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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1914-12-24, Page 2COAST BOMBA Electric Sky Sign Floated High in Air Over Whitby Directed by Spies on Coast A despatch from Londn says: The casualty lists of the German naval raid account- for 97 civilians killed -and 122 wounned in the bom- bardment, ef Scarborough, Hartle- pool and Whitby. Seven soldiers were kitled and 13 wounded at West Hartlepoel. The tieneet hew Killed Wounded Searborrough Whitby _ 41 West Ilartleporel . 41 • . 2 Tc.t.td 1:1f3 .1\ r ray ofiis v1io ex,:xmineti the ruins caused by the ai'iant estire.ate that the Germane fired 201•1 *hells, chiefly of the -9-inch and 12- ineh kind. Several 12. -inch shells At Alien 14:a:2 eiapedeel were foggiad , rin the ac,ft earth. The Hartle- ` ed fie ier three an- , rte Laing of the C Germans ' ap- the south, both 1 by the forward advanced, 6, the (4et- s-ide lirts' ngth f the sister townS, e errs inade their eeeape nth -east the!, notarial a fire tee n , ;NI a uy ble beyond.e. , he iatnibardment. Wiievei to be- -.quadkit s,,sa the Ord and teor: their r the pe vier(' vn Uermaus during At firrq the Jong to the tea. competent Obseev Mans fired both ward the ,shore.hieh et dicate that the Germans shpp Neen the 'English 114otilla rce as during the heavy fog t exacta jnsto meld. ;41.414 selves editaby and we nol ,eed i -Ay• the Ger 4. fire, r the fihthg .bet and th rutsera s raf *w othe ern :NI and t hatrnc while single shell, only one lad in the group eseaping. Ten pereons lroFt their lives when a building itt whieb hey had taken refuge llapsed un- der the ehock of shells. Seven of the dead at Hartlepeel were veun- teersof Lead Kitchener's new army, They were sent with their comrades IA) man the trenches in anticipation of an attempt a the Germans to laud an invading force. Ths Ger. mane had the ranee of the new de- fenees perfeetty, and this feet is enly one of many- evidencee that they had reomplete inf,4rinatien from spies as to the letation odeferive storks and important buildings, Direeted by Spies, „ A starceng st.Ory, e German ships were direeted by Spies on the,ereast as to where to !eke is fierniahed to tine fiaily Mail by Louis T,aey, the well, known author, Hie home, lawn,`' at Whitby, was under tha fire i4the German shells, Mr, Tracy : • ert r a S .7 was excited La a i iliint s&v sign, whieb shone avar r'sois or half an la was an eleetrie hup rp;vd t a bit a is e(j hig in the 't float ai r. , -I saw ed the and 1 ea nt aw t liatut-ing o -ern,. telling etly where heat It s had e veryimpor- tant a.nd usefu effect. Rridtig bas been troulated as nere before in the wr. Tim sta ion t Sutnnr Yard was erowdeti all dav with men En to • om the news of the raid had ,eht home sharply the aetual England is in and tit ^: the task before her. ay that the bc-ruhard- $earborough uen forward not who might; xn false titititIttS. d woman wa.s pielung up ped front an on the rail- bankment, when 51w was! by a shell. An old man and his two daughters were just startingl breakfast in the kitchen when a I shell burst in the room, killing all, hree of them. A young woman' vent to the house of her aged mo - intending to eonduet her to a f safety . Entering the pas - she stembled atiross her titer's body. shell, bad pierced of and killed her. An elderly who thought the gun firing was that ot British ships nt p e- tice, sat down unconcernedly to breakfast. A shell carried away the eerner if his house, killing his two little grandchildren. "Hay" Astonish the )Vorld. Filen Christmas. —Front t .433MgpfiC.440 DI ECTIONS IIMUNG POWDER ISO:WPM]) Dint /0110,144 INCRIO4 IMIAND,MMOrgg niwterr ntsean; WYE Or 300Aek, 4TARCI.fi '"oAais tacoao' We unhesitatingly -' recommend Magic Baking Powder as being the hest, purest and most healthful baking powm der- that it is possible to produce.. CONTAINS NO ALUM Allzee,.;-metierit's are piainly printed on the label. EW.GILIATT CO.IND TOR.ONTO ONT, INERREG,14o2TREAL Positions Fell On Anoth!,r UitU They Precipitate Discrder om Servi Pate rom Paris says:Tee- pbing from the correspan- vas Arpuey sazk s letails of the fightine• !grade have not yet- been but enough is known to hn.w thatthere al, the Austrians sullerod o, Weut of a fatal nature. After several days cif i.leibborn fighting ate Auetrian troopseceu- lifILP4m ;ilhelin/elaioataPart's5trirt,!,741(:',QterechntliLd., as far as Roviona„ to the south -cat. Avala (nine trate% from Bel - 040. The latter posinon wa, rried by the Serbs after several baronet chares Other position one after another, until th strians were completely "beaten the last hills to the north o Ia. Teftill:gig At'key1Vseit:vaititen11 coatain,‘ log from Obrettovate,„ The • retreated pr 'tatcly LIW Danube and Savo over ges had presl' ht , thr�wn. and on v-- .i nonerous Itirl irsLiOters . craft, - rrwiti4fti loferry -the, rag -)s teLithe , OPpiasite bank, Viiiio..there4i.rectiarts r.were erossingrin ther kr6r-ater,rstr haste,r the Setwieres broke the llarqr rests!. t oat r t every llritr the deatiaeyri; „ man battle e t squad- w•hich tle3 of .etar- d Whitby. in response t P160 were thin, 'tied ei ties g warship and ,depot tttPred the r Ger- their unTI1Os.4 r .tr , tile mist ttat rei'red the sea, the Tane G vamp* antar e.intaet with the ea - mane and did their best to delay th! fraallt the British battle erriaere and dreadnoughts could ..ceire up. They were not sueeessful, and they suffered some punishment from the heavy. long range guns of the Gertnari cruisers, but they made a plucky fight , The light eruheer Patrol and the deatttlyer Doon were among the British Ships which attacked the Gerrna ern 19e rs, Both were struck bv altePe, They lest five men killed and fifteen wounded. The two ves- sel; mentiened could have only a -all chance of {icing any serious d.rnage to the larger German ships ermaged. It is assumed here that the Bri- tish deetr *el's made sueh fast time ii appreaeldim the Yorkshire coast after the wifeless had given the alarm of the bombardment of the three cities that they found them- selves in the path of the retreat of the Cerman.s. Three Merchant Ships. Employing, a defensixe trick- they used to seme intryxise. on November 3, the GOrIllati cruisers dropped ;nines in their wake as they slipped to sea in the fog. Three British merchant vessels were sunk by these mines, and at learst seven men &rid probably more were killed. The steamer _Elterwater, of 743 tons, ,struck a mine off Flamborough Head and went to the bottom. Twelve of her crew escaped, but seven were 1osit, The Prineess Olga, a coaster of 438 tons, was blown up by a mine off Hartlepool and about six miles from the coast. Members of the crew- of this ship reported that they saw a German splaying mines near the point where the Princess Olga was lost. -The third steamer was the Vaal -- en, A trawler brought to Grimsby four survivors from this vessel. The Vaaren struck a mine in the North Sea on -Wednesday night and 13 per- sona perished. The survivors were found clinging to an upturned boat. The certainty thlat the Germans dotted the sea, with mines compel- led the Admiralty to issue a wa,rn- ing to shipping. Navigators and agencies were lnLormod that traffic between Flamborougli. Head and Newcastle endangered by mines, I 1 I ' 11 E 1 1 n eancon and in a. rig ant rage against the Germans is tem- ered. by grief for the helpless w,o- and children who were struck ut, of life so suddernly and cruelly. A majority of the victims at Har- tlepool were women and children Fiftderi achool boys were killed by a, On his arrival at Rome, Prince vott Buelow, the former Imperial German Chancellor, and now Am- bassador to Italy, was informed of the bombardment of the English coast by German ships, but Ghowed no surprise. He said that this achievement had been arranged for prior to his departure from Berlin. He added: "This is simply the peelude to what the German fleet is soon to undertake, whieh may astonish the world." BRITISH GAINS ARE IMPORTANT tali -aimed Their Trendies Toward the German Lines Defend- ing 11,111e. A despatch from. Paris says: The Belgian and French troops attacked south-west of Ostend and pushed their lineup the seacoast to a point which is nearer Ostend than the allies have been since tAhey were compelled to evacuate the town on October 15. The announceraent is made by the F,rench Government and confirms unofficial news that Westende, suburb of Ostend, has been attacked by the troops under King Albert. wad by the 'soldiers of the republic. The forward re.c" 0- ment along the coast followed a heavy "bombardment of the German positions by British warships. The allies' offenr.sive produced an advance 'also in the region of Ar- mentieres, and it is assnmed that the British [advanced their 'trenches toward the German lines defending Lille, For many weeks the fighting between large forces rcovering, the goo ft no b etw een A rme n ti e re s and Lille has been indecisive, but there are indications now that the allies ,are progressing at this point as well as at many points to the north and rsouth. Li order to relieve the, gra- dually increasing pressure on their linea Flanders and in the region of Arras, the Germania delivered at- tacks between Ypres and Menin, where advances had been made and positions seized by the rallies. These atteacka ft fricia,lly announced, were repu,seed, my Ie.cted to One of the ts Qf W A pfrom'The task ot puhing• Lvnclon the whoe elVe f Ypres to the the Gonna) begun *11 sea. The British, French and Bel- gian forces have combined for vig,Arous offeneire and thf' Brithh fleet begiu ou attack'from off Nien- port. "The 11eet opened a del astating fire on one tan :-tronghold near Lombaertzyde ed unceaf-ingly for five hours. Freneb and Bel- gian batteries 1 oat s and west of Nieupot t the fire, and the Germans were subjected to one of the most dreadful bombard- ments of the whole war. They fled from place to plaee as the shells came tumbling about their ears in the trenebese The thells often hit. and the limps of dead ehowed the mentions violenee of the fire. "The iiriu,g ceased suddenly. The infantry was ready and waiting. There were Belgian and Frenob, in- fantry battalions and also some French marines. and soon the three reads leading eastward from Nieu- port were the scene of the bravest charges of the allied infantry. The Germans were driven witle,rifle and bayonet headlong from the trenche, to the houses or killed as they sto'd between two of the most northern roads of the three. "Radiating eastward frem Niro - port was the farm of Graoote Bram- bourgh, which was strongly forti- fied, and which has hitherto been a Most Dr r a .Aps upert.• The the intent ry (Ire tonne.; by !shell The m ' fortuod 4,- the road on the 'ash, and Ithe -hand en.. Puling till dusk. Th ^nel re aile glorioto. svores. The .1, ret tm under a heal.%) drove the Germans h es to the houses. "By nightfall the ermans had driven bad.- from Iarmhaert- d tit. Georges and many t -he . ngest p, Ls it ions bad been taken. FigIlt.ing Ai a inind-tu-hand characte ° nziatted after dark and irmn 10m6,0 to howst scores of Ger- wans wer:., killed vr 'wounded. betueen Xienpor and the St a the British had give tlie Germans, a surprise by %mai/1r,- down. the l''ser Canal barges arinea with machine and quick -firing guns, Thef,z fired, with deadly effeet o the Germans, who were seeking t eseape the shell fire of the fleet. 'Further south along almom: the whole line from the sea to Ypres a violent offensive of a, similar kind was waged by the allies. The Freneh, though suffering heavy loss- es, inflicted far greater ,casualties on the enemy. St. Eloi, Zillebeke, and the neighboring conetry, were cleared of the Germans and tremen- dous losSeS ES Of FARM PROBE' Trf.21 znii,DTNO c..v•I'1:XS 237 421117a3C-S. tareadutuffs. Torouto, Dee. 22.-Flour--.3fartitoba. tint patenau quoted at 9669 n ute bag; uec- ond ootontu, •96.10; astl-ong bakern, 96,92; Ontario wheat dour, 90 per cent. patents, quated at $4.65 to 94,70, seaboard. wheat -31114110W No• 1 Northern, new, ,tzut.bed at $1.29 1-2; No.. 2 at 91.23 645: On, trrio lvitent, No, 2, quoaod ab 91.10 to 91-12, at oute,ide points. 0a1s- Ontario quoted al 49 to 50e, out- side. aud at 92. to 53e on tt'ack. Toronto. Weitern Caaada, No, 2, quoted. at 52 1-2,4 and No 3 at d6e. VarIey-Afailtet is quiet, with maItIng grade.; at 64 to 6.9e,,, outs:do. 11ik- The market is firm, at 81.93 to $1.05, °maid°. Pea‘s-Offeriztgs smiall. with'No, 2 quott ell at L61 'o 94-70• Cor11--NO, '3 30W Anteri133.11 (4U3ted 75 1-2e„ adi rail. Toronto froight. unc,k,vdeat-No.2 quoted at 75 to 78O, out4-ide. Bran and shorts -Bran is owned at 825 tan, ar,..3 sitor% at '127 to $23. 'lots, per bag of 90 lbs., 93 to 93.15, Country Protinco. tiatry, 22 to 23e.; inferior. 20 to 2fe; ere:me** prints. 29 to 39e; dor„ roticis, 27 1.-2 to 27e, Farmers' se!tarator, 26 to Egms.-Now-laid, 5r1ontt• dozen, 55 to 39et .-,1erage. 2$ to 39e, Ifoory-aarkets 41r.r at 12 "',3e - Itt. for strained. A. hotteyeozaP), 92.7,$ tter dozen; No, 2, 92. V.:ultry • V'tfrit.ens.., , 13 to ILet dm/4*. kiretdred, /5. 13 to 3410,all. 60 to lle; gee$0,, 12 to 13et turitet, 15 tO e1orse---New large. 66a 66 t2e. Beatt,s---Printe. Itra414,, to ittoatallt:eteal. $4,75 to 82,97< 6otmo- OntArikki,, 69 lo VOe ut of ogora, gteht rar 6titt. N. neksear lots,63 to Cie per 1 ('43d u y guns, 7611('5 O241 uthvr roa 6- 6160 llnoube, whiV1) was ra pitilybrought ap pocitiona eo, Th Austrian loss(,s dstinuf.r. ,the latOr •days we mus, and those of thee'ians were equipment, fiirow ,,,orne of it 14.1. 1 panning both 113,:rS, destroyed htidges. The ,also serious. The aaptursd81114111 19,00.4 prgpa - were, olfters, 39 '-ht nrorrtars, 20 tIt'Y ,.. 00 tonows no straw. 'art49'.17;419wtrge„1:',99. is quuUql e; tlo 2 819 $1a.F0. 1.2 14 74tor 34,10„ 17 to 1-2e; r4144, 7 2-2 to41614. Pa! :43 11 40,„ 14 4 1.2e; brealt ttelss. 21 to 22e; on 6-- mattet dolt a 07(444.and at 911-2 tot 6913. Cottattomi, 9 1.4 8 ,tS 1 "NO QUARTER" NOW REPLY British Naval Expert Says That German Naval Raid Will End Humane Policy of British Admiralty A. despatch from London say„s: Following is the comment of Fred T. Jane, the foremoat naval writer in Britain, on the German naval r aid : "The full sfory of the German North Sea raid is clearly in accord with the senseless policy which, re- gardless of everything, has (luring the past few days been advocated in the German press. It is a maritime application of the German land policy in Belgium—wholesale de- struction of helpless and inoffensive civilians in an effort to create a reign of terror. The British navy has hitherto seemed unduly littma.416 in this war. We have gone out ,of our way to save the enemy's lives. We regarded the enemy as a civi- lized foe. Now likely to be changed. 'No quarter' seems to be the only possible reply .to the pure savagery of German action. The horrors of naval war will be in- creased, but the duration of opera- tions will perhaps be shortened ac- cordingly "This is to our advantage, but from no possible point of view has the German behavior been justified. Nor can it ever be forgiven. We shall probably mranage to see to it that few of the German cruisers Le turn to harbor. If we are wise we shall hang any p ris on er s taken. Thea, and then only, shall we ren- der ourselves immune froni similar raids in the future, "In these (Myra war is a more or- 1-ess exact science. The result of the success of any operation can be ga,uged. beforehand. Germany must have known perfectly well that no material result could 'Possibly ac- crue from the raid which her ships made on Wednesday. Perhaps it is a side issue, but the question certa,in- tainly arises, How did the Germans get out so easily? It is not a ques- tion winch Should be insisted on, I4 the enemy got out so easily and finds return impossible, high stra- tegy may be perceived in the cir- cumstances of their easy exit." Wouncid Return to the A despatch from Paris says: -No fewer than 54 per cent. of the Fre-nch wounded returned to the firing line before Deeember 12, ac- cording to interesting figures sup- plied' by the surgical department of the Ministry of War. Of the re- tail -trier 24 per cent. had been given convalescent .leave, 17 per iring Line cent. were' still in hospitals, and IA''''rp:etiirrecr!allrrEbnahr, r)16,er from.!and a hall per ' cent; of the' r`moundeel died. These -statistics .d..enionrStrat.e the re- mrarkable radvance'Made in surgery. 'anal. show a .lower percentage deaths from wounds thanin any preree.cong t an crease About Fftcen Mililon Dollar • Over Novdrober, t913 A despatch from 0 sitt. the tota for the month (Ft, orVeS- pendim5 period of last indi- eated m the trade sttethent 40 November. Tite total trade was 20,495,t...)99, an inerease of about millions over November,' 1913. Exclusive of the import of coin and bullion, which has largely ncreased, both total exports and mports showed a decrease, this be - ng chiefly due to a falling off in the xport of agricultural products. Total imports for November, in - eluding coin and bullion, were $79,- 880.017 as compared With 852,016,- 560 In 1913, and the total for the is 8 6 wa 4311V43 : An eight mo 'an- $11,7,011, • endingN 4'411636 670d wit t't 199,441 in. W13. Imports of coin an io November were $1S.32S.- 27 as compared with $1,911401itt ,NOVeInhe 11111 Exports in November, 1914 -4.1.2,1,.299 as mpared with $107.- ,484. ExpOrts of itt:zttnhtetu 7066- 'e inereased, a healthy sign, and •ere $0,370,500 for the month tom - red with $1,8,11,9:e2, in 1913. Ex- .± animals and their produce $8,470,00i: compared with $7,- 76)69,511. Exports of agricultural prOd1101,9, howeV•er. dropped from $33,417,03o in November, 1913, t EGYPT A BRITISh PROTECTORATE Suz-:rainty of T -key Over the Country is Ter. minated A despatch from London says: The Official Press Bureau is,ated the following statement 'concern- ing the making of Egypt a British protectorate: "His Britannic Majesty's princi- pal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs gives notice that in view of a state of war arising out of the ac= tion of Turkey, Egypt is placed un- der the protection of his Majesty, and will henechntit coestitute zt tish protectorate. The suzerainty of Turkey over Egypt is thus termi- nates, and his Majesty's Govern- ment will -adopt all measures neces- sary for the defence of Egypt, and the protection of its inhabitants ,and interests. The King has been pleas- ed to approve the appointment of Lieut. -Col. Sir Arthur Henry Mac- M-ahon to be his Majesty's High Commiersioner for Egypt." Enormous Damage in Aerial Raids A despatch from Paris says: "De- spite German denials it is now clearly established that the recent aeroplane raids from Belfort were productive of real rersuits. Six bombs were, thrown on Friebarg, Baden, on December 4. Ira order to mislead the Germans the leader ef the flotilla, a sergeant -major of Hussa,rs; made a wide detour ever the Black Forest, coming back on Freiburg without being molested. On.December 9 the flotilla, flying in British Troops a single file art a height of 3.000 feet, amidst a furious rstorm of shells from the German guns, threw eigh- teen, bombs, of which fourteen cans -ed .enormous dam -age. The leading aeroplane \Vat. struck :by a shell splinter in the left 'planer,. and several bullets grazed the gasoline reservoir, breaking some 0±r the stays, without, however; impairing the stays-3 of the machine. The aeroplanes, after undergoing:a final botiab aidniente r re turned to Beilor W.1'01.01111 further incident. Langing at llavre A despatch from Havre, .Fra,ncre, says : Thousands of British troops are arriving here daily on trans- ports, and are being moved to the north as rapidly a..rrs possible. The British are making the , port of Havre their main hese of supplies. On the average, 15 British trans- ports arrive here daily from South- ampton. Large camps have been Jeased on the heights along the Seine for periods varying, from two l'to three years, .aricl barracks are be, ' ing built: Extensive supply .d.ep orbs have been established here. • A crosre-channel tra-nsport woihid carry not fewer than 1,000 men, so that if the 'arrivals have-crontinured at thre some rate sinCe the above despatch was written, at least 150,- 000 men must have been landed in France in the last tell days. 11 tr. 1,2; *No, 444 'tilt We, • '; N 14 so No :t, 41 white. .v; No, ,4 141'61 ell to 'Wirt ileum. Man .rIttril las . 98.73; t,oro4t1i. . 6; Wimer 91364441o, trainla rollera. 96269 *3 16; I•arT,;-4 92.65 te, $17„ 95.40 to $6,414: Witte, . lirao, 839. Short:J. 967, 66 tl• tottimo. 812 to 926. 26a%' N. 1010,819 to- 9:1 ehre e, 190- .4 to 15 7-9r; 81,44 4'106' BitItor. ebrgeoo1 211.2e; ovon14s. 16 L 43 to 931.1 ftelre1r4.. 29et No, 4464)026. .• ear lotir. Unite 19 0 22. NV t No 1 hartt, t1.29; . 1 Nord .4 to $1.19; No. 'it 74111I,17; Irwember, r . 4. Corn -No, 3 Kim 5q 1.2 t• 60. OW -No. elchtte, 493-4* to '46 1-1e. Flirt; atld bran tomb:gaged. , %AI III•t111' NIt!,.reet. 112ticillY;;;,_.",41:i0o, 1t, 31:664. 86.19 Northcrn, ol.15 1-2; Deemithet,, 1'4 -1...! tj i.'6, I.,111•4egml, clekied. <mob. 81.57 to til Ii?'3.2; lt. ember, 81.88 1-2. ' '' Live Stech Markets. Torento, Dee, 22. Perhaps tlicz t urari,-ing thing this *Week Is t114, W et:•-,.; in canner and cutter tatoelt. andSlie 917604) recrry4ion ln tht:ce Oat •-•ellers readv to take their. medicine. The bulk of the e20ne7,4 void at .93.70 to $4.15. while mot of 111r euttortt brought 94.25 to $4,50. Late last ,Tatruary inters advanced until 99.10 ava•t readied for eImIce butchers', and the earne Arongth le nrediettd ,for the coming loonth. Sheep and latultf-, -were about etomly, Iambi go- ing. at recent deelintv, Calvet:. 'were un- changed, nood selling. from 98.53 to 25.22. Ifegq. 96.90 f,o.b eountry uolutt.. at 97.25 fed and watered, and at $7.50 oil' ram, Montreal, Dec. 22, ---Prime beevc,•;, 7 to 7 1.2e, a few Chri6tmas cattle about St.: snrtlittm. 5 to 7e; common, 4 to 5r, Cow -I 940 to 980 each; sorlitgero, 930 to 865 eaelt. Calves, 42-2 to 8 1,2e; rheen. 4 1-2 to 5 I-t:e ; iamb,7 1-2 to Be; hog,,. 71-2 to 8e. BRITISH 'WOMEN ENROLLING. Will Be Trained for Signalling 819(1 Despatch Riding. A despatch from London says . ineeting was held on Wedneeday the Mansion House in aid of the movement for the formation of a woman's volunteer reserve, the ob- ject' of ,which,laccording to the Lord Mayor, who presided, is "to provide a trained and highly efficient burly of women whose res.,rviees can be offered to the State, if required. Such women, said the Lord Mayer, could be tr•akied for signaling, de- spatch riding, telegraphing, 111,C,',Or- mg and camp cooking, wad trials; could replace men ar'lho might bp mere usefully employed on the fir- ing line. The Right Ham. IL.-rnry Chaplin„ M.P., explained that the corps was intended to be employed in the event of an invasion ci 11n3 cOttntr y horialei of German bar- harians.'' It wae not proprers'id to arm women for aggression, he add- ed, but 'to anal them for their OWfl defence itt the last extremity ia Ve.t'y different and enrbi rely ju Four • e 0 MI) ani o f the wornen's tol- unte,err reserve have already been fcrined, witls Vesenlietess Csetie- r cash ts C010,11e1. Or a Blooming Ono. "Isn't thaC- English frCi.end f , , •-vortirs a oil; rentstee.nen. , rea.lrls 11 splcLa a :-:,1),tde.."' "You're wrong there, old cilia - he intarialPly calls :t a eplete ' "