The Exeter Advocate, 1919-8-21, Page 3SIIX ITONTHS AMR ON ISE FLOE
CUT 'OFF BY MI ES WATER
Storkersen, Second in Command of the Stefansson Expedition,.
Arrives at Edmonton -.-Proves Keenan Land to be a Myth
•--No Permanent Currents in Arctic Sea.
A despatch from Edmonton, Alta.,
says: ---Six months adrift on an ice
'foe in the Arctic Sea, cut off frog:. all i
eivllization by miles of deep water--'
such was the experience of Stoker T'
Storkersen, who hes. arrived in this;
city from the great Northern wastes.!
Observations of great soientif c value
were Coude While the party was en the
iee flee, but these will not be fulls .lis- j
cussed until Storkersen meets his
chief, Vilhjalraur Stefanssen, izt Banff
and prep 'res hie full report.
Stef. mien :vas taken 31 at the last
moment, and Storkersen, being sec-
ond in command, wars fere^d to take
command of the party ;:sed Proceed
without the other e:;plert:r.
So, in the Spring of 1918, eta, all
prelirnip.:'•y arrangements had been
made, he ect out front Boder Wand
on March 15 with 13 men, 80elogs and
eight sleds.
The oitjoc't before the. tiering lithe
party wee u etwe for tine year. if pe:
slble nit ee. hese flue end drift durieg
this time. They Wished to determine
rmine
the a i€rre is f ,v, in Beaufort 'Sea,
to take sonedinge..n'1 to di,.over ally
new land fleet .uig, L toot have I een
sighted lief- Ltd.
Four nice the after ileo pert:• went
el(drift on the flee, Szi,rie>,^.,en tisaa
taken ill with asthma, !o -ought ht on by
the -extreme eeld, and it was cleeide:l
to return to share. The rest el the
party then Seeing• at 1atit°L,ie 74,
longitude 1.7 W.. •started again for
the Amerieee Continent awl errive:1
at Cape iia:kett en Nov. 7, Feene Cape
Helkett she;: pee ceded to Mader Ira
land, where they fell ;:n with Captain
Andersen., from whom they got sup-
plies for the Winter of 1919. The trip
wax absolutely the first of its kind..
No other living man lias ever deliber-
ately set himself adrift on an ice floe
for scientific purposes Taking every-.
thief; into consideration, the journey
'a s inost eatis actor}
In the first place it was found
that there were no permar..ent cur--
reztts in the sen. The ice floe drift-
ed with the :lest and its course ap-
peered to be determined by that agent
alone,
Owing to certain phenomena ob-
served by Mr. Steakerscn, he. was in-
(lined to think that there was land
to the north of the pc nt reached.
, The reason for this supposition was
the feet that in this six months the
floe turned completely around.
The huge i14e was seven miles in
length and at leael fifteen miles in
width. Seals, polar heat's, ducks,
gulls and land birds abounded on it,
while shrimps and email fish appeared
I to be the chief feed of the scab.
As a result of the etrange voyage
;mach ,important information woe,
I gleaned. Keewul land, which was',
supped to he die evened by Captain,'
Keenan, was found to be non-existent.
At least, there wee n.J land on latitude
74 and between longitude 140 52,
which was where Keenan placed his
find. Instead of land was water from
1500 metres to 4,500 metres deep.
Me, Storkersen strongly reeom-
im ,rded the Government's plan of coni-
. tiis'rcializing the musk et.
PRINCE MIL
SLI
BROKEN DOWN.
Catalog wagons may be all dight to look at. But catalog repairs are a different thing, Particularly when
you're' in a hurry. It is then you learn the additional advantage in trading at home. Not only has the home
town dealer the best goods that can be obtained, but he offers you HOME SERVICE as well. Tour time is t,o
valuebl.o to risk one of these expensive break -downs. I3uy your implements from your home dealer and tale
advantage of the HOME SERVICE lie can offer you.
ALLIES SUNK
178 SUBMARINES
Germany Has Ceased'.to Exist
as a Naval Power.
A despatch from Berlin says: -Tho
utter helplessness e£ Germany as a
naval power is demonstrated by a
survey of the offece:al records of that
vessels lost during the hostilities and
under the terms of the armistice and
the Treaty of Versailles.
The resume shows a total loss of
690 vessels, including 249 sub-
marines, the exact number sunk by
the allies being placed at 178.
Of the grand total of 215 lost in
combat, 34 were sunk to 'keep them
from failinginto the hands of the
enema•, aid 141 are shown on the
records merely as lost. Irt addition,
74 vessels were surrendered under
the terms of the armistice, and .108
more are to be delivered to the al-
lies under the peace terms.
In detail the battle losses" show
the destruction or capture of one
battleship, seven big cruisers, seven-
teen small cruisers, forty-nine der
stroyers, twenty -ono large and forty-
one small torpedo boats, one special
vessel and one hundred and seventy-
eight submarines, The 'encircle con-
cerning. the '.atter show cr'ghty-two'
Lost in the North Sea and the Atlantic,
seventy-two en the coast of Flanders,
three in the BaltieSea, sixteen in. the
Mediterranean, and five in the Tilack
Sea,
Vessels destroyed to avoid eapt'tre
include twenty-one submarines -of
which ten were sunk in Mediterran-
ean ports, four on the coast of Fie h•
dere, and seven in neutral ports, and
sin; river gunboats and survey vessels.
"Leet" craft include twenty-enty-e .alt
mine -;weepers, nine auxiliary cruis-
eee, one hundred trawlers and twenty-
two auxiliery re.eels,
y y pi �1 ported hand-picked, Surma, $4; Limas, 810 to $10,76; do, mess., $20 25 to The loess of life in tonne_*:. n
LAND SET- - ! { r i is 0f tear iia r- $ g , , • these vessels, slums a total 0
d Honey -Extracted clover, a lb, tins chers rows choice $10 to $iQ,7v do,. of:ice*•s
124 to 25c• 10 -lb tins, 231e to 24e; good, $9 25 to $9.75; do, mid., $5.50
fl 10.75 • do rough, .$8 to $8.25; but- , _ f a,8 a4
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0 i 15 to 16e.
and men.
60 -lb. tins, 23 to 24e; buckwheat, 60-1b. to �$9; do, corn., $7 to $8. stockers,'
'0 12• BRITAIN WILL LAUNCH
• "3 tins 18 to 19c Comb 16 oz $150 to $3.75 to $1175 feeders $11'.50 t $12;
1441.
Breadstuff,.
Toronto, Aug 19, --Man. Wheat- $5 doz.; 10 -oz,, $3,550 to $4 dor, canners and cutters, $4,75 to $6,75; WOPLD'S LARGEST 'r�AR$HLP
r , No, 1 Northern, •$2 2'P ; No. 2 North Maple produets--Syrup, per iznper- milkers, good to choice, $110 to $140; sans
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Seventy-Da Jevrne; Through h ' l'aJority Able to. Begin Lite • on ern, 3221 le; No, 3 Northern, $2,171,4; sal gallon, $2.45' to $2,50; per 5 im- do, corn. and reed., $65 to $Iia• spring- A despatch from London
("atntlJ%i Includes MaRy Western Farms %Vithout No. 4 wheat, $2.11, in store, Fort Wil perial gallons, $2.35 to $2.40; sugar,
Towns,
'17:e +'ieeeil:c:t Itinerary of his Royal, A cic:.pateh from tlttea says:-
,To. l CW, 911 c; extra. No, 1 seed, Smoked meats -Hams, mid. 47 to
Iiighr,e ee, stn Privet. o a ", so .hr T1 tl . e 1 seven hundred and 911/s • , N . 1 f 1, 90s/ ,• N . 2 feed
, 48c do heav 40 to 405• cooked 63
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Aid of Govt. Loam. Bain. I lb., 27c.
Manitoba oats -No. 2 CW, 92i/§c; Provisions- 4V11olesale.
ers, $90 to $150; light ewee, $8 to $10; -Appointments aie now being made to
yearlings, $10,50 to $13; spring latnbs, Great Britain's biggest warship,
per cwt., $17 to $18.50; calves, good H.M.S. Hood. which will be completed.
to choice, $18 to $22; xhogs,. fed and about the end of October. This mag
d ff
watered, $e, .7u; x do, wezgl
' t �� 1+,, i. Three hour nE t c o eec se o to o cars,
epaelseesani..r'.- - is quite ,,.•.;m,c NAr,I•P.
as it een be detinit, lls atntonneed, is'si:4y-eight soldier grant entries have 881,44c, in store at Fort William. to 65c rolls 35 to 36c breakfast $24; xdo, f.o.b., $2`.' leis
ti t fcetlEr�rt.: been mantle on lands in the Western Manitoba Baxley--:�To. 3 CW, $1.40; bacon, �A;l to r55c; backs,'plain, 5Q tc quotations,
-lreive thieb,+.• August 21; Toronto. Nrov inees under the Soldier Settle- No. 4 : W, $X,, 5; rejected., $ .. feed, 51e; boneless 56 to 58c• clear bellies, , Aug. 19.-Choil select 4 _ gun '
" i ± tStt:t�vil .1u i? t ` `� leave* t ;mutt lef;Lshttiati of the Federal Gov- $1.27, , n stare I"'or t Williaizi,eepi33 to 35c, , , hags, $23 and �4 per cwt, �vei hid ted having all the parer of the
: trot 9t ", • g E lnmetit, 13'. Provinces; American corn -Na. 3 yellow, nom- Cured meats -bong clear bacon, 32 off ears. Choice steers, $12 to $13.former tyre combined with the tri -
Day, l Sri.€ .ml Pin , ret ening I final; No. 4, yellow, nominal per cwt.; other grades, $7,50. Bum ,
13:ty, t'nhalt :ticl 'i'ilnmin�s, returning 1 ilaz�itabii 3aS to 3' t clear bellies, 31 to 32e, p , mencIous speed of the Iatter.
„ q , i •,� 1 2 Ontario oats. --into. 3 white, e. to 90e, r ard-litre, tierces, 36 to 3fi1Ac, tiers• cattle, best, $8 to �I" , canners,; Although official details are still
to North !ken e"slltt tlit;nec* to "Soo." • a. k.Et it .ti.at , 1414 , ,1 ,4 according to freights outside. $5 to $ t.50. Calves, Best mlillc-fed
Alberta 1414 1414.. «1414,1,,02 tubs, 373 to 38e; pails, 37 °,,, to 38'' e; withheld, she is l�uat4n to be by far
:tilltiri0zi, w ;. i 1 he tiillr�tie=li for tract, ; , • Ontario wheat --No. 2, Winter, per prints, 38b�r to 39e Compound tiexces, stack, $12 to $15 per cwt. the largest warship in the world. Her
Port ari.hnr :had a ort 'sultan. Britian Columbia 84 car lot, nominal; l lo. do, $2.03 to 31ik to 84 tubs, 32 m' ound t pails �-
Se rtenthar R; ti-innine,,,. September There has been a eousfclerable in- 2.08• No. 3, do,. nominal f.o.b. ship-, ' The Cryptic Gable. displacement is not less that. 40,000
1 ;_ , + , p< crease ,n In settlement an Dominion inpoints, according to nominal,
32?a to &? vac; prints, 33 to 33? c= gar smartness the following will h' tons, 12,500 tons more than the Queen
9; Saskatoon, ge.ptemetee le; Edelen. cre the e p >; •a o
C 2'"• 107• i; d i�ivntxeal
, senting as she does an absolute blend
ton, September 12• t'ulgery, Septc,m. lands by soldiers in the past, four Ontario wheat -No. 1, 2 an
ber 12. Four days will be spent in months, In April there were 346 en- Sprint*, nominal.
trios; in lay, 403 3x1 lune, 813; , Barley -Malting, $1.35 to $1.39, ac -
Calgary and its vicinity, tnE ludin€ a cording to freights outside.
visit to the eeiebrate?d horse' ranch or, and in Juiy, 941. The Porcupine Buckwheat -Nominal.
George Lane. Leaving catgary on Forest 11eeerve was opened in Jttly Rye -Nominal;
September 17. stops will be oracle s -t and about 150 soldiers have already' Manitoba flour -Government stand-
"• i a. is , •t Fico in the settled there. At the instigation of r arch $11, Toronto.
I,anfr`, Like 3., i, E.. and Field ,ld, o
Montreal Marketer very hard to beat. A well-known per. Elizabeth, .ted she is almost 900 feet
Montreal, Aug, 19, ---Oats, extra No, savage in Devonshire had just received , in length. In her hull have been em-
1 feed, $1.02. Flour, new standard a cable from his soldier son in Mese- birdied all the dearly bought esperi•
grade, $11 to $11.19. Rolled oats, bay potamia which contained only titres e•
1t0e9 Of Jutland in re and to armor
90 lbs., $4.95 to $5.25. Bran, $41• words, "Two John twelve." At first and under water protection.
Shorts, Hay, No, 2, per ton, carHer armament consists of eight 15-
lots, $28. Cheese, finest easterns, 2a"0, the receiver was baffled by the mss -
Butter, choicest creamer 54 to 54x,2a. 'te1•ious message, but after much puz- inch guns --not i3 -inch as some papers
64 yAdo selected zliut; the meaning da�enecl upon him, have erroneously stated -which she
Canadian Itc+>.�,.ie.. the Programme at the Soldier Settlement Board, the Pro- Ontario flour -Government stand- Eggs, fresh, b, to c, ,
Field, i ' vinciel Government is Building roads ard, $10:25 to $10.50, in bags, Mont- 58 to 60e; do, No, 1 stock, 5Ge; do, No: Taking clown his Bible he turned up can bring into action at a speed of
'tth° ine.clftig a visit ok the beautiful real, prompt shipment; do, $10.25 to 2 stock, 43 to 45e. Potatoes, per bag, the Second. Epistle of St. John and about 38 miles an hour. The hood,
inho Who:: Revelstoke, September into the reserve and constructins; steel
20 and Vancouver September 22 re- bridges, and prospects are that by $10,50, ,in jute bags, Toronto, prompt ear lots, $2.25 to $2.5550. Dressed hogs, read the twelfth verse, which runs as in fact, promises to prove quite as
turningto VancouverSeptember29, next season the area will be pretty shipment, abattoir killed, $33. Lard, pure, wood follows: -""Having many things to epoch making as the Dreadnought,
Westminster well filled up. A number of the 3,603 l4Izllfeed-Car lots, delivered 1vlont- pails, 20 lbs. net,_36e. write unto you. I would not write with. and in Claval circles the results of her
motor to Newiii Ytesttnllrster nt'.tt throughFoal $42 t t5 bags included,. bran, $44 Lne Stock Markets. aper and ink, but i trust to come un- trials are awaited with keen interest.
Southern l,ritit;h Columbia, E'entic-1 rn returned soldiers who leave taken sal- ton, $42 to $45; shorts, per ton, $44 paper
September 29, and steamer trip on diens' land entries also have received to $50; good feed flour, per bag, $3.25 Toronto, Aug. d19.-Chicy to you and speak face to face that our AZTECS HAD MIRRORS.
Okanagan Lake, Nelson October 1,
financial assistance from the Govern- to $3.35. steers, $1_ to $14.75; goodheavy
through the Crow's Nest Pass, mac_ inert, but a great many were able to Hay -No. 1, Vex ton, $22 to $24; steers, $13 to $13.50; butchers' cattle,
leod October 2, Lethbridge, Medicine finance themselves and begin opera- mixed, per ton, $10 to $19, track, To- chc,:ce, $12.75 to $13.25; do, good,
Hat, Moose Jul t' itl t the t f theronfio
4. Three days duck shooting. Q11- r
A.ppelle. Brandon, Portage la Prairie,
Winnipeg, October 10; nit William, HONOR ROLL OF
CANADA'S HEROIC DEAD.
moose hunting. Via' Georgian Bay to
Toronto and Hamilton, October 18; A despatch from Ottawa says: -
Niagara Falls, 'October 20; Brant- Canada's. war toll• in men, according to
ford, Guelph; Stratford, Woodstock, the official figures of the Militia De -
Chatham,. London, Windsor, Galt, pertinent, is 54,919 dead, 8,119 report -
Kingston, and Brockville, reaching ed missing, 2,818 prisoners of war,
Montreal October 27. The total 149,709 wounded.
length of Isis 70 -day journey is over The 'details are as follows: Killed
July,
and Regina, October roes �r lot: he assts ince o $11.75 to $12; do, med., $11.25 to
Government loan, Straw -Car lots, per ton, $10 to $11, $11.50; do, com,,'$7 to $8; bulls, choice,
October 11. Four days at Biscotasing
.8,800 miles.
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$5,000,000 In Gold Ingots
Recovered' From Wrecked Ship
A despatch froth Buncrana, Ireland,
says: -Gold ingots to the • value of
£1,000,000 sterling have been recover-
ed by salvagers from the wreck of the
former White Star -Dominion Liner
Laurentic, which was sunk January
28, 1917, off Fasal Light.
The Laurentic, a vessel of 14,892
tons, which was acting as a British
auxiliary cruiser, struck a Leine off
the north coast of Ireland and later
in action' or died of wounds -officers,
2,536; other ranks, 48,333; died -
officers, 234; other ranks, 3,706; miss-
ing -officers, 352;- other ranks, 7,767;.
prisoners or war -officers, 130; other
ranks, 2,582; wounded -officers, 6,344;
other rank;,,, 143,365:
H,R.ILthe Prince o-1 Wales has ex-
pressed the `desire to meet some of
the Canadian soldiers whose acquaint-
ance he made overseas during his stay
in Toronto,' when he will open the
Canadian' National Exhibition on
August 25th. He will review 15,000
overseas troops' on Wednesday, Aug-
sank, Of a personal of 470 only 120 ust 27th, Veterans' Day at the. Big
track, Toronto.
Country Produce -Wholesale.
Butter -Dairy, tubs and rolls, 36 to
38c; prints, 38 to 40e; creamery, fresh
made solids, 51 to 51 e, c; prints, 511
to 52c.
Eggs -46 to 47c.
Dressed poultry -Spring chickens,
35 to 40c; roosters, 250; fowl, 30 to
32c; duckiints, 250; turkeys, 35 to
40e; squabs, doz., $6.
Live poditry-Spring chickens. 30
to 32c; roosters, 22c; fowl, 26 to 30e;
duckeings, 22c; turkeys, 30c.
Wholesalers are selling to the re-
tail trade at the following prices:
Cheese -New, large, 28 to 29e;
twins, 281/2 to 29eec; triplets, 29 to
30e; Stilton, 29 to 30c.
Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 46 to
48c; creamery, prints, 55 to 56c.
Margarine -36 to 38e.
Eggs -No. l's, 53 to 54c; selects, 57
to 58c.
Dressed poultry -Spring chickens,
45c; roosters, 28 to 80e; fowl, 37 to
38c; turkeys, 40 to 45c; ducklings, 'ib.,
35 to 36e; . squabs, doz., $7; geese, 28
to 30e.
Live poultry --Spring chickens, 35c;
fowl, 30 to 35c; ducks, 27 to 30e.
Beans -Canadian, hand-picked,' bus.,
$5 to $5.50; primes, $4 to $4.50; Im-
joy may,be full." His son was on his
way home!
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Cayenne pepper is the best remedy
for ants.
DEATH IN MIDST OF. PLEASURE.
A view of the ruins of the Mystic Rill and Scenic Railway at Do-
minion Park, Montreal, destroyed by fire and in which at least seven
lives weee. lost.
British Museum Has An Obsidian Mie
ror Used by Ancient Mexicans,
Crystal gazing and the use of ivagie
mirrors played an important part in
religion and wizardryin the past, and
though almost every nation had its
own method these Eilit1 not vary as
much as it would be supposed.
Thus while Japan had in her inner
temples mirrors which only the priest
saw, and which were always to re•
fleet the good and the beautiful far
the gods, the ancient Mexicans taught
that their God Texcatlipu0o had a
magic inirror in which he saw every-
thing that hanpenod each day in the
world.
A real obsidian. mirror with its
strange textile string still attached Is
in the British Museum now and was
used by the Aztecs and ancient Mexi-
cans for various purposes and very
probably* for srystal gazing. It is
touch the same as the other crystals
used by so-called "wizards," so far as'
its shape is concerned. Even in re•
cent years crystal ,razing has been
practiced, and it is said bythose who
have tried it that the mirror or cry-
stal seems to disappear into a mist
after it has, been stared at in complete
silence for a great length of.tinle, and
then -if ever -the visions appeal.
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