The Exeter Advocate, 1918-3-14, Page 2111TISH DEFEAT ENEMY
IN ThE YPR ESMXMUDE SECTOR
tarn
Germa-t Atinelc Repulsed at Most Points -airier Adv€an-
a e of roe Regained by Counter» A.tt telt Launched
by Yorkshires.
A despatch from London says: An
oiticial statement from General Haig
says:
"Shortly before dawn, after Heavy
rlille'ry preparation, the enemy ,de,
livered a strong local attacas, on a front
of over a mile south of iIottltholst
I! orest, On a great part of this front
his attack broke down under the fire
of our troops. At one point,how-
ever, on the left of oris line, where the
Attavk was pressed with great deter-
A1ination, and supported by troops
carrying flame-throdvers, seine of the
soldiers holding our advance posts
were compelled to fall back a short
distance,on a front of about 500 yards.
"After severe fighting later in the
lnoenitng a counter-attack was launch-
ed by the Y ori hire Light Z iEai try.
It met with considerable success, with
the result that the enemy's troops
were driven back a distance of three
hundred yards'beyond their former
front line, and heavy losses were in-
flicted upon thein, Our positions are
completely re-established. Our easu-
alties in the enemy's original attack
anti in the subsequent fighting were
light.
"Sussex troops carried out a suc-
cessful raid east of Laveutie, and with
little loss to themselves capte ed a
few prisoners, Hostile artillery show.
ed considerable activity at a number
of points, particularly in the neigh-
borhood of Flesquieres, in the; Givers-
thy, Neuve Chapelle and Armentieres
sections and east of Ypres,"
BLACK SEA IN
HANDS OF ENEMY
. Russian Fleet There Comprised
at Least Two Super -Dread-
naughts and Some
Minor craft.
A despatch from London Says: Al-
though the fate of the Russian Black
Sea fleet is still a mystery., it is be-
lieved that as a result of Germany's
peace with the Ukraine it has practi-
cally passed into Teuton hands, and
with it the complete domination of the i
Black Sea. At least two super -dread-
naughts and a number of minor craft
were comprised in the Russian fleet,
It will not be surprising if these ships
eventually join the Goeben.
What is now considered certain is
that Germany is planning to use con-
siderable, of her strength in the Near
East. Naval men believe that Ger-
many is already preparing for the
rapid development of the Black Sea
transport service so as to get forces
into Asia Minor. With Rumania out
of the war, Iarge .Bulgar-German
forces can be used against Salonica
while the German -Turkish forces oper-
ate in Asia Minor. DEFEAT ENEMY
TURKS SLAUGHTER
_Marketsof the \York
Brea t8
T onto. 111,41,. 12 Malttlobat, wheat—
No.
vtu rtM
No. 1 Northern.52.233; No. 24 60., 52•30.4;
No. 3, do" $2.t73; Nee N. wlr t, $2.300,
is; store Fort 'William'rr including 23c tax,
Aiatzitobtr oats -<..,No, 2 C.W., 9;1 o; NQ..
3t'.\�:,' 26'�c extra No. 1feed, 95 e;
No• 1 feed, 223o; in store Port °1�':i111azrr;
American corn -No, 3 yellow, kiln
dried $2.05 track Toronto,
Ontario oats --No. 2 white, 99:1 to $1
No, 3 white 32 to 99c, according to
freights, outside, •
Ontario \uheat—No. 2 Winter, per oar
lot, 52.22; basis in' storo Montreal. -
Peas --No. ` $3:70 to $3.50, according
to 'freights outside,
Barley—Malting, '51.73 to' 51.75, a,c-
cording to freights outside'.
Buckwheat $1.75 , to 51:80, t ; 'cording
to freights outside.
?.}c —No. 2, $2,35, according to
freights' outside.
Manitoba flour---Wa.r quality, $11.10,
new bags. Toronto.
onto•
Ontario doffWarquality, 510,10,
stew bags, Toronto and 1\lontreal
freights, rompt shipment.
Dttllfee -Car lots—Delivered lliont
real i'reighis, bags included Beau, por
tun, 535; shorts, laer ton, '$40
la•y \Tie; 1, per ton. 51 uta 518
mixecO $14 to $ifi, trade Toronto:
Straw --Car lots, per ton, 52.50 to $9,
track Toronto.
Country Produce—Wholesale
Batter—Creamery, solids, per ib., 47
to 473.e; prints. per ib„ 473 to 120;
dairy, per lb., 36 to 85c,
Dggs—NQ�v laid; 4 L to 42e,
Poultry—Breese& chickens. 26 to
23e; fowl, 25 to 27c CtnelSS � �'
geese, 21 to 2,2c; turkeys, 30 to 35c,
Wholesalers erf are selling to the retail � ¢
trach at the following price~. '11/1 V1NG ON I �
Cheese --New, large, 23 to 231,c; twins,
231 to 230e early cheese, 25 to 26c;
gq��aa I largo t-\ in 26 to 261e.
T Butter --`mesh dairy, choice, 40 ,to
One
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Every Male:. Man, ]Boy or Baby
---I Bging Put to
the Sword.
A despatch from Landon says:
"There is evidence, based on state-
ments by German Consuls, and, there-
fore, hardly to be P'rejud'iced," says a
despatch from The Hague to the Daily
Mail, "that as the Turkish troops ad-
vance to re -occupy Armenia they are
literally exterminating all the re-
maining Armenian population at Sao -
sun, on the Black Sea.
"Every Armenian male -,-.man, boy
or baby -was put to the sword, while
similar atrocities are being perpet-
rated, town by town and village by
village. The handing over by Rus-
sia of the trans-Ca`[i"casian district will
simply mean extermination, at Ger-
man instigation, or at least with Ger-
man approval, of the population left
behind.
BELGIAN CAVALRY
BRITISH GAIN
IN PALESTINE
Gen.Allenby- Makes Further Aki-
vance of Three Miles on
Eighteen -Bile Front.
A despatch from London says:
$iritish troops astride the Jerusalem-
Nabulus Road in Palestine have ad-
wanted their positions along a front of
18 miles to a depth of three miles,
the British War Office annopnced on
Friday. The text of the statement
'reads;.,•
"Palestine: From Monday to Thurs-
day our line astride the Jerusalem-
Nabulus Road was steadily advanced.
Little opposition was encountered.
"Yesterday the advance was to e
maximum depth of three miles on a
frontage of 18 miles.
"On Wednesday . night the enemy
blew up his bridge over the River Jor-
dan at El Ghoranieh."
BRITISH 'CASUALTIES
FOR PAST WEEK 3,343
Drive German Troops From
Position and Capture
One Hundred.
A despatch from Havre says: -The
Belgians crushed two sharp German
attacks on the night of March 5. The
first was against the Beverdik posi-
tion, over a front of two kilometres.
It was stopped by artillery fire. The
second was south of Stuydekenskerke,
directed against positions held by dis-
mounted cavalry. After a violent
artillery preparation, men belonging
to three German regiments, all being
specially picked storm troops, .suc-
ceeded in gaining a foothold in the
Belgian line. : "A vigorous counter-
attack made by cavalry drove them
back, with severe losses, franc the
positions which they.had been ordered
to hold at .all costs. The Belgians
took 100 unwounded prisoners.
GERMANS WATCH
41.c; creamery prints, 51 to 52c; solids,
40 to60e.
Eggs -1 ew Iaid, 46 to 47c; new laid,
ill cartons, 43 to 50e; No. .i storage, 40
to 42e,
Dressed Poultry—Milk-fed chickens,
35 to 370; \fowl, 30 to 33c; turkeys, 40
to 45c.
Live poultry --Turkeys, 30c; chickens,
ib 26 to 28c; hens, 30 to 33o.
:Beans ---Canadian, hand-picked, 'bush.,
52.25 to 58.50; imp. hand-picked, Bur-
ma or Indian, 56.60 to- $8.76; TAPan,
28 to 55.25; Limas,. 19 to 20c.
Provisions—,Wholesale'
Smoked meats—E4ams, medium, 34 to
350; do., heavy, 28 to 30c; cooked; 46
to 47c; rolls, 28 to 30c; breakfast
bacon, 40 to 42c; basks, plain, 42 to 43c;
boneless; 46 to 46x'
Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 28 to
29c; clear bellies, 27 to 23c.
Lard—Pure lard, tierces, 993 to 30c;
tubs, 29$: to 301; nails, 30 to 303o; com-
pound tierces, 25i to 260; tubs, 25I to
2-8.1c; pails, 26 to 263o.
Montreal Markets
Montreal, Mar. 12—Oats—Canadian
Western. No, 3, $1,11; extra No. 1 Peed,
51.13; No. 2 local white. 51.10; No. 8
local white, 51.06; No. 4 local white,
$1.06. Flour --N ett- standard Spring
wheat grade, $11.10 to $11.20. Rolled
oats—Bags, 90 lbs., 56.60. Bran, '$35.
Shorts, 540. Middlings, $48 to $60.
Mouillie, 560 to 362. flay --No. 2," per
ton, car lots, 517.
Winnipeg Grain
Winnipeg, Mar. 12—Cash prices—
Oats—No. 2 C.W., Mc; No. 3 'C.W:,
96,$,c; extra No, 1 feed, 951o; No. 1
feed, 923c; No. 2 feed, 883e. Barley—
No. 3, 51.87; No. 4, 51.82; rejected,
51,53; feed, 51.50. Flax—No, 1 N.W.C.
58.833; No. 2 C.W. 55.783; No. 3 C.W.,
53.6;
"United States Markets
Minneapolis, Mar, 12—Corn—No. 3
white ' 92$l to 334o1 BFlour—In arload
lots, standard, 59.70 a barrel in 98 -pound,
cotton sacks, Bran—$32.93,
Duluth, Mar. 12—Linseed—$4.2.1 to.
54.23; arrive, $4.11: May, 54.11 bid;
Tub-, 54.051 bid; October, $3.70 asked.
.Live Stook Markets
Toronto, Mar. 12.—Extra choice heavy
steers, 511.75 to 512; do., good heavy,
511.35 to 511,69; butchers' cattle. choice,
511.25 to 511.50, do., good. 510.60 to 511;
do„ medium, 510 to 510.25; do., cam-
mon, 59 to 59.25; butchers' bulls, choice,
510 to $1.;.0.56945;
10.60; do„ good bulls,, 9 to
59.25; go„ medium bulls, 57.36 to 58.50;
do„ rough bulls, 56.50 to 57; butchers'
5e42, tooho$ic, 11.0. ,to, $10.60;$S do., good,4,nt
to 53.50;
stockers, $1.50 fo $8:50; feeders, S8 to
510; ,canners and cutters. 56 to $6.50;
milkers, good -to choice, 590 to 5140; do.,
coin. and .med., $65 to 530; Springers;
590 to 5140; light ewes, 513.50 to 514,60;
sheep, heavy, $6 to $7.25; yearnings,
511.75 to 512.75; lambs, 313 to 519.25;
calves, good to choice, $16 to 517; hogs.
fed and watered, 519.75; do., weighed
off cars, $20; do., f.o.b., 513.75.
Montreal, Mar. 12 --Canners' cattle,
55.50 to $6 per 100 pounds; milk -fed
calves, 512 to $15; sheep, $11 to 513;
lambs, 514 to, 516:' choice select hogs,
off cars, $19.50 to $20 per 100 pounds;
CREW DROWN BRITISH CRUISER
CALGAR1AN SUNK
Norwegian Ship Sunk—Si- Sur -
A despatch from London says:- vivors Rescued.
For the first week of March, British A despatch from London says: The
casualties were 3,343; the lowest of Norwegian steamer Ilavna, of 1,150
any week for several months. The tons gross, has been torpedoed without
official report for the week was: warning. She sank in less than one
Killed or died of wounds -Officers, minute. The crew of 18 had no time
- 63; men, 628, Wounded or missing to launch e. boat and jumped into the.
Officers, 179; men, 2,473.` sea. The captain and five survivors
The total casualties for February, were landed Monday night.
Torpedoed Off Irish Coast -48
Lost Out of 610.
A despatch from London' says: The
British auxiliary cruiser Calgarian
was torpedoed off the Irish coast on
Saturday last. She was struck by
fo..r torpedoes, but M' the 610 persons
a low month, were 18,961. With five companions, Capt. Her- on board all but 48 were landed at an
"-' mansen spent a terrible night on a Irish port. The people of the same
Production of Pleasure Autos Reduced. raft, exposed to intense cold. They town, who a few days ago won the
A despatch from New York says: found an upturned lifeboat at dawn gratitude of the American people by
Production of pleasure automobiles and managed to right her. They had their kindness to the survivors from
will he cut 80 per cent. during the pre- drifted about for 50 hours when res- the Tuseania, have extended their
sent fiscal year as a war measure, ae- cued by an American destroyer. One hospitality in the last few days to
carding to a decision reached here on man died in delirium; the others' had nearly 500 men from the Calgarian,
Thursday by the National Automobile their feet frozen, 1 1 one of the finest auxiliary cruisers in
Chamber of Commerce. The reduction The Germans w<a tcrec the men the Atlantic service. The Calgarian
applies to' li - Struggling m the icy water, said Capt. 'waS ;torpedoed. ill the• late afternoon
ppthe entire uncompleted sche- �.
dale for the year. Herntansen, but did tot offer any not far from the place whole the
help,
Tuseania met her. doom.
Transportation Facilities For
Gen. Pershing's Arany
Are Satisfactory...
A despatch from Washington says:
Troops ' and supplies for e General
Pershing's forces now are moving to
France on schedule time, it was learn-
ed on Thursday' on high authority.
While figures may not be published, it
was stated positively that transport-
ation requirements of the army are
being met by the Shipping Board, and
the immediate situation as to ships
was described as satisfactory.
In view of this assurance that the
United States will be able to main-
tain its place as a fighting unit on
the battle front, reports from the
Western front are being scanned
more eagerly than ever by . officers
here for the first signs of the 1918
campaign. \It is felt strongly that
the ripening of major operations in
what President, Wilson haslpredicted
will prove the decisive year of the
great war will not be much longer de-
layed.
How to Restore Frozen Plants.
The proper, way to treat frozen
plants is to place them' at once in utter
darkness where there is little or no
artificial heat,• as in a closet or cellar,
and allow them to .remain without
light until the weather moderates suf-
ficiently to thaw them. When the
plants have thus thawed naturally
they will be found green and fresh, and
then may be taken again into the
sunlight. If they are put into a cellar
they should be covered with boxes, pa-
pers or carpets to prevent the light
reaching them. It is the sudden change
ffom extreme cold to heat that breaks
the tissues and causes the plant to
die from loss of sap.
Is Knowledge Golden?
A university president was com-
plaining about the worship of wealth
that has seemed ,to characterize the
twentieth century.
"A young man," he said, "asked me
which was the more estimable, riches
or brains,
" `Brains,' said 1, of course, but it
sometimes seems as if in these times
the only way for a man to convince
people he has brains it to get riches.'
One' of the surest methods of reliev-
ingepain is, to use hot moist applica-
tions. The articles needed for this
treatment are: Hat water, Pieces of
soft flannel twice the size of the area
to be covered, a protector which may
be made of folds of flannel, or better,
of cotton batting quilted between lay-
ers of cheese -cloth, and some kind of
a wringer. 'lhe flannel is wrung out
by placing it hi the centre of a towel.
and twisting the ends of the latter in
opposite directions. This device can
be improved upon by making a' hem in
either end of the towel and running
sticks through the hems. By twist-
ing the sticks in opposite directions
the flannel can be wrung very dry. To
apply, cover she painful part with
the protector, ;l:en remove flannel
from the. .wringer, test it with the
back of the hand, and, if it is not, too
:tot, place it; finder the protector and
put it down slowly to avoid burning
the patient• t hangar' these ` applica-
tlor•s ever:r few rtntttes; do not al -
I low them to become cool.
GE
AN TREATY
WITH RUMANIA
Province of Dobrudja as. Far as
Danube is Ceded to
Central Powers.
PREPARE TO,' S J
-MAT MENACE
Feeling of Opt nisi Prevails' fiat,
Official Circles.
A despatch from Washington says;
A despatch from Amsterdam says: More submarines were destroyed . by
A preliminary peace treaty between the allied' and American nava] forces
Rumania, and the Central powers has in December than Germany was' able
been signed, says a despatch from to build during that month, according
Bucharest. to information reaching Washington,
Under the terms of the preliminary This fact developed on Thursday in
peace agreement' Rumania cedes the discussions' of the statement made to
province of Dobrudja as far as the Parliament on Thursday by Sir Eric
Danube to the Central powers, Ru- C. Geddes, First Lord of the British
mania also undertakes to further the Admiralty, that the submarines were
transport of Teutonic troops through being checked.
Moldavia and Bessarabia to Odesso. Whether succeeding months have
An official German statement said shown a net loss in German. .submar-
Rumania had accepted.the conditions Ines is not known here. It is believed,
of the Germans for an armistice. Ap- however, that the anti-submarine cane-
parently the signing -of a preliminary paign has proved so effectjve that en-
treaty followed almost immediately. creased efforts this Spring will see a
A. despatch from .Loddon says: The steady decrease in the number of U -
drastic terms imposed by Germany boats available to prey on allied and
upon Rumania, it is contended here, American shipping. ;.
not .only definitely takes` her out of the American naval officials appear
war, but places her geographically to be satisfied that the weapons
at the economic mercy of the en- with which they expect to crush final-
emy. All pretence of "no' annexa- ly the submarine menace are.forth-
tions, no indemnities," is openly aban-: coming. Increased numbers of patrol
'doned in the clause requiring "recti- vessels of. various types, appliances,
fication of the Austro-Hungarian fron- and devices to make them more ef-
tier," which involves the loss of the fective against underwater craft, and
valuable oil fields. The cession of the increased skill of navy personnel
Dubrudja, not to Bulgaria, but to the are among the things upon which they
Central Powers, suggests that there count. It has taken time to deeise and
is a conflict in the Quadruple Alliance build the weapons, but they ane be-
aver the division of the booty from ginning to become available now.
the spoliation of Rumania.
FINLAND REPUBLIC SIGNS
PEACE TREATY WITH GER11ANY.
A despatch; from 4msterdani says:
Official announcement t was made in
Berlin on Thursday of the signing of
a peace treaty between Germany and
Finland, and also of trade and ship-
ping agreements and a supplementary
protocol,
Finland, by the conditions of the
treaty, agrees to cede no territory nor
grant territorial rights to any foreign
CANADA'S NET DEBT
IS NOW $1,010,780,470
A despatch from 'Ottawa says: -
Canada's net debt stood at 31,010,`780,-
470 on Feb. 28, an increase during
February .:of $13;251,263. The ` total
gross debt of the Dominion on Feb. 28
was 51,996,393,359. Total assets
were $985,612,859. Total war ex-
penditures for the eleven months'
period to the end of February was
$207,849,726.
Revenues tahow an increase. In
February, 1918, the revenue was 521, -
power without the previous consent' 225,87`x, as compared with 517,518, -
of Germany, who undertakes to exert 473 in February of last year, Ex -
herself to secure the recognition of penditure on account of consolidated
Finland's independence by all the pow- fund was 511,323,497 in February of
ers. "The fortifications of the Aland the present Year, in comparison with;
Islands will be removed, 512,581,954 in February, ,1917.
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