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MWWA _ - CAUSING PANICS An GERMAN IONNSROMREO “ FSiiééESSEuI. RAID ” AMONG lNHABlTANTS During February Twenty-Three Raids Were Made by Britishâ€" iFine Work Done ll.“ Imminllm Rhine (‘ities Are Partially Evacuated by Frightened Villagers. Amsterdam, March lT.â€"â€"A Berlin (lespatch says that in February En- tente aviators made 23 attacks on German towns. Trcves was raided three times, and Sawmill-ken,-Mannâ€" helm and Pirmasens once each. While no military damage was done to houses and other private property, twelve persons were killed and 3G inâ€" jured, 15 of. them severely. 0119 hi]â€" planc fell into the howls of the Gerâ€" mans. Genera, March lT.â€"~Reporls reachâ€"‘ ing here from Germany say that pan-v. ics have been brought about by the British aerial attacks on German towns. At Coblenz. according to a ) ARGENTINE H0 Many Animals Arriving in England From Argentine Republic | Are Found to be Sull’ering from Glanders. , London, March 1T.«~Reuters learns that there is reason to believe the Ger- which they have been proved guilty elsewhere, and are immculating; ani- mals in Argentina with bacilli. “The attention of the Argentine Government,” says the agency, “has been directed by the British Govern- ENEMY’ INOCULATES ' Troops. in Lens Region. ._.__. March Basel'dCssztch, there were several. I outbreaks of fire in tln- southern porâ€":nctciI. others blown up in their dug:~ tion of the town, and an ammunition “,(lllis, ahd an indefinite number \V‘mlhfl~ factorv was blown up. The railway lcdwsuch is the record of 25 minutes‘ station at Freibourg nos-again badly 'u‘orkof our infantry in front of Ori- itiamagetl, ' court this morning: In addition. an I Swiss lrnvelIeIns‘ report that in the f‘ml’my maChlll“ gun “Tl-’4 "alltllrfil, ll” lprincipal Rhine cities many houses E foerm‘del‘l Nil" fiSSoml'ly “"333 all'l and apartments an. Vin-mm number“- Rcommumcnhons uch shelled and gas: of persons moving to, central Ger- aged by 0““ l“‘1‘\"(‘>- 11ml hlr' fit‘ld Elms "1.1m. or Swinfllaml Tth Sav Opin_ ;\verc swept by our machine {:11anqu l I l I y . Eion is growing against continuation of i 5hf‘lk‘d 1’} 0m hench mortals. '(lm-mqn qil‘ raids f ranl was one of the most SllI'(‘(‘>SfUI . . .. I 0mm" March 17 “Bram! ah. yet carried out by the l‘nnadian forces. .1 y - > , . . Qqumhfins conducted whimnnai mm; Our men, in moving: to the attackhad on Ewarian Cities on Friday and sum > to cross half a mile of .No Man's Land. . r . ~ . " '~ ' . . 7., . . day. bombing Inunition factories, rail ; “11's {11 lull” "MNN‘UVN 0‘ c1 the 'wav stations and barracks machine gun swept are? WM Farmed . l . .. mm mm “ ‘ ‘ ' RSES SENT TO ALLIES l if...” _â€"A... ’REI‘OR’I' 0N PILOTAGE l AT PORT or HALIFAX. I l import of the. commission which en~ [quired into pilotage at the port of Halifax, as the result of allegations made following; the recent disaster. ’was given out by lion: C. C. Ballan- ‘tyne, Minister of Marine. The comâ€" ihorses audunules reaching this coun~ missionch made a number of recom- itry from Argentina are found to be mendations, l 4 I l l to be virtually nonâ€"existent in Argeu-f pointing the Minister of Marine the tina. The chief effect of this fresh act ipilotage authority for the district of of .barbarism is likely to be felt ianalifax. This recommendation Argentina itself. Owing to the rigorâ€"" based on the finding of the commis- lous examination of all animals arriv-‘sioners “that the administration 0 ing in this country. all contaminatedfihc pilotage service by the present ment to the fact that numbers of beasts are discovered before landing.”loommission has been found unfavor- lalafle." l The commissioners further recom- IO CONSERW ERIIAIN’S FOOD Dominion Soldiers Unfit for Ser- vice Will Be Sent Home. London,_.March 17.~T.o reduce the cost of upkeep of {he expeditionary ,force, to conserve the British food Supply, and to furnish labor in Canada, the Canadian overseas military auth- orities are sending home Canadian soldiers unlit. or further service: There are 26,000 Canadian soldiers’ wires and children over here, and these will also be roturnsd to Canada if possible. ' Among; the soldiers to be returned ‘are officers over age, incapacitated, or unnecessary to the estainShment. During the present year much has, been done in this direction, but the‘ greater part of the work remains yet ’0 be accomplished. If the intended policy can be'givenz complete effect it will reduce the over- seas annual expenditure by millions of} follars, and in addition will material‘ y lessen the demand being made on Britain's food supply and will add to EIEIIIONS SIREN?“ l Amend that a superintendent having ja seaâ€"going experience with a clean irecord should be immediately placed l AT ITALIAN FLANK l Ig‘anize and administer its affairs and I . , ‘Vt0 be directly re'sponsible to the Mini- f IIeIg'ht to the East of Lake Garâ€"15w,_ ' da Blown Up by Austrian . --~s ‘ {BRITISH ('ASI’ALTIES l DIRING PAST WEEK. A despatch from London says: The: Austrians report that. Mount Pasubio,l Invader. iin full charge of the district to reorâ€"r .« .BY‘ CANADIANS‘ Canadian Headquarters in France, . -: 17. “Nineteen prisoners taken. » le Germans killed by rifleâ€"fire or bayo- Thc I A despntch from Ottawa says: The ‘ the most important being i there has mans are following practices, of‘lsufi'eriug from glanders, a disease saldlthat legislation should be enacted apâ€" I mimar‘y .‘, ‘5 arch f I I l l I l I l l l l . l London. March 17.~â€"Thc British} l on the mountainous section of the Ital-- casualties reported for the. week ian battle line, has been blown uplending‘ Thursday numbered 3.562.l and that Austrian forces have. occu-gThey Were divided us follows: ' pied the ground. Mount. Jasubio isl Killed or died of woundsâ€"Officers,j east of Lake Garda and on the left 53; men, 822. side of a deep salient in the Italianm Wounded or 'missing~â€"Oillccrs. 148; line. Its position on the left bank offmen. 2,539. l the Bacchiglione River may indicatel In the first Week of March the cats-i the approach of a serious blow at the ‘ ualties numbered 3,843, the lowest of Italians there in the hepe of openingiany week for several months. a way into the Bacchiglione Valleyl and turning the flank of the Italian armies guarding the lower Piave. 5â€"“,- SUN LIFE OF CANADA : IN STRONG POSITIONl y l H_.â€"_. WW.__V< _ \_.. __,, . , \\. As will be seen from the essential' features of Its year‘s opt-rations set‘ forth elsewhere in this issue, Cana- da's largest life assurance company the labor in Canada for the production of ’food. _ i l ...... ¢.H~â€"v4-â€" 54 coxcmrru sums ‘ To BE BUILT BY FIRM.‘ l A despair-II from a Pacific PortI says; So successful was the Iaunchiugi here on Thursday of the largest reinforced concrete ship that} her builders announced the)“ imme-; dial,er would begin construction of 54‘ similar ships of lure-er size. and ex-‘ pectod that all would lie completed Yr - Within ll‘s months. ‘ DOMINION TROOPS RAID ~OERIII TRENCllES IN LENS SECTOR Capture Prisoners and (luns-Enem)‘ Afraid to Meet ('zmudians in Hand-to~Hand Fight. P I A lll‘.\ll:lii'll frinn London suys:l Canadian troops in tllt' region of Lens again have attacked enemy trenches} With success and iulicn l4 prisoners,‘ according to the British ollicial c0m~j'ot' the Hun casuuliics. munication issued Friday evening. 0n" the other hand attempted enemy raids ‘ been )Icm'y as his crowded support i . ear Pusschendncle and south of the and reserve areas were subjected to" 5| gleniu maul \verv repulsed by thclthirty minutes” intense barrage from i l‘ltllsl?. “ {our hearics. field guns and machine i I A tIi‘sgn’Ill'Il from ('nnndiun .~\I‘m)‘,guns. with also some assistant-t- t'romi ' Headquarters says: l‘unudu in France fielelil‘nlwi the l\c§.;"'.'.ini:i1;' of real Inlse" gall ucuI’Ic' by n livable-trader on. l'iiiny night. in which ll {ll‘lelll‘l‘S ‘glld tr 0 machine guns n'nrv ruptured. ‘ The “aids \u-I'e mninontflv successful. only iti‘V feature \\\1‘.‘.“.'il‘.)1' the Opi’l‘fl' tion; 'lln- liuns ran m ins; that um- 'men innl little opportunin In light. nd Int-.2 to be sutisficn’ largely with gambling «‘P:‘!’n.tluns. in which Illi‘ cw inn.- iirxgm't's and marlin fun «in- placcmcn‘is were 1i\“ll.l'\l: ed. The attacks \rerc carried ou' -'III~ ' alias-mask ir- rhe neighborhood of . front line lightly. but they must have bur Stokes. meet fighting: is confirmed by prisoners. who s . . . \ . - slilulls ill the event or our L‘uuis. pmi \i'zls found unoccupiml, il‘.‘ raider.L inning Ito other opposition than that lift‘Clk‘k‘l TH has just closed a highly satisfactory“ year. Total assurances in force on the ‘ books of the, Sun Life of Canada have now crossed the $311,000.0m) mark. ; assprances issued and paid for in cash = during the, year totalling m'ler $47,800:" 000. the largest amount excr issued by :I (‘anudinn life company. 4 The Company's {lead Olfice staff is? years. AN~ Jim-Winni. .4t‘ W.“ "7 l Holland’s fear of Germany's threat to ‘he brought into the service of the. SUN LIFE KEEPS GROWING I E results of operations for the year 1917 show a continuance of the notable expansion that has marked the career of the Sun Life Assurance Compariy of Canada. Surplus, New Business; and Total Business in Farce substantial increases are recorded over the corresponding figures for previous ' ‘ . V I Assets at December .‘llsi, lllli. - - ~ â€" -‘- â€" $90,16l),174.00 \vorld s i now Installed 1n the line new Sun Life lucwasc 7,211,178.00 “filming; I‘eCf‘Illly erected on Dominion ‘ CIT-"h 1111901118 ‘ ' ' ' ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ‘ 191288-9910” Square. MOIltl‘f‘aI. Where the adoption “"0” 75935630 ‘ _ ‘ I . . l x . i New Assurances issued and 11:11.3 [Err in 015/: - - - 47 Sll 567.00 I oliglxifdiixicis‘tditn; to-dfle Vol-bu equipment momma ‘ , 5.0:} 270.00 ". I k ‘ m _ , “I: “I Engium "m‘mm? Assurances in Force :It DC‘CI‘lllIn r (list, 1917. s - - 311,870.945.(l0 m 1 u .Idmnnsnmlon or us large Inm. 7 1mm.” ‘. $0,436,245.00 l ll“‘3~‘- . Profits paid or allotted to l’oliryliolders - - - â€" 1560148900 1 Increase “£5,488.00 ’ - I‘rofits paid or allotted to Policylmldcrs, in past five years. 5,22L06303 Total Payments to Policyholders, 1917. l’ujmiqnls tn l'filll‘filltvllli‘l‘fi since organization Assets held lor .I’Ollt') holders l’zi u. inn» received since olgunizution I’m) menu In l‘olicyholders and llssI-ts held I’u" film In excec'l ,the town of Monastir and wiping out' Dominion Of Canada 51/27; Clo"! Bonds PRICE: 987/8 and Interest Due; [st December. I922, to Yield 5.77%, Ist December. I927. to Yield 5.65% Isl December. I937. to Yield 5.60% .InIerest payable Ist June and December. Bearer or Registered Bonds. Denominations: $50. $100, $500 and $1,000 These bonds are Free from the Dominion Income Tax and may be used as equivalent of cuh aI IOC and interest in puymcnl for future Dominion of Canada bonds of lihf maturity. or longer. other than issues made abroad. . , . ( More camping informuion gladly furnished on request. DOMINION SECURiTIBs CORPORATION LIMITED HEAD OgFlcE TORONTO 29 KING 311:. MONTREAL ISTAILBHID 1901 LONDON. ENG. FORTY CIVILIANS KILLEII I IN MONASTIR BOMBARDMENT; l | l ALLIES HAVE SECURED EGYPT'S COTTON (T'ROI‘ been a great increase in the, London, March 17.~The British and Operations Along: IalmostlEgyptian Govimmentsuhave deemed all of the front, from Lake Ochndallc‘g‘tiglg':_‘;0‘:f‘1%:;i::fnenzzithiyptxap easm‘ard’ the lug guns of both “(1951A commISsibn has befil appoinijefiuii N. .ammermg away at the Opposmgl take control of the regulations. positions. The Germans apparently are still intent on totally destroying __..L4â€".â€"â€" London, March 17.v~In Macedonia l l l W43~ Snow will lie on the leeward side the remaining remnants of its civilianlof an old snake fence all winter long population, The town again has beenl’and then make the land for so placed under a‘fierce bombardment by,” net that it. can not be worked unti: heavy projectiles and gas shells. In‘ very late. The best thing to do with this attack 40 more of the non-comvl all such fences is to turn them IlltL batant populace were killed. lfirewood. "RI BRITAIN ANll ONIIEO ’* STATES TAKE OVER OOIOII SHIPS Allies Seize Million Tons of Holland’s Shipping Under Inter- national Law. GR A despatch from Washington says: i once. â€"â€"A million tons of Dutch ships now: The United States and Great Bri~ held in ports the. world over through tain will take them over under inter- bnational law, availing themselves of a sovereign right which Germany her- sink them if they venture out will; _ self has hitherto cxw'cised uan the United States and Great Britain atlsamc authority. In Assets, Income, RESULTS FOR 1917 8.8402110.) 560.034.3315 9o. 1mm 55.895264 the premiums ru- «red by: - . - - - Undivided surplus at December 313i, 1917,0ver all liabilities j including capital - ~ - - . - - - $8,550,761.00 ; ‘THE COMPANY’S GROWTH Bois Illlg’u. In both \“JSk'r the op-‘ VEM No" l “‘5‘” lL‘VEIHASFZLWZAEIIQCB crations were completed within half.’ ” ' -. l “" . “7’” ’" . f‘ an hour after our barrage opened. I ' s 4i$§igfig 3 firm ’1,” i s It is impossible to give our estimate )897 . 2.2381894fl I" . 44:98:}:706154 . ‘ - i _ 15-01 . . . . . 6.249.288.26 QRJRSNJJTIJs 111.183.694.83 _ as 1““ WI hr 19:7 - - - - l9-Z&9.91-§3 SQ-IEOfllfl i ail-gonna llic Iim‘l‘ie ‘ i0 handâ€"tnâ€"haml nil in The reluctance \‘nnuiliuns ay tiny were instructed to leave no. l-Zerly 'l'hursday morning a lit-u:pr nil and fifteen Inc_p. supported by a!" :illery and trench mortar lire. raider; il‘. enemy trench in Aviun, but tlu Wmmmnm v...‘ 1871 Lilsulllf llLlrillI' \Illpt'l'.l‘hey we: mat to on. lines 'v-‘iihout a 'asualtg'. The Company takes this opportunity oi thanking its policyholders and the public generally for the continued confidence and goodwill of which the above figures give such strong evidence. SUN LI/F/FASSNHRRAINCOE Common QE/(ZAN ADA HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL "r. B. MACAULAY, President 1917