THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 16, ‘196

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MONDAY, SEPT. 11

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London: British troops are
engaged in desperate fighting in
the Somme region, along a three-
and-a-half-mile front extending
‘from High wood to -Leuze waod.
On a front of more than a quarter
of a mile, east of High wood, the
British have gained. 300 yards,
North of Pozieres our forces have
taken 600 yards of enemy treneh-
es. German casualties have been
extremely heavy,

Paris: French troops are fore-
ing the issue in the Verdun re-
gion, and have captured a whole
sector of German trenches east
of Fleury.

Petrograd :- The desperate
fighting which is developing a-
round Haliez and along a 25-mile
front northward as far as the
source of the Zlota Lipa river
represents one of the most im-

' portant phases of the campaign

against Lemberg. The Austrian
retirement has left Halicz in a
critical position. It has been
saved so far only by its natural
defences on the right bank of
the Dniester.

Paris: The Servian forces on
the Maeedonian front took the
offensive last night in the region
of Lake Ostrovo, After a violent

engagement they captured a
height to the west of the lake.

Paris: The new French loan
will be issued at five per cent,
the same rate as for the last loan,
The date of issue will prohably
be early in October.:

Berlin:
tral powers in the Carpathians,

. northwest of Kapul, have yielded
before the pressure exerted by
_the Russians,

Vienna: King Ferdinand of
Bulgaria, accompanied by the
crown prince and the chief mem-
bers of the Bulgarian eabinet,
have arrived at main headquar-
ters on the eastern front to con-
fer with the Kaiser,

London: “The Swedish steam-
er Gamen, of 2617 tons, has been
sunk, ~The crew was saved.

( TUESDAY, SEPT. 12, 7)

London: : The British troops in
Greek Macedonia have taken the
offensive, Last night they crossed
the Struma.and gained a footing

_on the eastern bank, forty miles
’ east of Saloniki, The Bulgarians
are resisting deperately.

French troops are attacking the

enemy from the Vardar to Lake’

Doiran.

‘London: Two attempts were
made by the Germans to. -Yecap-
ture Ginchy, on ‘the British front
in the Somme. district. — Both
were repulsed. |

Our troops entered the enemys’

__ trenches in several places between |.

Neuville St, Vaast and La Bassee,

Paria; Five times last night the
Germans attacked the newly- -won

n poditions held by the. French,’ on

the ‘Somme front. . The attacks; |
‘in whieh’ the | enemy ‘employed
burning -

The forces of the cen-|

‘liquid; -were ‘repulsed |;
. x with‘heavy: loas'to ‘the Téutons, |
~ “Some fighting occurred south of | th
; the Somme, from. Berny. ‘to, the t
- ' region: ‘of Chaulnes, | moi

THE MINER WAR BULLETINS

Two Russian’ cruisers and a
monitor bombarded the twelve
forts at Kavala, along a 16-kilo-
meter front.

Petrograd: In the Caucasus
the Russians, after an engagement
with the Turks, occupied the town
of Bana. Fierce fighting contin-
ued on Saturday and Sunday, the
Russians pursuing the enemy.
Four officers and 240 men, with
a lar ge quantity of war equip-
ment, were taken. The enemy
destroyed or threw over the cliffs
many cannon,

Ottawa: Canadian troops re-
cently drafted to the Somme front
have been again in the thick of
the fighting. The week-end cas-
ualty list, however, is consider-
ably under one thousand,

Rome: A strong Austrian po-
sition in the Trentino Valley has
been captured.

(— WEDNES., SEPT. 13 =)
;

London: Resuming the offen-
sive in the Somme region, the
French again smashed the Cer-
man line, capturing the frant Hine
trench and other trenches, with
1500 prisoners. Theattacks were
made between Combles and the
Somme. East and southeast of
Combles the Allies “have seiged
additional trenches along the
Bethune-Peronne road, impeding
the enemy's transportation of
troops and munitions, °

South of the Somme the Ger-
mans attacked one of the French
trenches east of Belloy,but were
easily repulsed with grenades, |
Everywhere on the Somme, es-
pecially ‘along ,the British front,
there is the usual eannona Hag.

Saloniki: - The new offensive of
the Allies on the Macedonian
front has resulted in the defext
of the Bulgarians, who sustained
enormous losses in a buttle of
thirty-six hours’ duration, after
which ‘they retreated, pursued
by the Allies,

French troops, co - operating
with British, captured a villuge

‘on the Struma front.
On the Doiran front:

London:
our artillery carried oft asystem-
atic bombardment of the enemy
trenches north of Muskukovo.

The political situation in the
Near Dast is of no lesy interest
than the military odtlok. tis
believed important changes are
pending in Greece. The resigna-

ed,

Bucharest: The Austrians ¢ con-
tinue to retreat in Transylvania,

Paris: It is semi-official ly stat-
ed that the Bulgarians have
evacuated all the. forts of: the
Greek seaport of Kavala,’

Athens: French and Servian
troops have taken the offensive
on the western end of the Mace.
donian front, ° \

King Constantine bas expregg-
ed-régret for the visitation: ‘of the
French legation by. ruffians’ who
fired shots during the: ‘meeting: ‘of
Entente ministers. on. Saturday.

Petrograd: : New Successes for |. -

the. Rossiang i in. the Carpath

tion of Premier Zaimis i is report-

- Reports from the Caucasus are
favorable. *

| | THURSDAY, SEPT. 14 »

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London: Instead of resting
on the ground won in yesterday’s
great attack north of the Somme
the French continued their thrust
last night, capturing the village
of Bouchavesnes and the wooded
area nearby,

Bouchavesnes lies east of the
Bapaume-Peronne road, cut in
yesterday” 8 drive,and its capture
assures the French possession of
this main highway to Peronne, °

Combles is now cut off from the
south in a dangerous saliert,
while General Foch is in a favor-
able position for a stroke from
the north at Peronne, which
appears to beseriously threaten

ed by the new French advance,

This is one of the most important
advances made in any single

operation since the beginning of

the Somme offensive. >

The British hold their -lines
northwest of Combles, and main-
tain a firm grip on Ginehy,

Paris: The French have taken

to recapture. positions taken by:
the French in the Somme and

+ Verdun- regions were _ Yepuleed

last night,

There ig. hard fighting north.
and south of Bouchanesnes, with
considerable aerial fighting. Two
hostile machines were brought
down in-flames and another
driven to the ground.

Saloniki: Bulgarian troops at-
tacked Roumanian positions at

Lipnitza, ‘but were repulsed with | -

|heavy losses. The’ Romanians
captured eight guns,

_The Servian offensive continues
along the entire west Macedon-
ian front, with complete success.

London: At a general council
of the central pawers, at the Kai-
ser’s headquarters, an- offensive | e
campaign in the Balkans wag
mapned out. Germany will send

200,000 men and Austria 100,000, |:

The Entente powers are not
satisfied with the Greek program.

Minor petioris on the Mesopo-
tamian front are, reported.

Paris: Kavala was pillaged and

{civilian residents massacred by

Turkish Bashi. Bazouks. on the

by assault a wood fora distance | withdrawal al'the Greek garrison,

of six hundred yards éach side of
the road from Plionne to Beihane,

On the Verdun front - French.

troops made progress in the
northern part of Vaux- Chapitre
wood,

Numerous aerial engagements
at points. behind the German
lines‘are reported on the Somine
front. Our aeroplanes fourht:.
17 engagements yesterday. during
which two German machines
were brought down..

London: The Entente offen.
sive ig developing alung the west-
ern sector of the Macedonian
front. . French and Servian forces
have captured the-tawn of Soro-
vilz, on the left flank, ane the
Servians gained considerably in
vicinity of Lake Ostrovo, after
violent fighting, ©

Italians are heavily engaged on.
the Struma front. A lively can.
nonading continues, but no chunye
in the situation is reported, "
the region of Rebs* ‘nountain, ate
thé direction of Butnova,. “Talian|.
troops are also engaged, ;

The Allied artillery on both
sides of the Vardar j is bombarding
the’ Bulgarian organizations of
Makukova and Majaday, ~

“Athens: King Constantine has
accepted . the resignation of Pre-
mier Zaimis,
held that a Greek. cabinet crisis
‘cannot be averted,

Vienna,

nia, has resigned.’

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Beset ny the British

IC. FRIDAY, SEPT, 15,

' Landon!

on the west and the: Freneh ‘ony,’

the. east, the town of Combles,i in
‘the’ Some region, is. an
verge of. capture. a

The. French have captured ‘La
Priese faim, - in the Somithe,

Other positions. taken’ by. the | : a |i

Allies have been: eilarge '

Petrograd: The situation is
Unchanged on the Russian front.

Fuur Russian yiant aeroplanes
of the Mometz type bombarded a
German aeraniine station at Lake
Angen,on the Guif of Riga, setting
fire to the sheds in which seven-
teen enemy planes were ‘stored.’

Amsterdam: Serious food riots
in Hamburg are reparted. Shops!
were raided and many injured.
Thirty-seven women we arkest- |:
ed,

Drastic measures have heen
taken at Wilbelnishaven, in anti-
Cipation of Allied air raids.

Rome: Italians have captured
important. positions in the Sera
Valley and on Mount Lagasoni.
'A squadron of Italian ‘aero-
vlanes raided the Austrian arsén-
al and hangars near Trieste, do-|.
ing much damaye,

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