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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-09-19, Page 2FRENCH RECAPTURE 30 VILLAGES IN ADVANCE ALONG THE AILETTE RIVER Germans Give 'Way on a Large Front Rapidly Pursued by Franco - American Troops -Allies Advance Toward St. Quentin, A deapatelt from Paris says: - The French troops Made important advances on Thursday both along the Canedu Nord and north of the Vesle, aceordiug to the War Office aneounce- Inent on Thursday night. During the oourse of the day thirty village were retaken along the Ailette River. In the latter area the enemy began a hasty retreat this afternoon, and the French, pressing forward on a front of over twerity-five miles, made very rapid progress. The French are now on the edge of part of the St. Gobain Foreet, the chief outer de- fence of Loan. A wide turning movement might be attempted here: South of Fresnel the French have penetrated the old Hindenburg line. In the whole sector of southern Pietu, and in that between the Vesle and the Aisne, huge fires are burning everywhere behind the German lines, indicating that the Germans intend to continue their retreat, The advance toward the Aisne beingsspressed spiritedly, and Franco - American troops have now "reached the heights dominating the river at points. A turning movement against the German positions on the Aisne is under way. Farther north the French movement toward St. Quentin is also being vigorously pushed, and contiderable advanepe have been made. A despatch from the British Armlea in, the Field says: -Gen. Humbert's men crossed the Somme at Epanan- court during Wednesday night, ocs cupying wavelet' points on the east bank, Farther south the advance continued this morning with greater facility than Wednesday between the Oise and the Autreeourt Heights, The passage of the Somme was effected after a series of sharp engagements in which the German mountain troops contested vigorously every foot of ground, Hidden among the bullreshes and in the hollows and the dried beds of branches of the river, the Germans were able to use their quick -firers ef- fectively, compelling the pursuers now and again to slow up their pro- grees in order to turn difficult posi- tions. General Humbert's men built foot bridges under the enemy's fire. The first bridges were destroyed, to- gether with their builders, but other men gallantly replaced those killed and, facing a galling fire, continued until pontoons and 'foot -bridges were thrown across the atreains Pluckily crossing the stream under fire, the French troops finally took the positions which were verit- able nests of machine guns. HUNS RETREAT ACROSS AISNE American Forces Following the Enemy Retreat Are Over North Side of Plateau. A despatch from the American forces north of Vesle says: The Am- erican forces, following up the Ger- man retreat from the Vesle, moved in the same region during the morn - steadily over the plateau between the Vesle and the Aisne on Thursday, • '' and by noon their advanced elements had filtered into the slopes on the August Added 124,675 Toils northern side of the plateau. To Great Britain's Shipping Virtually no opposition was en, - countered. Aerial and other observ- A despatch from London says: Bri- ers reported that there was every tish merchant shipbuilding completed indication that the main body of Ger- and entered for service in the month mans had retired across the Aisne.. of August amounted to 124,675 gross It is expected that machine-gun tons. and perhaps artillery resistance will be encountered in the lowlands near- Cettlnje is the capital of Monte- • er the Aisne. Wednesday night and negro. Thursday forenoon passed, however, with' nothing more serious than a long-range bombardment of the Am- erican rear lines. Violent explosions were heard along the line this morning Ob- servers reported that they believed the Germans were destroying their ammunition dumps. An aviator reported a terrific ex- plosion at 9 o'clock at Villers-en- Praueres, on the south bank of the River Aisne, directly north of Fismes. Other explosions took place BRITISH CROSS CANAL DU NORD: SIX MILES FROM CAMBRAI Germans Fail to Check Progress of Gen. Haig's Armies in the Lys and Cambrai Areas and Suffer Heavy Losses. A. despatch from London says: - The Canal du Nord and the Tortille River have been crossed on a wide front north of Moislains by English and Welsh troops, according to Field Marshal Haig's communications. Moislains lies about three miles north of Peronne. Other English divisions gained the west bank of the canal opposite Dernicourt and Boursies, hfreuvres, six miles from Cambrai, has been occupied and the fighting continues there among the old Hin- denburg line defences. A later despatch says: -The British have made further progress along their front north and south of Per- onne, according to Field Marshal Haig's report on Thusday night. British patrols have been able to cross to the east bank of the Canal du Nord south of Marquion. The Canad- ians are in the latter section. Up to Wednesday night the British had taken in four days over 16,000 nese- oners and more than 100 guns. During the night and throughout on Thursday the Germans made a number of strong attacks in the Cambrai and the Lys areas. They were beaten in every ease, with heavy losses, while the British continued to improve their positions. The Berlin official reports admit withdrawels at a number of points, A despatch from the British Army hi France says: -All day Friday the Germans have been retiring gradual- ly, but surely toward the Hindenburg line in the face of steady pressure, emeromarss At Nurlu and Templeaux la Fosse, north-east of Peronne, where strong German rearguard and machine gun- ners had been holding, were swept clear and the positions now are in the hands of the British. On the northern part of the battle- front there have been slight skir- mishes and intermittent machine-gun bursts along the canal, but the British here are making no attempt at a real advance, The enemy seems to be content to be let alone here, and showing no signs of any serious coun- ter-attack. Substantial advances are again re- ported all along the southern part of the line. The Australians have crossed the Somme on a wide front south of Peronne and after overcom- ing heavy opposition have driven into the territory the enemy was holding. St. Christ, Brie, Lemesnil, Doignt and Athies Wood all have been taken anc14, progress is reported to have been! made east of these places. The enemy also has been driven back 'from oast and north-east of ! Peronne. Over the whole area from which the Germans are retreating on this large section of the front many fires are raging and numerous ex- plosions have been heard. Whole vil- lages are aflame. between the points to which the British have reached and the Hindenburg line, Here andt in. ....manastr,IMPRA.MgrtfrOl. AT BAY! --London Bystander. Markets of the World Breadatuffs Toronto, Sept. 10, -Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern, $2,24%; No, 2 Northern, $2.21%; No, 3 Northerns $2.17!,8; No. 4 wheat, $2.11%, in store Fort William, not including tax. Manitoba ortbs-In store Fort Wil- liam, No. 2 C,W., 85%,e; extra No. 1 feed, 824c; No. 1 feed, 79%c. American corn -No, 8 yellow, kiln dried, nominal; No. 4 yellow, kiln dried, nominal. Ontario oats, new crop ---No. 1 white, 76 to 78c; o. 3 white, 76 to 77c,,,according to freights outeide. Ontario wheat -No. 2, Winter, her car lot, 62,31; No. :3 Winter, $.2.21; No. 2 Spring, 52.22, basis in store Montreal, Peas -No, 2 nominal. Barley -Malting, new crop, $1.08 to $1:05. Buckwheat -Nominal, Rye -No. 2, nominal Manitoba flour - War quality, $10.95, Toronto. Ontario flour -War qu a $10.85, in bags, Montreal and Tor- onto) prompt shipment. Millfeed-Car lots, delivered Mont - reel freights, bags included: Bran, $35 per ton; shorts, $40'per ton. Hay -No. 1, $18 to 619 per ton, track Toronto; mixed, $16 to $17 per ton, track. Straw -Car lots, $8 to $.60 per ton. Couritr- Produce -Wholesale Eggs, No. 1 candled, 47 to 43c; selected, new -laid, 50 to 51c; cartons, 62 to 54c. Butter -Creamery, solids, 46c; do. fresh made, 46 to 47c; choice dairy prints, 41. to 42c; ordinary dairy prints, 38 to 40c; bakers', 36 to 38c. Oleomargarine (best grade), 32 to 340, Cheese -New, large, 2385 to 24c; twins, 2331 to 2485c; spring -made, large, 2535 to 260; twins, 26 to 2645c. Beans -Canadian, 'prime, bushel, $6.50 to $7.60. Foreign, hand-pick- ed, bushel, $6.75 to 87.00. Comb Honey -Choice, 10 oz., $6 to ;0.50 per dozen; 12 oz„ $3.50 to, $4 per dozen; seconds and dark comb, 62.50 to $2.75; Bulk, 25c to 26c per Ib. Maple Syrup -Imperial gallons, $2.25; 5 -gallon tins, $2.10 per- gal- lon. Maple sugar, per pound, 24 to 25c. Provisions -Wholesale Barrelled Meats -Pickled pork, 548; mesa pork, $47, Green Meats -Out of pickle, 1c less than smoked. Smoked Meats -Rolls, 32 to 33c; hams, medium, 38 to 39e; heavy, 30c to 310; cooked hams, 53 to 54c; backs, plain, 44 to 450; backs, boneless, 48 to 60c. Breakfast bacon, 42 to 44c. Cottage rolls, 35 to 26r. Dry Salted Meats -Long clears, in tons, 30c; in cases, 30%c; clear bel- lies, 28 to 2835e; fat backs, 25c. Lard -Pure, tierces, 30%c to 311; tubs, 30% to 311/40; paiis, 31 to 81%a; prints, 32 to 3235e. .Shortening, tierces, 211 to 2645c; tubs, 261/4 to 2631c; pails, 26 to 27c; 1-1b, prints, 27% to 28c. hionireal Markets Montreal, Sept. W. -Oats -Canad- ian Western, No. 2, $1.01 to $1,02; extra No. 1 feed, 97 to 98e, Flour-. New standard grade, $10.95 to $11.05. Rolled oats --Bags, 90 lbs, $5,30, Bran, $35. Shorts, 540. Mouillie, 567 to 568. Hay -No. 2, per ton, car lots, 517.00. Cheese -Finest easterns, 2245 to 23c. Butter - Choicest creamery, 4314, to 43%o. Egge-Selected, 61 to 52c; No.. 1 stock, 47 to 48c; No. 2 stock, 45 to 40e. Potatoes --Per bag, car lots, $1.50 to 51.60. Dressed -hogs-' Abattoir killed, $29.00 to 529.50. Lard -Pure, wood pails, 20 lbs net, 32 to 33c. 'Live Stock Markets Toronto, Sept, 10. -Extra choice heavy steers, $15.50 to $16.00; ohoice heavy steer, $14.50 to $15.00; but.- &Imre' cattle, choice, 513.25 to 514.00; do. good, 512.00 to $12.50; do. med- ium, $10.75 to 511.00; do. common, $9.00 to $10.00; butchers' bulls, ehoice, $11.00 to 511.25; do, medium bulls, 510.25 to 510.00; do. rough bulls, $7.50 to $8.50; butchers' cows, ohoiee, 310.25 to $11.00; do. good, $9.25 to $9.50; do. medium, $8.25 to $8.75; do. common, $7.25 to $8.00; stockers, $8.00 to 510.50; feeders, 510,50 to $11.00; canners and cutters, $5.50 to $6.75; milkers, good to choice 800.00 to $135.00; do. coin. and med., $65.00 to $75.00; springers, 590.00 to $150.00; light ewes, $13,00 to 515.00; yearlings, 515.00 to 516.00; spring lambs, 16 to 1735c; calves, good to choice, 514.00 to $18.00; hogs, fed and watered $19.50 to 519.75; do. weighed off cars, 519.75 to 520.00. Montreal, Sept. 10. -Choice steers, 512,00 to $13.00; good, $11.00 to 512,00; medium, $8.50 to $10.50; choice butcher bulls, $10.00 to $11 . 00; good, 59 . 50; mddium, 58 . 00 to $9.00; choice butcher cows, 59.50 to $10.50; good cows, $8.50 to $9.00; medium, $6.00 to $8.00; lambs, $16.00 to $17.50; sheep, 512.00 to 513,00; calves, milk -fed, 512.00 to 514.00; grass-fed, $7.00 to 510.00;. choice select hogs, off cars, 519.50 to $20.00; rough and heavy, as low as $16.50, GERMAN MARK GOES, DOWN; VALUE OF POUND IS UP A despatch from Copenhagen says: The present situation on the Western front has caused a fall in marks of about seventeen per cent., while the pound sterling has risen to 55,04. 03 sise,s4.4*- Iiaa,. atsw. the northern areas the Germans are! .. -saes-au...6 , ':'ZIgiga,sas , burning vast quantities of war ma- I In Hot Water -At the South African hospital at Riamond, Eng., the terials which they have not had time, patients are put to bath upon arrival and are kept night and day in water to save, as the British are pushing' maintained at a temperature of 98 degrees. It's hot at first, but they them too hard. 1 goon get used to it, '13 ix 'fa en"2., 3101. WHERE DID TIG FLOWERS COME FROM MISS SMITH? --..-.....1-, .°4 sfoUR. WIPE BROUGHT THEM WHILE YOU WORE AT LUNCH MR. otipF Is?) HAM AND CHAUNY CAPTURED BY FRENCH WHO MARCH TOWARD ST. QUENTIN Line of 1917 Practically Regained -Nord Canal Left 8 Milw itt Rear With Enemy in Rapid Retreat, A despatch from the French Army In Exotica says 1 -The French have re. occupied all their old trenches along the whole front to the north of the Alen° River and also captured the towns of Ham and Chauny in the salient south-west of St, Quentin, enemyce line from which he launched his Spring offeneive. 'In the region of the lower forest of, Coney French troops are within A TAN of that line at Hill 76 and in front Of Frames, Near Laffaux, Gen. Menet-es men are within four miles of the Chemin- des-Dames and only Esbout ten miles South of the Aisne -the American 'from the citadel of Leon, troops have made further progress in The forest of St. Gobain which the zegion. of Villers-en-Pruyeres and sheltered fhe ii114 long range gnil Revillon. that shelled the Purls region. and The French advance east of the which was the corneretone of , the Canal du Nord at some places has Hindenburg position at Tangle where reached a depth of fnore than ten the line turns to the eastward along kilometres, the Chemin-des-Dames, is under the .At the present rate of progrees the fire of French guns over its whole ex - Entente allies will :mon have driven tent, the Germans from all the ground Just south of the River Oise the gained by them this year and the of- Germans this morning were still re- fensive operations may enter a new elating at Sinceny, between the river phase. and the lower forest of Couey, with French cavalry after passing the evident object of gaining further through Chauny this morning are in time to save their material further the region of Viry-Noureuil and are eouth. advancing towards Tergnier, which s The line now follows practically the 2% miles west of Iost Fere, 1017 front, North of Landricourt The enemy is retreating all along the Frcnoh are fighting from their old the Ham-Guiscard line with the ut- first line of trenches while a little most speed. to the aooth-east they are approach - South of the Oise Gen. Mangin's ing that 11010 at the ravine of Vaux- troops are pressing in close to the einem • 1. ^ ALLIES TO PURSUE FOE IMPLACABLY A Parte despatch says: In a tele- gram replying to the congratulations of the Paris Municipal Council, Mar- shal Foch, Commander-in-chief of the Entente allied forces, thanked the Council in his own name and on -be- half of the French and allied armies, and added: "The German rush -which menaced Paris and Amiens has been broken. We will coptinue to pursue the enemy 'mplacablY." HUGE Tom, or FOE PLANES A despatch from London says: Four, hundred and sixty-five enemy ma- chines have been destroyed and two hundred dieabled-since the commence- ment of the offensive on August 8, according to an official statement on aerial operations on Thursday night. Sixty-one hostile balloons were des- troyed and 911 tons of bombs were dropped on various targets. Two hundred and sixteen British machines are missing. CANADIANS ON THE CANAL ALONG THEIR WHOLE FRONT A. despatch from British Head- quarters says: The British advance towards Cambrai has lulled into a,ser- ies of patrol fights. On the main line aur advance continues widely astride the Bapaume-Cambrai road. The Canadians are on the Canal du Nord along practically their whole front, while the British home troops, south of the Cambrai road, have also reach- ed the canal at many points. Entire Horizon Is Aglow Light of Conflagrations A despatch form the French Army in France says: The horizon at night glows with the light of conflagrations, for which, however, the Germans themselves are furnishing most of the fuel in their own stores of supplies that the pressure of the alllea has obliged the enemy either to leave on the spot or destroy, The villages burned were scarcely more than the reins of the villages destroyed more i than a year ago, with only a few frame buildings, erected for the re- turning inhabitants. ALBERTA WHEAT CROP IMPROVED Government Estimate is IFFY° Bushels Per Acre. A. despatch from EdMonton suyst Estimates of the Alberta Department of Agriculture tallow that there will 1 be approximately five besholis of wheat per acre for the urea deeded. The acreage for wheat where there will bis no return is not- given, but , the estimate50 a general one, cover - Ing the entire province. This Is a great deal better than was antielpat- ' ed, and, further, the wheat that is being thrashed this' year le of splen- did quality. A great part will grade No, 1, AilCi although the thraehing iis only beginning, the indications are that there will be a greater percent, age of first quality wheat this year than lust. With an estimated acreage in whelt this year of 8,500,000 acres, and tak- ing an average et five bushels per acre, there will be some 17,500,000 bushels of wheat harvested in • the province this 'year, .A great pereent- age of this will be good seed, Oats, it is figured, will thrash about HI to 20 bushels to the acre seeded. There Were about 2,600,000 acres seeded to oats, making. a return of 50,000,000 bushels of oats. It is estimated that the barley will thrash about 12 bushels to the total area seeded, which was approximate- ly 400,000 acne. With the 4,800,000 bushels of barley there will be a total of over 70,000,000 bushels of grain harvested in Alberta this year. A despatch from Regina 'soya: Pro- vincial Government erop reports 'just issued Show that the bulk of wheat cutting will be practically over by the end of this week. The yield will be considerably better than was ex- pected a couple of week a ago in some listricts, while in others complaints aro made about rain delaying ripen - ng. HOW CANADIANS WON V.C. U.S. Troops on All Fronts PREIS 1,600,000 Mark A despatch from Washington says: General March has announced that the total embarkation of American soldiers for all fronts, including the p Siberian expedition, has passed the p 1,600,000 mark August 31. In answer to a question General t March said it was estimated that c more than 250,000 had landed in France during August. The record for monthly shipment, he added, was h 285,000. c corporal Captured Three Maadrie Guna 3Ingle-handad. A Canadian corporal has been re- commended for the Victoria. Cross for iapturing, single handed, a Strong Ger- man post with three machine guns.. The guns wore enillaaing bia cons. any and the corporal attacked the oat, killing three men and capturing he remainder of the gun crews. Later he corpolal collected three men and harged a battery of 5.9 howitzers, apturIng the entire crews. The guns red point blank at the corporal and, Is three men, but they wore not hit. A Lientenant of the Twenty-second anadian Battalion who was killed in attle itt Courcelette August 9 has LENGTH OF BATTLEFRONT been recommended for the Victoria Cross "for most conspieuons gallantry and almost superhuman devotion to duty?, When the British attack began the left flank of the Lientenant's company was held up by an enemy machine glut. The officer rushed in, captured the gun and personally killed two of the, enemy's crew. la this action he was wounded in the thigh. Later in. the day Ills company was held up by a =- chine gun neat in a group of houses. ..„„„a, He organized two platoons which cap- tured 150 Germans and 15 machine guns. The Lieutenant himself kilted five Germans. In this fight, 1le was wounded in the shoulder, In the evening the Lieutenant saw a field gun firing on his men with open sights. He organized a party and while rushing toward the gun was seriously wounded in the abdomeu. Later he succumbed to his wount14. Salvage of Waste. Applied science is capable of pro- ducing the most diverse results. As a factor in war it has devised and de- ireloped all manner of engines of des- truction to shah an extent that war and applied science now seem almost synonornous. Co -incident with that phase of its activities, it has led the way in conserving vast quantities or producte formerly looked neon as re- fuse. In all the warring countries, • strong organizations havegrown up, each with a view to saving and lifIliz- ing to the best advantage, •practioally everything that formerly found Ka way to the incluerater or rubbish heap. Soionce and four years of war have rendered obsolete the advice to "burn s all refuse," Waste paper, wood waste, tin cans, kitchen grease of all_kInds, meat and fish bones, ashpit refuse, clinkers, etc., ,are ail beteg used at a profit over the cost of transmuting them luto useful materials: The re-, ault has been the conserving of, Materials as well as mart savitig, Itt ehipping tonnes,. iexperience 15 constantly petriseting pro,oesses for the' ore% economical, liandling_ of all Mich waste Materials, so that in trine"' ttke incinerator and town dump will be viewed as relics of 10 prewar prod.1- 8olitY. • CAANnAEDAA:131,,,rip,,,ritER AIRMAN m "IITENANT-COLONEL A despatch from "be;,..on says t..,"i Major W. A. Bishop, V,C., O., the rioted Canadian airman, lib t been gazetted a lioutenant-coloitel. UNITED STATES TO PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE OP BEER A despatch from Washington says: Manufacture of beer in the United States will be prohibited after De - ember I, next, as a, War measure. REDUCED BY sum MILES A despatch from Paris says: The French reduced the length of the western battlefront by nearly 60 miles since July 18 by pressing back the Germans from the territory which they conquered in their offensiveof March, April and July. This places at the disposal of the Entente allied, commander-in-chief a considerable number of divisions which heretofore had been engaged in holding the line. CANADIANS CLEAR UP AREA - SOUTH OF SENSE RIVER 59 Square Miles of Territory, 20,373 Prisoners and Scores of Can- non Have Been Captured by Dominion Troops. A despatch from the Canadian Forces says: On Friday our infantry cleared up the area included in the triangle south of She Sensee River and *est of the Canal du Nord. The enemy carried on an intermittent bombardment of our line and supports from both the north and the east, but he appears to have withdrawn his batteries from our immediate front. He still holds the east bank of the canal, which, with its marshes beyond and the hills gently sloping down to them fringed with dense woods, makes his position very strong. Prisoners taken by the corps were 9,131 in the Amiens show and 11,242 in the present show, the latter includ- ing 262 officers, making a total of 20,373. The penetration in front of Arras has been twelve and a quartet. against fifteen miles at Amiens. The count of guns captured in the first week of the present show has not been complete owing to the scattered country. Fifty-six square miles have been recaptured by the Canadian Corps, but since Monday morning NVO have captured 34 field guns, 13 5.9 -inch guns, 10 4.1 -inch guns, 2 4.1 -inch long _naval guns, 6 anti-tank guns and sev- eral hundred of trench mortars and machine guns. The captures of enemy artillery have not been on the same scale as in the southern battle be- cause here we have attacked the enemy in his defensive positions While there we caught him preparing for a grand offensive with all his guns Out in front. These figures do not include several thousands of the enemy dead left on the field, and take no account of the damage done. to his 31 divisions en- countered. Therefore our casualties are small as compared with the loss, both moral and material, inflicted, " WELL-ViaLL-WELL THATS PRETTY IltoUGHT,Put • ANY . 1 1 Psitil> ,slie, LeAVe ,,. WAV-A-sNa-A kikloRO miell . M5kiTiONED, TO PAs4 .-. lit: t, j. ge-;WrS' . , W ..e:a,a,,bsszcle,,. ....1: ,_.... it\ft.Tigt‘fti 0 s.•:' J. a