HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1918-9-19, Page 3AMERICANS TAKE 8,000
IN DRIVE SOUTH-WEST OF METZ
Pershing's Troops Wipe Out the Va111011,9 St.11ihh1 Sonora*
Franco,,Aatericans in PoSsession of More Than
a Score of Villages.
A. despatch. from Nancy ettys: In
' hoers Gen, Pershing mei 1fivst
array, assisted by certain Frenchdi.
visione, has smashed in the St. Mildo.
Salient (oftentimes, described by the
Germane as "en arrow point et the
heart of Francon. We have cantrn.
ed between 8,000 and 10,000 prisoners,
considerable stooks of mueltiens and
supplies, including at least nine 'how-
itzere. •Thilicouet (five miles within
iio Gernme lines), $t. alibied, Mont-
e and more than a attire of villages
eve in the hands of the,•American and
Prelude infantry as a result of the of-
fensive operation istunthed along the
front between Les F,sparges anti Pont
-a-Moustion, following a four-hour
liombardmeat begun at 1 o'clock on
Thursday morning.
The Germans were surprised by the
-onslaught. They had feared it but had
not had a ,c1 mice to prepare agilinst
it. They fought staunchly, but with-
.
•;Pershing himself directed the en-
,
tire afft. with extraordinary success.
He liberated Nency from the German
menace and freed the railroads and
the Meuse Conal, wrenching from the
ineatlevs' drain) manes more WWI
miles than have been occupied by our
Men ;slime the first weeks of the war.
Our troops attained in less than a
day objectives they had been given
for greater time to reach and bees
shoved seven Gorman divisions back
to the Hindenburg, line running south-
eastward from Verdun region,
American mounted troope are push-
ing westward from the vicinity of
Nonsard toward the FrancosAmorican
forces advancing eastward from Les
Eparges. Despite frequeet squalls and
rain, hundreds of allied aircraft, in-
cluding IIhe American plane e avail-
able, guarded the land fighterfrom
aerial attaelc.
Tanks, including for the first time
those manned by Americans, heat
clown machine-gun nests with which
the foe sought to stay the tide of our
progress,
Markets of the -World Ir."com. and reed,
$135.00; do.,
65.00 to 475.00; springers, $90.00
to $150. 00; light ewes,$13.00 to
$15.00; yearlings, $15.00 to $16.00;
Spring lambs, 17 to 18Iele; calves,
.00d to choice, $14.00 to $17•7•75;
Breadstuffs
roronto, Sept. 17, --Manitoba wheat Hoge, fed and watered, $19,5,Q to
-No. 1 Northern, $2.241/4; No, 2
Northern, $2.211(i; No, 3 Northern, •
$19.75; do , weigher] off cars, $19.75
No. 4 wheat, $2,118, in
store Fort William
Manitoba oats-, not including tax.
No. 2 C.W., 85%e,
in store Fort William.
American corn -No. 3 yellow, kiln
Montreal, Sept. 17. --Choice steers,
$12.00 to $13 00; good, 0.1. 00 to
$12.00; medium, $8,50 to $10.50;
choice butcher bulls, $10.00 to $11.00;
good, $9.50; medium, $8.00 to 29.00;
dried, nominal; No. 4 yellow, kiln choice butcher cows, $9.50 to $10.50;
dried, nominal. good cows $8,50 to $9.00; medium,
Ontario oats • new crop -No. 1
white, 76 to 78c; No, 3 white, 70 to
77c, according to freights outside,
Ontario wheat -No. 2, Winter, per
car lot,, $2.31; No. 3 Winter, $2.27;
No. 2 Spring, $2,26; No. 8 Spring,
$2.22, laasis in store Montreal.
$6.00 to $8.00; lambs, 516.00 to
$17 . 50; sheep, 512.00 to 513 . 00;
calves, milk -fed, $12.00 to $14,00;
grasi-fed, $7,00 to. $10.00; choice
select hogs, off cars, $19.50 to $20.00;
roughs and heavies, as low as 516.50.
Peas -No. 2, nominal, -
Barley -Malting, new crop; $1. 04 NO MODIFICATION
51.06. OF APPLLit r
Buckwheat -Nominal.
Rye -No. 2, nominal. -
;
Peas -Nominal, A despatch from Ottawa sayst-A
- definite announcement is made by the
citNiaitnyi.,t.°5b12en."T"--20,110. crop, war Department of Agriculture that there
Ontario flour -- War quality, is no possibility of. removal or modi-
510.85, in bags, Montreal and Tor- fication of the embargo on the ship -
onto, prompt shipment. merits of apples and hther fruits to
-Millfeed--Car lots, delivered Mont- Great Britain until shipping condi-
real freights, bags included: Bran, tions change for the bother.
$36,40 per ton; shorts, $4:1.40 per
ton. "Every foot of available steamship
Hay -No. 1, $10 to 520 per ton, space," says *6 department, "is re-
tract: Toronto; mixed, 517 to 518 per quired for the transportation of men,
ten, track. munitions and ,food. Canadian apples
Straw -Car lots, 59 to KM as well as many other articles of food
— ale not considered essential, and un -
Country Produce -Wholesale til shipping facilities are in a. muck-
41rierc' Butter -Creamery, spade per lb., more stable condition than at present
" 423, to 480; prints, per Ib, 43 to all efforts -to modify the apple em-
431fie; dairy, per pound, 36 to 87c. bar ;
Eggs -New laid, 43 to 440. ge must be futile."
Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, NEW ei
38 to ;Ow roosters, 28c; ems, 28 ee FRIGHTFULNESS
31e; ducklings, 32c; turk'
eys 32 to 35e.
Live poultry -Roosters, 23e; fowl,
21 to 28e; ducklings, lb., 22c; turkeys,
.27 to 30c; Spring chickens, 81 to 82c.
Wholesalers are selling to the retail
!trade at the following prices: -
Cheese --New, large, 23% to 24c;
twins, 23e0s to 2414e; old, lame, 25e4
to 26c; twin, 26 to 26ltic.
heis'aereseFges2e....edeinve choice, 41 to
42c; creamery prints, fiela"ntiniee,-.44.1
to 47c; solids, 45 to 45c,
Margerino-32 to 2.1c.
Eggs -No. l'e, 48 to 49c; selected
11,011' lalaS, 52 to 54c; 111 cartons, 54
to 55e,
Dressed poultry. -Spring chickeas,
48 to ac; roosters, 80e; foevl, 80 to
34e; turnkeys, 40e; ducklings, Ile, 35c.
Beans -Canadian, hand-pieked, bus.
t7.50; hand-pieltod, Burma or
udian, e6.50; Japan, 58,00; Limas,
19c.
Honey!, new cvop-Strained, 60-1b.
tine 25e: 1.0-1b. tins, 26c; 5-1b. tins,
;WV to 27c. Combs-Doz. 58.75 to
$4, • '
Provisions -Wholesale
Smoked meats --Hams, medium, 37
to 39e; do., heavy, 80 to 32c; cooked,
51 to 53c; roll, 32 to 33e; breakfast
lmon, 41 to 45e; backs, plain, 45 to
• 46a; boneless, 48 to 50c.
011,-• Cured meats -Long cleav bacon, 30
to 31e; clear bellies, 20 td 80c,
Lard -Pure, tiercee, 30 to 3014c;
tubs, latin to 81r; piffle, 8050. to 31l0.el
prints, 33 to 33tee. Compound, tierces,
2514 'Int26c; tubs,.20 to 201/4.e;
to 2(35tc; prints, 271, to 28e, -
- Montreal Markets
Montreel, Sept. 17. -Oats, No, 2 C.
, W., 51.01 to 51.02; extra No, 1 feed,
91 to 98e. Fiber, new standard grade,.
11.35 to 511.45, - Rolled oats, bag
0 lbs. $5.30. Bran, 587.00, Shorts,
. 42, 00. Mouillie, 567.00 to 568.00,
' ay, No. 2, per ton, cox- lots, 516.00.
.........
Live Stock Markets
Toronto, Sept, 17, ---Extra ' choice
heavy steors, 510,50 to 516.00; choke
heavy steers, 514 . 50 to 515.00' bu t -
tillers' cattle, ehoiee, 513.26 to $14.00;
Jim, good, 512.00._ to $12.50; do.,
- medium, 510.75 to 511.00; do., coin-
reon, 59.00 to $10.00; butc•hers' bulls,
choice, 101.ff0 to 511,25; do,, medium
• biills, $4.0.26 to 210.60; do., rough
bulbs, 57.0 to $8. 60 ; butchers' cows,
choice''$10.. 26 to $11 .00; do., good,
59.25 to 59.50; el o„ medium'51,25 to
$8,75; do:, common, 57.25 to $8.00;
stock 58.00 to 510.50; leaders,
310.50 to 511.00; ;metiers and cutters,
TRIED BY GERMANS
A despatch from the British Armies!
in France says: Just before the Bri-
tish launched their attack this morn-
ing on the enemy trenches northwest
of Peiziere below Gouzeaucourt, the
Germans for the first time employed
a new kind of projectile in an effort
tee kive the New Zealand troops from
nealies-pestitione,
-The projectiles, which-evere about
the sic of oranges, were fired at
short range in salvoes of from 200
to 300 each, and were sprinkled over
an area of two to three acres. These..
projectiles burst into flames es they
hit the ground and gave off gas,
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BRITISH DROP BOIVIBS
'• ON mwrz RAILWAY
A despatch from London says: The
reports from the headquarters of the
independent air forces says;
"In spite of the strong wind several
attempts were made to bomb targets
along this front. Bombs were dropped
on the railway at Courcelles and di-
rect hits- were attained on the tracks.1
The village of Verney (south of Metz) I
and the railway west of it were also
bombed with good results."
LANDING OF AMERICAN TROOPS
AT ARCHANGEL ANNOUNCED
A despatch from Washington says:
-American troops have landed at
Archangel to assist the other allied
forces these in their campaign for the
re-establishment of order in Northern
Ithesia. This announcement was au-'
thorized by Gen. March, Chief of Staff.
The number of soldiers landing was,
not revealed. The soldiers were sent
from' English camps, where Ameri-
cans are training.
Japanese Troops
300 Miles North ef Vladivostok
A despatch from Tokio says: ---A
War Off ice communication says:
"Our cavalry reached Rozengurt-
wake, 300 miles north 01' Vladivostok,
September 2,"
A Government statement. formally
recognizing the Czecho-Sloyake as
co-belligerente against Germany and
Austria-Hungary is expected to be
$5,50 to 0.75; enillsers, good to choice, issued thortly.
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NEWS FROM ENGLAND
NEWS BY MAIL ABOUT JOHN
BULL AND BIS PEOPLB
occurrences In the Land That Reigns
Supreme in the Cermet,
dal World.
The anglers on the Thames are
melting big catches of hub by using
cherries as bait.
Windeor!Market • is to have a (Me-
dal stall %or ;the ante of produce
grown on allotments,
The Wheat Commission is releasing
low-grade wheat and maize for the
purpose of dog feed,
At the northeastern district col -
diaries there Is ei marked shortage of
coal and the outlook is serious.
Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Thoveley, of
Belper Road, Nottingham, recently
celebrated their diamond wedding.
G. R. Edmore has been appointed
Assistant Director of National Ser-
vice for the South London area. "
Two pilots and two observers were
.killed when two aeroplanes collided
on the south-east coast of England.
. Major A. Burgoyne, M.P., has been
appointed Controller of the Priority
Branch of the Minietry of Munitions.
It is not the 4tr",m-"o11 of the Bvi-
"ish Government to issue badges to
civilians injured through enemy
actonv.
iew of the expected shortage
of coal several of the Derbyshire
moorlands are being developed for
peat.
ARCARNO L s ! The recorder of Tiverton states
,e• ,
, that he has had only two prisoners
before him for trial since the be-
' The Northern War Area -A1 eyes are 11011' centred upon the wes era !ginning of the war.
SCALO OF 111 203.
500 " 300
vont but important events are Laking place on the "northern front" a so A fire at the Gale and Heide Me -
Here is a new map of the Merman coast from which important news may
be anticipated any day. •
U. S. TROOPSHIP
TORPEDOED
2,800 Soldiers. on Board --A11
Rescud-Submarine Destroyed.
A despatch from London says: -
The British steamship PO?Sie, of the
White Star Line, 12,042 gross tons,
with 2,800 American troops OIL board,
has been torpedoed. All hands were
saved. The troopship was beached.
In order to save time instead of
launching the boats, the men clamber-
ed down ropes to destroyers which
swarmed around the stricken vessel
and came close alongside,
This operation was greatly facili-
tated by the fact that the sea was not
rough.
The troopship was a member of a
large convoy approaching the English
coast. The vessel was torpedoed 200
miles from shore. •
The transfer of the American sol -
dices from the stricken vessel to es-
corting. British and American torpedo
boat_ destroyers was quickly made
without injury to anyone.
They all escaped injury when the
torpedo exploded and they' were soon
on their way to a British port.
There was no sign of panic 011
board and the admirable behavior of
the men was especially gratifying to
the officers.
of the troopsecame from Ohi-
c.ago and Cleveland and a i,7E-ge 'per-
centage of them were factory hands
of foreign extraction.. Their behavior
proved that they had assimilated the
true spirit of the Ameviean soldier.
Several soldiers told -the Associated
Press that they saw the German sub-
marine lifted clear out of the water
after one of the depth bombs exploded
and then entirely disappeared.
To the surprise of most of the sol-
diers the troops -hip did not sink. Some
means apparently were found to check
the inrush of water, and she -got near
enough to the shore to be beached.
It is hoped that the vessel ultimately
can be salved. -
English !Fish Catch Affected.
English fish production has been
seriously handicapped by the diver-
sion of trawlers to war work. Plans
are now under cousideration to in-
crease the export Of dried. Ash from
Canada to Europe.
FORMER EMPRESS
OF RUSSIA SLAIN
Boisheviki Murder the Czarina
and Her Four Daughters.
A despatch -front London. says: -
The Daily Express claims to have un-
questionable information that the
former Empress of Russia and her Isle of Man has passed a bill impos-
four daughters have been murdered ing a graduated income tax of from
by the Bolsheviki, two to three shillings in the pound.
The paper prhnt1 the following.
"The Express nederstands from a a,a•Frama. a r TviiinagmatsheHlailnedleoyf, aa watie.eccvlacertd1
source which is beyond doubt, that the in the mercantile marine, has been
mises, Aleleilhot, destroyed all the
machinery and did damage to the ex-
tent of 2100,000.
James Keeley, an Ainerican jour-
nalist, addressed a meeting at -the
Overseas Club, London, presided
over by Lord Denbigh.
At the menial meeting of.the Foot-
ball League, held in Manchester, it
was decided to continue the genies the
same as last season.
bir. Asquith stated in the House of
Commons that 60,000 °facers and men
cif South Africa have taken peat in
war operations abroad,
The Legislative Council of the
Empress of Russia and her four granted the Bronze Medal for Gal
datighteri have been murdered by lentry.
Boisheviki. The whole immediate Dr. Waldo, a coroner for the city
family ofvthe late Czar has thus been of London, stated at an inquest that
exterminated. all elevators should be put under the
"It is further understood that the authority of the Government.
Dowager Empress, who, with her A piano tuner was granted six
, daughter and son-in-law, the Duke of months' exemption at the Southgate
I Oldenburg, has been staying at Yalta, Tribunal, provided he tuned the
land was recently attacked by Red pianos at the three hospitals free.
Guards, who sought to kill nll thi;ee.! Commons that the establishment of
Mr. Balfour stated hi the House of
Sailors of the Black Sea fleet inter-
vened and fought the Red Guar
'
ds. I degrees of commerce in the Univer-
"For a full fortnight the fight cofl.sity of London was being considered.
tinned until the Red Guards were, 1 national kitchen has been opened
e.
beaten. It is now understood that at Wandsworth Baths, and similar
the. Dowager Empress is safe." ! ones will be opened in Clapham, Bal-
- ham, Streatham, Tooting and Putney.
The four daughters oe the former, Sir James Bruton '.vaa presented
Emperor and Empress of Russia are: at Gloucester with the tee om of
Grand Duchess Olga, born in 1895; that city111 recognition of his
b•
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Grand Duchess Tatiana, born in 1897;! mayotr2.1eight years!.
Giiiiid-Duehees eim in 1899,
and Grand Duchess Anastaile; both'
in 1901. SMALL GAS SHELL
OF DEADLY INTENSITY
USING PRISONERS A despatch from the American Army
TO PROTECT HANGARS in France says: The latest instrument
of German frightfulness in gas is a
A despatch from Amsterdam says: small shell containing pumice stone
-About 25 British pvisonees are 0011- and phosagene. The shell is projec.-
fined much like birds in a cage, with ted by a rifle. According to French!
scarcely room to move about, emir the investigators, the combination of
flying sheds Evere, a- suburb of , pumice stone with the gas greatly in-!
Brussels, for the purpose of protect- • creases the length of time that the!
ing the hangars against aerial at-!phosagene remains in the
tacks, according to the Libre Belgique,' where the shell bursts and continues!
Telegraaf, says that some of the' 111 accordance with the discovery.'
The item, which is reprieted in the to be dangerous.
British prisoners have linen band- the allied troops have been cautioned!,
ages aeound their heads, showing that
they had not recovered from -wounds.
The itein adds that a similar num-
ber of Belgian prisoners are 'filling
the same role at the Diest Flying
Canip.
A park of Cannellan avmoreal 111 (dor care in France carrying miteld ie
guns. These ears have done great service especially in the Met mon h.
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meslcs for twelve hours after the
shells have fallen.
1200 AUSTRALIAN SWIMMERS
CAPTURED KEY TO PERONNE
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A despatch from Paris says: -
Lieut. Cecil Ideate-, a well known Aus-
tralian swimmer, was killed by a bul-
let on the Serene battlefield, Septem-
ber 1, aehording to Le Journal. The
lieutenant led -a party of 500 swim -
titers across. the Somme, enveloped the
enemy positions and captured Mont
S. Quentin, the key of Peronne.
GERMANS DAM AISNE ra vER •
AND WILL INUNDATE COUNTRY
A. despatch from London saye:-Ac-
eortling to Dutch frontier Ines -
stages, the Germans are preparing to
inundate the regions of the River
Aisne north-east of Rheims, saes a
"-(despatch 'from Amsterdam to the Cen-
teal New e Agency. At same places
dams have been constructed in the
river, ethich can be closed on short
notice, and special bridges have been
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PROGRESS TOWARD CAMBRAI
CaPtnre Three Large Towns and More Than a Thousand ,Prison.,
ers-Cross Canal 41,1 Nord EstalAishing Pot on East Side.
A despatch from the l3ritish Armiee
lenFrance says: ---Our 'tr'oops op Eburs -
day 0101112106 their way bite the for-
ward defences of the Bledenburg 11310
at Havrineourt. As a 1(30,112 of the
local '1228311 which beagn on Thurs-
day morning tlong the dominating
tide positions of this sector, the at-
tle-scarred town of Heyrincourt ap-
peeved to -be in our hands Thursday
afternoon, and just to the south, Tres-
couile has been captured, but 'fighting
Wag still continuing at the leteet re-
ports, Between 200 and 800 prisoners
hey° been sent back to the cages. (The
official 'report places the inumber at
1,000.) This was the only action of
importance recorded along our front
on Thursday up to a late hour.
On Wednesday we cote -rod the
famous railway trie»gle just south
and west of La Bessee, thereby de-
priving the Germane of a strong Pea-
etion which has boon a menses to our
troops 'beetwee of the excellent cover
it afforded to great numbers of ma-
chine guns,
Despite the eneiny's strength, this
triangle was taken by surprise and
,there wes comparatively little fight-
ing. We also established a post in
Canteleur, a little west of La Bassee,
We attacked at Moeuvres on WOC11103.
day evening, and in the face of vigor-
otie opposition succeeded In establish.
Mg a post on the east aide of the
Canal du Nord. Further success watt
also achieved in the artillery sector
here. We improved our line by push.
ing the Germans back from the high
ground north and east of that village.
FIRED 109 0009 000
IN 30 DAYS
British Battery Work Superb -
Allies Destroyed Ten Guns
to German's One.
A despatch from London says: -All
indications on the British front point
their to the intention of the Germans to de-
fend positions in the highly
organized battle zone of the Germans'
old positions and the Hindenbarg line,
inundating the country where that is
possible. Doubtless, however, they
are considering. 'the establishment of
a strong line farther back with the
big towns of Douai, Gambrel and St.
Quentin as piyots.
It is pointed out that -the Germans
since July 1-1 have shortened their
line approximately 70 miles, thereby
saving betweere30 and 40 divisions. A
further shortening however, is not im-
possible. --Hence; the British expect
strong resistance and counter-attacks
to 'continue .
Before the Hindenburg system now
held by the Germans can be success-
fully dealt with, much reconstruction
of communications will be necessary.
But this is not viewed as a geoid. task
owing to the speed of the British en-
gineers who are now .engaged in the
preliminaries of this work.
In the. recent advance. the British
fired more than 10,000,000 shells in
four weeks. As a result the enemy's
wire WAS cut With greater thorough-
ness than ever before, and the British
counter -battery work, according to the
German statement, destroyed ten guns
to the Germans' one.
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13,000,000 ENOL
IN UNITED STATES
Millions Between Ages of 19 and
37 Will Go to Training Camps.
A despatch from Washington says:
While Amee-10011 soldiers at the front
in France stood ready with French
and British forces for what may
prove the greatest battle of the war,
13,000,000 other Americans•registered
to -day for military duty, and gave
the most inspiring demonstration of
patriotism in- titia :nation's history.
There was 110 delay in starting the
machinery by which the man -power
of the country will be made available
to bring the war to a speedy and tri-
umphant end: Out of the tremendous
Bulk of men who responded -with
every race and creed represented -
there will come soon from camps at
home three .millions and more fit for.
warfare and eager to go overseas.
The work of mobililation„ it might
be said, already is under way, for!
district -boards will select men over'
19 and below 117 to comprise the big '
contingents included in tho October
draft calls. This ineans that many
available soldiers will have only a few
weeks at home.
The drawing to lix the relative
standing of 18,000,000 will not take
place under three weeks, perhaps;
but meanwhile district' bonvds will
etart at once numbering serially all
of the cards tilled out to -day. Ques-
tionnaires immediately will be sent
to men of the 19-57 class, while older
men will be classified later.
REAP 35,000 ACRES
OF RECONQUEltED LAND
A despatch from Paris says:-Tlio
harvest le the l'econquered or evacuat-
ed regions along the Aisne, begun by
the French armies on September 3, is
now almost eompleted, according to
information furnished by Premier
Clemenceau to the budget committee
of the Chamber. Two armies reaped
35,000 acres,. ancl theve etemain 6,000
with crops still standiug. More than
8,000 men have been employed, as well
as 11,000 hones and 814 reapers and
binder.
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From Erin's Green Isle
NEWS BY MAIL FROM IRE'
LAND'S SDORE.S.
Happenings In the Emerald Isle of
Tnterest to Irish-
men. '
The latest statistics show a mark-
ed decrease of pauperism in Ireland.
Sir Edward O'Farrell, K.C.B., has
been appointed an Estates Commis-
sioner for Ireland,
The prices for beef and mutton have
been reduced fourpenee in the pound
in the Athlone market.
Thomas Teal, J.P., has been unani-
mously elected as chairman of the
Monaghan County Council.
The new coal seam discovered. at
Rossmore Killeshin, Queen's County,
has proved of excellent quality.
Lieut. -Col, W. D. Kenny, son of
Mr, justice Kenny, has been appoint-
ed ledilitary Governor of Jaffa.
A coal Shaft sunic at Tullygirvau,
near Belfast, in the fifties, but never
worked, is 11010 pumped out.
At the last.reeeting of the Irish
Cattle Breeders' Association, J. Mc-
Nally., J.P., was elected chairman.
At a meeting held h the Town
Youghal, it was decided to experiment
with turf from the neighboring bogs.
J. W. Hamilton, whdi has been
manager of the Lurgan branch of the
Belfast Bank, has retired on super-
annuation after twenty years' ser-
vice,
Sergeant-Major Joint la Deane,
Royal Munster Fusiliers, Middleton,
has 210I1 a commission on the field in
France.
At a recent meeting of the Privy
Couucil, Right lion. 3. II. Campbell
was sworn in as Lord Chancellor for
Ireland.
A Belfast ship has Orvived at an
Trish port with three of the crew
dead, the result of an explosion
caused by an enemy torpedo. ee.
Ten persons were lost when the
Cork Steam Packet Co.'s steam-
er, limisfallen, was torpedoed off the
Irish coast,
John IV. Moir, of Belfast, was given
250 .and a silver rose bowl by Sir
George Clark' for driving. 11,209 riv-
ets in nine hours.
Large peat bogs just outside of the
town of Athlone are bein16 worked
now, as coal shortage is feared.
. Mr, Daly, of Drogh4ia, has pur-
chased what is known as Killineer
House and lands, situated near-rareg-
he".Tlie Fishery Conservators have for
the first timw in seventy years put a
tax on the long line fishermen of the
Shannon.
The directors of the Provincial
Bunk of Treland have declared a divi-
dend of 1514 per cent. per annum.
Dr. John II. Macfarland, a grad-
uate of Queen's College, Belfast, has
been au:minted Chancellor of Mel-
bourne University.
The Knight of Kerry has presented
a cup to the North Kerry Agricultur-
al Society for the best Kerry animal
at the annual show.
The South of Ieeland Cattle Tracie
Association have asked the Govern -
'meat to 'replace boats lost at sea
through enemy action.
At a recent meeting of the Belfast
Shipbuilders and engineers the sum
of 24,519 was distributed among the
various nem charities.
PRESSiiiUTTONS
IVIES AWAY
Ilam Wrecked by Infernal Ma-
chines Placed by Enemy.
A despatch :from French Army
Headquarters says: -Ham, the lamest
town in the devasted country which
the Germans spared in their retveat,
was visited with destruction even
mare complete and lees hied:liable
than Noeroa, which they methodically
destroyed by fire. When the inhabit-
ants were evacuted internal 11111 -
chinas were placed in the houses and
fives started by pveseing batona miles
away.
Save for the, ldowing 1)16- he
le
bridfsa• Hlitee2Inll. I101: •a•iiffeved mese-
ieiisl; 14 shell are, neither side be.
lug interested in botnbardieg the
piece. The only excuse the Germane
could make, thM it bio.clodt; nada
against -pursuit, Iff 11Watin. 'ilio des.
traction of the bridges alone made le
impossible for the French to enter the
town until they had been repined.
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Belying on North America. •
Under the plans of the Allied. Food
Controllers, at least 70 per cent, of
the defieiency hi CARential foodstuffs
of the allied eotinivies In Europe must
be supplied from North Atnerien, be -
enema of the short mien Mall nit
ternpaved with that from other avail-
able food tnarlads. •