' ing‘in the Bulkley Valley, | was in

Bt) here today.

* mining manarrived last evening.

| ‘a trip to the Groundhog country.

- down from Smithers on Thurg-

Hazelton.

terior News, was: down from

Blackwater: for - his: anngal visit]

‘ viet, are in town. . .

‘returned on “Thursday from a
visit to mining properties i in the

“Anglican Church at Smithers. °

‘kon telegraph service, and F.. W.
‘Dowling, district superintendent,
"wer: visitors here this week,

of, the Debenture, left for the
mine yesterday...

"ig enjoying ‘a.’ year's’. furlough

_ is spending: a few. days, with her}.
. brothers i in ‘Hazelton... ye

. the ataff: of. R.S8.. Sargent, ‘Ltd.
Chappelle and, ‘th

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THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

VOL. yy NO. bl.

HAZELTON, ‘B. C., ‘SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1916 *

PRICE $2.00'A YEAR

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items Of General Interest From
‘Hazelton and Surrounds”
ing District

Hazelton Fair, Sept. 18-16,

W. J. Carr is visiting the Bul-

kley. Valley.
H. Ji Rudolph, of Vancouver,

Joseph Morrissy,: of Babine, is.
spending a ‘few days in Hazelton.

E, P. Spalding, the Spokane

F. L. Beattie and O.L,Hess, of
Edmonton, were here on Sunday.

_ A.S§. Beaton has returned from

Julius Levy, the Vancout er cig.
ar man, Was here for & day or two.

~ BO. Whiteroft returned this
week from a visit to Edmonton.

- James A. Macdonald motored!

day.

H.E. Carleton, of Prince Georg,
was here-this week, on mining.

Blair Fleming, of Vancouver,
was among the week’s visitors to

A. EL Player returned. on Wed-|
nesday from” a business’ “‘tisit to}
the eoast cities.

. Robert Duff, who i is now ‘farm:

Hazelton ‘on Monday.
‘3. Coyle, editor . of the In-

Smithers for’ the weekend.

“R. Ra Moore, of New York,
and F. H. Dakin, of San Francis-|".

co, were'among yesterday’s ar-|
"rivals, rs ee

R. D'Egville, fisheries guardian
for, this district, has gone . to

of inspection... met

George: P. Dobson, and Garnet
Chambers, of Edmonton, who are
interested in mining/in this dig-

Dr. Ferrier and EB C. “Annis

vicinity of Thoen Basin.

* Rev. W.'S. Larter, formerly of
Hazelton, will shortly leave Prince} .
Rugert to take charge of the

‘

-J.-T, Phelan, head of the Yu-

«1. H. Rea, managing director

Latest reports
are that good progress: in the
tunnel continues.

_ Miss. Margaret Macdonald, whio

from misstonary work ‘in Chin .

A.D. ‘Chappelle ‘arrived from
Vancouver on Wednesday, to:join

He , was: accompanied, ‘by’: Mra:

| to the attackers.

elr little d gh-
ter...

"RISSIA AGAIN B

BREAKS THROUGH

AUSTRIANS DEFEA TED ON THE S TOCKHOD.. :
- BRITISH AD VANCING--FRENCH TAKE FLE URY

. London: “A noon despatch says
the Russians have broken th rough
the enemy lines on the Stokhod
river and are advancing.

: Yesterday's bulletins from the!

eastern front said the Russians
had broken all Teutonic counter-
attacks, and had resumed _ _the
offensive. Austrian losses in the
present campaign are ‘estimated
at more: ‘than a million. |

London:

ey

German artillery was
more active last ‘night on the
Somme front. A sthall British
gain is reported. Six determined

| German counter-attaeks on Brit. |
ish trenches north of Pozieres|-

were repulsed with heavy losses
Nor ‘thwest of
Bazentin.. the | British - captured
160 yards of German trenches,

’ Berlin:

attack on-the German lines, north
of the Somme and succeeded in

driving ‘baek the Germai first
jibe for a short distance on a

The British, with Bev-| *
eral fresh divisions, launched ans

‘narrow front southwest of Mar-
tinpuich, ”

British. Army: "Headquarters:
Our forces. have advanced 600
yards ona section two miles long |-.
between High ‘wood and the point| .
where our line} joins the French.
Besides’ this advance, we have
gained some important positions,
Weather chilly. ”

storm continues. -.
Po ; ‘

A heavy rain-

Paris: | Heavy attacks were
made by the French last night
on the Verdun. front.
violent fighting: at Fleury, east of
the Meuse, they expelled the
Germans from, ‘the part of the
town they had: captured, The

French ‘also taade considerable

: progress ‘at “‘Thfaumont; “where |:

fifty Germans were captured.

- Lisbon:
Portuguese minister of war, an-
nounced today ‘that Portugal
would goon participate i in the war,
fighting on the side- of the: ‘En
tente Allies,

After

auttied 1 in Mesopotamia, _

Havre: A ‘brigade of Belgian
troops has captured and occupied
the port of Karema on the east
bank of Lake Tanganyika, Ger-
man East Africa;

In the recent opera-
tions around Katia, in the Suez
district, the Turks lost half their
forces. no . rl

London:

‘Pekin: ‘Chinese officers assert
that” the clash of August 18, be-
tween’ Japanese and Chinese sol-
diers, Was caused by the resis-

tanee of Japanese arm peddlers,

whom the Chinese endeavored to

expel from Mongolia, to prevent:

them from selling arms to Mon-
golian outlaws. The right of
Japanese troops to enter Monge-
‘lia i is denied, | ‘

Snlonikis Bulgarian troops: at.

a {tacked ‘the Allied positions along.
Major Norton. Mattos.

the Servian front on Thursday.
They were tnrown back on their.
original positions with enormdus
losses.

Cairo: Fighting - has been re-

May Accept Arbitration.
. Washington: Representatives
of. the railway employees ag-

‘sembled in‘ secret session this:

morning. to vote on aceeptance
of President Wilson's pian’ to
avert a nation-wide strike. They
numbered 640. Railroad presi-
dents :nd‘their managers held a
| final conference before point - to
the White House. Indications
were that ‘the employees . would
accept President Wilson’s pro-
posal. of an 8-hour-day basis and
the settlement of side issues by
a special: commission.

Babine Trail J Measured

The’ foreat branch men, in the
course of their work, have meag-
ured the trail from Hazelton to
Babine Post, finding the distatice
to be 484 miles. Fire Wayden
McDougall organized’ a pool, on
the ‘question of distance, for the
benefit. of the Soldiers’ “Aid, the

successful ‘guepser being J.Wil

Graham, ‘who hit upon‘the exact
"| distance, Guesges, ranged from
89 to 59 miles, The soldiers will
benefit by a percentage of $6.76,

- ‘The Patriotic Fund).
- District’ Treasurer Hoskins’ hus

‘\ remitted another ° 5600-. to’ ‘the

héadquarters | of : the Patriotic

Fund, -making ry contribution, of |’ -
e440 alride the firat of the yelir. 5
There: ison hand over $150, con-

tetbuted, ducing the Week,

‘

LECT URE WAS”
wt “MUCH: ‘ENJOYED

An extremely interesting lec-
ture on “The Flag’! was delivered
on Thursday evening by Rev.
Canon Rix, of Prince Rupert. A
good: crowd assembled for the
occasion in.the large hall, an‘ all
enjoyed the eloquent address of
the: speaker, who traced ‘the his-
tory of the Unién-Jack from the

the lecture : a vote ‘of thanks,
moved by §. “H.. Hoskins and

{Seconded by -R. EB. Allen was
énthusiastically, carried.

Rev.
‘| John Field. was in. the chair.
Musical séleutions ‘of appropriate
‘character wera excellently “ren-
dered by’ Mrs, Reid and Mrs.
Hoskins. Although: only a.small
admission fea was charged, ‘the
net. proceeds, . which - will go to

$25. .

A “Liberal”. Estimate
: The: reliange to be rplaced in

Printe Rupert: News, a ‘Liberal
organ, is to. be. guaged: ‘by its

there’. were -only. about: thlety. in
the audience. vars

will,‘ preach’ in.:, the ‘Methodist
shuteh tomoeiney aventnn

beginning, ‘At the’ conclusion of} --

the’ Soldiers: Aid, - were about | ;

| was sentenced.

political news ad published in the’

statement that ‘at: last: week's
Conservative meéting in Hazelton

‘proclaimed Thahke;
gy) W's ‘Prankkof Smithers; proclaimed Thahksgiving Day.

-bration at t Iwas on Sent: 4

102nd is in France

News from local members of
the 102nd Battalion, which recent: |"
ly left British Columbia for Eng-
land, indicates that this fine
corps is now at the front, probab-
ly in Picardy, where the Somme
offensive is in progress, - The
102nd came very near the record
fur rapidity in recruiting and

reaching the firing line. .

. Game Regulations -

“the, following open seasons for
game ‘apply in this district for
1916: Moose, eariboo,.and mule-

deer, of the male sex. only, be-|

tween Sept, 1 and Dec 15; geese,
Sept.. 1-to March 31; ducks, eptil
to Jan. $1; grouge, and ptarmigan,
Sept, 15 to Nov. 80... Moose and
eariboo hulls over one year ‘of age
may ‘be sold in: this district from
Oct. 1 to Dee,. 16...

‘The Police ‘Court.

Moses Green. 8 young. Indian,
‘to six ‘months:
imprisonment for theft,
‘John’: Green. and: ‘Edward Wil-
liams, Indians, sie being tried
today on 4 housebreaking-charge.

They’ are alleged to have tn

the store of W.-H. . Hol iene atl.
Kispiox_ pe EE te ie Ta

~ ‘Thankagiving Day
|. " Ottaiva:. - October: 9has boss | ee

-Romember.the Labor Day ‘ele:

Copper Creek Discovery Regard-
_ edas of Considerable
Importance

The discovery’ of copper ore,
near Thoen. Basin; reported in ‘
The Miner. two weeks ago, is
evidently of some importance.
S. J. Martin, who is’ associated ©
with H. B. Thoen in the owner-
ship of the Copper Creek growp :
of five claims, returned this week
from a visit to the property. He
states thatthe ore showing is at
least 200 fect wide and has been
traced for about 400 feet, The
ore is chalcopyrite, resembling in
appearance the Boundary ores,’

per cent copper, with small gold
and silver values. This. locks
like a big proposition. ,

THIS-PROVINCE
WILL BENEFIT
Seattle, Aug. 16:—Samuel Hill,

the Times yesterday, predicts
war Canada will procure an enor-
Britain.

under way, and a permanent ex-
hibit representing the provinces:

- dig maintained-in London. ...
“British Columbia has the best.

exhibit maintained . in. London,”

said. Mr. Hill. in hig eablegram. |
“Sir Richard McBride, former
premier of British Columbia, is
extremely popular in England,

‘jJand has shown a remarkable-

capacity for work. He brought-.
-|to.London. the energy of a Far

Westerner, and ig credited with
, doing the work of five men,’

All Are Invited: ;

A farewell dance will be given...
by Mr. and Mrs, BR. 5. Sargent.
on Friday evening, August 25, in

and Miss Peel, who ‘are leaving
for their hemes shortly. The °
occasion is also the 25th anniver-
sary of the arrival of Mr. Sargent
in Hazelton.

be issued. There ‘will be golo
tables for the old - boys. who. do
not dan¢e, * .

big atructure which is to replate
the ferry will soon be under way.

jing rapidly. a
; Body Recovered
“The bédy ‘of. John Lindquist -
WAS: recovered last: night: from *
the Bulkley-river, at a ‘point be:*
low Mad Creek, six. miles from,

where the ‘anfortunate. men: was
drowned three weeks ALO. 2. v

Coming Y Evente °

oo Yndustrial Fair.

Oct, P—Thankagiving Day.

ow storm swept ‘the: Teans ‘cobs
“Much loss of life i

An. average sample assayed 6.48"

that at the close of the European -

mous immigration from Great.
| Work of exploiting-the -
resources of Canada is actively:

All are invited to
Jattend; no other invitations will

LOOKS IKE A BIG FD |

in'a cablegram from London to —

Assembly Hail, for Miss Barbeau. .

‘Ready to Begin Bridge a a

' Piles and other material forthe
Butkley bridge .are being | as-.
sembled, on. the ground, ‘and the -

The water in the river - is" “lowers .

a "sSent £4:-Provineial General Boction, in oe
“Sept, 18-16—Havalton Aaricaltueal & © a