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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-05-29, Page 2DARING BRITISH AVIATORS, IIAVK AND GRIEVE, RESCUE] IINJI�AN 41"0,seed to Alight in Atlantic Bee ause of Machine Trouble, They "We'reTteketlAIIS 'by `Danish S tea/net -ellary'"="Ialneitalry " S.9t, Destroyer to Con Vey Them to Scotland. Longlort,Mksgin,F40.6411-1-=14—,em..-4tigs7,-- "safe--1-rh7v7eTi4Fawiter-eent days, and virtually given up for lost, a message to -night that his machine Harry G, Hawker and his navigator, had stopped owing to the blocking Lieut. -Commander Mackenzie Grieve, of the water circulation system. the Brit* 'airmCM who essayed e ' When the airplane sped away front flight across.the Ptlunth1, Ocean with- her stertilig point Pilot Hawker let out .protection against disaster save loose his wheels and under -gearing, what their frail eirlplane afforded, thereby lightening the weight of the ere.saafeete-eght aboard a Beitishe Inechine by a .,cesidderable: amount, warkhip 'off the Orkneys, but Making a posiible lending on the Some 1,100 miles out from New- soil of Ireland a more hazardous ven- foundland, and 800 from the Irish! ture. This, however, probably prov- coast, on Monday, May 19, the lone' 'ed of much advantage when it became aviators, making the best of an en- necessary to alight on the surface of gine which was failing to function, -the water. The airplane remained properly, were forced to alight co the afloat 'Without difficulty -during the water.The little Danish steamer, hour and a half it took the Danish Mary,Thound frau Nev Orleans and l'steamer to come up and effect a 1 Norfolk for Arrhuus, Denmark, pick- rescue. ed -the wayfarers up and continued en All Britaire is stirred by the news. hqe northward Voyage. • of the safsity of these tevo stout- 7,acking a wireless outfit, the Cap7 heated avtators. ' taiof the steamer Was obliged to The one person in England who had • withhold the good tidings of the res- always held hope was Mrs. Howker. cue until he was opposite the Butt She always 'maintained that Provi- of Lewis, where the information was deuce would protect 'het nian, and, signalled by means of flags that though she received condolences from Hawker and Grieve were -aboard his all classes of people, including the ship. Xing, she said to -day that she had Imitediately word was flashed to never ceased to believe that some the British Admiralty* which sent time and in some way her husband out destroyers to overtake the Den- would come back, ish vessel and obtain absolute con- The Daily Mail has 'awarded a con- firmation. This was done, and one solation prize of $25,000 for Harry of the destroyers took the airmen off G. Hawker and Lieut. -Commander and later transferred them to the Mackenzie Grieve to divide between flagship Revenge. ' there. AUSTRIA'S ARMY REDUCED TO 15,000 All Warships Being Surrendered Together With All War Supplies, Paris, May 24,—It was announced to -night that the treaty to be present- ed to Austria would be considered at a Plenary sessiore :next Tuesday and would be laid before the Austrian delegation probably on Wednesday. :The Council of Four to -day con- sidered the military terms as framed by Marshal Foch, Commander -in - Chief of the allied armies; General Diaz, supreme commander of the It- alian army, and other military lead- ers. Austria's formidable army of upward of a million men, which was second only to that of Germany, is reduced by the treaty to 15,000 men; virtually all military supplies would be suereedered or. destroyed and further military production ed. • ' The naval terms are similarly sweeping, all warships being sur- rendered and Austria's position as a naval power terrnineeel. CLYDE SHIPBUILDERS TO EMIGRATE TO AMERICA — - A despot -h from Lenten says.. -- A despateh.to the Times from Ohs- , gow says that s the shipping ceirran- of the Q. -de are deluged with en- quiries indicating that there will be a Lcreat exodus • of emigrants from Scotland to North Atrerisa ininveli- at'ely when transportation facilities are available. Tonnage Losses in War. Trhe Ministry of Shipping announces the number and tonnages of anted Merchantmen lost through enemy no- - tithe as follows:--Brita;n. 2,197; ten- ' nage 7.038,000. France, 23S; tonnage 697,000. Italy' 220; tonnage 742.000. 1 Japan, 20; tonnage 120,000. United States, SO; tonnage 341,000. Tn addi- tion to the foregoing. twenty British vessels, tonnage 95,000, were lost on admiralty service. Octown Prince Also is L.lable to Trial, deepateh from London says:— Ft!ederick William Hohenzollern, the foinuer German Crown Prince, will be liable to trial under the terms of the Geemae. peace Treaty, it was declared by" Andrew Boner Law, the Govern - =int/is; Mr. "Sonar Law said that the Leader,. In the House of Com- Ctimmendants of prison camps would alSo be liable under the terms of peace. TROUBLE BREWING IN AFGHANISTAN Holy War Being , Preached and Natives Are Arming Against London, May 25.—Serious events are brewing on the frontier of Af- ghanistan; Reuter learae. The ghans have concentrated forces in- cluding many well -armed and well- equipped regulars against the British Expedition-I:ley Force. Attempts of emissaries of the Emirs to induce the frontier tribes to participate -in the operations against the British are meeting with only moderate success in the operations which are about to connnence. The British representative in Kan- dahar, who has reached Quetta, states that a holy war is being vigorously preached, and everybody in Kandahar is buying arms. REPORT OF CANADIAN TRADE COMMISSION Market reports which will serve to guide Canadian exporters and farm- ers show that livestock in Great Bri- tain is in keen demand. The Board of Agriculture's weekly returns for the middle of April shoes that prices for nearly all meat animals are main- tained, especially for store cattle, though *malities vary considerably. ;From several market centres the re- ports wore that the supply MS not up to the standard, mid that sheep showed no improvement, as many lots sees, marketed in unripe condition ewirg to wet weather and the short- age of artificial feed's. The same shorinuss marked the reports on hogs. r.f which all classes were sell- ing well. At Shrewsbury some An- gus cross bullocks made up to eighty- eight ,shillimrs (521.12) per .cwt. live weight, while at Birmingham the live -weight- pried' fOr hogs -ranged 'about twenty-one shillings per score (53.52 per stone of 14 llse.). Prices every- where showed an upward tendency. The same shortage was reported in provisions, especially butter and cheese. CONQUERORS OF THE ATLANTIC 7— Oar-sail-1000--Lief Ericson. Sail -1492 --Columbus (2 months 9 days). Sail.lstaaon ,- 1830 —iSavannah (27 days). Steam-1838—Sirius (18 days). Cable -1858 --Field, Wireless Telegraph-1902—Marconi. Wireless Telephone—March 19, 1919 —Marconi. NO ,pNa is Com 191 "0 OOP NE eS fIGlieTziligio ---4 I THoubisr H THE P-R40.6E,0 V0lc'""- ll seeseeee.a, $1 e= P( PAPE R, I IN Tt* WOOD (30Y; -Thktee4ere z•_•S• - •••••• se s se fee- ses "CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS." eliame, Fear, Deceit and a Guilty Conscierice all come wrapped up in the mall order package. We should never be ashamed to look a neighbor in the face. In a community like 0015, all, are neighbors and friends, work- ing together. Our interests are common. We are all in BUSINESS together., CUR business is 1.101110401Vkde- velopment. Unlike the overcrowded city, our community has a soul. We: tamper with our community -SOUL whenever we boycott home interests. Then let us keep our oonscienee clear, let us so LIVE that we can at any time look our neighbors in the face, knowing that no action or OUB Is holding back the progress of our own • home town. r,A1 G MARKETS - UreadstLis. Toronto, May 27.—Manitoba wheat —No. 1 Northern, $2.241%; No, 2' Northern, $2.2143±,_. No. 8 Northern, '-'1W64-7117$=11W1,- store Fort WAlliam. American cornNominal. Ontario..oatseeNo. .3. white, 76 .to 1776,'-a-dfilifERSV75-firerght:7-6Wfs'ad ' OtitarioViCift=No. T wilfter1' per car lot, 52.14 to 52.20; No. 2 do, .52.11 to 0.19; Wo,e3 do, 52:07 to- 52415 f.o. according to Ontario wEetst--No, spring, 52.09 to , $2.17; No. r.4 ;do, 52,06' to 52.14; No. '8 do, 5202'lcr'52;10,-f-„1b., ship- psng,. points according to freights: • Peas—No. 2, 52.10, nominal, ast- corclyng to freights outside, Barley—Malting, 51,16 to 51.21, nominal. T3ackwheat--No. 2, -nominal, 4-ite—No. 9, nominal. Manitoba 7.1folir..;-Gdverantent stan- dard' 511,, 'rerp-nto. Ontario 1 flour-,-,-GoVernmont clarcl; 511 in jute bags Toronto and Mthitreal, proMpt shipment, lots'ttdolivcred; Mon - Areal freights, bags inelizded. Bran, . $42 per ton' shorts, $44 per ton; good feedHay—Ne. 1, 532 to 535 per ton; mixed 520 to 524 per 'con, track To- ronto, - • Straw—Car lots, 510 to $11 per ZILLEBEKE ONE OF THE RED MILESTONES, IN CANADA'S PATH OF -GLORY Dominion Troops Stemmed the Tide of Advance Against Ypres and Calais During Two Weeks of June, 1916, Adding Fresh Lustre to Their Immortal-Renown— The Battle of Zillebeke opened on June 2, 1916, and really continued un- til June 13. The Zillebelte sector is situated two miles due east of Ypres, on a front of two miles from Hill 60 to the upper edge of Sanctuary Wood and Hoodge on Meuin Road. At the time the Canadians were occupying the southeastern portiou of the 'Ypres salient. The British were messing troops for the Somme offensive and the Ypres salient was Practically stripped of forces. The Canadians were at a great disadvantage. Thera was no air service. There was little artillery and only a thin line of in- fautry. There were no series of sup- port and reserve trenches, owing to the nntere of the ground, while the Germans had even the advantage of position, being on high ground, while the Canadians °templed the low. The Zillebelte sector was defended by the 3rd Canadian division, under the command of General Mercer, with the 7111 ana Stli Brigades in the line., Tho front line trenches were oecupied by the 24id and 4th Mounted Rings at the lower end near Hill 60, and Mount Sorrel, The Princess Patricias, two companies of which were largely made up of University men from To. ronto, Montreal and the West, o000 - Pled the upper part ef Sanctuary Wood. , A Terrific Bombardment, At 6 O'clock on the morning of the and, -General Mercer; accompenied -by Brigadier -General Victor Williams, be- gan inspecting the trenches occupied by the Mounted Rifles. Unknown to the Canadians, the -Germane had for several days been filling their trench- es with trench mortars as preparation for a surprise attack which they pur- posed,launehing c,t -this day, At 8.46 they suddenly opened a terrific bout. bardment of the Canadian trenches, For four hours they kept it up. They destroyed emplacements, and devasta- ted entrenchments. The Mounted Rifles were blown out of their trench- es and fell back, The right flank of the Patteclas was left in the sitte General Mercer was killed and Gener- al Willie= wounded, later taken prig, oner. A. mine exploded at the "Loop" destroyed Jlig vight company of the Patricias, but still Captain Niven's Company on the left hung on. Captain Niven was wounded, and No, 7 Pla- toon, with its eonimander, Lieut. Ha- gerty, was wiped out. Checked German Advance. To the Germans it appeared that no mortal being could live through the terrific hail of lead and Iron. At 12,45 the bombardment suddenly ceased and the enemy, confident of an easy vie, tory, came over, but he had not taken into consideration the indomitable Canadian valor. A remnant of the Princess Pats still remained alive, and these, under the command of Lieut. subjected the enemy to a Westing enfilade as lie passed on the right to the rear. Attempts were made to reinforce the Canadians. colonel Buller was killed as he was leading up supports and alaJor Gault was wounded. The remnant in the front line hung on all night, though enrroundod. On the following morning at day- break, a counter-attack failed. The lilth Highlanders wore badly cut up rind Lieut. Maurice Malone was killed while leading his company. The Pats hung on tenaciously until Sunday, the 4th, when they were ordered to the rear. having been relieved by the 42nfe Highlanders. It was a pitiful rem - tient that mustered .to roll call. Though they hadpaid a great piece they had achieved' a momentous vic- tory. It was the' dogged heroism of the Princess Patricias that balked the Germans ,from a straight walk into Ypres aneerin to Calais. The fighting continued on the Zino- beke sector until Pune 13, when a aounter-attacli drove the Germans back, except- from the edge of Sane. tuary Woods and, Hooge, The Cana - diens suffered 14,000 casualties during the two weeks. . W1,11 Produce Fish Meal. It is hoped to produce a million pounds of fish meal,annually from fish waste and offal, at a plant that Is to be established at Tiverton, Nova Scotia, 'dost of 'the' product evill'prol;libly be marketed:9a the Maritime Provinces. ton. Country Produce—Wholesale, Butter—Dairy, tubs and rolls, 38 to 40c; prints, 40 to 42c. Creamery, fresh made solids, 52 to 58e; prints, 53 to 54c. Eggi"-:-"New laid, 47 to' 48a. Dressed poultry—Chickens, 30 to 340; roosters, 25c; fowl, 80 to 83c; dq%acklisngds,0;32N5,turkcys, 35 to 40c; ab Wholesalers are selling1tO the re- tail trade at the following prices: cheese•L-New, large, 80 to 30%c; twins, 30% to 31c; triplets, 81 to 81%c; Stilton31. to 3141,c, Rutter—Fresh dairy, choice, 48 to 50e; creamery, sohds, 54 to 55c; prints, 55 to 66e. Margarine -35 to 38c. Eggs—New laid, 51 to 52c; new "s. k laid in cartons, 53 to 54c. TURKEY TO BE 45c; spring chickens,'.750 to 80c; Dressed epoultrY—011iakens, 40 to I c. roosters, 28 to 30c; fowl, 37 to 38c; DISMEMBERED turkeys, 40 to 45c; ducklings, lb., 25 to 88c; squabs, doz., $7; geese, 28 to Allies Who Are Unsatisfied With Other Arrangements Each A despateb. from Paris says ;—What- ever doubt existed as to the disposi- tion of the once mighty empire, Tur- key,' was dissipated on Wednesday af- ternoon When the conclusion was finally reached to begin a dismem- berment process of distributing choice bite among the allies who have been disaffected by their treatment o0 other subleete. Turkey is to be a sort of universal sop. 13ritain's insistence that Constan- tinople shall remain Islamic is likely toresult in her receiving a mandate noisibly Ili conjunction with France and Italy, supervised by a League of Nations commissiou. Another of the latest Suggestions concerning Con- stantinople is that it should be Cons. Muted an independent state with a residence for the Sultan, who would retain his spiritual and temirral power, British apprehension as to the effect on Mussulman subjects if the Sultan were to be expelled from Eur- ope explains the revision of plans to that end, ••••.•••-•••• DECREASE OF 529,244.400 IN TOTAL APRIL TRADE A despatch from Ottawa says:— Trade figures for the first month of the new fiscal year show a decrease of 529,244,408 in the total of Cana- dian trade as compared with April, 1918. The total for last month was 5121,527,952, as compared svith 5150,- 772,355 in April, 1918. The decrease was chiefly in the total value of mer- chandise imported, which declined 524,368,720, as compared with last year's figures for April. The total value of imports was as f ollows:-- April, 1919, 554,255,219; April, 1918, 578j623,939, A decline of 56,672,498 in the total value of domestic riser- ehandise exported is shown by the figures. In April, 1918, the total value of domestic merchandise'Ported was 571,161,652, while last month it was 584,489,159, "Mufti" means plain clothes worn by ane who has a right to wear e uniform. The word is of Arabic origin. ' . 80c. Live poultry—Spring chickene, 60 to 65c. Potatoes—Ontario, f.o.b., track To- ronto, car lots, 51.75; on track out- Beans—Can. hand-picked, bushel, 54.25 to 54.50; peimes, 53 to 53.25; dian, %%fir lerrilIca or In- Honey--xtracted clover: 5 lb. tins, 25 to 266"lb.;10 Th. this, 241,8 to 25c; 60 lb. tins, 2410 250; Buckwheat, 60 Ib. tin, 19 to 20e. Comb: 16 oz., $4.50 to $5 doz.; 10 oz., $3,60 to 54 dozen. Provisionv—Wholesale. Smoked meats—Hains, med., 39 to 41c;• do, heavy, 33 to 34c; cooked, 54 to 56e; rolls, 33 to '34c; breakfast bacon. 44 to 48c; backs, plain, -.47 to 48c; boneless, 30c; clear bellies, 28 to 20c. Cured meats—Long clear Upon, g9 to 52 to 55c. Lard—Pure, tierces, 34 to 34%0; tubs, 3433 to 35c; pails, 3481 to 3511,1 mints, 351f to 36c. Consp, tiaroes, 27% to 28c; tubs, 2813 to 29c; pails, 28% to 29c; prints, 29% to 30e. Montreal Market. Montreal, May 27.—Oats—Extra No.: 1 food, 8611,0. Flour—Spring wheat new standard g'rade, 511 to 511.10. Rolled oats—Bags, 90 lbs., 0.00 to 54. Bran, 542. Shorts, $44. ay—No. 2, MY tom.ar lols,, 538 t„) 540. Cheese, finest easterns,.131M to 31c., Butter, choicest creamery; 55 to 56331c. Eggs. fresh, 52 to 53c; select- ed, 54 to 55c; No. 2 stock, 50c. Po- tatoes, per hag.,c to -$2.10. Dressed hogs, abattom killed, $80.50 to 531. Lard, pure, wood pails, 20 lbs.1net, 340. Lii4 Stock 'Markets. Toronto, May, „heavy steers, $14.0 514.50; tlioice butchers' steers, 513,50 to 514' butchers' cattle, choice, 513.25 to $18.75; do; -good,- 512.75 to 518; do, medium, 511.75, to 512.25.; do, coin., 510 to 510.50; bulls, choice, 511.75 to $12.60; . do, med., $10.50 to 511.; am -rough; $8,0-58.501 butchers' cowl, choice, $12 to $13; do, goo'd, 510.50 to 511.50; do, medium, $9.25 to 510; do, com., $8 to $8.50; stockers, $8.75 to 512; feeders, $12.50 AO 514; 'canners andeatlerg,_,54,,A0 $6.60; . rank -air &ono choice,591, f;15lrm°6"$65roi p14et,0- t5160;'11ghtews, 518 to $16; ratings, 1,10„,„5,1,44 choice Iambs, 518.50 to $20; spring lanfbd, 512 to '$15 calves, good to ehoices $14 -to $16; hogs, fed and wat- ered, :$2p.5Q to $22.8; ao, weighed off ears, '$22.75 to $23.15; do, f,o.b., 521.59 to 521,85, ' 1=1..2/6411.1 00 4E T DRE :SSE D • I M L. ARE -f0t.) vrmaT wr441NG • $07eas I -EST -senses P.S•40 SHE -TEACHER ALL OUR WILL. BE HERE ANY MOMENT -1111 `t, ilE114HB4O11.`a Mit Xt. X Bilr TZ AT el 1:7 3E2' 10 .411:tr 26SEMEI 71Et l'LL LOCK THE PIANO AN ',THROW THE KE'( •Avieser NOT 41e1E. HER A LESSON IF 1 KIN HELP IT - wEes- ARE erissi READ'? FOR 'YOUR ',LESSON 9i sfE5 INDEED! •rr. •-•• FORESTS AND RECONSTJCTON TRADE TO BALANCE IMPORTS. ,Austrella„Sets Matter of Forest Conservation— ,Enormous • ' Statertinen and business .ineu have - repeatedly emphasised.. the -part that the farther development 'of. ourliatur- , al edsburBes meat play -in-,reconstruc- tied' rafter- Any, sugh pro- grainine Muhl take full account' of the forelts. Such increascd development will assist mate'rially- in Providing agaihpt unemployMent, Oral -10k the butligng...up of _new ['meet in lo the 5,000 wn0dAielpg indestcriegek5aily re., It Will fi'lh:rge factou,ip,AtaiduleWig allegaens. 110gclgd1t0Infc generailY, A large exPert.ttrad'elinfOticinlerly essential to Canada, to redress her un- favourable trade balanee, With -tit; 'United States. In this direc- bur' foreste. held 'a posit:1On of pe- bal and potential, 13°Ii1;114Bnir'letish1)9tOlorliaent-- statqgle iM bia, for example, it has been shown that the annual lumber cut can be in- creased.ilVe-told, tinder -good manage- meut, without impairing the forest capital stock. This means an enor- mous export trade to which the short- age' of shipping is still the greatest obstacle. Phe„ present and potential value of Canada's export lumber trade Is indl- anted by the order recently placed by Great Britain for lumber from Canada; aggregating. around 550,000,0000 in value, In the east, the value of our pulawoodeforests is indicated by the fact that the value of the exports of pulp and paper now total around $60,- 000,000 annually, One-fourth of the newsprint used in the United States comes from Canada, and fifteen per cent of the pulp -wood consumed Ir,' that country is the product of Can- adian toreets. Our forests have a wealth -producing capacity, the possibilities' of which, from a long-time standpoint, have ar yet been realized only in small part. To transmute these possibilities into permanent actualities requires, how- ever, the general acceptance, by the Peoplelin general and by Governments in particular, of the fundamental a crop, rather than a mine, and that cutting opera- tions on nen-agricultural lands 1/11.151 bo conducted always with a -VieW 'to the perpetuation Of the forest as such. The practice of silviculture is still in its veriest infancy in Canada, as it is over most of North America. There is still far too strong a tendency to- ward. the practice of forestby any- where except in the woods. At the same time, it must always be realized .that forestry is essentially a business proposition, and that business con- siderations place definite upon wliat it is feasible to do in the direction of intensive mrthads: Ort the other hand, tits flrest lands of Canada are predominantly Crown lands and are therefore, for the MO t part, the property of the people GI cceintry. It follows that the public toi est, from a long-time VIOWISOilit, houId govern in determilling dileme under which exploitation Lakes place. With the present inereesect stumpege values, many .things direction of , better mmtagement :12.1 now becoming economically which would have been out cd the question in years ptuit. . cannel; may well profit from the example set by the states of Australia, In connection with forest conservation. :.'b050t.05"00 Victoria and West eetis- iana, in particular, have recently en- acted forest legislation so progressive it character: that our situation in Cale ada'seems backward by contrest This JegialetIop sets a new pageypeeticu- , larly as, to land OfassiflOsaion.,:fOrest reservation, control of cutting opera- tions, reforestation, and amount of t6 Tia Went on the Protection and development of state forests generally. 'Net Geeertneetst'ses, Functipn • ." A despatch from pciirdiYirItiyer:-":- In the Commons -the Government was asked if it Was ebrisidering tile. limit- ing of further attempts to fly the Atlantic, in view of the desperately haeterdoue ' conditions-. 1 Major-Gener-' al ,Seelyi UndersSecretary of State for Aire,stated that the matter had been given ,the most careful thought by the ;,Government, Who considered ' that it was not right mid was not its function 'to say to our countrymen that they should not undertake this daring flight and the risks. Sikhs and Hindus Eager To Aid in LZzleating Afghans A deaftatch frem London says:— The Viceroy of India announces that the Council of the Regency of BahawalPur has placed the' Imperial qervice troops and the whole of its resources at the clispesal of the Gov- ernment, in View of the Afghan war. At- a reprosentAive gathering of Moslem:Sikhs and Sinclus at Lahore, the Lieutenant-Gevernor of the Pune jatb received from all communities convincing assurances of support of the Government in the present crisis.. •