ie VOL. 11, NO. 51. ME. Police. Trace and ( Capture Auutrian Be. s able money. : - Turklja’s body was found by y lay. ~ tracing Turklja's- companion to ' DAVE LOUGHNAN 4 WARDS WITHDRAWN’ Miner Print ‘HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 22," ‘1914 _ PRICE $2, 00 & YEAR » CHARGED WiTH MURDER Heved ta be Slayer of Compatriot * Killed For Money _ About four : weeks: AZO, . Mike. Miles Turklja, an Austrian, left |. Endako to ‘return to” Europe, | Another Austrian, named George, followed Mike, who had consider: Three weeks later, Constable Brown in a deserted cabin at Mile 8214. .Dr. Stone held an inquest and ‘found that death: had been the:result of foul. Chief Minty’ succeeded i in Edmonton, ; where he was arrest- - ed yesterday on information from the’ ‘local police, The, Chief or Cdqjatable Brown will leave at} once to. bring the prisoner here. . ‘LEAVES, FOR FRONT David Loughnan, an efficient and: popular member ‘of ''The Miner staff, left. for Vancouver on’ ‘Tuesday, to j join the Canadian expeditionary foree. Before com- ing. ‘to Hazelton, Mr. Loughnan was. a color-sergeant: in the 72nd , - Highlanders, and on the opening _ of%ithe; war he volunteered for active services,” He -was.. notified | by* wire to ‘report for service,’ ‘and: is ‘the fifth ‘Hazelton man to garto the front. _ ” 1N;SOME NICS Owing ‘to. the ‘frequent ‘rains which have fallen in the northern’ portion of the province thia sum-| mer, the forest .brandiihas ¢on- cluded that ‘ina number of dis- tricts the forest ‘guards cen be withdrawn .from patrol and em- ployed. on permanent improve-}... ments, such as trails and cabins, and algo i in clearing up dangerous slash.” In accordance, with this poliey,” “District... ‘Forester Allen _ has been given authority to ex-| empt districts from which patrol- nien: have been removed from] . the.fire eemit provisions of the] . Forest ‘Act, . While the removal of patroimen ~ may be, considered a dangétous move, since” ‘it can. engi 'y happen that ‘hot; dry weather will, occur before fall, the district forester feels that.if tie’ ‘public will-exet-p cise extra care in the building” of camp fires and. in the use of fire ver in clearing land, “no. trouble will result. wel be Mr. Allen has received word fiom Vietorla that the fire situa- tion in: the southern bart of the province , has been . “worse ‘this. dummer that. any previous season _ in the last two decades, and that the forest branch hag been under Rpen itures ee of git os linprove- mente. ‘is. by” taking the forest : ..} pied’ by the enemy... 'Ition of Marshall. Islands in the South, Seas, .: cs fund 6 BELGIUM. IS N OW ONE VAST BATTLEFIELD ~MAN Y PRELIMINAR THREE MILLION SOLDIERS A WAIT HOUR OF CONFLICT Y ENGA GEMENTS ARE REPORTED London, Aug, 22:—Delays and. repulses have 80 hampered : the Germans that they, are;now eighteen days - behind their plan of campaign, under which they were to have entered Paris yesterday, It is believedia great and possibly decisive. battle will be fought on! west of Brussels,:.~ Here: are -assembled; over. half a million troops ji of the German northern wing. This force ig probably surrounded bythe Allies, save upon. the east.: Fighting may occur simultane- ously along the whole ~250-mile frontier, with nearly three million engaged, but the main battle will be in Belgium, west of Brussels, The Germans have retired from Basel, leaving 500 dead and ‘wounded with the advancing French, - This: is the only engage: ment reported today... 0; The Freneh claim that Upper Alsace is s cleared of Germans, and that in.a small district ' rat Auden, no French territory is occu- German field guns and four flags, Lorraine have been foread to fall- back, British and French warships are ‘reported to have bombarded Cattaro, Austria, doing great damage. This action is believed to part of an Anglo-French naval plan. Twenty Russian army ‘corps, each of 40,000, will invade Ger- many. The Russian line of advance is over sixty miles long, Many of the troops are already:in German territory. An Austrian ‘army is moving along. the ‘Rhine, to meet the} French in Alsace: ; pods . The Belgians .fell. back.. in: good . order.on Antwerp, - whieh i is now. ine State. of seige. All. foreigners have. been asked to leave, is pitiable. Thousands are without food and:shelter..-»..° - The German. fleet:.at Kiau Chau haa: disappeared i in n the direc. Japan is likely to drive, the - Germans“ oat’ ‘of Hiat *Chau* tatnarrow;. Sthen her ultimatum . expires, » " en . a we eg arrived { in England. ahs j ; © Vancouver, Aug. 29:---'T wo thousand troops ‘will: leave Vancou- ver today for the camp, at Valcartier. . : British shipowners now allow their vessels. to leave Puget Sound . ports for. the Orient, confident that the British warships will have no difficulty f in n protecting shipping i in the Pacific. - “The - Canadian cruiser. Rainbow arrived at Prince Rupert yes|| terday afternoon. °.-Her, whereabouts ‘was. unknown’ to the public and her sippeararice:at. Ripert \ was unexpected. . Search for the German cruisers Leipzig’ arid Nurnberg is being made along the coast by. thie’ British raisera:: ‘Newcastle and Monmouth, the Cana dian destroyers, and the Fretich.¢ cruiser Montcalm. OA militia battalion ip being: recruited i in Prince Rupert. Cc. W. Peck i ‘is colonel. and: J. H. ‘MeMullin major. — ~ ‘FHE’ MINER'S WAR BULLETINS: London,, Aug. 17; cela Belgium | preparations are being made for a great land’ battle between ‘the Allies and.the German forces. Great Britain: has 160,000 troops encamped east ‘of Waterloo, to act in conjunction with the Belgians and French, No important | battle has yet been fought. © *. = Dr. Leibnecht, : feader. of the Socialists i in- ‘the. German ‘parla fats are: aroused’ “over: the. Nexecution of: their chief, and the first signs of a: revolution are observable, ~ e Sir: Hiram, Maxim, the gunnery expert, SAYS | the chances against Germaiy; are ten to one on land, ‘and one hundred to one on sea, Japan has “gent a final ultimatum ‘to Germany, requiring ‘the’ withdrawal before Aug. 23 of all German warships in the Far East and the evacuatien of the German atronghold of Kiau Chau, Fail- ing compliance by Germany, Japan. will take action, declaring her intention of upholding the integrity of China. * Gertian séldiais - aire: reported | to ‘have..driven two thousand. citizens out of ‘Metz, because the troops needed all the food in the city, The éxpelled citizens crossed the frontier: to France. Vancowver,, Aug... apie hundred men from the .locat repi- eps are being aeht't te Hlhes Ruperts. for ‘yard duty, ‘under’ ‘Lied Megpaiden..” , ysneouver, Midnight: A naval ‘eouifliet: off the coast ‘of: Call- sorte is .oxpected to deeur.within a few daya.’ ‘The Leipzig is coal- ting at San. Francisco, but must. leave'at. five am, -Tuésday. ‘The aN urnberg in-not far away ‘from: her consort, '' The Tapanese ‘erviser ¥/Idzuma, left, San. Diego t this. afternicon, for the north. «She has}, a {cleared * ‘tot ‘action + «pie Prench ‘éruiser Montcalm is now off-the California coast.’ “Phe Rainbow, with.theBritish cruiser Neweaatle, whieh, janvived. today; from, the Ching” -abatiar after: making avery |, fast crossing, have. gone south, oo m Te The J British. official’ ni “bon ‘piireau says a the vnc ath aa ugi i 7. deapatel, frdin Cettinje oe states ‘tha hres Acatean ‘warahips were Bunk. by: the Franch fieet, | F iti tench wuftéred | the'fi Na nut. aad Dinant thi F wither Sunday or Monday, probably along the Dender river, twenty miles|}.:. The. French: ‘thus far have ‘captured ninety ~ French troops advancing | in |t Fed The condition “of. Belgians’ im territory occupied by: the. Germans}, i Eighteen German. officers and 450. men, , prisoners of wat, have | the war situation. .| progress, .| getréral engagement of the war in Belgium. ‘/along an extended front, the heaviest firing appearing to the east | teetindda flabt:! folvept the Adriatic: ‘Bea : as far as Cat- ‘tha: ‘heavy losses, The Germans were strongly entrenched, and their artillery ‘fire: ‘decimated the French forces, One wing was ‘nearly srouted, but the men rallied with:splendid gallantry and charged the German lines, which were broken and put to flight. : Anticipadting.the bonibardment of’ Brusesela by the Germans, the Belgian capital has been moved to Antwerp. \ The. French war office announces. that the advance i in ‘Alsace continues, The tréops have taken heights on the north Alsatian {frontier in German ‘territory.’ The French are also in possession of he valley of Schirmeck, where they: took 1000 prisoners. he The German Emperor is reported to have left for the front. iz ‘ China insists that. Japan allow her to recover with her own forces the Kiau Chau territory held by the Germans, ie ae 5 "London, Aug. 19:—There: is an unconfirmed report that the erman crown prince is wounded and dying at Aix la Chapelle. , It is ‘officially ‘announced that-100,000 British troops, with 200 uns, are facing.the Germans in Belgium. The entire British ex- petitanay force, number not given, has been safely Janded in France. Another force is being prepared for the front. ‘. French | troops have penetrated thirty milesinto Germany,. The ‘Germans are reported to be retreating, with serious loss, . . (Germany has offered to cease hostilities against Belgium and ‘Lo. withdraw her troops assoon'as compatible with Franco-German biel conditions, in recognition of bravery of Belgians. The latter efuse. _ The’ Servian government announces that the Austrians were completely routed ina battle ‘seven miles west of Belgrade. The Servians pursued thé defeated Austrians, of whom 15,000.are said to have been annihilated. - British and German forces have come into conflict in the Gold { Coast, Africa. ne 7 Vancouver; Aug. 19: ~The German. cruiser Leipzig. collided a a British-merchant ship in San Franelaco harbor yesterday, The warship’ ) ‘wirélesa apparatus was wrecked, but she was com- ‘Délled to. teave the harbor, her day of. -mrace-having expired. “No}, \ hostilities along the coast are reported, t Two German cruisers, badly.battered ini a fight, were brought into Hongkong by British warships,’ . Names and details: censored, Pope's illness, which has become exceedingly serious, - ‘Ottawa, Aug. 19:—The Dominion parliament: opened its special war session today,’ and may prorogue on Saturday. . There was no ceremony. The Duke of Connanght’s speech dealt entirely with Tt was necessary, he said, that Canada should make ample provision for defence. . “The supply “bills which will. passed ai ar likely to call for Atty to seventy-five millions, - Bills-to validate the action already taken by the: government will also be passed: London, Aug. 20 0:—Reports. from ‘Belgium indicate that a: great battle is being waged ‘between the: Allies and the German army. The Germans are advancing on Brussels and fierce fighting is in This is believed to be the real beginning of the first The battle is raging of. Brussels, which‘ may soon fall tothe Germans. The Belgian government has, been ‘ramoved to Antwerp, where the last line of defence i is being eatablished, ; - 'The-French forces are gaining ground i in Alsace-Lorraine. . A naval battle in the North Sea. appears ta be imminent, It is predicted that Italy and Japan will both acon he engaged, in the war,‘on- the side of the Allies.” Japan, itis” expected, ‘will expel all Germans from China. A large fored'of Germays have: defeated a. Russian army whieh invaded East Prassia. - « One. thousand Russians were taken Prison era. . Ottawa, Aug.. 20: Canada’ gwar vote will be fifty millions. Unexampled enthusiasm attended the opening of the debate. -Bor- den and Laurier were both cheered to the echo by both sidea of | the house. All party warfare was forgotten. Laurier closed aremark- “lable speech with the prediction that Britain would emerg from this just war! with a stronger bond. of union, the pride of all her citi- zeng and a living lesson to other nations. - He said the Liberals would ‘support the government ‘in all measures to assist Great Britain: ee Ds Sir Robert Bordeti aid no government ever ‘made. more whale- hearted efforts for the preservation of peree than the British. gov- ernment, Canadians: Unreservedly approved Britain's: action and could be depended ‘upon to respond to:.any call from the Empire. He moved that” thé! British official. papers dealing with the. begin- ning of thé war, with the speeches of. iguith and Grey, be printed for distribution throughdut Canada, - of impértafiee not otherwise dealt with. “The premier agreed, * Vietoria, Avg. 20:--The provincial” government has, ealled‘a.' coiiferenes, ‘Of manufacturers, boatds of ‘trade, municipat councils end: sate sain for Sah Coan next, at viewitite 9 Alnews -Rome, Aug. 19: —Warry Over : the war: “has: accentuated the]: ‘for a visit during the week, moved the, inclusion of Bonar Law's asecl ad containing matter 18 ALBERT STRIKES A BUCK. Steamer Goes Ashore in Dense Fog—. . Child Drowned in Lifeboat During - , Tronafer of Passongers Prince Rupert, Aug. 19:—The 7 . steamer Prince Albert, on. her. ;., way from Queen Charlotte Is- . lands to Prince Rupert, struck ao rock’ near Dundas Island” ‘last. evening — and crew were safely landed ex-' cept one child,- one of the lifeboats, ‘All the passengers ae which was: %: | drowned in a foot of water.in ; VANCOUVER ISLAND - . COAL STRIKE ENDED .- Nanaimo, Aug. 20:--The strik- ing coal miners, in mass meeting,’ . decided to.call off. the great strike, which has been in pre- gress since May, 1913. McCONNELL IS NOW DIRECTOR OF SURVEY ” Ottawa, Aug. 20:—-R, G. Me. : Connell has heen appointed di- rector of the geological survey, succeeding R, W, Brock, who has been appointed dean of the faculty of British Columbia uni- versity. LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS . ° A son was. born this. morning ne to. Mr. and Mrs, R C. Sinthir, Mr, and. Mrs, D Valley. Sheehan. ‘Relief — pay was stopped six weeks age. . Dobbin leftthis - week for a. trip to the ‘Naas: - Ewin daughters were boin vier oe terday to Mr. and-Mrs, P. H.. An excellent crop of alfalfa — ‘was grown. on the Hospital farm this’ season... Miss: Horbury, of Cumberland W. W. Anderson. * The Misses Jackson returned” on Wednesday evening from | a 7 . visit to Prince Rupert, We. AL. Lamhert, school teacher here, was in to New fences gre béing placed” around the public school and ¢ é Church property on Field-atreet. © Henry Bretzins has returned from his Babine claims, on which . he has uncovered two. ‘feet’ of ~ .|galena, Business men are having. their stores and residences repainted, setting 4 good example to other citizens. F, R. White, of ‘Vaneouver, t re- presenting Parke, Davis. & Co. ee - is here this week, accompanied by Mrs, White. Hazelfon public school will fe. open on Monday morning. A larger enrolment ‘than ever te fore is expected. ‘J C, K walt and Mrs. Sebly. have ‘returne from the’ Sealy ranch, “where. haying. operat have ‘been. ‘finished, TT. G. Wail, repréweitaie of . McClary & Co, the stove peop who donated ‘the. baseball” ‘chan | Bionstip cup, 1s here today. . Beginning. toinortow? Method : at Church ‘services ie ne Wie h formerly’. i - ws of. B. C., is. visiting her sister, Mis," ae ~