THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1916 — THE MINER WAR BULLETINS a MONDAY, NOV. 13 DB London: The great battle be- tween the Russo-Roumanian for- ees and Mackensen’s troops in Dobrudja for possession of the bridge which erosses the Danube at Chernavoda continues. Ad- vices from Bucharest, Petrograd and Berlin regarding yesterday’s fighting emphasize the conflictas the most important operation of the day on any of the battlefronts, The oceupation of Dunareve sta- tion, which is claimed by Petro- grad and not denied by Berlin, appears to have given the Slav- onic armies at least 2 temporary advantage against Mackengen’s left, which rests on the Danube, Russia has come to the aid of the Slavonie armies in Dobrudja. Its fleet heavily bombarded Constan- za, The general situation in Dobrudja is unchanged. London: British troops,in face of a terrific barrage fire, last night captured the eastern portion of the important Regina trench. Berlin: English forces sueceed- ed in penetrating advanced Ger- mantrenchesnorthofCourcelette. Paris: The Germans sustained serious losses when repulsed in _ attacks on. French positions south of the Somme, in the vicinity of Deniecourt. We maintain all ground, North of the Somme there were spirited artillery duels _in the region of Les Boeufs and Sailly-Saillisel. London: Servian troops, in a series ‘of attacks north of the Cerna river, entered Polog and captured 600. prisoners, Attacks against Bulgarian positions met - with complete success, Paris: Seventeen British aero- planes bombarded German steel works at Fockeling, causing seri- ous damage. Three enemy planes were destroyed, French aviators brought. down five German machines yesterday. Amiens ‘vas bombarded by the Germans. ~ Nine civilians were killed and 27-injured. New London,Conn, ; Comstock, deputy collector of customs: here, refused to issue clearance papers for the submarine Deutschland. The crew of the vessel is ashore. ( _TUESDAY, NOV. 14 Z London: General Haig’s forces struck, ‘another terriffic blow at the German lines about the Ancre yesterday, . artillery preparation, our infantry | ° . took ‘the German. positions fora -- depth’ ofa mile, on, both sides of |: ‘ the Ancre. A considerable num- ‘ber of prisoners was. taken:by _ the British troops, which dashed - -frresistibly forward and captured _ the villages of Beaumont and Hamel, just north of the Anere, The French troops are co-ordin- ating the: trenches and positions - they wrested fromthe: Germang yesterday’ at Saillf-Saillisel, Ger- man attempts” to ‘recapture ‘the positions are increasing i in inten- sity. in other aactions of the west front. Gags was successfully released! by us- on ‘Saturday against: ‘the ms enemy, Salient, south’ of Ypres, :: is og “Phe Russian fleet |. a has rénewed | ‘the boribardaient = - Patrograd: » _ of f Conntariza, oe region our troops and the Rou- manians continue to gain ground, Von Mackensen’s forces are still retreating, Despatches indicate that the enemy is demoralized by ‘the logs of one-third of his effect- ives by the ravages of disease After a thunderous A comparative lull obtains and military reverses, and the retreat is being conducted under disastrous conditions. We have taken between 3000 and 4000 prisoners. Hard fighting con- tinues north of Serre. Paris: The 4 ar office announces that the Servians have won a brilliant vietory over the Germans and Bulgarians in the Cerna dis- trict, southeast of Monastir. The Serbs, who were supported by French artillery, forced the en- emy to retire two miles, and cap- tured one thousand prisoners. The retreat of the German- Bulgarian forces was compelled after two days of battle. The prisoners taken raise the total for this sector since Sept. 12 to 6000 men, in addition to 72 can- non and 53 machine guns. , ( 'WEDNES., NOV.15 London: ‘The British on the Ancre continued their suceessful smash against the heavily-furti- fied German lines, making new progress aut Beaucourt-sur-Anere, where 4000 Germans were taken. prisoners after bitter fighting on the outskirts of the town, On the south bank, about St, Pierre Division, half a-mile north of Thiepval, where the Germans counter-attacked, thefighting was bitter. Military experts. expected . the gréatest show of resistance about Beaumont-Hamel, since the fur- ther advance of the British forees seriously threatens Miraumont, about three miles further on the road to the coveted Bapaume. The British advance along the Ancre, with the capture of Beau- court, is considered one of the most important successes of the Somme offensive, Berlin: mont-Hamel and St, Pierre Divi- sion,on the Somme,to the British yesterday, our stubborn resistance caused us important losses. :Bucharest: ‘Enemy attacks ‘on our lines in the Uzul valley, on the Casiniriver, which have been incessant since Oct, 29, were finally repulsed, with sanguinary losses ‘to’ the enemy. . counter-attack only 88 were taken alive, - We.aléo captured machine guns and other booty. “In the Alt river region, Rou- manian: forces defending the dis. trict about Rotenturm Pass have ‘Deen forced to fall’ back before} ' persistent enemy attacks, In the|” © Jiul valley the Teutons. have ‘oc- Petrograd: Tn Trangylvaniagind Dobrudja- the. situation is un- changed. Pe Saloniki: resulted in cartain - trenches. re- nitiox "In the-loss of. Beau- | In our}: eupied the village of. -Bumbishta, Le In... the: Cerna river. | - region: déinguinary: engageménta| - oe with Bulgariqns’ and. Germans oe ‘peatedly changing: hands. At:the} ">" close of the. day the: Alliés” had he definite” Possession of ‘enemy, po- Hamel, which was carried almost in a single rush that took the British across the village and up the sloping ground beyond, carry- ing all positions until they estab- lished themselves well up-on the hill, where they dug. themselves in under heavy fire, Prisoners taken since Monday number 5678, One division which advanced a mile and took 1000 prisoners, sustained only 450 casualties... - Enemy counter-attacks against the British forces holding the outermost sections of the positions taken at Beaumont-Hamel, Beau- court and St. Pierre Division were futile.