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Zurich Herald, 1917-10-05, Page 6HARD FIGHTING CONTINUES AND SEVEN COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED British Improve New Positions Captured in Flanders and Take 1,614 Prisoners. A despatch from British Front in France and Belgium, says: -The Brit- ish on Thursday continued tc strength- en the line to which they battled their way on Wednesday, The Australians completed their conquest of the Ger- man positions at the eastern extremity of Polyon Wood. Two places secured here rerresented the only remaining troublesome points *long the Anzac front, which reaches northward to the east of Polygon Wood. There has been much hard fighting in this section, but an Thursday ;the weary Germans apparently withdrew to more favorable ground further back and the Australians pushed forward. To the south of that point the Ger- mans continue to hammer away with their artillery at the British defences a stride the Menin road and make threats of an infantry assault. The neighborhood of Hill 40, north-west of Zonnebeke, continues to be hotly contested ground, with little give or take on either side. Consolidations have been complet- ed by the British in a majority of the places, the Anzacs having finished this work. The report from Field Marshal Haig on Thursday night refers only briefly to the operations of Thursday in Flanders. On the previous day seven powerful hostile counter-at- tacks, it says, were repulsed with heavy losses, and 1,614 Germans were taken prisoner. During Wednesday's fighting large numbers of British aeroplanes aided the infantrymen, attacking the Ger- mans from low altitudes with great effect, The German airmen put u strong opposition and as a result the casualties among the flyers were high. Fifteen German machines were ac- counted for, but thirteen of the Bri- tish planes failed to return to their base. On the northern front of the new offensive, in the region east of St. Julien, some interesting German pris- oners were to be found on Thursday. A number of the prisoner cages were filled with a nondescript lot of mid- dle-aged men, who looked far from men of the warrior type. They said the Germans had used up all of their 1918 class, and that as the 1919 class were not ready they were calling up old men. BIG SNIPPING PLAN FOE REPULSED UNDER WAY IN B.S. ALONG AISNE Year's Programme Involves the Construction of Tonnage Aggregating 6,000,000. Heavy German Attack North of Berry -au -Bac Checked by French. A despatch from Washington says: Paris, Sept. 30.-A heavy artillery The magnitude of the American Gov- action has been in progress on both ernment's shipbuilding programme sides of the Meuse, Verdun sector, was revealed in a statement by the while on the Aisne front the German shipping board, showing that nearly 1,200 merchant vessels of about 6,- 000,060 ;000,0()0 tonnage will be completed within a little more than a year. Completion of ships commandeered in shipyards and of vessels actually or about to be contracted for will give the country a fleet of 1,600 ships with a total tonnage of more than infantry attacked the French trenches, but were repulsed with .considerable losses. The official communication is- sued by the War Office to -night also reports air raids around Dunkirk, while several civilians were killed. "On the Aisne front, after artillery preparation, three enemy detachments attempted this morning to reach our Markets of the World 19ireathstuffs Toronto, Oct. 2 ---Manitoba wheat No. 1 Northern $2.23: No, 2, do., $220; No. 3, do„ $2.17; No. 4 wheat. 32.09: in store Fort '4viltiairn, including 2c taX. Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., 688e, in store Fort William. American corn -No, 3 yellow, nomi- nal. track Toronto. Ontario oats -No. 2 white, .62c, nomi- nal; No. 3, do., 610, nominal. according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -New, No. 2. $3.17 to 32.20, according to freights outside. Peas -No. 2, nominal. Barley -Malting, new, 31.18 to .31.20,. according tofrelghts outside, Rye -No. 2, 31.110, according to freights outside. Manitoba fiour=First patents, in jute bags, $11.50; 2nd, do., $11,00; strong bakers', do., 310.60, Toronto, Ontario ..flour -Winter, according• to sample, $10.20; in bags, track Toronto. prompt shipment, Millfeed-Car lots -Delivered Mont- real freights, bags included -Bran, per batog,n, $35;$3.25. shorts, do., $42; middlings. do.; $46 to $46; good feed Hour, per TIav-No. 1, ^ new, per ton, • $11.00 to $11.50; mixed, do., 38 to 39.50, track To- ronto. Straw-Carlots. per ton, $7 to $7.50, track Toronto. Country Prociuoe-Wholesale Butter -Creamery, solids per Ib., ,41 to 4130; prints, per lb., 413 to 42c; dairy, per lb., 35 to 36a. Eggs -Per doz., 390. Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices :- Cheese -New, large, 23 to 2340; twins, 233" to 233e; triplets, 283 to 24c; old, large, 30e;• twins, 30880; triplets, 3030. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 39 to 400; creamery prints, 44 to 45e; solids, 43 to 434e. Eggs -New laid, in cartons, 52 to"54c; out of cartons, 45 to 460. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 25 to 30c; fowl. 20 to 22c; squabs, per doz., $4 to $4.50; turkeys, 26 to 30c; ducks, Spring, 220. Honey-Comb-X'2xtra fine, 16 oz.. 33.25; 12 oz., $2,75; No. 2, $2.40 to pea' ib; Strained, 16lc; tins.'s 153 at a16c' 170 Live poultry -Spring chickens, lb., 22c; hens, 20 to 22c: ducks, Spring, 200. Beans -No Canadian beans on mar- ket until last of October; imported, hand-picked. 37.75 per bush; Limas, per ib., 15 to 160. Potatoes, on traoit-Ontario, bag, 31.35 to $1.45. Provisions -Wholesale.. Smoked meats-Hains, medium. 30 to 31e; do., heavy, 26 to 270; cooked, 41 to 42c; rolls, 27 to 2Sc; breakfast bacon, 36 to 40c; backs, plain, 39 to 40c; bone- less, 48 to 44c. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 22 to 2730 Ib.; clear bellies, 263 to 28c. Lard -Pure lard, tierces. 26 to 263c; tubs, 268 to 263c; pails, 261 to 27c; compound, tierces, 20 to 203c; tubs. 203 to 2030; pails, 203 to 21c. Montreal. Markets Montreal, Oct. 2 -Oats -Canadian Western, No. 2, 773c; do., No. 3, 760; extra No. 1 feed, 76c; No. 2 local white, 710; No. 3 local white, 70c. Barley - Man. feed, 31.29; do., malting, 31.30 to $1.31. Flour -Man. Spring• wheat patents, flrsti, $11.60; seconds, 311.10 strong bakers', $10.90; 'Winter patents, choice, $12.50; straight rollers, bags, Rolled oats -Barrels, bags, '90 -lbs., 34,10 to to 336 Shorts 40. $50. Mouillie-$ Hay -No. 2. per ton,car :lata, '. 11' to $11.50. Cheesb-Finest . westerns, 213o; do., easterns, 2130.. Butter - Choicest creamery, 443 to 45c; do., seconds, 433 to 44c. Eggs -Fresh, 53 to 540; selected, 47 to 48c; No. 1 stock, 43 to 44c; No. 2 stook, 40 to 41c. Pota- toes -per bag, car lots, $L55. . Winnipeg Grain Winnipeg, Oct. 2 -Cash prices - Wheat -No. 1 Northern, $2.21; No. 2,. do.,32.18; No. 3, do.. $2.15; No. 4. 12.093; No. 5, $1.94; No. 6. 31.85; feed, 1.7 5. Oats -No. 2 C,�4 62c; No. 3, o., 663c; extra No. 1 feed, 663c;'No, 1 feed, 659c. No. 2, do., 6410. IBarley- No. 3, 31.25; No. 4, $1.21; rejected and feed, 31.16. Flax -No. 1. N: W.C.; $3.23; No, 2 C.W., 33.23; No. 3, do., 33,12. 9,000,000. In addition to this, the trenches north of Berry -au -Bac. One $g'eo to $9:7 do acjy contracted for, and under ne- tering an advanced eleznent of `our Msti dungy - $4s to board will complete in 1919 vessels Gelnan group which succeeded in en- 4:35. Bran -$34 g'otiation of about 4,000,000 tons. Alines was driven out immediately. At other points our fire arrested the ad- vance of the enemy, who suffered con- siderable losses. "A very spirited artillery action was maintained all day on both banks of the Meuse, particularly north of Hill 344 and near the Bois le Chaume." EAST AFRICAN SUPPLY BASE CAPTURED BY BRITISH TROOPS London, Sept. 30. -The War Office last night announced a further success against the German forces in German East Africa. The text of the an- nouncement follows: "Our troops yesterday occupied Nahungo, an im- billion dollars has just been asked of Congress to complete the programme. The United States now is leading the world in shipbuilding, and if the present rate of construction were kept up, would become the leading shipping nation of the world in a few years. ese BLOCKADE OF GERMANY TO BE MORE VIGOROUS. London, Sept. 30.-A still more vigorous blockade of Germany is to be enforced by the Entente allies as a result of the conference of Lord Robert Cecil, British Minister of Blockade, with the French Minister of Blockade. Yesterday the King !portant German supply base 83 miles signed a proclamation, prohibiting the : southwest of Kilwa, after consider exportation of certain articles to Sive- ! able resistance. Our advances in the den and Holland. The King's ap-1 Lukeledi Valley and the forward proval also was given to other mea- movement of the Belgians on Mahange sures to make it more difficult for :are continuing steadily." the enemy to obtain supplies through antral countries. GREAT DAMAGE CAUSED 'United States Markets Minneapolis, Oct. 2 -Corn -No. 3 yel- low, $1.97 to 31.98. Oats -No. 3 white, 58 to 60c. Flour -Fancy patents, $11.50; first clears, 310.50; second patents, $5.60. Bran -$31.50 to $32.00. Duluth, Oct. 2 -Linseed -$3.60 to $3.54; arrive, 33.473; September, 33.50 bid; October, $3.473 asked: November, 33.463; December, $3.40, Live Stook Markets Toronto, Oct. 2 -Extra choice heavy steers, 311.50 to $12; do., good heavy, $10.50 to $11; butchers ' cattle, 'choice,' $10 to 310.50; do., good, 30.26 to 39.75; do„ modium, $8.50 to $3.75; do., corn- : IN THE WEST INDIES mon' $6.7$ to $7 40' butchers' bulls HOME OF GERMAN AEROPLANES; - choice, 7 40 to$ 37.35; od$ AGAIN RAIDED BY BRITISH. A despatch from Havana sa s:- I to $7.10; do., ro - p Y butcher' Cows, One steamer and several sailing ves- do., good, $7.50 t London, Sept. 30 Another success sell were sunk, numerous houses were � $6 so o $6 ful aerial attack on German military , razed and great damage was done to � feeders, 55 to $5.50; 8,60; do., good bulls; o., medium bulls, $6.85 ugh bulls, 35 to 36; choice, 38.25 to 38.50; o $7.75; do medium t 75 st Lon on, - s , ceders, $8.26 t4 $ ockers,' $7.50 to $8.751 9.15; canners and cut milkers, good to choice 90 to 3135; do., com. and med., 375 to 85; springers, 300 to $135; light ewes, 9.50 to $11.50; sheep, heavy, 35.75 to 37.60; yearlings, ,$116 60312' calves, good Spring lambs, $16 to 315.80; hogs, fed and watered, $18.75; do„ weighed off cars, $19; do., f.ob,; $17.00, 1Mtontreal, Oct. 2-3Choice steers, $10.26 to .10.60; good, $9.75 to $10; fewer butchers' coivs, $6.50 to $9; Ontario lambs, uebec, $14 to $14.50; 10; milk -fed calves;' $14 . to $15; lower grades, 39 to 318; selected hogs,' $17.76 to 318.25. TWO'FOE' SEAPLANES ARE BROUGHT DOWN, establishments in Belgium vas report- i growing crops and fruits by the West ed to -day by the Admiralty. The ;Indian hurricane, which struck the Isle statement follows: f of Pines Wediiesdee evening, a.ceord- "On the afternoon of Sept. 29 a ing to despatches received here to - bombing raid was carried out by na- val aircraft on the St, Denis West- Advices from Batabano, situated on ern aerodrome. Many bombs were the mainland, say it is believed there p;racles, $8 to $9; dropped. Direct hits were observed. f that many persons perished in the to $8'50; bulls, $3 A bomb exploded among five machines !islands, although no definite informa sAeepo Ss so G'to lined up by the aerodrome. All our tion regarding casualties has been re- returned." !machines ceived here. ITALIANS WIN STRONG GROUND IN DRIVE ON IS NZO FRONT Capture Positions on Bainsizza Plateau With 1,409 Prisoners- Austrian Counter -Attacks Repulsed. London, Sept, 30.-••'Ihe Italians have started another big offensive against the Austrians on the Iso1130 front, where for a fortnight variable quietude had prevailed. On the Bain- sizza plateau height positions have been stormed and 'taken by General Cadorna',s forces, and 1,409 prisoners captured. By thier new successes the Italians have brouught.their'line almost to the bridgehead of the Chiapovano River, near Podlaca and 112itdorii, which also gives theta possession of almost .all. of 'the south-easteriu por- tion of 'alto platerwx. The Austrians, realizing the stra- tegic value of the gains, have deliver- ed extremely heavy counter-attacks against the, Italians, but all to no pier- pose, Likewise: fruitless have been attempts to dislodge the Italians from the southern slopes e of Monte . San Gabriele. Daily the Italians continue their aerial bonibardmeiits of Austrian po- sitions with large quantities of explo- sives The great fortress of Polo again has received a visitation and enemy depots at Gertew, near Nabre- Shia; also have been bombarded. A despatch from London says: Two large German seaplanes have been brought into Flushing, Holland, by Dutch torpedo boats, and it is report- ed that they participated in the air raid on England, says a despatch to. The Evening News from Rotterdam. One of the four German airmen was seriously wounded. The three others have been interned, • SOUTIR AMERICA ONE AGAINST IUJN A despatch from La Paz, Bolivia, says: -El Diario and,E1 Tionme, COM - 'tenting on the measures being takers by Argentina and Peru to obtain satls- faction from Germany, say the mo- ment is approaching for the complete. solidarity of South Attleriea, Discus- sion of new treaties is in progress in Parliament. SPLENDID BRIM M 'I VICTO Y IN MESOPOTAMIA, NEAR BAGDAD Whale Turkish Army Captured by Gen. NJiaude Including Com- mander and His Staff, London, Sept. 80.-A. British official sands of prisoners, including Ahmed report concerning the operations in Mesopotamia announces the capture Friday of Mushaid ridge, in the region of Bagdad. The British attacked the Turkish advanced positions in the re- gion of Ramadie from the south-east and wesee which they occupied with little difficulty. They continued the attack Saturday after surrounding Ramadie, and captured practically the whole garrison, the enemy everywhere surrendering. The captures by the British include guns, ammunition and several thou - Bey and his staff,, "The enemy was taken entirely by surprise, and practically the whole garrison of Ramadie fell into our hands,:says Gen..iillaude. Our troops displayed great gallantry, determina- tion and endurance under the most dif- ficult conditions. • "During Thursday night another column moved out north-east of Bag- dad after,..a sharp skirmish with a Turkish cavalry detachment, inflict- ing casualties and capturing four pris- oners and three hundred Turkish sup- ply camels." FULL SUCCESS FOR ITALIANS S Complete Mastery of the Bain- sizza Plateau. Gained by Gen. Cadorna. Washington ALLIES PLAN DRI ON SOFIA Thus Prevent Germany Getting Supplies 'From Turkey --En' tente Equipping Greek Arany. A despatch from Washington says : From The Middle \Vest BETWEEN ONTARIO AND Biel. TISIl COLUMBIA. Items From Provinces Where Many Ontario Boys and Girls Are Living. Major F. Caldwell and Capt. L. M. Moffat, two Winnipeg officers, have won honors at the front. Fifteen foremen, 280 men and 32 teams are employed by the Winnipeg Street Commissioner's Department keeping the streets in good condition. A year ago 13 foremen, 236 men and 26 teams were at work. Bookbinders in Winnipeg get an in- crease of $3,50 a week. Lieut. Norman J. D'Arcy is a Win- nipeg man to win the Military Cross. That Winnipeg -consumes Half as much food as Berlin, although only oxie-tenth its size, is the estimate of ., a food economist. Winnipeg Armories can only ac- commodate 2,400 men. Additional quarters will be found for conscripted men. Frost damage. to grain in Western Canada.ithis year is smallest in his- tory. A despatch from says: E. A. Lowes, dean of the Agricul• Austrian counter-attacks on the Ital- The delay in the mobilization of the tural College, Edmonton, says there ian front have all failed, according to Greek army for use . on the • Entente a semi-official despatch reaching side of the war has been due to lack Washington from Rome on Thursday. of equipment, which is to be furnished The message said that the present by France, Britain and the United situation of the Italian offensive sur- States, This explanation of the delay prises, and that the Italians have was communicated to the Greek Lege - practically cleared the Bainsizza Pla- tion an Friday by the Foreign Office teau, and are holding all the territory at Athens. When the necessary equip - they have thus far gained, ment has been obtained Greece will "The present state of affairs on the- be able to furnish 300,000 men for use Austro -Italian front;" the message in the war. reads, "appears to be full of promises The plan of the Allies in the Bal - and surprises. The enemy, believing kans as partially disclosed arc Friday, the supreme solution of the war can be expected only by fighting, is strengthening his defenses and ac- cumulating great/quantities of mate- rial desperately, and is doing every- thing possible to forestall a future Italian offensive, which is expected. The Italians have practically cleared the Bainsizza Platean, and are hold- ing all the territory conquered. Ac- cording to the statements of prison- ers, it seems that the Austrians are quite discouraged. At ` present the greatest activity is being di s la edb Y Italian airplanes, which are scouting 'over the enemy's rear ,lines, whe"1''e. the Austrian troops are' resting, spreading fear and terror by their bombing operations." 30 PEOPLE HIT BY ONE B MB is to advance upon Sofia. Capital of Bulgaria, and thus to cut off commune-. children exhibiting in the school work cations between Germany and Turkey, department who were not fortunate Germany was said to be drawing great quantities of supplies, especially oil and wheat, from Turkey, and this traf- fic cannot be interrupted until the line is cut by the international army now operating in Macedonia, will be a wonderful potato crop gar- nered from Alberta fields this ,year, At the experimental farm, Edmonton, there are 20 acres growing which will yield 500 bushels to the acre. Fifteen children under one year of age were received at the Children's Shelter at Edmonton during August, - The city police service in Edmonton costs the citizens $1.61 per capita. In Calgary the rate is $1.31. 'The Edmonton Exhibition Associa- tion gave 284 nickel cases containing thread, needles and a thimble to the USE AIR.PLANt TO CARRY OU - tom' Remarkable Tests Carried Out by French Arany Officials. •A despatch from Paris says: Tests made on Saturday at Villa Coublay of an airplane fitted with two stretchers for carrying wounded proved highly satisfactory. Dr. Chassaing of the Army Medical Service and Corporal Tete represented wounded passengers 12 of Them Were Killed in Air' during a twelve -minute flight, the equivalent to a Fifteen -anile journey. ,,aid on ]London. Corporal Tetu declared that this A despatch' from London says:- form of transpeet was far superior to The inquest en Thursday elicited that :an ambulance, of which he had vivid thirty people had been hit by one recollections when wounded two bomb which fell outside a hotel on years ago. Dr. Chassaing removed a Monday evening, twelve of whom were muffler from his head, and unfasten - killed. All were either in the' street ed straps during the flight. He ex - or doorways, having gone outside to pressed the opinion that there would see the raid. Tuesday night a bomb be no unnecessary pain to a• wounded fellyin the street adjoining some small Passenger, because the equilibrium of houses. For a distance of one hundred ythe airplane is so perfect. The air- ards the interiors, were badly smash- 'plane was constructed by the Aero- ed by concussion, although the houses_' nautic Service of the army, which did not collapse. In one room a man hopes to use .this form of transport and his wife were killed. Next door for the severely wouinded, declaring a `woman was killed. In the same that the absence of any jolting fully house •a woman and baby were blown . compensated the patient for any risk. into the street, and both critically se - hurt. A little further down the street BRITISH NAVAL FORCES a man entering his home was killed, h FIVE AIDS IN BOMBARD OSTEND. A despatch from London says: The , German naval base of Ostend, on the Belgian coast, waa bombarded by Bri= S ® N n Ave tish nava) forces. British aerial pat= J' II rols over the fleet encountered six hostile aeroplanes and downed two, • "Naval aeroplanes," says an Ad- miralty statement, "copiously bomb- ed the Sparappelhoek aerodrome. They made several direct hits, smoke being observed from the sheds on the. London Again Bombed by the Fneniy. Airi en 11 Killed and. 82 Injured. London, Sept, 30. -German aero- south-west side, • Several of our 'fight - planes again .raided London on Satur- ing`patrols over the fleet encountered day and Sunday evenings, a total of six hostile aeroplanes, two of which five raids in seven days. Eleven per- they brought down. sons were killed and 82 injured in "There was a bombardment of the Saturday's raid. The material dam- naval establishments at Ostend by_ age was notreat. On Saturday eight our naval forces. Several hits were four groups of hostile machines at- obseeved on Anatelier de la Marine." tempted,* to reach the metropolis, but •t• - the majority of the machines were CARGO Or 14,576. TONS driven off. Bombswere dropped in UNLOADED' TN 19 HO URS." the south-eastern and north-eastern; districts of London and at various A despatch from Fort William says:; places in Kei'it and Essex. e The W. P. Synder, Jr., arrived here on 1 Thursday carrying the largest cargo GUYNEMER'S DEATH of coal ever delivered to any port on REPORTED BY GERMANS the Great Lakes, totalling 14,576 tons. , The Syndei' s cargo wase unloaded In ep A despatch from Amsterdam says: the record time of 19 hours, or at the -The correspondent of the Cologne rate of 767 tons per hour, which is Gazette on the German front, sends equivalent to a ton every five seconds, firmatlotl to his newspaper that during entire time of unloading. The con Capp taut George 'Guynemer,the famous/ largest previous cargo was brought French aviator,. was killed early in here about a week ago by the steamer. September near Poelkapello. 1 Schconmaker, and was 14,482 tons. 1 enough to win prizes. On one farm near Lethbridge, Alta., the owner expects to sell $600,000 worth of crop. American' harvesters are crossing the border into Alberta at the rate of 100 a day. This is due to the harvest- ing in Montana being practically over, The influx is reducing the wages from $4.50 and $5 per day to $4. Thirty-two soldiers returning from the front to Saskatchewan homes were given a luncheon at -the Assiniboia • Clizb, Regina, and a motor trip through the city. The cost of living in Winnipeg. now is from 20 to 30 per cent. higher than it was•a year ago. Winnipeg plans to double its library for blind readers. They have '76 vol-, umes at the present time. Winnipeg jitney men have been ordered to furnish bond against dam- age to persons or property. The Edmonton Auto Club relieved the street car tie-up considerably by giving free rides to the working peo- ple. William Diamond, a master of arts graduate of the University of Mani- toba, has been awarded a fellowship in the University of Chicago. Flight -Lieut. A. W. Carter, of Cal- gary, has been awarded the, Distin- guished Service Cross for skill in air- craft near the Ypres salient. D. S. MacKenzie, Alberta's Deputy Minister of Education, has resigned from that important position to be- come bursar of the 'University of Al- berta. A western farmer donated a volute teer's pay to the ideal patriotic fund, It is calculated that there are en- listed in that part of Albeta between Crows Nest and Bow Island and south of the Crow line between 3,500 • and 5,000 soldiers. A convalescent home and a voca- tional training school is being planned in Lethbridge, Alta. Of the 22,000 harvesters passing through Winnipeg, 3,000 hands were obtainable for Manitoba farms; The Canadian Council of Agricul- ture held in Winnipeg recently advo- cated increase in heroes' pensions. Sixteen girls from a Winnipeg de- partmental store have formed a 'stook- ing club, and will help with the har- vest. ITALIANS BUILDING ROADS IN ALBANIA A despatch from Washington says: •-Italian troops -'in Albania are build- ing Toads uilding-roads in difficult country, in pre- paration for the next offensive, ac- cording to despatches on Friday from Rome. The Austrians and their Turkish allies are opposing the work, the despatches say, but nothing ap- preaching; a real battle is in sight. Opening of Quebec Bridge. Montreal, Sept. 30. --The first train will cross the new Quebec bridge on. October 19, so it was ,announced to- day. It is understood that the diree- tors of the Dominion Bridge . Com- pany, with a number of guests, will at- tend the opening ceremony