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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1916-11-10, Page 6NEXT SURPRISE OF WAR_._.� MAY BE FRENCH DRIVE AT M+ `Z Markets of the World NO IN TVI TIAL PARCELS Breadstuifs. Toronto, Nov. 7. ---Manitoba wheat - New No, 1. Northern $1,911 • No, 2, Prussian Salient at St. Ri 1,881/s No, 8, $1,83%; No. 4 wheat, , 1.74x/,, track, Bay poets. Old crop trading 8c. above new crop. No 3,i68;oexttraasNo 1 feed .66$e;6 No 1 feed, 68e, trach Bay ports, American corn ---No, 3 yellow, new, 98e, Deo. shipment. Ontario 'outs --No, 2 white, 62 to 64e. nominal; No, 3 white, 61 to 63c, nom- inal., according to freights outside.. Ontario wheat New N. 2 Winter, per car lot, $1:75 to $1,77; No, 3? do., $1.'73 to $1..75, according to freights outside. Old crop -No. 1. commercial, $1,70 to $L'72; No. 2 commercial, $1.60 to $1.63; No. 3 commercial, $1.51 to $1,55. Peas-No..2, $2.35 to $2.40, accord- ing to freights outside, Barley -Malting, $1.10 to. $1.12, nominal; feed, $1.02 to $1.05, nominal. Buckwheat, $1.15 bid. Rye --No. 2, $L25 to $1.27, accord- ing to freights outside. Manitoba flour --First patents, in jute bags, $10.00; 2nd patents, do., $9.50; strong bakers', do., $9,30, Tor- onto. •Ontario flour -Winter, according to sample, $8.00, in bags, track Toronto, prompt shipment. Millfeed-Car lots -delivered Mont- . real freights, bags included, bran, per ton, $30; shorts, per ton, $32; middl- ings,lah T1,, en hold on 1rapor: I lines considerably to the rear, their a,$eeee. ton, $34; good feed flour, per ! artillery$ tant Heights Near Butte de positions being untenable Hay -No. 1. per ton, $12 to $13; No, j since the French drove them from 2, per ton, $10 to $11, track Toronto. Warlencourt, Advancing on i Douaumont after silencing ninety of Straw -Car lots, per ton, $8 to $9. 1,000 Yard Front. I their batteries. Country Produce -Wholesale. London, Nov. 5. -The French troops Eggs -Next -laid, cartons 48 to in the Somme region of France and '92 YES � F~g 50c; new -laid, ex -cartons, 46 to 48c; north-east of Verdun have again ; id� utter -Creamer storage, selects, 39c; storage, No. 1 36 to 37c, B smashed the German lines hard. y prints, �! fresh made, 43 to 44c; creamery prints, North of the Somme between Les-; Nee CK storage, 42 to 43c; creamery solids, boeufs and Sailly-Sallisell to the east 411/ to 42c; choice dairy prints, 37 to of the Iatter place, and on the St. - - 39c; ordinary dairy prints, 33 to 35e; Pierre-Vaast wood sector important bakers', 30 to 32c. Cheese -New, gains were made in violent fighting Two Persons Only Survived large, 23 to 23144c; twins, 2314 to which proceeded throughout Sunday, 23%c; triplets, 231/ to 23eec; stiltons, Prom Collision of Comae- 24 to 241/ c. according to the French official com- Poultry -Spring chickens, lb, live, munication. The attack on the St. mara and Retriever. '16 to 17c, dressed, 21 to 22c; old fowl, Pierre e cast wood, which was made , London, Nov. 5. -Ninety-two lives lb, live, 14 to 15; dressed, 17 to 19c; from three sides simultaneously, net- were lost when the British steamships ducklings, lb,, live, 12 to 18c, dressed, ted the French three trenches on the Connemara and the Retriever collided lr to 19c. northern side and the entire German and sank Fridaynight duringa ter- $cans -Hand-picked, $6; prime, $5. positions on the southern outskirts of honey -.Pins, 21/2 -lb tins, 12;. to the wood. In the course of these ac- rific gale on the Irish Sea., Only two 13c a lb.; 5-1b. tins, 12%e alb.; 10 -Ib. persons survived th disaster. No tins, 12e a 1b.; 60 -ib. tins, clover, 1.1%c. tions the French captured 522 prison- -Americans are reported lost, a lb. Comb honey -Selects, $2.40 ere. S The to $2.75; No 2, $2 to $2.25. To the north, despite the stormyommemara was bound will passengers and cattle from Greenore, Potatoes-Nee'v Brunswick, fn car weather, Sir Douglas Haig's forces at- Ireland, for Holyhead, Wales. The lots, $1.90 a bag; western, in car •lots, tacked at several points aloz3g the Retriever was coal laden. Her crew front, making some progress and tak- numbered thirteen, all of whom, with ing a few prisoners. In the centre the exception of one, were lost, The they progressed on a front of over other survivor was a passenger aboard 1,000 yards, securing the high ground the Connemara, in the neighborhood of the Butte de % The collision occurred just outside Walencourt. ihiel Offers a Tempting Invitation to Attach. London, Nov, 5. -Military observ- I Woevre offers a tempting invitation •.ers here are guessing, now that the to attack,,, From Les Eparges, 18 initiative in the west has definitely {{• miles south-east of `rerdun, to fibra- 1 court, on the southern side of the ea - passed to the allies, what will be the } lient, is about ten miles. Between next step, On the Somme front they, Les Eparges and St. Mihiel there is a have two objectives, Cambrai and St.1 valley about three miles wide, through Quentin with their railways, to gain ; welch a small brook flows into the which Bapaume in the north, Peronne Meuse. At one point the French are in the centre and Chaulnes in the quite near this brook and cover with south must he taken first. On the , their guns almost all the ground up • Meuse there is the Prussian salient ! to the slope ori which St. Mihiel fz?ons Metz which projects westward; stands, including, the railway to Metz, to the river at St. Mihiel and where ' which brings ammunition and sup - they have gained a small footing on plies. Not a few critics here think a the west bank. f move in this direction will be the next This salient in the plain of the' surprise of the war. RENO TAKE IRetired Far to hear. French patrols have penetrated far beyond Fort Vaux into the lines hith- AU lL AG erto held by the Germans, but were not able to get in touch with the for- - I mer defenders. -It appears probable I that the Germans have retired their $1.65 to $1.70 a bag. Provisions -Wholesale. Smoked meats -Hams, mediem,, 24 to 25c; do., heavy, 22 to 23c; cooked, 35 to 36c; rolls, 19 to 20c; iensakeanatt bacon, 25 to 27c; backs, plain, 26 to The powerful blows delivered sinal_ the Carlingford bar, in the track of 27c; boneless, 28 to 29c. taneously enabled the armies of Gen the London and North-Western Rail- Pickled or dry cured meats, 1 cent erals Foch and Haig to register the way Line steamers plying between i less than cured. Greenore and Holyhead. The gale ! Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 18 largest advance of weeks in their was described as the worst that ever ' to 18 %e' per ib.; clear bellies, 18 to campaign to pocket Bapaume. whipped the Irish Sea. The seas L181/c. 'aux Village Occupied. : ran so high that it was impossible for 20c; tubs, 20e lard, tierces, 19% to P tubs, to d0llmc; pails, 20111. to Keeping up their offensive in the either ship bo launch life -boats even! 201/c; compound, 15 to 1Gc. Verdun region, the French have been had there been time. Coteonseed oil -Tierces, 15%c; tubs, enabled to occu py the entire village of j _ 16c; pails, 16%; Va.ux, and also the town of Damloup, WOULD STOP EXPORT Montreal Markets. which is situated a mile to the east of, OF BREEDING CATTLE. Montreal, Nov. 7. -Corn, Ameziean Fort Taus. To -day "s advances were preceded on • _ No. 2 yellow, $1.10 to $1.11. Oats, Saturday by futile errnaix attacks A despatch from Quebec says: ;Non 3,x671 e extra No. 1 No Heed c67 e. against the strongutitreech system cap- That the time is opportune'for the ?BarIey, 14Ian, feed, $1.021/. Flour, lured by the French en Wednesday on Federal Government to pass an or -i Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts the edge of St. Pierre-Vaaat wood. der -in -Council prohibiting the sale of ! $10.10; seconds, $9.60; strong bakers', The British also repulsed a German breeding cattle from the Dominion to ' $9.40;• Winter patents choice $9.50; ¢Dante; -attack t s the garrison Hoax of should the United States anthat farmers , straight rolleros $8.90 to $9,20; do., Transie,y at trenches east isf Gueude- ra'Iwaysaon the sociallyve a tiane lortat on ow rate °n bags, $ 25 ; clo , bas 90 lid4.40. s, $2.30: ,Sats ofbarrels, • G 8 bags,, $ .30: court whish have Dees. made the start- farm implements, malt, manure, was , Bran, $28, Shorts, $31. Middlings, in,. point .,nr British atees ee Le $33, Mouiliie, $36 to $38. Hay, No. Tran ley. pointed out on Thursday by Hon. J.I 2, per ton, ear lcts, $13, Cheese, To -day's British tatsnnenz a ' E. Caron, Minister of Agriculture for finest westerns, 221,E to 22%c; do., esTo-J:-*.ion of the .tat urn;,¢ �f the Province of Quebec in his testi-; finest easterns, 213'4 to 22c. Butter, aeroplanes that have s,re mory before the Dominions Royal I choicest creamery, 411/ to 42c; sec - allied "`-rnmissfon in session at the Parlia-'olds, 401 to 41c. Eggs, fresh, 48 to brought down recently; to -day, fer in- 50c. selects, 38c; No. 1 stock, 34c; No. 2 stock, 30c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.80 to $1.85. , stance, Berlin reports taking nine. The melt Buildings. west winds prevailing blow -he allied machines far over the German front, A wife can overlook her husband's and make it hard for them to return shortcomings if they aren't in his pay if pursued. envelope. ITALIAN GUNS WITHIN RANGE OF AUSTRIA N CITY OF TR/ESTE Advance Guard of Cadorna's Army only 12 Miles Distant -3,500 Winnipeg Grain. Winnipeg, Nov. 7. -Cash quota- tions :- Wheat - No, 1 Northern, $1.82%; No. 2 Northern, $1.70%; No. 3 Northern, $1.7414; No. 4, $1.6414; No. 5, $1.50%; feed, $1.1814. Oats - No. 2 C. W., 58c• No. 3 C. W., 56144c; extra No. 1 feed, 561/40; No. 1 feed, 56c; No. 2 feed, 55%c. Barley not quoted. Flax -No. 1 N.W.C., $2,48%; No. 2 C.W., $2,451/2. United States Markets, :Additional Prisoners Taken. Minneapolis, Nov. 7.•. -.Wheat -Dec- ember, $1,8814c; May, $1.86%. Cash -No. 1 hard, $1,92% to $L931/; No. 1 Northern, $1,87%. to $1.91%; No. 2 A despatch from Rome says: Addi- Hard fighting has taken place on Northern, $1.821/ to $1.891/x. Corn tional points tie' vantage were gained and near the Adriatic coast below -No. 3 Hite 50 to 5014 $1.04. Oat - by the Italian armies on the Carso, a t. Flo i4lonfalcone, Unofficial reports an- changed. Bran, $26.00 to $27.00. un - plateau, and on Friday night Gen, nounce that Duino, on the Venice- Duluth, Nov, 7. -Wheat --•.•1'0• 1 Cadorna's army is within 12 miles of Trieste railroad Iine has been oceu- hard, $1.8814; No. 1 Northern, $1,85% Trieste, the objective of the offensise pied. This seems probable, as to -to $18714 No. 2 Northern, $1.74% to The total numbers of prisoners has night's official statement announces '11.821; December, $1.86%8 asked, been increased to over 8,500, 3,600 , that the Agnavizza coast has been Linseed, c6sh, en track, 824„ 1k ; Nov- having been added to the 1,000 taken ' invested. The statement says: ember, $2.66%; May, $2.681;4. on Thursday. More guns and great "Three thousand more prisoners, Live Stock Markets. quantities of arms and ammunition , including one general, have been cap - also fell into the hands of the hal-:tured in the course of operations on ran,, the Carso plateau. One regiment sur- Th..arsday's operations alone, ac- rendered. A large number of guns eordie to Italian estimates, cost the ' have been taken. The coast of A - Ai f,rians 15,000 in casualties and navizza has been invested," g cantered. The list Austrian Regi»I An Italian dirigible bonibed forti- 7nr-nt and several battalions are said flcations and warships in Setenice to h -, , ;,nen wiped out. 1 Bay, Island of Banta, in the Adriatic, • Toronto, Nov. 7. -Choices heavy steers, $8.85 to $8.75• good heavy steers, $8.00 to $8.25; rbutchers' cattle good, $7.60 to $7.90; do., medium '6.75 to $7.00; do. common, $ $5.40 ,$ to $740; butchers buds, choice, $7,10 to $7, doroughgohulls,ulls 4.50$ to 0. _ to ; but . -ere6.', $ $ 00; butchers cows, choice, $6,25 to $7.00; do., good, $5.76 to $6.00; do., medium, $5.50 to 0 PRISONERS IN . ANY Explanation of the New British Order Has Been Received at Ottawa. .A despatch from Ottawa says: An i addressed to the latter being dealt explanation o.f the new British order with according to an existing system. prohibiting the sending of parcels di- Under the new plan supplies will be rootto r individual a e - I lu 1 prison rs of -war in sent to every prisoner, but only through one central organization, the British Red Cross, rThe central com- mittee or an organization authorized by the central committee will examine and pack all parcels before sending them to the prisoners. While adequate supplies of food will be sent by au- thorized organizations out of their own stores to all prisoners, it will still be possible for persons to send parcels to individual prisoners through the authorized organizations. It is provided, however, that such parcels sent to an individual prisoner must not exceed 30 pounds gross per week, and must not contain bread, cake or tinned food, as such articles are difficult to censor without spoiling. This is an outline of the scheme, full particulars of which are apply to all British prisoners, ,naval l being forwarded by mail, and military, except officers, parcels Germany has been received by the Government. The new plan has been formulated by the new Central Pris- oners -of -War Committee of the Brit- ish Red Cross Society and the Order of 51. John of Jerusalem in England, and the British Government has ap- proved of it, to take effect December lst. The Government here has cabled for further information as to the ef- fect that this will have on shipments of Christmas parcels now being pre- pared in Canada. The object of the new plan is to eliminate the necessity of the British censorship by preventing the use of food parcels as a means of conveying ,information to the enemy, also to co- ordinate and control the supplies of food for the prisoners. The order will eerie ,s$6.ers, $7. to $6.25; choice AWES EXTEND feeders, $G.25 to $7.75; canners- and cutters, $3.75 to $4,40; milkers, choice, each, $70.00 to $100.00; do., cons. and med., each, $40.00 to $60.00; springers, $50.00 to $100.00; light ewes, $7.40 to $9.00; sheep, heavy, $4.50 to $5.50; calves, good to choice $10.25 to $10.60; lambs, choice, $10.50 to $11.00; do., medium, $9.25 to $9.50; hogs, fed and watered, $11.15 to $11.25; do., weigh- ed off cars, $11.40 to $11.60; do., f. o. b. $10.30. Montreal, Nov, 7. -Steers, choice, $7,50; good, $6.50; cows, choice, $6.50; good, $6; butchers' bulls, $5 to $6; can- ners, $4.25 to $4.75; sheep, $6.25 to $6.75; Iambs, $9.50 to $10.75 each; calves, grassers, $4.50 to $5; milk, $6 to $9.25; hogs, $11.50 to $11.65; lights and heavies, $11. Receipts at the east end market to -day were: Cattle, 500; sheep, 900; hogs, 1,200; calves, 300, --- is DRIVEN FURTHER OVER FRONTIER • SOMME LINES French Troops Advancing at Verdun Now Dominate Vaux Village. A despatch from London says: The British and • French have extended their lines in the sector south and south-west of Transloy, In a surprise attack Haig's troops advanced from their trenches east of Gueudecourt on Thursday night and seized a German trench. The enemy's counter -assaults failed to dislodge the British from the position. They were completely re- pulsed, says the official reports. At the same time the French • clashed with the enemy in hand-to- hand fighting for the possession of houses on .the outskirts of Sailly- Saillisel taken by the Germans earlier. Foch's troops completely cleared these positions and strengthened their grip on the lines outside the town. This move, coupled with that of the British to the west, marks another step in the allied encirclement of the important A despatch from London says ; position of Transloy and the. Aiolnfighting continues to mars road south of that point. With clearer the Austro -German attempts to l weather the combinedh forces are ex - ow penetrate the plain of Roumania south. pectedgais to deliver their finalreblow of Kronstadt and Hermannstadt and 1 against oTn yend prepare forga an toward Bucharest. The stiff defence advance on an extensive scalesagainst Bapaume from the south-east, Roumanian Successes ,Over Teu- tons in Tansylvanian Theatre Continue. of the' Roumanians is withstanding the blows of Austro -German artillery and infantry about PredeaI. East of Pre - deal the Roumanians advancing in the Buzea valley have driven the invaders back over the frontier in the region of Table Butzi. They also have taken Mount Siriul and Taturmio along the TWO AMERICAN AVIATORS KILLED IN FRANCE. A despatch from Paris says: Two American aviators have been killed near Nancy, according to a despatch Transylvanian border south-east of received here, from that city. The Kronstadt. South of Hermannstadb, says gives thatnthe further aeroplanedls. The con - in the region of Rothenthurm pass, the Matin Austro -Germans have extended their tailing the two Americans capsized lines and captured an additional 350 while flying over $ouserville plateau, prisoners. West of Rothenthurm and near Nancy. The observer fell out in the Prahova valley the Roumanians and the pilot, who came down with are holding their ground. the machine, was crushed to death under the engine. A IAN TROOPS AMBUSH AND CAPTURED BY BRITISH Another Village on the Left Bank of the Struma River Also Occupied. A despatch from London says Struma our troops ambushed some Although fighting continues at various enemy patrols near Salmah and took b prisoners. Bursuk has been success- fully bombed by our aviators." British troops, following up their successes against the Bulgarians on the left bank of the River Struma, in Greek Macedonia, have taken by as- sault the village of Alitsa, says the official statement issued on Friday by the French War Department, points along the Macedonian front from Lake Presba to Lake Tahinos, there has'been Iittle change in the gen- eral situation, British troops have taken Alitsa, on the left bank of the Struma, from the Bulgarians. .The British official communication says; 'On the Miran front there has been only artillery activity. On the 21 SIS SUNK IN A FEW DAYS ACCORDING TO PIRATE'S LOG Harvest of Three German Submarines in the English Channel --- Valuable Cargoes Have Been Destroyed. Berlin, Nov. 1. -The Overseas News French barque Condor, 760 tons; the French barque Cannebiberre, 2,450 tons, loaded with coloring wood; and the three -masted French schooner St, Charles, 521 tons, with 400 tons of fish. Agency reports that three German subinarines which recently returned to their home ports sank within a few days twenty-one ships of a total of 28,500 tons, in the English Channel. Among the vessels sunk were the t NEW SUCCESS FOR ITALIANS The Powerful Offensive Against Thieste Shows No Abaterent. London, Nov, 1, -The Italians are slowly but surely pushing their lines nearer to Trieste. With fine weather favoring their offensive operations, their advance yesterday and to -day was extended over a wider area, and the drive is being prosecuted with steadily -increasing violence and grow- ing losses to the Austro -Hungarians, The Austrians lost 41,000 men dur- ing the first two days of the new Italian offensive, according to wireless reports from Rome. Of these, in round figures, 10,000 were killed, twice that number wounded and 10,062 cap- tured. Gen. Bordevitch, of the Aus- trian command, after having been forced to withdraw three divisions, has asked for reinforcements, according to these despatches, The Italians yesterday pressed for- ward in the direction of the Wippach valley, advancing more than a kilo., metre, taking 553 prisoners. They - also have practically invested Castog- niovizza, on the Carso. FIVE MEN DROWNED. IN THE ABITI I Employee of Canadian Stewart Co. Lost in Trying to Save Others. A. despatch from Haileybury, Nov. 5. -News has been orought here that five men were drowned in the Abitibi River, near Twin Falls, on Thursday. A scow loaded with timber and carry- ing 12 men was being towed by a launch, when it crashed into a hidden Kock, capsizing the launch and plung- ing all into the icy water. Eight were rescued, but four of the crew were drowned. The fifth man, an. employe of the Canadian Stewart Company, met death in a heroic effort to save the other men. The other victims were employes of A. W. Hen- nessy, of Haileybury. John Duke, of West Meath, near Pembroke, was one of the victims. Another is Dan Cou- vette of New Brunswick. HERO OF DOUAUMONT SUCCUMBS TO WOUNDS A despatch from Paris says: -Gen. Ancelin, Commander of the brigade which led in the assault on Fort Dou- aumont, in the Verdun region, on Oct- ober 24, has died of wounds. Gen. Nivelle, the Commander at Verdun, in announcing the death to Mme. Ancelin, mentioned the fact that her husband had prepared for the victory and cap- ture of Douaumont, Gen. Ancelin was a Breton officer, and had served as first assistant to three Ministers of War, Berteaux, Etienne and Willerand, in the direction of the army adminis- tration. He was in charge of the re- organization of the French cavalry be- fore the war. WESTERN FARMERS MAY WORK ON SUNDAY. Authorities Will Permit Carrying on of Threshing Operations. • A despatch from Winnipeg says: J. Bruce Walker, Commissioner of Im- migration at Winnipeg, announced on Wednesday that arrangements had been made between the Ottawa Gov- ernment, overnment, the Attorney -General of Saskatchewan, and the Attorney -- General of Alberta, whereby there would be no prosecutions for urgent work carried on in the provinces on Sunday in connection with thresh- ing operations. 6,011 GERMANS TAKEN IN VERDUN BATTLE. A despatch from Paris says: A French official statement says that, according to late information, the to- tal number of prisoners taken on the Verdun front since October 24 has reached 6,011. The material capture ed comprises 15 guns, 5 of which are of large calibre, 51 trench mortars, 144 machine guns, two wireless plants, and a great quantity of rifles, bombs, shells and various other orae terial. le - CIVILIAN VICTI1VIS 0I+' GERMAN METHODS. A despatch from London says.; Asquith, in a written reply to a question in the House of Cones Mons on Wednesday, says: "The num- her of British civilians killed, drown- ed and wounded by the enemy Pole lows: Killed or died of wounds or shock, 589; drowned, 3,014; injured, 1,693."