- 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), tL