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London:

Sides of the Meuse,

down in the French lines. Lieut.
enemy plane.

the zeppelin disappointment will
not be repeated in the case 6f the
stbmarine campaign. They ex-
press the conviction that less than
seven weeks of undersea warfare
will put England out of action.

Washington: The U.S is anx-
ious to avoid war, but will refuse

THE MINER WAR BULLETINS

Gorizia sector. The strugeleend-

MONDAY, FEB. 12 )

The British forces in
Mesopotamia have resumed the
offensive successfully and have

. taken 1200 yards of Turkish
trenches south of Kut-el-Amara.

On the western front the chief
activity was in the Verdun gector,
where artillery was active on both

There were

numerous aerial combats, two

German machines being brought

Guynemer accounted for his Slst

German newspapers pray that

ed victoriously for the Italians.
Berne: Gerard expects to sai

now in American harbors would
be permitted to leave, Gerard
refused to negotiate or officially
deal with Germany in any way,
Large numbers of Americans
who still remain in Berlin are
anxious to leave, but indications
are that they will be delayed for
days, or even weeks,

Washington: The impatience
,of shipping men over the forced
detention of American vessels in
their home ports because of Ger-

for the States on Feb, 24, from
Barcelona,Spain, He will remain
here a few days. ‘ The former
ambassador has sent Wilson mes-
‘Sages carrying details of Ger-
many’s threat to hold Amerizan
hewspaper correspondents host-
ages unless Gerard would sign a
treaty practically guarantecing
that in case of war German ships

that the Yarrowdale prisoners
are still detained in Germany has
served to increase the spirit of
antagonism. an

Senator Salsbury offered a res-
olution that neutrality be dropped
and all U.S. ports be thrown open
to Allied warships, He said
“This might enable the govern-
ment, without declaration of war,
to assist in-preventing violations
of rights on the, sea, by giving
assistance ‘to those engaged in
combating those violations.?? Tt
jis understood that the resolution:
has Wilson’s complete approval,
London; Five persons were
killed outright when a submarine
sank the. White Star freighter
Afric, chartered by the admiralty,
Seventeen of the crew are Ihiss-
ing. The steamer was a steel
vessel of 12,000 tons registry,

London; There is no news
from any of the battlefronts,

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fields, which Supply the navy, are].
interfered with. 1a Cuba there is
already an uprising.
practically under martial law,
Thestate departmentis anxious |.
to hear from Ambassador Elkus
at Constantinople. There has been
no word from him since the sey- ‘
erance of relations with Germany.

It is feared the Turks are inter-
fering with his correspondence.

Havana is

to.make ahy concessions, It. is
believed Germany is playing far
time in her dealings with the
States, and. hopes to postpone
action until the starvation bioek-
ade has succeeded or proven a
failure. President Wilson is pre-
Paring for war.

Deep resentment has been
caused by the delay to Gerard's
departure, .

Bernstorff and. staff sail on
Wednesday on the steamer Bred-
erick vu for Christiania, oe

American ships arestilldelayed,
No convoys are provided.

New York: A method to detect
the whereabouts of submarines
has been found. It is still a
question whether the U.8. orone
of the Entente nationg possesses
the carefuily-euarded secret,

Newport News: The British
steamer Japanese Prince,en route
to Southampton with horses and
feneral cargo, was torpedoed. [tig
not known whether the 25 Ameri-
can muleteers aboard are rescued,

London: Ambassador Penfield
is negotiating with Austria-Hun-
fary concerning that country’s
proposal to allow Americans to
travel unhindered in the Mediter-
ranean hoping thereby to avert
a severance of relations with the
United States, .

The exodus of Americans from
Germany has begun,

The Norwegian steamers Ella-

~ vore and Havgard and the British
steamer Beechtree have heen
torpedoed, . ; .

ly to hasten a decision on the
question vf armament for mer-
chantmen. The solution probab-
ly will be the issuance of navy
department guns to merchant
ships desiring them.
Bryan is busy on Peace issties,
Ofticia] Washington ig i neensed at
the pacifist propaganda, in which
the world may see the U.S. as
“Too Fat to Fight”,
Wilson today formally notified
Germany that the States cannot
énter inte negotiations tending to
avert an armed clash between
the two nations until the’ new
U-boat deeree is. withdrawn.

London: An important con-
ference has been called by the
Kaiser, presumably to discuss the
submarine question, A modifi-
cation of the undersea campaign
may result. ; ;
' Germany has only second-class
troops on the Duteh frontier,
China has broken off diplomatic
relations with Germany.

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New York: Seven steamers
from British ports to New York

Atlantic without mishap, ‘They
were convoyed by a cordon of
warships. Trawlers swept:-the
steamship lane clear of mines,
while cruisers gave protection
from submarines, .The warships
sailedsin funnel-shaped formation,
perfectly guarding the ennvoy,

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[ _TuEsDaY, FEB. 13]

London: British success on
the Somme continues, Yester-
day our forces captured German
trenches.on a front of more than

The British admiralty has dem-
onstrated its wonderfal superior-
ity in protecting shipping in’ the
batred zone. Admiral Bacon says
it ia not necessary to worry about
the submarines, German boasts .
are not warranted, the successes

three-quarters of a-mile,

Patrol activity is reported in
the Argonne and Champagne the-
aters,on the French front, Elge-
where the day was calm in the
west, — oe

Petrograd : German. troops

penetrated the Russian lines near
Stanislau, Galicia, but were eject-
ed by a counter-attack,
_. There were exchanges of fire
oa the Roumanian front, Scout-
ing and reconnaissances: are re-
ported in the Caucasus, _

On the Black Sea thee enemy,
schooners, loaded with corn, Were
sunk by our vessels, near: the

- Anatolian coast. 7

_ Rome: There was a desperate

cruiser destroyed a German raid>
er, after a gruelling: battle off
the Brazilian coast,

By quickly and| |

ard, and’ other: American

of the U-boats being comparative:

ly slight. n

Buenos’ Ayres: A British

Washington:
sharply replying’ to “Germany's

8on is considered to have handed

and: propagandists, . Wilson fiti-

end of the trouble,” The:way to
beace is for: Germany to. with.
draw her U-boat dectees.. - oe

» Germany’s actions toward: Gor:

battle over the week-end ‘arolind
. ! arn bat a

axoused » anger, ; Offieig

: 8° hag

many’s U-boat war, appears like.-

have made the trip across the

acts,

suggestions for negotiations tend-|.
ing to avoid war, President Wil-|.:

out. a .hint to organized pacifists|

mates that those working against: . ve
war are laboring’ at the wrong a

( THURSDAY, FEB. 15

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Germany’s denial

London :

United States to parley on the,
submarine question, is ‘taken as

that any invitation was fiven the |.

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FOR INFORMATION

APPLY
Lieut. Gordon,

TO

Hazelton, B.C,

confirming well - authenticated
previous reports that the Kaiser’s
fovernment had determined ta
g0 on with the undersea warfare
regardless of everything élse.

this denial were received today,
and divide public interest with|-
the . information. given jn the
house of commons showing the

*“blockade’?,

since the war began, her ship-
million tons.

long Hst of distinctions conferred

for gallantry in the field.
Washington: The American

aboard were landed.
with Austria seems inevitable,

believe the fovernment will act-
ively assist American shipowners |
to arm their merchant vessels,

Officials are suspicious of Ger-
man influences in Mexican and
Cuban affairs, In the former! }
country, it-is feared, Hon agents
may stir Carranza: up. to hostile ‘

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