Zurich Herald, 1916-05-05, Page 7MILITARY RULE DECLARED
TRROUG
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Mayor -General Sir John lh'Iaxvlreil Sent from London
To TakeCharge.
A despatch' ch` fro London don sa s
:—
Martial law has been declared through-
outIreland, and, and Major-General Sir
John Maxwell, who until recently
commanded the troops in Egypt, has
gone over to take charge, the Irish
executive officials having placed them-
selves under his. instructions. He has
been given full disciplinary powers
for the extension of the operations
andthe suppression of the rebellion.
The revolt which broke out in Dub-
lin has spread to other parts of Ire-
land, chiefly to the west and south.
This information, together with the
fact that the rebels are still in pos-
session of parts of the city of Dublin,
was given to the nation by the Minist-
ers in Parliament on Thursday.
There had been a small rising at
Ardee and Louth and a rather more
serious one in Swords and Lusk, close
to Dublin.
Troops are Adequate.
Premier Asquith, who on Wednes-
day had given reassuring news re-
specting the situation in Ireland,
caused something of- a flutter of anxi-
ety by his statement on Thursday in
the House of Commons when he an-
nounced a spread of the movement to
other parts of Ireland, the retention
by the revolutionalists of certain
parts of Dublin and the fact that fight-
ing was still, going on in the streets.
The government, the Prime Minister
further announced, was convinced that
the forces now in Ireland and those
proceeding there were adequate to
deal with the situation.
Restore Order First.
Replying to a question whether the
Government had been warned of a
dangerous growth of sedition, Premier
Asquith said :—
"The first and paramount duty di
the Government is to restore order
and to stamp out rebellion with all
possible vigor and promptitude. That
we are doing.
"Behind that there is undoubtedly
an, obligation which rests upon the
Government of making a searching
investigation into the causes of and
the responsibility for these events.
That obligation we fully recognize and
intend to discharge.
"Our allies already have been made
aware by Sir Edward Carson. and Mr.
Redmond," the Premier added, "that
the movement is sectional only, and
has no sympathy from the repres-
entatives of the Irish leaders."
Mr; Asquith said that for obvious
reasons he did not like to name the
other places to which the trouble had
spread, but there had been in the a\est
and south, but particularly in the
west, places where there was a de-
velopment of the movement. Very
stringent precautions were being
taken by the military authorities to
deal with these places.
Official Report.
'The military operations for the
suppression of the rebellion in Dublin
are proceeding satisfactorily," says
a communication issued by Field
Marshal French, commanding the
home forces, late Friday night.
"What may be described as the
organized. forces of the rebels," the
communication adds, "are confined to s
a few localities, the principal one be-
ing the Sackville Street district, in
which the rebel headquarters appear
to be the General Post -office. The
cordon of troops around this district
has been drawn closer, and the rebels
in this locality are now confined be-
hind their line of barricades.
"Sniping from houses in which p
small parties of the rebels have estab-
lished themselves in various parts of
the •eity still continues. The district
where this is most prevalent is that
north-west of the Pour Courts, which.
are still in the possession of the re-
bels." The clearance of these snipers
is a matter of time.
"In other parts of Ireland the prin-
ci
al centres p ce t s of disturbance are in
County Galloway and iii Enniscorthy.
Disturbances '
tinecs are also reported at
Killarney, Clonmel and.Gorey. The
other parts of Ireland appear normal.
"The general trend of the reports
indicate that the disturbances are lo-
cal in character."
Rebellion's Back Broken.
A despatch from London says: An
official statement issued d.
Lss ed on Saturday
night by the Official Press Bureau
regarding the situation in Ireland
says:
"The general officer commanding
ing-chief, the Irish command, has re-
ported the situation in Dublin much
more satisfactory. Throughout the
country there was still much more
to be done, which would take time, but
he hoped that the back of the rebel-
lion had been broken.
"Saturday night messengers were
sent out from the rebel leaders in
Dublin to the rebel bodies in Galway,
Clare, Wexford, Louth and Dublin
Counties, ordering them- to surren-
der, and priests and the Royal Irish
Constabulary are doing their utmost
to disseminate this information.
"As regards the situation in Dub-
lin, rebels from the areas of Sackville
Street, the post -office and the Four
Courts are surrendering freely. More
incendiary fires took place in Sack-
ville Street on Saturday night, but
the fire brigade is now able to re-
sume work.
"It is further reported that up to
the present 707 prisoners have been
taken. Included among these is the
Countess Markievicz.
"The rebels at Enniscorthy are re-
ported to be still in possession of this
place, and a mixed column of cavalry,
infantry, and artillery, including 4.7
guns, has been sent from Wexford
with a view to engaging the rebels.
The latest information from Ennis-
corthy shows that the rebel leader at
this place does not believe the rebel
leaders' message from Dublin, and
has proceeded to that city in a motor
car under escort to verify the inform-
ation.
"A deputation for a similar purpos
from the rebels at Ashbourne (Count
Meath) has also been sent to Dublin
At Galway the rebels are believed to
be disbanding, and few arrests have
been made.
"At New Ross, Gorey, Wicklow,
Bagenalstown and Arklow the situa-
tion is, reported normal. Carlow and
Dungarvin are believed to be quiet."
Officers Hit Hard.
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An official list of casualties among
the army officers at Dublin given out
o11 Saturday contains twenty-seven
names. Of this total five were killed,
twenty-one wounded and one missing.
This list is additional to the one an -
=need Friday giving the names of
(wo officers killed and five wounded.
SWISS FRONTIER
CLOSED BY GERMANY.
A despatch from Paris says: The
German -Swiss frontier has been closed
ince Monday afternoon even to mails,
ays a despatch to the Matin, from
Berne. Foreigners now in Germany
ave been informed that none will be
flowed to leave the country before
wenty days have elapsed, the des-
atch adds.
GERMAN OFFICER
MUST STAND TRIAL.
tition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
Was Denied.
Boston, April 27.—Werner Horn,
vho attempted to destroy the Inter-
ational Bridge at Venceboro, Maine,
n February 2, 1915, must stand trial
n a charge of illegal transportation
f dynamite, the Federal Circuit
ourt of Appeals ordered on Thurs-
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A despatch from London says: The Douglas Haig's report, .the enemy
Germans have made several attacks must have suffered considerable cas-
against the British limes during the ualties from our artillery and his
past 48 hours, but have everywhere gas. The ground behind the enemy
been repulsed. Under cover of gas i lines was colored by gas on a front
an assault was attempted opposite of about a thousand yards to a depth
fulluch, hut the gas broke back over of three thousand yards.
the enemy trenches, and the Germans Gas was also liberated north of the
were seen leaving their trenches and Messines road on a 2,000 -yard front,
running to the rear on a :front of bub the infantry attack which follow -
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WEEK'S NEWS OF THE WAR.
The 'English coasb was again visited by German warships on Tuesday morning. They were sighted off
Lowestoft by the British local naval forces and were engaged. They fought for twenty minutes and then
fled. Before fleeing one of the vessels fired into Lowestoft, but little damage was done. Two men, a woman
and a child were killed, Ab the same time fire was opened on Yarmouth, and one or two buildings were slight-
ly damaged.
About the same time a fleet of Z eppelins made a raid over the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. This is
the region in which are situated Yar mouth and Lowestoft. Some bombs were dropped, but a fog made it im-
possible for the enemy to get any ac curacy of aim.
The British fleet shelled the sea coast in the neighborhood of Zeebrugge on the 24th. It is reported that
three German destroyers, after being hit, were forced to withdraw into the harbor.
Little opportunity is being given the enemy forces to concentrate in Egypt. Aeroplane reconnaissance
keeps the authorities advised of any hostile movement. During the week an attack was made on Quatia, but
the force used was not sufficiently strong, and a withdrawal was necessary. But this was only for a day.
Stronger forces were brought up and the enemy had to flee.
Canadian troops have been in action almost continuously during the week. In the neighborhood of St.
Eloi the Germans have been making frequent attempts to recapture the crater positions taken from then on
March 27, but the inen from the Dominion have repelled every attack and caused much loss to the Germans.
In the neighborhood of Verdun the French are taking the offensive more and more. They are also proving
the superiority of their artillery fire over that of the Germans.. There has been considerable fighting during
the week, especially in the neighborhood of Dead Man's Hill, but the French not only successfully defended
that position, but even retook some trenches on the northern slope which had been captured from them some time
before.
The campaign in Mesopotamia gives ground for anxiety. The Tigris is still in flood, and the advance of
the British force to the relief of Kul -el -Amara is delayed. There has been some fighting with the relieving
force, and the enemy have made great claims which have been discounted by the despatches of Sir Percy
Lake. The Russians, since they captured Trebizond, have kept up their advance westward along the shore of
the Black Sea.
No sooner had the first Russians
other force equally big was reported
Russia to make any peace before the
who landed at Marseilles got half -way toward the battle front than an -
as having landed there, boo. There is 'new no doubt of any intention of
Allies do.
BELGIAN COAST
AGAIN SMILE
BRITISH EMPLOY 3 BATTLE
SHIPS, 18 DESTROYERS AND •
40 MINE -SWEEPERS.
The Rotterdam correspondent of the
London Daily Mail, telegraphing
Thursday, says:
"A British squadron resumed the
bombardment of the Belgian coast at
4 o'clock on Thursday morning.
Mine -sweepers have cleared the coast
waters of mines, and nets have been
laid to guard against submarines.
The Germans anticipate a severe at-
tack.
"In Thursday's bombardment the
British force consisted of three bat-
tleship's, 18 destroyers and between 80
and 40 mine -sweepers and mine-
layers. Two of the battleships bom-
barded the coast between Zeebrugge
and Knocke, including Heyst and
Blankenborg. -The fire was answered
by the German batteries. The third
battleship concentrated 'its fire on
three German torpedo boats which
left the harbor immediately after the
attack began. One of these was hit
several times, and returned to the
harbor seriously damaged, supported
by consorts.
"Thorough preparations were made
by the British before the bombard-
ment, Dutch territorial waters being
marker by colored buoys."
5.
KUT GARRISON
YIELDS T TURKS
.
which was issued on Saturday after- 1 BRITISH CASUALTIES
noon, it is stated that Major-General
1 Townshend's army consisted of only
DURIls;;, APRIL.
2,970 British troops and 6,000 Indian' —
troops. To prevent the Turkish forces
from capturing them all the British
guns and ammunition were destroy-
ed before General Townshend sur-
rendered, The surrender of a British
army is an event of very rare occur-
rence, and much sorrow was caused
in London by the announcement.
A despatch from London says:
British casualties for April, as com-
piled from published lists, are slighb-
ly in excess of those in March. The
total from all fields of operation is
1,255 officers and 19,256 men, com-
pared with 1,107 officers and 19,817
men in March.
NAVAL BATTLE DESCRIBED
BY , Edi WHO WITNESSEDIT
Message Brought By Seaplane Sent Germans
Scurrying Homeward,
The Lowestoft correspondent of The
London -Daily Mail says:—
'The scream of shells and their de-
tonation as they burst inland was
the first intimation the people of
Lowestoft had that for the second
time German Dreadnoughts were off
their shores. The people sprang from
their beds,. peering toward the sea,
where, looming through the mist,
could be seen great gray shapes here
and there picked out with flashes of
flame as another shell cane inshore.!
"The inhabitants scrambled into
their clothes and, catching hold of
their little ones, hurried out, not in;
panic, but out of curiosity, to the shore
to watch
and count the German shells.
Seaplanes Chased Back.
"The enemy did not have his own l
way for long. The watchers r.aw Ger-
man seaplanes, which a few minutes
before had left, the vessels, come hur-1
Supplies Exhausted, Gen. Townshend rying baric. The reason'was soon;
Surrenders With 9,000 apparent. From the south came
Troops. little clouds of smoke, drawing nearer;
every moment, A rousing cheer was
given as it was. seen that the smoke!
was corning from :British cruisers and
tlestroyers.
A deepatch from London says;
After holding out for nearly five
months the British army under Major-
General Charles V, Townshend,!
which had been besieged' by Turkish 1
armies at (Cut -el -Amara, has been 1
compelled to surrender because of the
"The big German ships loosed a'
stream of shells tit the approaching
shipe and then swung to the east, but'
the German Adiniral again changed
his five great cruisers and many de-
stroyers.
"'Every moment we expected to
see our Chips blown out of the water,'
said one of our watchers. 'Our com-
paratively small vessels were seeking
to get at close quarters to the Ger-
man giants and a perfect storm of
shells screamed areas the water to-
ward them, but whoever commandeer
our ships had great courage,
Raiders Hit Frequently.
"'The German shells were falling
all around our craft but they did not
reply until well within range. Then
time and again they bit the German
monsters. Once we saw a volume of
flame leap from a funnel of one of the
great warships, Another suddenly
staggered but in a second righted it-;
self, though we could see steam and
smoke coming from unusual places.
"'Our ships were bit ---they could
hardly escape, so thickly slid tree Ger-'
mans plaster the water with shells.'
The sea was so churned by the fast,
moving ships and the exploding shells..
that it looked like foam. Suddenly ;
\ve saw a aeroplane coming from the ;
north at a terrific rate. Whatever.
message it brought the Germamj turn-
ed tail mid made o: at high speed toi
the nor'heast, As they fled one of the
giants seemed in trouble. Our de-'
stroyer shot, after them and wor-. J
ri.ed them as they disappeared, til:
th) n lizlber, oP. am.bulance seen .tack with bombers at an- exhaustion of supplies. In the of his course when he found that the: sound of the firing growing fainter
coming ep aro iltllluth, declares . Sir ether point was equally unsuccessful. Briar announcement of the surrender British force was not nearly equal tt ; and fainter.' " g
The Leading Markets
pread4ui'Io.
Toronto, May 2,---M rnitoba wheat --No,
Northern $1 26; No 2, do.,$1.,2;3; N0.
2 o
31,190 trade, 13ay porta
Manitoba eats ---No. 2 CW, 530; No.
3, do., 61e; extra No. 1 feed 610; No, '1
feed,50c,' on track Bay ports.:
American corn—No. 3 yellow, 360,
track Toronto,
Canadian corn --feed, 74 to -760, nomin-
al, track Toronto:
Ontario oat No, 3 white, 45, to 46c;
ommercial, 44 to 45e, according. to
i•eights outside.
Ontario wheat—No, 1 commercial,
$7.01 to 31.03; No. 2, do., 99e to 31.,01;
No. 3, do„ 03 to 9Sc; feed wheat, •86 to,
S4c according to freights outside.
:Peas—No. 2, 31..07, according to rem-
1de, $1.20 to $,50, according to freights •
outside.
Batley--Maltl,ig, 03 to 64e: feed, 59 to
02c according to freights outside.
Buckwheat ---69 to 70e, according to.
freights outside.
rlye—No, 1 commercial, 90 to 91e; re-
,iected, according to sample, 80. to $8c, "-
cording to freights outside.
.Manitoba flour—First patents, In jute
bags, $6.50 second patents, in jute
hags, 311; strong bakers', in jute i,ags,
35.80, Toronto,
Ontario flour—WInter, according- to
'ample, 34,2010 $4,30, track Toronto, In
nags $4.25 to $4.35 bulk seaboard.
Milli eed-_lar lots, delivered Montreal •
freights—i3t.rn, per ton, 524; shorts, per
Um, 326; middlings, per ton, 320 to 5271
good feed flour, per bag, 51.60 to $1,70.
Country Produce.
Putter—Fresh dairy, choice, 2S to
30e; inferior, 24c; creamery prints, 33 to
35e: inferior, 31 to 32e,
Eggs---New-laid, 23 to 24c; do., in car-„
tons, 24 to 25c.
Honey—Prices, in 10 to 604h, tans,
133 to 14e. Combs—alio. 1, 52.75 to 53;
No. 2, 52.25 to 52.40.
fleans—$4 to 5.1.40, the latter for
hand picked.
cheese—Large, 194e; twins, 103e,
Maple syrup—$1,50 per Imperial gal-
lon.
Provisions„
Flacon --Long clear, 163 to 17e i>er
lb„ in ease lots. Hams—Medium, 21 to
22cr: do., heavy, 17 to 20r; rolls, 173 to
18c: breakfast bacon 21 to 24e; backs,'
25 to 26c: boneless hacics, 38 to 29c,
Lard—Pure lard, tierces, 1533 to 153c.
and Pails, 153 to 16c; compound, 133 to.
143e,
Winnipeg Grain.
Winnipeg, May 2.—Cash -prices:— •
"heat --5.. 1 Northern, 51..153; No.2.
do., 31,135; No. 3, do.. 31.0231 No. 4,
51.071; No, 5,09 c; No. 6, 913c; feed,
853c. Oats—No. 2 C.W., 433c; No, 3; dc„
444e; extra N. 1 feed, 445e; No. 1 feed,
43c: No. 2, do., 42c. Barley—No: 3. 64e;
No. 4, 59c; rejected, 56ca feed, 56c. Flax •
—No. 1 N. -\1'.C., 51.855; No, 2 C.S\7.,
51.313.
Montreal Markets,
Montreal. May 2.—Corn, American No.
2 yellow, Si to 83c•, Oats, Canadian
Western, No, 2, 515e; Canadian Western,
No. 3, 539; extra No. 1 feed. 530; No. 2
local white, 31 to 31±c No. 3 local white,
so to 50.1c; ; N0 4 local white, 49 to 493c.
13urley, Man, feed, 08 to 72e; malting, 75
to 7,o. Flour, Man. Spring wheal pat-
ents, firsts, 33.60; seconds, 56.10; strong
bakery'. $5.90; \Cutter patents, choice,
56; straight Collets, $5.30 to 35.40; do.,
bags, $2.45 to 12.00. 'Rolled oats. bar-
rels, 55.10 to 53.2o: bags, 90 lbs., $2.40
to $2.45. Bram 124. Shorts, 321. 5.110-
dlings. $25 to 530. 2,rouillie, $30 to 535.
Tray, No. 2, per ton, car lots, 520.50 to
$21. Cheese finest western, 13 to 15:1c;
finest easter ns173 to 173c.. Butter
choir est c reamer t•. 31 to 313c;-'nda.. ,
30e to 30,9. T g..., fresh. 25c Poo aloes,
per bag, ecu'lots $1.70to$1.72.'5.
United States Markets.
Minnea polls, May 2.—Wheat, May,
51.193: July, 51.19 to 51.195; No. 1 hard,
51.253; No. 1 Northern, 31.205 to
51.231,; No. 2 Northern, 51.175 to
31.21$. Corry --No. 3 yellow, 703 to 7730.
Oats—No. 3 white. 423 to 43c. Flour,
fancy patents, 5c higher, quoted at $6.40;
first clears unchanged; second clears, 20o
lower; quoted at 13: shipment, 02.100
barrels. ih'an, $1.3.50 to 519.
Duluth. May 2.--Wheat—No. 1 hard,
31.20 No. 1 Northern, 51.135 to 31.293;
No. 2 Northern, 51._169 to $1.179. Lin-
seed cash and :`.lay, 52,413.; duly, 32.(13.
Live Stock Markets.
Thermo, May 2.—Choice hes vy steers.
35.99 to $9.29; hoteliers' rattle. choide.
58.60 to 35.95; dn., good, $8.20 to 33.50;
dn., medium. 88 to 33.25; dn., ,ommon,
$7.20 to 07.60; butchers' balls. Choice,
57.25 to 37.75; do., gond h1
$7: :.ru.ui•h hulls, 54,3151111s. to 53;,.33.15;to
butt d',heist cow's c o ,p. a 57 in 37.50: do„
good. 33.35 to 56.75; (10 medium 31 to
56,25do.. common, 55.25 to 55.73;
stockers. 701) to 850 lbs 51.75 to $7.75;
choice feeders. deh0r sed 930 to 10150
lbs., 57,50 to $8; eann(.t and cutters,
53.55 to $4,40; milkers. choice, each, 575
to 5100: dn,, common and medium, each,
540 to 560; springers, ere) to me: light
(MOP, $5.51) to 310: sheep, heave' 33 to
57.50 yearling's, 5,10 to 313.85: hunks
and rffs, 53.50 to 34.50; lambs. choice.
311 to 513.50; calves. gond to c•ltniee, 36
to $12; do., medium, 57.25 to 38.90;
hogs. fed and watered, 311.59; do.,
weighed of cat's, $11,50; 410„ 1•,Y,.b.,
511.15,
Montreal, May 2. ---Fair steers at 31,75
to 51; butchers• cows from 36.20 to $3.
and bulls from $7 to 33,50 per 140 lbs.
Good calves, 8 to lle. and the lower
rades at 4 to tic per 114 Spring lambs
from $4 to $S each. Yearling' lambs and
old sheep scareand firer Selected hogs,
512 to 512.15 per tun Ms., weighed nt`f
cars.
GEN. SMUTS CAPTURES
ENEMY SUPPLIES,
A despatch from London says: A.
British official communication con-
reining the operations , against the
Germans in East Africa says: "Lieut. -
Gen. Jan Christian Smuts, command-
er of the expeditionary forces, tele-
graphs under date of April 29 that his
mounted troops captured in the vicin-
ity of Eondoairaugi various convoys
of munitions, including 200 slaugh-
tered oxen, 80 rifles, a large amount
of ammunition, a herd of 600 mixed
cattle and 200 donkeys, with saddlery*
and supplies."
NO NI GOTIA'I"IONOS
WITH I31'LGARRIA.
A despatch from London says :"--
Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of War
Trade, cleniccl in the house of (`nm-•
mons, on Thursday afternoon that
Great Britain was carrying on sen11-
efficial negotiations with Belgeria. •
He reminded his gncstionel that (.treat
Britain was precluded by the •;;pis it
the agreement • with her tell lc $ infra
entertaining any peace negotiatiline
with any of their common ellerates•
without the knowledge and consent
of the other parties to the agreements