\ +

: * pearl ifielinene |
o ‘Bt-Lawrened-poat at Aebee.,

_ forthe great ‘success 6f the oc-
=. ‘easion, while especial credit is

4 on’a: Bay Co: aitore in Hazelton |.
oe is. ‘William, . Ware,. well: known tol
a ‘ploneer residents ‘as’ the: com~
: : any” s fu ardned ‘Babine:

“VoL. IV, “NO. 9

- PATRIOTIC FUND CONCERT]. ) : LES ¢ AN ; GROUND =r TERRIFIC — NEWS a
aro FOR Re ENEHY ON WEST. Slee
TURKEY SENDS NAVY AGAINST RUSSIA

“London, Oot: 8i:--Repoite indieats that the Allies are making, «

“Ansembly Hall, at artistically dec. «:
7 orated, was crowded to the doors
on ‘Thursday evening, when: one

of. the’ largest audiences ever
" paen in Hazelton enjoyed | ‘the

- clever: entertainment provided|. ..

hy: the: Women’s Auxiliary, tn
- ald of the Hazelton Patriotic}: .
Fund, The long and varied ‘pro-

gram was carried aut withoutiat

- hiteh, and hearty. applauae testi-
- fled to. the appreciation of. the
audience,

' Following ia the program: -

“Pianoforte. duet, Fairy Queen; _

Mra. Hoskins and Misa Sharpe.
Bong, Land of Hope and Glory;|

’ Mr. Fuller.
-Reeltation, .

; humorous;
- Phillips,

Mr.

‘Bong, It’s along way- to Tip-

_ berary; Mr. Ogilvie, .

~ Patriotic selection ;. _ Orchestra
(Migs Sharpe, piano; _ Messrs
Matthews and Fuller, “violins,
-and Messrs Reid and Leverette,
: mandolins. )

“Song, Angus Macdonald; Mis.
MacKay.

» Reeltation,

The Signalman;
Miss. Sharpe. °

' “Song: Heroes and Genntlemen;
_ Mr. Little,

_Pianoforte. trio? Mrs: Hosking| . .
_ "aid Misges Hogan‘and Sharpe.

_. Song, Husheen; Mlaa-Smith,
“election, Fohemian Giel; Or
- Ohara
- Gong, “Out” on His ‘Deep Mi
Foster. a
: Recitation; origina} Mr. Turns
bull,

Song, Little Grey Home i in the
-West; Mrs, Burrington.. .

The one-act farce, “The Wrong
“Fiat, ** was’ capably. staged by}:
. the following. cast: |

| Mr. Ernest Barrington, Mr.
Matthews; Mr. ‘Tobias’ Puddi-
combe, Mr, Middleton; Monsieur]...
Alphonse’ Pettipois,, Mr. Philips;
. Billings, Mr... W. F Brewer Mrs.
+ Puddicombe, Miss -Inez Smith;
: Miss: Ethel ~"Puddicombe, Miss | :
Pearl Allen; Madam ‘Alphonse
‘ Bettipois, Misa | Sharpe, - coe
4 Thd last. feature of the enter-

sinment was a patriotic tableau, | °

: in ‘which these. figures » ‘were Te-
. presented: “ ee .

* Britannia,” “Miss “Seas” Giant
- Beotland, ‘Migs Florence MeDoug-
falls Treland, Miss Maggie ‘Allen:
+ Colonies, Boy Scouts.

- A ‘well-patronized | buffet .was
“eoilductad by Mra, Cox and, Mrs.
Mepeley.. oo

“The committee ‘and. ‘those par-
‘tichbating deserve commendation

ue to Miss Shatpe, under whose i

Me.

along the whole battle: line, especially in the north, -where the
: | hand by her naval activities, :.

: points of extrastrategic importanes were gained by the Allies,

" HAZELTON, BR, C., SAPURDaT, OCTOBER al, 1914 |

progress along their entire front, while - terrific losses have heen.
sustained’ by’ the’ enemy, “A midnight despatch from Paris states

British gained ground despite: ‘many: violent German attacks. ;
The enemy's losses on the ‘west wing were heavy. Some |:

Admiral Fisher has been appointed first sealord. Heis known
a8 “The Kitchener of the Navy. Me

- Constantinople despatches aay the. Russian and Turkish ficets|
arg eligaged in battle off Odessa. : The fight is still in progress,._
"No change in the condition of affairs is reported from Belgium.
Formidable’ entrenchments are being made by the Germans beyond
the Nieuport- Dixmude line, and also i in the vicinity of Ghent and
Bruges. It is believed these are to Secure the line of retreat if the
| present attack-on the ‘Allies fails, - 7 a
‘The Allies have forced the: Germang ‘ta withdraw from the Yser
Canal, the Belgians and French having flooded the country. Many

officially” that severe: fighting. was almost. continuous yesterday ,

: +: Botha’s forces have driven the invading German-Boer rebels

‘ Bombs have been dropped on: Dunkirk.

lof Montreal, who was with the ‘transport section of the army

An Indian regiment has joinea the British and Japanese forees|
whicli ara attacking Tairig Tao. .
fortress was begun yesterday. ‘by. all,

Italy will be- drawn into the war, now that Turkey has # shown her

‘The Russian armies ate - making progress on the "Prussian,
frontier,

out of Cape Colony, One hundred more were captured.
- German aviators, dropped bombs on the market women. ‘of
Béthune, France. “Nineteen were killed and thirty wounded.

4 The Portuguese West African line, has 1 heen crossed by a small
German force. : :

! Montreal Oct. 81.—The first of the Canadian expeditionary force
to fall waa killed Yesterday at the front. ‘He was William Cock hill,

service’ corps, which went to the front instead of being sent to

‘: It is believed by many in London that the Balkan states and ,

PRICE $2.00 ‘A YEAR.

a ¥. Wright returned an. Sate |
urday” from « -yaeation strip, e
Victoria,

a Patient to the Hospital.

heen

Mra. H.-H, Little is: recovering ©

acute appendicitis at the Hospital, -

' Ed. Kohse, who has been in’
Prince Geotge for aéveral weeks, —
returned to, Hazelton on Thurs-
day.” a :

. J, A. Macdonald, of ‘the’ bot-
tling works, has gorie to the Bulk-
ley Valley towns, on a business
trip, es

Miss Belhouse underwent a
successful operation for’ appen-
dicitis at the Hospital a day or:
two ago. Lo,

C.. -Fernua‘ left on Thuredey: :
for a visit: to Vietoria.

Dr Stone, of Bndoke, “earn re

downon Thursday, aecompanying og
“An attack i in full forea on the| ;

nicely from. an. operation. for: - On

"violently. ‘engaged. _
- Paria calla_the. present engagement the realest: battle ot thal
| war, ‘Berlin despatches say it meani life or death to the German
Jt, ts | ‘certain . that the battle ia ‘being conducted on-a
The: Germans are said to have been ‘reinforced
- The ‘Allies also are believed. to
have received many reinforcements, while Admiral. Hood, who is| .
eo-operatiig with the’ land forces,’ has a fine flotilla of vesaels | 1,
suitable for hia’ work, “but not of: ‘great value.
and: balloons: are: giving’ great assistance, in directing the fire of the’
The, “aerial. scouts. have. been attacked, but have
sustained little dainage,~
to the enemy,

| tremendous seale:’

warships,

attacks ‘by -the enemy _ have been repulsed by-the Allies, :
latter have gained: ground: t to the northwest of Soissons and i An. 1 the
region of. Craonné, ais

: lof Califo nia steaming north to prdteet shipping.

thi  edriipany’ 8| tion is satibtioloty; “Fighting ia

tillery.

of the enemy were drowned and many more annihilated. by the @ ar.

Salisbury. Plain. He wastkilied i in the big- battle at Lille, Ottawa}

batween’ Nieuport and:

forcen,:

by half'a million fresh troops.

Mo. the.west and south. of Lill fighting continues,

Ad artillery: engagement it is proceeding on. the heights of Meuse,

while j in the Wosvre: district ‘the Allies’ heavy artillery. now holds
command of the roads’ “eorinecting. Thancourt, Monsard and Brus-
‘sels, one of: the. “enemy? 5 main lines of: communication; near St.
Mihiel.. ons eo

An entire regiment of German infantry was destroyed yester
day near. Ua. Chalade.:

Official. despatches’ - from. Petrograd last night ‘atated that |
several-defeata had- been: -sustained by the enemy. in retreat south
of Warsaw. The Russian troops, at the point ofthe bayonet, took
three towns held by the Austro-German forces, also capturing
many prisoners, ‘cannon and rapid-fire guns,
is is progress south of Przemysl.
out by Russians. near Dolina, in the Carpathians, ..
Accounts just: received ‘gay Friday’ 8 fighting below Warsaw ;
‘extended, for ‘twenty-six’ miles; -.

’ Correspondents estimate that ‘the Russian’ ‘forces took sixty
thousand: German prisoners in Poland in the laat ‘few days,

A. Petrograd correspondent Bays. the. Kaiser, who. was on the
Pruggian frouitier, narrowly eacaped captut on. Friday. .. wee

-Lord Roberts, commanding. the “Qvérgeas ‘forces in. - England,
nepected the Canadian’ troops on Salisbury. Plain on Saturday. oS

Vancouver, Oct, 26: —Two Japanese cruisers me ef the co

sie

‘London, Oct. a7: —Reuter’ 5 ‘Paria’ eridpohdeiié ‘ates that the.

‘Allies. have begun a general advance: in the’ region. between Nieu-
port, and Ypres, and are also advancing’ east of Arras,

‘ Yedterday Paris répotted that?the “Allies” ‘front hetween Nleu-|

port arid: Dixnudé Was being maintaified, ‘thé Geriina who crossed
the Yaér betwee these citles heing unable to make progiess,
3 official despatch ‘at' midnight states‘that the bombardment of Nieu-
on por: coritinies,’-
.| Dixmude. have contihied, without: result,
tL Badiee: 0 J
=" ~1 attacks by night,’ ‘all Of which ¢ werg repulsed: "There are 0 19 charges hi
inthe peat of the battle front... #: tae

An

‘The efforts of the etehiy: between Nieuport and
“The Allies front from |
y the: ‘Sditiine: river was eqilally the object of violent].

“The létoat official statement froth in

=lticbelag aained rand nan woreh Rieck ;

Naval aeroplanes.

The naval guns ‘have ‘eaused ‘Breat loss | :

“Spirited
‘The

Desperate fighting
An Austrian colurnn was wiped

| Servians and other’ foreigners ‘gathered in ‘Canada, and is called

1.4 The: Marits rebela,? attacking one..of General. ‘Botha’d. ‘Beitiatt |
; forees ib South: ‘Afriea, Were repulsed with logs, .

th battle front;’

und reso ty the ila after a

forces advancing -batween Nova and Alexandria and on the roads

ten miles long,”
‘| rom the ‘Warsaw: ‘datrict, °-- Rugsian® advices say'the enemy is in
precipitate. flight-and ig abandoning Lodz.

‘The ‘Austria resistance in Galicia. ig weakening,
lefé five thoiisand dead in the valley of the River Spryne.

~” German forces have failed j in attempts to. resume the offensive
on the East Prussian frontier, :
, All reports agree that recent fighting i in West Flanders “has
been terribla beyond any other in.the war, Projectiles hurled from |:
land, sea and air are sweeping the flat, unprotected country, -des-
troying villages and seeking out inhabitants who delayed their
departure. too'long,
- It ia reported the Germans are putting Antwerp in condition
for: deferice, replacing :the Belgian guns with German _ fortress
artillery of the latest model, - ‘They are evidently preparing a line |:
of retreat from Nieuport and Dixmude. The Times correspondent} -
at Flushing wires that he has every reason to believe the Germans
are about to evacuate Ostend, ‘The: Rotterdam correspondent: of
thé Mail says, “Slowly, but aurely, the Germans | are. being beaten
back on the west wing; and old men and young lads are being
hurried to the front, ‘Roulais, resembles a shambles, It was taken
and retaken. four times and battered to ruing in the process,’
~ Firing at Ostend is very heavy..- The British are shelling -the|
suburbs, which are held by the Germans, ‘Ati ia believed the Ostend
| piere have been destroyed,
The only points-in Belgium now atrongly held by the. Germans
are Liege and Namur,
The roar of guns on the Belgian coast was heard in England
yesterday, for the firat time since the Napoleonic wars. -
Major Buikeley, A. D.C, to the Governor-general, -has been
killed | in action, ;
The second contingent of troops ‘from’ India i is. now. in France: i

The enemy

England with timber, . The Germans declare that all Wood cargoes
for Great. Britain are contraband.

: Krupp’s.’ “newspaper, ‘at Essen,
contingent, saying it is composed mostly of Red Indians, Russians,

Canadian -only by. courtesy: The diatribe causes considerable

amusemeit in London. ° ~
~ Victoria, Oct. 27:—-Forty- five Sourdoughs arrived here“ “from

ig paying. all expenses,. which will amount to ° $75,000.

“

London, Oct, 28: Another rebellion hi has broken | out in ‘South
‘Africa; - -General * -DeWet and, ‘General, Beyers. are leading. the
insurgents, who have > broken. St i in. Orange ‘Free State; and. in}
Western Transvaal.

-London; ‘Det, 28 jhe Advance af the Germans ¢ towards Ca alaiy

reinforce: the west. wing.”
Austrians ‘atrived at Ghent. .

4

bedken.. In the region beyond Naney, ni

‘the invaders have bean driven back to’ Gormad
‘At other.po

believeg the. whole ofthe transport gection j is now at the front, and
ae - [perhaps others, a

“THE MINER'S: ‘TELEGRAPHIC BULLETINS. TELL, ‘STORY: OF GREAT WAR DAY BY DAY.

"London, Oeti, 26:~Atterition: ia: stoday centered’ i ‘on. ‘the great | :
battle Which Js in-progresa. between. -Nieuport: and .the river Lys, in
Western Belgium... The official despatch - from’ Paris at midnight
‘atatea that tha. Germana- succesdéd™ Ii” ‘orossing” the Yser river
ixm de, - and the opposing. armies are: now:

| Smithers for a day or. ‘two.

Midnight. advices from Petrograd state that 3 many: prisoners
aha cannon “have “been captured “fromthe Germans | by. Russian |

‘leading to Petrokoff and Radom... The ‘battle line in this district is
Tt-ls clalined. that the Germane are still retreating

"| Hazelton. branch of. the Royal

7.cou ver, -

‘German warships Have séiged four Swedish ships, bound for|": 2

sneers at the G anaitian {st

post today.
the Yukon, as a detachment for thefront, J..W: Boyle, of Dawson M]

"Phe official report states that: thie urijielding: Garniaii inal ot
ich: for six weeks has atretched across Northera: France, ‘taat|t

Dr. Wrinch paid a visit’ to
Meanakinisht ‘ early jj in the week, -
and on Wednesday went up to.

On Monday winter hours will

he in” effect in Hazelton publie -
achoo}, ” the: clasges ° agsembling © _
it 0:80 af m, and helng di disinfased ~ 7
atOpm eon ‘ |

“GK. ‘Sealy has gone’ to" vo ia .
Bulkley: Valley ‘ranch, ta super-*
Vise his his fall roundup.: - He

has had a successful Stock Bea-
son, ;

LD, Fulton, manager of the |
Up-to-date drugatores, ‘expects

to leave for Victoria in. a: few.

days,- and. will ‘probably’ Spend
the winter in-the capital city.

"Notice has been, received ly:
Chief Minty that in future prig- :
oners serving county. jail “gen- : .
tences may be sent to the prison oO
farm: at Oakalla, ‘instead of to:
New ‘Westminster. :

A, D. McLeod, manager of the

Bank,; left on Thursday. for a
three-weeks’ vacation trip to. the ©
coast cities, A, A, Gow, of. Van- -
is manager . in.. Mes os
MeLeed’s absence, So Bay

“Leslie Laing, formerly anager = :
of the A B CG Bost, at 'B

promoted to the Past hs
the company’ 3 business: at
George. “He left for hi

‘Viteaeteoe is: Rh G. Cun iki
head of. the: well: ‘toa

has been atayed, and every hour. increases. the Allies’. strength, onfis te
the northern tine, The. enemy is sending: large bodies of ‘troops. to a
On" ‘Sunday, : it is. Feported, 20.009 Cabee