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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-08-26, Page 7SIEGE 0 WARSAW MEAD IAN BY ADVANCING B SHEV STS Polish Lines' Still Holding--Radzymht, Captured and Re- taken,. is Scene of Desperate Fighting. Warsaw, Aug. 15, --The Polish; army of Warsaw is engaged in a life and death struggle, holding positions chosen by French advisers sin and around which the most decisive battle' for Poland's future must be fought. From the military viewpoint there is no reason why Warsaw should be taken. The ,position is one of the strangest and the best troops now have been concentrotoad in its defence, The atmosphere, however, is one of nervousness. In the first seine .test the Reds on Friday captured Rdzymin. The Poles regained it on Saturday. It is now the scene of desperate fighting.' The Poles are believed still to be holding their ground there. The next few days will mark the most desperate period of the fight to escape the Bolshevist rule. The Iced forces are hungry and, with loot and rapine in the captured city held out to them as an inducement, they may keep up their morale far clays. To -day the fate of Warsaw looked like an even money bet with possibly slight odds on the Red troops. Fires -light the sky at- night. The Praga oil depot is in flames. The authorities believe it was fired by Red agents here. Most of the representatives,, embassies, consulates and commercials headquarters' forces have gone to Posen. The British Ambassador was 1 included in the deportees. The Polish- Bolshevik battle line to- day covered about 700 kilometres, ex- tending from the Roumanian frontier north-west to the Prussian border.. When the Bolshevik offensive began? five weeks ago the line was approxi- mately twice 700 kilometres and was quite irregular. The front stretches: diagonally cross Poland. It is slightly bowed in the centre with a buckle in the Warsaw sector, where the Bolsheviki stand, just on the other side of the capital's protectors. Slight gains for the Bol- sheyiki were announced to -day in the extreme north on the Russian right, and in the south where the Poles are readjusting their lines for the pure I pose of shortening their front. RED CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT CANADA Bolshevik Russia Preparing to Send Spellbinders to America. A despatch from Copenhagen says: -Bolshevik Russia is preparing to flood the United States and C=anada with thousands of secret emissaries, who will spread the Soviet propa- ganda. Arrangements have been com- pleted by "Comrade" Schkoviski, Len- in's chief foreign propagandist, for the "peaceful penetration" of Am- erica. "A l^rge percentage of the tn,;siens regi-.? d fram the United States and Canada to fight for Russia against Germany talk lfn •lis'. I'lro e from the L'r,ited States have melte an AnZ- eiean twang, those from Canada have an English accent," Seh'.ovisice told the carrtYpon:lent just be„ore he was removed, protestingly, from Denmark, and ordered• never to return. "These Men are now being given •courses in spell -binding and other useful arts, preparatory to raturning to their • adopted countries, • where they will champion a Soviet Government. Pass-, port re, uletions will net keep them •eut. We have teetcd this &ready threueh the foresee. mors of our armies of talkers in the United States and Canada." Sahkoeiski'a expulsion from Den. - mark was clue directly to the discov- ery that he was b: hind the recent sailors' and longshoremen's strike, which paralyzed the Danish ports for months. "We are out • to overthrow the: present rystenr of capitalistic governs; me.nt everywhere." He boasted having enough soldier support in Scendmnvia to mike pos- sible a general strike, and claimed that Esthonia was practically scididly. Soviet. j Split .kroong Western Mennonites A despatch frog_. Winnipeg says: - Orthodox Mennonites of Southern Manitoba are making final prepara- tions for their exodus to Mississippi. According to travellers, who =lay they have been through the old colony dhtricts of Morden -Rhineland consti- tuency, many conferences have been held by the elders of the Orthodox Church, and it has been derided by a• considerable body of settlers to dis- pose of their Manit•.:ba holdings as soon as the present crop is gathered. How many Mennonites will go south' is unknown, even to reetnbers of the' eletegh, it is said. A split has occur- red in the ranks of the old colony set- tlers, m:,ay of the younger element having refused to leave Canada. The first of the emigrants will leave for the south in October. eb Taking Souvenirs on Ocean Liner is Costly London, Aug. 15. -Transatlantic tourists, who feel that their journeys are not complete unless they lug off a piece of the 1inek as a souvenir, are going to „find that souvenirs come high. Appalled by the value of the Stuff lugged off on each trip, the 5teaniship companies are going to fight the practice. Their first skirmish was successful, Eli and Herbert Ambler, of Los Angeles, were each fined $100 at Southampton for pocketing, it is al- leged, silverplated ash trays from the Olympic, They said they were merely Seeking mementoes. STEAL WARDEN'S CAR AND ESCAPE Two Convicts Break Into Gar- age at Portsmouth. Kingston, Aug. 15. -About 10,30 yesterday morning the hell at the Portsmouth Penitentiary gave an alarm, and it was announced that two of the corviets had made their escape. Tne Warden reported the names as Briggs! and Hilton. The men, who were short-termers and trusties, broke into the garage, terming off the lock, and stele the car belonging to Warden Ponsford. Immediately afterward they speeded out along the penitentiary road. A posse from. the penitentiary was sent out on their tracks at once, and police of various places were noti- fied. As soon as the alarm was sounded all convicts working in the fields and around tho buildings were taken to their cells, so that all avail- able guards might be secured to chase the prisoners. It is thought that. the plan was pre- arranged. The police Were informed. on Friday evening that a car without lights er number was standing at th:e corner of Kirg street and Alwington avenue. If such is the case, it might well bee onceived that this car was in readiness to take the prisoners away arter they had left the city limits, On Saturday afternc:en the car in which the escape was effected was lo- cated may Enterprise, where the flee- ing convicts abandoned it. • Red Government Sends Am- bassadors-to A!:m- bras ad*3r "to erlau'n and Viena A despatch from Paris says:- Boisaeviki plenipotentiaries have ar- rived at Berlin to resume diplomatic relations between Russia and Ger- many, It. is repotted in a dtepritch re- ceived here from the German capital. The message :adds that another mis- sion has readied Vienna from Russia with a v]:kw to renewing relations with Austria. Seeking Fresh Adventures Col. ]Itay •Collishaw, the famous Cana- dian airman, who is again in search of adventure. He has left Canada for England, where lie will receive a com- mission for service in Poland. Col. Collishaw is the most noted airman lin service to -day. <,o SAVED BY 3 -PLY SUIT OF ARMOR Means of Protecting Life of Greek Premier Fling. Five Shots. Paris, Aug. 15.-A three-ply :suit of chain armor, worn beneath the shirt of Eleutherios Venizelos, Premier of Greece, was responsi1,le for the failure of his would-be assassins to kill him when they fired five shots point blank as he was leaving the Lyon Railway Station in Paris. All five of the bullets struck, but only one, which split into four pieces,. did any damage. It inflicted minor wounds. These facts were revealed to -day and in this cpnnection it is generally known that King George V. of Great Britain wears a similar suit, The Italian Ring, though protesting for a long time, has finally adopted the policy of wearing.- armor when in Rome. The atterapted assassination of Venizelos police investigation here has revealed to -day, was part of a vast plot hatched in Switzerland to restore Ring Constantine. to the throne. Bigger Premiums For .eve Stock Displa s• The enlarged classification in the livestock section at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition this year provides fon every animal of importance utile ized in Canada. The premium list for horses, cattle, sheep, swine the fur and feathered classes and pet stock together with agricultural products, the output of the dairy, orchard, etc., sets a now mark. Various breed and other associat:on and the Governments offer new prizes which added to those given by the Exhibition brings the sum total to a standard which ensures proportionate recognition for every branch of improved husbandry on a scale more lavish than ever before and shonld attract a display by which will be established new records in exposi- tion and Canadian livestock and agri cultural history. IIot air is all right for a balloon, but all wrong for a man. Weekly Market Report Wholesale Grain. Toronto, Aug. 10, -Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern, $3.16; No, 2 North- ern, $3.12; No. 3 Northern, $3.08, in store Fort William. Manitoba oats ---No. 2 CW, 99%c; No. 3 CW, 96%c; extra No. 1 feed, 961/roe; No. 1 feed, 92n/zc; No. 2 feed, e01/2c, in store Fort William. Manitoba barley-No.'' CW, $1.45; No. 4 CW, $1.35; rejected, $1.15; feed, $1,15, in store Fort William. American corn ---No. 8 yellow, $1.85; nominal, track, Toronto, prompt ship- ment, Ontario oats --No. 3 white, nominal. Ontario wheat -No, 2 Winter, per car lot, $2.20 to $2.30, shipping paints, according to freights. Peas -No. 2, nominal, Barley -$1,20 to $1.25, according to freights outside. Buckwheat --.No, 2, nominal. Rye -No. 8, $1,7.55, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour -Government stand- ard, $14.85, Toronto. Ontario flour -Government stand- ard, $12.90, nominal. Millfeed-Car lots, delivered, Mont- real freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $52; shorts, per ton, $61; good feed flour, $3.75 to $4.00. Country Produce -Wholesale. Eggs, selects, 64 to 65c; No 1, 59 to GOc. Butter, creamery prints, 59 to 61c; choice dairy prints, 49 to 51c; ordinary dairy prints, 45 to 47c; bak- ers', 35 to 40c; Oleomargarine, best grade, 34 to 38c. Cheese, new, large, 291% to 30c; twins, 30 to 30%e; old, large, 33 to 34e; twins, 34 to 35e; Stilton, old, 35% to 361/zc. Maple syrup, 1 gal. tin, $3.40; 5 gal. tin, per gal., $3.25; maple sugar, lb., 27 to 30c, Churning cream -Toronto creameries are paying for churning cream, 58 to 600 per pound fat, f.o.b, shipping points, nominal. Provisions -Wholesale. Smoked meats -Hams, med., 47 to 50e; heavy, 40 to 42e; cooked, 64 to 68c: rolls, 34 to 36c; cottage rolls, 29 to 41e; breakfast bacon, 50 to 55e; btoaelc564c, . plain, 52 to 540; boneless, 58 Cured meats --Long clear bacon, 27 to 28c• clear bellies, 20 to 27c, Lard' --Pure, tierces, 27 to 28c; tubs, 2814 to 29e; pails, 20 to 291/se; prints, 299% to 30e. Compound tierces, 25 to 25%c; tubs, 25% to 26e; pails, 25% to 26%e; prints, 27 to 27%c. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Aug. 16. -Oats, No. 2 C. W., $1.17; No. 8 CW, $1.14%. Flour, Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, new stand grade, $14.85 to $15.05. Rolled oats, 90 -ib. bags, $5.50 to $5.85. Bran, $54,26, Shorts, $61,25. Cheese, finest Easterns, 24%c. Butter, choicest creamery, 57%e. Eggs, fresh, 66c. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Aug. 16. -Choice heavy steers, $14 to $14.50; good heavy steers, $13.50 to $13.75; butchers' cat- tle, choice, $13 to $13.50; do, good, $12 to $12.50; do, med., $10 to 811; do, coin., $7.50 to $9; bulls, choice, $10 to $11; do, good, $9 to $9.50; do, rough, $G to $8; butchers' cons, choice, $10.50 to $11.50; do, good, $9 to $10; do, conn., $6.50 to $7.50; stockers, $9 to $11; feeders, $11 to $12.50; canners and cutters, $4.50 to $6.50; milkers, good to choice, 100 to $165; do, corn. and med., $65 to ,$75; lambs, yearlings, $10.50 to $12.50; do, spring, $12 to $14,50; calves, good to choice, $10.50 to $19.25; sheep, $6.50 to $9.50; hogs, fed and watered, $20.50; do, weighed off cars, $10.75; do, `'.o.b., $19.50; do, do, country points, $19.25. Montreal, Aug. 16. -Butcher heif- ers, com,, $5 to $8; butcher cows, med., $5.50 to $8.50; canners, $3 to $3.50; cutters, $4 to $5; butcher bulls, com., $5 to $6.50; good veal, $12 to $13; med., $8 to 11; grass, $5 to $5• ewes, $5 to $7.50; lambs, good, $12 to $12.50; coin., $8 to $11; hogs, around 150 lbs., off cars, $20.50; sows and heavies, mixed lots, $17.50 to $18.50; selects, $20 to $20.50; sows, $15 to $16.50. RUSSIAN REDS CAPTURE SOLDAU Genian Flag Again Floating Over Town. Berlin, Aug. 15. -Russian Bolshevik forces captured Soldau, on the War- ec w-Dantzig Railroad, about 15 miles north-west of Mlawa, Friday night, it was learned here to -day. The city was only slightly damkged. The Poles are reported to be retreating to the north - West. oidau is in East 'Prussia, 68• mimes east by north of Thorn. A despatch from • Johannisburg, East Prussia, August. 11, reported a rumor current here that Russian forces had occupied Soldau by consent of the German in- haletants. The Commander of the 12th Russian Soviet Division, which entered Soldau, solemnly declared to a deputation of inhabitants that this territory never swept absolutely bare. Four times in again would belong to Mend, accord.; the last five years huge armies have ing to despatches received here. swept across the land. The Polish Burgomaster of Soldau Horrified by what has happened to fled. The Russians appointed a cite- - their land and with their hopes crush- zens' Committee, from which ..Poles : ed, thousands of Poles are unwilling to were excluded. The citizens are jubi-! face the Winter. They want to emi- lent, the despatch says, and the Ger- ` grate to America. roan flag is again floating over the town. The Canadian National Exhibition!�t ue Stan will again run thirteen days in 1920, ! The suggestion that it be extended for Geneva, Aug. 16. -Sir James Erie three weeks has been left in abeyance Drummond, secretary-general of the by the Directors. , Lef N t' h hased the FAMINE AND PESTILENCE SWEEP POLAND Red Armies Living OffFour- Tirnes Desolated Land. A despatch from Berlin says: -No matter what the outcome of the nego- tiations at Minsk, the proposed confer- ence in London or elsewhere, Poland is at the very -start of the blackest of all Winters that she has experienced since. the beginning of the World War. Faraine -and pestilence probeise to be the heritage of her attack on Rus- sia. Poland was fed very largely by the United States last Winter. Now the Red forces that are sweeping over the country have advanced so rapidly that they have not been kept in sup- plies by the raihoad lines. As a cou- sequence the men and the horses are living off the land over which they advance, Poland promises to be 'Buys Permanent HomesVal r c;. id uc is THE STORM CENTRE OF EUROPE General view of Warsaw, capital of Polund, showing the Alexander w].ioh lies the city. ]3rid:ge spanning the Vistul fi eros aguo i. a nouse , aspure p National Hotel, one of the largest here, for the League of Nations. The staffs of the various nations will be housed in the hotel. The site of the League's headquarters has not yet been chosen. Several International Bureaus are meeting with difficulties in finding quarters, as the city is over- crowded and rents and living costs are mounting. Government to Remain Even if \Varsaw Falls Paris, Aug. 15. -The Polish Gov- ernment will remain in its Capital, even if Warsaw falls, the French Gov- ernment was advised this evening. Only a few leaders will quit the city if the Reds enter, other officials re- ntaining and hoping to prevent the Bolsheviki from establishing Soviets there. Canadian Towns to Get German Guns VENIZELOS FIRED AT • EIGHT TIMES Premier of Greece Attacked When Entering a Frenc Train, A despatch from Paris says;_u Premier Venizelos, of Greece, was at. tacked and wounded on Thursday as he was leaving the Lyons railroad sta. tion for Nice. As the Premier step. ped onto a train two men fired re- volvers at hint. He was wounded slightly. His assailants were arrest. ed. Eight shots were fired at the Greek Premier, The shooting occurred at 9.45 p.nt. Premier .Venizelos was taking leave of friends, when two swarthy indi- viduals rushed from the crowd, one firing three shots and the other five before they were overpowered. The Premier was reported wounded in the right side and the left arm. His assailants, following their ar- rest, were rescued by the police from. the crowds with great difficulty, the mob shouting, "Lynch him!" Both of the men were severely manhandled. AERIAL ROAD MAP FOR ALL CANADA Air Board Will Publish a Map Covering Auto Roads. A despatch from Ottawa says: - The roadmap of the eI:y for all Canada is in the making; in fact, it is nearly complete, and will be published by the Air Board within a day or two, ac- cording to Col. F. F. 'Scott, director - in -chief of eivil aviation. This map will cover every route laid out within the Dominion. One of its most important features is that it will be drawn to deal with both civil and military aviation. When re- vised and finally published Canada will have as complete a directory of travel through the air as it is possible to get. There will be one vast highway across the Dominion. The map also involves an aerial survey cf the whole Dominion. Trafalgar Square iii be Renroduced "The Empire Triumphant" the evening a Spectacle in front of the - Grand Stand at the Canadian National Exhibition this year will be a pageant `of 'Splendor, color, light and action and will provide a striking object lesson in the making ,and keeping of. the British Empire. Trafalgar Square, a spot so alive with asscciations and memories for thousands of returned men and other Canadians, will be the setting for this new triumph in stage- craft and the very spirit 62 Nelson will seemingly hover over the scene glorying in the fact that we have never relinquished our beneficient heritage of sea -wide. supremacy. Reproduced with truthful attention to detail; Nel- son's monument will be shown tower- ing 75 feet in the air, with the Na- tional Gallery in the background. St. Martin's church en the left and public buildings on the right. Prot oundly impeessive will be the musical ireat- ment and ciivertiesemnt. inelnding the Empire ballet, Sailors d' ill, etc., while an added touch of Te.alirm will be given by a large bottle tank in action. -"Over the top with the Cai diens" -and a great battleship naovine v j- estically to her anchorage crowded with cheering blue-jackets--"I'a tonna Rules the Waves." Another of the many stirring episodes will be the breaking out of the largest Union Jack in the world and the trooping of the Ring's Colors, a gorgeous event end one of the oldest of British ,1rn;t ceremonials, appropriately eoa3i cted on Trafalgar Square. Canada's Crop Offsets Wes.' B <r"den There is one particularly strong reason why there should be a great Ileal of confidence on the. part of Canadians in the outlook for this country. While Canada, along with the rest of the world, is und:n going a period of trying conditions, the Dom- inion has good reason to face the sit- uation with a great deal of hope and courage. The principal reason for this is that Canada is on the eve of reaping one of the largest crops in the history of the country, While there is a chance of something still happening, which Will recluse the total yield, still it is felt i:ha:t the Elerger A despatch from Montreal says:- point has been passed and estimates Nine hundred towns and cities 1 now indicate a yield in the three West - throughout the Dominion of Canada eta provinces of -froth 250 million to 300 million bushels of wheat. While the w]teat :market is showing some f1uctulatiet e. there are indica- tions, of a very good price for the pro - and placed in various parts of the city. duction. What is especially advan- A small trench mortar has been tageous is the fact that this is newly created wealth, and as filly two-thirds of the crop will be• sold outside of the country, it will mean that millions of dollars of additional money will be brought into Canada. are to have presented to them guns captured by the Canadians front the Germans during the Great War. Ten of them have been given to Montreal placed before Mayor Martin's resi- dence, "Not as a gift," said the Do- minion archivist, "but to commemors ate the visit of the Prince of Wales to his home."