THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917 _

THE MINER WAR BULLETINS:

C MONDAY, MARCH 19

Strongly fortified
positions long held by the Ger-
mans in the Somme and Oise re-
gions are now in the possession of
vietorious British and French
troops, after. terrific bombard- |
ments which drove the Kaiser’s|
forces from their strongholds,

The British success extends for

_ a distance of sixteen miles along
the Somme front,from Le Trans-
loy to Monthy au Bois, including:
Bapaume, Achiet le Grand, Achiet
le Petit, Bocquoy and other towns.
The Germans regarded Rapaume
as a ‘‘second Gibraltar’’.
treating they burned the city,

added to the Allies’ holdings.
Although there is general rejoic-
‘ing over the success of the
“Push’’, experts. are inclined to
put the soft pedal on the popular
jubilation, and deprecate the ten-
dency towards over-optimism. It
is pointed’out that the German
retreat is not a rout, but a
methodical turning back from
untenable positions to -others,
doubtless long and carefully pre-
pared. The retreat undoubtedly
has been accelerated Ly the Allies’
unexpected superiority, but re-
poris do not show any consider-
able losses of men and material
by the Germans, indicating that
the withdrawal is far from being
a disorderly retreat.

French airplane,in retaliation for

- this wanton destruction, bombard-
éd the German city of Frank fort-
on-Main. ;

French advance guards entered
the important town of Roye, and
French troops have occupied Ger-
man trenches on the entire front
of fifteen miles between Andechy
and the Oise, comprising power-
fully fortified lines which the
Germans have held for more than’
two years, .

Petrograd: After abdicating
the throne, Ex-emperor Nicholas
returned to general staff head-

quarters. The decision whether
Grand Duke Michael Alexandro-f
vitch shall oceupy the throneis to
be left to a plebiscite of the Rus-
sian people, according to a mani-
festo issued by the Grand Duke,

The attitude of the armies at
the front, in the face of the new
developments, is unknown here.
It is believed the appointment of
Grand Duke Nicholas as comman-
der-in-chief will be received en-
thusiastically by the troops.

A constitutional assembly will
be convened at the winter palace,
which has been proclaimed public
property,

General Brusiloff, commanding
the armies in Galicia, authorized
the publication in Kiev of des-
patches -announcing the revolu-
tion.

Apart from the killing of a few
officials, including the reactionary
governor of Tyver, the loss of
life was slight. Confidence in
the duma seems. to be ‘the guid-
ing star of the movement.

The garrison of Sveaborg, the!.-
fortress. defending Helsing fors, is
reported. to have mutinied and
refused to join the revolution,

Paris: Premier Briand and the
cabinet have placed their resigna-
tions in the hands of the president
calling upon. him to interpret. the
situation in the best interests of
national defence, The ministry,
which was reorganized last ‘De-
cember, hag been made the ‘object
of repeated ‘attacks, on account
of its economiic:policy. ©

The Russian colony here is
elated over. the ‘probable’ choice
of Grand - Duke Michael a8 sie.
‘cessor to Nicholas,

German and “Austrian. official
dom is considering the possibility
of entering.into negotiations with
_ the. new Russian ‘government.

((- Tusspay, marcy 20. ye ea

Lor ‘London: News of: the rentost
Maine oes ‘of “tartite

family.
ported critically il,
Great “ Britain will recognize ;
the new government. .

There is much guessing today

as to the new line to which the
Germans are retreating, The one
most favored by military éxperts
is that of Douai-Cambrai-St.Quen-
tin-ba Fere-Soissons.,

The Allies are today systemat-

ically consolidating their lines and
still pressing forward against the
Germans.
mile front of operations the Brit-
ish and French have taken about
seventy cities, towns and villages,
In some places the Allied troops
are established ten miles within
the territory formerly held by
the enemy.

On the whole seventy

London: That Hindenburg may

lead a revolt in Germany is as-
serted by a néutral attache, who
tells an astounding story of plot-
hatching for the overthrow of the
Hohenzolierns, and asserts that
Germany is ripening for a revolu-
tion, The wealthy middle classes,
who are in a state of utter reck- |
lessness, are . conducting secret
meetings. :

Petrograd: The entire Baltic

fleet. and the garrisonsof the fort-|.
resses of Viborg and. Sveubory
have joined the -revolutionary
‘movement,
stored from chaos, and Russia js
settling down to the business of
reformation. The people are very
orderly.
the Jews, who have been granted
free rights of citizenship and the
abolition of the paley causes much |
jubilation,

‘Order hay been re-

The emancipation ‘uf

There is illness in ‘the Czar’ cy
The Czareviteh is re-

Grand Duke Nicholas has taken

over supreme command: of: the
Russian armies,
all. political prisoners at. Baku-~

-He has’ released

-London: -In-. the’ ‘direction of

Samara the Turks are. in full
flizht: before the British, forees.'
In Turkish Armenia andi in Persia
the Russians are ‘operating to. cat
off the retreat. a!

Washington: ° The U. ce ‘aid

| Germany aré on the verge of open
héstilities ag the .result of -the!’
sinking of three American ships:

The freighter Memphis-had fifty
'| Americans aboard,
teen are misaing..
the Vigilancia’s crew ave. missing. |.
The. grew. vot

All but ‘six~

“the Minos was

‘ Fourteen of |.

[town was systematically looted:

The old German line .on the
front of operations has been en-
tirely dissipated. . British troops | -
ave still pursuing the retreating],
enemy, but the retirement of the];
Germaris has slowed up. This
is attributed. to the stormy
weather, but it may mean that
the enemy is reaching his new
line of prepaied positions,

Forty more villages have fallen |.

into the hands of the British...
Sir Melville Chamberlain, di-

‘rector of national service, in an

address today declared ‘that the
German retreat will cease soon,

and said, “It’s a long, way from
Bapaume to Berlin, There’s no
use hiding cur heads, we? ve got
to see it out.”

Rumors concerning a probable
revolution in Germany are spread-
ing. ,

Paris:
ed from the Germans over one
hundred square miles in the gi-
gantie drive from Chaulnes to the
Oise. The countryside has been
laid waste by the retreatingarmy.
In this action trench warfare has
been magically done away with,
and the soldiers. are sweeping.

jubilantly. at the heels of the foe.
The Jand is filled with pursuing

squads.

Petrogr ad: That the provision-
al government. will use every
energy and with the unanimous
consent of the.nation will effect
Speedy. victory, was the declar a
tion of -the foreign minister,
The Grand Duke Nicholas cement
ed his alliance with the people
‘when it became known that'he
indued the Czar to abdicate, -

Athens: The heir-apparent is
being schooled to take . Constan-
tine’ 8 place if necessary,

Washington: The war situation
is graver than ever. - The gov-
ernment is arranging with Great
Britein’ a system: of. protection
for mer chant vessels, ’.

Despite safe-conduet guaran-
teed by the Germans, two of five

Belpian relief steamers were at-|
A. boat epntaining. offi-.

tacked,
cer's and seamen was shelled and

all occupants killed. Seven’ men| §
“por the other vessel were killed. |f

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London" me

The French have wreat- | -

has’ been achieved by Hindenburg
‘against the Entente,. forestalling
the great spring. offensive.

. Amsterdam: There dre rumors
of serious riotsin Berlin, requir-
ing the presence Of troops,

- Petrograd: ‘The government
has déclared a political amnesty,
Plans: for. the unification of the
empire are progressing favorably.

Washington: Hourly the war
is looming nearer, ‘A tremendous
appeal for immediate action comes |
from .all--sources: Wilson has
ealled an extra session for April]
2. The Union ‘League Club, a
great. Republican organization.
declares that a state of war exists
and calls for action.

without food. Ingenaate destrue- Co

tion marks the enemy evacuation.

~ Petrograd: Correspondence be-! |
tween the Czarina and Propopotoft -
proves thatthe’ former. minister:
and others. ‘of the. late government
attempted to conclude a separate .
peace with Germany, : The: Czar_

was against reforms; the'influence —
of the Czarina arid -thé.. pro-Ger-. a

man ministers: was ‘toa strong for
the democratic element to: over-:
come.
maintainingdiseiptine| in thearmy.

DENTISTRY

‘DR. BADGERO_
; ‘Smithers, B.C, .

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( FRIDAY, MARCH 23 }

London: The retrograde move-
ment of the Germans on the.
western front is coming to.a
standstill today, as -the French
and British troops reached points
very near the “Hindenburg line”’.
Fighting between masses may
occur shot lly, information leads

to the belief that the. Germans

plan an offensive movement for
April5. Meanwhile despatches
from the front show the tremen-
dous scope of the Allied advance.
The total amount of French terri-
tory liberated up to Marchi 21
was 853 square miles..

- Reports from the French’ front
indieate that Nivelle’s forces |&
made-such rapid “progress. as to!’
threaten the German line’ near
Somme eanal,:

“| positions at La’ Fere, ‘which is.

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‘points of the’ Hindenburg line,.

There is considerable artillery |.”
. activity around Armentieres. and.

Ypres. .

Paris: ‘The retreating Germans
locted even the supply honses of

leaving Freneh civilians: entirely

inenacing: enemy ‘

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