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THE OMINECA WINER, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1916

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_ THE MINER WAR BULLETINS:

MONDAY, MARCH 6

Fifty Thoffand Dead

Paris: . .No'changé.at Verdun.
The enemy ‘hag ceased toadvance.
There ‘are fifty thousand German
dead facing the:French lines.
The enemy-has-‘censed all in-

artillery is ‘very active, The
Freneli staff is well satisfied with
results. . ,

_ London: Last night and early
this morning sharp grenade fight-
ing took place in mine craters
The ehemy bom-
barded our trenches, trying to
AIT - eraters | ’

near Verdun.

‘capture a crater.
remain in our hands.
U.S. Demans Apology
Washington:

torpedoed.
attack, punishment of “the sub-

marine commander, and repara-
tion for damage doné to the ves-

sel and i injuries inflicted on mem-
bers of thé crew are demanded,

- “The resolution to warn.citizens |
_ hot to travel on armed. merchant
ships-will be debated i in the house

on Tuesday, |

A Zeppelin Raid’ -

-London: Three: eppelins t took
part ‘in a raid on the north coast
last night. _ Twelve persons were
killed and thirty-three’ ‘injured,

“ Heavy: fighting. i is reported in.
Mesopotamia. The British:-relief

column, . heavily reinforced, ig
advancing against the Turks at
« -‘Kut-sl-Amara,

The. fallof Bagdad i isiniminent, 4
In the Caucasus the Russians

are still pursuing the: Turks, -

Steamers Sunk °
‘London:

landing safely,

’ Paris:
Giava was sunk by an: Austrian
submarine without warning, ac,
cording to survivors of. the: crew

who. arrived at; Piraceus: © on“a

British steamer. Th 3 Giava of:
fered no resistance, ‘

- How Roumanis
Bucharest: '

leader of the oumanian conser:
vatives, says:) “We wouldfight
Germany with regret, “Austria.

with indifference, and Hungary
with the keenest. satisfaction,”

Turks Exterminated
London: The: Russian soldiers

at Bitlis ‘took a terrible revenge

for: the massacre. of Armenian
women and children-by Turks. at:
Van and Mush,. - . They, ‘refused
all quartér and exterminated: the},
a © Turkish third army..
oh ‘Troops Mashing ; hors
London: 4 large: moveinent of
\Gertnan: troops~ is’ reported” in
~ Belgium, before Ypres,. Forty
‘thousand landsturmers havé ak.
-Yived within: ‘the : ‘Past ‘twenty
four hours, ; .

.  Poivre,

The U.S. is pre-
paring to make formal demands
on Austria in‘ connection with the
oi]. tanker Petrolite, which was
An apology for the

WA

The British steamer
Teutonian | was sunk, the. crew

The Ttalian steamei'|:

have left the Verdun battlefield
for Germeny.

Having failedsto make any im-.
pression oh our lines at Douamont
and Vaux, the Germans attempt-
ed to smash the French left at
Vaucherville Wood and Cote du
Regardless ‘of heavy
losses, they sent their best men
to this attack, .but the’ French
stood immovable as a rock.’

"Must Buy One Now.
Paris: The Kaiser has gone to
Berlin to attend the wedding of
Prince Joachim,:, He: had ‘in;
tended giving Verdun ‘ as a wed-
ding gift. , .
 Congress.To Rebate a
Washington: A four-hour de-
bate.for today has been granted
to MeLemiore’s resolution, warn-
ing. Americans off armed ships.
This action : places the. much
discussed resolution in a partia-
mentary position ‘where the ad-

they can kill it.

Newton i Baker, formerly
mayor of Cleveland, has. been
appointed by" ‘President Wilson]
as Secretary of.-war. -

. The second ‘defence: bili -is.now
before congress, We This Theasure
provides ~for a minimum of 4 125; .
000 men in five years.

’ Raid Covered Large’ ‘Arex. -

London: The reveit Zappelin
raid, in. whieh ‘three: Zeppelin
took ‘part, dropping 4 “total: of
forty~bombs; took -in.-the area
including Yorkshire, Lincolnshire,
RutJand,, Huntingdon, : ‘Norfolk,
Cambridgeshire, Essex and Kent,
Twelve were killed’ and twenty-
three injured, 7 -

. generals have been killed

ministration leaders are ‘confident,

the railroad that parallels the
west bank. “Last night the
Crown Prineé’s troops ‘assaulted
and took the town of Forges,nine
miles north of: Verdun, ‘but ‘were

prevented’ from: debouching™ on

Cote de Loie, a height about-’a
mile to the south: Simultaneous-
ly, an entire German division :
violently’ attacked and’ captured!
Hill No. 265, southwest. of Rep-
neville. The efiemy’ sustained.a
Jos8 of 20, 000 in, taking the’ ‘pos{-
tion. There is-atill notable, artillery
fire along the. immediate’ front

east of the Meuse, as well as in|

the Woevre district. east, ‘of the
fortress. -.°

‘It is reported: that five German |
in the
fighting at Verdun, ©. *.°’

Paris Mater]; German troops
now survouhd two thirds of Ver-
dun. Freneh authorities s say.this
fact is insignificant, ag: “forther
encirclement is impossible. The
French artillery, reinfarcements:
are ‘ off-setting:: the’ Gerraan bat-

jteries, In Chamriagne the French

have re- captured trenches lost on}.
March 6, -

-The dimax. ‘of the: battle, ‘fot
Verdun i is expected on- Thursday
or Friday, when ‘enemy infantry’
are expected to attempt to crdas

, the hollows to capture the French
“ypositjons, =.

London: The new ‘offensive
which the Crown Prince is pre-
paring in Upper Alsace probably
will equdiin ferovity the Verdun
attack; —
Enver Pasha Wounded '

~ Athens: ~ A revolution’ has
broken ‘out in Constantinople.
Enver.: Pasha (was wounded: ‘and|

. several German. officials killed.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH,8 | Bi

TIC ; THURSDAY, MARCH 9 ) ;

Germans Coming Out? -
Rome: Twenty German dread-
nougits have left Kiel, aveording
to'information: received: here;
(The foregoing was. held ‘up
two: days by the’ British censor, y
London: = A ‘despateh -filed
here from Vliéland, near North
Holland, at 3:25'a, ™,, “says that

‘twenty - five ‘German’ warships
”-;/were: observed on Monday eriis-
_ ah itig in the North:Sea, |

- Balfour stated ‘in ‘the house of
commons yesterday * that. the
British ‘navy - has’ ‘ineveased? *by a
taillion tons sinee: the’ outbreak:
of the war, and’ that’ “the. air.
division has grown: ten-fold. int
the same period. - ‘I'he: personnel

Jof the ‘leat: has been’ doubled.

He further. stated - that: : there” ig

to menace: British” ‘eommerde’ ‘on
any ocean at this’ Moment; a
Congress With Wilson ~:
Washington: “President “Wil

‘/son’s statement. that “Congress
“4 shall” not ‘advise. ‘Ameticang' ‘to

abandon: their riglit. ‘to. travel. the
sea-on merchant ships armed “for
defence according’ to’ intertiation-
al” Jaw", was “endorsed
house today by two hep

abe Votes on on MeLemore's resol

Cola Capt

‘no German - cruiser’ ina position’ ;

Navy Makes Good’ *
London: The’ situation. today
at Verdun is reported as Jooking

| very much more satisfactory “for

the Allied forees, and the French
cor fidence that the enemy cannot
possibly surround:the fortress is
fully justified in the light- of to=|'
day’s aspect of things;
Britain is thrilled, by ‘the am
nouncemént: ‘that : the -watchful-
ness ‘of the Navy: “has actually,

within the past forty-eight hours | .

or So,: prevented. ah enemy sea
raid upon the British coasts. :

Fieet,. had -a. brush with, the: en-

.emy, “bit sore action on the part a
of’ of dir ‘submarines or scouts ;
‘may hava’ warned: ‘the: enemy's

Ships to'kéep their distance; .”

‘ Calling’ More Men.
\, “London : 2.

married. ‘men * between: the ages
of 27. and 85 « are ealled’ to:-the
colors:

It
is‘not stated whether or- not the i

‘Britain’ ‘nf
actively. the poliey: of preparing |’
4 a for any eventuality,and, today ail |:

the‘isame a3 it “was yesterday, ooo

with: the énemy still
using his artillery,’

out of the question,’

well. in hand.

_A-acornful denial is officialty |
given: ‘to the German véports .an- |":
nouncing a victory in‘thé Verdun | -
The French. report: fails ~
to find any indication: of victory,
whatever: for: the enemy anys ,

gone, :

where’ along the entire line: -

aviators. by a brilliant’ flight: over

the’ enemy’s Belgian: positions; | ff:
have showered German strategic). i}
rdilway lines with: bombs, done | :{] ./'
considerable damage, and-eseaped |.‘}]

all safely back to their own lines,

The failure of ‘the German’ vate .

tempts‘ against Riga: -being t now

absolutely assured. the. Russians: 7
are now renewing. their attention | {]-°-
to the’ port a8 a‘haval basé, and| JP |”
doing. considerable development AW

thereon. _ ‘-

“+ Paris:

Bethineourt: Several flerce:: ase

sauilts.were, completely defeated: "

‘Many:seetions ofthe’ French

front received @ hundred thou:|, Il" -
sand shells during twelve houra

and: -heavy’ losses ‘are- reported. on
hoth, sides,.

Saloniki:: It is reported, that
the Prussians are’ prepiiring for]

[2 big offéngive on Satoniki..

‘Despatches from the: Fast Say.
that the: Armenians who: ‘escaped
from Brzeram- have’ been mas-
sacred by: Kurds, - +The plight of
the’ survivors is pitiful, . "

actively |. (
The French| [|
guns are making infantry rushes 7
“and © the}.
French ‘are: ‘absolutely: confident]:
of. their ability” to: keep: matters :

On the ‘other hand, French .

We have repulsed. a 7
double. attack on Verdun” andi | -
have driven the Germans: back:to|-]].

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