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Vou. WNO8 “HAZELTON, B, G, SATURDAY. Fi FEBRUARY 20,1915 _ PRICE $2.00 A Year
"ar RUSSIAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT ™s ie
Tisstruetions have been receiv. | Miss Hoops, of Telkwa, is) vise

| Te cer ean sala 125 AUS TRIAN ‘CLAIM OF . 12, 008 RUSSIANS png Mrs, Barrington.

T. Garrett, of Vancouver, is a
= of the third contingent, - ~ Mre|

sous Cocml tees] CAPTURED IS DEFINITELY REFUTED “= ™ "

Hazelton is receiving applications S. H. Hosking held a small

ran for this district and several have debt court at Smithers on Wed-
Ee already. been enrolled, « . These? ‘Petrograd, Feb. 20, “(official | mans defending ‘it. The German engaged on this front, and the

hesday,
will leave for Prince Rupert - on communication) :---Russian, troops counter attack,’ which was made aetuai Russian losses were seven C.K. ‘Bailey inspector of. pre-
Sunday morning, to. be followed |in the-region of .Augustowo are}in close formation, was repulsed | officers and 1,000 soldiers killed, emptions’ for ‘this district, left .
by the balance Thursday,. -The|leaving the sphere of ‘fighting. | with heavy losses,” In the Wy- ‘wounded and migsing.. for Fort Fraser on Wednesday.
outside number of men that willbe Near, Ossowetz, on the. road to|sakow region, where sanguinary ‘Paris, Feb. 20 (official state-

af di |. Angus McLean and Simpaon-
tea rom this district ist Homza, an action is developing. | fighting continues, we have taken | ment):---In Belgium we repulsed | Bros, are jointly shipping 4 ear
wenty,

» |On the Dunajee River front :in-/in. the last: two days over 2000/an attack against our trenches /| of ore from Smithers this week,
’ District Progressing |tense firing is going on. . Theat-| prisoners and six. machine guns: |to the east of Ypres. Near Roc-; L. Knauss has taken over the

P. Devino, J. Devino and J. tempts of Austrians to approach Petrograd:—The Russian head-|lincourt, to the north of Arras, | 9. K. barber shop from C. Burns,
Dezermo have- ‘given:the Bulkley |ouy works on the left bank of the | quarters:staff in a statement. re- [an attempt by the Germans to! Mr. Knauss is a former owner of

. Valley a new enterprise. They’ iver fear Otsinof’ broke dow ferring to the recent Austrian |attack our positions was stopped. the 0, K.
have leased 160 acres of the Carr " a " P ° J. McKendrick and T. Hyslop

ranch near Smithers for the pur- Tn the Uarpathians, in: the re-| official - atatement, declare that In. Argonne some coups, in the came in from Telkwa ‘Thurs day
poxe of raising flowers and. early gion of Kassionki and northeast! the Austrians’ assertions that main-attempted by the termans! znd will leave for Babine in a
. vegetables for the mst ‘ket, -and Stopks, we repulsed a series: of | they captured ‘29,000 Russian | on the night of Feb, 18-19, failed. , day or two. oe
have already Lkeeted a hothouse/ hostile attacks, and our troops, prisoners are not true, As an! We blew up ablock house andoe-; Miss Hogan; of the Hospital
100 feet: by 20 feet. Another by a dashing bayonet attack, |example, the headquarters staff|cupied the place where it’ had| staff, fell at the rink entrance:
|. | building of the-same dimensions captured the heights north ‘of cited ‘the Austrian claim that | Stood. Onthe Heightsof Meuse, at Wednesday night, fracturing a

will be started ‘shortly, which, ’ eee ; Dts Les Eparges, three German! bone in herarm. .
‘| :  whien completed,’ will give the Vellanskhoff.. At daybreak on} they captured 12,000 Russians a

| ba ge . counter attacks against the| Lieut, Wolseley, of Smithers,
_firm: facilities for the handling of the 17, our battalions captured in daring the retreat in Bukowina, trenches we captured on the 17th! who haa been at the front with’ ”
a large: shipping business. - "| the region of Zavadok & small This number it. is stated, exceeds were repulsed by the fire of our|the Rast Lancashire Regiment, is 7

fortification” and killed’ ‘the | Ger- the” total” “humber™ ‘of Russiang artillery, reported wounded,
Successful Dayjce

Fred. Renworth, who is well

bong Sie dance given. last Friday] we co as ~STORY. OF. ‘THE: GREAT: WAR TOLD DAY. BY. DAY... ...... | known. in the distvict,.is here in.
ae night at Aldermere; in aid of the

hae Patriotic Fund was very success. ‘London, Feb, 16:---A, despatch } Copenhagen:--A German aero- next week, She-will: leave the ie rnterests cae Great, Wea
a ful,‘ netting about §85.00 for. the|t0 the Daily Chronicle-from Czer-|plane in a badly damaged ‘con-| shipyards of Harland &-Wolff, | Life Insurance Co
fund. --'This -amount brings the| NoWitz says, “Fighting eontinues| dition, and carrying two officers, | Belfast, on Monday, withouta| The Ross Cup, presented to
Aldertiere-Telkwa district : wel] [in Bukowina, ‘The Russians have was: found today: near the Coast} flaw in her hull or armament, | the local hoekey team last Satur-
.- over the $000.00 ‘iark, The received reinforcements ant have/of Mance,- .The officers were! This information was contained | day, disappeared the same night.
" Farmer's Inatitute. will. hold ‘aj begun-a series of counter-attacks| greatly exhausted, having lost|in advicéa ‘redelved, yesterday i in It is time it was returned, :
dance: at al derm ere on ‘March 8, which shattered’ the “Ausiro-Ger-| their bearings. in a‘snowstorm. |New York by the Herald. pe About thirty ‘school children: |
‘man line at three paints, compel-| .Ottawa;---The pousibility. of London:---A  despateh te an|Were the guests of . “Mr. Harria, *
: Fo. Play Prince George | ting retirements, Russiang ‘are German mines being strewn off Amsterdam exchange, telegraphs |Sen., ata sleigh ride Saturday. “
ai éhampion Hazelton hockey now tnoving, but snow impedes Vanadian- ‘Atlantic and Pacific}, correspondent, says a report)atternoon and had a very snloy:
‘ean have made arrangements marching. - The cold is intanse, | ports.is indicated in an official hag been received there from|abletima  ~
to play three games at’ Princa the temporature “being twenty | warning’ issued by the naval ser- Emden, to the effect that at the! There will be special musi. at
Géorge’.and: will. jeave for that below zéro, the. driving .snow| vice as to operations of Rovern-lend of last wesk, the German|the Sunday evening service of -
point immediately good ice‘is re- snow. rendering it. ‘impossible to ment mine-sweepers, . _|Special service boat Duv, which | the Methodist Church, Mr. Fred
ported, distinguish friend from foe ‘at 3 Petrograd, Feb. Ibs.0A was to precede some: torpedo|Reiworth, flute soloist, will take -
a i : | {distance - of. one* hindred,' ‘feet, _, Petroga "trom 1b: oneal boats in the- mine fields, struck part. - “
Final League Standing - ‘Thousands of ‘wounded on both | iat | ig to the effect that oon the three mines near Borkum Island,| Rm Loring left. for Victoria
AG Smithers shave decided to sides have perished from expos- front of ‘the Niemen and Vistula off the coast of Hanover, and Thursday morning, where he has.
a forfeit: the two remaining league |We ,|tivers some encounters-took place | ““* blown.up: been summoned for a conference,
games “to New : Hadelton, the} London: Twat iz. ‘battles: it on- Fé5, 13 -at about: the same _Amsterdam:---A Handelabladtz with the Commission ¢ on Indian
final: ‘atanding -éf .the ° Northern |is. believed, have’ already. begun, -

places as those of. the previous Sluis correspondent, in a des-| affairs, Oo
-B. C. Hogkey’ Leagive for’ 191d: 16 or will: Soon’. Hegin;: tne. on: ‘the day. , On the left bank of the ‘patch concerning araid last week! = Mrs, Anderson; ‘who was’ Tee”

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BE Russian, side of the ast P vasgian Vistula the custornary cahnonad- joe thirty-four British aviators| moved to-the Hospital“ on’. ‘Mons
“Hazelton. = won. esr frontier, ‘and ‘fea on..t Re FIVeF ing has occurred. over. phat of rorenera Bele day, suffering, it ig thouglit, from ae
New. Hazelton gg {Bereth-in Bukowina, ‘i ussian |: -n-the Carpathians we re- lam, Says that at Ostend the | typhoid fever, is still i in a perioug

 Smi thera. Le fortes. fave pio. with deaveny pulsed stubborn attacks by Aus. |Sheds of the railway were badly | condition. . ee

trians at, Svidink, :° On the left ,J@mased and. that a hotel ter- The Princegs- Patricia reins, PS
7 bank. of ' the upper San we also mings eat the The Deen forcements, which include J; .
The fortnightly: ‘sewing patty: they might, be able to céneentrate made peat ress, paptaring wave de Neyer -bridge’ suffered heav- Tambull and A. don for of Ha, ae
in. aid ofthe: “Belgian. Fund: willl as d h” with helt an. &‘ thousand® prisoners, five . ad all zelton, le ondon. for Prance,
and come into toue wi their machine guns and acannon,.: - |UY. an ‘a communication, last Saturda
~ he-heldat‘the Mission: house: 97 Hines of communication, ope -_|wilh the sea wag: broken, At ¥:
te “Thursday next, Feb. ‘25th, at 3]-. “Oficial k i onl “th “Germans. wha attacked. ‘the Blanivenberg, ‘the’ ‘correspon de RB. Allen’ and: Jas, Lathna .
o'elock i in tho aftérugon: oe ae cial reporta-make only: the heights . ‘near Myta. Koziouska, ent gods. to’ say," the(#te leaving for the easternend.
ae «| brlefes! Préfereneds to operations between Beskid and Wyskow, station an id. ails vere totals jof the district tonight and will:
- Geo: WwW: -Otterson, of the ‘Kil at these” ‘two: “extremes, of :tie| were’ ‘repulsed, " Thoy,. suffered destroyed. © At mains 0, the visit, Burns ‘and. Francois- Lakes.
- dare Mining Co., will’ arrive -in eastern front, but what they -do| heavy losses, ~ Oar troups, start: central electric works and a: fac: before returning.
“ Hazeltoti-next’ month to prepare | say indicates that the Russians|ing a counter attack. from Dukia toty ‘were destroyed, and bridges : Work has Started on the Red > *
for the-seagon’s, work,--: :: Thirty already: have.-reached: thé lines] and Wyaszkow, dislodged the Ger- there could not be operated gwing Rose cross-cut, ‘tunnel on- Rother: -
men: will ‘he: employsd én: the E Ci} on which the Grand: Dake ‘Nich.| mans” from: the heights: which to lack of electricity A Zeppelin de Boule, :- This tunnel will bo.
: - dare ‘ property.this: summer: Tolas: bas ‘devidad:.to give '‘battla| they had ‘fortified, ihe ‘| shed. and. all its. cont ents were run 260 feet: feet, ~The. camp
a Seana | for: the: rest: of -the” campaign. “Strong: ‘Austrian, “forees are despa. _ ce, | buildings and: road a are: now coms ae
16) Even: ‘the’ fighting in the ‘Car advancing along the roads leading |. we pleted, an
2{ pathiang, ° which “is. proceeding |to Nadwornd and to: Bukowina,’’} . London, Feb... ctr An ‘official
| under the. worst possible, weather |New Yo i, Feb, 16: -~-The-Au- despatch. issued today; saya, .‘Tha|h
8, - ds overshedonied ‘by, dacious; “dne- of | Greit’ Britain’s neltal ‘siquadron oF the :-British
these. Breater’ evéntg, on..the. TQ. fineat: nd ‘mout bowerfut battle: viavy mude. £ ‘massed: tack=-on t
16 Bult. ‘of! which: -both sides arg ships): of: -guper~ _itdadnougtt German: ‘bases: ‘along the’: “Belgian
£180. claway: will regain’ const, dian ‘effort to destroy: the lf
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aay AL ooo" ss kowina in'face of: superior Ger-
| man and-Austrian armies, sd that'|