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« * * *' THE McHEXRY PLAINDEALER, McHENRY, ILL. W0 BOMBSANDFLAMES k\ H" W&: k > - f*v. ft'fe & > > m --: DESTROY CANADA'S PARLIAMENTHOUSE England's Enemies Take the War to Her Oversea Dominion . and Create Havoc. SIX DEAD AND MANY HURT Following Explosion, the Fire Spread So Rapidly Escape From Place Was Hard -- Lawmakers Rush From Session. Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 5.--Canada's magnificent parliament building in this city is now a heap of smoking wreckage, the result of a fire and ex­ plosion which killed at least six per­ sons asd Injured half a hundred oth­ ers. The government is making vig­ orous efforts to find a trace of sup­ posed German spies suspected of planting and exploding bombs which caused the havoc. The historic building was shaken by two explosions which broke all windows in it about eight o'clock Thursday night, while parliament was In session. Immediately Games burst out in numerous places and escape from all but a few eiits was evil off- Members o? parliament, gallery spec­ tators, policemen, newspaper raen and diners in the house restaurant fought fer their lives--and at least four men and two women fougfct vainly. Flames Beyond Control. All of the Ottawa ffre department answered the alarm but it could not control the fire. An als*rm was sent to Montreal and that citr sent several companies. Ailed by soldiers and po­ licemen, they worked steadily until noon Friday before surrounding struc­ tures of importance n ere safe from spreading flam«s. The Providence, H I., Journal claims It learn ad three weeks ago of a plot to destroy Canadian puhlic buildings and works and gave the in­ formation to the United States de­ partment of Justice. First Blast Fell* Men. It has been established that the first burst of flames in the reading room of the house of commons was preceded by at least one explosion and probably by two. The force of t£e concussion was so severe that persons standing Borne distance away were hurled to the floor. Sir Robert Borden, the Canadian premier, who was In the building^es- caped safely, but Martin Burrell, min­ ister of agriculture, WHS severely burned about the head, and Dr. Mi­ chael Clark, member for Red Deer, was burned about the hands. When Speaker Sevigney took the chair and opened the session of the house at eight o'clock, only about five members were in their seats. A dis­ cussion relatiug to fisheries was pro­ ceeding when the alarm was given and all were told to leave as quickly as possible. The members were driven back by smoke and flames when they sought an exit through the two main doors. Stampede in the Gallery. Spectators in the galleries, panlc- stricken, stampeded for the exits at the same time. Minister of Agriculture Burrell was overcome as he made his way through the thickest of the smoke and fell just In front of the post office. Mr. Burrell had been working in his private office adjoining the reading room when the fire started. Burned Rescuing His Coat. Doctor Clark was burned while at­ tempting to obtain his coat from a small locker in front of one of the corridors outside the chamber. There were many employees in the restaurant at the time, and thn lower corridors filled with smoke so quickly that they were unable to get down the stairs. They made their way along the southwest corner and reached the*win- dowB looking down on the front. They were soon noticed there and from hun­ dreds arose the cry, "Don't Jump; lad­ ders are coming." Speaker's Family Trapped. Mme. Sevigney, wife of the speaker, her two children, and three woman guests were in the speaker's private quarters on the same floor as the chamber and reading room. They were cut off from safety by a wall of flame. When firemen, reached Parliament hill they saw Mme. Sevigney stand­ ing at a window with her children in her arms. A life net was spread and into it the speaker's wife dropped her children. Then she leaped safely into the net. Mme. Sevigney's guests were Mme Bray of Montreal, Mme. Morin of Beauce, and Mme. Dussault of Quebec. Measuring Crepe Rings of 8aturn. The crepe ring of Saturn has been observed a^d measured at the Lowell observatory persistently wider on the eaBt than on the west side of the planet, several months ago. by a dif­ ference of five-hundredths. This fact will have important bearings on th^ mechanics of the stability of the ring. Any phase effect or defect of illumina­ tion of the constituents of the ring are not sufficient to explain the phenom­ enon on account of the diminutive •lze of the meteorites composing it. Mme. Dussault leaped Into the flr* men's net. When firemen reached th» speaker's rooms they found Mme. Bray and Mme. Morin unconscious. They were taken from the building and physicians applied pulmotors in vain. After a half-hour the women were pronounced dead. Two Dominion policemen and two commons attendants who were work­ ing with other men in the chamber below the speaker's quarters wben the roof fell were killed. Certain Fire Was Incendiary. No doubt exists in the minds of members and senators that the fire was of incendiary origin. The blaze was the result of a series of chemical explosions. All entrances to the building have been guarded by dominion policemen since the explosion in the capitol build­ ing at Washington last spring, but it is thought that a stranger could have evaded the guards. Col. George Bradburg, a member for Manitoba; Medric Martin, mayor of Montreal &nd a member from that city1, were at the entrance to the read* ing room when the fire started. "I was on my way from the cham* ber to my room, which is near the library," said Mayor Martin, "when I heard an explosion. Instantly flames shot out from the reading room. My first thought was of the fire extin­ guisher, which was near by, but po­ licemen were then endeavoring to press it into service and I turned, run­ ning into the chamber. "Fire, and a Big*l3ne4" "Deputy Speaker Rhodes was tc the chair and everything there was tran­ quil until I dashed through the door and shouted 'Fire--and a big cne!' I turned toward my room again, but by that time the corridor was filled with smoke and flames were beginning to "I reached the hotel about 9:15 o'clock and immediately put in an or­ der for the Montreal fire brigade. I realized then that little of the par­ liament building could be saved, but feared that other fires would start. Flames shot along the corridors at an awful rate and it seemed just a few seconds until the whole, place was black with smoke, making It Impossi­ ble to see." Began With a Crash. Mr. Bradbury was standing in the main corridor of the house of cofl> mons near the post office when he heard a crash and rushed along the corridor toward toward the main en­ trance of the chamber. "It appeared to break out in an In­ stant," he said. "I was standing near the post office when I heard the crash. Then I turned and saw several of the policemen and messengers hurrying along toward the reading room. I went into room 16, where many of the conservative members were and shout­ ed 'fire.' Before reaching that room there was another explosion of some kind which knocked me off my fe^t. "The members soon came running out of room 16 and they also poured from the chamber. Within a few minutes that section of the building near the reading room was a mass of flame. One of the messengers told me that all the members had escaped from the chamber." Separate Explosions. Maj. Gerald White confirmed the statement of Mr. Bradbury with re­ gard to the separate explosions. He was in room 16 when the alarm rang out and was one of the last to leave, assisting others of the older members out. Gen. Sir Sam Hughes, minister of militia, was in the crowd at this point and helped the work of rescue. Gen­ eral Hughes ordered out the Seventy- seventh Overseas regiment, which is completing training in Ottawa. The soldiers lined the grounds and con­ trolled the crowd. The flames from the burning par­ liament building were Been two miles away at Rideau halfi the residence of the Duke of Connaught, governor gen­ eral of Canada. The duke summoned his household afcls, all of whom are wounded officers invalided from th*> front, and they motored swiftly into the city, but were unable to give any assistance. The governor general sat in his closed car and watched the destruc tlon of the historic building, the cor nerstone of which was laid in 1867 by his brother, King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales. 8uperb Structures. The Canadian parliament buildings at Ottawa are considered superb spe­ cimens of Gothic architecture and are grouped on the summit of Parliament hill, banking the Ottawa river. The group of buildings are 150 feet abovt the level of the river, and huge lime­ stone bluffs lend a stateliness to their architecture The eastern and western sides of the quadrangle are the buildings used o/- departmental purposes. Outside the parliament grounds and to the south is Langevin block, which is used for departmental business. The ( hives building and the royal mint stand to the eastward of the parlia ment group. Two large departmental "i.'gs south of the Archives building and facing Parliament hill. TAKING WOUNDED SERBS ACROSS WRECKED BRIDGE MM Wounded Serbians being taken across the bridge on the Morava. - The bridge was destroyed by the Serbians In anticipation of an Austrian flank attack and was temporarily' repaired to enable the transportation of the wounded to a field hosiptal. _ ~ GERMANS HELPiNTircoNQuir~WONTENEGRO ~~ 0&? ps jkrtwwnoNM. Supply train of a German army corps assisting the Austrians in their conquest of Montenegro pushing to the front, while a file of captured Montenegrins is being marched to the rear. LINER WHICH GERMANS BROUGHT TO NORFOLK UJL.U This is the British steamship Appam, which was captured by the German commerce raider Moewe, or Ponga, In the North Atlantic and brought to Norfolk by a prize crew. CONSTANTINE OF GREECE FLIGHT OF OLD MARSHAL PUTNIK Why Men Dread Fear. 1 Men dread fear because it paralyzes all the virtues. It is the only form of suffering in which no good is hidden. Unconquered, it is the precursor of the death of the soul. Judas knew fear, and went and hanged himself. No coward has a place in the kingdom of heaven. ' Sorrow is ennobling--it is often the gateway to blessed visions; it is the passport to sympathy, it gives and receives that most healing virtue; fear is a corroding instinct, suffering alone and in darkness. This is one of the most tragic photographs of the war. Marshal Putnik, the aged Serbian cpmmander in chief, who had distinguished himself In many campaigns and who was the directing genius of Serbia's determined fight against Austria, was forced to drink the bitter dregs of defeat. En­ feebled by age and the strain of battle against superior odds, the old com­ mander was unable either to mount a horse or walk. An improvised rickshaw was secured and the general retreated with hiB army through the Albanian Alps. WW?,' W •Ife Gets Them Both Ways. A Cleveland restaurant has provid­ ed a novel luncheon menu. On one page Is the caption, "If you wish to reduce, select, your order from this page " On thg other page is a list of dishes that will add to one's weight. The menus are based on United States government food tables. Fewer Drugs. The drug shortage is so acute now In England that many chronic invalids «re rapidly becoming convalescent.-- Boston Transcript Where She Drew the Line. "Is the play one which you would permit your daughter to attend?" we ask of the lady who has been ex­ pounding her views on the necessity for handling vital topics In the drama. "Certainly," she replies, "but I wouldn't allow my son to see It."--Judge. This is the latest photograph of Constantine, king of Greece, who re­ cently violated precedent by giving to a correspondent an interview in which he bitterly attacked the policy of the entente allie . Worthy Tribute. He that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion and an effectual comforter.--Isaac Barrow. Not Advisable. Sapleigh--I believ^ you know, I shall try a fish diet for my brain. Miss Keen--Don't be absurd, Mr. Sapleigh. ^FJsh may stimulate brains, it cannot creste them. • . . t Taking No Chances. "Remember, flenry," said the,hun­ ter who had arranged with the guide, "we're not hiring you--you're simply one of our party." "What's on your mind?" inquired the guide. "Well, you see, in case anything happens we don't want to be troubled with thip em­ ployers' liability law," admitted the cautious hunter.--Puck. - Old Chinese Taxlcabs. ' Chariots worked on the principle of taxlcabs were used in China la 'the l will Distant Thunder. If we count the seconds that elapse between our seeing a flash of light­ ning and our hearing the thunder we can tell how far off the thunderstorm is. As light travels 186,000 miles a second, we may for all practical pur­ poses regard ourselves as seeing the lightning the instant it flashes. But sound travels only 1,087 feet a second. If, then, we multiply 1,087 by the num­ ber of seconds that elapse after the flash before we hear the thunder, we get the distance that lies between us and the storm. If we count five sec­ onds, the flash Is a mile away. As a rule, we do not hear the thunder at all if the storm is more than twelve to fifteen miles away from us. But the rule has exceptions. In Symons' Me­ teorological Magazine Mr. Harold Wil­ son reports that last August he saw TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES All boots and shoeB manufactured In Australia are made after American lasts. , Shooting has become a popular sport in China, and the clay pigeon clubs have large memberships. According to the manufacturing plans of the 30 large rubber tire com­ panies in the United States, their out- | put during the present calendar year exceed 11,000,000 tires at two flashes of lightning in the west northwest of England and only heard the thunder after intervals of 114 and 112 seconds respectively. He calcu­ lates that the first flash occurred 24.4 miles and the second flash 23.8 miles away. Prof. Alexander S. Herschel. it Is said, heard the thunder that fol­ lowed a flash of lightning .44 miles from where he was.--Youth's Com­ panion. fourth century. I average value of $20 at retail. Horses and Books. Rankin--There is one great differ­ ence between a gift horse and a gift book. Phyle--To what difference do you refer? Rankin--The recipient often looks a gift horse in the mouth but he never thinks of peeping into a gift book.--( Youngstown Telegram. An inventor in Russia has developed a method for making felt boots and knit goods from dog hair. Mrs. TJlda Lotham is said to be the only professional cook to be elected a member of the parliament of her conn- try. She is one Df the 21 women elected to the parliament of Finland. The little republic of Andorra, situ­ ated in the Pyrenees mountains, an­ nounces that it is neutral in this war. Perhaps Andorra has noticed what happened to Serbia and doesn't wanf its name to be changed to Angora. NAVAL BILLS PASSED HOUSE APPROVE8 $500,000 MEAS­ URE TO EQUIP MARE " ISLAND YARO. $100,000 FOR NEW YORK Academy Measure Will Provide Imme­ diate Increase of Three Hundred Midshipmen at Annapolis- Debate by Clark and tyann. Washington, Feb. 9.--Naval affairs were debated in the house for the first time on Monday, and the Naval academy increase bill was passed by a vote of 175 to 0. The house also au­ thorized the immediate use of $500,000 to equip Marp Island Navy yard to be­ gin building a dreadnaught or battle cruiser, and the expenditure of $100,- 000 to enlarge facilities at the New York yard. The Mare Island yard will build the first big battleship ever construct­ ed on the Pacific coast. Speaker Clark and Republican Lead­ er Mann took part in the debates, each favoring the naval bills. The academy bill will provide for the immediate In­ crease of 300 midshipmen at Annap­ olis. Speaker Clark said he favored dou­ bling the capacity of both Annapolis and West Point and extending the privilege of education at either insti­ tution in such a way as to "democra­ tize" both services. Representative Mann called for a di­ vision on the academy increase bill to put the proparedijesg opponents on record, but none of those who Tiad spoken against the measure responded in the negative. Speaker Clark declared that if 17- inch guns were being placed on for­ eign ships the United States should have them as- well, or the best guna obtainable now or hereafter. Mr. Mann suggested that the naval affairs committee speed up its work. "I believ that the president is sin­ cere," he said, "and patriotic in his utterances as to the possibilities of the future, and that we ought to aid him in preparing our country for trou­ ble, which we all hope will not come, but which may come." The appropriations for the navy. yards will transfer $600,000 of the money already appropriated for dreadnaughts Nos. 43 and 44 and for the extension work. The government yards bid $1,000,000 under private pro­ posals for dreadnaughts 43 and 44. The equipment of Mare Island will give the government two major con­ struction yards, the other In New York. SIX MEN KILLED IN WRECK Stockmen Lose Lives in Crash Near Dunlap, la.--Trainmen Die v in Indiana. Dunlap, la.. Feb. 9.--Four stockmen riding in the rear of an extra freight, on the Northwestern railroad were killed on Monday in a rear-end colli­ sion about two miles from here. The dead: George Beachler, Boone, la.; J. G. Nelson, Stanhope, la.; Alexander Waite, Fenton, la.; unidentified man, supposed to be John E. Johnson, Tal- madge, la. A defect in the air brake of the first train was believed to have caused the accident. Vincennes, Ind., Feb. 9.--Two train­ men were killed on Monday when the engine and tender of a Big Four pas­ senger train running between Vin­ cennes and St. Francisville, Ill- plunged into the Wabash river. The dead are Engineer Frank Lancaster and Fireman Oliver Hazelton, both of Mount Carmel, 111. WILLIAM P. HEPBURN IS DEAD Former Congressman Passes Away at His Home in Clarinda, la., at Age of Eighty-Two. Clarinda, la., Feb. 9.--William Pe­ ters Hepburn, former congressman, died at his home here on Monday. The end was peaceful, coming after a long decline. Mr. Hepburn was stricken with a sudden attack of heart and kid­ ney trouble. Eighty-two years old and a member of congress from the Eighth Iowa district from 1889 to 1909, Mr. Hepburn was famed as the author of the national railroad anti-pass law. The veteran lawmaker finally was defeated by a Democrat and retired from pub­ lic life. Mr. Hepburn was chairman of the committee on interstate and foreign commerce • of the Fifty-fifth congress. Son of Kaiser Wounded. Amsterdam, via London, Feb. 9.-- Prince Oscar of Prussia, fifth son of Emperor William, has been wounded slightly in the head and on the upper part of the thigh by shell splinters during the fighting in the eastern war theater, according to a Berlin official report received here on Monday. Admits He Killed Roy Lenox. \ Kewanee, 111., Feb. 9.--That he killed Roy Lenox of Dixon with an ax following a quarrel over a horse trade was l^e alleged confession made to State's Attorney N. F. Anderson of Henry county by Frank Anderson. Predicts New Subsea War, Rotterdam, Feb. 9.--Another burst of German submarine activity is im­ minent, says Cologne (Germany) Volk Zeitung. This paper declares that England will experience the- effects of a further submarine surprise. Greece Calls More Troops. 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