. lin the raw state.
a itrie refining of zine is being: de-.

Vou. 8

_ ‘NEW “HAZELTON, B. C. ‘DECEMBER 10, 1915 .

NEW INDUSTRIES
RESULT OF WAR

Copper ‘to be. Refined, Lead and: Zitic
Ores to be Treated and Ex-

plosives. Manufactured

The Dominion. Shell Committee
has passed away and has’ been

im succeeded by the Imperial Muni- |

tions Board. . This was necessary |,
mon account of the great increase

main the production of munitions i in
athe Dominion.

fe, An Ottawa report | says: s:—The
old committee. was instrumental
Bin establishing: subsidiary indus-

ries.
Bmade for the refining of. copper'|.
mawhich formerly went to the Uni-
mated States.
be established i in Canada.

Similarly, Canadian zine ores,

fee which contain about equal quan-

a tities of lead and zine, have hith-
memerto been shipped from. Canada

Menveloped in Canada on a commer-
arcial scale and this with the deriv-
ative industries connected there-
ith will now be established ona

permanent basis in Canada,

™: Brass will also be made in this] -
ountry on a considerable scale in |

short time,» Ay geeat. impetus
has likewise been given. ‘the'man-,
facture of explosives, nitro- cel-
lose powder, tri-nitro toluol and
bulite are now being prodyced
a large scale and at. moderate
prices. AS a result. of the - “war
an army of 100,000 skilled..me-

plranics are ‘employed | in “Canada|? mn
Tare to he. raised i in . Quebec,

n connection with these n new and
permanent industries. ;

IGHT IN GERMANY -

NEXT FEBRUARY|:

: ‘land: “brought ‘into’ the” Russian
War Predictions “in” Old Moore’s AE.

imanac—Great Slaughter is
Seen for. Next Spring

e
ms
‘re
a.
a
fe

to vague generalities,” havé man-
ged to fight shy,.of, the. war,
ys London Tit. Bits,, but: :Old
‘ oore’s Almanack,. the: ‘modern
representative of Francis’ Moore,

a

Arrangements have been

A refinery will soon

- Now the ‘elec:

The prophets ‘and astrologers;
who as a rule‘confine: -theniselves |;

"Russians Captured Entire Staff

mof 82nd German Army Division; }

Concentrating on Allies

“London, Dec, 8—- Witt the Ser- |.
bian army. in retreat Vehind the
Albanian and Montenegran fron-

tier it-is reported. that. ithe bulk’

of ‘the. German. ‘and ‘Bulgarian ar:
mies are being concentrated | on
the. allies armies, holding the
southeast corner:.of Serbia.’ A
lot of: heavy. fighting has been in
progress - there for the last few
days. a

. - Germans ‘in Serbia»
- Paris, Dee, 8—- Telegrams from |":
Florina; Greece, from an official
source state that the village of
Kenale, ‘Serbia, _néar. the Greek
frontier ‘has been occupied by

German cavalry. and that the} .

frontier. railway station at Ken-.
akle has been. oceupied by sever-
al. German: and Bulgarian officers
with eight German soldiers.

~ Canadians Not in Action ~

Ottawa,
he eable story: oft

other day that the First Canadian | ~

battalian. bad suifered: ‘heavil

‘|a recent engagement was giv

out this: morning by: Gen. Hughes:

minister. ‘of ‘oilitia.: woes
Tei is also ‘announced that’ ti

more French Canadian regiments

‘Captured War Staff ;
Petrograd, : ‘Dec. .9—The:. entire

staff of the 82nd... army, division. ;

was ‘captured by “Russian : ‘Scouts

lines,: This. was the: ‘resalt: of zi
‘|daring night raid: -

ee, S—A definite 38

“Destroyed. ‘German Airship
“Paris, -Dec, - 8—-Official ~This
morning one of our aeroplanes
gave. ‘ehase at a height of 3000
Meters to a German, machine, was

able. ‘to. approach ° within. a dis-|
tance of 20 meters and. wreck it}.
The ‘enemy :

with machine guns, —
aeroplane took. fire ‘immediately
and exploded, ‘the two passengers
falling within our ‘lines. near Lil-
loey..

Wat Counc in Session
Paris, ‘Dee. 9- The war ‘counell |,
of the entente. allies: ‘ave. held.
their. first “session.” ‘Representu-
tives were present. from’ ‘Britain,
France, Russia and Italy...

| “Monastir. Occupied Sure. 7
London, . Dec. 9—It is. officially

announced that one. German: and |:

one ‘Bulgarian: regiment entered
Monastir. yesterday.: The Anglo-;
French troops:continue their .re-
flrement, towards, the Greek fron-

Lord: Derby’ s-assistant says:—
The -men~ are: rushing’ in’ now.
‘We. may just. save the situation.
‘Saturday i is. the. last day” of: re-

rd-Derby’s vol-.

untary ‘V8 m,, and ho > extension
‘will be: pranted. Fi

The distnissed German attaches

a at, Washington..will not. be given’
“ |safe conduct. by: ‘Britain unless at

the-request of the United: ‘States.

of. Commons - state “thant “Tf
peace proposals: of -avserious: na-
ture-are put: forward: ‘by. the ene-

‘Premier Asquith’ in’, the’-House

: Muscovites ‘Bag Indignant Teutons 3 as Result” ‘of ‘Night’ ‘Raid---Hon.’ ‘Sam Hughes
Denies: Rumor. ‘of First’s Heaty, Losa---Germans. Attacking ‘Anglo-French in Serbia|

_fneutral. powers: they aust first be
discussed. by. the ‘allied govern:
ments. Until this. contingency
arises he could give no further
pledges just. now.”

“Despatches From Rome

‘Rome, Dee. 9 ‘The British
authorities. have given. orders to
their squadron at Malta to hunt
the submarine which war report-
ed to have sunk the Standard Oil

. . tanker.

‘Ttalians capture . war “material
on the Carso front. ‘The..French|.
drove the. Bulgarians back. on. the
Vardar river, ..The ‘Bulgars ° ‘on
Monday. attacked | the -British: ‘at

.. |Sturmitza but. were repulsed.
.| German. cavalry. are near Greek’s

frontier, . Distrust i is - arising in
Bulgaria: with ‘Turkey, : over
Thrace. Montenegrans_ defeated
the: ‘Austrians: ‘northeast of.: Mon-
tenegro.. The official. Serbian. ad-|.
vices: say that” 220,000. Serbian
troops have retired into Al ii

¥ . {Fourteen Women Killed

«. El:Paso, Dee. 8- ‘Fourteen fear’
stricken women: faced a Villa. ‘fir:
ing squad: at. Casa: Grandes: last:

Sunday: morning ‘at sunrise. ‘and
fourteen: newly, made graves: were.

| érowned: with. crosses in: the: em:

etery when the. Villa firing squad.

tramped ,, back - to. town - after!
carrying out Villa’ 's decree, Lt re

Munitions Lloyd George. announ-
ces that. there: are. now 2206: ROV-

ernment controlled: munition © es-
" my’s ‘governments: ‘OF through] haat

does: not ome ° ‘during 1916

it will: not be- until the followi
-year that the hordes of Germany
will be overthrown: finally,

Svho established the almanack|. ......

19 years ago, makes:the follow- aoe

ang courageous plunge:

© “From! the: -stellar-, ‘influences oad od

here appears, to. be: ‘but. little. in-

; The eclipse of the’ sun in Febru- -

pry (1916). will, sée ‘Germany de-|' os e De epi
r te

Eredted | and ” her’. legions ‘driven PoE

back to:the confin of
Sountry, “The Bi
he triumphant, an
ory after victo
‘puffer terrible pri
npe driven into the wa

their : success,

o'Thel§
power, was given: ‘unto the beast]i
to” continue for ‘two and forty |’

| “The cheapest ‘and
easiest way to’ “start” right : to

Nn this edition are upwards, |
100 pages and nearly.as man

iy “Baby Beet

Nev. § 8 “Minister of ina ‘the.
to have te Tomiirigon,. of Prince:

PTE. WARNER nN
BELGIAN: FORCES

Brother of Larry Warner With Second
Contingent — Satisfied With -
The Conditions

The eDaily” ‘giai’ “Of Baile Ste.
Marie: refers briefly. to’ a: ¢ouple
of letters received. from Pte. J.
F.. ‘Warner: ‘by “his~ father’ and
brother Clifford.’ «Pte: Warner is
a brother of L:'B, Warner...

‘Pte: Warner is with the second

oy Canadian contingent in: Belgium.

He. reports. the boys: all“in “good
spirits: ‘and ‘prepared for" the: ‘dis-

comforts: of the ‘winter weather

which: is. already: settling : upon
them’. They, are ‘well ‘féd ‘and
| comfortably: clothed and they ap-
preciate the parcels of grub, ete.,
from: home,‘

~To two of his younger: brothers
who'have fils’ enlisted: Pte. -War-
ner, urges ‘them: to obey altorders
and maintain’a cheerful spirit as
they. ‘have to do the. work: anyway
anda grouch: invariably gets the
worst of it.” “He also advises that
they ‘get accustomed. to carrying
a fall pack ‘as soon'as’ “possible as
the” pack gets heavier’ the farth-
er: from. home. they get. oP

fie The boys in the second conting-

1 theudt Sek ia’. hard ‘enough some
i times. :

They: ‘are: ‘holding : seve
the ground” on: which’ the ‘Firs

| Canadians; ‘the: London: Scottish

and: the Trish’ Guards fought: ‘80
| gallantly in the early: ‘part of: ‘the
war,. and.:the: boys .feel a. good
deal of: beidevin' the: ne duty: assigned

Rupert,. provincial: horticulturist,
| give.an address -here. the, second .

cs Friday, ir in January... . He. may al

best: buyers on” this: side “of ‘the wi :

‘Atlantic, but; such cattle are “tot

shipped. abroad: :: - The ‘only way

‘to-be sure.of prime: -quality. is-to t

dents will fd this talk most. in-
eresting. and also profitable, and

maintain the animal i in good con-| Next ye

.| dition: by a liberal system. of feed:|& de
ing from: birth maturity.: ‘Then:

the: finishing ‘period: is::¢ompara-