‘ . devoted: to: the | patriotic ‘fund. i _ Steamers. wy “The idles of ‘Hazelton will oh . VOL, IV, NO. PRICE $2.00°A YEAR ce - FOR THE PATRI FRO] TA Hazelton. District: Will: Respond to ‘Ap- a . ‘peal of Governor-General-..Subscfip- . tion List Opens ‘on Monday - : : In response ‘to the: appeal: ofl the Duke’ of, Connaught - fora patriotic fund to be used i in ‘as- sisting: those: dependent’ on ‘Can: me ada’ a soldiers’ who have gone'to}’ ~ the front, subseription: lists: havel ‘been ‘openéd in “all! ‘parts of the - - Déminion, and. Canadiana of: all ~ ~. classes are aubseri bing liberally. Tt: is. certain, however,- that an, fo enormous sum will-be required. if} members of ‘Canata’ S army. are to: be. assured - that” those ‘they _ Teave behind them will not suffer " privation. - - In, order that ‘the - people ‘of: ‘Hazelton. and the, dis-| ; trict, may: have an. opportunity. to ; do their share i in _Waising a patri- otic. fund, “ft has. been : arranged _ that the managers of the: Union| . Bank and Royal ‘Bank. here’ will " FéGeive sums intended for the furid, and_ that all. aubscriptions will © be- acknowlédged in -The Miner, This list will be opened on. Monday, and a liberal response ig. looked for... The. -Wamen’ 8 ~_Anxiliary has. already, announced “y thatall: ‘receipts ‘this year “will be rough Railway. Service .. - It is reported in Prince Rupert that the. G: T; P.. will. run trains ‘through: to- “Edmonton and. “Win: agent ‘has. chad: nO else of tha)" ‘ohange, oe Through ‘frotzht, rates’ ‘On the G, t, Pp went into effect ‘on Sept, i; meaning’ a reduetion in Hazel- - ton’ r) freight billa, “In the ‘absence of: ‘Rev... Mi, - Hewitt, ‘who goes to Smithers| - today, | ; the: ‘Methodist: : ‘Chureh * services: “tomorrow. will be con- ducted: by Dr. Wrineh, oe ~ PASSING OF IF “SEA. WOLF” ~ Vaneouver, ~ Sept. B: —Captain - Alex: McLean, known in every Pacific. port-as the original of] _ London! a "Sea Wolf," was found "dead in False. Creek’ yesterday. "He had: evidently met, swith foul play. Th the: course: of: hig'ad-| ¢ yenturous: career, ‘he? had: been a mate on.one of. -the Skeena river “Cardinals Choos New’ “Pope | *Rome,: ‘Sept, 3:—The new Pope is: Cardinal . Della ‘Chiesa, “who "was. “archbishop” of ‘Bologna. and|" ‘secretary to* ‘the jate Cardinal Rompotia. ‘He fa. ‘sixty. -years of age,» “He will assume the title of Henedict | XV. |The © choice. of |. Cardinal Chiesa. was: not: made until” to-day, rl “imeet ‘at the. -Misgién, ‘Houpe on This being ‘the feat meet re of |® i object the “ grow, in horror. . kee _ Premier: “Asquith, in addressing. a 4 notable gathering in Guild |." }clear~ caneetenod,- ‘versie right,“ “er ‘ Gérman. vessels of. all sizes. were - ‘destroyed i in the action, ‘of their wounds eiroute to the English hospitals, ers, from one sunken: cruiser. alone, are. now in England, eight being| ; though’ balloting} : °¢/ Turkey is preparing to make war against Britain and Ruasia,:: Ber- \jlin gays ithe: British : _ London, Bent bia midn ight despatch’ from Paris says there j is no- b change : in’ the situation... “The: Germans are twenty-five miles. from. Paris, but have made. no. attempt onthe position of-the Allies, hattle,” “It ia ‘bélieved the’ Germans | are » planning 8 a furious attack, on the: weakest Paris. fort. were: “engaged. “he “British, ‘foree “withdrew to new positions: fighting. all the. way. “At ho time.were their lines broker through? The river Oise. is said tobe choked. with the dead and red with blood.’ The losses have not yet been made known: - ~ Seven. ‘German. destroyers ‘and torpedo boats have arrived att Kiel in. damaged: condition and it is understood others have been}. sunk” near the Kiel Canal. - ‘This i ip thought to ‘indicat e another raid | previoug fight, - “The Russian defeat of ‘Austria’ 8 army at Lemberg: was one of the most crushing in history, Tt has put.out of action one-quarter. one-quarter ‘of Austria’ ‘8 artillery and commands all’ roads between | Galicia and Hungary. ~ _ The Russian armies are stil] advancing j in eastern Germany... : Iti is reported: that. 80, 000. Rusdian trope } have been ‘brought it in. British transports. from. Archangel,.‘Northérn Russia, to ‘Scotland; thenee by: train to. Dover, and by steamer to ‘Antwerp. - ; a The. sacking. of Louvain, Belgium, by the Germans i is is derived by well-iiformed ‘writers - “a the crime’ of: the century.” ‘Detailé hall yesterday: impressed upon the people of the Empire the urgency’ of the ‘situation ‘and the necessity of obtaining recruita,. He an- nounced that i up tothe present 300, 000. had responded to Lord Kite ener’: call, * “The:. Empire. bed entered with clear’ judgment, and J bloody. -arbitrament. of, might}. ~ Ottawa, : ‘Sept. 5i--It is is announced that the Canadian govern-| tnorit ‘has | ‘approved the payment of a monthly: wllowanee of $20 to the families ‘of: married Canadians going to the front: Forty - ‘thousand: Canadians | are ‘under . arms, $2, 000. being at Valcartier, ° Two hundred. thousand are anxious to serve, THE ‘MINER'S ‘WAR. BULLETINS _ ~ London, Aug. “90: The. ‘admiralty - announces that’ the British casualties in ‘the naval battle off . ‘Heligoland’ were-two officers and twenty-seven: men killed and nineteen seriously wounded, Eleven Three}: | of. these were eruigers,:: The enemy’s loss i in killed and drowned i Is unknown, Over two. ‘hundred Germans. were rescued, many dying officers. One is the: Bon © of t Advalral Tiplita, the German naval) minister. thé I British "warshipa, ne ‘The. British: losses i in 1 France have: already ‘béen replaced, and General French is confident of final : success, believing that one de- cisive victory for the ‘Allies will prove. fatal to the Germans. - _ The British. Army has . not - ‘been engaged to Bny great extent; since Wednesday... ~ While the Germans, are ‘reported to: be within: seventy miles of Paria, it is: reported: ‘that® ‘they have: ‘sent 160- trainloads of soldiers ‘east front the: Franco-German frontier, presumably to guard Berlin | or meet the victorious Ruasian ‘ army, which’ occupies - Konigsberg. The Russiang : ‘are ilso advancing in central. and southern Prussia and. Galicia,» - ‘An ‘Austri f° despatch to Roiae says a inititon men have been fighting’ for the last three days: on ‘the’ Russo-Austrian frontier, | from the Vistula ‘to the Dneister.:. Russiaris. have. Penetrated twen- ty miles into Austria, “A ‘German: aeroplane, . fying at a height of six ‘thouaand feet, dropped a bomb into Paris’ this morning, nat missing the, military hospital and- ‘doing: no damage. viele: "Washington, Aug. se TG, Gecemiy. ‘embassy ‘ ‘declates that vara “defeated at San Quentin,” thelr retreat being: barred by. German cavalry: Pe “Paris,” Aug. 80;—In ‘anticipation ofa aiege, ‘the governor has ordered residents within the zone. of active fortifications to destroy their houses within four days. “The wider i id received, without com-] Great -piles of ‘provisions: have. been placed in warehouses, | y: attle are pasturing in the: Bols Boulogne, Ten: thoissnitd Hoth: aarmiés. are. taking. up Positions. preparatory to another great |: : Peani ce, by. British warships, although 's ‘some, ‘believe the report refers to a a of. the Austrian first line” troops, while Russia has possession of. 3 Ni inety prison-|‘ fare reported to be within aixty wmiltes of: the Yrench capital, having: -reached Le Fere.* The ‘removal af. the French capital to Bordeaux ‘ig being. considered, ; Italy is said to. be preparing ‘fo ‘invade Bosniaand Herzegovinia. It is also stated that if Turkey, as threatened, declares war against _[/Greeee, Italy. will declare war on ‘Turkey. pot yd _. Germans are making great efforts to crush the Beitish force i in . Seventy. thousand’ British for three days held‘in check’ two" tied thousand Germans. : The position of the troops is: not State A big battle is ‘expected 0 on Wednesday, the anniversary of the tattle .of Sedan, - Additional French: forces totalling 600,000 will be. Teady for. service. int Bix weeks. = --~" ‘A great atorm 18° ‘raging on the const of. Japan, below Tokio. ‘The Japanése have: begun.the bombardment of the Kiau Chau forts. ‘Many. tributes: have’ been | paid throughout the world to the LS ‘ ‘| bravery and daring of the British i in the: Heligoland and Mons en- gagements, - Lord Kitchener. says the British land force i is in @x- sellent, condition for the next battle.” we Vancouver, ‘Aug. 31; :—Valeartier reports’ an unsuecessful at- ‘tempt to_ wreck a troop train ninety miles east of - Montreal. . An iron rail had. been placed across the track. :: The Leipzig story i is still denied. A German merchant steam-|, er arriving. at San Franciseo reports having been. ‘chased by the German eruiver. . - London, Sept. 1: No official ataternenta: have been made today in. London, Paris or Berlin. The. censors have drawn a veil of {Secrecy similar to that noticeable - ‘during the fighting at Mona, |' “| Cambrai and Laceteau, therefore it is. betieved'a great battle is be- ‘ing fought, probably in the vicinity. of La Fere, sixty miles from Paria, A despatch from Nieppe says a battle is raging a Croiail- (7 las, fifteen miles from Cambrai, : ; Price. Von Buelow has been wounded in batile ‘general Haelen ia dead. ~ An uncgonflrméd report. ‘from. Berlin. dye the. Germans: defeated’ The German, 120, 000 Russians at Allenatein and took 70,000 prisoners, - Bucharest reports that the Austrian army, attempting t> GYORS, the. Vistula into: Russia, were defeated by the Russians, with a oss ‘Jor 20,000. - | -Emperor William’ is, reported to- have left: the. western army, to rally the eastern forces against the Russians.’ ‘In retaliation for the burning of the Belgian city of Louvain, it is said, the Russians intend ‘to ‘destroy a great German. city, probably Berlin. ‘Thousands of citizens of the German capital are leaving for neutral countries. In Louvain, the Germans murdered hundreds, including the ‘mayor and other officials, before firing the city. : ~ hatwerp reports that. two. Gornian cavalry, divisions of. 2 000 were destroyed i in Belgium, ‘The French forees under General Pau ate believed to have won a great victory near r Peronne, east: of Amiens. . ». The Queen of Belgium and her children are now in London, ~The Prince of Wales’ relief fund. now amounts ‘to over ten millions, a, Turkey. has mobilized its army, with 200,000 in-the first ita, “An Austrian army, supported by the fleet, attacked the Mon- ishenrin position. ~ British: and French warships scattered’ the fleet, and the Montenegrins won the engagement. London, Sept 8:—The Times - states that although the Allies have again been forced to withdraw by overwhelming numbers ofGer-| mans, the line of defence is, ‘still intact, and the Germans : are un- ‘able to break through, while the French and British armies: are. Baining i in strength all the: time. | . ‘The French government ‘offices were: removed this morning’! from Paris to Bordeaux. ‘The German_forces are now within fifty miles of the outer forts’ ‘defending:. Paris on the east, and. -prepara- tions for.a siege continue. The city is is. surrounded | by eighteen forts. : The left. wing ‘of the allied armies has altered its Position; the right and center remaining unchanged, No general engagement in Franca yesterday. . “German aeroplanes have dropped more bombs into Paris ‘and Antwerp, without doing. serious damage to either city, co ‘After a desperate fight at. Lemberg, in Austria, the Russians overcame the stubborn. resistanee of: the Austrians. and ; took. the city. The Russians admit. a: serious reverse to two artny. corps, with the loss of ‘three generals. ‘The ‘place is not stated. - Phey claim success in the advaiice of thei? other three armies, the north; center and southern, ‘in Prussia. ’- :The- objective of the latter. id feea mining: district, (BACKFROWOMINECARIVER ~ Mining’ Man Has High Opinion of Big , oe Placer District--More Ground to Be Developed Noxt Year -R. D. Fetherstonhaugh, the well-known mining man, who 7 represents the Omineca Explora-. a tion Sy ndieate of Edmonton, re: : turned-on Tuesday from. an.ex- + ploration trip through the. Omin: ae He has” taken up some very promising» properties on the Omineca and, Peace rivers for the ayndicate, : and says active ‘development will. . be carried on next year,’ Fetherstonhaugh went down the: Méfison river as far‘as the Fin-. lay,.~ taking 2 the packhorses. through with | him, and reports. - ‘no difficulties in the way -of mak-- ing a good trail all the way. Sueh a trail would be of great service to’ prospectors and home-. ee steaders, There was a great number of prospecting patties... ; through the district this year,” . and things begin to look like: = “something doing’? in the near; future, Quite a number have _|taken ‘up homesteads along the. - ° Finlay this year. and are busy: . °°” building cabins and preparing to... ‘improve their holdings. Nearly...” fall the mining goingon at present. — ia in the nature of development. - 7 worl, and large returns cannot be looked: for - this ‘season. “Mr. { Fetheratonhaugh has promised. to: hend-ug: ‘detailed. a¢count-of his: ‘trip and ‘the’ properties taken up’ after he has raported to his prin-: cipals,. He is very enthusiastic” over the prospects. of the Omin-. "-)eca district: as g00n as transports: tation’. facilities: . are -improved; but thinks the. government should:. . pay more attention to the Manson:, trail, which: is deteriorating; he: says, no serious.: work having. ‘been done on it: for the last two: years, LOCAL NEWS PARAGIPES H. A. . Beck, secretary of the’. Bulkley Valley fair, was here on: Monday, . -securing a ‘Rood. addi-": tion to, the prize fund and assur” ances of support from all Hazel- _ a {ton people. C.. EL Mitchell, a. big game ~ hunter from New York, left on Sunday, accompanied by. Frank. ; Watson ‘and Indians, fora trip. to tha upper Skeena game o country. 2 : The postal authorities & announce Yo that money order business be tween Canada and Great Britain’ a has been resumed, but no person wy is allowed to purchase orders ex- ceeding $100 i in one day.” . Several ‘fair ‘bags. of ‘groie were obtained this week by Ha: zelton hunters, - Local sportsmen : are. agreed. that. the. Beason. for: S| grouse: should not opén until, Koenigabutte, : ‘from. whence tt is intended to march to Berlin, vig Breslau. eee The Ruasiand réuted the: Austrians hear Lustchoft on. August," 4 takitig: one: hundred officers. and: four ‘thousand men. peibohed ard capturing twenty guns, | fe | Berlin is said to.be guarded by-aevepat fa “.. A Paria despateh says a German “cavalry cor ar rest of Complegne,. ty he "| Sept. 15,-the young birda: being not ot yet fi full Srown.: . . a Mr. - .