"| _- THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 22, 1917

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THE MINER WAR BULLETINS .

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“MONDAY, SEPT, iu (ifaaraasnasnuae JAAAAAAAMMOMAAMAAALLassaLAANA 7)

London: | Count Wranpel. the Swedish minister to Great. Brit- ain, has heen dismissed by the British government, which is not satisfied with the Swedish reply. regarding the Argentine incid- ent.

The count left London after.a lengthy interview with the Brit- ish under-secretary for foreign affairs.

The German general command- ing the 11th reserve division re- cently put a price of 400 marks on the first American soldier brought in dead or alive.

British troops last night made a slight advance on the Belgian front east of Westhoek and i im- proved their positions.

Paris: French forces, after a battle, ejected the Germans from the trenches which they occupied earlier in the day north of Cau- rieres wood, in the Verdun sec- tor. Two surprise attacks by the Germans north of Prosnes,

- in the Champagne, were repulsed

* ended.

Sa OT re =

Prospective ‘draftees,

_ aud:Sommé regions, ~ mans were killed id their dagouts ~ and, piisonbrs were talfer,

by our forces,

Berlin: Artillery preparations which attained a drumfire of intensity on the battle front.in Flanders was followed by British attack on the German positions.

at St. Julien, which was repulsed

and a number of British was taken prisoner.

Viennas’ Heavy artillery fire continues against our positions on Monte San Gabrielle; east of Gorizia.

Petrograd: General Korniloff is under arrest, and the revolt has The question’ of punish- ment for his offence is exciting public opinion. A stable overn- ment has not yet been formed.

Russian forees defeated Ger- man troops.on the road to Pskoff, on the Riga front, and occupied Kronberg, Keilzon: and Sisseral, which had been held ‘by the Ger- mans,

;Toronto: There has been qitité a. ‘rush of applicants .for medical examination , ‘under the military Service act, Iti ig ‘Renerally , ad- mitted that-some definite official action muat he taken ‘to round up

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_ TUESDAY, SEPT, hao

(Bas clalisdtat sasaaaty

Lpndon:, British naval planea|

. on Saturday ‘dropped bombs on:

German. destroyers and ‘trawlers along the Belgian coast between Ostend and Blankertburghe; hit- ting one destroyer and aloking. a trawler.

Troops of Bical and Scottish

regiments made successful raida

on German trenches i in the Atras Many Ger-

Hostile artillery showed netivity

~ during. the ‘night reast- of Ypres,

Five men. will rule all. Russia, Kerensky : following. the Allied

custoin of centralizing, authority. re ty

Germany as, ‘sent

ordered cipher correspondence | to be refused,

Petrograd: Kerensky says the revolt may bea blessing in dis- guise, as the German propaganda has been upset. The spirit of the troops is satisfactory. He entertains no vindictive feelings ; toward Kornilofi.

Rome: Austria - Hungary is reported. to be finding it increas- ingly difficult to keep in agree- ment with Germany. -Epidemics| 4, of riots and Political differences disturb the country, The. food shortage And the Italian success- es'add to the general alarm.

Italian operations in the Bal- kans indicate ‘a fresh offensive there, while Cadorna is winning more victories in the Bainsizza valley, and intends to press his advantage until his troops are beyond San Gabrielle, i

Paris: German artillery fire raged into a crescendo of violence at several sectors on the French front. A violent German sur- prise attack in the Vosges r region failed. :

Washington: By way of start- ing army reforms, Alexieff, the new commander -in-chief,; will cashier the old generals. The government is stronger than ever after the bloodless quelling of Korniloffs revolt: Seven miles ground have been retaken by the Russians in’ five: days: vand the

{Germans are “obliged - to send|-

more men to the Rubsign front.4 VOFTTT werk

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London: Even if. the German note to the Vatican “indicates to the Pope the relinquishment. of claims of supremacy in Belgium: heretofore’ held, ‘the British gov- ernment will’ not repard the ac- tion as pdving the- Way to peace,

Beyond patrol encounters in the Ypres sector, there i is nothing of special interest to: report.

Washington:. If America ‘has|. not solved the submarine prob-| lem it has eut down -the danger. from it to a tremendous extent, it was declared today, through a: torpedo-deflecting device -invent- ed.by Edison> The device ‘has been tried effectively’ With tor-

, pedoes, and has been inatalled on

several liners. * The’ most spec- tacular test of the de leyicet resulted inthe saving of-a big” American ateamahip . -Which-.arrived at an | Aflantic port Sunday, - Pagsen- gers aboard ‘said the’ mechanism of the torpedo went wrong just -before it went to strike’ the ship.- The torpedo is described ag. ‘hay- ing. leaped intothe air and. gone off ata tangent when it, re-enter-. ed: ‘the water, passing to the stern of: the ship.; . a

The Germans

Anibtetdén .

of civilians ‘are laboring feverjah- ly on. the defetices in the region of Zeebrugge. “Bombi throughout norther

i Ma

have no. intention of | ‘surrender- - Hing the coast, : Working: parties

a Siniee dontanids de reports,

. Kerenaky’ has gent’ a telegram’ to the Baltic fleet imperatively demanding: the cessation of, acts} of violence committed under the pretext of guarding the’ revolu- tion. ;

Roumanians yesterday occupied a section of the enemy positions at Varnitza, *

Near Riga fighting continues, our advanced posts offering re- sistance everywhere and at some points making. TORTESS.

Ottawa: -A motion proposing

‘down tools” in a nation-wide|. virile unless the- government conscript wealth was offered , at the trades union congress now in session here, _

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London: Renewed feelers for peace is the Hun admission: of failure i in Russia, and Germany. will now aim to win the war before the Slavs reorganize, This is how Britain -views the enemy moves. Peace talk rages tmhampered in the German press.

The offensive spirit of the Russians is spreading, and preat- er stability may be looked for. Striking on a front of forty miles: the Russians are quickly regain- ing their positions north’ of the- Dvina.

- Artillery and: aerial fightiog continues on the West front with great intensity, but no major infantry operations are reported in the last few days.

Petrograd: General Alexian the new Russian commander, says | the army will’ soon, become a taighty . force, .and recornising the need of firm discipline ag the most’ important. factor,. all- dis. affecting elements will -be weeded out of the service, . ‘The sures: tions of the American railroad men will aid: transportation.

Rome: The desperate struggle on ‘the Bainsizza plateau, narth- west of Gorizia, continues, with both sides constantly attacking, but with no- appreciable change] in the situation,

Copenhagen: An armed Buit- ish steamer sank a. Getman- sub: marine which was’. ‘Bhelling a neutral vessel. A’second U-boat was sunk by’ a -Biilish” torpedo-'| ¢

boat destroyer while attacking)” ; tthe armed Steamer, | i.

~ Bertin: © French. ‘aerial squad

rons on Sunday boribardei. Bev.| 5

eral. Gernian . cilies ~ in’ Upper Alsace, Warttemburg: and Rhen-} ish Prussia, - ate

Washitigton: - ‘Spanish waters] are not'being used 3° bages for belligerent ‘gubmatines; vee

~ The’ “Allies will: ‘confer: next

month, -when the U.’s, will take| fF) >

part ‘in. the. discuasion on, naval matters, wo a

Ott a: ‘As a: “ali of ‘thal

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‘over - ‘Senior "Rose's

atiendmient to thé’ elections Yee!

affecting: the, Nova. Scotia lists,

the senate may delay’ Prorégation. | The. ‘London. Mail 39

" Montredl: | Bas mobilized | against the British

: adniiniatraticn, saying. the: vag

dtagnating and no. ona ‘télle why.

” The: government. is , warned- ral ol as Heed: ‘dissatisfaction,’ ._ A bad time] is. apparently developing: for: the |

cabinet: of. Lloyd: George,

which. was begun this’ morning’ on the | Belgian’ -battlefront, is proceeding with marked success, especially: jin the. crucial sector’ between the. ¥pres-Roulérs, rail- way. and: Hollebeke, : - German: infantry j is making a most deter-

mined resistance. to tetain this |:

vital ground and the Teutonic artillery is -retalisiting’. ieavily: ‘against the British big: guns. It

is" rhelieved: the Gernjian losses’ are].

unusually heavy. Great masses of troops concentrated for the

wml ™PECted British. attack were

caught under the hail: “of shells from, our batteries, ;

' Paris: There i is nothing to ve- port except Breat artillery activity south of the Oise, | in the sectors! Cornillet and Mont Hautin, in

Champagne, and on both banks 5

‘of the Meuse.

Rome: . ‘Prisoners. taken by the Italians’ on the Carso front’ in- clude several Turks, whieh prove} that, Austria i is getting reserves from every possible quarter. in | making a last desperate effort to stem the Italian ady vance.

‘Tokio: . China is expected tol decide shorily on sending 20,000!" | troops to thé French fiont. -

San Franeiseo: Ten million Chinese troops, on the French front i is the Orionit’s contribution to democracy, Saye Dr. Ng Péon| Chew, ‘Chinese statesman, if: the} U.S. will fiance China. 7 If

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.|China had the. money, she ‘could

move troops at the rate of 250,-

000 in nine days to the Russian

front across Siberia, London: Sweden was silent

-| while spies operated brazenly to

gecure ‘inforniation’ oni the Allied:

shipping and: were: unmolested’

by the Swedish | secret service, -

A mail censorship -by- the U.S.

would curb the danger ‘at ‘its’. : Souree and the: stoppage would _

mean a blow to the-U-boat activ.

ities, .- It is, learned that Great Britain at. does not’ at present: intend to’ ‘Ap: |

prove of any application to-safe

conduct: Luxberg, Germati: chargé

to Argentine, who. has been hanid= are

ed his: Passports.

with Germany, -

has voted for a break’ with the Teutons.

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