HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-04-01, Page 2BERLIN UNDER MARTIAL LAW
MUCH FIGHTING IN OTHER DISTRICTS
Spartacans Control Mining R egion ---- President Ebert and
Cabinet Return to Be rlin-Reds Gaining in
West G ermany.
C,oblenz, March 21. -The •Spartae-
ns gained control of the Ruhr district
to -day. The Red army won Duisburg,
Ganborn, Mul'heins and Mettmann,
!vest of Elberfeld.
.A. report at noon states that the
figtate troops from Duisburg have cut
heir way through to Dinslaken, south
sof Weesel, where a State troop eon-
»entration is apparently taking place.
A direct report from Duisburg says
'that a Soviet Government has been set
tip there. No private telephone con-
versations are permitted except for
the procuring of food and coal.
Three thousand persons were killed
In the fighting at Leipzig before the
Government troops captured the town
Friday, according to statements made
by three American business men who
arrived here to -night from Leipzig,
which place they left Saturday night.
Up to Wednesday there was strike
agitation in Leipzig against the Kapp
regime, then anarchy and Soviet con-
trol until the Government troops
shelled the Volkshaus and Labor head-
quarters Friday afternoon.
There were 2,000 persons in the
!building, who were shot down as they
made their exit. The shells finally
set fire to the building, killing other
hundreds.
Berlin. March 21. -Berlin is under
rigid martial law and the troops are
preventing a renewal of the last two
day's battles, but there is much
fighting in other places in Germany.
It is reported that the Communists
hold Dortmund, Duesberg, Meuhie-
heinm, Dusseldorf, Gotha and Cottbas.
Severe measures, amounting to a
state of serge, were placed in effect
to -day by President Ebert for Berlin.
All persons are ordered off the
streets after sundown, and anyone
carrying arms will be shot without
further parley,
All Schwerin is torn by a general
strike and plundering.
In the Vogtland coal district the
Communists are gaining the upper
hand. The miners threaten to de-
stroy the nines if the Communists
are defeated.
A11 Thuringia is reported in con-
trol of the Soviets except the Weimar
district.
The total dead in Dresden to date
is sixty-eight. There is a general
strike do Pomerania.
In the suburbs of Stuttgart the
crowds are parading and firing re-
volvers indiscriminately.
After serious fighting Keil again
is in the hands of the Government,
At Kassel a crowd tried to storm
the military headquarters. Seven-
teen were killed and eighty-four
wounded.
Gotha is in the power of the Rad-
icals.
The general strike is practically
over. at Hanover. Work has been re-
sumed.
The rebel troops left Breslau yes-
terday, flying flags of the old colors.
A great crowd jeered and hooted,
and general shooting followed. It
was not ordered, even the troops
firing on each other. Many people
and soldiers were killed and wounded.
President Ebert returned to Berlin
from Stuttgart at 11 o'clock this
morning. The entire Cabinet is in
Berlin and has been sitting since two
o'clock this afteroon.
The state of seige in Berlin and
the Province of Brandenburg was
raised Saturday afternoon, it was
announced officially to -day. as.
The streets of Berlin, for the first
time in a week, present a peaceable
aspect to -day.
London, March 21.• -Government ad-
vices received from Germany to -day
are to the effect that the Independent
Socialists are demanding further con-
cessions on the part of the Govern-
ment, probably because the Commun-
ists are gaining the upper hand in
West Germany.
The advices from Essen, Dusseldorf
and Elberfeld indicated that all three
towns were in the hands of the Spar-
tacans; that srymething approaching
anarchy was taking place in Essen,
and that fighting was continuing in
Leipzig.
Weekly Market Report
Breads tuffs
Toronto, Mar. 23. -Manitoba wheat
-No. 1 Northern, $2.84 No.. 2 Nor-
thern, $2.77.
Manitoba oats -No. 2 C,W., $1.00-
%; No. 3 C.W., 97%e; extra No. 1
feed, 97?%se; No, 1 feed, 96%e; No. 2
feed, 95%•sc, in store Fort William.
Manitoba bailey-No.3`C.W., $1.75;
No. 4 C.W., $1.351a2; rejected, $1.42, in
store Fort William.
American corn -No. 3 yellow, $1.96;
No. 4 yellow, $1,93, track Toronto;
prompt shipment.
Ontario oats -No. 3 white, $1.00 to
$1.02, according to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No, 1 winter. per.
ear, $2.00 to $2.01; No. 2 do.,$1.98 to
$2.01; No. 3 do., $1.92 to $1.93,
f.o.b, shipping .,points, according to
freights.
Ontario wheat=No. 1 spring, per
car lot, $2.02 to $2.03; No. 2 do.,t
$1.98 to $2.07; No. 3 do„ $1.95 to
62.01, f.o.b. shipping points accord-
ing to freights.
Peas -No. 2, $3.00.
Barley -Malting, $1.,80 to $1.82, ac-
cording to freights outside.
Busckwheat-$1.65 to $1.70, accord-
ing to freights outside.
Rye -No. 3, $1.85 to $1.88, accord-
ing to freights outside.
Manitoba flour -Government stand-
ard, $13.25, Toronto.
Ontario flour ---Government stand-
ard,
tandard, $10.80 to $11.00, Montreal; $11.00
nn Toronto ,itf"jute bags, prompt ship-
ment.
Millfeed-Car lots -Delivered Mont -
:real freight, bags included -•--Bran,
per ton, $45; shorts, per ton, $52;
good feed flour, $3.60 to $3.75.
Hay -No. 1, !per ton, $28.00 to
$30.00; mixed, per ton, $27.00 track,
Toronto.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, $16.00 to
$17,00, traelc, Toronto.
Country Produce -Wholesale
Eggs --New laid, 590 to 60e; Butter
b --Creamery prints, 65e to 600; choice
dairy prints, 55c to 57e; Ordinary
dairy prints,48t: to 51e; Bakers, 43e
to 48.c;flleoanargarine (best grade
31c to 35c; Cheese --Large, :Who to
$0e' twins, 30e to 30%c; Honey-
-Mutat 60's, 25e; 10's, 26c; 5's, 27c;
Churning Cream --Toronto butter -
makers are offering 68e per lb, f.o.b.
shipping points, for churning cream.
Lard -Tierces, 30.c to 30%c; tubs,
201ke to 31e; pails, 8083c to 31c;
prints, 31%e to 32e, Compound lard,
tierces, 281.403 to 29e; tubs, 29e to
9140; pails, 29 ec to 29%c; prints,
1c to 311,i;c.
Provisi on si-Wholesale
Smoked meats -Ribs, 30c: to 31c; r
hams, medium, 36c to 38c; heavy', 33c
to 34e; cooked hams, 50o to 53c;
backs, plain, 40e to 50e; backs, hones
less, 52c to 56c; breakfast bacon, 42e
o 6e; cottage rolls, 33c to 34c,
Barrelledm
eats-Pickled pork, $46;
6
r
}/eba vbiSa 046.
Green meats -Out of pickle lc less
than smoked.
Dry salted meats -Long clears, in
tons, 823f c; in cases, 28c to 29c; clear
bellies, 27c to 281,ec; fat backs, 32c to
33e,
Montreal Markets
Montreal, March 23.---Oats-Can-
adian Western, No. 2, $1,181/2; No. 3,
$1.141. Flour -New standard grade,
913.25 to $13,55, Rolled oats -Bags,
0 lbs, $5.50.to $5.60. Bran, $45.25.
Shorts, +52.25. Hay -No. per ton,
car lots, $29.00 to $30.00. Cheese --
Finest exaterns, 261ia to 27c. Butter,
diol=gest creamery, 65 to 67c; seconds,
62 to Ole. Eggs, fre.;h, tile; selected,
54e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $8.60
to $3.65. Lard, pure, wood pails, 20
Ib net, 31 to 311/2.c.
Live Stock Markete
Toronto, Mar. 23. -Choice Heavy
steers, $13.50 to $14.25; good heavy
steers, $12.50 to $13.25; butcher's eat-
tle, choice, $12.50 to $13.25; do., good,
$11.25 to $11.75;. do., medium, $10.50
to $10.75; do,, common, $8,00 to $8.50;
Bulls, choice, $10.50 to $11.50; do,,
medium, $9.50 to $10,00; do., rough,
$7.50 to $8.00; Butcher's cows, choice,
$10.50 to $11.50; do., good, $9.50 to
$10.00; do., medium, $8.75 to $9.25;
clo,, common, 7.50 to $8.00; Stockers,
$8,50 to $10.50; Feeders, $10.00 to
$11:00; Canners and cutter., $5.25 to
HOLDING HIM UP.
$6.00; Milkers, good to choice, $100.00
to $100.00• do., coin. and med: $05.00
to $75.00; Springers, $90.00 to $160.00;
Lambs, per cwt., $18.00 to $22.00;
Sheep, $7.00 to $14.00; Hogs, fed and
watered, $20.25; do., weighed off cars,
$20.50; do., f.o.b., $19.25; do., do,
country points, $19.00.
Montreal, Mar. 23. -Butcher steers,
common, $9.50 to $11.00; common, $7.-
00 to $9.50; butcher cows, medium,
$7,00 to $9.00; canners, $5.50; cutters,
86.00 to $7.00; butcher bulls, com-
mon, $8.00 to $9.50; rgood veal, $15.00
to $17,00; medium, $10.00 to $15.00;
grass, $7.00 to $7.50; ewes, $12.00 to
$14.00; lambs, good, $17.00 to $18.00;
\eomnnon, $15.00 to $17.00; off car
weights, selects, $21.00; lights, $20.00
to $21.00;• sows, $17.00.
Allies Warn Turks
Regarding Massacres
A despatch from Conetantinaple
says: -The Allied High Commissioner
here has issued a statement declaring
that the Allies have no intention of
destroying the authority of the Sul-
tan, but wish to strengthen his pewer.
It also says the Allies will adhere to
their intention not to deprive. the
Turks of Constantinople, but that they
may be compelled to modify this de-
crsrou if arc! dies con-
tinue.
The Allies have occupied the Minis-
tries of War and Navy and assumed
control of the posts, telegraphs and
telep1ioaes, which have been tem-
porarily suspended. Shipping also has
been suspended.
Workers' Vengeance
On Baltic Soldiers
A despatch from Ilsrlin says: -
Police and workmen ere now hunt-
ing down scattered Baltic eoldiers
stili in the cis.; Four officers trying
to escape in an autcunubilo were halt-
ed by the pollee tank at the Branden-
burg tate. The officers used their
revolvers and a ga•onade, bit Were im-
mediatele overpowered and slain.
Several ciyiiiau:: were wound::. in the
fight. -
Roumars Keep Out
s.E i Soviet Agents
Bucharest. March 21. --The Rou-
manians are maintaining R. strict.
guard along the Bessarabiau frontier
and are refusing passage across the
border to any more refugees, among
many of whom are Bolshevist Sus-
pects. All persons attempting to cross
the Dneister !River are being fired up-
on,
MAYOR OF CORK
SHOT IN HIS HOME
Latest Irish Victim. Prominent
Sinn Feiner.
A despatch from London says: -The
Lord Mayor of Cork was shot dead at
1 o'clock on Saturday morning. The
revolver was fired by masked per-
sons, whose identity is unknown. They
entered his residence, and after firing
the shot, escaped in an automobile.
A half-dozen men knocked at, the
door of the hone of the Lord Mayor,
Thomas MacGurin. Mrs. MacGurin
opened the door and the men rushed
in. Some of them held her while
others ran upstairs to the i\layor's
bedroom. They took him to the'land-
ing and shot him in the chest They
then fled hurriedly,
Mrs. MacGurin telephoned immedi-
ately for a doctor and a priest. The
Mayor died soon after the arrival of
the priest.
Mayor Mac:Garin, who is a promi-
nent Sinn Feiner, was interned after
the Easter Rebellion.
Twenty-seven police ana Govern-
ment employees had. been assassin-
ated in Ireland since January 1 of
'hast Year, according to an official an-
nouncement -Made ixa the House of
Commons Thursday by the Chief Sec-
retary for Ireland, James Ian Macpher-
SOn.
The latest previous outrage in the
Cork district was perpetuated on the
night of March 11, when Constable
Scully was shot at GIenmire. Two
soldiers and a number of civilians
were killed by gangs in the same
vicinity the day before
Sinn Ft iiiers Chiefs
Rounded Up at Kerry
' Dublin, ?hatch 21.., -Th ere was a
round -up of prominent Sinn Fein ers
throughout ICerry yesterday. A num-
ber of them were put aboard a cics-
iroyer by the military authorities,
their destination presumably being an
English prison.
The conditions under which Justice
Moore and Justice Gordon are hold-
ing court at Roscommon are consider-
ed indicative of the precautions being
made to prated some of the public
men,
Sfx armed policnnen guard their
lodgings at nights, others follow their
carriage when they drive to the court,
and while they are presiding at ses-
sions the court -room is guarded by
plainclothesmen.
WARSHIP FLEET
FOR CANADA
Britain Offers Dominion Ships
Worth $16,500,000.
A despatch from Ottawa says:-Ex-
ainination of the report of Admiral
Jellicoe, recently tabled in the House
of Commons, shows that the British
Government is prepared to present to
Canada a fleet of ships which, at pre-
war prices, would be worth $16,500,000,
and at present prices would have a
inuclt higher value, These vessels, as
indicate& in table number four of
the Admiral's report, are as follows:
One light cruiser, four torpedo-
boat destroyers, eight patrol boats,
one flotilla leader, eight submarines
and four mine -sweepers. , Ire connec-
tion with the gift of these vessels,
the suggestion of Admiral Jellicoe is
that.•,,,Canada adopt a naval scheme
the cost of which for the first year
would be $5,800,000.' Of this amount
however, $800,000 would be used for
the construction of ships, which could
be postponed until a convenient date,
and $500,000 more would be for
erection of defenses, maintenance of
mine -sweepers, etc., which apparently
need not be undertaken immediately
The necessary expenditure to give
Canada a small navy, which would
have necessitated no capital outlay,
will therefore appear to be about
$4,500,000 annually.
Admiral Jellicoe's scheme provides
for, an increase by construction of
new cruisers in Canada, but this need
net be undertaken until the finances
of the country would warrant it.
Until these vessels are built the an-
nual ei.•penditure would be between
four and a half and five million dol-
lars.
In connection with the manning of
the vessels, it is understood that a
personnel of 1,500 officers and men
would be required for this purpose.
As a result of the war the Canadian
navy has now 500 well-trained men on
the books of the ships, and a number
of other hien who served during the
war and acquired considerable ex-
perience would probably be ready to
enlist.
Break in Prices Sends
Japan Commodities Down
Tokio, March 21. -The first break in
the steady rise of prices in Japan
came yesterday, when. the Tokio stock,
rice, silk and cotton markets slumped
heavily. Rice dropped eight per -cent.,
yarn three, and silk ten, and Ieading
stocks averaged twelve.
The slump, almost causing a panic,
was due to a combination of causes,
including an. anticipated rise in the
bank rate, absorption of money in
speculative fluctuations and a large
decline in exports.
A continued fall is believed likely.
"King"of Syria
Not Recognized
A despatch from London says: --The
British and French Governments have
notified Prince Feisal, son of the !ling
of the 'ifecljaz, that they cannot recog-
nize the validity of the decision of
the Damascnc Congress which pro-
claimed him King of Syria.
The Prince has been invited to come
to Europe to state his case.
Willie Had Hand
in Kapp Conspiracy
A dEispatch from London says: -The
British Government has received
strong evidence that the former
Crown Prince is implicated in the con-
spiracy which brought about the mili-
tary coup in Berlin. This explains
why the Dutch have doubled the
guards and sent destroyers to watch
Wioringert Island. The British are
satisfied the former Kaiser was not
connected with the coup. •
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CANADA'S TRADE
ON INCREASE,
Growth Totals $103, 926, 832
in Eleven Months.
A despatch from Ottawa says: -An
increase of $103,926,832 in the grand
total of Canadian trade for the eleven
months of the fiscal year ending Feb-
ruary 29, as compared with the same
period last year, is shown by the
monthly statement issued front the
Customs Department. For the eleven
menthe which ended on February 20
Iast the total of Canadian trade, both
Imports and exports, was $2,110,540,604,
while for the same period In 1919 it
reached a total of $2,006,621,672. The
increase In imports during the eleven
months' period as compared with the
previous year is $77,324,941, and in ex.
ports $29,987,794,
Great increases are shown by the
statement In the total value of duti-
able agricultural products imported,
which rose from approximately sixty-
five million dollars for the last fiscal
year to one hundred and ten millions
for the present year. The value of
textiles and textile products imported
and subject to duty, of iron and steel
and their products, and of animal and
animal 'products during the eleven
month period this year is greater than
it was during the same period a year
ago.
In the export column increases are
shown in the value of domestic agri-
cultural products sent out of the coun-
try, as well as animals and animal
products. The export of wood, wood
products, paper, eta, was also much
greater this year than last.
CANADIAN CREDIT
FOR SERBIA
$20,000,000 to Purchase Ag-
ricultural and Other
Machinery.
.A. despatch from London says: -A
credit of $20,000,000 has been request-
ed of Canada by the Serbian Givern-
ment. The purpose of the credit will
be to finance the purchase of Cana-
dian goods which Serbia requires for
the development of its potentialities,
which are said to be greater than
those of any 'other Balkan nation.
D, M. Stewart, fdrmerly member of
the Canadian Bankers' Association
and now representing Canadian in-
terests in Serbia, has approached the
Dominion authorities in London to en-
dorse the request. In a memorandum
which he has presented ho states that
the Serbians are progressive and in-
dustrious, but have been represented
otherwise by Ger•nurtu wapagandists,.
that the ncttnz'al resources of the coun-
try, including all the tvrituries award-
ed to it in the dismemberment at tate
Austrian Empire, are very great, and
that its Government is staple anal cap-
able. The goods it requires aro chief-
ly mining machinery, rolling stock of
all kinds, structural material and agri-
cuitural machinery, all of which Cana-
da can supply.
It will be remembered that Serbia,
was one of the countries originally re-
commended for accommodation by
Lloyd Harris, but it was refused.
British Air Liner to
be Put in Trade Service
London, March 21. -The R-34, the
British air -liner which crossed the At.
lantic, is to be used iu commercial ser
vice between England, Scandinavia
and the continent, according to an an..
nouncement made to -day.
The R-33 and R-34 arrived Saturday
at the Howden Airdrome, in Hull, af'
ter a trip from Pulham, Norfolk,
Hull is considered the probable
starting point of the coxumercial air
service with Scandinavia,
Allenby Has Banned
All Soudan Meetings
A despatch from Cairo, Egypt, says:
-Field Marshal Allenby, British High
Commissioner in Egypt and the Sous
dan, has issued a proclamation which
sternly forbids any meetings, proceed-
ings or resolutions by the Legislative
Assembly or the Provincial Councils
or other elective bodies, or members
of them, outside their legal corn,
potence,
Violations of the proclamation are
to be dealt with by martial law,
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Krupp Works Make
Cash Registert
A despatch from Berlin says: -Vito
huge Krupp Works:110w partly olosed,
are employing 45,000 men, During then
war,115,000 men were employed, Ago
ricultural machinery and cash regi•
tors are being made instead of gine
and ehells.
Umbrella Harness,
Harness that has been patented to
curry an umbrella over a porson'e
heed leave till an d save his halide
free,
em.
ploys >;1 s a bolt end shoulder strains to
hold the rod up'tho centre of hie back,