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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-10-16, Page 2BRITAIN'S NET WAR LOSS IN TONNAGE TOTALS 3,443,012 Building, Buying and Seizing of Ships Cut Down the Gross Amount of 9,031,828-.14,000 of Heroic Marine Service Were Killed; 1,519 Are on the, Honor List For Bravery. The twenty-sixth annual report of the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, recently issued in Liverpool, shows that 14,000 officers and men of the British Mercantile Marine gave up their lives for their country in the war. There are' 1,519 names on the honor list for bravery, coolness and intrepid- ity in time of danger at sea and on shore. At the head of the list of decorated officers in. the Royal Naval Reserve list stands the name of Lieut. Harold Anton, D. S. C., who won the Victoria Cross, and the head of the long bravery lis: is Captain Frank H. Claret, commander of the Atlantic transport liner Miunehaha, whose ship was Mt by two torpedoes and went down in less than four minutes in. Sep- tember, 1917, off the southwest coast of Pretend. In this disaster fifty-six of the officers and crew were drowned. The citation reads: "For extraordin- ary heroism and presence of mind when his ship was sunk by the enemy." Captain Claret saved eleven of his firemen and sailors who were helpless in the water by swimming with them to a life raft. The survivors presented to him a marble clock as a token of their appreciation of his gallant con- duct. The 1,519 decorations awarded to the merchant service include 6 Vic- toria Crosses, 80 Distinguished Ser- vice Orders, 87 Orders cf the British Empire; 410 Distinguished Service Crosses, 18 bass to the D.S.C., 88 awar•ie from the French Government, 153 r e ntiened in dispatches, 270 corn- mdaied for ;:erviees, and 257 other do tat;ons The mercantile marine not only fed people of the allied nations during the war, but supplied the armies and the navies with gum and ammunition. In addition the big liners like the Olymp- ic, Baltic, Germania, and Caronia care ried thousands of tons of oil fuel for the British Navy. Thirteen officers of the merchant service were serving during the war. in the navy taken from the Royal Naval Reserve, and there were 78,000 firemen and sailors, 20,000 men in the Government transports, and 36,000 coastwise sailors and firemen in the -trawlers which were doing duty as minesweepers and submarine chasers. The report states that'the official figures show that the total British gross tonnage sunk by the enemy amounted to 9,031,828, and the gain in the way of new construction, ton- nage purchased abroad, and enemy tonnage captured was $51588,816, leav- ing the net loss of British tonnage at 3,443,012, which is near:y double tile, tat loss of the other world tonnage,) So far on the list of honors, only one knighthood has been awarde.: to the' British Mercantile Marine, and the recipient was Captain Bertram Fox; Hayes, D.S.O., of the White Star liner Olympic, who sank two submarines oil Portsmouth on May 12, 1918, and carried nearly 300,000 troops across the Atlantic and to Muros, in the1 Mediterranean without losing a man, although that line had some marvel- ously narrow escapes, as the German submarine commanders were making special efforts to sink her. 1r01/3 FAIR I. F • �-+_ '4-- ..__..a 1•.•..,:=. e.esl lea of ?:, In Ce.eernieny. freee London says:—A valteaIe it "a.x f industrial andecoln —me—.lid conziitions in Germany afte PREPARING FOR NEW VICTORY LOAN Many Active Workers Volun- teer Services For the Big Campaign. r Reports from chairmen of the Pro- tea War r is allonied by a report eon mu r c r tc to the Daily Nows b qe dialed observer who attended th roc .t great fair at Leipzie, Th waele fair showed the desire of th Ceemar nation to work. and recove itecia. but everywhere one was struck with the hopeless dependency of Ger- many on foreign raw materials and an in eased cost cutput. In fact, with 'German glass. pottery, textile, leather toy and many other industries closed down or operati:;g at five per cent. or tea per cent. of their normal output, due to the inability to buy raw mater- ials at the present value of the mark, the fair gave direct evidence of Ger- many's very difficult position. From conversation with the ex- hibitors the impression was gathered that nearly all branches of German industry are on the verge of bank- ruptcy, due, principally, to the short- age of coal, and secondly, to the loss of export trade, which carries with it inability to purchase the much-needed foreign raw materials. To assist in forcing a wedge into foreign markets German manufactur- ers have concentrated on new mechan- ical devices and novelties, which were much ,in evidence at the fair. Most of the German representatives are inclined to the opinion that they would recover their export trade through American and neutral buy- ers. Much as they would prefer to re-establish their pre-war trading con- nection with England, they feel that at present, because of English hostil- ity towards them, they had better con- centrate on American and the neutral nations surrounding Germany. Prices are approximately from 200 to 800 per cent. above their pre-war level. vineial Committees all through the a I country indicate that the Victory e�Loan organization is getting warmed up for the campaign. A notable of feature is that voluntary effort is er1 proving available to an extent which compares favorably with the previous campaigns. In the Province of Ont. arid, for instance, it is reported that already, out of the 62 county chairmen for last year's campaign, acceptances for acting in the same capacity this year have been received from 43 of them, while others are. not yet heard from finally, while a few of course find that special circumstances this year do not leave them as free to act as they were in previous campaigns. British Columbia reports that volun- tary workers are available in large numbers, -while the 'Campaign in that province hie a strong military flavor, with. Brig. -Gen. Odium as vice-chair- man for the province and Brig. -Gen. Clark, chairman for the pity of Vic- toria and the island district. It is reported that there is a growing ap- preciation throughout the country of the necessity for making the loan an abundant success in order that there may be no setback to the prosperity of the country. Peace Treaty Awaiting The King's Proclamation A despatch from,. London says:— Great Britain's ratification of the Peace Treaty, the Foreign Office says, awaits only the King's proclamation. All the Dominions have ratified the treaty, the Australian House on Sep- tember 19 and the Senate. German Goods Coming Slowly Into Britain A despatch from Leith, Scotland, says:—The steamship Weimar arrived here from Hamburg with only 150 tons of German goods, which rather dis- countenances the fears of British manufacturers of the Germans dump- ing their products on the United ICing- dom. The ship's officers aver that Germany is extremely short of raw materials. Canada ..Steamships Line to Enlarge Its Service A despatch from London says: -- Col. Grant Morden states that the Canada Steamships Line intends to greatly enlarge its ocean service. Be- side the direct French service already operating, similar services will be in- stalled in Holland and Belgium within a few weeks. •that doesn't :seem to be recuperating, BELGIAN INDUSTRY RAPIDLY REVIVING Country Bids Fair to be the First in Europe to Recover From War's Ravages. Belgium, the first country overrun by the Germans, bids fair to be the first to rehabilitate herself. Her basic industries are rapidly getting back to normal and her exports of' commodi- ties since the 'signing of the armistice a»w« ;;cuawsz.w>sS ;,2:,•za amu: act fit s: �: z@C 3d. ,fY2�a .�. w a ,v«; have been_. at a growing rate, which indicates that within a reasonable time Stony Indian Chiefs, oldest of their tribes, smoking the Pipe of Pewee Belgium will be standing on her own in honor of the youthful new chief, Morning Star, otherwise known as feet in the commercial world, the Prince of Wales. I "The coal mines of Belgium were not damaged," the report says, "as th invader meant to keep them, but the suffered abnormal wear and tear, par "titularly upon their hoisting cables Which have to be replaced. The outpu at the beginning of 19,19 was 60 pe cent, of the pre-war total. It is no 84 per cent. "The two causes which delayed th complete restoration of this industry viz., insufficiency of transport an diminution of the productive oapacit of the workmen, are gradually disap peering, and we feel that we can sa we shall soon reach the pre-war fig ures, as far as total output 'is co cerned. Belgium as already able t I export coal to her neighbors to th following amounts: Three hundred thousand tons monthly to France, 50, 000 to Italy, 10,000 to Holland an 50,000 to Switzerland, making a tote of 410,000 tons monthly, or 4,920,00 yearly. This assures to Belgium yearly income of more than 200,000, 000 francs, a rather important factor toward the rehabilitation- of the ex- change. . "Our iron works suffered dismantl- ing and destruction. Several years will be necessary for complete -repair, al- though work is already under way everywhere, and is being carried on with great energy. In 1914, there were fifty-two blast furnaces in Bel- gium, producing 2,300,000 tons of pig. iron, twenty-three of these were to- tally destroyed and ten were seriously damaged. Repairs are, of course, very difficult. Nine furnaces are'how work- ing. "Agriculture never suffered during. the war, except in the war zone. The yield of this year's crop evill,�ie almost equal to that of normal pre-war years. Lands lying in the war zone and de- vastated by shell fire will be taken by the Government, which will take over the farms, work them, and finally turn them back to their original own- ers in good condition. "Many of the railways, when the Germans were'forced to retreat, were destroyed, but rapid progress has been made in restoring the roads to work- ing condition. Germany has replaced, to a great extent, the rolling stock which she had taken away, and prac- tically all the stationary equipment has been so far restored as to provide slow transportation of freight, about as in normal times. On the main lines passenger traffic is already quite as intensive and as rapid as before the war." Weekly Market Report Breadstuffs. Toronto, Oct. 14.—Manitoba wheat —No, 1 Northern, $2.30; No. 2 North- ern, $2:27; No. 8 Northern, $2.23, in store Fort William. Manitoba oats—No. 2 CW, 80%c; No. 3 CW, 77%c; extra No. 1 feed, 78%e; No. 1 feed, 76%ce No. 2 feed, 74/ec, in store Fort William. Manitoba barley—No. 3 CW, $1.33%; No. 4 CW, $1.25%; rejected, $1.14%; feed, $1.14%4, in store Fort William. American corn—No. 3 yellow, nom- inal. No. 4 yellow, nominal. Ontario oats—No. 8 white, 84 to 86e, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat—No. 1 Winter, per car lot, $2 to $2.06; No. 2 do, $1.97 to $2.03; No. 3 do, $1.93 to $1.99, f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights. Ontario wheat—No. 1 Spring, $2.02 to $2.08• No. 2 Spring, $1.99 to $2,05; No. 3 Spring, $1.95 to $2.01, f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights. Barley—Malting, $1.29 to $1.32, ac- cording to freights outside. Buckwheat—Nominal. Rye—Nominal. Manitoba flour—Government stand- ard, $11, Toronto. Ontario flour—Government stand- ard, Montreal and Toronto, $9.40 to $9.00, in jute bags, prompt shipment. Millfeed—Car lots, delivered Mont- real freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $45; shorts, per ton, $55; good feed flour, per bag, $3.50. Hay—No. 1, per ton, $24 to $25; nixed, per ton, $18 to $21, track, To- rorto. Straw—Car lots, per ton, $10 to $11, track, Toronto. Country Produce—Wholesale. Butter—Dairy, tubs and rolls, 38 to 40c; prints, 40 to 42c. Creamery, fresh made solids, 52 to 521,5c; prints, 53 to 5335c. Eggs -53 to 55c. 2 Dressed poultry—pring chickens, r to 30c; rooster's, 25c; fowl, 20 to 26c; ducklings, 25 to 30c; turkeys, 85 to 40c; equabs, doz., $4.50. Live poultry—Spring chickens, 22 to 25c; roosters, 20c; fowl, 18 to 25c; ducklings, 20e• turkeys, 35c. Cheese—New, large, 28 to 29c; twins, 2835 to 29%c; triplets, 29 to 30c; Stilton, 31 to 32c. Butter—Fresh dairy, choice, 47 to 49c; creamery prints, 56 to 58c. argarine-33 to 38c. Eggs—No. l's, 57 to 58c; selects, 61 to 62c. Dressed poultry—Spring chickens, 30 to 36e; roosters, 23 to 25c; fowl, 30 to 34c; turkeys, 40 to 45c; ducklings, 34 to 35c; squabs doz., $6.00. Live poultry—Spring chickens, 22 to 26; fowl, 23 to 25c; ducks, 22 to 25c. Beans—Canadian hand-picked, bus., $525 to $5.75; primes, $4.25 to $4.75; Japans, $4:76 to $5; Imported, hand - pie ted, Burma, $4; Limas, 15 to 16e. Honey --Extracted clover, 5 -lb. tins, 24 to 26c; 10 -lb, tins, 231 to 24c. 60 -lb I tins, 23 to 24e; buckwheat, 60 -lb. tins, 18 to 20c; Comb, 16 -oz„ $4.50 to $5 doz., 10 -oz., $3.50 to $4, dozen. Maple products—Syrup, per imper- ial gallon, $3.15; per 5 imperial gal- lons, g lops, $3; sugar, lb., 27 to 28c. Provisions—Wholesale. Smoked meats—Hams, med., 43 to 44c; do, heavy, 36 to 88c' cooked, 56 to 59c; rolls, 33 to 35e; breakfast bacon, 46 to 50c; backs, plain, 48 to 50c; boneless, 53 to 55c. Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 32 to 33e; clear bellies, 31 to 32c. Lard—Pure tierces, 30 to 804c; tubs, 301/4 to 31c; pails, 3095 to 3114c; prints, 31% to 32c. Compound tierces, 27 to 27x,1; tubs, 271 to 28c; pails, 27% to 2835c; prints, 29 to 291�c. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Oct. 14.—Oats—Extra No. 1 fetid, 931/.c. Flour—New •stand- ard grade, $11 to $11.10. Rolled oats -Bags, $4.45 to $5. Bran, $45; Shorts, $55; Hay, No. 2, per. ton, car lots, $22 to $23. Cheese, finest east - erns, 25c; butter, choicest creamery, 58 to 59e; eggs, fresh, 68c; selected, 63e; No. 1 stock, 56 to 57c; No. 2 stock, 53 to 54e; potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.40. Dressed hogs—Abattoir killed, $25.50 to $26. Lard—Pure, wood -pails, 20 lbs. net, 30 to 30%c. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Oct. 14,—Choice heavy steers, $13 to $13.50; good heavy steers, $12.50 to $12.75; butchers' cat- tle, a tle, choice, $12 to $12.50; do, good, $11.25 to $11.50; do, rued., 10 to $10.75; do, corn., $7 to $7.60; bulls, choice, $10 to $10.50; do, med., $9,50 to $9.76; do, rough, $7.50 to $8; butch- er cows, choice, $10.26 to $10.75• do, good, $9 to $9.25; do, med., $8 50 to $9; do, corn., $7 to 7.50; stockers, $7.50 to $10; feeders, $10 to $11.25; canners and cutters, $5 to $0.25; milkers, good to choice, $110 to :$150; do, corn. and med., $05'to $75; springers, $90 to $150; light ewes, $8 to $9; yearlings, $9 to $10; spring lambs, per cwt., $18.75 to $14.25;, calves, good to choice, $17.50 to $21.50; hogs, fed and watered, $18; do, weighed off cars, $18.25• do, f.o.b., $17; do, do, to farm- ers, $6.75. lee' l ALL sok TO Plkct5' pon5N'rLs,K LIKE. 11Cc'. 6E COoe ria AuillumG- AnY Monk' RE LoaKs LIKE. THIRTY KaAJix:a�T" w%..'..r a44:'%, .,,� a,a The patient is having trouble with his convalescence, r Per 40LL‘f 1'LL 4ET IT WHEN I 4ET HOME P Oil STATIN' GOT TNIg LAT - all•ANY- TELL YOUli3:wipe Y.Ou Wuz AT A SWELL �l UD Ael' l'1VT AN, OP RA'iN4tR AN' HE WUZ TALklni• (ypERA ToYOt.,j15g•f� - S x f��'7eL'�i`Sr+. One war hero Mag RJ,C, ora• 1 Jam° Z". :.'I 32 S1ite pE T'CKLeb IV i TELL HER I'M 119TEf$E'a'rED IN 3Ub1`C! e y t vv e d y I' n 0 e a I 0 a Sweden Prepares to Join The League of Nations A despatch from Stockholm says:— The extraordinary session of the 'Swedish Parliament is being continued while the ratification of the German peace treaty by a sufficient number of the great powers to put it into effect is being awaited. When this occurs the question of Sweden joining the League of Nations will be immediately discussed 'by the Parliamentary body, The leaders of all the Swedish part- ies have expressed themselves as in favor of Sweden's entrance into the league. King of the Belgians Ran Engine on Royal Train A despatch from Chicago says:— The Bing of the Belgians ran the en- gine of his train for ten miles, The train on which the King and his party are travelling westward was stopped at Wauseon, Ohio, while his Majesty climbed into the cab of the engine and took over the throttle frpm the grimy pilot. • The King, who Inas a thorough knowledge of locomotive engineering, ran the heavy train for ten miles with- out a jolt. Then he stopped the en- gine and returned to his oar. CANADA'S NET DEBT NOW $1,750,000;000 Country's Financial Situation Shown .in Monthly Balance Sheet. A despatch from Ottawa says:—A disappointing situation an regard to the Dominion finances is reyealed in • the monthly balance sheet of the Fin- ance Department. 'During last month the net debt of the Dominion increased by nearly sixty-five million dollars, as compared with an increase of a little under twenty-eight millions for the month off September lest year. •The new debt now stands at $1,750,000,000. Before the war the net debt was $336,000,000. Last month's increase in the net debt was chiefly due to war expendi- , turd arising 'out of the war. Ex- . penditure under the heading of "War," • in fact, was about twenty-three mil- lion dollars higher than in September of last year. The figures are: War expenditure, September, 1918, $39,484,- 000; war expenditure, 'September, i 1919, $62,253,000. Part of this, how- , ever, is expenditure incurred in previ- i ons months. The figure is the total I of payments for the month which pas- sed through the boobs of the Finance Department. War expenditure for the six months ending September 30 com- pares as follows: 1919, $183,740,000; 1918, $103,064,000.. i CANADIANS SHOW • NATIVE RESOURCE Transport 600 Men to Qcean Liner in Spite of Railway p y Strike. A despatch from London says:—The recent railway strike brought out a smart piece of Canadian resource and organization at Buxton depot, On Sunday 600 men were to join the Belgic at Liverpool and a special train had been arranged for Saturday morn- ing, but on Friday evening it was can- celled. Col. Hanson, commander, and his staff, not to be beaten, however, began to organize u road transport, and, with the assistance of Capt. Smythe, of a local volunteer detach- ment, it was ail fixed up in four hours froth Manchester and London. By Saturday morning the lorries were all on hand. Saturday evening brought news that the last man was aboard the Belgic. 1t a civic farewell ceremony at Bux. ton on 'Thursday last, Col. Hanson planted a maple tree commemorating] the Canadians' long and intimate as- sociation with the town, Makes Women Eligible To Serve on Juries A despatch from London says: British women will soon be eligible to serve on juries by the Sex Disquali- fication (removal) Act, -1919. There is a proviso inserted by the House of Lords 'which leaves to the judge or other .presiding officer the power to make an order that the jury :shall he composed of men or women only, as the case may require, and to exempt a woman on her application from serv- ice in any particular case. Will Enforce Treaty, Says the 'Tiger A .despatch from Paris says:— Speaking In the Senate on the dis- armament of Germany, Leon Bour- geois declared that measures would have to be applied immediately after ratification of the treaty to that end. Premier Clemenceau, interrupting, said: "They will be; do not doubt it. One hundred French officers are in Berlin to see to Int." • Women's Service Corps Members to Emigrate A despatch from London says:— Simultaneously with news from Ot- tawa of a soldiers' emigration selec- tion committee to England, details are published of a new policy of emi- gration to Canada of women members of the service corps. It es aantigipated that a large proportion of the two hundred thousand women 'will :be ap- plicants for free passage to the Do- minions, and it is hoped to start the scheme early next year. . I1 i MeT l-1UG0 NOOK ATO WELL!! THE 4REAT T NOI$ ,AN' Hi; WUZ S0 INTEREST' IN4 • AL,I N' A59tyr MO lC'iCr IbN 4.T AWAY AMY 50OMt R+ `(OV I N 0ECT-HE p05 hN'T `O AK A N,,,./ORD OF W44LItHf /Eb�f (�QIIU d s' Direct Steamship Service. Canada and Norway A despatch from Montreal says: the arrival of the steam"bell:: r itanen- fjord is this porttlre establishmentof dicot steamship service betweeq Canada and Norwegian ports becomes an accomplished fact.. Full cargo has been booked, consisting of cereals, provisions, radiators, canned goods, apples, etc. The ports of call in Nora. way will be Trondhjem, Bergen, Stas ranger and Christiania, the first- named port being the headquarters oe the Norwegian Food Controller. May Take Eight Ye rs to Restore French Mines A despatch from Paris says:—:A commission, of German experts, who have visited the mines of northern • France, which were devastated during the war, believe that it will take from two to eight years to restore them to their former condition, according to The Gaulois. I, .Hlc Job. A politician, who is a great walker, was out e:ijoying his favorite recrea- tion. After going a few miles he sat down . "Wantto a restlift, mister?" asked a good- natured farmer driving that way. "Thank you," responded the politi- cian. "I will avail myself of your of- fer," The two rode on in silence for a while. Presently the' farmer asked: "Professional man?" "Yes," answered the politician, who was thinking of a bill he had pending before the House. After another long Aliso the farmer observed: "You ain't a lawyer, or you'd be talkin'; you ain't a doctor, 'cause you ain't got a bag, and you ain't a preach- er, from the looks of you. What is your profession?" "I ant a politician," was the reply. The farmer gave a snort of disgust. "Politics ain't no profession; 1"olitics Is a business," said he, Good Roads the Concerti of All. Road improvement is fundamentally an economic problem and affects either directly or indirectly our en- tire citizenship, reg•ndless of whether its members live in the country, the town or the crowded city; regardless of whether they drive a pleasure car, a lumber wagon, or walk the streets of the tenement dietriet, The great- est direct benefits will come to the users of the road; but In each in. stance there are indirect benefits reaching a greater numbed of people, and hence of greater importance final- ly nally than the direct benefits. The Value of the Bee's Sting. Mr. W. T, Raid, the late president of the British Bee -Keeping Associa- tion, presiding at a lecture in connec- tion with the scientific exhibiton in London, said he had receni:ly made a discovery about the sting of the bee which was very useful as a cure -for certain forms of rheumatism. He found that the poison of the bee was an almost infallible test as to whether a person was likely to succumb under an aumsthetio. If. a person suffered from a certain form of nervous weak- ness a bee sting on the hand would cause a large swelling and affect We glands of the body. That person should not be operated upon. A Job Wall Done. An old sailor approached a farmer for a meal one day, saying he yea willing to work. "I will give you a meal," said the farmer, "11'you will round up those sheep on the common there and drive them into the fold." In three hours time the sailor came back looking hot, but happy. Glancing over the gate in the field, the farmer saw the sheep safely in the fold. "There's a hare sitting up among 'em," he exclaimed. "Do you mean that little fellow there?" asked the sailor. "Why, that's the little beggar who gave me all the trouble. I thought it was a lamb." . Boost Cheerily. The clouds hang dark o'er land and sea, The day is drear—Ah, me! Ah, met But why despair when shadows come, And sit around so dour and glum? Go to your, work and make it hum--, Don't be a grouch—Boost cheerily! All Ara—ran—sod: "lint are you sure your wife don' mind you bringing me home to take "Quite sure, old chap, Why, we were arguing it out for nearly half an hour • this morning." t✓- j; Rustproof Steal, • By adding about 12 nor cent. of chromium to mild carbon steel an Emily lisp inventor has brought out a metal for tableware that le said to be rust and tarnish proof. Not a day passes over"the east! but men endo women of re note d great deeds, !peau: great words, a puffer noble fsorrewe.—Cha les Read "Light ii sweet, and it is pleasan for the eyes to see the sun.... Re.' jolts, 0 young man, in thy youth, ani - be happy in the days of thy, young vigor," :-Pilooleigastes,' M