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
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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.
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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,
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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