The Quebec chronicle, 16 mai 1917, mercredi 16 mai 1917

[" ir Blé =\" Ant tlre * 4 Î i \"The Weather COOL; SHOWERS) a besa ae ESTABLISHED 1764.QUEBEC, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, i.GERMAN { CHANCELLOR REFUSES TO DISCUSS GERMANY'S PEACE INTENTIONS AT PRESENT TIME Patronised by H.R.H.the Duke of Connaught.CANDIED AND PRESERVED GINGER (New stock Just Received.) GENUINE CHYLOONG PRESERVED GINGER, in wickered: stone jars.Full size, $8.00 each.Half sise, $1.35 each.Quarter aise, the sect STEM CANDIED GINGER, in half-pound ting .Thc each CANTON CANDIED GINGER, in half.pound tins.60c each CANDIED GINGER CHIPS.000000000 .80c Ib.A GRENIER \u201cThe House of Ponce: 1907 amd 1968 06 and 96 ST.JOHN ST.{Our Store will be closed Thursday l REPORT OF SHIPPING IS MOST FAVORABLE IN SEVERAL WEEKS TOLL OF SUBMARINES IS WELL BELOW AVERAGE \u2014MORE U-BOATS SUNK IN WEEK THAN IN PREVIOUS MONTH \u2014 AIRPLANE ACTIVITY NOTED, London, May 18\u2014The repor: of the week's losses.through submarines to be issued tomorrow will be the most favorable in several weeks.The number of ships torpedoed is well below the average, _while the number of ships escaping attack is very large.Those in touch with the anti-sub- me campaign are also very cheer- 7 PRIME MINISTER BORDER | WELCOMED WITH APPLAUSE 3e « T \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ful over the results of actual attacks on submarines which have been pushed with the utmost vigor during the fine weather of che pas: fortnight.This has been particularly favorable to airplane activity.According to one report more submarines have been sunk im the past week than in the previous month.BOTH CONSERVATIVES AND LIBERALS GREET HIM WITH ENTHUSIASM \u2014 TAXATION IS DISCUSSED AND OPPOSITION IS MUCH DIVIDED IN SENTIMENT.! (Special to the Chronicle) Ottawa, May 15\u2014Sir- Robert Rorder's appearance in the Commons Chamber this afternoon was the signal for an outburst of enthusiasni, members pounding their desks and :hen jumping up cheering and waving their bats.From the Liberal side of dhe House camc generous applause and quite a number rose to their feet us a tribute of respect.The Prime Minister bowed and smiled as he walked to his seat.- Hon.Robert Rogers came into the House a moment or so before the Prime Minister and he too received a cordial welcome but it came from the Conservative side.Sir Wilfrid Laurier was almost alone on the Liberal side in applauding the returned Minister, During the discussion todsy on the business profits taxation resolution Sir Thomas White stated that increased taxation rates proposed only applied to the third or last annual accounting period.Under section 26 of the business profits taxation act the Habifity to taxation of all com- patiies ceases Doc.31, 1927 and the act will not apply to profits made dung the accounting periods\u2019 which should in ordinary cvurse of business expire in 1918.Opposition to Taxation.Liberal opposition to Sir Thomas White's taxation.propusals is getting Ladly confused.Since the Budget debate was started over two weeks ago, the Liberais on the rare occasions that they have actually discussed the terms of the taxation proposals that formed the chief feature of the Pinunce Minister's statement to the Com mons have shown a décided variance of opinion.Yesterday when the Hcuse got into committee of ways and means the Opposition continued their oratorical exhibition and, incidentally, to show how little they were in agreement.On one side Robert Cruise of Dauphin, sailed into Sir Thomas White for not making his tax on the manufacturers heavy cnough.while his colleague from Nor h Oxford, E.W.Nesbitt, proclaimed with a good deal of feeling that the new excess profits tax announced would have the effect of driving capital from the country and discouraging the investment of new capital.The Finance Minister ably defended his proposals.He agreed that it was important to encourage capital for the development of the country\u2019s resources, but the winning of the war was still more important, If having new capital meant doing without the new revenue so necessary for the cars rying on of the war then it was better to impose the taxation and not have the capital.Francis McCrea, Sherbrooke attacked the Finance Minister for regu- ating the price of newsprint to publishers.: He and E.W.Tobin, member for Richmond and Wolte, are engaged in manufacture of newsprint.THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF QUALITY JOE WALKER LY Scotch Whisky WHITE LABEL 6 years old RED LABEL 10 years old BLACK LABEL 14 years old RUSSIAN SITUATION IS PROBABLE FOR THIS RETI- CENCE\u2014IF RUSSIA WANTS PEACE.$HE CAN HAVE IT \u2014 INTENSIVE FIGHTING $ONTINUE3 AROUND BULLECOURT AND GERMANS LOSE MANY MEN\u2014ARTILLERY ACTIONS.ARE THE RULE ON FRENCH FRONT\u2014ITALY ARTS AN OFFENSIVE\u2014VENIZELIST TROOPS § ANOTHER SUCCESS.; i : Nn \u2018What had everywhere been thought to be a of a strong offensive by the Germans against the British along the - Quentin line and the French from the region north-west of into Champagne apparently was only one of the sporadic countes-attécis which the Germans bave been throwing against the fronts since thp spring offensive began.Around Sullecourt the intensive fighting has been going on for more than a week continues unabated, the throwing assault after assault against the British.Tuesday four qf these attacks were launched, the Germans losing in all of them last, when their troops drove back the British in the western portio§ of the village for a of about 100 yards, In all the attacks the casualties extremely heavy, in one of them alone 250 having been left inside the British lines, Along the front held by the French artillery actions out Tuesday, the Gennans failing to follow up their The Italians have sesumed the offensive against the* trians in the Isonzo region along a front of nearly 25 miles.PF extermely heavy bombardments the Italians loosed their infantry in.fromtal attacks and made considerable progress at various points, accondibg to the Italian official communication.The battle is still in progress.fv we < wu.Another success by the Venizelist troops, fighting by side with the French forces in Macedonia, is recorded by Paris, tw.works extending over fronts of more than 1,500 yards having been capped and held in the face of counterattacks, { The long awaited appearance before the Reichstag of Dr.von Beth- mann-Hollweg, the Imperial German Chancellor failed tp disclose to the world what Germany's peace aims are.Not all the pressuie that had been used by the Socialists and Conservatives could wring ¥ him any word concerning Germany's desires.Hg indicated that the for an-exposi- tion of Germany\u2019s peace aims was not ripe, and that the best intérasts of the nation demanded.reticence._\u2026 Wits resarû satin program of renundiations at -asiifritions und te l decmmities the Chenceïlor Gbciured dat be would not-putige wach a pol- fcy which would enable Germany\u2019s enemies to proleng he wear indeû- Ritely without losses to themeelves and prove.equivalent to the surrender of the futare of Germany.-Ot Russia the Chancellor said that if she desired to prevent further bloodshed and renounce plans of conquest for herself he did not doubt that an agreement between Germany and Russia could be obtained which hind no sting and no discord.\u201d The Chancellor concluded by expressing the belief that Germany was approaching a satisfactory end of the war and that the time would come .when she could negotiate with her anemies about her war aims and attain a peace from which the Empire wauld rise again \u201cstrong, independent snd unthreatened by its enemies, a bulwark of peacy and labor.\u201d SITUATION IN RUSSIA.Petrograd, May 15, via London-\u2014The executive committees of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers\u2019 Delegates, after discussing yesterday the internal situation in Russia, decided by 41 votes against 10 to favor the participation of representatives of Socialist parties in the provisional government, CIVIL POPULATION LEAVES MENIN, Amsterdam, via London, May 15\u2014The Handlesblad says the Germans have evacuated the civil population of the town of Menin, Belgium.Monin lies on the Franco-British frontier, about 19 miles southeast of Ypres.The town has a population of between 18,000 and 20,000 and before the war had extensive lace, cotton goods and spinning factories.BRITISH STATEMENT.London, May 13~The official report from British headquarters in France issued tonight reads \u201cFurther details concerning the fighting at Bullecourt this morning show that the enemy made a deliberate attempt by a series of strong and carefully concerted attacks, powerfully supported by artillery and trench mortar fire, to drive our troops out of Bullecourt and the section of the Hindenburg ling held by us eam of the village.In all, four sitacks were underaken by the enemy.The first of thess was launched ar \u20ac Am upon the right flank of our position in the Hindenburg line, and temporarily gained a footing in our trenches.The enemy was immediately and completely ejected by our counter-attack, leaving 250 killed snd wounded in our lines.A simultenecus attack on the left flank of our positions was dispersed by our artillery.\u201cLater in the morning a third attack was made upon the north-east.ern corner of Bullecourt.This was succesfully repulsed by our artillery, rifle and machine gun fire.The fourth attack, delivered from the south and southwest, sucedded in driving hack our posts in the western portion of the village for a distance of about one hundred yards.The enrmy's losses in this series of unsuccessful attempts were heavy.\u201cHostile artillery fire was particularly heavy today en both banks of the Scarpe.\u201cTwa German airplanes were brought down in the air Aghting yesterday; another hestile machine was driven down owt of control.Two \u201cof ow alrplance sre missing,\u201d BATH CLOSE IN \u2018UNENDING FIGHTING THERE, Monday, in which the French War Office says they culled beary losses.' netting slow but sure gains for Haig's would exclude \u201cevery thought of oppression and which would leave be- .|Loos the Germans attacking from ' ON TOWN OF LENS AT SULLECOURT AND IN VALLEY OF SCARPE \u2014\u2014 From s staff correspondent of The Associated Presi with the British Armies in France, via London, May 15\u2014Though a lull overhangs the greater portion of ths battle line, s0 complete in places that larks\u2019 singing and swallows\u2019 fussing make welcome breaks in the oasis of silence, other spots are witnessing unending fighting.Bullecourt is one of these spots, Lens is another and the valley of the Scarpe another.Here the German never cease coun- ter-attacking, throwing in fresh battalion after bettalion, only to pull them out after three or four days as slashed remnants.Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig || appreciating the homely axiom that |] there are more ways of killing a deg than by choking him to death on hut ter, refuses to sacrifice his men in frontal attacks on such positions.Thus, day by day, sniping off a piece here and there, he is gradually cutting away the fabric known as the Hindenburg line flid threatening positions farther ba He carefully nips the edges of the enmy\u2019s strong points, conserving his own force until at a given moment he closes in hike a cat in capturing points, with their garrison ang supplies.The Bullecounrt fighting is a typical \u2018example.Here what amounts to a hand-to-hand struggle has continued for two weeks, sometimes advancing and sometimes retreating, bu always legions.The German wireless recently said: \u201cThis is the twelith ar- tack on the mass of craters which represent Bullecowre since April 11 If, however, the English are bent apon possession.pf hie heap, of pind.\u2019 they will have to ceapent.the atta for the thirteenth time.\" In effect the village is now virtually ali British, no needing the German admission that the thirteenth assanit was\u2019 complete in -its conquest.The Germans twice Rave fbenziedly coun- ter-attacked the Britibh holdings in the Hinderburg line through the ndge of :he village, leaving many dead as they staggered back defeated.The British have almost imperceptibly closing in abou: Lens in much the samie maner with almost contiin- ous fighting reported.South-cast of trenêhes near Cite St.Laurent are breaking up under the English artil- tery.In a snappy encounter around the Gillemont farm the Germans drove out the British in a midnight attack, but the British éounter-attack.ed and recaptured thé farm before dawn.The Weather Toronto, May 15 \u2014 Light showers have occurred today if Alberta and rain and snow have been general near The bright, dressy colors of the season find their counterpart in the Summer Furs.The new shades in Wolf and Fox are: - VICTORIA, ALASKA, YUKON, MOLE.Some particularly smart Wolf Ties in Mole color are priced $13.50.ela Well-Gloved Hands Are an important part of your personality.Have you selected your Gloves yet?Silk Woollen * Sweaters Co The vogue of the bright colored Sweater bids fair ; to be more popular than | ever.There are some-! charming Rose and Pink | Sweaters just in.The woollen Sweatersare every bitassmart as the silk ones.\u2018 Jere the Gulf of St.Lewrence, while in other parts of the Dominion the wea- ther has been fair.Tt has been cool from the Ottawa valley eastward and Quite warm in the Western provinces.\u2014 Photoplay in Book.Form.We have in sto\": GOD'S COUNTRY AND THE WOMAN, By James Oliver Curwoed.This thrilling tale is now being shown in pictures \u20act the Olym- } pia Theatre, and anyone who sees the picture will certairkiy want to read the book PRICE .JOHN E.WALSH'S Reg\u2019d.11 ST.JOHN STREET.es sen tee vee aii eee ees see se ae TB Temperatures: Min.Max.Dawson .«oc.+.D 66 Prince Rupert .38 54 Victoria .\u2026.ao 42 64 Vancouver «uo oo.\u2026.\u2026.44 60 Kamloops .sev sea 46 54 Calgary .» .des 46 is Edmonton .«.\u2026.46 64 Medicine Hat .8¢ 90 Battleford.«.38 02 Prince Albert .88 8} Winnipeg .\u2026.50 80 Port Atthut .4 8 London .\u2026.\u2026.34 6 Toronto .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.#0 60 Kingston «0 coe vos -.232 58 OttAWR «cv veo 000 0000 38 80 Montreal oo .\u2026.02 3 5 St.John .oie cee aul 40 33 Halifax .\u2026.«.38 36 Forecasts\u2019 Lower lakes and Quorgian Bay: Moderate went to routh-west winds, fair and warmer.Ottawa Valley end $t.Lawrence: Moderate north-west 1b west winds, fair and 8 little warfher, Gulf.and North Shore: Moderate to fresh northeast 10 north.west; cloudy and cool, with a few local showers.Maritime: Moderate to fresh worth- west and west winds and for the most part fair, stationary or higher temperature.Atherta: Cooler, with some scatter of showers, \u2018 \u2018 | VALIQUET'S RESTAURANT Steaks, Chops, Eggs Fine Rolls and Coffee (Formerly of Bostom) > 2 sea va A séenc from the second act of the comedy \u201cA\u2019 Little Bit of Fluff\u201d that opens a three day's stay at the Audi itorium, Thursday evening, to-morrow, A LITTLE BIT OF FLUFF AT AUDITORIUM THURSDAY NIGHT THE.MOST TALKED OF COMEDY OF THE BRITISH STAGE QPENS A THREE DAYS ENGAGEMENT ON .THURSDAY \u2018EVENING AT THE AUDITORIUM \u2014 THE CELEBRATED ALBERT BROWN IN A MOST COMICAL ROLE.= \u2026 ne \u201cK Little Bit of Fluff\u201d opens is three day's engagement at the Auditorium- tomerrow evenirg.Thursday.This, -the most talked of comedy of the bright stage has seen pver 600 performances at.the Criterion Theatre, Lopdon,.England and is stifl cunning.there.The first role is filed by the es brated , British comedian Albert Brows mhose- repute.has ben qu ing yo#; ever since he appear rfc Carat, gecond: res of pb.sion\u201c \u2018ét wdet'at venin gain a Yesterday ple could ib theghlate\u2019 way rformances-büit hilt: engi] Veuerday have another chance to For Mothers of France this afternoon 3.30 P.M., again this evening at = ' Se big have been the crowds we]! 7.30 and 900 P.M.and with the £1 special matinees of \u2014 tomotsow, \"Thursday.Mothers of France, is that \u2018picture ; you have read: so much about in all the : moving picture magazines.It features Sarah Bernhardt, and, is one \u2018of those plays that go straight to your heart, so intense and vivid \u2018is the picturization of the huma.drama \u2018of \u2018this great war: \u201cNo~one ple that saw the picture céild hide §; -a profound emotiop,and a deep feel- ingiat \u2018the.iepectad etait?the sor- [icow; tk gain ad yet: \u2018the *geand and : [izoble- courage of Whose dpthers of France.4 \" Andiwith NT picture, \u201cdere is given ds at the Auditorium, the authentic Montreal Sunday last.\u201cPATRIA\u201d FRIDAY on't miss Me Amon, Cale à \u201cPatria\u201d Friday and day at Classic.This is the atest pict evet made.* + Winsiven Mom Toe Tw May To Two-yesitold Baile Sourisseau, whose parents live in Norwood.was dro \u201clast might inp ditch which contaitte8 teePfeet of water.Lau Tournaski, aged 7, fast night th hours after re.g burns fr \u201csaisit Faboidh Abe.3) ith the aid of a delatone pase ie xl (Beauty Topics.) te easy matter foo ang.wo retlgve every trac og his freak face, neck and arams cho the powdered delatone and mr i miged Mato a thick paste and: on she hairy surface for about 2 uigé, then rabbed off and the skin wished etely removes the hait.but to we dispppointment, #9 the delstone in an original pack- Be i it ES ads codon, & \\ GIFTS POR THE : : ARETURNED HEROES, \u2018Miss Van Felsan has received for distribution atshe Discharge Depot andthe Convalescent Home, Savard Park,\u2019a cade containing over 200 magazines, collected by the pupils of the Commercial Academy Thesé generqus donations met with: a grateful welcome by th: invalided men.Much praise is dun to the boys who made the-coffsction and their .wotthy ggincipal, lev.Brother Hilaire, who pronipried them in\u2019 this kindly wose The p: of Notre Dante: Convent.-St.Rocir, also gener- rously sens a bgndsome-giit of fifty bound books (French), including most interesting literature and some valuable, historical works.Little is known of the help being given by the different religious instinrtions towards the various war charities and.mainly by, the pupils.It is pleasing to think that these little people are so interested .and keen upon doing their share in: this great war.\u201cHer Great Hour\" has one of the most realistic fight scenes.practically, in shecthoysands of peo) + pictures of the Joffre reception inf AT THE EMPIRE TCDAY.MOLLIE McINTYRE\u2014In \u201cHer Great Hour.\u201d - \u201cHER GREAT HOUR\u201d Empire Today.lie Mcintyre, the Scotch lassle, is a drama of the same style of Metro \u201cThe Law,\u201d which made such a tre- season The fight in one of the big East Side dance halls where over a hundred of the most notorious criminal types of the dangerous East Side, were used and which actually resulted in -a free-for.all-fight with the consequence that one of the most realistic scenes ever stiged was taken.Tt is one of those hig pic.\u2018tures which hold you spellooand, and makes you feel as though.you \u2018were really there.The scenery \u2018is unsur- passed\u2014a great deal of.which .was taken in St.Augustine and Jackson: ville, Fla, two of the most.famous summer resorts on the American con.-tinent.Don't miss this big - feature at the Empire today.# .Le DONT\u2019 MISS, \u201cGOD'S COUNTRY AND.THE WOMAN.» ; James Oliver, story \u201cGod's Country and the | Woman\" will be offered, for the Tast \u2018time today -at the Olympia theatre Large crowds.seen this beautiful l'production yesterday and Ménday., Don't fail to take advantage of the last opportunity today.of seeing it.\u2014 pees 'sTRONG PROGRAM AT THE CLASSIC.y.jutifal pit \"Markey.and Wa Desmond Wednesday and Thursday, There is a piling of thrill on thrill in one series of scenes in Lieutenant Danny,\u201d to be here Wednesday and Thursday oh \u2018the Triangle progrsin, that ought fairly to lift spectators from their seats.In'an attack by bandits on the hacienda the ! [ captured, stood up against a w = shot,\u2019 the son of \u2018the \u2018house is ed and n shell demotishes\u2018 part of the building.Thé white-haired' rnother, grieving \u2018over\u2019 her lost son, is stricken with paralysis and, \"unable to move, sees \u2018her daughter dragged sway by the leader of \u2018the band.Never was more hopeless situation.\u201cTHE DEVIL'S TOY.\u201d Adele Blood, jn \u201cThe Devils Toy.\u201d adapted from J e poem \u201cThe Mills { nf the G by Edward Madden, is a film asterpiece.and not since Goethe penned his immortat \u201cFaust.\u201d has the ides of a compact between man and devil been so d- matically.presented.It's a big play with a big plot, headed by a big star and Empire patrons should not.miss the opportunity of seeing this fefiture.* We.\u2018do not \u2018claim -to- show :the best, but Tare do.oay share ace mous.better, | enormous amount of timber for re- , * formed Red Cross War Council, an- Photopiay of \u2018Special.Marit, at the: \u201cHer Great Hour,\u201d featuring\" Mol.| mendous hit in New York fot a wifote- Curwood's , great.\u2018| availing\u201d themsels AMERICAN TIMBER, 1 REBUILD- WORLD pe Se | ronssar ENT RAGE: PECTS UMPRECEDENTED DEMANDS AT.cos or WAR \u2026.- , Cs = & + >.x New York, May 16\u2014The United States will be called upon for an construction work ia Europe at the close of the \u2018wai and possibly before, l'according to @ atatement recently issued by D.B., agetit ft charge of the New York office of the Burean of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.There also, in the opinion of the bureau, will be extraordinary demands for\u2019 American\u2019 timber from practically all other sections of the world for building requirements held up during hostilities.Hundreds of \u2018millions of dollars will have to be, mded in Europe to make good thé ravages of war, while |\u2019 construction deferred in such remote parts of the lobe.as Australia witi have to be taken care of.Russia, with its forest -acreage of close to 1,000,000,000, stands.first in order as to actual supply, and the United States second.This\u2019 country, however,.as Mr.Cpsey points out, owing to its advanced modern methods and unexampled transportation facilities, is in an \u201cunrivaled position to supply the bulk of the world's demands for lumber.Furthermore, the immense fleet of wooden and steel ships.about to be constructed for the American merchant marine can, after the war, be utilized, in part at least, to religve the timber famine in many parts of the world: Just what the immediate and after.the-war requirements.of Esrope and other sections are is to be ascertained.the bureau stated, by four special comp missioners, who shortly will start their investigations, with the organized lumber interests of- this country.co-operating.It is alsa-expected that the precise needs of-France for timber to be used in reconstruction work+ in the section evacuated hy the Germans, and those.faler to be recovered will be ascertained - without loss of time by the commission.which Hyp P.Davidson, chairman -of the newly nounced last week would be sent to France to-study the \u2018building require- i ments.Ax the Gov ernment Commissioners i will cover in their: investigation all of the devastated sections of Europe as \u2018well as their requirements elsewhere, the informatioh \u2018Yithéred can be placed at the disposat of the Red Cross War Council.if the tatter later should decide to embark upon relief reconstruction.work i Betgiura, Poland, Asia: Minor.ete\u201d «.The atatgniat given: ous - resterdast by sogurté Camey: isin fact a world- wid, susver of timber Césources and conditions: the-data being drawn from all-the sources .of information open to the United\u2019 Btates government.Actérding to thé official statement, thes probable demands in Europe: for fumber following the war are of suck magnitude as té be \u201cfncalculable,\u201d and such that the problem of supply ing the requirements will be a ques tion comparabie \u2018only to the extent.of destruction Haut\u2019 the great \u2018war brought to pass.* The buréau's statement.in parts said: * \u201cThe task of rebuilding the ruined portions of France, Belgium, Poland, Russia, Italy, Serbia, Rumania, Turk: ey.Montenegro, Bulgaria, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, to say nothing of the construction work suspended elsewhere \u2014in \u201cEngland, - Australia, South Africa, Cavada, Spain, Norway, \u2018Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Greece, Portugal, etc.that will have to be resumcd\u2014and the deficit made up will be 2 problem that Will require the \u2018exX- penditure of hundreds upon hundreds of millions for building material alone, a large bulk of which will be for timber and | timber products.\u2018Glimpsing the\u2019 futare, it is manifest that the country that i is able to supply the demand \"will be the nation «that will reap a harvest of gold, com.menurate alone with the demand- \u2018It is believed that the United States is this country and that fhe carporatipn more up.to-date and scientific méthod of tbs.information therehy disclôsed-will be rewarded, some thirty, some sikty, and some even a hundred.fold.Really, the plished, \u201cespecially in à stew fof the, changed economic - conditions that will result with the inauguration, of: more up-to.date and, L ecentil ¢ methods in industrial operations, thereby entailing additional facilities in the way of buildings, ete.is impossible of conjecture, : \u201cWhile, as stated.it is difficult to estimate precisely the demand, it is a: simple proposition 1b dedignate the fixed sources ofesupply and to spprox- | imate the countries \u201cthst fill be.in a position to compete.In a.= full year heioré the \u2018great\u2019 struggle began, the United Statés shipped more wood products than\u2019 any othér coûntrÿ on the face of the globe, $115,000.000 worth.Rüssia:camé next with $64.000,000: Swéden.$8¢4.000,080; \u2018Austria.Hungary, $60,000,000: Canada,\u2019 $30.000,000; Finland, $47,000,000: Ger.{ many.$26,000,000; Norway, $24.000,- 000; and Rumania, $5,000.000.The | combined Furopean exportation was therefore, $392,000,000: and \u2018the\u2019 tot American and Ganadiar exportation, $165,000,000, giving 8 total af.approximately $550,000,000,, \u201cft ja easy ta hazard a prediction that Russian en: possible to the rebailding Poland and Western Russi M is known that Germany is using.aterpal © magnitude of thé work té be accom-|.been overcutting her annual growth.It is, therefore, probable that Sweden ie arabs in a restricted de- petitors of Ameri tod: Canading lumber, but owing te conditions this will not \u2018be as keen as it otherwise -which is another factor to be-censig, ered.It is, therefore, manifest that the dem * on- the eds States \u2018and Canada Will be we:r KR vu\u201d © \u201cReverting to- the probable demand ofie has byt.to refgct upon, the de- \u201cj struction brought about \u2018to bg abfetto picture\u201d thà acape \u2018of reconstruction effort.Indeed, the sphere\u2019 will be world-wide and no country, belliger- .ent or neutral, will escape for the reason that the suspending \u2018buildihg activity, \u2018due to late inability to obtain the necessary materials, embraces all nations \u201cTake, for instance, Great-Britain, where there has been no actual de- structios, - In .the United.\u2018Kingdom the deficit to be made up in the way of \u2018building and the new work the demands of changed economic.conditions will \u2018antail will require the expenditure of millions upon millions.Some slight estimate of the probable \u2018demands may be gleaned by.a cou sideration bf the - status tadiy, \u201cIt will be recalled that cn Feb.23 last, the British government issued a proclamation prohibiting from that date the importation of wood and timber of all kinds, - except under license from the Board of Trade.This was followed on April 2; by the revocation of all general licenses then outstinding, and that: future importations would be only under special Ticenses obtained for each .shipment, This is the statis today, with all \u2018the country under the direction and cun.trol of the Board of Timber Supplies of which Sir Bamphylde Fuller ia] director, .with five timber merchants his assistants and a .great sorps of helperay This hoard controls the sales, the purchases snd the utilization of all the timber in the United Kingdom.advising as to *he packing and casing of goods, in the ecorom- ical canstrugtion of.necessary buildings and in every other liñe of \u2018work where à saving of timber may be achieved.With the enforcement of this decree, coupled with the excessive freight rates and the difficulty of obtdining materials.the-imports of timber products have droppbd td a very small point.Regardless of this, however, there is a constant demand that has to he met, regardless of consequences, for pit props for the col.fieries and trench .timber and road building material in France \u2018 According to The Loridon \u2018yes, the mining industries in normal times relied upon continental countries\u2019 for their pit timber, about 40 per cent.coming from France.Spain.and Portugal; 20 per cent.from White Sea ports; 5 per.cent from Norway, and, the remainder from Sweden, the Bal.\u2019 tic, and Canadian ports.But reectit- ly large consigtmeritss have hebn received from aCnadz and- Newieundbetween the government, the, colliery] \u2018owmdrs and the miners looking to the transference of men from the.mines and in-some \u2018cases even from tie front | to cut che pit props needed to keep thet colieries going.This will.give a peep at what the conditions actually are.It\u2019is evident, that no new building \u2018is being done, save such as is necessary, with the inevitable- result that there is accumulating a deficit of replacement and the new work re\u2026 quired that will-bave to be met as scon as conditions return to anything like normal again.This, situation, coupled with.the destruction af home.forests and the curtailment of former] \u2018forests sources af supply on the con- tinept, is bound .to make Creat Biritaim-mare and more dependent on foreign countries.| Much of the\u2019 timber of Scotland.has ajready been\u201d cut down and sold at epormotis \u201cprofits, which will further eliminate the \u2018horre supply as a factor in the case.\u201cWhile this is true of England, itis doubly trae of France.Belgium.\u201d portions of: Germany, Poland, sections of Russia.all of Servia, Rumania, and parts of Austria, Italy.Greece, and Bulgaria, where there is destruction to be added to suspended operations.The building material will have to be imported, and those coun- \u201ctries prepared to supply the demand will be the ones to profit by reagon of the situation.\u201d \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 SUPERB GUIDE .FOR AUTOMOBILISTS.\u201cHow to \u201cTgqvei on the Good Roads of the Province of Quebec.\u201d A copy of the guide for automo- biliéte has just- been \u2018received from sthe publishers Mesers.: J.Arthur Paquet and A.E.B.CourcHesne.It in entitled \u201cHow to travel of -the Good Roads of the Province of Quebec.\u201d A glance at this work convinces one that it is \u2018superior to any volumes of this kind published up to now on the Province of Quebec.It contains information of inestimable value on all the roads built by the Government of the Province of Quebec snd also on a large number of other roads which have been almost ignored by tourists up \u2018to the\u201c present.The\u2019 roads are fully \u2018indiented on some twenty maps which