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hay, Cuba, where, according to other papers seized at the same time, Ger- man agents had secured an oil con- A ’despatch from London says: British officials are greatly interested in the news of the revolutionary out- break in Cuba, where, they assert, they have reason to suspect German agents have been at work for a long time. Only a few weeks ago Captain Hans Boehm, a German army officer, was taken from the Dutch steamer Zeelandia at Falmouth. He had in his possession a chart of Santa Lucia Petrog'rnd, Feb. 18. â€"- Germans dressed in white yrfterday took the offensive against the Russians near Kochava, south-west of Dvinsk, on the northern and of the eastern front, and broke into a front line Russian trench. Russian reserves, says the official ages at. the present time. A despatch from Ottawa says:â€" Action which will reduce the number of women and children leaving Can- ada for European countries adjacent tL the zone of Germany's submarine operations or which may even prevent such travel entirely, will probably be taken by the Government. The dang- ers of navigation, consequent upon the submarine warfare and the necessity of passing through the danger zone, make it inadvisable to allow women and children to undertake such voy- WITHOUT FIRING A SIIOT CAPTURED STRONG POSITION An unusual feature is that the Turk- ish stafements admit the British suc- cess, which usually they totally ig- nore. Two Turkish statements of Thursday and Friday admit that “part of our positions were evacuated ac- cording to orders to preqent needless losses" on Thursday, and that on Fri- day “we executed a slight backward movement to avoid unnecessary casualties.” TO REDUCE TRAVEL News of the Revolutionary Outbreak in Cuba Greatly Interests British Oflicials. This spoil, unusually large for the Mesopotamian fighting. fell into Brit- ish hands as a result of assaults upon the strong Turkish fortifications on both banks of the Tigris where it winds about Kut. ‘A considerable sector .on‘the right bank was complebe- ly cleared of Turks, and advanced troops now hold the south-west comer of the strong Shumran loop positions five miles from Kut. 2,00% QTTOMANS iHALHFAX IS PORT ' MABE PRESfiNER; 0F EXAMHNATMN London, Feb. 18.â€"â€"By a series of at- tacks uniformly successful the British in Mesopotamia have tightened their hold upon the defences of Kut-el~ Amara. Turkish resistance was almost paralyzed on Thursday and Friday, and the capture of almost 2,000 prisâ€" oners, including high officers, and much way material, is reported by the War Ofl'i'ce. Russiz Important British Success on the Tigris, N ear Kut-el-Amara. London, Feb. 18.â€"-Again the ‘Brit- ish have struck on both sides of the Ancre. cutting a wide gap iri the Gerâ€" man lines and pushing within a few hundred yards of Petit Miraumont. A successful attack Saturday captured trenches on a front totalling more than two miles to an almost uniform depth of a half mile. _ It was another of the thoroughlyâ€" planned attacks the British have de- livered recently on the Sommeâ€"Ancrc front, far different from trench raids. Its main object was to push closer to the immediate objectives of Mirau- CUBAN BAY MAY BE THE REFUGE FRENCH CRMJS FROM WHICH U-BfiATS OPERATE) 10 pm CENT, LOWER BRMSH ATTACK 0N TWO-MILE FRGNT TAKE DEFENCES NEAR MIRAEJMONT About 800 Prisongrs, Virtually All Prussians, Were Taken, in Addition/T0 Heavy Losses Inflicted on Enemy. ll“ Detachments Surpri'ée Austro-German Garrison in the Carpathians. IN SUBMARINE ZONE The British naval authorities, while they have failed to discover any Ger- man submarine base in the West Inâ€" dies, declare that they have long hagl reason to suspect the intention of the Germans to establish one there, and as a consequence they look with suspi- cion upon the Cuban oil project, as possibly a blind to hide the establish- ment of a refuge from which subma- rines could operate. statement issued to-day by the War Department, immediately drove out the Teutons. In the Carpathians Russian detachments surprised and captured without firing a shot a strongly fortified Austro-German posi- tion south-west of Okna. Teuton coun- ter-attacks Were nepulsed. cession. It is the belief here that the Santa Lucia project was being de- veloped by means of money sent from New York to Havana. These casualties bring the total of Germans killed and those who died of wounds or sicknesex to 988,329, and the total casualties since the war began to 4,087,692. London, Feb. 18.â€"â€"Casualties in the German army, exclusive of colonial troops, reported in the German cas- ualty lists in the month of Jan- uary, 1917, totalled 77,534 oflficers and men killed, wounded, prisoners 01' missing. The totals compiled from the list follows: Killed and died, 15,906; prisoners, 1,645; missing, 11,874; wounded, 48,109; total, 77.534. GERMAN LOSSES LAST MONTH WERE MORE THAN 77,000 Officials of the Naval Service, Cus- toms, Justice and Postâ€"Ofl‘lce Depart- ments will go down to Halifax to form an examination staff, which will be augmented by experts from Great Britain. Arrangements will be made to avoid all possible delay to the vessels examined. The new plan has been adopted‘at the request of neu- tral ship interests, who are anxious to avoid the dangers incident to ex- amination at English ports in the blockaded area. A despatch from Ottawa 323751â€"â€" Confirmation of the report that the British Admiralty had designated Halifax as the port of examination for neutral ships leaving American ports, instead of Faimouth, was ob- tained from the Government on Thurs- day. It was stated by Sir George Foster, Acting-Minister of Marine, that negotiations in progress had reached a head and that it was definâ€" itely decided Halifax would be an exâ€" amination port. Whether it will be for all sailings in both directions, however, has not yet been decided. The latter arrange- ment might tax accommodation at the Winter port somewhat severely. Neutral Vessels Leaving the US. to Call There Instead of at Falmouth. On Sunday the Germans tried to re- gain the positions taken from them by the British, but their attempts were fruitless. Attacking in waves, the Germans came under the concen- trated fire of the British guns and were swept back to their trenches, sufi'ering heavy casualties. At no place did the attacking forces reach the British line, and the British suf- fered no casualties. The British capâ€" tured 780 officers and men. mont and Petit Miraumont, north and [Times' financial south respectively of the Ancre and on writes: “The St the road to Bapaume. ‘ ing confidently : The Temps explains the official figures by the bad state of the soil at the time of seeding, insufi‘icient supâ€" plies of fertilizers and the excessive Autumn rains. Some of the late seed- ings must be replaced by Spring seed- ing-s on account of the frost, though most of the wheat crop was well proâ€" tected by the snow when the heavy freeze came and was not injured. The cold weather is considered to have prcduced very favorable conditions for Spring seeding. Over 1,400 Soldiers Voted Against It and 221 For It. A despatch from Vancouver says:â€" A cable gives thé result of the pro- hibition vote ovarseas up to Wednes- day evening as 1,406 against, 221 for and 41 spoiled ballots. Excessive Autumn Rains Re- sponsible for the Decrease. A despatch from Paris says: The report of the Agricultural Information Bureau, published in the official jour- nal on Thursday, gives the average condition for the 1917 Winter crops as ten per cent. below those of 1916. With 100 signifying very good; 80 good and 60 rather good, the averages for 1917, as comp 1916, are: Winter wheat, ( rye, 67, against 72 against 73; Wint‘ Arthur Neville Chamberlain, Direc- tor-General of National Service, speaking at Bristol on Saturday, said that he ventured to predict that the result of the war loan would be a bit- ter pill for Germany to swallow. a favorable impression in the city. We understand that since the beginning of the year £2,840,000 of Japanese bonds have been bought for sinking funds, making a total since the out- break of war of £9,615,880. The Japanese Government is already reap- ing its reward for its action. Her credit is higher in this market than those of any other country.” The Weekly Nation says it bears that the war loan is a great success and that sums have been mentioned suggesting that the collection of new money is approaching £1,000,000,000. FWE BELLEWS “A feature of the subscriptions in many country districts has been the quantity of gold brought to the banks and post offices by Working men and women. In Enfield, a busy muni- tions area, £7,000 in gold was paid for small amounts of stock certificates during the week. Among Saturday's subscriptions were £1,000,000, Lord Nichelham; £650,000, Rio Tinto Com- pany; £150,000, Kodak Co.; £50,000, Singer - Sewing Machine Co. One gratifying feature of the war loan is seen in the extent which the County of Dublin farmers subscribed. For the most part it is new money in hard cash. On Friday the amount of subscriptions received at the head ofâ€" fice of the Bank of Ireland in College Green exceeded £1,000,000.” Japan Heavy Purchaser. “Heavy purchases of Japanese bonds for sinking fund purposes have been the feature of the foreign mar- ket. The object is the obvious release of funds invested in Japanese secur- ities for investment in the war loan. Down to the last minute on Friday, when there was yet time to subscribe to the loan, agents of the Japanese Government were busy purchasing bonds almost regardless of amounts. This assistance of our Eastern ally, as unostentatious as it is effective, made Siccess of British Loan 1 Pill for Germany to Swallow. A despatch from London says: The Times' financial editor on Saturday writes: “The Stock Exchange is talk- ing confidently about a thousand milâ€" lions of ‘new money’ from the loan. We repeat the estimate under all re- serve, for, of course, it is only guess- work, but undoubtedly the figure is beyond all precedent, and all the early expectations of Stock Exchange tips, which are usually based on fair- ly elaborate calculations arising out of data which is more accessible there than elsewhere. Five weeks ago noth- ing even remotely approaching such a huge figure was believed attainable. For the purpose of checking any esti- mate of the gross figures of the loan we repeat the amounts of the earlier securities which carried the rights of conversion. These were £899,927,000 four and a half per cent. war loan, £333,515,000 five per cent. Exchequer bonds, though the latter naturally are less likely to be converted. “A feature of the subscriptions in many country districts has been the quantity of gold brought to the banks and post offices by working men and women. In Enfield. a busy muni- AGAINST PROHIBITION intel 0F BOLLARSE are( as against 70; Winter barley 65, oats 66, against with those of Bitter l London, Feb. \8.â€"A Reuter deâ€" lspatch from Delhi says that among ithe new war measures adopted by the IIndian Government are the severe |curtailment of railway services and lthe organization of India’s industrial .and natural resources, with a view Jito increasing the output of munitions. lIn addition, an order has been issued forbidding women and children to sail for England except for the most ur- l gent reasons. I The 'Society has had a most success- iwhich, at the present time, amount to between five and a half and six million dollars. Last year was apparently one of the mOSt successful years in athe history of the institution. The amount added to the insurance funds for 1916 was between four and five hundred thousand dollars. Notwith- standing this succeSS the management decided to ascertain what the actuar- secured the services of one of the most competent actuaries on the Continent. the Society decided to rates and place which will give actuarial solvency. ‘ful record and has accumulated fundsH ial standing of the Society was, and, Acting on the advice of the actuary,lhave the co-operation, re-adjust its tion of the new securities, of the bond- itself upon a basis dealers and brokers, it at least 100% contributed materially to the success 'tween Canada and the United States, :which is at present adverse to this country, it is regarded as likely that the securities of the new loan will be made payable both in Canada and New York. No information as to the amount, terms or price of the new issue can, hOWever, be given at present, as these details will not be settled until imme- Ediately before the loan is floated and will be determined largely by the con- ditions which then prevail. The Finance Minister, it is under- estood, has been assured that he will in the flota- whose activity of the last domestic loan of $100,- {Exam SEEKS T0 cwsa ‘ New Danger Zone Proclaimed Through Route North of Scotland and Down Irish Coast. ALL COAL MINES IN BRIEAIN TAKEN OVER BY GOVERNMENT A despatch from London says: It has been decided by the Board of Trade to take possession of all coal mines in the United Kingdom for the period of the’war in addition to those in South Wales already taken over. The President of the Board of Trade has decided to set up a new depart- A despatch from Eondon says: Gerâ€" many’s war costs to date have reach- ed the total of sixty billion marks, says a telegram from Berlin, forwardâ€" ed by the correspondent at Amsterâ€" dam of Renter’s Telegram Company, Limited. A despatch from London says: The German Governmenfls now discussing with the Bundesrat new direct and inâ€" direct taxes to raise £50,000,000 inter- est on the last war loan, according to Berlin newspapers, quoted in a Hague despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. It is probable, add the papers, that the new taxes will apply to coal mine exploitation and railway traffic, with an increased tax on war profits. GERMANY‘S WAR COSTS SIXTY BILLION MARKS TRY TO RAISE INTEREST ON THE LAST WAR LOAN. A despatch from Washington says: â€"â€"Two important moves 1‘" Great Britain to meet the submn‘: mice were announced on Friday. A new danger zone was proclaimed, seeking: to block practically the whole route of exit towards the Atlantic of the Ger- man U-boats from their bases in Ger- many and Belgium. With the Eng- lish Channel practically closed by an elaborate system of nets, mines and patrols, the means of exit for the sub- marines has been through the route north of Scotland and down the Irish coast. The new danger zone, design- Canadian Order Of Foresters Has A Splendid Financial Basis. The Canadian Order of Foresters which has for years occupied a pro- minent position as one of the leading Fraternal Insurance Societies operat- ing- in Canada. Was instituted in 1879 by 488 members who seceded from the American Order of Foresters. To-day it has a membership of over 90,000, which it the largest purely By taking this course, while its funds were still piling up, it has been able to treat its members much more favorably than any of the societies which have re-adjusted their businesses during recent years. Canadian membership of any of the fraternal insurance societies doing business in the Dominion. The management is to be congratul- ated upon a course of action which will place the Society upon a splendid fin- ancial basis, and insure the future of the Order for all time. INDIA HAS CURTAILED RAILWAY SERVICES. A New Officer Known As “Controller of (‘oal Mines“ Will be in (‘harge of Department. A SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY LAST EXET FOR SUBMARINES A despatch from Amsterdam says: â€"The majority of the German troops ;recently concentrated on the eastern Eborder of Holland now have disap- 'peared from the towns along the frontier, according to reports received iby The Handelsbladt. :Iegal time one hour during the Sum- mer. The putting on of the clock: iis to begin the first Sunday in April ;and this time will be in force until ‘ the first Sunday in October. A despatch from Montreal says:~« Provided that shipment can be made immediately the City of Montreal has ordered seven hundred and fifty tons of coal from the Red Deer Valley Coa': Company in order to check the coa‘.‘ shortage here. ment t Western Railway services of their Guy Calthrop, at ' Board. Mr. Calth nation will be “C Mines." GERMAN TROOPS MOVED FROM FRONTIER TOWNS director “'oqfarv A despatch from Paris sayszâ€"The Chamber of Deputies on Friday adopt. ed a bill permanently advancing thi legal time one hour during the Sum- The Finance Minister. it is under- stood, has been assured that he will have the co-operation, in the flota- tion of the new securities, of the bond- dealers and brokers, whose activity contributed materially to the success of the last domestic loan of $100,- 000,000. A despatch from New York says: Stolen Government charts of anchor- ages along the Alaskan coast were discovered by the police among the belongings of Herbert Sauer, a Ger" man deserter from the coast-guard service, who was sentenced here on Thursday to eight years in Sing-Sing Prison upon his plea of guilty to a charge of manslaughter for killing Mrs. Caroline Tiarka in her home in this city last August. When Sauer was asked what he intended to do with the maps, he replied, according to the police: “I wanted to make a name for myself when I returned to the Father- land." Details of plans for changing the port of call and examination for boats between this country and the North- ern European neutrals from Kirlcwall to Halifax were made public. The idea is to allow the vessels to avoid the German submarine zone by swing- ing around Ireland and Scotland and down the Norwegian coast instead of touching the British Isles. A second port for the examination of southern commerce may be established later at the Bahamas or Bermuda. DGMINION TO ESSUE ANOTEER WAR LOAN A despatch from Ottawa says: Ann other Canadian war loan, the third to be issued in the Dominion, will be floated probably early in March. In view of the eXChange situation be« tween Canada and the United States, which is at present adverse to this country, it is regarded as likely that the securities of the new loan will be made payable both in Canada and New York. No information as to the amount, GERMAN STOLE CHARTS 0F ALASKAN HARBORS. FRANCE HAS ADOPTED to ha mines Flotation Early in March to be Payable in Canada and New York. to close 3V6 :ontrol We coal m of the London a) e that way out, is understood been liberally strewn with DAYLIGHT SAVING 'Jdon and North. have placed the general manager, he disposal of the ‘op's official desig- Jntrolier at Goa! (‘031 mlnes .l‘ha