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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1916-02-25, Page 7GREAT SEA RAW ON ENGLAND INCLUDED.. GERMAN PLANS "But it Will be Practically 1`nojerative, and Those Who Come Will be Wiped Out" A. despatch from Liverpool says: "I have always believed," said Lord Denby. director of. recruiting, at a workiegmen's mass meeting here on Fridey night, "that sooner or later the Germans will attempt a great sea raid on this country, but T believe the army and navy are now so co=ordin- ated thta even if a raid comes it will be practically inoperative, and that those who come will be wiped out." Discussing the air menace, Lord Derby appealed to the newspapers not to unduly agitate the public mind re -1 garding am raids,. because of the of -1 feet such agitation was likely to have Ion the British airmen. "It is true that the British aeroplane commanders have sent up their men I under atmospheric or other condi- tions of the greatest danger," Lord 1 Derby declared, "but if the news - !papers are not careful public opinion I will force these commanders, for fear that it might be said that they were doing nothing, to take action they - would not otherwise take. Moreover, if the public is always deerying our aeroplane' and airmen will lose con- fidence in their machines." 70,000 AAL RESERVISTS HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED AT KIEL Preparations BeinRu4hed for a Dash Out of the German Nigh Seas Tet A. depatch from London says: The Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs: A message from Berlin says the co-operative action between the German and Aus- trian fleets has been settled upon in accordance with proposals of• Arch- duke Charles Stephen and Prince Henry of Prussia It is reported that Grand Admiral Von Tirpitz strongly 1 objected to the German fleet going 1 on the high seas, and preferred sub- marine and Zeppelin activities. Never- theless, the greatest naval activity prevails at Kiel and Heligoland, where more than 70,000 naval reservists are 'ready for duty on the auxiliary boats and cruisers of newly formed squadrons of various types. TRIED TO CROSS YSER CANAL The Germans Succeeded in Reach - ing 400 Yards of the British Trenches. A despatch from London says: The Germans made another attempt to cross the Yser Canal in the vicinity of Steenstraets, north of Ypres, Sa- turday night. The attempt_ was pre- ceded by a violent artillery bombard- ment. The assault resulted in the Germans setting foot in some 350 metres (385 yards), according to the German official statement, of Brit- ish trenches. The French official communique issued on Sunday says the Germans were driven out im- mediately. The British report states that on Saturday night the Germans made a raid against the British trenches west of Serre after a heavy bombardment,) but the raid failed completely. Early Friday morning the Germans made a raid into the British trenches near Gommecourt, capturing a. few prisoners. The British casualties in killed and wounded were seven. South of Loos the Germans admit d the British advanced to the edge of h one of the German mine craters. A h British biplane armed with two ma- c chine guns was brought down. Its oc- cupant were killed. 1 c A number of heavy artillery en- f gagements are reported from the re- gion between the Meuse and the Mo- M GERMANY IS ALARMED AT LOW BIRTH RATE A despatch from Berlin says: The declining birth rate in Germany, which was attracting attention before the war, is receiving more serious consideration at the present time in view of the losses sustained in the field. This subject was brought up on Thursday in the Budget Committee of the Prussian Diet. A representa tive of the Ministry predicted that un- less a radical change should be made Germany would soon be in the posi- tion of France, with deaths exceeding births. The speaker also referred to the high rate of infant mortality. He also said one of the gravest hin- drances to the growth of the poula- tion was the increase in the number of premature births, caused deliber- ately, an evil which was not confin- ed to the poorer classes. WINS MILITARY CROSS. Young Canadian Has Also Been Men- tioned in Despatches. A despatch from Charlettetown, P. E.L, says: Captain Dawson, grandson of the late W. E. Dawson, formerly Mayor of Charlottetown, and a son of Captain Dawson, of Bombay, India, has received the military cross for istinguished service in the field incl as ben mentioned in despatches. He as been serving in the civil engineer orps, and has been through Mons, Ypres and other battles. He has re- ently been appointed instructor of ortification schools in Chatham, Eng - and. He is a graduate of Kingston ilitary College. selle and the district south of St. Mihiel. The French exploded two G mines in Vauquois, in the Argonne. Go PER CENT. WOUNDED RETURN -TO FRENCH FRONT M th A despatch from Paris says: Based en on figures obtained at the Bordeaux w Clearing hospital, where, out of 64, g )85 wounded treated during the past 19 rear, 38,902 were able to rejoin their C regiments after conva.leseence, it de- th velops, according to Le Matin, that of 60 per cent.. of the wounded in the 24 French army return to the firing line. of ERMANY HAS SPENT $7,500,000,000 ON WAR A despatch from London says: The Chancellor of the ExchequerReginald cKenna, announced on Wednesday at the British national debt at the d of the financial year, March 31, i11 be £2,200,000,000. Germany's ross war expenditure to the end of 15 was more than £1,500,000,000, redits voted by France between e outbreak of the war to the end December, 1915, were about 0,000,000 and for the first quarter 1916, 2300,920,000. 7, CANADIANS WERE KILLED IN RECENT GER y AN ATTACK enemy Got Into Our Trenches at Many Points -- They Are Still There A despatch from Ottawa says: Gen. Sir Sam Hughes stated in the House on Thursday in reply to a question ,that his department had received of- fcial information that there had been x0 German attack on the British and ranadian lines south-east of Ypres ' long a front of some miles. It had ' been pbyheavy preceded a hy a bomnbard- ictal lasting some two or three days. ,Tho Canadian troops, however, had, evidently taken to the dug -outs, since they did not seem to have 'suffered in anything like the proporbion which would otherwise l,e expected, tho re- cord being one killed Thursday and five or six the day before. "Tho Ger- mans, following the bombardment, got into our trenches at many points," continued the Minister. "My informa- tion is that the Germans are still there -but they are dead.' GC:;•4y� NORTH c7 EA aetteescee CANAL 0 / . NoMcrz PARIS .4t,0) n C04nu mmaisammemmatArt °STQnsSURG Q'. ( Moen Palen . toO0L ',NAP:3�.'�1 i0 es' `-`t_r•-�, Vii.., ✓ cotes oeereRst a P1t.se.rt is / � f L_:. VIE Q45 a 4, GDAD ,,,a'.. eel m 73 KUT-EL� va 'PJAMARfi N • etesete U5T R.I ESTE FIU11E -7 v INAn 3 . GARIN (Si 'a X11 •`n. • ON TANTI THE WEEK'S DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAR. The past week has seen more activity on the Western front for some time past. The Germans attacked the British lines in the vicinity of Ypres and carried the front line trenches along a front of something like 800 yards. These trenches have changed hands many times and, in fact, this section of the front is said to have been called the International front. Part of the ground has been regained. The Canadians participated in the fighting and are said to have repulsed all attacks with comparatively slight loss. The outstanding feature of the war news this week, however, has been the capture by the Russians of the fortress of Erzerum, together with something like 1,000 guns and immense supplies. The position was taken by frontal attack after a five days' siege. This event is the most important recent development in the war operations. The Russians are reported to be striking southward with a view to cutting off the retreating Turk- ish garrison. British reinforcements are on their way to meet the British relief 'expedition in Mesopotamia. In the meantime the beleagured British force at Kut -el -Amara is reported to be successfully holding the position and to have ample supplies for some time to come. Rumania has taken a position very much more favorable to the Entente Allies. Germany has resorted to threats in an attempt to keep that country neutral, but as soon as Russia can get her troops in such a position as to ensure Rumania against invasion it seems probable that Rumania will throw in her lot with the Allies. She has much to gain by an attack on Bulgaria and her assistance would do much to turn the scale in the Balkans. The situation on other fronts is little changed. There has been considerable activity on the part of air squadrons, including another raid on the East coast of Britain and an allied attack by air on Strumnitza. There seems to be a general feeling that big events are impending, but their nature and magnitude are not yet apparent. ALL BRITISH WORKERS I GREAT BRITAIN'S WAY: HAVE MONEY TO SPEND i WOMAN SPY SPARED Were Never Before So Prosperous So !Sentenced to Death, But Given Penal Merchants Report. 1 Servitude Instead. A despatch from London says: "In I .A despatch from London says: The my forty years' experience, I have , case of a woman spy who was re - never known a time when there was ' cently sentenced to death, but whose so much money about among the `sentence was commuted to penal ser - working classes," is the testimony of Ivitude for life, was announced in the a pawnbroker, doing business in a ' House of Commons on Thursday by district of London, where a large , Herbert L. Samuel, the Secretary of amount of army materials are manu- j State for Horne Affairs. The woman factured. His testimony is support- !was found guilty in a criminal court, ed by the jewelers, merchants and :the Home Secretary stated. An ap- variety' and moving picture theatres peal was dismissed, but the sentence in the neighborhood. They all say the 1 was commuted. Her activities were workers were never so prosperous, ordiscovered six days after her arrival spent thir money so freely -except I in Great Britain and her .her they don't call on pawnbrokers 1 ence was interrupted in the interval as they used to. In this district there between the time and her arrest. She are 6,000 women and girls employed ;was not a British subject. This is the in munition work and they are the first time since the beginning of the free spenders. Most of them are the ! war, it was stated, that a woman had wives of soldiers and receive separa-!been given a severe a prison sentence tion allowances from the Government, 1 in Britain for espionage. which increases their income. .-._.,_,;.Y__ HEAVY BULGAR LOSSES RUSSIAN AIRMEN BOMB IN BALKAN CAMPAIGN AUSTRIAN HEADQUARTERS _ j A despatch from Paris says: A despatch from London saysThe ' L'Information prints a despatch from Daily News has received the follow- .Basel, Switzerland, giving Vienna ing despatch from R. Mackenzie, its newspapers as authority for the state - correspondent at Rome: "A neutral merit that a large Russian aeroplane, diplomatist recently returned from carrying four aviators, yesterday' Bulgaria says that the Bulgarian loss- dropped thirty bombs on Austrian es amount to 150,000 men. The army staff Headquarters, is now reduced to about 180,000, and is insufficient to aid the Germans in an attack on Salonika, The Bulgarian soldiers are on short rationss as the Germans have requisitioned all sup- plies of wheat. They are dishearten- ed and tired of the war, and fear Rus- sian reprisals in the near future. TWO-YEAR SENTENCE FOR A DESERT ER A despatch from Montreal says: Benjamin Coulter, nineteen years of age, who was convicted on Wednesday before Judge Lanctot on charges of having deserted from the 73rd Royal Highlanders, 87th Battalion Gren- adier Guards and the 5th Universities Company overseas, was sentenced to St. Vincent de Paul Penetentiary for two years. He is married. BRITAIN'S EXPENSES OVER $10,000,000,000 A despatch from London says: New votes of credit amounting to aproxi- niatcly £400,000,000 was asked by Premier Asquith in the House of Comma mons on Monday. The new votes brings up the total of war appropri- ations to £2,062,000,000. 1 +- Dunkirk Also Bombarded. A despatch from Paris says: A hostile aeroplane dropped several bombs on Dunkirk without causing damage. Another German machine on Saturday night dropped two pro- Ijectiles, which fell in a meadow to the south of Luneville. ENGLISH COAST AGAIN RAIDED , Four German Seaplanes Kill Two Men and a Boy and Wound I a Marine. from London says: Eng A despatch land's east and south -ea ss ser visited at broad daylight on Sun day by four German seaplanes, pre- sumably of the latest type of battle plane. Up to a late hour the oale figures of casualties were only three two men and a boy -killed, and one man, a marine, injured. Man bombs were dropped. The damage, as officially reported, was confined chiefly to private property. A feat- The Lead ing Mar Jlreadsttrffs. Toronto, Feb; 22,. -Manitoba wheat New crop, No, 1 Northern, $1.26%; No, 2 Northern, $1.241/ No.3 North- ern, $1,21%, in store Fort William, Manitoba oats -No. 2 C,W., 45%c; No. 3 C•W,, 424ic; extra No, '1 feed, 42%e; No. 1 feed, 411/.� c,' in store Felt William. American corn -No. 3 yellow, 83%c, track Toronto. Canadian corn --Feed, 74 to 75c, traelc Toronto. Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 44 to 45c; commercial, 43 to 44c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -No. 2, Winter per car lot, $1.10 to $1.12; wheat, slightly sprouted and tots gh, accord- ing to sample, $1.06 to $1.10; wheat, sprouted, smutty and tough, according to sample, $1 to $1.04; feed wheat, 90 to 95c, according to freights outside. Peas -No. 2, $1.50; peas, accord- ing to sample, $1.25 to $1.75, accord- ing to freights outside. Barley -Malting, 64 to 66c; feed, 57 to 60c, according to freights out- side. Buckwheat -Nominal, '77 to 78c, according to freights outside. Rye -No. 1 commercial, 92 to 94c; rejected, according to sample, 83 to 85c, acording to freights outside. Manitoba flour -First patents, in jute bags, $7.20; second patents, in jute bags, $6.70; strong bakers', in jute bags, $6.50, Toronto. Ontario flour -Winter, according to sample, $4.'70 to $4.80, track Toronto; $4.80 to $4.90, seaboard, prompt ship- ment. MiIlfeed-Car lots, delivered Mont- real freights -Bran, per ton, $25; shorts, per ton, $25 to $26; middlings, per ton, $27; good feed flour, per bag, $1.75 to $1.85. Country Produce., Butter -Fresh dairy, 27 to 80c; in- ferior, 23 to 25c; creamery prints, 34 to 36e; solids, 82 to 34c. Eggs -Storage, 26 to 27c per doz.; selects, 28 to 29c; new -laid, 32 to 34c, ease lots. Honey -Prices, in 10 to 60 -Ib. tins, 12 to 12%c; comb, No. 1, $3; No. 2, $2.40. Beans -$4.20 to $4.40, Poultry -Spring chickens, 17 to 20c; fowls, 15 to 16c; ducks, 17 to 20c; geese, 15 to 19c; turkeys, 23 to 27c. Cheese -Large, 19c; twins, 1914c. Potatoes -Car lots of Ontarios quoted at $1.75 to $1.80, and New Brunswicks at $1.90 to $2 per bag, on track. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Feb. 22.--Corn-Arneri- can No. 2 yellow, 85 to 86c. Oats Nn. 2 local white, 50c; No. 3 Local e white, 49e; No. 4 local white, 48c. - Barley --Manitoba feed, 63 to 64c; malting, 76 to 78c. Buckwheat -No. . 2, 80 to 82c. Flour -Manitoba l Spring wheat patents, firsts, $7.30; seconds, $6.80; strong bakers', $6.60; Winter patents, choice, $6.70; , straight rollers, $6 to $6.10; do., I bags, $2.85 to $2.95. Rolled oats- Bbls., $5.35; do.,, bags, 90 lbs., $2.55. 1 Bran, $24. Shorts, $26. Middlings, $28 to $30. Mouille, $31 to $33. Hay I -No. 2, per ton, car lots, $20 to 1$20.50. Cheese --Finest westerns, 118X to 19e; finest easterns, 18Se to 1814 c. Butter -Choicest creamery, 34 to 3414c; seconds, 33 to 33%e. Eggs -Fresh, 34 to 35c; selected, 28 to 29c; No. 1 stock, 26 to 27e; No. 2 stock, 23 to 24c. Potatoes -Per bag. car lots, •$1.80 to $1,85. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Feb. 22. -Choice heavy steers, $7.60 to $7.75; butchers' cat- tle, choice, $7.40 to $7.60; do., good, $7 to $7.40; do., 'medium, $6.15 to $6.65; do„ common, $5 to $5.65; butchers' bulls, choice, $6. 50 to $7; do., good bulls, $5.'75 to $6.10; do., rough bulls, $4.50 to $5; butchers' cows, choice, $6.75 to $7; do., good, $o.85 to $6.10; do., medium, $5.10 to $5,65; do., common, $4 to $1,60; feeders, good, $6.25 to $6.85; stock- ers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.10 to $6.75; canners and cutters, $3.25 to $4.50; milkers, choice, each, .$75 to $100; do., omron and medium, each, $85 to 60; springers, $50 to $100; light wes, $7.25 to $9; sheep, heavy, $5.25 o $6; clo., bucks, $3.50 to $4,50; earliiig lambs, $7 to $7.75; lambs, wt., $11.25 to $12.75; calves, me - him to choice, $4.25 to $11.50; do,, amnion, $4 to $4.50; hoge, fed and atered, $10; do., weighed off gars, 10.40; do., f.o.b., $9.65 to $9.70. Montreal, Feb. 22, -Choice steers t $7.75 to $8; good :at $7.25 to 7.50; and the lower grades al from 5.25 to $6.25, while butcher cowe old at $4,75 to $6.50, and bulls rought from $5.50 to 4"7 per cwt.; ackers to $4.75 per cwt. Small bits £ ylambbs at $11).75 to $11, and sheep t $6.75 to :$7.50 per cwt.; while milkfed calves sold at 1.0?; to 11.c. nd gritssffed at 5,,2to (Me leer lb.. ogs, $10,$0 to $.11 per cwt., weigh- cl orf ears, but es high as $11.10 van aid for‘ tome lots of long -run ;tock. • ure of the official account is the frank admission that British aircraft, one naval plane and two aeroplanes, which ascended to attack the raiders, failed to reach them. It appears the German planes are capable of ascend- ing to an extraordinary height. The War Office states that two biplanes, after circling over the town of Lowes- toft, in Kent. "rose to a great height and seemingly vanished." Fifteen minutes later they appeared over the town and then flew to the east. The raids occurred between 10:555 and about 11:30 o'clock. BERLIN'S BUTTER SCARCE. A despatch from Berlin says: The members of the Magistracies in Great- er Berlin held a conference on Tues- day over the uniform disturbance of the butter supply and decided to in- troduce butter cards, similar in their application to bread cards early in the war. The amount of butter to be allowed each person has not yet been determined. WEST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN ENDS ALL CAMEROONS CONQUERED German Commander Succeeded in escaping, How- ever, Into Spanish Territory A despatch from London says: The following official communication refer- ring to the operations in the Camer- oons region of West Africa was is- sued Thursday night: "A telegram. dated Feb. 1.6 from Gen. Dobell (the French commander in Cameroons) states that he has re- ceived information from Gen. Aynier- ich that tient French have closed time frontier up to Ngoa and all east thereof. The Campo region column has a few miles to traverse to close the line from the sea. "Active operation art' now prac- tically eluded„ and the conquest of Cameroon is complete, with the ex- ception of the isolated position of Mora hill, The German commandant, Zimmerman, succeeded in making his. escape int Spanish territory."