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Zurich Herald, 1916-03-03, Page 7GERMANS DETERMINED TO CAPTURE FRT MS OF VENN Some of the Best Troops in Kaiser's, Array ['1assed Before it A despatch from Paris says; The over most of the line, which now lies German losses during the first four directly under the guns of the forts. days of the :battle around Verdun are Narrowing their most desperate at- authoritatively estimated at 150,000. backs to the short front between the The German offensive is recognized now as probably only the beginning of a determined effort to take the fort- ress, formerly the key to the French their efforts in a strong attack, but front, and compares in violence and failed to gain ground. losses to the battle of. the Yser. The The position of Fort Douanuont- French assume the battle may con- the French official comuniques clo not call it a fort, but a "position" - was taken ny the Germans Saturday and is still occupied by small enemy Douamont heigths and . the plateau north of the village of Vaux, to the east, the Germans here continued tinue for a fortnight. The German forces are known to be at least 800,- 000, supported by numerous 15 -inch and 17 -inch Austrian mortars, with forces. The French are closing in on all the heavy artillery used in the this position on three sides, and an - Serbian campaign and part of that nounce that the German force i s formerly employed on the Russian maintaining itself in the position only front. Preparations for the battle were observed early in December, when the first troops assigned to the operation were brought up. Eight divisions the force of the' German attack; the which returned from Serbia were sent despatches from the front indicate to Belgium for a rest and then trans- that heavy losses also may have had ported to the region of Verdun in an effect. The slopes east and west January. Five army corps in all are of the village of Douamont, which has known be have been brought up to been the centre of the heaviest fight - reinforce two corps which previously ing, are covered with German dead. held that part of the line between Situation is Encouraging. with difficulty. The very unfavorable weather con- ditions with a heavy fall of snow may be one reason for the lessening of Etain and Vauquois. These were the hest troops of the German army, including, as it is learned from prisoners, the famous Third Corps of Brandenburg, suppos- edly equal in valor to the Prussian Guard, and the Fifteenth Army Corps, commanded by General von Deimling, known in France as one of the most Paris is extraordinarily calm in the presence of the great battle now in progress around Verdun. There are no indications of tension or nervous- ness, but only sober confidence in the result prevails. The desire among those who know the defensive strength of the lines brilliant of the .German general ea. seems to be that the attacks should fleets. + continue, for, they argue, the losses on the German side would be in pro- portion to the efforts. The whole front from the Nor Seabh to Switzerland is on the alert, and all leave of absence has been recall- ed. The French maximum effort has not yet been made. The total French losses in killed, wounded and pris- oners since the Verdun battle began, it was authoritatively stated, have ' been less than the German official The French compare the ground gained by the Germans in the four days with twice that amount taken by the French in the first two days of their offensive in Champagne, to- gether with eight times the number of pri oner s. The confidence of the French is unshaken by the fierce at- tacks and the slight bending of the French line. ' The military critic of The Temps reports that heavy French reinforce-' communication claims in prisoners ments have been brought up. Lieut.- I (15,000). Col. Leonce Rousset, another military Snowy Slopes Dyed Red. critic, relates a conversation he had Ever since 5 o'clock Friday morn - with a surgeon just returned from ing the flower of the German army Verdun: On February 22, during the has been hurling itself in vain against present battle, the surgeon saw an Cote du Poivre on the high plateau entire brigade, which was advancing behind Louvemont village. They in close order, caught by the concen- ! seemed even to welcome the blizzard trated fire of the French batteries and as giving possible protection from the annihilated in a few minutes. 75's, but the French gunners know German Drive Checked. every inch of the ground to a hairs - A despatch from Paris says: The breadth in the blankest darkness. German assault on Verdun slackened These snowclad slopes are now color - somewhat in intensity on Sunday ed red. rare-- OVER are- - OVER 90,000 CHEQUES AD OUTJ More Than a Third of Soldiers Assign Part of Their Pay. A despatch from Ottawa says: The monthly payments of assigned pay or separation allowances to relatives or dependents of the Hien under arms now aggregate more than $2,000,000. More than 90,000 cheques are made out each month by -the branch dealing with this part of the work. Over one-third of the soldiers who have enlisted are now giving part of their pay to friends or dependents at home, and about one-quarter of the total force, representing approximately the married men, are on the list for sepa- ration allowance. It is interesting to note that the proportion of the lien who are assigning their pay is tonsiclerably larger among the re- cruits of the past few months than was the case with the men who went overseas at first. This is accounted for on the ground that a considerably larger proportion of the latter re- cruits are Canadian -born, and have dependents or relatives in Canada. With the first and second contingents a large percentage was composed of unmarried men who were born. in Great Britain and who had no family ties or dependents in this country. GREATEST WAR BRAIN - BRED SINCE NELSON. London Papers Demand that Fisher Resume Naval Command. A despatch from London says: The British Weekly, which recently sug- gested Lord Northcliffe as Air De- fence Minister, now cries for Lord "Jacky" Fisher to resume the naval command, "lacking whom," says the Weekly, "England will lack the great- est war brain she has bred since Nel- son. The greatest war ever waged has produced very few war brains. Only one man has beaten the Germans in brain power, and that man is Lord Fisher." ESSEN BANK QUITS; KRUPP WORKERS LOSE. A despatch from Zurich says: The Rheinische Bank ab Essen has liqui- dated, according to reports received here. Hundreds of workmen in the Krupp Works have lost their savings. BRITISH MINISTERS' SALAR1 TO BE PARTLY ES PAID IN 13 +NDS Premier Asquith Declines to Move That Members Receive No Salaries A despatch from London says; In response to strong agitation by the newspapers f .r net the country an ex- atnple of ee+,noisy, preferably by ac- cepting recluetioiis in their salaries, it is announced that the Ministers have agreed for the future to accept one- quarter of their salaries in the form of five per tent, Exchequer bonds, It is considered extremely probable that the whole bgdy of the civil servants will be invited to accept a portion of their salaries in a similar form of Exchequer or war loan bonds. In reply to an interrogation in the House of Commons, Prettier Asquith declined to move than the members of Parliatnent should receive no salaries. REPLACESAR i`S A � S 10* The eg Pillarkets. DESTROYED yR • WOUNDS I , ` I:rc.adt;tuff:S. Mouths, Jaws and Even Eyelids Ma 'e to Naturally by British Sculptor A despatch from London says: Derwent Wood, the distinguished British sculptor, who enlisted as a .private in the army medical corps at the beginning of the war, is now turn- ing his talent to a unique use. All his leisure time is at present employ- ed in replacing the parts of men's faces destroyed by wounds in battle. These include mouths, jaws and even eyelids, all of which he has 'made to move naturally. He has just finished remaking a Move nose for a soldier whose nose was blown away below the bridge. Itis addition, which he prepared of elec- trically treated metal, 12 so perfect that where it is juin 'd is absolutely impereeptibe, and the patient has re- gained his sense of smell. Wood is now giving up most of his time to this work, and is able to treat ten cases daily. Surgeons who never thought that a sculptor's art could be adapted to this work are now absolutely amazed at the remarkable !results Wood has obtained. GREAT HEROISM ITALIAN AIRMAN A Plucky Russian Nurse. One of the party of Russian nurses who reached England recently on their way home to Russia from Nish, Serbia, where they had been nursing in the Serbian hospitals. They had many narrow escapes and it took them seventy-five days to get to London from Serbia. ASH FR Pi KIEL EX- PECTED ANY DAY London Naval Expert Looks for an Early Battle in the North Sea. A London cable to the New York Tribune says: "A high naval authority told the Tribune correspondent of a_ belief widely held in Admiralty circles that the German fleet may make a dash for the open sea at any bine now, giving as a reason for this not only the pressure of political opinion in Germany, but the innumerable re- cent reports all pointing to the pre- paration of a combined German naval, aerial and military offensive, with the object of forcing peace and impressing neutrals. Vice -Admiral Reinhardt Scheer has been appointed command- er of the German battle fleet in suc- cession to Admiral von Pohl, -tvho, af- ter holding the position for a year, is retiring on account of ill -health." SIXTY-SEVEN KILLED IN JANUARY AIR RAID. Wounded in Head and Blinded by Blood He Brings Dead Com- rades Down. .A despatch from Rome says: De- tails now made public concerning the recent Italian air raid on Laibach re- veal the heroism of Capt. Salomone, pilot of one of the Italian aeroplanes. On his return journey Capt. Salo- mone's machine was attacked by five Austrian Fokkers. He was severely wounded in the head and temporarily blinded by blood, while two other officers aboard the aeroplane, one of whom was Lieut. -Col. Barbieri, were killed outright. Despite the difficulty of steering, the bodies of his dead comrades having fallen over the levers Salomon refused to surrender. He succeeded in returning, and Ianded at Talmanova. Salomon is now recov- ering in a hospital. A medal has been atarded to him for valor. A dsepatch from London says: The revised official figures of the casuaI- ties in the Zeppelin raid of January 31 over England were given on Fri- day as 67 killed and 117 injured. The official omm.unication announcing the figures says: "The final figures of the air raid of January 31 are: Killed, 27 men, 25 women and 15 children, a total of 67; injured, 45 men, 53 women and 19 children, total 117. Grand total. 184. "These figures are greater than previously given -59 persons killed and 101 injured -because several persons reported injured have died from their wounds, some children under 16 years of age had been re- turned as adults and several cases of slight injury had been treated at hos- pitals and sent home without a record being made of them. "The number of bombs dropped ag- gregated 393." TRADE OF DOMINION TAKES A BIG JUMP. Months Show an ,Increase of Nearly $300,000,000. A despatch from Ottawa says: The total trade of Canada for the ten months ending with January was $989;359,000, compared with 3714, - Ten ANO TAKE CA AD1ANS UNDER MBAR M NT "Our Fellows Are Paying tha Enemy Back in His Own Coin." A despatch from Ottawa says: "Artillery bombardment upon the Can- adian line is very heavy, but so far our casualties have been comparative- ly light, five killed and eight wounded on Thursday, and our fellows are pay- ing the enemy back in his own coin." Such was the announcement of Ma- jor-General Sir Sam Hughes when Parliament met on Friday afternoon in response to a question by Mr. E. M. Macdonald as to whether the • Canad- ian troops at the front were. involved in the terrific battle raging on Ver- dun. The Minister replied that the Canadian forces were a considerable distance away from the Verdun fight- ing, but while under heavy artillery fire, were holding :their. own. The heaviest fighting, according to official despatches received by the Militia De- partment, was north and east of Ver - Toronto, Feb, 29. ---Manitoba wheat -New crop, No; 1Northern, '$1.20i/s 'No. 2, do., 31.18; No. 3, do., $1.151/4, in store, Fort William. Manitoba oats -No. 2, C.W., 42%c; I No. 8, do., 40%e; extra No. 1 feed ;40%c; No. 1 feed, 29%c., in store, Fort William. I American corn -No. '3 yellow, 8214e, track Toronto. I Canadian corn -Feed 74 to 75e, ;track, Toronto. IOntario oats -No. 3 white, 43 to - 44c; commercial, 42 to 43e, according to freight outside. Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, car lot, $1.08 to $1.10; wheat slightly sprouted and tough, according to sample, $1,03 to $1.05; wheat sprout- ed, smutty and tough, according to sample, 98 to $1.02; feed wheat. 86 to 90c, according to freights outside. Peas -No, 2, $1.70; according to sample, $125 to $1.50, according to freights outside. ' Barley -Malting, 64 to 66c; feed, 57 to GOc, according to freight out- side. Rye -Nos 1 commercial, 90 to 91c; rejected, according to sample, 83 to 85c, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour -First patents, in jute bags, $7; second patents, $6.50; strong bakers, in jute bags, 6.30, Toronto. Ontario flour -Winter, according to sample, $4.60 to, $4.70, track, Tor- onto; $4.60 to $4.70, bulk, seaboard, prompt shipment. Millfeed-Car lots, delivered Mont- real freights -Bran, per ton, 325; shorts, per ton, 326; middlings, per ton, $27; good feed flour, per bag, '$1.75 to $1.85. dun. The. French had completely smashed the first attacks, and the MAIM POSITIONS GGermans Y ere now using reserves and Italians Have so Fortified Them as to • Make Them Stand Any Attack. A despatch from Rome says: The acticall raw troops. In some places ;the front line of trenches had been 1 broken, but, at the time of the lates despatches, the second line of trenche Iwas absolutely intact. 'SITUATION CRITICAL commander of the Italian troops at , Avlona, in Albania, has declared that his positions are now so fortified as to be ready to stand any attack, and he is even able to take the offensive if necessary. His second in command has undertaken to instruct the Al- banian troops according to the Italian eystem of warfare. BERLIN OFFERS PRIZES FOR NEW .NAME OF CITY. A despatch from Berlin, Ont., says: Canadians will have an opportunity of offering suggestions for the new name of this city. A public subscrip- tion is being raised, and liberal prizes will be offered for first, second and third choices. Suggestions will have to be accompanied by reasons why the name should be chosen, and the com- petition will be Dominion -wide. The judges will be named by the City Council. t s I Country Produce. Butter -Fresh dairy, 27 to 30; in- ' ferior, 23 to 25c; creamery prints, 34 to 36e; solids, 32 to 31c. Eggs -Storage, 25 to 26c per doz; selects, 27 to 28c; new -laid, 30 to 31c, case lots. Honey -Price, in 10 to 60 -lb. tins, 121 to 13c. Comb -No. 1, $2.75 to $3; No. 2, $2.25 to $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, 19e; twins,19? c. Potatoes -Car lots of Ontario quot- ed at $L70 to $1.75, and New Bruns - wicks at $1.80 to $1.90 per bag, - on track. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Feb. 29. -Corn -Amer- , a lean No. 2 yellow, 86 to 87c. Oats- . .. s 1- No. 3, 511/se; No. 2 local white, 481, e; No. 3 do., 471 e; No. 4 do., 46?ac. London, Feb. 24. -An Athens de- Barley -Man. feed, 62 to 63e; malting. spabeh to The Morning Post says: 76 to 78e. Buckwheat -No. 2, 80 to "News from Constantinople repre- 182c. Flour -Man. Spring wheat pat- sents the situation there as the most ! ents, firsts, $7.10; seconds, $6.60; critical since the news of the fall of II strong bakers', $G.40; straight rollers, $5.90 to $6.00; straight rollers, bags, $2.80 to $2.90. Roller oats, barrels, IH T R cA i L Canadian western No.2 53c• do., Erzerum has leaked out. The always latent dissatisfaction of the people with their Young Turk rulers is now $5.35; do., bags, 90 lbs, $2.55 to $2:60. assuming hourly more threatening Bran, 323.50 to 324.00. Shorts, 326. proportions, both in the capital and Middlings, 328 to $30. Mouillie, 331 the provinces, especially at Smyrna, Ito $33. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, where the populace is in almost open $20 to $20.50. Cheese -Finest west - revolt. The popular anger is aug- erns, 18% to 19e; finest easterns, merited by the great dearth of neces- 18-A to 181,4c. Butter -Choicest series, due to the blockade and the creamery, 33% to 34efo; seconds, 311/4 stoppage of trade and industry. The to 321 c. Eggs -Fresh, 30 ted 32c; se- lected, 26 to 27c; No. 1 stock, 24 to 25e; No. 2 stock, 21 to 22c. Potatoes, leaders of the disaffection ase Osman Pasha, Abdi Pasha and Suwat Pasha. Startling developments, it is asserted, per bag, car lots, 31.80 to 31.85. may be confidently expected very shortly " Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Feb 29. -Choice heavy steers, 37.65 to 37.75; Butcher steers, choice $7.25 to 37.50; do., good, 37.00 to 37.20; do., medium, 36.60 to 37.10; do., common, $5.50 to 35.60; Heifers, good to choice, 37.25 to 37.50; do., medium $6.50 to $6.75; Butcher cows, PERSIAN CITY OF KERMANSHAH STORMED BY RUSSIAN ARES "impregnable" Turkish Ports on the Highroad Bagdad Crowning Victory of Campaign choice, $6.50 to 36.8:5; do., good, 35.76 to to 36.75; Butcher bull;-, choice,S6.00 to $7.00; do., good bull.; en.50 to $6.00; do., medium, 3500 to *We: do., rough bologna. $4.40 tel 34.50; Feeders 900 A despatch from London says: The crowning victory of an apparently un - Persian city of Kermanshah, on the important and unnoticed campaign r highroad to Bagdad, has been success- fully stormed • and captured by the Russian armies, according to a. Petro- grad despatch to Reuter's. The capture of the city, whose strong natural defences were believed to make it almost impregnable, is the n the mountain regions of Persia be- tween an invading Russian army and hordes of loosely organized Kurd and I mountain forces under the command !of skilled German and Turkish of, fleers, and well equipped with modern guns. Kuropatkut to Co 44z>w.. 'nand Russian Northern Front 465,000 in the same ten months of A despatch from Petrograd says: The appointment of Gen. Icuropa'tkin was made in consequence of the illness the preceding year. Imports totalled 3394,094,000 and exports 3595,265,000. BUTCH TO WIPE OUT THE SMUGGLING EVIL. A despatch from Amsterdam says: The Telegraaf says 'on Friday that the new Dutch Minister o Finance is determined to stamp out struggling, an has as for 2,000new customs Gen. Alexei Kuropatkin has been ap- pointed cammander-in-chief of the Russian armies on the northern front. of Gen. Pleve, who succeeded to the command when Gen. Ruseky's health failed in December last. South Africans Rout Turks in Egypt A despatch from London says: A 1 Saturday at .Agagia, Egypt, accord - to a British official statement is - Officials, f sued Sunday night, which adds that officials, who are to be recruited from the fnilitary. routed by South African troops on' the fleeing Turks are being pursued. to 1,000 lbs 30.40 to ° 6.80; do., bulls, 34.50 to - $5.50; Stockers, 700 to 800 lbs. $6.00 to 30.50; do., med., 650 to 750 lbs., 35,75 to $6.00; do., light, 500 to (350 lbs., 35.00 to 35.50; Canners, $3.50 to 34.25; Cuttere, $4.25 to 34.50; Milkers,choice, each 360.00 to $85.00; Springers, 360.00 to 385.00; Calves, Veal, choice, 39.00 to 311.00; do., med- ium, $7.00 to 38.00; do., common 35.50 to 36.00; Lambs, yearlings, 37.00 to 38.00; Culled lambs, $7.00 to 37.25; Spring lambs, 310.00 to 312.50; Ewes, light, 37.50 to 39.00; Sheep, heavy. and bucks, 36,50 to 38.00; Hogs, fed and watered, 30.75; do., f.o.b, 39.40; do., weighed at plant, 310.15. Montreal, Feb. 29. --Butcher steers, best, 37 to 37.50;good, 36.50 to $7; fair, 36 to 36.50; medium, 35.75 to 36: butcher bulls, best 35.75 to 36.25; med- ium, 35.25 to 35.75; canners, 34 to .M:5; butcher cows., best, 36.25; good 36; fair, 35.75; rough, ,34.25 to 35.30; can- ners $8 to 33.50. Sheep, 5c to 7;' lambs, Se to 91! . slogs, selects, 310' to 310.50; roughs and mixed lots, $9.'26 to $9,50; common, 30; cows, 37.50. to 37.75. Calves, milk -fed, 8c to met grass-fed, ie to slat,