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THE MINER WAR BULLETI*33)
(Continued from Page One). ;
. The forta ‘on the river Tees replied to the fre of the German war-
‘: Ships. Pieces of shelt have been found ail over’ Hartlepool,

: dumage inflicted on ttie town, is said to be considerable,
/ struck a gas tank and set it afire,

(Later) A further announcement by the official bureau says :

* “Phe fortress commander at West Hartlepoo} reports that German

. war vessels engaged that fortress between 8 and 9 o'clock this

“morning. The enemy was driven off. A smail German war vessel .
. also opened fire on Scarborough and Whitby,” . .

Whithy reports that two German cruisers bombarded-the town, beaten Germans, !

~ between 9 and 10 o’clock this morning, . | frontier.

Reports are current in London that two German cruisers were

- sunk this morning, in an engagement in the North’ Sea. °

The Allies retain the ground gained in the last tivo days’ fight.

“ing in Northern PFranee and Belgium, despite violent counter-

, attueks. by the enemy, according to the official -bulleting, The

- British bureau says: “ After 8. period of comparative quiet, the

fighting in Northern France has recommenced, A combined attack

_ Was made by the Allies yesterday on the line from Hollebeck to

. Wyt&chaete, south of Ypres, in Belgium. Several German

trenches were taken and a number of prisoners captured. : ‘Sub-

; Btantial progress was made. ”” ;
"Between the sea and the river Lys, the British occupied a little

' forest west of Wytschaete. . The ground gajned on the Ypres canal,

: west of Hollebeck, is retained. :

‘ The Associated Press says:

: in Rotterdam that the Germans have begun their retreat, falling

‘ back in Belzium toward a prepared line of defence farther from the

a

The|.
One shell

i

and war material,

part of the Germans,

arrived from Punta Arena,
the Falkland Islands,
which they attacked,

Glasgow.
bat refused,

fifteen wounded,

es * DHE OMINECA MINER,. SATURDAY, DEO.

armored cruiser Frederich Karl wae sunk in an en
ing a’recent sortie of German warships in the Bal
jof the crew are said to have ‘perished, less than t
having been saved by the Russian sailors; os
’ The official communique issued in Paria says: “In Belgium our
troops gained ground north of the the road fro
also to the southeast of Bixschoote.
west of Arras and have reached the village of Larent,
made appreciable Progress at Villiers-La-Boisfelle,
to Vosges there is nothing to report, oo,
- Petrograd today announces officially that, in the direction of
Mlawa, Russian cavalry and infantry are energetically chasing the
‘Several of our corps have already crossed the
During the pursuit we have cap

_ “During the last week the garrison at Prze
several sorties, ‘all of which were repulsed with heavy losges on the| tenda.ta o:
‘During one of the sorties, we captured
several hundred prisoners ‘and machine guns,’* —

: A Buenos Ayres despatch says the British

o oy

EMBER

19, 194°

gagement follow- |'
tie: - Two-thirds}
wo hundred men

m Ypres to Menin,
We dehouched to the north-|
We haye|'
From Somme

mysl has attempted

steamer Orissa ‘has|

with further particulars of the battle off
_ The. Germans saw only one British ceryiger,
The rest of the Brit
ly came up and joined the fight.
The Germans were given
The British rescued 19
cruiser Carnarvon was slightly damaged below the water line,
; re : The light cruiser Patrol and the destro
“The definite’atatement is made|the raiding German cruisers on Tuesday,

ish squadron immediate.

an opportunity .to surrender,
194 survivors, The British
yer Doon, which attacked
had five men killed and

i coast. Official confirmation is lacking as yet,” oo:
The people of the Hungarian capital are furious over the recap-

ture of Belgrade by the Servians, All newspapers blame the
German gereral staff for the disaster to’ Austrian. arms, alleging
that the defeat is due to the supreme selfishness of Germany, The
people are beginning to demand negotiations for peace, saying that

_ they have been made ridiculous in the eyes of the world,
"Vancouver, Dee. 16:—A squad of chauffeurs and motor
mechanics will leave Vancouver tomorrow for Toronto, to complete

_ their training before leaving for active service, -Itis supposed they
will be attached to the motor machine gun batteries which are being
organized to accompany the Canadian troops,

Making Steel Stronger

dertaken on a grander scale than
ever before by means of a new
steel of tensile strength many
times greater’ than that of th
present product, i
Professor A,. A. Michelson,
winner in 1912 of the Nobel prize
for physical research,’ exhibited
hefore the'National Academy of
‘Seiences,.in session here, a: bar
of new steel, and subjected it te
torsion tests which, he aaid,
Proved that continuation of the
treatment might produce a met-
al of unlimited cohesion. * - -
~ Fortifications built of this thet:
al, he ‘said, might be made
indestructible so that it would’ ‘be
useless to bombard them, thus
achieving a long step toward the
elimination of warfare, Peace-

' London, Dee. 17:—-An official statement regarding -yesterday’s
raid by German warships hag been issued by the war office, which
; Says: “‘At8 a. m. three enemy ships were sighted off Hartlepool,
: At 8:15 they commenced @ bombardment. ‘Lhese ships appeared to
: be two battle cruisers and one armored cruiser: ’. The land batteries
: replied to their fire and at 8:50 the. firing ceased and the enemy
: Steamed away. None of our guns were touched, One shell fell in
. the lines of the Engineers and several in the linas of the 8th bat.
talion, Durham Light Infantry, The casualties among the troops
. amounted to seven, Rilled and fourteen wounded, " Some’ damage
{ was done to the town, and the gas works were seton fire
“Daring the bombardment, especially in.West.Hartlepool, the
| people crowded into the streets, and approximately twenty-two
were killed and fifty wounded, At the sama time a battle eruiger
_ &nd an armored cruiser appeared off Scarborough snd fired’ about
“fifty ‘shells, which caused considerable damage, Thirteen casual.
ties. are reported, eo Be
2, “‘At Whitby two battle cruisers fired shots, doing. damage to
buildings. The following casualties are reported: two killed and
_ two wounded’- Be
_ “At the three places which were under fire of” the enemy’s
Ships, there was an entire absence. of panic, and the. demeanor of
the people was everything: to- be desired’ =
. AScarborough despatch says the German warships, which were|
“accompanied by g trawler, came up under cover .of night. Com-
‘ Tounion was being celebrated in St. Martin's: church. when shell
~ struck the edifice, ‘The congregation remained calm. ' The Grand
. Hotel, on the eliff, was one of the principal targets. The eliff tram-
way was destroyed. The feature of the day was the promptitude
. Of the people, who immediately began to répair the damage caused
. ‘by the shells, Placards on one shop, the front of which was blown
» Oat, read: “Business as Usual.’ oe .
*.>, ‘It is. stated that the: German vessels, -when--they retired,.
~ dropped mines, ‘to. prevent pursuit, . The Telegraph corréspondent,
at Hartlepool says the: enemy’s ships were damaged by the ghore
batteries, one crdiser being on fire when she Steamed away, « >
- . ... In view of, possible attempts at invasion, a new
known as the National Guard, is being formed; ~~ ee
' The captain of a-ketch, which was lying. off Saltburn,: says he
saw three German warships engaged by- British craisars,’ ‘which
blew up one of the enemy. Another fled, and the..third: was: still
-», fighting when last seen, Lot Sr bes

beyond the scope within’ which

ance of steel,

r

‘is already well patronized: - ‘The

condition, but J, A Hume, ‘who
has been, appointed manager,

weather, he will have excellent
skating in a day or two, ON:
away.' ° | -The rink has been enlariged, |
. defence. corps,
+: [makes it the
north, wee,

"Eating “and cooking ‘apples—
| Canadian products—at Sargent's,

Chicago, Dec, 14:—War may
be ended successfully, sky serap-
ers may pierce the clouds’ to
heights never attempted, and all
manner of structures may ‘be‘un-

Jess in'1914 than in 1918

ful projects might be carried‘ far
they are held now by the resist.
Rink IsOpen... |:
- The Athletic Association skat-
ing rink is now in-operation,-and| *

ice surface is not yet. in: perfect] ,

states that, given favorable!

and the improved lighting system 4:
equal of any-in the]: |

Hockey at Vancouver. _
Vancouver, Dec, 19:—Vaneou-,
ver hockey team last night de-
feated Portland by six goals to
three, Co

Saturday, Dec, 26, and Satur-
day ‘Jan, 2, the days immediately
following Christmas’ and New
Year's, have been declared pub-
lic holidays, The‘banks in Haz-
elton will be closed. °° *

Special’ prices on felts at Sar-
gent’s, oo

It is estimated that ‘the. output
of coal from British Columbia|
collieries will be found to have
been between $00,000 and 400,000] 8 ~~
tons and coke about 60,000 tonal.

Fresh fruita at Sargent's,

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_HAZELTON-.NEW HAZELTON z

_ LAND NOTICE,
tured prisoners, guns, Haielton Land District - District of

that. Jamea Scoging,
. occupation. rallroader, in-
for permitéalon . to. pur.
wing described tanda:

South West corner
‘alng eaat, thence 40 chains
thence 40 chains went,
chains north, to polnt of. commence-
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The Leipzig was aunk by the|: . LAND NOTICE oo pO. Bol teas -
Hazelton Land District, 0 HARRISON Ww. ROGERS:
—: ARCHITECT 2°
SpeciahAttention to Out of Town.Clients
“- °* -Surme Owe, Fapxga, Buoce,.
PRINCE RUPERT, -B

- EXPERT =
tch Repairing

| WATCHES - JEWELRY.
0. A. RAGSTAD, : Smithers
Orders may be left at Noel & Rock's, Hazelton

TISTRY a

“ Take notice that -Alexander Austin,
of Prince Rupert,
wing described lands: ;
st planted about}. -
500 fest northerly :
x. eabin, flye miles south
“|Gabin, Yukon telegro
_ | west 80 chaing, north &
south 80- chains; to
commencement

Aug. 18, 1914,

h line; thence
chains, east 80

4-12
Alexander Austin,

The Miner is two dollars a year,

_JHiGiLcLASS" PRINTING AT THE _NaNER “OFFICE

.

“LL Grapes, Cranberries, Jap Oranges,

--’ The official French bulletin states there has been slight progress

as far as the sea, to the northwest of N ieuport, to the southeast of.

_ Ypres, and along the railroad in the direction of La Bassee. . Alone
the rest of the front there is nothing of note to report, ae
"Tt i officially admitfed'in Vienna that the” Austrian losses in
. the recent defeat by the Servians were 10,000 killed and wounded,
’. Public sentiment of indignation is strong against the army" leadera,
., specially against, Field Marshal Potiorek, who" only eight days

" Don’t forget your Xmas Liquor HE
Order,’ See Hudaon's Bay Co’s.| 3}

“Millio: Dollar Cariond :

rae

Denver, Dee. 12.—One carload .

a 7 : ; : : A Skatitg out will make ‘a most fcceptable Christinas Box

7% he would. he in Nish in three weeks, ..

dees

: ago: accepted from the Emperor a high: decoration; * after tele-
* graphing*that the Servians had been completely defeated aud that

value’ of approximately $1,000,000;.

fis being loaded at Cripple Creek, |

This is said to be the most valuable

of, gold. ore,_ 80,000 pounds, ont |
which the. assay. would place -i/”

& London, Dec, 18:—An official announcemerit “says: Hig
» Brithinnie Majesty's principal secretary of state for foreign ‘affairs
gives notice that,-in view of the atate of war arising out ‘ofthe
-“aetion df ‘Tarkey, Egypt is_placed ‘under ‘the protection. of ‘His
*e Majesty-and will hericeforth constitute a British ‘Protectorate. The
_.Auzerginty. of Turkey over Egypt ja thus. terminated, and Hig
=: Majesty's government will adopt all measures _ Wéeessary’ for.’ the
““" deferice ‘of Egypt ahd the protection of its inhabitants and interesta,
yi The King has-been pleased to approve/'the appotniment of
-Lieut-Col Sir Arthur: Henty MeMshon to he His Majesty’s-high|
~ Siemplgsioner for Bayete tee
> yt) A Berlin ‘despateh says it is offteially anriounced ‘that thé” Gar.
.} Mah “watehiby Which bortibérded. Hartlepool, “Scarborough,” and
"Whitby, an the English coast, were hit séveral times by ° tha’ “eons!

** batteries, but the dathage inflicted was slight. <0 00... ;

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car.of ore-ever transported in|é

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