THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER £0, 1916 oe THE MINER WAR BULLETINS London: number of bombs were dropped, killing 28 people and i injuring 99, One huge airship was brought down, the crew beipg consumed in the flames which destroyed the craft. | Another was foreed to land. ‘The burning af the first zeppelin was witnesssed by tens of thousands. Paris: The Germans made sev- eral attempts to regain the posi- _ tions they lost in L’Abbe wood, but were repulsed on each ocea- sion. ’ In aerial encounters yesterday 26 enemy machines were forced to descend, many of them heing destroyed, ; North of the Somme the. Ger- mans three. times endeavored to! w drive the British trom their new positions, pelled. The Canadians are holding ev- ery inch of the ground they have taken, repulsing heayy counter- attacks by the: Germans, London: ” South | of the Ancre we continued to improve our po- sitions, pushing forward in places into the enemy’s trenches, - A big fire was caused by our artillery in a village much used by the enemy’s transport for supplies, A highly successful air raid by about fifty of our machines was carried out on important railway junctions. Two trains containing ammunition were destroyed, Five of our machines gre missing. Petrograd: The Russiavs and Austro-Germans are engaged in stubborn battles at various places from ‘the Pripet marshes to the Roumanian frontier, Saloniki: The British have ‘erossed: the Struma at three points and have taken the town of Jenmita from the Bulgarians. The Servians have made addi- tional ‘progress. northwest Of Kamaikalan, ‘and the French are advancing northwest of Florina, ‘British ' marines have disem- | barked. at Canea, ‘Greece, . Amsterdam: . - Allied aeroplanes dropped. fifty bombs on Krupp’s. The Greek” government -hag sent another note to Berlin, pro- testing against the capture. of ‘Greek infantry in Florina, In recerit trials at Habselt, Bel- gium, 22 persons were condemied to death on charges of espionage: Among them were four Priests, three women, and two iris, - a Vienna: © The tinusually early| setting - ‘in‘of autumin’has eaused |: a slowing down of operations in ° Transylvania, The higher points are already. covered. by: four feet >of snow, 0... - Torrential raing, on all. ‘Austro- Hungarian fronts have converted, the battlefields. into: quagmires, Germ Thera will prabably': be a long 8 ‘Tull, ‘elthough freering’ would: im- OW prove conditions. » Ottawa: | MONDAY, SEPT. 18 J ————S Ss Twelve large zeppel- . ing were engaged in a raidon the British Isles last night. A large Every attack was re- | ' lexpected. The King’s déclaration i| gion, driving the Germans. outof fortified positions and: frustrating The foward |: Six hundred: additional prigoners Were, saptured, “a . : The sécond Canadian iB Wat: loan’ ‘was. ver aubscribed sir national Red Cross against the use of the “‘tanks’’ on the ground that the use of these new engines of war is contrary to ‘recognized methods of civilized warfare, . It is announced that Britain requires another million men to bring the war to a close, | ) - T.. 27 [_ ONES, seer z_) London: TheBritishand French forees have. captured Thiepval and Combleg from the Germans. The taking of these important towns, which weré heavily forti- fied and had been defended with the greatest stubbornness by the enemy, is due mainly to the ex- cellence of the Allied artillery, which was. responsible for the collapse of the German defence. The enemy fled from their trenches, discarding even. their rifles, Twelve hundred prisoners |‘ were taken. The town of Combles was filled with German dead, The losses of the Allies in this enterprise were comparatively light. Captured Germans assett that the morale of their troops i is: weakening, owing to their incap- acity. for prolonged resistance, due to constant trench duty with- ont relief. , Paris: The Germans experi- enced severe losses in unsuccess- fully attempting an advange against the French at Thiaumont and Fleury. - Athens: vails that King Constantine has been ‘misjudged and that Greece is willing to join the ‘Allies if satisfactory conditions ‘are ar. ranged. An early, decision is]: to this: effect clears the atmos- phere, encouraging the Entente tainisters, who have been hereto- matters, Adherents. of Venizelos are leaving Athens, London: It is officially an- nounced that the fatalities result- ing from the week. end Zeppelin raid were a4, _ FRIDAY, SEPT SEPT. 29 2) wt - London: French. and British their advance in the - ‘Somme. re- all counter-attacks.: - movement: seems: ‘irresistible, Since. this’ offensive. began’ on| July, 1 the Allies have taken 40,- 000." prisoners, -150- guns:--half heavy artillery ‘== 600 machine guns, and vagt quantities of war inaterial and provisions,’ val has been ‘taken by the ‘British, TT ce hig.g guns ot the be Ales are|' ” Paris: The impression pre. |. fore doubtful concerning several |, forees in co-operation, continue! ‘The greater part of the strong] enemy ‘positions north: of Thiep- Sweet Peas -1,.C.. Soh I» tn was made lastnight by the Ger-| mans between’ Thiaumont ‘and Fleury, . in the Verdun region, The assault was repulsed. with heavy. losées to the enemy. Rome: Italian troops have oc- eupied a high position between Mari and Tovo, west of Mont Cimone, i in the: Trentino region. In the Astico - valley. and along the Cargo the: Austrian . artillery fire ig heavy, Paris: Bulgarian £ forees made two attacks last night near’ Flor- ina, at the western end of the Macedonian front, but were re- pulsed by French and Russians. Petrograd: After a series of desperate battles in ‘Bukowina, General Brusiloff has succeeded in strategic advantage, and. pushed forward his extreme left, cutting an important line of communica- tion some miles above Kirlibaba, Athens: The expected revolu- tion has begun. Venizelos has formed a provisional government and thousands are flocking. to his standard.. - The people’s leader says in. his proclamation that the king has been the victim of bad counsels. ° Greece, he declares, must range herself” with the Allies and expel the invaders, General Moschopolous, chief of stafi,:-has advised Constantine to declare waron the Teutons. im- mediately, without waiting for farther action by the Entente, Washington; Battleships under. construction j in England are being equipped with 18-inch guns; three inches, bigger than. any now ‘afloat, ‘and greater than the lar- gest guns projectdd ‘for the new U,,S. hattleships,- The States, to kee the pace, will: be compelled to remodel the} navy. mon, FAIR PRIZE, LIST (Continued trom: ‘Page One) Miss Doris’ Campbell; 2. Mrs; R..G, Moseley, . Three Buttonholes, Gils ‘under 14—1. Gladys McCready; 2 - Laura Garwa, Cox; 2.. ‘Arthur Wrinch, ° Writing, under 10. years-—l. Os- -wald Hoskins: 2 Ernest Kirby Writing, under, 12 years—l, Ral. phena Wrineh; 2. Eva MeDou-| gall - 8: Drawing,un der 15 years—L, Glad. ys ‘McCready; ' 2. Philip. ‘Hos: kina, Colored Artistic Design; Under 12[° ~-years—1, Ralphena: Wrinch; Ear ‘Gladys McCready: es Map, Drawn and. Colored. under. 15 years—1, Grace’ ‘MeDougall; + 2)-Philip. ‘Hoskins. Collection Pressed, Wild “Plowera —1, Grace. MeDougall; 2 -Ral- phena: Wrinch: « (Special) Writinge-—Jack Alien, . (sree Draving“Oawald Hoe | . king, “ - Class 10—Floweis : Mra. Newick... en ag. |Dablias—1, C. ¥.: Smith; a sey. | ee ‘ - Eh. Kirby." i J * Another atrong attack ‘Beat Pot Pla +} Crab Apples -, Rev, J, Field; 2, Cherries—t, . ‘Hazelton oepital Raspberries—1, ad G K. Sealy, Currants—8. firsts, J.C,.K. Sealy; | Gooseberries--1, Bealy, Rhubarb--1, Sealy, : capturing heights of econsidérable | . _{ecamber: -1, Hoskins: 2. Mrs, ‘Tomatoes, ripe--1, Moseley; 2 Peas, ih pod-. ‘A, Moseley: 2, ia i ‘Hamblin. Class 9—Children’s ‘Department Peas, shelled--1, Moseley;, 2, Mrs, Writing, under 8 years—1. Maze! W. H. Sharpe, S Celery-1, Moseley; 2 Pardley--1, Swann: 2 Hoskins,’ ‘ Parsnips- Latate: “eres So schereernt ean Assay Olfte “and. ¢ Offlce” id pico VANCOUVER Be = livan,:'F Vivia ‘Alsike Clover-1, Newitt; 2.Sealy, | Field Peas--1, Hospital. Farm. pena) : Timothy Seed--1;.Newitt, 9.60.44 Copper ore--White Heathergroup fi ; Gold-Copper—Rocher ‘de. ‘Boule, a ae Gold-Silver-Lead—Silver” Staind.” Cobalt ore—Havelton V; View group. i Commercial Coal—Groundhog An.