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The Exeter Advocate, 1916-1-27, Page 3FRENCH LINES ARE PIERCED BETWEEN ARRAS AND LENS German Forces Captured Trenches but Counter- attack Recovered Greater. Part A despatch front Paris says: Heavy fighting has been in progress in France, a French advanced position on the road between Arras and Lens be- ing attacked by strong German forces, The infantry attack was preceded by mine explosions and a violent bom- bardment, and the Germans captured a first line trench on a front of sev- eral hundred yards. French counter-attacks were imine- diately inaugurated and a portion of the captured trench was retaken. The Germans, however, at the close of the day occupied about 200 yards of the advanced trench, which formed a sal- ient in the Freneh lines. Twenty-four French aeroplanes made a raid on the railway station and barracks at Metz, dropping 130 ,hells. The French airmen were heavily bombarded, but all returned undamaged save one, who was forced to land south-east of Metz. President Poineare and Albert Tho- mas, Under-Secretary of War, were present .at the trials at Satury Camp on Saturday of the newly -invented trench cannon and bullet-proof shields. The explosion of a German mine south of Ypres an Saturday destroyed nearly 100 yards of British trenches, according to the official report from Berlin. The British, however, assert that they retain possession of the era - ter. Bombardments of considerable intensity are reported from other see - tors .of the front. MERRY One of the anti-aircraft guns --k. ownl to the Cana AND Wan oldiicrs ash Archibald," and "somewhere In France." CANADA'S TRADE LATEST GERMAN PANIC FLIGHT RAPIDLY EXPANDING POISON DEVICE OF THE TURKS REVIEW BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS, ittement Reveals Heavy Increases In Both Imports and Reports, A despatch from Ottawa says: Pru le .Acid Shells Are Being Used Dislodged From Caucasus Positia On Riga Front By the Germans. A despatch from London says: The Petrogradcorrespondent of the Daily Mail quotes a report from ICieff to effect that the cessation of the fi ing on the southern front, owing the sudden thaw, has been availed Extending Over 64•tllile Front. A despatch from Petrograd says: he Russian offensive in the Caucasus its smiling crew* SIIOT DOWN TWO OATTLEP i , ES AND FORCED THIRD TO DECEND reate ,t Feat of its Kind on Record Scored by British Airman on Western Front the is developing favorably, the Russians' A d^spatch from London says: One ker. It is thought to be capable of ght with relatively Turkish positions of the British correspondents at army 180 miles an hour, and is equipped to s ight losses and tak- headquarters in a despatch reports with a device whereby it is enabled to of ing from the enemy many guns, huge that the greatest feat of its kind on {hoot (Meetly in front--agreat ad f to replace many Austrians by Ger- quantities of munitions, and numerous record is to be credited to one of the vantage in air fighting. i t Tracie statistics covering the nine mans, apparently from Field Marshal prisoners. Some of the Turkish regi. best known British a' g i !; t ng. The machine months of the fiscal year ending Ile, airmen, who in the is "Scarcely in some degree protected. cember 31st, issued. the other dayb von Hindenburg's army on the Riga- mints were annihilated, course of a single flight shot down two Scarcely any Taubes are now used. y .Dvinsk front. The correspondent The official report gives details of Fokkers and chased an Albatross and The new birds of preywere first seen the Department of Customs, show the says the Germans on the Riga front the dislodgement of tate Turks from a forced it to desc end commerce of Canada to b d' are using shells idled with prussic strong position over a front of 06 c� shortly after the last Ger-1 e expanding to force sh tl ft 1 G enormously.p zc miles,extendingHow great the feat was,"ite tele- man gas attack, when several flew' Taking into account re-exports and acid, the gas fumes of which are ac- from the region of graphs, "eau only be understood by over the position that had been attack- t the movement of coin and bullion, the five even four and five hours after the Lake T �r rnorth ot o the region of Charian- those who 1= , the power of the Fok- ed and were meaty admired." bursting of the shells. Splinters from , r h of Melazghert. The y grand total of the trade of the Do- these shells are deadly and quickly kill Ottomans retreated in the direction of minion for the nine month -- s reaches i even slightly wounded men. the imposing figure of $1,012,486,903, compared with. $837,009,759 for the BELGIAN HOUSES BURNED BY THE GERMANS the fortified plain of Erzerum. At CARRIED THREE PASSPORTS many places this retreat assumed the AND RUN WAR "DOPE" character of a panic flight. Several _ Turkish units were almost annihilated, British Authorities Removed New and hundreds of bodies cover the route of the Russian offensive, ) Yorker From Steamer. At many points the Czar's troops 1 A despatch from London says: lsaa had to advance on heights above the e R clouds, cutting trenches in the dee !Rose, New ,. P Y t ark theatrical man, was removed by the British authorities snow during heavy snowstorms. They from the liner Rotterdam at Falmouth occupied the villa f K • k corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. That the volume is in- creasing is shown by the December re- turns, the trade of last month having reached a total of 3148,815,954, cant - pared with $70,382,903 for the same A despatch from Havre, France, says that a report has just been is month in the previous year. sued by the Belgian Government giv- The December statement reveals ing the number of Belgium in the vahe heavy increases in both imports and res provinces were Burned which, the Ger- exports, without takingreport says, burned by the Ger- into account mans. The fallowing figures are the movement of gold air the export of foreign merchandise, For the nine months' period the imports show a slight shrinkage, amounting to $343,- 923,332, as against 3348,746,920, but the December imports increased from 330,392,913 to 345,690,721. Exports of domestic merchandise in December totalled 392,171,402. In the previous December they amounted to the comparatively low figure of $37,- 193,600, while in the nine months' period they jumped from 3306,823,039 to $511,534,048. The increases in ex- ports were found in nearly every col- Antonio Salandra, the Italian Premier, um. �-Manufacturers rose from $53,- said: "We thought this would be a 180,926 to 3119,392,269, Agrieultural short and easy war, but it has become ti produce from 3106,608,923 to 3202, a long and a hard one, We had 509,936, and animals and their pro- thought that all the hardships would c ducts from 358,436,712 to 378,559,424. The inland revenue returns, issued be di a military character,beinbut frontwe find B Thursday, also show a substantial in- it difficult even behind the are Jr th crease, the total for the month being keep on fighting. However, we th 32,410,195, as against 31,897,774 in going to do it, and we shall persevere to the corresponding month of the pre- vious year - given: Brabant, 5,821; Liege, 2,703 Antwerp, 1,800; Malines, 1,748; Din ant, 2,232; Namur, 1,710; Philipeville 1,301; Huy, 255; Verviers, 681; War emme, 16; Turnhout, 40; Total, 18,20 The figures for Flanders are not yet obtainable. the Ara; 30 miles east opiu eui, on with at trunk loaded with German war gross casualtiesin s of .Erzerum. literature, it is charged, the war up 4, the In the course of the fighting on the beginning of January exceed 14,500,- lith the Russians tookprisoner five Rose, according to the authorities, 000, according to the computations of was in possession of three American a prominent statistician and student $ ' officers and 208 men, and captured passports, one of which was much of war estimates. - much material, including machine out -of -eat tl The basis for the R2 Markets of the W 1 I�oitltein $l 2 Manitoba ants No 2 C W Ereadstefs. Toronto, Jan. 24, -Manitoba wheat, new crop-No,r No, 2,1.221 T 2 to ; $ r4;. No, 3, $1.'p, In store Fort William. 47e r No. 3 C,W., 45c; extra No. 1 feed, 45c; No 1 fed, 44c, in store Fort W� liam. : Anter•iean corn ---No. 3 yellow; new,. !82c, on track Toronto. Canadian corn -.-Feed, Old, 77c, no-, mina', on track Toronte, Ontario oats ---No. 8 white, 42 to - 430; commercial oats, 41 to 42e, ac- cording to freights outside. - Ont:trio wheat -No. 2 1Vinter, per car lot, 31.09 to $1.10; slightly sprouted and tough, according to sample, $1.06 to 31.09; sprouted, 97c to $1.02; feed wheat, 85 to 90c. Peas -No. 2, nominal, per ear lots, $1.75; according to sample, $1.25 to $1.75 Barlrf5'oo7Peerfeedihe ,55e,according to freights outside. Bue:wheat-Morainal, ear lots, 78 ', to 79c, according to freights outside. Rye -No. 1 commercial, 90 to 91c; rejected, 77 to 87; according to sam- ple. Manitoba flour --First patents, in jute bage. 87; second patents, in jute bags, 36.50; strong bakers', in jute bags, $6.30, Toronto. Ontario flour --•-Winter, $4.80 to $rorfesbla,erTorntoiightsin sample, shipment. Millfeccl, ear lots, delivered Mont- real freights -Bran, per ton, $24.; shorts, per ton, 3e25; middlings, per ton, 126; good feed flour, per bag, $1.7o. Country produce. Butter -Fresh dairy, 28 to 31c; in - 33 ferior, 24 to 25c; creamery prints, to 361/2c; solids, 32 to 34c. Eggs ---Storage, 30c per dozen;: se- lects, 32 to 33c; new -laid, ?i0 to doe, case lots. Honey. -,.Prices, in 10 to 00 -lb, tins, 12 to 12%c; combs, No. 1, 33; No. 2, 32.40. Beans -34.20 to $4.40, Poultry -Spring chickens, 17 to 18c; fowls, 13 to 14e; turkeys, 23 to 26c. Cheese --Large, 190; twins, 191ie, Potatoes_.Car lots of Oratorios - l quoted at 31.70 to $1.75, and New a Brunswieks at $1.90 to 31.95 per GROSS CASUALTIES bag, an track. OVER 14,500,000 Estimates o • .__._., f the Losses Accredited to, a Prominent Statistician. A despatch from London says: The Business in Montreal, Montreal, Jan. 24. -Corn, American No. 2 yellow, 84 to 85c. Oats, No. 2 local white, 50e; No, 3 local white, 49c; No. 4 local white, 48c, Barley, Man. feed, 40c; malting, 08e. Buck- wheat, No, 2, 82c. Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $7.10; Winter patents, choice, $6.50; straight rollers, 35.80 to $5.90; do:, hags, $2.75 to 32.85. Rolled oats, barrels, 35.20 to 35.25; bags, 90 lbs., $2.40 to 32.50. Bran, 324. Shorts, 6. Middlings, $28 to $30. out le, 31 to 333. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car ots, 320 to 320.50. Cheese, finest westerns, 1811 to 18%c; finest east- res, 18 to 18?4c. Butter, choicest reamery, 34% to 35c; seconds, 32% o 33c. Eggs, fresh, 40 to 42c; se- eded, 33c; No. 1 stock, 30c; No. 2 tock, 28c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 1.75 to 31.80. Dressed hogs, abat- oir killed, 314 to $14.50; country, 312 0 313; pork, heavy Canada short ess, bbls,, 35 to 45 pieces, 330 to 30.50; Canada short cut back, bbls., 5 to 55 pieces, $29 to 329.50. Lard, ompound, tierces, 375 lbs., 11%c; ood pails,. 20 lbs, net, 1214e; pure, erces, 375 lbs., 1442c; pure, wood ails, 20 lbs. net, 15c. United States Markets. Minneapolis, Jan. 24.-Wheat-- May, 4.-Wheat- May, 31.291is to $1.29%; July, $1..27% to $1.28; No. 1 hard, $1.3514; No. 1 Northern, $1.30% to $1.32%; No. 2 Northern, '$1•.26% to $1.3014. ore -No. 3 yellow, 77 to 771c. Oats 3 white, 49 to 49%e. FIax, .3214 to $2.35'x,. Flour unchanged. ran, $18 to $18.50.. Duluth, Jan. 24. -Wheat -No; 1 rd, $1.30%s; No. 1 Northern,` 1.29 % No. 2 Northern, $1.25%; ontana, No. 2, $1.26%; July, 1.28%; Duluth, cash linseed, 32:36, 32.3714; May, $2.39%; July, seconds, $6.60; strong bakers', $6.40 : e, ie second issued May 30, guns and caissons. They seized a 1915, in the Dutch East Indies, and Turkish ammunition depot at the vil- the third an up-to-date passport. lege of Tsurnachel, in the Charianson These passports will be turned over to district. the American Embassy, and if noth- ing is found wrong with them Rose will be permitted to proceed, but the trunk will be retained by the British authorities. The trunk, they declare ITALY TO FIGHT TO THE BITTER END A despatch from Florence, Italy, says: In nn address delivered here U.S. MULETEERS KILLED GERMAN SUB. SAILORS New Version of Baralong A.Taair Pub- lished in Norse Paper. A despatch from London says: The entral News correspondent in Clrris- ania says: The After Poster on riday published from its London orrespondent a new version of the erelong affair which he received om a reliable source. According to is version, when the submarine at - eked the Nicostan the latter's crew, AUSTRALIA PROHIBITS EXPORTS TO NETHERLANDS A despatch from Melbourne, Aus- tralia, says: A proclamation has been issued prohibiting all exports to the Netherlands. until victory is won." , NAVAL INCREASE HAS BEEN AGREED UPON 'A despatch from London says: A vote for 50,000 additional officers and men for the British navy was agreed upon in the House of Commons on Friday afternoon. This will bring the total number of men in the navy in the current year up to 360,000. BRITISH RESCUE FORCE IN FIERCE ENGAGEMENT General Aylmer Attacks Turkish Position in Effort to' Reach Kut -el -Amara A despatch from London says: Gen. Turks. The fighting lasted all day. Torrents of rain, causing floods, pre- vented a renewal of the attack on the following day, but Gen. Aylmer's force managed to entrench itself a little, .more than two-thirds of a mile within the Turkish line. The British report speaks of "very heavy losses on both sides," which indicates the fury of battle:` y the Aylmer's relief force last Friday . at- tacked the Turks, who are strongly entrenched at Essian, six miles east of Kut -el -Amara, where the main Bri- tish army to• whose aid the:relief force is trying. to hasten, is, bottled up. A violent battle ensued, in which suc- cess alternated between Britons and FEAT OF BRITISH H SUBMARiN�j ON T HE UPPER ADRIATIC Sank Austrian Hydro -aeroplane and Also Torpedo Boat, Which Went to. the Rescue A despatch from London says: A 'Adriatic an Austrian: hydro -aero lane. despatch of the Exchange .A,.. g Telegraph ;a d , n also an Au striae . torpedo ed' 0 0 at mail from Rome p b P Y says a 18riti h s Y 'which ., ich' went ii to the rescue, taking the s ubinarine has .'sunk in the upper crews of both craft prisoner. including the American muleteers, took refuge in the lifeboats. The Baralong hove in sight and sank the TO BE CLOSED UP submarine, whose crew sought shel- ter on the Nicosian. The story proceeds: "When„ the American muleteers, having returned with the -crew to their own ship, dis-' A despatch to London says: Th covered members of the German sub- Board of Trade, under the bill ami marine's crew on board, these mule- ing the "Trading With the Enemy teers not unnaturally became quite Acts, will be empowered to prohi furious. A fight ensued, in which the any person, firm or company of ho muleteers wreaked fury upon the. men tile nationality or associations fro who in attacking the British ship were carrying on 'uusiness in this county really guilty of attempting cold- during the continuance of the presen blooded murder. I understand that if, war. as proposed by Sir Edward Grey, the The' Board may also, through pet Baralong affair had been submitted to ' tion of the Court, require that a bus an independent jury of American na- ness be wound up if it appears to i val officers the above-mentioned facts that any company registered in th would have been disclosed." United Kingdom is carrying on busi- ness outside the United Kingdom, and figures is official and other reliable $ information. The number of killed is 1 estimated at one in every five; pri- soners taken average one in every e seven or eight. The experts estimate the gross cas- 1 ualties suffered by each warring na- s tion as follows:- $ was filled with pamphlets, newspapers, Russia . 4,000,000 t war pictures and books,all on the sub -German ject of the present coflict, many of Austria-Hungary 4,000,000 m the documents being addressed to M. France . , 2,300,000 4 B. Claussen, 30 East 42nd Street, New Great Britain . , .. 560,000 c York, while other packages containing Italy .. 300,000 w documents in five different languages Belgium, Serbia, Bulgaria ti • ere and N addressed to places in all the Turkey 1,000,000 P Central .and South American repub- lies and in the West Indies. Grand total 14,960,000 ALL ENEMY FIRMS Will Not Be Allowed to Do Busine During the War. In the present war at least 21,000,- 000 men are under arms. Figures furnished by previous wars show that in the Balkan struggle of C 1912-13 350,000 men were killed out No of 1,250,000 engaged. In the Russo- $2 ss 2apanese war 558,000 were killed out B of 2,500,000 engaged. ha e : _ $ amen STATUE TO BE ERECTED M TO EDITH CAVELL IN PARIS to bit s- A despatch from Paris says: The m site has been chosen for the statue Y which is to be erected in commemora- t tion of Edith Cavell, the British nurse who was executed in Belgium. The 1- statue will be erected at the Tuileries Garden, at the angle fronting Rue de t Rivoli and Place de la Concorde, one. e of the . spots most familiar to Paris- ians and tourists. HAS TEN SONS SERVING IN THE EMPIRE'S CAUSE A despatch from London says: One of the most remarkable records of family patriotism is possessed by Captain Alfred Pope, National. •Re- serve, of Wrackleford House, Dorset, who has ten sons and a son -in -lave serving in the King's forces. THE KING'S AWE -DE -CAMP IS KILLED IN FRANCE A despatch from London says: The name of Brigadier -General Hugh Gre- gory Fitton, Aide -de -Camp • to the King, appears among the killed inthe casualty lists from the British front in France published on Sunday. that in carrying on such business it TERRIBLE HAVOC WROUGHT has entered into or done acts which IN EXPLOSION AT .LILLE .if ent€red into or done in the United Kingdom would constitute the offence A despatch from London says: The of "trading •with the enemy." Amsterdam correspondent of The Ber_ lin Lokal Anzeiger, who witnessed the recent explosion of the large German 'HUGE RUSSIAN SURTAX .. ammunition depot in Lille, northern ON GERMAN GOODS France, describes the damage done as enormous. Not . only was the muni- tions depotentirely destroyer%, but havoc was caused in the surrounding area to houses and factories, most of which were razed to the ground. The German Landsturm troops which: were guarding were killed: LORD DERBY'S TRIBUTE. Earl Says Canadian Young Men Shame. English Shirkers. A despatch. from Vancouver says: Warm tribute to the patriotism of the men of Canada in rallyingto'the flag in this time of Britain's sress is paid by Lord Derby in a personal letter re- ceived by C. G. Henshaw, Recruiting Officer for Vancouver., "The way the men of ' young Canada have come for- ward ought to put to shame' some of those in .England who, are still shirk- ing," xk- ing," comments the Bari. A despatch from .London says: Upon the reassembling of the Russian Duma, says a Reuter despatch from Petrograd, the Minister o Finance proposes to introduce a bitl� laein a surtax equivalent to five times the amount of the Customs duty on goods of hostile belligerents, especially Ger- Man, with a view to preventing their entry into Russia. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS DESTROY •t 163 TURK SAILING SHIPS A . despatch from Petrograd, says: The official statement issued Thurs- day says: "On the Black Sea on Janu- ary 17 our torpedo -boats raided the Anatolian coast, destroying 163 sail- ing vessels, , 7 0 of which were fleece with various commodities, Thirty men were taken prisoner. Other ves- seis made their escape 'on our ap- proach." 32.3914. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Jan. 24. -Butchers' cattle, choice, 37.75 to $8; do., good, $7.25 to $'T.60; do., medium, $6.25 to 37; do., common, 35.40 to 35.75; butchers' bulls, choice, 36.50 to $7.25; do., good bulls, $5.75 to $6.25; do., rough bulls, $4.75 to 35.25; butchers' cows, choice, $6.25 to $7; do., good, $6 to 36.25; do., medium, 35.25 to 35.75; do., common, $4 to $4.50; feeders, good, $6.25 to $6.50; stockers, 700. to 900 lbs., 36.10 to $6.75; canners and cutters, 33. .to $4.50; milkers, choice, each, $75 to 3100; do., coni mon and medium, each, $35 to $60; Springers, $50 to 3100; light ewes, $7 to $8.50; sheep, heavy, $5,25 to 36 do., bucks, 33.50 to $4.50; year- ling lambs, $7 to $7.75; lambs, cwt., 310 to .$11.75; calves, medium to choice, $6.75: to 310.25; do., common,. $4 to $4.50; hogs, fed and watered, 39.50 to 39.65. Montreal, Jan. 24. -Sales of choice steers were made at '$7.75 to ' $8; good at $7.25 to $7.50, and the lower gades from $5.25 to $6.25, while butchers'cows brought from $4.50 to 36.25, and bulls from $5.25 to $6.50 per cwt. Packers for canning' were 33.75 to $4 for cows, and at $4.25 to. $4.50 for bulls per cwt. Ontario lambs sold at $10, and Quebec stock at $9,50` to 39.75, while ewe sheep brought, 36.75 to 37 per cwt. The de-` mend or calves was good, and sales lb. Hogs, selected lots, $10.25 to, of mil cfed stock were made at'91/ ` to l0c and grassfe5l at 5 to 6tA e peri, $10.35 per cwt., weighed; off' cars. 'I Girl (readingi6 letter from herbro-1 ther at the front) --"John says a bill - let went through his, hat without touching hint." Old Lady ---"what a} blessing he had his hat on, dear!"