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‘THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1916 -

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MONDAY, DEC. 4 }

Athens: The crown council sat
until 2:30, The French, British,
Russian and Italian ambassadors
made the following announce-
ment:

“On the proposal of the minis-/ Jablonitza,

ters of the four powers at the
‘instance of Admiral du Fournet,
‘the Greek ‘government was in-
formed that the Entente will
accept six. batteries of mounted
artillery instead of ten, waiving
on their delivery all questions of
the surrender of other armament.,
The Greek government accepted,
and agreed to proceed with the
immediate delivery of the six
batteries.”

London: The Roumanians are
apparently offering desperate re-
sistance west and south of Bu-
charest, Enemy forces are now
rapidly closing on the capital and
even the most sanguine of mili-

-tary critics here now admit that
the situation is extremely critical.
Advices from Berlin report that
the Danube army jis already
menacing the fortresses around
Bucharest, having reached the
Argechu river, which is only five
miles from the forts, The Ger-
mans and Bulgarians also gained
ground northwest of the capital
by working through the passes
southeast of Kimpolung. © Still
another enemy force is reported

southeast ‘of Pitishi, enabling it
to capture staff officers, Russian
and Roumanian communications
are silent regarding ‘the | last:
élaim.

‘London: During the day there
was intermittent shelling against
‘our front, on both sides of the
Ancre, JA ‘small party entered.
our trenches north of Lesars, but
was ejected,

Near ‘Ypres, Armentieres and
Hohenzollern redoubt there’ ‘was,
considerable trench mortar acti-
vity'on hoth sides,

Paris: Artillery was | feebly
active along the whole front, ex-
cépt on the right bank of the
Meuse, where ‘the the eneniy
vidlently bombarded Vaux. A
German long range - -gun:. fired

several shots i in the direction of i

Nancy.

A Belgian communication says
artillery fighting ‘occurred i inthe
region ¢ of Dixmude, North of that
there was vidlerit bomb. fighting.

Saloniki: Yesterday local ac-
tions occurred at séveral: points,
especially. at Kravitza and Grun-
ishta, where Allied troops advanc~
ed in spite of strong resistance,

Havre: Belgian workers in
occupied, territory’ held a gecret
meeting and. drew up a manifesto
destined to be brought to'the at-
tention of the laboring. classes of |;

. Entente and neutral countries, “ltl,
will be made public Boon.

TUESDAY, DEC, 5.

Petrograd,
‘Roumania has: ‘improved, owing to.

“the; the © timely arrival: before}...

Bucharest, of Ruasiari”: troops.’

: They made their: appearance ata

critical: ‘Moment. -when ‘the: Joss:

~.. af the. capital: jaeemed. scertain

Thera - is now. a fighting. chane

tO BAe: the. -elty,.: The, Gorman ms
‘plan. for’ enciteling Bi charéat waa [0857

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= _Perilously: near, “accompli

The situation. in|.

Under uninterrupted, pressure
by the enemy the Roumanians are
retiring around Pitesci and Tor-
govistaja, In the Ocetuz region,
the enemy has been repulsed.

In the wooded Carpathians a
number of battles for individual
heights occurred. The Russians
captured a height southwest of
.North, of Torotonsh
there has. been stubborn fighting
along the Danube.

‘Enemy attacks in Dobrudja
have been arrested by artillery
and rifle fire.

Copenhagen: (According toa
despatch from Berlin, .German
‘Jartillery has already begun the
‘bombardment of Bucharest from
a range of eleven miles,

Athens: Hight batteries ‘of
field artillery will be delivered to
the Allies as soon as the protecol
between the government and
Admiral du Fournet has been
drafted. Normal relations have
been re-established between the
Allied commander and the Greek
government,

London: An embargo on the
departure of all Greek ships was
announced yesterday. The Greek
minister in London has ‘resigned,
announcing his inability to agree
with his government's recent
actions.

London: There has been heavy
hostile shelling’ around Gueude-

court and Fonquevillers and: a

British bombardment of German
positions around Monechy. Trench
mortars are busy along the Brit-
ish front.

. Paris: Two enemy | raids in the
Barleux region were easily re-
\pulsed. A-‘similar attempt in
Alsace, near Mesteral, also failed,

Saloniki:
assault’a hill north of Grunitza,
east of the Cerna. There. wag
nothing of importance on the rest
of the Macedonian front.

Christiania: Norway is pre-
paring for eventualities.

Providence. R.L: The Journal |:
declares it has authority for’ the
statement that two large German
‘submarines.are- in West Indian
waters ‘and that two others, which
left Kiel on Nov. 5, have escaped
the British patrol and, gre now.on
theit way to the U. Ss. ‘

WEDNES., Dec. 6° at

“London: “The great battle for
Bucharest has’ been almost de-|-

cided in favor ‘of ‘the Teutonic
invadars. Roumanian attempts
to check the advance have proved
Hunsiccessful and . Petrograd. ad-
‘mits that; the enemy is pushing
ahead on, the. roada to Ploachti_
and Bucharest. . Tne Roumanians|
‘have. heen’ thrown back: actosa
the Argesi -river immediately
north of capital; |»

“In-the Carpathians, and in eaat-
ern. ‘Transylvabia the, ‘Rugaians
haye won local successes in. des-
perate engagements | and in Dob-

: rudje Sakharoff continues to bat-
| Star. fleredly. at the’ eneiny’ 8 lines, | *

| but;-there id n longer any. doubt

Loos. ~

The Servians took by |

craft did much auceesaful owark,
driving down ten enemy planes
and forcing seven others to land.
General Haig reports the fail-
ure of an enemy raid south of

Saloniki: | "The Servians have!
developed further successes, cap-
turing a ‘number of strongly
fortified posts.

London; ‘The deportation ‘of
Belgians to: ‘Germany continues.

lany ships are reported sanik
by. enemy submarines, ;

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London: Iti is- officially report-
Ploeshti have been conquered,
Ploeshti is a railroad junction 31
miles north.of Bucharest, on. the
main railroad to the north.

In the Russian statement iti is
admitted that the enemy has
made progress around Tergovisea
and Ploeshti. From the wording
of the German statement itis not
clear which of the encircling ar-|_,
mies of the German advance took
the Roumanian capital, An éar-
lier statement said-the Ploeshti
railroad was the only safe line of
retreat for the Roumanians., ,

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Petrograd: ‘Continued German|.

attacks on Bucharest from ‘the|'
north, in the direction of. Tergo-|
yistea, in the Ploeshti region,and
around the Dokaneshti region
are reported, . Because the Rou-
manian front was piereed by an
enemy attack, the Roumanians
were compelled. to retire ‘trom
occupancy of a, height’ west of
Jablonitza, in the ‘wooded Car-

‘the’ enemy was‘driven back.

London: -There is no news to-
day from the. western front.

New York: Ainerican members:
of the crew of. the. steamship
John Lambert, reaching here to-
day aboard — the: ‘French liner
Espagne, . brought.word that the
John Lambert was shelled: and
sunk -without warning. by a Ger-

man submarine off the isle ‘Of '

Wight, on Nov?’ 22,

~ Paris:, The Roumaniang evac-
uated Bucharest in good ‘order,
saving the army, according to an’
authoritatlve statement,

‘The reat guard of the Rouman:|
jan . army was! forced | to fight
strenuously, to cover the: retreat,

_ Amsterdam: » Bucharest was
almost. ‘deserted by cfvilians, as
well as ‘by the soldiers, when the
Germans occupied: the capital. It
is: reported that the, .eity. was. not |:
seriously damaged ‘by. the bom
‘bardnient, :

‘Petrograd: . ‘The evacuation. of
covering , the.left-flank of the re-,
tiring Roumanian, forces, .”’Rou-
have als, retired. to @ new. ling, as

tush, Wallachia;; “~~

ainad; by:a gounterrattack,,

mdon:. Bucharest and Ploesh~
re sifacuatedl by.the Allies? in

declared | tod

THURSDAY, DEC. 7 J

ed in Berlin that Bucharest and]
evening and: night on the Belgian ;

pathians, thought i in other sections,

(Crm DEC. 7) :

‘Rueharest: took. place on. Wednes:)]
day’ at. midday, ° ’ Russian troops}

manian troops south of the capital Y
have: the forced’ fighting in: Trou- ;

‘In ‘Tranaylyania,in; theiighting If ;
aroind Shelvava, the’ ‘qnéiny,jeapy| Sd

nts tured.'a.. small, portion. of Russiati:
paaitlons, but this, wad dnimediatet,

iad a, General; ‘Maiirlee, * dls
A rector: ‘of-'tha: “Allieat operatidnis,

fore. the Germans: arrived: Grain
was also removed’ from the « ev. c:
uated etrritory.

Paris: Ina-suecessful surprise
attack. -east of Metzeral,. French

- | forces. ‘captured many prisoners,

-On the Somme ‘front artillery
firing is intense on both sides,
particularly’ in. the region - ‘of

‘| Bouchavesnes.
In -Champagne our artillery]

took under its.fire and dispersed
an enemy attack northeast ‘of
Fontain-en-Dormerd. ‘

On ‘the left‘bank of: the Meuse |"
the Germans, after intense artil-
lery preparation, attacked asalient
of our‘line-bn slopes east -of “Hill
304, The attack was repulsed.
There was ‘bomb fighting both

front in the region of Dixmude.
Artillery is active on both sides
along the Yser front, .

Paris: The blockade of Greece |!
is 4 measure of reprisal for the
riots in. Athens, in-which French
marines were fired upon.

London: _ In an explosion at a
munitions factor 'y 26 women were
killed and 30 injured. Thedisas-
ter will not affect the: output. of
munitions, ;

. Canada’ 3. “Nickel

Nickel production of Canada,.
which means Ontario, this year
is estimated to total $23, 000,000,
against $20,428,348 in’ 1915 and
$13, 655,381 in 1914. Over 80 per
cent of the world’s output comes
from the Dominion, mostly.:from
the Sudbury district.. Three large
companies are operating,namely,
the International Nickel Co.,. the

‘Mond Nickel Co. and the British- aa

American. Nickel Corporation, a
new concern,
reduces the ore to matte-at Sud<
bury,refining in New Jersey; the

-|seecond makes matte at Coniston;

Ontario, refining at “Clydach,
Wales; while the new company’
‘will probably: reduce the: ore in:
Ontario,

: The first named) —

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