$2, oa YEAR.

mi Pome

“The: thoat disastrous’ flocd | in. on ae me

the history of. the: north. tan “Lo 4

_tivera,
‘on: yoad bridges that have | heen
_ in? use" ‘for. years: were carried
“away | “by. the: greatly : wollen

rivers}. .the.: ‘largest bridge. of |}

whieh? was across “the Skeena’
-‘ahout: two miles: above Hazelton.
: The other’ tio were ‘spans. over |:
~ the: Kispicx : river, ° a
*. the. smouth;. near the Indian vil-
._ lage, and the other. “at. Mile . 17,
“on the: ‘Kisplox. “Valley: road.

; and | ‘anecess grows oat.
total : ‘number of btisoriers taken

“Three: governinent: wag. |

“one: cate the

“The |

ig nine thousand. % Great stretches
of new ountryand fresh: villages}
ee Weather|
dahditiGng are ‘unfavorable, heavy! F

een -eapture oe

mist preventing’ airplane.- ‘opera.
tions... ; The. latest -village : eap-
tured i is Catitaing, and, our ‘troops |
are now in ‘the. néighborhood, of);
Boulon. and Mocutves, ‘while sith t+

. Below: ‘Hazelton the damage was [faa
entirely’ to: the loss. af the Grand The’

1 rank’ Pacific Railway, various

a track: awashoitts . aoa
é / alides’ ‘taking place, Of whieh. there |#

_ig very: little detailed information
obtainable, on account. (of ‘inter-
--Tuption. of. all ‘traffic. and -tele-
i graphic communication. Railway
_ officials” “are “unable to say. when
repairs sve contiléted, ‘Bat it]

-been: mt to: both roa bridges Wu
‘the railways eo
« The: most” serious - -¢ondition aa

arising’ ‘Toeally ‘is - “the” “compléte
isolation’ of: the inhabitgnts’ ‘of the
Kispiox Yalley, who will have: to

bu ffer many. incon venien ces | un iti}.

‘the’ government. bridges: are re-|
. ; his. defence. Seemed ‘ighly ‘Bue;

placed.:.

snow in the. ‘mountains; are un:

doubtedly the’ cause of. tlie floods. :
= ‘The weather-. is: {new cooler, the|
-_siiow: has. ‘disappeafed, and: the

_ water: is: ‘falling as:rapidly a

“An official ‘report: -of the. mittiny | Pee
of the 10,000 ‘Russian ° troops. in|.
’ France, published | by the. provi-}".
sional government, gays that sdon| sr
_after:the Russian revolution’ brokels i
outin: Paris there appeared news-

The Germans use
companies of. etisples. and. -con-
valeseents,. who . are’ foreed to

the Soe .

. fight. under the lash...

‘The King: has promoted Byne
to. the: rank 0 of ‘general ‘in. recog: |

vet ‘nition: of chis: =a

fatinguishéd + ser: |
| wiges. in. “th 2 recent operations, ;

Cambrai’ 0 its atbres as the Brit-

inforeeménis 8 F the Ge felt gaint
the « new: British line today. ‘They:

\He thinks it
|hausted: nations * ‘to stop the un-
exampled slaughter. Soldiers are
warned not to allow the generals
to sete “the aims of | the Maxim-

-Stockolnic

“The Germans are stripping.

ish ant Te ton. armies, locked in

a | sheviki proposals,

- producing shells, -

Ss for the ex-

mat is. , said: to be headed for Pet.

rograd ‘with peace proposals, from |.

the. een tral: empires. Socialist del-
epaies will confer, at Stockholm.
German! Newspapers - show . ‘not
:| much enthusiasm aver ‘the Bol-

A great encircling, ate
tack was ‘made yesterday by the

“Rome:

‘Austro- Germans - ‘against Monte
‘| -Méleeta,. but the Italians held all.

‘positions. “The . actiori was pre-

in ceded by a ‘bombardment’ of tear-

The-. enemy

al! forces. were “¢onstantly” renewed,
ag,'| Several: Bositiohs ‘were. taken

more than once. ” Casualties ‘are

heavy.

Berlin: Fighting is progressing

|favorably for -the Austro-Ger-
J.mans, in’ -the: Italian. mountains.
acer : between | the, Brenta. and: Piaye
Ageia

rivers, a _ ee,

“Warm 1 Tains- after heavy. ay

; — TRIUMPHS ©)

: OVER. CRITICIZERS

Lloyd’ George. defended, ‘himself?
in- ‘the House on Monday- against

the. first” serious ‘attack hig ad-.
ministration. has, faced, and: 30

far ag the. ‘commots is ‘concerned.

wo service, .

nolinced:in Paris and the. eondém:

: manne of, the Allies! vast strategy

core Asgaith was sbpbke-|
for’. the. Opposition... His

papers of the most extreme views, | ¢

which. ‘reached: ‘the, Russians and |.
began, a a frantic. Maximaliat. cam: |'

~ Artillery: was turned on

al Sunday in -Hazelton,.and a

hour. in the, evening, . The ad-
dress will- ‘be: delivered by Rev,
RoC. Scatt.:” Mrs. Dalby Mor-
ckill,..
‘consented | to sing. :
vice of the Methodist Chureh has
been withdrawn, all. are. cordially

[given to Hazelton Hospital,
“e.  Soliters td

fed: §.-Gline,. Wan, ant, “Wm.

ral Wattie and. H, Wele

“ode: Ke. Prost -has: “resigned the
secretaryship, and: H,:F. Glassey‘
{has‘resigned -froni‘the. ‘committee
| prior: to- hig: expected: departure |
from. Hazelton,” eee

- Hospital Sunday : oes
‘Sunday, Dee, 2, will be Hospit-

- |Special ‘service will - “be. held ‘in|
oo “18ty Peter’s ‘Chureh, at the igual

of. Vancouver, has. kindly-
AS the ger-

. [invited to. attend: ‘the = ‘combined.
The offertory: will. be|
1 :  @arried the seow ag. ‘fay as: Kitge-
guecla, wherg; ita - crew had.-to/.
- abandon it,’ The Tass: ‘of. the ferry’

A ‘the: * means. that wagon road. commun:
i aid held last. week! the following!

new committeem en were appoiat-.

FERRY: Scow WENT...

- DOWN ‘RIVER’ YESTERDAY 7

Took Crew With. it---Means Loss
“To Ranchers .

The ferry stow Tarmerly uded
an the Bulkley, which, was to have
been placed i in commission. on the
Skeena to relieve the situation
resulting: from the wreck of the
Skeena bridge, Broke away while
George Beirnes. and. Frank Mar-
tin were -sworking ik across. the}
Bilkley. The heavy. ‘eurrent

ication with: the: west side of the

cannot’ be’ restored for some time.
The canoe feriy i is’ in operation, |.
however, . and passengers can
cross ‘witnout difenity, - oS

Masquerade. Ball
Through the - dsttrangement}

I. of plana: caused” by”. ntertuption | n
@|: vey
of the train pootvlca the masquer-|'
a ye a

a zelton.”

; “Tommy.

Tess of Person
Hazelton and Surrounding
_ District.

Pete Slavin came down from
Houston. on Thursday. -

TT Dunlop, road superinten- -
dent, arrived:fro Smithers on .
Tuesday, oe os

- D, J. ‘Williams, superintendent
of the Rocher de Boule mine, was
a business visitor. in -town this ;

a week,

BE R. “Alexander, representing: i”
F..G. Dawson, Ltu.; of Prinee....
Rupert, eame in-from ‘the east 0 on “s
Thursday. 7 ae

FP Maguire, who. went to”

-; Prinee’ Rupert fast week, on bus: "

iness, is one of the ‘unfortanates -
held up by the washouts.

“George Beirnes + and -- Frank
Martin have secured the contiact:

to move'the: old Bulkley ferry. |”

scow -from the. Bulkley, bridge: to
the Skeéna ferry,. opposite Ha-

George McBean and Martin

Cain are in. from the. Golden a
‘On account-of -::

-Wonder. group.
bad weather they. have laid off
for: afew days: from their. sinking:

contract.on-the property, which: ig. -
being. operated by M, W. Suther- .

land,”

On Boys f in Hat -

The marriage . was ‘recently :

solemnized in England: of Lieut...

_ Brewer, | a ’ popular :
‘| Hazelton: man, of. the 16th-Cana- a
dian. Scottish, ‘and Miss ‘George,
of- The’ Elms, Cheain Rd.; »Satton,. Lo
Surrer England, nS

-G, Middleton, af the 16th _
Cahedian Seattish, has been- recs
ommended fora commission. :

~ Pte, C. 8. Blaby, of: Strath.

cona’ Horse,’ ‘has: been recom.
mended by: Major-Gen,

Turner, =.
v. C., fora commission, *

“Pte, GW, ‘English. writes that:
atl'the Hazelton boys i in. ‘the Ast

Pioneers are well, SS
Skeena and. “the Kigpiox. Walley :

Victory Loan: Meeting
“A mass meeting of Teles ‘in