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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-10-12, Page 6r.,l++�.�-•rte-' ,n— BRITISH • CAPTURE STRATEGIC POSZT1ONS COM AI IMINE FLANDERS PLAIN. Thousands of Prisoners Taken an Fresh Offensive East and - , e 1 ' North-East East. oi, -'S�px s - Aa• l +DbJ.ectives Won, A ' despatch from London says; The 1 More than 3,000 German prisoners Marshal; had been p anticipated renewal of Field M , 1 d passed behind the lines when HIaig's big offensive in Flanders has 1 the,, latest official communication con - begun, and all the objectives of the seining the .day's. fighting was sent, g J. first day have been won and held. and large numbers of others were be - Like thep receding attacks, the latest; ing gathered in. . one was • timed to the minute. The j "The fruits of Thursday'u victory British" forces at the given signal at have been held. No infantry coun- daylight swarmed from their trenches, ter -attacks occurred during. the night over ground that had been harrowed ! time, demonstrating the German ex - by myraids cif shells from the great ar- I haustion, dice to the manner in which ray of artillery, and all along the front I their big offensive was devastated of more than eight miles, from south !Thursday morning and our reception of Tbwer Hamlets to the north of :of the enemy's eight counter attaeke Langemarek, they made notable new I yesterday. gains of terrain, inflicted heavy cis- I "Five of these counter-attacks were ualties an the Germans, while th0� nude against a. short front to the Selves slifrering slight losses, and t north of the Ypres-Menin road, being many prisoners, large numbers of ; broken up by artillery. Three were • whom gladly surrendered., delivered against our new positions The Reuter correspondent at Brit -near Relztel. Two 'of these were ish headquarters in France says: :beaten back, but the third advanced in "To -day is one of the great days in great strength late in the afternoon army annals. The victory is ba`-'n,bending back oar line 'slightly, neces- praclaitned as one of the greatest j sitating, however, only a trifling mod since the Marne." ification of the front, which has ab- The attack was delivered with ' all soIutely no bear ng on the general the wonted dash of previous offensives! tactical result•, achieved. and swiftly the Britishers took posi- "4ntions that had been marked out for I "Within a fortnight we have struck '.,hem,some of them to a depth of ; the enemy in Flanders three stagger- *piore than a mile. The main ridge of ing blows in a very vital spot, bent .he heights running north and south t him back reeling about three miles, e the east of Ypres, which aiforcjl a mostly uphill. :'eminating point for the launching ; "We have taken about 9,000 prise °. future attacks, is nearly all in their oners and inflicted casualties conser- ends., vatively calculated at 40,000." ND EMBARGO* PROGRESS OF IS. are. BY ALL ALLIES SHIP1 LIMPING teinK of Supplies to European Neutrals Absolutely Phohibited. A despatch from Washington says: Great Britain's embargo on the ex- port of all supplies to the northern European neutral countries, just an- nounced, was declared after every phase of its possible effect was gone over in conferences between American and allied statesmen. • American officials initiated the dis- ;�w ussions, agilinsisted that the British step be taken to make sure that there be no nullification of the purposes the United States Government had in view in putting into operation its own embargo. The step indicated that the allies have united in a decision that the neutrals must cut off the shipment of all supplies to Germany. Ameri- can officials and some of the allies here have hesitated as to just how far to go in demanding cessation of �, ,r1! between the neutrals and Ger- artle, • At one time it appeared they "ask no more than that neither I_1o> goods nor materials supplanted or lied commodities be sold in Ger- stop er- at p; by the neutrals. whei the re thesi B � G pri • 'a g ' CER TOWNS ec �, F uitench Drop Projectiles on siL3aden--•Italians Attack Aus- d trian Naval Base. A despatch from London says: While British and French airmen con- tinue their bombing operations against Germany's submarine base at Zee- brugge and points of military import- ance behind the lines, the French aviators are keeping up their attacks on German towns and cities, in re- prisal for ,shelling by German aircraft of the open town of Bar-le-Duc. More than 15,000 pounds of explosives are reported to have been dropped on numerouti German settlements, among them the famous town of Baden, famed as a health resort. Likewise the Italians are giving the Austrians little' respite from i erial incursions, again having drop- ped four tons of projectiles on mili- tary objectives at Pols, the great Austrian naval base on the Adriatic, and bombed other points of military advantage. iJ- S. TO REFUSE COAL TO NEUTRAL SHIPS A despatch from Washington. says: is -A final move to prevent supplies front reaching Germany from the out- elide world was taken on Thursday by Government the American> in deciding refuse eoal to neutral ships carry lig . supplies from, South America to be northern European neutral conn- ;dries, unless' their cargoes are in- lspeeted iri American ports. When making bread always warm e basins and flour. The bread will' Much lighter. Ten Months Gained in BuildiIng of Destroyers --Ready Early in 1918. A despatch from Washington says: —Such remarkable progress has been made in the quick building of the im- mense flotilla of America destroyers to cope with the submarine campaign that the Navy Department now is as- sured of much quicker delivery of the, ships than was contemplated at the last estbnate, which in itself, was far ahead of the original time. Progress on the ships now building and arrange- ments for others to follow, it is said at the Navy Department, are such that the American navy will lead the world with its destroyers within eighteen months. It is now certain that all destroyers now building will be delivered ready for duty in European waters early next year. Many of then had not been expected until the winter of 1918. Approximately, ten months had been saved. ARGENTINA HANDS PASSPORTS TO LUXBURG A despatch from Buenos Ayres says:—Announcement was made by the Argentina Foreign Office on Fri- day that Count Karl von Luxburg, former German Minister to Argentina, who recently was given his passports, will depart from the country within a day or two. He left Buenos Ayres on Friday in an automobile for a visit to the ranch of a friend. As Chile has notified Argentina that von Luxburg is persona non grata to Chile he will go to Paraguay, where he is the accredited German Minister, and in which country alone in South America he can seek asylum. ea - BRITISH TROOPS CHASING GERMAN'S IN EAST AFRICA. A deslyatch from London says: The following communication concerning the operations in Africa was issued on Friday night: "In the Bemjuru valley (East Africa)- the enemy is retreating to- ward Nangano, o-ward_Nangano, 35 miles south-west of Liwale. We are following him up, In the western area our column moving eastward from the Ruhudje River has reached a point within 13 miles of the road leading south from Mahenge to- ward Opondas.' AUSTRALIAN FORCES AGGREGATE 306,000 MEN A despatch from London says:— It is announced that the total enlist- ments of the Australian :forces now aggregate 306,000 men, Russ Success Against Hun. A despateh from Petrograd. says: Heavy fighting occurred on. Thursday on the Rumanian front, the War Of- fice reports. Near Radautz an attack was checked by the Russian artillery. In the Buten region Bulgarians made an advance but later were driven back, On the Caucasian front the Russians captured a bridge near Oromaru, Markets of the World Broadetufrs Toronto Oct 9. --Manitoba, wheat -- No. 1 Northern 52,23' No. 2. do 5`2.29 No. 3, da $2:1,7; in afore ),cont William, including 2c tax, Manitoba•o'ats--No. 2 O.W., 6340, in store Twort William, .American corn—No. 3 yellow, nominal: Ontario oats—No, 2 while, 62c, norm-.. nail; No. 3, do.. 61e, nominal, according to freights outside: • Ontario wheat—New, No, 2 Winter, 52.22 basis, in store, Montreal. Peas—No. '2. nominal. Barley—Malting, •new, *1.18 to •1.20, according to freights outside. 'Rye — No. 2, 51.76, according to freights outside. Manitoba tioui•-drat patents, in Jute begs, 511,50; 2nd, do„ $11.0U; strong bakers', do., 510.60, Toronto. Ontario liour-- -Winter according to sample, 59.0, in bags, Montreal; ; $9.60, Toronto, prompt shipment. Millfeed--Car lots—Deliverer) Mont- real freights, bags included-13r.an, per ton,. 535; shorts, do„ 542; middlings, de., $45 to $46; good Meed flour, per bag, 53,26. Hay—No, 1, new, per ton, 512 to $13; mixed, do., 59 to 511, track Toronto.., . Straw—Car lots, per ton 57 to 57.50, track Toronto. • Country produce—Wholesale Butter—Creamery solids, per ib., 413 to 42c; prints, Per ib., 42 to 424e; dairy, per lb., 35 to 36c. • Eggs—Per doz„ 39e, Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices: 23; to 2350; triplets 233 to '24c; old, All Street Car ,Traffic Has Been large, 80c; twins, 30io; triplets, 30he• Cut One flour a Butter—Fresh dairy, .choice, 40 to 41e,Day. creamery prints, 44 to 46c; solids, 43 to I:433c. A despatch from Washington says: Eggs New laid, in cartons, 51 to 53c , Dressed poultry Strenuous efforts are being made, in out of cartons, 46c. —Spring chickens. 25 'Russia to conserve all fuel resources, to 30c; fowl, 20 to 22c; squabs, per doz.,Petrograd, according to a despatch $4 to 54.50; turkeys, 28 to 32e:- ducks, I Spring, 22c. from W. C. Huntington, United States Live poultry—Turkeys, 22c; Spring,' duets,Commercial Attache at the Russian chickens, ib., 22c; hens, 20 to 22c; y—Co , 200. Capital, is being brought under strict Honey—Comb—Extra fine, 16 oz,, $3.25; 12 es„ 52.75; No, 2, 52.40 to fuel regulation. All street car traffic $2.60; Strained, tins, 24's and 5's, 18c, has been cut one hour a day. A fur - per lb; 10's, 17 to 174c; 60's, 16h to 170,` ther regulation compels the railroad Beans—No Canadian beans on .market until last of October; imported, hand- companies to observe a rate of speed picked, $7.75 per bush; Limas, per lb.," that saves coal. • The decreased speed rule is credited with surprising re- sults. It is reported that it saves eighteen per cent. of fuel, that thirty Smoked meats—Hams, medium, 30- to per' cent. fewer cars are laid up, and a 31e• do., heavy. 26 to 27c cooked, 41 to decrease in daily expenditures of 3,000 roubles is secured. ' . SOUKROMLINOFF SENT TO ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL Cheese—New, large, 23 to 234c; twins, October: 53.21 asked, November, 33.213 asked; Devoznber, 53.16h bid. Live- Stook 3f$arkete Toronto, Oot, 0,---11etra choice heavy steers, $11,76 to 512.50; do,, good heavy, 311 to $11.50; butchers' cattle, choice, 519.1 .0 to 510.60; do good 50,60 to 59,89; do medium, 55,50 to 58.75; do., amnion, 50.75 to 37.40; butchers' bulls, choice, 58.30 to 58.75, do„ gond bulls 57,40. to 57.85; 'do., medium bulls, 56,85 tc 57.10;• do., rough bulls. 55 to 50;- butchers' cows., choice. 58.25 to 58,75; do,, good, $7 50 to 57,75; do., Medium, 50,60 to 56.75; stockers, 57,50 to, $8.75; feeders, 58.50 to 59.25; Banners and cut- ters. 55 to $5.50; milkers, good to cl3oice, 590 to 5125; do coin. and: med„ 51.5 to 585; Springers, 590 to $125; light ewes, 59,50 to $11.50; sheep, heavy, 35.76 to $7.60' yearlings,• 511 to 512; valves, good to choice, 516 to. $15.50; Spring lambs, $16 to 517; hogs, f.ed and water- ed, $18.75;• do., weighed ot'f curs, 519; f.o,b„ 517,75, Montreal, Oct. 9.—Choice steers, 510,26 'to 510.50; good, 59.75 to 510; lower grades, to 50; rs 5,,25;buls.,5t.50;cane bulls,56.40-to $6.50; canners, cows, 55 to $5,25; Ontario lambs, 514.60 to 51475; Quebec. lambs, $13,50 to 514; sheep, 58 to 59,60; milk -fed calves, 510 to 514; selected hogs, 518.25 to 518.75, RUSSIAN FUEL GROWING SCARCE 16.to 16c. Potatoes, on track—Ontario, bag, '$1.35. to 51.45. Provisions—Wholesale 420; rolls, 27. to 28c; breakfast bacon, 36 to 40c; backs, plain, 39 to 40e; bone- less, 43 to 440. Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 274 to -28c lb; clear bellies, 264 to 27c. Lard—Pure lard, tierces, 264 to 27e; tubs, 265 to 274,0; pails, 27 to 27,0' compound, tierces, 214 to 220; tubs, 21t' to 225c; pails, 22 to 224e. Montreal Markets Montreal, Oct, 9. — Oats—Canadian Western, No. 2, 774c; No. 3, 70c; extra the former Minister of War who was No. 1 feed. 76e; No. 2 local white, 720; ' No. 3 local white, .71c. Barley—Manito- convicted .of treason last week, to A despatch from Petrograd says:"— The Provisional Government has dee tided to permit Gen. Soukhomlinoff, ba feed, $1.29; malting, 51.31 to $1.82. Flour—Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, 511,60; seconds, 511.10; strong bakers, $10.90; Winter patents, choice, $12.00; straight. rollers, 511.50 to 511.80; do.. bas, 55.60 to 55.75. Rolled oats— Bbls„ $8,30; do., bags, 90 lbs., 54:00. Bran, $35,90. Shorts, 540:00. Middlings, 543.00 to 550.00. 3fouiliie," x;55.00 t' 560.00, Hay—No. 2, per ton, ear 'lots, 511.50 to 512.00. Cheese --Finest West- erns, 215c; finest Easterns, 215c. But- ter—Choicest creamery, 45 to -.454e; seconds, 4440. Eggs—Fresh. 53 to '54c; selected, 47 to 48c; No. 1 stook, 43 to 44c; No. 2 stock, 40 to 4.1c. Potatoes Per bag, car lots. $1.60. Winnipeg Grain Winnipeg, Oct. 9,—Cash prices:— Wheat—No.-1 Northern, $2.21 No. 2, do„ 52.13; No. 3, do., 52.15; No. 4, 51.94; No. 5, 5,55 feed, $1.73. Oats—No. 2 C.W., 683c; No. 3, do., 653c; extra No, 1 feed, 655c; No. 1 feed, 6450; No. 2, do,, 683e. Barley—No. 3 C.W., 51.22; No. 4, do.. 51.18; rejected and feed. 51.11,. Flax—No. 1 N W.C„ $3.10; No. 2 C,W., 53,04; No. 3. do., 52.01 . 'United States Markets Minneapolis, Oct. 9,—Corn—No. 3 yel- low, 5'1.91 to $1.92. Oats—No 3 white, 584 to 604c. Flour—Fancy patents, 511, Bran—$30 to $31. Duluth, Oct. 9. — Linseed—$3.214; serve his term in the St. Peter and St. Paul prison instead of in Siberia. The general's wife pleaded that, if he were sent to Siberia an attempt might be fnacle to murdeas him. _ Je NEW GOVERNOR NAMED - POR NEWFOUNDLAND. A. despatch from St. John's Nfld., says: The appointment of Sir Charles Harris to be Governor of Newfound- land is.officially announced.: He will succeed Sir Walter Davidson. HOUSES IN TOKIO MIT SET TO MILLERS' PROFITS Results of Conference Between Milkmen and Food Controller. .A despatch from Ottawa says:. After November 1 the net profits of Canadain millers will be limited to., a maximum average of 25 cents' on the milling of sufficient wheat to make a barrel of flour of 196 pounds and the offals` produced, in connection with such milling. Hon, W. J: Hanna, Food Control- ler, made this ;announcement, on, Fri- day night, as the outcome of several conferences with representatives of CANADIANS GAS ENEMY AT LENS Airmen Attack Germans Load- ing Ammunition at Dump. A despatch from Canadian Head.- quarters ead•quarters in France, says: Gas in con- siderable Aiolum,e was again projected into Lens Thursday morning, The enemy retaliation took the form of trench °mortal activity, but this was . not long maintained. The artillery duel still continues and the Germans are making more use of their long range, high velocity guns in the bom- bardment of,the area behind the front. Behind the German lines one of our all branches of the milling trade, aircraft took on a large party of the Every mill with a capacity of 100 bar- enemy engaged in loading anlmunie cels offlour or more per day must tion at a dump. The airmen swooped take out -a license from the Food Con- troller. The licensing will be optional with the mills with a capacity between 50 and 100 barrels per day. Every li- censed establishment must submit each month a detailed sworn state- ment of costs of manufacture and profits on sales. Failure to comply with any of the regulations may, re- sult in suspension oa„cancelation 'of license. M H 1 tt )tg inid r. Anna a so s a ec a' a woo select and appro;e three standard grades of flour and that all licensed mills would be required to manufac- ture and sell one or more of these standard grades. One will be a flour made from Manitoba Spring wheat; the second will be a blended flour, from a mixture of Manitoba Spring wheat and Ontario Winter wheat; while the third will be made entirely from Winter wheat. The standard grades will be -of first-class quality, suited to all purposes, and will repre- sent a higher percentage extraction than the white flour now in general use in Canada. For them maximum cash prices will be set from time to time. Such prices will be f.o.b, cars on track at point of delivery or the equivalent at point of origin: WRECKED BY TYPHOON. A despatch fi;om London says: A -- Shanghai despatch says that as a re- sult of a typhoon which swept over Tokio en Monday, 100,000 are home- less, and that 138 are dead• and 217 missing. Remarkable Photo Shows Bombing of,, German 'Manriition Depot Waits remarkable was taken in s4 de the German` lines from the aero" photo " Inane of the aviator who made a raid osi a great 13 oche atumunitioh depot,: The daring aviator starting out an the apparently reckless adventil a of get- ting by the German line's and eucoes,sfully 'bombUrg t'he,, Teuton etoree of lnulritians, flew to a point ;above the fLo t and, dropped quantitles of Lae ,pp. endlary bombs . while the Oermatls kept • flrtttg a terrific fusik de •at .him. Despite that danger he kept at gig task and earned bis reward when ho a eavv` the.munitlon Store house burst into flames. The smoke from the burning {l,epot can be seen ascending in the pho'tograp'h. '1'71e avta er returned to ids: Own, lines, solely but hie ataobeive *as badly damaged. GERMAN ASSAULT REPULSED HAIL down from a considerable height, fir- ing as they came with both fore and aft' -guns. The enemy took cover, but not'before some casualties had been inflicted. • Similar encounters between the airmen and the troops on the :;round are more numerous than they form- erly were. e SOLDIERS ALL. "Fisherman, mend your nets _• For the day's trawling) Cod and menhaden run Thick for the hauling!" "Yds, but beyond the mists Bugles are cabling." "Writer, the world would count You with its sages! Far from the shock of war, Toil for the ages!" "No—I must write my `life On Freedom's pages!" "Surgeon, you. cannot go! Hear the sick pleading! 'Tis not for such as you, Bullets are speeding!" "Hush—for I see in France Liberty bleeding!" "Mother,- keep back your lad, - Though his .mates scorn him! Better their jeers than that Your heart should mourn him!" "Cease efox his country's cause ' My arms have borne him!" "Pastor, now more and more -- - Men need"your preaching! Enemy Attack in Polygon Wood How shall they find their souls Region Proves Futile. A despatch front London says:—An attack by the Germans Wednesday morning 'between Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood, following' a vigorous artillery fire, was 'repulsed either by barrage or by British infantry, ac eroding to the report from Field Marshal Haig, All the British posi- tions remained intact. The text of the statement reads: "Shortly before dawn the enemy heavily bombarded .our positions be- tween Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wobd; afterwards his infantry at- tempted to advance. Our artillery opened vigorously, and on the, greater part of the front the assault broke down before reaching our lines. "In the area immediately north of the 1lienin Road, where a few of the enemy succeeded in passing through the barrage, they were completely re- pulsed by our infantry. Our posi- tions are intact. "There has been great artillery, ac tivity on both sides during the day` east of Ypres." CAUGHT IN BRITISH BARRAGE WHILE PREPARING To ATTACK A despatch from British Headquar- ters in France, says:—There was an unusual feature in the battle near Zonnebeke, Three German divisions had been ordered to retake the line the British captured here last week. The attack was set for six o'clock, The Germans were .caught in the British barrage as they were preparing to push forward, and lost :grievously. Once before, in August, around Lens, the British and Germans planned an attack at the same hour, and Canadian troops going over the top and advance ing quickly, came upon masses of Ger- mans moving toward them in the thick haze, and a few minutes later the Ger mans were making their last stand on the parapet of their trenches. •e• EX -KING OP GREECE GIVES TO JEWISH FUND. A despatch from Zurich, Switzer- land, says: .Former. King Constantine of Greece issued from his retirement to announce a gift•of 1,000 francs . to the Jewish refugeesfrom the Salonika fire. Gerntans Shouted and Bolted. A despatch from •London says: Reutee's correspondent telegraphing from Eritis`41 headquarters. in France says: Among the haul of prisoners from Thursday's engagement is a larger proportion of mete boys than in any,. previous battle of the war. One regiiitent from the Russian front Caused '. a panic by shouting: "'The English are on us," and bolting. If you stop teaching ?" ,"Yet, on.His battle line God is beseeching!" —D. D M. Henderson. 704 AEROPLANES SHOT DOWN ON WEST FRONT LAST, MONTH A despatch from London says:- • • The -Times says: "Seven hundred and four aeroplanes and .seaplanes were brought or.driven down on the western front in September. This is a higher - total by nearly 300 than reached in preceding months, and compares with 467 in July, 713 in May and 747 in April. The allies, according to the. claims of the German headquarters;" lost 242 machines. The German aero planes and seaplanes which fell t British and French airmen and gun ners numbered 462. The British re- port: Enemy machines brought 'down, 148; enemy machines driven down out. of control, 142; British machines miss- ing; 112., The French report: Enemy machines brought down and enemy machines driven dawn in their own lines, 79. German report: Allied ma- chines shot down, 243; German lose of machines admitted, 8." '' •• GERMANS AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO FRATERNIZE WITH RUSSIANS A despatch from Petrograd says: The Germans on the - southewestern front again are attempting to frater- nize with the Rueeians by throwing boxes of tobacco and"sigarettes into the Russian trenches and calling . to . the soldiers to "came out of the. trenches." • The Russkaia Volya says in connec- tion with the German attempts ,that "our soldiers are answeringthem'with gunfire." • GER1IIANS HAVENEW TANK ARMED WITH 3 -INCH CANNON. A despatch from the French Front in France -says: The Germans are ex- perimenting with a tank armed with a et. threQ-inch cannon and machine guns. The toward end ; of the tank is fitted with a spur -like ram, while the upper . part bears a "superimposed cupola, and the armored plates descend suffi- ciently to protect the caterpillar wheels, which thus are almost ; file visible: BRITISH JOINED. BY ARAB FORCES A despatch from New York says Interesting military possibilities its Palestine. aro forecast In advices frail Mecca, as reported in Arabia ntevos�• papers reaching New York, to the efe , feet that the Arabs in Arabia, in re. volt against the Turks, have effected a junction- With the British army` h Southern Palestine, . e •. 1