HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1915-03-19, Page 3E11I1511 VIOTURY COMPL
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Three Successive . ,ones of Geri -Ian Trenches Have
Bien Captured and Retained
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A despatch from Paris says: The thein a large number of boats for
victory won by tine British troops the passage of the canals and
north of La Bassec,where they cap- rivers, and for the first time in
Lured'`the village of ' Neave• Cha months they include cavalry units.
pelle appears. from additional de- The success ga ried.'by the British
tails of. the .affair received to have armies at Neave Chapelle proves to
been the greatest single advance have been'absolutely complete.
• which i11e British have made since They advanced on - a front of two.
the fighting' entered upon its pre- miles with a depth of .fifteen hien-
sent stage. . dred kilometres; .capturing stieces-
In addition to the• capture o! . slvedy three lines of the enemy's
Neuve C1thapelle itself, the British trenelhes. '
offensive resulted in the oceupa- The British War Office in i:efer•
tioih of German trenches over a ring to the Neave Chapelle fight
front of 2,500 metres, the attack ing declares that judging by obser-
reaching its furthest point one and vations on various positions of the
a quarter miles beyond the village. field of b:attie and by statements by
Thus the British troops advanced prisoners, of whom there are now
nearly two miles on a, line about 1,720, the enemy's losses must have
that distance wide, been ten thousand men within three
The British .are holding their days.
,gains, despite a number of counter- It also states that a train' was
attacks. blown up by aircraft at the Don
It is believed that the improve- Station, 10 miles south-west of
nie,nt in the British position Lille.
brought about. „by the victory is of Another event •of importance an -
great importance and, if pressed pounced by the French War Office
further, might compel the Ger was the advance of the Belgian
mans to evacuate La B•assee and troops in the bend of th,e Yee): to
perhaps other points which make such an extent that Dixmude is
their line so strong at present. now threatened, and the Belgian
Equally important was the success and French artillery was able to
achieved by British airmen in de- destroy a defensive position or'gan-
stroying the railway junctions at ized by the enemy in the cemetery
Menin and Courtrai. These are on of that town.
one of the German main lines of In Champagne the French re -
communication, and their destruc- pulsed two •counter-attacks and re -
tion will delay the arrival of new talia.ted by driving the Germans
contingents of troops, which are from several of their trenches, in
reported to be again concentrating one of which 100 bodies were
in Belgium for another attempt ,to found.
• break through to Calais and Bou- The capture of Embermenil, . in
logn•e. According to Dutch reports Lorraine, by the French was also.
these troops have brpught . with reported.
Pi!ATES ATTAOK NINE 8.1128
Only. Four of Them Known to Have Sunk and
Three Rernaii.i Afloat .
:Merchant -Steamers Attacked.
Invergyle,,,British,i '7 4 ton ; tor-
pedoed off Scillys Maroh 13. Ship
sunk, •all crew reported safe.
Indian City, British, 2,921 tons;
torpedoed off Scillys March. 12.
Ship reported sunk, crew of 37
landed at St. Mary's Island.
Auguste Conseil, French, 1,852
toms; torpedoed in English Chan-
nel March 11. Ship sunk, crew of
28 landed at•Falmouth.
Hanna, Swedish, 125 tons; torpe-
doed in North. Seta March 13. Ship
Sunk. Six of .grew drowned,
Other fourteen landed at Hull.
Florazan, British, 4,958 tons; tor-
pedoed in British Channel March
11. Fate of ship unknown; one
of
erew drowned, others landed
at Milford Haven.
Andalusian, British; torpedoed off
Scillys March 12. Fate of ship
unknown; crew reported safe.
Adenwen, British, 3,996 tons; tor-,
pedoed in English Channel March
11. Ship towed to Cherbourg; all
crew landed at Brixham.
Headlands, British, 2,998 tons;
torpedoed off Scillys March 12,
Ship not sunk, crew of 23 landed
at St. Mary's Island.
Flartdale, British, 3,939 tons; tor-
pedoed in Irish Channel March
13. Ship not, sunk; two of .crew
dntowxrsd, other F.19 1audod a:t Ban-
A despatch from London .says
Seven British merchant steamers,
one French. and one Norwegian
steamer were torpedoed by German:
submarines in the waters around
the British Isles during Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, The French.
and Norwegian and at least two of
the British ships were sunk, of two
others it is said by the Admiralty
that "the •sinking is not confirm-
ed,'' and the other three remained
afloat. The known loss of life is
nine.
Fourteen survivors of 'the crew
of the Swedish steamer Hanna,
which was torpedoed by a, :submar-
ine off Scarborough, on the east
coast of England, early Saturday
morning, were landed at Hull Sun-
day night by a steamer which pick-
ed them up. Six of the crew were
either drowned or killed by the ex-
plosion. The Hanna was abound
from the Tyne for Las Palmas,
Canary Islands. When she was
torpedoe.cl she was displaying her
national colors, according to the
survivors, and had her name area.
nationality painted on her sides in
letters reaching from the bulwarks
to the waterline.
TIN'S SI," NEW SHIPS
To be Ready BMore the Year's End and to be the
Last Word in Naval, Construction
.,.MINI. _.......,,_,,,.w„,.
A despatch from London says.:
England now is building six, battle
cruisers of. 32.knot speed, which
will be mounted with a new ,16 -inch
gun. Such is the assumed perfec-
tion of the building arrangements
under the special ,speeding plans
prepared by the Admiralty that
these ships, it is expected, will be
launched within five or six months
from the date of :laying down; and
they, will therefore be in condition
well within the present year. 'Allege
ships are supposed to be the "last
word" in naval. construction. They
will, of course, all have their pro-
per cornplement of light' cruisers
and destroyers.
Aeroplanes
rought Down Zeppelin
elespatcla fronn Paris says: The
'destruction of a 7eppelin.airship in
the` -vicinity of Tirleneont on, March
"4; says the Matin's Havre corres-
pondent, was the work of two
French,, and two English aeroplanes,
The statement that it fell dur;ng a
storm is denied. Nine members of
the crew of 41 aboard the aircraft
are reported, bo have been found
dead, while 29 were so badly in -
fund they died the next day;
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View of Dardanelles from 1Cun1 Rale.
IRK BAmTEBIES
REDUCED
issian Btack Sea Fleet Within Striking Distance
of the Bosphorus
despatch. from Athens says: It
reported from. Penedos that the
teries .at, Dardanus have been
hely destroyed. Fort Hamidieh
been badly damaged. The
ed fleet directed a well sustained
from a distance of 18,000 yards
inst Chana Kalessi. The town
s damaged and inhabitants took
uge in several of the villages on o
Asiatic littoral. Fort Chimikli c
ne continues to hold out. Drag- gl
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These cars have passe •roup
Switzerland, and on crossing the
'German frontier have been taken
in charge by the Germans, who re-
moved the freight and returned the
cars to Italy,. The newspapers have
published articles exposing this
traffic.
ging for mines continues, but two
mine fields remain intact.
Information was received here in
diplomatic quarters that the Rus-
sian Black Sea fleet has arrived
within striking distance of the Bos-
phorus and that an attack will be
'thin a very ;shoe
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Expelling Civilians
From Occupied France.
A despatch from Geneva says:
Thirty thousand civilian. inhabi-
tants of French territory occupied
by the Germans are being expelled
through Switzerland in lots •of 500.
The first thousand passed through
Geneva on Tuesday. They were
chiefly from Lille and Maubeuge,
and consisted 'of very old people
and children under ten years,
Some of the French children said
that they had often 'gone near the
fighting line 'to get food. • The ex-
iles were ,sent across the French
frontier by the .Swiss authorities,
Must Not Simulate
Dutch Nationality
A despatch from London sass:
The Official Gazette publishes a
notification that foreign ships in
Netherlands ports 'hoisting the
Dutch flag or having painted any-
where on them distinctive marks
indicative of Dutch nationality will
be prevented from leaving Dutch
ports or passing through Dutch ter-
rito rial waters.
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British Government
Forestalls Speculators
A despatch from London 'says:
The British Government has
bought the greater part of the crop
of natural indigo now coming fm•-
wward, for due users in the United
Kingdom. This step was taken in
order to mitigate the effects of a
shortage of indigo for dyeing pur-
poses and to prevent any speculae
tive holding up of natural indigo.
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Russia Will Issue
New Polish Decree.
A despatch from London says:
Reuter'e Petrograd 'correspondent
says it is understood in the Rua,
divan capital. that an important de-
eree relating to the autonomy of
Poland and the recognition .of the
Polish, language will be. issued
shortly.
R1VIAN DEFE
Russians, by Flank Attacl
4,000 Pri
A despatch from London says:
While the Germans are launching a
new .offensive movement against the
Russian front in North. Poland, the
Russians have initiated a series of
crushing counter -blows against the
Atisbro-German forces in the Car-
pathians and East Galicia, with
disastrous results for the enemy,
according to Russian official state-
ments from Petrograd.
Four thousand prisoners have
been taken by ine.ans of a flank at-
tack upon the Austrian forces in
the Carpathians, which resulted in
the capture by the Russians of the
towns of Lupkow and Smolnik, with
the surrounding heights. Me booty
included two howitzers, two field
guns, seven machine guns and a
field hospital. The 4,000 Austrians.
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Ts mune THE LEADING TRAR13
UtrNT•6iES OP AMsaiee,
Erotttlsttllfs
Toronto Remit 16--I'lour Manitoba
first patents, -$7.70, in auto Uag �soe.onct
patriots, 57.20; straug bakers, r7, 0i1.
taxi() wheat Sour, 93 per sent. patents,
$qut :x6,26, seaboard, and
a.,6
6.16oted to a 96.40$6, to Toronto freight.
Wheat-14lariitoba, No, 1 Northern, 91.59:
No. 2 at $1.57, and, 14o, 3 •at 81.54. Ontario
wpo3eatints+., No, 2, nominal at $1.40, at outside
Outs -Ontario, 60 to 62c, putt+ids, and at.
63 to 65c, on tracts,; Toronto. 'Western Can-
aria, No 2, quoted at 70 1-2c, and No. 3 at
66 1 -Se:
Barley -Good malting grades, 84 o 86c,
outside.
Rye --$1.2.3 to 51.26 outside.
Yeas- No. 2 quoted at 51.90 to $2.111, out,
ba;dle
Gl
uru --No. 3 now Am;';ican, 80 1.2 to Ole,
rail Toronto freight
Buckwheat No, 2 at 82 to 85e, outside.
Bran artttl slrorts--l3rau, 526 a ton, altaihortrr at $28.
/tolled oats• -Coir lots, per tcs.g of 90 lbs.,
$3.55.
country Produce.
waiter -Choice dairy, 727 to 28e; inferior,
21 to 23c; creamery prints 53 1.2 to 350;.
do.,27 'scudo, 31'to 32e; fanner,;' separator.
10 28ra.
Eggs--Now-laid, ,15 to 17- eturagc+, 22 to
27c. '
Beans --$3 to $3,10. for prime. and $3,16
to $3.20 for hand-picked.
Roney -60 -lb. tins sell at 12 1.2c, and 10-
11,. tine at 13c. No. 1 combs, $3 ger dozen,
Find No 2, $2.40.
Poultry Chickens, dressed, 14 to 16c-,:
ducks, dressed, 13 to 16e• fowl, 11 to 13c;
geese, 13 to 14c; turkeys, dressed, 19 to 300.
Cheese -18 to 18 1-4c for large, and at -,8
to 18 1-2e for twins. e. it
Potatoes -Ontario, 70 to 75er bag,
aut of store, 60c in car lots. New Bruns -
Provisions, car lots, 65o per bag.
Provisions,
Wholesalers are selling to the trade on
the following price basis: -
Smoked and dry salted meats-Rolls-
Smoked.
eats-Rolls-Smoked, 14 to 141.2c; hams, medium, 17
to 171-2,c; heavy, 141.2 to 15e; breakfase
bacon, 18 to 22e; long clear bacon, tons,
13 1.24; eases, 13 3.4 to 140; backs, plain,
20 to 21e; special, 22c; boneless backs, 21
to 24c.
Green meats -Out of pickle, lc less than
smoked.
Lard -Pure, tube, 113.4 to 120; Palls, 15
to 121.4e; compound, tube, 9.3.4 to 100;
pails, 10 to 101.4c.
Winnipeg Crain.
Winnipeg, March, 16 -Cash quotations:
--Wheat-No. 1 Northern, $1.47 3-4; No• 3
Northern., $1.46 1-2; No. 3 Northern,
$1.43 3-4; No. 4, $1.38 1-4; No..6, $1.33 3-4;
No. 6, $1.29 3-4; feed, 91,24 3.4. Oats, No. 2
O,W., 61 3-8c; No. 3 C.W., 58 3.2c; extra No.
1 feed, 58 3.8c; No. 1 feed. 57 3.8c; No, 2
feed, 56 7-8c. Barley -No. 3 75c; No. 4, 70c;
feed. 670 'flax -No. 1 N.W.C.,, 91.631-24'
No. 2 C.W., $1,601-2.
Y10T11%I OF A
Steamer Searching for Survives or tine Auxiliary
Warship Driven Off by Enemy Submarine
A despatch from London says:
The Admiralty announces the loss
of the.auxiliary cruiser Bayano
whiles:the vessel was engaged in
patrol duty. In its statement of
the disaster the Admiralty says:
"On the lith of March wreckage
of the Bayano and bodies were dis-
covered, and '•circumstances point
to her having been sunk by an
enemy to•rp•eclo."
The statement gives the names of
.,Lieut. -Commander Guy and three
other officers and four of the crew
who were rescued and lasided by
the auxiliary patrol vessel Tarn,
Eighteen more of the crew, of
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whotwo are nowt/ in a hospital .at
Ayr; were landed by the steamship
E3,almerino..
"It is probable that .all others
aboard the, Bayano were lost.
' "Captvain IvpcGarrick,, of the
steamship Castlereagh, which land-
ed at Belfast, reports that his ship
pass]ed on Thursday morning a
quantity of wreckage and dead
bodies floating in lifeboats. He
attempted to search the spot in the
hope of saving any who might still
be elive, but was prevented by the
appearance of an enemy submarine,
which chased him for about 20 min -
Commander Carr and 13 other
officers are named among the miss-
ing, and it is presumed they were
lost.
The Belfast correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says the Bayano
was torpedoed Thursday morning
at 9 o'clock off Corsewell Point,
Wigtonshire, Scotland, and that
nearly 200 lives were lost,. as the
sank almost immediately.
The vessel had a crew of .about-216-
men
bout.-216men on board,
Wigtonshire is the south -western-
most county in Scotland. It lies on
the North Channel, which leads
into the Trish Sea from the Atlan-
tic.
Montreal Markets.
ntreal, March 16. --Cern, American No.
low, 80 to 81e. Oate, Canadian West -
Ne. 2, 71e; No. 3, 67 1-2c; extra No. 1
67 1-2; No. 2 local white, 65 1.2c; No.
al white, 641-2c; No. 4 local white,
4. Barley, Man. 'feed, 78 to 79c; malt -
94 to 96c. Buckwheat, No. 2, 98c.
r, Man. Spring wheat, patents, firsts,
seconds, $7.30; strong bakers'.
Winter patents choice $7.90;
tad rollers $7.40 to $7.50 straight
ss, base, ee 50 .to $3.60. Polled oats,
els, $7 to $7.25; bags 90 lbs., $3.40 ,to
6. its 28. Middlings,
,Bran. $2 Shorts, $ ng .
o 934 Mouinie, $35 to $38. xray;; No.
r ton, car lots, $18 to $19. Cheese, •.
t westerns, 17'1,4. to 1712c; finest
rns, 17 to 17 1-4c. Butter, choicest
mery, 35o; seconds, 34e. Eggs, fresh,
Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 50 to
c.
• United States Markets.
neapolis, March 1.6: -Wheat -No, 1
$1.48 3-4; N. 1 Northern, $1,44 3-4
.48 1-4; o. 2 Northern, $1.40 3-4 to
3.4; May, $1.42 3-4; July, $1.37 3-8.
-No. 3 yellow, 67 3-4 to 68 1-4c. Oats
3 white, 54 to 54 1-4c. Flour and
unchanged.
nth, March 16.--Wheat-No. 1 hard,
1-8; No. 1 Northern, 81.501.8; No. 2
;ern, :91.45 1.8 to $1.47 1-8; May,
1-8; July, $1.42. Linseed -Cash,
1.2; May, $1,87 3F-2; July, $1.89.
Live Stock Markets.
onto, March 16. -Choke steers, $7.75
.80. Good ranged between $7 and
with choice at $7.50 to $7.80; coedi-
t $6.50 to $7, and for common to fair
to $6.50, Cows brought $6 to 96.60
t, and good $5.75 to $6, medium,
to $5.75, and common, $4.75 to $5.25.
of ane quality brought between
and $6.85; good to choice, $5.75 to
Canners, $4 to $4.25 and cutters
wanted at $4,35 to $4.75. Stockers.
to $6.25 for good, and at 94.50 to
or light. Milkers and springers
teady, Calves, $8 to $11 for good
5 to $8 for common •a.nd medium.
$6 to $7,50 for light ewes. Lambs,
o $10.50 for nice light lots. Swine
t $8.25 off cars.
tread, March 16. -Prime beeves, 7 1-2
medium. 6 to 7 1-4e; common, 4 3-4
4e; cows. $40 to S80 each; springers,
$70 cacti; calves 5 to 9e; sheen,
6c; lambs. 9 to 9 1-24; bogs, 8 3.40.
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Germany's Oil
By Rising Earlier.
The London Standard says in ar
deeps4cli from Copenhagen: '`Front
APrii,1 the hands of every eloek in
Gereany will be advanced one
hour. It is •estimated that one houe
of earlier rising during the six
suauner inant.]ts will amount to -aa
saving in tiro,consumption of pe-
t'.;'oleum equivalent to the value of •,
five million dollars. The real rea-
son for this. new regulation, of.
course, is the fact. that petroleum
stock is decreasing at a rate cent -
later to alarm the authorities.
More High Praise
For Canadian Troops.
A dw. spate h from Ottawa says:
Another communication, referring
to the work and eondit_on of this.
Canadians has been reoeived by the
Government. It is as eheering in
tone as those which preceded it,:
the Canadians having been in 'the
trenches for a fairly protracted
period and having eondueted blten1
selves splendidly.