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NEW. HAZELTON, B C., MAY. i, 1985

NO. 46

RIOTS COMMON IN.
- BRITISH. EMPIRE

Getmans are Receiving Rough Treat-
mient as a. Result of Sinking
‘the Lusitania

“London, May i2-There are
anti-German. Hots all over Bng-
land.’ Germans were attacked in

m east London and the police were
= powerless.
mae plocarded “No business trans-
Bae acted with Germans.’” |
oem iawis threatened.. Lord. Beres-
wa iord demands the arrest of all

Business ‘houses are

Martial

_ Germans including those married
into the Royal family.

Great Damage in Africa

Johannesburg, May 18—Vio-
lent anti-German riots have bro-
ken out. Over 50 buildings, in-

cluding ten saloons, 3 hotels, the
Liederkranz elub, offices general

mining corporation were destroy-

mem ed. The crowd burned all the
gag books and records of the Gunder-

begs, geheral-merchants,- and. the
loss is estimated at $250, 000, A
total loss ‘in the -city is over a
million dollars, mS

Liverpool Germans Interned.
Liverpool, May 18— Two bund-

em red Germans-here have been -at:

= tacked by rioters.
_— resulting i is estimated at’ $200, 000:
wee A hundred and- fifty Germans |:

The damage

@ gathered today. for. internment
and were removed under military
escort to Horwiek, Northumber-

BE land. All public houses in Liver-

pool district were closed at. six
o’clock tonight,

London Rough on Germans
London, May 18--The riots are!
renewed today: with greater viol-
ence, German. shops have been

wrecked and the proprietors ° ‘se-
= verely ‘mauled, - One man: was’
em: nearly drowned ina horse trough.

8° The police are: helpless and ten

thousand troops have been order-
ed to patrol the streets. Premier
Asquith has. called. the cabinet
to put the eity under martial Taw

‘Drug: Store Moved -

moved this week from the corner
Of . Eleventh: Ave.” and Pugsley

| .St, to its new prerhises ‘next, to|

the corner ‘of Laurier St. on
Ninth Ave, Dr. Wrinch has had
the: ‘building completely Erber

and with the. class of goods + ‘that
are handled.” : oe

“Social Evening ”

A social evening will be held in
the. town hall on Tuesdav: even-|.
ing, May 25th, in: honor of. Rev,

{about 100 -prisoners.

cb ued: fallin
7 vigusly -

RUSSIANS RETREAT FROM CARPATHIANS

"RIS APPROACHING IN ITALY--BATTLESHIP TORPEDOED

~ Russians. Again Retreat :

Petrograd, May 13— terrific
onslaught:by the Teutons in the
Carpathians has forced our fore-
es to retreat. We have with-
drawn our troops: from ‘the Beskid |,
ranges. The retreat was order- |
ly, practically “all artillery’ being |
saved, - Our lines, are: again ‘in-
tact and a new front has been
established. The enemy. failed
to pierée our lines at any point.

French are Advancing

- Paris, May 138— Official — -Fight-
ing north. of Arvas continues with
extreme ‘violence. Last night
the enemy, having been reinfor-
ced, delivered several counter at-
tacks which, however, were bar-
on of results. In that direction
against: ‘Neuville St. Vaast ‘our
‘opponents suffered pretty heavy
losses. We found in. the ceme-

tery alone more than. 200 ‘bodies.

of dead Germans and -wo took
Ao ‘second
attack between. Carency and Al-
bein. was likewise repulsed. A
third from the direction’ of" Al-
bain was completely checked.

“The: official : Teport of Field:

Marshall Sir John French, dated

May 12~East of Ypres last even-.

ing we repulsed another German

attack. gouth of ‘Menin road. ‘This.

was the third’ costly’ experience

_|suffered by the Germans at. this

point yesterday, | No change at

other points alone t the front.

Russians ‘i ‘in in’ Many, Fights

Petrograd, - May_ 18-- Official —'

In Shavli -region, our, troops, on

Tuesday, continued: to press guc-.

cessfully upon the, heels Of - the
retreating. ; Germans, who. have}

| been driven back from the town,
of Shavli south-west. On the left| ~
bank of the Niemen abd on the.
front of . the Narew. ‘there is ani]

almost general lull. :. On the left},

bank. of the. Vistula, south of
The Up-to-Date Drug Store got

Sokliatchoff, our infantry having

captured, ‘after a: ‘payonet fight,

‘a'group of German: trenches and
‘took several] dozen. prisoners.and
an. officer, ; German: attempts to
attack our ‘Yeconstruction of ‘our

n| troops south of Sdierniewice. ‘arid

Nava were repulsed. In western |*
Galicia.on 10th our.-troops. north
inidireetion of Lutawiska, Gontin- |.

the, Usz

DR. ard Mrs. MeLean who are the

Jeaving on the-26th.for the. east.

Mt: ‘McLean will! ‘attend: General

Assembly, in Torotito before tak
od ‘ing | tip. his Hew: ‘duties. “paste
io of Quesriel congremation

| cinity. | They succeedad in oceu-.

‘ithe mountain slope.

|96- officers’ and’ 160’ men‘ were

cepts the proposals of Italy. The
kaiser personally appealed to the
dowager ‘queen of ttaly for non
intervention. .

vying part of the crater made by
ithe- -explosion but our men in a
furious . onslaught dislodged the
‘Austrians wlio fled, in disorder,
‘leaving several hundred dead.
‘We also. captured many prisoners,
‘In the.region of:the Javornik we
‘completed our suceess by an. en-
ergetic | offensive, “During the|;
last few days the enemy at this
point has. suffered heavy losses,
leaving. five thousand. dead _ on

Germans Driven Baek’

’ London, May 12—Official—Yes-
terday afternoon the Germans
made another attack east of Ypreg
in the neighborhood of the Main
road. Although they subjected
our trenches to a very heavy];
bombardment and made their in-
“>. |fantry advance under protection

of” ‘poisonous ‘gas, their attack
_ Captured Windheock

failed.’ During this- attack our
London, . May 12-— Official—The sharpnel inflicted very heavy
capitol of German East Africa; | casualties on the enemy when in
Windheock, was captured yester-|mass ‘formation. We literally
day by the union forces under; mowed them down. Today there
Gen. - Botha. There was no-re-| were artillery actions on the big-
sistance, - Much. booty., was .se-| gest part of the front. °°
cured. Itis a town of 15,000 in-| 2) 00 0 | = a
habitants and'a. railway .centre. . _News From Paris
Martial law: has been proclaimed. . Paris, "May 12— Official—North

_ Battleship Was Sunk: "lof Dixmude the ‘Belgian. troops}

‘| who, succeeded in throwing up a
London, ‘May.13—The British bridge head on the. right bank of
battleship Goliath ' ‘has ‘been tor:

the Yyrea were subjected . to vio-'
peddéd ‘ in" the- Darianellés,- ‘and Jent:attacks. by. three German- bat-|

talions last. night. | The. Belgians
repulsed - ‘these. inflicting. -heavy |
losses aiid taking 60 prisoners.
Another ‘Belgian division has
pained ground to the south of
Dixmade. .
Bast of Ypres the British have
again been attacked with the aid
of asphyxiating. gas, They al-
—— -|lowed the fumes to pass over by
War i in a Few: Days _|the usé of masks recently put in-
- San Sebastin—The Popeis very to use, and by rifle and machine-.
much depressed at the trend of gun fire they annihiiated atevery
events in Italy. He believes that point of their guns the German ;
war is only a qiiestion of a few column which had advanced in’
days.” He’ will ask the accredited | lose formation.
ambassadors to leave Rome.

~ Wilson’ Speaks’ Firmly °

‘Washington, May 12—Presi-
dent Wilson has decided to send
a strong note to Berlin insisting
on an explanation, . He:is deter-
mined .to act firmily, and deal
with each situation as it arises.

saved,: but ‘it is feared that 500
were: lost.:.: The British snomar-
ine F-14 penetrated:the Dardan-
elles. and entered the Sea of Mar-
mora sinking two Turkish gun-
boats and one transport. Land].
forces advancing and now dom-
inate Gallipoli ‘peninsula, :

advanced tottay.” ‘In‘an etigage-

ment of extreme violence in front
of Loos we dapture’ after a: des.
perate ‘struggle and despite” ‘an|
intense canronade, an important

tem of trenches constructed along:
the road from ‘Loos to Vermelles.:
Further south we,captured by ‘ase’
|sault the ‘big. block-house and the
-|ehapel of Notre Dame de Lorette
This position had been ardently
defended for months by the Ger-
‘mans, who- ‘had turned it into a
‘vertible fortress. It: was sur-
rounded and “invested: and was

Consuls. Leave Ttaly

Rome, May:.12— “Austridn’ con-
suls in southern Italy 2 are leaving
Despatches from the’ frontier i pay
that notwithstanding Austria’s 3
substantial concessions Ttaly will
issue a proclamation, of. war, ;

or

“French Criticise ‘Wilson -

e-elforts ‘of. the “e in
main : ‘inipartial. -

Our success|-
north of* Arras ‘was insensibly;.

German work, and an entire’ sys- |.

a taken-this afternoon by us. - We ‘
‘| have. ‘without: pause, pursued our
resi

WANT A PERFECT .
_ AMBULANCE. BODY

A London Commission Offering Suib-
stantial -Prizes—John Lind- -.
+. Qitist Sent Plans

John Lindquist has completed
and forwarded to London plans’
and specifications ‘for an ambul-
ance body. The Ambulance Con-
struction Commission of England,
appdinted for the purpose of i im-
proving’ the ambulance now. in
use at the. frout,’ is offering sub-
stantial prizes for the best plans.
The object of the. -commission is
i> improve’ the existing: types’ of
~mbulante ‘bodies, and to produce
if -possible a standard ‘pattern
body. of perfect type that will fit
standard ‘chassis: «~~

Whether Mr. Lindquist wins a
prize or not he is to be congrat-
ulated for advancing his ideas to
benefit suffering humanity. His
many friends here will, however, .
be delighted if his:plans, ° ‘Or aby
part of them are’ adopted ‘1n ‘the
construction. of the “perfect, am-
bulance body.” |

BUSH FIRES DD
~ BENEFIT ARNERS |

eal ‘Weather Conditions for’ Bang |
~ Bush—Rain Came ‘in Time
‘to Save’ Hill Sides'*

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as
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A aibad many ‘farmers te took ad-
vantage: of the dry weather last
week to burn up a’ lot ‘of’ the
waste’ bush on their places” ‘and
thus: get more land ready for fu-
ture cultivation: In the Bulkley
valley a large acrage was burned
over although two-‘or three of the
boys unfortunately lost a “buitd:
ing or two: og

The” “forestry- department de-
voted | its. attention. to keeping the
; é riountain’ sides ‘and: to
helping’ ‘protéct buildings. where
necessary and to fires that’ ‘were!
accidentally- started and doing: no
particular: ‘good: nF ae

A fire at Carnaby. threatened
the. Rocher Deboule tram line but
the: ‘Grand Trunk | Patific. people.
put a big gang, of. men on for: a
couple of nights and checked’ it. ;

Chief. John. Patsie’ Ss. house on’

sheds : was burned and. the. ‘fire
jumped over the hill. and.  ACLOss
the burying ground to .a ‘small. .
bush. This was soon. got under

the Hazeltan regerve with, all-his 4