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CICANTIC IIIINITNINS SMASH iN CANADIAN CAR (2033 PLANT Half a Million 3-inch Shells for Russian Government Destroyed in Series of Terrific Explosions at Factories In New Jersey. A dcspatch from New York says:â€"-â€"-.Hudson, and about a mile east of the A fire which broke out in the mum-7 edge of the hill on which lie the thn “on Plant of the Canadian Car & towns of Kingsland and Lyudhul'St- Foundry Works near Kingslaiid,NeW,The comDany “’85 .lUSt finlShlllg fm Jersey, on Thursday afternoon com- $82,000,000 contract for the Russmn pletcly destroyed the factory, with Government, which had kept the plant a loss estimated all the way from‘ busy for the past two year-8.. Thirty- $4,000,000 Up to $10,000,000, forced the, eight one and two story buildings had evacuation of a large part of the town, been erected in the meadow, and three of Kingsland. making 1,000 peopleisliifts of 1,400 workmen each, mostly homeless for the time. negroes. were employed in filling the For the space of more than fivgexplosives purchased from powder- hours northern New Jersey, Newicompanies into the shell cases, some York city and the western end of I of which were brought from the Beth- Long Island listened to a bombardilethem Steel Company and Others ment that approximated the sound of' made by the Canadian Car & Foun‘ E great battle, a bombardment in dry Co., elsewhere. The contract which more than half a million three- was within two weeks of completion. inch high-eXplosive shells were dig. and one of the shifts was laid off Charged. Yet so far as the policeiTueSday night. and hospitals of all that section have Fourteen Hundred Me" Employed- been able to learn not a single life was At work in the Plant When the fire lost, and no one was injured, Com- broke out were the 1,400 men, a con- paratively few windows were broken sderable number of office employees in the surrounding districts, and, iii-land two or three hundred guards In deed, the material loss outside theiuniform. who have been patrolling the plant itself and the telephone lines factory ever Since its GreetiOYL It running near it was very siight, was 3.40 when theb laze broke out in Police prevent Casualties building No. 30, when ten or twelve ' men were at work cleaning the brass Consequently, as the flames reach-l cases of the shells with denatured alâ€" ed each case of shells, and explodcd‘cohol before the process of filling was the charges, the projectile shot high begun. Somehow, from somewhere, a into the airâ€"â€"often several hundred: spark fell innto a tub of the alcohol feet. But as it descended \vithout' and set it ablaze. One theory is that the fuse, which alone could explode! an electric drop light hung above the the charge, its fall was only that of,tub had become short~circuited, and so much metal. Even so, the factjthat the spark was a piece of burn- that not one of the thousands of peo-‘ ing insulation. ple in the neighborhood was hurt, so, There was another story that the far as could be learned, was due prim-l spark fell from the carbon of an arc cipallyto the prompt police measurestlight high above. However it began, in clearing out the houses in the en-,the tub of alcohol was ablaze in a dangered districts near by. moment, and the workmen iii the The niunition plant lies in the Jer- building turned and fled without de- sey Meadows, seven miles west of the lay. Nili‘li lS CLEAR ’ ” ANTI POSITIVE Demands Restoration of Bel- gium, Serbia and Montenegro. l A despatch from London says: The Times’ war editorial on Friday on the A restoration of the provinces torn from allies' note says: “Eminently courte' I the allies by farce against the wish of 0115 and friendly in tone, Clear ami ' the inhabitants" is a clear reference, positive in statement, closely reason- ' says the Times, to Alsace-Lormine_ lid, and animated by the 10ft?” ideals| The editorial concludes: “We feel 0f POIitiCS, morals to Wthh the Pimple ‘ confident the excellent impression of the United States have always Paid which the allies’ reply to Germany homage. the reply 0f the allies to Pre' created must be confirmed and inten- sident Wilson’s note must command sified by the more ample answer we the assent and aPPTObation Path“ make at the suggestion of the Presi- great nation who inherited, assunilat- l dent" ed and developed the best principles ______,:._____ and traditions of Western civilization. ed upon the respected nationalities and full liberty and security of all great and small nations. The restitution of territories pre- viously severed from allied nations by force or contrary to the wishes of their populations. The liberation of Italians, Siavs, Rumanians and Czech Slavs from foreign domination. The retirement of the Turkish Em- pire from Europe. The expression “they must provide cluded,’ and told him in substance he was on a mistaken road to peace. The allies do not pretend in the present position to state all their war aims in detail, but declare the general objects with more amplitude and precision than in any statement they have yet made to their own countrymen." The Only Terms. The Times then ennumerates the terms of the allies, viz: The restora- Children. A despatch from Montreal says:â€"â€"‘ Fire claimed five victims in the de-. structlon of the Idealograph Moving. Picture Theatre, at 1691 Notre Dame Street west, at 2 o’clock Thursday morning. The victims were the chil- dren and maid of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Leblanc, a dentist, at 1689 Notre Dame The. German Government hastened to, avail themselves of a phrase which they picked out of the President's note in order to curtly refuse the in- formation which he asked. They made no ‘avowal of their views as to the terms on which the war might be con Mai d Perished While Making Attempt To Save tion of Belgium, of Serbia and Mon- tenegro and complete reparation for Street west, who were in the family’s; the damage they sustained, and the living quarters on the third floor. Dr.,z evacuation of the invaded territories I and Mrs. Leblanc were out spending? of France. Russia and Rumania, with the evening with friends, and had leftg such reparation as is considered just. their four children in charge of the3 The reorganization of Europe, guar- maid and an elderly servant, Mme.| anteed by a stable regime and found- Bouchard. 7W0 AUSTRIAN SURNARINES ' i , ' CAPTURED BY ITALIAN NAVY{ Harbor of P013. Again Bombarded By French and Italian Hydroplanes. x Austroâ€"Hungarian navy, also is in A despatch from Rome says: The _ 0111‘ possession. . ine‘ is re ort- “pture 0! “"0 submar b p “Italian and French hydroplanes on Gd 1“ 3“ ammmcement 0“ sundayl Friday dropped bombs on the enemy's {tom the War Office. The statementlworks at Pom Enemy aeroplanes followm “The enemy submarine Vc12, which 1 the German navy ceded to Austria-. Hungary, has fallen into our hands,‘ pond become a unit of our torpedo “squadrons. Another enemy sub- marine the VT12, belonging to the made a counter-attack, but were re- pulsed. One of our hydroplanes suc-. cessfully fought three enemy aero- tplanes. , Iwith complete harmony. The road to fel‘l‘ed victory, though it may be long, is now . “Enemy aeroplanes bombed our tor- pedo boats at sea without effect. All our units returned to their base un- damaged." meadstufls. Toronto, Jan. 16.-â€"~Manitobn wheat-1 No. 1 Northern 32.0”: No. 2 do. 52-04%; No. 3 do.. 82.01}; No. 4 wheat. 31.86 . track. Bay ports. Old crop trading ‘10 above new crop. Manitoba oatsâ€"No. 2 C.Â¥V., 7030, track. Bay ports. American corn, No. 3 yellow. $1.0M. shipment within 30 days. Ontario outsâ€"No. 2 White. 64 to 850.. nominal; No. 3 white. 63 to 65¢. nominal, according to fi'elghts outside. Ontario whcathew No. 2 Winte car lot. $1.78 to $1.80: No, 3 (10.. to $1.78, according to freights outsi Pensâ€"No. 3. $2.40, according freights outside. Barleyâ€"Malting. $1.13 to $1.20. acâ€" cording to i‘rciglits outside. Buckwheat â€" $1.25. accordan freighis outside. 1‘ DPT to IEADINGT MARKETS ITALIANRA £1.76 officially announced that the ‘ e‘to battleship Regina Margherita struckl TTLESIIIPIITI NINE” , 675 MEN ON BOARD PERISIIEI) The Disaster Occurred a Month Ago. But It Has Only Now Been Announced. A despatch from Rome says: It is Italian a mine of the Albania coast and sank December 11. Six hundred and seventy~five men on board perished. ldraught of ‘7 feet. Her usual com- iplement was 730 men. The battleship carried four 12-inch, four 8-inch, twelve 6-inch guns. twenty 12-poundâ€" ,ers, two l-pounders, two maxims and flour torpedo tubes. 1 The Regina Margherita was a sister I Ryeâ€"No. 2. $137 to $139- accordmg Two hundred and seventy were saved. ' ship of the Benedetto Brin, which was to fi‘elghts outside. , Manitoba flouerlrst patents, in jute The battleship Regina Margherita i {badly damaged by an explosion on MKS: $990: 3110 ‘10.. 3940- “Mini MI“ was laid down in 1898, and completed‘ board in 1915, in which a large num- ers'. (10., $9, Toronto. _ Ontario flour â€"-â€" \Vinter. according '0 sample. $7.30 to $7.50. In bugs. truck TU‘ rout». prompt shipment. ’ Mlllfeedâ€"Car lotswâ€"Ifl‘llrered Monl‘ real freights. bags included. bran. per ton, 332: shorts. do. 337', good feed ilOUl‘. per bag. $2.70 to $2.80. Hayâ€"~No. 1, per ton. $12.50 to $13.50: No. 2, do. 89 to $11, truck. Toronto. Strawâ€"Car lots. per ton. $9.50 to $10. track. Toronto. Country Manner-Wholesale. Rutter. fresh dairy. choice. 33 to 400: iggamery prints, 45 to 47c; solids, 43 to (2. EKKSA‘NO. 1 storage. 39 10 40c; storâ€" age. selects, 42 to 430: new-laid, in car- tons, 60 to 65c: out of cartons, 58 to 600; Cheeseâ€"Large. 269 to 26c; twins. 2b to 20:; triplets, 26b to 26%.. Dressed poultryâ€"Chickens, 22 to 240; fowl 16 to 18c; ducks. 20 to 22c; squahs. per dozen. $4 to $4.60; turkeys. 26 to 300; geese, 16 to 180. Honeyâ€"White clover. 2i-lb. tins, 14c: 64b. tins, 13 to 135C; 10-11).. 12b to 13c; 60-11).. 12 to 13c; buckwheat, 6041». tins. 9 to 930. ‘Cnmb honeyâ€"extra fine and heavy weight. per doz.. $2.76: select. $2.50 to $2.75; No. 2. $2 to $2.25. Potatoesâ€"Ontario, per bag. $2.25; British Columbia. per bag. $2.25; New Brunswick Delawares per bag. $3.45 to $2.50. Beansâ€"~1mportod, handâ€"picked. Tier bush, $6; Canadian handâ€"picked. Del‘ busli.. $6.50 to $7; Canadian primes. $6 to $6.50; Linias. per lb.. 9! to 10c. Provisionsâ€"Wholesale. Smoked meatsâ€" Hams, medium. 25 to 20c; (10.. heavy. 22 lo 230: cooked. 34 to 36c; rolls, 19 to 200;.breakfast bacon. 25 to 27c; backs, plain, 26 to 27c: boneless. 28 to 300. Cured meatsâ€"Long clear bacon, IR to 18k per 113.; clear bellies. 18 to lilac. Lardâ€"Pure lard. Heroes. 21; to 213C; tubs. 219 to 220; pails. 22 [o 223C; coin- pouiid. 162 to 17c. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Jan. 16.â€"â€"0atsâ€"Canadlan V11. No. 2. 71c; No. 3. 69c; extra No. 1 feed. 69c. Barleyâ€"Manitoba feed. $1; malt- ing. $1.30. Flourâ€"Manitoba Spring wheat, patents. firsts. $10; seconds, $9.50; strong bakers', $9.30; \Vlnter patents. choice. $9.25; straight rollers, $8.50 to $3.80; do.. bags. $4.10 to $4.25. Rolled oatsâ€"Unis. $7.25 to $7.45; do, bags. 90 lbs. $3.50 to $3.60. Bran. $32. Shorts. 35. Mlddllngs. $38 to $40. Mouilllo. 43 to $48. Hayâ€"No. 2. per ton, car lots, $13. Cheeseâ€"Finest westerns. 250; finest easteriis. 24c. Butterâ€"Clioicest creaincry. 43 to 43k; seconds. 40 to 413C; seconds. 40 to 41¢. Eggsâ€"Fresh. 55 to 60c; selected. 420; No. 1 stock. 40c; No. 2 stock. 34 to 36c. Potatoesâ€"Per bag. car lots. $1.75 to $1.95. ~ Winnipeg Grain. V\'lniilpcgâ€"~Jan. Iiiâ€"“Treat No. 1 Northern, $1.81“ No. 2 Northern. 31.7%; No. 3 Northern, $1.748. Oatsâ€"No. 2 C.\V., 5620: No. 3 C.VV., 543: extra. No. 1 feed, 54Ec; N0. 1 feed. 5230; No. 2 feed. 5130, Barleyâ€"No. 3, $1; No. 4, 94c; re- jected. 780: feed, 7%. Flaxâ€"â€"No. 1 N.\\'.(.‘., 2.531; No. _2 C.\V., $2.5M. United States Markets. Minneapolis. Jan. 16. â€"â€"- \Vheatâ€"May. $1.38: July, 31.78. Cashâ€"No. 1 hard. $1.96 to $1.97; No. 1 Northern. $1.89 to $1.92. No. 2 Northern. $1.86 to $1.92. Corn~No. 3 yellow. 91} to 921C. Oatsâ€" No. 8 white. 53?: to Mic. Flourâ€"un- changed. Bran, $27.50 to $28. Duluth. Jan. lG.â€"-\Vlieatâ€"N0. 1 hard. $1.892: No. 1 Northern. $1.8M; No. 2 Northern. $1.831 to $1.859; May. $1.87}. Linseed. to arrive, $2.865; May. $2.901; July. $25.02!. Live Stock Markets. Toronto. Jan. 18.-â€"â€"Cholce heavy steers. $9.75 to $10.35; (10.. good. $9.25 to $9.50: butchers' cattle. choice, $9.25 to $9.60; (10., good. $8.76 to $9; (10.. medium, $8.25 to $8.50: (10.. common, $7.60 to $8: butchers’ bulls, choice. $7.75 to $8.75; (10.. good bulls. $7.25 to $7.60; (10., rough bulls. $5 to $5.13; butchers’ cmvs. choice, $7.75 to $8.50: do. giwd, $7.25 to $7.50; (10.. medium, $6.65 to $7; slockers. $5.65 ' to $7.25: choice feeders, $7 to $7.75; can- nei's and cutters. $4.50 to $5.50; mllkers. choice. each, $70 to $100: do, common and medium, each. 340 to $00; spriiigers. $50 to $100; light ewes, $9.25 to $10; sheep. heavy. $6 to $7.50: calves, good to choice, $11.75 to $13; lambs. choice $13 to 314: do., medium. $9.75 to $10.25: hogs. fed and watered. $13; do, weighed on? cars. $13.25; (10.. f.n.b.. $12. Montreal, Jan. 10.»~Cholre steers. 39' good Steers, $7.50 to $5.25; butchersl bulls. $7 to $8; butchers“ cows, $5.50 to $7.50; cannors bulls. $5.61); winners cows. $5,4tl‘ grass fr-d calves. $5.50: milk fed (.‘ulH-S. $10; lambs. $12 to $13.5”; select hugs, $12.75 [a WILDO. o’uâ€"P ».fi . o (11‘ GERMAN LOSSES 70 PER CENT. RECOVER. A despatch from Berlin says: Of the total number of officers and men in the German army who were woundâ€" ed during the second year of the war 70 per cent. fully recovered and went back to the trenches, according to of-, ficial figures published by the German Government. Only 6.4 per cent. of the wounded were completely unfit for military service, and the other wound- ed were able to do military duty at home. Twelve hundred and fifty sol- diers went blind during the war. 0 r._____. ROME CONFERENCE TURNING POINT IN WAR. A despatch from London says: The Times in an editorial on Wednesday regarding the recent Wai- Council held in Rome, says: “The conference just concluded in Rome may well prove one of the turning points in the war. More than one vital decision was reached running straight to the appointed end.” lln May. 1904. She was a vessel of 13,427 tons, 426 feet long, and had al BRITISHâ€"CAPTURE POSITIONS ber of her crew, including Rear-Ad. Imiral De Oervin, were killed. ._,..L__._._ .m.-.‘. -.___. «0N FRONT OF NEARLY A MILE Several Raids Also Resulted in the Bagging of Large Numbers of Prisoners. A dcspatch from London says :â€" The British official communication is- sued on Thursday night says: “A number of minor enteprises were unâ€" dertaken last night with excellent re- sults. South of the Ancre we enter- ed the enemy trenchcs at two places in the neighborhood of Grandcourt, and took prisoners. Early this morn- ing a local operation on a large scale north-east of Beaumont-Hamel was completely successful. Our troops ;carried an enemy trench on a front ‘of threeâ€"quarters of a mile, and es- tablished our position. An enemy counter-attack this afternoon was [caught in the open by our artilleryI ‘and broken up with loss. One hun- ‘ dred and seventy-six prisoners, includ- ‘ing four officers, were taken in the I . . I course of the operations in this area. i “Enemy trenches also were raided last night east of Armentieres, and northâ€"east of Ypres. Many casual- 'ties were inflicted on the enemy.” RRITISII Will *TPCNREREAPLIISINN lN PALESTlNE Anzac Mounted Troops Destroy ’ Turk Position At Rafa. A despatch from London says:â€"- The War Office reports: “On Tuesday our troops captured a strong enemy position consisting of six lines of entrenchments with six main redoubts and a central keep, covering Rafa, 30 miles north-east of El Arish, Egypt. The attacking force, composed of Anzac mounted troops and the Imperial Camel Corps, left El Arish on Monday, and the atâ€" tack on the position commenced at 7 am. Tuesday. The fighting lasted until 5 p.m., when the position was finally carried. “After the engagement 3. Turkish relief "force was located, advancing from Shalal, 16 miles east of Rafa. This force was engaged at a point about four miles from the Rafa posi- tion, and was entirely destroyed. “Up to the present we have taken 1.600 unwounded prisoners and four mountain guns. The enemy killed and wounded in our hands amount to 600.” __â€"â€"â€"â€"q:.__â€"_â€" 200,000 BRITISH WOMEN. TO WORK ON THE FARMS _.._. A despatch from London says :â€" An important announcement regarding , SiiATTERS FASTGRY 21 Men Reported Killed in l Wreck at DuPont Plant At Haskell. A despstch from New York says: Two of the powder magazines of the DuPont Powder Company, at Haskell, N.J., were blown up on Friday night. The explosions were of terrific force and were felt for many miles in all directions. The detonations were fol- lowed alinost immediately by a fire, which could be seen as far away as Yonkers, and distant points in New Jersey. The Haskell plant covers sevâ€" eral acres and is one of the company’s largest. In the plant and the village were several hundred buildings. The concussion blew a tremendous hole in the side of a mountain, near which the lplant was built. The loss of life is estimated at 21. Four hundred thou- l sand pounds of powder was destroyed. _.-â€"_4\._..%_ IAPANESE "SI-LIP BLOWNHP lN PORT Fire on Board Tsuku-ba Reaches Magazine and Destroys ' Ship. the employment 0f women in agTiCUI‘ A despatch from Tokio says: The ture Wl‘l1 be made Shortlyr _3°c°§dingiJapanese battle cruiser Tsuku-ba t0 the Daily News- The Idea 15. tolwas destroyed by an explosion on raise an army 0f 200,000 Women Work‘ Sunday in the harbor of Nosuka. ers. Several schemes have been under Fire on the Tsukwba caused the consideration, and the one to whichlmugazine to blow up. one hundred President Prothero of the Board ofland fifty_three members of the crew Agriculture has given Special MW of the Tsuku-ba were killed and 157 tion, and‘which has been referred torinjured' many of them seriously. I , , . ‘ . . _ . NeVIlle Chamberlain, Director of Na .Numerous members of the guys com_ tional Sen'ice, prOVides for women beâ€" ing billeted and paid a shilling a day. _â€"â€"â€"-â€"o:o-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" 183 SWEDISH SHIPS LOST DURING YEAR. I A dcspatch from London says: An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen says that Sweden lost 183 i‘shlps, aggregating 113,000 tons, last year, of which 100 were torpedoed, with the loss of 27 lives. This report icomcs from Stockholm, and adds that during the same period Sweden built 81 ships, aggregating 47,000 tons. pany were rescued from the water. Most of the officers of the cruiser were ashore. The cause of the explo- sion is not known. ._-â€".â€"â€"’.pâ€"â€"r\â€"â€" FORTY TURKISH VESSELS SUNK BY THE RUSSIANS. A despatch from London says: A raid on the Anatolian coast by a Bus. sian squadron is reported in a Central News despatch from Petrograd. The Russians sank forty Turkish sailing vessels which were carrying food to Constantinople. â€"â€" _ , 1.. ,.__.-__ “musâ€"Wm..- L.--“ _ __ _ ,MEN UNFl'l' A despatch from London says:â€" [The scheme of co-ordlnating the train- 'ing of Canadians in England with the PCR ACTIVE DUTY TO TAKE PLACES 0F'FlT MEN clifl’e is being reorganized. Col. lWatty Burland, who has done excep- ltionally good work here, will com- :mand a double reserve battalion. requirements in France. is proceed- Special instruction is now given to, ing satisfactorily. Officers from corps , all men proceeding to France. A list Iand divisional schools have been trans- ! has been compiled throughout all the by the general staff to England,{Canadian centres in England of men“ Cfit for active service. Such will be, and many of them are specialists inl replaced by unfit men and others in.,‘ 'Ccrtnin lines of instruction. The. iCanadian military school at Shom- capacitated at the front.