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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-10-24, Page 3M A, R1T` TWO OCEAN LINERS TORPEDOED WITH HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE Japunese Steamer Sunk Off Irish Coast-"Amerienn Vessel Des- troyed ON Atlantic Coast -Loss of 900 Lives . including Women and Children, • A despatch from a British port ways; -The Japbineee teamehip Hirano Meru, of 7,835 tons gross, .has heen 'torpedoed and sunk. It is fear- ed that 300 fives were lost, He found the ship had disuppear+ed •az}d'he enw a mass of people struggl- ing in the wetter, There- were n'o made boats a,vell- able, eo the eieetroyer, in the bad weather, steamed abowt picking up The Hirano Meru wee outwwrd those who sti'11 were alive, Phe Am - bound for Japan and carried about erican warship picked up 30 persons, 200 passa:n ez's. The vessel 'woe tor- one oe whom died while being broughb peeked •ayeil sunk by a German sub- 'ashore, marine early on Friday morning of A despatch from an Atlanta Port last week, when about 300 miles 'south says: --Scores of American sailors of Ireland, and •seldlers,wes'e killed or wounded The few survivors who were 'p'ic'k- by •shrapnel flead by a German sub-, ed up by 'the American torpedo boat marine after •lt had torpedoed the destroyer Sterret Wee been brought s'be'am•t!ip Ticonderoga, 1,700 miles here, They declare •bhe torpedo off the Atlantic caust, according to gawk 'the seeiaaner in the forward en- the story told by 20 survivors who gine roem, arrived hese on Thursday aboard a Nothing renm'ined for those oh British freighter. board, dnednding the 'women and elle- There were 250 men' aboard the dren, but to plange into the ocean, Ticonderago, en American •steamsh:ip A large number, 'however, went down of 5,130 'tons, and all but .the twenby with the ship. ,,Phe vessel disappear- i who arrived here on Thursday ere 'be- tel completely within .seven minutes leaved to have periehed.a. The 'sue- attar su4atter being struck by a 'borpedo. I vivors got .away in the only boat The scene was indescribable. The,which was not deinolishod' by the 'weather was bad and rather hazy." fire from the submarine, they The cries of the drowning weire!'swid. Seventeen of the men who heartrending. Everybody 'had been, reached port were members •of a de - ,supplied with life be'tbs, but only the, taehment sof eoldiers detailed to care strongest were able to 'stand the for horses which were being trans - buffeting waves and exposure, potted. P Providentially, •the commander of The Ticonderago was attacked pre - the American destroyer Sterret heard siemably on Oct, 2, When 'she fell be- bheaexplosion and steered his vessel 1eind her convoy because of engine for the point whince the sound carne. trouble. AUSTRIANS ,REIN ROUNDED UP Position of Enemy in Albania is Extremely Critical A despatch from Washington says: The Austrian army in Albania is in danger of immediate capture. The allies are hot after the fleeing Teu- tons, and may surround them on their way out. Army experts and diplomats are keenly interested in the critical po- sition the surrender of the Bulgar- ians has left the Austrians. Some time ago Austria had three routes by which she could have withdrawn her forces, but two of these are prac- tically closed because of recent events. She could have gone out by Ochrida or Prizrend, through Serbia, but with the Italians following them from the south-west and the Serbians waiting for them on the north-west and the allies dominating the Adriatic • Sea some distance north of Durazzo, her only hope, and that is scant, is by Scutari It is believed here that the next; big war news will be that the allies have taker. approximately 100,000 Austrians in Albania. It is said by persons in a position to know the facts that the allies are rushing men and supplies to Albania through Durszzo, from which they drove the Austrians a week ago and destroyed the naval base there. It seems to be but a question of a short time until the Austrian army is rounded up on its way to Scutari by the Italians, Serbs and French, who are after them, SERBIAN FORCES 15 MILES FROM NISH A. despatch from London says: French troops operating in Serbia are pushing towards the Montenegrin ter- ritory. The Serbian army has reach- ed a line between 15 and 18 miles south of Nish. Serbian troops pursuing the de- feated Ninth Austrian Division on Monday entered Leskovats, south of Nish, and Vlasotinze, according to an official Serbian statement issued to -day. The Serbians took several hundred prisoners and captured a large quan- tity of material. FRENCH CAPTURE RAILROAD AND OVER 2,600 GERMANS A despatch from Paris says: In an advance of about eight kilometres cast of St. Quentin, the railroad junc- tion point of Mezieres-sur-Oil has been captured by the French, who also took 2,000 prisoners and a number of guns. Big gains also have been made by the French along the Aisne, where 500 more prisoners were taken. CANADIANS WERE THE FIRST 0 TO ENTER THE CITY OF CAMBRAI Enerity in Full Flight on 20 -Mile Front With British Cavalryt in Hot Pursuit -Defence System Between Cambrai and St. Quentin Shattered. A despatch frozn 'the British Army on the Cambrai-St. Quentin front says: -The German •troops on a twenty -mile front have been put to full flight north and South of St. Quentin, and the British cavalry is reported to be pursuing there, the infantry marching in columns of four through the villages .he etily 'aband'on- ed by the enemy. Cambial has fallen and the Baritish are now -well to the east. The Canadians wore the first to enter the town. The deepest gain some hours ago was at least nine tulles on this ,Lector, and there are no signs of the eiiivance slowing up. On the con- trary, it is going faster every hour, with clear ground ahead. Everything that could be burned had been set 'afire by the enemy be- fore he began what virtually amounts to the rout of no less than 80 divi- sions, the smashing of which esus corebinu'ed furiously on Wednesday. Norbh of Oambrai the Canadians at- tacked and penetrated deeply also. The British marched through Ber- try without opposition. They reach- ed bhe outskirts of Troisvdlles and hold Mo,urois and Honnedhy. Large forces of the enemy have been seen from 'tem air fleeing well to the east of Le Gateau. 1Vlaretz fell early and the British reached Busigny and passed quickly !through Bahain. These are only a few of -more than "tete score of towns captured. Manythousands of prisoners and quantiities of field and machine guns were taken, as well as vast stores of other booty, which the enemy did not have thne to blow up or seb afire. All this was the immediate effect of Tuesday's great vicbories, which are being exploited to the fullest. The Germans may try to make a 'stand on their paa:biy completed 13ne alt Le Cateau, but they have been badly punished and they face an overwhelm- ing disaster, Ring, George, President Poineare, Marshal Fooh and Field Ma shal Haig, p'h'otographed during His Majesty's recant visit to France. Markets of the World Bran, 337.5. Shorts, $42.25, Moutl- lie, $70,OU, IIay-No. 2, psr ton, car lots, 324.00 to 325.00, Cheese - Finest eastern, 241/4 to 25e. Butter Foodstuffs -Choicest creamery, 49 to 50c. Toronto, Oct, 15, -Manitoba wheat Potatoes -Per bag, car lots, 32.00. Dressed hogs -Abattoir k -No. 1 Northern $2,241E ; No. 2 killed, $25.50 Northern 32.211/2; No. 3 Norbhern, to $20,00. Lard -Pure, wood pails, 32,171/ ; No, 4 wheat, 32.114/1, in 20 bbs. neb,3ila to 08c. store Fort William, not including tax. Manitoba oasts -No, 2 C.W., 80%c; No. 3, C.W., 77eec; extra No. 1 feed, 77%c; No. 1 feed, 75%c. Amereian corn -No. 3 yellow, kiln dried, nominal; No. 4 yellow, kiln dried, nominal, Ontario oats, new crop -No, 2 white, 76 bo 78c; No. 3 white, 75 to 77e, according to freighbs outside. Onbario wheat -No. 2, Winter, per car lot, 32.81; No. 3 Winter, $2.27; No. 2 Spring $2.26•tNo. 3 Spring, 32.22, basis in store Montreal. Peas -No. 2 nominal. Barley -Malting, nose crop, $1,03 to 31.08, Buckwhesit-Nominal. Rye -No, 2, nominal. Live Stock Markets Toronto, Oot. 15. -Extra choice heavy sbeers, 314.25 to 315.00; choice heavy steers, $13.50 to 314.00; but- chers' cattle, choice, 311.50 to 312.00; do, good, 310.25 to $:L0.50; do. me- dium, 39.00 to 39.50; do. common, 38.00 to 38.50; butchers' bu11s, choice, 310.00 to 310.50; do. medium bulbs, $9.50 to 39.85; do. rough bulls, 37.25 to 38,25; butchers' cows, choice, $10.25 to 310.50; do. good, 39.00 to $9.50; do, medium, $7.50 to $8.00; do. common, $6.50 to $7.00; stockers, 38.011 to $10.60; feeders, $10.00 to 311.00; canners and cutters, 35.60 to 36.75; milkers, good to •choice, 390.00 bo 3160.00; do. coni, and red., $65.00 'to 375.00; springers, 390.00 to Manitoba flour -Old crop, war quality, 311.65, Toronto. 3160.00; tight ewes, $13.00 to $14:00; Ontario flour -War quality, old earlinmbs, X16 956'to0$1Ei.5to 315.50 s goad crop, 310.75, in bags, Montreal and to choice, $ 314.00 to , 17.60; hogs,fed Toronbo, prompt shipment. Mibl'feed-Oar lots, delivered Mon• and watered, $18.75; do. weighed off tresl freights, bags included: Bran, cars, $19,00, 337.25 per ton; shorts, $42.25 per ton. Montreal, Oat. 15. --Choice steers, Hay -No, 1, $22 per tonmixed, 310.00 to $12.50; good butcher steers, 319 to 320 per ton, track Toronto. 38.50 to 310.00; butcher bulls, 36.00 Straw -Oar lots, $9 to 39.50, track to 37.50; good cows, $7.50 to $8.50; Toronto. poorer quality $6.00 to $7.00; can - hers cows, 35.00 to 35.50; sheep, ^.ountry Produce--Wholesale$0.00 to $12.00; choice lambs, $15.50 to $13.00; choice select bags, 319.00 Batter -Dairy, tubs and rolls, 38 to 319.25; sows and sbags, roughs and to 39c; pounds, 40 to 41c. heavies, $16.00. Eggs -Now Laid, 49 to 50e. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 33 to 34e; roosters, 23c; fowl, 26 to AIRPLANE CARRIES PIANO 27c; ducklings, 27 to 28c; turkeys, , ACROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL 28 to 30e; squabs, doz. 34.50. Live poultry -Roosters, 15 'to 16,e; fowl, 20 to 24c; ducklings, lb., 22c; turkeys, 27 to 30c; Spring chickens, 26 to 23c. Wholesalers are selling t the re- tail trade at the following tie Cheese-New, large, 24 to 26/c; twins, 26ee to 26%c; old, Large, 28 to 28%c, twin 281 to 29c, Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 45 to 46c; creamery, prints, 51 to 52c; creamery, solids, 49 to 50e. Margarine -32 to 33c. Eggs -No. 1 storage, 50 to 51t; selected storage, 52 to 53e; new -laid, in cartons, 60 to 62c. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 38 to 40c; roosters, 25c; fowl, 33 to 88c; turkeys, 40c; ducklings, lb., 30c. Squabs, doz., 35.50. Beans - Canadian, handpicked, bushel, $7; imp„ hand-picked, Burma or In'd'ian, 36; Japan, 37; Limas, 18 to 184e., Honey, new crop -Strained, 60 -Ib,, tins, 26c• 104b. tins, 270; 5-1b. tins, 28c. Combs-Doz,, $3.75 to 34.50, Provisio res -Wholesale Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 37 to 39c; do., heavy, 30 to 32c; cooked, 52 to 54c; roll's, 32 to 33c; breakfast bacon, 41 to 45c; backs, plain, 46 to 47c; boneless, 50 to 52c. Oured meats --Long clear bacon, 30 to 81c; clear bellies, 20 to 80c. Lard -Pure, tierces, 81. to 3111/4e; tubs, 811/4 to 82c; pails, 81% to 321/4c; prints, 33 to 334e. Compound, tierces, 261/4 to 26c; tubs, 26 to 261c; palls, 261 to 26%c; prinbs, 271 to 28c. Montreal Markets Montreal, Oct. 15, -Orbs -Extra No, 1 feed, 98c. Flour -New sta irdespatch from Paris says: One of the new largo allied bombing planes, in order to demonstrate its carrying capacity, has brought from London to Paris a full-sized upright piano. The machine landed in Paris safely after a flight across the Eng- lish Channel. The airplane is cap- able of carrying six persons and much bombing explosives. When this weight is measured in pounds, how- ever, it is not readily comprehended and it was determined to bring over a piano as clear evidence of the ma- ichine's capacity. 11,000 PRISONERS, 200 GUNS CAPTURED ON FIRST DAY A despatch from London says: In Wodnesday's attack between Cam- brai and St. Quentin the allied troops made 11,000 prisoners and captured 200 guns. The victory also yielded 60 square miles of territory, and a great haul of field guns, trench mor- tars and machine guns. Moreover, important tactical results were achieved. The enemy has been thrust back into the open country beyond any continuous defensive works. Sugarless Apple Sauce, Now drat sagas IS So scarce, 4hss recipe Should prove welcome to the housewife: To nearly one quart of chopped apples, add one teaspoon se*, one cup chopped raisins and four tabiespoonfals corn syrep;`wh'en done add senall piece of bu:bter. This sauce Bard grade, 311.50 to 311.05. Rolled can be put in a crust .and makes a oats -Bags, 90 lbs. $5.20 to $5,80, nice pie; add spice if desired. HEAVY FIRE FROM FR ENCD GUNS SWEEPS GRAND PRE GAP Demoralized Foe Being Defeated Even at Points Chosen by Tllelut. selves For 6'ou_ me •-rittac 'trench and American Forces Join at Lancon, A Ilespatch from the Frsn"h Army in Champagne save: The battle in Champagne is going' on with increas- ing intensity on Wednesday from the Aisne in the region of Vaux-bos- Mourin, which was taken Wednesday morning by the French, to the Suippe River at Bazaneaurt, which le violent- ly attacked by the Germans. North of St, Ebienne, on the Arnes River, the enemy made vigorous as- sault upon the positions won by Gen. Gouraud's men Tuesday, but without other resistance than to increase largely the German casualties, Notwithstanding the stubborn oppo- sition the enemy he offering on the Suippe and north of the Arnes, the impression still is that he Is merely seeking to gain time to reduce the difficulties of retreat, the .extent of which, in view of the developments on the extreme left wing of the fighting front, it is impossible to forecast.. The vigor and perseverance of the allied pressure appears to have de- ranged all the German plans. No- where have the Germans, with all their genius in organization, been able to prepare a stable position upon which their defeated troops couid re- tire in security, which suggests that they have again erred in their judg- ment of the strength and endurance of the Entente allied fighting forces, They are being defeated not only at points chosen for attack by Marshal Foch and his generals, but on ground selected by themselves for counter- attacks. Their reaction all along the. Champagne trent thus far has been productive of only one result relative- ly favorable to them, in the region of the Grand Pre gap, which they have been able to keep t.pen up fe the pros- ent, although the gap is under the heavy fire of the French guns. The latest American advance late now particularly neutralized that re- sult, The Americans fighting west of the Argonne Forest on Wednes- day were west of Conley on the Aire River, having effected a junction with the French troops, Dublin Mail Boat Torpedoed While En Route to Holyhead A despatch from London says: The Dublin mail boat Leinster has been torpedoed, according to the Exchange Telegraph Company. The steamer was making a trip from Dublin to Holyhead. Four hundred'.,per•sons perished in the torpedoing of the Leinster, ac- cording to a report which has hot yet • been confirmed. The, reported torpedoing of the Leinster on her regular voyage from Dublin to Holyhead would indicate that the German U-boats have again succeeded in getting into St. George's Channel. Nothing has been reported, of a U-boat in that water for a long time. Answered. , Mars. Hughes, wile of the Australlan Premier, Is very fond of children, and has a Lund of anecdotes concerning them. One she is fond of telling concerns a visit she paid to a certain elemen- tary school in Melbourne shortly be. fore starting for England, Among the questions put by the mistress to her little pupils was the following: "Supposing we had boarded a ship last night and steamed a hundred nines due southwest, where should we be now?" -the correct answer be- ing, or course, "Off the coast of Tas- mania." There was, a moment of breathless silence, and then a tiny girl in the front row, who had just recently, it transpired, returned from a rather nought and stormy sea trip, piped out U. S. TROOPS TAKE MAMELLE • Capture Redoubtable Fortifica- tions Which Contributed to Enemy Strength. A despatch from the American Army north-west of Verdun says: Complete reports show that the Ma- melle fortifioations have •been occu- pied by the Americans. To do it the troops had to storm the redoubtable Hill 269, which was taken as early as 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Hill 263 was captured a half-hour later. The advance here and there had been momentarily checked by fierce resistance and the stiffest kind of machine gun fire, hut the Ameri- cans had so resolutely gone after their objective and the advance artillery fir- ing had been so complete that no- thing could stop them. Moro than 1,500 prisoners had been counted up to late on Wednesday afternoon. These were confined in the cages, and more were coming in. From a strategic point of view the victory was more rnipertant that at first appeared. From just north of Romagne and east and west of the point carried by the American troops there is nothing but levee ground ;and no serious enemy fortifications to encounter. ideal conditions for the Americans are in prospect, and the Germans have lost a large part of .heir strength --their tremendous fortifications and concrete pill boxes, Never put fresh manure in the sold when planting fall bulbs. Narcissi are pa "in "ln the cabin, ma'am, sick." lips and others wile likely rot it fresh manured is placed near them or comes rtieula • sensitive• hyacinths, tet - BRITISH OCCUPY LE CATEAU CAPTURING Jam' , '.a PRISONERS AND GUNS Many Other Villages Taken in Victorious Sweep of Haig's Armies -French Also Capture Large Number of Villages -Germans Still in -Full Flight. A despatch from the British Armies says: The British armies continued their rapid movement eastward on., Thursday depsibo desperate resist- ance which they encountered at times from strong enemy rearguards who were trying to protect the main bodies of troops now in flight, British cavalry, moving astride the Cambrai-Lo Cateau road, captured Le Cateau and moved beyond it after overcoming enemy machine gun posts. Just north of here the infantry many hours ago reached Neuvilly. The Germans were in some strength on the east side of the Salle River at this point, and used their guns vigor- ously, but the townwas taken and passed. Caudry, Inchy and many other towns are burning, as the Germans continue their incendiarism and de- struction. Other important advances have been made and notwithstanding the enemy's flight, more than 2,000 addl- eofres. I tional prisoners have been taken since Wednesday. One army of the three participating in the operations took 59 cannon on Wednesday and many more on Thursday. The others have undoubtedly done as well, The Germans are still in lull flight, but resistance from the Mar guards appears to have slightly stif- fened and it is considered not unlike- ly that the enemy may try to make a stand on the east bank of the Oise} and the Sambre Canal, running north- east of I$, A despatch from Paris says: French troops advancing east of St. Quentin have penetrated to a depth of nearly four miles and occupied numerous vil- ages. South of the Oise, in the St. Gobain region, Servais has been captured and prisoners have been taken. Between the Ailette and the Aisne French and Italian troops advancing on both sides of the Chemin des Dames have forced the Germans back beyond the Oise Canal. CEcIL,NaRE IS Fees DOLLAIes, 1 WANT ' 0t1 TO CALL AT TOM s OFFtce. At1D nr TAKSiIIM°UTTOb.Otd HrJO L4, {{IM Y` ALONG Arlo .50¢.10 YOU CAN'T Ger !I4 R►ele ' 1'1.1- Dt'i 1 wyru t% 310'1 JUST AS I THOUGHT, . 113 LUNCH •TIM - 1 SteuSe PeeIHAVR 'lb wom Altri To U14CN aeleD NIM 4, r) HELLO TOMMY QI.D $os{, HAVE 110U Beate To 1-0Nc14 YffT i'• WIN -`tes- GEM 1 were OUT nARL' To3>A1 Ye Re .$Qf ) TOMMY 1 PO cmc, , OVER;; ON YNAP T1M.. NEW MODERN TANK HAS GREAT .SPEED AS ALSO DOUBLE' TUE RADIUS xe 114-01a It TYI°311' "Whippet" is Term Applied to New Development, Which is a Purely Filling Iffaehine: Tanks, cavalry and armored meter ears have had a larger part in the recent lighthag en the western front than ever before in the war, They have added greatly to the driving weight and speed of assault of the znoderzi intensive attack, and their use has been developed trenieudouely by the British command rinse last year. The modern t'uak n'as twice the speed of the earlier type, and more than twice the radius of action. In finery is practically powerless again- st them. If ii fantry r.ttempts to rusk an oncoming tank, they are machine- gunned in the open. if thex stay in their trenches the tank straddles the. line and en'l'ace,; them with direct short-range fire; if they retreat to the shell -holes or dugouts, the tunic lumbers along right over thorn crushing them into the ground and caving in the dugouts. Are Very Destructive. The light, high-speed tanks known as "whippets" are a development of this year. They are killing machines, pure and simple, for they can hear down upon fortified points and bat- teries at such a speed that there is little chance of getting the guns or nien away in time. Their reserve of fuel enables them to remain In action for a full day without re -filling. Moreover, the advance of the whippets is quickly followed by the so-called "supply tanks," which can cross any ground, bringing up re- serve sapplies -of gasoline and aka - munition. The armored motor cars are neces- sarily limited in their radius of ac- tion, owing to the fact that they mune stick to the roads, but their great speed makes them very useful in pursuit, and they have a faculty of getting well back behind the enemy front and doing endless damage by taking command of a vital *.road junction and preventing the escape of er, emy guns , and trasport. Pos- sibilities of infinite adventure are open to the commanders of such de- tached units. MANY HEROES II AWED RANKS INDIVIDUAL BRAVERY DISPLAY-" ED IN RECENT BATTLES Sergeant Recovered a Tank While Another Tank Officer Wiped Out a German Unit. Individual heroism was rampant during the successful British and Am- erican attack on Oct, 8, and several incidents stand out from the others. A sergeant found' hineself in com- mand of a tank, the officer having become a casualty. In an isolated position the machine „,temporarily became disabled. The sergeant led the crew of six men to a strong point some distance away and resisted for :early an hour strong German units that tried to reach them. Meanwhile the abandoned tank was occupied by the Germans. The sergeant led, his men back and drove the enemy out, after which he retained possession of the tank until relieved. ' At another point a tank was put out of action and the officer ordered the crew to remain inactive. The enemy, seeing the monster apparent- ly helpless, approached in consider- able number, shouting for it to' sur- render. leleanwhile the officer succeeded 'in fixing the trifling mechanical diffi- culty and swung his tank around in the midst of the astonished enemy. He then ordered the crew to give the Germans a broadside. The tank sud- denly opened lira on the Germans and drove them back in great disorder. A staff officer saw the British at • - tack at one point being held up by heavy enemy maehine gun fire from a number of machine gun posts. He obtained the services of a few tanks, entered one and directed the attack on the hostile positions. Although wounded by machine gun bullets he continued to direct the attack until the enemy machine guns had been wiped out, thus enabling the British to gain the ground ahead of them with trifling loss, Dreams Come True, Sir John Dleldneon, the 13ow Street magistrate, recently told a story of his schoolboy friends. They talked of what they would like to become. One said lie would like to be a great soldier and win the V.0.; the second also wanted to be a great soldier;, and the third sold, frown beneath the bedclothes, that he Would like .to be a savage, The first Is now, said Sir John, a great general, with the V.C.: the sec. and led his men at a critical mom- ent at Omdurman and saved the bat- tle; the third is in the Austreliaa busty and almost a savage.