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.’

-) 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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