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VOL. VI, NO. 52

_ HAZELTON,. B.C., SATURDAY, ‘AUGUST 265, 1917

1 pRICE $2.00 A YEAR

-MGGERS G0 ON RAMPAGE

Revengeful Blacks Steal Ammu-
a nition and Kill Many
- Persons

Houston, Texas, August 25:—
Thirteen deaths aye reported so
far resulting when. negroes went
on the rampage yesterday. Col-

ored troops in Houston,  madden- :

ed by the treatment meted out!
by the police’ to one of their
number, openly flouted their
. Superiors,” raided an ammunition
.tent and ran amuck, The first
victim to fall before them was a

Avocourt wood and Dean Man’s

watils were: reduced tu ~ match-

between | wood, One’. ‘invalided soldier {and took a large number of Aus-

15. year-old white girl’ Martial hill, The French gained all their | injured.

law has-been declared. One objectives, advancing | toa depth
hundred of the soldiers are miss- averaging two kilometers,

the Three companies of coast
artillery “regulars ‘from Fort
' Crockett have reinforced the
guardsmen and have succeeded
_ in partially maintaining order,
, Under military lew the mutineers
may be shot;

WAR CERTIFICATES

_' AT VERY LOW PRICES Verdun front, i is announced,

_ Heavy ‘Fighting at Lens
Heavy fighting has
and returg! the purchaser $10.00 | occurred throughont the night at
at the end'of three ‘years: will be Lens.

"Ottawa, Aug, 23:—War savings
certificate whith will sell at $8.60

- placed OL sale immediately * at
‘Canadian banks and money order
ost offices,

‘Up to date ten million ¢ dollars

A Large Program
. Washington, August 25;—The
. government's shipbuilding prog:

| Yam calls for a total of 1270 ships pital with the adjoining Townley
of an aggregale toandge of 7,- Castle, was bombed in the Ger.
969, 000 was revealed today when man air raid of Wednesday.

. the request was made for a new| huge red cross was spread on the

appropriation of one "billion dol-

\
The French are now masters

of all the important points on the
Verdun frorit,

Huns Admit Loss
~~ Bertin: ‘The evacuation by the
we Germans of Hill 304, on the

“ttoa ruthess reign of terror. |

“The British ne now hold the
German’ trenches
northwest of the bitterly-disputed
green of ' Cassier.

immediately

Portuguese
has been made available for war troops repulsed German raiders

purposes through the sale of war at two Points in the repion of La
certificates, . Bassee,
7 Some More aa”

Chatham House, at Ramagate,
‘used as a Canadian military hos:

‘ May Evacuate Trieste

chiirches have been removed and
sent to Vienna, The Italian

Watching Russia

fare tuined to Russia: : The: ‘Ger-
mans are driving powerfully to-
ward Riga, anda number. of
despatches ftom Petrograd admit
a considerable advance, and the
suggested: ‘possibility of a move
of the government from Petro-
glad to Moscow, Petrograd i is
less than a hundred. miles from
Riga,

ltalians- Continue Drive
Rome: The battle of the Ison-

zo front continues, | Sixty guns
have been captured. Italians]

‘pron ai an indication of the{yesterday stormed new Austrian

The French made an character of the building. Two| positions, broke up violent ‘coun-
attack this morning on the left

bank of the Meuse,

. Information has been received | .
that the Austrians for weels
have ‘been preparing to evacuate
Trieste, All ‘state archives and.
the most valuable objects of art
in the museums, _ libraries and

. The eyes ofthe Allies today |of the utmost importance toward

F RENCH HOLD STRATEGIC POINTS

Advancing to Depth of Two Kilometers French now Dominate Enemy
~h ‘ighting Favorable to. British Around Lens Yesterday
- Italians Have Taken 20,000 Prisoners

. French Now Supreme

"
a ,

ter-attacks made by the enemy, |-

was killed and a number of others tro-Hungarian prisoners, More) yy. Witt, of San. Francis, .
than, 20,006 prisoners have been} was in town on Sunday.

captured.

Russian Official

of fighting in the Riga region.

Roumanian front were repulsed,

_ Appointment Pleases

inhabitants ‘have been subjected; Stockholm: The appointment
of Dr. Alexander Wekerle as|yer, came up from the ecast last

Hungarian premier marks a step

‘real demaeratismi~‘and complete
indepertdence of Hungary - ‘from |*
both Austria and Ger many. The
new premier ig one of the most
popular of Hungarian statesmen,
and is ‘noted for his democratic
spirit. . |

Tmperial Sentiments
Copenhagen : England, the
arch-enemy of Germany, must
be beaten. down whatever the
cost, Emperor William told his
troops while ona visit to Flan-
ders, /

lars. WILL GIVE A
| BENEFIT CONCERT

_ Tueson, August 25 25;—Nearly

500 1. W. W.’s who were deported
from Bisbee, -  Ariz., -on July 12,
were drafted into the national

Confidence j in 1 Russia

14 furthur credit of $100,000,000'
to Russia. MeAdoo’ 8 answer ta] °

now. ” $246, 0 000, 000,

oy. The Golden. ‘Wonder

The Golden Wonder. group at
Carnaby; developrient. of which
is under the Givection of, M,. W.
Sutherland, ‘is logking- well. A
larger; forced. of. men will shortly
"be put to work-on’ thd” ‘property,

Mrs

shipment of ora will be}:

Arrangements are going for-
ward for ‘a concert and dante: to
, army today, Co o | be heldiin Assembly Hall on Fri-
day. evening, September 14, the
program for which f is now being

_ Washington, August: ‘25:—Tha prepared. by the Jadies of the
“US. goverument: today extended W. A. of Hazelton i in conjunction
with Mra. Dalby Morkijl.
The proceeds: of the
~ the ‘gloomy. rumors of a Russian | be devoted to o the Gazelton Sol-
“vollapse: ‘created in the U: S. is diers’. Aid, .
“thus: ‘ahown. , Russia’ 8 credit i is]. “A spletdid program of miusle
‘ | will be given, a feature of which
will he ‘the #ratuitous Bervices of
. Dalby” Morkill, the, welll
known - professional singer of
Vancotiver,. ‘assisted by Dr. Mel
Kia, ‘of ’. Hazelton” ‘Hospital, |
A brilliant array. at
local: talent: will also perform,
‘Farther: ‘partieglars Will. be. ane
. nounced dater.,: a

-has:taken charge of the Hazel-

trip to the Sibola district.

violiniat.

A Merited Promotion a
HN. Wright, a former mem-

at Hazelton, and stil! more re-
cently travelling auditor to the
provincial government, and*well-
known in this diatrict, has been
appointed deputy’: controller-gen-
eral to the government of British
Columbia. a
: a

A New Manager
D, B. Morkill, the ‘well-known
mining enginver’and surveyor,

ton View. mine, succeeding Sn-
perintendept Duke’ Harris, one
oi the original loeators of thie
property, who intends ta make'a

~ Concrete Ships,

launched’ at the Posgtuiy coment

7 ‘The Miner is tx two doles a a yeat,

ber of the governmient office staff

held on Wednesday evening, was

from the coast, who is ‘expected

+The. ‘first: Norwegian tron | ence, ; ee abe
and ‘ concrate ‘boat. “has -. been}.

. visiting Mr. and Mys,R, 8.’ ‘Bars
. works: in: the’ presence of Premier gent, . left. for. Prlice Rupert on

oman, ce

KILLED BY FALL /
_ OF ROCK IN TUNNEL

‘While working | on the night
shift in a tunnel in the Rocher
de .Boule on Monday a Greek
named: Petrivich was killed by a.
sudden fall of rock, presumably
as the result of: rotten timbers,
The body, badly mutilated, was
brousht up to Hazelton on Tues-
day’s-train, and. was examined
by Dr. Wrinch, A coroner’s jury
was immediately impaielled by
Coroner Hoskins, ind the inquest

adjourned, sine die; pending the
arrival of the mines commissioner

hera next - week, and who. will

{make an examination, of , the :
* cate Norway, August sete of the. untoward ‘occur

‘s

“Migs. ‘Whittaker, who hag been

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items OF General Interest From
Hazelton and Surround.
ing District

HM. Burritt, of Vancouver,
isin town, —

W. J. Hogge, of “Winnipeg, :
came in on Sunday.

GK. Beaston, of Vancouver,

is a visitor in town.

Jas. Thorburn, of Vancouver,
was here this week, — _!

Miss Pearl Allen returned to
Smithers on Monday.

Petrograd: The Russian offi-
cial statement makes no mention

‘Austro-German attacks on the|days -
u

rat New Hazelton.

> ASE Peéter’s ° Chureh ° tomorrow,

G. P, McCann, of Yaneouver,.
came in on last evening’s train,

. W. R. Chittick came up from
Prince Rupert during the week.

FVE. ‘McFeeléy, of Vancouver,
came up from the coast on Mon-

Mrs. Wm, Grant returned on
Wednesday from a visit to Prince
Rupert,

J. Austin Elliott, of Vancou-

evening.

J. E. Dugas came up from
Prince Rupert on. the |train . ast...
evening. ;

Born—-At Hazelton Hospital,
on Aug. 24,a 30n to Mr, and Mrs. --
8. H. Hoskins.

‘L. B. Warner has been ap- a:
pointed deputy maining recorder oT

R 8. Sargent took a ‘party to
Telkwa by motor during the
week, returning yesterday.

Mrs. John R. Law, who has.
been visiting Mr. and Mrs., Jas.
MacKay, left with her family for
their home in Calgary, - Alta., , on.
Wednesday,

Dr. MeKie, A.R. A, -arrived

in Hazelton this week to take up
the: position of house surgeon / ped
left vagant recently by the de~: a
partute of Dr. Sager, ~

Miss Irene DuHamel, who has |
been visiting her brother, Fforace, *
in Hazelton for several weeks, :
returned to her home in'Ketchi-. - S
kan, Alaska, on Tuesday, © x - :

The Nine-mile wagon. ‘road,
which was blocked by fallen
timber in the forest fire of thé.
early stimmer, has been.cleaned
out and is now clear for general:
veage.

. A very pleasant dante - WAS we
given on Monday “évening lasts. :
in Assembly Hall ag a farewell.” °
to a number of young: ladies:who *
have -been spending vacations-in,
Hazélton. during’ ‘the: “summer a
months. Ve

‘Anglican Church:
“During the evening series cat

Aug. 16, Mrs, Dalby: Morkilt will
rendet. a8 a vocal Bolo: Lewis,
Carey’ q “Nearée My" . God “to.

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