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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1915-06-04, Page 3131W1SIi WARSHIP IS SONI{ Like the Triumph, She . Was Submarined . While Supporting Land Forces on Gallipoli Peninsular A despatch from London says t The British ;.battleship 1VIaj'e'stie, ()apt, H. F. G. Talbot, was torpe- doed and sunk by an enemy sub- marine while the battleship was Oupporting "the allied land forces On the Gallipoli Peninsula. Near- 13r all ;the officers and mien •were. saved. It is supposed that the submarine that ,sank the Majestic was the tn'e that sent the British battle Trittmvph to the bottom on Tuesday least. The Majestic wads completed in the year 1895, and was the oldest - battleship on the active list of the navy. She was one of nine vessels known as the Majestic class. Hex displacement was 14,000 tone, length 390 feet, 'speed 17 knots, and she carried four 12 -inch, twelve 6 - inch and sixteen 12 -pounder guns of old pattern, with five torpedo tubes. Her nominal complement wins 757 officers and 'mem. ' The :sicking of the Majestic is said to have ocourred off Seddul Bahr, at the southern point of the Gallipoli Peninsula, This state- ment is. made in a Constantinople despatche received by way of Ber- lin, A despatch to the Mimes from its Mud•ros correspondent says that 460 men of the crew of the battle- ship Triumph, which was sunk Tuesday in the Gulf .of Saros, were saved. The officers and crew. on board the Triumph in. peace times numbered about 700 men. SHIP BLOWN UP, 825 IEN KILLED Crew. of 250 and 78 Workers Perish on Fortner O.P.R.. Boat at Sheerness. A despatch from London says: The Prin•oess Irene, a British mine - laying ship, was literally blown to atoms with at least 326 .men aboard as she lay at andhor in Sheerness harbor Friday morning. The ex- plosion apparently was internal, its origin being marked by complete mystery. Only one twain has sur- vived, a stoker, named David Wills, who was picked up badly injured. It is understood that all but three of her crew of 250. men were aboard the steamer, as well as 78 dockyard xnen carrydng out repairs. The Daily Mail asserts that in addi- tion" to the 78 shipwrights there were •on beard 100 workmen from Chatham, as well as 240 inembers of the crew, which would give a to- til of 418 person's on the steamer at the tib ne.- she wars blown up. The disaster has immediately re- • callled the fate of the British battle- ship Bulwark, which was myster- "ioiisly blown up on November 26 at pritetioally the identical spot in which rested the Princess• Irene,.'_ with the lass of some 736 officers and men. The destruction of the Bulwark was never explained. There were rumors at the time that a German submarine had slipped into Sheerness harbor and launched a torpedo at the warship, 'subse- quently stealing away without de- tection. It has since seemed more probable, however, that 'the But- work was blown up by an internal explosion—the inference being, of course, that aspy accomplished the work, The Princess Ireme, which is a Canadian Pacific liner requisitioned ,by the Go.vernment,e was lying at hear moorings, 70 yarcis. off Port -Vic- toria, her decks, crowded with busy workmen. The harbor *as filled with vessels, of all descriptions. Nothing of an extraordinary nature had oocurred to arouse suspicion. Flags of the Allies Displayed in Paris A despatch from'Varis says: The flags of the European powers allied against.. Germany—France, Italy, Great Britain, Russia, Belgium and Serbia—were, by order of the French Government, displayed in groups over many of • the public buildings and anonuments of Paris. Among the edifice's thus decorated' are the residence of the President of the republic, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, and all the Ministries. .k It keeps lazy men busy putting things off till to -morrow. DROVE GERMANS OUT OR ADLAIX French Troops Win a Decided Suc- cess in. the Region of Arras. A despatch from Paris says French troops have won decided suooesseis in the region of Arras lately, ,and have seemed possession of a greater part of Ablaain. In addition they have driven the Ger mans from -their strongly fortified positions in the Cemetery near Ablain and have adviancedfor some distance.beyondit. During this fighting, says the .Wear Office report, the German losses were very heavy. Nothing is said as ' to the price in lives at which the French made their pro- gress. It will be remembered that Carency was ooeupied .by the allied troops several days ago, who were. subsequently forced to retire by the violence of the German counter- attacks. O'therwis'e in this sector, where the principal fighting of the last few clia,ys has.ocourred, the French have taken some of Sh,e German trenches southwest of Sanchez at ChateauTarleu. A French aerial squadron, oom- po.sied of 18 aeroplanes, each one carrying 110 pounclis of projectiles, bombarded a chemical factory at Eizdwigshaf.•en, on the Rhine, oppo- site Mannheim. Fire broke out in several of the factory buildings as a result of this bombardment. This factory is one of the most important manufactor- ies of explosives in all Germany, The French .aviato•re were in the air for six hours, and covered- more than 400 kilometres (240 miles). This expedition against an impor- tant German establishment was the French reply to the attempts of German aviators on the City of Paris. Britain and Italy Exchange Messages A despatch from London says : It was announced' officially that Pre- mier Asquith had sent atelegram to Premier' Saliandra of Italy ex- pressing his pleasure that "the long-standing relationship between the two countries had ripened into a more intimate relationship." Premier Salalndra •responded with the hope that "a long era of liberty and peace may be opened in Eu- rope „ Difficult. Little Robert: "Ma, was Robin- son Oru•so•e an acrobat 2" Mother: "I don't know. Why ?" Little Robert: "Weld, here it reads that. ;after he had finished his day's work he eat down on his chest.'' MET GE ANS WIT BAYO EIS► Enemy's Attack Was Paralyzed and He Was Forced Into the Open and Suffered Heavy Losses A despatch from London ,says: "Canadian and Indian troops suc- ee,ssfully repulsed at the point of the bayonet a vigorous German at- tack near Riehebaurg. Having de- stroyed the e-stroyed'the British wire defences by nn;eans; of a terrific larbillery fire, the cnezny launched.a'strong ,attackand succeeded, despite severe losses suf- fered in the open, in reaching' our trenches here," says a Central News message. "They were met with an inferno of rifle and machine gun fire before which tilley wavered, then the Can- adians and Xi:Ohmss leaped from the trenches and abet the German re- serves with the bayonet as the lat- ter ewaranied up to 'strengthen the thinned first line•. The oolonials, fighting with terrific vigor, simply paralyzed the ,abtask of the enemy, who were pursued into the. open, Our losses were heavy, but the de- feat suffered by the Germans utas severe both morally .and material- ly, The progress made justifies the belief that the German hold on the region of La Basses will very soon become .unteinablie` Bund necessitate• a withdrawal to, a new line of de- fence. Men who will be the sailers of the Italian Forbes in the W ar for National Expansion. awe DUltEdd'the ABRUZZI KING \WIN PREMIER SALMI PRA AUSTRIANS FLEE Di MOH Rapidity of Italian Advance Has Paralyzed .the Enemy. A despatch - from London stays : With ithe ocoupation of the town, of Grads, on the Gulf . of Trieste, the Italian front in the advance over the eastern frontier into Austrian territory, now 'forms a continuous line of about 40 miles, stretching from Caporetto, on the left flank, to She sea. The farthest advance into Austrian territory is at Mon- falcone, on the railway to Trieste, the Italians being' thus within ` 22 miles of that port. The Daily Chronicle correspond- ent says I hear that the Austrians are in. full retreat along theWhole of their defensive line, burning houses, stores, orope and forage and destroying roads and bridges, in fact, laying waste entire pro- vinces. The Italian forces which invaded Tyrol from the south.ein frontier of that region have advanced as fax as the mouth of the Ohdeze River in Lake Idro, occupying alPbhe rugged terrain between the lake and Lake Garda, to the east.. There have been artillery engagemiemtis at the Toin•ode Pass, where very strong Austrian forts bar the progress of the Italians, and on the 'Aistiago plateau, on the eastern frontier of Tyrol, toward which the _invaders proce,eded up Val , Suaana. Italia -n gunboats on Lake Garda gave effective 'support to the troops operating on the eastern shore of the lake, enabling then to noocupy several 'strategic points around Monte Baldo, of which an import ant peak, Monte Altiissimo, 5,690 feet high, was captured yesterday. The objective of these troops is Mori, on the • railroad connecting Riva and Arco.with Rovereto and Trent, thus cutting off from the. rear the Austrian garrison at Riva and the Austrian forces at the mouth of the Adige. • MILITIA RESERVES TO BE ORGANIZED To Secure Enrolinent of 200,00Q Men Under 50 Years of Age. A despatch from Ottawa says: The militia reserve of Canada is to be organized and will be thus avail- able as recruits for active service, it has been announced. Details of the plan are yet lacking. It is esti mated that there are upwards of 200,000 men in 'Canada under 50 years of age who ,are connected with or have been iconneoted with the active militia. They will be, to an extent not yet announced, organized and will thus formi a third line of defence, ready in case of 'necessity. 44 Naturalized Baronet Sails for. New York A despatch from. London slays : Sir Edgar Speyer, who ,reoently re- signed ;his Privy. Oouncilorship on account of criticism based on the occupancy of such a position by a native 'of Germany, sailed for New York on the isteam,ship Philiade•1- palia, IIs said he was going ,on, short holiday. L'CENERAL LUIGI eADORNA SHIPS NO TO LEAVE kVIT YO K Washington Instructs Navy Officers to Use Shells if Any German Boat Attempts a Dash to the Sea New York, May 30. Naval of- ficers in New York City were in- tensely interested in unexrypeeted orders that came from Washington. to' sink any German ship that at- tempts to leave this harbor. The orders were ;based, it was learned, upon reports submitted to Govern- ment officials at Washington that in the event of hostilities between this country and Germany an ef- fort will be made at once to bottle up New York harbor by sinking at an advantageous spot in the Nar- rows one or more of the big Ger- man. steamships that have been tied up at Hoboken piers since the European war began. It was also .admitted that the same •orders regarding German steamships .attempting to leave the: port were transmitted to tha commanders of all the forts that guard New York City. No effort was made yesterday in responsible quarters to conceal the fact 'that the reports •submitted from these several sources main- tained that there ;was a. real basis for fear that Germany has decided already upon a way to isolate New York City, at least temporarily, in the event of a ,break in relations with the United' States. The state. ment that the sinking of the Vater - land, the largest steamship afloat, and perhaps others of .the German commercial fleet held here, to bar passage through the Narrows would (be embraced in the first German effort has been believed in Washington as a result of the veri- fication. offered thy .the unusually large corps of investigators. The orders reoeived regarding the 0= - dna of officers of (both army and navy here could not be mistaken. They were simply to sink any Ger- man vessel that did not immediate- ly respond to an order to stop. TRY TO FORCE IS. INTO WAP Gerniaits Submarine American Steamer That Carried No Contraband. A despatch from. London says; The steamer Nebraskan, of the American -Hawaiian Lin11, under charter of the White Star Line, and th flying e U.S. flag, was torpedoed by an unseen 'submarine 40 miles south -by -west of South Cliff, which is near Fastnet. The Nebraskan was outbound from Liverpool to Philadelphia, which .robs the Germans of any claim that the ship was • carryin.g contraband into England. The ves- sel received the torpedo in the for- ward part of the ship about nine o'clock at night. In these regions Mathis time of the year it is still light .at nine o'clock, but whether the flag could be distinguished even if flying is something which must, be cleared' up later. The Nebraskan had herr panne in giant letters on both sides, haw - ever, and being an American ship, she doubtless carried her ship's lights, which vessels of belligerent countries nowadays do not do, which would suggest to a submar- ine commander her innocence. Be- sides that the vessel was in ballast, and if it was clear enough for a submarine to fire straight to the mark it 'must have . ' been clear enough to discern the ship riding weal out of the water. The torpedoing of the Nebraskan arouses the intensest interest. It was freely ,said that this was the answer to the American note. There zxre two Galicias in Europe. One forms a part of Austria, while the other is a province in Spain. "Did you Bear about the terrible fright Bobby got on the day of his wedding V' "No ; but I was at the church and saw her." in the trans-Atlantic trade. CANADIAN VESSEL SUNK BY PIRATES Steamer I1Iorwenna Was in the Passenger Trade on the St. Lawrence. A •despatch from London says: The Canadian steamer Morwenna was torpedoed and shelled by a German submarine off the Welsh coast. One member of tier' crew was killed. The others, including three wounded, have been landed at Car- diff by the Belgian trawler Jacque- line. The Morwenna was bound from Cardiff for Sydney, N.S., in ballast. The Morwenna hailed from Mont- real, and was owned by the Black Diamond Line. Since early this pear she has been under charter to the Red Cross Line. She was built at Dundee in- 1904, and be- fore the war was a well-known pas- senger boat on the St. Lawrence, plying ±stween Montreal, Gulf ports and Sb. John's, in the sum- mer. She was 260 feet long and commanded by Captain Holmes. The members of the crew of the Morwenna say that after the ves- sel was torpedoed they lowered their boats, one. of whish had not entirely been freed from its tackle, when a ,shell from the submarine blew off the head of one of its occupants and wounded three other men. • The skipper of the Jaqueline says when he usaw the submarine attack the Morwenna he started the Jaqueline full steam ahead, in- tending to ram thei 5tlbnLal n•c. The underwater boat, however, evaded the 'tr.awler and fired many shells at her, but all. of them misused their nark. The Danish steamer Betty, 1,207 net tons, was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea. Her crew was rescued. The Betty was a freighter TU KffS VESSELS BL F' . N ZIP Torpedoes a Transport in Harbor and Sinks Am. F Hale Police Force I munition and Supply Ships in Sea of Marmora + el Organized in Italy A despatch from. Paris says : The Romecorrespondent of the Temps telegraphs that nearly 11,000 wo- men have been enrolled in a,: female police force ,authorized by the Ital- ian Government,' These wonnen be- long for the most part to the mid- dle classes. Theywill undergo spe- cial physical training and wear uni- foarms, A despatch from London says: "The submarine E-11,Lieut.-Com- mender Martin - E. a u ith, has sunk in the, Sea of IV,Larmto to a ves- sed, cpntaininga great quantity of alninunition, 'comprising •charges for hevy howitzers; several gun niountings and a six-inch gun, She also chased a supply ship with a heavy cargo of stores and torpe- doed her alongside a pier at Ro- dosto. A small store ship was also chased -a and rlln' ashore. "The submarine E-11 entered Constantinople and discharged a torpedo at a transport alongside the arsenal. The torpedo was heard to explode." PRICES OF FARM PROO4CIS REPORTS FROM THE LI;ADINO TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA.. Breadstutfs, Toronto, June 1,— 1anito1a whe4t--No, l Northern $1,61; No, 2, 91,58; No, 3, $1,56, on track, lake ports, Manitoba oats—No. 2 0,W„ 66 3-4- No. 3 C.W., 64 1 4o; extra No. 1 feed, 64 1-40; No, 1 feed, 63 1-2o, on track, lake ports, .A.merican corn—No. 2 yellow, 79 1-2c:, r Ji track, /alto Torts. Canadian corn—No, 2-yeiiow, 79e, Ira traelt, Toronto. Ontario oats --No, 2 white, 50 to 69c;, No, 3, 50 to 590, according to freights, 'Ontario wheat—No, 2 Winter, per coax lot, 51.42 to 91.44, according to freights. Pear—No. 2 •nominal, per earn Iota, $1.60 to 91.65, according to freights, Barley—Good malting !barley, 73o• feed barley, 65 to 70o, according to freights. Rye --No. 2 nominal, 91.17 to 91,20, no. cording to freights. Manitoba flour—First patents, in 5ute base $8.10; second patents, in jute bags, $7.60; sarong bakers', in jute bags. $7,40, Toronto; in cotton bags, 100 more, Ontario flour—Winter, 90 per cent. pat- ents, $6. seaboard, or Toronto freights in bags. MflIfeed, car lots --Bran; .per ton, 926; shorts, per ton, 928; middlings, per ton, 929; geod feed flour, per bag, $2, deliver- ed Montreal freights, Country Produce. Butter --Choice dairy, 22 to 24e; inferior, 20 to 22c; creamery, prints, 30 to 32e; do.. solids. 27 to 29e. Egggs—a to 22o per dozen, in area lots. Beans -93.10 to 93,15 for .grime, and 93.20 to 93.25 for hand-piclked. Poultry—Ohic3rens, yearlings, dressed, 18 to 20c; Spring chickens, 50c; fowl, 13 to 15e. Cheese -19 3-4e for large, and at 20c . for tnvins. Potatoes—Ontario, 55 to 600 per bag, out of store, and 45e in ear lots. New Brunswieks, ear lots, 6 to 600 per bag. Provisions. Bacon—Long clear, 13 3-4 to 14e per lis., in naso lots. Hams --Medium, 17. to 17 1-2o; do., heavy, 14 1-2 to 15e; rolls, 14 to 14 1-2c; breakfast bacon, 18 to 200 backs, 21 to 22o; boneless backs, 23e. Lard—The (market is quiet, with prices steady; pure Sard, tube, 11 3-4 to 120; do., pails, 12 to 12 1-2c. Compound, tubs, 9 3.4 to 10e; do.. pail, 10 to 10 1-4e. • Baled Hay and Straw. Straw is quoted at 97 to 98 a ton in oar lots delivered on track here. Hay—No. 1 hay is quoted at 917 to 17.50; No. 2 at $15 to 916, and No. 3 at $13 to 913.50. Business in Montreal. Montreal, June 1.—Corn—American No, 2 yellow, 81 to 82c. Oats—Canadian west, ern, No. 3, 67 to 67 1.2e; extra No. 1 feed, 67 1-20; No. 2 local whits, 66 1-2; No. 3 do., 651.20; No. 4 do., 64120. Flour --Dian. Spring 'wheat patents, firsts, $8.20: sec- onds, $7.70; strong bakers', 87.50; Winter patents, choice, $7.90; straight rollers, 97.40 to 97.50; do., bags, 93.50 to $3.60. Rolled oats, barrels, $7 to $7-15; do., bags, 90 lbs., 93.35. Bran, 926. Shorts, 928. Mid- dlings, $33 to 934. Mouillie, 935 to 938. Hay. No. 2, per ton, ear lots, 919 to 920.50. Cheese — Finest westerns, 18 3-4e; finest easterns. 18 to 18 1-4e. Butter—Choicest creaanery, 281.20; seconds, 261-2 to 27e. Eggs—Fresh, 22 to ZSe; selected, 24 to 250; No. 2 stock, 20e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 42 1-2 to 45e. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $14 to 914.25. Pork Heavy Canada short guess, bbl,.' 35 to•46 pieces 929; short cut 'bade, tads., 45 to 55 pieces 988.50. Lard—'Compound, tierces, 375 1b,;., SOc; wood pails. 20 lbs., net, 1012c; pure tierces, 375 ribs., 12e; pure, wood pails, 20 Lbs. net, 121.20. Winnipeg Wheat. Winnipeg, June 1.-Wheat—No, 1 Nor- thorn, 91.55 3-8; No. 2 Northern, $1.52 3-8; No. 3 Northern; $1.44 5-8; No. 4, $1.45 7-8; No, 5, $1.39 7-8; No. 6, 91.34 7-8. Oats—No. 2 C.W., 62 5-8; No. 3 G.W., 60 5-8c; extra. No. 1 feed, 60 58c; No. 1 feed, 59 1-2c; No. 2 feed, 581.2c. Barley—No. 3, 71c; No. 4, 650; feed, 63c. Flax—No. 1 N.W.C., 91.77; No. 2 C.W., 91.74. United States Markets. 1lfinneapolis, June 1.—Wheat--No. 1 hard, $1.5? 1-8; No. 1 Northern, 91.54 to 91.56 5-8; No. 2 Northern, 91.51 to ,,1.63 5-8; July, $1.46 5-8. Corn --No. 3 yellow, 71 to 71 1-2c. Oats—No. 3 white, 52 to 52 1-2e. Flour and bran unchanged. Duluth, June 1—Wheat—No. 1 ]yard. 81.54 3-4; No. 1 Northern, $1.53 3-4; No. 2 Northern, $1.48 3-4 to $1.50 3-4; July, $1.49. Linseed, cash, $1.97; July, 91.99. Live Stook Markets. Toronto, June 1.—Butchors cattle he:ce, 98.10 to 98,45; do., good, 97,40 to 97.30; 3o., medium 96.85 to 97.25; do., e,.aumo r $6.25 to $6.75; butchers' 'bulb, choice. 96.60 .o 97.50; do., good bulla, $6 to $6.75; do, rough bulls, $5 to $5.75; but -chew.' rows, choice, 96.50 to $7; do., gond, $6 to 96.35; do., medium, $5,25 to 95,75; do„ common, $4.75 to $5.25; feeders, good. 95.50 to $7.25; stocken;, 700 to 1,000 lbs., 86.25 to $7.75; canners and cutte=e, 94.90 to 95; milker,*, choice, each, $60 to 9100; do., common ind medium. each, 935 to 945; springers, 950 to $75; light owes, 97 to 97.50; do.. h•avv. $5 to•$6.30; do., bucks, 93.50 to 94.50; yearl- ing lambs, 97 to 29.50; calving lambs, 95 to $9s calves, $4,60 to 99,75 hogs, fed and watered, $9.60; do„ off ears. 99.85; do,. f.o.h , $8.15. 36ortron1, June I —There nvtse no e.ho ce steers on the market. The very beat. r)f- fered sold at 98.50, and the lower grades from that down to 87. Mitchell; eow,a brought from $4.50 to 97 and bulls from 94,50 to 97 fer cnvt, A feature of the trade in shall meats .wac the weaker .feeling in the market for sheep and lambs, feeing to the more liberal suppliers coming for- ward. The demand wa,, only fair, and sales of sheep were made at $5 to $6 per cwt., and Spring lambs at 94 to $7 each, rte to rate and quality. Thr trade in calves was active tit prices ranging from 92 to 910 each, The market for hogs was strong. The demand was good, and sales of selected lots not re made at 910 to 910.35 per cwt , weig,1;ol e17 c:rri:. • 'I' CAYABIAN FLAN. IN ABBEY. trtilicry Banner 7(Iati ;'s Among to eient and Faitlous Trophies. For the first time in history .a Canadian flag flutters amid the ban- ners of old in Westminster Abbey,, Oneday recently the :colors of the Twenty-second Battery of the Can- adian Field Artillery were received" by the Dean and carried into Henry the Seventh's Chapel. The flag VMS originally presented by the Vet•er- Ons of Kingston, Ontario. The pre- servation cif a Canadian flag among the histori:sal trophies in the Ab- bey will be an interesting renainis- cense a,f the great war, In all, 145 distinct languages are spoken in India.