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The Jasper news., 1917-11-15

At four months the young Belgian
hare should be ready for the table,
and If 1t has been properly fed should
weigh about six pounds or even more.
This weight Is about the best for mar
ket rabbits, and immediate sale Is
more profitable than keeping to ma
turity. Some breeders sell at 10 to IL
weeks and aim to have their stock
weigh about 5h pounds at that age.
To do this requires that the animals
be kept in small hutches where they
can have but little exercise and that
they be fed heavily from the time they
are weaned. Under this treatment
they grow very rapidly and are really
superior for the table.
Market Returns.
1t is not easy to state what breeder
should realize for market rabbits.
Much depends on local conditions and
especially upon the familiarity Of the
public with the excellence of hutch
rabbits for the table. If the animals
are new to market, demand for
them will have to be built up, but as
rule they soon will become popular.
Better prices usually can be had by
selling directly to the consumer, thus
saving the middleman's profit. One
may make arrangements to deliver
regularly or periodically to hotels and
restaurants, but often n poultry dealer
will agree to take certain quantity
at regular intervals. If members of
the family look after the rabbits, so
that there Is no outlay for labor, and
If the hutches are built at home, the
cost Of rearing may be greatly reduced
and much of the income will be net
gain. Although 1t must be admitted
that rabbits require more care than
usually Is given to poultry on our
farms, their management has the ad-
vantage that 1t is more interesting,
especially to the younger members Of
the family.
Disposino Of Surplus.
After selecting the best stock for
breeding purposes 1t Is we'll to dispose
of the remainder as rapidly as condi-
lions warrant. If those to be sold are
to be marketed alive, all that Is needed
is to crate them properly and forward
them to their destination. This Is the
better plan in hot weather. as the
carcasses do not keep well. If car
casses are to be delivered the meth
DDS Of killing and packing are import
ant considerations.
Killing.
There are two excellent ways of
killing the animals. The easier and
probably the more humane is to dis
locate the neck. Almost all game
keepers know this method and can
show the novice quickly how 1t is
done, but probably description will
be understood. Take the two hind
legs Of the rabbit firmly in the left
hand, place the thumb of the right
hand just behind the ears where the
neck joins the skull, the palm resting
on the left side of the face and the
fingers holding firmly under the jaws.
Then stretch out the animal quickly
and with force. pressing in the right
thumb and bending the head back
ward. The dslocation will be felt dis
tinctly. This method requires con-
siderable strength. but when the knack
Of 1t Is learned 1t entails less suffer
Ing than any other. Another excel
lent way Of killing is to hold the rab-
bit up In the left hand, as In the first
The Jasper news., 1917-11-15

meat, cover the whole with chicken,
veal broth or boiling water and SIM
mer until tender. Then add a few
peeled mushrooms, as few or many as
taste or convenience pleases, which
should be cooked In little fat be-
fore adding to the mixture. For
quart of the mixture stir in a table,
spoonful Of corn starch mixed with
cold water. then add to the hot mix
ture. Continue stirring until the mix
ture boils, then add one or two table,
spoonfuls of dark molasses, a tea
spoonful Of salt and a tablespoonful
Of china soy. The soy gives It the
color and characteristic flavor. A sub
stitute may be made for 1t by using a
tablespoonful Of kitchen bouquet and
little Worcestershire sauce.
NesseIrode PuddInu.-Cook twenty
large chestnuts or double the number
of the smaller ones. In sugar slrup
until tender. Cut six of the nuts in
small pieces, the rest put through
sieve. Cook two tablespoonfuls each
of currants and sultaRa raisins In the
biTuU uuti lcuuSI, tueu auu the sumo
amount of preserved pineapple ana
cherries or other fruit, to tho pieces Of
chestnut and let them cool In the
strip. Cook the beaten yolks of four
eggs, mixed with three-fourths of a
cup of sugar In pint of thin cream,
cook until the mixture coats the xpoon.
Add the sifted chestnuts and pass the
whole through fine sieve. Cool and
partly freeze, then add cupful Of
whipped cream and finish freezing,
add the fruit and nuts drained from
the strip and pack in mold. Press
the cover In place over piece Of
wrapping paper and let stand in Ice
and salt an hour. Serve with whipped
cream sweetened and Favored with
fruit Juice or with the following:
N,,, hn.l..,.,0.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-15

POPy
Chop Suey.-Cut ten
der, lean pork and chick
en-, one or both, into very
thin pieces an inch and
a half in length and a
half inch wide. Sautc
these In fresh pork fat.
have ready an equal
amount of celery, cut
fire, an onion cut in bits.
add the vegetables TO the
The Jasper news., 1917-11-15
Healthy Sow md LItter.

Pasturing the brood SOW and her
litter keeps them all In good health.
The pigs VIII make satisfactory gains,
and there will be a decided saving Of
grain.
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FEEDING Also a Factor.

1t is not breeding alone that ia going
to determine the future usefulness Of
the cow. but 1t must be supported by
liberal feeding, daily care and careful
observation.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-15

three eggs very
light, season to
taste with salt and
pepper and add
three tablespoon
fuls of cold water,
add the nut meats
and mix well. Put
n little butter in
the omelet pan
The Jasper news., 1917-11-15
Sugar Beets for Feed.

Sugar-beets make very good feed
for the cattle, but grain, clover and
alfalfa should go along with them.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-15
9eparate Male EowIs.

It is better to separate the male
birds from the hens during the molt.
lng-season.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-15
q K q g;EIE

Sooner or later your good work or
your bad work will ind you out, and
you will either get promoted or be
given q seat on the toboggan.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-15

The character of all work depends
upon the intelligence Of the person
who performs II.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-15
POPULAR DISHES.

The following dishes never lose their
prestige. as they are choice and de-
aerya THAR pnpulo rity.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-15
NUT oMgLET.

Put through meat grinder, nuts to
make half cupful when ground. Beat
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Sugar 6.9Octs
Henry Waterhouse Trust Co..
Ltd.
Members Honolulu Stock and Bond
Exchange
Fort and Merchant Streets
Telephone 12ea
TO INSTRUCT SCOUTS
IN PART THEY WILL
PLAY IN LOAN DRIVE

Special instructions for the part
they are to play in raising the second
Liberty Loan in Hawaii will probably
be given the Boy Scouts at a gen
eral committee meeting next We'd
nesday.
AS was done in the first campaign
the Boy Scouts will distribute appli.
cations for purchase of bonds and
those who receive 10 returns will be
given a war certificate
The applications used were posted
on the windows of the street cars
just previous to the beginning of the
advertising campaign for the Red
Cross drive. The scout presents the
paper to the prospective buyer and
if he signs it, promising to give so
much money, he tears off the lower
portion bearing the statement of his
promise and delivers it to the bank
which then sees to the collection OF
the money.
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81 c. S. ALBERT
Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence

WASHINGTON. d. G., SEPT. l.. -
Those engaged in the PRODUCTION Of
either cane or beet sugar must O.l2r-
ate under a License beginning October
!. The president has issued special
proclamation regarding this industry
1t followed an agreement previously
reached that all firms and rcI.ncrs
would Cooperate with tie food admin
i.t"HIoE.
AfIe; ''Ierring to 'mC at II con-
:,ress a.GI3Ved Au-Us. 10, 1917, CIV
ing ne president auth: ''1 TO pro-
vide fl '.Ler for the tat al Sc 'rty
ana defense Ivy encoGr2g.G@ II pl0-
duo ton, Conserving rlc suODl" l3d
cc?troilnc the dls.' i3GtiOr 1f- fCCd
PRODUCTS end fuel" the, proclamation
declares:
And. Whereas, it is essential in
order to carry into effect the prOvis-
ions Of the Sid act, and in order TO
secure an adequate supply and eQuit,
able distribution, and to facilitate me
movement of certain necessaries here
after in this proclamation specified
that the license powers conferred up
on the president by said act be at this
time exercised. to the extent herein
after set forth.
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RETAIL PRICE, Of
SUGAR TOBESCTS,

WASHINGTON. Sept. 90 Beet
sugar producers in conference with the
feed administration today reached a
unanimous agreement under which the
| stable retail price OF sugar will be
about cents pound.
They will sell to wholesalers, at
Eastern refining points, at I IA cents
pound cane basis, and the retail
price, it was stated, would be normally
not more than three-fourths of cent
/ higher.
| At the same time the food adLin;s.
| tration announced that an information,
al committee of five had been named
| to arrange for the purchase and distri'
! button of the vast quantities of sugar
to the United States and allied coun-
! tries.
This committee. sacting through the
food administration, under authority
lof President Wilson's proclamation,
placing the sugar industry in this
country under license, will control &
large proportion Of the worlds sugar
Output.
George M. Rolph, mead of the food
! administration sugar division; Earl
D. Babst, president of the American
Sugar Refining Company, and William
/ A. Jamison of Arbuckle Brothers, are
| the American members of the commits
sion. The allied nations are repre-
scented by Sir Joseph White-Todd and
James V. Drake, Sr., British sugar
men.
! Details of the sugar distributing
plan will be worked out by food ad'
ministration committee, consisting OF
H. A. Douglas, Detroit; f. c. Howe,
| Denver; W. H. Hannah, San Francis
CO; S. H. Love, Salt Lake City; w. S.
Petriken, Denver; S. w. Sinsheimer,
! Huntington Beach, Cal, aud W. P.
! Turner, Detroit.
American cane sugar representa-
tives, it is believed, will take action
similar to that Of the beet sugar men,
within a week.
J Most cane sugar producers already
have agreed to IA cent price, or
it's equivalent, but this is not regarded
as final until the decision is unani-
nous. The objections of about 10 per
cent of the beet sugar men to the low
price were composed at final confer.
ence today.
The new sugar price will become eft
fective in the West October l, when
the 1917 crop reaches the refineries
and in the East about two weeks later
The present price of beet sugar to
wholesalers is about 81 cents a pound.
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SEVEN PERMITS TO
BUILD GIVEN SATURDAY

Seven building permits were issued
by the building inspectors office Sat
urday. S. Uyeda will build ap al
dition to his store on kalihi road near
Kamehameha " road to cost $3l6.
l.. B. Kerr was given permission to
erect an addition 10 his twostory no.
tel building on Kalakaua avenue TO
cost $3.50. A one-story frame dwelling
to cost $3.50 will be built by Z. Naka-
mura, Waialae road and Eighteenth
avenue E. l.. Hutchinson will con-
struct a dewefling to cost $500 and
garage to cost $50 at Kailua. Leong
Sim was given a permit to bu:ii a
one-story frame Office to cost $50
on the makai side d KUkui street
near Fort. Paul IsenbnTg was given
permit for the construction OF an
addition to his kitchen on Faiaiae
road, the addition to cost $40. A
one-story frame house IS 20 De con.
structed on the eva side OF ?uuo.
waina street near Prospect. street by
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M4chado, tc cost
S1975
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:: Business And Financial News .:

association. other than those herein
before excepted. who shall engage III
or carry on the business either Of
importing sugar. manufacturing sugar
or refining sugar. or OF manufacture
ing sugar syrups or mClaSseS after
October /. l2l7, Without frs, seaur-
ing such licenses. will be liable to
the penalties prescribed by said ACT OF
congress-
The section of the law v&ich gives
tie president p0Wer TO issle licenses
and fix regulations follows.
That, b. reason OF the existence of
a state of war. il is essential 70 the
national security and defense. for the
successful prosecution Of the war, anG.
for the support and maintenance Ct
the army and navy. 70 assure an ads
quate supply and equiteble distrlbu-
ton and 10 facilitate the movement
OF FOODS. feeds. fuel! including fuel
oil and natural gas. fertilizer and fer
tiiiZpr Ingredients. tools, utensils, i'm
Dlements. machinery and equipment
required for the actual production Of
FOODS, feeds and fuel hereafter in this
act called neCesSaries: to preveG:
locally or generally, scarcity, monop-
olization. boarding. injurious s-~cula-
ton, manipulations and private con-
trolls, affecting such supply, diStribu-
ton and movement, and to establish
and MAINTAIN governmental controls
OF such necessarieS during the war.
For such purposes the instrumentaIi-
ties, means, methods, powers, author.
tiles, duties, obligations and prohibit
tons hereinafter set forth are Gre
ated, established, conferred and pre-
scribed. The president is authorized
to make such regulations and to is
sue such orders as are essential eff
fectively to carry out the provisions
Of this act"
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PROCLAMATION REQUIRING LICENSE
FOR SUGAR PRODUCERS RECEIVED

Now. Therefore. |. Woodrow VIII.
son. president Of the United States Of
America. by virtue OF the powers con
ferred upon he by said act OF con
gress, hereby find and determine and
by this proclamation do announce that
it is essential IN order to carry into
effect the purposes Of said act, to
license the importation, manufacture
and refining Of sugar. sugar Syrups
and mOlaSscs. to the extent herein
after specified.
All persons, firms. corporations
and associations engaged in the bust
ness either of importing sugar, of
manufacturing sugar from sugar cane
or beets. or OF refining sugar or OF
manufacturing sugar syrups or mo-
lasses Except those specifically eX-
empted by said act of congress), are
hereby required to secure on or be-
fore October l, 1917 license, which
license will be issued under. such
rules anG regulations governing the
conduct of the business may be pre-
scribed.'
"Applications for licenses must be
made to the United States food ad-
ministrator Washington. D. c., upon
forms prepared by him for that pur-
pose.
Amy person, firm, corporation or
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Honolulu Stock EXCHANGE
Monday, Oct. I.

MERCANTILE
Alexander & Baldwin -. 80. ......
c. Brewer & &C. .......-.. .....
SUGAR.
Eva Plantation Co. 49,. 81 3fa4
Haiku, Sugar Co. ..... $500. $500.
Hawn. Ayr. Co. ......... 800. ~
Hawn. Com. & Sugar Co ... .....
Hawaiian Sugar Co. 1865. ... 81
Honokaa Sugar Co. 49,. ..... .....
Hcnomu Sugar Co. $500. ... $500.
Hutchinson Sugar Plant. ..-.. .....
kahuku Plantation Co. =. ... 1894
kekaha Sugar CO. ...... 800. .....
koioa Sugar Co. .... &C.,. $500.
McEryde Sugar Co., Ltd. ga 97s
Oahu Sugar Co. ..... 2sl2 2934
otaa Sugar Co., Ltd... SO az
Onomea Sugar CO. 1850. .... &C.,.
Paauhau Sugar Plant. CO. ..... .....
Pacific Sugar Mill .. ...
Pais Plantation Co. ..... $500. .....
Fepeekeo Sugar Co. ..... 800.
San Carlos Milling Co.. ..... $500.
WaiaIua Ayr. Co. ...... 2594 26
Waikiki Sugar Co. ..... ..... .....
MISCElL ANEoUS-
Gndau Dew. Co, Ltd. 80. ..... .....
1st Is. As. 7 pc 3D.. 800. 800.
End Is. As. fully paid. .... ...,.
Haiku Fruit & Pack, Pfd 500. .....
Haiku Fruit & Pack. Com ..... 900.
Hawaii Con. Ry. pc. A. $3.50. ...
Hawaii Con. Ry. 8 pc. 3. 800. 900.
Hawaii Con. Ry. Com. $3.50. ....
Hawaiian EIec:r-c Co. -. ........
Hawaiian Pineapple Co. IS 49,:
Hon. Brew. & Malt. Co.. wa 17%
Honolulu Gas Co., Ltd. ....
Hc~ r. T. & L. Co. 49,. ..... ....
lnter-isIand S. N. Co... ..... 1875
Mutual Telephone Co. -. 900. 20
Oahu Railway & L. Co.. 900. 1874
Pahang Rubber Co. ..... ... 19
SeIama-Dindines Plant. .... .....
seIama-oindinss, 90 pc.> .... .....
Tanjong oIok Rubber Co. ..... SO
Bonds
Beach Walk Imp. Dist. E. 900. 80.
Hamakua Ditch Co. 6s.. ..... .....
Hawaii Con. Ry. S PC. ..... .....
Hawaiian Irr. Co., 6s. -. 800. 800.
Haw. Ter, 4 pc. Re:*nd =. ..... 900.
Haw. Terri q pc. PUP imp .... 900.
Paw. Terr. Pub. Imp. 4 pc ..... .....
HTw. Terri 8. PC. ..... ... .....
Hoaokaa Sugar Co. pc. 900. SO
Honolulu Gas Co., Ltd, 5s .... .....
HiIo Gas 8 pc. ....... ..... .....
Kauai Ry. Co., IS ...... 900. 80.
Manoa Imp. Dist. ........ .... .....
Mc5ryde Sugar Co., S.. ..... .....
Mutual TeIenhone &c
Oahu r. & L. Co., 5 PC. ...... .....
Oahu Sugar Co, pc. .. .....- ..
OIaa Sugar Co., 6 pc..... gee. SO
Pacific Qua & Fer. Co. 900. .....
Pacific Sugar Mill Co., IS 800. ....
San Carlos Milling Co.: ..... 1906
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Excellent Laxative
For Elderly People

A ~ pass the prime Of HE the
various organs OF the BODY have
o tendency 60 weaken, especially
the bowels. Regularity In this
important function 81 30 essential
90 rood heath that old 5olks
should be very careful 20 avoid
constipation. q congsetion OF
stomach waste IN tho bowels occa-
Etons dizxtness, headache, drowEt-
ness after eating, blllonEueSs,
bslchtng, bloat, pflcs, etc, and
should DO corrected Immediately;
at s. the direct cause Of zE1ch Sc
lions disease.
The most effective remedy Cor
constipation is o combination OF
simple laxative herbs With pepstn
sold IN drug stores CE5ar the
name Of Or. CaldvslIs Syrup Pop
Sin. It eosts Only dfty cents o
bottle, e. mild IN Its action, dosg
not grippe CT stratr, and brings re-
lief quickly tn an easy, natural
manner. Get q bottle Of It from
your GrugatSt aad keep It IN the
house; it 80 the IDEAL family rem
cdY. A trial bottle can be OBJ
tanned free Of charge BY writing
Co Dr.. w. y. Caldwell, 4S6 WaEh-
irgton st., fou1tceiio, Ihro!s.
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ONOMEA HAS CREDIT
BALANCE OF ST, O40,278

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sep. ii
Henry St. Goar, enc of the directors
OF the Onomea Sugar company, re-
ceived cable advices YESTERDAY that
the crop just harvested Iro9ueed 21,
$50 tons of sugar. This an excess
of 1850 tons over the prior estimate
The financial statcmCn: of the Ono
mea Sugar company shows, with 49,,
1873 tons shipped and all expenses paid
up to September ~, a credit bal
ance at that date amounting 10 81.
O4O.27S15.
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BANANAS FROM HAWAII
ON SALE AT SPOKANE

SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 10. - The
first shipment Of Hawaiian bananas
arrived in Spokane Saturday, accord
ing to Jack Rowles, Lead of the fruit
department of Greenough's.
THE Hawaiian bananas are a rath.
er peculiar shape" said Mr.. Rowles
They are much shorter and thicker
than the banana of Central America
They are shipped in their own foliage
and are not packed as the bananas of
Central America are, in regular
banana crates"
The Hawaiian fruit retails at %
cents dozen. .,..-.... s.........- .-
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Between Boards: Sales: IS, Is, SO
Oahu, $3.50; 100, $50, $50 olaa, $50.
Session Sales: IS, so, so, 5, IS oIaa,
$50; rs, IS Oahu, $3.50; 6 WalaIua, 26;
S II. 3. e. NJ, 1775.
DiVidends-Haiku Isl extra) 81;
kekaha "a extra) Sc; KoIoa ($4 ex-
tra) S.; Paia Isl extra) So; Pioneer,
40c.
Latest sugar quotation: e6 deg. test,
$50 cents, or $13S FER ton.
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UNLISTED SECURITIES.
Monday, Oct. I.
Bid Asked
Honolulu Con. Oil: -. AIS $50
MINING ......
Ense!s Copper Mining 5.s7Ia 600
Mineral Products Co.. .o5 OF
Mountain King Mining &c.. ~
Montana Bingham Co. AZ -
MADEIRA Mining Co... 49,. .2e
Sales. 700 Honolulu oil An
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Sales: 700 Honolulu Oil, $50.
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C. BREWER & Co.
tLIMlTED)
(IIMITEo)

FORT ST, HONOLULU, /. 4.
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CUBAN SUGAR CROP
BEATS PREVIOUS YEARS

The production of sugar in Cuba :or
the season that is now closing, despite
the poor quality of cane and losses
from the revolution, will be 100000
tons. This is equal to the crop of last
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.D|DN' 7 HURT Us
GERMAN ALLEGES
BERLIN PAPER DECLARES BRIT.
ISH DRIVE Is LOCAL" AFFAIR
AND UNIMPORTANT.

Amsterdam, Nov. 23.-The British
drive on the Cambria front will have
no influence on the situation either in
Flanders or in Italy. according to the
Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin. Ii says:
The British attempt to break
through collapsed entirely in the face
of the extraordinary bravery of our
troops. 1t went no farther than the
initial success. an eruption into our po-
sition which must be without effect on
the neighboring positions. and which
the enemy tried TO extend in vain, ow.
ing TO the powerful thrusts of our re-
serves
The enemy will not succeed in this
abortive attack in diverting our atten-
ton from Flanders, where he is certain
to renew his efforts, which have now
become necessity in order to rid him.
self of the U-boat bases, which are so
dangerous to him.
Moreover. the attacks near Cam
brai and Craonne certainly will not ex-
ercise the slightest influence on the
situation in Italy"
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WAR SUMMARY

While standing off German counter
attacks. British forces have consoii.
dated their gains and are prepared for
another plunge toward Cambrai. Gen
eral Byng's men are just west of Fon-
taine Notre Dame, less than three miles
west of Cambria and have nearly com
pleted the occupation of Burlon wood,
just north of Fontaine. and which domi-
mates the entire region.
Fontaine Notre Dame was the scene
OF the heaviest fighting yesterday.
Wednesday night. the village was cap
tured by the British. but a strong Ger
man counterattack Thursday drove the
British to the western outskirts. The
village is the apex OF the wedge which
the British have driven toward Cam.
brai. and which includes approximately
fifty square miles OF territory formerly
within the German lines. The Ger
mans are reported TO be rushing UP re.
serves for counter-attacks.
Combrai probably has lost its useful
ress as the German supply base in the
immediate region. as the city and the
three railroads entering II from the
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northeast and south are dominated by
British artillery. The wedge also is a
direct menace TO Queant, the southern
end of the Queant-Drocourt switch line
which held up the British advance east
of Arras last spring. Queant is now
within a sharp salient which has been
heightened by the British advance from
Bullecourt in the present drive.
General Byng's stroke was a master.
piece of organization. according to re-
ports from the front. The transpor-
tation service kept pace with the ad-
vance. the construction of roads and
railroads. Field Marshall Haig an
nounces. having contributed largely
to the success Of the operation
That the surprise was complete is
shown by the fact that the British
casualties were considerably less than
the number OF Germans captured
more. than 5000. The British also were
able to free. the French population of
some Of the towns and villages. These
people. the Germans had been unable
to remove. The reserve German troops
taken prisoners included cripples and
conyalescents.