Continuous Battle at Verdun
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\_/QJKJZK^. JL ^\ THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA VOL. V, NO. 32 HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1916 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR SOLDIERS' HOMESTEADS LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS Government Makes Provision Items Of General Interest From CONTINUOUS BATTLE AT VERDUN Hazelton and Surround for Returned Warriors Who Wish to Farm ing: District One of the most important RUSSIANS AGAIN TAKE ENEMY GROUND- Tramville now has a postoffice. measures passed by the legisla Red Cross Social next Friday ture during the present session TURKEY AND BULGARIA MAY QUARREL evening. is the soldiers' homestead act, Dr. Maclean, of Smithers, was which provides that purchased Paris: Attacking withrhand A Japanese naval commission Cairo: Stormy weather in in town on Thursday. lands on which payments have grenades.the French forces have has arrived to cooperate with the Mesopotamia is complicating the Dr. Wallace, of Telkwa,is join not been completed within six recaptured all ground at Bethin- Russian board of strategy. Tigris campaign. ing the army medical corps. months shall revert to the crown, court recently occupied by the Heavy fighting is reported in R. G. Cunningham returned to the purchasers being given land Stockholm: There is a crisis Port Essington on Tuesday. to the amount of the payments Germans. An enemy attack on the Riga, Drinaand upper Stripa in the Swedish cabinet,a majority There are thirty-three children made. Haucourt was repulsed, with regions. attending Hazelton public school. of the second chamber opposing The lands thus taken over will heavy loss. The French curtain G. R. Smith, a Wyoming man, London: A despatch from the government's war trade be reserved to provide pre-emp of fire prevented the advance of is visiting his cousin, Robert Duff. Bucharest says Turco-Bulgarian measure. tions for returned soldiers, the reinforcements, while our ma Mr. and Mrs. Angus McLean, relations are greatly strained be act providing that: chine gun fire forced the attack of Smithers, are visitors in Ha "Each returned soldier shall be cause the Turks refuse to ratify London: The situation in Hol zelton. ers to retreat, leaving many dead. entitled to obtain out of the lands the cession of territory to Bul land is apparently becoming less Roy Moseley returned on Thurs coming to or resumed by the Essad Pasha, who is here dis garia. There is much talk of a tense, since officers of the milit day from a visit to the coast cities. Crown under this Act a pre-emp cussing the future of Albania, rupture between the two coun ary transport staff are being The tennis club is having its tion of one hundred' and sixty says the Kaiser pledged his word tries. Apparently the Bulgarian granted leave. acres of land by applying there to Ferdinand and the Bulgarian court placed in condition for the government has been informed season. for, within eighteen months after court that the giant offensive London: The admiralty an that Turkey seeks to regain pos Rev. W. M. Scott returned on the date of his discharge from nounces the sinking of an Aus planned against Verdun would Tuesday from a visit to Smithers service, under section 15 of the session of the ceded territory. open the road to Paris, and that trian transport in the Adriatic. and Telkwa. "Land Act" or re-enactment According to Reuters' a revolu the French capital would be oc School Inspector A. R. Lord thereof, and all the provisions of tion in Bulgaria is threatened and Berlin: Germany states the cupied. was up from Prince Rupert dur the "Land Act" and amending the situation in Sofia is grave. Palembang was not sunk by a ing the week. Acts for the time being in force Petrograd: In the Caucasus The garrison has been strength German submarine, there having Engineer Bell returned on Mon shall apply to every pre-emption coastal region the Russians sur ened in anticipation of ah up been none in the vicinity. A day from a visit to Victoria and obtained under this Act and to left on Thursday for Houston. prised the enemy and dislodged rising. similar reply concerning the Sus the obtaining of a Crown grant Norman Cary left for Prince him from his positions on the sex has been sent to Washington. therefor, except that the term of Amsterdam: German losses George on Saturday. He expects residence required shall be only right bank of the Kasadere river. to remain in that town for some before Verdun have been the London: The sinking of Allied such as may be fixed by regula Despite heavy frost and snow time. tion made under this Act: Pro storms, the Russians are advanc greatest in the whole range of and neutral steamers by German A general meeting of Hazelton vided that no returned soldier ing on the upper Tchousk. warfare. submarines continues. Conservative Association will be shall be called upon to pay any held in the schoolhouse at eight this evening. fee or amount other than the fee Local and District News RED CROSS. WORK I Another Aerial Raid of ten dollars for the Crown Handsome Red Cross pins have IN HAZELTON London: In an aerial raid over Fred W. Brewer, who has en been received by the Hazelton i the north - eastern counties on listed in the 102nd Battalion, left grant." At the meeting of the Red branch. Members may procure j Wednesday night one child was yesterday for the regimental camp at Comox. Liberals Choose Officers them at the Union Bank for 25 Cross executive committee on killed and eight persons were Hazelton Liberal Association cents each. j Monday evening, reports from injured. No military damage Henry Kirkpatrick, a Francois held its annual meeting last eve the working committees were was done. Of the three zeppel- Lake rancher, who has been ill A high mountain on the Skee at the Hospital for many months, ning, and elected the following presented, Great interest in the I ins engaged, one is said to have na, nine miles southeast of Dor- died on Monday. officers: i work of the society is being !been hit by gunfire and brought reen.has been named Sir Robert, Alexander Sharp, M.E., is ex Hon. President — Sir Wilfrid • manifested, and much has been down in the North Sea. after the Dominion premier, the pected here about April 15, to Laurier; Hon. Vice-President— (already done. Thousands of glacier at its foot being called Minor Notes report on the mining interests of H. C. Brewster; President—H. F. dressings, as well as numerous the Borden glacier. Arabia has a tract of unexplor A. Erskine Smith. Glassey; lst Vice-President—H. | socks, pajamas, and other gar ed territory nearly five times the The new power plant on the B. Campbell; 2nd Vice-President Hazelton's gardens, which pre ments, have been made. A large size of Great Britain, while near American Boy is working excel —W. W. Anderson; Secretary- sented such a fine show of flow shipment of dressings will be lently and good progress is being ers and vegetables last year, ly a quarter of Australia has not made. The shaft is 175 ft. deep. Treasurer — Stuart J. Martin; sent to headquarters next week. should be fully up to the mark been visited by civilized man. Executive Committee:—William On Wednesday evening next a It is probable that the Erskine this season, judging from the Smith interests will consolidate Sproule, J. C. K. Sealy, N. Hagg- general meeting of the Hazelton For navigators an instrument bladd, W. H. Burken, H. John work already under way. has been invented by which a the Hazelton View and Indian branch will be held, when full groups. A company is being son. true course between points can be The ice in the Bulkley is break reports will be presented. A incorporated for that object. ing up, and Road Superintendent found on a chart and converted J. T Breckon, the civil and working meeting of the surgical George McBean, discoverer of Carr found it necessary to re into a compass without computa mining engineer, who spent the supply committee will follow, the Silver Standard,has returned move the center bents of the tion. winter in Vancouver, was a guest giving members who have not from Vancouver, where he has of Dr. and Mrs. Wrinch this temporary bridge on Wednesday. resided for a couple of years. He attended one of these meetings An automatic fire escape has week. Later in the season Mr. The ferry will be in commission been invented in the form of an will stay with the mining game an opportunity to see the inter in Hazelton. Breckon will spend aome time within a day or two, it is expected. endless chain ladder thatdescends looking after his mining interests esting work of preparing sup at the same speed whether one here, but for some weeks he will Methodist Church plies for the front. Ottawa; It is the intention to or more persons are on it. concentrate the men in training be busy with the installation of Rev. W. M. Scott will preach the $90,000 hydro-electric plant Coming Events The extermination of mosqui in Canada in seven camps for the tomorrow evening on the follow at Prince George. Mr. Breckon's April 12—General Meeting of Red toes by bats has proved so suc summer; at London, Niagara, Cross Society.St. Andrew's Hull,8p.m. firm, Ducane.Dutcher & Co., are ing subject: "The Shipwreck of cessful that one Texas city has Petewawa, Valcartier, Hughes, consulting engineers for that Pilate." April 14—Methodist Church Social, in aid of Red Cross, St.