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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-4-29, Page 7CANADIANS SAVED THE LINE Swept Back by Terrific Onslaught They Reform. and Retake Lost. Guns A despatch from London says The suddetn, German assault'north of Ypres, which won for the Ger- tmmans an ,advance of a mile 'aa?d a half and threw their firsb troops. on to the ,west bank of the YERT Canal, haus beien blooked-at several places hauled back. But it was not until Saturday morning, after the leareeny - a ., had 'stormed and ;oaken the village of Lizerne only to be driven ou•t of it by ea sues of desperateecournter- attao; that ian effective check seemed to have been administered. Advices froom the front tell of most sanguinary fighting ,still in pro- gress, with the Getrmiantsi launching every auece of force into the vio- lence of .their forward crush, and the allies, contesting the issue with equal hardiness, standing fast in the face of their furious offensive. The War Office report awe.: "The fight for the ground into which ,the Germans penetrated be- tween Ste•enst ante and Lange- marok still continues. The loss of this paa-t of the line laid bare the left of the Canadian division, which was forted to fall back in order to keep in touch with this right of the neigthbo.ring troops. In the rear of the latter had been four Canadian 4.7 -inner guns, which thus passed into the hands of the enemy. .But some hours later the Canadians made a moist bril- liant and .successful advance, recap - tiering these gums and takings con- A -eider -able number of German pri- soners., including a colonel. "The Caanadians had many cas:- ualties, but their ,gallantry andde- termination undoubtedly saved the situation. Their conduct has been magnificent throughout." But while the Canadian troops were quick in assuming the offen- sive, they apparently were not moth before the B,el:gdans and the French, both of whom were equally affected by the smddenn'e:ss of the German asstault, for, according to the news from Paris, important inroads have been made into the new territory acquired by the Ger- mans, while all of the ,allied forces are :oons•olidatecl•. Tih:e German success seems to have been wholly dependent upon their use of bombs filled with as- phyxiating .gases, and the first ad- vantage they were able to gain from their .effect upon the allied soldiers. The gases which spread from these bombs were felt as far back as the second line defences. They caused <a severe. !smarting of the eyes, which made it practically impossible for the gunners to work with any degree of accuracy, The first •line, trencihteta were made wholly untenable, the atmosphere being 'so laden with the gas that the troops 'had to fall beck or drop in their tracks. Enemy Drove Wedge. The space that was thus opened- this. was west and south of Lange:- nrar:ck-served as :a 'breach through which the Germanic drove :atforward wedge that gained &uoh impetus over the unprotected ground that the advance troops were able to cross to the west bank of the Yser Canal before they were stopped. Meantime, to the north and to the south of Langernarek the entire German frornt over. a. distance of seven miles pressed forward with a violence that has s,oaroely been equalled .since the notable drives made last October. Their forces had been heavily 'augmented by the massing of troops four this very occasion, so that the allied forces found themselves outnumbered from one end to the other. Along this front the Belgians were at the north, the British, in- cluding Canadians, at the south, and the F.reneh ,tut the centre. To- day's news tells of the British line bent back last night, having press- ed forward again, and of an equal advance by the French and Bel- gians. While muoh of the brilliant fight- ing seeins to have been done by the Canadian troops, it remained for the French eoauaves and the Belgian c•arabineers to drive the Germans from the village of Lizerne, a few minutes after .they had. occupied it Saturday morning. These fighters did not, however, ' stop at having. regained the lost village, but pressed on, and also recaptured sonire of the ground beyond it. Germans Lost 9,000. There is very little information at hand to -night from which esti- mates of killed and wounded can be made. Newts from. Berlin zags 2,470 prison rs were .made, and that 35 cannon and a large number of machine guns were captured. One report says that the German's lost 9,000 in killed and wounded ,at the encounter, which. .gained the hest bank of the Yser Canal for them. The 4.7 -inch guns of t'iae Comedian division, lost and then-rectaptured,. belonged to theheavy Anbiller`y Brigade, and were 45 pounders from Montreal. GERMAN AVIATORS MAY BE EXECUTED Russia Will Institute Reprisals Against Those Who Kill Civilians. A despatch from Petrograd says Russia is to institute reprisals in some form against the Germans for the bomb -dropping upon undefend- ed towns of Poland. Announce - men to this effect was made at the General headquarters, which de- nounced the Gcerman aviators so engaged as "apaches." It is hint- ed that all such mien who may be captured will be tried by court- martial, and if it is shown:th;at they wantonly brought death to inoffen- sive civilians they will be executed. There is special interest in the statement because a Taube was brought down near Sombroff yes- terday and the two men aboard made prisoners. They may be the, first to be brought to trial. In a statement the general staff say's: "Though the German air raids are becoming more frequent, they cause practically no damage except when the bombs fall among a dense population. Our aviators confine themselves to bombardment of mili- tary works." .t. Bubonic Plague in Turkey. A despatch from Rome says: Re- ports have reached here from Can- stantinople that the bubonic plague is raging in Turkey and that the victims of the disease are very nu- merous: The contagion is spread- ing in en alarming manner owing to the neglect of sanitary pre•cau- tions. Several eases have occurred at Salonika. NAVAL ACTIVITY INCREASES Traffic Temporarily Suspended While the ,British Submarines Approach German Coast A despatch from London slays : Indications of increased naval ac tivity comes from various eouroes. All steamboat communication with �li"illland has been suspended by order of the British Government, and taken in cionnection with the news from Berlin that British sub- marines have been,, in the Bight of Heligoland, where the German Ad- miralty • lays claim to having sunk one and perhaps more, this is be- lieved to foreshadow some move- ment in the North Sea. The stoppage of traffic to 'Hol- land was announced in an, .official stateilaen;t given out in Amsterdam in behalfof the British Govern- ment, whieh said "All sihipping between Holland and the United Kingdom is stop- ped - ped for the time being. No ships will leave the United Kingdom for Holland until further notice, and ships from Holland will not be ad- mitted to the United Kingdom. It is hoped shortly to resume i s iit- ed cargo and passenger traffic, Speeiad arrangements have been made fair the transfer of mails," The reports of the intention of Great Britain to stop 'truffle with Holland influenced the Tates at Lloyd's and checked the tendency to reduce insurance rates. Nobody in the market seemed to be aware of the cause of the stoppage. Merchant and fishing vessels ar- riving at Copenhagen report the. presence of an Anglo-Fr:enh squ,a-. dron off Stavanger, Norway, and stories also are current in the Danish capital of la German fleet cruising in the North Sea. The trawler Fusohia reached Aberdeen to -day with the crew of the trawler Envoy and reported that the Envoy had been •shelled by 46 German submarine last night off the east coast. The men on the Envoy left their ship in a small boat, which, they saty, also was shelled by the submarine,No one was injured, The Envoy's crew drifted about i n the small b oat for two hours ' before being picked 'According to Berlin evening newspapers," says Iieuter's Am- sterdam correspondent, "a� eman.n submarine stopped m the'. 4l J3ta�t#>sh steam trawler Glanearse off Aber- deen deen awed took it into aGerman port on the North Sea." Aber- deen is some 450 impair aerosis the North Srea from the nearest point on the German coastline, Aviator Killed While Performing for "Movies." This photograph was made on March 16 at Universal City, Cal., as Aviator Stites was doing a series of aerial thrillers for the moving picture photographers, . The "stunt" was suddenly terminated when something went wrong with the machine and Stites was dashed 500 feet to his death. The picture shows the machine just as it started tilting on its fatal plunge to earth. An instant before the dummy aeroplane below Stites had been blown ups as part of the "shunt." One theory is that the explosion shown in the picture caused Stites' machine to capsize. STEADY UNDER TE ATTACKS TERRIFIC S � C Canadian Division Has Repulsed Two Fresh On slaughts by the German Forces A despatch from London says: All England is talking of the Cana- dians' splendid advance. Latest reports from the front indicate that heavy fighting oontianered Saturday and Sunday, when the Ge'rm;ans twioe attacked the Canadian line, but broth timers were repulsed. The Canadians had not been out of the trenches since their charge to recapture the guns, Laub have had the warmest trench fighting since reaching France, and were steady under the strain. The ex- tent of the easuarltiee is, not known at the record Office, but all the sur- plus officers on leave have been hurriedly recalled in anticipation. Strong drafts of men are ready to leave. It is reported that the Princess Patriciaars also were in the battle. Sir John French's Message. A despatch from Ottawa gays: Gen. Hughes received the following cable from. Cod.. Carrick, •assistant eye witness for the Canadian forces : "Sir John. French tale - graphed Gen. Alderson as follows: I wish to e'xpre,ss, to you and to the Canadian troops my admiration of the gallant stand and fight they have made. They have performed a most brilliant and valuable ser- vice. I reported their splendid be- havior to the Secretary of State, and I have a reply from 'him -saying how highly their gallantry and de- termination in a difficult position are appreciated in. England.' Gen. Hughes replied : "Sincere thanks for message. Please convey to Sir John and the •eanadians the pride and joy of their comrades in Canada for the part they have so nobly pla.yed. The Canadians have justly proved that there was no surrender and that, by whatever faailt the guns were lost, they were not allowed to remain in possession of the enemy." GERMANS USED SUFFOCATING French Forces, Overwhelmed by Noxiots Fumes, Had to Fall Back. .A.' despatch from London says: The enemy 'scored a small success over the French forces in Belgium Friday by the use of asphyxiating gas. The shells used in the bom- bardment of the trenches of the allies were filled with gases which. compelled the soldiers to retire from the gas zone and drop back toward the Yisear Canal to escape the fumes. The British front re- mains intact, except where the troops have had to readjust their line in order to conform `wrath the n ew French line. The reports seem o indicate that the Germans, employing every available maim and gun, not only from the other points of the front, but from the interior of Germany itself, are making a desperate effort to pieroe the allied line,, isolate the left to the north and thuis win to the Channel, and Calais. They have thrown themselves againtst the forces of Franace, Britain :and Bel- gium, appariennbly unmindful of the cost, Sind already military observers are preparing to receive .reports 'of the bloodiest battle of the war - in this zone, The German movement came south-west, following the railroad from Thourout to Beesingh,e, and carne into contact with the allied lines at Poeleapeille. Simultan- eously another, German force aug- mented'by guns ,and,lmen appeared before the British: to the south, while heavy field guns, more read- ily transportable owing to thio im- proved roads, once again sheltle.d Ypres. The ,situation then was that the ree& tamd Belgians, awere i F 1 ns e . to obs north. of the city, while the British were in action to the stourtle Atnon.g the--P:reneh it was noted tlI are were 4, 000 French ,blue j aokets who bad given subgood account of themvselves under eonlmnand of Admiral de Ron Arch. They were thus dyisposeed wlnex the Germans made their :first general advatnee, employing; the gas-filled bombs, which made it inipossible for mein to remain in the brearnh' near wheS.ie they exploded. At the same time they advanced to the south more to recover lost ground than to go through, and in this they were un- suoeessful. In Dire- Need_ of Food. A despatch from . London says: Seven million Poles, of whom two millions are Jews, are in dire need of food. This statement was made by Hermann Laundau, a. prominent Jewish philanthropist associated with various Jewish charities in London. "0f these •sufferers 5,500,000 are east of the Vistula River and 1,- 500,000 west of the river," Mr. Laundau said. "The Jews ' are even poorer than the Gentiles, be- cause of the boycott against the Jews in parts of Poland before the beginning of the war, which im- poverished thousands who other- wise would have been able to pro- vide for their families." DRIVE ENEMY FROM TgIE HILLS Important Fr'eneh and British Sue - ceases in the Campaign in Ger- man Equatorial .A.friea. A' despatch from Paris says: The French War Department has an-. nounoed that the allied forties had gained a victory in the operations ,against the Germans in the Can e- roonse a German colony. of Western Equaborial Africa, The text, of statement follows: ".`After heavy fighting of the last few months. the Germain troops in the Caanteroons.have been forced to retreat from. the high plateaus situ- abed in the centre of 'the eoelo'ny. The iseat of Government has been transferred to Jaundice The move- ment of tiae allred forces in this di- rection continuos, ." Prien,ch native fbroope from Cen- tral Africa have attained din the east the lin Lomie-1J•u1ne. Towards the west troops eommanded by OW, Mayer, following the railway lime,. have succeeded an forcing a passage across the ICele sliver, British troops marehineg in a northerly direction and following the Edeln,- Jaunde road have taken possession of the Ngwas bridge. MANY OFFICERS FELL IN BATTLE 84 of Canada's Sons Named in the Casualty List of Flanders Conflict. The King's Message. A despatch from Ottawa says: The Duke of Connaught, Goverxuor- General of Canada, has received from : u message froKing has express- ing his admaaatien of the gallant stand made by the Canadians at Langemarek, and sympathizing with Canadians in the heavy casual- ties sustained. A oausualty List oorntaining the names of 84 ;Officers in the Canadian Division, of whom 22 were killed, one dived of wounds, 59 are wound- ed, and two :are wounded and misse ing, was reeeived Sunday night from Militia Headquarters, art Ot- tawa. Rank and, file casualties in cron- nection with this enge:gement have not yet been reeeived at Ottawa., nor has there been any aannnaunce ment as to their extent. Among tlhe Canadian officers re- ported killed are Lt. -Col. W. Hart McHaarg, of Vaneouver; Lb. -001. A. P. ' Birehall, of the Canadian Permanent Staff, in England; Maj. A. E. ILimmis, of the Queen's Own Rifles, Winona, Ont. ; Mn.. E. 0. Nusworthy, of Montreal, and Maj. J, McLaren, of Brandon; L, -Col. R. D. Boyle, of Crossfield, Alta., has died of wounds. Lt. -Col,. Hart MoHaag, who was conmeoted with the Sixth D.C.R.O., Vancouver, was the champion rifle shot of the world, winning the title at the last International Rifle matches ,at Camp Perry, Ohio, in 1913. The won the Governor -Gen- eral'.s prize on two occasions, being one of the only two men who ever won the honor twice at the D.C. R.A. meet here. His record Gat Birley and the Canadian Annual Rifle matches has very few equals. Among the wounded are Lieut. - Cod. W. S. Buell, of Brockville ; Major A. T. Hunter, of Toronto; Major Gilbert Godson -Godson, of Vancouver; Major D. Sutherland, of Norwich, Ont., and Major B. H. Belson, of Port Dalhousie. Major D. R. Sandeman, of Red Duerr, is seriously wounded: Major A. T. Hunter is a widely known lo:oa1 lawyer, and is promi- nent in Canadian politics als a pub- lic speaker and candidate for Par- liament. Among the other wound- ed are Capt. George MoOuaig, eau of Clarence J. MeCuaig, the Mont- real. financier, and Lieut. Reginald Tupper, a son of Sir Charles Hib- bert Tupper, and a, geamdson of Sir Charles Tupper. Austrian Air Scouts.. A despatch from Rome says: Word has been received from. An- cona that an Austrian aeroplane was 'seen scouting the Italian coast, along the Adriatic Sea. The aeroplane was equipped with strong ,searehclights. The authori- ties are attempting to identify the aeroplane. GfI�.ETT's•L.VE EATS DIRT -- Wet 16:0(OEM 40_ ;, 0314(51°0 04' d°tiTo1LLCOMPANY ylMtT 0 0 -;0./ PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS REPORTSCENTREFRAM S THOF E LEADIAMERICA, TRAPS N,O Breadstuff*. Toronto, April 27.•"-Flour--Mat,itoba 93+at patents quot at X8.10, in jute base and •patenta,a 67.60; strong bakers, 17',.0. Ontario wheat dour, 90 per oent, patent,, quoted at 06.15 to 66,26, seaboard, and at $6,25 to $6.30, Toronto freight, at Wheat-Manitoba1,5;NatN51.64Nand°Now 3t t $1,61 1-2, Ontario -wheat is firm at $1.60 to 51.55 for No. 2, at outside points. Oats --Ontario quoted at 60 to 610, out~ aide, and at 63 to 64o, Toronto., Western Canada, No. 2, quoted at 70o, and No. 3 at 68o, c.i.f., Bay porta. Barley -Good ,Halting grades, 75 to 780,. outside, Eye --The market is dull at 61.05 to 61.10, outside. Peas -No, 2 quoted at $1.75, outside. aCyorn-porta.Na. 2 new American quoted at 830., ate, Bay 'ports, and No. 3 at 82c, B Buokwheat No. 2 quoted at 80 to 820, outside. Bran and shorts -Bran Is quoted at $27 a ton and shortie at $29 to $30. Rolled oate-Car lots, per bag of 90 Lbw., INDIAN HEROES 53,40. Provisions. FOUGHT TO LAST Ourod meats aro 4uoted as follows:- Bacon, long clear. 13 3.4 to 140 Ter ib. in ! 300 Held Post Against 2,000 Ger- mans Till the Last Round Was Fired. A despatch from London says : An officinal report issued Sunday night tells of the theroio defence by 300 British Indian 'soldiers of a po- sition in. East Africa against 2,000 Germans. The Indians held a, hill until their ammunition ran out and all but twenty of their number had been killed. The failure of the Britishexpeditioon against Tanga, German East Africa, as previously announced in Berlin, also is men- tioned, and against this is offset the success of the British in several engagements on the Frontier and on ,tine shores of Lake Victoria Ny- anza. The report, which was issued by the War OMoe, deeanls with opera- tions in the Britisth East African Protectorate between November and March, and is as. follows: ' "An attempt by British Indian troops to take Tanga, in German East Africa, was unsuocessful, and the force re -embarked and proceed- ed to Mombasa_ Simultaneously an aback on a German outpost rat Longido resulted in the Germans evacuating their position after suf- fe,ring heavy losses. The British also drove the Germans out of Bri- tish territory aacro,ss the Umba River. "The British post at Jassin, held by 300 Indians, was attacked by 2,000 Germans. Jarssin was snvr- renderedafter its .ammunition had been exhausted and the 'commander and 280 nien had been killed. "An expedition sent from Mom- basa occupied the German Island of Mafie, the German garrison sur- rendering unconditionally. Shirati, on Lake Vdoteria Nyanza, was at - tracked and occupdnendl by the British. 4• , Wasted Time. Mistress -"In khe time it takes me to tell you how to do the work I could do it myself 1" Housemaid:- `Yes'tm. And in the time it takes me to listen to you, so could I." GEN. IAN HAMILTON COMMAIN DS ir Noted British Officer Referred to as "My Chief" in flessage From Gen, d'Amade A despatch from London says: A Cairo letter to the Times describ- ing the big camp of the allies' ex- peditionary force for the Darda- nelles, now at Alexandria, reveals incidentally the fact that Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton is the commandeer -in - chief of that expedition. 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THE GiJI.EY BOAT CO,, LIMITED, PENETANG, CAN. • case lots. Hams -Medium, 17 te 17 1,2c; I do., heavy, 14 1-2 to 16a; rolls, 14 to 14 1-20; ' breakfast bacon, 18 to 19c; 4baolte, 20 to ' 21o; 'boneless backs, 23o. Lard -The market is quiet. with. Priem/ steady; pure lard, tubs, 11 3-4 to 12o; do., , pails, 12 to 12 1-2c. Compound, tubs, 9 3-4 to 100; do„ pails, 10 to 10 1-4e. Country Produce. Butter -Phe market is (inlet, with Prices generally unchanged. Good grades want- ' ed. Choke dairy, 27 to 28c; inferior, 21 t to 23c; creamery prints. 35 to 360; do., solids, 32 to 33e. Egos -The market Is firmer, with sales at 21 to 220 per dozen, in case lots. Beans -The market is steady at $3,40 j to 53.45 for prune, and 53.45 to $3,50 for hand-picked. Business in Montreal. Montreal, April 27.-Corn-Amerioan No. 2 yellow, 821-2 to 83e. Oats-Canadiaa Western, No. 3, 69 1-2c; extra No, 1 feed, 69 1-2c; No. 2 local white,' 67 1.20; No. 3 lo, cal white, 66 1So; No, 4 local white, 65 1.20. Barley -Manitoba feed, 80e; malting, 86 to 88e. Flour -Manitoba Spring 'wheat pat- ents, firste, $8.20; seconds, 57.70; strong bakers', $7,50; Winter patents, choice, 57.80; straight rollers, .$7.30 to 57.40; `do., bags, 53,45 to $3.55. Rolled oats-Bbls., $.75 to $7; do.,. bags, 90 lbs., 53.2.5 to 53.35. Bran, 526. Shorts, 528. Middlings, 533 to 534. MouiUie, 535 to $38. Bray -No, 2, per ton, car lots, 515 to 519:50. Cheese -Finest westerns, 17 1-2 to. 17 3-4e; finest eastern,. 17 to 17 1-4c. Butler -Choicest creamery, 35 1-2 to 36e; .seconds, 34 to 34 1-20. Eggs. -Fresh, 22 to 23.0; selected, 25c; No. 2 stook, 21c. Potatoes -Per bag, oar lots, 47'1-2 to 50o. Dressed hogs -Abattoir killed 513 to 513.50; country, $10.50 to $11.75. 'Pork - Heavy Canada short mese, bbls., 25 to 45 pieces, 528; Canada ebort-eut beck, bble„ 45 to 55 pieces, 527.50. Lard -Compound, tierces, 375 lbs., 9 1-2o; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 10c; pure, tierces, 375 lbs., 11 1-2; pure, i wood pails, 20 lbs. net. i2c. Winnipeg Wheat., Winnipeg, April 27. -Wheat --No. 1 North- ern, $1.58 3.8; No. 2 Northern, 51.57; Na. 3 Northern, $1.54 3-4; No. 4, 51.50; No. 6, 51.46 1-2; No. 6, 51.421-2. Oats -No. 2 C. W., 65c; No. 3 C.W., 62c; extra No. 1 feed, 61 3-4o;. No. 1 feed, 60 7-80; No 2 feed, 59 7.8c. Flax No. 1 N. -W.0., 51.79; No. a C.W.. 51.76. United States Markets. Minneapolis, April 27. -Wheat --No. t' i hard, 51.61 3-4; No. 1 Northern, 51.67 1-4 to $1.61 1.4; No. 2 Northern, 51.52 3-4 to 51.5814; May, 51.551-4. Corn -No. 3 Tal- low, 73 1-4 to 73 3-4c. Oats -No. 3 white, 54 3-4 to 55 1-4c. Flour and bran un- changed. Duluth, April 27. -Wheat -No. 1 hard. $1.61 5.8; No. 1 Northern, $1.60 3-8; May, 51.59 3-8. .Linseed, 51.98 1-4; May, $1.98 3 -4 - New York, April 27. -Flour firm. Rye flour steady. Hay steady. Hope quiet. Hides steady. Leather firm. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, April 27. Tutchere' cattle, choice, 57.35 to 57.60; do , good, '$6.90 to mons, 56.60 to 6 75; butcher0 to s 6bulls do. hoice, $6 to $6.80; do., good bulio, 56.25 to 66.30; do., rough bulls, 54.60 to $6,75; butchers' cows, choice, $5.50 to 56.75; do., medium, 55.25 to 55.40; do., common $4.60 to 56.75; feeders. good. 56.40 to $7.25: do., rough bulls, 55 to 55.50; stockers, 700 to 1.000 lbs., 56 to 56.85; canners and cutters, 53.75 to 54,60; milkers. choice, each, 560 to 585; do., common and medium, each, $35 to $45; springers, $50 to $75; light, ewes, $6.50 to 57.50; do., heavy, $5 to $6.30; do., bucks, 53.60 to 54.50; lambs, $5 to 510; calves, $550 to cars,1;ogt, d fed and watered, 58.65; do.. Montreal, April 27, The supply of cattle was small, for which the demand was fair, and sales of choice steers were made at $7.75 to 58; good at 57.25 to $7.50, and the lower grades from 55 to $6.50, while butchers' cows brought from $4.50 to $6.50, and bulls from $5 to $7 per cwt. The feature of the small meat trade was tato activity in calves, there being a good de- mand for all the offerings at prices rang- ing from $2 to $9 each ac to size and quality. A few ,mall lots of yearling lambs sold at $8.20 to $9.25, and ewe sheep at 55.76 to $6 per cwt.,, Spring lambs brought $2.50 to $8.60 each, as to size. The tone of the market for hogs was firm under a fair demand and small offerings, and sales of selected lots were made et and i50 n one60 orptswo ir nstances as h hff igh as 59,75 was paid for small lots. '; PEREMYSU NOT SO RT OF FOOD SHORT Capitulation Due Simply to A as- triau Staff's Conviction That Resistance Was Useless. A despatch from Petrograd says: Gen. Sediwanoff, the victor of the siege of Pe,reanysl, Who has return- ed to Petrograd, has paid a tribute to the sportsmanlike conduct of the Austrian garrison. "I consider it desirable to point out," said Gen. Seliwanoff, "that while the discus- sions of the surrender of the garri- son were in progress no :stores were set on fire and no ammunition was blown up. Such explosions ,an 05 - curried were the result of fires lighted before the discussions be- gan. "It is inooi'esot to say that P ur- emys1 was forward'to eurrerndsr ow- ing to etaarvat;ion, as stores sufla.- cient for two weeks were found there. The e+.rrreedor was dud sinir ply � the Austrian atatf'e eonvic- tion that fuerther rasistaenee and eacrifioe were uiseless. The anion of the garrison suffered Most severely fromrheumatism, which incapalcr. fated thousands of them,"