‘THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1915 THE MINER WAR BULLETINS (Continued from Page One) ond was stopped before the en- emy was able to issue from the trenches: The bombardment of the position we have taken at Fontenelle continues, as well. ag against our advance trenches to the north of Wettstein (north of Munster), Wednesday, . July 14. London: A strong movement is afoot to provide a fleet of 10,000 aeroplanes to attack Germany by continuous assaults on the Krupp works, the nine bridges of the Meuse and fifteen bridges on the|; Rhine, _L. D. Desbelds, lecturer on aeronautics at Woolwich military academy, is leading the movement. Hesaysacontinuous bombardment of Germany by aeroplanes, like ants coming and going on an anthill, string Germany in one week. Innsbruck: Archduke Joseph Ferdinand is expected today at Cracow to preside over a war council. If within the next few days the Austrians cannot stop the victorious Russian advance, the whole front must retreat. Since the loss of positions south ' of Lublin the revictualing of the armies has become impossible. Large Austrian reinforcements have been hurried to the province of: Lublin, but the Russians, though fighting against. superior forces, continue advancing, The Austrians have been re- turning to Galicia since the 10th of July and are now at Wraawy; The Russians defeated the ; Austrians at Seamosz° and | sur- wounded -and- captured two! Hun-} garian battations. - Athens: Turkish troops at Bei. rut have. mutinied and driven their German officers from the -city. Washington: The Times today declares that there has existed a “Conspiracy titanic i in’ its scope to destroy freight steamers clear- ing from American ports for England and France. Detectives are on the case, the paper states, and arrests are expected quickly. - London: The Paris official com- munique conveys. the information that the army of the German crowit prince has beén definitely defeated in the Argonne rerion,; the French | regaining thelr lost positions, -. of the German. offensive leads to ‘the belief that-it:-may have been >. selected as the avene of a general offensive,. instead of Flanders, where the main attacks shave heretofore been made, ‘Geneva: The Italian forces have _ achieved a notable success in. the Carnie Alps, ‘capturing twa. miles of Austrian ‘trenches, London: - Balkans ‘say Turkey would . be. - glad to coiiclude’ peace,.- ‘for -thé _-Teason that Rumania-is blocking. the. transport* of ammunition ."gerosa her border. from Aitstria: Germans. in- Constantinople are withdrawing: their “money ‘from, “the: banks, and Teaying. the eity.. would ham-. ‘In this sector andi in. the region of Woevre the strength - Reports. from | ‘the | sen. The reconnoitering trips are believed to have beet pre- liminary to an attempt to bom- ‘bard the Krupp works from the air, A despatch from Amsterdam states that an attack on the har- bor works and supply depots of the Germans. at Ghent by ten aviators, from. back of the lines of the Allies, is told of in advices from Belgium. The ten aviators dropped a number of bombs and returned safely to their base, The extent of the damage done is not known. The annual accounts of the British dockyards expenditures for the last year reveal for the first time to. the public that air- ship No. 16 was in the course of construction in 1914. ~ London: ‘The Allies, on Mon- day, made four assaults ‘on the Turkish positions on the Gallipoli peninsula. Says a ‘despatch to ‘the Daily Express from Athens: “They finally occupied twa hills defending Krithia and took four {thousand Turkish prisoners.”’ . Petrograd (official): “‘'On both banks of the Shivka stubborn |. fighting has taken place. Con- siderable enemy forces between the Orjetz and fhe Lydynia adopted the offensive and the ‘Russians, declinivg- a decisive |. +| engagement retreated ‘during the night of the 14th to their - ‘Second | : positions, © On the left: bank of the’ Vislula.the situation reinains|— “In the battle nea; unchanged.” Wilkolaz, south of Lublin, during the: week- ‘ending July 11th, the Russians. captured 297. officers and 22, 464 men, | In the Cholm region engagements have taken place along the Volitza river and and. on the night of July 18 we captured over 150 prisoners. ‘On the rest of the front there have been the usual artillery. ene gagements, -> > On-the evening: of July 12 the enemy assunied the}. offensive on. the Narew: ‘front... . Fridey, juiy, 16 “Baris: “Hill No. “825°: in the Forest’ -of Argonne, which ‘was|- stormed’ by the . Germans . early this week, has heen recaptured by the French. Heavy fighting still continues.” ‘fhe Ger man effort to break through | ‘the French: line and‘attack the fortress of Ver- dun was repulsed with. heavy loss, London: Pwo strongly held Furkish | lines, : defending the Dardanelles. have been captured by the’ Anglo-French. forees on the Gallipoli, peninsula, according to an announcenient given. out last: evening by the. British official press bnreau. cae : ‘London: - the German super submaring U-61,- credited? with. having. Sunk several A da in the Dardanelles; including the passant. Majestic, . has | have been driven across ‘the Dniester with heavy losses, - Rome: That Turkey has made overtures for. separate peace is eqnfirmed by information from diplomatic sources, but the ne- gotiations are’ not being carried on in Switzerland, as reported, and the Turkish government haa|- not sent emissaries there. In- stead, the Turkish diplomats in the Balkan states ure indirectly | communicating. ‘with representa- tives of the Entente powers, who are authorized: to act. as inter- mediartes and. fix, conditions, of}: peace, London: The Financial News of today displays - with great prominence reports “from | ‘quar- ters in close touch with German sources of information,’’ Germany. is making “tentative peace proposals, ” . Amsterdam: ' The Gernian ad- miralty has proclaimed a state of daisted “by” “Claude. ‘Wilsdn; : siege at: Kiel, in anticipation of an. attack by British ships and submarines: upon. that naval base, according to advices from Berlin, London: Some of the miners). of the western districts of South Wales have ‘agreed to “resume work tomorrow. Paris: The following. official communication | was issued by the]: war office last night: -‘'The day has | heen relatively @alm.?! Canning season : Fruit jars fruit and sugar—at Sargent’s. - Bade Farewell to Pastor. A farewell: gathering { in honor |; of Rev, Mr, “MacKay, who. is leaving far i new ‘fields, waa. held receritly at the home of the’ Ben- nett Bros., * Ootsa Lake. “The number of people | present showed the esteem i in whieh’ the reverend. gentleman’ is’ “held, and” on alll sides were heard ‘expressions of regret ‘at his departure’ ‘During his three years’ ‘sojourn ‘at Ootsa | ; Lak he has’ proved. most . capable Land popular, and it is: ‘hoped’ that}; he will return again after a well |: deserved. holiday. - ; The ladies of Oitad Lake acted as: hostesses, ‘providing an abun- ‘dant supply of alk kinds of: dainty. dishes, which were ‘enjoyed. ‘by, over thirty: people.. | . After Juaeh, daticing: and card playing: were - indulged - in” was made by all to finish . thie edibles, -. More : dancing, -eard playing: and’ music then’ followed, The playing and.’ singing. of. the i. Misses. Hinton | WAS” reatly: en- joyed, ‘and : “they” vere. ably’ as- : irs Mitchell. E, Blackwell and__| ; McGrane | in music and. song: >. that. throwing:. ; NINE E HAZELTON MEN | _ WOUNDED IN. ACTION : Up to. ‘the prosent, the names of the following former Hazelton. men have. appeared: in the casual fe ty lists as wounded: og Lieut. Stanley Geary; R, ok L..1. (Dardanelles) . a Lieut, C. B. North, ‘ATMTth R & Corp. D. -Loaghan, 16th. Corp.! B.T. Hill (Kispiox),1 ‘16th, wounded, prisoner. in Germany. Pte, G, RB. Middleton, 16th. Pte, W. J. Guiney, 16th. Pte. ‘Al, 16th, . . Pte. JAR. Barker, 2nd.” ao - Pte. A, _ Monewr, Princess Pat- =. ricias. Pte.. E N, Ford; Th, is a pris. oner: in Germany. Lieut. - from a: -London hospital that he has been: wounded by a bullet: which: paseed through: the thigh borne * ‘and will keep him’ on the!. sick ‘list. for six “weeks: - surgical work in -the hospitals, he says, - is: wonderful, although from the firing line to, London in sixteen hours,’ og Og aaa i Pte: Jack Frost, who i ig doing 7 “| good work asa streteher-bearer ” . with the i6th; sends ; an interest- ing. letter to. J.. M. MacCormick, in -which | tie gives‘some nartiou-|~ Taek : lars of ‘the war in Pranee.. worl i in which other correspon- : dents say he does splendidly, ‘but’ i ‘The tells of Bill Guiney, . who’ _WaB. : hit by | “three: ‘bullets, but , said} nothing’ of hls aevere - ‘wounds - until the. stretcher: _men- had. at bo tended to: another’ “wounded © pris] vate, for” whort. he - ‘had: -ealled) ‘An7 an’ interesting” letter ‘to. + Septeh shipbuilders' have. built “ a crane, that.will lift 200° tons ‘Tl. feet From | its: mast or 100 tonia 188 BF | feet, away.” : Chapple’ (Kisplox), C. RB. North’ “writes The ts the Germans are using, sulphur =\(- . in their ‘bullets;. which . retards’) pe recovery. Wounded are: brought iene tal: “1 friend in: Vancouver, Pte: JE. Bennett, ‘16th, ‘SBYS he had- ‘been . taking.a ten. day course in: bomb- a “He. ‘tells. “of. the] ” wounding: of, five of the Hazelton . {men, . and says only’ three of. the a i local boys: are left, with: the 16th, ti lif | supper, when ‘another’. attempt ny Beet i meet 7 ‘Tread. the. Feetpth Po | of Peace: Bhi 8 the path of him’ who weara: Invictus’? ‘THE'BEST GOOD SHOE. a NOEL & ROCK | “Hazelton;. B.C, 4 oe . —_ : tert *. Large Assortment of. _. Pattergon’s: | cHenriaes - "Highest Grade Ever Manofactar ~ Try our Noted ‘Ice Cream” | _. and Soda Drinks . oe : Up-to-Date Drug. Stores HAZELTON th NEW HAZELTON: ° i heir a “ ee ‘ ‘Boerything in Canvas” Princ Ripert Tent. and Aw ne & _ ” _ Prine Revert, BE. cnet Printing |