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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1916-5-4, Page 711.041.4.44 MILITARY RULE DEC LARED TUROCIO IRELAND' Major-General Sir John Maxwell San from London To Take Charge. A. despatch from London says :- Martial law has been declared through- out Ireland, and Major-General Sir John Maxwell, who until recently commanded the troops in Egypt, has gone over to take charge, the Irish executive officials having placed them- selves under his instructions. He has been given full disciplinary powers for the extension of the operations and the suppression of the rebellion. The revolt which, broke out in Dub- lin has spread to other parts of Ire- land, chiefly to the west and south, This information, together with the fact that the rebels are still in pos- session of parts of the city of Dublin, was given to the nation by the IVIinist- ers in Parliament on Thursday. There ,had been a small rising at Ardee ctnd Louth and a rather more serious one m Swords and Lusk, close to Dublin. Troops are Adequate. Premier Asquith, who on Wednes- day had given reassuring news re- specting, the situation in Ireland, caused something of a flutter of anxi- ety by hie statement on Thursday in the House of Commons when he an- nounced a spread of the movement to other party of Ireland, the retention by the revolutionalists of certain parts of Dublin and the fact that fight, ing was Still going on in the streets. The government, the. Prime Minister further announced, was convinced that the forces now in Ireland and those proceeding there were adequate to deal with the situation. Restore Order First. Replying to a question whether the s5 Government had been warned of a t� dao ereu.; growth of sedition Premier Asquith said 'The first and paramount duty of the Geverienent b to restore order and to stamp out rebellion with all possible vigor and promptitude. That we are doing. "Ii hin:i that there is undoubtedly an obligation which rests upon the Government of making a searching inve •tigafeen into the causes of and the re pen: ibility for these events. That obligation we fully recognize and intend to discharge. "Chir allies already have been made aware by Sir Edward Carson and Mr. Redmond," the Premier added, "that the movement is sectional only, and has no sympathy from the repres- entatives of the Irish leaders." Mr, Asquith said that for obvious reasons he did not like to name the other places to which the trouble had spread, but there bad been in the aaest and :meth, but particularly in the west, places where there was a de- velopment of the movement. Very stringent precautions were being taken by the military authorities to deal with these places. Official Report, "The military operations for the suppression of the rebellion in,Dublin. are proceeding satisfactorily," says a communication issued by Field Marshal French, commanding the home forces, ate•%riday night. "Whajr may be described as the org zed forces of the rebels," the ...ommunication adds, "are confined to ', a few localities, the principal one be- ing the Sackville Street district,in which the rebel headquarters appear to be the General Post -office. The r ' }cordon of troops around this district has been drawn closer, and the rebels 1 in this locality are now confined be- hind their line of barricades. I "Sniping from houses in which small parties of the rebels have estab- lished themselves in various parts of the city still continues. The district where this is most prevalent is that `north-west of the Four Courts, which '. are still in the' possession of the re- bels. The clearance of these snipers is a matter of time, "In other parts of Ireland the prin- cipal centres of disturbance are in County Galloway and in Enniscorthy. , Disturbances are also reported at Killarney, Clonmel and Gorey. The other parts of Ireland appear normal, "The general trend of the reports indicate that the disturbances ,are lo- cal in character." Rebellion's Back Broken, A despatch from London says: An official statement issued on Saturday night by the Official Press Bureau regarding the situation in Ireland says: "The general officer commanding- ing-chief, the Irish command, has re- ported the situation in Dublin much more satisfactory. Throughout the country there was still 11 much more to be done, which would take time, hut he hoped that tate back of the rebel- lion bad been broken. "Saturday night messengers were sent out from the rebel leaders in Dublin to the rebel bodies in Galway, Clare, 'Wexford, Louth and Dublin ' Counties, ordering them to surren- der, and priests and the Royal Irish Constabulary are doing their utmost to disseminate this information. "As regards the situation in Dub- lin, rebel; from the areas of Sackville Street, the post -office and the Four Courts are surrendering freely. More incendiary fires took place in Sack- ville Street on Saturday night, but the fire brigade is now able to re- sume work. "It is further reported that up to the present 707 prisoners have been taken. Included among these is the Countess Alarkievicz. "The rel.els at Enni corthy are re- ported to be still in possession`of this place, and a mixed column of cavalry, infantry, and artillery, including 4.7 guns, hay been sent from Wexford with a view to engaging the rebels.. The latest information from Ennis- corthy shows that the rebel leader at this place does not believe the rebel leaders' message from Dublin, and has proceeded to that city in a motor car under escort to verify the inform- ation. "A deputation for a similar purpose fratn the re11els at Ashbourne (County Meath) has also been sent to Dublin. At Galway the rebels are believed to be disbanding, and few arrests have been made. "At New Ross, Gorey, Wicklow, Bagenalstown and Arklow the sibua- KUT GARRISON YIELDS TO TURKS Supplies Exhausted, Gen. Townshend Surrenders With 9,000 Troops. A despatch from London says: After holding out for nearly five months the British army under Major- General Charles V. Townshend, which had been besieged by Turkish armies at Kut -el -Amara, has been compelled to surrender because of the exhaustion of supplies. In the of- ficial announcement of the surrender which was issued on Saturday after- noon, it is stated that Major-General Townshend'sarmy consisted of only sported narmal. Carlow and. Dungarvin are believed to be quiet." Officers Hit Hard. An official list of casualties among the army officers at Dublin given out NORTH c7E - /6'114 fen5rteeesr, 4.vr`he SOlSiGaS QRHEtt15" PAPAWS t:31) S0 'w I it 4: RIGA .44 ;ap:t::f.&+S' NORTH H SEA • 4S 1;ARi1£JUTn s K1/ RTFORly{ 5t1, fiQ; .`�y k; TtiL�Mtic LONDO 0 r.; Wed IiI7'I' h,l AAIAR <1 Crn»t ei tlera t A�,Ralo ? (trier p .� �' ..gLa a �.� i :,:bat AtIv144 iy� "ri et e +Lf 42.takttuveb.,,..e+.!`�Fo izzmut 4 Fstr zss,it - r.• ks;a *4..444,..,44.•+• ,4442, orc45$011. WEEK'S A Pfuitz.ik41 ebultt a`iheftd Saat A1.1 Gitt110 Hent Gam NEWS OF U •. 6, ' G1tEN'iC� ' IcriM SEai tee • DXiIr. O 72OIYr 1✓ zL:irra EPIN1� b 1 IcIODE OGENZTtset • MeV MARS.fLLES "' tEf , 4f 'WAR. Ore 4)ale Q The English 1 is coast) visited h o<.bw'a• againvs was lted by German warships ships on Tuesday morning. They were sighted off Lowestoft by the British local naval forces and were engaged. They fought for twenty minutes and then fled. Before fleeing one of the vessels fired into Lowestoft, but little damage was done. Two men, a woman and a child were killed. Ab tI1e same time fire was opened on Yarmouth, and one or two buildings were slight- ly damaged. About the same time a fleet of Z eppelins made a raid aver the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. This is the region in which are situated Yarmouth and Lowestoft, Some bombs were dropped, but a fog made it im- possible for the enemy to get any ac curacy of aim. The British fleet shelled the sea coast in the neighborhood of Zeebrugge on the 24th. It is reported that three German destroyers, after being hit, were forced to withdraw into the harbor. Little opportunity is being given the enemy forces to concentrate in Egypt. Aeroplane reconnaissance keeps the authorities advised of any hostile movement. During the week an attack was matte on Quetta, but the force used was not sufficiently strong, and a withdrawal was necessary. But this was only for a day. Stronger forces were brought up and the enemy had to flee. Canadian troops have been in action almost continuously during the week. In the neighborhood of St. Eloi the Germans have been making frequent attempts to recapture the crater positions taken from them on March 27, but the men from the Dominion have repelled every attack and caused much loss to the Germans. In the neighborhood of Verdun the French are taking the offensive more and more, They are alsorovin the superiority of' their artillery fire over that of the Germans. There has been considerable fighting during the weelc, especially in the neighborhood of Dead Alan's Hill, but the French not only successfully defended that position, but even retook some trenches on the northern slope which had been captured from them some time before. The campaign in Mesopotamia gives ground for anxiety. The Tigris is still in flood, and the advance of the British force to the relief of Kul -el -Amara is delayed. There has been some fighting with the relieving force, and the enemy have made great claims which have been discounted by the despatches of Sir Percy Lake. The Russians, since they captured Trebizond, have kept up their advance westward along the shore of the Black Sen. No sooner had the first Russians who landed at Marseilles got half -way toward the battle front. than an- other force equally big was reported as having landed there, too. There is now no doubt of any intention of Russia to make any peace before the Allies do. BELGIAN COAST !GERMAN OFFICER MUST STAND TRIAL.; BRITISH BATTLESHIP AGAIN SHELLED Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus f AGAIN��as Denied. SUNK BY MINE BRITISH EMPLOY 3 BATTLE SHIPS, 18 DESTROYERS AND 40 MINE -SWEEPERS. The Rotterdam correspondent of the London Daily Mail, telegraphing Thursday, says: `rA Britkh squadron resumed the bombardment of the Belgian coast at 4 o'clock on Thursday morning. Mine -sweepers have cleared the coast waters of mines, and nets have been laid to guard against submarines. Boston, April 27. --Werner Horn,• who attempted to destroy the Inter- ; national nter-inational Bridge at Venceboro, Maine, Russell is Destroyed in the AIediter- on February 2, 1915, must stand trial on a charge of illegal transportation cancan -702 Men of dynamite, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ordered on Thurs- day. !SWISS FRONTIER Rescued. A despatch from London says: The sinking of the battleship Russell was announced in the following official CLOSED BY GERMANY: stabement:- t --- '' "H.M.S. Russell, Captain William A despatch from Paris says: The 'Bowden Smith, R.N., flying the flag $ German -Swiss frontier has been closed F of Rear -Admiral Fremantle, struck a since Monday afternoon even to mails mine in the Alecliterranean on -' she Leading Markets Brea8stnfte. 1'oro>to May 2, -Manitoba. wheat -No? 1 Northern. 31.25 No, 2, do., 31.23: N0. 3 do 31.19, track Bay ports. Manitoba oats No, 2 C.W-. 53c: No. 3 do. ,•51c;"'extra No. 1 feed, 51c N0. 1, feed, 60e on track Bay ports. American corn -No, 3 yellow. 863c,` track Toronto. Canadian corn --Feed, 74 to 76c, nomin- al. track Toronto, Ontario oats ---No, 3 white. 40 to 46c; eam:nercial. 44 to 45c, according to. freight, outside. Ctntario Wlreut-No, 1 commercial,: $1.01 to $1.03; No, 2, do, 99e to $1.01: Noy. 3. do , 90 to 98e; feed wheat, $6 to 58e, according to freights outside. Peas -No, 2 31.65, according to sari-' pie 51.20 to $1.50, according to freights. outside, Barley- :Malting. 63 to 64e; feed. 59 to 62e. according to freights outside. Buckwheat --69 to 70e., according • to freights outside. Rye -,-No. I commercial. 00 to 31c; re-. jetted, according to sample, 66 to 88e, ac-: cording to freights outside. Manitoba Hour, -First patents, in jute bags. $; 5s0trosecond kers1ein'Ju1te bags 55 80, Toronto. Ontario flour -Winter, according to sample. 34.20 to $4,30, track Toronto, in bags: 34,25 to $4,35, bulk seaboard. Isitllfeed--Car Iots, delivered Montreal fret„rias-Bran, per ton, $24; shorts. per ton 326: middlings. per ton. 826 to $27; good feed flour. per bag, 51.60 to 31.70: Conntty Producer. clutter -Fresh dairy, choice. 28 to 3fe; inferior, 24r creamery prints. 33 to ii.. inferior. 31 to 32'. Eggs -New -laid. laid ,l ^ to 24c; do., in car, tc +r 24 to 25c. 1t -.*tire*. in 30 to CC0-11). tins. 351 to 14c e'..;mhs-No. 1. $2.75 to 53; :No ' 3245 to $2.40. 1$eans--34 to 31.40, the latter for handl pt;l:ed. cheese -Large, 151e: twin°, 19ie. Maple syrup -51.50 per Imperial gal* Ion I'oulti' ChirkerF 21 to 22e; fowls, 18 to 'fr; dus'ks, 24 to 25e; turkey's. 25e. Potatoes -Car lots of Ontarfos, 31.65 to $1.70, and New Iirunstvieks :44 3..1;11) to 31.85 per bagon track. Provisions. 1 aeon ---Long clear. 161 to 17e per lb.. in ease lots. Slams --,tedium. 21 to 22e; do,. heavy, 17 to 20e• rolls, 17/ to 1bt- breakfast baron. 21 to 24e; backs. 25 to 26e; boneless backs, 28 to 290. Lard -Pure lard. tierces. 1o1 to 153e, and pails, 15y to 16e; compound. 133 10 141c. Winnipeg Grain. Niln11pe„ May 2.-C'ash prices: - Wheat -No. 1 Northern. 31.153; No. 2, do 51.13; No. 3 do.. 31.091; No. 4, 51.071; leu 5, 993e; :No, 0 91e' feed, 851e. ttats1n• 2 t..W., 461e; No. 3. do.. 443e; extra No. 1 feed. 441e No. 1 feed, 43e; No. 2 do... 2• Y rrlet--No. 8 Ole: No.4 .6'' rete 'tett ,0c_, feed, 56C Fla.' -No.1 :,, i` ,t.', 31,'65,; Ni, °2 e.w.' 51.83. Montreal Markets. Montreal, May ^--C'orn, Arncri'ar, No. " tirrllr,t♦, 87 to -8S'. tats. Canadian 'Vest»rn No. •', 5411 ; f anadian Western No.33e extra No. 1 feed, 53e; No. local white 51 to 511c; No. 3 local. white, 50 to 50.11e:.No. 4 lo. al white, 49 to 451c. Barley, ti bran, feed. Cts to 7;1e; malting, 71 to 77e„ b•lo. urMan Spring wheat pat- ents. firsts,366t0; ceeonrls, 36.10; strong bakers. 35.90; Winter patents. - choice. 36straight rollers 35.30 to $5.40; do., bags, 32.45 to $2.50. Rolled oats. bar- rels 85.11' to 35.20; hags. 50 lbs., 32.40 to 32 ,45, l;ran. 324. Shorts, 526. Mid- dlings. 325 to 330. 'llouiilie 350 to 335. Ray, No. 2,per ton ear lots,3'20.50 to 321 Cheese ltrtest wsstern 1S 10 I•/}e; finest eastern, 171 to 1 Ele. gutter elude..•at vreamer•y, 31 to 311e; s,-onrlds, 30 to 301e. Eggs. fresh, 25c, Potatoes, per bag, cur Iota, 51.70 to 51.721. 'United States Markets. Minneapolis, May 2. --wheat, hoot, Ma '. 51.194: July, 31.19 to 31.19# No. 1 hard.. $1.251'; No. 1 Northern 31.204 to 81.:33;;northern, $1.171 to Sl 210 Corn --No. 3 yelion, 75' to 7 7 tc, Oats No. 3 white. 420 to 43v. Flour, fancy patents. Sv higher, quoted at 55.4o1, first clears unchanged; second clears. 2oc lower; quoted at 33; shipments 52.40+0 barrels. Bran, 511.6', to 31 ft. Duluth. Mary 2. -«'heat-:No. 1 hard, Sl '1.3; No. 1 2 iu'thern 31.195 to SI 'oy; No. 2 Northern, 51.165 to 31.175. 'Lin- seed cash and May, 52.60$; July. 32.10. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, May 2.• -Choice heavy steeds, 83.90 to 39.20; butchers' cattle, choice, $8.60 to $8.90; do., good, 38.25 to 35.50; do, medium 38 to 38.25; an.. cununon. 37.25 to 57.60; butcher bulls. choice, 37.25 to 37,75; do.. good bulls, 56.85 to 57; do., rough bulls, 54.65 to 55.15; good butche3hrs' c35owtos, 56cot,' do, S7„mtoeedi57.50•um,E6 dtoo.. h,75: 6.25;do., common. 35.25 to $5.75; tockers, ,o0 to 1'511 lbs„ 56,75 to 57.75; choice feeders+, dehorned, 95,) to 1,000 bs., 37.5't til 31; canners and cutters, 3.59 to $4.411. milkers, choice, each, 37,5 v 5101'; du,. common and ntedtum. each, 40 to 'x60: springers, $5,1 to $leo: light wee 36.51 to Stn; sheep, heat•- 50 to 7.5t1 yearlings, S19 t0 $33,$5; bucks and cults, 53.50 to 34,50; lambs, choice, 11 to 513.50; calves, good to choice, 56 to 312; do., medium. 57.25 to 31.50; hogs. fed and watered, 311.50; do., weighed off cars. $11.85; do., f.o.b.. 11,15, itlontrea1. .fay 2. --Fair steers at $6.75 to 5 lautehers' Bows irant 56.25 to 5s, and bulls from 37 to 58.59 per 100 lbs. Good calves. 5 to 9e. and the lower grades at 4 to 6c per ib. Spring lambs • from 34 to 38 each. Yearling lambs and old sheep scarce and firm. Selected hogs, 512 to 512.15 per 100 lbs., weighed orf cars. on Saturday contains twenty-seven 6 The Germans anticipate a severe at- says a despatch to the Matin, from day and was sunk, The Admiral, Cap- t Berne. Foreigners now in Germany ' tain, 24 officers and 676 men were $ have been informed that none will be!saved. There are about 124 officers allowed to leave the country before and men missing." Under ordinary twenty clays have elapsed, the des- : conditions the Russell carried be - patch adds. j tween 750 and 800 men. 5 names. Of this total five were killed, tack. twenty-one wounded and one missing. ' "In Thursday's bombardment the This list is additional to the one an- British force consisted of three bat- nounced Friday_ giving the names of tleships, 18 destroyers and between 30 two officers killed and five wounded. and 40 mine -sweepers and mine - I 2,970 British troops and 6,000 Indian troops, To prevent the Turkish forces from capturing them all the British. guns and ammunition were destroy- ed before General Townshend sur- ` rendered. The surrender of a British army is an event of very rare occur- rence, and much sorrow was caused in London by the announcement. BRITISH ,...CASUALTIES 1 DURING APRIL. Total From All Fields of Operation in Excess of Those of March. A despatch from London says: Britisheeasualties for April, as com- piled from published lists, are slight;- ly in excess of those in March. The total from all fields of operation is 1,255 officers and 19,256 men, com- pared with 1,107 officers and 19,317 men in March. GMANS FELL VICTIMS TO THEIR OWN FRIGHFULNESS Gas Directed Against British Front Broke Back Over Enemy Trenches With Satisfactory Results.' A despatch from London says: The Germans have made several attacks against the Britishlines during the past 48 hours, but have everywhere been repulsed. Under cover of gas an assault was attempted opposite Millebut but the gas broke back Over the enemy trenches, and the Germans were seen leaving their trenches and running to' the rear on a front of albiut seven hundred .yards. Judging 'i by ala:) ,u'tber of ambulances seen coni], e i;p bo Hulluch, declares Sir Douglas Haig's report, the enemy must have suffered considerable cas- ualties from our artillery and his gas. The ground behind the enemy lines was colored by gas on a front of about a thousand yards to a depth of three thousand yards. Gas Was also liberated north of the Messines road on a 2,000 -yard front, bub the infant'y attack whteh follow- ed was broken down by the British fire. An attack with bombers at an_. Tither point was equally unsitccessful. ayers, Two of the battleships bom- barded the coast between Zeebrugge and lCnocke, including Heyst and Blankenborg. The fire was answered by the German batteries. The third battleship concentrated its fire on three German torpedo boats which left the harbor immediately after the attack began. One of these was hit several times, and returned to the harbor seriously damaged, supported by consorts. "Thorough preparations •were made by,/ the British before the bombard- ment, Dutch territorial waters being marker by colored buoys." NAVAL BATTLE DESCRIBED BY MEN WHO WITNESSED IT iMessage Brought By Seaplane Sent Germans Scurrying Homeward, The Lowestoft correspondent of The London Daily Mail says:- `The scream of shells and their de -1 isonation as they burst inland was the first intimation the people of NO MORE FARM HANDS Lowestoft had, that for the second FROM UNITED STATES. time German Dreadnoughts were off their shores. The people sprang from Only Poor Class of Men Can Be their beds, peering toward the sea, Secured Now. where, looming through the mist, A despatch from Toronto says: The could be seen great gray shapes here, Ontario Department of Colonization and there picked out with flashes of and Immigration has recalled its spe- , flame as another shell came inshore. cial officers from Michigan, where "The inhabitants scrambled into they have been drumming up farra their clothes and, catching hold of hands to relieve the .scarcity of help their little ones, hurried out, not in in Ontario. The venture proved a sac- ; Panic, but out of curiosity, to the shore cess, close to five hundred men having , to watch and count the German shells. been secured, butt the floating supply . Seaplanes Chased Back, - of good, men. has been exhausted, and . "7 he did not have his own those available now are not considered ' way for enemy- The not watchers .aw Ger- g000d proper quality. There are State, lotsuof ; man . seaplanes, which a few, minutes special l of `cershanwhen but the before had left the vessels, come hur- themspecial officers when they went after . ryirig back. The reason was soon them found that the farmers had most . of them tied up under contract: The tPParent• From the. south name scheme to get farm hands has helped ' little olouds of smoke,'drawirg nearer snore than the farmers. Soule of the i every moment. .A. rousing cheer was men secured, after landing in Ontario : given as it was• seen that the -smoke and getting within the sound of the was coming from British cruisers.and bugles, have promptly enlisted for' destroyers...; . overseas service. The Department of 'ITl e big German ships loosed Agriculture is now satisfied that with sb:eam of shells at the approaching the men secured and the help of retlr- ships and then swung to, the "east, but ad farmers and. High school boys: re -'the .German,, Admiral ,again. changer? leased for farm work the situation.l his course "when he found that h this sumer will beell met./ e m'wt� British force was not nearly equal tc his five great cruisere and many de- stroyers. "'Every moment we expected to see our ships blown out of the water,' sails one of our watcher's. Our com- paratively small vessels were seeking to get at close quarters to the Ger- man giants and a perfect storm of shells screamed arose the water to- ward them, but whoever commanded our ships had great courage: Raiders Hit Frequently. "'The German shells were falling all around our craft but they did eat reply until well within range. Then time and again they hit the German monsters. Once we saw a volume of flame leap from a funnel of one of the great warships. Another suddenly t taggered but in a second righted it- self, though we could see steam and smoke coming from unusual places. " `Our ships were hit --they could hardlyescape, so thickly did the 'Ger- mans plaster the water with shells. The sea was so churned by the fact moving ships and the exploding shell that i, looked like foam. Suddenly we saw a aeroplane coming from' the north at a terrific rate. Whatever, message it .brought the .Germain: to en-; ed tail and made off at high speed to the. nor'heast. As they fled one of the giants. seemed in trouble. Our cle- stroyers shot after- thenl',.and 'wore, ried them. as they dirappearecl, tl, sound of the fir-ing gi'o1.•ing fainter and fainter.' ' .. 4 ON THE VERGE OF AN UPRISING All of Mexico to Take the Field Against Canalize. • A despatch from Washington says: Reports received within the past 24 hours at several of the European Em- bassies here have aroused grave ap- prchcnsion in regard to the Mexican situation. These reports were to the effect that the Canalize Government is on the eve of a complete collapse, and that conditions in and around Mexico City are more threatening than they have' been at any time since the overthrow of Porfirio Diaz, GEN. SMUTS CAPTURES ENEMY SUPPLIES'. A. despatch from Loddon says: A British official communication con- cerning the,. operations . against the Germans in East Africa says: "Lieut• - Gen. Jan Christian Stouts, command- er of the expeditionary i'orces, tele- graphs under date of April 99 that 1114 mounted troops captured in OW vein-. ity. of Itondoail•ang; various convoys of munitions, 11) 11cli:ng; >1 0 sla.rt;'h- tercd oxer, 80 rifle;, aflat.= ,. ;unount of a.111n)ur.ition, 7 h�'rd or I00 mixed cattle and 201) donicr;i't;, with saddlery and supplies."