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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1918-1-10, Page 6•BRITT ` D RR PDT RATIONS BRITISH DRIVE ACROSS PIAVE mdda; Says the Scheme Difficult Raid Successfully Car - Awaits Sanction of Cabinet. tied Out and Prisoners Taken: London, an. 3—The Director of A. despatch from London says:— Meat Supplies announces that Tues- "One of our battalions carried out day will be the: meatless day in Lon- successfully a difficult raid at night don, and would also affect the p?ovince.: across the Piave, taking prisoners and Compulsory rationing is to be put into inflicting damage on the enemy," said to mLc- c fiicial statement on Thursday cording to lard Rhondda, the Food, from the British 1 effect in Britain at an early da an > forces on, the•Ita pan Controller, speaking at Silverton on front. Thursday. He prefaced, his announce,' This was the British raid reported nlent by saying that he was afraidin yesterday's Rome official statement that compulsory rationing would havel —the first tune that British troops to come, and that it was on its way, have been reported in an offensive ac and then declared that his department bion in this war theatre. had completed a scheme, and that as "On the whole front," says the, of - soon asthe 'sanction of the Cabinet ficial statement issued on Thursday had been .received, it would be carried by the Italian Wart Office, "there has out. been nothing ofimportance to report. Lord Rhondda it \yarned' his hearers "On Tuesday night enemy airmen that there would .continue; to be a dropped bombs on Castelfranco shortage, though, 'the position would Veneto, obtaining two direct hits on improve, and improve steadily, two hospitals. Eighteen patients "There is nothing alarming in the were killed." situation," he said. . "You have only• _ f. NlE'.1 LOSS 7,621 MEN oin nothing -this country are undelpp r 4. 1 y 5 ro ., b FOR 4 DE CE HALF DECE 'like the px•ivations in Gernhan ,,, There_ •- . -t1 have less than t pee/ iii of meat Markets of the World``. Toronto, Jan. 8—Manitoba wheat— No. 1 heat'No,'1 Northern $2.231 No. 2', da, $2,205; No.:'3, do,,, 32,175; 'No. 4 wheat. $x`2.`105, in store' k'oi•t William, intlulling 35o. tax, •Na, Ma,titoba oats No.. 2'0.).Y.'81Pc; 3 C7.\\ 7 11e; No 1 e~rtra 'Peed, "743,;. No. 1 feed, 743c to store Fort Williatini. Anter lean corn ---No, 3 yellow, nominal. Ontario oats No. 2 white, 79• to 80c, nominal; No. 3. do., 75 to, 70c, nominal,. according to ;re eights outside. Ontario V119at--New, No, 2 1'V'i,iter, $2,22; basis, in Store Montreal. tis No. 2, 33.70 to 33.80, according'- to freights otitside. L3n.rley—Malting: $7.32 to`$1c34,; ac- cording to freights outside. Eirckwlreat $1.55 to 31.55, according - to freights outside. Fye — Nn. 2, 31.73, according to freights outside I74,c,nitoba flour—First Patents, in. jute bags, $1150; 2nd, do., $11.00 sii•ong bakers', do.,;,,314 G0, Toronto. Ontario flour, \V1nter 'according to sample, 310,05, in baggy Montreal; 30.25, Toronto; 39.50 bulk, seaboard, pr oinl)t Slriptner,t .: 11i;illieed--'Car •lots, delivered Mont real freights, bags 'includecl—Bran, per ton, $35; • shorts, do., 340; middlings, do, - 45 to 346; good teed dour, pet- bag, $3.25. F1'o,y--No. 1, new, per ton 315.50 to 316.50; mixed, do., $13 to 315, _track Toronto, w. Cal lots, a7el ton, '38.50 to 39. Country Produce—Wholesale City wholesalers are payin • at coup - try points the following for butter and eggs: solids, leer lbdairy. , 428 Butter--Creamery,Y Alio-L"' 430; Prints, per lb, 43 to 4330; dap y. to Prints, •,, per lb 3G to 3Se they : - <..:,, Total; Enlistments in C.E.F. , , I.\r <.ssed .Paultr y (.1hic e s a week:, en.„-,--.:;----- Atra9nst Wastage of 3,702 fiawi, 79 to 2Oc; • duol.s, 23 to 21c; geese, UR. says: Re- 1 Potatoes— Wholesalers are paying A despatch from OttawaY Qv,els radii couratt';it,int?err $1.75 for A figures shoving the srihng to the ret tt Eggs—Fresh aatherecl eggs,5d to 52c. 2 052 -O k n, 24 to 250, 21 to 220; turkeys, 2S to 30c. g•r number fleet -class stock t.o:b , outside• tiairits of men enlisted in the iirfentry, artll- Wholesalers it e trade at the following Deices levy, railway construction and forest -j Cheese -New, lame 23 ,ter 23• 80: ttivins Ss and the United' 234 to 33ac; early' cheese, 258 to 2 Shortage is Being Relieved For Canada by United States Management. es patch from Ottawa says: The A despatch new centralized management of the United States railroads, with its pool- ing arrangements of rolling stock and economies of rotating and motive power, is already helping to solve one of ' the main• problems of. the Canadian Railway. Companies, naine- ly, the more prompt return of Cana- dian rolling stock routed to United 'Staten points. i' oiling stock shortage in. Canada has .been aggravated to a large extent by the delays in.securing i'eturll of cars from zee tinted States roads. Thousands' of Canadian box cars, etc', have been kept. across the line for months. The shortage of cars in the United. States. the keenness of railway conlpetition,. and the lack• of any ` central co-ordidating manage- ment, have made the tracing and re - 60 ry units in Canada Tatar. twin, 26 to .,63c Butter—Fresh States during the "first half of Decem leer, and the wastage in the C E b fol same period,have been issued' ° by the the Militia Department. The figtn'es reveal a net loss for the half month, of 1,621 men, the total enlistments :be- ing 2,081, as against a total,wastage of 3, 702. The total enlistments were divided among the various branahee of chickens, ib, 20 to 210; hens, 1.6 toy015tc; ducks, Spring, 20 to 22c; ;geese, the services. as follows': 21c. Infantr 1308: -Artillery, 375; Honey—Comb—Extra fine. 15 oz.,' C 03.50: 3.2 oz 33• No 2, $2.40 to 32.50. Railway Construction and Forestry, strainns. 2t.'s and 5: s, i9 to 19Oc. 311' miscellaneous,; Si. The total per ib: 10's, 15 to ire, 60', 18 to is3e, Beans—Canadian, hand-picked, bush.,' number of men., enlisted in Canada dur- SS 5550imported, band -picked, $6.50 info the two: weeks was,1,310, in the to to g7; Lirhiis, 17 to 17A0. - United States 768:, and in England 3, the Provisions -Wholesale The casualties overseas; dueing hick Snroi:eri and eared mlard r half. month totalled 1,217, of ' ail„ted to trade by Toeatsrontoand tvlholea- e 45 per cent. will, it is estimated, sailers as follows:— 30 t dairy, choice, 40 to '41c; creamery prints, 45 to 46c; solids, 44. to '5iat arine--29 to 32e. Eggs--Ncw laid, in cartons, 60 to 65c: No. 1 storage, 43 to 440; select storage, 47 to 4Sc. Dressed poultry—Spring chickens, 26 to 28o; nriik-foci chickens, Ib,. 30c; fowl, 22 to 25e; turkey..; 35 to 37c: ' ducks, Spring, 27 to 300; geese, 25 to 27c, Live poultry—Turkeys, 28c; Spring 'with ll a Period 0 t11,5 be fit 31c• Smoked meats--I'tanis, medium, ,. o f 5i1 pion e do.. heavy, 26 to 27c; cooked, 43. -for general service. A total of 972 to 44c; rolls, 27 to Osc; breakfast bacgn, mere were discharged hi England, 981 '38 to 42c; ..banks, plain, 40 to 410; bone- -le.,s 43 td 4#c. were returned to Canada for discharge Cim'ecl meats—Long clear bacon, 275 and 532 were discharged in Canada. to 23c lb; clear bellies 265' to 270. Lard-1'ure lard;, tierces, 28i to 29c; The total Wastage it 'nfa-try uhuts tubs 2si to 29'•c• pails `)9 to 295c t \a91cosniround tierces 241 to 35c; tubs, 24 5 Ami 104- a:: 4' ` •'•:,b,.C,M ' ,ilW } . L - ` ,e ,t:SY ,1 \ kS Austaalians.,viewing the destroyed bridge at Bapannte.° HOLYCITY SAVED FROM °°U Battle For,Possession of Jeru- salem Won by'.British. A despatch from London says:— Since Boxing Day Gen. Allenby's army has followed up one brilliantly fought battle' by 'a , series of engage- ments which have brought •under con- trol of. the British Palestine army the whole of the watershed between the Mediterranean and the Jordan as far north 'as :Bireh, and they have a splen- did line plen-did.line across the scene of many con- flicts of' ancient times., The troops 'are now .well north -'of this line for on Wednesday they oc cupied . Beitin, : the Bethel of the Scriptures, and ,a bountiful • water simply between Birch 'and• Ramallas pp Y has- been secured.. Thera id advance in a most dif The -rapid ficult country was due • to the over- whelming defeat of a Turkish attempt F7 r ” `to retake Jerusalem on December 27, • €v -sac; Bart., 25 to _a_ wen, a er ieshstmo desperate • at• - • t elve lhours the Montreal 'Markets , tack., fol nearly w r an tea . :ran. : delivered a masterly co IN - Western, No. 3; ;sec eatra, No, 1 teed, stroke and rolled up the enemy right, CANADIAN TROOPS Britishcounter- A,RRI`rE ENGLAND. 1 t 1 3, 9—Oats—Canadian for a 'ca considerable time past. ..A •caning the 'Turks, who sustained; ., ... , r = white, Sa't•0. I+lout•—Diartitaba Sprrng, 6 . „, ; t Ades latch from' Otter\ia airs• Tt ,s , c n s o' field almost lm l: 1 t:,;eat k,atents, fir+sts. $11:so; send , tremendous losses, t y t -the following . a P tha 92c. No. 2 local white, S73c; 1Oo. 3 local,. sit ong bailers, $1,0,91); straight an fall back n a' . : officially announced positions i G —Itopregnable h the troops have arrived Trly in England: ()atsr-sb bags, 9° 1:q8* $ :30 3 r rail—$39 along the Nablus road;"leaving lh filters' 7iaizhiih Carps, :Shorts ---$40. ' Middlings, $45:: 'to $50. . great Canadian 0 g•_ " ;leonine—:Fes to $5s. Hay—No- 2, per British possession points of gre LANA ca didates for army comrs:issien: ton ear lots b14.50 to $7:5:50, Cheese, OrtanCe. I strategical imp Ro5a1 I+'lying Corps, officers• Finest Westerns 2t:Ie; finest ea -sterns, Beginning of Year Brings Great Bermuda_ P+resh, 54 to eat, .selected, LO N bo Draft: E. Yorkshire Regiment' from 27 8c Buttor Choicest creamery 445 tc 450; seconds, a43 to 44 . l ggs— , rr `' Front 't: Artillery, horse, siege' and stock,, 4534 No, '3 stock, 3S to 36c. Po- Activity on Fliiaat Held.• Drax T_J;B. Montreal, j Po- tatoes—Per bag' car lots; $1.90 to 32.10. Ye , • Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Heade c ' A despatch iron' Canadian, H is ' p oluinb } quarters in France. (via London) Signalers from Ottawa. g says: Our guns, are grumbling around Forestry from Montreal, Levis, To -- Lens after an evening of activity i11 which they were vigorously employed in assisting Co break up an enemy raid against ourflame. New Year's Day, tvlli"czi came in quietly, went out with unusual activity reported all along the front, The enorny attcnlpted raids , f ld, frorn S Jonn un z a By <?iiapie , a5.el and 't-; Dressed bogs—A.1iat,,olr l,iiled: 326.50 t0 $27; db.. country, $24.50 to 325. :Pork— . ;lewdly Canada short driers, bbls, 85 to 45 pieces.- 552 to 353; do., Canada. short cut back, bbls, •45 to 53 Pieces, 350 to; 351. Lard--Cornnound. wood pails; 20', lbs net, 25 to 26c; -pure.: wood pails ..0 i into; Winnipeg and Prince Sibert. lbs. net, 2, 3 to 380. Medical Corps from Ontario- ----- Canadian Nursing Sisters and V.A. 'Winnipeg Wiirnipeg Grain ' ' .fan S --Cash Uri eea-oats D. Nurses from Toronto. No. 2c.iv., ejene No. 3 ,x710.. 77 c Nr. "1 teed r413c; etra:"No, 1 teed, 5 t Newfoundland troops, Imperials re -3 •4 }- No 2 teed, 77gg. f?aa•IeY—No. $1.35; emits, details. - No. 4,, $1.33 reiected...and feed, 31.17 El ax ---No, 1 r\,WC.• 33.15)8; No. 2 O. W., $$151No. '3 C.\\'. $2:95. in no less than four places, one of ONLY 150 CASUALTIES them 'iih strength. Our patrols have been busy ' all front and have .come off along the , victorious in various- clashes with en- enlyastise. Bath aur own and the the first reports of the Guatemala sa.cics. 1,iarr , o...o . p t p Dt }rJanuary, $3.50 bid Lai•; $3.479; July, tieyyen hostile planes ,este:day and gg g , IN' GUATEMALA 'QUAKE United States ltrsarkets '_1linneanalis, ;\tins.. ,Tan; S—Corry A. despatclt from Sao Salvador says: 8 white. 78 to 700, Flour—Standard, in •Tile latest advices here show that carload lots '$0.75 per barrel iii : 98 -Ib.' No. 3 yellow, $1.70 to 31.75. Oats—No: .7• 5,,,) 50 rluth 1\t nn,. •tan, S—t4ilSeed, on enemy aircraft have Teen active. Two es .thuualkc were exaggerated..,.: The track $3.b0 to '53.62.. a., rir e. $3.50• .. nof r machines attacked :a party' of fatalities tis a result of disaster irked N MEAT SUPPLY IS WOEFULLY SHORT despatch from London says:— So ays —So meagre is the supply of meat in London that the first meatless day is. expected for a large number of the inhabitants during; this week -end. Retail butchers to -day crowded the wholesale markets in an attempt to, obtain a •supply for their customers, but the majority of the dealers niet intment.:' with ciisappo The Goy einmeat t ' has released 8,000 cai•casses of lambs, but this supply is reserved for ' distribution among but- chers in the poorer disriots. The West rest End butchers have been told to advise their customers to eat' fowl game and fish until meat condi- tons' unproved. arel • .4,59:5554455,44,,,45- PLA S O .ITISI A _ FACTORIES I SUC SS I , AI S Two Hundred 'Bombs Dropped on Ledeghem Ry. and Other Railway Junctions With Satisfactory Results., A despatch from London says:—The following official statement dealing with aviation was issued Friday even- ing "Two _hundred bombs were dropped Thursday on two hostile aerodromes on the tedeghenx Railway junction, on hutments in the. neighborhood of ,the Eoutholst Forest and billets south of Lille.: ' "Six hostile aeroplanes were. down- ed in air fighting, and .two others driv- en clown out of control. Three of our machines are missing. • "During the Ili lit azi additional 300 lg g bombs were dropped, .on Six 'enemy aerodromes, including the Gontrode aerodrome, Successful raids also 'were carried 'out -in spite of the very bad weather against the factories' at :M'ezieres-les-Metz, railway communi- cations at Woippy and the railway junction at St. Privet, in the neigh- borhood of Metz. All of our machines returned." - S ° D S P a re ated'60. while only 100 persons '$3-39.'•2• 47600 GERMAN MINES Drought down one lvt rk a SWLPT 'UP BY TRAWLERS.` Live Stock ti k is e Earth hooke'continue inn they are Toronto ;ran 8—Extra;choice heavy in )aures. - were injured. 1Ll` 1 E:\R)VE.CONTENTS:. • OP MUSEUM TO SAFETY A despatch Linn London says: An t c nr.tnunic:ot.ion was ' issued dewing with the Government's propos- ed. intention to tai„e. over? the;British Museum for use ? y the Air Board. The eom enicatioll says the Government office purposes intend., to utilize ,f:ol. n p p the considerable space made vacant in the •s0''tuse'ain by the -removal of the art ae ei r they fq 1ti1.t-e.- tirhr„_e .,bev• are,;ihot ruicid and that eciel exposed to air . of ,.., tt.-,. • sp c• recautialte tiave- been taken to ensure p the safetyof the'oontente o3 the'Mii- have not been removed. Boum which Ata rc i The annoti termeltt says tdiat the read- + it enmain open to the nub- ile. w I 1 p. Ale, i , D. weal,, Relief committees• are b do eing $10 7s, $11.25 tc $12' s' " goad heavy, A despatch from Lwidlon says,, $10.75 to $11.; btrtc!ters' caitle,.choiO3, • un- formed ail over the country and a sec 5:3.0.00 co 316.55; do., . good. °39.60 to boll of the Red" Cross :will depart $16 5 do., niedlutn, s3 to $9,25; 00., elf)' a: Lakin; : nledi- common, S to25 to 58,50; $10; do. butchers' oodbullsbulls, Shortly . for Guaze .al ,hort,-. ,.'F good , '$ cce - N- to 58,25; cto,,. m:edittna bulls, ,$7.10 to. eines, blankets and -oilier 21dce.,.t.,cs, y , nr. r. p, to, .ou„h hulls, hutch:ei s' cows, choice; $9,50 to 310; do.. good 33.50 to $9; do., medium, $7.75 to HUNGARY'S- WAR $0; stockers, 37.26 to 38.75; feeders; LOAN' A FAILURE 89.25 to $10; canners and cutters,, 35.15 to 5. 1';mill;ers, good to chalc,e, .595 to, i. 5 , 3140; .cl0., coin. and reed., $75 to• $90 dobpatch from.Lo7hclan says;•- snringer1s, 590 to'. '6130; :.lknht ewes, 312 Hungary's seventh to $'1;` sheep,' h tiw, >6 to;:.$ 75:' Ste1]scrlptivli5 to2,25 to 1.3.25 l.Ln,1)s,`+17.75 war loan totalled about .00'0!000,000 to $19; calves, good to c,5soico:'334' to ' 16,25;, 110gc , 1,9(1,a116 waterecl,:$TS;eO to kronen, where.+as the Government ex- r- - -' ed n>'e wars: , h8,76 to da, F.. pected iB;OGQ,000;000 tironell:, tele s19; do., ,,o.u„ $3,7.60 to 337.55. t Montreal, Jan, S -Ch lee steers $12 gaitplts the cor're511onciEn, at Leinster- 5 • good steers 3.10: to .12 Ams -ter - to $72..,0, K c. $ , dam of the.Exehange `felegzaph Com, c1ioice cows, 3.7 to 39.50; "good, 35 to SL of the subscri tions were "$7' butch0rs' bulls, $r- to $30; mills party, Mord, p 5•;'"I to $15; grass, $7 to $9; cai. e •h, forced on' the leading banks, the Ines- canners cattle, 36.25 to $6.50; sheep, sage adds, only tan insignifcant share $11.5° iii $12; 1u- hs. SJS ,oi 10.50; being til eh by the popMace. 338.50. hoes,, off cas, Fl elect $3.5.56, ing the past 'year 1,000 trawlers, which are used as lnine sweepers around the British Isles, have; swept an average Bh. of 3;000 square miles daily. - During ve' f u 4 600 G erman the year they. s\ P lip , mines. ' SEEKS TO INCREASE , USE' OF I'ISH IN CANADA. United States Government Ar- ranging Gigantic Plans. A despatch: from Washington says: Plans•.fge a ,$2,000,000,000 Government shipbuildingshiptinilding pro layme were reveal- ed ed on- Friday when the ,: Shipping Board asked - Congress for 'authority to place $701,000,000 worth of addi- tional ship contracts. At the same says: The A. despatch from Ottawas y Food Controller through the Fish Committee of his office is starting a to increase the use in 'Can- ada `frozen fish. This effort will be ol; . a e.r campaign to,. in- .`.part of' the 1<lg crease consifinption` of all: kinds of fish to `release 'beef: '; bacon and in order , other Meats for exhort to the allies. RUSSIkAGAIR T Will Not Capitulate ,to Ger- many's Terms of Peace. A -despatch from Petrograd says:-`' Russiaehas turned again to war, Re- alizing now that Germany willgive Russia a democratic peace only if Ger- many many succeeds in;gailring_a general peace, Russia sees anew the necessity time an immediate appropriation of for continuing the fight. $82,000,000 ' as asked for the exten- Russia has been swept by the de. sign of shipyards and for providing mand for peace, which was partly - ----- housing facilities for workmen. idealistic partly inspired by wee fa- tigue. This transport of enthusiasm FRENCH .MAN -POWER ' readied its highest wave-evhen C;er- ' SORELY 'STRAINED many offered what seemed a demo- ' ' cratic peace. But all that is change(.' 1 despatch .from Paris says: -The Six hundred delegates gave Foreign drain 'upon .7t rench inanepowsr, caus- ed,.by the despatch of French : divi- sions to Italy, has already rendered necessary the recall to the colors of men. Of fifty.. measure further' easure in: ` ire same direction fs.., aiinouihced by t Minister ::Trotseky's war speech be- fore the Soviets the most enthusiastic and convincing applause. No' war 'speech by 'Kel•ensky ever \vo.r. ap- plause 50 earnest.' The reason is that the soldiers know e * are fighting frit tlieie demoer atic peace terms. The' rous- ing scene attained its most inspiring. height when the Baltic delegates cried: "The Baltic flagwill be the last to come down!" Iow far this new enthusiasm will prove capable of action has. yet to be proved, but at all events' `Russia '-will -• not capitulate to Germany's, terms. the Minister of Munitions, who has now tit 'own decided that workmen mobilized for. the armed service belonging to the 1914 class' and ounger' shall'be with - .y drawn from workshops' and placecl'at the disposal of the Conhinlander-in- The in'easure' comes into force thiel. T J 15 ' 031 Janne, a. • ANOTHER BRI•ITISH GAIN -IN PALESTINE • Ap despatch from London says—An 01 fficia •communication issued by the JEWISH B.ATTALiON SAILS a General TO FIGHT IN PALESTINE4Var; Office :on Friday says Allenby po're its a further advance by apart of lis•line north of Jerusalem o'vee a distance of a mile. A despatch from London says: --- The ays:- -The' new -Jewish battalion of the British army, which' has, just com- DENIVIAR[C AND NORWAY pleted .its trai ling; sailed for ' the, . HAVE LOST MANY SKIPS Palestine front on Thursday. a The battalion is under the coinmaad A des i patch from ' London` says:.- Last Seat. 367 Norwegian vessels, with an,aggregate tonna e of 566-000, were, i xchau -e telegraph des itch sunk, a 1 >J g g l P 'r'e orts. ,from CopenhagenP Since the beginning oftlie,w ar 215 Danish vessels, with a tonnage of 2.,2,],,,000 have been sunk, and 234 Danes l have been killed, N 4D 059* 11.2111 1tELLO iIM J 51\ I hiti 2,TH1 R>',s kF,yEA CI'IM A Gino Coca I3IG pow cLnubi o t CIGAR .h •. 1NFIcs'a: ,P h ;stNIt4G 1"o P8.I F2 u11 t 1 t hV WIPE: AND 1' NI N'i->IOt —F 1,574"`I ' +hypes ! iii' Gb71-1?-t (! ..5 ,TGMi pY111F> 31GE 0-F1 HF "R0 F.°T1 ,'i llen-n5 'ilea 1i$l"-111.1.0i4' into"i tiF.E,M ,j -o.. M N't -' f t' rlt5 Ieee- viiVi ''IOU2 '. .ei- ` ✓' HELLO -'2 R -I ieA1_- l''' ` -`t0U 0)..D SCbU7? 0 11 tt fin of Col, ,1.'11. 'Patterson,an Irishman and a great lion: hunter' 111 East Africa - 1.- the days before- the war. Elis ex- perience in - command of Jewish per } troops dates back to the GGallipolii, P campaign,' where he 'Wan'in charge of g the ;'axons Zio11 Mule Corps, formed 111E ypt o Jewish refugees linin Pa- lestine. 111th 1." ri 0 •'-1r' k st