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BRITISH INFUa SEVERE LOSSES ON ENEMY ON BOTH SIDES OF SCARPE Successful Drive KchuUs in Gaining of Advant-iKcoiis PoHiUons and Capture of Numerow^ Towns, Including ( ipLsilles. A despatch from the British Army In F'ranre says: On both sides of the Scarpe River hard fighting con- tinued on Wednesday, the British launching: fresh attacks and wrcstint; from the desperately resistini? enemy additional valuable stretches of groiind, many more advantageous across this section, of Franco, but, de- spite the unfav<)ral)l(' weather, the forces in the iiDrlli have driven deep into the hurriedly arranged enemy defences, smothering with their fire hordes of the Germans. These Germans had been thrown in- to the flKhting in this section in an positions and numerous towns, includ- i effort to keep th;* British from pene- Ing Croisilles. In the centre of the wide batliefleld on which three British armiesâ€" the . first, third and fourthâ€" are operating there seems to be a slight pause. South of the Somme, Kay and trating the famous Queant Drocourt switch line, which formed the north- ern continuation of the old Hinden-- burg lino after the British last year beat the Germans back from Arras. This line has been approached in .,.-<.s..-.:--...>i'oy-''ii' Ablaincourt were taken by the British; several places and has been reached; ^'ithout much difficulty, for the Ger-Jn at least one place in tho neighbor- j mans, being hard pressed south of hood of the Sensee River, these points by the French were there- ' The success of this drive here and fore ready to go with slight peraua-ltho breaking through of the old Ger- •ion. i man defence system may have far- Since early Wednesday morning reaching eflfect* both in the north and •torm after storm has been sweeping the south. Marshal Foch has be.;n fortu nato wlio appear abovo in the order named. MILITARY LEADERS IN GREAT 0FFE^4SIVE in having bis plans admirably carried out by Gen. Mangln. Gen. Humbert and our own Sir Julian Byng, Markets of the World Breadatuffa CANADIANS IN VICTORIOUS ADVANCE CAPTURING GAVRELLE \ Australianfl Ileach The Somme on a Wide Front and Battle For Bridge-Heads. bulls, $7,50 to $8.50; butchers' cows, '.â- hoice, $10.25 to $10.50; do., good, ,$9.25 to $9.50; do., medium, $8.25 to j8.75; do., common, $7.25 to $8.00; _ „ , . , . Jstockers, $8.00 to $10.50; feeders, Toronto, Sept. 3.â€" Mantioba wheat jio.50 to $11.00; canners and cut- Z^ '^<. ^ .^''*Â¥."'' S^-^i^A ^$- â- ^ ters, $5.50 to 6.50; milkers, good to Northcm, $2.al%; No. 3 AWthern, ^.^oice, $90.00 to |l25.00; do., com. $2.17H; No 4 wheat, $2.1014, m ^^d med. $66.00 to $75.00- springers, store Fort Wdliam not lnc!udm|r tax. ; 590.00 to $150.00; light ewes, $13.00 Manitoba oatsâ€" No. 2 C.W., 87%c; ^^ $15.00; yearlings, $15.00 to $16.00; No. 1 feed, 77%c, in store Fort Wil- gpring lambs, 18 to 19c; calves, good "»^- „ „ „ ,., |to choice, $13.50 to $17.50; hogs, fed American cornâ€"No. 3 yel ow, ki n ^^^ watered, $19.50 to $19.75; do., dried, nominal; No. 4 yellow, kiln weighed off cars, $19.76 to $20.00. dried, nominal. FRENCH REGAIN 40 VILLAGES IN SWIFT ADVANCE SOUTH OF SOMME in despatch from the Canadian Army ftkirts of Croisilles. Jigsaw Wood is j the Field, s.iys: â€" The Canadian a very hard nut to crack, being situat- i forces is fighting on a wide front north and south of the Scarpe River, approximately from Gavrelle to Crois- illes, but in this undertaking it Is â-  co-operating with a British division. ' This division has reservedly attained ed in high and difficult ground, pro- tected with machine-gun posts and wire. The Australians have reached the line of Fresnes-Horbecourt, but have met with much opposition in their ef- Ontario oats, new crop â€" No. 1 white, 76 to 78c; No. 3 white, 75 to 77c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheatâ€" No. 2, Winter, per' England car lot, $2.31; No. 3 Winter, $2.27; i No. 2 Spring, $2.20; No. 3 Spring,' $2.22; basis in store Montreal. | The anomaly pre-eminence in the roll of the British forts to reach the crossings of the army north of the Scarpe River. Tues- Somme River at Brie and Peronne. dsy it captured Cavrelle and advanced i The greater part of the Trones f/"' i'lrally . The Canadian troops hold the line south of the Scarpe,' immedi- ately west of Pelves, thence south- east, passing Jigsaw Wood and Sart Wood, thence in a generally south- en.sterly direction to well east of Wood, north of the Somme, has been taken; unofficial reports say it is all Peas â€" No. 2, nominal. Barley â€" Malting, new to $1.05. Buckwheat â€" Nom inal . Rye â€" No. 2, nominal. Peas â€" Nominal. Manitoba flour â€" War $10.95, Toronto. Ontario flour â€" War EQUALIZES ARMY AND NAVY. Now Payi Jack's Wife as Much as Tommy's. which dates back to !the days of Trafalgar of paying the crop, $1.08 (lepoiidents of the man In the navy a Hiiialler Allowance than to relatives of men In similar ranks In the military fon-es has been rectified. Hitherto thla difference In pay has been defended by the Admiralty au quality. Germans in Retreat North of the Avre River Vigorously Pursued by French Troops â€" Important Town of Chaulnes Among Those Captured. quality. I 'thorltles, one of the reasons given be- Lai^cu, u,.uiw^.». .up^.wn ,»y u, .» »'': $10.85. in bags, Montreal and Toronto, biK the alleged greater chance of pro- in the hands of the British who took j p,.^ ^ shipment. | motion In tho navy. Public opinion prisoners from a Prussian Guard divl- Millfeedâ€" Car lots, delivered Mont- 'has forced the navy authorities to give sion there. Hoctile counter-at- , real freights, bags included; Bran,|way and In future Jack will be on a tacks north of the Scarpe have been $35 per ton; shorts, $40 per ton. I level with Tommy in regard to hir Cherisy and Fontaine-le.s-Crolsillea. j beaten i off, and north of Locon, in j Hay No. 1, $18 to $19 per ton, track ! ^1^^.^ ^^1,^^^^^^,^,^ From here the line is continued by! the Ypres sector, the British line has Toronto; mixed, $16 to $17 per ton,' Scottish troops to the western out- 1 been advanced by ! the Ypres sector, the British line has ; Toronto i track . I Straw- Car lot.s, ?8 to $8.50 per RAPID ADVANCE OF CANADIANS "Monchy Before Breakfast" Was Battle Slogan â€" On to ("ambrai. A despatch from the Canadian Forces says: â€" "Monchy before break- fast." Such was the battlu-cry of a Cnnad'un unit that went over the top at !'. :'clock Monday moTniiif,'- They ton. Preux, but apart from its spectacular features, this force did not do a whit j Country Produce â€" Wholesale. better, nor perh.-ip.s was even so heav- | Butter â€" Creamery, solids, per lb., ily engaged, as other of our troops 42 to 42%c; prints, per lb., A'ZVi to battling forward that morning south 43c; dairy, per lb., 36 to 37c. of the Amiens-Cambrai Road through ^ GKNERAL MANGIN CROSSES AILKTTE A despatch from Paris says: â€" In | Ayre River has been far more speedy a swift advance on Wednesday, cov- ' since the fall of Chaulnea than previ- ering more than six miles at certain , ously. Vigorously pursured by FrencK. points, the French troops south of i troops and harassed by their own the Somme recaptured 40 villages. | mustard gas shells, which they left The left bank of the Somme has | behind and which- are being fired from been reached between Cizancourt and â-  German guns by French gunners, the Nesle, as well as the west bank of the ; enemy is making haste to cross the Canal du Nord between Nesle and River Ingon in the region of Nesla Noyon, over the greater part of its ' and the Canal du Nord. course. i Gen. Delieny's men, without great American troops in the region of ' opposition, advanced 4^ miles during Juvigny repulsed numerous German I the night, and on Wednesday morn- counter-attacks and broke up an ene- 1 ing their cavalry was upon Nesle, my attempt to cross the Vesle south : close on^ the heels of the retiring of Bazoches. I enemy. The pursuit toward the French troops captured Chaulnes, i Canal du Nord slackened on Wednes • the great German defensive point on ^ day morning- when the eneniy's artil^ the Picardy front, on Tuesday night. : lery of all calibres maintained a French cavalry on Wednesday heavy fire from strong positions west morning entered Nesle. French in- 1 of the canal. fantry occupied the town of Cressy, j After Chaulnes fell, Goramiecourt, 2'/^ miles south-east of Nesle. j to the north, and Scptfours were tak- The French third army on Wednes- j en by the French, while later Cressy, day captured Dives and pushing on ; Balatre, Champien and Roigliae, be- to the eastward, reached the outskirts • tween Nesle and Roye, were captured of Noyon. land more than a score of other vil- The German retreat north of the ' lages occupied . an exceedingly difficult country. The Canadian force rejoices the eastward gate is flung wide. that Eggs â€" New laid, 40 to 41c, Dressed poultry â€" Spring chickens, .S8 to 40c; roosters, 28c; fowl, 25 to ALLIES LIBERATE OVER 50 villages! BRITISH acreage IS RECORD FOR 20 YEARS A despatch from London says; â€" The Board of Agriculture states that the arable area in F.ngland and Wales \^,\ it by 7.30 ar.d tbei. thj cry be- , ^nj^^jt, ^^ 12,400,000 cnme "Cambrai or Bust." Cambrai \i a treat way off, but the..' are still going strong. Monchy-le-Preux is an Island em- inence and dominates the sea of rtll- ing country surround'ng. Oar ad- vance eastward was barred until it was taken. I' •.v;.s stormed two days after wc I ;> Vimy Ridge, and at its foot still lies a rusted shatter- ed tank that foundered on that oc- casion. It is a rubble of broken A despatch from Paris says: â€" General Mangin's troop* began cross- ing the Ailette River on Wednesday, I it was announced here on Wednesday] afternoon. [ A despatch from Paris says:â€" The' I*'rench troops have reoccupiedi number of German prisoners captured' 30c; ducklings, 83c; 'turkeys, 32'to 85c,' Mount Renaud, two miles southwest j by the, French in their advance west I Live poultryâ€" Roosters, 23c; fowl, | of Noyon. according to The Temps, | of the-Chaulnes-Noyon line has been ' „ 27 to 28c; ducklings, lb., 25c; turkey.s, I which says that the French are j comparativrfy small, as the FrenctS ^*'**''^ 27 to 30c; Spring chickens 34 to 35c. j approaching Noyon, which is probably j have been obliged to move cautiously ! ance Wliolesalers are ..elling to t:he re- i„ their possession. j The Germans left mines at various' '"chl;t'^New larl°"23f.'tr247' The retreat of the Germans, which places, and had scattered infernal^ twins, 23% to 24'4cl old, la'rge, 25^ i ^"^^'^'^ organized by (Teneral von | machines and traps of various Tcinds. to 26c; twin 26 to 26V.C. I ""^-hm during the past fortnight, wlil . Tlie war material taken, however, has Butterâ€" Fresh, dairy, choice, 40 to ! Pt'o^ably be made In two stages, it is , been considerable acres, an in- 42c; creamery prints, fresh made, 45, said here. The first hsilt is expected U.S. TROOPS TAKE JUVIGNY Offered Strong Resist- -Ffench Tanks Played 9ig Part. A despatch from the American Army on the Vesle Front says: â€" -Ac- companied by a fleet of tanks and cov- croase of 1,152,000 compared with to 47c; solids, 44 to 45c. 1917, and a record for twenty years, i Margarine- 32 to 34c. The wheat acreage has Increased by' Eggs- No I's, 47 to 48s; in car- 038,000 acres, and is a record since '""'- °2 to 54c. .,,0. /^ ^ L • J I. 00 ' Dressed poultry â€" Spring chickens, 1884. Oats have increased by 23.^3 rooste,^, 30c; fowl, 34 to 37c; per cent., corn and pulse 24 per cent., ^ jy^^^yg^ ^^^ ducklings, lb., 38c. by 26. per cent., all re- , Beans â€" Canadian, hand-pi and potatoes cords . ENEMY IN DESPERATE STRAITS TO MAINTAIN RESERVES bushel $7.50; imp., Burma or Indian, $6.50 Lamas, 18 to 10c. Honey, new crop â€" Strained, picked, hand-picked, Japan, $8.00; to be behind the Somme and Crozat \ Canal, and the second wfll bring the I enemy to the line of March 21, from which he launched his great offensive. f BRITISH RECAPTURE AMMUNITION DUMPS co-lb. \ despatch from the British Army in France says: â€" Tha British have re- once ordered masonry, which w;i .streets and of blast. .1 tree trunks. : A despatch from the British Army Only on its north-wcit slope, facing; in France says: â€" How hard the enemy that distant lofty ridge where lie so^ls off for reserves may be gathered many Canadian sons, there still stands! from the fact that the 148th Regiment intact a great cross of timber. It is | of the 4l3t Division appeared in the 25c; 5-lb. tins, 25 to •lb\'ac Doz., $3.00 to $3.61). tins, 24 to 24Mic; 10-lb._tins, 24% to I captured liirge dump.^ of ammunition Combs i which they left behind last Spring, I and which the Germans had not touch- ed. They also have taken immense Provisionsâ€" Wholesale I stores of German material. The Smoked meatsâ€" Hams, medium, 36 Rriti-sh ammunition came in very to 38c; do., htavy 30 to 32c; cooked : ,^3,,^ ^^d saved a lot of transport, as I 51 to 53c; rolls, 32 to 33c; breakfast In 48 hours the allied advance has i *'"^'^ ^^ ** ^^^^^^ artillei-y barrage, tha liberated more than fifty villages. I Americans swept forward early on j^ i Thursday against the German lines that slowly and reluctantly fell back GERMAN LOSSES IN KILLED j over Juvigny Plateau. The little ARE MORE THAN 2,000,0001 operation carried out yesterday by the I French and Americans had been mere- A despatch ?fom London says:â€" It Ily preparatory to the attack which 1 is estimated by experts here that the; began at 7 o'clock on Thursday itioni- ! German losses in killed alone now â-  ing. The kink had been taken out of reach a total of more than 2,000,000, • the line on Wednesday, but no deter- and probably approach 3,000,000. â-  mined effort was made to advance t.0 These figures were given out after a 'any extent. study of tables of German and al- Late Thur^lay afternoon the AmeBl- a site fit for a palace of a king, forj battle line during the defence of ^i^on, 4l\o 45c; backs.%lair44 to ^ '^/^"^^ «"'! "^ells when they lied losses which have been published. CANADLANS SINCE MONDAY HAVE TAKEN 3,000 PRISONFJRS miles and miles around the country. Cappy, on the south bank of the Som-]45c; boneless, 48 to 40c. lies in panorama. ; mo, although this divi.sion lost 2,250 " ' The plan was well conceived and , men made prisoner at Warfusee be- ; to 31c; brilliantly executed by the troops con-; tween August 8 and August 10 and! Lard cerned. The men had the sati.sfac- 1 was withdrawn as no longer fit to tion of breakfasting in Monchy-le- ; fight. were needed. I-arge engineer . A despatch from liondon says: BAPAUME CAPTURED BY BRITISH IN MOVE- MENT THREATENING HINDENBURG LINE German.s Fight Desperately to Sustain Their Drocourt Quean t Lineâ€" Ginchy and Guillemont Occupied by Haig's Troops. Cured meatsâ€" Long clear bacon, 30 flumpH, which are most useful in clear- dear bellies, 29 to 30c. | '"P the battlefield in the wake of the -Pure, tierces, 80 to SOl^c; > advancing armies, also have been cap- 3,000 orisoners. tubs, 30'/4i to 31c; pails, 30% to 31 'ic; tured prints, 33 to 33%c. Compound,! tierces, 26 to 26 Vic; tubs, 26 H to | 26%c pails, 26% to 27c; prints, 28 to CONSTANTINOPLE RAIDED cans held positions in the fighting lina in the Soissons region, extending: in a northerly direction from Chavtgny, Twelve years ago there were only twenty-two autos In Saskatchewan. Last year there were 33,505. Plvo 28Mic. Montreal Marets BY ALLIED AIRPLANES I The Canadians between Monday and 6 ! years ago there were not over ten on Thursday morning have taken . tractons In the Province. Now there 3,000 prisoners. 1 are eig ht to ten thousand of them. FRENCH CAPTURE NOYON AND SUCCEED IN CROSSING THE OISE 90 lbs, $5.30. Bran, $53. Shorts, $40. MouiUie, $67 to $68. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $15.50 to $16.00. A despatch from London says:â€"' tleiields where for the past two weeks Bapaume was captured on Thursday the Allies and Germans Vtavo been Live Stock Markets by ths forces of Field Marshal Halg. j locked in a death struggle. Toronto, Sept. 3.â€" Extra choice The town of Bapaume, one of that When the battle began it was one | heavy steers, $15. .50 to $16.25; choice chief highway centres in Northern of the German supply bases. | heavy steers, $14.50 to $15.00; but- Picardy, is twelve miles north-cast of For the past week the town has , chers cattle choice. $ .S.2.^o $14^0 ; Albert and thirteen miles north of been closely invested by the British | d^o. god. ^J-^^^^^^ Peronne. ! but held out in spite of the fact that I .^ (Jq ^^ $10.00; butchers' bull.^. It controls a network of fine high- the British have passed beyond it bothi jj^j^g^ jn.oo to $11.25; do., medium ways leading to all parts of the. bat- on the north and .•south. I bulls, $10.25 to $10.60; do., rough A despatch from Ba.sel say.^: â€" A Montreal. Sept. 3.â€" Oats, No. 2 C. | Turkish communication, dated August], . . . . ,, ,. W., $1.01 to $1.02; extra No. 1 feed, ' 29 announce*! that airplanes raided Mmdrimont and Morluicourt Also Taken 98 to 99c. Flour new standard grade, ! Constantinople on the night of the''' »t Several Point? $10.95 to $11.05. Rolled oats, bag ..^^^ They dropped bombs and mani- i Ailette River Cros.sed Quesnoy Wood Falls to French. festoes. One person was killed ard j A despatch from Paris says: â€" The 11 -were wounded. j French after capturing Noyon in Constantinople also was attacked heavy fighting to-day, continued their Sunday night and the previous Wed' ne.sday night by airmen. captured Noyon on Thursday, are now engaged on both sides of the River Oise and are moving forward in close of the Milk la Important as a food, because If la tho most eonipletp and well-hiil- anced of any single food. Moreover, It 0()titalii« certain prtiiclples or sub- stanrns which make It vitally neces- sary for httbles and children. advance and now have a foothold on ! co-ordination. The pasinage the southern slopes of Mont St. ; Oise at Morlincourt is of interest be- Simeon, more than a mile to the east,! cause it was the first time that Gen. according to the War Office anmince-i Mangin was able to cross the river, mcnt to-night. They also have taken | Quesnoy Wood, to the east of Kcu- Landrimont and Morlincourt, and; villy, which was captured by Gen. De- have crossed the Ailette River at sev-jbeney's army, was one of the main eral points. I artillery centres of the enemy on this Three French armies, one of which front. a:"li.e I>oiML^«i of ±*loL<& 33ia.£f3.