THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1917

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London: Thirty - seven were
killed and 141 wounded when a
fleet of 20 German airplanes
bombarded London on Saturday,
Damage was done in the heart of
the city by the raid, which was

one of the greatest ever attempt-|

ed by the Germans over the
metropolis. Three of the raiders
were brought down over the
North Sea and another neat the
mouth of the Thames.

After a heavy bombardment,
the enemy attempted to raid our
trenches east of Loos, but were
repulsed, ‘Much aerial fighting
occurred yesterday on the front
between Lens and Ypres, Bight
hostile planes were brought down,

Turkey is now at war with
Greece, The Turkish government

will deport al! Greeks and con-'

fiscate their property,

Paris: On the night of July 6
84 of our machines took the air
and raided towns far into the
interior of German territory in
reprisal for enemy bombardment
on our open towns. Eleven of
our planes flew over Treves and
Showered 2650 kilos (1 kilogram
—2.205 Ibs.) of shells, Seven
fires broke out. Six machines
bombarded Ludwigshafen, doing
considerable damage. Another
of our planes pushed as far as
Essen and dropped bombs on the
Krupp factories, Military instal-
lations at Coblenz, Hirson station,
the railroad west of Pfalzbure,
and Thionville station were like-
wise bombarded. A fire was
caused at the station of Dund-
sur-Meuse, and Bantheville, Ma-
chault, and Cauroy stations were
all burned. Qver 35 tons of
explosives were used,

Artillery is active in the Cerny
Ailes sector, and Hill 304, Mort
Homme, south of Moronvillers
near the Rhone-Rhine canal, and
at Carpach wood, °

Ottawa: Youthful married men
will be called in the first classes,
An amendment to the conscrip-
tion bill males young married

" men subject to call before older
single men, Youth is necessary
to make an efficient soldier.
Sufficient recruits will be obtained
from the first two classes,

Berlin: There ig increased ar-
tillery activity on the Franco:
Belgian front in the Artois and
Uhamparne sectors,

Attacks have been made by
the Russians in east Galicia as
far north as the Zlochof£-Tarnopol
railway, between Batkuw and
Zwyzyn, at Brzezany and in the
Stanislaus region,

Petrograd: Under thecommand
of Lieut. Mme. Vera Butchareff,
the women’s war battalion, fully
armed and equipped ag infantry,
left: today for the front.

London: Hsuan Tung, son of
Prince Chun, for the second time
has abdicated the throne of
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. Petrograd: Several villages
and more than 7000 men have
been captured by the Russians
_west of Stanislau, Galician, - A
large number of gungof various’
sizes were captured by Russian
cavalry pursuing ‘the retreating
army, which has reached Lukva

river. According to semi-official |

THE MINER WAR BULLETINS

reports the Russian offensive is
spreading north and south of

_Haliez, eastern Galicia, the key

to Lemberg,

Berlin: Renewirig their attack
at Stanislau, south of Halicz, the
Russians have gained ground:
Russians who attecked yesterday
in eastern Galicia were brought
to a stop by German reserves
after the Russians had pressed
back the defenders in the diree-
tion of Czarnnylas.

London: According to reports
reaching Rotterdam from Berlin,
Emperor William has invited
neutral ambassadors and minis-
ters to to a conference on Satur-
day. It is rumored the king of
Spain may he invited by the cen-
tral powers to a big’ war council
calculated to have far-reaching
results. The primary object of
Alfonso’s invitation is to open
mediation negotiations. ‘The ex-
pected statement of Germany’s
new peace terms by the chancel-
lor gives promise of sweeping
results and may be startling in
the extreme. The Kaiser has
been conferring withthe Austrian
emperor, and the war chiefs of
Germany and Austria, presum-
ably regarding the conference.
This week may test the chancel-
lor’s powers for the Socialists
State they are going to exact a
declaration that he support the
“‘No annexations, no indemnity”
program.

Successful raids southeast of
Hargicourt resulted in the capture
of 35 prisoners last night.

Valejo. Cal.: The black pow-
der magazine on Mare island
blew up Monday morning, killing
eight and injuring great numbers,
The explosion, the origin of which
is unknown, ‘was heard. sixty
miles away.

London: Germany's Chinese
plot has failed. _ Gen. Hsuan is
believed here to have started his
attempt to restore the monarchy
in China by arms and money left
by agents of the Kaiser, ‘

_ Britain’s pride is outraged by
the German air raids, Reprisalg
are strongly favored,

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Berne: Peace without victory
is not acceptable to ‘Germany,
and she can win if she-holds out,
declared Hollweg ina speech on
Monday. ‘'I repeat the formula-
tion of a peace without annexa-
tions is unacceptable to us, We
must fight and conquer,’’ Tha
reports do not specify how the
Speech was received,

Berlin: German forces fight-
ing in the-Stanislau sector, in
Galicia, yesterday withdrew be-
hind the Lomniea river. “Near
Riga, Dvinsk and ‘Smorgon, on
the northern end of the Russian

front, fighting between the Rus-

sian and German troops has
increased,

Petrograd: General Korniloff’s
offensive in eastern Galicia con-
tinues, despite ‘the energetic re-
sistance and stubborn counter-
attacks of the Teutong, |
_ Additional} villages have been
captured and over one thousand

prisoners were taken yesterday,
with a quantity of war matertal,

London: Last night we pushed
our line forward Slightly east of

OQostaverne. - South of Comines

canal we cartied out a successful
raid and ¢aptured prisoners, °

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Two German, seaplanes were
destroyed yesterday by the Brit-
ish armed trawler Iceland off
Lowestoft,

- Paris: ~The Germans returned
to the attack on the Aisne frort
last night and met defeat. A
strong assault on the French po-
sitions at Hurtebise and on the

Dragon’s Cave were repelled, the |mu.,

attacking waves suffering se-
verely.

Ottawa: Signs point to'a gen-
eral Dominion election in the fall.
Ottawa sees the revival towards
the idea of a coalition govern-
ment. The Liberals are divided
still into two different camps. A
group of twenty find themselyes
in a position of great difficulty.
Things must come to a head
within the next two weeks,

Amsterdam : Reports state
that Dutch workmen ha've laid
off in the Krupp works orraccount
of the destruction of buildings in
the French air raid on Friday,
and: assert that'a quarter of the
Essen plant was demolisherl,

Washineton:. Retaliation’ for
Hun aerial attacks is planned to
foree the German fleet to fight
by challenging it by air raids
from the sea on large centers,
The fleet would be compelled to
give battle or suffer the cities to
be bombed.

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London: The enemy yester-
day penetrated British positions

in Belgium on a front of 1400) _

yards to a depth of 600 yards,
In this advance the Germans
reached the right bank of the
Yser, near the sea, The sector
was isolated by the destruction
of bridges over the. ¥ser.

One of the heaviest big gun

duels of the war rages on thel

Belgian coast, ©The firing was
heard in London, and the suburbs
felt tremors as of earthquake
shocks. The hattle continues.

A Berlin despateh claims that
more than 1200 Britigh were
éaptured, Dunkirk is the German
objective. An enemy attack

farther south failed The British

are forcing the invader back to
his original positions, ° _
British airplanes made a daring
and entirely successful attack
on Constantinople. Bombs'made
direct hits from 800 feet on the

Turkish fleet and war office.’ The}:

former Hun eruiser Goehen was
damaged. The enemy ‘gunnera
were flabbergasted and the at-
tackers returned unscathed.

The British government today
took active steps to. punish those
responsible for the failure of the
first Mesopotamian expedition,
Officials concerned will vease their

governmental functions pending :

the report of.a new enquiry,

Petrograd: In the three days qi

fighting around Dolina we took

over 150 officers, 10,000.men, 80
funs and @ large quantity of war, }
material. With the fall of Halicz| §

even the mo8t cautious crities are
convinced of the Rugsian drive,
The fall.of Hatiez presages a big

tured city is the key'to Lemberg.

Montreal: Demands for a re-|
public in Quebec increase, Open

rebellion is preached on the streat
corners. . Clerical: papers’ urge

‘autonomy, . declaring : they have| J
‘means-of making’ Ontario ‘listen | j

to-jreason by-refusing tho-use of.

waterways to upper. Canada, >.” ome

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Sentiment for union
of the cabinet grows, the feeling
in Ontario and western Canada
being unanimous for coalition, all
pro-conscriptiunist element to be
included. Union is the only way
to secure a stable administration,

FRIDAY, JULY 13-

Berne, Switzerland: - Berlin:
papers Say Hollweg has resigned.
Emperor William has rostponed
his decision whether to accept
the resignation ornot. Hollweg’s
action is believed to have result-
ed from the crown prince’s. in-

An officialcommunicationissued
from Berlin says Emperor William
has expressed the opinion’ that
the political and constitutional
reforms demanded by the reich-
stag are such that they concern
not merely nimself but his sue.
cessor, inasmuch as they would
: For this reason
the emperor has summoned the
crown prince to attend the crown
councils, at which final decisions
regarding ‘the extent to which
the crown and government will
take concessions to the reichstag
will be reached, . The Kaiser has
notified Hollweg that a bill will
be submitted to the Prussian diet
carrying out reforms announced
to give equal voting rights in

be permanent,

Berlin: - ‘The total British eas-
ualties resulting from the German

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Success near Nieuport on Tuesday °
were 1800, including ‘prisoners,
The extreme intensity of British
artillery fire on the Nieuport
front has now diminished, ‘Our
artillery fire continues active.

Petrograd : Russians hava

jeaptured Kaluaz, the headquar-

ters of the enemy in Galicia, and
continue to advante, taking a
large number of prisoners, . The
occupation of Kalusz was made
after a sanguinary battle. .

The fall of Lemberg is only a
matter of days 4f the terrific
Russian sweep now unfolding
itself in Galicia maintains its
present force, «

Paris: After a violent bom-
bardment the Germans attempted
several surprise attacks during
the night on both sides of the
Meuse, but were repulsed. A
number of attacks on. the Aisne
were repulsed. .

Washington: The Roumanian
army is being re-organized and
will soon be able to participate in
a general Allied offensive, —_

Tient-tsin : Sixty thousand
republican troops now surround
Peking. The remnants’ of the
imperialist forces under Genera}
Hsun are entrenching themselves
inside the walls of the Chinese
capital, ,

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