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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1915-2-25, Page 3ILL-TREATING PRISONERS Food of Poor Quality and 'Their Clothing in Rags -Different Treatment to the French A despatch from London says: In describing the arrival at Rotterdam of 100 British who had been ixicapa- eitated., find are un their way home from German carps, the correspon- dent of the Daily Mail "The soldiers were welcomed by the Dutch officials and the Dutch •civilians cheered them and loaded them with eifis •uf pipes tobacco, 'cigars, eboc:at.e feel ether luxuries, all of whiell vrt;r wrapped in the Duteh eolors. iany of the soldiers wept at the kindnesses shown them. All were severely wounded, and the injuries of many were terrible. Many of the men were on .crutches, "All of the prisoners were most anxious to know how the many Gere ratan prisoners were treated in Eng- land, as their guards had told-thexn • that the prisoners bad been abomi- llabl,, treated. The British prison - erg thought this was the reason for i their rough treatment hi the Ger man camps. One non-commissioned i officer said: "We were treated all right at the hospital, espeeialle by the iittrses, but the fellows in the eoneentration camp had an awful time, for on the slightest complaint they were kick- ed, while for a serious breach of discipline they were tied to a post for hours. The food, which wag chiefly beans, was of pour quality and small in quantity. The clothes were rags. When the inen protest- ed that they were starving they Isere told: "Your friends in Eng- land have Cut oft' our feed supply.'' "This man confirmed the previous reports that- the French prisoners were treated in the most friendly manner, in striking contrast to the treatment of the British pruners TWO VICTIMS -OF "BLOCKADE" Norwegian and Freltcb Steamers Torpedoed, But Neither of Thele Sank. A despatch from London says: A Norwegian steamer and a French steamer are the victims of the Ger- ntan **blockade" since its formal inatuguration at midnight Thurs- day. An official statement. issued 1iy the Admiralty Friday night eays the Norwegian tank steamer Bel - ridge was struck by a torpedo fired by a German submarine near Folk- stone, Pieces of the torpedo, it is asserted, have been found on the ship, which did not sink, but was badly damaged and was beached at Walmer, near Dover, in a sink- ing condition. She sailed from New Orleans on January 28 and from Newport News on February a in for Amsterdam. A boat contain ng 18 of the •crew and the British Ad- lniralty pilot was landed safely, the captain and as picked detachment remaining on board to hake re- pairs. A despatch to Lloyd;,s from Dover reports that the steamer Belridge is now anchored in the Downs, and that arrangements ere being made for her to proceed to Thames Ha- ven convoyed by a tug, The French ship I)inorah, from Havre for Dunkirk, likewise sur- vived her experience. She was 16 miles off Dieppe early Friday when an explosion lifted her stern out of the water and stove in a plate on the port side below the water line. Word of the Dinorah's predica- ment, was taken to Dieppe by fish- ing boats, and tugs carne to her as- sistance, towing her safely to port, etixere".hhed' cargo will be discharged. A German submarine was reported off Cape Ailiy, France, several days ago. The attack on the Din,ara1i was the direct cause of an order sus- pending dee daily steam service be- tween Dieppe and England. It is believed that a number of hostile submarines .are now in Channel wa- ters and that unusual precautions should be taken. The 1116 is re- ported to have• been the one that tried to sink the `Dinorah. A despatch from London says: The German ' campaign ,ag,ainst British Chipping took .a more dis- quieting turn Saturday, the third day since the blockade order went into effect, in the sinking 'by sub- marines "of the Cardiff steamer Cambank, one the north coast of Anglesey, Wales, 50 miles went of Liverpool, and the. Irish coasting • steamer Downshire in the. Irish Sea. The-Camibank was sunk right in the patch"of ;the big trai s -Atlan- tic Iin•ers which retake Liverpool their;port. Squadrons of British :torpedo- • boat destroyers patrolled the we - tern of the Irish Sea, Saturday -in search 'of three German submar- ines w'hic'h had been sighted by pat- rol ships an the routes le,adang from the eolith toward .Liverpool: The hostile vessels were off the ,coast of Wales, undoubtedly waiting for the appearance of a British ship. .;'1p- parently they were not attempting to attaek the guard squadrons of destroyers. The presence of Ger- man submarines in the Liverpool steamship lane caused considerable anxiety here. Thies encroachment sof` German under -the -water haft into the wa- ters of the Irish Sea, is likely to ere - ate more uneasiness: among British shipping men than did the previous exploits of the L'-21, which preced- ed the :announcement of the war zone, and therefore were 'consider- ed mare or less as sporadic raids. Saturday's attaek in the waters ap- proaching Liverpool is eoneidered as the first step 1n a consistent cam- paign against .hipping .in these waters. In addition to tate two beats sunk by the submarines, the American freighter Evelyn and the Norse ian ',teamer Bjarka were sunk by mines in the North Sea. The submarines up to the pre-, sent have demonstrated their abil- ity only to attack slow steamers ur those lying at anchor, as a number of liners have passed to and fro in the Irish Sea where the German craft have been at work without be- ing approached. In fact,- with res - pent to Liverpool and other west'' coast ports the arrivals and de- partures have been above the Sat- urday and Sunday average, accord- ing to Lloyd's list. The Evelyn is the first American vessel to meet with disaster as a re- sult of the sea warfare of the Euro- pean nations. She did not sink within the war zone included in the German Admiralty's decree of Feb. 4, which, went into effect on Thurs- day. F GIRLS PAIR Or MITTENS. Story That Many Another Might Equally Tell. Ottawa, Feb. 17. -The tale of a pair of mittens knitted by a pair of small but eager hands is told in a letter received here -from the battle- front in France. The mittens were knitted by Elaine Pomade, a little French-Canadian girl in Montreal, who sent them to to Major-General Sam Hughes, with the request that they be sent to some one who need- ed them in the trenches at the front. The address of the maker was, however, not given. General Hughes gave the mittens to Captain Dumont, who in turn sent them -to General Legranne of the French army. A letter received by General Hughes states: that the mittens,were given to a French soldier, and that they have probably saved his hands on many occasions from the cold and snow of the trenches. It is hard to say through what adventures and, scenes of horror the mittens made by the little 'French-Canadian girl. have passed. Norse Steamer Sunk by a Mine in the Baltic. A despatch from London says : The Norwegian steamer Nordcap, according to the, Exchange Tele -- graph Company's Copenhagen cor- respondent, has struck . a German mine in the Baltic Seta and foun- dered. All her crew perished. The Nordcap was a steamer of X322 tons, and was Owned by Wrangell and, Co npany, of Haugesend. fiOP PERIL I1 GERMANY Shops Closed and Whole Responsibility of Feeding r.. the People is Thrown on Military Governor A despatch from Copenhagen gays: ``The German people are terrified by the possibility of being starved out thoughtEn .b ' la ed'than Y g, bythe ' of ' final disaster overtaking their forces in the field. 6 Von Bethmenfi-Hollwe g'ss recent utterance that• England is g England, using barbaric methods in atten t%n to �g starve beventY men, ° women ;and children has had an effect on the nation the, Chancellor did not fore- see. He has frightened, the' people, h i ' 'thought as focussed the not ox> �s on the food peril, and by repeatedly accentuating :it he has drawn the people's attention from the military aspect,.' The terrible crisis of'star- nation, lau ghed at a ;few" months :ago,. is now not far from being ` a real thing in some of the country districts in Germany.'' Old Lady .of King's Lynn, England, Who Natrrowly Escaped Death. The poor old woman is telling her visitor how she had just come out nof the door of her cottage when one of the Zeppelin bombs crashed into it and destroyed the interior. tirain, Cattle and Chccsc Prices of These Products In the Leading Markets are Here Recorded a readstuffs, Toronto Feb.3.•-Flaur-Manitoba first natente. es'2 . in jute bags; second patentee. $7,50; strong' bakers'. $7.20. Ontario wheat flour. 90 per cont. patents, $6.60 to 56.70, teaboard. Wheat -Manitoba, No. 1 Northern. $1.67; No. 2 at $1,64, and No. 3 at $1.61, Ontario wheat, No. 2, $1.55 to 51.60. at outside paints. Oats -Ontario, 63 to 65e outside, and at 67 to 68e, on track. Toronto, Western Can- ada. No, 2. quoted at 72 1.2c, and Na. 3 at 691.2c. Barley -Good Inciting grades .35 to 57e. outside. RYo-$1.10 to $1.22. outside: Peas -No. 2 et $1,90 to 52. outside, Corn -No. 2., new :American. 840, all. rail. Toronto freight. Buokwhoat- 1o. 2 at 85 to 88e. outside. Bran and shorts -Bran, $26 to $28 a ton, and shorts at $30. 83Rollle a 13at lots, per bag or 90 1138-. Country Produce. Butter -Choice dairy, 25 to 26e; inferior, 20 to Ste; ci aniery lirints, 32 to 33 1-2o; do„ solids, 30 to 31c; (armors" 'soparator,• 26 to 27e. leggy=-•••New•1aid. in cartons, 33 to 340; selects, 28 to 29e; storage, 26 to 27c, Beans -•$2.90 to $3, for prime, and $3 to $3.10 for hand-picked. Iioney-60-1b. tins sell at 12 1-2c, and 10 - lb. ties at 13o. No. 1 combs, $3 per dozen, and No. 2, $2.40. Poultry -Chickens, dressed, 13 to 150; dncke, dressed. 14 to 16c; fowl, 10 to 11c; geese. 14 to 15c; turkeys, dressed, 19 to 20e.. Cheese -17 3-4 to 18e for large, and at 18 to 18 1-4e for twine. Potatoes-Cntarlos. 63 to 76e per bag, out of store. 60c in car lots • N,pw Brunswieks, car lots, 65c per bag. Baled Hay and Straw. Dealers Ire, paying as follows for ear lot deliveries on track here: - Straw is quoted at $8 to $8.50 a ton, in car lots on track here, Hay No. 1 new hay is quoted at $17.60 to 518; No, 2 at $15.50 to $16; and No. 3 at $12.50 to $13.50. Provisions. ' Bacon -Long olear, 13 1-2 ,to 140 per lb., in case lots: Hams -Medium, 17 to 17 1.2c; do.. heavy, 14 1-2 to 150; rolls, 14 to 14 1-2c; breakfast .baoon, 18 to 18 1-2c; backs, 20' to 21e; boneless backs, 23o. - Lard Pure, stub, 113.4 to 12e; eonmpound; 9 3-4 to 100 • in tuba, and 10 to '10 1-4o in pails. Winnipeg Crain. , Winnipeg. Feb. 23. -Cash -Wheat -No. 1 Northern. $1.551.4; No. 2 Northern, $1.531.4; No. 3 Northern. $1.50; No. 4. $1,45 3.4; No. 5. &1,42; No 6. 51.37 1-4. No. --No. 2 C.W.. 65 1-40; No. 3 t'.W., 62 1.4c; ex. Ira No. 1 feed, 621.4o. Barley 14o. 3. 80c; No. 4, 75e: rejected. 72e; feed 72c. Flax-, No 1 N.W.C.. 81.61; No. 2 0.,117,. 31,58. Montreal Markets.. Maritreat, Feb. 23. --Corn, American Yo. 2 yoUow, 87 to 88c. O.t'te, Canadian %Veal. ern, No. 2, 74e; No. 3, 70 1.2 to 71c; extra. No. 1 teed. 70 1.2 to 71e; No. 2 local white, 66 1.2 to 67c; No. 3 local white, 65 1-2 to 66c; No. 4 local white. 641.2 to 65c. Barley. Man. ftod, 78 1.2c; platting. 98c to $1. Buck- wheat. No. 2, 98e to $1. Flour. Man. Spring wheat patents, 'irate, 88.10, seconds. $7.60; a 40 strong b kora', S7.Winter patents. choice. $8.30; straight rollers. $7.80 to '58; ibage, $3.70 to $3.80. Rolled oats, barrels, $7.25; bas,90 lbs„ 83.50. Bran. $27. Shorts, $29. Middlings, 32. Mouillie, $33 to 337. Hay, No. 2, per ton car lote, $18 to 319. Cbeeee,.,ltnest westerns, 17 to 17 i•2o.. But- ter. choiceet creamery, 32 to 321.20; sec. onds, 31 to 311-2e. Eggs, fresh. 35 to 36e selected, 28c; No, 1 stock, 27c; No. 2 stock, 24 to 25e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 50 to 52 i -2c. United States Markets. Minneapolis Feb. 23.--Wheat--•No, 1 hard, 81.54 3-4; No. 1 Northern, $1.50 1-4 to $1.54 1-4: No. 2 Northern, $1.461.4 to 51.51 3-4; May, $1.50 1-4, Corn -No. 3 yellow, 71 to 711.40. Cuts No. 3 white. 56 to 561-4c, Flour and bran unchanged. Duluth, Feb. 23. -Wheat -No. 1 hard. 51.53 1-4: No. 1 Northern, $1.52 1.4: No. 2 Northern, $1.49 1-4 to $1.501-4; May. 51.52 1.4. Linseed -Cash, $1.84 3-4 to $L85 3-4; May, $1,85 3-4. Live Stook Markets, Toronto. Feb. 23. -Pine bulls, weighing 1,500 to 2.000 lbs., brought $5.75 to $6, with some choice at $6.25. Butchers 'cows of good quality sold between 55.50 and 56 in fair numbers, with common to medium between 54,75 and 55.50, Canners and cut- ters sold between 54 and $5; stockers brought $5.50 to 56. A ready demand came for milkers. Fine lots of Jambe sold at $9.25 with one lot at 59.35. 'Medium at 58 to 59, with heavy at $7.50 and culls at $6.50. Fine sheep sold at 55.25 to $6.35, 'with heavy at 54.25 to $5.25, and culls at 53 to 54: Calves sold at 510 to 811, good at $8 to 51,0. and rough to medium at 55 to 57.50. Hogs sold at 58 off cars, at $7.75 fed and watered. and at' $7.40 f.o.b., coun- try points. Montreal, Feb. 23. -Prime beeves, 7 1-4 to 7 1.2; mmedium, 5 1-2 to, 7c; common, 4 1-2 to 5 12c. Cows, 540 to 580 each. Calves, 5 to 8 1.20. Sheep about 5c. Lambs, 8 to 8 1.2o. Hogs. 8 to 8 1-4e. LMP1CR0R IS GRISLY •SIGIIT. Grey -Haired, Wan -raced, 'Slow of Speech and Depressed. A despatch from London .says : A correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph, wino has recently had 'excep- tions' opporttinity for close-•persoa- a1 observation of ,the Kaiser; writes: His physical appearance shocked and almost frightened me. He has aged terribly. His hair is grey and he has an air of fixed depression. He speaks little, and his articula- tion is ,abnormally slow. • I wascon- vinced that he at last recognizes what the - tture has in store for him and his people and that he sees little brightness in the' prospect. The officers of the . general staff share his downcast mien and are apparently filled witlh similar mis- givings., q. • 2,900 Recommended by Sir John French. A despatch from London says: A despatch from•'Field Marshal Sir John' French recotnmeends 2,900 men of all ranks for preference because of gallant and distinguished ser- viees. , AUTRIANS ONTHE ITALIANS U � ANS FIREDA Torpedo Boats 'Shell Neutral Craft While Aero- planes Drop Bombs, But No One is Injured A despaateh;from Rome says : The fishing boat Ge,su arrived at Bari Sunday from Antivari, M,ontenegiyo, and the ineinbe,rs of her crew s,aad' that the Gesu and tih•e fishing boat Saturn°, 'when flying Italian flags, had been fired upon by two Atte: bean 'torpedo boats. "Thee report has caused great popular excitement in Rome.' Members of the crew of the Gesu said that the vessiel was anchored near Antivari, with the Saturno, when the Austrian torpedo `boats •appr,oachcd. The captains of the fishing voseels ordered their crews t•o land, .and at the sam.e time hoisted Italian flans: The :Aus- trians according 'to' this report, ort fired on the crews, and then, on .the ve,ssels, :while Austri,an•aeroplanes rh'opped bombs. No one on either vessel was injured, but the 'S,aturno was damaged so badly tahat she was unable to sail home. TWO AIIIBIIIPS WRECKED Four Members of Zeppelin's Crew Were Dro`"wtned` and Ekven Rescued A despatch :From Copenhagen has - stt4 s : Confirmation 1 a been ��e�i re ceived here that a second German airehiu leas been ,wrecked < ff the coast <.f Jutk'nd. The Zeppi' in L exploded on Lance Island Wednes- day day and another Zeppelin'corn- molded b::- C:apt i t Count Platen. sank t.;, the shallow c•oaetal water ten tellee n','rth of Esbjerg. Jutiald, on Thu. .day. Four of the crs,iv were droened, but the otheie man- aged to g't ashore.. Some of them ;here suffering from broken legs and other injuries In all, three officers and eight man ee ;ped. Count Pla- ten had beth of his legs broken. The airship drifted to sea. The survivors say that they were on patrol duty ever the North Sea when the ;, eight of suer on the en- velope caearl the aireld,p to sink to the, - etli i'a .- lir -tie water. It ie enolersteod that at the time of the accident ties, whole Zeppelin fleet was patronise; the North :Sea, just outside Danish waters, Zeppe- lin No. 2 being in command. AERIAL ATTACK ON ESSEX COAST Many Booths Dropped, But lealltage Wass Slight and Nobody Was Hurt. A despatch fr : n Londsin 4.13-x: Another aerial attack 011 the fast .coast was delivered icy the Ger- malts, this Billie e;:th nerepla:'fes n - stead of Zeppelins. So far as can oe learned, the effect of the raid is as .inconsequential- The first .town attacked was Colchester, in Essex 'County, on the Colne River, 12 miles from the sea,. Only one bonele was dropped there, and the -.f u *lumber t 1 . ran the aeroplane squadren, machines engaged being Il tkalstvn, disappeared to the westward. La- ter reports sate that Braintree, Cog- geshall and :Barks Tey had been 'nit ;by bombs, but ;hat nobody was hurt, and the damage was .Lt that time the hostile aircraft seemed to be flying in the direction. orf Harwich, upon which the Ger- mans made an aerial attaek on No- vember 13 The bomb which fell in Colches- ter struck in the yard :behind a cot- tage rrce_upied by Sergeant Bab- joihn, of the Hussars. His 'wife and he were at supper in she front room into which several shrapnel bullets penetrated. Pictures were pierced and holes made in the walls, but the liedejohns .were unhurt, Everything in the kitchen was smashed by 'the expleeion, as well as the upstairs rums :.t the hack of the house. 'Part of the 'ceiling in the bedroom was shattered, but a baby who was asleep there was unhurt, and was not even :awaken- ed. • Windows were smashed in four adjoining houses, and the whole neighborhood was aroused and •rushed ;for the street, 'but no one was hurt. The bomb made a hole five feet in diameter in Raahjohn's backyard. The police judged from :the sound of the engine that the ;aeroplane was going toward Harwich. At about the .,same time incendiary bombs were 'dropped on Braintree. They sal fell in the fields, one in. the neighborhood of the police sta- tion, but did not explode. The damage is small, if any. A bomb also fell in a field :at Cog- geshall, and made a hole eight feet by two. The only ,effect it had was to stampede a number of horses that were grazing nearby. Not a soul was hurt. GETTEW C FOOD FRRUlil ItUSSI4NS A despatch from Petrograd says : The Ministry of Commerce end In- dustry is under the belief that quan- tities of foodstuffs are reaching Ger- many from Russia through Finland and Sweden. The attention of the officials has been called to unusual shipments which have been made for some time past, and which have re- sulted in Finland being flooded with. frozen meats, flour, grain, butter Ind eggs. Hundreds of trucks, it is said, daily haul this produce to the Finnish railway station in Petro - geed, taking roundabout routes in order to distract attention. Anin. quiry has revealed that Swedish commission merchants who buy from the Finns in most cases repre- sent houses in Hamburg; ` The •ex- traordinary demand for the Russian rouble, in coin or in bills, in Swe- den and Denmark, and the high. prices offered for produce resulted in an inquiry being started by the Ministry, which now is engaged in seeking a method to deter min e•wit at portions of the .,shipments constitute legitimate trade for the Scandina- vian countries, stied to prevent sup- plies reaching the Germ,a•ns. RUGTE13 OF FOURTEEN GOING. l youngest, Kingston Soldier Ts Wil- liam Peppiatt. A despatch from Kingst.on says: Bugler William Peppiatt', son of Sergi. -Major Peppiatt, will be the youngest Kingston boy to go: overseas. He'. is attached to the Bend Battery, and is only: feta:- teen years of a,ge. RLLINf ?OR 1111111.1diaLES Thirtvo British and French Slips -Attack the Defences of C'one tatlltinople. A despatch from London save The first serious attack by the Brit- ish and Freneh Mediterranean fleets ekinsisting of 32 warehip:s, a`eisted by acl•uplanes and seaplane,, on the l terdanelles forts, which com- menced Friday has met with eon- siderable suecess, aeecrding to the British. official account and un- official reports received at Athens frau the Island of Tenedos, at the entrance to the straits. The Turk- -11 official report. however, declar- ed that no damage had been done tc the forts, and that the casualties of the defenders can let -ed of one killed and one wounded, but that three of the warships were damaged by shots from the forts. Tht: British report maid that the forts on the European side of the straits were silenced Friday, and that only one of the forts on the Asiatic Fide was still firing Friday evening, while none of the warships had been damaged, The Greek ac- counts said that the Asiatic forts were silenced. The bombardment must have been one of the most serious ever under- taken, in the opinion of naval ex- perts. for no fewer than eight battleships and armoured cruisers took part, these warships having a total of 30 12 -inch and six 10-ineh guns. which outranged the guns of the forts. Early Friday morning 'this fleet, including the British battle cruiser Inflexible, which had just returned from the Falkland Islands, where, with other ships, she took part in the battle in which Admiral Cuunt von Spee's German squadron was destroyed, opened a long-range burnbardment on the forts at Cape Relies a,nd at Kinn iialesi, at the entrance to the straits. Considerable effect was produced on two of the forts. Two others were frequently bit, but being open earthworks is was difficult to esti- mate the damage. The forts, being outranged, were unable to reply to our fire.In the afternoon a portion of the battleship force was ordered to close in and engage the forts at closer range with their secondary armament. `'The fortscn both sides ,of the en- trance then opened fire, and were engaged at moderate ranges by the Vengeance, ,Cornwallis, Triumph, Suffren .and Bouvet, supported by the Inflexible and the Agamemnon at long range. The forts on the European side were apparently •sil eneed. One fort on the A•seatie side was still firing when the ,opera- tions were suspended owing to the failing light. No ship of the allied fleet was hit." e+ Foodstuffs Froin Bularia Stopped by the Allies, A despatch from Berlin says British and French warships are blockading the Bulgatian port of Dedeagatch to prevent the impar- tation through it of foodstuffs des- tined for Germany end Austria, according to >a`COnstantinople des- patch made public by the Overseas News Agency on Wednesday. 4. INFORMATION BUREAU READY Eelends of Canadian Wounded Will Be ReliablyInformed. A despatch from London says : The Information Bureau concerning Canadian wounded is now ready for work at 14 Cockspur . Street. Friends o;f Canadian wounded will by its agency be reliably iuformeel of their conditions. Seven motor ambulances and it motor kitchen are among the Canadian Red Cross equipment now at Cliveden. Spanish Steamer Reported Sunk by a Mine; - A despatch from London says : i1, lifeboat belongingto the Spanish ,steatitic Horacio'hasbeen, found off the Goodwin Sande.. The Iioracio.' has reported not been eportezl since she left•. Bilbao a week ago for Hartlepool. It is feared she has-;strttol;, a mine or been torpedoed. She carried ti crew of 30 men.