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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-07-13, Page 2MAJORITY 4F S1XTXTI�REE F4R MILITARY SERVICE ACT OF 1917 Both the Six Months' Hoist and the Referendum are Defeated by Large Majorities. A despatch from Ottawa says: At 3 o'clock Friday morning the first division on the Conscription Bill re- sulted in the defeat of the sub - amendment of J, A, Barrette, of Joliette, calling for the six months' hoist, by a vote of nays- 163, yeas 9, a Government majority of 154. The following voted for the Bar- rette amendment: Messrs. Aching of Labelle, Barrette of Berthier, Belle - mare of Maskinonge, Boulay of Ri- mouski, Descarries of Jacques Car- tier, Gerard of Chicoutimi, Guilbault of Joliette, Paquet of L'Islet and Pa- tenaude of Hochelaga, the ex -Secre- tary of State. Ninety Conservatives, incl'xding J. E Rainville, the Deputy Speaker, and seventy-three Liberals opposed the amendment. The Laurier referendum amend- ment was voted down by 110 to 02, a Government majority of 48. On the Government side of the House Sir Rodolphe Forget and Messrs. Patenaude, Beretta, Paquet, Girard, Gilbault, Bellemarre, Boulay, and Descarries voted with the leader of the Opposition. Nineteen Liberals voted, with the Government, The Liberals who voted against the referendum were: Messrs. Guthrie, Pardee, Graham, Carvell, Maclean (of Halifax), Cruise, Charlton, Turiff, Nesbitt, MacNutt, MacLean (of Sun- bury), McCraney, Loggie, Clark, Bu- chanan, Douglas, Champagne Neeley and Duncan Ross. The vote on "The Military Service Act of 1917" was 118 yea and 55 nay. Majority, 93. HON. Wm 1 HANNA, FOOD CONTROLLER MAKES F[RST STA A EMENT Without Allowing for Loss in Transit, the Supply of Wheat Will be 160,000,000 Bushels Short. A despatch from Toronto says: Canada's Food Controller, Hon. W. J. Hanna, has already completed much of the organization of his de- partment to deal with the soaring food prices and to provide large quantities of food for export to Great Britain and her allies. On Friday afternoon -Mr. Hanna addressed a largely -attended meeting of the Wo- men's Press Club in Toronto which was attended by representatives of other women's organizations. He re- viewed the work that has already been done, and outlined briefly some of the things he expects to be done shortly. Canada and the United States should export to the allies and neu- tral countries this year 460,000,000 bushels of wheat, but will be 160,000,- 000 bushels short, without allowing "for loss iii transport. wheat foods consumed in Canada and the United States must be saved to meet shortage. Everyone in hotels, restaurants, public places and homes of Canada must co-operate to bring about an en- ormous saving. United States and Canada Food Controllers propose to co-operate not only in -forming organizations, but in carrying out the work of the or- ganizations. Perishable goods must .be canned, releasing storable goods for export. Steps will be taken to loafer the price of Canadian fish to inland con- sumers, and to .bring down the price of fruit. Investigation proceeding as to method of reducing cost of bread to the consumers. Committee of experts is being named to co-operate with Foqd Con-: LEADING BreadstailS Toronto, July 9.0 --Manitoba wlwat No. 1 Northern, 52.36No. 2 Northern. 52.33, nominal, track Bay porta. Manitoba oats ---No 2 C.W,, 7810, track Bay ports. American corn -No. 8 yellow, 51.821, nominal track Toronto Ontario oats -No official quotations. Ontario wheat -No 2 Winter, per car lot, 52.35 to 52.40; No, 3, 52.33 to 52.38, according to freights outside. Peas -No. 2, nominal, according to freights outside. Barley -Malting, nominal. of cooling* to freights outside. Bye -No. 2, 52.05, nominal, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour -First patents, in lute bags, 512.00; .second patents, in jute bags, $11.90; strong bakers', in jute bags, 51.50, Toronto. Ontario flour -Winter. according to sample, 510.15 to $10,25, in bags, track Toronto, prompt .shipment. Millfeed-Car lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags included -Bran, per ton, 531; shorts, per ton, 538; middlings, per ton, 542; good feed flour, per bag, 52.80 to $2.90. Hay-IAxtra No. 2, per ton, 512.50 to 513.50; mixed, per ton, $9 to $11, track Toronto. Straw -Car lots, per ton, 59, track To- ronto. HUNS IN AFRICA SUFFER DEFEAT Al Fields of Operation in Ger- man East Africa are Evacuated. A despatch from London says: Under the pressure of British forces advancing from Gilwa, the Germans in German East Africa have evacuated strongly held positions south of the Ngaura River, says an official state- ment issued on Wednesday night. The positions extended from Gimamba Hill, on the shore of Beaver Haien, to Makangaga, and the Germans retired a distance of from seven to nine miles. The official report indicates a gen- eral retirement of the enemy forces in other fields of operations in German East Africa. ENEMY RAIDERS ' BROUGHT DOWN A despatch from London says :- Two of a squadron of fourteen ma- chines that took part in an air raid on Harwich were brought down ablaze by British naval aircraft and a third machine was damaged, it is officially announced. All the British airmen who engaged BRITISH TROOPS VE FORWARD Make Gains in. Flanders, and at Messines Ridge. A despatch from London says .- In an attack against the German lines south-west of Hollebeke, in Flanders, and on the northern end of the recent British advance against the Messines Ridge, Field Marshal Haig's troops have driven the Germans back on a front of 600 yards. The gain was' made south-west of Hollebeke (near the Ypres Canal). Prisoners were captured in raids in Nieuport vicinity. RUSSIANS .iENEW FIGHT IN GALICIA Massed Assaults Made Between Zborow and Koniuchy. A despatch from London says: - The battle in Eastern Galicia between the Teutonic forces and the. Russians developed afresh on Friday. After a great artillery battle on the front where the Russians made their assault earlier in the week massed assaults were delivered by the Russians on the Germans emerged safely from German positions between Zborow and 'their fights. Koniuchy, and at Brzezany. THREE RUSSIAN ARMIES ACTIVE IN I PORTANT OFFENSIVE General Brussiloff Advancing Toward Halicz, the Key to Lem- berg, Capital of Galicia. Petrograd, July 8, -According to semi-official reports, the Russian .of- fensive is spreading to the north and south of Helicz, in Eastern Galicia, which was virtually tinder the guns of General Brussilof when the advance of a year ago cam© to a standstill. Halicz is important as the key to Lem- berg', the capital of. Gailvfa, and le about dO tiles south-east of that city. Three armies are now engaged on'a frotit of more than 30 miles along the o Narayuvke River. The enthusiasm among the troops is increasing, A. train carrying 500' sailors from Revel, who organized the "storming bat- talion": and wear shoulder ribbons in- scribed, "To the trenches," passed through Petrograd to -day, • Some activity is reported along the northern front, The Government has ordered the release of Polish pris- oners -of -war captured from the: Ger- nian ranke General Brussiloff is gushing his of- fensive with energy and rapidly ex- tending its seeps, He has begun an attack in the region of ?Irak, 150 miles north of Galicia, wlthirt which forward movement had previously been restrieted, anti is attaeldng with succuss ltl the region north -went of Stanislav, south,,eclat of Lemberg, Country Produce--Wholesale- Butter-Creamery, roduoe-Wholesale'Butter-Creamery, solids, per ib., 35 to 351c; prints, per lb., 351 to 300; dairy, per lb., 28 to 29c. Eggs -Per doz., 28 to 290. Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices :- Cheese -New, large, 221 to 23c: twins, 223 to 2310; triplets, 23 to 231c; old,. large, 300; twins, 3040; triplets, BOle, Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 35 to 36c; creamery prints, 38 to 39c; solids, 380. Eggs -New -laid, in cartons, 37 to 380; out of cartons. 35c. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 35c: fowl, 22 to 24c; squabs. per doz., 54.00. to $4.50; turkeys, 25 to 30c. Live poultry -Spring chickens, lb., 20 to 25c; hens, 18 to 20c. Honey -Comb -Extra fine and heavy weight, per doz., $2.75; select, $2,'60 to 52.75; No. 2 52 to $2.25. Beans -Imported, band -picked, 59.00 to $9.50 per bush.; Limas, per lb., 19 to 20 Potatoes -Red Star, new, bbl,,. 58.00 to 58.50; North Carolinas, new, bbl., 58 to $8.50. Provisions -Wholesale Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 30 to 31e; do„ heavy, 26 to. 27c; cooked, 41 to 42e; rolls, 27 to 28c; breakfast bacon, 33 to 36c; backs, plain, 36 to 37c; bone- less. 30 to 400. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 36 to 263e per lb; clear bellies, 25 to 26c, hard -Pure lard, tierces, 27 to 2710 tubs, 27/ to 2710; pails, 271 to 273c compound, tierces. 211c; tubs, 215c pails, 22c. Montreal Markets Montreal, July 10 -Oats -Canadian Western, No. 2, 81 to 818c; do., Cana- dian Western No. 3, 80 to 801,c; extra No. 1 feed, 80 to 801c. Barley :Man. feed, 51.18. Flour -Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, 512.50; do., second strong bakers', 511.80; Winter choice, $12.50; straight rollers, $12 to 512.30; do., bags, 55.75 to 55,90, 'Boiled oats -Barrels, 59.00 to 59,25; do., bags, 90 lbs„ 54.35 to $4.40. Bran, $32.. Shorts, 538. Middlings, $40 to $42. Mouillie, $44 to 547. Hay No..2, iter ton,car lots, 512.50 to 518, an Finest Westerns; 24p; &DA-, seooiids, `-34c. Lggs-» alc, , do., No. 1 stock, 33 to 84p; bio • 2 stock, 28 to 30c. Potatoes -pm.. bad car lots, 54.25 to $4.50. Winnipeg Grain Winnipeg, July 10 -Cash quotations- Wheat No 1 Northern, 52.20; No. 2 Northern, $2x17; No. 8: Northern,2.12; No. 4, $2.00; No. 5,51.76; No. 6, $ 1.59; feed, 51.19. Oats -No. 2 C.W., 733e; No. 3 C.W„ 7210; extra No. ,1 feed, 731o; 'No, 1 feed, 729c; No. 2 feed, 701e. Barley - No. 3, 51,25; No. 4, 51.20; feed, $110;. rejected, 51,10, Flax -No. 1 N,W.C,, 52.65; No, 2 C.W., 52.611; No 3 C.W., $2.46$. Basis contract for wheat -July, 52.18; August (first half), $2.13. United States Markets Minneapolis, July 10 -Wheat -July closed 52.22; September, $1.85; cash - No. 1 hard, $2,42 to 52,47; No. 1 North- ern, 52.52 to $2.42; No. 2, do., 53,22 to 52.32. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 51.74 to 51.75. Oats -No. 3 white, 703 to 71c. Flour - Fancy patents, 513.70; first . clears, $10 7 to other grades unchanged.: Bran Duluth, July 10 -Wheat -No. 1." hard, 52.26; No. 1 Northern, 52.25; No. 2, do., 52.20. Linseed -$2.77; July, , 52.77; September, 52.76; October, 52.71. , Live Stock Markets Toronto, July 10 -Choice heavy steers, 510.75 to 511.25; butchers' cattle. choice, $10.50 to 511; do., medium, 59.26 to 59.75; do„ common, $8.25 to 58.75; butchers' bulls, thrice, $8.50 to '$9.60; do., good bulls, 58 to 58.50; do., medium bulls, 57.50 to 58; do., rough bulls, 55.25 to 56; butchers' cows, choice, $8 to 59; do., good, 57.50 to 58; do., medium, 57 to 57.50; stockers, 56 to 58; feeders $8 to 59.10; canners and cutters, $5 to $6; milkers, good to choice, 590 to 595; do., coni. and rued., 540 to 550; springers, 580 to 590; light ewes, 58 to 58.60; sheep, heavy, 56 to 57,50; "year- lings, 58.50 to $9; calves, good to choice, 514 to 51.5.60; spring lambs, lb., 14c to 150; lambs, yearlings, 59 to 510.50; hogs, fed and watered, 516.75; do., weighed oft cars, 517; do., f.o.b., $16. Montreal, July 10 -Choice steers, 511.50 to 512; good, 511 to 511.25; fair., 510 to $10.75; common, 59 to $9.75; butchers' cows, $3 to 510; bulls, 58.50 to7.0.50; calves, $7 to, $12; spring lams, 56 to $8; sheep, 57.50 to 59; selected hogs, 516.75 to $17; heavy- weights, $15.75 to $16. GERMAN TROOPS THROWN BACK Strongest Offensive Since Ver- dun Broken Down Everywhere. A despatch from French Front in France says: -After their stroll eea offensive effort since Verdun the Ger- mans found themselves on Thursday thrown back everywhere along an 11 - mile front on the Chetxaill-de-l?asnes, leaving the ground thickly &t,1"own with thole death' and having fe�led to take even ono Fran& soldierer prisoner. Tho Trench lines reniainedintat and the French commanding general, who watched the operations through- out from the front trenches, was able to declare that not a single yard of territory had been lost, P WORKS A' ISSEN BOMBED B FRENCH AIR FLEET Deluge of Shells Dropped on Many Industrial Cities of Germany Over Wide Territory. Paris, July 7. -Eighty-four French aeroplanes made a series of raids Fri- day night far into Germany, in re- prisal for German attacks erg open French towns. ,Sixty-seven thousand pounds of bombs were dropped at According to the character 'and'. sit- uation of the towns reached and their distance from the front the following deductions are possible: The raid was intended tocover three classes . of towns -German in - many points of military importance. land towns, where munitions are pro Only two machines failedto return, The 'principal centres visited were Treves, Essen and. Coblenz. Eleven aeroplanes raided Treves, dropping over 5,000 pounds of bombs. Seven fires broke out, one of which was in the Central Station. Six other ma- chines attacked Ludwigshafen, de- stroying among other things the Ba- dische aniline factory. At least one pilot went as far as Es- sen, where he shelled the Krupp fac- tory. Other places bombarded were the environs of Coblenz, Hirson, Thionville, Dun -Sur -Meuse, Banthe- ville, Machault, and Cauroy. deiced; towns used as bases for the distribution of war material, and French towns of small population which have been more or less forti- fied by the Germans since their occu- pation. The raid is also 'distinctly marked as to the territory covered into these regions, all, however, having as their extreme inland limit the valley of the Rhine. These regions are (1) . the lower Rhine east of the Belgian fron- tier, (2) the middle Rhine or the Coblenz region, and (3) the lower wa- tershed of. the Meuse and the Mo- selle. CHINESE EMPIRE OVERTHROWN Republic is. Re -Established Fol- lowing Abdication of Emperor. London, July. 9.-A Reuter's Limit- ed despatch from Pekin announces that Hsuan Tung, the young Emperor, has abdicated. Washington, July 8. -Official de- spatches to the Chinese Legation here to -night said the republic had been firmly re-established at Nanking, with Feng Kuo-Chang, the former',Vice- President, as President of ' ,the : new Provisional Government. Republican troops were reported converging to- ward Pekin to drive out the Manchu forces remaining in possession there,, in the name of the Imperialists. EXPECTS FAIR CROP IN SASKATCHEWAN A despatch from Regina, Sask., o ster of Agri ture stated an Friday that, despite reports of 'damage to the crop in some districts of the province, he looked for a drop of equal or even better volume than that of last year, providing really fav- orable weather conditions prevails be- tween now and harvest, BRITISH CONTINGENT FROM U. S. IN ENGLAND A despatch from London: sats: -A contingent of 103 British residents of the United States who have just ar- rived. in Great Britain to join the British army, was reviewed by Gen- eral Sir Francis Lloyd on the Horse Guards' parade on Friday morning. GERMANS V' RECK FOSSE AT AVM Pithead Overlooking Canadian Outposts Blown Up by Enemy. A despatch from Canadian Head- quarters in France says: Fosse 5, the pithead which overlooked - our outposts in Avion, disappeared on Thursday in a cloud of dust and fire. It had been for some time a mark for our heavy artillery, but whether the destruction was caused by our shells or by the Germans themselves is not known. If they anticipated a further immediate advance of our men they may have blown up the raining works themselves, for it is .their policy to leave behind them nothing that would aid in speedy resumption of mining operations in this important coal area.. Our casualties have been very light during (the past two weeks, and exceptionally so in the killed and missing clasges. BRILLIANT FRENCH SUCCESS ON THE VERDUN FRONT Paris, July 8. -The Germans launch- ed another violent attack on the Aisne front last night, and, as in the case of their recent attempt to recapture im- portant positions along the Chemin- des-Dames, met with determined re- sistance from the French, and suffer- ed very heavy losses. The attack was delivered in four sectors. On the Verdun front west of the Meuse the French scored a brilliant success. Five strongly organized salients were captured and held against counterattacks. FOOD BLOC DE IS SUCCESSFUL Entry of United States Into the W<r Stops Importation Through Neutrals. A despatch from London says :- Discussing in the House. of Lords on Wednesday` the question of corn - modifies reaching enemy countries through neutrals, 'Viscount Milner, member of the War Cabinet, referred to America's entry into the war as considerably checking this leakage. He expressed the conviction that the importation into Germany of com- modities from neutral countries, which had previously been . imported into these neutral countries from overseas, had been completely stopped by the blockade and the pressure the allies had been able to exert on the neutrals. Undoubtedly, he said, there was still considerable export from neutrals into Germany, but it was entirely the neu- trals' own, home products. -.y 45 OPERATORS SAVE GONE DOWN GallaroV A ets of Wireless Opera- tors in Remaining .With Sinking Ships. A. despatch from London says: The Marconi , International. Marine Communication Co., at its meeting on. Wednesday declared a dividend total- lingfifteen per cent, for the year The number of ships now installed is 1,855, and the operators employed 3,347, of which 833 have been saved from ves- sels sunk, 45 have been drowned; 29 injured, one killed and 19 taken pris- oners. Many gallant acts of opera- tors sticking to sinking ships and send- ing ship's positions, thereby ensuring. the picking up of the boats in a come paratively few hours, were recorded. One operator was torpedoed three times in three months, and is still un- • hurt and ready to go to sea again, but was rewarded and, put ashore. U. S. CAN MAKE TEAR GAS. Damage is Done by the Irritating Dust Front Lily Seed. BRING DO BRITISH AIRMEN TEN GERMAN MACHINES. Saturday Raid on London and Eastern Coast District Resulted in .37 Killed and 141 Injured. London, July 8. -British airmen brought down ten German aeroplanes following a raid on London Saturday, as a result of which 37 were killed and 141 injured. One enemy machine downed by the Royal Flying Corps fell into the sea oft. the mouth of the Thames, three were brought down by pursuing machines from England. British airmen at Dunkirk watching for the returning raiders missed them owing to the fact that they returned over Dutch territory, but the British drove down seven other German ma- chines, several of them in flames. Lord French ,reports that the total casualties in Saturday's German air raid . reported by the police up to the present are: Killed - Metropolitan area, men, 27; women, 4; children, 3; total, 34; Isle of Thanetl men, 1; women, 2; total, 3; total killed, 37. Injured -Metropolitan area, men, 74; women, 27; children, 36; total, 139; Isle of Thant, women, 1; chil- dren, 1: total 2; total injured, 141. ENEMY ATTACK IN CHAMPAGNE REPULSED BY FRENCH TROOPS Crown Prince Suffers Heavy Losses --All German Attacks Re pulsed by Gen. Petah'. A despatch from Paris says; ---After checking the latest effort of the Ger- man Cr6wn Prince In Champagne, the French took the offensive and succeed- ed in straightening out their line In the . region of Mont Haut and Mont Carnillat, Gen, Petain's men held to their gains despite four strong at- tacks hurled against them, and which. they repulsed with heavy loss, Switching hig attach from the opera- tions on the fFent north of the Aisne did not help the Crown Prince, as his effort in Champagne, .west of ,Mont Carnlllet and south-east of Tallure failed, as did his recent heavyattacks north of the Chemin-dcs,Dames. Gen. Retain responded to the Ger- man effort by attempting and suoceed- ing in reducing salients in his line to the east of the scene of the Teuton at- tack. The French not only captured prisoners, but beat off counter-at- tacks, showing that the Germans at - fetched importance to the French grains, • .J Washington, has ` seeiire':: 1 F zuela specimens of "sabadilla," a Venezuelan plant of the lily family, from the seeds of which are produc- ed some of . the asphyxiating and tear -producing gases used by the Germans in the present war. • It is stated that the dust from the seed in the field irritates. the eyes, throat, and especiallythe nose,, so much that the native laborers are obliged to wear masks. It has been reported that the Ger- mans bought all the available supply Of these seeds before the declaration, of war. Both the sabadilla seeds and all preparations compounded from them are now, however, declared con- traban'd by England. Another plant ' of the same genus grows wild, in Texas, and some bot- anists believe that -should a need for sabadilla arise here it could easily be cultivated in Texas, and in other southern states. GERMANS COIN' EXCUSE TO MALTREAT BELGIANS A despatch from London says:: -A despatch to the Times from The Hague says that as a reprisal for the alleged ill-treatment of Germans by 3Belgians m in German East Africa, Germans have seized 23 distinguished Belgians and removed them without warning to their notorious punishment camp in Germany, They all,' had directorial or other connections in the Congo, among them being the 70 -year-old Count Jean d'Ouitremont, the 'late King Leopold's Lord Chamberlain; also M. d'Ursel, who is aged 67. BRITISH MINE -SWEEPER LOST IN MEDITERRANEAN A despatch from London • says; -A" British mine -sweeper struck a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday with the probable loss of ten members of her crew, says an of- ficial f-ficial announcement issued. on Friday' night. In City Streets. "Do you cycle?" asked the insure saes agent. "No," replied the apblicant for 'ea policy. "Ever race in a motor boat?" "No." • "Drive much in an automobile'?" "Never." . ',Ever go up in an airship 7" "Never want to." "Sorry we can't insure you. There'kl too much risk insuring mere pedes. triune.'