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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-8-16, Page 3ART L ,E Y DUEL N FLANDERS • ACN RACING FIERCELY Bombardment Calculated to Level German Defences, and Prepare For Infantry Advance. A despatch from London says: The artillery duel in Flanders has again Increased to the greatest intensity, reports the German general staff, The bombardment has been especially heavy on the Belgian coast and. from Blxschoote to Hollebeke. The Anglo-French guns of all cali- bres are evidently engaged in level, ing the German defence positions, prepdring the way for another thrust of the infantry, The only infantry engagement has taken place on the line between Ypres and Dixmude, with the French troops the aggressors in both in- stances. North-west of Bixsehoote the French have enlarged further gains made on Wednesday. South- west of Bixsehoote, in the region south of Langemarek, the French have made some progress into the German line. Except for several local raids by the French, there has been no infan- try activity on the long line from St. Quentin to the Swiss border. The French arid German guns, however, are hammering the opposing lines along the Aisne front, in Champagne and on both banks of the Meuse in the Verdun region. RUSSIANS CHECK ENEMY ADVANCE In Galicia and Bukowina the Austro -German Forces Are Being Held Back. A despatch from London says: Ap- parently the Russians have checked greatly the Anstro-German advance in Galicia and Bukowina, as no notable advances have been made by the Teu- tons since the Russian line stiffened. To the south in Moldavia the Rus sians and Rumanians' -are attempting to re- occupy the positions north of Fok shani, lost to Field Marshal von Mac `kensen's men, They have attacked the Austro -Germans with strong forces; but Berlin says the effort fail- ed. The number of prisoners •taken by the Teutons in this region is re- ported to have reached 3,300. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF WHEAT AND BEEF A despatch from Ottawa,says:-De- finite Y. finite regulations, tocome into effect at once, for restricting the use of beef, bacon and white bread in public eating places, and for prohibiting the use of wheat in the 'distillation or manu- facture of alcohol have been promul- gated by order -in -Council at the in- stance of the//Food 'Controller. The serving of beef and bacon is prohibit- ed on Tuesdays and Fridays, and at more than one meal on any other day. Substitutes, such as corn bread, oat cake, potatoes, etc., must be provided' at every meal at which. white bread .is served, Under the order the expres- sion "bacon" includes cured (either pickled or smoke) sides, backs, hams tild any portion of what is termed, in e trade Wiltshire sides. NO MORE MEDICAL MEN AVAILABLE IN BRITAIN A,despatch from London says: - The Earlof Derby, Secretary -,of State for War, was informed. by the Central Medical War Committee that .no more medical menare available for army commissions without ' "seriously en dangering the supply of doctors for FIGHTING BILLION ENEMIES. Comparison of the Population and War Strength of Belligerents. The Central Powers are fighting more than a billion enemies. Ger- many has a population of 68,059,000, with 12,287,000 additional German subjects in the colonies that have been snatched from her. Austria-Hungary has a population of 51,505,000, Tur- key 21,274,000 and Bulgaria 4,753,000. The combined populations are 157,- 878,000. _Against the Central Powers are ar- rayed Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Portugal, Ru- mania, Serbia, Montenegro, the United States, Cuba, Panama, Brazil and Siam, with a combined population of 1,009,681,000. In area the Central Powers cover an expanse of 2,223,133 square miles. The nations . of the Entente -American allies cover an area of 34,502,082 square miles. In territorial size the Allies are seventeen times the size of their op- ponents. The combined national wealth of Germany and Austria-Hungary is more than $100,000,000,000.' The%cbm- bined national wealth of the United States, Great Britain, France, Russia and Italy is something like $250,000,- 000,000. The four Central Powers are less than one-third the territorial size in square miles of the Dominion of Canada. The normal war strength of the Central Powers, including peace strength and reserves, is more than 10,000,000 men. The total available. unorganized normally of these coun- tries, is more than 18,000,000 men, a grand: total of more than: 28;000,000 men. The normal' war strength of the En- tente Allies, peace strength and re- serves, excluding the United States, is about 21,000,000 men. The total available unorganized in normal times of . these nations is 61,000,000 men. The total is 82,000,000 men. Combining all the belligerents there normally would be available for fight- ing something like 110,000,000 men. Another million poured into the melt- ing pot by the United States, plus 9,- 000,000 more available, makes a grand the civil community." The commit- total of 120,000,000 men. tee's announcement was made after a thorough canvass conducted by it. NEW POISON USED Members of the committee express- IN GERMAN BOMBS. ed the hope that the solution of the difficulty will be found in a supply, of A despatch. from Hazebrouck, doctors from the United States, say France, says: British medicalofficers ing that they believe that thousands of are trying to discover the nature of medical men there are willing to come to Europe. FOOD FOR SOLDIERS IS OFTEN WASTED. A despatch from London says: The War Office drew attention to the wast- age of food from the despatch, by rela- tions and friends of parcels containing foodstuffs to troops, more especially distant forces. More than one half of the parcels containing foodstuffs ar- rive quite unfit for consumption. Packages often are returned insuffi- ciently addressed or unknown, these constantly are found to contain articles such as eggs, butter, sausages in varying state of putrefaction. ENGLAND EXCLUSIVELY MARK FOR U-BOATS. A despatch from London says: A despatch to Reuter's Limited from Amsterdam says it is reported from a German source that Germany intends shortlyto concentrate her subYnarine ,activity exclusively. against England.: the new poison used, it is believed for the first time, by the Germans on the French town of Armentieres, near the Belgian frontier. The poison bears a certain resemblance to the gas which temporarily blinded a large number of British troops a fortnight ago but its effects are infinitely, more serious. PRISONERS EXPOSED DURING AIR RAID. A despatch from Paris says: The French authorities learn that during the nights of, July when French aero- planes.bombarded Treves and Essen, the Ger,,,yans forced French and Eng- lish prisoners, both officers and men, interned at Karlsruhe, to leave their quarters and remain in the open where they most probably would be hit in case Karlsruhe were raided. The men were compelled to remain in these places until all danger had passed. Amonthe Among latest -sanitary appli- ances for public eating places is a spoon pressed from paper that can be thrown away after using. The Huge German Liner Vaterland Flying the American Flag. Photograph taken just after the Stars and Stripes were raised on board the Hamburg -American liner "Va- terland." She was the largest passenger vessel in the world at the outbreak of the war. Fifteen other German ships in U.S. ports have been taken over by the U.S. Government and the work of fitting them out for transport service will be rapidly pushed to completion. The engines which the German crew sought to destroy will soon be repaired. The repairs to the Vaterland cost more than $1,000,000. Markets of the World Breadstuffs Toronto, Aug.14-Manitoba wheat - No. 1 Northern $2.40; No. 2 Northern, $2.38; • 'No. 3 Northern, $2,33; No; 4 white, 32.24, nominal, store Port 'Wil- liam. Manitoba oats -No. 2 C,W., 791c, track Bay ports. American corn -No 3 yellow, nominal, track Toronto. Ontario oats -No official quotations`. Onta o wheat -No. 2 Winter, per car lot, $2.5 to $2.60; No. 3, $2.53 to $2.58, ifreights.-o tide' new crop, accordnous p No. 2, $2,35, nominal. Peas -No. 2, - nominal, according to freights outside. Barley -Malting, nominal, according to freights outside. Rye -No. 2, nominal, according to freights outside. - Manitoba flourPirst patents, in jute bags, $12.90; second patents, in Jute bags, $12.40; strong bakers', in jute bags, $12,00. Ontario flour jRintei, aecozding is sample, $11.20, in bags, track Toronto, prompt shipment. Millfeed-Car-lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags included --Bran, per ton, $36 shorts, per ton, $45; middlings. per ton, 336 to $45; good feed flour, per bag, $3.25. ' Hay-Extra•No. 2, per ton, $11.50 to $12.00; mixed, per ton, $9 to $10, track Toronto. Straw -Car lots, per. ton. $8.00, track Toronto Country Produce -Wholesale Butter -Creamery, solids, per lb., 35 to S51c; prints, per lb., 355 to 360; dairy, per:lb., 29 to .300. Eggs -Per doz., 37 to 33c. ' Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at thefollowing prices': - Cheese -New, large, 221 to 230; twins, 223 to 233c; triplets, 23 to 2310; old, large, 30c; twins, 30c; triplets, 303c. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 35 to 36c;. creainery prints, 39 to 40e; solids, 38 to 381c. Eggs -New laid, in cartons, 45 to 46c; out of cartons, 43c. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 26 to 30c; fowl, 20c; squabs per doz., $4 to $4.50; turkeys, 25 to 30c; ducks, Spring, 20c. Live poultry -Spring chickens, lb., 20 to 22c; hens, 16, to SSc; ducks, Spring, 17c. Honey-Comb-E*ttra fine and heavy weight, per doz., $2.75; select, $2.50 to $2.75; No. 2, $2 to $2.25. Beans' -Prime white, $9.50 per bush; imported, hand-picked, $10.50 per bush, Limas, per lb., 18 to 19c. Potatoes, on track -Red Star, new, bbl., $5.26; North Carolinas, new, bbl., $5.25; seconds 34.00; Ontario, bag, 33.00, Provisions -Wholesale Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 30 to 31c; do., heavy, 26 to 27c, cooked, 41' to. 42c; ro11s, 27 to 28c; breakfast bacon, 33 to 36c;, backs, plain, 36 to 37c; bone- less, 39 to 40c. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 26 to 263c per lb; clear bellies,' 25 to 260. Lard -Pure lard, , tierces, 251 to. 26c; tubs, 253 to 265c; pails 26 to 266c; com- pound, tierces, 205c; tubs, 203c; pails, 21c. Montreal Markets Montreal, Aug. -'14-Oats-Canadian western, No. 2, 83 to 84c; do, No. 3;'82 to 83c; extra No. 1: feed, 51 to 82c. Bar- ley -Malting, $1,26. Flour -Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $13; seconds, $12,50; strong bakers', $12.30; Winter patents, choice $13; straight rollers, 312.40 to $12.55; do„ bags, $6.00 to $6:15<. Rolled oats -Barrels, $9.00 to 39.25; do., bags, 90 lbs., .$4.40'to $4,50. Bran, $35. Shorts, $40. Middlings, '$48 to $50. 112oufllie, $60 to $61. Hay -No. 2, per ton, car lots, $10 to $10.50. Cheese - Finest westerns, 213c;. do.., easterns, 213c. Butter -Choice creamery, 39$ to 40c; seconds, 385 to 39c. Eggs -Fresh, 49 to 50c; selected, 460; No. 1 stock, 42c; No. 2 stock, 38 to 40c. Potatoes- Per bag, ear lots,' $1.00 to $2.00. Winnipeg Grain Winnipeg„ Aug. 14 -Cash prices -No. 1 Northern, 32.40; No, 2, do., $2.385; No. 3, do„ ,$2,34; No. 4, 32.25; No. 5, $2.03; No. 6, $1.77; feed, $1.67; No. 4 special, $2.25; No. 5, do., $2.03; No, 6, do., $1.77. Oats -No. 2 C,W., 75c; No, 3 C,W., 74e; extra No ,i feed, 740; No, 1 feed, 70c; . No. 2, 68c; track, 7010, 0 Bar- ley -No. 3 C.W., $1.22; No, 4C.W., $1,18; rejected and feed, $1,12. Flax -No. 1 N.W.0 $3.33; .Zio. 2`C.'4V., $3.27.1; No, 3'' C.i1., $8.165 track, $3.321. 'United States Markets Minneapolis, Aug 14 -Wheat -Sep- tember, $2,24; cash -No. 1 Northern, 32.95 to $3; No. 2, do., $2.95 to $3. Oats -No. 3 white, 68 to 69a.. Corn -No. 3 Yellow, $2.24 to 32.26. Bran -$35 to $36. Duluth . Aug. 14 -Wheat -No: 1 Northern, $2.90, nominal; • No. 2; do., $2.855, nominal. Linseed -$3.45; Sep- tember, October and November, $3.45. Live Stock Markets Toronto, Aug. 14 -Extra choice heavy steers, $11,90 to $12.35; choice, heavy, steers, $10.50 to $11; butchers' cattle, choice, $10, to $10,50 do., good, $9.50 to $9.75; do., 'medium, $8,40 to" 38.90; do., common, $7.10 to 37.35; butchers' bulls, choice, $8.25 to $9; do., good bulls, $7.50 to $7.75; do., medium bulls, $6.75 to $7; do., rough bulls, $5 to $6; butchers` cors, choice $5.25 to $8:75; do., good, $7.40 to $7.75; do., medium. $6.50 to 38.75; stockers, 36.40 to $8.25; feeders, $7.75 to $8.76; canners and cutters, $5.25 to $6; mincers, good to choice, $30 to $100; tlo„ com, and ined,, $40 to 350; springers, $S0 to $120; light ewes, to $9,76 sheep, heavy, $6.00 to $7.26; Yearlings, $10 to $11.50; calves, good to choice, $13 to $15; spring lambs, $16.75 to $17.25; hogs, fed and watered, $17; do., weighed off oars, $17.25; do.,, f.o.b., $15.75 to $16.00. Montreal', .Aug. 14 -Choice steers; $11. to $11.25; good, $10.50 to $10.75;. lower grades, $9 to $10; butchers' cows,' $6.26 to 33.25; bulls, $6.75 to $3.75; Ontario lambs, $13.50 to $14; Quebec, $12.50 to $13;sheep, 37.75 to $S.75 selected hogs, $17.25 to $17.50; rough hogs, og , 40 $17. • BIG MIDWAY FEA'TURE. Sensation. at Panama Pacific. Exposi- tion to be Seen aL Toronto. The famous World -at -Home -Shows will provide the Midway attractions at the Canadian National Exhibition, and the fund of amusement guaranteed is not only unique, but so arranged that DO matter what one wishes to see or how diverse their tastes, they will find something worthy of patronage, "Cre- ation," the original spectacle exhibited at the -Panama Pacific Exposition, is one of the head -liners. From impen- etrable darkness and absolute quiet and solitude, the wonderful tale of the birth of the universe is told and un- folded day by day, each incident, as told in the first book of Genesis, being faithfully and artistically worked out and portrayed in every detail, even to the appearance of Adam and the crea- tion of Eve. Venus, the most perfect. .woman in the world, is another feature, and there are rides and pony shows, sub- marine girls and a host of living 'curi- osities. ANOTHER SUBMARINE SUNK 'BY AN UNARMED STEAMER A despatch from London says: - Another unarmed merchantman has sunk a submarine, but, because of the fate of Captain Charles Fryatt of the British steamer Brussels, who was executed in July, 1916, by the Ger- mans, for attempting to ram a sub- marine, the names of the captain and crew of the steamer and particulars concerning their achievements cannot be published. The captain and crew of the vessel, however, have been presented with $2.500 by Sir William J. Tatem, chair- man of the Tatem Steam Navigation Co. for their deed., The whole secret of success in corn, once a: good stand has been secured, is found in keeping the ground clean, conserving moisture by frequent cul- tivation and avoiding root injury dur- ing cultivation.' NEWS PROM ENGLAND NEWS BY MAIL ABbUT JOHN BULL AND UIS PEOPLE. Occurrences In the Land That Reigns Supreme in the Com- mercial World. The War Office is calling for laun drymaids, cooks and housemaids to proceed to France at once. Sir Howard Frank has purchased the old Beachy Head lighthouse, which is said to have cost £20,000 to build. Admiral R. S. Dalton Cuming, who. is serving as a temporary captain, R. N.R,, has been awarded the D.S.O. Mrs. M. A. Harcourt, M,B., has been appointed temporary medical health officer and school medical officer for Holland, Lincs. The challenge cup, given by Sir Ed. Smith, J.P., London County Council, for -the smartest turn -out, has been won by Euston. Joseph Smith, of Spitalfields'Mar- let, was fined £20 at Old Street Po- lice Court for imposing a condition in the sale of potatoes. A sailor, who has been twice tor- pedoed and twice lost all hisbelong- ings, insisted . on giving £i to 'Church Army recreation huts. Charles Naylor, of the Grove, Ham- mersmith, was fined £5 for display- ing for sale oats at a price higher than that fixed by the Food Order. Sir Cooper Perry, of Guy's Hospital, has been elected vice-chancellor of the University of London, to succeed Sir Alfred Pearce Gould. William Cope, the oldest bellringer in England, has retired from his post of leader of the bellringers at Uttox- eter, after sixty-five years' service. A large number of Nottinghamshire colliers have been ordered by the Magistrates to pay substantial dam- ages for being absent from the pits: Miss. Annie Jones, a middle-aged munition worker of Forest Hill, was awarded £250 damages for injuries re- ceived while alighting from a. tram- car. Sir Alexander Kaye Butterworth has presented to Eton College Musical Library a complete set of Bach's works\in memory of his son, G. S. K. Butterworth. YOUNG JUDGES AT "BIG FAIR." Canadian National Revives Competi- tion for Farmers and Farmers' Sons. Among the new departures at the Canadian National Exhibition this year are the judging competitions for young farmers and farmers' sons un- der 26 years of age. They will be held under the supervision of the On- tario Government, and a very large entry is expected from among the three thousand students now taking the Government short. courses. Liberal prizes are offered to win- ners in live stock, poultry, grain, roots, fruits and vegetables. Some years ago judging competitions were held at Toronto, but the present ones are on a much more pretentious scale and under Government auspices should prove a great success. NEW ONTARIO HAY CROP HEAVY Rain is Retarding Harvest Work -Root Crops 'hriving. A despatch from New Liskeard says: Considerable rain has fallen within the past few days and is re- arding work in the hay fields, The hay crop is perhaps the heaviest on record for this district, and for that reason considerable difficulty is being experienced in curing the cut, Farm, ers who have not been able to cut_ their hay, report that already it is beginning to fall and unless dry.wea- ther sets in at once a considerable portion of the crop will rot. The al- most torrential rains of Sunday last knocked down grain also to some ex- tent :.. and the need of dry weather is fairly general. In contrast to the hay and grain, tomatoes, cabbages, cu- cumbers and all root crops are'thriv ing as never before in Northern .On- tario. Labor on the farms is still very scarce, but relief is anticipated with- in the next ten days in that by that time cutting and peeling of pulp wood will to a large extent be discontinued, due to the fact that bark on the pulp timber, which up until the present time has been comparatively loose, will tighten almost any day now. At some of the small lumber mills throughout the country wages are be- ing increased to a point on a par with the mines. This is without precedent in this country. SENATE C AIES CONSCRIPTION Nine Amendments Voted Down Measure Adopted Without Division. A despatch from Ottawa says: After nine amendments to the motion for the third reading of the Military Service $ill had been presented and in turn been declared defeated, that measure was passed by the Senate without a division. Had it not been amended in certain respects in the Up- per Chamber, it would now be reads to receive the Governor -General's as- sent and so become law. •As it is, however, the bill must be returned to the Commons, where the changes made by the Senators will be discuss- ed and concurred in. Only one of these amendments is of importance: It provides that no prosecution for any violation of the Act or the regula- tions shall take place without the consent of the Minister of Justice, This amendment, inserted at the in- stance of the Government itself, is regarded as a providing means for preventing hasty and ill-considered prosecutions. JEWISH H CDRS RAISED IN LONDON There Are Now 40,000 Jews in the British Army. A despatch from London says: Un. der a recent agreement between Rus- sia and Britain a Jewish corps is be., ing organized here. There are 20,000 Jews of military age in London alone, There are now 40,000 Jews in the Brit- ish army, 32,000 of whom are English Jews, and 8,000 from the Empire. abroad. The, leader of the new corps was commander of the Zion Corps, composed of Russian Jews recruited in Alexandria, which corps gave . a fine service at Gallipoli, Eight thou- sand Jewish soldiers now in Britain will probably forma stiffening corps. CONDITIONS IN' PALESTINE ARE WORST POSSIBLE. A despatch from New York says: Conditions in . Syria and Palestine are declared to be the "worst possible" by a refugee who fled from there and by circuitous routes has just _reached New York and reported to the Ameri- can Committee of Armenian and Syrian Relief. The committee's informant, whose name is withheld, said there were 8,000 cases of typhus in Beirut when he left, owing mainly to a lack of medicine and scarcity of doctors. The poorer classes have been wiped out by starvation, he said. 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