"THE, OMINECA MINER, ee ee 23, 1916 a ed ee: ‘THE MINER WAR BULLETINS — MONDAY, DEC. 18 Paris: ed in Caurieres wood and captured the village of Bezonaux yesterday. A violent attack by German ‘troops against our position at tote de Poivre was broken hy our fire. entire new front. Prisoners continue tobe brought ‘back, the number now exceeding 9000, of which 250 are officers. On the rest-of the front there was the usual eannonade. ‘London: A small party of the enemy approached our trenches north of Hill 60, on the Ypres salient, in’ an endeavor to bomb them. The attackers were caught by our barrage and no attempt was made to enter our trenches, There was some artillery activ- ity during the night north of the Anere and north of Ypres. We bombarded enemy trenches north of Hulluch and east of Neuve Chapelle. The Belgian commisnication says the day was calm. . __ London: Bonar Law stated in the house of commons that the government had considered the tase of Capt. Blaikie of the Cale. donia, who was taken prisoner by the Germans on the alleration that his steamer had tried to ram the submarine which sank her, The cabinet has taken such action as was considered necessary to prevent Blaikie meeting the fate of Fryatt, Bonar Law mentioned that those now in British harids included ason of Admiral Tirpitz, the captain of the Emden, . and Prince Joseph of Hohenzollern. |; London: The British army op- erating in Mesopotamia, . which has assumed the offensive on the Tigris front, has. made a further advance,and.i is now within three- quarters of a mile of the Tigris, opposite Kut-el-Amara, ; Petrograd: . Russian troops re- pulsed an Austro-German - force which was attempting an advance ‘in the, Oitze valley, on the Mol- davian front, in Rowmania.. Rome: Qn the Trentino front military operations have heen checked by violent storms. On the Julian front there were desul- tory artillery actions east. of]: :Gorizia.and on the Carao. | Our troops continue. the work of con- ‘ Solidation. - TUESDAY, a oo Paris: The, entire Roumanian ‘front: is now: held by * Russian “froopa.” ‘The Roumanian army is safe, the survivors being: now he- ' ” yond: the Sereth river, “in Jasay y andin: Bessarabia, where, they are . _heing regrouped and refitted: with “ aa view-to ‘Rirther operations, -* The Teutonic offensive has been] hate 1 atl by, the Russians. Acom- “ munique says? On the Roumanian|4:. ‘, front,’ .weat. and’ southwest. ‘of|** . Rornnikia ‘and? Sarat; our: ‘Beonta| , made’ reconnaisgances.” “Tn' the : ? region’ “Of” Filepectiti ‘station and ibe is Landon Pie ell ite -appeak In the French offensive north of Verdun our forces con- tinue their success, On the right bank of the Meuse they progress- We maintained our \ | preparing -to float another secured loan, of $250,000, 000; according ‘ to. information | ‘obtained on hii “in the region of’. Dishbatoga : the}. crested “of the'énemy: bas: beet tranele rbloyd Ge ree} wot a 0 a “oon bes today, ani thia‘4fter-| regarding the policy af the Brit- ish government. There is increasingly hopeful feeling that ‘some satisfactory solution of the Irish question will be arrived at, The first food restrictions went into force in England yesterday, Hotels and restaurants are for- bidden to serve/fnore than two courses for breakfast or luncheon Every Thursday is to be a meat- less day, U.S. Ambassador Page present- ed the peace note of the Teutonic powers to Foreign Minister Bal- four. London: Sylvia Pankhurst, the militant suffragette, with a num- ber of sympathizers, attempted to hold ademonstration and meeting terday afternoon, to demand peace, The police interfered and arrested the agitators. Rome: The Pope has‘no in- tention of attempting to mediate between the warring nations at present. . front, WEDNES., DEC.20. ‘London: An Imperial confer- ence with the British dominions on war questions was announced by the premier, In the house of lords the Marquis of Crewe said: “‘We.must carry on the war to the last man and thélastshilling."” In the commons the premier de- tlared the new ministry had de- cided to take complete control of all shipping as it now controls all railways, Petrograd: Interest aroused in Russia by the German peace proposals i is subsiding. - London: We successfully enter- ed enemy trenches south of Ar- mentieres. enemy was killed. Beyond artil- lery activity. neat Morval, on the Ancre and in.the «Loos region, there is nothing to report, | “On the Macedonian front Brit- igh troops auccessfully raided the ‘enemy trenches in the Haznatar district; on the Struma front, and at Brést, on ‘Lake Doiran, , Washington: - Bernatorff has hopes. that the ‘Allies’ will.: not refuse to talk about peace. London: -Bonar Law i in parlia. ment placed the German Josses) on the Somme at 690,000. : “New York: Great Britain is banking authority. es ; Paris: * ‘General- Joffre ‘kas handed over. command: of .the|- French armies to: Gendral Georges Nivelle, . Joffre. ‘has been. made president, of ‘the: council... “Hoon: he ‘will "make:a statetr int}; and three courses for ditner.|: at the East India dockgates yes-| -No news from. the western A number of the|. - {was a. lull in- “the ‘fighting, ‘| ails have openly expieastd intense _ “Lindignation’ At the action’ ‘of -Presi-| 2 dent: Wilgon'-in ‘ Paguiésting ‘the iF ai Allies to. -conside “the; 1a Macedonian front. eo ‘Petrograd: The war office-a ane nounces the.: “repulse by ‘Russo- Roumanian ‘troops of enemy at- tacks on the left bank of: the]. Danube, in’ the region'of Parlata, Fighting on, ‘the Dobrudja - front is more. intense.’ On the Mace-|* donian front there was “fierce fighting in: the vicinity of. ‘the villages. of | Cerna, Centra. and Umachea, °°" The enemy was driven ‘back by! our attacks southwest of Brody. Paria: Thereis great artillery activity in the region of Louve- mont and around Chambrettes | - farm, in the sector north of Ver- jdun. On both‘sides of the Meuse {there has beén spirited artillery action. On the rest of the French front there is nothing but inter- mittent eannonading to report, London: The Allies bave not slammed the door on peace; they have simply said to Germany: “Here are-our terms. Take them or leave them, . It is your move; but don’t come again in the role of a victor.”’ If Germany really jo desires’ peace she knows how to goabout it, Asquith, after. congratulating | Lloyd George,. made a brief refer) ence to the question of peace, saying: ‘We all yearn for peace; but it must be-lionorabie, and not a shamefaced peace, ” Athens: | The. ‘Greek govern- ment has protested to the Entente ‘expressing ‘astonishment at the]+ Nanding of Venizelists on the is- land of Syra.. High functionaries and notables have been arrested. Washington: ° Wilson’ has ab- pealed: to ‘the belligerents: to dis- cuss terms of peace, éxpressing ‘his readiness to ‘act if desired, The. Hague: PiilipScheidmann, a Socialist member of the reich- stag, writing to friends here, free- ly admitted that:the deportations |. from northera France and Belgi-.| um were ordered’ by. Hindenburg. ‘from. the railroad, ply to Wilson, was. delivdéed, with a degrée of férvor: that; Tninistet has never displayed befora, Peace|- advocates, ‘were: ‘sternly rebuked. . ‘Mads’ To Order CLEANING and” ‘PRESSING JAMES SHORT: OPPOSITE. PROGRESS: CLUB. —DALBY'B. MORKILL British Columbia. Lava. Sorveyor ‘MINE SURVEYOR ot: Hazelton, B.C, - —_— Surveys: of Mineral. Claims, Towihaites: a Timber and: Coal Leases, Ete, and Gen. ~~ MACKINAW cura, f "Washington: A quiet but ‘firm intimation. ‘that the U.. $8. Mnay enter the war against Germany is said to. underlie recent ‘diplo-. matic exchanges, “It-is said the] administration’ may ‘eoinpel peace _ by j joining the Entente, - oe | Petrogrady A violent battle isin progress in’ northern: Dobrudja, |. Yal:Engincering Surveys, where the Teutons. have assunied | ining of Grown Grant Satter. bi the offensive, ” Russians. gained) ieee aa positions: in the Carpathiana:"” London: The’ ‘British ° “horse ship St. Ursula was gurik without ae warning. Of six’ Amarieing in| f.- the crew tour are missing. Ottawa: © The patrol: of North Atlantie-: trade routes is’ to’. he! increased. The.additional veadela will. be manned - by Canadians, More ‘naval. eeruits have: ‘been called for... °-- “ “Alberta and Saskatchewan nae £ of pesiad tak order to release the. I -_ R. N. W. M. P. ‘for. active bserviee, -A-S GLE -T:S ~ “IN GREAT VARIETY Freightes, Attention! i Tenders’ will be. ‘veceivéd by E ” UP-TO.DATE: .| the: undersigned up ‘te: the 29th|#. “Ee E ‘day of December: for. the: ‘hauling o ‘Haz » Oe of 600 ‘tona ‘of ore, or any ‘part | thereof, from. the’ “Santa -Maria ’ mine; to be toaded: on the: eats at Assay Office and . ‘Fitning” Telkwa. ee | ee 8 a eae . Also for the haut. of freight The’ Fatabe of J. _2Sulit van to,’ the mine.- Bit aH _ Twenty-five. percent “of” the " contract will be withlield to guar- antes the completion. of the same. To is? TAL, 4 - The lowest or. any. tender ‘not asi 7 ad | necessarily. accepted, - "| for. any from ous'insnth upward at S1-per |” pétiod math invadvanco, This rete fncladss office con. - JEFFERSON & DOCKRIL Sc a - 2 TELEWA,. BC. + fee Ottawa: that Canada will ‘use.all the en- ergy, men and | money necessary |. to help win the war. * . See i FRIDAY, DEC. aa “Londons: Four ‘German Seto. . Otherwise there oA Germ ‘n raid on a British trench failed. . Somme front. Jaincourt. and Presgoir, - ,Our guns|’ replied energetically,: There: were intermittent’ artiller the Fett, of the fron New York;" “orivate. cable I, received here states that men high |: in the British: government. coun-. Premier Borden has Ey aent the-measage to Lloyd George! | .. planes were brought, down on the|' Beton on) 7 ‘South of the Somme the enemy. oie | violently bombarded.- our-.lines! # ‘during the day,” especially in. the} | sectors 6f Belloy-én-Santerre, Ab- a, gestion ‘ to...th who:iave done: nothing to wars), general’ ‘opinign: Ba: ‘that: the preai-|: ‘dentihiving done, nothing. to stop’: the’ crinie,’ cann, Ay ‘Drevent, the} that io sopt te piace: aug -: a ai . the, Hiitente powers, | ‘rant. him in Sugh,a. courad .'The|'E omy. punlabment of the criminal.’ The: & ec i ineasage. is is reshcle ‘with aston: