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COLUMBIA

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_’.. PRICE $2.00 4 YEAR

“4 AERC

. - Victoria, May. ‘16:—A raiding |
mt party of.Germans from Washing-
‘-ton, in a launch, ‘are reported. to

*. bythe. guard. -.A- ‘governinent| :

. “patrol boat has “been despatched |.

“in search hot, the would: ‘be i in-
-vaders,, ae ae

~ Dave Loughnan ¥ Wounded ©

Teft The Miner staff. last August

to £0 to. the. front; was wounded |!

~ dn the. great. battle at Ypres, - So
\ -faras known, Dave was the only
' Hazelton man ‘engaged in’-the
fight : which- established . the: re-
_.”. putation “of Canada’s. “soldiers: |
eae si ‘wounds: are. not tought t to
oon he serious,

--Marderer’ to Hang

Vanieuver:— Tbe: “MeKillar’
oo ney): found guilty of: the murder
* of De teetive -Levig on ‘August 25)
. last, was’ pentenced t to be @ hanged)
“on, Aug. 8. wee RE Ay :

7 BIG CHEQUE 0 oe
“PATRIOTIC: FUND

: Tie governmetit agetit has re:
~ S.- eelved.“from -W. 4. Goepel, pro=
" . vineial treasurer ‘of the. Patilotie
“Fund: ‘acknowledgnient:: of.a:
we, cheque. for - $2,392, 46. for: ‘the
- Thig
Ancluded $1000 from the district
_. between’ Telkwa. and: Rose ‘Lake,
Previous .: ‘remittances *
-$917,56,. The list. ig: still: open,

_vaseribers, to: remit.to him: --Ac:
- “knowledgment of -subseriptions.

by: towns: and’ ‘districts: will ‘be:

_ made: next: week,” with: dditional

vA special ‘train ftom: Smilthers
ulkley Valley:

_selebration on ay 24:

OR Ponder; who lett thé police.

ioe ‘staf. ‘to: Join the’ navy; has: ré={*":

-eeived, a commission,: '8. Geary,

2 pwho is algo. in ‘the: navy, received.

hig commission some. ‘man chs ago.

Registrar Kirby’ fr een’ ‘noti-

- ‘8 d that ‘ spolicants arin pet :

~RAID CABLE STATION

AMERICAN NOTE. 16 GERMANY...
a ITALY PREPARED, BUT UNDECIDED

.. have made an attempt to‘cut.the|. =
~ Canadion » Australian’. cable at} ' ne
. ~ Bamfteld.- They. were driven‘off(-" 9. <-

. | difficult,
* Corporal: ‘DD. ‘ Loughnan;’ who |

additién,-

“totalled-|" .

ahd My. ‘Hosktng- requests ‘Bub-|-

Pauls, ‘May. 1b ¥ 5 (effcial) :=To
the. north. of: ‘Arraa,, condition: of:
-| ground ° has. rendered operations
~ Our. offensive,” “how-}
ever, ‘hes. ‘been’ ‘continued. At}
the southeast of “Angres” we: have
attacked and taken’ a strong Ger-
man’ ‘trench extending on a front| |
of about. two-thirds. cof | a mile; a
forest ‘which had’ been organized
for defence, and canine that: a

we" “have. continued ” clearing ‘atl

slopes . “east: and: ‘south: of: “Notre
Dare de. ‘Lorette, « “Wee ave
taken: additional : ‘houses at Neu-
ville. St, Vaaat ‘Accorditig. to
[the . testimony of risoners, our
| artillery, has, ‘inflicted extremely |,
heavy losses. ‘on: thie: ‘enemy: The
ntimber of. officers made: prisoner |
‘since ‘Sunday ia about 100." The

number. of guns: “captured is 20, ‘

including ‘elght heavy - ‘pune, Tn
“we. have ‘taken one.
hundred machine 1 ging and bomb
throwera, ~ Me ek
‘The: ener y.¢ ‘abtatned a inoinent>
ary ‘footing in our firat line, ‘but
era” forced : back chy. 8. ‘eouriter
atinel. a eee
- Capetown:, — Grave anti-Ger-
Taan rioting. is’ ‘reported. in some

we of ‘the® “prineipal towing - of. the
|Union;. ‘and. ig :aceonipanied by.

wholesale. destruction of. German

- ‘wa ee th and the “Smithers p) ope ts
‘ball team‘down: to: Hazelton’ 8 hig anh

Pruth,

charges threw. the enemy’ 8 Cole

occupied | Milan, « where: a: strike

Towns: of. ‘Johapnesburg, . Kim-
berly, Bloemfontein, and: Port

Blizabeth were scenes of rioting.

to 8S “Yesterday we took
moré . than, 1000;- prisoners, and
captured vine’ A achine guns. In
‘Western’ Galicia “intensity... “of
fighting: lessened on: “May. 10.

| San. with the-< rey Fact ef occupying
iter fronts. The Austrian
army: vacuated; .on. ‘the 1th,
a strongly , Bi lifed . position ex-
tending: ‘trom’ Bistritea tiver to
the: Rumaniat. frontier—about. 94
miles—and fell back precipitately
‘on’: the: 12th"
he “enemy 's aval,

charges” to protect: ‘the gerieral
retréat, -

through the: enemy ‘a front ‘at
various points and: by. successful

uming; ‘which. were: ‘on, the march,
into disorder; © <0":
“Rome, ’: May. 16: Troops have

has .- been, declared ‘asa protest,
against Italy’s cy ‘delay i in: entering’
‘the. ware. The. army -is.: oncen-|-
trated on” "the: Austrian border|,
and: the fleet j is: prepared: for aec-

. the war question. .

tion.” Parliament. is. to “decide

¥ Our.” troops) ‘are concentrating |
re gradually: on, th 2 line of the river

| Lusitania and Guldight; to make |!

WAS dispersed: byour} 8¢t
Our eavalry divisions broke

right to destroy vessels carrying
‘contraband.

not: declare WAP, ‘bat will de-

VE"

‘aand people ausembled i in » front
‘af the Austrian: and German em-
bassies | here: to denounce the
1 Kaiser, | . .
.Washington:. Herr’ Deiinburg, |
the German. emissary, has been:
recalled as a result 6f the cab-
inet’s. displeasure at his speech
justifying | the sinking of the
Lusitania, - Bernstorff's Fecall i ig
expected,
Washington, May ta: — The
resident's - note.‘to’ Germany,.
presented” “tod “calla: ‘attention |:
to the “anlawful: nd inhumane
destruction of ‘the. Lusitania” |
and to other violations of Ameri:
can rights, Germany - is asked
to disavow the acts of submarine
commanders - in torpedoing the

reparation, and ‘to take steps to

; Drevent recurrence... 7 No. time is ;

get: for a eoly. ‘and ‘no “eaurae 0 of]

Ly: of: the. United |

American people,’

to justify ita submarine action,
and’ ig- expected to insist on the.

“It is ‘believed the
United States, in’ that cage, will

nounce’ Germany as an outlaw.
among nations,. will - ‘discontinue
relations, and. seize interned |.

“Twenty. thou-

ships if further attacks are inade.

[mans were‘ wrecked, Eerenty of
e{the rioters were. arrested, :

ath ‘fonstrations’ ‘eau
es of the riot fiect by u
nthe failure of. the:

nate. hore "Shops ‘owned iby Ger-

' “Wietoria:

| oi from’ ‘all parts of, Ital

| general, situation: on the weatern
| front ‘today. * ool

ae A Belgiuin,, were ‘captured yester-
7 day.
| mang: ‘attempted. their recapture,

“To the north of ‘Arras, where
a terddy,. further * progress:

“fey. and Sanchez.: youre

_————e

French’ reports no change in the|

The’ Paris: official ‘report saya|
enemy positions at. St. George’ 8,

-In‘a night attack ‘the.Ger-

but wore repulsed,

the: French: ‘gained : ground ‘yeas;

States to omit-no word or act In]... -,, .
defence of ‘the’: Mghta- ‘of the)",

a few ‘days, . _

in action at ‘Ypres.

turned ‘on. Wednesday trom. a oe
= trip, to. Prince Rapert. . -

of dino. . Newick, of the Up-to-Date os
; drugatore, - eft on Thursday for ae

a visit tothe canst cities: wag de:
London, May ‘11: :Sir J okin|: :

Harris leave for Owen Lake this
evening, on mining. business, f

turned on Sunday from Smithers).
where: ‘he: ‘held. -epurt Saturday :

PREPARING FOR ABIG |
DAY. ON THE 2 ks

progressing Tevorbiy “The. fol.
lowing officials and committees ~ ee
are in ‘charge: - ~~ os

‘Marshala: R, E. Allen, J. E ae
|) Kirby,” -

Judgea: J.-M, " MacCormick,, .
Hugh. Taylor, §. HH, » Hosking,
HL H. Little, -

Starters: R. J. Rock, W. Grant,”
G. Burrington,. ; 7

“Program - and finance: .R. E. 2
‘Allen, ~ 8: ‘He ‘Hoskins, - i Ee

Kirby, A. RB. Macdonald, ‘B: Je “
Martin, R. J. Rock.

’ Grounds: Hugh’ Taylor, Jas, :
MacKay, J.- Naylor, -C..Hickg .
Beach, J. C, K.’ Sealy, G., Bur- .
“trington. |

Musie: J. A. Macdonald, RB S,
Sargent, W. Grant, 0°" ce

Baseball: Graham Rock; Ss. J. er
Martin, RJ. ‘Rock, wa vey

-‘Horse races: J.C, K. ‘Sealy,
Jas. ‘Latham, Jaa, MacKay,:, :
Naylor. cr

Dance: S. J Martin; I A =
‘Macdonald, Graham Rock,” Bede
Rock, H. H. Little, C. Hicks. -
Beach. ;

LOCAL. "AND DISTRICT ae
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
‘Dent forget, the ‘Smoker to- 7
night, - Po at

og, M. MaeCormick wasa vieltor . os
tin Sealthers on Baturday. aa

Germany will probably attempt era,

branch, is here from: Victoria Tor -

Jack Milligan, a surveyor well
known in this district, was killed ‘ es

Me at

Mrs. MacKay and daughter n Te...

~ Rod: ‘MeCrimmon ‘and. “pale

- Governinent Agent Hosking Tes on

wae pital, arrived

made, especially: between Caren: es

r the Peace river district. and elsg\
whore’ f fou four years, s, returned.