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THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, ss 5 1916

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THE MINER WAR BULLETINS

7 (__monoar, JAN, 24 }

.Zeps Over Paris. .

Paris:
were killed and and twenty-seven
injured in a Zeppelin raid over

‘Paris on Saturday night, accord-!

ing to an official statement issued
today. Ten of the wounded were
placed in hospitals,

Russian Advance In South
Petrograd: The Russian Cau-
casugs operations are widening
fanlike to the westward, south-
westward’ and southward, with
the possibility, according. to a
semi-official report, of a junction
_heing formed. with the British
Mesopotamian expedition. The
Russian advance pushing west of
Melazghert, where the important
town of Khynyskala, fifty miles
south of Erzerum, was captured,
has been completed, —

At‘the same time, progress is
reported in the direction of Van
and likewise toward Urmiah,
where it is officially announced
that the Turks were repulsed
with heavy losses, Further to
the southeast, in the region of
Kandalanski Pass, southeast of
Hamadan, ‘another Russian vic-
tory is reported.

Erzerum Beleaguered _

‘Athens: The Russians are
surrounding Hrzerum, from which
city the Turkish authorities have
fled, according-to reports reaching
here, A strong Russian column
‘is advancing to the Tigris valley,
the advices add,

Russian forces ‘are moving in
_ three directions to effect a june-
tien with the British army,

‘Germans’ Futile Attacks

Paris: The war office states:
“Yestet@ay evening the Germans
delivered an attack on. our posi-
tions south of the Somme, Oppo-
site Dompierre. The enemy 1s)
infantry was twice repulsed and
thrown back into their trenches
by our rifle fire and curtain of
- fire,” ; .
‘Fieets Are Active

Christiania : Extraordinary
British and German naval activity
has been in evidence along the
Norwegian coast for the last few
days, according to the Stavanger | °
correspondent of the Morgen-
bladt, who adds that a clash is
possible at any time. A number
of British warships and German
submarines have been observed
just. outside territorial waters.

French Land on Mitylene
Parist Following’ the action
‘of the Allies in taking the posi-
tion at the-entrance to the’ Gulf

‘of Saloniki suspected of heing al .

German submarine basée, French
troops have occupied the island
of Mitvlene. |
Indians In Mesopotamia ,
London: © The Indian: troops
’ which’ lett Flanders several weeks
ago are’ now with. the’. British
advancirig'in’ Mesopotamia,

qe a)
— ~
“Armies Nesring Each Other
“" Petrograd: Although a broken,.
_mountainous country intervenes,
the Russian positions ara not now
_ tar-removed «from ‘the’ head ‘bf
”. the British eolugin™ ii the vieinity
Of ‘Kut-el-Amara:.: ; “Phe” Torke
iB “Junction, : thia|:
being indigated | by ‘their retreat
towards Mush. Ala irge part

Twenty-four persons] .

. | Pekin.

| favorably “to. the ‘German : and |

of seend . at: Laon,” BS the result, of

dent purpose of the Turkish
move is to cower Bulia and Diar-
| heker,

A Submarine’s Prize -
Norfolk (Va.}: The British
steamer Appam, of the Elder
Dempster line, which was re-
ported lost with her crew, and
passengers, numbering 500, ar-
rived here today, flying the Ger-
man flag:‘and manned by a Ger-
man -prize.crew. . En route from
Dakar, West Africa,to Plymouth,
with 200 German prisoners in
addition to her passengers and
crew, the vessel was overtaken
by a.German submarine, . The
prisoners were released and 2
prize erew under Lieut. Berg
took charge of the vessel and
sailed for Norfolk.

The crew will be interned and
the passengers released,

Siege of Erzerum *

Rome: Field Marshal von der
Goltz, in command of 80,000
Turks, is besieged in Erzerum.
They aré reported to have only
two weeks’ provisions.

The Rugsian Black Sea fleet is

right wing is now marching on
Trebizond,
- Another Aerial Raia

London: Six Zeppelins made a
raid last night on the northeast-
ern and, midland counties, drop-
ping bombs. . The war oltice
States no considerable damage
has been reported,

Chicago: President Wilson has
not changed his stand on the
question. of the right of Ameri-
cans to travel on merchant. ships
of belligerent nations. A state-
ment that the president now

barring American citizens from
such vessels, published today, was
denied by Secretary Tumulty.

Munich: An explosion occurred
ina private powder.factory at
Rosenheim, Bavaria,on Saturday.
Material damage was done, ac-
cording to an official report. Al,
small number of lives were lost,
- London: The British casualties
published during January total
1709 officers and 19,624 men.

_ Revolution In China -

London: The number of Mon-
golian insurgents has’ heen in-

a Mukden despatch, says Renu-
ter’s Petrograd correspondent.
They are marching toward

‘

( WEDNESDAY, FEB, 2 J

Complications In Greece

Saloniki: There is great un-
rest'in Greece, and the unsettled
condition of internal affairs gives
rise to many remarkable rumors
which, while they must be re-
‘ceived with caution, show plain-
ly-that political complications are
of a far-reaching chariicter’ Ger-'
‘man intrigue is an. active factor
‘throughout: Constantine's: realm.
‘and German money: is being free-
ly spent to atest popular feeling

Austrian side,
. Aerial. Warfare ote
Amsterdam. !:.. Twenty-seven
‘Allied : aeroplanes are attacking
Ghent, which is ‘ised by. ‘the Ger:
mans a3 a. distributing: base,
: One’ of - the’ Zeppelins” which:
‘raided. Paria. ‘was forced. to‘de-

supporting the Russians, whose| -

favored the pasgage of a bilil

creased by 20,000, according to|-

way: to Calais. ahd’ Dankir

-Ameland, Holland, and was bom-|~

barded by coastguards, fifty shots |.
causing the aircraft to disappear
northwards,

Many Killed By Zeps.

London: -In| Monday night's
Zeppelin raid bombs were drop-
ped in rural districts of Derby-
shire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire
and Staffordshire, Fifty-four
persons were killed and 67 in-
injured. Some damage was done.
to property..

Roumania May, Join

Petyograd: It-is believed here.
that Roumania is now ready. to
form an anti-Bulgarian alliance.
Four-fifths of the army are under
arms, being concentrated‘on the
Bulgarian and Hungarian fron-
tiers,

Ridiculous Hun Rumor

London: An. official dehial i is
published today of the report, at-
tributed to German sources, ‘that
Great Britain intends to abandon
her allies and has made peace
overtures to Germany. Germany
is evidently making desperate
attempts. to cause dissension be-
tween the Allies...

The Captured Steamer
New York: The steamer Ap-
pam brought up in Hampton
Roads yesterday, in charge of a
German prize crew of 22 She
was caplired four days: out of
Dakar, British West Africa,

The British consul-general here
has warned British shipping to
be on the lookout for German
submarines in American waters,

(

Sr.

‘

Howse on Peace Mission
Lotidon:
Berlin, Von Bernstorff suggested
to Secretary Lansing that Presi-
dent, Wilson send_an envoy to the
belligerent capitals to secure a
basis for proposals of peace. This

explaing the recent departure of

Col. E. M. House} who has since
conferred with ‘Lloyd George,

Balfour, Von Bethmann- Hollweg,
Von Jagow and Pre ier Briand.
He is dae in London from Ger-
many on Monday, after seeing
the Kaiser, and: will interview
Premier Asquith before leaving
for the States,

Hun Cruiser at Large |
Norfolk, Va,: Passengers on
the Appam say the steamer was
taken by the German. cruiser
Roon,a 21-knot,9000-ton warship,
the first enemy warship of size

to break through the North Sea| -

blockade. ‘The Roon’ 8 operations
are directed by wireless, .

The Appam has aboard $500, 000
in gold bullion, which the | (wer.
mans will probably claim as a
prize, The passengers are pro=

*. Another Saloniki Story
‘Athens: . Information has, been |.
received that German and Bul-
garian troops, supported. by 150,-

/000:Turks, are prepared to. begin.

an attack on the British andi
French forces.at Saloniki.

Early this morning Zeppelins
raided -Saloniki and dropped.
bombs which killed nine persons
and injured fifty,

In Mesopotamia .

London: ‘There has been more:
fighting i in Mesopotamia, : General
Aylmer’s forces hold: a\ strong
position on the Tigris, but the
recent. floods have rendered a
forward movement impracticable...

It. is reported that Yussuf Iz-|.

zedin,heir to the Turkish throne,
has committed suicide, :

A rumor gays Greece and Rou-
mania have signed a neutraliiy |
agreement,

Germany Seizes Wool’

Berlin: By the most far-reach-

ing war measure yet. taken, the|:

German government has * confis-
cated all stocks of wool and tex-
tiles of every description suitable |
for the uge of the army or navy.
U.S. President Speaks

Topeka: President Wilson,in a
speech, gave warning of possible
war, saying the United States
must vindicate the rights of

Americans citizens everwhere _if|.

the nation was to enjoy the
rights of international law,

( FRIDAY, FEB, 4

Hun Subs Active.
Renewal of

7 >\ of Holland:
nar, FER, 2. seagtiitdu submarine activity in'the! ¢.
North Sea is evidenced -by the! :

torpedoing ofthe Dutch motor] #-

vessel Artemis near Noordhinder,:/ §
Under orders from |.

Zeppelin in Distress.
London:
Fisher was sunk by a Zé

was at anchor, '
crew of sixteen were drowned.
The captain of the trawler
King Stephen reports that: on
Wednesday. in the North Sea, he

saw Zeppelin L-19, with ita cars|

and part ofits body -submerged,

Twenty of the crew were clinging | |
to the envelope and crying. to. be
taken off. More: men appeared |
on the platform on top of the

' .;envelope, and as the crew of the

trawler only nuimbered-nine, the
captaip refused to take -the risk
of being. overpowered. ‘The en-
velope of thé -airship was not
sinking. —

Turks Abandon Fortress
Petrograd: The Turks: have
evacuated. Erzerum,- their pririci-

pal stronghold in the -Cancasus,
whieh the Russians have. besieged | fem

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y oars rocr|

The. collier Franz 3

elin,.| 3
which dropped a bomb: near the ;
engine room while’ the steamer ?
Thifteen of the} 3

for: some days, ;

The’ ‘Appam: Case” ;
| Washington’ pelt ‘Has been _de- _.
cided that everybody aboard the
Appam may: ‘Tang’ Ww éiiéver they
‘desire, only: ‘the “y prize“ crew and _
officer being. interned;. This re-
leases “ ‘twelve. Britiah officials.
whom the ‘Germans wished to
fold as military-prisoners. °-

. Austrajian Loan a Success
‘Sydney: The second: Australian
war loan was'a ‘imagnificerit- sue: :
-eese,..... The govérnmedrit. asked: for’
fifty. -nilliona ‘and. the* response
was overwhelming, Australia i is

heart’ and soul‘in the war.’

FURS,
WANTED.

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until May-10 -

If you have any Raw Furs to dis.
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