"VOL. Vv, ‘NO. B.

HUSSIN DRIVE
PANIC IN ENEMY CAPITALS

. United States And Mexico On Verge Of War)"

-’. in, Lemberg.

io . _ . .HAZELTON, B. ¢. "SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1916

‘PRICE ‘$2.00 A YEAR

IGCASIONS

“Milen: ; ~ Advices from Vienna
and Buda-Pesth say panic reigns
The exodus of the

population from Bukowina® and

Galicia is extending, the feeling
“of -panic to the Austrian and

Hungarian capitals, In order to
prevent further alarming news
reaching Vienna fromthe. front-
ier provinces, all telegraphic and

telephonic “communication -- has{

‘been stopped. : Railway traffic is
 _reduéed,to prevent refugees from

- Pesth.

pouring - into: Vienna and Buda-
‘In’ one week more than

a 100,000 refugees left Lemberg.

The feeling there is that the

. town, will again fall into Russian
* hands.

~The Hague: ” Determined ‘to

stop the Russian advance in Gai-

ici and Bukowina, the Germans!

are denuding. the western’ front
of: reserves, . -drawing’ ‘principally

_, from. ‘the ~ British” ‘and | Beigian
Advices . received. today.|:

lines,”

_ from, Northern: France” ‘Bay: one,

-- hundred: “German” ‘troop ” ‘trains

yesterday passed through Aix-la-
Chapelle eastward. Several train

loads-of cannon and machine guns
accompanied the big n movement

of troops.

Petrograd: ‘The last two days
have brought no essential change
in the ‘situation on Brussilolf’s

front. Crossing the river Stereth,
. in Bukowina,General Lechitsky’ 8

‘forée’ ‘progressed, ‘slightly further

~ south; in pursuit of the Austrian

general PAlanzer’s army;. but in
the center and along the northern
flank the Russian drive has been
halted by the fierce counter of-
fenaive of the Teutona. The de-

. fense’ in the Kovel and Lutek

‘ vegion -has been taken over en-|'

tirely by German reinforceménts,
newly arrived from the French

- front, who are making a deter-

‘mined attempt to-regain. the

_ ground : lost, during the first ten.

. days of the Russian advance,

' Paria A heavy attack was
launched by Germansin the Cham-
pagne district. Three violent as-
saults on the French trenches i in
the region of . Mont Tetu were

repulsed after severe fighting,

' West of the Meuse, in the sector
of Verdun the Germans attacked

our positions at Hill 304 and there
was. dively- ‘fighting D. nf Mort

,Omme, |. va a

.

In Belgium the destructive fire

; of Allied batteries’ demolished or-

ganizations of the enemy in: the

- sand dunes of ‘the. const region, |8

'-Washington:. Following. a meet-
ing of the’ cabinet - yesterday,
orders were sent to Gen. Wood,

a - commanding the . department, of

3 Ball..of the: weatern'départment; |y
2 for send all “militi

- the edst; Gen. ‘Barry, commanding

the: central department, and. Gen, |’

ithity

rill,

‘| Hakeiton 7

jurisdiction. to the. Mexican ‘bor-
det a8.s00n as ‘they. are ready.
Mexican Ambassador Arredon-

do today personally informed the.

diplomatic representatives that
Carranza troops. in. the state of
Chihuahua were under orders not
to. attack, the American troops:

unless the’ latter. assumed the a

aggressive.
“An amendment to. the . Hay
resolution, authorizing the prest-

‘dent -to draft‘the militia into the
federal service immediately, and

stating that’-an emergency now
exists, passed in congress today.
Representative Mann,in a speech,
said a state of war now exists, to

; “fall intents: and pur poses.

VANCOUVER ‘MEN *
-BUY: MORE ‘CLAIMS

Athen, ‘important | deal has|

just. been consummated, Erskine
Smith and associates, of ‘Vancou-
ver, having ‘taken a. ‘bond, ‘on the |”

‘Patriotic: ‘and- -Maminotir groups,

comprising eight claims,adjoining
the Hazelton View and Indian
groups,on Rocher de Bottle moun-

tain. The vendors are Harris
Bros. -Terms have not been
made public,

Working New Property __
Men aré now employed build:

ing camps on the Chisholm claims

near Telkwa. - ‘This property has
large showings of high - grade
copper ore, and has been taken
under band by Jefferson & Dock-
. A crew of eight or ten men
will be employed in development
this season. .

Hazelton Won Ball Game

More than a ‘flash of old- time
form was shown by the. Tigers in
their game with New Hazelton,
played on the local .grounds last
Sunday. | After the frst inning,
in ‘which. ragged work ‘allowed
three runs for the visitors, the
Hazelton nine playéd an almost
errorless game, while‘ Graham
Rock pitched admirably through-
out. The’ New Hazelton team
did not tighten up until the
fourth, when the Tigers had eight
runs to their credit, George

Jennings pitched the firat three.
innings, his brother Johnny fine |.

ishing the game.

The teams were: New Hazel-
ton—J, Jennings,1b and p; Chas.
Jennings, cf; Noble, ss; -Lof-
quist, ¢; McDonell, 2b; H. Harris,
8b; B. Wall, If; Duke Harris, rf:
G. Jennings, pand ib, - Hazel-
ton—Bob Rock, 2b; Donohoe, -c,
Doe Rock, ss; G: Rock, p; . Mac-
donald, 1b; Watt, Sb; “‘Annea,: lft
Lavery, ef; Glassey,. rf. Umpire,
‘Square Deal” O'Neil.

Seore by innings: RHR
New Hazelton 8 000009 01.4 6
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gaat ‘this’

LOCAL. AND: DISTRICT |

his ‘Smithers ahd Telkwa stores. |

A party of ‘Manitoba men: ar-

rived from the prairies on Thurs-

R, A. Grant “of the P.. Burns
Co., arrived. ‘from Prince Rupert
on Wednesday. ;

Born—At Hazelton Hospital, on
June. 18, .2 som to Mr. and Mrs.
T. T. Dunlop, of Smithers.
Born—At Hazelton Hospital, on
June 20, ‘a daughter’ to Mr, and
Mrs. E. M. Hoops, of Telkwa,

Among Sunday’ § arrivals were
Chas. Solberg, W. B. Moore, and
H. Edwards. of Prince George.

- Miss Erie Rid hmond, of New
Hazelton, spént.the: week here as

_ Meat F.B

ans

trict. woe
GW. Homer: epiovincial asses+

‘sor forthe PriteeRapete district; ‘|

was here this week on official
business,

- H. C. Crawford is here from

Stuart lake, after an absence ‘of

four years, - He‘has been trans-
ferred.to Babine Hatchery. *

A, W, MeVittie, brother of H-
H. MeVittie, accompanied by R.
W. Hinks and R.-G. Mellin, was
here from Victoria. this week,
looking over the diatrict.
' Allan Johnson, ; who has been
on the Yukon telegraph line for
several years, came in on Sun-
day. He is somewhat crippled
by rheumatism,and is on his way
to the hot springs.

Returning from a visit to the
Mexican border, FP. W. Hart, of
Prince Rupert,.is spending a few
days in.Hazelton. He states that
preat excitement prevails along |<
the southern frontier of the
United States, He saw many
Mexican soldiers, and says they
are of poor physique and miser-
ubly equipped.

PREPARING FOR
‘THE BIG PICNIC

Arrarigements for the annual
picnic, which is to be held on the
Hospital recreation grounds next
Saturday (Dominion Day), are
well under way,'and there is
every agsurancé that:all who at.
tend will be well. entertained.
The proceeds of the day will be
added to the funds, of the Red
Cross. All residents of the dis-
trict are ‘invited-to attend and
bring their driends. ,, The’ -pro-

pram of émusements will. begin.
‘Lunch.

at two in the afternoon. *
will be served by: ‘the Jadien of
the Red. Cros. aan

was a . 7 i Spot

‘Dockrill,

hee Grant.

eligage in ‘the
mining business-in. Hazelton diss

- viding fies
“the Miner fs two dollars vear. | igite

= PREMER AND HINSTERS
~ ADDRESS HAZELTON CROWD

| _| Bulkley Bridge Will Go Vill Go Ahead Without Delay - ae

A crowd which filled Assembly
‘Hall gave a warm greeting to

' Premier Bowser and his party on

Monday evening, when the minis-
ters appeared before'the people.
of Hazelton to. discuss. the issues
of the campaign. Qn the: flag-
draped | platform. was ‘geated 2
distinguished: party of ‘visitors,
including. the premier, Hon. W.
R, Ross, Hon. Wm. Manson, H.
B. ‘Thompson, MLA. FM.
“and. de -E. Merryfield,
with B.S. Sargent | as. chairman,

‘and meta bersof the Congervative

executive, . :
The ~ ‘chief feature of the even:

“Ang was, of course, the address of

the premier, whose. reception was
enthusiastic, the upplause being}
especially hearty. ‘when he. an:

» | Soumoed. that orders swould: be
immediately” given: “for the con:

construction of the permanent
bridge over the’ Bulkley-.at the
site of the: Hazelton ferry. . ae
though somewhat’ Indisposed,

-Bowser deliverei’a moat Sitective

address, dealing with the new

| policies which war conditions had

made necessary. He dwelt at
length’on the provisions of the
new legislation for the encourage-
ment of mining, and stated that
Hon. Lorne Campbell, minister of
mines, would. visit Hazelton‘in the
course of a month, to confer: ‘with
the mining men of the diatrict?
The premier severely slated H.

"+G, Brewster, leader of the opposi-

tion for his attempt to tie‘up the
business of the province for his
own political ends, and expressed
confidence in the return of the
administration.

The first address, following the
introductory remarks of the chair-
man, was that of Hon. Wm.’
Manson, who dealt with the ques:
tion of agricultural - -production,
and explained at length the work-
ings of the new agricultural cred
its legislation. Myr. Manson, who
was well received, cloged by ex-
pressing his gratitude for .the
suppport given him by the. dis-|.

‘| trict, which he represented. for

seven’ years, and extended his].
good wishes to. F, “M. Dockrill,
who succeeds him aa: ‘the Conser-
vative standard-bearer in the part
of ‘Skeena riding included in the
new constituency of Omineca.
Mr. . Dockrill. followed with a
brief address, stating» that'- he
would have other opportunities to

deal with public questions during] -

the course of the campaign.

“Tam glad tosee that there is}

no evidence: of Hazelton: losing}
ita place. on. the map,”’, ‘said Hon.
W.R, “Ross, who spoke mainly: On
the land: policy. of. the’ foverns

ment, ‘referring: ‘particularly: to].

the new: legislation : for" taking |
over, unpaid-for: lands | ‘arid pros

. |a@ meeting was held at eleven,

B. Cc. He replied in spirited
fashion to the: criticisms: of the
opposition. ‘

-A trenchant speech by H. B.
Thompson ‘dealt’ with the work
of the public accounts committee
in investigating the expenditures:
of the administration. Mr. Thomp-
‘son spoke optimistically of the ~~
future of this district, expressing
the opinion that the mining de-.
velopment here would. surpasd
that of the’ Kootenays,. _

On Tuesday morning the ‘visit- .
‘ors went to New Hazelton, where» ~

after which the party left in mo-—
tor cars for Smithers and Telkwa.
Ail were impressed with the evi-.

dences of progress’ observed at’...
various ‘points. along the line. oe

CLEAN UP?-WEEK 0
“2° BEGINS ON MONDAY ah

“A unanimous resolution to‘ias
augurate a five-day cleaning-up a
‘campaign. was, adopted. at Thurs: ....
day’s meeting of the Progress
Club. It was decided that the .
work should begin on Monday and
that every effort should be made
to complete the campaign before
Dominion Day. All residents of
the town are expected to clean
up their premises, cut all weeds,
and: ‘place the street in front ‘of ve
their lots.in presentable condition: : wert:
The Clib is arranging wagons to
assist in thé work,and teams will
be in service every afternoon, to —
vemove the rubbish, The people foe
of the town regard. the movement ot
with favor and it-is not expected
that the authority of the health
officer or town. fire wardens will’ | |
have to be invoked to compel the": =
cleaning up of accumulations
which may be dangerous or un-
sightly. a

The committee in charge of the.
campaign includes: RE Allen,
chairman; Chiéf Constable Minty, .
W.. Grant, H.-F. Glassey, -H..N.
Boss, J, F. Maguire, ALR. Maes a
donald, | , moe

A. Preacher's ‘Sneer .
- Acting as chairman of the meet |
ing addressed by the premier at ~~’
New Hazelton on Tuesday, Rev. -
G. AL Mitchell. took octasion to
say: “I would, suggest that” the®
government move. the govern. -
ment buildings over toa ~vhite ©
settlememt,’! ‘Comment should -
he jlunnecegsary,. °

Americans. Ordered Out -
Galveston: The. Mexican. gov.
‘ernment: if thé state of Yucatan’
‘has ‘ordered all Americans out of:
Mexico, declaring that a state of
war’ -exists.- between the’ two
cbunteles, oa

Coming Events” ny
“aap acaba General Laer ald
of Red Cross, ln. ‘Hoapieal Park:

é omesteads for sold.| :
‘who. wiah ta settle in

‘Sept. 16-16~-Harelton’ Agricaltia
idustitel: Fair: