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EW'EDEN ACCUSED 0F moss Vimqu 0F mummy Washington, Sept. 9,â€"Diplomatic relations between the United States and Sweden are strained to near the breaking point as the result of a dis- ‘eoyery that German ofiie-iai telegrams in 'cipher were forwarded to Berlin through the Swedish Legation at Buenos Ayres. - r4,” The fact that messages from Ger- man Charge d’Afiaires Luxburg at Buenos Ayres to the German Foreign Office had been forwarded through the Forei'gn Office at Stockholm was re- vealed in an official statement by the State Department yesterday after- State noon. gun”.- The messages concerned the diplo- matic situation in Argentina and dealt with the method to be pursued by sub- marines in sinking Argentine ships. GERMANS BEATEN ' 1N EAST AFRECA United States Government Publishes F at Argentine Was Used to Se! Defeated AQ Along the Line,} Says Report Reaching London. London, Sept. 9.â€"â€"Defeats for the Germans all along the line in German East Africa are reported in an offi- cial statement to-day.‘ The text reads: “Telegraphing on September 8 the General Officer commanding in chief in East Africa reports that on that day the enemy resistance at Mpondas, fiftyâ€"three miles south of Mahenge, was overcome and all the German po- sitions were occupied. Our troops are in pursuit. . 1 .... I, â€" _ _ V s , , “Belgium columns have passed the Ulanga River, moving towards Ma- henge from the north. A German force, driven successively from Mpe- pos, sixty-five miles southwest of Ma- henge, and from Malinje, eighteen miles north north-east of Mpetos, re- tired southeastward and is being put- sued by our columns from Lupembe. “In the southern area the German forces dislodged from Tumburu has retreated towards Liwale. It is re- ported that at present there are no German forces in Portuguese Nyasa- land south of the Royuma River.” FEE? RENEWED IN VERWJN SECTOR Strong Attacks by Crown Prince 1 Smashed by Petain’s Armies. l 1 London, Sept. farâ€"Again the French and the Germans are engaged in exâ€"l tremely heavy fighting in the Verdunl sectorI with the Germans trying to reâ€" I coup their losses of the end of lastl week on the right bank of the Meuse,l but with General Petain’s forces hold-i ing them back almost everywhere and ‘ covering the ground with their dead. 1 Over o front of nearly two miles the l Germans Sunday morning, following unsuccessful attacks Saturday night in the sector of the Bois des Fosses and the Bois des Caurieres, returned to the fray with renewed vigor, especialâ€" ly around Hill 3-14. At some points French trenches were captured by the Germans, but from these later they were driven out and the French lines were entirely reâ€"established. In the fighting around the Bois des Fosses Saturday night the Germans left near- ly 1.000 dead on the ground before the French positions. A despatch from London says: An official Rumanian communication dat- ed Sept. 4 reports an enemy attempt to break through the Rumanian front between Varnitza and Monastirora, which was repulsed after fierce fight- n-d. STHBBQRN BATTLE ES BASING ' \ 0N TABLELAND 6F BAEEESEZZA Italian Troops Under MANIANS AGAIN REPULSE ATTEMPTS TO PIERCE FRONT. \ment Publisheis Fact That Neutral Legation 1e Was Used to Send Official Cipher Messages to Beriin. 1:1 is pushing apovano Val- tried several i Gorizia and Gen. Cadorna Push Enemy Beyond the Chiapovano Valley. I" Besides revealing the means in which Germany used Sweden in her 'machinations in Argentina, the de- lspatches show how' the German Charge, at the time Argentina was Lhaving a critical [diplomatic contro- versy with Germany over submarine destruction of her ships, was sending through the Swedish Legation infor- f‘mation of the sailings of certain vesâ€" Rsels with recommendations that they ;be sunk “without leaving any trace.” :In other despatches he was informing ihis Government how touregard Argenâ€" tina's protests against the destruction ll. of her shipping. Eu. 3. "to 55m 1 NEUTRAL saws I A defilatch from Washington says-.1 EShortage of ocean-going tonnage may !cause the United States to seize some} {four hundred thousand tons of neutral ‘ {shipping now .in American portsfl Dutch and other Scandinavian shipsi which are loaded with foodstuffs may be required, it was said on Thursday, to discharge their cargoes and go to Australia and Java for wheat and It is regarded as significant that no steps have been taken by the Swedish Government, so far as the State De- partment knows, to punish its diplo- matic representative in Buenos Ayres. 400,000 Tons of Scandinavian Vessels May be Utilized. sugar. -_° "_ . Internatiénql law, officials point out, gives belligerents‘ the right to com- mandeer neutral ships whenever the emergency of war requires it. Under this interpretation the American Gov- ernment has just seized several Aus- trian ships which took refuge in American ports when the war broke out. Dutch ships of 300,000 tons, and other Scandinavian vessels of one- third that tonnage, have lain in American ports loaded with foodâ€" stuffs ever since the Export Con- trol Act was put into operation. Thus far the owners of the cargoes have refused to unload them, and the American Government has declined to permit the vessels to sail. BRITAIN INDEPENDENT OF FOREIGN FOODSTUFF London, Sept. 9.â€"Baron Rhondda, the Food Controller, in an interview with the London correspondent of the Amsterdam Handelsblad, declares that the submarine campaign is no longer causing anxiety regarding England’s bread supply. ’ “In one respect,” remarked the Food Controller, “the submarine campaign is a blessing. It has acted as a stimulus to cultivaiion, so that within u year the United Kingdom will be practically independent of imports, so far as the chief foodstuffs are con- cerned." Prisoners From Russian Front Captured by the Italians Udine, Italy, Sept. 9.â€"Violent storms have transformed peaceful streams into torrents, torrents into rivers and plains into lakes of mud on the Isonzo front. Notwithstanding these conditions the cannonade con- tinues, while raiding parties make darâ€" ing dashes to snatch minor positions from the enemy. Each party brings back a certain number of prisoners belonging to regiments just arrived from the RusSo-Rumanian front. Some Austrian gunners who have been cap- ;tured. declare they have been brought ‘here from the western front. THANKSGIVING DAY A despat‘ch from Ottawa says :â€" The date of Thanksgiving Day has been set by the Secretary of State for Monday, October 8. Farther south the Austrian took repeated counterâ€"attacks numbers, with no result. Major Moraht, commenting in The Pester Lloyd, says the dash of General Cadorna’s army in the recent battle of the Isonzo has surpassed anything at- tempted before. SET FOR OCTOBER 8 5 under- in great Markeis 9f the WefidEfiERE‘g‘EANS Manitoba galsâ€"No. 2 C store Fort \ man nomln American cornâ€"*No. 3 ye nal; No. 3. do.. 59c. n to freights outside. Ontario wheatâ€"New $2.20. according to frel Peasâ€"Nominai. Barleyâ€"Multing. ne‘ according to freights c tra( bags, bakers Ontario m sample. $10.2 track Toront track Toronto, prompt shin Millfeedâ€"Car lotsâ€"Deli real freights.,bags include ton. $35; shorts. do, $42“ Hayâ€"No. 1, new. per t< $11.50: mixed. do.. $8 to $9. ronto. Strawâ€"Car lots. per ton Butterâ€"Creamery. solids, per 1b.. 39 to 39k: prints, per 1b., 393 to 40¢: dairy, per 1b.. 33 to 34c. vEggsâ€"vâ€"Per (102.. 39 to 40¢ Wholesalers are selllhg to the retail trade at the following mlces : Cheeseâ€"New, large. 22% to 230; twins. 223 to 23:0; triplets, 23 to 23%; old, large. 300; twins, 303C; triplets. 30M. Butterâ€"Fresh dalry. choice. 39 to 400; creamery prints. 43 to 44c; solids, 42 to 43c. ' Eggsâ€"New laid. in cartons, 52 to 54¢; out of cartons.» 45 to_469. ,1A141.4_~ l1: uul. u; “hunk” .» Dressed oultryâ€"Spring chickens. 25 to 300; fowl, 20 to 22c: squabs, per 602.. $4 to $4.50; turkeys. 25 to 30c; ducks. Spring, 220. Live poultryâ€"Spring chickens. 1b.. 20 to 22c; hens. 18 to 20¢; ducks; Spring. LIUA Honeyâ€"Combâ€"Extra fine and heavy weight. per (102.. $2.75; select, $2.50 to $275: No‘ 2, $2 to $2.25: tins. B‘s and 5‘s, 16c per 1b; 10‘s. 15km 60's. 14; to Montreal, Sept. 11â€"Oatsâ€"Canadian Western. No. 2. 75 to 760; No. 3. 74 to ‘750; extra No. 1 feed, 74 to 750. Flourâ€"Manitoba Spring Wheat patents, firsts, $12: seconds, $11.50: strong bakers'. $11.30; Vther patents. choice. $12; straight rollers. $11.50 to $11.80: do.. bags. $5.60 to $5.75. Rolled oatsâ€" Bbls., $8.85 to $9: (10.. bags. 90 lbs. $4.30 to $4.40. Bran. $35. Shorts. $40. Middlings. $48 to $50. Mouillie, $55 to $60. Hayâ€"No. 2. per ton. car lots, $9.50 to $10. Cheeseâ€"Finest Western. 21:70; finest Eastgwns, 2119. Butterâ€"Choicest creamery. $13 to 42¢; seconds. 40k to 41c. Eggsâ€"Fresh, 52 to 530: selected, 48c; No. 1 stock. 440; No. 2 stock. 38 to 400. Potatoesâ€"Per bag. car lots. $2.15 10L". Beansâ€"No Canadian beans on market until last of October; imported. hand- picked, $8.50 per bush; Limas. per ib.. 15 to 160. ‘ I'\Â¥L‘_.=A Lnl' Q01: Toronto. Se 0. 1 Norther 7. 1 Northern, $2.24; 3. 3. do., $2.15: No. ore Fort \Vllliam. m Manitoba fitsâ€"No. ore Fort \ illinm. 111 American cornâ€"*No. ark Toronto. Ontario oatsâ€"No. 2 L]; No. 3. do.. 59c, I freights outside. 3 CJVH No. 1 fee [ley N0~ Minneapolis. Sept. 11â€"Flourâ€"Fancy patents. 25c.,lower. quoted at $11.50; other grades unchanged. Branâ€"$28 to $29. Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow. $2.08 to $2.10. Oatsâ€"No. 3 white, 553 to 56k. Flaxâ€"- $3.313 to $3.361». \ 4 Duluth, Sept. 11â€"Linseed. $3.39!; Septembgr. $314191; asked: October. $3.39; on no kiA- nannmhnr 30K 400. P to $2.25 Eéiééd; ~I<"(;véfirhrbe'r, $3.38 $3.34 bid. Potatoes. on 51.45. uu., “Iv-t,“ 5...”. W. , V V butchers’ cows. choice. $8.25 to $8.50; do., good. $7.25 to $7.75; do., medium, $6.65 to $6.85; stockers, $7.25 to $8.50; feeders, $8 to $9.25; canners and cutters, 5.25 to $6.25; milkers. good to choice, 80 to $125; do.. com. and med. $40 to $50; springers. $80 to $125; light ewes, $10 to $11.50; sheep. heavy. $6 to $7.50: yearlings. $11 to $11.50: qalves. good to choice. $14 to $15.25; Svnng lambs, $15 to SL550; hogs. fed and watered. $18.25; (10.. weighed off cars. $13.50; (10.. f.o.b., 513.725.» (‘0‘; 11_r‘hninn arbor: V V . _ V , Montreal. Sept. llâ€"Cnmce steers, $10.25 to $10.75; good. $9.75 to 510; lpwer grades. 88 to $8.50; butchers‘ cows, $6 to $8: bulls. $6.75 to $8.75; bulls. $0.15 to $6.25; cows, $5 to $5.26: Ontario lambs. $14.50 to $14.75; Quebec lambs, $12.75 to $13.75: sheep, $8.50 to $9.50; choice milk-fed calves. $13 to $14; good. 511 to $12; grass-fed stock $8.00 to $10; selected hogs. $17.25 to “'1 7:.- rough and heavy-weights. Ed feed. 8.315; No TROOPS AT THE FRONT WANT MORE MEN SENT $15 k Toronto n. In the last action our casualties were only one-third of the German losses, as we had accounted for 69 0f theif battalions. The enemy had lately retaliated with numerous coun- ter-attacks, but these had been suc- cessfully met by new plans. ing éténg’th ihto the plant. Country Pr‘ itol 5 to $46 5, }o'ugh 5 to $16.25. $2.15: No. 4 w‘ \Vllliam. nomin United States Markets flour '. 2nd. (10.. $11. Toront ourâ€"FX‘Vlnte Montreal Marketa Live Stock Markets Breadstufis K. 1 1~I\Tan $118 $1.19. trackâ€"Ontario, bag. $2.15 fianceâ€"Wholesale and ‘frVe'l‘p'zh‘ts‘ rout'si No. 2 feed, 5980. Barâ€" ‘; No, 4, $1.14: rejecteq Flaxâ€"N0. 1 N.\V.C., W., $3.21; 2 white. nominal Manitoba wheat-o No.‘ 2, (10., $2.21: rb w. $1 utsid pat $11 31.13% nominal ton vercd Mont- ed. bran. pier 2: middlings. iour, Der bag. ents. in lute .40; strong bid; Deé ember. at Choice $7 to $7.50 d stalks wh throw all *m‘rflng t0 0, in bags. ant. 0c. nomi- according 6430 :. 90 lbs.. lOI‘tS. $40- lie, $55 to lots, $9;50 y steers. S to 510; butchers‘ to $8.75; to $5.26: ; Quebec , $8.50 to heavy heavy cattle. 9.40 to : do.. bulls. bulls. $7 to $6.00; Four Merchantmen and Three$Are U-Boats Reported Sunk. ' the ‘ “In one of their latest raids they selected a series of hospitals near the coast, of which two are American. They drdpped three bombs on the Har- vard Hospital, which\has been a point Travel Consi FREEflE‘E’E‘ERS ma? A despatch from an Atlantic Port says:â€"-The story of a‘concerted at- tack by seven German submarinesl upon a fleet of twenty-two allied‘ merchantmen steaming westbound for American ports, was told on Thurs- day by officers and men of four of the vessels which have‘~arrived hei'e dur< ing the last few days. F0 11' of the merchai‘xtmenâ€"â€"the biggest in the conâ€" ‘voyâ€"«were sunk by German torpedoes, ibut before the fight was over the com- bined fire of the cargo steamship de‘ istroyers had destroyeu three of the Iseven submarines. The fight is regarded as the quick- est and most costly battle for both sides that has ever occurred between submarines and armed merchantmen, VERfillii (liiifitiiz‘ll iii @‘Fv‘lRi-ih German Aeroplanes Dropped Shells and Killed 19 Inmates Wounding 26. A despatch from Grand Headquar- ters of the French \Army in France, saysfâ€"The Vandelaincourt Hospital in the region of Verdun was again bombarded by German aviators for six and a half hours on Wednesday- night. Nineteen persons were killed and 26 wounded. contained only severely wounded men, who were unable to move from their cots. The hostile aeroplanes flew ovér the hospital every twenty minutes from can The huts attacked 3 Alarm.» in Hm, evening until 3; U-Boat Statistics For Month Show Lowest Average. ( A despatch from London says: The London Times naval correspondent, commenting on the week’s losses from submarines and mines, says the total losses of all vessels, including fishing vessels, for August, shows the low- est average. He adds: “There is a manifest decided lull in submarine ac- tivity, due, it is hoped, to the increas- ing effectiveness of the measures tak- en to deal with the Uâ€"boats. Whether the submarine effectiveness has reach- ed its maximum is an important point. There is no evidence in these statistics. upon which a conclusiOn may be based either way. The fluctuations of the five weeks of August do not show that there is a progressive diminution in the number of vessels sunk which might give substantial hope that we have seen the worst. L Vvuu. The hostile a‘éroplanes flew ovér the hospital every twenty minutes from 8.30 o'clock in the evening until 3 o’clock in the morning. l ~kerman Aeroplanes Dropped} Shells and Killed 19 Inmates Wounding 26. l Six-Ton Holster Fell Into the St. Lawrence River. A despatch .from Quebec, Que, says: A six-ton hoister for the centre span of the Quebec bridge slipped from the cantilever arms and is now at the bottom of the river with the mass of wreckage from the two pre- vious disasters. This mishap is liable to cause serious delay to the lifting of the centre span of the bridge. Two men were slightly bruised and barely escaped being knocked elf the structure when the huge piece of met- al slipped its chains and dived down into the river. E’EESE‘EAP A? A despatch from London sayszâ€"A junction has been effected between an Anglo-Belgian column and a Belgian column operating in German East Africa, the two columns getting in touch 97 miles southwest of Kilossa, says the official statement. The Bel- gians have crossed the Ulanga Rivgr near Mahenge. 7 “We inflicted severe losses Germans retreating towards Ma continues the statement: “' ALLIES JOIN UP continues the statement. “We are firmly established at Tunduru. Nearly 400 Germans surrendered at Kakera, northeast of Kilossa, to the colored South Africans, who had invested Ma- kera." ANOTHER AMERICAN 'itain andrr‘rance “'61 )vernment, bringing nced the Allies up to A despatch frbm Washing Loans of $100,000,000 each BUEBK BREW SUBMARWE jerable Distances to Carry Out Policy of Night Raids on the Hospfials. EARflfl GE}? HQSPETALS AS fiBEECTWES HER BfiMBHNG IN EAST AFRlCA LOAN T0 ALLIES ashington say the tota $2,266,40 on the 6,033.1 Efiién' the the of excellent work. One officer of the American army medical' corps was killed and three wounded. Five American members of the\stafl" were also wounded, besides ten patients, two of the latter having since died. It must be clearly understood that the Germans do not merely not seek to avoid hospitals in their night raids. They purposely search them out and travel considerable distances to bomb them.” _l *e’ETEU'WES ABAEE] MWE AWAEQ’E A despatch from Canadian Head. quarters in France, says:â€"â€"Another oi the small surprise attacks which al- most nightly reduce the area within Lens still remaining in the enemy’s hands took place at 3.30 this (Thurs- day) morning and resulted in the capâ€" ture of a row of houses occupied by four companies of the First Regiment, First Guard Reserve Division, Men from British Columbia, accustomed in civil life to finding their way about. did the work, and did it well, sustain-l ling few casualties themselves while linflicting a considerable number on the enemy. MEWS? REWRES ARE WW3} u“ v wv-.. . “There are still many signs that the nature and extent of the danger is not fully realized. Its most acute phase may not yet have been reached. It is certain that the Germans exagâ€" gerate the number of ships they claim to have sunk.” Austrians Remain on the Defv sive on Isonzo Front. The Austrian plan now seems to be to abandon counter-attacks and remain on the defensive along the eastern ridge of the Bainsizza pla- teau, where their positions, such as Cercek, Draga and Volnik, about 1,000 feet‘high, dominate those occu- pied by the Italians by several hun- dred feet, at the same time centring the efforts of their best ‘troops on the Carso in the hope of checking the slow but determined march of the Italians towards Trieste. A despatch frbm Udine, Italy, says:_ About 30,000 prisoners have been tak- en to .date by the Italians in their preâ€" sent offensive, while the total losses of the Austrians are estimated at 120,000. LLOYD GEOR( not in ‘ George‘ cause 5 cause 0 because she had solemn treaty obligat tain was ieorg 1 Within Lens Still Remainâ€" ing in German Hands is Further Reduced. “Th A despatch from ys: In the cour eech here on Fri CWNTEBMATTAQKZ her BY CANAMANS . “Russia wa ,he undertook :ht in because she v road to France. Gre )rought in because sh word to defend Belgi West 2811 AgAfiéflflN igation an atta AR}: 1m and