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illery “and

THE @MINECA MINER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1915

THE MINER WAR BULLETINS

C MONDAY, DEC. 20, )

“Damen German Cruiser
- Amsterdam: It is officially
announced in Berlin that the
German cruiser Bremen and a
torpedo-boat were sunk by a
submarine in the eastern Baltic,
A considerable portion of the
crews were saved.

The Bremen was built in 1903.

‘Her displacement was $250 tons,

and she carried a crew of 300.
Enemy’s Futile Efforts
London (official): ‘Early thig
morning the enemy discharged

“gas against our line to the north-

east of Ypres, accompanied by a
heavy bombardment. Except at
a few places, where they were
driven back before reaching our

‘lines, they were prevented from

leaving their trenches by our fire.
Our protective measures against
gas proved effective, and our line
is everywhere intact.

“Except for artillery activity
on both sides, there has bean no
further development during | the
day. The hostile artillery was
unusually active east. of Ypres
and also against our trenches
west and south of Messines, .

“The enemy blew up two mines
in front of our trenches. east of

- Arnientieres early this’ morning.

Hostile infantry attempted to
occupy the craters, but were
driven off by our rifle fire.

“On the rest of the front there
is nothing important to report.
An enemy aeroplane was brought
down by our fire east of Armen-
tieres today. wo

“tation Success

‘Rome (official communication):
’ “Despite the fact that stormy

weathet is hampering operations, |

the activity of our troops has not
been relaxed, On the northern

slopes of Monte San Michele, our)

infantry detachments surrounded
a hostile trench position which

“made a salient in our lines, and

captured it by a surprise ‘attack,
We took 115 prisoners, including
two officers.” ~
ltaly’s Big Army
Rome:
million men engaged in. the. war
and is preparing to. add another

TUESDAY, DEC. 21

“ Activity On West Front
Paris: .A bombardment by
heavy artillery along most of the

-whole western front, causing the
‘+. destruction of many German

establishments, including three
powerful explosions in the Ger-
“man trenches near Ville-au-Bois,
in Artois, was reported in last
night's - - official communication
from: the war. office,
"In Artois, rather violent ar-
tillery, actions: occurred. in the

‘region’ of Loos: | They were less |”
intense in the direction of Bully, | -

‘the. Givenchy fort,: and along the
; Between Sols-,

Italy ‘now has two]:

tests,-the Austro-Germans, Bul
‘garians and Turks will cross the
Greek. frontier as soon as they
are reddy. It is rellably reported
that the Turks have concentrated
two divisions, with cavalry and
artillery, close to the Greek fron-
tier at Nievrokap and Kustendil. ”

i WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22

Russians Capture Varna
London: The Daily Chronicle

|reports the capture of Varna,

Bulgaria’s chief Black Sea port,
by the Russians. It says the,
bombardment of the Russians:
silenced the Bulgarian guns and
laid the town in ruins, the garris-
on suffering heavily. The Rus-
sians then, according. ta the
report, landed infantry and ar-
tillery witout loss and in sufficient
force to hold’the town against a
Bulgarian attack. oe

Enemy Beaten in -Persia

London: It is announced from
Teheran, according to a despatch
received here from the Petrograd
semi-official. news agency, that
the Russians have occupied the
town of Kum, 80 miles sonth-
west of. Teheran, after. A great
battle, in which the “onposing
‘forces were completely, defeated,

On Eastern Front

Petrograd (official comm mica~
tion): ‘Our aviators success-
fully bombarded ‘the ~ rear ap-
proaches to the enemy positions, |
in the Godutzychki- Koma region
east ‘of Svientziany, causing a
panic among the vonvoys.

“On the Galician front. at No-
vo Alexiniec-Buczacz and south-
east of Zaliechtchiki, the enemy
attempted to' pass to the offen-
sive,

rated: by our fire”?

_ Sucecessful Aerial Raid

Copenhagen: ‘The National
Tidende prints a statement .of- a
Dane from Constantinople that
‘the Krupp works: outside Con-
stantinople have been déstraved
by bombs" dropped ‘by British
airmen,

"Many Prisoners Taken

Paris (official communication):
"Th. the . Vosges, at. Hartmann

; Weilerkopf, a strong: attack” by

our troops, delivered after an
artillery preparation: ‘permitted

A us.to occupy an important part of

the enemy’ a worlis and: to make
1200 prisoners. =

The Germans sustained : ‘heavy |
‘losses in a futile’ attempt to. oc-

the explosions of. mines on the
Allied front near Armentieres.’? ,

~ Reitiforcementé i in. Greece

‘Berlin: :-It is “yeported ‘that |.
British reserve tréops have been
withdrawn. from . islands: of: the

ice at Saloniki,. ne
- Army. of Four Million.

has: passed the. bilt providing © for |’
the addition’ of a million: mdn:-to

with small detachments, |-
but all his attempts were frust- .

| tary to yield to the demands of thé
United States with regard to the.
sinking of the Ancona, ‘on which [

cupy the. crater resulting from |.

eastern Mediterrqneaii, for serv:

‘London: The house of ‘eobimine |

THURSDAY, DEC. 23

Hindenburg’s Retreat .

' Geneva: The German offensive
against the Russians on.the Riga-
Dvinsk front has completely fail-
ed. Von’ ‘Hindenburg has been
forced to retire before the Rus-
sian counter-attacks, after bury-
ing his cannon and abandoning
an enormous amount of material.

The Germans, unable to cross
the Dvina, have suffered heavy
losses. Five of their divisions
have retreated to Tukum,against
which the Russians are now ad-

in progress,

On the Western Front!

Paris (official): ‘“‘On theheirhts
of the. Meuse our batteries caused
the explosion’ of a munition de-;
pot,,

“In the Vosges, at Hartinanns-|
Weilerkopf, after a series of|
local actions, the enemy gained a
footing in one. section of the
trenches which we captured yes-
terday and which wére -held by
our advanced detachments. The
number of German prisoners
taken at this point surpasses 1300.

“The Belgian official communi-
cation reads: ‘To the north of
Dixmude our heavy ‘guns com-
pleted the destruction of the

repair.’ 7?

Bulgars Invade Gretes.
Copenhagen:
Tages Zeitung, of Berlin, a: copy
of. which-has been received here,
says that Bulgarian: troops are
entering Greek territory, but.
that if. they are not attacked by
Greek ‘troops, * they will ‘confine
their operations to seizing .the
Saloniti railway,
Austria Admits Fault’
Vienna: Emperor Franz Josef
has instructed the foreign secre

American citizens. were lost.
-  Super-Hun j is Sick

says the Kaiser, i is il}, with a high
fever that-causes anxiety. His

moned to his bedside.

‘Explosion ‘in Germany '
“London: . Advicés. from. Am-

hundred of the six hundred women
employed int the | Muenster pow:|4

sion. ~

Sank- -Jap Liner oe
“Londons Thé : Yasaka — Marn,

pedoed without warning ~by a

submarine i in the Mediterranean, 2

- The © stedmer Bank °
minutes,

in. forty

000,
LATE,T TELEGRAPHIC.

Liberal, committee of. fifty: is: “he:

vanelig. A sanguinery battle i is}.

blackhouse overturned yesterday,
which the enemy attempted to

The Deutsche i

~~,

: New York: A Berlin despatch |,

three eldest sons have been sum-

terdam state that, according to |
accounts ‘received there, three |:

Lder mills were- Killed it in-an. -explo-
the new Japanese liner, was- tor- 4

All on board.. were]
zaved. “Thestesiner cost t 8, 000, m1

‘NEWS FH chesl A :

“Ottawa: 7 pérmanent. national

will be. tominated in opposition

“Ito Hon, LAs “Campbell of Ross-
; land. :

London : All British “ites

felt j in. ‘Victoria, and Mayor Wilson pe

have béen withdrawn from the| ~

Suvla Bay section of the Gallipoli. |:
All gunsand stores were removed
without loss.

Rogers Pass: The center head-

Mng-of the big C.P.R, tunnel was
driven through on Sunday;: the.

bores. meeting within half an
inch.

NOTICE.

4

In THE. SUPREME C Court ¢ Or ‘BRITISH
- (COLUMBIA, .

In the matter of. the Administration |

Act and in the matter of the Estate
of John Barrett, deceased, intestate,

' TAKE NOTICE that by an order: of
{His Honour Judge Young, dated
the 20th day of December, 1915, I was
appointed Administrator of the Estate
of John Barrett, deceased, intestate’

- All persons having claima against,
the said estate are hereby requested’ to
forward
me before the 3rd-day of January,
1916, and all persons indebted to
the said estate are indebted to pay. the
amounts. of their. indebtedness to me
forthwith, .

Dated: 24th December, 1915,
STEPHEN H. HOSKINS,
Official Administrator,

17-18 Hazelton, B.-C.

NOTICE TO. DELINQUENT. CO.
ae OWNER :

To George M. Swan, or to ny Pergon or persons
to whom you may have transferred your interests,
take notica that J, tha undersigned co-owner with
you in the Cumberland. Russell and. Sundown
(Russell Group) Mineral Gluims, situated in Hun-
Division of Om-
neva District, Province of British Columbia, have
done the required amount of work on tha above-
mentioned: claima for the yoar 1914 In order to i
hold the same under section 24 of the Mineral ‘Act
and if-within §0 days of the publication of. this
notice you fail or reiuse to Contribute $163.50, your
Yortion .of such axpenditure, together with the
costs of this advertisement, your interest in the
ssid mineral claims wiil ‘become the property of

ter Basin, in the Hazelton Mining’

+ the undersigned under Section 4 of the, Mineral

Act. Amendment Act of 1900,
J. N.C ARR, Co-Owner:
bates at Smithers, B Go, thissourdar wt Octo-

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Tread the Footpath |
of Peace» ~-

This i is the path of him who wears

me * “Tavictus”?
THE BEST GOOD ‘SHOE |

NOEL & ROCK:

Hazelton, B, C..
mesh tila

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; . T  GEOHGE a, SWan,’

, OMINECA. ASSESSMENT”
DISTRICT::...

NOTICE ig: -hereby: sgiven--that | a”
Court of Revision snd :Appeal, under
| the pravisiohs “of: the. “Tapation: Act”,
and the. “‘Publi¢ Séhools “Act?'; "res -
B ecting. the’ assesament.. rolls” of the.
Inineca “Assessment-- District. for. the -

year 1916, wilt. be held in the Govern- - ;

ment ‘Office, Hazelton, B. C., on Fri- ~
day; the 2ist da of January, 1916;at
the hour of 11 ofc clock. in the forenoon...

a7 Dated’ at Hazelton, B..- C.,

“December 20th, 1916,” =

STEPHEN H.. HOSKINS -.
Judge of the °

_ : . ‘Gout of Revision and sa
LAND | ‘REGISTRY: ACT.

- Notice under: Section 36 .
TAKE NOTICE ‘thatan application .

has been made to register Charles -Vic-.

tor Smith,of Hazelton, B.C, asthe owner:
in Fes-simple, under two Tax Sale Deeds. .

from ‘-the Assessor of!-the Omineca..”;-

Assessment - District, -“to'-C

Victor Smith, bearing. “date the dra:

day of Novembér, : ‘ALD. 1916;:in pur-,-
suance of a Tax ..Sele:.held’ by said“

Assessor "on or about - the 1th day of:

October, (1913, of all‘and: singular cer-.°
tain parcels or tracta. sof land.and pre-
mises - situate, . lying, and. being in:the .
District: of Caaaiar, - in'‘the Province of
British . Columbia; '.more_ particulary

| known. and deseribed agi—

An undivided. one quarter interest in-

| and to‘Lot One-hundred and forty-seven

es Group one (1), and pt ae

ter of Lot Fourteen hundred

Yon. nd “those” ‘claiming through or"

under you,” and all Bersone claiming
any. intereat in the said Jand by descent

whose title isnot registered under the

provisions of the !"Land B Registry 1 Act?’ :
are. required’. to.:contest: claim of

the tax purchaser within: forty-five,
days of the service.of. this ‘notice upon

you. . Otherwise.-'you ‘and each of you
will ba-for' over eatopped arid debarred.:
from setting up any claim to- or in-res-
pact of the said land,
faith, 2
owner in fee.” i :
Yoor attention is ‘called :
‘the “Land ~ Registry

lowing extract therefrom whigh relates
to the above notice; -

“And in default of! a “envdat, or: |

» gertificate of :. lig.” pendens -beiig 7
“before the’ registration” :as':

fowner of. the persons ‘entitled under: 7 :

auch tax'-sale, all, parsons go'served
“with notice,’ or served “with: riotice ~
under “subsection {oy of section 155.
“of the. ‘Municipal. Clauses “Act,”

- 1906,”*or section 293 of the atunie a

pal ‘Act,’ or section 189 91
séasment Act, 1908"? ox dec
‘of the “Taxation: “Act, 2.in cagda in
“which ‘notice under: this. Act is dis-
-pensed with as hereinafter: provided, .
“or wndey
~ them, ‘and “all. peraons, clainiing-any |
interest ity te “Mind by: virtte 'o “arly: °
unregistered: instrument; and ‘all: es -
_ sons claiming-any intevest iri the.
by descent whose -title.ia - not regis.
_itered under’ thé: ‘provisions,.of | this :
‘Act, ehall ‘be -for “OVOP: ‘estopped, ‘and ©

to ‘or in respect, of th
. for taxes.”

ae
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orice,
22nd: day. of.

He Ee cinab:
7 District # Repintra.

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of British Columbia:

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