. -ernment;-

"(PRICE $2. 00 A YEAR.

Pesinineat ——t Liberal Gis}!
‘ Eloquent. Support to to Ge

: this ‘campaign. ; He’ gave. a deal.
aoa Incid! aceount. of the reasung why)
a “number: “of. Liberals: id
vo necessary: to abandon’ their’ ‘ald:
we baa ender, § Sir. ir Wilfrid Lau-}4

oe : with the all acts of thé ;
‘> late ‘Border “government, “but t

ae “showed | his. approval. of the: vari- |-

“ous measures “past . in ‘the last |
” -days" of: its session dealing. with’
“national: safety,” ‘particularly: the

- War Tides Blection-Act and. the. cans

+ the: a
-That® ‘part of his dis.|
i ‘course formed. the. crux. of. iia

whole argument ‘and’, was ‘most Pal HI
-.. 1+. dittereating anid inatractive,” The he
<< audience: was, ‘warned: sapainat | ¥y
hen _ taking: ‘any. cha
ce menti: being: denied | ‘our soldiers|:

Sg of reinforde:)

“atthe, Frontcor. even delayed, |
which roraees be’ the]

; “The Wh. Sl gale’ ‘of: wor:
cookery, ate.,, will. be. held, by, the

omen’ ce Auxiliary: te Assembly, y

all ‘next I ‘Friday, Dee, 1M. -Doora}:

fae Ag ‘halt 7
athe: proceeds. wil, be given to. the |

‘will open at 7 :30 p.m...

"| the: ‘official toll. of death. and gute ine i
ne feri g ‘by. the disaster here,

Some. of those. found dead had
evidently died of: wounds, ‘and. by
|their: postures ‘apparently. made

deckicad of be zine on, ‘the Mont
Blanc: -eaiigh ‘fire: . The ‘Imo,
‘uninjured, ed the “wounded

eraft’ along. “until the fire atarted

ij 3 and then: backed away and beach

the police ‘are ns et
to > round up: lost: children, who;
[wandering throught the e appalling: plo i

Fifouth side. "The
crew. of the Mont Blane reached |
tthe Halit @ safely. ‘The ex

17 minutes’ after |

a has deen: gent by’ the Am- .

Jerican Red. ‘Cross. Boston. has
gent ‘relief workers, ‘supplies | in
great quantities, ‘pedding | and
clothing. . oA ‘apecial train from’
New 7 York: carried a similar load.
Five: carloads -of froceries and
drynoods have left Portland, Me.

“Toronto: | The city. has: tele.

—\graphed $15, 000 to Halifax, ‘and

Keitehiener- -has sent $10, 000 alo,

me

Ottawa:
- will be niade’ into~. the catige of]:

ite" the Halifax catastrophe... Federal

need 88: th asvalties come in.

" Washington: Representative
| Tague of ‘Moasachusetts, hag in-
,| troduced a joint resolution Lo ap=

t | ptoptiate % 000, 000jfor stricken

aid will be” ‘given to the. sufferers.

‘Naval vessels i in: Halifax. har-
bor were undamaged. The ‘naval
college. waa in the. danger. zone,

rout; only three “cadets were in-

jured. a Twelve ‘soldiers “were

sheviki genta ‘peace plan. :

alterniativy $ dipmissal. ok
"Petrograd: Germany apparent:

a ly: is: -permit d under. the. Russo.

oe the, Bol:
The

| German: armistiesito trandfer all
lhe r troops if she desires. from the
1| Russia ‘fronts. for. use > agsinst
eh akllies.: RS

ome! - In the most violent and
"| sanguinary. batt! fought on- Ital-

Hain soil, the. ‘Germans yesterday
y | wrested from the’ Ttalians strong

posifions: on the. “Asiago front,
Von: Buelow’ 8: ‘prodigious. offen-
aive, is developing from miguntain
strongholds on! "t * Satte- Coin-
munis ‘whieh he. provioualy cap:

ATE BLOWS| ‘f

tured, foreing. ‘the ‘defenders to}

withdraw. their ‘lines alotig: ‘the
front of Six miles from the slope

.jgouth. “of. Monte | “Castelgombert

to Fora spur. In the! region north

of Asiago tne invaders are- -atriv-
didate’ in ‘Dorchester’ County i is:

ing to. breal: through the ‘moun-
tain barrier to Vieenza and the
mountain plains. Great stress is
laid by the: war office on. the sav=
age’ nature of ‘the atrugele: ‘and
the hereulean efforts “of: the Ttal-
ians, to stop | the. enemy’s ’s: onrush,

et = aS :

| PARAGRAPHS

"tems: “of: Personal Interest ‘From |
‘Hazelton anit Surrounding. *

¥. Sait is visiting ‘Seon

es ‘lake, °

ON ty the Soldlers’ ‘Aid- ‘parcel fund.

“| Seret.: ‘Jack Benvett,: of “the
1 Grenade Co.,16¢ ;
tish, -hag .been: ‘macrled, to:.the

ansdian : Seot-

“aweetest. little: gir)’
at Seaford,. Suagex

‘Migs’ Hogan, : former. ‘lady. Bu

a "| parintendent of. Hazelton Hospit-

al, who has been.-nursing at a

Canadian: ‘military’ “hospital ; in
= England, ‘has Been: ‘transferred | td
5 | ikke duty. Hsomewherei in: Franco’,

The: receipt. ofa heque for $25) *

‘Tfor Christmas Parcels - ‘has’ been]
acknowledged “by : the Soldiers’ .

‘Aid.from John: fostrom,of Burns.
“Burns. Lake has. contrib-
uted. ‘the handsome: sum of $120

Card of Thanks.

“The members of the Red. Gross

+ Meeting: ‘Monday. .
Soret. Major: Jimmie", Robin-
aon, - British ‘Colambia’ 8 first sols

Assembly: “Hall on ‘behalf. of Col.
CG. W. Peck, D.9.0.;° ‘the. Union
eandidate - for: Skeena, ‘Sergt.-
Major Robinson’. will- ba: -accom-

panied by Pte: McSwain, late of’

") the 16th Battalion. « ‘The | meating
will commence at 8 pm :

gine os
“Tt was" with: ‘regret: that the
people of: Hazelton, bade fatewel

to two long-time residents ihn. the
persons | of’ ee F- and Mis Glas

Off ‘to. Qu

Veey) who ‘Ne ft on: Wednesday: for | ®

Quesnel, where’ Mr. Glassey: will
‘he: connected: with the -Hudson’s

. Before: theit depart-

Tae Sir Wilfrid Laurier, -

i JEW WAS “GIVEN A

GOOD HEARING

| eral Candidate ‘Gave Good Talk
>’. of Liberal Campaign. ne oe

Attitude

; Mr. "Bred Stork, of Ponce te
pert,” addressed the residents of -

| Hazelton Jast evening: in “Assem= F

bly. Hall. A good. ‘erowd. of both :

‘women and men ‘turned: 0 Po
{hear him; . and the attention | of ;
‘the’ audience was” held. by: the

|speaker : ‘from the. montent he,
rose. oe
In- his. ‘speech Mr. Stork dwelt -

‘lfor. the most: part. on the past i
record of the now defunct Borden . ;

government, ard endeavored ta’,

make’ it appear that this was: the”
AS searching enquiry,

main issue of the present, eam” or
paign... _ Union. government. and.
conscription w were e given quite, a

AS well: as ‘being. the standard -

this constituency, Mr. Stork: haa.
been endorsed by: the Trades and.

‘Labor Counéil of Prine. Rupert -
city. _ _
Howard Sioa acted. as.

alan
clases at 9380.

Consider Our: Boys.
phe’ men who’ have signed. th
will sit on thefsame, side’ ‘of? ‘the’.
House. with . Mr,. Fred Stork,
he is: “elected, but i in Oppositio
fortunately for. Canada. .

are

Mr. ; ‘Cannon, the Laurier cans..

now, as he was in January-t E
recognized Liberal, without Ne
tionalist allegiances present. r.
past, His political status last:

J anuary, -when he urged Canada.
to get out of. the -war, was ‘en:

dorsed. by a | personal letter from
Toda: “he ©
has signed: the. following’ ‘sta’

ment, arated byt ‘the Nation ist:

partys:
ddier® to win: the: D. ‘CME will:
| addiess a meeting on Monday in

“y, “the ‘undersigned candidate

for ‘the’ ‘federal: ‘house, by. these,”

presents agree, if am’ éelected,-
to exact the immediate suspens

of the Military ‘Servic: A
fe

‘the: Canadian ‘electors

consulted. by a: ipleb

bearer of “the: Liberal party in. ©