" naval battle has taken place in the Black Sea.

. the Germans attacked these towns

. Wednesday and Thursday the
battle line, finally repulsed the German offensive movement, on).
 Dixmude and Nieuport,

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Exceedingly heavy
firing, lasting for a considerable time, is reported,
The French forces are now firmly established in Alsace, -

Over a million and a half Belgians, fleeing from the. ruin “and |

desolation wrought by the Germans, have taken refuge i in Holland:
and England.

An official statement from Tokyo tells of the occupation by the |}

Japanese of important German islands in.the Ladrone, Marshall,
and Caroline groups, in the South Pacifie.

It is reported in Paris that General von Moltke, the Kaiser's
chief of staff, is dead at a hospital at Secamp,. near Havre. _His
absence from the front gave rise to the previous rumor that he had
been superseded.

‘The Russian government, which has a monopoly of the liquor
traffic of the empire, will abandon the manufacture and gale of
vodka, owing to the good results of the temporary wartime pro-
hibition, - -

Victoria, Oct. 21:—Colonel Roy, commanding British Columbia
military district, has retired, Major Ogilvie, of Victoria, id in
charge tempovrarily.

London, Oct. 22.—The official statement issued in n Paris last
night says the enemy continued to make vigorous assaults but were

- again beaten back, with éonsiderable loss, the Allies holding their

positions all along the line. The Belgian army, which is now co-
operating directly with the French and British, especially distin-
guished itgelf,

All the day’s reports of fighting i in Belgium, where the Ger-
mans have been attempting to gain ground on the coast, apree that
the enemy sustained a reverse and arein retreat. British warships
shelled villages near the coast which were in the hands of Ger-
mans. The fleet did effective work in co-operation with land
forces. Sixteen hundred’ Germans, engaged in digging: trenches
by night, were killed by shells from the ships.

Two German airships were brought down on the Belgian coast.

Intercepted German reports state that during the advance
towards Dunkirk their forces were attacked by a large and unex-
pected body of troops and were shelled by warships, being ecom-
pelled to fall back on Ostend, All available German troops are
being hurried from various points.in Belgium to Nieuport,

A late report states that the Germans were defeated i in an en:
agement six miles from Ostend,

Reports from German sources say Zeppelin sheds are being
built at Tonderin, in Schleswig, and at Bostock, on the Warno,
near the Baltic;

An English correspondent at the front says the Germans ‘ad-
vancing towards the Channel have met with the greatest surprise
of the war and have retreated to Ostend, That the latter: -city has
been retaken by the Allies is denied,

A despatch from Ghent says the result of the fighting near the
Belgian coast has caused great anxiety among German, officers, one
of whom, a general, committed suicide yesterday, Festivitles an-
Nounced in celebration ‘of German successes have been suddenly
cancelled,

A midnight despatch from - Petrograd says it is officially. an:

~ nounced that a large German force marching on Warsaw has been

defeated by the Russians and is in full ‘fight, leaving many wound-
ed on the feld. A large number of prisoners was taken. :
Russians are in pursuit, In Galicia the situation rermalns favorable
to the Russian army.
‘In- their defeat north of the river Pilitza, in Russia, the
Germans abandoned positions they had fortified in their advance,
The Russians are assuming the offensive in the - *repion south of
Przemysl. Lo¢

A Copenhagen report says an engagement was fought between

a Russian or British submarine and German torpedo craft, in. the
Baltic. No result is known, ;

Typhoid is reported epidemic among the German troops in
Belgium and France,

The King and Lord Kitchener will review the Canadian troops
at. an early date. Colonel - Hughes had a conference with Lord
Kitchener yesterday.

Vancouver, Oct. 22:—British Columbia's share in 1 the. gecond
contingent is limited to 2,000 men. This ig disappointing to
Vancouver, but the Ottawa authorities say that alarger number will
be accepted from this province when’ Lord Kitchener’ F wishes are
known.

London, Oct. 23:— From the Beigian coast to La Bassee, near
Lille, the Germans resumed their violent attacks yesterday, All
were repulsed with loss to the enemy, says the official statement;
In Argonne and 10 the horth of Verdun the Allies have gained
additional ground.

One of the AlHes’ commanders on the Belgian border says the
Anglo-French troops will probably be i in --Brussela ina fortnight,
and certainly in a month,

. _ An official Petrograd despatch. says the Russians have again
defeated the German forces near. Warsaw, taking 2,000 prisoners,

Great Britain has completed twenty-two new warships, ranging
in size from submarines. to dreadnaughts, sinee the opening of the
war.

Two trainloads of wounded from the recent severe engagement
at Nieuport and Dixmude have arrived in London. On, Tuesday
with great force, gaiping the]
advantage at first. but being. finally completely routed. ..7- In their
retreat they left many dead ‘and wounded. The loss on n both bidea

was heavy. -

Official reports show that in the severe fighting n near Ostend on-
Belgian army, now part of the Allies’

“Bleven British warships again shelled ‘the. Germaiy forces. "on
Wednesday, killing General von ‘Tripp and hig sta; who were: at}.
anne hom ii be fe 70

The bombardment tween Ostend-and Nia ort KEI] con
ith:the Germans firing from nord’ Nieuport trom : Niéu-,
“British: aviators ae’ directs
The. faval, méckamanshl) is.

jort;Aand the British from warshipg. :
ing the artillery fire of the Allies
Baid to be aisle ;

The.

TL (OCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS]

Harry Marment, of Fraiicois
lake, is in town for a few days.

Smithers on Tuesday, for a busi-
negs visit.

J. H, Sproule, of Dawson, was
among the week’s arrivals in
Hazelton.

F. W. Valleau returned on
Monday from the Omineca river
district,

of Skeena Crossing, were here.
on Wednesday, | ,

‘J. E, Oppenheimer and D. J,
Williams, of the Rocher de Boule,
were up from Skeena Crossing
oe Thursday,

The new ferry across the
Skeena at Hazelton is proving
a great convenience to ranchers
and townspeople.

Prospectors in this district
have now left the hills for the
season. As usual, many will
winter in Hazelton. .

Many townspeople are replac-
ing with brick chimneys the
meta] flues formerly used, greatly
reducing the fire risk,

Game Warden Burrington has
succeeded in. ‘stopping the sale of
grouse, formerly. a regular prac-
tice with the Indians,

Dr. Stone: returned on Wed-
nesday from ‘Clinton, where he
‘was a witness in the trial of Nick
Popovich for murder,

” Manager MacCormick hear men
and teams engaged in excavating
for a larger “cellar: under R,
Cunningham &'Son’a big’ ‘store,

TW. Brawer, forest ranger

+1 frat day of Decent

Thursday.

Ootaa districts... +

on Tuesday..
muddy,

part of the season,

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

before Magistrate ©

the investigation with his acens-
tomed | thoroughness, presented
considerable evidence inculpating
the prisoner, who was committed

for trial at the next Prinéa Rup-
Twenty witnesses %

ert. ‘agsizes.
were examined. —

May, will be taken to New West F

minster to await trial, The date

of the asalzes has not yet been

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