HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-03-01, Page 7BIG GERMAN RETIREMENT
ALONG THE ANCRE RIVER
Have Retreated Before British To a Depth
of Three Miles.
Pye, Serre, Mi-raumont, Petit Miraumont,
Butte de Warlencourt, Taken,
Withal Headquarters in France, Fob,
25, tie Lon, Feb. 26. -On one 'por-
tion of the British front at least tee
war to -day became a war of movement,
Under cover of fog and ;Met, wetch
have been 'particularly heavy in the
past 48 hours, to Gerrnans carried out
the greatest retirement they have
made on the western front in the last
two year, and the British have ewept
into possession of Pye, Serre, Mirau•
mont and Petit Miraumone, iucluding
the famous Butte de Wariencourt,
which has been the scene of some of
the fiercest fighting of the war, and
In places is deep with the bones of
dead inen.
The •exact extent of the German re-
tirement isnot known to -night, but
it is estimated "that it approaches a
depth of three miles at soMe points.
British patrols are out in all direc-
tions, harassing the Germans and
keeping in touch with- their move-
ments. Until they report it will not
be possible to say. just where tho Ger
-
its. mans have determined to fix their
next line of reeistance. •
Nevertreless it can be stated that
the British now, or soon, will be in
a position possibly to force the evacu-
ation of Bapaume, which has been
the key to the German position since
the beginning of the battle of the
Somme, The points which already
have 'fallen Into the British hands
have stood out in the history of the
fighting on the front and had been
most stubbrnly defended. Only a
week ago, when the British attaeked
on a two-mile front east and south
of• ellraumont and Pys, the German
resistance was bitter and the high
ground desired was won only after
desperate handto-hand encounters
and the taking of more than 800
German prisoners.
The Briiteh had been Waiting for
a clearing of the foggy weather be-
fore pressing the advance, but mean-
time it is apparent that the German
high command decided to retire with-
out any further fighting to stronger
positiens prepared well to the rear,
Friday night fires were observed in
the German front line trenches. They
were only dimly vieible through the
thick mist of the particularly black
night, but it was discovered that the
flames teemed from burning German,
dugouts. Patrols sent forward re-
ported the evacuation of the German
oetposte. •
Similar reports came from north of
the Ancre and by niahtfall yesterday
the Britieh had established themsell es
in Petit eitraumont and advanced all
along the line, meetine only With snip-
ing resistance here and there.
To -day the British patrole pressed
forward, keeping in close contact with
the Germans, who had retreated
a further 2,000 yards during the night.
Thus the way was opened to the
ground which for months had been
contested.
RAIDS FORCE WITHDRAWAL.
The dominant reason ter the Ger-
man withdrawal, which was made ap-
parently with little opposition, was
the individually entail but collectively
large advances the British have been
making on the Ancre this month, tak-
ing advantage of the hardened ground.
The last of these nibbing advances
was recorded Friday, when a German
outpost just south of Petit Miraumont
was taken. By these eniall advances
the Germans have been squeezed out
of their positions, which had been
nearly ruined by the accompanying
bombardments.
The Britieli line south of the Ancre
has newlee= brought up almost even
with the line established oy Eee
Somme offensive major opera -eons last
Autumn and runs peactically straight
north-west from Le Sars to Petit
eliraumont. A salient has been formed
in the .German line north of the Anere
from Baillescourt farm to eteraumont.
Another raid tea.s carried oet ey the
British east of Vierstraat, Belgium.
Here on a front of 600yards the Brit-
ish entered German trenches, inflicted
heavy easualtios on the 'occupants, (le•
stroyed dugouts and other works, and
took 45. prisoners, .
The :Germans .near Ypres Invaded
British. trenches under cover of a
heavy bombardment, but later were
ejected. Bombardinents continue oit
the remainder of the front held by the
French.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
The text of Saturday's stetement
reads:
"Ag a result of the unceeetng prts-
sure of our troops the enemy to -day
vacated further important tiostigns
on both banks of the Ancre. We
made considerable progress south line
senth-east of Miraumont on a tient
of a mile and metered the village of
Petit efiraumont.. We also adtancee
our line on a front of over one ene
one half miles eolith and south-east
of Serres. •
"During the night the enemy melt-
ed one of our poste wese ef Lena. We
recovered the post by an irateedlate
counter-attack.
"There has been considerable mu-
tual artillery ectivity at intervals dur-
ing the -day an night on bqth banks
et the Semme, south -'west of Arras
and soUth Of Ypres."
, CONTINUE TO YIELD GROUND.
Sundae night's repOrt read:
"During the past twenty-ftrer hours
the etem,y continued to yield ground
along the Ancre. Meeting with little
opposition, entail bodies of our troops
posited forward on a Wide front, oc•
etipying Serre village and several
ether important points further eese
"We suceessfully relded last even'
In east of VierSiraat (13e1giurn) on a
front of 600 yards. Our troops re-
mained hi the German trettehes for an
hour, intlieted heavy casualties, de-
strOyed several dugouts, a inine shaft
and three machine gene and captured
513 prisoners and one inaehlrie gun. We
also Mitered the enerntee positiOrie
during the ntght east ot Armettleres.
"A. eestilo-raiding party reached our
trenthes early this MOraing east of
Ypres Under weer Of a heavy bete-
bardmeni. The reidere Were intmed-
tettly ejeeted with loss. The enemy
blew Up a Mine ehia tzlertingest
Of. Ypres.
"There was eteleiderrable Artillery
•
activity again on both sides, south and
north of the Somme."
FRENCH REPORTS,
Paris, Feb. 25. -The official com-
munication issued by the War Office
Sunday night reads:
"Our artillery was active in the re-
gion of Le Mort Homme, Our shell-
ing was extended with good result%
Intermittent artillery actions occurred
at various points along the froet in
Lorraine and the Vosges. Quiet pre-
vailed everywhere else."
Sunday afternoon's statement read:
"Last night our reconnoitring parties
made two successful surprise attacks
on German posts, in the forest of Apre-
vont and north of Badonviller, There
was intermittent cannonading on he
remainder 01 the front,
"One of our aerial squadrons ef-
fectively bombarded the railroad sta-
tions at Grand Prea and Romagne-
Sous-Montfaucon."
"The usual cannonade occurred
along the whole front," says the offi-
cial communication issued by the War
Office Saturday. "Except for two
fruitless attempts by the enemy
against our trenches at Violn (Alsace)
there wile no infantry action."
U-BOATS' TOLL
IN TWO DAYS
Five British and Three
Dutch Steamers Sunk.
Total Tonnage, Saturday
and Sunday, 26,029. •
London, Feb. 25. -Two Britieh ehipa
en Saturday, aggregating 9,200 tome
and three on Sunday, aggregating
8,209 tone, together with three Dutch
ships on Saturday, with an aggregate
tonnage of 13,629, was the toll of the
German submarines during two days,
according to official reports issued in
London and Paris. The total tonnage
reported sunk was 26„029.
The following are the na.mco of the
ships Gunk: Dorothy, British steamer,
e,906 tons; IcereBritish steamer, 2,160
tons; Grenadier, British steamer, 1,004
tons; Trojan Prince, British steamer,
3,196 tons; Noorderdik, Dutch steamer,
7,156 tons; Jacatra, Dutchsteamer, 5,-
373 tone; Goastirland, Dutch steamer,
1,091 tons; Falcon, British steamer,
2,243 tons.
TWO AMERICANS ENDANGERED.
Washington, Feb. 25. -Sinking of
two more vessels by German sub-
marinee both with an American sailor
an board, was reported to the State
Department yesterday by United
States Consuls. In both cases the ves-
sels were warned and the two Ameri-
cans landed safely. The vessels sunk
were the Norwegian steamer Skrim
and the Norwegian barque Blenheim,
Consul Osborn, at Havre, said the
Skrim was sunk by bombs planted in
the ship after warning- had been given.
The it'krim was unarmed in ballast
and hound from Treport to Cardift,
twenty miles frim Treport. She was
sunk on Feb. 19, and was of 761 tons
gross. The crew, fourteen in number,
were reecuecl after twenty hours in
small boats.
The barque Blenheim,eaccording to
Consul Frost at Queenstown, was eunk
by Shell' fire after its crew had aban•
doned the ship and without injury to
any of the ship's personnel. The Men.
helm was of 1,029 tone and sailed
from Peneacola Jan. 19 for Greenock.
She was eunk Feb, 22, thirty miles
soul beeouthwee t teem leastnet, Ire
land. The submarine towed the life-
boats until a British naval vessel ap-
peared. The crew was landed at Bal-
timore, Ireland, at. 8.30 p. m. the saute
day, without incident.
4..
AWFUL HAVOC
BY HAIG'S GUNS
••••••••••••••••.•*••••1
Boom Ravine a Ghastly Zone
of Death. . .
Fierce Fighting, and Treach-
ery by Captives.
(13y Phillip Gibbs.)
With the British Armies in the
Field, Feb, 25. -In broad outline I
have already described the heavy
fighting which took place on the
morning of February 17 across the
deep gully called Boom Ravine, and
U p the slope toward MiratInkotit. The
history of this attack deserves to be
told more fully,
It was very dark, the Pitch bIttek
before dawn, and heavy in fog, A
thaw had just set in, and tele ground
was soppy. In spite of the thaw it
was horribly, damply eold. In utter
darkness, unable to make any Mina -
mer of light lest the enemy should
see, the brigades tried to get into
line. Two companies lost themseive3
but got into touch again in tittle. X
great fire of high exploSives burst
over our assembly lines. The darknese
was 111 up by the red flashee of these
berating shells, and men /ell wounded
surd dead. One battalion was Alleeial-
ly tried, and their Brigadier Wondered
whether they wbuld have the spirit
te get up and etta:k when the Meer
arrived, but When the InOlnerit
they Me and went forward and
fought through to the last goal, stslen-
didly and wonderttley. They were the
first to got to the Grandedert treneh,
Whiell lay betWeen them and Deere
The Wire Ititellitlettieetti
Were hat OM, One there WM the bane
Merin; Ofrnaohina uile fled the
Swish of Machine gua luIllete, '11110
battalion had already lost ell officers
who had gone forWard, gallantlY lead-
ing their men, and meeting the Due
lets tiret. The Sergeant-Major to*
commaud, shouted tO the men to heels
steady. and found a gap through the
wire. They forced their way through,
paseed the CerancoUrt trench and with
the other men dropped into Boom Ra-
vine.
It was a ravine of death. Our ohell
tire had enaashed down all the trees
and the tall trunks lay at the bottom
et the gulley. The banks had been
opened out be shell eratees, tted sev-
eral of the Clerrnan dugouts, built in-
to the sides of there were upheaved
Or eleelted with dead bodies or human
fragments, which lay among the
branches and broken woodwork.
A shell of ours which entered one
dugout had blown eix men out of its
doorway, and they sprawled there at
the entrance; inside were six other
dead, From the dugouts not blown
up or choked 'with dead carne groups
of German soldiers, pallid and nerve.'
broken, who gave themselves up
quickly enough One man was talk'
ative. He aaid in pereect English
that he had been a eotteliman to an
English Marl, and he cursed our artil-
lery and said if lie eould get at our
blinking gunners he would wring their
blighted necks, or words to that ef-
fect, Another man was an ex -waiter
of the Trocadero, and after the battle
he was kept for making coffee, which
he did as though he loved It.
But the battle was not over yet. It
had only just begun, While Boom
Ravine was being cleared of living in-
habitants by the first wave of Eng-
lish soldiers (they were men of Lon-
don and the southern counties), other
waves were coming up, or rather not
waves, but odd groups of men, dodg-
ing over shell craters and hunting as
they went for German snipers, who
lay in their 'holes firing until they
were pinned by our bayonet points.
Their bodies lay there now, curled
up. Some of them pretended to be
dead when our men., came near. One
of them lay still with his face in
the moist earth.
See that that man is properly
dead,". said an officer, and the sol-
diers with him pricked the man. lie
sprang up with a scream, and ran
hard away -to our lines. Six prison-
ers came trudging back from the ra-
vine with a slightly wounded man as.
an escort. On the way back they
found themselves very lonely with
him and as they passed some rifles
lying in their way they seized the
rifles and became fighting men again
until, a little Welsh officer met them
and .killed every one of them with
his revolver.
SHORT ITEMS
OF THE NEWS
OF THE DAY
Blockade of Greece to Be
Lifted Only When Allies'
Demands Are Met.
"FATHER PETE" DEAD
Canada May Proceed
Against New Brunswick
Potato Exchange.
Dr. Henry Houger„ publisher, died
in his Seth years.
Mr. J. Frith Jeffers, a veteran edu-
cationist, is dead in Toronto.
Over seven hundred carloads of
coal left_ the Niagara frontier during
the week -end.
J. William Bennett, a leading citi-
zen of Peterborough, died after long
illness, at the age of 56.
George Kook, suspected of being a
German agent, was arrested in tua
American munition plant.
Major Walter A. Wilkes, a North-
west Rebellion veteran and active
militia officer in Winnipeg and Btaut-
ford, died, in the latter city.
Sir Lyman Melvin Jonee, who un-
derwent two operations at the Wellee•
ley licepital, Toronto., was reported
to hate eeent an untomfortable day
owing to an attack of in:flueuza.
Enuneroon Gaskin'the Pere Mar-
quette Railway oonduator who wae
found on the ice under- a bridge over
eloGretrores Creek, died of hip injuries
In the .1respital at Chatham 'without
regaining conecioueneee.
It le probable that prior to the Im-
perial Conference the Premier and
his party may pay a elate to the front
and to the fleet.
ledwin Gould, jun., eon of the New
York rapitalist, wao accidentally kill-
ed while hunting near Jekyll "eland,
Georgia,
Tlie Patriotic Fund'Committee 01
Waterloo, has decided to make ae
ftp-
paat.fpr-tho'turn o1 56,000 i11 aid of
the Patriotic andRd Grose Funds
about the middle of March.
Roach MOCullociii, preeident of the
Galt branch of the Canadian Patrio-
tic tend, announced that the official
total of subsoripticele raised by Galt
In the recent campaign wee $85,708.
The London Dally Mail announces
It will become an eight page coniteete
two cent paper on Monday March 5,
preserving all its. features. The Ob-
server alter Seinday next will be four
cents.
Definite annottneenient wee Made at
Paris that the blockade at Greece
will be lifted when King Constan-
tine gives complete satiefaction tO
the &Mande of the 'entente allies.
Peter J, Drexellue, fifty-four years
old, founder a the Stela Order Of
Moose, and lovingly' known as
"Father Pete" by his eornrattes, died
at his horte at Detreit after an ill-
ne,,se of Mere than a Year.
The Made:sr-Atli announced the
long-awaited reetrittlen of food dis-
tribution whereby Switzerland will
have henceforth two meatless dgys
weeklY, must do without Whipped
cream and eirailar dishes, and must
limit its tgg consumption.
A fire ettivponed to have boon caused
by a asoarded eigarette butt caused
110,000 teenage it OketOlto, a town
telt, ectiles seuth et Calgary, and
threatened at, ene time to destroy the
whOle buelnees tettiOn.
Tile three day& ertalemign hi Belie-
te. Wee meriey foe the Patriotic
Fund woe a great *mews. With the
grant given by the City CtiuttOil the
SAVING MONEY IN ME FEED- BILL
How to Figure Out Which Are the Cheapest Feeds to Use -Bran at $$2 Per TOP.
is Too Expensive to Feed Economically -Cut Up Some Hay or Straw and
Mix It With the Heav tea MeMs Instead,
uvett though priees for firdithed cat:
tle are about $2.60 per hundredweight
better this winter than they were teat
Winter, with the high price of feed
we must feed as economieally eat
poaeible so as to mato a rettacieable
profit. e.larly in the winter many
farmers, detypite the pleatitul &MOUu
of rouglutge in the torm of hay they
had, got -to use a vulgar phrese-
"cold feet," and sold, with the reeelt
that at Present thne of writing, stee.
25, choice steers are bringing on the
Toronto market alinciet as Mewl ite
Christmas R at tle ,
For some time now we itaee been
publiseing on our market page s tables
and figures showing the relative value
of the different feeding snare, and .n
the present article I want to ehow
ho*, by teturlyiag the enformatiort
that Is given from week to week a
Oats, 9lbs. 1.73 .144 1,20
Bran, 8 lbs, 616 ,72r8 3.40 s
28.67 1.527 11.811
Having determined the compositiou
Of the ration, the next thing to dei is
to see if it is economical. By turning
Lo the marketpagee of The Country -
wan we find the following table Which
rehowe us at a glanee the relative
vellum of the diferent feeding stufts,
0
Clover hoe ton $12.00
Cotton seed enettl, ton 60.00
Brewers' grains, dry, to 36,00
Wheat (feed) hueh 1.07
4-4+ 44.4-4.4.4-4- 4-4* ++4.4-4 4,-4++++ 44-4-4-44-4-4-*-4.4-+4-4-*4-0-4-4.4-4 +4 •'++
COMPOSITION OF FEEDS
KIND DV FEED.
1::•,
o•
b"c")
z
Cotton Seed Real
Oil Cake .,. ...... .
Brewere' Grates (fresh)
Brewera' Grains (dry) ••• . • • •
Malt Sprouts ... .
Corn (feed) .. .
Wheat (feed) • ..
Oats
Barley (feed) ........
Bran
Shorts
Middlings ......
Timothy Hay . „ .
Red Clover Hay
Alfalfa, Hay ,.. „.
Oat Straw ..
Wheat Straw .. „ ....... .
Corn Silage ...
Swede Turnip's
Mange's (medium) ..
Molasses ... ,
92.0
90,2
24.0
91,0
88.0
87.0
86.6
86.7
86.7
87.0
88.0
843.0
853
84.0
84.0
86.7
86.7
18.0
12.2
12,0
78.0
40,0
30.0
3.5
18.8
11,4
6.6
9.0
7.2
8.0
9.1
11.1
11.0
3.2
5,5
7.0
1.0
0.0
0.4
03
0.1
0.0
72.0
72.0
12.7
51.7
38.7
31.6
71.8
60.0
67.9
42.6
48.1
73.0
29.1
'32,0
24.0
17.0
10.9
8.6
7.5
6.3
48,0
9.5 1;1.8
9.0 1:2.4
5.1, 1:3.6
12,7 1;2,8
12.3 1:8,4
2,2 1:12,3
1.e 1:8.0
10.3 1:8.8
5,0 1:8,6
10.2 1:4.6
8,0 1:4.3
4.8 1;6.6
38.6 1:9.0
24.0 1:6.8
26.0 1:3.4
28.7 1:17.0
40.8
5,7 1:2,1.5
1.8 1:25,0
0.9 1:62.0
0.0
man may save a lot of money in his
feeding operatione.
Suppose we are feeding our cattle:
clover hay, 6 lbs.; oat straw, 10 lbs.;
silage, 30 he.; barley 2 lbs.; oats, 2
lbs.; and bran 8 Tbs. per animal per
day, and we want to know if this
Is an economical ration, and if it is
not, what we should feed.
The first thing to do is to tigure
out the composition of the ration we
are ,feeding. When changing rations
It is important to have the cnrapost-
tiou of the new rations as nearly the
same as the old as possible. It not,
digestive trouble a are likely to oc-
cur, and indeed the animal may gat
a setback. In the composition of it
ration 'only three things have to be
considered, the amount of dry matter
of protein and 01 stareb equivalent.
The table shows the composition of
some common, feeding stuffs. The fig-
ures represent per cent. or parts per-
huudred, so that it Is a simple mat-
ter to figure out the eomposition of
the ration. Five pounds of clover
hay is being fed. From the table we
see that 100 parts of red elover hay
has 84 parts of dry matter. By divid-
ing this figure by 100 and multiply-
ing by five we get the amount of
dry matter in five pounds of the hay.
Similarly by dividing the figure given
for protein by 100 and multiplying by
five we get the amount of protein
in the five pounds ot hay. The follow -
Ing table ehows the comemsition of
the ration figured out in this way:
Clover hay, 5 'be.
Oat straw, 10 Ibs.
Silage, 30 the.
Barley, 2 lbs.
111111MELPI. RE,P
s.,
t'rel
P X
.0 4.
do 0
g C01=4 per animal per day. Let us see what
4,20 .275 1.60 kind of a ration we have now got
8.57 .100 1.70 with the ailage and clover hay. By
3.40 ,120 9,58 using the lablee aa described above
1,71 .160 1.86 we get the tollowing:
Oil cake, ton ..... 56.00
Malt sprouts, ton 26.00
Brewers' grains, fresh, 8.40
Middlings, ton 39.00
Timothy hay, ton 16,00
Corn, feed, bush 1.12
Oat Straw, ton 9.e0
Barley (feed) ton 1.00
Shorts, ton 36.00
Oats, 'bush .., .64
Bran, ton 32,00 .82
Wheat straw 9.00 .48
Molasses, ton 40.00 .48
Turnips, ton, 16.00 .21
We se e that clover hay at $12 per
ton is the 'cheapest feed we have. For
every dollar spent in clover hay at
this price we get 11,52 worth of nu-
trients as compared with only 86 cents
worth in oat straw at e9 per ton. This
at once indicates that it will pay us
to sell our straw and buy clover hay
with the money, if we have got suf-
ficient on hand. Barley, oats and
bran are all very dear as compared
with some of the other feeds. Thus
tor every dollar spent in bran at 132
per ton, we only get 82 cents worth
of nutrients, as eompared with $1.06
worth in feed wheat at $1,07 per bush-
el and $1.15 worth in dried brewers'
grains at e36 per ton. Thio shows us
that at the prices given, oats, barley
and bran are not economical feeds.
In making up our new ration we
need not redteee the amount of silage
given. Silage ae a succulent feed is
a valuable teed in giving palatability
to the ration. If silage cot s to pro-
duce as mwell as e4 per ton, It is a
cheap feed. Clover hay, as has beim
seen. is a very cheap feed, so that it
will he well to eliminate the straw
from the ration altogether and feed
clover hay. Sappose we feed 15 lbs.
1.06
1,08
1.02
1.03
.99
.9R
.86
.84
.84
.83
.2
tee t..t
;14 wo
Silage, $0 lee. .,.. 6,40 .124 2,60
Clover haY, 16 Ib.. 12,60 .826 4.80
18.00 .846 7.38
We have not got safficient of either
dry ,matter, protein or starch equiva-
lent, From the table allowing the re-
lative value of nubriente we goo thet
after -clover hay, cotton deetl meal
at ;60 per ton is the Icheapest teed,
By feeding 1 1-2 pouads of thie, with
the hay and silage we would, have as
much protein in the former ration„
but we would uot have sufficient
starch equivalent. This ramie that
we will have to feea souae other feed
that has a wider nutritive ratio. The
nutritive ratios of the different feed -
Mg stuffs are given M the last column
of the table. After cotton seed meal
dried brewers' grains are the next
cheapest feed. Here again the nu-
tritive ratio is too narrow, and to
give the required amount of tarch
equivalent we would have to feed
too much protein, Feed wheat, the
next cheapest teed, has a wider nu-
tritive ratio, and if we feed seven
pounds in conjunction with the clover
and silage .we will have a ration that
has approximately the same oteposi-
don as the first ration.
eb
Cg
4)1
Silage, 30 lbs, 5.40 .120 2.58
Clover hay, 16 lbs, . , 12.60 .825 4,80
Wheat, 7 lbw. .. 6.06 .630 4.99
22.06 1.675 12.37
The new ration has less dry matter
than the old one, but this is a small
matter, as the digestive tract of an
animal readily adapts itself to varia-
tions of 10 or 15 per cent, in volume
of feed given.
Let us now compare the cost of the
two rations. Valuing the various
tee& at the prices given in the
table, that is, clover hay at $12 per
ton, silage at $4 per ton, straw at $e
.per ton, oats at 64 cents per bushel,
barley at $1 per bushel, feed wheat
at ;1.07 per bushel, and bran at $32
per ton, we find that the oost of the
first ration is about 34 cents as com-
pared with 27 cents for the second
ration. That is, the second ration
means a saving of seven cents per
animal par day. This may seem
like a emelt matter, but if thirty head
of cattle are being, fed it means a
saving of $2.10 a day and for a month
a saving of $63. Studying the com-
position of teens and basing their
worth on the value of the nutrients
that can be bought for one dollar is
a paying proposition,
In feeding wheat alone without any
lighter meal it will be necessary to
cut some of the hay up very finely
and mix it with it. Thie will pre-
vent the wheat frome lying heavily
on the animal's stomach and prevent
danger from digestive -troubles. The
great value of bran is that it is food
proof. When bran is fed in the ra-
tion it is not' necessary to cat up
any of the hay and enix it with the
meal ration, as the bran contains
a large amount of fibre whica stimu-
lates th digestive juices aad helps,
in the digestion of the other feeds.
In the United States a popular feed
with cattle feeders is corn and rob
meal. It is found that when Ulla is
fed the animals never go off their
feed. The reason of this is simply,
that, like bran, the meal, on account
of the large amount of fibre in the
cob, does not lie heavily on the stom-
ach, and not only that, but it actual-
ly aids in the digestion of the heavier
meals. By mixing cat,hay with the
heavier rneale the same results are
obtained aa if bran or corn and cob
meal were fed, but at considerably
less cost,
--CANADIAN COUNTRYMAN.
FOR DISTEMPER
PINK EYE. EPIZOCYNC,
SHIPPING MCVER, and
CATARRHAL FUTUR.
Sur' and positive preventive, no matter hovr horsed at
any age are afflicted or "exposed." Liquid, given on the
tongue; acts 0S\ Ulf') blood and glsuids; expels the poison -
0115 germs from, Use body. Cures Distemper in Doge and
Sheep and Cholera In poultry. Largest selling liv• *took
remedy. cure« Le Grippe among munan beings, and is
fine Kidney remedy. Out this out. Keep it. Show to
your druggist, who will get it for you. Free Booklet.
"Dietemper, Causes e.e4 Cures."
SPOHN MIEDICAL COMPANY,
Chemists and Bacierieleglits, othen, Ind., U. 11, ft,
amount 'secured Was nearly $90,000,
The amount aimed at was $76,000.
Major Evan E, Fraser, 11. P., of NI-
aga.ra Falls, Ont.'who was transfer-
red to the 267th Battalion front the
176th, was presented by the niambere
of the Welland County Conservative
aEdgdecrecutsive with a purse of gold and an
APPlioation for leave to proceed in
the courts against the New Brunswick
Potato Exchange and the individuals
composing it, on a charge of combin-
ing to maintain the price of potatoes,
has been mado by W. F. O'Connor,
the Gait of Living Commiselener, to
Ike Attorney -General of New Brunie-
wiek, It is landerstod.
tiara, infant slaughter of Thomas
Dowling, Brantford, received a charge
of birdshot frem a 22 -calibre rifle, ac-
cidentally discharged by her young
brother, Robert, the charge entering
her head juet above her eye. It is not
thought thet it will be fatal.
FOURTEEN KILLED
When Germans Shot Down a
French Airship.
Berliti, Feb. 26, via Londone-Foure
teen men 'Were killed by tee &steno -
tion of the Peron* airship reported in
yesterday's official communication to
have been brought down by the Ger-
man defensive fire. Additional detail
regard'ng thls ineident were given out
here officially today as follows:
"The French airship brought down
on Friday night was eet ablaze by our
anti-aircraft fire, It fell in flamed
near Weelferdigan, net of Sattrge-
mend. (in Lorraine.) When it landed'
men, Were killed. The dattage to tho
the ainmunition whjell it carried ex-
ploed. The erew, emisistirig 01 14
airehip &lee not prevent aseertaining
the details of Its destruction."
She ---Caret you etel hole far I Make
a driller kO? IlegeYett knew I'M near -
flighted, Marla.--Sudge.
owls. •
MERCHANTMEN
FOUGHT SUBS,
Armed Ships Put Up Stiff
Battle Off Spain.
Two Sunk Ere British De -
strayers Arrived.
Buenos Aires, Feb. 23. -Reports of
a naval encounter off Tarragona,
Spain, on Sunday, the 18th, between
armed merchant vessels and Gerinan
submarineshave been fully confirm-
etl, according to a despatch to The
Prensa from Barcelona.
The engagement began at eight
o'clock in the morning, leas than eight
mem •from the coast, .between eix or
eeven submarines and nine armed
merchautinen, mostly flying nage Of
the allied nations. The fight was so
near Tarragona that the residents
there observed the battle front the
housetop by means of binoeulare.
When the submarines first began
firing the merchant vessels attarapted
to approaeli the Mad, but Were cut off
from refuge by an eneelreling move-
ment by the Germans. With eseape
made impossible, the eontmenders of
the) Merchatt ships began firing With
their light guns. It was estimated
that at least ale hundred shots Wert
fired by both sides.
The Swedish steamship Skeeletne
was the first Veasel sunk be the sub
nutrinee, welds thee sank the Gulsep-
pe. The eu,bmarinett then mitred
hole ate* alien the etritIsle
tetun-
altip Janata. •
'The latter Vetteel probably W01110
have been worsted in the Unequal
battle but for the appearance of five
or six British destroyers rushing, to-
ward the scene at full speed. The
submarines fired about twenty shots
at the destroyers before they sub-
merged, end fled in the midst of a
fusliade from the latter's rapid fire
guns.
One submarine was said to have
been sunk. All the merchant ships,
in addition to the two sunk, were
damaged. They proceeded to Mar-
seilles and Gibraltar under the pro-
tection of the destroyers.
-
GERMAN CLAIMS.
As Usual, Are All Favorable
to Themselves.
Berlin, Feb.26, via Sayville. -Follow-
ing is the German official statement
issued to -day:
"Western front: In several sectors
between Armentieres and the Avee
British reconnoitering advances were
undertaken without success. In some
incitances these advances were attempt-
ed after artillery preparation, in
others surprise attacks were made.
"South of Cernae, la the Champagne,
the French made an attack withont
success. Between the Meuse and the
Moselle German reconnoitering de-
tachments carried out succeasful en-
terprises,
"In numerous aerial engagements
yesterday our adversaries lost, eight
airplanes, two of them -teem the midst
of an aerial squadron Whin drooped
Wailes 'Without StleteSS in the Saar dis-
trict.
"Eastern front: Prince Leopald's
feent: 'West of the Aa Russian raid-
ing detachments were repulsed, On the
railroad between 'Cove' and Lutsk
German reconnoitering Pertlea Made a
euccessful surprise attack on an ad.
eateed 'post of the enemy. South of
Breezany 0, bertha Russian attack fail-
ed.
"Archduke Jeeeples front: As on the
Dreeeding day, the Russians launched
an attack with strong forees north of
Tartar oi
rpasgsribllo
alidftio
aledi
,Ad marshal von
Mackensen and Maeedoniati front: No
intpOrtant eyelets have been reported."
•
"Ahl love is blind," gurgled the
Mee maiden, "Yee, lilted to its own
"How fast Can this ear go?" "Sixty
1111108 on hour." "Thank yell. That
Will relieve ree of elle necessity' Of
trying to find out ite 11111Xl11111111 speed
for Myeelt."-Detrolt Free Prase,
HEAVY GAINS
AGAINST TURK
ON THE TIGRIS
Strong Position On Left
Bank of the River
Made Secure,
.4.1•11,
CROSSED NEAR KUT
Four Powerful Trench Lines
Before Sanna,yat
Captured,
London, Feb. 26.-A British official
communication dealing with the
fighting along the Tigris River shows
Turkish trenches over a front of
nearly 2,000 yards in the Sannayat
region, the, British troops alsohave
been Able to close to the left bank of
the Tigris in the Shumran bend. west
of Kut -el -Amara, More than 500 pris-
oners were taken.
The following official communica-
tion issued by the War Office this
evening gives details of the successful
operations:
"The southern portion of the San-
uayat position captured in the first
assault Thursday consisted of two
lines of trenches on a frontage of 450
yards and to a depth of 100 yarde.
The Turks delivered six counter-at-
tacks, but, although one of them watt
temporarily successful, we secured and
consolidated all our gains.
"Oa the afternoon of Thursday a
further assault was launched against
the Turkish first and second lines to
the north and in prolongation of those
secured in the morning and our whole
objective was gained. Heavy Turkish
counter-attacks temporarily retarded
our progress, but we finally consoli-
dated our gains and at the end of thp
day the first two lines of trenches on
a front of 900 yards were firmly in
our hands.
"These operations having drawn the
enemy's attention in the direction of
Sannayat, it appeared possible that a
crossing of the Tigris might be effeci-
ed at the Shumran bend. Therefore,
just before daybreak Friday the first
covering parties were ferried across,
followed at intervals throughout the
day by other parties. These coverers
firmly established themselves on the
left bank, securing the landing and
taking many prisoners. Immediately
landings were secured and sufficient
clearance was obtained, the construc-
tion of a bridge was commenced and
completed in nine hours, and by night-
fall the position on the left bank was
secured and consolidated.
"The Turks offered stubbeirn reelet-
ance to our progress in the Shumran
Peninsula, but. thanks to the efficient
disposition and handling of our cover.
Ing artillery and machine guns on the
right bank, this resistance failed to
Stop our advance.
"Simultaneously with the crossing
of the river the assault on the Sauna-
yat position was resumed. The third
and tourth Turkish lines of trenches
were captured on a front of 1,050
yards.
"It is impossible yet to give a full
account of the operations, but the
prisoners taken on Friday in the
Shumran area numbered 11 officers
and 533 men. Five machine guns were
also captured.
"Two enemy aeroplanes were shot
down recently."
BOLGARS ADMIT
LOOT OF SERBIA
Systematic Seizure of Any-
thing Valuable Shown.
Serb Currency Proclaimed
Valueless and Seized.
- Serbian Army Headquarters, via
Salmi's'. Feb. 24. -Perusal of recent
Sofia newspapers affords a glimpse of
the conditons prevailing in that part
of Serbia under Bulgarian rule. The
view revealed is not comforting to the
expatriated portion of the Serbian
nation. For instance, an official
notice announces the sale by auction
in Sofia of "sundry articles taken frose
the enemy in Serbia, such as furniture.
kitchen utensils and elegant objects
of all kinds." This communique
amounts to an official admission of
tho systematic looting practised by
the Bulgarians in the conquered ter-
ritories. Another signifacant an-
nouncement that Parliament will
shortly be called to vote on a bill for
the suppression of brigandage in parts
of Serbia in Bulgarian occupation
shows that fresh severities aro con-
templated against the unhappy popu-
lation. The -plundered people, it
appears, are alao expected to pay taxes
In full regardless of the pitiable desti-
tution. To crown all, Serbian bank
notes have been proclahned valueless,
and silver dinars, coins were 19 cents,
were alloeved to continue in circula-
tion only until Feb. 14, although they
were aecepted by the Bulgarian treaty
at 50 per cent discount. After that
date they will be simply confiscated
wherever found.
•.
A PEACE HERO DEAD.
Iildmentort. Alta.. Fcb. 29. -The death
took place here yesterday of ono of the
most noted old.timers of the wheat, in
the person of Dr. W. M. :MacKay, 69
years a physicial, and in recent years a
resident of Edmonton. Dr. Mach.ay had
spent over half a century in the North.
west, coming to Canada from Scotland in
1864 to practice medicine. When the eel -
donde of small -pox sotead throughout
western Canada, Or. MaeliaY Voluntarily
vent into the wilds alone to do what he
eouldto aid the Indians Who were dyinn.
In htindreds.
Light furs may he cleaned with
•
cornmeal; jest inoleten meal with
gasoline. Afterwards, give thetn a
bath in hot committal and hang in the
air.
If you are Obliged JO do rough work
or have your hand a much la water,
rub thein with vitegar and cornmeal.
It will Prevent chapping and also melte
the hands White,
Tle 1
DUTCH RAGING
OVER SINKING
OF A FLOTILLA
Ships Reported Lost On Sat-
urday Had German
Guarantees,
GHASTLY BLUNDER
Even German Circles Admit
-One U -Boat Did
the Work,
Loudon, Feb. 25,-A fleet of seven
Dutch vessels which left Falmouth (at
the western end of the English chen-
nel) on Thursday was attacked be
German submarines shortly after' it
had lett port, and three of the vessels
were sunk and four damaged severely.
Three of the ships were outward -
bound front Holland, and four home-
ward bound. The steamers had arriv-
ed at Falmouth on various dates, and
had been released at the speelal re-
quest of the Dutch Government,
No enquiry was made of the British
authorities as to what was the best
way of sailing or as to the proper pre-
cautions to take, as it was believed the
ships were sailing under a safe con-
duct from Germany, and the captains
received special private instructions
from the Dutch Government. An offi-
cial of the Dutch Legation at Lender,
went to Falmouth and interviewed
privately the captains of the seven
ships so as to be sure that they under-
stood the instructions. The vessels
bore the customary marks and lights.
THE SHIPS ATTACKED.
Gaesterland, sunk, arrived Falynouth
January 30, outward bound in ballast.
Noarderdijk, sunk, arrived Falmoath
February 4, inbound with mails; ne
peesengers, Cargo, 5,000 tons of wheat
and 300 tons of flour consigned to the
Dutch Government.
Jacatra., sunk. arrived Falmouth
February 7, inbound no mails; no
passengers. Cargo, 7,500 tons of wheat
consigned to the Dutch Governmeut.
Eemland, afloat, arrived Falmouth
January 25, outbound in ballast.
Bandoeng, afloat, arrived Falmouth
February 2, inbound; no passengers.
Cargo 500 tons redder cake, 2,200 tons
copra, 1,100 tone oil seed, 150 tons cof-
fee, and 500 tons of tobaeco.
Zaandijk, afloat. arrived Falmouth
February 6', outbound in ballast.
Menace towed to lealmouten arrived
Falmouth, February 11, inbound: no
mails, no passengers. Cargo, 2700
tons of copra, 400 tons of fodder, 300
btoazeisco.of oil seed and 450 tons of to -
It is generally believed that the new
invasion of Dutch neutral rights will
not lead to war. The Dutch them-
selves are anxious to avoid th1 sit-
Preme resort'while the rapidity of the
German: efforts to mollify the outraged
sensibilities of klolland. indicate that
Germany is else detirous at this
stage to avoid further complications.
Talk of stoppage of all Dutch ship-
ping was general yesterday. What-
ever action may be taken it is evi-
dent means must be found to enable
Holland to continue the use of her
merchant fleet, on which her existenee
depends,
It was the submarine U-3 which
attacked all seven Dutch steamers.
Three were torpedoed outright, while
German sailors boarded the other
tour and placed bombs which were
exploded. So far as known, these four
did not sink, but their whereabouts
have not been ascertained, with the
exception of the Menado. which Was
towed into harbor by a British traw-
ler. The crews of the Dutch veseels
rowed to the Scilly Isles, believing that
all their ships had been sunk.
SEAL FRONTIER,
It is suggested bere that one way
of bringing Germany to the sense of
her niisdeeds would be sealing the
Dutch frontiers so that Holland
could no longer be utilized as a pur-
veyor of foodstuffs for her eastern
neighbor, expulsion of the thoesands
of German spies infesting Holland,
and corisuming her scanty resources
of grain would also be a wholesome
measure. The Dutch, however. are
a long suffeeing people where Ger-
many is concerned.
HOLLAND INDIGNANT.
The Hague, Feb. 24, --The acute-
ness of Holland's relations with Ger-
many was emphasized to -night by
general expressions of indignation at
news of the oinking or Duteh ships
in the German submarine zone.
The tenseon was accentuated by
announcement of the Foreign Minis-
ter that Germany some time ago
had ta.ctily agreed to except Dutch
ships from attack up to Feb. 22, "but
could not guarantee absolute safety."
Emphasis was laid to -night on the
ft that four of the ships were not
bbund for England, eut were en
route home with cargoes of grain.
Two others were en route for the
United States. The cargo of the
Bandoeing was reported here to be
entirely non -contraband.
The Foreign Miniaery to -day made
the following announcement:
"When unrestricted submarine war
was proclaimed the Netherlands Gov-
ernment not only protested against
it, but insisted the German Govern-
ment should take tarethat no Duteli
ports should be victims of the new
Measure. Germany declared her wil-
lingness to do this but added that it
was impossible to guarantee abso-
lute safety."
The statement says further that the
seven ships which have been tor-
pedoed availed themselves of a Ger-
man offer to sail on Feb. 22. They
were to sail together on a westerly
course, out of the danger zone, and
then proceed to their destinations.
While official eirelei remain gravely
ealm, there has been an inevitable
outburst of deep indignation on the
part of the Dutch newspapers at what
the Amsterdam Telegrent ealls "a
bloW in our face and the greateat
humiliation to whieh n netttral State
has been subjected."
The paper adds:,"We eonfress in-
ability to see bow the honor ef our
nation can further he cilnaintalued by
protests."
"I hope your son has Obtained *1-
eloyment amod refined surouneinge."
"Oh, my, yes. Ho wake in a relit -
Courier -Journal.
Tattle, trwinkietooss-Th leading
Man le alwaye talking about his ilos
dal position. Ito says he frequeintly
veed to follerW the hounds. Polly Pink-
tighto-In n 'lTttcle Temet Cable"