The Exeter Advocate, 1915-12-23, Page 7GERMAN PLOT TO BLOW UP
ELLAND CANAL FOILED
flaps and Drawings of the Canal. Found in Pos•
session of Men Arrested in New York
A despatch from New York says;
A plot to blow up the Welland Canal
is charged in connection with the ar-
rests of three prominent Germans in
New York. The arrests are said to
be the prelude to a series of startling
exposures of German propaganda in
this country, which may link together
a number of events that have occured
in the United States.
The first man arrested was Paul
'Koenig, head of the Bureau of Investi-
gation of the Hamburg -American
Line, and believed to be the head of
the German secret service in this
country, Koenig is a well-to-do man,.
and has been conspicuous in. German
circles, He took out his first papers
in connection with his plan to become
an American citizen tenyears ago, but
never applied for his second,
The second man is Richard Emil
Leyendeeker, retailer of art goods at
347 Fifth Avenue, and living at 640
Morris Avenue, the Bronx. He is a
naturalized American citizen, and
these arrests make the first instance
where the so-called "hyphenated. Am-
ericans" have been arrested in con -
*motion with the German propaganda.
The third person arrested was Fred
Metzler, alias F. R. Reimer, who was
arrested in Jersey City,
These men are charged under sec-
tion No. 13 of the Federal Criminal
Statutes with planning a military en-
terprise or undertaking of hazard
against a country friendly with the
United States. The penalty on con-
viction is three years in prison or
$3,000 fine, or both.
The precise details of the alleged
plot are withheld by the Federal
authorities, but it is understood that
Koenig and Leyendeeker had employ-
ed spies, who went out from Buffalo
and Niagara Falls to photograph the
canal, prepare plans and make ar-
rangements for blowing up the water-
way at its most important point, and
that nitro-glycerine was to have been
Peed as the explosive.
Koenig and Leyendecker were in
Buffalo about four days, according to
the authorities, and returned to New
York with the execution of the alleg-
ed plot left in the hands of their
agents. As far as its known by the
Department of Justice, it was said,
they still contemplated the carrying
out of the plot when the arrests took
place when the opportunity offered.
With the arrest the special agents
of the Department of Justice, under
Wm. F. Offley and Jos, A. Baker, and
the detectives, under Captain Tunny,
of the bomb squad, raided the offices,
•they packed up a great mass of ma-
terial concerning the movements of
German secret agents, Secret codes,
which were changed every week to
, elude any person who might have been
shadowing them or listening over the
telephones, also were found.
1 These codes showed that when
Koenig or any other of his men tele
phoned to another "to meet me at
south ferry," that meant Pabsts, 125th
Street, or some other place. In ad-
dition to these codes there were found
many other documents of great ilia -
patience, including maps and draw-
ings
rawings of the Welland Canal.
LORD KITCHENER
TO MARRY WIDOW
Iris Engagement to Dowager Count-
ess of Minto Will be Announced
Shortly.
A despatch from London says: It
is claimed on excellent authority that
the engagement of Earl Kitchener of
Khartoum to the Dowager Countess
of Minto will be announced shortly.
The Countess has been a widow for
almost two years, her husband, the
late Earl of Minto, having died on.
February 28, 1914. He was Viceroy
of India in succession to Lord Curzon
of Kedleston, who resigned the Vice-
royalty because the Home Govern-
ment supported Lord Kitchener, then
Commander -in -Chief of the Indian
army, in his dispute with Lord Curzon
over the reorganization of the army,
Earl Minto went to India from Can-
ada, where he was Governor-General
for six years.
The Countess of Minto is the daugh-
ter of the late Gen. Chas. Grey, and a
first cousin to the present Earl Grey.
On His Guard.
"That fellow Jones is always bor-
rowing money. Does he owe you
any?"
"No, but I'm afraid he hopes to."
KOOLBERGEN WILLING
TO EXPOSE TEUTONS
A despatch from Lethbridge, Alta.,
says: With regard to the existence of
gigantic German plots to destroy
American commerce and also to blow REPLY OF GREECE
up all bridges on the C,P.R, system V
in Canada which were hatched in San
Francisco, admission that be accepted
thecommission from Baron von
Brincken to carry out the Canadian
end of the plots (but acted the role Central Powers Protest Against'',
of a double traitor and gave informa, Erection of Fortifications at
tion to the Canadian Pacific), is made
by Johannes von Koolbergen, alias Salonica,
von Montford, who now lies in the
A despatch from London says:
Athens despatches say that the work
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The, Week's Developments In the War.
British and French troops, landed at Saloniki and: sent to the aid of the Serbian army, have withdrawn bee
fore numerically superior forces and now occupy a strong position an both shies of the river Vardar, at a short
distance north of Saloniki.
It is expected that, if the Bulgarian army or Austrian and German forces crass on to Greek territory, the
Allies will defend this position until the defensive works at Saloniki are completed.
The Entente Allies are said to have some two hundred thousand men now in the Balkans and their retire-
ment from Serbia was made without serious losses.
On the western front heavy artillery duels have been in progress and an early resumption of the offensive
on the part of the German forces in this theatre is anticipated, p
On the eastern front German forces have been weakenedand the German line has been withdrawn a con-
siderable distance toward the strong fortress of Brest-Litovale
The Italian troops are still hammering away at Gorizia and minor advances are reported.
There has been some naval activity in the Black Sea, off the Bulgarian part of Varna, in which the enemy
suffered minor losses.
Outside of the situation in the Balkans and a new Austrian movement against Montenegro, the week has
not been productive of important developments. Many factors, however, indicate that big battles are impend-
ing an several of the fronts.
TO THE TEUTONS
provincial jail here, serving a sent-
ence of one year on a charge of forg-
ery from Calgary.
Von Koolbergen is the man who is
wanted by the United States officials
at San Francisco as the star witness
in the prosecution of Baron von
Iirincken and Crowley, charged with
the conspiracy to destroy American.
commerce with the allies, to blow up
munition plants and burn flour mills.
Von Koolbergen does not know
whether he will be taken to San
Francisco to give his evidence, but
says he is perfectly ready and willing as being destroyed by French troops.
to give his evidence if he is taken This will be the route of the principal
there.
Close.
"Is he a close friend of yours?"
"Yes, indeed. I can't borrow a
cent from him."
AUSTRIAN CONSULS PREPARE
TO LEAVE THE UNITED STATES
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Little Doubt Remains That Diplomatic R3latlonsl
Markets of the World
Breadstuffs.
Toronto, Dee. 21...: Manitoba wheat.
-New crop, -No. I. Northern, $1,22%;
No. 2 Northern, $1.19%; No. 3 Nor-
thern, $1,17, all rail.
Manitoba oats -No, 2 C.W., 470;
No. 3 C.W., 44leec; extra No. 1 feed,
44nec; No, 1 feed, 43%c, all rail.
American corn --No. 3 yellow, neva
77%zc, track Toronto.
Canadian :corn -No, 2 yellow, old,
75c, nominal, Toronto.
Ontario oats. ---No. 3 white, $7 to
38e; commercial oats, 35 to 37c ace
cording to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 2, Winter, per
cer let, 98c to $1- wheat, slightly
sprouted and tough, 66 to 98c, ac-
cording to sample; wheat, sprouted,
smutty and tough, 80 to 30e, accord-
ing to sample.
Peas -No. 2 nominal, per car lots,
$1.90; sample peas, $1.50 to $1.75,.
according to sample.
Barley --Malting barley, 57 to 60c;
feed barley, 50 to 53e, according to
freights outside,
Buckwheat -Nominal, ear Ma, 76
to 77c, according to freights outside.
Rye -No. I. commercial, 86 to 87c;
rye, rejected, 70 to 80c, according to
sample,
Manitoba flour -First patents, in
jute bags, $6.40; second patents, in
jute bags, $5.90; strong bakers:, in
jute bangs, $6.70, Toronto.
Ontario flour New Winter, $4.20
to $4.50, according to sample, sea-
board, or Toronto freights in bags,
prompt shipment.
blillfeed--..Car lots, delivered Mont-
real freights -Bran, per ton, $23;
shorts, per ton, $24; middlings, per.
ton, 26; good feed flour, per bag,
$1,5s,
Country Produce.
Butter Fresh dairy, 28 to 30c; in-
ferior, 23 to 24e; creamery prints, 83
to 34c; solids, 313f to 32c.
Eggs -Storage, 20 to 32c per doz-
en; selects, 35 to 35c; new laid, 43 to
45c, case lots.
Honey -Prices, in tins, lbs., 10 to
lie; combs, No. 1, $2.40; No. 2, $3.
Reazaa-- 3.50 to $3.75.
Poultry --Chickens, I3 to 15c; fowls,
11 tea 12e; ducks, 15 to 16c; geese, 14
to 15e; turkeys, 20 to 22c.
Cheese --Large, 1731,c; twins, 18e.
Potatoes -Car lots of Ontario quot-
ed at $1,25 to $1.30, end New Bruns -
wicks, at $1.40 per bag, on track.
Provisions.
Bacon Long clear, 15% to 16e per
lb. in case lots. Hams -Medium,
171e to ISe; do., heavy, 14% to 15c;
rolls, 16 to 1Gtee; breakfast bacon, 21
to 23e; backs, plain, 24 to 25c; bonel
less backs, 26 to 27c.
Lard -Pure Iard, 18 to 14%ei
compound, 12 to 12%c.
Business in Montreal.
Will Be Broken Off Between the Two CountriesMontreal, Dec, 21.-Corn--Amern
; can No. 2 yellow, 78 to 79c. Oats --
Extra No. 3. feed, 47e; No. 2 Ideal
I white, 46aa,c; No. 3 local white, 44� c;
A despatch from Washington says: the routine of each office in order that Igo 4 local white, 43%c. Barley -
of fortifying Salonica against the ex- i A cipher telegram has been sent by such officials may take immediate i mg, patents, Florsts,I� anoba Spring
petted Teutonic attack continuesq v'; strong firsts, $6.50;8* seconds,Wi
Baron.Zsviedinel:, the Acting- Austrian possession and carry on the work on gi±; bakers' , $5, 80;. Wrote:
night and day with feverish haste. Ambassador at Washington, to every behalf of the Austrian Government patents, choice, 6.20; straight roll.
Transports are arriving daily with Austro-Hungarian Consular office in when the expected break with the ers, $5.50 to $5,60; do„ bags, $2.60 to
ammunition, • food and additional the United States. This 'telegram in- ! United States comes. $2.70. Rolled oats-l3bls., $5.20 to
troops. The allies aro now credited structs the Consuls to malco every-; There is little doubt here that APs- $5.25; do., bafis,, 00 lbs•, $2.45 tc
Qlings Thein, 2,,. Shorts, $23. i}lido
with having an army of 200,000 at thing.ready for their immediate de- ; trio's answer to the second United clings. S•35 #o R30. Mouillie, $30 to
Salonica, and along the Vardar south parture and to consult at once with States note will be unsatisfactory and $32, iiay--No. 2, per ton, car lots,
of the Serbian frontier, the Bulgarian or Turkish official in thug diplomatic relations between the $19 to $19.50. Cheese -Finest West -
The railway from Guevgheli, just their city, so as to acquaint him with j two countries will be severed. erns, 17gm to iSe; finest Easterns,17?��
inside the Serbian border, south , ;to 17%c. Butter -Choicest creamery,
through the Vardar valley to Salonica m - - 33% to 34c; seconds, 31%, to 32c.
THE I'ItI\ICE'S BRIDE. , ROUMANIA IS FRIENDLY Eggs -Fresh, 48 to 52e; selected, 33c;
WITH THE ALLIES. No. 1 stack, 30c; No. 2 stock, 28c.
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have moved heavy artillery forward Princess. -.-
A despatch fret' London says:
from Salonica and stationed it on theeigVery persistent is the rumor in In a written reply to a Parliamentary
heights near Sariguiel and. Mick.
u , Lord Robert Cecil, Under
London that at the most
Greece has issued a formal. reply to opportune il estion
Austro -German representations pro- moment the Prince of Wales will Secretary for Foreign Affairs, states
testing against the erection by the al- choose a bride from among the daugh- that the relations between Roumania
lies of fortifications around Salonica. ters of the Czar of Russia. It is and the Entente allies are perfectly
The Greek Government replied to the scarcely necessary to say that such a friendly, but that he is not in a posi-
protesting Teuton diplomats that union would be immensely popular tion to reveal the military plans of
Greece was powerless to the both in England and in Russia. The Russia.
fortifications as they are preventpensa- Grand Duchess Alga, who is 20, and
ble to the safety of the Anglo-French the Grand Duchess Tatiana, who is 18Minneapolis, Dec. 21.-Wheat-De-
expeditionary
1. Wheat-lie•expeditionary force." The safetyof years of age, are 'very beautiful, and camber, $1.10%; May, $1.13l!. Cash
either would make a gracious and KING OF SERBIA, ' era, 1.hard, $1.14%; No. 1 North-
the Anglo-French troops, the Greek charming bride for the heir to the . ern, $1.05 to $1.12x8; No. 2 North -
reply is quoted as pointing out, has TO LIVE IN ITALY. ern 1.0oes to $1.09%. Corn -No.
English throne., $ $
been formally guaranteed by Greece. - 3 yellow, 72 to 73c. Oats -No. 3
The reply also emphasizes that Greece j 'Such a betrothal would be no less A despatch from Paris says:It is white, 39 to 39%c. Flour unchanged.
is still Serbia's all popular among the royal families reported from Rome that King Peter Bran, $18.25 to $18.75.
y' I themselves, for the "Little Father" of Serbia, driven from his countryDuluth, Dec. 21. -Wheat -No. 2
This reply intensifies the crisis, in and our King have been since boyhood by the Teutonic invasion,will take re- hard, $1.12% No . 1 Northern,
an invasiot it n of Gses reee ce danger
the ob- more than brothers in their affection fuge in Italy. A Rome despatch to $$1.11%; Montana No. 2 hard 99% to
to
j,ect of drivingout the allies. It is not for each other. Never a week passes the Matin says the King has accepted $1.00%; December, $1.10%; May,"
but affectionate letters are exchanged
the presence of the allied troops, but $1.13�a. •
their fortifyingbetween them.
Salonica that forms
SUPER -ZEPPELIN DESTROYED,
SUBMARINE SENT TO BOTTOM
All of the Forty Members of the Crew of the
Dirigible Were Either Killed or Wounded
A despatch from Copenhagen says:
The reports of the destruction of the
super -Zeppelin L-22 was received
from -Schleswig by a Copenhagen
newspaper. Nearly all the 40 mem-
bers of the crew were killed or
wounded. , The loss of the Zeppelin
was due to the accidental explosion of
a bomb as the airship was leaving its
shed. The explosion demolished the
shed. The Zeppelin had been in ser-
vice only a few weeks. It isdescribed
as a sister ship of the Z-18, recently
reported destroyed by an explosion at
Tondern. It was of the latest type,
with invisible gondolas, platforms; at
the top of the envelope, and detach-
able rafts for use in case of accident
while crossing the sea.
A despatch from Paris says: The
Milan Secolo's correspondent at Ath-
ens announces that a German submar-
ine has been sunk in the Black Sea
near the Bulgarian port, of Varna, and.
a Turkish torpedo boat has been de-
stroyed by the British in the Sea of
Marmora. •
A despatch from London says:
Capt. Smith, of the Royal Flying
Corps, was burned to death while fly-
ing an aeroplane at Farnborough,
While in the air the aeroplane sud-
denly burst into flames. The pilot
tried to reach the ground, but suc-
cumbed just before landing.
TWO GERMAN WARS ZIPS SUNK
BY SUBMARINE IN THE BALTIC
A despatch from. Amsterdam says: age continue to corns ashore from the
German vessel Buenz, which sank or
was destroyed two days ago. Fog pre-
vented an investigation of the disaster
and it is not known what ,caused the
sinking of theBuenz:
Some believe that she r:an into a
German mine field, while another ver-
sion is that she was torpedoed by a
British submarine. .
The Bremen was built in 1903. She
had a displacement of. 3,250 tons, was
340 feet long and 431/ feet beam,
and in peace time carried a crew of
about 300 men.
It has been officially announced in
Berlin the German cruiser ' Bremen
and a torpedo boat accompanying her
have. been sunk by a submarine in the
Eastern Baltic Sea. The announce-
, ment stated that a considerable por-
tion of the crews of both vessels were
saved.
The torpedoing of the German crui-
ser 13remen'occurredon the night of
December 17 close to Libau, while she
was returning with her lights out
from a of inspection in the Gulf
of El -^1: l`iiny bodies and wreck -
attack toward salonica. The allies Heir to Throne May Marry Russian
Potatoes, -Per bag, ear lots, $1.30 to
$1.35. Dressed hogs -Abattoir kill-
ed, $13.50 to $13.75; do., country,
$11 to $12.25. Pork -Heavy Canada
short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $29
to $20.50; do., Canada short-cut back,
bbls., $28 to $28.50. Lard -Com-
pound, tierces, 375 lbs., 11%c; wood
pails, 20 lbs. net, 121i.c;.pure, tierces,
375 lbs., 141t:e; pure, wood pails, 20
lbs. net, 15c.
United States Markets.
Italy's offer of the palace at Caserta,
near Naples, which is now being pre-
pared for his use.
the chief point at issue in the German
representations at Athens.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE
CLOSER POLITICALLY..
.r.
The Season's Needs..
"Now you must have a couple of �
trunk handles on this ball gown."
"Trunk handles? What on earth
do you mean?"
"You expect to dance the new
A despatch from London says: dances, do you not?"• his grandpap the difference between $5.75 to $6.35; do., rough bulls, $4.75
A project for the formation of a com- "Of course." a pessimist and air optimist, to $5.25; butchers' cows, choice,
Those Pessimists Again:
Friday night my little boy asked
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, Dec. 21. -The quotations
were: Butchers' cattle, choice, $7.75
to $8.15; do., good, $7.25 to $7.50;
do., medium, $6.25 to $7; do., com-
mon, $5.60 to $6; butchers' bulls,
choice, $6.75 to $7; do., good bulls,
your "An optimist thinks the times are $6.50 to$6.75; do., good, , G to .6.25;
mittee of the House of Lords and "Well, how do you expect$ $
partner to swing you around his ripe the pessimist thinks they are' do., medium, $5.25 to $5.75; do., com-
mon, to cultivate closer relations mon, $4 to $4.50; feeders, good,
with the Foreign Affairs Committee head? $6.50 to $6.75; stockers, 700 to 900
of the French Senate and the French lbs., $ 6 to $6.00; canners and cutters,
Chamber has been successfully ALL OVERSEAS { DIVISION'S $3 to $4.50;milkers,choice,each, .
$75 to $100; do., common and medium,
launched. An executive committee, $35 to $60; springers, $50 to
each, to
with Viscount Bryce as chairman, has i
been organized to carry out this plan. ARE TO BE PURELY AN light ewes, $6.50 to $7.75;
sheep, heavy, $5.25 to $6; do., bucks,
Itis expected that, although the'work $3.50 to $4.50; yearling lambs, $7 to
of the committee will be entirely un- $7.75; lambs, cwt., $9.85 to $10;50;
official, valuable results will be ob- calves, medium to choice, $6.50 to
tainecl. No More Units to b „.Supplied From Imperial Forces $10; do., common, $4 to $4.50; hogs,
,I, fed and watered, $8.75 to $8.85.
Montreal, Dec. 21. -Butchers' cat-
. -Cause ' of Falling Off in Urban -.Recruiting
GERMAN EMISSARIES - tie, choice, $7.15 to $7.50; do., me -
BOMB ITALIAN SHIPS. dium, $6.50 to $7; do., common, $5 to
A despatch from Ottawa says: If of course, to have Canadian units $6; canners, $3.25 to $4.50• butchers',
A despatch fourth Canadian division isplaced compriseDominion's choice cows, $i,6 to $6.25; do.,
pa from Milan says: The a fog t C d the Dominions army in the medium, $5 to $5.50; butchers' cattle,
Secolo asserts the. British Government in the field by Canada, as is not un- field, but sonic of the smaller units bulls, $5,to $6.50; stockers, light, $90
has warned Italy that German emis- likely it will be purely\Canadian. The have been supplied from the Imperial to$95; milkers,choice, each,, ,
Pp p , $80 to
caries have left United States ports same may be said of the third division, forces: On the, other hand, the Prin- $85'; do., common and medium, each,'
with the' purpose of committing acts which is now being organized to take cess Patricia Regiment, raised in Can -
of violence in Italy, particularly its place on the firing line beside the' ada, was. for a time brigaded with a; Sheep, ewes; $9.50 t0 $10. Hogs; of!
of cars, $8.90 to $9.50.
against merchant shrpprng. In this Canadian army corps already there British division. Now all branches
connection the Secolo calls attention 'and consistin • of the first and second the Canadian divisions,no ma i
�will
matter how And many.., a,, man after,losing a
to recent fres. on a steamship at divisions. many in number, wibe altogether compelled political job to do'real
Naples and on the docks at Genoa. It has been the practice in the past, Canadian,
labor.
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