Allied Nations to Unite   7 Financial Resources
Paris. — Tin" following   oMieinl stiilt'iiiciit \r.\~b<?v\\ is.-ikmI lit'-'rc: .'• •  "Tlic limriee   liiini-ti.'i's   dl'(irc.U Jiritain, y.r'raiK't'  and   Russia   have i.net bi'iv to exainiikvinto'tinanrinl «|iu>$1 ions growing  nut   of  the. war. •if is   statt-d   (hat. tlie' t lave powers ;ed to   unite -.their  lin'itneial as yvll as their  military   resources, to carry on ,the war to, victory.    With that, idea they decided to propose to their ¦• respective¦•:gbvei;nnieiUs  that, .they share  equally   in  the advance
How Everybody Can
the Soldiers Over Seas'
__u                          Dr. Lazier has extonclejil J^iis-prsic-
—-r-        _-\;-_-i_:jj\ tic-(i to 1'rinee'George' byvope.ningiuhl NOT'A COMM ERCIAL ENTERPRISE I           .       v; • ,    .-••¦>       !--   .     * ¦¦   i
-••--¦     -odice hi   the   building -of the rnrt I
(irbrgc ijrug (¦niHpany, tipprositn .the King Cleorge* Motel, on George Street.    The Doctor also  maintains
HUT PUUELY A PATKiOT|G '.KNUEAVOB..
 Under  the   title  o|>"'" Kh'nk'i ¦' a
magazine :)\\t% iii',\V's . sheet is being pultlished as w' ineans- l>y which British inmK'ami woineii can ilia small way rciiilcr a service to the individual iiieniln'iv of the overseas  d iii
 q liuulc or to lie made to 11 if-oo.un tries
now fight ing with t hem or which might be disposed to take the field shortly for -the co.nitribii cause,                /,   ¦-...
"The apiouiu of  the.-e  advances will be. eovyroTI   bulb   by special te--I sou rce.*>o1f the  three powers  and by^ the issue of a   loan iirthc   name of] the-three power- at tlie .proper time/ i|Uestion of   the ¦ reiat-ion.s>0 \y>; established    between banks   of   the three jftfiujt-fle.-   lias
Uw('< at the front, and intraining. j.l'hving to interrupted mail .-'ervice and the'fact that tlie bulk -of the newspapers which reach the front are mostly devoted to war news, little or iio space is given to Cojpnial liiatters. and our soldiers lj>id them-.
liis SoutJi Kort C'oorgc oilico:    -
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Melville  G. Broun   and  Charle Jlrowu returned   to  town this
iij'ter an', exH.endedTt"np._ib the east :\m\ fit Vancouver and Victoria. They are rapidly perfecting their plans-jprfthe new Power Plant to be ed for the lighting of the city.
erpt't
F. M.  Maundrell,  graduate changing her address, and
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selves' practically isola^ediYoiiihomeL-iJl move to   her  new residence on
news, which tuthprti. next  Lto their ,tjth  Avenue,   Prince George,   near Empire's lU't^K-JLbej'iost   import Dominion'Street, which is fitted up
.utreeeive a   inedical, obstetrical, or' surgical patient. She will also attend
a nipst j-patients in   their own   homes' when not otherwise engaged.   ,/ \
ilii'ir -in'terests.                  . •¦
will appear as an iljris-
 ii.tciv-tiu
iin
n tli
V'lnagazine pf d up-to-date character
ti'i&^Aiprtu-ig 'accompanied   by   ;in ,'ihseit-al news including   the   lat'est    ciitiled
Combining the Highest Quality
With the Lowest Cost.
''TinM^rfiii>t'cr-in   conc^r-i   all   pur coimt'ries
I   Io ni;ike •bases   for- their
;igI.oe.'news.
alioiit lr t" -Vei.id
Tlic first
•VWruary
¦iicll   lil^-1!
('uli^nie
,.. ... will ;i|>pear l^tt'h, tbe.aiiii' being nth  lo'every soldier.
-this.'monthly bud-
.ccfimt'ries from neutral nations. !l'hey have taken the necessary financial- measures to fa-cil.it'utc the, llnssiJm export trade and to ri-.-tore.^ as lar-as po.ssiJile'. parity'<»f c.\cha.uif/ bet ween 1111 —:i:i and tlie alliVdynii-t i< in -".
icy !ils(y-d(.'cj(le(l>rci w\y
i.-t.-mci'- rcffiiirc^/I'ln- in-xl ill-lie in I^i-fin|"ii.
get of licjMfe news a nil pictures.
¦ \Y\\niyfoii, arii. fiskod to ibM<fo niajvt-'ii six months suliscription of >%~i. You can send'your s.vil(Scription to the -,l!oy;il 'liaiily---/branehes ' in South Fort (ieorg-c'i Prince Gcoi'ge, and l-'ort Gj.im-'g(>". and  they,will  see
.at tlieaj-rfoiint is prppi;rly;t'or\\'ard.r {1(6 itiiltlislier.-.
 escriptions,
¦ettes. Tobaccos, at Wholesale ajuMletaU/ .Magazines.  News pa per.-, Confections, :i\u\ Toilet Articles.                   /
George Drug Co., Ltd.
Laselle Avenue, South Fort George.    ::    George Street, Prince George.
Kodaks - Gramophones - Records
The continuation of Queen Street around Con naught Hill Park was cQinmeaeexl this week by the clearing pf'tiinher from the portion to be cut away for grading of tlie street to the north in the spring.
Church Dance a
Splendid Success,
The dance given the Church of.the^aered Hearts-last
POTATOES.
Large sizeCand mealy.
 best we ever had.
$2.25 per 100 lbs.
ONIONS.
E7e^yolle sound;
7 lbs/ for 25c.
Lyles Golden 2ib. Tin for 2Oc.
^Orchard BranTd   -   Pure Fruit 61b. Tins for 65c.
TEA.
A blend of Ceylon and India Wonderful Value
40 Cents per lb.
GS.
Choice Table Figs. 15c per 1b.
Co., limited.
eyoning, a>t]j<AHitts Kifer Hall, on splemlid''puc-
 th
tit
Special Postal'Rate To Oar Troops on the Continent
was a
fact it was urt'ed as one of * successful  and enjoyable of its ,kind  yet given  in lie Hitts Kifer.   -              /     .
\    ,     . /,   .         / '.,            i cents  per/Ounce applicable  t<
A pleasing ieaturC/Was the moon- ...           /.    .      ^'v,       ,     .
r i^i  /—.i    s\     ,,.,./•    letters sent. Irbuv Canada   to .me light dance, witli/dolored ligmiT, etc. !„ .,  / .-.   ¦+¦'           .„         ,-
r,,    ;,     ,   \/.     >..,    rvi/   i  ,      Lnited   kingdom,   will   apply   to Io  the  ladies  oi the^Ghurch be-;../      ,,>'      , ¦¦.    n .4. .<     >,
letters addressed to British or Can-
.   Arrangeinents whdj'reby' :the
 of two
cents  peryoiince applicable  to all
To  the  ladies  of the Gluirch be-j. loiig alLthe credit  of-^the occasion, I all,-the  arrangetrients having been
HEAL ESTATE;
SOUTH  FORT  <3EORGE  A •'-—PRINCE    GEORGE,
¦ritism Columbia.
Specialists.in! Farm Lands
Phoenix Assurance Co. of Lonaon   ;   '" Liverpool and London and Globe of Liverpool British American-Assupance Co. of Toronto.
Pioneer Real Estate
 and Insurance Agents of the Northern Interior of British Columbia.
P. BURNS & CO. Ltd.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in all Kinds of
Butter* Cheese, Eggs;
Highest Prices Paid for Hides arid Live Stock
GOODS DELiyEHED TO ALL PARTS OE CITY.
Phoike 35
Fort George and South Fort. George.
Phone 36
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Contractors & Builders
N0BU1LDJNG IS TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL TO RECIEVE OUR .CAREFUL ATTENTION
Get Our Eatirnatcfl Free of Charge j
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"'¦—,   Job.VVork-NqriUjr_an() Promptly PHONR   20
SOUTH FORT GEORGE   /      PRINCE
iECOND STREET                    OFFICE and SHOP
 E  THIRD STREET "
THIRD AVENUE EAS
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engineered hy^tliem.
Be Staged at the Rex Thditre
A^ch'ouipionsliiip¦, wi'eatling mutch
il
[ take place at the'..! Prince George-, 'Tuesday;'Fetiruary 2:^rd, at .1,0:.15 pt. in. imiBediately after last show. See posters for further particular!?".
troops on the continent.   The rate on" ordinary/letters from Canada for the continent is live cents for the first '''ounce, and three cents | for each subsequent ounce, .so that this •' extension,  of the two cent a-n ounce  rate  to  letters addressed t our soidiew on tho continent, ig decided reduction in favor of corre pondence going the soldiers.
CELEBRATED CASES W    .
THE COURTS AT VANCOUVER.
This weeks trains to Vancouver via Prince Rupert carried quite an array of witnesses in- the various cases called at Vancouver for trial in the Supreme Court. The B. C. Express^ Co., Fort George Trading ami Luhil>er Co., The Salmon River Lumber Cq, and tile owners of vtlie "Steamer Geo. Hamiiiondr having suits against the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway for damages growing "bti^of the alleged stoppage of nayi-
Katiohvduring the building of the railroad bridge across the Fraser River at Prince^jeorge.
The ainount involved in said to be aliout S2(K>,00().         \.
The 13. 0. Express CoT^qd the Inland Express Co. case is nlsb^ex-pected to take quite some time in the trial at the same term of Court.
Robert Service lives in Paris
The Morning Post,of London in a recent issue, published a long, appreciative biography of Robert Ser-viceT who declares he, will write no nioi-Q sojigs of - thujar .westxor tlie high north, but will, seek subjects hereafter in the great world citien, such as Paris, /London and Xevv York.-.. v XL-,: ' ¦" 'Service l^WU-liow Canadian |.k-ixirs seiit/1iiui.t(»  the Halkaii   war,
PRESENT WAR MIGHT NOT HAVETAKEirPMCL
Wilhelmina Arrives at FaluxraA
„ The American steamer Wilhel mina,  which has cargo of food supplies for Germany, arrived, a Falmouth Wednesday afternoon The captain of the vessel said hj came to Falmouth of his  ovin free will and had no prize crew aboard.              •
Speaking of Waste Places and
Great Unpeopled Areas
of Canada.
The  announcement that   wolves have made their appearance i11'tin earthquake - devastated    region   o Italy has drawn  out expressions o surprise rrom  those  who
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the country was so old and so thickly settled that animals of this kiiic were non-existent. But the fact is that, a good part of Italy is still in a primitive state. The earthquake ectibii
 near  the     i, range orrugged mountains in which
siiclv conditiohs<cxist. The Apennines are alx)ut*800Mniles long and from twenty-five to eig}ity<five miles wide, and in some rcseinble-Uie Alps. It is not straiige; that wild be«ast« alx>und in this wilderness;
j(,nd aft/nvard.sjje^wiuulcred¦', over KuropV', settling in I*jiri.-«, wiiero he vvijl probably end his days, lie says, /'since no other city is so satisfying andJJiere, is.'n6\dai>g(ir of iH-coniing have no work; of see romance
too  ];esj)cctablc there.. , I speciaynusibijstliV)out  iy I write tilings of to<lay for people 4ednx£ 'The  1 ivW of iK'Ople I !: u\<\  hold enoug
for, me."
In Lynn, Mass., there is a baby whose mother is 16 and whose grandmother ia 32. . "Granny" will not/ lack young companions.    .             X I
Observe the blotter,, how it soaks Up words and deeds of other folks ;, Jj Then shows them up tome and you I n all details, but wrong aide to.         '
London Scot (proud of his English) Aw'll be hame fcboct.eicht o'clock the nichtan— ¦ ' "•   .' .-''^   ,'""' "  '  \
Voice of telephone operator (obedient to government instructions) No foreign languages, please.   Buz-z-z-z Cut off,
Better a painful «tu»iion than! no job'
London.:—Earl Grey, presiding a a,meeting held "this week toadvo cate an agreement among nation for the enforcement of internationa law. said that the present conflic wonld probably' never have taker place had the policy of American pacificists, that the signatory nations to the Hague convention should tin {lertake collective responsibility1^fo: their enforcement, been adopted. It is almost'certam^^aid Earl
G rey, " tlmt this Jogical and nee essary complement'of the Hague tribunal will be adopted when the nations again meet in, consultation The neutral powers, who signed the ttaguexconventiohs, missed a great opportunity Jby not protesting against the violations of the international regulations that occurred in this war, which undoubtedly would would have led  to  a diminution of
A^esoLntion was adopted declar ing it to '' be!-imperative that peace :be established wHlcRr~f«haU secu re collective responsibility by. alteiiii-lized^natioxis-for the inainteriance and enforcement of international law."
LESS COSJL^LTJJBNATPIVE, .^You should take three or focreggs
daily for a month to build you up; But, doctor, I cannot afford that. Well, then, you must take a trip to
Europe.
During the coniiiTg'y'eTirT Caifada as the-"granary of/the einpire" should make such large, increases in production as to fulfil her duty and deserve the' appellation.<' Farmers of the Bulkley," it/is reported,:are
 CHURCHES
Church of England
Holy Communion 1st ap<f 3rd rSuridays at 8 a. m.
Holy
Eviery^gunday at i Communion S         i
Morning'
Evening 8:15.     /
>- ~->^ir3r*»byteriaii  Church Rieyf "A. C. Justice,    pastor,
Services:     11 a.m. and   7.30
jp. m. Gospel service.
lla. m.-TheMini8tep.    ;.• 7.8Op. m.—The Miniater,. Sunday School 2 p. m.
A. C. Justice, -Minister.
JT. F.   CAMPBELL
CIVIL ENGIKEBR     . ¦rttlsfc CtlMBkla Eaa* •¦rreyor
Land A«mt     , Timber Cniiacr RcpKMntint GORE A MCGREGOR. Limited McGrcffor Bnikiinr. ThM Bit**. SOUTH FOBTCEORGS. B-C      •
HARRY M^BURNETT
Architect and Civil Engineer
Temporary Office : Corner Vancouver and Eighth Streets, PRINCE.GEORGE, B. C.
Vktprta,B.C.
P. C Green. Mgr. BXL. A.B.Crwm, Mgr.
Green flroi., Burden & Co
Burnrmot Luadi; UlnM. TowcuftM. Timber I                .   Limit*. Etc.
doing their share/ by sticking ihore clpsely to work at home this winter and cutting/ slashing and getting riiore ground ready for breaking in the spring; also many haveljcpn increasing.their liyjb stock recently ^ importing grom the prairie prov-
nccs. All of which is a pretty good
ndication^tiiat this valley will ere g^'H? prepaje\kto do its full share
n the production oHuyvests for the
iig granary,    y
6^500 Surgeons at the Front ^
ifli— Professor:',Truffidr, .'in an l»efore-thft ^Surgical Socuety, 'tateel that of the 14,000 surgoons n-ther:arn»y,--(>f.500-were-afcf the It— At jhfeencLjof-Decembet, 95 iad been killed, 260 woiinded and were among tire missing, While 55 Jiad been ndentioried in orders or gallant? conduct on the. field of
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ROOMS TO RENT
/      AT THE
Victoria Hotel
(Foimerly Grand Union)'
OPPOSITE CLUB CAFE 'bird Street    ;-     South'Fort George
HKtMlCdd Water Baths
'F. CBURCH         -       -   "      Proprietor
Pioneer Bakery
We are the pioneers in the baking: business. Always has and always will be the best
Co«e «¦ fire oi i call.
FRED
 Prcprietor.
0URTelegrsphiOffice at Prince George to how open for business. AH telegrams for Prince George and Central Fort George will v'° through thia office.   Free delivery between Prince and Central.
N   mi CEMKI i MJOTTA TELIPUONE AND