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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-6-10, Page 6GERMANS TAKE PEREMYSL Russians Evacuated the City After Northern Forts Were Stormed 'Lt. despatch from London says: $'eremysl is once again in the poe- eession of Austria. After asiege lasting not quite three weeks, hope- lessly battered by the powerful guns of the Austro -Germans, the 13ussians have evacuated the city. it was not a. formal surrender, .ts was the ease Mardi 22, when the Austrian garrison after six months' defence, hoisted the white flag. The greater part of the Rus- sian garrison managed to slip away over the railroad to Lemberg which is in the 20 -mile area to the east, where the Teuton fortes have not eonsulidated their lines, They were able to take euuae he ivy guns, many machine guns, and consider- able munitions of war. What booty the Aust:ru-Germane have captured with the fortress there is no estimate, but it is fair- ly certain that the Russians, hav- ing lots of time, got away as many men and as much material as pos- sible, and destroyed the guns and Ammunition that remained. Military experts in London have foreseen the fall of Peremysl ever • since.it was, apparent that the Ger- man and Austrian thrust through Galicia was going to strike home. Peremysl is not a safe salient in a. defence line, however strong it may be as an isolated fortress, The tactics of the new besiegers were exactly opposite tte those of the Russians when the positions were reversed. The fleet siege was cctoducted with regard to human I life ; this second siege has been eondnoied along lines generally pursued in the east --an absolute disregard of human life-.cha,rgesin close formation in the face of fire !from maehine guns .and rifles, all covered by the terrific fire of the heavy Auk:re-German field guns. The German arreF, aceording to • the official reports from Berlin and Vienna, entered Pcaenrysl at 3.30 o'clock this morning from the north after the last of the forts on that front of the defences had been. si- •::enced. The Austrian tenth army then came up from the west and south, reaching the centre of the town shortly after six o'clock. eft -t * f the forts had been corn- pletely destroyed by the Austrians before they surrendered after the previous siege, and this is °onsid- ered in niilitery circles here to etc- ; count for the fact that the fortress had to be abandoned ;so quickly in the face of the Austro -German at- tack. It appears that there was no fighting after the ring of forts was penetrated,• which leads to the be- lief that the town was practically empty of Russian military farces { when the Austrians took posses- sion. SURPRISE VISIT TO CHOWS PRINCE Twenty-nine French Airmen Drop Hornby on His Head- quarters. A despatch from Paris says: A squadron of 29 French aeroplanes flew over the German lines and raided the headquarters of the German Crown Prince. The men Dernbnrg, as .a climax to a series drooped 178 bombs in all, many of of speeches which aroused the re- whiclz mashed their mark. Thous- sent eat of the Washington t. Gov - ands t,f arrows were also scattered ernme•nt, justified the -sinking of thr,.,ugh the air. The raiders were the Lusitania in a public address, under a furious fire during their there were broad intimations that attach. but nune of the aeroplanes through the German Embassy he were damaged. Office be invited to leave the coun- Th�' War Office statement which try. announced the raid did not men- tion the locality of the Crown , Print''s headquarters. Verdict at Inquest Fleeting continues in the district On Zeppelin Victims , A British Cask -Pontoon Bridge Over the Yser, Conetrnated in One Night. The bridge across the Yeer in the neighborhood of Dixnuudte ehown in the above photograrph, was con- structed there recently during the course of one night by the British, who took advantage of a tem- porary slackening in the incessant fighting that is ever continuing in that quarter. The . empty cask floats utilized to serve assupporting pontoons were prepared on the bank, guided into position in the water, and finally moored securely in position; then the roadway planking across them was laid down of sufficient width to allow of infantry in formation traversing the bridge -all under cover of and an spite of the darkness. The operation, it would appear, was not detected by the anemry en the neigh- borhood, who, to prevent such work being parried out, continually sent up sears shelle. REM9.RHABI.ia STRONG POSI- TION OF THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA SHOWN BY ANNUAL REPORT It is significant that after more than eight months of the severest financial strain Canada has ever at Libertyexperienced, the Merchants Bank Dernburg of Canada conies forward with a To Go When He Lik'bs report showing not only the great - t strep to its histo • scan ar- A despatch from Washington says: The British, French and Rus- sian Embassies have assured the State Department they will give safe conduct to Dr. Bernhard Dern - burg. former Colonial Secretary of Germany, when he leaves the Unit- ed States. It has been known that Dr. Dernburg is about to leave the country. and it is reported he will go to Norway some time this month. A few weeks ago, when Dr, °alit :i tee "labyrinth," south-east of Neuvitie Saint Vaast, and some gains are recorded. Since May 31 the Fr.'neh have made 800 prison- ers in this locality. Getman aviators flying over Lu::eville. Department of Meurthe- anei Ml•., -elle. dropped great quanti- ties . f leatiets, printed in French, reppr.,duc•ing assertions of Dr. von Bet lima nn -Holl ivegg, the German A despatch from London says : A •coroner's jury, sitting in the case of two victims of the Zeppelin raid on. London last week, rendered a verdict that they had met their death by suffocation and burns, "the same having been ordered by some agents of hostile forces." The persons in question were Henry s wife. Chancellor, in the Reichstag re- eentiy• that war news from French Alleged British Spy eott was incorrect. Convicted in Saxony An eye -witness, describing the operations north of Arras. says this A despatch from London says fight ranks in the minds of the Freuc h military authorities as the According to a despatch to the Cen- greatest battle of the war in the tral News from Leipzig, Saxony, western theatre of operations since George Crossman, an Englishman] the Battle of the Marne. has been sentenced to three years nt by a Saxon court ot The battle is still raging, al - the cliargeeof attempting to furnish thougdefinitely its first stages have been the British Government with the definitely settled in. favor of the French, who are continuing their German plans to invade England. progress with less and less opposi- +than. So far, the battle has re- ceived no name... The French of- ficial communiques laconically re- fer to it as "operations in the sec- tor north of Arras." Privileged Communication. Alice : When I told you of my en- gagement I said it was a secret, and you told Kitty about it. Ella: Why, no I didn't. I merely asked her if she knew about it. remaining ten being missing. Good and 1u Losses of Prussians 1,388,000 to Date A despatch from Amsterdam says: The Telegraasf states that ac- cording to German casualty lists Prussian losses alone have reach- ed a total of 1,388,000. Recent casualty lists contain the names of 56 airmen, of whom eleven were killed and 35 wounded, the CANADIAN SOLDIERS EWARDED The Distinguished Conduct Medal Bestowed on I',Zembers of Patricias and the 14th Battalion A despatch from London says: The award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to a number of members of the Canadian division has been announoed in connection with the King's birthday honors. Pte. R. H. Drake, of the l4tlh battalion, is decorated for con- spicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near the Rue du Bois on March 26, when he went out under 4leavy fire to the assistance of wounded comrades. He was im- ronedietely wounded himself, but, neverthel,es:s, succeeded in drag- ging one man in to safety and then :rendered first aid to him. Pte. el, Hacking, Pripoeee Petri: la's, receives the medal for con- Sp�icuous geIlantry ab Sit. Bled on e�bruary 28 for assisting in the rescue of a wounded comrade under least difficult and dange•ro+us cir- cumstances. Sergt. S. V, Paterson, princess Patricia's, is rewarded for eon- epicuons gallantry at St. Eloi when the leading platoon in an attack on a. German trench with great ability and dash. Pte. J. M. Robertson, Princess Patricia's, for conspicuous gal- lantry at St. Eloi, 28th February, in aenisting to rescue a wounded comrade under most .difficult and dangerous circumstances. Corp. J. L. Wolstenhalrrte, Princess Patricia's, for conspicu- ous gallantry at St. Eloi, 15th March, when he'carried messages on two occasions under dangerous circumstances while exposed to very heavy fire. Subsequently; Corp.Wolstenholme conducted stretcher-bearers in the dark to rescue wounded. Corp. J. L. Wolstenholme is a Toronto man, residing at 245 Vaughan Road. He was born in Scotland and left Toronto as a pri- vate, Pte. S. Hacking and Pte, J. M. Robertson are resided a of Hamil- ton, and Sergt. Paterson enlisted at Winnipeg, es g Y p ing favorably with the ;strongest commercialbank throughout the world. Perhaps the outstanding feature of the annual statement as at April 30th last, is the assets which are or can immediately be 'convert- ed into cash. These amount to $32,086,571.51 exclusive of $1,030,- 000 deposited in the Central Gold Reserve, and $335,000 deposited with the Government for the pur- poses of the Circulation Fund. Al- together the immediately realisable assets amount to $3'3,421,571, or over 46% of the Bank's liability to the public. \Vhae this means will be appreciated when it is remem- bered that last year these items totalled over $8,000,000 less, or less than 37% of the liabilities to the public -and this was a very good showing for normal times. The total assets of the Bank are $86,190,464.51, an. increase of over three millions from last year. It is worthy of note that there are no mortgages, while overdue debts and real estate, other than Bank prem- ises together amount to only $263,- 538.40, or less than on•e-third of one per cent. of the total assets. The actual cash, coin and notes, on hand were over $21,000,000, or twice what they were a year ago. Thus the Merchants Bank of Can- ada is in a position of great strength, which enables it to face any possible development of the war situation with perfect confi- dence. During the year the Bank's -de- posit business expanded very con- siderably. Its deposits bearing in- terest increased over four millions, to $50,037,101.80, and its total pub= lic liabilities grew three millions to $71,769,613.81. The capital paid up and the reserve fund stand at $7,000,000 each. Profits were nece•searily affected by the efforts to maintain so (high a ratio of liquid reserve or assets that could be converted into cash immediately. Current commercial loans in Canada, the main source of a Canadian !bank's profits, were reduced by $6,200,000, and the net profits for the year were $995,431, against $1,218,694 for 1914. These were +stall further reduced by ap- propriations, for patriotic purposes, by the war taxes and by $250,000 written off for depreciation in the market value of seourito;es. There is every probability that the latter amount will be in considerable part recovered in the future, when se- curities resume their nornml value. The appropriation for patriotic purposes indioate the sacrifices that the Bank is making for the general good in these exacting times, and the shareholders are amply compensated in the fact that the Bank's immense •strengtkl and constantly widening connections enable it to look forward to greatly enhanced prosperity as -soon ses business in Gaineda resumes • its usual activity. Meanwhile a bal- ance sheet such as this', after near- ly nine months of war, is the best evidence of solidity and sound. management thata bank could pos- sibly have. Only •Secured. Eight Out . • Of a Total of 1,382 A despatch Brom London ewe: The Admiralty has issued sag states meet ,announ'eing that the number of . British mercavanbmeh sunk or oapl-tured by !German su�bniarin•es hi tb�e week ending 'Wednesday was 'eight, with a, tonnage of 23,363. Nes fishing boats were sunk in that period. The number of arrivals and sailings: from British ports was 1,382, 1,000,000 POUNDS OF GUNCOTTON Canada Has Commenced Manufacture of Highest Explosive Known to Science A despatch from Ottawa says : A plant for the manufacture of large quantities of trinitololuoe, one of the highest explosives known to modern science, has been erected in Canada and is now in operation. Its location is being kept a secret at present, but Gen. Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, inspected the works and expressed himself as higihly gratified with the progress which has been made. Work was started on the factory seven weeks ago, and it had not been expected to be ready for four months, but operations we're rushed with the result that the plant is now run- ning. The new plant is turningout the immense quantity of 800,000 pounds of trinitrotoluol per month and constitutes a record both as regards erection and production. It is announced that Canada will shortly be in a position to turn out one million 'pounds of guncot- ton per month, She has for some time past been producing large quantities of cordite. KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOR. BOLL Lieutenant -Governor Ifendrie and 5 Other Prominent Canadians Entitled to Prefix of Sir. A despatch from London says: A list of the Ki'ng's birthday 'hon- ors es issued in the London Gazette. It includes many naval and mili- tary decorations for wan service's. Earl Kitchener heads the list, he receiving the knighthood of the Garter. The following Canadian names appear in the list: K. C.M.G. Lt. -Col. the Hon. John Strath - earn Hendrie, Lieutenant -Governor of Ontario. Principal Williams Paterson, vice- chancellor of McGill University, Montreal. Knights Bachelor. Herbert Brown Ames, M.F., hon- orary secretary of the Canadian Patriotic Fund, Montreal. Henry L. Drayton, chairman of the Board of Railway Commission- ers, Ottawa. John Craig Eaton, merchant, To- ronto. Charles Frederick Fraser, super- intendent of the School for the Blind, Halifax. C.M.G. Very Rev. Principal Daniel Min- er Gordon, vice-ohancellor of .Queen's University, Kingston. -Commander Richard M. T. Ste- phens, chief of staff of the Canadian Naval Service, Ottawa. C.I. S.O. Capt. Richard Burton Dean, late superintendent of the Royal North- Weat Mounted Police, Ottawa. Francis Herman Gisborne, Par- liamentary counsel, Ottawa. Sir Gilbert Parker, the writer, is made a baronet. Hon. Edgar Bow- ring, a member of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland, is knighted. Reservoirs of Poison In Latest Zeppelins A despatch from Copenhagen says : A gigantic Zeppelin of en- tirely new type caused general eurpri:se all along the Baltic when making a trial journey over the in- ternational route between Sweden and Denmark. It was visible from all the coast towns. The airship differs considerably in form and dimensions from the earlier Zeppel- ins, is heavily armored and is sup- plied with three reservoirs for poisonous gas. Five Allied Nations Will Act Together A despatch fiton7 Tokio says: Foreign Minister Kato ineerpe'ltlat- ed in the House of Peers by the Budget Committer, anode the fes olaration that Great Brit re France, Russia, Italy and Japan had agreed to take no independent action of any kind in connection with the European war, Wisdom. Don't nurse a grudge, Oh, foolish guy; 'Tis wisdom's mark To let it die. SIJBNABI E SINKS GERMAN SHIP ES Operating in the Sea of itar- tuora at the '1'i11ie. A despatch from London saes: A British submarine operating in the Sea of Marmara, torpedoed a large German tramped in Pan - derma. Bay. This announoeanent was given out officially in London pis having been received from the vice-adaniral in command at the Dardanelles. It is said also that this submarine was ono of several operating in these waters. The large German transport offi- e.ially reported sunk by a British submarine in Panderma Bay is be- lieved to have been either the steamer General, of 4,500 tons, for- merly of the German East Africa Company, or the Corcovada, of 4,900 tons, which was owned by the Hamburg - American Steannslli,p Line, The General fled to Constanti- nople at the same time as did the German cruisers Go•eilaen and Bres- lau. The Corcovada was used by the Hamburg-Amerioan Line to inaugurate a passenger service be- tween the United States and Tur- key Last year. She was in the Black Sea when the war started and took refuge in the Bosphorus, later being transferred to the Turk- ish flag, THE STANDARD ARTICLE SOLD EVERYWHERE REFUSE SUBSTITUTES ure ice Cre IT IS GENERALLY CONCEDED that Tuberculosis is transmitted by unpasteurized Ice Creanx•. City Dairy Ice Cream is Pas- teurized and therefore safe for even the young; est child. Tho Purity and healthfulness of City Dairy ice Cream is guarded in every way. The matter of flavoring is an important one - City Dairy uses no imitations or synthetic flavors -we flavor our "Maple Walnut" with pure maple sugar -we use Pure Fruits in our "Fruit Ice Creams" and flavor our "Vanilla" with the Pure Mexican Vanilla Bean. The minute specks in City Dairy Vanilla Ice Cream are pieces of the ground bean -"the specks make the flavor." So far as we know we are the only manufacturers in Canada using the Pure vanilla bean, and no other make can compare with the delicate flavor of City Dairy Vanilla Ice Cream -the cost is about double but the selling price is the same, Ask for the Ice Cream in which "the specks make the flavor" - City Dairy. For Salo by discriminating shopkeepers everywhere. sae,. 4,';i1ellIe3lecte'e Look fo r the Sign. TORONTO. •Wo want an agaa;i' fn every town, PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS REPORTS PROM THE 6,EA01140 T1RAUB BENTRES OP AMERICA. greadatutlfs, Toronto, Juue 8. ---.Manitoba wheat ---Ng, 1 Northern, $1.43; No. 2, $1.41; No. $1,38, on track Lake parts. seenitWba Oats ---No, Si 0.W., 640; go- a O,W., 62 1.2o; extra filo. 1. feed, 62 1-20. 0 track Lake ports; No. 1 feed, none Sger. leg, American corn -No, 2 yellow, 77 3.40, oaf track Lake porta. Canadian corn -No. 2 yellow, 77o, on track Toronto, Ontario oats --No. 2 white, 69o; No, n do., 680, outside. Ontario .wheat -No. 2 winter, per car lot, $1.35, outside, Peas -No, 2 nominal, par oar lots, $1.60. outside. 13arley-Mood malting barley. 70c; feed barley, 65o, outside, Buckwheat -Nominal, oar lots, 77 to 7812:* outside. e -No- 2 nominal, $1.15, outside. 5Tanitoba flour -first patog e, in jute bage, $7.60; second patents, iii jute bage, 57.10; strong bakers', 56,60, Toronto; In cotton bags, 10o more. Ontario flour -Winter, 90 per cent.. pa- tents, $5.60; seaboard or Toronto freights In bage. Millfeed-•Bran, per ton, $26; shorts, $286 middlings, 529; good feed flour, per bag, $1.80, delivered Montreal freights, Country Produce, Butter -Tho receipts are large and in- creasing, with a. good deal of grass -butter offering. Choice dairy, 22 to 240; inferior, 20 to 22o; creamery, prints, 280; do., sal- ids, olids, 27 to 280. Eggs -Tho market is well supplied, with prices firm, and sales at 22c por dozen, in case lots, Beans -The market is quiet at 53,10 to $3.15 for prime, and 53,20 to 83,25 for hand-picked. oultry-'Chickens, yearlings, dressed, 18 to 20c; Spring chickens, 45 to 50o; fowl, 13 to 15o. Cheeee-Tho market is firm, being quot- ed at 200 for largo, and at 20 1.4o for twine. Potatoes -Ontario, 55 to 60o per bag, out of store, and 45 to 50c in oar lots. New Brunewicks, oar lots, 55 to 60c per bag. Baled Hay and Straw. Straw is quoted at $7 to 58 a ton in oar lots delivered on track ]sere. Hay No. 1 hay is ugoted at $16 to•$17; No. 2 at 514 .to 515, and No. 3 at s1,.' tq 512.50. , Business in Montreal, Corn, American. No. 2 yellow, 80 to 81o. Oate, Canadian Weatern, No. 3, 65e; extra No, 1 feed, 65a; No. 2 1oba1 white, 64 1.20 No. 3 local white, 63 1-2c; No. 4 local white, 62 1-2o, Barley,' Man, feed, 73 14 to 74o. Flour, Man. Spring wheat pa- tents, firsts, $7,70; seconds, 57.20; strong bakers', 57; Winter patents, choice, $7.50; straight rollers, 57 to 57.10; do., bags, 83.30 to 53.40. Rolled oats, barrele, $7 to 7.15; do., bags, 90 lbs, 53.50 to 53.60. Bran, 4;26. Shorte, 528. Middlings, 533 to $34; Mouillte, 535 to 538. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, 819 to 520.50. Cheese, finest west.. este, 19 to 19 1-4c; finest eaeterns, 1-8 1-2 to 18 3-4c. Butter, choicest creamery, 27 1.1 to 28e; seconds, 26 1.4 to 26 1-2o. Eggs, fresh, 21 to 22o; selected, 23 to 24e; No. 8 stock, 19 to 20o. Potatoes, per bag. car lots, 42 1-2 to 45c. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, 513.75 to $14. ark, heavy Canada, short mese, labia, 35 to 45 pieces, $29; Canada short cut snack, bble, 45 to 55 nieces, 528.50 Lard, „compound,' tierces, 375 lbs, 100: wood pails, 20 lbs net, 10 1.2e; Pure. tierces, 375 lbs, 12o; pure, wood Pails, 20 lbs net. 12 1-2o. Il. 5. Markets. Minneapolis. Minn., June 8. -Wheat --No. 1 hard, $1.41 3-4; No. 1 Northern, $1.34 3-4 to $1,41 1-4; No. 2 Northern, 81.31 1-4 to 51.38 1-4; July, 51.34 1.4. Corn -No. 3 yel- low, 69 1-4 to 69 3-4o. Oate-No. 3 white, 47 1-4 to 47 3-4c. Flour -Fancy patents. 87.10; first clears, 56,30; second clears, 54.30. Bran unchanged. Duluth, Minn„ June 8. -"'.heat --No, 1 hard, 51.38 7-8; No. 1 Nortl:'rn, 51.37 7-8; No. 2 Northern, $1.31 7-8 to 51.34 7-8; July, 51.35 7-8. Linseed, 51.78; July, 51.79 1-2. New York, Juno 8, -Flour eaeier, Spring latents, 57.05 to 57.30; Kansas etrai �ghtds,, 86.80 to 57. Rve flour easy, fair to 8 56.20 to $6.40; choice fancy, $6,45 to $6.88860- Hay steady; No. 1. 51.20; No. 2, 51.15; No. 3,•$1.05. Hope quiet. hides dull. Leather firm, Live Stock Markets. Toronto, June 8. -The quotations were: Butchers' cattle, choice, 88.10 to 58.40; do., nod, 87.60 to 57.90; do.. medium, 57.25 to $7.50; do., common, 56.75 to 57.25. But- chere' bulls. choice, $6.75 to 57.50; do., rood bulls, 56.25 to 56.50; do., rough bulls, 55.25 to 56. Butchers' cows, choice, 56,75 to 57.50; do., good, 56.25 to 56.50; do., me- dium, 55.25 to $6; do., common, 55 to e5.75. Feeders, good, $6.50 to 57.25, Stock- ers, 700 to 1,000 lbs., 56.25 to 57.70, Can- ners and cutters, 54 to $5.25. Milkers. choice, each, $60 to 595; do., common and medium. each, $35 to 545. Springers, 550 to 895. Light ewes, 56.80 to 57; do., heavy, 85 to $7; do., bucks, 53.50 to $4.50. Year- ling lambs $7 to 59.50. Spring lambs. 55 to $9.50. Calves, 54.50 to 510, Hags, fed and watered, 59.50 to 59.60; do., off care, 59.80 to 59.85. Montreal, June 8. -Sales of choice steers were made at 58.50, good et $8 to $8.25, and the loner grade at from 56.5u to $7.60. Butchers' caws sold at 54.50 to 57; and bulls at from 55 to 57 per cwt. Sales of sheep were made at $4 to 56,50 Per cwt., -and Spring lambs at from $4 to 58 each as to size and quality. The trade in calves was active at prices ranging from 52 to 59 each. The hog situation was unchanged and sales of selected iota were made at $9.90 to 510.25; straight cars with sows, mixed, at 59.50 to $9.75, and heavy ,weights ae Sow as 59 per cwt.,weighed off care. Was Not a Deserter, Is In French Hospital A desp•atcth from Ottawa says: There is a certain Montreal soldier,. a member of the first Canadian division, who has been the object lately of much undeserved appro- bium. Having been in the Leuese- marck fighting, i'n whioh the. Cana. - diens distinguished themselves, ho failed to turn up afte'rwasd.s. . As he was not reported as a prisoner and was not seen to be wounded, .friends who enquired for him were informed :that he had deserted. It has now been discovered, however, that the soldier in question - is ly- ing in a French hospital with gun- ehat:wound.s in head and neck. Bait From Germany Thrown Out to. Jews. A despatch from 'London says: A-ecording to Le Matin of Paris. Germany is throwing out a bait tee the Jews by promising to re -estate- fish the Kingdom of Palestine after tax, A scheme outlined and signed by i6 deruman .tna Att t,i fij.' rabbiis, and also by Hort B:a,l.lie, cl the HassaborgsAmeriesee Ulm; este u,, rttlie.s td i'@aestabiish, fly an egreellaleetiebR the Sultan, a Jews ish king coni, s;witlh guarantees of• neutrality.