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Zurich Herald, 1915-07-02, Page 7WAS PMD . IQ WRECK MIL FACTORY ]Detroit Man Confesses His Part in Walkerville Dynamite Plot. A. despatch. from Windsor says: After a severe grilling by the police Without result Wm. Lefler, of Detroit, late Saturday night, confessed to Crown Attorney "'Koff, at Windsor, that he had conspired with two other Detroiters to dynamite Canadian fac- tories and public buildings. In his confession Lefler said: "I . have worked with Manager Al- bert Kalischmidt, of the Tate plant, in Ford, several years. When the, war started the plot to blow up fac- tories making supplies and ammuni- tion was first introduced to me by a man who offered me $200 if I would handle the dynamite at the Tate plant. "Three months ago the man com- menced to smuggle dynamite over in his automobile at Walkerville. This was storedin the vault of the Tate factory. Another man was to bring over the fuses and time clocks. I bought two suitcases in Detroit and took them to Walkerville without any questions being asked by the - Cus- toms officers. "The details of the plot were dis- cussed in the office of this man in the Kresle Building, Detroit. The only part he took in the plot Was to fur- nish me with $25 on account' and smuggle the explosive over from De- troit." According to the police Lefler said he was to blow up the Tate factory, which was sold several weeks, ago to. a Toronto company for the manufac- ture of munitions for the British army. The plot included the Peabody factory, which was dynamited a week ago, the armories, the Canadian Bridge Company plant at Walker- ville, where 500 high explosive shells are being turned out every day, and the Dominion Stamping Company's plant at Ford. Thirty sticks of dynamite_ were found in the vault of the Tate factory last Friday, and several More were uncovered by a grass cutter who was cutting weeds in the rear of the building. �. R__ RUSSIANS S A�1S WIN 7 � DNIESTER LI1E Force the Austro -Germane Out of Their Positions on the River. • A despatch from London says: The storm centre of the Galician battle front has shifted from the region of Lemberg to the line of .the Dniester, south-east of the capital, and fighting of great intensity is going on along the river between Zurawna and Hal- icz. The German army of Gen. von Linsingen has been compelled to re- treat south of the river as the result of fierce Russian attacks. • .This re- verse is admitted by Berlin, though Vienna claims that the progress of the Austrian troops has not been in- terrupted, and that the forces of Gen. Boehm-Ermoili are working southward from Lemberg to join those of Gen. von Linsingen. • The Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Chronicle thus summarizes' the situation. . "The first . movement of the Ger- mans after occupying Lemberg was to attempt an advance south-eastward along the Lemberg-Beregane railway with the object of cutting off the Russian forces operating on the Dniester. This advance so far has been checked, and on the Dniester itself the Russians are displaying great energy. A large force of Ger- mans who crossed the river near Zur- awna has been jammed on to the bank and on islands. They have suffered enormous losses. Further east, near Halicz, n eery mixed force of Aus- trians has been thrown back .to the river. In these engagements the•Rus sian light and heavy artillery gave effective support. STRENGTH OF THE NAVY INCREASED BY 50,000 A despatch from London says: The supplementary naval estimate, pro- vides for the addition of another 50,- 000 officers and men to the navy. This would bring the total person- nel for this year up to 300,000 offi- cers and men. The, last vote, of 250,-- 000 men, was made in February. --y. CONVICTED SOLDIER FREED FOR BRAVERY A despatch from Paris says: Bap- •' tiste Alavoin, ,a private in the 29th Chasseurs, is the first- soldier con- victed by court-martial who has pro- fited from a suspension of sentence to rehabilitate himself by gallant con- duct at the front. Alavoin was sen- tenced a few months ago to ten years at hard labor. • This sentence was wiped out by his bravery, and he has been decorated with the military me- dal. TO DETECT PRESENCE OF '` TVNDERWATER CRAFT A despatch from London says: The question of whether there exists any scientific method of detecting the pre- sence of a submerged submarine, which was raised during the Lusitania enquiry, is now engaging the atten- tion of the Admiralty. Certain valu- able suggestions have been made by a prominent Canadian to Mr. Donald. MacMaster, K.C., who representd the, Dominion Government at the enquiry, and Mr. MacMaster has submitted these to the Admiralty and to Lord Mersey, and the latter has promised to give every encouragement to any experiments in the direction of set- tling the question. POPE IS HORRIFIED BY WAR ATROCITIES. A despatch from London says: Discussing the Vatican and the war, the, Morning Post says the Pope has expressed his horror at some of the more atrocious crimes, but in regard to what many Catholics believeto have been the supreme and original iniquity the Pope remains silent. For two generations Germany has been taught' to believe in the justice not only of the present war, but of all war. NEW STYLE OF 'GERMAN AEROPLANE BROUGHT DOWN A despatch from London says: The. correspondent of the Daily 1V1aii at Calais telegraphs that a German aero- plane of the newest type has been brought down by anti-aircraft fire. It is very heavily armored and has suffi- cient lifting power to carry a gun which is almost as big as a cannon. BIG RUSSIAN CROP. An Increase of Forty Per Cent. Over Last Year. A despatch from Ottawa says: A cable from the International 'Institute of Agriculture gives the 1915 forecast of the winter wheat crop for Euro- pean Russia at 301,000,000 bushels; winter rye, 941,000,000 bushels, being for wheat an increase of 40 per cent. and for rye nearly 20 per cent., as. compared with the production of the last year. Casualties in Raids on Britain. A despatch from London ,says: The number of casualties in the bom- bardment of Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby, some time ago by hos- tile warships, was 127 killed and 567 injured, Under-secretary Brace an- nounced in the House of Commons. He stated that fourteen air attacks, chiefly against undefended• towns, caused the death of 56 persons -24 men, 21 women, and 11 children -and the wounding of 188, of whom 85 were women and 17 children. German Submarine Sunk by Explosion A despatch from Amsterdam says. The Telegraaf has a despatch which says that a German submarine sank near Borkum on June 22. The cap-' tain and. two. of the crew, who were in the turret, were saved, but the re- mainder of the crew was disowned. The submarine had come out of Em- den and was bound for the North Sea and was sunk by an explosion, of which no details are known. Prison Ter s for South African Traitors A despatch from Bloemfontein says: Convicted of treason, Gen, Barend Wessels, ex -member of the Union De- fence Council, was sentenced to live years' imprisonment and ° to pay a fine of $5,000, Nicholas Serfonteiii and Mr. Conroy, a inember of the Legislature, were each sentenced to imprisonment for four years. T?aised and Fought • With P. P. -C. L. I. Af .TOR ANDREW IT. G EXULT, of Montreal, second m command of the Princess Patricias' Canadian Light Infantry, has been specially mentioned by Sir John French for gallant conduct un the fields Major ;Gault, who ',outfitted and maintained the regiment at his own expense, has been. twice wounded in action. He was for/ merly with the 6th Rpyal High -1 • Landers and was born. in England.j ATTACIIE AT HAGUE INVITED TO LEAVE German Diplomat Too Active in ,Espionage to Please, the Dutch. A despatch from London says: The Daily Mail's correspoteel nt at The Haguetelegraphs• that he learns :from a ; trustworthy source that Col. Ostertag, the German military' at- tache at The Hague, and :formerly at- tache at London, whose sudden de- parture from the Dutch capital a few days ago occasioned surprise , in diplomatic circles, was practically re- quested -to leave by the Netherlands Government, "Col, Oatertag," the correspondent says, "nominally attache here since early in the war, is said to be in real- ity one of the most efficient and use- ful leaders of the German intelligence department, and is said to have kept an active watch on all lines of com- munication between Holland and Eng- land, and between Holland ° and America. He latterly has become much interested in,. Dutch military operations, and in the, disposition of the Dutch troops on the Belgian front- ier. His efforts to -obtain information and the methods• he has pursued, it is stated, finally attracted the atten- tion of the Dutch Government, which intimated its strong disapproval to. the German Foreign Office. "Col. Ostertag left on 24 hours' no- tice,. and is now at Ghent. Soon after his arrival -there, nine civilians were summarily courtmartialed and shot on a charge of transmitting military information to the frontier." FRENCH UNEMPLOYED ABOUT 10 PER CENT. A despatch from Paris says: The Ministry of Labor has completed an enquiry into the effects of the war upon employment. In 27,610 indus- trial and commercial concerns, with 1,097,000 employes in ordinary times, it was found that 65 per cent. were fully employed in the month of April. The remaining 35 per cent. does not represent the actual • unemployment because 24 per cent. of -the total num- ber prior to the war is now with the colors; so that actually only 11 per! cent., including both sexes,' were un- employed during April, as compared with 17 per cent. in January; 32 per cent in October and 42 per cent. in August. These figures, together with statis- tics issued by other Ministries, indi- cate continuous improvement in the industrial and commercial situation in. France since the opening of the war. BRITAIN TO REGISTER THE NATIONAL RESOURCES. A despatch from London says: Now that the agitation for munitions is at its height England is going to take a stock of her resources. A bill providing for "the register of nation- al resources" is to be introduced in the House of Commons by Walter Hume Long, president of the Local Government Board, 'according to an- nouncement shade by William Hayes Fisher, Unionist member for Fulham.. Just what will be the scope of the ventory, and whether it will include men as well as supplies, has not been made known.' SIEGES OF PERE! YSL AND LEMBERG LEMBERG. August 26, 1914 ---Russian armies attack Lemberg. September 3 -Russians occupy the city. June 19, 1915 -Austro -German forces break through Grodek, June 20-Austro-Gerinan forces capture ridge of . hills six miles from city, June 22 -Austrians re-enter the city. PEREMYSL. September 1.6, 1914 -Russian forces before Peremysl. October 1 -Russians, invest the city. March 22, 1915 -Captured by Russia. May 1S -Austro -German forces reach the city. June 3 -Abandoned by the Russians. GERMAN SOLDIERS ARE EXHAUSTED' Exhausted Troops to by Re -placed by Men Drawn From Newly -trained Units of Landsttlrm. A despatch from London says:. According to Swiss despatches, 200,- 000 Prussian, Bavarian and Austrian troops in Galicia have been sent back 'to their homes terribly exhausted by their long fighting in the burning sun. Army doctors say that two months' rest is - imperative. Fresh troops have gone to replace them. Germany will be able to place 750,000 new men in the 'field by the end of July. These consist of land- sturm and inland reserves, but it is figured that they will not exceed in number those who must be sent home from the eastern front to recover from the hardships' • of the Galician. campaign. NORWAY. IS WORRIED BY PIRATE WARFARE A despatch from London says: The hope that Germany will take steps to safeguard neutral shipping from sub- marine attacks was expressed- by the Norwegian . Foreign Minister, M. Ihlen, at the opening of the Storth- ing, says a Reuter despatch from Christiania. Discussing the torpedo- ing of the Norwegian steamships Belridge and Sveinjarl, Ihlen declared: "Whatever . differences of opinion may exist regarding rights under interna- tional law, it is my hope that the German Government, having learned through experience how easily mis- takes are made, will give commanders of German warships such instructions as •wW make neutral shipping safe." GERMAN SPY IS SHOT IN TOWER OF LONDON A despatch from London says: F. Robert Muller, who on June 4 was found guilty at the Old Bailey Police Court of being a German spy, was executed in the Tower of London on Wednesday by shooting. Another alleged German spy, Rob- ert . Rosenthal, who is said, by the police to have confessed that he was sent. to England by the German Ad- miralty to obtain .information on na- val matters, is to be court-martialed. SHIP WITH DERNBURGr RELEASED BY BRITAIN. A despatch 'from, London says: The Norwegian steamer Bergensfjord, together with Dr. Bernhard Dern - burg, has been released by- the British authorities. The Bergensfjoild was detained at Kirkwall, - Scotland. Dr. Dernburg carries a British safe conduct. PRISONERS IN BRITAIN.. WILL HARVEST CROPS. A ' despatch from London says: The Government has decided to allow. prisoners of war to help in the har- vesting of crops ",':near places where they are under detention. The out- side labor will be eperformed only un- der specified conditions. FRENCH. CAPTURE E� EillY CANON Great Quantities of " War Material • Also Fall Into Their Hands. A despatch from Paris says: A hand-to-hand fight with grenades in the eastern part of the Labyrinth along with a violent cannonade north of Souchez are the only features of the fighting north of Arras mentioned in an official communique. French troops made further progress between Angres and Souchez, and a German attack in the Labyrinth was repulsed. On ;the greater part of the front artillery duels and the explosion of mines have occupied the ` past 2.4 hours. • At the Calonne trench, in the heights of the Meuse, the Ger- mans made a desperate effort to re- gain their second line of trenches, now in French hands, but were twice repulsed. The attack was of great violence, accompanied by the hurling of as- phyxiating bombs and burning liquid. After succeeding in penetrating into part of their former second line, which the French now . occupy, they were driven out by a vigorous coun- ter-attack. In the course of the counter-attack delivered by • Joffre's forces in the region of Ban de Sapt four mitrail lenses and a great quantity of war material was captured, including rifles, cartridges and grenades. SUBMARIE OFFICER GIVEN VICTORIA CROSS A despatch from London says: It was officially announced that the Vic- toria Cross had been . awarded Lieutenant -Commander Martin E. Nesmith for taking his submarine into . the Sea of Marmora and sinking various Turkish transports, stone ships and a gunboat. • Two officers of the submarine, Lieutenants Guy d'Oyly-Hughes and Robert Brown, were awarded the Dis- tinguished Service Cross. Each of the crew received the Distinguished Service Medal. MUTINY AT ALIEN DETEN11ON CAMP A despatch from Amherst, N.S,, says: During an outbreak at the alien enemy internment camp near Arnherst, one of the prisoners, Fritz Clause, a German, was shot dead, and four others, also said to be Ger- mans, were seriously wounded. A rumor was abroad during the day that the shooting occurred' when a squad of German prisoners attempted to escape, The -following version was obtained from a competent source: "While the prisoners of war in the detention camp were being conducted to the compound for physical exer- cise, one of them, Fritz Clause,, r' as- saulted one of the internnient police, knocking him insensible, The camp police with the guard was called out to quell the mutiny find in the mean- time the originator of the trouble. was shot dead, and four of the other prisoners were seriously wounded." Prisoners Mob Traitor Baronet A despatch from London says; In the course of an interview lVlr, John 'Redmond. stated that the German Government recently sent Sir iR;'eger Casement to a concentration eainp to address the, Irish prisoners.. The hien not only refused to listen to his disloyal remarks, but mobbed the traitor, who was rescued with diffi- culty by the guards. The Leading Markets REPORTS FROM TI -IE LEADING 'TRADE CENTRES OF AM.ERlCA, Breadstuffs. Toronto, July 6. -Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern, $1.304; No. 2, $1.2714; No, 3, :$1,251/4, on track, lake ports. Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., 58c; No. 3 C.W., 57 to 5714c; extra No. 1 •feed, 57 to 57'1/2c, on track, lake ports. American corn -No, 2 yellow, 70%c, on track, lake ports. Canadian corn ---No. 2 yellow, 71e, on track Toronto. Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 54 to 55c; No. 3 white53 to 54c, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per car lot, $1,10 to $1.•12, according to freights outside. Peas -No. 2 nominal, per car lots, $1.50 to $1.60, according to freights outside. Barley -Good malting barley, " 70 to 73c; feed barley, 65c, according to freights outside. Buckwheat -Nominal, car lots, 74 to 76e, according to freights -outside. Rye -No. 2 nominal, $1,05 to $1.10, according to freights outside. Manitoba flour -First patents, in jute bags, $7; second patents, in lute bags, $6:50; strong bakers', in jute bags, $6.30, Toronto; in cotton bags, 10c more. Ontario flour -Winter, 90 per cent. patents, $4. 60, seaboard, or Toronto freights in bags. Millfeed, car lot's, delivered Mont- real freights -Bran, per ton,$26;. shorts, per ton, $28;' middlins, per ton, $29; good feed flour, per bag, $1.85. Country Produce.. Butter -Choice dairy, 21 to 23e; in- ferior, 18 to 20c; creamery prints, 27 to 29c; do., solids, 26 to 28c., Eggs -Straight new -laid 21 to 22e per dozen, in case lots,'and selects 23 ; to 24c. Beans=$3.10 to $3.15 for prime, and $3.20 to $3,25 for hand-picked. Poultry -Chickens, yearlings, dress- ed, 16 to 18e; Spring chickens, 35e; fowl, 13 to 15c. Potatoes --Ontario, 55 to 60c per bag, out of store, and 45 to 50e in car lots. New Brunswicks, car lots, 55 to 60c per bag. Business in Montreal. Montreal, July 6. -Corn, American No. 2 yellow, 80 to 81c. Oats, Cana- dian Western, No. 3, 57%e; extra No. 1 feed, 571/2c; No. 2 local white, 59c; No. 3 local white, 58e; No. 4 local white, 57c. Barley,- Man. feed 72c. Buckwheat, No. 2, 79 to 80c. Flour, Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $7.10; seconds, $6.60; strong bakers', $6,40;,,Winter patents, choice, $6.80; straight aight rollers, $6.40 to $6,50; do., bags, $3 to3.10. Rolled oats, •bar e;:` rels, $6.25; do., bags,90 lbs.,2:90 to $3. Bran. $26. Sorts $28Mid- dlings, $33 to $34. Mouillie, $35 to $40. Hay, No. 2 per ton, car lots, $20 to $21.50, Cheese, finest westerns, 16% to 17c; finest easterns, 16 to 16%c. Butter, choicest creamery, 28% to 29c; seconds, 271% to 27%c. Eggs, selected, 24 to 25c; No. 1 stock, 21% to 22c; No. 2 stock, 19 to 20c. Potatoes, per bag, 'car lots, 42%e. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $13.25 to $13.70. Pork, heavy Canada short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $29; Can- ada short cut back, bbls., 45 to 55 pieces, $28.50. Lard, compound, tierces, 375 lbs., 10c; wood pails, 20 lbs.., net, 10%c; pure, tierces, 375 lbs., 12%c; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 131/2c. • U.S. Markets. Minneapolis, July 6. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.32%; No. 1 Northern,•,. $1.21%4 to $1.32%; No. 2 Northern, 1.18% to $1.29%; July, $1,19%; e tember, $1.027. • Corn -No. 3' yellow, 71 to 71%.c. Oats-No..3 white, 45$'4 to 4614c. Flour -Fancy patents„ $6.50; first clears, $5.50; second clears, $4. Bran unchanged. Duluth, July 6. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, .$1.30; No, 1. Northern, $L25 to $1.29; No. 2 Northern, $1.22 to $1.25; July, $1.22; September, $1.05%. Linseed -Cash, $1.73%; July, $173% ; 'September, $1.76'4. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, July 6. -Butchers' cattle, choice, $8.20 to $8.65' do., good, $7.50 to $7.80; do., medium, $7.15 to $7.40; do., common, $6.60 to $7.10; butchers' bulls, choice, $6.75 to $7.50; do., good bulls, $6.25 to $6.50; o., rough bulls, $5.25 to $6; butchers' cows, choice, $6.75 to $7.25; do., good, $6.25 to $6,50; do., medium, $5.10 to $5.75; do., eornnion, $4.50 to 4.75; feeders, good, $6.50 to $7.25; stockers, 700 to 1,000 lbs,, *6.25 to $7.60; canners and cutters, 84 to 5.25,; milkers, choice,' each, $05 to 3105; do., common and medium, each, 335 to $45; springers, $50 to $95; light ewes, $6,50 to $7.50; do., heavy, $3.50 to $4.50; do., bucks, $3.50 to $4.50; yearling lambs, $6 ' to $8e Spring lambs, cwt., $10.75 to $12; calves, $8.50 to $10:; hogs, fed and watered, $9 to $9.10; do., off ears, 9.25 to $9.40. Montreal, July 6. -Choice steers were scarce; small lots of good steers sold at $8.50 to $8.75, while fair stock brought $7.50 to $8,75, and the lower grades from $6 to $7 per cwt. The trade in butchers' cows was fair at from $5.75 to $7.50, and bulls sold at $6 to $8 per cwt. The demand for lambs was good and sales were made at $5.50 to $6 each, and old sheep at $5.50,to $6.50' per cwt. The trade in calves was active at prices ranging from $1.50 to $10 each. Hogs quiet with an easy undertone, but prices show no actual change, sales of se- lected lots being made at $9.50 to $9.60 per cwt., weighed off cars.