, 1915-02-06

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reported at Philadelphia Of Mr.. Amos Bon
sail, the sole survivor Of the Arctic Expedi-
tion which searched for Sir John Franklin
in 1855.
Great Britain has notified the United
States that all foodstuffs destined for Ger
many, Austria and Turkey are regarded as
contraband. This action is based upon the
decree whereby all grain in Germany has
been taken for common use. Because
the steamer "WIlhelminn" sailed before the
decree was issued her cargo Of food for
German civilians will be paid for aud
appropriated by the British Government,
but the ship will be allowed to go free.
Hereafter food laden ships sailing from the
United States directly for German ports, or
for neutral ports in Europe when the car
gees may ultimately reach Germany, will be
subject to seizure outright of the ship aud
cargo without compensation.
A Vienna decree reduces the proper
ton of wheat or rye IN bread to one
half, beginning on Saturday, and sugar
five per cent. Confeetioners are allowed to
make cakes and pastry two days only, and
private householder8 are forbidden to use
the finer grades of flour for bread. The
police have been given power to search, and
punishment will follow the discovery Of any
infringement Oh JQH ItW- lueI6 IL SlIOIR
denunciation Of the proaigocy of the rich
while their countrymen are suffering at home
and at the front.
In Berlin the sale of bread under the new
regulations opened normally. There was no
attempt made to enforce the rule limiting
purchases to two kilograms per person week
ly, and the supervisors installed by the Trade
Unions TO keep the expected crowds in or
dor found no occupation. Swine are quoted
to-day ut ninety-fye to one hundred mark per
fifty kilograms, against ifty-soyen marks at
the start Of the war, and it is expected there
will be a further rise despite their slaughter
now that their feed has been cut off. An in
crease ID the price of beer is also expected,
the National Brewers Association having re-
solved that it is unavoidable owing to the
higher cost OF labour aud all the constituents
Of beer, except hops.
In Rome u royal decree has suspended the
customs duties on breadstuffs aud also re-
ducod the international freight rates. Specu-
lators will be penalized and the Government
has taken power TO inspect and control pri-
waite stores OF food. Nevertheless a meeting
of the Labour Exchange has charged the cost
Of living to tho Governments failure to stop
contraband from going to the belligorents,
AND declared that the agitation will continue
u1tll the people impose upon spectators
what the Government is unable to do, which
is construed to mean the couiacation and
distribution OF food.
The crew of the Linda Blanche" state
TINT it was the German submarine 'U 20'
and not ~ u" which sank this vessel.
A Paris official despatch states that a Ger
man submarine yesterday unsuccessfully at
tempted to torpedo the British hospital
snip "Asturias' fifteen miles northeast
of the Havre lightship, thus violating
the Hagrte Convention Of 1907 regarding
the attacking Of hospital vessels.
A despatch from P~etYograd states that
the Car has ordered the Libau raiders TO
be tried MS pirates, because documents found
on a German officer killed IN Poland showed
that the Kaiser ordered the Cossacks to be
treated as robbers. The crew OF the Parsi-
val airship were also acquainted with Libau
and knew it was unfortiied, one of the otic-
ers being a laudholder in Russia who had
supplied timber to the German Government.
New York, Feb. 3rd-A despatch from
Chicago states that owing to the new maxi
mum prices of grain, bread is one cent dear
er there and an increase is also expected in
New York. Wheat ut two dollars per bushel
and bread at zen cents are predicted.
Adyices from Washington state that
Canada has agreed to nav tie relatives of