THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, rabies —

(Continued violent bombardment maintained

by the Allies’ guns has silenced the German batteries at Mont-

mare,

Squadrons of French aviators

have bombarded the railway stations and military depots at Bensdorff, .Chatel, in Argonne, and Langemarcke.

Enemy’s Great Losses Petrograd: It is reported that the losses of the enemy in Russia in the last two months aggregate - 465,000 men. Successes attending theRussian arms at various points on the front have increased the feeling of confidence, and although Von Hindenburg still threatens the railway near Dvinsk, no alarm is felt. ‘The campaign in Courland is proving very costly to the Germans, and is likely to prove futile.

Santa Anna Safe

New York: Thesteamer San- ta Anne, which took fire yester- day, 1000 miles southeast. of Halifax, is believed’ to be safe. The fire has been brought under control, and'the. vessel is proceed: -. ing to the Azores, under convoy of steamers which answered her wireless call. It is believed the fire.was-caused by a fire bomb,

( ‘THURSDAY, SEPT. 16 }

Heavy Firing in North Sea: London: A despatch to Reu- ter’ s Telegram Co, from Maasluis, Holland, says: “Heavy firing can

be heard i in'a westerly direction. } Ht commenced at nine o'clock last

evening and by:ten o'clock had become so ‘violent that windows both here and at the Hook of Holland were set rattling.”’

THE. MINER -WAR BULLETINS

‘portant, ag adding 8,000,000 men

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lage of Zlotniki. our troops reached the entangle-

from his trenches,

entziany.

our fire.’’

( FRIDAY, SEPT. 17 }

K of K is Optimistic __ London: Justifying Kitchen- er’s optimistie remarks in parlia- ment regarding Russia, the Czar’s troops are assuming the offensive atmany points. Stubborn battles are in progress along the battle- front from Riga to the Roumanian border, ‘ While towards the north the Germans are advancing slow- ly, their rush in Poland appears to be checked by the Russians, and in the south the Austrians are being driven further back, Hopes are rising that Lord Kitchener was also justified in: his declaration that Germany. had shot her bolt, Russia’s decision to: attach the reserves ‘and territorials. to, the colors is regarded as highly im-

to her active strength.

“Russians Doing Well Petrograd: The Teutonic allies have been hammered back along a front of 220 miles. Between the Pripet marshes and the Dniester Cossacks routed - the

Bourkanovsky wood and the vil- _ Toward evéning

ments and dislodged. the enemy captured the village and wood, and crossed the river Stripa at the heels of the

enemy. We took over 35600 pris- ch | oners,- We have dislodged the ‘Too Scon for Peace. non Germans from Barguelichk] and| Rome:. Hopes of peace enter-|:

Ketcherjichka, northeast of Svi- ’ At the: fords of the river Viliya, in. the region east of the Warsaw railway, the enemy has been thrown back by

‘ {hold has been extinguished.- Her

+ Maasluis and the Hook of Hol-

west of Rotterdam.

Russians Doing Well ': Petrograd: Over six thousand Austro-Germans have been cap- tured. by the Russian forees in the fighting of the last few days on 4 part of their front, exclusive of killed and wounded, indicating that the Czar's armies are more a than holding their ‘own against ~ the * enemy. ’ Certain vantage points have changed hands daily, ~ but the Russians appear to have always the hest of the argument, _ The. fighting. is chiefly. confined tothe’: rifle” ‘and bayonet, and in ; ‘these struggles the Teutonic allies have invariably been driven back with heavy logses. The war office admits that in one encoun- ter the Russians were unable to stem. the advance.of the enemy, ‘but not before they had taken _ prisoners between two. and three thousand men, | _-.* The official statement says: “As a a teault of the occupation of an enemy. position near the villages . of Korablitehtcha -and Pogoriel- , ° tzty, northeast ‘of Dubno, we ‘, took one. gun, geven - machine : gang. and 57. officers’ and 2,598] - we soldiers, ° ‘By “counter attacks,, which’ followed, our troops were _. thrown back. « Invan engagement > jin the. region. of: Gliadki -and: Vor- _ adievka, ‘northwest of. -Tarnopol,

land are on the North Sea, tothe

"we. captaréd five officers and. 1 847

Austrians, destroying a battalion, Two Austrian regiments werel. surrounded in aswamp and for ced to surrender,

Balkan Situation. Paris: Bulgaria's attitude, apparently. favoring the enemy, is regarded -with some anxiety. Reports from Sofia, however, say the levies of the 1912 class have been discharged from the colors. Leaders of the Bulgarian op- position are preparing’ to appeal to the country against the apree- ment with Turkey and in favor of 2 rapprochersent with. the Allies, .- os . Further Greek troops have been Called to the colors. Paris; The Servian army, ac- cording to a statement by Premier Pachiteh, is now rearganized and ready: to cope with any effort Germany-ean make on the’ Dan- ube. .. The enemy would require 450, 000 men.to make an attempt, Aerial Battles i in West .

_ London:. An official report by Sir John French states that there has-been ‘no ‘change in the situa- tion on. the western _front,- al- though. the . artillery - activity continues, : . Daring. the ‘last. week ‘there have been 21 serial - battles. over the German: lines, . eleven - -hostile planes. being ‘brought to “the ground, on ; We S Th Dardanelle

. British inatines ise

: Athens:

for competition,

of the enemy.:

Constantinople’ advices 8 ay government institutions and - the Ottoman bank are preparing: to remove to the interior of Asia Minor.

tained by the Vatican have heen |. dissipated by the announcement of Lord Robert Cecil in the Brit- ish parliament, that no. peace proposals had been received and hone would be acceptable,

Santa Anna Safe London: The steamer Santa Anna bas arrived at St. Michael’s, in the Azores, The fire in her

passengers, including 1700 {talian reservists, were safely transfer- red to the Ancona at sea, - ,

Contraband Forfeited London: Chicago meat packers lose fifteen million dollars by the condemnation of cargoes of meat by a prize court, Rubber shipments for Germany have been seized, described in the imanifests as gum. It is announced that drugs and chemicals may ‘be shipped from Germany to the United States, -

War Notes

Paris: Four. hundred thousand youths of eighteen and nineteen have been ealled to the colora-in France, ; . London: - Heavy fighting con- tinues in the. Dardanelles. “A. British. submarine has been sunk in this campaign. . Sir Perey Scott ig organizing London's defences against aerial raids. a

Two Austrian torpedo ‘boats

ost, ° an ee

” Rupert Fair Notes.

|. Entries for the coming fair are coming in rapidiy, and frome every district ia Northert B. C.. From all indications the space allowed

i Mi Agricultural and: ining exhibits Twenty-mile, on Bear. river, Te:

will have to be’ increased,

“classes,

it-i ig ex-

fierce attacks by superior forces ; Italians at Saros have cut. oft|

the Turkish : forces operating | on. the west-side of the peninsula,» .

this year’s. ‘wheat crop in Canada

o | Canada’s ‘Big Crop : "Ottaway Sept: 18:—In a bulletin |

préliminary estimate of the: pro-|. duction i in Canada of the principal grain crops, 7 . The preliminary estimate’ of

is a total of 308,889,800. bushels from 12, 986, 400 acres, represent-|' ing an average ‘yield: per acre of 23.78 bushels, - This total i is 147, - 559, 800 bushelg, or 91 per’ “cent in

yield of 161,280; 000, .or 81 per cent-In. excess of the previous highest yield of 281,717, 000 bush- els in 1918, and 112, 814, 000 bush- els, or 58 per cent in excess of the average yield of 196, 200,000 bushels for the five years 1910 tol. 1914. In acreage, ‘the average yield per acre, and in total yield, the present estimate is the high- est on record for Canada, . Of oats the total yield for 1915 is estimated at 488,000,000 bush-| els from: li, 385,000 ‘acres, an average yield per. acre of 42, 94 bushels,

» Saw Prince George Fair - ~ Rev. W. .M. Scott. returned | yesterday from: Prince George, where he. attended the financial! district meeting of the’ Methodist Chureh,. and | was able to render an excellent report for Hazelton. The fair’ at Pririce George, he Says, was very: ‘food, there being] ¢

cultural products.

‘Dr. Badgero, ‘the dentist, whose =.

issued today.the Census and Sta- |"; tisties Office publishes its: annual ee

excess ‘of ‘of last year’ fr] inferior,

_ fof any judgments which. may be

“pe e

many’ excellent: ‘exhibits of agri- :

were sunk,. all::on: board _ being

‘Additions have- been ‘made: to the 1915 Prize list. in several and medals for rifle shooting i in particular are offered ; = The Directors deserve praise for encouraging rifle shooting in these. strenuous | times, when it is’ “essential that every citizen should. ‘know how] F to handle a rifle, Prizes : for” ‘photography . and several other’ ‘subjects have also = been added, “ ers “A bar of silver, ‘the prodiict, of Fo 7

the Harris mines; Hazelton, whieh | #0 . the Harris Byos, have presented ' pone

to the association “ * through, ‘the | . board of trade, for: the: Purpose /§ ‘of, having’. &. ‘permanent. mining |W trophy mide ‘for yearly competi- ton, will be maijifactuied into-a trophy. as. agon ‘as p

Hazelton practica, is growing to

| considerable proportions,. will re main in’ town for some days.

longer, =

F. B, Chettleburgh, who has

its or : alleged aloe a against the diragtors: of. the Do- | minion: ‘Trust. Co. were’ served ~~ today © by? solicitors for Mr. An" drew. Stewart,” i to The director are “béing. sued for. ia the: “return * “of. 168. anigunts: of a Money: aggrégating $6, 208, 222.60, 7 They-are. being sued dointly and . | severally, 80; ‘that. in any judg. ments that may’ be obtained, one: director is equally liable with an- - 3 other, . » It fs stated: that the 168. suits commenced, today ate-in - respect only tothe larger amounts _ of | money, ‘there: ‘being.a number a of smaller ones whieh have. not

been. bothered: about for the rea-. son that the total -sui “involved. a. cannot fail but. exhaust the high-" : est possible estimates of the value.

obtained,

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|... of Peace =] as “this a the path of him who vieara: | oon Aawictas’”. 7

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