VOL. v “NO. 49. . HAZELTON, B. 6, SATURDAY, ‘AUGUST b 1916 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR | THE WAR ANNITERSAR Large Public Meetin Meeting Reaffirms Confidence in Triumph of Allied Cause The second anniversary of the declaration of war was ‘fittingly |: marked in Hazelton last evening at a public meeting under the]. - auspices.of the public and- pat- . Viotic organizations of the town, _The attendance was large,’ and ‘the spirit of the audience was voiced in the following resolution, which was carried by a standing vote: to, Unanimously Resolved; That on. this, the second . anniversary: of the declara- ‘tion of ‘a righteous war, this . meeting of citizens of Hazel. ton, records ‘its inflexible _ detertnination to continue to a victorious end the struggle ~ jit maintenance of those - . ideals of Liberty and Justice which are the common and . sacred cause of: the ‘Allies. : The first speaker'was J. F.Ma- _guire, who delivered-an eloquent - . address on ‘The. British Empire _ and the: War.’’. _ Other aspects of the great - conflict. were ably dealt with by Rev, W. M. Scott in a brief ; speech.. The Hazelton: Bos in 'the| _-War” was the subject of great . Interest’ a8 handled . by.. Private » Jack Frost, who has just return- “ed. to Hazelton, ° digabled ‘by a -wounds, He was given ‘a Fousing - reception. > --§, "HL. Hoskins, ina brief speech, * told the audience of the work: of “the Canadian: Patriotic Fund, _ making ‘an’ appeal for a- continu- ‘ ance of the ‘support: which has been ‘accorded the organization “in this district. A stirring address on the Red : Cross and its work was given by ‘Dr, H.C, Wrinch, president of ’ the local . branch ‘of. the society. | He showed the paramount neces- |. ” sity for increased’ assistance. to _ this great humanitarian organi- zation, rae - Alist of men . from Hazeltoi : district .who ‘are: at-thé front’ or}, in training WAB ‘read by R, E. » Allen, secrétary of the. Soldiers” ' Aid and Employment Committee, _ which is.doing useful work, both |. in supplying comforts to our boys : at the front and in. arranging for a their employment on their return, “Rev. M, Pike moved the adop- tion of the- resolution in-an - earnest | ‘address, RS. Sargent . briefly “and effectively seconding "the motion. . The brroceadirigs opened, appro- : ‘Driately with patriotic music, ex- ' -eellently< réndered-by Mrs. Reid.’ Alternating’ cwith’ the ‘speeches -were the following concert num: berg, all of whieh | ‘were - heartily applauded:* Recitation, “A Pam- “gue. Victory", H.” H.. Phillips; } Salo, “‘Juat: «Simple: Soldier,” ” | Miss Davia; Solo, Mra, :Chettle-|- ' « burgh;’ Solo, ,“t Love You Cana- da’) Mise: Smith; ‘Song, :F. B, y -Chottleburgh:: ‘Bolo, Miss: ‘Soal F RENCH SUCCESSFUL AT VERDUN ‘VILLA GE OF FLEURY RETAKEN FROM HUNS _- - BRI TISH CONSOLIDATING RECEN T GAINS Paris: Attacking simultaneous.) ly from the northeast and south- east, ‘French ‘troops yesterday stormed the village of Fleury, _| three” ‘miles north 6éf Verdun, capturing several hundred Ger- mans, The enemy launched a furious courter-attack in- the evening and after several violent attempts succeeded i in getting a footing in the south part - of the]. ‘The French continue to} village. hold the northern section. Heavy fighting is still i in progress, The captureof the village, which has been held“ by the Germans for. more than a month, has been greeted with elation throughout France, After six months the battle of Verdun is swinging in| favor of the. gallant defenders, The Germans have. plenty of guns, but bave not enough men for massed attacks, On the ‘Somme the British are bombarding: the. German lines and. consolidating the recently- won positions, : | Petrograd : Russian troops haye advanced on the Stavok, a |left, tributary. of the Stokhod, taking 600 prisoners and twelve machine: ‘guns, London: Brassels has refused to pay a franes to Germany. ' A crisis is expected, ° | ‘London: An attempt by Bul- garian soldiers to seize an island in the Roumantan waters of the Danube has. caused a sensation. The invaders were driven off. - _. Returns From Firing Line | The fifth of Hazelton’s soldiers to be invalided home on account| of wounds is Private Jack Frost, of . the famous 16th Canadian _|Scottish, who arrived. on Wei- qesday ‘to spend a three- -months’ furlough. Jack was a streteher- bearer; and letters from his com- rades say he did fine work for the wounded until he was incap- acitated... He still walks with a limp, ‘but tlie’ surgeons say. he may regain full use of his injured leg. ". oe : - Methodist Church -Rev. M. ‘Pike will preach at 7:30 tomorrow evening on the subject: “The Challenge of the Crogs.’” Special Music. .' All aré most cordially invited. ‘Coming Events | . " August §—General Meeting, ‘Progresa Club, 8:90 p.m,’ Auguat, 17—Lecture, “The Flag,” by ‘| Rev. Carion Rix, Assembly Hall,8 p. mm. For the benefit of ‘the Soldiera’ Aid... ; Sept. 14 Provincial General Election. Sept. 15-168— -Hazelton Agricultural, & ‘Industrial Pair, . : “Gordon Maguire, only: son of cB Maguire of Hazelton, Ye-|. cently. left~ Vancouver for Eng- land, to take command of one of the. new submarine chasers, Mr.) Maguire now hag seven*nephews in various branches of war ser-|" vice, as: well a8 other relatives, | A. R. Macdonald was chairman, Last on. the program was an efféctive ‘tableau, . in..which the schoolchildren’ acquitted them... ‘selves admirably . in representa-| ” tions - of-ithe British nations and’. They led. in the singing of the National Anthem, | with which the meeting ‘closed. |! my hail dr- fe their allies, *The “decorations. rangeménts reflected great, eredit on J.-B. Kfrby and J-F. magnite |. Ped. « “ais the, board: ‘of ‘trade: reprasenta-| \a : _ Duet; Mr.and Mra, Chettlaburgh, tive MANY DEAD- IN FOREST FIRES 2 Toronto, July, 31:—At least 500 persons have lost their. tives, five towns have . ‘fieen wiped out ;/ completely andfive others ‘par- tially destroyed’ in’ the biggest bush fires in the-history. of Nor- thern Ontario. Timber lands worth millions of .dollars have been reduced toa desolate ruin. The’: towns of Matheson, Kelso,. Monteith, Homer and Nushka "|are ‘no more, while. Cochrane, Porcupine Junction, Ramore, Iro- quois Pails and Timmins have suffered . severely, The latest word to the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines is that the fire has been entirely quenched by: Jast night's rains. Relief sup- plies have been requisitioned from Camp ‘Borden and relief work directed from Toronto, Camp Borden, Cobalt, and North Bay, is’ reported: to be: ‘well in hand. No list of dead is ‘yet - ‘available. The casualties: 80 far as report- ed are. ag. follows: . At Nushka—94 dead, At Cochrane~-24 dead, 34 in- jured. At Matheson—34 dead. . At Iroquois ‘Falls—17 dead, many: injured. . At Rarnore-—16 dead. The bodies. of all the dead mentioned i ‘in a this list have been’ recovered: ;: 7 In, addition to. the ienown ¢ dead, there are. ‘many outlying places |< ‘which. will materially, ‘swell the Hat, of victims, * : owash: smany ti ia’ ‘feared thiat - Nominations For Omineca On Thursday the following nominations for this constituency were announced by the returning officer; . Frank Maurice Dockrill, of Telk- wa, rancher, upon. whose “papers there were the following signa- tures: R. &. Sargent, J. L. Christ- ie, Wm. Ware, E. M. Hoops, J. A. ‘Macdonald, A. E. Player, C: ¥. Smith, 5. N. White, 0, A. Riegle, Louis Schorn,., ‘Alexander Malcolm Manson, of Prince Rupert, barrister, . was nominated by L. L. DeVoin, Charles Barrett, G, C. Killam, Rev. W. C. Frank, James‘ Rich- mond, J.C. K. Sealy. John Lindquist Drowned The police were “notified on Tuesday tast of the death by drowning of John Lindquist, the builder, who had resided in this district for several years., The unfortunate man, with H. L. Myers, attempted to cross the Bulkley .river at. Twelve-mile. Their raft missed the landing place and was carried down-} stream, Lindquist apparently be- ing knocked off by a “‘sweeper’’, The bo body has not been recovered. The Wright Coal. Co., a. Van- couver corporation which owns the coal..property at Seaton, 28 niiles east of Hazelton, is con- structing a tram for the convey- ance of coal from. the ,workings to the rallway, : and has arranged for a. spur track. A, H, Pleiman, the president,and Jamies Wright. managing director, are ‘on the ground. They expect to be in.a position to: ship Coal! within two week 8: a pine Junction, | where ‘only, the|| railroad station escaped theflames. The burned area is.more- than 15 000 square. miles in. extent, cov- ap- ering a ‘strip | of.country:185: miles long, from. Abitibi: to Hearst, and, “fine”? of five. million| LOGAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS Items Of General Tnterest From . Hazelton and Surround. . - ing District -R. E. Allen returned on Tues- ‘|day from a trip to Babine. Brab. Hoops, drove lis car down from Telkwa yesterday. ‘The Soldiers’ Aid dance will be | held on Tuesday evening next, Dan Carroll, of Tolioggan Lake, -. is spending a few days in Haxel- ton, At Manson Creek Eilly Steele and Jack, Mullen are taking | out, $50 aday. Major J. H. McMullin, govern- 7 ment agent at Prince Rupert, ot here today. Miss Barbeau, of Printe Ru- pert, is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. 8. Sargent. F. M. Doekrill, the Conserva- tive candidate for Omineca, was down from Telkwa on Monday. Miss Astoria; -who has been visiting the Misses Grarnt,return- ed to her home in Prince Rupert yesterday. An informal dance was heid in Assembly Hall-on Tuesday even-- ing. A large crowd attended, and all hada:good, time... Rev, W. M.. Seott, formerly Methodist minister. here and now stationed .at Prince George, is. . . among the week’s visitors. The patients at Hazelton Hos- pital. were:entertained on Tues-. day evening by the ladies of. the staff, assisted by friends of the institution, : me . ; -R. H. Baird, of Winnipeg, su-° perintendent-of Alberta and Brit- ish. Columbia branches of the Union Bank, arrived yesterday, on his first visit of inspection to the local branch. . ‘ Rev. Canon Rix, of Prince Ru- pert, will visit Hazelton shortly, and has consented to.give his excellent lecture on “‘The ‘Flag”’ on August 17, for the benefit of the Soldiers’ ‘Aid. R. G. Cunningham, ‘of Essington, accompanied by ter Harold Cunningham,came up from the coast on Wednesday to — Port . visit the Hazelton establishment mt of R. ‘Cuningham & Son, Ltd.” Game Warden . Robinson re-- returned this week. from. a. trip through the. Francoig and Ootsa country. He réports fair’ erops generally, . although - timothy ‘is. 7 light in some sections, owing to, the dry weather of the early ee summer, ee cot Samples ofa new ee of: copper ore, were brought { in: this’. week by. H.’B.-Thoen: ‘The ore” is chalcopyrite, occurring in’ a. + dike. 150 featiin width,and Hen- .* ry. says it is the biggeat, copper. showing he has. geen... ataked several ¢laimson the lead,.." which is near Thoen’s® ‘Babine in: ‘thé: ‘Babine t range, ' ‘85 thilés trom 115 miles wide, between ‘Engle- Haz ‘dnd * about 25. “x Pareu uh hart and 8 Coohrave , He has’.