PAGE TWELVE A Step in and take a look at our- Suits; examine the fabries; note the style worked into the garment; take special Beties af the splendid tailoring. You'll ecer- tainly like our * Better Clothes" -- vou'll like our priees, too. Suits, $15, $18 and $20. Remember, however, that clothes prices are thesame everywhere,and that am advertised clothes price does. not amount to a "hill of beans' until you see the sort of stvle and tailor- ing the price stands for. That's why vou'll like our "Better Clothes." TRE DAILY BRITISH WiIG. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 1916. "HOLDING UP TRANGERS Extrandinay Precautions Are \ Being Taken 10 STOP OUTRAGES STRANGERS HAVE BEEN HELD TILL IDENTITY ESTABLSHED The Local Police Are Active In Vari- ous Ways--=A Strict Enquiry will Be Made Into the Fire By a Par. linmentary Committee -- Laurier To Name Une Member, Special to the Whig.) Ottawa, Feb. 5.--Despite the fact that Col. Sherwood, head of the Do minion Police, scoffs at the theory on incendiarism in the House of Commons fire, extraordinary premy- tions are being taken by the author! ties to prevent dny other outrages. Several strangers arriving here this morning, had their baggage searched {and several were detained by the Do minion and local police till their identity was established. To Have Strict Enquiry. Ottawa, Feb, 5.--It is officially an- nounced this morning that the Gov ernment' will appoint a committee to { make full inquiry into the origin of the fire that destroyed the Parlia- | ment building Sir Robert Borden has asked S'r Wilfrid Laurier to name one of the members. | FRUSTRATE ATTEMPT: | { TO WRECK BRIDGE. Soldiers at Montreal Fired at Man Creeping Towards v.ctoria Bridge. {Special to the WTTZ Montreal, Feb. 5.--~What is be- lieved to have been an attempt to wreck Victoria 'Bridge was frustrat- ed by men of a composite battalion on guard shortly before five o'clock | this morning. Several shots were fired when the figure of a man was seen creeping on the ice over to- wards the bridge. The searchlight on the city side picked him out some distance from the stone piers and as it was evident he had no right to be in such a place at such an hour one News of Troops in the City de Saturduy afternoon is always a holiday for the soldiers of the gar- rison. Lieut.-Col. C. A. Low made an inspection of the quarters on Sat- urday morning. ' --- Ar. Lieut.-Col. G. Roy, A Commandant Rovel School of Artillery, is bringing out great changes in the systein in 3b due to the enlarged scope of the eight weeks for the course and to methods he has found to be of prac- tical value in his experiénce in artil- lery work. More time can now be devoted to subjects of importance, and at the close of this the first two months' course, the officers and C. O.'s should turn out to be bet- ter qualified than any that have ever taken the course. Major J. Hamilton, A. D. of Sup- lies and Transports, has issued the following in orders: "If a unit does not draw 'all the rations 40 which it is entitled, or the.rations drawn are" in excess of requirements, such rations remain the property of the Militia Department, and are mot to be sold without special authority from Militia Headquarters." It is i for general infor- mation that dieut.-Col. D. R. Street is appointed officer commanding the Ottawa garrison for purposes of de- fense, There are 205 men in "C"" Battery, R.C.H A. Lieut. Reilly, Royal School of Ar- tillery, who was kicked at the open- ing of the course, is still in the Gen eral Hospital Five invalided soldiers will return from the front and arrive in the city at 2.30 p.m. Saturday. Capt. P. G. C. Campbell, Command- ant of Fort Henry has been promot- ed to the rank of Major. Major H. Stethem, son-in-law of R. J. Carson, Kingston, and one of the most efficient officers in the 77th Jattalion, has transferred to a bat- talion being raised by Lieut.-Col, H. H. McLean, MP, at Halifaxe (Continued on page 20.) | THEATRICAL NEWS | At the Grand. TO-NIGHT 7.30 To 9.30 You may save vonsiderable on "the following special goods just se- cured in Toronto and reeeived in time for to-night's sale. 630 Yards Black, All Silk Taffeta Ribbons 2 1-2 and 3 inch widths, good value reghlarly at and 15¢.. Yours to-night, yard 4 1-2 inch widths, gopd value regularly at 20e vard. Yours to-night, yara : . 240 Fine Huckaback Guest Towels Full guest size, 24 inches long bv 16 inches wide, with double hem- stit¢ched border--Stamped with Flainty designs ready to wo Very special to-night, each . Or 4 for 75c. New Neckwear Opened Today WHITE MUSLIN COLLARS GEORGETTE CREPE COLLARS DAINTY EMBROIDERED COLLARS ; NEW COLLARS FOR WINTER COATS "®lN COLLAR AND CUFF SETTS. of the guards opened fire On Tuesday and Wednesday of next In a twinkling other guards were week the Grand Opera House have an i ® % 9 turned out. Several more shots' excellent programme of high-class BROCK STREET. were fired but the man escaped. Of- vaudeville and photoplayvs booked. A little out of the way, but it will pay you to walk | flees would make no statement until The celebrated actor, Dustin Farnum, investigation is 'held. will be seen in the Famous Players \ Specials Tonight Clearing Sale of Child ren's Knitted Sweater Goats Te sizes 18, 20, 22 and 24. assorted colors: Far prices Toe, 90¢ and £1.00, Clearing price to-night 26 Cnly White Satin Bed Spreads Famglish Full double bed size, patterns: regular price $2.75, Special to-night Extra Special ! 40 Doz. Pure Linen Huck Bed Room Towels "2% » 4 . Hemmed ends, with colored and white bordeys; 2 for 25¢ size 18 hy 30 inches: to-day's price 20¢ cach. Special to-night nA I AI WALDRON'S | | | i ] i The man was first seen stealing over ice toward the bridge about midnight. On being challenged by the guard he ran away. The Victoria bridge is one of the largest on the continent It spans the St. Lawrence from Montreal and is used for railway, street railway; and general athe DR. EDWARDS' VIEW OF THE BIG FIRE. Says It Was Result of Plan, And Assisted By Chemi= cals. Dr. J. W. Edwards, M.P., return- ed from Ottawa, when interviewed, said . "I think that the fire in the Par- | liament Buildings was the result of a | carefully. arranged and wéll execut- ed plan, and the fire was assisted by chemicals. W. PF. Nickle, M.P., said he could| not account for the origin of the fire He did 'not lose his overcoat after all STII The Late John Simons, John Simons, 297 Albert street, died Friday night after one week's { illness suffering from a paralytic stroke. Deceased was a marine en- gineer and was employed for years on the Calvin Company's boats. He left Garden Isidnd about a year ago, coming to Kingston He is sur- vived by his wife, five children; Wil liam, John and Edmund, all or New York; Dillwith and Miss Myrtle at home. The deceased was an Orange man and a member of St. James Church. HEROIC EXPLOITS By Canadians, Who Surprised and Captured Germans. I8Special te the Whi.) Ottawa, Feb. 5 In the Weekly Eve-witnesgs story, Sir Max Aitken tells of the herole exploits of several bombing parties from the Canadian | wéstern battalions, who stormed and aurprised the Germans in several ad vanced trenches, doing some consid- | erable damage, returning with sev- eral prisoners and very valuable in- formation fer the British comman ders. Lieut. Owen, Alberta, died at | wounds and there were several cas- ualties among other Canadian offi- cers and n. Twenty-first Battalion--Wounde: {| Robert H. Muir, Peterboro, Ont. ri Canadian Casualties. > 3 R ' 3 . ' A, are inserted in the advertising W,. H. Macnee has prepared =a framed scroil containing the names | of Chalmers Presbyterian Church Lmen.. who are, with overseas units. ! There are fiftg-one in all, tncluding! fc A, E. Ross and Major Lindsay nid Bia por pero slated toe Rihellgte £. A. Lan-' caster as chairman of the Commons, Ralivgy, Rommittee; : = i# picture of "The Gentleman from In- diana,' a filmization of Booth Tark- ington's best loved and most popular work. A two-reel Universal photo- play, a comedy picture and the Pafhe News, gwith interesting scenes of the war, and also the latest styles, will be shown, also the Paramount Tropi- cal Budget, a very interesting picture has been added t6- the bill. The vaudeville will* influde 'The Naval Trio" in a high flass musical act that will be entirely different from any- thing seen in the ¢ity. 'Bringing Up father." As a rule plays written for the purpose of making folks laugh, can- net boast of continuity of plot or story, However; TngBringing up Fath er, the latest Gus Hill offering, which = comes to the Grand Opera | House on Monday, Feb. 7th, mati- nee and night--there is no doubt there is mo trouble in following a tale strictly human and engrossing from every viewpoint. The charac- ters are flesh and blood creations and not exaggerated types one might ex- pect to see in similar contributions This piece in its entirety, even from a literary angle, is the best produc- tion Mr. Hill has fostered during his long career as a producing manager The company includes forty people. At the Strand. Admirers of Ethel Barrymore, the popular dramatic actress, who has a distinct { and immense following among stage and screen devotees, will welcome her appearance here in a masterly five-part photo-drama at the Strand Theatre next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, whén the noted star comes tg that house in "The Final Judgmemt," produced by Metro Miss Barrymore is support- ed by a cast of exceptionally high: quality, and the picture was directed by the master hand of Edwin Carewe. "The Final Judgment" was writ- ten by George Scarborough, author of "The Lure" and other successful' stage productions By a reversal of the usual procedure, presentation of the screen" version precedes that of the stage production, which inaugu- rates a new order of things in stage and screen arrangements. Never before has a play by a recognized dra- matist been seen in motion pictures before it was given to the speaking stage. Other good reels will also be shcwn. On the basis of the Hague conven- tion, Britain on Friday formally de- manded the liner Appam.from the | United States. The best place to take vour pre- scription is Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. " A¥NOUNCEMENTS. Notices of any character re- lating to future events, where an admission fee is charged columns at 10¢ a line for first insertion and 5c a line for each consecutive insertion; or 10c a line each insertion' if reading matter. 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