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THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER .8, 1917

The Omineca Miner

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE
GREAT Omineca District oF British COLUMBIA.

A. R. Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada and British Péssessions, Two Dollars a
year, Foreign, Three Dollars'a year, ;

ADVERTISING RATES: Display, $2.50 per ‘inch per month: Reading
Notices, 20 cents per line for each insertion. Legal notices inserted at B. C.:
Gazette rates.

VoL. VII. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1917 No, 10

Beef and bacon are needed overseas in increaing quantities.
‘They are foods especially suited ‘to the requirements of the men
who are fighting and those doing heavy physical labor. The
scarcity of fodder and the greater call for meat have compelled the
Allies since the beginning of the war to kil] more than 38, 00, 000
head of their stock animals. Thus the stock of their meat is
decreasing. At the same time the needs of the soldiers and war
workers have increased the necessary meat consumption.

Imports of beef and bacon into Great Britain from Sweden,
Norway, Denmark and Hollatid have been reduced to a very small
umount, whereas all three countries formerly supplied large
quantities, The United Kingdom is thrown more than ever upon
the North American continent for these com=odities, Moreover,
the entrance of the United States into the war has greatly increased
the requirements of both beef and bacon for the United States
army. ;

The soldiers need beef and bacon and they can only be supplied
if the civilian populations of Canada and the United States will!
reduce their consumption of these foods. A saving of one ounee
per person per day, and increased production of beef and bacon on
this continent would go a long way towards mecting the armies’
requirements, °

Shortly a campaign will be started all over Canada for
subscriptions to the third war loan, to be called the Victory Loan,
to raise $150,000,000 to carry on Canada’s pari in this struggle,
The rate of interest, is expected to'be 54 per cent, making it

- exceedingly attractive as an investment—much more so than the
rate paid by the savings banks, The security is beyond question,

A feature worthy of-special note will be the fact that Victory
bonds can be purcliased in instalments, malting them come within
the reach of everyone, and they ean he had to run five, ten or
twenty years, - :

‘Another point is that the money will not be sent out of Canada,
but will be spent right here in the Dominion, ;

Sir Thomas White, minister of finance,states that Canada must
raise $300,000,000 per annum to pay its share of the eost of

‘earrying on the war toa successful finish. This amount must be

; provided by the people of this Dominion, and it is manifestly better
to raise much of it by bonds than have to pay itall by taxes. As
yet we have not begun to give the way people in other lands have
done, with but 40,000 subscribers to the last loan, bat that will
doubtless be remedied.

This is one call that all can heed to some extent—and ‘all ean
help beat the Kaiser ‘to just that extent, Let us be prepared when
the time comes, within the next nionth,--Ex,

The whole argument for a union of all those who favor the
continued ‘vigorous-participation by Canada in the war can be pot
ina nutshell, If they do not get together, sinking jn the operation
their lesser differences, those elements’ in the population which are
indifferent or héstile to the war will take possessjon of the country
and give effect to their views. ‘The Win-the-War Canadians are

not so- strong numerically that they ean afford to spend their|-

_-gtrength in fighting one another about relatively unimportant
matters. The motto of the Strategists of the Quit- the-War
movement is: ‘'Divide and conquer.” —Ex, ,

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Peace Talk in Germany
Copenhagen: “The Austro-Ger-
-man press has eagerly seized the

occasion of the statement regard-
ing a basis of peace’ announced
by th Russian Workmen’s and
Soldiers’ Deputies to re-open the
‘discussion of peace, which they
. had declared cloged after the re-
ply to the Pops.’ In this the

farewells’’ to peace proposals,
and which ,' ‘miss no opportunity
fo attempt to open pourparlers in
the hope of getting out of the
war?”

Vorwaerts Bays the points. in
the Russian statement which, are
mentioned in the,semi-official re-
plies ds unacceptable are probably
the demands for plebiscites. re-

newspapers follow the example
of their respective governments,

which: Von Reventlow, sarcastic.
ally. declared ' ‘rival Patti i in the

7 number of their absolutely. jast

specting Alsace-Lorraine and. the.

ignoring the fact that. the. -Ger- |

Italian enclaves, Austria wittibgly |

man announced * programme’ for. “

incompatible with ‘the demand
of the Workmen’s and Soldiers’

‘Belgium. :
Socialists now in session has

adopted a resolution . providing

government.” Another resolution
demands that Austria be convert-
ed into federated states of free
and independent nationality, each

ments on matters of common

federal council,

NOTICE

Crown forming portion of the subdivi-

ber, at Burns Lake.

announced at the sale,
‘J. §. ALEXANDER,
Commissioner of Lands,
Fort Fraser, B. C.:

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ae ow ont a

lations. |

OAL mining’ rights of the Dominion,

Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the
Northwest Territories and in a portion

of the Province of British Columbia,
may be leased fora term of twenty-one

acre. Not more than 2,560 acres will
he leased to ane applicant,

Application for a.lease must be made
by t applicant in person to the Agent
or Sub-Agent of -the district in which
the rights applied for are situated.

be described by sections,
divisions of sections, and in unsurveyed
territory the tract applied for shall be
staked out by the applicant himself,
Hach application must be aceompani-
ed’ by a fee of $5, which will be refund-

erwise. A royal-
ty shall be paid on the merchantable
eutput of themine at the rate of'five
cents per ton: -

Tha person operating the mine shall
furnish the Agent with sworn returns
accounting forthe full quantity of mer-
‘chantable coal mined and pay the
voyalty thereon, Jf the coal minin
rights are not being operated, sue
returns should be furnished at least
once a yeor.

rights only, but the lessee may be per-
surface rights may be consideted nec

the rate of $10.00 an acre.

For full information application
should be made to the Secretary of the
Department of the Interior, Ottawa,

Dominion Lands.

W. W. CORY, i

The Miner is two dollars 4 year,

HOTEL PRINCE RUPERT
THE LEADING HOTEL IN NORTIEERN 5. ¢.

+s EUROPEAN PLAN ::
One Dollar per day and upwards -
25c. auto service fo and from all tralus and boats
PRINCE RUPERT “ - P ined

MINING SURVEYS |

Dalby B. Morkill”
| British: ‘Columbia Land Surveyor .

HAZELTON:

- General Blacksmith
| Prices Cutin Half:

0 cents nts per hour —
MAX, HIATT - 1 ~HAZELTON

an

‘Commercial Printing at 2

ae

“securities” ‘
in a

a8, fo, Palatam : “ig [s

group for the full restoration ot ;

The convention of Austrian]

that under no cireumstances shall
members of the party enter thel|lt

regulating its own affairs, apree-/ lB

interest to he reached through all

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ||]

an auction sale of lots belonging to the||E

sion of Lots 6808 and 6809, Range 6,>/B
Coast District, at Burns Lake, will be jf
held on Tuesday the 30th day of Octo- jar

All lots will be offered subject to an |
upset price and terms which will be|/f

Synopsis of “Coal Mining B Rev. ‘e
in Manitoba, . Saskatchewan and i:

years at an annual rental of $1' an {if

In surveyed territory the land must ||
or Tegal sub- {if

ed if the rights applied for pe not |
| available, but not ot

The lease will include: the coal tnining i
mitted to purchase whatever available |

essary for. the working of- the mine at |i

or to any Agent or Sub- Agent of |

BC. j

“HORSESHOER AND XH

Shoeing from $2 up—Shop Work

THE NER “OFC cl all

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. Viee-Presidents: J. I’. Maguire, Mrs. Cha ppell, Wm. Grant

’ Large or Small Contributions will be Gratéfully Received

«ws .

IF YOU CANT FIGHT.
YOU CAN AT. LEAST .

STAND BEHIND THE

- MAN WHO F IGHTS —

FOR YOU!

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THE: CANADIAN PATRIOTIC FUND

Which assists the wives and families of Canada’s gallant
soldiers, requires millions of dollars to Keep the soldiers’
home fires burning. .

Distriet Treasurer: Stephen H. Hoskins, Government Agent |
. Hazelton Committee: :

J. ©. Kirby, R. E. Allen, J. K, Frost, J..R. Barker,
and J. G.-Powell. Monthly Subscriptions are Solicited —

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THE CANADIAN RED CROSS.

The’ Flazelton Branch requests the support of all in its
efforts fo assist in the noble work of this great humanitarian
organization,
Honorary Presidents: Mrs. (Rev.) John Field; Mrs. (Rev.)
| — W. Hogan 7
Chairman: -Dr. H. C. Wrinch

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Honorary Secretary: Miss W. Soal
Honorary Treasurer: H.’ H. Little, Manager Union Bank
Executive Committee: .
Mesdames Wattie, Wrinch, Sealy, and Glassey; Rev. John
Field, W. Wattie, John Newick

‘SOLDIERS’ AID & EMPLOYMENT |
COMMITTEE

Endeavors to supply soldiers from Hazelton district with
* such comforts and necessities as éannot be readily obtained |f
at the front, and. will ‘assist them to re-establish themsdlves an

in civil life when they return..
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- Phe’ Committee | ig ‘acting i in
0 - operation ‘with the Provincial “Retuined - Soldiers’
Commission and thé Military Hospitals Commigsion | ,
Contributions to the Soldiers’ Aid Tobacco Fund are Welcome i
. _Chairman: AY ‘R, Macdonald a
Honorayy Secretary- Treasurer: J. K. Frost,
HLH, Little, R, B. Allen, F. BY Chetileburgh .
zi B. Campbell, HB. Glassey! ¢ G. W. . MeKiay. .

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SOME CAN FIGHT, SOME. be
-CAN WORK OR PAY --- |

ALL CAN SERV VI