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New heads of the Italian'army have been named. Gen. Diaz has been appointed first in command, with Gen. Badoglio second and Gen. Grandine that; - ; p ~ _; . r ' Gen. Foch. chief of staff of the Gen. Foch, chief < French War Ministry sou, sub-chief of the New leadership for the Italian army has been provided. General Cadorna, who has been in supreme command of the Italian army since the beginning of ‘the war, has been‘ given a place on the new committee. \A despatch from Italian Army Headquarters says: The conference of British, French and Italian represent- atives has resulted in the creation of i permanent inter-allied military com- mittee. The Diet is in session and Russian representation in it has been com- pletely ignored. It has voted to elect a state directorate with supreme power. ' Helsingfors, Finland, Nov.11.â€"-â€"A state of war has been declared in Finland. The Provisional Soldiers’ Committee has appointed a sailor named Schiecks Commissary of Fin- land in place of Governor-General Nekrasofl“. . ‘lTALY’S ARMEES TO BE DHRECTED BY ALLIED STRATEGISTS Russian Governor Deposed by Soldiers” Committee. FINNS DECLARE STATE OF WAR “We offer these terms,” M. Lenine added, “but we are willing to consider any proposals for peace, no matter from which side. We offer a just peace. but will not accept unjust “We plan to offer an armistice of three months, during which elected representatives from all nations, and not the diplomats, are to settle the questions of, peace,” said Nikolai Leâ€" nine, the Maximalist leader, in a speech before the Workmen‘s and Solv diei‘s’ Congress on Friday. terms.” A despateh from Petrograd says: The Revolutionary Committee, sup- ported by the military garrison, has taken over all Government oflices in Moscow, according to a telegram re- ceived by David R. Francis, the American Ambassador, from the American Consul-General in Moscow. The despatch from the Consul-Genâ€" eral was dated Thursday, and added that conditions in the city were quiet. Proposal of Lenine, the Maxi- malist Leader in Petrograd. ARMESTECE 0F Inter-Allied Military Committee Formed After Historic Confer- enceâ€"Caéorna Succeeded by Gen. Diaz. A despatch from London, says:â€" The British have captured the city of Gaza, in Palestine, the War Office an- nounces. I ,. The British have made an advance of nine miles, carrying the whole Turkish system of defences in this region and capturing two towns in addition to Gaza. The text of the statement reads; found on the battlefield, in “Following the su cessful action that reported in Thursd fought near Dup on ovember 2, our munication, eSPECiauy guns troops advanced further up the Tigris ‘ arm munitions. The total and on November 5th attacked, the prisoners captured since th Turks, who were holding a strongly- Dur on November 2 is 319 entrenched position covering Tekrit. 17 Officers. A large numb! Under the fire of our artillery our ish dead have been buried.” A later despatch sayszâ€"There are indications of a general retirement northward by the Turkish forces in Palestine. The British‘ pushed beyonf Gaza, on the right and left, the advance pene’- trating as far as the mouth of the Wadi-Hesi, eight miles northpf the original British line. The British capâ€" tures of prisoners, guns and stores are consideable 2n volume. General Allenby reports that there were considerable captures of prison- ers, guns, ammunition and stores but no details are yet available. I A despatch from London €ays:»â€" Tekrit, on the Tigris River, in Mese- potamia‘, 90 miles northâ€"west of Bag- dad, was occupied by the British on November 6, the War Office an- nounced on Thursaay. DEFEAT 0F TURKS IN NDLY LAND AND CAPTURE 0F GAZA ANNOUNCED Gen. Allenby’s Forces Take Famous Cityâ€"Gen. Maude’s Troops Occupy Strongly-Entrenched Position on Tigris. TE ‘E‘EREE MONTHS f of staff of the stry, and Gen. Wil- tbe British general A despatch from Ottawa says: Claims for exemption filed through- out the Dominion totalled 206,167 and 16,433 reports for service. Taking the whole period since the lissue of the proclamation, Vancouver has the highest percentage of reports for service. The Vancouver percent- ,age is 22.71; Kenora is second with [17.95, and Calgary third with 11.49. The Italian armies continue their retreat across the Venetian plains toward the Pi‘ave River, where it is expected a stand shortly will be made by them, aided by large reinforce- ments from the British and French armies, .anCL Jlnder, La newly-formed command, which is to work in con- staff, will serve on the inter-allied committee with Gen. Cadorna. Among military officers the de- cision of the allies to create a per- manent military committee has caused great satisfaction. It is acéepted as evidence that the allies have awak- ened to the necessity for the closest union of the whole length of the western front for the political and military conduct. of the war. junction with a permanent inter-allied conference of military officers. i “The clearing of the battle-field at iTekrit (on the ‘Tigris north-West of iBagdad) is continuing. A large amount of war material has been found on the battlefield, in addition to that reported in Thursday’s com- munication, especially guns and smalli arm munitions. The total number of prisoners captured since the action at Dur on November 2 is 319, including 17 officers. A large number of Turkâ€" Paris, Nov. 11.â€"â€"The censorship permits the newspapers to announce tlxatrthe Prince of Wales has gone to the Italian front. He appears on the sheets like any other officer, and has become most: popular, receiving ova- tions whenever he is recognized. PRINCE OF WALES HAS GONE T0 FIGHTING FRONT IN ITALY EXEMPTION CLAIMS TO MAKE SHELLS FGR U. S. ARMY A despatch from Ottawa says:â€" Negotiations conducted by the Im: perial Munitions Board at Washington have resulted in the placing of a large order for 75 mm. shells, to be pro- duced from Canadian plants for the United States Government. \ It is stated that from six to seven and one- half million shells will, under this arâ€" rangement, be produced in Canada during the first seven months of 1918. The United States ordfiance depart- ment will supply the steel and comâ€" ponent parts. The Canadian manuâ€" facturers will fdrge the steel and ma- chine and assemble the shells. Canadian Finns Receive Orders for Large Quantities. The Imeprial Munitions Boa d will act for the United States authorities in placing the contract and supervis- ing‘ the production of these shells in Canada. The following official communica- tion was issued by the War Office on Friday evening concerning. the opera- tions in Mesopotamia: A despatch from London sayszâ€"The entire Turkish army in Palestine is re- treating towards the north. British airplanes are following up the retiring Turks and bombing them. troops with great gallanty crossed 1,200 yards of open country and the Indian Sikh and rifle regiments, pressing home the attack, captured the first two lines of the enemy trenches, inflicting heavy casualties. These trenches were consolidated, and a Turkish counter-attack proved unsuccessful. Forty Turkish guns were captured, says the British Official statement anâ€" nouncing the Ottoman retreat. British and French naval forces are co-operating against the Tulkish com- munications along the Mediterranean coast. AGGREGATE 206,167. A despatch from Ottawa says: Dealers who have advanced the price of sugar to their customers during the past month are taking an improâ€" per advantage of the present tempor- ary shortage and exacting an unfair profit. Such is the effect of a state- ment issued by the Food Controller. Mr. Hanna added that there was no excuse for retail prices toâ€"day being higher than they were a month or six weeks ago. He pointed out that for the month of September the prices of sugar in all parts of Canada were between 10 and 11 cents per pound. The order attributed to von Hindem-l burg that if Passchendaele was taken: it must be retaken has not borne fruit. By nightfall the Canadians were re-j ported well dug in around the half-‘ moon of captured ground, and plenti-‘ fully supplied with machine guns. and supplies are at numbers.” Thank British and Ameri finnedpthe‘subm claimed the life of soldier on the tro Franco. A despatch from London says:â€" Iceland is threatening to“ revolt against Denmark because the island's demand of a separate flag has not been granted. De‘spatches from” Scandinavia say that all political parties and virtually the entire people on the island are dis- posed to declare their independence unless all their demands are granted. Recently the people of Iceland ap- pealed for home rule. This was grant- ed, but the request for a separate flag was not acted upon. ICELAND DECIDES 0N REVOLT UNLESS GRANTED FLAG SHOUL BE NO RISE AMERICAN TROOPS ARRIVING IN INCREASING NUMBERS About four hundred prisoners were l taken at Passchendaele. A considerâ€" Half a Mile at Passchendaele on able dumber were killed by the tire 2,500_Yard Front. of them own guns as they were being brought back, whether by accident or . LONdOD, NOV- 11-â€"*D1‘iVing reSiSt- design has not been learned, otherwise l lessly northward along the Passchen- the total would have been much F (18918 Ridge Saturdayv Haig’s troops hrigher. ‘ won all their objectives within four The order attributed to von Hinden- 1 hours: and even PTBSSEd beyond them burg that if Passchendaele was taken i at some POintS- The attaCk Was made A despatch frbm London says: The Reuter correspondent at the British front says: A despatch‘ from Petrograd says: gnother-revolution has broken out. xtremists, led by Lenine, have wrest- ed the reins of power from Premier Kerensky and the latter is reported to be fleeing to Moscow.’ ‘ A Congress of the Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Delegates of all Russia has convened in Petrograd and will disâ€" cuss the questions of organization of power, peace and war, and the for- mation of a Constituent Assembly. ‘A delegation has been named by the Congress to confer with other revolu- tionary and democratic organizations with a/ view to initiating peace nego- tiations for the parpose of “taking steps to stop the bloodshed." Government forces holding the Winter Palace were compelled to capitulate early Thursday morning under the fire of the cruiser Aurora and the cannon of the St. Peter and St. Paul Fortress across the Neva. At 2 o’clock Thursday morning, the W0- GERMANS SHOT DOWN MEN WHO SURRENDERED. Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Delegates Are in Control of Petrograd -â€"Peace With Teutons Demanded. KERENSNY’S GOVERNMENT FNNEED , T0 CAPITULATE UNDER GNN FERN French officer examining the German lines in re-won Flanders IN PRICES OF SUGAR. *oops THE WEEKLY" WAR PICTI'RE smgle American" ‘1 hips bound for I Emma ADVANCE ’ ; IN FLANDERS Late Wednesday evening, after the Government forces had been driven into the Winter Palace, the palace was besieged and a lively fire of ma- chine guns and rifles began. The cruiser Aurora, which was moored at the Nicolai Bridge, moved up within range, firing shrapnel.‘ Meanwhile the guns of the St. Peter and St. Paul Fortress opene? fire. The palace stood out under the glare of the search- lights of the cruiser and ered a good target for the guns. he de- lfenders held out for four hours, re- plying as best they could with ma- lchine guns and rifles. A despatch from Rio Janeiro says: The Chamber of Deputies has adopted all the measures recommended to the CongreSS by President Braz as re- prisals against German agents, as well as supplementary measures, in- cluding a state of siege. These meas- ures include the annulment of con- tracts for public works entered into with Germans; prohibition of new land concessions to German subjects and of the transfer of ownership of German properties; control of Ger- man banks and German commercial firms and \the internment of German suspects. ‘ vance guard was capturéd. London, Nov. 11.â€"â€"0n the Italian front the Italian line in the north has stifl’ened under the reinforcemem,’ it has received from the British and French. Even the German official communication does not mention any further retirement by the Italians, but, on the contrary, admits that east of Asiago, Where the Austro~Germans made gains late last week, the Ital- BRAZIL WILL CONTROL ALL GERMAN BANKS. on‘a front of 2,500 yards (1% miles) and the German lines were pierced half a mile.” The operation widened the salient about Passchendaele and Goeberg considerably, giving the British a firm grip on th‘é‘ir recently- acquired positions on the northern crest of the ridge. man’s Battalion, which had been de- fending the Winter Palace, surren- dered. ' The Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Delé- gates are in complete control of the city. Premier Kerensky was reported Wednesday night at Luga, 85 miles southwest of Petrograd. BRITESEE AND FRENCH RElNFORCEMENTS REACH THE ETALIAN LINE Teut mg Recapture Asiagoâ€"British Batteries Are Now in Position and Shelling The Enemy. rce ittacked the in- 17 lost-positions. f'to It 100 prisoners. Ehe an enemy ad- ( ia Week, the ltal- ! n: p( Live Stock Markets Toronto, Nov. 13â€"Extra choice heavy steers. $11.50 to $12; (10.. good heavy, $10.75 to 511,25; butchers' cattle. choice. $10 to $10425; (10.. good; $9.35 to $9.65; do., medium. $850 to $8.75: (10.. com- mon. $7.60 to $8; butchers’ bulls. choice. $8.30 to $8.75: do.. good bulls. $7.40 to $7.85; (10., medium bulls. $6.85 to $7.10; (10.. rough‘ bulls. $5 to $6; butchers' cows. choice, $8.25 to $8.76: (10.. good, 57,60 to 58; (10., medium. $6.60 to $6.75; smokers. $7 to $8.25: feeders. $9 to $9.73, canners and cutters. $5.25 to $6: milkers, good to choice. $95 to $150; (10., com. and med. $75 to $86: swingers. $95 to $150; light ewes. $11.50 to $13.50; bucks and culls. $9 to $10.50; sheen, heavy, $5.75 to $7.50; yenrlings. $12 to §713g carlvesr. gopd_§q choigeugu to $15; Along the middle and southern reaches of the Piave, the Italians are holding their line tenaciously, al- though they have been forced to give up the Vidor bridgehead, north-east of Treviso, after having fought a de- laying battle in which they had time to blow up the bridge crossing the stream. Italian Headquarters, Nov. British batteries have taken position along the front line pre‘ to give "support to the heroic se] heretofore chiefly borne by the ian real-guards in the effort to the Austro-German advance. 12013.. $16 to $16.25 Some farmers hesitate to plant sweet clover on their farms for fear they will have difficulty in eradicating it when the fields are planted to other crops. The results obtained annual- ly by hundreds of farmers are suffici- ent proof that. there is no foundation for such fear. $13; calves. good Spring lambs. $15 fed and watered. weighed oft cars. Minneapolis. Nov. 13â€"Cornâ€"No. 3 yellow, 2.08 to $2.10. Oatsâ€"No. 8 white, 57 to 592C. Flaxâ€"$3.41 to $3.43. Flourâ€"Unchanged. Branâ€"$31.50 to $32, Duluth, Nov. 13â€"L1nseedâ€"On track, $3.40 to $3.47: arrive. $3.40: November $3.37; December. $3.19 bid; May. $3.17i $5.20 to $5.35. Rolled oatsâ€"Bags. 90 lbs., $4.10 to $4.25. Branâ€"$35. Shorts -â€"â€"$40 to $42. Middlingsâ€"$48 to $50. Mouillleâ€"SSS to $60. Hayâ€"No. 2, per ton, car lots. $12 to $12.50. CheeSFâ€" finest westerns. zlfic; do.. easterns. Zlic. Butterâ€"Choicest creamery, 431 to Me; seconds. 42; to 430. Eggsâ€"Fresh, 53 to 550; selected. 46 to 470; No. 1 stock. 42 to 430; No. 2 stock, 39 to 40c. Potatoes â€"-â€"Per bag. car lots. $1.80 to $2.25. “’innlpeg‘. Nov. Iiiâ€"Cash prices :â€" Oats_â€"â€"No. 2 C.\V.. 6930; No. 3, (10.. 67“ extra. No. 1 feed. 66%) No. 1 feed. 6450 No. 2 do. 6230. Barleyâ€"Unchanged Flaxâ€"No. N.â€"VV.C., 53.20;; No. 2 C.VV. 53.13;: No. 3. do.. $3.025. bid Montreal. Nov. 13~Oatsâ€"Canadia.n W'estern. No. 2‘ 800: do., No. 3. 77k; extra No. 1 feed, 77290: No, 2 local white. 761 to 762,0. Barleyâ€"Malting. $1.33. Flourâ€"Man. Spring wheat patents. firsts, 311‘60: seconds. $11.10; strong bakers'. $10.90; straight rollers, bags. $5.20 to $5.35. Rolled oatsâ€"Bags. 90 lbs., $4.10 to $4.25. Branâ€"$35. Shorts â€"â€"â€"$40 to $42. Middlingsâ€"$48 to $50. Mouillieâ€"SSS to $60. Hayâ€"No. 2, per ton, car lots. $12, to $12.50. Cheeseâ€" Potatoesâ€"Firm; wholesa In: growers and country s‘ for first-class stock. Y.o.b. 1 Wholesalers are selling trade at the following price Cheeseâ€"New. large, 23 to 233; to 23$; 01d. large. 30c; Butterâ€"Fresh dairy. choi‘ creamery prints. 45 to 46( to 450. tubs". 27% to 2730; p: comgound. tierces, 22i- ' to Z‘ic; nails. 22; to\2 Potatoesâ€" lng growers for firstâ€"c1215 trade at the fc Cheeseâ€"Ne“ 231 to 23$; 01¢ Butterâ€"Fres creamery prin to 450. Eggsâ€"New 1 No 1 storage to 26c: fowl. $4 to $4.50: Spring. 23 to Live poultr chickens. 1b.. chi duc Provisionsâ€"Whales ale Smoked meatsâ€"Hams. medium. 30 {b 310; do” heavy 26 to 270; cooked. 41 to 420: rolls. 27 to 280; breakfast bacon. 38 to 42c} backs, plain. 40 to 41c; bone- less. 43 to 440. Cured meatsâ€"Long clear baconmzfl to 280 lb; clear bellies. 26; to 27c. Lardâ€"Pure-Alaj'd. Merges. _27 to 271m; Straihedâ€"Tins.‘ 23's and peglb; 10'~s. 181th to 19¢: Beansâ€"Can handâ€"picked. Limas. per lb; to $46 {Earles «35 i} hipment Millfee nights. 'e\ghts outside. Manitoba flout ags. $11.50: 21 akers'. do.. $10 Ontario flourâ€" PotaLtées. on trackâ€"Ontario, bag. $2 Straw ack T Butter Eggs-New laid. in cartons, 50 to 520; 3. 1 storage. 440‘, select storage. 47 Hone 48c. . - )ressed poultryâ€"Spring chi 26c:7 fowl. 20 yo 22c; isquaprs eights outside. ‘ rleyâ€"Malting. $1.20 m: to heights outs! eâ€"No. 2, $1.75. Country Produceâ€"Wholesale prints. pe 36 to 380 â€"Per doz.. )rts. do good fe No. 1. United States Markets .ck Toronto. 7 ' Car lots. per ton, $7 to $7 Comb- Montreal Markets 9.60, bulk’ Winnipeg Grain turk aéian. nomin $6.50 to $6. ame Breaflatufl'a v. 13â€"Man Moluded . $42: m ‘ed flour. new. pe â€"-Tdrkeys. 2 to 18¢; hen 18 to 19¢; 1 â€"â€"Extra fin 60 ryl'bq 43 to 431nm dairy] 42 t'o 43c ; wholesa country s ck. Y.o.b. ’ a selling â€"F1rst patents. in jute [, 1:10.. Slltoo; strong 0. Toronto. \Vinter. according to bags. Montrepl; $9.80.. 75 to $16.35; was $16.75 to $17: do“ 317 to $17.25; do” geese s. 28 to 32 middl ur. per De 1' deliver pails :> to 2 Montreal ml \Villlam. :Llow. nominal 11 Accordlnfi 11 :1 Montreal W. 10.â€" an ’their prepared services the Ital- Wm!!! s are pay- pers $1.75 16 02., ) to $2.50. l9 to 191,0 [8 to 18am. imported Der bush; solids, 44 onto. the retafl he; twins ling, 30 c‘ 40 to 4 c; 69's $14 tubs S to 66c nominal wheat W’inten $960. prompt Spring to 18c: Ending 3.. $45 Sta: 16 to