Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 1, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba
10 Manitoba free press. Wednesday 1915. Money and business the decline in the rate of London Exchange had marked in fluence on All financial operations in new York prices on the Stock Exchange were Well maintained Veteran Winnipeg wholesaler brings cheering message from Tho West. Western Union Madej Ood Utility Issue jumps Many Points in anticipation of Early dividend increase. Nerr Tork. Aug on Exchange which had been forced Down by foil in Slot Patlon partial recovery later some of the War ring above the Best Uutola tons of the Forenoon. Western in Orji among the prominent ii till advancing to 7ufc. In Antici pation of an Early o Tho dividend. Tork. Aug. Conditions to the foreign credit situation held Market within narrow Bounds. Aldo from a further Rise in minor railways. Uter dealings feature Leas. The closing was steady. Decline to new York. Aug. New level for Sterling was reached in the afternoon when sight mils bumped to ii or Zoh rents below yesterday s this is the largest decline Ster Ling has so Jar had in a single Day. Francs at and Marks at sos slight improvement Over their quotations of morning. A arcs remained steady at Montreal. Montreal. Aug. Resume of business transacted in Montreal allowed further Ron traction today Deal Ings in listed Shires amounting to Only shares with one exception inc dullest Day in the month. The War shares which have been providing the bulk of Tho interest in the Market recently were virtually a elected. Ami under neglect prices sagged All through Tho list. No pronounced weakness developed in any Stock with the possible exception of steel of Canada preferred which sold off abruptly to s2h. Against us the previous Day. And Only i Point of Tho loss. Iron also yielded fairly easily the Price falling to 42. And closing Only h better leaving Only m As the changes. I misses among the More Active stocks apart from these two. Were fractional. Scotia old at 54 to s in Small lots the latter Price being Down from monday. Tar like was lower at steel of Canada common after weakening 1 to closed firmer at car was off 1 to 102 and locomotive was Down 1 to to. Carriage factories closed 4 higher it All through the list business was very Small when compared with recent average. Iron for instance which ranked As the most Active Stock contributing Only shares to the Day a aggregate. While buyer showed no willingness 1o take stocks except at concision Little pressure was in evidence at any total 1.504 shares. 31 rights. Uoo Bonds in unlisted securities. 25 Tharris and j100 Bonds. Northern Crown Bank head capital authorized capital paid up j8.000.003 directors. President. Sir d. H. Mcmillan. . Vice president. Capt. We. Robinson. Jas. U. Ashdown. A. Mctavish Camp w. J. Christie. Sir Douglas Cameron. . N. Cham Pion. John Stovel general manager _ to Tut. Of Robert Campbelll. M. Mccarthy Money transferred by Telegraph email and drafts issued on sol parts of world in any currency. Collections made in All parts of can Ada and in foreign countries at mini mum Cost. W. Q. Yule. Manager Vinn Locc Branch. Ref lathes optimism cheer Alexander Macdonald domes Back to Winnipeg with most encouraging report on West Ern prospects. Alexander Macdonald. Leading Winni Peg wholesale merchant and in Uncle. Has returned from a Western trip Dur ing which he visited the chief of the four Western provinces. He saw a portion of the. Productive area of Western Canada and Back hopeful regarding crop situation and the general Prospe cts of Western can Ada for the fall of after seeing As much As i have of our farming country hearing Tho reports of those who Are in close touch with the situation he said to the free Tress "1 Luitt no hesitation in fore casting a crop of bushels this ear. Tho cultivated urea in Tho pral Rio province a increased by acres and the yield is the heaviest i have seen la forty Yeura experience. 1 is Clear that Western can Ada will obtain considerably More than j50.0gv.ooo from livestock and Root crops alone. If you add this probably value of the wheat crop you will and that u will yield a total Large enough to provide ii.4uu for every family of four in Tom Prairie or. Macdonald strongly expressed the conviction that All the depression which existed in Western Canada was mental und that it had no real foundation in Tho financial condition of country. Everything pointed to a Large Masuro of Prosperity in Salto of Tho impending War trouble lie referred to the very Large sales of automobiles in this City Ana in other Western cities und towns and argued that nothing serious could be wrong with Tho country when such a business was being carried on. He stated that on Tho pall la Coant it was expected that there was soon to be a considerable revival in the lumber Trade. There was a demand for this material for Export to Europe from ill Tosh Columbia and there was also a growing demand for lumber in the Prai Rie country. This demand was certain to increase and would be larger in 1916 than it had been this year. Mixed farming. Regarding development of Tho West from thu standpoint of mixed farming or. Macdonald stated that he would not have believed what in had been told unless he had continued the statements by what he personally saw. He spoke of thu shipments specially of Bacon from Edmonton from which City the Export had become enormous. He referred to the Success of the Farmers in Southern Alberta and in Southeast Ern Saskatchewan in the duh Trlcia where there was a crop failure in 1914. Everything he said was conspiring to make year 1915 memorable in Prairie provinces As Tho season of phenomenal yields and inn returns. He had done some motoring during his absence in Alberta and Saskatchewan and All that he had seen confirmed what he had been told. His estimate of a 500. 000.000 Bushel crop was the result of careful consideration and he was confident that this High figure would to reached. In first stocks move irregularly and at times sluggishly on Wall drops. Now York aug. Extraordinary problems involved in the foreign Exchange situation again served As a restraint upon the Stock Market activity today. With demand Starling when Tho the Stock Exchange closed at the almost incredible rate of 106 1-2, and eventually All other foreign Hills fall ing to greater discounts it was feared that to entire International credit system might suffer Sovern dislocation und cause the cancellation of Many contracts by european interests. Fur ther Selling of our stocks in Lelit volume but was wet Niit not Liq effect. In fact it in now resisted that the extent of Tho european obligations cannot be overcome Short of a credit loan or other form of negotiations running into the hundreds or Mil of dollars. Wyllo american ban to comment in this Huim of the Multi Melon it is believed Tinl the Only sort of collateral acceptable to thu prospective lenders in unit Conol Stenc of High Grade american securities. Stock moved irregularly and at times sluggishly most of the trading occurring in the first hour with Moro moderate improvement toward the close. Pools continued their activity in certain specialities but failed to in list outside support. Gains of a Point or two in some of those issues Winro offset by greater losses in the snot group Lietha chem nov York air Phrako and Studebaker displaying Especial 1-e.avinens. United mates steel held tenaciously to in leadership but wan Moro susceptible to realizing sales and Bear pressure. Based it times on rumours of private Arleo for the. Metal. Ital Road shares Scio in demand. Increased earnings contributing to that end but interest was mainly in Low Grade issues Elko Hock Island hint Chesapeake and Ohio new Haven it 67 3-8 gained 1 3-s. High priced rollers fell Back later on rumours of crop damage. In Tho a Eddlo West. I total sales amounted to shares. American securities Scro mostly higher in London particularly rending and Canini Callnn Raol Llo hut received hero after London s Clos ii showed u reaction. Liquidation of our Bonds for foreign account was again tin feature of the Bond list causing general but nominal total sales. Par value aggregated u. S. Bends Wero unchanged on Call. Montreal stocks. Mcdougall Cowans tuesday aug. 51. Close. Bid. Asked. Is .144 hell Telephone i in. Be nut can. Steamships _. Can. Car foundry can. Can. I acing Detroit United Dom. Orld 151 Doin. Linage. Oom. Steel corporation Dom. Textile of the Woods 71h 131 217 13 104 152 g2 142 Laurent do Macdonald co. Montreal Power Nova Scotia steel Oil Lyle hour Quebec. Hallway ii shawlnlgun____________115 Sherwin Williams paint. Steel co. Of Canada 33- Toronto Street hallway. Winnipeg 13oc. Hallway Montreal sales. 12 33 in 18u Toronto. Toronto aug. Were quieter on Tho local Stock Market today and the More Active issues such As a tool of Canada and Ames la Olden were both Kaslor. Steel of Canada declining 1h to 33lj and Ames Holder losing a Point to Spanish re scr seemed to be in some request Tioli Librn and in Montreal and sold As High As 6, special terms which presumably Means delayed brazilian traction continues to Sag in the outside markets sales As Low As 43 occurring this morning. On Tho Exchange Tho closing asked quota Tion was c3 with no in the mining group Larose sold at from 7 to 49 and at 15.65. Hanks quiet without transactions. Trade balance greatest n since March 13. Washington Auk favourable Trade Bat . Was shown today by the statement of weekly imports for the week ending aug. 28. The favourable Balanon for the week wan i33.s69.039. Exports and imports were labor Day sept. 6th 1915 fare and one third for the round trip Between All on the Canadian Northern hallway in Canada. Tickets in Sale september 3rd to september 6th return limit september St 1915 full particulars will be furnished by any cans Dlan nor Thern agent or by r. Creelman. General passenger agent Winnipeg. line Montreal to Glasgow. . 4 i . Cassandra oct. 11 prepaid tickets at lowest i full from any i Jui War or steam that print or Lidman general agent. 349 Moln Street. Phone Winnipeg. American line under the u. S. Flan new York to Liverpool. Saturday at noon. White Star line new York to Liverpool. Weone Days at noon. It or tickets and Fuu information apply to any agent for railways or Tom Hilpi. Or to w. M. Me cod Canadian Western Patienter agent. So main Street. Winnipeg. Canadian Winnipeg Beach Summit tha1.n 8ehv1ck. Moonlight train depot. . Aug. The near. Sent. Zell sat or rear 4th. And monday. Sept. Etc labor this train trill operate on of Cove Belner Dis continued after monday eth. Mcdougall Cowans tuesday. Aug. 31. Cloie. Dominion steel 100, 42. Dominion 2, 112. Nova Scotia 85. Laurent do 162. Dominion 72. Steel co. Of 33 2.i. Co. Of Canada can. Car 102 6, 105. Coll vol 130. Shawl clean water und 119. 1g. Can. 50. Spanish 31 Oral no. Dominion at 12 i 20 at Virs. Chem Dominion at 142. Montreal at 317. Nova hoopla at 81. At 163. Keel co. Of at 34 25 at 34h 25 at 34 85 at 25 at so at 33ti 25 at 20 at .t3h Filton at b4 35 at can. Car at 102. Coll vol at 120. At 118. 1-n. At 101. Span Lih at 6 10 at 25 at 16. Ames Holden Canada at 37s. Can. Car. At 75. 25 at 64. New Yolk stocks. Matio terms that in her submarine warfare Sho had grievously wronged America. Bhe promised without qualifications that Tho Ufa of no american citizen should in future to endangered by her boats. In exact words of a. High official she pledged Lic Rolf that no american Hull go Over Board. . Rank clearly is for Mouth of in mow a marked Wellni a with the month in 11114 and in 1013. Tho loss a com pared with 1913, in approximately 33 per cent., and the lots a compared with 1914 is approximately 25 per cent. Tha Al hurts. Is posted la tin Clearing Home were As follows for August. 1915 for August. 1914 for a Trust. 1913 financial press comment. Osier Hammond Nanton new Tork. Aug. Street observers say a new Short interest is in process of forma Tion among Standard issues. Financial America Thero is a great Deal of shifting in stocks by the. Trad ing element with absence of demand from big operators. Journal of Commerce the Sav ing of Money in the United mates is providing a Reserve buying Power. Financial a continuance of the reactionary tendencies in Tho general list coincident with bullish operations in specialities and issues oversold seems Likely to to . Erie earnings improve. Us Dueall a Cov Rmos London aug. July Cross earnings show an increase of net. Alter tax. Increase. For seven months the Gross increase is 11. Net after Tajc. Increase 257.7j8. Liverpool Cotton prices. Liverpool. Aug. 6 lower open quiet and steady 4 to lower. J2.1b . Steady. I to Lover. Spot Good demand 8 lower. Silica. 12.dou american imports no american. The Trade problem. Osier. Hammond Nanton new York. Aug. Street has about concluded and Day to Day developments appear to justify Tho View that Tho controversy with Germany has been eliminated a Stock Market fac Tor. Perhaps the chief and verse Factor at present is Tho prospective. Inability of Kropo to liquidate Ith debt to us in any Ordinary Way. Pay Wal of this debt in Gold is no longer possible even f it War ii Deal Rabin. If Homo Means could to devised whereby our exports could to exchanged for our own Securi ties held abroad the economic results would be naturally beneficial. As plan would meet serious obstacles Tho question of obtaining payment for our exportable surplus of re Mains the most serious problem con fronting Tho la Nancut und business interests of the country Laidlaw of then and now interesting coincidence in the West Ern trips of Veteran wholesaler. In the thirty five ago column of the free today them appears the following Lino Alexander Macdonald returned yesterday from Tho West. Izatt Lyford on August 14." in the current Issue there appears an interview with str. Macdonald after completing a similar trip to that which to made in 1880. H May do stated on Tho present occasion that or. Macdonald was interviewed in Edmonton on Friday last an extended account of huh Matt Cmunt appearing in Tho Edmonton Bull Iii. On Friday to wan in Saskatoon and was interviewed there and arrived in Winnipeg on monday. Thirty five years ago or. Macdon Ald left Battleford Tho Hie of the free press indicates on the 14th of August and spent 17 Daya reaching Winnipeg. Tho Tho slow moving of cart has passed War. Financial news summary. Milit. Hammond Nanton new York. Aug. Sex Chance continues to make now Low records. In Salto of receipts of Lirl Tosh to left Ile ported by Oaler. Hammond a Nanton new York. Aur. It. Open. Illey. Low. Amer. Can Sou Sou Amer. A. Chem. 63 i i s Amer. Llafet sugar 6s 66 Amer. Car fiery 70u 70% 68 Amer Cotton Oil Sis 01 Amer. Loco 5t Amer. Smelting 80 i 81 to. Amer. Steel dry 63v Amer. Sugar Amer. T _ Amer. Woolen _ 35 Anaconda _ 73 Atchison _ _ g 4 110 not 69 u 61 Sou c2 Campeti . Lepot. 17.30k. This train Wil Tine to m 34 73 i 102 101 atch. Pad us i Ssu until. Tateel _290 293 283 Halu of. 81 i by t by i ii t-_------8514 is i c p. Nib i 161, Ico cent. Leather 44 Ches. Of. 46 47vj 4d b c., I St. Paul 83 83 82h Cru club Sloe 7311 76v. Cd Locaco n. W 127u 127 Coin. K. I i 42 42 cons. Was Dally except sunday until Cut. Ith on schedule. Del. _ Izev 1j3u 128vi 139 ice Nora train service Tho cum Prev firer will make last trip saturday. 4. Leaving the depot t spec enl train will earn Kenora monday Siept. 8 at labor Canadian labor Day ioxi1ay. Al. Irlar Ltd on Sale 3nl to 6lli. Or Limle it Alt to Talona Tori Arthur and it fare and Ona third Rort tin. Tip. Final or Tim Sulli Winnipeg tourer at tha i Lyndon 8mkatoon _ -j13.jq 14.20 it. Arthur foam jaw -----16.00 will lain -.0.80 for tickets and int Ner information Stout Canadian ticket off Locksl s70. 371. The a Lepeti Rhonn main Roo. 122 h 72u 98 286 81 i 83 150h 47 h 82 h 126 42 4 126% Gold. Missouri interest Dun kept 1. Krance buys t.009.00u pounds of cop Pur Here. Heading july receipts increased 395 net increase Chicago Continental and commerata Bank says Tho wheat crop will be one billion bushels. May be compelled cancel War orders alarming drop in foreign Exchange at new Purchase Only necessities. New Tork aug. Tremendous Export Trade of United states in which the country leads Tho world for the first me was imperilled today in an alarm no drop in foreign Exchange notably 4.t the of business tonight tha English Pound fetched but 11.65 u in american Money. This is a drop from is Normal Valun of cents and from is value aug. 1 of Sou cunts and from to quotation last no kit of cents a 24 hour break in values without precedent. It marked the lowest Valun yet recorded in an excited Market where every Day recently has set new record of depreciation and it indicated that Sterling was headed downward with a momentum and velocity that promised to take it to Levels unthought of ten Daya ago. In tha face of this rapid depreciation Bankers Here Wero wondering tonight How much longer great Britain would pay Tho Premium and buy goods in this Market which Sho can get elsewhere where the value of her Money is greater. They were of the opinion that american factories and producers would feel that Pinch if rates went much lower that cancellation of War orders for every thing except what great Britain cannot afford to do and shot rifles and shrapnel aeroplanes and Auto would follow and that there would be few new orders placed by London in America except for positive necessities. _ French Exchange also Low. New York. Aug. Sterling s break today francs also Scro depreciated to within Onn cent of Ali or previous Low record of were quoted at . Yesterday s clone four cents better than the lowest rates reached and reichsmark a went to Sou one eighth of a cent above their Low est and one eighth of a cent below their closing quotation of yesterday. Proposal to Brandon to organize company Brandon aug. Is u. Possibility o an Industry being established hero Between Tho Saskatchewan Coal Brick and Power com Pany limited und prominent bran Jon citizens. Tho Brandon Board of Trade will hold a meeting to discuss the matter. Tho proposal in to establish a Plant Here to produce dried Lignite powdered Ucol carbonized Lignite carbonized la Gelto Bra quit pcs Pas and Power. Power is to be derived from the Hiir Plua Gas generated in the carbonic ing process. This , it la claimed. Cost practically nothing and from it electrical Power can in generated a cheaply is from natural Gas or Walner. Governor la Hathcote who recently resigned his position to take up fruit farming at British Columbia relinquished his position last evening and left fur Tho West last night. Thursday next will be observed As n Public Holiday in Honor of the fact local military men Havo arranged to hold Field sports at Tho exhibition grounds and thus of Servo labor Day on the occasion. About t More men Are required to bring the regiment which 1ms been ordered to leave for Trio front at an Early Dato. Up to full strength. It in not anticipated that there will be any difficulty in bringing Tho regi ment up to Tho required number. Many of Tho men who left for Tho country to 90 harvesting Havo re turned to the City rather than under go any risk of Bong left behind. U. S. Ship saves refugees. Paris alg. United states scout ship Cheater Lias arrived at Canen Crete with 470 refugees expelled from Beirut Syria by Tho turks according to a Hauss despatch from Athens. Tho refugees include citizens of All the quadruple entente Powers a Well of of several other nations. Tho Chaster will return noon to Beirut for another ship Load of europeans who Havn been ordered out of Turkey. Another american it asian poet again flies Over Trieste Venice August 31. Chat Oral d Annunzio the italian poet who Talco has flown Over the austrian City of to Leto Nung of hostilities Between Italy and Austria on one occasion Nur lowly escaping death by Shell an to was showering leaflets on the populace Baa Mado his third aeroplane dash Over Trieste it was Learned today. Particulars As to Bis experience on this last occasion Wero lacking this after noon. Grate Latch Tho congregation warmly on their Enterprise la erecting a very Beautiful Church. Thoro Scro Many old timers present at the service and Tho two impressive of dresses that Scro Given will Long to remembered. Foundation Tuono of us Cathe Rines was told at of Day and when the Interior is completed it will to Ono of the finest churches in the big British forces reported in Servia that great Britain has troops in Servia ready to co operate with Tho serbians la the important Newa contained in an uncensored let Ter received in the City yesterday. A special significance lies to Tho great probability that Canadian soldiers Are included in the British Force and the great number of Canadian Luraas who Ore known to Havo been sent to the base hospitals in Tho near East confirms tilts View. The successful forwarding and Landing of this great Force Haa been rendered possible Olanco the italian and British navies acpt the Adriatic Aca Clear of austrian and German Ahler and Landing Una effected on the coast of Montenegro. Local Mili tary men incline to Tho opinion that thin information la Correct and that it will to confirmed by official rec ords and Jimm Ltd huts in the near future. Some inkling of this strategic movement already known to Thomao in clone touch with the whereabouts of Canadian troops. Allies Advance at Many Points London aug russian armies along the Lino of Tho upper Blip and the Zlota Llapa Are being withdrawn rapidly and apparently without great loss is neither Vienna nor Berlin claims any extent Leo Cap Turea of prisoners or Booty in this Region. In the Centre of the line due East of Warsaw the invaders continue to Mako steady Progress while further North they no advancing More slowly. Tho full of la ask. Brings the attack ins forces nearer Grodno the last big fortress on the front to be retained by Tho russians. Along the Western front the usual artillery Mono and hand grenade warfare Marks thu operations. According to Paris Theao activities have resulted in Tho destruction of several German trenches. Fun Tina in Dardanelles. Constantinople again reports heavy fighting at Tho Dardanelles but Tho entente Are silent regarding operations on this front in the Austro it Allan Campaign Romo reports the capture of Clma Costa. Feet High. This us melt had commanded Tho italian positions on mount Sulu Blo. Rome also Nenda optimistic reports of the Progress of the entente Powers in the diplomatic negotiations in Tho near Oast. It la said scr la n promises arc satisfactory As far a they go. Italian political circles express Confidence that Tho Turco bulgarian Railroad agreement Doea not of acc bulgarian neutrality. Germany ready now to pay for lust la at industrials and rails percentage miss Jones co. Steady Progress. Montreal. Stiff. William Van Home s condition wan so Satis factory that doctors attending for the first time since the operation allowed him out of the Balcony of the Noyal Victoria Hospital. New York redeems. New York. Aug. Comptroller Prendergast will Call in for redemption tomorrow j37.000.00n in Eor pirate one year which were issued sept. 10. 1dh, and Bear six event. Interest. The Issue part of a loan raised to meet foreign Bill Gallons of the City which were pay Able shortly began. It is it nor. Pad at. Nor. Ore at win turn _ Denver n. _ Denver pm Lalli Chul. Com. 37u Lalli Chal pad 69 _ 29 b3v. Kilo lit is raft 2nd Phil _ _ 3sfi Oen. Elect la 170 175 174 Tsvi Lla i 118 4uu 41 i Iii. 22 Kama. City _ _ Vniller _ . Naftch m Soo _. To m., k. I. K. T t. Pad _ to. Pacific National Lead n. Y Central. N. T., o. A 27 n. W. Nor. 1 a 4 8 37v. 68 h 23v. 44 35 174 11h 102v. After the european War said to Tho largest redemption of Public held securities undertaken by the City of new York. Business personals. H. -31. Tucker of the t. Eaton co. Left last night for the West and will visit Tho three Prairie provinces spend Init a few Days also in the mountains. He will to accompanied by Timothy Baton oldest son of sir John and lady Eaton who la visiting the West at the present time. .7. H. Ashdown left Early in the pre sent week for so Paul and will spend a week in that Vicinity on a Brief Holiday. To will probably to away from Tho City about ten Days. Two sides to this question. In connection with the complaints la blushed in Winnipeg papers re arding Eastern harvesters who re timed to Tho City alleging they could lot get employment and had to throw themselves on the Charity of the pubic j. B. Hostetter. Of gain Sboro writes in contradiction i me in interest in several sections of land and have hired a number of men this season. I Havo also talked o a great number of men who Havo travelled through the country looking or work. They Nold they would not work for less than or 13 per Day and if they could not get that hey would return to the City. In consequence of Thea attitude of the men i waa compelled to Send cast or my men whom i pay por Day or thu Harvest and they Aro Well balls led confirmation at Bird s Hill. Bird s Hill Man. Aug. Morning the archbishop of Rupert s Luna visited 3t. Catherines Church blvd a Hill and performed Tho rite -------142u -----110117 18 4 4 65 v4 u2 us. 27u s6k 26ft 1osu 10sh 107h 107 Pac. T t 37 37 30h 36 108h i eople. _ 60s Freurd steel car or. Springs _ Tia done _ 149 "4 14a 1481clip. 1. 8 43h 3h 42v 101k 101 a lot Tolep. _ 2114 24 _ fit s 23v _ Stu be Halm. 103 lob. So Finold to. To uhf in in. Pad Tenn. In 49 64 s3 48v, Ssu 48 b4u -9h 02 Compagnie Genarald postal service 1182? new York 10 Bordeaux Rochambeau sept. 11, 3 . Chicago sept. 18, 3 . La Touraine sept. 25, 3 . Spagne oct. 2, 3 . For information Aitla Alex. Calder m Toas. General 663 main set Raij i War ticket a rata. _ _ ,1 a Tuil _ Texas Pao. w. Twin cult _ _ _ Union Pac 132h is ii 131 i u. P. Rubber u. Steel _ 74% 75 u. 9. It Phil 1124 112h 112h Copper 67 67 Verc. Car. Chem 38. Wabish pad b wit turn Union _ 74 73t74% writ. Klec _ 116h 11sh . Central 32 halt to noon 344.50o. Total ales 683.000. The German War menace. Osier. Hammond Nanton new Tork. Ails. The new York american this morning that it is about to present from a High and authoritative source the exact conces Sions on submarine warfare offered to Secretary Lansone by von Bernstorff. Official confirmation of these conces Sions. The paper says Are expected by uen Torff irl than Thi next 34 hours. Admitted. In Diplo Germany feeling shortage of men Copenhagen aug. Polke Baldt. Of holding a Frontier journal with excellent sources of information in Germany states that there was recently an altercation to the Reich Stag concerning n National service Law which Tho German papers Are forbidden to discuss. Tho Law will increase Tho Aga limit to this newspaper says. It authorizes Tho calling out of All men who hitherto Havo been rejected on account of their physical condition. Including even Thosa who previously have not been considered for Tho untrained Tower contract awarded. Victoria museum Tower at Ottawa to be removed by local firm. Ottawa aug. Contract for Tho removal of Tho Tower of the Vic Toria museum has been awarded to the Carleton construction co., of Ottawa which offered to do the work for j13.330. The Tower is not to be removed in its entirety but Only Down As far As Tho first Story which will a roofed Over temporarily until a decision has been reached regarding Tho whole building. Tho reason for the removal of the Tower la that it Baa become unsafe. Bodies from Honolulu aug. Number o bodies of the 2 men who went Down in Tho submarine f-4, March s wern found today entangled in the wreckage of the Interior. One Bod was removed. Two others were it such a poor state of preservation that the work of uncovering them being done slowly. None Havo brei identified. Carpenters strike. I Philadelphia. Car Penters employed in erection of the new Plant of the Remington arms company at Eddystone near Here went on strike today Man Mun wage of is cents an hour. Refugees from Alex Andretta Asiatic Turkey. Mine trouble a Over threatened strike in Coal mines o Wales averted. London aug. Announcement was made to Day thai the dispute which threatened another extent Leo strike in the Welsh Coal Fields Haa been settled. The agree ment provides that the award made by Waller Runciman president of the Board of Trade after Tho previous strike shall stand. The Mono owners undertake however to conclude a supplemental agreement which wll give to the engineers and other sur face workers not included in or Rtin Clunan s award Tho same Bonus As that granted to the . The exclusion of the surface work ers waa Tho chief source of dissatisfaction. Wore wiped out Anil Rov Cral Schooner a vere Nahed in Horn. Fifteen Litin ired Persona no virtually destitute. Ill of been stat from Here. British prisoners in Germany. The following All of whom Ore pro unless otherwise described Are reported prisoners of War in an off Lal lint received from the German Overn mint died of wounds us Lusty reported missing now reported lied of wounds is in Rifle s045 f. Gordon 1037 a died As re ported missing now reported died As Warwick 879 in p. Somerset 043 j. Duke of Cornwall s 1s951 h. U n. Lanes. Usmond. P. Long. R Gordon Psi . G. Previously reported prisoners now reported dim no Lill 7j90 it. Lincoln i s g. It. Irish s71d j. A. Previously unofficially now officially reported died As n. Lanes. 3602 w. Wounded and Lane. Files w. L. N. Lanes 9636 w. Previously reporte d missing now reported Woun Deil and 10050 a monks. 11020 a Nicholson. 3907 p. R. Irish Crowley. 4156 p. Shepeard. 10913 j. 8. Stafford 8ss7 Cpl. . Walters. 11471 t. K. R. Rifle Pardoe s071 ii. Winstone 107p6 f. Ilch land l. A Vest 10216 t. R. Munster Mien. Sos5 j. Pevlor Iisley reported prisoners now re ported wounded and R. Rowdies x413 Bedford Lowell 8842 k. Manchester Rammer. 3803 w. W. Surrey Lightfoot 779s a Mitchels 10bi5 a Paul 100s1 j. R. Warwick Jennings os5s set. W. Scottish Craig s028 j. L. N. Lance. Greaves. Si47 w. 1c r. Rifle Foxton. 76 is Cpl. R. Wiltshire Cowdry. 638 Cpl. Ii Coombs a Freshwater. 10615 of Foyle. 10518 h. Hopkins 240 Cpl. Of Looker. 63 t. Previously reported killed now re ported 1 works ill. 8381 Cpl. C. I Rev loudly reported missing believed tilled now reported 7074 j. Honors for canadians. London j. 1u Field artillery la a Oln cd lieutenant for duty with Tho Royal flying corps. Slusor h. A. Chisholm Canadian medical service received the distinguished service order from the King at Windsor Yea Ter Day. Lieut. Blood of the Irish Fusiliers wounded in the Dardanelles is u number of the Canadian Bank of staff. He waa at Homo in Dublin when Tho War started and received a commission in september. Harvesting now general. Calgary. Alta. Aug. Ing is now general All Over the Al Berta division according to word received by general superintendent Cameron of Tho . Today. Considerable wheat has already been Cut amounting to As High As 35 per cent. In Tho Medicine hat duh tract. An other Day of heat waa followed by a sultry evening. Given . Order by klan. London. Aug. B. A. Chisholm Canadian medical service received Tho distinguished service order from Trio Klinc tit Windsor yesterday. invade Serbia Central Powers making ate Effort to bring about Serbo bulgarian War. London aug. 31. A. Dispatch. Lot Tho times from Bucharest says travellers from Hungary confirm the information that hungarian Chi turns officials have been withdrawn from Tho Frontier station at Predni to in Maiio. Tho intermediate 1ms been handed Over to the Una. Garlan military authorities. Trains traversing it Aro closely trip Chat and passengers Ara forbidden to look out of Tho windows. Every Effort is being nude w agents of Tho Central Powers to keen alive a feeling of exasperation against Serbia. Violent anti serbian diatribes Dally appear. An agitation la maintained Monr the macedonian immigrants and it. Fugues whose Dealvro for vengeance i. Is Atud loudly fostered by numerous emissaries As Well As by in Fuyumi tory articles in subsidized Nunt. Papers. It is hoped thus to brine about another Serbo bulgarian War which. By weakening both states would facilitate the Advance of the mans to constantinople. Whether the entente Powers will succeed counteracting these intrigues and in encouraging Bulgaria to resist the t threatened aggressions remains to seen. The opinion of experts is that the German inv Aalon of Serbia will begin in about ten . Honors dead Soldier. London on aug. Honor the memory of Lieut. Col. H. C. Becher. Former commanding officer of the 7th regiment who waa kilted at the front the Campbell by Char chapter of the . Ban been organized. In. I Katharine Becher. Mother of the dead Holder. Will be asked to accept the honorary Regency of Tho chapter., dynamite train in exp lotion. San Francisco. Aug. Carrying pounds of ran off the track at Pinole to i and blew up killing Harold Engineer Bert Talbot fireman and an unidentified labourer. Nothing Mal cd of the train. Nearby powder plants Wera not damaged. Pinole is of the Shore of san Fra Nilcio Bay in Mlott from Here. Could not identify wreckage. New Orleans aug. Examination today of the t brought from the Gulf of meal cd of Tho a Tamer Stirl name. Officials stated they could not Lively identify it is coming from 4 missing liner Marowijne. When the Steamer . U Slater ship 1 arrives monday they will compare Tho wreckage with corresponding v parts of the copse Nanamae. Maries c men who Bald they Scro familiar with the Marowijne expressed in s opinion that some of the wreck an can from the liner which is sup posed to have been lost with 36 per i sons off twin Yucatan in Hurricane about alg. 1c. The Sterling Bank Ocanada save the most valuable part of your children s training May prove to be the present insistence Oil Thrift. I e Cayman islands suffered. Kingston Jamaica aug. Re port received by the local government from Tho commissioner it Cayman Brno to the Northwest of Jamal cts indicates that Tho Cayman islands Mif Orcil unparalleled damage in Tho West Indian Hurricane of aug. 13. Three quarters of the 270 houses on of confirmation. Fourteen candidates he Island were comply Coly demolish were presented and the Church waa Oil and 90 per cent of the Coconut comfortably filled. 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