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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-10-4, Page 7I ARD FIGHTING CONTINUES AND• SEVEN COUNTER ATT CKS REPULSED .: British Imprgye New Positions Captured in Flanders and Take 1,614 Prisoners. A, despatch from British Front in France and Belgium, says:—TheBrit- ish on Thurs day continued to strength- en the line to which they battled their way on Wednesday, The Australians completed "their conquest of the Ger- man positions at the eastern extremity •of Pol3ron Wood, Two places secured here represented the only remaining troublesome points along the Anzac front, which reaches northward to the east of Polygon Wood. There has been much hard -fighting in this section, "but on Thursday the weary Germans apparently withdrew to more favorableground further back and the Australians pushedforward: To the south of that. point the Ger- mans continile to hammer away with their artillery at the. British defences a stride the Menin 'road. and make threats of an infantry assault. The neighborhood of Hill 40, north-west of Zonnebeke, continues -to be hotly contested ground, with little give or take on either side. Consolidations have been'' complet- ed by the British in a`majority of the places, the Anzacs having finished this - work. • The report from Field Marshal Haig on Thursday night refers only briefly to the operations of Thursday in Flanders. On the previous day seven powerful hostile counter-at- tacks, it says, were repulsed with( heavy losses, and 1,614 Germans weed taken prisoner, During 'Wednesday's fighting large numbers of British aeroplanes aided the infantrymen, attacking the Ger- mans from .low altitudes with great effect. The .German . airmen put up strong opposition and, as a result the casualties among the flyers were high. Fifteen German machines were ac- counted for, but thirteen of the Bri- tish planes failed to return to their base. On the northern front of the new offensive, in the region east of . St. Julien, some interesting German prise oners were to be found on Thursday. A number of the prisoner, cages were filled with ..a nondescript lot of mid- dle-aged/ men, who looked far from men of the warrior type. They said the Germans had used up all of their 1918 class,and that as: the 1919 class were not ready they were calling up old men. USlh AIRPLANE TO CARRY WOUNDED Remarkable Tests Carrie& Out 'by French' Army- Officials. A despatch from Paris says: Tests ,made on Saturday at Villa Coublay of an airplane fitted' with two stretchers for carrying wonnded proved highly satisfactory. Dr: Chassaing of the Army Medical Service and Corporal Tetu represented wounded passengers during a . twelere-minute flight, the equivalent to a fifteen -mile journey. Corporal Tetu 'declared that this form of transport was far supeiior to an ambulance, 61 which he had vivid recollections when wounded two years ago. Dr, Chassaing removed a muffler from his head and unfasten- ed straps during the flight. He ex- pressed the opinion that there would be no unnecessary pain to a wounded passenger,' because the equilibrium of the airplane is so perfect. The air- plane was constructed„ by the Aero- nautic. Service of the army, which -hopes to use this form of transport for the e�everely wounded, declaring that the absence of any jolting fully compensated the patient for any risk. COMPELLED TO WEAR CHAINS ON HIS, FEET A despatch from Petrograd says: The result of the trial of General Soukhonilinoff proved to be a surprise to the general public, who foresaw the acquittal of Madame Soukhomlin- off and expected that the former War Minister would be -found not guilty. The Procurer -General declares ---that the verdict cannot be quashed on a technicality, as no higher 'court ex- ists. Sou'khomliiioff's sentence, 'life im- prisonment, carries with- it the se- verest forme of incarceration, - called "Katorga." The first ten years the convict passes through different stages of punishment, including chains on the feet, sometimes on the hands, also, 'affi he may be chained to a wheel -barrow. The next several years, "oil reformation,” are spent in. prison without chains.- Next, "on probation," until finally the stage is reacheel where the convict is set ' at liberty in a village, from which he must not depart. The several stages , are shortened by good conduct, and the convict finally has the chance to become a free Siberian settler. MANY PRAIRIE FIRES IN SASKATCHEWAN. A despatch from Prince Albert, Sask., says: Large quantities of hay have been ' destroyed by prairie fires in Northern Saskatchewan. The prin- eipal losses, are in the Star City and the Tisdale districts. Fires are also raging in the tenter areas; ,north of Big River, 'and that town has been enveloped in'smile 'for several days." BIG SIPPING PLAN -UNDER WAY INU.S. Year's Programme Involves the Construction of Tonnage —Aggregating 6,000,000. A despatch from Washington says: The magnitude of the American Gov- ernment's\ shipbuilding programme was revealed in a statement by the shipping board, showing that nearly 1,200 merchant • vessels of about 6,- 000,000 tonnage will be `completed within a little more than a year. Completion of ships commandeered in shipyards and of vessels actually or aboutto be contracted for will give the country a fleet of 1,600 ships with a total tonnage of more than 9,000,000. In addition to this, the board will complete in 1919 vessels already contracted for, and under ne- gotiation of about 4,000,000 tons. A billion dollars has just been asked of Congress to complete the programme. The United- States now is leading the world in shipbuilding, and if the present- rate of construction were kept, up, would become the leading shipping nation of the world in a few„ years.. r , •~ B 2 d RITISH NAVAL FORCES ,,...\. BOMBARD OSTEND. Mares.A of the Woild, Broads -tuffs Toronto Oc;t, L Manttoba wheat ---No; 1 Northern, n, 52,23: No. 2, do., $2,20; No 3, do, $2,17; No. 4 wheat $2,09 in store ,I?ort }t 1111 rya, including ee 'tax. Manitoba oats—No. 2 C:w., 683c, In store Fort William, ' American corn—No. 3 yellow, ptani- nal, trace' Toronto,• Ontario oats --No, 2 white, 62c, nomi- nttoal; No.freights 3, do,outside,, 61c, nominal, according' Ontario wheat—New, No. 2, $2,17 to $2.20, according to freights outside. Peas—No, 2, nominal, Barley—Malting; new, $1.18 to` $1.20, according to freights outside., Rye -- No, • 2, 91,70, according to freights outside, Manitoba flour lr'irst patents, in Jute bags, $11,50; 2nd" do.,,, $1;1.00; st,'ong bakers', do„•$10.60, Toronto, Ontario flour—Winter, according to• sample, $10.20; in bags, track Toronto, prompt shipment. Millfeed—Cat lots—Delivered Mont- real freights, bags. included -,Bran, per ton, -535; shorts, do., $42; middlings, Ido., $$3,25,45 to $46; good feed flour, per bag, IIay—No. 1, new, per, ton, $11..00- to $11.60;o. /nixed, do., 58 to $9,50, track To- Straw—Car lots; per' ton, $7 to $7.50, truck Toronto. Country Produce—Wholesale Butter—Creamery, solids, per 1b„ 41 petor l'41,b., 3c; 35 prito pts36c,, por ib., 413 to 420; dairy, Eggs—Per doz,, 39e, Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices :—„ Cheese—New; large, 23 to 233c; twins, 233 to 233c;' triplets, 233 to 24e; \old, large, 30e; twins, 301c; triplets, 303c. Butter—Fresh dairy, choice, 39 to 40c; creamery prints, 44 to•45c; solids, 43 to .4330. • Eggs—New laid, in cartons, 52 to 54c; out .of"cartons, 45 to 460. ' Dressed' poultry --Spring chickens; ^25 to 30e; fowl, 20 to 22c; squabs, per doz., '94 to 94,50; turkeys, 25 to 30c; duck's, Spring,' 22c, I-Ioney—Comb—Extra fine, 16 oz., 53.25; 12 oz., $2.75; No. 2, '$2,40 to $2.50; Strained, tins, 23's- and 5's, 17c per Ib; l0's, 163.c; 60's, 153 to 16c. Live poultry—Spring chickens, lb., 22c; hens, 20 to 220; ducks,Spring, 200. Beans—No-o Canadian.beans on mar- ket' until last of October; imported, hand-picked, $7;75 per' bush; Limas, per lb. 15 to 1Gc. 91,35 i.'otatoto,91.es, 45.on track—Ontario, bag, Provisions—Wholesale Smoked meats—Hams, medium, 30 to 31c; do., heavy, 26 to 27c; cooked, 41 to 42c; rolls, 27 to 28c; breakfast bacon 36 to 400; backs, plain, 39 to 40c; bone- less, 43 to --44c. • • - Cured meats—Ldng clear bacon,. 27 to 273c 1b.; clear bellies, 263 to 28c, Lard—Pure lard, tierces, 26 to 263c; tubs, 263 to 263c; pails, 263 to 27c; compound, tierces, 20 to 203c; tubs, 203 to 203c; pails, 203 to 210. Montreal Markets Montreal, Oct. 2—Oats—Canadian Western, No. 2, 773c; do., No.: 3, 76c; extra No. 1' feed, 760; No. 2 local white, 71e; , No.3 local white, 70c. Barley— 'Man. feed, $1.29; do., malting, $1.30 to $1.31. Flour—Man, Spring wheat patents, firsts, 911.00; seconds, $11.10; strong bakers', $10.90; Winter patents, choice, $12.50; straight rollers, bags, $5.60 to 95.75. Rolled oats—Barrels, $8.50 to 99; do., bags, 90 lbs., $4.10 to $4 . Bsan—$34 to $35: Shorts—$40. Middlings—$48 to $50. Mouillie—$55 to $00•' Ilay—No- 2, per ton, car lots, $11 to $11.60. Cheese—Finest westerns, 2�i9c; do., easterns, 213c. Butter— Choicest creamery, 443 to 46c; do„ seconds, 43,3 to 44c. Eggs—Fi•esh;, 53 to 54a; selected, 47 to 480; No; 1 stock, 43 to 44c; No. 2 stock, 40 to 41c. Pota- toes—per bag, car lots, $1.55. Winnipeg Grain ` 'Winnipeg, Oct. 2—Cash price's— Wheat—No'. 1 Northern~ •$2.21; No 2', do.,$2.18; ` No. 3, do., $2.15; $2.,093; No, 5, '$1.94; No. 6,-91:85; feed, 91.75.Oats—No. 2 O.W., 680; No. 3, o, 663c; extra No. 1 feed, 663c; No, 1 feed, 05$c; No. 2, do,; 643c. Barley— No," 3, 91.25; No. 4, 91.21; .rejected and feed, 91.15. Flax—No, 1 N.-W.C„ $3.29; No. 2 oeiV., $3.23'; No. 3, do., $3.12. A despatch from London says: The' German naval base of Ostend, on the Belgian coast, was "bombarded by Bri- tish -naval forces. British aerialpat-5 rols over the fleet encountered six b hostile aeroplanes, and downed two.' ` -`_Naval -aeroplanes," says an'" Ad-' u iniralty statement, •"copiously bomb- $ ed the.Sparappelhoek- aerodrome. They made several direct hits, smoke being observed from the sheds'on the 's isouth-west side. Several of -our. fight- $ ing patrols over the fleet: encountered ci six hostile' aeroplanes; 'two of 'which ho they brought down. $ "There was a bombardment. of the t naval establishments at- Ostend by our naval forces. Several hits were $ observed on'Anatelier de la Marine" to $9 $s United States'Markets Minneapolis, Oct. 2—Corn----No. 3 yel- ow, $1,97 to $1.98,' Oats—No, 3 white, 8 to 60c. Flour—Fancy patents, $11.50; rst clears, $10.0; second patents, 95.50. ran -931,50 to 932.00. Duluth, 'Oct, 2—Linseed—$3.50 to 3.54; arerve, $3.473; September, $3.50 id; October, 93.473 asked; November, - 3.46l;, December, :$•3.49 \ Live. Stock' Markets Toronto, Oct.,- 2, -"Extra - choice lfeavy, teers,;, 911.50 to $12;, do., good heavy, 10.54 to 911; butchers' cattle. choice, 10 to $10.50; do,, good, :$925',to $9,75 o., medium, 98.50 to ..$8.76 . -da, -com- p, 26.75 to. $7.40 butchers' bulls, oice, $8.30 to 58.65; .do:,,✓good Mills, 7.40 top -$7.85; do., medium bulls, $6.85 o $7,10; do., Fough bulls, $5,-to.'96; utchers`' cows,-phoice, $8.25 to $8.50;' or; good, 97.50 to $7.75; do., medium, 6:60 to '96.75; stockers, $7.50 to 98.75; eders, $8.25 to 99:1.5; canners' and cut rs, 55 to $5,50; milkers, good to choice 0 to $1.35; do., com. and med., 975 to 5; springers, 990 to $135; •light ewes, $9.50 to' 911.50;' sheep, heavy, .95.75 to 52.50; yearlings, 911 to.$12; calves, good choice, $15 to $15.50; Spring lambs, 15 to $15.50; hogs; fed and' watered, 8.75; do., weighed off cars, 919; do., o.b., 517.50. • Montreal, Oct. '2 --Choice steers, 910.25 $10.50; Good, $9.75 to 910; lower. cedes, $8 to '99; `butchers' cows, $6.50 $S,50; bulls, 98 t'o $9; Ontario'. lambs, 5 to $15.25; Quebec, 914 too $1:4,50'; eep, ,95.50 to' 910; milk -fed calves, 4 to $15; lbwer grades, 99 to 513;', lected hogs, 917.75 to $18.25, • DEFENCE AGAINST HEAVIEST TORPEDO to $1 A despatch from Montreal says:—f. 'Major Douglas Hamilton, is;,,perfect- to ing a device designed to make it im- possible for Germany to sink ships at tax sea. The detailsofthe invention are sh in the hands of the British Govern- se ment, also. of t allied'Governments. A- ship equipped with the' device will A be tested` by torpedo fire in the near future, and Major. Hamilton says he is se confident of the success of, his in- vention that he is willing:, to take a chance on°`"the ship, experimented upon. The resisting power of the'device with which theyships are to be protected is said to be one thousand times heavier than the heaviest torpedo or other pro- jectiles made by the enemy. - • NOTHER U. S. LOAN`" t MADE TO FRANCE. A despatch from' Washington `says: A further credit, of -$40,000,000 was extended by the Government to France. This brings 'the total ad- vanced the allies up to $2,466,400,000. Educate the inother and save the child: -THERE- YOU'' °, Po DERo4o `IDUR. t405E-AGAIN! A u -r its PoWD R, WONT HURT AN`IOtdE. ` ci) Jim FIRST CANADIAN TO GET 0,3,E. od er of the British Empire Con,. ferred on Montreal Manufpcturer, The Order of the 13eitioh Empire was instituted in Tune last for the purpose of recognising "the manifold; services, voluntary aud•otherwise, tha. have been rendered, both, by British subjects and their allies in: connection. with the war." The first Canadian to- receive honorr is"- this Mr, Charles Blain Cordon of Montreal. As reward for the accept- able services rendered by Mr, Gor- don for nearly two years a$ vice- • • chairman of the ' Imperial Munitions Board, he_ has 'had the second.class honor, namely, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, con- ferred upon him by His Majesty the King. • Mr. Gordon is one of Montreal's most successful manufacturers and financiers. At the age of eighteen he set out to make his living,' and at forty had amassed a fortune. He is President° of the Dominion ` Textile Company, Limited, also of Penmans, Limited, and of the Hillcrest Col- lieriee,"Limited. Mr. Gordon is on the directorate of the Bank of Montreal. His interest in higher education is evi- denced by the governorship of r McGill University which he occupies. Total Yields of Grain Crops,"1917. n The preliminary estimate of this year's wheat crop in Canada is for a total of 249,164,700 bushels from 14, 755,800 'acres, an average yield per acre of 16.88 bushels, as compared with 17 bushels in 1916 and 29 bush - Os in 1915. The estimated yield of wheat in 1916 is 229,313,000 bushels from 13,448,250 acres, so that the estimated total for 1917 represents an increase of 19,851,700 bushels, or 8 From The Middle West BETWEBN OPITARId AND' BR1- • TISII COIrUMBlA, Items From Provinces Where Many Ontario Boys'ond,Girls Are Living;., Major F. Caldwell and .Capt;` L. M. Moffat, two Winnipeg officers, have won honors at the front, Fifteen foremen, 280 amen and :• 32 teams are employed by the Winnipeg Street Commissioner's Department keeping the streets in good condition. A year ago 13 foremen, 236 men and 26 teams were at work. Bookbinders in Winnipeg get an in- crease of $3.50 a week. Lieut. Norman J. D'Arcy is a Win- liipeg-man to win the Military Cross. That Winnipeg consumes half as much food 'as Berlin, although only one-tenth its size, is 'the estimate of a food economist. Winnipeg Armories can only ac- commodate 2,400 men. Additional quarters will be found, for conscripted men. Frost damage to grain in Western Canada this year is smallest in his- tory.' E. A. Lowes, dean of the Agricul- tural College, Edmonton, says ,ehere will be a wonderful potato crop -gar- nered from Alberta fields this year. At the experimental farm, Edmonton, there are 20 acres growing which will yield 500 bushels to -the `acre. Fifteen children under one year of age were received at the Children's Shelter at Edmonton during August. The city police service in Edmonton costs the citizens $1.61 per capita. In Calgary the_ rate is $1.31. The Edmonton Exhibition Associa- tion gave 284 nickel cases containing thread, needles and a thimble to the Children exhibiting in the school work department who were not fortunate enough to win prizes, -- On one farm near Lethbridge, Alta., the owner expects to sell $600,000 The "inquest on Thursday elicited that` FILE SUCCESS - POR ITALIANS' Coniplete 'Mastery 'of .thea l3ain• sizra` Plateau Gained by Cadorna. A despatch from Washington. says; Austrian' counter-attaoks on the Ital- Ian front; liana all failed, according to a semi-official despatch reaching Washington. from Rome .on Thursday, The ,message said- that the present siteationi of the Italian ,offensive sur- prises, 'and` "'that ° the, Italians have practically cleared the Bainsizza Pla- teau, and are holding` all the territory they -have thus far' gained. "The present state of affairs on the Austro -Italian front," the message reads, "appears to be ; full of promises and surprises. The enemy, believing the supreme solution of the war cae be expected only by fighting, is strengthening his defenses • and ac- cumulating great quantities of mate- rial desperately' and is '!doing every- thing possible to forestall a future Italian offensive, Which/ is ,expected. The Italians have practically cleared the Bainsizza Platean, and are hold- ing all the territory conquered. Ac- cording to the statements of prison- ers, it seems that the Austrians are quite discouraged. At present the greatest activity is bei-rg displayed by Italian airplanes, which are scouting. over the enemy's, rear lines, where' the Austrian . troops-:- are resting, spreading fear. and terror by their, rr bombing• operations. 30 PEOPLE � IIS EY ONEBOMB 12 of Them Were Killed in Air Raid on London. A despatch from London says:— worth of crop. • !thirty people had'been hit by one American ',harvesters are crossing boffin b which fell 'outside a hotel on the border into Alberta at the rate of leIonday evening, twelve of whom were 100 a day. This is due -to the harvest- � killed. All were either in' the street ing in Montana being practically over.' or doorways, having gone outside to The influx is reducing the wages from l see the raid.. Tuesday night/ a bomb $4.50 and $5 per dayto $4. -M, fell in the street adjoining some small 'Thirty-two soldiers returning from houses. For a distance of one hundred the front to Saskatchewan homes were yards the interiors were badly smash - given a luncheon at the Assiniboia ed by concussion, although the house's Club,, Regina, and a motor trip did not collapse. In one room a pian through the city, and his wife were killed. Next door The cost of living in Winnipeg now a woman waskilled. In the 'same is from 20 to 30 per cent,. higher than house a. woman and baby were blown it was a year ago. into the. street, and both critically Winnipeg plans to do ble its 'library hint, -A little further down 'the 'street for blind readers. TKe have y a e 76 —.a -- vol -la plan entering his home was killed. umes at the present time. per cent. The total yield of oats in Winnipeg jitney men. have been CLEA1 ED HIS LAND WITH 0 17- is -estimated at 399,843,000 bush -ordered to furnish bond against r dam 19 NE HARVEST. age to persons or property. 'els 'from 12,052,000 acres harvested, aced with 365,553,000 bushels The Edmonton Auto Club relieved A despatch .from Zeneta, Sask., • as comp the street car te-up considerablyb giving free rides to' the working peo says: Charles Myer, who last Spring purchased an improved section of land from 10,178,000 acres harvested in 1916. For the prairie provinces it has been necessary to deduct from the sown areas percentages of 10 in Manitoba and 17 in Saskatchewan and Alberta for crops not ripened into grain. The yield per acre on the har- vested area is therefore for all Can- ada 33.18 bushels, as compared with 35:91 bushels in 1916 and 45.84 bush- els in •1915. For rye the estimate is ple. William. Diamond, a master of artstoba, has been awarded a fellowship 550 acres to wheat, has just threshed graduate of the University of Mani 12,000 bushels of No. 1 Northern. This grain will bring $25,000 at the fixed at $35 an nacre on credit and seeded in the University of Chicago. price—more than sufficient to give. Flight -Lieut. A. W. Carter, of Cal him a clear title to the property. gary, has been awarded the Distin- guished Service Cross for skill in air- TW P p O FOE SEAPLANES craft near the Ypres salient.. ARE_BROUGHT DOWN. 4,194,950 bushels from 211,870 acres, 1na0nenzie, Alberta's Deputy as compared with 2,967,400 bushels f 1 Minister, of Education, has resigned A'despatch from London says: Two in 1916, the yields . rom t fat important position to be- large German 'seaplanes have been come burszr of the U s'ty of Al brought into Flushing, Holland,' by from 148,620 acres 'liver 1 Berta. Dutch torpedo'boats and it is report - per acre being nearly 20 bushels in both. years. Barley yields 59,318,400 A western farmer donated a bushels from 2,392,240 , as volun- ed, that they participated in the air against/42,647,000 bushels acres,from1,-leer's pay to the local patriotic fund. raid on England, says 'a despatch to 703,700acres in 1916, the yields per It is calculated- that there are en.- The Evening News from Rotterdam. listed in that part of Alberta between 'One of the four German airmen ryas Crow's -Nest and Bow Island and south seriously wounded. The three others of the Cdiers. ne between 3,500 and One been interned. 5,000 soldiers: A convalescent home and a voca- SOUTH AMERICA t' Ischool' acre being 24.80 and 25 bushels ;re- spectively. The total yield of flax- seed' is piaced'at' 10,067,500 bushels from 1,242,000 \acres,'" as compared with 7,316,300 bushels from 622,000 harvested 'acres in 1916, the average lona training is being planned in Lethbridge,;Alta. ONE AGAINST HUN yields per acre being 8.11.bushels and 11% bushels in 1916,. Let There Be Light. In the summer, of 1916, the Com- mission of Conservation conducted a detailed survey of 400 representative farms in Dundas county.; Of these, less than one per cent. practised' sys- tematic selection; of their seed grain, similar to that followed by the Can- adian Seed ' Growers' Association. Three per cent. treated "their < seed grain for smut. Only nine per cent. grew wheat, but practically all grew oats. Of the latter, slightly more than half knew the name of the vari- ety'g.olvn, "For'ty-three per cent. did not know the varieties of any of the gratia sown on their farms. Of the -22;000 harvesters passing A despatch from La Paz, Bolivia, through Winnipeg, 3.000 hands were says: -El Diario and El Tieinpe, tom - obtainable for Manitoba farms. menting' on the measures being taken The Canadian -Council of Agricul- by Argentina and Peru to obtain seals ture held in Winnipeg recently advo- faction from Germany, say the mo- catecl increase in heroes' pensions. ment is approaching for the complete Sixteen girls from a Winnipeg de- solidarity of South America. Discus- partmentai store. have formed a stook stop of new treaties is in progress in ing club, and will help with the har- Parliament. vest. Brooms should always hang when not in use. Have a hole bore.' through the handle four inches from the end and large enough' to slip over an or- elinary nail. When left on the floor a broom soon loses its shape and will not do good work. ----sly :,..m.-. • Place pulverized pumice stone be- tween the layers of ax folded piece' of soft muslin anl stitch around the edge to keep the powder from spilling. Wipe lamp chimneys or window panes with this dry cloth and they evill be clean and sparkling almost instantly. Enough powder will remain in the cloth to be used many timee. AM I MARRIED -10 p, CLOWN OR A WOMAN A1.l. '7NE.71.r\ JX>1,LIN' UP y0Utz FACE! UAy OFF I'r 1 s fid; LPN'OFF II! ezee WOMEN CERTAi •11`I ARETHE LIMIT! TREY WASTE Too MUCH TIME POWDERING AND FIXING UP - IT MAKES _firs M WEAR`I! —Y nn • MAssA6E 'ToDA`( Mi`,_DuF ON -GIVE MFA MASSAGE WITH COCOANUT OILY A LITTLE gm ROM; AND j— A C0UPLE:•OF li0-r , l TOWal-S I l • By 1,1EW5r04eeREN'!'ERpRISE A5211..:�