VOL. V, NO. 18

i HAZELTON, B. G., SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1916

‘PRICE $2.00 A YEAR. .

“fll AND COMFORTS —
FOR BOYS IN HA

The soldiera ‘aid and ‘employ-|.

ent committee appointed at last)

jeck’s. public meeting has: already
1egun its work, and it is expect-
‘ed its activities will, be of benefit
to our boys in khaki. Although
the primary object of the com-
mittee,as a branch of the provin-'

cial soldiers’ employment com-_

mission, is to assist in finding
employment for returned soldiers,

the local organization intends . to.

zo further.. - ; ~~"

‘At the. organization ‘meating on
Monday evening, when A.R, Mac-|.
donald was.elected chairman and
R, E, Allen secretary-treasurer,
it wag resolved that a register of
all soldiers and sailors from. this
district should be compiled, with
the object of: keeping in touch
with the men and seeing that
they are supplied with tobacco,
reading matter and such other
comforts as can be furnished.
This work, which has hitherto
been left to individual effort, can

__be carried . ‘on. in-a. much, more
satisfactory manner: through ‘the
committee, which .intends, for
one'thing; to.supply éach of our
“mien. ‘at the front. ‘with. the: kind
‘of tobacco he prefers, ‘- oo
-’ Names and “hospital addresses
of wounded soldiers: from ‘this
district will be furnished to. the}.
local Red ‘Cross. sociaty, with |

which the committee hones toy

co-operate,’ * ao

+ While-funds - “will. be required
for the committee's work, it is
expected that. voluntary: monthly
contributions ‘sufficient ‘for ‘the
purpose will be forthcoming from
citizens who appreciate the action
of so many. of ‘our. ‘best young
men in offering: ‘themselves’: to
their.country, and’ the committee
hopes . its requirements ° will | be
met without in any way militating

‘apainat the: Patriotic Fund or. the

Red Cross.

Contributions will be. ‘received.
by the treasurer. arid all. amounts

_ of one: dollar and. over will . be
acknowledged i in The Miner, .

” patts of the Skeena and: Kispiox',

~ Valleys’ have been invited to: act

BS associate: membera of “the.

“committee, “The executive con-

sists of the officers named: and:
|. Messra.S. 5. Hoskins, AE. Player,
Win, » Ware ‘and ps: Naylor, ok

Representative ' men _ in thar |

Petrograd: ‘The German and
| Russian official -bulletins regard-
ing the operations south of the
Pripet river laconically state that
the‘battles are proceeding, . The
importance of. the. ‘engagements
- lgeema to be considered by the
Russian military ot critics as great,

London (official): “Yesterday

| sixteen of our. aeroplanes bom-

barded the Comines atation, and
hit the station, lines.and sheds in
the vicinity. ; > “Ten of our aero-
planes attacked heavily the aero-
drome and did considerable dam-
age, In both cases all machines
returned safely,

. “During the. dey there were |
twelve: encounters, with. hostile
aeroplanes. Ong: ‘of our machines
engaged four. Gf the enemy, - ‘one

brought - down. © ‘Another’ Was

BATTLESRAGE

AEROPLANE WAR ON WESTERN FRONT---_
AUS TRIA. YIELDS TOU. S.IN ANCONA CASE!

of which-i is believed: to have been).

damaged and. all four were driven:
off. - One. of our. aeroplanes. was

the Linge. -

brought down. as a result of a

combat with two machines. uw.

“Washington: Iti is. announced
that, as a result, of. the second
Ancona note, Austria ‘has finally
agreed to the demands of the
United States,. and will: pay in-

= demnity for. the. American lives

lost. The commander ‘of the
submarine whieh: torpedoed the
steamer will. be punished,

Paris (official): “In Artois, our
artillery exploded a. munitions
depot to the southwest of ‘Beau-
rains,
the Oise our. ti ‘ench puna were
_jactive, energetically bombarding
enemy works and. desttoying a
munitions depot i in the. sector: oof

Beauvraignes, ©. :
‘In the Vosges, ‘the cannonade
Was ‘very. active: ‘dQring the ‘day,
especially j in the regions of Hart-
manns-Weilerkopf, Metzeral and

Between’ the Avre and :

ON RUSSIAN FRONT"

. morning.

caused, a the wood - ‘north: of}
_|Muhtbach, in the™ valley of. the
_| Fecht, five successive and power-
ful explosions. In.the region of
Rehefelsen,. a. ‘German attack

pulsed.’’ -

London: ” Wreeked in “harbor
by an internal -exploaion, the
cruiser Natal is. the most. severe

“loss: the” navy - has” experienced | °

since May, .The'vessel was built
in 1897. “She carried:a crew'of
704, of whom. 400 were saved. -

Paris: Durazzo has béen oc-
eupied by the Italians:

"Enemy consuls at Saloniki, with|.
their. staffs and families, have
been placed, on a: French warship
by order of General Sarrail:
Austro- German. troops are. re-
tiring from the-Saloniki seator,in
view.of the Russian advance on

One of our shells

Béssaarbia, Mes

A HAPPY AND. PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL |

RAISED $637 FOR»
-RED CROSS FUND

The ladies of ‘Hazelton W. A.
aré to: ‘be: congratulated on the
guccess “Of: their: campaign .for
the Red Cross. : By avseries of
teas,.a ‘eoncert, ‘and their annual
sale of. work, supplémented _by
subscriptions, they have: gather-

work,” - The » Rroas’ tate) is. now

deducted.” a, we
The proceeds of the concert

amounted t to $120.00, while the
sale of work brought $153,00.
Following is. statement < of” the

receipts from other sources:

~ * Red: Cross Teas wos

Mra. Sargent; $18; Mrs: Sealy,
sie. %0; Mrs, ‘Hoskins ‘and Mrs.
| Burrington, . $14.00; . Mis. : Kirby
‘and ‘Mra. - Anderson, $17. 00; Mrs,
Anderson’ and Mrs, Kirby, $16, 00;

Cready, “and |. Mrs. McDougall, |.
$236.50; Mra. Grant : and the: Mis-|&
ses Grant, $80.8 are Writeh |

Sealy. ‘5.50,

ed.a'substantial sum for the good} .

$686.80, from--which: expenses :
amounting. to $28. 50. are “to, ba].

Mrs. - ‘MacKay, : $82.60; . “Mra... Me-|. |

1.00; Mrs. Phillips, 2.00; Miss. W.
Soal, 1.00; Mrs. ‘Stanton, 1.00;
Mrs. Hogan, .50;' ‘Mrs,. Goddard,
2.00, Mrs. Field, 15.00; Mrs:

Other Contributions .
‘Teaac ‘Dens, $1.00; Sunday
School children, “1.00; Collected
by « Mrs, Kirby and. Miss Soal,
62.50;. Mrs. Saunders, 5.00; Hugh
MeKay,. 5, 00; W. J; Sweeney, 2.81 80.

YOUNG FOLKS ENJOYED ©
BIG TIME THURSDAY

“ie Christmas “tree. entertain-

“| ment. ‘on, Thursday evening: “18:
flected the greatest credit on the
‘children. ‘and . those ‘responsible; :.

for the: many excellent features| ., pleted. their ‘remarkably. guc-

of the program. - Assembly Hail
was filled by parents and‘friends

> tof. the young folkg,:all of whom

enjoyed: to the utmost the enter-
tainment provided: - Lack of
spade prevents extended ‘notice
of the various numbers,

Farmers. Meet On Eighth,
We are informed ‘by EA.

WILL. ORGANIZE RED»

.CROSS:-FOR HAZELTON

Organization of a Red Cross

-|society, which has. been in con-
| tempiation for some time, ‘being

postponed i in order to avoid any
interference with the work un-
dertaken by the W. A. . is now
to be proceeded - with. _ A meet-

society will be held -in, St. An-

next, Jan. 7 at8 o’clock sharp.
All’ who wish to “assist -in this

The ladies of the’ W, “AS ‘have

cessful cam) pign for Red. ‘Cross
funds, and it is Hecegsary,in view
of the large number of: soldiers
from. this. district. now atthe
front, that a general. organization
chartered, by... the. ‘central, Red
Cross should: actively ‘engage. in

| necessary, Canadian Red Cross

| {and have been accorded the high-

with grenades was easily Yee].

drew's Hall on Friday evening].

noble -and' patriotic work are
| requeated to.attend, .2.> .

the ‘work that: has‘ proved . £0.
chareicter,, .
| activities in-all the fields ot: (war-|¥
¥ fare have been most, auccessful,.

st praise by inilitary’ authorities: c:
[Hazelton will. do-“its share. in
feloia the ood Work =

LOCAL AND DISTRICT

NEWS PARAGRAPHS _

School opens at 9:30 Monday .

. Frank Conway. of Smithers, :
was in town on Monday. | .

“Dune. Lamont came up from
Gitwangak on Thursday.

KM. O’Brien. was up from .
Skeena’ Crossing on Monday. -

Mra, . Serimgeour, of Prince

Rupert, is visiting. Mrs. Roy

Moseley.

James Brown, ‘who has been -
prospecting in the Pacific district,
was in town this week, .

Local Indians -are ‘preparing :
for an elaborate potlatch, ‘which -
will be held on Monday.

Wn. Ellison and Edward Lewis,

well-known OotsaLakemen,were _
among. the week’s visitors. nt

Frank Van «order, - who is. in

| charge of the Indian. school at.

Vanarsdol, is a. holiday Visitor.
here. :. . :

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A “MeClane, :
of Vancouver, aire here this week, —
preparing for a trip to the In- ;
genica district. ;

The holder of ticket No. 218 ‘6

thé winner of the: ‘dinner =set'in ~

the’ ‘Hudson’s Bay Company’ s:
holiday. drawing.

J.D.Eddie, a well- known Buik-
ley Valley. man,/who- was a pri-|
vate in the. 10th: Battalion, has --

; -been killed i in action..

Bert Schooling - “underwent: an
operation: last’ week at Prince _

Rupert, to qualify him for enlist- ‘
ment.in the: 102nd. Battalion, wo

DP. Wardop,. ‘who. is. now
located at Burns Lake,.. came: in.
Monday and left’ on'' ‘Wednesday 7
for a.visit to Rocher de Boule. oe

Hugh Taylor has been appoint- .
ed operator at the Fort: "Prager,

ing for the formation - of the station, of the government. ‘tele-
eo ‘grapha,

He left for his post. on nO
Thursday. | 7. ,

To. Patrons of the Hospital :
Preparations are being | made a

for the annual meeting of the -:.
patrons. of . Hazelton , Hospital; an
which will be. held on; ‘the fourth yon!

Thursday of. this month; -Finan-) é
cial: conditions prevailing Auring ..

the year: have. borne ‘bard: upon 7 -
this splendid. idstitution: but: ‘ite

efficiency. haa. been tnaintained
at the highest. standard,: with’ Te
aulta of =the. -most gratifying
AS. funds ate.v