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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1916-08-04, Page 2FRE WIPES OUT TOWNS IN NORTHERN ORE 0 Matheson Completely Wiped Out, Two -Thirds of Cochrane Gone, and Numerous Small Places Obliterated. Cobalt, Ont., July 30. -The bush as a relief train to bring down re- fixes which have been raging through- fugees. One hundred and sixteen, out Northern Ontario in the vicinity of Matheson and Cochrane have claim- ed. 149 known victims up to 10 o'clock to -night, as follows: MATHESON , RAMORE NUSHKA SCATTERED . , .. 60 14 57 18 mostly women and children, were brought down to Englehart last night. Rescue train made up of boxcars caught fire several times coming through. The entire North Country from Matheson to Timmins is ablaze to- night, and a pall of smoke has hung Nushka is a little village ten mils: over the district down as far south as north of Matheson. The town of Cobalt all afternoon. All telegraph and and telephone communication beyond bodies is completely destroyed, Swastika has been cut off` since early' 50 bodies have already been found. Saturday afternoon. The operator at thefires, Cochrane also suffered severely from Matheson was obliged to leave his the es, and practically two-thirds of post in the middle of a message, ac - the town has been destroyed. Kelso crding • to a report brought clown here, and since then the north has been cut off. The last accounts were to the effect that the town of Timmins was surrounded by fire, and that the this afternoon it was learned that 17 ;entire town was threatened, despite houses have been burned at Timmins.,the fact that there is considerable At Iroquois Falls all stores but one ; clearing to the south and west of the have been burned, and practically all : town. The village of Pearson's Land- camps in the vicinity have fallen vic- Ing is reported to be burning, and tim to the flames. It was reported that place, too, is cut off from outside that 15 people at Iroquois Falls were :communication. injured and several are dead. Two : Great fear is expressed for a num- are dead at Nahma. • ber of prospectors in the bush at vari- When news was received in Cobalt! otts places throughout the district, of the catastrophe a meeting of the' as well as for a number of settlers. town council was held, and several : Everything in the woods now is as dry prominent citizens organized a relief as tinder. Small fires confined to nar- campaign in the town. The town vet- • row areas have been smouldering for ed $500 for provisions, and the towns- !, weeks, and with the stiff breeze Sat- peopl, and stores were thoroughly urday these were fanned into a fury cane wed this morning for food and of flame. At many points south of clothing. The town was practically de- Timmins settlers moved their families pleted of the bread supply, and but- i out to the railway over a week ago. ter, biscuits and various provisions No Lives Lost at Cochrane. were accumulated and shipped by spe- tial train leaving.here at 3.30 o'clock I Ottawa, July 30._ The Department for the north. Four doctors and four ? of Railways is making every effort nurses boarded the special, and were ' to ascertain the extent of the disaster accompanied by a relief committee of at Cochrane and Matheson reported 20 Cobalt citizens. At Haileybury and to have been set by forest fires and New Liskeard the Cobalt contingent to relieve the sufferers along the line was joined by other relief commit- of the National Transcontinental Rail - tees, together with supplies collected way. Superintendent Brady has left in these towns. Local undertakers ' Winnipeg in charge of a fully -equip - were asked to supply as many cas- ped relief train and will reach the .kets as they had on hand, and two fire area as fast as the distance can baggage trains attached to the special' be covered, The T. Eaton Company, train conveyed a large number of Coffins and boxes north. At 4riglehe 62 soma -•en"have az rived with scarcely a stitch of cloth- ing, having been taken out of their ed the department this afternoon beds at Matheson and Nushka at ; that although the business section of night. A large number of refugees: Cochrane has been destroyed, the are being brought down to Cobalt, I residential section has^ escaped and Haileybury and New Liskeard, where there has been no loss of life. The they will be cared for. I buildings of the National Transcontin- To-day's National train was held at ental and of the T. and N. 0. have Englehart, returning later to New j not been burned. A railway trestle Liskeard, where she left passengers.. just outside Cochrane has been de - The train then proceeded north to act istroyed. and Homer villages have also been destroyed. Practically all day to -day there has been no wire communication between Cobalt and the gold camp, but late of Winnipeg, have donated three thousand dollars ioetli•.-nn. --'1'jls-'"o'v eleelm2ngly "pr liy. can ' les a112i bc�ry are on their. air east. so understand that there must be :a The Mayor of Cochrane telegraph- certain amount of friction between the two countries during a war such as this, but our aims are the same." Lord Derby looked towards Ameri- ca joining England and her allies at all events after the war in order to prevent a repetition of wars like the present. WILL BE NO REST �I}R THE GERMANS Spirit of Men at Front is ,Per- fect, Says Under-Secretary of War. A despatch from London says: Lord Derby, Under-Secretary of War, who recently visited the British front, on Wednesday gave the International News Service his impression of the work being done there by the British army: "I never saw such absolute confi- dence, not only among the officers, but all the grades from the generals down. The spirit is absolutely, mag- nificent. Men who, fifteen months ago, were in counting houses, are to- day the finest soldiers imaginable. "After all, you cannot beat a volun- teer army, where such spirit and con- fidence exists, for remember, I should say at least 93 per cent. of"the•Jariny are volunteers, while the remainder really only wanted their minds made up for them." Lord Derby was askedwhether: the ground gained in the recent British advance was worth the losses. : -of men. Lord Derby said: "There is no question about it." He paid tribute to the Prussians, who, he said, were fighting • like "tigers," but their confident spirit was incomparable with the British. Regarding the length of the war, Lord Derby said that any one who named a specific time could only be described as a fool, but that the next two weeks ought to see great things achieved. "What will you do with the Kaiser if you get him?" Lord Derby was asked. "I cannot say, but I promise he won't be able to do any more harm," replied the Under-Secretary, adding: "But we've got to get him first." "When you get to Bapaume will you rest there before beginning a new offensive ?" he was asked. "We won't rest until we get to Ber- lin," came the reply. Lord Derby made an earnest plea for America's help in ending what he termed "German kultur." • "We want America in with us," he added. "Not necessarily in the war itself, but .after it is over to help to put an end to this thing called Ger- man kultur. - I realize, and a s: have done so, that the United BRITISH STEAMERS SAIL FROM THE BALTIC. Leave Russian Ports and Are Navi- gated Around Sweden. A despatch from Stockholm says: Almost every day British steamers ly- ing at Russian ports manage to get. out of the Baltic and escape the Ger- man cruisers. The ships generally cross the Gulf of Bothnia and are. piloted around Sweden inside the ter kitorial limit. This traffic during the last few weeks has been considerably- developed. onsiderablydeveloped. The ships as a rule take on board an entire Swedish crew and Swedish officers. The pro -German pa- pers, here are urging that this traffic I be stopped, contending that it is not in accord with absolute neutrality. Set the Government has taken no ac- tion so far against it, GERMAN WORKMEN URGED NOT TO STRIKE A despatch from Berlin says: -The Socialist Executive Committee and the General Commission of Labor Unions in Germany have unite d in a joint nt appeal to the working classes not to participate in strikes ad demonstra- tions which the Radical leaders of the Liebknechb group of Socialists are endeavoring to organize. The peo- ple are warned against giving ear to what is termed the shady propaganda of "the apostles of protest and the general strike," it being declared that such efforts are roomed in advance to failure and can only injure the partici- pants and discourage their brothers fighting at the front. • DUTCH FISHING BOATS SEIZED BY BRITISH Ship Owners of Holland Enter Pro- test Against English Action. A despatch from Berlin says :- The Dutch Christian Seamen's Union, says the Overseas News Agency, has endorsed the protest of the Dutch ship owners and sailors' union against the action of the British authorities in seizing Dutch fishing boats, virtual- ly all of which have been taken pos- session of, according bo news agency. KEY TO IMPORTANT PASSES CAPTURED BY THE ITALIANS Nearly Entire Austrian Garrison Surrendered, It Having Been Demoralized by the Suddenness of the Attack. A despatch from Milan, Italy, says: Since July 20 operations have been conducted by the Italians in the upper Sari Pellegrino valley with consider- able success. One detachment captur- ed the strong position of Cavallazze, a key to the two passes of Rollo and Col l3ricon. The Austrians, though they held well defended positions, were completely demoralized by the oudden attack, and after a short re- sistance nearly the entire garrison surrendered, Four hundred prisoners, two guns, several machine guns and considerable material were captured. The Italians have since pushed their advantage still further, and have oc- cupied Cima Stradone, thus forming, a serious menace to the Austrian posi- tion on the Dolomites road. The points of advantage gained by the Italians give them command of the San Pelle- grino and Travignoio valleys. BRITISH CAPTAIN MURDERED, Germans Take Commander's Life Without Giving a Fair Trial. A despatch. from London says: News of the execution of Captain Fryatt of the British steamer Brussels caused a painful impression at the Foreign Office. Under the instruc- tions of Viscount Grey, the Foreign Secretary, a note was despatched im- mediately to the American Embassy requesting that James W. Gerard, the. American Ambassador at Berlin, pro- cure complete details of the affair. The first intimation of the trial of Captain Fryatt was called to the at- tention of the Foreign Office by press reports on July 18 to the effect that he was to be tried as the result of finding on him a watch containing an inscription reciting his efforts to ram a German submarine. BRITAIN IS MAKING HER OWN MUNITIONS. Factories to Make One Class of Ex- plosives in Vast Quantities. A despatch from London says: During a discursive debate on the questions of the war in the House of Commons on Wednesday night, Dr. Christopher Addison, Parliamentary Secretary of Munitions, in replying to a question said that the Department of Munitions was endeavoring to re- duce the contracts for munitions in the 'United States by increasing the output here. In one particular class of explosives, he said the department had undertaken ' the construction and, equipment of factories to provide these explosives on an unheard of scale. GERMAN GOVERNMENT SEIZES FIELD CROPS A despatch from Amsterdam says t -The Handelsbald says the Minister of Agriculture has informed the Bur- gomasters that in the interest of the feeding of man and beast the seizti:re of all wheat, oats and barley is neces- sary. The Minister, according to the newspaper, has directed the officials to buy tip all, eons in the fields at fixeid.' prices. THE GER ", n AN FRONT WEST OF LOTS Czar's Victorious Armies Within 58 Miles, of Lemberg, With Railroad Connection. A despatch from Petrograd says: The Russians have occupied the im- portant railroad junction of Brody, 58 miles north-east of Lemberg, in Ga- licia. They have also by another drive 60 miles away broken through the entire first line of the Teutonie allies west of Lutsk and driven the Austro -German forces from the line of the River Slone -eke . and Boldu- rovka, Southern Volhynia, according to the dfficial communication- issued on Friday : night by the War . Office. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the Austro -Germans; over 9,000 men were made prisoner, two generals, and a large number of guns were captured. Brody is a great railway junction, and it had been expected the Austrians would retain it at all cost: The swift- ness of this new Russian stroke was unexpected. The occupation- of the BR town may have the effect of causing the entire Austrian 1ipe, southward to- ward' Tarnopol and Btezacz, which has been held tenaciously in face of Russian attacks, to fall back. The fall of Brody is a serious threat to Lemberg, and bore rapid and sum- cessful advance of Gen. Sakharoffs forces menace the whole Austro -Ger- man line ofcommunications from, the north to the south. For the present Kovel yields in importance to Lem -- berg. The position of this portion of the Russian front seems to be that General Kaledines, having driven Gen. von Linsingen's left wing behind the Stokhod River, has suspendedhis ad- vance towards Kovel and is holding up the great Teutonic forces there while Gen. Sakharoff is pressing on toward Lemberg, which is defended by the forces of Gen. Boehm-Ermolli. ISII WIN ALL LONG EVAL Delville Wood Is Also Firmly in f , Possession of Haig's Forces. A despatch from London says: One of the most furious battles of the war is being waged on the five -mile Pozieres-Longueval front, where the British and Germans have been grip- ped in a bloody struggle for more than a week. The British troops are con- tinuing to gain r important ground against the most desperate resistance yet faced in any theatre. With their full weight of guns and with -thous- ands of trained reinforcements the Germans ,are contesting every inch of the blood-soaked territory. The Germans have been completely driven from the Delville wood, a for- est fortress behind the German third line of defence. The British won the last inch of ground in this vital posi- tion by a night attack: The wood was held by the famous Brandenburg corps, which has distinguished itself air y+°. ti'iidt ream Wa",saw-to' ,Ver; dun, and it was against these trained veterans that "Kitchener's army of clerks" scored its victory. Under cover of an artillery fire so terrible that the German general staff make special comment upon it 1n their official, report, the British on Fri- day continued their onward swing, at- tacking the Teutons at Longueval, the fortified village which has seen some of the heaviest fighting of the war. With the Germans already driven in from most of their outlying positions the British troops attacked the main defence works of the village, carrying several of the strongest, and obtaining complete control of the entire place. At the same time, on the opposite tip of the day's battle -front, the Brit- ish engaged the Germans in hand-to- hand fighting in the neighborhood of Pozieres. The final capture of .Delville wood is very gratifying to the British peo.. ple. It was first taken July 17, but was afterward: abandoned. For many days the wood and the village of Longueval have been the scene of some of the heaviest fighting' of the whole cam- paign. The possession of this wood and of Longueval is expected to fa- cilitate greatly the further progress of the Franco -British forces. TURKISH SUEZ STORY A PTJRE FABRICATION A despatch from London says :-- Gianni of a Turkish victory' east of the Suez Canal over the British Egyp- tian forces were denied in the follow- ing official statement given out by the War Office on Thursday: "It was stated in a German wireless mes sage that our cavalry was driven back from Romani (El Rumen) and Katie (El Katie), on Sinai Peninsula. Our cavalry has completed the occupation of Katie and nowhere has been driven back. Complete superiority over the enemy has been established." GOVERNMENT TO SINK ARTESIAN WELLS A despatch from Ottawa says :-- The -The Government is going into the artesian -well business in Southern Alberta. The ordinary water sup- ply there in many localities is poor, but the geological survey, in boring for oil deposits, discovered abundance of splendid water at low depths. An order -in -Council has been passed mak- ing an appropriation for an extensive artesian -well system in these districts It will supply the ordinary deficiency. GERMAN SUBMARINE RAIDS FISHING FLEET. A despatch from London says :-A German submarine has raider. a Brit- ish fleet of fishing boats. Eight of the vessels: was sunk. The• crews were landed on Friday at the North Sea port of Tynemouth. ROUMA IA'S ENTRY A AI TED . • BOTH IN BERLIN AND •VI E NA Deepest Anxiety Prevails in German Capital, .According to Des- patches From That City. • A despatch from Rotterdam says: Both Berlin and 'Vienna seem to have made up their minds that a new enemy -Roumania-is about to enter the field. According to information from Berlin, the deepest anxiety prevails there. While the Roumanian journals are speaking of Bulgaria and Austria as probable enemies, German news- papers threaten Roumania, Germany will support her allies by probable military measures against Roumania, which already are in hand. Dr. Lederer, of the Berliner Tage- blatt, writingBucharest, from al est, says: "You cannot trust the Roumanian policy. The only thing we can trust is our arms." BRITISH ADVANCES CONTINUE IN G.. AN EAST AFRICA Enemy Driven From Strongly -Organized Positions Astride Rail- road -German Governor Killed. A despatch from London says: The following official statement on the progress of the British campaign in German East Africa was given out on. Thursday night: 'Brig. -Gen. Northey reports that on July 24 he drove the main German southern detachment of the enemy from strongly organized positions astride the l\Teu Langenburr-lrenui road at Malangali. After counter= attacks the enemy retired hurriedly in. the direction of Irangi, abandoning a 4.1 -inch howitzer and two machine guns. "Among a number of German Euro- peans captured previonaly was Dr. Styr, late governor of the Neu Lan- genburg district. Dr. Styr has died of wounds. A majority of the sur- viving members .of the erew of the German cruiser Koenigsburg form part of the German forces in this district." Markets of the World area:stttee Toronto, Aug, 1, -Manitoba wheat-- No. heat-No. 1 Northern, 31,283 ; No. 2, $1.26$ ; NO. 8, 31,223. on track 13aY Ports. anitoba oats --No, 2 C.W, 5140 • No, 61c, ; extra No, 1 feed, '504c ;; C.W., 610. ; extra No. 1 fee" 30,40 ; track Bay pOrte. American corm -No. 3 yellow, 82corm-No.0„ on track Toronto, Ontario Oats -No. 2 white, 47 to )480;, according to freights outride. S Ontario wheat --No,;. 1 commercial, $1..01 to 31,03 • No. 2 do., 98c. to $1.00,, NO. 8 do., 92 to 94o feed wheat, 89 to. 910, Peas -No. 2 _nominal, $1.75 to 31,05 ; according to sample, 31.25 to .$1.50, ac- cording to freights outside. Barley -Malting barley, nominal, 05' to 6o ; teed barley, nominal, 60 to 62cyi according to freights outside. Buckwheat -Nominal, 70 to `' 71o, ac- cording to freights outeide Rye -No, 1 eptnrnereial 96 to 970,• ae•• cording to freights. outside, Manitoba flour -First patents, inute bags, $6.50 ; second pa;;snts, in Jute bags, $6; strong bakers', in iiite bags,. $5,80, Toronto, Ontario flour -Winter, according to sample, 34,15 to 34.25, in bags, track. Toronto, prompt shipment; 34,25, bulk, seaboard, prompt shipment, Millfeed-Lar lots, delivered. Montreal freights, bags .:included -Bran, per ton. $20 to $21 ; Shorts, per ton, $22 to 324 middlings, per ton, $24 to 325 : good feed flour, per bag, 31,65 to 31.70. Conntrg Produce Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 26 to 270; inferior, 24 to 25c ; ,creamery prints, 29 to 31c ; inferior, 28 t•, 29e. Eggs ---New laid, 29 to 30e ; do., in cartons, 31 to 33c. Beans -$4,50 to 35, the latter for hand pinked. Cheese -New large, 17c ; twins 1710 ; triplets, 1740. Maple Syrup -Prices are steady at $1Dressoedl ultry-er Chic enerial s 25 to 27c; fowl, 23 to 25c, • Potatoes -New Brunswicles quoted at 32. per bag Western, 31.85. Provisions. Bacon; long clear, 18 to 1840 per lb. 204 to 211cea rolls, 14 9 to5194c;dbreakfast bacon, 25 to 27c; backs, plain, 26 to 27c; lioneless backs, 29 to 30c, Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 163 to 17c, and pails, 174 to 174e; compound, 14 to 1440. Montreal 1Vtaxkets • Montreal, Aug, 1. -Oats -Canadian 'Western, No. 2, 534 to 54c ; do., No. 3., 524 to 5localewhit , 524feed, No 03 do , 514e.. No. 4 do„ 504c, F1ou.r-Mani- tobe Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.60 do., seconds, 35.40; strong bakers'. 35;00 Winter patents, choice, 36 to 36.25 straight rollers, 35.10 to 95.30 ; .lo.; in bags. $4.80 to 35. ' Rolled oats -Barrels, 35.05 to 35.45 ; bag of 90 1bs. 32:40 to 32.60; Millfecd-Bran, 321, shorts, 324; middlings, 326 to 327;' mouiliie, $30 to $32. Hav-No, 2. per tan, ea,r lots, 317,50 to 313. Butter -Choicest cream- ery, 30 to 3040; sebonds, , 294. to 293e. Eggs -Fresh, 36e ; selected, 32c ; No. 1 stock, 30c ; No. 2, do., 26 to 270. Winnipeg *rain. 'Winnipeg, Aug, 1. cash prices -Wheat -No. 1 Northern, 31.214 ; No. 2, do.. 31.184 ; No. 3, do., 31.144 ; No. 4,31.104, Oats -No, 2 C.W., 4480; No. 3, do. 444c; extra No. 1. feed, 4.34c ; No.'2 feed, 42k0; Barley -No, ;3, 73c.;' No. 4, 684c ; r ,. 1ected,' 60o ; feed, pp0c. Flax -No. 1 2' W,C., 31.744 ; No. 2 C.W., 31.714. Vnited States Markets. Minneapolis, Aug, 1. -Wheat -July 31.224 ; September, 31.234 to 31.234 ; No. 1 hard, 31.294 ; No. 1 Northern, 31.224 to 31.253 ; No, 2 Northern, 31.204. to 1.234. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 81 to 520. Oats -No. 3 white, 384 to 39c. Flour unchanged ; shipments, 79,994 bbls. Bran, 317.50 to 313.00. Duluth. Aug, 1. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1N . 2 'N • ortherNorthern, o $1.214 ; July. 31.244, nominal ;• September, 31.234 ; December, $1.233 bid, Linseed. On track $1.934 to 31.99 ; to arrive, 31.984 ; July, 31.983 asked ; September, 31.984 asked; October, $L9$ asked ; November, 31.97 bid December, 31.954 bid. . Live Stocic 1darkets, Toronto. Aug. 1. -Choice heavy steers, 38.50 to 38.75 ; good heavy steers. $8.10 to 8.35 ;• butchers' cattle, good, 37.80 to $8.00 ; do., medium, 37.25 to 37.60; do., common, 36.26 to 36.60 ; butchers' bulls,. choice, 37,25 to $7.75 ; do, good bulls, $6.75 to $7.00 ; do, rough bulls, 34.50 to $5.00 ; butchers' cows, choice, 37.10 to 37,25 ; do., good, 36.75 to 37.00 ; du., medium, $6.00 to 30.25 ; stockers, 700 to 850 lbs., $6:25 to 36,75 : choice feed- ers, dehorned, 36.40 to 37.25 ; canners and cutters, 33.75 to $4.50 ; milkers, choice, each, 370.00 to $80.00 ; do.. com. and med,, each, 340.00 to 160.00 ; springers, $50.00 to $90.00 ; light ewes, 37.60 to 38.50 ; sheep, heavy, $4.50 to 35.35 spring lambs, per ib., 11340.' to 14.c • calves, good to choice, 39.50 to 312 10 ; do, medium, $7,25 to 38.50 ; hogs, fed and watered, 312.00 to $12.10 , do weighed off ears, $12,25 to 312.35 ; do., f.o.b., $11,25 to 311.30. Montreal, Aug. 1. -Butcher steers, good, $8.25 to $Sz50 ; medium; $7.50 to 38.50 ;. common to fair, 37 to 38 ; fair, to good, 36.50 to $7. Butcher cows, good, $6 to 37 ; fair, $5,50 to $5.75 common, $5 to $6.25. Butcher Bulls, best, 36 to $7 good, 36 to 36.50 ; fair, $5.50 to 36 ; canners, $4.50 to . 35. Sheep, 7c ; iambs, 11c. Calves, milk fed, 8c to 9c; grass fed, 5c. Hogs, selects, 311.75 to $12 25 ;• roughs and mixed , lots, 310.50' to 311.50 ; sows, $9,75 to 310.25. KING PLANS VISIT TO CANADA. Expects to Make Trip With Queen as Soon as War Permits. The appointment of the Duke of De- vonshire as Governor-General of Can- ada may be regarded as a forerunner of the King's determination to make a tour of Canada with the Queen as ,soon after the war as possible, accord- ing to the 'London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian. Reference is made to plans by the King to visit Canada during the Duke of Connaught's tenure of office, the assertion being made that they were cut short by the outbreak of the war. The Duchess of Devonshire is not only Mistress of the Robes of the Queen but is one of her closest friends. She was, before her marriage, Lady Evelyn Mary Fitzmaut ice, daughter, of. Lord Lansdowne. She is a great social favorite aand one of London's' most popular hostesses. Both she and the Duke have visited more than once. Heed not a blusterer, but beware of a silent man.