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. HAZELTON, B. CG,

“SATURDAY, MARCH 23, “‘Jo1s

‘PRICE ‘®. o0'A A YEAR. —

‘THE WEER’S :
" HAPPENINGS

ae - AT TELEWA) - .

“(From Our Speciat Corréspendent) .

; "We wish to call attention. to an

. ca “error in‘last week's: news, We
a have it on the word.of Constable
Fairbairn that his hen’ did not die
of eating pins, but of a-pin- -dicitis.

WA. North Bulkley rancher was
“fined five. dollaris « and: costs for
- havi deer meat in his posges-

sion. during. the. ‘closed: “season.
ot Even at that, some of -us might!
not_be inclined to’ think that it

.. Was 80 dear after all:

Bol = ~ The'third car of coal ¥ was. ship-|
ped west this” week... ;
.. Martin Saunders met. with al:

nasty ‘accident this week. Hel’
-had just started work on the new
. bridge, when he. unluekily: got his}
- foot crushed i in the timbers, - «

, The new. bridge over. the Bulk-

“72 Jey ig ‘Tow. likely to be ane ‘aeeom-
* plished faet. ‘A crew js working

“getting the lumber and ‘tiles to}

JIML-MAY-LIES IR.

- thie Bite:

“Joe Bussiriger has taken: a ‘wip?
_ to. ‘the’ States, ‘and - aS little. bita| |

~ -tells- ‘us it.is.with-the express. in-|.
However, Fuad ‘For’ the rection!
~ Many. Telkwaites took an the!

~ tention of bringing back’ a bride.

. 2 wiaaajusiade cat. ‘Smithers ~ this}
- ‘week, and all: pronounced. ites a
_ Bret, ‘suceess,

““ Bteve Young haa sold his enbin||

“to. Guy. Farrow, and i is s thinking
mu going: ‘to the coast.

“The agent, “who: has. beén’ re-
leving Ww. ‘Armstrong. while he}.

hag’ ‘been ona. holiday, had an
' -gecident last week. - He plipped
and trained” his’ throat,

This’ week we ‘Have “to, ‘report
-. a preat Joss: to the ‘community hy|
“the. removal - of Carl Wakefield
cand | “his- family. to the States.
_Carl-is.quite an ‘old: timer i in’ tha|"

_ Bulkley”. Valley, ‘coming ‘in here

' about ten years ago... His jovial

: personality; ‘and happy sihile ‘willl
be missed by -all “who. had the].
good fortune to’ know him... Both
_ ,. he and his wife: have been great
: "workers 'i in the: community, and
~ have, alwaya taken a-great inter-
“est in local-affaits. We wish him
: ‘the: best of luck ‘and hepe'in.a
as “few. years to see him back among

ougtt Good Sum
t a given by the ladies. of
<:lnet Saturday was most
id: was: the meats
tu ing;. together with the sale
7 ‘of shamrocks during: the: ‘day, the
“handsome sum-of “$68.66 to” the
: 2 fonda: of: the Soldiers’ ‘Aid, Ye.
“  déipt: ‘of ; which 4a: acknowledged
- ov by. Secretary. Gran . Great credit
* ia due to: the. organizers: ‘of: the
: repast,. which: ‘Was da{ntily serv=|.

‘ed, and: reflected :‘greatiy”:upon|||
the: ability: of th i

ladies: aa ie

German — Starts Against British Western Line |

ENEMY DRIVEN BACKIN BRILLIANT
~ COUNTER-THUSTS BY BRITISH TROOPS

‘A

“London, Mareh 23:—After a.
most. brilliant “counter - ~ attack,

the British advanced. with: -Jarge
masses of infantry, preceded. by.

emy was driven back at 70 'elock

last” night, ‘says | ‘today’ 8 -official
statement. . :

front, continued last night...

London: March 23 @: 16 | pam. 4):
—The. enemy -has, pierced. the
British line at only: one point on
a 16-mile front, attacking from
Arras: south. The’ battle contin-
ues with unabated: fury, -

and 108) machine gunk. “British
gunners serve ‘the guns wearing
gas masks.” - Rheims has been

which occurred at Doignes, when |

a large number of tanks, the: en- :

* The gr ‘eat battle on the western -

Berlin
- ‘|claima 25,000 prisoners, 300 guns.

heavily shelled.” ”. Sixty German
divisions are, engaged.

The Germiar 8 are firing on —
Paris ‘from: ‘a ; distance of 62,
miles : ‘with - B: new ‘gigantic.
gan, shells. “falling since 8
sin every ‘fifteen-

minutes. “Pen. have *-been
\ killed and. fifteen “wounded. |
An air raid is imminent.

London, i r oh 38 (8: 15 p.m. ):
—The press. and- public opinion |:
are. unanimous if’ ‘the belief that
the western: ‘battle wijl decide
the. war... Wilhelm commands
the Gerinans. - The British line
was penetrated four miles deep
west, of St. Quentin, ‘Germans,
en. ‘masse, : forced their. way into
‘Mory, fifteen ‘miles: below Arras,

They were driven out i in a coun-

‘held. ”
{stubborn.

tercnttack and a a large party of 7
Huns was surrounded. The sky!

is ‘thiek with airplanes, who re-

port colossal slaughter of the:
“| grey-coated masses. . In the north

the British west. of. St. Quentin
fell back to prepared. positions.

British airmen in places massac-

red masses, of. enemy infantry,
expending ammunition and re-
turning many times, ~ The Brit-
ish gung are every few yards, |

Fighting today is greatest in
intensity in two sectors, north-|;
west “of Cambrai, about Bulle-

court, while Hargicourt is the
southern center. « Allied experts
are confident the enemy will bel.
Our defence is amazingly
“The enemy: losses are
beyond description, - .

Hindenburg still boasts that
he will be i in i Pari is by April 1.

UNMARKED GRAVE|

a a Tombstone on His Resting
Place: is Commenced”

James Jasper May, diseoveror
of Cariboo goldfields and hamer’ of

= Antler Creek, pioneer of. pioneers

in ‘this provinee, - ‘lies in an un-
marked” grave in Hazelton cam:
etery.’ = The man, who, with his
hardy - compatriots, Aurned the

woe tide’ ‘of immigration toward Brit-
ish. ‘Columbia, and | ‘opened . the].

eyes : ‘of the ‘world to the: vast Te.
sources: of this northern empire,

mark above his grave, a
- This i is nat Tight. ©

tory’ becanse ‘he ‘made” history:
Generations. hence his name ‘will
be remembered and hig memory
revered, - *’ Therefore it ig fitting
that-a suitable’ monument should
he. erected ' to. preserve: for all

aa time the. ‘remembrance of’ his
_ achievemerits,.-

shall not die, - that’ Bold. marble]:
shall. perpetuate. his deeds, ‘rather.

newspapers, The. Miner, at: the
request. ‘of Jim: May’ 8 friends. ‘and
admirers, will collect funds» ‘con:

a ‘suitable ‘tombatatie! - This willl)

be: an olds cthtien !

Le was bombarded “yesterday

‘His, shame wilt go: down i in “hiss
‘A. German. raider: operating in

the | Pacific Ocean, has been . ‘cap-
tured. and is being towed to thia |.
port, according toa: report: re-|

than: ‘the, tranaltery:. records. ‘of |
ible’ marble, **

tributed ° ‘b these, friends, and.
will. erect over: ‘his: grave Be

purpose. :

Bombard Hun.

Points; Bring

London, March: ‘23: —- Ostend
| British monitors with successful
resulta, . Prior to the bombard-
ment four enemy airplanes were
destroyed by our air squadron,
British. seaplanes: engaged in

veconnaisance- work in Heligoland
bight and attacked" “enemy tine |

sweepers with machine’ gun fire,
All machines returned safely,

Capture Raider"
Of Commerce _
In the: Pacific

A Pacific Port," Mareh: 23: =

reeived from a U. S. cruiser,

‘The eaptured ‘vessel, is: not ta,
large one. :

‘That the. memory, of ‘the man » | invited to aubsertbe:

. Everyone who. jenow Jim May

may. ‘puti in a.dollar to. help ‘pre.
‘in indestruc-

serve - ‘hia: memo
‘He’ has: -anough
friends who: will be proud to sub-
aeribe sufficlens inds for: the

{LOCAL NEWS ae
- Down Planes!

by | -

|Jogeph Naylor. |

Maguire.

‘the: proceeds

- PARAGRAPHS

Items of Personal Interest From
- Hazelton. and’ Surrounding
- District

spent-a day or two in town this
week, returning to Prince Ra-
pert on Thursday.

W, G. Mennie’ came in ‘trom
Babine this week.

March 11, a son to. Mr. and Mrs.

Mrs, R. J. Rock and children
are. visiting.relatives in the south.

_ The pile driver used in the
. |conatruction of the Bulkley bridge

is. being sent to Telkwa, for use

on the new bridge ‘there.

WILL a A “WAR -

- Preparations: are being: made
by the ladies: of. Hazelton to. hold
a “War-Time”’. Banquet on Pri:
day, April 5th. Ca: fo
The comfortable: dining: ‘room
of the. -Omineca Hotel: has been

‘placed at thelr disposal by ‘Mr:
‘Dinter will be hs spread

promptly, at 6: 80 p.m. po
The program ‘and menu: for the] i

banquet will: ‘be. announced next Po

week i in'The: Miner. v ickets for]:
| the, affair, will: “be. “on sale early

“}next weak pt 50° ‘cents -each -for|° ee
; adults, and 26 ce inte for" vhildren,
e ‘which ‘will: be qe

-|NEWS OF THE

of War Fund was a grand suc- -

‘| at the Carr ranch: on Tuesday, «" -

District Forester R. E. Allen!

"| tend the masquerade ball,

" Born—at Hazelton Hospital, on|..

.| noon and returned in the: evening. es

| presented, the Kaleidoscopic. ef-

“TIME” BANQUET),

“| Cards); Comic, | Mra “Kennedy, 2

-WEEK FROM- a
SMITHERS

(From Our Special Correspondent) i
Frank*Maddighan, of Houston
spent the past week in Smithers: :

The northern friends of Miss © - |
Lena Leahrman will be glad" to
learn that she is soon going to be !
a resident of the Bulkley Valley. —
Chas, Barrett is making great
improvements on his ranch this -
spring.

A large number of young
people drove up from, the ‘Lake.
Kathlyw district on Monday. even-
ing toattend the masquerade ball,

J. Green, of Prince Rupert,
was a business visitor this week.

Robt, E, Allen, of, the forest
branch, Prince Rupert, was in.
town this week on department “
business, . .

The echoolehildren’ 3. tea “last
| Saturday in aid of the Prisoners

- }eds3:-finangialty, “netting. $21.65, -.-.
Miss Rorvik, ‘of Prince: Ru-.
pert. ‘attended’ the 2 masquerade. ce
‘ball on “Monday. ae
~ Mrs. Kilpatrick: + was a clsitor

Dr. MeKie paid a professional
visit to Telkwa on Tuesday, - —

A large number of Telkwa .
people drove i in on Monilay t to at.

‘Mr. and Mra, J. ‘Adaina, Mis, ty
Reid and Mrs. Sharpe visited the oe
Carr’ ranch on Sunday. . ee

Mra, J. S. Gray came. in ‘from :
the Carr ranch on Sunday. after. me

Pat Carr spent a few: ‘days i in
town during the week, a
‘The masquerade ball. was a: nde: am
cided-success, | Many quaint and:
handsome costumes from the ith ....
century to the presetit day were wa

fect’ being ‘pleasing: to the eye.
Such an: array of pretty costumes:

was never equalled i in the north-, _
ern interior; The prizewinners -
were; * Ladies’, Mrs. Rogers ns .
dian); Original, - Mrs. Beaton

‘| (Bridget). Gent's, Dy Jennings
(Napoleon); Original, F. Rogera ©:
(Zulu);- Comic, Mr... Greider, :
(Hobo).

‘Owing ‘to the oxigentios
war situation a number: o