Exeter Times, 1916-11-9, Page 2Tao
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NO INDIVIDUAL PARCELS , "The white Flour
Pluch"-have QU felt
TO PR1S ONERS. IN GERMANY it? With the advancing
price of wheat "the seven
-
cent loaf is doomed," say the
Received at
bakers. In its place we have
Explanation of the New British Order Has Been
Ottawa,
A despatch from Ottawa Says; An
explanation of the new British order
prohibiting. the sending of parcels di-
rect, to individual prisoners -of -war in
Germany has been received by the
Government. The new plan has been
formulated by the new Central Pris-
oners -of -War Committee of the Brit-
ish Red Cross Society and the Order
of St. John of Jerusalem in England,
and the British Government has ap-
proved of it, to take effect December
lst. The Government here has cabled
for further information as to the ef-
fect that this will have on shipments
of Christmas parcels now being pre-
pared in Canada.
The object of the new plan is to
eliminate the necessity of the British
censorship by preventing the use of
food parcels as a means of eonveying
biformetion to the enemy, also to co-
ordinate and control the supplies of
food for the prisoners. The order will
apply to all British prisoner's, naval
and' military, except officers, parcels
almormaYwaraomer.••••.....usuaw
addressed to the latter being dealt
with according to an existing system.
Under the new plan supplies will be
sent to every prisoner, but only
through one central organization, the
British Red Cross. The central com-
mittee or an organization authorized
by the central committee will examine
and pack all parcels befove sending
them to the prisoneis. While adequate
supplies of toed will be sent by au-
thorized organizations out of their
own stores to all prisoners, it will
still be possible for persons to send
parcels to individual prisoners
through the authorized organizations.
It is provided, however, that such
parcels sent to an individual prisoner
must not exceed 30 pounds gross per
week, and must not contain bread,
cake or tinned food, as such
articles are difficult to censor without
spoiling, This is an outline of the
scheme, full particulars of which are
being forwarded by mail.
ALLIES EXTEND
SOMME LINES
French Troops Advancing at
Verdun Now Dominate
Vaux Village.
A despatch from London says: The
British and French have extended
their lines in the sector south and
south-west of Transloy. In a surprise
attack Haig's troops advanced from
theit trenches east of Gueudeceurt on
Thursday night.and seized a German
trench. The 'enemy's counter -assaults
failed to, dislodge the British from the
position. They were completely re-
pulsed. says the officiaq reports.
At the same time the French
clashed with the enemy in hand-to-
hand fighting for the possession of
houses on the outskirts of Sailly-
Saillisel taken by the Germans earlier.
Poch's troops completely cleared these
positions and strengthened their grip
on the lines outside the town. This
move, coupled with that of the British
to the west, marks another step in the
allied encirclement of the important
position of Transloy and the Bethune!
road south of that point. With clearer I
weather the combined forces are ex-
pected to deliver their final blow
against Transloy and prepare for an
advance on an extensive scale against
Bapaume from the south-east.
HERO OF DOUAUMONT
SUCCUMBS TO WOUNDS
A despatch from Paris says: -Gen.
Ancelin, Commander of the brigade
which led in the assault on Fort Dou-
aumont, in the Verdun region, on Oct-
ober 24, has died of wounds. Gen.
Nivelle, the Commander at Verdun, in
announcing the death to Mme. Ancelin,
mentioned the fact that her husband
had prepared for the victory and cap-
ture of Douaumont. Gen. Ancelin
was a. Breton officer, and had served as'
first assistant bo three Ministers of
War, Berteaux, Etienne and Willerand,
in the direction of the army adminis-
tration. He was in charge of the re-
organization of the French cavalry be-
fore the war.
The Way of Man.
Mrs. Wilkins -Did Fussleigh
his misfortune like a man?
Mrs. Williams -Precisely. He
ed it all on his wife.
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take
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DRIVEN FURTHER
OVER FRONTIER
Roumanian Successes Over Teu-
tons in Tansylvanian
Theatre Continue.
A despatch from London says :
-Violent fighting continues to mark
the Austro -German attempts to!
penetrate the plain of Roumania south'
of Kronstadt and Hermannstadt and;
toward Bucharest. The stiff defence!
of the Roumanians is withstanding the I
blows of Austro -German artillery and
infantry about Predeal. East of Pre -
deal the Roumanians advancing in the!
Buzea valley have driven t e invaders!
back over the frontier in the region of
Table Butzi. They also have taken!
Mount Siriel and Taturmio along the
Transylvanian border south-east of
Kronstadt. South of Hermannstadb,
in the region of Rothenthurm pass, the!
Austro -Germans have extended their!
lines and captured an additional 3501
prisoners. West of Rothenthurm and'
in the Prahova valley the Roumanians
are holding their ground.
WESTERN FARMERS
MAY WORII. ON SUNDAY.
Authorities Will Permit Carrying on
of Threshing Operations.
A despatch from Winnipeg says: J.
Bruce Walker, Commissioner of Im-
migration at Winnipeg, announced on
Wednesday that arrangements had
been made between the Ottawa Gov-
ernment, the Attorney -General of
Saskatchewan, and the Attorney -
General of Alberta, whereby there
would be no prosecutions for urgent
work .carried on in the provinces on ,
Sunday in connection with thresh-
ing operations.
6,011 G-ERMANS TAKEN
IN VERDUN BATTLE.
A. despatch from Paris says: A
French official statement says that,
according to late information, the to-
tal number of prisoners taken on the
Verdun front since October 24 has
reached 6,011. The material captur-
ed comprises 15 guns, 5 of which are
of large calibre, 51 trench mortars,
144 machine guns, two wireless
plants, and a great quantity of rifles,
bombs, shells and various other ma-
terial.
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BULGARIAN TROOPS AMBUSHED
AND CAPTURED BY BRITISH
Another Village on the Left Bank of the Struma River Also
Occupied.
A despatch from London says :-
Although fighting continues at various
points along the Macedonian front
from Lake Presba to Lake Tahinos,
there has been little change in the gen-
eral situation. British troops have
taken Alitsa, on the left bank of the
Struma, from the Bulgarians. The
British official communieation says:
'On the Doiran front there has been
only artillery activity. On the
Struma our troops ambushed some
enemy patrols near Salrnah and took
prisoners. Bursuk has been success-
fully bombed by our aviators."
British troops, following up their
successes against the Bulgarians on
the left bank of the River Struma, hi
Greek Macedonia, have taken by as-
sault the village of Alitsa, says the
official statement issued on Friday by
the French War Department.
21 SHIPS SUNK IN A FEW DAYS -
ACCORDING TO PIRATE'S
LOG
Harvest of Three German Submarines in the English Channel -
Valuable Cargoes Have Been Destroyed.
Berlin, Nov. L -The Overseas News
Agency reports that three German
submarine e which recently returned
to their home ports sank within a few
days twenty-one ehips of a total of
28,500 tone, in the English Chantel,
Among the vessels sunk Were the
French barque Condor, 760 tons; the
Preach barque Catmebiberre, 2,460
tons, loaded with coloring wood; and
the three -masted French schooner St.
Charles, 51 tons, with 400 tons of
fish.
the eight -cent loaf -in many
cities only the sixteen -cent
loaf. A loaf of white flour
bread is not a complete
ration. However wholesome
and pure, it does not supply
all the proteids the human
body needs. In Shredded
Wheat Biscuit you have all
the body-building- nutriment
in the whole wheat grain
prepared in a digestible form.
It is always the same price,
always the saraehigh quality.
Eat it for breakfast with
milk or cream or with fruits.
Made in Canada
NO "AS YOU WERE"
PEACE POSSIBLE
Lord Rosebery Says Prussian
Military Power Must be
Eliminated.
A despatch from London says: "In
some irresponsible quarters," said
Lord Rosebery in a speech at Edin-
burgh on Wednesday night, "I hear
some babble of immediate peace."
Lord Rosebery's reference was pre-
eumably to rumors which were cur-
rent in London recently of a move-
ment in favor of the consideration of
proposals which, according to reports
emanating from Germany, Chancel-
lor von Bethmann-Holeveg intended
making public in the Reichstag.
The German Chancellor's expected
statement has been foreshadowed as
an appeal to reason and humanity on
the ground that prolongation of the
war could not materially alter the
military position and would only in-
crease useless carnage.
In England, according to the rumors
to which Lord Rosebery referred,
there was a tendency to look only at
the present results and forget the
primal reasons for which Great Brit-
ain went to war, reasons which Lord
Grey emphasized in his recent speech
•to the foreign press.
Lord Rosebery vehemently de-
nounced "a sort of 'as you were' peace
which would enable the Prussians to
remain much as they are, ready and
prepared with the experience they
had gained and with resources not
much impaired to begin again at
the earliest opportunity their fiendish
antagonism against civilians."
Fighting for Freedom.
"Is it really supposed," he asked,
"that we have shed our dearest blood
by hundreds of thousands, that we
have been paying over £5,000,000 a
day and shall continue to do so as
long as it is necessary, in order to
leave Prussia the devilish power she
has been in the past?
"Why, I venture to say this ( I can-
not, of course, speak •on behalf of the
dominions): If there- was a Minis-
ter (and thank God there is not) so
cowardly, short-sighted and imbecile
as to conclude a peace of that kind
I am afraid our dominions and our
Britons beyond the seas would say
that a country, so governed, is not
a eountry to adhere to, and we had
better find some better statesmen of
OM own.'
"Look at Sweden, Norway, Den-
mark, Holland, Belgium, five small
kingdoms, everyone of them outraged
by the German power. We are fight-
ing for them, for Norway, greatly
outnumbered at this moment by the
massacre of her merchant seamen on
the high seas. We are fighting for
Sweden, who at any moment may find
herself in the same position. We are
fighting for every neutral nation. We
are fighting for one that is not weak,
the United States, for if we were van-
quished, -which Heaven forbid, the
United States would be the next to
suffer from the aggressive and un-
scrupulous power of Prussia."
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Breecietaits,
Toronto, Nov. 7.---Maniboba wheat -
New No. 1 Northern $1,91%; No. 2,
$1.88%; No. 3, $1,8314,; No. 4 wheat,
$1.743, track, Bay ports. Old crap
trading 3e. above new crop.
' Manitoba oat -No. 2 C.W., 64%e;
No. a, 63; extra No, 1 feed, 63e; No. 1
feed, 63c, track Bay ports.
American corn --No. 3 yellow, new,
98; Dec. shipment.
Ontario oats -No. 2 white,' 62 to 64c.
nominal; No, 3 white, 61 to 63c, nom-
inal, according to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -New No. 2 Winter,
per car lot, $L75 to $1.77; No, 3, do.,
51,73 to $1.75, according to freights
outside. Old crop -No. 1 commercial,
51.70 to $1.72; No. 2 commercial, 51.60
to. 51.63; No. 3 conunercial, $1.51 to
$1.55.
Peas -No. 2, 52.35 to 52.40, accord-
ing to freights outside.
Barley -Malting, $1.10 to $1.12,
nominal; feed, 51.02 bo 51.05, nominal.
Buckwheat, $L15 bid.
Rye -No. 2, $1.25 to 51.27, accord-
ing to freights outside.
Manitoba flour -First patents, in
jute bags, 510.00; 2n4 patents, do.,
59.50; strong bakers', do., $9.30, Tor-
onto.
Ontario flour -Winter, according to
sample, 58.00, in bag, track Toronto,
prompt shipment.
Millfeed-Car lots -delivered Mont-
real freights, bage included, bran,per
ton, $30; shorts, per. ton, 532; middl-
ings, per ton, $34; good feed flour, per
bag, 52.50.
Hay -No. 1. per ton, 512 to $13; No.
2, per ton, 510 to $11, track Toronto.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, 58 to 59.
Country Produce -Wholesale.
Eggs -New -laid, cartons, 48 to
50c; new -laid, ex -cartons, 46 to 48e;
storage, selects, 39e; stotage, No. 1, 36
to 37c. Butter -Creamery prints,
fresh made, 43 to 44c; creamery prints,
storage, 42 to 48c; creamery solids,
41% to 420; choice dairy prints, 37 to
39c; ordinary dairy prints, 33 to 35c;
bakers', 30 to 32c. Cheese -New,
large, 23' to 231/ic; twins, 2314 to
233te; triplets, 23% to 23%c; stiltons,
24 to 2414e.
Poultry -Spring chickens, lb, live,
16 to 17c, dressed, 21 to 22c; old fowl,
lb, live, 14 to 15c, 'dressed, 17 to 19c•
ducklings, lb., live, 12 to 13c, dressed,'
17 to 19c.
Beans --Hand-picked, 56; prime,.$5.
Honey-'Tins'2%-lb tins,1214 bo
13c a lb.; 5 -ib. tins, 121/2c a lb.; 10-11).
tins, 12c a lb.; 60-11,. tins'clover, 11%;
a lb. Comb honey ----Selects, $2.40
to 52.75; No. 2, 52 to $2.25.
Potatoes -New Brunswick,' in car
lots, $1.90 a bag; western, in car lots,
$1.66 to $1.70 a bag.
Provisions -Wholesale.
Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 24
to 26c; do., heavy, 22 to 23c; cooked,
36 to 36e; rolls, 19 to 20c; breakfast
bacon, 25 to 27c; backs, plain, 26 to
27c; boneless, 28 to 29c.
Pickled or dry cured meats, 1 cent
less than cured.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon 18
bo 18%c. per lb; clear bellies, 18 to
18%c.
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 19% to
20c; tubs, 20 to 201,e; pails, 2014 to
20aac; compound, 15 to 16c.
Cottonseed oil -Tierces, 15%c; tubs,
16c; pails, 1614c.
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, Nov. 7. --Corn, American
No. .2 yellow, $1.10 to 51.11. Oats,
Canadian Western, No. 2, 68c; do.,
No. 3, 67%c; extra No. 1 feed, 671/2c.
Barley, Man. feed, $1.02%. Flour,
Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts,
510.10; seconds, $9.60; strong bakers',
$9.40; Winter patents choice, $9.50;
straight rollers, $8.90 bo 59.20; do.,
bags, $4.26 to 54.40. Rolled oats,
barrels, 56.85; do., bags, 90 lbs, $8.30.
Bran, $28. Shorts, $31. Middlings,
$33. Mouillie, $36 to $38. Hay, No.
2, per ton,
car lots, $13. Cheese,
finest westerns, 2214 to 22%e; do.,
I finest easterns, 21% to 22c. Butter,
choicest creamery, 41% to '42c; sec-
onds, 40% to 41c. Eggs, fresh, 48 to
50c; seleebs, 38e; No. 1 stock, 34c; No.
2 stock, 30c. Potatoes, per bag, car
lots, $1.80 to $1.85.
Winnipeg Grain.
Winnipeg, Nov. 7. -Cash quota-
tions :-- Wheat - No. 1 Northern,
51.82%; No. 2 Northern, 51.703/8; No.
3 Northern, 51.7414; No. 4, 51.6414;
No. 5, $1.50%; feed, $1.18%. Oats -
No. 2 C. W., 58c; No. 3 C. W., 561/4c;
extra No. 1 feed, 56%c; No. 1 feed,
56c; No.2 feed, 55%c. Barley not
quoted. Flax -No. 1 N.W.C., 52.48%;
No. 2 C.W., 52.4514.
United States Markets.
Minneapolis, Nov. 7.-Wheat-Dec-
ember'$1.88%c; May, $1.8614. Cash
-No. I. hard, 51.9214 to 51.93%; No. 1
Northern, 51.8714 to 51.91%; No. 2
Northern, 51.82% to 51.89%. Corn
No. 3 yellow, $1.02 to $1.04. Oats
-No. 3 white, 50 to 50%e. Flour un-
changed. Bran, $26.00 to $27.00.
Duluth, Nov. 7. -Wheat --No. 1
hard, 51.8814; No. 1 Northern, 51.85%
to $1.8714; No. 2 Northern, 51.74% to
51.82%.'December, $1.85% asked.
Linseed, cash, on track, 52.6784; Nov-
ember, $2.66%; May, 52.6814.
Live Stock 'Markets.,
Toronto'Nov. 7. -Choice heavy
steers, 58.35 bo 58.75,• good heavy
steers, $8.00 to 58,25; butchers' eattle
good, 57.60 to $7.90; do.,
medium, $6.75
to $7.00; do., common, 55.40 to $6.00;
butcher' bulls, choice, 57.10 to $7.35;
do., good bulls, 56.40 to $6.50; do.,
rotigh bulls, 54.50 to $5,00; butchers'
cows,
choice, $6.25 to $7,00; do., good,
55.75to $6.00; do.,
medium, 55.50 to
$5.60; stockers, 55.25 te 56.25; choice
feeders, 56.25 to 51.15; canners and
cutters, $3.75 to $4.40; milkers, choice,
each, $70.00 to $100',00; do., com. and
med.,each, $40.00 to $60.00; springers,
550,00 to 5100.00; light ewes, $7.40 to
59,00; sheep, heaey, $4.50 to $5.50;
calves, good to choice $10.25 to $10.00;
lambs, choice, $1050 to 511.00; do.,
medium, 59.25 to 59,50; liege, fed and
watered, $11.15 to 511,25; do., weigh-
ed off cars, 511.40 VS 511.60; do., f. o. b.
$10.80.
Montreal, Nov. 7. -Steers, choice,
$7.50; good, $6.60t cows, choice, 56.50;
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TORONTO . CI" MONT PI tAl.
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ITALIANS RENEW OFFENSIVE
TAKE 4,731 MEN IN ONE DAY
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Strong. System of Defences Captured on the Height East of
Gorizia.
A despatch from Rome says: The
Italians resumed their march on
Triests on Wednesday in two 'direc-
tions, and the first day's operations
netted 4,731 prisoners, six cannon,
numerous machine guns and large
quantities of other booty. Strong sys-
tems of defences on the heights east
of Gorizia and on the Carso east of
Vallone were wrested from the en-
emy and remain in Italian possession
despite the most desperate counter-
attacks. With the advent of clear
weather Gen. Cadorne launched his
infantry- across the rain -soaked ter-
rain against the Austrian lines, which
were penetrated at several points
south of the Oppachiasella road.
As a result of the fighting in the
Gorizia region the Italians on Thurs-
day occupy the eastern slopes of Ti-
voli and San Marco, as well as the
heights east of Sober.
On the Carso plateau the Italians
at points advanced almost a mile.
East of Segiti two-thirds of a mile of
strong positions were won. The
brunt of the Carso fighting was borne
by the Eleventh Army Corps. Here
the wooded slopes of Velki were
stormed and Kribuch and Hill No. 375
carried. This latter height dominated
Monte Pecinka, a strong Austrian
position, from the east.
ITALIAN GUNS WITHIN RANGE
OF AUSTRIAN CITY OF
TRIESTE
Advance Guard of Cadorna's Army only 12 Miles Distant -3,500
Additional Prisoners Taken. •
A despatch from Rome says: Addi-
tional points of vantage were gained
by the Italian armies on the Carso
plateau, and on Friday night Gen.
Cadorna's army is within 12 miles of
Trieste, the objective of the offensive.
The total number of prisoners has
been increased to over 8,500, 3,600
having been added to the 5,000 taken
on Thursday. More guns and great
quantities of • arms and ammunition
also fell into the hands of the Ital-
ians.
Thursday's operations alone, ac-
cording to Italian estimates, cost the
Austrians 15,000 in casualties and
captured. The 21st Austrian Regi-
ment and several battalions are said
to have been wiped out.
Hard fighting has taken place on
and near the Adriatic coast below
Monteleone. Unofficial reports an-
nounce that Duino, on the Venice -
Trieste railroad line, has been occu-
pied. This seems probable, as to-
night's official statement announces
that the Agnavizza coast has been
invested. The statement says:
"Three thousand more prisoners,
including one general, have been cap-
tured in the course of operations orx
the Carso plateau. One regiment sur-
rendered. A large number of guns
have been taken. The coast of Ag-
navizza has been invested."
An Italian dirigible bombed forti-
fications and warships in Setenico
Bay, Island of Bazza, in the Aclriatic.
good, $6; butchers' bulls, $5 to $6; can-
ners,, $4.26 to $4.75; sheep, 56.25 to
$6.75; lambs, $9.50 to 510.75 ' each;
calves, grassers, $4.50 bo $5; milk, $6
to $9.25; hogs, $11.50 to $11.65; lights
and heavies, 511. Receipts at the
east end market to -day were: Cattle,
500; sheep, 900; hogs, 1,200; calves,
300.
A. wife can overlook her husband's
shortcomings if they aren't in his pay
envelope.
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BRITISH ACTIVITY
IN SHIPBUILDING.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Figures received by the Government
illustrate the tremendous effort which
Great Britain is making to maintain
and increase her fleet of merchant
ships. An official statement shows
that at the close of last month there
were under construction in British
yards, 469 vessels of an aggregate
tonnage of 1,789,054.
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NO WINTER REST
ON SOMME FRONT
Allies' Offensive to Continue
Whenever Weather at
all Favorable.
A despatch from London sa7s:
During the course of an interview
with the Associated Press correspond-
ent on Thursday, Major-General F.
B. Maurice, chief director of military
operations at the War Office, waaa,
asked what he thought of Field Mar-
shal von Hindenburg's statement that
the Entente allies could not break
through the western front in thirty.
years. General Maurice replied:
"Our recent offensive was not
signed to break through. Its purpogg'
was to relieve the pressure on Ver-
dun and kill as many Germans as pos-
sible. I will not undertake to say
whether it will take thirty years to
get the Germans out of France, but
the allied strength is constantly grow-
ing and the German strength con-
stantly declining-. The effect of the;
allied, offensive is accumulative. When
the weather permits its resumption
the .results will be greater than ever.
Torrential rains in the past week
have prevented actions of any great
consequence.
"It is no doubt tree that the Ger-
mans in recent fights have been short
of ammunition. During the Winter,
with its short days, limiting the use
of artillery, they will be able to re-
plenish their, stores but, despite the
bad weather, we have no intention It
letting up on thein. Our offensive
will continue throughout the Winter
when conditions are at all favorable.
"From documents recently found o
prisoners there is no question but that .
there is a great deterioration in the
enemy's morale and material, al-
though they have been able to main-
tain the number of their divisions.
This has been accomplished by with-
drawing regiments from old divisions
to form new ones. You see, in die'.
fencewarfare, eight or nine battalions
can form- an effective division, where-
as eleven or twelve are reqUired for
offensive work. On the defensive a
smaller number of battalions canhoId
a great amount of line. This is pos-
sible through the use of machine guns.
whereas on the offensive the men.
must be individually armed with
rillee.
"I am confident the actual new or-
ganizations of the Germans are not
more than 10 divisions. Others were
formed as indicated by withdrawing
battalions from old divisions."
1,820 VESSELS SUNK
SINCE WAR BEGAN.
Losses of Entente Allies About 75 Per 4'•
Cent. and Neutrals 18 Per
Cent.
A despatch from New York says:
One thousand eight hundred and
twenty ships, with an aggregate gross
tonnage of approximately 3,328,684,4
have been sunk by belligerent nations
during the 27 months of war, ending
November 1, according to figures com-
piled from cable despatches and mail
advices, and published here on Fri-
day by the Journal of Commerce.
The losses during October were
larger than for any one of the preced-
ing five months, according to the sta-
tistics, amounting to 127 vessels of a
total of 227,116 tons gross. The Octo-
ber rate of destruction was consider-
ably in excess of the monthly average
throughout the war period. Norway
lost the largest number of ships, 56,
according to the statistics, but their
gross tonnage was only 57,833
compared with Great Britain's total
loss of 115,54a gross tons, of 38 ves-
sels destroyed.
A table showing the total shipping
losses since the war began, estimates
those of the Entente allies at about 75
per cont., and those of neutrals at
nearly 18 per cent., with Teutonic
losses less than 7 per cent.
HONOR JUTLAND HEROES.
Stories of Inspiring Courage and
Wonderful Coolness.
Many stories of inspiring courage,
wonderful coolness, and unfaiking
resource are related by Sir John
jellicoe and his commanders in de-
spatches recommending officers and
men participating in the Jutland*na-
val battle for promotion and honors.
The following are examples:
I A petty officer whose leg was
' shot away insisted on remaining at
his post, and tried to get his gun
into action again.
A chaplain, aged fifty-six,4410Je
though himself severely burned, car-
ried wounded men from the battery
deck to the distributing station.
One surgeon amputated a limb
single-handed in the dark; another
severely wounded, hacl to be cam-
puleorily placed on the sick list; an-
other worked on a deck flooded with
a foot of water; another worked for
forty hours without rest.
Several officers and men performet
gallant deeds. in scalding steam awl
suffocating fumes. One officer re-
rnained at work until swelling from
burns closed his eyes and his hands
were Useless.
A stoker rendered valuable ser-
vice by closing valves in a conipart-
nient in which there was five feet
of water.
The longer the engagement the '
shorter the, married life.
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