The Exeter Advocate, 1918-4-4, Page 2w•
BRI` ISI LINE OLDIE COUNTER
ATTACKS BEGIN WITH SUCCESS
nemy ThroNvn Back All Along Front --British Reserves Regain
Terrain, Including Strategical.' pillages.
The infantry fighting;TM along the
major portion of the British front in
the new battle zone showed a marked
slowing down On Wednesday morn-
ing; indicating that the first phase of ,
the German oflensiVe here has been
finished. Prom th'e southern sectors;'
however, came word that the Ger-'
rnaris were still pressing the attack
with great fury against the tmwaver-,
ing defence,
The enemy has paused hi the
northern seetar, probably to reel= i`
ganize and bring forward. nr le +aeti-
ed artillery before beglealing the
second round against the cuff ''Haig
opposition of the British.
Hard local battles we,ro still in
progress, but the first fury of the Ger-
man onslaug,ht had spent itself, Sev-
eral ttta eks which the Germans es-
sayed were smashed, and at Sailly-Le-
Sec where the Germans gained a foot-
ing, the British on Wednesday morn-
ing delivered a smashing etrsilitez-at-
tck, which` pushed the invaders back.
The spirit of optimism is higher
along the front at the present tune
A despatch from London says: -
Wednesday night's news from the
battle -:front confirms; the hopeful im-
pression formed early in the day that
the British now appear to be on a line
they are able to hold firmly, at least
on the Somme and the Anore Rivers;
Further south in the Roye-Noyon
region the situation is less well de-
fined, but it is stated that both the
French and 'British are bringing up
reserves there. The correspondents
• also are showing greater confidence
that the enemy will be held on this
terrain,
The German official communica-
tion of Wednesday night was signific-
antly brief and reserved. It reports ;
the crossing of the .,A.ncre, but only re- ,
fees to Tuesday's events, while the'
British War Office statement shows
that the Germans' who had crossed
that stream were thrown 'back to-,
day in counter-attacks,
,.
Sn front The news from file � _mie _ra.lt is
distinctly encouraging, the British
having recaptured, Morlaneieurt and,
Chipiliy,'and advanced to Proyart,
HINGE WILL
NEVER BREAK
Anglo-French Junction is Nov
Covered by Strong
Allied Forces.
London, March 29. Telegraphing
from French army headquarters this
evening Reuter's correspondent says:
"The situation is now clearer than
at any time since the beginning of the
offensive. The enemy, arrested in
mid -course, has abandoned marching
straight upon objectives and breaking.
down resistance by overwhelming
numbers. He is striking at estimated
weak spots in order to drive us back as
far as possible before he himself is
brought to a standstill. Thus the en-
emy drive down, the Oise valley is fin-
ally arrested. Attempts to cross pie
Oise farther northfailed and the
bridges are now destroyed.
"The village of Pont l'Eveque, be-
Iowv Noyon, has been recaptured and
the enemy driven from the heights
above Susey, north-west of Noyon.
"The enemy's capture of Montdidier
was just too late for him to profit by
it, as French forces were able to en-
gage the Germans to the west and
bring the advance to a standstill, thus
nullifying their efforts to pierce the
junction of the Anglo-French armies.
The hinge between the English and
French armies will never be broken,
as thejunction is now covered by
Frenchforces strong enough to meet
alleventualities.
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Huns do not have all the say when it comes to ordinance. Here are
some of the latest production of the French munition shops.
1EXPECTED TO CAPBRAVE PART
TURE VIMY RIDGE PLAYED BY FRENCH,
A recent patent covers a piano or
organ keyboard that can be :moved
laterally,for transposing a musical
composition written in one key to an-
other."'
Ten German Divisions Took Part
in the Assault, But Enemy
Met Severe :Defeat.
A despatch. from Field Marshal
Haig says: "It is known from captur-
ed documents that the German attack
astride the Scarpe had for its objective
the capture of Virus- Ridge and Arras.
This attack was carried: out by at
least six divisions in the front line,
with four assault divisions in support.
Despite the farce of the attack the im-
pression made upon our battle .posi-
tions was inconsiderable, and the fight-
ing resulted in a severe defeat for the
enemy."
GERMANS CROSSED BRIDGE' OF
BODIES OF THEIR OWN. DEAD.
With the French Army, March 29. -
At one point on the Crozet' Canal,
where the Germans eventually gained
a crossing, they made 16 different at-
tacks on one day. Finally the British
corps which was holding,. the position
fell back, absolutely exhausted, and
the Germans crossed over a bridge of
piled -up bodies of their own com-
rades.
Sir John Bennett Lawes in 1842
took out the first patent for the mak-
ing of superphpspbate, or acid phos-
phate as we now call it, and estab-
lished the first fertilizer factory near
London, England. English farmers
adopted the use of fertilizers in con-
nection with all other good farming
practices to such air extent that in
1914 the British Isles were using
over 3,000,000 tons annually.
TROOPS PAT'S OL STREETS
OF QUEBEC WITH RIFLES LOADED
Mobs' Attacked Newspaper and M.S.A.Registrar's Offices-
-
Destroy Military Records.
Quebec, March '29: -An anti -con-
scription riot broke out in Quebec to-
night. An angry mob destroyed two
newspaper offices and wrecked the pre-
mises of the local Registrar under the
Military Service Act. The building in
which the offices are located are 'ad-
jacent to the Auditorium Theatre, and
it caught fire. The intention of the
crowd, . it is believed, wasto destroy
all the records „ of cases which have
been heard in�le exernptioit comets.
Rioting broke out afresh at 9 o'clock
and mobs of young men paraded the.,
main street of the city. The unruly
element in the throng soon got the
upper hand " and attacks were made
upon the newspaper offices of the
Chronicle Publishing 'Company: and
I'Evenement, two papers which have
supported ;the Military Service Act,
the enforcement of which caused the
outbreak last night., r I_or tin et'Peder-
The Anglo-French Line 1'-lolds
Through Heroic Deeds
of Poilus.
A despatch from the French Armies
28 BRITISH SHIPS
_SUNK BY U-BOATS
Submarine Aar in Connection
With Big German Drive.
A despatch from London says: Sub-
marines and mines have increased
says: -The German effort by a ter their weekly -toll of British shipping.
rific rush toget between Freneh and The Admiralty's report shows that in
the last'' ticeek 28 merchantmen were
British forces, with the object. of de-
feating each separately, has failed up suns;,, 16 of the vessels being 1,600
to the present, and is likely to con-
tinue to fail. The fighting qualities
of the allied soldiers have served to
stay the impulsive advance, and to-
day the Anglo-French line is ' on
strong positions. - 4
The next few days may change the
situation enztirely, as file 'allies have
tons or over and 12 under that ton -
nate. One fishing vessel was lost. •„
Nineteen merchantmen were unsuc-
cessfully attacked. The arrivals at
ports in the United Kingdom 'number-
ed 2,471, sailings 2,488.
The Admiralty report for the pre-
vious week showed the loss of 17
hada time to get their "manoeua''ring !British merchantmen by aline or sub -
reserve" to take the initiative. Noyoa marine, while for several weeks pre
was evacuated late Tuesday night ill ceding that the weekly; loss was 18.
good order, and the French took up a o,
position near by.
The correspondent passed on Wed-
nesday among troops who have borne
a great share in the fighting of the
last five days. Everywhere cheer-
fulness- was to be founcijand perfect
confidence in the future. Notv'here
has the correspondent seen such
spendid morale among troops aftet
long, hard "fighting, more especially
when those troops had to fall back.
Both officers and men, whether
French or British, tell narratives ofs
wonderful heroism on the part of the
individuals and units,
The gunners of a battery of. French
75's, in the neighborhood of Chauny,
were surrounded for three days, with-
out food, but fought until the last
round was fired; then, taking advan-
tage of some confusion among the
Germans in the course of the 'third.
night, they somehow mad their . way
through', their encircling force .and es-
caped, carrying their wounded Com-
rades with them. •This is merely one
instance among many similar daring
deeds.
al policemen, engaged in rounding up,
absentees from duty, were savagely
attacked and badly mauled.
The crowd, after visiting the news-
paper offices, rushed up to the Gov-
ernment offices, which are in the
same building" with the Auditorium
Theatre. Men broke in the doors. of the
Registrar under the Military Service
Act and destroyed the furniture and
records there. 'In the excitement a
stove was knocked over and the build-
ing set on fire. 'The -firemengot the
blaze in the Registrar's office .under
control.
t'l`he militia were given orders to
turn out. The militia were ordered to
load their rifles and to fix bayonets.
The troops marched' through the
streets and the appearance of the sol-
diers had a quieting effect on the mob.
The troops made a cordon around the
Auditorium Theatre, while the firemen
worked to get the fire under control.
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GERMANS WOULD DESTROY
BRITISH ARMY, SAYS HAIG.
A despatch from. Londoi says:
Field Marshal Haig, has issued the fol-
lowing special" order of the day, dated
March 23:i
`,To all ranks of the British army in
France and Fionders: We are again at
a crisis in the war. The enemy has
collected on this front every available
division and is aiming' at the destruc-
tion of the British army. We have
already inflicted on the enemy, in the
course of the last few days, a very
heaver loss, and the French are send-
ing troops as quickly as possible to
our support.
I .feel that every one in the army,
fully realizing hots much depends on
the exertions arid steadfastness of
each one of us, will do his utmost to
prevent the enemy from attaining liis
object."
GERMAN LOSSES 400,000,
50 PER CENT. OF EFFECTIVES.
A despatch from British Head-
quarters inFrance' says • From the
239 AIRPLANES BROUGHT DOWN
Y R ITISI
IN SEVEN DAYS
British Aviators Dropped 30 Tons of ,Bombs and Work Havoc
Among Enemy Troops;;
A despatch from London says: The
official report on aerial operations on
Wednesday/ night says:
"Great concentrations of our air-
planes were carried out on Wednesday
over points threatened by the enemy,
and masses of our machines` attacked
with machine-gun fire and bombs the
enemy infantry and cavalry,
"Thirty tons of bombs were dropped
by us and hundreds of thousands of
rounds of ammunition were fired into
the enemy. While this fighting was
maintained throughout the,,, day, our
infantry, airplanes kept watch along
the front and reported changes in the
situation as they occurred.
"Twenty hostile machines were
brought down in air fighting and two
others were shot down by anti-aircraft
guns. Twelve of ours are missing..
"During the night our Bight -flying'
squadrons kept up a continuous 'at
tack on the enemy's troops in Ba-
paume, Gambrel and Peronne. Seven-
ty-five
thousand rounds were fired by
then. Twenty-four tons of bombs
were dropped on important centres of
the battle front. In addition, four
tons of bombs were dropped on the
Valenciennes railway station, through
which the enemy's troop trains were
passing on the way to the front."
CATEGORY _B
TO SERVE
Exemption Machinery h 'hlner Will be
t
Put Into Service Throughout
Canada.
Ottawa, Ont., March 29. -Respond-
ing to a demand from the military
authorities, the Military Service
Council has decided toocalhup-for'ser-
vice men in medical Category B, under
the Military Service Act. ; 'Category
B men are -.liable for overseas, but not
for cPmbatant service. They are be-
ing called out because of the necessity
of securing men for railway` construc-
tion` and similar service.
"A demand for men for railway con-
struction and other similar work has
arisen, and it has therefore become
necessary to draft all men in medical
Category B in respect of whom no
other grounds for exemption exist.
The Military Service Council is
therefore issuing instructions to re-
gistrars to take immediate steps to
call up such men:
"Under the procedure heretofore
adopted, questions arising in regard,
to the exemption of men in medical
Category B on other grounds were
postponed until men in the same
medical category should be called
up, and these amen, as well as their
employers and relatives will there-
fore be given an opportunity of pre-
senting claims for their exemption."
VALUE OF NORTHERN FRANCE.
Why Germany Hangs Desperately to
This Rich Region.
France will never consent to a peace
that`, does not at , least; restore her
northern districts to her for the reason.
that hei:.national industries cannot be
rebuilt to their pre-war standard with-
out the wealth that these provinces
hold. Atepresent Germany holds thein
at a great sacrifice of life because they
contain the, -richest products of the
soil and underground stratas.
This territory, according to. Lec-
tures'pour Tour (Paris), supplied one-
fourth of France's wheat crops in
1912. - In 1913 it furnished 87 per cent,
of the'sugar beets for the distilleries
and 24 per cent. of the beets -used for
feeding purposes.
The invaded regions gave France 90
per cent. of its iron ore a4 83 per
cent. of its cast-iron. Half' of the
iron foundries are located in this cap-
tured land.
average of 'casualties in the various Of 55,000 shops'devoted to the weav-
German units, as given by prisoners, ing of wool, 45,000 are held by the
one arrives at the conclusion that the Germans. Ninety-four per cent. of
enemy has lost 50 per cent. -of these the spinning mills of combed wool are
z British statement
lost;'• over half of the mills spinning
pion The official of
Week of liii'ld '� t]h
Y ea er Sees
Spring Work Under Way.
Tuesday said it had been -established" carded wool are found .in the occupied
that more than. 70 German divisions
had been engaged in the battle. The
present 'strength of a; Gerz'dan division
is 12,099 men so that a loss of 50 per
A despatch from : Winnipeg says:
The weather in the Prairie Provinces
has been Springlike for the past fort-
night, exceptionally mild for March,
and there is every prospect of 'a. very
early seeding this year. In the Bran-
don district of southern • Manitoba
seeding '.ill: be general within a week
if the mild weather `holds.
It was' 67 - degrees :'Fahrenheit_..at.
,t"
Moose` Jaw, and it is raining a thin
of points. miler n At rati:cal<
and a. number p p
l ' every point, on the prairies temper-
atures
atures have been well above 50 de-
grees for, a week or so. At the Pacific
coast it has been, about 10 degrees
colder.
3,
e Canada -the ki •
Wem..n .of kitchen is
your fort.. Food will win ,or lose
the war.
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'territory. Of 550,000 looms whirring
before the Sear only 50,000 are now
turning.
- In cotton the same. storyis true. Of
' 525,000 looms in France 4,475,000 are
cent. would mean casualties in ' ex- rpt
cess of 400,000 for the Germans in
in the Huns' grasp, and of 140,000 me-
less than z fighting1 ai a week of fi htin . chanics in the work 81,000 were taken.
houses, fac-
Tlie loss ins d^iveiling h ,
�`DiA:TI'.L
SUFFERING
DIRE P1tIVATIONS..
Markets of the World
me acla+n ti's
Toronto, April' 2 -Manitoba wheat
No, 3'Northorn, $2.23,; No. '2, 00,.$2.203;
No. 8, clot, $2.173; No. 4 wheat, 32.101;
in store Fort William, including 2'30 tax.
Manitoba oats -No, 2 C.W.,• $33c No,
3 C.w., 918c; extra. No, '1 feed, 9030t
No. 1 feed, 893e, in storeFort William.
American corn -The War Board in the
United States prohibit importations.
Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 93 to 940:
No. 3 white, 02 to 930, according to
freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per car
lot, $2.22: basis in store Montreal.
Peas -No. 2, 33.60 to 33.70, according
to freights outside.
Baxley=Malting, 31.76 to 31.78, ac-
cording•.to freights outside.
Buckwheat -31.83 " to 31.85, according
to freights outside.
Rye -No. 2, $2,25, according to '.freight
outside.,
Manitoba. flour -War quality, 311,10,
new bags, Toronto.
Ontario flour -War quality. 310.70,
new bags, Toronto and Montreal
freights, prompt shipment.
Millfeed-Car lots -Delivered Mont-
real freights, bags .included: Bran, per
ton, 335.40;: shorts, per ton, $40.40.
Hay -No, 1, per ton, - $17 to $1S;
rnixed, 314 to $16, track Toronto.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, 38.50 to 32,
track Toronto.
A. despatch from London says: The
tenacity of the British resistance in
the bigencounter,`Germain prisoners
say, . exceeded anything, the 'Germans
deemed possible. They complain of
great privations, on ac:cou1t of lack
of supplies, and 'extreme weariness
also is telling heavily: ' Owing tothe
dense masses. of . supporting troops,
however, the enemy is able to replen-
ish his forward line with fresh units.
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111,
Country Produe -Wholesale
Eggs -Current receipts, Cases return-
able, 38 to .40c.
Butter -Creamery. solids, 43$ to 49c;
creamery, prints, 49 to 500; dairy, 34
to 38c,
Live poultry -Buying price. delivered,
Toronto: Chickens, ' 27c; milk fed, :G300;
hens, 31 11)s. tin., 22c.; hens, 83 to
25 to 28c; hens, over 5 lbs., 30e;
roosters, 20c;: ducklings, 25c; turkeys,
300.'
Dressed poultry--•eiiickens, 30c; ,nrillc
fed, 320; hens, 33 lbs. un., 25c; hens, 33.
to 5 lbs., 30c; roosters, 20 to 25c; duc
sings. 27c;. turkeys,' 35c.
Cheese -New, large, 23 to 231c: twins,
23 ' tp 233e; sprint;' made, large,.., 25 to
26e;' twins, 283 to 265c.
Beans -Canadian; prime, bushel, 37.50
to 38; foreign, ,hand-picked, bushel,
3575 to $7..
Comb honey -Choice, 16 or., $3.50 per
dozen; 12 oz., 33 per dozen; seconds and
dark comb, $2450 to 32.75.
Prov i si o ne=-Wholesale
s
molced meats -Hams; medium, 34 to
35c; do„heavy. 28 to 300; cooked, 45 to
47c;roils, 30 to., 310; �brealcfast .bacon_
40 to 42c; backs, plain, "4.. to 43c; bane
less, 45 to 46c.
Cured'meats---Long clear bacon, 2S to
290; clear bellies, 27 to 2Sc.
'Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 30 to 301c;
tubs, 303 to 3030; pails,' 307 10 31.0:
compound tierces, 251' to 26c; tubs, 250
to. 261c; pails, 26 :to 264c.
Montreal Markets
tories, warehouses and shops has been.
enormous.: Thirty-eight per cent.: of
French factories are in German hands;
23 per cent. of the total number of
dwelling houses in France are destroy-
ed. The total damage done to (north-
ern France is estimated ;at 95,225,871°
francs.
Germany has, with systematic pne-
cision, destroyed everything that she
could not use and used everything not
worth destroying.' The coal and iron
m possible have made possible the German
offensives.
Montreal; April 2 -Oats -Canadian
'Western.
Western, No.. 3, 31.073; extra.No. l feed,
$1,073; No. 2 local white, 31.07; No. 3
local white, 31.043; No. 4 locat'.wliite,
$1.03. Flour -New standard Spring
wheat grade, $1.1.10 to 311.20. Rolled
oats -Bags. 90 lbs., 35.60. : Bran -$35.40.
Shorts, $40.40. Middlings., $4Sto • $50.
Iifouillie, 360 to 962. kla.1'-No, 2, per
ton, car lots, 317. ..
Winnipeg Grain
cif 313.fax,frEs-;
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9300;
feed 900c; No. 1
No. 3 C.W., $1.65;
ed, 31.45; feed,
32.94; No,
3 C.W., 333.713,
2---Oats-No. 2 C.'w..
91.0c; extr a, No.: 1
feed, Sc Larrey -
No. 4, 60 'elect'
21 GW., 31.803;.,,oi'�ol.
United States Markets
Minneapolis, April 2--Corn--No. 3 yel-
low, 31.75 to 31.83. Oats -No, 2 whiter`.
913 to 9230. Flour -unchanged. Bi•an-
333.14.
Duluth, April 2 -Linseed -$4.21 . to
34.29; arrive, 34.21; May, 34.24; July,
$4.22 asked; October, 33.65. asked,..
Live. Stock Markets
Toronto, April' 2 --Choice heavy steers,
312,25 to $12.75; (wood heavy steers,
311,75' to $12; yearlings, $12.50 to 313.50;,
butchers' cattle, choice, 311.50 to 311.85;
do:, good,' .31.1 to 311.35; do., medium,
310.50 to 310.75: do., common, $9,25 to
$9;50; butchers' bulls, choice, 310.25 to
311:' do d
good. bulls, 39.25 to $9;50; ,
medium bulls, 37.85 to 3$.50; do., rough
bulls, ,$6,50r to 37; butchers' cows,
tbhoice, $.10.25 to $11.; do., good, 9:25 to
$9.50; do:, medium, 38 to 38.50; stocld-
'ers, 38 to 39.25; feeders; 3950 to 31050;
canners anis cutters, $6 to 37; milkers,
good to choice, $90 to 3125; do., corn,
and med., $65 to 380; springers, 990 20
$125; 311 75eto5312.75G0 to larnbs, 91year-
lings,
kLto
5, $ choice 9i 6 to
320.50; 0a1� es, good to
317.60; . hogs, .foci -and watered,:.$21; do.,
weighed off oars, 321.25; 00'., 1,031., $20
to 320.25.
rtr•eal April„?2-Choice steers, $ail
to $13.
h$13; good steers, 910 to 319.50; piers.,
$9 to $10;, choler, heifers, 910 to 81.2;.
good cows, 39 to $11; medium, 35.50;
choice butchers' bully, 38 to 31;1: can-
ners' cattle, $5.50 to 36:26; ,iiille f.ed
calves, 97 to $14; sheep, $1L to 311;
lambs, 914. to $17; choice select, hogs,
off-cars;`nalimos:$21. to 822; sows. $p19 (0 319.550.
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