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“PRICE $2.00 A. YEAR

of American Troops ©
: Overseas.
Washingt pril 16: Colonel

: : Roosevelt ad tesa new law
a - authorizing : ‘the: enlistment of an

i oe men; “Under this act,’’-he says,.
i fT should bey leave to raise for
_ immediate’ ‘service overseas ‘with
“the: ‘first expeditionary’ fore, an
infantry division of. three’ three-
~~ vegiment . brigades -and.one divi-
sional brigadé of cavalry, togethier
with an attillery. brigade, a regi-
ment of engineers, a. tnotoreyele
o . machine: ON: regiment, - ‘an aero
me squadron, a signal Corps, the sti tip-
~, ply:service,ete,. Ishould request
the war department for the detail

+ .ob-say twa afficers to every thou-
; sand men, I-believé.that acting
und the direction and with the
® : . of “the ‘department. T could
4B "raise: the division and.‘have it
~*. Peady to begin shipment ta Franea
in “two..ar. ‘three. months. . “My
“a. $dea. wotild be to’ ‘have the inten-
. Bive training in, gas- work, bomb

rath
~ and: larger. plots of ground. jmore
‘good use. .The soil and: climat,

‘ TeODy WOUDLEAD ARMY)

. . Ee President May Take Division |:

DEMORALIZA TION SPREADS AMONG HUNS.-: oo
| BRI TISH GAIN. TWO VIC TORIES OVER TURKS

. “- expeditionary force. of 100,000

throwing,” bayonet fighting and
trench” “work . given ip. France. |.
They would: then. be" Sent to thef

oe and, Ostet aainod more & eerorind i a

"OF. Hazelton: are unexcelled: for 5

cthe growing of flowers. and vege |g se
tables, : and the friendly rivaliy |:
mateur Lene should |

tis oe ‘Seventy-4 -seven square
miles of France | have: beén ‘re-
claimed. from the invader by. five

days of continuous smashing. by

Nivelle’a° men, who, shave“ now

three- quarters. of. ‘annile to four
fall. miles. A ‘score of villages
and’ towns have been taken | sin 2
Monday. “The, German losses are
staggering. Two ‘complete divi-
sions of ! forty “thousand. _men,

whieh ; made | a counters ttack on

ee

J uvineourt, were: literally wi iped

out. ‘by the: French ar tillery’ alone.

“. Demoralizattion ‘ is "spreading

atone the Sermani, even among

— to: the: ling, ‘are un availing: in

-atopping® thé advante:: The: battle:
: “1th “war are general.

progressed over a front of early
forty miles’ to- a depth of frgm |

‘ another victory overs the ‘Turks, | °

half miles. ©

me Great massés of | ”
“4 reinforcements; f purtiedly: ished}

‘the many: ‘cannot hold’ out ‘against. the

tecamp’ as: having reached. the
proportions of a great success.
The utmost strategic importance
is attached to. ‘the formidable po-
sitions captured there, - 4

7 Blais reports that the
British have | pained ground in.
the nelghiorhdod of Villers- Guis-
lain.

“London: :

Generai_ M rray, ‘resuming ‘his
march to Jerusalem, hus achieved

His forees ‘eaptaced the Turkish
positions on'a‘front of six “anda

Complete rout: of tha Turkish |:
eighteenth. army, corps and an-
othe: advatice | ‘An’ Mesopotamia,
orth if: "Bagdad were reported
today, ere
Pr edictions of ‘an eauly: end to!
“The: Lon:

1 | doin: press, is of opinion, ‘that Ger-|

-| Allies mueh longer,. ‘The % Vater:

_ signation.

and faces g grave 2 internal dancers,
| while Turkey, Bulgaria and Aus-
tria are believed to. be seeking
separate peace.” It is thought
the German- scheme for peace
| with Russia has collapsed.

‘A neutral diplomat, just arrived
at Geneva f rom Berlin, says the
‘Germans will be without | wheat
and potatoes, within four to six
weeks, ,

Buenos: Aires: The German
rebellion in Brazil is growing ser-
ious. |
“Rome: “ ‘The Huns are said to
be using their dead in fertilizer
plants.” Popé Benedict i is horri-
fied and has. expressed deep in-

‘Washington: - No separate
peace will be’ considéred by . the
US. “The president's - plan. for
conscription will’ ‘be pushed ahead

jot all other legislation: —_

af ae of Vailly,|?

erneer ate Feorh
the St. fuente Rising

= finish...
Sun: new. battalions and: ‘massed |
_| them around Lens. and “Loos, to|
“ replace those ‘captured by ‘the

The enemy has brongnt

sending. shells into. Lieven, Bois

urbs. of Lens.

, ‘with 3 a tore fo

; | wounded { in. the Airas battle’ are
ag | LwWic ce those-of. the. British.:
‘troops, captured: 280: ‘enemy guns.

‘ha

S "publicly horsewhipped and others

ambessador ‘in: Petrograd reports
- there i is | nottheslighLeat possibility
Of Russia listen eto Teutonic

overtures. for & eparate pence,

‘British, and! German guns are

eS, and ‘the sub-
Kast af Arras their
e:against Mon-
‘are al answering
idable fi bombard: |

de Raumont, Ait

i atteties are a
.fehy..’ ‘The, Bri

ment.” es
“The enemy’ ;] roses i in dead and

- Our!)

5 Amsterdam: 5
vé-broken in -Constanti-;
nople : “Two German officers were

“| hissed... ‘Hatred ‘of the Teutons |

{has become: exceedingly . itter,.

.” Washington: The: American

The’ door of the’ naval affairs

19; Danish, 5; Dutch, 13; Greek.8
Spanish, 2; ‘A gentine, 1; ‘Be

NEUTRAL LOSSES...
oa BY HUN SUBS
- Washington, April 16: —German
submarines have sunk during the

“war a grand total of 686° neutral:

vessels, including. nintee? Ameri-.
can,and have attacked unsuccess-
fully. seyenty-nineé others, includ-
ing eight American, according to |’

[an official tabulation given out'at| ’

the state department . completed | .
up to: April 3. Since the German,
war’ zone went ‘into © “effect: - on
| Pebraar y 1 tore than one-third
of. the veasels sunk’ have ‘been
neutral. : :

Pha ‘department's statement

follows:'
‘nti-German riots | os

“Information has been received
by: the. department that: since the
beginning “of the war, including
April 8;. a“.total ‘of* 686. neutral
vessels’ Hayes, heen sunk by- Ger-
man submiitinés,: as follows:
“Norwegian, 410; Swedish, 111,
Dutch, 61; ‘Greek, 50; Spanish, 83;
American,” 19} Peruvian, 1; Ar-|
gentine; 1 “Total: 686. :

‘Neutral. vessels attacked ‘and
escaped? Norwegian, 32: Swedish,

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

: passengers.

stable here, ~ has joined ‘the 6th.

ms | tion: with the public.s school. ,

": [the forestry service were ; exami:
= ined,-here. on- Monday - by H® S’
| Irwin,- of the. forest brengh meee

+ {residents:will be invited. to.c0-op~"

| will, "have. charge’ a
trails, bildges, ete :

Items Of General. Interest. From
Hazelton and Surrounid--
ing ‘District -

—®P, Slavin was ‘down from Hous.
ton on Monday. ye ie Ts
School Inspecton Lord was here i
‘during the week. wae

J. Gillespie, of, Telkwa, “was
here early i in the weet, So

‘Hy Martin is preparing to leave: :
for his ranch up the Skeena, *. -

J. McKenna, of Burns Lake, .
was among. Sanday’ s incoming

- Steelheads’ are reported | to be se
running in good numbers ‘jn. the .
Kispiox river.

Mrs. K. F. Birchall, of rs : :
Essington, was one of Wednes- oy
day's arrivals, 7)

” Rod.. McCrimmon, who'has been”:
at Telkwa during the winter, re-
turned to Hazelton on Sunday.

H..s. Lavery, formerly - con-

Field Company, canadian. Bigin’
eer
-The'school trustees call ‘atten-
tion to the need for funds to de- . -
“| fray various expenses in scotlnec- 7

“The tennis club met on ‘Monday.
evening, and organizéd for, the
seagon.. The court will be placed - »
in condition for playing: without :
delay... ’: :

Ten candidates for positions

An.

quarters... Sa

- The propo of ‘some ot our =
neigbors ta remove the govern:
ment offices’ from Hazelton WAS
brought “ “before the Provincial , o
povernment - this © week.’ The?"
ministers have not yet given an
answer, neyo

hes, et Mitte! vr

* Spring” Cleaning Begins” no
Many of; the townspeople have. os
already, begun the work: of clean: a3
ing up ‘their. premises. and “sur :
roundings, and Hazelton: should “
soon present’ a “neat appeara!
oneé more. | The. Proiress: ‘Clab:
on Tuesday evening: ‘appointed:
committee to interview the health.
officials and ‘police with, a. view o.

improving, : ‘the sanitation » and: .
cleanlinéss “of ithe “town:

erate in’ ‘the’ ‘movement,

“New. ‘Work ke Engine 7
Oh Le Carruthers ‘has: been’ ‘ap.
pointed: public: works - engineer -
for district No. %, which: comprises
the electoral districts of Omineca,