Loading...
Zurich Herald, 1919-06-20, Page 7BRITISH WA AIMS FLY ATLANTIC IN HOURS, 12 .. MINUTES Vickers -'{Mazy Biplane Navigated by Capt. Alcock and Lieut. Brown, Left St. John's, MK, Saturday at 4.28 porn., and Lands at Clifden, Ireland, at 8A0 Sunday Morning. London, Juno 15 The final goal sof all the ambitions which flying men have ventured to dream since the Wright brothers first rose from the ,earth in. a heavier-than-air machine, -was realized this morning, when two young British officers, Capt. John Alcock and Lieut. Arthur W. Brown, 'landed on the Irish coast after the first non-stop flight) across the At- lantic Ocean. Their voyage was without accident and without unforeseen incident. so far as can be learned. It was a straightaway, clean-cut flight, achlev- •ed in sixteen hours and twelve. nun= sates, from Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland, a distance of more than 1900 'miles. But the brief and modest descrip- tion which c •mos from the airmen at Clifden tells of an adventu'•ous end amazingly hazardous enterprise. Fog and mists hung over the North At- lantic, and the Vickers-Vimy biplane' climbed and clove, struggling to ex- tricate herself from the fibgs--air- planes' worst enemies, She rase to 11,000 feet, swooped clown almost to the surface of the .sea, and at times the two navigator, found thoxaselvcs flying upside down, only • ten feet above the water. Before coming to earth, near the Clifder. Wireless Station, Alcock circled the wireless aerials, seeking the best spot to reach the earth. But no suitable ground was found, so he chanced it in a bog. The'•wireless staff rushed to the aid of the aviators. They found Brown daed and Aleck temporarily deaf- ened.by the force of the inpact. As soon as they were able to he escorted to the wireless station they telegraph- ed the news to their friends; then they had breakfast. "That is the best way to cross the Atlantic," said Lieut Brown after he had eaten. The report of Alcock and Brown to the Aero Club, was as follows: "Landed at Clifden at 8. X10 a.m. Greenwich mean time, 15th of June, Vickers-Vimy Atlantic machine, leav- ing Newfoundland coast at 4.28 p.m. Greenwich mean thne, 14th of June. "Total time 16 hours, 12 minutes. (Signed) "Alcock and Brawn." A wireless from the Clifder, Sta- tion says the machine of Capt. Al- cock and Lieut. ,Brown is sticking nose -deep in the bog. CLARY STRIKE .B1G PARIS STRIKE ENDS IN FAILURE' IS CALLED OFF Postal Situation Practically the Only Unsettled Element. A despatch from Calgary says: -- With the postal situation practically the only unsettled element of the sympathetic strike in Calgary, the strike here is regarded as a failure. Express business in Calgary is now going forward as usual, the Domin- ion Express workers being all on the job with the exception of half a dozen. The Canadian Northern Ex- press workers voted to return to work, were on the job as usual on Thursday morning. Press telegraphers have returned, freight is being handled with dispatch hgailer normal conditions, and the pos- tal employes, who were served with notice of dismissal by the Govern- ment for going on a sympathetic strike, are now making a strong ef- fort to get their positions back. The postal strikers have set forth the terms on which they were will- ing to return to work, and it is said they represent a big backdown from their first position. BRITISH- HOLD OESEL ISLAND A despatch from Paris says: -The Council of Four has sanctioned the occupation of Oesel Island, which commands the entrance to the Gulf of Riga, by British troops. The Esthonian Government agreed on the occupation as a guarantee for the payment of financial aid to the Esthonians. Premier Clemenceau's Appeal to Transport Workers is Successful. Paris, June 15. -Tire strike of transport workers was called off last night, and work will be resumed by all companies on Monday. 'The work- ers having appealed to Premier Cle- menceau, the latter conferred late this afternoon with municipal repre- sentatives and directors of trans- port companies and a workers' dele- gation. Some claims of the workers were recognized and others were re- jected, but the Premier appealed to the strikrs' sense of patriotism and justic, pointing out the necessity for union .and concord at the present grave juncture.' It was in response to his appeal that decision was reach- ed to resume work. AtM1 '� TWO MILLIONS INCREASE IN DOMINION REVENUE A despatch from Ottawa says: - Dominion revenues for the month of May. were $25,553,399 as compared with $22,758,912 in May, 1918. The total net debt of the Dominion on May 31 was $1,578,832,332, as com- pared with $1,144,235,627 on May 31, 1918. Expenditure of consolidat- ed fund account during May was $25,- 067,710 as compared with $7,531,673 in May last year. Milk, cheese and eggs are among the most wholesome forms of pro- tein. GERMS S TO ATTEND FIRST LEAGUE t yiEf I1 C ON CUMIN IN CND INNS Conclusions of the Peace Conference in Final Answer to Germany Show Modifications in Minor Details -Huns Withdraw War Material From Probable Line of Allied Advance. A despatch from Paris says: - The reply of the Allies to the Ger- man counter -proposals will be incor- porated in the treaty itself. No time has been fixed for Ger- many's entrance into the League of Nations, but if she conforms to the conditions, it is expected that she will be represented at the first meet- ing of the assembly. These condi- tions are: 1st, the establishment of the amount Cermsny is able to pay, and will fix that amount within three or four months instead of two years from the time of signing. The Germans will be informed also that the Army of Occupation will be reduced to something amore than 100,- 000, with a comparatively moderate annual amount payable by Germany for its maintenance. A despatch from Coblenz says: - a sable Government; 2nd, the sign- The movement of war material by the ing of the Treaty of Peace; $rd, the Germans from territory beyond the loyal execution of the Peaee Treaty. occupied territories continues, ac - .A. proposed fourth condition, relative cording to German newspapers. The to Germany's abolishing compulsory military service, was finally omitted, as it was considered that the treaty beginning of this withdrawal was made several weeks ago when there was a hitch in peace negotiations. sufficiently provided for Germany's The withdrawal of troops from vagi- disarmament, ous sectors opposite the allies' bridge - The serious differences in ;;he heads is also reported,. Council of Four aver modification of Several days ago the removal of the German treaty have yielded to material from the Frankfort area the spirit of compromise. The treaty will be unmodified except in minor details, but the German plenipotenti- aries in the final communication from the powers will get certain assur- ances designed to remove their ob- jeetions to what they termed impos- sible conditions, The amount of reparation is not fixed, but the Germans will be told that the allied Reparations Commis- sion will consider representations from the German Commission as to plete. began. The most of this material is going in the direction of Cassel, but there are no indications that it is being unloaded there, that city being on a line over which the allies would ., ,anee should they be ol;,d- Bred to move further into Germany. Beyond ° the Coblenz bridgehead much war material has been with- drawn for a distance of more than 60 miles. In the Ruhr district the military retirement is virtually cone ,GET AFTER THESE DOLLARS Our town should get ALL of the trade in our trade area. We don't worry about our neighboring town's business. We have enough to clo to take .care of our OWN. But we should get ALL of our own. How about these dollars that are GETTING awaY from us? How about the dollars that are SLIPPING through our fingers? We have the GOODS. We have the values, Our prices are RIGHT. And yet there is a LOT of money slipping AWAY from us constantly. The best way to get AFTER this money is to tell the truth about the man or the sys- tem that is taking it away. Join the Trade -at-home campaign. Markets of the World Breadstufi's. Toronto, June 17. -Man. Wheat - No. 1 Northern, $2.24%; No. 2 Northern'$2.21%; No 3 Northern, to Glc; rolls, 35 to 36c; breakfast bacon, 47 to 50c; backs, plain, 50 to 51c; boneless, 55 to 57c; clear bellies, 33 to 35c. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 32 to 33c; clear bellies, 31 to 32c. Lard -Pure tierces, 35 to 35%e;; tubs, 36% to 37c; pails, 36s/� to 371, c; $2.171/ ; No. 4 heat, $2.11?, in Prints, 3714, to 38c. Compound store Fort William. Manitoba Oats, -No. 2 CW, 78%sc; No. 3 CW, 76%a; extra No. 1 feed, 76%c; No. 1 feed, 741/8c; No. 2 feed, 69%c, in store Fort William. Manitoba barley -No. 3 CW, $1.30; No. 4 CW, $1.25; rejected, $1.15; tierces, 30?a to 31c; tubs, 31 to 31%c; pails, 31% to 31%e; prints, 32 to 321/2c. TREATY SIGNED ABOUT JUNE a Redraft Will Have to be Revised Before Being Given to German Delegates. FLYING TO HIS BRIDE AS WELL AS FOR PRIZE London, June 15. -There is some- thing romantic about the accomplish- ment of the flight besides its span- ning of the Atlantic, and that is be- cause Lt. Brown, born in Glasgow, was in reality flying to his bride, for according to the Daily Mail, "ar- rangements are on foot for the Ma - mediate celebration of the wedding of Lieut. Brown and Miss 0, R. Ken- nedy, daughter of Major D. E. Ken- nedy of the chief aircraft production department of the Ministry- of Muni- tions, a department in which Brown was scheduled for duty and specially released by the Ministry at Messrs. Vickers' request to act as navigator of the Vimy." RING SENDS MESSAGE TO AERIAL AR.GONAUTS London, June 16, --Major-General Sykes, Chief of the'"Air Staid, on be- half of King George, wired Aleock and Brown as follows: "It is with pleasure that I have to convey to you the following message I have received from the King: " `The King is delighted to receive the welcome announcement that Capt. Alcock and Lt. Brown have landed safely in Ireland, after a trap--t- lantic flight. " 'His Majesty wishes you to calm municate at once with the oiff tiers and to convey to them the Ki-i•;•'t ;warmest congratulations on the s .:- cess of their splendid achievement.'" • ARMIES TO ADVANCE IF HUNS DON'T SIGN Paris, June 14. -"The allied armies are ready to move forward upon an instant's notice if Germany doss not sign the treaty," The Temps says to -day. "The German armies are without airplanes, without material and without food supplies. and weold be unable to make any effective resistance. "The Belgians, holding from Col- ogne to the frontier of Holland, are within a day's march of Essen, and the British, supporting the Belgians, would move forward and occupy the A. despatch from Paris says: -It mini', regions. Montreal Markets. looks as if the revised treaty will nal"Tito Americann army ;would occupy Montreal, June 17. -Oats, extra presentedp Frankfort, and the French would be to the German lemni- I take Hanau, Wurzburg and Ulm." No. 1 feed, 89%c. Flour, new stand- potentiaries as soon as early reports' feed, $1.15, in store Fort William. and grade, $11 to $11.10. Rolled oats, indicated. The French and Americans,? American corn -Nominal. bags 90. lbs., $4.10 to $4.25. Bran, Who have been predicting the treaty: GERMANY WILL BE ALLOIVET Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 77 to $41 to $41.50. Shorts, $44 to :144.50. and its accompanying explanatory; AN ARMY OF 200,000 MEN 79c, according to freights outside. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $40 to letter would be ready for presents- Ontario wheat -No. 1 winter, per. $41. Cheese, finest easterns, 28; t car lot, $2.14 to $2.20; No. 2 do, $2.11 29c. Butter, choicest cfamery, 55 to to $2.19; No. 3 do, $2.07 to $2.15,156e. Eggs, selected, 54 to 55c; No. f.o.b., shipping points, according to 1 stock, 51 to 52c• No. 2 stock, 46 to: freights. Ontario wheat -No. 1 spring, $2.09 to $2.17; No. 2 do, $2.06 to $2.14; No. 3 do, $2.02 to $2.10, f.o.b. shipping points, according to freights. Peas -No. 2, nominal. Barley -Malting, $1.28 to $1.32, nominal. Buckwheat -No. 2, nominal, 47c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.90 to $2. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $30 to $30.50. Lard, pure,' wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 37e. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, June 17. -Heavy- steers, $13 to $13.25; choice butchers' steers, $12.50 to $12.75; butchers' cattle, Rye -No. 2, nominal. choice, $12.25 to $12.75; do, good, Manitoba flour -Government sten- $11,25 to $11.75; do, medium, $10.50 dard, $11, Toronto. to $10.75; do, common, $8.75 to $9.25; Ontario flour -Government stan- bulls, choice, $10.50 to $11; do. med., 1 dard, $10.75 to $11, in jute bags, To- ronto and Montreal, prompt ship- ment. Millfeed-Car lots, delivered Mon- treal freights, bags included. Bran, $42 per ton; shorts, $44 per ton; good feed flour, $2.80 to $2.90 per bag. Hay -No. 1, $32 to $35 per ton; mixed, $20 to $24 per ton, track, To- mecl., $65to $75; springers, $00 to ronto. $160; light ewes, $10 to $12; year'- 1 Straw -Car lots, $10 to $11 per ings, $12 to $13; choice lambs, $18 to ton, track, Toronto. • $19; spring lambs, $11 to $14; calves.' $9.50 to $9.75; do, rough, $7.50 to $7.75; butchers' cows, choice, $10.50 to $11.25; do, good, $9.75 to $10.25; i do, med., $8.50 to $9; do, corn., $7.25 to $7.50; stockers, $8.75 to $11.75;1 feeders, $12.50 to $13; canners and I cutters, $4.25 to $5.75; milkers, good to choice, $90 to $150; do, coo. and good to choice, $15 to $17; hogs, feel j takes place at Versailles. Country Produce -Wholesale, and watered, $22.50; do, weighed et1 Butter -Dairy, tubs and rolls, 88 cars, $22.75; do, f.o.b., $21.50. '� to 40c; prints, 40 to 42c. Creamery, Montreal, June 17. -Choice steers, fresh made, solids, 501,1 to 51c; prints, $11.50 to $14; commoner quality, 51 to 51%e. $9.50; butchers' cattle, $7.50 to $12; Eggs -New laid, 40c. calves, $6 to $12; choice select hogs, Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, $21 to $21.25. 60c; roosters, 25e; fowl, 32 to 35c; ducklings, 32c; turkeys, 35 to 40c; PARLIAMENT TO FINISH squabs, doz., $6. BY THE 1ST OF JULY Live poultry -Spring chickens, 50e; roosters, 25c; fowl, 32 to 36c; duck'- A despatch from Ottawa nays: -It ings, lb., 35c; turkeys, 30c. Wholesalers are selling to the re- tail trade at the following prices: Cheese -New large, 28 to 331/2c; twins, 33% to g4c; triplets, 321/ to 33c; Stilton, 34 to 35c. Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 47 to 48e; creamery prints, 54 to 51e. Margarine -35 to 38c. Eggs -New laid, 49 to 50c; new laid, in cartons, 51 to 53c. Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 60 to 70c; roosters, 28 to 30c fowl, 37 to 38c; turkeys, 40 to 45c; duckl- ings, lb., 35 to 38c; squabs, doz., $7; geese, 28 to 30c. Potatoes -Ontario, f.o,b., track Toronto, ear lots, $2; on track out- side, $1,00. Beans -Canadian, hand-pick, bus., $4.25 to $4.50; primes, $3 to $3.25; Imported hand-picked, Burma or Indian, $3 • Limas, 12c. ` Honey -Extracted clover: 5 lb, tin, 25 to 26c lb; 10 lb. tins, 241%2 to 25e; 60 lb. tins, 24 to 25e; buckwheat, 60 lb, tins, 19 to 20a.; comb, 16 oz,, $4.50 to $5, doz.; 10 oz., $3.50 to $4 dozen, Maple products-Syrun, per imper- ial gallon, $2.45 to $2.50; per 5 im- perial gallons, $2.35 to $2.40; sugar, lb., 27c. Provisions -Wholesale. Smoked meats -Hams, med., 46 to 47c; clo, heavy, 39 to 40c; cooked, 60 letter would be ready early for pres-i entation by the time specified, .now, indicate it will be impossible to com- plete both documents, while the British think there will be a still fur- ther delay, and the British esti- mate seems more reasonable' in view of the fact that the communication explanatory of the treaty will comprise 20,000 words, and the work of redrafting this has hardly begun. The draft will have to be revised by the Council of, the leading plenipotentiaries, and there is every indication that the German delegation will not get the treaty until next week. Under these circumstances, with Tuesday accepted as the date for handing the revised draft to the Ger- mans, it will be Monday, June 23, before the Germans are obliged to say whether they will sign or not, and if the answer is in the affirma- tive it will probably be June nt,th be- fore the formal ceremony of signing is expected that Parliament will lilo- rogue by July 1. Morning sittings commence on Monday next and the House will sit this Saturday. Rounding Up the Aliens In the Manitoba Capital A despatch from Winnipegay s:- Special police officers arrested Carl' Boisse, a Russian Pole, who is be- lieved to have been one of the alien ringleaders responsible for the riot- ing which took place on Main Street last week. Two well-known aliens were also arrested at the Swift Can- adian plant. They are •charged with attempted intimidation. AFGHAN APPEAL MR AR STIC SLIMY RUSE TO PIN TM Amir Wished to Complete Concentration and Await Arrival of Russian Reinforcements -Bolshevists Taking a Hand in Eastern Uprising A despatch from London says: - A grave situation has developed in connection with the Afghan war. It is suspected that the appeal of the Amis. of Afghanistan for an armis- tic was simply a ruse to gain time for the completion of Afghanistan con- centration, for incitement of the tribes of the northwest frontier of India, and for the arrival of assist- ance of various kinds from Russia. It is certain that the Amir has en- tered into oloso relations with the Bolsheviks of 'Turkestan, and pre- sumably, those of Moscow also, Rus- siian emissaries have been tient into Afghanistan, and an extensive propa- ganda is being carried on throughout that country. The fact that the Bolsheviks are behind the Afghans is considered in competent circles to open up serious possibilities for the future. It'is be- lieved that Moscow -which means Lenine, of course ---sees in the Afghan conflict unique opportunity for em- barrassing the British Empire and for spreading Bolshevik doctrines throughout all the inflammable popu- latien of the Near East and widening the basis of its own influence, Paris, June 15. -Germany is to be allowed an army of 200,001 iron for th ee years. This is one of the changes in the peace terms which has Leen sedulously kept secret. Germany's ac':rnizeion to the League of Nations is fixed for "the near fu - tin e." Germany svill be given four months to submit to the allies' pro- posals dealing with lir total iu ebt- edness thi'ough rspar:mtions, arm d ma thesis for the payment thereof. The allies are to reply within two :months, BRITISH SQUADRON BOMBARDS KRONSTADT A despatch from Sto_kh>1m says: -A British squadron h.m. horded the Bolshevik base at Kron- stadt with heavy rune, a '..cording to a report published in The Aftonblad on Friday. The Bolshevik batteries, however, did not reply to the British fire. The Bolshevists her placed floating mines in the nc rby waters. The report suggests that the . sal shevists are trying to eve:elate the town. Negro Laborers to be '-nteene d Until Ile p triata:l A dspatch from Liverpool sae-s:--- lt is anncuncccl that as a resu:t if conference held between representa- tives of the ilIinistry of Labor and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool and the chief of police of the city, it has leen decided to intern the n groes from ATI ice and other countries, 'inoeght to Europe to serve as labor battalions in the war, pending their re: to iarien, Recently there have been 11 e rims in England and \Vales due to the presence of the negroes. Arrangements in Progress; For the Prinea Visit A despatch from Ottawa Aa;c s So far as official advices are eon - corned, there is no intimation that the proposed visit to Canada of `ie Psi}}i, it of.V'S'82 : '9 aikely to l,c pofit- ponea. Ar'ral,gaibiits lel the ' visit are in progress, The Prince is ex- pected to arrive about the middle of August. ALL THE GERMAN STATES, TO SHARE RESPONSIBILITY Basle, ,Tuue 14. ----The )linisters of all the German States have been summoned by telegraph to Weimar to jointly consider the German Aylmer to the allies,