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THE TEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN BRITISH

VOL. Vi, NO. 10°

‘HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDay. NOVEMBER 4, 1916

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

LIBERALS HAVE HAVE A RUMI

Hazelton Delegates Withdraw
~ as Protest Against the ©
Machine -

| When, after the recent election,
The Miner mildly’ suggested that
mueh ‘interest would attach to
the efforts of the prospective].
Liberal administration to. carry
out the Brewster pledgeto abolish
' party patronage, the local Liberal
organ accused us of seeking to}.
cast suspicion on the new govern-
ment, . Well, we have no reason
to doubt the good faith of the
Liberal leader, but it is becoming
evident that if -he. proceeds to
carry out his pre-election prom-
ises he will meet with difficulties
within his own: party. For in-
stance—Delegates from the Lib-
eral associations of - Omineca
gathered at New Hazelton: on
Tuesday, ostensibly’. ‘to perfect

the district organization. The
Hazelton delegates, believing i in
the bona fides of the Brewster
program, - introduced. and gave
solid support to a resolution ad-
vocating that all appointments i in
this district be madé. on: merit,
. without regard to. ‘politics... _» This

laudable proposition to stréngtlien’
the ‘hands’ of ‘their’ leaders was
*-strongly. opposed by ‘other: ‘dele.
gates and - was. defeated - by a
- consideratile majority.:

Following the declaration - of |.

: their position on the patronage
issue, delerates from ‘Smithers
proposed: that the- government} °
offices be removed from. Hazelton.
It is not their intention to compel
the officials ‘and employees to
move—evidently : they have in
mind deserving Liberats.who will
consent. to fill all. positions—but
for reagons of ‘weight, to the propo-
sers, government buginess mustbe
transacted .: elsewhere than in
Hazelton. After a warm discus-
sion, the delegates, | iby a three-
fifths votes, decided that ‘the
proposal should’ be laid on the
table and should not be consider-
ed again during the -convention,

During the second day’s sea-
sion, however,a similar resolution

was moved. Chairman MeKin-,

non ruled it out of order; but wags

overruled by a vote of the: dele-|

gates, and left the chair. . It.de-|.
- veloped that lobbying had been
resorted to, one delegate from
; Francois Lake explaining that he
had been induced to support the
. Fesolution'by the promise that,on.
‘the’. government, offices being
moved. ‘to:8mithers, he. would he
appointed: deputy mining record-
er. - [twas pointed out to the

. Smithers. delegates ; that © their

‘ambition’ ‘and zeal for their ‘own
_ town - were carrying them. to. in-
juatifiable : Jengtts, but they per-
sisted in: forcing the isgue, The
delegates 1 representing Hazelton,

_ Kiapiox: ‘and ::Manson: ‘thereupon
withdrew’ from the’ ‘sonvention,
The Minor. belleves the: course
of the delegates who refused to
* aubentt to: ‘“machine’? tactica ‘will.

bys majority if: the

‘logs: to: them."

ITALIANS NOW

"TAKE

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OFF ENSIVE!

THE 4 SMASH AUS TRIANS ON WIDE FRONT.
_-FIGH TING IN FRANCE, GREECE AND ROUMANIA

London: The Italians yester-
day. inaugurated © an offensive
againat the Austrian front, and
in the first. day’s operations in-

flicted a loss of 15,000 on the

enemy. Of these ‘3, 948 were
taken prisoner, The 21st Aus.
trian regiment and several bat-
talions have- been annihilated.
The drive extends along the front
from Gorizia to the Adriatic, ' A
number of positions have been
captured, The Austrian counter-
attacks are designated aa feeble,

Paris; The French forces ¢ oc:
ctipied Fort. Vaux last evening.

By waiting until the great explo-|

sions inside the fortifications had
ceased, our troops came into pos-
segsion “of the position. without

been, made on the Verdun front.’
South of the Somme artillery
fighting i is fairly lively,

“Other ‘Gains ‘have

Berlin ‘admita ‘the loss of por-
tions of Satily-Sailtisel

“London} . On ‘the Somme front
the British yesterday captured a
German trench: east of: Guende-
court,
~ Our men ‘ast. night raided en-
emy trenches near Arras,

Saloniki: Following up their
successes against the . Bulgarians
on the Struina.- front, in Greek
Macedonia, British. troops. have

taken by assault the. village of

Alitsa, | on the deft bank. of the
Struma,

Bucharest: waa fighting
continues to maak the Austro-

Kronstadt and Hermanstadt o nd
towards Bucharest; Around Pre-

. deal the stiff defence of the Rou-.

manians is yielding slowly to the
blows of the enemy artillery and
infantry,

Athens: King Constantine has
issued orders to the royalist troops
to prevent the advarice of the
revolutionist forces, at all costs.

A German officer arrested at
Larissa was proceeding in a mo-
tor car to the Bulgarian lines,
with a German. legation . mail
pouch which contained important
messages to German attaches at
Sofia and Constantinople, as well
as detailed plans of the Suez
Canal defences, In addition,the
pouch contuined compromising
letters from the Greek king and
queen to the Kaiser,

. New York: In the 27. months
Be “war, ending Nov. 1. 1820 mers:
chant: ships, aggregating 3. 898, -
584 tons, were sunk by the
belligerent nations.

Last Night’s Social

The first Red- Croas Social! of 7

the season was held last evening
in St. Andrew’ 8 Hall, and was a
very enjoyable oceasion. There
was 3 #00d attendance, and the
Brogram of concert - numbers,

competitions, ete., was of the
moat entertaining character, The
refreshments provided by the
ladies were, as usual, tasty and
plentiful. A sibstantial sum was
collected for the Red Cross.

“We ‘know that if mankind
has any birthright it is peace and
liberty, and it is for that we are
fighting. - When. we. are asked

how'long the struggle is. to con-|

tinue ‘we can only reply that it'|
must continue until thoge things
are secured. ”’—Viseount Grey, .

Coming Events -
Nov. 7—Fire Meeting, St. “Andrew! a
Hall, Spm. :

Liberals of the district, ag well as
by the people. iu general, and we
rather expect. to’ jhear that’ the
embryo ‘politicians’ whose actiona
made the protest necessary hava!
received a sharp. Tebake | ‘trom
Victoria, - :

It is. quite possible that i in. time
the government. offices may “be|
removed. ‘from. Hazelton; but be-
fore any government: decides ‘ups
on Buch a step it will have- to. he
shown good - ‘¥eason, and ‘it’ ‘Isls
certain there: ie as yet no point
ta-the district: ‘that: fan dispute

Hazelton’s” place’ ‘ab. ‘the. :ehlet.

‘center, of business, .. ‘We | are ‘con-
fident’ that. the offices will rernaln |.
here fox some Shen to.

. SOLDIERS’ AID NIGHT |.
AT THE POOLROOM|

Everybody. should . visit «the
Hazelton poolraom this evening:
Proprietor Howard. Campbell has
placed his tables at the. disposal
of the Soldiers’ - Aid, and after
deven o'clock receipts from pool

and billierds will-go towards the.

Christmaa Fund of the committee,
There will.be. entertainment - for
all, Come: along: dnd: help to
provide Xnias: parcels ’ for our
soldier: boys in ‘the: ‘trenches, _

- Adjourned Fire. Meeting
The annual. aneeting of Hazel-
ton Fire. Association, adjourned

_ | from Monday © evening, will be

held in St. Andrew’ 8 Hall on
Tuesday - evening next,. at eight
-/Sharp, All residenta s are: expect
ed to attend.

London: During night o opers-
tions” to Northern’. France we
conducted successful ‘raids on
enemy trenches’. northeast. . of
Festubert'and. in, the ‘aeighbor-
hood of ‘Messines,

“Sydney: Latest returns of the|" che
referendum: on. compulsory mill [0° A

tary service: show. a: “majority |
against of about. 76,000. ‘There
ig ‘adiversity of opinion: regarding
thé soldiers’: vote, LAtds:betlaved

the Aigutea will favor' conscription, ve
although r many Austeallansoldicrs sauna
| are aaaitet It.” a |

: Tonight is Sole ih tat Al

Our Boys in Khaki- ;

A. H. Wylie, formerly of the
government office staff here,i is in
hospital i in England, with wounds
in both arms: Heisa private in
the 88th, a

- Perey Frost, who recently re-
turned to the front after recover-
ing from wounds, is reported
missing,

Harold Findlay {g* “acting as
sergeant-major of the grenade
section of the 16th Canadian
Scottish,in place of Tom Brewer,
who. is reeovering from wounds,

Je: M, MacCormick has been
transferred ‘to the Ist Canadian
Tunneling Co.,.. which is corn

manded ‘by - ‘Major C.:B. North,
Mac ts now a lieutenant,

Colin Munro, who was serious-
ly wounded, is reported ‘to be
improving, |.

George McKay,of the Pioneer, |

has been-wounded for theaecond | of the field engineers of the ~

time, - vile ig in. 1-an English, hos-
pital. - Pood are

yf ‘Roy Clothier, algo of the Pion-

eers, was ‘wounded about. Oct,’ 2.

George Rex i ig in hoepitat with
‘tan attack of rheumatism; |.

fees

“New: York! ‘Hughes today
wound up a 2,800-nille. ‘ciripalgn
tour, “In the laat aixteen hours

“hige tif the: delivers ihe

LOGAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items Of General Interest From
‘: Hazelton and Surround.
.° ing District
“Pomght i is Soldiers’ Aid Night. .
H. B, Rochester has returned”
to Prince Rupert.
H. N. Boss and: family left for ;
Victoria on Monday,
Miss Pope, of Telkwa, is visit.
ing Mra. R. S, Sargent,
John ‘Brown was in. from the
Great, Ohio on Tuesday. —
Otto Strom left -on Tuesday.
for a visit to Vancouver. .

§. J. Martin was a visitor in
Prince Rupert this week,

in town for the weekend,

Harry Taylor, of McBride came
down the line on Thursday,

-Harry Evans, the Prinee Ru-
pert piano tuner, is in town,

Miss Ward has gone to the
coast cities -for a vacation trip, -

Walter Williseroft Was here
for a couple of days this week,

J. H. Copley, of Varidethoof,
Was among the week’s visitors.

H. Welch, provincial assessor, is
visiting: Barrett Lake: ‘and. Houa-
MOM .. _

W. H. ‘Wark; of Toronto, spent
several days in Hazelton . this

| week,

R.A. Cairns, inspector of Ine
dian schools, is oaking a tip
through the district,

WB. Steele, who i ig ‘slowly Ye-
covering from a severe attack. of
rheumatism, left for Vietoria on
Thursday. .

Leonard Wrinch was first and
Cooper Wrinch second in their
respective high schocl classes tn
Vancouver,

A committee of the athletic
association is making preparations
for the skating season, Work on
the rink has already begun. .

John McPherson,of Tacla Lake, .
who has been in’ Hazelton for -
zome weeks, left. this week for
Victoria, where he will spend the
winter.

on Thursday, accompanied by

new station at Prince George to
instal: his successor, -

"G. Murray; of Edmonton, one
Edmonton, : ‘Dunvegan ‘&: British”

Columbia Railway, returned this [
week from a. season’ a: workin

Norman Cary, ‘of the Nocthers -

Telephone Co,, haa gona to-Telk-
,| wa. and: Smithers. to connect up.

the terminals of the new line be-'°
tween those places, end to natal. ~
a nirnber of telephones. foi
subscribers anxious tas avail

. H.C. Crawford, of Babine, was. -

H. Taylor, Hazelton’s new chief on
. constable, arrived from the east’ -

Chief Minty, whocame from his"

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