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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-11-1, Page 7Railways. Canals. Scale of Milo • 0 Westentle port StGeo r;e .4'14 Furne'l , Y✓/.,9. B Lophem 0 oiGhistelles' °Eerneghe L Steenstraete -n Pfikem ousbrugge 4W1. Thou ro11 DIXMUDE • ,c L. G 3 Sta'•tiertDq� . R Bixs oote t. ,Lang marc o ...., otJuli rr Zonn'ebe,l ARMEN R„LL! arneton .'Quesnoy 1 RO U B ® La�,noy'i roe ',1111-iy. Ne? PAscq .' ce lin. Cysoing�� ont a -Marcel e' Bethune° Xo Ouinchy•-. 1 n2ollei1/Rdt ulluch Loos, 0 • 0 Crena Llevin N.D.de Loretta- :1enin . Leta” rill The two main objectives of the Franco -British offensives.. in the Battle of Flanders, which isexpected to cont nue all winter.. The attacks below Ypres and towards Menin lighten the taskof the Canadians before„ Lens, and; in fact, threaten the whole" Lille -neighborhood. By the thrusts north of Ypres and towards Roulers the German tenure of the whole . Belgian coast and of the submarining bases is shortened. REPRISAL AIRIJ AGAINSTN HU S Tons of Explosives Dropped on Factories; Railway, Stations and Junctions. A despatch from London says:- An official statement on aerial epera- tions issued on Thursday night reads.; "On Wednesday night factories and railway communications in the vicinity of Saarbruecken were attacked by our aeroplane squadrons with excellent results Over three and a half tons Of explosives were dropped on the Burbach works, just west of Saar- irueckeir by naval machines. The 4amage caused was considerable; many fires were observed. "Three thousand three hundred and thirty-five, pounds of explosives jure dropped on railway stations, .enctions, goods sidings in and around Saarbruecken by another. squadron. ••Many ',direct hits were obtained, re - salting in numerous explosions. One ain 'proceeding tp Saarbruecken re- ceived a direct hit from a big bomb and was destroyed. A total of five tons. of explosives was dropped by us. BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES INCREASE. A despatch from London says: An Increase in the loss of British mer- ehantmen through mines or submar- Ales is noted in the Admiralty report On the current week. - Seventeen ves eels over 1,600 tons and eight under 1,600 tons were sunk. The A:t1 niraity statement follows: Arrivals, 2,648; sailings, 2,689. t British merchantmen over 1,600 ' tons sunk by,xnine or submarine, 17; tinder 1,600 ertone, 8. ritish fishermen sunk, none. British merchantmen, unsuccess- ?uliy attacked, ,including one previous- ly,:seven. r �{n the previous week twelve British e sell over .1,600 tons; six under that npage, and one fishing vessel ,were ALLIES WILL STAND BY- THE RUSSIANS. A despatch from London says: In the House of Commons on Thursday Lord Robert Cecil categorically denied rumors that the Western powers were contemplating a` separate' peace at the expense of Russia and Rumania. Ile said theerumors were spread by enemy agents in Russia, with the hope of dis- couraging Russia. Great Britain was determine he said, to abide by its Russian ally and assist her to consolidate her • new- found liberty. 'He paid tribute to the valiant resistance of Rumania in' a period of exceptional difficulty 'and trial, and''assured the Rumanian peo- ple that Great Britain would „not de- sert them in the present crisis. U. S. WILL CHARTER SHIPS r TO ITALIAN GOVERNMENT. - A despatch from Washington says: The Shipping Board agreed on Thurs- day to charter to the Italian. Govern- ment overnment approximately 25 American commandeered st'eel'ships of an,ag- gregate of 100,000 deadweight tons, to relieve,Italy's shortage of shipping to transport urgently needed supplies. Great Britain has been supplying France and jtaly` with shipping— to meet its emerkkealcy needs, but cannot: continue to 510 se in view of increas- in'" British shipping requirements. AMUNDSEN DISCARDS' GERMAN DECORATIONS. A dOpatch from London says: Captain Roald Amundsen, the noted Norwegian• explorer, went to the Ger- man Legation at Christiania on. Tues- day, says Reuter's Christiania corre- spondent, and returned to the German Minister his German decorations'` as a "personal protest against the -German murder:, of peaceful. Norwegian sailors on. October 17• in the North Sea." ANOTHER $20,000,000 IS LOANED TO FRANCE. A despatch -from` Washington says:" Another loan of $20;000,000 was made to France 'on Thursday, bringing total credits extended d by the United States. to, allied nations to $2,826,400,000, USTRO-GERMANS SUCCEED IN PIERCINGTHE ITALIAN LINES ON ISONZO FRONT Enemy Launch Successful Offensive on Bank of Isonzo but Are Checked on I3ainsizza Plateau. A despatch from London says: The Austro -German. forces which yester, day began all offensive on the Isonzo front broke through the Italian. ;lilies 'and brought the battle on to the slopes of 'the right (west). bank of the Isonso; says Thursday's' official statement, Powerful Austro German attacks also were made on the ,Bainsizza plateau, and on the west slopes of Monte Sane Gabriele, but these were .checked by the Italians, who took a few hundred ,prisoners:- The prisoners.The enemy attacked on the south- ern^ slopes" of 'Monte Rornbon and on the northern edge of the Bainsizza plateau. In the former region ho was resisted 'in the narrows of Saga, but further'south he broke through the Italian advanced lines, being favored by a thick" mist' which rendered use- less the Italian barrage. Markets of the World. Breadatuira Toronto Oct. 30—lvl:anitoba wheat—„ No, 1 Nottl'ietn, 92.233; No. 2 do., 92,203; No. 3 do., 92,173, No. 4 wheat, 92.093, in store- Fort Nilliam, including 25e t Manitoba oats -\'o, 2 a'W., 673c No. 3 C.'W., 043c; extra No, 1 feed 6480; No. 1 toed, .6330, in store Fort American corn ---No, 3 yellow, nomin-` Ontario oats—No. 2 'white," 64 to 65c, nominal; •No. 3, do., 63 t`o ••64c, nominal,. according to freights outside. Ontario • wheat—New, No. 2 Winter, 92.22; .basis, in store,'Nlontreal,: Peas—No. 3, 93.35 to 93.50, notdinal,,' according to freights outside. i arleYMalting, $1,16 to 91,18, , ac-" cording to freights outside. . Rye -No. .2, 91.75, according to freights outside, Manitoba flour—First patents, in Jute bags, $11.50 2nd, do„ 911; strong bak- ers',, at:- ers do, 91U 60,• Toronto, Ontario flour—'S P11ter, according to sample, $.9,80, in llctgs, Montreal; 99.60, Toronto, prompt shipment. Millfeed=Car lots—Delivered Mont- real freights, bags rncluded> Bran, per ton, 935', shorts, 50-912; middlings, do., 945 to 940; -good feed --flour, per bag, $3.25. Hay -No. 1, new, per ton, 912.50 to 913.50; mixed, „do., 910 to 912, track Toronto. Straw—Car lots, per ton, $7 to 97.50, track Toronto. country Produce—Wholesale Butter—Creamery, solids, per lb., 423 to 43c; prints, per lb., 433 to.44c; dairy, per lb,, 35 •to 36c. Eggs—Per' doz., 39 to 40e. Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices Cheese—New,"large, 23. to 233c; twins, 239 to 233c; triplets, 233 to 24c; old, large, 30c; twins, 309c; triplets, 303c,•. Sutter~ -Fresh dairy, choice, 40 to 41e; creamery prints, 45 to 46c; solids, 44 to 45c. Eggs -New laid, in cartons, 61 to 53c; out of cartons, 45e: Dressed poultry—Spring chickens, 25 to 30c; fowl, 20 to 22c; squabs, per doz., $4 to $4.50; turkeys, 28 .to 32c; ducks, Spring, 22c;, geese 15c. Live poultry—Turkeys, 22c; -Spring chickens, Ib., 20e; hens, 13 to 18c; ducks; Spring,.16c;_geese, 12c. Honey—Cop'rb—Extra fine, 16 oz:, $3.50; 12 oz., 93.00; No, 2, 92.40 to $2.50. Strained, tins, 2"3's and 5's, 19 to 193c per lb;. 10's, 183 to 19c; 60's, 18 to 183c. Beans—No Canadian beans on market until last of October; imported, hand- picked, 97.50 per bush; Limas, per lb., 173e. $1.65 Potatoesto, on "track—Ontario, bag, $1.75. Provisions—Whole s ale Smoked meats—Hams, medium, 30 .to, 31c do., heavy, -26 to 27c• cooked, 41 to 42c; rolls, 27 to 28c; breakfast bacon, 36 to 40c; backs, plain, .38 to 40c; bone- on and after'January 1, 1918. less, 43 to 44e. Cured meats -Long clear.:bacon:- "27,� Traffic in Oleomargarine. to 28c lb; clear.bellies, 263 to 27c. g Lard—Pure lard, tierces, 27 to 273c; tubs, 273 to 275c; palls, 273 to 25c;A despatch from Ottawa says: An compound, tierces, 22 to 223c; tubs, 223 Order -in -Council - has been passed to 223c; pails, 224 to 23c. upon the recommendation of the Food Montreal Markets Controller allowing, on and after Nov. Montreal, Oct. 30 — Oats—Canadian 14th, , the manufacture and sale in western, No. 2,78c; do., No, 3, 763c; extra No. 1 fee, 763c; No. 2 local white, 72c; No. 3, do., 71c.• Barley—Man. feed, 91.26; malting, 91.31.. Flour—Man. Spring wheat' patents, firsts, 911.60; seconds, $11..10; strong bakers', 910.90; Winter patents, choice, 911,25;: straight rollers, 910.70 to 911; do.,' bags, 95.20 to $5.35 Rolled oats Barrels, $5.30 to $8.40; do., bags, 90 lbs:, 94.00 to 94.10. Bran, $35.00. Shorts, 940 to 942.-- Middl- ings, $48 to $50. Mouillie 905 to 960. Hay—No. 2, per ton, car lots, 912.00 to $12.$0. •Cheese --Finest westerns, 213c; do., easterns, ,,, 213c. Butter—Choicest creamery, 4.6 to, 463c; seconds,: 453c. Eggs—Fresh, 53 to 55c; selected, .47 to 4Sc; No. 1 stock, 43,to 44c, No. 2 stock, 40 to 41c. Potatoes—Per bag, car lots, $2.10 to $2.26. feeders, $8,50 to $9.25; carriers and cut- ters, $5 toN96; thinkers, good to choice' $85; springers, $90 to 9125; light ewes, 911 to.•$13; bucks and culls, 99 to 910.00; sheep,. beaSy, 95,75 to 97.50; yearlings, $12 to. 913 calves, good to c;hoace, $15. to 915.50; Spring lambs, 916 .to 916.40; hogs, fed and watered, 916,75; do., 'weighed oft cars, 917; • do., f.o,b., 916.- • 37:ontreal,. Oct, 30—Choice steers, $9.75' to $10; good, .98.25 to `,$9 25'; •cows, 96.25 to 98; bulls, 96.50,' to $$8`a5; •canners' bulls, 96,50 to $6 75•; Canners cows,,. $f.25 to $5:801 Ontarlo' lamb's,' 915.50 to 916; Qrueheo•lhmbs,';$14.50. to ,$15; sheep, 99, to 910.50; choice Milk 7:ed calves, 914 to $15@ "grass led ,9"8 ";to" 11;`: selected hogs,, $17 ,to' , 917:50 per 100 pouricls weighod off cars 990 to 9125 ; do., coni. and med, 75 tp WIRELESS • TELEPHONY' AROUND THE WORLD. A despatch from Brantford says: Wireless telephony to all parts of the world, more than a possibility, is prac- tically an achieved fact; declared Pro- fessor Alexander Graham Bell, speak- ing at peak-ing'at a mass meeting held here, ter urinating the ceremonies of the unveil- ing of the -Bell Memorial. The eminent inventor told of recent experiments, whereby scientistsspoke from, Washington, D.C., to Paris, France, by word of mouth, the con- versation being overheard in Hono- lulu. The result Was achieved by the attachment of telephones to wireless, THE BEST CARTOON ,OF THE WEER Cracking Under the Strain'.—Darling in Ne York .Tribune. WAIL LOSSES TO AUGUST 1, 1917. Total is Greater Than That Of All ipportant Modern Battles, From the best figures,; available the losses in the world war up to August 1, 1917, in killed, wounded and miss - apparatus, and speech to all. parts of ing were 22,500,000. The tremendous the world with neither wire's nor bat- import of ,this appalling figure only teries, is looked forward to in the very becomes manifest when reflected on near future by Professor Bell,. for a moment. MONTH'S EXTENSIONIt would take months for 22,500,000 menpoint to march by a given in the ON SMALL PACKAGES. usual line-up of a parade. Compared to this terrible loss in A despatch from Ottawa says: The human material the losses of all pre - Food Controller has extended by one vious wars in the world's history fade month the periods during -which menu- into insignificance. ,The armies of facturers and.wholesalers, and retail- Xerxes, of Alexander the Great, of ers, respectively, are to be permitted to sell small packages of cereals, cere- al products, flour, or other foods that are the product of wheat, oats, bar- ley, rye, rice, peas,' beans, buckwheat, Indian corn' or lentils: Manufactur- ers and wholesalers are now to cease selling original packages containing less than twenty pounds net, on and after. December.'1, 1917. For retail merchants the order becomes effective Wtnnipeg• Grain Winnipeg, Oct.. 30—Cash prices Wheat—No. 1,,,,Northern, :• 92.21; No. 2 Northern, $2.78; No 3 Northern, $2.15; No. 4, 92.07; No. 5, $1.94; No. 6. $1.57; feed, $1.80: Oats—No. 2 �.W., 673•c; No. 3 CM., 683c, extra No. 1 feed, 68304 No. 1 feed, 63'3c; No. 2 feed, 623c. Barley— No. 3, $1.21 No. 4, 91.16; rejected and feed, 91.101. Flax—No. 1 N W C., 93.103; No. 2 C.W., 93.073; No, 3 C.W:, $2.96,33. • United States -Markets 5lSlinneapolis, Oct. 30—Corn—No. 2 yel- lovI, 91.98 ,to 92. Oats-No,r 8 white, 68 to 593c.Flax-9322 to 9321. Flour -- Unchanged. lour—Unchanged Bran -931,50 to 932. Duluth, : Oct. 30—Linseed-93.20 to 93.233; arrive, 93,21; ,' October, 93.213 asked; November,.93,20; December, ,93.15`bid; May, 93.163 bid; Live 'Stock Markets.., Toronto, Oct. 30—Extra choice heavy Steers, 911.50 to 912; do., good. heavy, 910.75 to 91125; ,butchers' cattle; cholee, 910 to 910.25 do., good, $9.35 to 99,05; 50., 'medium, ' 98.50 to 98.75; do., com- mon, $7.60 td -'$S. butchers'- bulls, choice, /$8.30 to 98.75; do., good bulls, $7.40 to $7.85; do. medium bulls, 36.85 to 97.10; do., rough bulls +$;6 to .96; butchers' cows, .choice 96.25 to 98,75; Hannibal and of Caesar were merely` miniature military expeditions com- pared to the present war. ,In fact, a single battle in this conflict has pro- duced' more loss of men than in whole wars heretofore. For example, the losses in some of the big battles of' history will be worthy of compari- son: Borodino— French.. ..30,000 orodino-French....30,000 Russians-... , .40,000 Waterloo— French. .31,000 aterlooFrench...31,000 Allies 22,000 Austerlitz French.... 7,800 Allies .. .35,000 Wagram— French....30,000 Austrians 35,000 Friedland - 19,000 French.... 8,000 Allies Canada of -oleomargarine and its im- Eylau- Dresden— French. 3,000 Allies . .27,000. Leipzig— French. , .55,000 Allies . .53,000 Jena— French....14,000' Prussians —.45,000 Ross5ach— Prussians.. 500 Allies .. 7.,500 Sadowa= Prussians .. 9,000, Austrians ...,44,000 Gravelotte— Prussians. .21,000 French 14,000 Sedan-• Prussians.. 9,000 French 38,000 Plevna- Russians..40,000 Turks .....,e,55,000 Gettysburg Union.. .:23;186 Confederate, „31,621 141 the Russo-Japanese War the loss inflicted on the Russians was far heavier than ever before., The .esti- „mated Russian losses were 97,000 and the Japanese -between 40,000 and 50,000. And yet, taking the losses of all the great battles thus enumerated, the total does not equal the losses in- curred thus far in this war. • A arentl - there is no safe place. pP. Y in the world. A recent set of inter- esting statistics shows a large per- centage of deaths coming from ac- cidents of children and also grown-ups smothering in Led or falling out of bed, breaking the neck or the back. Therefore when you have washed your youngsters and heard their prayers and put them away for the night, don't think that there is nothing more to portationfree of duty. Suspension of 'French.. 5,000 Austrians ...20,000 worry about until Morning: the prohibition of its, manufacture, import or sale is a -war measure only, THE WEEKLY WAR PICTURE and will apply while the present ab- normal conditions continue. The con- clusion of such period is to be deter- mined by the Governor -General -in - Council. , The recommendation of the Food Controller was made because the high cost of production and the demand for export were putting the price of but- ter; so.high that many people were un- able to purchase it. - To reduce the price arbitrarily would have been ,un- fair to the producer,', •.The Food Con- troller states that the dairy interests will not. uffer by reason of the- sale of oleomargarine,in Canada. U. S. Coal For Canada. 'A despatch from Washington says: Under a definite allotment of Ameri- can coal for Canada, announced by th"h' fuel administration, about 2,000,- 000 tons of bituminous and 700,000 tons' of anthracite- will be permitted to move across the Canadian border during -the next two months. • There is,a shortage of meat animals throlykhout the world, and new breed- ing stock cannot be 'imported to re- place those that have foolishly been killed..off,' Our own breeding animals must be regarded as the seed essential to' the meat supply of the na- • 3 35 5 War problems of• Canadian wool trade and how they are met, The view is of experts grading the clip in the Australian section- of the great 'wool warehouse,at Toronto. When war broke out the Canadian manufacturers were faced with an increased demand and decreased supplies. War orders ever since, while facilities for import and distribution have been.piling inP lave:declined rapidly. To meet the problems of distribution this warehouse , important link do., good, 97:60 to $S;, do., nredtu,,,, � was established and hasp rove a n between Canadian and d p 96,60 to $6.75; stockers, 9750 to 95.50; tion. - Australian producer and the Canadian inanufactiret. oct,,* eg;sem,"el • t.....s..,,•;e. ieycai, r. a+snr�ce,.v a-rr--�+ r.�_�,r_s�+..,a �.�nK,2r.& ,r.,• ar. � ..s sc,aa :mae:c m.._ . 132. .=Gen TOM,`j00RC. b0Y,lt,l FZhs +'l ME.ANi — 1 D01411 DEL,1EVE., ,You i,1KR 1'f `(ou DlDif r v1 -;*.1.1 sin 11.-K I S BhcAIJSE. 101AVEN4 A Ns O iiUMMOta (.. 4 J