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HAZELTON, BG, SATURDAY,- SEPTEMBER 11, 1916

‘PRICE $2,00 A YEAR fe

HAZELTON TEAM
~ AT RUPERT FAIR

. That the Hazelton. ‘ball team

f will play at Prince Rupert ‘during
the fair “on Sept. -22-3.4 is now

practically settled. it is hoped
the Ketchikan teani team will
algo participate in the proposed
series. The Tigers have never
had an opportunity to meet the
fastteam from Alaska, and agood
game may he. expected if they
come together at the fair.
It is expected a good crowd of
fans will accompany the team to

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PUMPING OPERATIONS :
-:  QN SILVER STANDARD

». The Silver ‘Standard manage-
ment on Wednesday began the
- work of unwatering the workings
preparatory . ‘to resuming de-

_. velopment on this well-known] -

property. : D..A. MeLeod, one ‘of
- ‘the owners, is managing opera-
tions. .
of ore will be made,

Criminal Negligence

: . Vietoria, - Sept..- 9:— Attorney-.

General. Bowsér ‘had ordered. the
_ prosecution of Thomas Graham,
ce Chief inspector of mines, and. Jy
H. Tonkin; manager of the Pacific
The charges arise out

of the recent. accident in the
' Reserve mine at Nariaimo,. when |.
‘Investi-
gation showed that -neastrements
‘were based on, maps, known t to be

Coal. Co,
20 miners were killed, .

. indccurate,

“Rupert Fair Notes ;

-. ! An interesting exhibit at Prince
; ‘Rupert | fair , will - be. that of the
Granby ‘company, showing. the

- different. phases of the -reduetion|

‘of ores,

ay

¢ The: membership campaign ig
progressing favorably’ and See-
retary. Wright: reports a large

_ addition. to the list.

erent

ee

. known Corner. brothers; left 0

‘Argonne. |

. artillery and -

An immediate shipment

A government’ faheties dispiay
~ will be one of ‘the’ featurés/of the
a _ fair, if the directors’ ‘Plans. are
-_ _suecessta -

A ‘good. exhibit of natural ‘pros
ae ducts ‘from: this district is expect-

“ed to be in: place when the ex: Hj
"Bol -openg on September 29...

* Hunter Corner; one: ‘of the well

i i submarine operating
of Marmora, dynamite |
bridge. 28 miles southeast. of. Gon-|
a rthe

Yesterday the Ger-
man forces _ commanded by the.

“London:

Crown Prince made a desperate
effort to break the French line in
The enemy brought
into action “its most powerful
large bodies ‘of
troops, and the French soldiers
were driven from their trenches
by jets of liquid fire... With rein-
forcements they returned. : “and
recaptured the trenches, driving
the Germans off with heavy loss.

‘The Germans have apparently
abandoned | their attempt at-this
‘point. * The lasses of the Grown
Prince’s. army ‘in ‘this battle are
jsaid to have been 100, 000. .. One
army corps alone lost 40, 900 offi-

cers and. mene =

day afternoon, delivered -eounter

JHUNS DEFEATED EAST AND WEST

FRENCH REPULSE. PRINCE’S ARMY. |
CZAR LEADS RUSSIANS TO. VICTORY "

Petrograd: - ~The official com-
munication iastied by the war
office today says: “On the Sereth
tiver our troops, having: repulsed
a series of enemy. attacks yestér-

attacks in thé sector above Trem-
bowla and inthe direction off:
Tchortkoff. The Austrians weré
forced:to beat ; a hasty retreat.
According to‘an estimate we took,
five. thousand” prisoners, among
them. sixteen officers. cot

“Generally the situation of 0 our
armies is one of. calm .confidence | °

in themselves, .The initiative in

these isolated: ‘engagements is}

gradually passing into our “hands,

4garians has sent President Wilson

London press demanis than ‘the
Allies make retaliatory. raids on
the: larger cities of Germany, |
naming Strasshurg and Cologne
as within striking distance of the
French lines,

Chicago: ‘An organization rep-
resenting 12,006. Austro - Hun-

a telegram, expressing the belief
that lalf the population of - ‘their

with American industries.

London: The British steamer
Cornubia, 1786 tons, was sunk by

a submarine torpedo. The crew

/ Landon : = ‘portion. of. -the

was. BAVOG: = ee cai

@ MONDAY, SEPT. 6 >)

‘Another Liner. Torpedoed ;
“Liverpool: The Allan liner
Hesperian was torpedoed without
warning,

point 120 miles west “of Queens-

: 7 }town, late on Saturday evening.
|The torpedo. struck for ward .of

the engine room: .

- The crew and passengers “took
to the boats, =:

The steamer. floated thirty-four
hours, but sank’in rough weather,
while under tow for. Queenstown,
Tat 3: 80 a.m. today...

erew: of. twenty. remaining with
the vessel till it ‘sank, | Bight

a members of the crew were ‘Jost.

Twenty passengers ‘were injured,
of whom Miss: Garberty » and an
unidentified. woman died.
‘Corisul-General . Frost has noti-
"| fied: American Ambassador Page
\ that, the. vessel was torpedoed
without warning.
has created @ pabiful impression

of immunity to: ‘liners.

b sengers,

Hatin,

from Liverpool to Montreal, at a

Captain . ‘Main. “navigated, the).

Che incident’

in Washington, ; following ‘as- it
Apes.on: Von. Bernstorft's | promise |.
“Several |. :
American. were among. the Pass)

fare! Exploi it oo

~ PROGRESS OF THE GREAT WAR y DAY BY DAY

! French, ‘British and Belgian are |

tillery is maintained, This is
believed to be . preliminary to a
great offensive: ‘movement.

May Invade Roumania
London: Advices. from. Rome

while outward bound, say. an invasion of Rouihania by

Germany, without any declaration | ,
of war, is looked for. - -

Heavy snowstorms in the Alps
dre serious! y: impeding the Italian
and Austrian: armiés, -
‘Land and aval forces attack-
ing the Turks'in the Dardanelles
have been largely increased, and
great efforts are. being made to
foree the straits,

_ On Russian Front. :
- Petrograd? The: German. ‘ad-|
vance ig heing greatly. harassed '|-
by ‘the retiring Ruasian armies,
which have fought several fierce
engagements. with success.
- Addressing a conference’ on
national defence, the Czar de-
clared -Ruasia would. ‘continue the. |
war until vietory | was assured.

wos

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: Riga Endangered -
~ London: : The menace on Riga, |

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TUESDAY; ‘SEPT. 7

the- “Baltic,
serious. h

Jthe ‘Austrian Official statement,

‘|south and. east, records nothing

- |gengers and thirteen of the crew

“(the Allan line.

the important Russian seaport i in
‘ia becoming * more :
The Germans atill hold |
e-. the bridgohead ‘at. Frederichatadt|
sh the: oceupation of which affective:
' Ri ratlway, com

“According: to an ‘unofficial Ber:
lin despatch, received by’ way of

‘possession cf the Gulf,. Russians
having abandoned Dagoe, the
northernmost of the three islands
just outside the Guif.

Today’s official communication
from Berlin lays no claim to any
further progress by. Field Marshal
von Hindenburg, from the Baltic
to Grodno, but thence southward,
the armies of Prince Leopold and
Field Marshal von Mackensen are
said to be moving forward, while

covering the battle line further.

but Teuton gains...
Turkish Destroyer Sunk

“Athens: The Turkish torpeda-
boat destroyer Yarhiagar has been

British submarine, |
-Twenty-Six. Victims

| Queenstown: Six secondcabin

| passengers, six third cabin . pas:

of the: steamer Flesperian. are
vinaccounted for, according.to the
# | veviaed official figures issued by

probable death Hist. up, to. twenty-|-
six,

CA German Excuso.. .
"Amsterdam: ;

| issued.

LOCAL AND DISTRICT

nesday. -

country condemns - ‘Ambassador|
Dumba’s attempts to interfere|

; Hazelton ‘on Monday.
: way King,”’

Copenhagen, the Germans claim |

sunk in the Sea ‘of Marmora, bya =

This beings the’

lt. is probable
that the: German explanation’ of
the sinking:of the Hesperian. will].
he -that thé, submarine which |; a - i a
fired the torpedo’ had left its base a
¢| before the: new. instructions: x were

NEWS” PARAGRAPHS

_ Baseball tomorrow at 3 0’clock..

Grouse season opens next Wed- fet

Is8. Hicks left esterday for
his ranch on the Bear river, —

H. G. Smith, ‘ot Smithers, paid
a brief visit to Hazelton on Mor-
day. om
Mr. and Mrs." S..F, Boyd, of
Smithers, arrived on Wednesday’s 8
train. . ; =
Cc. LD. Maxwell, opérator at:
Second Cabin, is here fora ay .
or twa, , :

A. ‘de. Gilmour, of New York,:
was among Thursday’ 8 arrivals
in Hazelton.

GY. Smith i is , having an adic By
tion to his store built, for, ware-
house purposes.)

Ben Peterson rebarned o: on’ "Paes:
day from a~prospecting trip to
the Cibola district.

eee

“Cap” flood, who is located on
Stuart Lake, ‘was a visitor. in -

vee ab

George T. Stewart, the ' ‘Tram-
was down from.)
Nine- mile on Monday. :

ae

- George ‘Beirnes is - back froth: a
Francois Lake, where hé left.
sixty horses for wintering.

Friends of James A. Riley. ha
received ‘announcements ‘of his
marriage in San: Francisco.

Born—At Hazelton Hospital, on ee
Saturday, Sept. 4, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. BP. H. Sheehan. ;

- Merrick: Harvey, of “Telkwa, 7
spent a couple of days- in- town,
returning home on Thursday. |

Peace ‘River mining division
has ‘been added: ‘to the” territory ae

Hoskins : ‘has’ Jaiadictic :

Robert ‘Haysom,. ‘of ispiox, ©"
left on Monday for Prince Rupert, = -
with the intention of ‘spending » ~
the winter on the coast. :

- Wade and Mrs, ‘O'Neill, "Miss ce
Kate Cart and: Dr. Maclean mo-

tored down: from Smithers ‘on
Wednesday, returning ‘today.

) ack, Young, who y spenta.couple :
days t, Legate’ -cresk,. near.
Pacific, Baye ‘the ‘copper ‘showings:
in that vicinity. are remark bla.