», Daily vitish | oo pans Bt bt ttt tm oe |Th a Wh i PACES 5-12 aie 7 YEAR -83 ~ NO. 30 . KiNGSTON, FEBRUARY 5. 1916 ONTARIO, SATURDAY, LAST EDITION ss q -- - -------- = ---- PAPERS AND PICTURES * SAVED FROM FIRE. Clerk's Sessional Scrolls and --~ . b : f : Senate Paintings Taken : Out. La : | Ottawa, Feb, bi. " : ' pers saved [rom the Parliament z : clerk's i | being sent afterwards, and put into Grimsby . it believed the Zeppelin one of those participating in the raid of January 31st. The fishermen had been at cea several days'and were not aware of the raid." WOMEN WENT BACK TO SAVE THEIR FURS, And Lost Their Lives, What Mme. Sevigny Says. Ottawa, Feb. 5 Anxiety to save their furs was the cause of the tragic death of Mme Morip amd Mme. Bray, the guests of Speaker and Mme. Se vigny Had is Was TEPPELIN UN in North Sea And Enti.e Crew WAS § Peishe. Among the pa- buildings were the ECrUL since the beginning of session, the res cord of seesional papers, and minite book of printing commities and a few miscellaneous papers, | SEES ONE OF THE mAERS floor were a great number of valu RETURN Which Meets in Victoria Museum- -Condolenct From King--Foreigaer Arrested At Wind: sor on Suspicion of Being Impli- cated in Ottawa Fire. -~ able papers, which wre no doubl lost. There were the original se gional papers for ten or fifteen) year back, the petitions presented of | this session, clerks' sero? years, and many other original cuments. These"were placed in cup boards built of wood Most of the pictures in the S t : % : AE | vores of the building were x: Sea--Crew Inside Was While 'the ruins of the Parliament | but only a few of those hangine Hard to Get Out, buildings smoked on the Hill, Parliament yesterdu afternoon | the House of Commons eciion woh London. Fe met for business in the amphitheatre of the Vietoria Museum. | Fqteued pen nunlhers Df Orders uf the day." called Speaker Sevigny in a dead | eers were lo %. level voice. Mr. Speaker was dressed 3 | in a brown suit, minus | be replaced gown and cygeked hat, and the grief of In the an his face, | i = the night before showed | Ls saved when Sir For . . ' ana then the I 4 Rt { rt Borden rose. We meet," said he, "under Lhe | oil lamps were used shadow: of a gre A member of the. House, who!l with eight others mT sh . i throne from < The large picture of Queen | 88 a girl was aniong | The piciure of the late King Edward , and Queen Alexandra were destroy ed, as werk those of the present King and Queen THEY DID NOT HEED FIRE CHIEF'S ADVICE. | Ottawa Official Had Urged a! Patrol on Parliament Hill. Ottawa, Feb. 5 i called the fact has repeatedly { lishment of { Hill, also a {| men of nterior of buildings Two weeks ago he is { said to have had a disagreement witli | | the Government officials on this ve ry point True, protection | inside form of hose and pat ént tubes, Dominion police. | man, the ze, i sald to have afterwards explained that the extingu had effect | whatever on the original heap of fire Another striking drawback arose from the absence of fire escapes. Men, trapped in the upper floors, had | { nO means of getting down until lad- | { ders were run up by Chief Graham v $ for past YAMLED TO To THE they heeded their hostess they would have been saved Mme ny that af ter she had seen to the rescue of her Trying two children she actually seized the two women by their skirts and. en deavored_ to pull them down the small flight of steps from the private parlor where t three had sitting re hroke out had reached the the ladies moment let us de the warning of GERMAN BASE Sevi said Fishermen Saw the Zeppelin in the Oltawa, Feb. 5. b Cr Teporie authoriti man Zeppeli n inking condit iT Cana heen £h the when the he it wpa i in a teps when. one of nt S Vait # pictures Cann 1 N of the cried our top : on Senate side, the fire many were taried and; .. : . y Low atvall HELIN i 12d tw 1 3 ite 1 wa last seen © firs gel went oy, Albert ried out 0. started back, and that { then the hem chamber V 'at ealamily. cal nn --- the senate ' toria 1 those av + FRONTIER CLOSED, fe | +4 (Special tc Amsterdam Belg frontier ple wa anno This act cate 'important concentra I'he been com has 1 an + of 4 ely Mosed to travelers to-day sved to indi- German troop against \ng- preparatory nced here oo on the Pe 6-French nes ffensive * % cav - The re deste dente fede cboleofe do bof that C am | advocate estab SUSPECT RELEASED ON OTTAWA ORDER. the Parliament | 'tion by ! Vi a station on daily inspe the the 5 Had a Picture of Parliament Build- ings. ! Strony there was n the but the W $ Local authori by Col the Domin- continue to hold, pend- developments Chdrles twenty-eight, arrested connection with the Par- fire A picture of the buildings was found among fai var. | RIS effects. It is not known what has per-| Other evidence the police have in con des-| nection with him 2 at tr Special t Mg.) Windsor, Feb. 5.-O0n order of Col- onel Sherwood, Charles Strony was this morning released and sent on his way to the United States SENATE CHAMBER, LAST VICTIM OF OTTAWA HOUSE OF PARLIA- | ; MENT FIRE, who " first noticed is or to-day Sherwood ion Police, ing further Strony, yesterda lament ---- OLE ties instructed spoke last évening. will he heard no more in Larlivment Law. we fear. has erished in the destruction of building which is now, smoking fass of ruins not alone his dedth to monn. "Two gentle and accomplished ladies, guests of the er. have perished in the same disaster Another victim of the | men. Several were nearly suffocated | fire is one of the most trusted officers of this 'House. Mr. La-| while awaiting assistance from the |, plavie, who for twenty vears served faithfully and tyell." } Brigade, . . King George Sends Condolence. Sir Robert vend a cable of condolence from His Majesty the King asking. that his sympathy be extended to the people of Canada. A letter from His Royal Highness the Governor-tieneral: a wire from the Prime Minister of Si the Premier of Quebec. were also rv tance had also been received. . Sir Robert declared that they had decided to ample of Canadian courage an to business at once. pound; no chief of Mr. that noble But we have | | | 3 ey ohel i aged i buildings ~ weak - hos LAW, MISSING Bowman 2 N TRANSFERRED TO CAPE, The Suspect Released. Ww Ma a e---- Ww Henry T. Achter To Be in Fish Hat uJ] L ery. Washington, Feb, 5 {.sued by Commissioner of and one | rom | H. M, Smith, transfer Henry Ter Ach- | Manny offers of assis- | ters. 'from the hatchery at Homer, from a ship gnal lamps. They Minn, to the fisheries establishment | made for the spot and found a huge at Cape Vincent, N.Y., where a new | mass of wreckage I'hey superintendent's house has just been | until the light improved completed by Contractor Scobell. | Seen thal the wrecka * |the Zeppelin L-19 & part of the water, but er ------------ { that early on Wednesday morn { the North Sea their attent tracted by fla tht, apparent on wg it skatehewan. vad ROUMANIAN ARMY ALMOST MOBILIZED. Roumania Ready to Join Al- lies At Eirst Opportune Moment. lies of stood by when was that of The cabins and envelope were under part of the env show an ex- I determination and get down (Loud clapping. there being no desks to it wa India's Cotton Crop. Washington, Feb India's cot ton crop this year, according to the | lope was floating On the platform third forecast, is estimated at 3,687, | on the top of the envelope seven or | 000 bales, of 400 Ibs., a decrease | eight Germans were 26 per from last year's crop. | Nailed Departnient of Commerce advices in ing, V dicate the planted area this year at | 81Ve you. plenty of money 17,390,000 acres. compared with 23, I'he men on 000 acres last year joined a Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Eloquent Words. Sit Wilfrid Laurier paid a tribute to those who had died SA he said. with breaking voice whal can we say of the loss of those two vaung happy wives and mothers, whe. bright as the lark in the moning sky. came here to visil old friends. and now they ae 'no more. What ean we say of them? CT agree with my right honorable friend." he declared wilh emphasis; We should go on with our business al once. We look upor [the ashes of that noble building which was (le- strayed by ac fident. and they remind us of the (Apecial to the Whig These Rome, Feb, § The Reoumani army is nine-tenths mobilized hy decree .on Thursday, calling to the colors the class of 1896, in advance Their regular schedule. More half a million troops are now massed along the Bulgarian and Hungarian frontiers. Private advites received here day report that Roumania is ready to intervene on the side of the Allies at the first. opportune moment of an the cent 128 tra Sav us A platform by th Germans appeared from a companion-way parently leading from intef of the envelope, until some 22 were visible, "The fishermen also sound of hammering from inside the envelope, and concluded that € were other men below, either to make repairs or imprisoned "As the trawlers carried only nir hands and the Germans number between tw y and. thirty, ( | Martin decided that was not safe {to take <0 many enemies aboard, par { ticularly the trawler was unarm | ed his crew n Were soon who Ap or Predicts Daylight Zeppelin Raid. the London, Feb. 5.---Charles Diehl, an unoffichu meteorologist, writes | the Daily Mail that he is convinced a day-time Zeppelin expedition to | London is impending Distussing | the various types of weather suitable for such expeditions, he says these prevail in February and March Hughes To Revisit Front. Ottawa, Feb. 5 After the sion of parliament General Sir Hughes proposes to again visit Great Britain -and the front. His business will be along the same lines as last year and will relate to problems con nected with the war. A --" riins of Dinant, men of the ashes HM Louvain, whose destruction was not causéd by accident, And we must proceed at once to the business he. fore ft} whi:h has for ils object the defeal of who wrgtght' th sir destyuction Prolonged applause The House adjourned until Monday next at three o'clock. Ottayaa: Feb, 5 Intimalion comes that Charles Strony., a foreigner, was taken from a train al Windsor and arrested. headip 2 for the United States He i being im plica'ed in the Ottawa fire Oul of the seven persons killed have been recovered. Fire Chiel Graham savs he heard five e ine, heard ht those BODY OF J. B. R. LAPLANTE + Was Found in the Deputy Speaker's Room. (Spécidl to the Whig Ottawa, Feb. 5 The body of J. B R. Laplahte, deputy clerk of the House of Commons, who perished in the fire which destroved the Parlia- ment buildings on Thursday night, was found this morning in the room adequate assistance occupied by the Deputy Speaker. ent suspected ol as - He feared that { be overpowered by the Germans. The captain therefore proceeded to report the position of the airship to the pro- Per authorities, Lin the fire only two bodies Aplosions during the | « Japanese Liner Sunk. Feb A n collision and 180 Hong Kong. liner was 'sunk British steamer were ost, Japanese with a Japaness A Turks ian fortress report at were Petrograd said the Armen THE WHISOS (ONTENTS, Page dilusirat, "Wa : fuoenl P i Wa Ett. CANADIAN HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT AND INTERIOR SCENES. arge pictive shows Canada's Parliament Big dings before the fire. The 'peculiarly shaped building | 1 picture is the library, the interior of which is also shown {picture with statue). The other picture | Commims chaquber and one of the galleries, L i ; ; i ~ Hngs: Figans 4 a The 1 {in the small p shows the of tos ~ , were cancelled. FELIPE FE EET by ING CLOSE TAB ON THE GERMANS The Public View is That Al Enemies Should ~ Be Interned--Col. Hemming is Calling on Germans And Austrians to Re: gister With United States Consul. The Kinigston police are Keeping a close lab on Germans who-are in the eity. Two liouses where Germans are living were searched on Friday, but notliing was found lo implicate them in any plot. On Saturday morning five Germans, four men and a wo man. were brought to the police station. but were not held. hey will be compelled to report to the police; and a watehful eye will be kept on them I'he general feeling among eilizens is that they should be taken in charge and placed in Fort Henry until the war is over. Sergl., Robert Nesbitt and Constables Samuel Arniel and Earl Jenkins visited a home on Sydenham street on Friday night. where it was stated Germans were living. The house- hold comprised a man and his wife and two other men. Several suit cases were found in the house, and they were searched, but all that was found was a quantity of chinaware whiell the woman stated <he had bronght from her home in Le commtiry % I'he Germans state thal they came herve from Ardoch. where they own a farm Flie woman and her husband have been working in a local fae tory, =o they state Constable Jenkin took the five to the police station.on Sat- urday morning. and after being questioned by the Chief of Po- KEEP hee they were allowed to go Constable James Baleson home Market street where a German family is locaied, but no evidence was found to prove that members of the family were spigs. : The woman who was taken to the police station on Satur- day morning appeared to take the proceedings 4 joke, as she smiled all the time she was in the station searched a ol wy To Demand Registration. wy Inview of the intimation that there are possibilities of re- prisals in Canada on fhe part of the enemies of the country Col. T. D. R. Hemming, officer commanding Military District No. 3. has decided to take very vigorous steps to maintain law and ovder in this district, and he will at onee issue instructions that all German and Austrian subjects, residents in the disiriet tof Kingston. will be compelled to register with the American Consul. I. 8. 8S. Johuson, who is the aceredited representative of these two eountries ii Canada. So that there should be no misunderstanding in connection with the matter, the posters ta be issued will be in the language of the two'nationalities it 1s desired to reach f ." i DAILY MEMORANDOM Band a: Coyered Rink thig alternoon ne a r¢ 3, right hand curhen THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sgle at the Following City Stores: Ee Depot Owing To The Refusal of Ger- : many TO DISAVON SINKING King 81. Princess Princess Princess University ih Princess Princess Montreal] BORN. eb. Jad L. Graut gland, a BY: ITS ' 1916, te at G da OF THE SS. 1ASITANIA SUBMARINES. . Caring ughte: With Sec- retary Lansing To Determine Unit- States' Policy Germany. President Wilson Confers Am DIED, Battie me ed Future Towards v-flne (Special t tH Whig Washington, Feb President Wilson was scheduled to meet Sec- retary Lansing to-day in the first of # series of all-important conferences that will determine this country's fu- ture policy toward Germany Germany's refusal to disavow the h Lusitania sinking has created a situ "uneral fr Vig 7 ation of the utmost gravity But ert vet, Monday. ut.2 45 p.m), for to-day at least no decisive step is alaragul Seuiete : planned. By Tuesday the President y i ed may be ready to lay his decision be- fore the Cabinet . . The President had before him the confidential report from Col House, who, it is understood, tabled that German public opinion strongly opposes any admissions that the tor- |; pedoing of the Lusitania was that the hands of the German eign 'Office are tied against such course . All Administration affairs 16-day wore submerged under the cloud of Y ¢ ¥ silent giamwber, the Lusitania negotiations Practi- th x ate 30 Io, ber cally all White House engagements your voice shall know, The point has been "Wife and son "show b. eh. Hh, 1916 ROBERT J. REID resi Alfeed it he 1916, kifidly on Feb aged 7% ye e- residence 5 ate respect- on February Mclean, son of Mrs , aged forty-one esidence 20% day afternoon 80 A spect rr or ---------------- Aen? IN MEMORIAM, ai mory of our beloved vae, med. who died Feb Sih a Wo more mot Odossy, - reached where there must be a down." ROBERT The Leading Undertaker. Phone 577 230 Princess Street. A A Ae A tnt JAMES RE The Old Firm of Undertakers. 254 and 256 PRINCESS STREKT. Phone 147 for Ambulance. FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS CHOSEN BY FAMOUS MEN AND WOMEN OF THE DAY, With Germany and United States: For those who have fallen in the on the edge of a diplomatic break struggle we shall not cease to mourn. there was a short conference be- For the cause to which they tween Bernstorff and Lansing at!have consecrated their lives we, shall Washington Friday afternoon. Both'mot cease to strive. And in officials said that the, situation was|great cause we are inspired by am unchanged. ; i inflexible determination to ne About 50,000 volumes of the Com-| part. 4 'mous library were destroyed or bad- ~-Sir Robert Borden. iy damaged. {LADY MARY PAGET, # ? ¥ a . x oe clealeslrvfeir ode doode dee dodo Goodell bolded RIOTS INULASE( IN (8 pecial to the Whig.) Paris, Feb. 5.---~A riot assum ing the proportions of a revolu- tion broke out, in Lisbon 'last night. and is ¢ontinuing to-day. Crowds are attacking the Re- publican guards ia the Portu- guese capital and | priaging THEE REP reer 2 O