ley, ig coming: to the front...

‘for $75,000. -
have also taken a borid on Chas,,

_ | Men lave been. gent ‘out. to begin |;
: ‘extensive develpment 3 awe k.

: ANDIAN, WAS KILLED - nth

“Indians -who - are supposed | “6
_to know: the faets- ave. take
, the hills, while othe

‘ling. to. assist, in- i) ring: the
o inyatery. t

~HAZELTON, B. C, ‘SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1916

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

| NOTA ACTIVITY

IN LOCAL. MINING

There isa. marked i increase in

_Tnining activity in. the Hazelton
district.”
one of the best-known properties |" i :
. of the-camp,. and other. groups pi
are to join ‘the- working’ list;

‘The Silver. Standard, |.

W.G. Norrie, of Trail, has been,

appointed superintendent of the

Silver Standard, ' He’ will regume

mining: a8 goon ‘a3: his foree can:

be organized, and ore shipments
will begin at once. cae

Prince George men’. have | se:
cured. a bond — on: the. Comeau

group of copper: laims, located
. on Rocher - de Boute: mountain,
. near the tramway.

Work on the
claims will; begin. as ‘8000 as a

camp. can he established:

- Grouse. ‘mountain,- in the Bulk-|
‘The
Bush: & Schorn property, ‘with - A

a big copper: snowing, hasbeen bonid-.

ed to R:P. Trimble and. assotiates,
These. ‘opsrators

Barrett’s Grouse mountain claime.

SAYS. CORON! ER'S JURY.

"Fron the evidence i in the ‘Rob
inson case the’ coroner’ 3 jury” ‘on
Saturday: decided that. the’ dead.

Indian, had met with: foul play,
The verdict was ‘that the. ‘victim =

came. to”: “his: death from wounds]
on.the head, ‘Inficted by, a person |
or persons. unknown.”

The police. inquiry has. eaulted

in. the - tracing - ‘of: Robinson’ 8 oe
the hour, of 2.

en: e was. in}
fidians at a

smokehouse, ‘a. couple. of. miles |:
above Hazelton,

Tei is apparent
that his death oecirred ‘between
2-and 4 a.m., but: some: of the

ty

rs ‘are. “unwil-

‘Chie?’ -Minty and: his staff a are

oe masking” avery ‘effort to.unrayel

~ ENEMY SUBMA INS WIPED OUT

REASON FOR CESSA TION OF CAMPAIGN _
o 7+ SUCCESS OF RUSSIAN RETIREMENT

“The Russian offi- a

"Paris: Tt now y appears 3 that the
chief’ reason for Germany’ 3 aban-
donmentof the submarine “block-
ade” i is the. practical: wiping out
of her . undersea fleet, It is

, |atithoritatively. stated that - 54

anh

Dorma

German: submat ines have” beer'|to | to:

lost or ‘captured. “A ‘naval ban-
quet ‘in England ‘recently’ cele-
brated: the: destruction of the
fiftieth enemy submarine.. ,

The: subraaring ‘strengtli of
Gérmany’ last,” ‘fall ” was only 86,
and although. she has, been build-
ing. new Vessels: s rapidly a6
possible™ the opinion here is. that
her diving. ‘boats have practically
been swept from . the sead,- in-
{eluding nine: ‘super - - submarinies

A Washingtoa despatch say's a
{letter - from: : ‘Bir: John | ‘French,

three’ ‘weeks. ago, “told of the des-.
truction: of. 42 submarines by the
British: -alone, ‘while: French and.
Italian. destroyers, have accounted
for’ a number.

"| tion ds: aachangetl

‘Petrograd e
cial: communication says : “On
the ‘Riga-Dvinak front, in the
region of, the village of Linden,

our troops, after astubborn fight,

retired on: the thorning of Sept. 2
the tight. Bank. of the river,
alter setting: fire to the bridge.
The fighting continues,

_ "Between tha Sventa and the

_.|Villiya rivers‘ cur offensive met

with fierce resistance. Neverthe-
iess we continued to. advance and

have captured “during the last |

two days thirteen machine guns,
and 300.prigoners, including some
officers... Betyeen .Villiya ‘and
tthe Niemen and farther ‘to the
right as, far: as ‘Grodno, the situa-
Near Grodtio;
toward the evening of the: 2nd, '
{the enemy sucededed in throwing
a -portion. of his forces on the
right, bank of the: Niemen. Des-
perate fighting ensned in’ the
northern and western. suburbs.”

Geneva:
says the Russian retreat is a
masterpiece of | ‘terrifying and
systematic devastation, ‘recalling
the ‘great Russian retreat. which
ended i in the defeat of Napoleon
in 18 19, An immense sea of fire
stretches behitid the retiring’ ar-
mies, every village being fired.
The. _Austro- Germian, troops. are}
greatly delayed | -and | are witliout |
shelter for days. TE

Paris: “Along: the battlefront, | .
from the sector north of Arras to
the Aisne river, the great artil-
lery duel is still in progress,

- Athens: . Iti is ‘announced that

Servia’ has. acespted in principle

the proposals-for territorial con-

cessions - to ‘Bulgaria’ as: a basis

for the. participation of the Bal-
kan nations in’ ‘the: war: She
stipulates, however, that the new
Servian frontier remain in: ‘ eon-

tact, with Greece in. some parts.

~ PROGRESS OF THE. GREAT. WAR DAY BY DAY .

G MONDA | “AUGUST 30°

J

“On Riiseian, Front 2
“Petrograd (official):. “In the
Riga, distriet. the situation is. un-
chaaged. |

stadt, after: ‘the: last: few. days of.

‘stubborn :, ‘fighting,
have: retired” “further.

is no" important change.

“On the: right: of. “the Viliea |
and between tha. Vilica. and ‘the |:

-| Niemen,’ stubborn: fighting. gon-

tinued « on the: front: of: ‘Podbrodze

tothe north of Vilna and Nodoy:.

“| Bucharest:
| tria’ are doing everything in their

lof ‘actions northwest of Lutsk. ”
Fomenting Balkan Trouble :
Germany and Aus-|i

power. to. bring about war be-

tween, Bulgaria and: her neigh-

bors. ‘A freshi invasion of Servia,

“Wn the. direction of. Freidrich-

‘our: “troops
In’ ‘the
"| direction of: Jacobstade:. ‘and also

ak,“ oward, the west, there
to Dyin 4 >| ter “inte. Balgaria, and” thenee |

in the opinion of competent. -evit-
ies, will. begin in about ten . days
hence and possibly. will: be made}.
from the ‘east, ‘enemy. forces - bé:
ing. ‘taken: through the- Strip | of!
Servia near the Roumanian fron-

towards Nish.

‘In the imeaiitimné another men-
ace. haa become known..: vA grept
Massing of*.German: troops ~is
taking: place . in ‘the’ ‘district. 0

, C ‘TUESDAY, “AUGUST 31.

- Athens: - Greece is sending a
sharp protest to Turkey complain-
ing of the persecution: of. Greeks
in Asia Minor. The breaking off
of diplomatic relations, followed
by. declaration of war, is expected.

Germans: ‘Nearing rodno
“London

on the'upper. Bug river and in‘the
-|.vieinity of Ziota - Lipa is being].
carried out: without serious Joss,

. East “of - Warsaw: the Germans}
are advancing. BE ea
: _ The . fall. of.

' | September 22.

“An “Avetrian officer

; begin. work on the Comeau group. .

2 “| Rupert, ‘arrived. on. Thorsday’s ae
train, ee

yet. =:

The rapid withdrawal aoe
of.the immense Russian armies : M i

a “Wri. “Ware, .m
a Hudson’ 8 Bay:

LOCAL AND DISTRICT
“HENS. PARAGRAPHS

Prince ‘Rupert | fair opens | on

-

Ruddy .& MacKay’ f] new motor.
car is now in service.

Hazelton fishermen are emaking
good catches of trout,

‘Allan’ “Bate left on Thursday”
for. his homie i in Ottawa,

I McDonald, of Smithers, was
among Monday’ 4 arrivals.

\ George MacKay, of Pleasant
Valley, was in.town on Monday.. 7 4

A party of miners left today to

Dp. M : " MeQuesten; of Prinee

A movement for. the fofiiation
in Hazelton ‘of a. ‘branch of © the moe
Canadian Red Cross i is on foot,

A seven-room dwelling is be:
ing built on the Cunningham lot,
adjoining the Anglican Church,

The duck season. opened on. ce
‘Wednesday, - ‘but na birds have © .
been bagged | in ‘this. vicinity as

. Mrs. ‘Joh Newiek left on 1 Mon —_
day fora ‘visit; to her. ‘sister, ‘Mes, :
Rev.) R. W. Lee, at.
land. , on
De. ‘Badgero, the ‘dentis won
rived from Smithers on Monday.. .
He’ will remain : here . for two.
weeks, :

Kenneth Mortison returned on
Wednesday” from. Tacla Lake, .
where he wag engaged i in forests: - ve
ry work, oe :

- Born--At Hazelton Hospital, on

ing ‘staff, left on. : Mond for...
Vancouver, . we .. sae a