NEW HAZELTON, B. C.," MARCH 26, 1915.

No. 39

F FIRST CAMPAIGN ‘MEETING =
DREW ‘APPRECIATIVE CROWD:

Mex. M:. “Mason, Liberal Candidate, Received With: Eathusiasi
He Delivered, a Sttong Address in New Hazelton “Appeal
"Wide fora Busliess Government ..

New Hazelton. tufned- out en
_ Indase last Saturday, night tc hear
Alex. M. Manaoii,. the Liberal
‘candidate - for: thé: : legislature.
“This was his first. meeting after
the convention on Friday where
he: “was unanimously... ‘chosen. .as
the Liberal’ ‘standard “ bearer.
Word was only received about
rioon on Saturday ‘that a meeting
would be ‘held: here that night,.
and the only notice that eould be
ifiven 4 Wasa verbal one, but the
boys got busy and nearly every-
one in town who.was at all able
to be presént wa8 there. _
_ Mr. Mafisori was ‘in’ excellent
form and handled his subject. in
a thastérly. manner, mieh to the
delight and approval of the audi-

ence, :
to this being his first visit to New
Hazelton in daylight and that his
impressions of the town. were’ in-
deed most favorable. He was
‘glad to hear such favorable. re-
ports of the. support he would. re-
éeive from the électors in ‘this
town when the polls were finally
onened, -He-was not asking: any-
one, for their vote because. he was
a Liberal—thia is not’ a ‘contest
between Liberals. and :Conserva-
tives; ‘but between the people and |.

ning the province into bankrupey
as fast as’ they possibly: could—
he asked for the support of every

honest citizen for a business Bov-
7 (Continued on last page)

A THOUSAND MEN
ON THE RAILWAY.
Ballasting Operations Through District

Will Be Started in Few Weeks
cree ~ aid Veta Same Th“ p

Word has been received 1 in the
district thatthe. Grand ‘Trunk |
Pacific Railway: Co. is preparing |

me to-resume baliasting operations
Mm on the niain line, and that the
line through, this district will be
pit i in shape | ‘dt the earliest pos-
sible date. Iti is understood that
within the next few weeks some-
thing like a thousand men will
be employed betwéen Sk eena|'
Crossing aind. about. five miles} ~
east of New.. Hazelton. These
men will be ‘in: this. district for |.
‘several months, as there is an
- iramense: amount of work to be
done before the track is in shape

situation here materially.

@ WILL-WILL BE LONG ©
= SAYS GEN. FRENCH

. Paris, March 23 23--Gen. French
is reported: to: have’ ‘stated in ‘an
interview, “Tt Ww iil not be along
war., The spring promises. well
for the ‘allies “We -believe that
“8 definite ‘and’ decisive ‘victory
- awaits us at the end of. these
hard months. of war. Ammuni-
_ tion - 3° * pre-requisite ‘Of: all pro=:
| gress and Ger any needs it’ more
than we do. Pree

towvintag Gueece a
Athens, March 25 — tia pi

for the fast trains, “Sucti'a force = tee
of meri should ‘help the business

* Cidreh’s 5 Services. a ot

ian church next Sundav evening
will be for the children. The
parents are requested to have all

will: ‘also: he. a baptismal. Service, |

“Allied Fleet ‘Resutes

--Londoi, “Maret B5— A: ‘Penédos.
corresponderit sdys— Mine's Sweep-

elles, but. thie’ wind is -still too
high for other naval operations.

PRIEMYSL CAPITULATES 10 R 10 RUSSIANS
GARRISON OF 117,000 FORCED TO QUIT!

He operied: by Fy reference

thie autocrats wh -
¢ autoérats who have been run great deal. of. attention. .,

their...children, -Bresenty, s; There’

|dévelopment. |
~ ! large’ quantity of ore ‘has already

ers are again. at work i in Dardan-

- air

CONCENTRATES

 Sarceaeaenerees

*
"s

i
te
i

With the price of zine over 11
ceiits there is 4 likelihoad of the
Owen. Lake property béing: bond-
ed aiid development work started
this seagon. That ‘property - has}
the earmarks of betoming’ a big
zine mine,

Feaike xX “Frank ‘writes the
Oniinecs Herald from Vancouver
that’ he will go‘into his coal jpro-
perty at Lake Kathlyn early. in
April and start the development
work. He promises ito furnish
coal | all along the G. :T. P. this
fall. a

The Canadian ores at the. Pan-
ama Exposition are: ‘atttacting: : a
‘The éx-
hibit is not only large and varied
but it is tastefully displayed. In
this: exhibit are over i ton of. sil-
ver-lead, copper-gold, and copper-
zold-silver ores from the New
Hazelton district and the Bulkley

ete

| other- arts of Northern. Br iti hI
‘The services in in the: Presbyter- P FIUS

Columbia,

It is understood that the esyndi-
eate owning the Sunrise on Nine|:
Mile, mountain. has:.given: a. lease
to a party “who: will undertake: ‘its
‘On the Sunrise a

jbeén tined and is: ‘yeady for ship-
‘ment and’ ‘a good’ tonnage is in
sight, . The lease will provide for
a good deal. of development work:
being done to open up the pro-
erty: Dh ;

‘| ton until Thursday evening, due to
a mud slide, the Liberal conven-

‘the possibilities of an early elec-
tion which -will eiiable them to:

"| half true,” ‘the | ‘Liberal. candidate

-) very materially during the past

. these: will be taken up this year,

foto eo

LIBERALS ARE UNANIMOUS IN
CHOICE OF TE

ER CANDIDATE

Owing 6: the fact that the pas- |
senger™ train’ was held up -last
| Wednesday: night at New Hazel-

tion called at Smithers for Thurs-

afternoon.
sent from all parts of the riding
of Omineca and every one of
them was most. enthusiastic over.

tell the Bowser-McBride machine
just what they think of their
system of: ‘adminstration. From
every quarter of the riding the
best reports ‘are received, and if

will have: ‘an immense. @ majority.

day, was, delayed. until Friday |--
Delegates were pre-.

Alex. i. ‘Manson The Standard Bearer--Convention was Harmoni-
ous and Enthusiastic--Excellent Reports From all. Parts .
of the Omineca District. oY

~ After. the: perliminaries were
completed the . convention was
opened for nominations, Only
one. name was presented, that of
Alex. M. “Manson, and he - was
made the unanimous. choice,

The new candidate was enthus-
iastically received: when he was
called upon.. He thanked’ the
delegates for the eonfidence that
had: been’ placed. in: kim’. ‘and: he
made a plea for. support’ at’ the
polls on the: ‘grounds of a: busi-
ness government for the brovince
and the people. 7

In the eyening he addressed. it
public meeting, which was well.
attended, and the candidate re-
received: a great reception from
the: audience. ; :

Zinc Prices. Soaring”

The price of zinc has advanced

few months and zine properties
in the ‘Coeur d’Alenes are now

‘Wallace: has" made: a’ sulceéss: ‘of

way. some time ago and ‘it‘is now
paying regular dividends, .‘In-
‘quiries ‘are “now: being: ‘made’ in
this district ‘for. zine.- properties
and there is a:strong' probability
that the development: of some of

Important Galician Town Besieged Since Last September by Russians Finally. Gave!
| Up Six Russian. Army Corps’ Now Free for Further Incursion Into.
Austria and to Make. New Offensive Into Germany _

| Betrogiad, Marchi ‘23-- -Broem:

lyal garrison which: capitulated to

dered without a a fight. ‘The Aube.
trians hoisted the white flag ovek
the fortress which was said to be
on the poirit: of : surrender on a
number of occasions. : * This cails-

ally: known that it was ‘in-a terri-.
bly weakened cotidition, withoiit
food or ammiutittion, ‘and: ‘its ens
durance was’ “oly question of
days; The ‘War olfite advises of
bh heport that's nite: Austridii'; ‘Ben.

The

ed’ with the Sti Georges « cross. oS

the Russian : army today, surren-|

ed little. surprise as it-was gener: |

surrenderes Ti

nothing came of it, Then during
the night of March 20: 21 a sortie
WAS - attempted. “This * ‘was «the
last straw. Throughout. Sunday.
hepotiatiois’ for terms  procéedéd:
and the surrendér was effected
Monday moining. . The garrison
consisted of, a 2 hundred thousand.

Petrograd, -March 24 — Com:
maridér’ Kusmatek - at: Przemysl
ine generals, 2, 593

ins, indiuditiz. ‘atinon, ‘Ab tie Tadnseaple
perial ¢ edict changes the name to whois

So erals’ wéite: taken, aiid: ariore. than Pert : iF
1900! officers tind 50,000 ten. arm

vs Ruswian’ ‘gerieral: éihiimanding: the oS

investing army! has: beer: decorat- u

Hing alow; but dure, progress, edb:

more desperate proportio n s,

The Germans, | who brought up|’.

strong ‘teinforeerhents here vat

the expense cf their other fronts |.

aye stubbornly ‘defending their.
positions by’ ‘deadly fire and are
obening new. and :vigorous coun-
ter attacks, r Our troops are mak-

turing trenches : and heights.
Among toteworthy actions have.
been. hand i hand engagements,

-being:operated ata. profit... -0, Bey.

the Interstate which he got under |

Prince. ‘Rupert g aid Telkwa

}New. Hazelton
represented

as start.

me TINREASNG CROPS

IN NEW HAZELTON

Citizens Prepare to :Produce. All: Their
ova Vegetables, With Some to.
Sie for’ the Markets =

It. is: pleasing to see 50. many
citizens undertaking the. spring

cleaning at such an early date. —
are: being -all cleaned up and ‘the

that. will. be .put ia this ‘Season.

ens Lt is safe. to. say. that thei increase

in production. in’ this: town alone
will .be over three hundred per
cent. :The New Hazelton citizens
should aim,.not only to have all
théir own garden. ‘produce,. but to
have. some to, ship. to the market
ii Pritice Rupert...
indication later i in thes season that
vegetables . will; she:: ar

oe

_{ to Prince’ Rupert at’ the best os: z
sible rates,
“Anotlier: object which sh ald om
be given serious consideratt  -&

It is--very. ‘interestit
exceptionally .

fairs. and iti is time np

In all' parts of the town the vards : ,.

ground: made ready for the crop: |

TE. theré is: an .-

sufficient - quantities, ‘arran fre. :
iments. will be thade’ to’ ‘ship: them