oa THE TEADI NG WEEKLY "NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN, BRITA COLUMBIA ™ —_ } VOL. IV, No..26° HAZELTON, B.C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR THIRD CONTINGENT LEAVE | Hazelton and District Send Full - Quota for New Force Now. Being. Organized“ "Recruiting for the. third Gana- dian contingent for service over- seas has been .carried on very than the allotted number of re- eruits having left7for Prince Ru- pert during the past week. The following. volunteers left from Hazelton: Charles Mclintosh; P. Stanley McKenzie, . John. "Wadey and H, J. Jewell (Bouston),. From New Hazelton: Harry Cramb, Hubert Wrinch. From Smithers: J. W. Smith, F.. Greenwood, J, F, Thiebot, R: Munroe, -W, Gordén, F. Cas- péerd, Alex, McMillan, A.M, Jar- dine, . J. Sullivan, J. H. W. Jes- sop, James Campbell, A. George, “From Endako:. W. Heney, Louis Ledger, J. Meney, W. Bar- "low. Several who are well known in. the district have joined the forces in-’ Victoria, among whoni are Alex: Tilliard, surveyor, Warren; formerly with the Hudson’s Bay _ Go, here,‘and ex-Constablé Har- “ vey, formerly located at Hazel- ton, J. Milligan, the well-known * surveyor, has gone to England to join a regiment there.” NEW. REGUI.ATIONS ON RAW FUR SHIPMENTS in future. no package -of “raw “furs or game may. be necepted| , for:-transmission.. by, mail during the closed season (which: in most - . “provinees is from May I to Nov, * “") “unless the sender- produces a . permit. from ‘thé. game warden “tovering the shipment, and all packages’ must bear tha name of. the sender aiid'the number of “the. game warden’ '8 permit. : For. ‘thérmore;: “no package of raw fur ‘Or, game may. bé accepted at-any “dime whless the package is’ mark- | ° “ed or labeled. with a description of. the: “contents, stating accur- - ately, the kirid of game or skin, oe B Qs: ‘Gazette announces ‘the incorporation of “the- Kispiox - Farmers’ “Institute; with: head ceffieeat Kiapiox, B.C; Misa. Sisko, ‘of: the Hospital iff, who anderwent. ‘an opera- tion for appendicitis last Sunday, 5 ‘progressing favorably. ‘George Hanna, ‘received - 8 Bix ‘months’: sentence: from Magis- _ irate’. ‘Hoskins | for aupplying ts Havor: to Indians last Monday. ° Be [eheod, forinerly a G. TP. onstilble ‘arrived in Hazelton: his ‘week, to ‘fill’ the: ‘vacdricy in i the ranks. of ths provincial olice cabher rane wo ot the ote a bombardment successfully in this district, more] - “| the enemy,""- ; “The local.’ “Hostoffice has been es advised by the department. that}. while, Rugsians: Gon thi er’s Venice correspondent,’ Rug. . }Sians -are said to ‘be hurling Tes |sérves “after. reserves -into: the fighting line and to:be defenditte their positions with ; ‘the greatest stubborness. “The chief atrugglé ‘around town, where ‘the Russians have concentrated : ‘with the ob-|! ject. of stopping the advance of {the Austrian right, which threat: |: Teng. their. whole front, Carpathiang;".” ‘large Russian “forces are making continuous, attacks - -with fresh. recruits. trarice of. the Dardaielled have been, redticed by.the allied: fleets, | This. announcement ‘was: made “ otal tonight. The announee- | tion from Russian headquarters): —The enemy” 8 infantry, which near Sventoyansky, was thrown back upon the left’-bank “of* the river. On the same bank of the river, north of the Grodno forts, fighting continues on an exten- sive front, Some villages have changed hands repeatedly, Heavy |German siege artillery commenced. to bombard Ossowetz at noon on Thursday, An impetuous Ger- man attack against Sector, be- tween Bohr and Edvadno rivers, was repulsed'with enormous los- ses to the enemy. In the Przas- nysz region our troops have gained. important successes, hay- ing forced. the Gerinans to retreat dn a 25-mile front. . Counter at: tacks'by the enemy were repulsed after stubborn bayonet fighting, Our troops continued the assault’ against the villages still held by We. have. captured aver 1,000 prisoners and many machine guns, , Petrograd. (official comntiniea- DARDANELLE F ORS we ALLIED FLEETS. HA VE COMPLE TELY SILENCED. ‘OUTER FORTIFICA TIONS! ': Petrograd. (fficial communica- had cfosséd the. Nieman river Russian army in. the Cuscasus, the Transchoruk region. the other front there have been out significance, ' up near Christiania today appears to indicate disaster to the Ger- man submarine Ua, ; sued by the French Minister of Marine. ioday confirms the an: nouncement-of the demolition of the forts at the entrance to the Dardanelles, . ‘The bombard- ment of the farts at the entrance from a great distance yesterday at eight o'clock in: the morning. This was followed by a bombard- ment at ‘shorter ; ‘Tange. Four forts were: completely, destroyed.. One:of them way “an tirely “forti- fied by Germans, Mine dragging in the straita is being: effected under the protection of. armored i tion: from: headvyuarters of the dated Feb. 24) :—Our troops have progressed with ‘great succesg in On. only cabnonades, which are with- Christiania: :—Wreckage picked An’ official ‘communication ‘is of the Dardanelles was resumed. D ESTROYED and other cruisers of the combin- ed fleet, ”? London :—-The fleet of British, and French warships ~ ‘is now hammering at the inner defences of ‘the. Dardanelles, . Following the reduction of four outer forts, mine sweepers are at work in the straits under the protection of the puns of the fleet. Un- official despatches from Athens and Rome say that one French ship has penetrated the passage. No serious damage has been done The Sedd-ol Barz fort at the entrance to the Dar- danelles i is in flames, Paris:—The Sultan of Turkey is preparing to leave Constantin- ople, Imperial trains with steam up are waiting at the station, The inhabitants of the Prinkipo Islands near Constantinople have been instructeed to be ready to leave, -London: ~The. “Austrian ad- vance .in. Eastern. Galicia haa been: checked. -The. Russians have tecaptured Stanislaus and Koloniea. 7? “Lndén, Feb.. 26:—The Petro- grad correspondent of the “Times’ déseribes the- ‘position-of-the Aus- trians it East Galicia as--cri The activity . of -the mans in’ Bukowina tes reached ita utmost limi across ‘the. Carpathians," iately on the flank of the’ invading columns, whose: ‘position ig haz- ardous, Telegrams from Bida Pesth report fierce. - fighting around]. Stanislau, in Galicia; - “Bays: Reut- is proceeding on the heights In the hear ‘Wyzskow, .-London:—All foits at the ¢ en- : With the. -Wea- ‘, entrance of the straits were sue- | cesafully reduced and operations are continuing. ve(nouncement was made at the d-| State- department today of Great ..|forts had:been’ redtced has: not figeti is estitaated at thirty ships, ‘Visions, forthe German ‘auxiliary ~ STORY’ OF THE GREAT WAR TOLD DAY BY. ‘DAY. period of long. range - firing, 2 squadron of battleships attacked at close range. ~ All forts at’ the Washington: — Formal = an- Britain’s disposition: . to declare a Dlockade-of the coast: ‘of German East Africa from midnight on Feb, 28, London:—A despatch to Reut- er’s Telegram Co. from Venice land Islanda, ‘The. Gotha was last reported leaving. . Buenos Ayres on Feb. 2, with supoiteg, She is a 6,658 ton boat and be- London:-—A despatch to the ‘Daily Telegraph,’ from Petro-|. grad, says, “Ruasian military leaders expect that a considerable ‘portion of the Russian twentieth army corps will succeed in fight- ing its way out of Hast Prussia and will rejoin the main Russian forces, These hopes are based says; “The Austrian Government ig. confiscating” the entire stock ‘of grain. “and flour in the dual ‘Monarchy, Do London:—In giving a list of seven. British. steamers -submar- ined #ince ‘Feb. 18, the. Admiralty Announces that 1,381 vessels en- tered 4 ‘or left ports -in the war gore daring that period... ~dLondon :—Constantinople: ‘des- patches ‘claim that: threé Anglo- French- Warships’ were: ‘damaged by ‘the ‘Asiatic forts-during the bombardment yesterday. . ‘The British report that all: the outer been denied.. The ‘Anglo ‘French t ‘he: bombardment, eontinties: ‘Moiitevideo : _ Tha ~ German steamer. Gotha, loaded with: pro- eruiger Krona Pring, Withelm;: ‘hag [been eaiptured by. British cruis: fof I | ¢& according ‘to: réliable: adviced, | lost... on the continual arrival of small detachments of troops who have @xtricated - ‘themselves ‘from. the forest labyrinths, - Reports from Russians indicate. that German loages were larger than the Rus- sians, “Along this front the present fighting seems to show that the Germans are not ‘iow trying to push’ a. definite forward move- about: for a weak spoti in, the Rus- sian line.’? - ~ London Sir Edward Grey an- nounced today that England i is in entire accord with Russia: in “the latter’s desire for access, to the sea, “The sacond week of. “the dub. |. Marine campaign’ opened today, with. the loss of two. amall coast- org, ., the: Deptford . Off" South Shields: and ithe . Wes ra longs to the North German Lloyd | ‘Steamship Co. ment, but. are . merely... feeling} this year. ‘a8. Usual. : st "Phe G:F: ‘Pe. have notified the aS Tell wa. Board DAILY SERVICE ON &.T.P. New Service Between Prince Rupert and the East to be | Inaugurated According to officials of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, it. - is intended to have a daily through service during the Spring linking . up Prince Rupert and the East. Travel, it seems, has increased greatly during the past few months over the new line from Winnipeg and the Eastern points to Prince Rupert and it.is believ- ed that there will be a great rush of tourists over the transcontin- ental during the summer, - Pop: Wer round trip rates are being quoted. The indications are that a tri-weekly steamship service will be inaugurated between Vancouver, Victoria and Prince Rupert in order to meet this in- creased Gemand, and the Prince George, Prince Rupert and Prince John will probably all be busy on this route, ‘Solomon Doz Derby Nome, Feb. 26:—Fred Ayer, driving a team of 14 foxhounds, won the 64-mile Solomon Derby here teday, His time. ‘was:6 hours 23 minutes. Percy Blatch- ford was second, 15 minutes be Hhind. - - LOCAL AND DISTRICT 7 ' NEWS PARAGRAPHS —- "Duke Harris is in Vancouver , ‘| this week, R. ©} ‘Jonnings: arrived Pon Wednesday's train, re at Buck Flats: ‘Wednesday, - etd, Today i ig the fiftaenth’ annivéps: ary of the battle of Paardebiitg. D. Lamont, of Gitwangah, yas: in town for a ~few'- days” this . week, - J. M. MaecCormick left Thurae , day, to spend two weeks at Port Essington, Miss Harrison, of - Smithers, has joined the Hospital staff. as nurse in training, ; H.C, Kinghorn . is spending. a week in the vicinity of | Uak;. “on oo departmental business, ~~. Several gleighloads went over. | to the entertainment and dante at New Hazelton last night, ° “ee ge H. M. Scoones, of Seattle. ig: looking over this- -district, with a. - view to -Sstablishing a: “shitigle mill. =: AU “postoffice : has beon ‘estab. © lished at Barrett Lake, C. Bar-- tett, ‘of the Diamond’ D. ranch, os ‘is postmaster, ot The Bulkley: Valley Agricul: : tural “Association -has decided.to -. hold | their fall fair at, Telkwa oe f Trade that an ther. : A and. ‘has. been taken to, the’ Falk- | Ge oo yagent will: ‘be tationed: at thal “Colin Munro left for his farich a :