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Zurich Herald, 1916-09-01, Page 2PREPARE FATHERLAND tl ITALY DECLARES REVERSE IN WEST WAR ON GERMANY German Correspondents With Troops in France Magnify Horrors of Fighting Against Allied Artillery. A despatch from Rotterdam says: i Max Osborne in a despatch from the' Somme front to The Vossische Zei- tung, says: "Day and night the British and French guns continuously hurl their 1 murderous lead. Shells burst all 1 around, many exploding before posi- j tions where masses of dead are lying. They fling sand and stone splinters over the defenders. They fling, too, , torn -off limbs, so when day comes and the men are able to eat the very sight of meat is horrible to them. "The noise tears to pieces all nerves 1 and senses. It continually drums in one's ears. Not a few find their hear -1 ing completely gone. The worst of all is the effect of the heavy mines. True, 1 they can be seen coming and one caul get out of the way, but if one runs to the right -there is a hostile flyer above the trenches who directs the fire of the guns so one has to run to the left. "So it goes on, and one is hunted up and down Iike a wild beast, There are times when our men curse and are homesick, but in the moment of fighting all their feelings disappear. The sense of duty and discipline holds them together and they are ready with iron decision and bitter. cour- age." George Wegener, in a despatch to The Koelnische Zeitung, says: "The present line held by the Ger- mans consists only of a chain of shell hales instead of the girdle of strongly -built and fortified trenches. Immovable mer' crouch in these holes with no cover from the sun or rain and not the slightest" protection against the shells from above. "Hostile flyers cover the positions at a low height, They see the men in the holes and direct the Anglo- French fire with a deadly certainty upon them or else they fire themselves with machine guns. "Everything has to be done at night: the bringing up of reinforce- ments, removing the wounded and burying the dead. To procure warm food for the men lying out in those horrible conditions is seldom possi- ble. The want of drinking water is leading the men to drink dirty water lout of the shell holes where there are human bodies and other things. I "When an attack begins the terrors j of these places are beyond descrip- tion. Like the fire rain in Gomorrah the drum fire of the enemy pours I from heaven. The little shelter' that there is in the trenches or holes is quickly flattened' out. With thunder- ] ing roar heavy shells from the gigan- i tic mine wipe out everything in the I neighborhood with their explosion. At the same time a rain of shrapnel 1 falls and poisonous gases roll for - i ward." EVERY ATTACK BRITISH GAIN Thiepval and the Leipsic Re- doubt Slowly Being Won by Haig's Troops. A despatch from London says :- The two most powerfully fortified German positions north of the Somme- Thiepval and the Leipsic redoubt -are slowly being won by the British. De- spite the utmost efforts of the Teutons to win back their lost ground in these two vital sectors, General Haig's ter- ritorial troops not only ,are repulsing . all German attacks, but are steadily increasing their gams. They have won a further 600 Steeds of trenches along the Thiepval-Courcelotte road and, despite the great concentration of German troops in the neighborhood have further pressed in both east and south-west of Mouquet farm. The Prussian Guard, proudest corps of the Fatherland, has been sent to the threatened front, but despite their most desperate efforts have been un- able bo win back any of the import- ant terrain which has been taken in the British advance, according to a ' report from General Haig. Attack were delivered not only in the Thiepval region, but against the British lines west of Guillemont and. the French front south of Manrepas. All these attacks were repulsed. Hand-to-hand fighting of the great- est violence continued throughout Saturday around the ruins of the Mouquet farm, General Haig reports, On this sector, as well as in the new trenches south of Thiepval, Worces- tershire and Wiltshire men hold the British lines. It was these troops who repulsed the Prussian Guard. Following heavy fighting during the greater part of the night, there was little but artillery activity on the Som-. me front Sunday, bad weather hind- ering operations. The British in a strong attack. gained a further 200 yards of trench north of Bazentin-le- Petit, capturing a machine gun. For the greater part however, all attacks on both sides resulted in no change of front. German surprise attacks in the Arracourt sector, in Lorraine and in the Apremont forest were repulsed,' Paris announces, while at Verdun there was only artillery fighting. In several sectors, especially on the T'hiaurnont-Fleury line, the big gun duels reached a. high pitch of intens- ity. i< ITALY CONFISCATES AUSTRIAN PALACE fori la - V o Venezia Seized Palazzodi Viola - done of International Law. A despatch from Rome says:-. The famous Palazzo di Venezia, pro- perty of the Austro-Hungarian Gov- ernment since 1797, has been seized by Italy as au act of retribution for the violation of international law by Austria, it was announced here on Sunday. The Palazzo di Venezia, a historic and magnificent structure dat- ing from the year 1455, when it was begun by Cardinal Piestro Barbo, who later became Pope Paul IL,, was pre- sented in 1560 by Vius IV. to the Re, public of Venice, with which it came in 1797 into the possession of Aus- tria. Since then up to the break be- tween Italy and Austria it served as the residence of bheAustrian Ambas- sador to the Vatican. GET 3,&2 RECRUITS IN HALF OF AUGUST. A despatch from Ottawa says: Of- ficial recruiting figures for the first two weeks of August show that the total enlistments for all Canada in that period numbered 3,524. The Kingston Military District covering Eastern Ontario, leads again with 694. The numbers of men who join- ed the colors in the other districts were: Alberta, 603; Toronto, 577; ' Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 541; Montreal, 446; British Columbia, 227;. London, 202; Maritime Provinces, 193; Quebec, 41. Formal Announcement is Made Through the Swiss . Government, Rome, Monday, Aug, 28. -Italy to- day is at war with Germany. The declaration of hostilities was made by Italy. Following information that it had reached the Imperial German Government through Switzerland,an- nouncement of the Government's: ac- tion was made here late yesterday. The intolerable situation created by the fact that Italy was at war with Germany's ally and the fact that Ger- many loaned all possible support to that ally, Austria-Ilungary, against Italians and their interests, led:, the Government to its decision. That de- cision was made public in the follow- ing announcement: "The Italian Government declares in the name of the King that Italy considers herself to be in a state of war with Germany as from August 28, and begs the Swiss Government to convey this information to the Im- perial German Government." The complete cessation of all com- munication between Italy and Ger- many brought about by the Austro - Italian war, made it necessary for Italy to convey through Switzerland her declaration of war to Germany. It is believed here that Roumania, with which nation Italy long has had an entente, will follow the Italian Government in a declaration ofwar against the Central Empires and their allies. GERMAN FRONT OVERWHELM BY FRENCh ARTILLERY STORM Trenches Filled With Troops Brought Up Especially for Counter. Attacks Were Obliterated. A despatch from Paris says: The latest news from the Somme front emphasizes the methodical character of the French offensive. Wise in past experience, General Foch leaves no- thing to chance; he initiates no move- ment before taking all measures to ensure its complete execution. The recent German counter-attacks, oombined with aeroplane' activity on a scale unusual since the beginning of duly, indicate not only the arrival of reinforcements, but a determination to check at ail costs, if possible, the French .tide that is steadily swamping their fortifications. Caw equently, the whole German frons; froJia G,liliemont to Sitiyeeourt was overwhelmed for 72 hours by a ALLIED AIRMEN FLANDERS Squadron Heavily Bombards the Ghent Region, Also the • Town of Namur. A despatch from London says: A squadron of allied aeroplanes bom- barded the neighborhood of Ghent Friday morning, according to The Echo Berge, says a Reuter despatch from Amsterdam. The bombardment had continued thirty-five rn111''_ esis when there was a terrific ex u tC 1'it�Flir� shattering windovt=s�'tlart� i; a. city. It is supposed to have been caused by the blowing up of an ams munition depot. A little later a sec- ond explosion, equally severe, was heard. The newspaper says it is re- ported there were many victims. An ammunition depot at Meirebeke also was blown up and a Zeppelin was seriously damaged. BRITISH AUXILIARY SUNK BY SUBMARINE. French artillery storm which eye -wit- nesses describe as.far surpassing any- thing hitherto experienced. The bom- bardment was, first directed chiefly upon a cluster of buttresslike hills, seamed by steep valleys, north of the Somme. • It spread after 24 hours to the flatter country south of the river and along the front from Lihons to Lassigny (a total distance of 30 miles). The German trenches were first cut off from reinforcements or. supplies by the concentration upon communication trenches. Escape was impossible, and the German casualties musthave been exceptionally heavy, because the German trenches were filled with troops brought up espeoial-. ly for counter-attacks. Twenty-two Men Lost With Boarding Steamer Duke of Albany. A despatch from London says: The torpedoing in the North Sea of a British naval auxiliary, with the loss of 23 men, was announced officially Saturday as follows: "The British armed boarding steamer, Duke of Al- bany, was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea on Thursday by an enemy submarine. The commander arid twenty-two men were lost Eleven officers and seventy-six ratings were saved." SIXTY ALLIED DIVISIONS ON THE SOMME FRONT? ALL THAT REIVIAINS TOGERKANY. Markets of the World S ARTIFICIAL NATIONAL UNITY Sreadeatuifo, The Allies Are in Twofold Superiority to the Teutons, Japanese Admiral Says ---German Advantage No Longer Exists. A despatch from Paris says: Ad- miral Akiyama, who as aide to Ad- miral Togo, planned the Battle of Tsushima, is on the way to New York after visiting all of the allied coun- ties. "I am thoroughly convinced that the allies are in twofold superiority to the Germans," said the Admiral before sailing. "To be perfectly truthful, the Germans were a nation much stronger than we ever imagin- ed. What they have done in the last two years will remain a marvellous monument in the history of the world. A despatch from Berlin says: A. semi-official announcement issued on Sunday says that between February and July there were engaged in the Verdun sector sixty-six divisions. (nearly 800,000 men) of French troops. In the battle of the Somme, the announcement says, the French thus far have engaged twenty-three divisions and the British thirty-seven, AMOUNT OF GOLD HELD IN TREASURY VAULTS. A despatch from Ottawa says: The monthly statement of circulation and specie shows that on July 31 the amount of gold held by the Minister of Finance was $119,266,085, of which $113,877,073 was held for the re- demption of Dominion notes and the remainder against savings banks :de- posits. ANOTHER NEW STAMP. A Two -cent One, Brown in Color, Said to be About to Issue. A despatch from Ottawa says: Con- siderable complaint having been made as to the difficulty experienced in distinguishing between the ordinary two -cent postage stamp and the two - cent postage and war tax stamp,; it has been decided to issue a new stamp of the value of two cents and sur- charged in a manner similar to ,the one now in use, the only difference being the color, which is brown. "But what has made them so strong is their organization and preparation in military matters. Their advantage no longer exists. The allies by prac- tice and experience have accomplish- ed all the Germans had' perfected. "All that remains to Germany to- day is her national unity, which is the fundamental element of her strength. But 1 have come to won- der how long such unity can with- stand the strain of the dangers which threaten. Gorman unity is artificial rather than natural. Their discipline lacko elasticity, and cannot last. Anyway, the development of the war is entirely favorable to the allies." MUSK RETAKEN BY THE JSSIANS Previously Captured by the Grand Duke, but Lost to • Enemy on Aug. 8. A despatch from London says: The armies of the Grand Duke Nicholas have scored two important successes in the Caucasus. Forces operating in Southern Turkish Armenia have re- occupied Mush, which was captured by the Turks on Aug. 8, and in the direction of Mosul part of a Turkish division was surrounded and 2,300 prisoners taken. The Russian official report reads: "Caucasus front: Ourtroops, press- ing the enemy in the region to the west of Lake Van, entered Mush, where they took some prisoners. "In the direction of Mosul our gal- lant troops defeated four Turkish divisions in the region of the village of Bachta. We surrounded portions of the division, and took prisoner the whole of the llth Turkish Regiment, consisting of its commander, 56 offi- cers and 1,600. of the rank and file, as well as nearly all of the remnants of , the 10th Turkish Regiment, consisting of two staff officers, several other of - c firg?ers,,,and; 650,.:�skaris, We also ,cape tared in this battle three cannon and three machine guns." The repulse of a Russian attack on the Turkish positions along the Cru-' castes front with a loss of 3,400 Rus- sian troops; is reported in the Turkish official statement of Thursday. The announcement follows: "Caucasus front: On our right wing, separate at- tacks on the Turkish advanced posi- tions were repulsed by counter at- tacks, with considerable enemy loss. In the Ognot rector alone the Rus- sians lost 3,000 men, and in front of the Turkish position at Mighi we counted 400 killed" DISMISS FROM ARMY GORIZIA'S DEFENDER Gen. Riedel, Who Was in Command of Austrians, Loses His Rank. A despatch from 'Berne, Switzer- land, says :-A wireless despatch re- ceived from Austria says that a court-martial sitting at Klagenfurt has sentencer] General Riedel, who was in command at Gorizia when the city was captured by the Italians, to dismissal from the army and loss of his rank and pension. MUTILATED SOLDIERS TO BECOME TEACHERS A despatch from Paris says :- With a view of enabling war -mutil- ated soldiers to be come teachers in the elementary schools, the Govern- ment has opened special colleges for their rapid training. BEM I{S FiA N NEW SUCCESS Advance Their Front on Both Sides of Guillemont-Flers Road. A despatch from London says :- A new success was won by. General Haig's British troops during Friday night on the Somme' front. By a strong attack in the Guillemont sector they advanced their front several hundred yards on both sides of the Guillemont-Fleury road, bringing it on even terms with the French advance through Maurepas. The German sal- ient which was left at the point where the British and French fronts join was flattened out andseveral hundred prisoners taken. In addition, to the north, the British extended their trench progress along the Leipsic sali- ent, taking an additional 300 yards of strongly -defended position. Meanwhile the French, by strong artillery fire, were repulsing German counter-attacks south of Maurepas, especially in the region of Hill No. 121. This height is now completely in the hands of the French troops. Military experts attach great im- portance tothe capture of Maurepas by the French: Not only does it put into their hands one of the principal supporting points "of the German front between the Somme and the Al- bert-Bapa:ume high road, but it brings their advance within two miles of Combies, which powerfully -fortified town they are steadily flanking. It is reported from Paris that the German corps defeated on Thursday 1 by the French was led in person by I the Kaiser's second son, Prince Eitel Friedrich. On the Verdun front the 'Germans during the nighb attempted to storm Fleury. The French War Office re- ports their complete repulse. The Germans made a new assault on the French line at the tip of the famous salient of St. Mihiel, but have been repulsed after gaining a footing in French trenches. Toronto, Aug; 29, --]Manitoba wheat-- No. 1 Northern, $1.66 ; No, 2 Northern, $1.64 ; No, 3 Northern, $1.6'1, tracts L•'aY pouts, 1\ wheat - Manitoba oats ---No. 2 C.W., 573c : No, American corn -No. 3 yellow, 97e 3 C,W, 5033e extra No. 1 Decd, 56le ; No, 1 feed, 56c, track Bay ports, track Toronto. Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 02 to 53o, nominal, according to freights. outside. Ontario wheat -New crop, No. 2 $1 28 to $1.30 ; No, 1 commercial, $1.2 to $1,24 ; No. 2 commercial, $1.15 to 31.20 •, No, 3 commercial 31.14 to 31.16 ; according, to freights outside. 1'eas-No. 2, nominal, according to frelf;ht-s outside. Barley -Malting, nominal ; feed, nominal, according to freights outside. Buckwheat -Nominal, according to freights outside, nye-No. 2,new, $1,02 to $1.06 ; No. 1 commercial, nominal, according to freights outside, Mani.tobo, flour --First patents, in 3ute bags, 35.40 ; secard ptctent5, in lute bags, $7.90 ; strong tassels', in jute bags, 37.70, Toronto. Ontario flour -New pro' aceor,ling to sample, $6.70 to $5.50 ; nominal, in I bags, track Toronto, prompt shipment ; ne«, according to sample, $6,60 to $6.70. ' 1 nnmi meat,nal, bulk seaboard, prompt ship- Millfeed-Car lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags included : J3ran, per ton, $25 to 326 ; shorts, per ton 327 to $28, middlings, per ton, 328 to 329 ; good feed flour, per bag, 32.00 to 32.26. Nay ---New, No. 1, per ton, 310 to $12 No.ronto2. , per ton, $9 to $9.50, traok To- trac £strts aw-ToroCarnto,lots, per ton. $6 to $7. HALF POUND OF MEAT ALLOWED WEEKLY. Berlin Government Issues a Decree Providing Meat Cards. A despatch from Berlin says: The Government has issued a decree pro- viding for the introduction of meat cards for the whole empire on Oct. 2. Families butchering for their own consumption are subject to the card system. They -will be required to procure permission from local author- ities before butchering animals for household consumption. The maxi- mum amount of meat provided for un- der the new card system will be 250 grams (slightly more than half a pound) weekly. MONSTER SUPEIZEPPELINS TO HAVE LENGTH OF 780 FEET Baron Montagu Says New Machines Germany is Building Capable of Carrying Five Tons of Bombs. A despatch from London says: In a speech delivered at Bury St. Ed- munds on Wednesday night, Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, former vice- chairman of the joint Naval and Mili- tary Board, told of new monster super -Zeppelins which Gerniany is building. of We have obtained some details the super -Zeppelins which Germany is now' building," said Baron Montagu. "The principal features of the craft are a capacity of two million cubic feet, a length of 780 feet, a beam of 80 feet, a maximum speed of 80 milds an hour, a cruising speed of 35 miles an hour and a radius of action of 3,- 000 miles. The engines, six br seven of them, have a total of 16,000 horse- power. " "The airships can carry a load of bombs of five tons, They are able to ascend 17,000 feet. They are armed with machine guns at bow and stern and on top of the envelope. They carry a crew of 35 men. "These particulars show how large- ly the Germans are relying on Zep- pelins as a means for harrassing us. Two of these new craft have already been completed, and four will be available in October." Oonxrtry Produce -Wholesale. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 28 to 29e ; inferior, 24 to 25c ; creamery prints, 33 to 34c ; solids, 32 to .33c. Eggs -New -laid, 29 to 30c ; do., in cartons, 33 to 35c. Live chickens were selling at from 18 to 20c, and fowl at 15 to 16c. Beans -$4..50 to 35, the latter for hand- picked. Cheese -New. large, 1S$ to 19e ; twins 19to 191c ; triplets, 191 to 191c. Dressed poultry -Chickens, 25 to 27e ; fowl, 18 to 20c. Live poultry -Chickens, 18 to 2.0e ; fowl, 15 to 160. Potatoes --Jerseys, per bag, $2.60 ; Onta.rios per hag. $.35 to 32.40. Honey. -Five -pound tins, 123 to 13e ; do., 10-1b., 12 to 12e.c. Maple syrup -$1.5U per Imperial gal- lon. Provisions-ir lxolesale•, Lacon -Long clear, 18 to 181e per lb. Hams -Medium, 24 to 26c ; do, heavy, 21 to 22o ; rolls, 19 to 20c ; breakfast bacon, 25 to 27c ; backs, plain, 260 ; boneless backs, 23 to 290. Cooked ham. 35 to 37c. Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 163 •:o 170 ; tubs, 17 to 171e ; pails, 1.71 to 1710; compound, 14 to 147,e. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Aug. 20 -Corn-American No. 2 yellow, 03 to 99c. Oats --Canadian Western, No. 2, 6Oc ; , do, No. 3, 59e ; ex- tra No. 1 feed, 59e ; No. 3 local white, 54e. Flour -Manitoba Spring t. heat patents, firsts, 38.60 ; do., seconds, $3 ; strong baker's, $7.80 ; Winter patents, choice, $7.50 ; st••aight rollers, 36,90 to. 37.20 ; do., in bags, 33.25 to 33.40. rolled oats -barrels, $6.06 ; .bag of 90 i'' bran 26 shorts IUs. 32.90. al4illfeec $ . m, illi R31 -to 27 ; middl'ing� 329 =unite. 334. i -Tay -2 o., x per ton, car lots, $1.6 to 317. Cheese --Finest westerns, 19 to 191c ; do., easterns, 18$ to 19c. ,'Butter -- Choicest creamery, 344 to 30e ; seconds, 33 to 331e. Eggs -Fresh. 36c selected, 340 ; No. 1 stock 31c ; No. 2, do„ 27e. Dressed hogs -Al -killed, 317 to $17.50. Pork -Heavy Canada short na.iss, barrels, 35 to 45 pieces., 334 to 335 Canada 332ortoc383 back, barrels, to pails, 20 lbs. net, 16 to 161c. Winnipeg Grain, Winnipeg, Aug. 29. -Cash ,tun trams : -Wheat-No. 1 Northern 31.681 No. 2. do., 31.561 ; No. 3. do. 31.523 No. 4, 51.45 ; No. 5, $1.3911 ; No. 6, 31.293 ; eed, 31.211. Oats -No. 2 C.W., 5010. Barley -No. 3, 79c ; No. 4, 76e ; re- jected,92'GFlax-No. 1 N.- PC, 31.9; No 2CW $ 9. United States x2arkets. Minneapolis, Aug. 29, -Wheat -Sep- tember, 31.501 ; No. 1 hard. 31.651 , No. 1 Northern, 31.593 to 31.631 ; No. 2 Northern, 31.561 to 31.611. Corn -No. 3 Yellow, 96 to Sic. Oats -No. 3 white. 441 to 45e. Flour unchanged. llran- 319.50 to $21.05, Live Stook 20arketo: Toronto,•. Aug. 29 -Choice heavy steers, $8.50 to $8.75 ; Butcher steers. choice, 35,00 to 38.15 ; do„ good, , 7.75 to 37.95 ; do., medium, 37.50 to $+.GO ; do., common, 36,75 to 37.00: Heifers, medium 3 .50 to 37 75 ; 7.70 to Butcher0 ' cows. choice, 36,60 to 36.80 ; do., medium, $5.25 to 36.25 ; Butcher bulls, choice, 36.86 to 37.35 ; 00., good. 36.50 to 36.05 ; da, medium, 36.75 to 37.00 ; Feeders. 900 to 1,000 lbs., 36.60 10 $7.00 do., bulls, $5.50 to $6.00 ; Stockers, 704 to 800 lbs.. 36.266 to $6.15 ; de., mecl„ 660 to 750 lbs., $6.75 ; do„ light, 6110 to 660 lbs., 36.00 to 3'.50 ; Canners, 33.75 to $4.75 , Cutters, 34.25 to $4.50 , .Seep, light, clipped. 37.25 to 37.50 ; cia., heavy, clipped, $6.00 to 35.56 do„ light, un- clipped, $3.25 to 33.75 ; do.. yearlings, 39.50 to $10.00 ; Spring lambs, per ib., 11 to 120 ; Calves, 37,50 to 312.00 Hogs, fed and watered, 312.00 to $12.'li ; do. f.o.b., 311.50 to $11.75 ; do., weighed off cars, 312.25 to $12,50. Montreal, Aug,29.---Butchers' steers, good, 37.50 to S : fair, $7 to 31.25 : medium 36.50 to $6.75 ; common, 36 to 36.25 ; Butchers coats. good, 36 to $7. fair, $5.50 to 35.75; common, 35 to 35,25 canners, 33.50 to 34.50 ; I3utnhers' bulls best, 36.50 to 37 ; good, 36 to 30;50. fair, 35,50 to $6 ; canners, 34,56 to $5 Sheep, Gc to 71e l. ; lambs. 9e to 10o lb, Calves ; milk fed, Se to 100 lb : grass fed, 5c to Gc lb. Hogs, selects, $12.50 to 312,75 ; roughs and mixed lots, 311 to 3121cars.sows, $10,50 to $10.75 ; al] weighed NEW BRITISH ZEPPELINS , CAUSE GERMANS ANXIETY. A German despatch to The London Express says the appearance of the new British Zeppelins causes much anxiety in Germany, Patrolling oil Denmark, the British dirigibles com- pletely outpaced the German Zep- pelins. The Germans purpose o build smaller and faster airships cope with the British, but the Kais- er's sanction is necessary for the change, The exhibit in the Fine Arts Gal- lery this year at the Canadian Ns. tional Exhibition will comprise 200 masterpieces of. Frenchart repro- sonting all the schools of the present. day.