- was a good attendance ‘and the

7 the chairman, H..F.-Glassey, T,

"with the plugging episode, While

* donald’s. principal

election to the legislature i in Feb-
_, Yuary... As in, Previous speeches, |.
. he” chatged “ that" the “pluggers [™

- who ¢amée from. Seattle; to. vote

- best method ‘of - defence. . He

| bis? sk ketehy treatment’ of. the
. evidence { in the plugging cage,”

- HG, Brewster made a lengthy :
speech, dealing; like the others,

. pendent hearers with the impres-

- hag still no'constructive: policy.

; Jey Walley | in motor cars,

~ has "igeued orders for the con-

5 Bulkley ° ‘river’ at the gite of the
“Hazelton: ‘féerry,: and ‘this very.)
“necessary: Work: ‘will : be: under

_ Way ina.very, ‘short: time. - It is
expected: that: the atracture wilt
"be, complete ‘teal

ae t tbe ee

“THE : i= LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER”

VOL. vy ‘NO, at

PRICE $2000 A YEAR:

LIBERALS, rm MEETING AT } :
. |cONTINUED SUCCESS ON TE THE SOMME.
_. -RUSSIAN FORCES STILL AD VANCING|

* Hazelton Audience About:
_ Plagging: Case ©

‘The. Liberal. leaders, in. their
pilgrimage through.the province,
arrived -in Hazelton on Wednes-
day evening and addressed a
meeting i in Assenibly Hall. There

speakers were given an attentive
‘hearing, with few interruptions,
The local: supporters of the’ oppo-
sition, seattered through “the
_ audience, Bave a fair imitation of
enthusisem, * a

After introductory. remarks by.

Dy. Pattullo,, one ‘of the Prince
_Rupert triumvirate - which. will
represent the northern constitu-
encies if the’ Liberals have their
way, spoke briefly, ‘and was fol-
. lowed by M, A, Macdonald, of
Vancouver, whose: recepti on show-
- ed that his followers accepted his
explanation of. his” connection

he indulged in his usual: vitupera-
tion against. the administration
and the Conservatives, Me. Mae-
theme. was
the scandal ‘ which. ‘marked . his

for him were hired by Conserva-
tives;. evidently -hoiding the Ger- |°
man: theory’ that attack: is the

frequentiy. declared that the Lib-
eral. wanted to 80, into. -detail,
‘but was careful to avoid detail { in

With the alleged “iniquities : and
shortcomings of the administra. |.
tion. Like the others, also; he].
neglected to offer anything fur-
ther than criticiam,. leaving inde-

sion’ ‘that the ‘ ‘opposition, while
using the most: extreme’ latitude
in its eriticiam of the: ‘#overnment,

A.M, Manson, the:Prince, Ru-
pert: lawyer who. aspires to repre-
sent Omineca district i in the next
legislature, ‘algo aboké. i

- The party held a meeting 'i in
New Hazelton on Thursday morn-
ing, before leaving far the’ ‘Bulk-|

ey Bridge ‘Ordered’

‘the p ublic. works | department

atruction’ of, the bridge over. the

forms,

which. advaneed to ‘the attack. in

DETAILS OF NEW -.

details of. ‘Lloyd George’s s scheme’
for Permanent ‘Home. Rule for
Ireland have. heen published,
The. following are the Prinelpal
features: ca

mons will be constituted by ‘the
transfer to the Irish parliament
of - seventy-eight tThembers'’ nowt
sitting in “the English Commons }
for the” twenty. -six Home - ‘Rule
counties,
o sentation in, the Imperial House
‘of. Coiamons i is.one, hundred: and
three; of ‘which, twenty-three
members. sit for the six Ulster

counties ‘provisionally. ‘excluded
from Home. Ris e ety)

mémbera td be. transferréd td the
Trish Houze of; (+ ‘ommons, seventy~
Bix are Nationglista,
-., |denta, while.two, ar ‘Dnionig¢s,

_'|nemely,. Sir Edward’ Carson and
sy’ |do Hi “Mes Campbell,
all... "! | general for: Treland. fy ‘These ° twa i

London : 7 The. ‘British: line
has been pushed forward to For-
enux wood, “Daring the’ night
the enemy: counter-attacked afi ter
an intense bombardment with
gas shells, and succeeded in -ef-
fecting an entry into the north-
ern part ofthe wood, but’ failed
to dislodge us from the southern
half, ©

Elswhere there is no- change

‘

The hattle continues without
intermission between Leipzic re-
doubt on the west: and Delville
wood on the east,

Paris: The. ‘positions ‘captured
yesterday by’ French south of the
Somme ‘were ‘subjected to a vig-
night. “The ‘Germans charged
the French lines “south of Soye-
court, ,but. they suffered heavy
losses and were driven back in
disorder: | ps

“A atrong German’ ‘detachment

the Chauines region’ ‘was repuised
—SSSS

_ PLAN FOR IRELAND

London, daly 10: Lope complate

First—An Irish aouse. of. Com:

“(The total Irish répre-

wot ah ee,

““Second~O8, the saventyeight|

-attorney-

north of Bazentin and ‘Longueval i

exuilting. in the .suecess of the}.

standing the inevitable, Giscom-
forts. of . along: and tedious trip.

Ottawa by the Dukeof Connaught
‘and Sir Sam Hughes; who. were
Fiiueh © ‘pleased with’ the appear-
ance of the battalion, “whieh, in
bhysigke ‘and’ esprit’ de corps, ‘is
quite up- to the high standard of
British Columbia: units,

ton, soon ‘after the: declaration of
war, _ tid went. to, England . to
"/ enlist ‘in the 20d Battalion when

with. the bayo

the French pertetrated a German
trench, sear it of its defend-
ers, =

On the Verdbh front artillery
was. ‘active: on, both sides in the
vicinity of: Chattancourt, and
Fleury, ow

French aeroplanes successfully |
bombarded stations at Conflans, | ;

Mars - la - Tour, -Longuyon and
Brieulels, a

Paris:. The Freich forces have
captured - the: entire first line of
German: positions extending g from
Estrees to the ‘height of ‘Werman-
dovillera, They have also taken
on. both sideg. gf the river about
*| 29, 00" prisoners” in: today’ 3: ‘en

gaigement.

; London: “The Morning Post’s
Petrograd correspondent, while

Russian: push}: declares ‘that ex.
perts - ‘in. Petrograd’ believe final

victory over Germany may yet
— =

‘Betvieen Solséons and Rheims

‘tok. Trebizond.

be a year or more distant adding | «
“for: the: Gernian grows stronger | .
when: ‘once more. driven. back
upon his own adtnirable home
railway system. ”

" Petrograd: The Russians have
captured the town of Gumusk-
hanch, forty-five mniles southwest

Vienna: Under: ‘the pressure
of Russian attacks; the Austro-
Hungarians: have been compelled
to withdraw from their positions

on the Lipa and Styr.

A ‘decree has been
issued placing the persons and
property of Germans on ‘the same
footing as _Austro ~ ‘Hungarians.

* Rome;

~The’ ‘Ttalians | may:
fight ‘beside the. British and]
French on the western fromit,,

' Washington: : Thee Americans | _
were members of the erew of.the
British steamer Yeer, ‘reported
sunk by a German —

/109nd j in ‘England | _
In an, extremely. interesting | °
letter to his. parents, Fred Fieid, |.
son pt Rev, Tobin’ Field, gives an
account. of. the journey to Eng-
land of :the : ‘102nd Battalion, in
which he- is: satving as a lance-
corporal. : _ The men of the corps,
‘in which a‘score ‘of Hazelton men
enlisted, arrived at Liverpoo! j in
‘good healthy and: spirits, hotwith-

-The 102nd- Was’ inspected ‘at

.. Wounded: Soldiex’ Returns.
ei R. Barker, who. left. Hazel-

he found he. was: too Jate ‘to: join ar

| the first B: . :continweiit, artlved|
yesterday. from: eee He

& on a: ea he front

in-the way of ‘raising: stock i in
this portion of province. |
dition to the auction’ it is ‘intend-
ed to provide | entertainment,
Which’ will taka. the: form. ofa

-fand other sports, : L
. The. ‘following is the executive| ,
committee i in charge of. the. ar |
rangements: AL Ji Prudbomims, | 4
RM Doekrill, W. Croteay,” ‘Gus
Timimermeister, Ty a. Thorp. a

dith-Duit comm

AUCTION SALE OF .
<4) SURPLUS STOCK

“At a publle meeting ‘of settlers |.
held at Telkwa on. Saturday. last,
it was. resolved, to hold a public
auction of livestock OE. all: des. |
criptiong - ‘at Telkwa son : ‘Labor
Day, Sept. 4. This auetion will
give. the’ settlers of the Bulkley.
Valley a convenient opportunity,
to market, their surplus holdings
and. -the ‘outside public some
knowledge. of what i is. being done

“In ad-

barbecue, horse, Faces, baseball,

"Ottawa," J uly

|LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Prince Rupert last evening.
terday. a re.

is visiting Hazelton. . .

‘A detlaration:of wat ‘oii Geritiatiy |
is expected,

_{ staff, -left on Tuesday for a visit

™ crew on Tuesday.

Pel

from the coast on Monday, leav-.
ing on Thursday. for their home

at Babine,’ where’ Mr. Mennie is

in chabge © of the Hudson’ 8. Bay

post, ‘

ed a letter from her husband, who, oe
is with ‘-the- 102nd, ‘saying that —

the Battalion: is comfortably lo
cated: at- Borden’ Camp. Hinp- oe
shire. ce ge aon

which | H.C: Kinghorn, AL ALS
McDonald, and “H. M; Mathews’ .
are serving, is; expected. to leave
Petawawa, camp for, England _
shart.” ee are

ltems. OF: General Interest From
» Hazelton and, Surround.,
‘ing: "District

Bring i in your ore exhibits for
the Hazelton fair.

E.C: Anis left yesterdiy for
Ja visit to. Edmonton...‘

- J.J, Whalen, of Vaneouver: aan
was ‘here on Tuesday.” ;

‘Miss Sisco has returned from a*
visit to the: Bulkley. Valley. : ,

F. W.. Dowling arrived from.

A. Griswold : and W. H. Elder
came down from Telkwa yester-
day. -
‘A. H, Pleiman, the coal o opera:
tor, was down from’ Seaton yes-

: Shel, Robinson, district game’ :
warden, i is on his | way. to Fran-
ois: Lake,

: John Laribee,a Yukon pioneer,
who. is located in Prince George,

J. Volney. Lewis, of New Bruns: og
wick,N. J., was among the week's. ‘
visitors in Hazelton. ;

. Mrs. (Dr.). Wrineh ia” visiting
relatives on the. prairie, . with
[her three yougest child ni, wo

‘The’ 103rd'Battallon, of which
Rev, FP, L, ‘Stephenson js’ chap-
lain, ig on its way to’ England.

' Miss Tallander, of. the Hespital

to her home i in Prince Rupert. '

‘D. B.-Morkill, B.C.L.S., has so
completed’ tlie-survey'of:the De- -
benture group and returned with -

: Peel -and Miss: Elaine .
‘of Grenfell, Sask. are’
visiting at the -honie of R 8.
Sargent, Mrs. Peel’s brothér,

Mr. and Mrs, Mennie returned °
~ Mrs..H. W. ‘Sharpe hag. reeeiy-

“The! ‘66th Howitzer Battory, in mo

* District Polling Places ce

he Sateen),
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