' THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1917~ |

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THE MINER WAR BULLETINS

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London:, Advaneing today on
a front of more than three miles,
British troops in the Ancre region

attacked and captured the village'.

of Irles, northeast of Miraumont,

with its neighboring defences,
Over one hundred Germans were}

taken prisoner, and fifteen ma-
chine guns were captured.

Paris: South of the Ancre
shells from our batteries exploded
an enemy munitions depot near
Lechelle St. Aurin.

In the Champagne region there
was spirited artillery fighting in
the sectors of St, Hilaire le Grande
and Maison de Champagne.’ No
infantry activity is reported.
Elsewhere on our front there
was the usual intermittent can-
nonading. A German airplane
was brought down by our special
guns.

Washington: The American
government today began actual
preparations to arm American
merchantmen against ruthless
German submarine warfare.
When vessels sail under the
policy of armed neutrality they
will do so with the fuil backing
of the administration, expressed
in the form of war risk insuranee| ‘
and naval guns and gunners. Tt
was made clear that in the back-
ground would be the entire re-
sources of the U.S. ready for
action should Germany attack an
American ship in violation of the
warning of the American govern-
ment, Armed ships will shoot at
the first periscope seen. It willbe
taken for granted that the pur-
pose of the submarine is hostile,
and merchantmen will at once
start to fight. Then will follow
a declaration of war.

London: A Belgian relief ship,
the Norwegian steamer Storstad,
was torpedoed by a German sub-
marine. Only thirteen members
of the crew were saved.

Mrs. Alice Wheeldon, her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Winnifred Mason, and
the latter's husband were found
guilty of conspiracy to murder
Premier Lloyd George and Hon.
Arthur Henderson. Mrs, Wheel-
don was sentenced to ten years,
Mrs. Mason to five years and
Mason to five years’ imprison-

“ment.

Amsterdam: An epidemic of

typhus has broken out in Belgium.

[| TUESDAY, MARCH 13}

London: |
captured by the victorious British
army in Mesopotamia under Gen-
eral Maude. Details of the tak-
ing of the ancient city are lacking

‘taday,but a full report is expect- |

ed to show important captures of
prisoners and war material. It
is known that the British forces

- do not intend to reat on their.

_ arms, and that their next objeet-
ive ia the walled city ot Moaul,on
the. Bagdad railway, . 220 miles
northwest. of. the. city of the
caliphs. .

Mesopotamia is- now eneirclod
by three great forces of Entente
troops, whoge lines are tightening

. and driving.the Turks further to-
‘ward.the tip of Agia embraced in

ia.: These forces.are: Gen-|B

Bagdad has been’

crossed Persia toward the Turk-
ish flank and rear. A fourth force,
of Russians, is around Mush, still
further to the enemy’s rear.
Military experts hail the fall
of Bagdad as a tremendous blow
to Turkish prestige and one .like-
ly to have a far-reaching effect
in the Near East. ~It algo ruins
Germany’s Asiatic plans.

‘London: The village of Iles,
on the Somme front, captured by
the British, was an important en-
emy position. It was taken after
a gallant dash and some very
sharp fighting,the advance being
staged on the heelsof gm hurricane
of bombardment. Many Germans
were captured or killed.

Premier Borden visited the
western front. ‘The minister had
a glimpse of the German front
lines and saw a-Treview of five
thousand gallant Canadians. In
a speech to the soldiers the pre-
mier said the Dominion had every
confidence in her sons, and an
undiminished feeling of victory,

- Paris: French troops have
made further gains in the region
of Maisons de Champagne. . Dur-
ing the night a number of Ger-
mans was captured, —

Washington: The U.S. has
notified all foreign nations that

‘armed guards’’ for the protec-
tion of the vessels and the lives
of those aboard will be placed on
all American ships sailing through
the submarine zone.

The president has ordered the

dismantling of every amateur
wireless station in the U.S. The
search for hidden German wireless
apparatus in this country,as well
as in Mexico and Central Ameri-
ca, has been redoubled,

New York: The Times declares
that death is ‘stalking through
the German Empire in the guise
of famine, but the pangs of star-
vation are offset by an hysterical
loyalty. Intrigue is everywhere,
and morals are degenerating,

Interned German liners con-
stitute a national danger. _Ger-
man sailors have hoisted wireless
antennee at night and received
radiomessager. The Timespoints
out that they could sink their
vessels and effectually block eg-
reas from naval bases, .

WEDNES., MARCH 14 }

Paris: A strong German of-
fensive at Louvemont, north of
Verdun; was easily repulsed by
the French.

Soissons was bombarded Jaat
night, _

French troops raided German
trenches successfully between the|-
Avreand the Aisne, capturing
150 prisoners, —

In. Champagne we. delivered a
new attack against the’ German
positions at Maisons de Cl'am-
pagne, ‘on a front of 500 meters,
Our troops ‘recaptured all trench-
ea taken by the enemy on Hill 185
and penetrated a German fortified

work. on the slopes north of: Ma-|

melon. Inthe course of the action
we, took 100 prisoners, 7
‘London® British forces: press-
ing north from Bagdad ‘have -al-
ready occupied ‘Kaziman; taking:
a number: of prisoners, ; Pursuit],
of the. retreating Tarke, continues,

eral Maude’s column, which took: det atéd .

- Kut-el- Amaya.and. Bagdad}. A sete Bi
ns

leagues have returned from the
front, impressed with the armed
strength of the Allies. TheCan-
adian army won a splendid trib-
ute from the commander of the
French army, who regards the
Canadian’ corps as one of the
finest in the battle line. » The
premier found a spirit of confid-
ence pervading all ranks.

Washington: The Belgian re-
lief ship Storstad, which carried
maize for-the hungry people of
Belgium, was unequipped for de-
fence. The ruthless Hun sub-
marine paid no heed tg signals,
although the ship hoisted the
relief commission’s flag, and she
made no attempt to escape.

‘It has been learned that. about
sixy German submarines were
captured or destroyed between
Jan. 1 and Feb. 15.

New York: There is no end to

German plotting. It is suspected’

that a census of pro-Germans in
the U.S, has been taken.
American naval secrets are
possessed by Germany. A relative
of the Kaiser is in charge of large
Hamburg works which executed
eontracts for the U.S, navy. - Aj,

number of employees of the firm,

have been on trial! trips of Ameri-
can warships and are conversant
with all features of their con-
struction.

Ottawa: Indications are » that
subscriptions for Canada’s $150,-
000,000 ‘‘Vietory-Loan'’ will eg-
tablish a new record,

- The Imperial “munitions board
has perfected atrangements for
carrying owt ‘an elaborate , pro-
gram of shipbuiding i in: Canada,
for Great Britain, ...

( THURSDAY, MARCH 15 )
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London: - In -eonsequence of
our bombardment the enemy has

abandoned his main . defensive
positions on a front of: three

and ahalf miles along the for-}:

Indian Ocean. sank a "Japanese
vessel en route to’ India.: .‘Ship-
ping has been warned and an
Anglo-Japanese fleet is stouring |s
the sea for the marauder.

‘Washington: Official advices

say China has broken off diplo-}:

matic relations with Germany.
The president’s message to the

extraordinary session of congréss:

called for April 16 ig expected to
be sharply militant. Prepared-
ness will be the keynote, and it
is believed universal training mg
be advocated.

( FRIDAY, MARCH 16 i

London:
their way to the very. gates of
Bapaume in the faceof a blinding

downpour of rain and through:al

sea of mud, They are now at-
tacking the last line of German
defences before the city. General

British troops fought! *

although . neutrals | ‘have suffered ee
In the six:weeks singe <.-""
Feb. 1 British losses have been 78" s+.
ships of 1600 tons or bver,leaving «: . :
‘Tour merchant marine ‘with 3653-

heavily.’

vessels of over 1600.tons.
- New York:

war on.Germany. .

an overt act.

“DENTISTRY

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DALBY B. MORKILL
British Columbia Land Surveyor
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Surveys 0 of Mineral Claims, Townsitas, ,
Timber and Coal Leases, Etc. and Gen- |

eral Engineering Survéye,

Haig’s report last night placed ed to;

them within a few hundred yards| ° :
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of these positions after a further
advance ona front ofa mile anda
half immediately» west of the city.
The German retreat is stiffen-
ing and the advance is now prac-
tically a British offensive, the

enemy only leaving their positions |

under the terrific scoring of the

British guns, instead of voluntar-|#.

ily evacuating. Nevertheless the
belief exists here that the Ger-
mans have practically evacuated |.
Bapaume-and are falling back on

Hindenburg’s new line. Lens-St. |:3+

Queritin-Laon,

Paris: Artillery was very ae-
tive in the region of Maisons de
Champagne.. The French took

.|many prisoners in a raid on the}:
German lines near Moulins, Sou-| -

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for. any poriod from one month upward at fl per ”

settosvents. Several attacks on
French outposts. ‘were repulsed,
London: Government figures
show the signal failure of the U-|?
boat campaign. which “has not

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seriously menaced Allied shipping

ward crest of the:ridge west of | ==

Bapaume,

ment by the Germans under Brit-|

ish pressure may .presage the

abandonment by the Teutons of | §
their entire line*from Bapaume

to Beaurains, near Arras.

Hostile raids were repulsed |{

during the night “in the neigh-

|borhood of -Neuville St. Vaast,|

Souchez and Armentieres.

The first intimation was re-|%
ceived today that Hindenburg ia] A
personally conducting . German} §-

operations on the western front,

Petrograd:' Russian forces have! f
captured the Persian city of Ker-| J
manshah, which had heen | oceu- .

pied by. the Turks, -
‘London: British advaueed de-

tachments are thirty.miles beyond :

‘Bagdad.’ .In the: ‘oceupation ‘of

that city: considerable. booty was

taken, Five hundred enemy

wounded. were, taken prisoners. My

“ Constantinople: Turkish: troops a
‘have taken up new positions be-|f
‘tween Bagdad and Samara. |

South of ‘Mihiel the 7

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the ‘second. lines of the enemy at}
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Leading newapa-.
jpers: declare. wat. is inevitable.

The Tribune says congresscan no-
longer refrain from ‘deélaring . - -
The sinking,

of the Algonquin is regarded as
; German plotters. ~~
are. busy | in Mexico. :...

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