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Zurich Herald, 1915-04-02, Page 3• VESSEL SU\K BY SELL TIRE Engineer Killed and Two Wounded on British Steamer by German Submarine's`.4-Pounder A despatch' from London says: The Liverpool steamship .Vosges was s•u k' by a German ,submarine off New QuaysCorn'wa11, Instead of being torpedoed the ship' was sunk by a shell from. the fout- pounder s'arried by the , sub inarine, which was one of the new large. models. . The Vosges was to the north of the Cornwall ,Coast at the entrance` •to. the Bristol C a:nnel when the Periscope of Lite - submarine ap peerecl. Without•whrnin the Get- man Li oat opened"fire . The Vosges endeaveired to get :away, when the .'sebniarine ,carne to the .surface and uncovered . her quick firing gun, which began to throw shells into the Vosges„ One Sher penetrated into the 'engine -room' and killed the engineer, while two of the crew were. injured, The crew managed to take to the boats and landed leber in the even- ing ,at New Quay. The Vosges was under fire, it is saiel, fol•. .over two hours. In addi- tion to those injured in the engine - room, two Odicers• and a w•onien passenger were wounded. Two of the injuredwere taken to the hogs-, pital at• Truro. One is the senior officer, who has a bad' wound in his side made by a fragment' of e, shrapnel. shell. The other is the ship's boy, whoee .leg was torn by a piece of ,shell, 'RUSSIAN FLEET. AT .BOSPHORUS- O.utsialie Forts on' Boih Sides of • Strait, . llotnbardetl . by • ,`.. Warships. A despet'ch .front Petrograd sat s, The Black Sea fleet ' on Sunday hoinbarded the 'outside forts and batteries on the Boep'horus on both sides .or the Straits. (The Bo•apho.r• - us, called .also the Strait of Oen•=° stantinpple, is a narrow passage which connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara,. Constanti- nople stands on its west side at its outlet and partly on the,. Seta of i1'larni•oru. The strait is 18 miles ion;). According to observations made from ships and hydreaeroplanes our shells feU ,,vied exactitude. Rus- sian .aviators flying abate the :Bos- phorus batteries carried out re- ' tonnaiasa•nc•es,- and dropped bombs with success, .A heavy artillery fire was directed at the aviators with- -out su•cce•s•s. .. The enemy's torpedo boats wQlich • tried to come out were driven back Into tli•e strait ,by the -fire of our gm's. • .A large hostile ship. which. was trying to get into. the 'Bosphorus from seaward was bombarded by • us- She finally heeled over and blew. up. , Operations have been recom- teenced in the Dardanelles by the allied fleets, and heavy firing is now proceeding -in the straits. The Gallipoli Peninsula is Heavily bom- barded. The weather is perfect. British seaplanes have been mak- ing daily reconnaissances when the ships have not been engaged, and. occasionally German aeroplanes also have been seen,_ A Reuter telegram. ani. from Teinedos says : "Trawlers continue teir nine -sweeping operations in the: Straits of the Darda•n•elles. on Sun- day, protected by battleships, The Turks at Kilid Bahr opened fire on them, but were bornbarded and promptly silenced. The Emden Refugees Are Still Raiding • A despatch from London says: The Sydney. correspondent of Reu- ter's Telegram Company 'says that news has been received there con- cerning further activities of the schooner Aysha, which was com- mandeered and manned by mem- bers of the crew, of •the German cruiser Emden, who escaped when the cruiser was sunk by an:Aus- tralian w arship in the Indian Ocean on November 10. The latest report says that the Aysha entered Padang, Sumatra,. on March 1, and: that the crew raided the Dutch telegraph station there and carried off nearly all the stores. To "Abate the Evil" Of Signs in English A despatch 'from Berlin says : The chief of pollee has issued a notice to all the Berlin precincts calling attention ted the fact that ,trade -marks, signs and inscrip- tims_e inEngl-7.sh, , Russian and French still remain on `shop doors in Berlin, and ordering that all precincts report not . later than April 20 that steps have been taken "to abate the evil." "Wide circles of theinhabi- tants," says the order, "feel' that their patriotic sentiments are in- jured by the regrettable lack of national consciousness evidenced by these conditions," LIEBKNECHT MUST FIGHT. Socialist Leader Forced into the German Army. A despatch from Berlin says': Dr. Karl Liebkne ht c , a Socialist mem- ber of the Reichstag, has been mus- tered into the army as aa, member of the Landsturm and assigned to service` in Alsace. WOMEN ANSWERED CAL Are Registering at Labor Exchanges Th1l•oughou England at .the 'Rate of ii5o,000 a Day A despatch from London says: Women are crowding to register for employment at the labor exchanges here and throughout England.at the rate of about 100,000 per day. It is estimated that already one million women have 'shown them- slves ready to ,fill positions now ,occupied by men if the men will go into the army. The Government has expressed its approval, of this 'movement, but no definite action has -been taken. However, women' are now being employed as clerks. in the censor's ofl'1ee and else- where in Government work that form.eily was occupied by men. All railroads and • tramways through- out England have received letters from the Government tasking them to do• all they can to employ wo•- men and 'release able-bodied Hien for. fighting.. The registration at the labor ese ohanges is increasing daily, and at the same time efforts are being made to find employment, but as 'yet a million registered ' wonien 'have not all found positions, pUto ING: LIQUID USED BY GERMANS ,Sudcessful Attach, by Six French Aviators on•• Cletz Airship Sheds A despatch frsirn Paris says t `Six French, lavtators made Cu au•cc.etssful attack on rrescati,,, near Metz, }where important' dirigible sheds ,are located,iboniba rdecl the :Ketz railway 'station ',and also the bar- . shocks east of Strossburg, All the fixers returned to the French lines safely, with the .report that they 'flung a loaaeen'ornbs and ea'usedi la panic in. Metz, They were subject- ed to a violent fire from anti-air- craft gums, but not a man or Kt ma- chine :was hit:, The destruction of Metz is be- lieved to have been very great de- spite the German edam that only three soldiers were killed and 'that ,,no ,material damage was occasion, - ed. Sir Edward- Grey, This photograph of Sir 'Edward Grey, taken whilst spending one of the short rests he occasionally per - mita himself, shows him at liowick House, the Northumbrian home of his friend, Earl Grey. When fol- lowing the life of an English coun- try ountry gentleman he enjoys complete rest from the cares of state, and is thoroughly in his element.. The blunders of German diplomacy have probably wrought the downfall of that country, whereas. Sir Edward's tact and firmness have raised ,Bri- tish prestige to unprecedented heights. His recent reply teethe ravings of the German Chancellor is said to be the only document RUSSIANSRo LD PASSLDP F N0tiV D Enemy Withdraws Strongest Part of Ws Forces Into - Hunbary. A despatch from Petrograd says: Air reconnaissances have' establish- ed the fact that •bhe Austrians have withdrawn altogether from Lup- kow Pass in the Carpathians,, and the Russians arenow in unopposed occupation. There are signs also that the Austro -German armies are availing themselves of the drench- ed mountain roads to dra-w back into Hungary the strongest column containing the main German force. This is slowly changing its position south of Beskidas and Koziome. It is expected that in .accordance with the Budapest -Berlin compact the Magyars and Germans will now prepare a stubborn defensive cam- paign for the plains of Hungary. Large calibre guns have been brought to the Austro-G'erm,an poi sition at Yuz, where the cannonade is intensifying,- with occasional fierce infantry fighting. The strong Russian threat inside the border of East Prussia in the direction of iiilsit has had the de- sired effect of hastening Gen. von Eichhorn's retreat frog Suwalki. The.shooting of the new German infantry is utterly inadequate. The young prisoners .admit that they bad had no musketry training un- til they entered their first battle, The expedition to Memel destroy- ed a depot of eontrabrand through which necessaries had been taken into Germany. Documents were seized disclosing the organization. UNIVERSITY BASE HOSPI'T'AL. Its Needs Set Forth by Mrs. Me1'ltedran. The following letter from Mrs. McPhedran, the convenor of the Sick Fund of the Ontario Red Cross Society, will interest many read- ers of this paper who are engaged in charitable work or who may be able to devote a little time to aid- ing in the equipment of the base hospital, which as being sentto the front very soon by the medical fax, - OUT of the University of Toronto : 151 door St. West, Toronto, March 25`11: Dear Sir -Wild. yourant ants the hospitality of your columns for - a few words regarding supplies for the University of • Toronto Base. Hospital 7 We know that there aro many graduates, men and women, throughout Canada who are in - tenser interested 11r this under- taking, and we ask and n'e'rd every ones 'assistance in order that we EBNiS SET FALSE 3.ES Secret of Recall of Major Langhorne is Revealed Officially at Washington A despatch from Washington says: The facts regarding the sud- den recall of Major George T. Langhorne from his post•as military attache at Berlin are presented herewith. They explain why Wash- ingt:on offieiaals diads such a mystery about the case, Major Langhorne was recalled because it was discovered that per- sons in'Ge•rmany were sending out unauthorized despatches over his name. Astounded by . this discov- ery, and not desiring to raise any embarrassment with the German Government, the authorities here decided the best way to deal with the situation was to recall Major Langhorne at once and endeavor to keep the matter from becoming generally known. The situation was the more deli - cite because the false despatchs credited by persons in Germany to ',the American military attache dee%• not only with military opera- tions, but with, political and dipba- matic'developrn.ents in Germany. Naturally, emanating from Gennari sources, they presented the Ger- man situation in .a most favorable light, and discredited on the other hand the .aohievements of Ger- many's enemies, Being signed with the name of the American military attache, 'however, they bore the appearance 'of impartial reports by a neutral and wholly eompetent military observer. The intent seemingly was that the defspatcthes should fall into the hands of Germany's, enemies and mislead them as to the German operations and developments. The despatches did come to the atten- , tion of France and England, but with a result wholly unanticipated by their perpetrators. That is, they led to the discovery 61 the plot and its abrupt termination by the recall of 1Vlajor Langhorne. niay bring the equipment to a suc- cessful 1ssue. It has been suggested that groups organized for work throughout the province should turn their organ- izations over to University Hospi- tal work for at least some -weeks. .As sheets, shirts, pillow slips, pyjamas, bed jackets, " etc., are needed by thousands, it is hoped that some societies may make offers such as the following: "We will Make one hundred salute for the University Base Hospital during the next month." Mrs. Lash Mil- ler, the convenor of the Work Com- Mittee. will, be glad to hear from any who are willing to help in this way. May 1 say a few words in regard to socks. The impression seems to ,have got abroad that our men will not require heavy socks during the summer, This is a mistake. None but heavy .woollen socks are ever worn by soldiers in the field. When the wounded are sufficiently recov- ered to again take their places in the firing line new outfits of cloth- ing are needed to replace those ruined by laud and blood, most of Which must be burned when the men comae in. For this, we shall re- quire many hundreds of socks to supplement those supplied by the Government. • This hospital, officially known as No. 4,' is essentially our hospital. Let us then send it out well equip- ped, a worthy expression of our industry, our patriotism, and our love of humanity. READ HER NAME THEN SANK HER German Pirates Deliberately Sub- . marbled a Dutch Fesse1 Off Beachy ,Head. A despatch from -London. says: The Dutch steamer Medea was sunk off Beachy Head Friday morning by German submarines U-28. She car- ried a cargo of oranges, and was bound from Salo•nics, for London. The Medea was stopped by the submarine and the crew were given •fifteen • minutes in which to leave the vessel. They did so and the submarine then fired several shots at the ,steamer, which remained afloat for an hour. The crew rowed about in their boats until picked up by a destroyer, which brought them to Dover. , The trawler Alpreeht was at- tacked by a submarine on Thurs- day. A torpedo passed within ten feet of the fishing boat while she was crossing the Channel. A Bri- tish patrol boat chased the, sub- marine, which, however, disap- peered. There is a grave crisis in Hol- land -German relations over the failure of the Kaiser's Government to explain the seizure of two other Dutch steamers recently. Fiber men in session at Chicago, ophesy gond business in artificial 1]p legs for war victims. 11DAPEST Instituted a Course of ow to Make a Living eror of Austria a decoration for distinguished service. "The condi- tions in Austria are beyond de- scription," he said, "cholera and typhoid.- will sweep down through the nation like a prairie fire as spring and summer come. We re- ceived our wounded directly from, the front, and many were fur days on the way. In Budapest there are e00,000 ,cripples, soldiers who have ost arins or legs. Instead of feed - ng then; the Government has in- tituled a course` of lectures to tell how they may learn to make a living." ane 'le Mabel Wright, of Boston, Dr. MacDonald received from the Em- -29 SUCK WITS RER GB7 She Was the Submarine That Torpedoed Many Ships in the English Channel A despatch from London says: The British Adnniralty staters Boat the German submarine U-29, which recently sank four British steam- ers and one French steamer in the English channel and damaged three other vessels, has been sunk with all hands, This makes the sixth German submarine reported by the British.- Admiralty as having been sunk. Besides these the French warships stale one, The submarine was chased by patrol boats, but she proved too elusive for theta, and When :steamers tried to ram or escape her they found that the sub- marine was a much faster boat than her sisf 1r craft, The, German com- mander gave the crews of most of the steamers time to leave their vessels, and in some cases towed the lifeboats of the ships, with the crew, to passing steamers, in \vhieli they wore taken to port, It has been stated that: the commander of tiie U»z9' was the Baine officer who early in the war oomrnatncd the German subinarin�e tY-i when the latter tall r t the British �itcruisers I seas Aboukir, Hogue:and Cressy. PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS. REPORTS FROM THE. LEAVING TRADE CENTRES OF. AMERICA. Breadstuffs. Toronto, Marolr 29,-101our-iMatnitobtt•- Bret patgnts quoted 0329o-101.o t $7,70; in jute bns'st, second patents, 57.20; strong bakers', $7-. Ontarip wheat flour, 90 per cent. patents, quotodtat $6 to $6.10, abaard, and at $6,20 to $6.25, Toronto sefreight. Wheat -Manitoba No, 1 Northern quote' at $1.62;; No. 2 at 51.60 1.2, and No, 3 at 51.58. Ontario wheat; No. 2 nominal. at $1,42 to 51,45, at outside points. Oats -Ontario quoted at 60 to 61c. out- side, and at 65 to 64e on traok, Toronto. Western Canada, No. 2, quoted at 7-00, and No. 3 at 68c. Barley -The market id dull, with offer - Inge moderate. Good malting grades, 80 to 85e, outside, Rye-Themarks- is dull at 51.16 to 51,18, outside Peas 'Phe market is quiet. will No. 1 quoted at $1.90 to 52.05, outside. Corn -No. 3 new Amerk'an quoted, at 81<•, all rail, Toronto freight. Buckwheat --No, 2 quoted at 82 to outside. Bran and shortie -Bran is quoted at 586 a ton and shorte at 028. Rolled oats -Car lots, per bag of 90 lbs, $3.40, Country ?roduoe. Butter"Choice dairy, 27 to 28e; inferior.. 21 to 23e; creamery prints, 35 to 35 1-20; do., solids, 32 to 5;+e; farmers' 'separator, 27 to 28e., Eggs --20c per dozen, in case lots, Beans -$3,15 to 53.20 far prime. and 53.25 to $3.30 for hand n:`+ked, Poultry- Chickens, dosed, 14 to `. 16c; ducks, dressed, 13 to 15e; foul, 11 to 130; . turkeys, dressed, 19 to 21<. Cheese -18 1-4c for 1 a•rge, and at 18 1.2o_ for twins. Potatoes --Ontario. 60 to 65e per bag. out of store, and 45 to 50<' in coir lots. New Brunswicke, car lots, 55 to 60c per bag. Provisions, Bacon -Long clear, 131.2 to 14<• per ib. in case Tole. .Flame Medium, 17 to 17 120 do., heavy, 14 1-2 to 150; rolls, 14 to 14 1-2o; breakfaet bacon, 18 to 19e; backs, 20 to 21e; boneless backs, 2k; - Lard --111.2 to 12e; compound, 9 3-4 to 104 in tube, and 10 to 10 1-4e in patio, Baled Hay and Straw. Straw 4s quoted at 58 to $8.50 a ton in ear lots on track here. Hay --No. 1 new hay is quoted at $17 to 518; No. 2 at 515.50 to 516. anti No, .1 at $12.50 to $13.50. Montreal Markets. Montreal, March 29. Corn, ;\mer.eait. No. 2 yellow, 82 1.2 to 83c. Cots, t•anadi•I t Western No. 2, 72e; No. 3_58 1-2e; extra, No, 1 feed, 68 1-2e; No. 2 local white leo; No, 3 local white. Est; No. 4 local white. 64c. Barley, Man, feed, 80e; malting, 90c. Buckwheat, No. 2, 92c. Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents. firsts. 27.80; see - ends. $7.30; strong' haker ', $7.10; Winter patents, ek•oiee, 57.90; „traignt• rollers, $7.40 to 87.60; do., bars, 53.50 to$3.0'3. Rolled oats, barrele. 57 to 2720 do. h i >s. 90 lbs., $3.40 to $3.00. Bran $'6. Sha ,et $28. Middlings. $33 to 534. 51ouaiie, x55 to 538. 350y, No- 2, per ton cat tots, 518 to •519. Cheese, flneet firer tr ta, 17 to. • 17 1.2e; finest eaeterns, 16 3-4 to 17e. But- ter, choicest creamery, 32 to 32 1-2,...;, do., seconds, 31 to 31 1 2e. Bgg3, fresh, 211-2 to 23c. Potatoes., per bag, ,'a;' lots, 47 1.2 to 60c. Dressed hugs, •aba-to r killed. 512,50 to $12,75; dressed hog-` c un:rv, $9 to 511.25. Pork, heavy Canada short mire, . obis., 35 ' 'o 43 piper=, $28; do.. ,..,;,...41a, shc ortcut "s back, bb18. 43 to a; v e. , $27.50. Lord, compound, tierces, 17.1 ,ha., 3' 1-2e; wood pails, 20 1ba„ net. lar; purer. tierces, 375 lbs„ 17c; pure, wood pails, 20 11)8., net, 1212e, .-.---- Live Stack Markets. Toronto, March 29. Diaster trade calthr, choice, 58 to $8.50; butchers' cattie, coulee, $7.50 to $7.75: do.. good, 56.50 to 57.25; do., medium, 55.50 to $6.45; d0-, common, $4.15 to 55.10; butchers' bulh<. choleic, 56 to 53 73; do., good bulls, 56 to 56.251 do., , rough bulls, 54.50 to 54.76; butchers' <'ows, choice, 55.75 to 56.50; do.. medium, 55.23 to 55.30; do., common, 54.30 to 55; feeders. good, ,6 to 56,80; do, rough bulls, 5525.. to •$+6; stockers, 700 to 1,000 lbs.. 56 to 56.75: racy Hers and cutters, 53.75 to $1.40; milkers. choice, each, 560 to 590; do. eamnlon •and medium, each, 5a5 to 545 spren eta a 0 to 590; light ewes, 56.50 to 58; do., heave,55 to 56.50; do bunks 53.76 to 54,25; Tambo, 56.25 to 51125 calves 54,50 to $11, nes, fed and watered, 58.15; do., off oars, 50.50 to 58.60; do.. f o.b., $7.80. Montreal, March 29. -Sales of good et•ewre were .made at 57.25 to 57.60; fair at 56.60 to 57, and lower grades at from 55 to 55 per owt., while choice butchers' cow brought 56.60 80.56.75, and the commonet grades at from $4,75 to $6, and bulls from $5,50 to $7 per cwt. Qltebeo lambs at $0 to 58.50; butcher Ontario stoek is firm at 59 per awt. Sheep sold at 55.25 to 56 jade cwt. The tone of the market for calves is easier: an active trade was done at from 52.60 to 510 each as to size and ctual- it5'. The market for hogs is firm under a good demand. and small supplies and sales of selected lots 'were .made at 58,75 to 59 per owt., weighed off ears. RID CROSS ORGANIZER DEAD. Lady Paget Headed . British Red Cross in Serbia. A despatch from Berlin says: The Serbian Daily Tribune an- nounc•es the death of Lady Paget,• head of the British Red Cross in.. Serbia, from spotted fever. The Lady . Paget referred to is Lady ' Ralph Paget, daughter of Lady Arthur Paget. Sir Ralph Patiget. has been the British Minister in e Bel radforseveral Belgrade years. Dur- ing the Balkan war of 1912-13 Lady Ralph Paget misted as a niurse in ' the military hospital at Belgrade, : and won the affeetion of the wounded :s•oldiers to an unusual de- gree. French Woman. Spy Executed. A despatch from' Luueville, France, says: Margue.rite Schmitt, a French woman seeneed to death as a spy after being conrt-mar- tialed, was shot Wednesday after thio troops of the garrison had been ' 1-rawn lip to witnes,S the execution, By her <xwn adnsieslotl a her txitul,' the w acoe � cla�,ttn t� �0 franca the$40 train the Germans to el to 1 nch liaro lid o ai E Zfo - I� s tc � n inY�ar- ina8tiofr, 'lt: ;e4 20 years e,P'ot. yrs, Genie Mel oU'>s sue ag lnat o Oil'; tut» pe e Railway for i3,80il)0( s ill runs.