' THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA .'��� ir" VOL. IV, NO. 24 HAZELTON, B. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1915 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR SMITHERS MAZELTON 4 Local Team Suffers First Defeat of Season at Smithers Last Wednesday On heavy ice at Smithers, on Wednesday, the home team defeated the champion Hazelton sextette 6-4. Hazelton scored the first goal, but Smithers came right back and at the end of the first period were leading 4-1. After the rest, Hazelton took a brace, gathering two in short order, Smithers failing to increase their count. In the final period, Hazelton tallied in two minutes, tying the score, after which the play was fast and furious, neither side scoring until the last three minutes, when, with one of the visitors on the fence, Smithers went through for two. Hazelton's goals were scored by O'Shea, Hume and Al. McDougall (2). Smithers were strengthened by the addition of Graham and Kenney, Irwin of the Hazelton team being an absentee. A. Harris and Ward handled the game. GERMAN ARTILLERY IS EXCELLED PLOTTING AGAINST G.T.H. Alleged Raid on Railway Property Has Origination in California AUSTRALIAN NAVY CAPTURES ALL ____*. . .. ia.A��.a.��iM>A��tM ���>>��� ����� a >,,-..�� large force of police and watch- GERMAN POSSESSIONS IN PACIFIC��� r V*'^,**<*!? elevators and coal bunkers ot the Hockey Tonight The Hazelton Hockey team plays its last league fixture tonight, when New Hazelton will be here in an attempt to win a game from the league leaders. The Duncan Ross cup will be presented to the local team after the game. Following is the league standing to date: Won Lost Hazelton 6 1 New Hazelton 2 3 Smithers 1 . 5 LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS PARAGRAPHS London, Feb. 13:-~The British army in France is now using heavy howitzers which, according to a report from an official eye-witness, have gained an ascendancy over the German heavy guns. These howitzers, he states, were used in successful attacks on German positions in the brick fields south of La Bassee a week ago tonight. Our heavy howitzers took part in this bombardment, their fire being directed on a railway triangle. The eye-witness says: "The boom of these pieces and the detonations of their shells were audible twenty miles away, above the roar of other artillery, while to those close at hand the shrieking of the great projectiles was most impressive, as were the volumes of smoke and debris thrown up. The effect of the lyddite shells was truly terrific, one house being blown bodily into the air, and as they burst among the brick stacks they created great havoc among the enemy." Petrograd, Feb. 12, official communication:���On the front between Niemen and the lower Vistula separate actions have taken place at five points. On the left bank of the Vistula nothing has occurred except a cannonade, in which our artillery has maintained a very effective fire. In the Carpathians, we have repulsed attacks by the enemy in the region of Svidnik, near Wyszzkow and Porogui, | and in the vicinity of Rostoka, ] near the Bukowina frontier. At daybreak on Feb. 11 the Germans once more suffered enormous losses near hill No. 992, in the, neighborhood of Koziouwka, j where they made two attacks without success. In the region of Luthivisk and Ravadok, ouri troops captured a portion of the | enemy's trenches, taking five! hundred prisoners and three machine guns. Petrograd:���The capture of Przemsyl is believed to be imminent. The city, which has been invested by the Russians virtually since the collapse of the first Austrian advance on Lemberg, is abandoned br its population and only the Austrian garrison remains. Sydney, Feb. 13:���The first Australian naval military expedition has returned after capturing every German possession and! depot in the Pacific, including New Guinea, Kaiser Wilhelms- I land, Bismarck, Pelew, Ladrones, i Caroline, Marshall, Bougainville and Admiralty Group Islands. German officials were superseded and deported to Australia. The only casualties were six killed and six wounded. Petrograd:���In bayonet fighting, in the vicinity of Dukla Pass, Austrians lost 8,300 killed and 1,000 prisoners. They have been driven back to Seaboro, where the conflict continues in the snow. Fighting has resumed on Donajek and the Russians have advanced to Krosionko. Havre:���It is believed in shipping circles that the British steamer Oriole, which has been missing since Jan. 30, was sunk in the English Channel by a submarine. A London trader was sunk on the same date, four of the survivors landing today. Paris, official:���From the sea to Lys, Nieuport, and the country of dunes, a violent bombardment by the enemy has taken place. Our artillery replied effectively. On both sides artillery is active between the Oise and Aisne. Ten German aeroplanes dropped bombs on Verdun, but they were driven off and no damage was done. At Arras we blew up two mines and captured the enemy's outposts. Grand Trunk Railway in consequence of the disclosure of a plot to destroy railroad property and bridges from here to the boundary. A message from the Montreal office says the plot was hatched in California, six men being engaged to carry it out. May Declare Blockade London, Feb. 12:���In view of the attempt to torpedo the British steamer Lacortes in Dutch waters by a German submarine, it is expected that the cabinet will declare a complete blockade against Germany. Sunday Addresses Mr. H. G. Cairns, inspector of Indian schools for B. C, will give addresses at the Hospital on Sunday afternoon, and at the Methodist Church on Sunday evening. Co-operative Creamery A general meeting of the Bulk- ley Valley Agrictdtural Ass'n and Farmers' Institute will be held at Svenson's Hall, Telkwa, on Wednesday March 3. The meeting is called to discuss the establishment of a co-operative creamery in the Bulkley Valley. The meeting will be followed by a Farmer's dance at the Telkwa Hotel, Aldermere. STORY OF THE GREAT WAR TOLD DAY BY DAY J. Merritt, of Prince Rupert, was in town this week. Colin Munroe, of Buck Flats, came in on Monday. R. G. Moseley is back from a two weeks' trip to Bella Coola. Al. Harris left for a short trip to Vancouver on Thursday's train S. J. Martin and Hugh Taylor are spending the latter part of the week in Smithers. L. Knauss, who has been spending several months on the coast, returned to Hazelton Sunday. Pete Jenson left for the Ingen- ika Wednesday, taking in supplies for the season's work. A. Manson, F. Stork and H. F. McRae, of Prince Rupert, are expected here from Smithers today. H. G. Cairns, Government inspector of Indian schools for the Province, arrived Wednesday night. Rev. J. C. Simpson, chairman of the Port Simpson District of the Methodist Church, is paying a visit to this section. A small fire occurred at the residence of C. V. Smith on Wednesday morning. It was extinguished without damage to the building. London, Feb. 8:���English refugees from Constantinople declare that the former German cruiser Goeben, now owned by Turkey, was so badly damaged by striking a Turkish mine that it will be impossible to repair her at Constantinople. This virtual loss of the services of the Goeben, reduces the Turkish fleet to a state of inferiority as compared with the Russian Black Sea fleet, which is about to be strengthened by a new dreadnought, now being built at Sebastopol. It is believed when this ship joins the fleet, Russia will attack in the Bosphorus and Black Sea, while the Allied fleet will attempt to force the Dardanelles. Paris, Feb. 8, official:���On the night of Feb. 6-7, the enemy delivered, in the region surrounding Nieuport, several minor attacks, all of which were repulsed. On Feb. 7, the only operation of any importance was the bombardment of the district of Soissons. In Belgium, the day of Feb. 6 was quiet. Between the canal and the road from Bethune to La Basse, a brickyard where the enemy had maintained their position was taken by the British. In that section of Arras to the north of Ecurie, German batteries have bombarded the trench captured by us on Feb. 4, but there has been no infantry attack. From Arras to Rheims there have been artillery fights^ in which we have had the ad-1 vantage. In Champagne we have] repulsed an attack by a half battalion to the north of Beausejour. From Argonne to Vosges, artillery combats have been handicapped in the mountain region by a thick fog. London, Feb. 8: -Four torpedo boats of the Allies have bombarded Turkish forts in the Darden- elles, according to an Athens despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. 174 shells were discharged and two ammunition sheds set afire. Paris:���Austrian troops violat-1 ed the Roumanian frontier, near Turn Severin, and a furious fight with the frontier guards followed Roumanian reinforcements arrived, and after a three hour battle, the Austrians were driven back with many wounded. ' The place attacked was the only point- on the Danube connecting Serbia and Roumania. Paris:���British Consul George Richardson of Hodeida was released today to the Italian con sulate. Turkish officers saluted the Italian flag. Richardson left for England on the armed mer chantman. Empress of India. Geneva:���The consignment of bonds, stock and scrip valued at $(500,000,000, which was shipped here from Paris for safe keeping after France was invaded, was returned today. London, Feb. 9: The official press bureau has made public an official despatch from Cairo, which states that the Turkish army is in full retreat eastward. There are no enemy forces within twenty miles of the Suez Canal, the despatch savs, excepting small retiring rearguards. Paris, Feb. 9, official:-On the night of Feb. 6-7 the enemy exploded three series of mines at La Boisselle, in front of the houses in the village which we occupied. Two companies and a half were then sent against our position, but were unable to get beyond the excavations made by the explosions. During the afternoon of Feb. 7, a counter attack executed by one of our companies drove the enemy from the excavations, which we immediately occupied. The Germans left two hundred dead on the ground. To the north of Mesnil-les- Hurius, on the night of Feb. 7-8, we captured the wood where the (Continued on Pago Four) FIRST CANADIAN CONTINGENT IN FRANCE Toronto, Feb. 9:���Despite Germany's threats to destroy the transports, it is apparent, from private despatches received here, that the bulk of the Canadian First Contingent has safely crossed the English Channel. The men landed at Havre, and some of them are encamped or billeted in or near Rouen, which is a city of a hundred thousand population on the Seine River, about eighty miles north from Paris, and not far from the port of Havre. Oil Strike Vancouver, Feb. 12:���Managing Director T. F. Patterson announces that oil has been struck at Pitt Meadows at 1,637 feet. The first indication occurred six days ago, but was kept secret until confirmed. The British Columbia Gazette announces the appointment of Walter Noel of S nithers to be deputy mining recorder for the Omineca mining division with sub-recording office at Smithers. Card of Thanks C. V. Smith wishes to thank all those who so promptly assisted in extinguishing the fire at his residence last Wednesday. THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1915 The Gmieeca Miner Published eveky Saturday at Hazelton, the Center of the Great Omineca District of British Columbia. A. R. Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada and British Possessions, Two Dollars a year; Foreign, Three Dollars a year. ADVERTISING RATES: Display, $2.50 per inch per month; Reading Notices, 20 cents per line for each insertion. Legal notices inserted at B. C. Gazette rates. Vol. IV. Saturday, February 13, 1915. No. 24 The exposition of the land policy of the Provincial administration and of the manner in which it has worked out, as given by Mr. W. R. Ross, minister of lands, a few days ago, was very simple, yet full and convincing. As a defence of that policy against the unreasonable'and unfounded attacks of the Opposition press and Opposition speakers, it left nothing to be desired. Mr. Ross displayed a complete mastery of the facts, and he left his antagonists not a leg to stand on. We are not so unsophisticated as to assume his statements will silence the clamor of his critics. They still have the dictionary at their command, and possibly there are some adjectives which they have not employed. Mr. Ross has given the public facts which are incontrovertible. He showed how the land policy of the administration has been modified as circumstances required; how so far from the major part of the best farming land in the Province being locked up in the hands of speculators, it is available for pre-emption. He cast a great and useful light upon a subject that has b ien grossly misrepresented not only in British Columbia, but elsewhere in Canada and in the United Kingdom as well. In the closing part of his remarks, Mr. Ross briefly touched upon a subject of very great importance. Every person, who has had opportunities of judging, has realized more or less strongly that the pre-emption system is not as useful as could be wished. Theoretically it seems to be based upon a sound idea, and in many cases results justify it. But in very many others the life of the pre-emptor is uphill on a pretty stiff grade. Mr Ross would like to secure as pre-emptors men who are farmers first, whatever they may be afterwards, men who look primarily to the land for their sustenance, and not to look upon their pre-empted area as merely a place to live while they earn a livlihood at something else. This is not exactly the way Mr. Ross stated his views, but it is what we understand them to be. We think they are sound views, and would, if they can be carried into effect, mean very much for the settlement of our farm lands by a thrifty agricultural population. ���Colonist. Arrangements have been made whereby the ordinary rate of two cents per ounce applicable only to the United Kingdom, will apply also to letters addresed to British and Canadian troops on the continent. The rate on ordinary letters from Canada to the continent is five cents for the first ounce and three cents for each subsequent ounce, so that this extension of the two cent an ounce rate to letters addressed to our soldiers on the continent is a decided reduction in favor of correspondence going to the soldiers German, which were interned in Uuited States ports on the outbreak of the war. These ships, when transferred to American registry, would be employed on the usual trade routes as far as possible, but it is understood that they would be used principally in the South American trade. The Washington Administration's ship purchase bill is in difficulties. Seven Democratic senators have bolted and the majority party is confronted with a reverse. It is evident that unless concessions are marie by the administration, the bill will be left high and dry on the rocks. The object of the measure is to authorize the purchase by the government of merchant vessels of belligerent nations, chiefly The following is taken from a Montreal news item: "Three Canadian Express refrigerator cars, carrying 60,000 pounds���thirty tons���of prime halibut, taken from the waters of the Pacific Ocean off Prince Rupert, B. C, passed through the city for St. John, N. B., where the fish is to be shipped by ss. Seandinavion to the British market. A trial shipment of 20,000 pounds of halibut was made up in Prince Rupert last month and when opened up in England was found to be in first- class condition, leading to the placing of other large orders. It is only since the completion of the Grand Trunk Pacific transcontinental line a few months ago that Prince Rupert fish has been on sale in Eastern Canada u. * 01 m u n H The Favorite C A I? 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In the case of the shipments to Great Britain the fish is carried over 6,500 miles before it reaches the consumer, but so perfect are the refrigerating precautions that it loses none of its delicacy." mm. G.T.P. Steamers Prince George and Prince John,f or Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle Why Britain Fight* "We Germans love the French and Belgians who are forced into the war," says Dr. Bernhard Dernburg, in his address Sunday at New Rochelle. This explains I why the British are fighting soj desperately. j Judging from the experience! of France and Belgium only a rugged and husky nation can survive German affection. After the first demonstration of German love toward Belgium, Great Britain naturally decided that it was better to fight. Otherwise the Germans might take a notion to love the British, too. Certainly, if the Germans love the French and Belgians, as Dr. Dernburg says, the British can hardly be blamed for preferring German hatred, as giving them at least a fighting chance.���New York Herald. Maaajaaj Steamer "Prince George" leaves Prince Rupert at V a.m. every Friday. Steamer "Prince John" leaves Prince Rupert, 7 p. m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 28, and March u, 28. Reservations and through tickets may be obtained from any G. T. P. Agent or from Train Ai{ont. G T P Railway We!)lu"uild train leaves Haselton at 11.07 a,ra. "*"��n7 Thursdays and Sundays, connecting with shore steamers for the south. Eastboiim^ train losTen Htuwlton at 5.41p.m. Wednesdays and Saturday*, f��r Edmonton, Winnipeg, etc, connecting with trains for St Paul Chicago, ate. - - For Toronto, Montreal, Buffalo, etc., use the GgAWD���__ TRUNK SYSTEM, the DOUBLE - TRACK ROUTE For full information regarding the above services, also thiough tickets, reservation*, etc. apply to Local Agent, or to ALBERT DAVIDSON, GENF.RAL AGENT, PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. Aff��ey for nil Atlantic Steiiavahis Lines eMSSMSJaVSeaaSMI H t I I S��Malaa^BaHiiaaj^aaaaaaa-agaaaaaaajaay^iMaaaj|aI Bulkley Valley Farm Lands For Sale These Lands are close to the main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, which is now running trains through the Bulkley Valley. There is a ready local market for all produce. Land prices are reasonable. Terms are easy. Write for full particulars to NORTH COAST UNO COMPANY, Ltd Suite 622 Metropolitan Building Paid w Capital 11.600,000. VANCOUVER, B. C. THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 19]5 Synopsis of Coal Mining Regulations. COAL mining rights'of the Dominion, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and in a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,560_acres'will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must"be|made by the applicant in person to the Agent or Sub-Agent of the district in which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory^thejland must be described by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicantfhimself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $5, which will be refunded if the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the ; coal mining rights are not being operated, such returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will include the coal mining rights only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necessary for the working of the mine at the rate of $10.00 an acre. For full information application should be made to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B.���Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for. -58782. The World's Doings in Brief News Notes from Many Sources O- GOOD MORNING! We Are Introducing American Silk American Cashmere American Cotton-Lisle HOSIERY They have stood the test. Give real foot comfort. No seams to rip. 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Two men were burned to death and several others injured in a fire which destroyed the Victoria Inn at Edmonton. Twenty steamers are fast in the ice along the western shore of Lake Michigan, between Chicago and Milwaukee. The shaft of the North Wellington mine at Nanaimo filled with water on Tuesday. Twenty-one miners are missing. The cargo on board the Toko Maru, recently sunk in the English Channel by a German submarine, was valued at $500,000. The Ross Rifle Co., of Quebec, has contracted to supply the Russian Government with three million rifles during the next two years. The U. S. Congress has voted to go no further with resolutions introduced for the purpose of reopening the North Pole controversy. A number of prominent Quebec financial men have been incorporated as the British Columbia Skeena Coal Co., with a capital of $1,000,000. The Marquis of Londonderry, solicitor-general of England from 1900-1906, died on Monday, ag( d 62. He was one of the leaders of the Ulster movement. Edward Weston, of New York, has been awarded the Perkin medal for the. discovery of a new method for the purification of copper, known as the electrolytic method. Dublin Castle has been fitted up as a completely-equipped hospital, and for the duration of the 23iiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiro]iiiiiiiiiiiicoaiiiiiiiiiiiicoaiiiiiiiiiii!niiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiMiicro2iiiiiiiiMiirjiiiit!iiniiniiiiiiuiiiico For the first time in the history of Alaska, the value of sea products exceeded that of the mines. The total production for the year was $42,000,000. Of this amount the sea yielded $23,112,000. Express, General Drayage and Freighting I 1VFRY nrtfi $TA tlF�� Wc are P^P""1 to supply private falY&jtAl UHU OirkWkja ancj public conveyances flay ami night. Our stages meet all trains at South Hazelton or New Hazelton. Best Dry Birch $7 a Cord. Ruddy & MacKay Pines are believed to live the longest of all trees, some having attained more than 700 years. The Kiel Canal is 61 miles long ���a little longer than the Panama Canal. It originally cost ��7,- 500,000, but was recently reconstructed at a cost of ��11,000,000. Consign your shipments in Our Care for Storage or Delivery. Address all communications to Hazelton. aaajaaaspaaaaanaaaajaiaaaaaaaaiaatnrviaai HAZELTON *nd NEW HAZELTON DRY GOODSl Mines and Mining HAZELTON H8SFITAI .ultaliutm ami tnudll Inns, ����� ... I a. all routs wSiln In tauhuaujial TlckStl .-btainal.l. in BcaeitM at la. Ftmt Oflca or Hi. limy- Suite.; in AMrraitra from Mr. T J. Thuri.; in Talawafrotn Dr. Wnll-.rn; or b/ mail from tho Hatlical Nup.riinn.laat rt i*t Hnoaiul. Green Bros., Burden & Co. Civil Engineers' Dominion and British Columbia Land Surveyors Offices at Victo ia, Nelson, Fort CJeorga and New Hazelton. B. C. AFFLECK, Mgr. New H����-'t