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THE MINER WAR BULLETINS |

TUESDAY, DEC. 26

Petrograd: After artillery and
rifle fire against. the bridgehead
near.Boldina the enemy attenipt-
ed an offensive, but was dispersed
by our fire. .

In the - wooded Carpathians,
after artillery preparation, we
attacked enemy trenches on the
heights north of the river Cussa,
and captured them, taking threa
machine guns, five officers and
one hundred men.

On the Caucasus front the
situation is unchanged.

’ On the Roumania front during
the day the enemy was active,
In the region between Kassina
and: Zaballa villages there was
desperate fighting. In the region
of Galgarenu; Drogual, Batogua
and. Vilinu we repulsed enemy
. attacks. In Dobrudja the enemy
continued to ‘attack our troops,
who withdrew toward Isakishe.
Aeroplanes dropped bombs near
the Vanka railway line, A Ger-
man ‘aeroplane janded, an officer
and two soldiers being captured,

Paris: Artillery actions are
reported at various points along
the western front, particularly on
hoth sides of the Avre, in the
sectors of Quesney and Canny,as
well as on the right bank -of the].
Meuse, In Champagne a sudden
attack by the enemy on our pasi-
tions west of Auberive was easily
repulsed. Elsewhere calm pre-
vailed, -

Paria: Wilson’ 8 “note is: still
the principal topic. - Editorial
writers point to the precedent
established by Secretary Stewart
of the Lincoln cabinet, in reject-
ing the intervention of Napoleon
II during the American civil
war. ,

“Milan: . The radical newspaper
Secolo,in its comment on Wilson’s
note~to the belligerents, asks,
“Why should neutrals who kept
quiet when Germany dishonored

Europe take a‘stand against the|.

war today when the Allies have
well-founded hopes of defeating
those responsible for so. many
iniquities?’ Their intervention is
"now an act involving partiality.” ae

Petrograd: Prominent mem-
bers of the Duma and all: political
leaders who have expressed ‘op-
. inions concerning, Wilson’s note
are united in the conviction, that
the peace suggestions are DL]
timed’ and impracticable, . -

. London; : The British attitude
7 towatd: ‘the | war ig unchanged : by |:

 Wilson’s suggestions, The nation
_ is determined to fight to.a victor-

ious peace. Britainand her Allies
' are preparing as ‘rapidly as pas- |"
sible. for a new outbreak of, Ger-
Tan “‘frightfalness’? which is ex-

"pected ‘to follow their ‘refusal’ to

. | consider German peace proposals.

‘An Allied fleet of heavily-atmied
_ - e¢ommerce” protectors’ of a ‘new
type is making: its. way westward:
The warehips are, Tange and Bow. -

unchénged. .

belligerents ‘on the subject of
peace,

Petrograd: The Roumanian
village of Filepesci hes been
evacuated, after having heen set
on fire by shells from the German
artillery, Enemy attacks from
Filepesci to Lichkotianka were
repulsed, The fighting around
Filepesci was of a desperate
character. The attacking forces
along the whole-line are heavy.

London: . British forces raided
German positions near Armen- |.
tieres. The sitution is unchanged
on the rest of the western front:

There is nothing to report from
the other fronts. ‘

‘Orders have been issued.to give
every Canadian soldier who wishes
to vote on prohibition and woman
suffrage an opportunity to.do so.

Ottawa: . The Royal Northwest
Mounted Police will be recruited
to full strength for active service,

A cable to the governor-general |
announces special sessions of the
Imperial conference in Febra ry,
to consider problems of the war,
Premier Borden is expected to
attend. It is regarded as prob-
able that the Allies’. peace re-
quirements will'be diacussed.:,

- Paris: Joffre has been created
marshal ot France,

There is no: difference of op-|"
inion “regarding Wilson’s peace
proposals,

France’s soldiers celebrated
Christmas ‘with the absolute cor-
viction that they will spend next! ©
Christmas qt home. They were
all certain that the victories on
the. Somme. and: at Verdun had
established such ascendancy over
the enemy that France and her
Allies ‘Will make peace on earth
good will toward men a reality.

| New -York: Much interest i ig
| anifested'i in the removal of the],
White Star liners from New York
to Halifax.

"THURSDAY, DEC. 2 )

“London: ; There’ w: was marked
artillery - -activity in- several see-
tors of the: Somme front, British
forces bombed- ‘German dugouts
northwest. of Lens, doing much
damage.’ oo

Paris: The night. waa calm, ex:

artillery WAS very, active between
Vacherauville and Vaux. .

‘Lieut, Herteraux brought down

_ {his fourteenth enemy aeroplane,

“Rome: In. ‘the ‘Adiago valley |

Jour: artillery kept: the. enemy’s

linea: under a- vigorous fire and
disturbed his working parties.

Berlin; . ‘Nine aeroplanes were
lost. ‘by the Entente’. in -aerial
engagements along the western |; :
enemy. attacks
‘Petrograd: The Czar address:

front yesterday,

Washington: ‘Despite the gen:
eral feeling ofhopelessnessamong|
government. heads over the pros-
pects for peace,:in the light, of
Germany’s latest communication;
men ‘closest to the president ‘be:

lieve he.will-strive-to the utmost!
to prevent’, thé situation getting} ;
identical” notes answering why

beyond his'gragp. Two reasons,
they say, will actuate him—the
desire tov end the war, . and. to} -
avoid having’ to put through” ‘his

Sussex note threat to break: ‘rela:
tions with Germany. should: she’

overstep her submarine pledges:

New York:.- The Herald, in a
prominently displayed: front page
article, - ‘declares’ it is able'to an-
nounee authoritatively.’ that’ the
German ‘people are demanding of
their: government the resumption
of the campaign of frightfulness,
even-at the cost of war with the
United’ States. -

Ottawa: ~ Areangements. for
sending” another Canadian divi-
sion .to the front are under way.

‘ More Canadian troops have ar.
rived safely i in. Bigland.

- Washington: .- .
bassy ‘says ‘Germany i is prepared,
to announce peace conditions when
a peace conference meets, Berlin,
it says, has’ complied. with. Wil-
son's requests.

New York: Fifty ‘thotisand

deported Armenians are starving.

in the viemity of Aleppo, Asiatic

Turkey,as a result of the tempor-

ary suspension of Telief. “appro-
priations. :

Ottawa:

Premier Borden, and R. B: Bennett,
advise: ‘all union’ men to fill. out
National Service cards,

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-London:> An ‘attempt ‘to invade |
Russian soil north of Dobrudja or
east of Moldavia ‘may be the next
_|development of Yon Mackensen’s
eastern offensive. The advance |,
of the Teutonic columns is being

‘opposed by fierce fighting on. the}

part of the. Russo Roumanian
‘troops:. The: Gérman’ forces lost

‘contains a Fejection of peace based

‘Royalist. newspapers have even

‘rapidly and regularly,

The German em-

.| marines of a very large and pow-

‘Leaders ‘of, ‘the labor
‘congress, after a conference. with

. ’| Fifty were rescued. The remain-

| é “FRIDAY, Dec. 29. *

on; German-made: plans. It.will}
give a: vigorous summary of the *
principles the Allies are fighting
for,. but, will not state spécifically |
the terms “On | which the Allies
will consent: total. peace,” -.
- The ‘Allies will! ptobably: send

son’ *3 peace suggestions, -

“Paris: Sub. -Lieut, ‘Guynemer,
France’s premier ‘aviator, brought
down. ‘his: twenty-fifth German
aeroplane yesteresy, '

to cry out under pressure: of | the
Allied blockade. The strongest

changed their tone, . ‘The army
disbandment is taking place
‘The situ-
ation from the ‘Allied viewpoint
shows great imprdvement. . -

London:: Private i in forination
indirectly.* from - Germany”. ‘pays
positively that Germany: searcely’
can hold out more than six months
longer. The: shortage of food is
more serious than: sever. - Many
persons In various German towns
actually fail in the streets, oR
hausted by. hunger.: °

_ New York: The World, astrong
supporter of the Wilson adminis-
tration,says danger of aU.S.-Ger-
man break lies behind the peace
moves of the Kaiserand president,
Tension’ has. been considerably
increased by reports of the naval
attache ‘to Berlin to the: effect:
that: ‘Germany ig, building. aub- |‘

erful type; 70. or: 80 being under
construction.” Te

“The J apanese steamer Sankaku
Maru, with 400 persons aboard;
went. ashore off Chefoo,. China; |.

der-are reported. dead “of “eXDOB- |
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Rusdian’ forces from. the region|{- -
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