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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-08-10, Page 9ALLIED QFFENSIVE CONTINUES ON THE WESTERN IRON' British and French Successes in Yser Canal Sector -Germans Re- Take St. Julien. • A despatch •from London says;- A torrential rainfall and the resultant turning of the battlefield -already hard of negotiation at mane points- into a veritable quagmire retarded, but failed to halt, during Wednesday the great allied offensive against the Germans in Flanders. The most part of the day was spent; by the ;British and French' troops in consolidating positions won in Tues- day's spectacular drive or in putting down .strong German counter-attacks, tirade in endeavors to Wrest from their antagonists their farmer positions, At two points near Ypres the Ger- mans; using great masses of men, were successful in their counter-at- tacks against the British, compelling the evacuation of Haig's troops of the village of St. Julien, but this advant- age was -offset in the Ziliebeke and Yser Canal sectors, where, respective- ly, the British and French troops ad- vanced their lines. "The oil shells referred to by cor- respondents at the front are the latest new weapon," says an ordnance man in the Evening Standard. "They are the necessary reprisal forced by the diabolical inventions of the Uersnan oil drums or canisters. They are con- structed in the form of shells, the casings of which are so thin that they burst easily after explosion, the small charge within scattering the flaming contents. They are fired from trench mortars. They are an effective reply to the flamenwerfer of the Germans, which are merely tanks carried on soldiers' backs and worked by a hand pump v'ith fire nozzle attachment." The newest tanks have heavier guns, says the Standard, and the re- coil often tosses the huge machines literally about. The crews are now trained to avoid tank sickness, and it is necessary to get "tank legs." GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS EVERY- WHERE REPULSED BY BRITISH Heavy Rains Stay Offensive ---Enemy Forces Move Headquarters Further East. A despatch from London says: - While the rain and the morass have served to bold the allied forces. in Leash, preventing a resumption of the great offensive of Tuesday, they have not been effective to keeping the Ger- mans from throwing counter-attacks with large forces of men against sev- eral newly won sectors of the front held by the British and French troops nor in bringing about a cessation of the violent artillery duel along the en- tire lane. The 'army of Crawn Prince Rup- preeht evidently •considers the British „ gain north-east of Ypres the most important made in Tuesday's battle, for upon this territory' he has eon- nentrated the strongest• of his coup- v ensive o era ions in an a teln t ofi t p u. 4galn flieTcis't'gtourth _` ice' tt5,l iowever,;i live o,gone for naught the British artillery and infantry 'e rek ing the advancing farces mercilessly, putting an end to the attacks and adding materially to the already heavy casualties the Germans have suffered. The battlefield is said to be literally strewn with German dead. There is no indication in either the British or French_ communica- tions just when it combined push again will be started, but it is possible that at least a day of warm sunshine will be necessary to dissipate the quagmire sa that the big allied guns may be realigned and to permit the airmen to relocate the positions the foe is holding. Reports coming from Holland de- clere . that the Germans are moving their headquartert'furtheir east, which bears out earlier stories, that the C'ra"l ' might be broken and' the forces in Belgium isolated. NEW RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE Partial Success of Russ Troops in Galicia. A despatch from Petrograd says: - The beginning eof a partial offensive by the Russians i3f Galicia in the direc- tion of Trembowla is announced by the War Office. A hostile position was carried in this movement. Southwest of Kimpolung, towards the southern end of the fighting line, the Russians were forced back some- what in the region of Negrey. They were, also compelled to retire to some extent to the east of Gerement, be- tween the Dniester and Pruth region. The statement says the Russians suffered great losses when they were forced to retire across the Zborcz. Drive Germans From Africa. A despatch from London says: - British troops have driven: the Ger- mans from their positions on the Lug- ungu River, in German East Africa, and also ere pushing forwa.:d in the Kilwa region, says an official state- ment issued by the British War Of- fice. f-fice. FRENCH BUILD • 29 BRIDGES UNDER FIRE A despatch from London says: A Reuter despatch from British Head- quarters in France, after describing the victorious advance of the British, says that the Yser was crossed in many places. The bridging work was prodigious. One division alone, in the course of a single day, " succeeded under fire in throwing seventeen bridges on its front, "The accomplishment of the Frenee. troops," continues the correspondent, "evoked the greatest. admiration. They threw twenty-nine bridges across the Yser, pushed on, and repeatedly made deep advances." TO INCREASE THE PAY OF BRITISH SOLDIERS. A despatch from London says: The trade unions have taken up the ques- tion of soldiers' pay, which is now miserable compared with that of the Australians and Canadians, At a meeting of. 60 members of Parliament it was urged that it be fixed at 3s. daily. Lord Beresford declared that the pay of the navy had not been- rale - ed in 60 years. The sailors are in- cluded in the movement. A powerful committee has been appointed. GENERAL 'KOR MLOFF GIVEN CHIEF COM \ L AND OF RUSSIAN ARMIES Has Inaugurated Iron -Handed Discipline in Dealing With Troops ----Forbids Meetings of Soldiers in War Zone. A despatch from Petrograd says: - Gen. Alexis A, Brussiloff, commander - In -chief of the Russian armies, has re- signed. Gen, L. G. Korniloff, com- mander-in-chief of the Russian armies on the south-western front, has been appointed generalissimo. Gen. Tche- remissoff, commander of the eighth army, has been appointed to succeed Gen. Korniloff on the south-western front. Gen. Ii.orniloff inaugurated iron - handed discipline on Thursday in as- suming his place as commander-in- chief. He issued formal 'order prohib.. iting 'meeting's 'of soldiers in the war zone, and warn lug that disobedience) would mean instant execution. He forbade any of the soldiers' commit- tees from assembling to discuss this order. Russian army commanders had a conference at headquarters recently, and virtually sent an ultimatum to Premier and War 'Minister Kerensky that unless the army was Dept outside of polities and treated merely as a first war machine they would resign as. beings unable to carry on the war victoriously, 'The correspondent be- lieves the ultimatum will be accepted. Gen. Vassilkovski, a Cossack `ofii-• ter, has been appointed to command the troops in Petrograd: DECLINED $7,500 SALARY 'bar closed 52.13. cash -No. 1. Northern, TO SERVE PUBLIC FREE $2,06 to li2.02; No. 2 do„ $2.90 to $2.95. Corx1-=•3+70.8 yellow, L'2':$h .0 $$226. oats N0. 3 white, 76 t0 ?fit, Flout' un- ohanged. Bran• -$35.50 to 5.36,00, Pul.ltth, Aug. 7 -Linseed --$3.28; Sem. terrie October and November, 53,80. Idyl) StocksMar/tete Toronto, Aug, -Extra choice heavy steers $11.40 to 512.20; choice heavy steer. 510.60 to 511,00; butchers' cat - tie, c .aloe 510 to 510.50: do„ good, 59.50 to O. 5 do., medium. 53,50 to $9; do., common, 57.10 to 57,25; butchers' bulls,. choice, 58,25 to $6.00; do,, 'good bulls. 51,50 to 57,75; do., medium bulls, 56.75 to 57.00; do., rough bulls, $5.00 to 56.00„ butchers' cows, choice, 58 to 58.50; do., good, 57,36 to 57,60; do, medium, $6.60 to 56,75; stockers, 56.40 to 53.25; . feed- ers, $7.75 to 58.75; canners and cutters, 55.25 to 56; milkers,and to choice, $80 to 5100; do., con, and med., 540 to 560; springers, $80 to $120; light ewes, $8.50 to 59,50; sheep, heavy, 56 to 57.25; choice, 5/310 to 514.50; calves, good mto bs, 518;38 to $16.30; hogs, .fed and watered, $16.16; do., weighed off cars, 517; do„ f,o.b., 515.50 to $15.75. Montreal, Aug. 7 -Choice steers, 510.50 to $10.75; good, 510 to 510.25; lower grades. 58.50 to 59.50; butchers' cows, 56 to 58; bulls, 50.50 to 58,00; canners, 54.50 to 50; lambs, $18 to 513.50; sheep, 57.60 to 55.50; calves, 57 to $12. MR. JOHN G. KENT, a man of wealth and extensive business in- terests, who has refused to accept. any remuneration whatever for his services as General Manager of the Canadian National Exhibition, pre- ferring to serve the public free of charge. He is President of the To. route Board of Trade and has bee on the Exhibition Board since 190• always showing a close interest the work. He was President in 191' 13, the two best years in the histo of the institution. Mr. Kent is head of the Boy Scouts in Toronto and is identified with many philanthropic enterprises. Long and continued ill- ness has compelled Dr. Orr,' Manager since 1903, to seek a long rest. Markets of the World Breadatn'ffs •Toronto, Aug. 7 -Manitoba wheat - No, 1 Northern, 52.38; No. 2 Northern, 52.35, nominal, store Fort William. Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., 85c, track Bay ports, American corn -No. 3 yellow, no;ni- nal, track Toronto. .Ontario oats -No official Quotations. Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter. per car lot 2.66 to' 60 • No. :53' to58 nominal, a.00dl 52,60; No. freights ouside. Peas. ---No. 2, : nominal, according to to lre-Vo.! :'.',T{ontinal, aceording..to freights' oufisi?3e: Manitoba flout --First patents, in jute bags, 512.90; second patents, in jute bags, 512.40; strong bakers',. in `jute bags, 512.00. Ontario flour -Winter, according to sample, $11.20, in bags, track, Toronto, prompt shipment, 1114lifeed-Car lots, delivered Montreal freights, bags included -Bran, per ton, $05;; • shorts, pez' ton. 541; • middlings; per ton, 544 to 545; good feed flour, per bag, 53.25. Hay -Extra No. 2, per ton, 511.50 to 512.00; mixed, per ton, $9 to 510, track Toronto. Straw -Car lots, per ton, 58.00, track Toronto. Country Produce --Wholesale Butter -Creamery, solids, per Ib., 343 to 85c; prints, per ib., 35 to 353c; dairy, per lb., 29 to 300. Eggs -Per doz., 37 to 88c. 'wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices :- Cheese -New, large, 223 to 280' twins, 222 to 233c; triplets, 23 to Mc; old, large, 30e; twins, 8055a; triplets, 3030. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 34 to 35 creamery prints, 38 to 39c; solids, 3 to 38c. Eggs -New -laid, in cartons, 44 to 4 out of cartons, 42c. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens 3 fowl, 90c; squabs, •per dos., 54 to 54.5 turkeys, 25 to 30o; (Wcks, spring, Oc. Live poultry -Spring chickeihs, lb., 20c; hens, 16 to 18c; ducks. Spring, 13c. oney-Cohnb-Tlxtra fine and heavy weight, per doz., 32.75; select, 52,50 -to $2.75; No. 2, 52 to $2.25. Leans -Prime white, 59.50 per bush.; imported, hand. -picked, $10.50 per bush.; Limas, per ib., 18 to 19c. ' Potatoes, on track -Esti Star,new, bbl., 55.00 to 55.25; North Carolinas, new, bbl.. 55.00 to 55.25; seconds, bbl., $3.50. Provisions -Wholesale Smoked meats-F7ams, medium, 30 to 81c; do., heavy, 26 to 27e; cooked, 41 to 420; rolls, 27 to 2$o; breakfast bacon, 38 to 36c; backs, plain, 30 to 37c; bone- less, 33 to 40e. Cured meats --Long Blear bacon, 26 to 263c per lb; clear bellies,. 25 to 26o. and -Pure lard,tierces, 26 to 261o; tubs, 263 to 263c; pails, 263 to 26.0; compound, tierces, 21c; tubs, 2110; pails, 2130. Montreal Markets Montreal. Aug. 7 -Oats -Canadian Western, No. 2, 85c; do., No. 3, 84c; ex- tra No. 1 feed, 88 to 310. Barley Malting, 31.26. Flour -Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, 513: do„ seconds, 512.50; strong bakers', $12,30; Winter g$patents, o choice,1; 518; straight in bags, r $6 to $6.15. Rol]ed oats -Barrels, $9.15 to 59.35; bagof 90 lbs., 54.45 to $4.55. Millfeed-ran, 535: shorts, $40; • mid= dlings, 550; an=uiille, 560 to 561. Hay - No. 2, per ton, oar lots, 510 to 310.50. Cheese -Finest westerns, 213e; do„ easterns, 313e. 'Butter ---Choicest cream- ery, 39 to 393c; seconds 3530. Eggs - Fresh, 46 to 48c; selected, 44c: No. 1 stock, 40c; No. 2, do., 30 to 38c. k'ota- toes---Per bag, -car lots, 51 to 52. Iltrinuipeg Grain • Winnipeg, Aug 7--0ash prioes;-- Wheat ---No. 1 Northern, 52,36; No, 2, do., 52.38; No. 3, do '$2.30; No. 4, 52.19; No. 6, 51,94; No, 0 31.68; feed, $1.68, Basis contract -August (first ball), 52.30, Oats --No. 2 .C.1`'., 75c; No. 3, do., 74c; extra No. 1 feed, 74c; No, 1 feed: 720, Tiair1oy--No, 3, 51.20: No. 4, 51.15; rejected, 51.09; feed, $1.0D. Flux-- o. 1. N,-'4v.C., 53.26; No 2 C.W., 58.21; No. 3, 53;09. tlnitod Status markets Minneapolis, Aug. 7-'-'•Wheat-Septern- AWED FORCES LEAVE GREECE French and British Troops Have All Been Withdrawn. A. despatch from Athens says: - ;Withdrawal of the allied forces from old,'Greece, Thessaly and Epirus in acco dance with the decision of the Ba n conference at Paris is being r carried out. The withdrawal rinth and other occupied s previously executed. The re similarly preparing to na -and other sections of retaining only a small tri - near Avlona, in Albania, T e unanimity of the allied action is 'a source of. satisfaction, as the Italian aspiration desired a wider field, but yielded in the ilaterest of the united action to withdraw all and leave Greece 'to the Greeks. Preparations are under way to call out the classes of 1916 and 1917, ag- gregating 60,000 men. The Greek Government is highly gratified at the result as showing the allies are recog- nizing the territorial integrity of Greece. • WEIGHT TO BE GIVEN ON FOOD PACKAGES. " despatch from Ottawa says: 1.- L 1 lotion to re u'x s require that :allpack- it; dlties sold,'�u�:'ori inal'`•con:tazn- ersk must hear the name of the fillers and the weight or measure•of the con- tents was introduced in the House on Thursday by Sir George Foster. The resolution upon wliich the bill is based was passed without amendment , after a short discussion. ONTARIO RURAL LIFE MOVEMENT School For aural Leadership At U.A.C. Has Successful Session.. A despatch from Guelph says: - The delegates who are attending the Summer school for rural leadership are so delighted at the progress made that before dispersing they have organized so that the work can be car- ried on between the yearly gatherings. It was felt that only by the efforts of an organization could the problems .of rural leadership hp effectively dealt with and' in an int*rview with Com- missioner C. 0. Creelman, he gave this every encouragement and promise of assistance. The object of the associa- tion is the promotion of the highest interests of rural community life, re- ligious, educational, social, physical and economic. Officers elected were: President, G. N. Simmons, Springfield; Vice - President, R. W. Foley, Brooklin; Secretary Treasurer, A. MacLaren, Guelph; Executive Committee, W. F. Carpenter, Horning's Mills; N. S. Campbell, . Inwood;; Miss Stover, Queenston; Mrs. W. J. Booth, Hornby. A pocket library, for furnishing material and other facts, was urged on the O.A. C. authorities and the lead- ers went on record as declaring that a more permanent linking up of the rural community leaders with the col- lege, as by an annual convention, will still further extend the influence of the college and result in greater good. The Ontario Government were urged to follow the example of the Saskat- chewan Government in the engage- ment of an educational specialist to make a general survey of the province, with a view of increasing the efficiency of the school system. At the afternoon session of the school for rural leadership, Mr. Tom- linson gave a practical demonstration of tree planting, after which, Mr. A, H. MacLennan, lecturer in vegetable gardening, presented that subject in a most interesting and informative way, illustrating his remarks by an excellent series of lantern slides. Tle committee appointed to inter- view: President Creelman in reference to the future of the school, reported that they had been received with the utmost cordiality and sympathy, Dr. Creelman made some helpful sugges- tions as to the time of holding the ,school and.- other matters. This has encouraged the rural leaders s to be- �lenems A,fijxre'_of,.fhe_school n, permanent � erni nentins institution is 'well assured. • Be sure to serve the threshers with some strongly acid fruit, plums or cherries are good. The juice cuts the dust that is sure to lodge in the work- ers' thr ork-ersY'throats. O E NME T. TO NATIONALIZE CANADIAN' NORTHERN. RAS WAY Will Also Make a Cash Advance of $7,500,000 to Grand Trunk Pacific. patch from Ottawa says:- sdian Northern Railway Sys - 'tiding its branch lines, ter - telegraph and express ser - rain elevators, steamship lines of the Great Lakes and other sub- si ary undertakings, will be acquir- ed by the Government on behalf of the Canadian people. Further, the Gov- ernment will lend to the G. T. P. Rail- way Company $7,500,000, repayable on demand 'with interest 6 per cent., and secured by a mortgage on the corpor- ation's assets. The railway proposals in brief: Purchase of the outstanding $60,- 000,000 stock of the Canadian North- ern Railway, giving the Government coiiiplete ownership of the C.N.R. system and all subsidiary enterprises. Appointment of three arbitrators to determine the value of the stock ac- quired, subject to an appeal to the Supreme Court by either the Govern- ment or the owners or pledgees of stock in the event of failure by the arbitrators to reach an unanimous determination. Canadian Northern to retain its corporate identity with operation and administration under a board of directors named by the- Government. At least five -sixths of the outstand- ing shares to be transferred by agree- ment, Government to take the right to compel the transfer of the remain- ing shares. Demand loan of $7,500,000 at 6 per cent., secured by mortgage, to be made to the G.T,P. Railway. Govern- ment to take power to constitute a board of directors. GEN. HMG WORKS ACCORD! G TO SYS EM USED ¢ YPRES 0 No Canadian Troops Participated in Big Battle of Flanders English Troops Did Most of Fighting. A despatch from London says: - Major -General Maurice,' of the War Office, on Thursday said that the )3ri- tish commander's next move in Eland - ere was to determine another objec- tive, and then, after the customary pl;ocess of preparation,: to proceed similarly to achieve it. "In cases of this kind," said the Director of Military Operations, "the objective line depends mainly upon the range of the artillery. The at- tacks must be patient and methodical. In this way we can gain ground and inflict heavy losses on the enemy with- out heavy losses to ourselves. That is the system used at Arras and at Messines, and the one now being used in Flanders "In this week's battle we co-operat- ed with the French. There were about six times as many • British troops as French soldiers. Of the British, four-fifths were purely Eng- lish, and one-fifth Anzac (Austra- lians and New Zealanders), Welsh and Scotch. No Irish or Canadian troops participated." • r. From. Erica's Green Isle NMS' i'3Y MAIL FItQiq lana LA NO'S SHORES" IYappeninge fa the Emerald Isis 4 Interest to Irish. men. Owing to persistent, spraying the potato crop in the Boyle district is making great progress. The Department of Agriculture has taken possession of Dunnamoat, near Roscommon, under a tillage order. The first of this year's crop of strawberries were sold at Newry at one shilling and fourpence per pound. 3. Scully was re-elected as chair- man of the South Dublin Guardians and Miss Buchanan as -vice-chairman. The Londonderry boot and shoe repairers have gone on strike, having been refused a bonus of ten shillings a week. • At the fete held at Crossthwaite Park, Kingstown, in aid of the Kings- town War Hospital, the sum of 1118 was realized. Joseph O'Neill, J.P., Co. Carlgw, has been »nanimously elected chair- man of the North Dublin Rural Dis- trict Council. A floating mine was found by some Galway men near Spiddal, and while they were examining it, it exploded, killing nine men. A steady stream of harvesters has been leaving the port at Dublin to take part in the harvesting opera- tions in England. The Badymahon Union Guardians have been unable to obtain tenders for butter, which is now selling at half a crown a pound. John Keane, a farmer of Athlone, has offered prizes up to £2 for the best tilled and cropped plots in Templepat- rick district. A very enjoyable gymkhana was held at Crossthwaite Park, Kings- town, in aid of the Irish War Hos- pital Supply, Kingstown. John Maguire of Belfast, a trick cyclist, known on .the stage as Jack Gerald Silvana, was killed in the re- cent London air raid, John B. Tedcastle was fined 45 at the Dublin Police Court for having sheep for sale on the market which were suffering from scab. The Belfast Banking Company pro- pose amalgamation with the Landon City and Midland Bank, of which Reginald McKenna is a director. _ .. Two Teww Ross boys were bound t -..,1Fi,. •-v.1. -, a..t+,a..,:-$fir.., Si',tas,l7]3 - .. -. v3 x ''� � m�.w7 r ,s - a..British ensign from the Barrow Boat Club, and then burning the flag 291 HUN PLANES SOT DOWN IN JULY British Bagged 247 of This Total -Belgian Record is 9. A despatch from London says: Ac- cording to the official communiques 420 aeroplanes were lost on the west- ern front in July. The Times admits that the figures are inexact, owing to the variations in French and German methods of announcement. Four hun- dred and twenty is the third highest total of the war, compared with 392 in June, 713 in May and 717 in April. Of the 420 no less than 201 were Ger- man and 129 allies (89 British). It is right to say the British figures of 89 are probably incomplete. Of the Gert' man 291 the British bagged 247, the French 35, and the Belgians 9. This is a Belgian record. 31,500 BONUS TO THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS.. A despatch from Melbourne, Aus- tralia, says: The Senate has given third reading to the Soldiers' Berat- riation Bill. The Australian Senate Repatriation Bill provides a maximum grant of £500 to. each settler on land. It is estimated that 132,000,000 will be re- quired to provide this bonus, not in- cluding the sum for British soldiers, who are to participate equally in the grant as far as finances will allow, LOSSES FROM SUBMARINES AGAIN SHOW PALLING OFF' A despatch from London says: - Some falling off in the loss of British merchantmen by submarines is noted ire the official summary just issued. Eighteen British vessels of more than 1,600 tons were sunk by submarines or mines last week. Three vessels under 1,600 tons were sunk, while no fishing vessels were lost, Italians Build 8,000,Ton Ships. A despatch from Rome says: --.-The construction of merchant ships of a uniform type and measuring 8,000 tons has been commenced in the Italian shipyards. The first launching will take place the end of this month, and others will follow without interrup- tion.