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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-05-15, Page 7S VALLEY FAMED FOR .COAL ALSO YIELDS THE CELEBRATED MOSELLE WINES. Saarbrucken, the Metropolis of the Region, Was Captured by the French In 1870. Ancient castles and mines, old mom astesice crowded by new factories which sometimes usurp historic ab- boys, wooded and jagged hills dimmed by a pall of smoke. Such is the pre- war picture of the Saar valley con- tained in a bulletin from the National Geographic Society, e Prized for its precious coal deposits, among the richest is Europe, this val- ley, which bee played such a con- spicuous part. in the Peace Conference deliberations, is a highly compact area, The Saar valley, strictly speaking, extends along the Saar river front, Cone, where iL empties into the Mosel- le, live miles above Treves, southward into Lorraine, where the river is arte tidally extended to the Rhino and Marne canal, an air -line' distance of less than seventy-five miles. The coal fields themselves lie about Siearbrucken. They covet'. abotit seven- ty square miles and before the war produced some 10,000,000 tons a year. That tonnage equals a third of the an meal coal output in France. Thus not all the Saar valley, it is evident, is a milling region. Toward Cite r_scuth of the little river are vine• yards, often talented in the beds of the termer loops of the river before it carved oft 11r,:3 direct courses, from which iame a portion of the famous P,Ioscic tt re. Me:elle s ince are older thin the Ilisi. ,, rvsrta,, Vince were plaettati Orem Gtr :,iocc'lc lose than three ecu. teriee stat• the birth of (Melee A Lat. ns 1;let Aunt ult::, sane f c praises in eel .i :i.,,' wherein int he iI_ , 11,031 - Canoe a royal viitn W403,1: tie 1 inn are t, he :men to thie day at Cori. A Velley of lncitrtry. Tie t lit. 10.1 tee Seer the , ,aceeul ri_li aale 0•, " ,?",d1 tar ewe o. emu the build (: i. !1 bi AVM 111;I11.y ae Eln.;lt s - .:f.c ;ring Lowe, 'Ilse val- ley fs eoietera , buttaltaro aro 110 1 0100 cities. The induetelim nye imarterea t eti tasty small ton • , sures as Sam Mira Saarlouis, t,er,i•„ ?'oreee dna 'i ben, - Neer Use Lorraine Weave 'i Saar- brucken, metropolis of the region. with only 10,000 population. Not all the dial nsierod in the S aarbl^dck,•s fields, by any means is used in indus- tries. dns- tries, Much of it went, beim: +:.ue war, up this Simi. ,end through tl„1 canals to Italy end rewltzerland.. Saes bs uc kers, but forty utiles north- eeet of Metz and forty -live miles from the French border, was the Fort Sum - ire of the i"ranco-Prnnian war, scene of the Snot and last success of the Fiends mem in 1570 and the one brief footle:Id the French gained on Ger- euen sell, There Napoleon II., with his son at his stile, led the unprepared French forces against a vanguard of the army of Prince FrederIcic Charles, The Germane practiced an adroit sort of cam.ociiege, Day by day the same soldiers would appear in different un! - forms and new caps, loading the French to believe they wore opposis p a nisch greater form than was ou hand at that point. When the emperor's sou fired the first niltraillenee the war was on, the Prussians retreated lu a few hours and in Paris the victory was hailed es a ssncsslling initial success. Later it was learned 'that fewer than a hum deed men were killed on both sides, Four days later the Carotene cap. towed Saarbrucken and proceeded to- ward owand Paris. RUINS OF RHEIMS. Hew Buiidines Subjected to Heavy Bomeardeient Have Fared. Experts have been investigating the state of Rheims Cathedral, and report that it will take a generation to re- pair. The choir has ceased to exist, the high altar is in mine, the western facade has been loitered, end the pin- nacles of the southern front shot away; but we learn that the statues within the west wall are intact, It is perhaps astonishing that the fabric it- self is Oet snore completely wrecked than it is: But we have had the op- portunity of noticing again and again during the war how the more solidly built atone structures bare resisted bombardments. No buildings have been subjected to more continuous shelling than the Cathedral. and Cloth Hall of Ypres, but even in 1917 they still stood as distinguished ruins, and there are a few tottering remnants still propped up to -day. Arras Cathedral, again, a not very interesting structure made of solid slabs of chalky stone, which has been much bombarded at close quarters, Is by no means destroyed. The North wail has collapsed, and there is a gap- ing void in the roof, but the church still stands. On the other hand the clock tower and the church tower at • -Bethunehi w cin were shelled with great deliberation last April, were completely destroyed ia a,single week. The fate of any single building.. has depended Sri three factors—whether the enemy could get direct ground-ob. servation on it, whether he .was, de finitely intent on knocking it down, and, thirdly, luck, T has formed et close working association with the LONDON- COUNTY VV E STU NSTE lR one of the great English joint stock banks, for the pur- pose of encouraging trade within the Ravine and for the extension of Empire trade in foreign countries. This arrangement gives The Royal Bank of Canada un- excelled facilities for handling all classes of business with Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe. Corporations, firms and individuals who wish to trans- act business with the Mother Country, including the transfer of funds to or from the British Isles, are In- vited to confer with the Branch Managers of the Bank. Over 560 Branches throughout Cana'-', Newfound- land, the West Indies, Central and South America. f The l'4'eeltly Fashions 7 Figured voile never looked so smart and youthful as when made up in this ruffled model. leteCall Pat- tern No. 8881, Ladies' Dress. In 6 sizes 04 to A. -4 bust. Price, 25 cents. 14 to 20 years. Price, 25 cents. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. Seep Minard's Liniment in the house, TANKS FOR TOWNS 261 to be Presented by the British Government, The part played by "Tank banks" in raising money in Great Britain to bring the war to a successful con- elusion is being recognized by the presentation of war -battered tanks to 204 towns as an acknowledgment of the Successful efforts made by their citizens to procure investments in National War bonds and Wet Sav- ings certifecates. The tanks have been awarded by the National War. Savings Committee, who have kept exhaustive records of the results ob- tained from each area. The War Office, with the consent of the Treasury, has undertaken to deliver the tanks to the towns as soon as practicable. The first batch of tanks is already on its way back eMs of France and, Flanders. The Local War Savings Committee in each area has been notified of the presentation of the tank, and in conjunction with the civic authority, will arrange for its reception and disposition as a per- manent memorial of the town's fin- ancial effort Tor the war. Preparing for More Atrocities, Editor—Er, Smith, I want you to or- der a ton or so of new type—S's and Y's and X's. They are starting an- other war in Russia. fr The Panama Canal was opened to traffic August 15, 1914. ro� �• u � I- N. I IU LINE .FOILED. OFFICIAL GERMAN ACCOUNT ADMITS HUN FAILURE Drive for Calais Beaten by Haig With Few Machine Guns and Lit - Ammunition for Artillery; The first official German account of a battle on the western front has been published. It is are admission of failure in the first battle of Yples in the fall of 1914 and also a glorious tribute to the remnant of the old 1',r,' ti•sh "contgtnpi ible little army.” The defeat of the Prussian Guard in the attempt to take Calais is attri- buted to masses of machine guns, the superiority of artillery and wonder- ful "strong points." We know what the Germans describe as masses of machine guns was really only ride fife, that the British artillery was t trivial and short of ammunition, especially high explosive shells, and the strong points were hastily thrown together and block houses built on a the experience gained in South Africa. The Germans admit the bat- tie ended Germany's hopes of winning A a speedy war, indeed of winning the war at all. It has been known that by sheer I geed ehcotiag and obstinate refusal t to accept defeat an extraordinary victory was gained fly the remnants t of the old army against the beetP troops the German emperor could put Itis hands on, it has been known that Bri'teeh determination outstayed the Teuton will to victory and that the Prussian Guard recoiled, beaten, when another impulse would probabe ly have carried it through the thin line of muddied khaki. But the im- mensity of the effort and the full hopes of the enemy's Ieaders could only be guessed at or inferred. Now they have been disclosed in an au- thofitative and well-written military narrative, with orders of battle and good sketch straps in which the dis- positions even of regiments are some- times shown. Germans Sought Calais. the King of the Belgians to flood sountry rather than to let it pa Revery()Divisions quit. The writer considers that "the t. eel for the Fourth Army would p bably have'been achieved in .spite its very difficult patois if the 13 in In at the moment of thc,ir gres est peril bad not called- the sett th.,- aid." But he admits Iater t] this act was not decisive, as. the were possibilities further south, a says: "Tile failure of 't reserve .div,isi of floe T, enty-this d Receive Corps gain a de i i C victory between Bi scheete anti I a :1„Gln re'.< on• Octob 22 and 213 settled also the fate of 't Twenty-,:ixtti and Twenty-seven Reserve Corps (further :south). A further thought to break through e at the time out of the .question,” In fact, the enemy was only pa suing this usual practice of searchin for a weak place, starting north e working southward, and everywher had failed. Meantime he was pulling out hi troops from any place they could b spared. There appear the Bavaria Seventeenth and Twenty.efourth Re serve Corps, the, Sixtieth Bavaria Reserve, the Twenty-fifth Resery the Ninth Reserve, the Martine Twen tysixth Divisions,' the Landwher an Ersatz Infantry Brigades, eight Jag battalions and at least twelve caval ty divisions. Von Fabeek's arm group, at first of five divisions, lat of nine infantry and four cavalry di visions, is formed' "as a strong, ne army of attack between the Fourt and Sixth Armies for beeakin through the front from Werwice to Warneton, south to Ypres." To Von Fabeek's operations we ow the lass of. Wytsehaete and Messines Ridge. The story of the desperate fighting there is particularly well told and full credit ,is given to the. French and British for thele tenacity. "The enemy turned every house every wood and every wall into a strong point, and each of them had to be stormed with heavy loss. The enemy fought desperately for every heap of stones and every pile of bricks in the villages before abate doping them." Passing over the further attacks of the Fourth Army and ,its attempt o break into Ypres from the north east and of the group of General Urach, which apparently was detail- ed to capture Mount Kemmel, we ome to the last phase when the army group under General von Lin- iLin- eage'was organized "for a decisive ttack to begin November 10." Gorman Admits Defeat. his ss. ask. ro-I of al- t-; to fat; ren id 0n1 to` x- er eh he; ny vas r- n e, er ery er w r "His task was to drive back and ash the. enemylying north of the omires-Ypres Canal. The army A roup of General Fabedc is to main- ajn its position west of the canal, reesiug forward and supporting the army group of Van Linsingen with a powerful enfilade fire as far as pos- sible. All other units of the Sixth Army are to attack with increased energy on this day." These attacks led to the loss of Dixmude and further portions of Massines Ridge, often overlooked be- cause they signified iso little, and when a decisive attack was made east of Ypres it brake down. The writer rather fails in his des- cription of You Linsingen's attacks. Perhaps he does so from an artistic sense, for like the Prussian Guard attack, the story begins brilliantly, gradually peters out, and ends tame- ly. Failure is, however, conclusively admitted, "No break through of the enemy's line had beets accomplished. His num- euical superiority and more especially the strength of hie positions help up our offensive. We had not succeeded in making a decisive break through and the dream of ending the cam- paign in the west in our favor in 1914 had to be consigned to .its grave.' Strong Points Beat Guards. The story is graphioally unfolded. There is first the appearance of Von Beseier's corps of three divisions covering the advance of four perfect- ly fresh reserve corps. Two corps were the T'wenty.seeond, Twenty- third, Twenty-sixth and Twenty- seventh, on a front from the River. Lys to the sea. The whole forms the new Fourth Army under Duke Albert of Wurtemberg. H,is directions as summarized are "to close with the enemy, who is apparently still en- gaged, in concentrating and reorgan-I icing his forces, and beat him and gain Calais as the final objective of. the 1914 canspaigh." The Fourth Army pushes ,in, attacking on the front line from Ypres to the sea, assisted by the Sixth Army on the loft. It makes special efforts to cap- ture Dixmude and Nieupert, but fail- ing in these places .gets across the Yser between them. There its hopes of breaking through are dashed, to d the ground by the heroic decision of Ah interesting fact is given which condoms. the impression at the time that the line of small 'strong points, ranged like South African block- houses by Sir Douglas Haig's engin- eers, as there was no time to do More, marked the highwater mark of the guard attack. The Fourth Guards Brigade, it is said, stumbled en "new blockhouses not yet dealt 'with by the artillery with strong wire entangle- ments provided with strong points. Men tried to work throlfgh the gaps single file, Suddenly there was a eafening infantry and machine-gun fire front the right flank and some of the remaining officers fell. Finally the battalions had to fall back to rally." And they did not come on again. No higher praise could be bestowed, for the supposed machine guns (there being at most two in each battalion) were ordinary `rifles, and the artjl'iery must have got the fals- est value' oat of their meager allot- ment of ammunition. The time avail- able to construct defences had been too short to allow anything more. than broken' lines, shallow holes, a few loopholes and the most element- ary 'wire. It was the men behind them who formed the bulwark. ' It ,would be far, moreC satisfa for y to reduce the cost of living general- ly'than to .go oh increasing wages. Viscount Wdmborne: food was devised for a definite health value: The method of making' it, together with the yelp-, proportioned ,constitu- t ents, is designed try build health and stren th in a" natural way /Fere"s a Reason" When a kettle is badly burned, do not fill it with wester, but set it aside to cool; then put in' a handful of washing soda and 'Water and allow it to boil for an hour or more,. 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It is claimed that the Indian children were taught to place dowers in their hair, as well as twigs, leaves, and other bits of foliage, and that they were able to move along the t ground in such a stealthy manner that they were not discernible to the-- rest of the tribe. Before a our buck young h could became.. qualified as a warrior he had to make' t his approach to the Indian camp al- most in the midst of the assembled warriors without being detected. The real origin of paint on the face, as well as on the wigwams and horses, was apparently in the desire to make the Indian blend with rocks, trees and dirt, so that he could approach his prey or remain hidden without detection. Any One Could Elite -My grandpa has reached the age of ninety-six. Isn't it wonderful? 13t:bby—Wonderful nothin'! Look at the time it's taken him to do it. Outclassed, A fellow said to a famous sprinter: "I'ii race you and heat you if you'll. let pie choose the course and give a Yard's start." "Fifty dollars to one that you don't," said the sprinter, confidently, "Name your course." "Up a ladder," said the challenge The Annual 'Ablutions. Once a year the newsboys of a cer- tain district of London are taken for an outing up the Thanes by a gentle- man of the ,neighborhood, when they can bathe to their heart's content. As one little boy was getting into the water a friend observed: "I say, Bill, ala°t yer dirty?" "Yes," replied Bill. "I missed the train last year," Wrong Direction. Th'fi Soldier whose specialty had been sewer -trenches for some months past, was found leaning on his shovel, "What are you dreaming about now?" the non-com, asked. "I was. just thinking," responded the shovel -wielder, "that if these ditahe were straight up and down instead lengthwise, I'd have dug my way ba home long before this." She Never Told On Him. Avon -•Zero aQN14X • ,PIN; 3teeeee t!,`It.:. lej Write to -day for our Mill'-000ireot- o - User" prices before aldening, elseghcra. 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Take it then, our glory in you, in each poorest little token, In each humble bit of welcome, reading all we cannot tell— For your coming back to freedom that you bought so dearly for' us -- To your Canada and ours, for which you fought and fell. Keep we reverent remembrance of the silent march of comrades; , Who Come only now in sherd with you Who went away— To the lonely ones who dee not faces dear for whom they waited— May you see their Vision Splendid in the Light of Endless Day! —AMY B. CAMPBELL, A Modern Fairy Tale. The mother was putting her child to bed. "If you will be real quiet,". she said, "I will tell you the story about the prince r co who killed D dragon and rescued a beautiful princess." "Oh, mother," protested the child, "that story is too undemocratic for the present day. Tell me the fairy tale about the Government official who killed the profiteer and rescued the ultimate consumer." ,Ytaatrd's Liniment I.uuuberDman's Prlend. 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