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HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914

~TLDARE STRIKES BG PAY

Ottawa Company pany Operating on
‘Slate Creek Finds Rich
Streak of Gravel"

"Minera. returning from Manaou|
iraport . that the Kildare. Co.,

“which i 18 operating on Slate creek, oye : : :
“'ptruek the paystreak about three}

“weeks ago, the. Bround ° “proving.
remarkably rich: In seven days’

worl, before lack’ of waterne-

\Cessitated | suspension of. opera-

_ tions, ‘several’ thousand dollars!

‘worth of gold was recovered,
‘Much of the gold i is cuarse,. and
‘the. gravel is’ reported | Lo:run up

a ‘bo $2.40 to the pan, the pay being
oo Bix feet thick, . Some miners es-

timate that’ the : -campany.: will

take out $1000 a day dn bydraul:

- icking. oo
3 The extremely” dry ‘season.
: “eased an early shut- down. The|’
Omineca river is lower than, ever
known before, :
~ G. “We Otterson, “manager of
the Kildare, came ont: this. weeks:
swith hig_crew, but declined to
, inake’- any statement in: advance
‘of his report to the company,
"Which ia an Ottawa coricern, .
“WB, Steele, deputy mining
‘recorder, and D, L. Purvis,’a
: veteran of the Ominces, who. are
_ nay herve, ‘donflem: ‘the report of |
the ‘Kildare's. richness, which Is
Ukely to attract considerable at-
; Fention fo our t arent, placer dia
‘rte

Bs ae!

- “Among- “the - Hazelton "people
. who attended the Bulkley Valley
fale ‘at Telkwa. were Government |’
‘Agent Hoskins, J. M. -MacCor-
Amick, W. J. Carr, ‘R E. ‘Allen,
‘James: ‘Latham, “Mr. and” Mys.'
‘Sealy, Miss Sealy, Mr. ‘and Mrs,
‘Little, Mr. ‘and Mra. Bu-rington,
W. H ‘Burken and. Dr. 20 N:
Whitford, _
° NEW. THROUGH eae:
UE: a _ RAILWAY SERVICE
; the. new through passenger
‘pervice between Edmonton. and
“i ‘Prinee Rupert ig arranged: ‘ag

ae ifollows: —Trairs leave Edmonton
Bab. 9: 15p. tm. on-Sunday and Tues-

- ‘day, reaching. Hazelton at 10:52
a ma. and. Prince Rupert at 6
; 'D. me Tuesday and Thursday. “In
- ‘the opposite: direction’ fraina, will
leave Prince -R a.
‘Wednesday and ‘Saturday, -
ing. Hazelton. .6:18 -p.- mand
oe jredching - Edmonton 8 a,.m- Fri.
day and Monday; * . vs

Goad ‘progress ia being: made
with the ‘onstruction of the big
; ‘Grand: Trunk ‘Pacific Dry. Dock at
Prince Rupert: This: ‘dock; cost-
ing $3,000,000, - will have™ an
” fniportant national value, as: it]:
twill beable to handle the largest} |
‘weigelé: “either ‘naval of. merean-
‘tile, afloat, ¢ on the, Pacis Oven:

There were t two fire alarms this
eck. At noon. on ‘Monday a

‘mall blaze. at «the, MeDougall] hav

jdence. was squickly. extinguish-

‘ed, and on ‘Tuesday. evening the 7 The ,

brigade was called.out fora fire
“lgehich started in the.rear of the

The flames. had se-
- teufed a. ‘rood start. and , looked
_ dangetobs, bit‘the ui

a ‘eal engine'waa ‘qu ickly on hand|-
--cvatid Fira Chief Sargent had: ‘thie S ae
Within. a’ few | de

‘plate: extinguished:

"(GERMANS STUBBORN

Y RESIST THE ALLIES

CANADIAN. TROOPS. LEAVE FOR:

THE FRONT.

© SUBMARINES SINK THREE BRITISH CRUISERS

décisive ‘effect.:

violenee,’ which i is being fought ‘between: the rivers Somme ‘and’
Oise, the hardest; fighting. being around. Térenier and St. Quentin.

holding Rethonvillers, Fresnieres and: Ribseourt, The Allies',
eenter has made progress to the caat of Rheims,
along the river Meuse,

repeated repulges sustained by.the Germans in their incessant ad-
vances on the Allies’ entrenched position. 28
. Fresh: British troops are being constantly landed j in Frances
Some have already reached the firing line.
and: Germans on. the ‘Prussian. frontier, . To the aouth, Russian
aireaies are, now “marehing on Brestau and Cracow.
advanced line extending from Cracow to the Baltlo, the Rusalans
have a million men, Coming trom Waren, behind these torees;

‘fia a. séeond line: “0 over two railhon: soldiers, oo ee ER

a tte

“London “Seo. 26: <Mainy.. serfous' -engagéments have been’ :
fought during the week in the French theater of war, but without
“On the’ lett wing, opposing the ‘western portion’ of.
the‘ ‘enemy 'g forces, the ‘Ailes’ have begua a ‘general action of great important ‘fort of Jaroslav.

The Allies have repulsed the’ German cavalry near Ham, and are

Battle i ia raging

- The great plain to the east of: Verdin i is atrewn with ten thou:
sand dead and: fifteen: thousand wounded Germans,. the result of

Snowstorme have caused a lull in the conflict between: Russians

On thelr moat

Repulsed many times at Sadova, on the Viatula, the Russians °
fought for. seven. days... Finally their_artillery found the range, and
the enemy’s. position. was carried, leading to the occupation of the}:

- Bordeaux “reports that the Germans, have resumed the
bombardment of Rheims cathedral. _— .

. Sir Stanley Buckmaster has been appointed press censor, oF E.
i Smith, M. P. having been ordered to the front.

Lieut, Collett, the British aviator who dropped bombs on the

o Dusseldorf Zeppelin sheds, is a Canadian.
; Later despatches’ ataté that:the British and French forces have

caused the strongly: reinforeed western wing of the Germans. to
reel backwards near St. Quentin i in the struggle of Thursday and
Friday, driving the enemy *g Tine of ‘communication n towards the
. Belgian frontier. aa soy

” ‘The British steamer Indian Prince was sunk off the coast of
Brazil by the Kron Prince Wilhelm. The crew was saved,

A Bordeaux despatch Bays . General’ Stenger, of the 53rd
"| German ‘infantry brigade, has issued’ orders: for the killing of all
‘| prisoners and wounded. .

_An Australian force has’ occupied the eapital of German New,
Guinea, The armed German forces, concentrated at Herthertschohe,
were wiped. out,

The French fleet bombarded and 4 occupied Lissau, the Austrian
‘| port of Dalmatia, hoisting the British and French flags.

Survivors of the three Britiah erulaers lost in the North Sea
number 839. Fourteen hundred were loat. .

Zeppeling ‘dropped three bombs on Oatend, doing considerable

damage, tic: r ;

Ottawa, Sent.
expoditionary forci ftom ‘Valoastier 0 on  Tueaday { is: confirmed -

os

Tha ‘departure of ‘the Canadian

* London; Sept, 21:-—-The great battle in Franca. continues with-
out definite: result. In‘a violént ‘engagement: ‘near Soissons, yester-

by,the Allies, The Allies’ center is still the pivot of the enemy's
operations. It is believed the British and French forces are now
mating an extensive niovement i in developmetit of their plans, ©

“Without” confirmation, itis reported that the second: British
army, including the Indian ; -eontingent, is now in Belgium; to cut
off the German retreat. - Another report states that 200, 000 Ruasians

oo are near the Franeo-Bélgian, border.

“The. official report on last Friday’s a fighting - states that the
Allies made a slight: dvanee, capturing many German prisoners,

"|Sevetal ‘counter: jbbback ‘were. Tepulsed, with severe loss to the

enemy.
_ An engagement at: Noyons, on Saturday night, cbeeame a hand-
io-hand battle in'a severe.storm.

- Asa result of. the German, bombardment of the’ cathedral at
Rheims,’ a large part of that unfortified city j is now. in: ‘flames. Iti is
doubtful if it can be saved...

Iti Austria, the. Rossiana. 1 are now ‘bombarding the fortified
city of Przemysl. ‘Other Russian | armies are again: advancing. on
Germany. The'Austrian army: again: ‘suffered a severe loss ‘in an
engagement near Novipazar, where twenty thousand were repulsed,

. |by the Servians.

- Thé German. ‘eruiser’ Kétilgsberg yesterday’ ¢ame upon the

. British light. cruiser Pegasus, while the iatter was overhauling her

machinery in Zanzibar ‘harbor.
abled, lier loss being. heavy, 2 ee epee

* Phé Cunard liner. Carmania; now an auxiliary cruiser, yesterday
attacked. and sunk*a German’ armed merchant. cruiser, believed to

few German survivors,
six wounded. =

“The Japanese defeated a large German tree on: » Friday, thirty
Thiles north of Kiau Chau.

thie battle which has been in progress for several days, last night's
despatches indicate that the Getmans: ‘continué-their retréat, and
‘ave now nearing.the border. . It is reported that Berlin has ordered

~ tthe; ata ‘Gernian force back,- to’ protect the ‘German, frontier,

Heaving™ ‘some:
rétirement. After Severe. fighting:
‘back another ten miles i in n the I

prevent, atiaee by F French aviator,” I
wounded, having. bean shot in the atm

attle of Marne.-

day, .a German force gained some ground, which was later retaken'| .

The Pegasus - Was: completely dis- 2

be the Berlin, off the enst coast of South America. There were|:.-
The Carmania lost nine killed and twenty-

tendon, " Sept. 92:—-While. there hes been no decisive result of

‘200,000 troops to defend: ‘fortified lines and. cover: thie|:"
; enemy * haa been’ -presied |

e . There | is much agitation in favor of | the Allies.

te the dldcomfort of the trope:
; dunttered: in the Gernian. lega- |’

arded by aeroplanes to arosiay, “an important railway center, -<.:
Kaiser's fourth son is].

la by thé Germ

THE: MINER’S: TELEGRAPHIC ‘BULLETINS TELL STORY OF ‘GREAT WAR DAY BY DAY ©

Brussels, the German army in Belgium having been withdrawn to
the French and Russian frontiers,

Jules Vedrines, the noted Frevch: aviator, fought a duel i in mid-
air with a German airman. The latter was killed. -_

. In the last three days the Russians are reported to. have « cap-
tured an additional 15,000 Austrian-soldiers:in Galicia, with a large
number of guns and a supply of ammunition. ;

. Japanese aviators, armed with bombs, have destroyed two
important forts at Tsing Tau, the German port of Kiau Chau,

Ottawa, Sept. 22:—Premier Borden’s visit of inspection to
Valcartier closed yesterday. He was greatly pleased, and advised

This probably means that the first Canadian expeditionary: force

will consist of 80,000 men. ~The contingent will sail soon, . but the
date has not been announced. The men come from every part of
Canada, one making his way from the Arctic. circla beyond Great
Bear lake, to enlist. -

~~. London, Sept, 28: —Three British armored cruisers, the Abouk-
ir, Hogue and’ Cressy, were sunk in the North Sea by German
submarines. The total loss of life is not yet known. | While the
date and place have not been given, the fight is supposed to have
‘taken’ place near Heligoland, . Survivors at Ymuiden, Holland,

‘last night: stated that ‘flve submarines made.an attack on the
Aboukir, which was sinking when the other: cruisers drew in to
reseue the crew, Both were torpedoed. . Two of the submarines
‘were sunk,

°. The eruisers were sister ships, of a comparatively obsolete type,

‘their numbers being 240,241 and 243 in the effective list, It is
‘uriofficially: stated that each earried about 760 men,
‘appears that at least 700 were saved,.

In France the situation ip little changed, although the Allie a’
Hine is reported to -have made. an important advance, French
forces aré attacking the German right at St. Quentin. »
day night no respite was given the German armies entrenched'on a
ninety-mile front along the:-Oise and. Aisne and extending into thé
Woevre district, . The batteries of | ithe Allies never entirely ceased
firing allinight.

.. Speaking of peace ‘rumors, Hon. Winston Churchill said the
viigue talk from Gerifian sources was evidently insincere, Peace
with the German’ people would, be arranged in good time, but there
would be tio peace. with Prussian militarism short of the grave;
A hundred thousand: people gathered in front of. the British
embassy at Rome and cheeréd, Great: Britain as the friend of Italy.

The British steamer. Belgian, King | has been unk, “probably by
a . mine:!- ‘Twenty-two were drowned,"
* The. Russians have ocvapled: the fortified Austrian position: at

--& Rome despatch gays Servian: anit : Montenegrin forces have
éccupied Sarajevo,.in the Austrian province of Boania, The. cit)
‘was abandoned, by the Austrians. after an, overwhelming: defeat’ |.

‘Audtrians newt em on the, 6, Dein river.
| ‘tl

: athe (Sutnted

‘that every man medially fit for service should be sent to the front. |

. Bo far, it alice ce
|. Vancouver, Sept, 20:-- Three

‘On Mon-

‘lrevenue cutter Béar, whieh’ wi

‘Another complete defeat ia reported.to have been sustained by thé Pe |
The! Auatsitn fortes |

Collectisns in Hazelton ©
“and District .

- A meeting i in connection with 7

the Canadian Patriotic. Fund,

¢alled by Government : Agent .
Hoskins at the request: of: Lieut.-" .

Governor Paterson, was held in
the Courtreom on Tuesday even-
ing. a large number of. citizens

attending. Mr. Hosking explain- ;
ed the object. of the Fund, and :
other speakers advocated a gene-
erous reaponge to the appeal for i
‘|funds to ensure the.comfort of -

those dependent on: Canada’s
soldiers at the front. It was de-
cided to make a systematic ean-
vass of the town and district, and

an executive committee to take.

charge of the work was elected,
with . the following members:
S. H. Hoskins,
treasurer;

len, James Turnbull aud Rev,
D. R. McLean.

Canvass Begins Monday ;

The Hazelton executive coms

-|enittee for the Canadian Patriotle _

Fund announces that the canvass
of the town for subscriptions will

begin on Monday afternoon,

Early Subscriptions

The. following ‘additional sub-

scriptions have been received. by
{the managers of the local banks
for the Canadian Patriotic Fund:

Previously acknowledged $92. 00

Mias M. Ward. ~~ 76:00-

Jas. E. Kirby. - - 25.00

G. W. McKay... ro

VILLA A CONFIRMED .
REVOLUTIONIST

Washington, Sept. . 24:—Mexi-

ean despatches say Villa has re- |
volted again, and will fight Car- .

range.
Rustem Bey, Tarkish. imbasse-

dor, who maintains views on:the.

war situation. which are opposed.

to those of the government, and
who made offensive statements

regarding. the American people in
an interview, has notified Presi-
dent. Wilson that he will leave the
United States within a fortnight.

‘Tales of Shipwreck

survivors tell of the sinking ‘of
the © American -steam . schooner
Francis Leggatt, which Went

down off ‘the . Oregon coast: ‘on.

Friday, with a, total loss of Bix-
ty- two passengers and - grew, in«
cluding ‘Captain. “Moore. - * The
cargo shifted i in a wale, are

Vaneouver, Sept, | 2: “the Ye:
lief steamer Corwin, ‘sent to Pe
cue the Karluk aurvivors,; ise,
ported:to have struck. a rock ‘off

Cape Douglas, : neat Nome
to be aground.” ~The. Ameri

at ‘Bt Michaels; hie sone to th

- PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

Fak = FUND

Energetic Committee Undertakes Loe

chairman and
Chas. Hicks Beach, ;
secretary; Jos. Naylor, a |:
Little, A. D. MeLeod, R. E.. Al-

Mr..McLeanhas

been requested to undertake or-
ganization in New Hazelton,  -

mm”