-. NEW HAZELTON, B. C., JUNE 25, 1915. I CANADIANS = COMFORTABLE AT A Sandling Camp, England—They Real- _ ize the Seriousness of Their Approaching Work An interesting letter has been received from Pte. W. T. Sawle who has been at Sandling Camp, Hythe, Kent County, England, Ba with the 18th battalion from Lon- i don, Ont. since the 26th of April. § He states the Canadian second me contingent is very comfortably mea located at the above address, 7 Everything possible has been. ga done to make things pleas- @ ant for the men and to keep their health good. The situation is al- most ideal. Sandling lies among we the hills of East Kent about two miles from the sea and the air is ™ always fresh and bracing. Each camp, and there are scores within a few miles, in fact me of huts. all England is an armed camp, is laid out like a little town in rows A: hut houses half a platoon, (30 men) and a company occupies a row or street. Each = street is named after a popular me officer. There are separate shacks ma for the wash houses, showers and kitchens. These are all of 7 corrugated i iron with brick foun- dations. There are twocanteens io on the prounds, a ¥Y. M. C. A, me tent, Salvation Army and C. of } E. club houses. The rest rooms are a veritable haven of rest. The loss.of the Lusitania is . B keenly felt in England, but me strange to say an air raid like the one at Southend the other night, which was practically harmless, may seems to arouse the people more than anything else, Asa matter ae of fact these air raids are a joke. Be The soldiers at the camp look for hostile air craft with about as much trepidation as they scan the. skies for an approaching thunder ‘storm. Germany is a long way from being beaten. Sheis so strong 7 in infantry, and her positions are a so well fortified, that only by the most tremendeus efforts on the M part of the allies, can we hope to win, and it will take many, many = months, Kitchener has. raised a large ey volunteer force, periaps a million 7 transferred to Arcola, Sask. ‘and men, but the Germans have been able to bring up immense forces also, and -we can't overlook the fact that many years of enforced service has: provided her with trained men, ‘not raw recruits, such as we were: when the: war began. 7 ; Goes to Arcola, Sask. Word has ‘been received from BE. B. Tatchell: ‘that - -hehas been his ‘household effects . are: being i shipped there this week: ~ Mr, Band: Mrs; ‘Tatehell’s. ; friends - ‘extend: bes “wishes | ‘for. their success in thelr. new: home, as an) “DESPERATE FIGHTING FOR LEMBERG — -HUNS BADLY TRIMMED ON DNEISTER Six-Day Battle Results in Victory for Muscovites, Who Are Following Up Suceess | --Turks Expend Much Ammunition in Effort to Dislodge Allies from Positions---Italians Advance Twelve Miles North of Gorizia London, June 28—Despite the announcement from Berlin that Lemburg has been taken, Petro- grad makes very slight mention of operations .there.. It asserts that desperate attacks have been repulsed and 800 prisoners takén at Rawa Ruaka, 32 miles north- west of Lemburg. The Russians claim important victories on the Dneister below Nijiff, the battle lasting since the 18th. © 3, 500 prisoners were taken and the Cossacks are pursuing the fieeing Austrians. There were also Rus- sians successes at Bukowina and they took 1,000 prisoners. Innesbruck ‘despatehes confirm the report of a big Russian vic- tory on the Dneister.. Lemburg has been held by the Russians for ten months. London, June 23—Between 7 and 8.0’elock in the evening of June19. the.Turks.. expended, 50. high explosive shells on our left Dance for School A dance in aid of the public school is announced for Thursday night, July Ist. The usual good time is assured. Admission for men’ is 75c. ineluding supper. Ladies are free, As there is no other attraction for that day a big crowd shouid be present. Have Good Showing -, Hugh Harris and Rod MeCrim- mon hdvé been working on a group of claims adjoining the Rocher Deboule mine on the east. . It is reported that they have un-’ covered a very promising vein, They are continuing to work on it until they ean show up the ore, GRAND TRUNK LAKE ROUTE. Compares Favorably With Any Service in the World ~ ’ Mrs, Ruth Kedzie Wood Thomp- | son, whose travel books on Rus- sia, Spain: and: other European countries : re standard works, and who ig. now: onvher way to Alaska, declares that . the Cana: dian’ steamships on the: great Jakes compare In the ‘matter of service with any liners afloat. Ina letter to B.. W. Holton, general passenger agent, North- ‘tern Navigation Go., the’ ‘Grand Trank’s. lake and water route. be: tween. eastern and western: Can- |. ada, Mrs. Thompson says, “We f found the: service on: the 8. 8: Harinonic . of your quit equal. to. that o ‘pean hotels, and ners. : ~The ‘hou and centre trenches and were seen massing for an- attack. The enemy’s heart failed them and the attack denegerated into a rifle fire action. At 7 o’clock one of our brigades attacked a Turkish trench but were unsue- cessful and the Turks in counter attacks effected a lodgement in their lines at an awkward salient ‘gaptured by us on the fourth, | ‘As the brigade was unable to re- take the trench the fifth Royal ‘Scots assisted by a company of the Worcester regiment came to their help. This attack was bril- liantly carried to a successful is- sue. Prisoners state that they expected the bombardment with high explosives would have clear- ed us out altogether and were much disappointed at so little im- pression being made, although the trenches were much damaged The Turkish dead are. estimated at 800 in front of one bridge -alone-and.1,000-in.all. -parts.i is. aCe, counted for. perfection and. the: courtesy of the officers and attendants most exceptional.’ We have travelled so much. in. qvery part of the world that we ‘feel that. we ob- serve with expert eyes. This vessel impresses us as favorably as any we have been on. and cer- tainly we never had kinder at- tention. , , Darken Vatican - consented to! darken the Vatican asa protection against’ night air raids, Heavy storms have” been hampering the Italian advance on Trentino and Trieste. Nish, June 993--Serbia is” con- centrating a large army to. invade Austrian territory. 7 || hoe ey a> ce an oa NEW METHODS | OF REDUCTION | ae een ah _ The new processes. introduced, of late, in the. treatment of ‘ores, are almost revolutionery i in their _| results, ‘and are rapidly displac- ing methods -which, vantil very recently, were ‘considered to: the thoroughly. modern and strictly. up-to-date, 1%) t,o 20 ‘Taker ‘the. coil. flotation: proces, “a AME. Geneva, June 22—The Italians gained twelve miles north of Gor- izia yesterday. At Plava. they captured two forts and trenches, Along Isonzo the artillery duel has turned to the advantage of the Italians. . The Austrians are bringing up guns trom the east- ern front. London, June 23— A despatch +o the Central News from Petro-| grad says—In the Dneister dis- triet a complete success lias been attained after six. days of fight- ing near Gadowa Wiszitia. The Russians captured over 3,000 prisoners. On the Zeleszcki front during the nightof the 20th and after fierce fighting the Rus- sians captured 2,000 prisoners. . Bloemfontein, June 22—Chris- tian Dewet was found guilty of treason and sentenced to. 6 ‘years imprisonment witha fine. algo. of 810, 000. could not be handled by any} ‘pro- cess known at a profit and which, added to the milling. practice of dividend-paying companies, per- mit of a greater saving than.ever. before and at. an operating ex-| pense so small as to be almost: negligible. There is hardly. a type of low-grade sulphide ore but can be successfully and _.econ- J omically treated by the oil flota- {tion process, and its use in the Rome, J une, 23—The Pope has, reduction’ of milling’ ore th at could be handled at a small!’ profit 7 by old but: approved. methods | is resulting in a. higher. saving: and a correspondingly greater net [profit And, the. beauty of. this - process lies.-i in its simplicity, ‘the small] amount, ; of equipment re- quired in its utilization, : and. its adaptability. to so many varieties of ore. Many improvements have been made of late, also, in the treat- ment of gold and silver ones and tailings by. the cyanide process, and to such an éxtent that a big saving of time and expense is be- ing recorded wherever: these ims proved methods are being applied; while: several new - -erushing de- vices. have enabled the:mill oper- |. ; ator to.get through @ much larger. tonn aba a. ereatly, reduced cost -NOHN J. TENNINGS HAS GRADUATED Had Brilliant Career for Three Years - in Gonzaga University—Was - , Leader in His Classes John J. Jennings has graduated from Gonzaga University and - will take a course in’ dentistry. John’s many friends-here will be - interested to hear- what the Daily Chronicle of Spokane has to say about this: clever student and popular athlete:— - “Gonzaga University will loose several of its leading athletes and debaters ‘when ‘the degrees are conferred upon the eighteen - ‘members of the senior collegiate class next Thursday evening 1 the university gymnasium. Of those graduating who have been active in school affairs is— ‘John J. Jennings was born at Cottage Grove, Ore.,: in 1894: Before entering Gonzaga in 1902, he was a student at the- Columbia college in Oregan.. In Gonzaga he was seiected for the: elecution contest in his sophomore. year, and has’ been a leading character in college dramaties for three years.; In athletics he. played on the J:..¥, A. football, -baseball and: basketball: teams in lis soph= ~ omore.year, pitched on. the var- sity baseball team two years, played. on the varsity football team one vear, was captain of: the’ inside’ baseball team in his senior year, and. played on_ his class. basketball team -for three years. After graduation he will take up the studv of dentistry. at Northwestern university.” Congratulations are extended to John from this. district. He pitched on the local ball team for two seasons. ‘Bulgaria Still Dickers ae ’ Sofia, June 23-- Bulgaria is still dickering with the allies over her entrance into-the. war. :.Terria-. torial compensation: is. being’. dis-. cussed with. Greece, Serbia and’ Roumania. Seay: ia ’ Blank Cheque for: ficKenna a -: London; June 22—The. House ‘of. Commons adjourned. tonight: after unanimously giving a. first reading to the bill providing for the new chancellor of the eXs: chequer, Reginald McKenna, a a ; providing: him witha blank che which may amount to, at am mm, %, 000, 000, 000. 7