‘VOL. Wy, NO. 34

_ HAZELTON, B. CG., SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1915

PRICE §2,00°A YEAR -

~ INDIAN OONNISSION
IS HERE.THIS WEEK

- The “Royal | Commission on
“Indian: “Affairs i is now engaged ia
holding sittings in this district.
On Wednesday the commissioners
arrived . ‘in Hazelton, and since

‘within their jurisdiction. . ‘They
visited Kispiox on Thursday and
Glen Vowell yesterday,-and will
leave. this evening for Morice-
town and Bulkley Valley points.

The commission has heard re-
presentations from the Indians
of all the villages along the

| Skeena, but it id expected that

,  .8ome weeks will be required to

get in touch with ‘the natives of
other interior points. The mem-
bers will return to Victoria for‘a
brief stay, after which they will
Separate,-in order to cover the
. -fieid more thoroughly. ; Two of.
the commissioners will probably
return here, to visit the scattered
. Yeserves of the Hazelton agency,
_The members of the com mis~

( 7 sion are: -N. W. -White, Shel-

_ burne, N. 8., chairman; ‘Dr. J.
A. J. McKenna, Winnipeg: 5.
Carmichael, Montreal;)D. H. Me-
.. Dowall, Victoria; J. A. MeAr-
& thur, stenographer, They. are
accompanied’ by “A.M. Tyson;
. inspector of agencies, and R. EK,
Loring,. “Indian agent at Hazel-
ton, is one ‘of the ‘Barty, ,

“BIG CELEBRATION -
_ FOR OR EMPIRE 1 DAY

An energetic committee ig al-
‘ready working’ for the big cele-
bration which fg to. mark Empire
- Day in Hazelton. The town has
had many notable field days, but:

a the- ‘coming event ig expected to

‘Surpass even:the most Suicceasful
of those. heretofore held: The
athletic association is making
itself. responsible: for. the cele-

bration, which ‘will include. ar

fall program of sports. . ‘Baseball,

—_ rock: drilling, horse: FACES, Indian

‘sports, foot races. and“ children’s
Sports : will - have . their. Place,
_while-a bige dance i in. the - evening
will ‘round “out: -the. ‘program,
Special rates will be. given by the
railway -company, and.:a- ‘large.

attendance from’ various: Parts: of!

the district i is expected. ©

Important. Meeting. ;

The question of: aécuring | “gufi-
cient ground: for cemetery: pur:
poses will: be discussed. ‘at 2
meéting: of. -eitizena,.: which will |"

beheld in ‘thé public schoolhouse};
intl

en Tuesday. evening. ‘next, at.8
aa Oooo.
‘ a representative, of. ‘the citizens, | 45 ee

ts: propdsed to ‘select

. to actin: sonjunction | with one
chogen “by the: Indiana, “with> a
view’. to.selecting. and marking
the sidditional ‘ground:

~ WIE sds Take. -

AN HG, _‘Tomlingon,. provincial!
‘41s -expéected to-ar-.

EP ice Rupert today. : :

ct de WHE ; in: Ha. 6
"gelton: schoolhouse this evening, |-

leeture:

| developed with success,

trenches.”

: RUSSIANS AGAIN IN EAST PRUSSIA

ITALY STILL L STANDING ALOOF--- |
ee ALLIES GAINING GROUND IN WEST

that time they have been: busy |
investigating" matters’ which come]:

‘London, April 24: “A strong |¢
column’ of Russian cavalry again
have invaded East Prussia, near
Memel,”’ say the Daily News|:
Petrograd: correspondent, “‘‘and
ig threatening the German left

flank.’ ”

Rome: —It ig ‘stated in high
official Quarters here that it is
becominginereasingly improbable
that Italy will participate in the
war, at least for some time to
come, °

Paris, Apyil 24- (official state-
ment):—‘In Belgium surprise
caused by asphyxiating bombs
used by the Germans to the’ north
of Ypres had no grave conse-
quences, Our counter-attack,
vigorously supported. by British
troops on our tight and also by
Belgian troops on-our left, was
Anglo-
French troops gained ground ta-
ward the north between Steen-
straete and the Ypres- -Poel-Chap-
elle road, Qur allies took-pris-

oners belonging to three different
regiments, :

“In Champagne; » at Beause-
jour, we demolished an enemy
gun protected by ‘a casement
which. was enfilading our trench-
€s, ~ On the heights at the Meuse
the enemy essayed three Attacks
at Colonné_trench, at Les Epar:
ges and nedr Combres. These
were iminediately ‘stopped. In
the forest at ‘Cow’s Head’ our
progress was continued. “We
found in captured ‘trenches about
200 dead Germans, . Our artillery

blew up two ammunition depots,

and a company of Gerrnan in-
fantry in the vicinity was entire-
ly annihilated, “We captured a
trench mortar, & machine ‘gun
and some material a

Petrograd, ‘April, 2i (official

‘communication) :—“In the direc.
-tion of Lutvosik wemade suc:

cessful ‘propress; capturing - a
portion of the enerdiy's" trénehes:

northeast of Lubnia.. We took
seven officers and over 200 men
and captured two machine’ guns,
Daring the night of April. 21- “22
the enemy took the offensive -on
the front of. Lubnia-Bucovetz-
Sianki, but the movement failed
everywhere, the enemy being
repulsed with enormons losses.
On all the rest of the front there
was intermittent artillery fire.
In certain sectors our positions
were ‘bombarded by heavy guns,
-To° sum - ‘up, nothing’ of great
consequence . happened during
the day and the. position remains
unchanged. | 2.
Lima, Peru —A despatch to La
Prensa: ‘tonight says that ‘the

_-4 British steamer Oriama has sunk
~,| @ Germar steamer near Bayovar.

It also stated that the British
-eruiserg, Kent and Oriama ‘have
received -coal from the British
steamer Elgerford at the port of

ee eed

‘Bayovar- -

- PROGRESS OF THE. GREAT WAR ‘DAY BY. DAY .

‘London, April 19:—In the-west-
ern war theatrethereie, continuous
fighting i in- Vosges, Alsace and
Lorraine, -: British infantry . have
attacked Gernian trenches to the
southeast of | Ypres, after the
explosion:of several mines... At.
all these points fighting i ig still in
progress. .

Paris (official) :—The day. wag
relatively. -eplm,. being - marked
mainly by artillery; actions and
Tocal infantry: engagements. . In
the.-valley of the: Aisne, at Bois
de'St; Mord,’ the enemy attacked
our: ‘trenches’ at the close.of the|-

afternoon, ' ‘but ‘were stopped by
‘our artille “5 A -bayone ‘charge
infligted. " gévere ‘loses .:on “the.
enemy.’ In’ ‘Champagne, to..the
northwest of Perthés, | the’ Ger-

nang were compelled: to evacuate

ans. excavation - which: they’, had

Loot been occupying élose to our lines.
oo By: the. ‘explosion’ of mines, fol-
‘Howed-by-an: attack,. we: “captured

sixty“ “inetras a) ae ‘the “enemy's
“In. ‘Lorraine’ ‘the Gers |

A elivered "Several minor|

progress in

tT sh p
nof Seneben-Reithkopf, | ib

“Ta Vosges a German attack
was. prepared ‘for by a violent
bombardment and carried out by
a-battalion against our. pésitions
northward of Orbey,. Alsace» me
miles northwest of Colmar).

was repulsed, The Germans ‘eit
many dead in front of our tren ches
and we made about 40 prisoners,
A Belgian “aeroplane brought’

down a” German aeroplane near
Roulers, “In. the same: region
one of-our-small ‘squadrons sue-
cessfully bombarded an aviation
ground, .

London:—In 8. atateinerit made
‘yesterday afternoon’ the British
‘Admiralty “announced ‘the logs of
submarine. ‘E-15, . The E-15'ran

°

‘ashore on’. Saturday . -on’ Kephez

Point while: éngaged in a difficult
reconnaissance of the ‘Kephez
mine field’ in: “the ‘Dardanelles,
According to, an: official - report

published at’ Constantinople, the
officers: ‘and’ meén Were “Yeseued
; ‘tion ‘of this would be important,
-bpeguse it. would he ‘impossible

and’ made, brisoners.. °

| is gurrent: here that the expécted

fycampaign. to. ‘drive ‘the. invaders
tout of Belgium: -has”™ begun, » ‘the
: ‘Allies. « ‘assuming’ the~ offensive
a| alorig a: front of over 40 miles;
ao Details

ftom, the, doast to’ Lite,
of the: movement are’ “not” ‘yet

i ‘No: ‘Veapatchos of: teagan’ ance
from: the

‘were: -reeeived: ae

“London; April 20:—The: report

yesterday, and. ‘it. is believed
Italy will declare. ; Wate ue
The - correspondent. “of. ‘the
Times in Eastern France,“in sum-
ming up the results of ‘the heavy
tifighting about the St, -Mihiel
wedge, says thé net result of the
autumn.and winter campaign in
tbat district is that the Germans
have lost their initial advantage
of attack, and their lines are now
being beseiged’"by: the French,
The correspondent emphasizes
the importance of the capture of
Les Hparges ‘‘in the teeth of the
Crown Prince,’”’ and declares that
now. the French are “steadily
pushing’ forward from Verdun |
towards“ Metz,”? “He - says the |:
streigth | of tlie German ‘positions
in the Toul-Vérdun region is now.
more apparent than real;
It now. seems certain: that the
Germans. have begun to. with-
draw. their heavy} guns. ‘from’ Fort
Camp. des’ Romaing. “Confirma-

for ‘the French’: t0: oveupy” St.
Mihiel, even if. rumors that the

Germans chave™ ‘evacuated it’ are}:

abandoned “Cainips ‘dew Romaing,.

Paris,’ ‘April: 27: —The- Official
‘communication today says: ‘ “Pitty
incendiary: -shellg- -have- “been |:

dropped on ‘Reims, :
In Champagne. : and i ‘Argonné

iitbont has been: artillery

LOCAL AND DISTRICT =
NEWS PARAGRAPHS

. Get your free miner's certifi. _
cate, | - . ‘

‘A. S, Gray rode -up ‘from.
Cedarvale* yeaterday,

Kenneth Morrison, of Lake a
Kathlyn, is spending a few days. as
here,

R. S.. Sargent ‘spent the early
part of thé week in Prince Ru-
Rupert.

ent mining man, was here during, oo
the week, ks

J. Ss. Bagg, the Skeena Gross. ls
ing mining man, was in town on
Thursday. ” ; .

W. J. MecAllan, Indian agent
at Fort Fraser, arrived on 'Thurs-
day, | to interview the Indian

commissioners. a

nae TT rtm eel

| John McPherson,. of Babine oe

post;-is among the week's visit- _
ors, in Hazelton. “f

B.. R. Jones, - ”
Skeena Crossing, was in Hazel-
ton on Saturday.

inspector, is making his spring

attack of appendicitis. An op-
eration may be x necessary, ;

zelton end South Haselton, wt
spent’ the week i in poe

weeks, is visiting. Hazelton, ;

A. ‘representative of a map. ~

For an insurance map of Hazel- -
ton, a

H: A: ‘Dultamel a. popular.
‘barber, veturned..on Wedni
from: Califurnia, where he’ spent.

"| the winter, -

Al. ‘Lotigheed, Ww “whe. has. been.
up the line. ‘for some ‘time, .re- Fe
turned. this wees to his ranch
near ‘Carnaby. os

BK. M. Hoops returned on Weds a
neaday. from a visit to Andimaul,: -
leaving the same evening: for his “
home. i in. Telkwa,: ;

P. ‘Walker, of the 3 provincial ‘a : :

ing a few days in the astrics, on
fofficial business. 1 Sa

We ‘ Carr: returned on 1 Thuree,
‘day from- an inspection trip. ovr’:
‘the roads” between’ Hazelton and

sing,

. Skeena

-Barelay Bonthorne, a promin- cy

the’ father. of os:
“HL Avison, provincial sanitary. ee

ptrip- through, the district... calene wit Sennen

ts BY, Hall,. of the” government 7
. | office staff, is suffering’ from an.”

“The. Bulkley: river ferry ‘ts ce
again. in- operation: between Ha. ae
R.A. Sampare,-who has been.

living at Gitwangak for-some ©: :.

making - concern is securing data ..;-

aeeratary’ 8 department, i is spende: +,