The Clinton News Record, 1916-08-03, Page 3• KEY TO IMPORTANT PASSES
'CAPTURED BY THE ITALIANS
Nearly Entire Austrian Garrison Surrendered, It Having Been
/ Demoralized by the Suddenness of the Attack.
A despatch frdin Milan, Ttaly, says:
Since July 20 operations have been
conducted by the Mebane in the upper
San Pellegrino valley with consicle'rl
able success. One detachment captur-
ed the strong position of Cavallazze,
a key to the two passes of Rollo and
Col 13ricon. The Austrians, though
they held well defended positions,
were completely demoralized by the
sudden attack, and after a short re-
sistance nearly the entire garrison
surrendered. Four hundred prisoners,
two guns, several machine guns and
considerable material were captured.
The Italians have since pushed their
advantage still further, and have oc-
cupied Cima &redone, thus forming
a serious menace to the Austrian posi-
tion on the Dolomites road. The points
of advantage gained by the Italians
give them command of the San Pelle-
grino and Txavignolo valleys.
Markets of the World
Breadstuffin
Toronto, Aug. 1.-Nts,nitoba, wheat -
No. 1 Northern, 11.253 ; No, 2, 23.201 ;
No, 3, $1.22:1, on track Bay ports.
Manitoba oats -No. 2 CM., 613,11 No,
3 C.W., 51e ; extra No. 1 feed, 502o ;
3 e.'w„ 61c, ; extra No. 1 fee' 505o ;
track Bay ports,
American corn -No. 3 yellow, 0210-,
on track Toronto.
Ontario Oats -No. 2 white, 47 to 48c.,
according to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 1 commercial,
21.01 to $1,03 ; No, 2 do., 980. to $1.00 ;
No. 3 do., 92 to 94c ; feed wheat, 85 to
Peas -No. 2 nominal, 21.75 to 21.55 ;
according to sample, $1.26 to ensa ac-
cording to freights outside.
Barley -Malting barley, nominal, 66
to GM ; feed barley, nominal, 60 to 62e,
according to freights outside.
Buckwhent-Nominal, 70 to 71c, ac-
cording .to freights outside.
Rye -No. 1 commercial, 06 to no, ac-
cording to freights outside,
Manitoba flour -First patents, in jut
bags, $0.50 ; second patents, in jut
bags, $6; strong bakers, in Jute bags
$5.86, Toronto.
Ontario flour -Winter, according t
sample, $4.15 to $4.25, in bags, track
Toronto, prompt shipment; $4.25, bulk
prompt 5ltipnit,
Millfeed-Oar lots, delivered Montreal
freights, bags included -Bran. per ton:
$20 to $21 ; Shorts, per ton, $22 to 224 ,
middlings, per ton, $24 to $25 1 good
feed flour, per bag, $1.65 to $1.70.
NEW GERMAN WAR HORROR-
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Proposd That Prisoners Be Taught
Hun Language.
In a leading article in the "Vos-
sische Zeitung" we have further in-
forrnation regarding the remarkable
project for inerea,s1hg the power and
influence of Germany throughout the
world, by teaching the German lan-
guage to the hundreds of thousands
of war prisoners scattered through-
out the German Empire. The pro-
moters of the scheme see in it a
unique opportunity of spreading
abroad what they understand by
"Deutschtum," and think that war
prisoners inducted into the mysteries
of the language will be one and all
apostles in the great cause. It does
not occur to them that to treat these
0 prisoners with humanity, to feed
' them properly, to shelter them from
, the loathsome mockery and insults to
which they are daily, exposed might
be a surer -way of securing their es-
teem and advocacy for the future.
The "Vossische" writer does not
believe that the million or so of
prisoners will unanimously take to
studying German at a relief to the
monotony of their captivity, but there
are thousands for whom dominoes
and football afford no intellectual
stimulus, and these men would only
be too glad to master the key which
open to them the treasure house of
Goethe and &hiller, Lessing and
Hauptinann. It is pointed out, more-
over, that language is a far more
serious dividing line between nation
and nation than geographical boun-
daries, or differing customs and laws.
Teach these English, French, and
Russians the language of their cap-
tors, and you remove the main ob-
stacle to the growth of cordiality
and sympathy for Germans and their
cause.
"Even should only 10,000 to 20,000
prisoners be won over to take part in
the proposed course of instruction
we obtain thereby this number of
apostles who will afterwards be spread
over the countries now hostile to us,
and will certainly act as the apostles
of the German spirit."
Country Produce
Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 26 to 2701
Inferior, 24 to 25o ; creamery prints, 29
to 31c ; inferior, 28 to Sec.
Engs-Now laid, 29 to 30o; do., M
cartons Si to 33e
Beans -$4.50 to $5, the latter for hand
Picked.
Cheese -New large, 17e; twins 171c;
triplets, 1710.
Maple Syrup --prices are steady at
$1.40 to 21.50 per Imperial gallon.
Dressed Poultry -Chickens, 26 to 270;
fowl, 23 to no.
POtatoes-New Brunewleks quoted at
$2, ner bag ; Western, $1.85.
Provisions.
Bacon, long clear, 18 to 125c per lb.
Rains. -Medium, 24 to 25o ; do., heavy,
203 to Sic ; rolls 19 to 192c.; breakfast
bacon, 25 to 27c; 'backs, plain, 20 to 27c;
boneless backs, 29 to 300.
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 161 to /7c,
and pails, 171 to 173c; compound, 14 to
143e.
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$ Montreal Markets
Montreal, Aug, I. -Oats -Canadian
Western No, 2, 583 to 54e ; do., No. 6,
-ugh to 68c ; extra No. 1 feed, 62 to Mei
No. 2 local white, 523c ; No. 3 do.,
512c. No. 4 do., 503c. Flour --Mani.
trim Spring wheat patents, firsts, 26.00;
do., seconds, $6.40; strong bakers' 25.90;
Winter patents, choice, $6 to $6.25 :
straight rollers, $5.10 to $5.30 ; de., in
bags, 24,80 to $5. Rolled oats -Barrels,
25.05 to $5.46 , bag of 90 lbs. $2.40 to
$2.60, Milifeed-Bran, $21; shorts, 424;
middlings. $26 to $27; mouillie, $80 to
$82. May -No. 2, Per ton, car lots,
$17.50 to 215. Butter -Choicest cream-
ery, 30 to dO3c; seconds, 292 to 291c.
Eggs -Fresh, 15e ; selected, 33o ; No. 1.
stock, 30o ; No. 2, do., 26 to 27o.
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'Winnipeg Grain.
Winnineg, Aug. 1, cash prices -Wheat
.-No. 1 Northern, ‚11.01$; No. a do.,
21.18$ ; No. 0. do., 21.14V; No, 4, 21.19$,
Qats-No, 2 C,W., 442C; No, 3, de., 4410;
extra No. 1 feed, 401c; No. 2 feed, 422e;
Barley -No, 3, 73o; No. 4, 6850 ; re-
tected, 60c; feed, 60o. Flax -No, 1 N..
W.C., ‚11.743; No. 2 Ow., $lam
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United States Markets.
MinneapolM, Aug., I. -Wheat -July
$1.223 : September, $1.233 to '21.281 ;
No. 1 hard, 21.295 • No. 1 Nerthern,
$1.222 to $1,251 ; No, 2 Northern $1.201
to 1.231. Corn -No. 8 yellow, 81 to 82o,
Oats -No. 8 white, 882 to no. Flour
unchanged; shipments. 79,904 bh121.
Branr$17.50 to $15.00,'
Duluth, Aug. 1. -Wheat, --No, 1 hard,
n.262 • No, 1 Northern, 21.245 to 21.255;
No. 2 'Northern, $1.191 to 21.211 1 July,
I,
1.241, nominal • September, 51.525;
comber, 41.288'41d. Linseed, on track
1.955 to iig..99 i to arrive, 81.983 ; July,
1.951 asked ; September, $1.955 asked;
October, $1.95 asked i November, 21.97
bid ; December, 21.963 bid,
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Zdve Stock Markets.
Toronto, Aug, 1. -Choice heavy steers,
$5.90 to 8848 .; good heavy steers, $0,10
to 8.85 ' butcher' cattle, good, 27.80 to
$8.00 ; 'do., medium, $7.26 to 27,60 ; do,,
common, $6,26 to 20.60 ; butchers' bulls,
15.00 }mice, $7.26 to 27.75 ' do, geod bulls,
; Matchers' cows. choice, $elo to
6,76 to 27.00 •, do, rough bulls, 24.50 to
do., geed, $8.75 to 27.00 i do,
Medium, $6.00 to $6.25 ; stockers, 700
to 850 lbs., $0.20 to ‚10,76; choice feed-
ers, dehorned, 26.40 to $7.25; canners
and cutters, $3.75 to $4.50 ' milkers,
Choice, erch, 270.00 to 4150.00'; do., cont
and med., each, $40,00 , to 260.00 ;
to
iqrfr8•$1,020.6.° gp"°,1-°,' yyli"St4.„Vve
5.,i5 ; to $2.50
' lamuse,p'Per am.; Aite. to
1 11;0 icalde2s,: tg:Witi_ 12tio C$1712c5e, to *3.60
age, ied an. watered, $12.05 to $ 2.10 ,
C., weighed oef oars, $12.25 to 212.36 ;
0a'aelnofibaal$,1LA26ugt,° $1.1.--11utcher steers,
good, 28.25 to $8.50 ; /ow:Ulm, 27.60 to
$8.50 ; common to fair, $7 to $5 ; fair,
to good, $0.50 to $7, Butcher cows,
good, $6 to $7 ; fair, $5.50 to $5.70;
common 25 to $6.26.' Butcher Bulls,
best, $6 to $7 ; good, 20 to $6.50 i fair,
25.50 to 26 i canners, 24.50 to $5.
Sheen, let iambs, /lc, Calves, milk
fed, so to So; grass fed, Sc. Rom
Selects, 211.75 to $12.26 1 roughs and
mixed lots, $10.60 to $11.50 ; "sows,
$9.76 to $10.25.
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RABBITS IN GERMANY
ARE WORTPI"e6 EACH.
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An Exchange Telegram despatch
to London from The Hague oats: "The
price of horses in Germany has doub-
led. Farmers are making fortunes
sellinp; rabbits at 25 marks each, The
bad weather is spoiling the crops."
Amen without a country is mei
who lives in town,
ROUMANIA'S ENTRY ADMITTED
ROTH IN' BERLIN AND VIENNA
peep* AmXiety Prevails in German Capital, According to Des.
patches From That City,
KING PLANS VISIT TO CANADA.
Expects to Make Trip -With Queen as
Soon as War Permits.
The appointment of the Duke of De-
vonshire as Governor-General of Can-
ada may be regarded as a foreeunner
of the King's determination to make
a tour of Canada with the Queen as
soon after the war as possible, accord-
ing to the London correspondent of the
Manchester. Guardian.
Reference is made to plans by the
King to visit Canada during the Duke,
of Connaught's tenure of office, the
assertion being macie that they were
cut short by the outbreak of tlia war.
The Duchess of Devonshire is not
only Mistress of the Robes of the
Queen but is one of her closest friends.
She was before her marriage Lady
Evelyn was,
Fitzmauriee, daughter
of Lord Lansdowne. She is a great
social favorite sand one of London's
most popular hostesses. Both she and
the Duke have visited more than once.
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GERMAN WORKMEN
URGED NOT TO STRIKE
A despatch from Berlin says: -The
Sedalia Executive Committee and the
General Coirenisaion of Labor Unions
in Germany have united in a joint
appeal RY the 'working' classes not to
participate in stenos ad demonstra-
tions which the Radical leaders of the
Liebknecht group of Socialists are
endeavoring to organize, The peo-
ple are warned against giving ear to
what is termed the ehady propaganda
of "the apostles of protest and the
general strike," it being declared that
such efforts are roomed in advance to
failure and can only injure the partici-
pants and disceurage their brothers
fighting at the front.
GERMANS EXECUTE BELGIANS
ON A BARBAROUS PRETEXT.
A despatch from London says: Six
civilians have been executed by the
Germans at Gheat charged with "war
treason," according to a Renter's Am-
sterdam despatch quoting The Tele-
graf. The despatch also says that the
Germans have removed 7,000 men,
2,000 women and 150 pupils of the
Turgot Institute from Roubaix, pre-
sumably for agricultural work in
Germany.
despatch from Rotterdam pays:
Both Berliroand Vienna seem to have
made up their minas that a new enemy
e -Roumania -is Omit to enter the
aela, Apo:Miter tci information from
the deepest aiixiety prevaile
there. While the Roumanian journals
ere speaking of Bulgaria and Austria
'as probable erieinies, gerinan news,
a „
papers threaten Reereanja, Germany
will support her alliee by probable
military me:le:wee 'ftgainet Epumania,
which Already are in hand;
Pr, Lederer, of the BerIiner Tags -
Watt, writing from lIuchare5tiarl;
"You cannot fauet the Roe:Oman
policy, The only thing Was cen trust
our arms.'
WILL BE NO 'REST
"FOR THE GERMANS
'Spirit of Men at Front is Per.
feet, Says Under-Secretary
of War.
A despatch from London says:
Lord Derby, Under-Secretary of War,
who recently visited the British front,
on Wednesday -gave the International
News Service his impression of the
work being done there by the British,
army:
"I never saw such absolute confi-
dence, not only among the officers,
but all the grades from the generals
down. The spirit is absolutely mag-
nificent. Men who, fifteen months
ago, were in counting houses, are to-
day the finest soldiers imaginable.
"After all, ?mu cannot beat a volun-
teer army, where such spirit and con-
fidence eatists, for remember, I should
say at least 93 per cent, of the army
are volunteers, while the remainder,
really only wanteal their minds made
up for them."
Lord Derby was asked whether the
ground gained in the recent British
advance was worth the losses of
men.
Lord Derby said: "There is no
question about it."
He paid tribute to the Prussians,
who, he said, were fighting like
"tigers," but their confident spirit
was incomparable with the British,
Regarding the length of the war,
Lord Derby, said that any one who
named a specific time could only be
described as a fool, but that the next
two weeks ought to see great things
achieved,
"What will you do with the Kaiser
if you get him?" Lord Derby was
asked.
"I cannot say, but / promise he
won't be able to do any more harm,"
replied the Under-Secretary, adding:
"But we've got to get him first."
"When you get to Bapau,me will
you rest there before beginning a new
offoisive?" he was asked.
"We 'won't rest until we get to Ber-
lin," came the reply.
Lord Derby made an earnest plea
for America's help in ending what he
termed "German kultur."
"We want America in 'with us," ho
added, "Not necessarily in the war
itself, but after it is over to help to
put an end to this thing called Ger-
man kultur. I realize, and always
have done so that the United States
is overwhelmingly,,, pro -ally. I can
also understand that there must be a
certain amount of friction between the
two countries during a war such as
this, but our aims are the same."
LovaDerby looked towardsAmeri-
a joining England and her allies at
all events after the war in order to
prevent a repetition of wars like the
present.
BRITAIN IS MAKING
HER OWN MUNITIONS.
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Factories to Make One Class of Ex-
plosives in Vast Quantities.
A despatch from London says;
uring a discursive debate on the
uestions of the war in the House of
ommons on Wednesday night, Dr.
hristopher Addison, Parliamentary
ecretow of Munitions, in replying to
question said that the Department
Munitions was endeavoring to ra-
ce the contracts for munitions in
e United States by increasing the
tput here. In one particular class of
losives, he said the department had
dertaken the construction and
urpment of factories to provide these
plosives on an unheard of scale.
RITISH STEAMERS SAIL
FROM THE BALTIC.
are Russian Ports and Are Navi-
gated Around Sweden.
A despatch from Stockholm says:
most every day British steamers ly-
g at Russian ports manage to get
t of the Baltic and escape the Ger-
a cruisers. The ships generally
oss the Gulf of Bothnia and are
cited around Sweden inside the ter -
oriel limit. This traffic during the
t few weeks has been considerably
veloped. The ships as a rule take
board an entire Swedish crew and
edish officers. The pro -German pa-
l; here are urging that this traffic
stopped, contending that it is not
accord with absolute neutrality.
t the Government has taken no cc -
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TURKISH SUEZ STORY,
A PURE FABRICATION
,A despatch from Leaden says :--
Claims of a Terkish victory east of
the Suez Canal over the Britieh Egyp-
tian &meg were denied in the follow-
ing ()Mead statement ,given cub by
the War Office on Thursday; "It
was stated In a German wireless mes-
sage that ow: cavalry was driven back
from Romani (El Rie•ear) and Katie
(El Katie), on SWPeeinsula, Our
cavalry has completed the occupation
of Katie, and nowhere has been driven
back, Complete superiority over the
enemy has been established."
DUTCH FISHING BOATS
SEIZED BY BRITISH
Ship Owners of Holland Enter Pre-
test Against English Action,
A despatch from Berlin says
The Dutch Christian Seantenas Union,
says the Overseas New Agency, has
endorsed the proteet of the Dutch
ship owners and seitore' enion against
the aceion of the laritieh authoritiea
in seizing Dutch fishing boate, virtual-
ly all of which have been taken Pog-
gession of, according to news agency,
Does a Good ,Tob, '
'Thy say that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place."
"Well, it doesn't neekl to."
Previous to 1885 ales and beers were
gold on the Canadian National Exhiba
thole grounds, The Sale was abolished
at an annual loss hi booth rentals of
tpe,coo, quite a sum in the early days
of the big Fair to pay for a pl'incjple
From the Ocean Shore ISLANDS CAPTURED
Errs
OF NET; FROM TEE) DURING WAR
Items of Interest From Places
Lapped By Waves of the
A tlantic.
New Brunswick gaol:late nurses
have organized,
At the age of 105, Levi Richardson
died last week' at Fredericton, NE.
Wm. 13outillier, a lumberman of 45
years, was found dead in bed at Hall -
fax.
Eldon Whnot, a Nova Scotia sailor,
died from accidentally drinking bay
George B. Thompson, chef in Bond's
restaurant, St. John, NB,, was found
dead of heart failure.
The Nova Scotia pilgrimage to the
shrine, of St. Anne de Beaupre took
place recently. Seven cures were re-
ported.
Foux-year-old Raymond Sweeney,
of St. John, died last week asei result
of being run over by a heavy cart.
William Donahue, of Fredericton,
was sentenced to five years in peni-
tentiary for assault on a 14 -year-old
St. Mary's girl.
A St. John leather firm predicts
shoes will be dearer this year on ac-
count of the general shortage of hides
and calf skins.
George Galbraith, steward of the
Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club, died
suddenly after two days' illness of
pleuro -pneumonia
Senator MacDonald died recently at
his residence at Glace Bay, near Syd-
ney. He was born at River Denys,
Cape Breton, in '1837.
Herbert M. Smith, superintendent of
an insulating plant at Great Barring-
ton, while trout fishing recently
caught a mallard duck vthile casting
a fly for trout.
Supt. A. R. Ford, of the Live Stock
Division of the N. B. Department of
Agriculture, has been killed in action
'while fighting in Prance with the
Princess Pats,
Dr, Elizabeth C. Secord, the first
duly qualified and registered practic-
ing lady physician in New Brunswick,
died at Featherston, N.B., recently at
the age of 72.
Wm. Walsh, M.A., son of Ed.
Walsh, Rockland, N. B., has been
awarded the scholarship at Washing-
ton University, presented by the
Knights of Columbus.
A wedding party driven in a large
touring car, owned by H. Young, of
the York Hotel, Fredericton; was bad-
ly shaken when the machine crashed
into the curb and smashed both
wheels.
F. A. Dixon, M.A., of Mt. Allison,
has been appointed to the faulty of
the New Brunswick Provincial Nor-
mal School, and S. A. Worrell, B.A.,
has been made inspector in Mr. Dix
on's place,
TILE HEAD RECRITTER.
Works Longer Hours Than Any of His
Subordinates.
General Six W. MacKinnon, who has
been appointed Director of Recruiting
at the British War Office, is one of the
most popular men in the army. As
Col. Mackinnon he saw his first active
service is South Africa -when he com-
manded the C.LVas. He made himself
famous then by his brilliant leader-
ship of the famous volunteers.
It is only fitting that General Mac-
kinnon should be one of the men
gatherinng recruits for the greatest
volunteer army the world has ever
seen, for he has been associated with
the volunteers for many years.
The W.V.'s (City Imperial Volun-
teers were his first experience with
the volunteers. From 1005 to 1908 he
was Director of the Auxiliary Forces,
and from' 1908 to 1910 Director -Gen-
eral of the Territorial Force.
It was greatly due to his efforts
indeed that the Territorials became
such an important part of the army.
As director of the Auxiliary forces
the militia, yeomanry and volunteers
had nothing too good to say of him.
He has an iimazing grasp of the de-
tails of any job he takes in hand, and
he is said to work longer hems than
any of his subordinates. Yet though
he works like a black himself and
makes those with him do the same,
all the men under him worship "Mac,"
the nickname by which he is always
known.
GOVERNM1 , VO SINK
ARTESIAN WELLS
A despatch from Ottawa says :--
The Government is going into the
artesian -well business in Southern
Alberta. The' ordinary water sup-
ply there in many localities is poor,
but the geological survey, in boring
for oil, deposits, diecovereel abundance
of splendid water at low depths. An
order -in -Council has been passed mak-
ing an appropriation for an extensive
artesian -well system in these districts
It will supply the ordinary deficiency.
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New Use for Coffee Grounds.
The newest evidence of German
war -time frugality is an official or-
garlization to make use of the coffee
grounds hitherto thrown away in most
cases with kitchen refuse. It is the
result of succeseful experiments to
convert dried grounds into nourishing
fodder for cattle, A special filtering
process has also been lievised for win-
ning a Certain "extract" from the
grounds, which has been found suit-
able for human nourishment, It ie
eystematically saving up the pea*:
pgnrio,0175:nip:ro,o,pfihwooshueidiecilithyrisillit___11 wablilethpoubob_iollIelicesteeindositdietuorfsi
tions, euch ali barracke, hosatire and
plaited for the above-named-purpose:a
tidally at regular intervals and, es.
Cold Snatchers,
Teacher-nobney, can you tell Me
the function of the pores of our
bodies ?"
Johnny -"They are things we use
to catch cold with,"
Heed not a blusterer, but beater° of
fleet man
WHERE ROBERT LOUIS STEVEN -
SON is BURIED.
About Tropical Paradises Which We
Have Taken From the
Huns.
To a race of islanders like ourselves
the idea of hoisting the British flag
over an enemy isle makes a strong and
romantic appeal. This is intensified
by the fact that our Australian cous-
ins have taken and occupied most of
the islands captured during the war,
says London Answers.
The first islands to be taken were
those of the glorious tropical para-
dise, Samoa, consisting of Upolu and
Savali; the other island of the grout',
Tutuila, being already an American
naval station.
The New Zealanders, under an Aus-
tralian naval escort, took possession
of this group, and the British flag was
soon floating in the breeze opposite
the residence of Dr, Schultze, the Ger-
man governor.
Samoa is the most important group
in the Pacific, and some miles from the
coast, upon a spur of the hills, the
Germans had erected at enormous cost
a most up-to-date wireless station
which can give and take messages to
San Francisco. This veirelge station
and plant were simply put out of com-
mission by the -removal (by the Ger-
mans), of a few important parts, but
was quickly restored to working oder
by the clever operator who landed with
the New Zealand Expeditionary
Forces,
The House of R.L.S.
Samoa is famous all the world over
as the last home of Robert Louis Stev-
enson, and his resting -place is marked
by a great granite stone, the grave be-
ing on one of the highest peaks in
the island. His old home, Vailima, is
now the headquarters of the adminis-
trator.
Apia roadstead yeas the scene of
that historical cyclone when H.M.S.
Calliope, as she escaped, was cheered
by the crews of the sinking American
warship and the other doomed vessels.
It was also in Samoa, not long ago,
that Americans, Germans, and British
joined forces in subduing a native re-
bellion.
The island of Upolu is one of great
beauty, hills rising above hills, all
clothed with tropical verdure. The
roads all over the island aye good, and
almost everyone owns a horse or
horses and buggies.
Native Choruses.
British, French, American, and
German residents have got many valu-
able cocoa plantations; besides which
there are also 'cocoanut plantations,
bananas, faro, and many other tro-
pical fruits, vegetables, and plants.
The buildings and business places
lit Apia, the capital, are of an up-to-
date and substantial character, and
the European habitations all over the
island are roomy, well-built and com-
fortable.
The natives are a fine race, courtly
and intelligent, and essentially a war-
like race. Those who have heard the
beautiful native melodies that they
sing in chorus can never forget the
beauty of the scene and setting.
Thousands of Chinese -were intro-
duced by the Germans in order-. to
work the plantations, for the natives
are averse to labor; but although the
Chinese are splendid workers, they
are a menace to white and native
alike.
Upolu covers an area of 345 square
miles, while Sayan boasts 660 (Mono -
no and Apoluina are small tributary
islands), the whole population of the
latter not exceeding 3,600, of which
five hunched are white and a thousand
half-caste; the bulk of Europeans and
half-castes are on Upolu.
A Fine Wireless Station.
German New Guinea was another
valuable capture Kaiserwilhelmland,
as it is called, being taken after slight
resistance.
At Henhershoe, the capital and seat
of German Government, the Germans
have erected a fine wireliss station
capable of transmitting messages very
long distance,
The verdure of New Guinea is re-
rnarkable for its beauty and variety,
almost every tropical tree and plant
flourishing there, while' even forget?
me-nots grow on the higher grounds,
In contrast to the magnificent birds
of paradise and the many beautiful
species of parrots old cockatoos, the
islands abound hi snakes and poison-
ous insects.
New Guinea is hardly a health re-
sort, for malaria is very prevalent,
and the natives are savage 'and cruel,
and eannibala of the worst type.
Gold, sulphur, iron, copra, mother-
of-pearl, tortoise and other products
form the island trade, and the German
settlements contain some fine and com-
fortable buildings, both commercial
and residential,
About seven hundred Europeans are
included in the population of 110,000,
spread over 70,000 square miles. New
Guinea, north of Australia, is the sec-
ond largest island in the world, with
enormous commercial possibilities,
Cannibals Under German Rule,
The Solomon Islands, Including Bon-
.
jamville and Mika, with an area of
4,200 square miles and a population of
45,000, have been in the hand e of the
Germans 'since 1°884, goo again the
nativee are a cruel and,werlike pea,
ple, inveterate bead-bantere arta can-
ailiebt though living in one of Na.
tilliePe most pletureeque apote, the
scenery being almost without equal,
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LIVES OF TENS OF TUOUSANDS
ARE BEING SWALLOWED DAILY"
Real Significance of the Battle of the iSomme as Viewed by Ger.,'
man Correspondents.
A despatch from Berlin says: The
Vossische Zeitung prints the follow-
ing despatch from its correspondent,
Max Osborne, from Cambrai, France:
"The fearful battle which has now
raged three weeks signifies more than
the fact that it is the greatest at-
tempt yet undertaken by theawestern
enemies, with unprecedented force, to
push back the German army from the
occupied provinces of Northern
France. "
"In a historical sense it embodies
the measuring by the army leaders of
the countries of all their forces in 4,,
decisive land battle.
"For the first time at the end of
two years of the war appears the reel
significance of the great world strug-
gle -namely, England and Germany
engaged in a tremendous duel. Every-
thing that has taken place hitherto .
between the two peoples appear now
a more prologue. The duel has begun,
and day by day it swallows the lives
of tens of thousands,
"I saw hero a number of English
prisoners, and these men understand
what it means for our regiments to
hold out against a storm of attacks
by such. They are strong, tough,
wildly courageous, and stern fellows,
certainly able to stand up to their op-
ponents."
VEGETALarge Quantities Are Obtainable From
India.
In England there has been much
talk of introducing natural Eastern
dyes which heretofore have not re-
ceived much attention because of the
cheapness and reliability of mineral
dyes. Large quantities of the lac dye,
which is the basis for a fast scarlet,
may be obtained from India, where
It is now only a waste product of the
Shellac industry. Certain roots- are
found in quantities in India which
might be used as substitutes for mad-
der. "Cutch" is an extract from the
bark of the mangrove, which is used
extensively in tanning. There are sev-
eral varieties, gambler, Bombay, Ben-
gal and mangrove cutch, and all were
considered valuable by dyers until re-
placed by the cheaper aniline dyes.
The two main varieties of mangrove
found in the East Indies are Bekaa
and Tungah. The cutch made from
the Tungah variety is superior for
dyeing and commands a far higher
price. There is a factory in British
North Borneo which now turns out
about 160 tons of Tangah cutch a
month and will shortly have an out-
put of 250 tons or more. The groves
in its immediate neighborhood show
no indication of exhaustion.
Chinese manufacturers of vegetable
ryes have also been induced to re-
vive the manufacture of vegetable
dyes which tad been almost wholly
suspended. The higher prices being
paid for these dyes at present is said
to have made possible the organize
tion of the business on sounder eco-
nomic principles. Large quantities of
the dyes have already been shipped
to the United Kingdom, where they
are said to be giving satisfaction.
There is practically no limit to the
supply, provided the price paid is
commensurate with the cost of pro-
duction. In Japan, before the intro-
duction of miner dyes, there were
probably more different vegetable dyes
used than in any other part of the
world. Few of the dyes, however,
were strictly fast, and the only thor-
oughly dependable black was the one
made ha/the layota district and used
largely in dyeing the liaori, the short,
acketaite garment worn by Japanese
men and women alike. The vegetable
dyes were long ago supplanted by
mineral ones, but existing circum-
stances are said by American indus-
tries
to be forcing a return to the
older dyes.
1V0-4EGGS A WEEK.
Ration is Cut Pretty Small in the
German Capital.
After bread, meat, butter and pota-
toes, eggs can now be had only on the
ration basis of two per person per
week in Greater ,Berlin, The latest
papers, commenting on this newest
precut-Iona/7 measure to regulate
the food supply, make a soinewbat
amusing attempt to 'belittle the im-
portance of eggs "after all," The
Vossische Zeitung's lightning food
calculator says eggs comprise only
1 per cent. of Germany's nourishment
necessities, compared with 13 per cent.
represented by meat, 12.2 per cent, by
potatoes, and 42.2 per cent, by bread.
"Everybody knows," he adds, "that it
takes 12 or 14 eggs to equal the nu-
tritive strength of 1 lb. of beef."
In Decenther, 1912, Germany had
73,400,000 hens, which laid on an av-
erage 75 eggs each a year, a total of
5,505,000,000. Germans imported in
the two years before the war 166,000
tons of eggs per annum, and it has
been reckoned that consumption of
home -laid and foreign eggs totalled 0r
800,000,000. "Aunt Vessel" egg sta-
tistician says only about 7,800,000,000
of these w,ere used for or as food, or
150,000\000 a week, or 22 per capita.
In families, even In peace times, he
asserts, there were never more than
two eggs per person used a week on
the average, so that the war ration
Involves "no hardships."
NOTED GERMAN AIRMAN
SLAIN BY BRITISH PILOT.
A despatch from The Hague says.
Lieut. Parehall, the famous German
aviator, was killed fighting a British
biplane.
GENERAL ALLENBY
CAVALRY LEADER
HE SAW SERVICE IN THE SOUTH
AFRICAN WAR.
He May Shortly Have Chance on Big
Scale to Again Show His
Capacity,
Does the use of cavalry by the
British in the big offensive in Picardy
this week foreshadow the ,near ap-
proach of the day when our horse sol-
diers will be extensively used in chew,
ing the Germans back out of Belgium?
We are all hoping so at any rate.
So far this war has been a titanic
struggle between infantry and artil-
lery, the cavalry playing but a small
part; but what work there has been
to do has been done with that splen-
did efficiency which led Lord French,
in his early despatches from the front,
to bestow the highest praise upon
General Sir Edmund Allenby, who is
commander of our horsemen at the
front.
King George has the highest achnh•
ation for this great cavalry leader,
who visited His Majesty recently te
post him on matters at the front.
Cavalry men in general and the Innis -
killings in particular swear by Allen-'
by, for it is largely due to his methods
introduced on Salisbury Plains that
our cavalry are to -day recognized as
the best in the world.
Gen. ,Siy .Ddintind 41,11„sapy.
It was with the Inniskillings that
General Allenby made his mark. As
a youngster he entered the famous'
dragoons and first saw active service!
in the Bechuanaland Expedition of
'84, and afterwards in the Zulu War
of '88.
"Hard service" is General Allenby's)
motto. Like Lord Kitchens-, he holds'
the view that social and society life'
should play no part in a soldier's:
'career.
General Allenby married twenty',
years ago, and his dislike of publicity,
is emphasized by an incident which'
occurred during the South African!
War, when he won his CB. At the'
entry into Barberton, after desperate -1
ly hard fighting under Lord Frenelea
the general of the brigade wished Al-'
lenbyrat division to led the triumphal
procession into the town; but al-
though it had taken the honors in
the field, being first in every attaclal
Allenby demurred when it came to a,
parade of victory.
He excused himself with: "My men,
and homes are fatigued," and came'
quietly in the day after. His thought'
for his men and officers is one of,
General Allenby's marked character -1
Butter -making competitions were In-
troduced at the Canadian National Ex..1
hibition in 1899 for the first tim in:
America. They are similar to those;
given at the Dairy Shows in Great,
Britain,
BRITISH ADVANCES CONTINUE
IN GERMAN EAST AFRICA'
gnemy Driven From Strongly -Organized Positions Astride
Rajl-
road-German Governor Killed.
4, 1;10011(40 from London says: The
following official statement on the
progress of the British campaign in
German Nest Africa was given out
an Thursday night;
Northay reports that
on lely 24 ha drove the main German
southern detachment of the enemy
frank strongly .organised positions
astride the Neu Langanburg-trangi
road at IVIalangali, After counter-
attacks the enemy retired hurriedly hi
the direction of Deingl, abandoning at
l
4,1 -inch howitzer and two machine]
guns,
"Among a number of Geethan Eeroe
Jeans captured previously Was Pc.;
Styr late governor of the Neu Lam.
g'eriliurg district, Dr, Styr has died
of wounds, A majority of the our..
viving members of the crew of the
German cruiser Roesnigehurg form.
pert of the German faces in this
district."