"PRICE $2.00 A'YEAR- “BEYT NG MEANY | ‘FOR MONDAY'S: spinrs|L . “Bverything ‘points, to a ue- cessful. celebration ‘in: “Hazelton: " on Monday, good “weather. being “the only featute unprovided ‘for. _ A large. crowd from - Bulkley Valley points... ~The committees have. arranged _ an attractive. lst of games and “sporti, the chief, feature. being ‘the ball game. ‘between: Smithers ~~ and Hazelton: In addition, there: will be ladies’ - and ‘children’ a Yates, horse races, ‘shot. put; high -. jump,’ 100-yard : ‘dash, ° 20-yard " yace,; ‘boxing-i in. “barrels, 120-yard _ hurdle 3 race, “tug-of-war, ‘married men's: race, “packing contest, In- - dian. races” ~ and. -contests, . ‘and , ~ other: amusing . features,“ The Indian: band i is-precticing: asgidi- _oualy, for. ‘the’ musical program. ce “ing, special «music ‘will ‘be -pro- +... ‘vided; ‘and the event. should prove afitting ‘wind-up. for a big day. e Dancing will: begin at: 9. sharp : -. GOOD CROWD ENJOYS. THE ATHLETIC SMOKER day: ‘evening. wa, ‘a8. sntieipated: Jo highly: snecessful affair, .. There oS was’ a. “good. attendance and. “all ” enjoyed the. program sod -. dng “bouta, in - Ogilvie: and’. George -Berts,: Doe |. = ‘Graham = Rock: and: H,“-Forster. eens their alcill in. the: ‘manly: branch, stores. ‘in the Bulkley e district on a ‘around . Hazelton. -will: “be pugs}. mentéd by the-excursionists-who| ‘will come by. ‘special. train’ from oe EVOT ” | tria’sactionin destroying bridges ‘council, ‘For the’ ‘Big. dance, -in the evens]. "tng features: were ‘the three box-| in which . Dryadate| gale and, <5 Wi: ‘Moriéon,' ‘and |= were | ‘given wes tients “Ogilvie, ; Forster and. Morigon,. ‘and. ‘recite > E. ‘a he Saigent ‘is . visiting his |bo TTALY JON THE A PEOPLE EN THUSIASTIC OVER AC TION WEEK’S: REPOR TS FROM WAR ZONE May. 92 = With. “lose and telegraph lines and arresting. crews. as ‘the immediate - asus belli, Ttaly. will: at. once tak the sidg. of the. ‘Allies. “The ‘entite ‘population of Rome gathered: on ‘the: Capitoline hill; on thé announcement of the news, evineing. the’ utmost enthusiasm. Prince’ -Colontia; the mayor, . ‘ons veried a “special. session” “of the ‘ta consecrate-- the. new’ wary: ~Atter ‘patriotic addiesses; |p the mayor’ and council; ‘preseded. by, the standard of. the city, paid 4 their. tiomage “to. King Victor at |, the. Quirinal. . “Excitement” “Was at” fever. heat: when, ‘the: King,. appearing’ in. the’ ‘uniform: field ‘marshal, ‘embraced the-na- LA crane. with, torial srandatd. is ‘cheored” the “Allies = ‘and America, demazding. revenge for). forces¢ ‘on the upper Adene river, | to take up -arms:: sand will appeal * ° ‘frént there. ds nothing: to report. ~ Austria | ‘is: concentrating large} “ Hmanvel will issue a proclama:| . tion. to the people, countersignde by all..the-ministers, today (Sat- rday): The document will ex- ‘plait. how. Italy’ has, been driven to all citizens to. do their. duty ‘in sucha way. ‘that; ‘victory will ‘be, assured. Another royal proclain- ation: will be addressed ‘to. the fleet.” “Lov: don, : “May. 22 ~iginge iny astcommunication of the - 17th;?” BAYS - ‘Sir, John French, “‘opera-|° tion “have been ‘painpered. py. bad. weather, : our troops have made: appreciable ‘progress . near ‘Neuve Chapelle, The.main charactéristiesof. these operations -have ‘been: numerous local. fights for : ‘strong points” be- hind - the. enemy!s. original. Jine, In: cal turing. aéveral of - thes¢. points: ‘our: infantry ‘has | again: displayed : reat: gallantry. - ~ ‘“On'-the/ remainder ‘of. the “Last -night:we. ‘brought dowh. a.German. aeroplane i in the neigh. ‘some. advantage, » But. 4H spite of this|e “Petrograd: The official’ stsite” ment. indicates several“ days - of great activity along the eastern front.” “Russians ‘have. seized, a- ‘position near Kourehany and,.to the: . west | “of. Shavii, | captured many prisoners and some. ma-| ‘chine guns: Near Rosiency, where. the Germans brought re- inforcements, the enemy-gained Russian suc- cess: continues on the left bank of the Vistula, . tinues with: great: ferocity. The} nent towards. the, Vistula ‘and |i in the direction-of “Permysl;: ‘the Russians claim: important -.sue- cesses. . In other sectionsof the eastern! area desperate battles have been) in progress, - On. Thursday * ~men - from ‘the Rissian ‘Black: ‘Sea. fleét : broke! - the- enemy's resistance and. deg: troyed: the - quarries ‘and stations . “Rome, “May 22:—King Victor | bothaod- ‘af Ypres." in. ue region. Sage of Eregil Ala ‘Lidbois, ‘Mey Vi —The ‘city was today.’ taken. by. the- revolution- ment: of. Portugal... “The. capital .: yielded after. a: :iebel. army :of 7,1 8000. threatetied:* to ‘storm ‘the “Shells — ‘from. the” fleet, | nds; Beb- fira: 3 | city. * which 4a in-yebel to.the city in three places; : Many. royalists * have” “been - arrested. " |ose Chagas. ig’ the new ‘presi re , Forty woman. tected Dover. “Zeppeling ; appéal ed: over. Deal and: “Margate ‘and ists, ‘who now control the govern- "High. angle. “guns. ‘pro: “PROGRESS OF THE GREAT WAR DAY. BY: 7 we: “erossed. ‘the Festubert-Quin- que road: and advanced. nearly ‘a mile into the German” Fighting. Jatill continues: i ! favor, ‘and: ‘thoughout. the: day: our’; troops ‘fought aplendidly:. for: the | past. 48 hours,-and ‘elsé- -where. “on.” the: front, there is nothing to- Teport: “Geneva: “A telegram, from ~ Ligand! : a Swiss. -elty= near: the "London ‘May: 7 Coke German: aerial “raid .. was. madé. on. Rams-. Italian : bordér,. saya: that’ Italy has now: 1, 700, 000 soldiers mobil- ized- and - equipped. z Tk, also. js | said: that-‘the :Austrian: ‘govern: ie ‘ment has'confiscated property of | ‘the: Rothschilds, aswell’ ag that: of ‘various. English: ‘French and “| Russian ‘families. | a 5. Raos=-KCing vi es.jies at Strassburg, ~ reap I leather for’ the: German arniy, | knew-he were destroyed, with a loss of ax : : {who is well known throughout" At Ypres- all. hag’ been quiet]: : -| menians are arming - ‘Against the i a tary to our. troops, who continue -"* targ has not yet: ‘bean: ascertained, : bat: 550 have “ been: sheared: to the |: with locomotives: were -deatroyed' at Koenigsberg and the: -tariner- $2, 000. 000. . “. London: —Six thousand Ar- meniang: “were. ‘nassacréed at.Van, Armenia, ‘On. Saturday: ~ The Ar- Turks and Kurds. - Léndon, May 1: -Field- mar- shal Sir John’ French;’-British Expeditionary. forces, today § ‘sent the . following report, ta the Wat) | fue ther successes south: of Riche-| bourg-Lavoue™ ‘and’ all. German treriches on.a front of two miles were: ‘occupied. . om - APIs: ‘morning ‘geveral ‘bodies of: Germs ans “ surrendered’ -volun- "| to. fight’ with great. gallantry and ie eee outers of ‘pri (7 |ROCHER DE BOULE sue : seem exceedingly favorable, In. Galicia” the. eampaign. eon} : a =| who was: “eighty years of age. |was horn. in Seotland, but had --. ‘|tived: in. Canada. since her early ‘supplying € 7 mountain, ge/none i in-B. C..a3.to scenery: ‘and- ~ FORTY CARS OF ORE Mining on a scale hitherto une attempted, ‘in this district is in. _ progress.on: the Rocher de Boule’ mine, near Hazelton. © Superiné tendent’ D, J. Williams, of the: <_ Montana - Continental Develop: ° Pt ment Co. was down this weak, and-informed The Miner that:his- company had already. shipped - 40 ‘ear of ore. to. Anyox.* The-. present. rate of shipment, ‘400 tons a.week, will-be increased to 100, tonsa day: after June.1. Forty-- 90.) five .men-aré employed,’ and-de-? =. velopment - ig “being. pushed fore" ward. "The tramway. and power. - ‘plant are in excellent condition; « everything is going well, and with 19-cent copper the auspices. « aot ” For Patriotic Fund -- “the following. additional sub wooo Hoskins: “H.- “Weleb, rh ts Tomlinson; $5; ‘DL. Purvis, F. A. “Eberhardt, ty Bui J. E. Kirby, $20, MRS, A. HICKS DEAD. AT, ADVANCED AGE - Mire. ‘Agnes Hicks died at the Hospital-on Saturday evening, of. an affection of the heart incident: ’ to old age.* ‘The deceased:lady,: - =ve as | youth, . and | for the last threa.” sYears. had’ ‘fieen a resident of - Hea ee she’ eniosea fhe the district, - Other sons: reside.” in. Manitoba and California, °. : ~The funeral took placé on. Mon day, when a service was- held i in: St. Peter’s Church, Rev: “John: Field officiating. The pallbearers. were. R.'S. Sargent, S. HL ‘Hoa. | king,” Wi Grant, §. Cline,