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.. NEW HAZELTON;'B. C., SEPTEMBER tt 1914:

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FIRST N ORTHERN
REGT. TS RUPERT'S |

‘The Pott. is Raising : a: “Regiment that
Will Bé-a’Credit to the North—
oo * Prince Rupert's Own”

Large numbers ob men from all points
along ¢ the line in the interior are apply-
ing: ‘foriddmission’ to the , Prinee. Rupert
regiment. From Terrace, Hazelton and
Smithers, and: intermediate points to
Fort Fraser, - -appli¢ations are being. re-
ceived. Orders for the drafting of; de-
tails for the second Canadian contingent
are expected at any time. ~

A large and enthusiastic. turnout ‘at-
tended the initial parade. held. last week
which left little doubt of: the growing
sentiment of the Prince Rupert people
A considerable number of those out on
parade were ex-soldiers or have had
military experience, In addition there
are a large-number of applications from
others desiring to. recruit; The men
paraded under Major MeMullin, the
drilling being in charge of Sergeant-In-

structor Lee, recently of the Tnniskillin
Fusiliers,

Col. Peck haa gone south to confer
with the authorities for the purpose of
having the Prince’ Rupert regiment re-
presented in the second contingent now

. bridges, across: which he was’ said to

" ‘almost as.:bad | ag. a coup e of months

. one. else:

under organization ‘for the front.

MYSTERY MAN IS.

TAKEN BY POLICE '

Clothed :in Scanty Raiment and Roam-

ing the Forests: by Day, and
’ Coming, Out at Night

In the neighborhood of Lor pereek cine
unidentified man has! been’ causing.:con-

-Tsiderable~. uneasiness for “some: “weeks: tid wing vhich.the. British have ; m i

Has been.seen by several people, very
.thinly.clad and foot’sore, but while in
sight’ behaving quietly. Several ‘small
gardens in the. settlements: bear evi-
dence of; having been hastily rifled. A
prospector sleeping i in a deserted cabin

was aroused one night’ by a form lean-|

ing in through a window, which pre-
Sently let out a: tremendous yell and
made off, He seemed to harbour with-
in a circuit of about five miles. .

Constable Lavery spent one night. last
week watching for him at. one of the

parade quite frequently at ‘night. The|
policeman’s vigil brought no results as
the man.did-not appear, _

Last Friday John Evans, a rancher,
saw the men‘ enter his barn, and sum-
moned the help of neighbors to surround
the place while he ritified the police. |.

Constable. ‘Lavery’ ‘caught ‘a freight: to!

‘the scene and” found’the man hiding in
the hay and arrested him. / His name is

Jack Davis and-he ‘had worked ‘in the |
vicinity of “Lorne creek and: on ‘the|’
‘He was brought to |.

bridge last. June, -
Hazelton on Satuiday, where he is-held,
and will be under the doctor's observa-
tion for a time.” Physically the man ig
in prime ‘condition, ‘and he is about 24
years old. When arrested ‘he was cloth-
in an undershirt and. a pair of tattered
trousers, no boots: or socks, and asked
to be left alone as he waa just about at
death’s ‘door . with, as he: said, “his
lungs. all shat to pieces.”’. The doctor
says he is-as‘sound and: solid: physically:
ag anyone may ever. expect: to be. His
apprehension. will: be. 3 great relief to
the women of: ‘the: neighborhood. ,

‘Another Strike at Dingman os

” Calgary has: the oil. craze Again, and

ee. ‘The propelling. cause is. the atrike

moving.;, |

| British corps hag buried many

conet tothe east.”

are making a determined stand
to hold position,
German line of communiciation
in the east,
Germans back upon ammunition
and supplies eolumn.
German reinforcements inelud-
Ting 60,000 reserves and. 40,000

‘Belgium: to support the Kaiser’: Ss

‘pushed. back twenty, miles, This
right wing:is now in. retreat.

Sinking of Pathfinder on: Sai-

not mine,
Official press bureau Says. that
battle continued yesterday, The

the line, Gen. French reports 1st

German dead and captured many
guns. -

" Washington, Sent. 10— Ambas-

G. TP CARRYING»
_ FREIGHT THROUGH |

Several Cat. Loads of Fish Left This|
- "Week for Montreal-—Freight
“Atrives from East.

‘Last. Thurday, Soptember 3, the first
through passenger train made the irip
from Prince Rupert. to .Winnipeg, and
last Tuesday. the, first train from Win-
nipeg .arrived: in. New Hazelton. On
board were General Manager,’ M. Don-
aldson, Supt. McColl, Edson,.and sey-
eral other minor officials. It ig Junder-,
stood that the’ general manager wired}
Winnipeg for several immense locomo-
tive engines to haul the transcontinental
trains and it.is expected these will be|.
on the next trains. from the east,

This’ ‘week ‘the . brince Rupert Cold:
Storage. Go, : shipped - five carloads. of.
fish from Rupert. ‘to ‘Montreal, This:
was the, firat -commercial frelght the
new railway. company handled from ‘the

{brant ‘future, and’ any freight’ leav-

Allies have cut

Hope to drive the

sailors. now being rushed through |:

urday ‘due to torpedo boat attack
‘the only ‘means the- ‘Austrians

Germans driven back. all along|

capture of Breslau is Imminent.

| vice.to and ‘from. the East will. improve |.

‘that the mail from ‘the far. Raat will be

’ Even with the. war|.- vege
‘fever ih the’ air,’ the GT. P. haa: a: very |

RUSSIANS ALREADY HAVE AUSTRIA HOWLING FOR HELP

EXTRA-—Thursday, 4 p.m. --Germans driven back along
whole line; according to Field: Marshall French, | “British
captured many guns and prisoners. Fierce fighting now in
progress, Germans exhausted. British crossed the Marne
“= (gomg north. Counter attack of Allies on Germans deliv-
ered with such speed and impetuosity that invaders got 1 no
chance to. recover from. effects of their rush from north.

Germans withdrawn. to- about
seventy miles north east of Paris,
constantly pushed bythe British,
London,.. Sept. - 10; --- Austrians
evacuating Cracow. Reports say
Austria will sue for peace | owing
to many terrific defeats.  Gov-
ernment also disgruntled over the
failure of Germany to send more
troops into Galicia. ©
‘Desperate fighting continues
along centre where the Germans

Spain and China, sign peace’ com-
mission’ treaties. with: the United

drawn

into. the; conflict. » Ger-
principals of the treaty and ° Tur-
key and Greece about to sign.

fovernment
tactics - undertaken’ "last day by
the allied army had effect of for-
¢ing Germans back at. various
‘| points along: battle ‘line extends|-
from few. miles east-of Paris: to
Verdun,. say two hundred miles,
Bordeaux, Sept. 10- —Opinion is
jerate plight from
am. olitigaland . financial
‘point of 7 view. ‘:: Russian and for-
eign diplomatic, ‘service “believe
Vienna: government will site for
peace within fifteen: days. ‘This

will have to ‘avoid break up. of the
empire...
London, Sept. 10—The advance
guard of : Russian center. is.now
marching towards ° -Berlin. Rus-
sian troops. invade. Silesia’ and.

sador Page, at London; informs
President Wilson: ‘that Great Brit-
ain- is ‘determined | ‘not to make
peace until it has decisivly defea-
ted Germany, ‘Britain. France;

States to prevent: the latter. being

many, “Russia, Japan accept the|

Latest reporto from the French}
indicate :. offensive

jineluding ° battleships, ° ;

latter pts. to take offensive. :  Mes-
sage from. Vienna’ officially ‘ad-
‘mits Arehduke Frederick ~ lost
120,000 men: in: the recentGalicia:
battle, quarter°of his command.
German forees ‘are marching
south’towards Poland to aid the
Austrians, but-Russians prepare
to check them. at. Vistula river.

Bordeau, Septic 10—- Official re-
ports:‘say the British’ have eross-
ed the Marne, Germans have
fallen“back:25° milés... Efforts ‘of
Germans tu break: French’ ‘fines
on Oureq also failed.” \Germans| .
are short of ammunitions ‘andare
having’ difficulty:in provisioning.
-London;- Sept. 10th—Rulers of |
native: states of- India number. als}.
most 700 have’ offered personal:
Berviées and resources of their
States for’ war. - “Viceroy, has ge-

Kishangarh. Rutlam, Sachin, Pa.
tiala, Sir Pertab Singh; régent of |
Jodhpur. and the heir apparent to

Sites People Remin Remind the Townsit

making an effort to have the purchasers

IS READY ADY TO SHIP

Harry Howson Has Big: Big Mining Prope
ty Under Development—A Five
_ Foot Vein: ‘in the Toone!"

Hari Howson ¢ came up. from. Fiddl
ereek ‘on Wednesday night ‘on'ia ‘sho.
business trip, He’ stated to the’ ‘Herald
that the mining property. which he has
bonded from - Louis ‘Knauss a. ‘couple of ©.
months ago ‘is. turning out. better. than.
he even expected, ‘Since he. built the:
road, trail and cabin, he has driven - ae
seyenty-foot - ‘tunnel. which bap ‘opened |.”
up a five-foot vein of first class ore...
_ Harry.is very” “optimistic over: ‘thi
property, which is the first to show an
| promise in’ the Fiddler creek: district

weeks,. get, things in such shape. that b
could ship fifty tons a week continuot
ly. ‘Asked about the. nature of the. ore, a
he said it would average’ across the vein:
about two and a half ‘per:‘cent copper, .
twelve ounces in silver, an ounce and 2.
half in gold and considerable: ‘lead, He:

complete this:fall.:.

New Hazelton o ‘on the’ &. Ts P, main: line

SAY OWNERS DD. aoe
NOT KEEP. FAITH

+ Coinpany: of: Their Promises on.

The townsite company of Sinithers

Bhopal and: many other cadets of
noble. families: “Large number of
troops ‘and money. is ‘given..2

German: ‘Sguadron-of 31. ‘ships,
-eFuisers
and destroyers has been: observ-
ed along Gulf of Bosnia steaming
east, - :
Rumor says the Germans have

Austrians mad e several disastrous

- BETTER MAIL SERVICE

Opening. of G. TP.
Will Facilitate B: siness -

| “The opening of the’ new + through ‘sk

the mail: service to- ‘New Hazelton. : ‘Wal

Tuesday and Thursday, This. arrange-
ment will give us. ‘one mail per: week
more than heretofore. It is probable

forwarded via Edmonton, while the ter-
ritory from Calgary vestward and from
the . south-west--will| come -in. ‘up. the
Coast as. it has ‘Deen coming. In any
event the town stands to benefit.

post “office. building.” It: ‘is ‘very ‘likely
that: the activities: if tha’ war andthe

new ‘responsibilities ‘will. cut off appro-|-3
priations: for’ public: buildings, eens a

the finishing 0 of work: ow in’ "Progress,

|HEAVY. SHIPMENTS :

“Phrough, Service 7

aS me. Mines Close ‘Temporarily, Bat

shall get. ‘the ‘coast: mails: ‘each’ Wedries:| -: s
day. and Saturda and ‘the: Kast’ ail‘on |:
yang ea v m ‘fered. with the's' ipments, of | ore to: the

‘gent “down - from

Nothing: is: to: be learned of the new |. ;

evacuated Luneville.-

| thari’ two: hundred: men would “be- “per-

TO TRAIL SMELTER |

c

i Staffs. are Being. Ficked up by 7:
_- Other Big. Operators, .

Wi

“The war does snot seem ‘to haye intor-
smelter, at- Trai

active’ month and deli
satisfactory. and: fairly. heny Daal
the -becond week, of ‘August: Rie

he LeRoy: imine, at

of: town Jota ‘meet their Payments’ by:

handing in the installments due on'p :
chases. made last fall,’ :
than. Tight, it, is” admitted, but ‘the “eltiz ,
zeng are, in company. with many’ other: a
places, hard. up these- war times, .
company. insists that the debtors: should. cone
| ¢arry out. their’ ‘profnises, ve
* In, offset the. ‘people. interested.’ point. a
to the promise made’ by the company ‘at: oe
‘the time ‘of. sale,’ ‘that-a large amou
of. work: would’ be done,.: that-not: less

manently ‘employed, ~ ~That many civic m
‘/improvements, including electric, light “
and: :waterworks, ‘would | be: put.i in, eye

ers of the. place. © Its futa
their future; and. eal are houn
gether, el

ed: ‘from - 9 cars: fhe: "week a

This is no, more ~

- While it..can. be. understood. _why. the 7
ompany did ‘not carry. out ita plang, it:

is hardly just, when the: company’ has
not filled its own, ‘promises, to. force Be
lot of: purchasers t6. live: strictl me
their agreements. Those who
vested: say. they are Satish

entures, . They. are ‘citizen and:

He has several tons: ready to ‘ship ‘now, °/ :
and: he. stated. that he eould,: within two. aan

needs about two and a ‘half miles of! |
: | wagon ‘road yet and this he expects to. 2

Associated with Mr. Howson: ‘is- Mar

tin Welch, and. they will very soon hava." ~~
a mine. running continuously : at: ‘Fiddler a
ereek, which is only a few miles west). .

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