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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1916-3-2, Page 3GERMANS DETERMINED TO CAPTURE FORTRESS OF t ERDUN Some of the Best Troops in Kaiser's Army Classed Before it A despatch from Paris says The German losses during the first four days of the battle around Verdun are authoritatively estimated at 150,000. The German offensive is recognized now as probably only the beginning of a determined.efforb to take the fort- ress, formerly the key to the French front, and compares in violence and losses to the battle of the Yser. The French oseume the battle may con-- tinue for a fortnight. The German forces are known to be at least 300,- 000, supported by numerous 15 -inch and 17-inchAustrian mortars, with all the heavy artillery used in the Serbian campaign and part of that 'formerly employed on the Russian front. Preparations for the battle were observed early' in December, when the first troops assigned to the operation were brought up. Eight divisions which returned from Serbia were sent to Belgium for a rest and then trams - ported to the region of Verdun in January. Five army corps in all are known to have been brought up to reinforce two corps which previously held that part of the Line between Stain and Vauquofs. These were the best troops of the German army; including, as it is learned from prisoners, the famous progress around Verdun, There are Third Corps of Brandenburg, suppos. no indications of tension or nervous. edly equal in valor to the Prussian nese: but only sober confidence in the 'c Guard, and the Fifteenth Army Corps, result prevails. Ycai Freights ---Bran, per ion, $2�,; , over most of the line, which now h OVER 90,000 CHEQUES MADE OUT The Leading Markets Breadstuffs. Toronto, Feb,: 29.—Manitoba wheat More Than a Third of soldiers .Assign -4-New crop, No, 1 Northern, $'1,20%;; g No. 2, da., $X,1;8; No.. 3, do., $1.x5 2, 1M'�ouths - Part of Them in store,. Fort William. Pay, -Manitoba, oats—No. 2, C,W., 42x%;. No. 8; do„ 40%c; extra No, 1 feed A despatch from Ottawa says: The 40%c; N. 1 feed, 39%e,,, in store, les monthly payments of assigned pay or Fort irilliam.. REPLACES PARTS OF FACES DESTROYED BY WOUNDS Ili. WAR Jaws and Even, Eyelids Made to Move Naturally by British Sculptor dir separation ll t 1 t ectly under the guns of the forts, dependents of the men tinder arms Narrowing their most desperate at- trach Toronto, Derwent Wood the distinguished American corn ----No, 8 yellow, 8214ea A despatch from London says: n a owances o re a Ives or d tacks to the short front between, the now aggregate more than $2,000,000.1Canadian corn—Feed 74 to 75c, British soul Douamont heigths and the plateau More than 90,000 cheques are made track, Toronto. pier, who enlisted as a north of the village of Vaux,to the out each. month by the branch dealing', Ontario oats—.. o . 3. whit 4 private in the army medical corps at east, the Germans. here cntinued with this part of the work, Over 44e; commercial,42 •to 43e aecox3ino the beginning of the war, is now turn• their efforts in a strong' attack, but one-third of the soldiers who have freight outsie, d g his his talent to a unique use. All failed to gain ground. enlisted are now giving part of thea Ontario wheat- 2�*a. 2 Winter car his leisure time is at present employs The position of Fort louamont— pay to friends or dependents at home, lot, $1.08 to $1,10; wheat slightly ed in replacing the parts of men's French officialoeomuni nes do and about one-quaitgr of the total sprouted and tough,ac0ordin to faces riestrayed by wounds izi Hattie, q g theforce representing pp y nob call it a fort, but a "Position"—. , , re resentin a roximatei the sample, $1,03 to $1.05; wheat sprout- Those include zneubhs, jaws and even was taken ny the Germans Saturdaymarried men, are on the list for sepa-ed, smutty and tough, accordin to eyelids, ail ll which lie has made to and is still occupied by small enemration allowance, It is interesting sample 98 to $1.-02; g feed wheat, 85 move naturally. He has just finished remaking a to note that the proportion of the p to 90e, sample, to freights outside. forces. The French are closing in on men who aretheirs this position, on three sides, and an- assigning pay i Peas—No. 2, $1,70; according to - considerably larger among the re-sample,$1,25 , - 00 t.- . r n force > s cruets of the past few months than freihtoutside, 1.50, according to volt; Culled lambs, $7.00 to $T.25;1 maintaining itself in the , o , ; ; Ewes, i UNDER pounce that the Gema position only with difficulty. The -very unfavorable weather con- ditions with a heavy fall of snow may nose for a Bolder whose nose wai blown ,away below the bridge. HU addition, which he prepared of doze trically treated metal, is so perfect that where it is joined is absolutely imperceptibe, and the patient has rat gained his sense of smell. Wood is now giving up meet of hie. time to this work, and is able.to treat ten eases dailly. Surgeons who never thought that a scuiptor'a. art could be adapted too this work are now absolutely .amazed at the remarkable results Wood has obtained, was the case with the men who went barley—Malting, 64 to GGc; feed, light, Ob to$1th2 50 E CANADIANS overseas at first, This is accounted 5? to 60 $9,00; eep heavy c, according to feel out- and bucks, $6,50 to $8,00; Hogs, fed i for on the ground that a considerably side larger proportion of the Taber reef„ and watered, '$9.75; do„ Lo,b. $9,40; be one reason for= the lessening of eruits are Canadian born,, and have freights outside.Buckwheat-74 to r5c, according to do,, weighed at plant, $10.15, the force of the German attack; the dependents or relatives a n Canada, r Rye—No. 7 commercial, 90Y ,1 Montreal, Feb. 29.—.Futcher steers, despatehes from the front indicate With the first and second contingents: e g e z , to 9 c, best, $7 to $7.50; good, $6,50 to 37.1 "Our that Heavy losses also may have hadlargop g p rejected, according, to sample, 88 to fair, $G to $6,50; medium, $5,7a to $6' an effect, The slopes east and west a percentage was composed of $5e, according to freights outside, hotelier bulls, best $5,75 to $6,25• fined -z of the ,Pillage of Douamont, which has . unmarried men who were born in Manitoba ileus --First patents, in Tum, 36,25 to 5,75• canners, ; been the centre of the heaviest fight- Great Britain and who had no family jute bags, $7; second patents, $6.50;: butcher cow $ Pie a, 34 to $6T are covered with German dead, les or dependents in this country. . s, best, $6.25; good $6,i,c A • despatch from Ottawa says: ai strong bakers, in jute bags, 6,50, fair, $5,75, sou. h, 4,25 to $5.80 can- � Artillery bombardment upon the Can.. Toronto. g *� , Situation is Encouraging ` Hers $3 to $8 50 Sheep 5 t 7;. adieu line is very lies but far 1 our casualties have been coinpara#ve- BOMBARDMENT e1lows. Are Paying the Enemy. Back in His Own Goin.” ,Ontario flour—Winter, according , a, , c o : vy, a so a Paris is extraordinarily calm in the ' lambs, 8o to 9 ,, Bogs, selects, $104 i It' it DASA FROM RIES EX- to si mple, $4,60 to •$54,70, trach, Tor- to $10,50; sou hs and i 11 light, five killed and 'wounded presence of ilio great battle nozv in j j� onto; $4,60 to' $4,70, bulk, seaboard, to $9,50;. common, $9 tows $7 7 a0. onyThursday, and our fellows are y- PECTED ANY DAY Prompt ;lipment, to $7.76. Calves, milk -fed, 8e to 9e; ins the enemy back in Iiia es vn cont." l4ii1lfeed--••Car lots, delivered, dont grass_fed,. 43 a to $ .., shorts, per ton, $ eommandecl by General von Ileimiing, The desire among those who know Loudon Naval Expert Looks for an ton, $27; good fe known in France as one of the most the defensive strength of the lines • Early Battle in the $1.75 to 51•85 brilliant of the German general of- seems to be that the attacks should ficez's. 1 continue, for, they argue, the losses The French compare the ground on the German side would be in pro - North Sea A London cable to the Nes York 20;, middlings, per 1 eel flour, per bag, CANNOT TAKE Suoh was the announcement of Ma- jor-General Sir Sani Hughes when Parliament met an Friday afternoon in response to a question by Mr. E. M. Macdonald as to whether the Caned- ' Cquntry Produce. �ji �j POSITIONS ((��(' j�,� Tan troops a6 the front were involved T Butter—Fresh dairy, 27 to 30; in- i ALEAlQIA1! i ViJ T laS'in the terrific battle raging on Vex- gained by the Germans in the four portion to the efforts.Tribune says: "A high naval authority (crier, 23 is 25e; creamery prints, 34 dun, The Minister replied that the days with twice that amount taken The whole front from the North told the, Tribune correspondent of a to .80c; solids, 32 to 31e. by the French in the first two days Sea to Switzerland is on the alert, and belief widely held in Admiralty circles 1 Eggs• --Storage, 25 to 20e per doz• Italians Have so Fortified There as to distance away from the Verdun fight. Make Them Stand ;any ►g, but while under heavy artillery Attack, fire, were holding their own. The heaviest fighting, according to official .A despatch from Rome says: The despatches received by the Militia De, commander of the Italian troops at ' pertinent, was north and east of Ver. Canadian forces were a considerable of their offensive in Champagne, to- i all leave of absence has been recall- that the German, fleet may make a selects, 27 to 28c; new -laid, 80 to 31c, gether with eight times the number led, The French maximum effort has dash for the open sea at any time case lots. of prisoners. The confidence of the ! not yet been made. The total French now, giving as a reason for this not Honey Price, in 10 to 00-1b, tins, French is =baleen by the fierce at- losses in killed, wounded and prise only the pressure of political opinion 123 to 13c. Comb—No. 1, 32.75 to' tacks and the slight bending of the ' oners since the Verdun battle began, in Germany, but the innumerable re- $3; No. 2, $2,25 to $2.40. Avlona, in Albania,has declared that dun. The French had com French line, 1 it was authoritatively stated, have ' cent reports all pointing to the pre-" Beans -34,20 to 34.40, a his positions are ow so fortified as smashed the first attacks and a t1 e The military critic o£ The Temps been less than the German official paration of a combined German naval Poultry -..Spring chickens, 17 to 20c' ' communication claims in prisoners aerial and :military offensive, with the fowls, 15 to 16c; ducks, 17 to 20c' to be ready to stand any attack, and Germans were now using reserves and pressing geese, 15 to 19e; turkeys, 23 to 27e. he is oven able to take the offensive if practically raw troops. In some places object of forcing peace and impressing .necessary. His second d thefront 1' f trenches bad b een reports that heavy French reinforce - silents have been brought up. Lieut. - Col. Leoneo Rousset, another military critic relates a conver_ation lie had Snowy Slopes Dyed Red. neutrals. Vice -Admiral Reinhardt . Cheese—Large, 19e; twins,1915,e. k bas undertaken to instruct the Al- broken, but, at the time of the latest with ,a surgeon Just returned from . 'ver since 5 o'clock �1� Friday morn-, Scheer bas been appointed command- Potatoes—Car lots of Ontario quot-; banian troops according to the Italian despatches, the second tine of trenches Just ins the flower of the German army of he German battle fleet in sue- ed at $1,70 to $1.75, and New Bruns -y system of warfare, was absolutely intact. Verdun: On February 22, during the has been hurling itself in vain against cession. to Admiral von Pohl, who, a f-' wicks at 31.80 to $1.90 per bag, on------1.- present battle, the surgeon saw an Cote d P •' ter holding the position for a year, is track. behind retiring on account of ill health „ . entire brigade, which was advancing u mime on the high plateau In close order, caught by the cancer- seemedeven to welcome the blizzard tratecl fire of the French batteries and l as giving p SIXTY-SEVEN -SEVEN KILLED IN Montreal, Feb, 29.--Corn—Amer- g g possible protection from the Lod P Demand thatFisher GREATEST WAR BRAIN BRED SINCE NELSON. Louvemont village. They Montreal Markets. annihilated in a few minutes. icon Na.. 2 yellow, 86 to 87c, Oats-- non aper: enian 76 s but the French gunners know JANUARY AIR RAIU ' Resume Naval Command. G D Checked. Can idian western, Na 2 53�> d ernian. ' ri'c a ec ed. every inch of the ground to a hairs- 75's, airs- -c; d o., A despatch from Paris says: The breadth in the blackest ,a:a,>r„Qaa A dsenatch from London says: Th,. N,�u, o, 8,a 51 do.sac; No. 2 local white, 48% A, despatch from Landon says: The , 'L1 e; ��a g dooii•,tc, British. Weekly , waieti recently sug- ocmian assault on Verdun slackened Those snowelad slopes aro now, color- revised arida' a' figures of the casual- Barley—Man, feed, 62 to 63e; malting, gested Lord Northcliffe as Air De- esomeevhat in intensity on Sunday eti red. ties in the Zeppelin raid of January 70 to 7$e. Buckwheat --No. 2,80 to fence Minister, now cries for Lord 31 over England were given n Fr' e. Flour—Man. Spring what pat "Jacky" Fisheto resume the naval day as 07 killed and 117 injured. The ents Pflrsts hi $ « " , , 87.10; seconds, G•GO; command, "lacking wham, says the SITUATION CRITICAL GREAT HEROISM IN TURK CAPITAL OF ITALIAN AIRMAN London, Feb. 24.—An Athens de- spatch to The Morning 'Post says: "News from Constantinople repre- sents the situation there as the most critical since the news of the fall of official `ommunication announcing th1 strong bakers', $6.40,• straight rollers, Weekly, "England will lack the great - figures says: $5,90 to 36.00; straight rollers, bags, est war brain she has bred since Nel- The final figures of the air raid $2.80 to $2.90. Roller oats, barrels, son. Tho greatest war ever waged bas of January 31 are: Killed, 27 men, 35.35; do,, bags, 90 lbs, $2.55 to 32.60. produced very few war brains. Only 25 women and 15 children, a total of Bra a' $23 50 to 324 00 Shorts $oG ono man has hence th G 67; injured, 45 men, 53 women and )Middlings, $28 to $30. Mouillie, $31 brain power, and that man i• s Lord , , n e amens in Wounded in Head and Blinded by 19 children, total 117. Grand total, to 333. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car .lots, Fisher." Blood He Brings Dead Com -"These figures are greater than ' 320 to 320.50. Cheese—Finest west :- Fades Down. previously given -59 persons killed erns, 183.E to 19e; finest easterns, DUTCH TO WIPE OUT and 101 injured—because several 18,4 to 18,ac. Butter—Choicest THE SMUGGLING EVIL creeps reported injured have died creamery, 33% to 343 c; seconds, 31% parsons . pto 32%%c. Eggs—Fresh, 30 to 32c; se- Erzerum has leaked out. The always A despatch from Rome says: De- ' latent dissatisfaction of the people tails now made public concerning the recent Italian air raid on Laibach re- veal the heroism of Capt. Salomone, pilot of one of` the Italian aeroplanes, with their Young Turk rulers is- now assuming hourly more threatening proportions, both in the capital and the provinces, especially at Smyrna, On his return journey Capt. Salo - where the populace is in almost open mono's machine was attacked by five being made of them. Winnipeg revolt.. The popular anger is aug- Austrian Fokker:. He' was severely "The number of bombs droppedWinnipeg, Feb. 29, -Cash: No. 1 ag- the military. merited by the great dearth of neces- wounded in the head and temporarily gregated 393:" 1 Northern, ee 20; No. 2 Northern, series, due to the blockade and the blinded by blood, while two other • _ •e 1$1.75%; No. 3 Northern, 31.15; No. 4, ESSEN BANK QUITS; stoppage of trade and -industry. The officers aboard the aeroplane, one of 31.11'/4; No. 5, $1.03 No. 6, 97� c; leaders°of the disaffection are Osman whom was Lieut. -Col. Barbieri, were GREAT BRITAIN ADMIRES 'feed, 91 ie. Oats—No..2 C.tiG,, 42 c, KRUPP WORKERS LOSE. Pasha, Abdi Pasha and Suwat Pasha. killed outright. Despite the dificulty FRENCH GALLANTRY.. No. 3 C.W., 40%c; extra No. 1 feed, Startling developments, it is asserted, of sheering, the bodies of his dead ; 40%c; No. 1 feed, 387%; No. 2 feed, A despatch from Zurich says: The may be confidently expected very comrades having fallen over the levers Lord Mayor of London Sends Coun- 37%c. Barley—No. 3,. 65c; No. 4, 59c; Rheinische Bank ab Essen has ligui- shortly." Salomone refused to surrender. He try's Recognition to President. t feed, 54c: Flax—No. 1 N.W.C., dated, according to reports received , 32.06%; No. 2 C.W., $2.03%a• i haze. Hundreds of workmen in the succeeded in returning, and landed at 'A despatch from London says: The C Krupp Works have lost their savings. Talmanova. Salomone is now recov- Lord Mayor of London on Wednesday United States lYlarkets. ening in a Hospital. A medal has been from their wounds, some children lected,26 to 27c No. 1 stock 24 to A despatch from Amsterdam says: under 10 years of age had been re-.. 250, No. 2 stock, X21 to 22c. Potatoes, The Telegraaf says on Friday that turned as adults and several cases of per bag, car lots, 31.80 to 31.85. slight injury had been treated at hos- pitals and sent home ,, it ,,,.., _..,.,., , Grain. the new Dutch Minister of Finance is determined to stamp out smuggling, and has asked for 2,000 new customs officials, who are to he recruited from TRADE OF DOMINION TAKES A BIG JUMP. ten Months Show an Increase of '.Nearly 3300,000,000. A despatch from Ottawa says: The total trade of Canada for the ten months.. ending with . January was $989,359,000, compared with 3714,- Canadians will have an opportunity 465,000 inthe same ten months of of offering suggestions forthe new the preceding year. Imports totalled name of this city. A public subscrip- $394,094,000 and exports 3595,265,000. tion is being raised, and -liberal prizes German Loses will be offered for first, second and GermanyThirty Zepps. third choices. Suggestions will have A despatch rem Copenhagen to the to be accompanied by reasons why the Exchange Telegram Company, •Lon- name should be chosen, and the cont - don, asserts that Germany has lost petition. Ivill be Dominion-wicle. The thirty Zeppelins since the war began, judges will be named ,by the City and that she now has 'sixty. Council: ORIENTAL LINER VICTIM OF MINE Forty Lives Lost in Blowing Up of P. and 0. Steamship Maloja. A despatch from Dover, England, says: The steamship Matoja, a 12,. 431-tonvessel, belonging to the Pen- insular eninsular and Oriental Line, struck a mine and sank within half an hour two miles off Dover on Sunday. More than 40 persons were drowned or kil- led as a result of the accident. FOE BANKS IN TROUBLE. Financial Pinch is Affecting Some Big German Institutions. A despatch from the London Daily Express correspondent in Geneva says: "A banker who has just return- ed here after spending several months in Germany tells me that the prin- cipal banks in the chief towns on the Rhine, and also in Munich and Dres- den,' are in serious financial difficulties and some big crashes may be expect- ed within the next three months.' The losses involved will be at least £180,000,000," the banker added, "and if the war continued another nine months Germany would be ruined fin- ancially." awarded to him for valor. presented to the French Ambassador i Minneapolis, Feb. 29,—Wheat—! r for conveyance to President Poincare 11 ay, $121 a to $121%• July, $120:,'4 PERSIAN CITY OF ISE RMANSHAH BERLIN OFFERS PRIZES FOR NEW NAM OF CITY. A despatch from. Berlin, Ont., says: BRITISH MINISTERS' SALARIES ' TO .R PARTLY RT Y ` L PA1D I� � BONDS Premier Asquith Declines to Move That Members Receive No Salaries A despatch from London says; In response to strong agitation by the newspapers to, set the country. an�ex- ariplc of economy, preferably by.ac- cepting ac ceps ,g reductions in their salaries, it "is announced that the Ministers have agreed for the futare to accept one - of their. salaries in the .Form.. td five e er cont.' Exche ner bonds. It is considered extremely probable that the whole bodyof the civil servants, will be invited ited to accept t _portion of their salaries in a similar ' form of Exchequer or war. loan bonds. • In: reply to an inte.rro 'ation ' B in the Houde` o.0 Commons, Premier -Asquith n declinc,ci to move that the iriembers of Parliament. ; should receive noi .. .:snip.. lea:. an album containing an illuminated to $1..20%e No. 1 hard, $1.26%; No. address and the seals of more than 1 Northern $1.22 to $1.24%; No 2 450 municipalities in the United King- Northern $1.18% to $1.22%. Corn dom. The address . offered the respect No 3 yellow, 16 to 77c Oats „No and. gratitude of the signatories to 3, white, 43% to 43a':ic. Flour -Fancy STORMED BY RUSSIAN ARMIES the French nation, sympathy for patents 20e. lower, $6.70; first clears France in her sufferings and profound 20c lower, 35.00; other' grades? un- "Impregnable". 'Turkish Ports on the Highroad to admiration of the gallantry of the changed. Shipments, 64,357 barrels. French troops. ;Bran, $19.00 to $21.00, Bagdad Crowning Victory of Campaign j Duluth, Feb. 29.—Wheat—No. 1 WILL NOT USE NA'I'IVES hard, $1.237/x; No. 1 North ei , •ii, $1.21% IN AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. to. $1.23%; No. 2 Northern, $1.18% !to $1.20%. Linseed, $2:31Ma, . y $233 , A despatch from London says: AJuly, .$2.33. suggestion was made in the House ofi --- Commous on Thursday that African Live Stock iltarlets. natives of Zululand and Basutoland I Toronto, Feb 29.—Choice heavy be permitted to volunteerfor the cam- I reign against German East Africa steers, $7.65 to $7.75; Butcher steers Pennant, Parliamentary Tliider-Seere. to 37.20; do., medium, $ .60 to $7.10; Lary for War,` who said lie considered clo.,, common, 3,5.50 to $5.60; Heifers; �' • a," e • the enlistment of natives as undesir- good to 3Clioice, 07.25 to $7.50; do., gayI.,tp Ca Northern able and impracticable. medium $6.50 to'$6 75• Butcher cows E a89 9 A & This. plan, ryas rejected by Harold J c oic e $7.25 to ' 7.50; do,, good, 37.00 A despatch from London says: The Persian city of Kermanshah, on the highroad to Bagdad, has been success- fully stormed and captured by the. Russian armies, according to a Petro- grad despatch. to Reuter's. ` The capture ,of the city, whose strong natural defences were. believed 'crowning victory of an apparently un - Iimportant and unnoticed campaign in. the mountain regions of Persia be- tween an invading Russian . army and hordes of loosely organised Kurd .and 1 mountain forces under the command of skilled German and'Turkish of- ficere, and well equipped with modern to make it.almost impregnable, is the' guns. Airmen Bombard Station at Metz. A despatch from Paris: says: A squadron of French'aeroplanes on Wednesday bombarded a' -railway sta- tion .on the _outskirts of Metz and a gas tank. A great fire was observed, the War Office reports. The announce- ment follows: "One of our airship squadrons bombarded with 45 projec- tiles, some of which were of large calibre, the Metz railway' station at.: Sablon1 (on Ole southern..outskirtss of 17etz), and a gas tarok, in the region b. of ;hicha.great fire Was observed." choice,, $6:50 to $6.85; do., good; $5.75 1to $6X15' h • b 1 n• ;, s, c o e, . o $7.00; do;, goodbulls 35.50 to 6:00 da, meth , , medium, $5.00 to 35.50; do., ro?.ig bologna, 34.40. to 34.50; Feeders, 900 to 1,000 lbs,- $0.40 to $6.80; do., . bulls 34.50 to $5,50i Stockers, 700'. to 800 lbs.; 36.00 to 36.50; do., pied., 650 to 750 lbs.,- 35.75 to 30.00; do., light, 500 to 050 lbs., 35.00 to 35.50; Canners, 33.50 to $4.25; Cutters. 84.25 t6-$4.50; MiIlj,ers,choice, each 300.00; to 385.00; Springers, -'3010,00 to 385.00; Calves veal, cho:cl, € 9:00 to $1,:1.00; ciO. med- ium. r iuni. $7.00 '1 yn 00; do., 'common 45.50 to 30.00; i.:ti :j yearlings, $7.00, to A despatch from Petrograd 'says'. 'r p.: f,S i h Gen: Alexei Knropatkin has been ap ,pointed canimander-in-chief of the Russian armies on the northern, front. The appointment 'of. :Gen. Kuropatkin was made in consequence of the illness, of -Gen. Pleve, Who : succeeded to the command when Gen. Russky's health' failed in December. last. South: Sifrit4ns nE J A despatch from . London says :..A 1 Tui kitih c•oluin n was zittaclecl and• • routed bySouth `•i Aii Can troop"s o3i' Saturday at A.gagia, Egypt, accord- ing to a Britielx official statement t" t Ys - sued Sunday night, which adds, that the fleeing 'lurks are being, pursiied, '