THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1917

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MONDAY, JAN. 22

Rio Janeiro: It is believed the Hun raiders are fiying the Amer- ican flag. The captain of a Pra-

_ ailian.. steamer ‘met four vessels.

Loos. The enemy suffered heavy |* losses, We ‘took a number of

prisoners, We entered the enemy’s lines north of. Neuve Chapelle last night. German artillery is active in the neighborhood of Rancourt and Serre, and in Ypres sector.

suspected of being German com- merce -destroyers, Brazil will send aship to protect her neutral- ity, Interned Teuton vessels are ‘ preparing to put to sea to rein- force the raiders. One hundred sailors from the German gunboat Eber, mterned at Bahia, are reported to have embarked on the Swedish steamer St. Croix, which left Rio four - ‘days, ago.. The boat is said to have: ‘met, a German raider on the high” seas, for the purpose of. putting these Taen aboard. °

London: The death roll of Briday’ g munition factory explo- sion is three hundred dead and many injured. Buildings were destroyed and people killed on the opposite side of the Thames, Men-in.the street more than 2 mile away were thrown down by the concussion, ‘The detonation was such that buildings miles away were rocked. Fire broke out, involving a large flour mill and other industrial concerns, while houses also were enveloped in flames, Fragments of factory machifery weighing tons. were found a mile and a half from the factory. Many ‘people crowded into ‘the Underground Railway} stations, believing an aerial raid -was in progress. . _ panies in theaters or elsewhere,

_., British weré. successful i in araid last night éast of St Eloi. ‘There was considerable artillery activity on both sides, particulary along the line north of the Sottime. The ‘enemy wag dispersed ‘northeast of Neuve Chapelle.

Paris: Thera was violent ar- __tillery fighting south of Lassigny. ‘An enemy surprise attack against our trenches failed. We.were successful in a raid northwest of Soissong, in which we captured Prisoners. :

‘In, Alsace: there. was an encoun- ter between patrols in the sector of Burnhaupt. A strong recon- naisance attempted to reach our lines in the region southwest of _Altkireh, but was repulsed.

' On the Belgian front there waa bombardment from both sides in. the. Ramsecapelle sector,

London: Inthe eastern theater there. were artillery actions i in the region of Magetro and Tarnova,. on the Vardar and in the direc-, tion of Duiran. Russians made & successful raid in the Sparavina zone, The rest of the front: ‘was

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~ “Rio Janeiro: The southern sea swarms with warships Searching for the Hun raider.’ No word of _ its capture has been yet received |: and it is believed the marauder has changed tha geene of its ‘ac. tivities,

Pernambuco: The German |< raider Vineta,. which wrought. havoc with Allied shipping, { is re- ported sunk by the British ‘cruis- er Glasgow, 129 miles off. Para. | The news, thoughinot “confirmed,

is. -tegarded ag authentic, :

‘London? A successful daylight 1: raid was carried out: ‘against tho

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“There were no}:

Britain expects another cam- paign of German ‘‘ruthlessnesa’’ on land and sea -whick will quite eclipse any’ ‘military efforts here- tofore. made by the central pow- ers. Berlin reveals with bitter- ness the increasing food scarcity in Germany. -.Peopla are: now compelled to take their own pot- atoes to tafes,

Paris: German forces las t night’ made two attacks on the}. and even to align Russia on the side of the Teutons, no

Brusiloff is confident of a de- cisive victory, and: predicts that the Allies will completely rout | the Germans this year..

Washington: In. a speech. to the senate, Wilson said heace could not be long delayed. “He declared for an international league, to enforce equal rights and the freedom of thé seas »sug- gesting the adoption of the Mon- roe doctrine to keep the..world’s|. peace,

The German embassy says the speech wilil please Germany.

of the'Meuse, -Both were driven back by thé French’ fire. Artillery was active in the see: tor of Cote de Poivre,...

Petrograd: . Artillery is active in the direction of Kovel and the region west of Velick, At var- ious points the enemy’s wire en- tanglements have been damaged.: No events of ‘importance. have occurred,

In his statement that there could be.no thought of peace un- til the Ailies were victorious, the Czar sounded the death-knell of the pro-German elements, which since the outbreak of the war have plotted ‘fora separ ate peace

WEDNES., JAN, 24

London: Commenting on the speech to the senate, Allied news. Papers say President Wilson bas gone on “a trip to the azure ”’,

The British and French,and ever the American press unites in praising the president’s heart at the expense of his head, declar- ing his .scheme.to be utterly utopian. The Morning Post suggests that Wilson;if he wants to end the war and bring about

fight alongside the Allies, Washington ; :

peace from Germany, Bryan praises Wilson's speech.

and says Wilson’ 8 grand and elo-

already: made, °

~ London: . that the ‘cagualties in the-explos- ion near London were 69. killed,

slightly injured.

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enemy’ 8 trenches’ pouthenst of

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Verdun-front, on the right bank.

a lasting peace, should get in and |

Wilson demes} having received Becret terms of | Roosevelt criticises the Speech | '

quent promises are ridiculous and|": insincere, ‘It is worthless, the|-

The Times says the violation of Swiss territory by the Germans is not impossible; and such an invasion may be undertaken i?-it suits the Kaiser, An eminent strategist: predicts a: big smash through. the Alps to turn the Al: lies’ flank...

British ‘forces in. German East Afried are steadily: closing i m on the enemy, who is now- almost surrounded,

Many ° more Canadians have |” been awarded the military, medal |. for bravery under fire,

Paris: Two German ‘airplanes were brought down by our. men.

Petrograd: An enemy attack in the. Oituz valley, on the Rou- manian. front, was repulsed.

.On the Caucasus front a Turk- ish attack was ‘repulsed, .

. Our submarines sank a steamer

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Buenog Ayres: The German raider has apparen tly. disappear. ed as. mysteriously as it arrived, The report of-its’ sinking i is not credited here,

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‘London: ‘Persistent! rumora from ‘Holland Say that from six to ten. German destroyers © were sunk in Monday night’s engage: ment between British and ‘Ger- man sea forces in the North Sea,

The German destroyer Veo. ar- rived at Ymuiden barely afloat,

sailors, - interned by - the - Duteh authori- ities.. u

A German. warship,

way to a Dutch harbor.

returned with slight losses,

British and the’ remainder neut- ral, London:

the neighborhood of Fauquissart,

of the Somme, and i in'the Weevre district.

and nine schooners in the Black |

with scores of wounded German . Vesseliand menwill be :

greatly 7 damaged, is reported to be on its i

An official statement issued in{# Berlin says a British destroyer| # was sunk, and claims that all the] § German vessels’ except the V6g -

In the last Thinety days 470 merchant vesselg have been sunk : by enemy submarines, 187 being |:

A stiecessfal raid on|# éhemy trenches: northeast of|f Neuville St; Vaast was carried |g out yesterday, .. ;prisoners . being

taken, ‘ There was bombing activity. i in |f

French troops’ made successful |; raids last night at Chilly,’ south |}

down his 26th enemy airplatie..-

The most severe weather of. the ;

winter is: grippirig central ‘and. northern Europe, -

° Petrowyad: Geran troops. in the Riga region ‘have. pressed back the,Russian lines for about

a mile’ and a half in the Tirullf. swamp, . ‘and on the Aa river,

east of Kalnzemu.

Complete liberties will beg given|~

to Jews in Russia.

Londdn: There will be no al- teration j in the Allies’ program, -Wilson? S§ Speech will not cause an fota of ‘change in their pians and nothing ean alter them until the coming campaign is fought out, Victory must precede peace,

British statesmen eredit Wil-}— ‘bon - with -the highest motives,

but are astounded at his remote- ness from actual facts,

ateps to meet the threatened. at. tempt to starve Britain by the increased use of su bmarines,

is being prepared.

Bristol: In. a Speech here last night Bonar Law gave what i is

Mr. Law said the president's aim was to gain peace now, while the Allies wanted a sectire peace for | the future,

The government hag takén |

‘regarded a8 Britain’s official re-: ply ‘to Wilson’s senate speech,

AT ‘plan of ‘revolutionary character

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