HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1915-10-29, Page 3KING CALLS UPON HIS PEOPLE
TO CO w w E FG R AR) FOR BRITAIN
Royal Manifesto Asks for More and Yet More Men
to 'Volunteer to Secure Victory for Empire
A despatch from London says:
King ,George has issued an appeal to.
his subjects to come forward volun-
tarily and aid Great Britain in her
fight against the Germanic allies, The
message follows:
"To my peoplef At this grave mo-
ment in the struggle between my peo-
ple and a highly organized enemy,
who ha,s transgressed the laws of na-
tions and changed the ordinance that
binds civilized Europe together, I ap-
peal to you.
"I rejoice in my Empire's effort,
fortstlhe-ss fffrsea zfiro shxdludluu
and I feel pride in the voluntary re-
sponse from my subjects all over the
world who have sacrificed -home and
fortune • and life itself in order that
another May not inherit the free Em-
pire which their ancestors and chine
have built. I ask you to make good
these sacrifices.
"The end is not in sight. More men,
and yet more, are wanted to keep my
armies in the field, and through them
to secure victory and an enduring
peace, In'. ancient days the darkest
moment has ever produced in men of
our'raee the sternest resolve. I ask
you, men of all classes, to come for-
ward voluntarily and take your share
in these fights.
"In freely responding to my appeal
you will be giving your support to
our brothers who for long months
have nobly upheld Great Britain's
past traditions and the glory of her
arms."
GORIZIA FALLS
TO THE ITALIANS
It NXas the Key to the Entire Cam-
paign on the Isonzo
'Front,
A despatch from Rome says: Gor-
izia, the key to the entire campaign
on the Isonzo, has fallen before the
combined artillery and infantry at-
tacks of the Italians, according to
regarded by the' Austrians and the
military experts of other countries as
an impregnable fortress.
SC RES PERISHED
IN FACTORY WRECK
Accidental Dropping of a Grenade
Caused Great Explosion in
Paris.
A despatch from Paris says: Fifty -
news brought to Rome by staff offi- two persons are reported to have been
eers who have just returned from field killed in an explosion in a factory in
headquarters.
These officers further report that
the results of the Italian offensive,
begun several days ago on the entire
front of the Alps to the sea, are much
more important than has been an-
nounced in the official reports from
Gen. Cadorna, chief of staff, which
have been given out by the War Office
:her, e.
Official information on the extent
' of the Italian gains in Tyrol and on
the Isonzo are, they say, withheld un-
til the positions conquered by the
,Italian troops are consolidated and
their advance is made a permanent
victory. -
The official' statement issued by
the -Italian War *Office makes no men-
tion of the fall of Gorizia, but speaks
of heavy fighting in this vicinity, in
which the Italians were victorious.
The Italians took enemy °entrench-
nnents on Monte Sabetina and the
Podgora Hill, in the Gorizia zone, and
wider fire of the Austrian artillery
captured by infantry attacks posi-
tions on the Carso plateau which the
Italian artillery had bombarded. The
Austrians made a counter-attack and
the positions were taken and retaken,
the Italians at nightfall retaining
their advantage on the left wing, east
of Peteano, and in the centre in the
direction of Parcottini, The Italians
claim the capture of 1,008 prisoners in
the clay's fighting on the Isonzo.
For five months the Italian big
guns have been hammering the
strong forts on the steep hills around
Gorizia, which, situated in a pocket
formed by a bend in the Isonzo, its
natural protection on the west, and
the mountains stretching in a semi-
circle north, east and south, has been
the Rue De Toibiac, while one hun-
dred or more were injured.
Many of the victims were women
workers in the factory which was
wrecked, as were buildings in the
vicinity. •
President Poincare and Minister of
the Interior Malvy, who were imme-
diately informed of the disaster, visit-
ed the scene and gave directions to
the rescuing forces.
An auto • truck was being loaded
when workmen accidentally dropped
ane grenade, causing an explosion,
which was followed by two others in
quick succession.
The explosion destroyed not only
the main factory and other buildings
connected with it, but everything
within a radius of 100., yards, and
damaged buildings 500 yards distant.
The explosion war followed by fire,
but the flames were soon extinguish-
ed.
Of the 41 bodies recovered 31 are
those of . women. Forty injured per-
sons were treated at the emergency
hospital which, was quickly installed
at the scene. Twenty others were
removed to another hospital. It was -
said that the injured would exceed
100 in number.
A report that the explosion was the
result of the work of spies was abso-
lutely denied.
WILL LICENSE WOMEN
AS 'BUS CONDUCTORS
d
A despatch from London says: In
order to release men of military age
in London it was• announced at the
Police Department that hereafter
licenses would be issued to women to
work as omnibus and street ,car con-
ductors.
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THE WEEK'S .HAPPENINGS IN THE WAR AREAS.
The above map shows the war developments of the past week. Determined German attacks against the
French lines near Rheims have been sorry and costly failures, Elsewhere on the Western front there has
been little activity. It is reported that the Italian armies have begun a general advance with a view to
relieving the pressure against the Serbians by drawing Austrian troops to the Italian front. The Serbs are
heroically contesting every foot of territory against the Austro -German advance. The Bulgarians have met
with some success, and the Serbian army appears to be practically cut off from reinforcements and supplies.
The French expeditionary force in the Balkans is operating against the Bulgarian armies. The British have
effected a landing at Enos and may invade Bulgaria from this point. Cyprus has been offered to Greece
as an inducement to join the Entente Allies, and pressure is otherwise being brought to bear, as it is hazar-
dous for the Allies' expeditionary forces to runthe risk of being cut off from their base at Saloniki by a
possible enemy. Greece must declare herself. The Germans are close to Riga, the Russian Baltic port, but
this gain is offset by Russian successes at several points on the Eastern front, notably in the centre of the
line,
SIS` !T 'TDEATH ALLIED ARIES ARE STRIKING ON
AS ENVOYS PLED FIVE FRONTS TO AID SERBIA
Execution of English Nurse at Brus- Sending Forces on Land and Sea Into Action to
sels Causes Worldwide
Horror.
A despatch from London says: 'e
world will read with indignation and
horror ' the details 'of the putting to
death by the Germans of Miss Edith
Cavell, an English woman and head
of a training school in Brussels, for
helping English, French and Belgian
soldiers to escape from Belgium. The
full report of the circumstances of the
condemnation and execution made by
Brand Whitlock, the American Minis-
ter at Brussels, to Walter H. Page,
the American to
at Lon-
don, has been issued by the British
Government, and tells of the greatest
fight for a woman's life that was ever
fought, and of unavailing efforts of
nobles and neutrals to combat the cal-
lous secret cunning of the Germans.
There are 17 documents in the cor-
respondence, covering in all 320 type-
written pages.
Pled With Governor.
How the secretary of the American
Legation, L•Iugh S. Gibson, sought out
the German Governor, von der Lanck-
en, late at night before the execution,
Lighten Burden of Little Balkan State
A despatch from London saysf The
spirit of co-operation that animates
the allied War Offices and is co-ordi-
nating the common campaign against
the Central Empires, was never better
exemplified than by a series of recent
developments. North, east, south and
west the allied powers have moved
simultaneously by land and by sea.
From ,,Russia to Italy, from Belgium
to the Aegean the forces of the En-
tente unified their actions, all with
one purpose --to relieve the strain
that threatens to break Serbia.
Italy, which for weeks has done
nothing in a military way, has launch-
ed the greatest offensive she has yet
undertaken against the Austrian fron-
tier.
Russia, taking advantage of the
control she has retained over the Gulf
of Riga, has landed a force on the
Courland coast and is threatening the
rear of the German army in front of
Riga.
The Leading Markt
Breadstuf &
Taunto, Oct. 26-Manjtoba wi
-New crop -No. 1 Northern, $1,0t
No. 2 Northern, $1,07%, en track
ports, immediate shipment.
Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., 52c,
rail, delivered Ontario points.
American corn ---No, 2 yellow,
on track lake ports.
Canadian corn -No. 2 yellow,
on track Toronto.
Ontario oats -New crop -No.
white, 39 to 400; No. 3 white, 37
39e; commercial oats, 85 to 37e,
cording to freights outside.
Ontario wheat --No. 2 Winter, 1
car lot, 93 to 95c; wheat sligh
tough, 87 to 91c• sprouted or smut
70 to 85c, according to samples a
freights outside.
Peas -No. 2, nominal, per car lc
$1.60 to $1.80, according to freigl
outside.
Barley -Good malting barley, 53
56c; feed barley, 40 to 48c, accordi
to freights outside.
Buckwheat -Nominal, car Iots,
according to freights outside.
Rye -No, 1 commercial rye, 8C
No. 2, nominal, 87c; tough rye, 70
75c, according to samples and freigii
outside,
Manitoba flour -First patents,
jute bags, $5.75; second patents,
jute bags, $5,25; strong bakers',
jute bags, $5.05, Toronto,
Ontario flour -New, Winter, $3
to $4, according to sample, seabo.
or Toronto freights in bags,
prompt shipment.
Millfeed-Car lots -delivered Mo
real freights. Bran, $22 per "t
shorts, $24 per ton; middlings,
per ton; good feed flour, $1.50
bag.
Country Produce.
Butter -Fresh dairy, 27 to 28c;
ferior, 22 to 23e; creamery prints,
to 33c; do., solids, 30 to 311/4c.
Eggs -Storage, 30 to 31c per d
en; selects, 32 to 33c; new -laid, 36
37e, case lots.
Honey -No. 1 light (wholesaler),
to 11%c; do,, retail, 12% to 1
combs (wholesale), per dozen, No.
$2.40; No. 2, $1.50 to $2.
Poultry -Chickens, 15 to 17c; fo
13 to 14c; ducklings; 15 to 17e;. get
16 to 18c; turkeys, 20 to 22c.
Cheese -Large, 16c twins, 1514t
Potatoes -The market is stro
with car lots quoted - at $1.10
$1,15 per bag, on track.
Provisions.
Bacon -Long clear, 14 to 14%c
Ib. in case lots. Hams -Medium; 1
to 19c; do., heavy, 14% to 15c;' r
15 to 15%c; breakfast bacon, 20
23c; backs, plain, 23 to 24c; bonel
backs, 25 to 25½e.
Lard -The market is easier; p
lard, tubs, 12% to 13e; do., pails,
to 141/�,e; compound, tubs, 11c;
pails, 11i/ec.
France is increasing slowly but in -
Business in Montreal.
Montreal, Oct. 26. -Oats -No.
Ilocal white, 47c; No. 3 local wh
46c; No. 4 local white, 45c. Berle
Malting, 66% to 67e. Flour -Mi
toba . Spring .wheat .patents, fir
$5.85; seconds, $5.85; strong bake
$5.15; Winter patents, choice, $5.
straight rollers, $4.90 to $5; do., b<
$2.30 to $2.40. Rolled oats -B1
$5.15 to $5.20; do,, bags, 90 1
2.45 to $2.50. Bran, $22. Sho
25. Middlings, $30 to $31. Moui:
30 to $33. Hay -No, 2, per ton,'
to $18. Cheese -Finest weste
1531¢ to 16c; finest cisterns, 15
153. c. Butter -Choicest cream;
32% to 33c; seconds, 32 to 321i;
Eggs -Fresh, 40c; selected, 32c;
1 stock, 28c; No, 2 stock, 25e. P.
toes -Per bag, car lots, 95c to $1
Dressed hogs -Abattoir killed, $1.
to $14.00. Pork -Heavy Can
short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces,
:sou:2.8.50; Canada short-cut bs
bl45 to 55 pieces, $27 to $27.
ar-Compound, tierces, 375 1
0%; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 10;
urtierces, 375 lbs., 12 to 121
urwood pails, 20 lbs, net, 13
United States Markets.
Minneapolis, Oct. 26. -Wheat -
1 hard, $1.04%; No. 1 NorthE
$1.00% to $1.03%; No. 2 NorthE
97% to $1.00%; December, 97c; M
$1.01'4. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 69
70c. Oats -No. 8 white, 33'2 to f.
Flour declined; fancy patents, $6.
first clears, $4.85; second clears,
Bran .
Duluth$19, Oct, 26. -Wheat --No.
hard, $1.03' ; No. 1 Northe
$1.021; No. 2 Northern, 981/2c; M
tana, No. 2 hard, 991c; Decemt
981/2c; May, ,$1.011/2c. Linseei
Cash, $1.8fi% to $1.8914; Decernl
$1.82%; May, $1.87ir.
exorably her pressure in Alsace-Lor-
raine and in Champagne.
A powerful allied fleet, including
the Russian cruiser Askold, is batter-
ing the Bulgarian coast defences in
the Dardanelles.
Russia, fortified by greater supplies
of ammunition and larger trains of
artillery than she has had at her
command since last January, is driv-
ing back the Austro -Germans in Gali-
cia and Volhynia,
Grand Duke Nicholas, at his Cau-
casian headquarters, is directing a
sharp offensive against the Turks
which is making appreciable progress.
As military observers here view the
situation all these operations have
for their first purpose the weakening
of the Teutonic blow in the Balkans.
Concerning the need of quick action
to restore favorable conditions in Ser-
bia there is no division of opinion,
and, with the Spanish Minister, plead- RUSSIANS GAIN
ed with the Governor and the Ger-
man officers for the English woman's
life, is graphically related in a mem-
orandum from Mr. Gibson. This doc-
ument makes reference to an appar-
ent lack of good faith on the part of
the German authorities in failing to
keep their promises to inform the
Germans Planned an Attack in Force in Belgium American Minister fully of the trial
and sentence.
But Were Stopped by Allied Guns
A despatch from Paris says: The
Germans attempted an attack against
the French lines east and south-west
of Givenchy, but were repulsed. An-
other attempt was made by them with
no more success in the valley of the
Souther stream. Friday they pre-
pared for an onslaught in the envi-
rons of Lonibaertzyde, Belgium, with
the usual preliminary artillery fire.
On this occasion the French artillery
ersed the a
siisp e n ne my before he had
completed the assembling of his
troops for the attack,
In a protracted artillery duel in
Champagne the French guns succeed-
ed in silencing a very violent cannon-
ade directed against the French"lines
in the vicinity of Tahure, Massiges,
La Harazee and Le Four de Paris.
Efficient work of the French guns
also is noted in repressing German
artillery attacks to the east of the
Butte de Mesnil and in the vicinity
of Ville-sur-Tourbe,
The German aviation grounds at
Ounal, between the Argonne and the
Meuse, have been bombarded by a
French aeroplane squadron.
Allies Place Time Limit on Greece
•
A despatch from Rome says: The
Entente allies are threatening to take
reprisals against Greece: unless for -
mai assurances are given by Greece
before the expiration of a short time
limit that she will not intervene i
. n1
favor of Austro-Hungary, Germany
and Turkey in any case, If these as-
surances are satisfactory, then
Greece, and Roumania as well, are to
be allowed to choose their own time
for intervention,
Minister Whitlock telegraphed to
Ambassador Page on the 12th: "Miss
Cavell sentenced yesterday and exe-
cuted at 2 o'clock this morning, de-
spite our best efforts, .continued until
the last moment."
Kept Facts Back.
Secretary Gibson's report says that
Conrad, an official of the German
civil branch, gave positive assurances
on the llth that the American Lege-
tion
egstion would be fully informed of the
developments in the case, and con-
tinues.
"Despite these assurances, we made
repeated enquiries in the course of
the day, the last one being at 6.20
p.ni. Mr. Conrad then stated that
sentence had not been pronounced,'
and speeifieally renewed his previous
assurances that he would not fail to
inform us as soon as there wes any
news.
"At 8,30 it was learned from an
outside source that sentence had been
passed in the course of the afternoon,
before the last conversation with Mr,
Conrad, and that execution would
take place during the night,"
NEW SUCCESSES
They Deliver Fierce Strokes on Ger-
man Centre and in
Galicia.
A despatch from London says: The
Russians, taking advantage of the re-
moval of German troops from other
points on the front to reinforce Field
Marshal von Hindenburg for his drive
at Riga, which seems to have been
checked, have been delivering some
fierce strokes at the German centre
on the Styr and in Galicia. In all
these they have had at least initial
successes.
The latest offensive by the Russians
was assumed north of Tarnopol,
where the carrying of Austro -German
positions gave the Russian soldiers
nearly 8,000 prisoners, two howitzers,
and a number of machine guns. These
prisoners, added to those taken near
Baranoviehi the day before, make a
total of over 14,000 Austrians and
Germans captured in two days.
Speakers of the British House of
Commons generally receive- a pension
of $20,000, and a peerage on retire-
ment.
GERMAN ARMORED CRUISER
s
SUBMARIN 1f IN TIDE BALTIC
The Prinz Malbert, g000 Tote, Sunk Near Libati eb
by a British Undersea Boat
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Live Stock Markets.
Toronto., Oct. 26. -Best . he:
teers, $8.25 to $8.60; good het
teers, $8 to $8.15; butchers' cat
cMee, $7.60 to $7.75; do., gc
7.10 to $7.50; do., medium, $6.5(:
7; do., common, $5 to $5.40; bui
rs' bulls, choice, $6.25 to $6,75; •
ood bulls, $5.75 to $6; do., roi
ulls, $4.75 to $5.25; butchers' co
horse, $6.45 to .6.75 clo., good,
o $6,26; do., medium, $5.25 to $5'
o., common, $4.50 to $5; feed
ood, $6.50 to $6.75 stockers, 70e
00 lbs., ;$6.25 to ;$6.50; canners
cutters, $3 to $4,50; miller;,, carr;
each, $65 to $100; do,, commo:i
medium, each, $85 to $50; spring4
sheep ea' ht 44,263, to.$4 to $3¢
bucks, $3.50 to •$4,25
4 , 50 ;
r $ , yearling ��x
$7 to $7, 50; spring lambs, cwt,, $,
to $8.90; calves, medium to ch(
$7,25 to $10.75; hogs, offars,
to $9,90; do., fel and watered, $9,'
., f.o.b., $ to.
A despatch from Petrograd says:
The following official statement was
issued here: "A British submarine
has sunk a German cruiser of the
Prince Adalbert type near Libau."
There originally were two German
armored cruisers of this type, the
Prinz Adalbert and the Friedrich
Karl. The latter struck a mine in the
Baltic last November and was lost
with all hands. The Prinz Adalbert
was completed at Kiel in October,
1903, and ranked as an armored
cruiser-. She was of 9,050 tons dis-
placement, 394 feet long. She carried
four 8-2 inch and ten 6 -inch guns and
had a speed of 21 knots. Her comple-
ment was 557 men.
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