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BRITISH CONTROL SITUATION IN FLANDERS: ENEMY GAIN A BARREN ONE FiKhlinp Continues on Large Scale â€" German Success Was Short- Lived â€" Relatively Quiet on French Front. ^ vum m um III » i i ii«wi pni i u] i j nptrf/^ na ' itmi : â-  utwi i -««- ' "^u">" A despatch from tho British Army In France says: The Messinos Ridge and the PlocKsteert Wood, which last |y populated by civilians, and as re June were cleared of Germans by the misty weather. The territory which the enemy over-ran was sparse- garda the character of the country, it spectacular coup, afrain were Tilled ' is a barren gain. Moreover, the en with swirling masses of fiercely-bat tlinp troops as the result of a new drive launched by the enemy between Arnientieres and Mcssines. The Germans are parliulcarly de- sirous of capturing Messines Ridge and VVytschat'te, and pressed their at- tacks hard there throughout the day. Much sanguinary hiin<l-to- hand fiehtinK occurred at the places. emy communications are lengthened across long tracts of clay. "The weather has improved and on Thursday morning the allies were effectively co-operating in large num- bers. "At 10 o'clock Thursday morning the enemy made a formidable attack against HoUebeke, and fighting of great intensity followed. Masses of the tide of battle surging back and } the enemy advanced in waves over forth for many hours before the en- j heavy ground flanking Roozebeck, emy finally abandoned temporarily ! making a great target for the rifle- his attempts here. 'men and machine guns, which wrought Coincident with tho attack north ' what i.s described as terrible exocu- of Armentieres the enemy continued ! tion. to push northwestward from Croix i A despatch from French Head- du Bac below Armentieres in order ' quaiters says: Relative quiet pre- to complete the pocketing of the lat-|vails from Hangard to Noyon. The ter city. French carried out a small infantry A later de.spntch says: "The situa- ' attack at Grivesnes Chateau, locally tion in Flanders is regarded on Thurs- 1 improving their position in the park. day as fairly well in hand, but the The guns arc active on both sides fighting continues on a heavy scale along the whole front. The Germans and is likely to continue. What sue- have done little trench digging. The cess the Germans achieved developed enemy airmen are more active, but out of an advance in the centre of the ' are showing little inclination to take original front of attack, helped out by the offensive. Type of .shelter built by the municipal aulhorities of a London suburb as a refuge during air raids. It ists about $7. .'30 to build and is fitted with electric light. FOOD BOARD SPLENDID PART STOPS HOARDING PLAYED BY CANADA Markets cf the World Brsadatnffa Tcrontn. April K. -Manitoba wh^at â€" Ni>. 1 Norlhprn $: 234; Vo 2. tin.. $2 201; No. 3. (io. »2.]7*: No 4 whfiit, 12.101; In storp Fori VlUiam. liicliidliiK 2ic tax. Manitoba oats Nn. 2 f.W.. 9Bic; No. 3 C.W.. 92Jc: r-xtra No. 1 foetl. 91fc; No. 1 teed. SUJc. In store Fort Wllllaiii. Amerlrnn corn -Tho War Hoaril In the t'nllfd Stuloo prohibit Importations. Ontario <.a;« -.No. 2 whltB, !i3 to S4r; No. 3 while, !>2 tii 93c. accorrtlnK to frelKhtK oiitNlrtp. Ontario wheat â€" No. 2 Winter, per car lot, J2.22: bHulK In store Montreal. I'eaFâ€" No, 2. $3,60 to $3 "0. acconlinK to frelEhtw outsMo. Barley â€" .Maltlnfr. $1.6S to J1.70. ac- cordhiK to frelKhtB (lUtMl'le, Huekivhcat -$1,S3 to ll.SiJ. accordinft to frelrhtM oiitxide. Rye â€" .No, 2 $2,00, aceordlnc to frelKhtff outshle, Manitoba flouiâ€" War qualltv. $11,10, new ha»j«, Toronto Ontario flour â€" War guallty, $10,70. new bani, Toronto anJ Montreal frelKhtn protniit !.hl|iineiit, .Mlllfeeil Car Iot,i -Dell ver»(l Mont- real freijchtK. h.iBH inchule't: Bran, per ton, $36 I". MhorlH. per ti>n. $40,10. I!ay- No. 1, per ton. $17 to $18; jnlveil 514 to $tn. track Toronto, Straw Car Ir.ts per ton. $S 50 to $9. truck Toronto Ooimtry Product â€" Wholeiale Butler â€" t'reamery. aollrlH. per lb,, 47 to 4Rr:: prlniii, r'er lb.. 4S to 49i'; dairy, per 11)., 39 to 4iic, Kbkhâ€" New latti, 35 to 3Cc. Poultrv â€" Ini'xNed, (hlckepH. 2f. to 2Rc; fowl. 27 to -jlir . iliickx, 20 to 31H', Kee,«e, 21 to 22r; tinli.v!', :!» to 35c, Vhole-inlor.s are .selllnK to the retail trade at the fVdlowlnfi: prices: â€" ("heese â-  New, larce. 23 to 23Je; twins. 23} t<i 23?c. earlv rhei-He, 25) to 2Sc; lurKe twin. 26 to 26J(,', Biilter Fresh dairy, chol.;e. 41 to 42c: irearnerv print.", 50 to 52c; aollda, 49 to t"c. Marrarine â€" 32 to 33c lb, Kkk*- -New laid. 42 to 43c III cartons 4': to 47c, I'>reHRed piuillrv â€" Ml Ik -fed 36 to 38r; fowl. 30 to 33 to 4.'.iv Live poulirvâ€" TurkevH, 30c: chicken!*, lb.. 26 to 2%r. hens, 3>> to 33c. Ueaiis fiiiMillan. hand-picked, bush.. JS.BO; Imp. hand-picked. Burma or Indian. $C r.O to 17. .lupaii. $8 to $S,25; I.lmaK. 19 In 20c. Maiilf symp • Imperial Rallon. $2,25; wine Kullon, $1 75, rroTlalona â€" Wholeanla Hmokrd meats- Mams, medium, 3C to 3^c; do, hea , y. 30 lo 32c; conked, 4fi to 4«c: roll.s. 31 lo 32c: breakfast bacon. 41 I" 44c. backs, plain. 4.'! to 44c: bune- lehB. 47 to 48c, <^ured tneals â€" I.onK clear bacon, 29 to 80c; eleur bellies 29 to 30c Uard â€" Pure, tierces, 31J to 32c; tubs "SIS to 32Jc; palls, 32 lo 32jc: prIntH, IS to 33Jc Compound tierces, 26 to J«ic. tubs ,;i;i to 2(l'3c: palls, 204 to 27c; prints, 274 to 28c. Tiulutb, Minn., April M.ii^J to $4.15; arrive. S4 mi bid; July, $4.06i ii.fil bid. Ifi â€" I.lnsecd â€" $4.0Si; May. bid; October. new laid. chlrkonH, turkeya, 40 Montreal Markota Montreal, .\iiril 10 -< >ats â-  c 'anadian Western. No 3. $i 07; extra .N'li, 1 feed, $1.07; No. 2 local wliite. $1,054; No 3. do., >l.i>3i Flour - .New Htandard HprlriK wheat Krade. $11 10 10 $11.20. [tolled nu'f-UuK of 90 lbs., $5.80. Millfeed â€" Brnn. $3540: shorts, $40,40: middlings, t4«.60, moulllie, $00 to 112, Hay No. 2, per ton. car lots, $17. WlntUptr Oraln WinnliieK, April 10- (.'ash iJrlceH: â€" Oats -No, 2 r \V,. 90ic: .No, 3 C. \V., • 21c: extra .No. 1 f 1, 91Jc; No i feed, rt>ic: No, 2 feed. KOo. nnrlev-.Nn. 3, $1.««; No. 4. $161 Flax -No. I N.W.C. is. it: No 2 C.W.. $5.79J; No, 3 (.• \V . iSMO. Vnlttd St«t«i Markats Minneapolis, Ai.ril If, -Corn â-  Nn, 3 yollow, $1,(10 ii, $1,70. Onts .No, 3 white, 901 tn 9 He Flour unchanKed, Branâ€" $33 M, 1 ' ' " â-  'â-  " Xilve Stock Market* Toronto, April 16 -- llvavv .steers, choiOB, $12.26 to $13; do., (rood, $11.50 to $12. butcher.**' steers and heifers, choice, I $11.50 to $12: do.. Rood. $11.25 to $11,75; ! do,, medium, $10 to $10,25: do,, com- { mon. $S,60 to $9,25; butchers' cows, i choice, $9,75 to $10.50: do., Rood, $9 to I $9.50; do., medium. $7.75 to $8.50; do,, cominun. $fi,50 tc $7,25; do., canners', I $6 to $6 25; butcher.s' bulls. choice, I $10,26 to !ill: dc„ Rood, $9,25 to $9,76: 1 do,, medium, $S,2B to $9:, do. common, I $7 60 to $K; feeders, best, $9,50 to '$10,60; Htockers. be«t. $9,60 to $9.76: ; Rraas cowh, $7 *r. i7.7!», milkers and i BprlnRers, cholct,', $100 to $136; do., com. itemed. ?65 to $90; calses. choice, $16,50 to $17; do., medium. $14 to $14,75; do.. ! cotrimon. i>t to $10; heavy fat. $10 to l$;2; lambs, choice, $19,60 to $20,76; (»heep. choice handy, $13 to $14,60: do,. 'heavy and fat bucks, $11 to $12.26; hoRs, fed and watered, $20,25 to $2n,60; do,, off cars, $20,50 to $20.75: do,, f,o,b,, $19,25 lo $19,60. Montreal, April 16- Choice steers. $12 to $13: Rood steers, $10,60 to $11,76: choice butcher cows, $9 to $10,50; Rood cows, $7 to $9; butcher bulls, $S to $10,50; caimers' cattle, $5 to $0: calves, milk-fed. $7 to $14; sonifl very choice nt $15: spriiiK lambs. from $10 to $15 apiece: choice select hoRs, oft cars, $21 to $22; BOWS, $19 to $20. UKRAINIAN GRAIN ALREADY EN ROUTE. A despatch from Amsterdam says: A despatch received here from Kiev, Russia, says that an agreement was signed Tuesday afternoon by the Ukrainian and German and Austro- HunRarian delegates for the supply to the Central Powers of some i;0,000,000 poods (a pood is a little more than one-third of a pound) of bread, fod- der, grai/i, peas, beans and seeds. Of these 9,000,000 poods are to be deliver- ed in April, l.'-.,000,000 in May, 20,- 000,000 in June, and 19,000,0(10 in July. The despatch add.'--, that the de- liveries of the grain already have be- truii- 29 MEN OF CANADA WON VICTORIA CROSS A despatch from Ottawa says: â€" A return tabled in Parliament on Thurs- day at the reiiuect of Mr. W. S. Mid- rllcbro, ('hief Government Whip, shows that up to the present time 29 r«iiadians have won Victoria Crosses for deeds of valor on the battlefield. The mimes and particulars of the in- dividual act.s of heroism included in the return are the same as already published in cable despatches. HRITISH CAPTURE PALE.STINE TOWNS A despatch from London says: â€" Briti.sh troops on April 9 advancc^d their line north of Jerusalem, in Palestine, to a ileptli of one and a half miles along ti front of five miles, the Hritish War Office announced on Thursday. Notwithstan<ling the stubborn resistance of the Turks, the British captured the villages of Rafat and Kl Kefr, Dealers Notified They Will Be Prosecuted if Stocks Al- lowed lo Spoil. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Canada Food Board states that the new anti-waste and anti-hoarding or- ders made by the board have been responsible, in part at least, for a large reduction in the surplus of apples and potatoes in Canada. The quantity of apples in the Annapolis Valley and in leading marketing cen- tres was reduced during the month of March by nearly 100,000 barrels. The .smallest reduction has taken place at Winnipeg, where 13,000 bar- rels of apples were in store on March 30, as compared with l.'),400 barrels on March 1. The Canada Food Board has telegraphed the chief food in- spector at Winnipeg enquiring whe- ther these holdings are liable to be marketed without loss. If the stocks there cannot be taken care of without waste, the Food Board is prepared to require dealers to dispose of their holdings without delay. Very con- siderable supjilies of onions are re- ported to be held in British Columbia. Dealers arc warned that they are liable to prosecution if any part of these stocks be allowed to spoil. NO ONE-CENT PAPERS IN BRITISH ISLES A despatch from London says:â€" The last one-ceni newspaper in the British Isles, the Daily K.xpress, has now gone up to two cents. London now has one (i-cent morning paper, two at 4 cents and the remainder at 2 cents each. The afternoon papers are all two cents, except one, which sells at four cents. War Has Cost to Date 835 Millions and 100,000 Casualties. A despatch from Ottawa says: The tale of Canada's outpouring of treas- ure for the attainment of the objects involved in the present conflict of na- tions is told in the great mass of fig- ures with which Sir Robert Borden introduced the discussion of the Do- minion's fifth war appropriation bill in Committee of the Whole in the Commons. The recital of statistics brings few thrills to the listener, but a study of the Prime Minister's state- ment is rewarded by a new and clear- er appreciation of the magnitude of Canada's share of tho financial bur- dens of the struggle. To the end of the fiscal year 1917-18 Canada's war expenditure at home and abroad so far as it has ,to date been reported amounted to .$835,950,019. To that will be added if the disbursements for the present year are as estimated, $5U'),277,804, making a total since the outbreak of war of ?1,3.')2,227,823. As the Prime Minister pointed out, how- ever, that sum does not represent all tho expenditures of the period inas- much as certain large amounts laid out in Great Britain have not yet been reported and included in the amounts. MUST RAISE FOOD OR JOIN THE ARMY Only Farmers Who Show Ade- quate Results Will Be Exempted. A despatch from Ottawa says: The attention of farmers receiving condi- tional exemption from military ser- vice until a f5xed date is directed to certain principles which have been laid down by the central appeal judge at Ottawa which apply to all exempt- ed men in this class. The need for troops cannot be exag- gerated. On the other hand, the ne- cessity for maintaining food produc- tio;. is likewise pressing. The ex- emption granted farmers is granted solely because of the conviction that they are, or jnay be, more useful in food production than as troops at the front. German I.ong-Range (uin Joins Enemy Airmen in Killing Babies A despatch from Paris says: â€" The bombardment of Paris by the Ger- man long-range gun was resumed Thursday afternoon. One shell struck a foundling asylum. The total victims of the bombardment were four killed and 21 wounded. 4.000.000 MORE ACRES UNDER CROP THIS YEAR. A despatch fi'oni Victoria says: Prof. W. J. Black, commissioner ad- ministering the Agricultural Instruc- tion Act, estimates there will be an addition of 4,000,000 acres under crop in Canada this year as compared with 1917. Half will be in the provinces east of the Great Ijake!", probably nearly a million acres in Ontario, 000,000 in Quebec, where many of the grass lands are being broken up, and 400,000 in the Maritime Provinces. Of the 2,000.000 acres in the Western provinces, about half will be in Sas- katchewan. Boiled rice served with any stewed fruit makes a^good, inexpensive tles- sert, Ol,D TIME t_T» » 19 (I t] >,o DAYLIGHT 5AVINO TIME f I » ♦ « • 7 •• f 10 H 111 X S 4 5 ,« T 6 » W II II ♦ How We Will Gain an Hour for Plav Under Canada's Daylight Saving Bin. Diagram shows the elTcct of setting the clock on one hour. Ob.serve that it gives us nn extra hour of play tinie without cutting down our hours of work or sleep. AIRSHIPS RAID ENGLISH COAST Enemy Also Attempted Air Raid on Paris District. A despatch from London, says: â€" A German aerial raid was made on the east coast of England Friday evening. One or two of the raiders succeeded in penetrating further in- land. Field Marshal French's report said: "Some hostile airships crossed the east coast this evening, and proceeded to attack certain Eastern Midland dis- tricts. One or two raiders succeeded in penetrating further inland, where some bombs are reported to have fall- en. Further details are not yet avail- able. The raid is still in progress." A despatch from Paris 3ays;^Ger- man airplanes attempted a raid on the Paris district Friday night. They dropped a few bombs, but it is not known whether there are any casu- alties. Mustache an Army Badge. It is against the British army regu- lations for an officer to shave his up- per lip, and from time to time the British War OfHce has issued general orders expressing its disapproval of the growing disregard of this regula- tion. The mustache long has been regard- ed as a military badge. Only one regiment in the .\ustro-Hungarian cavalry may go smooth faced, and this is because during the Seven Years War recruits were so scarce that this regiment once had to go into battle when there were nothing but beard- less boys in its ranks. It behaved with such gallantry, however, that its members remain beardless to the present day. Poor Overworked Words. It is declared by a pl>il()logist*that nine words do one-fourth of our verb- al work, and forty-three words one- half. The nine most useful words are: And, be, have, it, of, the, to. will, you. .^niong the thirty-four are: .\bout, all, as, nt, but, can, come, day, dear, for, get, go. AIM TO RE- TAKE JERUSALEM Turks, Reinforced by German Troops, Open an Offensive Near Palestine Coast. A despatch from London says Thi Turkish and German forces in Pales- tine on Wednesday opened an offen- sive, attacking the British front neai the coast, the War offices announces, In both Palestine and Mesopotamia the B: itish have been carrying on suc- cessful campaigns for several months, and have accomplished the destruction of two Turkish armies. The situation became such a desperate one for the Turks that the Germans sent troops to their assistance. La.st week, for the first time, the German War Office refeiied in the war report to Pales- tine. Another indication that the Ger- mans were planning offensive opera- tions on that front was the statement a few days ago by Lieut.-Gen. vot Ardcnne, a German military writer that the tide was about to turn it Syria and Palestine, and that the re- capture of Jerusalem had become a practicable possibility. The British front extends across Palestine from the Mediterranean tc the Jordan River, passing about 11 miles north of Jerusalem. Along the Mediterranean, where the Turco- German attack is being made, the British have pushed some distance north of the port of Jaffa, which is important because it serves as s base for the British sea communica- tions and also i.s connected by railroac with Jerusalem. The capture of Jaffs and the cutting of the railway lim probably are the immediate objective! of the enemy. SSHUNRANES IN ONE DAY Bombs Dropped on Metz Rail- Way Station, Also on Zee- brugge and Ostend. .\ despatch from London says:â€" Thirty-five German airplanes, 21 of wJiich were destroyed, were brought ' down by British aviators on Thursday. ' The official statement on aerial ac- ' tivities reports the dropping of bcmbs on military targets behind the battk j front and on a railway station at Metz. The statement reads: "The mist which prevailed the last , few days continued until late Thurs- I da afternoon, when there was great activity in the air along the whole [ front. Twenty-one hostile machines ' were destroyed and 14 were driven down out of control. I "Four of ours are missing. Two of our machines reported missingr yester- day have since returned. "During the night over ei^ht tona of bombs were dropped on Bapaume. on villages south of the Somme and on military objectives at Ostend and Zeebrugge. One of our machines did not return. "On Friday the Sablons railway station at Metz was bombed success- fully. Twenty-two heavy bombs were dropped, all of which burst on the rail- way and sidings. .-Ml of our ma- chines returned." ♦ TWO NEW DREADNOIGHTS ADDED TO KAISER'S NAVY A despatch from .•\msterdam says; â€" Two new dreadnoughts have been added to the German fleet during the war, according to the Vossische Zeit- ung. and have participated in the bombardment of the fortifications on the Islands of Oesel and Dago. These vessels are the Baden and Bayern, which were launched in 19l,'>. at KieL and Danzig. They fire 38-cenlimetre shells. ♦ BRITISH TO CONSTRICT GIN TO THROW SHELL 80 MILES. .\ despatch from London says: In the House of Commons on Friday J. 1. MacPhcrson, Parliamentary Under- Secretary of the War Office, informed a questioner that steps had been tak- en to construct a British gun capable of throwing a shell more than 80 miles.