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Vol. V,NO. M4,

 HAZELTON, B, C., "SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1915

+. PRICE $200 A. YEAR

that. the German. government},

# ence the other day," “for: ; any

~ GERMANS BEGIN-T0.
RECOGNIZE THE TRUTH

"London, Nov. 99: —Maximilian | .
"Harden, editor of ‘the Die Zuk-=
unft, of Berlin, in the latest issue
of his newspaper - “received. here,
"fells his countrymen that they}
"must expect. a war of exhaustion, ;
He ridicules the German . talk
about Swedish intervention, and.,
the idea that Russia will coriclude
- a separate peace, . “He » ‘says he.

considers it no sign oF ‘strength

" steadily réfuses- to disclose “‘its
war aims, and believes the gov-
‘ernment "is: making too much
‘noise abont food regulations. - _

.. Herr Harden says ‘the soil of
’: Germany js free, and her arinies

. aye. everywhere in enemy. terri- ,

_-tory, but that none of her enemies,

have been: disarmed; that none |‘

of them-seem near collapse, “and
that the. mightiest of them, Great
Britain, can “not, honestly be said
“to be: even ser iously wounded.

“ALY of: them, hé says, believe
piously and sincerely they will be
victorious, and-they are abaolute-

ly determified to secure “wietory’

by all possible meang. ' -

Herr. Harden points) out. that
’ Russia is“‘farther than: ever from
that decline, : which ° We. jn our
- adness, §0 eagerly. -Believed, n

- and says it is: folly” . suppose
am "that. any of: ‘the Entente “Allies

are ready to conclude pence, |

_ Kitchener’ 3 | Plain Words”
“There ‘is’ ‘no. ‘room,’
- Kitchener said to a labor: confer-|_

opedsimiam,. . Give me the -men:
and. ‘the war. munitions’: J. want,.
cand J will: guarantee my personal).

‘dn the. hollow of our: hands.”
we know,” ” " Tord Kite
’ ded,

_ munitions, | [1 have. their’ ‘names:

‘and the numbers on their. doors, b.
and if they do” not comme “I will @

 fetelt thom.”
“OFFERS: TEN. BEDS

MO

: - returning - “ftom ‘the

se ‘|The ‘Serviap, people , and govern-

a

, Fort, Georg iT.
. Show - “many: ‘hany: “men. [ :
want, ‘and. how: many. I want, for}.

OR KHAKI INV ial |

“Numbers of, invalided soldiers

"London: The Russians. have;
taken twelve. miles of trenches,
700 prisoners, avd a large. quan-
tity of munitions and food on the
Takum road, west of Riga, ac-
cording toa despatch from Gen-
eva to the Exchange Telegraph
Co. Riga was one -of the main
objectives of the. Germans. _ Von
Hindenburg, however, ‘has never
been able to penetrate the Rus:
sian lines on this. sector and the
capture’ above: ‘yeported would
indicate that the Ressians again

parative quiet for's some days. .

Rome: The Giornale Italia
today prints an interview ‘with
M.. Ristitch, , Servian. minister to
Italy, eoncerning the. rumor ‘that
‘Servia might capitulate: The
minister, is ‘quoted as follows: oa |
absolutely deny that ‘there will
be. “any: capitulation, this word
being unknown i in Servia, There
thé people: “either” win. or die.

are on the offensive, - after. com-|-

ANOTHER GAIN FOR. RUSSIANS

SER VIA. WILL FIGHT TO. THE BITTER END.--
oe oR USSIAN ARM Y REPOR TED IN BULGARIA

ment will fight’ to the bitter end,
next to the ‘Allies. Servia will
be loyal to the. last. man,
short time. ‘Servia will have a
fresh army of 200, 000 mien, full
of enthusiasm, ‘to throw on the
flank of the enemy. ‘She only
needs supplies of. arms and ‘am-

In a

munition.’

London: Reports that Russian |
troops have entered Bulgaria are
persistent, but details of the in-
vasion are withela:
Additional - -British troops land-
edi in saloniki yesterday. :

On. the Strumnitza front, the
British artillery has silenced the

Bulgarian gune, i

_ Paris:
derit of the Havas: agency; sends
the following:

"opinion. in “Athens is beginning

The Athens eorrespon-|* to turn towards full _Beveptance ;

“Tt is _ reported |.
from Florina (Greece) that the
Servians have ‘gent ae number! of
battalions to occupy the village|-
Buo, two hours from the ‘Greek
frontier, i in order ® to thwart: ‘the
Bulgarian maneuver having for

its purpose the occupation of the
railroad station at Xanall and the
cutting of the Servian retreat to-
ward the Greek border.”?

A despatch te the
Havas agency from Athens, dated | —
Thursday, says: ‘Monastir was
occupied at 3 0 retook this after-

“Paris a

noon,’ Coe

—_———

’ Paris's" “the: Allied “powers,
finding that Greece had not with-
drawn her forces’ from, Saloniki
and that her answer. to the En-
tente demands was too long de-|
layed, “have decided to again
apply the economic pressure go

effective a fortnight ago. Publ! fe

ra

af the demands, “

London:’ A large German sub-
marine was, gunk. yesterday by.
the shore batteries, at ‘Gibraltar.
The British steamers M iddlegon
and Clan - “MeLeod | have been.

sunk by submarines i in the Medi-
terranean,

LOCAL ‘AND: ‘DISTRICT |.

yak ‘News: PARAGRAPHS
R 8. Sergent’ has been gazetted |!
a notary piiblic, ot

e “D, Li Stewart, ‘of, Gedarvale, was
i! ‘town on Tuesday. a ‘

. pa I: Hugh avrivedfrom South,

:

‘Weilnesday. a

isa visitor j a toile ai

‘Martin Sainitdera of Smithers:

| ers. 7

“Las a: member of: the

ry

the heavy artillery for. ‘active
service, The good wishes ol’ his
many friends will: go with him.

- About twenty, New Hazelton twelve: months’

menple came over last. night, ‘to
\ attend the. Red: Oross concert:

Harry Smith has. ‘secured the|: :
[contract for the: two-room. tichool
_ pwhieh i is to be. built at- ‘Smithers.

John: N ewiek; of the Up:-to-
Date: drugstore; i returned on
' | Wednesday from a visit: to Smith-

he Jngian Agent Loring returned
Lon ‘Thoreday. from:a. visit to Vic-|;
,| tori, w ere he wae, ‘engaged: on.
a - the. achoolhousé on. Tuesday, even

a) Illustrated . addresses |
! en, will, be delivered'by'A: a Tomlin,
gon ‘provincial horticullurist, and:
re Bik. Walker, rovindial agrieale|¢

edn (ing at a,

is a part of the Mediterranean
expedition. He writes the Miner
that, he. is alive. and well after |.
‘gervice. His}:
brother Alain, of Massett, was
Killed j in action last April © S,

So, ete

for the Gl ‘P. R. at Prince Rupert;
aucceeding the popular. J. G. Me-
Nab,’ who! ‘has been ‘appfinted
district traffic agent for’ ‘ateain-
ers. ab Vancouver; . bog n

Agricultural Meeting :
. "Those ‘who ‘are interested . im,
gardening, as. wall as ‘the fariners
in this , vicinity, should . bear in.
tind the agricaltural meeting. in

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| tui

ae Peters i is now general agext|

[BIG GROWD ATTENDS
RED: CROSS CONCERT

Unqualified suecess rewarded

|the ladies and gentlemen who

organized ast night’ s Red. Cross
concert. Assembly Hall was
érowded to. the doors, and, the
program proved to be of ‘a most
entertaining character. The’
numbers were ‘as follows:

Overtures. are Orchestra

Song, The Best old FPlagonEarth,
Mr. Scott.

Part songs 8 Braid the Raven Hair,
: Ladies’ Choir.

Recitation «
Faree.

Mr. Philips ©
Orchestra.

Mr. Thos. Melville .
Selection, | :

“Smile, Miss Gaddar

Katie, Irish Ser'yant') ‘Nes. Hamblin.”
Mr. Prettyman’ . Mr, Faller

Mr. Dasher; va | Mr. Donahae :.
Hans van Smash, a Green Dutch-

man = . Mr. Philips
Selection; . - - Orchestra. -
ySong, - "Selected | “Mise Smith,”

Selection, ore

tended notice, but mention ust:
be: “‘whade’ ‘of. the ‘excellent per
formiince, ‘of: Mrs. Reid-and, Mr...
Phillips ‘to'whose efforts much:
of. the: Sluccess: of tke occasion |
was due. es

tion of a large part of the crowd,
The nét proceeds were near,
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evidently of ‘ednsiderable i import
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‘Mr. ‘McInnes _

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE |.”
‘|Mrs, Thos, Melville. Mra. Reid, -

Faree,:” HANS. Von SMASH. ae
‘Mr, ‘Bateh* .. my “Mr. Scott:
‘Miss Susie. Bath ; Me, Sealy
Misa Mary Batch... Miss Smith. °

"Orchestra,
- Lack.of space prevents an ‘ex- °

Atter the conceit; dancing and -
refeshments oceupied the atten-,

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