Zurich Herald, 1917-06-29, Page 5HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE OF CANADIANS
DESTROY GERMAN BATTERIES
Enemy Depends on Guns to Hold Line -British Aviators Active
in Checking Up Hun Batteries.
A despatch from Canadian Head-
quarters in France says: -.The enemy
is still very nervous along the western
front. The slightest sign of an ab-
normal movement on the part of the
British or Canadian troops brings
down what the official report charact-
erizes as "hurricane barrage," the
enemy . depending chiefly upon his
guns for the holding of the line. To
counteract this, our heavy artillery
is taking on daily for destruction sev-
eral of the enemy's more aggressive
batteries. Enemy guns, large and
small, are ranged along the Canadian
front and in the rear. Some are
over six miles behind the enemy
trenches, and the dut;' of the aviators
sent out to check up the condition of
the German batteries is no sinecure,
Its peril seems to be an added attrac-
tion, for there is no lack of candidates
for admission to the ranks of eaglets.
LEADING MARKETS
Breadstufa
Taronto, June 26 -Manitoba wheat -
No. 1 Northern, 32.58; No. 2 Northern,
32.55, track Bay ports.
Manitoba oats -No. 2 C. W., 763c,
track ]3 y no'ts.
American corn -No. 3 yellow, $1,76,
zorkina.l, track Toronto.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per car
1tit. 42:55 to 32.60; do., No. 3, $2.53 to
32.58, according to freights outside.
Peas -No. 2, nominal, according to
freights outside.
Barley --Malting, nominal, according
to freights outside.
liye-No. 2, 32.00, nominal, according
to freights outside.
Manitoba flour -First patents, in Jute
bags. 313.40; second patents, in Jute
bags, 312.90; strong bakers', in Jute
bags, $12.50, Toronto.
Ontario flour -Winter. according to
Sample. 311.25 to 311,35, in bags, track
Toronto, prompt shipment.
Mil]feed-Car lots, delivered Montreal
freights, bags included -Bran. per ton,
$31; shorts, her ton, 338; middlings, per
tan, 342; good feed flour, per bag, 32.89
HayExtra No. 2, per ton, $12.60 to
313.50; mixed, per ton, 39 to 311,50,
track Toronto.
Straw -Cat lots, per ton, $9, track
Toron to.
• Country Produce -Wholesale
Northern, 32.23; July, 42.33. Linseed -
33.06; Juiy, 33.07; September, 33.01.
Live Stock Markets
Toronto, June 26 -Choice heavy steers,
$11.60 to $12.10; good heavy steers, $11
to 311.35; butchers' cattle, choice, 311
to $11.40; do„ good, 310.75 to 310.90;
do„ medium, $9.60 to $10.10; do., com-
mon, 38.25 to 38.86; butchers' bulls,
choice, 310 to 310,50; do„ good bulls,
39.25 to 39.50; do„ medium bulls, 38
to 38,50; do., rough bulls, 36 to 36.10;
butchers' cows, choice, 39.50 to 310.00;
do., good, 0.60 to 39: do., medium, $7.50
to 38; stockers, 37.50 to $8.50; feeders,
$9.25 to 39.73; canners and cutters, $5.25
to 36.40; milkers, good to choice, 380.00
to $110; do., corn, and Hied., each, $40
to 360; springers, 385 to 3110; light
ewes, 38.50 to 39.60; sheep, heavy, 37.00
to 38.00; yearlings, $11 to $12.50;
caives,.good to. choice, $13.00 to $15.00;
spring lambs, each, 16o to 173e; lambs,
choice, 315 to $18; do., medium, $11.00;
hogs, fed and watered, 315; do., weighed
off cars. 315.25; do., f.o.b., 314.25.
Montreal, June 26 -Sheep, $7.50 to $9:
Yearling lambs, $10.50 to 311; spring
lambs, $6 to $S; calves, 37.00 to 312,00;
selected hogs, 315,50 to 316; heavy-
weights, $14.50 to $15.00.
BUT L.41
•
(REM' PRISONERS
Butter -Creamery, solids, per lb„ 86
to 370; prints. per lb., 861 to 3710; -
dairy. r lb„ to 32c. Rumanians Beaten Until Blood
Eggs -Per doz.,
, 29 to 30c.
'Wholesalers are selling to the retail • Flowed From Their Wounds
w
trade at the following prices
Cheese-Nelarge, 23 to 231c; twins,
231 to 231c; triplets 281 to 24c; old, Rumanian Army Headquarters,
large. 30c; twins, 3o;e; triplets, 301c,
Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 38 to June 24. -Official reports of the bar -
139o; creamery prints, 40 to 41c; solids, barous way the Rumanian prisoners
40e. of war were treated bythe Bulgarians
Eggs -New -laid, in cartons, 87 to
88e; out of cartons, 35 to 36c. has raised deep indignation. After
Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, the fall of Tutrakan the prisoners
40c; fowl. 24 to 250; squabs. per doz., I
$4,00 to $4.50; turkeys, 20 to 26c.. were driven to the interior or Bulgaria
Live
c poultry -Spring lb„ 25
to s,b., 2and obliged to walk. Some days they
Honey'-Comb-lextra $ne and 'heavy; practically had no food but- small
wet h
n e ba itf '`ai<''vii tinatioi'i all thee''
2ur •• ,p r' . k . .
Alba), tis per bag. '$4 i money and clothes were taken away,
I, 1 ed`s" nag; 34; ' I and they had to go through the severe
'Beans 1 aported,, .hand-picked, $9.00
to 39,60 per bush; Limas, per lb„ 19 to Winter only half clothed. The Bui-
e,
Provisions -'Wholes ale
Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 30 to
31o; do., heavy, 26 to 270; cooked, 41 they were beaten till blood flowed.
to -42e; rolls. 27 to 28c; breakfast But the most ignominous treatment
bacon, 83 to 36c; backs, plain, 36 to 37c; g
boneless, 83 to 40c. was reserved for several senior of -
Cured meats -Long clear bacon. 25 ficers, 2510 per lb; clear bellies, 24 to 25c. r who were known as having
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 2710; tubs, worked on the general staff. As they
refused to do the work demanded of
them, saying they preferred to be
killed rather than betray their coun-
try, they were locked , in small • cells
and left days without food' except a
3 . 1 e little bread and water.
Patents, firsts $13,50; seconds. $13.00;
t, per. doze, $2.7v ,select.
$x,50 to o' ren As soosi as 11,
oto 2; ! ~12 to ;' � slices f• bread. < y
garian authorities tried to force the
officers to work with the soldiers re-
pairing roads. When they protested
279c: pails, 2Sc; compound, tierces,
21 c; tubs, 215c; pails, 22c.
Montreal 1'Iarkets
Montreal, June 26 -Oats -Canadian
Western, No, 2, 791c; No. 3, 78c; extra
No, 1 feed, 73c. Barley -Manitoba feed,
31.18.Flour-Manitoba.Spring hat
strong bakers', $12:50; 'Winter patents, •
2,000 BRITISH AND
CANADIANS JOIN
choice $13,25; straight rollers, 312.50
to $12,80; do., bags, 36.00 to $6.16.
Rolled oats-l3bis., $9.00; do., bags, 90
lbs., 34.35 to $4.40. Bran, 382,00. Shorts,
338.00. Middlings, 340.00 to $42.00.
i4louillie; $44,00 to $49.00. Iiay-No. 2, Big List of Applicants at Recruiting
Station in New York.
New York, June 24. -More than
2,000 British and Canadian subjects in
the United States had volunteered for
enlistment at the British Recruiting
Station here up to last night, accord -
Winnipeg, June 26 -Cash prices: ing to Brig. -Gen. W. A. White, who is
Wheat -No. 1 Northern, 32.41; No, 2,
do., 32.38; No. 3, do„ $2.33; No. 4, $2.21; in command. While all these men
No, 5, $1.98: No. 6, $1.83. Iasis con- have not been accepted, enough have
tract --June, 32.40; July, 32.35; Au gust,
(first half), 32.30. Oats -No. 2 0.W„ qualified to form a battalion and a
693c; No. 3, do., 674c; extra No. 1 feed, half, and they have been sent to
678c; No. 1 feed, 66c; No. 2, do„ 64e. '
Barley Refected, 31.08; feed, $1.08. Canada for training.
y'lax-No, 1 N: W.C„ 32.78; No. 2 C.W., The recruiting machinery of the
$$2.18; No. 3, do., 32.58 . United States is actively assisting
General White, he said, and encourag-
ing reports have been received from
Atlanta, Savannah, Boston, Baltimore,
Indianapolis, St. Paul, Minneapolis,
Denver, New Orleans, Milwaukee,
Bangor, Maine, Jacksonville, and Jack-
son, Mississippi,
Chee e-Finesr t lwesterns .00 13co
213c. 13u350
--Choicest creamery, 87 to 373o; sec-
onds, 36 to 36Ae. Eggs -Select, 330; No.
1 stock, 35c; No. 2 stock, 32 to 33c.
Potatoes -Per bag, car lots, 34.25 to
34.60.
Winnipeg Grain
'United States Markets
Minneapolis, June 26 Wheat July,
32.17; September, 31.71: cash, No. 1
bard $2,57 to $2.62; No, 1 Nor„ 32,52
to 38,57; No. 2 Nor., 32.87 to $2.47.
Corn -No. 3 yellow, 31.603 to 31.623.
rlour-Fancy patents, 18.75; first
clears, $12. 13ran-$27 to $28.
Duluth, June 26 -Wheat -No. 1 hard,
$2,34; No. 1 Northern, 32,33; No, 2
YENIZELOS ACC I'. ED BY
P + PDL. CE A. ' ATHENS
Two Parties in Greece to be United With Venizelist Ministry
in Power.
A despatch from London says: --
The Times Athens correspondent
cable; I am informed that at the re-
quest of Commissioner Jonnart, act-
ing for Britain, Franco and Russia,
V,esiizelos has designated two mem-
bers of the late Cabinet to negotiate
under Jonnart with two members of
the present 'Ministry, This means a
kusion of the two parties in Greece
under the Government of Venizelos.
Venizelos has arrived at Piraeus,
where a pro -ally demonstration has
taken place, a crowd of several thtia-
sands crying "Long live France, Eng-
land and Russia. Long live Venizelos."
Premier Zaimis is expected to make
a statement to the Cabinet Council as
to the nature of the negotiations with
Commissioner 3onnarf. King Alex-
ander's letter to Zainns, which des-
cribes himself as a faithful guardian
of the constitution, has given general
satisfaction, and is considered dictat-
ed by a praiseworthy intention to re
ptir the mistake made in, the first pro-
clamation, in which. he spoke of fol-
lowing he his father's footsteps.
CANADA SUPPLIES
75 MILLIONS
Further Advance to the British
Government For Purchase
of Munitions.
A despatch from Ottawa 'says: Sir
Thomas White has arranged, to make
a further advance of seventy-five mil-
lion dollars to the Imperial Govern-
ment
overnment to be used for the purchase of
munitions and supplies in Canada.
The advances will be made at the
rate of twenty-five millions a month
during June, July and August, The
Imperial authorities regard the con-
tinued production of munitions in
Canada as of the highest importance
in connection with the great offensive
now being carried on in France and
Flanders. For a certain type of shell
the British military authorities prin-
cipally depend upon Canada's indus-
trial establishments whose output has
contributed in no small measure to
the recent success at the front. These
munitions can be purchased in Can-
ada only if Canada provides the
money by way of loan to the Imperial
Treasury. Up to date the Dominion
Government has found 3250,000,000
and the banks 3100,000,000 for 'the
purpose. The credits now established
by the Government ensure continued
munition orders for months to come.
DRASTIC FOOD ACT
PASSED BY Da S.
The President is Given Broad
NO MOVEMENT OF GERMAN TROOPS
FROM EAST TO WEST FRONT
Fresh EnemyForces on Webtern Front Macre UpLargely of
New Recruits.
A despatch from London says:-
Wit11 the recent captures in the 'Nies-
eines region the British now hold all
the 'vantage points along their line on
the Franco-Belgian front, as . a result
of which there has been an enormous
decrease in the number of British
casualties.
So saki Major-General F. B. Maur-
ice, chief director of military opera-
tions at the War Office, in his weekly.
talk on Thursday.
When the Germans were stopped
in their drive on Calais early in the
war they established themselves on
such dominating heights as those of
the Somme and of Messines.
"All these positions have now been
wrested from the Germans," continued
Gen. Maurice. "Our western front
is approximately 130 kilometres
(about 80 miles) long, and we are in
the German trenches for this entire
length with the exception of a few
sections which total about 25 kilo-
metres,"
He contradicted reports that have
been current that the Germans have
drawn large forces from the eastern
front to take part in the fighting. in
France.
"That fact is," he added, "that
there has been no considerable move-
ment of German troops from the east
to the west. The Germans have sent
fresh units to the westernfront, but
these were mado up largely of men
called to the colors recently. The
Germans have been using the people
in the occupied territories to replace
laborers at home, who are thus re-
leased for the c:_niy."
FRENCH TROOPS
AKE GAINS
Aa1vance on the Aisne and De-
feat Crown Prince in
Champagne.
e 21 despatch from. Paris says: --The
big German offensive against the
F •ench line east of Vauxaillon Mon-
d y, in which trenches were stormed-
d captured, has gone for naught, for
e French forces in a violent counter-
ensive had regained nearly all their
t ground Tuesday night.
Although the German Crown Prince
d launched his attack with huge ef-
ctives, composed of picked troops,
d covered it by a heavy artillery
e and by bomb -dropping aircraft,
s tenure of the captured positions
s short-lived and only a salient, 400
etres north-east of the Moisy Farm,
w remains in his hands. In addi-
n, heavy casualties were inflicted on
e Germans, who left many dead on
e field of battle.
Likewise, in Champagne, the Crown
rince has been badly battered .+'e-
, r dlie,t d hili 'iiBlp d..
an attempt to r ecaptin•e' positions
viously taken from them, the Ger-
ns first were repulsed by the
inch, .whothen assumed the offen-
and advanced their line on a front
snore than 600 yards and to a depth
;xcess of 300 yards. Here also, the
'mans lost heavily in -men killed or
xnded.
, ,n. e
President is required to report each
year to Congress the expenditures
made thereunder,
GREAT SUCCESS
OF LIBERTY LOAN
Over -Subscription of Nearly 52
Per Cent. -Total of
$3,035,226,850.
A despatch from Washington says:
Liberty Loan subscriptions totalled
33,035,226,850, an over -subscription of
nearly 52 per cent. The final tabula-
tion was officially announced on Fri-
day night, showing that more than
four million persons bought bonds.
Ninety-three, per cent. of subscrip-
tions of 3,960,000 persons were for
sums varying from 350 to $10,000.,
while 21 subscribers applied for al-
lotments of $5,000,000 each or more.
The New York Federal Reserve
District led the list with a total of
31,186,788,400, or more than three
tinges the amount subscribed in the
next district, Chicago, $357,195,950.
sees
BATTLE RAGES ON
THE TRENT FRONT.
Extends Along Entire Italian Line
From Supine Valley to
Asiago.
A despatch from Amsterdam says:
The Cologne Gasette's correspondent
on the Tyrolean front says that the
new battle an the Sette Communi
Plateau has assumed extraordinary
dimensions, Drumfire continued dur-
ing the whole night, reaching such
violence in the morning that the
mountains in all southern Tyrol re-
echoed. The battle, says the eorre-
sliondent, extends along the entire
front from the Sugana Valley to
Asiago.
ES. WILSON AIDS RECRUITING
S Apart Week of June 23 to 30 to
Secure 70,000 Soldiers.
e. despatch from Washington says:
sident Wilson has put his shoulder
ind the wheel of army recruiting
1 _ effort to have the regular army
1- tght to full war strength of 293,-
000
93;000 men by July 1 next. Secretary
Baker on Wednesday announced that
the President had by proclamation de-
signated the week of June 23, cover-
ing the period from June 23 to June
30, as recruiting week for the regu-
lar army, and that Brigadier -General
William P. McCain, the Adjutant -
General of the army, will use the
President's recruiting proclamation in
instructing his recruiting officers to
emphasize especially their work in
the week designated to fill up the
regular army with its added incre-
ments and the National Guard to war
strength.
FORMER RUSSIAN CZAR
TO BE PUT ON TRIAL
til despatch from London says:-
Former Emperor Nicholas of Russia
will be placed on public trial, accord-
ing to a statement made by William
James Thorne and James O'Grady,
Labor members of Parliament, who
ware members of the mission sent to
Russia by the Labor party. The two
Labor leaders addressed a meeting in
London on Thursday night at which
they said that M. Kerensky, the Rus-
sian Minister of War, had told them
that the trial of the former Emperor
and a number of reactionaries had
been decided upon.
At the trial, Minister Kerensky was
quoted as saying, incriminatory docu-
ments will be produced, proving that
a separate peace was planned by the
court party. These documents will
include one 'dated March 15,
50 AMERICAN AVIATORS
HAVL REACHED FRANCE.
A despatch from Nice, France, says:
Fifty American aviators arrived here
on friday to undergo a course of in-
struction at the seaplane depot. They
were given the heartiest of welcomes
by their French comrades,
HEROES RECEIVE
DECORATIONS
Amid Cannonade the Ceremony
Takes Place Behind
Canadian Lines.
Canadian Headquarters in France
(via London), June 24. -There has
been a marked increase of artillery
fire all along the Canadian front dur-
ing the last twenty-four hours. Early
this (Sunday) morning the enemy
began shelling Vimy and Farbus
Wood witK,vigor. About 10 o'clock
the Canadian guns began to hammer
Goulette, Avion and Mericourt. A
heavy barrage was also thrown upon
the enemy's front line, and gradually
moved toward his support trenches.
This put the German artillery com-
mander on his mettle, and by 11
o'clock he turned on a very creditable
barrage of his own, using for it guns
from all parts of his line within ex-
treme range. For two hours the guns
on both. sides, after their exhibition
of barrages, maintained a lively bom-
bardment, but no infantry movements
followed. ;:.,.
While the cannonade was in pro-
gress; the ceremony took place behind
the 'front of the presentation of the
decorations conferred upon the heroes
of the Vimy Ridge battle belonging
to one of the Canadian divisions,
whose duties prevented their attend-
ance at the recent investiture by his
Majesty the King. One of the recipi-
ents was Lieut. MacDowell, who won
the Victoria Cross for his gallantry
in capturing machine guns and mop-
ping up enemy dugouts.
RUSSIA EIRP
AGAINST PEACE
JOINT CONTROL
BY CANADA AND U.S.
Food Controllers of Two Coun-
tries .Are in Agreement on
Crop Problems,
A despatch from Washington says:
-Food control in the United States
and Canada will be made as nearly
alike as conditions in the two eosin -
tries will permit. In many respects
it will amount almost' to a joint con-
trol, it was said on Friday after a con-
ference between Herbert C. Hoover
and W. J. Hanna, who has just been
appointed Canadian Food Controller.
Food laws already enacted in Can-
ada, Mr. Hanna said, closely approach
the Administration's food legislation
pending in Congress. The purpose
of his trip to Washington was to per-
mit him to study the American pro-
gramme that Canada might follow it
as closely as possible. In most re-
spects, Mr. Hanna explained, the Uni-
ted 'States and Canada have identical
food problems. Both are exporters
of grain, and both this year will have
smaller crops than normal.
Mr. Hanna will remain here several
days for conferences with officials of
the temporary food administration.
He thinks food control will be put in-
to operation in Canada as soon as he
returns, and is pleased with Mr.
Hoover's idea of making the food ad-
ministration a. voluntary organization,
and his intention of operating it wher-
ever possible through the voluntary
assistance of food interests instead of
invoking harsher measures.
Millers from the west and south
met with Mr. Hoover on Friday, and
pledged their co-operation fcr the food
administration.
ORDERS OF CHIVALRY
NOW OPEN TO WOMEN.
Two New Distinctions Announced By
King George.
A despatch from London says:
Orders of chivalry open to women
will be one of the outcomes of the
war. It is announced that in recogni-
tion of the manifold services render-
ed in connection with the war, both
by British subjects and their allies,
the ging has been pleased to institute
two new orders. The first is an order
of Knighthood styled "Order of the
•i '.
y,..,, It, Will falloea ;tl'
Vii. dist �lli�'��,� .,_ ...��,..
precedents of other sunnier nrdersi and
consist of five classes or grades and
will be awarded both to' women and
men for services rendered to the Em-
pire at home and abroad. The first
two classes will in the case of men
carry the honor of Knighthood, and
}in the case of women the privilege of
prefixing the title "Dame" to their
names. The second order, which will
be closely restricted as to numbers,
will be entitled "Order of Companions
of Honor." It will consist of one class
only, to which women will be eligible
equally with men. It will carry no
title.
PROMOTION FOR THE
CANADIAN LEADERS
A despatch from London says:-
!The War Office has Notified both Gen -
French Minister of Munitions I erals Turner and Currie that they are
Says Financial and Economical being promoted to Lieutenant -Gen -
Difficulties Are Disappearing. I erals.
: The Canadian Training School has
Paris, June 24. -All thought that j opened its second course with 150
Russia may conclude a separate peace ! Lieutenants and 3r cadets. During
must be set aside, declared Albert j �Niav 483 cadets, formerly non-coms. or
;Thomas, French Minister of Muni- ; men in the Canadian army, were
tions, on his return to Paris last 1 gazetted Lieutenants, 245 non-coms.
!night from an extended trip to Bus-; and men were brought from France to
I sia, An offensive by the Russian enter the school.
`army, is both a material and moral . The Canadian Forestry Corps went
possibility, in his belief, but he declin- to France during May.
ed to speculate as to when such a 1 Ninety. ,nursing sisters went to
Imovement might be expected. The : France last month. Over twenty-one
!military organization problems are in !thousand Canadian soldiers in Eng -
1 the way of solution and the situation'; land received dental treatment during,
as regards Russia's financial and May,
1 economic difficulties is improving ? Canadian railway troops are Holey in
every day, M. Thomas declared. France.
The whole tone of the French Cab- The Canadian Postal Corps in Eng-
inet member's talk was optimistic, al- land distributed over three and a
though he did not minimize the diff]- quarter million letters and 210,000
parcels during April.
CONSTANTINE'S TOOLS
DEPORTED FROM. ATHENS.
A despatch from Athens says: The
deportation from Piraeus of a large
A despatch from - London says: number of Greeks including Done -
Since the middle of April, when the trious Gounaris, former Minister of
undersea boat activity recorded its Justice and Communications in the
highest toll, 203 British vessels, of Zaimis Cabinet; Gen. Dousmanis and
which 220 measured more than 1,000 Col. Metaxas, was witnessed by a
tons, were sunk, the weekly total be- large crowd of spectators.
ing as follows: With the exception of officers who
Over Under have been transferred to Peloponnsus,
Weck ended 1,600 tons 1,600 tons ell Germans are now under surveil-
April 21.
culties with which Russia is still con-
fronted.
SUMMARY OF SUBMARINE TOLL.
Weekly Total Given Since the Middle
of April.
40 15
April 28 .... 38 13
May.:5 24 22
May 12 ....e18 5
May 19 18 9
May 26 ....... 18 " 1
juee 3 15 ,, 8
June 10 ..... ., 22 " ' 10
June 20 ,,,.... 27
5
lance, and must remain in their
hones. Notable among these persons
are former Premiers Dragouniis,
Slcouloudis and Lanibros.
Lieut. Robert Drunks Powell, of
Vancouver, was killed in action on Sat-
urday, April 28.