The Exeter Advocate, 1918-6-20, Page 3GERMAN OFFENSIVE BEING CHECKED
AT ALL POINTS IN NOYON AREA
Advancing Hordes of Enemy Repulsed With Heavy Loss -Foe,
Made Some Gains in Aisne Sector•But,Failed
To. Improve Them.
A despatch from Paris says: A eon-
eentrated fire from the. French guns
taught powerful German forces at-
empting a counter-attack between
'ourcelles and Mery, in the Montdi-
ii ler sector, and not only drove back
tbe advancing waves, but inflicted
Wery heavy losses, according to the
'Mir Office announcement on Thursday
night.
During Wednesday night the French
un a splendid counter-attack, drove
the enemy back to the north bank of
the Matz River, farther to the east.
The important height of Croix Ricard
and the village of Melacocq were
slap taken by the French,
On the Aisne front the Germans
continued their thrust between the
'fiver and the important forest posi-
ion of Villers-Cotterets and gained a
ittle ground, but all their attempts
p improve the position have failed.
beElsewhere other German •attacks have
en defeated, the Americans break-
tng up a Particularly violent attempt
between Bouresches and Belleau
Wood,
the French during the course of the
erious engagements took many pris-
Y and consolidated all their gains,
Wdespatch from the front, dealing
ith the Aisne fighting, says:
Y
4°Probably for the purpose of mak-
ing the Allies move their reserves -to-
ward the right flank, the . Germans,
started a big diversion in the vicinity
of' the Forest of Villers-Cotterets. The
enemy progressed slightly, obtaining a
foothold in Coeuvres, but this does not
improve his position. Five . German
divisions participated, two of which
had just reached the battlefield.
"The attack extended along a front
of about four miles, but met such op-
position from the French, who fought
with stern determination, that the.
Germans apparently, renounced their
efforts."
The sole result of the enemy's at-
tack on the Montdidier-Noyon line
up to the present is that he has, by
the violence of his attacks east of
the Oise and the forced retreat of the
French from the region west of the
stream, blotted out the nasty Noyon
salient and brought the battle front
more into direct alignment 'with that
beginning at the Aisne. And a ter-
rible price has been paid for this rec
tificatiap of the line.
Whether the Germans are prepared
again to offer huge sacrifices in at-
tempting to . bend back the other sa-
lient from the Aisne to Villers-Cotter-
ets, and bring the Picardy and Aisne
battlefields intoa more continuous
front, remains to be seen,.
There are signs that for the moment
the German efforts are waning.
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Toronto, June .18. Manitoba wheat
-No. 1 Northern, $2.231/2 No. 2 do.,
4.201/2; No. 3 do., $2.17%; No, 4
eat, $2,10% in store Fort , William,
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eluding udl
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Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., 85i%e;.
6. 8 C.W., 82%c; extra No. 1 feed,
821/2c; No. eed 79 c
William.�'i: ''� , in.store Fort.
American corn -No. '' 3,
ow ellkiln
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dried, nominal; No..4 yellow, kiln
dried, nominal.
Ontario oats -No. . 2 white, 80 to
81c; No. 3 white, 79 -to 80e, according
to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per
ear lot. $2.22; basis in store Mont-
real. •-
Peas---? lomiiral•
Barley -Malting, $1.31 to $1,33, ac;
cording to freights outside.
Buckwheat -$1::80, according to
freights outside.
Rye -No. 2 $2 , 00, according to
freights outside.
Manitoba flour - War ' quality,
$10,95; r;/v bags, Torontb and
Montreal freights, prompt shipment.`
Ontario flour --War quality,
$10.65, in bags, Toronto and Mont-
real; prompt shipment.
Millfeed - Car lots Delivered
Montreal freights, bags included;
Bran, per ton, $35.0OT shorts, per ton,
$40.00.
Hay --No. 1 per ton, $15.50 to
$16.50; mixed, $11.30. to $14.00,
track Toronto.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, $8,00 to
$8.50,' track Toronto.
Country Produce -Wholesale
Butter -Creamery, solids, per Ib.,
41 to 42c; prints, per lb. 411%. to
42c; dairy, Per lb., 85 to 86c.
Eggs_ new laids, 84 to 35c.
Poultry -Roosters, 23 to 25c; fowl,
28 to 30c; ducks, 25 to 30c; turkeys,
27 to 30c.
Wholesalers are selling to the re-
tail trade at the following prices:
Cheese-New,:large, 233s to 24a;
,wins, 23% to 241/46; old, large, 251%2
to 26c; twin 26 to 261/2o.
Butter -Fresh, dairy choice, 40 to
42e;; creamery prints, fresh made, 45
47c; solids, 44 to 45c.
Margarine -28 to 33c. lb.
Eggs --New laid, 89 ' to 40o new
laid, in cartons, 43 to 44c.
Dressed poultry -Spring chickens,
'65e; roosters, 28c; fowl, 38 to 4061
iarkeys, 40 to 45c.
Live poultry -Spring chickens, 55c;
roosters, 26c; turkeys, 80e; hens, 33 to
73:44.
Beans - Canadian, hand-picked,
bushel, $8.75; imp., hand-picked, Bur-'
1tie or Indian, $6.75; Japan, $8.50 to
18.75; Limas, 19 to 20c.
Maple syrup -31 -lb. tins, 10 to a
ease, $14.50; imperial gallon tins, per
tin, $2.25; imperial, five -gallon cans,
per can, $10.50; 15 -gallon kegs, per
gal., $2.00; maple sugar, 1 -ib. box,
pure, per Ib., 24 to 25c,
t'rovisions=Wholesale
meats -Ii
o ed am
am k s, medium 36
to 38c; do., heavy, 30 to 32e; cooked,
GO to 51c; rolls, 32 to 33c; breakfast
bacon, 41 to/ 44c;'backs, plain, 44 to
to 31c• clear bellies, 29 to 30c.
Lard -Pure, tierces, 311/2 to 32c;
tubs, 31%c; pails, 32 to 32/c; prints,
33 to 331/2c. Compound tierces, 26 to
26%c; tubs, 261/2 to 26%c; pails, 26%
to`27c; prints, 273 to 28c.
Mont eal Markets
Montreal, Jdne 18. -Oats -Cana-
dian Western; No. 2,' 9612c;; extra No.
feed, 941/2 c. Flour -New standard
Spring wheat grade, $10.95 to $11.05.
Rolled oats -Bags, 90 lbs. $5.10 to
$5.15. Bran, $35.00. Shorts, $40.00.
Mouillie, $72.00. Hay -No. 2, per
ton, car lots, $15.50.
Live Stock Markets
Toronto, June 18. -Extra choice
heavy steers, $15.50 to $16.75; choice
heavy steers, $14.50 to $14.75; but-
chers' cattle, choice, $14.50 to $15.00;
do., good, $13.75 to $14.00; do., med-
ium, $12.50 to $13.00; do., -common,
$11.50 to $11.75; •;butchers' bulls,
choide, $12.50 to. $13.25; do., good
bulls, $11.50 to $11.75; do., medium
bulls, $10.75 to $11.00; do., rough
bulls, $7.50 to $8.50;; butchers' cows,
choice, $12.50 to. $13.25; do. good,
$11.75 to $12.00; do. medium, $10.75
to $1L25; stockers, $9.50 to $11.25;
feeders, to $12.00; canners and
cutters, $6.00 to $7.25; milkers, good'
to choice, $90.00 to $140.00; do. com.
and med., $65.00 to $80.00;' springers,
$90.00 to $140.00; light ewes, $17.50
to $20.00; yearlings, $19.00 to $20.00;
spring lambs, 23c. to 25c; hogs, fed
and watered, $18,00; do. weighed off
cars, $18.25;. do. f.o.'b., $17.00.
Montreal, June 18. -Choice steers,.
$13.50 to $13.25; inferior, $10.50;
,butchers bulls, '$12,50 to $12.00; but-
chers' cows, $13.00 to $7.50; choice
calves, $15.50"to $8.50; good, $8.50;'
sheep, $15.50; spring lambs, 21 to 23
cents per pound on hoof. Select hogs,
$19.50 to $19.75.
WILL. NOT CALL -19-YEAR-
OLDS BEFORE AUTUMN.
A despatch from Ottawa says Call
to the colors of 19 -year-old men is de-
layed. When the proclamation requir-
ing these men to register, was pub
lished, it was intimated that they
would not be required actually to re-
port for duty before July. It is now
considered improbable that many, if
any, of the men will be summoned
before September or October. Up to
the present 51,883 inen of 19 years of
age have registered for military ser-
vice. Of these it is estimated 75 per
cent. would probably rank in medical`
category A, that is men fit for gen-
eral service overseas.
RECORD PRODUCTION
OF SAWN LUMBER.
A -despatch from Ottawa says: A
report on the operations of the Cana-
dian Forestry Corps ;overseas receiv--.
ed by the Militia Department states'
hat one company in France has made
record production of sawn lumber.
In ten`hours' sawingtheyturned
out
total of 156,000 feet, board measure,
r. 372 tons of one -inch, two-inch and
three-inch square -edged butted lum-
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The Empire `Conference of 'Premiers' now in Session in London.
-Left to right.: Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes, Australia;
Robert Borden,Canada • Rt. Hon.g Rt. Hon, •David Lloyd George, Great Britain; Rt. Hon. Sir
Canada. . W. F. Massey, New Zealand; Rt, Hon. Gen. Christian Smuts,' South Africa (re--
presenting Premier Botha), and Rt. Hon. W. F. Lloyd, Newfoundland,
ATTACK U BOATS
70 TIMES A WEEK
Allies Are Sinking More Sub-
marines Than Germany
Can Build.
A
despatch 'from London says: -In
an interview with the London corres-
pondent of the Petit Parisien, Sir Eric
Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty,
had, the following; to say with regard
to submarines:
"The allied navies continue to sink
more German submarines than the
enemy can build. It is certainly a
fact that since January we have sunk
more submarines than they have built.
We attack their submarines 70' times
a week on the average.
"We base our returns' of submarines
destroyed only on` those we are sure'
of from having seen wrecks or se-
cured the crews; but most of the other
submarines hit are in urgent need of
repairs, and it is evident that the re-
sults of many of our attacks are un-
known. If you have moles in your
garden you may put down a thousand
trapswithout catching all of thein,
and it is the same way with submar-
ines."
ENEMY AVIATORS
MAY BE DESERTING.
A despatch from the British Army
in France says: The British Air Ser-
vice has been improving steadily in
recent days. ,This has been due per-
haps to an increase in men and equip -
TROOPS INRUSSIA
RUSHED
SUED TOFRANCE
Movement of Forces to Occupy
Seven Days.
A despatch from London says:
Germany is about to withdraw"the
bulk of her troops now in Russia for
service on the western front, -accord-
ing to a statement from Maxim Gor-
ky's newspaper, the Petrograd Novaia
Zhizn, quoted by' the Daily News cor-
respondent at Stockholm.
The Novaia Zhizn claims to give
the text of a despatch sent by Gen-
eral Falkenhayn, former chief of the
German General Staff, whish, it says;
was intercepted,; in which General
Falkenhayn declares that the battles
on the western front are critical and
decisive, but that in order to ensure.
definite victory and the end of the war
the concentration of enormous forces
will be necessary.
It is planned to accomplish the
movement of the' troops in seven' days.
Two Enemy Mines. Destroyed
Off the New Zealand Coast.
A despatch from. Wellington, New
Zealand, `-says: Two enemy mines
have been destroyed off North Cape,
the northern extremity of New Zea-
land, according to an annauncement
made here.
It ` is most likely the mines.found
floating off the north coast of.New
ealand were laid by `a German .com-
erce raider. They probably were
owed
t by the raider Seeadler, formerly
he Amer,can'ship Pass,_ of Balmaha,
hich,'.after `roaming the Pacific coast
or seven months, preying on Ameri-
an and allied shipping, was stranded
n one of the Society Islands..
menta One famous airman recently m
destroyed three German machines s
within a few hours. There have been
more German planes flying over Brit-
ish territory lately than in' any other w
similar Period, but very high in the f
day time for observation work and
photographing. A majority` of the
flights' have been taking place back of
the- German line. •
There is an increasing number of B
German aviators being captured un-
hurt along this front.
CANADA IS PAYING e
34,879 PENSIONS th
RITAIN PURCHASES
AUSTRALIAN WOOL
A despatch from London says: -"It
announced that. the Imperial Gov-
nment has purchased the whole "'of
e Australian wool` clip for the period
of the war and for one year after -
despatch from Ottawa says:- ward," says a despatch to the Ex -
.The total number of pensions awarded change Telegraph from; Melbourne.
from the beginning of: -the war up to "The first two clips inyolvethe sum
May 31 was, 34,879 and the total num- of £100,000,000, It is the largest
ber of gratuities was 3,013, according
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to the figures made public' by- the
Board of Pension Commissioners.
wool transaction in the history of the
world and in -sures the commercial and
financial stability of Australia."
Home From the buns' Hell.
A repatriated man, assisted by bluejacket, helps a blinded comrade to
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deferred.
ber. Logs sawn numbered 342. a seaton the tender ship.
From Erin's Green Isle
NEWS BY MAIL FROM IRE-
LAND'S SHORES,
Happenings in the Emerald Isle of
Interest to Irish-
men.
John McCormack, the noted Irish
tenor, pays £15,000 as an income tax.
A very successful auction sale of
gifts was held at Bray in aid of the
Bray Hospital Supply Depot.
A dredge working in the River
Liffey brought up two cannon balls
and the head of an old pike.
Sir Alexander' Dempsey, M.D., has
been appointed -on the governing body
of Queen's University, Belfast.
Irish workers returning from Eng-
land say that the pay is good, but they
could not get proper' , food on any
terms.
Dr. George Siegerson has been ad-
mitted to an honorary fellowship in
the Royal College of Physicians of
Ireland.
The death occurred the other day at
Stewardtown of Robert Morgan, who
had been town postman for over fifty
years,
Two certificates for gallantry and.
devotion to duty have been awarded
to Sergeant G. J. T. Cambeell, South
Irish Horse.
Sergeant J. Moyney, who was re-
cently awarded the Victoria Cross,
was presented. by his friends in
Rathdowney with £100 in - war bonds
and a' wrist watch.
A civic welcome was given to Cor-
poral Thomas Woodcock, V.C., Irish
Guards, when he'returned to visit
his home in Wigan.
It is expected' that one and a 'half
million additional acres' will be under
tillage in Ireland this year.
The Military Medal has been award-
ed to Signaller T. A. Brown, Royal
Tnniskilling Fusiliers, whose parents
reside at Ballynagarrick, Armagh.
Sergt, Cyril E. Gorley, M.M., a na-
tive of Galbally, Dromore County, Ty-
rone, has been awarded the Victoria
Cross.
The Victoria Cross has been award-
.ed to Major the Rev. John Fitzgibbon,
son of John Fitzgibbon, M.P., Castle-
rea.
John Shiel, Kolbegnet House, Ros-
common, has been notified of the
death in action of his son, Lieut. Trew
Shiel.
The offer of Lord Fitzwilliam to
sell the town of Carnew to the ten-
ants was accepted at a meeting of the
tenants.
An order has been issued stopping
the exportation from Ireland. of pigs
alive or 'dead, also bacon and ham,
except under license.
The farms of P. Gilmartin, at Car-
xickrevy and Carrickshaven, have been
taken over owing to non-compliant
with the tillage order.
Twenty-three ,. tarily for the purpose, ploughed' seven-
teen Irish acres for allotment holdersth
at Mountrath, to
His Majesty the King has.awarded
the bronze medal to George Healy for,
rescuing a passenger from the steam-
er Cork at Dublin.
The death has taken place on active
ervice of Major P. L. Leared, Ghurka.
Rifles, • son of the late R. H. Leared,
Glenville, Wexford.
Owing
to the pressing need of
young medical men at the, front, the
BRITISH BOMB
GERMAN CITIES
Successful; Raids Carried, Out
Against Metz--Sabloas Sta-
tion and Other Points,
A despatch, from London says: The
official statement op. aerial operations
isued on Thursday night says:
"Our flying squadrons on the French.
battle front Wednesday were chiefly
engaged in:offensive patrol work,
seeking German machines and fighting
them wherever found. They destroyed
15 enemy airplanes, some - of which
went down in flames, others brake in
the air. One of our •machines on this
sector is missing.
"On the British front a good deal of
aerial reconnaissance, photography
and aerial observation was carried, -
out. We lost two' machines and de-
stroyed five German machines. Two
other hostile machines were driven
down out of control, while a German
observation balloon was brought down
in flames.
"Twenty-two tons of bombs were
dropped by us during the day, the
principal targets attacked being the
Don junction, railways at Courtrai,
Armentieres and Chaulnes, a dump at
Bapaume and the Bruges docks. The
weather at night was unsuitable for
flying.
"On Wednesday two successful
raids were carried out by our squad-
rons against the Metz-Sablons rail-
way station and sidings. Many heavy
bombs were dropped. On Thursday
one squadron of our airplanes attack-
ed theti
sta on at Treves, another drop-
ped a ton of bombs on factories and
the station at Dillingen. At the same
time factories and the station"at Hag-
endangen were subjected to an at-
tack. At Dillingen direct hitsiwere
observed on two furnaces. Success-
ful long-distance photographic recon-
naissances were carried out by other
machines.
"In the course of attacks made by
the enemy on our bombing machines
one hostile airplane was destroyed and
two others were driven' down. One of
our machines is missing."
FINLAND WILL BE
INDEPENDENT KINGDOM.
A despatch from Helsingfors, Fin-
land, says: The Government proposal.
for the establishment of a new form
of government has been delivered to
the Langtag. It provides that Finland
shall be an independent kingdom with
a kingship hereditary in the male line.
The' king may` not simultaneously' be
the ruler of any other State. He shall
have an absolute veto in matters af-
fecting the constitution and land and.
sea traffic. In other ]natters his. veto
may be overruled by a two-thirds ma-
jority of the Langtag elected at a new
election:
SANK A SUBMARINE
ON 74th BIRTHDAY.
A despatch from Newcastle -on -
Tyne says: The captain of a Tyne
steamer recently completed his 74th
birthday by fighting and sinking a
German submarine.
It was just ;before dawn when the
submarine rose and started firing, at
the steamer. The skipper manoeuvred
and placed his steamer so that he
took advantage of the eastern light
and brought the enemy astern. After
a brisk fight of about five -minutes the
submarine went down and did not re-
appear. The skipper got in three di-
rect hits on the. U-boat.
MANY LOST VESSELS
MAY BE REFLOATED.
A despatch from Washington says
nofficial estimates by naval experts
low that in excess of 500,000 tons of
ipping sunk by submarines may be
floated, as a result of salvage open -
ions conducted by Great Britain and
e other allied Governments. • Ameri-
n naval engineers are to be sent to
sist in this work, carrying - with
em a fleet of powerful sea -going
gs, scows and other equipment.
AMERICANS INFLICT
HEAVY LOSSES ON ENEMY
A despatch from Washington says:
-Complete repulse of enemy attacks
north-west of Chateau Thierry with
avy losses for the Germans was re-
rted on Thursday night in Gen.
rshing's communique.
The American lines advanced on,
Wednesday by taking the last of the
&man positions in the Belleau Wood,
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