, 1916-05-24

h4H DOOlO'Ois LIZ
hot and trying. The temperature during
the last few days was over one hundred
degrees in The shade.
London, May 22nd.-ln the region or
Verdun, both the French and German claim
successes for their armies at various points
An interesting point in the latest French
Official is the statement that the French
penetrated Fort D~ouaumont north east OF
Verduu, which the Germans stormed and
captured on Feby. 25th, four days after 'ha
commencement of the assault OF Verdun AMI
from which all attempts to drive them ond
proved futile. The Germans, however, still
hold the northern part of the fort. A violent
attack also has Melted the French German
positions on a front of AbOut a mile and =
quarter, east of the village of Douaumont. To
the northwest of Verdun the French hAYa
forced out the Germans from POSITIONS south
of Hill 287 and west of LIE Mort HornIae.
Admission is made in the Berlin report OF
the capture by the French of a quarry
south Of Haudremont northeast OF Vordun.
London, May 22nl.-The death at Buda~
pest yes terday of General Arthur Geof8el II
reported to a "Central News" despatch from
Amsterdam, General Georgei was Commln-
der-in- Chief Of the Hungarian army during
the war of liberation. He was also promll-
ent az q chemist.
Rome. MAY 22nd.-Austrian artillery of ok
sizes and ranges with he monster 300 mh-
limatre gun predominating, has Transformed
the battle front between the AdIge ana
Brenta rivers into an inferno. NotwitA-
standing he snOw-capped mountain barriers
the Austrian infantry is being launched in
waves which military observers say bretk
against the formidable resistance OF th9
Italians. The Italian troops have now formok
their lines of defence and are holding
firmly ali the passes AMI peaks, from
which italian officers say the forward
movement of the Au4trians has not only beeR
successfully arrested but the Austriaus hnyA
been dielodged from several strategic posi-
tons taken IN the first rush of the offensive
Italv's great hour has struck is the thpm3
of The comment of the public and the Press,
on the news that is being received from tha
front. All the reports coming from tha
fighting zone agree that the number OF
Austrian troops now in action has been more
than doubled and that the Austrian artillery,
especially heavy long range guns, is duly
increasing and unmasking the imposing
offensive prepared by Austria with the Object
Of reaching the Alps above Vrcenza from
which the Austrinus would be able to domjn~
ate the entire Venetian region and threnteu
the flank and rear of the Itnlian army occu-
plying the provinces of Udine and Belluno.
London, May -. d-Sugar in stock on
the goth lust. was $4,000 tons. Last year
5000 tons.
New York, May 23rd.
Flour. Wipter Clears per Oarrei $40 $50
Meal, Kilndried per barrel $3.75-3 so
New Season Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork S25 50-26.OO
Crystals per 100 b. $6.02-6.3o
""S"'' $50 test A[ollsses Sugar SIS. 25-5.62
Molasses Eng. Eslds. per gal.
Liverpool Cotton midlIing Upland s 64I100
Exchange. New York &London. Gostay~' sigtt
$4.704
Exchange New York and Lon1ou, sl4tl, Ats
13 Is
London. May 23rd.
Dem. CRYSTAL 40>. III 43s. 14s.
Prices fixed by Royal Commission.
Muscuvn.lo, fontrng terms in
Sugar. bond ,on89M 39s I'D. AIS. I'D.
Prices fixed by Royal ( commission.
duty paid.
German beet SO { o. b. no further
sales during the war
JASe Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel fnN
orders, floating terms, no quotations nom.
Demerara Rum, As. Cd As. I'D.
Trinidad cocoa, good mIdd.ing Red, pr, cwts
nominal 89s.
Cotton, Medium Zine 3. /. at Liverpool, plr