The Clinton News Record, 1915-05-13, Page 2Fastest Ocean Liner in the World Sent to Bottom
by German Pirates
More than thirteen hundred liven Were lost when the Cunard
liner Lusitania was torpedoed witnout warning Off Old .Head of
.Kinsale, Ireland, by a German subeiarine Friday afternoon, sink-
ing within thirty-five minutes.
' Out Of a total number of 2,104 persons aboard, passengers and
crew, with over 200 Canadians and 189 'United States citizens,
between 800 and 900 are reported ashore at Queenntown,
Galley Head and Clonakilty, but a late bulletin received by the
Cunard Company in New York from, a chief steward expressed
his belief that no more than 500 or 600 were Saved. .
Among the survivors, it is reported, are many wounded, who
have been taken to the naval hospital at Queenstown, thus estab-
lishing that the explosion must have been terrific, or there was
a second interior explosion.
Loss of Life Eitormous.
The very latest bulletins reeeiyed
enumerate so few survivors that it
is feared that more than 1,300 have
_perished.
Out of the 2,104 passengers eon
crew aboard the ship, 1,264 passen-
gers and 850 crew, there is definite
information concerning lees then
'700 of them, and even the tine:m-
antled reports of rescues at vari-
ous ports add eery few more to the
list.
The latest bulletin comes fro
Queenstown by way .of, Livorno
through the Cunard CJorepansr. I
reads: ''Queenstown wins the
the Stotramek is leading about 16
passengers and -crew. It is re-
ported by the Admiralty that tit
trawlers Dock and Indian Envie
have about 200; the tug Flying Fin
COO; three torpedo boats have 4
living and four dead.
We ere putting these up at tit
cli fie rent hotels and boerdin
houses."
London, May 7, 5 p.m. --.Th
Lusitanie was sunk at 2.33 thi
efterneon off Old Head Kinsale ba
a torpedo. Assistaace has been
sent to her.
Queenstowe, May 7, -The Cu
nerd Line steamer has been tor-
pedoed and sunk.
The Lusitania sailed last Satur-
day from New York.
Cunard Gives Text of Telegram.
New York, May 7. -The Cunard
Line gve out the following cable-
gram received from Liverpoel :
"Lands End wireless neporeed
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distress calls made by Lasitania, as
follows
" 'Come at once; big list, poen
lion ten miles south Masan -en Sub-
sequently received telegram from
Queenstown that sell smell craft in
harbor dispatched to assistance."
sight. It would only he by chance
that a torpedo would strike home
unless there were a number of the
undeesea :boata in line, emelt of
which weld discharge a- torpedo
in her path, : Nene Mind stop her,
none meld keep up with her.
Therenire, it is believedtontinht•
that there wee a great loss of life.
A message received from Queens-
town by the Cunard Company
says:
"Chief Stetierd Jenes thinks
about -500 to 600 saved. This in -
aides passengers and crew. In
the meantime the injured and the
dead are taking up all our attests
o 1.4°11.4' Out Only One Wireless.
After- the early .afternoon report
e of the Lusitetnia, nothing was heard
1 officially at any of the wireless eta -
lions men shortly after 2 o'clock,
when the wireless operator at
e Landis End, Ireland, caught this
e hurriedly: "Goan at eine. Big
list; positiom ten miles south of
e Kinsale."
e That was ell that ever came out
, of the ship so far as can be learned.
It would net have been sufficient
to have blown up the boilers, to
_ slop the wireless, for the emer-
gence batteries were there to week
with. Something snapped the whole
thing out. The word from Land's
End was out to the world in an-
other two minutes-. Every port of
the Lien meat was notified and
passed the word along. Men on
the jump from Waterford clear
down to Cape Clear reshed into
small boats and large boats and
dashed out to sea.
Old Head of Kinsale was the next
to sand a little- wers.l. A marine
observer there with powerful glass-
es made out the big ship tee miles
out, listed to one side 'almost on
the point of teeming over. There
was only a brief flesh of thin and
them came the word, "She has
gone." As a matter of fact, it is
estimated the Lusitania was hit
strolled 2.15 o'clock and was under
water by 2.45. Lloyds officially
places the time as that,
The the observer made out the
small boats on the spot left when
the big ship -vanished
The second message read;
"Queenstown -Old Head Inina,le
wire begins, "About 20 boats of all
sorts belonging to Lusitanna are in
vici»ity where mink."
Before the Lusitania sailed some
nervousness vas maned because of
the publication in the papers of an
advertisement warning intending
travellers that a state of war exist-
ed between Germany and Great
Britain and 'her' allies; that the
zone of wee includes --the watera
adjacent to the -Britith Isles; that
in accordance with notice given by
the German Government vessels
: flying the flag of Great Britain are
niable to destruction in those wa-
ters and that travellers sailing in
the war zone on snips of Great
Britain or her allies do so at their
own risk. This rielvertisement was
signed; "Imperial German Em-
bassy."
This warning apparently did not
cause many cancellations, for the
ship sailed with a very full passen-
ger list.
Charles P. Sumner, general
agent of -the Gunmen Line, was at
the pier,and in a statement made
then, said that the voyage of the
Lusitania, would not be attended
by sin n risk whatever, as the liner
had ,a -speed of, twenty-five and a
half knots, and was provided with
iscu usual watertight bulkheads,
In commenting ,cin the report of
the torpedoing of • the Lusitaana,,
marine mem pointed out that in
their opinion the Lusitania, could
not be sunk by a eingle torpedo.
The Lusitania carried Alfred
Gwyn ne Vanderbilt,Elbe rt Hub-
bard, Charles Frohman, and other
well-known people. Just before
the steamer mead owey many of
the paseengers received telegrams
arom a myeterious source warning
them not to make the voyage as
something was going to happen to
.tho nig liner.
The tusitemis, was commanded by
Contain W. T. Tamer, Royal Na-
val Reeerve, and Staff Captain J.:
C. Aneerson ie his ressistant. On
boatels were as number of llritisli ee-
serteses going'back no join the
Colors and representatives of many
American and Cati adian -firms who
deal in war matema
The .Limillaisie 'carried a crew of
shout 707 and 1,103 passengers.
This included 200 pas -engem who
were token aboard from an Anchor
Line, steamer which was corn-
ma,adeered by the British Admir-
alty.
Hirt Without, Warning.
There is doubt that she wee
bit without warning. Liverpool
shipping men have announced that
Captain Turner Wound: not think- of
etopping for any German nehmen
ine, but would rely on hie speed
the moment,: he !Saw a periscope in
The Daily Mail in an editorial
says of the sinking of the Lusitania
and the loss of life:
• "It was not an act of war; it was
a, ease of sheer eowerelly murder.
To the American people who suf-
fered this felons' blew equally with
ass -reel -yes we ad,dresal no words of
impertaneat counsel but we do
venture to offer to them from the
bottom of our hearts a message of
profoundest sympathy. It is at
such times as these essential by the
kinship of the English,speaking
peoples -that we make unmistakably
manifest that tie there their indig-
nation, loathing and contempt for
the assassins who sneak tindee the
water to wage a campaign of mer -
der against unarmed defenceless
passenger ships, merchant vessels
and fishing trawlers, and we pro-
mise them that, so far as in us lies,
the deaths of them American citi-
zens shall be avenged."
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Says 200 Americans Dead.
New York, Saturday, May 8. -
Mere than 200 Americans are
among the dead in the Lusitania
disaster, according to a London
!cable to the Tribune, whose con
reepondeet places the total loss of
life tot arom 900 to 1,400 the latter -
estimate by First Officer Senes. It
s supposed there were 400 Ameri-
cas on board.
Plenty of India Wheat .
To Supply Britain
A de -Spat -eh from London ants:
The British Government hoped,
said the Marquis of Crewe in the
House of Lords, that the exporta-
ble margin of wheat from India
would be sufficient to prevent any-
thing like a panic or as rise in the
price of wheat for the current year
in this country.
Government interference with the
export of wheat from India, the
speaker said, -wee clue to the belief
that sinless some strong action were
to, be taken a serious position
would be created in India owing to
the high prices -to which the wheat
was advancing.
The Government was prepared,
the Marquis concluded, to take as
meth wheat from India as it could
get in view of what the price of
wheat was likely to be in this coun-
try.
Heat and Thirst Fail to Stop Botha
A ctespatch from, Cape Towin says:
"Gen Botha has occupied the im-
portant railway junction of Karibib
and other stations (Cleansers South-
west Africa). He expects to occupy
Windbult very soon, Large quanta
tee of rolling stock, including se-
ven locomotives, were taken at
Keribib.
"The town was occupied after a
forced march of 35 unites over a
waterless waste, under conditions
of heat, iniest end hunger *lien
called foe the greatest resolution
POISONED WELLS
BEFORE RETREAT
The Germans in South-I:Vest Africa
Threw Arsenic Into the
Waten
saes:
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State
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A despatch from London
In support of charges that the
mans had poisoned wells in
,Sonth-west African earn
Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of
foe the Colonies, has issued a
rawnication in which he says
when Gen. Louis Botha, eons
der of the Union of South A
forces, occupied - Svorkopmun
dis,covered. that six wells had
Pei:wood by an arsenical
wash.
As a remonstrance Gen. B
sent a conenanicatien to
Franekes commander 61 the
man forces. This elicited a
spouse, 'according to the state
of Mr. Hareourn that the Ger
troops had been -given ordees
"if thya
epossibly can preven
not to anew any water supplie
fall into the hands of the enern
a form ,which allows it to be
for man or beast,"
When Swan:emu-end was areaed, the reply of Col. Frances°
tinned, the officer in chargeseverwl bags of cooking salt -the
into the wens, but it was found
this "meld in a short time be
dared ineffeetive.'' Thereat
Col. Francke's letter said,
tried the copper dip, and to
that by using this material
enemy occupying the town wo
fel' some time have to rely on we
from elsewhere."
The communication sane that
spite Gen, Bothens protest the tir
nee continued. A message said
have been from Capt. Kruger,
the German protectorate troops
quoted in the communication
saying: "The petrel at Gabib
been inettructecl thoroughly to list
with disease the Ida mine.
'preach Swakop and the Ira Ira
with extreme caution. Don't we
there any more."
Since their evacuation of A
Warmbad and other pleases, Ge
Botha says in a letter, "the Ger-
man troops have consistently poi-
soned an wells along the railway -
line in their retirement."
PASSENGEB SHIP
SUNK BY PIRATES
Danish Steamer Was On Her Way
From Copenhagen for
China.
A despatch from London says:
The Danish steamer Cathay, 2,600
net tons, from Copenhagen for
Chinese ports, was either mined or
torpedoed late last night in the
North Sea. She went down, in 20
minutes. Her passengers and the
members of her crew, totalling 43
persona, took to the small boats and
all were landed safely at Rams-
gate.
The 'trawiler Stratton, of Grims-
by, was sunk in the North Sea by
the gunfire of a German submarine.
The crew wee taken on board the
submarine, and later landed at
Hartlepool in a. small boat.
The schooner Earl of Latham
was sunk by a German submarine
off Kinsale, ors the Irish coast.
The crew was permitted to take to
the small boats, and was rescued
by a trawler.
- The submarine fired nine shells
at the schooner before she sank ,
The British steamthip Harpalyee,
cinder Charter to the American Beh-
an Relief Cloinernithee, which was
sunk by a German submarine in the
North Sea the easily part of
was torpecleed within 23 mil -es of
the Dutch coast, according to a re-
port made to the British Admiralty
after, an investigation which wee
confined &lefty to an examination
of the 'members of the crew of the
steamer, foe the reason that, no
pert of the ship remained afloat.
The report asserts that the Her-
palyce, at the time she was attack-
ed, flew the flag of the Relief Coin -
mission and that she than also large
sheets bearing the name .of the com-
mission stretched along her sides.
The report points out pettiest -tarty
that it has been proved that the
Inarpalyee was not within the war
zone when ehe was sent to the 'bot-
tom. •
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TOON SPX/INTER FROM HEART.
French, Surgeons Perforated an
Operation That Was Unique.
' A d,eapatch from Paris says. A
young sergeant in the French army,
from whose heart a splinter of a
hand grenade was extracted by
Dr.. Bea,usee net, chief of the mili-
tary hospital, was presented before
the Academy of Medicine last night
by Professor Aranengaud, of Bor-
deaux. The patient was wounded
at St. Hebert, where the steel frag-
ment of the grenade penetrated his
diaphragm, peric-ardium and car-
diac muscles, lodging witthie the
right ve-ntriel e.
The splinter remained- in the ven-
tricle four and a half months be -
lore it wee extracted. The opera-
tion was declared to have been
unique in the annals of surgery.
Considerable difficulty was experi-
enced in -removing the piece of
steel, as it slipped from the forceps
several times, Various corn/Aka-
tions were feared, but everything
went well and the soldier now is
considered -cured, as his heart acti
normally.
Will Stop Exports
Of Coal and Coke
A despetels f root London says:
Great Britain is about to prohibit
the exportation of -coal and coke to
countries eh -read other than Bri-
'tish pease,sisiens and. proteeboretes
and allied countries. A, conunitte,a.
will be appointed', however, to eon -
these aucheeto prohibited de,seina-
tions.
A Common Sight in France.
Jean Marie Cann:rile lost both
of his legs and hoe a medal to show
for hie bravery in the war. He took
pert in the battles of Altkirch,
Mulhaneen, Namur, Chaeleroi and
Champagne, and was decorated for
his distinguished conduct. In the
last named station he lose both his
legs, and though still full of the
fighting, spirit, is unable to return
tor the front.
'
DEVOTE EFFORTS
TO TRAWLERS
Fifteen Fishing Steamers Sublime -
used 'Without Loss of Life,
Despite Shell Fire.
A despatch from London. says;
To the nine trawlers, the sinking
of which by German submarines
Which have been reported, another
victim has been added. A Norwe-
gian -steamer landed the crew of :the
trawler Sceptre, which was torpe-
doed forte miles off Peterhead.
his brings the total number of
trawler victims of Germany under-
water boats up to fifteens The sub-
marines seem to be making a deter-
mined effort to prevent 'England
from proettring fish in the North
S-ett.
None of the trawlers, according
to the stories told by their crews,
,to
while they 'had the
slightest thence to escape. Gener-
ally, the frame:nen did not take to
their boats until bullets or shells
were flying about them. Despite
these statements no loss of life
among the crews of the trawler has
occurred.
Several trawlers which were dial-
lenged by submarines made their
escape by putting on a full head
of Steal11 and outfooting the Ger-
inane.
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Resolution to Ratify
Uses of Gases in War
A despatch from London says:
The suggestion that Great Beattie
adopt measures in retaliation for
the use of gases in battle by the
Germans hiss taken concrete form.
Joseph King , representing the
North District of Somerset in the
Howse of Commons, announced his
intention of intreclueing a reeolu-
non on this subject.
The resolution sets forth "that
this House agrees to such mea-
sures of retaliation as is essential
to prevent success attaching to
such gross and unparalleled viola-
tion of the rules of war; subject,
however, to the condition that in
the preparation of any gas used by
his Majesty's military forms the ut-
most regrind be paid to the dictates
of humanity."
No Demonstrations
On King's Birthday
A des,patch from Ottawa says: A
message from Right Hon. Lewis
Harcourt,. Secretary of State for
the Colonies, has been received by
the Government in regard to the
celebration of the King's birthday.
The ealoSe states: "It is his Majes-
ty's with that on the occasion of hn
Majesty's birthday this year flags
ehould be flown, but no dinners,
reviews, salutes or other celebra-
tiene should take place."
Instructions have been sent out
by the Militia Department to offi-
cers commanding divisions sari dis-
tricts to Carry outothe King's tonne
es throughout their respective corn -
mends.
To Lead a New Army.
A despatch from London says:
The Official Gazette an no since s
appointment of General Sir Henry
Rundle, Governor and commander-
im-aief at Malta, to the chief com-
mand of one Of Greet Britain's six
new armies.
Two of .the armies already at the
front ere under General Sir Doug-
las Haig sad General Smith-Due-
rien, while another is in the opera-
tions against the Darclaneeles un-
aler General Sir Ian Hamilton Of
those amides not yet in action
Lieut. -Gen e ral Sir Archibald Hun-
ter commands the first "Kitchener"
army and General s Rundle) and
Bruce Haaniltim the remaining two.
4. •
...Women applied last year in. the
United Kingnom for no fewer than
310 patents.
PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS
REPORTS FROM THE LEADING rn4os
CENTRES OF AMERICA.
Breads tuffS. ,
Toronto, May 10,--Plour-Manitoba, first
pitents quoted ift,$8.10, in jute bags; sec-
ond catentl, E7,65; strong bakers', $7.40.
Ontario wheat flow, 90 per cent patents,
quoted at $6.40 to $6.45, seaboard, and at
$6,40 to $6.60, Toronto freight. .
Wheat-Idanitoba, "No, 1 Northern quot-
ed at $1.70 1-2; No. 2 at $1,60, and No, 3
at $1.66. Onta.rio wheat is nominal at
$1.50 for No. 2 at ontside coThts.
oess-enteno quoted at sees outside,
and at 63e, Toronto. Western Canada No.
2 quoted at 67 1-2o, and No, 3 at 65c, c.i.f.,
13,PY Ports.
Barley-q2be market, is nofainal. Good
malting grades; 73 Co 75e, outside.
Rye -The market is dull at $1 to $1.55,
outside. '
Peas-Themarket, is quiet. WWI No.1
quoted at $1.55 to $1.65, outside.
Coro -'No. 2 esti .American quoted at
02e, c.i.f., Bay ports, and No. 3 at 81 1-20,
BAY ports. •
Buckwheat -No.. 2 quoted at 50 to 02o,
outside,
Bran and shbrts-Bran is quoted at $27
a ton, Shorte at $29 to $30.
Boned oats -Cor lots, cer bag of 90 lbs.,
Cotifitry Produee.
Butter -Choice dairy, n to 26c; inferior,
Si to 23e; creamery prints, 32 to 34e; do,
solids, 29 to see.
DggS-The market is steady, with sales
at 15e co dozen, in ease lots.
'Beans -The market is quiet at $3.15 for
prime, and $3.20 to $3.26 for hand-picked.
PouLtry-Ohickens, dressed, 18 to Me;
ducks, dressed, 15 to 17o; fowl, 13 to 15c;
turkeys, dressed, 20 te Mc.
Cheese -The market- is quiet, with new
quoted .at 17 1.2c for large, and at 17 3,4e
for twins. mug -noted at 19 to 19 Mo.
Potatoes -Ontario, 60 to 66e .per bag, out
of store, and 500 in oar Iota. New Brune
wicks, ear lots, 60e per bog. '
Provisions.
Bacon -Long clear, 13 3.4 to /4o per lb.
In case lots. Ifams-Mediura, 17 to
17 1-2e; do„ heavy, 14 1-2 to 16e; rolls, 14
to 14 1-2e; breakfast bacon, 18 to 200;
becks, 21 to 22e; boneless backs, 23c.
Lord -The market is quiet, with prices
steady; pure lard, tubs, 11 3-4 to 12e; do.,
pails, 12 to 12 1-2c. Compound, tabs, 9 3-4
to 100; do.. Cells, 10 to 10 1-4e.
Baled Hay and straw.
Straw is quoted at $7.50 to $8 a ton in
earlo-sNo.ihay
is
g
deliveries onrtrioltteaa
here,uayt $17 to
3 at $12 to $13.
$17.50; No. 2 at $1_4.55 to $16.50, and No.
Business in Montreal.
Montreal, May 10. -Corn, American No.
2 yellow, 83 to 84e. Oats, Canadian west-
ern, No. 3, 67 1-2c; extra No. 1 feed, 66 1-2c;
No. 2 local white, 67e; No. 3 do. 66e; No.
4 do., 65o. Barley, molting, WI to 90c.
Flour -Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts,
$8.20; do., seconds, $7.70; strong bakers',
$7.50; Winter patents, choice. $7.90;
straight rollers, $7.40 to $7.50; do., bags.
$3.50 to $3.60. Boiled oats, 'barrels, $7 to
$7.15; da., bags, 90 lbs., $3.40 to $3.50.
Bran, $26. Shorts, $28. Middlings, $33 to
$34. Mountie, $35 to $38. Nay, No. 2, per
ton, ear lots, $18 to $19.50. Cheese, finest
westerns, 171-4 to 17 1-2c; do., easterns,
16 3.4 to 17c. Butter, choicest creamery,
30 to 30 1-2e; seconds, 29 1-2 to 29 3-4c. Bs -go,
fresh, 22 to 23c; selected, 24 to Sic; No. 2
'rook, 21c. Potatoes, pot' bag, ear lote.
5e. Dressed hoga, abattoir killed, Si to
13 1 -Oe. Pork, heavy Canada short mess,
Ws., 35 to 46 pieces, $281 short cut back,
MM.. 95 to 55 pieces, $27.60. Lard, eons -
pound, tierce,s, .375 lbs., 91 -So; wood pans,
20 lbs, net, 10c; pure, tierces, 375 lbs.,
11 1-2c; cure, 11,0Cd, pails, 20 lbs, net, 12e.
United states Markets.
Minneapolis, May 10. -Wheat --Ne. 1
hard, 51.64 14; No. 1 Xerthern, 51.59 3-4
to 01.63 3-4; Cl. 2 Northern, $1.55 3.4 to
$1.60 3.4; July, $1.53 bid. Corn -No. 3 Yet -
low, 72 3-4 to 73 1-4c, Ode -No. 3 -white,
53 to 53 1-2e. Plow and bran unchanged.
nuestia May 10. -Wheat -No. 1 nerd,
$1.64 6.8; No. 1 Northern, $1.63 is; No. 2
Northern, $1.56 5.8 to $1.59 5-8; July,
$1,68 3-0. Linseed, $1,99 1-4; July, $2.01 14,
New York, May 10.-Plour steady, aye
dour steady. May strong; No. 1, $1.22 1-2;
leo. 2, $1.17 1-2 to $1.20; No. 3, $1.05 to
$1.10; shipping 50c to $1. Hops quint.
Bides dull. Leather firm.
Live Steek markets.
Toronto, May is.--Butobern cattle.
(Melte, $7.60 to $8.35; do., good, $7.10 to
m$7O4n8,', $<61,10, to e$d61.115ri, brietts to ?bUtisd,o0"11cooicrne,
$6.25 to $7.25; do., good bulls, $5.40 to $6;
do., rough bulls, $4.60 to $5.75; butcher'
cows, cholee, $6.25 to $7; do.. medium,
$5.25 to $6; do.. cowmen $4.60 to $5;
feeders, good, $6.40 to $7,25; do., rough
bulls, $5 to $5.50; stockers, 700 to 1,000
$S390'1.14 to .56 t°*c5o:m5nm71,i2s1:51'n'e-raneta.ulncnhineoroje'dei'a. in, each, $35,
aoriodoh• each, $60
to $46: wingers, en to $76; tight ewes,
$7 to nese so., heavy, $5 to $6,301 do.,
bucks, $3.50 to $4,50; yearling lambs, $6
to $10;„spring lambs, 55 to $11.50. .
Montreal, May 10. -There were no elmice
steers on tho snorkel, but sales of good
.steers 'were made at $7.75 to $8, fair, at
$7 to $7.50, and the lower grades at $6
to $5.75, while .butchers' Cows brought
from $4 to $7, and butts from $4 to $7,60
per cwt. A -feature .of the small meat
trade was the WenkOr feeling in the mar-
ket tor calves, owing to the liberal sue
-
plies coming forward, and prices deolin-
ed, but at the reduction the demand wee
good, and an active trade was done at
from $1.50 to $9 each, as to size and gnat -
Sky. The demand for Spring lambs wee
fair at $4 to $8 each, and old ,311tec sold
at $6.25 to $6,60 per end. The tone of the
market for hogs was firm, with a steady
detailed, and sales of selected lots were
made at 419.25 to $9,50, and heavy -weight
at $9 oer awn weighed off ears.
PETRO GRAD IS NOT ALARMED
Temporary Success
the Russian
Can Do No More Than Delay'
Advance Into Hungary
A des,petch from' London says:
The battle now peegressing between]
the Vistula, and the Carpathians is
thus described by the corset peeo
dent of the Daily Mail at Petro-
grad :
"For tlie moment masses, of Ger-
man and Austrian troops who for
some weelcs past have been cement --
treeing .et Cracow neve, by mare
weight and iseperiority Of munbere,
forced the Russians along the Den-
ejeo to draw bent; The operations
in this region began a week ago
when an Aastrian fence apnrottehed
the Biala River south of Tarnow.
Aa first they were held in check,
but soon German reinloneements
arrived, including loamy first line
troops not before used in the Car-
pathians. At the same time at
Krasnow, on the up -pea' Vistula, a
vern vigorous offensive 'began, Six
times the Russian positione were
attacked and each time the enemy
Veda driven off. Finally, the enemy
being greatly weakened, a battalion
of Russians was °to:keen to elberge,
and did so with complete success,
a whole regiment of Lam-livenr
troops being put out of action and
400 survivors being made prisoners,
"Then came the movement of the
enemy for whith these attacks had
been preparatory. A very large
force of Germans crossed the Duna-
jec and under cover 'of a heavy said
concerted artillary fire mane an ad-
vance. No sooner had they gained
ehe right -bank, however, than they
were stopped by the fire of the Rue-
eian gunners, Ordees were then
sent to the Russians to retire on
their strong second line defences,
and this won done enter a fleece en-
gagement in which the enemy's
loses were very heavy.
"In connection with tibia move -
meet other 'attacks, were made by
Peewee and Attendee forces on the
Nide, ,south of Lohuchno, and in
the Gorlice distinct. The firet ven-
ture failed, all attempts to ore so
the Nida, being repulsed and the
enemy ihning driven back on the left
bank, which he had odeupied for
sonic time. Alt Gordiee the .advenoe
was more seentus. The object of
the Germans heee is to compel the
Russian arunes in the Oat-pathiene
to retreat be threatening their Line
of communications.
"No anxiety regarding the result
is felt here, and it is not believed
that the new Austro-Gernum offen-
sive can do more than delay the
Russian advance into Hungary."
PAY-DAY AT THE FRONT.
Explaining How -Tommy Gets His
COS11 When on Active &Mee.
One read recently of a severely
wounded officer, whose filet thought
when found was to hand over to his
eescuers twenty pounds of company
money which he was carrying on
-his person.
Evan on active service every en-
deavor is made to give time soldier
hie weekly pay, although he may
have little or no use for the money.
What, then, is the aystenn which en-
ables the soldier in wax- to receive
hie jest dues -almost with the regu-
larity of peace -tissue
In command of the finaneial
forces there is a gamester -in -chief,
who is charged with the general
supervision of pay end cash ac-
counting services for the forces in
the field,
Under him is &chief paymaster o
paymaster, who is in financial
charge at the base or bases. Next
mates another chief ' paymaster,
who is in eommand of the regimen-
tal play -offices, if these -ere estab-
lished at the base.
At the base, OT at each base
there is, further, a. paymaster wh
acts as cashier. Be, in turn,
assisted by field cashiers appeinde
for duty on the lines of commend=
lions or at the front.
If necessary, field °athlete or
provided with guards or escorts
and thus the money finds les wa
up to the firing -lime and into there
of the regimental offieers.
The letter may be able to errant;
a regular pay-day, but as likely a
net they will pay out whersehere i
a lull an the fighting, and es the
eome across their amen.
re, Naturally, times is no time fo
to the keeping of elaborate accounts
All payments mule are at once en-
tered on 'what is called the acquit-
tance roll and in the soldier's pay -
book.
If; as is probable enough, the
soldier lame his pay -book, a new
one may be issued to him, but for
the time being he will net be allow-
ed to draw pay prier tonne date of
Isis re -porting his loos. The acquit -
theca roll is forwarded to the pay
official at the bete, copy being re -
Weed by the company offices'.
What 'happens when a. soldier dies
on active serviceS
The pay -book mthe place in 'width
to make a will, and if one nes been
made thits is cut out and sent to the
proper authorities. The pay -book
is then oent to the paymaster
charged4t.
0Immun
with compiling the 'me
8
SMYRNA CUT OFF
FR011i STRAITS
British Aviator Drops Bombs on '
Panderma Bridge, Destroy-
ing 'It.
A despatch from London sane:
Desperate fiehting is in progress on
the Gallipoli Peninsula,. The Turks -
have been reinforced by a division,
and the allies are now endeavoring
to prevent this form irons joining
the other ironies of Turkish troops.
The losses on both sides are •
heavy. The allies at other points
on the Peninsula are strongly es-
tablished, •and are advancing slow-
ly but steadily, overcoming the
Turkishresistaace everywhere.
A clespateb to the Exchange Tele-
graph from Athens -saes that as a
result Of the destruction of the
Pendent -le bridge -by a Brinell wise.
tor communication between Smyr-
na and the Dardanelles is inter-
rupted, and that beth the move-
ment of Turkish -troops and the
transport of -supplies from the in-
n) tenet of Asia Minor have been ree-
1
11 dared difficult.
'" Tae Turks, considerably rein-
forced, attacked the &tiles' camp
at Kritnia, but were rem/jean,
e heaving 1,500 dead, wee -Hine
h advices from Mitylene. Kritina, is
Y about three miles up the Gallipoli
e Peninsula from Seda-el-Bathe at
tae Tin, and is an interior point.
e The allies have advanced into the
s interior, the despatch says, and
s now occupy positions of great stra-
Y tegic importance. ,
A report from Tenedes says that
n British warships continued their
' bombardment of Turkish positione
in the Dardanelles, and also- of
Smyrna,
SOME FEW FACTS.
To guard against quack tree sur-
geons, the Massechesetts Forestry
Association will inspect shade trees
free of charge.
A great deal of the oak need on
the Pacific coast oonees from the
eastem part of Asia,
Rubbing with turpentine will re-
store the orator to ivory knife 'h -an -
dies that have. turned Yale's'.
An aton-nzer for perfumery entail
enough to be canned in a pockets
nook te is. novelty from Europa.
Forbaoh, Gas -many, has the most
profitable town forest known; it
yields an annual net gain of $12,14
an acre.
Apple wood, need almost exclu-
sively for saw handles, also furnish -
'es the material for many so -caned
brier -wood pipes,
Although the United Steles re-
lines mere eickel than any other
country, practically all the os -c LICE d
comes 'from Ontario and New Ca:e-
h:Ionia,
In Northern Idaho and Illonthaa,
which had many firee &rase the
las t. SainnieT 37 pS17 eerie of the
fi re s on notional fare ste yese
meted by rni,Ircofls, 26 per cent, by
lightning rued 10 per cent, by c -amp.
Soc 0,
Orbs of the moot ells -nears wcode
Italy gas Prepared 8th tem ent.
A despatch from Rome men : In
addition to military preparations,
the Italian Government is taking
nil measures possible in is diplo-
matic way in enticipation of a pos-
sible outbreak of war,
Foreign Minister Sonnino has
prepared ,a, long statement for pub-
lication the moment Italy jOins the
alliesh in case she decides upon this
station, • This -statement is de -signed
to justify Italy's actin before the
world. It sets forth the historical,
racial,- ecoaernie end strategical
reasons inGencing Iihe nation, and
dwells upon the "intolerable poen
tion" of Italy in the Adriatic and
on her easteen frontier.
S.
AS1 sonnet's in the Genii :1 Army
are 'taught the histzr:i of the
Prussian Royal -Family. '
It is much easier to be stens. thao
CO be weenie ; Snit there nee a, lot
of people who will never disoover
nie difference.
A. Living Torpedo.
At this time when we are 'hearing
so much of the torpedo, it is par-'
haps interesting to know that there
as- a fish which bears this name.
This is the torpedo, or electric ray,
a dweller in South -ern seas, whish
grows to a large size, -sometimes
weigh -leg seventy or eighty pounds.
This peculiar fish has a- nearly' cir-
cular body, a short thin. and a very
small mouth. The beck is brownish
in neler, and the underneath nazis
are white. The torpedo obtains its
name from its' power of goring VIC,
lent hock, Similar to an eteatele
shook, to anything with which it
comes in contact. Whenever an
enemy approaches, the fish emits
from its body „e kind -of electricity,
which incapacitates the attacker
itemodiately. In capturing its food
the torpedo) hinds this pewee of use.
Being eery inactive, it cannot pur-
sue the Maid. fish winds form• its •
diet, se it lies in wait until they
swim close by, and thee throws out
its powerful shock, which instantly
renders them help -less. a. persons -
teethes this change fell he is at -
tensed by e cramp, which affects
the stairwell, presto -Icing a kind of
cc -avulsions. For this reason the
torpedo is sometimes known as the
"cram p -fish "
'
Deed ,Lutis.
"What are you here foe- end
i i • "
tv, iv. my in sen ele friend , (.neri-
ed one of these Sympathetic
uplift advocates recently.
'Woll, you ace, mum, Inn tin
victim ef the ualucky nit 13.''
„.heir novo) o2,41 Pa /ye rs i •
nous! Tell me all abreit inetliat
eel sicky 13,'' .
"Yes, nem ; l52 jurors and ,no
J udge. "
It line been .onoted at 4 <1.111IS a en- '' I TC:
in inh'i4 UnitOrl 1:,1 nor:wood..
bie nine ,arin about $1,700 by, tee,
thous...seat 'bowel
Boom in Recruiting.
A. deepateh from Sydney, N.S.
W., sanss : The details of the opera-
tions of the allies 'against the Doe-
nenelles have. been received with
enthusiasm. Recruiting meows no
signs of diminution.
Premier Fisher, replying to the
question whether, in view of the
fighting, the Commonweeeth, in-
tended rending en increased num-
ber of men to the front, said to-
day : "Oar offer is unlimited. We
ehstll nein and equip anen to the
best of our ability and provide
imams for getting them speedily to
the, front."
Z:',.:13.:Iirts Destroyed, Soldiers Were Killed and Long
Trains Filled With 13..nzol Burned
A despatch from Perie says: In
hembernment of the railway sta-
tion at Bitiey damage was dote te
Conflate, Briey and Metz, where
provision depots were nes-brayed
and the railway line woe cut.
The station at St. Quentin and a
central depot of anenitions was
bombes -den: One hundred and fifty
rS In any ell them, coistaleang
benzol, were completelly 'destroyed
by fire, which lasted fourteen hours,
Explosions were heard -throughout
the night. Twenty-four salniers
were killed.
In a bembardireent the niCdrich-
shafort Integers were damaged and
Zeppelin wee destroyed, Bombs
were also dreppecl at Leepeldshohe
and Lannon, and on the 'station
Haltingen, Two locomotives anti
two express trains, Were disabled
and all traffic between Leopold-
shehe and' lientingee was suspend-
ed.