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ER IN- NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

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HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1914

PRICE, $2.00 A. YEAR “|

~ RT GEORGE FIRE: SWEPT

One Life Lost and Many. Build-
ings Destroyed

"Kort George, ‘Nov, - 81:+-The
, entire east side of Central aven-|
Ue, comprising many of the prin-|

cipal * ‘business buildings ‘of :the| ..

_ town, was destroyed by fire last
hight, The blaze was caused: by
a gasoline explosion - near ‘the
hotel, One life was lost, Richard
Spence, of Spokane, being burn-
ed to.death. The property loss
fa estimated at $150,000.

Deal In Prospect
», Skeena Crossing, Nov. 18:—

iN C. Hirsehfeld and D. G. Wil-
Jiams, both of Vancouver,jwere
arrivals from the South last week
andi in company of T. J. Vaughan-
“Rhys have spent several days in
‘making an examination of the
‘Red Rose group.

An important deal is pending .

Aor this weil-known property and
‘its probable consummation means
the advent of another™ strong
company into this district.

W. A. Meeting.”
' Phe next meeting will be held
. Mra, Hoskins’ residence on

‘. hureday next," Nov. 19, at, 8:15

‘fm., and will..baa business]:

‘meeting. ‘Arrangements willbe]: .

- ‘made for the gale of work, to be]
; “held” eatly in December, in aid of

: the Ratriopie.F Fund.:-
"SINAN, “HOCKEY IN.

Peat

ae cerres a i,

NORTHERN LEAGUE

ona roa

~The ‘annual’ ‘meeting ; af the
“Northern Interior Hockey Loague
was held in New Hazelton on,
“Tuesday evening, delegates from
; Hazelton, ‘Smithers’: ‘and, New
I » Hazelton being present. - These

“officers were elected: Duncan!’

Ross, hohorary : president; Rev.
.D. R...MeLean,’ president; _D.
“Eason, -vice-president;. H. TL
* Little, secretary-treasurer, Wail-
P ter Noel, G. O. Graham ‘and R.
rd. Rock were chogen cup trustees
‘and league committee, ;
it ~It.was decided to play six-man
H s tening ‘during the’ coming season.
Rinks: are: to be ofa minimum
= lee ‘of 75 by 1%, fect, |
:. Two.referees, a bea appointed
“by ‘the’ ‘dommmittés “and eaptaing,

\. will officiate at each. game--- '

The residence - rule. was. die.
cussed, but not decided upon..
\A tentative schedule was. pre-
pared, providing for eight games

7 to be played by edch team.

u

‘1 Concert. Proceeds.
A most welcome addition | to
the Patriotic Fund was’ $240, the

- proceeds of the recent concert Bo
-. successfully given. by Miss Sharpe
=: under. the, auspices of. the Wi ‘A.
°“Thip ¢ohtribution has been added |.

to the money earned by the mem-

" bers of the W. A, and,it is hoped:

. that after the: comihig * ‘sale of
“work, that organization will-have
-@ goodly sum, to ‘donate to: ‘the

os :, Patriotie Fund. .

The members of the Women’ 8

of ‘Auxiliaty desire to express their

“warmest: ‘thahke” to: Mlss'Sharpe!

ji-tind. thode ‘who “30 kindly. and
cheerfully assisted,

” Conservative Meeting bees

ridtivé “Asdoviad
‘tion will be held inthe Hazélton|
| Sehoolhouse on ‘Monday. avening, |}
| Nev. 16,
"quad to Attell,

., |inan eruigers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau,

a Vietorla at midnight, ‘to join the troops: at The. Willows camp. 8

{° .. The fan sheeting: of” ;the'
- iaiche: ne

SAL: inémbers ‘are - Tes).

ALLIES VICTORIOUS I IN TERRIFIC STRUGGLE

| GERMANS BREAK LINE, BUT ARE FINALLY ROUTED.--
we DOUBLING FRENCH’S ARMY-RUSSIAN SUCCESSES

co,

_ London, Nov. 14: Parliament yesterday ‘esued a call for ane.
other million men, to bring: the army, excluding territorials, up-to
two and a quarter millions. ~ Great Britain is spending $35,000, 000
weekly on the war: A credit, of $1,125,000,000 will be voted, in
addition: tothe previous vate of $500, 000,000.

ever experienced by the’ forces of the Allies. The enemy, in des-
perate. attacks, broke through. ‘the Franco-British line in. three
places, but the Allies finally hurled them back, with enormous
losses to the Germans, The Allies ‘also lost heavily. Especial
praise is given to the troops. for their magnificent work in saving a
desperate situation,

Everywhere the battle front of the Allies is well maintained,
_ Russian. armies ‘eontinue thelr victorious advance, and the
northern troops are now within one day’s march of the congested
factory districts of Eastern Germany. The people of the nearby
towns are fleeing to Berlin. “

_ The Czar’s forces are also gaining ground i in other parts 0 of the
eastern war theater, particularly in Galicia. We
It ia reported. in. Berlin, according to.a Copenhagen: deapateh,
that General von Hindenberg and his entire staff, Including aeverat

:| German. princes, have been captured by the Rusaians.
A member of the Canadian contingent states that an intruder

was shot and killed by a sentry near the “water tank from which |:

the eamps | on Salisbury Plain obtained their. drinking water. “On

| the body were ‘found Vials containing cholera germs,

The official: despatch, issued at inidnight, states that the Ger-| °
mans, in an effort to win Ypres, wiade the most. violent attack: of
the war, the bombardment alone being most terrific ‘and. the. worst) .

Austria is anxious for peace, and is ready to ery enough. Her
appalling losses have disheartened the most. warlike-of her people:
A German submarine was rammed and sunk by a French
torpedo boat, off Ostend. ; .
It is stated that the German cruiser Karlaruhe, which has done
much damage to shipping, has been trapped in an unnamed place,
The German cruisers Leinag ‘and Dresden have put into
Valparaiso, for provisions, _
’ In parliament Premier Asquith stated that:the number of all

| ranks killed, wounded and missing in the British army since the

beginning of the war was Bu, 000. -

Observers state that the German guns and. ammunition ‘show
signs of failure,’ ‘It is evident that the rifling of the heavy
artillery is. badly . worn, rendering ‘accuracy of fire impossible.
Many shells failed ‘to explode. : a

Ottawa, Nov, M:—If the. war lasts a year, Canada will have
one hundred and fifty tliougand men at the front. '

 Eonden, Nov, 8:—The official. communication from Paris atates
that the: Germans have been eapecially active, apparently concen-

their: immedigte objective being. the plateau of Vregny, on’:which
they' have not yet. gained. a- foothold. ‘Ensewhere the Allies are
holding’ their ground’everywhere, '

‘An official despatch from Petrograd at midnight atates that the
Russian: armies continue the offensive and crossed the Vistula. near
Kalisz;on the. route: to. Posen. The northern army is also in
Germany, near Gumbinnen, in East Prussia. The southern armies
are making progress in Galicia, In the battle of the San river, the
Russians captured 18,000 Germans and Austrians. © :

In the récent fighting withthe advancing Russian armies, the
Germans are said to have lost 30, 000 men and two hundred eannon
in Russia and Galicia.”

AS Russian: ‘army, operating against the’ ‘Turks, has “taken

Koprukeni, i in Turkish -Armenia. Her warships have sunk. four

Turkish transporta i in. the: ‘Black Sea. The destroyed vessels were
carrying troops,a applies for the Turkish army. ”
_A correspondent at the front says that-in the struggle around

-|Ypres in the last fortnight the German losses have exceeded 100,-

000,. The, Kaiser was.at this point - a week- ago, ' to witness the
expected. rout of. the’ British army, but returned to headquarters
when thé German attacks’ were repulsed...”

. Despatches from Lima, Peru, and Tokyo, which ara ag yet un-

. Other despatches say
a naval battle between. warships of the’ ‘Allies and the German
squadron ‘off. the coast: of Peru i ‘is invpending. “The admiralty has |.

made no statement concerning: the reports

‘In: the ‘final battle; on Friday,

the Japanese lost 430-men and’ fourteen officers... The fortress

will. be formally landed over to the, vietors tomorrow. -
The. British admiralty sent a’ ‘thessage of eonigratilation. to: ‘the|

Jagianes minigter of f Angrine on thie success: ‘of the Tsing Tau opera-
i ‘of the. forts: ‘was i ically: celebrated

in Japan pe, Bs ae
~ The effect of. the taking of “Haina Tau will-be to. release the
pweeping: ‘Pacific, waters free of German’ cruiaers will be undertaken
without’ delay,”
. The British, with a fore. of East: Inidiatn tidope, have taken
Fao, in Asiatic Turkey, ‘the: terminus’ on the Persian Gulf of: the |:
British, gubmarine cable. to India. here wére tio: British casualties

-Vangouver, Nov:.-8:—The: eompany ‘of light’ infantry. from

ver last night:/"The.men: marched ‘through the streets and’ left for:

attack: ‘in, the. effort to reach t ie.

he Belch Channél.::

trating thely-efforta San: thie cregion 6f:Y presy without‘ teault. - Ont
“the river Aisne they have reached to the- northeast of. Soiasons,

The present activity of. the enemy. betwee the’ Yaer. and. the |.
Moselle i is believed to be another great. effort to achieve victory or
‘cover the intended withdrawal ofa large force to the ‘Pruasian
‘frontier. nee

confirmed, _Say_@ Japanese warship squadron has captured the Ger- |. :

- Tsing Tau surrendered .to: the Japanese and British on Satur- |,
_|day, 2,800 Germans being taken.

ues...
‘base‘at Ghent, :

Japanese : and-:British  fleeta whith participated, -aud the task of |

the fall of the Turkish Empite,
Prinea Rupert; ‘part of the secbind: contingent, arrived ‘in: -Vadeo éou-}

the Allied: arms, -

‘London, Nov. 10: The renewal: of the enemy’ a offensive | the a
Npres' aidtrict isthe ‘begitining. of: ‘what will ptobably prove the final a6
AA “or tk i re

“ THE ‘MINER'S TELEGRAPHIC BULLETINS ‘TELL STORY OF. GREAT WAR DAY BY. DAY

‘that the enemy 'g attacks yesterday. falled, the Aliles holding thelr
positions everywhere, ~
Despatches “from: ~Ameaterdam “say: ‘Yone trains ol. iGarman.

infantry. are. moving back’ to’ Germany, through’ Brussels: and

Louvain. . ‘These. troopa are evidently being withdrawn to reinforce

the army opposed to the Russians, who have swept Russian Poland

clear of the enemy, and are now fighting them on German soil,

In East. Prussia, on the north of the Russian line, an army is
marching on Koenigsburg. . The Russians are also steadily advancing
towards Posen, their outposts being leas than two hundred miles
from’ Berlin.

‘A portion of the Canadian expeditionary force formed part of
the lord mayor’e annual parade in-London yesterday. The appear-
ance of the Canadians was enthusiastically cheered by the immense
erowds.: mo
Cruisers of the Russian Black Sea fleet are bombarding Turkish
towns on the coast of Asia Minor and the Bosphorus. “A naval
battle in the Black Sea is regarded as imreinent. . ,

“New York despatches say there are seven British ‘warships off
the Bahama Islands, It is thought they may be on their way to
the Pacific, to avenge the toss of the Good Flope, ‘They are ex-
pected. to pass through: the Panama Canal, which i 18 open to the

warships of ail nations.

‘The cruiser Glasgow and the tender Otranto have passed the
Sirait of Magellan, on their way to the Falkland Islands. .

-The Austrian government has made its last call for men. All
men capable of bearing arms are called upon to join the decimated
battalions of the ‘dual monarchy.” -.

‘Tokyo advices say the Japanese army will be sent. to’ Burope,
to co- operate with the Allies, if necessity arises. !
. Purkey is practically’ bankrupt, and without financial assistance
will be unable to carry on a ‘war for any length of: time, or even to
meet her. ordinary obligations, ;

The Germane, have assessed . a war, tax. of $10, 000, 000 on
‘Antwerp. :
The British war r office has given orders to Canadian factories
for shirts to the value of half a million dollars, bringing the total
value, of the contracts so far. awarded to Canadian manufacturers
jue: to ten million dollars. oo

“Lovidéti, ove ‘
“Many ; thousands: of: wounded eoldiers are en route ta the}:
: Corresporidenta say the main: German army . in

Belgium i is broken and in retreat, y

“Addressing : ‘ah immense meeting in Guildhall, Premier “Asquith! ne

said: “We shail not sheathe the sword, which we have not lightly

drawn, until ‘Belgium receives full measure, and more than all, “phe
has sacrificed; until France‘is adequately secured against ‘the menace

of. aggression; until the rights: of the smaller nationalities of Burope
are, placed” on avi unassailable ‘foundation; until the military
domination of Prtissia is fully: and finally deatenyed. ” He predicted

“Lord Kitchener expressed sifidence fn the ultitnate bticeess of

‘tiny’ Took for good
He announced that, outside of Canadian and}
_ | other overseas forces, “1,250,000. men were: ) in training i in “Great

Kitimat its Terminus

~ Ottawa, Nov; 9:—The: Pacific,

; | Peace River, & Athabasca Rail-
way Co, will apply. to parliament. ~ -
at the next session for an. act a
authorizing the company to lay =
‘lout, construct and operate the

following lines of railway:

1,—Commencing at a point on
tidewater at or near the head of
.| Kitimat arm, following the Kiji-

to the summit between Kitimat
and Lakelse Lake, thence ina
northerly. direction along the

to the Skeena river, thence cross-
ing the Skeena river by means of
a high-level bridge and over. the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
with standard clearances, thence
northeasterly to the mouth of
Kitsumkalum riverand following

river and to the valley of. the

a distance of about 112 miles,

2.—From the junction of the :
Blackwater River with the Naas. _
River, following the course ‘of -
the Blackwater River to. the -

summit between it and the - Gal-
ankeeat River, thenee: ‘southeast-

Skeena.. River, thence up..the

miles t.
SKEENA CLAIMS

On Wednesday of last week
three young Indiaris, Silas Harris,

wanger, When passing over the
riffles opposite ‘Andimaul, :

have kept up a: constant search

for the bodies, but up7to: ithe: 7
present they have hot been * re-"

covered,

Returned to Cont |

R.. .G. Cunningham . left. on a
Wednesday's train. for his. head cos
at. Port ' Essington,
intending to stop. -at various es
points on the river where.-he, has wae
business to trandact. “He Was

quarters

ae ee Ts

iness ‘made by’ the: ‘Halton —
branch of R. Cunningham & Son,
For a, week Mr., Cunningham :
was & guest at the: Sealy: Taneh- ve
inthe Bulkley -Valley,: and: ‘aga 2
_ [result of his trip he Séht a:nite
he German retreat from the coast contin- tad a barge wa 7
game is plentiful i in the, Valley. -

Getting Rink, Ready: .
The executive committée

athletic association Ras: been. busy 4 .
with arrangements for. the. wine
ter’s skating, and already aa the =

“ink well under. way.
the same location as

to have a series 0

AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE .

Road to Groundhog May Make a

mat riverin a northerly direction

| valley-of Lakelse Lake and river

ita course tu the summit of Seeax’

Naas river.at or near Aiyanish,: |

‘ariy along the Galankeest to the”

Skeena to the mguth of the Bear.
River, approximately Afty-seven _

THREE MORE VICTIMS.

Annie'-McDames and: Fannie.
Brown, left Andimaul village. in |:
a canoe, intending to go. to: Git- —

the. -
canoe upset, and the ‘three: occu- :

pants were- _ thrown...
river and drowned, The Indians .

into, the’

ilk Lire RESO