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Flesherton Advance, 21 Oct 1915, p. 7

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»» â- â€¢'I'tr" is.i I. MONG 3F THE U .iUi Reported " ;tary Casualtie^J Pro'iabJy All O cur- red at dominion Aitili(.ry c mp m Kiii*. come home to C:i ualty lists receivi A despatch froti Ottawa says: The Zeppelin, raids o N^.ngland have now la. From the cas- iind from informa- tion obtained f' )m local militia sources it wauW ippear that eleven men were among v: lives in the last ih. The total mili- Canadian artiller those who lost t)i raid, that on the y tary casualties rrnirted in the offi- cial statement ! y l,Sr British authori- ties were H killrd Wind 13 wounded, so that it would :i *>ear that it was largel/ Canadians fco suffered. Be- side the 11 men wh« lost their lives three are re orted as missing and three wouniied. All these casualties took place at Ottcrpool camp, Kent, England. The casualties took place among the 5th brigade of the Canadian sec- ond division artillery. As far as is known, these are the first Canadians to meet death as a result of a Zeppe- lin raid. The casualties of this type are all Western men, except Sergt. E. C. Harris, a well-known lacrosse player, whose next-of-kin is given as residing in St. Catharines, Ont., and was a member of the 29th battery. UNDERSEA WARFARE IN BALTIC EVaKES PROTEST FROM SWEDEN Fen German Ore Steamers Alleged to .'^Been Sunk in Territorial Waters .-atch from London says: Bri- .jmarlnes in the Baltic thus far sunk ten German ore-carrying .amers and have completely para- ded the ore trade between Sweden and Germany. This has caused some dissatisfaction in Sweden, and it is charged that two steamers were sunk within Swedish territorial waters. But the British assert that they have been studiously observing interna- tional laws and have been sinking only German steamers. The Swedish Government has in- structed its Minister at London to protest against the violation of Swe- dish neutrality by British submarines, according to a Stockholm despatch to Reuter's. The Aftonbladet says that the Ger- ifian steamer Germania â€" one of those attacked â€" made straight for shore, where she grounded in a position un- doubtedly protected by the territorial limit. Nevertheless, a British sub- marine continued the pursuit. Men from the submarine boarded the Ger- mania and took away her papers. This statement is based on the report of the German captain of the vessel. ENEMY VESSELS SUNK IN BALTIC Tv.o Destroyers Sent to the Bottom of the Ocean by a British Submarine. A despatch from Copenhagen says: Tv.o German torpedo-boat destroyers have been sunk in Baltic waters by a British submarine, according to re- ports reaching Copenhagen. One of the German warships was torpedoed at the southern entrance to The Sound, a narrow strait between Den- mark and Sweden which connects the Baltic with the North Sea. A great explosion followed the striking of the torpedo, and the destroyer foundered immediately. A message from Falsterbo, Sweden, which brought news of this incident, adds that other German destroyers and a cruiser which were accompany- ing the destroyer that was sunk speeded to the southward. The infor- mation received here indicated that all the members of the destroyer's crew were lost. Additional details were given in a subsequent despatch. According to this version, a German cruiser and three destroyers were engageii with the British submarine. The German craft moved in circles to avoid the attack of the submarine, which was bombarded heavily. This continued for some time until the submarine lodged a torpedo on the destroyer, which sank with a terrific explosion. The other German warships are said to have retreated. The submarine rose to the surface and remained on the scene some time before it disap- peared. A sharp look-out from the Danish coast is being kept, but no survivors have been found. Despatches to the evening news- papers here say that a second Ger- man torpedo boat was sunk by the British submarine E-19 near Fa.xe. British submarines have now clear- ed the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia entirely of German merchant ships. Every German ship which was southbound from Sweden when the submarines started their cam- paign has either been sunk or run ashore. Of 50 German ore carriers, 37 are virtually interned in Swedish ports. '> SLOW PROGRESS MADE IN SERBIA Furious and Effective Resistance Put Up Against Teutons in Their Advance. A despatch from London says: Both the German and Austrian War Offices claim that progress was made in Serbia, but the facts as detailed in the respective statements do not re- veal a rapid advance. In fact, they indicate just the opposite, a very slow forward movement being made in the face of furious and effective resistance by the courageous Serbs. From Berlin it is learned that Pozarevac is practically enveloped. This town is ten miles south of the Austrian frontier, and is a little east of the branch railway which runs south from Semendria to Plana, 25 miles away, where it connects with the main line of the Orient railway. The Vienna statement says that progress has been made south of Bel- grade, and that on the lower Drina, on the western side of Serbia, the Serbians have been driven from some of their trenches. The extent of the Bulgarian inva- sion up to the present, according to a despatch from Nish, consists of an advance over the frontier at one point of a mile. With this exception the fighting line remains intact and the railways have not yet been reached. The Serbians have assumed the of- fensive against the Bulgarians, and have entered Bulgarian territory at several points. An unofficial despatch from Sofia contains this news. It says that on October 12 the Serbians crossed the frontier and attempted to occupy the heights of Koritzka. ENGLISH SCHOOL MISTRESS PUT TO DEATH IN BRUSSEI5 Germans Execute Woman Charged, Not With Espionage, But With Harboring Ally Soldiers The Week's Developments in the War. rn.vP'* '?°^j'^°^\^'*^ P°'"** °' ^^^*®^* ^"^^^'^'^y °n the several war zones during the week. The Zeppelin thpr h °Z ' u ^°°^ " '"" °* ^'^ ^'"^"^ ^"'^ 114 other's injured, is indicated. Between Ypres and Loos frnnf Tj I â-  â-  ^"*^'^'' ""»*=*' °" t^e German lines, with severe fighting in other parts of the western ^onr. Bulgaria is "White" this week, having left the ranks of the neutrals and joined the Central Powers, maKing an mvasimi of Serbia. The manner in which Serbia is surroun ded by enemies on three sides is snown. ihe Montenegrm army is now lighting on Austrian territory. In Eastern Galicia, north of the Ru- manian border, the Russians have won a notable victory. Markets Of The World Breadstuff 8. Toronto, Oct. 19.â€" Manitoba wheat â€"New crop, No, 1 Northern, $1.09% ; No. 2, $1.08, track lake ports, imme- diate shipment. Manitoba oatsâ€" No. 2 C.W., 51 ^c, track lake ports. American corn â€" No. 2 yellow, 70c, track lake ports. Canadian corn â€" No. 2 yellow, 69c, track, Toronto. Ontario oats â€" New crop. No. 2 white, 38 to 39c; No. 3 white, 36 to 38c; commercial oats, 33 to 35c, ac- cording to freights outside. Ontario wheatâ€" No. 2 Winter, per car lot, 92 to 94c; wheat slightly tough, 88 to 90c; sprouted or smutty, 70 to 85c, according to sample. Peas â€" No. 2 nominal, $1.50 to $1 . 60, according to freights outside. Barley â€" Good malting barley, 53 to 55c; feed barley, 40 to 48c, according to freights outside. Buckwheat â€" Nominal, car lots, 75c, according to freights outside. Rye â€" No. 2 nominal, 87c, according to freights outside; tough rye, 65 to 75c, according to sample. Manitoba flour â€" First patents, in jute bags, $5.75; second patents, in jute bags, $5.25; strong bakers', in jute bags, $5.05, Toronto. Ontario flourâ€" New Winter, $3.60 to $4, according to sample, seaboard or Toronto freights in bags, prompt shipment. Millfeed â€" Car lots, delivered Mont- real freights â€" Bran, per ton, $22; shorts, per ton, $24; middlings, per ton, $25; good feed flour, per bag, $1.50. A despatch from London says: The Foreign Office has been notified by the American Embassy that Miss Edith Cavell, lately the head of a large training school in Brussels, who v/as arrested Aug. 5 by the German authorities in Brussels, was executed Oct. 13 after sentence of death had been passed upon her. It is under- stood that the charge against Miss Cavell was that she harbored fugitive British and French soldiers and Bel- gians of military age, and had as- sisted them to escape from Belgium in order to join their colors. BELGRADE WAS A SHAMBLES WHE N BOMBAR DMENT CEASED Section Where Civilians Sought Safety Razed, But Refugees Were Shelled as They Fled A despatch from Nish, Serbia, says: The official story of the bombardment of Belgra(ie shows that the Germans are pursuing the same plan of exter- mination adopted in Belgium. Begun on the fifth, in the afternoon, the bom- bardment continued until the eighth without ceasing. Tens of thousands of shells of all calibres were thrown methodically, with the object of mak- ing as many victims as possible and creating a panic. Before the bom- bardment the enemy opened a barrier I of fire on the roads leading out of the city, killing many persons who were ' fleeing. During the bombardment enemy aeroplanes flew over groups of refugees, signalling the range to the batteries. The southern part of the city, where the inhabitants had taken ; refuge, was bombarded all the night ^ of the sixth. The number of victims : was great. From a military stand- point the bombardment has had no ; effect on the plan of operations drawn i up for the Serbian troops. $1.02% to $1.06%; December, $1.02; May, $1.05. Cornâ€" No. 3 yellow, 65% to 66%c. Oatsâ€" No. 3 white, 34 V4 to 35c. Flour and bran, un- changed. Duluth, Oct. 19.â€" Wheatâ€" No. 1 hard, $1.09; No. 1 Northern, $1.08; No. 2 Northern, $1.04; Montana, No. 2 hard, $1.06; December, $1.02; May, $1.05%. New York, Oct. 19. â€" Flour flrm. Rye flour flrm. Hay firm. Hops steady. Hides steady. Leather flrm. sheep brought from $4 to $5.25 per cwt. The trade in calves was active at prices ranging from $3 to $15 each, as to size and quality. Hogs, selected lots, at $10 to $10.25 per cwt., weigh- ed off cars. + 20 TRAINS OF SHELLS IN A DAY FROM JAPAN Country Produce. Butterâ€" Fresh dairy, 27 to 28c; inferior, 22 to 23c; creamery prints, 32 to 33c; do., solids, 29 to 31c. i Eggs â€" Prices are higher; storage, 1 28c per dozen; selects, 30 to 32c; new- , laid, 34 to 36c, case lots. ' Honey â€" No. 1 light (wholesale), 10 . to 11 %c; do., retail, 12% to 15c. Combs (wholesale), per dozen. No. 1, $2.40; No. 2, $1.50 to $2. Poultry â€" Chickens, 17 to 18c; fowls, 14 to 15c; ducklings, 16 to 18c; geese, 16 to 18c; turkeys, 22 to 24c. Cheese â€" Large, 14% to 15c; twins, 15 to 15»4c. Potatoes â€" The market is firmer with car lots quoted at $1 to $1 . 10 per bag, on track. Kaiser Baiting for Spain and Sweden A despatch from London says: The| tar and Morocco and the other in Swe- Morning Post's Rome correspondent den, where the bait is Finland. Ger- ... . . 1 iv i r' I many's condition is that the two savs: "I am informed that Germany r. . . • . .v „ â-  countries enter into the European war is making two more diplomatic moves j ^t ^ moment convenient to herself, against us, one of these in Spain, ; and Spain give her that part of Mor- wiiore ?li» is tempting the Conserva- j occo which she had marked as Ger- ti (. CaLintt with the oSnt of Gibral- ; man at the time of the Agadir affair." Wholesale Hay Market. Baled hay, newâ€" No. 1, ton, $16 to $17.50; No. 2, ton, $13 to $14; baled straw, ton, $6.50. Business in Montreal. Montreal, Oct. 19.â€" Cornâ€" Ameri- can No. 2 yellow, 78c. Oatsâ€" Cana- dian Western, No. 2, 51c; No. 3, 50c; No. 2 local white, 45 to 45 'Ac; No. 3 local white, 44 to 44 'Ac; No. 4 local white, 43 to 43V4c. Barleyâ€" Malting, 66% to 67c. Flourâ€" Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.85; seconds, $5.35; strong bakers', $6.15; Winter patents, choice, $5.40; straight roll- ers, $4.70 to $4.80; do., bags, $2.20 to $2.30. Rolled oatsâ€" Bbls., $4.55 to $4.95; do., bags, 90 lbs., $2.25 to $2.30. Bran, $23. Shorts, $25. Mid- dlings, $30 to $31. Mouillie, $30 to $33. Hayâ€" No. 2, per ton, car lots, $17 to $18. Cheese â€" Finest westerns, 15 to 15%c; finest easterns, 14 Vi to 14 %c. Butter â€" Choicest creamery, 32>4 to 32%c; seconds, 31% to 31%c. Eggsâ€" Fresh, 40c; selected, 32c; No. 1 stock, 28c; No. 2 stock, 25c. Pota- toes, per bag, car lots, 90c. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $14.25. Pork â€" Heavy Canada short mess, bbls., 35 to 45 pieces, $28 to $28.50; Canada short-cut back, bbls., 46 to 55 pieces, $27 to $27.50. Lard â€" Compound, tierces, 375 lbs., 10c; wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 10 %c; pure, tierces, 375 lbs., 11% to 12c; pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 12% to 13c. United States Markets. Minneapolis, Oct. 19. â€" Wheat â€" No. I 1 hard, $1,10%; No. 1 Northern, $1.05% to $1.00%i No. 2 Northeru, Live Stock Market Toronto, Oct. 19. â€" Best heavy steers, $7.75 to $8; butchers' cattle, choice, $7.60 to $7.75; do., good, $7.10 to $7.50; do., medium, $6.50 to $7; do., common, $5 to $5.40; butch- ers' bulls, choice, $0.25 to $7; do., good bulls, $5.76 to $6 do., rough bulls, $4.75 to $5.25; butchers' cows, choice, $6.45 to $6.75; do., good, $6 to $6.25; do., medium, $5.25 to $5.75 do., common, $4.50 to $5; feed- ers, good, $6.50 to $7; stockers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.25 to $6.75; canners and cutters, $3 to $4,50; milkers, choice, each, $65 to $100; do., com- mon and medium, each, $35 to $50; springers, $50 to $95; light ewes, $5.26 to $6.25; sheep, heavy, $4.25 to $4.75; do., bucks, $3.60 to $4.60; yearling lambs, $7 to $7.50; spring lambs, cwt., $8.35 to $8.85; calves, medium to choice, $7.30 to $11; hogs, off cans, $10 to $10.05; do., fed and watered, $9.75 to $9.85; do., f.o.b., $9.40. Montreal, Oct. 19. â€" There were no good to choice steers on the market. Fairly good steers sold at $6.25 to $6.60, and fair at $5.50 to $6, while common sold at $4.50 to $5 per cwt. Butcher cows and bulls brought $4.50 to $6, and canning bulls $3.75 to $4.26, and cows $3 to $3.25 per cwt. Lambs, Ontario stock, at $8 to $8.25, and Quebec at $7.50 to $7.75, while A despatch from New York says: Cyrus Robinson, an English mining engineer, who arrived here recently from Petrograd, via Liverpool, orr the Anchor liner California, said that Russia had been receiving ammuni- tion from Japan over the Trans- Siberian Railway for three months as fast as the locomotives could haul it. He said that as many as 20 train- loads had reached Moscow from Vladivostock in 24 hours, which had helped Russia to check the advance of the German army. « ALLIES INVADE BULGARIAN SOIL Defeat a Force of 40,000 Attempting to Cut the Nish-Danube Railway. A despatch from London says: The allied forces from Salonica have be- gun operations against the Bulgarians with unexpected zeal, and already the Serbo-Anglo-Brench forces have pen- etrated into Bulgarian territory just north of the Greek boundary, and are attacking the Bulgarian stronghold of Strumnitza, according to advices re- ceived from Salonica by the Reuter's Telegram Company. The advices declare that "the fall of Strumnitza is imminent," The despatch continues: "The Serbs, aided by the allies, repulsed the Bul- garians, who retreated on Strumnitza. "It is learned from diplomatic sources that Field Marshal von Mac- kensen, the German commander, has demanded reinforcements." A special despatch to the Rome Idea Nazionalc from Athens says: "One-third of the Serbian army has been sent against Field Marshal von Mackenscn on the Drina, Save and Danube Rivers, while the other two- thirds have been placed along the eastern front against the Bulgarian forces. The latter at many points have taken the offensive. "Serbo-French troops initiated af- ter their success at Vilandovo a rapid counter-offensive action, and pene- trated into the enemy's territory and are marching victoriously on Strum- nitza, the occupation of which is prob- able owing to the feeble resistance of the enemy." Earlier despatches told of the de- parture of the troops from Salonica and of the opening of the engagement â-  of which the above despatch is prob- ably the sequel. The earlier despatch, which was dated Athens, read: "The French troops in Macedonia have received their baptism of fire near the railway bridge at Hadovc (Gievgdi), where they were attacked by 40,000 Bulgarians. "The scene of the fighting is a few miles north of the Greek boundary. The Bulgarians were attempting to cut the Salonica-Nish railway between Kalandovo and Dovdovc, a few miles north of the Greek boundary, to pre- vent the transportation of reinforce- ments and supplies to the Serbians." The Germans and Austrians claim to have gained complete possession of the strongly fortified heights south of Belgrade, and have occupied Avala, a town on the Orient railway eight miles south of the .Austrian frontier. South-west of Semendria the troops under Gen. von Gallwitz have thrown the Serbians acro.'is the Ralja River, thus breaking through one of their strongest lines of defence in this re- gion. 56 WERE KILLED IN LONDON RAH) PLANT MAPLE SEEDS WHERE CANADIANS FELL A despatch from Montreal says: A large .supply of maple seed is being despatched to London this week from the organization offices of the Over- seas Club Tobacco Fund. The Over- seas Club headquarters in London, England, are arranging to have the seeds planted round the graves and in the cemeteries whore Canadian sol- diers are buried in Flanders. Later it is hoped to plant an avenue at Langcmarck as a memorial to the Canadian heroes whose glorious deeds immortalized that place. Originally the floors of churches were of clay, beaten hard. ENEMY U-BOATS UYING MINES IN PATHWAY OF PEACEFUL SHIPS Submarine Piracy Having Proven a Failure, von Tirpitz Has Inaugurated a Fresh Policy 170 Casualties, Including 28 Soldiers, In the Last Zeppelin Attack. A despatch from London says: Fifty-six persons were killed and 114 injured in the recent Zeppelin raid I over London. Fifteen of the 56 per- sons killed and 13 of the 114 wound- ; ed were military casualties, accord- I ing to an announcement made later by the Official Press Bureau. The text of the announcement follows: "The Press Bureau of the War Office announces that a fleet of hosr tile airships visited Eastern Counties and a portion of the London area and dropped bombs. "Anti-aircraft guns of the Royal Field Artillery, attached to the cen- tral force, were in action, and an air- ship was seen to heel over on its side and to drop to a lower altitude. Five aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps went up, but owing to atmos- pheric conditions only one aeroplane succeeded in locating an airship. This aeroplane, however, was unable to overhaul the airship before it was lost in the fog. "Some houses were damaged and several fires were started, but no ser- ious damage was caused to military material. All fires were soon got un- der control by the fire brigade. The military casualties were 14 killed and 13 wounded. "The Home Office announces the following casualties other than the military casualties reported above: Wo- Chil- Men. men. drcn. Total, Killed .... 27 9 5 41 Injured ..64 30 7 101 A despatch from London says: Archibald Hurd, writing in the Daily Telegraph of the submarine blockade, says: "Every one is by this time aware that the submarine piracy, though it has deprived us of many merchant ships and cargoes, has been a militai'y failure. "Now the Germans have inaugurat- ed a fresh policy with a new type of submarine. Ships of this class are now busily engaged in trying to de- stroy our own and neutral ships, for there can be no discrimination. The new policy of mine laying in the path- ! ways of peaceful ships is peculiarly j despicable. The mine-laying submar- ine creeps along on, or under, the water, as circumstances suggest. Her progress, at night in particular, can- not bo easily detected. Beforo the I war opened, Simon Lake, an Ameri- I can builder of submarines, invented a , vessel of the under-v.'fiter type which ' could lay these deadly explosive agents. The Germans have merely proved that the method is practic- : able." Totals 91 39 12 142 "Of these casualties, 32 killed and 95 injured were in the London area, and these figures include those an- nounced last night." ___. â€" * How He Mixed the Medicine. "Now," said the nervous old lady to the druggist, "are you sure you have that medicine mixed right?" "No, ma'am," said the conscientious apothecary. "I wouldn't go as far as that, but I've got it mixed the way the doctor ordered it." 'L^

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