THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

: VOL. VL "NO. 19.

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

NATIONAL SERVICE WEEKIT

Every: Mani in Canada Will Have

i ww Card to Fill Out ,

= Soon

_ National Service Week i is draw-

*. fing very near, and the fact that

the first week in the New Year

bears that title is, something in
* Which overyone in Canada has]

an interest. “The men are inter-|.

‘ested beeause it ig ‘obligatory for

each of | them ‘between the ages
of 16 and. 65 years, to all out one
of the cards. which the ‘govern-
ment is sending: them, _ through
the bostoffice authorities. . The
women’ are interested heeause
their co- -operation i is being invited

in seeing ‘that their men-folk

attend .at, once, to this important

- duty. ‘The children are interested
_ because * their achooi - teachers’
“have explained. to them. the

Meaning of National Service and

_-the way in which father and. the]

big: brothers at ‘home have to
reply to the various questions, .
“To. write in the anawers and].

. return the. card. ‘promptly is a

good New Year’ 8 resolution -for
every’ man. throughout: the ‘Do-
minion and it has the advantage
of being easy: of. fulfilment.. It

“only means a few: minutes’ care-|-

ful thought. The posttuan in the

“cities Zeta the hard ‘work, “for fe

has not’ only. tb deliver. the cards:.

he’: is - responsible algo’ for their

proper ‘return,: Prompt: mailing

“of, the answers will, tiake the
‘postman’ 5 work very much easier,

National. ‘Service: means that
we-are to.get: into that” frame of
mind which will cause us to: think}!
of: the -needs: of the country, to.

-vealize.that the’ interests ‘of the}. ee
State have a greater ciaim on us
_ than-ouy ‘self-interest...

This. ap-
plies: to everyone, from the high-

' . est in-the land to the lowest. ‘The
"Prince of Walea’ motto, “I Serve";
may well be the-mstto - of every
-gitizen of the: British: Empire at
. this time,. : os .

There are ma y ways. of serv-
ing the nation besides’ going tothe

“front. The man on the farm and
_- the ‘mechanic’ in’ a workshop may
: be serving the: nation j ‘as usefully}
as) the.-man in - the ‘trenches; | |
_ Every man shoitld be. doing the
_ work ‘which represents his. rhoat
efficient: service to his: country,./ a
The war is” teaching | ‘ug, or].
7 -shoutd he teaching us, great: Jes-
" gone.<
» those. who have-faith in Canadian |
Manhood , -hope -and believe that|
_, the nation will emerge: from this}
" experience a stronger and better |

; people,
7 tional: Service i ig thoroughly: and

Terrible as are its effects,

“If ‘the meaningzof Na-

rnment’s, call. for . in-|

formatioa. ‘ta teaponded to in]the

Tight spirit, the’ foming year, will

government

_ “offi 4 ata, ha signed ‘his posi-
“tion! to enter de Ms in. enstern|
| i changed: ‘the whole aspect of. the

the Roumanians were forced back

fensive, follawing.- Miolent: ‘bom:

Dee. 20, but wag not brought to

Tinto the death of Robert Monteith

moment" that we are:a very’ long

*/is not even: the. development | of
theSBritishEmipite, but’ ite pres-}

“lout the whole of ‘Britain in -
me termination. that, “our German
“| enemies will never ‘again

- Petrograd: ‘The retirement of |
the Roumanians before superior
enemy pressure north and south
of the river Kasino and ‘west, of
Govesha, and the continued Ten-

toni advance are: attended ‘by!

fieres battles, East of Sesmesna
8500 feet. In the Kasino section
and in ‘the Kroshdem’ and -Kos-
towsra battles. are proceeding.
Roumanian’ and Russian forces|,
occupying ‘positions on the left
bank of the Remnik repulsed all
enemy ‘assaults.’ with counter-
attacks along the Moldavian fron-

tier, “In the valley. of the Oituz
the enemy’ 's advance contifues,

‘Paris: A sudden German of-/-
bardment: between Hill, 304 and
Deadihan. hill, failed. ‘owing: to al
French’ gereen of machine gun
and ip: intry fire. A small: num-
ber. of Germans. penetrated toa
French . ‘trench south of Dead-
man’ 8 Hill.

have been Protected:

| GERMANS’ FU TILE ATTACKS ON. FRENCH LINE
: MORE REPORTS OF GREEK KING’S TREACHERY

A ‘bill for the mobilization of]
all. French citizens between ai
and 60 was intféduced i in the sen

rey

ate today: on.

| London j boAL telegram “teoni
Saloniki: says thi division of Greek
troops which surrendered’ to Bul-
garians at Kavala has received
orders. from ing Constantine to
leave Goerlet, . Germany, where
the force fa. Iriterned, ‘for the
Macedonian fromit, to fight against

the Entente. forces. Ds

London: Gernjany i ig now going
80 far in. her Belgian ‘deportations
as to arrest and’ ‘transfer to, ‘Ger-
many ° Belgis ingaged | in relief
The workers ‘hitherto

work,

the “American relief. gommission.

«London: H

It isan open n secret

that Charles, the new emperor of

Austria, is desirous of concluding

peace at the earliest possible-mo-'

ment, and to this end Jeet to

for the. conclusion of. hostilities

Jagainst the Italian, front next

make separate overtures to Italy

between the two nations.

* Copenhagen: Norway, Sveden
‘and Denmark are sending peace
notes to the belligerent European
‘powers,

- Rome: General Morrone, Ital-
ian minister of war, speaking ‘in
the. Chamber, stated. that. the
Germans, and Austrians - were!’
preparing for a great offensive
spring.. Preparations are being
made to resist the attempt.

| Amsterdam: © ,
ung, of Cologne, reproduces the

{narrative of an officer of the Ger-}:
108, off nan: general staf: regatding: wthe}:
Roumanian’ campaign, in: ‘which

it” ig. said that ‘the ‘destruction
wrought in’ “the Roumanian oil
fields was. -terrible, | surpassing
everything of the kind during}
the: wart woos

. Coroner's Inquiries.

- Coroner. Hoskins is, investigat.| :

ing the death of, ‘3, man named
Wallace, who wag: injured © while
worki ng on Burne Lake brid ge on
the Hospital until- Dee, - 26, He
died ithe: following: day!”
‘An inquiry is ‘also being made

who was foiind dead in’ ‘his shack
at. Dorreen on Monday. °

‘Iniperial: ‘Preference ™
‘London, Dec. 25:-~ Andrew Bo-

nar. Law, : “government leader i in a

the Zhouse- of commons, meta
deputation and informed them of
his views on ‘the subject of tariffs,
“The idea, of Imperial prefer-|.
ence,’? said Mr; Bonar Law, ‘‘has
been strengthened by. the: war,”
and then:he added: |
“But IU shall. never forget for a

‘way from the end: of. the struggle
now going’ One.
aay kn me. the firat ‘consideration

ervation. ©)

At gis, my sincere | hop - thet
there i8 a strong feeling through-
a-

be al-
jawed” tous g6 our reddurcerd against |
us,. and 80. of realization: that|,
the help. we. have got from the
various’ parts ofthe Empire’ has.

question - of' preference: - It: had] ¢

for! made. prerybody ready to conaid-|¥
tral. ler its?

P PRESENTATIONS TO.

“MR, AND. MRS. cox

“the | promotion of. £. R Cox to
the management of the goverin-

Rupert. was nade the occasion for
expressions of regard by the old-
timers of Hazelton and: the em-

ployees of-the telegraph service,

A delegation. -waited upon Mr.

~ jand Mrs Cox: on: ‘Ghristmaa Eve
“and presented, to them handsome |:
- |Souvenirs, : a. purse ‘of, ‘gold ‘knd

the. following. address: *:

“On. behalf of ‘the’ people of

the town, : we desire to ‘say how

sorry your maty frierids are that

you are leaving: Hazelton.“ -
“You have beeh; ‘with’ us, Some

fourteen years, ! and’ we’ have :
‘always ‘found you good and kind-|,
“ly neighbors, ever ready. to’ sym-

pathize with | and: ‘minister — to
those around. you,: and - of late,.

ungparingly giving, yourselves to].
“+ further all efforts for ther relief |.

of ‘suffering’ ‘and. dlatress - ‘oeee-

sioned by the war. *'
We: feel that by: yout depart

ure!the’town’ will lose a: ‘valuable

asset: -but we are consoled by tha

knowledge that you are: going to|:

‘a higher sphere, which we: ‘trust |:

willslead: to one still: higher,
. “Ag a slight toke-of our high

eateem and good wishes. for your

future ’'we- beg you to. accept the
neooni paying ee

members. of. the Yukon: ‘Tele-

‘pra hs: -ptaff: -
ment telegraph office. at Prince e y

fer from. Hazelton, and, while
-|metited promotion, ‘we still feel

loss by your. departure from]:

| to’ assure you that your kindness

“Tha Talowiag addregs, with ‘al
handsome purse of gold, “was
presented’ ‘to: Mr. Cox by. ‘the

“We have’ learned with much].
regret of your approaching trans-

congratulating you on: your. well-
personally we. are sustainitig a

among us. We wish, therefore,
to take this opportunity of placing
on record our deep sense ‘of. the
courtesy and consideration which

you have always shown-to us in
the discharge of your duty and

has at:all times been fully appre-
ciated: by us." |.
Wishing : you . "good : ‘Anek in
your new sphere of. duty, and]:
with ‘kindest: tepards, ‘to. Mrs.)
Cox, we ate, °
¥gpe sincere’ ‘friends, —
“The Entire Staff, .-
- ‘Hazelton to Iskoat”’

we Game: Monday .

There will. be. a hockey'game}

on Monday. aftarnodn,-: between
teams captained. by J. E. Kirby
and R. E, Allen. °°:

prices of metals’ were. as" follows:}.
Copper, 30,6¢, ds“comparad.: ‘with}*
18. 62¢ in the same month ‘of: last,
year; Sbelter, (N. Ys 59¢,". Ag},

npared:, with: ; 15,960; vailvery |

+ LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items Of General Interest From
Hazelton and Surround-:
ing District |

Wm. Sammon returned on Sat-
urday from a visit to Prince Ru-
pert.

. Mra. Fakeley, of Cedarvale, i is
a guest of Mr, cand. Mis, John
Newick, _

- The Miases Martin, of Kispiox,
are’ spending the holidays at the
Hospital.

Miss Tallander,’ of Prince Ru-
pert, is visiting her sinter rat the
Hospital. :

Born—At | Hazelton Hospital, on

. Dec, 24, a son to Mr. and. Mrs.

Sperry Cline.

The births of. seven children
were registered in December,
Six. were boys. | .
“Dr Badgero spent Christ,
mas at the Barrett ranch, ote
turning. on Tuesday. :

‘Chief: Gammon, of the. provin- =:
cial police, was up irom Prince :

Rupert ‘on Wednesday. oe
The Volke Zeit

‘Government ‘Agent Hoskins re-
turned’ on Thursday ~ ‘from an
official vigit.to. Smithers.

rdop left on Tuesday

work as telegraph lineman.

Mizz | ‘Hodge, Salvation Army ;
teacher at Andimaul, is visiting
the Misses J ackeon, at Glenvow-
ell, oe

‘Leonard. and ‘Cooper: ‘Wiineh, .

~) Fwho attend high school.at: Van- os
_ couver, are, ‘spending’ t —

with their parents.

“Service i in ‘St. ‘Andrew's’ ‘Hall
tomorrew evening will be. con-
ducted by Dr, Sager. Special .
music will be rendered. ar

. Approximately $20, 000. has been ov
paid if on parchased lands in:this
district under the act requiring —
completion of. purchaaes: before
Jan.. 1, _ i :

-For an attempt to escape ‘from a .

dustody, Martin Cunningham ‘was” .

sentenced to two.montha: impris-
enment by J udge ‘Young on n Wed-
nesday. _

‘Mr, and Mrs. H. B, Fiaser; of .

Port Essington, were among the...
week's arrivals from the coast,”

Mr; Fraser ig connected: with | R
Cunnitigham & Son, Ltd.

-G. W. McKay, who has best ‘an -
opérator in - : the. ‘local; affica: for.

some years, ‘has. -‘sticceedad: BR: Ro. _
Cox as manager of-the: Hazelton’

office. ‘of - the - government tele- oe

ve Rraph lines, we a he

Goristable. Hainblia,  ardatea m

four Indians. cat. Kitseguecla this. -

week on. charges. ‘of ‘being intox
cated,” Their triat: was adjourn

‘s}ed to: Jan: 4; to: allow. theta’ to
‘During November the: average, ° ‘

IAL Graet,. who hag baen fe
‘siding: at Masset, atrived‘on: Sate.
urday. to, rejoin: the: e laa oe 9

tor ‘Seeing Cabin; where-tie with ~~