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VOL, VI, NO. 8

_HAZELTON, BG. SATURDAY, ‘SEPTEMBER 16, 1916

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR ©

BRITISH TROOPS AGAIN.

SMASH

SH GERMAN INES,

Canadians Capture Pos Positions |

Allies Advance In Macedonia

London: : Smashing the Ger- man'line on a front of six miles north of the Somme river, the British troops have made another

‘notable advance, taking three

towns and two woods, and gain- possession of nearly all the high ground between Combles and Pozieres.

The Germans, who’ are now

‘under command of Crown Prince

Rupprecht of Bavaria, fought | The British took 2800 prisoners.

stubbornly,

Canadian infantry was engaged in the taking of positions strong- ly fortified above and below An advance of fifteen

being: maintained, A large quan- tity of stores and many machine

"guns were captured,

‘The French have captured: a

aystem of trenches 500 yards

deep,.encircling strong pusitions which had - been held by the ehemy.

London: According to advices from Swiss sources, the Austrians

have suffered another defeat weat .of: Kapul mountain, in the -Car- pathian, = si t

Paris: The Entente Allies have won a series of successes on

the Macedonian front. - French,

“British. and Servian forces, oper-

ating at different points, have broken through | the Bulgarian deferices, positions half a mile deep on a

front of a mile..

The Bulgarians have Riven up

. the town of Kastoria.

- aloniki;: A: Greek army corps

of 25, 000, which was surrounded

by Bulgarians, surrendered And

| Was marched off. to Germany ag

prisoriérs of war. - Greece is: ready. to join the

. Aliies “when she can, “gée the ‘move: to be to her advantage,

* Petrograd: There are. no new |

_ developments. -on the. battlefront

in Ritasia or Galicia,

The French captured

., position. ' (On the Caneasug front: there ia

increased activity by hostile Kurds in the region southwest of Kighi. In the direction of Bitlis our. advance. guards drove the

Kurds out of Tchukur and Nor:

shen, vs Frosts are being ex experienced in our new positions in the Priamur

Jand Giumichkan sections, and

snow ig falling in some places.

Berlin:, Prince William of Hesse has been killed in action.

London: Yesterday’ 3 s British casualties include 100 officers, of whom twelve were killed, and 5053 men, of whom 973 were killed. ,

American Ambassador Page i is visiting the Italian front,

Germany has demanded a bil- lion francs from three Belgian banks,

HAZELTON WINS FROM RUPERT

The principal featuresoftoday’s sports program were two ball games between Prince Rupert and Hazelton. The first game, which started at eleven this morn- ing, was a good exhibition, though rather one-sided, Hazelton, with Donohoe pitching and Graham Rock behind the bat, wot the long end of a 18-2 score,

The afternoon game was of a somewhat ragged nature, but af- forded plenty of excitement.- Hazelton won by 16 runs to 6.

|COMEDY DREW *

A BIG AUDIENCE

A érowded house witnessed an excellent presentation of the comedy, ‘What. Happened to Jones,” in Assembly ‘Hall last night... There were several changes | in the cast which ap- peared in the performances given last year, The many amusing situations of the play were well handled by the actors, and the 5 | audience testified ita approval by unstinted applause.

The Second Collapse; ‘Quebec: The central span of the new Quebee bridge, which is

ito Ke the largest cantilever strue-. ture. in the world, collapsed’ yes-

terday when being” raised into Ten men were killed.

i logs is $600, 000.

|FIRST FAIR A ‘SUCCESS

A Large ‘Crowd Enjoys ;

Hazelton’s Big | Exhibition

Favored by @lorious weather, Hazelton’s first, annual fair open- ed yesterday” in mast auspicious fashion, ~ with a good crowd in attendance. The directors of the

association and the various work- |

ing committeds ‘acting with them have done a great deal of ‘hard work in preparation for the ex- hibition, but ‘they must feel amply repaid «by the success which is attending the event.

The fair ‘vas formallyopened by . Alex. Manson, . prospective

member for Omineca, who was

introduced by Dr. Wrinch, presi- dent of Hazelton Agricultural and Industrial Association, in a brief address, . Mr. Manson,.in declaring the exhibition open, expressed great’ confidence ‘in the future of the district,

. Townspeopland visitors, alike were pleased ‘with the exhibits, which numbered 550. The most striking feature is, perhaps, the remarkable display of fruit’ and fiowers, which is quite sufficient to dispel any prejudice against the climate or soil of the district, Especial mention must be made of the fine.apples, cherries, bush fruits, and tomatoes, Tabacco plants grown in Hazelton are also shown. a

Much attention was attracted by the mineral exhibit, which includes many varieties of ore fiom all parts of.the'diatrict. In the press of work the directors have not been able to gather as large a display as the district should provide, but there is

enough to show the richness of our mines,

There is a very good exhibit of roots, vegetables, grains, ete. and the livestock and poultry classes have not been neglected. although the unavoidable delay in issuing the premium list mili- tated against the success of this department.

In the department of domestic

‘science and: ladies’ york there is

a splendid ‘display, the fair sex showing as much interest in’ the exhibition ss do themen. There is also a very interesting exhibit} of school work.

A valuable featuré of the fair

° ia ‘the exhibit of,'the Hazelton

forestry office, which. shows, i in a nicely arranged booth, : samples of the various woods produced i in

this district, with coast. products

for comparison.’ Forester Allen and: Ranger. Chéttleburgh. are to be congratulated on their exhibit.

» Excellent: ‘vefreghinents.: are:

Vhs

DECISIVE VIGTORY FOR

LIBERALS AT

AT THE POLLS

Soldiers’ Votes Not Yet In-- Suffrage and Prohibition Win

- Vaneouver,, Sept, 15:—Yester- day’s general election resulted in a sweeping victory for the Lib- erals,indications at present point! ing to a majority of fifteen or more for the Brewster forces. In Vancouver M.A. Macdonald heads the poll, with 7126 votes, Pre- mier Bowser polled 5468,and will

~flose his. seat unless the soldiers’

vote gives him a majority. The other ministers, excepting Hon. W, R. Ross,. are defeated, on the face ofthe returns. As many of the majorities are small, it is

probable that the soldiers’ vote, when counted, will change the decision in some constituencies, but it is not likely that the gen- eral result will be affected. The mumber of soldiers from ‘B. C. who have yoted is estimated at 20,000,

Woman suffrage was carried by an overwhelming majority, every constituency voting for the meas- | ure,

Prohibition also had a large majority. So far asthe returns have been made public, the Drys have won by 7500 votes,

served in the Red Cross dining tent, where the ladies yesterday realized a nice sum for the society,

Stuart J. Martin, the honorary secretary of the association, spent a strenuous day yesterday. His

J office is located in thé middié “of,

the row of tents, The location of the exhibits is excellent, and all arrangements are 80 good as to ‘elicit commendation from the department officials...

The,government officials who acted as judges in- the agricul- tural, horticultural and livestock classes were H. B. Walker, J. A: McCullough, George Hay, and A. BR. Neale. Mrs;. Williscraft and Mrs. Williams judged the ladies’ work, domestic science and schoo! exhibits, and J. G. Powell and E. C. Annes selected winning exhibits in the mineral section, |

A list of prize- winners will be published in our next issue,

LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS PARAGRAPHS

J. J. MeNeil, the Telkwa mer- chant, is here today.

T. J. Thorp, of Telkwa, is among the visitors to the Fair.

The financial district meeting of the Methodist Church‘ will be held here on Tuesday afternoon. All Methodist ministers of the district wil] attend,

- Charlie Fredrickson, Marius Pederson, and Pete Nielson, who have been prospecting for placer on ‘the Ingineca, returned on Sunday. -. They report. a fairly. successful season, =|

The street lighting system in- stalled. by the Progress Club, un- der the direction of J.F. Maguire, attracts favorable comment, and is a splendid argument in. favor of the proposed electric’ system.

Methodist Church Itev. M. Pike will preach at 7:80 tomorrow evening on thé subject: “'God the. Unwearied Guide.’ Special Music. : AN are meat cordially invited...

PRINCE RUPERT MAN WINS IN OMINECA

In Omineca district. Alex. Man- son, the Liberal candidate, is elected. His majority, with five places to. -hear from, is 170, and the remaining polling ‘places: ‘will: . not have that number of votes in

all. Following are the unofficial returns:

Manson Doekrill Hazelton ..:... 84 58 New Hazelton .,. 56 11 Smithers: .,..°.. 74 86 Telkwa.. 2. 25 31°

Kispiox....... 18° - ° 6 Skeena Crossing 3. 4 Rocher de Boule 21 © 10 Howson Camp... 2 2 Lake Kathlyn .. 0 7 8. Glentanna...... 18 - 2 Hubert... 19 °° 1 Houston 22 ji N. Bulkley ....°4-. = 2

§. Bulkley ... 7 1 Burns Lake .... 8 11 Endako,. ...... 16 15 N. Francois ..., 27 12° To hear from: Babine; Manson, South Francois, Ootsa Center and Ootsa West. ,

An Illustrated Lecture Rev.Dr,. White. superintendent of Methodist missions for B, C. will give his illustrated lecture on the province of British Colum- bia at the Hospital on Monday | evening at, The lecture. will

ba repeated in St, Andrew’s. Hall on Tuesday at8p.m.. Rev, Dr.

Osterhout, presidentof theConfer- 7

ence, will probably attend., are invited.

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_ Rod. McCrimmon returned ¢ on. Tuesday from Grouse mountain. The surface Showings. ofthat section, he says,are of a remark

‘able naturé, ‘The Cassiar Crown. tunnel, whieh i is ‘to. be , driven at.” | east 500, feet, is now in 240 Feet, Joe