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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-11-18, Page 2BRITISH TRANSPORT 'ESCAPES AFTER FIGHT WITH 1180AT About ioaof Those on Board Killed or Wounded by Gunfire -A Number of Others Missing A despatch from London says: Twenty-three men were killed and fifty wounded in an attack by gun- fire on the British transport Mercian in the Mediterranean. The Mercian escaped and reached port. Announce- ment of the attack on the Mercian was made by the British War Office as follows: "The outward bound transport Mercian was attacked by gunfire from an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean. She reached harbor safely with casualties of 23 killed, 30 missing and 50 wounded, who were landed and are in a hospital." The Mercian is a vessel of 6,305 tons gross and 400 feetlong. She was built in 1908 and is owned in Liverpool. Although some of the German U- boats, the number is not known, suc- ceeded in getting through the Straits, two more which attempted to follow them were sunk by a British cruiser off Gibraltar, according to a despatch received from Algeciras, received at Madrid. pieces, $27 to $27.50. Lard -Com- e Lead' ; > g I r eLs pound, tierces, 375 lbs., 10%c; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 10%c; pure, tierces, 375 lbs., 12 to 12%3c; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 13 to 13%c. Breadstulfs. Toronto, Nov, 16. -Manitoba wheat -- United States crop -No. Northern, $1.12��; U d S s Markets. No. 2 Northern, $1.09%, on track lake ports, immediate shipment. Manitoba' oats -No. 2 'C.W., 48; on 1 hard, $1.03; No. 1 Northern, $1 to track lake ports. po is $1.02; No. 2 Northern, 95 to 98c. American corn No. 2 yellow, 74c, Corn -No. 3 yellow, 66% to 67%e. en track Toronto. Oats -No. 3 white, 34 to 34%c. Flour Canadian corn -No. 2 yellow, 73c, unchanged. Bran, $18.25. on track Toronto. Duluth, Nov. 16. -Wheat -No. 1 Ontario oats -New crop -No. 3 hard, $1.03%; No. 1 .Northern, white, 39 to 40e; commercial oats, 38 e1.02Vs 1/s ; No. 2 Northern, 97to. to 39; according to freights outside. egeie; No. 2 hard Montana, $1.01%; Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per December, 98%c; May, $1.02%; Du- car lot, 97 to 99c wheat slightly rum, No. 1, 96c; No. 2, 92c Decenil sprouted, 92 to 95; and tough accord- ber, 94%c, May, 99; Linseed -Cash, ing to sample; wheat sprouted, smutty $2.083 to $2.09; December, $2.05; and tough, according to sample, 75 May, $2.07. to 88e, all according to freights out- side Live Stock Markets. Peas -No. 2 nominal, per car lots, $2.10 sample peas, according to Minneapolis, Nov. 16. -Wheat -De- eember, 98c; May, $1.01%; cash, No. Toronto, Nov. 16. -Best heavy sample, $1.25 to $1.75, according to steers, $8,25 to $8.65; good heavy freights outside. steers, $8 to $8.15; butchers' cattle, Barley -Good malting barley, 56 to choice, $7.45 to $7.60; do., good 600; feed barley, 47 to 52; according $7.10 to $7.35; do:, medium, $6.50 to to freights outside. $6.75; do., common, $5 to $5.25 Buckwheat -Nominal, ear lots, 78 butchersTbulls, choice, $G.25 to $6.50; to 80c, according to freights outside. do., good bulls, $5.75 to $6; do., rough Rye -No. 1 commercial, 88 to 90c; bulls, $4.75 to $5.25; butchers cows, rye, tough, 75 to 83e, according to choice, $6.30 to $6.50; do., good, sample, and according to freights out- : $6 to $6.75; do., medium, $5 to $5.50; side. j do., common, $4.25 to $5.75; feeders, Manitoba flour -First patents, in good, $6.50 to $7; stockers, 700 to jute bags, $5.85; second patents, in 900 lbs., $6.25 to $6.75 canners and jute bags, $5.85; strong bakers', in cutters, $3 to $4.50; milkers, choice, jute bags, $5.15, Toronto. f each, $65 to $100; do., common and Ontario flour -New Winter, $4.10 menium, each, $35r to $50; springers, to $4.40, according to sample, sea- $50 to $100.; light ewes, $5.50 to board, or Toronto freights in bags, for ,$6.50; sheep, heavy, $4.25 to $4.75; prompt shipment. ( do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; yearling Millfeed-Car lots -Delivered Mont- ; lambs, $7 to $7.50; spring lambs, real freights. Bran, $21 per ton; cwt., $8.85 to $9.25; calves, medium shorts, $23 per ton; middlings, $25 :to choice, $7.25 to $10.50; hogs, fed per ton; good feed flour, $1.45 per' and watered, $8.75 to $8.90. bag. Montreal, Nov. 16. -Choice steers sold at $7 to $7.25; butchers' cows Country Produce. and bulls, $4.50 to $6; cows, $3.15 to $3.35; bulls, $4 to $4.50. Ontario Butter :Fresh dairy, 27 to 28e; in- t lambs sold at $8.75 to $9, and Que- feriox, 22 to 23e; creamery prints, 32 bec lambs at $8.25 to $8.50; sheep, to 33c; do., solids, 30 to 31%c. $55.25 to $6 per cwt. Calves, milk -fed Eggs -Storage, 30 to 32c per doz- stock, 7 to 8c per lb., and grass-fed at en; selects, 35 to 36c; new -laid, 42 to 3 to 6c. Hogs, selected lots, $9.15 to 45c, case lots. $9.25 per cwt., weighed off cars. 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; ducks, 15 to 16c; geese, 14 to 16c; turkeys, 20 to 22c. Cheese -Large, 17%c; twins, 17%c. Potatoes -Car lots of Ontario quot- ed at $1.10, and New Brunswicks at $1.15 to $1.20 per bag, on track. Provisions. Bacon -Long clear, 15 to 151/zc per Ib., in case lots. Hams -Medium, 18% to 19c; do., heavy, 141/: to 15c; rolls, 15% to 16e; breakfast bacon, 21 to 23c; backs, plain, 24 to 25e; bone- less backs, 26 to 28c. Lard -Pure lard, tubs, 13% to 133nc; compound, tubs, 110; do., pails, 11%c. Business in Montreal. Montreal, Nov. 16. -Corn ---Ameri- can No. 2 yellow, 77 to 78c. Oats- No. 2 local white, 46 to 46%e; No. 3 local white, 45 to 45%e; No. 4 local white, 44 to 441%. Barley -Mani- toba feed, 65e; malting, 66% to 67c. Buckwheat -No. 2, 75 to 80c. Flour - Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.95; seconds, $5.45; strong bakers', $5.25; Winter patents, choice, $5.80; straight rollers, $5.10 to $5.20; do., bags, $2.40 to $2.50. Rolled oats- Bbls. $5.20 to $5.25; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.45 to $2.55. Bran, $21. Shorts, $23. ' Middlings, $29 to $30. Mouilhe, $30 to $32. Hay -No. 2, per ton, •car lots, 817.50 to $18.50. Cheese -Finest westerns, 16% to 17c; finest easterns, 161%. to 16%. Butter -Choicest creamery, 32 to 32%c; seconds, 31% to 31%c. Eggs -Fresh, 42c; selected, 33c; No. 1 stock, 30c; No. 2 stock, 26c. Potatoes -Per bag, car Iots, 95c to $1.15. Dressed hogs -Abattoir killed, $13 to $13.25. Pork --Heavy Canada . short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $28 to $28.50; Canada short-cut back, Ibis., 45 to 55 ASKS FOR ARMISTICE FOR BURIAL OF THE DEAD. A despatch from London says: An appeal for truces to allow the burial of the dead and acquaint rela- tives of the fallen with their names is being made to the rulers of the warring powers by the International Red Cross. "The most elementary feeling of charity, the most imperious appeal of pity," it says, "demand all useful measures to acquaint families with the fate of the fallen." The appeal asks that positive in- structions be sent to military com- manders with a view to the mitiga- tion of needless aggravation of the sufferings of war. *14 NURSES DROWNED TO SAVE THE FIGHTING MEN A despatch from London says: A correspondent of the Morning Post sends a story told by the captain of a French cruiser which well illustrates the important part being played by many noble women in the war. The captain says his vessel was instru- mental in saving a number of lives when a British transport was torpe- doed some time ago in the Aegeon Sea. On board were thirty-six nurs- ing Sisters, of whom a number were drowned. When the French boats came on the scene the nurses called out with one accord: "Fighting men first." Such an instance of devotion to the flag surely deserves to live in British history'. DOMINION OF CANADA LOAN Wo will issue a circular fully explaining this Loan and will receive subscriptions in your name, or otherwise, as desired,delivering the bonds to you at the Government's price, If you are interested in the success of this Loan write us immediately. Canada Bond Corporation L1M1TiiD GOVERNMENT Se MUNICIPAL DEBENTURES go Vonv Street Toronto, Ont. 1IORTM E.A. MbTERCA 145. CEhNAN GRU,ER wigI ^rri`Fkauttti KICM AL `..--74464 ) 1�r Yee ®RUSSETS} Res\ .( • 4.3t4EMWRC Spts`AKS.• RHEIMS' y a. PARIS 4 i7:0\1 *METE ;%' 0STRASiSUR4. taP� Q COLM, t�•i a Mu,,MM7. N' O�\E f#4+ -f • i 'free 2 GERMAN ' /�P�yo�e�n SUBMARINES k ITALIAN SUMKAT GIBRALTAR. LINER ANCONA SUNK By .2YEDl7'ER.F A TEARY ° EA ENE& &&ARI YtENNA yw ▪ BE GRARE4/17 ! ° Yigp ) S�ll ." BULGAR►P` SOFIA w 0 �.'Q F�^� / h. eco 4400 lJ//fr0�� cue s 040 / Atei Vi(1#6 err.) Ol '01 / th 7/0/47R/... cr CYPRUS The Week's Developments in the War. Except in the Balkans, which best opinion repeatedly says is ve most a "side-show," both the initiative and the offensive have rested during the week with the Entente Allies. There have been actions near Lille, near Arras, east of Rheims and between Verdun and Nancy on the Western front begun by the French. The Ger- mans attacked in the Champagne without success, but the French determined the nature of the fighting and al- ways. had the upper hand. Italian troops were successful' both in offensive and defensive actions. Near Riga and Dvinsk and in other sectors far to the south on the 1,000 -mile Eastern front, the Czar's troops were "nib- bling" with some success; at all events showing the enemy that to reduce his force there for the benfit of the Balkan front was a mistaken policy. In the Serbian campaign the Teutons and Bulgarians were successful, but not continuously so, in the north. They also occupied Nish and reoccupied Veles. But French and British, troops were winning ground as rapidly as their strength and transport would allow. In the Baltic British sub- marines were "top -dog." In the Mediterranean the civilized world had one more objective lesson in the Hun campaign of murder on the high seas with the sinking of the 'Italian liner "Ancona, scores of women and child- ren being drowned. Unofficial reports told of two German submarines which had accounted for several small Allied ships, near Gibraltar, themselves being sunk. Shaded portions of the map illustratethe diminutive sec- tion of Central Europe which remains 'neutral. 25 AMERICANS. ON THE ANCONA Believed the Majority Went Down With the Submarined Liner. A despatch from London says: The Italian liner. Ancona, sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean, had on board 83 first cabin passengers, 60 'second cabin and 339 steerage, the majority women and children, intend- ing to make their homes in America. The owners of the Ancona at Naples have received advices that 320 of those aboard the Ancona have been landed at ports in Tunis. Of 161 brought by a mine=sweeper and tor- pedo boat to Bizerte four died, Forty-one members of the crew and four passengers have also been land- ed at Tunis. The survivors include Cecile Greil, 143 Italians, 16 Greeks and one Rus- rian. It is asserted that 24 of the Ancona's passengers were naturaliz- ed Americans. Berlin was quick to send out word to the effect that the Ancona's de- stroyer was not a German submarine. The first despatch from the German capital was one transmitting a mes- sage by the Overseas News Agency, a bureau enjoying the special atten- tion and censorship of the German Government and generally regarded, as the official mouthpiece for over- seas news service. This statement said: "Information from a reliable source is to the effect that the steamship Ancona was sunk by an Austro-Hun- garian submarine. She attempted to escape and thus compelled the sub- marine to use her guns." There is no report from any source, however, indicating that the vessel was warned previous to the attack. Rome and Milan despatches allege that when the submarine gave chase, the Ancona increased her speed, but the submarine slowly caught up to her and began firing, repeatedly hit- ting the stern of the. vessel. Scenes of panic occurred aboard the Ancona, when eventually the captain gave up his attempt to escape, whereupon, after further shelling, the submarine fired a torpedo. The Ancona listed and began to sink. There was no time to lower all the boats. Many of the passen- gers, who. were rescued, jumped over- board with life belts, A wireless call for help brought the French steamer Pledan (Plaidan) and several launches to the rescue. They made many reseues. It is thought possible that the same submarine sank the Marseilles steam- er France, which had disembarked a thousand French troops at Mudros, Lemnos Island. The new trans-Atlantic liner Gin- seppe Veidi left Naples a few hours after the Ancona and has arrived safely at Gibraltar. A Tunis despatch to the Giornale d'Ita]ia gives a dramatic, though brief, account of the attack, "A. submarine approached the An- cona," says this account, "and as soon as the steamer saw it, an attempt was made to escape at full speed. The An- Iona was overtaken and stopped, Then the submarine fired on the An- cona, sinking her amid the`desperate cries of the passengers. "The lifeboats were next attacked, the , submarine likewise firing on them. A woman, a than and two chil- dren were killed; their bodies are at Bizerte." RIGA ASID DVINSK RAD REACH Germans Have Abandoned Hope of Progressing Further for the Present. A despatch from London says: Operations on the eastern front have assumed a new importance. In .the north the Germans apparentlyhave abandoned any hope of reaching Riga and Dvinsk, and are being driven back from the Dvina, which was their ob- jective. The Russians in the Riga region are attempting an outflanking movement, and their recent successes have brought them within striking. distance of the Takum-Mitau railway, which connects the German fighting front with the fortress of Windau. The Germans are also falling back before Dvinsk as the result of the Russian offensive near Lake Swenton, while in the south Gen. Ivanoff has continued to harass the invaders by repeated thrusts, which during the past five weeks, according to Petro- grad officials, have brought him over 125,000 prisoners. In the most recent of these thrusts, near Rudka, the bag totalled 6,000, many of whom were Germans. The retirement of the German troops under Field Marshal von. Hin- denburg, which had been attempting. to reach Riga, was not due to rain, as was claimed in the Berlin official report, but was the direct result of the Russian offensive. A Petrograd official report states: "In the region of Schlok our troops have advanced to the west of Raggatz, fighting all the time. After eleven days of al- most uninterrupted fighting in the marsh region our troops captured Kammern and Anting. The Germans, who suffered heavy losses, were thrown back to the west." RUSSIANS NEARING PERSIAN CAPITAL. Germans, Austrians and Turks Are Now Preparing to Leave the City. A despatch from Petrograd says: According to the latest advices re- ceived in Teheran,. Persia, according to a despatch from that city, a Rus- sian force is within 45 miles of Te- heran, and the indications are that the Germans, Austrians and Turks in the city are preparing to leave, re- moval of the archives of the German and Austrian Legations to the Ameri- can Legation, for instance, being in progress. At a secret session of Parliament, the despatch states, a majority of the deputies expressed the hope that an amicable arrangement of the difficul- ties between Russia and Persia would be reached. The Cabinet . Ministers had been in session for 24 hours, it is added, trying to formulate conditions acceptable to Russia and. Great Bri- tain, • Muck excitement is reported in the city, according to the despatch, over the energetic action of the Entente allies, and it is reported that the Shah will retire to Ispahan in the event that the Persian proposals are not acceptable.: ._14 Fat Stock Show. As evidenced by advertisement, the Toronto Fat Stock Show are giving special attention to the farmer and breeder, and are offering many hand- some prizes for classes where stock must be fed and owned by exhibitor. This is work along the right lines, and should bring out a good entry. This is the first war in which sub- marines have been used. No naval secret is more carefully guarded than that of the code -book. The box in which this volume is kept is weighted with lead and perforated, so that it will sink on being thrown overboard -the last act of a captain when a ship is taken into action. COMPULSION AFTER NOV. 30 IF . YOUNG MEN FAIL TO RECRUIT Lord Derby, With Authority of Prime Minister, Serves Notice on Iledically Fit of Great Britain A despatch from London says: A strong intimation of compulsion at an early date is contained in a statement by the Earl of Derby, Director of Re- cruiting. This statement is made, Lord Derby declares; with the author- ity of the Prime Minister. It says: "If young men medically fit and not indispensable in any business . of na- tional importance or any business conducted for the general good of the community do not come forward vol- untarily before November 80, the Government will, after that date, take the necessary steps to redeem the pledge made on November 2." On the date referred to Premier As- quith announced in the House of Com- mons that if young men did not come forward voluntarily and enlist "other and compulsory means would be ta- ken before married men were ,called upon to fill their engagement to serve." Lord Detby adds: "Whether a man, is indispensable or not to his business will be decided, not by the man or his employer, but by competent authori- ties and tribunals which are being set tip to consider such eases." MADE IN CANADA INSURES PERFECT BAKING RESULTS GUARANTEED TO 13E. MADE FROM INGREDIENTS SHOWN ON THE LABEL AND NONE OTHER; III:•9TIIEWH TE$T! EP 11 E11 CO9 t1'D To oNT0 otsT. WINNIPEG MONTREAL TROOPS POURING- INTO OURING-INTO BALKANS Continued Landing of Allies Has Alarmed Bulgaria and Turkey. A despatch from London says: The continued landing of British and French troops at Salonica is causing some uneasiness to Bulgaria and Tur- key, and the Ministers of those two powers have again protested to the Greek Government, which has taken formal notice of their protest. The determination of the Entente allies •in their Balkan campaign is shown by the large force they are sending to the Balkans, and news has been received from Rome that Italy also has decided to intervene in this region . "in a manner worthy of her greatness," and to give sufficient sup- port to the British and French to as- sure a complete triumph. This is said to have had some influence on Greece and Roumania. Roumania, however, is waiting for the develop- ments of the Russian plant. The life -or -death battle of the main Serbian army with the Teutonic in- vaders is now in progress. The theory that this army is in wild flight toward the Montenegrin fron- tier, to escape from the iron ring gradually being closed around them, has been exploded by the receipt of two official Serbian War Office re- t ports, which show that the chief de- fending force of the little kingdom is in touch with the Teutons in Central Serbia, with fierce fighting being in progress south and east of Kraljevo. CHANGE Quit Tea and Coffee and Got Well. A woman's tea and coffee experi- ence is interesting: "For two weeks at a time I have taken no food but skim milk, for solid food would fer- ment and cause such distress that I could hardly breathe at times, also excrutiating pain and heart palpita- tion and all the time I was so ner- vous and restless. "From childhood up I had been a tea and coffee drinker, and for the past 20 years I had been trying differ- ent physicians, but could get only temporary relief. Then I read an article telling how some one had been helped by leaving off tea and coffee and drinking Postum, and it seemed so pleasant just to read about good health I decided to try Postum. "I made the change to Postum, and there is such a difference in me that I don't feel like the same person. We all found Postum delicious and like it better than coffee. My health now is wonderfully good. "As soon as I made the shift to Postum I got better, and now my troubles are gone. I am fleshy, my food assimilates, the pressure in the chest and palpitation are all gone, my bowels are regular, have'eno more sto- mach trouble, and my headaches are gone. Remember, I did not use medi- cines at all --just left off tea and cof- fee and used Postum steadily." Name given by Canadian Postum Co., Wind- sor, Ont. Postum comes in two forms: Postum Cereal -the original form - must be well boiled. 15c and 25c ;packages. Instant Postum-a soluble powder --dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water, and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly. 30c and 50c tins. Both kinds axe equally delicious and cost about the same per cup. "There's a Reason" for Postum, --sold by Grocers, FROM SUNSET COAST II'IWAT THE WESTERN ; *Ecr ". ARE DOING. Progress of the Great West Told In a Few Pointed Paragraphs' A 33 -inch salmon was caught at Kaslo, B.C. B.C. and the Yukon have sent 21,- 101 men to the war. Tobacco was grown this summer around Michel, B.C, The payroll at Trail smelter, close to $100,000 a month. In Trail, B.C., 42 buildings.rere be. Mg erected at one time Mails will soon be carried on the Kettle Valley, B.C., railway. Around Warden, • B.C., potatoes averaged 80 tons to the acre. Three Austrians escaped fr9m the internment camp at Fernie, B.C. Silverton, B.C„ mines are said to have a monthly payroll of $32,000. The. B.C. Aero Club will establish a training school on Lulu Island, B.C, Fernie, B.C., raised $200 worth of hay and oats on its park properterthis year. New Westminster, B,C., issued • 460 gun licenses this year, against. 581 last year. Tourist travel to the Yukon has. been better this year than any year in the past. The two hospitals at Grand Forks, -B.C., have been brought under one management. At Wycliffe, B.C., the Staples Lum- ber Co.' has a contract for 35,000 grain doors, Trail Italians are giving Sundt' evening dances in aid of the RP' Cross Society. The Imperial Oil Company, B.C., allows all its employes who have en- listed half pay. One day last month a freight train of 37 cars laden with fruit pulled out of Vernon, B.C. For shooting six blue grouse out of season two Rossland. Italian s were fined $75 each. Revelstoke, B.C., will cut off water and light of any customers thirty days in arrears. Peter Fernie, a Crimean war vet- eran, died in Victoria. He had lived 53 "'years in B.C. In one week more than 70 carloads of fruit and vegetables were shipped from Kelowna, B.C. Sawmillmen at Elko, B.C., sold their entire season's cut before their mills were started. Rumor has it that the Blairmore, B:C., brewery is to be converted into a shell factory. ' At Central School, Rossland, B.C., the nine teachers on the staff aver- age 44 pupils each. On September 18 there were 200 prisoners in the Revelstoke'intern- ment camp and 75 guards. Four thousand boxes of Alberta butter. were shipped from Vancouver/, to New Zealand recently. Tet At Rogers Pass, B.C., the 7 -year-old son of Engineer 0. Johnson had his leg cut off by a train. Donald Cameron, C.E., of North Vancouver, has five sons in khaki. Two are at the Dardanelles. John Russell of Rosedale, B.C., is dead at the age of 87. He was a pioneer of the Fraeer Valley. The Chicamun group of mineral claims at Orient, B.C., has been sold to New York men for $200,000. Employes at three Rossland mines gave $2,300 out of their September pay to the Patriotic Fund. Sawmill men in the Cranbrook, E. C., country will have about 800 men at work in the bush this winter. Golden, B.C.; dependents of sol- diers at the front are now receiving $160 a month from the Patriotic Fund. Near Rossland, B.C., Dominic Ros- setti was fined $20 and • costs for shooting a bear without a big game license. The council at Revelstoke, B.C., cancelled its decision to hold tax sales of property, and will collect in the courts. SWITZERLAND'S ARMY TO BE DEMOBILIZED A despatch from Basel, Switzer- land, says: A considerable portion of the Swiss army will be 'sent home. from the frontiers, as it appears that the Government is convinced no dan. f, ger on a large scale of territorial vo„( lations by the belligerents now ex- ists. Tho expense of maintaining up- wards of 200,000 men under arms has been a trying burden. However, am- ple forces will be retained at strate- gic points. These will be capable of delivering a hard blow while a general mobilization, if such should become necessary, is in progress. '14 TWO BELGIAN WOMEN REPRIEV ED',BXI4AISER, A despatch from Amsterdam says:. A. despatch to the Tijd from Belgium. confirms the report that Emperor William has commuted to penal servi- tude for life the death sentence pro- nounced by a German court martial °. against the Countess Johanna De Belleville, Mlle. Louise Thulier, a school teacher, and Louis Severin, a chemist. These three persons were mentioned in the official proclamation announcing the execution of Miss Edith Cavell, a British nurse, as hav- ing been sentenced to death by the German authorities in Belgium.