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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-01-12, Page 2FRENCH FEAR GMAN DASH OVER NEUTRAL RITZ LAND Distinguished French Writer Urges Britain to Take Over More of Western Fron:,.:8,,?.France play Be Prepared For .Any Lightning Stroke From von Hindenburg, A despatch from Paris says: France fears a dash by the German armies across neutral Switzerland, in a desperate attempt to turn the French and Italian lines, and relieve the pressure of the allied forces. For months the possibility of an in- vasion of Swiss territory has been talked of in Paris as a possibility. To- day, in the opinion of the French press, it has become a probability. Germany has called to the colors another class of recruits which will reinforce her active armies by more than half a million men. With her military forces now at their maximum she is preparing for her supreme effort of the war. Of one thing France is certain: that under Field Marshal von Hinden- burg Germany is mustering all her resources for the decisive stroke, and, if the past is to be a guide for the fu- ture, she will deal this blow with the same lightning -like speed with which shea 1 unehed her legions across neu- tral Belgium in the opening campaign This view is expressed in La Vic- toire by Gustave Have, the famous Fre,ieh publicist, who devotes his lead- ing article to the subject. Britain must take over a stall greater portion of the line now held by the French; M. Reeve declares, in order to free a sufficient body of French troops to permit the forma- tion of an "army of manoeuvre" -a mobile force which will be ready to reinforce any part of the west front line menaced by the German attack. M. Nerve also points out that Ger- many has mobilized the classes of 1919, giving her six hundred thousand additional men, while her civil mobil- ization will liberate a force variously estimated at from 500,000 to 2,000,000. This force, while it will be used chief- ly for service at the rear, will free a corresponding number of younger troops for the purpose of the first line. "At what point will they strike? M. Herve asks. "Hindenburg's pet objective is Russia, the article con- tinues, "but a grand offensive on that front is out of the question until April owing to weather conditions." BEAT THE ENEMY IN EAST AFRICA British Take Strong Positions and Indict Heavy Casual- ties on the Foe. A despatch from London says :- The following official communication was issued by the War Office on' Thursday night: "In East Africa our forces, in the! vicinity of Kissakis, south of the Ulu -1 guru Hills, assumed. the offensive New Year's Day. They stormed the- en -1 envy's strongly -entrenched liners in the Mgeta Valley, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing several guns and howitzers. Pursuing the en- emy we approached, I,anuar 8 go , the : Tio+ d n cry A+'Ti`. •:✓kY'Ir'� northwest of ' Kibambawe." . REACH GERMAN PHU DEFENCE Successful Daylight Raid By British on Wide Arras Front. A despatch from London says :- Sir Douglas Haig's troops have car- ried.. out another successful daylight raid south-east of Arras. The British, entered the German trenches over a wide front, and penetrated to the en- emy's third line. Many dugouts were destroyed and extensive damage oc- casioned to the defences. A similar raid was attempted by the Germans south of Wytschaete, but the attack- ers were driven off in disorder. The British captured two hostile posts with their occupants. ENGLISH FIRM'S BID UNDER ALL U. S. RIVALS A despatch from Washington says: -Despite demands upon British muni- tion plants because of the war, Had - fields, Limited an English concern, outbid United States Companies in proposals opened on. Thursday for 16 -inch and 14 -inch armor piercing projectiles for the United States navy. Not only are the English Company's figures more than $200 per projectile below the nearest American competit- or, but the time is cut in half, the shells to be. delivered in the United States duty paid. RUSSIANS, TAKE - 500 PRISONERS German Attack A. despatch r1jt`°'e ogred'- -The War Office re orts:° fenr attacks against ourpositions between the Tirul marsh, the Rivet Aa, and south of the village of Kainr in RUSSIANS CH TEUTQ Have Given Battle f4uce ss ally To' invaders' in Wallachia, c>„ A despatch from London says: Ai - though the Teutonic allies have made further advances in Roumania, • both in their operation driving Weastward from the mountain region, and north- ward from Wallachia into Molcavia, the Russians and Rumanians at vari- ous points are giving them battle, and at several places have met with suc- cess. Between Fokshani and Fundeni the Russians made a strong attack over a front of about 16 miles. They, gained ground near Obilechti, says the Ger- man War Office, but elsewhere were repulsed with heavy casualties, The Petrograd official communication, however, says the Russians re-estab- lished their former position near Ka- patuno, north-west of Fokshani, made an advance in the vicinity of Raspit- za Lake, and in a surprise attack cap- tured trenches to the northevireet in the Oituz Valley. ,z, Admission is made that the Russians ani, on the upper reaches of tza River retired before the; 5'x1_ vaders, while Berlin sap Veen the Oituz and Patna dez. fenders were pushed bae , ' wards the plains. Mount c p stormedby a German: detach captured. RAS WILL-.. STATE Peace Conditions T� Known to Pres ke ®Nilson. 'k's was S lade A despatch from Ani terdal 1 * _` The Frankfurter Zeitung ' u1e3 ;=•,, the report of a speech • d '' ' by former Hungarian Pr 'ount Julius Andrassy, on New. _ The Count says: "If the4, s t`et our offer of peace only :be they assert„our offer "creno meant ztndls ., BRITISH ARMY IN SUEZ REGION TO DRIVE THROB PALESTINE Will Join' Russian Array That Has Moved South Fromm. the Cau. easus and Cut the Bagdad Railroad. A despatch froze Washings s says: The Holy Land may be the next int- portant theatre of war. Official de- spatches received here indicate that the British force in the Suez region are preparing for a drive through Pal- estine. The object of this niove un- doubtedly is to join the Russian army that has moved south from the Cau- casus, cutting the Bagdad railroad and ending Germany's dream of an Eastern empire. It is not permitted to reveal the na- ture of the despatches which convey this information, but the conclusions drawn from them are amply support- ed by the facts of the present mili- tary situation of the belligerents, The Russian offensive in Asia Minor last Spring, which took Trebizond, Erzerum and Mush, has been halted far short of its goal. The British campaign from the Persian Gulf up the Tigris -Euphrates valley ended in disaster at Kut -e1 -Amara. But the British forces at Suez recently captur- ed El-Arish, '75 miles east of Suez, and have pushed on beyond there, how far is not known, The British to -day are farther east of Suez than at any time sin'1~e the war broke out. The Czar's army in the north has been re- inforced, and the Tigris army has been reorganized, and is pushing up the valley. 'Everything points to excel- lent chances of success if a combined effort from three directions is made against the Turks. The Turkish censorship has closed down tightly on all news from Pales- tine, particularly from the Lebanon district, where it is evident prepara- tions are being made to resist such a move. BRAILA, . MANIA CAPTURED BY HUNS Virtually all the River Danube in Possession of the Invaders. A despatch from London says :-- The Rumanian province of the Dob- rudja is now in the hands of the Cen- tral Powers, whose armies continue to advance through Great Wallachia into Moldavia. Braila, an important commercial city in Great Wallachia, and on the west bank of the Danube below (;`alatz, has been captured by Ger- man and Bulgarian troops. Several villages on the outskirts of Braila also have been occupied, and Field Marshal von Mackensen's troops have taken 1,400 prisoners in their latest , success. • Virtually aof the River 'Danube, " ;from its source to its' mouth, is now in ,elle hands. of the Teuton forces, who 'Control 2.11 of the eastern bank end all 'llut a i , tiles of the:West si bank! #lx>tlac d `... ., • .i•,th ref -Braila '. .em, were repelled by our fire. During the bat- tle south of Lake Babit and south of Riga, 500 Germans were captured. in the region of the town of Retchni, north-east of Veleiki, an enemy aero- plane landed. The aviators, an of-. ficer and a private, were made pris- oner." 300 PERSONS KILLED IN FORMOSA EARTHQUAKE A despatch frons Tokio says Three hundred persons have been kill- ed and many injured in a disastrous earthquake in Central Formosa, ac- cording to special despatches from Taihoku, the captial of Formosa. It is estimated that one thousand houses have been destroyed. The city of Nante has been damaged extensively by fire.• 2,000,000 BRITISH SOLDIERS ON THE FRENCH NCH FRONT ALONE ['his is Entirely Exclusive of the Forces Employed in Seven Other Theatres of the War. A special despatch from the British front 1f France says: "Gee. Sir Douglas Haig to -day com- mands the largest army Great Britain ever levied on her soil. The number of efl'ectives in the British army in i ranc:e on Jan. 1 was nearly 2,000,000 rnen, completely trained and ready, ' day or night, to receive orders from their commander-in-chief. "This figure only refers to the Brit- ! ish forces in France, and is exclusive of those employed in the defence of Great Britain, Ireland, India, Saloniea, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Africa." tree' SSI TRANS Or PI& MIA SUNK I I I DIERANEAN r Officers, 120 Soldiers and 33 of the Crew Are Officially. Reported as Missing.. A rieepatch from London says: The British transport Ivernia has been sunk by a submarine, it was officially announced on Thursday night. The text of the report reads: "The Ivernia wan sunk try an enemy submarine in ihii Mediterranean on January 1, dur- f ing bad weather and while carrying troops. Four military officers and 116 eoidiers, as well as 83 of the crew are missing. The surgeon and chief engineer are among the missing of- ficers." .frem Pres qq will be communicat ., not appear -immediately fore we must battle furth with all mu. strength and possible for our enemies steps in theedirection of°' Andrassy's;. ticech it .31 peace 'ast some sort ofcommunication of the leged terms will now be made to Wil- son, The Frankfurter Zeitung' says the allies' refusal arises apparently from the fatal error of supposing the present position, is only temporary and does not correspond with the ac- tual relative strength of the belliger- ents. It concludes by saying: "No- thing remains for Germany but to break open the 'door of peace seith the sword end." • Cs; MAKIMILIAN HARDEN4 MAKES PLEA FOR PEACE. A despatch from London says: 40:aximilian Harden, editor sl?ie Zukunft, delivered a speech,,e Orlin Saturday, pleading for l pea ;flay agreement, according to Reuter' r4n= sterdam correspondent, who quotes the Berliner Tageblatt. After")ref'er- ring to the enemy miscalculdin.• of Germany's strength, Herr lilted= warned his hearers not to allow them- selves to be deceived about the en- emy's strength. Russia's resources cannot be exhausted," he said, "for, indeed, the war proceeds only on the edges of this World Empire, Eng- land's hunger, moreover, is only a catchword, for which there is no foundation, while France's lack of men can be balanced by British troops." raft ,�. 't era l irisse the Dobrudleoby ilia corn= dined Bulgarian, Turkish and German orces, it is reported semi -officially from Berlin, leaves : a larger part of these forces ready for other employ- rnent, and closes the Dobrudja path- way to Constantinople to Russia. TWO ZEPPELINS BURNED IN SCHLESWIG SHEDS. A despatch from London says: Two Zeppelins have been destroyed at Ton- -dem, Schleswig, by a fire due to de- fective wiring in a recently construtt- ed double shed, says a Reuter de- spatch from Copenhagen, quoting the Ribe, Jutland, Stilts Tidende. PRISONS ARE FULL OF HUNGRY PEOPLE. Trouble in Vienna --Why Germans Advertise for Swiss Servants, A despatch from Geneva, says: - The Burgomaster of Vienna, Dr. Weiskirchner, threatens to resign if Hungary . continues to refuse to send food to Vienna,. according to reports here, He is quoted as saying that the prisons are filled chiefly with wo- men and children convicted of having stolen food, while housewives are afraid to go shopping for food even in the principal` •streets owing to rob- beries and assaults. The Swiss and : German •papers are erowded with advertisom ,nts for Swiss servants to go to Germans•, the reason being that every Germany is allowed to rcer:'i-ae from home weekly ten pounds of foodstuffs. FRENCH COMMANDER SURE OF VICTO' Gen. Nivell's General Order to the Troops at the Front. A despatch from Limoges, France, says: La France Militaire on Friday publishes the following general order to the troops, issued by General Nivelle: "At a time when another year of the war is ending you can be proud of the work accomplished. At Verdun you broke the most powerful blow • Germany ever struck against any of her adversaries. On the Somme, emu- lating the courage of our British al- lies, during a long series of attacks, you have given proof of a tactical su- periority which will continue to im- prove. Never has our army been bet- ter trained or more brave or possess- ed of more powerful means. "It is under these brilliant auspices that the- wort .of 1917 begins- You y at of victory. In thin G;zrc ;v u gid,zn r nor yep_ OCCUPY ,GERMAN CAMP IN EAST AFRICA British Troops Reach the North Bank of the Rufiji. A despatch from London says :- The British official statement on the campaign in German East Africa, is- sued on Sunday night, says: "Our columns pursuing the enemy in the Rufiji Valley occupied a German camp on the Tshogowali River and reached Kilhama%ve, on the north bank of the Rufiji, on the horning of January 5. The enemy still holds the south bank." CT .S FROM NITS STATES FOR THE BSI ISIS HOPI ALS Will Fill the Places of Young English Surgeons 'Who Desire to Go to the Front. A despatch from London says: Ac - reeding to the Daily Telegraph ar- rangements are being made to replace a number of young surgeons in the British hospitals by Americans, in or- der to enable the Britishers to enter the army. There are hundreds of doc- tors of military age in home hospitals who wish to join the army, says the Telegraph, but hitherto they have been denied that honor owing to lack of substitutes. With a view to meeting the diffi- culty, the Daily Telegraphcontinues, the army authorities some time ago enquired of the medical authorities in the United States whether they could send to England detachments of Markets of the New No, 1 .Nor 13txehernad a.32ixe,'1. 0 Toronto, ,Ian 0. - , Manitoba •w 2 2,073; No, 3. do„ 32.085; NNo. .o. 4 w 1,075, track, Bay ports, O}d Trop ng 4o above new croft, BaY anitobaports: oats -No. 2 C,W., 72e: Amerin or -N, 3 yeuow,,'21 track Torcaontoc, sunbjeooto embargo. Ontario oats ---No, 2 white, 64 to 6 acco nominrdal;ing• Noto, 3 white,freights 62 outsideto 650;„ n°1111°, Ontario wheat -New No, 2 Winter, pe car lot 31.74 to 31,70; No, 3, do., 31,7 to 81.72, according to frelgh,ts outside. Pods -No., 2, $2,80, according to',, freights outside, Barley-1V,Caltin , 31.16 to $118,' now' o eRigu 1 heat - 31.25 tsi according te. freights outside, to Ryefresg h-Nois, 2. $1,outside,33 to 81,35, aocorcting`" Manitoba flour -first patents,;: in jute bags, 39,70; 2nd do„ $9,20, 'strong bak- ers', do„ $8,$0, Toronto Ontario flour -- Winter, •aecordizi;g' to sample, $7.80 to 37,50, in bags, track Te-, Tonto, prompt shipment.g Millreed-Car lots -Delivered Ment - real freights, bags • included, bran,: per ton, $82; ehorte, do., $37; good'' recd flour, per bag, $8.70 t0 $3.80, Hay -No, 1, ger ton, $13 to $13.50; No,' t2rack Toronto, do„ $9 to $11,, track Toronto. Straw -Car lots, per tort, $9:,50..to'310, Country produce--Wlzoleaale. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 41,to 42c; creamery prints,, 45 to 47a; solids, 43 to 4310, Eggs -No. 1 storage, 39 to 40e; stor- age, selects 42 to 43c; new -laid, in car- tons, 66 to selects, out of cartons, 60 to 02c, Cheese -Large, 253 to 26c; twins, 26 to 263; triplets, 263 to 265o. fowlLiv, e12 poultryto15e. - Chickens, 10 to 17c; Dressed poultry -Chickens, 21 to 22c fowl, 16 to 180; ducks, 20 to 22c; squabs, per dos., $4 to $4.50; turkeys, 25 to 30o geese, 16 to 18c. Honey -White clover, 23-1b. tins, 1400 u 5-1b. tins, 13 to 133e;:10 -lb, 123 to 13o•�; 60 -lb. 12 to 13o; buckwheat, 601b. tins t 9 to 93e. Comb honey -extra fine unci heavy weight, per doz. 32,75; select, $2.50 to 32.75; No. 2, 33 to 32.35. Potatoes - Ontario, per bag, 32.10; British Columbia. Rose, per bag, 32 to 32.15; New Brunswick Delawares, per bag, $2.25 to 32.35. Beans - Imported, hand-picked, per bush„ 36; Canadian, hand-picked, per bush., $6.50 to 37; Canadian primes, 36 to $6.50; Limas, per ib., 9 to 10c. Provisions -Wholesale. Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 25 to 26c; do., heavy, 22 to 23c; cooked, 34 to 36c; rolls, 19 to 20c; breakfast bacon, 25 to 270; backs, plain, 26 to 270; boneless, 28 to 29c. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 18 to 183c per lb.; clear bellies, 18 to 183c.. Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 213 to 213a;, tubs, 213 to 22c; pails, 22 to 225c; com- pound, 163 to 17c. Montreal Markets, Montreal, Jan. 9. -Oats, Canadian Western, No. 2, 71c; do. No. 3, 69c; ex- tra, No. 1 feed, 69e. Barley, Man, feed, 31; malting, $1.30. Flour, Man, Spring wheat patents, firsts, 39.30; seconds, $9.30; strong bakers', 39.10• Winter pa- tents, choice, $0.25; straight rollers, :0 to 38.80; do. bags. 34.10 to 34.25, Rolled oats, barrel, 37.25: do., bags, 90. lbs., $3.50. Bran, 332. Shorts, 335. Middlings, $38 to $40. Mouillle, 343 to 348. Hay, No, 2, per ton, car lots, 313. Cheese, finest westerns 25e;,:; do., east earn' }� t to 4-'31'0; o., .. fresh, 60 sale 400; No. 2stock, ator. car' tots, $1.76 to Winnipeg Grain - Winnipeg, Jan. 9, -Cash prices: - Wheat -No, 1 Northern, $1,835; No. 2 Northern, $1.805 No. 3 Northern, 31.765; No. 4, 81.685. Oats -No, 2 C.W., 553c; No. 3 C.W., 6550; extra No, 1 feed, 053; No. 1 feed, 533e; No. 2 feed, 623e. Bar- ley -No. 3, 993c; No. 4, 933c; rejected, 73e; feed, 73e. Flax -No. 1 N.W.C., 32.593; No. 2 C.W., 32.663. 'United States Markets. Minneapolis, Jan. 9. - Wheat --- May, $1.92,3 to 31.933• 3311299 uly, $1,88332.00% 33• to $1,834; cash, No. 1 hard, 31.993 to 32.005; No, 1 Northern, 31.933 to 31.963; No. 2 North- ern, to $1.063. Corn -No, 3 yel- low, 94 to 943e. Oats -No, .3 white, 543 to 54.5c. Flour unchanged. Bran, $27 to $27.50. Duluth, Jan. 9.--Wheat-No, 1 hard 31.953; No, 1 Northern, $1.943c No. l Northern, $1.563 to $1.893; Mlfay, 31.925. Linseed -To arrive, $2.873; May, 32.915; July, $2..903.. Live Stook Markets, Toronto Jan. 9. -Choice heavy steers, 39.50 to $10; do.. good, 39 to $9.25; butchers' cattle, choice, 39 to 39.25; do. gd. 38.50 to 88 35 m $8.2oo6; dc, common, do. $ 7.25mediuto $7,7588to; butchers' bulls, choice, 37.40 to 48; do. good bulls, $7 to 37.26; do: rough bulls, $4,85 to 35.10; butchers' cows, choice, $7.26 to 37.50; do good, 36,75 to 37; do. medium. 36.25 to 36.50; stockers $6,25 to 37; choice feeders, $6.50 to $7.25; can- ners hicerr eacotters, h t $ 50 $to36 3100; 5db,' milkers, and medium, each, 540 to 360; springers, • 50 to 3100; light ewes, $9.26 to $10; beep, heavy, $6 to $7.60; calves, good to, 1oice, 311.75 to $13; lambs, choice, $13 hogs, fed' and as erea 3],2 50 to 412.60: o,, weighed orf cars. $12.75; do, f.o.b.., 11.76. Montreal, Jan. 9. -Choice -steers, $9 good steers, $7.50 to 3b 25; butchers': lulls, $7 to $S; butchers' eov;s, 35,50 to 7,50;- canners, bnlL , $5,60; canners,.' rws, 35.40; grass-fed calves $5.50; lis -fed calv(,5, 310;` herbs, 312 00 3.50; select ho 512.75 fa $13.50,. THE CHILDREN OF BELGIUM. re Suffering From hardship, and Disease. young American doctors. Hundreds of young doctors in the el United States, according to the Tele- t graph, have volunteered to serve in d the British army, but could not re- $ ccive a commission because they were 1 not British practitioners. There is $ no barrier, however, to their practis- ing hi Great Britain, says the news- paper, news- paper, and they are exactly the ma- terial required to fill the places of 1 English doctors who desire to go to the front. The newspaper does notI.A say how many Americans are likely to come, but asserts that they "may I not run into many hundreds." It adds,. however, that those who do come will be welcomed. GERMANS S RIPPE Bagul F BRASS, COPPER AND Tr B w up en fo to P1 s er dr ri th Be bo . be There are 2,575,000 child'eii; elgium enduring the has dshi hieh a heartless invader has foe on then, and .of these; 1,500,000 tirely dependent upon charity od. Of the remainder Inary be partly fed by the Neutral ission. An American specialis ent three months investigatir. Be Kitchen Utensils, Door Plates and Door Knockers Included in The Governor's Decree. A Reuter despatch from Amster- dam to London says that tho Maas- tricht newspaper Les Nouvelles:, is au- thcrr•it f«:'flet rtcn;,:rit. that. the Governer ••. c,' '.i•al of I3eledien has is- sued a.'decrce ordering the seizure of lgium states that 'tuberculosis easing rapidly among the'old'e en of the working classes ckets with the younger eh at every tuberculosis sanita lgium is crowded, and that rn now weigh less than the fore the war. all household goods made of brass, copper, tin, nickel or bronze, includ- ing kitchen utew il5, door r letee and door knockers. The oolnlnu;tee have tin 1)0011 ordered to -assist in the col- lection. of ti to Should Know The Sytepton She Are you sure that you d truly love lee? Ifo --.-Am 1 sure? I've laved d girls and I guess I ought to k