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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-05-11, Page 2ONE FRENCH ARMY CORPS CAPTURED 1,800 PRISONERS Gen. Nivelle Returns to the Attach; and Makes Excellent Progress --Last German Cleared From the Craonne Plateau. Paris, May 6. -With renewed vigor the French returned to the attack on the defences of Leon and 'made ex- cellent progress, They cut a salient of four miles from the Siegfried line, and on a front as large cleared the last German from the Craonne pla- teau, reaching the dominating heights beyond. During the day more than 6,100 German prisoners were counted, which makes the total of 7,100 since the present offensive started. One French army corps alone took 1,800 � prisoners and captured a front of I three miles almost in its entirely on the Siegfried line. 1 This victory was accomplished, however, only by breaking down a German defence stubborn beyond de- scription. In fact, it may be doubted I whether many days of more intense i fighting ever have been seen. On the ! whole front of 40 miles and more there !was ' an incessant battle, in which French attack and German counter attack alternated, EDISON PE ' 1ECTS NEW d O'F$E track Toronto liar -Extra. xtra. No. 2, per ton $1�":54!• to TO THWART -BOAT $12,61 trivet) per ten, 53.60 tb ;$11, trark Toronto,. Country Produce -Wholesale • Market. of the World Toronto 11109 S. --Manitoba iwheat--N0. 1 Northern,$2.949; No. 2 do„ 32:�9R; No. 3 do., 3'2.841: No. e wheat, 32. 2 , track Tray ports. bicinitoba oats ---No. 2 C,W., 8290; No, 8 t1.�'1', 8-11c1 extra. No I feed, 8190; No. 1 feed 8l', all rail delivered. ' American corn -No, 3 yellow, 103; nominal, subject to embargo, trade To- to. Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 74 to 700, nominal; No. 3 white. 73 to 73c, nomi- nal, according to 1 ru:iglrts' outside. Clntario wlrpat N0, 2 SVintes per ear lot, 32.78 tq. $2.S0; No, 3 do„ 32.76 to x$2,78, according to freights outside, Peas No. nominal, according' to freinhte outside. l3arle, •Zvlaitinb, 31,36 LO 31,37, ac- cording to freights outside. stye No 2,31 `18 to $1,8.0, nominal; ac- cording to feights outside, • Slanitoifa flour --First patents, in jute bags, 313.20; second patents, in ,jute bags, $16.71?; strong batters', In jut,: bag's, $12.30, Toronto. • Ontario flour ---Whiter, according to �amp1', 311.50 to 311,62, In bags; track c, ironrpt sllll,ment• Millfeeci-Car tots. delivered Montreal .freights, hag's included -Bran, per ton, 342 shorts, per ton, 3401 middlings. Per ton,348;, good feed flour, per bag, 33.00 to $3.10, Straw --Cur lots, per torr, 38 tee 49, �. Head of United States Naval Board Announces Tests Made Indi- cate Submarine Menace is Solved. New York, May 6.-A programme to stop the ravages of German sub- marine warfare on maritime com- merce has been submitted to the Gov- ernment by the naval advisory board. This was announced yesterday by W. L. Saunders, chairman of the board. He said the plan, in his opinion, was a practical solution of the U-boat prob- lem. He said it was not purely theo- retical, but that it had been proved by actual tests along the Atlantic coast. The scheme is not merely a defen- sive measure against the submarine. Mr. Saunders said it called for "of- fensive operations on an extensive scale." Thomas A. Edison, who is presi- dent of the board, did not originate the scheme, Mr. Saunders said. But Edi- ° son, he said, had been working tire- lessly to perfect its many phases. Since declaration of war against Ger- many, Mr. Edison and hie assistants have been trying thousands of schemes suggested to block Germany's ' under -sea, warfare, now admittedly the I greatest menace to the European al- lies and their new American partner, I the United States. I effectively, are indicated by Sir RADA Ra� George Foster, who returned on Sun- • day from Washington, where for two GERMAN weeks he participated in the allied a a conference. There is to be joint ef- fort in regard ard to production, muni - Surprise Attack on Sunday Was Completely Successful. Canadian Headquarters in France, May 6. By a surprise attacak early this (Sunday) morning the battalion holding that part of qur front immedi- 3 i f •akuth ,,;af the.,;�;S trh;ez v xxa -wr&l . "ii eneniy front line and support trench some distance to- the east. The whole region south-west of Lens, where the ground was gained, is dotted over with ruins of mining villages, and al- most every house has been transform- ed into a miniature fortress by the in- troduction of machine guns, operated from the shelter of strong emplace- ments. The gunners who hold these posts do not surrender -they die at their places beside their guns, fighting l to the end. Germany still has men of that type, and they sell their lives for the utmost price they ran exact. GA ADA ASD U.S. tions output, ship -building, coastal de- i fence, and, quite possibly, in respect ' to the regulation of food prices. Sir George says the United States are in the war very much in earnest. IN :ANT EFFORT Co -Operation in Aid of Allies in Production. Shipbuilding and Supplies. Ottawa, May re ---Co-operation be- tween the Unittd States and Canada in many lines 01' national endeavor, the whole iiesignt.d to aid the allies WI`110U1 RAISTN British Finance Carries War Load Without Additional Taxes. A despatch from London says: - Great Britain's war budget for the fiscal year which Andrew Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduc- ed in the House of Commons on Wed- nesday contained no surprises and fewer changes from the existing taxa- tion than did the previous war budget. No new forms of taxation were pro- posed. The onlyy changes were in- creased excess profits tax, which was raieecl to 80 per cent. from 60 per cent.; the: placing of excess profits on munition works on the same basis, an increase of tobacco duty by is 10d in the pound, and increased entertain- ment taxes on the higher -priced tickets. Economy in the employment of ships by Government impressment of all vessels except small coasters at fixed ratee of pay also was announced, BRITISH STRENGTHEN THEIR HOLD D MAIN DEFENCE OF HINDENBUR G General Haig Improves His Positions at Several Points East of Arras -Over 900 Prisoners Taken. 'A despatch from London says:- l,/rider a bright moon, the fifteen -mile titanic battle east of A14ras raged all Thursday night,'daylight finding both armies savagely pounding away. With all the bitter fury of two giants trying to club each other to the 'earth, the struggle continued on Friday. So far all has gone well with the British. The third battle of Arras is the fiercest fought• in the war, and their success is the .greatest,., even though the other two brought •'more prisoners and quicker gains. The Drocourt-Queant , i me is a stout barrier, especially strong under present conditions, but the British are battering it successfully. At sev- eral points Prince Rupprecht has counter -attacked, not with a few hast- ily organized battalions, but with many divisions of reserves brought forward just for this work. He hit Fresnoy, but failed; he • hit Bulle- court, where Haig is trying to turn his flank, but again he failed. Only at Cherisy, near the Arras-Cambrai road, where the British found diffi- culties from the start, did he turn the tide in his favor. The Canadians, who took in turn Vimy Ridge, Arleux and now Fres- noy, gallantly withstood a terrific attack from three quarters. At Bulle- court, along the Hindenburg line, the British have nearly surrounded a large force of Germans. Butter -Fresh locs dairy, choice, 39 to40e; FOE'S APRIL LOSS creanxcry prints, 43 to 45o; solids, 42 to � �,6p! 431. I Eggs- New -1 141, In cartons, 40 to 410 out of cartons, 26o. HUNS IN CHECKEXCEEDS 100,000 fowl, 24 to 25a ducks, 22 to 26e; squabs, 1 Per dnz„ $4.00 to $4.50; turkeys, :.,p to . Dressy poultry --Chickens. 26 to Sc;G 32c. •• Cheese --New, large, 27 to 279c: twins, 219 to 273c; triplets. 278 to 28c; old, large, 289c; twins, 283c. Honey -White clover, 29-1b. tins, .149 to 15c; 5 -ib. tins, -149c 10-1b. 139c; 60 - lb . 0-lh, 13c; buckwheat, GO -lb. `tins 10-. to 1 109e. tomb lioney-extra fine and, heavy I weight perdoz., 32.76; select,. $2:50 to i $2.75; No, 2, 32 to $2,255. - Maple Syrup ---Imperial gailon, 31.65 to I 51.75.I Potatoes --on track Ontario, -per bag, 1 34.00; New nro.nswick Delawares, per bag, 34.25; Albertan: per bag, $315-6 to $4,110. Beans--Tniported, hand-pielcea per bush., $6,60; Canadian, hand-pickell, per bush,. 37.75 to $8.00: Canadian primes; per bush., 37.50: Limas, per lib., 17 to �iSe. 1 /Provisions -Wholesale Ivry Salted 1leats--Long clear bic0n, ,in tons, 309c; in cases, 21c; clear bel- lies, 23c; fat backs, 240. Smoked nxuaty-Molls :7ic; hams, medium, 29c to 299c; heavy, 960 to 27c; conked hams, 40c; backs, plain, 930; backs, boneless, 35c to 30e. Green meat, ---nut of ' pleicle, le less than smoked, Lard --Pure ]arcs, tierces, '252 to 26c; tubs, 26 to 201e; palls, 261 to 269e; compound, tierces. 201 to 203e tubs, 2 i to 201,r; pails, 20'1 to 21 c. "' ` I Cured meats --Long clear bacon. 21 to 122c Per lb; clear bellies, 20 to 2090. i Montreal Markets Montreal, May 8. -Oats,, Cattitdlan Western, No. 2, Sir; do '110 3;7i2,c; dc-, extra No. 1 feed, 793c. Bailey an. i:e0d, .$1.12. '•, 1 lour„ flan . Stri 1 ,. ;,; eat choice, 313.75; straight rollers, ., 2 e 313.001 do., bags, $6:35 to $6:50. 11,o11edt oats. barrels, 38.25 to 38,50; do., begs,',,, 90 lbs., 34.00 to 34.25. Bran, 343 tihorts,, 346. 1Tiddiings, 348 to 350. Sfouillie, 35:1 to 366. Iiay, No, 2, per ton, oar lots, 51.3.50 Cheese, finest westerns, 27- to - 0 2$' Heavy ( Butter, choicest finest creamery, 419 -to 420;!' seconds, 39 to 40c. Eggs, fresh, 40o do„ Any No. 1 stock, iso. Potatoes, per bag, ear lots, $3.75 to 31.00. -CANADIANS CAPTURE THE • FORTIFIED VILLAGE LAF FRESNOY Infantry Reached Enemy's Dugouts Before he Could Emerge and Hundreds Were Forced to Surrender. A. despatch from Canadian Army Headquarters says: Shortly before dawn on Thursday morning a Cana- dian Column, composed of veteran troop', carried the fortified village of begin to fight. They speedily discov- ered that the Canadians, after passing over the wire and trench system, had ,posted men between the front line. trench and the enemy's supports, and : cut the Germane on the front line off Fresnoy-en-Al'tois by storm,. Stories of prisoners and of oar own Wounded as to what occurred in Fres- noy, and the trenchee which prate ted it, rig'.,,.' that the euvm', who, as at Aria:leehnd taken over' the - defence , only a few hours befaoe the assault, had largely sought shelter from the fearful shell -tire to which 111 Was sub- jac'ted by de'aceritiing into deep dug- outs and to the criers of ho'is-'s, (The infantry followed :lorciy hc:hi;i l the hureting shelle and reached the en- erny's dugouts before he cucrlrt crni r„.. I'or the occupants of th,a rlugeet 'that megnt either eurr'eiider at once Ur a horr•ilhle death by the boinbir..c or the• dugout. Some of the Germane. holding, the trench to the north of F reenoy did emerge from their dugo:lts and from all chance to secure help. The men thus cut off were from the Rhen- ish provinces of Prussia. Practically an entire company of them surren- dered under these circumstances, through officers with them, but while the greater part of the prisoners were taken in this way, others surrender- ed only when they could no longer carry a rifle or operate a machine gun. A captured enemy officer said there was not time to bring the machine r,euns of his company into action be - free the man were overwhelmed. The capture of Frosnoy carried the Canadians almost a mile further than le fore on the way to Douai, which is oily a little more than eight miles ;rue cast from the further point of Thursday's advance. Winnipeg Grain • *\V1m11peg, Slay 3. -Cash: prices: Wheat. No. 1 Northern 32.829; No. 2 Northern, 39.779; No, 3 Northern 32.729; No. 4, $2.40; No 5, 32.08; No. 0, $1.75; feed, 51,37' No. 4 special, 32.30; No, 6 special. 32.09; No, 1. Manitoba, on tre,olc, 33 60. Oats, No. 2 C'.W., 723c; No. 3 D. W., 7180; extra leo. 1 feed, 713e; No. 1 feed, 701c. Barley, cash not quoted: Flax, No. 1 N i1 C., $3.03.1; No. 3 32.98; on truck, 33.06, United States Markets Minneapolis May 8. -Wheat, May; $9,52$; July, $2.2s9. Cash: No. 1 hard, 33.781 to 32.32$; No. 1 Northern, 32.661. to 32.721; No. 2 Northern. 32.591 to $3.729. Corn, No. 3 yellow, $1.61 to 31.58. Oats, No. 3 white, 699 to 71c. Flour, fang• patents. 314; first clears, 312, Other grades unchanged. Tlran, $:18.00 to 340.00. rive Stock Markets Toronto, May 8, -Extra choice heavy steers, 311.75 to 312.50: choice heavy steers 311.35 to 311655; good heavy steers, $10,05 to 310.75; butchers' Battle, choice. 311.35 to $11,65 do„ good, 310.50 to 310.75; do.. medium 39.75 to 10.15; do„ cunrmolt, 38,86 to 39.15; butchers' bulls, choice. 310.00 to 311: do.. good hulls, 39,65 to $10; dn.. medium bulls, x5.50 to 311; tro., rough bulls, 36,40 to 66.50; butchers cows. choice. 310.00 to 310.50: do., good, 39 to 314.76; do„ medium. 37 to 37.20; stockers, $7,50, to 39; :feeders, 33.50 to 310.20; canners and cutters, 36.60 to 30.25; milkers, good to choice, 385.00 to 3110.00; do., cons. and med., each. 340.00 to 360.00; springers, 360.00 to $110.00: light ewes, $1".00 to 316.00; sheep, heavy, 38.50 to 10.00; calves, gond to choice $12.00 to 13.00; larzib> choice. 311.60 to 316.25; 0 to ; rio, S1G.25; do., medium, 310.50 to 312.50; hogs, fed and watered, 317.00; do., weighed oft cars, 317,25; do., f.o.b., 510.25. Montreal, Stay H.- Choice steers and heaters, 311,76 to 512.26; good, 39.75 to $10.76 butchers' rows 38.60 to 310.00; hulls $11,50 to 311.50 valves, 36.50 to $11.00 sheep, 310.00 to $11,00; yearling lambs, 31.4.50 to 310.001 spring lambs, 338.110 to 312.00; ]cogs, $17.255 to $17.80. BRITISH AIRMEN NOW SUPREME Heavy German Attacks Around Bullecourt Fail. British Headquarters, May 6. - About Bu11ecourt the situation re- mains very interesting. Here we have broken through the Hindenburg line, and hold positions below Bullecourt well east of the village and on •the Reincourt road. In the village itself• we are also in the Hindenburg . line"; • and have apparently some foothold in the village, but the whole place is obstinately defended. The original at- tack by the Australians occurred through and beyond the second line of trenches of the Hindenburg system, and in less than an hour's fighting the English troops broke into the village on a point at the north of the site and well beyond. The village, however, was full of machine guns, and these trool s were unable to hold all the ground gained. The Australians on the right thus held a salient into the German lines with both flanks prac- tically unprotected. In this position they were. subjected to a rapid quad- ruple counter-attack with heavy 1 cant income ; and Blit ee,ouz t vi ' ages: garde the attacks with the help of artillery. The around -still and they' eAron is held, _ �p ,\� even improved their positions by �ADa 1a�Eei� 669rW4 bombing along the Hindenburg line eastwards. Beat the "Red Devils" In Spectacular Battles„ A despatch from British Headquar- ters in Frame, says :--The British air- men, taking full advantage of the long Snell of good weather, are continuing their relentless offensive aloft both by day and night fighting. Within three days they have accounted for 55 enemy machines, and have carried out many enterprises behind the German. Bees. The German soldiers dislike the continuous presence of the British airplanes, for many tirtposted 'letters captured diming the infantry attacks dwell upon the uneasiness the ma- chines cause. Fighting on the Western Front Disastrous for Huns. Vii. despatch from the French Armies' correspondent, says: -After seeing a number of estimates which broadly wee; I believe that the recently paiblished figures of 100,000 for the fi'n'al German losses in April appears very far below the reality. It may be but half of the truth. The Ger- man forces on April 1 stood as fol- lows: Total of German divisions, 219; on Western front, 143; on other fronts (Russian, Rumanian and Macedonian), 76. There was on the Western front on April 1 a general reserve of forty-four divisions. But the German divisions are not what they were. The process of attrition brought them down to little, if any, more than half their former strength. We shall be justifi- ed in saying that the German general, resrves in the West did not exceed a figure between 440,000 and 500,000 men after the great retreat and be- fore the beginning of the allied of- fensive, but this was virtually the only general reserve 1,200 GERMAN SUBS WITHIN ANOTHER YEAR On Hnudred German Plungers De- stroyed by the Entente Allies A despatch from New York says: - It is more than likely that Germany has on the ways and approaching- com- pletion not fewer than 500 submarines of the U-53 class, and that within six months she will have about 700 sub-; marines afloat, and in twelve months 1,200. Evidence at hand indicates the German yards have room to keep work 1 on 530 submarines of the U-53 class 1 constantly under way. Oti 1 BRITISH. TRANSPORT { UNITE IN TRADE British and Americans Hold Important Conference - Statement by Foster A despatch from Washington says: Direction of America's vast commer- cial resources in the common struggle against Germany formed the basis of the second formal conference between American officials and the British mis- sion held on Friday in Secretary Lan- sing's office at the State Department. Two general subjects were taken up: how best and most economically to marshal the resources for the aid of the allies, and how most certainly to further restrict all products getting ARCADIAN SUNK through to the aid of the enemy. 279 on Board the Vessel Were Drowned. A despatch frons London says :- The British transport Arcadian was sunk in the Mediterranean by a sub- marine on April 15. It is believed 279 men were drowned. The Arcadian was of 9,000 tons gross, and was owned by the Royal Mail Packet Co. Before being con- verted she was employed in tourist traffic between New York and the West Indies. 0.4 NO SLACKENING IN WAR ON PART OF RUSSIA. A despatch from Petrograd says: The Russian Provisional Government has sent to the Russian representa- tives in the Entente allied countries a note assuring the allies that the change in Government in Russia can- not afford a pretext for any slacken- ing on the part of Russia in the com- mon struggle of all the Entente allies. NIV STRIKES A HEAVY BLOW TAKES CRANNE AND BIG SYSTEM 0 The Total Number of the 'Teutons Captured is Over 750 -Gains Are Important. A despatch from French headquar- ters says: French troops in anew of- fensive along the Aisne have captured the village of Craonne and the first Germanline on a front of two and a half miles northwest of Rheims. Craonne is at the eastern e11d of the Vanolerc Plateau, the scene of much desperate lighting recently, anis its possession by the Germans placed salient' in the I'relich line paralel- ling the' Chemin-cies-Dames 'and the Aisne River. The French not only straightened out their line and' gained, a strategic position of a further ad- vance on the Vauelerc Plateau, but also took more than 150 prisoners. Advancing northwest of Rheims on a front of two and a half miles the French carried the first German line and took six hundred prisoners. Craonne Is six miles northwest of Berry -au -Bac, which Berlin gives as the western extremity, of the' French attacking line nar'thwest of Rheims. Berlin' asserts that the French attack was repulsed between Berry -au -Bac and Brimont, about six Miles north of Rheims, FIGHHT FOR KAISER WITH HEART'S BLOOD President of Reichstag Says United States is a Mighty Enemy. A despatch from Amsterdam says: -The German Reichstag resumed its session on Wednesday. The presid- ent of the Chamber, D1'. Johannes Kaempf, ` in his opening address, speaking of the entry of the United States into the war, said a new and mighty opponent had joined the ranks of Germany's enemies. President Wilson, in a message to Congress on April 2, he declared, said he was wag- ing war against the Germans in the interests of mankind and on the ground of justice. "Without truest hearts' blood," he said, "we establish the German Kais-. erdom and with our truest hearts' blood we shall fight for the Kaiser and the empire. (Renewed applause.) What our forefathers fought for and longed for, what we have achieved on the battlefield, will not perish, even at President Wilson's word of command. "We decline all interference by a foreign Government in our internal affairs. If all signs are not mislead- ing the decisive point of the world's war is approaching. We see our death -defying troops withstanding the enemy's assaults. Our U-boats will show England how Germans can. avenge her nefarious starvation war." ENEEl STOPPED BY CANADIAN, Counter-attacks Around Fres- noy Are All Repulsed. A despatch from Canadian Head- quarters in France says :-Several counter attacks have been made by the German infantry on our new positions to the north and south of Fresnoy, but have failed to shake our line. Fri- day morning reports show the condi- tions to be again normal with our heavy artillery ammunition preparing the way for the British and Canadian infantry by "taking on" the heavy guns of the enemy in the rear of his lines. To properly appreciate the present position, it must be remembered ,that the enemy, in the region over which, ' Yrik has no'' definite trebry e ' that captured during the past week, until the "Drocourt" line is reached,. which is about three miles t.l the west of Douai. For four miles to the east. of our present front, therefore, the Germans' only shelter from our shell fire is such trenches as he can or has hastily dug here and there, or in the cellars of villages. Their losses un- der these .conditions will be distinctly serious, GERMANY TORN .._ BY PEACE TALK Acrimonious Controversy Rag- • ing in the Fatherland. A despatch from Copenhagen says: -The silence of the German Imperial Chancellor, von Bethmann-I•Iollweg, concerning Ger'many's peace terms, if, as .declared, it is based on a desire to avoid disrupting the untiy of feeling in the country by discussion of con tentious questions and not, as some uncharitable German critics assert, upon,the absence of a definite Govern- ment peace policy, has failed of its object. An acrimonious controversy is now raging in Germany between the I big annexationists, the little annexa- { tionists and the advocates of no an- nexations andi4demnity whatever. The Pan-Gi'man League has sent circulars to its branchee throughout the country asking them to organize meetings everywhere in the interests of "German peace," and against the Socialist peace program, The Con- servatives have introduced an inter- pellation in the Reichstag in an 011- deavor to smoke out von Bethmann- Hollweg and force him to declare him- self for or against the Seneidemann program. The Radicals have intro- duced a similar intei'pellation in the Prussian Diet. MUST BE ONLY USED AS SEED OR HUMAN FOOT) 1 .4 rle'.natch from L'11rdan says:- , The Food Controller, Lord Devonport, has ordered that after May 9 maize, barley and oats and their products are '. to be used only for seed of for human and animal food. Tapioca, sego, and arrowroot will be restricted toia;:c. as human food. "Well, T never i exclaimed the fare.: tnan ruefully; "and to think I've hoist- ed more'n 0 million chests o' tea in the last fifteen years with that 'ere rope and nothing never happened before."