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Exeter Times, 1915-2-18, Page 6NCREASES IN THE. TARIFF General All Round Advance of Seven=and. a.l-ia,lf Per Cent. in Customs A despatch frena Ottawa says: A" general tariff xnerease of seven and half per scut. intermediate and five per cent. preferential, with cer- tain exceptions, such as tea, sugar, tobacco, wheat, flour and agricul- tural implements, Special w.ar taxes including: One per cent. an bank note circu- lation, One per eent. on the gross income (Canadian) of trust and loan eom- parries. One per cent. cin the net prem- itrrlls of insurance companies except life fraternal and marine. One cent ou telegraph and cable messages. Ten cents for every five dollars on railroad and steamboat tickets. Ten cents on sleeping ear and five cents on parlor car tickets. One to three dollars per passen- ger from steamboat companies car- rying to ports other than in Can - ads, Newfoundland, the United. States of America, and British West ladies. Two cents on all bank cheques, receipts and bills of exchange, ex- press and post -office orders. One cent on postal notes. One cent (war stamp) on each let- ter azzd postcard. • Two cents on bills of lading. Five cents per pint on non••spark•- ling wines sold in Canada r and twenty-five cents per pint on cham- pagnes and sparkling wines, One cent on each ten cents' cost of pro- prietary medicines. These• 1 i •' are the pros lstons announc- ed by the Minster of Finance on Thursday for restoring the revenues to "the tninimum amount regarded as necessary." The special taxes are expected. on a rough estimate; to produce eight million dollars. The increased Customs duties will add to the revenue from twenty to twenty-five niillioti dollars. • CTEENANY D�iE Death List 25,900, in the Earthquake BITS.� STA l k, 1 S t Latter TI:111 Not Tolerate the Loss of Life or Property on the High Seas. A despatch from Washington says: A very pointed warning to Germany. against 'causing loss of American life or property in her efforts to enforce a blockade of the British Isles, and a friendly note to Great Britain •intimating disappro- val of au officially sauctioned gen- eral use of the American flag by 'belligerent vessels, %'ere sent 14 the United States to the German and British Governments, and the full texts of both communications are made public. The note to Germany, which is stiffer in tone than was anticipated, warns her that the destruction of American neutral vessels and lives by Germany would be hard to re-' concile with friendly relations, and the United States would hold Ger- many to strict accountability and take any steps necessary to guard American lives and property. Soo German Deserters Have Fled to Holland .A despatch from Amsterdam says: The Telegraaf has received a mes- sage from Antwerp saying that 800 German deserters who had been ordered to the Yser have fled into Holland. The despatch also alleges that Iarge numbers of soldiers are deserting from the Antwerp forts. A deepateh from Rome says: The Giornale d'Italia on Wednesday published semi-official statistics of the fatalities in the recent earth- quake, from which it appears that about 25.000 persons perishe'tl. Of these, 23.407 were in the Province of Aquila, 422 in the Province of Caserta, most of them in the town of Abora. and 34 in the Province of Rome, The town of Avezzana, in. the Province of Aquila, had the heaviest loss of any individual town, 10,819 of its inhabitants, which is equal to 96 per cent. of the population, having been killed. _ea Grandfathers Called to Fight for Austria A despatch from Geneva, Switzer- land, sae s. Austria is experiencing great difficulty, especially in Hun- gary, it is reported at Innsbruck, in mobilizing the Landsturm of the classes from the years 1878 to 1890, which were recently called to the colors. Women are said to be pre- venting the men, many of whom are grandfathers, from leaving their homes. 32 Spanish Soldiers Lost in a Shipwreck A despatch from Madrid says: Thirty-one soldiers and one com- missioned officer, alieutenant, were drowned in the Bay of Arzila, Mor- occo, when a barque with 100 sol- diers on hoard stranded. BRITISH VESSEL FOILS SUBMARINE German lltz Tries in Vain to Destroy the Laertes —Latter Uses Dutch Flag A despatch from 3:muiden, Neth- erlands says: The German sub- : marines U-2 attempted to torpedo the British steamer Laertes, which arrived from Java. The vessel es- cape(' by adroit manoeuvres and fast steaming. When attacked the steamer was flying the Dutch ilag. Captain Prophet was in command. The attack on the Laertes was made while the vessel was steaming between the Meuse lightship and Sehouwen Bank. The submarine fired several shells, which damaged the steamer's funnel, compass and upper deck. As this did not induce . the captain to stop, the submarine made an unsuccessful attempt to torpedo the steamship. The Laertes, when challenged by the submarine, was proceeding with- out showing her nationality. When to stop the vessel flew the Dutch flag. despatchA F,. from Rotterdam says s lasked Y there is reason to believe that the submarine sank. She was last seen in a cloud of steam. The Laertes is one of the smaller liners of the Ocean Company, a Bri- tish corporation, plying between Harwich and Dutch ports. It is supposed that the submarine en- countered the liner off the Hook of Holland and prevented her entering Dutch waters. The captain at once headed north, and finally managed to elude the submarine and reach a safe port. The Dutch authorities will make an inquiry into the attempt of the German submarine U-2 to torpedo a British steamer inside Dutch ter- ritorial waters. EMU BASES ARE DESTROYED litish Air Raid ou Bruges, Zee- brtli;ge and OstLnd »lsltritis • 0eseribed , A despatch from London says Aerial warfare was waged on Fri - .day on the largest scale in its his- tory, and under adverse circum- stances from the standpoint of the weather. British airmen, buffeting banks of snow in the air, ,swept over cities of Northern Belgium held by .the Germans and dropped bombs ou Ostend, Bruges and other places. Thirty-four aeroplanes and sea- planes of the British navy took part in the .operations, and all of them later returned safely to their base without casualties' to their drivers, although two of the machines were damaged.. The raid was made in orderto prevent the development of submarine bases and establishments which might further endanger Bri- tish warships and merchantmen. Although no submarines were seen, the British Admiralty state- ment indicates that the raid had satisfactory results, for consider- able damage is said to have been done to German gun positions, rail- we'd= lines and railway stations. The Ostend station is reported to have been set on fire, and that at Blan- ke1'therghe to have been badly dam- aged, ' German xnine-sweeping -ves- sels at Zeebrugge also came in for a hail of bombs, but the damage done to them has not been stated. At various points the airmen were received by the. . Germans with fir- ing from anti -aerial guns and rifles. None of the airmen are re- ported by the Admiralty to have been wounded in these attacks, One of the machines, driven by Flight Commander Claude Gra- hame-White, among the most intre- pid of the British fiiers, fell into the sea while returning to its base after the raid was over, and the aviator bad a narrow escape from drown- ing. Fortunately for him a cruiser was nearby and picked him up, and then towed his aeroplane into port. •1• Revolt Breaks Out In Transylvania A despatch from Rove says: News has been received here to the effect that a revolt has broken out in Transylvania, where provisions have been requisitioned for the army while the inhabitants are starving. The gendarmes charged the citizens, and many were killed or wounded. An agitation bordering on insur- rection is spreading in South Hun- gary. Rioting has been repressed only through bloodshed. OIL SHORTAGE IN GERMANY. Price Charged Is Double What It Is In France. A despatch from Paris says: An official account of the situation at Douai, a French city under German occupation and control, reports that petrol which is brought in from Germany has reached the unprece- dented price of $1.40 a, can. This is regarded as most interesting in France, as it shows that Germany already has begun to feel the scarc- ity of illuminating and motor oils upon which so much depends in this war. The price of petrol in Paris to -day is 70 cents a can, one-half the price exacted in German territory. This is an increase of only six cents to the can since the war began. PRICES F FARM PRODICJ'3 REPORTS FROM THE LEADIING TRADE CE'NTI3Rs OF AN8ER10A, Breadstuils, Toronto, Feb. 16.--Flotrr�-Dtanitaba first Patents, $8, in into baits: aeeaatd patents, 97.60; strong bakers', 97:20, Ontario wlt,ti.t flour, 90 per seen. patents, azuoted at 47 to 97.28. seaboard, nitoba, No. 1 1Northern 91:67 to $1,67 1.2• No. 2 at 91,64 to 91.64 1.2; and No 3 et $1,61 to 91.61 1-2; Ontario wheat,. N.o• 2 91.60 to 91 69, at outside points, Qats'-•-Ontario, 63 to 650, outside, and a 67 to 68e, on track, Toronto, Western Can 2, quoted at 74e, and No. 3 a 71. 1.2e. Barley -85 to 87o, outside. Bye -91,18 to $1,22. outside, Peas -No. o. 2 ciliated at $1.98 to 91.22, out- side. Cora -No. 2 now American, 84o, all rail,. Toronto freight. Buckwheat -No. 2 .at 85 to 900, outside, Bra a and shorts -Bran at $26 to $27 ton, and shorts at 820 to 929. Belled oats --Oar lots, per bag of 90. lbs. 92.45 to $3.50. t a. Country Produce, • Butter -Choice dairy,24 to 25e; inferior, 20 to 210; creamery prints, 311-2 to 330; do., solids, 30 to 310; farmers' separator, 26 to 27e, Eggs—New-laid, in cartons, 34 to 350; selects, 28 to 30e; storage, 26 to 27o. Honey -12 t,, 130 per 1b. for strained; No. 1 honeycomb, 92,75 per dozen; No, 2, 92.26. Poultry—ChLokoz,s, dressed, 13 to 15e; ducks, dressed, 14 to 16c; fowl, 10 to 11e; geese, 14 to 15e; turkeys, dressed, 19 60 200, Cheese --17 3-4 to 18c for largo, and at 18 to 18 1.4e for twins.. Potatoes—onterios, 65 to 75c per bag, out of store, 600 in car lois. New Bruns - wicks, car lots, 65e per bag. Baled Hay and Straw. Dealer's :are paying as follows for car lot deliveries on track here:- SLrn.w, 98 to 58.60 a ton, in car lots on track here. 7fay Ifo.t nev _fray is quoted., at '917.50 to 918; No, ,2 at 915.50 to 516, and No. 3 at 912.50 to 913.50. Provisions. Bacon -Long cl"ear, 13 1-2 to 14c per lb. in ease lots, 4a/us-Medium, 16 to 17c; do., heavy, 14 1.2 to 15c; rolls, 14 to 14 1-20; breakfast, bacon,'17 1-2 to 18c; backs, 20 to 21c; boneless backs, 22 to 23c. Lard -Market quiet; pure, tub, 11 3.4 -to 120; oompound, 9 3.4 o 100 in tubs, and 10 to 10 1-4e in pails, Winnipeg Grain Winnipeg, Feb. 16. -Cash. -No 1 Northern, 91.54 1-2; 16o. 2 Northern, 5.1.5 1-2; No. 3 Northern, 91.49 3.4; No, 4, 91,45 1-2; No. 5, 91.41 1-2; No. 6, 91.37 1-2; feed, 91.33 1-4. Oats -No. 2 O.W., 66 1.4o. Barley, No. 3. 83e; No. 4, 770. Flax, No. 1 N.W.C, 91.61 1-2; No. 2 C.V., $1,58 1.2, Montreal Markets. Montreal, Feb. 16. -Corn, American No. 2 yellow, 86 to 8.e. Oats, Canadian West- ern, No. 2. 74c; Canadian Western, No. 3, 71e; extra, No 1 feed, 71e; Ito. 2 local white, 651.2 to 66e; No. 3 local white, 5412 to 65e; No. 4 local 'white, 63 1-2 to 64e. Bar- ley, Man. feed, 78 1-2c; malting, 93c. Buok- wheat, No. 2, 91, Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, 98.10; seconds, $7.60; strong bakers', $7.40; Winter patents, choice, $8.30; straight rollers, 97.80 to 98; straight roPPrs, bags 93.70 to 93.80. Reli- ed oats, barrels, $7.25; 'bags,. 90 lbs., $3.50. Bran, 927. Shorts, 929. Middlings, 932. Montilla, 934 to 937. Hay, No. 2, per ton oar lots, 918 to 919. Cheese, finest West. erne, 16 3-4 to 17c; finest-Easterne, 16 1.20. Batter cho.ceet creamery, 31 to 31 1-2e; seconds; 30 to 30 1-2e. Eggs, fresh, 38c; se- lected, 31o; No. 1 stock, 28c; No. 2 stock, 25e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 50 to 52 1-2c. United States Markets. • Minneapolis, Feb. 16.--Wheat-No. 1 hard, $1.58; No.'1 Northern, 91.531-4 to 91.57 1-2; No. 2 Northern, 91.50 1-4 to 91.55; iday, $1.53 1.2. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 721.2 to 72 3-4o. Oats—No. 3 white, 67 1-2 to 67 3.4e. Flour and bran unchanged. Duluth, Minn. ,Feb. 16. -Linseed, 91.86 1-2 to 91.87 1-2; May, 91.871-2. Close -Wheat, No. 1 hard, $1.56; No. 1'N$rthern, 91.55; No. 2 Northern, $1.52 to 91.53; May, 91.55. Live Steak IViarkets, Toronto, Feb. 16. -Butchers' changed hands at 96.50 to 97.50. Butcher cows and I bulls, 95.25 to -$6.25 for the most part and I bulla at 95.50 to 96.75. Milkers sold at steady prioee. Stockers at $5.50 to 96.25 for fairly good stook. For lambs $7.50 to 99 was paid, and for sheep ewes 95,25 to, 96.25. Swine, 98.15 to 98.20. They brought 97.90, fed and 'watered. Montreal, Feb. 16. -Prime beeves, 7120 to near 7 3.4c; medium, 6 to 7 1.4c; oom. mon, 4 3-4 to 5 3-4c; cows. 940 to 900 each; sheep, 5 to 5 12c; lambs, 71.2 to 8c; hogs, 8 1.20. A temperance lecture in a prohi- bition town isn't always case of carrying coals to Newcastle. Marriage isn't .a failure if the con- tracting parties have two heads, four hands and one heart. German Bomb Thrower Captured A despatch from Paris says : Aa appended note to the official state- ment of the French Wax Office makes an announcement which is received with the liveliest satisfac- tion by Parisians. It says that in addition to destroying a German signal balloon in the • vicinity of Cagny on Wednesday, at Verdun they brought •down a, German aero- plane, the pilot of which proved to be. Lieut. von Hidelin. He will be remembered as the audacious avia- tor who last September flew over Paris, dropping bombs whichcaused the death of several non-combat- ants. and added to this a note invit- ing Parisians to surrender "to the victorious German :armies then. marching on Paris." , It is not stated'whebher the lieutenant land- ed safely or was killed. Women's Volunteer Reserve Karel' Through London. Members -of the Women'i V'olun teer Reserve on their first route march through London: The abiac b of :the corps is to txassibadly of women skilled in fait -aid, s ookf n g, signalling, riding, 44)11)4, bf. ie 311alncagement of horses, and trksin anthip, When the teti,[Id tally trained it is the intention • to offer it to the War Office.: Mdk[STMcwpl7k T t,GeJ2' 4uuxrua eascU DIRECT! IV ' nes BAKING POWDER. `ISCOMDOSEDOrtHE •.? R.AR THE LABEL ",pli rHE PROTECTION OF THE CON,, SUMER THE INGREDIENTS ARE PLAINLY PRINTED ON THE LABEL, IT IS THE ONLY WELL-KNOWN MEDIUM- PRICED BAKING POWDER MADE IN CANADA THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN ALUM AND WHICH HAS ALL THE INGREDIENTS PLAINLY STATED QN. THE LABEL.. MAGIC BAKING POWDER' CONTAINS NO ALUM ALUM 18 SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS SUL-. PHATE OF ALUMINA QR $ODIC ALUMINIC SULPHATE. THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT BE MISLED SY THESE TECHNICAL NAMES, E. W, GILLETT COMPANY LIMITED WINNIPEG TORONTO, ONT. 1MONTREAL BRITAJN HAS DEFENCE ARMY Ready to Co Anywhere Any Time in the Event of a German Invasion A despatch from London says : After two days of debate, during which- mans' rrhatte'l's in connection with the war were discussed, the House of Commons on Wednesday. night/ passed without division the artily estizna•tes for 3,000,000 hien, exclusive of India, and also by a "token" vote, provided for the pay of the officers and rnen. By this vote the Government will receive a blank cheque for this purpose. Replying to points raised by remem- bers of the House, Harold J. Ten- nant, Parliamentary Under-Secre- tary for War, said, that in case of a raid on England, Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton was in command of a mo- bile force, which wars ready to go anywhere at any time.. There was ' considerable discus- sion of the question of inoculation against disease, in, reply . to which Mr. Tennant declared the sentiment in favor of compulsory inoculation was increasing, and that the Gov ernment was considering adopting it. Lord Kitchener, Secretary for War, felt so strongly about the mat- ter, Mr. Tennant said, that he was about to issue an order suspending grants of leave to those persons who declined to be inoculated. The Under-Secretary added that the suggestion that the War Office should consent to the enlistment of "bantam battalions" was being con- sidered. In the mining districts, he said, there were many men under the regulation height, who desire to serve in the army, and that some cif them already were in training. Serious Shortage of Skilled Workers' A despatch from London says: •The shortage of skilled workers in engineering and ship -building es- tablishments, owing to the large numbers of these men who have gone to the front, is so serious that an enquiry was opened by repre- sentatives of the Government and trades unions for the purpose of de- vising methods of assuring the full productivity of these :adjuncts to military operations. The trades unions will be asked to waive some of their regulations during the per- iod of the war crisis. ,F ALLIES ARE MASTERS. German Offensive Moves Cease in Belgian Dunes. A despatch from Boulogne, France, says: From a very reliable source I am in a position to state that the allies are now absolute masters of the dunes, says a corres- pondent. Little by little the Ger- man offensive movements changed, and after ashort defensive they gave way before the allied troops. With regard to the district about Ostend, the . Germans have become greatly alarmed at their position. Large reinforcements arrive daily at Ostend from Bruges. The health of the German troops is becoming extremely grave. At Mons over 50 per cent. of the .garrisons are in the :hospital tat sufferi ngfrom fever. At Antwerp 12,000 soldiers are. in the hospitals suffering from fever, 35 Killed by Bomb In An Antwerp Fort A despatch from London says: The Daily Maal'e Rotterdam corres- pondent says he learns that 35 Ger- man soldiers were killed in'one of the Antwerp forts last Friday by a beanie dropped by British airmen. SLAUGHTER IN BAGATELLE EIGHT Germans Lose Heavily in Trying to take French Fortifications at • Marie Therese. A despatch from Louden says: Tremendous slaughter marked the progress of the terrific battle about Bagatelle on Friday, After four days of desperate fighting the Arg- onne battle reached its climax when the Germans charged down upon the French fortifications at Marie. Therese in solid columns four a- breast, and column abreast of col- umn .across a front more than 500 yards Wide. The guns of, the.fort .poured a deadly shell fire into the solid ranks as soon as they were well within range. The line of columns waver- ed under the withering fire, but still they carie on. When within easy rifle range the quick -firers and mus- ketry of the French sent in a shower of bullets that was a veritable hurri- cane of death. The carnage was more than hu- man .courage could withstand, and column after column broke, crurab- led and turned, leaving large num- bers of dead on the field. Steamer Badly dl Hurt y lit By Torpedo or Mine A despatch from Scarborough, England, says : The new cargo steamer Torquay, of Dartmouth, was towed into Scarborough harbor in asinking condition after either striking a mine or having been tor- pedoed eight miles east of this port. The damage sustained by the steam- er was amidships, one boiler having been penetrated. One man was killed and two were injured, Fire Secret Storehouse in Dusseldorf d f A despatch to the London Daily Telegraph from Rotterdam reports a successful air raid by the allies ever Dusseldorf. "The Germans," according to the correspondent, "fearing such a raid at Dusseldorf, recentlybuilt a secret storehouse some distance away from the arse- nal, into which war material and explosives from the arsenal were moved. The raiders discovered this store and dropped bombs upon it and set it afire." 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In t violent snow, storm French Ohausseurs 'who have repeatedly distinguished themselves in the mountain fighting, stormed and captir red "Hill 937," north of Hartmans-weilerkop, east of the Vosges, driving out the Germane who sustained heavy casualties, and themselves suffering little loss. Unofl'roial despatches 'euppl.ement- ing the brief official announcement describe the feat as one of the most noteworthy of the war. The hill dee rivesits name efromm the fact tha is 937 metres above the sea level. It had been Meld, by, the Germans in force, and was particularly difficult to attack, because of the rugged and wooded nature of its slopes, which were additionally defensible, because of the weather conditions. The severe checks dealt German infantry attacks have had the effect of making the enetmya chary of leav- ing bis trenches, hence the W'ar Office has,,ltiitt4lesttr:z„ report; of, an offensive by the Germans, except the throwing of 'bombs and hand grenades, mine explosions and .ar- tlllery fire. In no case have these tactics secured material results, Russian Expenditures NearlyQ2 oo0 o. `I' � : UOrOOty A despatch from Petrograd lays: The Budget was on Wednesday voted by the Duma and the Couaeil of the Empire. The Budget Com- mittee of the Duma in its estimates for 1915 placed the revenues at $1,566,000,000; expenditure, $1,846,- 000,000;. extraordinary • expendi- tures, $67,000,000.' After the vote in the Council,,one of the members, P. M. De Kaafmann, declared in the name of all the groups that whatever sacrifices were demanded the war•shohldbe carried out to the bitter end. This was received with cries of approbation. U.S. to Supply Wardens For British Prisoners A despatch from London says: The British Government has ar- ranged with the Government of the United States to appoint quarter- masters and paymasters in the, American "army to act as neutral wardens to British prisoners of war in Germany. The initiation of ultra plan, however, has been delayed, as Germany still has the, matter under consideration. Announcement to this effect was made in the House of Commons on Wednesday after- noon by H. J. Tennant, Parliamen- tary Secretary of the War Office: 65' CANADIANS DIED. Twenty-four Cases of il:[cningitis Proved Fatal at Salisbury. A despatch from London says: In. reference to reports of heavy losses from disease among the Canadian troops encamped on Salisbury Plain, the War Office on Wednesday issued a statement to the effect that only 65 Canadians have died in this camp, and that the total loss from meningitis has been 24 men out of 40I eases reported. It had been re- ported that an entire Canadian bat- talion was suffering from meningi- tis, and the inferenee had been drawn that the epidemic was due to bad camp conditions. According to the War Office, however, the disease was brought 'with the contingent from. Canada. In reference to the report that 70 per cent. of the Cana- dian horses are suffering from inud fever the War,Office declares .that only 10 per cent.. of the Canadian horses are sick and that only a pro- portion of these had mud fever. . 4 FRENCH TOWNS IN DISTRESS. American Relief House Wires That 589,000 Are in. Need. A despatch from New York says:. The war relief clearing house for France and her allies, whichhas an office in this city, on Wednesday re- ceived a cablegram from the Ameri- can Relief Clearing. House of Paris, announcing that in 300 villages, towns and communities of France there are 589,000 refugees in great need. 01' this . number, 81,000 are in need of money, 31,000 need food, 249,000 need clothing and 219,000 are in need of general assistance. It was stated in the cablegram that pure woollen ya:r'ris of good quality and clothing;' old or new, for men, whiner, children- and babies were the articles :nest urgently needed. Serbia is,.,Iteatly. A despatch from Sofia says : The Serbian army . has a strength of 220,000 men, well supplied with war materials and food. One of the dip- lomats at Nish, during the course of an interview, ,said : "A new Ans tro-Genese efifensive campaign is be)ieved to be iimninent, and every thing possible is being done to put. the country into a good state of de fence. The ,warren and children are aiding in digging trenehes,"