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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-04-29, Page 7RIOTS IN LONDONDERRY o TWO 'CONSTABLES SHOT AT USER . t0RDE Trouble in .Derry Starts When Youths Attack Two Sol- diers --Shooting of Mulholland Causes • Sensation. aet Londonderry, April 18. -Fierce riot- charge, From the retreating crowd chug took place in Derry Saturday shots rang out again and the bayonet night and was continued into the charges were renewed by the police, earlier hours of this maiming. Pollee, the crowd rushing wildly be front of soldiers and, tivil]ans took part in the the 'constabulary. Later ori the mill - conflict, and many persons were in- tary were requisitioned and 200 sol- jured and considerable 'damage done diers equipped with trench helmets to pr rperty. A determined attack and rifles reached the scene. For two was node on the Lecky road police hours the conflict raged fiercely, dur- baila^ks in repelling which several ing which time the police, who were easit t les were caused by police fire., repeatedly stoned, made frequent The trouble was the aftermath of bayonet Charges. Eventually they the desperate affray on Wednesday, cleared the thoroughfare's ends. when' soldiers were obliged to open Dublin, April 18.- Ser gt. Carol was fire on a crowd. Last night's affair killed and Constable Collins seriously began with an attack by a band of wounded to -day while. returning from youths on two soldiers who were pass- Mass at the Kihnihill Church in !leg slang Ridge street. Belabored Kil.meihill, West Clare. The men were with iron bars and sticks, the two sol- shot from behind, Carol's heart was diers tried to escape down Carlisle pierced by a revolver bullet. road, but they were followed and Constable Mart,yn, who: was with roughly handled. They took refuge in Carol and Collins, was not wounded, their club i.n Carlisle street, but the He returned the fire of. the assassins, builrlieg Was attacicecl and the doors killing Stephen Breen, the son of a and windows smashed. Inside the drib farmer, and wounding two or three a terrible struggle took place, in which other persons, Thomas Mulholland, an chairs and other furniture were used. employe of the Dundalk Urban Coun- In the end the attackers were repul- cil, was shot 'on the street at Dundalk, sed and a barricade was constructed 45 miles west of Dublin, Friday night, inside, the building. and died en route to the. hospital. At this juncture isolated soldiers in The shooting of Mulholland has the street waiting to enter the thea- created a considerable sensation, as it tre were assailed. Unable to' cope is the first event of the: kind that has With the situation, the police on duty' been reported so near the Ulster sought reinforcements, and a centime gent of inen arrived. A state of terror was created at this point by the rapid discharge of several revolver shots by members of the crowd, and the polies, border. When the judges of the Assizes left Belfast yesterday afternoon for Dub- lin, they were for the first time on record accompanied all the way to the reforming, made another bayonet capital' by armed police. POSTAL TAX TO LEADERS OF U. S. CONTINUE THIS YEAR RY. STRIKE ARRESTED Yielded Revenue of $6,000,- 000 in 1919 -Railways • Demand Increase. A dsepatch from Ottawa says: Lame increases in the cost of postal Thirty Taken Into Custody. in Chicago Alone. A despatch from Washington, D.C., says: -The Department of Justice has ordered widespread arrests of leaders in the unauthorized railroad strikes in service will probably prevent a return general orders to United States at - this year.to pre-war rates of postage.' torneys, Attorney -General A. Mitchell The tax of one cent on. all letters I Palliser has announced. which was imposed. by the War Re-; "District attorneys have been ord • venue Act of 1915 last year yielded; ered to proceed es far as the evidence as return of six .million dollars.. Thejustifies, and arrests are •being made stamp tax eel .commercial paper such I in all parts of the country," the et- as cheques, yielded a further tent torney sau million dollars. In the United States'A despatch from Chicago says: t )he postal war tax has been removed; Thirty of the leaders of the insurgent in Oari_tda .similar action will likely! switchmen, arrested here by Federal be impoesiblc because of the increased i officers, face sentences of two years e\; ecal'ter'e of the Post -office Depart- in the penitentiary, and fines of $15,- Ment. 15;inen;;, i 000 each, according to United States Further increases in expenses are officers. threatened. The railways have noti- They will be prosecuted under the lied the Post -office Department that they propose to increase the coat of carrying the mails by charging 37% cents .a resile Lor cars which have cost 17 conte a mile. This will entail an provisions of the Lever Act, as they are accused of interfering with the movement of food and other neces- saries of life. , The "rebel Ieaders,". as they are additional outlay by the Gauntry of ( termed by the men of the railroad about $4,009,000 a year. Increases in brotherhoods, who have' been endeav- the salaries of postal employees will! oring to break the strike, were taken Bost the country nearly two millions! by surprise, when Government agents more than heretofore. Rural mail car- raided the headquarters of the insur- riere;, having organized and becomes gents and took in custody the hien affiliated with the. Dominion Trades' who have been most active in the work of tying up the railroads, Strikers Flock Back By Hundreds in East New York, April 1S. -The "oiitlaw" cost ef carrying mails in rural lis- t railroad 'strike blew up in the, metro- tricts, Street car companies have also politan district to -day, with the ex - been asking for tinereases in rates for ception of a comparatively ,small group carrying letter carriers. of irreconcilable switchmen, and three of the important roads, the Pennsyl- vania, the New York Central, and the New Yorlc, New Haven and Hartford resumed normal service. The time limit for strikers to return to work expired at noon•, and long be- fore that hour hien were flocking back by the hundreds, placing no •reliance •Frankfort, April 18. -The French upon the frantic affirmations of agita announced this morning that the tors that if they "stuck it out" they would win in the end, and Labor Congress, recently sent a delegation to Ottawa to demand that their rates be standardized on a basis which will practically double them. Acceptance of this proposition would add about two million dollars to the FRENCH WITHDRAW FROM FRANKFORT IColared Troops Were First to Retire From German Town. withdrawal of the 37th Division of Wiesbaden hacl been completed with the exception of the Staff officers, who are leaving this afternoon. ISo quietly was the withdrawal car- ried out that the people' of Frankfort aro still unaware that half the French occupation forces are gone. The division included the Moroccan and .Algerian troops, whose presence jan Frankfort was greatly resented by the populace. No colored soldiers are • here now. Turk Delegation to Sign Peace A despatch from Paris says: -The , ,'urkish delegation which will be sent ..:.TPrance for signing the Peace reaty between the allies and 'Turkey - expected here before the end of Ap- :his or during the first few days of May. The delegation will probably establish its. quarters at the Hotel. Despatch Reservoirs, Vorsafllee, Buy thrift stamps. 44 British Miners Accept Offer of Government. A despatch from London says: -The members of the Miners' Federation, by a majority of 65,136 votes. has de- cided to accept the Government's offer of a 20 per cent. increase on gross earnings. The decision of the men obviates the danger of a strike, The Government's offer provides for a minimum flat advance of two shillings for all workers over 18 years of age, one shilling for workers be- tween, 16 and 18, and ninepence 'for workers under 16 years, A despatch from London says: --- Twenty members of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association have .announ- ced at increase of about two cants on all Sunday newspapers owing to the 500 nor cent. increase in the price of riowspr nt paper compared with pre- war Crates and other costs of produc- tion. Lord Atholstan, prominent Montreal newspaperman, who '•.as sailed for England, He will occupy a seat in the House of Lords, which will be the first time a Canadian has enjoyed this distinction. I Over 6,000 Travellers On Five Ocean Liners New York, April 18. -The Spring rush of Transatlantic tourists began yesterday with the departure of 6,000 travellers on five liners. For the first time since the beginning of the world war Saturday sailings filled a number of piers of the various lines with de- parting travellers and their friends. France Closing a Net Around ked Agitators A despatch from Paris says:- France ays:France has begun to close a net around all aliens suspected of extrem- ist propaganda. All "undesirables" will be deported. As a result, there is a great scurrying to cover among "Red" agitators and propagandists. Gen. Bya3g to be Chief Weekly Market Report ' Breadstuffs. Toronto, April 20. -Man. wheat -,- No. 1 Northern, $2,80; No. 2 North- stoernr, e $2F.`,77;ort WNo. 3illiamNorthern, $2.73, in . Manitoba oats -No. 2 CW., $1.08%; No. 3 CW„ $1.04%; extra No. 1 feed, $1.05%; 'No, 1 feed, $1.03%; No. 2 feed, $1.011/%, in store Fort William. Man.. barley -No. 3• CW., $1.71%; No. 4'CW., $1.51'4,; rejected, $1.421/%; feed, $1.42'4, in store Fort William. American corn -No. 3 yellow, $2.05, nominal, track, Toronto, prompt ship- ment. Ontario oats -No. 3 white, $1.05 to $1.07,according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, per car lot, $2 to $2.01; No. 2 do, $1.98 to $2.01; .No, 8 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, $1.98 to $2,01; No. 3, do, $1.95 to $2.01, f.o. b. shipping points, according to freights. Peas -No. 2, $3.00. Barley -Malting, $1.80 to $1.82, ac- cording to freights outside. Buckwheat -$1.65 to $1.70, accord- ing to freights outside. Rye -No. 3, $1,83 to $1.85, accord- ing to freights outside. Ontario flour -Government stand- ard, $10.50, Montreal or Toronto, in jute bags, prompt shipment. Millfeed-Car lots, delivered, Mont- real freight, bags 'included: Bran, per ton, $51; shorts,' per' ton, $58; good feed flour, $3.75 to $4.00. Hay -No. 1, per ton, $29 to $30;. mixed, per ton, $25, track. Straw -Car lots, per ton, $16 to $17, track, Toronto. Country Produce -Wholesale. Cheese -New, large, 28% to 30c; twins, 29 to 29%c; triplets, 30 to 30?%ze; Stilton, 33 to 34c; old, large, 31 to 320; do, twins, 32 to 32%c. Butter -Fresh dairy, ehoice, 57 to 59e; creamery prints, 66 to 68c. Margarine -33 to 38e. Eggs -New laid, 49 to 50c. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 40 to 42c; roosters, 250; fowl, 35c; turkeys, 53 to 60c; ducklings, 38 to 40e; squabs, doz., $6.00. Live poultry -Spring chickens, 30 to 32c; fowls, 35 to 40c; ducks, 35 to 281,4 to 29c• tubs! 29 to 29%,e; pails, 29% to 29Tec; prints, 30 to 30t e, Montreal. Markets. Montreal, April 20.--Oats---Can. Western, No. 2, $1.19; do, No. 3, $1.15. Flour -New standard grade, $13,40 to $13.70. Rolled oats -Bag of 90 lbs,, $5.50 to $5.60. Bran -$51,25, Shorts-» $58.25. Hay -No. 2, per, ton, ear lots, $30 to $31. Cheese -Finest easterns, 26 to 28c. Butter -,Choicest creamery, 59% to 60%.c. Eggs -Fresh, 51e. Po- tatoes -Per bag, car lots, $5 to $5,25. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, April 20. -Choice heavy steers, $13,75 to $14,50; do, good, $13.25 to $13.50; butchers' cattle, choice, $13.25 to $13,50; do, good, $12 to $12.50; do, med., $11.50 to $11.75; do, come $10 to $10.75; bulls, choice, $10.50 to $11.50; do, good, $0.75 to $10.25; do, rough, $8 to $8.50; butcher cows, choice, $10.50 to $11.50; do, good, $10 to $10.25; de, com., $'7.50 to $8; stockers, $9.25 to $11.; feeders, $11 to $12.50; canners and cutters, $4.50 to $6.25; milkers, good to choice, $100 to $165; do, com. and med,, $65 to '$75; necessary service and comfort. It springers, $90 to $165; lambs, yearl- 'would also promote friendship, and bring about a closer bond of sympathy among the English-speaking peoples. Arrangements have been made to permit visitors from America to see Britain's beauty spots and historic places by means of especially conduct- ed tours. The liners from New York will be met at Plymouth, Southampton and other ports, and motor excursions will be made to all places of interest in the counties nearest the port of arrival. The visitors will, under this scheme, reach London in easy stages. Free help to find accommodation is provided by The Daily Mail Travel and Infformation Bureau, 130 Fleet -street, London, E.C. 4 (Paris Branch at 5, Rue Scribe). Readers are invited to make use of the Paris branch when passing through on their way to Italy, Switz- erland, Spain, and the south of France. Current restrictions and regulations as to travel will be explained and other help given. FOOD SUPPLY TO BE CUT OFF If Germany Persists in Ignor- ing Terms of the Versailles Treaty. A despatch from Pari says: -The Allies have reached an aecord con- cerning the execution of the Treaty of 'Versailles, it is stated here, thus' removing one of the causes of fric- tion between F •eiiee and Great Brr. fain, The agreement is aheed partie•ular]y at obtaining front Berlin :.dict areal - tion of the disarmament clauses of the treaty, and pros: i ea for c oI1, •stir ' ae- tion toward this object. In the event of a refusal on the part of Germany to meet the clauses, it as proposed to cut off her food supplies;. Lord Derby held a long tamfAreriie with Premier Millerana oil tic :Insect after the conference of the col -Neese- . dore. t l -,'•.vee e - dors. Although there is the •greatest reticence as to what oi:ruired between, the two, it is understood Lord Deasy asked the French Government at ad- here to and take part in the a:tion. The decision of the Allies was due. it is said, to evidence of Germany's. bad faith. Latest report:. from Allied observers were unanimous that the Ruhr movement, never was Bolshevik in character. Oppo •ition el the 'cork- ing classes to the treaty, supported oy, the Reichswehr with the reactionsry designs, created the situation. these reports show. 25,000 'Deaths Monthly From BRITAIN EXPECTS 4,000,000 GUESTS How They Will be Housed and Entertained. A despateh from London says: --- Britain is to receive more than 1,000,- 000 visitors during the next few months. The influx, which promises to be' the biggest on record, has already started, and steps have been taken by sixteen important international organ- izations to form a central clearing - 'house with headquarters in London to provide accommodation and entertain- ment: for the guests, finding thein hotel rooms and taking them over the country from Land's End to John o' Groats. The general scheme embraces the placing of tourists with British fam- ilies on the "paying -guest" principle-. It is felt by the organizers that there are many families in London and else- where who niay be glad to let their spare rooms on remunerative terns to overseas visitors, and to provide the ings, $16 to $19; calves, good to choice, $16 to $18.50; sheep, $9 to $16.50; hogs, fed and watered, $20.25; do, weighed off cars, $20.50; do, f.o.b., $19.25; do, do, country points, $1.9.00. Montreal, April • 20. -Butcher steers, $16.50; good. $12.50 to $14.50; med., $11 to $12.50; butcher heifers, med., $10 to $11arcemrnon, $8 to $9.50; but- cher cows, choice;