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The Exeter Advocate, 1915-9-23, Page 34,1 CZAR'S SECRET SERVICE HEAD WAS HIMSELF A GERMAN SPY Betrayed Weak Points of War Preparations to Very Men lie Was Expected to Arrest A despatch from• London says, A prominent Russian who is here in connection with war contracts for his Government revealed the astounding fact that the man at the head of the Russian special investigation service entreated with the work of discover- ing Zeeman spies in Russia was him- self a German spy. This man had been known to the Russian court for years, and only proofs of the most in- disputable nature led to his exposure. Then prompt action was taken. He was tried by court-martial and con- victed of having betrayed the weak points of the Russian war prepara tions to the very Germans lie wasex- pected to arrest. His execution fol- lowed immediately. GERM FORCES TO FIGHT, ITALY Combined Supreme Effort on the Part of Teutonic Allies Has Been Planned. A despatch from Rome says: A general Austrian offensive against the Italians is now looked for as the re- sult of the arrival of considerable German reinforcements. The object of the expected attack will be to check the Italian advance which the MS.', trian troops, unaided, failed to halt. Reliable information is to the ef- fect that Germany is prepared to aid Austrians, c the so that a combined d cupreme effort on the part of the Teutonic allies is expected on the Italian front. Such an effort, it is 'believed, is aimed by the Central pow- ers at favorably influencing the Bal- kans. It is an open secret that the Italian general staff since the outbreak of hostilities with Austria has expected German aid to the Austrians, hence the Italian military chiefs are prepar- ed for such an event, and it is confi- dently asserted in military circles here that even if the reinforcements to the Austrians are stronger than reported they will not alter the situation on the Italian front, now so favorable to Italy. Italian Mountaineer detachments made raids against the Austrian posi- tions 10,000 feet high at Villa Coria and other peaks in the upper Genova valley, Climbing the most difficult ground and glaciers, the Alpines reached the enemy's entrenchments and partly destroyed them. They re- turned to their own positions without being seriously assailed. Anatisis of the explosive bombs being used by the Austrians has revealed the presence of large quantities of prussic acid. TURKS LOST 5,000 AT HILL NO. 60 FRENCH BLOW UP SUPPLY DEPOTS Allied Fire Against German Organi- zations Continues Effica- mous, A despatch from Paris says; Ger* man infantry made an attack in the region of Faye, south-west of Per- oune, following the explosion of a d in Stone Barricades Thrown Up by Germans to Keep French Out of Alsatian Village FIESI stone barricades were erected by the Germans in the Alsatian village of Requieville after it had been taken from the. French. They were placed at regular intervals in order to prevent any attempt by a Vreneh battery to storm the vane, munic;ue as "very powerful." The mine described the French cone Markets Of The World French infantry, supported by artil- lery fire, repulsed the attack, accord- leg to the official statement, and took a number of prisoners. British men-of-war undertook a bombardment of the German positions in the region of Nieuport, on the Bel- gian coast, The German coast batter- ies replied, and the French heavy ar- tillery joined with the British ships in the attack. Three infantry attacks were made by the Germans against the bridge- head held by the French. at Sapigneul, on the Aisne -Marne Canal, but the ' French maintained their positions. The German artillery fire in Cham- pagne has lessened in intensity, the enemy replying only feebly to the French fire. To the east of Cham- pagne, in the region between the Aisne and the Argonne, however, the Germans continued violent cannon- ading. Explosions in four German ammunition depots were caused by the French artillery on the eastern part of the line, A French aeroplane, :aid- ed by concentrated firing from anti- aircraft guns below, caused a German aeroplane to descend suddenly inside the German lines at St. Mihi.el. Activity about St. Mihiel, at the point of the German wedge which has been so stubbornly maintained, is again reported after a long period of calm in this region. It was the French artillery which resumed the contest in this sector, and it won an important point in the destruction of the great bridge, a pontoon bridge and three foot bridges over the Meuse.. The importance of the success in de- stroying these bridges lies in the possibility of cutting off the Germans across the river at Chauvoneourt, the only point at which the enemy has beep able to retain a hold on the west bank of the river south of 'Verdun. RESIST ASPHYXIATING GAS. It Took the British Forces Three Full Days to Oust the Enemy Forces. A despatch from London says: A description of the fighting in the An- zac region on the Gallipoli Peninsula during the last week in August and the result achieved during this period is given by the Dardanelles correspon- dent of Reuter's Telegt<am Company. The capture of Hill No. 60 was im- portant, as it is the last crest of the last ridge separating the Anzac zone from the plains to the north, and thus - constitutes a point of union between the British forces in the Anzac posi- tion and the line across the Suvla plain, besides• giving access to a ra= vine leading to high ground beyond it. The Turks clung to the hill with the utmost determination, 'and when they were thrown out of their trench- es would fight their way back again, accepting terrible losses unflinchingly to regain the lose :ground, with the re- sult that when the trenches finally were captured they were filled with Turkish dead.. It. took three days to oust the' `Turks,and the ground around -is still thickly strewn with their bodies and those of British soldiers who fell in the assaults. It is computed, declares the corres- pondent, that the Turks lost five thou- Sand men before they surrendered the position. The Indian brigade and the Connaught Rangers took part in the fighting with the Australians and New Zealanders. Russia's Wheat Crop. Taking all crops together, the yield will be about 2,000,000,000 bushels: The winter -sown grain is harvested already and also a large proportion of. spring -sown crops. The figures ar- rived at are 446,000,000. bushels bet- ter than last year's total, and 291,- 000,000 bushels in excess of the five- year average. Of wheat. altogether there! will be harvested . 571,000,000: bushels. For export there will be available some 450,000,000 bushels. No Mote in' His Eye: "What are you studying now?" asked Mrs. Johnson. "We have taken up the subject .of molecules," answered her son. "1 hope you will be very attentive and practice constantly," said the mother. "I tried to get your father to wear one, 7-,ef he could not keep it in his eye.,, French Army Carries Travelling La- boratories to Fight Poisons. A new service has been installed in the 'French army, that of travelling laboratories. New weapons with which the enemy is fighting,. asphyxi- ating gas and poisons in other forms, caused the French authorities to make preparation for combating them in the most effective way. Much secrecy was observed about the arrangements, but already in June forty travelling laboratories had been distributed among the armies. In July more than ninety were in opera- tion. German estimates of the number of Russians captured are undoubtedly exaggerated, although the number of killed and wounded is probably some- where near correct: Against these figures must be placed the German losses, which close observers state must reach three- quar.ters of a million in killed, wound- ed and prisoners. This does: not in - chide the Austrian losses, of which no accurate estimate is possible. Saved His Life. It is, probable that no class of men is lampooned more unjustly than doc- tors. Many of the stories at their expense, however, are both 'amusing, and good-natured. A recent addition *to the list is the tale told by London Tit -Bits about the 'Chinaman who was asked if there were good doctors in China. "Good, doctors!" he exclaimed. "China have `best doctors in ; world. Hang Chang one good doctor; he great, he saved my life." "You don't say sol How was that?" "Me velly bad," he said. "Me callee Doctor Han Kon. Give some ; . medi- cine. Get velly, 'velly ill: , Me callee Doctor San Sing. Give more medi- cine. Me grow: worse -going' to die. Blimebly callee Doctor Hang Chang. Ile ` no got time; no come. He saved my life." THANKSGIVING DAY'_ MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 A despatch from Ottawa says: Mon- day, October 11, was fixed as the date of Thanksgiving Day at a Cabinet Council. Breadstuffs. Toronto, Sept, 21.---Iifanitoba wheat, ;. new crop ---No. 1 Northern, $1.0336; No. 2 do., $1.01'1/2, on track lake ports,' promt Manitoba oats -No. 2 C,W., nomin- al, on track, lake ports. American corn -No. 2 yellow, 83c, on track lake ports. Canadian corn -No. 2 yellow, $4c, on track Toronto. Ontario oats, new crop- '-No, 2 white, 38 to 39e; No. 3 do., 36 to 38c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -New, No. 2 Win- ter, per car lot, 90 to 92c; slightly tough, 80 to 85c; sprouted or smutty, 70 to 85e, according to sample. Barley -Good malting barley, 52 to 54c; feed barley, 45 to 48e, according to freights outside. Buckwheat Car lots, nominal, ac- cording to freights outside. fake -No. 2, nominal, 75 to 78e, ac- cording to freights outside. Manitoba flour First patents, in jute bags, $5.75; second patents, in juste bags, $5.25; strong bakers', in jute bags, $5.05, 'Toronto. Ontario flour --New Winter, 90 per wont. patents, $3.80, seaboard, or To- ronto freights in bags,prompt ship- ment. Millfeed, car lots, delivered. Mont- real freights -Bran, per ton, $25; shorts, per ton, $27; middlings, per ton, $28; good feed flour, per bag, $1.80. Country Produce. Butter -The receipts are fairly good, with prices steady. Fresh dairy, 24 to 27c; inferior, 22 to 23c• cream- ery prints, 29 to 30c; do., .solids, 27 to 28%c. Eggs -No. 1, 23 to 24c per dozen, in case lots; extra at 26 to 27c. Honey -No. 1 light (wholesale), 10 to 111%• do., retail, 12% to 15c. Combs (wholesale), per doz., No. 1, $2.50 to $3; No. 2, $1.50 to $2. Poultry -Spring chickens, 20 to 21c; fowl, 16 to 17c; ducklings, 17 to 18e; turkeys, 22 to 24c. Cheese -The market is steady; large, 14% to 15c; do., twins, 15 to 151%, Provisions. Cured meats are quoted as follows: Bacon, long clear, 14 to 144c per lb., in case.. lots. Hams -Medium, 18% to 19c; do., heavy, 14% to 15o;, rolls, 15 to 16c; lereakfast bacon, 20 to 23c; backs, plain, 23 to 24c; boneless backs, 25 to 25%c. Lard -The market is firm; pure lard, tubs, 12 to 12%c; do., pails, 121/.. to 12%c; compound, tubs, 10%c; do., pails, 11%c. Hay Market. Baled hay, new -No. 1, ton, $15 to $16.50; No. 2, ton, $13 to $14; baled straw, ton, $6.50. Business in Montreal. Montreal, Sept. 21. -Corn, Ameri- can No. 2 yellow, 89 to 89%e. Oats, No. 2 local white,, 43c; No. 3 local white, 42c; No. 4 local white, 41c. Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.85; seconds, $5.35; strong bakers', $5.15; Winter patents, choice, $5.50 to $6.25; straight rollers, $5 to $5.50; do., bags, $2.10 to $2.45. Roll- ed oats, barrels, $5.35 to $5.40; bags, 90 lbs., $2.45, $32 to $33. Mouillie, $32 to $37. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $17 to $18. Cheese, finest West- erns, 15 to 1514c; finest Easterns, 14% to 14%c. Butter, choicest cream= ery, 29% to 291/2c; seconds, 28% to 28%c. Eggs,, fresh, 30' to 31c; select- ed, 28 to 29c; No. 1 .Mock,' 23 to 24c; No. 2 stock, 21c. Potatoes,per bag, car lots, 60c. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $13.75 to $14.25. Pork, heavy Canada short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $28 to $28.50; Canada, short cut back, bbls-, 45 to 55 pieces, 27 to $27:50. Lard, compound, tierces, 375' lbs., 1.0c; woo. pails, 20 lbs., net, 101%; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs., net, 121/2 to 13c. United States Markets. Minneapolis, Sept. 21. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.00%;: No. 1 Northern, 95% to 99%c; No. 2 Northern, . 92% 'to 961%c; September, 931/2c; December, 91%. Corn. -No. 3 yellow, 72% to 73c. Oats -No. 3 white, 32% to 33e. Flour and bra unchanged. Duluth, Sept. 20. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.011/z ; No. 1 Northern, $1.001/2; No. 1' Northern, 98%c; 'Montana, No. 2, hard, 981/ c; Septem- ber, 961/2c;' December,: 92% to 931%.. Linseed, cash,,>$1.64%; September, $1.64; Deeember, $1.64. GERMANY AGREES TO YIELD UNITED STATES DEMANDS Count [ernstorff Declares All. Difficulties Will Be Settled at the End of a Fortnight. A despatch from New York says; ' Count von. Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, states that all the diffi- culties between this country and Ger- -ninny concerning German guarantees of safety for American ships and passengers will be satisfactorily set- tied at the end of two weeks' time. lie told reporters at the Ritz Carlton that, while he had no statement to , issue, he could state definitely that he would receive no more .advice from his Government for a fortnight. lIe and Secretary of State Lansing, he said, are in perfect accord as to the methodto be used in settling the re- maining difficulties that still exist be- tween the two countries and recom- mended that the American people be counselled to patience. Live Stock Markets. NEW Toronto, Sept. 21. -Best heavy THE AES steers, $7.75 to $8; butchers' cattle, y choice, $7.40 to $7.60; do„ good, $7i , to $7.20; do., medium, $6.25 to $6.75; do„ common, $5 to $5.25; butchers' u I bu11 choice e i 50 toe . do good bulls, $5.90 to $0.25; do., rough' bulls, $4..75 to $5.25 butchers' cows, choice, $6.50.to $7; coo., good, $5.25 to $6;.. ! do., medium, $5 to $5.75; do., common, $4.50 to $5; feeders, good, $6.50 to $7.25; stockers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.25 to $7;; canners and cutters, $3.75 to $5; milkers, choice, each, $65 to $100; dc., common and medium, each, $35 to $50; springers, $50 to $95; light ewes, $6 to $6.50; do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; yearliaug lambs, $7 to $7.50; spring lambs, cwt., $8 to $8.45; calves, medium to choice, $7 to $10.50; hogs, off cars, $9.65 to $9.90; do., fed and watered, $9.50; do., f.o.b., $9.15. Montreal, Sept. 21.-A few small• lots of good steers sold at $7.50 to $7.75; fair at $6.50 to $7,25, and common and medium at $5 to $6, while some small lots of choice butch- ers' utch ers' cows brought $6.75 to $7, and the lower grades from $5 to $6.50; and bulls sold at from $5 to $7 per cwt. There is a steady demand from can- ners for canning stock, and a fair trade was done in bulls at from $4.25 to $4.50, and cows at from $3 to $3.50 per cwt. Ontario lambs sold at $7.50 to $7.75, and Quebec stock at $6.75 to $7. Sheep brought from $4.50 to $5.50 per cwt; calves from $5 to $20 each as to size and quality; hogs, selected lots were made at $9.75 to $9.90 per cwt., weighed off cars. READY TO FIGHT Kitchener Says 210,000 Men Sent to France Have Been Well Tested, A despatch from London says:, Lord Kitchener in the House of Lords read a carefully prepared and opti- mistic speech. on military operations. In the course of his address the Sec- retary of State for War made the in- teresting disclosure that the German attacks with gas, liquid fire and as- phyxiating shells, lacking, as they do now, the element of surprise, have failed } in their object, and have lost ' much of their offensive value owing to the steps taken to counteract them. Lifting the veil of secrecy, he an- nounced that eleven divisions of the new army had reinforced Field Mar- shal French's force in France, and others would follow quickly. He, too, spoke optimistically of the situation on the various fronts, expressing the opinion that "the Germans have shot their bolt" in their offensive against Russia without achieving their object of destroying the Russian army. As far as the Turks are concerned, Lord Kitchener said there was an abundance of evidence of "the pro- cess of demoralization having set in." In Mesopotamia the resistance of the Turks had terminated. e< WOMAN -RAISES FUNDS FOR 1,196 AMBULANCES BELGIANS FORBIDDEN TO BOYCOTT GERMANS A despatch from Brussels says: Gen. von Bissing, the Governor-Gen- eral of Belgium, has issued an order against the boycotting, blacklisting, insulting or threatening otherwise to injure Germans or persons showing German sympathies or trading with German firms. „The maximum penalty for infractions of the order is two years' imprisonment or a fine' of 10,- 000 0;000 marks ($2,50,0). The term of im- prisonment can be extended to five years when disol edience. is offered by several persons in. collusion. TOTAL LOSSES 87,630 AT THE DARDANELLES .A despatch from London says: British casualties at the Dardanelles up to August 21 were 87,630. The number of killed in that time was 17,608. These figures were included in the grand total of British casualties pub- lished earlier in the week. µ, The announcement says that the number of officers .,killed was 1,130, and the '"number of men ' 16,479; wounded, 2,371 officers and 59,257 men; missing, 373 officers and 8,021 men. CONSCRIPTION SURE LONDON BELIEVES A despatch from London says: The principle of compulsion is now ad- mitted on nearly all sides as being necessary within a short time, the speeches of both Premier Asquith and Lord Kitchener being so interpreted.' It is believed that compulsion will be held back to try the effect of ap- proaching the men registered on the pink forms, that is, .those eligible for service. If this step fails, there will be no alternative to conscription. a A despatch from London says: Miss Mary Booth, a relative of the principals of the Booth Line steamers, has succeeded in collecting funds to provide 1,196 motor ambulances, now being used at the front, as a memor- ial of the Lusitania disaster. She is now collecting funds for a hospital for paralyzed and other permanently in- jured soldiers as a further memoiial of the same event. z DOG TRAINED TO PHONE APPROACH OF ENEMY A despatch from Paris says: Ac- cording to the . Gazette de France, a certain French regiment possesses a dog which is sent out from advanced sentry posts at night with a telephone strapped over his mouth and a wire connecting the instrument with the post. If the dog hears the Germans approaching he barks quietly into the telephone. RESPA INDICTED FOR DYNAMITING Will Be. Tried on Charge of Plotting to Destroy Factories. in Windsor. A despatch from Windsor, Ontario, says: Charles Respa, held in connec- lion with the dynamite plot in Wind sor last June, was committed for trial after receiving his preliminary hear - mg at Walkerville before Magistrate Miers. The feature of the hearing was the appearance as a witness of William Lefler, former night watchman of the Peabody plant, one of the buildings wrecked, and who is now serving tem years in the penitentiary at Kingston after being found guilty of assisting, in the outrages. Lefler was a witness for the Crown,. and a very willing one. Ile declared: that he had first met Respa in the office of Albert laltsehmidt in De- troit, and that he was given two suit- cases to take across to Windsor. lie said Respa and Mrs. Charles Schmidt appeared on. the night previous to the explosion, and that he had given them. the suitcases. Respa, he said, told him to be careful, as the grips con- twined dynamite, He declared that Respa and the woman left in the di- rection of the river, and that a few' hours later the explpsion followed. He said he met Respa and Kelt- schmidt a little later in Detroit, and that the latter said: "Well, we jarred. them a little, and we will do it some more. We are going to blow up the whole town." AN APPEAL On Behalf of the National Canadian Patriotic Fund. , We have now entered upon the sec- ond year of the war, and the end seams as far off as ever. No one ima- gined, a year ago, that by September of 1915, Canada would have sent across the Atlantic nearly one hun- dred thousand men with as many more to follow if necessary. This magnificent enlistment, while primar- ily due to the loyalty of our people, has been, in a large measure, made possible by the Canadian Patriotic Fund. 'This greatest of all the national benefactions is now assisting twenty thousand families of men who have enlisted for overseas service. These men have gone forward with the full assurance that the people of Canada will see to it that during their ab- sence, their wives, 'widowed mothers and little childrenshall be maintained in comfort. We hear that the drain upon the Fund is assuming large pro- portions, that to meet the needs of July and August $700,000 was ex- pended, that the reserves are being materially decreased, and that the national Executive Committee now finds it necessary to make a further appeal to the Canadian Public. There are many funds, most of them worthy, but of them all, the, Patriotic Fund is the one we cannot allow to fail. It is the duty of the Government to arm, equip and main- tain the troops. Not a dollar do the Federal authorities give to the Patri- otic Fund. This work depends solely on the patriotism and generosity of our own people. Thousands of brave men are fighting our battles, believing; that we meant what we said when we told them as they went forward:: "Go and we will care for the wife and kiddies," It would be to our everlast-' ing disgrace if our pledge were tree ken. The national organization, wiith headquarters at Ottawa and branches or affiliated associations in every part, of the Dominion, is worthy of our1 most generous support in the tremen , does and ever-growing task that it has undertaken. - Ottawa, Sept. 1st. 1915. Truth. IIrs. Exe-Here's an invitation from Mrs. Boreleigh to one of her tiresome, dinners. I hate them.. Exe-Why not plead that you have; a previous engagement? Mrs. Exe-That would be a lie.; Edith, dear, write Mrs. Boreleigh that- we accept with pleasure. What Was He After? "He is a man. after my own heart," said Julia, referring to her Augustus, who had only just left'the house after an unusually long stay. "Nonsense," replied the major' domo, "he is a man after the moneys your uncle left you." And then all, was quiet. _+ He is a goer sign painter who is unable to make a name for himself. Troops G nthg on Swiss ern Frontier A despatch from Basel says: French and German armies near the Swiss frontier are showing uncom- mon military activity. Heavy re- inforcements are arriving, and artil- lery duels are becoming fiercer daily:; • On both the French and. German fron-; tiers between the town of Della and' Basel civilians are being moved fromi the border villages and towns. CzarGraa n ts Amnesty toAll Patical Prisoners A despatch from Rome says:' . It i has ordered amnesty for all politica persons affected is said to be about on s stated that the Emperor -of Russia I prisoners in Russia. The number of. e hundred thousand.