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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-12-28, Page 4TEUTONS ATTACK FRENCH POSITIONS IN ALSACE AN LORRAINE Enemy Sustained Severe Losses and Failed to Gain Territory in Either Lorraine or in Upper Alsace. A despatch from London says:-; The long -expected attacks by the Ger- mans 'against the French lines rn Alsace-Lorraine were delivered on l Thursday. Although they • did not reach the dimensions of a general of- fensive, the • French War Office de- scribes them as `serious" and "pow- erful. " In the Lorraine attack, which was directed' against the trenches north of R•eillions, and which com- pletely failed, the Germans left num- erous dead on the ground, In Upper Alsace positions south-west of Alt- kirch were attacked, but met with no success. TEN THOUSAND FORES"PERS. Sent by Canada Overseas.Reforeat� axion After the War; Four forestry battalions have been raised in Canada and have proceeded overseas, in addition to one battalion converted on arrival in England, and about 4,500 men supplied from drafts .from varioue parte of Canada, All' told, the number of men 'in Canadian forestry battalions totals more than 10,000, besides a large lumber of men already overseas who, were formed into forestry companies. All the falai: estry battalions have been combined into a corps, into which reinforce- ments are drafted from the medically .. --- r,.».- �zgr z� ,, ,1 '�Yyfi, ,SCJn1Fy a is p4 " rry { j il)7A eyCc'i 5Y; . , r ? ' i:; unfit infantry a£ \tA sv 'et��oLY, iN } �Y � .•u' ;.% 4 fi tt. a ,ao w'' :a� a, TM .. � While exploitation and not conserve �'� .gv se , ,tea wS,,,� •,. � U �.. s x.. ation was the object of these organ- izations, it is interesting to note that a number of Canadian foresters em- ploy>ed their technical knowledge, in Great Britain at least, 'in eonstruet- ing volume table-, estimating and appraising timber, measuring neater- - eas and even malting forest doserip� tions and growth studies. In the United States, a forestry regiment has-been organized as a re- suit of co-operation between the For- est Service and the War Department. About one-half of the officers are tech- nically-trained foresters, of. whom a very large proportion are present or former official, of the Forest Service. '. This regiment has now proceeded to France, for service behind the British lines in supplying the necessary tins'- , hers for military purposes. Other which !similar regiments are being raised, and will be officered by foresters and lumbermen. Pians are already being laid, it is of forest planting on non-agricultural ' lands in the British Isles -.after . the filliiw RR IEF war. Unquestionably, a very. erten- sive programme of reforestation will general R also be necessary in France, -. p.' Ib. - & to 3bc. !bin, of Aleppo, neat: the Syrian Succeed in Taking ?advance 1'OS1 Famous French Aviator' Wel.'- LPomin,ion t overnment Appro- i CAUSES OF LOSS FROM FIRE. I t g4 l i e X11 gathered Begs, 4fi to "o0r. b d 1 Poultry -Turkeys, keys, c re su, • e b on For Sufferers Remedy Lies in Legislation From Explosion. EADiNG MARKETS HOLY CITY SACKED BY TURKS 8readstufis Toronto, ,tet•. 2•i --Manitoba wheat -- 'tin 1 '�ortne n ^',' o o do $2,205; Famous Treasure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Stolen. A despatch from Washington, D.C., says: An official despatch received here from France says that the Turks ;before surrendering Jerusalem to the British brutally mistreated -Christian priests, carried off the famous trees- ', fn•e of the Church of the Holy Sepul- ` c:hre, valued at millions of dollars, and sent to Berlin the church's celebrated `ostensory of brilliants. Monsignor Carnassei, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, is 'said to have been de - No. 3,- do.. $2.1 '\o. w4 \wheat, $2.105, in "tore Fort William. including 2¢o tax. Manitoba oats --Ne. 2 0.\\'.. 80x•: No. 3 C.\\�., 7t1.e,: No. 1 extra. feed, 765e: No. \nie it an rorn--N,t. 3 yellow, nominal. ()Ili . al o nits -No. 2, white, 77 to 78e, t,c i inu1; No. 3, do.. 7e; to 77.'. neminah it*'t'..rding to frel,glit: outside. tt^.;tario wheat ---New, No. 2 -Winter, $_' "r: basis. in store Montreal. Peas --No. 2.$3.7; to $'3,5n, according to Treigltts outside. Earley ilxlting', 11.29 to 81.:30, a"- cca•ding to freights n'atside, lilted t,ht'at---$1.51 to $1.55. according to freights outside. 1'y -t: N0 2. $1.7S. ,teeert1i1�r to ft ights outside Manitoba iloul -First patents. 111 Jute bags, •811.5x,: 2nd. do„ $11; strong batt- ers', ,lo. $10,60 Toronto. Ontario flour -Winter, according to sample 83.35, inti bags. Montreal; 13.73, Toronto: $t;.70 bulk, seaboard. prompt shipment. llilifeed--Car lots. delicerecl Montreal freights, bags tucluded-•14ran, per ton. 1 feed 73't in Kto1'e Fort William. $35: shorts. do„ $40: middlings. do.. $45 to $45; good teed flour, per bag, 325 flay -No. 1,new, per ton. $15.50 to $15.10. mined, 110., $13 to $a, track Torontq, Straw C'ar lots per tort i;9 to $t, 5U posed from his office, and Father Pic - cordo, an Italian priest, to have died from the effects of Turkish brutalities. in The Church of the Holy Sepulchre had remained unmolested heretofore during all the centuries of Moslem l occupatio]l of Jerusalem.. The same despatch told of indigna- tion among Mussulmans of Asia Minor over the action of a German m establishing staff heacl- uarters ill the great mosque ' of the Incident in the Halifax Tragedy. Two sailors digging for bodies, th e one on the left looking for the Tema ins he finally found. of his wife and two children GERMANS T C S I %� IC I O FOR �� °i e dd• �r9 3 UNDER COVER OFFOG said, for a very extensive campaign , -- .. as ,a Country Produce -Wholesale Putter•-ereutnery, solids, per lb., 45 , to 43c prints, per lb,. 43 to 435c; dairy, 1 i t 1 11, s w or erg East. o1 1'i'Iessaxt s. feeling Plans for C. ontem- priati see: : ge r, dressed. lb 15 to •21c. { ,,---------- t yI i laetion 1'ittacidng. Petat,es Ur dressed. 1,., are paying \ - A despatch from London says: -1 Problem at its Source. „wee red , otfn ry shippers +a i The official report from Field -Marshal! , first -.'1;;t s . tt„0k, 1.0.0.. outside points. SENT BY HONG KONG. T1 despatch f Ott The Wholesalers ars selling to the retail tr td: at the following } fees: - grower:, t 1 11.75 for $50,000 I OR HALIi..X plated Flight. Haig's headquarters Thursday* nigh . despatch h f London ars 1e -spate l nom Ottawa says' re losses in Canada are chic iy reads i Daily Sketch of Paris says that Jean Government has decided to vote $a, due to (a) individual carelessness, (b) Halifax t c -spa c nom on ons _ r lire 'i ,1' ..Cis:•se-..Neu„ large, 23 to '23�e; rii'itrs, 2:3 to _'it r; early cheese, 20$ 'to 23e; largo tw n 11 to 2510. l<uft.i -I reit dairy, choice. 40 to 41.e; ,'1'00 ie 1.' prints. 45 to 45o; solids, 44 to l5t M marine -320 lb. Eggs --New laid, in cartons. 511 to 05c; No. 1 storage, 43 to 44::: seleot storage, 47 to ]Se. Tlressed pnultr, Spring chic, ns, 27 to 21= milk -fed chickens, lb.. 30- i'owl. 22 to -5t. souabs, per doz.. $4 to 44.50; turkeys. 35e; ducks. Spring, 25 to 27c; geesr "4c • Lire- poultry -Turkeys. 25c: Spring ehicicea . Ib.. 2lte: }tens, 10 tO 20'; ducks, Spring. 20 to 22c; geese, 18e. Halter t ontb---Extra fine, 16 os., 13.50; 12 r z.. 13:- No, 2.$2.40 -.to 12.50. Strained --Tins. 21's an5's, 10 to 1950 Per lb Iu 1$5 1.0 19c; 60's, 11 to 115e. Beans -Canadian, hand-pickett, bush„ $5 to tis, imported haul}-pielted, $4.50 to ' $7: Limas, 17 to 1750. Provisions -Wholes ale ilei ked meats -Hams, Medium. 30 to 31r: do heat's 26 to 27e; cooked. 11 t0 42e: oils 27 to '8e: breakfast bacon, 31 to 42c ; 'melts. plain, en to 41e; hone- lees one- le s, 43 to 44x'. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 27_ to 26e 1b clear Kellie el to 27c, 2 io; I.afd Pure 'fuel, tit try 2St to tubs. 28 to ,t+i3O; pails, 2e to '2!I5e: 1'.onipouud, tierc.c 245 to 25c; tuti;', 243 to _ d: pails. 25 to :51;'. Montreal 1tlarketo 31,.,11tte:a1, Dee. 24 t:}ats- ';1110Iran Western No. 3 3'450• extra No.1 feed, S4tc; No. 2 /oral white, S40; NI). 3. do., Flour- .\Ianitnl,a Spri;ig wheat patents. fi1'st:' $11.3e; seconds'. $31.10; chant.; halt rs $1 t to: straight rollers, bags. 1,2,1 to 75. Polled nats-nag Of 5;; lbs. $5.3o. Mill1;�ed-Bran. $35; alto;'!: $1x1 to $12; middlings $41 to $50: ,t uillic. $ e, to 15s. Hat No, 2 per ton,ear lots. $15.5- Cheese --Finest westerns. 21$x'; it,.. easter ns, 211c. 13utter.--Choteesl rr".ttnery,Vl25s25 to 43cc; Seconel 415 to 42x l:t;g. 55e: iele tted. l No. 1 stock, 41r•; No. 2,'1'..:37 to 8Sc, 1't,t.,tnes--Per bag. ear lts. 11.1'" to $2. Winntpog Grain \t . r I Deo.24-C'ash Oats- v 2 t i\ fee; No. 3 t \t 71i3e; ear t N0 1 fetd 55o; Net. 1 reed 7350; \u 2 ftt•d, 705, I3arlet -\o 3 G.\\ $1.34; No. 4 c R $1.29: rc,l,•r t d and fr-Pd, 8115 Flux -:-,No. 1 \,\\' t $3.11L; ; $3,aSi: No. 3 t:,\\ , r2.t• . A despatch from Ottawa says: Fur- ther evidences of practical sympathy with the Halifax sufferers are to hand, The Governor-General has received a cablegram from Walter Long, Secre- tary for the Colonies, stating that Hong Kong had given ten thousand pounds "with expressions of deep sym- pathy of the colony in the terrible dis- aster which has befallen them." • The Governor-General has also re- ceived a cablegram from the Governor of British Guiana that the combined court there has voted five thousand dollars in aid of the sufferers. The cablegram adds: "The people of Brit- ish Guiana have heard with greatest concern of disaster which has be- fallen Halifax and desire to convey their sympathy." A despatch from Kingston, Jamaica, says: The Island Council has voted 19,000 for the relief of the sufferers from the recent hurricane in Jamaica and £1,000 for that of the survivors of the Halifax disaster. Their Excellencies the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire have left on a special train for Halifax, where they will visit the hospitals and take steps to help the sufferer's in the 'city of the a•re'lt disaster. "Theenemyraided one of our posts; Navarre, the famous French airman, 000,000 for relief of the su - poor structural conditions, and (e) ar- ' now out of the army, is busy perfect- ferers. This includes the appropria- r early Thursday morning, north-east{ ,son. At least a 0 per cent. of all tires of Har�'irourt and Thursday after -1 rag plans for a flight across the At= tion of $1,000,000 already made. An- or e ed in!lantic. The announcement is made nou neement of the Government's in- are ber ll the o originate from one of noon, under cover of fogs,' suet- d capturing one of our advanced posts that Navarre will most probably set tention was contained in a statement carelessness and neglect, Thins - east of Messines. Other hostile raid- out to conquer the ocean next sum- issued by Sir Robert Borden on Tlnurs- Firelosses can be materially re mg parties attempted to approach our !lines during the day none' east of Road but were driven off by bur fire. We as tuned a few pllsonels all i enin: north o '.t 1 ' re and t � 1 Armentieres mer. All the preliminary arrangements for the flight have been completed. Navarre will use one of the machines x ' d a which the American expert, Glenn recent appalling disaster at Halifax,. surance companies in Canada and the n. A few -prisoners were Curtiss, has been working .on for some the Government intend to make a to- United States. By enforcing proper machine gu p time. Navarre says he will succeed or tae contribution of flue million cloilrs. taken and many casualties inflicted oni: otect%an , and protection an t the enemy in tele course of patrol en- lose his life in the attempt. As the calamity was the result of fires fire pinr properties, these conlpmiesas- taunters 'Wednesday night south-east . conditions arising out of the war, it have been enabled to reduce the loss of Cambrai. Our own and th-enemy's ALLIES TO TAKE SURPLUS is felt that a special duty rests upon ratio from $0.25 to $0.08, per $1.01) of artillery ely was tl Government afford immediate A rake attempted y the er y -- aid in this large measure' day night, which reads: dueed by attacking the problem at its "Including the,sinillion dollars al- source. This is proved by the freedom ready appropriated for immediate aid from fires in foreign countries and her to resole who have suffered from the the experience of the Mill Mutual in- 1�-'t;; ,l qty hi l •tillactive on Thursday. ' d b tl -nem CANADIAN FLOUR AND MEAL. • le xovernme to a the ruin insured. As property owners are not suffi- last night south-east. of Laventne A • despatch from Calgary says: It .- __� ciently influenced by their own inter- (north of Arras) was repulsed by is learned that the purchasing reps-- este to use effective means to check Portuguese troops, Except for hos- sentatives of the allied Governments C� the fire waste, legislation should be L' tile artillery, activity in the neighbor- have arranged to take all the surplus s enacted and enforced with al hood of Pas'st:hendaele, thele is noth- flour and oatmeal manufactured by BRITAIN IN controlling the physical once GREAT hazards which primarily cause fires. view to nio.ral ing further to report." the mills of Canada, and that already ' sen every mill in the Dominion is work- -. necessity far compulsory meas - every mill ing to capacity and will continue to do Both Eich and Poor Obliged to ures is, shown by the futility of the I wish I could say something to you! so until the war is over. to make you realize your worth, and The Calgary mills are grinding the high price you ought to set on ;night and day, and the surplus above yourself. Do you know you are the Canada's requirements apportioned to one thing in the world the man wants i those plants is being turned over to most of all? He may give his .time the purchasing agents for the allied SILK «'OR- OF THE 5);A. and labor and money for other -things, Governments by the managements in but for you he will give his soul. !the East. Spins a Thread To 1' acten Itself To a Rock. Plenty of worms live in the sea, and some of them are very beautiful creatures. Which latter fact ought to be consoling to ourselves, inasmuch as there are naturalists who contend that :the earliest ancestor of the human race was a marine worm. I But the so-called "silkworm of the ' sea" -the designation being purely ITnito8 States atioalcets I figurative and poetical -is- a bivalve 3111 t tl,olis. Iter. 24 -e_"1." --"N"' 3 }mollusk properly known as the "pin- -settee. 'tt to 11 35 oat --No. 3 white, to t5i 6'e. Fleur Litt i.oneed, na" and native to the Mediterranean. Bran --$4e to 340.50. 1It spins a silk se beautiful that in an- d- ent days the fibre was reserved ex - elusively for the weaving of royal gar- ments. This silk is spun by the mollusk to furnish an anchor -line, by which it fastens itself to a convenient rock. Tt is extremely fine and very strong. Cleaned, dried and passed through Bombs, it is reduced to delicate threads of 1, lustrous brownish -yellow hue, Live Stock markets L-tec. 24.--- EN ire. t•lioi,•,• herr\'y st ri 811.25 to $1'2: do.. good heavy, $1e.75 to 111: buto1, i t:;ttile. choice, { 11;;.50 to $1u.75de., gond, 3;60V)3) do,. u thorn.;t.1 $.8.`25 to $1.50: butehr.is lotus t.holt,e, y to $111; do., gout hulls, $`: to $8. t5 do.. tnetlintlt brills, $7.10 to 17,35: de.,' rough hulls, 15.25 5 to $3.25; butchers' cows, t hou•e, $e.5 to $1x1: ,lo., good $$.50 to $9: do. lnedilnt, 17.75 to 38; ' stoc'kera 17 .25 to Ss.75feeders, ` $1',25 to $10: -tanners red ill 1 $5.1, tt $5*.50 milkers, gnn., t '„ u e. 10 $140 tet.. "0m. and 11 ed 7; to 350; 'l•illgefs $!t0 to 31511; 1i i;; -tats, $12 to' $1.4 sheep lienvy. In $7.75; yeerl]ngs $1. '25 p; 11 3.:5• lambs, $17.25 1. `+1.5. 2 calves,, geed te ebelee.$13.50 to $16 .19: .._......-.. + __.::..,» hogs, feed and we tt.red81S flu , .k1011 i • °ff $'1$'2: -':du" t'6.1.1" r,b 31 t. !GRAND DUKE" NI( lfOLAth AT HEAT) OF A GREAT ARMY \vhieh are woven into gloves, stock- ings and other articles. A. pair 'of storkines of this material to -day costs American Potash. The preductitln of pota:;lt i,i the''. United State 1 rapidly inc,.easing,1 A despatch from London says: --A1 according to fi$ heel gr','etll nut by the 1 despatch to the Exchange Telegraph f United. States Geological Survey. The Company from Hapazanda reports production of 1017, it is stated, will, that Kerensky with an army is now probably be in excess of 25;000 tons, marching against Moscow, while or two and a half times that of 101x;. Grand Duke Nicholas has gathered a But this is only 10 per cent, of the igreat army of Royalists in the Cali - average normal yearly consumptionl cases, of the country. Before the war potash( -'•'-----'r, --••°'------' - could be bought for $40 a ton, but Brazilian Government has decided to since its importation from Germany send the six best units of the`Brazilfan cased it has risen to $450 a ton. Navy to European waters, tee ti, ;3 R3 CIVI4 ZA11•iO .,'f ' .<a ., '"" • • i • eet Hold Them r.• U ^ap aly't•-Phi la.delphia Public .edger. Stand in Line For Necessities. A despatch from London says: The food question in Britain is rapidly ap- proaching a crisis, The fourth winter of the war finds the public, rich and poor alike, driven to stand for long hours to secure daily necessities such as tea, butter, margarine and sugar, of which the minutest portion is doled out to each customer regardless of the size of the family or actual needs. This condition exists in nearly every large city of the country and it is worse in London, where the situation is so serious and public opin- ion has risen to such a pitch that prompt official action to relieve the situation has been promised and will soon be forthcoming. BY TEUTON Enemy Faces Repulsed by the Allies on Italian Front. A despatch from Rome says: Com- plete repulse of Wednesday's attack by the Austro -German forces, which was delivered on the Tasson-Col Del Orso front, between the Brenta and the Piave, was announced by the War 'Office on Thursday. The enemy suf- fered heavy losses. . New attempts by the enemy to cross the Piave Vecchia t'4ere frustitated, The place when the enemy gained a foothold, on the west bank of the old Piave, and was driven -. back to the water's edge, is the nearest point he has approached to Venice, but this is not regarded as a serious menace to the city, as the remaining stretch is a marsh of lagoons, and the occupied point is within range of the warships off the mouth of the river. When washing white woodwork put a little turpentine into the water and it will be a great help. numerous other expedients that have been tried. Y'ULF ILMENT OF' PROPHECY CONCERNING JERUSALEM. A despatch from Jerusalem says: The capture of Jerusalem has led to the discussion of a remarkable pro- phecy tittered when the Kaiser made his theatrical entry into the city on a white charger, dressed to look as much like a crusader as possible. It was said then, according to an ancient prophecy, that the liberator of Jeru- salem would enter it, not on horse- back, but afoot, and would represent Allah and God. Now that Gen. Allenby has entered Jerusalem afoot, his name with very little stranding, combines those of Al- lah and "Nehby," which means God in the Islamic tongue. The discovery has given the necessary touch of fa- talismto his victory to make it more impressive than ever to Eastern minds. Two Sides. "This question has two sides," said Senator Newlands, 111 a recent argu- ment. "It's like the young ladies' matrimonial argument, " eX; said the first young woman, `don't intend to marry till I'm thirty.' "..`And I,' said the second, ',don't intend to be thirty till I'm married.' " Carrot Soup. Heat one cup of milk, or milk and white stock, add three-fourths of a cup of finely chopped carrots, one tablespoonful of butter, one-fourth of a teaspoonful of salt and one»eighth of a teaspoonful of pepper. Cook in a double boiler. Bees are very interesting, Those who have not read "The Bee," :by Maurice Maeterlinck, should obtain as copy from the nearest library, It will not only be found interesting, but the seeming intelligence of these wont- derful insects will bo a revelation', i;i