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VOL Vi: NO, 86:

THE LATEST 57 DSPATONES

- Special Last-Minute News. From

~ HAZELTON, B. Gy SATURDAY, MAY‘5, 1917 ©

: PRICE"$2.00 4.YEAR

“Narious. ‘Theaters of the
Great War. of

" Copenhagen: The German chan.

cellor- will make a plainer declare).
ation. ‘of Germany’s S peace fonds).

- tions within. a fortnight,

New York; The naval consult: a
a ing’ board . armources that. the! ;

problem of dealing’ with the. sub-}
marine has been’ solved. — a
Petrograd :. The. ‘provisional
government declined to- modify
the . note.. -pledging Russia’ S$ con-|
- tinvance i in the wal,” ‘The council |
of worknieri’ a" ‘and soldiers’ dele-
- gates, accepted the govern iment’s
. explanation . ahd everything is

now pro-government and orderly. :

- Parigs:> “The ‘Bren ch have Cap-

tured Craonjie - and * first line |:

trenches over a wide front, also |:
-a thousand Gérmans, a

Washington: “Information from

’ Berlin indicates ‘that the power

of the bureaueracy will be curbed
by changing the ‘constitution to

require the ‘signatures, of both(the
chancel ;

mained the Kai-

"exper if Says Be Germans are. how}
‘sinking twice as: Many: ‘ships: “aS

at -the beginning’ of the: ruthless |
submarine’ ‘Warfare,

‘Silver Standayd. ‘Ships

lead ore from: the Siiver Standard |
was shipped to the Selby Smelter
this week, Ancther carload, of
zine ore. from the sume Property,
‘went to Oklahoma, :

Long. Distance. Shippers

/ Receiving ore shipments. from
out of the: ‘way places,- as wall ag
from far distant: ‘elimes,. seems’ to]:
” be. getting to bes a commion thing! -
with the Trail | smeltey Says; the|-
Trail News,’ "Neg thongarid |
tons-have: ‘already een teteived | -
from the Tip Top mine at Kasha-/i
bowa, Ont., ‘this year,
came. 1, 780. miles, 100

onthe
’- Canadian’ Northern and: 180 miles

from Regina on. ithe G P: R..

er is ‘added to. the- list, being |i
18: Manday;: ‘LePas, i in Nor-}
Manitoba—-the first ‘ship.

to;cbme. to Trail from that ‘War
The:

soldiers”: council,

" Petvonrad: A virtual. armistice
éxista- ‘along ‘almost : the ‘entire
Russian. front. Not. a shot has

there has been no real ‘activity. on
the German: Russian sectors. In
many ‘places soldiers of both sides

in no-man’s-land, -- So general has
‘the habit of” fraternizing becorne,
and. ‘80 completely is: tthe fighting

ka, corhmander on. the’ Minsk!
front, ‘has issued a forinal ‘stdte-
ment. warning his: for ces to be-
ware of German ruses, to: obtain
information, .

“which” have} tween thei Brovisional govern merit}

heads: and the workmen's and

handing: that they be taken. comni-
pletely. into the confidenee of the
‘goverhment,’ “After: listing, a
‘se 0 ‘acta to ‘whieh ‘they

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‘heen fired. on the Austro- Russian
: front’ for more than a thonth sand

8 até fraternizing, meeting unatmed|

spirit subdued: that Genéral Gour-|", uy

There j is an. “open. rapture ‘be-

‘the. ‘latter de-}

T (TUDE

sobering influenee. . ‘The premier
said the  govarnihent would. never
consent to ase : jarate peace; the
name of Russi ‘he declared can-
not be stricke from the list of)
Allie’.

; Lonidon: - Ancther. day of close,
fierce and -dif
Progress on the British ‘front. At
many’ points Haier’ Ss forces have |;

succeeded splerididly, j in spite of.

court: - At Fontaine-les. Croisilles
the British: found it difficult: to!

south of the village, re
, Lens: was three-fourths: encir-

eled by ‘yesterday’ a fighting, |:
which | marked the resumption off 5
othe: Brit: 7

the British, offensive;
ish. rip: on, the coal “eity. ‘now |

: ; twists. from Loos: around to Ache:
objeet, counelt’ represen tatives de-

A ‘carload’ ‘Of ‘high-grade ‘silvers, ; ville, Givenchy and Fresnoy, _

clared they: would’ not approve]. i

any Joans until fully: informed’ as a f

to the complete war policy. of the|i

Entente and’ all, details. of | corn: | f
pacts entered into. with the ab]

lies,

A dramatie speech by Premiée| 3

Miliukof, ‘appealing tothe work-
men and: ‘soldiers, ig. having a

Ht fighting is “in) :

INCERTAIN

. SOLDIERS FRA TERNIZE ON EAS TERN FRONT---
~ BRITISH GAIN IN: FIERCE Ry TRUGGLE AT LENS |

72nd Battalion ig reported wound- oes
jot Wilhelm’ 8 game, according “tol -
reports received here, which tell,
of grave dissension between. the

central powers.

~ Washington: It is predicted

| eat: the “Liberty Loan’? will be
> lof “Prince Rupert, arrived | on’,

doubly subscribed.
“An agreement on disputed fea-
tures of the army bill . is. looked
for today, and the measure will
‘| go to. the president: early. next
week. The first army under the

m, draft system will consist of 18, 000] :

"| officers and 530, 000) men, forming

artillery: regiments,
“German socialists in this coun-

“fey. who attempt to. bring ‘About

: little headway...
: nouncing: Hinden burg’ and ealling

“Tondon:. . "Germany i 18: turning}:

three a week.
the Tarks i in: ‘Palestine. “

Anisterdam reports of. biy riots
in Berlin are ‘unconfirmed;

‘Berne: The revolutionary party
in Germahy i ig apparently making

upon laborers to revolt . was, cir
culated on n May 1,

Me, Ware: Transferred"

in ‘the nt 1anagement ‘of the ‘Hud-|,

ore | son's. Bay-store here, ‘Wit, ‘Ware, |

who’ has: f Successfully  nauiledithe

“phone ‘will: shortly: bea: chinge| nn

annual :-district meeting. .
| following - district; ‘officers: were.
+ aeniets

DISTRICF 7 MEETING

a

 Representat vea frorn the. varie.
ous Methodist congregations ‘of

the’ district met'in: St, ‘Andrew’ 8

Hall on Tuesday evening for their
"The |+

Chairman; Dr. Wrineh;
Rav, W.. M. - Scott,

OF: ‘METHODISTS

‘School Dance Next Friday:
The. young. ladies of * ‘the -town
are arranging a “'Middy: Danée’?,:
tobe held‘in-the schoolhouse.on
Friday. evening, May 1 ins, aid
af the school, fond.,

A ‘New: “Departure:

" Patronsot the Up: to-Datedrug-|! ,
store may in ‘foture’ ba: served ‘

With ~ ‘afternoon - tea, * Manager

"| Newick having enlarged the seopa| Zelt
: “lof. hie ice’ cream: Vand soda depar f~ }

iinfantry divisions and 18 heavy

A ‘elreular de- .

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS. .

Items Of General Interest From -

Hazelton and Surround. |
ing District .

HL. Gibbs is reported, tilled -

at the front... _ -
Lieut. K, B. ‘Porster, of. thie m

ed. . 0 A Q

Otte Utterstrom returned’ oe
Wednesday. from . a visit. to. 0.Van-
couver,

Al. ‘Faleoner returned this week -

| from his: winter’ s work at Babine . -

hatchery. .
‘A. Smith and F: R, Alexander, as

Wednesday,

Chief Constable‘ Taylor return=
ed on ‘Wednesday from an | offeial
visit to Pacific, :

Harry: Bretzins returned this
week from. -an extended visit to
his ‘ad. home i in the east,

James Dyer came - upriver on.
Tuesday, on business. connected —
with hig’ mining interests, :

The new telephone. line of the .
| Northern Telephone Co, to South’
Hazelton will bei in. operation ¢ on -
Monday.’ ety

dealt’ ‘with if their acts be proven. : and sft von Tuseday f for his Bulk-

ley Valley ranch:

" Rod.: MeCrimmon’ has: ‘bezon,
development’ ‘work on the Comet |

oe - “ Rroup. sa. Rood-looking Droperty.

"Jews | ‘are being slaughtered by on Four-mile. hill, :

‘Hy AE ‘Philips; who is’ now “tne -

| charge ofthe Sargent ‘store at » oo
Telkwa, ‘is Spending. afew days. ns
“| with his-‘family.: here,” ee

"J. Maguire left on: Wednes- a
day-for a: business visit to Smith- |.

ers and. Telkwa,* He. will “prob-
ably return’ tomorrow.

“Babine Indians brought alarge :
amount: of. fur into Hazelton, this.
week, and received several thou: ‘

_}sand: ‘dollars. for their, catches, a

“}. “The. popular J. th Christie, who
_fis now. Stewart & Mobley’s: dis.’

trict representative ‘8penta couple =

of days:i ‘in Hazelton. this weeks -

Rev.” W.: M. Scot Of.P ines
Geers, was. here on. eae