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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1915-08-13, Page 3TE RUSSIANS LOSE THE POLISH CAPITAL Bavarian Troops Enter City of Warsaw in Name of the Kaiser A despatch from London says: The Germans are in possession of War- saw, capital of Poland, and the third. largest city in the Russian Empire;, Bavarian troops entered the city this morning, having taken successively the Blonie lines and the outer and inner fortresses of the town itself, the Russians only fighting rear -guard actions to allow their main army to make good its escape. According to a despatch from Pet- rograd, the troops which were cover- ing Warsaw retired without being at- tacked towards the new front .assign- ed to them on the east bank of the Vistula. They blew up behind them all the bridges over the river. This victory undoubtedly has cost the Teutonic allies an enormous price, hundreds of thousands of their finest troops having fallen in the last few weeks of the campaign of Poland. While to the Bavarians commanded by Prince Leopold has fallen the ho- nor of taking over Warsaw in the name of the German Emperorand his consort, whoare expected to make a State entry within a few days, the real conquerors are the troops fight- ing under Field Marshal von Hinden- burg, along the Narew River to the north-east; the Austro -Germans who crossed the Vistula to the south of the city, and the. armies of the Aus- trian Archduke us-trian.Archduke Joseph Ferdinand and the German field marshal, von Mac- kensen, which are advancing north- ward ° between the Vistula and Bug Rivers. Even now, although the steadiness of the Russian troops and their fierce counter-attacks have gained much valuable time for them, it is proble- matical whether the whole Russian army will succeed in reaching the new positions chosen, for it or whether, if it should get there, it will not find those positions turned by the Aus- trians, who have crossed the Bug south-east of Cholm, and by the Ger- mans, under General von Scholz and von Gallwitz, who have crossed the Narew. At the north-eastern end of the line the Russian communications are fur- ther threatened by Gen. von Buelow, who is advancing toward Dvinsk on the Vilna -Petrograd railway. Indeed, the Austro -Germans have set three traps to catch and destroy the Rus- sian army. None of them was sprung, but one was so near to clos- ing that the Grand Duke Nicholas was forced to evacuate Warsaw and now is fighting with all his might to prevent the others from cutting off his retreat. FRIGHTFUL LOSSES OF THE WA A despatch from Paris says: The losses of Europe in the war up to May 81, as compiled by the French Ministry of War, are as follows: Nations. Killed. France 460,000 England . 181,000 Belgium . 49,000 Russia . , . 1,250,000 Germany . 1,630,000 Austria . 1,610,000 Turkey . 110,000 Totals 5,290,000 Wounded. Prisoners. Total. 660,000 180,000 1,300,000 220,000 90,000. 471,000 49,000. 15,000 113,000 1,680,000 850,000 3,780,000 1,880,000 490,000 4,000,000 1,865,000 910,000 4,385,000 144,000 95,000 349,000 6,478,000 2,630,000 14,398,000 This t€able was prepared for publication early in June, but was withheld because ;,he French authorities feared the enormity of the figures might have a bad moral effect on the people. ALL ARE GIVEN CHANCE TO SAVE THEIR LIVES. A despatch from Petrograd says: A statement issued by the Admiralty relative to. operations in the Black Sea says: • "Our sailors destroy Turkish ves- sels because they carry coal and pet- rol, materials of war, but take every measure to save the crews. The ves- sels are cannonaded only when they fail to halt after they are signaled. In those cases where sailors prefer lo regain shore by swimming in order >,o avoid capture they never are shot. A.11 who surrender are taken aboard warships and transported to Sebasto- pol." SIX OF CREW DROWNED IN TORPEDOED 'TRAWLER. A despatch from London says: The trawler Grimbarian and the steamer Portia (433 tons), of Liver- pool, were sunk on Thursday; pre- sumably by a submarine. Six of the crew of the Grimbarian were drowned and four were rescued. The British steamer Costello, of 891 tons net, has been sunk. The crew, with the exception of one man, who was drowned, has been saved. TURKISH SUPPLY DEPOT DESTROYED French Fleet Bombards and Destroys the Village of Spelia A despatch from Paris says: One armored cruiser, two cruisers, torpedo boats, dredgers and an aeroplane ship of the French fleet demonstrated off Sighadjik and Scala Nova, on the coast of Anatolia. Sighadjik was bombarded and the Customs. house and part of the fortifications destroy- ed. An armored cruiser bombarded the fortifications of the Turkish quar- ter of Scala Novi and a fortified point to the west of that town, while the other vessels of the squadron shelled and destroyed the village of Spelia, supposed to be a .supply depot for submarines of France's antagonists. The following Russian official com- munication concerning the operations in the.Caeicasus says:. In the direction of Olti the Turks have been expelled from the Norchine region. Towards Sari Kamysh we occupied after a fight the villages of Alakilissa, Kars and Ardost. In the region of Alschkert there was an ob- stinate engagement. Italy's Ultimatum to Turkey A despatch from Rome says: The •tension between Italy' and. Turkey is •declared hereto becoming daily more acute. Italy is said to have asked for 'categorical explanations concerning .Turkey's alleged refusal to withdraw her troops from the Cyrenaica dis- trict in Tripoli, and Turkey is pur- suing what is described as her usual policy of procrastination. In official circles here the feeling is held that hostilities on the part of Italy may commence at any moment, as Italy's last note to Turkey was al- most of the character of an ultima- tum. . Two hundred and fifty thou- sand men in the Provinces of Bari, Foggia, and Lecce are said to be pre- pared to snail from Brindisi on short notice. Strengthening the Gold Reserve A despatch from London says: In view of the importance of the strengthening of the gold reserves tite Treasury has instructed the'post- office and all public departments mak- ing cash payments to use notes in- stead of, gold whenever possible, says a Press Bire iu announcement, . The public is earnestly requested in the interests of the nation to co-oper- ate With 'the • Treasury in this• policy" by paying all available gold to the post -office and the banks, and in mak.* ung payments whenever possible in checks and notes instead of in gold. OPENING OF FINE LOCK AT PORT SEVERN MARKS EPOCH IN GEORGIAN BAY'S HISTORY Mr. W. H. Bennett, M.P., performs'tlne opening ceremony of the new lock at the western terminus of the Georgian Bay and Trent River, Canal, at Port Severn. The Port Severn Lock is the first step in the direction of . the linking rip. of the Georgian Bay r.nd Lake Silncoe waters by a navigable route. it is of reinforced concrete, cost $110,000, and took two years to build. Thousands of people carie is from surrounding points in motor boats and yachts for the event. TURKS ATTACKED BY LAND ASEA Additional Ground Has Been Cap- tured by the British on Gallipoli. A despatch from London says: The allies have delivered another land and sea assault on the Turkish positions on Gallipoli Peninsula, and evidently won considerable ground. The Turkish War Office admits the loss of ground, but claims that in an- other engagement the Ottomans cap- tured some trenches from the allies.. A Constantinople despatch admits that the allies after long and violent preparation from land and sea -ad- vanced and made a number of attacks against the trenches on the Ottoman left wing, penetrating a portion of thf.m, but claims that the Turks pre- vented the allies from constructing defences on the captured positions. Near Seddul-Bahr part of the fore- most Turkish trenches were situated for a time between the Turkish firing line and that of the allies. A Constantinople despatch says: "With full realization that the pre- sent Balkan negotiations threaten their last grip on Europe, the. Turks are making feverish -preparations to defend themselves from attack in the rear. The fortifications of the :Adria- nople-Lule Burgas-Tchataldja line, which are depended upon to hold back a Bulgarian invasion, are being hastily strengthened, despite repeated assurances from Sofia that Bulgaria will remain neutral. North of Con- stantinople the region about the Bos- phorus and the Black Sea has been closed to foreigners. The Turkish forts there are being rebuilt to check the Russians should Slav transports succeed in landing troops to co-oper- ate with the Bulgarians in an attack on the Ottoman capital, HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE VOSGES Germans Make an Attempt to Cap- ture Positions on Mountain Heights. A despatch from Paris says: The army of the Crown Prince continued its efforts Saturday to find a weak spot in the French defences in the Ar- gonne. For the first time since the fighting began ten days ago the Ger- mans ermans were able to deliver a strong infantry attack and penetrated the first line of French trenches, but they were immediately driven out. The fighting in the Vosges was also of a desperate character,the enemy attempting to capture the peaks of Lingo and Schratsmaennele on the French frontier. They delivered two violent attacks in the afternoon. In one of these attacks they approached the French line of trenches defending the summit, and were driven hack by' a bayonet charge. • The assailants' Offered heavy loss- es, the corpses of hundreds of the enemy remaining in the network of the French wire entanglements. The German forces in the Argonne GERMANY MAKES AN OFFER OE PEACE Proposal Was Sent to Czar Nicholas Through the King of Denmark A despatch from Petrograd says: There is good reason to believe that within the past week the Kaiser has proposed peace to Russia. The Bourse Gazette says that an overture has been made to the Czar through the King of Denmark. Needless to say, Russia emphatically declined to con- sider the offer. To the failure of the German .mili- •ry, power to envelop Russia's Vis- tula armies there has been added, therefore, the failure of her diplo- macy to detach Russia from the allies. Russia every day is putting herself better into shape for beginning the war over again and carrying it thi.:s time to a successful conclusion. The Government has conceded the right of free speech to the members of the Duma, and has allowed the leaders of industry to take part in the reorgani- zation which is required to produce what the army needs. The Ministers are urged to go a step further by releasing workmen from certain restrictions heretofore in force and associating them with the great national task of regenera- tion. attacked with great vigor again Sun- day night and momentarily drove the French back in the western portion of the forest north of Fontaine Houi- ette. They were driven from their conquered trenches very shortly after, managing to retain only a listening post. At Fille Morte they were sus- cessful, seizing a considerable length of trenches, but in the end being able to hold only 30 metres. In the Vos- ges, where the Germans attacked yes- terday with extreme violence, the French troops were entirely victori- ous. The principal ingredient in a good time is a vivid imagination. 13. S. WILL CONTEST THE DACIA DECISION. A despatch from Washington says: The announcement from Paris that a French prize court had confirmed the seizure of the American steamer Dacia as a fair prize found the State Department preparing to protest, the decision which carries with it for- feiture of the vessel. It is planned to make this a test case of the right of a neutral country to grant registry to a belligerent -owned merchant ship. The Dacia's cotton cargo is not in- volved, the French Government hav- ing purchased the cotton through a special appropriation. 900 ENEMY VESSELS HAVE BEEN SUNK Among the Number Lost Have Been Seven Large Steamers and a Dozen Sailing Ships A despatch from Petrograd says: Russian destroyers in the Black Sea continue their devastating work upon the flotilla carrying supplies for Con- stantinople. Altogether over 900 en- emy vessels have been burnt or sunk since the beginning of the war, among the number being several large steam- ers and a dozen sailing ships of 'a thousand tons each. Most of the ves- sels were, of course, small coasting I craft, which counted on their insig nificance to escape the vigilance of the Russian scout boats. Some were sunk at sea, but the majority were burnt at anchor or within easy reach of shore. Care has been taken also to destroy all boat building yards along the coast so that this small vessel trade upon which Constantinople is largely dependent for the necessaries of life may safely be regarded as having been extinguished. RUBBISH IN RUSSIAN AMM[NEON CASES Czar's Armies Terribly Handicapped by Activity of German Agents in Munition Factories A despatch from London says: The Daily Mail quotes a traveller who has just returned from a trip through Russia and the Scandinavian coun- tries as saying that he was greatly surprised to find one of the Russian hospitals occupied by women soldiers wearing military uniforms, He says these women had not been enrolled in the fighting regiments, but had been serving in the transportation corps and the commissary. They had been under fire during the retreat. The Daily Mail's informant was not able to learn details about the Rus- sian casualties, but quotes Russian officers as asserting that the Czar's armies were terribly handicapped. Thousands of cases of , ammunition when opened at the front were found to contain rubbish, he declares. This is attributed to the activity of Ger- man agents in the Russian munition factories. Mar $1TN5r1/,toN, oAu3b $1. 1 Northern, lake ports. Manitoba oats -No. No, 3 C,W., nominal; extra nominal, on track, lake port American corn -No 2 ye11.o on track, lake ports. Canadian eorn-No. 2 yellow, n. inal, an track, Toronto. Ontario oats-No..2 white, 57 to 58c; No. 3 white, 56 to 57e, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per. car lot, $1.10, nominal; new, $1 to $1,02, according to freights outside. Peas -No. 2, per car lots, nominal, according to freights outside. Barley -Good malting barley, nom- incl; . feed barley, 60c, according to freights outsider Buckwheat -Car lots, nominal, ac- cording tofreights outside. Rye -No. 2, nominal, according to ., freights outside. - Manitoba flour -First patents, in jute bags, $7; second patents,.,.in jute bags, $6.50; strong bakers', in jute bags, $6,30, Toronto; in cotton bags, 10c more. Ontario flour -Winter, 90 per cent. patents, $4.60; new, $4.10, seaboard, or Toronto freights in bags. Millfeed, car lots, delivered Mont' real freights -Bran, per ton, $27; shorts, per ton, $29; middlings, per ton, $30; good feed flour, per bag, $1.90, Country Produce. Butter -Choice dairy, 22 to 23e; in- ferior, 19 to 21e; creamery prints, 27 to 281/2e; do., solids, 26 to 27e. Eggs -20 to 22c per dozen, in case lots; selects 23c. Poultry - Chickens, yearlings, dressed, 16 to 18c; Spring chicken, 20 te23a;.fowl,14toIke;due i?ge,re, Cheese -16c for l.411Iarge, and at 161/4e for twins.Old cheese, 21% to 22c. Business in Montreal. Montreal, Aug. 9. -Canadian west- ern, No. 3, 601/4c; extra No. 1 feed, 601/4c; No. 2 local white, 59i/4c; No. 4 local white, 581/4c. Flour -Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $7.-10; seconds, $6.60; strong bakers', $6.40; Winter patents, choice, $6.25; straight rollers, $5.60 to $5.80; do., hags, $2.65 to $2.75. Rolled oats,' barrels, $6.25; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2:90 to $3, Bran, $26 to $26.50, Shorts, $28. Middlings, $33 to $34. Mouillie, $35 to $40. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $20.50 to $22. Cheese -Finest westerns, 14 to 141/2c; finest easterns, 13%c. Butter; choicest creamery,o,27% to 28c; sec- onds, 26% to 27c. Eggs -Fresh, 27 to 28c; selected, 26c; No. 1 stock, 23e_,. No. 2 stock, 20c. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $13.50 to $13.75. Pork --Heavy Canada short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $29; short cut back, bbls., 45 to 55 pieces, $28.50. Lard -Com- pound, tierces, 375 lbs., 10c; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 101/2c; pure, tierces, 375 lbs., 12 to 12%c; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 13 to 13%c. Winnipeg Wheat. Winnipeg, Aug. 9. -Cash wheat No. 1 Northern, $1.31; No. 2 do., $1.29; No. 3 do., $1.23; No. 4 do., $1.14; No. '5 do., $1.07; No. 6 do., 98c. Oats -No. 2 C.W., 56c• No. 3 C.W., 55c; extra No. 1 feed, 55c;• No, 1 feel, 52c; No. 4, 61c; feed, 56c. Flax -No. 1 N.W.C., $1.381; No. 2 C.W. $1.35. U. S. Markets. Minneapolis, Aug. 9. -Wheat -No, - 1 hard, $1.511/2 •; No. 1 Northern, $1.36 to $1.51; No. 2 do., $1.32 to $1.48; September, $1.08; December, $1.081/4. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 78% to 79c. Oats -No. 3 white, 48% to 49c. Flour, fancy patents, $6.95; first clears, $5.70; second clears, $4. Bran $21.50. Duluth, Aug. 9. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.49%; No. 1 Northern, $1.441/4 to $1.48X/,; No. 2 do., $1.42%; September, $1.04%; De- cember, $1.09%. Live Stock Market. Toronto, Aug. 9. -Best heavy steers, $8.25 to $8.45; butchers' cat- tle, choice, $7.75 to $8.25; do., good, $7.35 to $7.50; do., medium, $6.50 to $7.15; do., common, $5.25 to $5.80; butchers' bulls, choice, $6.75 to $6.50; do., good bulls, $6 to $6.50; do., rough bulls, $5.25 to $5.75; butchers' cows, choice, $6.75 to $7; do., good, $6.50 to $6.75; do., medium, $5.25 to $6.25; do., common, $4.50 to $5; feeders, good, $6.50 to $7.50; stock- ers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.25 to $7.25; canners and cutters, $4 to $5.25; milk- ers, choice, each, $65 to $95; do., corn- mon ormon and medium, each, $35 to $50; Springers, $50 to $95; light ewes, $5.75 to $6.50; do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; yearling lambs, $6.60 to $7.50; Spring lambs, cwt., $7.25 to $9,50; calves, $4 to $10.50; hogs, off cars, $9 to $9.10; do., fed and watered, $8Mo.795ntreal do., fAug.o.b.,. $89..-40. Good steers, $8 to $8.25; fair stock, $7.50 to $7.75; medium, $7 to $7.25; common, $6.25 to $6.75; and inferior from $4.50 to $5.50; butcher cows, $5 to $7, and bulls, $4.75 to $6.75 per 100 lbs.; mulch cows, $40 to $85 each. Ontario lambs, $9.25 to $9.50; Quebec stock at $8.50 to $9. Sheep brought from $5.25 ,to $6 per 100 lbs. Good to choice calves' were scarce, for which there was considerable enquiry, and sales were made at 81/2 to 91 per lb., and the lower grades at from 5% to 71he per lb. Hogs, selected, $9 to $9.60 per 100 lbs., weighed oil' ears.