t

7 ~eortificatest .

~ whieh. he intends to convert into}

some. parlor. for ladies, and im-

systems...

hot sell more than $1500 worth to

. “advantages of a savings. bank ac- |

“VOL VIL, NO. Bo

” HAZELTON, B.C., “SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20," ‘1917 _ Doo,

_ PRICE $2.00-A YEAR

~ MORE NEW. STRUCTURES

| Three Residences. to be Erected
. _—Building Contractors ~
“os ‘Are Busy

Builders i in Hazelton are likely
to be busy for some. time to come,
‘since plans are'being made for a

number of jew. struceares, iff

addition to those. now under way.
The ‘Ingineca Hotel property ‘has
‘been ' ‘purchased by Ruddy’ “&
MacKay,. who propose to remove
the -old buildings and erect in
their places three neat residences,
one. of which will be oceupied by
" James. MacKay, .

Manager Maguire is. busy. gu-
" perintending. the structural alter-|
ations to the Omineca Hotel,

“one of the. most comfortable hos-|:
: telries in the district. Desirable
» features ‘of the new building will].
be a large and comfortable: lounge
. for the use of patrons; a hand-

- proved: lighting. and sanitary

“Tn the‘course ‘of a faw days ting|*
_ new. store of the Htidson’s ‘Bay
“Co. will” be: ready: for the instal-
Jatin © ‘of .the Shelving: and fix-
- tures. >

“Unfavorable weather has at some-{
“what ‘delayed~ work on Ruddy &
_.*MacKay’ 8 new stable at the foot].
_ of government atreet, but. the
~~ building’ is ‘expected, to be ready
« for. use early: next: ‘month

How’ TO MAKE-
; YOUR MON EY GROW

War ‘savings certificates for.
the small investor ere almost too
“good .to be true, They are SO
: good that the government: will

ne ee

“any one person. They ‘yield over
five | per cent.on the investinent,
may. he. redeemed at any time,
and have the Dothinion of Canada
back of them: AS security. In
"other ‘words, . they have “all the

-- count, ‘but have Rreater security |
behind them and yield oyer two
“per cant more.

The following table shows how
“your, money will grow . in ‘three |'
“years. if invested in war savings

oe 8, 60. rows to os 10. ‘00

-order. post
‘them dicect

day and trench’ aida at night

; for tha teneral inesting on Tues-

Tiating to'arecent futile attack on
|the British: lines,’ affords another,
; example of Hun ethics. Tt 'reads,.
1"The ‘British. always reapect ihe-|
t ambulance bearers’ and the. Red:

! attacking. ‘bestia if should: wear

“(via Prine Rupért)_
‘London:" The . Russian and
German fleets have chad an en-
counter in’ the Gulf of Higa:
While full details have not been |,
received ag yet, still it is known
that the Russian “warship Slava
has been gunk. Most’ of ‘her
crew were saved,
A German warship has been
lost i in the “sound between. Den-
mark and Sweden,

“The next:nmiove of the German
fleet is ‘said ta be againat the
Aland islands, in- the Gulf of
Hothnia.. ‘With these islands in
their possession , they -
be in Position: to. ‘menace Rus-.
sian communication with: Sweden
and the ‘Yemainder of Europe, as
the only. cables from Russia are
Jaid. adjacent to the Aland is-,
Jands:

would.

“London: “Desultory fighting by

make up “the round. of the British
soldiers’ life in. the: front’ -Hne

‘| trenches these days..

Since the)

laat ‘advance, ‘of; re few days ago,

there has been no niévement of

ay

any impor tance Enemy. artillery]

ig extremely active.

: A

; ~via Alaska Cable) ,

Washington: “A war depart:

:{ment bulletin, ‘tolay decribes the! °

fighting. on’ ‘the Flanders front as
a veritable typhoon of fire, The

a4 British -and Canadian front i is no

longer to be considered a salient,

but an ever-extending wedge
driven :, -orogriisively inte ‘the

German lines." 0

London: ~The Times’ Russian

corresponderit say alarining: dis-
orders occutted ? 'Mahiler, Sara:|
tov and other-agrarian districts,

with rioting at Knartov. Illicit] |

{distilling -has led: to wholesale

‘drunkenness and. severed com-

Turkestan, and Petrograd. The
highest, gambling. ever known is
practiced. In one resort ‘the

- | Oegel,

munication” between Taskent, in |-

HUN AND RUSSIAN NAVIES FIGHT

| TE U UTONS F ORCED SMALLER FLEE T TO RE TIRE---
AD VANCING BRITISH WEDGE. IN FLANDERS

minimum stake ig twenty thou-
sand roubles. Robberies _and

oullawy aré. tite.

~

‘Berlin: Ten thousand Russian.

; prisoners were taken in the Ger-

man. occupation, ofthe island of |:
“Fifty guns were seized,
with rauch othér’ material,

‘ Petrograd: The official account
today'says.55 German warships,
including two dreadnoughts: par-
ticipated in’ the engagement in,

| the ° Gulé: ‘of Riga, in which the

much smaller Russian fleet was’

-. | forced to retire.

London: A Berlin. despatch
says Germany will shortly déclare

Belgians have. heen shelling
enemy works in front ‘of Dix-
mude for two days. |

New York: A cable | “to the
Sun says 35,000 German deserters|

crossed the Dutch frontier during
the last two months, ms

CONCERT FOR).
THE RED: CROSS]

On Friday evéning. next,_ ‘Ost.
26, a noteworthy entertainment
will be given in Assembly. Hail,
for the benefit of the Red Cross..
A first-class program, of concert
humbera - is being prepared, ‘in-
cluding solos by Mrs. Morkill.
This-may be. thp last: appearance
of this talented Voealist | in Hazel-
ton this season,

at

_

An Executive. Meeting :
The executive ‘of the Progress
Club will mest at the Club: rooms

prepare a program’ of business,

day, Nov. 6...

at captured ¢ German order . +¥e-

Cross; “Phils. “is, why: the. com-
mandera of units, companies. and

on ‘Thareday-evening, at 8:30; tol °

TO “DEVELOP |
"EUREKA GROUP

‘The Hagen. property, known
NaS ‘the Eureka group, in Granite
Basin, is to be developed by the
Goldfields Consolidated, ‘under
ee direction of: Jamies - B. Row-
This. property, which con-
has of four claims, » ‘ig situated
on Bear river, not far from the
Babine trail, and; has a very

. | promising showing’ of silver-lead.
‘|ore,

-. Supplies “for.- the winter
were sent out by packtrain yes-
terday. | CN

Electric Light: for” Town
’ Through the enterprise of JF.

been made for the: installation in’
Hazelton. of an electric’ light, plant,

the. first: unit of, which. will Tiave|
a- - capacity of B00. lights.” The
business will: be firiineed. by. local
men. plane: wey

advancing ia. ‘German : Best |
Afrlca,, British fro have orcu-}
pied Ruperda, &
tion.

_ | were $34, °
neurby points are yet to be heard

‘Maguire, an arrangement - has a

TAG. DAY BROUGHT | a
GOOD COLLECT ION

While complete returns are not]
yet in,. there is every ‘prospect
that’ “Our. Day’ collections for
the British Red Crosg will equal

the handsome sum raised in Ha-

zelton . district. last. year. -The|.
town tag committee, composed of
Mesdames. Sealy: Newitk . and
Anderson; collected $68.80; Mra,.
Hogan reported $12.76 from the

‘Hospital, ‘and’ contributions from |.

the telegraph’ ‘state (incomplete)
The. ‘mines ‘and other

from. °

a WAL
‘The’ ladies of. ‘the. WA. _ will].
meet at the Mission: Bouse Text
‘Thursday afternoon, October. 2,
at three o'clock,” reoe

‘Trail smelter’ “now. ‘refuads: “to

oe treat: lead ores carrying four per]
cent ‘or more. of alne.: “'This-will |"

bar the orés of inany B.C. ‘tnines, -
portant jane:|: NPR ieee coceeeeocrcernmecimer ae

the eoasts'of: the U., S., Parada ne
Land Cuba. war zones. Sa

~ | the government telegraph line
_ Commaniestion is net xt restor
ed.

lao “completed. their’ ‘Bute

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Ttema OF General Interest From
-Hazelton and Surround-
~ ing District _

i. Frickman, of Terrace, v was
here this week,” ne
CG. R. Hood returned this week
from a visit to Telkwa. - :
BE. G. Ayliffe came down: from, -
North Bulkley. an Tuesday...”
'G. E. Sargent, of Vancouver,
arrived. “on Wednesday’ 8 train: -
District Forester Allen wasup
from Rupert over the weekend: ot
Chris Jensen. has gone to Alas:
ka ‘to look after his mining inter- -
ests. .
_ Chief Constable Dunwoody: bie :
turned on Tuesday from: a visit i
to Endako.. rn moe
. Born; vat Hazelton Fiospitat on
Oct. 18, ‘a son to Mr. and ‘Mrs, Be
T, T. Aitken, -
‘Inspector Wynn, of the pro-
vincial- police, was in the district of
during the week, rr
Born, at Hazelton Hospital, on...
Oct. 14, a daughter to Mr. and
Mra. H. C. Hindle. “

Ahkel spe see,

'D. F. Robingon. and C. Paton, :
of Vancouver, were among “Mon-
day's visitors in Hazelton, a
-L.H. ‘McLean, of Telkwa,. res. =
turned home on Wednesday,after’
spending a few days here,

RS. Sargent is expected to.
return this evening ‘from a busi:
ness visit to Prince Rupert...
Robert ‘Hlaysom, ‘formerly. of
Kispiox, but now located on’ the
coast, was in town fora coup! =
of: days. this week, . fy
- The Soldiers’ Aid acknowledges
with thanks the receipt. of maga-.
zines for the trenches from J ER
Kirby, BAL Donohoe aiid L Ae,
Graef. Toe
At the head of, Omineca street.
C.. v. ‘Smith has eunstrueted’:
stairway. tothe: upper road ‘whieh:
will prove a great’ convenience to
the public. res
A heavy: snowstorm: in th
Cariboo district on” “Thursda
caused a number of - breaks’ in!

‘The geslogical sitrvey
which have: been engaged i in th
Hazelton district ducing: the: Sea

work: this week, and the official
have retirged to itera