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HAZELTON, B Cc, MaTURDAN, sais, 1917 .

" PRICE $2.00 A YEAR ©

‘MILITARY SERVICE BILL

~. GETS TWO TO ONE VOTE,

Premier § Conseription

Measure Receives Its

_ Second Reading---Germans Thrown.
a "Back on Verdun F ront

eaearmnpeaceT

Owing to — wire: troubles,
_TheMiner is unable to. pub-
ish: its ugual’ Saturday des-
patches - ands - regrets . that :
it is unable to obtain’ late
, War news from, any source:
whatsoever, - :

pretenses nnn
Ottawa: The. house ‘of: com-
: mons today adoptod a. ‘resolution
offered by ‘Premier. Borden for
a division on the second ‘reading
of the, military service act
citing scenes marked ” the vote,
which stood at 118 for conserip-
tion-and 55 against,

- Paris: The war officea announces ;

that | the Germans; in the stiong-

* este offensive since Verdun, were

--" thrawn ‘baek“on: “att r éléveri? mile

feat. on the Chemin’ des Dames,
, leaving the ground thickly strewn

with their. déad. :

a Berlin: The : war office has an-
nounced! that an ‘ar tillery battle
of great’ violence began at: dawn
today i in eastern Galleia.

Washington: ‘That @ German

a submarine has been sighted in

the Hampton roads was announced
today, officially’ by” the secretary}
of the navy.. The submarine was
seen by ships ue. Admiral 4 Mayo's a
Atlantje Gee bit oro,

Amsterdam! “Berlin despstchea|

say that: the authorities there are

i,
convincad- ‘there. 4s, “tio. “truth j Yi

the reports * of the: landing of| -

large Ametteain forces j in Franee,

: Paris: The - ‘entire Amerigan
. army has” been’ encamped since.

“Ex.

the 15th, of Jane.

“BI Paso: ‘A prominent official
predicts that Mexieo will: deélare

war on Germany’ within, a month,

When the German consul deniand- .

ed the relase of: cy German, wier-
chantimprisoned forovercharging

Gen. Gonzales, Carranza’ s chief-
attending high school in Vancou-

of-staff, replied the. consul the
German _Rovernment, “and the
Kaiser could all Ro to. Rell.

* Pekin: Fighting’ began, yes-
day between the troops of Gen,

| Chang Hsuan and the republican
army, Fifty thousand republican

sdldiers z are ‘an verging on Pekin:
andthe attempt to restére. thé
Manchus: anpenrs tobe 8 fallar ent

Tuan- Shi Al al hats been’ appointed!

commander i in chief of a punitive

expedition, arid, -is ‘reported: to
.|have 20, 000 troops between Tier

Tsin and aid Pekin, ‘but large
forces’ a are coming up from the
south along the Hankow railroad.

‘ An ultimatum’ was addressed” to

the. yepublican troops promising

them. more- favorable terms if
they would lay down their. arms,

-Washington:" ‘The preliminary

draft; of bills for ithe organization
of astonauties, including the con-|.
7 struction of 2620 airplanes and

the expenditure of $639, 000, 000,
is’ “before ‘the house - military

affairs conimittee.. ;
a a ee .

Athens: The: Greek * war. office

Lis now ‘more active than at any
time. Since: the: ‘ast Balkad out
break. a

- Pike-Porte

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- A “very. pretty: ‘wedding took] -

place: 4t the home of Mr. and
Mra. J; L. Porte, 10858-115th St.,
. Ednioiiton,. on. “Sunday evening,
‘July “1, -when.-their: daughter,
~. Hazal,_ eB gradufte . ‘of, Albetta
Colle urer on ‘dramatie
e.Wi wales University,
Helents Mottana,- ‘was United” in
rlage..to Revs Mark Pike of
Keretneos,. B.C; and’ formerly of
‘Hazelton, by: ‘Rev,
AL BD

A, 8. Tuttle,

Waiting’ For’ a Road ©
‘Development on the Delta, and
Highland. Boy. continues favor-
ably: under the direction of. H.-
Clement’ but'the lack of, a road
is: handicapping shipment opera.
tions: congiderably, This diffigui-
ty: will be ‘iminediately adjuated;:
however, as a fabg: under,’ Pete
Corrigan: ‘left’ ‘yesterday td build
a.road to the.mirie: thus assuiting
adequate transportation faites
to the, » Broperty. ee

spendinga vacation at her home

Tat: Sade Foturhed ¢ thla' week to
He

fore | yeaume’*
60.

Hospi

station: agent at: New Hazelton:

defunct Bani

|LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

| Items OF. Géneral ht Interest From
Hazelton{ ‘and Surround-

- _ing,. . District
oe aa f . :
G. J. Davie was’ down from|_
Edmonton on: Sunday.

RW. Crosby, of Prince’ Ru-|

pert, was- here this week, wi

BE. A. Farrel, of Edmonton,
was among the week’ visitors,

Miss Triez. ‘Smith returned -on
Wednesday from California:

" Jas, ‘Medd; vof the provincial
police, left: yesterday for Van-
couver.

Jaek Warne; well known here,
is now in “France with - the 7th
(B.C. ) Battalion. .

Leonard Wrinch, who-has been

ver, arrived liéme this week, -

The annual’ School election. will
be held in the’ schoolhouse on
_|Saturday,. July 14, at 10 a.m.

Miss Macdatiatd, of the Hospital |
staff, left on: Tharsday for a vaca-

tion. visit to her home i in Sardis,

Dr Badgero; the dent tist, came
down from Smithers. ‘this week,
and. be located here tor ‘some
time. (EE

‘Mise Weoteel, ‘whoi is‘in in charge
of the public school here, left on
Tuesday for her home at Langley
Fort. ——

.H: M,. Mathews.” -dormeviy: of
azelton, was slightly. wounded

Jat ‘the front on June 4 and is’

suffering from shell shock. ;,

Maclean-~At ‘the Bute Street
Hospital, Vancouver, on.8rd inst.,
to Dr. and Mrs, C. G. Maclean,
of Smithers, RB. C., a daughter, |

Bill Guiney, one of Hazelton’s

returned. soldiers, came up from

the coast this wéek and has gone
east to locate 4 pre- -emption at
Ootaa.Lake.

A brother’ and brother-in: law

of C. Vv. Wright - were awarded! :

D. S. 0.’s in the King's. birthday
list, making the ‘third in his
family to receive this honor, :

G, M. Ross, ihe ‘returned sol-

dier -who' was’ a*meniber of the
government “telegraph staff for

some months, has been appointed

The. sympathy of the people of

- | Haselton’ is extended to: Mr. and
. Mra.. F. B. Chettieburgh i in, their

bereavement by the* death of

their ‘infant son on Sunday last. a

“Charles Reid, long-time rasi-

dent in Hazelton, Who recently

resigned’ from the :staff of ‘the|:

government office: hee, went ‘up

to Smithers, on ‘Monday’ to‘assume
duties a8 manager ‘of. the branch
of the Union Bank: there, Mr,
Reid. fa-fully qualified. for hid new

- position, having: Been’. manager} |

of thé braweh’ here ‘of the ‘now
‘ancouver for

le: All. be: ‘mueh

Hazelton jeVeral ‘yer

a scores ‘wete turned: ins .
” “Thé darié” rack was" Well” sup-|

ANNUAL CELEBRATION —
WAS VERY SUCCESS

Dominion Day Picnic Adds Considerable ‘Sum

To Funds of Red Cross Society

Oy ~-Large Crowd Present

The Hospital Park presented a
gay appearance on Monday last,
when the biggest and. most suc-
cessful pienie in the-long run of
such celebrations was held.:

Early in the afternoon and

| throughout the proceeding’ many

motor cars disgorged heavy loads
of passengers at the gates of the
enclosure, where tagging com-
mittees had a’ busy time edping
with the constantarrivals, —

Though the day was inclined to
be cool the refreshment tent
committee was kept busily em-
ployed serving ice cream and
cold drinks to a continuous’stream
of thirsty souls; thereby obtain-
ing a goodly. sum towards thel
day's total.

prize of a large box of chocolates
to the best ‘target,-
patronized, and some very. rood

ported. and many. worth-while
prizes made it the center. of a

good crowd.

‘The wheels of fortune, always
a drawing card, were so. densely
surrounded at times that one wag

eonvineed that for. sporting ‘blood
the people of this district éxcelled

any. Paddles were snapped up
with ready avidity, and the soft
click: of the revalving! wheels
was a purring invitation to take
a chance and help the Red Cross,

*. The sporting events were :nany
and varied, Footraces, sack:
races, and. wheelbarrow races
were productive of much enjoy-
ment to young and old, compet.

Was | well} °

itors. and spectators alike, The
pillow fight on a wooden horse _,
caused a good deal of amusement —
to the.onlookers, and the ladies?
naildriving contest provoked ‘eon-
siderable competition.

by anal fresco supper, served
daintily by the ladies of the Red
Cross,

The dance in the evening was
well attended, the music being
provided by.Mrg. Reid.

long to be remembered, and the
proceeds were gratifying in the.
extreme. The handsome s sum of
$522.45 was taken in all and the
rdeduction of necessary expenses |

jentailed left the Red Cross with
The shooting range, “with a

$438.45 in its treasury.
(Card of Thanks

‘terids ita’ lieartiest- thanks. to. the..
many -friends whose- ‘enthusiastic
assistance made the Dominion
day picnic such an unqualified '
and unprecedented success,

Smithers People Here

A number of people came down.
for. the July Ist: celebration, most
of. them making. the trip. by
automobile through the beautiful
route by the wagonroad from the
Valley town, Among the. visit-
ors were Mr. and Mrs. Willeocka
and family, , Mrs. Boye, ‘Mra,
Barker, Mr. and Mrs, Mason
Adams, Miss E. Middleton; Miss
Pearl Allen, Miss Jean . Grant,
Dr..C. G. McLean, Walter: Noel,
G. H. Gonyer and R. G. arnett..

Oni the Golden Wonder
M. Ww... Sutherland, who is
operating - the Golden ‘Wonder | -

| group, reports striking three feet

of “clean copper-gold ‘ore in five
feet of highly-mineralized ‘rock,
Assays. of samples - were made |.
and show values 18 high a5 5188 | -
a-ton i in copper: and gold. Thef
property is -very favotably situ-|
ated, being daly a ‘mile from the
railroad at Carnaby, and a. ‘first
shipment will soon . be. made to}
Ladysmith,

_ Rocher de Boule |

A party’ from, the ‘weological||

tip'to Rocher de Boule mountai

| TELKWA BRIDGEGUARD |

HAS NARROW ESCAPE.

The G. T. P. ‘bridge. at Telkwa
-was the, seene of a cowardly .

Olsen, a returned Soldier, . who
[was guarding the bridge, had °

‘Indian for, ‘the night and:: coming
into the shack during? his' patrols,

a hia: iealp, Z
ide and cra ed, hia

this ‘week to ‘gonduct surveys of| aa atin
the’ mogintain® Over ; Ata. ‘Bishest heer

peaks.

See the: notice : ‘of De “Toman
resident: Eye-Specialiat, of: Prine
Rupert, on' Page 8. Sai

Altogether the day was one |

4

The Hazelton branch. of the a
a Canadian. Red _ Cross Society ex:

attack which - nearly ended: in
fatality on Thursday night. ‘Sam —

given Bhelter in his eabin to an

rat: two a.m. was’ surprised by.
, ‘three quick: shots from a revolver”
os el ‘by the Indian, one’ of which -

The afternoon was rounded oft, i

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