VOL. VI, 'No. 4V.

”.S-vand) treasurér, pro tem. '. Clirie,.Mes. Sealy, and Harry

oot Taylor. were elected members of the! ‘executive. .

“ready. by. thut: ‘time,

_HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917

PRICE $2.00 4 YEAR

~ SALVADOR DESTROYED

- South American City of Sixty ‘ Thousand Demolished _

By Convulsion

"San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua: San Salvador, capital of the. re-|- publie of Salvador, with a popu-

‘lation of more than 60,000, has ’ been destroyed. Complete details.

as’ to the manner in which the city, was wiped out have not been received, but it is regarded ; as

2. certain. that its its ‘demolition |:

was the Fesult of an: earthgiiake or voleanic eruption.

‘The Conscription Issue

Ottawa, June 8:—Laurier re- fises: to join in, the coalition” pro- posed _by, Premier Borden, the conscription - policy ‘being the ‘ stumbling-block. The premier’s

+ | geleetive conscription and coali-

tion policies were endorsed by Lhe ‘ Conservative caucus, and the government will go ahead, ‘being assured of a congeription majority of at least 35. . An attempt will ‘he made to form a coalition gov- - “ernment viving representation to © Gonderipionist Liberals.

' Alberta Elections Calgary, June -8:—In the gen- : “eral: ‘provincial election yesterday

. the Liberals’ were * returned * tg]

: power, with ..88 ‘seats against 18 ior the the Conservatives. .

a Gave Liquor’ to. Indians. |

’ ‘Nicolini appeared before Magis- ui trate Hoskins yesterday, charged -with supplying liquor to Indians. - They pleaded not guilty, ‘but the - police. produced conclusive evi- _ dence against them,and Deleouch was fined. $250 or five months’ imprisonment, while Nicolini, who ‘played a secondary part in the _ matter, was fined. $100. or two ‘months in jail:.. The ‘district : ‘ puthorities are determined to _ stamp: out: ‘the evil of supplying " liquor-to natives, ifthe penalties

\ ~)-preseribed by the Jaw will avail,

.. The. Red Cross" “At a well-attended meeting of _ the Hazelton Red Cross executive

20M, Tuesday. evening vacancies “* “were filled . by’ the. election of

Mrs. Chas, Reid as 2nd vice- pres- ident, Mrs. W. W. Anderson as

~" 8yd vice president, and by com-

bining the offices of secretary Mrs.

“A. further. sum. of $90 was

i ordered ;: Bent .to” headquarters, . “Satis etory:; ‘reports were pre- «sented: by. comrnittees.

‘The ‘gar- aking a

nt: committee ‘is - cial appeal for’ socks to be

oa ¢ fapleted by July 1, ‘ag an extra

effort: ‘ia .belng™’ made | ‘all over fy ‘-Cahada: “to: ‘have: large ahipmenta All ‘ladies

-lreached more than 6000.

oi Two ‘Italians giving.the names |’ "of | Dominie Delcouch and Alvon

‘London: oners captured. by the: British since the beginning of the new drive in’ Belgium yesterday has No estimate of. the number of guns| -

‘captured has yet been made, but

several German batteries were captured intact. Prisoners say

scores of German guns were des-

‘troyed by the British bombard-

ment,

Three counterattacks delivered by the enemy in great force last night were broken up. the retreat of troops opposed to toy the British.

Our: acrial- operations. over Bele gium continue:

tacks. were appalling, -

Berlin admits |

Three enemy

: planes were: put out of action

near Dixmude, ©

Vast numbers of German troops] § are being rushed forward by|- Hindenburg in an effort to stem

The number of pris-,

German losses in counter-at- ;

the British advance, whith has! St

swept over the heights dominat- ing the plain of Lille and threat-

the great, industrial section of northern France.

oe

Ottawa: is ready.

The conscription bill There will be no regis-.

ens to sweep the Teutons from |:

tration, every; man between 20 and 45 beingipresumed eligible. Those who do not report to the exemption boards willbe consid- ered eligible to serve and will be subject to ¢all; Wide powers will be given to “non- partisan ‘exemp- tion boards to felieve those whose services in Canada are essential.

Udine: formidable concentration of men

Austria has made a

on the. Italian. front by. withdraw- ing forees from the Russian line, The - Italians are now: confronted by two thirds. of the. entire Aus- trian army.

Paris: Heavy ‘fighting contin- ued throughout the night below

~ Quentin. - German infantry

BRITISH ADVANCING IN BELGIUM

TAKE SIX THOUSAND PRISONERS IN ONE DAY ~ CANADA ’S CONSCRIPTION MEA SURE READY

attacks between St. Quentin and La Fere were repulsed. -

‘London: General Pershing and staff have arrived, escorted by American destroyers. ‘They re- ceived a hearty welcome.

Churebill i ig now chairman of of the British air board. —

One hundred A merican aviators] | have arrived in France. ’

A revolt which has broken out in Bohemia is regarded as most fortunate for the Allies,as it will expose to the Russian pacifists the true state of affairs in the Teutonte nations:

New York: Britons in the U. S, are. making a rush to enlist. The New Yor i office wasswamped

" ‘an. “the it ist day ‘and Ottawa. was

. Ganadian |. : Canadian “Scottish, has heen a

called upon for. Kelp.

recruiting offices have been open-

ed. in St. Paul’and Minneapolis.

Detroit: Henry Ford has dis- charged all employees between, 21° and: 81. who could not show registration cards.

GALLOWAY. FOR © THIS DISTRICT

Victoria, ‘June 4;—The fist of the. ‘district! engineers to be ap- pointed, under the provisions of

the mineral survey act of the late session has been named by the government, Mr. John D. Galio- way, assistant mineralogist in the. department “here for some years, a competent mining en- gineer.and a graduate: of ‘McGill, has’ been appointed engineer for the northeastern mineral survey district, which | comprises . the mining © divisions -of. Omineca, Peace River, Cariboo -and, Ques- nel, with headquarters 2 at Hazel-| ton,

The act divides: the province

poiritments: will be made," ‘but . | with - the exception of Mr. Gallo- way ‘there will. be no: further appointments ‘made for Some time, it-ig tated. Not that: the minister of mines tas: not received applications for the positions; for, as & matter : of. fact: a. perfect

sent in by those, seeking offica..: ‘The position of district’ engineer will'bé no sinecure, - The. act re-

| quires-him' to-carry, on a. continu- |.

ous mineral survey of his district,

{keep complete records and plana|:

thereof . “and. ‘submit: continvows |: reports ‘to. the’ ‘deppirtmerjt,-and

"Eels perform

into” aix districts, for which: ap}:

deluge of applications have: been

: “| vequired by the: -act, assist the

prospectors: by | furnishing them

{with. needed information, exam-

ining and testing their samples of ore, report upon the necessity or otherwise and ‘gost .of roads, trails, -ete, and. direct drilling operatioris under. the govern- ment’s plan of \ testing mineral properties, ete. .

‘Hon. Mr. Sloan, - minister of mines, ‘ stated that-he considered the department fortunate in’ be- ing able to secure the services of a man 80 eminently qualified to fill the position.as. Mr. Galloway.

&” County: Court

Judge - Young arrived from {Prince Rupert : on Wednesday and in the evening. held: a sitting of the-county court to- try. various auits for wages, ete,, | apainst E. P.' Spalding, . who for some ‘time operated the Amargosa prop- | ‘erty under bond. °

-were ' registered:.in favor of the ‘plaintiffs, who were ‘vabresented j, [Oy A. M. Mangon, - ce

~ Methodist Church . “Rev, M., Pike will preach tormor- row. evening . on’. the subject: “The Call of Two. Men: ar “All. ‘ave. cordially, invited: to attend, | a

“HH We ‘E, Canavan, a. mining'|: and-civil. engineer, is, looking over |: the district. andj j oriaing Poet

duties, ee :

PRESENTATION TO | MR. AND MRS. ALLEN

‘On Wednesday evening the| people of Hazelton tendered a farewell dance to District Forester R. E, Allen and his family, ‘on the eve of their departure for PA ince Rupert, a. large crowd attending to make the sendoff successful. The chief feature of] ' the affair was the presentation, |, on behalf: of the citizens, ‘of a handsome cabinet of. table cut- lery, which was accepted by Mr.

‘Allen in-an appreciative address.

All present united in good wishes to. the Allen -family, which has -been one:‘of -the most popular in Hazelton forthe last four years. Horace DuHamel, . dancing con- tinued ‘until a late hour. Tasty refreshments were served by the

J udgmentstadies, ‘ agprepating approximately $3400). °

, New System Working =

The: new phone system. is now in perfect working-order,: 80 far ag the town exchange i is concern-

‘led, and the construction staff is

engaged. ‘in. making” hecessary improvements i in the various lines |°

to South Hazelton, New Hazetton |”

and other points, © High. winds

- [veaterday, caused an, interruption ps .| to pervice: ‘outside. of towns.” ore Mrs." ‘Leveratt: is.’ in | “chatge

of the awitehboard at! the eentral

ro office het. :

Under .the direction. of |.

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items Of General Interest From Hazelton and Surround- ing District

Al. Harrig returned from Owen Lake on Thursday. ,

Capt. Gilmore, of the Hazelton Hotel, is visiting Victoria.

Dr. Stone, of Vanderhoof, : was among the week’s visitors,

GC, V. Wright spent the holiday at the Rocher de Boule mine, |

being taken from the Skeena,’ Chas. Barrett, the Bulkley rancher, was here on Monday.

J. H. Copley, of Vanderhoof, was among Tuesday’ 8 arrivals.

‘Cc. L. D. Maxwell, operator - at Second Cabin,came in yesterday.

_Jack Frost was the winner of the watch drawing at Sargent’s today. a

Miss Colwill, of the Hospital staff, is visiting Mrs. Fakeley at Meanskinisht,

dD. B. Morkill, ‘the surveyor, is ‘expected to return from Vancou- veron Wednesday,“

' George Jennings returned this week -from a prolonged: visit. to:

Lieut. Col. C. W. Peck, of the.

decorated with the D.S.0.°

DP, Wardrop, who has been. on the government telegraph line for some months, returned to town this week. | .

H.-N. Weight,of the provincial audit staff, is making one of his

| regular official visits to the gov- oy

ernment offices here,

“A party consiating of W. B, a Steele, D. L. Purvis, Geo. Hauk and Ken.’ Morrison is preparing: - to leave for Manso creek,” _

Misses Ward and Wentzel and . Measrs, Donohoe and Welch. were: weekend visitors at the Barrett ranch, returning on ‘Tuesday.

rive from Ottawa shortly, to’ re-- sume work on-the Kildare prop- erty in the Manson Creek camp,

J od. O'Neill, a noted geologist ‘and explorer,is here with aparty —

geological survey of the camp for

The Silver Standard i is shipping two more cars of: silver-lead ore | to the Selby smelter, returns from: the previous shipment to thé San Francisco reduction works having: . j been satisfactory. ne oo

AMS Manson, : -M. L. A for this district, came: up” from * Prince... Rupert on Wednesday, to attend county.court in his professiorial capacity. “He returned - : coast on Thursday

"Some good strings of trout-are - eat

the northwestern: ‘states. oar

H. M.- Beach j is expected to. ar-~'

of assistants, to make a detailed |

the Dominion - “bureau of mines,"