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THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1916”

THE MINER WAR BULLETINS

MONDAY, NOY. 20
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London: Canadian troops won
a battle in a snowstorm yester-
day morning, advancing with the
British line on both sides of the|
‘river in easterly and northerly"
directions, aid took 500 prisoners.

They astablished a new line on}

both sides and on the edge of
Gtandecourt, for possession of
which severe fighting continues.

Paris: A two-day battle along
the French front north and south
of the Somme ended in the de-
cisive defeat of the Germans, wha
were driven back after the big-
gest fight sinee the great offen-
sive started north of the Somme.
The enemy attacked from Les
Boeufs to Bouchavesnes, to fore-
stall a fresh French advance be-
yond Saillisel, which would imperil
by a flanking attack the last
German line opposed to the

’ British.

Bucharest: Two new German
‘divisions ‘are operating in Wal-
lachia, one in ‘the Jiu! Valley,
‘under General von Knobelsdorff,
and one in the Aluta Valley, under
General Kneisel.

London: In connection with
the British army operations in
Mesopotamia,two successful raids
have been made by British air-
men on Turkish positions on the
Euphrates and at Kut-el-Amara,

Petrograd: Russian forces in
Dobrudja continue to gain ground
against Mackensen’s army. On
the Transylvania front persistent

.enemy attacks continue in Alt
and Jiul valleys. On the Danube
‘front our advanced posts continue
to progress southward.

- New London: Action has been
brought against the Deutschland
for the logs of the tug sunk by
hér. There pre three additional

suits, each for $50,000, in the/}
interests of the families of those:

‘drowned.

New York: Io an address at a.

luacheon given in his honor by

the Lawyers’ Club, Sir Robert

Borden appealed to the American

bar to aid in expounding inter-
national law, and’ right. in such
terms that the peace of the
world might be maintained. . He
declared that the British nation-
was fighting for an abiding peace,
nota truce, Public opinion must
be moulded 'so that enforcement
of rights should be uppermost in
the minds of: the people of all
nations, he said,’

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. London: Tha Servian town of

, ‘Monastir has been captured: from:
the German and Bulgarian forces,

Additional advices serve to-in-.

“erease the-brilliance of: this ‘vie-

‘tory “of ‘the ‘French, Russian,

‘Italian -and'Servian: ‘troops: under
General Serrail:
‘doubted if the: enemy forces “can

It is cto. tbe

completely . escape from ithe en
circling. movement “of-the Allied
Desperate fighting con=
“+tinues gs ‘Serrail’s ‘troops: ‘strive
‘ito lose: ‘further: ‘with’ the: retreat, |
‘ing “Teutons, - The: roads” are
churned into. ‘a’ Bea. 0
the | snow and ‘vain,
‘apparently’ samy

will he at onee established at
Monastir, which is occupied by
considerable Servian forces, with

‘large bodies of Allied troops, .

Berlin: The occupation. of
Monastir was.a measure prepared
since several days. The city is
without military importahce.

London: Athens advices say
the German, Austrian, Bulgarian
and Turkish ambassadors have:
been told bythe Allies to leave
the Greek eapital by Wednesday.

Petrograd: On the west front
in Russia there is an exchange of
fire along the whole line. The
Caucasian situation is unchanged.

On the Roumanian front,in the
Jiul and Alt valleys, the enemy
attacked in. considerable force
and pushed the Roumanians back
towards the south.

Paris: On the Belgian front
there was spirited bomb fighting,
Slight artillery activity occurred
in the region of Steenstraate and
Boesinghe yesterday.

Except for a violent bombard-
bardment of the fort and region
of Douaumont, there is nothing
to report. on the French front.

Rome; The Austrian emper-
or’s condition is worse, He has
asked for the papal benediction.
The arrival of German specialists
is anxiously awaited, :° -

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Petrograd: Under German
pressure the .Roumanians. have
retired to Filiash: In the Alt
valley the Roumanians are retir-|
ing slowly southward.

The Dobrudja situation is. un-

changed.

In the eastern theater ‘along
the Stokhod river, ‘violent’ artil-
lery exchanges continue, | The

enemy’s artillery bombarded Gar?

buzor and Gukalor. + An. enemy
attack in the wocded district of
the Carpathians, northward of
Gifpeny, was-repulsed, -

London:. Another "Russian of.
fensive dlong the line from Con-
stanza to Chernavoda i is expected.
An inerease in the intensity of.
the fighting in the Balkans,- mili-
tary experts are agreed, is the
only step to :be :relied.on to lessen
the weight of Falkeihayn’s otre-
mendous pressure an the. Wal:
lachian: frontier’ of Rotwmania,
This pressure, it is admitted,
constitutes ‘the gravest. ‘menace
to Roumania. . A despatch. from:

| Bucharest’t days It is rumored. that

Falkenhayn.. ‘has. heen: recalled
from command of German opera:
tions, in Transylvania and wiil be
replaced ‘by Mackergen.. : fe

‘Lendon: Ina ‘suecégsful « sade!
vance on a front of 3500 yards. on
Saturday . ‘morning ; ° ‘our ‘guns
started. a barrage. against: ‘the
trenches ‘opposite. ‘the’ ‘Canadian
‘positions, Ag‘our “itronps' leaned

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"Poles:

court, British forces captured : a
German night patrol, ,

(— THURSDAY, NOV. a)

London: "The British hospital
ship Britannic, »probably the White

Star liner of that name, one of |.

the largest ships afloat, was Sunk
in the~ Zea! Channel, , in the
fipean Sea, yesterday. The.
admiralty announced today. that
of thoge aboard about fifty were
lost, twenty-eight injured, and}:
1100 saved, — It is declared the
vessel was sunk by a mine or
torpedo.

At the outbreak of the warthe
Britannic was turned over to the
government and fitted: out as a
hospital ship with 2500 cots, In
addition to the patients, she
carried 200 nurses and orderlies,
100 surgeons and a crew of 900.

London :. Although Vienna
withholds official confirmation, the
report of Emperor Franz Josef’s
death-is confirmed from various
sources, and. the eyes of Eur ‘ope
are- today turned on Archduke
Francis Joseph, who will now ‘bel’:
emperor of Austro-Hungary. The
new ruler of the dual monarchy,
whose demands on Servia pre-
cipitated ‘the, greut war, is 29
years of age. -He is supposed to
be at the front, in command of
Austrian troops operating in the
Carpathians against the Rouman-
ians., There is a possibility that | :
thenew sovereign will have much

| influence on the future of the war |:

and his character and disposition
are the: subjects ‘of deep study
to the statesmen” of all “Kurope.

London: Active ar rtillery firing
from the eneny.. is reported by
‘| Getieral Haig in ‘his summaty tu-
day. German big guns are sheil-
ing the positions recently won by
the British on the’ ‘Ancre, ~ Ac-
tivity | is. centered: on the British:
right, south of the Anere, - On
féhe north of» the,, stream the. ‘Brit-
ish drove off a hostile patrol,

Paris:
from the Flanders. front, where
intense - fog | is hindering opera:
tions.

’ Saloniki: German and Bul:
gurian troops, forced out of Mon-
astir, are still retreating; hotly
pursued by’ the Allied’ forces.,

London; A. sucessful air ‘tald,
on .the) German ‘naval and aerial

baséat Zeebrugge was annoiueed |,
Our.

by~ the adniiralty.”, today, ;

have arrived < on the. Transylvan-| -

jian- front. In addition to: other
booty, © 800- railway cars were
captured at Craiova.”
ther is improving, and artillery
activity : between the Baltic and
the wooded: Carpathians i is Taueh
livelier, .

‘Landon: - - The “Greek govern-
ment. has refused to comply with
the demand of the Entente pow-
ers for: the surrender ofa part |.
of its supply of arms and arma
nition, _

Vienna ; ‘The heir’. to. ‘the
Austro - Hungarian ‘crown has
taken the: throne - as Emperor | -
Charies VIO. se

Paris: - Lieutenant Guyniemer
yesterday brought down his. 22nd
German aeroplane,

_The day was calm along. the
whole western front.

London: A despatch from}
Baku, Asiatic Russia, states

thal the Turks have massacred Los,

between five and six thousand]
Armenians at Sivas, Turkey.

US. Elections * an

Washington: - President Wil-
son will. have to. deal with a
Republican majority in the house |-
of representatives, | according tol g
present appearances. ‘The Repub-
licans have 217 ‘sure "seats, re-
quiring only one more for control.
There are several representatives
of Sneialiist: and Labor parties:

The Déemoeraits retain a. majority 7

in the senate, :
~ Nebraska, South- Dakota, Michi
gan and Alaska..have | gone: -dry,

Washington definitely refused - CO | awe

change its- prohibition’ law,. and
Oregon: -has. prohibited “the _im-
portation, as well ad the sale, OF
liquor, : \

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FRIDAY, NOV. 24 a a
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aeroplanes dropped: bambs: over! J

the seaplane sheds. atthe Beigian|

ort.and also attacked Gekman es
destroyers anchared wlongaide the oe ||

The; destroyers . were hit
and the ‘sheds damaged by our
bombs, 4

“General Haig r repor ta that Cex: a

man artillery was , active’ during

the: night. on ‘both. sides ofthe}

Aucre and ulao‘in, the ndighbar- ro

‘from: the parapet” the.: “Germa hood

pins: began | “a. counter: “barrage
‘fire, cwhich’ was i
weak, Our “foreé
casualties: than

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_ Bucharest: ”

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