Zurich Herald, 1915-12-24, Page 6ERMAN PLOT TO BLOW P
W LLA D CANAL L FOILED
ips and Drawings of the Canal Found in Pos.
session of Men Arrested in New York
despatch from New York says:
of to blow up the Welland Canal
arged ira connection with the ar-
of three prominent Germans in
York, The arrests are said to
to prelude to a series of startling
sures of German propaganda in
64132ountry, which may link together
Tiber of events that have occured
e United States.
`le first man arrested was Paul
ig, head of the Bureau of Investi-
n of the 'Hamburg -American
and believed to be the head of
German secret service in this
;Ivy. Koenig is a well-to-do man,
,as been conspicuous in German
i. He took out his first papers
mection with his plan to become
1ieriean citizen ten years ago, but
applied for his second.
• second man is Richard Emil
hdeckef, retailer of art goods at
'ifth Avenue, and living at 640
s Avenue, the Bronx. He is a
'ltlized American citizen, and
arrests make the first instance
the so-called "hyphenated Am -
's" have been arrested in con -
it with the German propaganda.
'e third person arrested was Fred
ar, alias F, R. Reimer, who was
ed in Jersey City.
se men are charged under sec-
cro. 18 of the Federal Criminal
.es with planning a military en
se or undertaking of hazard
'jt a country friendly with the
States. The penalty on con
i is three years in prison or
fine, or both.
The precise details of the alleged
plot are withheld by the Federal
authorities, but it is understood that
Koenig and Leyendeeker had employ-
ed spies, who went out from Buffalo
and Niagara Falls to photograph the
canal, prepare plans and make ar-
rangements for blowing up the water -
Way at its most important point, and
that nitro-glycerine was to have been
• Used as the explosive.
Koenig and Leyendecker were in
Buffalo about four clays, according to
the authorities,, and returned to New
York with the' execution of the alleg-
ed plot left in the hands of their
agents. As far as its known by the
Department of Justice, it was said,
they still contemplated the carrying
out of the plot when the arrests took
place when the opportunity offered.
With the arrest the special agents
of the Department of Justice, under
{ Wm. F. Wiley and Jos. A. Baker, and
the detectives, under Captain Tunney,
of the bomb squad, raided the offices,
they packed up a great mass of ma-
terial concerning the ,movements of
German secret agents. Secret codes,
!which were changed every week to
elude any person who might have been
shadowing them or listening over the
telephones, also were found.
These codes showed that when
Koenig or any other of his men tele-
' phoned to another "to meet me at
- south ferry," that meant Pabsts, 125th
Street, or some other place. In ad -
j dition to these codes there were found
- I many other documents of great im-
portance, including maps and draw -
1 ings of the Welland Canal.
ID KITCHENER
fO MARRY WIDOW
Engagement to Dowager Count-
s of Minto Will be Announced
Shortly.
despatch from London says: It
:defiled on excellent authority that
.ngageirient of Earl Kitchener of
:tom to the Dowager Countess
tinto will be announced shortly.
Se Countess has been a widow for
ast two years, her husband, the
Earl of Minto, having died on
:nary 28, 1914. He was Viceroy
ndia in succession to Lord Curzon
Z.edleston, who resigned the Vice-
.ity because the Home Govern -
t supported Lord Kitchener, then
inlander -in -Chief of the Indian
y, in his dispute with Lord Curzon
over the reorganization of the army,
Earl Minto went to India from Can-
ada, where he was Governor-General
for six years.
The Countess of Minto is the daugh-
ter of the late Gen. Chas. Grey, and a
first cousin to the present Berl Grey.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE
CLOSER POLITICALLY.
A despatch from London says:
A project for the formation of .a come
mittee of the House of Lords and
Commons to cultivate closer relations
with the Foreign Affairs Committee
of the French Senate and the French
Chamber has been successfully
launched. An executive committee,
with Viscount Bryce as chairman, has
been organized to carry out this plan.
It is expected that, although the work
of the committee will be entirely un-
official, valuable results will be ob-
tained.
UPER-ZEPPELIN DESTROYED
SUBMARINE SENT TO BOTTOM
of the Forty Members o, the Crew of the
Dirigible Were Either Killed or Wounded
'despatch from Copenhagen says:
reports of the destruction of the
r -Zeppelin L-22 was received
u Schleswig by a Copenhagen
shaper, Nearly all the 40 mem-
of the crew were killed or
nded. The loss of the Zeppelin
- due to the ac':idental explosion of
',nib €. s the airship was leaving its
The explosion demolished the
1. The Zeppelin had been in sere
only a few weeks. It is described
sister ship of the Z-1.8, recently
,rted destroyed by an explosion at
Bern. It was of the latest type,
t invisible gondolas, platforms at
top of the envelope, and detach-
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The Week's Developments In the War.
British and French troops, landed at Saloniki and sent to the aid of the Serbian army, have withdrawn be-
fore numerically superior forces and now occupy a strong position on both sides of the river Vardar, at a short
distance north of 'Saloniki.
It is expected that, if the Bulgarian army or Austrian and German forces cross on to Greek territory, the
Allies will defend this position until the defensive works at Saloniki are completed.
The Entente Allies are said to have some two hundred thousand men now in the Balkans and their retire-
ment from Serbia was made without serious losses.
On the western front heavy artillery duels have been in progress and an early resumption of the offensive
on the part of the German forces in this theatre is anticipated.
On the eastern front German forces have been weakened and the German line has been withdrawn a con-
siderable distance toward the strong fortress of Brest -Litovsk.
The Italian troops are still hammering away at Gorizia and minor advances are reported. -
There has been some naval activity in the Black Sea, off the Bulgarian port of Varna, in which the enemy
suffered minor losses.
Outside of the situation in the Balkans and a new Austrian movement against Montenegro, the week has
not been productive of important developments. Many factors, however, indicate that big battles are impend-
ing on several of the fronts. , •
REPLY OF GREECE
TO THE TEUTONS
able rafts for nee in case of accident
while crossing the sea,
A despatch from Paris says: The
Milan Secolo's correspondent at Ath-
ens announces that a German submar-
ine has been sunk in the Black Sea
near the Bulgarian port of Varna, and
a Turkish torpedo boat has been de-
stroyed by the British in the Sea of
Marmora.
A despatch from London says:
Capt. Smith, of the Royal Flying
Corps, was burned to death while fly-
ing an aeroplane at Farnborough.
While in the air the aeroplane sud-
denly burst into flames. The pilot
tried to reach the ground, but suc-
cumbed just before landing. •
VO GERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK
a Y SUBMARINE I THEBALTIC
);
despatch from Amsterdam says:
as been officially announced in
in the Ger/Tien cruiser I3reinen.
a torpedo boat accompanying her
boon sunk by a submarine in the
ern Baltic Sea. The announce;
stated that a considerable por-
of the crows of both vessels were
d,
o torpedoing of the German crui-
remen occurred on the night of
tuber 17 close to Libau, while she
returning with her Iights out
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Central • Powers Protest Against
Erection of Fortifications at
Salonica.
AUSTRIAN CONSULS PREPARE ,
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A despatch from London says:
Athens despatches say that the work
of fortifying Salonica against the ex-
pected Teutonic attack continues
night and day with feverish haste.
Transports are arriving daily with
ammunition, foci and additional
troops. The allies are now credited
with having an army of 200,000 at
Salonica, and along the Vardar south
of the Serbian frontier.
The railway from Guevgheli, just
inside the Serbian border, south i
through the Vardar valley to Salonica i
is being destroyed by French troops. 1,
This will be the route of the principal ;
attack toward salonica. The allies
have moved heavy artillery forward
from Salonica and stationed it on the
heights near Sariguiel and Kilkie.
Greece has issued a formal reply to
Austro -German representations pro-
testing against the erection by the al-
lies of fortifications around Salonica.
The Greek Government replied to the
protesting Teuton diplomats that
Greece was powerless to prevent the
fortifications as they are "indispensa-
ble to the safety of the Anglo-French
expeditionary force." The safety. of
the Anglo-French troops, the Greek
reply is -quoted as pointing out, has
been formally guaranteed by Greece.
The reply also emphasizes that Greece
is still Serbia's ally,
This reply intensifies the crisis, in
that it increases the danger of Ger-
man invasion of Greece with the ob-
ject of driving out the allies. It is not
the presence of the allied troops, but
their fortifying Salonica that forms
the chief point at issue in the German
representations at Athens.
ROUMANIA IS FRIENDLY
WITH THE ALLIES.
A despatch from London says:
In a written reply to a Parliamentary
question, Lord Robert Cecil, Under-
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, states
that the relations between Roumania
arid the Entente allies are perfectly
friendly, but that he is not in a posi-
tion to reveal the military' plans of
/tussle.
Those Pessimists Again.
Friday night my little boy asked
his grandpap the difference between
a pessimist and an optimist.
"An optimist thinks the times are
ripe -the pessimist thinks they are
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age continue to come ashore from the
German vessel Buenz, which sank or
was destroyed two days ago. Fog pre-
vented an investigation of the disaster
and it is not known what caused the
sinking of the Buenz
Some -believe that she ran into a
German mine field, while another ver -
shin is that she was torpedoed by a
British submarine.
The Bremen was built in 1903. She
had a displacement of 3,250 tons, was
840 feet long and 43'% feet beam
na ineenence time carried a crew of
TO LEAVE THE UNITED _STATES
Little Doubt Remains That Diplomatic Rtiations
Will Be Broken Off Batween the Two Countries
A despatch from Washington says:
A cipher telegram has been sent by
Baron Zwiedinek, the Acting Austrian
Ambassador at Washington, to every
Austro-Hungarian Consular office in
the United States. This telegram in-
structs the Consuls to make every-
thing ready for their immediate de-
parture and to consult at once with
the Bulgarian or Turkish official in
their city, so as to acquaint hien with
ar es s of the Wort
Breads tuffs.
Toronto`, Dec, 21.. --Manitoba wheat
-New crop, No. 1 Northern, $1.22%;
Nothe.rn2, Ns$1.ort17, ahennll ra, $,1il,
,10%; No. 3 Nor -
Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., 47c;
No. 3 C.W., 441%c; extra No. 1 feed,
44%c; No. 1 feed, 43%c, all avail.
,American corn --No. 3 yellow, new,
771/2,e, track Toronto.
Canadian corn -No. 2 yellow, olii,
75c, 'nominal, Toronto.
Ontario oats -ilio, 3 white, 37 to
38c; commercial oats, 35 to 375, ac-.
cording to freights outside.
Ontario Wheat -No. 2, Winter, per
car lot, 98c to $1; wheat, slightly
sprouted and tough, 96 to 98c, ac-
cording to sample; wheat, sprouted,
smutty and tough, 80 to 90c, accord-
ing to sample.
Peas -No. 2 nominal, per car lots,
$1.90; sample peas, $1.50 to $1.75,.
accoring to sample.
Barley -Malting barley, 57 to 60c;
feed- barley, 50 to 53c, according to
freights outside.
Buckwheat -Nominal,. car lots, 76
to 77c, according to freights outside.
Rye -No. 1 commercial, 86 to 87c;
rye, rejected, '70 to 80c, according to
sample
Manitoba flour -First patents, in
I jute bags, $6.40; second patents, in
jute bags, $5.90; strong bakers', in
jute hags, $5.70, Toronto.
Ontario flour -New Winter, $4.20
to $4.50, according to sample, sea-
board, or Toronto freights in bags,
prompt shipment.
Milifeed-Car lots, delivered Mont-
real freights -Bran, per ton,_ $23;
shorts, per ton, $24; middlings, per
ton, $26; good feed flour, per bag,
$1.55.
Country Produce.
Butter -Fresh dairy, 28 to 30c; in-
ferior, 23 to 24c; creamery prints, 33
to 34c; solids, 31% to 32c.
Eggs -Storage, 30 to 320 per doz-
en; selects, 35 to 36c; new -laid, 43 to
45c, case lots.
Beans --$3.50 to $3.75.
Poultry -Chickens, 13 to •15e; fowls,
11 to 12e; ducks, 15 to 16c; geese, 14
to 15c; turkeys, 20 to 22c.
Cheese -Large, 17%c; twins, 180.
Potatoes -Car lots of Ontario quot-
ed at $1.25 to $1.30. and New Bruns -
wicks, at $1.40 per bag, on track.
Provisions.
Bacon -Long clear, 15% to 16c per
lb. in case lots. Hams -Medium,
171/ to 18e; do., heavy, 141 to 15c;
rolls, 16 to 16%c; breakfast bacon, 21
to 23c; backs, plain, 24 to 25c; bonel
less backs, 26 to 27c.
Lard -Pure lard, 18a1,i to 141/4c;
-compound, 12 to 121c.
Business in Montreal.
Montreal, Dec.. - 21. -Corn --Ameri-
can No. 2 yellow, 78 to 79c. Oats -
Extra No. 1 feed, 47c;. No. 2 local
white, 45%c; No. 3 local white, 44%%c;
No. 4 local white, 431/c. Barley -
Malting, 67c. Flour -Manitoba Spring
wheat patents, firsts, $6.50; seconds,
$6; strong bakers', $5.80; Winter
the routine of each office in order that ; patents, choice, 86.20; straight roll -
such officials may take immediate ' ers, $5.50 to $5.60; do., bags, $2.60 to
possession and carry on the work on $2.70. Rolled oats-Bbls,, - $5.20 to
behalf of the Austrian Government , $5.25; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.45 to
when the expected break with the $2.50. Bran, $23. Shorts, $23. Mid
United States comes. (`dlings, $25 to $00. Mouillie, $00 to
There is little doubt here that Aus- I $32. Hay -No. 2, per ton, car lots,
West-
tria'sto answer to the second United !erns, 17%, to 18c; finest Easterns,17 4
States note will be unsatisfactory and to 17t c. Butter-Choicestcreamery,
two countries will be severed. I Eggs Fresh 48 to 5oe• selected,
38c•
that diplomatic relations between the 33/ to 84c; seconds, 311/2 to 32c.
No. 1 stock, 8 ' 0c; No. 2 stock,28c.
lots, $1.30 to
-Abattoir iill-
KOOLBERGEN WILLING
TO EXPOSE TEUTONeS
A despatch from Lethbridge, Alta.,
says: With regard to the existence of
gigantic German plots to destroy
American commerce and also to blow
up all bridges on the C:P.R. system
in Canada which were hatched in San
Francisco, admission that he accepted
the commission from Baron von
Brincken to carry out the Canadian
end of the plots (but acted the role
of a double traitor and gave informa-
tion to the Canadian Pacific), is made
by Johannes von Koolbergen, alias
von Montford, who now lies in the
provincial jail here, serving a sent-
ence of one year on a charge of forg-
ery from Calgary.
Von Koolbergen is the man who is
wanted by the United States officials
at San Francisco as the star witness
in the prosecution of Baron von
Brincken and Crowley, charged with
Potatoes,-Per bag, car
-._....._____ ,,135. Dressed hogs
the conspiracy to destroy American
commerce with the allies,to blown ed, $10.60 to $13.75; do., country,
up $11 to $12.25. Pork -Heavy Canada
munition plants and burn flour mills. i short mess bbls 35 to 45 pieces $29
lb doesnot know'd Canada'h t t hack
bbls., $28 to $28.50. Lard -Com-
pound, tierces, 575 lbs., 11%e; wood
pails, 20 lbs. net, 1214c; pure, tierces,
375 lbs., 14%c; pure, wood pails, 20
lbs. net, 15c.
Von Koolbergen to $29.50; O.
s or -cu ,
hether he will be taken to San
Francisco to give his evidence, but
says he is perfectly ready and willing
to give his evidence if he is taken
there.
KING OF SERBIA
TO LIVE IN ITALY.
United States Markets.
Minneapolis, Dec. 21:Wheat-De-
cember., $1.10%; May, $1.13%. 'Cash
--No..1 hard, $1.14%; No. 1 North -
A despatch from Paris says: It is ern, $1.11% to 81.12%; No. 2 North -
reported from Rome that King Peter ern, $1.05% to $1.091/. Corn -No.
of Serbia, driven from his country 3 yellow, 72 to 78c. Oats -No. 3
by the Teutonic invasion, will take re- white, 39 to 39tec. -Flour unchanged.
fuge in Italy. A Rome despatch to Ream $18,25 to $18.75.
the Matin says the King has accepted Liv:. Stock Markets,
Italy's offer of the palace at Caserta,
Toronto, Dec. 21: -The quotations
near Naples, which is now being pre- were: Butchers' cattle, choice, $7.75
pared for .his use, to $8.15; do., good, $7.25 to $7.50;
t' do., medium, $6.25 to $7; do., coin-
And many a man after losing a , mon, $5.60 to $6; butchers' bulls,
choice, $6.75 to $'7; do., good bulls,
$5.75 to $6.35; do., rough bulls, $4.75
to $5.25; butchers' cows, choice,
$6.50 to $6.75; do., good, $6 to $6.25;
do., medium, $5.25 to $5.75; do., com-
mon, $4 to $4.50; feeders, good,
$6.50 to $6.75; stockers, 700 to 900
lbs., $6 to $6.00; canners and cutters,
$3 to $4.50; milkers, choice, each,
$75 to $100; cic.,common and medium,
each, $35 to $60; springers, $50 to
$100; light ewes, $6.50 to $7.75;
sheep, heavy, $5.25 to $6; do., bucks,
$3,50 to $4.50; yearling lambs, $7 to
$7.75; lambs, cwt., $9.85 to $10.50;
calves medium to choice, $6.50 to
$10; too., common, $4 to $4.50; hogs,
of course, to have Canadian units ed and watered, $8.75 to $8.85.
comprise the Dominion's army in the Montreal, Dec. 2J. Butchers' cat -
field, but some of the smaller units tie, choice, $7. i to $7.50; do,, ne-
have been supplied from the Imperial �6lcaniics 832 (1 to 14.50 mbute ors'
forces. On the other hand, the Prin- cattle choice cows, to 86.25; do.
cess Patricia Regiment, raised in Can- medium, $5 to .$5. 0 butchers' cattle,
ada, was for a time .brigaded with a bulls, $5 to $6.50; stockers, light, $90
British division. Now all branches of to $95; mincers, choice, each, $80 to
political job is compelled to do real
labor.
ALL OVERSEAS DIVISIONS
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No More Units to be Supplied From Imperial Forces
.•.•tc`- C {wise of FallingOff in Urban Recruiting
A despatch from Ottawa says: If
a fourth Canadian division is placed
in the field by Canada, as is not un-
likely it will be ,purely. Canadian. The
sante may be said of the third division,
which is now being organized to take
its place on the firing line beside. the
Canadian army. corps already there,
$85 do., common and medr• f each,
and consisting of the first and second •the Canadian clivisiaius, no matter how ' rim ors $6 to 6,2fi.
ivielons. many in number, will be altogether $65 to $75; sp . _f; , .
d w Sheep, ewes, $9.50 to $10, Hogs, off'
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