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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1916-5-11, Page 21 GERMANY Will WARN VESSELS }II 7.,3,7r(cg.3 `;1.0111 ,itte Makes Concession to Unit'.'d States-Persident Wilson Iradd:d as to Accep:anc.-... A. despateh from Borlin. saye: Ger- Many coneedes fully Preselant Wil - 'eon's eontention that in the future no • merchant veseea whether tre:ghter or paseenger liner, shell be zhek withota warning, either within r without the war zone around the Brit- ish Isles, unless they offer resistanee or attempt to eseape. Preeident Wil- son already had eonceded the right ofsubnieriees te sink shies moder such conditions. Here i the ause wherein the •Ger- men government makes :his ennees- sioe: "The German government notifies . the government of the United States that German naval forces have receiv- ed the following order: "In accord- ance with the general prineiplee of visit and seareh, and the destruction of merclaint vessels recognized by intereational lane such vessels, both within tend without the area declared naval war zone, shall net be sunk without warning, and without saving humen lives tailless the ship attempte to eeeape, or offer resistance." Germanys adherence to this poliey, however, is made eonditional upon the 'success of efforts it -urges the United States to maketo force Great Britain to -preserve fully the ',aria- eieies of inteenationel law." honld the .,F.t,,p; taken by the gov- ernmeee of the United States (to- foree England to Eater /WV conduct of war) net attain the oteivet it desires, to have the laws of humanity followed by all belligemett uations, the Ger- man goverotneat W011y then be feting a new situation in which it must re- eerve to itself complete liberty of de-, concludes the note. President 'Wilson Considering. A despatch from Washington says: Though President Wilson is reserving dei -ion until he receives the official text, there are many indications that the German reply to the United States note will avert the danger of an im- mediate diplomatic break. The Ger- man note, though unsatisfactory in more ways than one, apparently meets the President's basie demand that Germany -immediately declare and effect an abandonment of present methods of submarine warfare." MAJOR McBRIDE SHOT AS AN IRISH REBEL. HAUNTS GERMANY Ius,.of l'rlaud Gonne and Foaght With the Boers. A despatch from Dublin says: An If Teutons Want Peace. It Is Only official statement says :Thirty-six rebels were court-martialed on Friday. There was official confirmation of only three eases, however. These were the cases of Thames Hunter, John Mc- Bride and Wm. Cosgrave who had been sentenced to death. The sentences of Hunter and Cosg•rave were com- muted to penal servitude for life by the general officer commanding. John Meliride was shot on Thursday morn- ing. Edward Duggan, Pierce Beasley, and Joseph McGuinness have been eel:Os:wed to three years eaeh." FORMER WAR MINISTER JAILED IN RUSSIA. A despatch from London says: - General W, A. Soukomlinoff, former Russian Minister of War, has been int. prisoned in the Fortress of Peter and Pnul, according to a semi-official de- spateh from Petrograd, as the result of a preliminary enquiry by Senator Bourodolty inter charges of criminal negligenee and high treasou in con- nection with his administration of the Russian army, Because They Are Being Beaten. A at spat& from London eay: Lord Roaert red.'. Minister a War Trade, ariPar7.iamentary Unkeer-Seeretary ftzr Forc..ga AMair, in a etetertnnt g:Vol thc., Ass:Meted Press, de -ale with charges agehoct Geeet Belt - • ani Germany's avower,' desirQ for peacc: a-4 o7mtained in the German te- • ts tis '• note a the 1.7nitea States, • ..a?,:narbw Ixarfare. A fti- meal iing al praetwee 'by (Tern -truly, through ene. ployment of submarines, Zeppelin, pc,i,on• d gas and high -explosive shells, Le5.,1 Itto;at, on the isue of -oe tkrman petwe o'..erwreA,. if ezei: 'navy we: to he called, I will :oay little. It WitA only itt last December thet their Chancellor dechrres1 that we believed it to Le in our iutereets to ettriante faleeiy to them peace pro- peeale. Yet the German Government now Kty!: that twice within the last few months Germany has announced lq.fore the world her readiness to make peace. Which is the truth? "It may he that the Germans want pet'. If eo, it is bemuse they fear deftat. It may be only that they want to appear peaceful, "For us it matters not. Our atti- tude, at any rate, is unchanged. We drew the sword unwillingly. We shall sheathe it gladly, but we should be untrue to our trust, we should be be- traying civilization, if we abandoned our task until we have re-established in Europe the supremacy of law-, the ' sanctity of treaties and the right of all nations. great and small, to live their lives, to fulfil their destinies, 1 free from the intolerable menace of Prussian militarism." Snap ---'Well, all the fools are not dead yet." Mrs. Snap -"I'm 'glad of it. I never did look well in black." HOW Ti IE CROWN PRINCE Ve• otzfe UC0e7 • ; . litiataacouvi •• • Ile coat . • 41.41,1- in court ... , ,...-- • .i., V9 . ....., . n., a r ....* •IF-.., • ... ,. • - , .-----„ v._ ".vars4Z. tl . • • loss - a ‘N' •,. e .' a efeetie* COUten ets te • ..,".? 4 ...qz.z.,...• 0.1'4 eza‘,"-A, .-- --,.., .. . • • .. # .., ... :::',":04".• *lic-......-..:,--grog,•-cs- k v ou t.iL..,,,j>,,A, • a'L How ihe were Sarror, Mat ell (97, aider Arrozra.t::;--714: := ± el° 4/ el fel",7t'1AY,to rhiPha.,,i 4-7; sa. ,r7.7-nesen- Olfaea wzrere. • ky'etief' El 4.04 774 pc -ciao., 1(3,6 .13X'A4i.Sh ID Relief %Ex-JrL • icetoes-*•.. ..t.taer Snc 6.1a,ad, , -... r , :- _ t ie; lea$ S2'r.17 ,cred - r ,.. Scala or Mks .v.:2,.. a ra 3 WEEK LY .531,11.P.v 1.11.01..tIttiCOirritgAAYtY' 5. WAR SUMMARY. This has been one of the most eventful weeks of the war. Saturday G en. Townshend fearing starvation was forced to surrender to the Turks at Kut -el -Amara, after a stubborn resistance lasting 143 days? A relief ex- pedition had met with serious reverses about twenty miles below the Rut a few days previous and the day be- fore the surrender a ship laden with supplies was grounded just four miles east of the cies' on the Tigris. These adverse circumstances, together with the impoverished condition Townshend's fume, caused the gallant cont. rounder to surrender. On Sunday "Provisional President" Pearse of the "Irish Republie" issued a proclamation advieing the sur- render of all the rebels in Ireland, which sounded the death knell of a revoluelonary government that had lived only 120 hours. Patrick Pearse, "Provisional President of Ireland," James Connolly. "Commandant General of the Irish Forces," and Thomas Macdonagh, eignatories to the Republican proclamation, were taken prisoners, end shot Wednesday morning. Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, resigned his post, as. an outcome of the uprising,. On the French front at Verdun the Germans have kept up a continuotte violent bombardments and attaeltS. Daring the early part of fhe week tile French won by storm a utile of trenchee, thus getting a firm hold on this front. The Germans brought up heavy reinforcements to stop the French drive, but as the military experte put it, Gen. retain had struck the psychological moment for advancing and as a result the French situation at Verdun is very largely under the control of the French. Heavy bombardments have been prevalent on both rides. The French have been able to hold their own positions by forming a curtain of fire directly ahead of their lines thus preventing any dangerous advances of the enemy. Berlin admitted on Thursday that the French had gained a foothold in one of the German outposte, south of Dead Man Hill, :led the Paris statement gave a glowing account of the advance at this point attended with great success and even to the point of consolidation. This advance was preceded by a terrific hail of artillery shot. "At one point two Germans came forward and surrendered in the midst of our lire," the report says. ""Illey were the last survivors of the trench." Fnemy Zeppelin made short visits to the British eaet coast. On Tuesday night five enemy aircraft made a flight over the north-east coast of England and the south-east coast of Scotland. The British official :state- ment said that the `raid resulted in 30 casualties and 100 bombs were dropped. The Berlin statement made much of the attack, saying that the airmen had dropped bombs with success on several industrial centres, the forti- fied port of Hartlepool, and on railroads. The statement also admitted losing the Zeppelin L which the Brit- ish reported as wrecked off the coast of Norway, Thursday morning, Another raid on Wednesday resulted in one man being killed and several houses damaged. This attack was over Deal in Kent county on the mot coast of the North Sea. r•A" air •••,1 - • re, - LAST MESSAGE DISARM EVERY MAN 11‘ IRELAND IIATES FRENCH PEOPLE. OF TOWNSEND IS THE NATIONALIST DEMAND A despatch from Paris says: Henri Everything Humanly Possible Was Lord Derby's Name Mentioned in Connection With Impending Changes in the Government of Ireland. dt Regnier, one of the forty immortals of the French Academy, on Wednes- day told the following incident as an example of German's hatred for France: "The army of the Crown Prince, fighting around Verdun, re- cently sent a cradle to the Crown Princess bearings the inscription: 'The wood with which this cradle is made is stained with French blood.' Gen. Petain Is Promoted. A despatch from Paris says: Gen. Robert George Nivelle has been ap- pointed to direct the local operations at Verdun. He will succeed General Henri Philippe Petain, who has been promoted to Commandant -in -Chief of the group of central armies in the sector between Soissons and Verdun. BRITISH LINER SINKS U-BOAT BY GUNFIRE IN BAY OF BISCAY Three Hours Later Seconi Submarine Fired Torpedo at the Liner, but Missed by a Few Feet. A despatch from London says: The British liner Clan MacFadyen has ar- rived in Gravesend from Africa some- what damaged by the gunfire of two • German Submarines. The steamer re- turned the fire, and it was believed on board that one of the submarines was destroyed. The steamer reports that the first attack on her was made in the Bay of Biscay, when a submarine fired sixty shots at her at a range of fifty yards. The steamer immediately brought her big gun into action, and hib the submarine several times, and, it is believed, destroyed it. Three hours later another submar- ine fired a torpedo, but missed the Clan MacFayden by a few feet. TU KS ABANDON AFTER 1."q.7 CAMP EFEAT BY RUSSIANS Grand Duke'o Forces Continue Their Advance the Dirzction of B2gdad. A despatch from London says: The Russians continue to advance in the direction of Bagdad. After dislodg- ing the Turks from their posibions in the neighborhood of the village of Se- rinalkerind, the Russians bayoneted the defenders and occupied the posi- tions. Sunday's Petrograd official says: "In the direction of Bagdad since our occupation of the organized points of the Slrinalkerind position in the Turks, having sustained heavy losses, retired hastily, abandoning a great camp of tentand other mater- ial. It has now been established that by the occupation of Trebizond we captured eight mounted coase guns, fourteen six-inch guns, one field gun, a thousand rifles, fifty-three caissons and other important booty. "In the direction of Erzingan we re- pulsed a Turkish offensive supported by artillery." Done to Hold Out. A despatch from London says: In the House of Lords on Thursday Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, the Secretary for War, warmly euolgized General Townshend and blie defenders of Kut - el -Amara, and read General Towns- hend's last despatch, which is as fol- lows; "We are pleased to know that we have done our duty and recognize that our situation is one of the for- tunes of war. We thank you, General Gorringe (commander of the British relief army), and all ranks of the Tigris force, for the great efforts you have made to save us." Lord Kitchener said he was glad of the opportunity to pay tribute to Gen- eral Townshend and his troops, "whose dogged determination and splendid courage had earned for them so honorable a record!' • LIGHT YIELD OF STRAW. There Is Nothing Serious in the Seed- ing Situation. A despatch from Guelph says: Prof. Zavitz, head of the Field Husbandry Department at the Ontario Agricul- ' tural College, is not of the opinion that anything that could be termed a "serious" situation has yet been created by the wet weather interfer- ing with the seeding operations. "Re- ports show that there has been littale seeding done yet. In the college plots we have not yet put in spring wheat, barley or mixed grains, although a start has been made. In the last twenty years I can remember only one season like this," stated Mr. Za- vitz, "and I suppose we can look for similar results this year. We shall probably have a light yield of straw, although there should be an average crop of grain of good quality." Pro- fessor Zavitz added that fall wheat, hay and clover were in splendid condi- tion and growing very rapidly. PRISONERS OF WAR TO BE EXCHANGED. A. despatch from London says: An agreement has been reached between Gerrnany and Great Britain for the transfer to Switzarland of wounded prisoners on both sides, according to an official announcement made . Tuesday. A despatch from London says: The Nationalists, aceording to the Daily Mail, will press the Government at an early date to disarm every man in Ire- land. The paper adds that the Na- tionalisbs are quite willing that they should be disarmed, provided that the Government does likewise with the Ulster volunteers. "The demand," says the Daily Mail, "is likely to raise a difficult issue in Irish politics." Sir Mathew Nathan has resigned as Under-Secretary to the Chief Sec- retery for Ireland, following the ex- ample of his superior, Augustine Bin. rell. Sir Robert Chalmers, farmer Governor of Ceylon, will succeed him temporarily. Parliamentary representatives asso- ciate Lord Derby, the Recruiting Min- ister, with the impending changes in the government of Ireland. The Daily Express says that Sir Roger Casement has expressed a wish that Sir Edward Carson defend him. It is not likely that Sir Edward, the leader of loyal Ulster, will accept. EXPECT THAT THE WAR WILL END THIS YEAR. A despatch from London says: In- dicating a strong belief that the war is beginning to draw to a close, Lloyd's on Thursday posted new in- surance rates, wagering only 1 to 3 that the war will not end before De- cember 31, 1916. For several weeks the rate of insurance to guarantee against loss if the war is over by the end of the year has been steadily ad- vancing until it is now almost pro- hibitive. TO BE INTERNED UNTIL THE WAR IS OVER. A despatch from London says: Your correspondent was given to under- stand by an authoritative source on Thursday that most of the Irish rebel prisoners, except the ringleaders, will not be tried by court-martial, but will be interned for the remainder of the wax. • TRY CASEMENT IN A FORTNPIT Penalty Likely to be Death -Insanity Theory Not Taken Seriously. A despatch from London says: An article ineThe Express of Thursday declares on good authority that the trial of Sir*Roger Casement, now im- prisoned on the charge of high treason for inciting revolt in Ireland, has been definitely set within the next fort- night. It will be held in London. The article continues to the effect that Sir Roger's fate will be determined by a tribunal consisting of a jury and a Commission of either three or five Judges. , Opinion here is practically unanimous that the penalty will be aeath. The insanity theory is not held' eariouslyt SOLDIERS SHOT DOWNPEorL IN THE STREETS OF BUDIPEST •••••••• Thousands of Socialists and WoMen Paraded Shouting : Give us Peace Give us Bread 1" A despatch from London says: Serious rioting took place in Buda- pest on Sunday, according to a Cen- tral News despatch from The Hague. It is said that a thousand Socialists I and women assemblea" in front of the Burgomaster's house shouting, "Make Peace." "Give us food." Fifteen of the crowd were lulled when the Hon- ved garrison fired. Two hundred ar- rests were Made. , 114arkets of the World **a* Toronto, AtBaereas41.!---tutreLitoea, wheat -4 No, 1 Northern, 31.27; No. 2. 11.243f No. 3, $1.20i, on track Bay ports. Manitoba oats --No. 2 C.W., 54e; No, 3 C.W.,- 52e; extra No. 1 feed, 62e; No.. 1 feed, 51e. on track Bay ports. 4nleTrioeraonuccoo.rn-No. •.,ellow, 87c. on traoic Canadian corn -Feed, 75 to 77e. nemi.' nal, on track Toronto. Ontario oats -No. 3 white. 451 to t4o6icfr;eel:hirktrns eortexittiii4e,a to 454e. acc"dinw Ontario wheat -No. 1. commercial; 31.03 to $1.05; No. 2 do., 31.01 to 31.0 do., No. 3 98e. to 11.00; feed wheat. 86 to 88e. according to freights outside. .„ Beas-No. 2. 31.60; according to same, fmlet.st/dle..20 to 11.50, according to freights Barley -Malting barley, 64 to 654, fireeeidgbitsarioetrisid"e. to 63e, acdi eorng to litzeltwheat-60 to Toe; according to freights outside. nye-No. 1 cornanereial, 90 to Ole; ree jected, according to sample, 36 to 880, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour -First patents. In jute bags, 10.50; seeond patents, in jute bags. 36.00; strong bakers', in jute bags 16.80, Toronto. Ontario flour -Winter, according to sample. 34.80 to 34.40, on track Toronto, stob;11,1m4.e3n6t.to 34,45, built seaboard, prompt Milifeed, car lots. delivered Montreal freights -Bran, per ton. 324; shorts, Per ton. 326; middlings, per ten 126 to 327; good feed flour per bag. 11.60 to 1.70. Country Produce. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice. 26 to 280 inferior. 24e; creamery prints. 32 to 34c: Interior. 30 to 31e. Eggs -New laid, 23 to 24e; do., in ear- tlise.a2n4s-to1426teu. 34.60, the latter or handpicked. Cheese -Large, 101 to teec: twine, let to 20e. for new eheese; elO. 201 to 203e„ p-11 40 to 31.50 per Int- peltrirtatIllallruoYn. lioney-Prices In 10 to 60.1b. to in to 14e. Combs -No. 3 32.76 to 53; Ne. a, 32.25 to 12.40. Dressed poultry -Chickens, 24 to 260; fowls, 10 to 20e, ducks, 24 to 25e; tur- keys, 25c. Potatoes -Car lots of Ontario. 31.80 to 31.00 per bag. on track, Provisions. Baeon, long clear. 18 to 135e per 1b.in ease lots. Hams -Medium. 23 to 24o; do.. heavy. 20 to 21e; rolls 18 to 1347. breakfast bacon. 24 to 26e; backs, Plain, 26 to 27e; boneless back..., 20 to 80e. Lard -Pure larCi. tierces. 16 to 163e, and pans. 161 to 17c; compound. 133 to 145e. Winnipeg' Grain. Winnipeg. May 0. -Cash :-Wheat-e No. 1 Northern. $1.183; No. 2, do., 31.153; No. 3, do.. 11.118; No, 4, 11.083: • No. 5. $1.003: No. O. 933e, Oat6I-No. 2 0.W.. 47e; No. 3. do.. 45e; extra No. 1 feed. 43c; No, 1 feed. 'M _ e: No. do., 43e. Barley -No. 3, 603e; No. 4,.7613c,• rtjeettit. 117e; feed 07e. Flax -No. 1 11.703; No. 2, C.W. 31.764. Montreal Marketa. Montreal. May 0. -Corn, American No. 2 yellow, 83 to 80c. Unto, Canadian 'Western. No. 2, 541e; Canadian Western, No, 3, 53e; extra No 1 feed. 53e; No. 2 local white. 1613el No, 3 local whlie. Pie; NO. 4 )(feel white. 491e. liarleY, man. feed. GS to 72e; malting, 74 to 760. Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents. firsts. $0.60: seconds, 36.10; strong bakers', $6.3o; Winter Patents choice. 50.00: straight route's, 10.30 to $5.40; do., bag, 2.46 to 52.50. Rolled Vtati. barrels. 5.10 to 35.20; dn.. bags. 011 lbs. 32,40 to 32.45. Bran, 524, Shorts. 320. Middlings. 126 to $30. Mountie. $30 to 380. Hay Nth 2. per ton. ear lots. 1211.51. to $21.00. Cheese, finest west- erns, 133 to 19c; finest easterns. 18 to 183e. Butter, choicest ercamere, 293 to 30e; seconds 253 to 29e. Eggs, rrese. 26c; selected, 27e" No. 2 stock, 23 to 24e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots. 51.70 to /1.723. -United Staten markets. Minneapolis. May O. -Wheat -MT $1.213 to 11.211; July, $1.202 to $1.20 : No. 1 bard, 31.28; No. 1 northern, 31. 3 to $1.263; No. 2 yellow, 773c. to 7310. Oats --No. 3 white. 431e. to 433e. Flour -Unchanged: shipments, Daus barrels. e3ran-$18 to 19.60. Duluth. May 0. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, 31.223: No. 1 northern, $1.212 to 11.2201 No. 2 northern, $1.183 to 41.163. Live Stook Markets. Toronto, May S. -Heavy choice steers, $8.00 to $9.15: handy choice steers, $8.60 to ,Ss.es; butchers', good 18.25 to 38.50: do., medium, 1..1.0 to $8.25; do., common, 7.00 to $7.90; butchers' enws, choice, 6.75 to 37.75; do., good, 30.50 to 36.75; do., medium, $6.00 to $6,60; do.. common, i5.60 to 16.00; butchers' bulls, choice, 7.26 to $7.8127 do., good, 36.50 to 17.25: o., bologna, 15.26 -,to $6.00; feeders, 900 to 1,000 lbs. $7.50 to $3.60; do., bulls, $6.50 to $6.00; stockers, Cre.,•tee. 800 to 900 lbs., 37.25 to $8.00; do., gootl,„700 to 800 lbs., $6.50 to 37.25; do., medium,, 650 to 700 lbs., $6.00 to 10.60; do., cam/no:lb light, 35.50 to 16.00; cutters, $4.75 to -. 16,60; canners, 34.00 to 34.76; milkers, choice, each $76.00 to 1105,00; do /med- ium to good $60.00 to 175,00; springers. 360,00 to 1105,00; calves, veal, good to choice, 38.00 to $10.00; do., medium, $6.00 to 18.00; do., common. $4.60 to 16.00; do., grass 34.75 to 16,25; Bob, calves, eaeh $2.00 to $7.00; lambs, cwt.. 310.00 to $18.00; spring lambs, each 35.00 to $10.00: sheep, ewes, light. $9.00 to 110.60; do., heavy and bucks. 18.00 to 39.00; do., culls, $4.00 to 55.60; hogs. weighed off cars, $11.90 to 12.00; do, fed and watered, $11.45 to $11.65; do., f.o.b. country points, 311.15 to 11.25; do., heavy and light, 50c. less: do.. sows 12.50 less. Montreal, May 9. -Sales or choice cat- tle were made at $8.75 to $9.00. lower grades $6.75; butchers' cows. $6.25 to MOO; bulls from $7,00 to $8.25 per cwt. Selected lots of hogs $12.00 to $12.25 Per cwt., weighed off cars. Choice calves 73 to 8e, and the lower grades at 5 to 63e per lb. Spring lambs from $5.00 to 18.00 each, as to size and quality. PLACE PROHIBITION ON ILLINOIS STOCK. Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Necessitates Restrictions. A despatch from Ottawa says: Fol.: lowing an outbreak of the foot and. mouth disease in Illinois the Depart- ment of Agriculture has prohibited the importation of cattle, sheep, swine and goats from that state. Horses may be brought in under special per-. mits, and regulations are provided governing imports of animal products and poultry. Healthy cattle from Illinois may be transported through Canada subject to specified conditions as to cars, etc, • GREAT FRENCH CANAL COMPLETED DURING WATI A despatch from Paris says: -The new canal connecting the Rhone with the sea at Mars,eillee„ which has been completed during the war was ins augurated on Sunday. The canal is 77 kilometree long. The cost of eta canal is ninety million francs, 31 million francs of which was given b3 the State and the remainder by. th: local Government and the Chsanber 01 'Commerce. -4