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Zurich Herald, 1916-05-12, Page 7GERMANY WILL WARN VESSELS IN BRITISH ZONE Makes Concession to United States -President Wilson Undecided as to Acceptance. •A despatch from Berlin says: Ger- knany concedes fully President Wil- son's contention that in the future no merchant vessel, whether • freighter or passenger liner, shall be sunk without warning, either within or without the war zone around the Brit- ish Isles, unless they offer resistance or attempt to escape. President Wil- son already had conceded the right of submarines to sink ships under such conditions. Here is the clause wherein the Ger- man government makes this conces- sion: "The German government notifies the government of the United States that German naval forces have receiv- ed the following order: "In accord- ance with the general principles of visit and search, and the destruction of merchant vessels recognized by international law, such vessels, both within and without the area declared a naval• war zone, shall not be sunk without warning and without saving human lives unless the ship attempts to escape, or offer resistance," Germany's adherence to this policy, however, is made conditional upon the success of efforts it urges the United States to make to force Great Britain to "preserve fully the prin- ciples of international law." "Should the steps taken by the gov- ernment of the United States (to force England to alter her conduct of war) not attain the object it desires, to have the laws of humanity followed by all belligerent nations, the Ger- man government would then be facing a new situation in which it must re- serve to itself complete liberty of de- cision," concludes the note. President Wilson Considering. A despatch from Washington says: Though President Wilson is reserving decision until he receives the official text, there are many indications that the German reply to the United States note will avert the danger of an im- mediate diplomatic break. The, Ger- man note, though unsatisfactory in more ways than one, apparently meets the President's basic demand that Germany "immediately declare and effect an abandonment of present methods of submarine warfare." • FEAR OF DEFEAT HAUNTS GER aANY If Teutons Want Peace, It Is Only Because They Are Being Beaten. A despatch from London says: Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of War Trade, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in a statement given to the, Associated Press, deals with else charges against Great Brit- ain and Germany's avowed desire for peace as contained in the German re- ply to the note of the United States on submarine warfare. After re,:alling alleged inhumane practices by Germany, through em- ployment of submarines, Zeppelins, poisoned gas and high -explosive shells, A despatch from London says: - Lord Robert, on the issue of peace; General W. A. Soukomlinoff, former re "'' Russian Minister of War, has been im- "Of the German peace overtures, if prisoned in the Fortress of Peter and sr1' e?icy are to be called, I will say Paul, according to a semi-official de - little. It was only in last December spatch from Petrograd, as the result that their Chancellor declared that of a preliminary enquiry by Senator we believed it to be in our interests Boporodsky into charges of criminal to attribute falsely to them peace pro- negligence and high treason in cone po_;uls. Yet the German Government nection with his administration of the now Nays that twice within the last Russian army. few months Germany has announced before this world her readiness to HOW THE CROWN PRINCE make peace. Which is the truth.? - HATES FRENCH PEOPLE. MAJOR McBRIDE SHOT AS AN IRISH REBEL. Husband of Maud Gonne and Fought With the Boers. A despatch from Dublin says: An official statement says :"Thirty-six rebels were court-martialed on Friday. There was official confirmation of only three cases, however. These were the cases of Thomas Hunter, John Mc- Bride and Wm. Cosgrave who had been sentenced to death. The sentences of Hunter and Cosgrave were com- muted to penal servitude for life by the general officer commanding. John McBride was shot on Thursday morn- ing. Edward Duggan, Pierce Beasley, and Joseph McGuinness have been sentenced to three years each." FORMER WAR MINISTER JAILED IN RUSSIA. "It may be that the Germans want peace. If so, it is because they fear defeat. It may be only that they want A despatch from Paris says: Henri to appear peaceful. Ole Regnier, one of the forty immortals "For us it matters not. Our atti- of the French Academy, on Wednes- ' tude, at any rate, is unchanged. We day told the following incident as an drew the sword unwillingly. We shall example of Germans hatred for sheathe it gladly, but we should, be France: "The army of the Crown untrue to our trust, we should be be- Prince, fighting around Verdun, re- traying civilization, if we abandoned cently sent a cradle• to • the Crown t lowing an outbreak of the foot and mouth disease in Illinois the Depart - LAST MESSAGE OF �'O NSI aND Everything Humanly Possible Was r Done to Hold Out. A despatch from London says; In the House of Lords on Thursday Field Marshal Earl Eitchener, the Secretary for War, warmly euolgized General Townshend and bhe defenders of Rut - el -Amara, and read General Towns- hend's ,last despatch, which is as 'fol- lows: "We are pleased to know that we have done our duty and recognize that our situation is one of the for- tunes of war. We thank you, General Gorringe (commander of the British relief army), and all ranks of the Tigris force, for the great efforts you have made to save us." Lord Kitchener said he was glad of the opportunity do pay tribute to Gen- eral Townshend and• his troops,- "whpse dogged determination and. splendid courage hacl earned for them so honorable a record." 3+ LIGHT YIELD OF STRAW. There Is Nothing Serious in the Seed- ing Situation. A despatch from Guelph says: Prof. Zavitz, head of the Field Husbandry Department at the Ontario Agricul- tural College, is not of the opinion that anything that could be termed a "serious" situation has yet been created by the • wet weather interfer- ing with the seeding operations. "Re- ports show that there has been little seeding done yet. In the college plots we have hot yet put in spring wheat, barley or mixed grains, although a start has been made. In the last twenty years I can remember only one season like this," stated Mr. Za- vitz, "and I suppose we can look for similar results this year. We shall probably have a light yield of straw, although there should be an average crop of grain of good quality." Pro- fessor Zavitz added that fall wheat, hay and clover were in splendid condi- tion and growing very rapidly. DISARM EVERY MAN I IRELAND IS THE NATIONALIST DEMAND Lord Derby's Name Mentioned iii Connection Wit impending Changes in the Government of Ireland. A despatch from London says: The rebaryfor Ireland,:following - the ex Nationalists, according to the Daily ample of his superior, Augustine Bir- Mail, will press the Government at an Fell. Sir Robert Chalmers, former early date to disarm everyman in Ire- +Governor of Ceylon, will succeed him temporarily.. land. The paper adds that the Na- ' Parliamentary representatives asso- tionalisbs are quite willing that they date Lord Derby, the Recruiting Min - should be disarmed, provided that the ister, with the impending changes i Government does likewise with the the government, of Ireland, Ulster volunteers. "The demand," The Daily Express says that Si says the Daily Mail, "is likely to raise Roger Casement has expressed a wi a difficult issue in Irish politics," Sir Mathew Nathan has resigned as Under-Secretary to the Chief Sec - Markets of the World eeeee ldxeanetntti e Toronto, May O. -Manitoba wheat-. No, 1 Northern, $3.27; No. 2, '$1.242; No.3, $1.201, on track Bay pOrtel, 3 Manitoba 5z ;°extraNlco.21 CM, , 5620, No. 1 feed, 51c, on track Bay ports, • American corn --No. 3 veliow, 870. on trot* Toronto. Canadian corn :Feed, 75 to 770. nomi- nal, on track Toronto. Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 451 tO 481e; commercial 441 to 4510, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat --No, 1, commercial, 81.03 to $1.1)5; No. 2 do,, $1.01 to $1.08j do„ No. 3 08c, to $1.00; feed wheat. 86 to 88c. according to freights outside. Peas --No, 2, $1.60; according to sam- ple, $1.20 to $1.50, according to freights outside, n I feed rbarleya 00ng tbarley,0,accordingGSto freights outside. r i Buckwheat -60 to 70e, according to h freights outside. that Sir Edward Carson defend hi It is not likely that Sir Edward, th leader of loyal Ulster, will accept, FOOD SCARCE IN BELGIUM. TRY ENT German Officers Fat While Brussels �- E1 Is Starving. I A FORTNIGHT A despatch from •.Paris says: "The y Brussels population. is almost starv- ing that.the German officers may feed abundantly," says Le Journal des De_ Penalty Likely to be Death -Insanity bats Brussels correspondent. "Ela- Theory Not Taken borately uniformed, monocled officers stroll the streets and flood the re -1 Seriously. staurants from noon to late in the 1 A despatch from London says: An evening, where their gastronomic i article in The Express of Thursday feats are an insult to the misery l declares on good authority that the trial of Sir Roger Casement, now im- prisoned on the charge of high treason and vegetables, which causes a yet for inciting revolt in Ireland, has been more abnormal rise in prices for the definitely set within the next fort - public. The small bourgeoisier and night, It will be held in London. The working classes suffer terribly. Po- article continues to the effect that Sir tatoes cannot be bought and meat, Roger's fate will be determined by a butter and fats are far too dear for them. The worst sufferers are wo- men and children, who fill the hospit- als, exhausted by privations." -dk HARCOURT IS NOW NEW IRISH SECRETARY. 1 commercial, 90 to 91c; re- m, ieeted, accordingg to sample, 86 to 880, e "Manitoba freights outside. Sfanitoba Hour -First patents, in jute bags, $$0.60; second patents, in Jute bag, $U.00; strong bakers', in Jute bags 85.80, Toronto, Ontario flour -Winter, according to sample; $4,30 to $4.40, on track Toronto • to; $4.35 to 84,46, bulk seaboard, prompt shipment. Sililfeed, car lots, delivered Montreal freights -Bran, per ton, 324; shorts, per ton, $26; middlings, per ton, $28 to 327; good feed flour, Icer• bag, -$1.60 •to 1.10 around. The establishments they pre- fer commandeer for their benefit thousands of kilos of flour, meat, fruit A despatch from London says: The Right Hon. Lewis Harcourt, First Commissioner of Works, has been ap- tribunal consisting of a jury and a Commission of either three or five Judges. Opinion ,here is practically unanimous that the penalty will be death. The insanity theory is not held seriously. COMPULSION MEASURE TO INCLUDE IRELAND. New Military Service Bill Will Except pointed to succeed Augustine Birrell None of the British EXTORTION IN GERMANY. as Chief Secretary for Ireland. Sir Isles. •-- Robert Chalmers, who has been Gov- A despatch from London says: The Rise in Prices of Necessaries of Life ernor of C'eylon since 1913, has been !military service bill, making con - Brings Bitter Attack. appointed to succeed Sir Matthew Na- scription general, has been amended than as Under-Secretary for Ireland. ; to include Ireland, according to the Sir Matthew resigned simultaneously Exchange Telegraph. Another amend - with Mr. Birrell. i meat provides immunity for Irish who '~ 1 took part in the uprising if they en - GERMANY IS STARVING. list. Ireland was excluded from the that they are conducting "the dirtiest Danish Pastor Predicts Revolution g.,._,,,w. business ever done," and criticizes in the Kaiser's Empire. EXPECT THAT THE WAR sharply the incomplete measures of "Germany, facing starvation, is WILL END THIS YEAR. the State's organization. Herr Zim- staking her all on the battle of Verdun. THAT_ merman's article follows a number of Failure to win it will mean revolt on Ades etch from London says: similar attacks in the last few days, the part of the people and the ending( p y In - in which "the unjustifiable and shock- of the war, no matter what the cost. dicating a strong belief that the war ing increased prices of the necessaries Therefore the blood of Teutonic is beginning to draw to a close, of life" were pointed out, as well as legions is being poured out like water Lloyd's on Thursday posted new in - "the material damage they do to Ger- in the struggles around Dead Man's surance rates, wagering only 1 to TIM and other critical points, while the that the war will not end before De - the and the false ideas of starvation people behind remain in Ignorance of comber 31, 1916. For several weeks and of eeenomic weakness they awake the losses and feel the victory is near - abroad." ing. " This is the view of the Rev the rate of insurance to guarantee ......-__„,e________Anton Bast. pastor of the Jerusalem against loss if the war is over by the PLACE PROHIBITION Church at Copenhagen,, Denmark, and , end of the year has been steadily ad - ON ILLINOIS STOCK. editor of the lighthouse, wh•, 14 in , vancing until it is now almost pro- , Chicago. hibitive. "The Danish people feel a great sor- --.1 Foot and Mouth D- isease Outbreak row for the German masses because of i Necessitates Restrictions. ! conditions in the empire," he said re -;PRISONERS OF WAR A despatch from Ottawa says: Fol. t cently, "Reports have reached me, for I TO BE EXCHANGED. instance, that the average weight of f A despatch from Berlin says: Eu- gene Zimmerman, General Director of the Lokal Anzieger, publishes in his paper a strong attack on "extor- - original conscription measure. our task until we have re-esbablished Princess bearmg� the lnscrlptlon. The in Europe the supremacy of law, the wood with which this cradle is made sanctity of treaties and the right of is stained with French blood. all nations, great and small, to live DENIES ATTEMPTS ARE their lives, to fulfil their destinies, :free from the intolerable menace of MADE TO SECURE PEACE. Prussian militarism." a- A despatch from Berlin says: A semi-official telegram from Sofia GREAT FRENCH CANAL characterizes as untrue the reports COMPLETED DURING WAR recently circulated that Bulgaria was attempting to arrange a separate A despatch from Paris says: -The peace. new canal connecting the Rhone with the sea at Marseilles, which has been Gen. Petain Is Promoted. completed during the war was in-. A despatch from Paris says: Gen. auguratecl on Sunday. The canal is Robert George Nivelle has been ap- '77 kilometres long. The cost of the pointed to direct the local operations canal is ninety million francs, 35 at Verdun. He will succeed General million francs of which was given by Henri Philippe Petain, who has been the State and the remainder by the promoted to Commandant -in -Chief of local Government and the Chamber of the group of central armies in the Commerce. sector between Soissons and Verdun. TURKS ABANDON GREAT CAMP AFTER DEFEAT BY RUSSIANS Orand Duke's Forces Continue Their Advance in the Direction of Bagdad. A despatch from London says: The the Turks, having sustained heavy the school children has fallen off four i A despatch from London says: An ment of Agriculture has prohibited : five pounds becase of herself nderlfe ding., agreement has been leached between $7,25 to $ t ,u;',1;;) , geod, $a i1 sto°$9 ee Country Prodnoe. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 26 to 28cf inferior, 24c; creamery prints, 32 to 34c; Inferior, 30 to Ste. Eggs -New laid. 23 to 24e; do., in car- tons, 24 to 250. Jeans -$4 to $4.60, the latter . for handpicked. Cheese -Large, 193 to 192e; twins, 198 to 20c, for new cheese; ofd, 201 to 202e, Maple syrup -$1,40 to 31.50 per Im- perial gallon, 1331 to 14e. Coms bs-No. 0 1, 60-lb. 2 75 'ttins,2 No. 2,$2.25 to $2,40. Drssed poultry -Chickens, 24 to 26c; fowls, 19 to 20e; ducks, 24 to 25c; tur- key!, 26c. Potatoes -Car lots of Ontario, $1.80 to $1,90 per bag, on track, Provisions. Bacon, long clear, 18 to 153c, per lb, in case lots, FIams-Medium, 23 to 24c; do., heavy, 20 to 210; rolls, 18 to 190; breakfast bacon, 24 to 260; backs, plain, 26 to 270; boneless backs, 29 to 30c. Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 16 to 1Gia, and pails, 163 to 170; compound, 138 to 14c. Winnipeg Grain. Winnipeg, May 9. -Cash :-Wheat- No. 1 Northern. 31.183; No. 2, do., $1.153; No. 3, do., 31.113; No, 4, 31.083' No. 5, 31.003; No. 6, 933c, Oats -No. 2 C.W„ 470; No. 3, do., 45c; extra No. 1 feed, 45c; No. 1 feed, 433c; No. 2, do„ 430. Barley -No. 3, 653c; No. 4„ 613c; refected, 57c; feed 57c. Flax -No. 1 N: W.C., 31.793; No. 2, C.W., 31,762. Montreal Markets. Montreal, May 90. -Corn, American No. 2 {� Western,' No. 2�543c eCa Oats, disan Western, No. 3, 530; extra e; No. feed. white, 501c; No. 4 local white, 491c. Barley, man. feed, 88 to 720; malting, 74 to 75c. Flour, Man. SprIn wheat patents, firsts, l $6.80; seconds, 36.10; strong bakers', $6.90; Winter patents choice. $6.00; straight rollers, 35.30 to 35.40; do., bags, 1 32.45 to $2.50. Rolled oats, barrels, $5.10 to $5.20; do., bags, 90 lbs. $2,40 to $2.45. Bran, $24. Shorts, 326. Middlings, $28 to 330. 1lfouiilie, 330 to $3b. Hay, No. 2, pat ton, car lots, $20.660 to 321.00. Cheese, Snest west- erns, 183 to 190; finest easterns, 18 to 1820. Butter, choicest creamery, 291 to 30c; seconds 283 to 29c. Eggs, fresh, 26e; selected. 27c' No. 2 stock, 23 to 24c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 31.70 to $'1.721, United States Markets, Minneapolis, May 9, -Wheat -Mev, 31.214 to $1.213; July, $1.208 to $1.20.t; No. 1 hard, $1,28: No. 1 northern, to 31.263: No 2 yellow, 771 e. to 7830. Oats -No 3 white, 431c. to 433c. =Flour -L'nr hanged; sbil,tneuts, 58,717 barrels. Bran -$1 , to 19.60. Duluth, May 9, -Wheat -No, 1 bard, $1.22$; No. 1 northern, 31,213 to $1.223; No. 2 northern, 31.183 to $1.193. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, May 9. -heavy choice steers, $8.00 to 30.16:handy choice steers, $8.50 to $8.75; butchers', good 88.25 to 38.50; do., medium. 37,90 to $8,25: do., common, .00 to 37.90; butchers' cows, choice. ,6.75 to 37.75; do, good. 36,60 to 36.75; do._ medium, $6.00 to $6.60: do., common, $5,60 to $6, t)0 utchers the importation of cattle, sheep, swine Germany as maintained letse aige• Germany and Great Britain for the do., bologna, $6,26 to $6.00: feeders, 900 and goats from that state. Horses princ py by ally itDenmarks from 011at d tral c Sweden, i transfer to Switzerland of wounded 12 ,511'0000 lg ito8 rSt0clters 8.5'O; ci " sno l 450a may be brought in under special per- Now their surplus is virtually all gone; prisoners on both sides, according to 900 lbs., mits, and regulations are provided and their own inhabitants are subsist• i an official announcement made on't 800 1138 governing imports of animal products ing on imports from America." ; Tuesday. and poultry. Healthy cattle from Illinois may be transported through Canada subject to specified conditions BRITEll LINFR SKS `BOAT as to cars, etc. TO BE INTERNED UNTIL THE WAR IS OVER. A despatch from London says: Your correspondent was given to under- stand by an authoritative source on Thursday that most of the Irish rebel except the ringleaders,will BY GUNFIRE IN BAY OF BISCAY to 700 lhs., 36.00 to $0.50; do., common, light, 3,3,50 to 38,00; cutters, 34.75 to 86.50: canners, 34.00 to 34.75; milkers. choice, each $75.00 to $106.00; do med- ium to gond $60,0x1 to 375,00; springers, $60,00 to 3105,00; calves, veal, good to choice 32.00 to $10.00; do„ medium, 6,00 to $8.110; cio., common. 34.50 to 6.00; do.; grass $4.75 to $6.25; •Ilob, calves, each $2'.00 to $7.00; lambs, cwt., $10.00 to 313.00; spring' lambs, each $5.00 to 310.00; sheep, ewes, light, $9.00 to 310.50; do., heavy and bucks, $8,00 to 39,00; do., culls, 34.00 to 36,60; hogs, weighed off cars, 311.00 to 12.00; do-, Three Hours Later Second Submarine Fired Tornado fed and watered, $11..15 to $1466; do, f.o.b. country points, $11,15 to 1.1.25; do„ at the Liner, but Missed by a Few Feet. heavy and light, 5oc, hiss: dn., sows 32.50 less. Montreal, May 9,• --Sales of eituiee cat prisoners, -- tle 'were trade at 38.75 to 39,00, lower not be tried bycourt-martial buwil A despatch from London says: The attack on her was made in the Bay of 38.00; huiis frr,�iitt$7.00 to $ 510';cwt ped for theBritish liner Clan NIac]+adyeu has at- Biscay, when a submarine fired sixty Selected lots of hogs 312,00 to 312,25 Per be Intel remainder of the Africa me. shots at her at a"range of fifty cwt,, weighed off ears. • Choice calves vrar, rived in Gravesend from Af to so I yards. The steamer immediately osc per 1'b. Spring lambs front $5 00 to - `I' what damaged by the gunfire of two ;brought her big gun into action, and $8•oe melt, as to size and quality, TO MOVE CLOCK AHEAD IN GREAT BRITAIN. German submarines. The steamer re- hit the submarine several times, and, turned the fire, and it was believed••on it is believed, destroyed it. board that one of the submarines was ' Three hours later another submar- ine fired a torpedo, but missed the Daily Mail learns that the Cabinet The steamer reports that the first ; Clan MacFayden by a few feet. has been converted to the proposition ee of moving the clock ahead in order to " "save daylight." The adoption of the SOI d [T DOWN PEOPLE measure is considered practically cer- c 1. i tain and will become a fact on May 13th, A despatch from London says: The destroyed: - F Russians continue to advance in the losses, retired hastily, abandoning a 37,417 COLONIALS HELD BY THE ENEMY. direction of Bagdad. After dislodg- great camp of tents and other mater- _ sal. It has now been established that A despatch from Los: ndon say ff ing the Turks from their positrons in by the occupation of Trebixand' we Figures on the tntinber of British col - the neighborhood of the village of Se -. captured eight mounted eoasb guns, osiial troops who are prisoners in the rnaikerind, the Russians bayoneted fourteen six-inch guns, one field gun, hands of the various belligerent: be - tions, and occupied the pose- a thousand rifles, fifty-three. caissons came on F:'icbell belligerents According be- tion, Sunday's Petrograd official and other important booty. to earl-1.e available i ide s they total 47,047, the says: "Iii the • direction of Bagdad "In the direction of Erzingan we re- Germans holdin • ?8 300 such prison - points oar occupation of the organized ,pulsed a Turkish offensive supported the Turks 9 796, the Bulgarians points offile Ser%ii ticerind position by artillery." i,,t•s 449 and the .Austrians only 2.� IN THE STREETS OF Bi Thousands of Socialists and Women Paraded Shouting : " Clive us Peace ! dive us Bread !" A despatch from London says: and women assembled in front of. the S7>rieilt rioting took place in Buda- 1 Burgomaster's house shouting, "Make smut on Sunday, according to a Con - the "Give us food," Fifteen of r tl 01 S •de51the crowd were killed when the Hon- t:' . i cutch from the Ftaguc. � ved garrison fired,.`wo hundred far- It is said that a thousand Socialists ; rests were nladu. i3reelIlan Pests. In certain parts of Brazil rats are a great nuisance, The common cat does not thrive tor some unaccount- able reason, but is replaced by a spec - les of small boe-constrictor - the. gibola. The snake are not venomous. They sleep in the house, generally tak- ing up their position at the root of the stairs, When nightfall approaches they oegin to wake up, eild tiering the iri l t. they glide 'swiftly detet the peenrlaee: looking for rats. It is claimed that, they are so easily domesticated that, if moved from one house to another, they invariably return to the house whence they have been taken. Mother ---"You disobedient boy! I've a good mind to whip you." Willie - "Well, rna, there's nothing so easy to ehange as a woman's mind, you; know:'