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."