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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1915-06-11, Page 7TURK.S F PERSIA Advance Civard of Over 2,000, ,With Guns and Boats, Captured on Tigris and .Clore Expected. A despatch from London says: "The following further information has been received from Gen. Sir Sohn' Niacor ;regaarding the opera- tions on the Tigris (Asiatic Ti "Gen, Townishe el,- .accoznpanie.d. .,by Capt, Nunn and Si Percy Cox and .a tsinalii gunboat flotilla, re-' cei led the surrender of the Gov- ernor of Amara, together with some 30 office,re and about 700 soldiers, on June 3. Amara, is now occupied by us in force, The troops captured comprised advance guard Turkish forces retiring before Gen. George F. G•orringe's dolumn, which is, pursuting the Talkvieb, forces. in their retreat from 7 e,l sian territou'y. Tihe main, body lio1l.ow- ing was Been to disperse into the marshes. "Our total captures up to .:date amount to 70 officers -and 2,0001: pen and seven field guns, six naval 'gains' front the, gunboat Maiall,ai'i ;;, 12 Marge steel, barges, one large river steamer, three small ssteann- etre and a considenabtle number of rifles .and ammunition of all kinds. Ferther stet enders are expeeteclt "Of. tsix Germans with the Turks three were taken prisoners, two were killed by march Arabs." NOW MANUFACTURING GUNCOTTON Canada Inas Commenced Manufacture of Highest Explosive Known to Science A despatch from Ottawa says : A plant for the manufacture of Large. quantities of ` trinitoloduol, one of the highest explosives known to modest science, has been erected in Canada and is now in operation, Its location is being kepta secret at present, but Gen. Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, inspected the works and expressed himself as highly gratified with the progress which has beten made. Work ryas started on the factory seven weeks ago, and it had not been expected to be ready for four months, but operations were rushed with the. result that the plant is noiw run- ning. The new plant is turning out the immense quantity of 800,000 pounds of trinitrotoluol per month and .constitutes 'a record -botch as regards :erectiton and production. It is announced that Canada, will shortly be in a position to turn out one 'rmillian pounds of guncot- ton per month.. She has for some time past been producing large quantities of °cordite. TURK TRENCHES W ! RB STQRIIIED Ellice Advance NO Yards Along Three-mile Front at the D ardanellesa A despatch from London says: DfEicial announeenvent is made that she British troops at the Dardan- elles, as .a ::result of their new of- fensive movement last week, cap- tured two Knee, of Turkish trenches along .a three -male, front. The state- ment follows : "On the night a£ .June 3-4 the Turks, having heavily bombarded, a small fort in front of th,e ex- treme right French position, which p revio•usl.y had been captured, Launched an infantry attack against It, which was ,repulsed with heavy loss to the etnesny. At the same tinrne the Turks, set fire to scrub in front of the left centre of the posi- tion occupied by the British divi - sion and attacked, but met with no 9suecess. On the morning of the 4th of June Sir Iran Hamiliton. ,ordered a general attack on the Turkish trenches in the southern area of the Gallipoli Peninsula, preceded by a heavy bombardment by all guns, assisted by battleships, *mis- ers and destroytest. "At a given signal the troops rushed forward .with the bayonet. They were immediately [successful all song the line except in one spot, where the heavy wire en- tanglement was not destroyed by the bombardment. "Indian troops on our extreme left made a magnafieent advance. They captured two lines of trenches but owing to the fact that ' the troops on thein* right were hung up by this wire entanglement they were obliged to retire to their orig- inal line. The regular division made good progress on the left centre,, capturing a strong redoubtand two lines of trenches beyond it, about 500 eiasdcls in advance of their original line. "The territorial division on our centre did brilliantly, advancing. 600 yards and capturing three lines of trenehe,s, butthough the ad- vanced captured trendh waist held all day and half of the ensuing night, they had to be ordered back in the morning to the second cap - tared line, as both ' their flanks were exposed. `The naval division on our right, centre captured a redoubt and a formidable line of trenchers con- structed in threatiers 300 yards to their front, but they too, had to be ordered back owing to the heavy enfilading fire." Bait From Germany Thrown Out to Jews A despatch from London says: According to Le Matin of Paris, Germany is throwing out a bait to the Jews by promising to re-estab- 1i;sh the Kingdom of Palestine after the war. A scheme outlined and signed by 25 German and Austrian rabbisand also by Herr Bailin, of the Hamburg -American Line, un- dertakes to re-establish, by an agreement with the Sultan, a Jew- ish kingdom, with guarantees of rlleutrality. NEST OF. SPIES IS DISCOVERED Dogs Were Used as Despatch Carriers Col. Victor Curry to Direct Shell Contract Work in Canada. A desipatoh from London says The use by the Germans of dogs as despatch carriers its shown in. connection with the discovery of a,. nest of spies on the Canadian lines wn 'Franoe. _Wounded ` Canadians now; at Cardiff relate how they found that .a .coffee house near the firing lines, Which was largely patronized by the Canadians and . other sol- diers of the Empire, was kept by spies. How the information re garding the [movements of the troops became ltnowin to the en- emy was forced out of a boy, who disclosed that a dog used to carry. the messages. This dog had been noticed wandering about, and was even petted by the Canadians. The. messages were hidden under a tease coat of hair. Berlin Mobs Shout for Peace • A desp,atdh from. Paris says: L'Iumanite, which has its own means of obtaining news from Bea - fin, declares that 8,000 persons, mostly women, assembled in front of the Reichstag building oat May 28 in Berlin puri shouted for pease, They not only protested against the war but complained of the high cost of food. The crowd finally was disp,ereed by mounted police, wlho . charged into its midst. Several arrests -wezre inure. The press was forbidden to Mention +he incident, • Second in Command- of the Brilliant French Arzily. The photograph is a xtew one and shows General Foeh in the dress uniform of his rank. In the opinion of many, General Foch ranks next to Joffre, the popular idol, in.. military ability. He comes of Alsatian stock, ;es do many of the French generals, and is showing his ability as commander of the three northern French armies those of ' D'Urbal,` Maud-hui, and that - formerly commanded by Mauno:ury, recently wounded. S � UBIIIABINE SINS GERMAN SRIP Was Operating in the Sea of Mar - mora at the Time. A despatch from . London says A . Britislh [submarine operating in the Sea'of Marmona torpedoed a large German transport in Pan - derma Bay. This announcement was given out officially in London as having been received from the viae -admiral in command at the Dardanelles. It is said also that this submarine was one of several operating in these waters. The Large German transport offi- cially reported sunk by a British subanarine in Panderma Bray is be- lieved to have been either the steamer General, of 4,500 tons, for- merly of the German East Africa Company, or the Coroovada, sof 4,900 tons, which was owned by the Hannburg - American Steamship Line. The General fled to Constanti.- nople at the same time as did the German cruisers Goerben and Bres lau. The Coroovada was used by the Hamburg -American Line to inaugurate a passenger service be- tween the; United States and Tur- key last year. Sihe was in the• Black Sea when the war , started and took refuge in the Bosphorus, later being transferred to the Turk- ish flag. Five Allied Nations Will Act Together A despatch from Tokio says: Foreign Minister Kato interptellat- ed in the House of Peers, by the Budget Committee, made the de- claration that Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan had agreed to take no ;independent action of any kindin connection with the European war, .z. Losses of Prussians 1,888,000 to Date A despatch from Amsterdam says: The Telegra,af states that ac- cording to German ,casualty lists Prussian le ses alone have reach- ed a total of 1,388,000. Rectent casualty lists eoeta#:n the names of 56 airmen, of whom eleven were kidded and 35 wounded, the remaining ten being-„ruissing. Reservoirs of Poison In Latest Zeppelins A despatch from Copenhagen says A gigantic Zeppelin of en- tirely new type caused general surprise all along the Baltic when making a trial journey over thein- ternattional route between Sweden and Denmark. It was visible from all the coast towns. The airship differs considerably in form and dimensions from the earlier Zeppel- insis heavily armored and is sup- plied° with three reservoirs for poisonous gas. Alleged British Spy Convicted in Saxony A despatch from London says: According to a despatch to the Cen- tral News from Leipzig, Saxony, George Crossanan, am Englishman, bias been sentenced to three years' imprisonment by a Saxon court on the charge ° of attempting to furnish the, British Government with the German plans to invade England. KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOR BOLL Lieutenant-Govornor 7lendrie and 5 Other Prominent Canadians Entitled to Prefix of Sir. A despatch from 'London says A list of the King's birthday hon ors is issued in the London Gazette, It includes many naval and mili- tary decorations kr war services, Earl Kitchener heads the list, he receiving the knighthood of the Garter. The following Canadian names appear in _ the Bet: Lt. -Col, the Hon. John . Strath- earn Hendrie, Lieutenant -Governor of Ontario, Principal Williaan. Paterson, vice- ehaalcellor of . McGill University, Montreal, Knights Bachelor. Herbert Brown Ames, M.P., hon- orary secretary of the Canadian Patriotic Fund, Montreal. Henry L. Drayton, chairman of the Board of Railway Commission- ers, Ottawa: John Craig Eaton, merchant, To- ronto, Charles Frederick Fraser, super intendent of the School- for the Blind, Halifax. Very Rev. Prmacipal Daniel Min- er Gordon, vice-chancellor of Queen's University, Kingston. Commander Richard M. T. Ste- phens, chief of staff of the Canadian Naval Service, Ottawa. C.I.S.O. Ca.ptt. Richard Burton Dean, late superintendent of the Royal North- West Mounted Police; Ottawa. Francis Herman Gisborne, Par- liamentary counsel, Ottawa. Sir Gilbert Parker, the writer, is made a baronet. Hon. Edgar Bow- ring, a member of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland; is knighted. Was Not a Deserter, • Is In French Hospital A despatch frdbii Ottawa says : There is .a certain Montreal soldier, a member of the first Canadian division, who has been the object lately of much undeserved appro- bium. Having been in the Lange- marck fighting, in which the Cana- diens distinguished tlhemselves, he failed to -turn up afterwards. As he was not reported as a prisoner and was not seen to be wounded, friends who enquired for him were informed that hehad deserted. It has now been discovered, however, that thesoldier in question is ly- ing in a French hospital with gun- shot wounds in head and neck. 4t Only Secured Eight Out Of a Total of 1,382 A despatch from London says: The' Admiralty has issued a state- ment announcing that the number of British merchantmen sunk or captured by German submarines in the week ending Wednesday was •eight, with a. tonnage of 23,363. No fishing boats were sunk in that period. The number of arrivals and sailings from British ports was 1,382. 44 Not Worrying. Newe•dd : "They say that flour will go up two or three dollars a barrel." Mrs. Newedd : "Thank goodness 1 dear, we get ours by the bag." OUR SOLDIERS DECORATE The Distinguished Conduct Medal Bestowed on Members of Patricias and the 'a4th Battalion A despatch from London says : Tho award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to a nunnber of members of the Canadian division has been announced in connection with the King's birthday honors, Pte. R. 11. Drake, of the 14th battalion, is decorated for con- spicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near the Rue du Bois on March 26, when he went out under heavy fire to the assistance of wounded comrades. He was un - mediately wounded himself, but, nevertheless, succeeded in drag- ging one man in to safety and then rendered first aid to him. Pte. S. Hackrang, Princess Patri- cia'a, receives the medal for con- spicuous gallantry at St. Eloi on February 28 for assisting in the resctta of a wounded oomeade under. most difficult and dangerous cir- cumstances, ,Sergi.. S. V. Paterson, Princess Patricia's, is rewarded for con apaeuous aallantry at St. Eloi when the leading platoon in an attack on a German trench with great ability and dash. Pte. J. M. Robertson, Princess Patricia's, for conispicuous gal- lantry at St. Eloi, 28th February, in assisting to rescue a wounded comrade under most difficult and dangerous ciretenstanees, Corp. J. L. Wolstenhohne, Princess Patricia's, for eonspicu- outs gallantry at St. Eloi, 15th Mardi, when he carried messages on two ocoaasions under dangerous. circumstances while :exposed to very heavy fire. Subsequently Corp. Wolstenholme conducted stretcher-bearers in the dark to rescue wounded. Corp. J. L. Wolstenholme is a Toronto mean, residing at 245 Vaughan Road, He was born in Sootland and left Toronto as a pri. vote. Pte. S. Hacking and Pte. 3. M. B,ob:erts•on are residents of Hain%l: ton and Sergi, Paterson.enlisted at 'Winnipeg. PRICES Of FARM PROBUCTS REPORTS FROM TEM t.EAUi u TRAPS CENTRES clE AMERICA. Breadsttlifa. Toronto, ,Tune se -Manitoba, wheat-ivo, 1 Northern, 51.43; No. 2, 51.41; No. 3. $1,38, on track Lake pdrte, Manitoba Outs -72o, 2 O.W.. 640; Np, b 0,W., 62 1.20; extra No. 1 feed, 62 1-2e, oft traok Lake ports; No. 1 feed, nOne oder. in g. American corn -No. 2 yellow, 77 3.40, 00 track Zeke porta. Canadian corn -No. 2 yellow, 770. on track Toronto. Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 69e No, 3 do.. 580, outside. Ontario wheat -No. 2 winter, per car lot, 51.35, outside. Peas ---No, 2 nominal. spar ,car lots, $1.50, outside. Barley -:God malting barley, 700; feed barley, 65e, outside, Buckwheat -Nominal, car lots, 77 to 780, outside. Bye --No. 2 nominal, $1.15, outeido. Manitoba• flour First patents, in jute bags, $7.60; •second patents.in jute, bags, $7.10; strong bakers', $6:60, Toronto; in cotton bags, 10e more. Ontario flour --Winter, 90 per -cent. Pa- tents, $5.60; seaboard or Toronto freights in bags. . Millfeed-Bran, per ton, 226; shorts, 528:. middlings, $29: good feed flour, per 'bag, 81.80, delivered Montreal freights. Country Produce. Butter -The receipts are large and in- creasing, with a good deal of gra.se-butter offering. Choice dairy, 22 to 240; inferior, 20 to 22e; oreanery, prints, 280; do., 601 - ids, 27 to 280. Egge-the market is well supplied, with. Prices firm, and sales at 22c per dozen, in case lots. Beans -The market le quiet at 53.10 to $3.15 for nriaie. and $3.20 to 53.25 for handapicked. oultry-Ohickens, yearlings, dressed, 18 to 20c; Spring chickens, 45 to 50e fowl, 13 to 150.. Cheese -The market is flim, being quot- ed at 20c for large, and at 20 1.40 for twine. Potatoes -Ontario, 65 to 600 per bag, out of store, and 46 to 50e in car lots. ` New Bruns•wicks, oar lots, 55 to 60e per bag. Baled Hay and Straw. Straw is quoted at $7 to $8 a ton in ear. lots delivered on track here. Ray -No. 1 hay is ugoted' at $16 to 517; No. 2 at $14 to 515, and No. 3 at $12 to $12.50. Business in Montreal, Corn, American, No. 2 yellow, 80 to 81e. Oats, Canadian Western, No. 3, 65e; extra No. ,1 feed, 65e; No. 2 local white, 64 1-2e; No, 3 local white, 63 1-2e; No. 4 local white, 62 1.2c. Barley, Man, feed, 73 1-2 to 74e. Flour, Men. Spring wheat pa- tents, firsts, $7.70; seconds, $7.20; strong bakers', $7; Winter patents, choice. $7.50; straight rollers, 57 to 57.10; do., bags,, 83.30 to 53.40. Rolled cats, barrels, 57 to 7.15; do., bags, 90 abs, $33.50 to $3.60. Bran, 4?6. Shorts, 828. Middlings, $33 to $34. Mouillie, 535 to $38. Hay, No. 2, per ton. car lots, $19 to $20.50. Cheese, finest west - este, 19 to 19 1-4c; finest easterns, 1-8 1-2 to 18 3-4c. Butter, choicest creamery, 27 1.2 to 28e; seconds, 26 1.4 to 26 1-20. Eggs. fresh, 21 to 22c; seleeted, 23 to 24e; No. 2 stock, 19 to 20e. Potatoes, per bag, car. lots, 42 1-2 to 45e. Dressed hoge, abattoir killed, 513.75 to 514. ork, heavy Canada short mess, bbls, 35 to 45 pieces, 229; Canada short cut back, bbls, 45 to 55 pieces, 928.50 Lard, compound, tierces. 375 lbs, 100; wood pails, 20 lbs net, 16 'fin pure, tierces, 375 lbs, 12c; pure, wood pails, 20 The net, 12 1-2c. U. S. Markets. Minneapolis. Minn., June 8.. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, 51.41 3-4; No. 1 Northern, $1.34 3-4 to 21.41 1-4: No. 2 Northern, $1.31 1-4 to $1.38 1-4; Ju]y, $1.34 1-4. Corn No. 3 yel- low; 69 1-4 to 69 3.4c. Oats -No. 3 white, 47 1-4 to 47 3.4e. Flour --Fanny patents, 57,10; first clears, 56.30; second clears, 54.30. Bran unchanged. Duluth, Minn„ June 8. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.38 7-8; No. 1 Northern, $1.37 7-8; No. 2 Northern, 51.31 7-8 to 51.34 7-8; July, 51.35 7.8, Linseed, $1.78; July, 51.79 1-2. New York, June B. -Flour easier, Spring 'patents, F7.05 to 57.30; Kansas straights, $6.80 to $7. Rve flour easy, fair to good, 86.20 to 56.40; choke fancy, $6.45 to $6.60. Hay steady; No. 1. 51.20; No. 2. $1.15; No. 3, $1.05. Hops quiet. Hides dull. Leather firm. Live Stock Markets. Toronto. June 8. -The quotations were: Butchers' cattle, choice, 58.10 to 58.40; do., god, 27.60 to $7.90: do., medium, $7.25 to $7,50; do., common. $6.75 to $7.25. But- chere' bulls. choke, 86.75 to 57.50; do„ good bulls. 56.25 to 86.60; do., rough bulla, 55.25 to 46. Butchers' cows, choice, 56.75 to 57.50; do., good, 56.25 to $6.50; do., me- dium, 25.25 to $6; do„ common, 15 to 45.75. Feeders, good, $6.50 to 57.25. Stock- ers, 700 to 1,000 lbs., 56.25 to $7.70. Can- ners and cutters, $4 to '$5,25. 'Milkers, choice, each, $60 to 595; do., common and medium, each, 035 to 245. Springers, 550 to $95. Light ewes, 56.80 to 57; do., heavy, e5 to $7; do., bucks,. 53.50 to 54.50. Year- ling lambs. $7 to 59.50. Spring lambs, 55 to 59.50. Calves, $4.50 to 510. Hogs, fed and watered, $9.50 to 59.60; do.. off cars, 59.80 :05. Montrealto59, June 13. --Sales of choice steers were made at $8.50, good at 58 to $8.25 and the lower grade at. iron; $6.00 to 57,50. Butchers' cows eold at 54.50 to 57: and bulla at from $5 to 57 per cwt. Sales of sheep were made at :$4 to 56,50 Per cwt., and Srrina lambs at from 54 to $8 each se to size and quality. The trade in calves was aotive. at 'prices ranging from 52 to $9 each, The hog situation was unchanged and sales of salectod lots were made ab $9.90 to 810.25: straight cars with sows; mixed, at 89,50 to 89.75. and heavy weights an low as 59 per cnvt„ weighed Off tare. Dernburg at Liberty To Go When He 'Lilits A despatch from Washington says: The British.' French and Rue - Mien Embassies have assured the State Department they will give safe -conduct to Dr. Bernhard Dean - burg, former Colonial Secretary of Germany, when he leaves the Unit- ed States, It has been known that Dr. Dernburg is .about to leave the country, and it is reported he will `go to Norway sometime 'this month. A few weeks ago, when lir, .Dernburg, as a climax to a series of speeches which aroused the re- sentment of the. Washington Gov- ernment, justified the sinking of the Lusiiania in a public addre,stsy there were broad intimations that through the German Embassy he might be invited to leave the coua- try.