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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1916-4-6, Page 3a@r,./ ( — WIREE ZEPPELIN RAIDS ON BRITAIN IN THREE DAYS No Military Damage Occasioned, Although. 6o Civil- ians Were Killed and. i66 Injured. London, Monday, April 3,—Two more raids by Zeppelin dirigible bal- loons occt!rred on Great Britain on Saturday and Sunday nights, making three raids on successive nights. At least 10 person were killed and abut 100 others injured in the Saturday night raid, which was over the north- east collet of England. The coast of Scotland and the northern and south-eastern counties of England were attaeked by Zep- pelins Sunday night, Bomb' were dropped at various points. A correspondent in a north-east coast town says that a Zeppelin was VERDUN BATTLES The Laing .Markets 1 CANADIANS UNDER ARMS STILL RAGING -I reaostiiffs. NJJMYIDER ABOUT 246,000 I Torenba, April 4, --Manitoba Germans Penetrate Caillette Northeast of City. A despatch f , wheat—New crop, No. 1 Northern, sod, '41,11; No. 2 Northern, $1,08>/; Na, Of 290,00o Who I -lave Joined the Colors np Are 3 Northern, $1,96; in store Fort Wil- `4+� lianaUt of Action Through Caitu.alties or Other Causes- on sa s: T Manitoba Data --No. 2 C,W., 42%e rout Loner y he r Germans are still carrying on strong.tie; extra No. 1 feed, A despatch from Ottawa says; Cas- ualties of every description among p the. Canadian forces since the out- break of war total 22;000, and the wastage apart from casualties has been 21,700. This makes a total of 43,700 men, out of 290„000 who have joined the colors to date, who cannot now be numbered in the effective fighting force. The Canadian army aetually under arms at the present time is therefore about 246,000 men, Of these 112,000 are overseas, either in Great Tritain or at the front, while 401/ N ., , sc; o. 1 feed, 39%c,in stere Fort killed .and 25 persons were seriously offensive operations northeast and yw illiam, injured, In addition, about 80 others northwest of Verdun. About four and f th track T t received minor injuries, one-half miles northeast o e fort - i Ane or n sorra- -No. 3 yellow, 81%c,A tramcar inspector was killed and ress they penetrated the Caillette ( oxon o a woman tram conductor had a leg Wood, just outside Fort Douan;ont, ! Canadian cern Feed, 68 to 70c,. blown off. Several houses were wreck- ; after a violent bombardment. Front' track Toronto. ed in - one street, One house was con- part of this wood the French, in an E Ontario oats-lro, :3 white, 43 to pletely wrecked,. but the family of five immediate counter-attack drove back I to freights eoutside. 42 to 43c, according managed to scramble out without se- the invaders. ' } to outside.. rious injury, , Another powerful attach was de- I Ontario wheat --..No, 2 Winter, per With the exception of the big raid livered against that portion of the t carlot, $1 to $1,02; No, 1 1, 94 bo 90e; of January 31, when the casualties Avocourt Wood held bythe French 96 to 98e; No. 2 commercial, 94 bo 96 feed aggregated 67 persons killed and 117 but here the French brrier fire and ata, 3 commex0f, a 91o in 92 f; hts injured, the Zeppelins raids of Friday machine glans held the Gerinans wheat, 85 to 87c, according to freights and Saturday nights caused outside, g greater without gain, Pols--No. 2, 31.60; peas, according Ioss of life than any previous aerial 1 The French have now entirely to sample, $1to attack this year. The loss of life by • evacuated the village of Vaux and p , $1.30, according to Sunday's raid is unknown. I have drawn their line south of the freights outside. sighted there at 14 o'clock Saturday i The betel casualties for the two-' town, but in its immediate outskirts. Barley—Malting, a o2 to 64c feedh night, It dropped 14 explosive and nights, according to an official report, ± Berlin says that; northeast of Idau- barley,s09 to 62e, according bo freights seven incendiary bombs, Ten men, were 59 persons killed and 166 court, between Malancourt and Le outside. three women and three children were wounded. Mort Homme, the Germans have en- Bucks outside, to 69�c, according to tirely cleared the French from about freights outside, 1de; Rye-..,blo. 1 commercial, 86 to 876; '- 1,000 yards of trenches, where they rejected, according to sample, 83 to had remained since March 30. 850, according to freights outside. On the other sectors about Verdun Manitoba flour --.First patents, in 2 U COMPANIES BLOW TO PIECES' British Mine Explosions at St. Eloi Have Terrific Effect on Foe Trenches, A de;,patek from British Bead- Poncho 'valla, the Mexican bandit lead- sides have been busily engaged in shorts, per ton, $26; middlings . e Head- quarters says. German prisoners g , p VILLA WOUNDED BANDIN FLIGHT y jute bags, 36.50; second patents, in b $6 bakers', in jute particularly the War Office, with re- yard to these matters before coming there have been only intermittent bomber artillery duels have characterized the fightingalongthe b a a5.' Toroong bags, $5.80, Toronto. to any decision. Nothing had hap- pened since that decision, he added, 'to induce the Government to change its mind as to the number to be en- listed. *la regard to the question as to -mg it took the Canadian troops e ready for the front from ` the date of enlistment, the Premier said. , that the period varied. Six months. might be taken as a minimum for in, Pantry, but other arms .of the service required a longer period before they ;were ready to go to the front. The total expenditure . by Canada in training in Canada there are ap- proximately 134,000, counting those on guard duty, on Headquarters staff. These were among the interesting facts given to the Commons Thurs- day by Sir Robert Borden in reply to a series of questions by Hon. Charles ; M'arcil. In regard to Mr. Mareii's question as to whether the Govern-: m ent had decided to enlist 500,000 Canadians for overseas service, after consulting the British authorities, the Prime Minister said that the Govern- ment always took pains to ascertain the views of the Imperial authorities, • remainder of the front. Ontario dour.. Winter, according to United States Troops Surprise and Aircraft have been very active sam 1 3 9 Scatter the .Mexican around Verdun, The French brought 34,10 to $4.20, bulk seaboard, prompfi Outlaws. down three German machines, but shipment. Berlin asserts that the aerial combats Millfeed—Car lots, delivered Mont - per ton, 325 A despatch from El .Paso says : have resulted in their favor. Both real freights—Bran raptured near St. Eloi on Saturday the UnitediStatesin o troops his d ffirst l shm. ments at various points. bombs on military estab- last after we wrecked their trenchesp by a series of mine explosions, pared- clash with them on Wednesday. to -day before being taken down to eel Villa lost 30 men killed, two machine the base. These men were lucky in guns and a number of saddles and STRIKERS DELAY y, to 31c their rseape front death. The ex- rifles, also some horses, The Ameri- STRIKERS j� , in cans lost four men wounded, The in- ferior e; to 25c; creamery prang, plosion of our mines was so terrific battle took place in the edge of the BRITISH GUNS 34 to 36e; solids, 32 to 34c, that it shook the ground six miles town of Guerrero, capital of the dis- BRITISH Eggs--New-laid, 25 to 26e; do,, in away and its effect upon the German t • d cartons, 27 to 280, trenches was volcanic, Tons of earth when as a bandit he defied the forces were flung up hundreds of feet high, of Porfirio Diaz for years. Villa was, Lloyd George Makes Sensational carrying away trenches, dugouts and taken from the field in a carriage, Charge in British Souse of saandbags. A Jaeger regiment was hold- limping, according to reports of the' ing thisepart of n the whiche as hold - d United States officers with Col. Dodd, Commons. heavy fosse:. A captured officer says confirmed by Mexicans anode prisoners A despatch from London says: Dur- p by the Americans, that two companies of his battalion ing a discussion of the Clyde strike were blown to pieces. The earth "' - '•" ^ --- - in the House of Commons Thursday was so disrupted that the communi- LARGE INCREASE IN night David Lloyd George, the Muni - for war purposes up to the end of February, Sir Robert said, has aggro- gated $187,000,000, not taking into account the millions of dollars which Great Britain has spent on behalf of Canada for munitions of various kinds supplied to the Canadian forces. at the front through the War Office, The accounting for these will not be made until the war is over, In reply to Mr, 13oulay, the Pre- mier said that the members of the Military hospitals Commission served. without salary, but that they were alt while engaged on the business of the Commission, lowed 310 per day and railway fare yearlings, sheep, to 26 to 37.50; ! APT SHAUGNESSY yearlings, 310.50 to 312; bucks and � �, culls, $3,50 to $4,50; lambs, choice, r 311 to 312.50; spring lambs, 37 to I i A F 310.50; calves, good to choice, $8.50 t to 310.25; do., medium, 37 to 38.50;1 hogs, fed and watered, $10.85; do., ! Weighed off cars, 311,26; do., f.o.b., ' Second Sou of Baran Shaughnessy 310.50. Montreal, April 4.—Butchers' steers, Was Hit by Shrapnel. best, $7 to $8; good, 37.40 to 37.65; l dc�spatrh from London says: fair, 37.05 to 37.25; medium, 36.50 f, A.,.;in Alfred from of the to 37;rough, 36 to 30.75.i Butcher ;a ;0th Regiment, the second son of bulls, 36.25onto $637.2; ;cannerum, , 34 Baron Shaughnessy, liras killed in 36.75; common, $5.s, canners, 31, 34 action while fighting with his regi- rough e i to 35. Hogs --Selects, $11 to $11,50; g �” rough and mixed lots, 310.25 to meat at the front in France on Sat - 310.75; common, 310; sows, 37.75 to niche, It is only a few weeks sines 38. Sheep, 36 to 38; lambs, 39 to 312.. Captain Shaughnessy went over to , Calves, milk fed, 35.50 to $8.60. , France with the 60th battalion, after _„_,p,_„___ l having complexed an officers train GERMANY MUST ACCEPT 1 ing course at Shornclifie. With his DRASTIC PEACE TERMS.'. fellow -officers and men, he was one of the most popular, and the Irish ton, 327; good feed flour, per bag, 31.60 to 31.70, Country Produce. Butter --Fresh dais 28 • riot eminated by Villa in the days Honey—Prices in 10 to 60 -Ib. tins, 13 to 14e. Combs --No. 1, 32.75 to 33; No. 2, 32.25 to 32.40. Beans -34.10 to' 34.40, the latter for hand-picked. Poultry—Chickens, 21 to 22c;; fowls,. 18 to 19c; ducks, 20 to 22c; geese, 18 to 20e; turkeys, 25e. Cheese—Large, 19c; twins, 19'40. Potatoes—Car lots of Ontario, $1.80 ration trenches were choked up and BRITISH REVENUE. tions Minister, declared that the big to $1,85, and New Brunsw•cks at. there was no possibility of escape for _ - _ guns which the army wanted has been 31.90 to 31.95 per bag, on track. the men who remained alive in the Property and Income Tax Are Re- held up through all its stages of. first and second linos of this ector, sponsible for Increase of manufacture and that the strikers Provisions. nor for any supports to be sent up to £58,921,000, were holding up most important guns Bacon, long clear, 16% to 161, a per prevent the occupation of the craters needed by the army. That the Clyde 11, in case lots, .lams—Medium 20 and trenches by the British, who still A despatch from London says: At strike caused a ferment out of all to 21e; do., heavy, 15 to 170; rolls, 17 hold this; ground. The Germans sur- the close of the financial year on proportion to the number of Hien in- to 17%c; breakfast bacon, 21 to 24c; Avert; were caught in the trap, and. Thursday night the Government is- volved is explained by M. Lloyd backs, plain, 25 to 26c; boneless backs in a dazed condition were taken psis- sued a report showing that the total George's statement that it was re- 28 to 29c. ' oners easily enough. The exact num- revenue of the United Kingdom for sponsible for holding up guns needed Lard—Pure lard, tierces, 13% to ber of them is still uncertain, as men the year amounted to £336,766,824, be- at the British front. 14c, and pails, 141/c; compound, 13 are still being brought down but the ing an increase of £110,072,744 over .-g to 14c, number is about 200 with several of- last year. The largest increase was WITH RIGHT LE fivers G GONE, in propel•t WILL NEVER ATTACK SALONICA DEFENCES. A despatch from Athens says : "I do not believe the Austro -Germans seriously intend attacking Salonica," said an Entente general to the As- sociated Press correspondent on Fri- day. "They have an excellent intel- ligence service in Macedonia and are fully aware of the great strength of our positions. 1 do not think they will throw away men needlessly in trying to take it, especially after the Verdun experience. In respect to a possible offensive. by the Entente allies it is impossible to say anything. 1 ire- Neve Saloniea to be absolutely im- pregnable." FRENCH GENERAL KILLED AT VERDUN A despatch front Paris says: Gen. eral' Largeau, one of the youngest French brigadiers, has been killed in action at Verdun. He distinguished himself in Africa where he served with the Marchand expedition. y and income tax, including 11lontreal. Markets. the supertax which was £68,921,000. CORPORAL FIGHTS.. Montreal, April 4.—Corn—Ameri- can No. 2 yellow, 84 to 85c. Oats--- + Canadian Western, No. 2, 52c; No. 8, l 50c; extra No. 1 feed, 50c; No. 2 local ' white, 48%c; No. 3 local white, 4733c; No. 4 local white, 46%c. Barley— Manitoba feed, 66 to 67c• malt• I to pa str chi to Ro ba Sh Mo MARRIED MEN CALLED TO JOIN COLORS. A despatchr•from London says : Nine groups of married men who attested for service under the Derby plan are to join the colors on May 5. The groups concerned are numbers 33 to 41, consisting of men from 27 to 3t years of age. It is the calling out of these men before all eligible single men have joined the army that has caused so much agitation throughout the country. In consequence of this feeling an earlier summons issued 1 these men was cancelled. RUSSIA HAS ORDERED MUNITIONS ENQUIRY p ram e rograd says: The Council of the Empire, recogniz- ing the ncessity of investigating the recent insufficiency of munitions at the Russian front, has ordered the opening of a preliminary inquiry into accusations against Gen Soulhomlin- off, formerly Minister of War, and against Gen.. Kouzmine-Korowaieff, Chief of the Artillery Department. BELEAGUERED FORCE AT UT HEARTENED BY KING'S Amazing Act of Courage on British Front—V.C.'s Conferred. A despatch from London says :Six new awards of the Victoria Cross were announced on Thursday. The most amazing act of courage was that of Corporal Cotter, of the Sixth East Kent Regiment. When his right leg, had been blown off at the knee, and he also had been wounded in both arms, he made his way unaided for' fifty yards to a mine chater and steadied the men who were holding it. He controlled their fire, issued orders and altered the dispositions of his men to meet a fresh counter-attack by the ' enemy. For two hours he held the position, and allowed his wounds to be roughly dressed only after the at- tack had quieted down. COMMITTEE TO CARE FOR BRITISH GRAVE •=g, 77c. Flour—Manitoba Spring whe tents, firsts, 36.60; seconds, 36.1 ong bakers', $5.90; Winter pate nice, $6.10; straight rollers, $5. $5.60; do., bags, 32.55 to 32. fled oats—Bb1s.,. $5 to $5.05; d gs, 90 lbs., 32.35. Bran, $2 orts, $26. Middlings, 328 to $3 uillie, $30 to 333. Hay—No, 2, p A despateh from Paris says: An'• company which lie commanded was official communication referring to noted for its efficiency. His death the British conquest of German East 4 was the result of a shrapnel wound. Africa says: "This is Germany's last' , colony. The enemy has large sums ; 'KING SUBSCRIBES $500,000 2 invested there in railways and other l FOR WAR PURPOSES. OSE$' exploitations. The complete conquest A despatch from London says:. of the colony* is only a matter of time, King George has placed £100,000 at and cannot be long delayed. Cense- the disposal of the Treasury. A let- quentiy the colonial empire created at such cost by Gr,rmnn'.a;Qa ter accompanying the donation says: pear, and Germany will no longer have ` "It is the ICing's wish that this sum, an outlet out of Europe. It is easy which hegives in consequence of the to see the important bearing this fact war, should be applied in whatever manner deemed best in the opinion of will have at the conclusion of peace. his Majesty's Government" Every time, in the course of our his- tory that we have lost colonies, even when there had been successes on the WOMEN RIOTERS KILLED ,Continent, we have had to accept dis- astrous terms of peace. It is probable similar events will have similar re- A despatch from Rome says: at Ad - sults in the case of Germany." vices received here say that several �I' women were killed in recent disorders 0; BRITISH VICTIMS OF in Vienna, Prague, Trieste and Ag- paten U-BOATS IN MARCH. ram. Crowds of women attacked the 50 Government offices, demanding bread 60. 38 Vessels Sunk and 124 Lives Lost and the conclusion of peace. The o., During Last Month. troops were called out and fired upon 4' A despatch from London says: •The the crowds, killing several women. O. Board of Trade's) summary of cas- ton, car lots, 320 to 320.50. Cheese— Finest westerns, 18% to 19c; finest easberns, 181,4 to 18%. Butter— Choicest creamery, 33 to 34e; seconds, 30 to 32c. Eggs—Fresh, 27c. Pota- toes—Per bag, car lots, 31,75 to $ .80. Winnipeg Grain. S Winnipeg, April 4.—Cash quotations —Wheat --No. 1 Northern, $1.10%; A` No. 2 Northern, 31.081%; No. 3 Nor- - thein, $1.05%; No. 4, $1.027%; No. 5, /s e; No, 6, 855%c; feed, 80,se. Oats A despatch from London says: national committed has been appoint ed by the Government for making per- cJ37 f —No: 2 C.W., 4134c; No. 3 C.W., e 397fsc• extra No 1 feed 397%c• No. - is o h is president. It was decided that no le manent provision ' for the care o graves of officers and men in Franc ualties to British shipping reported . PUBLIC CELEBRATION in March shows that nineteen steam- OF BATTLE OF YPRES. ers aggregating 44,609 tons were „- sunk by enemy warships. Ten steam- Private Citizens Asked to Fly Flags ers of 13,927 tons were sunk by mines. on Anniversary of Great Struggle. One steamer of 2,131 tons was sunk A despatch from Ottawa says The either by an enemy warship ora mine. anniversary of the Battle of Ypres, Forty-three lives were lost in the case the famous struggle of April 22, 1915, of the steamers sunk by warships and when the Canadian fought a eighty-one in steamers sunk by mines. great and ,i, gallant, and successful fight against TOBACCO AND PIPES . the Huns, will be celebrated officially FOR THE ALLIES. in Canada by the hoisting of flags on all public buildings. A despatch from New York says: �` 4 The French Line steamship Rocham- WOMEN WORK ON DOCKS eau, which sailed on Sunday for AT BRITISH PORTS. Bordeaux, has oil board' 42,000 ▪ cigarettes and 422 gross of corn cob Women are now being employed at pipes, which will be distributed among the Liverpool docks, handling cotton the soldiers of ,Great Britain and imports, and other bagged goods. At France, in France and Belgium. The consignment is in charge of Mrs. George W. Lopp, who, since early in 1 the war has been devoting all her 2 time to the collection of tobacco and n pipes for the .men in the allied • trenches. and Belgium. The Prince of Wales 1 f y' No. 3, 59c; No, 4, 54%c; rejecte feed, 51c. Flax -No. 1 N.W.0 92%; No. 2 C.W., 31.89%. • eed, 38%c. . No.• 2 feed, 37 rs c. Bar- d, pounds of smoking tobacco, 2,500,000 A despatch from - Liverpool says permanent memorials will be erected 51c in any British military cemetery dur- $1 • SSAFIE ing the continuance of hostilities, or until the military situation should -ap- pear 'to justify giving the necessary Glen. Townsend Assured That Every Possible Effort is Being Made to Send Relief. A despatch from London says: An official announcement says the follow- ing message was despatched by King George to General Townsend, in corn "nand of the British troops at Kul -el - Amara "1, together with all your fellow eountrymen, continue to follow with admiration the gallant fighting of the troops under your command against great odds., Every possible effort is being made to su:tpport your splendid resistance." RUSSIAN HOSPITAL SHIP SU,EARINED IN BLACK SEA Wounded Soldiers on Beard at -r rine and Red Was Cross s ., . tea' Painted on VeaSrl. A despatch ;from Paris says: The hospital •ship Portug'al has been sunk in the :Black Se a by a German tor- yeclo boat, or submarine: The, 'or tt- I t gal had a Iergo ;ninnibe'."of alounaed sanction. All requests for informa- aI tion -regarding graves of officers and May l men fallen. in France and Belgium traiat should continue; to be addressed to rl' t. general headquarters. 3 ` Minneapolis Wheat inneapolis, April 4.--Wheat— $1.141% to $1.14%; July 4%; ' No. 1 hard, $:1.19';% ; 'No. thern, $1.147% to $1.17%; No. thern, $1.11% to $1.14%. Cor o. 3 yellow; 73 to 74c. Oats—No the director of graves reg•stration,-T vbite, 41 'to 413,4c. Flour—Fanc arts, ten cents higher, quoted at � 5; first and second clears un ged_ Shipments, 61,370 barrels i, $18 to $18.50. SOLDIER SETTLERS pate $O:n OFFERED FREE LAND ohan Brei A despathh"•fr4.m London. says: The British South"Afajica Company has an.: nouncecl a grant of 500,000 acres of 1:0 free lizard to soldier -settlers from over- stee seas •after 'the *an The company tl, agrees to provide expert advice and $7,7 supervision, to ai them in getting a 37,5 good start in their new homes. the Leyland Line docks.nearly 100 women are' now working. Fears were entertained that the Dockers' Union would raise difficulties, but these have been smoothed over and the women are receiving the same rate of pay as the men. -' HOUR OF;BRITA • T S� HAND BUT IT IS NOT T YET ARRIVED Live Stock. Markets: ran o, April..4.—Choice heav i•s„ $8.35 to $8.75; butchers' cat choice, $8 to $8.25; do., .good 5 to $7.85; do., medium, $7.15 t 0;do.: common, $6"60 to $6,75 �bt:tehBRITISH TIGHTEN ANO.97IIEn LINK IN BRITISH BL)c11ADE. A despatch from iso:,ilon says: Great Britain has put i 1 ' ffeot an or- der -in -Council zur_der. ',; hrsh neithe • aboard, according to an announcement of the official press bureau on.Thtirs day night. It is said that the Portu- gal had Red C",r ess signs cons piecious- 1 t ly .displayed. !alstur.e for a breach' o1' the blersh nlu m •L'ne sols ground lhet'tli.evu ,, ,,. 11C`.nrrc„t i; 0n<.h niar..tiy `` aa„ to •t'utt- loc:icada..l T=ort, - b Sir John Haig,'s Forcrs Now Flold One-fotirth of the o Entire Western 1-.ront, bulls, choice, $7.25 to $7.50 !do., good bulls, 380.$5 to $7; do., rough bul.l;s, $4.05 to 35.15; .butchers' cows choic0, 36.75 to $7.25; do., good '130.25 to $6.50; do., medium, $5.85 to $6.100, Flo.,. common,, $5 :?5 rto 35.75; tookors, 700 to 850 lbs., •$6.60 bo $7.25 hoi. e feeders, dehorned, 050 000 .a:;,.•'4"' r to $7..50; (saners ,i..�.$ 50. milkers,. chgr, c, e..,.h., 8 r "r'tp .$100; do., co -en -non t ante e 'i,. :„'l i, ,r5 36p startn'*` $. 0 t,. i$i00i: '. `l,t;'ewes, $8.50 to ; A despatch froin London says: The official communications having re- reeled the fact that the British armies , have taken over a length of the line previously held by the French," says Reuter's correspondent at the -British headquarters in France, "I am:'per- mitted to make reference to it, The rew dist'aositions we.,.e carried out with great skill and secrecy, ri . nd the result of them has been the re- lease of large French forces who .were manifestly of great value to another! tr -area. ” At present the British are probably holding so,nathing like one fourth of the entire '` length of the 'Western front, extending in an un- • broken line. from the Yser to the Som- me. "Although the hour the 18itish arum' may be at hand it r,..not yet Nor is there• any reason to 1:re1 ^vi that the Gcrinrans xi=i11 sedeeed by their attacks on 'Verdun inupsettin }� g the pre-arrans'ca. stat^,'. y of the great' coning offensive:"