~_ THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ; aes $2. 00 A YEAR FOR SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS Se t. Local Cominiittee Receiving Con- e * tributions For'Holiday_ Parcels’ . “ ~The people. of Francois Lake -erously: to the call’ for money for the ‘Soldiers’. Aid Christmas fund, Under ‘the. auspices of Francois - Lake: Fate Tey Institute, a dance ; Was - held” at: ‘the Island Hotel, ; Bare Lake, and ‘a collection for | : ae : the fund Was made, the’ sum. of | ° “$04: being- realized, . The sub- cseribers * were: _ i i: ee “and: ‘Burns Lake responded gen- | - ‘troops of the - Bainsizza plateau |the Italian invaders to withdraw. Rome: ~« : Evacuation by Italiait WAS - officially ‘announced today. The. pressuré-of the Austro-Ger- man drive in that ‘sector forced ~ ENEMY LIKELY Y TOR : VEC Black - tee frum Mount Maggiore West to Bob Gerow a ao! 20.00] A | Frank Keefe... ..” 5.00!" Auzza, a y Mulvaney & Macdonald .. 10.00]. The resignation of the Italian |: = William Clark ....: -- 5.00 cabinet was announced d today, . dack McLean . ay 6,00 oe _ es Miss Bowie. .-.'. ., 8.00 Berlin: The Austro- German = A. R. Brown... 2. 8.00 troops, in their dffensive on the a “Mat Hutter - » .. 2.00 I f he m OW. Featherly.. 0.0 2,00 gonzo front, captured moret an. : ™ G. Rohertsons § 2°. 2,00/30,000 Italians ‘and 800 guns. In a . 4 a Sven toto tho many Places the Germans are 7 adeffrey, . 0. , . | a. . Shorty Matheson. . 1.50 fighting on Italian territory. The a _ Tommy. Stretch: eee Vo. 71.00 northern wing of the Italian army ; ~ Ray Slaker 6 40... 1.00 has been defeated and is ret ti & “MB. Nourse se 1.00 _ 5 retiring | ; ie Keller... sje at.00| while German divisions. are, -Ad=| blo - % MRE Gamindn® BP TT B00 Waiieing beysnd ‘Rarfret and Ron- § oFiMeKinnon:- 2. 1.00] pina. : Vo Carlgon re, ‘L00}- Fs : "Another subseription from thd London: ‘British and French . Valley. was 85 sent. by E. G. Ay- liffe; of North Bulkley. , ” The Soldiers’ Aid‘ is again nisend- ing large ‘Christmas parcels to all ‘men from this district who are ‘at the front, and, contributions to- wards the large sum ‘required will ‘be gratefully. received by Jacl! Frost, honorary. secretary ' of. the committee, . ; _ Accidentally - Killed | other great drive today. east of Ypres the Allied, soldiers attacked the’ enemy eat rly” ‘in the morning, and have, made satis- factory progress, Rain fell heay- ily during the latter” part of the} night, ‘and is continuing today, | Italy looks serious at the. begin- forces i in Flanders joined: in an- North- “, Germany’s offensive against RE TIRE ning, but the'tin able for such’ united i in. placing complete confi- donee i in‘her ’ 4 may raise, . F, Amsterdam: "] not consider: M chiaelis’. resigina- tion necessary; power, over the Freneh advance north: east of: Soissons,: Calogne papers say iti is impossible to minimize the import tance -of the French blow. . _ hus “5 yesterday: ‘tepulsed | a German: de- tachment, -.: Partsof the: German fleet including somedreadnaughts the eastern i side.of Modn island. in the Gulf of Riga. _ Copentiagren: The Germans, under pressure of: the. French victory .on the: ‘Aisne; will endea- ‘vor to effecta general yelirement: to. the new. Hindenburg: line, well on is’ “Ui\favor . campaign. Ataly is ‘well munitidned arid’ provided with troops, ‘dnd. observers. ‘are. ability. to: weather whatever -storm the, Germans nd it is probable the chancellor. ‘will “remain in | German newspapers are uneasy |, ; Petrograd: Russian” ‘forces at Werder,on the coast of. Esthonia;. is anchored in Kuivast Bay, on ON WEST FRONT| to the rear of their Dregent posi- tions, “Dublin: The Sinn Fein confer-| ence, at its session last night, , decided that members of the-or- ganization should be trained i in illnot be made compulsory. — - London: A grave: situation may ing. Rumor’ says’ German sub- again, _ Americans returning from vis- its ‘to Ireland are amazed at the freedom allowed breeders of re- beliion, - Rio Janeiro: | ‘Brazil will be compelled to enter’ the war. Pregident-Braz: declarés that. Ger-|"- many is compelling the break, ‘The sinking of a fourth Brazilian ship. is officially announced, . Washington: Canada. and the United’ States can beat the sub- marines by the . conservation of wheat and production of. fats, de- clares Hoover, who: ‘maintains that the Allies should be ted 1 .by this continent. . “London: "On "Tuesday Bonar|. Law’ will ask parliament to.vote a. further credit of two billion dollars. We A, Williseroft, for a. nuini- “ber ‘of years road superintendent -! inthe interior districts, and well known i in Hazelton, was acciden- ally killed on - Saturday by the fall: of a. heavy timber jn a Vie- ‘torla shipyard,. where ‘he “had been working. for a short time. |’ - His sudden death will be’ regret: “4 ted by. many in this district,: He “wag 64 years ‘of age.’ : 7 on i "Montreal: ‘The shelling a plant of the Canadian Explosives, : nn at. Isle : Perrot; ‘near Vandreutil, was ‘destroyed by fire and explo: aions this morning, with a lose of it 1560; 000," No lives were lost. / Sparks: from, an lectric motor started, the fire, _ 7 ir a am bare on ex- » conta of lead: and. zine ores will oo Yee dfteds ‘allowing Canadian | | ing tobe. wae ores to, the He a’ large. ‘number of, .Christmas parcels “for despatch to’ the trenches, . fare requested : to attend at thel, courthouse.on Tuesday afternoon from 20 ‘elock until 5, now, only. to set. their ‘teeth’ .and a vietory will crown, their: efforts, aln, ‘wil: never make j pede. with; _ Colin Munro Here | , After spending some months , Many } e “Help. Wanted.) The’ “Soldiers” “Aid ig preparing Ladies who are will] ing to: assist : in: the work of sew- ing the covers on’ the' Packages | Jellicoe : ‘gaye: ‘the ‘Allies: have ~!Lord Cecil’ declares | that: “Brits |: n various military. hospitals, ( ‘ol- ; in H. Munro, a popular local man who had been invalided ‘home alter doing his bit,. is here this week, on ten ‘days leave. Colin,. who. was with the First Pioneers, ; was ‘badly. wounded ‘in ‘the ‘left. _ {atm, but i is gradually recovering {the use .of the limb. friends welcomed him back, a COLLECTION F OR. . ‘BRITISH: FED | cross|" The. bandsome: sum ‘of $809, 40 was: realized 4 in. Hazelton district on “Our Day,” ‘when’ the local branch of the Red. Cross sought contributions forthe British Red Cross. - “Following is a list of. re- ceipts:: "Rocher de Raule Mine - - $131.25 Skeena Xe Kitseguecla 20.65 Lorne Greek . . 4... 8,50 Pacific. . woes 7 8445 Kispiox. .. 6.55 Staff. Yukon. Tlegeihs “44,50 Hazelton. Hospital. aw .. 12,76 Hazelton eas 68:35! . ¢ The thanks of: the Red. ‘Cross are extended to; Mr. sjand Mrs, Williams at the’ Rocher’ de Boule dor their hospitality : ‘and assiat- ance to Mrs. -Glassey. and Miss | Wattie, the collectoys,’.’ “Acknow-| Jedament ig alga. made’ of -the kindiiess of A. Me Ruddy, pro- prietor: of the: hotel! at Skeena|! Crogsinig. who ‘conVeyed: : the}: he, central. ‘Dowers ' ab the ; 8X: ” Red-Croas Concert Owing to the -to the absence of several artists, the Red. 'Crogs concert and dance scheduled for. ast night was piustponed until next Thursday, Nov, 1,-at 8:80, when it is hoped there will’ be a large attendance. at. Assembly | Hall. There. will be: a fine con- cert program followed by a dance, Refreshments will be’ served by thio ladies, " : Seventeen British Terchant vessel over: 1600: ‘tons and’ eight ‘Under that | tonnage were. sunk) last week, In Septem ber British airmen| brought down 274, German Planes, ' ‘Coming Events. Nov. 1—~Red Cyoaa Concert. ait bance Assembly Hall at'8:80-p.m,, o Meating, | Progress Chub rooms: at 8 80, Pp. Mm. ae Peo , Now. 8—Haielton Progreta( Chub, | eral meeting at 8:80pm; °. Nev. 8: Hazelton Fire - Aiotaton; |" the use of arms,. although ‘this|* arise in Iréland with short warn-| marines have been Janding arms| -/ accompanied by Alfred Bannister. | - day, evening. ee ‘ the White Sail district, where he: ‘ing . contractor here, is 'révisi ewan and: likes. hie new. ‘busing , , [holding their first ‘whist, dei Thuraday, Nov. 3; ats. ‘DM., Nov. : '2—-Board, ‘of! Trade ‘Quarter | fs LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS: }| Items Of General Interest From Hazelton and Surround- ing. District I. H. Benson came down from Telkwa on Sunday, » E. “A. Gorges, of ‘Smithers, | waa here on ‘Tuesday, oboe Cc. K, Hood has.gone to Prince Rupert for the winter, a BP. Henry, of Fort. Fraser, was in town this week, FR. Alexander, of. "Prince ‘Rupert, arrived on Wednesday. ; C. A. Farrell, of Edmonton, is | a business visitor in. Hazelton... Chief Constable Dunwoody ig... spending’a couple of weeks at the coast, © . ‘A OL. McDowell, D. FL Me- ‘Kipnon and K, : -M. dohneson;: of dl Smithers, arrived on Sunday, J. R. Barker has returned from Vancouver, where he spent, some weeks in the military” hospital; Herbert and -H. v. ‘Heal. were down from Telkwa ‘on ‘Tuesday, “Among the week’s - visitors from the Bulkley Valley ¥ were W. J. and P. B. Carr, ‘of, Smithers, : “The Red Crosa” “Goneert whieh : was to have been held Jast night was postponed. ‘until next Thurs: i yoy HE: ‘Glassey, of the Hudson's 8 ve Bay’ staff, returned .on ‘Sunday. from a business trip to’ Fort’ Fraser, _— The Soldier’ 5 Aid ackinowlédges ra the receipt of magazines.for the > trenches from Miss: Ward and R, oO J. Rock. . Harry Ward, who ‘had been” acting as watchman on the Mud : Creek. bridge, died on ‘Saturday, after a brief illness. . a ‘J. S. Bagg has returned from’. wk spent the summer,. . He thinks. « ‘highly of the new mining section. Campbell Henderson, tepreaqnt- ae ing “Smith, Davidgon.. & Wright, the’ Vancouver paper firm, is vig-.:-, iting his “eustoiners here « this week, : CG. A. French, distriet n manager for the, Hudson’s. Bay. Co, ‘was’ 7 in Hazelton for‘a couple of. days, on his return from, a visit ha ! interior posts. of : Harvey’ Crum,’ formerly’ ‘buil g.. the town. “He is now ngage : in growing wheat in Saskatcha- The ladies of. the Skeena. : Whist Club will : ‘open, their genso ‘ the: _fesidence of Mra. Anderson . Board of: Trade ! ‘annual. meeting, ‘Progres -[at 8:80, ‘Palas. :