: dina opera cae gineer. -sequiring, aix -fiv ~ Yeases on the Ominees, be - New Hogem ‘and: Germanse E DREDGING STRATE : . Const People to ‘Work Extensive| ae a ve BRITISH FLEET BRINGS ITS LONG. RANGE _ ARTILLERY TO BEAR ON ENEMY'S POSITIONS ing “In ‘the ‘Omtnecal a river placer fields is the Omineca ; 7 OS ees i gyndicate, headed by Megars- Roe]. pnd Abernethy, of Port. Moody, 7 * with. A By Perlsa’ ab injning en* Accompanied by. F;: Ww. '. ” Valleau, formerly: gold. cominia- oo .; Bloner for this district, “Mr, Perks|_ . . spent some weeks in the district; _with which. he is Well’aequainted, P 7 Brea of the Omineca. ‘would ‘prove,’ 7 greater than. that of: California, a comprising. at least 92, 000 acres: 4 The surface ‘showings ‘are very In his opinion, while the : value’ ob the ground | ia not yet . “demonstrated, . the: profits will “ ‘exceed ‘those ‘of. ‘the California ‘He has every confidénee i in the future of aa - [the Vistula without resistance, fogs “dredging: -entetpriges, - Oniineca district, *: OVICH TO. HANG: ON JANUARY in pM “Clement . “nentenced “Nick . “-SPopailel tos be than ged: ‘tole Tati oe : “pary.8 for’ the: wiurder:"of- Mike i Endako, | - ; ‘Jasted: being. ‘examined,,” assisted in.the. prosecution, :. “ judge: commented. favorably on “The trial. two days, } many witnesses .” “Constable . TBeowiy who’ worked with’ ‘Chief |: a “Minty:in preparing the. evidence, The}. - :the,cate. with which the ease had “thee handled by the police, ladies: " of “the. "Wameat . - [and capturing: a thousand ‘Austrians, aes ‘Auxiliary, ‘avinounce a ‘ céneert at Pand dramatic entertainment, in embly Hall. . id-.of- ‘the Patriotic , Fund, on} ‘huraday, evening next, ‘in, As: In addition to an. cellent concert program, “Ha: | oo elton Dramatic Society. will: ‘pre- patel thi Kobse, sitet : a: The. Wrong houta: | Germans: were ‘reseued.:: be re estiotiag®, I abe oe Miss ee with hig. aviator, ” when’ ‘thelr: aefonlan WH rough. down, Hy drilled, ; some ‘being. very. young, and others of. middle age, with} ‘:lin:-serious disturbances:.in- Deptford, a subuth ‘of: London, where The: police t stored. order.. _ ender of Tsing Tau, of terms. "London, - Oot. re s official ‘bulletin, issued. in Paria. at midnight, tates ‘that on’ ‘the weitern front the battle continues with ‘great "vlolencs,: particularly: around: Atras, La. Bassee and Armen: tiere. The Allies’ yesterday lost some ground. at La Bassee,~ guined at’ Armentieré:: “North of ‘Aisne the: Anglo-French artillery destroyed three German batteries. - wv “Freneh’ Warshipa have’ joined ‘the: ‘British -yessele. which ar of the aval guns: Ts : os i‘ war office’ report Bays: the ‘Allies have made progress on the Somme. river and i in the Verdun district. effort, making: ‘use. of organizations composed of men recently | staffs drawn: from, various ‘parts of. the German armiy. of the enemy: ig still. retreating. ‘Much war material: was taken below Ivangorod, where the Germans, hastily ‘abandoning. their positions Teft guna, ammunition and provisions... The: Russias have crossed. ~The Auatrians- “are still. fighting | 2 stubbornly: on the San river vand south of Preemysl, - ae iy tab n| thtotwing shells: ‘inito‘ ‘the ‘German “positigns: betweeri -Oatend cand: as poe | Nieuport. . : The. fight has developed. inte a ‘terrific artillery duel, in, : P.. which the. ‘advantage i ig. with. the, Alliex;.o owing ‘to the: » Ienger, range _ Berka told: The. Miner ‘that, judg- oo . . ing: from ‘his _ experiences ‘last }:.- - ‘season, he ‘thought: the dredging 2: teen British merchantmen engaged j in the South American, tirade, - Between the North Sea _ . and: ‘thé ‘Oise river, thie enemy appears’ ‘to, be ‘undertaking’ a new ‘ ~ Petrograd officially reports that in’ ‘the eastern theater of | wary , rand the" teport j is disbelieved. to A. Copenhagen.’ despa anya Gormans’ are ‘talking of ‘an expeditionary forte, via. Antwerp, to- effect. 8 ‘landing. on the British coast... . Two shipyards ‘at Kiel are. building thirty armored lighters, each: eapable of: catrying, 500 men,’ for: use. ins “ transporting ‘troops across the chaniiél, should ‘the Germans ‘find ‘conditions favorable. _ - Antwerp. is ‘almost deserted, - Only. ‘a few German troops remain ‘in the city, _ wt vo wl , : - Reports ‘from, Amsterdam Bay von a Moltke § is: dying in | Berlin from an. ines for which he- was, undergoing treatment when the war began. : a BS - re The: ‘German eriiger » Kailaruhe is reported, to have sunk thir. Lille i ig reported to be in ruine ‘and ashes, "General - von Tirpitz® has been. killed. .: Prinee Maximilian of Hesse, the Kaiser’s nephew, was killed in ‘action. - oo . Bad weather j Js delaying transport of. the: enemy. ’g big guns in cA Belgium, while: the British naval’ ‘guns. are doing wonderful ' work, A late despatch from: Amsterdim states that’ the Allies have} taken: seventy. thousand prisoners ‘There i is no offiefal confirmation - Ottawa, ‘Oct, 24 :-Hon, Sim Hughes has been promoted to the rank of inajor - general. Colonel Gwatkin, of the Canadian general| staff, has been ‘given | the same rank, . , : ondon, Oct,’19:—The latest. official ‘despatch. ‘from the battle front states that. the: British and French left: wing hasdriven the: enemy -badk mors then: thirty: ‘miles inthe: lant. few. ‘daya. and. Had: occupied ‘Givenchy 4 ‘and Fromelles eid (retaken. ‘Armentierea,: on. the Belgian. border... -/2 violent attacka’ by. the. Germans, at St. Dig, néay the German’ border. southeast: of Nancy,:'were: ‘repulsed with ‘serious: joss to tle’ enemy. Ttis réported” that’ General. von Kluck: wes ‘relieved’ of bis, eominaind, two. weeks. AZO». ws ? The: ‘situation - on’ the’ Vistula, i in the anatért theater ‘of wat,” is Teele changed: «The Austrian: ‘attempts to cross.the. River San have |: feiled: - Fighting continues south of Przemysl.. The Russian forces’ made: bayonet: attacks. at- several: places, driving the ‘enemy back or “An ‘official: ‘despatch from’ ‘General Fréneh: gives the total Brit: ; igh: Jogses . in--Killed,- wounded. and ‘missing from’ Sept. 12'to Oct. .8}-*:,: ~The British casualty list. of Oct, 14)" as $61 officers and. 12,980 men,.” reports the death. af? General: Ian Hamilton, of Boer war. fame. Ten. other officer’: were killed and 2 wounded, . was placed i in command. of: Captain Cecil H. Fox, who" commanded ‘the ‘Amphion: when that cruiser was sunk by. a ‘mine © early ‘in the| war, «On Saturday. the. Undaunted, -which was accompanied. by four destroyers,;: encountered .. four. ' ‘of .the enemy 8 torpedo boat |: destroy ors off the coast. of ‘Holland. - The: -enemy’s vessels’ were sunk, with a losé of 360, The British had five, wounded... ‘: Thirty : Since, the seizure, of a: snysteriods. “factory? in London and the ‘| arreat of the Germans..who ‘edrduected it, feeling. against the|. "| Getinans ‘and the spy menace has run: high,: culminating: yesterday ..|Beveral ahops ‘kept. -by Germans. were. wrecked ‘and. one ‘get on. fire. pan The. German, have. imposed a fine of “one. mailion ‘dollars... on: Ostend: throtigh which 40,000 infantry ' ‘and - 400° ‘guna “pasded>-on- | Saturday. - This is taken to indicate’ a movement: ‘against: ‘Dunkirk. Pekin advices. BAY: Germany. i is ready, to newatinte for the Bury, _ “Russia | is Bowing: mines to ste a The: Holland d: American liner Nodrdam: was acne b by steiking} a ‘mine, in the: orth: Sei on ‘Saturday. iNé cagualties.:.. we *, Céfonél Grey,: Brotiier of Sit Bdward Gre as taken: ‘prisoner, 7 THE | MINER'S TELEGRAPHIC BULLETINS: TELL STORY OF: GREAT WAR DAY. BY DAY PDixmude, -: An official: despatch. ‘from Paris. at’ thidnight ‘atates., that! two]. . | tables by. taking their captors prisoners. Algerians, by. a: bayt The: new British light: cruiser Undaunted, just: comrnissioned, ets i . nete New ‘Westininater: by: a ‘troop of B CG. Horse. rae in: | Started; :”: Belglan, army. ‘is. stil] ‘active, ‘and; with the assistance. of. British: ‘marines, répulged . ‘attacks by" ‘the. Germang: between Nieuport-and Progress. Ag. being: Jaade. between Arras and: ‘Royse, | the enemy being forced steadily back. Gains have. also been made ¢ on ‘tha. right bank of the Meuse, near St, Mibiel. =. > . An unofficial report says the Allies have retaken ‘Ostend. . Lille has “been evaenated: by the ‘Germans, whose Hine. ‘is: “seriously threatened. oe : a French’ foree: ‘captured | in. 8 fox by: ‘Germans,- “tuned: charge, annihilated eight hundred Germans.” - °° : |, 4. despatch -from: Petrograd ¢ fiays parts of the San and Vistius rivers are choked with dead Germans. The Ruealan advance | ¢on-, tinues. Tt ‘Two. captured. ‘Russians had their ‘tongues out out ‘by the Germans. Wee de SA French eraiser iank an + Austrian submarine’ in n'the ‘Adriatic. : Turkey. has declined to accede to Britain’s- request for'the dis- charge of the Germian crews of the cruipers Goeben and. Breslau, purchased from ‘Germany by Turkey. - nd A German: mine-layer,. disguised aB a pita ships ‘waa, oap- tured by the British cruiser Undaunted. “aX pmall ‘Japanese: cruiser was sunk by a Gerinan mine ‘in Kieu Chau Bay, with a loss of. 271; "The Canadian. ‘expeditionary: force, ‘encamped ‘on “Salisbury Plain, had it, first’ field day on ‘Saturday, : The: troops acquitted themselyes well, . f. One hundred “Canadian nuraes are now in London, to undér- fale Red Cross work at the front. 7 ~ Two new battleships, the. Queen Elizabeth and Wardpite, will be ‘completed this week, ° They. will be the firat to. carry the new 15- inch guns, the deadliest weapon of the world’s navies, “Montreal, Oct. 20:-~Isitael Schafer. js on . trial here. for ‘high |. ' treason, the charge - ‘being. that he- aasisted Austriang to.-leave! - Canada’ for the front. : They called. themselves Bulgarians....'The! penalty: for: the, offense ia deat” but: “may, ‘be: “modified by the ‘clemency’ of the crown, oe. Vancouver, * Oct... 20: Thirteen Austrians, “ en “foute te: the ited States, presumably on’ thelr- way to the front. were areested “ London, Oct, 21:—The Paci offial bulletin states th hat tt ‘I by: ‘the Germans. along the ‘entire “battle: front; yesterday. “Were ‘everywhere repulged.* The reports indicate. that the’ attacks “were| ‘intended to: break the Anglo-French wéedze whieh threatend-devere| * damage to the. enemy’ a line in Northern: Franee,. ‘the Allies | ‘being 7 ia| twenty. miles over the Belgian border, .- Yon. Kluck’s | army, in, paid 7 ~ .; to be in the greatest dd mer it. has | experienced since. the. _In East Prussia and along the vista the at ai is CHANNEL COASTS: tbe connected with: the; men “who. | woods near. Blaine, -but on the officers endeavored. to, capture . - wounds, ve = : : Sagres > a “ LANOTHER MURDER © ae A BY VANCOUVER. HINDU Sand : Hindu, “was , about. to: ‘give evidence for . the Crown’i ‘in the trial ofa Hin- ” “The asaassin was captured, a ‘pes a ~jand A E. Faleoner, of Harelton. jdey. for: Evian, “to, mein _ PRICE # 82.00 YE, TATTLE WITH: ‘BANDITS. oh Washington’ Bank: Robbe Canadian Official -TWy . Accounted For’. Vancouver, Oct.- 28:—On, ‘Bet: oe urday night last. a gang. ‘of, five be, bandita,- supposed. by..zome to be... i robbed the. Union. Bank. cat,New Hazelton, . ield. up, the... Wixaon a National. Bank... at. Sedro-Wooley; TB Wash., securing $20,000... Aeon. a fight followed. . the. robbery. Melvin Wilson, « a-- -teh-year-old ae boy, was killed by a stray shot, . Pursued by.several posses, the . robbers made their. escape,..but were locatéd, yesterday . in the. Canadian side of-the line.: Can. _ ‘adian - _ customs. and; immigration : them, The bandits gave,battle, — killing Clifford Adams, a customs officer. One of the . fugitives — was killed, and another,: badly: wounded, killed himself, rather > - ‘than surrender,. Theremaining © <= § ‘three robbers are. believed’to.be:. = surrounded in the woods. Part: of the booty ‘secured from ‘the - bank was found: on the tivo ‘dead og men... ped bow kts “Several. officers. au tained: - “Vaneduver,. Oct. 2i:—Inapeetor on We. ‘Hopkingo: if ‘the hes S Canadian Hinda ‘ititerprete waa shot’ -and ‘killed in’ “Varicouver | me courthouse,” ‘hy Mewa: Singha The _Tiurdered official du, the. case ‘arising: out: of th | Hindu. temple shooting. and, ‘the 2 & | Komagata’ Mani: incident,» This : is the twenty-third déath: arising mote out of the attempt to: land’ the oe Komagata Maru’s_ passengers, volver in each hand, by the janitor og of the courthouse, who narrowly, > escaped shooting, aa Give Up Coal Lands ee ’ The Groundhog coal lands: held i by= Alvo. von Alvensleben,:* for oy German -eapitalista, have: 2b moo relinquished, - reverting. to. the - original owners, R. K. Lindsay... of Vancouver and Hunter Corner | he . Another For Active Service eo "Harry, E, Holliday, manager of : the Hudson’ 8 Bay Co. ‘store rere, _ has. resigned his position. i to the front, He left on Thurs: - °