tor of the pro-German propagan-
‘da, has been arrested and taken

. Thenlovka river, a tributary of

, Austrian position, taking 2720

' Russians captured an entire series
_ of heights and are advancing to
° the Hungarian frontien

. Clash has occurred between the

.The Bulgarian accounts claim
success in this sector,

a

"THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1916

—

“* .

THE MINER W.

"TUESDAY, SEPT. §

London: On Sunday and yes-
terday important German posi-
tions were captured by the Ang-
lo-French forces north and south
of the Somme. Sozecourt and
Vermandovillers were occupied
by the Allies, The town of
Combles was outflanked and ren-
dered untenable for the Huns.
Five thousand Germans were
captured in two days.

The battle of the Somme has
now reached a high pitch of
violence, Againgta concentration
of picked German troops, French
and British are striking blow
after hlow in what appears to be
& supreme effort to force a way
through the German lines.

__ The French official communica-
tion says. the French haye made
fresh progress east of Le Forest,
north of the Somme, and on the
south have succeeded along a
front of twenty kilometers, from
Garleux to Chaulnes,

’ The British statement says our
troops captured trenches on a
3000-yard front for a depth of
800 yards, including the village
of Evillemont.

Last night the Germans launch-
ed a number of vigorous counter-
attacks, but they were beaten

‘back, with heavy losses to the
attackers,

Since the beginning of the
Somme offensive 29 villages have
been captured by the Allies.

. Athens: The Greek govern-
ment has accepted the Entente
demands. Agents of the British
and French governments are now
taking over the postal and tele-
graphic services, Premier Zaimis
has assumed dictatorial powers,
receiving, the unqualified support:
of the Venizelos party.
Baron von.Schenk, chief direc-

aboard a warship.

London: In Transylvania the
Roumanian forees have penetrat-
ed fifty miles at some points.

In eastern Roumania the first

Bulgarians and the Russians who
went in to assist the Roumanians.

|\for New York today, owing to

southeastern counties,

AR BULLETINS

of the village and secured a hold
on Lenze wood. Astrong German
system of defence around Falfe-
mont farm wascaptured, Fight:
ing in Ginchy continues. Hostile
aircraft: showed great activity,
but failed to interrupt our work.
Three enemy machines were
brought down. ‘Two. of our
machines are missing,

Since Sunday the French have
taken 6550 prisoners and 36 guns
on the Somme front. Vigorous
counter-attacks by the enemy on
positions ‘captured by the French
were repulsed, and the recent
gains are being held. Bad wea-
ther prevails on the whole Somme
front. .

Petrograd: The Russians are

continuing their offensive, - and
fierce fighting id in Progress on
our western front.’
A large contingent of Russians
has been landed at the Rouman-
ian port of Constanza. to aid in
operations against Bulgaria,

* Vienna: Roumanians have cap-
tured several cities in Transyl-
vania, .

Athens: Street battles are
occurring in the city. Thesecret
police are operating on their.own
account to carry out the agree-
ment with the Entente Allies,
not waiting for the action of the
government.

Five hundred Greek reservists,
residents of the United States,
were not permitted to embark

the possibility of a new mobiliza.
tion of the Greek army.

Rome: _The Italians have taken
several additional positions from
the Austrians in the upper Rovia| (
region, Artillery duels are in

and Carso regions.

An Italian dirigible suecessful-
ly bombarded Austrian military
warks at Lussinpiccolo.

London: . It is officially an-
nounced that another zeppelin
was badly damaged while en-
gaged ina raid on the- English

a.
| ... THURSDAY, SEPT.7 ||
|

—w

London: The British have

ward toa point 1500 yards east

progress in the middle Isonzo| Ss

“Volynski,

Petrograd: The heaviest fight-
ing on the eastern front. is under
way in the region of. Viadimir-
In this sector more
‘-than 4500 prisoners were taken

from Thursday to Sunday,

Late despatches say the Rus-

again pushed forward on the
Somme front, gaining full pos-
session of Leuze wood. Fighting
continues between (hat point and
Combles, and in the vicinity of
Ginchy, The artillery om hoth
sides ig active north of Pozieres |.
and around Moquet farm, . There

feated: Routmanians are pressing
the enemy all along the frontier
east of the Danube, and captured
500 wagons loaded with food-
stuffs, a complete hospital, seven
officers and.620 men, ‘The Ger-
man minister to Roumania has
left Bucharest for Berlin, via Rus-
sia, under Russian safe ‘ conduct.

Reports say Bohemia will throw
Loff the Austrian yoke.

Rome: Italian forees are‘ad-
vancing in Albania, constructing
railways for ‘the handling of
troops and supplies.

There is unusual artillery acti-
vity on the Trentino front,

Berlin: Russian forces have
pressed back the center of Arch-
duke Ch rles’ front between the
Zlota Lipa and Dniester,in Galicia.

The town of Clery, on. the
Somme river, has been captured
by the Entente Allies. ©

Petrograd: The Russians are
advancing towards Halicz,in Gal-
icia, and have. taken a strongly
fortified position on the lower
Gorodenka. The Austrians are
being driven to the northwest,
45,000 prisoners being taken. |

Athens: On the Greek fron-
tier the Allied artillery is prepar-
ing for a general offensive.

London: The latest German
war loan is reported to have been
a failure,

Zurich: ~ A super-zeppelin 800
Teet long with four gondolas made
a trial flight at Lake Constance,

London: A large crowd gath-
ered to witness: the: funeral of

sixteen members of the crew of
the German zeppelin bronght
down during _Saturday night's
raid. 7: ,

@ FRIDAY, SEPT

y
=

London: — Last night the Ger-
mans made a desperate attemnt
to regain possession of Leuze
wood, recently ‘ captured by. the
British. After. -@ hand-to-hand
atruggle the enemy - was ‘beaten
back,

There was stubborn fighting
over a four-mile front between
Vermandovillers-and Chilly, The
Germans. were compelled to give
up 4 portion of Vermandovillers,
The British gained-a crest of
ground for which. they have been
contending for months, ;
The French oreupied the out-

T

Chaulnes, and have thrown their

forces along the railway to Roye;| '

between Chaulnes and Chilly.
Paris: On the Verdun front

}pass honest

Buchavést:.
continue the invasion of Hungary.

enemy territory have been'taken.
The: towns of Gyergyo, Ditro,
and Orsova, on. the north and

cupied, and quantities of guns
and munitions have been captured
from the Austrians,

PROMINENT LIBERAL |
FAVORS BOWSER

(Continued from Page One)

thing, even when. Rir Richard
McBride was Premier. ‘,He could
state from his own knowledge
that Sir Richard wag Premier in
reality, as well as in name, and
Mr. Bowser was not the man
‘behind the throne”. .

If legislation had not been in-
trodused in Sir Richard’s adminis-
tration, the fault lay with him
alone and not with Mr. Bowser.
Yet the latter received the blame,
just as Sir Charles Hibbert Tup-
per had accused chim of manip-

eould not. hear’ Sir Charles give
an address,

“The belted knight forgot that
the man at the head of the milt-
tary affairs is a life-long Liberal,
Col. Duff Stuart: bat still Mr.
Bowser is blamed,” safd the
speaker, ‘
Dealing with Mr. Bowser’s
premiership. Mr. Baxter. declared
that thearh it nad only been for

legislation. |

in pressing the government to do
so. It was the game with all
expenditures, Fhey had been
pressed for by the people,

His ‘personal opinion of Mr,
Bowser js that he is a man of his
word, If he pledged himself to
grant a request -he never went
back on his. pledge. After two
or three years? intimate know-
ledge of Mr. Bowser, he (the
speaker) never knew-him to fail
te fulfill his: promises: Is that a

Roumanian troops 2

northwest frontier, have been .oc- |

ulating, so that_ Sidney soldiers |g

one session, the Premier had noj¢_
need to blush. far he had made] 3

an honest effort to ‘introduce and |;
The}}
government. had been accused of |;
Spending money as \for instance}
on Marine Drive in West. Van-!j
jeouver, yet all people had united

. Wm. GRANT

- B.C. Nurseries Co.

Any orders for Fruit Trees, Berry
Bushes/ and. Plants will ‘have
_ Careful Attention,

THE LEADING HOTEL IN TORTRERN B.C.

tt EUROPEAN PLAN 1:
One Dollar per day and upwards ;
2h. auto service to and from aff trains and boats

PRINCE RUPERT . . - - 5 BC.

DALBY B, MORKILL

British Columbia Land Surveyor
: MINE SURVEYOR ::
Hazelton, B: C,

Surveya of Mineral Claims,
Timber and Coal Leases,

The

Townsites,
Bte. and Gen-
,, oral Engineering Surveya,

obtaining of Crown Grants + attend.

f

ld ee

Tread the Footpath
of Peace

This is the pathof him who weara

© Tnvictus’?
THE BEST a SHOE.

NOEL & ROCK :

. Hazelton, B.C:

timed |

PSRTTR” CATT TTEY PET ETSY et ee pee

FI
WEDD’S GRAPE SALTS.
Clear the Skin of all

=. .Blemishes
Such As.
Pimples, Blackheads, |
SKIN ERUPTIONS, -ETC.: 2
Wedd’s Salts Purify” the Blood, *

. Up-to-Date Drug Stores. |
HAZELION x. Bc. Jt

Assay Office and Mining, Office
Arts and Grats Building, 578 Serene, Street
NCOUVER,

The Estate of J, O'Sullivan

- Previnelal Assayers aud Chémlsts -

Established: 1897 by the late “J. O’Sul-

livan, F.6.S.. 26 years with —.
Vivian & Sons, Swansea.

HAZELTON HOSPITAL

ISSU.

sulrations.and medielaya, au weld ay all cuales while
in tho hospital. Tie heer obtatnable hn Hane. a -

at the Poat Qfice ur the Drug Seuras

man, he asked, worthy of trust ? ?
> Several voires—Yea,

from Mr. TJ. Thorp: in Telkwafrom Dr. Wallsicny 4
(OF by full from the Medical Sugerte andes wate. hg
he eee :

skirts of the railway junction of|’

siang ,yesterday broke acrogs the
the Zlota Lipa, and seized. an

prisoners and six machine guns,
In the Carpathian’ region the

is heavy fighting in the vicinity
of Thiepval, and the British are
believed to be. making an effort
to take that important position,

day effectively shellad the enemy
position in Polygon wood, east
of Ypres. .

‘British heavy artillery: yester-

Paris: ‘French. frees in the

WEDNES., AUG. 30. -

| London: French and British

-.’ troops, powerfully supported by

: wn enormous concentration of ar-

tillery, are steadily hammerlag

the German positions ona front
‘of “about: 25 miles i in the Somme:
‘region...
ate drawing: more closely: about];
*: Combles and towards Peronne,
he: British. troops” inereased!
‘theft gain inthe. neighborhood:

The lines of ‘thé. Allies

7 poaltiona’ at Verdiin was repulsed.

last few days have stormed sup-
posedly impregnable positions on
a front of 13 miles for a depth of
a mile, with minimum losses, while
the German casualties wera 60, :
000. The’ ‘attack on the Somme
front is: being steadily wideried
and increased, and will.be | main-
tained until ‘the: whole’ German
front gives:y way, NO

A. ‘Germain’ attack: ‘on: Frerich'|

“London: : “Attempts by German| °
land Bulgatian: “foree a

success, ‘the attackers being dis-
persed with: heavy losses, :

“The Russians are!’
bombarding the Galician town of |”
Halicz, sixty miles’ southwest. of]:
Lemberg. The*town is reported
to bein flameg,.::
have occupied the. ‘rallway dines noe
between. Haliez, Setikovetze and!
Wodniki." _ Nestorday 5 Beg pris-|

were: taket,:
continues,»

3| the Russland west of Braingg

the. French troops captured a

Vaux; Chapitre region ‘and | the
town of Chenois. .. Prisoners ta-
ken numbered 250...

. Germans attempted to dislodge
the French from Hospital farm,:
on the Somme front. -but without

‘Petrograd:”.

—Jtuasian troops :

The: drive ‘ti ‘3

‘The Turks isa i auaiiet |

eastet, ‘Roume

7 ~ of f Guillemont-having pushed for-|o

; > tolled, Enemy nyt roo Wi HY

German first line, trench on. al.
front of one inile, between the} -

dt ean take the hilis

_ engine with a record.

* tric heanlight. .

me on “Local
HA ZELTON: and,

FORD TOURING CAR ff
Price $495, ae a

The Ford | is s logically the Car for this country.

rough reace affect it. ot at all,

» dependable.” wees _ a
ALL curs completely equipped, including lee. -
Pri ices i oO. b, Fore, Ontario, ..

RUDDY & MacKay

ahead of. them ull, and, —
it has an.
‘It is. ‘wervierable and

“Agents” ae

Has been appointed agent for the |
Over a thousand square miles of | ,

HOTEL PRINCE RUPERT. |

Hees send stant ite “

Tickers :
fer any’ period frum onu month upwan! arét per.
month in advance, This rate inclues oftica cui. *

idermicn

NEW HAZELTON S