HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1915-12-9, Page 6AUSTRIANS LEFT 500 DEAD
IN FRONT OF ITALIAN TRENCHES
Succeeded in Securing a Foothold in Some Parts of
Positions South of Riva, But Were Driven Back
A despatch from Rome says: Per-
haps in the hope of creating a diver-
sion and thereby relieving the pres-
sure on Gorizia and their Isonzo lines,
perhaps believing that the Italians
had weakened their lines in other dis-
tricts to strengthen their attack along
the Isonzo, the Austrians delivered
two attacks, the `€conal of great vie -
love, against the Italian positions In
the Ponale roue. west of Tate Garda.
The first attack was made near Can
BaI•tolemeo a village at the foot of
the moontai n of the eame name north
4 l o, on the western r n shore of Lake
Garcia. The attack was repulsed.
The second and more violent attack
: was made north of. Pre, on the north
!bank of the Ponale River.
An intense artillery fire preceded
the infantry attack. Masses of in-
fantry then were hurled against the
Italian positions, and, though thrown
back time and again, the assaults
were repeated until the Austrian
troops succeeded in getting a foothold
in some parts of the Italian trenches.
A hand-to•hand fight followed, and
the. Austrians were driven back and
routed. Five hundred Austrian tread
were left on the field and many pri-
' soners taken.
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Breadstuf%.
10%c; pure, tierces, 375 lbs., 12?:i to
Lee; pure wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 131.2
to 12%e.
United States Markets.
Terente, Dee. 7. -Manitoba wheat Minneapolis, Dec. 7. -Wheat, De-
- � 4 ertap._ : o. 1 Nerthern, $1.15; cember, $1.017s •j
1 Q17s; May, $1.051 , to
No.' 'k 'e 'thera, $1.13, No. 3 Nor th- $1-05%; Cash, No 1 hard, $1.0 a S •,
(i.,, el 0 . on tr;id hake pei°ts. N,► 1 Northern, $1 03•ay to $1.01 S,
e1 areeee e o a+• _.Nay. e-eeee, • st,ee, No, 2 Northern, 099se to $1.01%,
n to ie % lake ports. Corn, No. 3 yellow 70 to 71e. Coats,
Anne; iean corn--N'e,. 2 yellow, old, Na. white, 38nes to 3Oc. Flour, fancy
°'Stec; new, No. ii, „c, on track To- patents, 10e higher, quoted at $6.20.
re ate. Other grades unchanged. Bran, $18
o anzelian cern-No. 2 yellow, 75e, to mow.
nominal, en track Toronto. Duluth, Dec. 7. ---Wheat, No. 1 hard,
0a t:tein oats -New crop -No. 3 $1.05%: No. 1 Northern, $1.04%;
�i t::i• , i1t,, te "Se; commercial oats, v5 No. 2 Northern, $1.00%; Montana,:
.v : ,a, according to freights outride. No 2 hard, $1.01%; December,
Ont aria
wheat. -No, 2 Winter, per $1.01%; May, $1.05%. Linseed, cash,
car let. 04
Baa, to tv^,nosh!Z wheatslightly $2.01 May,$2..02?s; December,'
c e 3 s tough, a cee di g to sam- $2.001S; . $2
Cie tie to 3c; wheat sprouted, smut-
ty, anti tough.nccording to sample,
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Bide ' E,, aCt'ea:uI i to freights (Slit-, Toronto, Dec. 7. -The quotations.
h'a� .=-a \n 2, nominal, per car lots ' were: Butchers' cattle, choice, $7.75
$:aan n �' pFe peas, ac . riling to do.to , medium, $6.50 to $ ; do. common,
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^• oet side. $5.20; lautcliers cotes, choice, $0.50 !;
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i -tion enee., to freights oa:t' de. meEaaaam. v... ..J to ..,. (1o., common,
lye tio. 1 so t,,,, sir to 87c; ;$ x l Breedere, 700 feeders, �, $6.50- to
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0 %" , ee':ar' , t ltent in' jute '117' to $';0, Springers, $50 to $100;
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The Week's Development in the War.
Serbia has been almost completely overrun by the Austro -German and Bulgarian forces. The Serbian
army has been driven into Montenegro after sufferin heavy losses inheroic resistanceinvaders.
The Anglo-Frenchg Y their h lore of the iniad i .
being
Expeditionary foreun etill hold the southern part of Serbia, but their movements are
Bing kept strictly secret, The surprise in the Balkans Stiueh Premier Asquith said was being prepared by the
Allies has not yet developed.
The attitude of Greece is anything but reassuring, probably on account of the Austro -German threat to
invade Greco -Macedonian territory.
Conflicting reports continue to come from Rumania, which country, apparently, is still negotiating with
both the Central Powers and the Entente allies.
Largo additional reinforcements for the French and British are arriving daily at Saloniki, while the Rus-
sian troops are reported as ready for a strong attack on Bulgaria.
British troops are now only some ten miles from the ancient city of Bagdad.
On the western front there have been air duels and artillery exchanges, but no infantry engagements in
force. The most violent fighting of the week has taken place on the Isonzo front, where the heavy Italian artil-
lery is battering down the defences of Galicia and drawing additional Austrian troops to resist the Italian
attack.
Announcement is made that the French and British Governments have no intention of abandoning the
campaign in the Dardanelles,
$ ,.' ► to $,a 50; doe bucks, $3 to:
medium, $5 to $5.50; do., bulls, $55 to
('auntry Produce. $:1,50; milkers, choice, each, $90 to
"i,, •h ligan}•, 28 to dies $115; do., common and medium, each,
$h 'e `'•, 'se; e;( tater pint::', $.41 to $85; springers, $65 to $75.
s• a i , elle to ee S ieep Taves, $d to $6.25; bucks and
w .;r ,, , Ode pee de ,.; curl $5 50 to $5.75; lambs, $8.75 to
,51,1 i;c.v.la m, 13 to •l:ie,; $ ).S0. 1I,.gs, off cars, $9,7u to $10.
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l9•.•Yet. ..Lee to e2.75.
I'..a . a t,li i:..n: , 11 to 15c; fowls„!
'1l t e 32,1 du'ac° . l" if!". tte''e. 14 r .1, dee pitch from Rome ays: Italy
to 1 leeteye. 20 t;, 2:;e. has pledged herself not to make
(1s l,t a r ,, I ;,. twins, 18e a
ie. -partite watt Ile=at:e. An announcement of
I of e' z, , ..(' b, „i' t�lnt iei0 quart this :tep was made in the Italian Par-
e''t :e' ' W' • y i Ned. nrun wicks at
SI. 0 , +;i , Sea l , I aa, „n ti ack. lfament by Baron Sidney Sonnino,
x`a•iin i, -..lac ' iX,,' , with pi°'ace: Minister of Foreign Affaieelirs, who said
n• , »m t .,iepee _; i' , teTe •ding that Italy bad affixed her signature
te lee demand. : to the London pact of September 5,
which was signed originally by Bus -
Baled Maar and Straw. i sin, France and Great Britain.
tat al hey, newee-Ne. 1, per ton, At the same time Baron Sonnino
$17 t• $18; No. 2, par , to.n ' 1:3 to announced that Italy would send as -
$15; elect straw, :eeao, w1.5t to $7. 1 cistance to Serbia.
The members of Parliament, many
Busina.s in Montreal. 'in uniform, greeted both the an-
:tat;:itreail, Dee. 7. -Corn, American norneements with great applause.
Ni.a" 2 yellow, 76 to 77c. Oats -No. 2 •
local white, 45%e; No. 3 local white, ; EARLY END TO WAR,
44'. c; No. 4 local white, 431ec. Bar- I JOHN REDMOND'S VIEW
lee Man. feed, 1.l5c; malting, 661,ec.
Buckwheat -No. 2, 85c. - Flour, Man. A despatch from
Sprii.g wheat patents firsts , 6.10 p London says:
seconds, $5.60• strong. bakers' $5 40; x John Redmond, the irisin Nationalist
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HER ALLIES; SIGNED PACT
Winter patents, choice, $6; straight leader, in a speech at Waterford, re- .,y
rollers, $5.30 to $5,40; do., bags, counted talks he had with Lord Kit- OVER 100 OOO
82.50 to $2.00. Rolled oats, barrels, chener at the beginning of the war y
OUTFOUGHT AND OUTRANGED
OF CAPT. BOY -ED FOR -FIRST TIME IN THE WAR
Washington Also Demand, '.Chat
Captain von Papen Be German Wounded Arriving at Ghent Says Allies
Supplanted. Guns Never Give Enemies' Trenches a Rest
A despatch from Washington says:
Demand has been made by the United
States upon Germany for the imme-
diate recall of Captains Boy -Ed and
von Papen, the naval and military
attaches, respectively, of the German
Embassy here.
Announcement to this effect was
made by Secretary Lansing in the
following statement:
"On account of what this Govern-
ment considers their improper activi-
ties in military and naval matters,
this Government has requested the
immediate recall of Captain Boy -Ed
and Captain von Papen, as they are
no longer acceptable to this Govern-
ment."
The action of this Government
against the German attaches ,is due
A despatch from Paris says: In a
s}arprise attack made south of Lom-
haertzyde, on the Belgian front the
Germans captured a French advanced
cFrench.
but again lost it to the
Outside of the usual artillery bom-
bardment at various points along the
front, the official communique men-
tions mine -fighting north-west of Fay
and the demolition of enemy shelters'
and a provision depot north. of Lau -
court, in the region between the
Somme and the Oise:. French guns
put an end to an attempted bombard-
ment of Thai
n, in Alsace, before any,
but trifling, damage had been done. I
, The Rotterdam correspondent of the
1 Daily Mail, telegraphing, says:
The morale of the German ° sol-
diers in Belgium has been shaken by
. of theI{
the terrific and sustained artillery fire
} allies. Wounded who have ar-
rived at Ghent say that the allied guns
'never give the Germans a moment's
rest. All are deeply impressed by
the vast quantity of ammunition ex-
pended.
"`The shells pour into the trenches
as fast as hailstones,' say the Ger-
mans, `It is horrible. For the first
time in the war we are outfought and
outranged in artillery.' "
to no single incident in either case, s ALL LEAVING BRITAIN
MUST HAVE PASSPORTS
but was based on an accumulation of
improper activities connected with
the handling of German military and
naval matters in this country. The
connection of at least one of the at-
taches with the plot on the part of
certain German interests to set Huer-
ta up again in Mexico as a means of
embarrassing this Government fig-
ured more than any other single inci-
dent in the determination to adopt a
drastic course towards these represene
tatives of the German Government.
.o.1:i to $5.25; do., bags, 90 lbs., Lord Kitchener said to Mr. Redmond:
$2,35 to $2.45. Bran, $22. Shorts, "Can you guarantee me 5,000 men
$23, Middlings, $29 to $30. Mouil- from Ireland; if you can, I will say
lie, $30 to $32Hay-No. 2, per ton
car lets $1.9 to s19_50Cheese fin, thank you. If you can guarantee
12,000, I will say I am deeply
obliged."
"I am convinced," continued Mr.
Redmond, "that so far as the western
front is concerned we have got the
upper hand definitely. I am also con-
vinced that the war will come to an
end sooner than most people believe."
It isn't misunderstanding that sepa-
$2.7. 000. Lard, compound, tierces, 375 rate married people, but too much un
lbs., 101/40; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, derstanding.
est Westerns, 171%2 to 18c; finest east -
erns, 17 to 17'4c. Butter, choicest
creamery, 321,4 to 33c; seconds, 303/,a
to 31c. Eggs, fresh, '42 to 45c; se-
lected, 32c; No. 1 stock, 30c; No. 2
stock, 27 to 28c. Potatoes, per bag,
car lots, $1.30 to $1.40. Dressed
hogs, abattoir killed, $14. 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
GERMAN ,r
� WORKMEN PLO � , UP
HUGE MUNITMN FACS RY
Several Hundred People Were Killed in Explosion
at lialle, Prussian Saxony
A despatch from London says:
Destruction of a large ammunition
factory at Halle, Prussian Saxony,
3',, by
an explosion, with the loss of several
hundred lives, is reported in a mes-
sage, from Kolding, Denmark, to Co-
penhagen, as forwarded by Renter's
correspondent. Discontended work-
men are suspected, the message says,
of having caused the explosion.
It is said a , similar disaster was
narrowly avoided at Bogden, Silesia.
The ammunition factory there, it is
reported, was saved by the discovery ithad
that'
been i
m
under
nein
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MAKING SHELLS
Stupendous Proportions to Which the
Industry Has Grown in
Canada.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Some idea of the st `pendous propor-
tions to which the munitions industry
in Canada has grown was given ' to
the members of the Ottawa branch, of
the Canadian Society of Civil Engi-
neers by Gen. Alexander Bertram; of
the Imperial Munitions Board.
At present nearly 100,000 persons
are employed on orders amounting in
all to 20,000,000 shells. The steel:re-
quired for the industry from now till
the end of next year is 800,000,000
pounds, which will tax the capacity
of the Dominion steel plants to'the ut-
most. Nearly 45,000,000 pounds of
copper and brass are used, and 102,-
000,000 pounds of lead. This is more,
than Canada can produce of these
metals, and the surplus must be im-
ported.
Fifteen hundred thousand pounds
of tin and 10,000,000 pounds of resin
are also, required. The value of the
shell orders up to now has been
$220,000,000, with additional orders : of
about $180,000,000, making $375,000,-
000 in all: The number of shells ship-
ped to England
g so far' has been 3,500,
000.
A despatch from London says: It
is officially announced 'that an order -
in -council just issued requires that in
all ordinary cases of persons going
abroad, British or alien, passports will
be required.
The gift of speech is a dangerous
possession.
There'd be no trouble in telling all
.you know if you'd only stop right
there.
TOO MANY MOTORS
GEN. GALLIENI THINKS
A despatch from 'Paris says: Gen-
erals and other high officers of the
French army must get along with
fewer automobile's and horses here-
after, by order of Gen. Gallieni, Min-
ister of War.
Informing the Appropriations Com-
mittee of the Chamber of Deputies of
his decision, Gen. Gallieni said he had
reached it as the result of a report
prepared in behalf of a committee. by
Raouel Peret, former Minister of
Commerce, and Emmanuel Brusse.
BRITISH
GUNS BRING ' OWN
TWO HOSTILE AEROPLANES
Important German Supply Depot Bombarded and
Much Damaged Caused to Stores
A despatch from London says:
Twenty British aeroplanes took part
in a raid on the German supply depot
at Miraumont, behind the German
lines, damaging the "railway and
buildings used for storing supplies at
that point, as well as the stores of
munitions., reconnaissance flights.
The announcement of the raid is.
one of several announcements of ac-
tivity on the part of the British flying
corps. British airmen brought down
two German aviators in Belgium re-
cently: Two British •aviators are re-
ported missing after setting out on
Says Gre cq Accepted fillies' Derfauds
A despatch from Rome says: M.
Denys Cochin, member of the French
Cabinet returning from Greece, made
a flying visit to Rome. He .conferred
with. Premier Salandra and Baron
Sidney Sonnino, the Foreign Minister;
and granted interviews expressing
optimism regarding the situation in-
Greece. '
"The allies,,ehe said, "demanded
that Greece make exceptions to the,,
law of neutrality, since they assumed
that it was Grece's duty to aid Ser-
bia, and that therefore they were
fully entitled to exceptionally favor-
able treatment, Greece accepted the
allies' demands. The question, there-
fore is now solved: Negotiations are
still pending for the settlement of
technical
detailse
b ttveen theg caecal
staffs of the Greek armyand the
Anglo. -French forces."
GERMANY WILL
PROCLAIM PEACE:
Latest Rumor from German Sources
Says Decision Has Already
Been Reached.
A despatch from London says: The
momentous decision reached by the
German Government to permit the
discussion of peace in the .Reichstag
is regarded here as the clearest Inde,
cation that Germany is prepared to
lay down her arms if acceptable con-
ditions can be obtained. The Govern-
ment's decision, following the author-
ization given to The German press
for a free discussion of an almost un+
animous desire to end the war, along
with the Governmental sanction of
the Socialists' plan to bring about
a peace debate in the Reichstag, lends
an importance•to coming events which
it is impossible to over-estimate.
The latest rumors coming from
The Hague and obviously from a Ger-
man source, is to the effect that the
Kaiser intends to proclaim peace
shortly. It is asserted on the "high-
est authority," according to the rumor
that the Kaiser will send a letter to
President Wilson urging him to accept
the role of mediator. The letter, the
rumor goes on, will declare that Ger-
many did not want the war, which the
letter will say, was forced by Eng-
land and Russia, Atrocities will be
denied energetically, The hour is at
hand, the letter willcontinue, to stop
the bloodshed and permit Europe to
heal her wounds with a bountiful
peace.
"Germany will offer, through Presi-
dent Wilson, to evacuate the invaded
departments of France and all of Bel-
gium except Antwerp, and to nego-
tiate with Great Britain regarding the
possession of Antwerp. Poland will
be declared autonomous, the invaded
provinces of Russia will be restored,
and Serbia's independence will be
guaranteed.
"On the other hand, the 'freedom
of the seas' is to be guaranteed and
special priviilegesare to be granted
to German commerce.
"In case of a refusal of these terms,
according to the rumor, Germany is
determined upon a war of extermina-
tion,"
PILOT OF PEACE
SAILS WITI' CREW
,'h'ip's Cabin Decorated With, Stuffed
Doves and Olive Branches of
Peace.
A despatch from New York says:
Amid
., r.
A d . o extravagantly re-
markable as to be almost beyond be-
lief, Henry Ford's Peace Ship, Oscar
II., backed out from its pier in Hobo-
ken Saturday afternoon, bearing a
strangely assorted company that has
proclaimed that it will stop the war.
The ship was scheduled to bear
away toward the expectant Europe at
two o'clock, but a series of extra-
ordinary happenings kept it at the
pier until just thirteen minutes after
three. In the hour's wait the crowd
of fully 12,000 that jammed the Scan-
dinavian -American Line dock and
boiled over to the side streets cheered,
wept, laughed and catcalled as Mr.
Ford himself and one or another of
his more or Iess celebrated passengers
came to the rail to make speeches or
otherwise to entertain.
In all, a careful count of the passen-
ger Iist shows that 142 sailed in the
first and second cabins, which are re-
served exclusively for the Ford party,
and decorated with stuffed doves and
olive branches. At least a dozen more
came late and were not listed, and
probably 160 made up the party. Of •
these, however, 39 were listed as
newspaper or magazine correspon-
dents, three as movie men, 22 as col-
lege students. This would leave 96,
from whom must be deducted the
multifarious secretaries, assistants
and stenographers of Mr. Ford and
about everybody else of the peace
staff. Probably the actual peace dele-
gation did not exceed fifty.
d
DR. BUENZ, NOW 72, SENT
, TO' JAIL FOR 18 MONTHS
Head of Hamburg -American Line and
Three Pupils Sentenced.
A despatch from New York says:
Karl. Buenz,. Ph.D., head' of the Ham-
burg -American Line in America, for-
merly Minister - to Mexico for Ger-
many and ex -Consul -General at this
port for the Kaiser, was sentenced by.
Judge Howe in the United States Dis-
trict Court to serve .a year and "a half
in. the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta
for conspiring to defraud the United
States Government by obtainingclear-
ances falsely sworn to. The false pa-
pers wee used to clear a fleet of sup-
ply ships sent ' from American ports
last fall and winter. to coal, and pro-
vision Geeman warships at sea.. Dr.
Buenz is now in hi's, 73rd year.
George Koetter, superintending en-
gineer of the Hamburg -American
Line, and Adolf I•Iachmeister, purchas.
ing agent of the line, also received
jail sentences of., a year and a half.
Joseph i."
c inha"is .i 1 i
s t n his thir-
p� ,
tie; was sentenced to one year and
one day at Ati_inta.
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