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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-10-28, Page 10200.000 CANADIAN SOLDIERS NOW AT FRONT OR IN TRAINING Nearly Twenty New Battalions Have Been Added to the Expeditionary • Force in the Last Month A despatch from Ottawa says: There are now 200,000 Canadian sole diers under arms, either at the front, in England, or Canada; To the 10,- 000 which it was announced had en- listed' up to the end of September nearly twenty new battalions have been added during the past month, While the foundations of others are being laid to raise and train men in the smaller local centres. The new units recently recruited are as follows: -Two pioneer regi- ments, one in Western Canada and NAGARA one in Eastern Canada. One regi' rent of mounted rifles from Niagara district; one battalion from Toronto;. one from. Grey County; two from Simcoe County; one from Ontario County; one or possibly two from El- gin and Kent Counties; one from Es- sex County; one from the Rainy River and Fort William districts; two new battalions from Manitoba; two from Saskatchewan; one from Alberta; one from New Brunswick, and one at Vic- toria, with another to be raised on the British Columbia mainland. BLOWING PATH TOWARD LILLE French Troops Destroy the German Entrenchments in the Arras District. A. despatch from Paris says: The French have made a valuable gain south-east of Neuville-St. Vaast, on the road between Arras and Lille. The attack was preceded by the ex- plosion of heavily -charged mines, which tore up the enemy trenches at this point and destroyed their barbed wire entanglements. The instant af- ter the mines were detonated the French troops rushed forward and occupied the craters made by the ex- plosions, strengthening the new posi- tions. The German guns to the rear at once began a heavy bombardment, under cover of which the Germans re- organized and made repeated counter- attacks in an effort to regain the posi- tions, but the French held the advan- tage. The Germans made another gas at- tack east of Rheims. The French troops, protecting themselves against the gas -clouds, poured in a heavy in- fantry fire, which was supported by a curtain of fire from the French artillery, and the German attempt was cut short. An earlier German attack in the Champagne made at night at La Courtine was stopped by the French rifle and machine gun fire. An official communication from Field Marshal Sir John French, the British, Commander - in - Chief in France, says: "Since my last communication, the situation on our front has remained unchanged. There have been mining activities on both sides, but without important results. "The enemy's artillery has been ac- tive east of Ypres and south of the La Bassee Canal. Our reply to this shelling has been very effective. "Our airmen brought down two German aeroplanes yesterday, one falling inside our own lines, and the other close behind the enemy's front trenches." _44 HELPS TO AVENGE THE CAVELL MURDER A despatch from Ottawa says: A New. York man in a letter to Sir Sam Hughes declares that the Cavell mur- der should be avenged by every Bri- ton in the world. The writer states that though he cannot go to the front, he is willing to pay for a substitute, and offers to place $100 per month in the Minister's hands for this purpose so Iong as the war continues. He asks that the Minister make use of the money "in a way that will dam- age the Huns." 34 FOUR GERMAN YACHTS CONDEMNED AS PRIZES A despatch from London says: The racing yacht Germania, which on two occasions won Emperor William's Cup at Cowes, was condemned in the Prize Court as a prize of war. The Ger- mania, which was captured at Cowes at the outbreak of the war, was the property of Lieut. Dr. Gustav von Bohlen and Halbach, head of the Krupp works. The other German yachts captured at Cowes -The Lases IL, Stella Maris, and Paula IIL-also were condemned. Number 1 figures large in the cal- culations of most people. PRICES OF RAW FURS. That Paid the Trapper Will Be High- er Than Last Year. A despatch from Toronto says: The outlook for raw furs during the com- ing season is exceedingly good con- sidering all conditions, and the indica- tions are that the prices paid the trapper will in practically all cases be higher than last year. The results of the October Lampson London sales as cabled are as follows: The following furs sold at the per- centages indicated higher than last March: -Raccoon, 73 per cent.; musk- rat, 40 per cent.; skunk, 60 per cent.; mink, 20 per cent.; marten, 10 per cent.; silver fox, 15 per cent.; red fox, 40 per cent.; cross fox, 50 per cent.; beaver, 27% per cent.; otter, 10 per cent.; lynx, 30 per cent.; wolf, 50 per cent.; while bear and white weasel brought the same price as last March. Not 'only has a very satisfactory business been done by the retailers in the sale of fur sets and fur garments during the past few weeks, but the use of furs of all kinds for trimming of ladies' garments has used up a large number of odds and ends of skins, all of which combines to make the outlook for a very prosperous season, which is exceedingly satisfac- tory to all interested in the fur trade. be THE CORRECT METHOD OF ADDRESSING MAIL In order to facilitate the handling of mail at the front and to insure prompt delivery it is requested that all mail be addressed as follows: - (a) Regimental Number (b) Rank (c) Name (d) Squadron, Battery or Company (e) Battalion, Regiment (or other unit), Staff appointment or Depart- ment (f) Canadian Contingent (g) British Expeditionary Force (h) Army Post Office, London, England Unnecessary mention of higher for- mations, such as brigades, divisions, is strictly forbidden, and causes de- lay. KAISER IN BELGIUM DAY OF EXECUTION A despatch from London says: The Daily Mail correspondent at The Hague says it is stated on the au- thority of a retired German diplomat that on the day Miss Edith Cavell, the British nurse was executed the Kaiser was in Belgium, and was easily accessible either by the Gover- nor-General or the military comman- der. KINGSTON FAMILY IN THE BATTLE LINE A despatch from Kingston says: Miss Kathleen Carruthers, who sails shortly for England to go into mili- tary hospital work, is the sixth mem- ber of J. B. Carruthers' family in the service of the Empire. Mrs. C. F. Constantine, formerly Miss Marie Carruthers, is engaged in hospital work in England, and four of Mr. Carruthers' sons are officers serving at the front. In Boston. Small William -"Father, kindly convey to my mind the meaning of the word `hobo: " Paternal Ancestor -"That is the consuetudinary designation of an in- digent traveller, my son." German Ayr ties Museum in Petrograd A despatch from Reuter's Telegram 'have been caused by explosive bullets, Company from Petrograd says: "The and also tables of statistics of five German atrocities museum has beene thousand cases of atrocities investi- opened here. It contains a large num- gated by the special commission of bar of photographs of mutilated sol- • inquiry into German atrocities, by diers who wounds are alleged to , which the museum was established." Fair: ore German S Bearers Sunk in A despatch from London says: Bri- tish submarines have sunk four more German steamers in the Baltic it is announced in an official statement received from Petrograd. The Nor- wegian steamer Selma, 987 tons, has oall been sunk, presumaltly by a German submarine. Only two of the crew of 21 have been picked up. The tank steamer II. C. Henry, of British regis- try, but owned in Seattle, Wash., has been sunk in the Mediterranean. No lives were lost. 13RITI$ • CReiSt:R. Ne l•$•ARCAlt. WRGCKED OFF EAST COAST QF SeOTWA NORT1i SebTERes 'wARso +�{ • °$TRASSBVRG, .� ,c0 *COLMAR q �,� o • °MU.MAUS N `° MUNICH 014V4i QDtSSA RIESTE FIUME oRs‘ ONSTANTI OPL J'7EDITERRA1YE,fLIT Q5LA CYPRUS The Week's Developments in the War. The major interest in the war during the last week has been in the developments in the Balkans. The Austro -German troops have made some progress in their invasion, although the Serbians have offered a heroic resistance, and the enemy's advance has been hampered by the nature of the country. On the northern ,part of their front the Bulgarian army has met with some success, and has joined hands with the Austro -German forces. Further south, however, the French and British troops landed at Saloniki, have. joined the Serbians and have driven the Bulgarians to their own frontier at the same time, with the result that Strumnitza is being menaced by the forces of the Entente. British and French war -ships have bombarded the Bulgarian coast from the Aegean Sea, and Turkish troops are reported to have been rushed to reinforce the Bulgarians on the coast, in anticipation of an at- tempt to land by the Allies. Russia is negotiating with Rumania for permission to send troops through that country against Bulgaria, while Russian war -ships have bombarded Varna, one of the two principal Bulgarian ports on. the Black Sea. On the Western front, there has been comparatively little change, both sides claiming some local successes. The Russians are now on the offensive on most of the great Eastern battle -front, but conditions there show little change. With the obvious aim of relieving the pressure on Serbia, the Italian troops have taken the offensive on their front, and despite the difficulties of the country, have won important positions. Other developments are indicated on the chart. Markets Of The World TWO DOZEN XAPTIIRED CANNON DISPLAYED AT 4 RSE GUARDS Breadstuff s. Toronto, Nov. 2. -Manitoba wheat, new crop -No. 1 Northern, $1.09%; No. 2 Northern, $1.06x/4, on track lake ports, immediate shipment. Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., tough, 45c, on track lake ports. American corn -No. 2 yellow, 71e, on track lake ports. Canadian corn -No. 2 yellow, 73c, on track Toronto. Ontario oats, new crop -No. 3 white, 37 to 39c; commercial oats, 35 to 37c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per car lot, 94 to 96c; sprouted and tough, 80 to 92c, according to sample; sprouted, smutty and tough, accord- ing to sample, 75 to 85c. Peas, according to sample, per car lots, $1.50 to $1.90. Barley -Good malting barley, 54 to 58c; feed barley, 45 to 50c, according to freights outside. Buckwheat -Nominal, car lots, 78c, according to freights outside. Rye -No. 1 commercial, 82 to 84c; tough, 70 to 75c, according to sample. Manitoba flour First patents, in jute bags, $5.75; second patents, in jute bags, $5.25; strong bakers', in jute bags, $5.05, Toronto. Ontario flour -New Winter, $3.60 to $4, according to sample, seaboard, or Toronto freights in bags, prompt shipment. Millfeed, car lots, delivered Mont- real freights -Bran, per ton, $21; shorts, per ton, $23; middlings, per ton, $25; good feed flour, per bag, $1.60. Country Produce. Butter -The market continues firm, with the demand good. Offerings moderate. Fresh dairy, 27 to 28c; inferior, 22 to 23c; creamery prints, 32 to 33c; do., solids, 30 to 31%c. Eggs -Prices are firm; storage, 30 !to 31c per dozen; selects, 32 to 33c; newlaid, 36 to 37ct case lots. Honey -No. 1 light (wholesale), 10 to 11%c; do., retail, 12% to 15c; combs (wholesale), per dozen, No. 1, $2.40• No. 2, $1.50 to $2. Poultry -Chickens, 14 to 16c; fowls, 12 to 13c; ducklings, 15 to 16e; geese, 16 to 18c; turkeys, 20 to 22c. Cheese -The market is firm; large, 16%c; twins, 16%c. Potatoes -The market is firm, with car lots of Ontarios quoted at $1.10, and New Brunswicks at $1.15 to $1.20 per bag, on track. Baled Hay and Straw. Hay -No. 1, ton, $16 to $17.50; No. 2, ton, $13 to $14; baled straw, ton, $6.50, Guns Which Germans Used in Defence of Loos Viewed by Thousands of London Citizens A despatch from London says: With their silent muzzles pointing to- wards Si*-. James' Park, the first tro- phies of the great offensive in France have been ranged on the Horse Guards parade. Twenty-one German field guns and three trench mortars formed a war exhibit of the highest interest to Londoners. Not since Cri- mea and the Indian Mutiny have guns captured from an enemy crunched the gravel of the Horse Guards parade and publicly ranged as labelled exhi- bits. With the exception of three pieces captured at Le Cateau, August 26, 1914, the whole of the guns took part Business in Montreal. Montreal, Nov. 2. -Corn -Ameri- can No. 2 yellow, 77c. Oats -No. 2 local white, 46x/ae; No. 3 do., 45%c; No. 4 do., 441i%c. Barley -Malting, 66% to 67c. FIour-Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.85; seconds, $5.35; strong bakers', $5.15; Winter patents, choice, $5.60; straight roll- ers, $4.90 to $5; do„ ags, $2.30 to 2.40. Rolled oats, barrels, $5.15 to 5.20; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.45 to $2.50. Bran, $21 to $22. Shorts, ' $23 to $24. Middlings, $27 to $30, ton, car lots, $17 to $18. Cheese, fin- est westerns, 161/, to 16%e; finest easterns, 15%, to 16c. Butter - Choicest creamery, 32% to $3c; sec- onds, 31% to 32e. Eggs -Fresh, 40c; selected, 22e; No. 1 stock, 28c; No. 2 stock, 25c. "Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 95c to $1.10. Dressed hogs, M the Battle of Loos September 25 last. The mud and stain of the battle- field is upon them. The trophies were hauled into posi- tion by the gunners of the Royal Horse Artillery, and beneath the muz- zle of each gun was driven a little notice board informing the public of the name of the regiment or division which captured it and where it was captured. Four armed sentries guard- ed the trophies and a sentry box was placed at each of the four corners of the wired enclosures. The presence of these captured guns from Loos made an appeal to the imagination of thousands of people who swarmed around the enclosure. abattoir killed, $13.450 to $13.75. Pork -Heavy Canada short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $28 to $28.50; short cut back, bbls., 45 to 55 pieces, $27 to $27.50. Lard= Compound, tierces, 375 lbs., 104.c; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 10%c; pure, tierces, 375 lbs., 12 to 12%c; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 13 to183e. United States Markets. Minneapolis, Nov. 2.-Wheat--De- cember, .-Wheat De- cember, 95c; May, 9924c. Cash -No. 1 hard, $1; No. 1 Northern, 97 to 99c; No. 2 Northern, 93 to 96c. Corn -No. yellow, 68 to 69c. Oats -No. 3 white, 33% to 34%c. Flour and bran un- changed. Duluth, Nov. 2. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, 981/,c; No. 1 Northern, 97%c; No. 2 Northern, 931/4c; Montana, No. 2, 971%,c; December, 951/4c; May, 991/40. Linseed cash, $1.85%; De- cember, $1.83%; May, $1.87%. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Nov. 2. Best heavy steers, $8.25 to $8.50; good heavy steers, $8 to $8.15; butchers' cattle, choice, $7.60 to $7.75; do., good, $7.10 to $7.60; do., medium, $6.50 to $7; do., common, $5 to $5.40; butchers' bulls, choice, $6.25 to $6.75; do., good bulls, $5.75 to $6; do., rough bulls, $4.75 to $5.251 butchers' cows, choice, $6.45 to $6.75; do., good, $6 to $6.75; do., medium, $5 to $5.50 do., common, $4.25 to $4.75; feeders, good, $6.50 to $G.75; stockers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.25 to $6.50; canners and cutters, $3 to $4.50; milkers, choice, each, $65 to $110; do., common and medium, each, $25 to $50; springers, $50 to $100; light ewes, $5.50 to $6.75;{ sheep, heavy, $4.25 to $4.75; do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; yearling lambs, $7 to $7.50; Spring lambs, cwt., $8.801 to $9.10; calves, medium to choice, $7.25 to $10.75; hogs, off cars, $9.40 to $9.76; do., fed and watered, $9.25; do., f.o.b., $9. Montreal, Nov, 2.-A few small lots of choice steers sold at $7.25 to $7.50; good at $6.75 to $7, but the bulk of the trade was done in cattle ranging from $5.25 to $6.50; while butchers' cows brought from $4.50 to $0.50, and the bulls from $4.50 to $6.25 per cwt.Cows sold at $3 to $3.50, and; bullsat $3.76 to $4.26 per cwt. Lambs -Ontario stock, sold at $8 to $8.25, and Quebec at $7.50 to $7.75; sheep, $4.25 to $5.25 per cwt., as to quality. Calves, milkfed stock, sold at 7 to 8c, and grass-fed at 3 to 6c per pound live weight. Hogs -Select- ed lots, $9.26 to $9.50 per cwt. weighed off cars. 44 In one year a horse or a cow will eat nine times its own weight. Ethel -"No, George, I can never be your wife." George (in despair) -- "And am I never to be known as the husband of the lovely Miss Jones?" He got her. FEDERAL ARSENAL •• MAY BE P ECTED I3ritish Agents Look Into the Possi- bilities of Making Big Guns. A despatch from Ottawa says; With the object of determining the possibilities of production of heavy guns in Canada, Sir Frederick Don- aldson and Gen. Mahon, representa- tives of the British War Office, are visiting the principal steel -producing centres of the Dominion. They are now concluding an inspection visit to the plants of the Dominion Iron and Steel Co., the Nova Scotia Steel Co.,' and similar industries in the Maritime Provinces, after which they will visit Montreal, Toronto and other cities. It is learned that the establishment of an arsenal for the production of such cannon by the Dominion Govern -j ment itself would be acceptable to the 1 British War Office. PARIS POLICE RAIDS. Days of the Apaches Revived Through Recent Activities. Promenaders on the grand boule- vards of Paris have recently been treated to a spectacle comparatively rare since the beginning of the war - general police raids, such as were effected at regular intervals during the days of the "Apaches." In the 9th and 18th4 arrondisse- ments, comprising Montmartre and Belleville, the favorite quarters of the lawless element, and on the grand boulevards, the raids are most thor- ough. They are organized by Mon- sieur Roussolet, chief of one of the metropolitan districts, who has undei his orders eight commissaires of po- lice and two police captains, who com- mands four squads of plainclothes men that sweep the boulevards. Two squads operating on both sides of the boulevard start from Rue de Fau- bourg Poissonniere, while two other squads start from the Madeleine, and work towards each other. Every man and woman unknown to the police as a law-abiding person must show pa- pers. The result of a recent raid of this kind was the verification of the papers of 52 professional beggars, 4 cocaine merchants, 11 special vaga- bonds, 17 deserters and 703 women of the street. Of these, 512 were arrest- ed. Besides the rounds of the plain- clothes men on the hunt for civilians in default, subaltern officers of the army now make nightly rounds of the wine shops and cafes for delinquent soldiers. When one is seen inside a wine shop after the stroke of nine, a sharp reminder in the form of a single word, "militaire," brings him to a re- alization that martial law is still in force, and he salutes meekly and re- turns to his quarters. BERLIN IS A VICIOUS CITY. Germany Has Appearance of Hasten- ing to Ruin. "A personage belonging to a neu- tral state has given the Paris Matin impressions gathered during a recent visit to Berlin," says the London Daily News. "Berlin has the appearance of a dissolute city, and there is more vice to be met with than there was in the pleasure resorts of Paris before the war," he says. "It is my settled conviction that Germany is hastening to ruin. She is not yet at the end of her tether, but there are manifest signs of exhaus- tion. The violent popular desire for peace is a significant symptom. One sees traces of attrition and weariness in Germany which are not to be met with in France. Hold fast; resist all suggestions of peace; you will crush Germany." To make leather boots waterproof, saturate them with castor-oil. MUCh HAVOC ON !AGAR PORTS FROM FUNS OF ALLIED FLEETS Sofia Now Admits That One-quarter of Dedeag- hatch Was Razed by the Shells A despatch from Soffit says: Al- though the bombardment of Varna by the Russian fleet lasted only ten min- utes, the bodies of 22 civilians already have been found, while over a hundred persons were injured, many of them severely, according to reports received here. The Russian fleet was sighted at eight o'clock in the morning rapidly approaching the city, and opened fire while still at a great distance. It ap- proached to within a little over three miles, but withdrew before the Bul- garian batteries could make their fire effective. According to officials here, the Rus- sians never searched out the Bulgar- ian batteries, but merely shelled the city, especially the harbor sections, where Greeks form the majority of the population. The people are great- ly excited over the bombardments of Bulgarian cities on the Aegean and Black Seas. The damage done by the bombard- ment of Aegean Sea towns and .01- lages by the allied fleet recently was greater than at first reported. One- fourth of the entire city of Dedeag- hatch was razed by the shells of the warships. Skidit t 16O Yards FFER1 Italian King A despatch from Turin says: Sig- I only one hundred yards away from an nor Barzilai the Irredentist Minister I observatory where he was watching gI who 'just returned from the war zone,l the battle on the Isonz , in the com- states that Austrian shrapnel burst i pant' of Icing Victor, • NEWS FROM ENCLUID NEWS BY MAIL ABOUT BULL AND ITIS PEOPLE.. Occurrences in the Land That Reigns Supreme in the Commer- cial World. Women conductors, all of whom aro wives of soldiers, have been intro- duced on the Birkenhead Tramway System. Miss Mabel Crawshaw, daughter of the Rev, Canon Crawshaw, rector of Tarleton, Lancashire, was knocked down by a motor char -a -bane on the main road from Liverpool to Preston and instantly killed. Mlle. Lydia Kyasht, the famous. Russian dancer, distributed 800gigar- ette cases, filled with cigarets, to. the wounded soldiers in Charin Cross Hospital. It is officially stated that no per- mits are to be issued to amateur pho- tographers in the Isle of Wight under any circumstances. The authorities have closed the For- est Hill German Church after strong local protests against the services be- ing held in German. It is stated that prayers have been offered up for the Kaiser. The Eastbourne police stopped ladies from selling miniature Red Cross flags, as they said it was ille- gal. The proceeds were for the local hospital, At the annual meeting of the Boys' Brigade Council for the United King- dom, at Sheffield, it was stated that there were some 200,000 past and pre- sent members of the brigade on active service. To commemorate the fact that Mas - ton, near Middlesbrough, was the birth place of Captain Scott, the Bri_.. tish Empire League have endowed a local scholarship. The childlren of Stotfold and Arle- sey during August sent over five tons of fruit and vegetables to the- fleet. Nearly every village in Beds is now sending fruit and vegetables to the navy. The Berkshire milk retailers are making a strong protest against pay- ing the increased price of 4 cents per gallon which the dairy farmers charged from October 1. Considerable damage was done to the hop fields in the vicinity of Sand- wich by a heavy gale that swept over the district. Two Grimsby mine sweepers, H. Barman and Thos. Turner, who sacri- ficed their lives in the service of their country, were buried at Grimsby with full naval honors. Prior to leaving Leeds, His High- ness the Jam of Nawanagar handed the Lord Mayor a cheque for $525 as a donation to his fund for providing comforts for Leeds men at the front. Louis Sigilov, jeweller, of White- chapel, was fined at Old Street $50 or go to prison for 21 days foe show- ing howing excessive light in his shop:. The electors of Leicester are sign- ing a petition calling on the Mayor to call a public meeting to consider . • ,j the unpatriotic attitude of Mr. Ram.' say Macdonald, M.P. SUBMARINES ARE NOT FEARED. Most of Germany's Officers Are Asleep in the Deep. Mr. Fred T. Jane, the well-known naval writer, says of Germany's sub- marines: "When the war broke out she laid down 60 submarines; in the course of the war she has probably laid down at least 30 more. She started the war with 30. The bulk of these we have destroyed. "A submarine sailor can be trained in two months, but to train an officer is more than a matter of two years. , The majority of the efficient submar- ine 'officers of the German navy now sleep their last sleep down below, whither our navy has sent them by ways and means which are better not discussed. "We have learned how to kill them, and that must suffice." 44 LONDON PRICES GO UP. Big Advances as a Result of the In- creased Duties. Prices of necessities of life and everyday luxuries have been skyrock- eting since the budget was introduced in British Parliament. Tea that formerly cost 500 a pound now costs 58c. Loaf sugar costs 12c a pound in- stead of 8c. Coffee of the most ordinary grade has risen from 33c a pound to 38c and 40c. Pipe tobacco that used to sell for 9e an ounce now retails at 180. A cigar that the sturdy Briton used to pay 5c for now costs him 14c, and the price of eigarettes has been in- creased from le to 6c the box. • Millions in Cotton Waste. In Lancashire, England, the cotton waste has an annual value of $75,- 000,000.. This vast sum• is represent- ed by fag -ends and sweepings and pickings and combings. Thousands of women are employed eo divide this stuff into good, middling and bad, and it is sold at various prices for differ- ent purposes -- paper -making, mate ting, surgical wadding, and, most of all, the making of shoddy.