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Zurich Herald, 1919-11-07, Page 7U ffTED TA ETES FEDERAL ORDER' 7A1LS TO TOr'CHECK MINES'.WALKOUT United Mine Workers of Am. erica Go Out Without Leader..a ship --- Federal Goveanment,Seizing,Coal Supplies. Chicago, Nov,, 2. -Information ob- tained from the bituminous coal fields of the United States, in which mel e than 400,000 members oil the United Mine Workers 'of America have been ordered out on•strike, to -night indicat- ed that there would be nothing Which could check the momentum of the walkout despite the temporary res- training order which was issued Fri- day in the United, States,, District Court at Inclianapolis. Deprived of the directing heads of its leaders, as a result of injunction, the membership of the union was prepared to enter the ljrst full working day since the strike ' order became effective in an effort to demonstrate its ability to halt the pro- duction of soft coal throughout the nation. ' The operators, so far as iivailable reports show, have not yet made plans to combat the strike, notwithstanding I the •fact that troops, both Federal and State, have. been sent in many - •stances tottocalities from 'which they, might best guard the coal'' properties in the contingency of violent efforts -(3, prevent •non-union men from taking the places of the strikers. On the other hand, there has beet? no reported picketing activity by members of tlbe unions. Both operators and strikers apparently had decided to await de- velopments befr;re• either of there' takes a further definite step in the controversy. Reports from various , railroad centres showed that seizure of .coal in transit, as ordered by the. •Federal Government, had begun. Hundreds '6f coal -laden cars in transit 'were talccin over by directors of the Fuel Adminlee tration, and were side-tracked to await possible distribution under the ad- ministration's priority schedule. MILLION FROM LINER lir-° SS.?NGER.S Enterprising Victory Loan Canvasser Has Already Sold $624,000. Halifax, Nov. 2.-A new record in Victory Loan campaigning was made last night, when J. C. Stredder raised formed, and Canada will have -her the total subscriptions from the Cun- arder Mauretania to $:i15,00, giving share of the output the same as before. This was the•statenient of Sir George Foster, Acting Premier, to the Cana- dian Press to -night. Sir George stated that the coal out- look, which is made serious by the present tie-up in the United States mines, was receiving serious consid- eration from the Government. "We have been as•sured," he said "that Canada will be treated the same as in other years in regard to supply- ing us with coal. As long as there as coal available there will be no dis- crimination against u•s because we are on this side of the boundary." Considerable uneasiness is felt in CANADA TO GET SHARE OF COAL United States • Will Not Dis- criminate Against Canada,: Ottawa, Nov. 2. -There will be 'iso discrimination against Canada an the matter of coal supply from the United States, the Government has been in - the liner eight crests on her Prance of Wales' flag, one more than the Adri- atic carried away from Halifax on Thursday. This brings the aggregate subscribed by passengers, mostly Am- ericans and British, on transatlantic liners in Halifax during the week up to $624,000. Mr. Stredder, who is -a local insur- ance manager, conceived the idea of canvassing the liners coming to Hali- fax. His first adventure on the Adri- atic -Met with a fine response, and when he brought the Lieutenant -Gov- ernor aboard to present the Prince of Wales' flag Mr. 'Stredder started new many quarters, however, if the strike drive, backed by British M.P.'s and should last long enough to eat up the supplies already on hand, in which case, of course, the export from the United States would be materially re- duced, if not altogether cut off. enthusiastic Ameatucans, which brought the Adriatic's total to $275,- 000 before ehe ,tailed. The Lapland came next, and Mr, Stredder and his aide, A. S. Cartels, extracted $32,000 from her passengers. Two days on the Mauretania have yielded $317,000, with the prospect of more to come. Monday morning Mr. Stredder boarded the Carmania, which has among her passengers. .Sir Thomas Lipton, and before the week is out expects to have a round million from the liners, • U.S. to Dispose of Treaty On Wednesday, Nov. 12 A despatch from 'Washington say: -Formal negotiations for an early final vote on ratification of the German peace treaty were launched en Friday in the Senate. Proposal that a final roll call be taken Wednes- day, Nov. 12, was made by Chairman Lodge of the Foreign Relations Com- '' mittee. Confidence of acceptance by all Re- publicans of his plan to dispose of the treaty on Nov. 12 was expressed by Senator Lodge prior to his departure for a week -end trip to his home ,in 3oston. Payments Made Russia By Britain hi Two Years A despatch from London says: - Cecil Harmsworth) Uncles -Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons, said<thet Constantin Nabo- koff, who represented Russia at Lon- don, had received from Great Britain, betweelt March, 1917, and March, 194 when payments ceased, more than 2184,000,000. High Prices For • Canadian War Goods A despatch from London says: - Dealers and the general public are very keen to get hold of surplus Cana- dian military stores. A five-day sale, including a varied assortment of.1,400 lots, realized £3,300. Some prices ob- tained were phenomenal. Canadian grey blankets, costing 29 shillings a pair new, sold for 10 shillings a pair after four years' wear. Tools brought higher prices than the original cost. New boots fetched 21 shillings a pair. Repaired pairs went at 11 shillings. Repaired boots, rfot guaranteed, made 5 shillings 9 pence. Much used type- writers -128 Underwoods -realized 20 per cent. over cost. The highest price obtained was 0E25. British Warships to Carry Commercial Men A despatch from London says: - British commercial travelers and the representatives of business houses are to be permitted passage aboard every British warship leaving the country for abroad. This, according to Sir Hamar 'Greenwood, Under-Secretary for Horne Affairs, who made -the an- nouncement before the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, is "a move unique in the history of the Empire." Walter Home Long, the First Lord ofethe Admiralty, has given his assent to this special service, Sir Hamar declared. . GERMANY MUST MAKE G,�° O� ALL VIOLATIONS OF AR 4 ISTICE Compelled to Surrender Cruis ers and Destroyers to Replace Those Sunk at Scapa Flow and Surrender Equipment of Equal Value to Battleships. Paris, Nov. 2. -Demand will be There is no provision in the proto- made of Germany that all violations col as to"how the warships and naval of the armistice shall be made good, supplies shall be divided among the This has, been called upon by the Su- Allied and associated powers. Ger- preme Council, which has completed many has been asked to_ se{id a com- the protocal to the German treaty. mission to Paris to sign the protocol The protoeol provides that Germany and attend the formal ratification of shall surrender cruisers and destroy- the treaty. ers to replace those sunk at Scapa The ll5upreme Council has completed Flow, and also surrender floating dry- its reply to the Bulgarian request for docks, lighters, trains, tugs and other changes in the peace treaty, and will naval equipments equal in value to probably submit it to the Bulgarian that of the first-class, battleships des- representatives to -morrow, granting ,roved, which Germany cannot replace. ten days for the signature. Ontario's New Prime Minister Ernest Charles etheiry, who is likely to be Ontario's next Premier, fame• 250 acres at Crown Hil1.,,gown Mill is one of those little places that lost its postoffice when rural 'mail routes were organized, but it is about five ni;iles from Barrie on the "Penetang" road. Two• hundred acres of Mr. Drury's possessions were selected and .pioneered by Mr. Drury's great-grand- father in 1819, and have been On eee ttRti�sa • E; C. Drury, who has been chosen leader of the United Farmers=Labor .parties in Ontario. possession of the family ever •since. "The'new Leacfef' is a good, practical farmer, with the added advantage of a course at the Guelph College and the degree of B.S.A. He hasn't special- ized in his farming to any 'great ex- tent, though perhaps he takes more pride in his herd. of dual-purpose Shorthorns than in anything, else.. Of late years he has given much atten- tion to the U.F.O. movement, with particular relation to the tariff. Al- ways he has been awtive in the com- munity life at Crown H:11. The fact that the church and the school are Airiiost at his door made easy his at- tendance at these meeting places. twins, 29b! to 30c; triplets, 30 to The new Leader is a little over forty i 30?i,c; Stilton, 33 to 34c. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 50 to 52c; creamery pints, 61 to 63e. Margarine -33 to 38c. Eggs -No. 1, 59 to 00c; selects, 62 to 63c; -new laid, 75 to 780 Dressed poultry --Spring chickens, 80 to 33c; roosters, 23 to 25c; fowl, 30 to 32c; turkeys, 45c; ducklings, 34 to ee y i a `ket Report Breadstui's, Toronto, No, 4. -Manitoba wheat- No. 1 Northern, $2,30; No. 2 North- ern, $2.27; No. 3 Northern, $2.23, in store Fort William. Manitoba oats -No. 2 CW, 83c; No, 3 CW, 80c; extra No. 1 feed, 80e; No. 1 feed, 78c; No. 2 feed, 75%c, in store Fort William, Manitoba barley -No. 3 CW, $1.45x ; No, 4 CW, $1.40; rejected, $1.24; teed, $1.24, in store Fort Wil- liam. American corn -No. 3 yellow, nom- inal; No. 4 yellow, nominal. Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 84 to 86c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat ---No. 1 Winter, per car lot. 32.00 to $2.06; No, 2 do, $1.97 to .$2.03; No. 3 do, $1.93 to $1.97, f,o.b. shipping , points, according to freights. Ontario wheat -No, 1 Spring, $2.02' 28% to 29%c; prints, °0 to 301hc. to $2.08; No. 2 Spring, $1.99 to $2.08; No. 3 Spring, • $1.95 to $2.01, f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights. Parley -Malting, $1,35 to $1.40, ac- cording to freights outside. Buckwheat -Nominal. Rye -Nominal. Manitoba hour -Government stand- ard, $11, Toronto. Ontario flour -Government stand- ard, Montreal, $9.25 t r $9.50; Toronto, stock, 58c; No. 2 stock, $55c; potatoes, $9.05 to $9.30, in jute bags, prompt per bag, car lots, $1.40 to $1.45; dres- sed hogs, abattoir killed; $25 to $25.50; lard, pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 32 ee c. Live Stock Markets, pi18Y/gcked Burma, 34; Limas,, 17% to c. Honey -Extracted clover, 5-1b, tins, 25 to 26c; 10-1b, tins, 241/.•. to 25c; •60 -lb tins, 24c; bluckwheat, G0 -1b.. tins, 18 to 20e; comb, 16 -oz., 34,50 to 35 doz.; 10 -oz., $3.50 to 34 .dozen, ' Maple products -Syrup, per imper- ial gal., $3.15; per 5 imperial gals., 33; sugar, lb., 27 to 28c. • .. . eek Provisions -Wholesale. Smoked meats -Hams, med., 39 to 40c; do, heavy, 34 to 35e; cooked, 50 to 59c; rolls, 33 to 35c; breakfast: bacon, 46 to 50e; backs, plain,. 48. to. 49c; boneless, 54 to fiGc. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 32 to 33c; clear bellies, 31 to 32c. Lard -Pure tierces, 30? to 31c; tubs, 31 to 31%c; pails, 81x/4 to 31%c; prints, 22 to 321/2c. Compound tierces. 28 to 28itc; tubs, 281/5 to 29c; pails, Montreal Markets. Montreal, Nov. 4. ---Oats, extra Ne. 1 feed, 93e; flour, new standard grade, 311 to $1110; rolled oats bag 90 lbs., 34.80 to $4.85; bran, $45; shorts, 352; Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, 323 to 324; cheese, finest easterns, 27 to 28e; butter, choicest creamery, 61% to 62c; eggs, fresh, 70e; selected, 64c; No. 1 shipment. 11Zillfeed-Car lots, delivered Mont- real freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, 345; shorts, per ton, $52. Hay -No. 1, per ton, $24 to 325; mixed, per ton, 318 to $21, track, To- ronto. ' 1 Straw -Car lots, per ton, 310 to 311, track, Toronto. Country Produce -Wholesale. Butter -Dairy, tubs and rolls, 40 to 42c; prints, 43 to 45c. Creamery, fresh made solids, 56 to 570; prints, 57 to 58c. Eggs -56 to 58c. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 25 to 30c; roosters, 25c; fowl, 20 to 25e; ducklings, 25 to 30c; turkeys, 35 to 40q; squabs, doz., 34.50. Live poultry -Spring chickens, 20 to 23c; roosters, 20c; fowl, 13 to 25c; ducklings, 20c; turkeys, 35c. Cheese -New, large, 29 to 291/2c; years of age, is strong and well built, and has a determined look. His family consists of wife and five children, three boys and two girls. His eldest Son will be able to run the farm while father runs the politics of the Prov- ince. In religion Mr. Drury is a Methodist. , I, 85c; squabs, doz., 36. .: Live poultry -Spring chickens, 22 to 260; fowl, 23 to 25e; ducke, 22 to DIVIDE REMAINING 25c, GERMAN WARSIHPS J •Beans -,Canadian, hand-picked, bus., 35.25 to 35.75; primes, $4.25 to $4.75; Japans, $4.75 to 36; imported, hand - Majority to Go to France and Italy, Consent of Allies. A despatch from Paris says: -The Germans must make reparation for the destruction of the Scapa Flow fleet, but this must be paid in other naval material or in property of the German Government which otherwise would not be subject to reparations: This is the decision of the Supreme Council after hearing reports, on the matter, these reports holding Germany responsible for the sinking. In• this connection it is learned that the United States and Great Bri- tain are about to consent that the re- gaining German warships shall be divided instead of being destroyed, the majority going to France and Italy. This represents a victory for the French. British Manufacturers Plan • -To increase Production dspatch from London says: -The Midland manufacturers, in conference, are taking great interest in the prob- lem of how'best to increase production. One scheme submitted involves notify- ing employes of the decrease in out- put. If no improvement is noted after ten days the Board of Trade might be called upon to make an investigation. If in this event the employers are found responsible, it is suggested that a fine of £50 sterling be enforced. If, on the other hand, the decrease in out- put is clue to slackness on the part of the employes, it is planned that a fair percentage, in accordance with the de- crease, be deducted from their wages. The scheme also proposes that the employer reward employes substan- tially for any suggestion which may lead to production being increased. Unique Gift to Prince From Montreal Hebrews A despatch from Montreal says: - Gifts of many kinds have been pre- sented to the ,Prince of Wales •during his tour of the Dominion, but one that differed from the rest was that pre- sented to him during'" his visit to the Baron de Hirsch Institute. A, tablet of gold, oil which ' were carved the Ten Commandments, was presented to the Prince,the tablet be- ing handed to him by Sylvia Lillian Cohen, the nine-year-old daughter of Mr. Lyon Cohen. The commandments were in Hebeew characters, but the words "Presented to his Royal High- ness the Prince of Wales from the ,Tewish citizens of Montreal" were in English. Toronto, Nov. 4. -Choice heavy steers, $12.75 to 313; good heavy steers, 312 to $12.50; butchers' cattle, choice, 311.25 to $11.75; do, good, $10.25 to $10,75; do, med., $9.to 39.25; do, com., 36 to 36.75; bulls, choice, 310 to 310.50; do, med., 39 to 39.25; do, rough, 37.25 to $7.50; butcher cows, choice, 310 to $10.501e do, good, 39 to 39.25; do, med., 38.25 to 38.50; do, con:., 36 50 'to $7; stockers, $7.00 to 310.00; feeders, 310,00 to $11.25; canners and cutters, 35 to $6.25; milkers, good to choice, $110 to 3175; springers, 390 to 3175; light ewes, 38 to 39.25; yearlings, 39 to $10.50; spring lambs, per cwt, 313.75 to $14.50; calves, good to choice, $16.50 to 319; hogs, fed and watered, 317; do, fed and watered, 317.25; do, f.o.b., $16; do, do, to farmers, $15.75. Montreal, Nov. 4. -Butcher steters, 39.75 to 312.50; med., 38.50 to ,9.50; com., 37.50 to $8.50; butcher heifers, good, 38.50 to 39.50; med., 37.50 to 38.25; common, 36 to 37.25; butet.her cows, good, 38 to $9:50; rued., 36.25 to 37.50; canners, $4.50 to 34.75; cut- ter„ 35 to 36; butcher bulls, contemn, $.25 to 36. Good calves, off cars, 310.50; heavy calves, $10 to 312; good veals, 314 to 316; medium, 39 to $13; grass, 36 to 36.550; ewes, $6.50 to $8.50; lambs, good, $13.75; common, 310.50 to $12.50; hogs selects, off car weights, 317; lights, 315.75 to 316; sows, $12. Sugar Shortage May Become More Acute A despatch from Ottawa says: -The sugar shortage in Canada promises to become more acute, owing to non -ar- rival of raw sugar, consequent on the longshoremen's strike at New York. The Canadian Trade Commission has taken a firm stand against further ex- port of sugar, and, also advises that as a temporary measure, the demand for sugar for domestic use should be met by the refiners before the manufactur- ers of products containing sugar are supplied. J. P. Morgan Subscribes $1,000,000 to Loan A despatch from Montreal says: - Sir Frederick Williams -Taylor, gener- al manager of the Bank of Montreal, authorizes the announcement of a sub- scription to the Victory Loan of 31,- 000,000 made by Messrs. 3. I'. Morgan Company, New York, through Bank of Montreal, their representatives. It is believed that this is the first direct subscription by Messrs. Morgan to any of the public issues made by the allies. PLAN TO BLOCK BELLE ISLE STRAIT Make Winter Navigalion in GLIM Practicable and Im- prove Climate. A despatch from London says: -A line of fast steamers will shortly b., running fortnightly from New York to Liverpool, which will call at St. John's, Newfoundland; and Halifax, says a statement by Sir Edgar Bowring, High Commissioner for Newfound- land, who has just returned to London. He added that Newfoundland was ex- pecting help from the Imperial Gov- ernment in the direction of more rapid and frequent communication with Britain. Newfoundland was consider- ing a proposal, recently broached in Canada, for blocking the Straits of Belle Isle to make Winter navigation in the Gulf practicable and improve the climate of the eastern seaboard of Canada and Newfoundland. The corn harvest of 1918 in Britain was more than 2,000,000 tons larger than that of 1914, while potatoes also showed a big increase, in spite of shortage of labor and fertilizers. GERMAN MOTION PICTURE FILMS ' OF U-BOAT MURDERS FOUND Camera Men on Submarine Took Views of Undersea Ves- sels Shelling British Ships -Were Designed For Exhibition in Germany. A despatch from New York says: - Motion picture films taken from the archives of Grand Admiral von Tirpitz in the former I{aiser'•s admiralty, and .showing allied vessels being torpedoed by German U-boats during the world war, have been brought here by J. H. Macksun, a Knights of 'Columbus sec- retary. The films, which were design- ed for exlsibitip by Germany on the day ,of efts trnunpli, were made by camera: men on ii submarine which was commissioned to cruise about the Irish Coast. and photograph merchant ves- sels after they had been attacked by undersea craft: This boat it*ed more than 40,000 feet of film. "Tt was largely -through the influ- ence of the present German Govern- ment that the films came into my possession," said Mr. Macksurn, who had charge of the motion picture work for the Knights of Columbus in France and Germany. "During the • revolution the Admiralty offices were raided by the snobs and the canisters containing the celluidid reels became scattered abouj,At Coblenz I made friends with a former high ranking army oft:0er and lie secured the films from Li revo- lutionary leader whom he knew pososs- ed ,them." The pictures depict the U-boats shelling ' four British vessels while those on the ships were swimming for lifeboats and rafts. A torpedo leav- ing the tube of a submarine and'speod- ing toward its victims is also shown. TRADE; :.RESUMED WITH GERMANY Britain and France Buying in Teuton Markets. A despatch from London says: -e Within the last few weeks a feeling has come over Europe that an under- standing must be reached at once on a post-war policy regarding trade with Germany and Russ;,. In fact, there is almost daily evidence that this under- standing has been practically reached already, and it means that Germany is pack in the old commercial family again in as full membership as pos- sible With her limited supplies and external credit handicaps. There is no getting away from the actual facts, no matter how much the English and French public would like to avoid buying anything German, and the facts are that Germany has opti- cal goods, machines, toys, chinaware and pianos that. cannot be obtained. elsewhere. Such good's are finding their.way out of Germany in large quartities, although not with the old "Made in Germany" label. America, England, France and Italy during the war Iabelled nearly ever'y- thing with the name of the country in which it was made, with the result that nearly every article now par- chased shows its nationality, German manufacturers, meting this,. have adopted a new .policy, end one which arouses no animosity. They simply leave their goods without marks. France is carrying on a heavy trade with Germany, and ;in some cases even buying important commo- dities from her which she formerly bought in England. This is due to the exchange rate, francs being at a ciiseount in London and at a big prem- ium in Germany. French manufactur- ers are able to save from 50 to 75 per cent. on consigan:ents of goods in which Germany spc.,ializei. It is. only recently .that England would countenance any imports from Germany wh<tever, but it is now real- ized that Germany has not the large quantities of goods stored that. she was reported to have for the purpose of flooding foreign markets after the war. So the policy toward Germany has taken more definite shape. She, will have no opportunity for dumping either in France or England, but the goods she can advantageously supply without irksome competition with the home trade are already being import- ed. There is constant discussion among lawmakers, however, assuring the commercial world that if Germany begins a trade war by dumping, steps will be taken to stop it. As regards Russia, British manu- facturers are convinced that with that country's raw materials and their own manufacturing resources the two' countries could work together to great mutual advantage. An economic mis- sion to Russia has been suggested, Getting the railways of Russia in shape again i' the present great prob- lem, and it is not unlikely that when a semblance of calm is restored Brie tish capital will 'take an active hand in repairing and rebuilding the roads, This would solve the food problem ie Russia, ,which is largely one of trans- portation, and clear the way for build. ing up a great commercial future which leading Englishmen predict it in store for Russia. CANADIAN EGGS ON LONDON MARKET Throngs of Citizens Feast Eyes on Shipment of Rare Food. A despatch from London says: --A throng of Londoners round the Cana- dian Government shop in Charing Cross on Friday feasted ravished eyes on a window full of magnificent Cana- dian: eggs. In the good old days eggs eye' bacon was the world-renowned breakfast of the Englishman. That was before eggs rose to 11 cents apiece and promptly disappeared from cur- rency -an economic cataclysm which cast a gloom on the Englishman's whole existence, and must be held to account in some degree for the pre- vailing unrest. In the announcement, attached to the astonishing eggs,' that "Canada .,ill ship six million dozen eggs to Great Britain this year" the Londoner, weary of the Food Control- ler's manna, caught the first glimpse of the post-war land of promise, 40,000 Died of Starvation In Petrogn ad in One Month Stockholm, Nov. 2.-•-•A despatch to the Tidende 'roin Helsingfcrs says the famine in Petrograd is assuming ter- rible proportions. Forty thousand persons have died from starvation within a month, it is declared. Petrograd has been without bread for the last two weeks, thousands 'of persons dying daily, according to in- formation brought to Helsingfors yes- terday by a Fins who escaped from a prison camp at Moscow en Oct. 12,