HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1916-03-24, Page 7GREW AI . RAID KENT.
ZANY CHEDREN ARE VICTIMS
One Paidinr; :ISllachine Smashed in Duel Over the Sea
and Its Occupant Drowned.
A deepatch from London says The
following statbment was issued on
Sunday night by the War Office:
'Tour German seaplanes flew over
East Kent on Sunday. The first pair
appeared over Dover at a height of
five' tl,r;t::•,a,nd to six thousand feet,
one at 1,57 p.m., the second at 2.02
p.rn.
"The fruit dropped six bombs in the
harbor, then went northwest, drop-
pinto bombs on the town. The other
' raiic.r, arises passing over Dover, ap-
peared over Deal at 2.13 and drop-
ped several bombs.
"The secon(t
pair appeared over
Ramsgate at 2.20. They dropped
bombs on this town, One of ads
pair went west, the other north, pur-
sued by a British aeroplane. One
bomb is reported to have been drop-
ped' on Margate.
THE ASSAULTS
\BEATEN ACE
New Attempt to Break Through the
Defences North of
Verdun,
r A despatch from Paris says: An -
f other determined effort was made by
the Germans Thursday night to cap-
, ture the fort and village of Vaux, to
_ the north of Verdun. Large number's
of men were used by the attacking
forces, who delivered five separate
assaults against the positions. Each
assault was broken ctown;by the
• "The second machine appeared eve
j Westgate at 2.20. Here several o
our aeroplanes went up in pursuit
No bombs were dropped. on Westgate
"The total casualties so far report
ed are: Killed, three men, one wontan
and five children; injured, 17 men, 5
women, 9 children.
"As far as is ascertained, 48 bombs
were dropped altogether. One bomb
fell in the Canadian Hospital at Earns -
gate, causing damage but no casual-
ties, Material damage done: Several
houses, the homes of artisans, and
cottages were wrecked.
"Flight Commander Bone, Royal
Naval Air Service, in a single -seater
aeroplane, pursued one German sea-
plane thirty aides out to sea, where,
after an action lasting a quarter of
ria hour, he forced it to descend. The
German machine was hit many times
and the observer was killed "
BRIM TAXATION MONEY SIT KEN
Val E INCREASED Iii GERMANY SERFUS
leicome Tax and Taxes on Spirits,
Sugar and Tea to be
Raised. .
.1 despatch from London says: A
consider able increase in taxation will
he proposed in the Budget statement
early next month, according to The
Daily News Parliamentary corre-
spondent. The correspondent ex-
presses the belief that the income tax..
and taxes on spirits, sugar and tea
will bo increased, and that new duties
are likely to be levied on imported
watches, clocks, hats, plate glass and
automobile tires. Among other pos.-
sibilities, the correspondent adds, are
increases in postal charges and a ten
per cent. tax on mining royalties.
There is also every indication, he
concludes, of a new tax on theatres
and other amusements, race meets,
and football games.
numJUIN HUNGARY;
ALL BAKERIES CLOSED
Disorders Occur on the Roumanian
Frontier.
A despatch from Milan, Italy, says:
Reports from Budapest state that dis-
tress is becoming painfully- evident
in many Hungarian towns. Arad, con-
taining 70,000 inhabitants, was forty-
two days without bread or flour. All
bakeries were closed. The Mayor tele-
phoned to Budapest asking for flour
and was told that none could be sup-
plied. It is feared riots will follow.
Disorders have broken out at Talac
on the Roumanian frontier. A mob
broke into the warehouses, smashed
the shop windows and clamored for
bread. Soldiers were called out to
restore order.
TURIN TROOPS REPULSED -
IN FIGHT NEAR ADEN.
A despatch from London says:
Turkish troops were repulsed in an p
attack on a British outpost at Iniad,
near Aden, on Thursday, it was of- p
tidally announced on Saturday. The
Turks left seventeen dead. The Brit- a
ish casualties were one killed and v
seventeen wounded. b
OFFENSIVE IS CRUMBLING
FROM CER ' AN EXHAUSTION
fll ' s'aris Views the Result of the Second Repulse
on Dead Man hill.
A despatch from Paris says: Com-; shelters and trenches, instead of the
plcte repulse of a second desperate! eaastontar•y rapid throwing forward of
assault to wrest Le Morte Homme, j infantry, there was delay, in which
west of the Meuee, from the French, I the French had ample time to reoccu-
was announced Thursday night. py their lines. Even the successes
A Berlin statement earlier in the! that had been won Were not followed
day fuel claimed possession of Dead !up.
Man hill and the reptdse of all French' Observers see in this weakening at-
coeatter-attacks aimed at its recap- ! tack a general exhaustion of the j
French fire curtain and mnehine-gun tore. At the War Office these state- I Crown Prince's army. With the ter -
tire, with heavy losses to the attaolc- meats were denounced as ahsointeiy i rible slaughter exacted during twenty
ers. 'false.days at Douamont and Vanx even
The new attempt to'break through With the successful countering at the German commanders have resitat-
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•I3readstuffu,
Toronto, Mar, 21,—Manitoba; wheat
--New crop, No. 3, Northern, $1.09;
NO. 2, do., $1;061/4 , No. 3, do,,.
$1.0431, in store, Fort. William.
Manitoba oats—No. 2 C.W., 42e; •
No. 3, do., 41e; extra No. 1 feed, 41e;
No. 1 feed, 40c, in store, Fort Wil •
-
Iiam.
American corn --No. 3 yellow, 80c,
track Toronto.
Canadian corn --Feed, 08 to 70c,
track Toronto.
Ontario oats—No. 3 white, 42 to
43c; commercial, 41 to 42c, according
to freights outside.
Ontario wheat—No. 2 Yfiri Dewar
car lot, $1 to $1.02; No. 1 commer-
dal,. 98c to $1; No. 2, do., 90 to 98c;•
No. 3, do., 93 to 95c; feed wheat, 85
the French defences ,at this point way Thursday's assault French critics gen- til is sacrificing $resit ma=cses of men to 88e, according• to freights outside,
preceded by a renewal of violent ar- orally believe that the third Battle off for si nificant y at_ Peas—No, 2, $1.00; according to
Verdun
g gains. Infaaitr sample, $1 to $1.30, according to -
tillery fire directed against the fort i er•lun has passed its crest. Although tacks have grown co:istantly fewer freights outside,
and the whole system of preach de- thr-; e was no mistaking the despera- ; with a consequent loss of vigor and Barley—.Malting,
fences in this, sector. At 8 o'clock tion and fury of the German attempt,' elan in the troops. rR according
CO to igr; out-
thefeed,
fences
German infantry debouched from eir-,ervers say that its cumuiaticc cf- i Indeed it would be difficult to de- o' to 60c, according to freights its trenches under cover of the ar- f:,°t Was far less than that of the scribe the general jubilation in Paris, sirIe,
til �ry and moved in sections against earlier struggles at Douamont end There is no longer any uncertainty Idingtvheareight.ros out cl . G9c, ac -
the village of Vaux, against the slopes V'airt• cording to freights outside.
about the fate of the battle. The last Rye—No. 1 commercial, 8:r to 8r;c;
leading up to the fort, and against Ie ibe' operations against Le Mort doubt, writ it can lit admitted now that 1 • i+ l 1 to
the French positions contesting a Ilomme the speed and energy of .the i even far high quarters there were mss- 84e, cc, aecorc rag co rtinou d
roadway south-east of the village cn i e9 drive has been lacking, Not givings, that the great fortress could = $de, according to frc•i chLs outside.
A11 told, two attacks were made only n as the artillery fire much less ; withstand the 42 centimetre Krupps I ,
against the village, two against the intense, but the whole battle dragged' and the terrible. skodas has been swept jute bags, $6. strong
ngsecba patents, in
sloes leading to the fort,Inexcusably: When the batteries had ` aside. The big gun has been met and lute bags, $6; strong bakers, in jute
p gand one to bags $6.80 Toronto,
gain position of the road. There done their best to destroy the French ; conquered by men and other guns. Ontario flour—Winter, according bo
were no infantry action in the Verdun
region on Friday. The artillery fire
Portuguese Minister to Germany Says was intense in the Douaumont and i d r n
Damloup regions, on the east bangs off , � .Mt WITH GERMANY , k`3 di
Beyond 1917.
Manitoba flour—First patents, in
PORTUGAL GRATIFIED AT • r_...
•
War Will Not Last
the Meuse, and intermittent on the •--
west bank and in the Woevre. The 'Teuton Interests at Lisbon Will Be w FROM
THE NORTH
clininution of the fire on the west . t Looked. After by S •tin
A despatch from Lisbon says: Dr: i �
bank was noted Thursday night and A despatch from Paris says: 'The!
Sidonio Pacts, Portuguese Minister to
Germany since the establishment of reported in Friday afternoon's com- interests of Austria in Portugal have Russians in a Virtual - Co-operation
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the Republic, who left Berlin follow- tl h been confided to the Spanish Minister; With the British at
at Lisbon. A Haves despatch from I
munique,. which said that after the
costly check suffered by the Germans
attacking Le Mort Homrne no further
attack had been made in this sector.
Thursday night a French detach-
ing the break between Germany and
Portugal, ar.+red in Lisbon on Satur-
day night. In an interview, Dr. Paes
alluded to the controversy between
Germany and America over the sub-
marine issue and declared he was
convinced that the German Govern-
ment desired at all costs to avoid a
break with the United States. Mr.
Pees said that the financial situation
in Germany was very tad and he pre-
dicted that the war would not last be-
yond 1917. A lack of men had not
made itself felt, he added,
BRISK RECRUITING
OVER DOMINION
Department Deluged With Applica-
tions for Official Positions.,
A despatch from Ottawa says: It
is announced by the Militia Depart-
ment that recruiting is going on
briskly throughout the country and
the different units are being filled up
in . the regular way, by applying to
the commanding officers of each bat-
talion. The department, however, is
deluged with direct application for
positions of paymaster, chaplain or
quartermaster in the Canadian expedi-
tionary -forces. The number of ap-
plications is already far in excess of
vacancies.
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30 DEATHS IN BELGRADE
FROM ASIATIC CHOLERA
A despatch from London says: As-
atic cholera has broken out at Bel-
grade, according to an Athens des -
etch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company. Fifty cases have been re-
orted daily and thirty deaths have
occurred. The people of Belgrade
re suffering from a shortage of pro-
isions, and sanitary conditions are
ad.
'BRAN PURSUIT CONTINUES,
TOWN ON E •NEAT S OCCUPIED
In the : attle Which Preceded Its Fall the Turks
Lost a Provision Convoy and Five Cannon.
A despatch from Petrograd says:
The Russians r:'lvencing from Erzer-
um have occupied the Turkish town
of Mamaldivatan, on the Euphrates
River, after a battle, in the course of
which the Turks were defeated, losing
a number of guns and. prisoners, The
official report says:
"We have occupied the town of
Mamskhuatan, on the Euphrates, af-
ter a battle 90 versts (60 miles) west
of Erzerum, capturing in the course
of the operation five cannon and ma-
chine guns and a provisions convoy,
and making prisoners of 44 officers
and 77 Askaris."
KAISER RETIRES VON TIRPITZ
DEMANDS FLEET MAKE DASH
Thursday, March 16.---.A despateh
,tire, 1C cehange Telegraph Company,
onden, from Copenhagen, says the
;�Ynlil' I3ureau, 'the 'German seiui-of•
ficial news agency, announces that
Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, German
Minister of the Navy', has r etirecl, and
•
that Admiral von Capelle, director of
the administration department of the
Admiralty has been appointed his
successor. The resignation of von
Tirpitz is said to be due to a break
with the Kaiser. The Emperor and
Prince Henry object to the fleet's in-
activity,
Lisbon says bands paraded the streets Kut.
of the city all Wednesday night, play- A despatch from Petrograd says:
ing the Marseillai e and the Porto-
The Russian troops in Persia are now
so far advanced toward the Mesopo-
tamian frontier that they may be for hand-picked.
said to he in virtual co-operation with Cheese—Large, 19e; twins 19xc.
the Britsh at Kut -el -Amara, where Potatoes—Car lots of Ontarios
General Townsend's forces have been I quoted at $1.70 to $1.75, and New
Brunswicks at $1.80 to $1.90 per bag,
beseiged for several months, and the on track.
ment made a surprise attack on a guese hymn, accompanied by cheer -
salient of the German lines in the ing crowds. Otherwise calm prevail -
wood of Mort Mare, west of Pont -a- ed throughout Portugal. Duke Mi-
Mousson, taking some prisoners. guel of Braganza, has left the Aus-
trian Red Cross and his sons have
abandoned the armies of the central
empires. Prince Alphonse of Bra-
ganza and Savoy has offered his ser-
vices to the Portuguese Government.
ATTACK TRE x 1 O B
FRO THREE SIDES
Russian
• sample, $4.15 to $4.30, track, Toron-
to; $4.15 to $4.25, bulk seaboard,
prompt shipment.
Millfeed—Car lots, delivered Mont-
real freights—Bran, per ton, $24;
shorts, per ton, $25; middlings, per
ton, $20; good feed flour, per bag,
$1.60 to $1.70.
Country Produce.
Butter—Fresh dairy, 28 to 31e; in-
ferior, 23 to 25e; creamery prints, 34
to 30e; solids, 32 to 34c.
Eggs—New-laid, 29 to 30e; do., in
cartons, 31 to 32e.
Beans—$4.10 to $4.40, the latter
campaign against Bagdad has be -
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come two -fold, with the likelihood of Seed Prices Steady. -
-� HIGHER TAX FOR GERMANS. the Russians being as important a Wholesalers are selling to the cowl -
_
in the Mesopotamia operations try trade:—No. 1 red clover, cwt., $26
Reinforcements Landed As Much as Thirty Per Cent. of In- to $23; No. 2 do., $24,50 to $25.50;
as their allies.
Under Cover of the come Taken in Saxony. Before the Russian penetration
No..3 do., $24; No. 1 .alsike, cwt, o, +l...-.- _
p to $02• No 2 do $18 t $19• N 3
Fleet.
A despatch from Rome says: Ac-
cording to information received here
from a diplomatic source in Petro-
grad the Russians are attacking the
outskirts of Trebizond, the Turkish annually shall pay ten per cent, and ence and ambitions in Persia, and Winnipeg Grain.
stronghold on the Black Sea. The as- those receiving 50,000 marks or more only the most visionary critics here, Winnipeg, Mar. 21.—Cash—Wheat
sault is being made on three sides, shall contribute thirty per cent. of conceived the possibility of Russia's
from the north by sea with the guns their incomes to the State. Fathers successfully traversing the Persian No. 1 Northern, 81.08iz; No. 2, do.,
of the Russian fleet, and from the sul3porting three or more children and mountain provinces and assuming an $1.05?; No. 3, do,, $1.03x/2; No.
east and south by land. Large Rus- having incomes less than 5,000 marks important role in Mesopotamian af- 4, $1.00x,�; No. 5, 911, c; No. 6, 84x/ac,
sign reinforcements are continuing to are exempted from the increase and fairs. Oats—No. 2 C.W., 41%c; No. 3, do.,
land east of Trebizond under the pro- will pay at the old rate. j The latest news, however, of the 39sisc; extra No. 1 feed, 39%c; No. 1
tection of the fleet. Trebizond is _ _�,_ ;success of the Russians in working feed, 38%e; No. 2, do., 37%e, Bar..
practically the only place of import- ([hair way through the passes of the ley—No. 3, 60c; No. 4, 55c; rejected,
ance left to the Turks on the Black FRENCH PARLIAMENT formidable range which acts as a na- 51c; feed, 51c. Flax—No, 1 N. -WC.,
Sea. tIs fall is declared to be immin- APPROVES PORTUGAL tural boundary between Persia and $2.02%; No. 2 C.W., $1.99%.
eat, and indeed ib has been expected
A despatch from Dresden, Saxony through the mountain passes of the • No. a o o'
says: The Finance Committee of the Kermanshah region it was generally do., $16; 1 alfalfa, cwt., $25 to
held that the chief aim of he Rus- $28; No. 2 do•, $22; Ne. 3 do., $19;
Second Chamber of Parliament on No. 1 timothy, cwt., $12 to $14; No.
Friday voted unanimously to revise sian operations on the extreme 2 do., $10 to $11; t,,No. 3 do., $9.50 to
the income tax schedules upward so southern front was, effectively and $10,
that persons receiving 2,200 marks once for all, to crush German influ-
Turkey, shows that the Russians are
that the lace would be surrendered A despatch from Paris says: The in a poten- United States Markets.
p position to convert their
with only a show of defence. Chamber of Deputies has unanimous- tial threats against Mesopotamia into Minneapolis, Mar. 31—Wheat—
May—$1,11%; July, $1.113,; No. 1
hard, $1.16%; No. 1 Northern,
$1,12% bo $1.14%; No. 2 Northern,
$1,08% to $1.11%, Corn—No. 3 yel-
low, 75 to 76c. Oats—No. 8 white, 42
to 42iic. Flour unchanged; ship-
ments, 74,062 bbis. Bran, $18.25 to •
$18.75.
LAUDS "PROUD FLEET" •
IN KIEL CANAL
President of Reiehtag Pays Tribute to
German Navy.
A despatch from London says: At
thee opening of the German Reichtag
on Wednesday, says Reuter's Amster-
dam correspondent, Dr. Johannes
Kaempf, President of the Reichtag,
paid a eulogistic tribute to the abil-
ity of the German leaders and to the
bravery of the German troops "who
are shattering the enemy's front in
the west." "Our thoughts are with
there," Dr. Kaempf is quoted as hav-
ing added, "no less than with our
proud fleet, which by so- many deeds
and recently by the gallant achieve-
ments and the happy home -coming of
the Moewo has proved that our sail-
ors are at least the equal of the bold-
est sea fighters in any age or country.
We at home must prove by snaking
the newest war loan an unqualified
success, that the financial strength
of Germany is unbroken."
A CENT A MILE.
Canadian Railways Have Agreed on
Rate for U.S. Farm Laborers.
A despatch from Montreal says: It
is understood In transportation circles
here that the Canadian railways have
agreed to the request of the Canadian
Government to grant the rate of a
cent a mile in Canada for American
farm laborers, who are expected to
come to Canada in large numbers
owing to the active campaign now be-
ing carried on in the United States
by the Department of the Interior,
ly passed a resolution expressing a positive menace.
sympathy for and consideration of The Turkish reinforcements which
Portugal, "which has joined the allies were sent from Bagdad and Mosul, by
in the defence of the cause of right way of Suleimanieh and Selina, to
and liberty." The President of the threaten the flank of the Russian
Chamber, Paul Deschanel, will trans- forces at Kermanshah and n:take a
mit the resolution to the Portuguese further Russian advance dangerous,
Parliament. I have' been compelled to withdraw on
— - :account of British pressure from the
Prince of Wales Reaches Egypt. south and Russian activity in the
north, which some time ago resulted
A despatch from London says: "The 'in the capture of Bitlis. The Rus -
Prince of Wales has arrived in Egypt ' signs, therefore, are now opposed
on appointment as Staff Captain to j only by frontal resistance, against
the General Officer Commanding in which they have advanced through
chief the Mediterranean expeditionary j ail but one of the difficult passes of
force," says an official statement is- !the mountains separating them from
sued on Saturday night, 1 Mesopotamia.
GREATEST AERIAL'' BATTLE
FOUGHT SINCE WAR
BEGAN
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, Mar. 21.—Choice heavy.
steers, $8.10 to $8.50; butchers cattle,
choice, $7.75 to $8.10; do., good,
$7.35 to $7.60; do., medium, $6.75 to
$7; da., common, $6.30 to $6.60;
butchers' bulls, choice, $6.50 to $7.50;
do., good bulls, $5.85 to $6.25; do,,
rough bulls, $4.65 to $5.15; butchers"
cows, choice, $6.40 to $7; do., good,
$5.85 to 86.25; do., medium, $5.50 to
$5,75; do., common, $5 to $5.45; feed-
ers, good, $6.25 to $7; stockers, 700
to 900 lbs., $6,10 to $6.75; canners
and cutters, $3.75 to $4.50; milkers,
choice, each, $75 to $100; do., common
and medium, each, $35 to $60; spring-
More Than a Score Engaged on Each Side Seven erg, $50 to $100; light ewes, $8.50 to
Machines in All Were Driven to Earth. i$9.5o; sheep, Heavy, $6 to $7.0„
bucks and culls, $8.50 to $4.50; ycaxal-.
ing lambs, $ 7 to $7.75; lambs, choice,
$11 to $1.3; calves, medium to choice,
A despatch from -London says: A Muelhausen. Altogether 72 shells $$7.50 to $12; do., common, $4 to
raid by a French aeroplane squadron were dropped on the Muelhausen $5.50; hogs, feel and watered, $10.50
comprising 28 machines on Upper Al- freight station and the aviation camp to $10.55; do., weighed off, cars,
sate on Saturday night resulted in at Habsheini. $10.90 to $11; do,, f,o,b., $1.15 to
one of the greatest aerial battles Tho German squadron, which rose $10,20.
fought in the war, The number of to drive off the invading French, gave iV[ontreal, Mar, 21..—Choice steers
German machines taking part in the battle at once. One of the most dra• at $8 to $8.26; good at $7,50 to ..
engagement is not announced, but matte incidents of the engagement $7,75, fair at $6,50 to $7, and cora-
the two squadrons appear to have was a duel between a French and a mon at $5.50 to $0, while butchers"
been fairly evenly matched. Four German machine, which resulted in cows sold at from $5,25 to $7, and
French aeroplanes were driven to each of the two machines being so bulls :from 85,50 to $7.25 per :100
earth, and three German machines. riddled by the bullets of the other's lbs. Hogs, $11,10 to $1:1,85 per°
Two of the German machines fell in machine gun that both were compelled cwt. weighed off cars. Sheer .x7.50
flames. The raid which precipatecl bo descend. Three other French aero- to $8.50, and Iambs $11.75 toy , :12
the battle was directed against Muel- planes weto so seriously' damaged per cwt. Calves, 8 to loo per lb. Corgi
hausen and Ilabsheim, on the edge of that they were :forced to land in en- ntillcfed stock, and at 43. t 51 ~f
t , e for
the Hartweld, just to the east of emy territory. other graclos,