VI, NO. 37:

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

WRT AGAINST GRAFTERS

‘Provincial “Government * Suing! 4
Foley, Welch, & Stewart ©
. For Millions. ms

Victoria, May ‘12: —The provin-
cial government. has issued a writ |:
“against Foley, Welch” & Stewart,
bringing action to compel the
“contracting firm to complete: the
P.G.E. Hallway: or ‘pay: ‘the sum
iof $44, 000/000 tothe govern ment,
-which in that case “would itself}
undertake the ‘completion. of the|.
“ybad.- _ All companies ‘connected
swith Foley, Welch | & Stewart are
Joined i in ‘the, suit.

U. $. ‘War Tae

| Wigthingtn “May 9:—With the
yananimous non-par tisan backing
of the ways and means contmittee,

| ‘the new. ‘war tax bill’. ‘to raise)

1 Bt; 800, 000; 000- in the next year
“was: report to. the "ow Its

. The. new ingo @ tax-for indiv::
_ iduals is four’ per cent, -with an
exemption of . $2000 for married
‘Persons and $1000 for those un-
‘Woarried.,.. There is-a graduated |
 supertax. “on incomes Over $5000::
‘ - Corporations are: to: “pay -6:. ‘per
2 cent... These increases: are ef-

7 ‘fective from the beginning of the
; vyear, Coy, oS

The inheritance | tax’ is increas-
sed; all import. tar ‘sare increased
Ao per cent, .an ‘per cent duty.|.-
“is indpdsed on. articles now on the
‘free list."

’ Letter’* postage is’ “to be. three
gents and.” -posteards' two cents;

‘yhewspaper' 5 Payiiig postage under r

the: zone’ systeni. -
- Liquoy and. tobaceo taxes are
“doubled dnd Stamp taxes placed |.
on telephone ‘and: telegraph | ‘mes
-, Rages, theaters, ‘elab dues, moving |
‘pictures and ‘files. Newspapers
are taxed 5 per cent ¢ on: advertis:
ing eolléetions.. a

How You ‘CaiPtiely

. Do’ not throw away. your. old
clothes, hats, ' boots: or rubbers,
The Red. ‘Crosg. Society has use
for them all: .. hay

Next week the schoolchildren
‘wil} make a house--to ‘house- vor
- lection of. all these. articles; -
please have i in readiness. anything
you have to give,

ve

: Renew. Your Miner’s License
> Mining. Recorder ‘Kirby - eglls
“attention to the. necessity for

~ venewing. free miner's certificates
_. onor before May sl.

Ottawa:

Quarter sections of

“ lehd for returning soldiers,’ with’.

~ loans of money,are: recommendad |,
_ by. Wd. Roche, minister
Fr. | wot Boa

ae ay bookkeeping.’ oh ae

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~The ‘Franco. British
offensive on. the western front i ig
temporarily halted today. Off-

‘London: .

|| Noy und Bullecout,

éial reports indicated that there
‘were no: major fighting actions,
but scores of. local -
counter - attacks,

advances,
repulses, and

4 feneral skirmishing, which may

be preliminary to the - resumption
‘of the concerted, Seneral move-

ment, <=.
The British were successful j in

a raid near ‘Ypres. The Germans

ig still inlaintain footholds | at, Fres-

“, Bresnoy i is
almost completely eneirelad, and
both ° ‘places wilt soon be i in the
handa of the ‘British.

Bi ting on the” Macedonian

long-awaited
push i is now in- pr ‘ogress.

General, Sarrail’s

A ‘projiinent. military expeit
says there are no certain. grounds
for anticipating. an éarly peace;
the. road that: leads to victory is

a long ‘one: Britain must. ‘call all

front iseai: a ‘gerious: sale,” Panta:
enemy losses have been heavy, |

-,| the pr

her able-bodied: citizens; France|
needs stipport’ and the U.S. is
urged to supply men to keep the
ranks full. ©

Lloyd Geone says the “food
problem will: oan be solved.
The enemy cannot starve Dritain,

Bricain’ 8. shipbuilding program
, “After the war the
Empire will have more ships than

is colossal.

a the rest ‘of the: world eombined,

It is iitended: to build three mil-|
lion gross tons every. year.

| Pari: .

ty over Constlintinople, and Bel-

gium. will be} given ‘control of the

| Dar danelles, according to the re-

vised ‘plans af the Allies respect
ing. Turkey. :

that
Russia cannot ‘heteay. its: Allies,
ident of the nti pleads
with the people to stand fitra and
ensure.the defeat of Germany.
The duma and the people appar-
ently are hot yetuinited fora com:

Petr ‘oprad . oo nie

mon wealth.

; ing a Separate republic.

The, Belgian’ ‘flag is to].

i FRAN cE

: ALLIES ASS UME OFFENS! VE INMA CEDONIA-— |
_ RUSSIA REMAINS AN UNCERTAIN FAC TOR

-Schliselbarg workmen are re-
ported to be revolting, with. the
announced determination ofform-
Their
leader has been arrested,

Amsterdam: The German food
dictator says the empire is able
to await the new harvest.

Rome: “There are indications
that the. Italian armies have
started a general offensive, with.

Trieste as its object. 4
Washington: The U.S. is not
disposed to treat separately with
Germany, bug: w will consult, the
Allies.

‘The presidenthas been granted.
power to raise’an army,the house
and senate “apteeing “lipo “thet -

terms of selective service. . If
voluntary enlistments. for the
regular , army and militia fall off
conseriptioi will -be enforced.

- The Htalian navy has « sunk |.
thirteen Austrian submarines i in
the- Mediterranean during the
Jast three weeks, says an ' Halian
official,

. "Delta: Ships Another Car

Wednesday. ~ :
‘the ‘sevond eartoad of ore from
this; “property was sent to the];

. smelter, this week. The workings
are, looking: well,

and excellént
progress is being made, The
management is making.an effort
to secure ‘better road facilities,
which are much needed - for the
development of mining properties
on | Rocher ‘de Boule mountain, ©:

~ Moving Pictures of War.
~" Considerable interest is. ‘being.
takén. in’ the’ moving pictures

“SL With the Allied Armies’’,which
are to- be shown in Assembly Hall
/ 0h Monday. and ‘Tuesday evenings.

There will be different pictures
each night.” Capacity erowds.
are expected to witness . these)

famous war’ films. .

‘ Opened’ Insurance Office 7
Win. Grait hag opened an office
on Omineea’ street,and will handle

ness,’ ‘He, makes: Aspeclalty of

Wh W: Waaiak “of: Ednionton,
was here- ‘during, ‘the: week, ft

ie/connection with» ‘hydraulic and
| dredging « leases” inthe ~Peacal.
‘River. district,’ whieh: he: and hig kw Ww

sodlates' ‘propose | to flevelop, ;

H.-E. Clement, M.E., manager.
of the: Delta, - was-in town on?
He states that the }-

‘making gains.

fire, life: and: “accident insurance,
aswell: bs-2° weneral i agency busi-

ip | German * ositio;

F RIDAY'S WAR |
- DESPATCHES

' London Alors the ‘entire
Macedonian front of 100 miles
the Allies have opened a great
offensive. : . Bitter fighting- is in
progress, - the
ti is. believed the
Balkan drive hag: been hegun. in
order. to foree the: withdrawal of
German troops from the western
front, where regerves are con-
centrated. ‘ oe

An the Lake Doiran region en-

~.femy trenches were taken. ona

front of two miles,

“News ‘from Russia is inereas-
ingly. gloomy. Radical socialists |.
and visionaries. threaten to over-
throw the government, and. the
situation. prevents effective mili- |
tary. action, ©

- Austria is reported to be scele-
ing separate peace by negotiations |
‘through Switzerland, ;

London; The ‘British, have re-
gained: more ground at Fresnoy.
The Germans continye cotinter-
attacks < on Haig’. forees and have}

; assumed the offensive on a. ;very

j small Rector,
“Paria: During: the. night. the
French stormed: sitid,' “captured - a

thevreux, wh
a Nivelle.j is widen i

‘Entente troops |,

the’ region of

London: British airplanes bom-|.
barded Zeebrugye and a flotilla of
torpedoboals bombarded German
positions on the Belgian coast.

Eleven Hun destroyers fled
from four British vessels of the
same class refusing battle. ~

Two more hospital ships’. have
‘heen torpedoed.

Seventy lives: were lost i in the
sinking of a big steamer, De.
tails are withheld, ,

- U-boat. - ‘lasses are decreasing.

Only 24. véssels were sunk last].
week, -
ines destt ‘oyed shows an jnerease.

Petr ograd: Germans * were de-{
feated’ on the Russian front, fight-
ing having been. resumed: over
almost the .entire “Russian posi-
tions. Enemy’ attacks. were re-
pulsed. with losses, . Particularly |"
in the Dvina region. . ‘

A coalition government in the
near future i is forecast.

“Copenhagen: . ‘Sweden. is-now
pro-Ally. '
much: ‘concerned : over, the’. great |

[ehanges i in Swedish sentiment; ag

‘Pekin: “The” war “party: was
defeated. j in the first’ test vote, in
\patliament,. “although a mob out-
side 1 the buildings clamhored, for
war, aa

: Coming Evente. .

°° |. May: 14518~ Moving Picturés,.. “tt phi
ch: ‘the Allied Arinieg;!” Assembly’, Hall,

i ‘July. 2-Annual Geietal Pent, Hos

t “a, pital Park, 4

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items Of General Interest From
Hazelton and Surround.
ing District —~

31.

W. Laing, of Turner, Beeton
& Co,, is in town,

Fred. Hagen was down from

Telkwa on-Monday.

F. and W, Harrison came in
from: Rocher de Boule on Tues-:
day, .

L. H. MeLean was down from

‘The number of ‘submar-

Germany. is said to: be

Telkwa. for several days this
week,

RC. Hatlow, of the G. TPR
engineering: staff, was here yes-'
terday.

-Rev. M. Pike left on Tuesday
for the Methodist conference» ‘at.
Victoria.

Mrs, He A. Hatris, of New

| Hazelton, is visiting Mrs. Jas,

MacKay.

Edgar Harris returned on Wed-
nesday from a vacation trip’ to ~
Vancouver, :

Mr. and Mrs, Ww. T. Smith, of
Vancouver, were’ among» the
week? § visitors in Hazelton.

ACL. Carrithers: “public works
engineer for this district, is here
an his. first tour of: inspection. .

weekend i in the Bulkley Valley.

The Soldiers’ Aid has received -
subscriptions amounting: to $23.20.

for April,

A very successful : dance. was
held in Assembly Halil last’ even-
ing, the proceeds going to the
public school fund. Bony

Red Cross on. Monday. evening °
another remittance. of $125 to
headquarters was order ed.

James MacKay left on ‘Tuesday.

for Vancouver, to purchase’ ad-

ditional. equipment for Ruddy & *
Mac Kay’ 8 freighting business, .

W. .W. Anderson, the new man-
ager of thé Hudson’s Bay store,
is bringing his family over: from :
‘New Hazelton, having. tented the
Cox residence,

applications for -registration “ag
voters can’ ‘be received for the
next revision.’ ‘Ladies especially
should note’ this fact.” ;

“Dr, Sager. and family have ‘gone :
to, Smithers, ,where Dry: Sager -

practice of Dr, _ Maclean, who'ar:
rived here "yesterday: to. take —
‘charge of the - Hospital during: -
De. Wrineh's | ‘absence: - at the ‘
| Methodist conference, ” a

dF Maguire returned on. » Sane
day from. a business: trip to. the’
Bulkley: Nalley towns, He! states.
thac: co n that ‘di

Miners’ Licenses expire ‘May

‘Government AgentHostingana _
| Chief Constable Taylor spent the

from. the Rocher de Boule ming -

At the executive meeting ofthe. -¥

' Monday is the last day 6 on ‘which a

will: temporarily ‘attend to othe."