OL Sweele: . oo ton for. ‘the ‘present, VoL. VE ‘NO: 30. . HAZELTON, B. C. SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1917 PRICE’ i 00. A: YEAR PRINCE RUPERT STRANDED GT. P, ‘Steamer Goes Ashore i in Gale While. En Route to _ 7 Vancouver Prince Rupert March 23: —The G:T.P. steamer. Prince Rupert, which sailed for Vancouver cat} midnight; ‘struck on Glénn Island, in ‘Malacea - Passage, at 22.m,, during: the height of a gale, The vessel wag only a ‘short distance off her course. She struck at! high tide and today is ‘high ‘and dry, vith ber. bow only about thirty feet ‘from the woods. on shore. The passengers were assem bled on the upper deck and! urnished with life-beltg, and the lifeboats were lowered, but so heavy was the sea” that the boats did not leave the: ship. Wireless calls brought the. government’ steamer Fispa, which took off a party of passéngers, the rest coming here today. by. special train from In- ~ Verness, - It is. belleved . the ‘steamer i is 7 seriously damaged. Her oi] tanks _ . were leaking and: were pumped out. was: handled in the most capable “manner _by . Captain. McKenzie and the officers... "Forester Allen’ Promoted . ; important. change in the ervice,' afnounced. this! te, ‘includes the- incorporation of the. -Hazelton, and’ Prinee’ Ru- pert distriets, “Ry Ey Allen, dis- = . trie: forester: at. Hazelton, : is. to be in’ charge,’ with headquarters fat Pritice Rupert: . -thia.town. will be aorry to.see Mr. | . ‘Allen: ‘leave, o taken | ‘an “aetive and useful part}. in’ thé activities of: Hazelton, par- | - fleularly i in connection with ~ pat ‘riotic. organizations, Mrs. Allen -‘and family. will: remain in Hazel- ~vthite e. Hephants” A Red Cross Social i is anhounced “for Friday: evening, “Marth 30, in ‘St. -Andrew’s Hall. -A feature will. be «a: White, Elephant Sale, ‘with a fixed price of, 20-cents:for . each paredl.- The * ‘program: will ‘begin.at: 8:15, and all'‘are request- “°* ed to attend. early.” will: welconi¢ eontributions: of Ye ca gl woutnds by flying glass splinters. |. “The adies 4 freshmenta, ve Methodist € 1 Ferrier shurch ill preach in dist Church en - Passengers pay ‘the - ‘situation The: people of ‘He ‘has: always J ahd | ‘blew. the. top of his’ head HANS RETREAT 10 NEW LINE! TRY TO. CHECK ALLIES? GREAT ADVANCE... i London: The pursufng British and French troops « -between the Somine and Soissons are now en- countering shells from the” Ger- man - big-caliber guns, “and: it is evident, that the Allied: advance has ndarly reached | ‘the: Hinden- burg line, Yesterday there wag fierce firhting at ascore of points along: the Franco-British line, Military authorities believeGer- inany is shaping her forces for a supreme effort to regain suprem- acy on the western front andt may | have reinforeed her ‘army enor- |* mously, © Perhaps 500’ ‘battalions | have been re-ereated, and itis thought the Ger mans are prepar- ing to stake all on one throw. : Paris: aren Ten French forces pressed _| steadily forward at Aillette and north of Soissons, Tn an engage-| merit of. masses, Nivelle’ 8 troops ‘inflicted a stingivig defeat on: ‘the Germans north. of St. ‘Simon, driving. them back: to’ ‘Grand Ser- state authorities, from stich a course, aueourt with heavy losses, ~The enemy: is “noo. expected to}. "J and foreed them to retreat, ) ‘The children. of the Czar, whol . are suffering fi ‘om scarlet fever, evacuate St. “iQuentin aba Laon without a great strugele. “A French: ‘dreadnaught Was torpedoed and aunk i in the Medit- erranean. No-details are known.. : Petrograd: “After sixteen hours ok: desperate : fighting the Rus- sians dislodged: the Turkish forees occupying Aliebad, near Kerinza, took a turn for: the ‘worse yester- day. _The Czareviteh j is very ill. Czar Nieliolas j is under detention Lat Tsarkoe Selo, where his family | is residing. * so . England, Franee: and Italy have ; | conveyed recognition’ of the. new Russian government. . » Laiisanne: many, of, her captives: to the front line of battle, | ag: 3 measure, of reprisal. The Red Cross is en- deavoring to dissuade. Gernian ade ose “The Hague: _ The Kaiser i is on . | ¥muiden. sinking will be answered by eon- : emy,* Geriany has sent ; 7) TA TES PREPARING FOR INEVI TABLE WAR the verge of a. nervous bréak- _ {down, and has gone to a héalth Tesort at Homburg. Rotterdam: . At least a score perished i: the unwarned sinking by a'German submarine of the Standard Oil tanker Healdon, five miles within the German ‘‘safety zone’’. The survivors landed at Washington : The Healdon tinued speeding-up -of prepara- tions for hostilities, which are now inevitable. The navy has recalled a large number of retired officers, and has advaneed the graduation of two classes a at the paval acad- devin ta aren ‘Ottawa.: for. ; 4 Galveston: Thousands of Ger- mans’ have entered | Mexico, ‘to. : form, an army for the i invasion of the U. S.. CRAZED 'N EGRO KILLS“ ‘CHIEF OF POLICE Vancouver, Mar. 22: Chief ‘of Police. ‘Malcolm B: MeLennan, ‘| George Robb, and. A, Small boy , passing ‘on the street: were killed when Robert Tate, .a drug-crazed negro, entrenched himself ina houge: on Georgia : St. last night and: fought a three- hour’ ‘battle with the city. police, Constable Cameron ‘and —~ King, the dwriet of:.the - spremises,, ‘were: wounded by. ther negro an@-are.jn ‘hospital. Detective: Russell and »Constablé| Johnston, \sustained « ‘auperficial | ‘The ‘negro refused to surrender with | a shot, :gun : -eharge,: “The Soldiers” ‘Aid - ‘Secretary ‘Ry RE ‘Allen, the Sol- diers Aid Committee . last . night J elected him:an, honorary ‘mem ber and passed a resolution express- ing" appreciation : of his untiring Services, In his’ reinoval ta Prince Rupert the organization . loses a member who . will be hard to:re-| piace, ad. K. Frost,one of. Hazel- tons. ‘returned soldiers, ¥ was elected ' honorary secretary-treasuver,and ‘GoW. McKay ‘was - ‘appointed a member of the. ‘committee. ‘Hall Afsociation The annual meeting - of share-|; holders of Hazeltoi Hall Aasocia- ; tion: was held ¢ on Thursday even- ing, «when a very satisfactory | report was presented by the sec-. etary and manager, JL, Maguire, resolution expressing apprecia- {tion.’-of the ‘ valuable: dervices iiled | #tatuitously ‘rendered : by’, hifr,. nN Maguire. was unanimously. adopt. |: : 7.) ¢d,and he acceded to the ‘general ‘desire’. that he.-rethin. offies, |: ‘| Trustecs R, S. Sarzent and J.B, [th ] Kirby.