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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1919-04-18, Page 7€E , AN it TO PAY $5,000,000,000 FOR LOSSES OF BRITISH DOMINIONS Australia's Casualties During the War Totalled 307,900 Out of :a. Total Force of 400,000, • Melbourne, Australia, April 13,-- Reports cabled here of the proceed- ings of the reparations committee of the Peace Conference' et Paris place the losses of the British Dominions and colonies, for which payment shall be asked from Germany, at $5,000,- 000,000. Australia's total casualties during the war, with the figures brought, up to February of the current ,year, to= tailed 307,900, according to a state- ment made public to -day by the Gov- ernment of the. Commonwealth. The total forces of Australia, raised by voluntary enlistment, numbered 400,'- 000 out of a total population of less than 5,000,000 The casualties are divided as follows: Dead 58,035 Missing' 193 •Prisoners 428 Wounded 166,606 Sick 82,409 Unspecified 219 Markets of the World Breadstufl's. • Toronto, ApI. 15 -Manitoba Wheat -No. 1 Northern,. $2.244; No. 2 'iVorthcrn, h ? 21 • 3V"o. 3 Northern, $2.1'T ; No. 4 wheat, $2.111%, in store. Fort William. Manitoba oats -No. 2 OW., 71.7esc; No. 3 C.W„ 687,ec; extra No. 1 feed, 68%c; No.1 feed, 66%c; No. 2 feed, • 63%c, in store Fart William. Manitoba berley-No, 3 C.W., $1.034c; No. 4 C.W., 981kc; roje ted, 91%t feed, D1„ c, in ,store Fort Wil- liam. American corn --No, 3 yellow, $1.80; No. 4 yellow, $1.77, track To- ronto, prompt .shipment. Ontario oats --Nd. 2 white, 70 to 72c; No. 3 white. 68 to 70e, accord- ing to freights outside. Ontario wheat -No. 1 winter, per car lot, $2.14 to 32.20; No. 2 do, $2,11 to $2.19; No. 3 do, $2.07 to $.15 f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights - Ontario wheat -No. 1 Spring, $2.09 to $2.17; No. 2 do, $2.06 to $2.14; No. 8 do, $2.02 to $2.10 f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights. ' Peas -No. 2, $1.70 to $1.80, nom- inal, according to freights outside. Barley --Malting, 950 to $1, nom- inal. Buckwheat -No. 2, 95c, nominal. Rye -No. 2, $1.55, nominal. Manitoba flour -Government stan- dard, $1.0.75 to $11. Toronto. Ontario flour -Government stan- dard, $9.65 to $9.75 in bags, Toronto and Montreal, prompt shipment in jute bags. Millfeed--Car lots delivered, Mon- treal freights, bags included. Bran, $42 to $48 per ton; shorts, $44 to $48 per ton; good feed flour, $2.70 to $3 per bag. Hay -No, 1, 124 to $26 per ton; Mixed, $22 to $23 per ton, track To - ,onto. Straw -Car lots, $10 to $11 per ton. Country Produce -Wholesale. Butter -Dairy, tubs and rolls, 36 to 38c; prints, 40 to 41c. Creamery, .fresh .made prints, 56. to 58c. Eggs -New laid, 41 to 43c. Dressed poultry -Chickens, 26 to 34c; roosters, 25c; fowl, 28 to 33c; ducklings, 32c; turkeys, 45c; squabs, doz., $6. Live poultry -Roosters, 22c; fowl, 28 to 33c; ducklings, ib., 35c; turkeys, 30c; chickens, 27e. Cheese-Neiv, large, 28 to 28443c; twins, 284 to 29e; triplets, 29 to 294c; Stilton, 294 to 30c; old, large, 294 to 30c; twins, 80 to 304c. Wholesalers are selling to the re- tail trade at the following prices: Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 48 to 50c; creamery, solids, 61 to 62c; prints, 62 to 63c. Margarine -34 to 35c. Egdincartons, srtoi48 to 490. 46 o 47c; new la Dressed • poultry -Chickens, 35 to 400; roosters, 28 to 300; fowl, 87 to 38c; turkeys, 45 to 50c; ducklings, Ib., 35 to 38c; squabs, doz., $7; geese, 28 to SOc, Potatoes-Ontarios, f.o.b. track Toronto, car lots, $1.20 to $1.25. • Beans -'Canadian, hand-picked), bushel, $3.75 to $4.g primes, $2.50 to $3; imported hand-picked, Burma or Indian, $3.25; Limas, 14o. Honey -Extracted clover: 5-1b. tins, 25 to 26c lb.; 10 -Ib. tins, 244 to 25e; 60-1b. tins, 24 to 25c. Buck- wheat: 60-1b, tin, 19 to 20c. Comb: 16 -oz., $4,50 to $5 doz.; 12 -oz,, $8.50 to $4 dozen. Maple products -Syrup, per wine gallon, $1.85; per `imperial gallon, $2,30; per 5 gallons, $2.20; sugar, ib., 27_ to 28c. Provisions -Wholesale. Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 87 to 39c; do, heavy, 33 to 34c; cooked, 50 to 52c; rolls, 31 to 32e; breakfast bacon, 41 to 45c; backs, plain, 45 to 46c; boneless, 50 to 52c. Cured meats --Long clear bacon, 28 to 29c clear bellies, 27 to 28c. Laru-Pure, tierces, 29 to 294e; tubs, 294 to 30e; pails, 29'4 to 801/40; prints, 304 to 31c. Compound tierces 25% to 25%e tubs, 253/.ic to 264/4c; pails, 26 to 264X; prints, 274 to 27%1. Montreal Markets. Montreal, April 15 -Oats -Extra No. 1 feed, 83c. Flour -Spring wheat Rew standard grade, $11 to $11.10. olled oats -Bags, 90 lbs., $3.60 to $5.75. Bran,' $46 to $47. Shorts, $47 ko $48, Hay: No. 2, per ton, ear lots, $26.50 to $27. Cheese -Finest easterns, 24 to 25c. Butter ---Choicest creamery, 62 to 624c. Eggs--kiresh, 47 to 48e. Potatoes --Per bag, car lots, $1.30 to $1,50, Dressed hogs - Abattoir killed, $27.50 to $28, Lard- Pufv, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 30% to fete ' Live Stock Markets. Toronto, April 16 -Good heavy steers, $14.50 to $16,50; choice but- cher steers, $13.25 to $14; butchers' cattle, choice, $13.50 to $14; do, good, $12.75 to $13; do, medium, $11,50 to $12; do, common, $10 50•to $11; bulls, choice, $11.50 to $12.50; do, medium bulls, $10 to $10,50; do, rough bulls, $7.75 to $8.25; butchers' cows, choice, $12 .to. $13; do, good, $10.50 to $11.50; do, medium, $9.25 to 810; do, com- mon, $7.50 •to $8.25; stockers, $8.75, to $11.50; feeders, $11.50 to $13:50; canners and cutters, $5.50 to $7; milkers, good to choice, $90 to $1501 do, com. and med., $65 to $75; spring- ers,,$90 to $150; light ewes, $13 to $14; yearlings, $12 to $14; spring Iambs, $18 to $21; calves, good to choice, $15.50 to $17.50; hogs, fed and watered, $20.75 to $21; do, weighed off cars, $21 to $21.25; do, f.o.b., $20 to $20.25. WILL KEEP Fl YER AFLOAT 8 DAYS Life -Saving Suits Testedf+ By Trans -Atlantic Navigators at St. John's, Nfld. A despatch from St. John's, Nfld., says: -Harry G. Hawker and Lieut.- Commander ieut:Commander McKenzie Grieve, his navigator on the impending airplane flight across the Atlantic, have tested the life-saving suits they will wear during the big hop. The suits are those developed by the American navy with airbags on the chest and on the back between the shoulder blades. The feet have leaden soles and the fabric is waterproofed in such a way, that they are guaranteed to keep a man afloat for eight days. The only place they can admit water is at the neck and wrists when not adjusted snugly. The test was made in a small lake near the airdrome a* Mount Pearl, and was a lark fo Hawker and Grieve, Though the is was forming on the water and th air was filled with snow from th edges of what is said to be the wi ter's worst storm, which rag farther inland. the two me splashed about like kids trying duck each other and generally hors playing. They even triad to sho what have been nicknamed the "ra ids," a tumultuous Little stream th forms the outlet of the lake. T suits worked very well, though sem water got in the neck and sleeves an the men found that their feet ke on the surface. This was the resu of the soles not being heavily enoug weighted, and can easily be remedies When the actual start is made on th flight, both Hawker and Grieve w wear these suits, with the collapsibl lifeboat tested yesterday; this wi form the only precautions agains drowning the voyagers will take. The assembling of the plane has bean completed. It was said by mem- bers of the party that the test flights now await favorable weather only. This is not yet in sight, and the field is still in bad shape. The water stands to a depth of six inches at some places, while on others it has been drying out quite satisfactorily. WAR MINISTER OF SAXONY KILLED BY MOB Copenhagen, April 18. -Herr Neur- ing, War Minister in the Govern- ment of Saxony, was killed at Dres- den yesterday by disgruntled soldiers to whom the Minister had refused a hearing. The War Ministry was stormed by demonstrators who drag- ged out Herr Neuringeand threw him into the Elbe, where he was shot and killed as he tried to swim to the bank. Poison Gag to be Utilized For Destruction of Larvae 200,000 MONTHLY DIE IN PETROGRAD All Plans, of Sending Food In volve 'Recognition of the Bolshevilti. - A despatch from Paris says,--• IIjaimar Eranting, the Swedish So- cialist leader, and Dr. Fridtjof! Nan - sen, head of the Norwegian Food Mission to the United States and several other prominent Scandin- avians and Swiss subjects, have been conferring with members of the In- ter -Allied Relief Council in an effort to arrange for the feeding of the larger cities of Rusaia, especially Petrograd. A proposition by the Council of Four to send food to Soviet Russia if the Bolsheviki ceased hostilities was presented on Friday. This plan however, met with serious opposition, particularly from the French, on the ground that it would constitute rec- ognition of the Bolsheviki Govern- ment. The proposed plan would have placed the food entirely under the control of a neutral commission, and consequently, the American position on the revictualling of Soviet Russia would not constitute recognition on the pert of the Entente. Bowyer, the French hold it impossible to ask Gen- eral Denekine apd the Don Cossack Governments to cease fighting, even if the Brolsheviki are willing. Dr. Nansen is anxious that the revictual- ling plan be adopted speedily so that food, ships can approach Petrograd as soon as the ice breaks up. Dr. Nansen estimates the death rate at 200,000 monthly, directly or indirectly due to starvation. He says the world cannot stand idly by and watch women and children starve. Virtually all children of less than two years are now dead in. Petrograd, according to Dr. Nan - sen, and conditions are terrible be- yond description in the orphans' homes and hospitals. QUEBEC WANTS WINE AND BEER Both City and Country Gave Affirmative Vote on Referendum. A despatch from Montreal says: - By a majority of 100,000 votes the Province of Quebec pronounced itself in favor of light wines and beer on the referendum voted on Thursday. At least fifty per cent of the voters went to the polls out of the 400,000 reistered. Both cities and country PART -OF CANADA'S WAR EXPENvES $80,000,000 For Clothing and Over $4,000,000 For Ma- Ciiine Guns. A despatch from Ottawe says: - Items which served to make up Can- ada's military expenses in the war to September 30, 1918, are shown in a statement by R. P. Brown, chief ac- countant of the Department of Militia And Defence, Military expenditures to that date, a month and a half be- fore the signing of the armistice, ggregated $962,702,046, of which slightly more than half was disburs- ed in Canada. More than half of the total, $552,084,569 was required for pay. .and allowances of soldiers, in - eluding subsistence, billeting, rations, and assigned pay. Separation allow- ances accounted for $78,956,000; for maintenance of troops in France the expenditure to the date mentioned was' $114,336,666. Clothing for our soldiers cost the country $78,965,979, and boots and repairs to boots $11,- 107,239. 11;107,239. Motor trucks, nmbul•ances and other vehicles called for the dis- bursements of $10,215,220. The car- riage of troops by sea entailed an ex- penditure of $17,448,495, and by land $18,761,564. Other items were; Do- minioti arsenal, Quebec, $4,077,800.23; Dominion arsenal, Lindsay, $1,725,- 886.56; Ross Rifle Company (rifles and 'bayonets to December 81e 1917), $8,911,614.08. Machine guns, $4,743,478.40; stores, including bedding, furniture and cooking utensils, $16,716,555.84. Pur- chases of remounts (expenses of pur- chasers), $8,593,135. Saddlery and horse equipment, $3,145,974.34. For- age and stabling, $4,456,129. Camp Borden, $352,406. Site of 'Lindsay arsenal, $26,657. Construction and machinery for Lindsay arsenal, $1, 514,734. British Recruiting Mission to the United States, $713,922, and amounts recoverable . from British and foreign Governments, $2,999,073. 2,000,000 TONS ADDED TO NAVY 12 New Types of Submarines, 300 Destroyers, and 100 Mine -Sweepers. ;1W -ditch from London says:- tea.nl. two million tons of ship - took added to the British navy pets war at a cost of between fhe00 and £300,000,000, ae- und. a statement by Sir E. H. r theyson-D'Eyncourt, Director cher Construction at the Admir- of fig the battle of the Falkland ise the statement says, the de- g: the ,Renown and Repulse was b, from battleships to battle is, the value of battle cruisers become apparent. The famous " ships -the Courageous, Glori- to,d Furious -were designed to on -it German light cruisers and 0'-. They carried fifteen -inch t heel steamed 82 knots an hour. th-the war three hundred des- tior400 mine -sweepers and twelve vines of submarines were added ucritish navy. acit,CLES- EMBODIED boTEE LEAGUE COVENANT A despatch from Paris says: - Poison gas, that worked such havoc during the war, will be utilized for a very different and beneficent purpose in the future,it is announced in scientific circes. Gabriel Bertrand, of the Pasteur Institute, informed the Academy of Soiences that he has dis- covered a method by which such gas might be applied for the destruction of caterpillars and injurious larvae, which had worked destructively on tree growths in the country districts x1uriug the past few years. e app te., e overnmen compromised on the demands made from the liquor faction, who demand- ed a continuance of complete "wet" privileges and those calling for the enforcement of the Act by. submitting the question of the sale of beer and wine alone to the elector's. PLAN TO INCORPORATE AUSTRIA INTO GERMANY A despatch from Paris says: -- Despatches from Vienna announce the arrival there of a German dele- gation, which has opened negotia- tions for the incorporation of Aus- tria in Germany. BRITISH FORCES TAKE TREBIZOND London, April 13, --British forces have occupied Trebizond, Asiatic Turkey, according to a Constanti- nople despatch, under date of Thurs- day, to the Exchange Telegraph Company., Bavarian Frontier Closed To Prevent Spread of Bolshevism A despatch from Geneva says: -- Despatches received from Innsbruck report that the Italian commander in the Tyrol has ordered the closing of the Bavarian frontier, over which no- body has been permitted to pass since Thursday. The despatches add that the step was taken owing to fears of a spread of Bolshevism to Italy. April 13. -An official com- m.,. issued • to -day says: "The t contains 26 articles. The e l� document has been carefully rev: d from -the point of view of drafting, and it contains, in addition its specific statement of a number of principles heretofore regarded by the commission as implicit as the coven- ant. "Except for the technical task of bringing the French and English texts into accord, the covenant is ready for the plenary conference. It will therefore be made public in the course of a few days." • GARRISON OVERTHROWS MUNICH GOVERNMENT Weimar, April 13. -The Bavarian Government has sent Deputy Vogel of Fiterth to Munich as its represen- tative. He is charged with entire civil and military authority in Mun- ich. All the Soviet decrees have been annulled, The. Governinent atiunich wee overthrown by the garrison. CAP1FAL OF CRIMEA TAKEN BY BOLSHEVIKI FORCES London, April 18. -The Ukrainian Soviet forces have captured Simfero- pol, capital of the Crimea, and Eupa- toria, 38 miles west northwest of Simferopol, with considerable bootie. This information is contained in a Russian Government wireless com- ,count' ation received to -day. LIGHT AT JON'S,' Citizens Had First View of Mar- vellous Machine for Trans - Atlantic 'Trip, A despatch from St. John's, Nfid„ says: -Malting a servant of a heavy frost which came on Wednesday night Harry G. Hawker on Thursday afternoon made a test flight in the Sopwith airpla'n3e in which he will undertake the frst•air voyage across the Atlantic. Loading barely enough gasoline to keep the ship in the air for 40 minutes, he took off at 4.40 o'clock, and until 5.30 circled at vary- ing altitudes 'up to 8,500 feet over Conception .Bay and the City of St, John's and its harbor and the huge ice fields which stretch 40 miles out from the mouth of the harbor. No. announcement had been made of the flight, but the Iiuni of the big engine gave the alarm to the' city, and from stores and offices, house, and ships at anchor; thousands poured out to see the wondrous sight. It was a won- drous sight for them literally, for never before has an aircraft •of any, description been seen over this island, Crowds watched with real awe the beautiful picture of the machine gleaming in the sun. They stood in the street ear tracks, but the trams did not disturb them, for the crews and passengers alike declined to let, a little thing like a schedule inter- fere with their view. They stood in the roadway, but the drays and Victories stopped dead at the first note of the motor's song. It might have been some apparition of dis- d aster for the way in which it at - traded and held all eyes. It is prob- ably true that more than half the population of 25,000 waited in the streets a full half-hour and found occasional glimpses of the plane a more than adequate reward. OUTRAGES l E EWE IN EGYPT Rioting in Cairo and Alexandria Directed Against Armenians. Cairo, Egypt, April 13. --In two days of rioting here, ended at noon Thursday, thirty-eight persons were killed and one hundred wounded, it is announced in to -day's official com- munique. Armenians were. chiefly the objects of the mob's attacks, and seven of those killed were of that nationality. In rioting in Alexandria three 'persons were killed and six seriously injured Saturday morning, while a continuation of attacks on the troops resulted in the killing of seventeen other persons during the afternoon. Thirteen Nationalist leaders sail- ed for Marseilles on Thursday. They expressed the opinion, that their de- parture would greatly calm the pas- sions of the people and spoke in praise of General Allenby, special high commissioner for Egypt and the Soudan. FRANCE SATISFIED WITH SETTLEMENT Reparation For War Losses Ade- quate, Says Cleinenceau. Paris, April 18. -Premier Clenen- ceau told a deputation of the Radical Socialist group which called upon him to -day that the question of repara- tion by Germany had been settled among the allies a few hours previ- ously on a basis that would satisfy the desires of the deputation, as these had been presented to him, and that the same could be said for the nego- tiations concerning the Saar valley. Concerning reparations, the mini- muin requirements formulated by the group comprised the placing of the coal mines of the Saar basin at the disposal of France, while it contend- ed that complete reparation must be obtained for all damage to persons and property and provision made for the payment from enemy funds of all war pensions. Canadian Deserters Shot Both in England and at the Front A delpitelLIzeIR ate=in- Ftd%. Hugh Guthrie sate in t id Commons that he had been informed that z}, number of Cs.nadia: deserters overseas had �.ieeh executed. er's had received sentences up to 30 years. §ajd the punishments in England were more severe than in this coun- try". General tttughes said they had been tried by court-martial and shot, both in England and at the front. Ink stains on carpet can be romov- ed if of long standing, by treating with oxalic acid, AN EASTER PARTY AU children adore en Easter party and at this season a delightful of air May be planned for the small people. The invitations are written on pretty Easter cards. If the party is to be held on a school clay, arrange to have the, children come directly from' school; if it is to be the Satur- day before or. the Saturday after Easter, the party can "begin" at three, which is still better. The entertainment should be care- fully planned and some older person should be in charge to see that everything moves smoothly, Some of the small guests are likely to be shy at first so it is best to begin with a quiet game. Before they ar- rive, cut • a number of picture post cards in not too many pieces ---the kind having bunnies, chickens and eggs. Give each child the pieces of one card and allow fifteennminutes to fit the pieces together. Next, suggest an egg hunt. If the weather is favorable this can be held out-of-doors. Ileal eggs, boiled and colored, can be used and by way or variety a few china nest eggs and some candy eggs. If held in the house it is better to use the small candy eggs. Conceal them in all manner of places and g:lre each child a. paper bag in which to- collect them. The Raster bunny stunt is not new but is great fun for children and even for older people. Draw on a sheet or large piece of white cloth a bunny standing on its hind legs and holding up its paws as• though it were carrying an egg. Stretch the sheet on the wall or door where it can be tacked firmly in place. Cut eggs from colorer: paper and in each egg stick a pin. Blind- fold each child in turn, give him an egg, start him in the right direetion and tell him to pin the egg in Bun- ny's paws. The child who pins his egg the nearest in position may be given an Easter bunny and each of the others a small one. Then conies supper. If one of the attractive Easter sets of paper table cover and napkins decorated with bunnies cannot be procured, very pretty ones can be arranged from crepe paper. A centerpiece is made by filling a low, round glass dish with eggs, vinee and moss prettily arranged. Round the dish place a row of tiny yellow chicks. Tie a narrow yellow ribbon around each chick's head. This ribbon leads to each plate and ends with another chick. To each chick's neck is tied a card with the guest's name. Serve stuffed eggs in a nest of let- tuce and egg-shaped sandwiches of brown and white bread. Lemonade may be served -though milk is bet. ter. If straws are provided for the guests they will be delighted and it will not seem like "just milk." Next, serve egg-shaped ,ice-cream and cookies cut with a "rabbit" cut- ter, with currants for eyes. As the guests leave the table, give each a numbered card. On the living room table stands the "Easter bas- ket." This contains a nest made from yellow paper cut in very nar- row strips. In the nest are a num- ber of small boxes and to each box is attached a narrow yellow ribbon. At the end of the ribbon is attached a card bearing a number correspond- ing with the number of their cards. Each one in turn gives the box a quick pull and there is , a box of candy eggs "to take home," And now the hostess gathers the .children round her and tells them the legend of the Easter rabbit. In the beginning the rabbit was a bird. As a great favor the goddess of spring gave it four legs. In remembrance of its former life as a'bird when the spring or Easter season comes it lays eggs of gorgeous colors. Then in a few simple words, the children are told of the egg being a symbol of the resurrection and that is why we use it at Easter time when we are think- ing of the life everlasting and all things made new. This, followed by the singing of a few familiar songs, will have a quieting influence and the children will go to their homes with happy memories of a delightful Eas- ter party. GENEVA HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS SEAT OF THE LEAGUE A. depntch from Paris says: - Geneva, Switzerland, has been chosen as the seat of the League of Nations, according to announcement here. . At the meeting of the Commission on a League of jv'6tiQns len sections of the doVenant were e hsiderea and passed. Body of Name Edith Cavell Will be Removed to England A despatch from London says:-•-• Arrangements are being made, it is understood, for the removal of the body of Edith Cavell, the English nurse executed by the Germans at Brussels in 1915, to this country. The reinterment of the body in English soil will be made the occasion of an extensive public ceremonial.