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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1918-5-16, Page 3t ANADA A LAND WITH A GREAT FUTURE Population i of Mita More ' haf 4,144i o Orestes' New York- gk'oriii hi What, % idem ! Resoilrces, tlana(la is a eouutry'lrl its 1£t nnc t 'Wib'l c1 population that is hot 'very much larger'"thanl that, of ore,atei' New York scattered over an area .Of over 3,700,000 squarit tail y itis impossible even to imagine the poste Sibilitles of this boiminlotii The iiited Staff has at population per square Mile 14 times as g'r*lt 3d iha. tff Oahada, Fortunately for the Allied eattke, the smallness of the population has al - Ways enabled Canada to have a large eurp:Ius 0g 'wheat, aid she now. ranks +second in the great wheat kporting eeueteiee of the world; 268,000,000 bushels of wheat were shlicped tet lou gone ire t915-10, In the whole of Canada rind even in the three greats Wheat growing provinces of Manitoba, Sask- ttehewiti'r. and Alberta) 0n4' slightly more that one-tenth of all the land at 1+resent readily adaptable to tt.griculture was utidet erop last year, The forests of Canada are unSurpaeeed and constitute a resource that will be called upon to a. 'lle$ gTea,t e-gte.nl: 1n the recut 'ruction period after the tsar, There are between Avec and six hundred million acresfiof forest, The total value of the different classes offorest products for 101(3 was $173,000,- 1100. The exporte o£ forest products to the United Kingdom, United States 'end other countries .r=ealized in that year over 43,000,000, • In one of the most essential mineral pi acts Canada leads the world. l'n 1017, 84,500,000 pounds of nickel were produced. This represents over 80% of the world's production. The largest asbestbe alines in the world are in the Province of Quebec, and at present supply the greater part of the world's consumption. The war has stimulated it a very pronounced manner the production of all those metals which are necessities of wax, Same of tlrern hadnever even been developed prior to the outbreak of war. Only a comparatively small pant of the coal resources has been touched; an estimate of the examined mineral coal areas shows that there are 73;500,000,000 tons of bituminous coal and 461,000,000 tons of"anthracite. In regard to its fieheriesa Canada has been richly endowed by nature with an extensive coast line, irrrrunt a riv , a expalal exs and_lakes. The Canadian lobster fisheries of the Atlantic and the Gulf of St. Lawrenceare a 'e the masa pmcluctive in the world. Canada holds a position second to no other country in the world in re- gard to its water -power, possibilities. At present 1,800,000 24-hour horse- Bower have been developed. It Is estimated that, within areas likely .to be populated ii the near future, there is an aggregate of nearly 18;000,000 24- hour horseesower, In its fur-bearing'animaie Canada has an opportunity that is presented to but few other countries to develop a great fur industry, The annual output. 4f furs is 15% of the value of the whole world's production, Finally, , the transportation system has developed at a rapid rate. The railroad mileage of Canada for every 10,000 persons in nearly twice as great as that of the United States and more than eight times that of Germany. •'Ooasequently, Canada is well prepared to meet the transportation require- uret]ts of those future settlers who will cultivate immense areas of good agri- cultural land lying within fifteen miles of the railroads. Canada is yet but a very young nation. Only a minute portion of ifs re- sroaces has been examined; vast areas have never been explored. Now is the time, in the present great world crisis, for the most careful study and ,economic development of its resources and their industrial derivatives in order that Canada May be prepared, at the restoration of peace to rebuild the de- vastated regions of Europe and feed, clothe and shelter all those who niayy. cone to its hospitable shores. -Reprinted from the Wall Street Journal, New °.York, one of the world's greatest financial authorities. BRITISH POSITIONS IN SOMME REGION IMPROVED PROSE IN LOCAL ENGAGEMENTS ,-Allied Line Completely Re-established in the Voormezeele-La Clytte Sector After Hard Fighting -Enemy Gains Footing Near Albert at Cost of Heavy Losses. A despatch from London says: A vigorous counter-attack on Wednes- day night resulted in the re -establish - tent of the allied line in the Voorme- aeele-La Clytte sector, where the Ger- mans in a local attack yesterday suc- ceeded in making some advance, This operation developed hard fighting throughout most of the day and into the night. Two attacks were attempted against the British lines in the ;Somme sector. The first, at Bouzincourt, was dis- persed. Near Albert the enemy, after suffering heavy casualties, succeeded in penetrating the defence positions on a front of about 150 yards. The Canadian 'forces from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have en- gaged in a successful local attack eolith of Arras. A despatch from the British. Army in France, says: -The Germans had intended to make a much, more preten- tious assault in Flanders on Wednes- day than they were actually able to carry out, it has been learned. Their failure was dueto the excellent work the British in Ridge Wood and the neighboring territory southwest of Voormezeele, and by the 55th Division, which attacked the British on the right and the French on the left. Before the battle started in earnest, however, everal things had happenedi which were to have a vital bearing on the day's programme. Along the Ypres -Coniines Canal an unusual movement among the enemy had brought down a tremendous barrage from the British guns against a Ger- man division on the right of the 52nd Reserves. Nothing further happened along this sector, but it appeared later that the enemy had been assembling here to participate in the attack and had been so badly smashed that: the idea of bheir taking part had been abandoned. In the meantime along the French front between Locre and LaClytte the French had their eyes open and .be- gan a heavy bombardment. Also, the French had undertaken a small operation in the early morning for the capture of a position east of of the allied gunners and to a small Scherpenberg Hill. The combination coincident operation by the• French of the French attack and the great. east 'of Sehei j enberg, which came at bombardment undoubtedly completely bare right moment to help upset the enemey plans in this sector. The Germans preceded their ad- vance by a terrific all-night bom- bardreent against both British and French over a wide front. At 9.30 o'clock the infantry was started'by the 52nd Reserve, which was sent against Some potato seed was chilled Iasi winter and the buds may be injure'd.' Before planting see that the sprouts have starteda little or test by placing a potato or two in a warm place. upset the German plans for additional German divisions, which were • as- sembling to assist their comrades on their right, could not be brought in. Asa consequence the asault was con- fined to a two -division affair, which was directed mainly against the Brit- ish about Ridge Wood. To make fried rnusli pour-corntiieal mush into an enameled dish and when cold cut into slices and fry in hot ,drippings until well browned. Serve hot with butter and syrup. Markets of the World Breadstulfs Toronto, May 14-.Ianitob:l.whoa -No 1 Northern $2.32x/% No. 2 do $2,20%j No. 0 to, $2,14, c; No. wi.eat, $2.10%; in store Fort Wil- Ilam, including 21te tax, Manitoba. oats -;-No, 2 C.W., 81%c; No,3 ,' W 78%cl extra No, 1 food, 78»/++}}e; No, feed 75%c, in store Fort W1llfani, American corn -No, 3 yellow, kiln dried, noniinal; No, 4 yellow, kiln dried taminal, Ontario oats -No, 2 white, 80 t 87e ' No, 3 white, 85 to 8Gc, accordin to freights outside, Ontario wheat -No. 2. Winter, per car lot, $2.22; basis in store Montreal. Peas -.Nominal. Barley -Malting, $1.54 to $1.55, accordingto freights outside. Buckweat,-$1.84 to $1.86, accord- ing to freights outside. Rye -No, 2 $2.45, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour -- War quality, $10,90; new bags, Toronto. Ontario flour -War quality, $10.65, new bags, Toronto and- Montreal freights, prompt shipment. Millfeed -- Car lots - Delivered Montreal freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $35.40; shorts, per ton, $40.40, Hay -No, 1. per ton, $16.00 to $17.00; mixed, $14.00 to $15.00, track Toronto. Straw -Car lots, per ton, $8.50 to $9.00, track Toronto. Country Produce -Wholesale duce -Wholesale choice butdterb' cows, $11 to :$11,50.; good cows, $10 to $10,75' medium, $8,50 to $9,5Q' bbohexs' bulls, $11 to $11..50; good 'hulls, $10 to ,$10.50; medium, $9 to $10. Calves -Milk- t fed, $8 to $14; common, $6 to7, s,hoep--V.6 to $17. Hogs --•-Selects, off 4 cars, $21.75 to $22; sows, $19.50 to$20, DARING AVIATOR SAILED UNDER BRIDGE AT NIAGARA. A despatch from Niagara Falls, Ont., says: An unknown aviator from Beamsville Camp circled over ' the Falls for a few moments on Thurs- o day and then dived down• at fright- g fur velocity and sailed .under the steel arch bridge, Evidently he epxeri- enced some difficulty in rising from the gorge as did Beachy some years ago. The 13eamsville cadet, however, after being in the gorge about three minutes, managed to rise on the American side, and after circling round, made off for camp. a BRITISH TROOPS WITHIN 80 MILES OF MOSUL. A despatch from London says: British troops on May 7th entered the Turkish town of Kerkuk, 80 miles south-east of Mosul, in Mesopotamia, the British War Office announced. The text of the statement reads; "Mesopotamia -A portion of our troops entered Kerkuk on May 7th without opposition: The Turks, who retired towards the Lesser Zab River, left 600 men in hospital in the towr>. They also abandoned three damaged airplanes. A heavy rain has ,fallen'." Butter -Creamery, solids, per Ib., 41 to 42e; prints, per lib., 42 to 43c; dairy, per lb., 37 to 38c. Eggs -New laid, 38 to 39c. Poultry -Dressed chickens, 30 to 32c; fowl,30 to 33c; ducks, 25 to 30c; turkeys, 30 to 35c. Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade et the following prices:--- Cheese-New, large, 23% to 24c;. twins, 23a'e. to 24c; old, large, 25% to 26c; twin 26 to 26%e. Butter-Fres'he dairy, choice, 40 to 42c; creamery prints, cut, 45 to 46c; fresh made, 46 to 47c; solids, 44 to 45e. Margarine -32 to 34c. lb. Eggs -New laid, -42 to 43c; new laid, in cartons, 45 to 46c. Dressed poultry -Milk -fed chickens, 38 to 40c; , fowl, 38 to 40e; turkeys, 40 to 45c. Live poultry -Turkeys, 30e; ,Chick- ens, lbs., 28 to 30c; hens, 33 toe37c. Beans --- Canadian, hand-picked, bushel, $8.75; imp., hand-picked, Burma or Indian, $6.75 to $7.25; Ja- pan, $8.25 to $8.50; Limas, 19 to 20c. Maple syrup -8% -lb. tins, 10 to a case, $14.50i imperial gallon tins, per tin, $2.25; imperial five -gallon cans, per can, $10.50; 15 -gallon kegs, per gal, $2.00 maple sugar, 1-1b. box, pure, per lb., 24 to 25c. Provisions Wholesale Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 36 to 38c; do., heavy 30 to 32c; cooked, 49 to 50c; rolls, 32 to 33c; breakfast bacon, 41 to 44c; backs, plain, 44 to 45e; boneles's,_48 to 49c. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 30 to 31c• clear bellies, 29 to 30c. Lars{ -Pure, tierces, 31% to 32c;, tubs, 313'4 to 324c; pails, 32 to 32%e; prints, 33 to 33%c. Compound tierces,` 26 to 26%c; tubs, 2614 to 26Fec; pails, 26% to 27c; prints, 27% to 28c. Montreal Markets Montreal, May 14. -Oats --Cana- dian Western, No. 2, 96c; No. 3, 92c; extra No. 1 feed, 92c; No. 3 local white, 92c. Flour -New standard Spring wheat grade, $10.95 to $11.05. Rolled oats -Bags, 90 lbs, $5.25. Bran, $35.40. Shorts, $40.40. 1Vliddlings, $48.00 to $50.00. Mouillie, $60.00 to $62.00. Hay -No. 2, per ton, car lots, $17.00. Live Stock Markets Toronto, May 14. -Extra choice heavy steers, $14.50 to $15.50 INCREASE IN SINKINGS OF U-BOATS. A despatch from London says: The sinking of enemy submarines has in- creased steadily, and the sinking of merchant ships has fallen steadily, declared T. J. Maonarnara, M.P. for North Camberwell and Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, in a re- cent speech at Bristol Germany has made many mistakes in the course of the war, -ltut never made a greater one than in thinking she could end the war by driving Brit- ish merchantmenefrom' the seas, de- clared Vice -Admiral Sir Rosalyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord of the Ad-. miralty, at the annual meeting of the Mercantile ?elarine Asaoclation, BERLIN "SHELLS OUT" DISCARDED WARDROBES. A despatch from Amsterdam says: The city of Berlin has been ordered to produce forthwith 40,000 • complete second-hand suits for war workers,. principally those engaged in railway and farming work. It isto be a "vol- untary surrender against a small payment,' but warning is ,given that if the clothes are not forthcoming they will be taken by force. This ap- plies especially to persons whose so- cial position warrants the assump- tion that their wardrobes are well stocked. OVER 500,000 U. S. SOLDIERS IN. FRANCE. A despatch from Washington says: More than half a million American soldiers, have been sent to France. Secretary Bakerhas authorized the statement that his forecast in Con- gress in January that five hundred thousand troops would be despatched to France early in the present year now had been surpassed. A Word About Shot. Why are lead shot made by drop ping the neelten' metal from the top choice heavy steers, $13.50 to $14.00; o good heavy steers, $13.00 to $13.25; s butchers' cattle, choice, $13.25 to r $13.75; do., good, $12.00 to $12.25; t do., medium, $11.65 to $11.85; do., common, $11.00 to $11.25; butchers' T bulls, choice," $11.25 to $12.25 do., s good bulls, $10.50 to $11.00; do., t medium bulls, $9.50 to $10.25;do., t] rough bulls, $7.25 to $7.50; butchers' s cows, choice, $11.25 to $12.25; do., i good, $10.50. to $11.00; do., .medium, a $9.50 to $10.25; stockers, $9.50 to $11.00; feeders, $11.00 to $11.75; canners and cutters, $6.50 to $7.50; milkers, good to choice, $90.00 to $140.00; do., cam. and med., :$65.00 to $80.00; springers•,$90:00 to $140.00; light ewes, $13.50 to'$18.00w, lambs, $18.00 to $20.50; calves, good to choice, $14.00 to $15.50; hogs, fed and watered, $20.75 to $21.00; do., weighed off cars, $21.00 to $21.25; do.,`f.o:b., $19.75 to $20.00 Montreal, May 14. -Choice steers, $12.50 to $13;50; do., good, $12 to $12.50; do., medium, $10 to $71.50; f a very high tower? The popular upposition is that they acquire_ the equisite. spherical shape by falling. rom a great height; but it is not so. he leaden globules are as perfectly pherical when they start from the op of the tower as when they strike ter water in a well at the bottom. The tuff is held at the top of the tower. n a large iron pan that has a perfor- ted bottom, and the metal drops that vIE".,ara plma. gymc l-Etg' 441 fall through are the shot. In falling they cool, hardening suf- ficiently to suffer no deformation on striking the water, two hundred' feet below. This, indeed, is the reason for the tower -to give the leaden globules time to cool while passing through the air. The use of the water in the well is to furnish a soft cushion for the shot to fall on. Later the shot are scooped out of the well and are put through a series of sieves to sort them into 'sizes. tax isaL 1 f 's•N k . .� .'�t.W.. '.d .., h... :.k .,, ry'. fi�>.irj W.Y. e� r .�,•;�,° � is �? .. �` '':'f•.: v+FX�,k k4�{.�,K4 �;�`` w n 'r�!�^�,". A British Telephone Post in Palestine. Type of the trench 'phone station in use by the British armies in all the theatres of war. Telephon- ing is a necessity of modern war in order that the officers and men at the front may be always y in touch with headquarters. • EXPECTE D GERMAN OFFENSIVE MAY NOT REGIN. FOR A FORTNIGHT Military Authorities of Opinign That the Enemy Has Met With. Severe Repulse From Which Recovery Will Take °.t'isa e. A despatch from Paris says: Con- trary to the belief expressed in de- snatches from correspondents with the French army, military authorities here do not believe that the next Ger- man offensive is as imminent as ex- pected, and agree that the battle may not begin before a fortnight. Many reasons, contribute to this delay, the foremost of which is the fact that so severe has been the repulse of the last week, especially on the days of the 29th and 30th, that sufficient time must elapse before the enemy can be able to fill in and reorganize his divisions. On the other hand, allied aviators are working such havoc in the enemy's Iines that he is finding it extremely difficult to carry out concentrations. From high military authority it is understood the :allies would be willing to give up Ypres if the enemy was willing to pay to the extent of about 20,000 men for it, and at that would be a good bargain, as tactically Ypres is worth less than 10,000. This author- ity expressed the belief that in the coming offensive aviation may play the most important role in the whole field of war. The allies are now much superior in the air than the enemy. Ii bas been established recently that the German airplane production aver- aged from 1,800 to 2,000 machines. While it is not permitted to give the figures of the French and English output, it is not exaggerating to esti- mate it at more than double, and daily increasing. It is hoped that the allies will be able to give a demon- stration of their superiority in the air before many months. Don't Iimit. supplies of milk and butter, but don't waste them. Examine the herbaceous plants in the garden and see if any have been raised by the frost. Some can he pulp l back in place by pressure of the foot. on all sides of the plant. Others will require replanting. Camouflaged streets in a French town under fire o:£ the German heavy grins.. Toro- off from - EoN'r 6o l DOWM Z'F4ERE 1 --- came oil' Aowt HE' , oN ., ROOF !