 white, !>8 to !<»c. uccordlnit to frrlKhtH outride. â-  Ontario wlieiit â€" No. 2 V'liiter. per car lot. $2.22; LaKl.f In store Montreal. TVttB â€" No. 2. $3.70 to $3. SO, according to frelKlit.s outside. nnrley â€" MaltlfiR. $1.7.1 to $1.75, ac- lurdlOK to frcljthtK oulnlde. ^ UurkwhciUâ€" $1.78 to $1.80. accOrdlnff to frtl^chtH outside. Rye â€" No. 2. $2.33, nccordlnK to frelKlitM outside. Manitoba Hourâ€" War quality. $11.10, new baK.M, Toronto. Ontario llcjur â€" War ouality. $10.70, now boKS. Toronto and Montreal freldht.s. prnmpt slilpnient. MlUfi'.-d-Car lol.sâ€" I.>ellvored Mont- real freljThts, bjiRS lnclu<led; Uruii. per ton. $35: short.s. per ton. $40. I Hayâ€" No. 1. per t.>n. $17 to $18; I mixed. $14 to $16. track Toronto. I Straw â€" Car lots, per tun. $k.!;u to $9, track Toi^nlo. Oonntry Prodnce â€" Wholatal* Kulter â€" Cre.'inieiy. Holids, pi>r lb.. 47 to 47Jc; prints. i>er lb., 47* to 48c; dairy, per lb.. 36 to 38c. Eggs â€" New laid. 41 to 42c. J'oiiltry â€" DreBHed. chickens. 26 to 28c: fowl. 25 to 27c; duckij. 23 to 24c; gepse. 21 to 22c; turkeys, 30 to 3Dc. Whole.siilerB are selling to the Ct-lall I trade at the following prices: I Cheese â€" New, large, 23 to 23Jc; twins, 23J to 233c; early cheese, as* to 26c; larg:e twin. 2C to 26U'. nutterâ€" Fresh dairy. choice. 4 to ,41c: creamery prlt:ts. 51 to 52c; Molld.H. I 4U to BUG. KggM â€" New laid. 46 to 47c: new laid. !ln cartons. 4S to 50c; No. 1 storage. 40 ' to 42c. Dressed poultry â€" Xfilk-fi-d ctiirkcns. 35 to 37c; fowl. 30 to 33c; turkeys, 40 to 40c. Live poultry â€" Turkeys. .'50c: chickens, lb.. 20 to 2Sc; hens. 30 to 33c. 1 Heans â€" C'anadl.in. hand-picked bufdi. $S.2o to $S.5ij: Imp. h^nd-pll^kelI, ISur- nia or Indian. $6.00 to $6.7.''.; Japan. $8 to $8.25; Llinus, 19 to 20c. One of the quickly constructed huts in Halifax, which has housing capacity for six separate families. U.S. TRANSPORTS MOVING ON TIME 35c FroTlBions â€" Wlioleiala Smoked mcat.s â€" Hams, mcaium. 34 to do., heavy. 2S to 30c; cooked. 46 to 4(c; rolls. 2S to 30c; breakfast bacon, 40 to 42c: biuiks. plain. 42 to 43c; boneless, 4 5 to 4Gc. .„t:ured meats â€" Long clear bacon. 2S to 29c; clear bellle.t. 27 to 2Sc. I^ardâ€" Pure lard, tierces. 291 to 30c; tubs. 29i to 301; palls. 30 to 30ie; com- pound tierces, 25 J to L'Oc; tiil>s. 25* to 2U1<:: palls, 26 to 2i;Sc. I Montreal Markets I Moiftre.-il. .M.ir. 12â€" (lats â€" Cnnadlan iWeHtern. No. 3, $1.11: extra No. 1 feed. $1.11; No. 2 local while, $1.10: No. 3 local white. $1.06; .\o. 4 local white. $1.05. Flourâ€" New .standard Spring ' wheut grade. $11.10 to $11.20. llolled I oats â€" Hags. 90 lbs., $5.60. I'.ran: $35. ?.'""â- .*,?,• It"' â-  ^"'Idlings. $48 to $50. Moullllc. $60 to $02. Hay -No. 2. per Ion. cur lots, $17. ^ BELGIAN CAVALRY DEFEAT ENEMY Drive German Troops From Po,sition and Capture One Hundred. A despatch from Havre say.s:â€" The Belgians crushed two sharp German attacks on the night of March 5. The first was against the Beverdik posi- tion, over a front of two kilometres. It was stopped by artillery fire. The second was south of Stuydcken.skerke, directed against po.sitions held by dis- mounted cavalry. After a violent artillery preparation, men belonging to three German regiments, all being Hpecially picked storm troops, suc- ceeded in gaining a foothold in the Belgian line. A vigorous counter- attack made by cavalry drove them back, with .severe losses, from the positions which they had been ordered to hold at all costs. The Belgians took 100 unwounded prisoners. Wlnnipeir Oraln WImdpej,-. Mar. 12 â€" ("ash nat.s â€" No. 2 C \V., 99}c; No 9CJc; extra No. 1 feed. 95}c: prices â€" 3 C.W.. No. 1 Karley â€" -._. ., T-..--, rejected $1.63: feed. $I.5n. Flaxâ€" No. 1 N.wo' $.H.831: No. 2 C.VV., $3.7SJ: No. 3 CWi; $3.01. fee^. 92jc; No. a feed. 88Sc. No. S. 11.87; No. 4, $1.82: BRITWH CASIALTIKS FOK J'AST \V1;KK 3,31.1 A despatch from London says: â€" For the fir.st week of March, British ' caRualties wore ,'!,34,'i, the lowest of ' any week for several months. The ' official report foi the week was: Killed or died of woundsâ€" Officers, C3; men, ()L'8. Wounded or missing .-Officers, 17'J; men, 1!,.17.S. j The total casualties for February, a low month, were 18,961. I Production of Pleasure Autos Iteduced. A despatch from New York .says: Production <>f pleasure automobiles will be cut 30 per cent, during the pro- Bent fiscal year as a war measure, no- ' cording to a <lecisio»i reached here on Thur.stlay by the National Auiomobile Chamber of Commerce. Thi' r. duction applies to thi- entire 'I'M'otnril' led .sche- dule for the ye:.r GERMANS WATCH CREW DROWN Norwegiiin Ship .Sunk â€" Six Sur- vivors Ilescucd. ,A despatch from London says: The Norwegian steamer Haynu, of 1,160 tons gross, has been torpedoed %vilhout warning. She sank in less than one minute. The crew of 18 had no lime to launch a boat and jumped into the sea. The captain and five survivors were landed Monday night. With five companions, C'upt. Ilcr- mansen spent a terril)le night on a raft, exposed to intense cold. They found an upturned lifeboat at dawn and managed to rifrht her. Tlioy had drifted about for r>0 hours when res- cued l>y an American destroyer. One man died in delirium; the nther"; had their feet frozen. The (iermans watched ibe men struggling in the icy wafer, said Capt. Ilerman^en. hut did not o(Ter any help. United State! Btarketa MlnnciipolLs. Mar. 12â€" f'orn â€" No 3 yellow, $1.80 to $1.85. Ont«â€" No.' 3 white. 92i to 931c. Flourâ€" In carload lots, standard. $9.70 a t>arrel in 98-pound cotton sacks. Branâ€" $32.98. nuluth. Mar. 12â€" T.Inserdâ€" $4.11 to $4.23: arrive. $4.11; M,iv. $ill bid: July. $i.0.S4 bid: October, $3.70 asked. Zilve Stock Karketi Toronto. Mar. 12.-Rxtra cholc,, heavy It *;'??â-  ."i-,',^,'" *'-: •J"- K""*! lieavv. I.i!n5 •" $llfi!'; l)Utcher.s' cattle, choice, $I1.3a to $11.50; do., (tood. $10.60 to $11- ,d().. medium. $10 to $10.26; do. oom- •?ln"-,".'r„*r'i-''' t'Ut'liers' hulls, choice. '.iH..*" ""EO; do., pood bulls. $!i to ,»;i.25; do., medium hull.s. $7.,S5 to $».';o- jdo.^ rouKh bulls. Jfi.riO to $7; butchers' [cows, ehnlce. $10 to $10.50; ,io.. Rood I»k.i6 to $ii; do., medium. $s' ro $S,'-.0- 'slockers, $7.50 to $S.50; feeders. $9 to |$li: <'Hiiners and cutters. $fi to $C50- I milkers, Kood to choice, $00 to $110- do 'â- ''"'â-  ""d med., $65 to $S0: .'^prlnKers' l$flO to $M0: llRht ewes, $13.60 to $14 5(): Bleep, heavv. $6 to $7.25; yearlings. »Il.i6 to $J2.i5; Iambs. $1S to $I!I20 calves. Kood to choice. $16 to $17: hoK«' fed and watered. $19.75: do weiche.i olT cars. $20: do., f.o.b.? $is,7b <^'>-"^" Montreal. Mar. 12- -fanners' c.ittln $6.60 to $0 per 100 pgunds: mllk-h-d ealvo.s, }lii to $15; sheep. $11 to $13; limibs. $14 to $16; choice select Iimbs. off cars, $1 9.60 to $20 per 100 pounds. BRITISH CRUISER CALGARIAN SUNK Torpedoed OlT Iiisli Coa.slâ€" 18 Lost Out of (ilO. A tle.s|)alch from London says: The British auxiliary cruiser Calgnrian was torpedoed off the Irish coast on Saturday last. She was struck by four torpedoes, but of the 010 per.sons on board all but ,18 were landed at an Irish port. The people of the same ; town, wlio a few days ago won the I gratitude of the American people by j I heir kindness to the survivors front Ihc Tiiscaniu, have extended their I hospitality in the last few days to I nearly fiOO men from the Calgarian, one of the finest auxiliary cruisers in the Atlantic service. The Calgarian was torpedoed in the lute artcriioon I not far from the place where the ' Tuscanin met her doom. Transportation Facilities For Gen. Pershing's Army "^ Are Satisfactory. A despatch from Washington says : Troops and supplies for General Per.shing's forces now are moving to Fkance on schedule time, it was learn- ed on Thursday on high authority. While figures may not be published, it was stated positively that transport- ation requirements of the army are being met by the Shipping Board, and the immediate situation as to ships ' was described as satisfactory. In view of this assurance that the ! United States will be able to main- jtain its place as a fighting unit on the battle front, reports from the Western front are being scanned more eagerly than ever by officers here for the first signs of the 1918 campaign. It is felt strongly « that the opening of major operations in what President Wilson has predicted ' will prove the decisive year of the great war will not be much longer de- layed. .J, â€" . How to Restore Frozen Plant .s. The proper way to treat frozen plants is to place them at once in utter darkness where there is little or no artificial heat, as in a closet or cellar, and allow, them to remain without light until the weather moderates suf- ficiently to thaw them. When the } plants have thus thawed naturally jthey will be found green and fresh, and 'then may be taken again into the sunlight. If they are put into a cellar they should be covered with boxes, pa- pers or carpets to prevent the light reaching them. It is the sudden change from extreme cold to heat that breaks the tissues and causes the plant to die from loss of sap. <• Is Knowledge Golden? A university president was com- plaining about the wuiship of wealth that has seemed to characterize the twentieth century. "A young man," he said, "asked me which was the more estimable, riches or brains. " 'Brains,' said I, of course, but it sometimes seems as if in^thcse times the only way for a man to cnnvinco people he has brains it to get liches.' " One of the surest methods of reliev- ing pain is to use hoi moist applica- tions. The articles needed for this treatment are: Hot water, pieces of soft flannel twice the siw of the area to be covered, a protector which may be-^lade of folds of flannel, or better, of cotton batting nuilted between lay- ers of cheese-cloth, and some kind of a wringer. The flannel is wiung out by placing it in the centre of a towel and twisting the ends of the hitter in I opposite directions. This device can j be improved '.jpon by making a hem in either end of ihc towel and running sticks through the hems Ry twist- I ing the sticks in opposite directions [ the fbmnel can be WTUng 'very dry. To apply, cover* the painful pari with the protestor, -.l.en remove flunnel from the wriugtr, to.<t if with the back of Ibe hand, and, if it is not too hot, place it under ths^rotoctor and put it down ^lo'.vly to avoid burning Ihe patient. ("hanp' these applica- ti>rs ever.' few ininuffs; do not al- low them to become cool. GERMAN TREATY WITH RUMANIA Province of Dobrudja as Far as Danube is Ceded to Central Powers. A despatch from Amsterdam says: A preliminary peace treaty between Rumania and the Central powers has been signed, says a despatch from Bucharest. Under the terms of the preliminary peace agreement Rumania cedes the province of Dobrudja as far as the Danube to the Central powers. Ru- mania also undertakes to further the transport of Teutonic troops through Moldavia and Bessarabia to Odesso. An official German statement said Rumania had accepted the conditions of the Germans for an armistice. Ap- parently the signing of a preliminary treaty followed almost immediately. A despatch from London says: The drastic terms imposed by Germany upon Rumania, it is contended here, not only definitely takes her out of the war, but places her geographically at the economic mercy of the en- emy. All pretence of "no annexa- tions, no indemnities," is openly aban- doned in the clause requiring "recti- fication of the Austro-Hungarian fron- tier," which involves the loss of the valuable oil fields. The cession of Pubrudja, not to Bulgaria, but to the Central Powers, suggests that there is a conflict in the Quadruple Alliance over the division of the booty from the spoliation of Rumania. FINLAND REPUBLIC SIGNS PEACE TREATY WITH GERMANY. A despatch from Amsterdam says: Official announcement was made in Berlin on Thursday of the signing of a peace treaty between Germany and Finland, and also of trade and ship- ping agreements and a supplementary protocol. Finland, by the conditions of the treaty, agrees to cede no territory nor grant territorial rights to any foreign power without the previous consents of eermnny, who undertakes to exert herself to secure the recognition of Finland's independence by all the pow- ers. The fortifications of the Aland Islands will be removed. PREPARED TO CRUSH U-BOAT MENACE Feeling of Optimism Prevails io Official Circles. A despatch from Washington says; More submarines were destroyed by the allied and American naval forces in December than Germany was able to build during that month, according to information reaching "Washington. This fact developed on Thursday in discussions of the statement made to ' Parliament on Thursday by Sir Eric C. Geddes, First Lord of the British I Admiralty, that the submarines were ' being checked. I , Whether succeeding months have [ shown a net loss in German submar- ines is not known here. It is believed, however, that the anti-submarine cam- ] paign has proved so effective that in- I creased efforts this Sprirrg will see a I steady decrease in tiie number of U- : boats available-to prey on allied and American shipping. I American naval officials appear to be satisfied that the weapons I with which they expect to crush final- ; ly the submarine menace are f orth- 1 coming. Increased numbers of patrol vesMls of various types, appliances, and devices to make them more ef- [ fective against underwater craft, and the increased skill of navy personnel â-  are among the things upon which they ! count. It has taken time to devise and i build the weapons, but they are be- ginning to become available now. CANADA'S NET DEBT IS NOW 81,010.780,470 'A despatch from Ottawa says:â€" Canada's net debt stood at $1,010,780,- 470 on Feb. 28, an increase during February of $13,251,26;!. The total gross debt of the Dominion on Feb. 28 was $1,996,393,36'.). Total assets were $985,612,889. Total war e.x- penditures for the eleven months' period to the end of Febriiarv was $207,849,726. Revenues show an increase. In February, 1918, the revenue was $21,- 225,872, as compared with $17,513,- 473 in February of last year. Ex- penditure on account ot consolidated fund wa« $11,323,497 in February of the present year, in comparison with $12,581,954 ill February, 1917. Strategic points at which Japan may strike at Russia in the Far Kast to safeguard war supplies in store at Vladivo.-itok and Harbin. "Xrixo X^oixx^jSi of -fc]3.e X>XL£r^. (• h