The Winnipeg Tribune from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Page 12

12 Tuesday, may 1917 THE WINNIPEG EVENING TRIBUNE ASK BALFOUR 10 WINNIPEG Industrial Bureau Heads Believo British Commissioner and Joffre May Visit City Murshal Juffre. Uol of France and horn of the Mar-no. ami Hon. A. J.

Balfour. former premier of England, who are In the United States on a war mission, nwv Wlnnlsra. The Industrial bureau telegraphed i Sir Git-orge Foster, acting premier of Canada, who attending the wnr conference In Washington, asking him to extend to the visitors an In-, citation to come to Winnipeg, following their vlHlt to Chicago. "Invitation extended and warmly indorsed," was the reply .11. Ingram, president of the bureau, received today from Hir George.

The rnrrau officials believe a visit 'ri this rltv hv Marshal Joffre r.nd Mr. Halfour wo.ilil f.irther encourage patriotism and stimulate production in Western Canada. TELEPHONE GIRLS' STRIKE WALKOUT HANDICAPS PAPER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 least 40 seconds. Ho slammed the receiver hack on its hooK and sat back In his chair. "What are we going to do?" he wailed.

The question rcmairyd unanswered. In a newspaper office no excuses go. The editor Instructed his in ft to ret the Information which the telephone service failed to produce. It meant many tiresome and tremendous exertion. The weather report had to be ed from The Tribune's own thermometer ael.

This was reliable, hut it lacked the stamy of official publication. The early market prices also enmo over the phone. Today a messenger lias to "fly" from 'chance to the office. Fear of th consequences lent Mm "wines." PhoneJ In Daily Society news was another department which suffered because of the tr.lif. It would be impossible for any to maintain a corps of society writers large enough to "cover" a city even the size of Winnipeg.

Dozens rf Items for thiH department are phoned in dally, 'fnese cunve In largely by but many were lost altogether. The reporters on their "runs" normally phone In Important items for the early editions. This was so that to a certain extent the t.oon edition tuffered because messengers In such particular cases are tut cf the question. In addition to I ho things mentioned, dozens of r.ews Items are daily Jihoned in by persons Interested In The Tribune. This was a loss which the editors rould not gauge for It Is impossible to tell what information might have been forthcoming if the Kills at "central" had not gone on strike.

The police reporter, wise as he gen-erally ror.i'v became frantic when rtown Smith dashed the No. 2 lire in crude. 'There's fire" remarked Jams Down Receiver The police reporter Jumped to tn inftrument. grabbed the receiver and tn.e to his normal form, veiled "Garry before someone Irreverently remarked "April fool." Then he remembered. With nn expletive, which will not bear publication, he down the receiver, reached for his hat and Cashed wlldlv for the door.

It might have been the citv hail, or Eaton's, or anv nt place at he would be late on th Job. This would be a Henco the excitement. "It's an I'l wind that has nn turning," mivedly remarked the f-ditor as ihe' familiar t'nele of a phone beli I a ri rr through the office. It v. as the call of the WesOrn Prrss wire.

All the tele-pi. no In the world would not lnt-r' wi'h this line hv means of whieh I'e Tri'nunii frts its eariv news bulletins from the teleirraph news headoiiarters. It Is a direct wire and no eipririous telephone operator anythlne at Ml to do with its working. 12,431 cwolws listed SINCE EftSTER MONDAY May I Including- to day's III. the total number of amcre the Canadians a'ree Faster Monday as reported by t-.

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TtJephan VL S4D0 WIMNIPEO i BREAK WITH 'HUN AUTOCRAT NEAR; BAVARIASEETHES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 rlares the victories of Wllhelm IIo-henzollern will bring- their own defeat. He declares neither for a republic nor for the accession of the Bavarian king to the Imperial tlirono, as did a former Iiavarlan tract: hut devotes his energies to combatting the IIo-henioliern house. Trains Block Rails The traveller who brought the news of these pamphlets disclose-, many other interesting facts about the conditions within Serbia, Hul-garla, und the Teutonic empires. The Austrmits have made a double line of railway running to Budapest from the Serbian frontier, which Is choked with continually passing trams containing war material, ho says. At an Intermediate station be saw many wagons lull of old iron, barbed wire, copper fragments and cotton.

These were going from Constantinople to Germany. The only express train he encountered was the "Balkan hosoltal train." The condition of Budapest, so far the civilian population was concerned, this traveler described 08 piteous. In Bohemia he saw sonic Turkish troops who had come from Anatolia und were In a wretched condition. These have by now probably been recalled to Turkey. The Turkish troops at the time of his Journey were much In evidence.

Vienna is Vast Hospital Vienna Itself waa one vast hospital. The ce.ebrated forests of Setn-mering had been almost cut down und the position waa bolr.g fortified by gangs of Italian and Serbian prisoners. In another town notices were posted up summoning youths of 16 to present themselves for service in hoepitnls. At another place two Austrian regiments of Rumanian race were practically Imprisoned because of their unsatisfactory conduct at the front. Travelling from" Vienna to Munich, this Informant saw everywhere, especially In the Austrian portion, evidence cf misery and want of food.

Munich station was one vast bay of military trains, and many hospital trains were arriving. He saw heavj artilicry on its way to Serbia. Boys in Servica In Bulgaria practically all who are able to walk have been pressed into service, Including hoys of 16. Those of 15 liad Just recently been summoned to present tbemielves at recruiting In mountainous districts west of Negotln. near the Serbian, Rumanian and Bulgarian boundaries, large bands Serbian irregulars are operating.

These are the troops who took to lie mountains when the Aus-trians occupied the country. They managed to keep their Titles and a supply of ammunition. In Albania the Austrians have executed more than 100 Albanian chiefs who showed themselves hostile to Intrigues. CAPTURE POSTS 11 NEW DRIVE; FOE FIRE INCREASES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 posts in the region of Uarlsis. Along the Chemln-des-Dames the artillery fighting was rather violent.

Jn the sector between Troyon and Hurtebise I patrol encounters irred. A German reconnoitring party which at- tempted to approach our lines east of Hurtebise was driven back by our fire. "In the Champagne the nlht passed In relative in the sector of our attack, where our troops are organizing the captured positions. The 1 imber of prisoners captured by us in the fighting yesterday and actually enumerated is more than 400." GERMANS REPORT FRENCH REPULSED BERUN, May 1. A French storming attack with fresh divisions failed yesterday between Prosnus and Auberlve.

says the official statement Issued today by the German army headrjua.rtf staff. The Germans In this area. It is added, hold complete possession of their positions. On the western front yesterday 25 BritiKh and French airplanes and five balluons were forced down. CITY SWALLOWS ITS WORDS WHEN PHONES CO DEAD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 el for telephones for Royal Alexandra guests this morning.

House business room to room telephoning, was possible became tno operators were at work at the private board. Hut guests, particularity those who arrived on the morning trains nnd wished to transact business In Winnipeg, were for a time nonplussed with the operator's answer to their demar.d for an outside connection. When the first hour of the strike had parsed and the service was not re-established a corps cf messenger boys was organized. Taxi drivers were also busy conveying oosiness men from the hotel to uptown ofilces. Recalls Old Days "Ain't it Just like the old days? No telephones and the office boys v.

their feet off!" This was the Canadian Pacific railway's oldest employ's comment on the severance of t' lephone ser ie. "It takes ine back 2i yars. seeing, R.11 those kids running around. You know whn I f.rst came to work here that's what I had to do. There weren't any tiles to kep me around the "(Th dome nothing then." Although four operators were engaged on th private switchboard in the station there were r.o outside connections tltainej until after 11 o'clock.

During the "silent" spell, office boys from virtually every In the building were takn the messages the firv.erly carried. "Kids r.nn Jai continued th oldest employe, "have a cinch in those oITIce Jobs. A'l they do is monkey around filing cabinets wC I eyes at the stenographer. In our day we had to work." Police, perhaps, suffered less front tho telephone silence than any other branch of service In the province. Thev are connected with every purl of the city by their own slxnnl ser.

vice. Messages of Importance from the chief and the deputy chief were carried to every purt of the city with lightning speed by constables on their beats troni tho sltnal boxes. Coroner B. J. McConnell was at i police station ready to officiate should any death be reported.

Constant check was kept on city hospitals by special duty conatabltiH, working between signal boxes and the hospital ndniltling offices. Police signalmen, whose htatlon Is next door to the fire station, were ready to carry In news of any lire not i ported by the the signal boxes, but no Urea occurred. 57INNIPEG MEN IN LISTS; 14 ARE KILLED CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Kin at New Wastminstor, B.C. MacPhail, J. No.

11.7.7. 1-eft with a Western I'nlversttks unit. Kin nt Vancouver, lit'. Moyle. C.

No. VH.M. Ift with an nrea battalion. Kin at Grays- ville, Man. Psterson, No.

Pll.ngS. Left with a Western Universities unit. Kin at Medicine Hat, Alia. Ramsey. A.

No. Ieftwith a Western Universities unit. Kin at Burnnby. B.C. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED Chapman, C.

No. Ift with the Winnlp'eg Grenadiers. Kin at Alexander. Man. MISSING Appleby, No.

Left with a Selkirk battalion. Burnett, H. No. 187,910. Left with a Little Black Lvil battalion.

Kin at Kusebank, Man. Carrodun, No. Left with an area battalion. Davey, J. No.

415,815. Left with a Black Devil draft. Ferguson, L. No. 2S1.026.

Left with an area battalion. Kin at Crystal City, Man. Francis, J. No. 718,731.

Left with a Selkirk battalion. Higgenbotham, T. No. 2 1 6. 4 3 Left with the Winnipeg Grenadiers.

Lupert, No. 1S6.1S4. Ixft with a Little Black Devil battalion. Kin at Gonor, Man, McCrae, No. 2i6.S3tl.

Left with the Winnipeg Grenadiers. Kin at fjolsgirth, Man. MoKenzie, No. 871,702. Left with an Orange battalion.

Milne, E. No. 216,445. Left with1 an area battalion. Kin at Gris- wold, Man.

Patterson, W. No. 291,083. Left with an area battalion. Kin at Dominion City, Man.

Ross, E. No. 2U2.175. Left with nn area battalion. Strwart.

R. No. 292,265. Left with an area battalion. Kin at 6.11 Furbv street.

Thickett, No. 718,398. Left with nn Orange battalion. Kin at Russell. Man.

Wallace, No. 291,532. Left with an area battalion. Kin at Miami. 'Man.

Warwick, W. No. 71S.185. Left with a Selkirk battalion. Kin at New-dale, Man.

Williams, T. No. S59.912. Left with the Cameron Highlanders. SERIOUSL YILL Moorehouse, N.

Left with medical services. Kin at 300 Beverley street. WOUNDED Allman, F. No. 229, 2SS.

Quartered on Market street. Kin at 213 Atlantic avenue. Bain, No. 859.729. Left with the Cameron Highlanders.

Dack, D. P. Kin at 110 Orove street. Carlson, M. Kin at 189 Chalmers avenue.

Chisholm, No. 911,941. Left with a Western Universities unit. De Wolfe, H. No.

475.475. Left with a Little Black Devil draft. Dougall, No. 474.112. Left with a draft.

Kin In Norwood, Man. Forest, Corp. V. No .440,699. Left with a Saskatchewan batlallon.

Kin In Minneapolis. Goodman, Sergt. No. 410.207. Left with a Saskatchewan battalion.

Hankins, No. 911.872. Left with a Western Universities unit. Hickman, F. No.

186.142. Left with a Little Black Devil battalion. Kin at Isabella. Jacks, No. 261.410.

Left with an American Legion. Kin at Butte, Mont. Latimer. G. No.

4744. Left with th0 Winnipeg Grenadiers. Kin at 17 Gloucester apartments. Letham. C.

C. No. 132.432. Left with services. Kin at 4S5 Wardlow avenue.

McKone, No. 874.252. Quartered in the Olympia hotel. Kin at 303 Bradford street. McLean, W.

No. 911.375. Left with a Western Universities unit. Kin at Macleod, AHa. May, W.

No U3.944. Left with the Cameron Highlanders. Oakley, J. Kin In St. James.

Man. Riddell, J. No. 859.34S. Left with the Cameron Highlanders.

Ross. J. Kin at 59 Harriet street. Smart. J.

No. 700.334. Lert with a Winnipeg Light Infantry battalion. Sutherland. J.

O. Left w-ITh Infantry. Kin at 4S3 Alklns street. Telfer, Co'D. W.

No. 622.753. Left with a Winnipeg battalion. Terry. A.

No. 291.591. Left with an area bnttallon. UNREST IN LAROR CIRCLES MAY HIT BUSINESS IN CITY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Canadian Pacific and Canadian Northern railways are negotiating with compani'S for more pay. Leatherwvrkers are arrar.sing a mass meeting to organize and demand more pay.

Printers In job offices hav prepared new schedule which calls ir increased pay ranging from a wee' upwards. Carpenters hav new agreement prepared for Increase of 10 cents iiu hoar. Clerks employed in trust companies, bar.hs and Insurance offices orKanizinu for more pay and better conditions. Bricklayers want an Increase of 10 cents an hoi and are- drawi-e up a new- eKreenirnt. City firemen are demanding the platoon system.

Civic employes wTl meet tonight to form a federation of civto employee unions CONFIDENT CIRLS WIN VICTORY AS OPERATORSWORK CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 angle by different speakers, and it was finally agreed to accept the proposal, providing the government agreed that the operators' time spent at the meeting would be paid for. ThiH proviso delayed proceedings considerably, but Mr. Murray finally secured the telephone minister's consent to It. When this consent waa formally read, the meeting decided that the policemen must be removed from the exchanges befora they returned to work. Inst ructions were 'ven at the same time t'jut the pickets placed by the strikers around the exchanges should be removed.

When the attorney-general ordered the police removed, the girls left the Iabor temple, posed for a group photograph, and returned to the telephone exchanges, where they resumed work about 10.30 o'clock. Exscutivs is Receiver At 11 a.m. the provincial government, with Premier T. C. Norrls presiding, and all members except Hon.

Edward Brown, who is not in the city, in attendance, received the executive committee of the Telephone Operators' union, J. L. McBrlde, business agent of the Electrical Workers' union, T. J. McMurray, counsel for tho Trades and Labor council, and Edward McGrath, secre-tary of the provincial bureau of labor, and Immediately went Into executive conference.

A. Riddell, president of the Telephone Operators' union, attended the conference. Other members of the operators' executive present were Miss Meekln, Miss Mcl'hall, Miss Allison, Miss Reborn and Miss Dunlop. The conference lasted until nearly 1 o'clock. It will bo continued at 3 p.m.

Nothing definite was decided, according to an announcement made by Mr. McBride. It is understood that the government severely disapproves of tho attitude of the union in refusing to submit ils differences with tho telephone commission to arbitration, but it is hinted that important concessions arc about to be made. The union lakes the ground that Its demands must be met in full, or the strike will continue Wednesday morning. Girls "Crawl Out" Except at the Sherbrook exchange there was little excitement when the nifclit shift operators wlked out.

Early in the morning Chris. Newton, deputy chief of police, made a call at all the txchanges and left behind him a force of policemen. There were eight officers at the central exchange and from two to four at the other exchanges. The girls Joked with the officers in a pleasant manner, and hoped thev would not be lonely after the strike was called. The policemen took the chaffing In good part and seemed to enjoy the experience.

At the Sherbrook street exchange the night fhift found the doors locked when the time came to walk out. The operators immediately held an Indignation meeting, blaming the manager for the "outrage." Not much time was lost, however. The girls found that It was almost as easv to get out the windows and down the fire escapes as to walk through an open door. Tho policemen, who evidently sympathized with the strikers, made no effort to stop them, and the crowds going to work witnessed a uniutie scene. The girls came cheering through the windows and down the fire escapes while the crowd applauded.

They proceeded to the Labor Temple and were In time for the opening of the mass meeting. Strike Is General The operators at most of the large exchanges throughout the province went on strike at the same time as the Winnipeg operators, according to messages received by officials of tho Electrical Workers' union. The union officials also received advices from Ggeruts throughout the province to the effect that representatives of the telephone commission' were trying to hire girls in country towns to take the place of the strikers fjy promising tlvem permanent positions. The pickets put out by the strikers had little to do, but a fe.w girls were stopped on th street and persuaded not to enter the exchanges. Every exchange In the city was tied up completely for nearly three hours.

The strikers were elatfd with the surcess of their which gave a practical demonstration of the power of their organization. They declare thnt they have public sympathy almost solidly on their si. and that they are ready to fight to a finish If the government does not grant their demands. LIGHT MEN WILL OBIT TONIGHT IS THREAT JO CITY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 civic government. On Is to accede to the men's demands nnd pass the revised schedule submitted this morning, or refuso it.

In the latter event the city will be plunged Into darkness by an Immediate strike call. Car Men May Quit It Is probable that the Electrical Workers Union of the Street Railway will follow suit, and eleeirlc light and power of any kind will be an Impossibility. The far-reaching effect of a strike of this character has been deeply Impressed upon the city government. If the electric men of the citv are followed out ty the street railway electrical men, eithT In sympathy or because of similar demands refused by the Winnipeg Electric company, not only will the city be in darkness, but street car services will bfc completely tied un. la rrumbers the Electrical Workers union is not great when compared with the strength of other trades unions, but nearly eery man is a highly specialized worker whose Place cannot be fill-d except by men with special training.

"It would take weeks to replace them." said a 'Mvic official this eventuality. Refusa To Compromise The union committee slated that a meeting rf th? men has been called for 8 o'clock ton-ght at the Ijiror Temple. The spokesman intimated that there would be no further com-prctnisc. CONSCRIPTION O.K'D SYDNEY, N.S.W.. May 1 Hughes, referring to America's adoption of jr.scrlpt! m.

says it 3 ln striking contiast to Australia's vote on the subjert. and a final answer to thou who said conscription vr.i -blow against llberty SBBBaBBSSSBaaBSSBSBBSSSBBBBMBBSBWSMB MarEicts-BMsiiess Mews-Stocfe i WilPEGlEAT SLUMPS 14 CENTS Big Drop Comes Near Close On Report of German Peace Offer WINNIPEG, May 1 Dig declines In wheat prices occurred at the local wheat market today. Winnipeg May wheat closed at 12.64, a decline of from yesterday's closing quot-atlona. Chicago and Minneapolis markets dropped and 14Vtc respectively. Heavy selling In markets In the south and peace talk were responsible for the slump ln prices.

The wheat export commission was reported to be buying contract grades and selling the May contract. It is expected this action will lessen tension In current deliveries. Business in future wheat trading was stagnant early. Half the time the pit virtually waa deserted. Half the time more traders were ln the back room playing dominoes than were on the floor of the exchange.

Prices generally declined. May wheat closed at $2.64, a decline of from yesterday's closing quotations. Russell's new agency. New York, wired that a report was current in the east that the action of the Winnipeg grain authorities last Saturday in establishing a censorship of transactions to eliminate speculation is being protested and will be taken Into court. "I didn't hear anything about It," remarked Dr.

Robert Maglll, eecre-tary of the exchange, and J. C. Gage, Dresleient. Clearing house deliveries were: Wheat, 66,000 bushels; flax, 87.000; and barley, 96,500. On the corresponding date last year they were: Flax 56,500 and barley 2,600.

Two cargoes of Manitoba wheat were reported bought for Chicago delivery. The censoring committee's work was not arduous. A dozen boats are on their way to Port Arthur and Fort Tilliam to load grain. Flour Is being taken Into the eastern slates from Ontario. The price raid is said to be about $2.60 per barrel less than domestic flour.

Eliminating speculation on the exchange continued to be discussed in streaks. Executive members said several smaller dealers were sore at the council's decision to censor deals. The president said the results of the censorship were proving satisfactory and nearly all the trading approved of it. Australian wheat, 60,000 bushels, arrived at San Francisco. The central states had heavy rains.

With the exception of rain south of Saskatoon Western Canada weather was clear. Seeding is reneral ln the prairies. The demand for cash wheat was light, the big Interests being out of the market, and purchases being confined for ihe most part to millers, and houses with eastern connections. Spreads were practically tin-changed in the early part of the day, w-lth the exception of No. 2 Northern for which better price was being paid.

Offerings of cash wheat of all grades were light. was a fair demand far cash oats, with offerings not liberal. There was little or no changa in cash barley, while caah flax was the same as yesterday selling at May price, and the transactions only in odd cars. Because "there was not much doing" on the market the telephone mlxup caussd little annoyance. Declines were made on the following- leading wheat futures: Winnipeg May, 14jc; Winnipeg July, 91c; Winnipeg 8c; Chicago May, 13c; Chicago Julv, lJJc; Chicago 61c; Minneapolis May, 14Jc; Minneapolis July, lljc; Minneapolis 7iov For today's Inspection there were 475 cars of grain in sight.

Inspections yesterday totalled 1,160. WINNIPEG MAEKET5 Opn Htsh Low Clou ciom Mr IMS 2M JS4 JdJTi July Ml J49V 2SI JS9 249 Ort 190 190 lS3fc 114 Oats-May 71 Ii 70H Tl 'uly 68 (it (J ggfc Oct 61 1 (9 (I FUx My ma 299 109 tn July SOI S03 2t 300 SOD Hiuly May MSJ 12S WI.NMI'EO CAHH PRICE Prv. Wit Today Cloaa No. 1 Northern 166 Va IT'S No, 2 Northern 261 Ji6 No. 3 Northern Ji No.

6 174 it Fee4 140 Trark Prion 1S9H Rejected No. 1 Nnrtham 16 H'ierxri No. 2 Northern 24HT4, Rejected No. Northern 24l' fimutty No. 1 Northern Smutty No.

2 Northern 24S4 Smutty No. I Northern 242 '4 Toiidh No. 1 Northern 266 Toufh No. 2 Northern 2S4Tt Toiirh No. I Northern 243 Touah No.

4 Northern Vmt No. 2 C. W. 1 7,1 '4 TJ No. C.

W. 71 '4 7a, Krtra Na 1 Feed 70S 7i Ni. 1 eA 68 7014 No. i c. 122 Rejected 100 Feed 100 100 F.al No.

1 N. J.iO S04 Nn. 2 296 200 4 Tuesday's Wheat Prices PREV. HIGH LOW CLOSE CLOSE Winnipeg (May) 26S 254. 254 268 Chicago 271 255 25712 271 Mpls.

(May) 257 242 243 2574 Winnipeg Livestock UNION BTOCKTARl8, May 1 Seedlns Interfered with the llveuock today. Hualneaa tranaacled waa of volume with little chain In price, from yeaientay. Cattle receipt, were 160. Hvg reculpta war 260. Comparatively few buyer, appeared.

Blocker and feedlns trading waa quiet but prtrea remained ateady fur food atuff but ea.ler on lower grader. Yea! calvea were Belling at comparatively atrong prlcea fur choice quality. Hog recelpia were light. Prlcea remained ateady at 111 per hunelred for aelecta. rrlcea ranga CaltU Choice fat ateer 110.

60 to III 00 Pair to good 9.50 to 10 26 i'h. i'k iiclfera 10.00 to 14.60 Choice fat cowa 9 00 to 9.60 Fair to good butcher cows heifers 00 to 9 60 Choice, bulla 7.00 to 8.00 Fair to good 00 to 7 00 Common and light 6 00 to 6 76 Fat smooth ui.n 7.60 to 1 00 Fat rough oien 4.00 to 7.00 Cannera and cutters 3.76 to (.00 Feeding eteen, 900 pounds and up 7.2 to T.7S Blocker steers 7 15 to 1 60 Klocker hetfara I 26 to 7.76 Common atockera and feed-era 1.21 to 7.26 Hoas Select hog 16.60 to 11 76 Sows 1.00 to 00 Heavy hoga 10 00 to 10.60 Stags 1.00 to SO Ltgnt (If fat and over 100 iba.) 11.00 to 1 00 Veml Choice veal calvaa, light 11.4)0 12 00 Choice veal calvca. heavy 1.00 to 1.00 Sheep Choice fat aheep 1.60 to 26 Cholca fat lamba 11.60 tu Milken, Etc Mllkars and aprlngerr (0.00 to 100.00 WHOLESALE PRODUCE Egga Ftrlctly new laid S5 Butter-Creamery 42 Dairy 11 rolatoea Manitoba potatoes, car lota 1.75 Flour Five Roeea (Lake of tho Wooda) 10 Purity (Weiiern Canada) 1110 Royal Hounhehold (Ogllvle'a) ....13.30 Rolled Oata. 10 lbs 1.70 Uran. per ton 13.00 Hhorts, per ton 36.00 Hny and IVtetl Grains Manitoba Timothy, No.

1 11.00 No. 1 1 19.00 Wild hay, No. 1 Red Top 41.00 Wild hay. No. i Rod Top 10 00 Cruahed oata 41.00 Sugar 100 lb.

aack Redpktha No, 1 granulated t.ii GRAIN INSPECTION May 1. 1917. Wheat 1917 IIU No. 4 Special 30 No. 1 Northern 79 No.

2 Northern 141 No. 3 Northern 95 No. 4 (I Nn. 30 No. 6 13 Feed 17 Smutty I No Grade 149 Rejected 9 No.

I fipectal II No. 6 Special 9 Total 4t 444 Oata No. a c. it No. IC.W 7 Extra No.

1 Feed 29 No. 1 Feed 14 No. 2 Feed 10 Rejected 3 No Grade 149 Total 344 67 Barley No. I C. 4 No.

4 C. 11- Rejected 1 No Qrado 14 Feed 1 Total 32 11 Flax-No. 1 N. W. C.

tl No. 2 C. 9 No I C. W. 3 Total II II Mixed drain 1 ficreenlnge I Summary C.

P. (71 C. N. 876 Q. T.

119 Calgary 22 Duleth 00 Total 1160 (31 AMERICAN MAUKKTS Chtoafo Wheat TreT. Open High Lew Clc.e Cloaa May 371 371 8f( 257 J71 July 226 227 211 212 2S Sept IfSH 189 131 182 188H Minneapolle Wheat-May 2' 257 343 243 267 July 280 231 -4 220H 221 238 bepL 183 183 177 171 186 Duluth Wheat-May 161 3S6UJ July 227 238 Duluth Flax-May Ill 138 122 827 838 July 827 127 120 824 227 OATS, CORN AND FBOV18IONA Pr. Chicago Corn Cloaa Cloaa May 146 149 July 138 144 Oata May 64 (1 July (3 61 Pork-May 8875 8821 July 1910 1570 Lard-May 1215 8117 July 2225 2200 Rtba May J077 1040 Jjiy 2100 3031 23 NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK IN WEEK BY SUBS LONDON, May 1. A Chrtstlanla dispatch to the Dally Mall says that 2S Norwegian ships, aggregating tons, were sunk by submarines lat week. This Is a record for Norwegian losses.

New York Stocks (Reported ty Oaler, Hammond 4k Nantoa, Winnipeg, Man.) May 1, 1117. Open Noon Anglo-French (' 93 93 Amer. licet Sugar 94 94 Ainer. tan 46 46 Ami-r. Car Fdy 16 68 Amer, l.oco 69 Amer.

Hmeltera 100 100 Amer. Si eel dy 69 (9 Amor, hugar 113 113 Anaconda 80 50 Atchlaun 102 lui Baldwin Locomotive (7 6ii balll. A ihio 76 Brooklyn K. Transit 68 9 Calif. Petroleum 20't Canadian Paelllo 160 169 Central Leather tt Cheaapeaka Ohio 60 69 Chk-ago M.

4V HI. Paul 81 79 Chicago Nurthweatern 113'j 113 Colo. Fuel Iron 49 49 Consolidated Uaa 114 i 111 Colo. Southern 26 26 Crucible Hteel 63 63 Delaware A Hudson 122 111 tiiatlllers 14 14 En 27 24 do. let pfd 41 41 General Motor a 109 107 Goodrich 62V 62 Oreat Nor.

pfd 109 109 Great Nor. Or 33 34 Oreat Weatern 11 11 llllnour Central 104V 104 Inspiration Copper (7V 67 Int. Mer. Marina 27 28 do. pfd 79 10 International Nickel 42 42 Interboro Met 10 10 Kennecott Copper 45 45 Lackawanna Steel 65 86 Lehigh Valley 12 Loulsvlllo St Naah 121 111 Maxwell Motora t0 494 Mexican Petroleum 92 82 M.

K. A 6i, 1 New York Central 94 93 New Haven 89 89 Norfolk A Weatern 126 128 Northerrf Paelllo 102 102 Penneylvanla 62 63 Pressed 8 tee) Car 76 75 Ray Consolidated 80 29 Reading 98 94 Rep. Iron ft Steel 81 81 Southern Paelllo 94 1 14 Southern By 2 28 do. pfd. 66 68 Rtudebaker 88 88 Texas Co 212 212 Union Pacific 137 136 U.

S. Bteel 116't 11S do. pfd 118 118 Utah Copper 118 116 Virginia Chemical 43 4.1 Wabash 11 11 do. pfd. 48 41 do.

pfd. 24 24 Western Maryland 21 21 Western I'nlon 95', 95 Westlnghouao Elec. 48 49 Willys Overland 11 81 Wisconsin Central (1 (1 Bales to noon 265,700. HOGS, CATTLE, SHEEP STEADY SOUTH ST. PAUL.

May 1 Hog receipts (.400, ateady, 6c lower; ranga 14.76 to 16.40; bulk 15.10 to 15.20. Cattle receipts ateady; steers (0 to 12.25; rows and helfera 8.00 to 10.50; calvea steady 6.00 to 10.75; atockera and feeders ateady, (.00 to 9.60. Cheep receipts 880, steady; lambs 8.00 to 19 O0; wethers 7.00 to 10.50; owes 1.00 to 10.25. GHIGAED WHEAT 1 SftGS 16 CENTS CHICAGO, May 1 Prosct(t of Increased Imports from Canada tencl ed today to depress tha wheat market here. Bulls were also Inclined to be cautious In view of VnhlnK ton advices that legislation hud been planned looking to emergency authorisation of maximum and minimum prices.

Hesicies, field report Indicated considerable improvement of late In the condition of winter crop. Opening prices, which ranged from the same as yesterday's) flninh to higher, with May at 271 and July at 226 to 227, were followed by sharp declines that ln some coses amounted to more than five cents. Corn, weakened with wheat. Or-' ders to buy were scarce. After opening off to i up.

the jnarket. underwent a decided general stag. In oats as ln corn, demand was only of a scattered character. The May option, however, continued flrtn.i l'ackors buying strengthened provisions. Gains were chiefly' In lard und ribs.

In the last hour of trading- tntj; market plunged headlong- down grade on account of announcement that the Swiss minister at Washington, representing Germany, had ask- i ed for a conference with President Wilson, that Immense strikes were 1a progress in Germany, and that Chan- cellar von Bethmann-IIollweg- would make a peace offer on Thursday. At I the extreme point of the break May wheat was off 16c. The market clos- ed demoralized, 6c to 14c net lower, with May at 2.57V and July a1; $2,124 to 12.13. FAMOUS TURFMAN DIES LONDON, May 1 John Arthur James, famous race-horse owner and friend of the late King Edward, died today of heart disease, following pneumonia. He was 64 years old..