HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1916-6-29, Page 3GERMAN FLEET TOO LAME ` ,.:-‘1 7',.,
AND BLIND TO MOVE
Enemy Losses itr'Skagerraek Fight Are Found to Very Seriously
Reduce Passibility -of Any More Naval Battles,
Markets of : the World GERMANS MN RUSHING HUGE GERM AN FORCES
FRENCH TRENCHES FROM FRANCE TO EAST FRONT
Breadstuf fe.
Toronto. Juue 27. -Manitoba wheat
ti ATQ. 1 Northern, $1,17$; No. 2 Northern
$1.168; No. 3 Northern; $1:121, track Bay
ports.
Manitoba oats -No. 3 CW., 52c;' No.
3 51c; No. 1 feed, 431c, track Bay ports.
American corn -No, 8 yellow, 800,
thrack Bay ports; 834c, track Toronto.
Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 49 to 49e,
according to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 1 commercial. 98
A despatch from London says: rich Karl, and the Prince Adalbert, s cagn xcial °8r' c o 91ceuodint; Ngo
Four weeks have passed since the The t+wo remaining` vessels are the freights outside: feed, 23 to 85c. nom -
battle of Skagerrack, and it is pos..' R°on (launched in 190.3, therefore iaaeas-No, 2, nominal, 31,70: peas, au -
thirteen in the light of an immense mass Heinr ch years
ld)Theand
FuerstPrince
Bis- eordicording
toof eoigjtts olitside o $1.50, ao
(1900). Bazley Jtalting, G6 to 660, Peed, 60 to
of information from British and neu- marek (1898) is of no military value. '620, according to Frei his outside.
proveand can be ignored, owing to her slow acct vi,:at--1''o'inina 70to 71c, ac-
tial sources, to form what willg , cording to freights outsido.
a verdict of the historians on one of speed and weak guns. She is believed R e -No .1 commercial, 94 to 960, ac -
'the most splendid incidents in our ria- now to be serving as a training ship, co,"ttanitotu°a feauZ'trstspatents, 1n Jute
�' vol annals. Light cruisers -Original number bags, $6.50; second patents, in jute bags.
The German High Seas fleet, weak -$s,00; strong bakers', in Jute baps, $6.30,.
thirty, wince lost 'twenty, comprising' T°ionto
er by five capital ships, is so lame the 11arlshuhe, Madgeburg, Koln, Ontario flour -Winter, according to
that it cannot mane and so blind that Mainz, Edmen, Dresden, Nurnburg, Toiorito; $gromPt shinmerit; nier track .
it could nob move if it dared to do Koenigsberg, Leipsig, Bremen, Un- cording to sample, $4.00 to $4.10. bulk
i so. That is a matter on which there seaboard. prompt shipment,
dins, $ostbck, Wiesbaden, $reslau, : 1litlzfeed-Car lots. delivered Montreal
can be no doubt, Frauenleb, Elbing, Ariadne, and three freights.�bags Included: -Bran. per ton,
$.,0 to $..1 shorts, per ton, $24 to eea
$i:: Battle Cruisers Lost others, the names Of which have not . middlings, per ton, $25 to 5L6: good feed
When the war opezxed, Germany yet been revealed. , ticur, per bag. 31.55 to 31,60.
possessed the following ships of the Fourteen Effective Cruisers Left, • country produce.
cruiser class (built and building) less i Out of the forty-five effective cruise Butter fresh dairy, choice, 2$ to 27c:
than fifteenyears aid those lost 3n inferinr, 23 to 24c; creamerx prints, 29
# ers of all classes which Germany had to 310; inferior, 28 to 29c,
the come of the war being given: built and was building when the war Iliggs_New-laid. 26 to 27e; ao., in car- ,
Battle cruisers -Original number opened she therefore possesses to -day tOz>3eaMns 3 °5 to $4.50 the latter rot
eight, since, lost six, comprising the only fourteen, and of these a large' h n e dehecl,eew, large. iso twins, isle.
Lutzow, Gocben, Seydlitz (a complete proportion was so seriously injured 1n Aiaple syrup--�1,�f0 to ii.iao per lna-
wre:7e.), Blueeher, Hindenburg and
another of a similar type, which, it is
believed, is the Von Der Tann.
Large cruisers -Original number
seven, since lost five, comprising the
Yorck, £ieharnhorst, Gneirteneu, Fried -
the battle of Skagerrack as to be at pelja �s cal A•tatty--chickens, 25 to 270;
present ineffective. Those fourteen fowl, 23 to 25e.
cruisers have to suffice for duty as Bruns icy; at 3pl aper barNista rn41
scouts for battle squadrons, parent . sl,ss.
ships for torpedo flotillas, and for ---^---
patrol work in the Baltic. lezovisi°ns.
Bacon. long clear, 18 to 19e. per lb,
hams -Medium 23b to 24Ie; do.. heavy,.
201 to 211c; rolls, 19 to 19/et breakfast
bacon. 241 to 261c; backs, plain. 263 to"
271c; boneless backs, 291 to 30,c.
and pails. 171 to 173e; compound, 14 to,
14,e,Lard--Pure lard, tierces, 17 to 17Ic,
AIT°ICIAL LIPS JANE CITIES •
WILL DE .PROVIDED ARE SHELLED
Montreal Markets.
Montreal. dune 27,--Carn--American
No, 2 yellnw, 33 to 34e. Gats --Canadian
Western. No. 2. 56c; No. 3. 631e; extra No'
Arrangements Made by the Gov- French Air Squadrons Drop e;o.2lalWhite.53c3o.s feed.iNo.
Harley-.-1'fatttng, 76 t° 7Gc, l iour--
trit��lt`nt for Needs of Bombs on Mulheitn, Treves Manitoba Sprinfi wheat patonts. firsts.
$0.60; seconds, $0.10; strong bakers,.
Soldiers. and Carlsruhe. $5.90; Winter patents. choice. $6.00 to
$0.25' straight rollers. 55.10 to $6.60:
A tiesputcil from Ottawa says: The A despatch from Paris says: On du.. b $4• 5 -=Q0 55,66;2. do., bags. 90' lbs,
attention of the Military Hospitals Thursday a very marked aerial active 32.40 to $2.60. Bran. $20.00 to 321.00.
Commission has been dra vn to the icy by the French squadrons followed Shorts. 24.00. e, $z iddli.00 tnog x2$25.0 00. Hay
fact that certain persons are going ' a raid .on Wednesday night on the • -No. 2 per tare car lots. $20.60 to
:,hoot the country soliciting subserip- town of Treves, when 18 shells were 421.5a. lne to east Finest weto sterns, 171 t
But -
Noes to funds for the provision of dropped, resulting in a fire of large ter• --Choicest creamery. 29) to 300•
artificial limbs for soldiers of the dimensions. Thursday's operations sec2n;lsseiecteto age. Eggs-Fresh,
5t, eia
Canadian Expeditionary Force, "It were extensive, and were attended by 27 to 28c: bio, 2 stock, 24 to 25c. Pota-
cannot be too widely known," says much success, One flotilla of nine toes --Per bag. car lots $1.96.
the Secretary of � the Military Hospit- aeroplanes dropped shells on Carls-
als Commission, that the most ample ruberain.
, about 120 miles from Nancy, 'Winnipeg, Winnipeg eg, Juno 27.GG t
cash prices
provision is being made by the Gov- while another flotilla of ten planes Wheat --No. 1 Northern, $1.111; No. 3,
eminent for the latest and best types reached Mulheim, on the right bank • 3%enii'iv�: c °odic; di°vo $c05o:'No. 4,
of artificial limbs, both in Canada and of the Rhine, in whose military estab- sale, oats -No. 2 C. ., 461c; No, 3,
in England, for all the members of lishments 60 shells were dropped. A p .c 4 as c o.i1a a °ao , fag , 151Eiaii y-1
the C.E.F. who may have suffered am- squadron of Fokkers pursued this No, 3, G$e No, 4,. 63c; rejected, 59c: feed,
putation. Special study has been last expedition on their return, and rc,w, $169No. 1 N•-W,C„ $1,5510; No.
made of the matter by the Military the French machines gave battle. One
Hospitals Commission, in conjunction Fokker was brought down and a United Stater) markets.
with the medical authoritiesof the French machine was forced by motor Minneapolis, June 27. -Wheat -Jul',
Militia Department and in conse-
quence, a special factory is being es-
tablished by the Hospitals Commis-
sion in connection with the new Con-
valescent Hospital in Toronto, for the
manufacture and fitting of artificial
limbs for all who require them."
"75" IIAS FIRED 18,830 SHOTS.
Gun on Champagne Front Has Served
Since Beginning.
A despatch from London. says:
There is a "soix-ante-quinze" in ser-
vice still on the Champagne front
which has been in action ever since
the opening of the war. It is believ-
ed this gun is about the "sole sur-
vivor" of the early days of the strug-
gle and that its record to date of 18,-
830 shots fired is far away ahead of
any other gun. Naturally the piece
has not come through all this unscar-
red. More than once it has looked
like a case of "knockout," but each
time its lucky star has saved it, and
although the gun carriage is all bat-
tered and bruised the cannon itself
is as good as it was and its men firm-
ly believe it will outlive the war.
COLOGNE THREATENED
WITH POTATO• FAMINE.
A despatch from Amsterdam says:
According to bhe Vorwaerts, a potato
famine is threatening Cologne. The
quantity available at the present time
is two and one-half pounds per head
per week, but, the paper declares, the
sale of potatoes is to be completely
stopped in, the next few days.
trouble to make a landing. 31.163; No. September, Northern,
831.093 to 3i 123;
No. 2 Northern, 31.053 to 31.093, Corn -
No. 3 yellow, 74 to 75e. Oats -No. 3,
white. 33 to 3811c. Flour unchanged;
shipments, 52,168 bbls. Bran, 317.50 to
$15,50.
Duluth, June 27. -Wheat -No. 2 hard,
$1,12k; No. 1 Northern, $1,111; No. 2
Northern, $1.053 to 31.084; No. 1 Nor-
thern to arrive, 31.111; No, 3 Northern
on track, 988 to $1.043c.
MONUMENT ERECTED
TO GERMAN VICTIMS
Canadian Wounded Subscribe
Fund for Graves of
Children.
A despatch from London says: The
patients at Ramsgate Canadian Hos-
pital, which was struck by a bomb in
the air raid of March 19, subscribed
for a monument bo be erected to the
memory of the Sunday School children
who lost their lives in the raid. The
necessary sum having been secured,
the Canadians have placed the monu-
ment in position by the children's
graves in Ramsgate Cemetery. It
takes the shape of a maple leaf.
BRITISH SUCCESSES
IN GERMAN AFRICA.
A despatch from London says:
Allied forces which are invading Ger-
man Erst Africa are continuing the
advance successfully. It was " an-
nounced officially on Wednesday that
the column moving from British East
Africa into the north-eastern section
of the German colony has occupied
Handeni. Another column advancing
from the south, has taken Alt Langen-
burg, near the head of Lake Nyassa,
RUNCIMAN'S HEALTH
REVISED PENSIONS SCALE
COMES INTO EFFECT
Higher Rates for Men Up to Rank of Lieutenant Adopted and
Are Retroactive -Over 5,000 Names in Now --
Annual Bill Will be. Heavy.
A despatch from Oetawa says: The .will apply the new regulations. The
ciovernment has adopted the reco3n- new, scale, is 'considerably higher in
endstions of the special committee the Case of privates and obher ranks
Parliament which last session con- up to Lieutenant than the scale
tiered the revision of the war pen- adopted a yearor so ago,
Ons regulations. The present Pen- Already there are some 5,500
Mens Board of the Militia Depart names in the' pension het, and when
inent has been authorized to adopt all the casualties so far incurred have.
the new scale : and to mako it retro- been dealt with bythe Pensions
,
active, applying bo all pensions al Board,' it is estimated the total num-
ready granted since the outbreak of ber of pension awards will be up to
the war, the ten thousand mark. Thesaggre-
A permanent Pensions Board, ap gate oi� the annual pension bill ie now
pointed for a long period of years, over two million dollars. By the time
and removed from, all political influ- the war ends it is estimated that bhe
encs, will be named later on, but .yearly 'bill for pensions will be fully
mean;) -514 tlic present Military Board $20,000,000.
Live Stook Markets.
Toronto, June 27. -Choice heavy steers
9.90 to $10.50; butchers' cattle, choice,
$9.40 to 39.75; do., good. $9.10 to 39.25;
do., medium, 38.65 to 38.85; do., common,
$8.00 to $8.25; butchers' bulls, choice,
$8.35 to $8.80; do., good bulls, 37.50 to
$7.75; do., rough bulls, 34.75 to 35.25;
butchers' cows, choice, $8.25 to 35.50;
do.. good 37.50 to 37.75; do., common,
35.25 to $5,75; stockers, 700 to 850 lbs.
6.75 to 37.75; choice feeders. dehorned,
950 to 1,000 lbs., $8.25 to 38.86; canners
and cutters, $4.00 to $6.00; milkers,
choice, each, 376.00 to $100.00; do., corn.
and med., each 340.00 to 160.00; spring-
ers, $50.00 to $100.00: light ewes, 39.00
to $10.00; sheep, heavy, 36.00 to $8.00;
spring/lambs, per ib, 143c. to 1530.;
calves, good to choice, 39.50 to 312.50;
do., medium, 37.25 to $8.50; hogs, fed
and watered, 311.20 to $11.25; do., weigh-
ed off cars, $11.50 to 311.60; do., f.o.b.,
$1075.
Montreal. June 27. -Butchers' steers,
choice„ 39 to 39.50; medium, 37.76 to
38.75; common to fair, 37.25 to 37.50;
bulls, choice, $7.25 to 38.25; fair to
good, $6.50 to $7; medium, $5.25 to $6.25;
common, 35; cows, choice. 37 to 38,25•
fair to good, 35.75 to 36.75; canners and
cutters, $4 to 34.75. Sheep, 7c to 8o;
lambs, spring, 12c per pound. Calves,
9c to 101c; medium, The to Sc. Hogs,
selects, 311.25 to $11.50; heavies and
sows, 39.25 to 39.50.
GREECE CONCEDES
ALLIES' DEMANDS
King Suddenly Agrees to an Un-
conditional Surrender.
A despatch from . Athens says:
Greece has accepted unconditionally
the demands made bed the Entente
Powers. This decision was communi-
cated to the French Legation by M.
Zaimis, the former Premier, to whom
the formation of a new Cabinet is re-
ported to have been entrusted. It in-
cludes the dissolution of the Chamber
of Deputies, the reconstruction of the
gendarmerie, and bhe holding of new
elections. The sudden decision ..of
King Constantine wa'sg''brought about
by the issuance of orders that the:
alliedfleet, under command of Vice -
Admiral Moreau, cruise before
Piraeus, the port of Athens. A land-
ing party was to accompany bite fleet,
its ' action _to "depend upon results."
SLOWLY IMPROVES.
A despatch from London says:
Walter Runcim.an, president of the
Board of Trade, is slowly recovering
from his recent indisposition, but will
not be able to resume his official
duties until the end of. July. When
Mr. Runciman's health broke down,
he offered to. resign, but Mr. Asquith
refused to consider ` his withdrawal
from the Cabinet.
Fierce Assault Also Results itt
the Capture of the Thiau-
mont Work.
A despatch from Paris says: After
nearly two weeks of quiet, when even
the artillery was subdued, the. Ger-
mars have resumed their attacks on
Verdun with ` a violence exceeded but
few times since their offensive began
on Feb. 21.
The lull along the Meuse had lasted
so long and had been so pronounced
in all arms that the People of France
were coming to believe that the ex-
haustion of the Crown Prince's organ-
ization, combined with the Russian
Tornado of Artillery Fire on the Verdun Sector Intended to Mask
the Transfer.
A despatch from Paris says: Huge
movements of German troops from
the western to the eastern theatre of
war are under way. Within the past
two days more than 100 troop trains
have passed through Aix la Chapelle,
bound from the western front to the
eastern front.
The information that the Germans
and Austrians are bringing up rein-
forcements from the French and Bel-
! ian
tal'ian fronts is also given in the cont-
munication from Petrograd. Accord-
ing to speculations in Paris, the tor-
nado of artillery fire on the Verdun
sector and the attacks in Champagne
are supposed to mask the transfer of
troops from this front to the Russian
front in view of the necessity of stem-
ming the Russian advance towards -
Kovel.
drive in the east, spelt abandonment
of active operations against the city, , . • C. JArvIES DIES GzRAAS BOLD
The attacks on Thursday, however,
are evidence that the German corn -
is not yet willing to admit the
failure of the three months' effort.
Friday's French official report ad-
mits that the Germans have gained.
another step in their progress toward
Verdun by capturing French positions
north-east of that fortress, Fighting
along a front of over three miles on
the right bank of the Meuse, the Ger-
man forces, fallowing the usual artil-
lery bombardment, and in the face of
violent fire from French guns, carried
French first-line trenches between
Mills 321 and 320,and also the Thiene
mont fort.
Fierce fighting marked the advance
toward Verdun, Paris declares in ad-
mitting the loss of the trenches and
the Thiaumont work. Further along
the fighting line the Germans reached
Verdun, but they were repulsed there
by a violent counter-attack. The at-
tacks on the woods of Vauxz Chapitre,
Fumin and Cbenois, andon the Dam-
loup battery, were broken and re-
pulsed.
Fleury, about 31(3 miles North-east of
"C ,
i Agriculture Stricken at
St. Catharines.
ON TROLLEY CAR GRIP ON FLEURY
Dominion Commissioner of Despite the Furious Counter.
A despatch from St. Catharines
says: Charles Canniff James, Com-
French have not been able to dislodge
died suddenly in a trolley car here the Germans from the village of
Fleury or the Thiaumont fort, cap-
, about 5 o'clock on Friday afternoon, tared in Friday night's assault. They
Mr. James had just arrived on a Grand still occupy "some houses," as the
Trunk train and had taken the trolley , French war office bulletin puts it,
at the N., St. C. and T. station at 5
Attacks They Still Occupy
Some Houses.
Landon, June 25. -Despite the
most furious counter-attaeks the
missioner of Agriculture for Canada,
o'clock. The trolley had only proceed- As in the desperate struggle in the
out two blocks when Mr., James R streets of Vaux, so Saturday's battle
ed abseen to be in a atcollapse raged from house to house in Fleury..
was
Far bloodiness it equalled the hand -
in his seat, The car was stopped im- i,
to -hand conflict in Fort Douaumont,
Be -
was quicklycalled, , death h beenwhere for two days French and Ra-
1varians locked in a death grip,
mediately, and Dr, F. S. Greenwood a
al d but zd
instantaneous and the bodywas : fought until all were annihilated.
quickly removed to Grobb Brothers' . Counter-attacks by the French Sat -
undertaking rooms. Prof, James ,had ' urday night also resulted in their re-
taken the car for Niagara -on -the -Lake gaining some lost ground,. Portions of
to join his wife,- who has been stop -
trenches west of the Thiaumont re -
ping .at the Queen's Royal, and to doubt were taken and hand -grenade
meet his son, who is an officer at Nix. fighting resulted in some progress be -
PRICEOF TEC gara camp. The body was identified ing made in the village of Fleury,
by documents in his possession, and During Sunday there were no infantry
EXCUSEDBY KING t members of the family notified. engagements,
Cannot Relinquish Iris Military
Duties to Come to
Canada.
A despatch from London says: King
George has given his sanction for the
Duke of Connaught, whose term as
Governor-General of Canada expires
next October, to return to England,
says an .announcement issued by the
Colonial Office. The King also ex-
cused Prince Alexander of Teck, whose
appointment was made before the
war, from being the successor to the
Duke of Connaught, as the Prince
feels he cannot relinquish his military
duties. Nothing is known officially
concerning the reports that Earl Cur-
zon of Kedleston, former Viceroy of
India, will become Governor-General
of Canada. The Times states that the
rumor that Earl Curzon is to succeed
the Duke of Connaught, is incorrect.
PANIC REACHES
ENEMY CAPITALS
Feeling That Lemberg Will Fall
Into Russian Hands.
A despatch from Milan says: In-
formation from Vienna and Budapest
reports that panic reigns in Lemberg,
and that the exodus of the population
from Bukowina and Galicia is extend-
ing the feeling of panic to bhe Aus-
trian and Hungarian capitals. In or-
der to prevent further alarming news
from reaching Vienna from the front-
ier Provinces; all telegraphic and
telephonic communication has been
stopped. Railway traffic also has
been reduced, and refugees prevented
from pouring into Vienna and Buda-
pest. In one week more than 100,000
refugees reached Lemberg. The feel-
ing there that the town will again fall
into Russian hands is general.
GERMAN FORCES FLEE
IN EAST AFRICA.
A despatch from Havre says: Fur-
ther zuccesses
urther=successes for the Belgian columns
invading German East. Africa are
claimed in an official statement issued
by the Belgian War Office on Thurs-
day.
hursday. Tho statement follows: "Gen-
eral Tombeur telegraphs that, after
beating bhe enemy on June 6 at Kiwi-
tawe, our advance guard again
caught up with the Germans on June
12, and fierced an engagement with
them. on the road from Kiwitawe to
Kitega, east of the River Ngokoma.
The enemy was routed and retreated,
abandoning the killed on the field.
The •pursuit continues."
BARON WIMBO'itNE
NO LONGER VICEROY.
A despatip from London says:
Premier, Asquith announced in the -
House of ,Comznons on Thursday, that
the resignation. -of Baron Wimborne
as lord lieutenant of Iielancl, tendered
shortly after the suppression of the
recent Irish rebellion, has been ac-
cepted:
BOMBS FE
KILLING 120 5 PEOPLE, IN FOOTHILLS
London, June 25.: More than 120
persons were killed in the French air
raid on Karlsruhe last week, accord-
ing to advices reaching here by way re
uSSianS
of Switzerland. Several bombs in-
tended for the railway station, these
despatches say, fell among a crowd
of spectators in Hagenbeck's circus.
Not less than 115 dead were carried
out and more than 200 were injured.
Austrian Crown land of Bukowina,
GREECE HAS ACCEPTED rendered inevitable early last Friday
ALL ALLIES' DEMANDS. by the capture of three vital railway
_ intersections in the north-west, cen-
Paris, June 25. -The Entente pow- tre and south of the province, became
ers have been formally notified by the actually complete the same night
Greek Government of its compliance with the fall of Kimpolung, in the
with their demands. Premier Zaimis, hilly region of the south west of the
says a Havas despatch from Athens Crown lands, not officially announced
to -day, has delivered a note to repre- however, until to -night. With the city
sentatives of the Entente, reciting the and railway station the victors cap -
terms of the ultimatum and conclud- tared 60 officers and 2,000 men, the
OF CARPATHIANS
Win Possession. of
Entire Crownland of
Bukowina.
London, June 25. -The occupation
by the Russians of the whole of the
ing:
"The Greek Government taking largest number of prisoners taken by
account of their final declaration,1 Gen. Brussiloff for some days.
BRITISH CASUALTIES
LAST WEEK 8,070.
hereby agrees to execute integrally
the foregoing demands."
PRISONERS TAKEN
DURING IRISH REBELLION.
Dublin, June 25. -An official state-
ment has been issued by the military
Government regarding the prisoners
taken in connection with the recent
rebellion in Ireland. The number at
present interned• in England is 1,614
men, five women; convicted under the
Defence of the Realm Act, 160 men,
qne woman; released from the Rich-
mond barracks, Dublin, and England,
1,100 men, 71 women.
Britain Seizes • Cpffee Cargoes.
A despatch from Copenhagen says:
The Berlingske Tidende says that five
large Swedish steamers with coffee
from South America have been seized
by the British and that the steamer
Kronprinzessin Margareta, also coffee
laden, has been taken to Kirkwall.
The action is believed to have been
the result .of allegations that German
agents were gathering large quanti-
ties of coffee in Sweden for export to
Germany as soon as the war is ended.
•
Lady (to applicant for cooks's sit-
uation) -"Why did you leave your
place?" Applicant -"Surely, that's
very inquisitive malnn; I didn't ask
you what your last cook left you for."
Of These 115 Officers and 1,487 Men
Are Reported Killed.
London, June 25. -An official casu,
alte- list issued to -night, covering the
week's casualtieson all British fronts,
gives the number of officers at $38,
of whom 115 were killed, and that of
men at 7,732, of whom 1,487 were kill-
ed. This makes a total number of
casualties for the past week of 8,070,
of whom 1,602 were killed.
OFFICERS' RELATIVES
BARRED FROM FRANCE.
A despatch from London says:
After Monday next no relatives of
sick or wounded officers will be per-
mitted to visit France unless the of- •
ficers' condition is dangerous and spe-
cial permission has been granted, it
was announced on Wednesday. This
restriction has been imposed, owing to
the recessities of the military situa-
tion.
Fish-hooks Don't Change.
The fish-hooks used to -day are of
'precisely the same form a5 those. of
two thousand years ago. The only
difference is in the material; then
they were made of bronze, now they
are of steel.
STARVATION CF P S
DECIDED ON BY CERA
Scarcity of Food to be Made the Excuse for eating 'Dtlwn
Necessary Supplies.
London, June 25. -That Germany
is determined imrnediaty',.to institute
the systematic starvation' of British
prisoners' in reprisal for the British
blockade is the alarming inforrnation
of unimpeachable authority.
The correspondent brought the in-
formation to Lord Robert .Cecil,. Min-
ister of. Blockade, this afternoon.
Lord Robert said that he had been
greatly impressed by the: continued
reports of thescarcity of food in Ger-
:
-
Inany and that he trusted, :that this
would not bo made the cN.c se for
serious attenlnts to cut' clown the ne•
cessery supply of food for prisonei:•s
of war.
'If that should happen,' he said, "it
would arouse such a. storm of indiguti.
tion as to acid terrifically to the bit-
terness 'of this, the bitterest struggle
the World has ever seen."