Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 31, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only morning newspaper in Manitoba. Weather forecast fair and warm. Temperatures yesterday to 7 maximum 82. Minimum 54. Vol. -1-2. Sun Elsos . Sets . Moon Elsos. P.m., sets . Winnipeg tuesday augtjst.31, 1915. Fourteen pages no. Halted is Baltic Region Tittle Progress with Campaign to Force evacuation of Riga. Is threatened russians making Advance toward Ponie Witz heavy fighting All along the line. Italy has secured great advantage London aug. 30. A correspondent of the daily Telegraph in the adige Valley says during the last eight Days i have visited Many places on the North Western Una Between Austria and Italy and about i 70 Miles of the Frontier Mountain Chain chosen by the austrians. One is struck by the enormous advantage Italy has secured in this he italian ha3 Aon or. Rii Ory of inestimable Worth to Llic austrians and Italy s position is immeasurably Superior to what ii was Ai the opening of the Campaign i have been full ten Kilometres into what was Austria before the end of May and in other districts the and Vance. Has been quite As Ideal Mother for harvesting aug. Lis it i now Enigma the whole Kus an line from the Western Drina to be Dniester. In the Baltic Region germans. After advancing seven northward from the River nip in the course of three Days now ,.ticlnv interned in the re i of the swamps and forests -1 Saskatchewan government re of the Western Dina. J ports q5 per Centi of thru Obi of Here is to break the j r front on the Dina and to Grain Cut rtt5s Ai the evacuation of Riga. The ins Are successfully preventing s an by advancing in the direct of Ponie Witz and threatening the it is Clear that both Tho at Vilna and Brielos Init. In if possible meet at pro Flo and so Clinch the. Russians it hip russians Are retreating with pit deliberation giving themselves i me in which to evacuate Vilna and Bialostok. Officers and men worn out. The germans and still More the Aik ians both officers Rind men. Bare been worn out both in strength main spirit during this interminable slight frosts report but wheat not next week. Quietness reigns on British front mining operations the Only activity during past two weeks aeroplanes wrecked French artillery continues violent bombardments in Argonne and Lorraine Canadian casualties Field marshal von Macken cavalry. Of which he now is Larre numbers Suec Eort in get ahead of the Russ an armies re i a tins through Bielo Izeh Forest. The of the i Ripe and along Pinsk railway military men Are of a Safe arrival at. The new positions prepared for hem. The effective resistance of the units co Wirland who arc preventing any appreciable Advance from the a by. Marshal von has Al posed of Hopes to rut off Ivrah re Trent to Vilna and and ins thrown Hie responsibility for decisive result on the Aii Siro Cirman armies Vav High broke ii ouch Kovel and South of Brest i Orsk. W he Fame time cavalry non in Fantry turning to the right from a Point about Midway Between Vladimir and Kovel. Are at tempting to Roll up the right Wing of the extreme Southern russian Irmy. This operation is in Progress in conjunction with the Austro Fie min offensive on the Lola Here Between the Brody the Dniester the Teu tonic Illies Are directing i immense that has forced the russians on a 30 mile front for More 10 the reports from this Section on saturday that the ten Szinn line had broken near Biz Zany obviously were Vav hat. Soems to have occurred was a general assault on a front in which the Musiro Ger wans crossed the River dislodged the russians and forced n. General re Troat i that sector. To where. How did the russian units lose touch 3rd thus permit the opposing forces lot sect a distinct in the line. Teutonic allies still pressing. London. Aug. The re forts from the Eastern War theatre embracing the Region from Corn land Galicia. Indicate that germans and austrians Are still fussing the russians hard in com it or tenaciously following in treat. Observers Here Are it ibo that the Ipp Ronnhi la pc Nuinoo tic season will limit 111" further for " 3rd in Over Iceni of in Teutons them to be Content Wilu Frails of their successes is the so soil Falls Inion them. Both Berlin and Vienna Lay eni stasis on the statement that Field marshal von Hindenburg s forces is the Dina River in Courland we renewed their activities which brought to a sudden halt re of flatly with the Success of the rus saas in holding Riga As a. Menace -5 ton Hindenburg s rear. To South Western Russia in the sinn tic Trimins and Ger inns chiefly concerned in driving want Duke Nicholas armies further i the Peipei . Evidently the purpose of repenting the july Success of the term inns in Lake Region of East Prussia. To the Northwest in the sector i or s a Short distance to the East of -1e East prussian Frontier. Berth sports an Advance of the Teutons i the capture of the town of j is to the West of the fortress Grodno upon which the Aims germans now Are evidently Regina sask., aug. 30. The special weekly report on crop conditions in Saskatchewan issued by the department of agriculture states that full 63 per cent of the crop is Cut. Weather conditions have been Ideal slight frosts have been reported but no damage to the Quality of the Grain is mentioned and with a continuance of favourable the greater portion of the crop will safely harvested by the week and. Some delay has been caused in utting owing to a shortage of incr twine but every Effort has Een put Forth by the department to Medy this. Is u sufficiency of labor for be Harvest and the excursions have of cease to. At one or tyo pol her the Eastern Side of the province London aug. Report from Field Mii Rihal sir John French commander in Chiec of the British army in the Field was Given out by the British War office tonight As follows since my last communication August is there. Has been no fight ing Oil our front to record. There has been a certain amount of mining activity taut conditions generally j have been Normal. Both on the Isth and the 21st we succeeded in shooting Down enemy aeroplanes. On the 25th our heavy artillery set tire to a railway train at station about five Miles Northeast of on the same evening our Royal flying corps co operated with our allies in an Aerial attack on the Forest of South Hurst which was successfully car ried out without the loss of any French official report. Paris aug. War office to night made Public the following oficial communication Ai lil cry fighting has taken place in Artois and in the Region of Ottawa aug. Following list of Canadian casualties was issued at first battalion. Died of wounds my Besth. Sergt. Jambs new York. Seriously wounded Arnold a Ejijah. England. Second battalion. Wounded Wilson Tohn Hng land. Died of wounds Goodman Sergt. Charles eng land. Fourth battalion. Died of wounds pet Jar formerly 23rd Faniie. . Wounded and suffering from Gas fumes Mckinlay aij3x., Scotland. Wounded lank.13y. Aha.hl.13s, England. Suffering from Shock Walker Sergt. Arthur e., ens land. Fifth battalion. Suffering from neurasthenia Gas Poison Pearson. Ross w., big Lind. Killed in action Holmden George Lawrence Ottawa. Seventh battalion. Killed in action aug. 16 King lc.-cort.1. Godfrey England. Tenth battalion killed in action Atkinson Fred England. Thirteenth battalion. Wounded mor1sll, Edward Montreal. Fourteenth battalion. Wounded slightly Gundron i a Robt Montreal. Dangerously Iii _. A to Duncan Sergt. Hugh St. A Lair Montreal. Fifteenth battalion. William Arthur Southwood ont. Forty eighth battalion. Death Davis. Will Tam England. Princess Patricia s. Wounded Scott John Allen no. Gg7 Victor Street Winnipeg. No. 3 Canadian Field ambulance seriously wounded spadmor1b, Driver Arthur s England. Canadian army veterinary corps dangerously Iii of Tomaine poisoning Robinson John a., England. A Pink p73pbr, Montreal. Mills James Montreal italians capture Cima Cista Nevi Eres. Where our fire has Shat equinoctial storms soon. The opening of the Jim the the military observers Are toe Tinc attention to the fact the russian storms arc Urie to begin. They assert tha the danger limit to in the Eastern Mold. 1 by some of these observe m 1 1p Equinox Mark tie turn in Point in the Napole far Paig a. The first warning snowfall preceding the Hii Inos. But soon afterwards Fen 1vith came Dis to Napole flt rating continues in uni Iles in Tlle Vicinity of that. Cre British recently mad Landini. The turkish report the recapture by the ottoman a l ilj5 of trenches with head casualties. These claims How not been conceded b Britain. Operations in the have been confined t on Page Orduna arrived safely. York aug. Of the arrival at Liverpool of the in m or Orduna was received Sci the Orduna left new Tor 21. She arrived at live poo 11 ocl Sci this evening. A. Rather taken tired some of the enemy s trenches and hit. Some German encampments. The Argonne our batteries have stopped several times attempted bombardments by the enemy violent cannonade Nas in Ciorra me toward Morical. Pen noes and Caselles and also in the Vosges in the Region of Rabideau Launois and Linge. Cromer s View of conscription London. Aug. Cromer gives reasons in the. Times Why he deprecated conscription. He says in the first place i think that Summit held by Strong austrian infantry Gress in Tolmino Duma and five from the the Empire has been whatever May be personal opinions my support would at pre i sent do More harm than Good it Isth congestion of labor occurred Temi 11ot to allay but rather it. On the other hand More men accentuate the class controversy Oulch be used on the we arc manifestly threat Ridge line. A High rate of wages Tecl Arili which we should above All As paid at the commencement of Arv eating. But s2.50 per Day a now he general run of remuneration. Threshing commencing at Vari Points and Bis yields Are Auti Ipa Ted. The following reports have been ired in by members of the outside Tan of the department Middle fully 60 per Cut. Of the Grain Cut most of re things. Endeavor to avoid. In the second place. It is obviously not impossible that the acute differ a Fol la aces of opinion which exist on up in this the present my opinion i a would be disastrous. It is essential that Unity be. Preserved even at the expense of great sacrifices of per subject May break coalition and this. Sonal opinion on the part of to the third . T think this is minder ready for cutting. Ernine utly a question upon which the Rome aug. Following official communication was issued to As in Val Susana our Reco Naiss ances pushing out toward Cima feet dominates from the Northwestern Side our position on Monte Salibio found the Summit held by Strong enemy infantry detachments with machine guns. On the 2 St Cima Cista was attacked by our troops and no with standing1 the fire from the enemy artillery was conquered and retained. In Carnia on the evening of the 27th the enemy after a Long period of activity hurled himself on our positions at pal Piccolo and Al ways was repulsed. To the Lezzo it Itsuro Basin our transition to troops succeeded several Days ago in advancing beyond that important township and now cover it from a Strong position barring the a by Brodil pass by the upper Sonzo and by the Platenik Valley. The enemy powerless to refuse us opened As usual an intense artillery firs on the houses of Lezzo causing ses eral outbreaks of fire. In the Tolmino sector fresh pro Gress As been made with great difficulty by our troops. On the Carso the enemy As the result of a skillful Advance of our troops abandoned several trenches which he found full of dead and army munitions. Our air raids continue and Are carried out boldly and successfully. They Are always directed Aff inst military objectives. Yesterday we bombarded the railway station of Voge Arko an enemy s Camp near Kastan Veveka and munition depots at Susana. Our suffered no ii members added to my Cabinet tentative agreement designed to make the government More representative. London aug. Of the russian Cabinet by ten members five of them to be chosen from the want government to buy wheat crop Alberta Farmers and Busi Ness men hold enthusiastic meetings forcing prices Down Grain growers anxious to secure Relief from influence of professional Speculator Ca ree. But no serious delay on this supplies having been sex i Essed in. Quality of Grain very be. Yield generally very Good Hough some stubble crop is Short and Light. Plenty of help available. Maple current to Maple Creek cutting general All Over Many places nearly completed. So damage from Frost weather farm and dry no delay from rain. Heat a. Good Sample and will ave Seibo. I to the acre. No ibor shortage As yet Moose in Moose jaw District Adius Twenty an Ideal Hai week. Seventy live per cent utting one. Temporary shortage Inder twine easier than owing to crops proving was anticipated. Car which has full information on the subject should give the Karl. When i say the governmental mean More especially lord Chener. have into a position which unique. Oad coming first of week will Supply Pocai demand. Threshing Southern Jart of District will commence sept. Mud be l i i Ial Over Cli Sirlet by he end lie week. And Southwest if Huni Boldt. 70 per cent of wheat. 50 per cent Oats and All Barley Cut. Veheul yield about 20 bushels Oats 0. Barley 30. Sample fair. North of Plum Toldt All Grain later but yield heavy. Slight Frost on tuesday but no damage to Grain. Twine scare. No shortage of labor. Saskatoon. Saskatoon i heat cutting practically finished. Crops. Lanigan __t3est crop for years. Perennial sow Thistle getting into Fields South Vest of town. Slight Frost recently but no effect on Grain. No thresh g started. Many local showers. At Mervin ire a la ready ant cutting is Well under Way. At Paynton and maid Stone cutting is now general. Lloyd Minster crops Are very heavy and flitting is general. Average yield of wheat crop will be 35 bushels Oats will average so and Barley 27 bushels. Crops never better. No damage from ii ail Frost or rust. Regina to Rouleau fully so per cent of wheat is Cut. And probably 40 per cent of the Oats is harvested. There is n shortage of Binder twine to the South of Rou Leau but nothing serious. A. Short age of repair parts of binders has also caused delay. Goose Lake to arc Good and out line Well on. Help plentiful. Rose town to Here arc the Best seen. Cuiting general All round. . Saskatchewan report. Kiceina. Sask. Aug. The most week cutting operations have. Zone on with considerable Energy fro Tel out this division of Hian Pacific railway and the com Vron report indicates that threshing will begin the last of this thiessing practically n the District. Condi kit forced him is altogether if he were to state publicly that compulsion is necessary my be Lief is that the support of the mass of the Public would be at once secured. On the other hand. T should re it As merely unwise Biu practically hopeless to Endeavor to enforce compulsion if lord Kitchener were to a hostile or even Neutral attitude. There never was an occasion when As it appears to me i Lence More deserved the epithet of attacked by a Cougar. Emboldened by hunger. Animal Pur sues fire Warden for Quarter mile. Vancouver. ., aug. Warden John Armstrong of Sechelt 40 Miles North of Vancouver has sent a letter to the game Warden stating that he was attacked by Cougar Friday night. Riding horse through a District that been burned Over by a Bush Armstrong says the Cougar rushed at him like an angry dog and after turning his horse the Cougar Pur sued both of them for a Ciu Arter of i mile the fire Ranger s belief is that the Cougar had been emboldened try hunger for a heavy fire had swept the District. His had fire Kali reach turkish coast. Athens aug. Trans ports carrying italian have reached the turkish coast according to a dispatch from Mitylene and several regiments have effected a Landing. The message does not state i Vera Tea link at ing. Coal strike Council of tentatively agreed on As a Means of making the government More truly representative of the people according to the daily Telegraph s Petrograd Corre Sponden t. Since parliament the correspondent acids vigorous efforts have been made to devise some Means by which the government and tha representative chamber could Coop Erale More closely and effectively. The parties on the left of the Duma would have preferred an immediate transition to a parliamentary government. This idea naturally found Many opponents. An agreement Al daily Wai reached on a project under which five members each of the Council of ministers and Duma should enter As ministers without port ministers opposed plans. At first the ministers were opposed to the plan but now they have Mode fied their at a conference yesterday Between the Duma leaders and m. Krivo Safaein minister of Agri culture who has been mentioned As a. successor to m. Gorey Ken As Premier and Prince Scherbatoff minister of the Interior a tentative list of the n. popular members of the Cabinet was drawn up a settlement of this question has been impeded by the instability of the party balance in the almost every Day Nerv groups form in that body and pass from one allegiance to another. The old majority seems to have disappeared the of tourists hav ing for the time being drifted Over to the officials have Long meetings in at tempt to secure settlement. London . Efforts of the government to Avert a spread of the South Wales Coal strike led to protracted meetings at the Board of Trade Chambers today Between Walter Runciman president of the Board of Trade David Lloyd Georgo minister of munitions and representatives of the miners and Coal owners. At the conclusion of the conference no official announcement the re sult was . According to one report the Coal owners agreed to the inclusion in or. Re cent award of those workers to whom the award did not extend which would mean that the strike was settled. to another report a. Hitch has Arisen in the negotiations which will Render enc scary another meeting with or. Runci Inan on tuesday morning. Twelve thousand miners Are now on strike in the Coal Fields. Calgary alta., aug. Attic and whole hearted were today s sessions of the big gathering of Grain men elevator men representatives of the Farmers organizations of the province and business men called for the purpose of starting a movement with the of inducing the Dominion government in con Junction with the Imperial authorities or Independent of them to Pur Chase the wheat crop of Canada in its entirety. There was Only one other Sugges Tion at the afternoon s meeting and that was if it be found impracticable for the government to Purchase the crop outright it should finance the Farmer so that he might hold his Grain against the depreciating influences of the professional Specula Tor. There is undoubtedly a movement on foot to depress the Price of said Alderman Riley. Of Calgary. He was asked what in his opinion Stich a movement could consist of and re plied that some such movement was at work if it were nothing More than the speculative actions of the professional gamblers in wheat. There were Many speeches by a members of the Board of Trade business men and representatives of different Farmer organizations. Most agreed that the Imperial government could be induced to take Over the crop in its entirety taut a few thought that might be impracticable. Anxious to protect Farmer. Among those who considered its impracticability Likely was James Speakman president of the United Farmers of Alberta. Or. Speakman was heartily in Accord with the Effort to. Protect the Farmer against a reduction in the Price of his Grain but suggested that action be taken to in Duce the Imperial government to Purchase a stated amount. Others thought that a stated amount Pur chased by the government would do no Good toward maintaining prices. After it was said one the prices would Sag worse than Ever owing to the fact that the Speculator Woi ild think the government had finished and was out of the in the end a committee represent motor boat Squadron sex minis tabs be arrested today warrants issued but great secrecy observed about their execution terrible storms raging in Russia Petrograd aug. 30. Terrific storms Are raging in Western Russia. Rain has swollen the Rivers until they Are oui their Banks and the marshes along the propel River and tributaries of the Dniester and Bug Are becoming impassable molasses. The German troops will be greatly handicapped in their Advance by the heavy Rains which Are the be ginning of the autumn storms. Ii is j believed that the Austro Cerman armies will have to abandon their j attempts to gel artillery across the j marshes and that for several weeks j the Campaign will be waged with Robert Rogers pays Roblin cavalry forces. I Yaj t g t g to was just t his will be to the advantage of i j the russians the cossacks having j a Call proved their superiority Over the car j mans in every engagement which has j occurred. Coldwell is coming native the different interests allies must have moot puce financial Alliance is urgently needed for Mutual Protection of markets. Extraordinary measures must be taken to avoid monetary absorption by America by Luigi Tazz Attl i or Moray italian minister of finance Paris aug. Financial Alliance Between the allies is urgently needed for the Mutual Protection of their markets. The pulse beats of France great Britain Italy and is the Exchange give no True indication of the health of these nations. Extraordinary measures must be taken immediately if Europe is to avoid monetary absorption by am England and France must remain the leaders of the world s Money markets. It is illogical and false Germany s rate for Exchange should so closely approximate that or France. The difference ought to be 6 financial and business alliances Are always More difficult to make than alliances of hearts and armies but the woes must build up this Neces sary Rampart. The great Banks must get together and provide a monetary the treasuries of France England. Russia and Italy ought to organize a is eat Central institution to take care of their National debts and remove the wide difference Between their rates of Exchange due. To the huge note circulation while the Normal imports Are not being offset by exports. The financial Secretary of Germany in his latest speech said our s6 000 War d Els and others will be robs while others Holiday. Thomas Shaw arrested after steal ing jewellery. Calgary a.lta., aug. Shaw whose specially is robbing residences during the vacation of the inmates has been caught by the Cal seek Power to form Flat on great lakes for training. Ottawa aug. Question of developing motor Craft for War Pur poses brought into notice again by the delegation which is going from Chicago to Washington to seek for Power to form armed motor boat Squadron on. The great for purposes has become More important since the War started. B ast motor boats have been used for scouting and. Other purposes. It is not a new question in Ottawa. The Ottawa motor beat association and other bodies after the War started asked the government for recognition in forming a. Squadron for training purposes. This was refused however and it was understood at the time that the naval service department was unwilling to allow the formation of any Force which might interfere with the recruiting of land forces. Gary police jewellery the loot houses has been Worth of from three City recovered. The week o miss Galaher leaves for overseas. Moose sask., aug p Eimu Ivy a v. T miss Galaher. Who has be thee years is held in High re a by the Hospital Board who made presentation Aind address. She a Cai inc Here a Yucai to Unte cred for War her Igig Ottawa. _ what Point the italians Are land but it is believed to be on Galli poli Peninsula or near Smyrna concentrator burned. Nelson. .-, aug. Ivan Hoe concentrator at Sandon b.c., was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The Plant valued at about was treating Ore from the Lucky Jim and Surprise mines. Arrangements Are under to Send this Ore to other plants an the District. The cause of the fire Iaun known. Additions to Atlantic Fleet port Arthur ont., aug. Steamers Turret Cape Turret chief ind Palikir Are to be added to those formerly on the great lakes and now doing service on the Atlantic. A.11 were Ocean going vessels before be inc brought to the lakes. About 25 left for the sea. Early tills season. one the Midland Queen has yet fallen a victim to the German sub prisoners to receive 25c a week. Ottawa aug. Royal High Ness the Duchess of Connaught has been informed that the Canadian prisoners of War Are to receive one Mark 25c per week and not seven Marks per week As was recently stated in the press and therefore funds Are still required to Supply food and comforts for the prisoners in jewellery was found in a grip Shaw checked at the . Depot. He was in the habit of paying daily visits to the baggage room to Deposit his loot of the night before in the grip. Shaw is suspected of being implicated in robberies at Regina bran Don and Lethbridge jewellery be longing to people at these Points be ing also found in his unique storage. Irishman arrives in England Ottawa aug. Transport which sailed from can Ada on aug. 12, arrived in eng land. She had on. Board three offi cers and 100 men for the Field Artil Lery four officers and two men de tails and horses of which 713 were recounts for the Field artillery 150 were Riding and 146 Light draft horses1. Expect ministers return. May All be in Ottawa next week following return of Premier. Ottawa aug. All of the Cabinet ministers Are expected to return to Ottawa next week for an important series of Cabinet councils following the return of sir Robert Borden. Consideration will be Given to Tlle different matters with which sir Robert has been in consultation with the British authorities and which would require action at Ottawa. There is no official confirmation of the report that immediately after the return of sir Robert Borden to Cati Ada the raising of an additional 000 troops in Canada will be authorized. There is no doubt however that additional regiments to those which will depart shortly for England will be recruited in Canada to associated press dispatch from Nipes was presented in which or. R. A Magilll chairman of the Grain commission was quoted is declaring the prow Sitison of the government taking Over the crop not feasible. The dispatch read set aside. J. 1h. U 1-.j and the discussion went on As u it had riot been presented. The feature of the warm and enthusiastic discussion was the speech made by Alderman Riley. In which or Riley went into details As to the Effort which the government had made in inducing the Farmers and All others who could raise wheat to do spas a patriotic duty urged to raise wheat. Last fall the government ured everyone who was in a position to do so to raise said Aldei Man Riley. The Farmers and even the townsmen were urged even coaxed to go into wheat Iamb ing and the Farmers were asked to put every available acre into that pro duct. At that time the Price was season referred to and the Price is away Down. The favor of duty of the government is to action Herland spoke warmly in palsy s suggestion say sb01thuat Thi needed the wheat and that it the Canadian authorities took the proper Thev would buy it. If the Imperial government during the months. Autumn and Winter buys now will buy cd Wise do. Of 7 . Daily is the closing hour for acceptance of display and classified advertising for Neit Day s paper. Advertisers Are requested to hand la their copy Large or Small As Early As possible. All cuts and Mats should accompany copy. Office open every Eveans excepting saturday. Phone main 6340 nurse Are needed. Now said or. Sutherland it by cheaper Thoj it could other Wise do. Of course there is the important question of Price but i feel certain that uie Imperial government would see that the Farmer got a Rea Spnable Price. It Means Prosperity to Western Canada it Means Affler to inv Prosperity to All of Canada and As the Imperial Over Ament needs the wheat Why not ask them to Purchase our crop outright. They will Benefit As Well As we. Is the it entry to lose its promised Prosper Small band in Garipoli Peninsula is overworked Ottawa aug. Needed in the. War zone. In the Gallipoli the Small band of nurses who Are looking after the wounded soldiers Are overworked1, and in stances Are recorded where one nurse has the care of As Many As 72 wounded soldiers. Or. Tames Robertson in an address last night under the auspices of the Vromen s Cana Dian club and in of the red Cross fund appealed1 for More nurses remedy this condition. To Hori. H. T. Mcgrath to Ottawa aug. H. T. Mcgrath. M.l.c., of Newfoundland and Secretary of the patriotic fund of that Colony will attend the annual meet ills of the press association in to Ronto this week afterwards lie visits Ottawa to study the. Canadian sys tems of assigned pay and pensions. The ancient Colony has raised at Bat i Talion of infantry now in Egypt while Over fishermen of it Found land have joined the Navy. By now grasp. When it seems within unanimous. Cd Hunt asked if the meeting considered it advisable that sonic suggestion be made that the govern ment take Over a fixed amount of wheat using the words bushels but this suggestion did no with warm approval by some of the attendants. "i. them take it All Over they need it said or Sutherland in reply. Other speakers were much in a with Aid. Riley s suggestion and enthusiastic manner of it might be said to be Nam Mously in favor of the suggestion. Be realized. I Carcity of butter in Australia Canadian exporters have Chance to make profitable deals says Trade commissioner Ross. Ottawa aug. Before Lias there been such a. Scarcity of Sutler in writes d. H Ross the Canadian Trade commissioner at Melbourne in a letter to the Trade and Commerce department pointing out the chances there ure for Canadian exporters. The Export of butter from zealand is prohibited he says and Large shipments of Canadian Tuitui from Vancouver and american but Ter from san Francisco have been profitable to the importers. The. Wholesale Price for prime butter in Melbourne is now 48 cents per Pound unprecedented sup Are United. Both the mail and cargo steamers from Vancouver and the cargo steamers from St. John have recently arrived1 at australian ports with full and As a matter of in the arrest of Tho in connection with the parliament build Ings scandal May be expected today. The warrants were issued last Satur Day at the City police station. Absolute secrecy is being maintained by everyone connected with the affair. Not one of Tho eight men who know what hat taken place will Tell who the warrants Are for what the charges Are or when they will be served. I can t accompanied by a Wise and curiosity rousing Emile is All the answer of them will give. Hon. Robert Rogers paid sir Hoci mond Roblin a. Visit yesterday after noon leaving about .1 o clock. Coldwell coming to City. It is understood that none Tho sex ministers Are in hiding Ami no difficulty is anticipated in serving the warrants. George h. Co dwt i. Sex minister of education who in Brandon read a the papers last night that the warrants had been issued and is leaving for Winnipeg on the first train morning. A very close Friend is authority for the statement that or. Co dwell is coming to the City to Vive himself up to the authorities. Provincial police chief Elliott it is understood will serve the warrants. The papers were issued at the police station because the Nellc rofl offences committed in the City. An air of i ape Teancy was very noticeable at the parliament build Ings and the provincial police office yesterday afternoon but nobody would make any definite statement As to when the arrests mighty by expected. It is very probable How Ever that they will be effected to Cluny. Co dwell not surprised. Brandon man., aug. Hon. G. R. Co dwell was evidently not taken by Surprise by the reports in the evening papers that warrants had been issued for arrests in Conn Ccuin with the charges arising out of parliament buildings scandal and late tonight he allowed it to known that he would leave for Winnipeg by the Early morning train and submit to being arrested in that City. Doubtless. Or. Coldwells feeling the Strain of the last couple of months but there has been Little in his Rren Oral Demeanour to betray it. The report that the Hon. G. N. Co dwell would be in irm four sex ministers to be Juto sied created much stir Here this Over inc. Speculation was How and when the arrest would be off retort. But no information could be obtained up to a late hour from Tho. Provincial police who. It was thought had if Case in hand. Or. Coldwell spent the Day in his usual manner. A Good Doal of the time was passed at his office but visited Public places As usual and chatted with friends if nothing unusual were about place. Rogers Speaks of visit to Roblin More cargo is offering of Cana than the Terest much Dian origin steamers can accommodate. In some instances Bulky goods have of Neces sity been diverted from the regular shipping lines to sailing vessels land ing at new York. The Hon. Robert Rogers who i spending a few Days in Thyl City Dis posed of several hours last evening in i pleasant conference with friends it the Royal Alexandra. Tie Only Deull with one at a Lino. His a in or occasionally subdued by Ilic very alluring orchestra items Given b Oyril Alexandra orchestra. When the hour for his de Arluro arrived1 he permitted himself to interviewed by a free press represent Itic although no encouragement was Given the latter to make Tho cull s. Ong one. The Cabinet min Fuei explained he wan taking an Nual holidays at Krs Nora and had slipped into Winnipeg 10 sonic private business. He expects 10 return to Kenora tomorrow a inn Lnor. Were you in conference St continued on pour Canadian Northern seen worst Days Ottawa aug. Donald Mann who was a visitor in the capital or saturday made the prediction tha the Canadian Northern railway sys Tern has seen its worst Days and that from now on there will be o. Steady improvement in the condition of he railway. Me predicted thai the big Western crop would not be moved rapidly but would keep the railways More particularly the Canadian Northern Busy throughout the Winter voting on wage reduction. Vancouver b.c., aug. Columbia electric employees Are voting tonight whether or not to accept the finding of the recent wage arbitration Board which favored a reduction in wages approximating per cent from the old scale. It will be several Days before the re sult of the vote is announced but there is a rather pessimistic feeling abroad and the Outlook is that there is More than a possibility of a strike. The recent arbitration proceedings were conducted with a. Good Deal of feeling on both sides. Already a number of citizens Are laying in a Supply of candles and Coal Oil lamps. Weather report. The Ive Juhr report from Mehorn Loffl Ca observe glory Al St. John s College As at 7 ., 73.4 maximum for die preceding 12 hours minimum barometer. 29.71 Northwest whirl i t 4 Miles in hour no rain. The of Narlian Meteorol okla service weather taken no 1 o clock last evening August so. Winnipeg time. 83 Cloudy Oil jury. 76 Clouds Edmonton. 68 Medicine 94 Cloudy Minnet Ioen so Cloudy port Arthur 48 fair. Prince Albert Clear Quappelle. E2 Swift Curryjr. Is Loudy Winnipeg. 72 Clear. The has been line and decidedly warm today Chron Ilioiu the minimum and maximum i Empera turf. Prince 50-62 Victoria. S2-70. Vancouver. 62-70 Kinu loops. 66-3-1 Monton 52-76. Calgary. -18-86 Hsu Tollef to 46-l 0 Medicine a. 56-96 to tv.-. Re Gina. Prince albert4 80 Wynn lace 5-1-82 fori Arthur. 36-50 Parry sound. Loeo 53-65 Tor ii Iilo 55-65 Ottawa. 5s-62 Montreal. 56 70 Quebec 56-62 is. John 06-62 hair a. 63-74. The flags of Japan and Holland Ovee free press today is the birthday of Boih his Jampo Ritsul majesty Yosl Yuto. Emperor of and of pm ii Uhel Ojua of the the i emperor s birthday is celebrated a a in Japan. The National has of Japan. Which will float Over free press Bui mini until do w a shows on a we i u. Ii c 11 j the rising Sun red six teen rays to the edges of the i acc. Five to the top Jive to the Bottom and three to Mich in Honor of the Hirthe xxv of Queen Wilh Ollna the Flay of Tho Yeihei land will also ii oat Over the press building until rundown today. When Holland Caino into exist ence As an Independent Tato in 1570, the dutch people adopted he colors of their famous William. Prince of Orange Orange White and. Blue. Thuro was no fixed number of stripes in Flag until 1533. When it was decreed that the Flag should have thic equal horizontal bars the top one. Trance the Nhmon one blur. The Bottom one White. The Rhatig from Orange to red. Which is now the color of the uppermost bar was on account the in of Orange even new. And its liability to Fly i or. The Salt air. The of Jinso from Orange to red made in Itji Ter Cere Van Hare i Zimrin Wilhelmina Kon Login Divi cd Erlander. 31 18so, in fee Kroon is Jyh str Cere ;