THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY,,MARCH 81, 1917 THE MINER WAR BULLETINS ( MONDAY, MARCH 26 } Paris: Heavy fighting has been in progress in various sectors on the western front, with large losses to the enemy. The battle still rages with utmost fury, and _ the Germans are hard pressed. Another important advance was made by the French in their movement against the strongly fortified town ot St. Quentin. Positions embracing. Castres and Essigny le Grand, extending over a front of two and a half miles; have been taken. ‘Our troops have also made an impression on the bulge in their line formed by the lower Couey forest. A force crossed the Aillette and attacked the salient at its apex. Wehave succeeded in establishing'a footing on the Soissons-St. Quentin road. Berlin admits our gains. London: North of Bapaume- Cambrai road the enemy made a bombing attack on one of our posts in the neighborhood of Beaumetz-le-Cambrai, but were driven off. We improved) our positions westofCroisilles, North and east of Loos we entered enemy trenches and captured prisoners and machine guns. Two important railway june- tions behind the enemy lines were bombarded by our airplanes, | Eight hostile machines were driven down out of control, London: According toe a Reu- ter despatch from Petrograd, the Russian minister of war has informed Grand Duke Nicholas that, owing to his connection with the dynasty, the government considers his retention as com- mander-in-chief of the Russian armies as undesirable. Gen. Kroniloff, the new Russian commander of troops in Petrograd district, conferred yesterday in council with workmen’s and gol- diers’ delegates concerning the German concentration on the northern front. A great meeting of soldiers on the Riga front, which was attend- ed by General Radko, Dimitrieff, and delegates from the duma, re- solved unanimously tostrainevery effort for the defence of Russia, The new government will pay all obligations of the late govern- ment. - Washington: The ataff of the American commission in Belgium ’ will bewithdrawnand Holland will undertake. the work of adminis- tering the Allies’ relief funds, Rome: Artillery is busy on the Trentino front. There ig enemy activity near Gorizia. ‘Berlin: ,..Germany is seizing - grain and vegetables in the hands of. consumers. Farms will be visited and foodstuffs confiscated. TUESDAY, MARCH 27 > ) London: Many ‘women, chil- dren and old men died of hardship and starvation resulting from the brutality of the Germans towards the Frerich civil’ population’ pre- vious to and during the rétreat. The ruthless spoliation of orchards ‘and. crops, cartied out by order, disgusted. even the German. sale diery. The aprouting fields. were harrowed’ to ‘ruin -thée’ Crops: Torch and dynamite - were used 1 - to wipe out whole. vil ages, The ja French: ‘soldiers:are: furious, three sides, ' lieved to be one of the strongest extends near Moy and Vendreuil, between St. Quentin and La Fere, with a. flood of men. At this point the Allies have advanced furthest against the Germans. North of St. Quentin Haig’s forces are fprging another wedge, so that the city is menaced from St. Quentin is be- points.on the Hindenburg line. The British advance is slow, but methodical, fizhting of the most desperate character marking . ev- ery inch of progress. Throughout the British Empire there is a controlled but deep- founded feeling of optimism. Paris: Despite driving rain and every obstacle of broken ground, the French forces are advencing against the Germans, and have reached Folembray, south of the forest of _Coucy. ‘The enemy unsuecessfully attacked French positions between the Oise and the Somme, Enemy losses were heavy. Shells from French guns ex- ploded munition depots ‘behind the German lines. Amsterdam: Hollweg is still seeking peace. He is expected to make further overtures to Russia. Petrograd: Russia is convinced that Hindenburg’s retreat on the west front is the first move in a drive on Petrograd, ‘the nation will prosecute the war vigorously. Washington: ations respecting the old Prussian treaty, by reason of the clear vio- lation of its terms by Germany, The national guard organization has been called into the federal service in 18 states. The maxi- mum paper strength of the navy hos been increased to 87,000 men. Jé igs believed congress will pass a flat declaration of war against Germany. The St. Louis, the first’ Amerj- can vessel equipped to fight sub- marines, has arrived at her des- tination unmolested, ' Philadelphia:. The crews of the interned German. warships were removed and sent under guard to internment tam ps in Georgia. ne WEDNES., MARCH 28 } London: The British ‘have. captured Equancourt, ten miles southeast of Bapaume, and Long- avesnes, three’ miles ‘northwest of Roisel. _ The Allied: pursuit continued hotly yesterday, and was marked by violent fighting, both ‘open and of a massed character, at half-a-dozen points along the fif- ty-mile front which is now rapid- ly nearing the: Hindenburg line, The French are within less than a mile of the Hindenburét line-and |: are. progressing steadily, déspite inundations dnd the increasing resistance offered by: the. enemy. The nearest approach of the Brit- ish to the new linei ip ‘ground Lag: nicourt,éleven miles west of. Cam: brai, ‘There was. bitter fighting in this: néighborhood: yesterday, German massed forces desperate- ly striving. to retake the: village, British. , : a safc: B Riotai in Bertin aire tee The U.S. has re-| { fused to entertain further negoti- and the othe¥ sank in a collision. One sailor was drowned. . Mackengen has arrived in Con- stantinople to. reorganize the dis- rupted Turkish army. “> Paris: The hospital: ship Astur- ias was torpedoed by a German submarine, Thirty-one lives were lost and twelve are still missing’. French forces have occupied the village of Coucy and the, entire northern portion of Coucy forest. The Hague: . Four thousand German soldiers crossed the line into Holland,seeking food.: They have been interned at Zwolle, ° Petrograd: Tt has .been dis- covered that Protopopoff hada secret wireless station at the! Czar’s palace,and had established communication with Berlin. | A new Russia is budding forth and there is a marked improve- ment in the general situation. . A German gas attack on the west bank of! the Chara river compelled the Russians to fall back in an easterly direction.. Washington: asked for a bond issue of a billion |- dollars to be used for the purchase of French bonds, thus aiding the Allies to prosecute the war. Many. Germans are fleeing to Mexico.: The official belief is that they leave to avoid intern- ment, and not to join a German army. (. THURSDAY, MARCH 29 3 London: With sledgehammer blows Nivelle is driving a wedge! into the German tines north of La Fere,and at the same time, by hot pursnit, is forging another such wedge and thrustingat Laon. The most bitter fighting of the ad: vanea and retreat so far is center- ed around the point.of the second wedge, near St. Gobain forest,’ British military experts express admiration for speed with which Nivelle moved, Congress may he |: the , marvelous| ‘London: Despatches from Hol- land report two German moves:of exceeding interest. First, Ger- many is preparing to shorten .ler ‘ines by withdrawals in Alsace, particularly Mulhausen; secoiid, Berlin has.made tentative offers for a separate peace with Russia, with terms including autonomy | , for Poland, internationalization of Constantinople,and Russian dam- ination in Armenia; Russia, “in return to evacuate the Austrian territory she now-holds. élimination. of Kaiserism, ‘and “it is’ believed | a revolution is near. ‘Lon don: . The British transport a Tyndareus ‘Strack | a mine off the’. African coast,’ - The crew anda ~ battalion whieh was aboard were | a saved. “ The ‘British bark Neat was’ torpedoed, ‘and ‘sank in Seven minutes, -The captain was taken prisoner. It is reported the-sub-] . marine was later captured and thejskipper released. DENTISTRY London: The defeat of a Turk- ish forcevf 20;000, in. a battle south of Gaza, ig officially report- ed from the headquarters of the Egyptian expeditionary. force. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy and 900 prigoners were taken, ineluding'the general and divisional staff of the 58rd Turk- ish division. ‘The staff included] e \ four Austrian’ officers, with thirty- four other Austrians and Ger-|2 mans. The booty taken included two 4-in. howitzers, Gaza is about 48 tiles south: west of Jerusalem. London: There i is no news to- day from the British forces ‘on the western front. The weekly official returns of josses fron.submatinesand mines continue to indicate that the un- derwater menace is serious, . but| the. renewed confidence of neu- trals is shown by the larger num- ber of ships using British ports: Persistent -rumors from Swit- zerland state that the Germans are evacuating Muelhausen and other places in Alsace. Amsterdam: -Autoeracy i in Ger-|- many. now faces a serious - crisis, Sweeping reforms are insisted up- on by the; growing radical element which designates Russia as a shin- ing example, coustitutional government andthe _ FRIDAY, MARCH 30 yi Socialistsfdemand |¢ - DR. BADGERO . an Smithers, B.C, a DALBY B. MORKILL _ British Cohimbia Land Surveyor: zs: MINE SURVEYOR Hazelton, B. C. Surveys of Mineral Claims, Townsites, Timber and Coal Leases, Etc. and Gen- eral Engineering Surveys, ; The Cbtaining of. Crown Grants attend. “y F erase ine sear dust Arrived— ‘HOBBERLIN’S . Spring and Summer. — SAMPLES — _ LET US SHOW YOU APPRO. 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