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‘- HAZELTON,. ‘B. C. ‘SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1916 -

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR °

TISDALL: vEFEATED

CAMPBELL FLECTED

Vancouver, : Feb. 28,—The final
count of votes cast in ‘Saturday’ 8
byelection gives M. A. Macdonald,

_ the opposition . candidate, 9,592, fo
Hon. C. E: -Tisdall 6,432, and Je :

Ex-mayor L. 'D. Taylor 133..°
Mr. Tisdall believes he waa de.

feated: through a eombination of
hard times , and i @ general desire:

to haye an opposition i in the leg:
islature, | “Mr. Macdonald’ says it
was an honest expression of the
opinion and an ‘evidence: of the
’ political evolution, of the province.

‘Premier Bowser states that’ he}

will proceed. .to carry. out, the
- policy which: he has mapped ¢ out
’ in his speechés.
Rossland, Feb. Feb, 287—Saturday’ g
; election resulted in the return of

Hon, Lorne A: ‘Campbell, ‘the new |.

minister of mines by a majority
of 9 | over. Mayor’ “Wilson... The

Socialist ” ‘eandidate ‘polled only
or: re a

PROGRAM FOR”

” - Vietiiis, Mar'2 The last sea

- sion of. the. present legislature! a

As opened’ today: by’ Lieitenant-
“ Governor. Barnard, with the usual.

ME AY ‘Macdonald,

the “first ‘Liberal ‘member ' for
several years, was introduced. by

: Premier: Bowser and. Parker Wil-

Hams, ° Spgs

» Government - ‘legislation “win

nounced -ineluded: loans’ to far-

‘mers, @: separate - portfolio’ ‘for

agriculture, the: new workmen’ 8].

ti t, hi bi- =|
compensa ion, ac hand a pr prot i on ‘ro ) COMPLETE PLANS

“FOR COOPERATION 0

tion measure. fut
_ CRITICISM OF:

“US: ADMINISTRATION oe

“Waibindton,

. . thewilbon administration, ctiarges
’ with. Jack: of “foresight to

ing up Ataerican diploinacy - by

, “actual or assured. military. foree;””

“with | “the. forfeiture, of the world
respect for our assertion. of righta| ;

by! pursuing the policy. af making],
th “eats and of: failing to “make
‘goods’? : ‘and ‘with, “a lous, of];
in the. sivilized world | :

- without . ‘ceasing,
THE. LEGISLATURE

* Paris: “Germans ate. fercdly

renewing attacks’ on Verdun, and,

are bringing. up. heavier guns,
Near Douamont German ‘attacks

were repulsed, with heavy, losses, ;

Fighting tontinites with r redoubled

violence. . Doe a
The British care preparing ‘to

strike a sudden,” powerful blow

against the Germans i in the Ypres}
: district i in’ an. effort to lighten the

preagure, against the: French at
Verdun. . - Despatches’ from Am:
sterdam | report the’ tremendous

artillery’, ‘fire. along the British

front. is. be oming: more intense,
The guns Have. roared seven hours ;
‘the © German
trenches receiving a fearful ham:
mering...
attacks to regain. trenches Jost: to
the British were. repulsed: with
heavy losses. 7 eee

Two. German. counter:

S cmmmemerad

Landon: f

losses at. Verdun, despite efforts

of the German: ‘press ‘to be cheer-
full, hav caused . ‘gerieral. dejec-

eapecially. among: the
“Last ight 2. crowd of

tion theré,
women. : o

by mounted. polite.

i ships,

‘lt. is reported From}
Berlin: that ‘the Great Germian| Vasil Veliliji,
sunk yesterday. ‘with: a loss of
_ The * ‘mine.

RENEWED ATTACK

ten thousand marched along Dn-.
ter'den Linden crying for bread

and peace. - ‘They were dispersed

- Amsterdam: " “Germans are re-

ported to be'concentrating fresh} -.

troops and guns’ at Spincourt,
twenty miles east of Verdun.

“London: British, French, Rus-

sian and Italian representatives
will:shortly meet to devide means

to'fight Germas trade after the
war.

Washington: - By: Be vote, of
68-14. the senate today: tabled

Senator Gore’ Ss weaolution warning

Americans of, belligerent, armed
This quells i in the senate
the. agitation’ eliteh embarrassed

President Wilson in his negotia- |
tions. regarding submarines, with:

Germany, Bh
The: Russian steamer
14, 000 tons, was

“London:

eight ut her crew.

awe per’ ‘Primula ‘Was . torpedoed
in’ ‘the Mediterranean.
ish steamers Lay Ply mouth and

‘The Brit

‘Allies, ‘w

* sou ‘theast of Erzerum.

German consumption. .

ON VERDUN"

RUSSIANS CONTROL LAKE VAN DISTRICT
~ PRESIDEN T WILSON UPHELD BY SENA TE|

Swiftwings, arriving at Newport
News, report having been fired
on by German undersea ‘raiders, |.

‘| their eseape being d due to _heavy

Sens.

‘Athens: / Conditions in ‘Con-
ing worse.and are now bordering
on a revolution. | Opponents of
Enver Pasha are reported to be
seeking an, agreement with the
witha view to making a
separate peace. _

Petrograd: Russian troops

-have captured Bitlis, in the Lake

Yan district, an important forti-|”
fied town in Armenia, 110 miles
‘The en-
tire’ Van region | is now under

control ‘of: ‘the Russians... gles

London!" AS German ‘seaplane,

. retuening from a raid on England, |

was, yesterday picked” up. "near,
‘Middlekirk. ee

condemned 50 tons ‘af aluminum,
shipped from America and: ‘des-
tined. to Sweden, apparently ‘for.

“Ottavra Feh. 29: —The follow-
ing resolution has been introdi iaced

a re msi the hduse. of: ‘commons: |
 Blihu Root, in an: ‘arraignment of! a

a witha view. to increasing
the: power ‘of the’ ‘Allies: in. ‘the
prosecution of, the war, “the: Gov-

‘| ernment : of Canada sho dl enter
into, immediate eonultation with

His... Majesty's: Go’ aenment : in,
Great Britain,, the: ‘other. domains
fons, ‘India; ‘and: the. colonies, in

order,’ with: their: aid, to bring |.
the whole économie strength of |. L wee,
the Expire into. gnscupiee swith)

Hot Timé i in n Hop Joint
Vancouver, Mar,.3 3:—The keep- | -

er.of a Chinese ‘opium ‘joint: raid-
ed. by. detectives: Jast night threw
a “Kerosene lamp’ and opium: pipes

in: the: “stove,” “causing! a fire in
which’ Detectives. Ricci. and: Sin-
‘clair were ‘injured, as well: as: ix,

The detectives, find-|
ing the stairway. in: flames, : chop- |:

1 ped: ‘out the. iron-barred. window} Tove and Miss ‘Anna: Haggblad,

both of ° Kispiox: Valley, - ‘were |.

i Chinamen.

and forced the: ‘Chinese to: jump

twenty feet to: ‘the, street, ‘after
Which they. esca ped. themselves.

WIA:

‘officiating.
| left: for the. Valley: immediately

‘The: fortnightly’ » sewing’ ‘party after tl th ceremony.

; a tn aid'of.the ‘Patriotic. ‘Fund wilt}. ”°
| be held at the ‘Misgion’ House’ on |.’ Vat
Thursday afternoon the € 8th, ; at |] bor:

- Methodist. Church.
A Song Service with special

music’ will be held iu Bt. Andrew’ 8
Hail tomorrow evéning. ~~“
Rev. ‘W. M. Scatt will; preach
on the subject: “The story. of. the
Gospel’ Hymns.’ ” Allare invited,

/ Love-Hageblad 2°.
At St. Peter’s Church on. . Wed-

hesday. morning, Mar, 1; Mr, John

united’ i in matriage. Rev. J. Field
- ‘The happy. ‘couple

tantinople are constantly grow- |.

LOCAL AND DISTRICT
NEWS PARAGHAPAS

R. b. Allen left for Burns Lake

Thursday.

‘Dr, Maclean,of Smithers, spent ;
Thursday i in- town,

Frank and Jack Lee left. for "
Alaska on Tuesday, ;

returned to Smithers on Monday.

W.J. Carr returned on Tuesday
from a trip to the Bulkley Val-
ley.” . ‘

Mrs. Hugh Taylor: and: family’.
are ‘leaving today. to join’ Mr.
Taylor at Fort: Fraser.

A. E. Player and A. R. ‘Mac. ©
donald. left yesterday for a brief i
visit to the coast cities. . 7

the Chicago Group, with two.
shifts now working on the tun-
‘| nel. a

G, A. McAlpine, of Edmonton, 7

. who ‘is: interested in the Chicago

Group, artived from the eaat last
night. 0 ee. oe

Mrs, and Miss Rowe, who have "

left on Tuesday for their raneh
in Kispiox Valley.

W. A. Stevens, who has “been M
with. the. G...T,,P at. Seaton, =

‘Tis in ‘town, will leave for. Rapeérton ~

Tuesday to join ‘the Ad2nd..

Wn. ‘McAdam, of” ‘Edmonton,
who,’ is, interested, ° ‘in- the Red
Rose, visited the property ‘this

” week. to inspect development.
The British prize, “eourt - hias|

The annual. meeting. of share-

tion will be: held in ~Agsemby
Hall on: Tuesday evening ext,
March 7, at 8 pm,

. The Leap-Year dan¢e given: by. _

the ‘Athletic Association on’. the
199th was a very successful affair,

“ladies choice’. darices being. a.
feature of the evening. —. *

Mr..and Mrs. 9.W. N. Saunders 7
left on Monday for Prince George,
Mr. Saunders having been trans-".

| ment.office in.that town...”
On. W. ‘Sharpe, whi’ is. now: a:

here on a few days’ leave.

-Both.: ‘are. proud: of
their. | so

_ Chief Minty: received: word’ on:
Friday that. Mrs, P, Sheshan; ‘had
disappeared. from’ her: hom 8. in:

“tthe Kispiox valley’ ‘the: ‘previous
any hight. ; very | ‘effort. is. ‘boing.
a made to locate het. : .

Rev. Mr.Frank and Mrs. Frank . fe

Work is progressing rapidly on’

been spending the winteriatown,° ~.

jholders i in Hazelton’Hall:Associa- =

| ferred to a position in the govern- ae

private in the 102nd: ‘Battalion, is: ao
Pre
vate. Burtington . is also visiting a

“hhis: family."