-» PRICE $2.00 A, YEAR

oy, ‘Various: ‘Properties:in Ha-

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“zeltoni District |

Work “On. the Debehture' gtoup |:
“ is now in progresd, and’ two. shifts].

"Sob. 400: feet, -
1: a ‘managing director, who. arrived

~ ‘tention of: working. thvee'shifts.
- The new: ‘eamps,, which ¢ are: ‘com-
” modious’: and “well: .constricted,
Oo are nearly - ‘finished:
. Grew aldo is nearly.through swith |
Tits ‘work, ®
x | Mr.’ Rea. ‘brow ght
ot ‘samples from the big--ore show-
"Ing, and” yesterday, received: ag!"
’ says of-over, $120. on‘ the. high-
. grade ¢ ore;- while’ ‘the: second-class:
... 0f@‘is Bleo above. what ordinarily}:
“is considered the: “pay: limit... oA
general: ‘average of thie: maiti: ‘vein.
- gives very satisfactory - ‘values.
- “The lead “Percentage-is very. high |.
‘. and’'the’: “ote is’ “practically. free|*
a, From’ zine, ete
“Tn opening, ‘up: the property the
{ © Debenture: company. is making al:
he good: récord for speed ‘and results, |

ooking: out a route fora

fon. View. ‘have’ ‘been finished and!
oe the: ‘water. ayatem. installed, Nine|;

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‘The. Progesh os Clb ins 3 inang:
" . Nvated’a library. for.:the use. of
- ‘the people: of the: ‘town, . ‘The 400]

Wi
Bib Ve
Hr AMONG THE MINING 4ENIDD

a {News oF Develppment From| §

tle. are ‘driving the-new tunnel. with 3
" will tap the: main, Jead at'a ‘depth ,
‘T ‘H.. Rea, the]

mS, “ing: out. more men, ‘with: "thé. int
brought | up ‘materials. and: guns,

‘| other big attack, “and at. 8: 30 « 0’-.
i. diverage|: alate arany

of. the villages: of Longueval and|

and ‘the Piercing. of ‘the. German

mipleted | th
eye: of: the. claims, and’ BIG

line of: defenees,and after having’.
the . British: were, ‘ready for ane

‘the |

morning,”

assault secomplished the. taking

Bazentine-le-grand, the’ ‘retaking’

of Trones wood and the “gainkng:

of ground beyond Contalmaison,

y pole.

of at!

Bazentine-le-Petit ‘wood. -whare | bat
the Gerthens are atill holding out,

-Britich Headquarters, -Franesa
‘After: ‘their’ mettiodieal day-by- val, :
day. approachés to within striking. ho na
distance. af the “second. German Low

; any part of: thei

infantry werd sent forward. ‘Thel, .

: becoming mio And ia more import.

‘wood. a the right bank of the

| gained the Stok) od river, where |

been cleared’ Gr
Farther: to thé’ south a -baitle

Lon: the: lowe ‘Stripa; whete the
mer and: flaii

Gertaan ‘in fe
- Operationia. inthe Caucasus are|

é entire Austro-

a bro‘ight: ‘up-  reinforcennenits to of

|meet’ the Turke who drove thm

_ active j in. the Souville sector, we

ront 8 slice they

the ativgele ntinves desperate. |
Thy. The: right bank. has now

2 Freneh 4 Fortress j is being ; -consis-

of almost equal intensity i israging | ..:

Russians ‘aré: aftiking north | in an
effort: to crush aneral-von Both-

fin the wreckage, ~> eee

: alist the i impriéonment. of their

Meus artillery fighting’ was very

"The offensive of the
‘| Entente, Allies on ‘the: “western |~
‘Front: has ‘Not. caused. the with-
diawal ‘of. a -Bingle ” ‘man. or: ‘a
single gun. from: ‘the. ‘Verdun
front,: where ° the attack on the

tently and: ‘Successfully Dressed,

© Tome:
telleto- ‘Lofano - region hag | been |
blown.’ up. by the italian an en-

tire: Austrian force bei. buried

“A summit i in ‘the Gas.

“ Agbtardanit Ae 2 protest a-

;fentn songs, oe

|~ Berlin:

gave 2 Germans 7 ue

volumes. of-the. Hazelton Library | =
and Miners" Inatitute, which dates!
7 ‘from: 1881, hav ‘been | ‘turned over
~ ‘to the, Club: by Rev. John’ Field,
“who has heen: their’: custodian,
: Other. donations: Of -bobks ‘have
m ‘been promjsed,. Working plang
for the: library i

; ing Btrong poaltions i in. “the Adige}.
qwallley, were driven back: olin dig-
fe order, with: heavy:. losaes, ‘The
: ‘Italians have partly regained the

ground: ‘lost: on July “10, onthe!

Gera”

t Calais yesterday:

Canada : for 24 ‘years without ‘bet
coming’ a citizen, used ‘violent and
Reditious latiguage on ‘Tiieaday,/
Next day. he was: brought: bafore

i -being ‘Dr: ‘Weinch, ‘and’ R,-S. Sargdnt,
ee “considered, a 13. Pla: and: WAS: given six. months

; at bard ‘Tabor... caer ue ae
Ronie: “The Austrians, attaeke a

Pieco,: ‘the mail carrier -wha- hag):
‘been ‘missing since. November,
had perished in. @ Snowslide, was
confirmed ‘by’ the: ‘finding of. the),
i body, . : fa
‘| iailes: from: Cronini‘s’ camp, -.Con-
it} stable. Kelly's “report: ‘satisfied
>| Deputy-Coroner Playerths at death.
‘resulted. accidently in. a showslide
“anne Inqliest waa i itd,

ae ”
. Sonibarded the rollitary encamp- B

“Deserved His Sentence | :
“Robert ‘Batt, ‘who has. lived. in

ne Picco’ 8 ‘Bolly Found.
The ‘police’ theory. that: Joseph]

near the trail; 4,

nd’: “2h

on IMPROVEMENT. ING oe.

‘ ‘The , Northern “Te Telephone Co.
has. just: ordered : ‘a mew. central
exchange switch board of: the most

modérn.: type, tobe ingtalled i ‘in|!
the: company! ig prémises: ‘here for
the service of. the. district’ ‘com-
oe prised: by ‘this. tow ‘New. Hazel-|-

: {ton, South: Hazelta “Two-Mile,
the Valley and the ‘surrounding
mines:
private lines for busitieas concerns;
‘ofall’ kinds, : while: private, real-.
denees. ‘will .
party-line sérvice similar. to‘that |S
adopted i in large cities: -
linas will.‘ connect ‘divectly.. with
the central switchboard, ‘at: which
an operator will be on ‘duty ‘at. all
|| times; :and - each subscriber: will |
va only‘one shortring | ::
to. obtain: immediate. communien- tg
tion ‘with’'e ‘any other subscriber on |“
The “COMpany: ex Mi
gervied i in| eordl

‘require té

‘ak, [the ayetent. ..

__ FELEPHONE | SERVICE

“At. will. provide séparate

be givenia cheaper.

subscribers,: and when: that. num-

are received: ‘by the. company,’ ;

raupity:: ate. to’ be congratulated |
on.this neat i Amprgve
service, : reer

: Thewelier rani 8°

“Alb the! sy

' SOGKOYa
er Skeena’ has opened: and: salmon
are Becoming plentif +

grows, ‘The ‘unit now: ‘ordered’ by|
the.compiiny provides for ‘thirty |:

ber is connected the: subsequent
applicants will.be obliged. to; wait
until another. unit is added'to the
board, Applications will be: dealt
with: fa. the order in: which they

Both: ‘the company and the. com

J LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS:
4 Items: Of General Interest. From a 2
Hazelton and Date a

||the week's visitors." a

: George Dover was up “from
_ | Terrace on. Monday, .

a. M. Belrnes returned: yeater-_. no
day. from : a trip to Pacific, -.:.°."

C ‘R, O'Hara has been appoint::: :
éd deputy’ mining Fecorder’ at .
Buras Lake, fot i ciel

BiB: Spalding, the
erator, returned to Prince Rupert ae
on- Tuesday... ae

‘John. and. EF Ww Finnigan, of r
Francois Lake,.were in: ‘Hazelton
during. the week. 2

' Dr: Sager went | up. to. Smithers
on: Wednesday,
‘ly. take charge of. Dr. Maclean’ a.
Practice for & short time. >:

- Miag Daisy Macdonald, of. Sar- °
dis, ‘arrived. on ‘Wednesday, ‘to.
attend: the. training’ School for
nursed at Hazelton: Hospital,” ,

AL P, Mek enzie,of: Vancouver;
Tis here for a-day or. two, on: his.
way to First - Cabin. “
operator. is: ‘accompanied, by. hi

Shek: Ge Robinson has Teceivéd ~
ta a temporary, appointments aa game -
warden, : in. place of Gilbert Bur . .
” Trhigton,: “who, went’ to the’ front’

ni th

+B. Ci,” “returned to the
Tuesday, after “span
a [days i in this district.

“Board Elects New Officers: os
AE ‘the quarterly» ‘miebting ‘of.
the Board of Tradé,held. on Tues.
day evening, a large’ number, of -
/new.members was elected. - The :
lection of o cers was postyoned _
until last evening, in order: that.
thenewly-elected migmbers. might .
vote.”
} ance at; the election, . which’ 88. mor
held in the. Progress Glub Yoonis..”
‘the |20d.. considerable’ interest’ was.
"| manifested, . The officers, elected”
by: acclamation, | are:. President,
A. R: Macdonald; Vice-president, “
| He H. Little; Secretary, J; O'Shea,
Thera ‘was. pood | list. of candi- oy
‘ dates for. the ‘Council, the follow- 7
ing: being declared slected after. -
| a: close contest: Dr. H, C. Wrineh, ee

_ ing District

ining: Op: -

‘Hewill probab-’ -

The: new. ws

Marly: riewspapers ode. wd
réelare’ a resumption, of. the Bub-
3 marine ‘campaign’ is, jecessary to

ivers ty.

There ‘was 8 good. attend- a