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A despatch from Ottawa says: 3 o'clock Friday morning the first division on the Conscription Bilf re- sulted in the defeat of the sub- amendment of J. A. Barrette, of Joliette, calling for the six months‘ hoist, by a vote of nays 163, yeas 9, a Government majority of 154. Both the Six Months’ Hc The following voted for the Bar- rette amendment: Messrs. Achim of Labelle, Barrette of Berthier, Belleâ€" mare of Maskinonge, Boulay of Ri- mouski, Descarries of Jacques Car- tier, Gerard of Chicoutimi, Guilbault of Joliette, Paquet of L’Islet and Pa- tenaude of Hochelaga, the ex-Secre- tary of State. HON. W. J. HANNA, FWD CBNTRGLLER, MAKES FERS'E' S'E'A'EEEVEENT Ninety Conservatives, including J. H. Rainville, the Deputy Speaker, and seventy-three Liberals opposed the amendment. Without Allowing for Loss ’A despatch from Toronto says: Canada’s Food Controller, Hon. W. J. Hanna, has already completed much of the organization of his deâ€" partment to deal with the soaring food prices and to provide large quantities of food for export to Great Britain and her allies. On Friday afternoon Mr. Hanna addressed a largely-attended meeting of the W0- men’s Press Club in Toronto which was attended by representatives of other wpmen’s organizations. He reâ€" viewed the work that has already been done, and outlined briefly some of the thing‘s’he expects to be done shortly. . HUN} Canada and the United States should export to the allies and neuâ€" tral countries this year 460,000,000 bushels of wheat, but will be 160,000,~ 000 bushels short, without allowing for loss in transport. All Fields of Operation in Ger- man East Africa are Evacuated. iAJfiRlTY 0F SIXTY-THREE HER ” ‘ MlLflARY SERVICE ACT OF 1917 A despatch from London says:â€" Under the pressure of British forces advancing from Gilwa, the Germans in German East Africa have evacuated strongly held positions south of the Ngaura River, says an official stateâ€" ment iSSued on Wednesday night. The positions extended from Gimamba Hill, on the shore of Beaver Hafen, to Makangaga, and the Germans retired a distance of from seven to nine miles. THREE RUSSIAN ARM The official report indicates a genâ€" eral retirement of the enemy forces in other fields of operations in German East Africa. A despatch from London says :â€" Two of a squadron of fourteen ma- chines that took part in an air raid on Harwich were brought down ablaze by British naval aircraft and a third machine was damaged, it is officially announced. ENEMY RAIDERS All the British airmen who engaged the Germans emerged safely from their fights . Petrograd, July 8,â€"According to semi-official reports, the Russian of- fensive is spreading to the north and south of Helicz. in Eastern Galicia, which waséviitually under the guns of General Biussilofi' when the advance of a year ago came to a standstill. Halicz is important as the key to Lem- berg, the capital of Galivia, and is about 60 miles south-east of that city. Three armies are now engaged on a front of more than 80 miles along the Narayuvka River. The enthusiasm among the troops is increasing. A train carrying 500 sailors from Revel, who organized the "storming but: General Brussiloff Advancing Toward Halicz, the Key to Lem- ‘ berg,'Capital of Galicia. From one-third to twoâ€"fifths of 3 IN AFRECA SUPPER DEFEAT BROUGHT DOWN g for Loss in Transit, the\ Supply of Wheat Will be 160,000,000 Bushels Short. {oist and the Referendum are Defeated by Large Majorities.~ -â€"â€"â€",_.__ ARMS ACTWE 312%: N IMPORTANT OFFENSIVE‘iGERMAN TROOPS The Laurier referéndum amend- ment was voted down by 110 to 62, a Government majority of 48. On the Government ,side of the House Sir Rodolphe Forget and Messrs. Patenaude, Baretie, Paquet, Girard, Gilbault, Bellemarre, Boulay, and Descarries voted with the leader of the Opposition. Nineteen Liberais voted with the Government. The Liberals who voted against the referendum were: Messrs. Guthriey Pardee, Graham, Carvell, Maclean (of Halifax), Cruise, Charlton, Turifi‘, Nesbitt, MacNutt, MacLean (of Sunâ€" bury), McCraney, Loggie, Clark, Bu- chanan, Douglas, Champagne Neeley and Duncan Ross. . Investigation proceeding as to method of reducing cost of bread to :the consumers.‘ - Committee of experts is being \named to co-operate with Food Con- W'i‘hE-gié on “The Military Service Act of 1917” was 118 yea and 55 nay. Majority, 63. mm mm MOVE FGRWARD wheat foods consumed in Canada and the United States must be saved to meet shortage. ' Everyone in hotels, restaurants, public places and homes of Canada must co-operate to bring about an en- ormous saving. United States and Canada Food Controllers propose to co-operate not only in forming organizations, but in carrying out the work of the or- ganizations. o mig'erishable goods must be canned, releasing storable goods for export. Steps will be taken to lower the price of Canadian fish to inland con- sumers, and to bring down the price of fruit. ' troller. Make Gains in Flanders, and at Messines Ridge. RUSSEANSfiRENEW FHGHT 1N GALECEA . ‘ :_._ $2.465. Basis contract for wheatâ€"July, A despatCh £19m L°nd°n says. 2.1a: August (first half). $2.13. In an attack agalns’c the German ,llnes south-west of Hollebeke, in Flanders, united States Markets and on the northern end of the recent Minneapolis. July 10â€"“’heatâ€"Ju1y . - - ' closed $2.22: September, $1.85; cashâ€"â€" Brltlsh advance agamst the Messmes N0. 1 hard, $142 to $147; No. 1 Norm, Ridge, Field Marshal Haig’s mops em. $2.32 to $2.42; No. .2. (10.. $222 to - |$2.32. Comâ€"No. 3 yellow. $1.74 to $1.75. have drlven the Germans back on a {Oatsâ€"N0. 3 white. 70% to 710. Flourâ€"â€" front of 600 yards. The gain was Fancy patents. $12.70; first clears. made south-west of Hollebeke (near‘$lg‘>790;t Us??? grades uncmnged' Bran â€" L. 0 . the Ypres Canal). Prisoners were szlgglutll}. Jlulfi; 10~â€"“’heatZâ€"â€"N?\: Izhadrd. . ~ - ' - ‘ ' ' .. : o. orthern. 2,‘5; Jo. . 0.. captuxed 1n ralds 1n Nleuport Vlcmlty. 5120‘ Linseed_52.77; July. $2.77; Massed Assaults Made Between Zborow and Koniuéhy. A_despatch from London says:â€" The battle in Eastern Galicia between the Teutonic forces and the Russians developed afresh on Friday. After a great artillery battle on the front Where the Russians made their assault earlier in the week massed assaults were delivered by the Russians on German positions between Zborow and Koniuchy, and at Brzezany. talion" and wear shoulder ribbons in- scribed, “To the trenches,” passed through Petrograd to-day. through Petrograd to-day. Some activity is reported along the northern front. The Government has ordered the release of Polish prisâ€" onersâ€"ofâ€"war captured from the Ger- man ranks. General Brussilofl’ is pushing his of- fensive with energy and rapidly ex- tending its Scope. He has begun an attack in the region of Pinsk, 150 miles north of Galloia, within which forward movement had previously been restricted. and is attacking with success in the region north-west of Stanlslau, south-east oi Lambera'. ’° No. 1 bar is ern. $2.32 a $2.32. Co .Oatsâ€"No. lS Fancy p a. $10.70: 0 â€"$29 to i 'e Duluth. 7 $2.26; No ' $2.20. Montreal. July 10â€"02. “Vestern. No. 2. 81 to 8110 dian \Vestern.-No. 3. 80 to No. 1 feed. 80 to 8030. ] feed. $1.18. Flourâ€"Man. S natents. firsts. $12.50; (10.. strong bakers“. $11.80; W1 choice, $12.50; straight to $12.30; do., bags. $5.75 to 5 oatsâ€"Barrels. $9.00 to $9.2 90 lbs., $4.35 to $4.40. Shorts. $38. Middlings. No. 4. $2100; No. 5 fieedLiSIJEJV. Oatsâ€" LEABENG MARKETS Winnipeg Grain \Vinnlpeg, July 10â€"Cash quotationsâ€" ‘Wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern. $2.20; No. 2 Northern, $2.17; No. 3 Northern. $2.12; Strongest Offensive Since Ver- dun Broken Down Everywhere. A despatch from French Front in France says:â€"â€"After their strongest gofi'ensive efl’ort since Verdun the Get- .mans found themselves on Thursday thrown back everywhere along an 11- mile front on the Chemln-deâ€"Demes, leaving the ground thickly strewn ‘with their dead and having failed to take even one French soldier prisoner. The French lines remained intact, and the French commanding general, who watched the operations through- out from the front trenches, was able to declare that not a single yard of territory had been‘ lost. 3 C.W-. 1 feed. ‘ N0. 3. ! rejected $11 Butte If xtsâ€"No. 3 white. 7021 to 71c. F101 mcy patents. $12.70; first cle 070; other grades unchanged. E $29 to $31. Duluth. July loâ€"W'heatâ€"No. 1 h .26; No. 1 Northern. $225; No. 2. .20. Linseedâ€"$2.77; July. $2 65; No: 2 C.W.. 52.61%: No, 465. Basis contract for whea 18: August (first half). $2.13 tember oronto, July 1'0 ‘75 to $11.25 Country Produceâ€"Wholesale in atreal ‘. he lls. $1.2 72Ac Provisionsâ€"Wholesale i meatsâ€"Hams. medh} lb; clea Pure lax k to 27% ;â€"-Red Star North Caro] $1.10 Live Stock Markets Montreal Markets its THROWN BACK tlex‘é acks Breadstufis 1v 1 0-â€"Man lot amery ali’e July 10â€"Oatsâ€"~Canadian 2. 81 to 8110; do.. Cana- tNo. 3. 80 to 803m extra No. 5. $1.76: No. 6, $159: ratsâ€"No. 2 C,W._ 73%; No. extra No. 1 feed. 732:0; No. No. 2 feed, TOéC. Barley-- No. 4. $1.20; feed. 51‘10: 0. Flaxâ€"No. 1 N.W.C., C.W.. $2.61}; No, 3 C.W.. contract for wheatâ€"July, Julv hipment. ts. delivered Montreal ludedâ€"â€"Bran. per 7 ton. plain ‘ong clez bellies. 3. tierce pails per ton. $9. 'track To- October 2’1 gc solids ' 1b.. 11 $38 minal \V'lnt 30c. chickens. ll oice heavy steers butchers‘ cattle 10.. medium. $9225 fine and rhe mm 1d-Dicked ,5, per lb. 1ke 3". iniddlings flour. per bag medlum. 30 to : cooked. 41 to “eakfast bacon. 5 to 37¢; bone,- on. $12.50 to to $11. track C.W bacon Del‘ 7; to tubs. bbl the retail aim: to 5. track atl jir rheatâ€" rthern 1b.. 3: to 36¢ bbl twins ; old leavy 50 to $9.00 19 to dim: $8.00 1.. $8 ding jute Jute jute 21§c 3mm AHRMEN 3mm; Dow ma fiERMAN A _ , “ . 36c: 38c 380 38 1b.. KRUPP WQRKS AT ESSEN 30MB! London, July 9.â€"â€"A Reuter’s Limit- ed despatch from Pekin announces that Hsuan Tung, the young Emperor, has abdicated. . Washington, July 8.â€"â€"Official. de- spatches to the Chinese Legation here to-nig‘ht said the republic had been firmly re-established at Nanking, with Feng Kuo-Chang, the former Vice- President, as President of the new Provisional Government. Republican troops were reported converging to- ward Pekin to drive out the Manchu forces remaining in possession there, in the name of the Imperialists. Deluge of Shells Droppe A despatch from Regina, Sask., sayszâ€"Hon. W. R. Motherwell, Mini- ster of Agriculture for Saskatchewan, stated on Friday that, despite reports of damage to the crop in some districts of the province, he looked for a crop of equal or even better volume than that of last year, providing really fav- orable weather conditions prevails be- tween now and harvest. BRITISH CONTINGENT FROM U. S. IN ENGLAND A despatch from London sayszâ€"A contingent of 103 British residents of the United States who have just ar- rived in Great Britain to join the British army, was reviewed by Gen- eral Sir Francis Lloyd on the Horse Guards' parade on Friday morning. Saturday Raid on ENEMY ATTACK IN CE'EAWEPAENE REPULSED BY FRENCH TROOPS A despatch from Paris sayszâ€"After checking the latest effort of the ‘Ger- man Crown Prince in Champagne, the French took the ofi‘ensive and succeed- ed in straightening out their line in the region of Mont Haut and Mont Camiiiet. Gen. Petain’s men heid to their gains despite four strong at- tacks hurieti against them, and which they repulsed with heavy 1035. v Switching his attack from the opera- tions on the front north of the Aisne did not help the Crown Prince, as his EEINESE EMPIRE 'GERMANS WRECK ’ @VERTHRQWN FGSSE AT AVION ris, July I‘OWII rince Suffers Heavy Lossesâ€"All German Attacks Re- pulsed by Gen. Petain. London and Eastern Coast District Resulted in 37 Killed and 1-11 Injured. ‘hic of rai Over Wide Territor 1' French d on Many Indu BY PREMIER AER FLEE' ri According; to the character and sit- uation of the towns reached and their distance from the front the following deductions are possible: The raid was intended to cover three classes of townsâ€"German in- land towns, where munitions are pro- duced; towns used as bases for the distribution of war material, and French towns of small population which have been more or less forti- fied by the Germans since their occu- pation. The raid is also distinctly marked as to the territory covered into these regions, all, however, having as their extreme inland limit the valley of the Rhine. These regions are (1) the lower Rhine east of the Belgian fron- tier, (2) the middle Rhine or the Coblenz region, and (3) the lower wa- tershed of the Meuse and the M0- selle. l Raris, July 8,â€"The Germans launch- Ied another violent attack on the Aisne front last night, and, as in the case of their recent attempt to recapture im- portant positions along the Chemin- deg-Dames, met with determined re- sistance from the French, and suffer- ed very heavy losses. The attack ‘was delivered in four sectors. BRILLIANT FRENCH SUCCESS ON THE VERDUN FRONT On the Verdun front west of the Meuse the French scored a brilliant success. Five strongly organized salients were captured and held against counterattacks. drove down seven other German chines, several of them in flames Lord French reports that the total casualties in Saturday’s German air raid reported by the police up to the present are: Killedâ€"Metropolitan area, men, 27; women, 4; children, 3; total, 34; Isle of Thanet, men, 1; women, 2; total, 3; total killed, 37. Injuredâ€"Metropolitan area, men, 74; women, 27; children, 36; total, 139; Isle of Thanet, women, 1; chil- dren, 1: total 2; total injured, 141. effort in Champagne, west of Mont Carnillet and south-east of Tahuro failed, as did his recent heavy attacks north of the Chemin-des-Dames. Gen. Petain responded to the Ger. man effort by attempting and succeed- ing in reducing salients in his line to the east of the scene of the Teuton at. tack. The French not only captured prisoners, but beat ofi' counter-at- tacks, showing that the Germans at- tached importance to the French gains. 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